[Journal of the House of Representatives, 1997]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                              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 Tuesday, the seventh day of January, in the 
year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-seven, being the first 
session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress, held under the Constitution 
of the United States, and in the two hundred and twenty first year of 
the independence of the United States.

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                      TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1997 (1)

para. 1.1  call of the roll

  On which day, being the day fixed by the 20th Amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States and Public Law 104-296, Ms. Robin H. 
Carle, Clerk of the House of Representatives, pursuant to section 26 of 
title 2, United States Code, at 12 o'clock noon, called the House to 
order and, by unanimous consent, announced a call by states of the roll 
prepared pursuant to section 26 of title 2, United States Code, by 
electronic device, of the Members-elect whose credentials had been 
received, when the following Members-elect responded:

para. 1.2                      [Roll No. 1]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--432

                                 ALABAMA

     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Callahan
     Cramer
     Everett
     Hilliard
     Riley

                                 ALASKA

       
     Young
       

                                 ARIZONA

     Hayworth
     Kolbe
     Pastor
     Salmon
     Shadegg
     Stump

                                ARKANSAS

     Berry
     Dickey
     Hutchinson
     Snyder

                               CALIFORNIA

     Becerra
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bono
     Brown
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Capps
     Condit
     Cox
     Cunningham
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Gallegly
     Harman
     Herger
     Horn
     Hunter
     Kim
     Lantos
     Lewis
     Lofgren
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McKeon
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller
     Packard
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sanchez
     Sherman
     Stark
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Torres
     Waters
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                                COLORADO

     DeGette
     Hefley
     McInnis
     Schaefer
     Schaffer
     Skaggs

                               CONNECTICUT

     DeLauro
     Gejdenson
     Johnson
     Kennelly
     Maloney
     Shays

                                DELAWARE

       
     Castle
       

                                 FLORIDA

     Bilirakis
     Boyd
     Brown
     Canady
     Davis
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Foley
     Fowler
     Goss
     Hastings
     McCollum
     Meek
     Mica
     Miller
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Scarborough
     Shaw
     Stearns
     Thurman
     Weldon
     Wexler
     Young

                                 GEORGIA

     Barr
     Bishop
     Chambliss
     Collins
     Deal
     Gingrich
     Kingston
     Lewis
     Linder
     McKinney
     Norwood

                                 HAWAII

     Abercrombie
     Mink
       

                                  IDAHO

     Chenoweth
     Crapo
       

                                ILLINOIS

     Blagojevich
     Costello
     Crane
     Davis
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Gutierrez
     Hastert
     Hyde
     Jackson
     LaHood
     Lipinski
     Manzullo
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rush
     Shimkus
     Weller
     Yates

                                 INDIANA

     Burton
     Buyer
     Carson
     Hamilton
     Hostettler
     McIntosh
     Pease
     Roemer
     Souder
     Visclosky

                                  IOWA

     Boswell
     Ganske
     Latham
     Leach
     Nussle

                                 KANSAS

     Moran
     Ryun
     Snowbarger
     Tiahrt

                                KENTUCKY

     Baesler
     Bunning
     Lewis
     Northup
     Rogers
     Whitfield

                                LOUISIANA

     Baker
     Cooksey
     Jefferson
     John
     Livingston
     McCrery
     Tauzin

                                  MAINE

     Allen
     Baldacci
       

                                MARYLAND

     Bartlett
     Cardin
     Cummings
     Ehrlich
     Gilchrest
     Hoyer
     Morella
     Wynn

                              MASSACHUSETTS

     Delahunt
     Frank
     Kennedy
     Markey
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Moakley
     Neal
     Olver
     Tierney

                                MICHIGAN

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

                                MINNESOTA

     Gutknecht
     Luther
     Minge
     Oberstar
     Peterson
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Vento

                               MISSISSIPPI

     Parker
     Pickering
     Taylor
     Thompson
     Wicker

                                MISSOURI

     Blunt
     Clay
     Danner
     Emerson
     Gephardt
     Hulshof
     McCarthy
     Skelton
     Talent

                                 MONTANA

       
     Hill
       

                                NEBRASKA

     Barrett
     Bereuter
     Christensen

                                 NEVADA

     Ensign
     Gibbons
       

                              NEW HAMPSHIRE

     Bass
     Sununu
       

                               NEW JERSEY

     Andrews
     Franks
     Frelinghuysen
     LoBiondo
     Menendez
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Saxton
     Smith

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                               NEW MEXICO

     Richardson
     Schiff
     Skeen

                                NEW YORK

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

                             NORTH CAROLINA

     Ballenger
     Burr
     Clayton
     Coble
     Etheridge
     Hefner
     Jones
     McIntyre
     Myrick
     Price
     Taylor
     Watt

                              NORTH DAKOTA

       
     Pomeroy
       

                                  OHIO

     Boehner
     Brown
     Chabot
     Gilmor
     Hall
     Hobson
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kucinich
     LaTourette
     Ney
     Oxley
     Portman
     Pryce
     Regula
     Sawyer
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Traficant

                                OKLAHOMA

     Coburn
     Istook
     Largent
     Lucas
     Watkins
     Watts

                                 OREGON

     Blumenauer
     DeFazio
     Furse
     Hooley
     Smith

                              PENNSYLVANIA

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

                              RHODE ISLAND

     Kennedy
     Weygand
       

                             SOUTH CAROLINA

     Clyburn
     Graham
     Inglis
     Sanford
     Spence
     Spratt

                              SOUTH DAKOTA

       
     Thune
       

                                TENNESSEE

     Bryant
     Clement
     Duncan
     Ford
     Gordon
     Hilleary
     Jenkins
     Tanner
     Wamp

                                  TEXAS

     Archer
     Armey
     Barton
     Bentsen
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Combest
     DeLay
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Frost
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Green
     Hall
     Hinojosa
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson
     Lampson
     Ortiz
     Paul
     Reyes
     Sandlin
     Sessions
     Smith
     Stenholm
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Turner

                                  UTAH

     Cannon
     Cook
     Hansen

                                 VERMONT

       
     Sanders
       

                                VIRGINIA

     Bateman
     Bliley
     Boucher
     Davis
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Moran
     Pickett
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Wolf

                               WASHINGTON

     Dicks
     Dunn
     Hastings
     McDermott
     Metcalf
     Nethercutt
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     White

                              WEST VIRGINIA

     Mollohan
     Rahall
     Wise

                                WISCONSIN

     Barrett
     Johnson
     Kind
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Neumann
     Obey
     Petri
     Sensenbrenner

                                 WYOMING

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

para. 1.3  credentials of delegates-elect and resident commissioner-elect

  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, 1997; 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 Donna Christian-
Green as Delegate from the Virgin Islands; and the election of the 
Honorable Eni F. H. Faleomavaega as Delegate from American Samoa.''.

para. 1.4  election of the speaker

  Mr. BOEHNER nominated Mr. Newt Gingrich, a Member-elect from the 6th 
District of the State of Georgia.

para. 1.5  privileges of the house

  Mr. FAZIO rose to a question of the privileges of the House, submitted 
a resolution and said:
  ``Madam Clerk, I rise to a question of the highest constitutional 
privilege. I offer a resolution which calls for the postponement of the 
election of the Speaker of the House until the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct completes its work on the matters concerning 
Representative Newt Gingrich of Georgia. The resolution requires the 
House to proceed immediately to the election of an interim Speaker who 
will preside over the House until that time.
  ``I ask for the immediate consideration of the resolution.''.
  The Clerk ruled that the election of a Speaker took precedence over 
the consideration of said resolution, and said:

  ``Section 30 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, which is 
codified in section 25 of title 2, United States Code, reads in part as 
follows:
  `At the first session of Congress after every general election of 
Representatives, the oath of office shall be administered by any Member 
of the House of Representatives to the Speaker; and by the Speaker to 
all Members and Delegates present, and to the Clerk, previous to 
entering on any other business.'.
  ``This has been the law since June 1, 1789.
  ``The precedent recorded in Hinds' Precedents of the House at volume 
1, section 212, recites that, `at the organization of the House the 
motion to proceed to the election of a Speaker is of the highest 
privilege.' On that occasion, the Clerk stated that `the duty of the 
House to organize itself is a duty devolved upon it by law, and any 
matter looking to the performance of that duty takes precedence in all 
parliamentary bodies of all minor questions.'
  ``The Clerk cites both the statute and the precedent as controlling 
her decision, consistent with the modern practice of the House, to 
recognize nominations for Speaker.''.

  Mr. FAZIO appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Shall the decision of the Clerk stand as the judgment of the House?
  Mr. BOEHNER 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 Clerk announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FAZIO 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

210

para. 1.6                      [Roll No. 2]

                                YEAS--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman

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     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--210

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     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. FAZIO nominated Mr. Richard A. Gephardt, a Member-elect from the 
3d District of the State of Missouri.
  The Clerk then appointed Messrs. Thomas and Gejdenson and Mmes. 
Roukema and Kennelly tellers to canvas the vote on the election of the 
Speaker.
  Whereupon, the House proceeded to vote for a Speaker.

para. 1.7                      [Roll No. 3]

                              GINGRICH--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              GEPHARDT--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                LEACH--2

     Campbell
     Forbes
       

                                MICHEL--1

     Leach
       
       

                                WALKER--1

     Smith, Linda
       
       

                               PRESENT--6

     Gephardt
     Hostettler
     Klug
     Morella
     Neumann
     Wolf

                              NOT VOTING--1

     Gingrich
       
       
para. 1.8  The roll having been completed, the Clerk announced that the 
tellers had reached an agreement that the total number of votes cast 
were 425 of which number Mr. Newt Gingrich received 216; Mr. Richard A. 
Gephardt received 205; Mr. Jim Leach a Member-elect from the 1st 
District of Iowa received 2; Mr. Robert H. Michel received 1; Mr. Robert 
S. Walker received 1; and 6 were recorded as voting present. Mr. Newt 
Gingrich, of Georgia, having received 216 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

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Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 105th Congress.
  The Clerk announced the appointment of Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Fazio, Mr. Collins 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:

  ``Thank you, Dick.
  ``Let me say to those who voted for me, from the bottom of my heart, 
thank you; to those who voted for someone else, I hope that I can work 
with you in such a way that you feel that I am capable of being Speaker 
of the whole House and representing everyone.
  ``To the freshmen and their families and all the young people who are 
here today, you are part of a wonderful experience. Just as in less than 
2 weeks we will welcome the President for an inaugural, we here in the 
legislative branch also celebrate a remarkable moment which the entire 
world watches, a time when an entire Nation voluntarily decides how to 
govern itself, and does so in such a manner that there is a sense among 
the entire country that freedom is secure and that every citizen can 
participate.
  ``This is the 105th time we have done this as a country. Every 2 
years. The first one actually did not occur until April 1, 1789, because 
while everyone was supposed to show up in March for the brand new 
Congress, they could not find a quorum. And then they all came together, 
and there are wonderful stories by people who were there written in 
their diaries and their letters about the fact that they were just folks 
from all over, of many different backgrounds.
  ``Back then they would all have been male and they would all have been 
white and they would all have been property owners. Today we have 
extended democracy and freedom to levels that the Founding Fathers could 
not have imagined, and any citizen anywhere in the planet watching 
through C-SPAN and through the networks and seeing this room and its 
diversity can appreciate the degree to which America opens its doors and 
its hearts to all people of all backgrounds to have a better future.
  ``In addition to the elected Members, we are very fortunate to have a 
professional staff on both sides of the aisle and a professional staff 
serving on a nonpartisan basis.
  ``And let me say that I think that Robin Carle stood well as the Clerk 
of the House in representing all of us in establishing the dignity. And 
I thought that in the interchanges between her and Chairman Fazio that 
the world could see legitimate partisanship engaged in legitimately 
exactly the way it should be, in a professional, in a courteous, in a 
firm way on both sides. And I think that is part of what we have to 
teach the world.
  ``In just a few moments, my dear friend John Dingell, who represents 
a tradition in his district, who has fought all these years for all 
that he believes in, who in the last Congress served so ably in helping 
pass the telecommunications bill, is going to swear me in. And I am 
going to ask that I will then have a chance to swear him in.
  ``But before that, if I might, I say to my dear friend, my wife is 
here and my mother and my relatives. And 2 years ago they were here 
with my father. He is not here today, as I think all of you know. He 
was an infantryman. He served this country. He believed in honor, duty, 
country.
  ``Let me say to the entire House that 2 years ago when I became the 
first Republican Speaker in 40 years, to the degree I was too brash, 
too self-confident, or too pushy, I apologize. To whatever degree in 
any way that I have brought controversy or inappropriate attention to 
the House, I apologize.
  ``It is my intention to do everything I can to work with every Member 
of this Congress, and I would just say, as with telecommunications in 
Congressman Dingell's case, on welfare reform, on line-item veto, on 
telecommunications reform, on steps toward a balanced budget, again and 
again, we found a bipartisan majority willing to pass significant 
legislation, willing to work together.
  ``There is much work to be done. I have asked Chairman Henry Hyde of 
the Committee on the Judiciary to look at the issue of judicial 
activism. He has agreed to hold hearings looking at that issue.
  ``I think all of us should focus on increasing American jobs through 
world sales, and I have asked Chairman Archer to look at the whole 
issue of taxation and how it affects American job creation.
  ``I have also asked the Ways and Means Committee to look at oversight 
on NAFTA, on the World Trade Organization, because the fact is, we have 
to move the legislative branch into the information age. If there are 
going to be continuing bodies around the world, then Chairman Gilman in 
International Relations and Chairman Archer and others have to get in 
the habit, I think, of a kind of aggressive oversight, reporting to the 
Nation on whether or not our interests are being protected.
  ``I have also asked Chairman Archer to prepare a series of hearings 
looking at the entire issue of how we revise the entire Tax Code, 
whether we go toward a flat tax or whether we replace the income tax 
with a sales tax, or what we do, but to begin a process that, frankly, 
may take 4 to 6 years but is the right direction for the right reason.
  ``Finally, I have asked Chairman Spence on the Committee on National 
Security both to look at the issue of national missile defense and to 
look at the question of military reform.
  ``Let me say to all of my friends on both sides of the aisle, we have 
every opportunity through reform to shrink the Pentagon to a triangle. 
We have every opportunity to apply the lessons of downsizing, the 
lessons of the information age, and just because something is in 
uniform does not mean it has to be saluted. But instead, we should be 
getting every penny for our taxpayers, and we in the Congress should be 
looking at long-term contracting as one way to dramatically lower the 
cost of defense.
  ``But I want to talk about one other area, and here I just want to 
say there is something more than legislation. Each of us is a leader 
back home, and I want to just talk very briefly about three topics, and 
it is about these children and their America, children on both sides of 
the aisle, children from all backgrounds and every State.
  ``I think we have to ask the question, as leaders, beyond 
legislation: How do we continue to create one Nation under God, 
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all? I believe most 
Americans, whether native born or immigrant, still desire for us to be 
one Nation. So let me briefly talk about three areas that I think are 
vital.
  ``I am going to talk just a second about race, drugs, and ignorance. 
First let me ask all of you, do we not need to rethink our whole 
approach to race? And let me draw the parallel to Dick Fosbury. He was 
a high jumper in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. He developed an 
entire new approach which is now used by everyone, yet for 6 years the 
U.S. Olympic Committee rejected it.
  ``My point is very simple. I do not believe any rational American can 
be comfortable with where we are on the issue of race, and I think all 
of us ought to take on the challenge, as leaders, beyond legislation, 
beyond our normal jobs, of asking some new questions in some new ways.
  ``After all, what does race mean when, if based on merit alone, 
ethnic Asians would make up a clear majority at the University of 
California at Berkeley?
  ``What does race mean when colleges recruit minorities in the name of 
inclusiveness and diversity and then segregate them in their own 
dormitories?
  ``What does race mean when many Americans cannot fill out their 
Census forms because they are an amalgam of races?
  ``And furthermore, if those of us who are conservatives say that 
bureaucracy and compulsion is not the answer, then what are we going to 
say to a child born in a poor neighborhood with a broken home and no 
one to help them rise, who has no organic contact to prosperity and has 
no organic contact to a better future?
  ``I mentioned this in passing 2 years ago, and one of the failures I 
would take some of the responsibility for, we did not follow up. But I 
want to put it right on the table today that every one of us, as a 
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reach out beyond party and beyond ideology and as Americans to say one 
of the highest values we are going to spend the next 2 years on is 
openly dealing with the challenge of meaning that, when we say in our 
Declaration that we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable 
rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, that 
every child in every neighborhood of every background is endowed by 
God, and every time America fails to meet that, we are failing to meet 
God's test for the country we should be.
  ``Let me say second about drugs, I think we have to redefine and 
rethink our approach to drugs.
  ``One of my close friends had her 19-year-old sister overdose, and 
her 19-year-old sister today is in a coma and celebrated her 20th 
birthday in that coma.
  ``Drugs are not statistics. As Charlie Rangel told me at breakfast 
just 2 years ago, drugs are real human beings being destroyed. Drugs 
are real violence. If we did not have drugs in this country, the amount 
of spouse abuse, the amount of child abuse, the amount of violence 
would drop dramatically. And so I want to suggest that we should take 
seriously reaching across all barriers in establishing an all-out 
effort.
  ``The Columbia University Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse 
has done a fascinating study. The Center found that one of the best 
predictors of whether a child will stay free of drugs is whether he or 
she practices a religion. Joe Califano, Lyndon Johnson's former advisor 
and Jimmy Carter's Secretary of Health and Human Services, says that 
religion is part of the solution to our drug problems and to drug 
treatment itself. Alcoholics Anonymous refers to a higher power.
  ``I do not know what all the answers are, but I do know that if we 
love these children, in addition to fighting racism and reaching out to 
every child, we need to decide that we are prepared to have the 
equivalent of an abolitionist movement against drugs and to do what it 
takes so that none of these children ends up in a coma celebrating 
their birthday or end up dead.
  ``Lastly, we need to pay closer attention to a word you do not hear 
much anymore: Ignorance. Traditionally ignorance ranked with 
pestilence, hunger, war as abominations upon humanity, but in recent 
years the word `ignorance' has been cleaned up and refined into some 
aspect of educational failure.
  ``I mean by ignorance something deeper. It is not about geography in 
the third grade. It is about learning the work ethic, it is about 
learning to be a citizen, it is about learning to save, it is about all 
the things that make us functional. It is about the things that allow 
virtually everybody in this room to get up each morning and have a good 
life. There are too many places in America where people are born into 
dysfunction, educated into dysfunction and live in dysfunction, and we 
should find a way to reach out in this modern era and use every tool at 
our fingertips, from computers to television to radio to personal 
volunteerism, so that every family that today happens to be 
dysfunctional has a chance within the next few years to learn to be 
functional, and I think we should take ignorance as serious a problem 
as drugs or race.
  ``We in the Congress have one place we have an obligation beyond any 
other, and that is this city, and I want to commend the gentlewoman 
from the District of Columbia, Eleanor Holmes Norton, for the 
leadership she has shown and the courage she has shown day after day 
and week after week. She and the gentleman from Virginia, Tom Davis, 
and the gentleman from New York, Jim Walsh, worked their hearts out 
over the last 2 years, and I believe it is fair to say that in some 
ways we have begun to make progress.
  ``It is not easy, it has to be done carefully, it cannot violate the 
right of the citizens of this city. But let us be candid. First, this 
is our national capital. We have a unique obligation on both sides of 
the aisle to care about Washington because we are today to Washington 
what a State government would be back home to your town. We have an 
unusual obligation to Washington.
  ``Second, it is our national capital, and people looked at me as 
though I lost my mind 1\1/2\ years ago when I met with Mayor Barry and 
I said, `You know, our vision ought to be the finest capital city in 
the world,' and that ought to be our vision.
  ``And furthermore, if we are going to talk honestly about race and we 
are going to talk honestly about drugs and we are going to talk 
honestly about ignorance, we owe it to every citizen of this District, 
every child in this District, to have a decent chance to grow up and to 
go to a school that succeeds in a neighborhood that is drug-free and 
safe, with an expectation of getting a job in a community that actually 
cares about them and provides a better future, and we should take on as 
a Congress all responsibilities to the District of Columbia, and we 
should do it proudly, and we should not be ashamed to go back home and 
say, `You're darn right we're helping our national capital because we 
want you to visit it with pride, and we want you to know that you can 
say to anyone anywhere in the world come to America and visit 
Washington, it is a great city.'
  ``Let me close with this final thought, and I appreciate my friend, 
the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Dingell] standing there, and I 
apologize for having drawn him forward particularly since he is 
standing on one foot. But this has been a very difficult time, and to 
those who agonized and ended up voting for me, I thank them. Some of 
this difficulty frankly I brought on myself. We will deal with that in 
more detail later, and I apologize to the House and the country for 
having done so. Some of it is part of the natural process of partisan 
competition.
  ``This morning a very dear friend of mine said that he was going to 
pray to God that I would win today and I asked him not to and I asked 
him to pray to God that whatever happens is what God wants, and then we 
would try to understand it and learn from it. Let me put that forward 
in the same thing for all of us as we approach the next 2 years.
  ``I was really struck about a month ago when I walked down to the 
Lincoln Memorial and I read the Second Inaugural, which is short enough 
to be on the wall, and 12 times in that Inaugural Lincoln refers to 
God. I went back and read Washington's First Inaugural, which is 
replete with reference to America existing within God's framework. I 
read Jefferson's First Inaugural, since he is often described as a 
deist, which refers to the importance and the power of providence. All 
of my colleagues can visit the Jefferson Memorial where he says, around 
the top it is inscribed, `I have sworn upon the altar of God Almighty 
eternal hostility against all forms of tyranny over the minds of man.'
  ``We have much to be proud of as Americans. This is a great and a 
wonderful system. We have much to be ashamed of as Americans, from drug 
addiction to spouse and child abuse, to children living in ignorance 
and poverty surrounded by the greatest wealthiest nation in the world, 
to a political system that clearly has to be overhauled from the ground 
up if it is going to be worthy of the respect we want and cherish.
  ``I would just suggest to all of my colleagues that until we learn in 
a nonsectarian way, not Baptist, not Catholic, not Jewish, in a 
nonsectarian way, until we learn to reestablish the authority that we 
are endowed by our Creator, that we owe it to our Creator and that we 
need to seek divine guidance in what we are doing, we are not going to 
solve this country's problems.
  ``In that spirit, with my colleagues' prayers and help, I will seek 
to be worthy of being Speaker of the House, and I will seek to work 
with every Member sent by their constituents to represent them in the 
U.S. Congress.
  ``And I now call on my dear friend, the senior Member of the House 
and wonderful person, the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Dingell]. I am 
ready to take the oath of office, and I ask the Dean of the House of 
Representatives, the honorable gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Dingell] to 
administer the oath.''.

para. 1.9  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. 1.10  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. 1.11  selection of majority and minority leaders

  Mr. BOEHNER notified the House of the selection by 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. 1.12  selection of majority and minority whips

  Mr. BOEHNER notified the House of the selection by the Republican 
Conference of Mr. DeLAY as Majority Whip.
  Mr. FAZIO notified the House of the selection by the Democratic Caucus 
of Mr. BONIOR as Minority Whip.

para. 1.13  organizational resolution

  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; 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 Marti Thomas, of the District of Columbia, be, and she 
     is hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of Representatives;
       That Sharon Daniels, of the State of Maryland, be, and she 
     is hereby, chosen Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       That Steve Elmendorf, of the District of Columbia, be, and 
     he 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; 
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. 1.14  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 Fifth Congress.

para. 1.15  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, appointed 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. 1.16  notification to the president of election of certain officers

  Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged 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 Fifth Congress.

para. 1.17  rules of the house

  Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 5):

       Resolved, That the Rules of the House of Representatives of 
     the One Hundred Fourth Congress, including applicable 
     provisions of law or concurrent resolution that constituted 
     rules of the House at the end of the One Hundred Fourth 
     Congress, are adopted as the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives of the One Hundred Fifth Congress, with the 
     following amendments:

     SECTION 1. POSTPONEMENT OF CORRECTIONS VOTES.

       In clause 5(b)(1) of rule I, strike subdivisions (E) and 
     (F), and insert in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(E) the question of agreeing to a motion to recommit a 
     bill considered pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII;
       ``(F) the question of ordering the previous question on a 
     question described in subdivision (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E);
       ``(G) the question of agreeing to an amendment to a bill 
     considered pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII; and
       ``(II) the question of agreeing to a motion to suspend the 
     rules.''.

     SEC. 2. OBSOLETE REFERENCES TO ``CONTINGENT FUND''.

       (a) In clause 8 of rule I--
       (1) in the first sentence, strike ``contingent fund of the 
     House'' and insert in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts of 
     the House described in clause 1(h)(1) of rule X''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, strike ``contingent fund'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts of the House 
     described in clause 1(h)(1) of rule X''.
       (b) In clause 1(c) of rule XI, strike ``contingent fund of 
     the House'' and insert in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts 
     of the House described in clause 1(h)(1) of rule X''.
       (c) In clause 4(a) of rule XI, strike ``contingent fund of 
     the House'' and insert in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts 
     of the House described in clause 1(h)(1) of rule X''.
       (d) In clause 6(f) of rule XI, strike ``contingent fund'' 
     and insert in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts of the House 
     described in clause 1(h)(1) of rule X''.

     SEC. 3. DRUG TESTING IN THE HOUSE.

       In rule I, add the following new clause at the end:
       ``13. The Speaker, in consultation with the Minority 
     Leader, shall develop through an appropriate entity of the 
     House a system for drug testing in the House of 
     Representatives. The system may provide for the testing of 
     any Member, officer, or employee of the House, and otherwise 
     shall be comparable in scope to the system for drug testing 
     in the executive branch pursuant to Executive Order 12564 
     (Sept. 15, 1986). The expenses of the system may be paid from 
     applicable accounts of the House for official expenses.''.

     SEC. 4. POLICY DIRECTION AND OVERSIGHT OF CHIEF 
                   ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.

       (a) In clause 1 of rule V, strike ``the Speaker and'' in 
     both places it appears.
       (b) In clause 2 of rule V, strike ``the Speaker or''.

     SEC. 5. BUDGET JURISDICTION CHANGES.

       (a) In clause 1(d)(3) of rule X (relating to the Committee 
     on the Budget), strike ``congressional budget process'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``budget process.''
       (b) In clause 1(g)(4) of rule X (relating to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight), strike ``Budget and 
     accounting measures, generally'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     ``Government management and accounting measures, generally,''

     SEC. 6. DESIGNATING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE.

       (a) In clause 1(f) of rule X, strike ``Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``Committee on Education and the Workforce''.
       (b) In clause 3(c) of rule X, strike ``Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``Committee on Education and the Workforce''.

     SEC. 7. REQUIREMENT OF APPROVAL FOR SETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN 
                   COMPLAINTS.

       In clause 4(d) of rule X--
       (a) strike ``The Committee'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     ``(1) The Committee'';
       (b) strike ``(1) examining'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     ``(A) examining'';
       (c) strike ``(2) providing'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     ``(B) providing'';
       (d) strike ``(3) accepting'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     ``(C) accepting''; and
       (e) add the following new subparagraph at the end:
       ``(2) An employing office of the House of Representatives 
     may enter a settlement of a complaint under the Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 that provides for the payment of 
     funds only after receiving the joint approval of the chairman 
     and the ranking minority party member of the Committee on 
     House Oversight concerning the amount of such payment.''.

     SEC. 8. SPECIAL AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN REPORTS.

       (a) In clause 1(b) of rule XI--

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       (1) designate the existing matter as subparagraph (1); and
       (2) add the following new subparagraphs at the end:
       ``(2) A proposed investigative or oversight report shall be 
     considered as read in committee if it has been available to 
     the members for at least 24 hours (excluding Saturdays, 
     Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is in 
     session on such a day).
       ``(3) A report of an investigation or study conducted 
     jointly by more than one committee may be filed jointly, 
     provided that each of the committees complies independently 
     with all requirements for approval and filing of the report.
       ``(4) After an adjournment of the last regular session of a 
     Congress sine die, an investigative or oversight report may 
     be filed with the Clerk at any time, provided that if a 
     member gives timely notice of intention to file supplemental, 
     minority, or additional views, that member shall be entitled 
     to not less than seven calendar days in which to submit such 
     views for inclusion with the report.''.
       (b) In clause 1(d) of rule XI, add the following new 
     subparagraph at the end:
       ``(4) After an adjournment of the last regular session of a 
     Congress sine die, the chairman of a committee may file a 
     report pursuant to subparagraph (1) with the Clerk at any 
     time and without approval of the committee, provided that a 
     copy of the report has been available to each member of the 
     committee for at least seven calendar days and includes any 
     supplemental, minority, or additional views submitted by a 
     member of the committee.''

     SEC. 9. COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS ON INTERNET.

       In clause 2(e) of rule XI, add the following new 
     subparagraph at the end:
       ``(4) Each committee shall, to the maximum extent feasible, 
     make its publications available in electronic form.''.

     SEC. 10. INFORMATION REQUIRED OF PUBLIC WITNESSES.

       In clause 2(g) of rule XI, amend subparagraph (4) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(4) Each committee shall, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, require witnesses who appear before it to submit 
     in advance written statements of proposed testimony and to 
     limit their initial oral presentations to the committee to 
     brief summaries thereof. In the case of a witness appearing 
     in a nongovernmental capacity, a written statement of 
     proposed testimony shall include a curriculum vitae and a 
     disclosure of the amount and source (by agency and program) 
     of any Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract (or 
     subcontract thereof) received during the current fiscal year 
     or either of the two previous fiscal years by the witness or 
     by an entity represented by the witness.''.

     SEC. 11. COMMITTEES' SITTINGS.

       In clause 2(i) of rule XI, strike subparagraph (1) and the 
     designation ``(2)''.

     SEC. 12. EXCEPTIONS TO FIVE-MINUTE RULE IN HEARINGS.

       In clause 2(j)(2) of rule XI--
       (a) strike ``Each'' and insert in lieu thereof ``(A) 
     Subject to subdivisions (B) and (C), each''; and
       (b) add the following new subdivisions at the end:
       ``(B) A committee may adopt a rule or motion permitting an 
     equal number of its majority and minority party members each 
     to question a witness for a specified period not longer than 
     30 minutes.
       ``(C) A committee may adopt a rule or motion permitting 
     committee staff for its majority and minority party members 
     to question a witness for equal specified periods.''.

     SEC. 13. REPEAL OF INFLATION IMPACT STATEMENT REQUIREMENT; 
                   ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY 
                   STATEMENT REQUIREMENT.

       In clause 2(l) of rule XI, amend subparagraph (4) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(4) Each report of a committee on a bill or joint 
     resolution of a public character shall include a statement 
     citing the specific powers granted to the Congress in the 
     Constitution to enact the law proposed by the bill or joint 
     resolution.''.

     SEC. 14. FILING OF REPORTS AFTER TIME FOR VIEWS.

       In clause 2(l)(5) of rule XI--
       (a) in the first sentence, strike ``three calendar days'' 
     and insert ``two additional calendar days after the day of 
     such notice''; and
       (b) after the second sentence, insert the following new 
     sentence: ``When time guaranteed by this subparagraph has 
     expired (or, if sooner, when all separate views have been 
     received), the committee may arrange to file its report with 
     the Clerk not later than one hour after the expiration of 
     such time.''.

     SEC. 15. COMMITTEE RESERVE FUND.

       In clause 5(a) of rule XI, strike ``Any such primary 
     expense resolution'' and insert in lieu thereof the 
     following: ``A primary expense resolution may include a 
     reserve fund for unanticipated expenses of committees. An 
     amount from such a reserve fund may be allocated to a 
     committee only by the approval of the Committee on House 
     Oversight. A primary expense resolution''.

     SEC. 16. CORRECTIONS CALENDAR CHANGES.

       In clause 4(a) of rule XIII--
       (a) strike ``On'' and insert in lieu thereof ``At any time 
     on'';
       (b) strike ``after the Pledge of Allegiance,''; and
       (c) strike ``the bills in numerical order which have'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``any bill that has'';

     SEC. 17 DYNAMIC ESTIMATION OF EFFECTS OF MAJOR TAX 
                   LEGISLATION.

       In clause 7 of rule XIII, add the following new paragraph 
     at the end:
       ``(e)(1) A report from the Committee on Ways and Means on a 
     bill or joint resolution designated by the Majority Leader 
     (after consultation with the Minority Leader) as major tax 
     legislation may include a dynamic estimate of the changes in 
     Federal revenues expected to result from enactment of the 
     legislation. The Joint Committee on Taxation shall render a 
     dynamic estimate of such legislation only in response to a 
     timely request from the chairman of the Committee on Ways and 
     Means (after consultation with the ranking minority member of 
     the committee). A dynamic estimate pursuant to this paragraph 
     may be used only for informational purposes.
       ``(2) In this paragraph `dynamic estimate' means a 
     projection based in any part on assumptions concerning 
     probable effects of macroeconomic feedback. A dynamic 
     estimate shall include a statement identifying all such 
     assumptions.''.

     SEC. 18, APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS CHANGES.

       In clause 2 of rule XXI--
       (a) in paragraph (a), strike ``in any'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``in a'';
       (b) amend paragraph (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) No provision changing existing law shall be reported 
     in a general appropriation bill, including a provision making 
     the availability of funds contingent on the receipt or 
     possession of information not required by existing law for 
     the period of the appropriation, except germane provisions 
     that 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 a legislative committee having jurisdiction over the 
     subject matter thereof, and except rescissions of 
     appropriations contained in appropriation Acts.'';
       (c) amend paragraph (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) No amendment to a general appropriation bill shall be 
     in order if changing existing law, including an amendment 
     making the availability of funds contingent on the receipt or 
     possession of information not required by existing law for 
     the period of the appropriation. 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.''; and
       (d) in paragraph (d), strike ``and amendments not precluded 
     by paragraphs (a) or (c) of this clause have been 
     considered''.

     SEC. 19. CLARIFYING DEFINITION OF INCOME TAX RATE INCREASE.

       (a) In clause 5(c) of rule XXI, add the following new 
     sentence at the end: ``For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, the term `Federal income tax rate increase' means 
     any amendment to subsection (a), (b), (c) (d), or (e) of 
     section 1, or to section 11(b) or 55(b) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, that imposes a new percentage as a rate 
     of tax and thereby increases the amount of tax imposed by any 
     such section.''.
       (b) In clause 5(d) of rule XXI, amend the second sentence 
     to read as follows: ``For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence--
       ``(1) the term `Federal income tax rate increase' means any 
     amendment to subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of section 
     1, or to section 11(b) or 55(b), of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, that imposes a new percentage as a rate of tax and 
     thereby increases the amount of tax imposed by any such 
     section; and
       ``(2) a Federal income tax rate increase is retroactive if 
     it applies to a period beginning prior to the enactment of 
     the provision.''.

     SEC. 20. UNFUNDED MANDATE CLARIFICATION.

       In clause 5 or rule XXIII, amend paragraph (c) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c)(1) In the Committee of the Whole, an amendment 
     proposing only to strike an unfunded mandate from the portion 
     of the bill then open to amendment, if otherwise in order, 
     may be precluded from consideration only by specific terms of 
     a special order of the House.
       ``(2) In this paragraph, `unfunded mandate' means a Federal 
     intergovernmental mandate the direct costs of which exceed 
     the threshold otherwise specified for a reported bill or 
     joint resolution in section 424(a)(1) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974.''.

     SEC. 21. DISCHARGE PETITION CLARIFICATION

       In clause 3 of rule XXVII--
       (a) strike ``either a special order of business, or'';
       (b) strike ``any public bill or resolution favorably 
     reported'' and insert in lieu thereof ``a public bill or 
     resolution reported'';
       (c) Strike ``Provided'' the first place it appears and 
     insert in lieu thereof the following: ``Provided, That a 
     Member may not file a motion to discharge the Committee on 
     Rules from consideration of a resolution providing for the 
     consideration of more than one public bill or resolution, or 
     admitting or effecting a nongermane amendment to a public 
     bill or resolution: Provided further''.

     SEC. 22. PROHIBITING THE DISTRIBUTION OF CAMPAIGN 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE HALL OF THE HOUSE.

       In rule XXXII, add the following new clause at the end:
       ``5. No Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
     Representatives, or any other person entitled to admission to 
     the Hall of the House or rooms leading thereto by this rule, 
     shall knowingly distribute any political campaign 
     contribution in the Hall of the House or rooms leading 
     thereto.''.

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     SEC. 23. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES RULE.

       (a) Rule LI (Employment Practices) is repealed.
       (b) Rule LII (Gift Rule) is redesignated as rule LI.

     SEC. 24. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) In clause 5(a) of rule I, insert before the last 
     sentence the following: ``A recorded vote taken pursuant to 
     this paragraph shall be considered a vote by the yeas and 
     nays.''.
       (b) In clause 1(h)(1) of rule X, strike ``House Information 
     Systems'' and insert in lieu thereof ``House Information 
     Resources.''
       (c) In clause 2(g)(3) of rule XI, strike ``the House 
     Information Systems'' and insert in lieu thereof ``House 
     Information Resources''.
       (d) In clause 2(k)(5)(B) of rule XI--
       (1) strike ``a majority of the members of''; and
       (2) strike ``determine'' and insert ``determines''.
       (e) In clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI, insert after ``concurrent 
     resolution on the budget'' the following: ``(except that a 
     Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday on which the House is in 
     session shall not be excluded under such section)''.
       (f) In clause 4(a) of rule XXII, strike ``indorsed'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``endorsed''.
       (g) In clause 6 of rule XXIII, strike ``after the reporting 
     of the bill by the committee but''.
       (h) In clause 4 of rule XLIII--
       (1) In clause ``excepted'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     ``except''; and
       (2) strike ``rule LII'' and insert in lieu thereof ``rule 
     LI''.
       (i) In clause 13 of rule XLIII, strike ``by House'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``by the House''.

     SEC. 25. SELECT COMMITTEE ON ETHICS.

       In clause 4(e) of rule X, add the following new 
     subparagraph at the end:
       ``(3) Effective as of noon on January 3, 1997, there is 
     hereby established in the One Hundred Fifth Congress a Select 
     Committee on Ethics. Effective as of noon on January 3, 1997, 
     each Member who served as a member of the Standing Committee 
     on Standards of Official Conduct at the expiration of the One 
     Hundred Fourth Congress is hereby appointed as a member of 
     the select committee. A resignation from the select committee 
     shall be deemed effective upon notice to the House. A vacancy 
     on the select committee shall be filled by appointment by the 
     Leader of the party concerned. The select committee shall 
     have jurisdiction only to resolve the Statement issued by the 
     Investigative Subcommittee of the standing Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct in the One Hundred Fourth 
     Congress relating to the official conduct of Representative 
     Gingrich of Georgia and otherwise report to the House on the 
     activities of that investigative subcommittee. In the 
     exercise of that jurisdiction, the select committee shall 
     possess the same authority as, and shall conduct its 
     proceedings under the same rules, terms, and conditions 
     (including extension of the service and authority of the 
     staff and of the outside counsel commissioned by the 
     investigative subcommittee under the same terms and 
     conditions as in the One Hundred Fourth Congress and 
     effective as of noon on January 3, 1997) as those applicable 
     to the standing Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in 
     the One Hundred Fourth Congress, except that the select 
     committee may file reports in separate volumes with the Clerk 
     when the House is not in session and the time otherwise 
     guaranteed by clause 2(l)(5) of rule XI for submission of 
     separate views shall be computed as two calendar days after 
     the day on which the report is ordered. Expenses of the 
     select committee may be paid from applicable accounts of the 
     House. The select committee shall cease to exist upon final 
     disposition by the House of a report designated by the select 
     committee as its final report on the matter, or at the 
     expiration of January 21, 1997, whichever is earlier.''.

  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 on said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY 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

221

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

202

para. 1.18                     [Roll No. 4]

                                YEAS--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Barrett (NE)
     Blagojevich
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Peterson (PA)
     Sanford
     Torres
     Weller
  So the previous question was ordered.
  Mr. McDERMOTT moved to commit the resolution to a select committee 
comprised of the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader with 
instructions to report back the same to the House forthwith with only 
the following amendment:


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       In the last sentence of section 25, strike ", or at the 
     expiration of January 21, 1997, whichever is earlier":
  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 pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced the nays had it.
  Mr. McDERMOTT 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

205

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

223

para. 1.19                     [Roll No. 5]

                                YEAS--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Condit
     Gutierrez
     Sanford
     Torres
  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 pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY 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

226

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

202

para. 1.20                     [Roll No. 6]

                                YEAS--226

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon

[[Page 10]]


     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     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
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--4

     McInnis
     Richardson
     Stabenow
     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. 1.21  messages from the president

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

para. 1.22  message from the senate

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

                               S. Res. 1

       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. 2

       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. 6

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


                             S. Con. Res. 1

       Concurrent resolution to provide for the counting on 
     January 9, 1997, of the electoral votes for President and 
     Vice President of the United States.
                                  ____


                             S. Con. Res. 2

       Concurrent resolution to extend the life of the Joint 
     Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and the 
     provisions of S. Con. Res. 48.
                                  ____


                             S. Con. Res. 3

       Concurrent resolution providing for a recess or adjournment 
     of the Senate from January 9, 1997 to January 21, 1997, and 
     an adjournment of the House from January 9, 1997 to January 
     20, 1997, from January 20, 1997 to January 21, 1997, and from 
     January 21, 1997 to February 4, 1997.

para. 1.23  minority employees

  Mr. GEPHARDT, by unanimous consent, submitted the following 
resolution, which was considered and agreed to (H. Res. 6):

       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, 
     1997, until otherwise ordered by the House, to wit: Steve 
     Elmendorf, George Kundanis, Marti Thomas, Sharon Daniels, Dan 
     Turton, and Laura Nichols, each to receive gross compensation 
     pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 119, Ninety-
     fifth Congress, as enacted into permanent law by 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. 1.24  corrections calendar office

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

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. CORRECTIONS CALENDAR OFFICE.

       There is established in the House of Representatives an 
     office to be known as the Corrections Calendar Office, which 
     shall have the responsibility of assisting the Speaker in the 
     management of the Corrections Calendar under the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives. The Office shall have not more than 
     five employees--
       (1) who shall be appointed by the Speaker, in consultation 
     with the minority leader; and
       (2) whose annual rate of pay shall be establish by the 
     Speaker, but may not exceed 75 percent of the maximum annual 
     rate under the general limitation specified by the order of 
     the Speaker in effect under section 311(d) of the Legislative 
     Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (2 U.S.C. 60a 2a).

para. 1.25  providing for the adjournment of the two houses

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House the 
following privileged concurrent resolution of the Senate (S. Con. Res. 
3):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the Senate recesses or adjourns on 
     Thursday, January 9, 1997, pursuant to a motion made by the 
     Majority Leader or his designee, in accordance with the 
     provisions of this resolution, it stand recessed or adjourned 
     until 12:00 noon on Tuesday, January 21, 1997, 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 concurrent 
     resolution; and that when the House adjourns on Thursday, 
     January 9, 1997, it stand adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on 
     Monday, January 20, 1997; that when the House adjourns on 
     Monday, January 20, 1997, it stand adjourned until 12:00 noon 
     on Tuesday, January 21, 1997; and that when the House 
     adjourns on Tuesday, January 21, 1997, it stand adjourned 
     until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 4, 1997, or until 12:00 
     noon on the second day after Members are notified to 
     reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent 
     resolution.
       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.

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FAZIO demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said concurrent 
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

222

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

198

para. 1.26                     [Roll No. 7]

                                YEAS--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)

[[Page 11]]


     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Hoekstra
     McInnis
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Stokes
     Torres
     Weldon (PA)
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  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. 1.27  electoral college

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House the 
following privileged concurrent resolution of the Senate (S. Con. Res. 
1):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the two Houses of Congress shall meet in 
     the Hall of the House of Representatives on Thursday, the 9th 
     day of January 1997, at 1 o'clock post meridian, pursuant to 
     the requirements of the Constitution and laws relating to the 
     election of the President and Vice President of the United 
     States, and the President of the Senate shall be their 
     Presiding Officer; that two tellers shall be previously 
     appointed by the President of the Senate on the part of the 
     Senate and two by the Speaker on the part of the House of 
     Representatives, to whom shall be handed, as they are opened 
     by the President of the Senate, all the certificates and 
     papers purporting to be certificates of the electoral votes, 
     which certificates and papers shall be opened, presented, and 
     acted upon in the alphabetical order of the States, beginning 
     with the letter ``A''; and said tellers, having then read the 
     same in the presence and hearing of the two Houses, shall 
     make a list of the votes as they shall appear from the said 
     certificates; and the votes having been ascertained and 
     counted in the manner and according to the rules by law 
     provided, the result of the same shall be delivered to the 
     President of the Senate, who shall thereupon announce the 
     state of the vote, which announcement shall be deemed a 
     sufficient declaration of the persons, if any, elected 
     President and Vice President of the United States, and, 
     together with a list of the votes, be entered on the Journals 
     of the two Houses.

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

para. 1.28  joint committee on the inauguration

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House the 
following privileged concurrent resolution of the Senate (S. Con. Res. 
2):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That effective from January 3, 1997, the joint 
     committee created by Senate Concurrent Resolution 47 of the 
     One Hundred Fourth Congress, to make the necessary 
     arrangements for the inauguration, is hereby continued with 
     the same power and authority.
       Sec. 2. That effective from January 3, 1997, the provisions 
     of Senate Concurrent Resolution 48 of the One Hundred Fourth 
     Congress, to authorize the rotunda of the United States 
     Capitol to be used in connection with the proceedings and 
     ceremonies for the inauguration of the President-elect and 
     the Vice President of the United States, and for other 
     purposes, are hereby continued with the same power and 
     authority.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said concurrent resolution 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Thereupon, pursuant to the provisions of the foregoing concurrent 
resolution, the Chair announced the Speaker's reappointment as members 
of the Joint Committee for the Inauguration of the President-elect and 
the Vice-Present-elect of the United States on the 20th day of January, 
1997, the following Members of the House: Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Gingrich, 
and Mr. Armey.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 1.29  inaugural ceremonies

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

       Resolved, That at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 20, 1997, 
     the House shall proceed to the West Front of the Capitol for 
     the purpose of attending the inaugural ceremonies of the 
     President and Vice President of the United States; and that 
     upon the conclusion of the ceremonies the House stands 
     adjourned until noon on Tuesday, January 21, 1997.

para. 1.30  daily hour of meeting

  Mr. SOLOMON submitted the following privileged resolution, which was 
considered and agreed to (H. Res. 9):

       Resolved, that unless otherwise ordered, before Monday, May 
     12, 1997, the daily meetings of the House shall be at 2 p.m. 
     on Mondays; at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; and at 10 
     a.m. on all other days of the week; and that from Monday, May 
     12, 1997, until the end of the first session, the daily 
     meeting of the House shall be at noon on Mondays; at 10 a.m. 
     on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; and at 9 a.m. on all 
     other days of the week.

para. 1.31  oath of office to member-elect

  Mr. GEPHARDT submitted the following privileged resolution, which was 
considered and agreed to (H. Res. 10):

       Whereas, Frank Tejeda, a Representative-elect from the 28th 
     District of the State of Texas, has been unable from illness 
     to appear in person to be sworn as a Member of the House, and 
     there being no contest or question as to his election; Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Speaker, or deputy named by him, is 
     hereby authorized to administer the oath of office to the 
     Honorable Frank Tejeda at San Antonio, Texas, and that such 
     oath be accepted and received by the House as the oath of 
     office of the Honorable Frank Tejeda.

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent 
and pursuant to the provisions of the foregoing resolution, appointed 
the Honorable Orlando Garcia, Federal District Court Judge, to 
administer the oath of office to the Honorable Frank Tejeda.

para. 1.32  oath of office to member-elect

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


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       Whereas, Julia Carson, a Representative-elect from the 
     Tenth District of the State of Indiana, has been unable from 
     illness to appear in person to be sworn as a Member of the 
     House, and there being no contest or question as to her 
     election: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Speaker, or deputy named by him, is 
     hereby authorized to administer the oath of office to the 
     Honorable Julia Carson at Indianapolis, Indiana, and that 
     such oath be accepted and received by the House as the oath 
     of office of the Honorable Julia Carson.

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent 
and pursuant to the provisions of foregoing resolution, appointed the 
Honorable S. Hugh Dillin, Federal District Court Judge, to administer 
the oath of office to the Honorable Julia Carson.

para. 1.33  election to committees--majority

  Mr. BOEHNER, by direction of the Republican Conference, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 12):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and they are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees:
       Committee on Agriculture: Mr. Smith of Oregon, Chairman; 
     Mr. Combest; 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; Mrs. Chenoweth; Mr. Hostettler; Mr. Bryant; Mr. 
     Foley; Mr. Chambliss; Mr. LaHood; Mrs. Emerson; Mr. Moran of 
     Kansas; Mr. Blunt; Mr. Pickering; Mr. Bob Schaffer of 
     Colorado; Mr. Thune; Mr. Jenkins; and Mr. Cooksey.
       Committee on Appropriations: Mr. Livingston, Chairman; Mr. 
     McDade; Mr. Young of Florida; Mr. Regula; Mr. Lewis of 
     California; Mr. Porter; Mr. Rogers; Mr. Skeen; Mr. Wolf; Mr. 
     DeLay; Mr. Kolbe; 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. Parker; Mr. Frelinghuysen; Mr. Wicker; Mr. 
     Forbes; Mr. Nethercutt; Mr. Neumann; Mr. Cunningham; Mr. 
     Tiahrt; Mr. Wamp; Mr. Latham; Mrs. Northup; and Mr. Aderholt.
       Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Mr. Leach, 
     Chairman; Mr. McCollum; Mrs. Roukema; Mr. Bereuter; Mr. 
     Baker; Mr. Lazio; Mr. Bachus; Mr. Castle; Mr. King; Mr. 
     Campbell; Mr. Royce; Mr. Lucas; Mr. Metcalf; Mr. Ney; Mr. 
     Ehrlich; Mr. Barr of Georgia; Mr. Fox; Mr. LoBiondo; Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma; Mrs. Kelly; Mr. Paul; Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida; Mr. Ryun; Mr. Cook; Mr. Snowbarger; Mr. Riley; Mr. 
     Hill; and Mr. Sessions.
       Committee on the Budget: Mr. Kasich, Chairman; Mr. Hobson; 
     Mr. Shays; Mr. Herger; Mr. Bunning; Mr. Smith of Texas; Mr. 
     Miller of Florida; Mr. Franks of New Jersey; Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan; Mr. Inglis of South Carolina; Ms. Molinari; Mr. 
     Nussle; Mr. Hoekstra; Mr. Shadegg; Mr. Radanovich; Mr. Bass; 
     Mr. Neumann; Mr. Parker; Mr. Ehrlich; Mr. Gutknecht; Mr. 
     Hilleary; Ms. Granger; Mr. Sununu; and Mr. Pitts.
       Committee on Commerce: Mr. Bliley, Chairman; Mr. Tauzin; 
     Mr. Oxley; Mr. Bilirakis; Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado; Mr. 
     Barton of Texas; Mr. Hastert; Mr. Upton; Mr. Stearns; Mr. 
     Paxon; Mr. Gillmor; Mr. Klug; Mr. Greenwood; Mr. Crapo; Mr. 
     Cox; Mr. Deal of Georgia; Mr. Largent; Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina; Mr. Bilbray; Mr. Whitfield; Mr. Ganske; Mr. 
     Norwood; Mr. White; Mr. Coburn; Mr. Lazio; Mrs. Cubin; Mr. 
     Rogan; and Mr. Shimkus.
       Committee on Education and the Workforce: Mr. Goodling, 
     Chairman; Mr. Petri; Mrs. Roukema; Mr. Fawell; Mr. Ballenger; 
     Mr. Barrett of Nebraska; Mr. Hoekstra; Mr. KcKeon; Mr. 
     Castle; Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas; Mr. Talent; Mr. Greenwood; 
     Mr. Knollenberg; Mr. Riggs; Mr. Graham; Mr. Souder; Mr. 
     McIntosh; Mr. Norwood; Mr. Paul; Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania; and Mr. Bob Schaffer of Colorado.
       Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Chairman; Mr. Gilman; Mr. Hastert; Mrs. Morella; Mr. 
     Shays; Mr. Schiff; Mr. Cox; Ms. Ros-Lehtinen; Mr. McHugh; Mr. 
     Horn; Mr. Mica; Mr. Davis; Mr. McIntosh; Mr. Souder; Mr. 
     Scarborough; Mr. Shadegg; Mr. LaTourette; Mr. Sanford; Mr. 
     Ehrlich; Mr. Sununu; Mr. Sessions; Mr. Pappas; Mr. Brady; and 
     Mr. Snowbarger.
       Committee on House Oversight: Mr. Thomas, Chairman; Mr. 
     Boehner; Mr. Ehlers; Mr. Ney; and Ms. Granger.
       Committee on International Relations: Mr. Gilman, Chairman; 
     Mr. Goodling; Mr. Leach; Mr. Hyde; Mr. Bereuter; Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey; Mr. Burton of Indiana; Mr. Gallegly; Ms. Ros-
     Lehtinen; Mr. Ballenger; Mr. Rohrabacher; Mr. Manzullo; Mr. 
     Royce; Mr. King; Mr. Kim; Mr. Chabot; Mr. Sanford; Mr. 
     Salmon; Mr. Houghton; Mr. Campbell; Mr. Fox; Mr. McHugh; Mr. 
     Graham; Mr. Blunt; and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Hyde, Chairman; 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. Bono; Mr. 
     Bryant; Mr. Chabot; Mr. Barr of Georgia; Mr. Jenkins; Mr. 
     Hutchinson; Mr. Pease; and Mr. Cannon.
       Committee on National Security: Mr. Spence, Chairman; Mr. 
     Stump; Mr. Hunter; Mr. Kasich; Mr. Bateman; Mr. Hansen; Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania; Mr. Hefley; Mr. Saxton; Mr. Buyer; 
     Mrs. Fowler; Mr. McHugh; Mr. Talent; Mr. Everett; Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland; Mr. McKeon; Mr. Lewis of Kentucky; Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma; Mr. Thornberry; Mr. Hostettler; Mr. 
     Chambliss; Mr. Hilleary; Mr. Scarborough; Mr. Jones; Mr. 
     Graham; Mr. Bono; Mr. Ryun; Mr. Pappas; Mr. Riley; and Mr. 
     Gibbons.
       Committee on Resources: Mr. Young of Alaska, Chairman; Mr. 
     Tauzin; Mr. Hansen; Mr. Saxton; Mr. Gallegly; Mr. Duncan; Mr. 
     Hefley; Mr. Doolittle; Mr. Gilchrest; Mr. Calvert; Mr. Pombo; 
     Mrs. Cubin; Mrs. Chenoweth; Mrs. Smith of Washington; Mr. 
     Radanovich; Mr. Jones; Mr. Thornberry; Mr. Shadegg; Mr. 
     Ensign; Mr. Smith of Oregon; Mr. Cannon; Mr. Brady; Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania; Mr. Hill; Mr. Bob Schaffer of 
     Colorado; and Mr. Gibbons.
       Committee on Rules: Mr. Solomon, Chairman; Mr. Dreier; Mr. 
     Goss; Mr. Linder; Ms. Pryce; Mr. Diaz-Balart; Mr. McInnis; 
     Mr. Hastings; and Mrs. Myrick.
       Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Mr. 
     Shuster, Chairman; Mr. Young of Alaska; Mr. Petri; Mr. 
     Boehlert; Mr. Bateman; Mr. Coble; Mr. Duncan; Ms. Molinari; 
     Mr. Ewing; Mr. Gilchrest; Mr. Kim; Mr. Horn; Mr. Franks of 
     New Jersey; Mr. Mica; Mr. Quinn; Mrs. Fowler; Mr. Ehlers; Mr. 
     Bachus; Mr. LaTourette; Mrs. Kelly; Mr. LaHood; Mr. Baker; 
     Mr. Riggs; Mr. Bass; Mr. Ney; Mr. Metcalf; Mrs. Emerson; Mr. 
     Pease; Mr. Blunt; Mr. Pitts; Mr. Hutchinson; Mr. Cook; Mr. 
     Cooksey; Mr. Thune; Mr. Pickering; and Ms. Granger.
       Committee on Ways and Means: Mr. Archer, Chairman; Mr. 
     Crane; Mr. Thomas; Mr. Shaw; Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut; Mr. 
     Bunning; Mr. Houghton; Mr. Herger; Mr. McCrery; Mr. Camp; Mr. 
     Ramstad; Mr. Nussle; Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas; Ms. Dunn; Mr. 
     Collins; Mr. Portman; Mr. English of Pennsylvania; Mr. 
     Ensign; Mr. Christensen; Mr. Watkins; Mr. Hayworth; Mr. 
     Weller; and Mr. Hulshof.
       Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Mr. Hansen, 
     Chairman.

  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. 1.34  election to committees--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 13):

       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

       Charles Stenholm, Texas; George Brown, Jr., California; 
     Gary Condit, California; Collin Peterson, Minnesota; Calvin 
     Dooley, California; Eva Clayton, North Carolina; David Minge, 
     Minnesota; Earl Hilliard, Alabama; Earl Pomeroy, North 
     Dakota; Tim Holden, Pennsylvania; Scotty Baesler, Kentucky; 
     Sanford Bishop, Jr., Georgia; Bennie Thompson, Mississippi; 
     Sam Farr, California; John Baldacci, Maine; Marion Berry, 
     Arkansas; Virgil Goode, Virginia; Mike McIntyre, North 
     Carolina; Debbie Stabenow, Michigan; Bobby Etheridge, North 
     Carolina; Chris John, Louisiana.


                      committee on appropriations

       David Obey, Wisconsin; Sidney Yates, Illinois; Louis 
     Stokes, Ohio; John Murtha, Pennsylvania; Norm Dicks, 
     Washington; Martin Sabo, Minnesota; Julian Dixon, California; 
     Vic Fazio, California; Bill Hefner, North Carolina; Steny 
     Hoyer, Maryland; Alan Mollohan, West Virginia; Marcy Kaptur, 
     Ohio; David Skaggs, Colorado; Nancy Pelosi, California; Peter 
     Visclosky, Indiana; Thomas Foglietta, Pennsylvania; Esteban 
     Torres, California; Nita Lowey, New York; Jose Serrano, New 
     York; Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut; James Moran, Virginia; John 
     Olver, Massachusetts; Ed Pastor, Arizona; Carrie Meek, 
     Florida; David Price, North Carolina; Chet Edwards, Texas.


              committee on banking and financial services

       Henry Gonzalez, Texas; John LaFalce, New York; Bruce Vento, 
     Minnesota; Charles Schumer, New York; Barney Frank, 
     Massachusetts; Paul Kanjorski, Pennsylvania; Joseph Kennedy, 
     Massachusetts; Floyd Flake, New York; Maxine Waters, 
     California; Carolyn Maloney, New York; Luis Gutierrez, New 
     York; Lucille Roybal-Allard, California; Thomas Barrett, 
     Wisconsin; Nydia Velazquez, New York; Melvin Watt, North 
     Carolina; Maurice Hinchey, New York; Gary Ackerman, New York; 
     Ken Bentsen, Texas; Jesse Jackson, Illinois; Cynthia 
     McKinney, Georgia; Carolyn Kilpatrick, Michigan; Jim Maloney, 
     Connecticut; Darlene Hooley, Oregon; Julia Carson, Indiana 
     (When Sworn).


                        committee on the budget

       John Spratt, South Carolina; Louise Slaughter, New York; 
     Alan Mollohan, West Virginia; Jerry Costello, Illinois; Patsy 
     Mink, Hawaii; Earl Pomeroy, North Dakota; Lynn Woolsey, 
     California; Lucille Roybal-Allard, California; Lynn Rivers, 
     Michigan; Lloyd Doggett, Texas; Bennie Thompson, Mississippi; 
     Ben Cardin, Maryland; Scotty Baesler, Kentucky; David Minge, 
     Minnesota; Ken Bentsen, Texas; Jim Davis, Florida; Brad 
     Sherman, California; Robert Weygand, Rhode Island.

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                         committee on commerce

       John Dingell, Michigan; Henry Waxman, California; Edward 
     Markey, Massachusetts; Ralph Hall, Texas; Bill Richardson, 
     New Mexico; Rick Boucher, Virginia; Thomas Manton, New York; 
     Edolphus Towns, New York; Sherrod Brown, Ohio; Bart Gordon, 
     Tennessee; Elizabeth Furse, Oregon; Peter Deutsch, Florida; 
     Bobby Rush, Illinois; Anna Eshoo, California; Ron Klink, 
     Pennsylvania; Bart Stupak, Michigan; Eliot Engel, New York; 
     Albert Wynn, Maryland; Gene Green, Texas; Karen McCarthy, 
     Missouri; Ted Strickland, Ohio; Diana DeGette, Colorado; Tom 
     Sawyer, Ohio.


                committee on education and the workforce

       William Clay, Missouri; George Miller, California; Dale 
     Kildee, Michigan; Matthew Martinez, California; Major Owens, 
     New York; Donald Payne, New Jersey; Patsy Mink, Hawaii; 
     Robert Andrews, New Jersey; Tim Roemer, Indiana; Robert 
     Scott, Virginia; Lynn Woolsey, California; Carlos Romero-
     Barcelo, Puerto Rico; Chaka Fattah, Pennsylvania; Earl 
     Blumenauer, Oregon; Ruben Hinojosa, Texas; Carolyn McCarthy, 
     New York; John Tierney, Massachusetts; Ron Kind, Wisconsin; 
     Loretta Sanchez, California; and Harold Ford, Jr., Tennessee.


              committee on government reform and oversight

       Henry Waxman, California; Tom Lantos, California; Robert 
     Wise, West Virginia; Major Owens, New York; Edolphus Towns, 
     New York; Paul Kanjorski, Pennsylvania; Gary Condit, 
     California; Collin Peterson, Minnesota; Carolyn Maloney, New 
     York; Thomas Barrett, Wisconsin; Eleanor Holmes-Norton, 
     District of Columbia; Chaka Fattah, Pennsylvania; Tim Holden, 
     Pennsylvania; Elijah Cummings, Maryland; Dennis Kucinich, 
     Ohio; and Rod Blagojevich, Illinois.


                      committee on house oversight

       Sam Gejdenson, Connecticut.


                  Committee on International Relations

       Lee Hamilton, Indiana; Sam Gejdenson, Connecticut; Tom 
     Lantos, California; Howard Berman, California; Gary Ackerman, 
     New York; Eni Faleomavaega, American Samoa; Matthew Martinez, 
     California; Donald Payne, New Jersey; Robert Andrews, New 
     Jersey; Robert Menendez, New Jersey; Sherrod Brown, Ohio; 
     Cynthia McKinney, Georgia; Alcee Hastings, Florida; Pat 
     Danner, Missouri; Earl Hilliard, Alabama; Walter Capps, 
     California; Brad Sherman, California; Robert Wexler, Florida; 
     Dennis Kucinich, Ohio; Steve Rothman, New Jersey.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

       John Conyers, Michigan; Barney Frank, Massachusetts; 
     Charles Schumer, New York; Howard Berman, California; Rick 
     Boucher, Virginia; Jerrold Nadler, New York; Robert Scott, 
     Virginia; Melvin Watt, North Carolina; Zoe Lofgren, 
     California; Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas; Maxine Waters, 
     California; Marty Meehan, Massachusetts; William DeLahunt, 
     Massachusetts; Robert Wexler, Florida; Steve Rothman, New 
     Jersey.


                     Committee on National Security

       Ronald Dellums, California; Ike Skelton, Missouri; Norman 
     Sisisky, Virginia; John Spratt, North Carolina; Solomon 
     Ortiz, Texas; Owen Pickett, Virginia; Lane Evans, Illinois; 
     Gene Taylor, Mississippi; Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii; Frank 
     Tejeda, Texas (When Sworn); Martin Meehan, Massachusetts; 
     Robert Underwood, Guam; Jane Harman, California; Paul McHale, 
     Pennsylvania; Patrick Kennedy, Road Island; Rod Blagojevich, 
     Illinois; Sylvester Reyes, Texas; Tom Allen, Maine; Vic 
     Snyder, Arkansas; Jim Turner, Texas; Allen Boyd, Florida; 
     Adam Smith, Washington.


                         Committee on Resources

       George Miller, California; Edward Markey, Massachusetts; 
     Nick Rahall, West Virginia; Bruce Vento, Minnesota; Dale 
     Kildee, Michigan; Sam Gejdenson, Connecticut; Bill 
     Richardson, New Mexico; Peter DeFazio, Oregon; Eni 
     Faleomavaega, American Samoa; Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii; 
     Solomon Ortiz, Texas; Owen Pickett, Virginia; Frank Pallone, 
     New Jersey; Calvin Dooley, California; Carlos Romero-Barcelo, 
     Puerto Rico; Maurice Hinchey, New York; Robert Underwood, 
     Guam; Sam Farr, California; Patrick Kennedy, Rhode Island; 
     Adam Smith, Washington; William Delahunt, Massachusetts; 
     Chris John, Louisiana; Donna Green, Virgin Islands.


                           Committee on Rules

       John Joseph Moakley, Massachusetts; Martin Frost, Texas; 
     Tony P. Hall, Ohio; Louise Slaughter, New York.


             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

       James Oberstar, Minnesota; Nick Rahall, West Virginia; 
     Robert Borski, Pennsylvania; William Lipinski, Illinois; 
     Robert Wise, West Virginia, James Traficant, Ohio; Peter 
     DeFazio, Oregon; Bob Clement, Tennessee; Jerry Costello, 
     Illinois; Glenn Poshard, Illinois; Bud Cramer, Jr., Alabama; 
     Eleanor Holmes-Norton, District of Columbia; Jerrold Nadler, 
     New York; Pat Danner, Missouri; Robert Menendez, New Jersey; 
     James Clyburn, South Carolina; Corrine Brown, Florida; James 
     Barcia, Michigan; Bob Filner, California; Eddie Bernice-
     Johnson, Texas; Frank Mascara, Pennsylvania; Gene Taylor, 
     Mississippi; Juanita Millender-McDonald, California; Elijah 
     Cummings, Maryland; Max Sandlin, Texas; Ellen Tauscher, 
     California; Bill Pascrell, New Jersey; Jay Johnson, 
     Wisconsin; Leonard Boswell, Iowa; Jim McGovern, 
     Massachusetts.


                      Committee on Ways and Means

       Charles Rangel, New York; Pete Stark, California; Robert 
     Matsui, California; Barbara Kennelly, Connecticut; William 
     Coyne, Pennsylvania; Sander Levin, Michigan; Benjamin Cardin, 
     Maryland; Jim McDermott, Washington; Gerald Kleczka, 
     Wisconsin; John Lewis, Georgia; Richard Neal, Massachusetts; 
     Michael McNulty, New York; William Jefferson, Louisiana; John 
     Tanner, Tennessee; Xavier Becerra, California; Karen Thurman, 
     Florida.

  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. 1.35  election to committees

  Mr. FAZIO submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 14):

       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.

  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. 1.36  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12 
o'clock noon on Thursday, January 9, 1997.

para. 1.37  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, February 4, 1997, the Speaker and the Minority Leader be 
authorized to accept resignations and to make appointments authorized by 
law or by the House.

para. 1.38  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
February 5, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para. 1.39  house office building commission

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that, pursuant to the 
provisions of 40 United States Code, 175 and 176, the Speaker appointed 
Mr. Armey and Mr. Gephardt as members of the House Office Building 
Commission to serve with the Speaker.

para. 1.40  inspector general for the house of representatives

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that, pursuant to the 
provisions of section 2 of rule VI, the Speaker, Majority Leader and 
Minority Leader, jointly, appointed Mr. John W. Lainhart IV to the 
position of Inspector General for the House of Representatives for the 
One Hundred Fifth Congress.

para. 1.41  message from the president--hazmat transportation biennial 
          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:
  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 1994-1995 of the Department of 
Transportation.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 7, 1997.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para. 1.42  message from the president--hud annual report, 1995

  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:
  Pursuant to the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 3536, I transmit herewith 
the

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31st Annual Report of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
which covers calendar year 1995.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 7, 1997.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

para. 1.43  message from the president--doe annual report, 1994-95

  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 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 Annual Report of the Department of Energy, which 
covers the years 1994 and 1995.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 7, 1997.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on Commerce.

para. 1.44  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. 1.45  message from the president--u.s. trade representative

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, 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 for your immediate consideration and 
enactment legislation to provide a waiver from certain provisions 
relating to the appointment of the United States Trade Representative.
  This draft bill would authorize the President, acting by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint Charlene Barshefsky as the 
United States Trade Representative, notwithstanding any limitations 
imposed by certain provisions of law. The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 amended the provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 regarding the 
appointment of the United States Trade Representative and the Deputy 
United States Trade Representatives by imposing certain limitations on 
their appointment. These limitations only became effective with respect 
to the appointment of the United States Trade Representative and Deputy 
United States Trade Representatives on January 1, 1996, and do not apply 
to individuals who were serving in one of those positions on that date 
and continue to serve in them. Because Charlene Barshefsky was appointed 
Deputy United States Trade Representative on May 28, 1993, and has 
continued to serve in that position since then, the limitations in the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act, which became effective on January 1, 1996, do 
not apply to her in her capacity as Deputy United States Trade 
Representative and it is appropriate that they not apply to her if she 
is appointed to be the United States Trade Representative.
  I have today nominated Charlene Barshefsky to be the next United 
States Trade Representative. She has done an outstanding job as Deputy 
United States Trade Representative since 1993 and as Acting United 
States Trade Representative for the last 9 months. I am confident she 
will make an excellent United States Trade Representative. I urge the 
Congress to take prompt and favorable action on this legislation.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 7, 1997.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-
22).

para. 1.46  communications

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

       1. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the annual report on foreign investment in U.S. agricultural 
     land through December 31, 1995, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 3504; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       2. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Almonds Grown 
     in California; Change in Quality Control Requirements [Docket 
     No. FV96-981-3FIR] received October 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Irish 
     Potatoes Grown in Maine; Termination of Marketing Order No. 
     950 [Docket No. FV95-950-1FR] received October 14, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Domestically 
     Produced Peanuts Handled by Persons Subject to Peanut 
     Marketing Agreement No. 146; Changes in Terms and Conditions 
     of Indemnification [Docket No. FV96-998-3 FR] received 
     October 29, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Milk in the 
     Iowa Marketing Area; Revision of Pool Supply Plant Shipping 
     Percentage [DA-96-11] received October 30, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       6. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tomatoes 
     Grown in Florida; Partial Exemption from the Handling 
     Regulation for Single Layer and Two Layer Place Packed 
     Tomatoes [Docket No. FV96-966-2 IFR] received October 30, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Onions Grown 
     in Certain Designated Counties in Idaho, and Malheur County, 
     Oregon; Relaxation of Pack and Marking Requirements [Docket 
     No. FV96-958-3 FIR] received October 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Raisins 
     Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV96-989-3 IFR] received October 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       9. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Assessment 
     Rates for Specified Marketing Orders [Docket No. FV96-927-2 
     FIR] received October 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       10. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Milk in the 
     Eastern Colorado Marketing Area; Suspension of Certain 
     Provisions of the Order [DA-96-13] received October 25, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       11. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Olives Grown 
     in California and Imported Olives; Establishment of Limited-
     Use Olive Grade and Size Requirements [Docket No. FV96-932-3 
     FIR] received October 25, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       12. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Kiwifruit 
     Grown in California; Reduction of Reporting Requirements 
     [Docket No. FV96-920-3 IFR] received October 19, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       13. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Regulations 
     Issued Under the Export Grape and Plum Act; Exemption from 
     Size Regulations for Black Corinth Grapes [Docket No. FV96-
     35-1 IFR] received October 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       14. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Fresh Fruits, 
     Vegetables and Other Products (Inspection, Certification, and 
     Standards) [Docket No. FV-95-306] received October 16, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       15. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Assessment 
     Rate for Domestically Produced Peanuts Handled by Persons Not 
     Subject to Peanut Marketing Agreement No. 146 and for 
     Marketing Agreement No. 146 Regulating the Quality of 
     Domestically Produced Peanuts [Docket No. FV96-998-2 FIR] 
     received November 25, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       16. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Oranges and 
     Grapefruit Grown in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas; 
     Revision of Pack and Size Requirements [Docket No. FV96-906-3 
     FIR] received November 25, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       17. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Domestic 
     Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, California; 
     Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV96-987-1 FIR] received November 
     21, 1996,

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     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       18. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Walnuts Grown 
     in California; Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV96-984-1 IFR] 
     received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       19. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Limes Grown 
     in Florida and Imported Limes; Increase in the Minimum Size 
     Requirement [Docket No. FV96-911-1FR] received December 6, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       20. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Oranges and 
     Grapefruit Grown in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas; 
     Change in Reporting Requirements [Docket No. FV96-906-2 FR] 
     received December 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       21. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Oranges, 
     Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in Florida; and 
     Import Regulations (Grapefruit); Relaxation of the Minimum 
     Size Requirement for Red Grapefruit [Docket No. FV96-905-4 
     IFR] received December 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       22. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Almonds Grown 
     in California; Interest and Late Payment Charges on Past Due 
     Assessments [Docket No. FV96-981-4 FR] received December 6, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       23. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Raisins 
     Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV96-989-3 FIR] received December 6, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       24. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Kiwifruit 
     Grown in California; Reduction of Reporting Requirements 
     [Docket No. FV-96-920-3 FIR] received December 12, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       25. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Commuted Traveltime Periods: Overtime 
     Services Relating to Imports and Exports [Docket No. 96-074-
     1] received November 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       26. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Importation of Horses from CEM 
     Countries [Docket No. 95-054-2] received October 16, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       27. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area 
     Classifications; Louisiana [Docket No. 96-043-1] received 
     October 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       28. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Japanese Beetle; Domestic Quarantine 
     and Regulations [Docket No. 95-087-2] received November 2, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       29. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous 
     Products; Licenses, Inspections, Records, and Reports [Docket 
     No. 93-072-2] received October 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       30. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Commuted Traveltime Periods; Overtime 
     Services Relating to Imports and Exports [Docket No. 95-049-
     1] received October 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       31. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Exotic Newcastle Disease in Birds and 
     Poultry; Chlamydiosis in Poultry [Docket No. 87-090-3] 
     received November 5, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       32. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--CEM; Remove Interstate Movement 
     Regulations [Docket No. 96-040-1] received October 18, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       33. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area 
     Classifications; New Mexico [Docket No. 96-045-1] received 
     November 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       34. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Correction of Trading Records (17 CFR Part 1) 
     received November 7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       35. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Report for Commission Interpretation (Appendix A 
     to Part 3 of Commission Regulations) received November 13, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       36. A letter from the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, 
     and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule--Child 
     Support Deduction (RIN: 9584-AB58) received October 8, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       37. A letter from the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, 
     and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Simplification of 
     Program Rules (RIN: 0584-AB60) (Amendment No. 364) received 
     October 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       38. A letter from the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, 
     and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Treatment of 
     Educational and Training Assistance (RIN: 0584-AB93) 
     (Amendment No. 374) received October 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       39. A letter from the Under the Secretary for Food, 
     Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Food Stamp Program, 
     Regulatory Review: Alaska, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and Demonstration Projects 
     (RIN: 0584-AC14) (Amendment No. 371) received November 19, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       40. A letter from the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, 
     and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule--Food 
     Stamp Program: Certification Provisions of the Mickey Leland 
     Childhood Hunger Relief Act (RIN: 0584-AB76) (Amendment No. 
     375) received October 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       41. A letter from the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, 
     and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Monthly Reporting 
     on Reservations Provision of the Food Stamp Program 
     Improvements Act of 1994 (RIN: 0584-AB98) (Amendment No. 365) 
     received October 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       42. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Propiconazole; Pesticide Tolerances for 
     Emergency Exemptions (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 21, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       43. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid Pesticide 
     Tolerance; Emergency Exemptions [FRL-5575-1] received 
     November 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       44. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Pesticide 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [FRL-5574-9] received 
     November 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       45. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Triadimefon; Pesticide 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [FRL-5574-8] received 
     November 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       46. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Metalochlor Pesticide 
     Tolerance; Emergency Exemption For Use on Spinach [FRL-5574-
     7] November 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       47. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 
     Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and 
     Operations, and Funding Operations; Book-entry Procedures for 
     Farm Credit Securities (RIN: 3052-AB73) received December 17, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       48. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 
     Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Organization and Functions; Privacy Act 
     Regulations; Organization; Loan Policies and Operations; 
     Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, and 
     Funding Operations; General Provisions; Definitions (RIN: 
     3052-AB61) received December 17, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       49. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 
     Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final

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     rule--Accounting and Reporting Requirements (RIN: 3052-AB54) 
     received December 17, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       50. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Farm Service 
     Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Disaster 
     Reserve Assistance Program--received October 24, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       51. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Farm Service 
     Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--1996 Marketing 
     Quotas and Price Support Levels for Fire-Cured (type 21), 
     Fire-Cured (types 22-23), Dark Air-Cured (types 35-36 , 
     Virginia Sun-Cured (type 37), Cigar-Filler and Binder (types 
     42-44 and 53-55), and Cigar-Filler (type 46) tobaccos (RIN: 
     0560-AE46) received November 25, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       52. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Farm Service 
     Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--1996-Crop 
     Peanuts Amended National Poundage Quota (RIN: 0560-AE45) 
     received November 25, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801 
     (a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       53. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Farm Service 
     Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dairy Indemnity 
     Payment Program [Workplan Number 96-050] (RIN: 0560-AE97) 
     received December 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       54. A letter from the Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Agreements 
     for the Development of Foreign Markets for Agricultural 
     Commodities (RIN: 0551-AA24) received October 8, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       55. A letter from the Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Agreements 
     for the Development of Foreign Markets for Agricultural 
     Commodities (RIN: 0551-AA24) received November 21, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       56. A letter from the Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Foreign 
     Donation of Agricultural Commodities [7 CFR Part 1499] 
     received December 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       57. A letter from the Administrator, Grain Inspection, 
     Packers and Stockyards Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Clear Title--Protection for 
     Purchasers of Farms Products (RIN: 0580-AA13) received 
     October 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       58. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report of seven new deferrals of 
     budgetary resources, totaling $3.5 billion--received in the 
     U.S. House of Representatives December 5, 1996, pursuant to 2 
     U.S.C. 684(a) (H. Doc. No. 105-15); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       59. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act--Air Force 
     violation, case No. 92-12, which totaled $371,392, occurred 
     when the Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base 
     [AFB], Ogden, UT, improperly used industrial fund facilities 
     monies in excess of the $200,000 statutory limit at the time 
     for minor construction to purchase 12 mobile home trailers 
     for the Utah Test and Training Range, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       60. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act--Air Force 
     violation case No. 92-27, which totaled $478,093, occurred in 
     the fiscal year 1987 operation and maintenance [O&M], Air 
     Force appropriation at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       61. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act--Air Force 
     violation, case No. 92-09, which totaled $464,800, occurred 
     at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, when personnel in the 377th 
     Civil Engineering Group improperly used the fiscal year 1987 
     operation and maintenance [O&M], Air Force appropriation to 
     alter and add to an existing recreation center, pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       62. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act--Air Force 
     violation, case No. 92-11, which totaled $37,779, occurred at 
     the O'Hare International Air Force Reserve Station, Chicago, 
     IL, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       63. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act--case No. 95-06, 
     occurred in the research, development test and evaluation 
     [RDT&E] merged account, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       64. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     of two violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act--Navy 
     violations, case No. 96-03, which totaled $635,060, occurred 
     in the fiscal year 1995 operation and maintenance, Navy 
     [O&M,N] appropriation, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       65. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     on a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act--Army violation, 
     case No. 96-05, which totaled $126,193, occurred at a 
     regional contracting office in Brussels, Belgium, when the 
     Procurement Contracting Branch Chief obligated fiscal year 
     1993 Defense-wide appropriations for severable service 
     contracts to meet requirements properly chargeable to the 
     fiscal year 1994 Defense-wide appropriation, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       66. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act--Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 
     transportation planning, research and development account 
     [TPR&D], appropriations symbol 69X0142, in fiscal year 1994, 
     in the amount of $928,423, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations.
       67. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report certifying that continued 
     production from the naval petroleum reserves for a period of 
     3 years from April 5, 1997, is in the national interest, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 7422(c)(2)(B); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       68. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller), Department 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.
       69. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the Secretary's selected acquisition reports 
     [SAR's] for the quarter ending September 30, 1996, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2432; to the Committee on National Security.
       70. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting 
     notification of the proposed transfer of the battleship ex-
     Missouri (BB-63) to the U.S.S. Missouri Memorial Association, 
     Inc., Honolulu, HI, a nonprofit organization, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 7308(c); to the Committee on National Security.
       71. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Pilot Mentor-Protege Program [DFARS Case 96-D317] received 
     October 11, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       72. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Restructuring Costs/Bonuses [DFARS Case 96-D332] received 
     November 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       73. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Foreign Machine Tools and Powered and Non-Powered 
     Valves [DFARS Case 96-D023] received November 14, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       74. A letter from the Director of Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Restructing Costs [DFARS Case 96-D334] received December 2, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       75. A letter from the Director of Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Notice of Termination [DFARS Case 96-D320] received December 
     4, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       76. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Individual Compensation [DFARS Case 96-D330] received 
     December 11, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       77. A letter from the Director of Office of Administration 
     and Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Civilian Health and Medical Program 
     of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Five Separate Changes 
     [DOD 6010.8-R] (RIN: 0720-AA26) received December 19, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       78. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report pursuant to section 242 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1997; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       79. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 97-2, reporting that it is in 
     the national interest for the Export-Import Bank to make a 
     loan of approximately $383 million to the People's Republic 
     of China, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b) (2) (D) (ii); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       80. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 97-3, reporting that it is in 
     the national interest for the Export-Import Bank to make a 
     loan of approximately $409

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     million to the People's Republic of China, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(2)(D)(ii); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       81. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs and Public Liaison, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a copy of the 18th monthly report as required by 
     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.
       82. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs and Public Liaison, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a copy of the 19th monthly report as required by 
     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.
       83. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Bank Holding Companies and Change in Bank 
     Control (Regulation Y) [Docket No. R-0936) received October 
     24, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       84. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Consumer Leasing [Regulation M; Docket 
     No. R-0892] received October 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       85. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Review of Restrictions on Director, 
     Officer and Employee Interlocks, Cross-Marketing Activities, 
     and the Purchase and Sale of Financial Assets Between a 
     Section 20 Subsidiary and an Affiliated Bank or Thrift 
     [Docket No. R-0701] received November 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       86. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Loans to Executive Officers, Directors, 
     and Principal Shareholders of Member Banks; Loans to Holding 
     Companies and Affiliates [Regulation O; Docket N. R-0939] 
     received November 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       87. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Review of Restrictions on Director, 
     Officer and Employee Interlocks, Cross-Marketing Activities, 
     and the Purchase and Sale of Financial Assets Between a 
     Section 20 Subsidiary and an Affiliated Bank or Thrift 
     [Docket No. R-0701] received November 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       88. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Loan Guarantees for Defense Production 
     [Docket No. R-0928] received October 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       89. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Reimbursement for Providing Financial 
     Records; Recordkeeping Requirements for Certain Financial 
     Records [Docket No. R-0934] received November 19, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       90. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled ``Report to the Congress on Funds Availability 
     Schedules and Check Fraud at Depository Institutions''; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       91. A letter from the Under Secretary for Rural 
     Development, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's ``Major'' final rule--Reengineering and 
     Reinvention of the Direct Section 502 and 504 Single Family 
     Housing (SFH) Program (RIN: 0575-AB99) received November 19, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       92. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development; transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Streamlining Hearing Procedures [Docket No. FR-
     4022-F-02] (RIN: 2501-AC19) received October 15, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       93. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development; transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Public and Indian Housing Performance Funding 
     System: Incentives [Docket No. FR-4072-I-01] (RIN: 2577-AB65) 
     received October 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       94. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community 
     Planning and Development; Shelter Plus Care Program; 
     Streamlining [Docket No. FR-4091-F-01] (RIN: 2506-AB86) 
     received October 15, 1996, pursuant to U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       95. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community 
     Planning and Development; Supportive Housing Program; 
     Streamlining [Docket No. FR-4089-F-01] received October 15, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       96. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Streamlining the Emergency Shelter Grants Program 
     [Docket No. FR-4088-F-01] (RIN: 2506-AB84) received October 
     15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       97. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Displacement, Relocation Assistance, and Real 
     Property Acquisition for HUD and HUD-Assisted Programs; 
     Streamlining Changes [Docket No. FR-3982-F-01] (RIN: 2501-
     AC11) received October 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       98. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Opportunities for Youth; Youthbuild Program 
     Streamlining and Amendment of Interim Rule [Docket No. FR-
     4038-N-02] (RIN: 2506-AB79) received October 15, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       99. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Consolidated HUD Hearing Procedures for Civil 
     Rights Matters [Docket No. FR-4077-F-01] (RIN: 2501-AC27) 
     Received October 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       100. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Amendments to Regulation X, the Real Estate 
     Settlement Procedures Act: Withdrawal of Employer-Employee 
     and Computer Loan Origination Systems (CLOs) Exemptions; 
     Notice of Delay of Effectiveness of Rule [Docket No. FR-3638-
     N-07] (RIN: 2502-AG26) received October 15, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       101. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Proprietary Data Submitted by the Federal 
     National Mortgage Associate (Fannie Mac) and the Federal Home 
     Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)--Final Order (FR-
     1439) received November 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       102. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Combined Income and Rent (FR-3324) received 
     November 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       103. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Community Development Block Grant Program for 
     States; Community Revitalization Strategy Requirements and 
     Miscellaneous Technical Amendments; (FR-4081) received 
     November 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       104. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Disposition of HUD-Acquired Single Family 
     Property; Streamling (FR-4116) received November 15, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       105. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Streamlining of Part 245 Tenant Participation in 
     Multifamily Housing Projects (FR-4136) received November 15, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       106. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Streamlining the Single Family Components of the 
     Single Family-Multifamily Regulations [Docket No. FR-4112-F-
     01] (RIN: 2502-AG80) received December 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       107. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Amendments to Regulation X, the Real Estate 
     Settlement Procedures Act Regulation (Withdrawal of Employer-
     Employee and Computer Loan Origination Systems (CLOs) 
     Exemptions) [Docket No. FR 4148-F-01] received December 6, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       108. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Revised Restrictions on Assistance to Noncitizens 
     [Docket No. FR-4154-I-01] (RIN: 201-AC36) received December 
     6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       109. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--The Secretary of HUD's Regulation of the Federal 
     National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal 
     Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac): Book-Entry 
     Procedures [Docket No. FR-4095-I-01] (RIN: 2501-AC35) 
     received December 6, 1996,

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     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       110. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Qatar, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       111. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to the Republic of Uzbekistan, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       112. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. 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.
       113. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Mexico, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       114. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Assessments (RIN: 3064-xxxx) 
     (12 CFR Part 327) received October 17, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       115. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Suspension and Exclusion of 
     Contractors and Termination of Contracts (RIN: 3064-AB76) 
     received October 7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       116. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Risk-Based Capital Standards: 
     Market Risk (RIN: 3064-AB64) received October 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       117. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     Affordable Housing Disposition Program which covers the 
     reporting period defined as January 1, 1996 through June 30, 
     1996, pursuant to Public Law 102-233, section 616 (105 Stat. 
     1787); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       118. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities and efforts relation to utilization of the private 
     sector, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1827; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       119. A letter from the Deputy Director of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Special Assessments [12 CFR 
     Part 327] (RIN: 3064-AB59) received December 4, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       120. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Amendment 
     of Budgets Regulation [No. 96-71] received October 28, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       121. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Revision 
     of Financing Corporation Operations Regulation [No. 96-80] 
     received November 25, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       122. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Regulations Governing Book-Entry Federal Home Loan Bank 
     Securities [No. 96-79] received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       123. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting a copy of the Board's 
     report on rules on home-equity credit under the Truth in 
     Lending Act, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1613; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       124. A letter from the Assistant to the Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the System's final 
     rule--Policy Statement on Payments System Risk; Modified 
     Procedures for Measuring Daylight Overdrafts [Docket No. R-
     0937] received December 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       125. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Office's final rule--Extensions of 
     Credit to Insiders and Transactions with Affiliates [Docket 
     No. 96-23] (RIN: 1557-AB40) received October 14, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       126. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Office's final rule--Assessment of 
     Fees; National Banks; District of Columbia Banks [Docket No. 
     96-27] (RIN: 1557-AB41) received December 2, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       127. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Office's final rule--Leasing 
     [Docket No. 96-28] (RIN: 1557-AB45) received December 12, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       128. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Office's final rule--Rules, 
     Policies, and Procedures for Corporate Activities [Docket No. 
     96-24] (RIN: 1557-AB27) received November 21, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       129. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Conflicts of Interest, Corporate Opportunity and Hazard 
     Insurance [No. 96-111] (RIN: 1550-AA89) received November 21, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       130. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Corporate Governance [No. 96-112] (RIN: 1550-AA87) 
     received November 22, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       131. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Amendments Implementing Economic Growth and Regulatory 
     Paperwork Reduction Act [No. 96-113] (RIN: 1550-AB05) 
     received November 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       132. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     2685, H.R. 3074, S. 1675, and S. 1965, pursuant to Public Law 
     101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-582); to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
       133. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     3056, H.R. 1791, H.R. 2594, H.R. 3068, H.R. 3118, H.R. 3458, 
     H.R. 3539, H.R. 3871, H.R. 3916, H.R. 4167, H.R. 4168, and S. 
     1711, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 
     Stat. 1388-582); to the Committee on the Budget.
       134. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     543, H.R. 1514, H.R. 1734, H.R. 1823, H.R. 2579, H.R. 3005, 
     H.R. 3159, H.R. 3166, H.R. 3723, H.R. 3815, S. 39, and S. 
     1973, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 
     Stat. 1388-582); to the Committee on the Budget.
       135. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     3452 and H.R. 4283, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-582); to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
       136. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     632, H.R. 3632, S. 1887, H.R. 3910, H.R. 4194, S. 342, S. 
     1004, S. 1649, S. 2183, and H.R. 1776, pursuant to Public Law 
     101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-582); to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
       137. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     2512, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 
     Stat. 1388-582); to the Committee on the Budget.
       138. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage of S. 
     640, S. 1505, H.R. 4137, and S. 2078, pursuant to Public Law 
     101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-582); to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
       139. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     4236, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101 (a) (104 
     Stat. 1388-582); to the Committee on the Budget.
       140. 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. 
     3610, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101 (a) (104 
     Stat. 1388-578); to the Committee on the Budget
       141. 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. 
     3666, H.R. 3675, and H.R. 3816, pursuant to Public Law 101-
     508, section 13101 (a) (104 Stat. 1388-578); to the Committee 
     on the Budget
       142. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     report on training and employment programs for program year 
     [PY] 1992 and fiscal year [FY] 1993, pursuant to 29

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     U.S.C. 777a; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       143. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on the effectiveness of 
     demonstration projects to address child access problems, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1315 note; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       144. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     report covering the administration of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act [ERISA] during calendar year 1994, 
     pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 1143(b); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       145. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Federal Family Education Loan 
     Program (Due Diligence Requirements) (RIN: 1840-AC35) 
     received November 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       146. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Family Educational Rights and 
     Privacy (RIN: 1880-AA65) received November 19, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       147. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL 
     Program (Guaranty Agencies--Conflicts of Interest) (RIN: 
     1840-AC33) received November 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       148. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Student Assistance General 
     Provisions (RIN: 1840-AC39) received November 26, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       149. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Student Assistance General 
     Provisions (RIN: 1840-AC36) received December 2, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       150. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Student Assistance General 
     Provisions; General Provisions for the Federal Perkins Loan 
     Program, Federal Work-Study Programs, Federal Supplemental 
     Educational Opportunity Grant Program, and Federal Pell Grant 
     Program (RIN: 1840-AC34) received November 27, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       151. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Student Assistance General 
     Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Work-Study 
     Program, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant 
     Program, Federal Family Education Loan Programs, William D. 
     Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, and Federal Pell Grant 
     Program (RIN: 1840-AC37) received December 2, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       152. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention 
     (RIN: 1810-AA83) received December 13, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       153. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
     Mine Safety and Health, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Approval, Exhaust Gas Monitoring, 
     and Safety Requirements for the Use of Diesel-Powered 
     Equipment in Underground Coal Mines (RIN: 1219-AA27) received 
     October 29, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       154. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Occupational 
     Safety and Health, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Occupational Exposure to 1,3-
     Butadiene (RIN 1218-AA83) received November 1, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       155. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
     OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--North Carolina 
     State Plan; Final Approval Determination [Docket No. T-031] 
     [29 CFR Part 1952] received December 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       156. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operation Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits (29 CFR Part 4044) received November 12, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       157. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operation Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Rate for Valuing 
     Benefits (29 CFR Part 4044) received October 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       158. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operation Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Submission of 
     Reportable Events; Annual Report of the Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation (RIN: 1212-AA80) received December 2, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       159. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Payment of 
     Premiums; Late Payment Penalty Charges, received December 3, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       160. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Valuation of Benefits and 
     Assets; Expected Retirement Age [29 CFR Part 4044] received 
     December 11, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       161. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received December 11, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       162. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Disclosure to 
     Participants; Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer 
     Plans [29 CFR Parts 4011 and 4022] received December 11, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       163. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Student Assistance General 
     Provisions (RIN: 1840-AC39) received November 26, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       164. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Federal Family Education Loan 
     Program (Due Diligence Requirements) (RIN: 1840-AC35) 
     received November 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       165. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Federal Family Education Loan 
     (FFEL) Program (Guaranty Agencies--Conflicts of Interest) 
     (RIN: 1840-AC33) received November 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       166. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Family Educational Rights and 
     Privacy (RIN: 1880-AA65) received November 19, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       167. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Student Assistance General 
     Provisions; General Provisions for the Federal Perkins Loan 
     Program, Federal Work-Study Programs, Federal Supplemental 
     Educational Opportunity Grant Program, and Federal Pell Grant 
     Program (RIN: 1840-AC34) received November 27, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       168. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Student Assistance General 
     Provisions (RIN: 1840-AC36) received December 2, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       169. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Student Assistance General 
     Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Work-Study 
     Program, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant 
     Program, Federal Family Education Loan Programs, William D. 
     Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, and Federal Pell Grant 
     Program (RIN: 1840-AC37) received December 2, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       170. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     the final report on the Department's study of the status of 
     States' systems of core standards and measures of performance 
     for vocational education programs; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       171. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     the biennial report on title III HEA Strengthening 
     Institutions Program and the waivers approval list of schools 
     with significant minority enrollment; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       172. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Implementation of the Statutory Provisions of the Head Start 
     Act, as amended (RIN: 0970-AB55) received November 13, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       173. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the fourth 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 1996, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 379g note; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       174. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a copy of the fiscal years [FY] 1993, 
     1994, and 1995 Report of the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
     Disease Registry [ATSDR], pursuant to Public Law 99-499, 
     section 110(10) (100 Stat. 1641); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       175. A letter from the Secretary of the Commission, 
     Consumer Product Safety Com

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     mission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Small 
     Business (Part 1020) received October 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       176. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Communications and Information, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Public 
     Telecommunications Facilities Program [Docket No. 960524148-
     6243-02] (RIN: 0660-AA09) received November 5, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       177. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting a copy of 
     a report entitled ``Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the 
     United States 1995,'' pursuant to Public Law 102-486, section 
     1605(a); to the Committee on Commerce.
       178. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Office of 
     Defense Programs; Personnel Assurance Program; Human 
     Reliability Policies--received October 28, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       179. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Adverse Side Effects of Air Bags (National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration) [Docket No. 74-14; Notice 103] (RIN: 
     2127-AG14) received December 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       180. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Adverse Side Effects of Air Bags Correcting Amendment 
     (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket No. 
     74-14; Notice 105] (RIN: 2127-AG14) received December 9, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       181. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Tennessee FRL-
     5639-2] received October 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       182. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Plans, Texas and Louisiana; 
     Revision to the Texas and Louisiana State Implementation 
     Plans Regarding Negative Declarations for Source Categories 
     Subject to Reasonably Available Control Technology [FRL-5629-
     7] received October 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       183. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [FRL-5638-
     9] received October 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       184. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Louisiana; 15 
     Percent Rate-of-Progress Plan [FRL-5636-6] received October 
     14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       185. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clear Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan for Montana; 
     Revisions to the Montana Air Pollution Control Program [FRL-
     5635-6] received October 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       186. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; Revised Visible Emissions Rules for Allegheny 
     County Pertaining to Blast Furnace Slips [FRL-5635-4] 
     received October 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       187. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Ohio: Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program [FRL-5638-1] 
     received October 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       188. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act 
     Reclassification; Nevada--Clark County Nonattainment Area; 
     Carbon Monoxide [FRL-5644-8] received October 29, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       189. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Final 
     Interim Approval of Operating Permits Program; New York [FRL-
     5646-7] received November 1, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       190. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Control of Air 
     Pollution; Amendments to Emission Requirements Applicable to 
     New Nonroad Compression-Ignition Engines At or Above 37 
     Kilowatts: Provisions for Replacement Compression-Ignition 
     Engines and the Use of On-Highway Compression-Ignition 
     Engines in Nonroad Vehicles [FRL-5645-4] received November 1, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       191. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Connecticut [FRL-
     5611-5] received November 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       192. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Arizona Redesignation 
     of the Yavapai-Apache Reservation to a PSD Class I Area [FRL-
     5634-4] received October 28, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       193. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Glenn County and Siskiyou 
     County Air Pollution Control Districts [FRL-5610-9] received 
     October 29, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       194. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan Revision, South Coast Air 
     Quality Management District [FRL-5640-8] received October 29, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       195. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act 
     Attainment Extension for the New York-Northern New Jersey-
     Long Island Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Carbon 
     Monoxide Nonattainment Area [FRL-5643-2] received October 29, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       196. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Mojave Desert Air Quality 
     Management District [FRL-5640-2] received October 29, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       197. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois [FRL-5615-6] 
     received October 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       198. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Petition by Guam for 
     Exemption from Anti-Dumping and Detergent Additization 
     Requirements for Conventional Gasoline [FRL-5636-2] received 
     October 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       199. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Ventura County Air Pollution 
     Control District and South Coast Air Quality Management 
     District [FRL-5633-8] received October 10, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       200. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of 
     Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes of Ozone-
     Depleting Substances [FRL-5635-9] received October 10, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       201. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Numbers 
     Under the Paperwork Reduction [FRL-5634-9] received October 
     10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       202. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste 
     Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities and Hazardous 
     Waste Generators; Organic Air Emission Standards for Tanks, 
     Surface Impoundments, and Containers [FRL-5634-4] received 
     October 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       203. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Final 
     Interim Approval of Operating Permits Program; Direct Final 
     Interim Approval of Operating Permits Program; Pinal County 
     Air Quality Control District, Arizona [FRL-5642-1] received 
     October 24, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       204. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and

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     Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Designated 
     Facilities and Pollutants, Texas; Control of Sulfuric Acid 
     Mist Emissions from Existing Sulfuric Acid Production Plants 
     and Total Reduced Sulfur from Existing Kraft Pulp Mills [FRL-
     5629-5] received October 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       205. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Condition Special 
     Exemption from Requirements of the Clean Air for the 
     Territory of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, and the Territory of Guam [FRL-5645-1] 
     received October 31, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       206. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, South Coast Air Quality 
     Management District [FRL-5642-8] received October 31, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       207. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Indiana [FRL-5613-4] 
     received October 24, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       208. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Underground Storage 
     Tank Program: Approved State Program for Massachusetts [FRL-
     5617-2] received October 24, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       209. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Mojave Desert Air Quality 
     Management District [FRL-5641-5] received October 24, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       210. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Sacramento Metropolitan Air 
     Quality Management District [FRL-5641-7] received October 24, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       211. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of Title V, Section 507, Small Business 
     Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance 
     Assistance Program; New Jersey and the U.S. Virgin Islands 
     [FRL-5637-8] received October 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       212. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Rhode Island [FRL-5608-
     1] received October 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       213. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Control Strategy: 
     Ozone; Tennessee [FRL-5637-1] received October 11, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       214. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Maintenance Plan for Air Quality Planning 
     Purposes for the State of Washington; Carbon Monoxide [FRL-
     4637-3] received October 11, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       215. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West 
     Virginia; Prevention of Significant Deterioration: NO2 and 
     PM-10 Increments [FRL-5619-8] received October 11, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       216. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maine; 
     Stage II Vapor Recovery [FRL-5620-1] received October 8, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       217. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans State: Approval of 
     Revisions to the Knox County Portion of the State of 
     Tennessee's State Implementation Plan (SIP) [FRL-5619-6] 
     received October 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       218. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Prevention of 
     Significant Deterioration (PSD); Louisiana and New Mexico 
     [FRL-5612-7] received October 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       219. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Massachusetts; Amendment to Massachusetts' SIP (for Ozone and 
     Carbon Monoxide) for Establishment of a South Boston Parking 
     Freeze [FRL-5613-3] received October 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       220. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revised Carbon Monoxide 
     (CO) Standard for Class I and II Nonhandled New Nonroad Phase 
     I Small Spark-Ignition Engines [FRL-5650-6] received November 
     7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       221. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Use of Alternative 
     Analytical Test Methods in the Reformulated Gasoline Program 
     [FRL-5650-5] received November 7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       222. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West 
     Virginia: Approval of MP-10 Implementation Plan for the 
     Follansbee Area [FRL-5649-5] received November 7, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       223. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's ``Major'' final rule--Financial 
     Assurance Mechanisms for Local Government Owners and 
     Operators of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Facilities [FRL-
     5654-3] received November 20, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       224. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans Florida: Approval of 
     Revisions to Florida Regulations [FRL-5640-4] received 
     November 5, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       225. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Indiana [FRL-5647-9] 
     received November 5, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       226. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act, Section 507, Small 
     Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental 
     Compliance Assistance Program for the States of North Dakota, 
     Utah, Colorado and Montana [FRL-5282-1] received November 21, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       227. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; West Virginia; SO2: New Manchester-
     Grant Magisterial District, Hancock County Implementation 
     Plan [FRL-5644-2] received November 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       228. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Designation of Areas for Air Quality 
     Planning Purposes; Indiana [FRL-5648-7] received November 21, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       229. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Final Full Approval of 
     Operating Permits Program; the State of New Mexico and 
     Albuquerque/Bernalillo County [FRL-5654-8] received November 
     21, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       230. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Maryland 1990 Base Year Emission 
     Inventory; Correction [FRL-5650-8] received November 25, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       231. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Designation of Areas of Air Quality 
     Planning Purposes; State of Nebraska [FRL-5655-6] received 
     November 25, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       232. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Withdrawl from Federal Regulations of 
     Human Health Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Idaho [FRL-
     5656-7] received November 25, 1996, pursuant to 5

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     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       233. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a copy of the Interim Final 
     Report to Congress on the study of hazardous air pollutant 
     [HAP] emissions from electric utility steam generating units; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       234. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Toxic 
     Substances Control Act [TSCA] Report for fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 2629; to the Committee on Commerce.
       235. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acid Rain Program; 
     Continuous Emission Monitoring Rule Technical Revisions [FRL-
     5650-7] (RIN: 2060-AF58) received November 14, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       236. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Regulation of Fuels and 
     Fuel Additives: Minor Revisions [FRL-5651-3] received 
     November 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       237. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Extension of Interim 
     Revisited Durability Procedures for Light-Duty Vehicles and 
     Light-Duty Trucks [FRL-5651-2] received November 14, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       238. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Montana Board of Oil 
     and Gas Conservations; Underground Injection Control (UIC) 
     Program; Primacy Program Approval [FRL-5629-4] received 
     November 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       239. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Wisconsin; Final Full 
     Program Determination of Adequacy of State Municipal Solid 
     Waste Landfill Permit Program [FRL-5651-7] received November 
     14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       240. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Significant New Uses of 
     Certain Chemical Substances [FRL-4964-3] received November 
     26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       241. A letter from the Director of the Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: 
     Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities and 
     Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Surface Coating) Operations 
     [AD-FRL-5601-7] (RIN-2060-AE02, 2060-AD98) received December 
     9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       242. A letter from the Director of the Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Final 
     Interim Approval, Operating Permits Program; State of Alaska 
     and Clean Air Act Final Approval in Part and Disapproval in 
     Part, Section 112(1) Program Submittal; State of Alaska [AD-
     FRL-5658-4] received December 4, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A): to the Committee on Commerce.
       243. A letter from the Director of the Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of 
     Stratospheric Ozone: Reconsideration of the Ban on Fire 
     Extinguishers [FRL-5658-7] (RIN: 2060-AG19) received December 
     6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       244. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: 
     Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Synthetic Organic 
     Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Other Processes Subject 
     to the Negotiated Regulation for Equipment Leaks; Rule 
     Clarifications [AD-FRL-5658-5] (RIN: 2060-AC19) received 
     December 4, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       245. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's ``Major'' final rule--Nitrogen 
     Oxides Emission Reduction Program [AD-FRL-5666-1] (RIN: 2060-
     AF48) received December 13, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       246. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.606(b), Table of 
     Allotments, TV Broadcast Stations (Memphis, Tennessee) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-16] received October 13, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       247. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Policy and Rules Concerning the Interstate, 
     Interexchange Marketplace; Implementation of Section 254(g) 
     of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended [CC Docket No. 
     96-61] received November 7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       248. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Kiowa, Kansas) [MM Docket 
     No. 96-65; RM-8773] received October 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       249. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Parts 2, 25, and 90 of the 
     Commission's Rules to Allocate the 13.75-14.0 GHz Band to the 
     Fixed-Satellite Service [ET Docket No. 96-20] received 
     October 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       250. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Temecula, California) [MM 
     Docket No. 95-81; RM-8649] received October 13, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       251. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Reynoldsville, 
     Pennsylvania) [MM Docket No. 96-75] received October 13, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       252. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Wittenberg, Wisconsin) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-31; RM-8761] received October 13, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       253. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Wilson Creek, Washington 
     and Pendleton, Oregon) [MM Docket No. 95-163; RM-8715] 
     received October 13, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce. January 7, 1997.
       254. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.606(b), Table of 
     Allotments, TV Broadcast Stations (Woodward, Oklahoma) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-44; RM-8745] received October 13, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       255. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.606(b), Table of 
     Allotments, TV Broadcast Stations (Waverly, New York and 
     Altoona, Pennsylvania) [MM Docket No. 96-11; RM-8742] 
     received October 13, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       256. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Shell Knob, Missouri) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-138; RM-8822] received October 13, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       257. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Salem and Cherokee 
     Village, Arkansas) [MM Docket No. 96-4; RM 8733] received 
     October 13, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       258. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Implementation of the Local Competition 
     Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 [CC Docket 
     No. 96-98]; Interconnection between Local Exchange Carriers 
     and Commercial Mobile Radio Service Providers [CC Docket No. 
     95-185] received October 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       259. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Tehachapi, California) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-129; RM-8814] received November 5, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       260. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Romney, West Virginia) [MM 
     Docket No. 94-137; RM-8532] received November 5, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       261. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Princeville, Hawaii) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-52; RM-8755] received November 5, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       262. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--

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     Amendment of Section 73.202 (b), Table of Allotments, FM 
     Broadcast Stations (Stamping Ground and Nicholasville, 
     Kentucky) [MM Docket No. 95-28; RM-8593; Rm-8696] received 
     November 5, 1996, pursuant to U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       263. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Hemphill, Texas) received 
     November 5, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       264. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Allocation of Spectrum Below 5 GHz Transferred 
     from Federal Government Use (ET Docket No. 94-32] received 
     November 1, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       265. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Implementation of Section 309(j) of the 
     Communications Act--Competitive Bidding [PP Docket No. 95-
     253] received October 17, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       266. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Parts 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 80, 87, 
     90, 100, and 101 of the Commission's Rules To Implement 
     Section 403(k) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 
     (Citizenship Requirements) (FCC 96-396) received October 24, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       267. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Implementation of Section 309(j) of the 
     Communications Act--Competitive Bidding (PP Docket No. 93-
     253]; Amendment of Part 22 of the Commission's Rules to 
     Provide for the Filing and Processing of Applications for 
     Unserved Areas in the Cellular Service and to Modify Other 
     Cellular Rates [CC Docket No. 90-6] received November 21, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       268. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Revision of Filing Requirements [CC Docket No. 
     96-23] received November 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       269. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Implementation of the Pay Telephone 
     Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the 
     Telecommunications Act of 1996 [CC Docket No. 96-128]; 
     Policies and Rules Concerning Operator Service Access and Pay 
     Telephone Compensation [CC Docket No. 91-35]; Petition of the 
     Public Telephone Council to Treat Bell Operating Company 
     Payphones as Customer Premises Equipment; Petition of Oncor 
     Communications Requesting Compensation for Competitive 
     Payphone Premises Owners and Presubscribed Operator Services 
     Providers; Petition of the California Payphone Association to 
     Amend and Clarify Section 68.2(a) of the Commission's Rules; 
     Amendment of Section 69.2 (m) and (ee) of the Commission's 
     Rules to, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       270. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Batesville, Arkansas) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-153; RM-8804] received November 15, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       271. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Clifton, Tennessee) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-163; RM-8841] received November 15, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       272. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (El Dorado, Arkansas) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-131; RM-8810] received November 15, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       273. A letter from the Managing Director, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Limon, Colorado) 
     [MM Docket No. 96-156; RM-8840] received November 15, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       274. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Pontotoc, Winona, 
     Coffeeville and Rienzi, Mississippi, and Bolivar, Middleton, 
     Selmer and Ramer, Tennessee) [MM Docket No. 91-152; RM-7085; 
     RM-7092; RM-7225; RM-7352; RM-7437; RM-7714; RM-7845; RM-
     7846; RM-7847] received November 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       275. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Ukiah, California) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-9; RM-8736] received November 15, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       276. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Keaau, Hawaii) [MM Docket 
     No. 96-155; RM-8828] received November 15, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       277. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Parts 80 and 87 of the Commission's 
     Rules to Permit Operation of Certain Domestic Ship and 
     Aircraft Radio Stations Without Individual Licenses [WT 
     Docket No. 96-82] received November 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       278. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--In the Matter of Implementation of Section 309(j) 
     of the Communications Act--Competitive Bidding (Tenth Report 
     and Order) [FCC 96-447, PP Docket No. 93-253] received 
     December 13, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       279. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the report to Congress for 1994 pursuant to the 
     Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, pursuant to 
     15 U.S.C. 1337(b); to the Committee on Commerce.
       280. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Guides for the Use 
     of Environmental Marketing Claims (16 CFR Part 260) received 
     October 7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       281. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Guides for Select 
     Leather and Imitation Leather Products (16 CFR Part 24) 
     received October 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       282. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Rule Concerning 
     Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water Use of 
     Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required Under the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (``Appliance Labeling 
     Rule'') (16 CFR Part 305) received November 13, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       283. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Deceptive 
     Advertising and Labeling of Previously Used Lubricating Oil 
     (16 CFR Part 406) received October 29, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       284. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Recision of the 
     Guides for the Mirror Industry (16 CFR Part 21) received 
     October 22, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       285. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Protection of Human Subjects; Informed Consent 
     Verification [Docket No. 95N-0359] received November 12, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       286. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Extralabel Drug Use in Animals [Docket No. 96N-0081] 
     (RIN: 0910-AA47) received November 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       287. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Prominence of Name of Distributor of Biological 
     Products [Docket No. 95N-0295] received November 12, 1996, 
     pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       288. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Devices; Humanitarian Use Devices; Stay of 
     Effective Date of Information Collection Requirements [Docket 
     No. 91N-0404] received November 5, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       289. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Topical Antimicrobial Drug Products for Over-the-
     Counter Human Use; Amendment of Final Monograph for OTC First 
     Aid Antibiotic Drug Products [Docket No. 95N-0062] (RIN: 
     0910-AA01) received November 20, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       290. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Over-the-Counter Drug Products Intended for Oral 
     Ingestion that Contain Alcohol; Amendment of Final Rule 
     [Docket No. 95N-0341] received November 21, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       291. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of

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     Policy, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Lowfat and Skim Milk Products, 
     Lowfat and Nonfat Yogurt Products, Lowfat Cottage Cheese: 
     Revocation of Standards of Identify; Food Labeling, Nutrient 
     Content Claims for Fat, Fatty Acids, and Cholesterol Content 
     of Foods [Docket Nos. 95P-0125, 95P-0250, 95P-0261, and 95P-
     0293] received November 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       292. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Device Recall Authority [Docket No. 93N-0260] 
     received November 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       293. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Devices; Reclassification of Acupuncture 
     Needles for the Practice of Acupuncture [Docket No. 94P-0443] 
     received December 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       294. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Policy and Procedure for Enforcement 
     Actions; Departures from FSAR [NUREG-1600] received October 
     17, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       295. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Revision to the NRC Enforcement 
     Manual [NUREG/BR-0195, Rev. 1] received November 19, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       296. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Disposal of High-Level Radioactive 
     Wastes in Geologic Repositories; Design Basis Events [10 CFR 
     Part 60] (RIN: 3150-AD51) received December 2, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       297. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Reactor Site Criteria Including 
     Seismic and Earthquake Engineering Criteria for Nuclear Power 
     Plants and Denial of Petition from Free Environment [10 CFR 
     Parts 21, 50, 52, 54, and 100] (RIN: 3150-AD93) received 
     December 4, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       298. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Resolution of Dual Regulation of 
     Airborne Effluents of Radioactive Materials; Clean Air Act 
     [10 CFR Part 20] (RIN: 3150-AF31) received December 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       299. A letter from the Director of Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--General Statement of Policy and 
     Procedure for Enforcement Actions; Policy Statement--received 
     December 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       300. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the nondisclosure of 
     safeguards information for the quarter ending September 30, 
     1996, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(e); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       301. A letter from the Director of Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Constraint on Releases of Airborne 
     Radioactive Materials to the Environment for Licensees Other 
     than Power Reactors [Regulatory Guide 4.20] received December 
     13, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       302. A letter from the Director of Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Environmental Review for Renewal of 
     Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses [10 CFR Part 51] (RIN: 
     3150-AD63) received December 17, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801 (a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       303. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Office's final rule--Recordkeeping 
     and Confirmation Requirements for Securities Transactions 
     [Docket No. 96-25] (RIN: 1557-AB42) received November 27, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       304. A letter from the Administrator, Public Health 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Grants for 
     Nurse Practioner and Nurse Midwifery Programs (RIN: 0906-
     AA40) received October 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(A)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       305. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's 35th quarterly report to Congress on the 
     status of Exxon and Stripper Well oil overcharge funds as of 
     June 30, 1996; to the Committee on Commerce.
       306. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medical 
     Devices: Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) Final 
     Rule; Quality System Regulation [Docket No. 90N-0172] (RIN: 
     0910-AA09) received October 11, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       307. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicaid 
     Program; Final Limitations on Aggregate Payments to 
     Disproportionate Share Hospitals: Federal Fiscal Year 1996 
     [MB-100-N] (RIN: 0938-AH44) received October 8, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(a)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       308. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Additional Requirements for Facilities Transferring or 
     Receiving Select Agents (RIN: 0905-AE70) received October 31, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       309. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on the effectiveness of 
     childhood lead poisoning prevention activities under the Lead 
     Contamination Control Act of 1988; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       310. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Periodic Reporting of Unregistered Equity Sales (RIN: 3235-
     AG47) received October 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       311. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Streamlining Disclosure Requirements Relating to Significant 
     Business Acquisitions (RIN: 3235-AG47) received October 10, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       312. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Custody 
     of Investment Company Assets with Futures Commission 
     Merchants and Commodity Clearing Organizations [Release No. 
     IC-22389; File No. S7-15-94] (RIN: 3235-AF97) received 
     December 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       313. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Australia 
     (Transmittal No. 02-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       314. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Norway (Transmittal No. 
     01-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       315. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification of an amendment 
     to the NATO Continuous Acquisition and Life-cycle Support 
     [CALS] Memorandum of Understanding [MOU] (Transmittal No. 19-
     96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       316. 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 24 March 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 
     1996, 1 July 1996-30 September 1996, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       317. 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 Germany for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 97-03), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       318. 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. 97-04), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       319. 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 Netherlands for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 97-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       320. 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. 97-06), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       321. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the Taipei Economic and 
     Cultural Representative Office in the United States [TECRO] 
     Transmittal No. 04-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       322. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization (Transmittal No. 06-97), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       323. A letter from the Under Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting a notice 
     of a transfer of items from the U.S. munitions list to the 
     Commerce control list, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-
     2(d)(4)(A)(iii); to the Committee on International Relations.
       324. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting an unclassified 
     report on the Loan Guarantees to Israel Program and on

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     economic conditions in Israel, pursuant to Public Law 102-
     391, section 601 (106 Stat. 1701); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       325. 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 Eritrea, 
     Ethiopia, and Uganda, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       326. 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 assistance to 
     support a cease-fire agreement between the two main Kurd 
     groups in northern Iraq, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2261(a)(2); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       327. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification for 
     fiscal year 1997 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 legalization 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.
       328. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Saudi Arabia 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-5-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       329. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 97-8, and the Statement of 
     Justification authorizing the furnishing of assistance from 
     the Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to meet 
     the urgent needs of refugees, victims of conflict, and other 
     persons at risk in and from northern Iraq, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2601(c)(3); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       330. 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-
     4-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       331. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 96-56: Drawdown of 
     Commodities, Services, and Training from the Department of 
     Defense for the Economic Community of West African States' 
     Peacekeeping Force [ECOMOG], Pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2348a; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       332. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 96-55: Determination to 
     Authorize the Furnishing of Non-Lethal Emergency Military 
     Assistance to the States Participating in the Economic 
     Community of West African States' Peacekeeping Force [ECOMOG] 
     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.
       333. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     memorandum of justification for drawdown under section 
     506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support 
     Kurdish evacuees from northern Iraq, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2318(b)(2); to the Committee on International Relations.
       334. 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.
       335. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the emergency declared 
     with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in 
     Colombia is to continue in effect for 1 year beyond October 
     21, 1996--Received in the United States House of 
     Representatives October 15, 1996, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1622(d) (H. Doc. No. 105-4); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       336. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to significant narcotics 
     traffickers centered in Colombia that was declared in 
     Executive Order No. 12978 of October 21, 1995--Received in 
     the United States House of Representatives October 23, 1996, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c) (H. Doc. No. 105-6); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       337. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the Iran emergency is 
     to continue in effect beyond November 14, 1996--Received in 
     the United States House of Representatives October 30, 1996, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) (H. Doc. No. 105-7); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       338. 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--Received in the United States House of 
     Representatives November 6, 1996, pursuant to Public Law 102-
     1, section 3 (105 Stat. 4) (H. Doc. No. 105-9); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       339. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the national emergency 
     with respect to the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and 
     chemical weapons (``weapons of mass destruction''--[WMD]) and 
     the means of delivering such weapons is to continue in effect 
     beyond November 14, 1996--Received in the United States House 
     of Representatives November 12, 1996, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1622(d) (H. Doc. No. 105-10); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       340. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in 
     Executive Order No. 12170 of November 14, 1979--Received in 
     the United States House of Representatives November 15, 1996, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c) (H. Doc. No. 105-11); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       341. A communication from the President of the United 
     States transmitting revisions to the provisions that apply to 
     the Department of Commerce in the Export Administration 
     Regulations, 15 CFR Part 730 et seq.--Received in the United 
     States House of Representatives November 15, 1996, pursuant 
     to 50 U.S.C. 1703(b) (H. Doc. No. 105-12); to the Committee 
     on International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       342. A communication from the President of the United 
     States transmitting a report on developments concerning 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--Received in the United States House of Representatives 
     December 2, 1996, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c) and 50 U.S.C. 
     1641(c) (H. Doc. No. 105-14); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       343. A communication from the President of the United 
     States transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) (the ``FRY (S/M'') and the 
     Bosnian Serbs--Received in the United States House of 
     Representatives December 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     1703(c) (H. Doc. No. 105-16); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       344. 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.
       345. 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.
       346. 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.
       347. 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.
       348. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a memorandom of 
     Justification for Presidential Determination (96-57) 
     regarding the drawdown of defense articles and services from 
     the stocks of DOD for disaster assistance to Colombia, 
     Venezuela, Peru, and the Countries of the Eastern Caribbean 
     Regional Security System [RSS], pursuant to Public Law 101-
     513, section 547(a) (104 Stat. 2019); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       349. 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.
       350. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective November 27, 1996, the danger pay rate for all 
     areas in Columbia was designated at the 15 percent level, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       351. 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. 97-05), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       352. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Blocked Persons, Specially 
     Designated Nationals, Specially Trained Terrorists, Specially 
     Designated Narcotics Traf

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     fickers, and Blocked Vessels; Removal of Entry (31 CFR 
     Chapter V) received October 13, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       353. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Iranian Transactions Regulations (31 
     CFR Part 560) received November 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       354. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Blocked Persons, Specially 
     Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, 
     Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers, and Blocked 
     Vessels; Removal of Specially Designated Nationals of the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia & Montenegro) (Office 
     of Foreign Assets Control) [31 CFR Chapter V] received 
     December 4, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       355. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revisions to the Export 
     Administration Regulations: License Exceptions [Docket No. 
     961122325-6325-01] (RIN: 0694-AB51) received December 2, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       356. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Licensing of Key Escrow Encryption 
     Equipment and Software {Docket No. 960918265-6296-02] (RIN: 
     0694-AB09) received December 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       357. 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.
       358. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification and 
     justification of waivers of the prohibition against 
     contracting with firms that comply with the Arab League 
     boycott of the State of Israel and of the prohibition against 
     contracting with firms that discriminate in the award of 
     contracts on the basis of religion, pursuant to Public Law 
     103-236, section 565(b); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       359. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report pursuant to section 3 of the Arms Export Control Act; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       360. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Reporting 
     Requirements for Foreign Gifts and Decorations (RIN: 3090-
     AG14) received November 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       361. A letter from the Chairman, J. William Fulbright 
     Foreign Scholarship Board, transmitting the Board's 1995 
     annual report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       362. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report to Congress that it is in the 
     national interest of the United States to terminate the 
     suspensions under section 902(a)(3) and section 902(a)(5) of 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years 1990 
     and 1991 insofar as such restrictions pertain to the SINOSAT 
     project; to the Committee on International Relations.
       363. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report to Congress that it is in the 
     national interest of the United States to lift the 
     suspensions under section 902(a)(3) and 902(a)(5) of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years 1990 and 
     1991 insofar as such restrictions pertain to the Chinese FY-1 
     meteorological satellite; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       364. A Communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the United States 
     participation in Rowanda and the Great Lakes region of 
     eastern Zaire--received in the United States House of 
     Representatives December 3, 1996 (H. Doc. No. 105-13); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       365. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Advisory Commission 
     on Public Diplomacy, transmitting the Commission's annual 
     report entitled ``A New Diplomacy for the Information Age'', 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 1469; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       366. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration, 
     Executive Office of the President, transmitting the White 
     House personnel report for the fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 
     3 U.S.C. 113; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       367. A Communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the Federal agencies' 
     implementation of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended for the 
     calendar years 1992 and 1993, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       368. A letter from the Commissioner of Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     accountability report for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 
     Public Law 101-410 section 6 (104 Stat. 892); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       369. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector general 
     for the period April 1, 1996 through September 30, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       370. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the semiannual report on the activities of the Office of the 
     Inspector General and the Secretary's semiannual report on 
     final action taken on inspector general audits for the period 
     from April 1, 1996 through September 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       371. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the semiannual report on activities of the inspector general 
     for the period April 1, 1996, through September 30, 1996 and 
     the semiannual report on inspector general audit reports 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.
       372. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector general 
     for the period April 1, 1996 through September 30, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       373. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting the 
     semiannual report of the Department's inspector general and 
     the Department of Labor's semiannual management report to 
     Congress covering the period April 1, 1996 through September 
     30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       374. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Office of Inspector 
     General for the period ended September 30, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       375. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-432, ``New Hires 
     Police Officers, Fire Fighters and Teachers Pension 
     Modification Amendment Act of 1996'' received November 6, 
     1996, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       376. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-433, ``BNA 
     Washington Inc., Real Property Tax Deferral Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1996'' received November 6, 1996, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       377. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-415, ``Real 
     Property Tax Rates for Tax Year 1997 Temporary Amendment Act 
     of 1996'' received November 6, 1996, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       378. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-414, ``Economic 
     Recovery Conformity Temporary Act of 1996'' received November 
     6, 1996, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       379. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-413, ``Oyster 
     Elementary School Modernization and Development Project 
     Temporary Act of 1996'' received November 6, 1996, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       380. A letter form the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-363, ``Modified 
     Reduction-in-Force Temporary Amendment Act of 1996'' received 
     October 4, 1996, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       381. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy D.C. Act 11-387, ``Closing of a 
     Public Alley in Square 375, S.O. 95-54, Act of 1996'' 
     received October 4, 1996, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       382. A letter from the Interim Auditor, District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Excepted 
     Service Employee Failed to Comply With the District's 
     Residency Requirement'', pursuant to D.C. Code, section 47-
     117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       383. A letter from the Interim District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting a copy of a report entitled 
     ``Certification of Fiscal Year 1997 Revenue Estimates in 
     Support of the District of Columbia General Obligation 
     Bonds'' (Series 1996A), pursuant to D.C. Code, section 47-
     117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       384. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports issued 
     or released in September 1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       385. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports issued 
     or released in October 1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       386. A letter from the Chairperson, Appraisal Subcommittee 
     Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, 
     transmitting the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Fed

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     eral Financial Institutions Examination Council's combined 
     annual report under the Inspector General Act and annual 
     statement under the Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       387. A letter from the Treasurer, Army & Air Force Exchange 
     Service, transmitting the annual report for the plan year 
     ended 31 December 1993, pursuant to Public Law 95-595; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       388. A letter from the Attorney General of the United 
     States, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the inspector general for the period April 1, 1996, through 
     September 30, 1996, 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.
       389. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People who are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List (ID #97-002) received November 13, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       390. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People who are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List (ID #97-001) received October 30, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       391. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People who are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List (ID #96-007) received October 14, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       392. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People who are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List (ID # 96-0060 received October 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       393. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List (ID #97-003) received November 27, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       394. A letter from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance with 
     the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 
     1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       395. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities 
     Safety Board, transmitting the Board's consolidated report 
     for the year ending September 30, 1996 on the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act and the results of internal 
     audit and investigative activities, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       396. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Department Acquisition Regulations (RIN: 2105-
     AC59) received October 7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       397. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistant 
     Authority, transmitting the Authority's revised report to the 
     Congress, pursuant to Public Law 104-8 section 224; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       398. A letter from the Chairman, District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistant Authority, 
     transmitting the Authority's annual report setting forth the 
     progress made by the District government in meeting the 
     objectives and the assistance provided by the Authority to 
     the District government, pursuant to Public Law 104-8 section 
     224; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       399. A letter from the Chairman, District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistant Authority, 
     transmitting notification that the Authority has approved 
     several resolutions and orders, as well as a recommendation, 
     concerning the operation and management of the District of 
     Columbia Public Schools; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       400. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the Bank's 
     report in compliance with the Inspector General Act 
     Amendments of 1988, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       401. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 
     transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Release of Information 
     [BOP-1015-F] (RIN: 1120-AA21) received December 10, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       402. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Privacy Act Regulations (RIN: 
     3064-AB80) received October 7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       403. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the inspector general covering the 6-month period ending 
     September 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b): to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       404. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's semiannual report 
     on the activities of the inspector general for the period 
     April 1, 1996, through September 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       405. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's semiannual 
     report on the activities of the Office of Inspector General 
     for the 6-month period ending September 30, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       406. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's 
     final rule--Correction of Administrative Errors (5 CFR Part 
     1605) received October 31, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       407. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's 
     final rule--Thrift Savings Plan Participation for Certain 
     Employees of the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Authority (5 CFR Part 1620) 
     received October 29, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       408. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's 
     final rule--Allocation of Earnings (5 CFR Part 1645) received 
     November 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       409. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's 
     final rule--Definition of Basic Pay; Thrift Savings Plan 
     Loans (5 CFR Parts 1600, 1620, and 1655) received November 
     19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       410. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's 
     report in accordance with the Inspector General Act 
     Amendments of 1988, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       411. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     ending September 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       412. A letter from the Vice President and Treasurer, 
     Financial Partners, Inc., transmitting the annual report of 
     the group retirement plan for the Agricultural Credit 
     Associations and the Farm Credit Banks in the First Farm 
     Credit District, covering the plan year January 1, 1995, 
     through December 31, 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       413. A letter from the Public Printer, Government Printing 
     Office, transmitting the semiannual report on the activities 
     of the Office of the Inspector General for the 6-month period 
     ending September 30, 1996, 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.
       414. A letter from the President, Inter-American 
     Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's annual report for 
     fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       415. A letter from the Executive Director, Japan-United 
     States Friendship Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     annual report for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2904(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       416. A letter from the Executive Director, Marine Mammal 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's report for fiscal 
     year 1996 under both the Inspector General Act and the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       417. A letter from the Chairman, National Capital Planning 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's annual report, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5 (b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       418. A letter from the Chairman of the Board, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's semiannual report on the activities of the 
     inspector general for April 1, 1996, through September 30, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       419. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for the 
     Arts, transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector 
     general and the semiannual report on final action for the 
     National Endowment for the Arts, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section

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     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       420. A letter from the President, National Endowment for 
     Democracy, transmitting the annual report for fiscal year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       421. A letter from the Director, National Gallery of Art, 
     transmitting the fiscal year 1995 annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       422. A letter from the Chairman, National Labor Relations 
     Board, transmitting the Board's semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of the Inspector General for the 
     period April 1, 1996, through September 30, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       423. A letter from the Chairman, National Science Board, 
     transmitting the Board's semiannual report from the inspector 
     general covering the activities of her office for the period 
     April 1, 1996, through September 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       424. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the consolidated report for fiscal 
     year 1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       425. A letter from the Executive Director, Neighborhood 
     Reinvestment Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 
     annual report under the Inspector General Act, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       426. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Waste Technical 
     Review Board, transmitting the Board's consolidated report 
     under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, and the 
     Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       427. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the consolidated annual report of the 
     Office of Government Ethics covering the Inspector General 
     Act of 1978 and the Federal Financial Managers' Integrity Act 
     of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       428. A letter from the Independent Counsel, Office of 
     Independent Counsel, transmitting the annual report on audit 
     and investigative activities, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       429. A letter from the Deputy Independent Counsel, Office 
     of Independent Counsel, transmitting the annual report on 
     audit and investigative activities, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       430. A letter from the Deputy Independent Counsel, Office 
     of Independent Counsel, transmitting the annual report on 
     audit and investigative activities, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       431. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Statistical Programs of the United States Government: 
     Fiscal Year 1997.'' pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(2); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       432. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Retirement, 
     Health, and Life Insurance Coverage for DC Financial Control 
     Authority Employees (RIN: 3206-AG78) received November 19, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       433. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Cost-of-
     Living Allowances (Nonforeign Areas); Partnership Pilot 
     Project (RIN: 3206-AH56) received December 2, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       434. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Family and 
     Medical Leave [5 CFR Parts 630 and 890] (RIN 3206-AH10) 
     received December 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       435. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting notification that OPM has approved 
     the final plan for a personnel management demonstration 
     project for the Department of the Air Force, submitted by the 
     Department of Defense, pursuant to Public Law 103-337, 
     section 342(b) (108 Stat. 2721); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       436. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period of April 1, 1996, 
     through September 30, 1996, and the 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.
       437. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting notification of a proposed OPM 
     demonstration project--pay for applied skills system, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs [VA]; notice, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 4703(b)(4)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       438. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a report on any benefit changes that 
     will have a significant impact on a broad segment of the 
     enrollees in the FEHB program; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       439. A letter from the Special Counsel, Office of Special 
     Counsel, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 reports of the 
     U.S. Office of Special Counsel required by the Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       440. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's eight annual report in 
     compliance with the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       441. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Directors, Panama 
     Canal Commission, transmitting the Commission's semiannual 
     report on the activities of the Office of the Inspector 
     General covering April 1, 1996, through September 30, 1996, 
     and the management report on financial action on audits with 
     disallowed costs 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.
       442. A letter from the Chairman, Postal Rate Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's semiannual report in accordance 
     with the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       443. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the Board's annual report on the Program Fraud 
     Civil Remedies Act for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3810; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       444. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting notification that it is in the 
     public interest to award a contract to ABT Associates, Inc., 
     to provide technical assistance to HUD and the Camden 
     Partnership in the administration of HUD-funded community 
     development, HOME, and homeless shelter programs, pursuant to 
     41 U.S.C. 253(c)(7); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       445. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting the 
     semiannual report on the activities of the Office of the 
     Inspector General for the period from April 1, 1996, through 
     September 30, 1996, 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.
       446. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period April 1, 1996, through 
     September 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       447. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's semiannual report 
     on the activities of the inspector general together with the 
     management response, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       448. A letter from the Director, Selective Service System, 
     transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       449. A letter from the Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of the Inspector General for the period of April 1, 
     1996, through September 30, 1996, and the 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.
       450. A letter from the Executive Director, State Justice 
     Institute, transmitting the Institute's annual report, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       451. A letter from the Director, The Morris K. Udall 
     Foundation, transmitting the annual report for the year 
     ending September 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       452. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     semiannual report on the activities of the Office of 
     Inspector General for the period ending September 30, 1996 
     and the statutorily required 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.
       453. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting the Board's annual report, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       454. A letter from the Director, U.S. Trade and Development 
     Agency, transmitting the Agency's annual report, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       455. A letter from the Staff Director, U.S. Commission on 
     Civil Rights, transmitting

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     the Commission's annual report on its compliance with the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       456. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's semiannual 
     report on the activities of the Office of Inspector General 
     for the period April 1, 1996 through September 30, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       457. A letter from the Acting Museum Director, U.S. 
     Holocaust Memorial Museum, transmitting the consolidated 
     report on accountability and proper management of Federal 
     resources as required by the Inspector General Act and the 
     Federal Financial Manager's Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       458. A letter from the Director, U.S. Information Agency, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     Inspector General for the period April 1, 1996, through 
     September 30, 1996, also 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.
       459. A letter from the Inspector General U.S. Information 
     Agency, transmitting activities of the inspector general, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       460. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's semiannual report 
     on the activities of the inspector general for the period 
     April 1, 1996 through September 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       461. A letter from the Director, Woodrow Wilson Center, 
     transmitting the Center's annual report for fiscal year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       462. A letter from the Librarian of Congress, transmitting 
     the annual report of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, pursuant to 2 
     U.S.C. 163; to the Committee on House Oversight.
       463. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicaid 
     Administration for Children and Families (45 CFR Part 
     205.50); Aid to families with Dependent Children (RIN: 0970-
     AB32) received November 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on House Oversight.
       464. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary for Natural 
     Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting notification of the intention to accept a 90-
     acre land donation to be added to wilderness areas, pursuant 
     to 16 U.S.C. 1135(a); to the Committee on Resources.
       465. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior 
     for Indian Affairs, transmitting a proposed plan for the use 
     and distribution of the White Mountain Apache Tribe's (Tribe) 
     judgment funds in Docket 22-H, before the U.S. Court of 
     Federal Claims, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 1402(a) and 1404; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       466. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--National Park System Units in 
     Alaska (National Park Service) (RIN: 1024-AC19) received 
     October 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       467. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Plants, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants: Establishment of a Nonessential 
     Experimental Population of California Condors in Northern 
     Arizona (Fish and Wildlife Service) (RIN: 1018-AD62) received 
     October 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       468. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Oil and Gas and Sulphur 
     Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (RIN: 1010-AC03) 
     received November 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       469. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Outer Continental Shelf Lease 
     Terms (RIN: 1010-AC15) received October 25, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       470. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Allow Lessees More Flexibility 
     in Keeping Leases in Force Beyond Their Primary Term (RIN: 
     1010-AC07) received October 25, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       471. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Land 
     and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Grazing 
     Administration, Exclusive of Alaska; Development and 
     Completion of Standards and Guidelines; Implementation of 
     Fallback Standards and Guidelines [WO-330-1020-00-24-1A] 
     (RIN: 1004-AB89) received November 22, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       472. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Water and 
     Science, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Acreage Limitation and Water 
     Conservation Rules and Regulations (Bureau of Reclamation) 
     (RIN: 1006-AA32) received December 11, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       473. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Protection and Enhancement of Environmental 
     Quality [Docket No. FR-2206-F-03] (RIN: 2501-AA30) received 
     October 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       474. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing of the Central 
     California Coast Coho Salmon as Threatened in California 
     (RIN: 1018-AE05) received November 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       475. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Species; 
     Threatened Status for Central California Coast Coho Salmon 
     Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU) [Docket No. 950407093-
     6298-03; I.D. 012595A] received November 13, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       476. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries Off West 
     Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; Trip Limit Reductions [Docket No. 
     951227306-5306-01; I.D. 102996A] received November 5, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       477. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Recordkeeping and 
     Reporting Requirements in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     960129018-6018-01; I.D. 093096D] received October 8, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       478. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Fisheries Off West Coast States and 
     in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 
     Nontrawl Sablefish Mop-Up Fishery [Docket No. 951227306-5306-
     01; I.D. 092596B] received October 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       479. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 
     Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod [Docket No. 
     960129019-6019-01; I.D. 081696B] received October 8, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       480. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 
     Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Fisheries Research Plan; 
     Interim Groundfish Observer Program [Docket No. 960717195-
     6280-02; I.D. 070196E] (RIN: 0648-AI95) received October 31, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       481. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework 
     Adjustment 19 [Docket No. 961021289-6289-01; I.D. 100196C] 
     (RIN: 0648-AJ26) received October 29, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       482. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 
     Northwest Emergency Assistance Plan--Washington Salmon 
     License Buy Out [Docket No. 960412111-6297-04; I.D. 102396C] 
     received November 1, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       483. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Yellowfin Sole by Vessels 
     Using Trawl Gear in the Bearing Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     [Docket No. 960129019-6019-01; I.D. 102596A] received October 
     31, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       484. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Amendment 8 to the Summer Flounder and Scup 
     Fishery Management Plan; Resubmission of Disapproved Measures 
     [Docket No. 960520141-6277-04; I.D. 073096D] (RIN: 0648-AH05) 
     received October 29, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       485. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 
     Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Eastern Gulf of 
     Alaska [Docket No. 960129018-6018-01; I.D. 093096A] received 
     October 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       486. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Ma

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     rine Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Yellowfin Sole by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bearing Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 960129019-6019-01; I.D. 
     100196B] received October 8, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       487. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Atlantic Tuna 
     Fisheries; Adjustments [I.D. 100296D] received October 15, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       488. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical 
     Area 620 [Docket No. 960129018-6018-01; I.D. 093096B] 
     received October 22, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       489. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Disaster 
     Program; Revisions [Docket No. 960322092-6284-03; I.D. 
     100796A] (RIN: 0648-ZA19) received October 28, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       490. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Trawl Gear Rockfish 
     Fishery in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 
     960129019-6019-01; I.D. 100796C] received October 22, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       491. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 
     Zone Off Alaska; Northern Rockfish in the Western Gulf of 
     Alaska [Docket No. 960129018-6018-01; I.D. 100496B] received 
     October 22, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       492. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical 
     Area 620 [Docket No. 960129018-6018-01; I.D. 101896A] 
     received October 22, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       493. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of the Commercial Red 
     Snapper Component [Docket No. 960807218-6244-02; I.D. 
     100296E] received October 22, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       494. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Greenland Turbot in the 
     Bering Sea Subarea [Docket No. 960129019-6019-01; I.D. 
     100296H] received October 22, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       495. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fraser River Sockeye 
     and Pink Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders [I.D. 101696A] 
     received October 22, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       496. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Recordkeeping and 
     Reporting Requirements; Pacific Ocean Perch and ``Other Red 
     Rockfish'' in the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket No. 960129019-
     6019-01; I.D. 100296G] received October 22, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       497. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inshore Component of 
     Pollock in the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket No. 960129019-6019-
     01; I.D. 101596F] received October 22, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       498. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Offshore Component of 
     Pollock in the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket No. 960129019-6019-
     01; I.D. 101696B] received October 22, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       499. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Amendment 9 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and 
     Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan [Docket No. 960805216-
     6307-03; I.D. 071596E] (RIN: 0648-AH06) received November 19, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       500. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Monkfish 
     Exempted Trawl Fishery [Docket No. 961008281-6281-01; I.D. 
     091896B] (RIN: 0648-AJ25) received October 17, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       501. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 
     Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Interim 1997 Harvest 
     Specifications [Docket No. 961126333-6333-01; ID 110496A] 
     (RIN: 0648-XX73) received December 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       502. A letter from the Director, Office of sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 
     Zone Off Alaska; Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     960129018-6018-01, ID 120296A] received December 6, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       503. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marines Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Scallop Fishery Off 
     Alaska; Shelikof District Registration Area K [Docket No. 
     960129018-6018-01; I.D. 102996B] received October 31, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       504. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marines Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels 
     Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No. 960129019-6019-01; I.D. 110896C] 
     received November 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       505. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marines Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Tanner Crab Bycatch 
     Allowances for Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Zone 1 of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 960129019-6019-
     01; I.D. 110186A] received November 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       506. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marines Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 
     Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Hook-and-Line 
     Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 
     960129019-6019-01; I.D. 110496B] received November 26, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       507. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marines Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop Fishery; Closure 
     in Registration Area M [Docket No. 960502124-6190-02; I.D. 
     103196D] received November 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       508. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, National 
     Ocean Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Announcement of Graduate Research Fellowships in the National 
     Estuarine Research Reserve System for Fiscal Year 1997 
     [Docket No. 960910251-6251-01] RIN: 0648-ZA24) received 
     October 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       509. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Area; Interim 1997 Harvest Specifications 
     [Docket No. 961114318-6318-01; ID 110496A] (RIN: 0648-XX71) 
     received December 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       510. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop Fishery; 
     Closure in District 16 of Registration Area D [Docket No. 
     960502124-6190-02; ID 112796B] received December 10, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       511. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Regulation to Prohibit the Attraction of White Sharks 
     in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary [Docket No. 
     950222055-6228-03] (RIN: 0648-AH92) received December 18, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       512. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Trawl Closure to 
     Protect Red King Crab [Docket No. 9608-30240-6338-02; ID 
     082796A] (RIN: 0648-AH28) received December 13, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       513. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Queen Conch Resources of Puerto Rico and the U.S. 
     Virgin

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     Islands; Initial Regulations [Docket No. 960919266-6336-02; 
     ID 082096D] (RIN: 0648-AD91) received December 17, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       514. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 12 [Docket No. 
     950810206-6288-06; ID 070296D] (RIN: 0648-AG29) received 
     December 17, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       515. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, transmitting the Office's final rule--Indiana 
     Regulatory Program [IN-119-FOR; State Amendment No. 94-5] 
     received October 23, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       516. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, transmitting the Office's final rule--Ohio Regulatory 
     Program [OH-237; Amendment No. 71] received October 23, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       517. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, transmitting the Office's final rule--Colorado 
     Regulatory Program [SPATS No. CO-030-FOR] received November 
     15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       518. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Kentucky Regulatory Program [KY-208-FOR] received 
     December 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       519. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Oklahoma Regulatory Program [SPATS No. OK-019-
     FOR] received December 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       520. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Texas Regulatory Program [SPATS No. TX-031-FOR] 
     received December 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       521. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``Historic Rationale, 
     Effectiveness and Biological Efficiency of Existing 
     Regulations for the U.S. Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries.'', 
     pursuant to section 310 of Public Law 104-43, the Fisheries 
     Act of 1995; to the Committee on Resources.
       522. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the report on the 
     administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act 
     covering the calendar year 1995, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 621; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       523. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Rules of Practice for Hearings [Docket 
     No. R-0938] received October 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       524. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Officer, Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule--Implementation of Debt Collection Improvement Act 
     of 1996 With Respect to the Civil Penalties Provision of the 
     Alcohol Beverage Labeling Act of 1988 (96R-023P) (RIN: 1512-
     AB62) received November 5, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       525. A letter from the Chair, Commission on Child and 
     Family Welfare, transmitting a copy of the final report of 
     the Commission on Child and Family Welfare, pursuant to 
     Public Law 102-521, section 5(i) (106 Stat. 3407); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       526. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties for 
     Inflation (17 CFR Part 143) received October 25, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       527. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Foreign Assets Control Regulations, 
     Cuban Assets Control Regulations, Iranian Assets Control 
     Regulations, Libyan Sanctions Regulations, Iranian 
     Transactions Regulations, Iraqi Sanctions Regulations; 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and 
     Bosnian Serb-Controlled Areas of the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina Sanctions Regulations, UNITA (Angola) Sanctions 
     Regulations, Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, Implementation 
     of Section 4 of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 
     Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt Collection 
     Improvement Act of 1996 (31 CFR Parts 500, 515, 535, 550, 
     560, 575, 585, 590 and 595) received October 17, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       528. A letter from the Acting Chief Financial Officer and 
     Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Civil 
     Monetary Penalties; Adjustment for Inflation [Docket No. 
     961021291-6291-01] (RIN: 0690-AA27) received October 21, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       529. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and 
     Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Communications with the Patent and Trademark Office [Docket 
     No. 951006247-6255-02] (RIN: 0651-AA70) received October 29, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       530. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Civil 
     Rights Division, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Redress Provisions for Persons of 
     Japanese Ancestry: Guidelines for Individuals Who Relocated 
     to Japan as Minors During World War II [AG Order No. 2056-96] 
     (RIN: 1190-AA42) received October 29, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       531. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Grants Program for Indian Tribes [OJP No. 1099] (RIN: 
     1121-AA41) received October 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       532. A letter from the Director, Office for Victims of 
     Crime, Department of Justice, transmitting a report on the 
     programs and activities of the Department's Office of Crime 
     (OVC), pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       533. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Visas: Regulations Pertaining to Both 
     Nonimmigrants and Immigrants Under the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, as amended [Public Notice 2463] received 
     November 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       534. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Documentation of Immigrants under the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act, as Amended (Bureau of Consular Affairs) 
     [Public Notice 2478] received December 3, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       535. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Seaway Regulations and Rules: Inflation Adjustment of Civil 
     Monetary Penalty (RIN: 2135-AA09) received October 24, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       536. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 
     Adjustment (RIN: 2900-AI48) received October 30, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       537. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Rules of Practice and Procedure; 
     Adjusting Civil Money Penalties for Inflation (RIN: 3052-
     AB74) received October 29, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       538. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 
     transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Federal Prison 
     Industries (FPI) Inmate Work Programs: Sick Call Status [BOP-
     1060-F] (RIN: 1120-AA50) received November 19, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       539. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 
     transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Incoming Publications: 
     Nudity and Sexual Explicit Material or Information [BOP-1064-
     I] (RIN: 1120-AA59) received November 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       540. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 
     transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Unescorted Transfers 
     and Voluntary Surrenders [BOP-1041-F] (RIN: 1120-AA45) 
     received December 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       541. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corporation's final rule--Rules of Practice and Procedure 
     (12 CFR Part 308) received November 13, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       542. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's 17th annual report to Congress 
     pursuant to section 201 of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust 
     Improvements Act of 1976, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 18a(j); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       543. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Debt Collection 
     Improvement Act of 1996 (16 CFR Parts 1, 305, 306, and 460) 
     received November 13, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       544. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Revocation of Naturalization [INS No. 1634-93] (RIN: 
     1115-AD45) received November 1, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       545. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Establishment of a Dedicated Commuter Lane (DCL) System 
     Costs Fee for Participation in the Port Passenger Accelerated 
     Service (PORTPASS) Program [Docket No. 1794-96] (RIN: 1115-
     AD82) received October 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       546. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, trans

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     mitting the Service's final rule--Collection of Fees Under 
     the Dedicated Commuter Lane Program; Port Passenger 
     Accelerated Service (PORTPASS) Program [Docket No. 1675-94] 
     (RIN: 1115-AD82) received October 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       547. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Adjustment of Status to That of Person Admitted for 
     Permanent Residence: Interview [INS Docket No. 1373-95] (RIN: 
     1115-AD12) received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       548. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Adjustment of Civil Monetary 
     Penalties for Inflation (RIN: 3150-AF37) received October 10, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       549. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Voting 
     Rights Program (RIN: 3206-AH69) received December 13, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       550. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and 
     Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Patent and Trademark 
     Office, transmitting the Office's final rule--Changes in 
     Signature and Filing Requirements for Correspondence Filed in 
     the Patent and Trademark Office [Docket No. 961030301-6301-
     01] (RIN: 0651-AA55) received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       551. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     and State Health Care Programs and Program Fraud Civil 
     Remedies: Fraud and Abuse; Civil Money Penalties Inflation 
     Adjustments (RIN: 0991-AZ00) received October 14, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       552. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Adjustments to Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts [Release Nos. 
     33-7361; 34-37912; IC-22310; IA-1596] received November 5, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       553. A letter from the Adjutant General, Veterans of 
     Foreign Wars of the U.S. transmitting the financial audit for 
     the fiscal year ended August 31, 1996, together with the 
     auditor's opinion, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(47) and 1103; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       554. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Civil Works, 
     Department of the Army, transmitting the fourth report on a 
     list of projects which have been authorized, but for which no 
     funds have been obligated during the preceding 10 full fiscal 
     years, pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 579a; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       555. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting a report entitled ``Increased 
     Air Traffic over Grand Canyon National Park,'' pursuant to 
     Public Law 102-581, section 134(b) (106 Stat. 4888); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       556. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works, Department of the Army, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to modify the Oakland Inner Harbor, CA, 
     navigation project; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       557. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works, Department of the Army, transmitting a copy of 
     ``Ramapo River at Oakland, New Jersey Flood Protection 
     Project,'' to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       558. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--St. Mary's Falls Canal and Locks, 
     Michigan; Use, Administration, and Navigation (33 CFR Part 
     207) received October 17, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       559. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Model 560 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-267-AD, 
     Amdt. 39-9844, AD 96-24-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       560. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Using Agency for Restricted Area 2202B (R-
     2202B), Big Delta, AK (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-30], (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     December 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       561. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28739, Amdt. No. 1768] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received December 6, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       562. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28740, Amdt. No. 1769] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received December 6, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       563. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28738, Amdt. No. 1767] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received December 6, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       564. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Groveland, CA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-AWP-10] received 
     October 7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       565. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives, LITEF GmbH Attitude Heading System 
     (AHRS) Unit Model LCR-92, LCR-92S, and LCR-92H (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 
     29, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       566. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Alteration of VOR Federal Airways; LA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 94-ASW-14] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received October 24, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       567. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace, Lee's Summit, MO (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-ACE-15] received 
     November 5, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       568. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace, Hays, KS (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-ACE-16] received November 5, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       569. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace, Murrieta/Temecula, CA 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-AWP-2] (RIN: 
     2120-AA66) (1996-0161) received November 5, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       570. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace, Grundy, VA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0160) 
     received November 5, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       571. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace, Tonopah, NV (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0143) received October 
     10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       572. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace, Knob Noster, MO (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ACE-17] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0165) received November 14, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       573. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class E5 Airspace; Hemingway, SC (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-ASO-26] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received November 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       574. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E2 Airspace, London, KY (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO)-14] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received November 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       575. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Weedsport, NY (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AEA-06] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0171) received November 14, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       576. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Anvik, AK (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-18] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0170) received November 14, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       577. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment

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     of Class E Airspace; Selawik, AK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-12] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) (1996-0169) received November 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       578. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Port Heiden, AK (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-17] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0168) received November 14, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       579. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace, Knob Noster, MO (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ACE-12] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0167) received November 14, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       580. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D and Class E Airspace; Bethel, AK (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-4] (RIN: 
     2120-AA66) (1996-0157) received October 21, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       581. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Sand Point, AK (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-3] (RIN: 
     2120-AA66) (1996-0156) received October 21, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       582. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Wrangell, St. Paul Island, 
     Petersburg, and Sika, AK; Establishment of Class E Airspace 
     at Nostak, AK (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AAL-2] (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0155) received 
     October 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       583. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Ketchikan, AK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 95-AAL-4] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) (1996-0154) received October 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       584. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Cordova, AK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-8] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) (1996-0153) received October 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       585. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Buckland, AK (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-5] (RIN: 
     2120-AA66) (1996-0152) received October 21, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       586. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Cold Bay, Nome, and Tanana, AK 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     AAL-9] (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0151) received October 21, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       587. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Wainwright, AK (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-11] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0150) received October 21, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       588. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Homer, AK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-13] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) (1996-0149) received October 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       589. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Bettles, AK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-15] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) (1996-0148) received October 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       590. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9 and 
     DC-9-80 Series Airplanes, and Model MD-88 Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-214-AD] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received November 7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       591. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Beech (Raytheon) Model BAe 125 
     Series 1000A and Model Hawker 1000 Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-167-AD] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received November 7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       592. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 
     (Regional Jet Series 100 and 200) Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-208-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       593. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 94-NM-222-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       594. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAe 146-
     100A, -200A and -300A Series Airplanes, and Model Avro 146-
     RJ70A, -RJ85A, and -RJ100A Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) (Docket No. 95-NM-251-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       595. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model Avro 146-
     RJ70A, -RJ85A, and -RJ100A Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-213-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       596. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; HB Aircraft Industries AG Model HB-
     23 2400 Hobbyliner/Scanliner Sailplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 95-CE-39-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       597. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Model 4100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-68-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       598. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-15 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-24-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 7, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       599. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Model L-1011-385 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-240-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 10, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       600. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Model HS-748 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-198-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 10, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       601. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-2/-2A/-3/-
     3B/-3/-5 Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Rules Docket No. 96-ANE-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       602. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10, -
     20, -30, -40, and -50 Series Airplanes and C-9 (Military) 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-91-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 10, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       603. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model 
     R44 Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     96-SW-25-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 10, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       604. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-205-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 10, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       605. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospace Technologies of Australia 
     Pty Ltd. (formerly Government Air

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     craft Factory) Models N22B, N24A, and N22S Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-CE-103-AD] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received November 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       606. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-251-AD] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       607. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-200, -300, -400 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 94-NM-226-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 14, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       608. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Shorts Model SD3-60 and SD3-SHERPA 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-09-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 14, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       609. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-6 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-
     CE-85-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 14, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       610. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 94-NM-221-AD] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       611. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100 and -200 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-06-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 14, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       612. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAe 146 
     Series Airplanes and Model Avro 146-RJ Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-40-AD] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       613. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-
     NM-232-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 14, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       614. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 
     Series Airplanes and Model MD-88 Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-53-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       615. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft SA226 and SA227 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 95-CD-40-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       616. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-60 SHERPA 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-122-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       617. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft PA23, PA31, 
     PA31P, PA31T, and PA42 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration [Docket No. 95-CE-56-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       618. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft PA31, PA31P, 
     PA31T, and PA42 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 95-CE-84-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       619. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Change Using Agency for Restricted Areas 2202 (R-2202), Big 
     Delta, AK; R-2203, Eagle River, AK; R-2205, Yukon, AK; and R-
     2211, Blair Lakes, AK (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-20] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     October 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       620. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Change to Restricted Areas R-6714A, E, F, G, and H, Yakima, 
     WA (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     ANM-16] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received October 10, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       621. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Rules of Practice for Federally-Assisted Airport Proceedings 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 27783; 
     Amendment No. 13-27, 16] (RIN: 2120-AF43) received October 
     18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       622. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Maritime Security Program [Docket No. R-163] (RIN: 2133-AB24) 
     received October 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       623. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Operation of Motor Vehicles by Intoxicated Minors [NHTSA 
     Docket No. 96-007; Notice 2] (RIN: 2127-AG20) received 
     October 31, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       624. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Electronic Records of Shipping Articles and Certificates of 
     Discharge (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD 94-004] (RIN: 2115-AE72) 
     received October 31, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       625. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Realignment of VOR Federal Airway V-421; CO (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 95-ANM-6] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received October 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       626. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28702; Amdt. No. 1757] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received October 10, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       627. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28700; Amdt. No. 1755] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received October 10, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       628. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28727; Amdt. No. 1762] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received November 14, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       629. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28728; Amdt. No. 1763] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received November 14, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       630. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28726; Amdt. No. 1761] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received November 14, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       631. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Type and Number of Passenger Emergency Exits Required in 
     Transport Category Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 26140; Amendment No. 25-88] (RIN: 
     2120-AC43) received November 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       632. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Protective Breathing Equipment; Correction (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 27219; Amendment No. 121-261] 
     (RIN: 2120-AD74) received November 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       633. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28676; Amdt. No.

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     1752] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received November 14, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       634. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 28698; Amdt. No. 399] received 
     November 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       635. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Incentive Grant Criteria for Drunk Driving Prevention 
     Programs (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) 
     [Docket No. 89-02; Notice 9] (RIN: 2127-AD01) received 
     October 31, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       636. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     List of Nonconforming Vehicles Decided To Be Eligible for 
     Importation (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-097; Notice 1] (RIN: 2127-AG57) received 
     October 31, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       637. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Consumer Information Regulations; Fees for Course Monitoring 
     Tires (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-88; Notice 1] (RIN: 2127-AG54) received 
     October 31, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       638. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Railroad Administration Enforcement of the Hazardous 
     Materials Regulations; Penalty Guidelines (RIN: 2130-AB00) 
     received October 31, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       639. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28715; Amdt. No. 1759] received October 31, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       640. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28716; Amdt. No. 1760] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received October 31, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       641. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Motor Carrier Transportation; Redesignation of Regulations 
     from the Surface Transportation Board Pursuant to the ICC 
     Termination Act of 1995 (Federal Highway Administration) 
     (RIN: 2125-AD96) received October 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       642. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Prohibition Against Certain Flights Within the Territory and 
     Airspace of Iran (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 28690; Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 76] 
     (RIN: 2120-AG28) received October 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       643. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28714; Amdt. No. 1758] received October 31, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       644. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT3D Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 95-ANE-45; Amendment 39-9815; AD 
     96-23-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 21, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       645. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Model 4101 Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-258-AD; 
     Amendment. 39-9817; AD 96-23-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       646. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Model 4101 Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-259-AD; 
     Amendment 39-9816; AD 96-23-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       647. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-102 and -
     103 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 95-NM-163-AD; Amendment No. 39-9822; AD 96-23-17] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       648. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Canadair Model CL-215-1A10 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-82-AD; Amendment No. 39-9819; AD 96-23-13] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received November 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       649. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Issuance of Third-Class Airman Medical Certificates 
     to Insulin-Treated Diabetic Airman Applicants (Federal 
     Aviation Administration [Docket No. 26493] (RIN: 2120-AG30) 
     received November 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       650. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Anacostia River, 
     Washington, DC (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD05-081] (RIN: 2115-
     AE47) received November 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       651. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Crashworthiness Protection Requirements for Tank Cars; 
     Detection and Repair of Cracks, Pits, Corrosion, Lining 
     Flaws, Thermal Protection Flaws and Other Defects of Tank Car 
     Tanks [Docket Nos. HM-175A and HM-201; Amdt. Nos. 171-137, 
     172-144, 173-245, 179-50, and 180-8] (RIN: 2137-AB89 and 
     2137-AB40) received November 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       652. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Air Brake Systems Air 
     Compressor Cut-In [Docket No. 90-3; Notice 7] (RIN: 2127-
     AF63) received November 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       653. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regattas and Marine Parades (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD 95-054] 
     (RIN: 2115-AF17) received November 25, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       654. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; San Pedro Bay, CA (U.S. Coast Guard) [COTP Los 
     Angeles-Long Beach 96-003] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received November 
     25, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 81(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       655. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: Searsport Lobster Boat Races, 
     Searsport, ME (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD01-96-022] (RIN: 2115-
     AE46) received November 25, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       656. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: Christmas Parade of Boats (U.S. 
     Coast Guard) [CGD07-96-048] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     November 25, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       657. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Houma, LA (U.S. 
     Coast Guard) [COTP Morgan City, LA 96-002] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received November 25, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       658. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Cerritos Channel, CA (U.S. 
     Coast Guard) [CGD11-90-03] (RIN: 2115-AA47) received November 
     25, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       659. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Siox City, IA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ACE-11] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       660. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Penn Yan, N.Y. (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AEA-10] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       661. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class D Airspace; Blytheville, AR (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-29] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       662. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Allowable Carbon Dioxide in Transport Category Airplane 
     Cabins (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 27704, 
     Amdt. No. 25-89] (RIN: 2120-AD47) received December 2, 1996, 
     pursaunt to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       663. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Falsification of Security Records (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 28745; Amendment Nos. 107-9 and 
     108-141] (RIN: 2120-AG27) received December 2, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       664. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Direct Final Rule; Request for Comments--Amendment to Class E 
     Airspace, Imperial, NE (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-ACE-20] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 2, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       665. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Saluda, VA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AEA-08] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0172)) received December 2, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       666. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Phoenix, Deer Valley 
     Municipal Airport, AS (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-16] (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0174)) 
     received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       667. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Grand Canyon-Valle 
     Airport, AZ (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 95-AWP-3] (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0173)) received 
     December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       668. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Dexter, ME, Correction 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 95-
     ANE-23] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 2, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       669. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Miller, SD, Correction 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     AGL-11] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 2, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       670. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hazen, ND (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-10] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       671. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Tomahawk, WI (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-14] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       672. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Montauk, NY (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AEA-09] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       673. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Air Tractor, Inc, Models AT-250, 
     AT-300, AT-301, AT-302, AT-400, AT-400A, AT-401, AT-402, AT-
     501, and AT-502 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration 
     [Docket No. 96-CE-49-AD, Amdt. 39-9833, AD 96-24-08] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       674. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), 
     Ltd., Model 1123, 1124, and 1124A Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-173-AD, Amdt. 39-
     9835, AD 96-24-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 2, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       675. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Textron Lycoming Reciprocating 
     Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-ANE-
     31, Amdt. 39-9826, AD 96-23-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       676. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR72 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-140-AD, Amdt. 39-9836, AD 96-24-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       677. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Allison Engine Company Model 250-
     C47B Turboshaft Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-ANE-41, Amdt. 39-9834, AD 96-24-09] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       678. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 
     300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-80-AD, Amdt. 39-
     9827, AD 96-24-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 2, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       679. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-100 and -
     300 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     93-NM-194-AD, Amdt. 39-9814, AD 96-23-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       680. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-400 ``Combi'' 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-255-AD, Amdt. 39-9829, AD 96-24-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       681. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-261-AD, 
     Amdt. 39-9818, AD 96-23-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       682. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Allied Signal Commercial Avionics 
     Systems CAS-81 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems 
     (TCAS) as installed, but not Limited to Various Transport 
     Category Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-81-AD, Amdt. 39-9824, AD 95-26-15 R1] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       683. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospace Technologies of Australia 
     Nomad Models N22B, N22S, and N24A Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 95-CE-93-AD, Amdt. 39-9831, AD 
     96-24-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 2, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       684. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospace Technologies of 
     Australia, Nomad Models N22B, N22S, and N24A Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-CE-75-AD, 
     Amdt. 39-9830, AD 96-24-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       685. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D Series 
     Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 93-ANE-79, Amdt. 39-9820, AD 96-23-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       686. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 Series 
     Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-ANE-02, Amdt. 39-9821, AD 96-23-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       687. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28735, Amdt. No. 1765] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received December 2, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       688. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28736, Amdt. No.

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     1766] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received December 2, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       689. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28734, Amdt. No. 1764] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received December 2, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       690. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Sunken Vessel Empire Knight, Boon Island, Maine 
     (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD01-95-1411] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       691. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Rada Fajardo, East of Villa Marina, Fajardo, PR (U.S. Coast 
     Guard) [CGD07-96-068] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received December 6, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       692. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Railroad Accident Reporting (Partial Response to Petitions 
     for Reconsideration) (Federal Railroad Administration) [FRA 
     Docket No. RAR-4, Notice No. 14] (RIN: 2130-AA58) received 
     December 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       693. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Railroad Accident Reporting (Adjustment of Dollar Threshold 
     for Reporting Certain Accidents) (Federal Railroad 
     Administration) [FRA Docket No. RAR-4, Notice No. 15] (RIN: 
     2130-AA58) received December 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       694. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Operational Measures to Reduce Oil Spills from Existing Tank 
     Vessels Without Double Hulls; Partial Suspension of 
     Regulation (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD 91-045] (RIN: 2115-AE01) 
     received December 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       695. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Holiday Boat Parade of the Palm Beaches; Palm Beach, FL (U.S. 
     Coast Guard) [CGD07-96-053] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     December 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       696. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Key 
     West Super Boat race; Key West, FL (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD07-
     96-049] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received December 6, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       697. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Donier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-
     NM-230-AD, Amdt. 39-9828, AD 96-24-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       698. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Continental Airlines Boat Parade; 
     Fort Lauderdale, FL (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD07-96-067] (RIN: 
     2115-AE46) received December 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       699. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Programs for Chemical Drug and Alcohol Testing of Commercial 
     Vessel Personnel; Implementation of Drug Testing in Foreign 
     Waters (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD 95-011] (RIN: 2115-AF02) 
     received December 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       700. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Single State Insurance Registration; Receipt Rule; Continued 
     Suspension of Effectiveness (Federal Highway Administration) 
     (RIN: 2125-AD92) received December 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       701. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 1000, 2000, 
     3000, and 4000 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-224-AD, Amdt. 39-9752, AD 
     96-19-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 12, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       702. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-25-AD, 
     Amdt. 39-9783, AD 96-21-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       703. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAe 146 
     Series Airplanes and Model Avro 146-RJ Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-41-AD, 
     Amdt. 39-9786, AD 96-21-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       704. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Shorts Model SD3-30, -60, and -
     SHERPA Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-08-AD, Amdt. 39-9784, AD 96-21-07] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       705. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft PA31, PA31P, 
     and PA31T Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 95-CE-45-AD, Amdt. 39-9788, AD 96-21-11] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       706. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-30 and 
     SD3-SHERPA Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-07-AD, Amdt. 39-9785, AD 96-21-08] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       707. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Effluent 
     Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Coastal 
     Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source 
     Category [FRL-5648-4] received November 5, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       708. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Water Quality Standards 
     for Pennsylvania [FRL-5659-9] (RIN: 2040-AC78) received 
     December 4, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       709. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Loan Guarantees for 
     Construction of Treatment Works; Removal of Legally Obsolete 
     Rule [FRL-5658-6] received December 4, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       710. A letter from the Director of Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Interim Guidance on Transportation 
     of Steam Generators [NRC Generic Letter 96-07] received 
     December 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       711. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's second annual report entitled 
     ``Alaska Demonstration Programs''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       712. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Expedited 
     Procedures for Processing Rail Rate Reasonableness, Exemption 
     and Revocation Proceedings [STB Ex Parte No. 527] received 
     October 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       713. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Expedited 
     Procedures for Processing Rail Rate Reasonableness, Exemption 
     and Revocation Proceedings (November 15, 1996, modifying 
     rules issued October 1, 1996)-- [STB Ex Parte No. 527] 
     received December 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       714. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Rail General 
     Exemption Authority--Exemption of Hydraulic Cement [Ex Parte 
     No. 346 (Sub-No. 34)] received December 17, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       715. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), transmitting a letter from the Chief of 
     Engineers, Department of the Army dated February 27, 1996, 
     submitting a report together with accompanying papers and 
     illustrations--received in the U.S. House of Representatives 
     November 12, 1996, pursuant to section 204 of the 1970 Flood 
     Control Act (Public Law 91-611) (H. Doc. No. 105-17); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to 
     be printed.
       716. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), transmitting a letter from the Chief of 
     Engineers, Department of the Army dated February 1, 1996, 
     submitting a report together with accompanying papers and 
     illustrations--received in the U.S. House of Representatives 
     November 21, 1996, pursuant to section 204 of the 1970 Flood 
     Control Act (Public Law 91-611) (H. Doc. No. 105-18); to the 
     Committee on Trans

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     portation and Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.
       717. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``National Implementation 
     Plan For Modernization Of The National Weather Service For 
     Fiscal Year 1997,'' pursuant to Public Law 102-567, section 
     703(a) (106 Stat. 4304); to the Committee on Science.
       718. A letter from the Director, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting a report entitled ``Scientific and 
     Engineering Research Facilities at Colleges and Universities: 
     1996'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7454(c); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       719. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting ``Building the Foundation for a 
     New Century--First Annual Report on Implementation of the 
     1995 White House Conference on Small Business,'' pursuant to 
     15 U.S.C. 631 note; to the Committee on Small Business.
       720. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Diseases Associated with Exposure to 
     Certain Herbicide Agents (Prostate Cancer and Acute and 
     Subacute Peripheral Neuropathy) (RIN: 2900-AI35) received 
     November 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       721. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Contract Program for Veterans With 
     Alcohol and Drug Dependence Disorders (RIN: 2900-AH77) 
     received October 31, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       722. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Willful Misconduct (RIN: 2900-AI26) 
     received October 31, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       723. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Evidence of Dependents and Age (RIN: 
     2900-AH51) received October 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       724. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Community Residential Care Program 
     and Contract Program for Veterans With Alcohol and Drug 
     Dependence Disorders (RIN: 2900-AH61) received December 2, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       725. A letter from the National Adjutant, the Disabled 
     American Veterans, transmitting the report of the proceedings 
     of the organization's 75th National Convention, including 
     their annual audit report of receipts and expenditures as of 
     December 31, 1995--received in the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, November 14, 1996, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 90i 
     and 44 U.S.C. 1332 (H. Doc. No. 105-8); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       726. A letter from the Acting U.S. Trade Representative, 
     Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, transmitting the 
     President's determination that title IV of the Trade Act of 
     1974 should no longer apply to Romania and his proclamation 
     of the permanent extension of nondiscriminatory treatment 
     (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Romania, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2437(a); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       727. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his determination that Malaysia should 
     be graduated from the GSP program because it is sufficiently 
     advanced in economic development and improved in trade 
     competitiveness, also other determinations--received in the 
     U.S. House of Representatives, October 17, 1996, pursuant to 
     19 U.S.C. 2462 (H. Doc. No. 105-5); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means and ordered to be printed.
       728. 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.
       729. A letter from the Director, Bureau of the Census, 
     transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Collection of Canadian 
     Province of Origin Information on Customs Entry Records 
     [Docket No. 960606162-6293-02] (RIN: 0607-AA21) received 
     November 22, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       730. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Providing More 
     Flexible Program Changes for the State and Local Government 
     Series (SLGS) Securities Program (31 CFR Part 344) received 
     October 28, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       731. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Debt, 
     transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Providing Explicitly 
     For The Recognition of Federal Judicial and Federal 
     Administrative Forfeitures of Series EE and HH United States 
     Savings Bonds (31 CFR Part 353) received October 15, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       732. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Sale and Issue of 
     Marketable Book-Entry Treasury Bills, Notes, and Bonds; 
     Regulations Governing Payments by the Automated Clearing 
     House Method on Account of United States Securities (31 CFR 
     Parts 356 and 370) received October 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       733. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Import Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Departments' final rule--Changes in Procedures for the 
     Insular Possessions Watch Program [Docket No. 960508126-6126-
     01] (RIN: 0625-AA46) (Department of Commerce and Department 
     of the Interior) received October 29, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       734. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Unemployment Insurance Program 
     (Letters 30-96 and 37-96) received October 31, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       735. A letter from the Acting U.S. Trade Representative, 
     Executive Office of the President, transmitting a report on 
     recent developments regarding implementation of section 301 
     of the Trade Act of 1974; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       736. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Work 
     Opportunity Tax Credit--Supplementary Instructions for Form 
     8850 (Announcement 96-116) received November 12, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       737. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Magnetic Media Filing Requirements for Information Returns 
     (RIN: 1545-AU08) received October 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       738. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Treatment of gain from the disposition of interest in certain 
     natural resource recapture property by S corporations and 
     their shareholders (RIN: 1545-AM98) received October 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       739. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters (Rev. Proc. 96-49) received 
     October 7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       740. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Indian Tribal Casinos and Reporting Under Title 31 (Notice 
     96-57) received November 5, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       741. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, First-out Inventories (Rev. Rul. 96-54) received November 
     5, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       742. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Qualified State Tuition Programs (Notice 96-58) received 
     November 13, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       743. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Guidance for qualification as an acceptance agent, and 
     execution of an agreement between an acceptance agent and the 
     Internal Revenue Service relating to the issuance of certain 
     taxpayer identifying numbers (Rev. Proc. 96-52) received 
     November 13, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       744. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Interim Guidance on Sections 877, 1494, 6039F, and 6048 
     (Notice 96-60) received November 13, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       745. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Pension Plan Limitations (Notice 96-55) received November 19, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       746. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Qualified Pension, Profit-Sharing, and Stock Bonus Plans 
     (Rev. Rul. 96-53) received November 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       747. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Closing agreements (Rev. Proc. 96-50) received October 31, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       748. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property (Rev. Rul. 96-52) received 
     October 17, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       749. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Transition Relief for SIMPLES (Announcement 96-112) received 
     October 17, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       750. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Advance Pricing Agreement Revenue Procedure (Revenue 
     Procedure 96-53) received November 19, 1996,

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     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       751. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Deposits of Excise Taxes (RIN: 1545-AT25) received November 
     12, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       752. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Developing Interim Requirements for Designated Delivery 
     Services Under Section 7502(f) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     (Announcement 96-108) received October 15, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)91)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       753. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Action on Decision in Brown Group, Inc. v. Commissioner (77 
     F.3d 217) received October 17, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       754. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Action on Decision in Velinsky v. Commissioner (Dkt. No. 
     5469-94) received October 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       755. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability (Rev. Proc. 
     96-51) received November 1, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       756. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update (Notice 96-54) received 
     October 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       757. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Educational Assistance Programs (Rev. Rul. 96-41) received 
     October 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       758. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Information Reporting for Discharges of Indebtedness: Waiver 
     of Penalties in Certain Circumstances For Foreign Financial 
     Entities [Notice 96-61] received November 14, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       759. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issue for Property [Revenue Ruling 96-57] 
     received November 21, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       760. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 96-59] received 
     November 25, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       761. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Logos 
     and Identifying Slogans on Substitute Forms 1099 [Notice 96-
     62] received November 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       762. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, First-out Inventories (Revenue Ruling 96-60) received 
     December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       763. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Nondiscrimination Rules for Plans Maintained by Governments 
     and Tax-Exempt Organizations [Notice 96-64] received December 
     3, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       764. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Medical Savings Accounts [Notice 96-53] received December 2, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       765. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Estate Tax Regulations for a Qualified Domestic Trust 
     [Revenue Procedure 96-54] received November 27, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       766. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Requirements to Ensure Collection of Section 2056A Estate Tax 
     [TD 8686] (RIN: 1545-AT64) received November 27, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       767. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Source of Income from Sales of Inventory and Natural 
     Resources Produced in One Jurisdiction and Sold in Another 
     Jurisdiction [TD 8687] (RIN: 1545-AT92) received November 27, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       768. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Treatment of a Trust as Domestic or Foreign--Changes Made by 
     the Small Business Protection Act [Notice 96-65] received 
     December 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       769. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Taxation of Fringe Benefits [26 CFR 1.61-21] [Revenue Ruling 
     96-58] received December 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       770. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Credit [Revenue Ruling 96-59] received 
     December 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       771. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Cessation of Donor's Dominion and Control [26 CFR 25.2511-2] 
     [Revenue Ruling 96-56] received December 9, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       772. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and Determination Letters [26 CFR 601.201] [Rev. 
     Proc. 96-55] received December 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       773. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Certain Elections Under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1993 [TD 8688] (RIN: 1545-AS14) received December 11, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       774. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Definitions Relating to Application of Exclusion under 
     Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code [Notice 96-68] 
     received December 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       775. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Interest Rate [Rev. Rul. 96-61] received 
     December 10, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       776. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Setting Forth the Inflation Adjusted Items for 1997, 
     Including the Tax Rate Tables, the Standard Deduction, and 
     Several Other Items [Rev. Proc. 96-59] received December 12, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       777. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Extension of Test of Mediation Procedure for Appeals 
     [Announcement 97-1] received December 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       778. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Sale 
     of Seized Property [TD 8691] (RIN: 1545-AU13 received 
     December 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       779. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Reissuance of Mortgage Credit Certificates [TD 8692] (RIN: 
     1545-AR57) received December 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       780. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of Returns and Claims for Refund, Credit, or 
     Abatement; Determination of Correct Tax Liability [Rev. Proc. 
     96-58] received December 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       781. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Optional Standard Mileage Rates for Employees, Self-Employed 
     Individuals, or Other Taxpayers To Use in Computing the 
     Deductible Costs of Operating a Passenger Automobile for 
     Business, Charitable, Medical, or Moving Expense Purposes 
     [Rev. Proc. 96-63] received December 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       782. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of Returns and Claims for Refund, Credit, or 
     Abatement; Determination of Correct Tax Liability [Rev. Proc. 
     96-64] received December 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       783. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and Determination Letters [Rev. Proc. 96-56] received 
     December 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       784. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Diesel Fuel Excise Tax; Special Rules for Alaska [TD 8693] 
     (RIN: 1545-AU52) received December 16, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       785. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Disclosure of Return Information to the U.S. Custom Service 
     [TD 8694] (RIN: 1545-AS52) received December 16, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       786. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting

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     the Service's final rule--Disclosure of Return Information to 
     Procure Property or Services for Tax Administration Purposes 
     [TD 8695] (RIN: 1545-AT48) received December 16, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       787. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Application of Section 401(a)(9) to Employees who Attain Age 
     70\1/2\ in 1996 [Notice 96-67] received December 13, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       788. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations; Requests for Certain 
     Determination Letters and Applications For Recognition of 
     Exemption [Announcement 96-133] received December 13, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       789. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Deductability, Substantiation, and Disclosure of Certain 
     Charitable Contributions [TD 8690] (RIN: 1545-AS94) received 
     December 13, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       790. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report concerning his actions in 
     response to the ITC safeguards investigation of broom-corn 
     brooms, pursuant to section 203(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 
     1974; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       791. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule--Dairy 
     Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing (7 CFR Part 6) received 
     October 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       792. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Inpatient Hospital Deductible and Hospital and Extended 
     Care Services Coinsurance Amounts for 1997 [OACT-054-N] (RIN: 
     0938-AH08) received November 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       793. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; Part A Premium for 1997 for the Uninsured Aged and 
     for Certain Disabled Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other 
     Entitlement [OACT-053-N] (RIN: 0938-AH45) received November 
     6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       794. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Foster 
     Care Maintenance Payments, Adoption Assistance, Child and 
     Family Services (RIN: 0970-AB34) received December 6, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       795. A letter from the Inspector General, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Civil Monetary Penalties, Assessments and Recommended 
     Exclusions (RIN: 0960-AE23) received April 16, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       796. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Overpayment Appeal and Waiver Rights (RIN: 0960-AD99) 
     received October 29, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       797. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Evidence of Lawful Admission for Permanent Residence in 
     the United States (RIN: 0960-AD90) received October 31, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       798. A letter from the National Security Council, 
     transmitting on behalf of the President the report to 
     Congress called for in section 406 of the Department of State 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997; jointly, to 
     the Committees on Appropriations and International Relations.
       799. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Environmental Security), Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the Defense Environmental Restoration Program for 
     fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2706(a)(1); jointly, 
     to the Committees on National Security and Commerce.
       800. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     notification that the Department has submitted drafts of all 
     nine chapters of the compliance certification application to 
     the Environmental Protection Agency, pursuant to Public Law 
     102-579 section 8(d)(1); jointly, to the Committees on 
     National Security and Commerce.
       801. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's annual report to Congress on the fiscal year 
     1995 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, 1994, through 
     September 30, 1995, pursuant to 30 U.S.C. 936(b); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       802. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     copy of the Federal Alternative Motor Fuels Program fifth 
     annual report to Congress, July 1996, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     6374c; jointly, to the Committees on Commerce and Science.
       803. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's ninth annual report to Congress summarizing 
     the Department's progress during fiscal year 1995 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); jointly, to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       804. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; Monthly Actuarial Rates and Monthly Supplementary 
     Medical Insurance Premium Rate Beginning January 1, 1997 
     [OACT-052-N] (RIN: 0938-AH42) received October 26, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly, to the Committees 
     on Commerce and Ways and Means.
       805. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies and 
     Five-Year Review of and Adjustments to the Relative Value 
     Units Under the Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 1997 
     [BPD-852-FC] (RIN: 0938-AH40) received November 25, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly, to the Committees 
     on Commerce and Ways and Means.
       806. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Medicare Program; Physician Fee Schedule Update for 
     Calendar Year 1997 and Physician volume Performance Standard 
     Rates of Increase for Federal Fiscal Year 1997 [BPD-853-FN] 
     (RIN: 0938-AH41) received November 25, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly, to the Committees on Commerce 
     and Ways and Means.
       807. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report on deliveries to the 
     Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-107, section 540(c) (110 Stat. 736); jointly, to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Appropriations.
       808. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     the Department's intent to obligate funds to support United 
     States efforts in Bosnia, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2394-1(a); 
     jointly, to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       809. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting obligation of 
     funds for 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.
       810. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 97-10: Continued Vietnamese 
     Cooperation in Accounting for United States Prisoners of War 
     and Missing in Action (POW/MIA); jointly, to the Committees 
     on International Relations and Appropriations.
       811. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's fiscal year 1998 
     budget request, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437d(d)(1); jointly, to 
     the Committees on House and Oversight and Appropriations.
       812. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting an addendum to the fiscal year 1998 
     budget request with respect to tuition assistance; jointly, 
     to the Committees on House and Oversight and Appropriations.
       813. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification that 
     Thailand has adopted a regulatory program governing the 
     incidental taking of certain sea turtles, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101-162, section 609(b)(2) (103 Stat. 1038); jointly, to 
     the Committees on Resources and Appropriations.
       814. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to include American Samoa in the Act of October 
     4, 1984 (98 Stat. 1732, 48 U.S.C. section 1662a), dealing 
     with territories of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Resources and the 
     Judiciary.
       815. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's third 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.
       816. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting a copy of the Board's budget 
     request for fiscal year 1998, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 
     1903(b)(7); jointly, to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Appropriations.
       817. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the Board's amended budget request 
     for fiscal year 1998; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations.
       818. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting a copy of the Safety Board's 
     appeal letter to OMB regarding the fiscal year 1998 budget 
     request, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 1903(b)(7); jointly, to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
     Appropriations.
       819. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting a copy of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board's 
     1996

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     annual report to the President and the Congress, pursuant to 
     45 U.S.C. 231f(b)(6); jointly, to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations.
       820. A letter from the Associate Director, National 
     Institute for Standards and Technology, transmitting the 
     Institute's final rule--Procedures for Implementation of the 
     Fastener Quality Act [Docket No. 960726209-6209-01] (RIN: 
     0693-AA90) received October 7, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly, to the Committees on Science and 
     Commerce.
       821. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; Changes Concerning Suspension of Medicare Payments, 
     and Determination of Allowable Interest Expenses [BPO-118-FC] 
     (RIN: 0938-AC99) received December 13, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly, to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Commerce.
       822. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report that identifies accounts 
     containing unvouchered expenditures that are potentially 
     subject to audit by the comptroller general, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3524(b); jointly, to the Committees on Appropriations, 
     the Budget, and Government Reform and Oversight. 

para. 1.47  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. McCOLLUM, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 6 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12 o'clock noon on Thursday, January 9, 1997.

para. 1.48  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, bills and 
resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally 
referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stenholm, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Upton, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Petri, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Graham, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Boehner, and 
             Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 1. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the 
     private sector; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York:
       H.R. 2. 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. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bryant, and Mr. Canady of Florida):
       H.R. 3. A bill to combat violent youth crime and increase 
     accountability for juvenile criminal offenses; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 4. 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 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. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Petri, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Talent, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Graham, Mr. Souder, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Cunningham):
       H.R. 5. A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act, to reauthorize and make improvements to that 
     act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Clay, and 
             Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 6. A bill to extend the authorization of programs 
     under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Herger, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 7. 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. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Bono, and Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 8. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to deny entry 
     into the United States of certain foreign motor vehicles that 
     do not comply with State laws governing motor vehicles 
     emissions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 9. A bill to waive certain prohibitions with respect 
     to nationals of Cuba coming to the United States to play 
     organized professional baseball; referred 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. LEACH (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Castle, 
             and Mr. Lazio of New York):
       H.R. 10. 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, and for other purposes; referred 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. ARCHER:
       H.R. 11. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit political action committees from making 
     contributions or expenditures for the purpose of influencing 
     elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 12. A bill to prevent handgun violence and illegal 
     commerce in handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BASS:
       H.R. 13. A bill to amend the Silvio O. Conte National Fish 
     and Wildlife Refuge Act to provide that the Secretary of the 
     Interior may acquire lands for purposes of that act only by 
     donation or exchange, or otherwise with the consent of owner 
     of the lands; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 14. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide maximum rates of tax on capital gains of 14 
     percent for individuals and 28 percent for corporations and 
     to index the basis of assets of individuals for purposes of 
     determining gains and losses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       H.R. 15. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve preventive benefits 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.
           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. POMEROY:
       H.R. 17. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage retirement savings by allowing more individuals 
     to make contributions to individual retirement plans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 18. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase to 100 percent the amount of the deduction for 
     the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 19. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a deduction for higher education expenses; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MICA:
       H.R. 20. 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. CONYERS:
       H.R. 21. 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. McHUGH:
       H.R. 22. A bill to reform the postal laws of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 23. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide for legal accountability for sweatshop 
     conditions in the garment industry, and for other purposes; 
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     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 24. 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. EHLERS:
       H.R. 25. 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. BARR of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 26. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide that the firearms prohibitions applicable by reason 
     of a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction do not apply if 
     the conviction occurred before the prohibitions became law; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Coble, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Collins, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Holden, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Crane, 
             and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 27. 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. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 28. A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to extend 
     the loan guarantee program for multifamily rental housing in 
     rural areas; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Jackson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 29. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 290 Broadway in New York, NY, as the ``Ronald H. Brown 
     Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. EHLERS:
       H.R. 30. 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; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself and Mr. Kanjorski):
       H.R. 31. A bill to reform the Federal Home Loan Bank 
     System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Lazio of 
             New York):
       H.R. 32. A bill to terminate the property disposition 
     program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
     providing single family properties for use for the homeless; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 33. A bill to amend the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992 to extend the loan guarantee program 
     for Indian housing; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 34. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the 
     United States from making contributions or expenditures in 
     connection with an election for Federal office; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 35. A bill to provide a more effective remedy for 
     inadequate trade benefits extended to the United States by 
     other countries and for restrictions on free emigration 
     imposed by other countries; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Crane, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 36. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) 
     to the products of Mongolia; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 37. 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 (for himself and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 38. 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. 
             Cunningham):
       H.R. 39. A bill to reauthorize the African Elephant 
     Conservation Act; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Foglietta, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 40. 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. GINGRICH:
       H.R. 41. A bill to provide a sentence of death for certain 
     importations of significant quantities of controlled 
     substances; 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. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 42. 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. 43. 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.
       H.R. 44. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide limited authority for concurrent payment of retired 
     pay and veterans' disability compensation for certain 
     disabled veterans; 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 CLEMENT:
       H.R. 45. 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. COBLE:
       H.R. 46. 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. 47. 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.
       H.R. 48. A bill to limit the duration of certain benefits 
     afforded to former Presidents, 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. CONDIT:
       H.R. 49. 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. 50. A bill to provide for the operation of a combined 
     post exchange and commissary store at Castle Air Force Base, 
     CA, a military installation selected for closure under the 
     base closure laws, in order to ensure that adequate services 
     remain available to the numerous members of the Armed Forces, 
     retired members, and their dependents who reside in the 
     vicinity of the installation; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       H.R. 51. 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.
       H.R. 52. A bill to establish a code of air 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,

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     in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
     within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Frost, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Menendez, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Green):
       H.R. 53. 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. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Campbell, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Lantos, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 54. A bill to amend the Andean Trade Preference Act to 
     prohibit the provision of duty-free treatment under that act 
     for live plants and fresh cut flowers described in chapter 6 
     of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 55. A bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research, 
     and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 relating to the dumping of 
     dredged material in Long Island Sound, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       H.R. 56. 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. FROST:
       H.R. 57. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     clarify that residents of certain neighborhoods which are 
     underserved by depository institutions may become members of 
     any Federal credit union which establishes a branch in such 
     neighborhood; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Rush, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Green, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Engel, Mr. Markey, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Klink, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hamilton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Yates, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Petri, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Clay, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. DeFazio, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 58. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve Medicare treatment and education for 
     beneficiaries with diabetes by providing coverage of diabetes 
     outpatient self-management training services and uniform 
     coverage 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. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Largent, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Bliley, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Istook, and Mr. Graham):
       H.R. 59. 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 Education and the Workforce, 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. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 60. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to provide assistance to the Casa Malpais National Historic 
     Landmark in Springerville, AZ; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 61. 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; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       H.R. 62. A bill to provide relief to State and local 
     governments from Federal regulation; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 63. 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. HERGER (for himself and Ms. Dunn of Washington):
       H.R. 64. 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. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Norwood):
       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. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 66. 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. HERGER:
       H.R. 67. 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. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. Boucher, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Green, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Owens, and 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 68. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder 
     shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, 
     subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies 
     during the first 15 days of such month, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLDEN:
       H.R. 69. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase to 100 percent the amount of the deduction for 
     the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Sanford):
       H.R. 70. 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. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 71. 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 
     Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 72. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     allow the making of a copy of a computer program in 
     connection with the maintenance or repair of a computer; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 73. 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. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Flake, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Shays):
       A bill to protect the voting rights of homeless citizens; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri (for herself, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Frost, Mr. Luther, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Mascara, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
             Mr. blumenauer, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Boswell, and Ms. Jackson-
             Lee):
       H.R. 75. A bill to establish the National Commission on the 
     Long-term Solvency of the Medicare Program; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Commerce, 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. MORGAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Hefner, and Mr. Deal of Georgia):
       H.R. 76. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit covered beneficiaries under the military health care 
     system who are also entitled to Medicare 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.

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           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 77. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to limit expenditures in House of Representatives 
     elections; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. REGULA:
       H.R. 78. A bill to assess the impact of the NAFTA, to 
     require further negotiation of certain provisions of the 
     NAFTA, 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. RIGGS:
       H.R. 79. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     land in the Six Rivers National Forest in the State of 
     California for the benefit of the Hoopa Valley Tribe; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROEMER:
       H.R. 80. A bill to require the return of excess amounts 
     from the representational allowances of Members of the House 
     of Representatives to the Treasury for deficit reduction; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 81. A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 
     401 South Michigan Street in South Bend, IN, as the ``Robert 
     K. Rodibaugh United States Bankruptcy Courthouse''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 82. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make higher education more affordable by providing tax 
     benefits to individuals who save for, or pay for, higher 
     education; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 83. A bill to enhance and protect retirement savings; 
     referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period 
     to 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.R. 84. 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.
       H.R. 85. 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. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Smith of 
             Oregon, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Combest, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Hill, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Thune, Mr. Frost, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Parker, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. 
             Crapo):
       H.R. 86. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow farmers to income average over 2 years; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 87. A bill to oppose the provision of assistance to 
     the People's Republic of China by any international financial 
     institution; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 88. A bill to suspend Federal education benefits to 
     individuals convicted of drug offenses; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 89. A bill to require pre-employment drug testing with 
     respect to applicants for Federal employment; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 90. A bill to require random drug testing within the 
     executive branch of the Government; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 91. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to reduce funding if States do not enact 
     legislation that requires the death penalty in certain cases; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 92. A bill to require random drug testing of Federal 
     judicial branch officers and employees; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       H.R. 93. 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. BATEMAN:
       H.R. 94. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide an exemption from overtime compensation for 
     firefighters and rescue squad members who volunteer their 
     services; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 95. 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. 96. A bill to provide regulatory assistance for small 
     business concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business, 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. UPTON:
       H.R. 97. 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. VENTO:
       H.R. 98. A bill to regulate the use by interactive computer 
     services of personally identifiable information provided by 
     subscribers to such services; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WHITE (for himself and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 99. 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. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Clay, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Martinez, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
             Yates):
       H.R. 100. 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. BAKER:
       H.R. 101. A bill to amend the National Forest Foundation 
     Act to extend and increase the matching funds authorization 
     for the foundation, to provide additional administrative 
     support to the foundation, to authorize the use of investment 
     income, and to permit the foundation to license the use of 
     trademarks, tradenames, and other such devices to advertise 
     that a person is an official sponsor or supporter of the 
     Forest Service or the National Forest System; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 102. A bill to require the national instant criminal 
     background check system to be established and used in 
     connection with firearms transfers by November 28, 1997; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Martinez):
       H.R. 103. A bill to expedite State reviews of criminal 
     records of applicants for private security officer 
     employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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 for the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Crane, and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 104. A bill to authorize the private ownership and use 
     of National Park System lands; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BASS:
       H.R. 105. A bill to establish a locally oriented commission 
     to assist the city of Berlin, NH, in identifying and studying 
     its region's historical and cultural assets, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 106. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     establish the teaching hospital and graduate medical 
     education trust fund, 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. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 107. 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 United States Government; 
     to the Committee on the Budget, 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. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 108. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     concerning eligibility for grants to implement alcohol-
     impaired driving countermeasures; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 109. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on 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. CLEMENT:
       H.R. 110. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to ban soft money in elections for Federal office, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. CONDIT:
       H.R. 111. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey a parcel of unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, 
     CA, to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters for use as a farm school; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 112. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     property from the United States to Stanislaus County, CA; to 
     the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself and Ms. Granger):
       H.R. 113. A bill to amend chapter 11 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to require that each President's budget 
     submission to Congress include a detailed plan to achieve a 
     balanced Federal budget, 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. CONDIT:
       H.R. 114. A bill to require the President to submit to the 
     Congress each year an integrated justification for U.S. 
     foreign assistance programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee 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. CONYERS:
       H.R. 115. A bill to prohibit the transfer of a firearm to, 
     and the possession of a firearm by, a person who is 
     intoxicated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 116. A bill to apply equal standards to certain 
     foreign made and domestically produced handguns; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 117. A bill to reauthorize the independent counsel 
     statute, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 118. A bill to provide for the collection of data on 
     traffic stops; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 119. A bill to amend the Nationality Act to impose 
     additional conditions on employers of H-1B nonimmigrants; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 120. A bill to make technical corrections to title 11, 
     United States Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 121. A bill to repeal the statutory authority for the 
     Corporation for Public Broadcasting; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. 
             Norwood):
       H.R. 122. 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 the National Council on the Arts; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Linder, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Riggs, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Talent, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Souder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Archer, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Porter, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Gekas, 
             Mr. Kasich, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Herger, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Collins, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Ganske, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Salmon, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, and Mr. Hulshof):
       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 Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 124. 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.
       H.R. 125. A bill to make clear that the definition of a 
     base period, under the unemployment compensation law of a 
     State, is not an administrative provision subject to section 
     303(a)(1) of the Social Security Act; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Ms. Harman, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Royce, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Talent, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. Inglis 
             of South Carolina, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Blunt, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Shays, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Foley, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Klug, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. White, 
             and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 126. a bill to establish procedures to provide for a 
     deficit reduction lock-box and related downward adjustment of 
     discretionary spending limits; 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. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. McHale, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
             Jackson):
       H.R. 127. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the exclusion for employer-provided 
     educational assistance and to restore the exclusion for 
     graduate level educational assistance; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Smith of 
             Oregon, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 128. 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 Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 129. A bill to provide for the retention of the name 
     of the geologic formation known as Devils Tower at the Devils 
     Tower National Monument in the State of Wyoming; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. 
             Bilbray):
       H.R. 130. 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. Royce, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 131. A bill to provide that a new Federal program 
     shall terminate not later than 5 years after the date of the 
     enactment of the law that authorizes the program; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, and Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland):
       H.R. 132. 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. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Riggs, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bilbray, and Ms. 
             Harman):
       H.R. 133. A bill to require a temporary moratorium on 
     leasing, exploration, and development on lands of the Outer 
     Continental Shelf off the State of California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM:
       H.R. 134. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to provide a loan guarantee to the Olivenhain water storage 
     project, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Kildee, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Ms.

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             Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 135. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require 
     that group and individual health insurance coverage and group 
     health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for 
     mastectomies and lymph node dissections performed for the 
     treatment of breast cancer; to the Committee on Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     for a period to be 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 (for himself and Mr. Goss):
       H.R. 136. A bill to amend the National Parks and Recreation 
     Act of 1978 to designate the Majority Stoneman Douglas 
     Wilderness and to amend the Everglades National park 
     protection and Expansion Act of 1989 to designate the Ernest 
     F. Coe Visitor Center; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DICKEY:
       H.R. 137. 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. 138. 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, Mr. Shays, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Inglis 
             of South Carolina):
       H.R. 139. A bill to reform the independent counsel statute, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 140. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to promote the disclosure of contributions and 
     expenditures made with respect to campaigns for election for 
     Federal office, to ban the use of soft money with respect to 
     such campaigns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       H.R. 141. A bill to establish the Select Commission to 
     Advise on Reforming Elections to issue recommendations for 
     the reform of laws governing the financing of campaigns for 
     election for Federal office, to establish expedited 
     procedures for the consideration of legislation implementing 
     the recommendations, and for other purposes; 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. DUNN of Washington:
       H.R. 142. A bill to require the President to submit a 
     separately identified appropriation request to provide 
     priority funding for the national parks of the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Crane, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 143. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide equity to exports of software; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 144. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make health insurance costs fully deductible for the self-
     employed; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BORSKI (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Clement, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Mr. Mascara, Mr. Costello, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Jackson, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Ney, Ms. 
             Kaptur, and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 145. A bill to terminate the effectiveness of certain 
     amendments to the foreign repair station rules of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself and Mr. Goss):
       H.R. 146. 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. ENGEL:
       H.R. 147. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish an 
     ethnic and minority affairs section; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 148. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to assure that Medicaid disproportionate share hospital 
     payments go directly to Medicaid disproportionate share 
     hospitals; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Flake):
       H.R. 149. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to allow certain counties flexibility 
     in spending funds; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Shays, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lazio of New 
             York, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Kelly, 
             and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 150. A bill to amend the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support 
     Act of 1986 to require that disbursements from the 
     International Fund for Ireland are distributed in accordance 
     with the MacBride principles of economic justice, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 151. A bill concerning paramilitary groups and British 
     security forces in Northern Ireland; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 152. 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. ENGEL:
       H.R. 153. 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. 154. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to require governmental deferred compensation plans to 
     maintain set asides for the exclusive benefits of 
     participants; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 155. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for designation of overpayments and contributions 
     to the U.S. textbook and technology trust fund, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period 
     to be 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. 156. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide that recently enacted provisions requiring payment of 
     Federal benefits in the form of electronic funds transfers do 
     not apply with respect to benefits payable under the old-age, 
     survivors, and disability insurance program under title II of 
     the Social Security Act; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 157. A bill to authorize and request the President to 
     award the Congressional Medar of Honor posthumously to Brevet 
     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 (for himself, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. 
             Knollenberg):
       H.R. 158. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 159. 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:
       H.R. 160. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the application of the retail tax on heavy trucks 
     and trailers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, and Mr. McDermott)::
       H.R. 161. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to terminate the tax subsidies for large producers of ethanol 
     used as a fuel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 162. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the alternative minimum tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       H.R. 163. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to place the burden of proof on the Secretary to prove that 
     the cash method of accounting does not clearly reflect 
     income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Ms. DeLauro,: Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Towns, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Slaughter, and 
             Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 164. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require 
     that group and individual health insurance coverage and group 
     health plans provide coverage for reconstructive breast 
     surgery if they provide coverage for mastectomies; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
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           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 165. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     repeal the two-tier annuity computation system applicable to 
     annuities for surviving spouses under the survivor benefit 
     plan for retired members of the Armed Forces so that there is 
     no reduction in such an annuity when the beneficiary becomes 
     62 years of age; to the Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 166. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify the conditions under which an action may be brought 
     against a State to enforce veterans' reemployment rights, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 167. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a Veterans' Employment and Training Bill of 
     Rights, to strengthen preference for veterans in hiring, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 168. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     establish programs and undertake efforts to assist and 
     promote the creation, development, and growth of small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by veterans of service 
     in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business, 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. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McHale, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Graham, and Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 169. 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. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 170. 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. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 171. A bill to amend section 214 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1980 to make technical 
     corrections; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 172. 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. Shays):
       H.R. 173. 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:
       H.R. 174. A bill to require the relocation of a National 
     Weather Service radar tower which is on Sulphur Mountain near 
     Ojai, CA; to the Committee on Science.
       H.R. 175. A bill to prohibit Federal funding for 
     earthquake-related repairs or restoration of Bottle Village 
     in Simi Valley, CA; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 176. A bill to provide for hearing care services by 
     audiologists to Federal civilian employees; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 177. 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. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Manton):
       H.R. 178. A bill to provide for adherence with the MacBride 
     principles of economic justice by United States persons doing 
     business in Northern Ireland, and for other purposes; 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. GOODLING:
       H.R. 179. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election to 
     Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight, 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:
       H.R. 180. A bill imposing certain restrictions 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.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 181. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to reform the financing of elections for members of 
     the House of Representatives, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House 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. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 182. A bill to provide for a livable wage for 
     employees under Federal contracts and subcontracts; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 183. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to prepare and publish annually a consumer 
     guide to prescription drug prices; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 184. 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. 185. A bill to establish a commission to study 
     employment and economic insecurity in the workforce in the 
     United States; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 186. A bill to provide for the mandatory registration 
     of handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 187. A bill to establish a commission to make 
     recommendations on the appropriate size of membership of the 
     House of Representatives and the method by which 
     Representatives are elected; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 188. A bill to establish Federal, State, and local 
     programs for the investigation, reporting, and prevention of 
     bias crimes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 189. A bill to establish a commission to investigate 
     exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents as a 
     result of the Persian Gulf conflict; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 190. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the establishment of the Everglades National Park 
     in the State of Florida and for other purposes,'' approved 
     May 30, 1934, to clarify certain rights of the Miccosukee 
     Tribe of Indians of Florida; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 191. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to apply the act to a greater percentage of the U.S. 
     work force and to allow employees to take parental 
     involvement leave to participate in or attend their 
     children's educational and extracurricular activities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on 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. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Clement, and Mr. 
             Herger):
       H.R. 192. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     evaluate the cost effectiveness of using the Medicare trust 
     funds to reimburse the Department of Defense for certain 
     health care services provided to Medicare-eligible covered 
     military beneficiaries; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee 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. HERGER:
       H.R. 193. A bill to amend the National Historic 
     Preservation Act to prohibit the inclusion of certain sites 
     on the National Register of Historic Places and to prohibit 
     the designation of the Mt. Shasta area in the State of 
     California as a historic district, historic sites, or 
     national monument under the National Historic Preservation 
     Act or the Antiquities Act; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 194. A bill to enhance the financial security of 
     children by providing for contributions by the Federal 
     Government to child retirement accounts; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 195. 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.

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           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 196. 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.
       H.R. 197. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for 501(c)(3) bonds a tax treatment similar to 
     governmental bonds, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Livingston, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Combest):
       H.R. 198. A bill to limit the types of commercial nonpostal 
     services which may be offered by the U.S. Postal Service; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 199. A bill to provide for greater accountability for 
     Presidential appointees; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 200. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that gain on the sale of a principal residence 
     shall be excluded from gross income without regard to the age 
     of the taxpayer or the amount of the gain; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 201. 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.
       H.R. 202. 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 Mr. KIM (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. 
             Underwood):
       H.R. 203. A bill to designate the Republic of Korea as a 
     visa waiver pilot program country for 1 year under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KIM (for himself and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 204. A bill to provide financial assistance to Mexican 
     border States for transportation projects that are necessary 
     to accommodate increased traffic resulting from the 
     implementation of the North American Free-Trade Agreement; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KIM:
       H.R. 205. A bill to provide that receipts and disbursements 
     of the highway trust fund, the airport and airways 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 
     the Budget, 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. KING of New York:
       H.R. 206. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to the 
     late James Cagney; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 207. 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.
       H.R. 208. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code to 
     protect the sanctity of religious communications; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 209. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish and provide a checkoff for a breast and prostate 
     cancer research fund, 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. KLECZKA (for himself and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 210. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the furnishing of recreational fitness 
     services by tax-exempt hospitals shall be treated as an 
     unrelated trade or business and that tax-exempt bonds may not 
     be used to provide facilities for such services; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Clay, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 211. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to assure continued health insurance coverage of retired 
     workers; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Commerce, and Education and the 
     Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 212. A bill to amend the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development Act to provide for the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development to notify and consult with the unit of 
     general local government within which an assisted multifamily 
     housing project is to be located before providing any low-
     income housing assistance for the project; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
             Stupak):
       H.R. 213. 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. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 214. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     reinstate requirements regarding Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development access to certain information of State 
     agencies, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     allow the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
     reveal certain income tax return information to public 
     housing agencies, and for other purposes; 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. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Eshoo, 
             and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 215. A bill relating to the period of availability of 
     certain emergency relief funds allocated under section 125 of 
     title 23, United States Code, for carrying out a project to 
     repair or reconstruct a portion of a Federal-aid primary 
     route in San Mateo, CA; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Green, and Mr. 
             LoBiondo):
       H.R. 216. A bill to amend section 1128B of the Social 
     Security Act to repeal the criminal penalty for fraudulent 
     disposition of assets in order to obtain Medicaid benefits 
     added by section 217 of the Health Insurance Portability and 
     Accountability Act of 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.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York:
       H.R. 217. A bill to amend title IV of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the Federal 
     programs for housing assistance for the homeless into a block 
     grant program that ensures that States and communities are 
     provided sufficient flexibility to use assistance amounts 
     effectively; to the committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Frost, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Collins, and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       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. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 219. A bill to establish a Federal program to provide 
     reinsurance for State disaster insurance programs; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 220. 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.
       H.R. 221. 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. 222. A bill to amend the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to 
     provide that daylight savings time begins on the first Sunday 
     in March; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 223. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to establish the Presidential Debate Commission on an 
     ongoing basis and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce the amount of funds provided under such act for 
     party nominating conventions for any party whose nominee for 
     President or Vice President does not participate in any 
     debate scheduled by the Commission, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 224. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to require each individual registering to vote in 
     elections for Federal office to provide the individual's 
     Social Security number and to permit a State to remove a 
     registrant who fails to vote in two consecutive general 
     elections for Federal office from the official list of 
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     the ground that the registrant has changed residence, if the 
     registrant fails to respond to written notices requesting 
     confirmation of the registrant's residence; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight.
       H.R. 225. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit certain aliens who are at least 55 years old of 
     age to obtain a 4-year nonimmigrant visitor's visa; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 226. 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 (for himself and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 227. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     conduct a study of mitigation banks, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 228. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow penalty-free withdrawals from IRA's for certain 
     purposes, to increase the amount of tax deductible IRA 
     contributions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       H.R. 229. 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. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Lazio of 
             New York, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Fowler, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Mica, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. 
             Stearns):
       H.R. 230. A bill to ensure that insurance against the risk 
     of catastrophic natural disasters, such as hurricanes, 
     earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, is available and 
     affordable, and to provide for expanded hazard mitigation and 
     relief, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services, 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. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Horn, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Mr. Kim, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Traficant, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 231. A bill to improve the integrity of the Social 
     Security card and to provide for criminal penalties for fraud 
     and related activity involving work authorization documents 
     for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act; 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. McDADE:
       H.R. 232. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     require prosecutors in the Department of Justice to be 
     ethical; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McINTOSH:
       H.R. 233. A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
     1995; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. Norton, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Rush, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
             Ackerman):
       H.R. 234. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to allow employees to take, as additional leave, 
     parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their 
     children's educational and extracurricular activities and to 
     clarify that leave may be taken for routine medical needs and 
     to assist elderly relatives, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 235. 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 regarding certain individuals; 
     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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 236. A bill to prohibit Government contractors from 
     being reimbursed by the Federal Government for certain 
     environmental response costs; 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. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 237. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that an individual who has been denied 
     benefits by reason of confinement to a public institution by 
     reason of conviction for a sex offense shall continue to be 
     denied benefits, upon completion of such confinement, while 
     continuing to be confined thereafter by court order in a 
     public institution; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 238. A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to 
     make the act more effective in preventing oil pollution in 
     the Nation's waters through enhanced prevention of, and 
     improved response to, oil spills, and to ensure that citizens 
     and communities injured by oil spills are promptly and fully 
     compensated, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 239. 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. MICA (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stump, and 
             Mr. Everett):
       H.R. 240. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that consideration may not be denied to preference 
     eligibles applying for certain positions in the competitive 
     service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committees on House Oversight, 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. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 241. 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. 242. 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. OBEY:
       H.R. 243. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to provide for expenditure limitations and public 
     financing for House of Representatives general elections, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight, 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. PALLONE:
       H.R. 224. A bill to terminate ocean dumping at the Mud Dump 
     Site and other sites within the New York Bight Apex off the 
     coast of New Jersey; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAPPAS:
       H.R. 245. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to phase out the tax of capital gains, to increase the 
     unified credit under the estate and gift taxes, and to 
     increase the maximum benefit under section 2032A to $1 
     million; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 246. A bill to restore the authority of the Secretary 
     of Agriculture to extend existing and expiring contracts 
     under the Conservation Reserve Program; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       H.R. 247. A bill to allow for a 1-year extension on 
     Conservation Reserve Program contracts expiring in 1997; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 248. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to require the disclosure of certain information by 
     persons conducting polls by telephone during campaigns for 
     election for Federal office; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 249. A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift 
     taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Filner, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 250. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     extend priority health care to veterans who served during the 
     Persian Gulf war in Israel or Turkey; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Holden, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Goss):
       H.R. 251. 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 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.

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           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H.R. 252. A bill to amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to 
     provide for more just procedures for certain claims due to 
     pneumoconiosis; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 253. 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:
       H.R. 254. A bill to further enhance flood control efforts 
     along the Greenbrier River Basin in the State of West 
     Virginia; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. Petri):
       H.R. 255. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the deposit of the general revenue portion of 
     highway motor fuel excise tax revenues into the highway trust 
     fund; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REGULA:
       H.R. 256. A bill to provide for the retention of the name 
     of Mount McKinley; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 257. A bill to amend the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 to allow small communities to use 
     limited space in public facilities acquired, constructed, or 
     rehabilitated using community development block grant funds 
     for local government offices; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       H.R. 258. 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.
       H.R. 259. 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.
       H.R. 260. A bill to establish a Presidential commission to 
     determine the validity of certain land claims arising out of 
     the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 involving the 
     descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens at the time 
     of the Treaty; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 261. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for Federal funding of foster care 
     and adoption assistance programs of Indian tribes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 262. A bill to amend the act to establish a Redwood 
     National Park in the State of California, to increase 
     efficiency and cost savings in the management of Redwood 
     National Park by authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to 
     enter into agreements with the State of California to acquire 
     from and provide to the State goods and services to be used 
     by the National Park Service and the State of California in 
     the cooperative management of lands in Redwood National Park 
     and lands in Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, Jebediah 
     Smith Redwoods State Park, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State 
     Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 263. A bill to provide for the disposition of 
     unoccupied and substandard multifamily housing projects owned 
     by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. Schumer):
       H.R. 264. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to require notice of certain fees imposed by the operator of 
     an automated teller machine in connection with an electronic 
     fund transfer initiated by a consumer at the machine, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 265. A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 to increase public housing opportunities for intact 
     families; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 266. A bill to evaluate the effectiveness of certain 
     community efforts in coordination with local police 
     departments in preventing and removing violent crime and drug 
     trafficking from the community, in increasing economic 
     development in the community, and in preventing or ending 
     retaliation by perpetrators of crime against community 
     residents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 267. A bill to require States to impose criminal 
     penalties on persons who willfully fail to pay child support, 
     as a condition of Federal funding of State child support 
     enforcement programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 268. A bill to enhance competition in the financial 
     services sector and merge the commercial bank and savings 
     association charters; 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 Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 269. A bill to provide for a role models academy 
     demonstration program; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 270. A bill to amend part B of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a set-aside of funds for States 
     that have entered certain divorce laws, to amend the Legal 
     Services Corporation Act to prohibit the use of funds made 
     available under the act to provide legal assistance in 
     certain proceedings relating to divorces and legal 
     separations, 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. ROYCE:
       H.R. 271. A bill to establish a second National Blue Ribbon 
     Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 272. 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. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 273. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     require States to use electronic benefit transfer systems, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 274. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     require a credit card issuer to disclose, in any preapproved 
     application, solicitation, or offer to open a credit card 
     account under an open end consumer credit plan, each rate of 
     interest that will actually apply to any credit extended 
     under such plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 275. A bill to combat domestic terrorism; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 276. 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. Pallone, and Mr. 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 277. A bill to increase penalties and strengthen 
     enforcement of environmental crimes, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, Agriculture, 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. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 278. A bill to make changes in Federal juvenile 
     justice proceedings, and to foster youth development and 
     prevent juvenile crime and delinquency; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, for a period to be 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, Mr. Bono, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Jackson, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Miller of California, and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 279. 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. 280. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to implement the recommendations of the joint 
     board concerning universal service support for schools and 
     libraries; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 281. 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 Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SERRANO (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 282. 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. SERRANO:
       H.R. 283. A bill to permit members of the House of 
     Representatives to donate used computer equipment to public 
     elementary and secondary schools designated by the members; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 284. A bill to repeal the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 
     and the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) 
     Act of 1996; to the Committee on International Relations.
       H.R. 285. 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.
       H.R. 286. A bill to protect the constitutional right to 
     travel to foreign countries; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       H.R. 287. A bill to allow for news bureau exchanges between 
     the United States and Cuba; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       H.R. 288. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage

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     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 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned..
       H.R. 289. A bill to amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     and the egg, meat, and poultry inspection laws to ensure that 
     consumers receive notification regarding food products 
     produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on land on 
     which sewage sludge was applied; 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.
       H.R. 290. 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 Education and the Workforce, for 
     a period 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. 291. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for designation of overpayments and contributions 
     to the United States Library Trust Fund, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period 
     to be 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, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. White, 
             Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Graham):
       H.R. 292. 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:
       H.R. 293. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 294. 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. 295. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian 
     tribal governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 296. A bill to privatize the Federal Power Marketing 
     Administrations, 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. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
             Gejdenson):
       H.R. 297. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for programs of research on prostate cancer; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
             Lipinski):
       H.R. 298. 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 Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 299. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     payment of U.S. arrearages in assessed contributions to the 
     United Nations for prior years and to authorize 
     appropriations for the payment of assessed contributions of 
     the United States for U.N. peacekeeping operations; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SHAYS:
       H.R. 300. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     permit a State located within 5 miles of an airport in 
     another State to participate in the process for approval of 
     airport development projects at the airport; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H.R. 301. 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 and 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; 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. SKAGGS (for himself and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 302. A bill entitled ``Rocky Mountain National Park 
     Wilderness Act of 1997''; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Norwood):
       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 Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 304. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to employment opportunities in the Department of 
     Health and Human Services for women who are scientist, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Fazio 
             of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Holden, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Manton, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Schumer):
       H.R. 305. A bill to provide protection from sexual 
     predators; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Waxman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Watt 
             of North Carolina, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 306. A bill to prohibit discrimination against 
     individuals and their family members on the basis of genetic 
     information, or a request for genetic services; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period 
     to be 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. 307. 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.
       H.R. 308. 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. 309. A bill to prohibit federally sponsored research 
     pertaining to the legalization of drugs; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 310. A bill to require random drug testing of Federal 
     legislative branch Members, officers, and employees; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 311. A bill to amend the Taiwan Relations Act; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 312. A bill to prohibit United States voluntary and 
     assessed contributions to the United Nations if the United 
     Nations imposes any tax or fee on U.S. persons or continues 
     to develop or promote proposals for such taxes or fees; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       H.R. 313. 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. 314. 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. 315. 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. 316. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a refundable income tax credit for the recycling 
     of hazardous wastes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 317. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of a 
     principal resident by a first-time homebuyer; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 318. 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.

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       H.R. 319. 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 
     educational loans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 320. 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. 321. 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. 322. 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. 323. 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. 324. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to an 
     exemption equivalent of $1,200,000, and to provide a cost-of-
     living adjustment for such amount; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 325. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the unrelated business income tax shall apply 
     to the gaming activities of Indian tribes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 326. 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. 327. A bill to prohibit retroactive Federal income tax 
     rate increases; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 328. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     prohibit health issuers and group health plans from 
     discriminating against individuals on the basis of genetic 
     information; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period 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. 329. 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 Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 330. 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. 331. 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.
       H.R. 332. 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.
       H.R. 333. 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, 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. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. 
             Herger):
       H.R. 334. 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 (for himself and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 335. A bill to establish the Commission on the Future 
     for America's Veterans; 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 (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Forbes, 
             Mr. Goss, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Norwood, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Royce, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 336. 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.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 337. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure 
     access to services and prevent fraud and abuse for enrollees 
     of managed care plans, to amend standards for Medicare 
     supplemental polices, to modify the Medicare select program, 
     and to provide other protections for beneficiaries of health 
     plans generally, 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Solomon, 
             Mr. McHale, Mr. Manton, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Houghton, and 
             Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 338. A bill to prospectively repeal section 210 of the 
     Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Barr of Georgia):
       H.R. 339. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide a national standard in accordance with which 
     nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms 
     in the State, and 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. STEARNS:
       H.R. 340. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the withholding of income taxes and to require 
     individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Minge, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, and Mr. Oxley):
       H.R. 341. A bill to establish limitations 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 
     Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 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. 342. 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Hamilton, and Ms. Danner):
       H.R. 343. 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 344. 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 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

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     of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Goss):
       H.R. 345. A bill to repeal the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H.R. 346. A bill to clarify the effect on the citizenship 
     of an individual of the individual's birth in the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Callahan):
       H.R. 347. 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. 348. 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 $1,000,000 exclusion; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 349. 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. STUPAK:
       H.R. 350. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1986 to encourage States to 
     enact a law enforcement officer's 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. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. Ehlers):
       H.R. 351. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to make appropriate improvements to a county road located in 
     the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, and to prohibit 
     construction of a scenic shoreline drive in that national 
     lakeshore; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 352. 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.
           By Mr. TANNER (for himself and Mr. Clement):
       H.R. 353. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the treatment of educational grants by private 
     foundations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 354. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the 
     United States from making contributions in connection with an 
     election for Federal office; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 355. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to require the national committees of political 
     parties to file pre-general election reports with the Federal 
     Election Commission without regard to whether or not the 
     parties have made contributions or expenditures under such 
     act during the periods covered by such reports; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 356. A bill to improve health status in medically 
     disadvantaged communities through comprehensive community-
     based managed care programs; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 357. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to fund adolescent health demonstration 
     projects; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 358. 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. 359. 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. 360. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     prohibit the international export and import of certain solid 
     waste; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 361. 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.
       H.R. 362. A bill to improve Federal enforcement against 
     health care fraud and abuse; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 363. A bill to amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 1992 to extend the Electric and Magnetic Fields 
     Research and Public Information Dissemination Program; 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.
       H.R. 364. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for Medicare contracting reforms, 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. 365. 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 Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     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 (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Thompson, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Hyde, Ms. Norton, Mr. Dellums, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 366. 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. Norwood, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 367. 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 15 days notice and judicial consent 
     before seizure, to exclude civil damages for unauthorized 
     collection actions from income, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD:
       H.R. 368. A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam to 
     provide the government of Guam with a right-of-first refusal 
     regarding excess Federal real property located in Guam; 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 Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 369. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to prescribe rules to protect public safety by 
     preventing broadcasts that create hazards for motorists; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 370. A bill to require that wages paid under a Federal 
     contract are greater than the local poverty line, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 371. A bill to expedite the naturalization of aliens 
     who served with special guerrilla units in Laos; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 372. 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. WYNN:
       H.R. 373. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     strengthen existing protections for small business 
     participation in Federal contracting opportunities, to 
     provide for assessments of the impacts on small businesses of 
     the steadily increasing use of contract bundling by the 
     procurement activities of the various Federal agencies, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business, 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 374. 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, 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. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Baker, Mr. Minge, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Boyd, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Cook, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Edwards, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr.

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             Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hefner, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Kim, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Luther, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. McHale, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Portman, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Riggs, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Talent, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Turner, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. White, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Boswell):
       H.J. Res. 1. 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. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Inglis 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
             Armey, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Cox of California, 
             Mr. Linder, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cook, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Pease, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Weller, Mr. White, 
             Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Minge):
       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. 
             Sanford, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Chabot):
       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. BARR of Georgia:
       H.J. Res. 4. 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 on account 
     of birth in the United States unless both parents are either 
     U.S. citizens or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence at the time of the birth; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Talent, 
             and Mr. Graham):
       H.J. Res. 5. 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. COBLE:
       H.J. Res. 6. 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. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Collins, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Christensen, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Camp, and Mr. Graham):
       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. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Barton of Texas):
       H.J. Res. 8. 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. DINGELL:
       H.J. Res. 9. 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 Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.J. Res. 10. 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. 11. 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.
       H.J. Res. 12. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary 
     school prayer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 13. 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. ENGEL:
       H.J. Res. 14. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United Stats to permit the Congress 
     to limit contributions and expenditures in elections for 
     Federal office; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.J. Res. 15. 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. GOSS:
       H.J. Res. 16. 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 
     consecutive terms Senators and Representatives may serve; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrett of 
             Washington, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Markey, and 
             Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.J. Res. 17. 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 Mr. ROYCE:
       H.J. Res. 18. 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. SERRANO:
       H.J. Res. 19. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22d 
     article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the 
     number of terms an individual may serve as President; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.J. Res. 20. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding school 
     prayer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 21. 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. 22. 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. STUMP:
       H.J. Res. 23. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide for 4-year 
     terms for Representatives and to provide that no person may 
     serve as a Representative for more than 12 years; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 24. Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H. Con. Res. 1. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
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     tirement 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 Ms. JACKSON-LEE (for herself, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Clay, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Conyers, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Owens):
       H. Con. Res. 2. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress with respect to the threat to the security of 
     American citizens and the United States Government posed by 
     armed militia and other paramilitary groups and 
     organizations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H. Con. Res. 3. 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. 4. Concurrent resolution entitled ``English 
     Plus Resolution''; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. McHale):
       H. Con. Res. 5. Concurrent resolution for the approval of 
     regulations of the Office of Compliance under the 
     Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 relating to the 
     application of chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           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 electing officers of the House of 
     Representatives; 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.
       H. Res. 5. Resolution adopting the Rules of the House for 
     the 105th Congress; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT:
       H. Res. 6. Resolution providing for the designation of 
     certain minority employees; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 7. Resolution establishing the Corrections Day 
     Calendar Office; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 8. Resolution providing for the attendance of the 
     House at the inaugural ceremonies of the President and Vice 
     President of the United States; considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 9. Resolution fixing the daily hour of meeting for 
     the 105th Congress; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT:
       H. Res. 10. Resolution authorizing the Speaker's designee 
     to administer the oath of office to Representative-Elect 
     Frank Tejeda; considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 11. Resolution authorizing the Speaker's designee 
     to administer the oath of office to Representative-Elect 
     Julia Carson; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 12. Resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 13. Resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
       H. Res. 14. Resolution electing Representatives Sanders of 
     Vermont to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services 
     and Government Reform and Oversight; considered and agreed 
     to.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Markey):
       H. Res. 15. Resolution concerning the implementation of the 
     General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina, urging continued and increased support for the 
     efforts of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former 
     Yugoslavia to bring to justice the perpetrators of gross 
     violations of international law in the former Yugoslavia, and 
     urging support for democratic forces in all of the countries 
     emerging from the former Yugoslavia; 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. KING of New York:
       H. Res. 16. Resolution to establish a Select Committee on 
     POW and MIA Affairs; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. 
             Coyne):
       H. Res. 17. Resolution calling upon, and requesting that 
     the President call upon, all Americans to recognize and 
     appreciate the historical significance and the heroic human 
     endeavor and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World 
     War II, and commending the PanCretan Association of America; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H. Res. 18. 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. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. McHale):
       H. Res. 19. Resolution for the approval of regulations of 
     the Office of Compliance under the Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 relating to the application of 
     chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 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. Res. 20. 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. 21. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives with respect to withholding U.S. financial 
     support from the United Nations unless that organization 
     adopts certain reforms; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H. Res. 22. Resolution congratulating the people of India 
     on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of their nation's 
     independence; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Smith of Michigan):
       H. Res. 23. 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. STUPAK:
       H. Res. 24. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to reduce the number of programs covered by 
     each regular appropriation bill; to the Committee on Rules.

para. 1.49  memorials

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

       1. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     California, relative to the compensation of retired military 
     personnel; to the Committee on National Security.
       2. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of California, 
     relative to the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       3. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     New Jersey, relative to memorializing the President and 
     Congress of the United States to require the Federal 
     Communications Commission to approve the assignment of new 
     area codes specifically designated for facsimile machines, 
     modems, cellular phones, and pagers; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4. Also, memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 154 urging 
     the President of the United States and Congress to support 
     establishment of a timetable for the admission of the 
     Republic of Poland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     New Jersey, relative to urging the President and Congress of 
     the United States to support the admission of the Republic of 
     Poland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       6. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of California, 
     relative to resolution of the conflict in Liberia; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       7. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of California, 
     relative to a cure breast cancer postal stamp donation 
     program; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       8. Also, memorial of Senate of the Northern Marianas 
     Commonwealth Legislature of the Mariana Islands, relative to 
     Senate Joint Resolution No. 10-7 requesting the U.S. House of 
     Representatives to convey nonvoting delegate status to the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       9. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of California, 
     relative to school lands; jointly, to the Committees on 
     National Security and Commerce.

para. 1.50  private bills and resolutions

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

           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 375. A bill for the relief of Margarito Domantay; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DICKEY:
       H.R. 376. A bill to require approval of an application for 
     compensation for the death of Wallace B. Sawyer, Jr.; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 377. A bill for the relief of Inna Hecker Grade; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 378. A bill for the relief of Heraclio Tolley; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LINDER:
       H.R. 379. A bill for the relief of Larry Errol Pieterse; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 380. A bill for the relief of Robert and Verda 
     Shatusky; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 381. 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. 1.51  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
Clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       1. By the SPEAKER: Petition of Maria Luisa Costell Gaydos, 
     petitioner, relative to articles of impeachment against Carol 
     Los Mansmann, circuit judge, U.S. Court of Appeals--Third 
     Circuit; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2. Also, petition of Cecil Ray Taylor, U.S. citizen and 
     petitioner, relative to complaint on military involvement in 
     misprision of treason and other criminal acts; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 
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                     THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1997 (02)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 2.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, January 7, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 2.2  communications

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

       823. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available 
     appropriations totaling $75,000,000 to the Department of 
     Justice, $10,525,000 to the Department of State, $3,171,000 
     to the Judiciary, and $112,900,000 to the special forfeiture 
     fund within funds appropriated to the President--received in 
     the U.S. House of Representatives November 12, 1996, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 1107 (H. Doc. No. 105-19; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       824. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act--Navy violation, case No. 94-09, which totaled $691,686, 
     occurred in the fiscal year 1989, fiscal year 1990, fiscal 
     year 1991, and fiscal year 1992 other procurement, Navy 
     appropriations, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       825. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the 1995-96 joint military net assessment, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 113(j)(1); to the Committee on National Security.
       826. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the Secretary's selected acquisition reports 
     [SAR's] for the quarter ending December 31, 1995, pursuant to 
     10 U.S.C. 2432; to the Committee on National Security.
       827. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Secretary's selected acquisition reports [SAR's] for the 
     quarter ending June 30, 1996, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2432; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       828. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the final report on the United States-China 
     Joint Defense Conversion Commission [JDCC] for the period 
     February 10, 1996 through July 19, 1996 when the Commission 
     was terminated, pursuant to Public Law 104-106, section 
     1343(a) (110 Stat. 487); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       829. A letter from the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
     transmitting the 1996 force readiness assessment, March 1996, 
     pursuant to section 376 of the Defense Authorization Act of 
     fiscal year 1994; to the Committee on National Security.
       830. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs and Public Liaison, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's fourth semiannual report to 
     Congress, as required by section 403 of the Mexican Debt 
     Disclosure Act of 1995, and the December 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.
       831. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to Lithuania, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       832. 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.
       833. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, Corporation 
     for National Service, transmitting the Corporation's fiscal 
     year 1994 annual report; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       834. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, transmitting a copy of the Energy Information 
     Administration's report entitled ``Annual Energy Outlook 
     1997,'' pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 790f(a)(1); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       835. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash 
     Protection (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) 
     [Docket No. 74-14; Notice 109] (RIN: 2127-AG60) received 
     January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       836. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Adverse Side Effects of Air Bags; Correcting Amendment 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 74-14; Notice 
     106] (RIN: 2127-AG14) received December 9, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       837. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Louisiana; 
     Correction of Classification; Approval of the Maintenance 
     Plan; Redesignation of Pointe Coupee Parish to Attainment for 
     Ozone [LA-34-1-7300; FRL-5670-4] received January 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       838. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Michigan [MI48-02-7254; 
     FRL-5662-5] received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       839. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants: Regulations Governing Constructed or 
     Reconstructed Major Sources [FRL-5667-8] (RIN: 2060-AD06) 
     received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       840. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's report on smokeless 
     tobacco sales and advertising expenditures data for 1994 and 
     1995, and updates the 1995 annual report transmitted to 
     Congress, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1337(b); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       841. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Venezuela 
     (Transmittal No. 05-97) received January 5, 1997, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       842. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification of a cooperative 
     project concerning the joint strike fighter [JSF] 
     requirements validation [RV] memorandum of agreement [MOA] 
     (Transmittal No. 20-96) received December 20, 1996, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       843. 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.
       844. A letter from the Director, Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, transmitting the Agency's annual report 
     entitled ``Report to Congress on Arms Control, 
     Nonproliferation and Disarmament Studies Completed in 1995,'' 
     pursuant to Public Law 100-213, section 4 (101 Stat. 1445); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       845. A letter from the Director, Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, transmitting the Agency's classified 
     summary report and compliance annexes to the U.S. Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency's [ACDA] 1995 annual report 
     (U), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2590; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       846. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's report entitled 
     ``Annual Reports on Improving Export Control Mechanisms and 
     on Military Assistance''; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       847. 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.
       848. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the Cooperative Threat Reduction [CTR] Program 
     plan for fiscal years 1997-2001, pursuant to section 1205 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1995; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       849. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the 1995 annual report of the U.S. Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency [ACDA], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2590; to the Committee on International Relations.
       850. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``Report on Accounting for 
     United States Assistance Under the Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction Program Calendar Year 1995,'' pursuant to section 
     1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal

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     year 1996; to the Committee on International Relations.
       851. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his follow-up report on the deployment 
     of combat-equipped United States Armed Forces to Bosnia and 
     other states in the region in order to participate in and 
     support the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led 
     Implementation Force [IFOR]--received in the United States 
     House of Representatives December 20, 1996 (H. Doc. No. 105-
     21); to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
     to be printed.
       852. A letter from the General Counsel, United States Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency, transmitting copies of the 
     English and Russian texts of the agreement and four joint 
     statements negotiated by the Joint Compliance Inspection 
     Commission [JCIC] and concluded during JCIC-XII, pursuant to 
     Executive Order No. 12958, section 1.5(b); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       853. 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 1997--Received in the U.S. House 
     of Representatives November 22, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     5305(a)(3) (H. Doc. No. 105-20); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight and ordered to be printed.
       854. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General of the 
     United States, transmitting a list of all reports issued or 
     released in November 1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       855. A letter from the Secretary, American Battle Monuments 
     Commission, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report 
     under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] 
     of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       856. A letter from the Federal Co-Chairman, Appalachian 
     Regional Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period April 1, 1996, through September 30, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       857. A letter from the Inspector General, Corporation for 
     National Service, transmitting the Corporation's report on 
     the follow-up study to the auditability survey; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       858. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual 
     report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
     [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       859. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     Office of Inspector General covering the period April 1, 
     1996, through September 30, 1996, and the semiannual 
     management report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 59(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       860. A letter from the Chairman, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 
     annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
     Act [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       861. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report 
     under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] 
     of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       862. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       863. A letter from the Inspector General, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Office's Audit Report 
     Register, including all financial recommendations, for the 
     period ending September 30, 1996, pursuant to Public Law 100-
     504, section 104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       864. A letter from the Acting Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting the semiannual report 
     on activities of the Inspector General for the period April 
     1, 1996, through September 30, 1996, 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.
       865. A letter from the National Endowment for the Arts, 
     transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       866. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       867. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 1996, 
     through September 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       868. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       869. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the classified annex to the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period October 1, 1995, 
     through March 31, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       870. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the semiannual report on activities of the inspector general, 
     and classified annex 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.
       871. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     the fiscal year 1996 annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       872. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report 
     under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] 
     of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       873. A letter from the Chairperson, U.S. Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual 
     report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
     [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       874. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual 
     report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
     [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       875. A letter from the Director, U.S. Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual 
     report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
     [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       876. A letter from the Staff Director, United States 
     Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 
     annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
     Act [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       877. A letter from the Director, U.S. Information Agency, 
     transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       878. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Audit Plan of the Secretary 
     of the Treasury on the Uses and Counterfeiting of U.S. 
     Currency in Foreign Countries,'' pursuant to section 807 of 
     the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 
     (Public Law 104-132); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       879. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety/Security Zone Regulation; Charleston Harbor and Cooper 
     River, SC (U.S. Coast Guard) [COTP Charleston 96-034] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       880. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Offshore Supply Vessels; Alternate Tonnage (U.S. Coast Guard) 
     [CGD 96-058] (RIN: 2115-AF35) received December 19, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       881. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Rail Fixed Guideway Systems; State Safety Oversight (Federal 
     Transmit Administration) [49 CFR Part 659] (RIN: 2132-AA57) 
     received December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       882. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Alternate Compliance via Recognized Classification Society 
     and U.S. Supplement to Rules (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD 95-010] 
     (RIN: 2115-AF11) received December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       883. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; Back River and Foster Creek, 
     Charleston, SC (U.S. Coast Guard) [COTP Charleston 96-072] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       884. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Roadway Worker Protection (Federal Railroad Administration) 
     [FRA Docket No. RSOR 13, Notice No. 9] (RIN: 2130-AA86) 
     received December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the

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     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       885. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Railroad Accident Reporting (Response to Remaining Issues in 
     Petitions for Reconsideration) (Federal Railroad 
     Administration) [FRA Docket No. RAR-4, Notice No. 16] (RIN: 
     2130-AB13) received December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       886. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Emergency Relief Program (Federal Highway Administration) 
     [FHWA Docket No. 95-25] (RIN: 2125-AD60) received December 
     19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       887. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Reporting of Drug and Alcohol Testing Results (Research and 
     Special Programs Administration) [Docket No. PS-152; Amdt. 
     199-14] (RIN: 2137-AC95) received December 27, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       888. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Harmonization with the United Nations Recommendations, 
     International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and 
     International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical 
     Instructions (Research and Special Programs Administration) 
     [Docket No. HM-215B; Amdt. No. 171-149] (RIN: 2137-AC82) 
     received December 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       889. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Regulations (U.S. Coast 
     Guard) [CGD 96-046] (RIN: 2115-AF35) received December 27, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       890. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal 
     Waterway, Florida (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD07-96-0641] (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received December 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       891. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; Savannah, GA (U.S. Coast Guard) 
     [COTP Savannah 96-073] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received December 27, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       892. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Management and Monitoring Systems (Federal Highway 
     Administration) [FHWA/FTA Docket No. 92-14] (RIN: 2125-AC97) 
     received December 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       893. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Power Brake Regulation: Two-way End-of-Train Telemetry 
     Devices (Federal Railroad Administration) [FRA Docket No. PB-
     9, Notice No. 6] (RIN: 2130-AA73) received January 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       894. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-280-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9868; AD 96-26-52] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 
     2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       895. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Mode 767 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-244-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9861; AD 96-25-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 
     2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       896. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; FLS Aerospace (Lovaux) Ltd. OA7 
     Optica Series 300 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-CE-12-AD; Amdt. 39-9865; AD 96-26-02] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       897. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Mode 747 Series Airplanes 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-279-Ad; Amdt. 39-9867; AD 96-26-04] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       898. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Sundstrand T-62T-40C Series 
     Auxiliary Power Units (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-ANE-27; Amdt. 39-9855; AD 96-25-12] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       899. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Model 4101 Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-271-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9856; AD 96-25-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 
     2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       900. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, -
     30, and -40 Series Airplanes, and KC-10 (Military) Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-135-AD; Amdt. 39-9857; AD 96-25-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       901. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-
     NM-58-AD; Amdt. 39-9852; AD 96-25-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       902. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Industrie Model A320 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-164-AD; Amdt. 39-9849; AD 96-25-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       903. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320-111, -211, -212, 
     and -231 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-47-AD; Amdt. 39-9847; AD-96-25-05] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a) (1) (A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       904. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-176-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9846; AD 96-25-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       905. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10 
     Series Airplanes and KC-10A (Military) Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-199-AD; Amdt. 39-
     9839; AD 96-24-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 19, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a) (1) (A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       906. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D Series 
     Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 95-ANE-57; Amdt. 39-9853; AD 96-25-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a) (1) 
     (A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       907. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727-200 Series 
     Airplanes; McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Airplanes; and British 
     Aerospace Avro Model 146-RJ Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-121-AD; Amdt. 39-
     9858; AD 96-25-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 19, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a) (1) (A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       908. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The Don Luscombe Aviation History 
     Foundation Models 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, T-8F Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-CE-99-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9841; AD 96-24-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       909. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Model BAe 125-800A, Model 
     Hawker 800, and Model Hawker 800XP Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-136-AD; Amdt. 39-
     9840; AD 96-24-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 19, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       910. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB SF340A and SAAB 
     340B Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 95-NM-201-AD; Amdt. 39-9848; AD 96-25-06] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 19, 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       911. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Model 382 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-248-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9838;

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     AD 96-24-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 19, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       912. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0070 and 0100 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-268-AD; Amdt. 39-9850; AD 96-24-10] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       913. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-160-AD; Amdt. 39-9862; AD 96-25-19] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       914. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of the Los Angeles Class B Airspace Area; CA 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 93-
     AWA-13] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 19, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       915. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Stage 2 Airplane Operations [Docket No. 28213; Amdt. No. 91-
     252] (RIN: 2120-AE83) received December 19, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       916. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class E2 Airspace; Winston-Salem, NC (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-37] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       917. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Allowable Carbon Dioxide Concentration in Transport Category 
     Airplane Cabins (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     27704, Amdt. No. 25-89] (RIN: 2120-AD47) received December 
     19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       918. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Grass Valley, CA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-25] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       919. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Casa Grande, AZ (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-22] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       920. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Gettysburg, SD; Gettysburg 
     Municipal Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AGL-12] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 19, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       921. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Prohibition of Oxygen Generators as Cargo in Passenger-
     Aircraft (Research and Special Programs Administration) 
     [Docket No. HM-224; Amdt. Nos. 171-146; and 173-254] (RIN: 
     2137-AC89) received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       922. A letter from the Chairman, Arctic Research 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's annual reports for 
     fiscal years 1994 and 1995, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 4103(b); to 
     the Committee on Science.
       923. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report on the continued production of the 
     naval petroleum reserves beyond April 5, 1997; jointly to the 
     Committees on National Security and Commerce.
       924. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting notification of the Department's intent to 
     transfer funds authorized by sections 8006, 9006, 8006, 8005, 
     and 8005 of the Department of Defense appropriations acts for 
     fiscal year 1992, fiscal year 1993, fiscal year 1994, fiscal 
     year 1995, and fiscal year 1996, respectively, and sections 
     1001, 1001, 1101, 1001, and 1001 of the Department of Defense 
     authorization acts for those same years; jointly, to the 
     Committees on National Security and Appropriations.
       925. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the 81st annual report of the 
     Federal Trade Commission, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 154(k); 
     jointly, Committees on Commerce and the Judiciary.
       926. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     the Department's intent to obligate funds for assistance to 
     Eastern Europe and the Baltic States, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2394-1(a); jointly, to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Appropriations.
       927. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report of the Dole Amendment restrictions on assistance to 
     Haiti; jointly to the Committees on International Relations 
     and Appropriations.
       928. 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); jointly, to the 
     Committees on House Oversight and Education and the 
     Workforce.
       929. A letter from the Chair of the Board, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting notice of adoption of regulations 
     for publication in the Congressional Record, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104-1, section 304(b)(1) (109 Stat. 29); jointly, 
     to the Committees on House Oversight and Education and the 
     Workforce.
       930. A letter from the Chair of the Board, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting notice of adoption of regulations 
     for publication in the Congressional Record, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104-1, section 304(b)(1) (109 Stat. 29); jointly, 
     to the Committees on House Oversight and Education and the 
     Workforce.
       931. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification to the Congress that the 
     United States has the capability to prevent the illegal 
     importation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons into 
     the United States and its possessions, pursuant to section 
     229 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
     1997; jointly, to the Committees on National Security, 
     International Relations, and Ways and Means. 

para. 2.3  committee resignation--majority

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, DC, January 8, 1997.
     The Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you that I consider my 
     service as a member of the Ethics Committee complete.
           Best personal regards,
                                                      Jim Bunning,
                                               Member of Congress.

  Pursuant to clause 4(e)(3) of rule X, the resignation was effective.

para. 2.4  committee appointment--majority

  Mr. ARMEY, pursuant to clause 49(e)(3) of rule X, appointed Mr. SMITH 
of Texas to fill a vacancy on the Select Committee on Ethics.

para. 2.5  corrections to public law 104-208

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the House 
considered the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 25) making technical 
corrections to the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public 
Law 104-208), and for other purposes.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  The joint resolution 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 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. 2.6  committee elections--majority

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, by direction of the Republican Conference, submitted 
the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 25):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and they are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees:
       Committee on Science: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Chairman.
       Committee on Small Business: Mr. Talent, Chairman.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. Stump, Chairman.

  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. 2.7  chief administrative officer

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 208(a) of the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 75a-1(a)), appointed 
Jeff Trandahl of the Commonwealth of Virginia to act as and to exercise 
temporarily the duties of Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives.
  Whereupon, Jeff Trandahl of the Commonwealth of Virginia presented 
himself at the bar of the House and took the oath of office prescribed 
by law.

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para. 2.8  communication from the clerk--designation of deputy clerk

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

                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, DC, January 7, 1997.
     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 105th 
     Congress or until modified by me.
           Sincerely yours,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 2.9  designation of electoral vote tellers

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of Senate Concurrent 
Resolution 1 of the 105th Congress, appointed as tellers on the part of 
the House to count the electoral votes, Messrs. THOMAS and GEJDENSON.

para. 2.10  recess--12:09 p.m.

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, declared the House in 
recess at 12 o'clock and 9 minutes p.m. until approximately 12:55 p.m.

para. 2.11  after recess--12:59 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 2.12  electoral votes for president and vice president

  At 1 o'clock p.m., pursuant to law and Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, 
adopted on January 7, 1997, the Senate attended in the Hall of the House 
of Representatives.
  The VICE PRESIDENT took the Speaker's chair as Presiding Officer, the 
SPEAKER, Mr. GINGRICH, being seated at his left, and the Senators took 
seats assigned them to the right of the presiding officer.
  At 1 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m., the VICE PRESIDENT called the joint 
session to order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker and Members of Congress, the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution and 
the laws of the United States, are meeting in joint session for the 
purpose of opening the certificates and ascertaining and counting the 
votes of the electors of the several States for President and Vice 
President.
  ``Under well-established precedents, unless a motion shall be made in 
any case, the reading of the formal portions of the certificates will be 
dispensed with. After ascertainment has been had that the certificates 
are authentic and correct in form, the tellers will count and make a 
list of the votes cast by the electors of the serveral States.''.
  The tellers, Mr. WARNER and Mr. FORD on the part of the Senate and Mr. 
THOMAS and Mr. GEJDENSON on the part of the House, took their places at 
the desk.
  The tellers on the part of the Senate and the House, having taken 
their places at the Clerk's desk, the VICE PRESIDENT, in the presence of 
the two Houses of Congress, opened and presented in alphabetical order 
of the States certificates and papers purporting to be certificates of 
electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States 
for the term beginning January 20, 1997.
  The tellers, having read all the certificates of the several States in 
the presence and hearing of the two houses, and having made a list of 
the same as they appeared from the said certificates, submitted to the 
Vice President, the following report in writing:
  The whole number of electors appointed to vote for President of the 
United States is 538, of which a majority is 270.
  Bill Clinton, of the State of Arkansas, has received for President of 
the United States 379 votes.
  Bob Dole, of the State of Kansas, has received 159 votes.
  The state of the vote for Vice President of the United States, as 
delivered to the President of the United States is 538, of which a 
majority is 270.
  Al Gore, of the State of Tennessee, has received for Vice President of 
the United States 379 votes.
  Jack Kemp, of the State of New York, has received 159 votes.


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                                                                                    For President                          For Vice President
 Electoral votes of each State                  States               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          Bill Clinton           Bob Dole             Al Gore             Jack Kemp
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9..............................  Alabama............................  ...................                    9  ...................                    9
3..............................  Alaska.............................  ...................                    3  ...................                    3
8..............................  Arizona............................                    8  ...................                    8  ...................
6..............................  Arkansas...........................                    6  ...................                    6  ...................
54.............................  California.........................                   54  ...................                   54  ...................
8..............................  Colorado...........................  ...................                    8  ...................                    8
8..............................  Connecticut........................                    8  ...................                    8  ...................
3..............................  Delaware...........................                    3  ...................                    3  ...................
3..............................  District of Columbia...............                    3  ...................                    3  ...................
25.............................  Florida............................                   25  ...................                   25  ...................
13.............................  Georgia............................  ...................                   13  ...................                   13
4..............................  Hawaii.............................                    4  ...................                    4  ...................
4..............................  Idaho..............................  ...................                    4  ...................                    4
22.............................  Illinois...........................                   22  ...................                   22  ...................
12.............................  Indiana............................  ...................                   12  ...................                   12
7..............................  Iowa...............................                    7  ...................                    7  ...................
6..............................  Kansas.............................  ...................                    6  ...................                    6
8..............................  Kentucky...........................                    8  ...................                    8  ...................
9..............................  Louisiana..........................                    9  ...................                    9  ...................
4..............................  Maine..............................                    4  ...................                    4  ...................
10.............................  Maryland...........................                   10  ...................                   10  ...................
12.............................  Massachusetts......................                   12  ...................                   12  ...................
18.............................  Michigan...........................                   18  ...................                   18  ...................
10.............................  Minnesota..........................                   10  ...................                   10  ...................
7..............................  Mississippi........................  ...................                    7  ...................                    7
11.............................  Missouri...........................                   11  ...................                   11  ...................
3..............................  Montana............................  ...................                    3  ...................                    3
5..............................  Nebraska...........................  ...................                    5  ...................                    5
4..............................  Nevada.............................                    4  ...................                    4  ...................
4..............................  New Hampshire......................                    4  ...................                    4  ...................
15.............................  New Jersey.........................                   15  ...................                   15  ...................
5..............................  New Mexico.........................                    5  ...................                    5  ...................
33.............................  New York...........................                   33  ...................                   33  ...................
14.............................  North Carolina.....................  ...................                   14  ...................                   14
3..............................  North Dakota.......................  ...................                    3  ...................                    3
21.............................  Ohio...............................                   21  ...................                   21  ...................
8..............................  Oklahoma...........................  ...................                    8  ...................                    8
7..............................  Oregon.............................                    7  ...................                    7  ...................
23.............................  Pennsylvania.......................                   23  ...................                   23  ...................
4..............................  Rhode Island.......................                    4  ...................                    4  ...................
8..............................  South Carolina.....................  ...................                    8  ...................                    8
3..............................  South Dakota.......................  ...................                    3  ...................                    3
11.............................  Tennessee..........................                   11  ...................                   11  ...................
32.............................  Texas..............................  ...................                   32  ...................                   32
5..............................  Utah...............................  ...................                    5  ...................                    5
3..............................  Vermont............................                    3  ...................                    3  ...................
13.............................  Virginia...........................  ...................                   13  ...................                   13
11.............................  Washington.........................                   11  ...................                   11  ...................
5..............................  West Virginia......................                    5  ...................                    5  ...................
11.............................  Wisconsin..........................                   11  ...................                   11  ...................
3..............................  Wyoming............................  ...................                    3  ...................                    3

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  The VICE PRESIDENT then announced that the purpose of the meeting 
having been accomplished, the joint session was dissolved.
  The Senate retired from the Hall of the House at 1 o'clock and 24 
minutes p.m.
  The SPEAKER then resumed the Chair, called the House to order and 
said: ``Pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, 105th Congress, the 
Chair directs that the electoral votes be spread at large on the 
Journal.''.

para. 2.13  recess--1:28 p.m.

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, declared the House in 
recess at 1 o'clock and 28 minutes p.m., until 1 o'clock and 45 minutes 
p.m.

para. 2.14  after recess--1:45 p.m.

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

para. 2.15  notice--consideration of resolution--question of privileges

  Mr. MILLER of California, 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:

       Be it resolved that the Select Committee on Ethics should 
     complete its final report concerning Representative Newt 
     Gingrich, and release that report to the public, before the 
     House of Representatives considers a disciplinary resolution 
     concerning the matter.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LIVINGSTON, 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 Chair in the legislative schedule within two 
legislative days of its being properly noticed. That designation will be 
announced at a later time. In the meantime, the form of the resolution 
noticed by the gentleman from California 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 for consideration of the 
resolution.''.

para. 2.16  notice--consideration of resolution--question of privileges

  Mr. MILLER of California, 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:

       Be it resolved that the Select Committee on Ethics should, 
     when it releases its final report concerning Representative 
     Newt Gingrich, disclose to the public all documents 
     concerning the matter, including but not limited to the work 
     of the special counsel.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LIVINGSTON, 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 Chair in the legislative schedule within two 
legislative days of its being properly noticed. That designation will be 
announced at a later time. In the meantime, the form of the resolution 
noticed by the gentleman from California 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 for consideration of the 
resolution.''.
  And then,

para. 2.17  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to the provisions of Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 3, at 2 o'clock and 11 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12 o'clock noon on Monday, January 20, 1997.

para. 2.18  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, bills and 
resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally 
referred, as follows:

       H.R. 382. 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 (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Filner, Mr. Franks 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McHale, Mr. Manton, Mr. Miller 
             of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Molinari, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Traficant, and 
             Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 383. 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 384. 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.
       H.R. 385. 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 (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 386. 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 Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Condit, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
             Pascrell, and Mr. Dickey):
       H.R. 387. A bill to terminate the authorities of the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 388. A bill to prohibit all United States military and 
     economic assistance for Turkey until the Turkish Government 
     takes certain actions to resolve the Cyprus problem and 
     complies with its obligations under international law; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       H.R. 389. 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.
       H.R. 390. 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.
       H.R. 391. 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.
       H.R. 392. 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, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, Banking and Financial Services, 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. PALLONE (for himself Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Kennelly 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Markey):
       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.

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           By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan:
       H.R. 394. 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. BARCIA of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 395. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to simplify the assessment and collection of the excise tax 
     arrows; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska:
       H.R. 396. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the alternative minimum tax shall not apply 
     to installment sales of farm property; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 397. 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 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. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 398. 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 (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McHugh, Mr. King of New York, 
             and Mr. Gilmor):
       H.R. 399. A bill to prohibit the provision of financial 
     assistance by the Federal Government to any person who is 
     more than 60 days delinquent in the payment of any child 
     support obligation; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Goodlate, 
             and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 400. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, 
     with respect to patents, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. Hyde (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gekas, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 401. 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. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 402. 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.
       H.R. 403. 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.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Horn, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 404. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer 
     to State and local governments of certain surplus property 
     for use for law enforcement or public safety purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 405. 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             McHale, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 406. 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. FAZIO of California (for himself, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Norwood, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 407. A bill to allow postal patrons to contribute to 
     funding for breast-cancer research through the voluntary 
     purchase of certain specially issued U.S. postage stamps; 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. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Bilbray, 
             and Mr. Kolbe):
       H.R. 408. 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. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Solomon, 
             Mr. McHale, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Sam Johnson):
       H.R. 409. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     restore the provisions of chapter 76 of that title (relating 
     to missing persons) as in effect before the amendments made 
     by the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
     1997; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. GORDON (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Stump, 
             Mr. Baesler, Mr. Jones, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Burr 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Collins, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Graham, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Mica, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Hostettler):
       H.R. 410. A bill to prohibit the regulation the use of any 
     tobacco or tobacco product as a sponsor of an event of 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 Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 411. A bill to restore freedom of choice to women in 
     the uniformed services serving outside the United States; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 412. A bill to approve a settlement agreement between 
     the Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket 
     Irrigation District, to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 413. A bill to prohibit further extension or 
     establishment of any national monument in Washington State 
     without full public participation and an express Act of 
     Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, 
             and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 414. A bill to authorize the use of the Medicare trust 
     funds to reimburse the Department of Defense for certain 
     health care services provided to Medicare-eligible covered 
     military beneficiaries; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     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. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Shaw, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Crane, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, and Mr. Linder):
       H.R. 415. A bill to modify the application of the antitrust 
     laws to health care provider networks that provide health 
     care services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 416. 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 Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. 
             Morella):
       H.R. 417. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide annual screening mammography and 
     waive deductibles and coinsurance for screening mammography 
     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.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Ensign):
       H.R. 418. 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

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     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. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Minge, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 419. 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. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. McCrery):
       H.R. 420. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business 
     stock and to allow nonrecognition on gain from the sale of 
     such stock if other small business stock is purchased; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 421. 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. MORELLA:
       H.R. 422. 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 Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Poshard, 
             and Mr. Klink):
       H.R. 423. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to 
     impose civil monetary penalties against persons disseminating 
     false political advertisements; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 424. A bill to provide for increased mandatory minimum 
     sentences for criminals possessing firearms, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 425. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     punish false statements during debate on the floor of either 
     House of Congress; 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. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, 
             Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Combest, 
             Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Crapo, Mr. LaHood, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Pombo, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Minge, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Leach, Mr. Latham, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
             Tanner, Ms. Danner, Mr. Costello, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Hill, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hobson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Bono, Mr. Berry, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Callahan, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thune, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Cook, and Mr. 
             Hutchinson):
       H.R. 426. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the alternative minimum tax shall not apply 
     to installment sales of farm property; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 427. A bill to allow for a 1-year extension on 
     Conservation Reserve Program contracts expiring in 1997; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H.R. 428. A bill to provide that the property of innocent 
     owners is not subject to forfeiture under the laws of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 429. 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. 430. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make permanent the exclusion for employer-provided 
     educational assistance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH:
       H.R. 431. 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 Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 432. A bill to amend title 10, United States code, to 
     provide for the issuance of a nuclear radiation medal to 
     persons who while members of the Armed Forces participated in 
     an activity resulting in risk of exposure to nuclear 
     radiation; to the Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 433. A bill to enhance the National Park System, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 434. A bill to provide for the conveyance of small 
     parcels of land in the Carson National Forest and the Santa 
     Fe National Forest, NM, to the village of El Rito and the 
     town of Jemez Springs, NM; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 435. A bill to provide for the establishment of 
     uniform accounting systems, accounting standards, and 
     accounting reporting systems in the Federal Government, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 436. 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. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, and Mr. Farr of California):
       H.R. 437. A bill to reauthorize the National Sea Grant 
     College Program Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mr. Petri, Mr. Klug, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kind of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Minge, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Vento, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 438. A bill to rescind the consent of Congress to the 
     Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 439. 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. 440. 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. 441. A bill to repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 
     1974; 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. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, and Mrs. 
             Chenoweth):
       H.R. 442. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income up to $500,000 of gain on the 
     sale of a principle residence and up to $500,000 of gain on 
     the sale of farmland; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             McDermott, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 443. A bill to amend part A of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to deny Medicare payment with respect to 
     nonprofit hospitals that transfer assets or control to for-
     profit entities without approval; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Green, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. 
             Rivers, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 444. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     assist in assuring health coverage for workers over 55 who 
     leave employment; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
     a period to be 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. 445. A bill to provide that the firearms prohibitions 
     applicable by reason of a domestic violence misdemeanor 
     conviction do not apply to government entities; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Ensign, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Herger, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Crane, Mr. Graham, Mr. Green, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr.

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             Saxton, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland):
       H.R. 446. 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Shays, and Mr. 
             Poshard):
       H.R. 447. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     require the U.S. 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. BACHUS:
       H.R. 448. 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. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 25. Joint resolution making technical corrections 
     to the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public 
     Law 104-208), and for other purposes; considered and agreed 
     to.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Klug, Mr. Baker, and Mr. 
             Metcalf):
       H.J. Res. 26. 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. GRAHAM (for himself, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. 
             McCollum):
       H.J. Res. 27. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide for 4-year 
     terms for Representatives, to provide that Representatives 
     shall be elected in the same year as the President, and to 
     limit the number of terms Senators and Representatives may 
     serve; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself and Mr. Wise):
       H.J. Res. 28. 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 Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.J. Res. 29. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding the liability 
     of Members of Congress for false statements made in carrying 
     out their official duties; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H.J. Res. 30. 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. SANFORD:
       H.J. Res. 31. 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. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Klink, Mr. Gekas, and 
             Mr. Engel):
       H. Con. Res. 6. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     protection and continued livelihood of Eastern Orthodox 
     Ecumenical Patriarchate; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H. Con. Res. 7. 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. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H. Con. Res. 8. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress with respect to the significance of maintaining 
     the health and stability of coral reef ecosystems; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 25. Resolution designating membership on certain 
     standing committees of the House; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H. Res. 26. Resolution requiring the House of 
     Representatives to take any legislative 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. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Filner, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H. Res. 27. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to allow each Member to designate one bill 
     introduced by such Member to be the subject of a committee 
     vote; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H. Res. 28. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that programs based upon the premise that 
     ``Ebonics'' is a legitimate language should not receive 
     Federal funds; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself and Mr. Miller of 
             California):
       H. Res. 29. Resolution expressing the intentions of the 
     House of Representatives concerning the universal service 
     provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as they 
     relate to telecommunications services to native Americans, 
     including Alaskan Natives; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Herger, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Metcalf):
       H. Res. 30. 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. 2.19  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 4: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Wise, 
     Mr. Coble, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Duncan, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
     Molinari, Mr. Clement, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Kim, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Horn, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Mica, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Clyburn, 
     Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Baker, 
     Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Riggs, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
     Mr. Bass, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Ney, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Metcalf, 
     Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pease, Mr. 
     Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
     Pickering, Ms. Granger, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Weller, Mr. Evans, 
     Mr. Norwood, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bono, 
     Mr. Calvert, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Hastert, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Kildee, 
     Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Bereuter, 
     Mr. Ensign, Mr. Graham, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
     Conyers, Mr. Upton, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Klink, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Jackson, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. LoBiondo, 
     Mr. Hefley, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Talent, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
     Latham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
     Dickey, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Gillmor, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 7: Mr. Bono, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
     Colorado, and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 14: Mr. Kasich, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Radanovich, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Upton, 
     Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Horn, 
     Mr. Kim, and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 41: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary, 
     Ms. Molinari, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Portman, Mr. Parker, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Ney, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 54: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 86: Mr. Condit, Mr. Minge, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
     Everett, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Jenkins, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
     Coburn, and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
     Sawyer, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Hefner, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Vento, Mr. Meehan, and Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McHugh, 
     and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 198: Mr. Bono and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 213: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 248: Mr. Graham and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 249: Mr. Knollenberg and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 250: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 259: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 305: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Luther, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Saxton, and Mr. Klug.

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       H.R. 306: Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 337: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 366: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.J. Res. 1: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
     Bryant, Mr. Fawell, Mr. John, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Latham, 
     and Mr. McIntosh.
       H. Con. Res. 4: Mr. McHale, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Underwood, 
     Mr. Owens, Mr. Frost, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. Becerra, Mr. Torres, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
     Green, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. Engel. 

para. 2.20  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
Clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       3. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the city council of the city 
     of Carson, CA, relative to urging the U.S. Attorney General 
     to immediately conduct a thorough and independent 
     investigation into allegations connecting the Central 
     Intelligence Agency with covert illegal drug sales in the 
     African-American community; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4. Also, petition of the Derry City Council, Northern 
     Ireland, relative to the deportation of Mr. Matt Morrison 
     from the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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                      MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1997, (3)

para. 3.1  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 20, 1997.
       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. 3.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, January 9, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 3.3  communications

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

       932. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Vidalia Onions Grown in Georgia; Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV96-955-1 FIR] received December 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       933. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Grading and Inspection, General Specifications for Approved 
     Plants and Standards for Grades of Dairy Products: Revision 
     of User Fees [DA-96-10] (RIN: 0581-AB43) received January 3, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       934. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Middle Atlantic and Certain Other Milk Orders; Termination of 
     Certain Provisions of the Order [DA-96-15] received January 
     3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       935. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
     Florida; Procedures to Limit the Volume of Small Florida Red 
     Seedless Grapefruit [Docket No. FV96-905-2FR] received 
     January 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       936. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Milk in the Black Hills, South Dakota Marketing Area; 
     Termination of the Order [DA-96-12] received January 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       937. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Milk in the Pacific Northwest Marketing Area; Order Amending 
     the Order [Docket No. AO-368-A25; DA-95-01] received January 
     6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       938. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Importation of Fruits and Vegetables 
     [Docket No. 95-098-3] received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       939. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State 
     Designation [Docket No. 96-092-1] received January 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       940. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--The Importation of Ratites and Hatching 
     Eggs of Ratites [Docket No. 95-044-2] received January 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       941. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Viruses, Toxins, and Analogous 
     Products; Encephalomyelitis Vaccine, Eastern, Western, and 
     Venezuelan, Killed Virus [Docket No. 93-128-2] received 
     January 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       942. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Marketing 
     and Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Fees for Commodity 
     Inspection (Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards 
     Administration) (RIN: 0580-AA48) received December 18, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       943. A letter from the Under Secretary for Rural 
     Development, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's ``Major'' final rule--Rural Business Loan 
     Program Streamlining (Rural Business-Cooperative Service) 
     [Workplan 94-009) (RIN: 0570-AA09) received January 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       944. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--RUS Policies 
     on Mergers and Consolidations of Electric Borrowers (RIN: 
     0572-AB24) received December 20, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       945. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a correction of an 
     error that was inadvertently contained in explanatory 
     material that the administration forwarded to Congress on 
     September 12, 1996, in connection with the proposed fiscal 
     year 1996 supplemental appropriations and fiscal year 1997 
     budget amendments for programs to strengthen antiterrorism, 
     counterterrorism, and security efforts in this country and 
     abroad (see page 54 of House Document 104-264; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       946. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislative 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the commander of 
     Air Education and Training Command is initiating a 
     multilocation cost comparison at Keesler Air Force Base 
     [AFB], MS, and Lackland AFB, TX, of electronic principles 
     training, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 note; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       947. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislative 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the commander of 
     Air Force Materiel Command is initiating a cost comparison at 
     the Air Force Development Test Center, Elgin Air Force Base, 
     FL, that includes the following functions: waste water 
     treatment, military family housing, military family housing 
     maintenance, zone maintenance, range road support, and civil 
     engineering supply, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 note; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       948. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislative 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the commander of 
     Bolling Air Force Base [AFB], Washington, DC, has conducted a 
     cost comparison to reduce the cost of operating military 
     family housing maintenance, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 note; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       949. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report on payment of restructuring costs 
     under defense contracts, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2324 note; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       950. A letter from the Director of Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Downsizing Notice [DFARS Case 96-D321] received December 20, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       951. A letter from the Director of Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     MILCON-Environmental Restoration [DFARS Case 96-D327] 
     received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       952. A letter from the Director of Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, 
     Information Technology Management Reform Act (ITMRA) [DFARS 
     Case 96-D017] received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       953. A letter from the Director of Washington Headquarters 
     Services, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Civilian Health and Medical Program 
     of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Clarification of the 
     CHAMPUS Exclusion of Unproven Drugs, Devices, and Medical 
     Treatments and Procedures [DOD 6010.8-R] (RIN: 0720-AA29) 
     received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       954. A letter from the Board of Directors, Panama Canal 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's report regarding 
     the costs as

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     sociated with the dissolution of the Commission, including 
     the cost of the office to be established to close out its 
     affairs, pursuant to 22 U.S.. 3601; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       955. A letter from the Secretary, Panama Canal Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Tolls for Use of 
     Canal; Rules for Measurements of Vessels (RIN: 3207-AA38) 
     received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       956. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Department of the Treasury, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Payment to Financial 
     Institutions for Credit to Accounts of Employees and 
     Beneficiaries (RIN: 1510-AA30) received January 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       957. 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.
       958. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Suspension and 
     Exclusion of Contractors and Termination of Contracts (RIN: 
     3064-AB76) received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       959. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Procedure 
     for Consideration of Regulatory Waivers (12 CFR Part 902) 
     received December 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       960. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Selection 
     and Compensation of Federal Home Loan Bank Employees (12 CFR 
     Part 932) received January 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a) (1) (A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       961. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the Reserve's final rule--
     Revenue Limit on Bank-Ineligible Activities of Subsidiaries 
     of Bank Holding Companies Engaged in Underwriting and Dealing 
     in Securities (Docket No. R-0841) received January 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       962. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the Reserve's final rule--
     Relations With Dealers in Securities Under Section 32, 
     Banking Act of 1933; Miscellaneous Interpretations (Docket 
     No. R-0931) received November 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       963. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the Reserve's final rule--
     Regulation D, Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions 
     (Docket No. R-0929) received December 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       964. A letter from the Secretary of the Board, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Organization and Operations of 
     Federal Credit Unions; Truth in Savings [12 CFR Parts 701 and 
     707] received January 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       965. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Office's final rule--Investment 
     Securities [Docket No. 96-26] (RIN: 1557-AB37) received 
     December 2, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       966. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Office's final rule--Fiduciary 
     Activities of National Banks; Rules of Practice and Procedure 
     [Docket No. 96-30] (RIN: 1557-AB12) received December 26, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       967. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Subsidiaries and Equity Investments [No. 96-119] (RIN: 
     1550-AA88) received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       968. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the annual report on the financial position and 
     results of the operations of the Student Loan Marketing 
     Association [Sallie Mae] for the year ended December 31, 
     1995, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       969. A letter from the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, 
     and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule--Child and 
     Adult Care Food Program: Improved Targeting of Day Care Home 
     Reimbursements (Food and Consumer Service) [Workplan Number 
     96-022] (RIN: 0584-AC42) received January 2, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       970. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Procedures for Predetermination of Wage Rates (29 
     CFR Part 1) and Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to 
     Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted 
     Construction (20 CFR Part 5) (Employment Standards 
     Administration) (RIN: 1215-AA94) received December 30, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       971. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Assessment of 
     Penalties for Failure to Provide Premium-related 
     Information--received December 20, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       972. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the fifth triennial report on drug 
     abuse and drug research on the health consequences and extent 
     of drug abuse, including recent findings on the health 
     effects of marijuana, cocaine, and the addictive properties 
     of tobacco, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 290aa-4(b); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       973. A letter from the Secretary of the Commission, 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Fireworks Devices (Except 
     Firecrackers); Fuse Burn Time [16 CFR Part 1507] received 
     January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       974. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--DOE O 
     200.1, Information Management Program--received October 28, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       975. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Work for 
     Others (Non-Department of Energy Funded Work) received 
     November 1, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       976. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Personnel 
     Security Activities-- received November 1, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       977. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Contractor 
     Human Resource Management Programs--received October 28, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       978. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Final 
     Interim Approval of Operating Permits Program, State of 
     Idaho; Clean Air Act Proposed Delegation of National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants as They Apply to Title 
     V Sources and Approval of Streamlined Mechanism for Future 
     Delegations, State of Idaho [AD-FRL-5657-5] received December 
     18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       979. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation for South Coast Air Quality 
     Management District [CA 181-0024a; FRL 5649-8] received 
     December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       980. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Michigan [MI40-02-7255; 
     FRL-5662-8] received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       981. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania, Approval of Lead Implementation Plan for an 
     Area in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [PA047-4034; 
     FRL-5654-7] received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       982. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act 
     Promulgation of Reclassification of PM-10 Nonattainment Areas 
     in Idaho [ID5-2-7075a; FRL-5665-1] received December 18, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       983. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; Approval of Source-Specific VOC and 
     NOX RACT Determinations, and 1990 Baseyear 
     Emissions for One Source [PA 083-4036a, PA 083-4037a, PA 069-
     4035a; FRL-5659-7] received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       984. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Colorado; 
     1990 Base Year Carbon Monoxide Emission Inventories for 
     Colorado [CO24-1-5701a, CO25-1-5700a, CO26-1-5702a; FRL-5664-
     3] received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       985. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: 
     Organic Hazardous

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     Air Pollutants from the Synthetic Organic Chemical 
     Manufacturing Industry and Other Processes Subject to the 
     Negotiated Regulation for Equipment Leaks; Rule 
     Clarifications [AD-FRL-5672-5] (RIN: 2060-AC19) received 
     January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       986. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--New Mexico: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions [FRL-5666-8] received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       987. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Protection of 
     Stratospheric Ozone: Extension of The Existing Reclamation 
     Requirements [FRL-5670-2] (RIN: 2060-AF36) received December 
     23, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       988. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emissions 
     Standards for Radionuclide Emissions From Facilities Licensed 
     by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Federal Facilities 
     not Covered by Subpart H [FRL-5670-5] (RIN: 2060-AE39) 
     received December 23, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       989. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California--Ozone 
     [CA114-0023; FRL-5665-8] received December 23, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       990. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California--Ozone 
     [CA114-0025; FRL-5665-9] received January 2, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       991. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Priorities 
     List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites [FRL-5668-3] 
     received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       992. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Final 
     Interim Approval of the Operating Permits Program; Michigan 
     [MI001; FRL-5674-1] received January 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       993. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Secondary Lead 
     Smelting [AD-FRL-5664-6] (RIN: 2060-AE04) received December 
     18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       994. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--In the Matter of Revision of ARMIS Quarterly 
     Report (FCC Report 43-01), ARMIS USOA Report (FCC Report 43-
     02), ARMIS Joint Cost Report (FCC Report 43-03), ARMIS Access 
     Report (FCC Report 43-04), ARMIS Quarterly Service Quality 
     Report (FCC Report 43-05), ARMIS Semi-Annual Service Quality 
     Report (FCC Report 43-06), ARMIS Infrastructure Report (FCC 
     Report 43-07), and ARMIS Operating Data Report (FCC Report 
     43-08) for Certain Class A and Tier 1 Telephone Companies [CC 
     Docket No. 96-193] received January 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       995. A letter from the Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Inquiry 
     Concerning the Commission's Merger Policy Under the Federal 
     Power Act: Policy Statement; Order No. 592 [Docket No. RM96-
     6-000) received January 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       996. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Rules and 
     Regulations Under The Fur Products Labeling Act (16 CFR Part 
     301) received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       997. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Trade Regulation 
     Rule Concerning Games of Chance in the Food Retailing and 
     Gasoline Industries (16 CFR Part 419) received December 27, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       998. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's report entitled ``Federal Trade 
     Commission Report to Congress Pursuant to the Comprehensive 
     Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986,'' pursuant to 
     15 U.S.C. 4401; to the Committee on Commerce.
       999. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Anticaries Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human 
     Use; Partial Stay of Final Rule; Enforcement Policy [Docket 
     No. 80N-0042] (RIN: 0910-AA01) received December 18, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1000. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Current Good Manufacturing Practices for Blood and 
     Blood Components: Notification of Consignees Receiving Blood 
     and Blood Components at Increased Risk for Transmitting HIV 
     Infection; Correction of Effective Date [Docket No. 91N-0152] 
     (RIN: 0910-AA05) received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1001. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Sodium Labeling for Over-the-Counter Drugs; Final Rule 
     [Docket No. 90N-0309] (RIN: 0910-AA63) received January 3, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1002. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Revocation of Certain Regulations; Biological Products; 
     Final Rule [Docket No. 95N-310B] received January 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1003. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Devices; Reclassification and Exemption From 
     Premarket Notification for Certain Classified Devices [Docket 
     No. 95N-0139] received January 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1004. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Specific Requirements on Content and Format of Labeling 
     for Human Prescription Drugs; Revision of ``Pediatric Use'' 
     Subsection in the Labeling; Extension of Compliance Date 
     [Docket No. 92N-0165] received January 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1005. A letter from the Director, National Institutes of 
     Health, transmitting the Institutes', final rule--National 
     Institutes of Health Center Grants (RIN: 0905-AE00) received 
     December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1006. A letter from the Director, National Institutes of 
     Health, transmitting the Institutes' final rule--National 
     Institutes of Health Training Grants (RIN: 0905-AD56) 
     received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1007. A letter from the Director, National Institutes of 
     Health, transmitting the Institutes' final rule--Grants for 
     Research Projects (RIN: 0905-AC02) received December 18, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1008. A letter from the Director, National Institutes of 
     Health, transmitting the Institutes' final rule--National 
     Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Hazardous 
     Substances Basic Research and Training Grants (RIN: 0925-
     AA03) received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1009. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and 
     Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Patent and Trademark 
     Office, transmitting the Office's final rule--Establishment 
     of Recordal Fees Associated with the Fastener Quality Act 
     [Docket No. 960828232-6294-02] (RIN: 0651-AA90) received 
     October 23, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1010. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``Report on Voluntary 
     Commitments for the Replacement Fuel Supply and Demand 
     Program,'' pursuant to section 505 of the Energy Policy Act 
     of 1992; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1011. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's report entitled 
     ``Performance Improvement 1996: Evaluation Activities of the 
     U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,'' pursuant to 
     section 241(b) of the Public Health Service [PHS] Act; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1012. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Odd-lot 
     Tender Offers by Issuers [Release Nos. 33-7376; 34-38068; IC-
     22413; File No. S7-12-96] (RIN: 3235-AG78) received December 
     23, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1013. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Regulation M (Anti-Manipulation Rules Concerning 
     Securities Offerings) [Release No. 33-7375] (RIN: 3235-AF54) 
     received December 23, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1014. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report of enhancement or 
     upgrade of sensitivity of technology or capability for 
     Malaysia (Transmittal No. A-97) received December 16, 1996, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1015. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 97-13, and the statement of 
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     tification authorizing the furnishing of assistance from the 
     emergency refugee and migration assistance fund to meet the 
     urgent needs of refugees, victims of conflict, and other 
     persons at risk in the Great Lakes region of Africa, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(3); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1016. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 97-11: determination and 
     certification for fiscal year 1997 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.
       1017. 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.
       1018. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Iraqi Sanctions Regulations; 
     Licensing of Performance on Certain Contracts with the 
     Government of Iraq [31 CFR Part 575] received December 10, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1019. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revisions to the Export 
     Administration Regulations: Computer Revisions (Bureau of 
     Export Administration) [Docket No. 961216357-6357-01] (RIN: 
     0694-AB54) received December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1020. A letter from the Under Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's report entitled ``Imposition of Foreign Policy 
     Export Controls on Commercial Encryption Items, Including 
     Products with Key Recovery Features,'' pursuant to section 6 
     of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1021. A letter from the Executive Director, Japan-United 
     States Friendship Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     annual report for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2904(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1022. A letter from the President's pay agent, transmitting 
     a report justifying the reasons for the extension of 
     locality-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.
       1023. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the semiannual report on the activities of the Office of the 
     Inspector General and the Secretary's semiannual report on 
     final action taken on inspector general audits for the period 
     from April 1, 1996 through September 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1024. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-334, 
     ``Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act Health and Life Insurance 
     Clarification Amendment Temporary Act of 1996'' received 
     January 9, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1025. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-333, 
     ``District of Columbia Income and Franchise Tax Act of 1947 
     Conformity Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1026. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-332, 
     ``Nonprofit Corporation Two-Year Report Amendment Act of 
     1996'' received January 9, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1027. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-331, 
     ``Establishment of the John A. Wilson Building Foundation Act 
     of 1996'' received January 9, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1028. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-329, 
     ``Juvenile Detention Speedy Trial Act of 1996'' received 
     January 9, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1029. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-328, 
     ``Bicyclist Responsibility Regulation Amendment Act of 1996'' 
     received January 9, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1030. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-327, 
     ``Vending Site Lottery Assignment Act of 1996'' received 
     January 9, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1031. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-326, 
     ``Abatement of Controlled Dangerous Substances Nuisance 
     Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 9, 1997, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1032. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-325, ``Free 
     Clinic Assistance Program Extension Amendment Act of 1996'' 
     received January 9, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1033. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-323, 
     ``Expulsion of Students Who Bring Weapons Into Public Schools 
     Act of 1996'' received January 9, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1034. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-322, 
     ``Expulsion of Students Who Bring Weapons Into Public Schools 
     Act of 1996'' received January 9, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1035. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-321, ``Anti-
     Loitering/Drug Free Zone Act of 1996'' received January 9, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1036. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-320, ``Early 
     Intervention Services Sliding Fee Scale Establishment Act of 
     1996'' received January 9, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1037. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-318, 
     ``Community Development Corporations Money Lender License Tax 
     Exemption Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1038. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-317, ``Child 
     Support Enforcement Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 
     9, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1039. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-316, 
     ``Commission on Mental Health Services Psychologists 
     Protection Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1040. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-315, ``Upper 
     Room Baptist Church Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 
     1996'' received January 9, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1041. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-312, ``Holy 
     Comforter Episcopal Church, Saint Andrews Parish Equitable 
     Real Property Tax Relief Act of 1996'' received January 9, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1042. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-314, ``St. 
     Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church Equitable Real Property 
     Tax Relief Act of 1966'' received January 9, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1043. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-311, 
     ``Simpson-Hamline United Methodist Church Property Tax Relief 
     Act of 1966'' received January 9, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1044. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-310, ``Rhema 
     Christian Center Property Tax Relief Act of 1966'' received 
     January 9, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1045. A letter from the Attorney General of the United 
     States, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report under 
     the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 
     1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1046. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Contract 
     Appeals, transmitting the Board's final rule--Rules of 
     Procedure for Travel and Relocation Expenses Cases [48 CFR 
     Part 6104] (RIN: 3090-AG29) received December 18, 1966, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1047. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List [ID# 97-004] received January 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1048. A letter from the Executive Director, Corporation for 
     National Service, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the pe

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     riod April 1, 1996, through September 30, 1996; 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.
       1049. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting a copy of the Authority's resolution 
     and order adopted December 27, 1996; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1050. A letter from the Chairman, Farm Credit System 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 
     annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
     Act [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1051. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report under 
     the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 
     1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1052. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Description of Organization and Functions (12 CFR Part 900) 
     received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1053. A letter from the Chair, Federal Labor Relations 
     Authority, transmitting the 1996 annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1054. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the 1996 annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1055. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the Reserve's final rule--Rules 
     Regarding Availability of Information (Docket No. R-0946) 
     received December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1056. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Circular 90-44; Introduction (DOD, GSA, NASA) [48 
     CFR Chapter 1] received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1057. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Automatic Data Processing Equipment 
     Leasing Costs [FAC 90-44; FAR Case 96-010; Item I] (RIN: 
     9000-AH41) received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1058. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Major System Definition (DOD, GSA, 
     NASA) [FAC 90-44; FAR Case 96-322; Item II] (RIN: 9000-AH42) 
     received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1059. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Preaward Debriefings (DOD, GSA, NASA) 
     [FAC 90-44; FAR Case 96-304; Item III] (RIN: 9000-AH13) 
     received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1060. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Certification Requirements--Drug-Free 
     Workplace (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-44; FAR Case 96-311; Item 
     IV] (RIN: 9000-AH06) received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1061. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Consideration of Late Offers (DOD, 
     GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-44, FAR Case 95-019; Item V] (RIN: 9000-
     AG890 received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1062. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Foreign Differential Pay (DOD, GSA, 
     NASA) [FAC 90-44; FAR Case 96-012; Item VI] (RIN: 9000-AH43) 
     received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1063. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Final Indirect Cost Rates (DOD, GSA, 
     NASA) [FAC 90-44; FAR Case 95-018; Item VII] (RIN: 9000-AG88) 
     received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1064. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Modification of Existing Contracts 
     (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-44; FAR Case 96-606; Item VIII] 
     (RIN: 9000-AH44) received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1065. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Small Entity Compliance Guide [48 CFR 
     Chapter 1] received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1066. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Introduction of Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (DOD, GSA, NASA) [Federal Acquisition Circular 90-
     45] received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1067. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Procurement Integrity (DOD, GSA, 
     NASA) [FAC 90-45; FAR Case 96-314; Item I] (RIN: 9000-AH19) 
     received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1068. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Certification Requirements (DOD, GSA, 
     NASA) [FAC 90-45; FAR Case 96-312; Item II] (RIN: 9000-AH23) 
     received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1069. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Humanitarian Operations (DOD, GSA, 
     NASA) [FAC 90-45; FAR Case 96-323; Item III] (RIN: 9000-AH45) 
     received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1070. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Freedom of Information Act (DOD, GSA, 
     NASA) [FAC 90-45; FAR Case 96-326; Item IV] (RIN: 9000-AH46) 
     received January 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1071. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Exceptions to Requirements for 
     Certified Cost or Pricing Data (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-45; 
     FAR Case 96-306; Item V] (RIN: 9000-AH16) received January 6, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1072. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Implementation of the North American 
     Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 
     90-45; FAR Case 93-310; Item VI] (RIN: 9000-AF60) received 
     January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1073. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Application of Special Simplified 
     Procedures to Certain Commercial Items (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 
     90-45; FAR Case 96-307; Item VII] (RIN: 9000-AH20) received 
     January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1074. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Compliance with Immigration and 
     Nationality Act Provisions (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-45; FAR 
     Case 96-320; Item VIII] (RIN 9000-AH47) received January 6, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1075. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Caribbean Basin and Designated 
     Countries (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-45; FAR Case 96-017; Item 
     IX] (RIN 9000-AH48) received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1076. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Caribbean Basin Country End 
     Products--Renewal of Treatment as Eligible (DOD, GSA, NASA) 
     [FAC 90-45; FAR Case 96-020; Item X] (RIN: 9000-AH49) 
     received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1077. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Compensation of Certain Contractor 
     Personnel (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-45; FAR Case 96-325; Item 
     XI] (RIN: 9000-AH50) received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1078. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Agency Procurement Protests (DOD, 
     GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-45; FAR Case 95-309; Item XII] (RIN: 9000-
     AH10) received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1079. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Two-Phase Design Build Selection 
     Procedures (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-45; FAR Case 96-305; Item 
     XIII] (RIN: 9000-AH17) received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1080. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Year 2000 Compliance (DOD, GSA, NASA) 
     [FAC 90-45; FAR Case 96-607; Item XIV] (RIN: 9000-AH51) 
     received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1081. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Limitation on Indirect Cost Audits 
     (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-45; FAR Case 96-324; Item XV] (RIN: 
     9000-AH52) received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1082. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Motor Vehicles 
     [FPMR Amendment G-111] (RIN: 3090-AG26) received December 26, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1083. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Criteria for 
     Reporting Excess Personal Property [FPMR Temp. Reg. H-29] 
     (RIN: 3090-AF95) received January 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A): to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1084. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Small Purchase 
     Authority [FPMR Amendment D-95] (RIN: 3090-AG00) received 
     January 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1085. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report 
     under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] 
     of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1086. A letter from the General Counsel and Corporate 
     Secretary, Legal Services Corporation, transmitting a copy of 
     the annual report in compliance with the Government in the 
     Sunshine Act during the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1087. A letter from the Archivist of the United States, 
     National Archives, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual 
     report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
     [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1088. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual 
     report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
     [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1089. A letter from the President, National Endowment for 
     Democracy, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report 
     under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] 
     of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1090. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report 
     under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] 
     of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1091. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's report entitled 
     ``Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Activities''; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1092. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of Oneida, NY, 
     Nonappropriated Fund Wage Areaa (RIN: 3206-AH41) received 
     December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1093. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Prevailing Rate System; Redefinition of Anchorage, AK, 
     Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AH54) received 
     December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1094. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Training 
     (RIN: 3206-AF99) received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1095. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Processing 
     Garnishment Orders for Child Support and/or Alimony (RIN: 
     3206-AH55) received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1096. 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 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1097. A letter from the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     Postal Rate Commission, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1098. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the fiscal year 1996 annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1099. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Secretary's management report for the period 
     ending March 31, 1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1100. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Thrift Depositor 
     Protection Oversight Board, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 
     annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
     Act [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1101. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 
     annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
     Act [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1102. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. House of 
     Representatives, transmitting list of reports pursuant to 
     clause 2, rule III of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives (H. Doc. No. 105-23); to the Committee on 
     House Oversight and ordered to be printed.
       1103. 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.
       1104. 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.
       1105. 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.
       1106. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--The American Indian Trust Fund 
     Management Reform Act of 1994 (Office of the Special Trustee 
     for American Indians) (RIN: 1035-AA00) received December 23, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1107. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--National 
     Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR Part 
     1021) received December 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1108. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Flight Rules in the Vicinity of Grand Canyon National 
     Park (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 28537; 
     Amdt. Nos. 91-253, 93-73, 121-262, 135-66] (RIN: 2120-AF93) 
     received December 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1109. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Endangered Status for Three Wetland Species Found in Southern 
     Arizona and Northern Sonora, Mexico (RIN: 1018-AD11) received 
     January 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1110. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Determination of 
     Endangered Status for the Plant ``Cordia bellonis'' (RIN: 
     1018-AD48) received January 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1111. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the

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     Services final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants: Determination of Endangered Status for the Cumberland 
     Elktoe, Oyster Mussel, Cumberlandian Combshell, Purple Bean, 
     and Rough Rabbitsfoot (RIN: 1018-AC64) received January 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1112. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Endangered Status for ``Juglans jamaicensis'' (RIN: 1018-
     AD47) received January 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1113. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Endangered Status for ``Lesquerella perforata'' (Spring Creek 
     Bladderpod) (RIN: 1018-AC42) received January 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1114. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 
     Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic 
     Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure 
     [Docket No. 940553-4223; I.D. 010697B] (50 CFR Part 622) 
     received January 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       1115. Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction [Docket No. 
     950725189-6245; I.D. 123096B] (50 CFR Part 622) received 
     January 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1116. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish of the Gulf of 
     Alaska; Pacific Cod for Processing by the Inshore Component 
     in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas [Docket No. 
     960129018-6018-01; I.D. 122396A] (50 CFR Part 679) received 
     January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1117. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and 
     South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. 
     Virgin Islands; Red Hind Spawning Aggregations [Docket No. 
     961008282-6332-02; I.D. 092796A] (RIN: 0648-AI97) received 
     January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1118. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Small Mesh Area 2 [Docket No. 
     960216032-6352-08; I.D. 112196D] (RIN: 0648-AH70) received 
     January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1119. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule--Sea Turtle Conservation; Revisions to Sea Turtle 
     Conservation Requirements; Restrictions to Shrimp Trawling 
     Activities [Docket No. 950830222-6274-03; I.D. 011696D] (RIN: 
     0648-AH89) received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1120. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule--Final List of Fisheries for 1997 [Docket No. 
     950605147-6368-05; I.D. 040996D] (RIN: 0648-AH33) received 
     December 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1121. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Ohio Regulatory Program [OH-204; Amendment Number 
     54] received December 23, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1122. A letter from the President, Legal Services 
     Corporation, transmitting a copy of the Corporation's 1995 
     annual report, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2996g(c); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       1123. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Administration and Management, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Inflation 
     Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties [32 CFR Part 269] 
     received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1124. A letter from the Director of the Executive Office 
     for Immigration Review, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Executive Office for Immigration 
     Review; Board of Immigration Appeals; Board Members [EOIR No. 
     116F; AG Order No. 2062-96] (RIN: 1125-AA17) received January 
     2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       1125. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 28762; Amdt. No. 13-28] 
     (RIN: 2105-AC63) received December 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1126. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator of 
     the Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Distribution of Chemical Import/Export Declaration [DEA 
     Number 110F] (RIN: 1117-AA21) received November 5, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1127. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Civil Monetary Penalty 
     Inflation Adjustment Rule [FRL-5671-1] received December 23, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       1128. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Program Fraud 
     Civil Remedies Act of 1986; Civil Monetary Penalties 
     Inflation Adjustment (RIN: 3090-AG18) received December 18, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       1129. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of 
     Government Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Interpretation, Exemptions and Waiver Guidance Concerning 18 
     U.S.C. 208 (Acts Affecting a Personal Financial Interest) 
     (RIN: 3209-AA09) received December 12, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1130. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. Court of Federal 
     Claims, transmitting the court's report for the year ended 
     September 30, 1996, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 791(c); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       1131. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     1995 annual report to Congress on Civil Aviation Security, 
     pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 1356(a); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1132. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the 14th annual report of accomplishment under 
     the Airport Improvement Program for the fiscal year 1995, 
     pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 2203(b)(2); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1133. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Cooper River and Tributaries, South 
     Carolina, Danger Zones and Restricted Areas (Army Corps of 
     Engineers) [33 CFR Part 334] received January 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1134. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revisions to Minimum Enroute IFR Altitudes and Changeover 
     Points; Miscellaneous Amendments (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 28764; Amdt. No. 400] received 
     December 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1135. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon (Beech) Model 400A, 400T 
     (Military T-1A), and 400T (Military TX) Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-158-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9845, AD 96-25-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     December 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1136. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-7 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-
     NM-265-AD; Amdt. 39-9851; AD 96-25-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1137. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International Model CFM56-3C-1 
     and CFM56-3B-2 Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 95-ANE-47; Amdt. 39-9854; AD 96-
     25-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received December 30, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1138. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-7 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-
     NM-257-AD; Amdt. 39-9859; AD 96-25-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received December 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1139. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-300, -400, and -
     500 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-23-AD; Amdt. 39-9860; AD 96-25-17] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received December 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1140. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28757; Amdt. No. 1771] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received December 30, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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       1141. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28758; Amdt. No. 1772] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received December 30, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1142. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28756; Amdt. No. 1770] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received December 30, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1143. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D Airspace; St. Petersburg Albert-Whited 
     Airport, FL (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-ASO-22] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 30, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1144. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace, Pullman, Washington (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-25] 
     received December 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1145. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace, Forsyth, Montana (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-026] 
     received December 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1146. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Grand Canyon-Valle Airport, AZ 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 95-
     AWP-3] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received December 30, 1996, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       147. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class E Airspace; Alameda, CA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-29] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received December 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       148. A letter from the Director of Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Effluent 
     Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Coastal 
     Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source 
     Category; Correction [FRL-5673-8] (RIN: 2040-AB72) received 
     January 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       149. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the second report on 
     environmental estuarine monitoring of organotin 
     concentrations, pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 2406; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       150. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administrator, transmitting the Administration's list of the 
     foreign aviation authorities to which the Administrator 
     provided services in the preceding fiscal year, pursuant to 
     Public Law 103-305, section 202 (108 Stat. 1582); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       151. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Regulations 
     Governing Fees for Service Performed in Connection with 
     Licensing and Related Services--1996 UPDATE [STB Ex Parte No. 
     542] received January 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1152. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Rate Guidelines--
     Non-Coal Proceedings [Ex Parte No. 347 (Sub-No. 2)] received 
     January 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1153. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Abandonment and 
     Discontinuance of Rail Lines and Rail Transportation Under 49 
     U.S.C. 10903 (49 CFR Parts 1105 and 1152) [Ex Parte No. 537] 
     received January 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1154. A letter from the Director, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting a report entitled ``Women, 
     Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and 
     Engineering'' for 1996, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1185d; to the 
     Committee on Science.
       1155. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Miscellaneous 
     Regulations (RIN: 2900-AI39) received December 26, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       1156. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Appeals 
     Regulations: Notice of Board of Veterans' Appeals (RIN: 2900-
     AI59) received December 27, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       1157. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting OPM's fiscal year 1995 annual report 
     on veterans' employment in the Federal Government, pursuant 
     to 38 U.S.C. 4214(e)(1); to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       1158. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the U.S. Government annual report for the fiscal 
     year ended September 30, 1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 331(c); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1159. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--Sale and 
     Issue of Marketable Book-Entry Treasury Bills, Notes, and 
     Bonds (Bureau of the Public Debt) [Department of the Treasury 
     Circular, Public Debt Series No. 1-93] received January 2, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1160. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and Determination Letters [Rev. Proc. 97-3] received 
     January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1161. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 96-66] received 
     January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1162. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Forms 
     and Instructions [Rev. Proc. 96-57] received January 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       1163. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Tax Credit [Rev. Rul. 97-4] received January 
     2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       1164. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Offers in Compromise [Rev. Proc. 96-38] received January 2, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1165. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Distribution of Marketable Securities by a Partnership [TD 
     8707] (RIN: 1545-AT19) received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1166. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Automatic Extension of Time for Filing Individual Income Tax 
     Returns; Automatic Extension of Time to File Partnership 
     Return of Income, Trust Income Tax Return, and the U.S. Real 
     Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Income Tax Return [TD 
     8703] (RIN: 1545-AS04, 1545-AU47) received January 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       1167. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Environmental Cleanup Costs; Private Letter Rulings [Notice 
     97-7] received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1168. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Gross 
     Income [Rev. Rul. 97-3] received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1169. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Inflation--Indexed Debt Instruments [TD 8709] (RIN: 1545-
     AU44) received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1170. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Inadvertent Invalid S Elections and Late S Elections 
     [Announcement 97-4] received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1171. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Electing Small Business Trusts [Notice 97-12] received 
     January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1172. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Requirement of Return and Time for Filing [TD 8705] (RIN: 
     1545-AU65) received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1173. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Sample Language for a Spouse's Waiver to a QJSA or a QPSA 
     [Notice 97-10] received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1174. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Changes in Accounting Periods and in Methods of Accounting 
     [Rev. Proc. 97-8] received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1175. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Forms 
     and Instructions [Rev. Proc. 96-60] received January 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

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       1176. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Adoption Assistance [Notice 97-9] received January 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       1177. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Electronic Filing of Form W-4 [TD 8706] (RIN: 1545-AR67) 
     received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1178. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Certain Transfers of Domestic Stock or Securities by U.S. 
     Persons to Foreign Corporations [TD 8702] (RIN: 1545-AT42) 
     received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1179. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Sample Language for a Qualified Domestic Relations Order 
     [Notice 97-111] received January 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1180. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Definition of Foreign Base Company Income and Foreign 
     Personal Holding Company Income of a Controlled Foreign 
     Corporation [TD 8704] (RIN: 1545-AR31) received January 2, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1181. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of Returns and Claims for Refund, Credit, or 
     Abatement; Determination of Correct Tax Liability [Rev. Proc. 
     97-2] received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1182. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and Determination Letters [Rev. Proc. 97-7] received 
     January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1183. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and Determination Letters [Rev. Proc. 97-12] received 
     January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1184. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Business Expenses [Rev. Rul. 96-62] received December 18, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1185. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     Forms and Instructions [Rev. Proc. 96-62] received December 
     18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       1186. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     Forms and Instructions [Rev. Proc. 96-61] received December 
     18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       1187. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Special Rules for Certain Transactions Where Stated Principal 
     Amount Does Not Exceed $2,800,000 [Rev. Rul. 96-63] received 
     December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1188. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Treatment of Loans with Below-Market Interest Rates [Rev. 
     Rul. 96-64] received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1189. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Damages Received on Account of Personal Injuries or Sickness 
     [Rev. Rul. 96-65] received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1190. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Simplification of Entity Classification Rules [TD 8697] (RIN: 
     1545-AT91) received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1191. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Obsoletion of Revenue Rulings and Revenue Procedures Under TD 
     8697, Simplification of Entity Classification Regulations 
     [Notice 97-1] received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1192. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Definitions Under Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code 
     [TD 8696] (RIN: 1545-AE94) received December 19, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       1193. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Credit for Employer Social Security Taxes Paid on Employee 
     Tips [TD 8699] (RIN: 1545-AS19) received December 19, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       1194. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul. 97-1] received 
     December 19, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1195. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Subchapter S Corporation Subsidiaries [Notice 97-4] received 
     December 20, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1196. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Subchapter S Banks--Sections 1362 and 265 [Notice 97-5] 
     received December 20, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1197. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Model 
     Amendment that May Be Used to Assist Employers in Adopting a 
     Plan that Contains 401(k) SIMPLE Provisions [Rev. Proc. 97-9] 
     received December 20, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1198. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Notice of Intent to Waive Certain Limitations on Obtaining 
     Expeditious Consent to Change an Accounting Period and Elect 
     to be an S Corporation Effective January 1, 1997 [Notice 97-
     3] received December 20, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1199. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Cash 
     or Deferred Arrangements; Nondiscrimination [Notice 97-2] 
     received December 20, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1200. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Mark 
     to Market for Dealers in Securities [TD 8700] (RIN: 1545-
     AS30) received December 23, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1201. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Selection of Tax Matters Partner for Limited Liability 
     Companies [TD 8698] (RIN: 1545-AS09) received December 23, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1202. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     SIMPLE IRA's; Questions and Answers [Notice 97-6] received 
     December 23, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1203. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide authorization of appropriations for the U.S. Internal 
     Trade Commission for fiscal year 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1110; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1204. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and 
     Disabled; Dedicated Accounts and Installment Payments for 
     Certain Past-Due SSI Benefits [Regulations No. 16] (RIN: 
     0960-AE59) received December 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1205. A letter from the Under Secretary for Rural 
     Development, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Planning and Performing Construction 
     and Other Development (Rural Development/Rural Housing 
     Service) [Workplan No. 93-010] (RIN: 0575-AB59) received 
     December 6, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly, 
     to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services and 
     Agriculture.
       1206. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination 97-11A: Certification that 
     Withholding From International Financial Institutions and 
     Other International Organizations and Program Funds 
     Appropriated is Contrary to the National Interest, pursuant 
     to section 523 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
     and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997; jointly, to 
     the Committees on International Relations and Appropriations.
       1207. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting the Court's report entitled 
     ``Study of Judicial Branch Coverage Pursuant to the 
     Congressional Accountability Act of 1995,'' pursuant to 
     section 505 of Public Law 104-1; jointly, to the Committees 
     on the Judiciary and Education and the Workforce.
       1208. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Health Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's report entitled ``Possible Financial Relief From 
     Medicare Part B Late Enrollment Surcharges for Medicare-
     Eligible Military Retirees Who Have Been Adversely Affected 
     by a BRAC,'' pursuant to section 737 of Public Law 103-337; 
     jointly, to the Committees on National Security, Ways and 
     Means, and Commerce.

para. 3.4  joint economic committee

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that pursuant to the 
provisions of 15 United States Code 1024(a) and the order of the House 
of Tuesday, January 7, 1997, authorizing

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the Speaker and Minority Leader to accept resignations and to make 
appointments authorized by law or by the House, the Speaker on Thursday, 
January 9, 1997, appointed to the Joint Economic Committee, Mr. Saxton.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 3.5  recess--10:05 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock and 5 minutes a.m., until 
10:15 a.m.

para. 3.6  after recess--10:15 a.m.

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

para. 3.7  inaugural ceremonies

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, made the following announcement:
  ``The Chair desires to announce that sitting Members have been 
delivered their official tickets and will be seated on the platform. 
There are no extra seats available, so former Members cannot join the 
procession. The same holds true for children. They can neither go with 
the procession nor be seated on the platform.
  ``The area where Members of the House are to be seated is not covered. 
Members should keep this fact in mind in deciding whether to wear 
overcoats and hats.
  ``The procession will be headed by the Sergeant at Arms bearing the 
Mace. The Clerk will escort the Members to the West Front of the 
Capitol. The procession will be lead by the Dean of the House, followed 
by the House leadership, committee chairmen, ranking minority Members, 
and other Members in order of seniority.
  ``The Chair would encourage Members, as they gather in order of 
seniority, to congregate by `classes' in the well.
  ``Pursuant to House Resolution 8, the Members of the House will now 
proceed to the West Front to attend the inaugural ceremonies for the 
President and Vice President of the United States.
  ``Upon completion of the ceremony, and pursuant to the provisions of 
House Resolution 8, the House will stand adjourned until noon 
tomorrow.''.
  Thereupon, at 10 o'clock and 20 minutes a.m., the Members of the 
House, preceded by the Sergeant at Arms and the Speaker pro tempore, Mr. 
DREIER, proceeded to the West Front of the Capitol.
  And then,

para. 3.8  adjournment

  Pursuant to House Resolution 8, at 12 o'clock and 48 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned until 12 o'clock noon, Tuesday, January 21, 1997.

para. 3.9  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:

   [Pursuant to House Resolution 5 the following report was filed on 
                           January 17, 1997]

       Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut: Select Committee on Ethics. In 
     the Matter of Representative Newt Gingrich (Rept. No. 105-1). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 3.10  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. ENSIGN:
       H.R. 449. A bill to provide for the orderly disposal of 
     certain Federal lands in Clark County, NV, and to provide for 
     the acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands in the 
     State of Nevada; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Riggs, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pickett, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 450. 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. Scarborough):
       H.R. 451. A bill to provide for a special Medicare part B 
     enrollment period and a special medigap open enrollment 
     period for certain military retirees and 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.

para. 3.11  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 14: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 68: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Martinez, Ms. 
     Rivers, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 69: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Poshard, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 113: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Minge, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Klug, Mr. Kim, Mr. Graham, 
     Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 130: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 131: Mr. Packard, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Saxton and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
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                      TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1997 (4)

para. 4.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                                 January 21, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Doug Bereuter to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para. 4.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, January 20, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 4.3  communications

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

       1209. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Regulations Issued Under the Export Apple and Pear Act; 
     Relaxation of Grade Requirements for Apples and Pears Shipped 
     to Pacific Ports of Russia [Docket No. FV96-33-1FIR] received 
     January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1210. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington; Establishment of 
     Interim and Final Free and Restricted Percentages for the 
     1996-97 Marketing Year [Docket No. FV96-982-2IFR] received 
     January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1211. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Onions Grown in South Texas; Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV96-959-1IFR] received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1212. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Cranberries Grown in the States of Massachusetts, Rhode 
     Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, 
     Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Long Island in the State 
     of New York; Change in Reporting Requirements [Docket No. 
     FV96-929-2FR] received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1213. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Milk in the Iowa Marketing Area; Temporary Revision of Pool 
     Supply Plant Shipping Percentage [DA-96-16] received January 
     10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       1214. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Olives Grown in California and Imported Olives; Establishment 
     of Minimum Quality Requirements for California and Imported 
     Olives, and Revision of Outgoing Inspection Requirements and 
     Procedures for California Olives [Docket No. FV96-932-2FR] 
     received January 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1215. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision of the 
     Salable Quantity and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 
     (Native) Spearmint Oil for the 1996-97 Marketing Year [Docket 
     No. FV96-985-3FR] received January 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1216. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Peanuts Marketed in the United States; Changes in Handling 
     and Disposition Requirements [Docket Nos. FV96-997-1FR; FV96-
     998-4FR; FV96-999-3FR] received January 13, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

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       1217. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Cotton Research and Promotion Program: Determination of Sign-
     up Eligibility, and Procedure for the Conduct of a Sign-up 
     Period for Determination of Whether to Conduct a Referendum 
     Regarding the 1990 Amendments to the Cotton Research and 
     Promotion Act [CN-96-008] received January 14, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1218. A communication from the President of the United 
     States transmitting his request to make available 
     appropriations totaling $5 million in budget authority for 
     the Department of Health and Human Services' Low Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Program, and 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. 105-26); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       1219. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     on a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act--Army violation, 
     case number 97-02, which totaled $27,122, occurred in the 
     fiscal year 1995 operation and maintenance, Army [O&M, A] 
     appropriation at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, WA, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       1220. A letter from the Chair, Defense Environmental 
     Response Task Force, transmitting the report on the actions 
     of the Defense Environmental Response Task Force for fiscal 
     year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 101-510, section 2923(c)(1) 
     (104 Stat. 1821); to the Committee on National Security.
       1221. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Installations 
     and Environment), Department of the Navy, transmitting 
     notification of the Department's decision to study certain 
     functions performed by military and civilian personnel in the 
     Department of the Navy [DON] for possible performance by 
     private contractors, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 note; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       1222. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification that the Secretary has approved the retirement 
     of Adm. William J. Flanagan, Jr., U.S. Navy, and 
     certification that Admiral Flanagan has served satisfactorily 
     on active duty in his current grade; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       1223. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to the Czech Republic, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1224. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
     OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's ``Major'' final rule--
     Occupational Exposure to Methylene Chloride (RIN: 1218-AA98) 
     received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1225. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     copy of the annual report on the Coke Oven Emission Control 
     Program for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to Public Law 101-549, 
     section 301 (104 Stat. 2559); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1226. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's 1996 annual report to Congress on the 
     Federal Facilities Compliance Act mixed waste activities, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6965; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1227. 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, 1996, through September 30, 1996, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 237; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1228. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 97-14: Drawdown from DOD 
     Articles and Services for Assistance for Victims of Conflict 
     and Other Persons at Risk from Northern Iraq, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2601(c)(3); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1229. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 97-12: Drawdown of Commodities 
     and Services from the Inventory and Resources of the 
     Department of Defense to Support a Peace Monitoring Force in 
     Northern Iraq, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2348a; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       1230. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 97-9: Drawdown of Articles, 
     Services, and Military Education and Training from DOD to 
     Provide Anti-Narcotics Assistance to Mexico, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2348a; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1231. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments since his last 
     report on July 22, 1996, concerning the national emergency 
     with respect to Libya that was declared in Executive Order 
     No. 12543 of January 7, 1986, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c). 
     (H. Doc. No. 105-25); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       1232. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective December 23, 1996, the danger pay rate for Peru was 
     designated at the 15 percent level, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     5928; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1233. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective December 26, 1996, the danger pay rate for Chechnya 
     was designated at the 20 percent level, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     5928; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1234. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective December 26, 1996, the danger pay rate for the 
     Central African Republic was designated at the 20 percent 
     level, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1235. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     337, ``Highway Trust Fund Establishment Act and the Water and 
     Sewer Authority Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 13, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1236. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     338, ``Business Corporation Two-Year Report Amendment Act of 
     1996'' received January 13, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1237. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     339, ``Fire Code Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 13, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1238. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     342, ``International Registration Plan Agreement Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 13, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1239. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     347, ``Health Services Planning Program Re-establishment Act 
     of 1996'' received January 13, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233 (c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1240. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     349, ``Oak Hill Youth Center Educational Contracting 
     Temporary Act of 1996'' received January 13, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1241. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     358, ``Extension of the Moratorium on Retail Service Station 
     Conversions and the Gas Station Advisory Board Amendment Act 
     of 1996'' received January 13, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1242. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     354, ``Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals 
     Membership Qualification Act of 1996'' received January 13, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1243. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     355, ``Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Roman Catholic Church 
     Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 1996'' received 
     January 13, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1244. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     359, ``Housing Finance Agency Loan Forgiveness Amendment Act 
     of 1996'' received January 13, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1245. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     360, ``Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Act of 1996'' received 
     January 13, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1246. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     363, ``Modification Reduction-in-Force Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 1996'' received January 13, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1247. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     361, ``Adjustment Process for Nonviolent Juvenile Offenders 
     and Parent Participation in Court-Ordered Proceedings Act of 
     1996'' received January 13, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1248. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     415, ``Real Property Tax Rates for Tax year 1997 Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

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       1249. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     413, ``Oyster Elementary School Modernization and Development 
     Project Temporary Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1250. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     434, ``District of Columbia Moratorium on the 1997 Real 
     Property Assessments for Real Property Tax Year 1998 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1251. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     433, ``BNA Washington Inc., Real Property Tax Deferral 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1252. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     432, ``New Hires Police Officers, Fire Fighters, and Teachers 
     Pension Modification Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 
     16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1253. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     431, ``Zero Tolerance for Guns Amendment Act of 1996'' 
     received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1254. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     392, ``Reorganization Plan No. 5 for the Department of Human 
     Services and Department of Corrections Temporary Act of 
     1996'' received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1255. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     391, ``Drug Paraphernalia Amendment Act of 1996'' received 
     January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1256. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     389, ``Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation Act of 
     1996'' received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1257. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     387, ``Closing of a Public Alley in Square 375, S.O. 95-54, 
     Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1258. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     386, ``Cable Television Franchise Amendment Act of 1996'' 
     received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1259. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     364, ``Boating While Intoxicated Temporary Act of 1996'' 
     received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1260. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     370, ``Closing of Public Alleys and Abandonment and 
     Establishment of Easements in Square 878, S.O. 95-38, Act of 
     1996'' received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section
     1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1261. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     384, ``Preservation of Residential Neighborhoods Against 
     Nuisances Temporary Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1262. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     380, ``Real Property Tax Reassessment Temporary Act of 1996'' 
     received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1263. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     378, ``Paternity Acknowledgment and Gas Station Advisory 
     Board Re-establishment Temporary Act of 1996'' received 
     January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1264. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     374, ``Public Assistance Fair Hearing Procedures Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1265. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     372, ``Testing of District Government Drivers of Commercial 
     Motor Vehicles for Alcohol and Controlled Substances 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1266. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     371, ``Lottery Games Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 
     16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1267. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     367, ``Medicare Supplement Insurance Minimum Standards 
     Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1268. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     343, ``Council Contract Approval Modification Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1995 Temporary Amendment Act of 1996'' 
     received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1269. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     341, ``District of Columbia Employee Viatical Settlement 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1270. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     340, ``Alcoholic Beverage Underage Penalties Amendment Act of 
     1996'' received January 16, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1271. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting the Council of the 
     District of Columbia's statement on District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority 
     ``Resolution, Recommendations and Order Concerning the 
     Lottery Board,'' dated September 21, 1996, received December 
     20, 1996, pursuant to section 207(b) of Public Law 104-8; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1272. A letter from the Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit 
     Administration, transmitting the annual report of the Farm 
     Credit Administration for calendar year 1996, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 2252(a)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1273. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report for fiscal year 1995 
     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.
       1274. A letter from the Chairman, National Mediation Board, 
     transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1275. A letter from the Independent Counsel, Office of 
     Independent Counsel, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period April 1, 1996, through September 30, 1996, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1276. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the agency's annual report on drug 
     and alcohol abuse prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation 
     programs and services for Federal civilian employees covering 
     fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7363; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1277. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period April 1, 1996, through 
     September 30, 1996, 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.
       1278. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the fiscal year 1996 annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1279. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1280. A letter from the Chairman of the Board of Governors, 
     U.S. Postal Service, transmitting a copy of the annual report 
     in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during 
     the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1281. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting proposed regulations governing 
     electronic filing of reports by political committees, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(d); to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       1282. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and

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     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting notification that 
     due to the discontinued funding for the emergency striped 
     bass research study, the annual report on that study will no 
     longer be transmitted to Congress, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 
     757g(b); to the Committee on Resources.
       1283. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Secretary's certification that Italy has terminated 
     large-scale driftnet fishing by its nationals and vessels, 
     pursuant to Public Law 100-220, section 4004(b) (101 Stat. 
     1478); to the Committee on Resources.
       1284. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of 
     Reclamation, Department of the Interior, transmitting a 
     report on an increase in the projected cost for the safety of 
     dams modifications at Bumping Lake Dam, Yakima project, 
     Washington, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 509; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1285. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Visitor Service Authorizations 
     on Alaska National Wildlife Refuges (RIN: 1018-AC02) received 
     January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1286. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Endangered Status for the Laguna Mountain Skipper and Quino 
     Checkerspot Butterfly (RIN: 1018-AC84) received January 13, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1287. 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)(2); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1288. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to provide for the conversion of existing 
     temporary U.S. district judgeships to permanent status, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1289. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Federal 
     Aviation Administration, transmitting a report on the 
     aircraft cabin air quality research program, pursuant to 
     Public Law 103-305, section 304(e)(2) (108 Stat. 1592); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1290. A letter from the Director, National Legislative 
     Commission, the American Legion, transmitting the proceedings 
     of the 78th National Convention of the American Legion, held 
     in Salt Lake City, UT on September 3, 4, and 5, 1996, as well 
     as a report on the organization's activities from the year 
     preceding the convention, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 49 (H. Doc. 
     No. 105-27); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and 
     ordered to be printed.
       1291. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an updated report concerning the 
     emigration laws and policies of Mongolia, pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 2432(b) (H. Doc. No. 105-24); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means and ordered to be printed.
       1292. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Advisory Committee on Judicial Review of Military 
     Administrative Personnel Actions findings and 
     recommendations, pursuant to section 551 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1996; jointly, to 
     the Committees on National Security and the Judiciary.
       1293. 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 North Dakota and South Dakota and 
     the tribes located in those States, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     8623(g); jointly, to the Committees on Commerce and Education 
     and the Workforce.
       1294. 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 International Relations and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1295. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Secretary's 
     certification to the Congress regarding the incidental 
     capture of Sea Turtles in commercial shrimping operations 
     (China), pursuant to Public Law 101-162, section 609(b)(2) 
     (103 Stat. 1038); jointly, to the Committees on Resources and 
     Appropriations.
       1296. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting a copy of the Board's request for 
     supplemental funding for fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 49 
     U.S.C. app. 1903(b)(7); jointly, to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations.
       1297. A letter from the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs and 
     Defense, 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 1996, 
     pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8111(f); jointly, to the Committees on 
     Veterans' Affairs and National Security.
       1298. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General of the 
     United States, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act of 
     1997''; jointly, to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
     Agriculture, Commerce, Resources, and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para. 4.4  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para. 4.5  privileges of the house

  Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, rose to a question of the privileges of 
the House and submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 31; Rept. 105-
1):

       Resolved, That the House adopt the report of the Select 
     Committee on Ethics dated January 17, 1997, In the Matter of 
     Representative Newt Gingrich.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Pending consideration of said resolution,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, made the following statement:
  ``Before we proceed, the Chair will have a statement about the decorum 
expected of the Members.
  ``The Chair has often reiterated that members should refrain from 
references in debate to the conduct of other Members where such conduct 
is not the question actually pending before the House, either by way of 
a report from the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or by way 
of another question of the privileges of the House.
  ``This principle is documented on pages 168 and 526 of the House Rules 
and Manual and reflects the consistent rulings of the Chair in this and 
in prior Congresses. It derives its force primarily from clause 1 of 
rule XIV which broadly prohibits engaging in personality in debate. It 
has been part of the rules of the House since 1789.
  ``On the other hand, the calling up of a resolution reported by the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, or the offering of a 
resolution as a similar question of the privileges of the House, embarks 
the House on consideration of a proposition that admits references in 
debate to a Member's conduct. Disciplinary matters by their very nature 
involve personalities.
  ``Still, this exception to the general rule against engaging in 
personality--admitting references to a Member's conduct when that 
conduct is the very question under consideration by the House--is 
closely limited. This point was well stated on July 31, 1979, as 
follows:

       While a wide range of discussion is permitted during debate 
     on a disciplinary resolution, clause 1 of rule XIV still 
     prohibits the use of language which is personally abusive.

       ``This is recorded in the Deschler-Brown Procedure in the 
     House of Representatives in chapter 12 at section 2.11.
  ``On the question now pending before the House, the resolution offered 
by the gentlewoman from Connecticut, Members should confine their 
remarks in debate to the merits of that precise question. Members should 
refrain from remarks that constitute personalities with respect to 
members of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or the Select 
Committee on Ethics or with respect to other sitting Members whose 
conduct is not the subject of the pending report. Finally, Members 
should exercise care to maintain an atmosphere of mutual respect.
  ``On January 27, 1909, the House adopted a report that stated the 
following:

       It is the duty of the House to require its Members in 
     speech or debate to preserve that proper restraint which will 
     permit the House to conduct its business in an orderly manner 
     and without unnecessarily and unduly exciting animosity among 
     its Members.
  ``This is recorded in Cannon's Precedents in volume 8 at section 
2497.
  ``The report adopted on that occasion responded to improper 
references in debate to the President, but it articulated a principle 
that occupants of the Chair over many Congresses have held equally 
applicable to Members' remarks toward each other.
  ``The Chair asks and expects the cooperation of all Members in 
maintaining a level of decorum that properly dignifies the proceedings 
of the House.''.
  By unanimous consent, the time for debate was extended by 30 minutes.
  Whereupon,

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, recognized Mrs. JOHNSON of 
Connecticut for 90 minutes.
  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, 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. CARDIN 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

395

It was decided in the

Nays

28

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

5

para. 4.6                      [Roll No. 8]

                                AYES--395

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--28

     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Coburn
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hunter
     Johnson, Sam
     King (NY)
     Lewis (CA)
     Livingston
     McKeon
     Mica
     Myrick
     Packard
     Sessions
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Stump
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--5

     Abercrombie
     Conyers
     Hastings (FL)
     McDermott
     Waters

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Carson
     Granger
     Kolbe
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     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. 4.7  committee resignation--majority

  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, January 21, 1997.
     Re Request to take leave from Veterans Committee.

     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Capitol,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Newt: In light of my new assignment to the House 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, I hereby 
     request that I be granted a leave of absence from my assigned 
     slot on the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       Thank you for your consideration.
       With warmest regards, I am,
           Very truly yours,
                                                         Bob Barr.
                                               Member of Congress.

  The resignation was accepted.

para. 4.8  committee election--majority

  Mr. BOEHNER, by direction of the Republican Conference, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 32):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and they are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees:
       Committee on Banking: Mr. La Tourette to rank following Mr. 
     Sessions.
       Committee on Education and the Workforce: Mr. Paul; Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer of Colorado; Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania; Mr. 
     Upton; Mr. Deal of Georgia; Mr. Hilleary; and Mr. 
     Scarborough; all to rank in the named order following Mr. 
     Norwood of Georgia.
       Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia to rank following Mr. Snowbarger.
       Committee on International Relations: Mr. Brady to rank 
     following Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       Committee on Resources: Mr. Crapo to rank following Mr. 
     Gibbons.
       Committee on Science: Mr. Boehlert; Mr. Fawell; Mrs. 
     Morella; Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania; Mr. Rohrabacher; Mr. 
     Schiff; Mr. Barton of Texas; Mr. Calvert; Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland; Mr. Ehlers; Mr. Weldon of Florida; Mr. Salmon; Mr. 
     Davis; Mr. Gutknecht; Mr. Foley; Mr. Ewing; Mr. Pickering; 
     Mr. Cannon; Mr. Brady; and Mr. Cook.
       Committee on Small Business: Mr. Combest; Mr. Hefley; Mr. 
     Manzullo; Mr. Bartlett of Maryland; Mrs. Smith of Washington; 
     Mr. LoBiondo; Mrs. Kelly; Mr. Jones; Mr. Souder; Mr. Chabot; 
     Mr. Ryun; Mr. Snowbarger; Mr. Pappas; Mr. English; Mr. 
     McIntosh; and Mrs. Emerson.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. Smith of New Jersey; 
     Mr. Bilirakis; Mr. Spence; Mr. Everett; Mr. Buyer; Mr. Quinn; 
     Mr. Bachus; Mr. Stearns; Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado; Mr. 
     Moran of Kansas; Mr. Cooksey; Mr. Hutchinson; Mr. Hunter; Mr. 
     Hayworth; and Mrs. Chenoweth. 

  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. 4.9  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 33):


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       Resolved, That the following named Member, be elected to 
     the Committee on Commerce, be designated to rank on that 
     committee as follows:
       Tom Sawyer of Ohio, to rank directly below Eliot Engel 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. 4.10  order of business--``morning hour debate''

  On motion of Mr. BOEHNER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That on Mondays and Tuesdays of each week through the second 
session of the 105th Congress, the House shall convene ninety minutes 
earlier than the time otherwise established by order of the House solely 
for the purpose of conducting ``morning-hour debate'' and that the time 
for such debate shall be limited to thirty minutes allocated to each 
party; except that on Tuesdays of each week after the first Tuesday in 
May of a session the House shall convene for morning-hour debate one 
hour earlier than the time otherwise established by order of the House, 
that the time for such debate shall be limited to twenty-five minutes 
allocated to each party, and that in no event shall morning-hour debate 
continue beyond ten minutes before the hour appointed for the resumption 
of the House session; and that all morning-hour debate shall be 
conducted under the following conditions: (1) the prayer by the 
Chaplain, the approval of the Journal, and the Pledge of Allegiance to 
the Flag shall be postponed until resumption of the House session 
following morning-hour debate; (2) initial and subsequent recognition 
for debate shall alternate between parties; (3) recognition shall be 
conferred by the Speaker only pursuant to lists submitted by the 
Majority Leader or the Minority Leader; (4) no Member may address the 
House for more than five minutes except for the Majority Leader, the 
Minority Leader, or the Minority Whip; and (5) pursuant to clause 12 of 
rule I, the Speaker shall declare a recess following morning-hour debate 
until the hour appointed for the resumption of the House session.

para. 4.11  joint session of the two houses--state of the union

  Mr. BOEHNER submitted the following privileged concurrent resolution 
(H. Con. Res. 9):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the two Houses of Congress assemble in the 
     Hall of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, February 4, 
     1997, 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. 4.12  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to mid-east terrorism

  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 to the Federal Register for publication, stating that 
the emergency declared with respect to grave acts of violence committed 
by foreign terrorists that disrupt the Middle East peace process, is to 
continue in effect beyond January 23, 1997. The first notice continuing 
this emergency was published in the Federal Register last year on 
January 22, 1996.
  The crisis with respect to the grave acts of violence committed by 
foreign terrorists that threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace 
process that led to the declaration of a national emergency, on January 
23, 1995, has not been resolved. Terrorist groups continue to engage in 
activities with the purpose or effect of threatening the Middle East 
peace process, and which are hostile to U.S. interests in the region. 
Such actions threaten vital interests of the national security, foreign 
policy, and economy of the United States. For these reasons, I have 
determined that it is necessary to maintain in force the broad 
authorities necessary to deny any financial support from the United 
States for foreign terrorists that threaten to disrupt the Middle East 
peace process.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 21, 1997. 

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. 
Doc. 105-28).

para. 4.13  message from the president--biological and chemical weapons

  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 1416 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201), I transmit herewith a report 
describing the respective policy functions and operational roles of 
Federal agencies in countering the threat posed by the use or potential 
use of biological and chemical weapons of mass destruction (WMD) within 
the United States.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 21, 1997. 

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on National Security and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
105-29).

para. 4.14  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mrs. CARSON, for 
today.
  And then,

para. 4.15  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, pursuant to the provisions of Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 3, at 2 o'clock and 24 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 4, 1997.

para. 4.16  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. TORRES (for himself and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 452. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
     to provide adequate and certain remedies for sovereign tribal 
     governments, 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. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 453. 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:
       H.R. 454. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide enhanced penalties for 
     crimes against elderly and child victims; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Forbes, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Lazio of New York, Mr. Manton, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Towns, and Ms. 
             Norton):
       H.R. 455. 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. Dellums, Mr. Evans, 
             and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 456. A bill to amend chapter 211 of title 49, United 
     States Code, with respect to hours of service of railroad 
     employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 457. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to provide for budgeting

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     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. CLEMENT:
       H.R. 458. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to ban soft money in elections for Federal office, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Largent, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Regula, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Stump, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 459. 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. CONDIT:
       H.R. 460. 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. 461. 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. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 462. 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 Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 463. A bill to prohibit, in connection with the 
     termination of Army activities at the Stratford Army Engine 
     Plant, Stratford, CT, the expenditure of Federal funds to 
     cover the costs of relocating a Government contractor 
     currently located at that installation; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. Horn, and Mr. Lazio of New York):
       H.R. 464. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to establish, for purposes of disability determinations 
     under such title, a uniform minimum level of earnings, for 
     demonstrating ability to engage in substantial gainful 
     activity, at the level currently applicable solely to blind 
     individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Graham, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Hinojosa, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 465. 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. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Dellums, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Talent, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. Bryant):
       H.R. 466. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the period of time for the manifestation of chronic 
     disabilities due to undiagnosed symptoms in veterans who 
     served in the Persian Gulf war in order for those 
     disabilities to be compensable by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. EWING:
       H.R. 467. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     provide a conditional exemption for certain transactions 
     involving professional markets, to clarify the effect of the 
     designation of a board of trade as a contract market, to 
     simplify the process for implementing contract market rules, 
     to regulate audit trail requirements, to establish cost-
     benefits analysis requirements, to combat fraud in 
     transactions in or involving foreign currency, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 468. A bill to amend section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 to provide for rental assistance payments 
     to assist certain owners of manufactured homes who rent the 
     lots on which their homes are located; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 469. A bill to amend the Veterans' Benefits 
     Improvement Act of 1996 to eliminate the requirements that 
     members of the Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans 
     Transition Assistance be allocated to separate programs; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 470. 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 Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     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. 471. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to not count work experience as an unauthorized alien for 
     purposes of admission as an employment-based immigrant or an 
     H-1B nonimmigrant; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 472. 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.
       H.R. 473. 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. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Combest, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
             Mr. Jones, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Bono, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Chabot, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Paxon, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Linder, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Riggs, 
             Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Buyer):
       H.R. 474. A bill to improve the criminal law relating to 
     fraud against consumers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 475. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for offering the option of Medicare 
     coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations 
     [PSO's], 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. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Filner, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Yates, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Flake, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Dellums, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Pelosi, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 476. A bill to prohibit the possession or transfer of 
     non-sporting handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 477. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States 
     Code, relating to metropolitan planning; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself and Mr. Pombo):
       H.R. 478. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to improve the ability of individuals and local, State, 
     and Federal agencies to comply with that act in building, 
     operating, maintaining, or repairing flood control projects, 
     facilities, or structures; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 479. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the treatment of funeral trusts; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 480. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to ensure that members of tax-exempt organizations are 
     notified of the portion of their dues used for political and 
     lobbying activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 481. 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. LAZIO of New York:
       H.R. 482. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide a one-stop information service for individuals with 
     serious life-threatening diseases; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 483. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     payment of U.S. arrearages to the United Nations; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself and Mr. Porter):
       H.R. 484. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to permit State and local government workers to perform 
     volunteer services for their employer or community 
     organization or purpose without requiring the employer to pay 
     them compensation; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 485. A bill to appropriate funds for the purpose of 
     implementing the compromise between the Forest Service and 
     timber con

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     tractors operating in the Vallecitos sustained-yield unit, 
     New Mexico, in order to preserve large diameter old growth 
     pine trees located in the unit; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       H.R. 486. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     promote greater telecommunications and information services 
     to Native Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       H.R. 487. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the health of individuals who are members of 
     minority groups, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 488. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to enter into an agreement with the Arch Hurley Conservancy 
     District in New Mexico, authorizing the district to prepay 
     any amounts outstanding under water reclamation repayment 
     contracts; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 489. 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. ROMERO-BARCELO:
       H.R. 490. A bill to relieve the Puerto Rico Housing Bank 
     and Finance Agency and its assignees of liability for certain 
     loans subject to the Truth-in-Lending Act; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Quinn):
       H.R. 491. A bill to prohibit the Department of State from 
     imposing a charge or fee for providing passport information 
     to the general public; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Lowey, and 
             Mr. Brown of California):
       H.R. 492. A bill to apply the same quality and safety 
     standards to domestically manufactured handguns that are 
     currently applied to imported handguns; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Kind, and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 493. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to reform the financing of Federal elections, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight, 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. THOMAS:
       H.R. 494. 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.
       H.R. 495. 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 Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself and Ms. Pryce of Ohio):
       H.R. 496. 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. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.J. Res. 32. Joint resolution to consent to certain 
     amendments enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii 
     to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mrs. FOWLER:
       H.J. Res. 33. 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. FURSE:
       H.J. Res. 34. 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. SOLOMON:
       H.J. Res. 35. 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. BOEHNER:
       H. Con. Res. 9. 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. SOLOMON:
       H. Con. Res. 10. Concurrent resolution recommending the 
     integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania into the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. YATES:
       H. Con. Res. 11. 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; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H. Res. 31. Resolution in the matter of Representative Newt 
     Gingrich; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 32. Resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 33. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H. Res. 34. Resolution to establish a select committee to 
     investigate CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund 
     Contras; to the Committee on Rules. 

para. 4.17  memorials

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

       10. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 284: 
     To memorialize the Congress of the United States to 
     investigate the financial plight of the self-employed 
     Reservists who were activated for missions such as Operation 
     Desert Storm and Operation Joint Endeavor and to pass 
     legislation to provide relief; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       11. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No. 126: Calling 
     on the President and the Congress of the United States to 
     undertake all appropriate actions to encourage the Swiss 
     Government to take certain actions concerning unclaimed bank 
     accounts of Holocaust victims; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       12. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Michigan, 
     relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 278: To 
     memorialize the Congress of the United States to pass and 
     submit to the States for ratification an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States to protect taxpayer rights 
     from judicial taxation by prohibiting courts from ordering 
     any State or political subdivision to levy or increase any 
     tax and to urge other States to direct a similar memorial to 
     Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 4.18  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 5: Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Traficant and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Crapo, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
     Colorado, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Ney, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and 
     Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 41: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Christensen, 
     Mr. Herger, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Foley, Mr. McCollum, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Skaggs, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 59: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Coble, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Norwood, 
     Mr. Foley, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Foley, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Kildee, 
     Ms. Furse, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, and 
     Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 75: Mr. Dellums, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 78: Mr. Wamp and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 80: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Condit, Mr. Camp, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Coble, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Goode, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
     Shays, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
     Portman, Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 81: Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 86: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and 
     Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 87: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 100: Mr. Frost, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Tejeda.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Petri, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
     Kolbe, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     and Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 127: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Camp, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Moakley, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Burr 
     of North Carolina, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Ballenger, 
     Mr. Hyde, Mr. Condit, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gejdenson, 
     Mr. Shays, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Furse, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Evans, and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 131: Mr. Pappas, Mr. Foley, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and 
     Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 132: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Allen, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Fazio 
     of California, Mr. Filner, Ms. Furse, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, 
     Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Manton, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
     Meehan, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
     Moakley, Mr.

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     Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Rangel, 
     Mr. Stokes, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
     Yates.
       H.R. 156: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 157: Mr. McDade.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
     Kolbe, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Holden, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Tejeda, 
     Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 159: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 161: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Meehan, 
     Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Horn, Mr. Livingston, and Ms. 
     Molinari.
       H.R. 162: Mr. Knollenberg and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 163: Mr. Barcia of Michigan and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 180: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Foley, 
     Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Meek 
     of Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 182: Mr. Torres, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Dellums, 
     Mr. Nadler, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Jackson, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Owens, 
     Mr. Rush, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 207: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 211: Mr. Obey and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Condit, and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 231: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 290: Mr. Frost, Mr. Stark, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 291: Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Clayton, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 292: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Herger, Mr. Royce, Mr. Doolittle, 
     Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ney, 
     Mr. McInnis, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Jones, 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 298: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 305: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Talent, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 306: Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
     Oberstar, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Yates, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Coyne, 
     and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
     Mr. Stump, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 328: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 331: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 334: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 335: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 336: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Stearns, 
     Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Bachus.
       H.R. 345: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Royce, 
     Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Christensen, 
     Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Kim, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Packard, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Crane, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 346: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 366: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Underwood, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Frost, and Ms. 
     Norton.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Towns, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Lowey, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
     Shays, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 406: Mr. Quinn and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 408: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 411: Mr. Shays, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. 
     McKinney, Mr. Torres, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Eshoo, 
     and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 416: Mr. Traficant and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Underwood, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. Wolf, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. 
     Norton, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 424: Mr. Talent and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Barcia 
     of Michigan, Mr. Jones, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
     Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Hyde.
       H.J. Res. 2: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Campbell, Mr. Kim, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Jones.
       H. Con. Res. 4: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Scott, 
     Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
     Ms. Harman, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. McNulty, 
     and Mr. Matsui.
       H. Res. 28: Mr. Norwood and Mr. Ganske.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Largent.

para. 4.19  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       5. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the House of 
     Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus, relative to the 
     continuing plight of the few hundred Greek Cypriots still 
     remaining in the area of Cyprus occupied by Turkish troops 
     since 1974; which was referred to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
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                      TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1997 (5)

para. 5.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 February 4, 1997.
       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 Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 5.2  recess--12:49 p.m.

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

para. 5.3  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 5.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, January 21, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 5.5  communications

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

       1299. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     1997 High-Theft Vehicle Lines--Correction (National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket No. 96-17; Notice 02] 
     (RIN: 2127-AG34) received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1300. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash 
     Protection; Technical Amendment (National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration) [Docket No. 74-14; Notice 110] (RIN: 
     2127-AG14) received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1301. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash 
     Protection (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) 
     [Docket No. 74-14; Notice 111] (RIN: 2127-AG24) received 
     January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1302. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Anthropomorphic Test Dummy; Occupant Crash Protection 
     (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket No. 
     74-14; Notice 104] (RIN: 2127-AF41) received January 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1303. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plan 
     Ohio; Revision to the Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and 
     Maintenance Program [OH69-2-6680a; FRL-5646-2] received 
     January 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1304. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and 
     Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State 
     of California; Determination Regarding Applicability of 
     Certain Reasonable Further Progress and Attainment 
     Demonstration Requirements; Monterey Bay Area [CA-98-1-7196a; 
     FRL-5661-6] received January 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1305. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Zinc 
     Phosphide; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions 
     [OPP-300448; FRL-5581-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 8, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1306. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Informa

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     tion, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Myclobutanil; Pesticide Tolerances for 
     Emergency Exemption [OPP-300447; FRL-5579-7] (RIN;2070-AB78) 
     received January 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1307. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of Emission Reduction 
     Credit Banking Provisions Implementation Plan for California 
     State Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District [CA 157-
     0022a; FRL-5669-1] received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1308. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California 
     State Implementation Plan Revision; Kern County Air Pollution 
     Control District; San Diego County Air Pollution Control 
     District; Ventura County Air Pollution Control District [CA 
     105-0012a; FRL-5673-6] received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1309. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Reasonably 
     Available Control Technology for Oxides of Nitrogen for 
     Specific Sources in the State of New Jersey [Region 2 Docket 
     No. NJ25-1a-159, FRL-5662-3] received January 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1310. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plan Revision for Colorado; Long-Term Strategy 
     of State Implementation Plan for Class I Visibility 
     Protection, Part I: Hayden Station Requirements [CO-001-0007; 
     FRL-5669-5] received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1311. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Colorado: Enhanced Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance 
     Program [CO-001-0008a; FRL-5660-9] received January 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1312. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Land 
     Disposal Restrictions Phase III--Emergency Extension of the 
     KO88 Capacity Variance [EPA #530-Z-96-PH3F-FFFFF; FRL-5676-4] 
     received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1313. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Indiana 
     [IN64-1a; FRL-5662-7] received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1314. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans; Colorado; New Source Review [CO35-1-6190, CO41-1-6826, 
     CO40-1-6701, CO42-1-6836; FRL-5664-5] received January 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1315. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans State: 
     Approval of Revisions to the State of Florida State 
     Implementation Plan (SIP) [FL-68-2-9640a; FRL-5662-1] 
     received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1316. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Indiana 
     [IN63-1a; FRL-5663-1] received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1317. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Dried Fermentation Solids and Solubles of Myrothecium 
     Verrucaria; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance on 
     All Food Crops and Ornamentals; Correction [PP 4F4398/R2209A; 
     FRL-5570-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1318. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 
     Emissions: Group I Polymers and Resins and Group IV Polymers 
     and Resins [AD-FRL-5676-6] received January 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1319. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Revisions to the Commonwealth of 
     Kentucky's State Implementation Plan (SIP) [KY-092-9649a; 
     FRL-5653-9] received January 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1320. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Indiana 
     [IN70-1a; FRL-5675-2] received January 15, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1321. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Testing Consent Order for Phenol [OPPTS-42150B; FRL-5570-2] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB94) received January 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1322. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico [Region II Docket No. 150; FRL-
     5675-1] received January 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1323. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Enhanced Motor Vehicle 
     Inspection and Maintenance Program [PA 091-4050; FRL-5679-9] 
     received January 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1324. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acid 
     Rain Program; Nitrogen Oxides Emissions Reduction Program 
     [FRL-5678-1] (RIN: 2060-AF48) received January 21, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1325. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Underground Storage Tank Program: Approved State Program for 
     Alabama [FRL-5677-6] received January 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1326. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Alabama; Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank 
     Program [FRL-5677-5] received January 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1327. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
     Washington [WA7-1-5542; WA38-1-6974; FRL-5675-7] received 
     January 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1328. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Reasonably 
     Available Control Technology for Oxides of Nitrogen for the 
     State of New Jersey [Region 2 Docket No. NJ16-2-160; FRL-
     5671-6] received January 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1329. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the Libyan emergency 
     is to continue in effect beyond January 7, 1997--received in 
     the United States House of Representatives January 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) (H. Doc. No. 105-32); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       1330. 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--received in the United States House of 
     Representatives January 9, 1997, pursuant to Public Law 102-
     1, section 3 (105 Stat. 4) (H. Doc. No. 105-33); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       1331. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting a report concerning surplus Federal real 
     property disposed of to educational institutions in fiscal 
     year 1996, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 484(o)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1332. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     348, ``Emergency Assistance Clarification Amendment Act of 
     1996'' received January 23, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1333. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     362, ``Commercial Counterfeiting Criminalization Act of 
     1996'' received January 23, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1334. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     381, ``Dis

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     trict of Columbia Authority Police Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1996'' received January 23, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1335. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     438, ``Lead-Based Paint Abatement and Control Act of 1996'' 
     received January 23, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1336. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     443, ``Tax Revision Commission Establishment Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 23, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1337. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     452, ``Insurers' Records Access and Control Amendment Act of 
     1996'' received January 23, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1338. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     453, ``Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Temporary Act of 
     1996'' received January 23, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1339. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     455, ``Insurance Agents and Brokers Licensing Revision Act of 
     1996'' received January 23, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1340. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     460, ``Eldebrooke United Methodist Church Equitable Real 
     Property Tax Relief Act of 1996'' received January 23, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1341. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     461, ``Chevy Chase Baptist Church Equitable Real Property Tax 
     Relief Act of 1996'' received January 23, 1997, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1342. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     462, ``Department of Corrections Criminal Background 
     Investigation Authorization Temporary Act of 1996'' received 
     January 23, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1343. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     463, ``Cheek Identification Fraud Prevention Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 23, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1344. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, Advisory 
     Council on Historic Preservation, transmitting the 
     consolidated annual report of the Advisory Council On 
     Historic Preservation covering the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 and the Federal Financial Managers' Integrity Act of 
     1982, pursuant to Public Law 100-504, section 104(a) (102 
     Stat. 2525); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1345. A letter from the President, Barry M. Goldwater 
     Scholarship And Excellence In Education Foundation, 
     transmitting the 1996 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.
       1346. A letter from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report 
     under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] 
     of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1347. A letter from the Chairman, National Labor Relations 
     Board, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report under 
     the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 
     1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1348. A letter from the Director, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report 
     under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] 
     of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1349. A letter from the Chairman, Postal Rate Commission, 
     transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1350. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     inspector general for the period April 1, 1996, through 
     September 30, 1996, and the semiannual report of management 
     on final actions, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1351. A letter from the Director, U.S. Trade and 
     Development Agency, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual 
     report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
     [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1352. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. 
     (formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA-31, PA-31P, and PA-
     31T Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 95-CE-55-AD; Amdt. 39-9837; AD 96-24-13] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1353. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Allied Signal Commercial Avionics 
     Systems CAS-81 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems 
     (TCAS) as Installed in, but not Limited to, Various Transport 
     Category Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-81-AD; Amdt. 39-9824; AD 95-26-15 R1] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1354. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of J-532 (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AGL-2] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1355. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Flight Rules in the Vicinity of the Rocky Mountain 
     National Park (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28577; Amdt. Nos. 91-254, 119-3, 121-263, 135-67 Special 
     Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 78] (RIN: 2120-AG11) 
     received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1356. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Grafton, ND, Grafton 
     Municipal Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AGL-8] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1357. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class D and E Airspace; South Wymouth, MA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANE-44] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1358. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class E Airspace; Fall River, MA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANE-45] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1359. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Buckland, AK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-32] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1360. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Dillingham, AK (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-16] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1361. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; York, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-ACE-23] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1362. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Lebanon, NH (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANE-28] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1363. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Old Town, ME (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANE-29] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1364. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Springfield/Chicopee, MA 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     ANE-46] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 10, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1365. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Structural Measures to Reduce 
     Oil Spills from Existing Tank Vessels without Double Hulls 
     (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD 91-045c] (RIN: 2115-AF27) received 
     January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1366. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Improvements to Hazardous Materials Identification Systems 
     (Research and Special Programs Administration) [Docket No. 
     HM-206; Amdt Nos. 171-151, 172-151, 173-260, 174-84, 175-85, 
     176-42, 177-89] (RIN: 2137-AB75) received January 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1367. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials in Interstate Commerce (Research and 
     Special Programs Administration) [Docket HM-200; Amdt. Nos. 
     171-150, 173-259, and 180-11] (RIN: 2137-AB37) received 
     January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1368. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs and 
     Activities Receiving or Benefiting From Federal Financial 
     Assistance; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Air 
     Travel [Docket No. 46872 and 45657] (RIN: 2105-AB62) received 
     January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1369. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives, Williams International, L.L.C. 
     Model FJ44-1A Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-ANE-39] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1370. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Textron Lycoming Reciprocating 
     Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-ANE-
     37 Amdt. 39-9874; AD 97-01-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     January 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1371. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-266-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9871; AD 96-26-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 
     13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1372. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA24, 
     PA28R, PA30, PA32R, PA34, and PA39 Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-09-AD; Amdt. 39-
     9872; AD 97-01-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 13, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1373. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0070 and 0100 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-273-AD; Amdt. 39-9866; AD 96-26-03] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received January 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1374. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Model 525 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     CE-AD; Amdt. 39-9873; AD 97-01-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     January 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a) (1) (A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1375. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 
     300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-88-AD; Amdt. 39-
     9869; AD 96-26-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 13, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a) (1) (A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1376. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Hamilton Standard 14RF and 14SF 
     Series, and Hamilton Standard/British Aerospace Model 6/5500/
     F Propellers (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     95-ANE-66; Amdt. 39-9863; AD 96-25-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a) (1) 
     (A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1377. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Aircraft Engines 
     CT7 Series Turboprop Engines (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-ANE-06; Amdt. 39-9864; AD 96-
     26-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 13, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a) (1) (A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1378. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.--
     Manufactured Restricted Category Model HH-1K, TH-1F, TH-1L, 
     UH-1A, UH-1B, UH-1E, UH-1F, UH-1H, UH-1L, and UH-1P, 
     Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     SW-AD; Amdt. 39-9877; AD 97-01-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     January 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a) (1) (A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1379. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     Powered by Rolls Royce Model RB211 Series Engines (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-276-AD; Amdt. 39-
     9876; AD 96-26-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 13, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1380. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 
     300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-28-AD; Amdt. 39-
     9879; AD 97-01-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 13, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1381. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAe 146 and 
     Avro 146-RJ Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-51-AD; Amdt. 39-9878; AD 
     97-01-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1382. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Excess Flow Value--Performance Standards (Research and 
     Special Programs Administration) [Docket No. PS-118; 
     Amendment 192-80] (RIN: 2137-AB97) received January 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1383. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials Regulations; Penalty Guidelines (Research 
     and Special Programs Administration) [Docket No. HM-207F; 
     Amdt. Nos. 107-40 and 171-152] (RIN: 2137-AC96) received 
     January 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1384. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an updated report concerning the 
     emigration laws and policies of the Russian Federation--
     received in the United States House of Representatives 
     January 2, 1997, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2432(b) (H. Doc. No. 
     105-31); to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be 
     printed.
       1385. A letter from the Director, the Office of Management 
     and Budget, transmitting OMB's final sequestration report to 
     the President and Congress for fiscal year 1997--received in 
     the U.S. House of Representatives November 15, 1996, pursuant 
     to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-587) 
     (H. Doc. No. 105-30); to the Committee on the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union and ordered to be printed.
       1386. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's third biennial report entitled 
     ``Effectiveness of Occupant Protection Systems and Their 
     Use,'' pursuant to Public Law 102-240, section 2508(e) (105 
     Stat. 2086); jointly, to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para. 5.6  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, January 22, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     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, January 22, 
     1997 at 11:10 a.m.
       The Senate passed without amendment, House Joint Resolution 
     25.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para. 5.7  enrolled joint resolution signed

  The SPEAKER announced that pursuant to clause 4, rule I, he signed the 
following enrolled joint resolution on Wednesday, January 22, 1997:

       House Joint Resolution 25, making technical corrections to 
     the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 
     104-208), and for other purposes. 

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para. 5.8  communication from the clerk--further 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 23, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     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 Thursday, January 23, 
     1997 at 10:45 a.m.
       That the Senate passed without amendment, H.Con.Res. 9;
       That the Senate passed S.Con.Res. 4; and
       That the Senate agreed to S.Res. 22.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 5.9  commission on irs restructuring

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 637(b) of Public 
Law 104-52 as amended by section 2904 of Public Law 104-134, reappointed 
to the National Commission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service 
Mr. Portman, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 5.10  commission on irs restructuring

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                 Washington, DC, January 30, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to Section 637(b), Public Law 
     104-52, I hereby accept the resignation of Mr. Robert T. 
     Matsui of California from the National Commission on 
     Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service and hereby appoint 
     Mr. William J. Coyne of Pennsylvania to the Commission for 
     the remainder of its term.
           Yours very truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

para. 5.11  select committee on intelligence

  The SPEAKER announced that on Monday, January 7, 1997 and pursuant to 
the provisions of clause 1 of rule XLVIII and clause 6(f) of rule X and 
the order of the House of Tuesday, January 7, 1997 authorizing the 
Speaker and the Minority Leader to accept resignations and to make 
appointments authorized by law or by the House, he appointed to the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Mr. Goss, Chairman.

para. 5.12  member-elect sworn

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

                                          U.S. District Court,

                                Indianapolis, IN, January 9, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: On January 7, 1997 you designated me to 
     administer the oath of office to Representative-elect Julia 
     Carson of the Tenth District of the State of Indiana under 
     House Resolution 11, One Hundred Fifth Congress.
       Under such designation, I have the honor to report that on 
     January 9, 1997 at Indianapolis, Indiana, I administered the 
     oath of office to Mrs. Carson. Mrs. Carson took the oath 
     prescribed by 5 U.S.C. 3331. I have sent two copies of the 
     oath, signed by Mrs. Carson, to the Clerk of the House.
           Yours very truly,
                                                   S. Hugh Dillin.

para. 5.13  member-elect sworn

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

                                          U.S. District Court,

                                 San Antonio, TX, January 8, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: On January 7, 1997 you designated me to 
     administer the oath of office to Representative-elect Frank 
     Tejeda of the 28th District of the State of Texas under House 
     Resolution 10, One Hundred Fifth Congress.
       Under such designation, I have the honor to report that on 
     Tuesday, January 8, 1997 at San Antonio, Texas, I 
     administered the oath of office to Mr. Tejeda. Mr. Tejeda 
     took the oath prescribed by 5 U.S.C. 3331. I have sent two 
     copies of the oath, signed by Mr. Tejeda, to the Clerk of the 
     House.
           Sincerely,
                                                Orlando L. Garcia,
                                              U.S. District Judge.

para. 5.14  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para. 5.15  the late honorable frank tejeda

  Mr. GONZALEZ submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 
35):

       Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
     the death of the Honorable Frank Tejeda, a Representative 
     from the State of Texas.
       Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
     the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased.
       Resolved, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn as 
     a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased.

  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. 5.16  funeral committee of the late honorable frank tejeda

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that, pursuant to 
the order of the House of Tuesday, January 7, 1997, authorizing the 
Speaker and the Minority Leader to accept resignations and to make 
appointments authorized by law or by the House, the Speaker on Monday, 
February 3, 1997, appointed as members of the committee to attend the 
funeral of the late Honorable Frank Tejeda, the following Members on the 
part of the House:

  Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas; Mr. Armey of Texas; Mr. Gephardt of Missouri; 
Mr. DeLay of Texas; Mr. Bonior of Michigan; Mr. Fazio of California; 
Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut; Mr. Archer of Texas; Mr. Frost of Texas; 
Mr. Stenholm of Texas; Mr. Hall of Texas; Mr. Ortiz of Texas; Mr. Barton 
of Texas; Mr. Combest of Texas; Mr. Smith of Texas; Mr. Edwards of 
Texas; Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas; Mr. Bonilla of Texas; Mr. Green of 
Texas; Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas; Mr. Bentsen of Texas; Mr. 
Doggett of Texas; Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas; Mr. Thornberry of Texas; Mr. 
Paul of Texas; Mr. Brady of Texas; Ms. Granger of Texas; Mr. Hinojosa of 
Texas; Mr. Lampson of Texas; Mr. Reyes of Texas; Mr. Sandlin of Texas; 
Mr. Sessions of Texas; Mr. Turner of Texas; Mr. Martinez of California; 
Mr. Kleczka of Wisconsin; Mr. Becerra of California; Mr. Bishop of 
Georgia; Mr. Diaz-Balart of Florida; Mr. McHale of Pennsylvania; Mr. 
Menendez of New Jersey; Ms. Velazquez of New York; Mr. Jackson of 
Illinois; Mr. Romero-Barcelo of Puerto Rico; and Mr. Underwood of Guam. 

para. 5.17  order of business--suspension of the rules

  On motion of Mr. THUNE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order on Wednesday, February 5, 1997, for 
the Speaker to entertain a motion to suspend the rules under clause 1, 
rule XXVII and pass a bill or resolution relating to the late Honorable 
Frank Tejeda.

para. 5.18  message from the president--fisheries agreement with estonia

  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 an 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, with 
annex, as extended (``the 1992 Agreement''). The Agreement, which was 
effected by an exchange of notes at Tallinn on June 3 and 28, 1996, 
extends the 1992 Agreement to June 30, 1998.
  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, February 4, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Resources and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 104-39).

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para. 5.19  message from the president--fisheries agreement with 
          lithuania

  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 an Agreement 
between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Republic of Lithuania Extending the Agreement of 
November 12, 1992, Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United 
States, with annex, as extended (``the 1992 Agreement''). The Agreement, 
which was effected by an exchange of notes at Vilnius on June 5 and 
October 15, 1996, extends the 1992 Agreement to December 31, 1998.
  In light of the importance of our fisheries relationship with the 
Republic of Lithuania, I urge that the Congress give favorable 
consideration to this Agreement at an early date.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 4, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Resources and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 104-40).

para. 5.20  recess--4:22 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 22 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 8:40 p.m.

para. 5.21  after recess--8:54 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 5.22  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 9, 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, Messrs. Berry, and Snyder 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. Lott, Nickles, 
Mack, Coverdell, Craig, McConnell, Hutchinson, Daschle, Ford, Mrs. 
Mikulski, Messrs. Breaux, Kerry of Massachusetts, Reid, Rockefeller, 
Dorgan, and Torricelli 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 dean of the ambassadors, ministers, 
and charges d'affaires of foreign governments, who entered the Hall of 
the House and took the seat assigned to him.
  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 11 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. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of the 105th Congress, 
distinguished guests, and my fellow Americans:
  I think I should start by saying thanks for inviting me back.
  I come before you tonight with a challenge as great as any in our 
peacetime history, and a plan of action to meet that challenge, to 
prepare our people for the bold new world of the 21st century.
  We have much to be thankful for. With 4 years of growth, we have won 
back the basic strength of our economy. With crime and welfare rolls 
declining, we are winning back our optimism, the enduring faith that we 
can master any difficulty. With the Cold War receding and global 
commerce at record levels, we are helping to win an unrivaled peace and 
prosperity all across the world.
  My fellow Americans, the state of our union is strong, but now we must 
rise to the decisive moment, to make a Nation and a world better than 
any we have ever known. The new promise of the global economy, the 
information age, unimagined new work, life-enhancing technology, all 
these are ours to seize. That is our honor and our challenge. We must be 
shapers of events, not observers. For if we do not act, the moment will 
pass, and we will lose the best possibilities of our future.
  We face no imminent threat, but we do have an enemy: The enemy of our 
time is inaction.
  So tonight I issue a call to action, action by this Congress, action 
by our States, by our people, to prepare America for the 21st century. 
Action to keep our economy and our democracy strong and working for all 
our people; action to strengthen education and harness the forces of 
technology and science; action to build stronger families and stronger 
communities and a safer environment; action to keep America the world's 
strongest force for peace, freedom, and prosperity. And above all, 
action to build a more perfect union here at home.
  The spirit we bring to our work will make all the difference. We must 
be committed to the pursuit of opportunity for all Americans, 
responsibility from all Americans, in a community of all Americans. And 
we must be committed to a new kind of government, not to solve all our 
problems for us, but to give our people, all our people, the tools they 
need to make the most of their own lives.
  And we must work together. The people of this Nation elected us all. 
They want us to be partners, not partisans. They put us all right here 
in the same boat. They gave us all oars, and they told us to row. Now, 
here is the direction I believe we should take. First we must move 
quickly to complete the unfinished business of our country, to balance 
the budget, renew our democracy, and finish the job of welfare reform.
  Over the last 4 years, we have brought new economic growth by 
investing in our people, expanding our exports, cutting our deficits, 
creating over 11 million new jobs, a 4-year record. Now we must keep our 
economy the strongest in the world. We here tonight have an historic 
opportunity. Let this Congress be the Congress that finally balances the 
budget.
  In two days, I will propose a detailed plan to balance the budget by 
2002. This plan will balance the budget and invest in our people while 
protecting Medicare, Medicaid, education and the environment. It will 
balance the budget and build on the Vice President's efforts to make our 
government work better even as it costs less.
  It will balance the budget and provide middle class tax relief to pay 
for education and health care, to help to raise a child, to buy and sell 
a home.
  Balancing the budget requires only your vote and my signature. It does 
not require us to rewrite our Constitution.
  I believe it is both unnecessary and unwise to adopt a balanced budget 
amendment that could cripple our country in time of economic crisis and 
force unwanted results, such as judges halting Social Security checks or 
increasing taxes. Let us at least agree we should not pass any measure, 
no measure should be passed that threatens Social Security. Whatever 
your view on that, we all must concede, we do not need a constitutional 
amendment; we need action.
  Whatever our differences, we should balance the budget now. And then 
for the long-term health of our society, we must agree to a bipartisan 
process to preserve Social Security and reform Medicare for the long run 
so that these fundamental programs will be as strong for our children as 
they are for our parents.
  And let me say something that is not in my script tonight: I know this 
is not going to be easy, but I really believe one of the reasons the 
American people gave me a second term was to take the tough decisions in 
the next four years that will carry our country through the next 50 
years. I know it is easier for me than for you to say or do, but another 
reason I was elected is to support all of you without regard to party to 
give you what is necessary to join in these decisions. We owe it to our 
country and to our future.

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  Our second piece of unfinished business requires us to commit 
ourselves tonight before the eyes of America to finally enacting 
bipartisan campaign finance reform. Senators McCain and Feingold, 
Representatives Shays and Meehan have reached across party lines here to 
craft tough and fair reform. Their proposal would curb spending, reduce 
the role of special interests, create a level playing field between 
challengers and incumbents and ban contributions from noncitizens, all 
corporate sources and the other large soft money contributions that both 
parties receive.
  You know and I know that this can be delayed, and you know and I know 
that delay will mean the death of reform. So let us set our own 
deadline. Let us work together to write bipartisan campaign finance 
reform into law and pass McCain-Feingold by the day we celebrate the 
birth of our democracy, July 4th.
  There is a third piece of unfinished business. Over the last four 
years, we moved a record two and a quarter million people off the 
welfare rolls. Then last year, Congress enacted landmark welfare reform 
legislation demanding that all able-bodied recipients assume the 
responsibility of moving from welfare to work. Now each and every one of 
us has to fulfill our responsibility, indeed our moral obligation, to 
make sure that people who now must work can work.
  Now we must act to meet a new goal, 2 million more people off the 
welfare rolls by the year 2000.
  Here is my plan: Tax credits and other incentives for businesses that 
hire people off welfare; incentives for job placement firms and States 
to create more jobs for welfare recipients; training, transportation 
and child care to help people go to work.
  Now I challenge every State: Turn those welfare checks into private 
sector paychecks. I challenge every religious congregation, every 
community nonprofit, every business to hire someone off welfare. And I 
would like to say especially to every employer in our country, whoever 
criticized the old welfare system, you cannot blame that old system 
anymore. We have torn it down. Now do your part. Give someone on 
welfare the chance to go to work.
  Tonight I am pleased to announce that five major corporations, 
Sprint, Monsanto, UPS, Burger King and United Airlines, will be the 
first to join in a new national effort to marshal America's businesses, 
large and small, to create jobs so that people can move from welfare to 
work. We passed welfare reform. All of you know I believe we were right 
to do it. But no one can walk out of this Chamber with a clear 
conscience unless you are prepared to finish the job.
  And we must join together to do something else, too, something both 
Republican and Democratic governors have asked us to do, to restore 
basic health and disability benefits when misfortune strikes immigrants 
who came to this country legally, who work hard, pay taxes and obey the 
law. To do otherwise is simply unworthy of a great Nation of 
immigrants.
  Now, looking ahead, the greatest step of all, the high threshold of 
the future we must now cross and my number one priority for the next 
four years is to ensure that all Americans have the best education in 
the world.
  Let us work together to meet these three goals: Every 8-year-old must 
be able to read; every 12-year-old must be able to log on to the 
Internet; every 18-year-old must be able to go to college; and every 
adult American must be able to keep on learning for a lifetime.
  My balanced budget makes an unprecedented commitment to these goals, 
$51 billion next year. But far more than money is required.
  I have a plan, a call to action for American education based on these 
10 principles.
  First, a national crusade for education standards, not Federal 
Government standards, but national standards representing what all of 
our students must know to succeed in the knowledge economy of the 21st 
century.
  Every State and school must shape the curriculum to reflect these 
standards and train teachers to lift students up to them. To help 
schools meet the standards and measure their progress, we will lead an 
effort over the next 2 years to develop national tests of student 
achievement in reading and math.
  Tonight I issue a challenge to the Nation: Every State should adopt 
high national standards, and by 1999 every State should test every 
fourth grader in reading and every eighth grader in math to make sure 
these standards are met.
  Raising standards will not be easy, and some of our children will not 
be able to meet them at first. The point is not to put our children 
down, but to lift them up. Good tests will show us who needs help, what 
changes in teaching to make, and which schools need to improve. They 
can help us to end social promotion, for no child should move from 
grade school to junior high or junior high to high school until he or 
she is ready.
  Last month, our Secretary of Education Dick Riley and I visited 
northern Illinois where eighth grade students from 20 school districts 
in a project aptly called ``First in the World'' took the Third 
International Math and Science Study. That is a test that reflects the 
world class standards our children must meet for the new era. And those 
students in Illinois tied for first in the world in science and came in 
second in math.
  Two of them, Kristin Tanner and Chris Getsla, are here tonight, along 
with their teacher, Sue Winski. They are up there with the First Lady, 
and they prove that when we aim high and challenge our students, they 
will be the best in the world. Let us give them a hand. Stand up, 
please.
  Second, to have the best schools, we must have the best teachers. 
Most of us in this Chamber would not be here tonight without the help 
of those teachers. I know that I would not be here.
  For years, many of our educators, led by North Carolina's Governor 
Jim Hunt and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, 
have worked very hard to establish nationally accepted credentials for 
excellence in teaching. Just 500 of these teachers have been certified 
since 1995. My budget will enable 100,000 more to seek national 
certification as master teachers.
  We should reward and recognize our best teachers. And as we reward 
them, we should quickly and fairly remove those few who do not measure 
up, and we should challenge more of our finest young people to consider 
teaching as a career.
  Third, we must do more to help all our children read. Forty percent, 
40 percent, of our 8-year-olds cannot read on their own. That is why we 
have just launched the America Reads Initiative, to build a citizen 
army of 1 million volunteer tutors to make sure every child can read 
independently by the end of the third grade. We will use thousands of 
AmeriCorps volunteers to mobilize this citizen army. We want at least 
100,000 college students to help.
  And tonight I am pleased that 60 college presidents have answered my 
call, pledging that thousands of their work/study students will serve 
for 1 year as reading tutors.
  This is also a challenge to every teacher and every principal: You 
must use these tutors to help your students read. And it is especially 
a challenge to our parents: You must read with our children every 
night.
  This leads to the fourth principle: Learning begins in the first days 
of life. Scientists are now discovering how young children develop 
emotionally and intellectually from their very first days and how 
important it is for parents to begin immediately talking, singing, even 
reading, to their infants.
  The First Lady has spent years writing about this issue, studying it, 
and she and I are going to convene a White House Conference on Early 
Learning and the Brain this spring to explore how parents and educators 
can best use these startling new findings.
  We already know we should start teaching children before they start 
school. That is why this balanced budget expands Head Start to 1 
million children by 2002. That is why the Vice President and Mrs. Gore 
will host their annual family conference this June on what we can do to 
make sure that parents are an active part of their children's learning 
all the way through school.
  They have done a great deal to highlight the importance of family in 
our life, and now they are turning their attention to getting more 
parents involved in their children's learning all the way through 
school. And I thank you, Mr. Vice President, and I thank you 
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  Fifth, every State should give parents the power to choose the right 
public school for their children. Their right to choose will foster a 
competition and innovation that can make public schools better. We 
should also make it possible for more parents and teachers to start 
charter schools, schools that set and meet the highest standards and 
exist only as long as they do. Our plan will help America to create 
3,000 of these charter schools by the next century, nearly seven times 
as many as there are in the country today, so that parents will have 
even more choices in sending their children to the best schools.
  Sixth, character education must be taught in our schools. We must 
teach our children to be good citizens, and we must continue to promote 
order and discipline, supporting communities that introduce school 
uniforms, impose curfews, enforce truancy laws, remove disruptive 
students from the classroom, and have zero tolerance for guns and drugs 
in schools.
  Seventh, we cannot expect our children to raise themselves up in 
schools that are literally falling down. With the student population at 
an all-time high and record numbers of school buildings falling into 
disrepair, this has now become a serious national concern.
  Therefore, my budget includes a new initiative: $5 billion to help 
communities finance $20 billion in school construction over the next 4 
years.
  Eighth, we must make the 13th and 14th years of education, at least 2 
years of college, just as universal in America by the 21st century as a 
high school education is today, and we must open the doors of college 
to all Americans.
  To do that, I propose America's HOPE scholarship, based on Georgia's 
pioneering program, 2 years of a $1,500 tax credit for college tuition, 
enough to pay for the typical community college.
  I also propose a tax deduction of up to $10,000 a year for all 
tuition after high school, an expanded IRA you can withdraw from tax 
free for education, and the largest increase in Pell grant scholarships 
in 20 years.
  This plan will give most families the ability to pay no taxes on 
money they saved for college tuition. I ask you to pass it, and give 
every American who works hard the chance to go to college.
  Ninth, in the 21st century, we must expand the frontiers of learning 
across a lifetime. All our people, of whatever age, must have the 
chance to learn new skills. Most Americans live near a community 
college. The roads that take them there could be paths to a better 
future. My GI bill for America's workers will transform the confusing 
tangle of Federal training programs into a simple skill grant to go 
directly into eligible workers' hands. For too long, this bill has been 
sitting on that desk there without action. I ask you to pass it now. 
Let us give more of our workers the ability to learn and to earn for a 
lifetime.
  Tenth, we must bring the power of the Information Age into all our 
schools. Last year, I challenged America to connect every classroom and 
library to the Internet by the year 2000, so that for the first time in 
our history, children in the most isolated rural towns, the most 
comfortable suburbs, the poorest inner city schools, will have the same 
access to the same universe of knowledge. That is my plan: a call to 
action for American education.
  Some may say that it is unusual for a President to pay this kind of 
attention to education. Some may say it is simply because the President 
and his wonderful wife have been obsessed with this subject for more 
years than they can recall. That is not what is driving these 
proposals. We must understand the significance of this endeavor. One of 
the greatest sources of our strength throughout the Cold War was a 
bipartisan foreign policy. Because our future was at stake, politics 
stopped at the water's edge. Now I ask you, and I ask all our Nation's 
governors, I ask parents, teachers and citizens all across America, for 
a new nonpartisan commitment to education, because education is a 
critical national security issue for our future, and politics must stop 
at the schoolhouse door.
  To prepare America for the 21st century, we must harness the powerful 
forces of science and technology to benefit all Americans.
  This is the first State of the Union carried live in video over the 
Internet. But we have only begun to spread the benefits of a technology 
revolution that should become the modern birthright of every citizen.
  Our effort to connect every classroom is just the beginning. Now we 
should connect every hospital to the Internet, so doctors can instantly 
share data about their patients with the best specialists in the field. 
And I challenge the private sector tonight to start by connecting every 
children's hospital as soon as possible, so that a child in bed can 
stay in touch with school, family and friends. A sick child need no 
longer be a child alone.
  We must build the second generation of the Internet so our leading 
universities and national laboratories can communicate in speeds a 
thousand times faster than today, to develop new medical treatments, 
new sources of energy, new ways of working together.
  But we cannot stop there. As the Internet becomes our new town 
square, a computer in every home, a teacher of all subjects, a 
connection to all cultures, this will no longer be a dream, but a 
necessity. And over the next decade, that must be our goal.
  We must continue to explore the heavens, pressing on with the Mars 
probes and the international space station, both of which will have 
practical applications for our everyday living.
  We must speed the remarkable advances in medical science. The human 
genome project is now decoding the genetic mysteries of life. American 
scientists have discovered genes linked to breast cancer and ovarian 
cancer, and medication that stops a stroke in progress and begins to 
reverse its effects, and treatments that dramatically lengthen the 
lives of people with HIV and AIDS.
  Since I took office, funding for AIDS research at the National 
Institutes of Health has increased dramatically, to $1.5 billion. With 
new resources, NIH will now become the most powerful discovery engine 
for an AIDS vaccine, working with other scientists to finally end the 
threat of AIDS. Remember that every year we move up the discovery of an 
AIDS vaccine will save millions of lives around the world. We must 
reinforce our commitment to medical science.
  To prepare America for the 21st century, we must build stronger 
families.
  Over the past 4 years, the family and medical leave law has helped 
millions of Americans to take time off to be with their families. With 
new pressures on people in the way they work and live, I believe we 
must expand family leave so that workers can take time off for teacher 
conferences and a child's medical checkup. We should pass flextime so 
workers can choose to be paid for overtime in income, or trade it in 
for time off to be with their families.
  We must continue, step by step, to give more families access to 
affordable, quality health care. Forty million Americans still lack 
health insurance. Ten million children still lack health insurance. 
Eighty percent of them have working parents who pay taxes. That is 
wrong. My balanced budget will extend health coverage to up to 5 
million of those children. Since nearly half of all children who lose 
their insurance do so because their parents lose or change a job, my 
budget will also ensure that people who temporarily lose their jobs can 
still afford to keep their health insurance. No child should be without 
a doctor just because a parent is without a job.
  My Medicare plan modernizes Medicare, increases the life of the trust 
fund to 10 years, provides support for respite care for the many 
families with loved ones afflicted with Alzheimer's, and for the first 
time it would fully pay for annual mammograms.
  Just as we ended drive-through deliveries of babies last year, we 
must now end the dangerous and demeaning practice of forcing women home 
from the hospital only hours after a mastectomy. I ask your support for 
bipartisan legislation to guarantee that a woman can stay in the 
hospital for 48 hours after a mastectomy. With us tonight is Dr. 
Kristen Zarfos, a Connecticut surgeon whose outrage at this practice 
spurred a national movement and inspired this legislation. I would like 
her to stand so we can thank her for her efforts. Dr. Zarfos, thank 
you.
  In the last 4 years, we have increased child support collections by 
50 percent. Now we should go further and do better, by making it a 
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to flee from this, his or her most sacred obligation.
  Finally, we must also protect our children by standing firm in our 
determination to ban the advertising and marketing of cigarettes that 
endanger their lives.
  To prepare America for the 21st century we must build stronger 
communities. We should start with safe streets. Serious crime has 
dropped 5 years in a row. The key has been community policing. We must 
finish the job of putting 100,000 community police on the streets of 
the United States.
  We should pass the victims rights amendment to the Constitution, and 
I ask you to mount a full-scale assault on juvenile crime with 
legislation that declares war on gangs, with new prosecutors and 
tougher penalties, extends the Brady bill so violent teen criminals 
will not be able to buy handguns, requires child safety locks on 
handguns to prevent unauthorized use and helps to keep our schools open 
after hours on weekends and in the summer so our young people will have 
some place to go and something to say yes to.
  This balanced budget includes the largest antidrug effort ever to 
stop drugs at their source, punish those who push them and teach our 
young people that drugs are wrong, drugs are illegal and drugs will 
kill them. I hope you will support it.
  Our growing economy has helped to revive poor urban and rural 
neighborhoods, but we must do more to empower them to create the 
conditions in which all families can flourish and to create jobs 
through investment by business and loans by banks.
  We should double the number of empowerment zones. They have already 
brought so much hope to communities like Detroit, where the 
unemployment rate has been cut in half in 4 years.
  We should restore contaminated urban land and buildings to productive 
use. We should expand the network of community development banks, and 
together we must pledge tonight that we will use this empowerment 
approach, including private sector tax incentives, to renew our capital 
city so that Washington is a great place to work and live and once 
again the proud face America shows the world.
  We must protect our environment in every community. In the last 4 
years we cleaned up 250 toxic waste sites, as many in the previous 12. 
Now we should clean up 500 more so that our children grow up next to 
parks, not poison. I urge you to pass my proposal to make big polluters 
live by a simple rule: If you pollute our environment, you should pay 
to clean it up.
  In the last 4 years we strengthened our Nation's safe food and 
cleaning drinking water laws, we protected some of America's rarest and 
most beautiful land in Utah's Red Rocks region, created three new 
national parks in the California desert and began to restore the 
Florida Everglades. Now we must be as vigilant with our rivers as we 
are with our lands.
  Tonight I announce that this year I will designate 10 American 
Heritage rivers to help communities alongside them revitalize their 
waterfronts and clean up pollution in the rivers, proving once again we 
can grow the economy as we protect the environment.
  We must also protect our global environment, working to ban the worst 
toxic chemicals and to reduce the greenhouse gases that challenge our 
health even as they change our climate.
  Now, we all know that in all of our communities some of our children 
simply do not have what they need to grow and learn in their own homes 
or schools or neighborhoods and that means the rest of us must do more, 
for they are our children too. That is why President Bush, General 
Colin Powell, former Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros will join the 
Vice President and me to lead the President's Summit of Service in 
Philadelphia in April.
  Our national service program, AmeriCorps, has already helped 70,000 
young people to work their way through college as they serve America. 
Now we intend to mobilize millions of Americans to serve in thousands 
of ways. Citizen service is an American responsibility which all 
Americans should embrace, and I ask your support for that endeavor.
  I would like to make just one last point about our national 
community. Our economy is measured in numbers and statistics and is 
very important. But the enduring worth of our Nation lies in our shared 
values and our soaring spirit. So instead of cutting back on our modest 
efforts to support the arts and humanities I believe we should stand by 
them and challenge our artists, musicians and writers, challenge our 
museums, libraries and theaters.
  We should challenge all Americans in the arts and humanities to join 
with their fellow citizens to make the year 2000 a national celebration 
of the American spirit in every community, a celebration of our common 
culture in the century that is passed and in the new one to come in a 
new millennium so that we can remain the world's beacon, not only of 
liberty but of creativity long after the fireworks have faded.
  To prepare America for the 21st century we must master the forces of 
change in the world and keep American leadership strong and sure for a 
uncharted time.
  Fifty years ago, a farsighted America led in creating the 
institutions that secured victory in the Cold War and built a growing 
world economy. As a result, today more people than ever embrace our 
ideals and share our interests. Already we have dismantled many of the 
blocs and barriers that divided our parents' world. For the first time 
more people live under democracy than dictatorship, including every 
Nation in our own hemisphere but one, and its day too will come.
  Now we stand at another moment of change and choice and another time 
to be farsighted, to bring America 50 more years of security and 
prosperity. In this endeavor our first task is to help to build for the 
very first time an undivided democratic Europe. When Europe is stable, 
prosperous and at peace, America is more secure. To that end we must 
expand NATO by 1999 so that countries that were once our adversaries 
can become our allies. At the special NATO summit this summer that is 
what we will begin to do. We must strengthen NATO's partnership for 
peace with non-member allies and we must build a stable partnership 
between NATO and a democratic Russia.
  An expanded NATO is good for America and a Europe in which all 
democracies define their future, not in terms of what they can do to 
each other but in terms of what they can do together for the good of 
all, that kind of Europe is good for America.
  Second, America must look to the East no less than to the West. Our 
security demands it. Americans fought 3 wars in Asia in this century. 
Our prosperity requires it. More than 2 million American jobs depend 
upon trade with Asia. There, too, we are helping to shape an Asian 
Pacific community of cooperation, not conflict.
  Let our progress there not mask the peril that remains. Together with 
South Korea, we must advance peace talks with North Korea and bridge 
the Cold War's last divide. I call on Congress to fund our share of the 
agreement under which North Korea must continue to freeze and then 
dismantle its nuclear weapons program.
  We must pursue a deeper dialogue with China for the sake of our 
interests and our ideals. An isolated China is not good for America. A 
China playing its proper role in the world is. I will go to China, and 
I have invited China's President to come here, not because we agree on 
everything, but because engaging China is the best way to work on our 
common challenges like ending nuclear testing, and to deal frankly with 
our fundamental differences like human rights.
  The American people must prosper in the global economy. We have 
worked hard to tear down trade barriers abroad so that we can create 
good jobs at home. I am proud to say that today America is once again 
the most competitive Nation and the number one exporter in the world. 
Now we must act to expand our exports, especially to Asia and Latin 
America, two of the fastest growing regions on earth, or be left behind 
as these emerging economies forge new ties with other nations.
  That is why we need the authority now to conclude new trade 
agreements that open markets to our goods and services even as we 
preserve our values. We need not shrink from the challenge of the 
global economy. After all, we have the best workers and the best 
products. In a truly open market we can outcompete anyone, anywhere on 
earth.
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vance the cause of freedom and democracy around the world. There is no 
better example of this truth than Latin America, where democracy and 
open markets are on the march together. That is why I will visit there 
in the spring, to reinforce our important ties.
  We should all be proud that America led the effort to rescue our 
neighbor, Mexico, from its economic crisis. We should all be proud that 
last month Mexico repaid the United States, 3 full years ahead of 
schedule, with a half a billion dollar profit to us.
  America must continue to be an unrelenting force for peace, from the 
Middle East to Haiti, from Northern Ireland to Africa. Taking 
reasonable risks for peace keeps us from being drawn into far more 
costly conflicts later.
  With American leadership, the killing is stopped in Bosnia. Now the 
habits of peace must take hold. The new NATO force will allow 
reconstruction and reconciliation to accelerate. Tonight I ask Congress 
to continue its strong support of our troops. They are doing a 
remarkable job there for America, and America must do right by them.
  Fifth, we must move strongly against new threats to our security. In 
the past 4 years we agreed to ban, we led the way to a worldwide 
agreement to ban nuclear testing. With Russia, we dramatically cut 
nuclear arsenals, and we stopped targeting each other's citizens. We 
are acting to prevent nuclear materials from falling into the wrong 
hands, and to rid the world of landmines.
  We are working with other nations, with renewed intensity, to fight 
drug traffickers and to stop terrorists before they act, and hold them 
fully accountable if they do.
  Now we must rise to a new test of leadership, ratifying the Chemical 
Weapons Convention. Make no mistake about it, it will make our troops 
safer from chemical attack. It will help us to fight terrorism.
  We have no more important obligations, especially in the wake of what 
we now know about the Gulf War. This treaty has been bipartisan from 
the beginning, supported by Republican and Democratic administrations, 
and Republican and Democratic Members of Congress, and already approved 
by 68 nations. But if we do not act by April the 29th, when this 
convention goes into force with or without us, we will lose the chance 
to have Americans leading and enforcing this effort. Together, we must 
make the Chemical Weapons Convention law, so that at last we can begin 
to outlaw poison gas from the earth.
  Finally, we must have the tools to meet all these challenges.
  We must maintain a strong and ready military. We must increase 
funding for weapons modernization by the year 2000, and we must take 
good care of our men and women in uniform. They are the world's finest.
  We must also renew our commitment to America's diplomacy, and pay our 
debts and dues to international financial institutions like the World 
Bank, and to a reforming United Nations. Every dollar, every dollar we 
devote to preventing conflicts, to promoting democracy, to stopping the 
spread of disease and starvation, brings a sure return in security and 
savings. Yet international affairs spending today is just 1 percent of 
the Federal budget, a small fraction of what America invested in 
diplomacy to choose leadership over escapism at the start of the Cold 
War. If America is to continue to lead the world, we here who lead 
America simply must find the will to pay our way.
  A farsighted America moved the world to a better place over these 
last 50 years, and so it can be for another 50 years. But a 
shortsighted America will soon find its words falling on deaf ears all 
around the world.
  Almost exactly 50 years ago, in the first winter of the Cold War, 
President Truman stood before a Republican Congress and called upon our 
country to meet its responsibilities of leadership. This was his 
warning. He said, ``If we falter, we may endanger the peace of the 
world--and we shall surely endanger the welfare of this nation.'' That 
Congress, led by Republicans like Senator Arthur Vandenberg, answered 
President Truman's call. Together, they made the commitments that 
strengthened our country for 50 years. Now let us do the same. Let us 
do what it takes to remain the indispensable Nation, to keep America 
strong, secure, and prosperous for another 50 years.
  In the end, more than anything else, our world leadership grows out 
of the power of our example here at home, out of our ability to remain 
strong as one America.
  All over the world people are being torn asunder by racial, ethnic, 
and religious conflicts that fuel fanaticism and terror. We are the 
world's most diverse democracy, and the world looks to us to show that 
it is possible to live and advance together across those kinds of 
differences.
  America has always been a Nation of immigrants. From the start, a 
steady stream of people, in search of freedom and opportunity, have 
left their own lands to make this land their home. We started as an 
experiment in democracy fueled by Europeans. We have grown into an 
experiment in democratic diversity fueled by openness and promise.
  My fellow Americans, we must never, ever believe that our diversity 
is a weakness. It is our greatest strength.
  Americans speak every language, know every country. People on every 
continent can look to us and see the reflection of their own great 
potential. And they always will, as long as we strive to give all of 
our citizens, whatever their background, an opportunity to achieve 
their own greatness.
  We are not there yet. We still see evidence of abiding bigotry and 
intolerance and ugly words and awful violence in burned churches and 
bombed buildings. We must fight against this in our country and in our 
hearts.
  Just a few days, before my second inauguration, one of our country's 
best known pastors, Reverend Robert Schuller, suggested that I read 
Isaiah 58:12. Here is what it says: ``Thou shalt raise up the 
foundations of many generations, and thou shalt be called, the repairer 
of the breach, the restorer of paths to dwell in.''
  I placed my hand on that verse when I took the oath of office on 
behalf of all Americans, for no matter what our differences in our 
faiths, our backgrounds, our politics, we must all be repairers of the 
breach.
  I want to say a word about two other Americans who show us how. 
Congressman Frank Tejeda was buried yesterday, a proud American whose 
family came from Mexico. He was only 51 years old. He was awarded the 
Silver Star, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart fighting for his 
country in Vietnam, and he went on to serve Texas and America fighting 
for our future here in this Chamber. We are grateful for his service 
and honored that his mother, Lillie Tejeda, and his sister Mary Alice, 
have come from Texas to be with us here tonight, and we welcome them.
  Gary Locke, the newly elected Governor of Washington State, is the 
first Chinese American Governor in the history of our country. He is 
the proud son of two of the millions of Asian American immigrants who 
strengthened America with their hard work, family values and good 
citizenship. He represents the future we can all achieve. Thank you, 
Governor, for being here.
  Reverend Schuller, Congressman Tejeda, Governor Locke, along with 
Kristin Tanner and Chris Getsla, Sue Winski and Dr. Kristen Zarfos, 
they are all Americans from different roots whose lives reflect the 
best of what we can become when we are one America.
  We may not share a common past, but we surely do share a common 
future. Building one America is our most important mission, the 
foundation of many generations, of every other strength we must build 
for this new century. Money cannot buy it. Power cannot compel it. 
Technology cannot create it. It can only come from the human spirit.
  America is far more than a place. It is an idea, the most powerful 
idea in the history of nations. And all of us in this Chamber, we are 
now the bearers of that idea, leading a great people into a new world. 
A child born tonight will have almost no memory of the 20th century. 
Everything that child will know about America will be because of what 
we do now to build a new century.
  We do not have a moment to waste. Tomorrow there will be just over 
1,000 days until the year 2000; 1,000 days to prepare our people; 1,000 
days to work together; 1,000 days to build a bridge to a land of new 
promise.
  My fellow Americans, we have work to do. Let us seize those days and 
the century.

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  Thank you. God bless you, and God bless America. 

  At 10 o'clock and 21 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 29 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. 5.23  reference of the president's message

  On motion of Mr. ROGAN, the message of the President was referred to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered 
to be printed (H. Doc. 105-1).
  And then,

para. 5.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ROGAN, pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 
35 heretofore agreed to, at 10 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned out of respect for the late Honorable Frank Tejeda until 11:00 
a.m., Wednesday, February 5, 1997.

para. 5.25  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. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 497. A bill to repeal the Federal charter of Group 
     Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc., and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Olver, 
             and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 498. 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. BONILLA (for himself and Mr. Ortiz):
       H.R. 499. A bill to designate the facility of the U.S. 
     Postal Service under construction at 7411 Barlite Boulevard 
     in San Antonio, TX, as the ``Frank M. Tejeda Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH:
       H.R. 500. A bill to reprogram certain funds for fiscal year 
     1997 to provide additional agricultural assistance to 
     Armenia; to the Committee on Appropriations, 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. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 501. A bill to amend the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 to 
     provide for the establishment of a toll-free telephone number 
     for the reporting of stolen and abandoned passenger motor 
     vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 502. A bill to prevent the implementation of parity 
     payments and certain marketing quotas under the Agricultural 
     Adjustment Act of 1938 and the Agricultural Act of 1949, to 
     reduce the amounts available for payments under production 
     flexibility contracts entered into under the Agricultural 
     Market Transition Act, and to shorten the period during which 
     such payments will be made; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 503. 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 Education and 
     the Workforce.
       H.R. 504. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 relating to the minimum wage and overtime exemption for 
     employees subject to certain leave policies; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Towns, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Clayburn, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Jackson):
       H.R. 505. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage economic development through the creation of 
     additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and 
     to encourage the cleanup of contaminated brownfield sites; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 506. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to provide for public funding for House of 
     Representatives elections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 507. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exempt from income tax the gain from the sale of a 
     business closely held by an individual who has attained age 
     62, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 508. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make the FICA tax inapplicable to overtime hours of small 
     business employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 509. A bill to protect the retirement security of 
     Americans; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
     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.
       H.R. 510. 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 Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     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. 
             Saxton, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Cunningham):
       H.R. 511. 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 and Mr. Pombo):
       H.R. 512. A bill to prohibit the expenditure of funds from 
     the Land and Water Conservation Fund for the creation of new 
     National Wildlife Refuges without specific authorization from 
     Congress pursuant to a recommendation from the U.S. Fish and 
     Wildlife Service to create the refuge; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 513. A bill to exempt certain contracts entered into 
     by the government of the District of Columbia from review by 
     the Council of the District of Columbia; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 514. A bill to permit the waiver of District of 
     Columbia residency requirements for certain employees of the 
     Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 515. A bill to eliminate corporate welfare; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, Resources, Agriculture, 
     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. BAESLER:
       H.R. 516. A bill to establish the Federal authority to 
     regulate tobacco and other tobacco products containing 
     nicotine; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BRYANT:
       H.R. 517. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     establish a sentence under the Uniform Code of Military 
     Justice of confinement for life without eligibility for 
     parole and to provide that a decision to deny parole for a 
     military offender serving a sentence of confinement for life 
     may be appealed only to the President; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 518. 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. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 519. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the special rule for charitable 
     contributions to private foundations of stock for which 
     market quotations are readily available; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida:
       H.R. 520. A bill to amend title 28; United States Code, to 
     provide for reassignment of certain Federal cases upon 
     request of a party; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mrs. Kennelly 
             of Connecticut, Ms. Furse, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Stark, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Quinn, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Graham, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Mascara, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ney, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Condit,

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             Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Rush, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Holden, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Olver, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Yates, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Wise, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 521. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to make certain changes to hospice care 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. COYNE:
       H.R. 522. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds for the economic 
     development of distressed communities; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COYNE (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 523. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit for the cleanup of certain contaminated 
     industrial sites and to allow the use of tax-exempt 
     redevelopment bonds for such cleanup; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COYNE:
       H.R. 524. 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 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 and Mr. Hulshof):
       H.R. 525. 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. CRAPO:
       H.R. 526. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to adjust the maximum hour exemption for agricultural 
     employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DICKEY:
       H.R. 527. A bill to terminate the authorities of the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 528. A bill to authorize further appropriations for 
     clean up and repair of damages to facilities of Yosemite 
     National Park caused by heavy rains and flooding in December 
     1996 and January 1997; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. EWING (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky):
       H.R. 529. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to exempt certain small lenders from the audit requirements 
     of the guaranteed student loan program; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Bunning, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 530. A bill to provide for the implementation of 
     prohibitions against payment of Social Security benefits to 
     prisoners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 531. 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. SAM JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Shaw, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Pickett):
       H.R. 532. 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. KENNELLY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 533. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 534. A bill to provide as a demonstration project a 
     Transition to Work Program for individuals entitled to 
     disability benefits under title II of the Social Security 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, for a period to 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, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Frost, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Norton, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Green, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barcia, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Ms. Christian-
             Green, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 535. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a capital loss deduction with respect to the sale or 
     exchange of a principal residence; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Skaggs, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Yates, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Manton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Berman, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 536. A bill to reestablish the Office of Noise 
     Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency; 
     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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 537. A bill to amend the law popularly known as the 
     Presidential Records Act of 1978 and the law popularly known 
     as Privacy Act, to ensure that Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation records containing sensitive background 
     security information that are provided to the White House are 
     properly protected for privacy and security; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. MANTON:
       H.R. 538. 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. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Christian-Green, and Ms. Jackson-Lee):
       H.R. 539. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow certain employees without employer-provided health 
     coverage a refundable credit for their health insurance 
     costs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 540. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     materials used in the manufacture of skis and snowboards; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H.R. 541. 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.
       H.R. 542. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide that military reservists who are retained in active 
     status after qualifying for reserve retired pay shall be 
     given credit toward computation of such retired pay for 
     service performed after so qualifying; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. McNULTY (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Frost, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Flake, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Kildee, and Mr. Bentsen):
       H.R. 543. A bill to provide for 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. McNULTY:
       H.R. 544. A bill for the relief of Henry Johnson; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 545. A bill to establish the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers 
     National Historical Park in the State of New York, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mr. Hall of Ohio):
       H.R. 546. 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:
       H.R. 547. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture to establish grazing fees at 
     fair market value for use of public grazing lands; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 548. A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse located 
     at 500 Pearl Street in New York City, NY, as the ``Ted Weiss 
     United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 549. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for individuals who are residents of the District 
     of Columbia a maximum rate of tax of 15 percent on income 
     from sources within the District of Columbia; 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 
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           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 550. 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.
       H.R. 551. A bill to amend the Surface Transportation 
     Assistance Act of 1982 and title 23, United States Code, 
     concerning length and weight limitations for vehicles 
     operating on Federal-aid highways; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 552. 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. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Etheridge):
       H.R. 553. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude scholarships and fellowships from income, to 
     restore the deduction for interest on educational loans, and 
     to permit penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement 
     plans to pay higher education expenses; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Vento, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Petri, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Condit, Mr. Klug, 
             Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Luther, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Hill):
       H.R. 554. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for equalization of Medicare 
     reimbursement rates to managed care plans to improve the 
     health of residents of rural areas; 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. RICHARDSON (for himself and Mr. Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 555. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     promote greater telecommunications and information services 
     to native Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 556. 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.
       H.R. 557. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a program for postreproductive health care; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 558. 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. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 559. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     add bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma to the list of diseases 
     presumed to be service-connected for certain radiation-
     exposed veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 560. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     provide for a program of health insurance for children under 
     18 years of age and for mothers-to-be; 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 for such provisions as fall 
     within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 561. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to require that group health plans and insurers offer access 
     to coverage for children and to assist families in the 
     purchase of such coverage, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, and Mr. Rogan):
       H.R. 562. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to prevent, for unemployment compensation purposes, service 
     performed by a person committed to a penal institution from 
     being treated as employment; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 563. 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. 564. A bill to provide for the phase-out of existing 
     private sector development enterprise funds for foreign 
     countries and to prohibit the establishment of, or the 
     support for, new private sector development enterprise funds, 
     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.
       H.R. 565. 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. BENTSEN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Green, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Stark, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 566. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide annual and other opportunities for 
     individuals enrolled under a medicare-select policy to change 
     to a medigap policy without prejudice; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 567. 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. CONYERS:
       H.R. 568. A bill to secure the voting rights of former 
     felons who have been released from incarceration; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FOWLER:
       H.R. 569. 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 570. A bill to make appropriations for fiscal year 
     1998 for a plant genetic conservation program; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       H.R. 571. 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 Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 572. 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 Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 573. 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 (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Pastor, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
             Torres, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 574. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for less restrictive standards for 
     naturalization as a citizen of the United States for certain 
     categories of persons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 575. 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.
       H.R. 576. 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. 577. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for treatment of severe spinal cord injury 
     equivalent to the treatment of blindness in determining 
     whether earnings derived from services demonstrate an ability 
     to engage in substantial gainful activity; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 578. 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.
       H.R. 579. 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.
       H.R. 580. 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 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, 
             and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 581. A bill to amend Public Law 104-208 to provide 
     that the President may make funds appropriated for population 
     planning and other population assistance available on March 
     1, 1997, subject to restrictions on assistance to foreign 
     organizations that perform or actively promote abortions; to 
     the Committee on International Relations, 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. STARK (for himself and Mr. Coyne):
       H.R. 582. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to correct beneficiary overcharges for hospital 
     outpatient department services and to provide for prospective 
     payment for such services and to eliminate the formula-driven 
     overpayments for certain hospital outpatient 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 Mr. ARMEY (for himself and Mr. Gephardt) (both by 
             request):
       H.J. Res. 36. Joint resolution approving the Presidential 
     finding that the limitation on obligations imposed by section 
     518A(a) of the Foreign Operations Export Financing, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1997, is having a 
     negative impact on the proper functioning of the population 
     planning program; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.J. Res. 37. 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. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.J. Res. 38. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22d 
     amendment relating to Presidential term limits; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H.J. Res. 39. 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. Lipinski, Mr. Dias-
             Balart, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.J. Res. 40. 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. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.J. Res. 41. Joint resolution proposing a spending 
     limitation amendment to the Constitution of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Manton, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Flake, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Payne, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Doyle):
       H. Con. Res. 12. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a model curriculum designed to educate 
     elementary and secondary school-aged children about the Irish 
     famine should be developed; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Borski, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Boucher, and Mr. Gilman):
       H. Con. Res. 13. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that Federal retirement cost-of-living 
     adjustments should not be delayed; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ:
       H. Res. 35. Resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     House on the death of the Honorable Frank Tejeda; considered 
     and agreed to.

para. 5.26  private bills and resolutions

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

           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H.R. 544. A bill for the relief of Henry Johnson; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H.R. 583. A bill for the relief of David R.W. Light; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 584. A bill for the relief of John Wesley Davis; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 5.27  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 3: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 4: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Abercrombie, 
     Mr. McHale, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Watkins, 
     and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 34: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Latham, and Mr. 
     Baker.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 39: Mr. Gingrich.
       H.R. 40: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Stokes, and Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 41: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Weller, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Emerson, 
     Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Sessions, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Matsui, 
     Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Holden, 
     Mr. Evans, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
     Upton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Rogan, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
     Coble, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Latham, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Adam 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Camp, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pastor, and 
     Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     Mr. McCrery, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Mr. Manton, Mr. Frost, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 66: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Graham, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Green, Mr. Matsui, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Canady of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, 
     and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 68: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     Rush.
       H.R. 69: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Graham, Mr. Green, 
     Mr. Klug, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 78: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 80: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Riley, Mr. Cramer, 
     Mr. Poshard, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Green, 
     Mr. Graham, Mr. Ney, Mr. Klug, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. 
     Clement.
       H.R. 81: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Pease, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. 
     Carson, and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 84: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 86: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Talent, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. 
     Bishop.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Foley, Mr. Young of 
     Alaska, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 113: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Parker, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
     Talent.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Regula, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Weller, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Hansen, Mrs. Kelly, 
     Mr. Crane, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. Jones, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Foley, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Pappas, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Goode, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 126: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Graham, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
     Whitfield, Mr. Upton, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Condit, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Jones, Ms. Furse, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Castle, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 127: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Torres, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Manton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Clement, 
     Mr. Leach, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts Mr. Markey, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
     Kildee, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 131: Mr. Skeen and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 132: Mr. Duncan and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Menendez, 
     Mr. Rush, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Tierney, 
     Mr. Torres, Ms. Waters, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Cummings, and Ms. 
     Danner.
       H.R. 139: Ms. McKinney and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 141: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Klink, Ms. Rivers, 
     Mr. Meehan, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Torres, and Mr. 
     Lipinski.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Filner and Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 150: Mr. Borski, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Mr. Evans, Mr. Flake, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Underwood, 
     Mr. Towns, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Forbes, 
     Ms. Molinari, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
     Lipinski, and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 166: Mr. Underwood, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Manton, 
     Mr. Wynn, Mr. Frost, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 167: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Manton, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 168: Mr. Underwood, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Manton, 
     Mr. Wynn, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frost, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. 
     Foglietta.

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       H.R. 179: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 182: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Stark, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Dan Schaffer, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
     Talent, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Hefner, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Regula, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Jones, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Holden, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Riggs, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
     McCollum, Mr. Spence, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
     Brown of California, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
     Miller of Florida, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Bentsen, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Petri, Mr. Frost, Mr. Shays, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Baker, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
     Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. LoBiondo, 
     Mr. Doyle, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Kim, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bateman, and 
     Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 200: Mr. Royce, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hastert, 
     Mr. Barcia, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 213: Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Evans, and Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee of Texas.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 227: Mr. Jones and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 234: Ms. McKinney, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Ford, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Torres, Mr. Evans, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and 
     Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 241: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 242: Mr. Frost, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
     Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Crane, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Petri, 
     and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 250: Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Buyer, Ms. Rivers, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Klug, and Mr. 
     Capps.
       H.R. 251: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Graham, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Bereuter, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Hill, and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 290: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Scott, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Manton, and Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii.
       H.R. 291: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Bachus, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 292: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Hansen, 
     Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Cannon.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     Mr. McCrery, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Hinchey, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 306: Mrs. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Conyers, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Holden, 
     Mr. Minge, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rush, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Tierney, and 
     Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 328: Ms. Molinari, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
     Norwood.
       H.R. 336: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Graham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. Minge, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 338: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Holden, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Goode, Mr. Norwood, 
     Mr. Bryant, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky.
       H.R. 340: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 342: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 343: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 366: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Shays, Mr. Latham, and Mr. 
     Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Green, Mr. 
     Wynn, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Evans, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Mr. Rush, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Yates, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Bentsen, 
     Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Pickett, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Scott, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
     Pallone, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 393: Ms. Jackson-Lee and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Graham, Mr. Klug, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Manton, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Porter, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Rogan, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Tauscher, and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 400: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Condit, Mrs. Kelly, 
     Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Brown of California and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 410: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 411: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee, Mr. Berman, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Hinchey, and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 414: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Hefner, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Regula, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Jones, Mr. Skeen, 
     Mr. Holden, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
     Olver, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Stump, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Spence, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Rahall, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hayworth, 
     Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. McKeon, 
     Mr. Hunter, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Petri, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Boucher, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Manton, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Kim, 
     Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bateman, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 418: Mr. Dellums, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Manton, 
     Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Ford, 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Engel, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Owens, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
     Miller of California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Weller, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
     Holden, Mr. Green, Mr. Graham, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Rush, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Olver, Ms. Molinari, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Yates, 
     Mr. Martinez, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 420: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 426: Mr. Klug, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Condit, Mr. Talent, 
     Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Jones, 
     Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Furse, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
     Miller of Florida, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
     Watkins, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Largent, Mr. Camp, Mr. Neumann, Mr. White, Mr. 
     Paxon, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 444: Mr. Rangel, Ms. Norton, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Stump, Mr. Parker, 
     Mr. Christensen, Mr. Klug, Mr. Weller, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Upton, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Condit, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
     Watkins, Mr. Oxley, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. Torres.
  

       H.R. 459: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Houghton, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 476: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Foglietta, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Waters, 
     Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
     Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Tierney, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Clay, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pappas, 
     and Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 493: Mr. McHale, Mr. Horn, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
     Cardin, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Minge, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mr. Blemenauer, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Schumer, and 
     Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.J. Res. 1: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Camp, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Ehrlich, 
     Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
     Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Ms. Granger, 
     Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
     Hyde, Mr. Jenkins, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McKeon, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
     Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rogan, 
     Mr. Rogers, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Skeen, 
     Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
     Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thune, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Weldon 
     of Florida, Mr. Pease, and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.J. Res. 2: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Ms. Granger, and 
     Mr. Cannon.
       H.J. Res. 18: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.J. Res. 33: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. 
     Nethercutt.
       H. Con. Res. 4: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Payne, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
     Towns, and Mr. Bonior.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Manton, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
     Bateman, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Kelly, 
     Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Shays.
       H. Res. 15: Mr. Frost, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Olver, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Vento, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Porter, 
     and Mr. Levin.
       H. Res. 21: Mr. Royce, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana.
       H. Res. 22: Mr. Royce, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Foley, Mr. Oxley, 
     Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Ford, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Berman, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
     Meehan, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Stark, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Bateman.
       H. Res. 23: Mr. Traficant.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Gibbons and Mr. Norwood.

para. 5.28  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
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       H.J. Res. 2: Mr. Thune.
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                     WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1997 (6)

para. 6.1  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 5, 1997.
       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. 6.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, February 4, 1997.
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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. 6.3  communications

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

       1387. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Florida Grapefruit, Florida Oranges and Tangelos, and Florida 
     Tangerines; Grade Standards [Docket No. FV-96-301] received 
     January 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1388. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Shelled Almonds and Almonds in the Shell; Grade Standards 
     [Docket No. FV-95-305] received January 22, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1389. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California; 
     Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV96-925-1 IFR] received January 
     22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       1390. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Olives Grown in California; Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV-
     96-932-4 IFR] received January 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1391. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Fluid Milk Promotion Order; Amendments to the Order [DA-96-
     09] received January 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1392. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Cattle Exportations; Tuberculosis and 
     Brucellosis Test Requirements [APHIS Docket No. 96-005-2] 
     received January 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1393. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Official Brucellosis Tests [APHIS 
     Docket No. 96-033-2] received January 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1394. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Change in Disease Status of Great 
     Britain Because of Exotic Newcastle Disease [Docket No. 97-
     003-1] received February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1395. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Financial Reporting and Debt-Equity 
     Ratio Requirements for Futures Commission Merchants and 
     Introducing Brokers [17 CFR Parts 1, 3, 145, and 147] 
     received January 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1396. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Carboxin; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-
     300450; FRL-5584-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received January 28, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1397. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Eligibility and Scope of 
     Financing; Loan Policies and Operations; Funding and Fiscal 
     Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, and Funding 
     Operations; General Provisions; Definitions; Disclosure to 
     Shareholders; Nondiscrimination in Lending; Capital Adequacy 
     and Customer Eligibility (RIN: 3052-AB10) received January 
     27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       1398. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Implementation of the 
     Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Provisions of the 
     Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (RIN: 
     0560-AE85) received January 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1399. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Disaster Reserve 
     Assistance Program (RIN: 0560-AF11) received January 30, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1400. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Update of the Parity 
     Price Regulations (RIN: 0560-AF08) received February 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1401. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Consumer 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Food Stamp 
     Program: Revisions in Use and Disclosure Rules Involving the 
     Sharing of Information Provided by Retail and Wholesale Food 
     Concerns with Other Federal and State Agencies (RIN: 0584-
     AC00) received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C., 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1402. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available 
     appropriations totaling $39.2 million on budget authority for 
     the Department of the Interior, and 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--Received in the U.S. House 
     of Representatives January 30, 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1107 (H. Doc. No. 105-34); to the Committee on Appropriations 
     and ordered to be printed.
       1403. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available 
     appropriations totaling $212,000,000 in budget authority for 
     the Department of Health and Human Services' Low Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Program, and 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--Received in the U.S. House 
     of Representatives January 31, 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1107 (H. Doc. No. 105-35); to the Committee on Appropriations 
     and ordered to be printed.
       1404. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General of the 
     United States, the General Accounting Office, transmitting a 
     review of the President's first special impoundment message 
     for fiscal year 1997--Received in the U.S. House of 
     Representatives January 28, 1997, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685 
     (H. Doc. No. 105-37); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       1405. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his findings that the July 1, 1997, 
     limitation on obligations imposed by subsection (a) of 
     section 518A of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 is having a 
     negative impact on the proper functioning of the population 
     planning program--Received in the U.S. House of 
     Representatives January 31, 1997 (H. Doc. No. 105-36); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1406. A letter from the Chairman, Department of Defense 
     Retirement Board of Actuaries, transmitting the Board's third 
     report on the status of the Department of Defense military 
     retirement fund, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1464(c); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       1407. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``Linking Legacies: 
     Connecting the Cold War Nuclear Weapons Production Processes 
     to their Environmental Consequences,'' pursuant to Public Law 
     103-160, section 3154 (107 Stat. 1952); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       1408. A letter from the Assistant Comptroller General of 
     the United States transmitting the Office's report on the 
     United States-Japan Fighter Aircraft Program; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       1409. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Preference for U.S. Firms on MILCON Overseas Construction 
     [DFARS Case 96-D328] received January 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       1410. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Contingent Fees-Foreign Military Sales [DFARS Case 96-D021] 
     received January 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       1411. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Procurement Integrity [DFARS Case 96-D310] received January 
     13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       1412. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Courts of Criminal Appeals Rules of

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     Practice and Procedure (32 CFR Part 150) received January 13, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       1413. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Elimination of Certifications [DFARS Case 96-D306] received 
     January 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       1414. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Metalworking Machinery-Trade Agreements [DFARS Case 96-D030] 
     received January 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       1415. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary (Industrial 
     Affairs and Installations), Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the strategic and critical materials report 
     during the period October 1995 through September 1996, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 98h-2(b); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       1416. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Regulation C, Home Mortgage Disclosure 
     [Docket No. R-0951] received January 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1417. 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.
       1418. 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 Korea, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1419. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to Egypt, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1420. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Regulatory Citations to the Uniformed Financial 
     Institutions Rating System (RIN: 1550-AA99) received January 
     24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       1421. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, Thrift 
     Depositor Protection Oversight Board, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Book-Entry Procedure [12 CFR Part 1511] 
     received December 18, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1422. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Final Regulations--Disability and 
     Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f) GEPA section 437(f); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1423. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Direct Grant Programs, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       1424. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Children 
     and Families, Administration for Children and Families, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Head Start 
     Fellows Program (RIN: 0970-AB56) received January 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       1425. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the final regulations for direct grant 
     programs, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B). Referred to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce. February 5, 1997.
       1426. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the notice of final funding priority 
     for certain programs administered by the Office of Special 
     Education and Rehabilitative Services, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1427. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Projects with Industry (RIN: 1820-
     AB33) received January 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1428. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     ``Major'' final rule--Service Contract Act; Labor Standards 
     For Federal Service Contracts (Wage and Hour Division, 
     Employment Standards Administration) (RIN: 1215-AA78) 
     received December 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1429. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Service Contract Act; Labor Standards For Federal 
     Service Contracts (RIN: 1215-AA78) received January 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       1430. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received January 13, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       1431. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Communications and Information, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Telecommunications 
     and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program [docket No. 
     970103002-7002-01] (RIN: 0660-ZA02) received January 21, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1432. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     National Emission Standards for Chromium Emissions From Hard 
     and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing 
     Tanks [AD-FRL-5682-3] received January 28, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1433. A letter from the Office of Regulatory Management and 
     Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule--Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Ohio Stage II Vapor Recovery Program 
     (FRL 5649-6) received January 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1434. A letter from the Director of the State and Site 
     Identification Center, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Priorities 
     List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites [FRL-5668-3] 
     received January 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1435. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Provide 
     for Operation of Unlicensed NII Devices in the 5 GHz 
     Frequency Range [ET Docket No. 96-102; Rm-8648; RM-8653] 
     received January 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1436. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Sanford and Robbins, North 
     Carolina) [MM Docket No. 95-134, RM-8679; RM-8720] received 
     January 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1437. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Ely, Hermantown & Pine 
     City, Minnesota, and Siren, Wisconsin) [MM Docket No. 96-105; 
     RM-8793; RM-8852] received January 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1438. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Colonial Heights, 
     Tennessee) [MM Docket No. 93-28; RM-8172; RM-8299] received 
     January 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1439. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Willcox, Arizona and 
     Lordsburg, New Mexico) [MM Docket No. 95-50; RM-8581; RM-
     8662] received January 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1440. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Nekoosa, Wisconsin) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-76; RM-8770] received January 22, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1441. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Boulder and Lafayette, 
     Colorado) [MM Docket No. 96-64; RM-8747] received January 22, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1442. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact Upon 
     the Existing Television Broadcast Service [MM Docket No. 87-
     268] received January 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1443. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Replacement of Part 90 by Part 88 to Revise the 
     Private Land Mobile Radio Services and Modify the Policies 
     Governing Them [PR Docket No. 92-235] and Examination of 
     Exclusivity and Frequency Assignment Policies of the Private 
     Land Mobile Radio Services--Amendment of the Commission's 
     Rules Concerning Maritime Communications [PR Docket No. 92-
     257] received January 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1444. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Implementation of the Non-Accounting Safeguards 
     of Sections 271 and 272 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
     amended [CC Docket No. 96-149] received January 15, 1997, 
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     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1445. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 
     1996: Accounting Safeguards Under the Telecommunications Act 
     of 1996 [CC Docket No. 96-150] received January 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1446. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Access Charge Reform [CC Docket No. 96-262]; 
     Price Cap Performance Review for Local Exchange Carriers [CC 
     Docket No. 94-1]; Transport Rate Structure and Pricing [CC 
     Docket No. 91-213]; and Usage of the Public Switched Network 
     by Information Service and Internet Access Providers [CC 
     Docket No. 96-263] received January 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1447. A letter from the Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission's report on Government dam use charges under 
     section 10(e)(2) of the Federal Power Act; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1448. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Dental Services; Endodontic Dry Heat Sterilizer [Docket 
     No. 95N-0033] received January 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1449. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Uniform Compliance Date (January 1, 1998) for Food 
     Labeling Regulations [Docket No. 96N-0094] received January 
     6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1450. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Uniform Compliance Date (January 1, 2000) for Food 
     Labeling Regulations [Docket No. 96N-0094] received January 
     6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1451. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Criteria for the 
     Release of Individuals Administered Radioactive Material 
     (RIN: 3150-AE41) received January 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1452. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Recognition of 
     Agreement State Licenses in Areas Under Exclusive Federal 
     Jurisdiction Within an Agreement State (RIN: 3150-AF49) 
     received January 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1453. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Duplication Fees 
     (RIN: 3150-AF60) received January 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1454. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's report entitled ``A 
     National Strategy to Prevent Teen Pregnancy,'' pursuant to 
     section 905 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Act of 1996 [PRWORA]; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1455. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Notification Procedures for States Implementing ``Alternative 
     Mechanisms'' in the Individual Health Insurance Market [BPD-
     882-N] received January 13, 1997, pursuant to section 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1456. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Redetermination of Medicaid Eligibility Due to Welfare Reform 
     (Health Care Financing Administration) (RIN: 0938-AH76) 
     received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1457. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's fiscal year 1996 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. 1669); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1458. A letter from the 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, 1996, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2765(a)(5)(B); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1459. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report containing the 
     status of each loan and each contract of guaranty for which 
     there remains any outstanding unpaid obligation or potential 
     liability, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2765(a)(11); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1460. 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.
       1461. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department of 
     State, transmitting a list of all sales and licensed 
     commercial exports under the act of major weapons or weapons-
     related defense equipment valued at $7,000,000 or more, or of 
     any other weapons or weapons-related defense equipment valued 
     at $25,000,000 or more, which the administration considers 
     eligible for approval during the calendar year 1996 and which 
     may, therefore, result in notification to the Congress this 
     year, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2765(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1462. 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 Public Law 102-391, section 601 (106 
     Stat. 1701); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1463. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on actions and expenses 
     directly related to the exercise of powers and authorities 
     conferred by the declaration of a national emergency with 
     respect to organizations that disrupt the Middle East peace 
     process--Received in the U.S. House of Representatives 
     January 31, 1997, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c) and 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(C) (H. Doc. No. 105-38); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       1464. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Bureau of Export Administration's annual report for 
     fiscal year 1996, and the 1997 report to the Congress on 
     foreign policy export controls, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. app. 
     2413 and 50 U.S.C. app. 2405(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1465. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Force 
     Management Policy), Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     report on the audit of the American Red Cross for the year 
     ending June 30, 1996, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 6; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1466. 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.
       1467. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Economic 
     Analysis, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--International 
     Services Surveys: BE-20 Benchmark Survey of Selected Services 
     Transactions with Unaffiliated Foreign Persons [Docket No. 
     960918263-6345-02] (RIN: 0691-AA27) received January 15, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)91)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1468. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Terrorism List Governments Sanctions 
     Regulations; Authorization for Government Stipends and 
     Scholarships for Students (Office of Foreign Assets Control) 
     (31 CFR Part 596) received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1469. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Encryption Items Transferred from 
     the U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Control List [Docket 
     No. 960918265-6366-03] (RIN: 0694-AB09) received January 2, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1470. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Entity List [Docket No. 961205341-
     6341-01] (RIN: 0694-AB24) received January 28, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1471. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, transmitting the Office's final rule--Blocked 
     Persons, Specially Designated Nationals, Specially Designated 
     Terrorists, Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers, and 
     Blocked Vessels: Additional Designations and Removal of Four 
     Individuals [31 CFR Chapter V] received January 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1472. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     441, ``Real Property Tax Rates for Tax Year 1997 Amendment 
     Act of 1996'' received January 24, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1473. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     442, ``District of Columbia Moratorium on the 1997 Real 
     Property Assessments for Real Property Tax Year 1998 
     Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 24, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1474. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     503, ``Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act of 1996'' 
     received January 24, 1997, pursuant to d.C. Code, section 1-
     223(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1475. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     504, ``Mandatory Use of Seat Belts Amendment Act of 1996'' 
     received January 24, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     223(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1476. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     506, ``Col

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     lateral Reform Temporary Amendment Act of 1996'' received 
     January 24, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1477. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     490, ``Closing of Portions of 3rd Street, N.W., and L Street, 
     N.W., Adjacent to Squares 525, 526, 556, and 558, S.O. 90-18, 
     Act of 1996'' received January 24, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1478. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     493, ``Risk-Based Capital Act of 1996'' received January 24, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1479. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     494, ``Uniform Partnership Act of 1996'' received January 24, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(d)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1480. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     496, ``Naming of Public Spaces Amendment Act of 1996'' 
     received January 24, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1481. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     497, ``Uniform Commercial Code Negotiable Instruments 
     Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 24, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1482. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     500, ``Uniform Commercial Code Investment Securities Revision 
     Act of 1996'' received January 24, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1483. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     501, ``Newborn Health Insurance Amendment Act of 1996'' 
     received January 24, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1484. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     502, ``Real Estate Licensure Amendment Act of 1996'' received 
     January 24, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1485. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     520, ``Second Criminal Code Technical Amendments Act of 
     1996'' received January 31, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1486. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     521, ``Air Pollution Control Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1996'' received January 31, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1487. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     343, ``Council Contract Approval Modifciation Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1995 Temporary Amendment Act of 1996'' 
     received January 31, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1488. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     414, ``Economic Recovery Conformity Temporary Act of 1996'' 
     received January 31, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1489. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     507, ``Mortgage Lender and Broker Act of 1996 Time Extension 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 31, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1490. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     517, ``Closing of a Portion of Ingraham Street, N.E., and 
     Public Alleys Adjacent to Squares 3700 and 3701, S.O. 96-27, 
     Act of 1996'' received January 31, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1491. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     519, ``Second Technical Amendments Act of 1996'' received 
     January 31, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1492. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     523, ``Correctional Treatment Facility Act of 1996'' received 
     January 31, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1493. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     495, ``Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1996'' received 
     January 31, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1494. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     498, ``Uniform Commercial Code--Letters of Credit Act of 
     1996'' received January 31, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1495. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     499, ``Uniform Commercial Code--Bulk Sales Act of 1996'' 
     received January 31, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1496. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     510, ``Sex Offender Registration Act of 1996'' received 
     January 31, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1497. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     514, ``BNA Washington, Inc., Real Property Tax Deferral 
     Amendment Act of 1996'' received January 31, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1498. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     511, ``Boating While Intoxicated Act of 1996'' received 
     January 31, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1499. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     513, ``Closing of a Public Alley in Square 107, S.O. 95-56, 
     Act of 1996'' received January 31, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1500. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     518, ``Title 47, D.C. Code Enactment Act of 1996'' received 
     January 31, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1501. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     515, ``Joseph H. Cole Fitness Center Designation Act of 
     1996'' received January 31, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1502. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     516, ``Closing of a Portion of M Street, S.W. Adjacent to 
     Square 651, S.O. 95-239 Act of 1996'' received January 31, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1503. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     505, ``Hospital and Medical Services Corporation Regulatory 
     Act of 1996'' received February 3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1504. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     458, ``Initiative 51 Real Property Assessment and Tax 
     Initiative of 1996'' received January 16, 1997, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1) (See Executive Communication 
     No. 1505); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1505. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a letter in writing 
     dated February 4, 1997, which reads as follows ``* * * The 
     Council is in receipt of the opinion of the Acting General 
     Counsel to the House of Representatives that D.C. Act 11-458 
     must be submitted to the D.C. Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority for approval prior to its 
     submission to Congress. Therefore, I ask that you disregard 
     the Previous transmittal.'' signed, Charlene Drew Jarvis, 
     Chairman Pro Tempore of the Council (See Executive 
     Communication No. 1504); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1506. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General of the 
     United States, transmitting a list of all reports issued or 
     released in December 1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1507. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, transmitting a copy of his report for fiscal year 
     1996 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.
       1508. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the semiannual report 
     of the Agency's inspector general for the period April 1, 
     1996, through September 30, 1996, and the semiannual report 
     on audit management and resolution, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.

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       1509. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Addition to the 
     Procurement List--received January 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1510. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List [A7-006]--received January 31, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1511. 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 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1512. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting a report analyzing the experience of 
     the Authority with the review of legislative acts submitted 
     by the Council of the District of Columbia during the fiscal 
     year which ended September 30, 1996, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-8, section 234; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1513. A letter from the Director of Communications and 
     Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
     transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance with 
     the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1514. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual 
     report in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act 
     during the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1515. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--General 
     Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Acquisition 
     of Leasehold Interests in Real Property [APD 2800.12A, CHGE 
     74] (RIN: 3090-AF92) received January 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1516. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Humanities, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual 
     report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
     [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.se
       1517. A letter from Deputy Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Abolishment of San Joaquin, California, 
     Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AH59) received 
     January 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1518. A letter from Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Presidential Management Interim Program (RIN: 3206-AH53) 
     received January 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1519. A letter from the Administrator, Panama Canal 
     Commission, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report 
     under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] 
     of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1520. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the annual report for the Department of the 
     Treasury's community development financial institutions fund 
     for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 103-325, section 
     117(a) (108 Stat. 2187); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1521. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1522. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the fiscal year 1996 annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1523. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the fiscal year 1996 annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1524. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 1996 annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1525. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1526. A letter from the Chairman, Thrift Depositor 
     Protection Oversight Board, transmitting results of audits 
     conducted by the Office of Inspector General, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. 8G(h)(2); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1527. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual 
     report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
     [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1528. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, 
     District of Columbia Circuit, transmitting an opinion of the 
     U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 
     (No. 95-5386--J. Roderick MacArthur Foundation and Lance E. 
     Lindblom versus Federal Bureau of Investigation); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1529. A letter from the Executive Vice President, U.S. 
     Institute of Peace, transmitting the report on the activities 
     of the inspector general for the years ended September 30, 
     1995 and 1994, as well as the report of the independent 
     auditors, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5 (b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1530. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the first annual report required of 
     the Director, Indian Health Service, under the Indian Lands 
     Open Dump Cleanup Act, pursuant to Public Law 103-399, 
     section 4(b) (108 Stat. 4166); to the Committee on Resources.
       1531. 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.
       1532. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notice on leasing systems for the central Gulf of Mexico, 
     sale 166, scheduled to be held in March 1997, pursuant to 43 
     U.S.C. 1337(a)(8); to the Committee on Resources.
       1533. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Water and 
     Science, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's report entitled ``High Plains States Groundwater 
     Demonstration Program 1996 Interim Report to the Congress,'' 
     pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 390g-2(c)(2); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1534. 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.
       1535. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird Hunting; Approval 
     of Bismuth-Tin Shot as Nontoxic for Hunting Waterfowl and 
     Coots (RIN: 1018-AD94) received January 27, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1536. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Native American Graves 
     Protection and Repatriation Act Regulations--Civil Penalties 
     (RIN: 1024-AC48) received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1537. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Hydrogen Sulfide Requirements 
     for Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (RIN: 1010-
     AB50) received January 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1538. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Training of Leasee and 
     Contractor Employees Engaged in Oil, Gas, and Sulphur 
     Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (RIN: 1010-AB99) 
     received January 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       1539. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Minerals Management Service--
     Department of the Interior (RIN: 1010-AC19) received January 
     31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1540. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Adoption Fee for Wild Free-
     Roaming Horses and Burros (Bureau of Land Management) [NV-
     960-1060-00-24 1A] (RIN: 1004-AC61) received February 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1541. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Endangered Status for Two Insects from the Santa Cruz 
     Mountains of California (RIN: 1018-AC50) received January 22, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1542. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Endangered Status for Two Plants and Threatened Status for 
     Four Plants from Southern California (RIN: 1018-AB88) 
     received January 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       1543. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Threatened Status for the Northern Popu

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     lation of the Copperbelly Water Snake (RIN: 1018-AB75) 
     received January 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       1544. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Endangered Status for Pseudobahia bahiifolia (Hartweg's 
     golden sunburst) and Threatened Status for Pseudobahia 
     peirsonii (San Joaquin adobe sunburst), Two Grassland Plants 
     from the Central Valley of California (RIN: 1018-AB88) 
     received January 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       1545. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Endangered Status for the San Diego Fairy Shrimp (RIN: 1018-
     AC83) received January 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1546. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Amendments to the Northeast 
     Multispecies, Atlantic Sea Scallop, and American Lobster 
     Fishery Management Plans [Docket No. 9609262275-6372-02; ID 
     091196A] (RIN: 0648-AI83) received January 21, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1547. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; 
     Amendment 5 [Docket No. 960910252-6329-02; I.D. 082296B] 
     (RIN: 0648-AI77) received January 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1548. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies 
     Fishery; Framework Adjustment 17 [Docket No. 961105310-6374-
     02; I.D. 102396A] (RIN: 0648-AJ31) received January 21, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1549. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Financial 
     Assistance for Research and Development Projects in the Gulf 
     of Mexico and Off the U.S. South Atlantic Coastal States; 
     Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN) [Docket No. 970114007-
     7007-01; I.D. 010897C] (RIN: 0648-ZA26) received January 31, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1550. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Point Reyes/Farallon Islands National Marine Sanctuary; 
     Name Change [Docket No. 970103001-7001-01] (RIN: 0648-XX79) 
     received January 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       1551. A letter from the Acting Director of the Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610; Pacific Cod for Processing 
     by the Inshore Component in the Western and Central 
     Regulatory Areas [Docket No. 961120634-0634-01; I.D. 012497A 
     and Docket No. 960129018-6018-01; I.D. 122396A] received 
     January 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1552. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Surf 
     Clam and Ocean Quahog Fisheries; 1997 Fishing Quotas [Docket 
     No. 961114317-7008-02; I.D. 102596B] (RIN: 0648-XX70) 
     received January 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       1553. A letter from the Acting Director of the Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure [Docket No. 940553-4223; 
     I.D. 012197A] received February 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1554. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Texas Regulatory Program and Abandoned Mine Land 
     Reclamation Plan [SPATS No. TX-025-FOR] received January 27, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1555. A letter from the Secretaries of Transportation and 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's report entitled 
     ``Regulating Vessel Traffic In The Monterey Bay National 
     Marine Sanctuary,'' pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1433 note; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1556. A letter from the Director, National Institutes of 
     Health, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Removal of Obsolete Patent 
     Regulations (RIN: 0925-AA15) received December 16, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1557. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Formula Grants [OJP (OJJDP) No. 1106] (RIN: 1121-AA43) 
     received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1558. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act Program Regulations 
     [OJP No. 1081] (RIN: 1121-AA38) received January 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1559. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies [OJP No. 1019] 
     (RIN: 1121-AA35) received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1560. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Exceptions to the Educational Requirements for 
     Naturalization for Certain Applicants [INS No. 1702-96] (RIN: 
     1115-AE02) received January 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A) (See Executive Communication No. 1561); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       1561. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting notification that the 
     INS will delay publication of the final rule titled 
     ``Exceptions to the Educational Requirements for 
     Naturalization for Certain Applicants.'' in order to resolve 
     outstanding legal issues--received February 3, 1997 (See 
     Executive Communication No. 1560); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1562. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Priority Dates for Employment-Based Petitions [INS No. 
     1647-95] (Rin: 1115-AE24) received January 31, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1563. A letter from the Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Comptroller's final rule--Rules of 
     Practice and Procedure (CMP Inflation Adjustments) [Docket 
     No. 97-03] (RIN: 1557-AB57) received January 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1564. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Savoonga, AK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-23] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1565. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Ambler, AK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-22] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1566. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D Airspace; Hollywood, FL (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-25] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1567. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E2 Airspace; Somerset, KY (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-23] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1568. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E2 Airspace; Sawyer Airport, Gwinn, MI 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     AGL-18] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 24, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1569. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. 
     (formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) Model PA-31T2 Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-CE-21-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9885; AD 97-02-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 
     24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1570. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-70-AD; Amdt. 39-9887; AD 97-02-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1571. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 050 and F28 
     Mark 0100 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-79-AD; Amdt. 39-9890; AD 97-02-06] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1572. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Saab 
     Model SAAB SF340A and SAAB 340B Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-201-AD; Amdt. 39-
     9891; AD 96-25-06 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1573. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A300-600, A310, 
     and A320 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 95-NM-227-AD; Amdt. 39-9888; AD 97-02-04] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1574. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company 100, 200, 
     300, and 400 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-46-AD; Amdt. 39-9884; AD 
     97-01-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1575. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Model 4101 Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-243-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9889; AD 97-02-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 
     24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1576. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airtell International, Inc., 
     Centaurus Model C3-100 Ground Proximity Warning System 
     (GPWS), as Installed in Various Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-242-AD; Amdt. 39-9883; AD 
     97-01-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1577. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. SA26, 
     SA226, and SA227 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-64-AD; Amdt. 39-9886; AD 
     97-02-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1578. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A321 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-166-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9880; AD 97-01-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received January 
     24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1579. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100 and -200 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-145-AD; Amdt. 39-9881; AD 97-01-10] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1580. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Point Lay Long Range Site 
     (LRRS), AK (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket 
     No. 96-AAL-25] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1581. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Klawock, AK (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-24] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1582. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Koyuk, AK (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-21] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1583. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hemet, CA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-8] (RIN: 
     2120-AA66) received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1584. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Galax, VA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AEA-13] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1585. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Sidney, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ACE-24] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1586. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Alliance, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ACE-22] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1587. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Sioux City, IA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ACE-11] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1588. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Miami, FL (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-28] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1589. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Claxton, GA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-24] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1590. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Montauk, NY; Correction 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     AEA-09] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 24, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1591. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28765; Amdt. No. 1773] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received January 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1592. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28767; Amdt. No. 1775] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received January 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1593. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28766; Amdt. No. 1774] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received January 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1594. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28778; Amdt. No. 1777] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received January 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1595. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28779; Amdt. No. 1778] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received January 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1596. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Liquefied Natural Gas Regulations--Miscellaneous Amendments 
     (Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA, DOT) 
     (RIN: 2137-AC91) received January 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1597. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-235-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1598. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 and 737 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-
     NM-106-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1599. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model 
     R22 Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     96-SW-14-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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       1600. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757 and 767 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-125-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1601. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream BAe Model ATP Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-160-AD] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1602. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-
     600 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-33-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64( received February 
     4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1603. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2, BN-2A, 
     & BN-2B Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-CE-33-AD] (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 
     4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1604. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-300, -400, and -
     500 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-156-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 
     4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1605. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300-600 and Model 
     A310 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-46-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 
     4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1606. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9, DC-9-
     80, and C-9 (Military) Series Airplanes and Model MD-88 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-99-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1607. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-223-AD] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1608. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Contrucciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-76-AD] (RIN 2120-AA64) 
     received February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1609. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9, DC-9-
     80, and C-9 (Military) Series Airplanes, Model MD-88 
     Airplanes, and Model MD-90 Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-01-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1610. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empressa Brasileira de Aeronautica, 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-120 Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-192-AD] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1611. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Toledo, OH (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-15] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1997-0022) received February 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1612. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (63), AMDT. No. 1776 (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) (RIN: 2120-AA65) received February 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1613. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Sioux City, IA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ACE-25] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1997-0023) received February 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1614. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airpsace; Wentzville, MO (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-01] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1997-0024) received February 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1615. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Jefferson City, MO (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ACE-18] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1997-0025) received February 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1616. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Omaha, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ACE-21] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) (1997-0026) received February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1617. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Restricted Area R-2601 Fort Carson, CO (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 95-ANM-28] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1618. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Change Controlling Agency for Restricted Areas R-2905A and R-
     2905B, Tyndall AFB, FL (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-31] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1619. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Holyoke, Colorado (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-010] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1620. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class E Airspace and Establishment of Class E 
     Airspace; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-23] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1621. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Regulations 
     Governing Fees for Services Performed in Connection with 
     Licensing and Related Services--1997 Update [STB Ex Parte No. 
     542] received January 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1622. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Revision of 
     Regulations for Interlocking Rail Officers [STB Ex Parte No. 
     543] received January 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1623. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Railroad 
     Contracts [STB Ex Parte No. 541] received January 22, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1624. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Delegation of 
     Subpoena Authority and Description of Means of Service (RIN: 
     2900-AH00) received December 26, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       1625. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Adjudication 
     Regulations; Miscellaneous (RIN: 2900-AI43) received January 
     6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       1626. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Loan Guaranty: Limitation on 
     Discount Points Financed in Connection With Interest Rate 
     Reduction Refinancing Loans (RIN: 2900-AH90) received January 
     21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       1627. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Regulations 
     Governing Book-Entry Securities of the Student Loan Marketing 
     Association (Sallie Mae) [31 CFR Part 354] received January 
     2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and means.
       1628. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Officer, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule--Redwood Valley Viticultural Area (95R-053P) 
     [TDATF-386; RE: Notice No. 838] (RIN: 1512-AA07) received 
     January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1629. A letter from the Administrator, Health Care 
     Financing Administration,

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     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; Electronic Cost Reporting for Skilled Nursing 
     Facilities and Home Health Agencies [BPD-788-F] (RIN: 0938-
     AH12) received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1630. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and Determination Letters [Rev. Proc. 97-8] received 
     January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1631. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Computation of Foreign Taxes Deemed Paid Under Section 902 
     Pursuant to a Pooling Mechanism for Undistributed Earnings 
     and Foreign Taxes [TD 8708] (RIN: 1545-AL98) received January 
     6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       1632. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and Determination Letters [Rev. Proc. 97-6] received 
     January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1633. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and Determination Letters [Rev. Proc. 97-1] received 
     January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1634. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and Determination Letters [Rev. Proc. 97-4] received 
     January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1635. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and Determination Letters [Rev. Proc. 97-5] received 
     January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1636. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Definition of Private Activity Bonds [TD 8712] (RIN: 1545-
     AU62) received January 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1637. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Intangibles Under Sections 1060 and 338 [TD 8711] (RIN: 1545-
     AU82) received January 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1638. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Gross 
     Income [Rev. Rul. 97-5] received January 13, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1639. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Rules 
     for Certain Reserves [Rev. Rul. 97-2] received January 13, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1640. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Rules 
     and Regulations [Rev. Proc. 97-14] received January 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       1641. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Rules 
     and Regulations [Rev. Proc. 97-13] received January 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       1642. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     In, First-Out Inventories [Rev. Rul. 97-6] received January 
     13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       1643. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Closing Agreements [Rev. Proc. 97-15] received January 16, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1644. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul. 97-7] received 
     January 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1645. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Revisions of the Section 338 Consistency Rules with Respect 
     to Target Affiliates that are Controlled Foreign Corporations 
     [TD 8710] (RIN: 1545-AO73) received January 22, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       1646. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Section 42(d)(5) Federal Grants [TD 8713] (RIN: 1545-AU93) 
     received January 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1647. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Notice of Intent to Issue Guidance Allowing Farmers to 
     Expeditiously Change Their Method of Accounting for Deferred 
     Payment Sales Contracts in Computing Alternative Minimum Tax 
     [Notice 97-13] received January 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1648. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 97-8] received 
     January 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1649. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     In, First-Out Inventories [Rev. Rul. 97-8] received January 
     29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       1650. A letter from the National Director, Tax Forms and 
     Publications Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Charge Imposed for Each Request for 
     a Copy of a Tax Return or Other Related Document [Rev. Proc. 
     97-11] received January 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1651. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a report on the taxation of Social Security and 
     Railroad Retirement benefits in calendar year 1992, pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 401 note; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1652. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance; 
     Determining Disability and Blindness; Extension of Expiration 
     Date for Growth Impairment Listings [Regulations No. 4] (RIN: 
     0960-AE60) received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1653. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Reduction in Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payable 
     to Institutionalized Children Whose Medical Costs are Covered 
     by Private Insurance (RIN: 0960-AE61) received January 21, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1654. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Administration and Management, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the certification that the total cost for the 
     planning, design, construction, and installation of equipment 
     for the renovation of the Pentagon will not exceed 
     $1,118,000,000, pursuant to Public Law 104-208, section 8079; 
     jointly, to the Committees on National Security and 
     Appropriations.
       1655. A letter from the Secretaries of Transportation and 
     Defense, transmitting notification that $300 million 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense for transfer to the 
     Coast Guard will be used only for the performance of national 
     security functions of the Coast Guard in support of the 
     Department of Defense; jointly, to the Committees on National 
     Security and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1656. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the Agency's report 
     covering allocations under the economic support fund and 
     international organizations and programs accounts, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2413(a); jointly, to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       1657. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification that 
     Nigeria has adopted a regulatory program governing the 
     incidental taking of certain sea turtles, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101-162, section 609(b)(2) (103 Stat. 1038); jointly, to 
     the Committees on Resources and Appropriations.
       1658. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting a plan 
     that reduces the number of Army Corps of Engineers divisions 
     to no less than six and no more than eight, with each 
     division responsible for at least four district offices, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-206 (110 Stat. 2989); jointly, to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
     Appropriations.
       1659. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     and Medicaid Programs; Requirements for Physician Incentive 
     Plans in Prepaid Health Care Organizations [OMC-010-F] (RIN: 
     0938-AF74) received January 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means 
     and Commerce.

para. 6.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. Charlene McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agreed to the following resolution:

                               S. Res. 49

       Whereas the Senate has learned with profound sorrow and 
     deep regret of the passing of our colleague, the Honorable 
     Frank Tejeda;
       Whereas Representative Tejeda has spent 4 years in the 
     House of Representatives;
       Whereas Representative Tejeda served his country honorably 
     in the United States Marine Corps from 1963 to 1967; and
       Whereas Representative Tejeda was awarded the Purple Heart, 
     the Silver Star, the Commandant's Trophy, the Marine Corps 
     Association Award, and the Colonel Phil Yeckel Award for 
     ``the best combined record in leadership, academics, and 
     physical fitness'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) when the Senate adjourns today, it adjourn as a further 
     mark of admiration and respect to the memory of our departed 
     friend and colleague, who left his mark on Texas and our 
     Nation; and

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       (2) the Senate extends to his family our thoughts and 
     prayers during this difficult time.
       Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall communicate this 
     resolution to the House of Representatives, and shall 
     transmit an enrolled copy to the family of Representative 
     Frank Tejeda.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 85-874, as 
amended, the Chair, on behalf of the President of the Senate, appointed 
the Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Lott] and the Senator from Alaska 
[Mr. Stevens] to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center 
for the Performing Arts.
  The message also announced that pursuant to provisions of sections 42 
and 43 of title 20, United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appointed the following Senators as members of the 
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: The Senator from 
Mississippi [Mr. Cochran] and the Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Frist].
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 100-458, the 
Chair, on behalf of the majority leader, appoints William E. Cresswell, 
of Mississippi, to a term on the Board of Trustees of the John C. 
Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development, effective 
October 11, 1996.

para. 6.5  committee resignation--majority

  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, February 5, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to my appointment to the 
     Science, International Relations and Resources Committees I 
     wish to tender my resignation for the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Kevin Brady,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 6.6  frank m. tejeda post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 499) to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service under 
construction at 7411 Barlite Boulevard in San Antonio, Texas, as the 
``Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building".
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
FATTAH, 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. McHUGH 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

400

When there appeared

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Nays

0

para. 6.7                      [Roll No. 9]

                                YEAS--400

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Blunt
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Cooksey
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Doyle
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Hill
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Largent
     Lazio
     Linder
     McDade
     Norwood
     Obey
     Pombo
     Roemer
     Skelton
     Smith, Adam
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Watkins
     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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 6.8  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, 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, February 4, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. McHUGH 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

376

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Nays

28

para. 6.9                      [Roll No. 10]

                                AYES--376

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--28

     Abercrombie
     Borski
     DeFazio
     English
     Ensign
     Filner
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Lewis (GA)
     Miller (CA)
     Oberstar
     Pascrell
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Stark
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Cummings
     Doyle
     Foglietta
     Gejdenson
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Largent
     Linder
     McDade
     Norwood
     Obey
     Pombo
     Roemer
     Smith, Adam
     Sununu
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
     Traficant
     Young (FL)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 6.10  committee resignation--minority

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, February 5, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Office of the Speaker, H-232, The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby resign from the House Committee 
     on Resources, effective immediately.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Sam Gejdenson,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 6.11  committee resignation--minority

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, February 4, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     H-232, the Capitol.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Effective immediately, I hereby resign 
     from the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     Thank you.
           Sincerely,
                                               Collin C. Peterson,
                                              Member of Congress. 

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 6.12  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 36):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and that 
     they are hereby, elected to the following standing committees 
     of the House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Agriculture: Jay Johnson of Wisconsin, 
     Leonard Boswell of Iowa.
       To the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Danny 
     Davis of Illinois, John Tierney of Massachusetts, Jim Turner 
     of Texas, Tom Allen of Maine.
       To the Committee on House Oversight: Steny Hoyer of 
     Maryland, Carolyn Kilpatrick of Michigan.
       To the Committee on International Relations: Bob Clement of 
     Tennessee.
       To the Committee on National Security: Loretta Sanchez of 
     California, James Maloney of Connecticut, Mike McIntyre of 
     North Carolina.
       To the Committee on Resources: Nick Lampson of Texas.
       To the Committee on Small Business: John LaFalce of New 
     York, Ike Skelton of Missouri, Norman Sisisky of Virginia, 
     Floyd Flake of New York, Glenn Poshard of Illinois, Martin 
     Meehan of Massachusetts, Nydia Velazquez of New York, Bill 
     Luther of Minnesota, John Baldacci of Maine, Jesse Jackson 
     Jr. of Illinois, Juanita Millender-McDonald of California, 
     Alan Boyd of Florida, Carolyn McCarthy of New York, William 
     Pascrell of New Jersey, Virgil Goode of Virginia.
       To the Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Lane Evans of 
     Illinois, Joseph Kennedy of Massachusetts, Bob Filner of 
     California, Luis Gutierrez of Illinois, Scotty Baesler of 
     Kentucky, Sanford Bishop of Georgia, James Clyburn of South 
     Carolina, Corrine Brown of Florida, Mike Doyle of 
     Pennsylvania, Frank Mascara of Pennsylvania, Collin Peterson 
     of Minnesota, Julia Carson of Indiana, Sylvestre Reyes of 
     Texas, Victor Snyder of Arkansas.
       To the Committee on the Budget: Eva Clayton of North 
     Carolina.

  Pending consideration of said resolution,
  By unanimous consent, the resolution was modified.
  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. 6.13  senate concurrent resolution referred

  A concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following title was taken 
from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. Con. Res. 4. Concurrent Resolution commending and 
     thanking the Honorable Warren

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     Christopher for his exemplary service as Secretary of State; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.

para. 6.14  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. OBEY, for today;
  To Mr. FOGLIETTA, for today;
  To Mrs. CARSON, for today;
  To Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, for today;
  To Mrs. CHENOWETH, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. YOUNG of Florida, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. HOYER, for today.
  And then,

para. 6.15  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HOEKSTRA, at 4 o'clock and 52 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 6.16  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. LoBIONDO (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
             Traficant):
       H.R. 585. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for prospective payment under the 
     Medicare Program for inpatient services of rehabilitation 
     hospitals and units based on discharges classified by 
     functional-related groups; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GANSKE (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foglietta, 
             Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Graham, Mr. Green, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Houghton, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Porter, Mr. Poshard, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Skeen, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wise, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 586. A bill to prohibit the restriction of certain 
     types of medical communications between a health care 
     provider and a patient; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education 
     and the Workforce, for a period to be 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:
       H.R. 587. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate tax subsidies for ethanol fuel; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Costello, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hamilton, 
             Mr. Pickett, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Mollohan, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Weller, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Fawell, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 588. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     create a new category of long-distance trails to be known as 
     national discovery trails, to authorize the American 
     Discovery Trail as the first trail in that category, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Ms. Harman, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             White, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. Dreier):
       H.R. 589. A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Farr 
             of California, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 590. A bill to amend the act of September 30, 1961, to 
     limit the antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting 
     agreements made by leagues of professional sports, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Torres, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 591. A bill to require the Commissioner of Social 
     Security and the Secretary of the Treasury to develop and 
     implement measures to eliminate and prevent mismatching of 
     earnings information maintained by the Social Security 
     Administration and the Internal Revenue Service resulting in 
     underpayment of Social Security benefits; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 592. A bill to establish a priority in the disposal of 
     real property resulting from the closure or realignment of 
     military installations 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. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 593. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for a sequestration of 
     all budgetary accounts for fiscal year 1998, except Social 
     Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt, equal 
     to 5 percent of the OMB baseline; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Goss, Mr. Calvert, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Shays, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Yates, Mr. Herger, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Murtha, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Miller of California, 
             and Ms. Furse):
       H.R. 594. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure 
     that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are 
     obtained legally; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS:
       H.R. 595. A bill to designate the Federal building and U.S. 
     courthouse located at 475 Mulberry Street in Macon, GA, as 
     the ``William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and United 
     States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Doolittle, and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
       H.R. 596. A bill to prohibit further extension or 
     establishment of any national monument without an express act 
     of Congress; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 597. A bill to prohibit further extension or 
     establishment of any national monument in Idaho without full 
     public participation and an express act of Congress, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Scarborough):
       H.R. 598. A bill to provide for certain military retirees 
     and dependents a special Medicare part B enrollment period 
     during which the late enrollment penalty is waived and a 
     special medigap open enrollment period during which no 
     underwriting is permitted; 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. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Dellums, Mr. DeFazio, 
             and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 599. 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. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.

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             Borski, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Minge, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Vento, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. DeFazio, 
             and Mrs. Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 600. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to reform the financing of Federal election 
     campaigns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, 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. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 601. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit local educational agencies to waive the 
     reimbursement of the agency otherwise required for an alien 
     to be accorded nonimmigrant status to study at a public 
     secondary school administered by the agency; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 602. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to require the Attorney General to provide for special 
     consideration concerning the English language requirements 
     with respect to the naturalization of individuals over 65 
     years of age; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Meehan):
       H.R. 603. A bill to prohibit Federal subsidies for the 
     Tennessee Valley Authority after fiscal year 1998; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. McCollum, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 604. 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. GILCHREST (for himself and Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland):
       H.R. 605. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify that certain school bus contractors and drivers 
     are not employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 606. 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 Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Evans, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Furse, and 
             Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 607. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     require notice of cancellation rights with respect to private 
     mortgage insurance which is required by creditor as a 
     condition for entering into a residential mortgage 
     transaction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. HILLIARD:
       H.R. 608. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey the Marion National Fish Hatchery and the Claude 
     Harris National Aquacultural Research Center to the State of 
     Alabama; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Mr. Mascara, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Wise):
       H.R. 609. A bill to make improvements in the Black Lung 
     Benefits Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 610. 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. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Stark, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Vento, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Markey, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Klug, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Olver, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Borski, Mr. Evans, Mr. Minge, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Towns, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Brown of California, and Mr. Hall of Ohio):
       H.R. 611. A bill to close the U.S. Army School of the 
     Americas; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Adam Smith of Washington, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Menendez, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Shays, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Ms. 
             Kaptur):
       H.R. 612. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to restore the link between the maximum amount of 
     earnings by blind individuals permitted without demonstrating 
     ability to engage in substantial gainful activity and the 
     exempt amount permitted in determining excess earnings under 
     the earnings test; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. 
             Norwood):
       H.R. 613. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 100 Alabama Street NW, in Atlanta, GA, as the ``Sam Nunn 
     Federal Center''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Furse, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Baker, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 614. A bill to reduce the number of executive branch 
     political appointees; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Torres, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Canady 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 615. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow expanded penalty-free withdrawals from certain 
     retirement plans during periods of unemployment; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Flake, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Lazio 
             of New York, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Walsh, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Adam Smith of 
             Washington, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Pappas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Horn, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Shaw, Ms. Granger, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Olver, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             LaFalce, and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 616. A bill to require that health plans provide 
     coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies and 
     lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer, 
     coverage for reconstructive surgery following mastectomies, 
     and coverage for secondary consultations; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     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, Mr. Lazio of New York, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Yates, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Engel, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, and Ms. Christian-Green):
       H.R. 617. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require 
     that group and individual health insurance coverage and group 
     health plans provide coverage for annual screening 
     mammography for women 40 years of age or older if the 
     coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic 
     mammography; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 618. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture 
     from using information from the National Cheese Exchange to 
     fix minimum milk prices under Federal milk marketing orders; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Yates, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rogan, 
             Mr. Goss, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Leach, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Torres, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Talent, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 619. A bill to prohibit the import, export, sale, 
     purchase, possession, transportation, acquisition, and 
     receipt 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. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Luther, 
             Mr. Minge, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 620. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the conducting of certain games of chance 
     shall not be treated as an unrelated trade or business; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 621. A bill to provide for parity in the treatment of 
     mental illness; 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. Petri, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, and Mr. Ewing):
       H.R. 622. 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 Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. 623. 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. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. Talent):
       H.J. Res. 42. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of 
     terms a Member of Congress may serve, and to authorize a 
     State to provide longer or shorter term limits for a Member 
     of Congress from that State; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.J. Res. 43. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to abolish the 
     Electoral College and to provide for the direct election of 
     the President and Vice President of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.J. Res. 44. 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. WISE (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Clay, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Wynn):
       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. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Berman, and Mr. Evans):
       H. Con. Res. 14. Concurrent resolution to encourage the 
     Secretary of State, foreign nations, and others to work 
     together to help reunite family members separated during the 
     Holocaust; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             and Mr. McHale):
       H. Con. Res. 15. 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. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 36. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Dellums, Ms. Norton, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Markey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Bonior, and Mr. LaFalce):
       H. Res. 37. Resolution authorizing the House of 
     Representatives to participate in State and local government 
     transit programs pursuant to section 7905 of title 5, United 
     States Code; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE (for herself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Ford):
       H. Res. 38. Resolution to express the sense of the House of 
     Representatives regarding the outstanding achievements of 
     NetDay; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SKAGGS:
       H. Res. 39. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to afford witnesses greater freedom to 
     provide information to House committees by eliminating 
     current administrative requirements; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H. Res. 40. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     concerning the need for accurate guidelines for breast cancer 
     screening for women between the ages of 40 and 49; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Andrews, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 41. 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. 6.17  memorials

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

       13. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Michigan, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 340: to memorialize the President, the 
     Congress of the United States, the Department of Defense, the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, and appropriate Federal 
     agencies to take certain steps in response to the gulf war 
     syndrome; to the Committee on National Security.
       14. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Ohio, 
     relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 21: to urge the 
     U.S. Congress, Governors of other States, and other State 
     legislatures to support H.R. 1842 and other legislative 
     initiatives to mitigate the economic warfare among the States 
     that has resulted from the adoption of targeted business 
     incentive programs; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       15. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Illinois, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 252 concerning a crude oil 
     transportation pipeline through the west suburban Chicago 
     region; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para. 6.18  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 9: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 14: Mr. Shays, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. McCrery, 
     Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Jones, Mr. Ney, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Hefley, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Talent, Mr. Rogan, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Granger, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
     Campbell, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 17: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 18: Mr. Knollenberg and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 54: Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Filner, Mr. Doolittle, and Ms. 
     Roybal-
     Allard.
       H.R. 69: Mr. Costello, Mr. Minge, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Campbell, Mr. Clement, Mr. Collins, Mr. Costello, Mr. Davis 
     of Virginia, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hefley, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McHugh, Ms. McKinney, 
     Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Norton, Mr. Norwood, 
     Mr. Parker, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Torres, 
     Mr. Wolf, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Scarborough.

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       H.R. 93: Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 98: Mr. Stark, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Norton, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 127: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Canady of Florida, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 131: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Fattah and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 169: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hostettler, 
     Mr. Ballenger, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Kim, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Ney, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Pitts, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 200: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Canady of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 225: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 235: Mr. Yates, Mr. Traficant, Ms. Norton, Mr. King of 
     New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     McNulty, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 279: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 280: Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Norton, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Foglietta, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Rangel, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 284: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. 
     Dellums.
       H.R. 285: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 286: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 287: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 289: Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 292: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 311: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Largent, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Royce, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Tiahrt.
       H.R. 331: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 350: Mr. Ney, Mr. Evans, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Duncan, 
     and Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Solomon, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 383: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 386: Mr. Borski and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 408: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Green, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Torres, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 415: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 423: Mr. Pitts and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 424: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. LaTourette, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 450: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Stark, Mr. Duncan, 
     Mr. Bishop, Mr. McDermott, and Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 466: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Green, Mr. Flake, 
     Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Rush, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mr. Manton, Ms. Norton, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Kennedy 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Whitfield and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 484: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Ms. Granger, Mr. Burr 
     of North Carolina, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 491: Mr. McHugh and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 499: Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Archer, Mr. Sam 
     Johnson, Ms. Granger, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Brady, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Combest, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
     Mr. Paul, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Turner, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Edwards, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Green, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 543: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Canady of Florida, and 
     Mr. Lipinski.
       H.J. Res. 1: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.J. Res. 2: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.J. Res. 8: Mr. Stark, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Green.
       H.J. Res. 19: Mr. Shays.
       H.J. Res. 27: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Towns, Mr. Royce, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Res. 28: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Graham, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. 
     Lipinski.
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                     THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1997 (7)

para. 7.1  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,

                                                 February 6, 1997.
       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. 7.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, February 5, 1997.
  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:

       1660. A letter from the Acting Secretary of State, 
     transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1661. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Model 4101 Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-86-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9914; AD 97-03-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1662. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Model Hawker 800 and 1000 
     and Model DH/BH/HS/BAe 125 Series Airplanes (Including Major 
     Variants C29A, U125, and U125A Series Airplanes) (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-258-AD; Amdt. 39-
     9913; AD 97-03-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 6, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1663. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace, Lee's Summit, MO [Docket No. 
     96-ACE-15] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 6, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1664. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Cortez, Colorado (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-022] 
     (RIN: 2120-xxxx) received February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1665. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Tampa, FL (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-32] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1666. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Knob Noster, MO (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-ACE-17] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1667. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Hays, KS (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-ACE-16] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1668. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Miami Opa Locka Airport, FL 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     ASO-1] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 6, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1669. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D Airspace; Homestad, FL (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-2] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para. 7.4  message from the president

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

para. 7.5  order of business--suspension of availability of statutory 
          ``fast track'' procedures

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may not be in order before Thursday, February 13, 
1997, for the House to consider a motion to proceed under section 
518A(e)(6)(A) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 1997, as contained in section 101(c) of the 
Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997.

para. 7.6  committee resignation--minority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, laid before the House the fol

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lowing communication, which was read as follows:

                                                 February 5, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby tender my resignation from the 
     House Committee on the Budget.
           Sincerely,
                                             Louise M. Slaughter. 

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 7.7  committee election--minority

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

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and that 
     they are hereby, elected to the following standing committees 
     of the House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Science: George Brown Jr., California.
       In lieu of the Members elected in H. Res. 36 to the 
     Committee on Small Business, the following Members: John 
     LaFalce, New York, Ike Skelton, Missouri, Norman Sisisky, 
     Virginia, Floyd Flake, New York, Glenn Poshard, Illinois, 
     Nydia Velazquez, New York, Bill Luther, Minnesota, John 
     Baldacci, Maine, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Illinois, Juanita 
     Millender-McDonald, California, Robert A. Weygand, Rhode 
     Island, Danny K. Davis, Illinois, Allen Boyd, Florida, 
     Carolyn McCarthy, New York, William Pascrell, New Jersey, 
     Virgil Goode, Virginia.
       In lieu of the Members elected in H. Res. 36 to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the following Members: Lane 
     Evans, Illinois, Joseph Kennedy, Massachusetts, Bob Filner, 
     California, Luis Gutierrez, Illinois, Sanford Bishop, 
     Georgia, James Clyburn, South Carolina, Corrine Brown, 
     Florida, Mike Doyle, Pennsylvania, Frank Mascara, 
     Pennsylvania, Collin Peterson, Minnesota, Julia Carson, 
     Indiana, Silvestre Reyes, Texas, Victor Snyder, Arkansas.

  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. 7.8  committee election--majority

  Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 43):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and he is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives: Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. 
     LaHood. 

  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. 7.9  message from the president--budget of the u.s. government, fy 
          1998

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

To the Congress of the United States:
  The 1998 Budget, which I am transmitting to you with this message, 
builds upon our successful economic program of the last four years by 
balancing the budget while investing in the future.
  My budget reaches balance in 2002 the right way--cutting unnecessary 
and lower-priority spending while protecting our values. It strengthens 
Medicare and Medicaid, improves last year's welfare reform law, and 
provides tax relief to help Americans raise their children, send them to 
college, and save for the future. It invests in education and training, 
the environment, science and technology, and law enforcement to raise 
living standards and the quality of life for average Americans.
  Over the last four years, my Administration and Congress have already 
done much of the hard work of reaching balance in 2002. We have reversed 
the trend of higher deficits that we inherited, and we have gone almost 
two-thirds of the way to reaching balance. Now, I want to work with 
Congress to achieve the final increment of deficit cutting and bring the 
budget into balance for the first time since 1969.


                  building a bridge to the 21st century

  For four years, my Administration has worked to prepare America for 
the future, to create a Government and a set of policies that will help 
give Americans the tools they need to compete in an increasingly 
competitive, global economy.
  We have worked to create opportunity for all Americans, to demand 
responsibility from all Americans, and to strengthen the American 
community. We have worked to bring the Nation together because, as 
Americans have shown time and again over the years, together we can 
overcome whatever hurdles stand before us.
  Working with Congress and the American people, we have put America on 
the right path. Today, the United States is safer, stronger, and more 
prosperous. Our budget deficit is much smaller, our Government much 
leaner, and our policies much wiser.

  The economic plan that we put in place in 1993 has exceeded all 
expectations. Already, it has helped to reduce the deficit by 63 
percent--from the record $290 billion of 1992 to just $107 billion in 
1996--and it has spurred a record of strong growth, low interest rates, 
low inflation, millions of new jobs, and record exports for four years.
  While cutting the deficit, we also have cut the Federal work force by 
over 250,000 positions, bringing it to its smallest size in 30 years 
and, as a share of the civilian work force, its smallest since the 
1930s. We have eliminated Federal regulations that we don't need and 
improved the ones we do. And we have done all this while improving the 
service that Federal agencies are providing to the American people.
  We have cut wisely. We have, in fact, cut enough in unnecessary and 
lower-priority spending to find the resources to invest in the future. 
That's why we were able to cut taxes for 15 million working families, 
to make college more affordable for 10 million students, to put tens of 
thousands of young people to work through national service, to invest 
more in basic and biomedical research, and to help reduce crime by 
putting more police on the street.
  My plan to reach balance in 2002 provides the resources to continue 
these important investments. We must not only provide tax relief for 
average Americans, but also increase access to education and training; 
expand health insurance to the unemployed and children who lack it; 
better protect the environment; enhance our investments in biomedical 
and other research; beef up our law enforcement efforts; and provide 
the needed funds for a thriving global policy and a strong defense.


                  putting the building blocks in place

  When my Administration took office in 1993, we inherited an economy 
that had barely grown over the previous four years while creating few 
jobs. The budget deficit had hit record levels, and experts in and out 
of Government expected it to go higher. Savings and investment were 
down, interest rates were up, and incomes remained stagnant making it 
harder for families to pay their bills.
  We put in place a comprehensive set of policies that are bearing 
fruit. By cutting the deficit from $290 billion to $107 billion last 
year, my economic program (and the strong economy it helped create) has 
brought the deficit to its lowest level since 1981. As a share of Gross 
Domestic Product (GDP), we have our smallest deficit since 1974 and the 
smallest of any major industrialized nation.
  Other parts of my economic policy also are helping to create jobs and 
raise living standards. With regard to trade, for instance, my 
Administration not only completed the Uruguay Round of the General 
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the North American Free Trade 
Agreement, but also more than 200 separate trade agreements, helping to 
raise exports to record levels. By opening overseas markets to American 
goods--by encouraging free and fair trade--we are creating high-wage 
jobs at home.
  Taken together, our budget and trade policies have helped to create 
over 11 million new jobs in the last four years. After two decades of 
troubling stagnation, incomes have begun to rise again while inequality 
shrinks. Also, partly due to a strong economy (and partly to our 
policies), poverty, welfare, and crime are down all across America.
  With strong growth, low interest rates, low inflation, millions more 
jobs, record exports, more savings and investment, and higher incomes, 
the Nation is enjoying what such experts as Alan Greenspan, the 
chairman of the Federal Reserve, have described as the healthiest 
economy in a generation.
  Now, our challenge is to complete the job that we began in 1993--to 
bring the budget into balance for the first time since 1969 while 
continuing to invest in

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the American people. My budget does that.


            improving performance in a balanced budget world

  Led by the Vice President's National Performance Review, we are truly 
creating a Government that ``works better and costs less.''
  We have cut the Federal work force by over 250,000 positions, 
eliminated over 200 programs and projects, closed nearly 2,000 obsolete 
field offices, cut red tape, and eliminated thousands of pages of 
regulations while dramatically simplifying thousands more. We also are 
providing better service for Americans--at the Social Security 
Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other agencies.
  Our efforts to balance the budget will continue to put a premium on 
spending wisely. I am determined that we will provide the highest-
quality service to Americans for the lowest price. And I will demand 
that agencies continue to search for better and better ways to achieve 
results for the American people.
  As we move ahead, we plan to follow a series of strategies that build 
upon our successes to date. We will, for instance, restructure agencies 
to make them more flexible and decentralized. We will work to ensure 
that Federal employees and their managers work together to achieve 
common goals. We will expand competition to ensure that agencies 
perform their functions as efficiently as possible.
  Government cannot solve all of our problems, but it surely must help 
us solve many of them. We need an effective Government to serve as a 
partner with States, localities, business and labor, communities, 
schools, and families. Only when we can show the American people that 
Government can, in fact, work better for them can we restore their 
confidence in it. And I am determined to do just that.


   Creating Opportunity, Demanding Responsibility, and Strengthening 
                               Community

  I worked with the last Congress to ensure that as many as 25 million 
Americans no longer have to fear that they will lose their access to 
health insurance if they lose their jobs or change jobs; that people no 
longer will be denied coverage because they have preexisting medical 
conditions; that insurance companies will sell coverage to small 
employer groups and to individuals who lose group coverage; and that 
self-employed people will find it easier and cheaper to get health 
insurance. Now, I want to strengthen both Medicare and Medicaid to 
ensure that they continue to serve the tens of millions of Americans 
who rely on them, to expand health care coverage to help the growing 
numbers of American children and families who lack insurance, and to 
promote public health. My budget invests more in biomedical research, 
in programs to combat infectious diseases, in the Ryan White AIDS 
program that provides potentially life-extending drug therapies to many 
people with AIDS, and in community health centers and Indian Health 
Service facilities that serve critically underserved populations.
  We have to ensure that every American has the skills and education 
needed to win in the new economy, and we can do that only if every 
American is ready for a lifetime of continuous learning. My budget 
expands Head Start, increases our investments in Federal elementary and 
secondary education programs, launches a new effort to jumpstart needed 
school renovation and construction, and provides funds for America 
Reads to ensure that all children can read well and independently by 
the end of third grade. To expand higher education and training to all 
Americans, I propose HOPE scholarship tax credits of up to $1,500 for 
two years, tax deductions of up to $10,000, the largest increase in 
Pell Grant scholarships in two decades, lower student loan fees and 
interest rates, and the G.I Bill for America's Workers so they can 
choose where to get the best job training available.
  We do not have to choose between a stronger economy and a cleaner 
environment. Over the last four years, we have produced both. Now, we 
want to go further. In this budget, I am proposing the funds to speed 
up toxic waste clean-ups, to redevelop abandoned and contaminated sites 
known as ``brownfields,'' to improve the facilities at our national 
parks, to advance our salmon recovery efforts, to invest in energy 
efficiency and renewable energy, to further our environmental efforts 
overseas, and to expand our work with States, localities, private 
groups, and others to restore such sensitive ecosystems at the South 
Florida Everglades and California's Bay-Delta area between San 
Francisco and Sacramento.

  We must maintain our leadership in research, the results of which 
have so greatly improved our health and well-being. Federal research, 
in concert with the private sector, creates new knowledge, trains our 
workers, generates new jobs and industries, solves many of our health 
care challenges, strengthens our ability to address environmental 
issues, enables us to teach our children better, and ensures that we 
can maintain a strong, capable national defense. I am proposing to 
increase our investments in basic research in health sciences at the 
National Institutes of Health, in basic research and education at the 
National Science Foundation, in research at other agencies that depend 
on science and technology, and in cooperative ventures with industry, 
such as through the successful Advanced Technology Program and 
Manufacturing Extension Partnerships.
  I want to build on our efforts to fight crime, curb the scourge of 
illegal drugs, and secure the Nation's borders. Crime is falling all 
across America. And, under the Brady Bill that I fought so hard to 
achieve, we have prevented over 100,000 felons, fugitives, and stalkers 
from obtaining guns. Now, I want to make further progress and, in 
particular, target juvenile crime and violence. My budget continues our 
progress toward putting 100,000 more police on the street. It renews 
our efforts to fight drug abuse, particularly by focusing on youth 
prevention programs to reverse the recent trends of softening attitudes 
toward drugs and more drug use by young Americans. It also strengthens 
our efforts to control illegal immigration by stopping those who want 
to enter illegally, quickly removing those who slipped by, and making 
it harder for illegal immigrants to get jobs.

  Because some American communities have grown disconnected from the 
opportunity and prosperity that most of us enjoy, I want to help 
communities attract private investment to spur their revitalization. 
Because permanent solutions must come from the community level, my 
budget proposes to create opportunities and offer incentives for 
individuals and businesses to participate directly in addressing local 
problems. I want to expand my national service program so that more 
Americans can volunteer and earn money for college. I want to expand 
Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities, making more and more 
communities eligible for the tax incentives and other support that can 
spur a return of business and jobs. I also want to expand the Community 
Development Financial Institutions Fund to enhance credit and other 
services to distressed areas. In addition, the Nation's capital, which 
suffers from a unique set of challenges, would benefit greatly from the 
groundbreaking proposal that I have previously outlined.
  I am pleased that, today, 2.1 million fewer Americans are on welfare 
than the day I took office, both because of a strong economy and 
because I have helped States to test innovative ways to move people 
from welfare to work and protect children. I am also pleased that I 
could sign last year's welfare reform legislation, because I believe it 
will promote my basic goals of work, family, and responsibility. I have 
directed my Administration to work closely with States so that we can 
make welfare reform succeed. Last year's law, however, also included 
excessive budget cuts, mainly affecting nutrition programs, legal 
immigrants, and children, that had nothing to do with welfare reform. 
In signing the bill, I said that I would seek legislation to address 
those problems. My budget does that.
  Over the last four years, we have provided tax relief to millions of 
working Americans and to small businesses. But I want to go further by 
helping middle-income Americans raise their children, send them to 
college, and save for the future. For those Americans, my tax plan 
offers a $500 per child tax credit for all children under 13, a $1,500-
a-year tax credit to help families send their children to college for 
two years, a $10,000 tax deduction for tuition and fees for higher 
education and training,

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and expanded Individual Retirement Accounts to encourage saving and 
enable families to cope with unforeseen problems. I am also proposing 
to ensure that homeowners do not have to pay capital gains taxes on 99 
percent of all homes sales. My tax plan would promote the hiring of 
long-term welfare recipients in order to help move people from welfare 
to work, restore the tax credit that encourages business research and 
development, and expand tax credits for Empowerment Zones and 
Enterprise Communities. And it would help finance my tax relief by 
eliminating unwarranted tax loopholes and preferences.

  On the international front, we must continue to project our 
leadership abroad while we advance our national goals. With the Cold 
War over, we have a great opportunity to expand democracy overseas, but 
we will have a much better chance to succeed if we fulfill our 
international commitments. In this budget, I am proposing that we pay 
our arrears to the United Nations and other international 
organizations, so that our leadership is not undermined at this crucial 
time. But I will also insist that these institutions control their 
budgets and enact the reforms that our Government and others have 
called for. In addition, we must continue our support for Russia and 
the New Independent States of the Soviet Union as they make the 
difficult transition to free markets and democracy, and we must be 
prepared to do whatever we can to advance the difficult, but vital, 
peace process in the Middle East. A strong, coherent foreign policy 
also will help us further our progress in opening markets abroad, and 
my budget proposes strong, continued support for the Federal efforts 
that help to expand exports.
  Finally, our goals both at home and abroad must rest on the firm 
foundation of a strong national defense. It is a strong defense that 
safeguards our interests, prevents conflict, and secures the peace. We 
must ensure that our armed forces are highly ready and armed with the 
best equipment that technology can provide. They must be prepared and 
trained for the new threats to our security--from the proliferation of 
weapons of mass destruction, to ethnic and regional conflicts, to 
terrorism and drug trafficking that directly threaten our free and open 
society. My budget continues to sustain and modernize the world's 
strongest and most ready military force, a force capable of prevailing 
in two nearly simultaneous regional conflicts. It fully funds our 
commitment to maintain the highest levels of training and readiness, 
and to equip our uniformed men and women with the most advanced 
technologies in the world. We must never fall short when it comes to 
defense.


                               conclusion

  Our policies are working. By dramatically cutting the deficit and 
investing in the future, we have helped to spur four years of strong 
economic growth, providing vast new opportunities for millions of 
Americans. Jobs, incomes, savings, investment, exports, and 
homeownership are all up. Crime, poverty, teen pregnancy, and 
inequality are all down. Clearly, we are moving in the right direction.
  But our work is not done. For too long, the Federal Government has 
spent much more than it received, creating deficits that cast doubt on 
both our economic future and our ability to govern. In the last four 
years, we have made huge progress, cutting the deficit by nearly two-
thirds. I urge Congress to help me finish the job and balance the 
budget by 2002--giving the American people the balanced budget they 
deserve.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  February 6, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-3).

para. 7.10  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. SNOWBARGER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, February 10, 1997, at 2 o'clock p.m.

para. 7.11  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. SNOWBARGER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, February 10, 1997, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11, 1997, for 
``morning-hour debate''.

para. 7.12  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. SNOWBARGER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
February 12, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.
  And then,

para. 7.13  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 11 o'clock and 28 minutes a.m., the House adjourned until 
2 o'clock p.m. on Monday, February 10, 1997.

para. 7.14  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 (Rept. No. 105-2). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para. 7.15  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. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. 
             Manton):
       H.R. 624. A bill to amend the Armored Car Industry 
     Reciprocity Act of 1993 to clarify certain requirements and 
     to improve the flow of interstate commerce; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Stark, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Leach, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Olver, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ney, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Towns, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Klink, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Stupak, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Green, Ms. Furse, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Markey, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Boucher, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Manton):
       H.R. 625. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide additional consumer protections for 
     Medicare supplemental insurance; 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. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 626. A bill to provide Federal housing assistance to 
     native Hawaiians; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Kim, and Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii):
       H.R. 627. A bill to establish a visa waiver pilot program 
     for nationals of Korea who are traveling in tour groups to 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Ms. Harman, and Mr. 
             Frost):
       H.R. 628. 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. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Allen, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Combest, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Edwards, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Green, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Turner, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina):
       H.R. 629. 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. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             Mr. Torres, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Herger, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Packard, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. Cox of California):
       H.R. 630. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the 
     exclusive application of California State regulations 
     regarding reformu

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     lated gas in certain areas within the State; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida:
       H.R. 631. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to place the burden on the Secretary of the Treasury of 
     proving the accuracy of determinations forming a basis for 
     certain notices of deficiency; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 632. A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for 
     Members of Congress, 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. DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 633. A bill to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
     to provide that the annuities of certain special agents and 
     security personnel of the Department of State be computed in 
     the same way as applies generally with respect to Federal law 
     enforcement officers, and for other purposes; 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. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. Hall 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 634. 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 Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Shays, Ms. Furse, Ms. Molinari, 
             Mr. Manton, Mr. andrews, and Mr. Farr of California):
       H.R. 635. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to extend 
     the licensing requirements of the act to additional dealers 
     in animals and to strengthen the registration, prohibition, 
     and enforcement provisions of the act; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 636. A bill to prohibit fund-raising at the White 
     House and elsewhere; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 637. 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 Way and Means.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Hansen, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 638. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for continuing appropriations in the absence of 
     regular appropriations; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 639. A bill to establish a commission on structural 
     alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Herger, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Latham, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
             Mr. Christensen, and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.R. 640. A bill to amend the wetland 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. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Petri, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and 
             Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 641. A bill to implement equal protection under the 
     14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right 
     to life of each born and preborn human person from the moment 
     of fertilization; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LaHOOD:
       H.R. 642. 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. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Regula, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Traficant, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Clay, Mr. Sawyer, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Norton, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Portman, Mr. Olver, Mr. Filner, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Scott, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Towns, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Owens, 
             and Mr. Lewis of California):
       H.R. 643. A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse to be 
     constructed at the corner of Superior and Huron Roads, in 
     Cleveland, OH, as the ``Carl B. Stokes United States 
     Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Petri, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Pease, and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 644. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the deposit of the general revenue portion of 
     the motor fuel excise taxes into the highway trust fund and 
     airport and airway trust fund, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 645. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to regulate 
     certain cash markets, such as the National Cheese Exchange, 
     until the Commission determines that the market does not 
     establish reference points for other transactions; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 646. A bill to improve price discovery in milk and 
     dairy markets by reducing the effects of the National Cheese 
     Exchange on the basic formula price established under milk 
     marketing orders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 647. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to prescribe a salary base for an exemption of an 
     employee for the wage requirements of such Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 648. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from 
     treating as allowable costs under a defense contract any 
     restructuring costs of the Boeing Co. arising from its 
     acquisition of the McDonnell Douglas Corp.; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
           By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself and Mr. 
             Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 649. A bill to amend sections of the Department of 
     Energy Organization Act that are obsolete or inconsistent 
     with other statutes and to repeal a related section of the 
     Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. 
             Carson, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. Pease):
       H.R. 650. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     improve safety at public railway-highway crossings, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     infrastructure.
           By Mr. WHITE:
       H.R. 651. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project 
     located in the State of Washington, and for other Purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 652. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project 
     located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 653. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to permit interactive computer services to provide 
     their facilities free of charge to candidates for Federal 
     offices for the purpose of disseminating campaign information 
     and enhancing public debate; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Royce, and Mr. Gilman):
       H. Con. Res. 16. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     urgent need to improve the living standards of those South 
     Asians living in the Ganges and the Brahmaputra River Basin; 
     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. BOSWELL:
       H. Res. 42. Resolution designating minority membership to 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.

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           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 43. Resolution electing Representative Ray LaHood 
     of Illinois to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; considered 
     and agreed to.

para. 7.16  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII:

       Mr. PETRI introduced a bill (H.R. 654) for the relief of 
     Thomas McDermott, Sr.; which was referred to the Committee on 
     Resources.

para. 7.17  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 84: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 99: Mr. Metcalf and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 126: Mr. Tiahrt and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 131: Mr. Shadegg and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 132: Mr. Stearns and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 137: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Portman, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Campbell, 
     Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Jackson and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Jackson, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mrs. Kaptur, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Leach, Mr. Luther, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. 
     Waxman.
       H.R. 554: Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Barr of Georgia and Ms. Molinari.
       H.J. Res. 28: Mr. Crane, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Green, and Mr. McNulty.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Mascara. 
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                      MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1997 (8)

para. 8.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                February 10, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Mac Collins 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. COLLINS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, February 6, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 8.3  communications

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

       1670. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Importation of Fresh Hass Avocado Fruit 
     Grown in Michoacan, Mexico [Docket No. 94-116-5] (RIN: 0579-
     AA84) received February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1671. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Ports Designated for the Exportation of 
     Animals; Georgia [Docket No. 96-054-2] received February 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1672. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tobacco-Tobacco Loan 
     Program, Importer Assessments (Commodity Credit Corporation) 
     (RIN: 0560-AD93) received February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1673. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Consumer 
     Service, transmitting the Service's ``Major'' final rule--
     Child and Adult Care Food Program Improved Targeting of Day 
     Care Home Reimbursements; Correction and Extension of Comment 
     Period (RIN: 0584-AC42) received February 7, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1674. 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, 1997, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e) (H. Doc. No. 105-42); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1675. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Application of Berry Amendment [DFARS Case 96-D333] received 
     February 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       1676. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a copy of the final report as required by 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.
       1677. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Regulation H, Expanded Examination Cycle 
     for Certain Small Insured Institutions [Docket No. R-0957] 
     received February 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1678. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Public Housing Management Assessment 
     Program [Docket No. FR-3447-1-03] (RIN: 2577-AA89) received 
     February 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1679. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Fiscal Year 1997 Portfolio 
     Reengineering Demonstration Program Guidelines [Docket No. 
     FR-4162-N-01] received February 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1680. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Loan Guaranty: 
     Flood Insurance Requirements (RIN: 2900-AH63) received 
     February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1681. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to Algeria, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1682. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Forms, 
     Instructions, and Reports (RIN: 3064-AB89) received February 
     4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       1683. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Expanded Examination Cycle for Certain Small Insured 
     Institutions [Docket No. 96-114] (RIN: 1550-AB02] received 
     February 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1684. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting final regulations--The State Vocational 
     Rehabilitation Services Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     1232(f) GEPA Sec. 437(f); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       1685. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the Disability and Rehabilitation 
     Research Projects and Centers Program, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1686. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the State Vocational Rehabilitation 
     Services Program, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1687. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor 
     for OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Reporting 
     Occupational Injury and Illness Data to OSHA [Docket No. R-
     02] (RIN: 1218-AB24) received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1688. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a copy of Presidential Determination No. 
     96-54: Exempting the United States Air Force's operating 
     location near Groom Lake, Nevada, from any Federal, State, 
     interstate, or local hazardous or solid waste laws that might 
     require the disclosure of classified information concerning 
     that operating location to unauthorized persons, pursuant to 
     42 U.S.C. 6961; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1689. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Substituted Cyclohexyldiamino Ethyl Esters; Revocation of a 
     Significant New Use Rule [OPPTS-50598B; FRL-5580-5] received 
     February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1690. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois 
     [IL154-1a; FRL-5685-7] received February 4, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1691. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois 
     [IL153-1a; FRL-5685-1] received February 4, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1692. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Land

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     Disposal Restrictions: Correction of Tables Treatment 
     Standards for Hazardous Wastes and Universal Treatment 
     Standards [FRL-5681-4] received February 4, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1693. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Parts 74, 78, 101 of the 
     Commission's Rules to Adopt More Flexible Standards for 
     Directional Microwave Antennas [ET Docket No. 96-35] received 
     February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1694. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Implementation of Section 402(b)(1)(A) of the 
     Telecommunications Act of 1996 [CC Docket No. 96-187] 
     received February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1695. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Belview, Minnesota) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-209 RM-8885] received February 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1696. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Implementation of Section 203 of the 
     Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Broadcast License Terms) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-90] received February 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1697. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Avra Valley, Comobabi, 
     Florence, Oracle, Oro Valley, and San Carlos, Arizona) [MM 
     Docket No. 95-127 RM-8676 RM-8726] received February 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1698. A letter from the Secretary of the Commission, 
     Federal Trade Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water Use 
     of Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required Under 
     the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (``Appliance Labeling 
     Rule'') [16 CFR Part 305] received February 6, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1699. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Health Claims; Oats and Coronary Heart 
     Disease [Docket No. 95P-0197] (RIN: 0910-AA19) received 
     February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1700. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Investigational Device Exemptions; Intraocular Lenses 
     [Docket No. 9IN-0292] received February 7, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1701. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Fissile Material 
     Shipments and Exemptions [10 CFR Part 71] (RIN: 3150-AF58) 
     received February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1702. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Disclosure of Accounting Policies for Derivative 
     Financial Instruments and Derivative Commodity Instruments 
     and Disclosure of Quantitative and Qualitative Information 
     About Market Risk Inherent in Derivative Financial 
     Instruments, Other Financial Instruments, and Derivative 
     Commodity Instruments [Release Nos. 33-7386; 34-38223; IC-
     22487; FR-48] (RIN: 3235-AG42, 3235-AG77) received February 
     4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1703. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the Federal Government 
     frequency assignments in the 4635-4660 MHz frequency band 
     have been withdrawn by NTIA in compliance with section 114 of 
     the Act, pursuant to title VI of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 (H. Doc. No. 105-43); to the 
     Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
       1704. 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 1996 who are 
     performing services for which reimbursement is provided under 
     section 21(a) or section 43(b), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2765(a)(6); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1705. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report entitled ``Report on U.S. Government Assistance to and 
     Cooperative Activities with the New Independent States of the 
     Former Soviet Union,'' pursuant to Public Law 102-511, 
     section 104; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1706. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     512, ``Recorder of Deeds Recordation Surcharge Amendment Act 
     of 1996'' received February 6, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1707. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     525, ``Alcohol Beverage Control Act Private Club Exception 
     Amendment Act of 1996'' received February 6, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1708. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     526, ``Procurement Reform Amendment Act of 1996'' received 
     February 6, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1709. A letter from the Senior Vice President and CFO, 
     Potomac Electric Power Co., transmitting a copy of the 
     balance sheet of Potomac Electric Power Co. as of December 
     31, 1996, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 43-513; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1710. A letter from the Administrator and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Bonneville Power Administration, transmitting the 
     annual management report and the 1996 annual report, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1711. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Directors, 
     Corporation for Public Broadcasting, transmitting the 
     semiannual report on the activities of the Office of 
     Inspector General for the period April 1, 1996, through 
     September 30, 1996; 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.
       1712. A letter from the Chair, Foreign Claims Settlement 
     Commission, Department of Justice, transmitting a copy of the 
     annual report in compliance with the Government in the 
     Sunshine Act during the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1713. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting the Authority's report entitled 
     ``District of Columbia's Procurement System''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1714. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting the Authority's report entitled 
     ``D.C. Unfunded Pension Liability; Major Findings and 
     Recommendations''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1715. A letter from the Administrator, Panama Canal 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1716. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Badlands National Park, 
     Commercial Vehicles (National Park Service) [36 CFR Part 7] 
     (RIN: 1024-AC30) received February 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1717. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Final 
     Regulations [Docket No. 960712192-6192-01] (RIN: 0648-AD85) 
     received February 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       1718. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator of 
     the Office of Diversion Control, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Comprehensive 
     Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996; Possession of List I 
     Chemicals, Definitions, Record Retention, and Temporary 
     Exemption from Chemical Registration for Distributors of 
     Combination Ephedrine Products (Drug Enforcement 
     Administration) [DEA Number 154I] (RIN: 1117-AA42) received 
     February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       1719. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, Little 
     League Baseball Incorporated, transmitting the Organization's 
     annual report for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
     pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1084(b); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1720. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Paralyzed 
     Veterans of America, transmitting a copy of the annual audit 
     report of the Paralyzed Veterans of America for the fiscal 
     year ended September 30, 1996, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1166; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1721. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and 
     Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Patent and Trademark 
     Office, transmitting the Office's final rule--Interim 
     Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species 
     of Chemical Compositions Based Upon a Single Prior Act 
     Reference [Docket No. 970129014-7014-01] (RIN: 0651-xx09) 
     received February 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1722. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     National Freight Transportation Policy [Docket No. OST-96-
     1188] (RIN: 2105-ZZ00) received February 6, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       1723. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Seaway Regulations and Rules: Great Lakes Pilotage Rates 
     (Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation) (RIN: 2135-
     AA08) received February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1724. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's first report on 
     the drinking water infrastructure needs survey, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104-182; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1725. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Household Goods 
     Tariffs [STB Ex Parte No. 555] received February 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1726. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Dependency and 
     Income [38 CFR Part 3] (RIN: 2900-AI47) received February 5, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       1727. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Spouse and 
     Surviving Spouse [38 CFR Part 3] (RIN: 2900-AI36) received 
     February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       1728. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Deposits of Excise Taxes [Notice 97-151] received February 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1729. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting the CBO's sequestration preview report 
     for fiscal year 1998, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-587); jointly, to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Budget.
       1730. 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 2606(e) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 to all States, tribes, and 
     territories, pursuant to section 2604(g) of the Low-Income 
     Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Commerce and Education and the Workforce.
       1731. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report on deliveries under 
     section 540 of Public Law 104-107 to the Government of Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 104-107, section 
     540(c) (110 Stat. 736); jointly, to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.

para. 8.4  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mrs. Sara Emery, one of his 
secretaries.

para. 8.5  committee resignation--majority

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 February 4, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby resign my appointment to the 
     House Veterans' Affairs Committee.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Duncan Hunter.
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 8.6  joint committee on taxation

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

                                      Committee on Ways and Means,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, February 5, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, the Capitol, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I am forwarding to you the Committee's 
     recommendations for certain designations required by law for 
     the 105th Congress.
       First, pursuant to Section 8002 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, the Committee designated the following members 
     to serve on the Joint Committee on Taxation for the 105th 
     Congress: Mr. Archer, Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Rangel, and 
     Mr. Stark.
       Second, pursuant to Section 161 of the Trade Act of 1974, 
     the Committee recommended the following members to serve as 
     official advisors for international conference meetings and 
     negotiating sessions on trade agreements: Mr. Archer, Mr. 
     Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Matsui.
       With best personal regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bill Archer.
                                                         Chairman.

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments to the Joint Committee on Taxation.

para. 8.7  international conferences and trade agreements advisers

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, by unanimous consent, announced 
the Speaker's selection, 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, the following Members 
of the 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 Fifth Congress: Messrs. Archer, Crane, 
Thomas, Rangel and Matsui.

para. 8.8  permanent select committee on intelligence

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, by unanimous consent, announced 
that pursuant to the provisions of clause 1 of rule XLVIII and clause 
6(f) of rule X, the Speaker appointed to the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence the following Members: Messrs. Young of Florida, Lewis 
of California, Shuster, McCollum, Castle, Boehlert, Bass, Gibbons, 
Dicks, Dixon, Skaggs, Mses. Pelosi, and Harman.

para. 8.9  committee election--minority

  Mr. UNDERWOOD, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 44):

       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 Standards of Official Conduct: Mr. 
     Howard L. Berman 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. 8.10  communication from the clerk--designation of assistant clerk

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                February 10, 1997.
     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. Julie Perrier 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 105th 
     Congress or until modified by me.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para. 8.11  message from the president--economic report of the president

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

To the Congress of the United States:
  Four years ago, we began a journey to change the course of the 
American economy. We wanted this country to go into the 21st century as 
a Nation in which every American who was willing to work for it could 
have a chance--not a guarantee, but a real chance--at the American 
dream. We have worked hard to achieve that goal, and today our economy 
is stronger than it has been in decades.

                           The Economic Record

  The challenge we faced in January 1993 was to put the economy on a new 
course of fiscal responsibility while continuing to invest in our 
future. In the last 4 years, the unemployment rate has come down by 
nearly a third: from 7.5 percent to 5.4 percent. The economy has created 
11.2 million new jobs, and over two-thirds of recent employment growth 
has been in industry/occupation groups paying above-median wages. Over 
the past 4 years inflation has averaged 2.8 percent, lower than in any 
Administration since John F. Kennedy was President. The combination of 
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tion is the lowest it has been in three decades. And business investment 
has grown more than 11 percent per year--its fastest pace since the 
early 1960s.
  As the economy has grown, the fruits of that growth are being shared 
more equitably among all Americans. Between 1993 and 1995 the poverty 
rate fell from 15.1 percent to 13.8 percent--the largest 2-year drop in 
over 20 years. Poverty rates among the elderly and among African-
Americans are at the lowest level since these data were first collected 
in 1959. And real median family income has risen by $1,600--the largest 
growth rate since the Administration of President Johnson.

                           The Economic Agenda

  Our comprehensive economic agenda has helped put America's economy 
back on the right track. This agenda includes:
  Historic Deficit Reduction. Since the 1992 fiscal year, the Federal 
budget deficit has been cut by 63 percent--from $290 billion to $107 
billion in fiscal 1996. As a percentage of the Nation's gross domestic 
product, the deficit has fallen over the same period from 4.7 percent to 
1.4 percent, and it is now the lowest it has been in more than 20 years. 
In 1992 the budget deficit for all levels of government was larger in 
relation to our economy than those of Japan and Germany were to theirs. 
Now the deficit is smaller by that same measure than in any other major 
industrialized economy. And this Administration has proposed a plan 
that balances the budget by 2002, while protecting critical investments 
in America's future.

  Investments in Education and Technology. Deficit reduction remains a 
priority, but it is not an end in itself. Balancing the budget by 
cutting investments in education, or by failing to give adequate 
support to science and technology, could actually slow economic growth. 
To succeed in the new global economy, our children must receive a 
world-class education. Every child in America should be able to read by 
the age of 8, log onto the Internet by the age of 12, and receive at 
least 14 years of quality education: 2 years of college should become 
as universal as high school is today. And we must make sure that every 
child who wants to go to college has the resources to do so.
  Expanding Markets. We have aggressively sought to expand exports and 
open markets abroad. In the past 4 years we have achieved two major 
trade agreements: The North American Free Trade Agreement and the 
Uruguay round accord of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 
which established the World Trade Organization. Members of the Asia-
Pacific Economic Cooperation forum and the proposed Free Trade Area of 
the Americas have committed to establishing free trade among themselves 
by 2020 and 2005, respectively. And we have opened new markets abroad 
by signing more than 200 other important trade agreements. As a result, 
U.S. exports have boomed, which means higher wages for American workers 
in export industries--often 13 to 16 percent higher than the rest of 
the workforce.
  Reforming Government. The strength of the American economy lies in 
the energy, creativity, and determination of our citizens. Over the 
past 4 years we have worked hard to create an environment in which 
business can flourish. And as the private sector has expanded, the 
Federal Government has improved its efficiency and cost-effectiveness. 
We have energetically reformed regulations in key sectors of the 
economy, including telecommunications, electricity, and banking, as 
well as environmental regulation. And we have reduced the size of the 
Federal Government as a percentage of the workforce to the smallest it 
has been since the 1930's.


          continuing to create an economy for the 21st century

  America's workers are back at work and our factories are humming. 
Once again, America leads the world in automobile manufacturing. Our 
high-technology industries are the most competitive in the world. 
Poverty is down and real wages are at last beginning to rise. And we 
have laid the foundations for future long-term economic growth by 
reducing the deficit and investing in education.

  During the past 4 years, we have worked to prepare all Americans for 
the challenges and opportunities of the new global economy of the 21st 
century. We have worked to restore fiscal discipline in our government, 
to expand opportunities for education and training for our children and 
workers, to reform welfare and encourage work, and to expand the 
frontiers of free trade. But there is more work to be done. We must 
continue to provide our citizens with the tools to make the most of 
their own lives so that the American dream is within the reach of every 
American.

                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 10, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Joint Economic 
Committee and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-2).

para. 8.12  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iraq

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, 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 14, 1996, concerning the national emergency with 
respect to Iraq that was declared in Executive order 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 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 12724, which was issued in order to align the sanctions 
imposed by the United States with United Nations Security Council 
Resolution (UNSCR) 661 of August 6, 1990.
  Executive Order 12817 was issued on October 21, 1992, to implement in 
the United States measures adopted in UNSCR 778 of October 2, 1992. 
UNSCR 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 finances 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 12722 and 
matters relating to Executive Orders 12724 and 12817 (the ``Executive 
Orders''). The report covers events from August 2, 1996 through February 
1, 1997.
  1. In April 1995, the U.N. Security Council adopted UNSCR 986 
authorizing Iraq to export up to $1 billion in petroleum and petroleum 
products per quarter for 6 months under U.N. supervision in order to 
finance the purchase of food, medicine, and other humanitarian supplies. 
This arrangement may be renewed by the Secretary Council for additional 
6-month periods. UNSCR 986 includes arrangements to ensure equitable 
distribution of humanitarian

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goods purchased with UNSCSR 986 oil revenues 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. On May 20, 1996, a memorandum of understanding was 
concluded between the Secretariat of the United Nations and the 
Government of Iraq agreeing on terms for implementing UNSCR 986. On 
August 8, 1996, the UNSC committee established pursuant to UNSCR 661 
(``the 661 Committee'') adopted procedures to be employed by the 661 
Committee in implementation of UNSCR 986. On December 9, 1996, the 
Secretary General released the report requested by paragraph 13 of 
UNSCR 986, making UNSCR 986 effective as of 12:01 a.m. December 10.

  2. During the reporting period, there have been three amendments to 
the Iraqi Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 575 (the 
``Regulations''), administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control 
(OFAC) of the Department of the Treasury. The Regulations were amended 
on August 22, 1996, to add the Antiterrorism and Effective Death 
Penalty Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-132; 110 Stat. 1214-1319 (the 
``Antiterrorism Act'')) as an authority for the Regulations (61 Fed. 
Reg. 43460, August 23, 1996). Section 321 of the Antiterrorism Act (18 
U.S.C. 2332d), which I signed into law on April 24, 1996, makes it a 
criminal offense for United States persons, except as provided in 
regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, to engage in financial transactions with 
the governments of countries designated under section 6(j) of the 
Export Administration Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2405) as supporting 
international terrorism. United States persons who engage in such 
transactions are subject to criminal fines under title 18, United 
States Code, imprisonment for up to 10 years, or both. Because the 
Regulations already prohibited such transactions, with minor exceptions 
for transactions such as donations of humanitarian aid, no substantive 
change to the prohibitions of the Regulations was necessary. This 
amendment also notes the criminal penalties that may be imposed for 
violations of the Antiterrorism Act and implementing regulations. A 
copy of the amendment is attached.
  The Regulations were amended on October 21, 1996 (61 Fed. Reg. 54936, 
October 23, 1996), to implement section 4 of the Federal Civil 
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt 
Collection Improvement Act of 1996, by adjusting for inflation the 
amount of the civil monetary penalties that may be assessed under the 
Regulations. The Regulations, as amended, increase the maximum civil 
monetary penalty provided by law from $250,000 to $275,000 per 
violation.
  The amended Regulations also reflect an amendment to 18 U.S.C. 1001 
contained in section 330016(1)(L) of Public Law 103-322; 108 Stat. 
2147. The amendment notes the availability of higher criminal fines 
pursuant to the formulas set forth in 18 U.S.C. 3571. A copy of the 
amendment is attached.
  The Regulations were amended on December 10, 1996, to provide a 
statement of licensing policy regarding specific licensing of United 
States persons seeking to purchase Iraqi-origin petroleum and petroleum 
products from Iraq (61 Fed. Reg. 65312, December 11, 1996). Statements 
of licensing policy were also provided regarding sales of essential 
parts and equipment for the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik pipeline system, and 
sales of humanitarian goods to Iraq, pursuant to United Nations 
approval. A general license was also added to authorize dealings in 
Iraqi-origin petroleum and petroleum products that have been exported 
from Iraq with United Nations and United States Government approval. 
The rule also added definitions and made technical amendments. A copy 
of the amendment is attached.
  All executory contracts must contain terms requiring that all 
proceeds of oil purchases from the Government of Iraq, including the 
State Oil Marketing Organization must be placed in the U.N. escrow 
account at Banque Nationale de Paris, New York (the ``986 Escrow 
Account''), and all Iraqi payments for authorized sales of pipeline 
parts and equipment, humanitarian goods, and incidental transaction 
costs borne by Iraq will, upon approval by the UNSC committee 
established pursuant to the 661 Committee, be paid or payable out of 
the 986 Escrow Account.

  3. Investigations of possible violations of the Iraqi sanctions 
continue to be pursued and appropriate enforcement actions taken. 
Several cases from prior reporting periods are continuing and recent 
additional allegations have been referred by OFAC to the U.S. Customs 
Service for investigation. Several OFAC civil penalty proceedings are 
pending. 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 OFAC's listing 
of individuals and organizations determined to be Specially Designated 
Nationals (SDNs) of the Government of Iraq.
  Since my last report, three civil monetary penalties totaling 
$102,250 have been collected from one financial institution and two 
individuals for violation of the prohibitions against transactions with 
Iraq. Additional administrative procedures have been initiated and 
others await commencement.
  4. Pursuant to Executive Order 12817 implementing UNSCR 778, on 
October 26, 1992, OFAC 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 December 13, 1996, OFAC directed the 
Federal Reserve Bank of New York to transfer the interest accrued on 
the blocked account to the U.N. escrow account established pursuant to 
UNSCR 778, to match contributions in excess of $30 million by other 
countries.
  5. The Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a total of 653 
specific licenses regarding transactions pertaining to Iraq and 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, and 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. 
Since my last report, 23 specific licenses have been issued.
  6. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from August 2, 1996, through February 1, 1997, that 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 $1 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. Six 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, in

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cluding military equipment that was 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 refusal of unimpeded access; 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 Bagdad government continues to violate basic human rights of its 
own citizens through systemic repression of minorities and denial of 
humanitarian assistance. The Government of Iraq has repeatedly said it 
will not be bound by UNSCR 688. 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.
  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 affirm that the Security Council must 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 10, 1997.

  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. 105-41).
  And then,

para. 8.13  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WOLF, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
February 6, 1997, at 3 o'clock and 1 minute p.m., the House adjourned 
until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11, 1997.

para. 8.14  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to section 518A(e)(5)(A) of the Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997, as contained 
in section 101(c) of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997:

       H.J. Res. 36. Approving the Presidential finding that the 
     limitation on obligations imposed by section 518A(a) of the 
     Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1997, is having a negative impact on the 
     proper functioning of the population planning program.
       Committee on Appropriations discharged from further 
     consideration. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House 
     on the State of the Union. 

para. 8.15  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. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado:
       H.R. 655. A bill to give all American electricity consumers 
     the right to choose among competitive providers of 
     electricity, in order to secure lower electricity rates, 
     higher quality services, and a more robust U.S. economy, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Young, of Alaska, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Riley, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Mica, Mr. Oxley, 
             Mr. McCollum, and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 656. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that distributions from qualified State tuition 
     programs which are used to pay educational expenses shall not 
     be includible in gross income and to include as such expenses 
     the cost of room and board; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BALDACCI:
       H.R. 657. A bill to establish a National Center for Rural 
     Law Enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       H.R. 658. A bill to provide for the conveyance to the city 
     of Bangor, ME, of unused military family housing located in 
     the city; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. Burr of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Collins, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Dan 
             Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Graham, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Coburn and Mr. Barton of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 659. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act and the 
     Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to 
     clarify the listing of a unique chemical substance; 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. CANADY of Florida:
       H.R. 660. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     allow an interlocutory appeal from a court order determining 
     whether an action may be maintained as a class action; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 661. A bill to make a technical correction to section 
     214(h) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 662. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act relating to fulfillment by elderly persons of the 
     requirements for naturalization; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 663. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for an 
     exception to limited eligibility for the supplemental 
     security income program for permanent resident aliens; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. 
             DeLauro, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut):
       H.R. 664. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     relating to the installation of emergency locator 
     transmitters on aircraft; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 665. A bill to provide for the award of the Armed 
     Forces Expeditionary Medal to members of the Armed Forces who 
     participate in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint 
     Guard in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Ms. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.J. Res. 46. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Capps, and Mr. Gordon):
       H.J. Res. 47. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit campaign 
     spending; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Houghton):
       H. Con. Res. 17. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     people of Guatemala on the success of the recent negotiations 
     to establish a peace process for Guatemala; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD:
       H. Res. 44. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Porter):
       H. Res. 45. Resolution to honor 1996 Nobel Peace Prize 
     recipients Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-
     Horta, and to express support for the process of building a 
     just and lasting peace in East Timor; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

para. 8.16  memorials

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

       16. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Iowa, relative to House 
     Concurrent Resolution 4: requesting the Congress of the 
     United States to submit to the States for ratification a 
     balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       17. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of New 
     Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution No. 72: urging the 
     President and the Congress of the United States to 
     reauthorize the Federal Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991, and to insure that the respective 
     Federal funding amounts for highway and mass transportation 
     are not reduced below current levels; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para. 8.17  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 1: Mr. Klug, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Coble, Mr. Hansen, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
     Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     DeLay, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
     Latham, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Smith of Michigan,

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     Mr. Dreier, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. 
     Snowbarger.
       H.R. 40: Mr. Ford, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 55: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 58: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
     Lampson, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Berman, 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Rangel, 
     Mr. Hefner, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 113: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma.
       H.R. 292: Mr. Stearns and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Leach, Mr. Frost, Mr. Campbell, Mr. McIntosh, 
     Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Poshard, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. 
     Packard.
       H.R. 426: Mr. Bateman, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
     Castle, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
     and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 471: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. Condit, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Royce, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pitts, 
     Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Stearns and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 498: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
     Petri.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Horn, and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 600: Mr. Stark, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 604: Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 625: Mrs. Morella, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 635: Mr. Poshard, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 647: Mr. Porter.
       H.J. Res. 1: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.J. Res. 27: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Farr of California.
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                     TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1997 (9)

para. 9.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                February 11, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Dan Miller to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore for this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 9.2  recess--12:49 p.m.

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

para. 9.3  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 9.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, February 10, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 9.5  communications

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

       1732. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glufosinate Ammonium; 
     Tolerances for Residues (FRL 5585-8) received February 6, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1733. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's ``Major'' final rule--Sale of HUD-Held Single 
     Family Mortgages [Docket No. FR-3814-F-04] (RIN: 2502-AG42) 
     received February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1734. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Hamilton 
     County, Tennessee [TN-178-1-9707a; FRL-5682-9] received 
     February 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1735. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of 
     Tennessee and Memphis-Shelby County, Tennessee [TN-155-1-
     7178; TN-MEM-149-3-9701; FRL-5669-3] received February 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1736. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Modification of the Ozone Monitoring Season; Alabama, 
     Georgia, and Mississippi [FRL-5683-4] received February 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1737. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Approval and 
     Promulgation of Carbon Monoxide Implementation Plan for the 
     State of Alaska: Anchorage and Fairbanks Emission Inventory 
     (FRL 5686-2) received February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1738. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Indiana (FRL 5678-5) 
     received February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1739. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Changes in the 
     Operator Licensing Program [NRC Generic Letter 95-06, 
     Supplement 1] received February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1740. A letter from the Senior Attorney, United States 
     Copyright Office, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1741. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Reemployment Rights of Certain Merchant Seamen (Maritime 
     Administration) [Docket No. R 169] (RIN: 2133-AB28) received 
     February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1742. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Operational Measures to Reduce Oil Spills from Existing Tank 
     Vessels Without Double Hulls (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD 91-045] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE01) received February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1743. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Hillsborough Bay; Tampa, FL (U.S. 
     Coast Guard) [CGD07-96-074] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1744. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal 
     Waterway, FL (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD07-96-054] (RIN: 2115-
     AE47) received February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1745. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Facilities Transferring Oil or Hazardous Materials in Bulk 
     (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD 93-056] (RIN: 2115-AE59) received 
     February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1746. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations: Southeast end of Vieques Island, PR 
     (U.S. Coast Guard) [COTP San Juan 96-077] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received February 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para. 9.6  gallaudet university board of trustees

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to section 103, Public Law 99-371 (20 U.S.C. 
4303), appointed to the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University, Mr. 
LaHood, on the part of the House.

para. 9.7  harry s truman scholarship foundation trustees

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 5(b) of Public Law 
93-642 (20 U.S.C. 2004(b)), appointed as members of the Board of 
Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation, Mrs. Emerson and 
Mr. Skelton, on the part of the House.

para. 9.8  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para. 9.9  message from the president--impoundment control

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, 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

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of 1974, I herewith report nine proposed rescissions of budgetary 
resources, totaling $397 million, and one revised deferral, totaling $7 
million.
  The proposed rescissions affect the Departments of Agriculture, 
Defense-Military, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, and Justice, 
and the General Services Administration. The deferral affects the Social 
Security Administration.
                                                     William J. Clinton.
  The White House, February 10, 1997.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-
44).

para. 9.10  message from the president--canadian whaling

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

To the Congress of the United States:
  On December 12, 1996, Secretary of Commerce Michael Kantor certified 
under section 8 of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967, as amended 
(the ``Pelly Amendment'') (22 U.S.C. 1978), that Canada has conducted 
whaling activities that diminish the effectiveness of a conservation 
program of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). The certification 
was based on the issuance of whaling licenses by the Government of 
Canada in 1996 and the subsequent killing of two bowhead whales under 
those licenses. This message constitutes my report to the Congress 
pursuant to subsection (b) of the Pelly Amendment.
  In 1991, Canadian natives took a bowhead whale from the western Arctic 
stock, under a Canadian permit. In 1994, Canadian natives took another 
bowhead whale from one of the eastern Arctic stocks, without a permit.
  In 1996, under Canadian permits, one bowhead whale was taken in the 
western Canadian Arctic on July 24 and one bowhead whale was taken in 
the eastern Canadian Arctic on August 17. The whale in the eastern 
Arctic was taken from a highly endangered stock. The IWC has expressed 
particular concern about whaling on this stock, which is not known to be 
recovering.
  None of the Canadian whale hunts described above was authorized by the 
IWC. Canada withdrew from the IWC in 1982. In those instances where 
Canada issued whaling licenses, it did so without consulting the IWC. In 
fact, Canada's 1996 actions were directly contrary to IWC advice. At the 
1996 Annual Meeting, the IWC passed a resolution encouraging Canada to 
refrain from issuing whaling licenses and to rejoin the IWC. However, 
Canada has recently advised the United States that it has no plans to 
rejoin the IWC and that it intends to continue granting licenses for the 
taking of endangered bowhead whales.
  Canada's unilateral decision to authorize whaling outside of the IWC 
is unacceptable. Canada's conduct jeopardizes the international effort 
that has allowed whale stocks to begin to recover from the devastating 
effects of historic whaling.
  I understand the importance of maintaining traditional native 
cultures, and I support aboriginal whaling that is managed through the 
IWC. The Canadian hunt, however, is problematic for two reasons.
  First, the whaling took place outside the IWC. International law, as 
reflected in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 
obligates countries to work through the appropriate international 
organization for the conservation and management of whales. Second, 
whaling in the eastern Canadian Arctic poses a particular conservation 
risk, and the decision to take this risk should not have been made 
unilaterally.
  I believe that Canadian whaling on endangered whales warrants action 
at this time.
  Accordingly, I have instructed the Department of State to oppose 
Canadian efforts to address taking of marine mammals within the newly 
formed Arctic Council. I have further instructed the Department of 
State to oppose Canadian efforts to address trade in marine mammal 
products within the Arctic Council. These actions grow from our concern 
about Canada's efforts to move whaling issues to fora other than the 
IWC and, more generally, about the taking of marine mammals in ways 
that are inconsistent with sound conservation practices.
  Second, I have instructed the Department of Commerce, in implementing 
the Marine Mammal Protection Act, to withhold consideration of any 
Canadian requests for waivers to the existing moratorium on the 
importation of seals and/or seal products into the United States.
  Finally, the United States will continue to urge Canada to reconsider 
its unilateral decision to authorize whaling on endangered stocks and 
to authorize whaling outside the IWC.
  I believe the foregoing measures are more appropriate in addressing 
the problem of Canadian whaling than the imposition of import 
prohibitions at this time.
  I have asked the Departments of Commerce and State to keep this 
situation under close review.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 10, 1997.

  The message was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
and the Committee on Resources and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-
45).

para. 9.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 581

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-3) the resolution (H. Res. 46) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H. R. 581) to amend Public Law 104-208 to provide that the 
President may make funds appropriated for population planning and other 
population assistance available on March 1, 1997, subject to 
restrictions on assistance to foreign organizations that perform or 
actively promote abortions.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 9.12  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 2

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-4) the resolution (H. Res. 47) providing for the consideration of 
the 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.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 9.13  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. FOX, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 1996.
  And then,

para. 9.14  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ROHRABACHER, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 6 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 1996.

para. 9.15  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. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 46. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     581) to amend the Public Law 104-208 to provide that the 
     President may make funds appropriated for population planning 
     and other population assistance available on March 1, 1997, 
     subject to restrictions on assistance to foreign 
     organizations that perform or actively promote abortions 
     (Rept. No. 105-3). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 47. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the 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 (Rept. No. 105-4). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para. 9.16  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 Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. Diaz-Balart):
       H.R. 666. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 relating to 
     welfare and public benefits for aliens; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, 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. DIAZ-BALART (for himself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 667. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for an 
     exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for 
     totally and permanently disabled permanent resident aliens; 
     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.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 668. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reinstate the airport and airway trust fund excise taxes, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Flake):
       H.R. 669. 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. BARRETT of Nebraska:
       H.R. 670. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     permit States to impose fees to finance programs for 
     providing air services to small communities; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. Luther):
       H.R. 671. 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. COBLE:
       H.R. 672. A bill to make technical amendments to certain 
     provisions of title 17, United States Code; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 673. A bill to provide for the extension of surcharges 
     on patent fees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Gingrich, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bateman, Mrs. Carson, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Salmon, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Souder, Mr. Parker, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Frost, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. 
             Northup, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Archer, 
             Mr. Pickett, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Combest, 
             Mr. Pease, Mr. Turner, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Scott, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Jones, Mr. Brady, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Whitfield, Mr. John, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             and Mr. Hulshof):
       H.R. 674. A bill to authorize funds for construction of 
     highways, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 675. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Education with 
     respect to eligibility standards for short-term educational 
     programs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Filner, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Olver, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       H.R. 676. 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. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Bass, and Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey):
       H.R. 677. A bill to amend the Tennessee Valley Authority 
     Act of 1933 to provide that no funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out that act; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Goss, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Ney, Mr. Portman, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Regula, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Kasich, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Levin, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Norton, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Berman, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Borski, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Ms. Stabenow):
       H.R. 678. 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. HAMILTON (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. 
             McIntosh):
       H.R. 679. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to exclude 
     beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses from 
     the definition of volatile organic compounds; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HAMILTON:
       H.R. 680. 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 Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Rogan):
       H.R. 681. A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office building 
     located at 313 East Broadway in Glendale, CA, as the ``Carlos 
     J. Moorhead Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 682. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to assess up to $2 per person visiting the Grand Canyon or 
     other national park to secure bonds for capital improvements 
     to the park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frost, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Holden, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 683. 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 684. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the treatment of funeral trusts; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OLVER (for himself, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 685. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to raise the minimum wage; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Vento, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Manton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Luther, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Campbell):
       H.R. 686. A bill to extend certain Medicare community 
     nursing organization demonstration projects; 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. SABO (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Vento, Ms. Velazquez, and Ms. 
             McKinney):
       H.R. 687. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
     compensation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Skeen, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Klug, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. LaFalce,

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             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Gekas, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             McDade, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Bob Schaffer of Colorado, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. McCrery):
       H.R. 688. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     require at least 85 percent of funds appropriated to the 
     Environmental Protection Agency from the leaking underground 
     storage tank trust fund to be distributed to States for 
     cooperative agreements for undertaking corrective action and 
     for enforcement of subtitle I of such act; 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. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island):
       H.R. 689. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to continue full-time-equivalent resident 
     reimbursement for an additional one year under Medicare for 
     direct graduate medical education for residents enrolled in 
     combined approved primary care medical residency training 
     programs; 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. 690. 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.
       H.R. 691. A bill to provide for a three-judge division of 
     the court to determine whether cases alleging breach of 
     secret Government contracts should be tried in court; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 692. 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 employees have 
     engaged in certain conduct; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.J. Res. 48. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself and Mr. Dickey):
       H.J. Res. 49. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.J. Res. 50. 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. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Gilman):
       H. Con. Res. 18. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     people of the Republic of Nicaragua on the success of their 
     democratic elections held on October 20, 1996; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H. Con. Res. 19. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the German Government should investigate 
     and prosecute Dr. Hans Joachim Sewering for his war crimes of 
     euthanasia committed during World War II; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Ms. Dunn of Washington (for herself, Mrs. Morella, 
             Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. 
             Rivers, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. 
             Carson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Frost, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sessions, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Granger, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H. Res. 48. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives concerning the need for further studies and 
     accurate guidelines regarding the use of mammograms and other 
     technology to screen women between the ages of 40 and 49 for 
     breast cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. 
             Manzullo):
       H. Res. 49. Resolution expressing appreciation for the life 
     and service of Ambassador Pamela C. Harriman; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H. Res. 50. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that aviators who meet the qualification 
     standards of the Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society should 
     be granted recognition for meritorious service by the 
     Department of Defense; to the Committee on National Security.

para. 9.17  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 1: Ms. Norton, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
     Pease, and Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 14: Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
     Canady of Florida, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Hostettler, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 41: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 53: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
     Cummings.
       H.R. 100: Mr. Stump, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Clayton, and 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Ford, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
     Shays, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 156: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 157: Mr. Gekas, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 162: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 163: Mr. Parker, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Talent, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. 
     Goodling.
       H.R. 169: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Wexler, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 180: Mr. Wexler and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Hefner, and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 337: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
     Kildee, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 338: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 340: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Coburn, 
     and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 343: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 406: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 407: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sanders, 
     Mr. Matsui, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 410: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 411: Mr. Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
     Furse, Mr. Dixon, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 418: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Gonzalez, 
     Mr. Boucher, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 420: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 443: Ms. Norton, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rush, and Mr. 
     Weygand.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Blunt, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Baker, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
     Gillmor, Mr. Pappas, and Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Collins, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Talent, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Smith of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri.
       H.R. 464: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 465: Mr. Wynn and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 477: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Castle, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
     Capps, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 495: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 498: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 539: Mr. Towns, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. 
     Ford.
       H.R. 554: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 561: Mr. Green, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Rush, Mr. Dellums, 
     Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frost, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
     Mr. Evans, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Ford, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 612: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Evans, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Holden, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Pryce of 
     Ohio, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 615: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 627: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.J. Res. 1: Mrs. Emerson and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.J. Res. 8: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Coburn.
       H.J. Res. 27: Mr. Clyburn.
       H. Res. 22: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H. Res. 23: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Coburn.
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                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1997 (10)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 10.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, February 11, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 10.2  order of business--ethics process reform

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during the period beginning immediately and ending on 
April 11, 1997, (1) the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct may 
not receive, renew, initiate, or investigate a complaint against the 
official con

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duct of a Member, officer, or employee of the House; (2) the Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct may issue advisory opinions and perform 
other non-investigative functions; and (3) a resolution addressing the 
official conduct of a Member, officer, or employee of the House that is 
proposed to be 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, once noticed pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, 
have precedence of all other questions except motions to adjourn only at 
a time or place designated by the Chair in the legislative schedule 
within two legislative days after April 11, 1997.

para. 10.3  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 2

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 47):

       Providing for consideration of the 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.
       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. 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. The first reading of the joint 
     resolution shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the joint resolution 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 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 the time specified 
     in the report of the Committee on Rules 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. The Chairman of 
     the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time 
     during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a 
     request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce 
     to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be fifteen minutes. 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. 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. 10.4  term limits amendment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. La HOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 47 
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. 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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. La HOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. JONES assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para. 10.5  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 Mr. HUTCHINSON:

       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:

                 ``Congressional Term Limits Amendment

       ``Section A. No person shall serve in the office of United 
     States Representative for more than three terms, but upon 
     ratification of the Congressional Term Limits Amendment no 
     person who has held the office of United States 
     Representative or who then holds the office shall serve for 
     more than two additional terms.
       ``Section B. No person shall serve in the office of United 
     States Senator for more than two terms, but upon ratification 
     of the Congressional Term Limits Amendment no person who has 
     held the office of United States Senator or who then holds 
     the office shall serve more than one additional term.
       ``Section C. This article shall have no time limit within 
     which it must be ratified by the legislatures of three-
     fourths of the several states.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

85

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negative

Nays

341

para. 10.6                     [Roll No. 11]

                                AYES--85

     Armey
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Blunt
     Bono
     Bryant
     Burr
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jones
     Kim
     Klug
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Minge
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Spence
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield

                                NOES--341

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)

[[Page 127]]


     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Carson
     Clay
     Kanjorski
     Obey
     Richardson
     Scarborough
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.

para. 10.7  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. McINNIS:

       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:

                              ``Article--

       ``Section 1: No person shall serve in the office of United 
     States Representative for more than three terms, but upon 
     ratification of this amendment no person who has held the 
     office of United States Representative or who then holds the 
     office shall serve for more than two additional terms.
       ``Section 2: No person shall serve in the office of United 
     States Senator for more than two terms, but upon ratification 
     of this amendment no person who has held the office of United 
     States Senator or who then holds the office shall serve for 
     more than one additional term.
       ``Section 3: This amendment shall have no time limit within 
     which it must be ratified to become operative upon the 
     ratification of the legislatures of three-fourths of the 
     several States.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

87

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

339

para. 10.8                     [Roll No. 12]

                                AYES--87

     Armey
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Blunt
     Bono
     Bryant
     Burr
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Inglis
     Jones
     Kim
     Klug
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Minge
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield

                                NOES--339

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Carson
     Clay
     Obey
     Richardson
     Scarborough
     Spratt
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 10.9  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. CRAPO:

       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:

                              ``Article--

       ``Section A. No person shall serve in the office of the 
     United States Representative for more than three (3) terms, 
     but upon ratification no person who has held the office of 
     United States Representative or who then holds the office 
     shall serve for more than two additional terms.
       ``Section B. No person shall serve in the office of the 
     United States Senator for more than two (2) terms, but upon 
     ratification, no person who has held the office of the United 
     States Senator or who then holds the office shall serve for 
     more than one additional term.
       ``Section C. This article shall have no time limit within 
     which it must be ratified to become operative upon the 
     ratification of the legislatures of three-fourths of the 
     several States.''.


[[Page 128]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

85

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

339

para. 10.10                    [Roll No. 13]

                                AYES--85

     Armey
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Blunt
     Bono
     Bryant
     Burr
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Inglis
     Jones
     Kim
     Klug
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Minge
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield

                                NOES--339

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Carson
     Clay
     Meek
     Obey
     Richardson
     Scarborough
     Towns
     Wexler
     Young (AK) 
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 10.11  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. BLUNT:

       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:

                              ``Article--

       ``(a) No person shall serve in the office of United States 
     Representative for more than three terms, but upon 
     ratification of this amendment no person who has held the 
     office of United States Representative or who then holds the 
     office shall serve for more than two additional terms.
       ``(b) No person shall serve in the office of United States 
     Senator for more than two terms, but upon ratification of 
     this amendment no person who has held the office of United 
     States Senator or who then holds the office shall serve in 
     the office for more than one additional term.
       ``(c) Any state may enact by state constitutional amendment 
     longer or shorter limits than those specified in section `a' 
     or `b' herein.
       ``(d) This article shall have no time limit within which it 
     must be ratified to become operative upon the ratification of 
     the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

72

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

353

para. 10.12                    [Roll No. 14]

                                AYES--72

     Armey
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Blunt
     Bono
     Bryant
     Burr
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jones
     Kim
     Klug
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Maloney (CT)
     McCarthy (MO)
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Minge
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Talent
     Thornberry
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Whitfield

                                NOES--353

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder

[[Page 129]]


     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Carson
     Clay
     Obey
     Pickering
     Richardson
     Scarborough
     Smith (NJ)
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.

para. 10.13  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. CHRISTENSEN:

       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:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. No person shall serve in the office of United 
     States Representative for more than three terms, but upon 
     ratification of this amendment no person who has held the 
     office of United States Representative or who then holds the 
     office shall serve for more than two additional terms.
       ``Section 2. No person shall serve in the office of United 
     States Senator for more than two terms, but upon ratification 
     of this amendment no person who has held the office of United 
     States Senator or who holds the office shall serve more than 
     one additional term.
       ``Section 3. This article shall have no time limit within 
     which it must be ratified to become operative upon the 
     ratification of the legislatures of three-fourths of the 
     several states.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

83

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

342

para. 10.14                    [Roll No. 15]

                                AYES--83

     Armey
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Blunt
     Bryant
     Burr
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dunn
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Inglis
     Jones
     Kim
     Klug
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Minge
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield

                                NOES--342

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Bono
     Carson
     Clay
     Obey
     Richardson
     Scarborough
     Smith (NJ)
     Young (AK) 
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.

para. 10.15  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. ENSIGN:

       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:

                 ``Congressional Term Limits Amendment

       ``Section 1. No person shall serve in the office of the 
     United States Representative for more than three terms, but 
     upon ratification of this amendment no person who has held 
     the office of United States Representative or who then holds 
     the office shall serve for more than two additional terms.
       ``Section 2. No person shall serve in the office of United 
     States Senator for more than two terms, but upon ratification 
     of this amendment no person who has held the office of United 
     States Senator or who then holds the office shall serve for 
     more than one additional term.

[[Page 130]]

       ``Section 3. This article shall have no time limit within 
     which it must be ratified by the legislatures of three-
     fourths of the several States.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

85

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

339

para. 10.16                    [Roll No. 16]

                                AYES--85

     Armey
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Blunt
     Bono
     Bryant
     Burr
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dunn
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Inglis
     Jones
     Kim
     Klug
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Minge
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield

                                NOES--339

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Carson
     Clay
     LaTourette
     Obey
     Richardson
     Scarborough
     Smith (NJ)
     Taylor (NC)
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 10.17  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. THUNE:

       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:

                              ``Article--

       ``(a) No person shall serve in the office of the United 
     States Representative for more than three terms, but upon 
     ratification of this amendment no person who has held the 
     office of United States Representative or who then holds the 
     office shall serve for more than two additional terms.
       ``(b) No person shall serve in the office of United States 
     Senator for more than two terms, but upon ratification of 
     this amendment no person who has held the office of United 
     States Senator or who then holds the office shall serve more 
     than one additional term.
       ``(c) This article shall have no time limit within which it 
     must be ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the 
     several states.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

83

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

342

para. 10.18                    [Roll No. 17]

                                AYES--83

     Armey
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bilbray
     Blunt
     Bono
     Bryant
     Burr
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Inglis
     Jones
     Kim
     Klug
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Minge
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield

                                NOES--342

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)

[[Page 131]]


     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Carson
     Clay
     Goodling
     Obey
     Pelosi
     Richardson
     Scarborough
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.

para. 10.19  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. FOWLER:

       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--

       ``No person may serve more than four consecutive terms as 
     Representative or two consecutive terms as Senator, not 
     counting any term that began before the adoption of this 
     article of amendment.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

91

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

335

para. 10.20                    [Roll No. 18]

                                AYES--91

     Armey
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant
     Burr
     Callahan
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deutsch
     Dunn
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     John
     Jones
     Kim
     Klug
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Minge
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Sanford
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Linda
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Traficant
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--335

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     pratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Carson
     Clay
     Duncan
     Obey
     Richardson
     Scarborough
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.

para. 10.21  recorded vote

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

       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:

                              ``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 six 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 five times.
       ``Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it 
     shall have been ratified by the

[[Page 132]]

     legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within 
     seven years from the date of its submission to the States by 
     the Congress.
       ``Section 4. No election or service occurring before this 
     article becomes operative shall be taken into account when 
     determining eligibility for election under this article.
       ``Section 5. A State may enact a term limit less than that 
     provided in this article.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

97

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

329

para. 10.22                    [Roll No. 19]

                                AYES--97

     Armey
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burr
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Dunn
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Inglis
     Jones
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Largent
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Minge
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schiff
     Scott
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Linda
     Talent
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--329

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Carson
     Clay
     Obey
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Scarborough
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 10.23  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. BARTON:

       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. 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. This article shall be inoperative unless it 
     shall have been 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.
       ``Section 3. Election as a Senator or Representative before 
     this Article is ratified shall be taken into account for 
     purposes of section 1.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

152

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

274

para. 10.24                    [Roll No. 20]

                                AYES--152

     Armey
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Olver
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Reyes
     Rogan
     Royce
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Schiff
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wise

                                NOES--274

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Collins
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     English
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt

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     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Carson
     Clay
     Obey
     Richardson
     Scarborough
     Solomon
     Young (AK)
  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. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman, pursuant to House 
Resolution 47, reported the joint resolution back to the House.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had not voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McCOLLUM 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 {>

negative

Nays

211

para. 10.25                    [Roll No. 21]

                                YEAS--217

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--211

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Carson
     Clay
     Obey
     Richardson
     Scarborough
     Young (AK)
  So two-thirds of the Members present and voting having not voted in 
the affirmative, said joint resolution was not passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was not 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para. 10.26  committee election--majority

  Mr. CANADY, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 52):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and they are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives: Committee on Small Business: Mr. 
     Hill, and Mr. Sununu.

  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. 10.27  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, for today and the balance of the week;
  To Mr. SCARBOROUGH, for today and the balance of the week;
  To Mrs. CARSON, for today and the balance of the week; and

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  To Mr. OBEY, for today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 10.28  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FILNER, at 7 o'clock and 42 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 10.29  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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Solomon, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             McCrery, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Ensign, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 693. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the increase in the tax on Social Security 
     benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE:
       H.R. 694. A bill to provide for a change with respect to 
     the requirements for a Canadian border boat landing permit 
     pursuant to section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Boehner, Mr. Coble, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Bono, 
             Mr. Pease, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Waters, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Baker, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goode, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Horn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Upton, Mr. White, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 695. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     affirm the rights of U.S. persons to use and sell encryption 
     and to relax export controls on encryption; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, 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. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 696. 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. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, and Mrs. 
             Fowler):
       H.R. 697. A bill to waive temporarily the Medicaid 
     enrollment composition rule for certain health maintenance 
     organization; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLUNT:
       H.R. 698. A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office Building 
     located at Bennett and Kansas Avenue in Springfield, MO, as 
     the ``John Griesemer Post Office Building''; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BONILLA (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson):
       H.R. 699. A bill to guarantee the right of all active duty 
     military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents 
     to vote in Federal, State, and local elections; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs, 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. BONO (for himself and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 700. A bill to remove the restriction on the 
     distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs 
     parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of 
     Cahuilla Indians; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BORSKI:
       H.R. 701. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow the deduction for personal exemptions in determining 
     alternative minimum taxable income; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Bono, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 702. A bill to amend section 372 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to provide that proceedings on complaints filed 
     with respect to conduct of a judge or magistrate judge of a 
     court be held by a circuit other than the circuit within 
     which the judge serves, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky:
       H.R. 703. 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 and Mr. 
             Conyers):
       H.R. 704. 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:
       H.R. 705. 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. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 706. A bill to provide off-budget treatment for one-
     half of the receipts and disbursements of the land and water 
     conservation fund; to the Committee on the Budget, 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. CRANE (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and 
             Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 707. 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 Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 708. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study concerning grazing use of certain land 
     within and adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, WY, and to 
     extend temporarily certain grazing privileges; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 709. A bill to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. DeLauro (for herself and Mrs. Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 710. A bill to amend the National Highway System 
     Designation Act of 1995 to direct the Secretary of 
     Transportation to conduct a study of the feasibility of 
     expanding the types of projects eligible for assistance from 
     State infrastructure banks; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 711. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     concerning the tax treatment of distributions from qualified 
     retirement plans investing in public benefit bonds; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Borski):
       H.R. 712. A bill to facilitate efficient investments and 
     financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation 
     through the establishment of a National Infrastructure 
     Development Corporation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on 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 Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 713. A bill to facilitate efficient investments and 
     financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation 
     through the establishment of a National Infrastructure 
     Development Corporation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on 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 
     committees concerned.
           By Mr. DOYLE:
       H.R. 714. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs 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.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Klug, Mr. Markey, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. McHale, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 715. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to revise the campus security reporting provisions to provide 
     for a more complete, timely, and accurate disclosure of crime 
     reports and statistics, and to provide for specific methods 
     of enforcement of the campus security provisions of such Act; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hayworth,  
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Porter, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Canady 
             of Florida, and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 716. 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, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Budget, 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. FLAKE:
       H.R. 717. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to continue the exemption of certain institutions of higher 
     education serving minorities from default-based ineligibility 
     for student loan programs; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Klug, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Solomon):
       H.R. 718. A bill to privatize certain Federal power 
     generation and transmission assets, 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. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 719. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to allow children who meet certain 
     criteria to attend a school that receives funds under part A 
     of title I of such act; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 720. A bill to terminate the international military 
     education and training [IMET] program for Indonesia; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       H.R. 721. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to correct the treatment of tax-exempt financing of 
     professional sports facilities; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. Talent, 
             Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. Linda 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Barr of Georgia, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Snowbarger, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Cooksey, and Ms. Harman):
       H.R. 722. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exempt certain small businesses from the required use of 
     the electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOSTETTLER:
       H.R. 723. A bill to require the U.S. Trade Representative 
     to determine whether the European Union has failed to 
     implement satisfactorily its obligations under certain trade 
     agreements relating to U.S. meat and pork exporting 
     facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. Fox 
             of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 724. 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. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. LaHood, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Leach, Mr. Holden, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Evans, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 725. A bill to amend the Competitive, Special, and 
     Facilities Research Grant Act to provide increased emphasis 
     on competitive grants to promote agricultural research 
     projects regarding precision agriculture and to provide for 
     the dissemination of the results of such research projects; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mrs. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Rush, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 726. 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 Ms. MOLINARI:
       H.R. 727. A bill to amend chapter 51 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to establish Federal penalties for the killing 
     or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer of the 
     District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 728. 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. PITTS:
       H.R. 729. 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 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. POSHARD:
       H.R. 730. A bill to prohibit Members of the House of 
     Representatives from using official funds for the production 
     or mailing of 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 (for himself and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 731. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit the interest on water, waste, and essential 
     community facilities loans guaranteed by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to be tax exempt; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 732. A bill to authorize an appropriation for the 
     construction of a public museum located in, and relating to 
     the history of, the State of New Mexico; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 733. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to provide for a review of a 
     decision concerning a construction grant for the Ypsilanti 
     Wastewater Treatment Plant is Washtenaw County, MI; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 734. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to require hospitals participating in the 
     Medicare or Medicaid Program to provide notice of 
     availability of Medicare and Medicaid providers as part of 
     discharge planning and to maintain and disclose information 
     on certain referrals; 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. STARK:
       H.R. 735. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a 
     program of assistance for essential community providers of 
     health care services, to establish a program to update and 
     maintain the infrastructure requirements of safety net 
     hospitals, and to require States to develop plans for the 
     allocation and review of expenditures for the capital-related 
     costs of health care services; 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 and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania);
       H.R. 736. A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift 
     taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Moran 
             of Kansas, and Mr. Ryun):
       H.R. 737. A bill to amend the International Air 
     Transportation Competition Act of 1979; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 738. 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. 739. 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. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and 
             Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 740. A bill to designate the national cemetery 
     established at the former site of the Joliet Arsenal, IL, as 
     the ``Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery''; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Tanner, and 
             Mr. Stearns):
       H.R. 741. A bill to clarify hunting prohibitions and 
     provide for wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty 
     Act; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H.J. Res. 51. 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. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Condit, Mr. Crane, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brady, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Bunning, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Ms.

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             Granger, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riggs, 
             Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Sanford, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Snowbarger, 
             Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Klug, and 
             Mr. Spence):
       H.J. Res. 52. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax 
     limitations and the balanced budget; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. POSHARD:
       H.J. Res. 53. 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. DOYLE:
       H. Con. Res. 20. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the President should award a Medal of 
     Honor to Wayne T. Alderson in recognition of acts performed 
     at the risk of his life and beyond the call of duty while 
     serving in the U.S. Army during World War II; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H. Res. 51. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on the Judiciary in the 105th Congress; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida:
       H. Res. 52. Resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Fattah, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Jackson-Lee):
       H. Res. 53. 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 Mr. TALENT:
       H. Res. 54. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Small Business in the 105th Congress; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 55. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on House Oversight in the 105th Congress; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.

para. 10.30  private bills and resolutions

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

           By Mr. BRYANT:
       H.R. 742. A bill for the relief of Florence Barrett Cox; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOYLE:
       H.R. 743. A bill for the relief of Wayne T. Alderson; to 
     the Committee on National Security.

para. 10.31  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 15: Mr. Houghton, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. 
     Molinari, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Ney, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Portman, Ms. 
     Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Foley, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
     Upton, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Camp, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Walsh, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Borski, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Price of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Wise, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Holden, Ms. 
     Furse, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 18: Mr. McHale, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stump, 
     Mr. Costello, Mr. Frost, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Skelton, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Filner, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Evans, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 27: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Graham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 34: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Maloney 
     of Connecticut, Mr. Flake, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Smith 
     of New Jersey, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Paul, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Christensen, 
     and Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 86: Mr. Bonilla and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Callahan and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 145: Mr. King of New York and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Foley, Mr. Porter, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Thurman, 
     Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Flake, and Mr. 
     Gilchrest.
       H.R. 203: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 213: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
     Foglietta.
       H.R. 248: Mr. Pickering, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Gibbons, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 249: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Pickering, Mrs. 
     Myrick, and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 258: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 272: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 291: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. 
     Cubin, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 343: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 345: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Jones, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Sessions, 
     Mr. McKeon, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Herger, Mr. Ehlers, 
     Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bunning  of Kentucky, Mr. Coble, 
     Mr. Pickett, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Linder, 
     Mr. Collins, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 347: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Herger, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Packard, 
     Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 366: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Underwood, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Coburn, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Stabenow, and 
     Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 411: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Bentsen, and 
     Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Foley, Mr. Porter, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Thurman, 
     Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and 
     Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 444: Mr. Evans and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Moran of 
     Kansas, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
     Sandlin.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mrs. 
     Northup, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 452: Mr. Filner and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Pallone, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Manton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Cummings, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Porter, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
     and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 455: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 474: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Ney, 
     Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Borski and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 476: Mr. Owens, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Furse, Mr. Conyers, 
     Mr. Ford, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 491: Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 521: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Horn and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 551: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 553: Mr. Ford, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Fattah, 
     Mr. Boucher, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 554: Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 564: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Boswell, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Hefner, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Holden, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. 
     Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 588: Mr. Porter, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lantos, 
     Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 607: Mr. Packard and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Boswell, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Berry, 
     and Mr. Richardson.
       H.R. 621: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, 
     Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 622: Mr. Crane, Mr. Royce, Mr. Archer, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 630: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 640: Mr. Bryant, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Rohrabacher, and 
     Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 645: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 646: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 659: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. Linda 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
     Petri, and Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 665: Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 674: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mrs. Thurman, 
     Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 688: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
     Price of North Carolina, and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.J. Res. 1: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. 
     Boehlert.
       H.J. Res. 26: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Weldon of Florida.

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       H.J. Res. 27: Mr. Foley.
       H.J. Res. 47: Mr. Frost, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Con. Res. 2: Mr. Rush, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. 
     Serrano.
       H. Con. Res. 4: Mr. McDermott.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Condit, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     McDade, Mr. Towns, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. DeFazio, 
     Mr. Ney, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Matsui, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Bateman, Mr. Gilchrist, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Gallegly, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Tiahrt and Mr. Scarborough.
       H. Res. 38: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Frost, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Andrews, Mr. McDermott, 
     Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H. Res. 48: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Latham.
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                    THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1997 (11)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 11.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, February 12, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 11.2  communications

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

       1747. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Walnuts Grown in California; Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV96-984-1 FIR] received February 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1748. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Reports by Large Traders; Cash 
     Position Reports in Grains (Including Soybeans) and Cotton 
     [17 CFR Parts 15, 18, and 19] received February 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1749. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Bifenthrin; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions 
     [OPP-300452; FRL-5585-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received February 
     11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       1750. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's ``Major'' final rule--Conservation 
     Reserve Program--Long-Term Policy [7 CFR Part 704] (RIN: 
     0560-AE95) received February 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1751. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Pre-Loan 
     Procedures for Electric Loans (RIN: 0572-AB30) received 
     February 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1752. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting the report to 
     Congress for Department of Defense purchases from foreign 
     entities in fiscal year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 104-201, 
     section 827 (110 Stat. 2611); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       1753. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's report on the efficacy 
     of court-martial sentence enhancement based on the status of 
     victims; to the Committee on National Security.
       1754. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Expanded 
     Examination Cycle for Certain Small Insured Institutions [12 
     CFR Part 337] (RIN: 3064-AB90) received February 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1755. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final 
     rule--Identification and Mapping of Special Flood Hazard 
     Areas, Procedures for Map Correction, and Procedures and Fees 
     for Processing Map Changes (RIN: 3067-AC53) received February 
     13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       1756. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Technical 
     Amendment to Definition of Deposits in Banks or Trust 
     Companies [No. 97-3] received February 13, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1757. A letter from the Chairman of the Board, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's pay structure for 1997, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101-73, section 1206 (103 Stat. 523); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1758. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Office's final rule--Expanded 
     Examination Cycle for Certain Small Insured Institutions 
     [Docket No. 97-02] (RIN: 1557-AB56) received February 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1759. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumption for 
     Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received February 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       1760. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's report on the pension 
     counseling demonstration program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     3035r(f)(2); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1761. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``Process-Oriented 
     Industrial Energy Efficiency and Industrial Insulation and 
     Audit Guidelines'', pursuant to Public Law 102-486, section 
     132(d) (106 Stat. 2839); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1762. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Acquisition 
     Regulation: Technical Amendments (RIN: 1991-AB34) received 
     February 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1763. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Military Munitions Rule: Hazardous Waste Identification and 
     Management; Explosives Emergencies; Manifest Exemption for 
     Transport of Hazardous Waste on Right-of-ways on Contiguous 
     Properties [EPA 530-Z-95-013; FRL-5686-4] (RIN: 2050-AD90) 
     received February 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1764. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Regulations of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Extension of the 
     Reformulated Gasoline Program to the Phoenix, Arizona 
     Moderate Ozone Nonattainment Area [FRL-5689-2] received 
     February 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1765. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Clean Air Act Promulgation of Extension of Attainment Date 
     for the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, Pennsylvania Moderate Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area; and Determination of Valid Ozone Air 
     Quality Data Indicating the Reading, Pennsylvania and 
     Richmond, Virginia Moderate Ozone Nonattainment Areas Have 
     Attained the Nation Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone 
     [PA 034-4054a; FRL-5688-7] received February 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1766. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a copy of the Agency's report 
     entitled ``Status of the State Small Business Stationary 
     Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance 
     Programs [SBTCP] for the Reporting Period, January--December 
     1995,'' pursuant to section 507(d) of the Clear Air Act 
     Amendments of 1990; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1767. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Regulation of International Accounting Rates 
     [Docket No. CC 90-337, Part II] received February 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1768. A letter from the Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the status of all 
     extensions authorized by Congress of the hydropower 
     construction deadlines of section 13 of the Federal Power 
     Act, pursuant to section 1701(c)(5) of the Energy Policy Act 
     of 1992; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1769. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: saccharin and Its Salts; Retail 
     Establishment Notice [Docket No. 95P-0337] received February 
     13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1770. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--USEC Privatization 
     Act [10 CFR Parts 2, 40, 70, and 76] (RIN: 3150-AF56) 
     received February 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1771. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on the National Practitioner 
     Data Bank [NPDB] malpractice reporting requirements, pursuant 
     to Public Law 99-660, section 421(d); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1772. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Reporting Requirements for Brokers or Dealers 
     Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [Release No. 34-
     38245; File No. S7-21-93] (RIN: 3235-AF91) received February 
     7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.

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       1773. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Net Capital Rule [Release No. 34-38248; File No. S7-7-
     94] (RIN: 3235-AG14) received February 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1774. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Israel (Transmittal No. 
     MC-DTC-23-97], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1775. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Israel and the United 
     Kingdom (Transmittal No. DTC-24-97], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1776. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-21-97], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       1777. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-22-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       1778. 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 Germany (transmittal No. DTC-
     17-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1779. 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 Turkey (Transmittal No. DTC-8-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1780. 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.
       1781. 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.
       1782. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on the 
     progress made toward opening the United States Embassy in 
     Jerusalem, pursuant to Public Law 104-45, section 6 (109 
     Stat. 400); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1783. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revisions to the Commerce Control 
     List: Exports of Mixtures Containing Trace Quantities of 
     Precursor Chemicals; ECCNs 1C350 and 1C995 [Docket No. 
     961206342-6342-01] (RIN: 0694-AB46) received February 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1784. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revisions to the Export 
     Administration Regulations: Addition of the Republic of South 
     Korea to Australia Group (AG), Clarification to the Sample 
     Shipments Exemption in ECCN 1C350, and Correction to the 
     Commerce Country Chart [Docket No. 961219362-6362-01] (RIN: 
     0694-AB52) received February 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1785. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to authorize payment of arrears to the 
     United Nations, U.N. specialized agencies, and other 
     international organizations; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1786. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the Comptroller General's 
     1996 annual report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(a); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1787. A letter from the Director, Operations and Finance, 
     American Battle Monuments Commission, transmitting a report 
     of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1788. A letter from the Manager, Benefits Communications, 
     Ninth Farm Credit District Trust Committee, transmitting the 
     annual report for the plan year ended December 31, 1995, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1789. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1790. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Mangement, transmitting the Office's final rule--Funding of 
     Administrative Law Judge Examination [5 CFR Part 930] (RIN: 
     3206-AH31) received February 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1791. A letter from the Associate Director for Management, 
     Peace Corps, transmitting a notice of an amendment to the 
     system of records, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1792. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird Hunting; Late 
     Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory 
     Game Birds; Supplemental [50 CFR Part 20] (RIN: 1018-AD69) 
     received February 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1793. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Importation of Polar Bear 
     Trophies from Canada under the 1994 Amendments to the Marine 
     Mammal Protection Act (RIN: 1018-AD04) received February 13, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1794. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 620 [Docket No. 961120634-0634-
     01; I.D. 020597A] received February 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1795. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration final rule--
     Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka 
     Mackerel in the Eastern Aleutian District and Bering Sea 
     Suberea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 
     961114318-6318-01; I.D. 02397F] received February 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1796. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration final rule--
     Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop 
     Fishery; Closure in Registration Area E [Docket No. 
     960502124-6190-02; I.D. 012497B] received February 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1797. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration final rule--
     Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock 
     in Statistical Area 630 [Docket No. 961120634-0634-01; I.D. 
     020297D] received February 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1798. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration final rule--
     North Atlantic Right Whale Protection [Docket No. 960730211-
     7020-02; I.D. 072296B] received February 11, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1799. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment (National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket No. 97-2; Notice 1] 
     (RIN: 2105-AC63) received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1800. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Research [BOP-
     1008-F] (RIN: 1120-AA14) received February 10, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1801. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Inmate Legal 
     Activities and Inmate Personal Property [BOP 1063-F] (RIN: 
     1120-AA58) received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a) (1) (A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1802. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to partially restore compensation levels to their 
     past equivalent in terms of real income and establish the 
     procedure for adjusting future compensation of justices and 
     judges of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1803. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Federal 
     Aviation Administration,, transmitting a copy of the updated 
     aviation system capital investment plan [CIP] pursuant to 49 
     U.S.C. app. 2203 (b) (1); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1804. A letter from the Director of Civil Works, Department 
     of the Army, transmitting the Department's final rule--Final 
     Notice of Issuance, Reissuance, and Modification of 
     Nationwide Permits--received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a) (1) (A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1805. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration)

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     [Docket No. 96-NM-233-AD; Amdt. 39-9916; AD 97-03-11] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801 (a) (1) (A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1806. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9 and 
     Model DC-9-80 Series Airplanes, Model MD-88 Airplanes, and C-
     9 (Military) Series Airplanes Equipped with BF Goodrich 
     Evacuation Slides (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-124-AD; Amdt. 39-9920; AD 97-03-15] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801 
     (a) (1) (A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1807. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Model 4101 Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-97-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9917; AD 96-03-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1808. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directive; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and 
     MD-11F Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-218-AD; Amdt. 39-9921; AD 96-03-16] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1809. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-226-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9924; AD 97-03-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1810. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directive; Construcciones Aeronauticas S.A. 
     (CASA), Model C-1212 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-890-AD; Amdt. 39-9918; AD 
     97-03-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1811. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 and 757 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-57-AD; Amdt. 39-9922; AD 97-03-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1812. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-300 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-148-AD; Amdt. 39-9919; AD 97-03-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1813. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc RB211-535E4 and -
     535E4-B Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-ANE-09; Amdt. 39-9897; AD 97-
     02-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 10, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1814. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 Series 
     Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-ANE-33; Admt. 39-9896; AD 97-02-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1815. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JFTD12A Series and 
     T73 Series Turboshaft Engines (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 94-ANE-49; Amdt. 39-9898; AD 97-
     02-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 10, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1816. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Lebanon, NH (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANE-28] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1817. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Old Town, ME (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANE-29] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1818. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; New Haven, CT (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANE-02] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1819. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     International Data Submissions by Large Air Carriers (Form 41 
     Schedules T-100, T-100(f), and P-1.2) [Docket No. OST-96-
     1049; Notice 96-2] (RIN: 2105-AC34) received February 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1820. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Value Engineering (Federal Highway Administration) [FHWA 
     Docket No. 94-12] (RIN: 2125-AD33) received February 13, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1821. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Aid Project Agreement and Contract Procedures 
     (Federal Highway Administration) [FHWA Docket No. 96-3] (RIN: 
     2125-AD58) received February 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1822. A letter from the Commandant, United States Coast 
     Guard, transmitting the Coast Guard's report entitled 
     ``International Private-Sector Tug-of-Opportunity System for 
     the Waters of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and 
     the Strait of Juan de Fuca,'' pursuant to Public Law 104-58, 
     section 401(a) (109 Stat. 566); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1823. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--VA Homeless 
     Providers Grant and Per Diem Program Clarification of Per 
     Diem Eligibility (RIN: 2900-AH89) received February 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       1824. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and Determination Letters [Rev. Proc. 97-17] received 
     February 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1825. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Supplemental Security Income; Determining 
     Disability for a Child Under Age 18; Interim Final Rules With 
     Request for Comments [Regulations Nos. 4 and 16] (RIN: 0960-
     AE57) received February 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1826. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the amount of any contribution 
     accepted for relocation of U.S. Armed Forces within that 
     nation and the specific use of those contributions, pursuant 
     to Public Law 104-106, section 1332(a)(1) (110 Stat. 483); 
     jointly, to the Committees on National Security and 
     International Relations.
       1827. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the semiannual report regarding programs for the protection, 
     control, and accountability of fissile materials in the 
     countries of the former Soviet Union, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-106, section 3131(b) (110 Stat. 617); jointly, to the 
     Committees on National Security and International Relations.
       1828. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a notification that the advisory 
     committee appointed to study the appropriate forum for 
     criminal law jurisdiction over civilians accompanying the 
     Armed Forces in the field outside the United States in time 
     of armed conflict has been unable to finish its report prior 
     to the statutory deadline, pursuant to Public Law 104-106, 
     section 1151(d)(2) (110 Stat. 468); jointly, to the 
     Committees on National Security and the Judiciary.
       1829. 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 5 U.S.C. 7301 note; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Government Reform and Oversight and 
     Appropriations.
       1830. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a report on the two General 
     Accounting Office employees detailed to congressional 
     committees as of January 17, 1997; jointly, to the Committees 
     on Government Reform and Oversight and Appropriations.
       1831. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a report on the 
     agency's steady progress in meeting the challenge of the new 
     Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     and Science. 

para. 11.3  u.s. house of representatives page board

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to section 127 of Public Law 97-377, appointed 
to the U. S. House of Representatives Page Board the following Members: 
Mrs. Fowler and Mr. Kolbe.

para. 11.4  john f. kennedy center for the performing arts

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to section 2 (a) of the National Cultural Center 
Act, 20 United States Code 76h(a), appointed

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to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the 
Performing Arts the following Members, on the part of the House: Messrs. 
 Gingrich and McDade.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 11.5  smithsonian institution board of regents

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of sections 5580 and 5581 of 
the revised statutes, 20 United States Code 42-43, appointed to the 
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution the following Members, 
on the part of the House: Messrs. Livingston and Sam Johnson of Texas.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 11.6  u.s. holocaust memorial council

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 96-388, as 
amended by Public Law 97-84, 36 United States Code 1402(a), appointed to 
the United States Holocaust Memorial Council the following Members, on 
the part of the House: Messrs. Gilman, Regula, LaTourette and Fox.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 11.7  united states air force academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 9355(a) of title 10 
United States Code, appointed to the Board of Visitors to the United 
States Air Force Academy the following Members, on the part of the 
House: Messrs. Hefley and Young of Florida.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 11.8  united states coast guard academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 194(a) of title 14, 
United States Code, appointed to the Board of Visitors to the United 
States Coast Guard Academy the following Member, on the part of the 
House: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 11.9  united states merchant marine academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 1295 b(h) of title 
46, United States Code, appointed to the Board of Visitors to the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy the following Member, on the part of the 
House: Mr.  King.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 11.10  united states military academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 4355(a) of title 
10, United States Code, appointed to the Board of Visitors to the United 
States Military Academy the following Members, on the part of the House: 
Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 11.11  united states naval academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 6968(a) of title 
10, United States Code, appointed to the Board of Visitors to the United 
States Naval Academy the following Members, on the part of the House: 
Messrs. Gilchrest and Skeen.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 11.12  institute of american indian and alaska native culture and 
          arts development

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 1505 of Public Law 
99-498, 20 United States Code 4412, appointed to the Board of Trustees 
of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
Development the following Member, on the part of the House: Mr. Young of 
Alaska.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 11.13  resignation as member of house of representatives

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, February 13, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Gingrich: I hereby resign my congressional 
     seat effective immediately so that I can assume my post in 
     the President's Cabinet as Ambassador to the United Nations.
       It has been an honor to serve in the United States Congress 
     as New Mexico's third district representative for the past 14 
     years. I have been especially proud to represent the people 
     of New Mexico whose kindnesses towards me and my family have 
     been equalled only by the unmatched beauty of the state 
     itself.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Bill Richardson,
                                               Member of Congress.

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, February 13, 1997.

para. 11.14  foreign aid family planning assistance

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to the provisions of section 518A(e) of the 
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1997, as contained in section 101(c) of the Omnibus 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208), moved that 
the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union for the consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
Res. 36) approving the Presidential finding that the limitation on 
obligations imposed by section 518A(a) of the Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1997, is having a 
negative impact on the proper functioning of the population planning 
program.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion was agreed to.
  Accordingly,
  The House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the 
state of the Union for the consideration of said joint resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, 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. SENSENBRENNER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. INGLIS, Acting Chairman, pursuant to the provisions of 
section 518A(e) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 1997, as contained in section 101(c) of the 
Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208), 
reported the joint resolution back to the House.
  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. SENSENBRENNER, announced that the yeas 
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

220

When there appeared

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Nays

209

para. 11.15                    [Roll No. 22]

                                YEAS--220

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly

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     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--209

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Forbes
     Gallegly
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Carson
     Clay
     Obey
     Young (AK)
  So the joint resolution was passed.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para. 11.16  adjournment of the two houses

  Mr. GOSS, submitted the following privileged concurrent resolution (H. 
Con. Res. 21):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Thursday, February 13, 1997, it stand adjourned until 
     12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 1997, 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 adjourns or 
     recesses at the close of business on Thursday, February 13, 
     1997, pursuant to a motion made by the Majority Leader, or 
     his designee, in accordance with this concurrent resolution, 
     it stand recessed or adjourned until 11:30 a.m. on Monday, 
     February 24, 1997, 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 
     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. 11.17  providing for the consideration of h.r. 518

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 46):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution, it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
     581) to amend Public Law 104-208 to provide that the 
     President may make funds appropriated for population planning 
     and other population assistance available on March 1, 1997, 
     subject to restrictions on assistance to foreign 
     organizations that perform or actively promote abortions. The 
     bill shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by Representative Smith of New Jersey or his 
     designee and a Member opposed to the bill. 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,
  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. 11.18  population planning

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, pursuant to House Resolution 46, called up 
the bill (H.R. 581) to amend the Public Law 104-208 to provide that the 
President may make funds appropriated for population planning and other 
population assistance available on March 1, 1997, subject to 
restrictions on assistance to foreign organizations that perform or 
actively promote abortions.
  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. HOBSON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey 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

194

para. 11.19                    [Roll No. 23]

                                YEAS--231

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)

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     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Carson
     Clay
     LaFalce
     Mink
     Nussle
     Obey
     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. 11.20  honoring life and service of Pamela Harriman

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
following resolution (H. Res. 49):

       Whereas Pamela C. Harriman served her country ably as 
     United States Ambassador to France from 1993 to early 1997;
       Whereas during her tenure as ambassador Pamela Harriman 
     worked tirelessly to bring closer together as strong allies 
     and friends the United States and France;
       Whereas Pamela Harriman worked throughout her adult life in 
     the fields of politics and the arts, enriching the lives of 
     all who knew her and all Americans;
       Whereas during the Second World War Pamela Harriman 
     endeavored to solidify relations among Britain, the United 
     States, and France, contributing her knowledge and her 
     efforts to making the alliance against Nazism a success;
       Whereas as a wife and friend she gave strength and wise 
     counsel to one of the great United States statesmen of this 
     century, Governor Averell Harriman; and
       Whereas until the very end of her life she was renowned as 
     a woman of grace, wit, and charm: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Members of the House of 
     Representatives--
       (1) are grateful for the life and service of this great 
     American; and
       (2) join in conveying their condolences and deepest 
     sympathies to the members of the family of Ambassador Pamela 
     C. Harriman.

  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. 11.21  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 58):

       Resolved, That the following-named Members be, and that 
     they are hereby, elected to the following standing committees 
     of the House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Commerce: Frank Pallone of New Jersey 
     to rank directly above Sherrod Brown of Ohio.
       To the Committee on Resources: Ron Kind of Wisconsin.
       To the Committee on Science: Ralph Hall, Texas; Bart 
     Gordon, Tennessee; James A. Traficant, Jr., Ohio; Tim Roemer, 
     Indiana; Robert E. (Bud) Cramer, Jr., Alabama; James A. 
     Barcia, Michigan; Paul McHale, Pennsylvania; Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson, Texas; Alcee Hastings, Florida; Lynn Rivers, 
     Michigan; Zoe Lofgren, California; Lloyd Doggett, Texas; 
     Michael Doyle, Pennsylvania; Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas; Bill 
     Luther, Minnesota; Walter Capps, California; Debbie Stabenow, 
     Michigan; Bob Etheridge, North Carolina; Nick Lampson, Texas; 
     Darlene Hooley, Oregon.

  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. 11.22  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. KNOLLENBERG, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
February 26, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para. 11.23  order of business--recess

  On motion of Mr. KNOLLENBERG, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That at any time on Thursday, February 27, 1997, the Speaker 
may declare a recess, subject to the call of the Chair, for the purpose 
of receiving in joint meeting His Excellency Eduardo Frei, President of 
the Republic of Chile.

para. 11.24  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. KNOLLENBERG, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Wednesday, February 26, 1997, 
it adjourn to meet at 9:00 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, February 27.

para. 11.25  order of business--extension of remarks

  On motion of Mr. KNOLLENBERG, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order for today all members be permitted to 
extend their remarks and to include extraneous material in that section 
of the Record entitled ``Extension of Remarks''.

para. 11.26  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. KNOLLENBERG, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Tuesday, February 25, 1997, the Speaker, the Majority Leader and the 
Minority Leader be authorized to accept resignations and to make 
appointments authorized by law or by the House.

para. 11.27  order of business--george washington ceremonies

  On motion of Mr. KNOLLENBERG, 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 Thursday, February 20, 1997.

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para. 11.28  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, February 13, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Constance A. Morella to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions through February 25, 1997.

                                                Newt Gingrich,

                                                    Speaker of the
                                        House of Representatives. 

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para. 11.29  recess--4:43 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 43 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 11.30  after recess--5 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, called the House to order.
  And then,

para. 11.31  recess--5:19 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 5 o'clock and 19 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 11.32  after recess--6:06 p.m.

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

para. 11.33  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. 21. Concurrent Resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of both Houses.

  The message also announced that the following-named Members be, and 
they are hereby, elected members of the following joint committees of 
Congress:
  Joint Committee on Printing: John Warner; Thad Cochran; Mitch 
McConnell; Wendell H. Ford; and Daniel L. Inouye.
  Joint Committee on the Library of Congress: Ted Stevens; John Warner; 
Thad Cochran; Daniel Patrick Moynihan; and Dianne Feinstein.
  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 the Senator from Delaware [Mr. Roth] as 
chairman of the Senate Delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly during 
the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
  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 the Senator from New York [Mr. D'Amato] as chairman of the 
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
  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 majority leader, appoints the Senator from Alaska 
[Mr. Stevens] as chairman of the Senate Delegation to the British-
American Interparliamentary Group during the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
  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 the Senator from Alaska [Mr. Murkowski] as 
chairman of the Senate Delegation to the Canada-United States 
Interparliamentary Group during the One Hundred Fifth 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 the Senator from Texas [Mrs. Hutchison] as 
chairman of the Senate Delegation to the Mexico-United States 
Interparliamentary Group during the One Hundred Fifth Congress.

  And then,

para. 11.34  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HASTERT, pursuant to the provisions of House 
Concurrent Resolution 21, at 6 o'clock and 7 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 1997.

para. 11.35  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. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 668. A bill 
     to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the 
     airport and airway trust fund excise taxes, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-5). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 11.36  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. McGOVERN:
       H.R. 744. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to increase the maximum Pell Grant; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Porter, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Evans, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Markey, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 745. A bill to deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal 
     reclamation project, and to direct the Secretary of the 
     Interior to enter into negotiations to satisfy, in a manner 
     consistent with all Federal laws, the water rights interests 
     of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe and the Southern Ute 
     Indian Tribe; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Stump, Ms. Norton, Mr. Archer, Mr. Owens, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Clement, Mr. Condit, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Foglietta, 
             Mr. Hefley, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Furse, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Graham, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Filner, Mr. Deutsch, and 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 746. 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. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo):
       H.R. 747. A bill to require notification of the interstate 
     relocation of a witness by State engaging in that relocation, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       H.R. 748. A bill to amend the prohibition of title 18, 
     United States Code, against financial transactions with 
     terrorists; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 749. A bill to amend the Native American Graves 
     Protection and Repatriation Act to provide for improved 
     notification and consent, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Crane, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Kolbe, and Mr. Cox of California):
       H.R. 750. A bill to support the autonomous governance of 
     Hong Kong after its reversion to the People's Republic of 
     China; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             and Ms. Jackson-Lee):
       H.R. 751. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for research on the disease known as 
     lymphangioleiomyo-matosis, (commonly known as LAM); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Bono, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Kolbe, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Herger, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Snowbarger, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Istook, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mr. Hill, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Crane, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Cooksey, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Bonilla,  and Mr. McKeon):
       H.R. 752. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to ensure that persons

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     that suffer or are threatened with injury resulting from a 
     violation of the act or a failure of the Secretary to act in 
     accordance with the act have standing to commence a civil 
     suit on their own behalf; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Nadler, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Yates, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Olver, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Pastor, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 753. A bill to require a separate, unclassified 
     statement of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for 
     intelligence activities; to the Committee on the Budget, and 
     in addition to the Committee on 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. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Evans, Mr. Horn, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Carson, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Dan Schaefer 
             of Colorado):
       H.R. 754. 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. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, 
             Ms. Rivers, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Baker, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Norton, Mr. Spratt, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Payne, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Regula, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Holden, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Bereuter, and Mr. Jenkins):
       H.R. 755. 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, 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. EHRLICH:
       H.R. 756. A bill to establish a National Physical Fitness 
     and Sports Foundation to carry out activities to support and 
     supplement the mission of the President's Council on Physical 
     Fitness and Sports, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Work force.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 757. A bill to develop the economy of American Samoa; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett 
             of Nebraska, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Graham, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ehrlich, 
             Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Inglis of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Bryant, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Linder, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Paxon, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. 
             Nethercutt):
       H.R. 758. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to protect employer rights; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 759. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase certain rates of educational assistance, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mrs. Carson, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo):
       H.R. 760. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require 
     that group and individual health insurance coverage and group 
     health plans provide coverage for screening mammography and 
     pap smears; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to 
     be 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:
       H.R. 761. A bill to amend title IV of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 to extend the 1-year transition from disqualification 
     for a current welfare recipient while the recipient's 
     naturalization application is pending; 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.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. 
             Furse, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 762. A bill to restrict the advertising and promotion 
     of tobacco products; 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. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 763. 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. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 764. A bill to make technical corrections to title 11, 
     United States Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 765. A bill to ensure maintenance of a herd of wild 
     horses in Cape Lookout National Seashore; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mrs. Carson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. 
             Morella, and Ms. Furse):
       H.R. 766. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide comprehensive pension protection for women: to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 767. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     to 1971 to require candidates for election for the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate to raise at least 65 percent of 
     their contributions from individuals residing in the district 
     or State involved, to limit the amount of contributions such 
     candidates may accept from multicandidate political 
     committees, and to prohibit individuals who are ineligible to 
     register to vote in Federal elections from making 
     contributions to candidates or political parties; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       H.R. 768. A bill to restrict the Food and Drug 
     Administration from penalizing retailers for face-to-face 
     tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 769. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act to 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. 770. 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. 771. 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. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, 
             and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 772. A bill to authorize the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to reimburse certain State and 
     local jurisdictions for expenses incurred in support of 
     Federal rescue and salvage operations in connection with the 
     crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bonior, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Jackson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Ro

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             mero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
             Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Underwood, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Ms. 
             Kilpatrick):
       H.R. 773. 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 Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 774. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     restore freedom of speech to the Internet and to protect 
     children from unsuitable online material; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rush, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 775. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to discourage American businesses from moving jobs overseas 
     and to encourage the creating of new jobs in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mrs. Carson, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Rangel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 776. A bill to provide for greater accuracy in the 
     2000 decennial census of population, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 777. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to establish a 21st Century Scholars Program; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Rahall):
       H.R. 778. A bill to ensure that Federal taxpayers receive a 
     fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on 
     public domain lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       H.R. 779. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the percentage depletion allowance for certain 
     hardrock mines; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 780. A bill to provide for the reclamation of 
     abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 781. A bill to ensure that crop losses resulting from 
     plant viruses and other plant diseases are covered by crop 
     insurance and the noninsured crop assistance program and that 
     agricultural producers who suffer such losses are eligible 
     for emergency loans; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 782. A bill to provide for the use of private delivery 
     services in filing documents with Federal agencies; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 783. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit candidates for election for Federal 
     office from accepting unsecured loans from depository 
     institutions regulated under Federal law, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Frost, and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 784. A bill to save lives and prevent injuries to 
     children in motor vehicles through improved national, State, 
     and local child passenger protection program; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Linder, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Kingston, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Collins, Mr. Bishop, 
             Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. Deal of Georgia):
       H.R. 785. A bill to designate the J. Phil Campbell, Senior, 
     Natural Resource Conservation Center; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Callahan, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cooksey, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Everett, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Spence, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Mr. Wicker, and Mr. John):
       H.R. 786. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     to restore the effectiveness of certain provisions regulating 
     Federal milk marketing orders; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 787. 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 (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 788. 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 nonpowder 
     firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Petri, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Parker, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Davis 
             of Virginia, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Holden, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Porter, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Crane, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Salmon, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. McHale, Mr. Horn, Mr. Klug, Mr. Latham, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. McInnis, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Packard, 
             Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Combest, 
             Mr. Quinn, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
             Hobson):
       H.R. 789. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, 
     with respect to certain exemptions from copyright, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 790. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to 
     ensure the continued availability of affordable crop 
     insurance for producers whose farms are located in counties 
     designated as Federal disaster areas because of weather-
     related conditions; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself; Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Hill, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 791. 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 Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Herger, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 792. 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. RAHALL:
       H.R. 793. A bill to provide for permanent resident status 
     for certain Persian Gulf evacuees; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SABO:
       H.R. 794. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
     public financing of House of Representatives general election 
     campaigns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     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. SANDERS:
       H.R. 795. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to prohibit the imposition of certain additional fees on 
     consumers in connection with any electronic fund transfer 
     which is initiated by the consumer from an

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     electronic terminal operated by a person other than the 
     financial institution holding the consumer's account and 
     which utilizes a national or regional communication network; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 796. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make technical corrections to a map relating to the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 797. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to reduce the amount that a multicandidate political 
     committee may contribute to a House of Representatives 
     candidate, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Neumann, and 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland):
       H.R. 798. A bill to prohibit the issuance of new public 
     debt obligations after December 31, 2001; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 799. 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. STARK:
       H.R. 800. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require the governing boards of Medicare 
     national accrediting entitles have public representation and 
     have public meetings as a condition of recognizing their 
     accreditation under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 801. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of Agriculture to permit the interstate 
     distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry when the 
     Secretary determines that State inspection requirements are 
     at least equal to Federal inspection standards and such 
     requirements are consistently enforced; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       H.R. 802. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the estate and gift taxes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Hill, Mr. Latham, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. 
             Emerson, and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 803. 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 804. A bill to amend part Q of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that 
     Federal funds made available to hire or rehire law 
     enforcement officers are used in a manner that produces a net 
     gain of the number of law enforcement officers who perform 
     nonadministrative public safety services; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 805. 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 in the 
     performance of their border protection functions; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Lipinski, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 806. 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. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hyde, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Minge, 
             Mr. Bryant, and Mr. Graham):
       H.R. 807. 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. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Archer, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bliley, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Green, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Hamilton, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Hill, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Kim, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Manton, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             McDade, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Riley, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rogan, 
             Mr. Rogers, Mr. Royce, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer of Colorado, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of 
             Oregon, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thomas, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Turner, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wise, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. 
             Young of Florida):
       H.J. Res. 54. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States authorizing the 
     Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.J. Res. 55. 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. GOSS:
       H. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Pastor, 
             Mr. Becerra, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Ney):
       H. Con. Res. 22. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress with respect to the discrimination by the 
     German Government against members of minority religious 
     groups, particularly the continued and increasing 
     discrimination by the German Government against performers, 
     entertainers, and other artists from the United States 
     associated with Scientology; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself and Mr. Kolbe):
       H. Con. Res. 23. Concurrent resolution expressing respect 
     and affection for the flag of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H. Res. 56. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Resources in the 105th Congress; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Dellums):
       H. Res. 57. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on National Security in the 105th Congress; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 58. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H. Res. 59. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Intelligence in the 105th Congress; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans):

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       H. Res. 60. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the 105th Congress; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. HAMILTON (for himself and Mr. Dreier):
       H. Res. 61. Resolution to provide for independent 
     investigations and factfinding for ethics investigations; to 
     the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself and Mr. Berman):
       H. Res. 62. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the 
     105th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H. Res. 63. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Ways and Means in the 105th Congress; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. 
             Luther, and Mr. McHale):
       H. Res. 64. 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. BURTON of Indiana:
       H. Res. 65. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight in the 
     105th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H. Res. 66. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on International Relations in the 105th 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Sam Johnson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Brady):
       H. Res. 67. Resolution to express the sense of the House of 
     Representatives concerning actions that the President of the 
     United States should take to resolve the dispute between the 
     Allied Pilots Associations and American Airlines: to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HAMILTON (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. 
             Berman):
       H. Res. 68. Resolution stating the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and 
     Security Between the United States of America and Japan is 
     essential for furthering the security interests of the United 
     States, Japan, and the nations of the Asia-Pacific region, 
     and that the people of Okinawa deserve recognition for their 
     contributions toward ensuring the treaty's implementation; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H. Res. 69. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services in the 
     105th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H. Res. 70. Resolution to establish a select committee to 
     investigate CIA involvement in the financing, distribution, 
     and promulgation of crack cocaine and the use of any proceeds 
     to support the Contras; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. SHUSTER;
       H. Res. 71. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the 
     105th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       H. Res. 72. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Agriculture in the 105th Congress; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Moakley):
       H. Res. 73. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Rules in the 105th Congress; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.

para. 11.37  memorials

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

       18. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Washington, relative to House 
     Joint Memorial 4006 encouraging greater Federal funding of 
     research into finding the cause, prevention, and cure for 
     breast cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
       19. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Washington, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 8005 
     petitioning for use of the Fast Flux Test Facility to meet 
     critical national needs; to the Committee on Commerce.

para. 11.38  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. 808. A bill for the relief of John M. Ragsdale; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 809. A bill for the relief of Frank J. Notrem; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 11.39  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 1: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. 
     Radanovich, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 2: Mr. Ney, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R.18: Mr. Klug, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Collins and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 38: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 54: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 65: Ms.  Dunn of Washington, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Stearns, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Towns, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Hefner, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Evans, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Mr. Olver, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Wynn, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Wolf, 
     Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Baesler, 
     Mr. Borski, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Stupak,  and Mrs. 
     Thurman.
       H.R. 74: Mr. Owens, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Vento, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee, Mrs. Carson, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Cummings, 
     and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 80: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Kaptur, 
     Mr. Stearns, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 91: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 107: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     McCollum, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Bartlett 
     of Maryland, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 108: Mr. Frost and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Bateman, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Ms. Danner, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Baker, Mr. Dan Schaefer 
     of Colorado, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 126: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 143: Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Watkins, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Kolbe, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Camp, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Linda 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. White, Mr. Smith of 
     Oregon, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Moakley, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 144: Mr. Minge, Mr. Pease, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 146: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 147: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Frost, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Dellums, and 
     Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 148: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 150: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 155: Mr. Ford, Mr. Martinez, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Filner, Ms. Norton, and Mrs. Carson.
       H.R. 178: Mr. Delahunt and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 181: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Wexler, Mr. McHale, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
     Matsui.
       H.R. 217: Mr. Castle, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Castle, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Fattah, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Christian-Green, and Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia.
       H.R. 234: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
     Filner.
       H.R. 240: Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Holden, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Buyer, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Klug, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. 
     Lipinski.
       H.R. 241: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 242: Mr. Martinez, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and 
     Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 250: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 251: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 279: Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
     King of New York, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ney, Mr. Quinn, 
     Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ford, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Sisisky, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Herger, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 299: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 303: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Stearns, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Towns, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Frank of 
     Masssachusetts, Mr. Hefner, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Evans, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Mr. Olver, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Wynn, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Wolf, 
     Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 304: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frost, and Ms. Jackson-
     Lee.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. 
     Pitts.
       H.R. 314: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 336: Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Evans, 
     and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 400: Mr. Horn, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 404: Mr. Berman, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Frost, Mr. McHugh, 
     Mr. Bono, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.

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       H.R. 407: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Green, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
     Condit, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Farr of California, and 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 416: Mr. Rangel, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Green, Ms. 
     Rivers, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Rangel, 
     Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Baker, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Torres, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Wexler, 
     and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 418: Mr. Clement, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Fazio 
     of California.
       H.R. 423: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 426: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Goodling, Mr. John, Mr. 
     Bunning of Kentucky, and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 459: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 471: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 484: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 498: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 505: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Stark.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 525: Mr. Christensen, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 539: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 543: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ney, 
     and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 544: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 546: Mr. Frost, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     Conyers.
       H.R. 551: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 552: Mr. Gilchrest and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 556: Mr. Traficant and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 562: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 574: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 586: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. 
     Manzullo.
       H.R. 590: Ms. Norton, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
     Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Shays, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
     Miller of California.
       H.R. 600: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
     Nadler, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
     Serrano, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 604: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sam 
     Johnson, Mr. Bryant, and Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 607: Mr. McDermott and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 610: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Klug, Mr. Foley, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 615: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 617: Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Carson, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 641: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 643: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Ney, Mr. Packard, Mr. Foglietta, 
     Mr. Evans, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 644: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 680: Ms. Danner, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Meek 
     of Florida, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Clyburn, 
     Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Olver, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Torres, Mr. Bentsen, 
     Mr. Poshard, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mrs. Carson, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. 
     Baldacci.
       H.R. 687: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 688: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 694: Mr. Stupak and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Klug, Mr. Talent, and Mr. 
     Cunningham.
       H.R. 727: Mr. Quinn.
       H.J. Res. 1: Mr. Everett, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.J. Res. 6: Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina.
       H.J. Res. 10: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky and Mr. Foley.
       H.J. Res. 14: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.J. Res. 16: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.J. Res. 17: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Frost, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.J. Res. 28: Mr. Boucher.
       H.J. Res. 45: Mr. Fattah and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     and Mr. Evans.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. 
     Shimkus.
       H. Res. 28: Mr. Skeen.
       H. Res. 39: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H. Res. 40: Mr. Dingell, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Oberstar, 
     Ms. McKinney, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sanders, and 
     Ms. Norton.
       H. Res. 48: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Green, and Mr. Solomon.

para. 11.40  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 Puerto Rico Bar 
     Association board of directors, relative to opposition to the 
     death penalty being imposed on Puerto Ricans; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       7. Also, petition of the municipality of Mayaguez, 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, relative to the death penalty; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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                     TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1997 (12)

para. 12.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, February 25, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Saxby Chambliss 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 Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 12.2  recess--1:09 p.m.

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

para. 12.3  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 12.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, February 13, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 12.5  communications

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

       1832. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV96-
     966-1 FIR] received February 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1833. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act--Air Force 
     violation, case number 95-02, which totaled $43,170, occurred 
     in the fiscal year 1988 military construction, Air National 
     Guard appropriation, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       1834. 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, 1997, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e) (H. Doc. No. 105-46); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1835. A letter from the Principal Assistant Deputy Under 
     Secretary (Industrial Affairs and Installations), Department 
     of Defense, transmitting the Commission's final report on 
     alternative utilization of military facilities, pursuant to 
     Public Law 100-456, section 2819(b)(4) (102 Stat. 2120); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
        1836. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's ``Major'' final rule--Bank Holding Companies and 
     Change in Bank Control (Regulation Y) [Docket Nos. R-0935; R-
     0936] received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1837. 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 25, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-578); to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
       1838. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Final Regulations--Research and 
     Demonstration Project and Rehabilitation Research and 
     Training Center, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f) GEPA, section 
     437(f); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1839. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Final Regulations--Projects With 
     Industry, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f) GEPA, section 437(f); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1840. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the notice of final funding priorities 
     for the research and demonstration project and the 
     rehabilitation research and training centers, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1841. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Pension and 
     Welfare Benefits, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Class Exemption for the Receipt of 
     Certain Investment Services by Individuals for Whose Benefit 
     Individual Retirement Accounts or Retirement Plans for

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     Self-Employed Individuals Have Been Established or Maintained 
     [Prohibited Transaction Exemption 97-  ; Application D-09707] 
     received February 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1842. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Technical Amendments of Rules Relating to Labor-
     Management Programs, Labor-Management Standards, and 
     Standards of Conduct for Federal Sector Labor Organizations 
     (RIN: 1215-AB16) received February 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1843. A letter from the Acting Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting a report on the progress made in carrying out a 
     5-year program on the cofiring of natural gas with coal in 
     utility and industrial boilers, pursuant to Public Law 102-
     486, section 2013(c) (106 Stat. 3060); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1844. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Diversion Control, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Exemption from 
     Import and Export Requirements for Personal Use (Drug 
     Enforcement Administration) [DEA Number 146I] (RIN: 1117-
     AA38) received January 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1845. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, South Coast Air Quality 
     Management District and Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management 
     District [CA-13-0027a; FRL-5688-2] received February 18, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1846. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Final 
     Interim Approval of Operating Permits Program; Delegation of 
     Section 112 Standards; State of Maine [AD-FRL-5689-6] 
     received February 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1847. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Petroleum Refineries 
     [AD-FRL-5690-9] (RIN: 2060-AD94) received February 18, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1848. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania Source-Specific VOC and NOx RACT Determinations, 
     and 1990 Base Year Emissions for One Source; Correction [PA 
     083-4036a, PA 083-4037a, PA 069-4035a; FRL-5690-4] received 
     February 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1849. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Oregon 
     [OR34-1-6136a, OR51-7266a, OR58-7273a; FRL-5680-3] received 
     February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1850. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Maryland; Control of Volatile Organic Compound 
     Emissions from Open Fires, ``Once-in, Always-in,'' and 
     Definition for the Term ``Annual'' [MD040-3010a and MD048-
     3011a; FRL-5688-5] received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1851. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Washington 
     [WA50-7123a; FRL-5692-8] received February 20, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1852. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Implementation of the Telecommunication Act of 
     1996: Telemessaging, Electronic Publishing, and Alarm 
     Monitoring Services [CC Docket No. 96-152] received February 
     14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1853. A letter from the Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas 
     Pipelines [Docket No. RM96-1-003; Order No. 587-B] received 
     February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1854. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Iron-
     Containing Supplements and Drugs: Label Warning Statements 
     and Unit-Dose Packaging Requirements [Docket Nos. 91P-0186 
     and 93P-0306] received February 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1855. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Exemption of Acquisition by Registered Public-Utility 
     Holding Companies of Securities of Nonutility Companies 
     Engaged in Certain Energy-Related and Gas-Related Activities; 
     Exemption of Capital Contributions and Advances to Such 
     Companies [Release No. 35-26667; File No. S7-12-95] (RIN: 
     3235-AG46) received February 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1856. 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 [TECRO] in the United States for 
     defense articles and services (Transmittal No. 97-09), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1857. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the fiscal year 
     1996 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.
       1858. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Removal of Commercial Communications Satellites 
     and Hot Section Technology from State's USML for Transfer to 
     Commerce's CCL [Public Notice] received February 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1859. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General of the 
     United States, transmitting a list of all reports issued or 
     released in January 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1860. A letter from the General Counsel, Administrative 
     Conference of the United States, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1861. A letter from the Chair, Architectural and 
     Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, transmitting the 
     Board's consolidated semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general, and the annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FEMA] of 1982, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1862. A letter from the Director, Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Service, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 
     annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
     Act [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1863. A letter from FOIA Administrator, Office of the 
     General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1864. 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, 1996, through September 30, 1996, and the semiannual 
     management report on the status of audit followup 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.
       1865. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting an accounting statement covering Federal 
     stewardship property, investments, and responsibilities that 
     was recently recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards 
     Advisory Board [FASAB] and approved in its entirety by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget [OMB], and the Comptroller General, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-576, section 307 (104 Stat. 2855); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1866. A letter from the Director, Selective Service System, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1867. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment [OST Docket No. 
     OST-97-2116] (RIN: 2105-AC63) received February 20, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C.; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1868. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Relations, Smithsonian Institution, transmitting a copy of 
     the annual Proceedings of the 105th Continental Congress of 
     the National Society of the Daughters of the American 
     Revolution, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 18b; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       1869. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, 
     District of Columbia Circuit, transmitting an opinion of the 
     U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 
     (No. 95-7189--United States of America, ex rel. D.J. Findley 
     versus FPC--Boron Employees' Club, et al.); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       1870. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, 
     District of Columbia Circuit, transmitting an opinion of the 
     U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 
     (No. 96-3014--United States of America versus Rasheed 
     Adeshina Idowu); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1871. A letter from the Vice President for Government 
     Affairs, National Railroad Passenger Corporation [Amtrak], 
     transmitting the Corporation's 1996 annual report, and fiscal 
     year 1998 legislative report and grant re

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     quest, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 548(a); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1872. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials: Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Liquefied 
     Compressed Gas Service; Interim Final Rule (Research and 
     Special Programs Administration) [Docket No. RSPA-97-2133 
     (HM-225)] (RIN: 2137-AC97) received February 18, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1873. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42-3000 and 
     ATR42-320 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-24-AD; Amdt. 39-9933; AD 97-04-09] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1874. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company (formerly 
     Beech Aircraft Corporation) Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     CE-06-AD; Amdt. 39-9937; AD 97-04-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1875. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., 
     MU-2B Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-CE-45-AD; Amdt. 39-9938; AD 97-04-13] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1876. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Model 4101 Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-97-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9917; AD 97-03-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1877. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-802 and 
     AT-802A Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-CE-48-AD; Amdt. 39-9935; AD 97-04-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1878. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-
     NM-02-AD; Amdt. 39-9915; AD 97-03-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1879. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB SF340A, SAAB 340B, 
     and SAAB 2000 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-69-AD; Amdt. 39-9923; AD 
     97-03-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 20, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1880. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Time of Designation for Restricted Area R-4305, 
     Lake Superior, MN (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AGL-16] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1881. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Big Rapids, MI, Roben-Hood 
     Airport [Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-25] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1882. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Pinckneyville, IL, 
     Pinckneyville-Du Quoin Airport (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-26] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1883. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Monticello, IN, White 
     County Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AGL-21] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1884. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Apalachicola, FL (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-35] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1885. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace; Mount Clemens, MI (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-1] (RIN: 
     2120-AA66) received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1886. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace; Minot, ND (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-3] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1887. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace; Shreveport Downtown 
     Airport, LA (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ASW-01] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1888. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace; Blytheville, AR (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-29] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1889. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28804; Amdt. No. 1782] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received February 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1890. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28805; Amdt. No. 1783] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received February 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1891. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28803; Amdt. No. 1781] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received February 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1892. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hazard, KY (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-36] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1893. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Canadaigua, NY (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AEA-14] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1894. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Johnstown, NY (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AEA-16] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1895. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Stuart, VA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AEA-15] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1896. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Sonora, TX (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-05] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1897. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Rolla, ND, Rolla Municipal 
     Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket 
     No. 96-AGL-23] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1898. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Carrington, ND, Carrington 
     Municipal Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AGL-20] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1899. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment

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     of Class E Airspace; New Lisbon, WI, Mauston-New Lisbon Union 
     Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket 
     No. 96-AGL-22] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1900. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Eglin AFB, FL (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-34] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1901. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Deland, FL (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-30] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1902. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Passaic River, New Jersey 
     (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD01-95-171] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received 
     February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1903. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Lifesaving Equipment (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD 84-069] (RIN: 
     2115-AB72) received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1904. A letter from the Commissioner of Social Security, 
     Social Security Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final report on demonstration projects with 
     respect to alternative methods of promoting vocational 
     rehabilitation [VR] and helping Social Security disability 
     insurance [DI] beneficiaries return to work, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 1310 note; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1905. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Medical, Dental, Etc. Expenses [Rev. Rul. 97-9] received 
     February 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1906. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Estate and Gift Tax Marital Deduction [TD 8714] (RIN: 1545-
     AU81) received February 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1907. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Estate and Gift Tax Marital Deduction [REG-209830-96] (RIN: 
     1545-AU27) received February 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1908. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Changes in Accounting Period and In Methods of Accounting 
     [Rev. Proc. 97-18] received February 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1909. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Cycling Payment of Social Security Benefits [20 
     CFR Part 404] (RIN: 0960-AE31) received February 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       1910. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled ``Certification 
     of Lands to Which Indian Water Rights Are Appurtenant That 
     Are Participating in the Uintah Unit of the Central Utah 
     Project,'' pursuant to Public Law 102-575, section 211 (106 
     Stat. 4625); jointly, to the Committees on Appropriations and 
     Resources.
       1911. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting the Office's report on ``Unauthorized 
     Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations'' by the 
     Congressional Budget Office as of January 15, 1997, pursuant 
     to 2 U.S.C. 602(f)(3); jointly, to the Committees on the 
     Budget and Appropriations.
       1912. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on 
     allocation of funds the executive branch intends to make 
     available from funding levels established in the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1997, as enacted in Public Law 104-208, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2413(a); jointly, to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       1913. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Military Beneficiaries Medicare Reimbursement 
     Model Project Act of 1997''; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, National Security, and Commerce.

para. 12.6  committee resignation--majority

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, February 24, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby resign from the House Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services. Due to the time 
     constraints on my new assignment on the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, I will not be able to 
     continue serving on the Committee on Banking.
           Sincerely,
                                                Frank A. LoBiondo,
                                               Member of Congress.

  The resignation was accepted.

para. 12.7  office of fair employment practices review panel

  The SPEAKER announced that, in order to provide for the completion of 
ongoing proceedings in accordance with section 506 of the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-1), the Review Panel of the 
Office of Fair Employment Practices was, by unanimous consent, and with 
the concurrence of each appointing authority, reconstituted in the 105th 
Congress in the same form as at the end of the 104th Congress as 
follows: Mr. Randy Johnson and Mr. Alan F. Coffey, Jr., appointed by the 
Speaker; Ms. Karen Nelson and Ms. Marda Robillard, appointed by the 
Minority Leader; Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Ney, appointed by the Chairman 
of the Committee on House Oversight; and Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Pastor, 
appointed by the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on House 
Oversight.

para. 12.8  national gambling impact and policy commission

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(b)(1)(B) of 
Public Law 104-169 and the order of the House of Thursday, February 13, 
1997, authorizing the Speaker, the Majority Leader and the Minority 
Leader to accept resignations and to make appointments authorized by law 
or by the House, and upon consultation with the Minority Leader, on 
February 13, 1997, appointed Mr. John Wilhelm of Washington, D.C., to 
the National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission, on the part of the 
House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 12.9  united states air force academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 9355(a) of title 
10, United States Code, appointed the following Members of the House to 
the Board of Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy: Messrs. 
Dicks and Tanner.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 12.10  united states coast guard academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 194(a) of title 14, 
United States Code, appointed Mr. Gejdenson to the Board of Visitors to 
the United States Coast Guard Academy, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 12.11  united states merchant marine academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 1295b(h) of title 
46, United States Code, appointed Mr. Manton to the Board of Visitors to 
the United States Merchant Marine Academy, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 12.12  united states military academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 4355(a) of title 
10, United States Code, appointed the following Members of the House to 
the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy: Messrs. 
Hefner and Skelton.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 12.13  united states naval academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 6968(a) of title 
10, United States Code, appointed the following Members of the House to 
the Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Academy: Messrs. Hoyer 
and McHale.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

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para. 12.14  smithsonian institution board of regents

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to provisions of sections 5580 and 5581 of the 
revised statutes (20 U.S.C. 42-43), appointed Mr. Torres to the Board of 
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 12.15  gallaudet university board of trustees

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to section 103, Public Law 99-371 (20 U.S.C. 
4303), appointed Mr. Bonior to the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet 
University, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 12.16  kennedy center board of trustees

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to section 2(a) of the National Cultural Center 
Act (20 U.S.C. 76h(a)), appointed Mr. Yates to the Board of Trustees of 
the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, on the part of the 
House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 12.17  house page board

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

                                         House of Representatives.


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                Washington, DC, February 12, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to Section 127 of Public Law 97-
     377 (2 U.S.C. 88b-3), I hereby appoint the following Member 
     to the House of Representatives Page Board: Mr. Kildee of 
     Michigan.
           Yours very truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

para. 12.18  airport and airway trust fund excise tax

  Mr. ARCHER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 668) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund excise taxes, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, recognized Mr. ARCHER and Mr. 
HILLEARY, 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. SOLOMON, 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. SOLOMON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Wednesday, February 26, 1997, pursuant to the prior announcement of the 
Chair.

para. 12.19  order of business--suspension of the rules

  On motion of Mr. ARCHER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That on Wednesday, February 26, 1997, the Speaker is 
authorized to entertain motions to suspend the rules and pass the 
following bills:
  H.R. 624, The Armored Car Reciprocity Amendents of 1997; and
  H.R. 497, Repeal the Federal Charter of Group Hospitalization and 
Medical Services.

para. 12.20  george washington birthday observance

  On motion of Mr. ARCHER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the program and the remarks of Mrs. Morella, 
representing the House of Representatives at the wreath laying ceremony 
at the Washington Monument for the observance of George Washington's 
birthday on Thursday, February 20, 1997, be printed in today's 
Congressional Record.

para. 12.21  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para. 12.22  message from the president--u.s.-u.k. social security 
          agreement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, 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, as amended 
by the Social Security Amendments of 1977 (Public Law 95-216, 42 U.S.C. 
433(e)(1)), I transmit herewith the Supplementary Agreement Amending the 
Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 
on Social Security (the Supplementary Agreement), which consists of two 
separate instruments: a principal agreement and an administrative 
arrangement. The Supplementary Agreement, signed at London on June 6, 
1996, is intended to modify certain provisions of the original United 
States-United Kingdom Social Security Agreement signed at London 
February 13, 1984.
  The United States-United Kingdom Social Security Agreement is similar 
in objective to the social security agreements with Austria, Belgium, 
Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, 
The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Such 
bilateral agreements provide for limited coordination between the U.S. 
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 Supplementary Agreement, which would amend the 1984 Agreement to 
update and clarify several of its provisions, is necessitated by changes 
that have occurred in U.S. and English law in recent years. Among other 
things, the Supplementary Agreement removes certain restrictions in the 
original agreement concerning payment of UK disability benefits to 
residents of the United States. The Supplementary Agreement will also 
make a number of minor revisions in the Agreement to take account of 
other changes in U.S. and English law that have occurred in recent 
years.
  The United States-United Kingdom 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 
Supplementary Agreement, along with a paragraph-by-paragraph explanation 
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, 
as amended, on income and expenditures of the U.S. Social Security 
program and the number of individuals affected by the amended Agreement. 
The Department of State and the Social Security Administration have 
recommended the Supplementary Agreement and related documents to me.
  I commend the United States-United Kingdom Social Security Agreement 
and related documents.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 25, 1997.

  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. 105-47).

para. 12.23  message from the president--1997 national drug control 
          strategy

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, 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 the 1997 National Drug Control Strategy to 
the Congress. This strategy renews our bipartisan commitment to reducing 
drug abuse and its destructive consequences. It reflects the combined 
and coordinated Federal effort that is directed by National Drug Control 
Policy Director Barry McCaffrey and includes every department and over 
50 agencies. It enlists all State and local leaders from across the 
country who must share in

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the responsibility to protect our children and all citizens from the 
scourge of illegal drugs.
  In the 1996 National Drug Control Strategy, we set forth the basis of 
a coherent, rational, long-term national effort to reduce illicit drug 
use and its consequences. Building upon that framework, the 1997 
National Drug Control Strategy adopts a 10-year national drug-control 
strategy that includes quantifiable measures of effectiveness. The use 
of a long-term strategy, with annual reports to the Congress and 
consistent outreach to the American people on our progress, will allow 
us to execute a dynamic, comprehensive plan for the Nation and will help 
us to achieve our goals.
  We know from the past decade of Federal drug control efforts that 
progress in achieving our goals will not occur overnight. But our 
success in reducing casual drug use over the last decade demonstrates 
that drug abuse is not an incurable social ill. Thanks to the bipartisan 
efforts of the Congress and the past three administrations, combined 
with broad-based efforts of citizens and communities throughout the 
United States, we have made tremendous progress since the 1970's in 
reducing drug use.
  Nonetheless, we are deeply concerned about the rising trend of drug 
use by young Americans. While overall use of drugs in the United States 
has fallen dramatically--by half  in 15 years--adolescent drug abuse 
continues to rise. That is why the number one goal of our strategy is 
to motivate America's youth to reject illegal drugs and substance 
abuse.

  Our strategy contains programs that will help youth to recognize the 
terrible risks associated with the use of illegal substances. The 
cornerstone of this effort will be our national media campaign that 
will target our youth with a consistent anti-drug message. But 
government cannot do this job alone. We challenge the national media 
and entertainment industry to join us--by renouncing the glamorization 
of drug abuse and realistically portraying its consequences.
  All Americans must accept responsibility to teach young people that 
drugs are wrong, drugs are illegal, and drugs are deadly. We must renew 
our commitment to the drug prevention strategies that deter first-time 
drug use and halt the progression from alcohol and tobacco use to 
illicit drugs.
  While we continue to teach our children the dangers of drugs, we must 
also increase the safety of our citizens by substantially reducing 
drug-related crime and violence. At the beginning of my Administration, 
we set out to change this country's approach to crime by putting more 
police officers on our streets, taking guns out of the hands of 
criminals and juveniles, and breaking the back of violent street gangs. 
We are making a difference. For the fifth year in a row serious crime 
in this country has declined. This is the longest period of decline in 
over 25 years. But our work is far from done and we must continue to 
move in the right direction.
  More than half of all individuals brought into the Nation's criminal 
justice systems have substance abuse problems. Unless we also break the 
cycle of drugs and violence, criminal addicts will end up back on the 
street, committing more crimes, and back in the criminal justice 
system, still hooked on drugs. The criminal justice system should 
reduce drug demand--not prolong or tolerate it. Our strategy implements 
testing and sanctions through coerced abstinence as a way to reduce the 
level of drug use in the population of offenders under criminal justice 
supervision, and thereby reduce the level of other criminal behavior.

  Our strategy supports the expansion of drug-free workplaces, which 
have proven so successful and we will continue to seek more effective, 
efficient, and accessible drug treatment to ensure that we are 
responsive to emerging drug-abuse trends.
  We must continue to shield America's air, land, and sea frontiers 
from the drug threat. By devoting more resources to protecting the 
Southwest border than ever before, we are increasing drug seizures, 
stopping drug smugglers, and disrupting major drug trafficking 
operations. We must continue our interdiction efforts, which have 
greatly disrupted the trafficking patterns of cocaine smugglers and 
have blocked the free flow of cocaine through the western Caribbean 
into Florida and the Southeast.
  Our comprehensive effort to reduce the drug flow cannot be limited to 
seizing drugs as they enter the United States. We must persist in our 
efforts to break foreign and domestic sources of supply. We know that 
by working with source and transit nations, we can greatly reduce 
foreign supply. International criminal narcotics organizations are a 
threat to our national security. But if we target these networks, we 
can dismantle them--as we did the Cali Cartel.
  We will continue to oppose all calls for the legalization of illicit 
drugs. Our vigilance is needed now more than ever. We will continue to 
ensure that all Americans have access to safe and effective medicine. 
However, the current drug legalization movement sends the wrong message 
to our children. It undermines the concerted efforts of parents, 
educators, businesses, elected leaders, community groups, and others to 
achieve a healthy, drug-free society.
  I am confident that the national challenge of drug abuse can be met 
by extending our strategic vision into the future, educating citizens, 
treating addiction, and seizing the initiative in dealing with 
criminals who traffic not only in illegal drugs but in human misery and 
lost lives.
  Every year drug abuse kills 14,000 Americans and costs taxpayers 
nearly $70 billion. Drug abuse fuels spouse and child abuse, property 
and violent crime, the incarceration of young men and women, the spread 
of AIDS, workplace and motor vehicle accidents, and absenteeism in the 
work force.
  For our children's sake and the sake of this Nation, this menace must 
be confronted through a rational, coherent, cooperative, and long-range 
strategy. I ask the Congress to join me in a partnership to carry out 
this national strategy to reduce illegal drug use and its devastating 
impact on America.
                                                   William J. Clinton  
  The White House, February 25, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on Agriculture, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the 
Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on 
International Relations, the Committee on National Security, the 
Committee on Resources, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and the Committee 
on Ways and Means.
  And then,

para. 12.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr.ROHRABACHER, at 5 o'clock and 45 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 12.25  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. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 624. A bill to 
     amend the Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993 to 
     clarify certain requirements and to improve the flow of 
     interstate commerce (Rept. No. 105-6). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 12.26  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. SCHUMER (by request):
       H.R. 810. A bill to deter and punish serious gang and 
     violent crime, promote accountability in the juvenile justice 
     system, prevent juvenile and youth crime, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period 
     to be 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, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paul, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Sanford, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Smith of

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             Michigan, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Wamp, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 811. A bill to restore the term of patents and to 
     provide for the publication of patent applications; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
             Traficant):
       H.R. 812. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     enable the Patent and Trademark Office to improve the 
     integrity of the U.S. patent system and to further ensure the 
     validity of U.S. patents, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Everett, and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 813. A bill to amend the National Highway System 
     Designation Act of 1995 to prohibit the Secretary of 
     Transportation from requiring States to use the metric system 
     with respect to designing, advertising, or preparing 
     documents for Federal-aid highway projects; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 814. A bill to prevent children from injuring 
     themselves with firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Stark, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Condit, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Levin, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Frost, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Ganske)
       H.R. 815. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974, and titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to assure access to emergency medical 
     services under group health plans, health insurance coverage, 
     and the Medicare and Medicaid programs; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     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:
       H.R. 816. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for 
     certain amenities and personal comforts in the Federal prison 
     system; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 817. A bill to require the appointment of the Chief of 
     the Forest Service by the President, by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
             Foglietta):
       H.R. 818. A bill to require that employees who participate 
     in cash or deferred arrangements are free to determine 
     whether to be invested in employer real property and employer 
     securities, and if not, to protect such employees by applying 
     the same prohibited transaction rules that apply to 
     traditional defined benefit pension plans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 819. A bill to require annual, detailed investment 
     reports by plans with qualified cash or deferred 
     arrangements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 820. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to establish standards for protection of 
     consumers in managed care plans and other health insurance 
     coverage; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 821. A bill to provide for an increase in the 
     supplemental security insurance benefit standard for long-
     term care recipients based on the cost of living adjustment; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 822. A bill to facilitate a land exchange involving 
     private land within the exterior boundaries of Wenatchee 
     National Forest in Chelan County, WA; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HILLEARY:
       H.R. 823. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reinstate the airport and airway trust fund excise taxes 
     and to suspend the 4.3-cent general revenue portion of such 
     taxes during the reinstatement period; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 824. A bill to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 717 Madison Place, NW., in the District of 
     Columbia, as the ``Howard T. Markey National Courts 
     Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stark, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 825. A bill to require the Attorney General to 
     promulgate regulations relating to gender-related 
     persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in 
     determining an alien's eligibility for asylum or withholding 
     of deportation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Baker, Mr. Riggs, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 826. 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 827. A bill to provide for nuclear disarmament and 
     economic conversion in accordance with the 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. FATTAH:
       H.R. 828. A bill to require States to equalize funding for 
     education throughout the State; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. OLVER:
       H.R. 829. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to prohibit executive 
     agencies from awarding contracts that contain a provision 
     allowing for the acquisition by the contractor, at Government 
     expense, of certain equipment or facilities to carry out the 
     contract, if the principal purpose of such provision is to 
     increase competition by establishing an alternative source of 
     supply for property or services; to the Committee on 
     Government reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 830. A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, popularly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, 
     to require that collections of information that ask a 
     respondent to specify a racial classification or ethnic 
     classification from among a list of classifications shall 
     provide an opportunity for the respondent to specify, 
     respectively, ``multiracial'' or ``multiethnic''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 831. 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. Stearns:
       H.R. 832. 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. 833. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study regarding Fort King, FL; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. Taylor of North Carolina:
       H.R. 834. A bill to permit the current refunding of certain 
     tax-exempt bonds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. Thurman (for herself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Boyd, 
             Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 835. 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. Forbes:
       H. Con. Res. 24. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued in 
     recognition of the services rendered by this Nation's 
     volunteer firefighters; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Bob Schaffer):
       H. Con. Res. 25. Concurrent resolution providing for 
     acceptance of a statute of Jack Swigert, presented by the 
     State of Colorado, for placement in National Statuary Hall, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS:
       H. Con. Res. 26. Concurrent resolution relating to the 
     treatment of Social Security under any constitutional 
     amendment requiring a balanced budget; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Mr. BLILEY:
       H. Res. 74. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Commerce in the 105th Congress; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H. Res. 75. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Education and the Workforce in the 105th 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H. Res. 76. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives concerning the human rights situation in the 
     People's Republic of China as it relates to China's position 
     in the international community and encouraging the United 
     States, in conjunction with other members of the U.N. 
     Commission on Human Rights, to work with China to promote the 
     improvement of human rights; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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para. 12.27  memorials

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

       20. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     New Hampshire, relative to Senate Resolution No. 1: 
     recognizing the contributions and accomplishments of Paul E. 
     Tsongas, former U.S. Senator; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       21. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of South 
     Dakota, relative to Senate Resolution No. 2: urging the 
     passage of a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. 
     Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 12.28  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 14: Mr. Latham, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Lucas 
     of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 17: Mr. Ackerman and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 18: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Forbes, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Barr 
     of Georgia, Mr. Murtha, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 21: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
     Norton, and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 40: Mr. Serrano and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 41: Mr. Baker, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
     and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Nadler and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 54: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Brown 
     of California, and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Castle, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Minge, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Pease, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 69: Mr. Martinez, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Everett, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Weller, Mr. Pickett, 
     Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Hostettler, and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 141: Mr. Dellums and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Olver, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Gilman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. 
     Jefferson.
       H.R. 166: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 167: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 168: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 180: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Baker, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 235: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Porter, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 292: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Coble, Mr. Paul, Mr. Largent, 
     Mr. Calvert, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
     Bereuter, and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 297: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Engel, Ms. Pelosi, 
     and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 298: Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 301: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Engel, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lipinski, 
     and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 304: Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Clayton, 
     and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 338: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Green, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 400: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. LaHood, and 
     Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Filner, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frost, Mr. McNulty, 
     Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. McHale, and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 426: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
     Coburn, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Pease, and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 437: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Manton, Mr. Lazio of 
     New York, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Mr. Frost, Mr. McHugh, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Thurman, 
     Mr. Riggs, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Green, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Quinn, 
     Mr. Klug, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Lowey, 
     Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Goss, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Franks of 
     New Jersey, Mr. Baker, Mr. Horn, Mr. Foley, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Spence, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Greenwood, and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 469: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 475: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Bereuter, 
     Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 498: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 500: Mr. McNulty, Ms. Rivers, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 551: Mr. Vento, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 552: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Filner, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 553: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hefner, Mr. McIntyre, 
     Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 556: Mr. Rush, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frost, 
     and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 558: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Castle, Ms. Christian-Green, 
     Ms. DeGette, Mr. Everett, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Rivers, 
     Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 600: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Miller of 
     California.
       H.R. 616: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Ford, Mr. Ney, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, Mr. Condit, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Price of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Green, and Mr. 
     Kleczka.
       H.R. 635: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Kleczka, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 651: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 652: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 673: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 676: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Christian-Green, and 
     Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 680: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 685: Mr. Berman, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 688: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Upton, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
     Hamilton, Mr. Jones, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Camp, and Mr. 
     Rush.
       H.R. 748: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 756: Mr. Kasich, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Sawyer, 
     Mr. Serrano, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Gekas, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Gilchrest, 
     Mr. Sanders, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
     Jefferson, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Castle, Mr. Talent, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
     Brady, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 786: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Jones, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Coble, and Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 790: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 791: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 799: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.J. Res. 1: Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Combest, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.J. Res. 9: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Brady, Mr. Clement, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
     Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Portman, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. 
     Thune.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. McIntosh and Mr. Hilleary.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
     Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Horn, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Canady of Florida, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Mica, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Klug, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Portman, Ms. Christian-
     Green, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Markey, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
     Dicks, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Holden, Mr. Manton, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, Mr. Evans, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Hamilton, Mr. Green, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Walsh, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Bereuter, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H. Res. 22: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Horn, and Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H. Res. 23: Mr. Metcalf.
       H. Res. 48: Mr. Baldacci and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H. Res. 64: Mr. Petri and Mr. Minge.
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                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1997 (13)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 13.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, February 25, 1997.
  Mr. SHAYS, 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. SHAYS 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.

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para. 13.2  communications

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

       1914. 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); to the Committee on National Security.
       1915. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting notification that the Department's Vision 21 
     Plan will be transmitted to the Congress in the near future; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       1916. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the annual 
     report to Congress on the operations of the Export-Import 
     Bank of the United States for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 
     12 U.S.C. 635g(a); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1917. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Indemnification of Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development Employees [Docket No. FR-4143-
     F-01] (RIN: 2501-AC34) received February 21, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       1918. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Unemployment Insurance Program 
     Letter [Letter No. 05-97] received February 25, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       1919. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     corrected copy of a report on the cofiring of natural gas 
     with coal in utility and large industrial boilers (EC 1843) 
     which was transmitted February 25, 1997; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1920. 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 Norway (Transmittal No. DTC-66-
     96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1921. 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.
       1922. 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 1996, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2694(2); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1923. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual 
     report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
     [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1924. A letter from the Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1925. A letter from the Assistant Comptroller General, 
     General Accounting Office, transmitting the Office's report 
     on the United States-Japan Fighter Aircraft Program; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1926. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Introduction of Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (DOD, GSA, NASA) [Federal Acquisition Circular 90-
     43] received January 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1927. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; FASA and the Walsh-Healey Public 
     Contracts Act (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-43, FAR Case 96-601, 
     Item I] (RIN: 9000-AH31) received January 9, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1928. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Individual and Class Deviations (DOD, 
     GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-43; FAR Case 96-004; Item II] (RIN: 9000-
     AH32) received January 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1929. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Use of Data Universal Numbering 
     System as Primary Contractor Identification (DOD, GSA, NASA) 
     [FAC 90-43, FAR Case 95-307, Item III] (RIN: 9000-AH33) 
     received January 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1930. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Inapplicability of Cost Accounting 
     Standards to Contracts and Subcontracts for Commercial Items 
     (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-43; FAR Case 96-310; Item IV] (RIN: 
     9000-AH01) received January 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1931. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Allowable Cost and Payment Clause 
     (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-43; FAR Case 93-024; Item V] (RIN: 
     9000-AG74) received January 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1932. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Mentor Protege Program (DOD, GSA, 
     NASA) [FAC 90-43; FAR Case 93-308; Item VI] (RIN: 9000-AG70) 
     received January 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1933. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Minority Small Business and Capital 
     Ownership (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-43; FAR Case 95-028, Item 
     VII] (RIN: 9000-AH34) received January 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1934. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Extension of Small Business 
     Competitiveness Demonstration Program (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 
     90-43; FAR Case 96-328, Item VIII] (RIN: 9000-AH40) received 
     January 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1935. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Morale, Health, Welfare Costs/
     Contractor Overhead Certification (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-
     43; FAR Case 92-613, Item IX] (RIN: 9000-AG85) received 
     January 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1936. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Impairment of Long-Lived Assets (DOD, 
     GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-43; FAR Case 95-003, Item X] (RIN: 9000-
     AG73) received January 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1937. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Local Government Lobbying Costs (DOD, 
     GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-43, FAR Case 96-003, Item XI] (RIN: 9000-
     AH35) received January 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1938. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Clause Flowdown (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 
     90-43; FAR Case 92-035, Item XII] (RIN: 9000-AG76) received 
     January 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1939. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Collection of FASA-Related 
     Information within the Federal Procurement Data System (DOD, 
     GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-43; FAR Case 95-310, Item XIII] (RIN: 
     9000-AH36) received January 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1940. A letter from the Associate Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     1996 annual report to the Congress; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1941. 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 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1942. A letter from the Director, Peace Corps, transmitting 
     a report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act 
     for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1943. A letter from the Marshal of the Court, Supreme Court 
     of the United States, transmitting the annual report on the 
     cost of the protective function provided by the Supreme Court 
     Police to Justices, official guests and employees of the 
     court, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 13n(c); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1944. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Classifica

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     tion of Certain Scientists of the Commonwealth of Independent 
     States of the Former Soviet Union and the Baltic States as 
     Employment-Based Immigrants [INS No. 1602-92] (RIN: 1115-
     AD33) received February 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1945. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     detailed progress review of the research and development 
     authorized under the act, pursuant to Public Law 101-425, 
     section 10 (104 Stat. 919); to the Committee on Science.
       1946. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Government Securities Act 
     Regulations: Recordkeeping (Bureau of the Public Debt) [17 
     CFR Part 404] received February 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1947. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting a supplemental fiscal year 1997 
     request for additional funds, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 
     437d(d)(1); jointly, to the Committees on Appropriations and 
     House Oversight.
       1948. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting its amended fiscal year 1998 budget 
     request and justification, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437d(d)(1); 
     jointly, to the Committees on Appropriations and House 
     Oversight.
       1949. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     obligation of 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 International Relations and Appropriations.
       1950. 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, 1995, 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1519; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Commerce, Ways and Means, Government Reform and Oversight, 
     the Judiciary, Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Banking and Financial Services, and International Relations.

para. 13.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a joint 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 36. Joint resolution approving the Presidential 
     finding that the limitation on obligations imposed by section 
     518A(a) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997, is having a 
     negative impact on the proper functioning of the population 
     planning program.

  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 the Senator from Indiana [Mr. Coats], from the Committee on 
Armed Services, to the Board of Visitors of the United States 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 the Senator from Arizona [Mr. McCain], from the Committee on 
Armed Services, to the Board of Visitors of the United States Naval 
Academy.
  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 the Senator from Idaho [Mr. Kempthorne], from the Committee on 
Armed Services, to the Board of Visitors of the United States Air Force 
Academy.
  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, re-appoints the following Senators to the United States 
Holocaust Memorial Council:
  The Senator from Utah [Mr. Hatch],
  The Senator from Iowa [Mr. Grassley], and
  The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Murkowski].
  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 the Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Dodd] as 
Vice Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the Mexico-United States 
Interparliamentary Group during the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
  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 the following Senators to the United States Holocaust 
Memorial Council:
  The Senator from California [Mrs. Boxer], vice the former Senator 
from Rhode Island, Mr. Pell, and
  The Senator from New Jersey [Mr. Lautenberg].
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 99-661, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, appoints the Senator from 
Michigan [Mr. Levin] as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry 
Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, vice the 
former Senator from Georgia, Mr. Nunn. 

para. 13.4  armored car reciprocity amendments

  Mr. TAUZIN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 624) to 
amend the Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993 to clarify 
certain requirements and to improve the flow of interstate commerce.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. TAUZIN and Mr. 
MANTON, 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. TAUZIN 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. 13.5  group hospitalization and medical services, inc.

  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 497) to repeal the Federal charter of Group Hospitalization and 
Medical Services, Inc., and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. DAVIS of Virginia 
and Ms. NORTON, 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. DAVIS of Virginia 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. 13.6  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 Tuesday, February 25, 1997.
  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. DAVIS of Virginia 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

<3-line {>

Nays

36

para. 13.7                     [Roll No. 24]

                                YEAS--378

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey

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     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--36

     Abercrombie
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Clyburn
     Crane
     DeFazio
     English
     Ensign
     Fazio
     Filner
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Oberstar
     Pascrell
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Ramstad
     Rush
     Sabo
     Stearns
     Thompson
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Bilirakis
     Buyer
     Carson
     Clay
     Danner
     Doolittle
     Engel
     Hostettler
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     Largent
     Linder
     McCarthy (MO)
     Morella
     Reyes
     Smith (OR)
     Taylor (MS)
     White
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 13.8  h.r. 624--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. 624) to amend the Armored Car Industry 
Reciprocity Act of 1993 to clarify certain requirements and to improve 
the flow of interstate commerce.
  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

416

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 13.9                     [Roll No. 25]

                                YEAS--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bono
     Carson
     Clay
     Cooksey
     Danner
     Doolittle
     Engel
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     McCarthy (MO)
     McInnis
     Morella
     Reyes
     Smith (OR)
     Taylor (MS)

[[Page 159]]


  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. 13.10  h.r. 497--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. 497) to repeal the Federal charter of 
Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc., 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

417

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 13.11                    [Roll No. 26]

                                YEAS--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Carson
     Clay
     Danner
     Doolittle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Foley
     Hoekstra
     Hutchinson
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     Morella
     Reyes
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR) 
  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. 13.12  h.r. 668--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. 668) to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to reinstate the Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise 
taxes, 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

347

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

73

para. 13.13                    [Roll No. 27]

                                YEAS--347

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek

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     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--73

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Barr
     Burton
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Deal
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Forbes
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kucinich
     Largent
     Maloney (CT)
     McIntosh
     Mica
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Carson
     Clay
     Cox
     Danner
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Engel
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     Reyes
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR) 
  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. 13.14  committee election--majority

  Mr. PAPPAS, by unanimous consent, submitted the following privileged 
resolution (H. Res. 78):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and they are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania; Mr. Davis of Virginia; Mr. LoBiondo; and Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma.

  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. 13.15  message from the president

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

para. 13.16  office of fair employment practices review panel

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the order of the House of Tuesday, February 25, 1997, providing for 
the reconsititution of the Review Panel of the Office of Fair Employment 
Practices is modified as follows: Mr. EHLERS, Chairman, as originally 
appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on House Oversight on May 3, 
1995; vice, Mr. DIAZ-BALART.

para. 13.17  message from the president--terrorist using weapons of mass 
          destruction

  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 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public 
Law 104-201), title XIV, section 1411 requires the President to transmit 
a report to the Congress that assesses the capabilities of the Federal 
Government to prevent and respond to terrorist incidents involving 
weapons of mass destruction and to support State and local prevention 
and response efforts. In accordance with this provision, I transmit the 
attached report on the subject issue.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 26, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on National Security.

para. 13.18  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. REYES, for today and balance of the week;
  To Ms. DANNER, for today;
  To Mrs. CARSON, for today; and
  To Mr. ENGEL, for today.
  And then,

para. 13.19  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. NEUMANN, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
February 13, 1997, at 3 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 9 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, February 27, 1997.

para. 13.20  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. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 836. 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. BACHUS:
       H.R. 837. A bill to improve the administration of the Fair 
     Debt Collection Practices Act; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. 
             Smith of Oregon):
       H.R. 838. A bill to require adoption 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. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 839. 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Fattah):
       H.R. 840. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     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. 
             Matsui, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
             Waxman):
       H.R. 841. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     relating to the unemployment tax for individuals employed in 
     the entertainment industry; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Holden):
       H.R. 842. 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 the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Thompson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Jackson, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Ms. Kilpatrick):
       H.R. 843. A bill to prohibit the location of solid and 
     hazardous waste facilities near residential, day care, 
     church, and school properties; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 844. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the disposition of a firearm to, and the possession 
     of a firearm by, nonpermanent resident aliens; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 845. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide a minimum mandatory penalty for conveying false bomb 
     threats through instrumentalities of interstate and foreign 
     commerce; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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       H.R. 846. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to require gain recognition in the case of certain 
     transactions that are equivalent to sales of financial 
     instruments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 847. 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. McHUGH:
       H.R. 848. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of the AuSable 
     Hydroelectric Project in New York, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PACKARD (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
             Traficant):
       H.R. 849. A bill to prohibit an alien who is not lawfully 
     present in the United States from receiving assistance under 
     the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
     Acquisition Policies Act of 1970; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 850. A bill to amend certain provisions of law 
     concerning communications between Government agencies and the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mr. Torres, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Baldacci):
       H.R. 851. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to allow leave to address domestic violence and its 
     effects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. TALENT:
       H.R. 852. 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 Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 853. A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to study the effect that a tax system comprised 
     of a 10 percent Federal consumption tax and a 10 percent flat 
     Federal income tax would have on the Federal Government and 
     the U.S. economy; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 854. 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.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 855. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide administrative support and information to States 
     for the establishment and operation of prepaid tuition 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Frost, and Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut):
       H. Res. 56. Joint resolution celebrating the end of slavery 
     in the United States; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H. Res. 77. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Science in the 105th Congress; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. PAPPAS:
       H. Res. 78. Resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H. Res. 79. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to discourage frivolous ethics complaints; to 
     the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. KASICH:
       H. Res. 80. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on the Budget in the 105th Congress; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.

para. 13.21  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       22. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, relative 
     to House Concurrent Resolution No. 2: To request of the 105th 
     Congress and the President of the United States of America to 
     respond to the democratic aspirations of the American 
     citizens of Puerto Rico, in order to achieve a process that 
     guarantees the prompt decolonization of Puerto Rico by means 
     of a plebiscite sponsored by the Federal Government, which 
     must be held no later than 1998; to the Committee on 
     Resources. February 26, 1997.

para. 13.22  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 1: Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Peterson 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. 
     Cox of California.
       H.R. 4: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Combest, 
     Mr. Bishop, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
     Pombo, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
     Hall of Texas, Ms. Harman, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 7: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Roukema, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 15: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ensign, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 38: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 65: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
     Fazio of California, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
     McIntyre, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 80: Mr. Sanford, Mr. Costello, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Linda 
     Smith of Washington, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Vento, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
     Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Engel, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Horn, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Petri, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Rahall, 
     and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 108: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Coble, 
     and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Ford, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
     and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 150: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Klink, Mr. Souder, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Pryce of 
     Ohio, Mr. Petri, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 160: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Crane, and Mr. 
     Weller.
       H.R. 162: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 163: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 177: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 182: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Riley, 
     Mr. Graham, Mr. Green, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
     Canady of Florida, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and 
     Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 230: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 250: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 279: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
     Houghton, Mr. Kim, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Lowey, 
     Mr. Schumer, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Gekas, 
     Mr. Markey, Mr. Klug, Mr. Flake, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Velazquez, 
     Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 303: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
     Fazio of California, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. McIntyre, 
     Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 345: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
     Largent, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 366: Mr. Green.
       H.R. 382: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Clyburn and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 406: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 408: Mr. Packard, Mr. Porter, Mr. Flake, Mr. Pombo, 
     and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 409: Mr. King of New York, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Riley, 
     Mr. Pombo, Mr. Graham, Mr. Green, Mr. Bono, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Ney, Mr. Coble, and Mrs. 
     Chenoweth.
       H.R. 464: Mr. Holden and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 465: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. 
     Filner.
       H.R. 476: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 501: Mr. Frost and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Crane, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 532: Mr. Clay, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Edwards, Mr. Turner, Mr. Paul, Mr. Herger, Mr. Sandlin, and 
     Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 533: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Horn, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Foley, Ms.

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     Norton, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Clement, Mr. Maloney 
     of Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. 
     Bachus.
       H.R. 548: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Mr. Dellums, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. LaFalce, 
     Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, 
     Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Frost, Mr. Berman, and Mr. 
     McDermott.
       H.R. 586: Ms. Sanchez and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 594: Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Holden, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Dellums, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 603: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Yates, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Rush, Mr. Foglietta, 
     Mr. Graham, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Leach, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Olver, 
     and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 614: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 622: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Bono, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Norwood, 
     and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 636: Mr. Herger, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Buton 
     of Indiana, and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 671: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Evans, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Fox 
     of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rothman, and Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 722: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Goode, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Pease, Mr. Clement, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
     Bachus, and Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 738: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 755: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 760: Mr. Green.
       H.R. 766: Ms. Norton, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Borski, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. 
     McIntosh.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Waxman and Mr. Cardin.
       H.J. Res. 52: Mr. Everett, Mr. Pombo,  and Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington.
       H. Con. Res. 14: Mr. Saxton, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
     Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Frost, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Lofgren,  
     and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H. Res. 27: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H. Res. 37: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, and Mr. Skaggs.
       H. Res. 40: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Engel, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Barcia 
     of Michigan, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Rush, Mr. Frost, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
     Waters, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Ackerman, 
     and Mr. Payne.

para. 13.23  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. 1: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.J. Res. 1: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
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                    THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1997 (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 Wednesday, February 26, 1997.
  Mr. FROST, 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. FROST 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. 14.2  communications

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

       1951. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
     Florida; and Import Regulations (Grapefruit); Relaxation of 
     the Minimum Size Requirements for Red Grapefruit [Docket No. 
     FV 96-905-4 FIR] received February 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1952. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Melons Grown in South Texas; Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV97-979-1 FIR] received February 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1953. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, 
     California; Temporary Relaxation of Size Requirements for 
     Deglet Noor Dates [Docket No. FV96-987-3 FR] received 
     February 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1954. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Partial Exemption from the 
     Handling Regulation for Single Layer and Two Layer Place 
     Packed Tomatoes [Docket No. FV96-966-2 FIR] received February 
     24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       1955. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Change in Disease Status of The 
     Netherlands Because of Hog Cholera [Docket No. 97-007-1] 
     received February 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1956. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Benoxacor; Time-Limited 
     Tolerances for Residues [OPP-300449; FRL-5583-4] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received February 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1957. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glufosinate Ammonium; 
     Tolerances for Residues [PP-5F4578/R2277A; FRL-5590-4] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received January 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1958. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Spinosad; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [OPP-300454; FRL-5590-8] (RIN: 2070-AC78) received 
     February 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1959. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Temporary 
     Loan Processing Procedures for Insured Electric Loans 
     [Workplan Number 96-014] received February 21, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1960. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act--Army violation, case No. 96-06, which totaled $9,500, 
     occurred at Fort Sill, OK, when personnel obligated fiscal 
     year 1995 Operation and Maintenance, Army [O&M, A] funds in 
     advance of an appropriation, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations.
       1961. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act--Air Force violation, case No. 95-09, which totaled 
     $622,300, occurred when personnel in the 15th Air Base Wing, 
     Hickman Air Force Base, HI, improperly used fiscal year 1992 
     Operation and Maintenance [O&M, AF] funds for repairs to the 
     Makai Recreation Center, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations.
       1962. A letter from the Director, Defense Finance and 
     Accounting Service, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of the Department's intent to conduct a cost 
     comparison study of all DOD depot maintenance accounting 
     functions, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 note; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       1963. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's report on assistance 
     to the Red Cross for emergency communications services for 
     members of the Armed Forces and their families, pursuant to 
     10 U.S.C. 2602 note; to the Committee on National Security.
       1964. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998,'' pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       1965. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to Israel, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1966. A letter from the Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting the Office's 1997 compensation 
     plan, pursuant to Public Law 101-73, section 1206 (103 Stat. 
     523); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1967. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Maine and Redesignation 
     of Hancock and Waldo Counties; Maine [ME47-1-6996a; FRL-5693-
     5] received February 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1968. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act (ACT) 
     Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
     Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD); Louisiana 
     [FRL-5693-8] received February 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1969. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
     Plans; State of Missouri [MO-015-1015a; FRL-5682-5] received 
     February 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1970. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Final 
     Interim Approval of Operating Permits Program; South Coast 
     Air Quality Management District, California [AD-FRL-5691-3] 
     received February 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1971. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emissions 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: 
     Gasoline Distribution (Stage I) [AD-FRL-5695-9] (RIN: 2060-
     AD93) received February 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1972. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Farmersville, Blue Ridge, 
     Bridgeport, Eastland, Flower Mound, Greenville, Henderson, 
     Jacksboro, Mineola, Mt. Enterprise, Sherman, and Tatum, 
     Texas; and Ada, Ardmore, and Comanche, Oklahoma) [MM Docket 
     No. 96-10, RM-8738, RM-8799, RM-8800, RM-8801] received 
     February 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1973. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Streamlining the Commission's Rules and 
     Regulations for Satellite Application and Licensing 
     Procedures [IB Docket No. 95-117] received February 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1974. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Part 36 of the Commission's Rules 
     and Establishment of a Joint Board [CC Docket No. 80-286] 
     received February 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1975. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--The Use of N11 Codes and Other Abbreviated 
     Dialing Arrangements [CC Docket No. 92-105] received February 
     24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1976. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for 
     Human Consumption; Sulphopropyl Cellulose [Docket No. 96F-
     0184] received February 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1977. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's 1996 report of the 
     Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards on the U.S. Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission's Safety Research Program, pursuant to 
     42 U.S.C. 2039; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1978. 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 France and Germany (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-68-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1979. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Japan (Transmittal No. DTC-65-
     96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1980. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 44th report on 
     the extent and disposition of U.S. contributions to 
     international organizations for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 262a; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1981. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Exports to Cuba; Support for the 
     Cuban People (Bureau of Export Administration) [15 CFR Part 
     746] (RIN: 0694-AB43) received February 25, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1982. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     529, ``Washington Convention Center Authority Act of 1994 
     Time Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 1997'' received 
     February 26, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(i); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1983. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     531, ``Supplemental Security Income Payment Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1997'' received February 26, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1984. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     527, ``Natural and Artificial Gas Gross Receipts Tax 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1997'' received February 26, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233 (c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1985. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     532, ``Cooperative Association Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1997'' received February 26, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1986. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     528, ``Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Safety 
     Regulation Temporary Act of 1997'' received February 26, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1987. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     530, ``Designation of Excepted Services Positions Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1997'' received February 26, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1988. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Review and 
     Analysis of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget for the Office of 
     Banking and Financial Institutions,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1989. A letter from the Chairman, Armed Forces Retirement 
     Home Board, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report 
     under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] 
     of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1990. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1991. A letter from the Acting Director, Executive Office 
     of the President, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1992. 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, 1996, through September 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1993. A letter from the Director, U.S. Information Agency, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1994. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Mining Claims Under the General 
     Mining Laws; Surface Management (Bureau of Land Management) 
     [WO-660-4120-02-24 1A] (RIN: 1004-AC40) received February 26, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1995. A letter from the Chairman, Migratory Bird 
     Conservation Commission, transmitting the annual report of 
     activities for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996, 
     pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 715b; to the Committee on Resources.
       1996. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inshore Component 
     Pollock in the Bering Sea Sub area [Docket No. 961107312-
     7012-02; I.D. 021897C] received February 24, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1997. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Magnuson-
     Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; Public 
     Comments on Fishery Management Plans and Regulations [Docket 
     No. 970130016-7016-01; I.D. 012797F] (RIN: 0648-xx80) 
     received February 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1998. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; 
     Halibut Quota Share Use Limits in Area 4 [Docket No. 
     961121323-7027-02; I.D. 111396C] (RIN: 0648-AJ05) received 
     February 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1999. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Framework 21 to the Northeast 
     Multispecies Fishery Management Plan [Docket No. 970211028-
     7028-01; I.D. 012397A] (RIN: 0648-AJ34) received February 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2000. A letter from the Acting Director of the Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final

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     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Interim Closure of Flatfish Fisheries in Statistical Area 516 
     of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area 
     [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 021397A] received 
     February 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2001. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 
     1997 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish [Docket No. 
     961126334-7025-02; I.D. 111296A] (RIN: 0648-XX74) received 
     February 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2002. A letter from the Director of the Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Offshore Component Pollock in the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket 
     No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 021997A] received February 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2003. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Fishery of 
     the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Final 1997 Harvest 
     Specifications for Groundfish [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; 
     I.D. 102296B] (RIN: 0648-XX69 received February 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2004. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Exemption of 
     Freight Forwarders in the Noncontiguous Domestic Trade from 
     Rate Reasonableness and Tariff Filing Requirements [STB Ex. 
     Parte No. 598] received February 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2005. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Unemployment Insurance Program 
     Letter 05-97--received February 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2006. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issuance Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul. 97-10] received 
     February 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2007. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Timely Mailing Treated as Timely Filing [Rev. Proc. 97-19] 
     received February 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para. 14.3  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. 499. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service under construction at 7411 Barlite 
     Boulevard in San Antonio, Texas, as the ``Frank M. Tejeda 
     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. 305. An Act to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of the Congress to Francis Albert ``Frank'' 
     Sinatra in recognition of his outstanding and enduring 
     contributions through his entertainment career and 
     humanitarian activities, and for other purposes.

para. 14.4  recess--9:03 a.m.

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, declared the House in 
recess at 9 o'clock and 3 minutes a.m., subject to the call of the 
Chair.

para. 14.5  after recess--11:45 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, called the House to 
order.

para. 14.6  message from the president

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

para. 14.7  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, 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, February 
26, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, 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

332

Nays

38

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

2

para. 14.8                     [Roll No. 28]

                                YEAS--332

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--38

     Abercrombie
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Clyburn
     Costello
     DeFazio
     English
     Ensign
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Hulshof
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     Maloney (NY)
     Menendez
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Ramstad
     Rush
     Sabo
     Stenholm
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller
     Wicker

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Obey
     Regula
       

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                             NOT VOTING--60

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bono
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Calvert
     Carson
     Clay
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Coyne
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Engel
     Fattah
     Forbes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Inglis
     Istook
     Kaptur
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Latham
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lucas
     Martinez
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Nadler
     Payne
     Peterson (PA)
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Stokes
     Talent
     Tiahrt
     Velazquez
     Weygand
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 14.9  committee resignation--majority

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, February 26, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Thank you for the oppotunity to serve on 
     the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. It is my 
     intention to respectfully request a leave of absence from the 
     Banking and Financial Institutions Committee so I may be able 
     to concentrate my District's interests on both Transportation 
     and National Security.
       Thank you for your assistance.
           Sincerely,
                                                  J.C. Watts, Jr.,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 14.10  joint economic committee

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, by unanimous 
consent, announced that pursuant to 15 United States Code 1024(a), the 
Speaker did appoint to the Joint Economic Committee, Messrs. Manzullo, 
Sanford, Thornberry, Doolittle and  McCrery, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 14.11  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to cuba

  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:
  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 with respect to the 
Government of Cuba's destruction of two unarmed U.S.-registered civilian 
aircraft in international airspace north of Cuba on February 24, 1996, 
is to continue in effect beyond the March 1, 1997, to the Federal 
Register for publication.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 27, 1997. 

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. 
Doc. 105-48).

para. 14.12  proceedings during recess

  On motion of Mr. SCARBOROUGH, by unanimous consent, the proceedings 
had during the recess were ordered to be printed in the Record.

para. 14.13  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ROGAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
March 3, 1997 at 2 p.m.

para. 14.14  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ROGAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns Monday, March 3, 1997, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, 1997, for ``morning-
hour debates.''.

para. 14.15  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ROGAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, March 
5, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 14.16  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. 305. An Act to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of the Congress to Francis Albert ``Frank'' 
     Sinatra in recognition of his outstanding and enduring 
     contributions through his entertainment career and 
     humanitarian activities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

para. 14.17  enrolled joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a joint resolution of 
the House of the following title, which was thereupon signed by the 
Speaker:

       H.J. Res. 36. Joint resolution approving the Presidential 
     finding that the limitation on obligations imposed by section 
     518A(a) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997, is having a 
     negative impact on the proper functioning of the population 
     planning program.

para. 14.18  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mrs. CARSON, for 
today.
  And then,

para. 14.19  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SCARBOROUGH, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 3 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
2:00 o'clock p.m. on Monday, March 3, 1997.

para. 14.20  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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Green, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Jones, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Klink, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Hall 
             of Ohio, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Torres, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Christian-Green, 
             Mr. Vento, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Kim, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, 
             Mr. Thompson, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Oxley, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. John, Mr. DeLay, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. Sanchez):
       H.R. 856. A bill to provide a process leading to full self-
     government for Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Resources, 
     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. NEUMANN (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bono, 
             Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Duncan, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. LaHood, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Petri, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             White, Mr. Goode, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 857. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure the integrity of the Social Security trust 
     funds by requiring the Managing Trustee to invest the annual 
     surplus of such trust funds in marketable interest-bearing 
     obligations of the United States and certificates of deposit 
     in depository institutions insured by the Federal De

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     posit Insurance Corporation, and to protect such trust funds 
     from the public debt limit; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Fazio of California, 
             Mr. Smith of Oregon, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 858. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     conduct a pilot project on designated lands within Plumas, 
     Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests in the State of California 
     to demonstrate the effectiveness of the resource management 
     activities proposed by the Quincy Library Group and to amend 
     current land and resource management plans for these national 
     forests to consider the incorporation of these resource 
     management activities; 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. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 859. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act to eliminate certain regulation of plumbing 
     supplies; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Brown of 
             California):
       H.R. 860. A bill to authorize appropriations to the 
     Department of Transportation for surface transportation 
     research and development, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 861. A bill to authorize a farmer or rancher whose bid 
     for reenrollment of land into the conservation reserve is 
     rejected to unilaterally extend the contract for a final 
     year; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 862: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a decrease in the maximum rate of tax on capital 
     gains which is based on the length of time the taxpayer held 
     the capital asset; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH:
       H.R. 863. A bill to establish or expand existing community 
     prosecution program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Berman, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
             Dellums, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 864. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the birth 
     of Marian Anderson, to redesign the half dollar circulating 
     coin for 1997 to commemorate Marian Anderson, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 865. A bill to provide that Kentucky may not tax 
     compensation paid to a resident of Tennessee for services as 
     a Federal employee at Fort Campbell, KY; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 866. A bill to provide that Members of the House of 
     Representatives may return unused amounts from the Members' 
     representational allowance to the Treasury for deficit 
     reduction; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
             and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 867. A bill to promote the adoption of children in 
     foster care; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 868. A bill to amend title XVIII and title XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to prohibit expenditures under the 
     Medicare Program and Federal financial participation under 
     the Medicaid Program for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or 
     mercy killing, 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. COX of California:
       H.R. 869. A bill to require a parent who is delinquent in 
     child support to include his unpaid obligation in gross 
     income, and to allow custodial parents a bad debt deduction 
     for unpaid child support payments; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FARR of California:
       H.R. 870. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to enter into contracts to assist the Pajaro Valley Water 
     Management Plan Agency, CA, to implement a basin management 
     plan for the elimination of ground water overdraft and 
     seawater intrusion, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Frost, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. DeFazio, and 
             Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 871. A bill to provide rental assistance under section 
     8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for victims of 
     domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Ms. Dunn, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Luther, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Sabo, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Stump, 
             and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 872. 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. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. Klink):
       H.R. 873. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to limit 
     Federal authority for response action for releases subject to 
     State voluntary response programs, to provide protection for 
     prospective purchasers of land, and for innocent landowners, 
     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. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mrs. Smith 
             of Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. White, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 874. A bill to provide that Oregon may not tax 
     compensation paid to a resident of Washington for services as 
     a Federal employee at a Federal hydroelectric facility 
     located on the Columbia River; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 875. A bill to adjust, and provide a procedure for the 
     future adjustment of, the salaries of Federal judges; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bentsen, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
             Mr. Linder, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Minge, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Pitts, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Riggs, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Thornberry, and 
             Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 876. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the deduction for the health insurance costs of 
     self-employed individuals to 100 percent of such costs; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Ney, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
             Hinojosa):
       H.R. 877. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to prevent students called to active duty from entering 
     repayment on student loans; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Bonior, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Borski, Mr. Olver, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Pastor, and Mr. Jackson):
       H.R. 878. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the amount of employer-provided transit passes 
     excludable from income and require a cash-out option to 
     excludable parking fringe benefits, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Frost, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Kind of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Christian-Green, and Mr. Scott):
       H.R. 879. A bill to require initial intake screenings and 
     the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile 
     proceedings, and to encourage States and local governments to 
     use similar procedures; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, for a period to be 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. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Camp, and 
             Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 880. 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.

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           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 881. A bill to establish a medical education trust 
     fund, 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. MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Filner, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Stark, and Mrs. Tauscher):
       H.R. 882. A bill to reduce the risk of oil pollution and 
     improve the safety of navigation in San Francisco Bay by 
     removing hazards to navigation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 883. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     simplify credit card payments to governments; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. 
             Ganske):
       H.R. 884. 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 Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 885. 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:
       H.R. 886. 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):
       H.R. 887. 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.
       H.R. 888. A bill to amend the Omnibus Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, for fiscal year 1997, to prohibit the 
     contracting out of certain duties; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 889. A bill to repeal various congressionally imposed 
     tax exemptions provided to entities in the District of 
     Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Engel, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mr. Solomon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Norton, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 890. A bill to provide for special immigrant status 
     for certain aliens working as journalists in Hong Kong; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Armey, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 891. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the maximum amount of contributions to individual 
     retirement accounts and the amounts of adjusted gross income 
     at which the IRA deduction phases out for active participants 
     in pension plans, and to allow penalty-free distributions 
     from individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans for 
     certain purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       H.R. 892. A bill to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, MS, as the 
     ``Aaron Henry United States Post Office''; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself and Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 893. 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. 894. 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 895. A bill to amend section 106 of the Housing and 
     Urban Development Act of 1968 to improve the housing and 
     counseling program of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 896. A bill to amend section 108(q)(4) of the Housing 
     and Community Development Act of 1974 to promote regional 
     cooperation in proposed plans for economic development 
     grants; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 897. 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. VISCLOSKY (for himself and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 898. A bill to achieve a balanced Federal budget by 
     fiscal year 2002 and each year thereafter, achieve 
     significant deficit reduction in fiscal year 1998 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, 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 Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 899. A bill to provide funds for child care for low-
     income working families, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Yates, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Torres, Mr. Traficant, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Borski, Mr. Clay, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Minge, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Skaggs, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Ms. Furse, Mr. Markey, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. McHale, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Engel, Mr. Olver, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Matsui, 
             Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 900. A bill to designate certain lands in Alaska as 
     wilderness; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Hilleary, Ms. Danner, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Ortiz, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bono, Mr. Smith of Oregon, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             Mr. Combest, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Lewis 
             of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gekas, Mrs. Linda 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Collins, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Kim, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Talent, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Bryant, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Hill, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Spence, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, and Mr. Hulshof):
       H.R. 901. A bill to preserve the sovereignty of the United 
     States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the 
     United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private 
     property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public 
     lands and acquired lands; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Scott, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Evans, Mr. Green, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Ms. Jackson-

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             Lee, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rush, 
             and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.J. Res. 57. Joint resolution to authorize the Ralph David 
     Abernathy Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the 
     District of Columbia or its environs; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Berman, Mr. Frost, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Evans, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Payne, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Scott, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Dixon, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rush, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Filner, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. 
             McKinney):
       H. Con. Res. 27. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     importance of African-American music to global culture and 
     calling on the people of the United States to study, reflect 
     on, and celebrate African-American music; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             and Mr. Wicker):
       H. Con. Res. 28. 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. SANDERS (for himself and Mrs. Morella):
       H. Con. Res. 29. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a national summit of sports, political, 
     community, and media leaders should be promptly convened to 
     develop a multifaceted action plan to deter acts of violence, 
     especially domestic violence and sexual assault; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Owens, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Manton, and Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts):
       H. Con. Res. 30. Concurrent resolution to commend the 
     National Broadcast Co., and the Ford Motor Co., for 
     broadcasting the film ``Schindler's List'' in its original, 
     unedited version and without commercial interruption; to the 
     Committee on Commerce. 

para. 14.21  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 34: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Thomas.
       H.R. 81: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 85: Ms. Norton, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Sabo, 
     and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 87: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, and Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 143: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. Christian-
     Green, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Dellums, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 148: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 200: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Foley, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Packard, 
     and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 203: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 213: Mr. Owens and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Hayworth, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 231: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 281: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 290: Mr. Rush, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Deutsch, and 
     Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 291: Ms. Furse and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 305: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
     Wynn, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Coburn and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 339: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Murtha, 
     and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 367: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 386: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Rush and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 407: Ms. Molinari, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Lewis 
     of California, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Klug, and Mr. 
     McGovern.
       H.R. 426: Mr. Rogers, Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
     Dickey, Mr. Talent, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Deal of Georgia, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hefner, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 466: Mr. Jackson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Carson, 
     Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Capps, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
     and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 481: Mr. Dellums and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 482: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Ackerman, 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Largent, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 498: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Rogan and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 539: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 553: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rush, Mr. Gejdenson, 
     Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Wynn, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 563: Mr. Doyle, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown 
     of Ohio, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Ney, Mr. Herger, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Evans, Mr. Borski, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
     Ackerman.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 574: Mr. Owens, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Berman, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
     Foley, Mr. Kasich, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Minge, 
     Mrs. Morella, Mr. Neumann, and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 588: Mr. Talent, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 589: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
     Radanovich, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 607: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Cook, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sisisky, 
     and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 611: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Farr 
     of California, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Sabo, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Forbes, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, Mr. Payne, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Moakley, Mr. Kildee, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Fawell, Ms. Woolsey, 
     and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 615: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
     Towns, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 619: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wexler, 
     Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 630: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 638: Mr. Canady of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bateman, 
     and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 640: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 674: Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Granger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 680: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 684: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 702: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 709: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Ney and Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 751: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Skaggs, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H.R. 753: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Sanders, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 755: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 786: Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. 
     Thurman, and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 791: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 823: Mr. Scarborough and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.J. Res. 17: Mr. Sanders and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and 
     Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 4: Mr. Rush, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Pastor.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Mr. Royce.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Flake,  Mr. 
     Young of Alaska, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Foley, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Yates, Mr. Minge, Mr. Petri, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
     Dingell.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. LaHood.
       H. Res. 22: Mr. Gephardt and Mr. Shays.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Snyder and Mr. Boehlert.
       H. Res. 45: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Flake.
       H. Res. 48: Mrs. Northup and Ms. Slaughter.

para. 14.22  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       8. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the town council of 
     Bristol, RI, relative to the Pokanoket Tribe of the Wampanoag 
     Nation; which was referred to the Committee on Resources. 

para. 14.23  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. 539: Mr. Towns, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
     Ford.
       H.R. 615: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 636: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
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para. 15.1  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:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, March 3, 1997.
       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. 15.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced he

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had examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, 
February 27, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 15.3  communications

  Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(d), executive communications [final rules] 
submitted to the House pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1) during the period 
of May 22, 1996, through January 7, 1997, shall be treated as though 
received on March 3, 1997. Original dates of transmittal, numberings, 
and referrals to committee of those executive communications remain as 
indicated in the executive communication section of the relevant 
Congressional Records of the 104th Congress.
  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       2008. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Nevada: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions [FRL-5699-5] received February 28, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2009. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes: Ohio [OH54-2; FRL-5698-4] 
     received February 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2010. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan for Colorado; 
     Carbon Monoxide Attainment Demonstrations and Related SIP 
     Elements for Denver and Longmont; Clean Air Act 
     Reclassification; Oxygenated Gasoline Program [CO-001-0011; 
     CO-001-0012; CO-001-0013; CO-001-0014; FRL-5692-3] received 
     February 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2011. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Regulation of Fuels and 
     Fuel Additives: Adjustments to Individual Baselines for the 
     Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Programs [AMS-FRL-
     5696-2] received February 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2013. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 1997 
     ``International Narcotics Control Strategy Report,'' pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2291(b)(2); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       2014. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, the Department of State, transmitting the 
     President's determination regarding certification of the 32 
     major illicit narcotics producing and transit countries, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2291 (H. Doc. No. 105-50); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       2015. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2016. 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 the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2017. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2018. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2019. A letter from the National Endowment for Democracy, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2020. 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 
     the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2021. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2022. 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.
       2023. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies 
     Fishery; Framework Adjustment 16 [Docket No. 970214031-7031-
     01; I.D. 011697C] received March 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2024. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Offshore Component Pollock in the Aleutian Islands Subarea 
     [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 022197A] received March 
     3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       2025. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal 
     Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South 
     Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction [Docket No. 950725189-6245-04; 
     I.D. 022697B] received March 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2026. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``U.S. Navy Ship Solid Waste 
     Compliance Plan for MARPOL Annex V Special Areas,'' pursuant 
     to 33 U.S.C. 1903; jointly, to the Committees on National 
     Security and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2027. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     National Institute of Corrections' plan for Short-Term 
     Improvements for the District of Columbia (D.C.) Department 
     of Corrections, pursuant to Public Law 104-134; jointly, to 
     the Committees on Appropriations, the Judiciary, and 
     Government Reform and Oversight. 

para. 15.4  message from the president

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

para. 15.5  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, February 28, 1997.
     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, February 28, 1997 
     at 9:50 a.m.: that the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 
     668; and that the Senate appointed to the Coordinating 
     Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                  Clerk, House of Representatives.

para. 15.6  enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that 
pursuant to clause 4, rule I, the Speaker signed the following enrolled 
bills on the following dates:

           On February 27, 1997:

       H.R. 499. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service under construciton at 7411 Barlite 
     Boulevard in San Antonia, Texas, as the ``Frank M. Tejeda 
     Post Office Building''.

           On February 28, 1997:

       H.R. 668. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reinstate the Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes, 
     and for other purposes.

para. 15.7  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, laid before the 
House the following communication from the Sergeant-at-Arms:

                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, February 27, 1997
     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 United States District 
     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,
                                              Patricia Ann Schapp,
                                   Office of the Sergeant at Arms.

para. 15.8  message from the president--second supplementary u.s.-canada 
          social security agreement

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


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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 Government 
of the United States of America and the Government of Canada with 
Respect to Social Security (the Second Supplementary Agreement). The 
Second Supplementary Agreement, signed at Ottawa on May 28, 1996, is 
intended to modify certain provisions of the original United States-
Canada Social Security Agreement signed at Ottawa March 11, 1981, which 
was amended once before by the Supplementary Agreement of May 10, 1983.
  The United States-Canada Social Security Agreement is similar in 
objective to the social security agreements with Austria, Belgium, 
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The 
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the 
United Kingdom. Such bilateral agreements provide for limited 
coordination between the U.S. 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 Second Supplementary Agreement provides Canada with a specific 
basis to enter into a mutual assistance arrangement with the United 
States. This enables each Governments' Social Security agency to assist 
the other in enhancing the administration of their respective foreign 
benefits programs. The Social Security Administration has benefited 
from a similar mutual assistance arrangement with the United Kingdom. 
The Second Supplementary Agreement will also make a number of minor 
revisions in the Agreement to take into account other changes in U.S. 
and Canadian law that have occurred in recent years.
  The United States-Canada 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 of the effect of the amendments on the Agreement. Annexed 
to this report is the report required by section 233(e)(1) of the Act 
on the effect of the Agreement, as amended, on income and expenditures 
of the U.S. Social Security program and the number of individuals 
affected by the amended 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-Canada Second Supplementary Social 
Security Agreement and related documents.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 3, 1997.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-
49).
  And then,

para. 15.9  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WOLF, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
February 27, 1997, at 2 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, 1997.

para. 15.10  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. COX of California (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Solomon, Ms. Molinari, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Largent, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Graham, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Jones, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kim, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pease, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Riggs, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Linda 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Smith 
             of Oregon, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 902. 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. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 903. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     with respect to arbitration in U.S. district courts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 904. A bill to amend the definition of State in the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank Act to include American Samoa within 
     the meaning of such term; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       H.R. 905. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide that U.S. nationals should be eligible for advanced 
     training in, and for financial assistance as members of, the 
     Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. McINTOSH (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Condit, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Lofgren, and 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 906. A bill to provide for a reduced rate of postage 
     for certain mailings that under Federal or State law, are 
     required to be made by local governments; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SANFORD (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones. Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Klug, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mrs. 
             Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 907. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     modify the minimum allocation formula under the Federal-aid 
     highways program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Foley, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. McCollum, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.J. Res. 58. Joint resolution disapproving the 
     certification of the President under section 490(b) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 regarding foreign assistance 
     for Mexico during fiscal year 1997; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mr. Riley, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, and Mr. Barr of Georgia):
       H. Con. Res. 31. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding the display of the Ten Commandments by 
     Judge Roy S. Moore, a judge on the circuit court of the State 
     of Alabama; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. 15.11  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 8: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 108: Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.

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       H.R. 166: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 168: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Tiahrt and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 400: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 630: Mr. Radanovich and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Frost and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 673: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 674: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 680: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 727: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 817: Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 882: Mr. Lantos.
       H. Con. Res. 18: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Yates.
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                       TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1997 (16)

para. 16.1  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:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, March 4, 1997.
       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 Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 16.2  recess--12:58 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. 16.3  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 16.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, March 3, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 16.5  communications

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

       2028. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Thiazopyr: Pesticide 
     Tolerances [OPP-300455; FRL-5591-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 810(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2029. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Consumer 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Food 
     Assistance in Disaster and Distress Situations [Workplan 
     Number 90-0001] (RIN: 0584-AB55) received February 27, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 810(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2030. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act--Air Force violation, case No. 95-16, which totaled 
     $172,121, occurred in the fiscal year 1993 and fiscal year 
     1994 operation and maintenance, Air Force [O&M,AF] 
     appropriations, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       2031. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Automatic Data Processing Equipment Leasing Costs [DFARS Case 
     96-D011] received February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     810(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       2032. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Earned Value Management System [DFARS Case 96-D024] received 
     March 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 810(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       2033. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration 
     and Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Civilian Health and Medical Program 
     of the Uniformed Services [CHAMPUS]; Program for Persons with 
     Disabilities; Basic Program [DoD 6010.8-R] (RIN: 0720-AA32) 
     received February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     810(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       2034. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting notification that the report to be submitted 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 115(a) will be submitted by April 30, 
     1997; to the Committee on National Security.
       2035. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Membership of State Banking Institutions 
     in the Federal Reserve System; Recordkeeping and Confirmation 
     of Certain Securities Transactions Effected by State Member 
     Banks (Regulation H; Docket No. R-0909) received February 28, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2036. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Direct Grant Programs, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       2037. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the final regulations for direct grant 
     programs, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       2038. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's report entitled ``Performance Profiles of Major 
     Energy Producers 1995,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7267; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2039. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the fourth 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 1996, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 379g, note; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2040. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Primary 
     Drinking Water Regulations: Analytical Methods for 
     Radionuclides [WH-FRL-5689-9] (RIN: 2040-AC88) received 
     February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2041. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the report of the nondisclosure of 
     safeguards information for the quarter ending December 31, 
     1996, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(d); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2042. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Revision of Holding Period Requirements in Rules 144 
     and 145 [Release No. 33-7390; File No. S7-17-95] (RIN: 3235-
     AG53) received February 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2043. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 97-17: Suspending Restrictions 
     on U.S. Relations With the Palestine Liberation Organization, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-107, section 604(b)(1) (110 Stat. 
     756); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2044. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective February 10, 1997, the danger pay rate for the 
     Great Lakes Region of Africa, including areas of Rwanda, 
     Uganda, and Zaire, was designated at the 25 percent level, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       2045. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List [97-007] received February 28, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2046. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2047. A letter from the Director, Division of Commissioned 
     Personnel, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the annual report for the Public Health Service 
     Commissioned Corps retirement system for fiscal year 1995, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2048. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration, 
     Executive Office of the President, transmitting the fiscal 
     year 1996 annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial 
     Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2049. A letter from the Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit 
     Administration, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2050. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2051. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom 
     of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2052. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2053. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the 1996 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.
       2054. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's report

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     on the administration of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
     1972, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1373(f); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2055. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific 
     Bottomfish Fishery; Mau Zone Moratorium [Docket No. 
     961121322-7033-02; I.D. 110696B] (RIN: 0648-AJ02) received 
     February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2056. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Species in the Rock 
     Sole/Flathead Sole/``Other Flatfish'' Fishery Category by 
     Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 021997C] received 
     February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2057. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Amendment 6 to the Fishery 
     Management Plan for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and 
     Butterfish Fisheries [Docket No. 961125328-7032-02; I.D. 
     103196B] (RIN: 0648-AJ06) received February 27, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2058. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop Fishery; 
     Registration Area D [Docket No. 960502124-6190-02; I.D. 
     021997E] received February 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2059. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--State Program Amendments (RIN: 1029-AB86 and 
     1029-AB87) received February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2060. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Ohio Regulatory Program [OH-239; Amendment Number 
     73] received February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2061. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Civil Works), 
     Department of the Army, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled ``Upper Jordan River, Utah--Mill Creek Flood Control 
     Project,'' pursuant to section 301(a)(14) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act [WRDA] of 1996; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2062. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-11-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9948; AD 97-05-94] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2063. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-116-AD; Amdt. 39-9949; AD 97-05-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2064. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-200. -300, and -
     400 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-71-AD; Amdt. 39-9945; AD 97-05-01] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2065. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileria de Aeronautica 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-120 Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-51-AD; Amdt. 39-
     9946; AD 97-05-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 27, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2066. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-223-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9894; AD 97-02-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2067. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 
     300, 400, 500, 600 and 700 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-142-AD; Amdt. 39-9943; AD 
     97-04-18] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 27, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2068. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F27 Series Airplanes 
     Equipped with Walter Kidde Nose Wheel Steering System 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-38-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9941; AD 97-04-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2069. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-236-AD; Amdt. 39-9944; AD 97-04-19] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2070. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAe 146 
     Series Airplanes and Model Avro 146-RJ Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-48-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9942; AD 97-04-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2071. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Johnston County Executive 
     Airport, Olathe, KS (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Airspace Docket No. 96-ACE-19] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2072. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Imperial, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-ACE-20] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2073. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; San Jose, CA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-27] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2074. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Victorville, CA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-30] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2075. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class D Airspace; Victorville, CA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-26] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2076. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Flight Rules in the Vicinity of Grand Canyon National 
     Park (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 28537; 
     Amendment Nos. 91-253, 93-73, 121-262, 135-66] (RIN: 2120-
     AF93) received February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2077. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Advisory Circular--Aviation Safety Action Programs (ASAP) 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) (RIN: 2120-ZZ04) received 
     February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2078. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Anchorage Area: Special Anchorage Great Kills Harbor, 
     Staten Island, NY; Special Anchorage Sheepshead Bay, 
     Brooklyn, NY (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD01-96-012] (RIN: 2115-
     AA98) received February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2079. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: Intracoastal Waterway, St. 
     Augustine, FL (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD07-97-002] (RIN: 2115-
     AE46) received February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2080. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, 
     LA (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD8-97-001] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received 
     February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2081. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Section 5309 (Section 3(J)) FTA New Starts Criteria (Federal 
     Transit Administration) (RIN: 2132-AA50) received February 
     27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2082. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Implementation of the 1995 Amendments to the International 
     Convention on Standards of Train

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     ing, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 
     (STCW) (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD 95-062] (RIN: 2115-AF26) 
     received March 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2083. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Entry of Softwood Lumber Shipments from Canada 
     (U.S. Customs Service) [T.D. 97-9] (RIN: 1515-AB97] received 
     February 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2084. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner 
     (Examination), Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Petroleum Industry Coordinated Issue: 
     Cost Depletion--Recoverable Reserves--received February 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2085. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner 
     (Examination), Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Construction/Real Estate Industry 
     Coordinated Issue: Per Diem Allowances for Temporary 
     Technical Services Employees--received February 25, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       2086. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     Avoidance Using Self-Amortizing Investments in Conduit 
     Financing Entities [Notice 97-21] received February 28, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       2087. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Waiver of Certain Limitations on Obtaining Automatic Consent 
     to Change an Accounting Period and Elect to be an S 
     Corporation Effective January 1, 1997 [Notice 97-20] received 
     February 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2088. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations; Requests for Certain 
     Determination Letters and Applications for Recognition of 
     Exemption [Announcement 97-20] received February 28, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       2089. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul. 97-10] received 
     February 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2090. A letter from the Chairman, Prospective Payment 
     Assessment Commission, transmitting the Commission's report 
     on issues affecting health care delivery in the United 
     States, pursuant to Public Law 101- 508, section 
     4002(g)(1)(B) (104 Stat. 1388-36); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       2091. A letter from the Department of State, Assistant 
     Secretary for Legislative Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program 
     for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3905(d)(2); 
     jointly, to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2092. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the Board's justification of budget estimates 
     for fiscal year 1998, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f; jointly, to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and 
     Means, and Appropriations. 

para. 16.6  order of business--suspension of the rules

  On motion of Mr. CANADY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That on Wednesday, March 5, 1997, the Speaker be authorized 
to entertain motions to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolutions:
  H. Con. Res. 17. Concurrent resolution congratulating the people of 
Guatemala on the success of the recent negotiations to establish a peace 
process for Guatemala;
  H. Con. Res. 18. Concurrent resolution congratulating the people of 
the Republic of Nicaragua on the success of their democratic elections;
  S. Con. Res. 4. Concurrent resolution commending and thanking the 
Honorable Warren Christopher for his exemplary service as Secretary of 
State; and
  Ordered further, That on Thursday, March 6, 1997, the Speaker be 
authorized to entertain a motion to suspend the rules and pass the 
following bill:
  H.R. 513. A bill to exempt certain contracts entered into by the 
government of the District of Columbia from review by the Council of the 
District of Columbia.

para. 16.7  regarding the ten commandments

  Mr. CANADY moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 31): 

       Whereas Judge Roy S. Moore, a lifelong resident of Etowah 
     County, Alabama, graduate of the United States Military 
     Academy with distinguished service to his country in Vietnam, 
     and graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law, has 
     served his country and his community with uncommon 
     distinction;
       Whereas another circuit judge in Alabama, has ordered Judge 
     Moore to remove a copy of the Ten Commandments posted in his 
     courtroom and the Alabama Supreme Court has granted a stay to 
     review the matter;
       Whereas the Ten Commandments have had a significant impact 
     on the development of the fundamental legal principles of 
     Western Civilization; and
       Whereas the Ten Commandments set forth a code of moral 
     conduct, observance of which is universally acknowledged to 
     promote respect for our system of laws and the good of 
     society: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Ten Commandments are a declaration of fundamental 
     principles that are the cornerstones of a fair and just 
     society; and
       (2) the public display, including display in government 
     offices and courthouses, of the Ten Commandments should be 
     permitted.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. CANADY 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 concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  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 SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 5(b)(1) of 
rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed 
until Wednesday, March 5, 1997, pursuant to the prior announcement of 
the Chair.
  And then,

para. 16.8  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ADERHOLT, at 3 o'clock and 1 minute p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 16.9  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. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 908. A bill to establish a Commission on Structural 
     Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Ortiz) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 909. A bill to authorize certain construction at 
     military installations for fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Filner, 
             and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 910. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     require that violent television programming is limited to 
     broadcast after the hours when children are reasonably likely 
     to comprise a substantial portion of the audience, unless it 
     is specifically rated on the basis of its violent content so 
     that it is blockable by electronic means specifically on the 
     basis of that content; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. Porter (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bunning 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Canady 
             of Florida, Mrs. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frost, 
             Ms. Furse, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Hobson, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kim, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McKeon, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Meehan, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Parker, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Petri, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sanders,

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             Mr. Sanford, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skeen, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mr. Castle, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Martinez):
       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. BACHUS:
       H.R. 912. A bill to amend section 1928 of the Social 
     Security Act to extend eligibility for Medicaid payment for 
     administration of a pediatric vaccine to all children who are 
     not insured with respect to that vaccine; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Chambliss, and 
             Mr. Edwards):
       H.R. 913. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to provide greater planting flexibility; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 914. A bill to make certain technical corrections in 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 relating to graduation data 
     disclosures; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 915. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide protection for airline employees who provide certain 
     air safety information; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 916. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to remove the requirement of an x ray as a 
     condition of coverage of chiropractic services 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.
           By Mr. CRAPO:
       H.R. 917. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide that the overtime exemption available to 
     employees engaged in the transportation and preparation of 
     fruit and vegetables is available to employees engaged in the 
     transportation and preparation of sugar beets; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 918. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to make grants to States for the construction and maintenance 
     of highways, to direct the Federal Communications Commission 
     to conduct spectrum auctions to provide funding for the 
     grants, 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. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Sanders, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Yates, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Nadler, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Vento, Ms. Furse, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Evans, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Lofgren, and 
             Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 919. A bill to establish fair market value pricing of 
     Federal natural assets, and for other purposes; referred to 
     the Committee on Resources, 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 Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Ms. Norton, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Waxman, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Carson, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, and Mrs. 
             Kelly):
       H.R. 920. A bill to establish an Office on Women's Health 
     within the Department of Health and Human Services; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 921. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income pension benefits received by the 
     survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of 
     duty; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.J. Res. 59. Joint resolution to disapprove a rule 
     affecting polar bear trophies from Canada under the 1994 
     amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act issued by the 
     U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the 
     Interior; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H. Con. Res. 32. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress with respect to the storage of nuclear waste on 
     any territory or possession of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, 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. PICKETT:
       H. Con. Res. 33. 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 Education and the Workforce.
       H. Con. Res. 34. 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. STEARNS:
       H. Con. Res. 35. Concurrent resolution to require the 
     posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate 
     Chambers; to the Committee on House Oversight.

para. 16.10  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 1: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 18: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 21: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
     Boucher, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 53: Mr. Klug and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Sisisky, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. 
     DeGette, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 64: Mr. Hulshof, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Weller, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
     Mr. Latham, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Smith of 
     Oregon, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 71: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Wicker, and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Clay, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 132: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 143: Mr. Condit, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 292: Mr. Kim, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Christian-
     Green, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Rush, and Ms. Brown of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 387: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 407: Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Evans, Mr. Camp, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Gibbons, and 
     Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Boehner and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Holden, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of 
     California, and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 494: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 501: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 511: Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Camp, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
     Hobson, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
     Hinchey, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 530: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Mr. Collins, Mr. Portman, Mr. Camp, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
     Mr. Kingston, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
     McKeon, Mr. Stearns, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Kelly, 
     and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 533: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Filner, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
     Yates, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 551: Mr. Gonzalez and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 552: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Weller, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 562: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Flake, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hamilton, 
     Mr.

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     Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lazio of New York, 
     Mr. McGovern, Mr. Salmon, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 591: Mr. Stark, Mr. Rush, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Nadler, 
     and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 598: Mr. McIntosh and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Waxman, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
     Cooksey, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Scott, and Mr. 
     Rothman.
       H.R. 628: Mr. Wynn and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 635: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 665: Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 680: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 687: Mr. Owens, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Brown of Florida, and 
     Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 766: Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 767: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Dellums, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Pickett, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Tierney, Ms. DeLauro, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Berry, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 858: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hilliard, 
     Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 898: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 901: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
     Graham, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.J. Res. 32: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.J. Res. 40: Mr. Graham.
       H.J. Res. 58: Mr. Bono, Mr. Souder, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
     Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. Graham.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Hefner, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
     Price of North Carolina, Mr. Clay, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Rivers, 
     Mrs. Carson, and Mr. Kanjorski.
       H. Con. Res. 18: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Mr. Ryun, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Crane, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Everett, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Rogan, 
     Mr. Callahan, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Wicker.
       H. Res. 15: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Shays, Mr. Jackson, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, and Mr. Salmon.
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                      WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1997 (17)

para. 17.1  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:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, March 5, 1997.
       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. 17.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, March 4, 1997.
  Mr. MILLER of California, 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. MILLER of California 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. 17.3  communications

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

       2093. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report pursuant to section 1306(c) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1997, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-201, section 1306(c) (110 Stat. 
     2707); to the Committee on National Security.
       2094. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's reports entitled 
     ``1997 Salary Rates'' for its employees in grades 1-15 and 
     ``Executive Level Salary Ranges'' for its executive level 
     employees, pursuant to section 1206 of the Financial 
     Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 
     [FIRREA]; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2095. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the NATO Maintenance 
     and Supply Agency [NAMSA] [Transmittal No. 08-97], pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2; to the Committee on International Relations.
       2096. 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 Spain (Transmittal No. DTC-13-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2097. 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 Spain (Transmittal No. DTC-12-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2098. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Japan (Transmittal No. DTC-19-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2099. 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 United Kingdom (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-39-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2100. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Switzerland 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-2-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2101. A letter from the Director of Fiscal Resources, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2102. A letter from the Director of Communications and 
     Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2103. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2104. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2105. A letter from the Acting Executive Secretary, 
     National Security Council, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2106. A letter from The Special Counsel, Office of the 
     Special Counsel, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2107. A letter from the Director, U.S. Trade and 
     Development Agency, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2108. A letter from the Director, Financial Services, 
     Library of Congress, transmitting a copy of the U.S. Capitol 
     Preservation Commission annual report for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       2109. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     his determination that Israel is not being denied its right 
     to participate in the activities of the International Atomic 
     Energy Agency, pursuant to Public Law 99-88, chapter V (99 
     Stat. 232); Public Law 100-461, title I (102 Stat. 2268-3); 
     jointly, to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       2110. A letter from the Director of Communications and 
     Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
     transmitting a copy of the Commission's report entitled 
     ``Federal Sector Report on EEO Complaints and Appeals, FY 
     1995'' and a copy of the EEOC's ``Annual Report on the 
     Employment of Minorities, Women, and People with Disabilities 
     in the Federal Government, FY 1995,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     2000e-4(e); jointly, to the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Oversight and Education and the Workforce.
       2111. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     December 1996 ``Treasury Bulletin,'' pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 
     9602(a); jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2112. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General of the 
     United States, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Anti-Gang and Youth Violence Act of 1997''; 
     jointly, to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and 
     the Workforce, and Commerce.

para. 17.4  motion to adjourn

  Mr. MILLER of California 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.

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  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 17.5  peace process in guatemala

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 17):

       Whereas on December 29, 1996, the Government of Guatemala 
     and the representatives of the Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional 
     Guatemala signed an historic peace accord ending 36 years of 
     armed confrontation;
       Whereas the peace accord includes the creation of a 
     commission to implement a wide range of reforms to the 
     political, economic, social, and judicial systems of 
     Guatemala, including an enhanced respect for human rights and 
     the rule of law, improved health and education services, 
     attention to the needs of refugees and displaced persons, and 
     the role of the military in a democratic society;
       Whereas the peace accord represents the completion of a 
     long and important negotiation process with the goal of 
     achieving lasting peace, national reconciliation, political 
     stability, and renewed economic growth in Guatemala; and
       Whereas lasting peace, political stability, and economic 
     development in Guatemala is in the best interest of all 
     nations of the Western Hemisphere, including the United 
     States: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) congratulates the Guatemalan Government of President 
     Alvaro Arzu for its extraordinary accomplishments in 
     negotiating an end to hostilities and beginning the process 
     of national reconciliation and reconstruction;
       (2) recognizes the commitment of the Unidad Revolucionaria 
     Nacional Guatemala in Guatemala to agree to end the 
     devastating warfare and to resolve their differences in a 
     peaceful manner within a democratic political arena;
       (3) commends all of the people of Guatemala for their 
     determination to achieve a lasting peace and encourages their 
     strong commitment to democratic principles and social justice 
     for all; and
       (4) affirms the commitment of the United States to help 
     support a sustainable peace and development of strong 
     democratic institutions in Guatemala.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, 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. EWING, 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. GILMAN, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 17.6  nicaraguan democracy

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 18):

       Whereas on October 20, 1996, the people of the Republic of 
     Nicaragua held truly democratic, multiparty elections to 
     choose their government;
       Whereas these elections were deemed by international and 
     domestic observers to be free and fair and a legitimate 
     expression of the will of the people of the Republic of 
     Nicaragua;
       Whereas on January 10, 1997, Arnoldo Aleman was peacefully 
     sworn in to the office of President of the Republic of 
     Nicaragua and immediately promised to continue down the path 
     to democracy, national reconciliation and reconstruction that 
     are started by the previous administration of President 
     Violeta Barrios de Chamorro; and
       Whereas this historic event of democratic elections in the 
     Republic of Nicaragua and the inauguration of President 
     Arnoldo Aleman should be honored: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) congratulates the people of the Republic of Nicaragua 
     for the successful completion of the historic democratic, 
     multiparty elections held on October 20, 1996;
       (2) congratulates former President Violeta Barrios de 
     Chamorro for her personal courage and her commitment to 
     democracy, which have helped her achieve a profound political 
     and economic transition in the Republic of Nicaragua;
       (3) encourages all Nicaraguans to work together after 
     taking this critical step on the long road to lasting peace 
     and democracy;
       (4) recognizes that all Nicaraguans should continue to work 
     together in order to ensure a stable democracy, respect for 
     human rights, a free and market-oriented economy, and social 
     justice for all people;
       (5) reaffirms the commitment of the United States to help 
     the Republic of Nicaragua move toward freedom and democracy; 
     and
       (6) further reaffirms that the United States is strongly 
     committed to encouraging democracy and peaceful development 
     throughout the Western Hemisphere.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, 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. EWING, 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. EWING, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 17.7  warren christopher

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution of the Senate (S. Con. Res. 4):

       Whereas Secretary Warren Christopher served as Secretary of 
     State from 1993 until 1997, and maintained the tradition of 
     that Office by representing the international interests of 
     the United States with great dignity, grace, and ability;
       Whereas Secretary Christopher, during his tenure as 
     Secretary of State, engaged in more international travel than 
     any other Secretary of State in United States history, 
     reflecting his indefatigable commitment to advancing peace 
     and justice, protecting and promoting United States 
     interests, and preserving United States leadership in 
     international affairs;
       Whereas Secretary Christopher has played a key leadership 
     role in United States foreign policy achievements, including 
     ending the war in Bosnia, restoring an elected government in 
     Haiti, and advancing peace in the Middle East;
       Whereas Secretary Christopher served with distinction as 
     Deputy Secretary of State from 1977 until 1981 and, among his 
     accomplishments as Deputy Secretary, is credited with 
     skillfully negotiating the release of American hostages in 
     Iran;
       Whereas Secretary Christopher has had a distinguished 
     career in law and public service in California;
       Whereas Secretary Christopher, born in Scranton, North 
     Dakota, is one of North Dakota's most distinguished native 
     sons and has always displayed the quiet strength and work 
     ethic associated with the people of the Great Plains;
       Whereas in 1997 Secretary Christopher leaves his position 
     as the 63d Secretary of State; and
       Whereas Secretary Christopher has earned the respect and 
     admiration of Congress and the American people: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress commends and thanks the Honorable 
     Warren Christopher for his exemplary diplomatic service, and 
     for his skillful and indefatigable efforts to advance peace 
     and justice around the world.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, 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. 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 concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 17.8  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iran

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, 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 declared on March 15, 
1995, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701-1706)

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is to continue in effect beyond March 15, 1997, to the Federal Register 
for publication. This emergency is separate from that declared on 
November 14, 1979, in connection with the Iranian hostage crisis and 
therefore requires separate renewal of emergency authorities.
  The factors that led me to declare a national emergency with respect 
to Iran on March 15, 1995, have not been resolved. The actions and 
policies of the Government of Iran, including its support for 
international terrorism, efforts to undermine the Middle East peace 
process, and its acquisition of weapons of mass destruction and the 
means to deliver them, continue to threaten the national security, 
foreign policy, and economy of the United States. Accordingly, I have 
determined that it is necessary to maintain in force the broad 
authorities that are in place by virtue of the March 15, 1995, 
declaration of emergency.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 5, 1997.

  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. 105-51).

para. 17.9  recess--12:17 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 17 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 1 p.m.

para. 17.10  after recess--1:02 p.m.

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

para. 17.11  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, 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 4, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 17.12  h. con. res. 17--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 17) 
congratulating the people of Guatemala on the success of the recent 
negotiations to establish a peace process for Guatemala.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

416

It was decided in the

Nays

0

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

2

para. 17.13                    [Roll No. 29]

                                YEAS--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Barr
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clyburn
     Cooksey
     DeLay
     Dreier
     Lantos
     Nadler
     Parker
     Rahall
     Schiff
     Strickland
     Wise
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 17.14  h. con. res. 18--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 18) 
congratulating the people of the Republic of Nicaragua on the success of 
their democratic elections held on October 20, 1996.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.


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Yeas

417

It was decided in the

Nays

0

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

3

para. 17.15                    [Roll No. 30]

                                YEAS--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Barr
     Chenoweth
     Paul

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Chabot
     Cooksey
     Dreier
     Lantos
     Nadler
     Parker
     Rahall
     Schiff
     Strickland
     Wise
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 17.16  h. con. res. 31--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 31) 
expressing the sense of Congress regarding the display of the Ten 
Commandments by Judge Roy S. Moore, a judge on the circuit court of the 
State of Alabama.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

295

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affirmative

Nays

125

para. 17.17                    [Roll No. 31]

                                YEAS--295

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh

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     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--125

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Carson
     Chabot
     Cooksey
     Dreier
     Lantos
     Nadler
     Parker
     Porter
     Rahall
     Schiff
     Strickland
     Wise
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 17.18  committee election--majority

  Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, submitted the following privileged 
resolution (H. Res. 82):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and they are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Science: Mr. English of Pennsylvania; Mr. 
     Nethercutt; Mr. Coburn; and Mr. Sessions. 

  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. 17.19  bill 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, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On February 28, 1997:
       H.R. 668. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reinstate the Airport and Airways Trust Fund excise taxes, 
     and for other purposes.

para. 17.20  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. SCHIFF, for today and March 6;
  To Mr. STRICKLAND, for today; and
  To Mr. DREIER, for today and March 6.
  And then,

para. 17.21  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, at 5 o'clock and 12 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 17.22  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. EHLERS:
       H.R. 922. A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal 
     funds to conduct or support research on the cloning of 
     humans; 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.
       H.R. 923. A bill to prohibit the cloning of humans; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Lucas of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 924. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     give further assurance to the right of victims of crime to 
     attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Klug, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. Jackson- Lee, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Evans, Ms. Norton, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Carson, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 925. A bill to prohibit the Department of Defense from 
     allowing defense contractors to recoup merger-related 
     restructuring costs from the taxpayers; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 926. 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 (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       H.R. 927. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for appointment of U.S. marshals by the Attorney 
     General; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHRISTENSEN (for himself, Mr. Bass, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 928. A bill to amend the Labor-Management Reporting 
     and Disclosure Act of 1959 to ensure that employees have 
     adequate access and information regarding the use of employee 
     dues and fees paid to labor organizations; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Linda 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hulshof, Mrs. Northup, 
             Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Klink, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Bryant, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Christensen, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bliley, 
             Mr. Cannon, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Portman, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. Ensign, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Hill, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Stump, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Camp, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. John, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Ryun, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Parker, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Bono, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Istook, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. McDade, 
             Mr. Hansen, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Jones, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Graham, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Largent, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Rogers, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Smith of Oregon, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Archer, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Spence, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Pease, Mr. Combest, and Mr. 
             Whitfield):
       H.R. 929. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     ban partial-birth abortions; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Mica, and Mr. Portman):

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       H.R. 930. A bill to require Federal employees to use 
     Federal travel charge cards for all payments of expenses of 
     official Government travel, to amend title 31, United States 
     Code, to establish requirements for prepayment audits of 
     Federal agency transportation expenses, to authorize 
     reimbursement of Federal agency employees for taxes incurred 
     on travel or transportation reimbursements, and to authorize 
     test programs for the payment of Federal employee travel 
     expenses and relocation expenses; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. 
             Eshoo):
       H.R. 931. A bill to provide an exception to the 
     restrictions on eligibility for public benefits for certain 
     legal aliens; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii):
       H.R. 932. A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to provide for the appointment in each U.S. 
     circuit court of appeals, of at least one resident of each 
     State in such circuit, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 933. A bill to expand the definition of limited tax 
     benefit for purposes of the Line Item Veto Act; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Crane, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Istook, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Jones, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Packard, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Coble, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Souder, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Bono, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, and Mr. Hutchinson:
       H.R. 934. A bill to prohibit the payment to the United 
     Nations of any contributions by the United States until U.S. 
     overpayments to such body have been properly credited or 
     reimbursed; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 935. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     impose a penalty upon States that do not give full faith and 
     credit to the protective orders of other States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 936. A bill to authorize further appropriations for 
     the stabilization and repair of damages to the Mountain 
     Quarries Railroad Bridge, commonly known as No Hands Bridge, 
     caused by the heavy rains and flooding in California in 
     December 1996 and January 1997; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 937. 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.
       H.R. 938. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend 
     the period of time within which workers may file a petition 
     for trade adjustment assistance; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 939. A bill to permit revocation by members of the 
     clergy of their exemption from Social Security coverage; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 940. A bill to reform the Federal unemployment 
     benefits system; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EWING (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and 
             Mr. Kolbe):
       H.R. 941. A bill to provide for permanent most-favored-
     nation treatment to the products of the People's Republic of 
     China when that country becomes a member of the World Trade 
     Organization; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, 
             and Mr. Frelinghuysen):
       H.R. 942. 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; to the Committee on Commerce.uthority for States to 
     control the movement of municipal solid waste to waste 
     management facilities within the boundaries of the State or 
     within the boundaries of political subdivisions of the State; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. 
             Manton):
       H.R. 944. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to require improved disclosure of corporate charitable 
     contributions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GILLMOR:
       H.R. 945. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to require corporations to obtain the views of 
     shareholders concerning corporate charitable contributions; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Graham, Ms. Furse, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 946. 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, 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. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Levin, Mr. Portman, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Ney, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Klug, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Frost, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Evans, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Cannon, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Farr of California, and Mr. Cook):
       H.R. 947. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the research credit and to allow 
     greater opportunity to elect the alternative incremental 
     credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 948. 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 949. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the disposition of a firearm to, and the possession 
     of a firearm by, nonpermanent resident aliens; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Filner, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Rush, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Manton, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Owens, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Towns, Mr. Flake, Mr. Engel, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Scott, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Dixon):
       H.R. 950. 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 Education and the Workforce, 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. McINNIS:
       H.R. 951. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to exchange certain lands located in Hinsdale, CO; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Vento, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 952. A bill to clarify the mission, purposes, and 
     authorized uses of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and 
     to establish requirements for administration and conservation 
     planning for that system; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. 
             Slaughter, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 953. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for programs regarding ovarian cancer; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. White, and Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado):
       H.R. 954. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     clarify the authority of the Federal Communications 
     Commission to authorize foreign investment in U.S. broadcast 
     and common carrier radio licenses; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself and Mr. Talent):
       H.R. 955. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit the deduction of home office expenses where the 
     home office is the sole fixed location of the business; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Levin, 
             and Mr. Rangel):

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       H.R. 956. A bill to amend the National Narcotics Leadership 
     Act of 1988 to establish a program to support and encourage 
     local communities that first demonstrate a comprehensive, 
     long-term commitment to reduce substance abuse among youth, 
     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. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 957. A bill to abolish the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct in the House of Representatives, establish 
     an Independent Commission on House Ethics, and provide for 
     the transfer of the duties and functions of the Committee to 
     the Independent Commission; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. SOUNDER:
       H.R. 958. A bill to prohibit United States assistance to 
     Mexico for fiscal year 1998 unless the Government of Mexico 
     meets certain narcotics control requirements; 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. STUPAK:
       H.R. 959. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     restrict the mail-order sale of body armor; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 960. A bill to validate certain conveyances in the 
     city of Tulare, Tulare County, CA, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Farr of California):
       H.R. 961. 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. WYNN:
       H.R. 962. A bill to redesignate a Federal building in 
     Suitland, MD, as the ``W. Edwards Deming Federal Building''; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 36. 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.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H. Con. Res. 37. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the Sikh Nation should be allowed to 
     exercise the right of national self-determination in their 
     homeland, Punjab, Khalistan; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Sununu, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Dingell, Ms. McKinney, Mr. John, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Oberstar).
       H. Con. Res. 38. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress with respect to the collection of ancestry 
     data as part of the decennial census of population; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H. Res. 81. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on International Relations in the 105th 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. LaHOOD:
       H. Res. 82. Resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Porter):
       H. Res. 83. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the Federal commitment to biomedical 
     research should be increased substantially over the next 5 
     years; to the Committee on Commerce.

para. 17.23  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 1: Mr. Blunt and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 9: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 34: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Combest, Mr. Packard, Mr. Baker, Mr. Sessions, 
     Mr. Cannon, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Scott, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Olver, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Baldacci, 
     Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Torres, 
     Mr. Pallone, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 69: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boucher, 
     Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 80: Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Harman, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 86: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Burr of North Carolina and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Borski, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
     Mr. Pastor, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Condit, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Furse, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 108: Mr. Quinn and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
     and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 203: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 215: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 240: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Schiff, 
     and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 250: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 279: Mr. Neumann, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Fazio of California, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
     Wynn, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Baesler, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Condit, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     McDade, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Torres, Mr. Matsui, 
     Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Livingston, 
     and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 280: Mr. Evans, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Matsui, and Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 284: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 285: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 286: Mr. Coyne and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 287: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 289: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Scott, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 328: Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 336: Mr. Stump and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 337: Mr. Wexler, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 363: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
     Jefferson, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Weller, and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 419: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Bentsen, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Dellums, and Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 420: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 437: Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Stupak, Mr. Markey, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hoyer, and 
     Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 443: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 444: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Barr of Georgia and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 474: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
     and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Clement, Mr. Foley, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bunning 
     of Kentucky, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 498: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 519: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 535: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 536: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 538: Mr. McDermott, Ms. Norton, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Yates, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Lipinski, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 554: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 560: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 561: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Filner, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wexler, 
     Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 582: Mr. McDermott, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
     Dellums.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Nussle and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 607: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 621: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 667: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Conyers, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Meehan, 
     Mr. Pastor, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 678: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
     Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Lewis of California, 
     Mr. Largent, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
     Mr. McInnis, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Bliley, 
     Mr. Pickett, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Ros-
     Lehtinen, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 680: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 686: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 688: Mr. Largent, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. 
     LoBiondo.
       H.R. 714: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gekas, Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. McDade, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 722: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Jones, Mr. Parker, 
     Mr. Pappas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 734: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 755: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 789: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 800: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 825: Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Meek 
     of Florida, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Filner, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 849: Mr. Bono, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. McKeon, 
     Mr. Royce, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Ewing.

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       H.R. 867: Mr. Ramstad and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 879: Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. 
     Carson, and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 880: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Towns, Mr. Largent, 
     Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 907: Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cook, Ms. Dunn 
     of Washington, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Istook, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor 
     of Mississippi, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. Wicker.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Stupak.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Ms. Furse and Mr. Costello.
       H. Con. Res. 14: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Rivers, 
     Ms. DeGette, Mr. Yates, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Flake.
       H. Con. Res. 17: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Dickey, and 
     Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H. Res. 64: Mrs. Carson. 
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                      THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1997 (18)

para. 18.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, March 6, 1997.
       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. 18.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, March 5, 1997.
  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. QUINN, 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. QUINN, 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. 18.3  communications

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

       2113. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area 
     Classifications; Tennessee [Docket No. 97-009-1] received 
     March 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2114. A letter from the Administrator, Food Safety and 
     Inspection Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Poultry Inspection: Revision of Finished Product Standards 
     With Respect to Fecal Contamination [Docket No. 94-016F] 
     (RIN: 0583-AC25) received March 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2115. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act--Air Force violation, case No. 95-14, which totaled 
     $958,239, occurred when personnel obligated fiscal year 1993 
     operation and maintenance, Air Force (O&M, AF) funds for work 
     that was not needed until fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       2116. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Veterans Education: Increased 
     Allowances for the Educational Assistance Test Program (RIN: 
     2900-AI53) received March 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       2117. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Restrictions on Advances to Non-Qualified Thrift Lenders [No. 
     97-12] received February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       2118. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Oregon Designation of 
     Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes: Oregon [OR64-7279a, 
     OR36-1-6298a, OR46-1-6802a; FRL-5696-8] received March 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2119. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Oregon [OR59-
     7274, OR60-7275; FRL-5696-6] received March 4, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2120. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Approval of Source-Specific 
     RACT [PA069-4040, PA078-4041, PA083-4043; FRL-5698-7] 
     received March 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2121. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Maricopa County Environmental 
     Services Department [AR 059-0005a; FRL-5697-3] received March 
     4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2122. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Brunei (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-46-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       2123. 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 Taiwan (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-51-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       2124. 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 United Arab Emirates [UAE] 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-14-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       2125. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on international agreements 
     transmitted to Congress after the deadline for their 
     submission, with reasons, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2126. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Secretary's 
     certification that the Republic of Armenia, the Azerbaijani 
     Republic, the Republic of Georgia, the Republic of Kazakstan, 
     the Krygyz Republic, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian 
     Federation, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and the Republic of 
     Uzbekistan are committed to the courses of action described 
     in section 1203(d) of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 
     1993 (title XII of Public Law 103-160), section 1412(d) of 
     the Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992 (title 
     XIV of Public Law 102-484), and section 502 of the FREEDOM 
     Support Act (Public Law 102-511); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2127. A letter from the Executive Director, Assassination 
     Records Review Board, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2128. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Management) 
     and Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2129. 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 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2130. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2131. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2132. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2133. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2134. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report on nuclear reactor safety in Ukraine 
     and Russia; jointly, to the Committees on National Security 
     and International Relations.

para. 18.4  motion to adjourn

  Mr. MILLER of California moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,

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  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, 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

75

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

293

para. 18.5                     [Roll No. 32]

                                YEAS--75

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Clyburn
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Lantos
     Lipinski
     Maloney (CT)
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Neal
     Nussle
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Price (NC)
     Reyes
     Rothman
     Sandlin
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Stark
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Yates

                                NAYS--293

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--64

     Ackerman
     Archer
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Blunt
     Boucher
     Brady
     Burr
     Camp
     Canady
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Dingell
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Engel
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (WA)
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Johnson (CT)
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Molinari
     Nadler
     Paxon
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Wise
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 18.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate has passed a Joint Resolution of the following 
title in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S.J. Res. 5. Joint resolution waiving certain provisions of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 relating to the appointment of the 
     United States Trade Representative.

para. 18.7  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, March 10, 1997, at 2 o'clock p.m.

para. 18.8  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, March 10, 1997, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 1997, for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 18.9  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, March 
12, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 18.10  committee resignation--minority

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, March 5, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, The Capitol, Washington, DC
       Dear Mr. Speaker, I hereby submit my resignation from the 
     Committee on Education and the Workplace.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Earl Blumenauer,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 18.11  committee election--minority

  Mr. WISE, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 84):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and that 
     they are hereby, elected to the following standing committees 
     of the House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Earl 
     Blumenauer of Oregon, to rank directly below Elijah Cummings 
     of Maryland.
       To the Committee on Education and the Workforce: Dennis 
     Kucinich of Ohio.
       To the Committee on budget: James McDermott of Washington.

  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. 18.12  d.c. council contract review

  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 513) to exempt certain contracts entered into by the government of 
the District of Columbia from review by the Council of the District of 
Columbia.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, recognized Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, 
and Mr. ALLEN, 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. QUINN, announced that two-thirds of

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the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, 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. QUINN, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 18.13  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, 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, March 5, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, 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

355

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

43

para. 18.14                    [Roll No. 33]

                                YEAS--355

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--43

     Abercrombie
     Baldacci
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     DeFazio
     English
     Ensign
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hulshof
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennelly
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Pascrell
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Scott
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weller

                             NOT VOTING--34

     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Camp
     Conyers
     Davis (FL)
     Dingell
     Dreier
     Engel
     Ewing
     Flake
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Kilpatrick
     Levin
     Maloney (NY)
     McCarthy (MO)
     McGovern
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Pomeroy
     Sanchez
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Towns
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 18.15  h.r. 513--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. 513) to exempt certain contracts 
entered into by the government of the District of Columbia from review 
by the Council of the District of Columbia.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

390

It was decided in the

Nays

7

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 18.16                    [Roll No. 34]

                                YEAS--390

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)

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     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--7

     Kucinich
     Paul
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Stearns
     Stump
     Weller

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Obey
       

                             NOT VOTING--34

     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Camp
     Conyers
     Dingell
     Dreier
     Engel
     Flake
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Kilpatrick
     Levin
     Maloney (NY)
     McCarthy (MO)
     McGovern
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Nadler
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Sanchez
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Towns
     Waters
     Weldon (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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 18.17  committee election--majority

  On motion of Mr. NEY, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Oversight was discharged from further consideration of the following 
resolution (H. Res. 85):

       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. Ney, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
     Hoyer, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       Joint Committee of Congress on the Library: Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Gejdenson.

  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. 18.18  motion to adjourn

  Mr. MILLER of California moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. MILLER 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

84

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negative

Nays

312

para. 18.19                    [Roll No. 35]

                                YEAS--84

     Abercrombie
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hooley
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Lantos
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pelosi
     Sabo
     Sandlin
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--312

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Camp
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dreier
     Engel
     Flake
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Kilpatrick
     Levin
     Maloney (NY)
     McCarthy (MO)
     McGovern
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Nadler
     Sanchez
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Smith, Adam
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Stupak

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  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 18.20  message from the president

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

para. 18.21  committee resignation--minority

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, March 6, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Gingrich: Effective immediately, I hereby 
     resign from the Committee on International Relations.
           Sincerely,
                                               Dennis J. Kucinich,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 18.22  message from the president--trade agreements programs

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, 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 1997 Trade Policy Agenda and 1996 
Annual Report on the Trade Agreements Program.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 6, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para. 18.23  permanent select committee on intelligence

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of clause 1 of rule XLVIII 
and clause 6(f) of rule X, notwithstanding the requirement of clause 
1(a)(3) of rule XLVIII, appointed to the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence, the following Members: Messrs. Skelton and Bishop.

para. 18.24  committee resignation--minority

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, March 6, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Capitol, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This letter is to inform you that in 
     order for me to accept an appointment by Democratic Leader 
     Richard Gephardt to a seat on the House Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, it will be necessary for me to 
     interrupt my service on the House Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs and as Ranking Member of its subcommittee on 
     Oversight and Investigations.
       Rule 19 F. of the Preamble and Rules of the Democratic 
     Caucus provides that no Democratic Member of the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence may serve on more than one 
     standing committee during that Member's term of service on 
     the select committee. However, the rule also provides that 
     Members shall be entitled to take leaves of absence from 
     service on any committee (or subcommittee thereof) during the 
     period they serve on the select committee and seniority 
     rights on such committee (and on each subcommittee) to which 
     they were assigned at the time shall be fully protected as if 
     they had continued to serve during the period of leave of 
     absence.
       While I will remain committed to protecting and enhancing 
     the needs and benefits of our nation's veterans, this letter 
     constitutes notice of my intent to take the necessary leave 
     of absence from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs in order 
     to accept an appointment to the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence.
       With kindest regards, I remain
           Sincerely yours,
                                           Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 18.25  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today;
  To Mr. STRICKLAND, for today;
  To Ms. KILPATRICK, for today;
  To Mr. STABENOW, for today; and
  To Mrs. MALONEY, for today.
  And then,

para. 18.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PAUL, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed 
to, at 3 o'clock and 21 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 
o'clock p.m. on Monday, March 10, 1996.

para. 18.27  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. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 852. 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 (Rept. No. 105-7, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para. 18.28  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. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 963. A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on 
     any basis other than factors pertaining to job performance; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. BURR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 964. A bill to authorize the marketing of breast self-
     examination pads without restriction; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Hunter, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 965. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election for 
     Federal office; to the Committee on House 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. COMBEST (for himself and Mr. Hilliard):
       H.R. 966. A bill to provide reimbursement under the 
     Medicare Program for telehealth services, 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. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Cox of California, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H.R. 967. A bill to prohibit the use of United States funds 
     to provide for the participation of certain Chinese officials 
     in international conferences, programs, and activities and to 
     provide that certain Chinese officials shall be ineligible to 
     receive visas and excluded from admission to the United 
     States; 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. EHRLICH (for himself, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 968. A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to permit a waiver of the prohibition of 
     offering nurse aide training and competency evaluation 
     programs in certain nursing facilities; 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 969. A bill to establish sources of funding for the 
     certain transportation infrastructure projects in the 
     vicinity of the border between the United States and Mexico 
     that are necessary to accommodate increased traffic resulting 
     from the implementation of the North American Free-Trade 
     Agreement, including construction of new Federal border 
     crossing facilities, 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. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Wise, Mr. Regula,

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             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Combest, Mr. Bono, Mr. Gingrich, 
             Mr. Sherman, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 970. A bill to encourage the increased use of domestic 
     natural gas as a transportation fuel, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, National 
     Security, 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. BASS (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Shays, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Olver, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Sanders, 
             and Mr. Lazio of New York):
       H.R. 971. A bill to implement the recommendations of the 
     Northern Forest Lands Council; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Owens, Mr. Shays, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Sanford, Mr. Olver, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H.R. 972. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 
     1978 to eliminate the market access program; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 973. 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. FORBES (for himself and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York):
       H.R. 974. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     restore the Department of Defense loan guarantee program for 
     small and medium-sized business concerns that are 
     economically dependent on defense expenditures; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             McKeon, and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 975. A bill to remove a restriction on the authority 
     of the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with 
     other Federal agencies to acquire goods and services directly 
     related to improving or utilizing firefighting capability of 
     the Forest Service; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 976. A bill to provide for the disposition of certain 
     funds appropriated to pay judgment in favor of the 
     Mississippi Sioux Indians, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 977. A bill to provide for the conversion of existing 
     temporary U.S. district judgeships to permanent status, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Costello, Mr. Klink, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Sabo, Ms. Waters, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Obey, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rush, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Bono, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Tiahrt):
       H.R. 978. A bill to assess the impact of NAFTA, to require 
     the renegotiation of certain provisions of NAFTA, and to 
     provide for the withdrawal from NAFTA unless certain 
     conditions are met; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Lazio 
             of New York):
       H.R. 979. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the amount of private activity which may be 
     issued in each State, and to index such amount for inflation; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON (for himself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Mica, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 980. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to protect the speech and association rights of students 
     attending institutions of higher education; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 981. A bill to provide for a national standard to 
     prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated 
     individuals; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       H.R. 982. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     provide for a national minimum sentence for a person who 
     operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of 
     alcohol; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Jackson, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Olver, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Rush, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 983. A bill to amend certain Federal civil rights 
     statutes to prevent the involuntary application of 
     arbitration to claims that arise from unlawful employment 
     discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national 
     origin, age, or disability, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. McCRERY:
       H.R. 984. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for contributions to individual 
     investment accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 985. A bill to provide for the expansion of the Eagles 
     Nest Wilderness within Arapaho and White River National 
     Forests, CO, to include the lands known as the Slate Creek 
     Addition upon the acquisition of the lands by the United 
     States; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Kingston):
       H.R. 986. A bill to amend chapter 71 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to establish certain limitations relating to the 
     use of official time by Federal employees, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ewing, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and 
             Mr. Snowbarger):
       H.R. 987. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for continuing appropriations in the absence of the 
     regular appropriations; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Ms. Pryce of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Roemer, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Frost, Ms. Granger, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Latham, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Cummings, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Klug, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Ms. Danner, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Deutsch, and 
             Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 988. 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. 989. 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 fingerprints of the applicant; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. McHale, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Porter, Mr. Holden, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. 
             McHugh):
       H.R. 990. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide 
     for the development and use of brownfields, 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. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Borski, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Nadler, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. LaHood):
       H.R. 991. A bill to amend the Railway Labor Act concerning 
     the applicability of requirements of that act to U.S. air 
     carriers and flight deck crews engaged in flight oper

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     ations outside the United States; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas;
       H.R. 992. A bill to end the Tucker Act shuffle; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Stump, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Istook, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Rogan, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ewing, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado):
       H.R. 993. A bill to amend the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 to repeal the National Service Trust 
     Program under which certain persons who perform national or 
     community service receive stipends and educational awards for 
     such service; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 994. A bill to designate the U.S. border station 
     located in Pharr, TX, as the ``Kika de la Garza United States 
     Border Station''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 995. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify that fees for Internet and other online services 
     are not, and shall not be, subject to tax, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Shays, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Costello, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 996. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance 
     environmental remediation of contaminated sites; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Shays, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Costello, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 997. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow expensing and rapid amortization of certain 
     environmental remediation expenditures; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CALLAHAN (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Everett, 
             and Mr. Traficant):
       H.J. Res. 60. 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 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. OWENS:
       H.J. Res. 61. 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Frost, Mr. Payne, Mr. Yates, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
             Olver):
       H. Con. Res. 39. 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 Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Allen, and Mr. Berman):
       H. Con. Res. 40. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     commitment of the Congress to continue the leadership of the 
     United States in the United Nations by honoring the financial 
     obligations of the United States to the United Nations; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Green, Mr. Stump, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Holden, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Foley, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Owens, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Vento, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Goode, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Talent, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Strickland, Ms. Furse, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. DeGette, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and Mr. Bonior):
       H. Con. Res. 41. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to 
     honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H. Res. 84. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 85. 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. BURTON of Indiana:
       H. Res. 86. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight in the 
     105th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.

para. 18.29  private bills and resolutions

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

           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 998. A bill for the relief of Lloyd B. Gamble; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 999. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for a hopper barge; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para. 18.30  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 1: Mr. Paul, Mr. Spence, Mr. Bliley, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 15: Mr. Bachus, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
     Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Berry, and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Levin, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barton of 
     Texas, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. English of Pennsylvania. Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Solomon, 
     Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
     Bishop.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 100: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 145: Ms. Danner, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     Lipinski, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Parker and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 216: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Lazio 
     of New York, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Costello, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Pomeroy, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Boyd, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
     Coyne.
       H.R. 279: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Manton, Mr. Cook, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. DeGette, 
     Mr. Klink, Mr. Levin, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
     Mr. Roemer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 342: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 343: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 350: Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Spratt, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Green, Mr. 
     Baker, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Price 
     of North Carolina, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
     Weller, Mr. Clement, Mr. Costello, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Jones, 
     and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 407: Ms. Furse, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 411: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Parker and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 426: Mr. Ryun and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 445: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
     Ramstad.
       H.R. 471: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 548: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Foglietta, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Yates, Mr. Evans, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 551: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 552: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 577: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Largent, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. 
     Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 600: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 616: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 628: Mr. Engel.

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       H.R. 640: Mr. Blunt and Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 644: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 659: Mr. Condit, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Largent, 
     and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 680: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 683: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Foley, 
     Mr. Graham, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 684: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 753: Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Levin, Mr. Luther, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, and Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 767: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 768: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 775: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Vento, and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 786: Mr. Rogers and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Yates, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 804: Ms. Jackson-Lee and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 813: Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 814: Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     Mr. Yates, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 832: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 852: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Flake, 
     Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Luther, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Jones, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
     Souder, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Pappas, 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Hill, and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 911: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Fawell, Mr. Hefner, and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 923: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 934: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 954: Mr. Hastert and Mr. Largent.
       H.J. Res. 7: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Parker, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
     Latham, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Crane, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Hulshof, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.J. Res. 26: Mr. Shaw, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Coble.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
     Mollohan, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Snowbarger, and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr. Kim.
       H.J. Res. 58: Mr. Klink, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Stearns.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H. Res. 48: Mr. Hayworth.

para. 18.31  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. 811: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
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                       MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1997 (19)

para. 19.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 10, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Dan Miller to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para. 19.2  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, March 
6, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 19.3  communications

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

       2135. A letter from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, Congressional Review Coordinator, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Asian Longhorned Beetle; Quarantine 
     Regulations (Docket No. 96-102-1) received March 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2136. A letter from the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sulfentrazone; 
     Establishment of Tolerances (OPP-300459; FRL-5591-9) (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received March 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2137. A letter from the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clopyralid; Pesticide 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemption (OPP-300458; FRL-5593-1) 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2138. A letter from the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clofencet; Pesticide 
     Tolerances (OPP-300457; FRL-5592-2) (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     March 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2139. A letter from the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions (OPP-300456; FRL-5591-7) 
     (RIN: 2070-AC78) received March 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2140. A letter from the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Recordkeeping and 
     Comfirmation Requirements for Securities Transactions (RIN: 
     3064-AB74) received March 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       2141. A letter from the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency, Acting General Counsel, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--National Flood Insurance Program; Standard Flood 
     Insurance Policy (RIN: 3067-AC54) received March 5, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2142. A letter from the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois (IL138-1a; 
     FRL-5660-2) received March 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2143. A letter from the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; 
     Standards for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions 
     (SIPTRAX NO VA059-5016a and VA060-5016a; FRL-5698-1) received 
     March 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2144. A letter from the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; 
     Rule Pertaining to VOC RACT Requirements (VA021-5015; FRL-
     5697-9) received March 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2145. A letter from the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Designation 
     of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Virginia; 
     Redesignation to Attainment of the Hampton Roads Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area, Approval of the Maintenance Plan and 
     Mobile Emissions Budget (VA068-5018a, VA066-5018a; FRL-5688-
     8) received March 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2146. A letter from the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of 
     Delaware, Regulation 13--Open Burning and Regulation 24--
     Sections 50(a)(5) and (50)(b)(3)--Non-CTG RACT (DE027-1004a, 
     DE020-1004a; FRL-5679-4) received March 6, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2147. A letter from the Federal Communications Commission, 
     Managing Director, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Implementation of Infrastructure Sharing Provisions in the 
     Telecommunications Act of 1996 (CC Docket No. 96-237) 
     received March 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2148. A letter from the Defense Security Assistance Agency, 
     Director, transmitting notification concerning the Department 
     of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance 
     [LOA] to Italy for defense articles and services (Transmittal 
     No. 97-08), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       2149. A letter from the 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 
     and ordered to be printed.
       2150. A letter from the Department of State, Assistant 
     Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, 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.
       2151. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 1996, 
     through September 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       2152. A letter from the Council of the District of 
     Columbia, Chairman Pro Tempore,

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     transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-533, ``Unemployment 
     Compensation Federal Conformity Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1997'' received March 6, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 
     1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2153. A letter from the Council of the District of 
     Columbia, Chairman Pro Tempore, transmitting a copy of D.C. 
     Act 11-534, ``Equal Opportunity for Local, Small, and 
     Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Temporary Act of 1997'' 
     received March 6, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2154. A letter from the Council of the District of 
     Columbia, Chairman Pro Tempore, transmitting a copy of D.C. 
     Act 12-15, ``District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation 
     Tax Stabilization Temporary Amendment Act of 1997'' received 
     March 6, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2155. A letter from the Council of the District of 
     Columbia, Chairman Pro Tempore, transmitting a copy of D.C. 
     Act 12-5, ``General Obligation Note Act of 1997'' received 
     March 6, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2156. A letter from the Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission, Assistant Secretary to the Commission for FOIA 
     Matters, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2157. A letter from the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States, Chief Financial Officer, transmitting the Bank's 
     management report for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996 and a copy of the 1996 annual report, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635g(a); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2158. A letter from the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States, President and Chairman, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2159. A letter from the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States, President and Chairman, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2160. A letter from the Federal Maritime Commission, 
     Chairman, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2161. A letter from the Federal Retirement Thrift 
     Investment Board, Executive Director, transmitting a report 
     of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2162. A letter from the National Science Foundation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2163. A letter from the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Review Commission, Chairman, transmitting the fiscal year 
     1996 annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial 
     Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2164. A letter from the Office of Personnel Management, 
     Director, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2165. A letter from the Small Business Administration, 
     Administrator, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2166. A letter from the Federal Election Commission, 
     Congressional Affairs Officer, transmitting a letter in 
     writing, dated March 3, 1997, which reads as follows: ``The 
     FEC's Legislative Recommendations, transmitted to you on 
     February 19, 1997, contained an error. The enclosed Errata, 
     which replaces the Table of Contents and pp. 23-26 of the 
     document, corrects that error.'' signed, Tina VanBrakle, 
     Congressional Affairs Officer; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       2167. A letter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, transmitting the Administration's final rule--
     Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, Pacific 
     Cod in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 
     (Docket No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 022897E) received March 
     7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       2168. A letter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, transmitting the Administration's final rule--
     Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, Pollock 
     in the Eastern Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (Docket 
     No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 022897A) received March 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2169. A letter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic 
     Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; 1997 
     Specifications (Docket No. 961126330-7039-02; I.D. 110796H) 
     (RIN: 0648-xx72) received March 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2170. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) (Docket No. 96-NM-146-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9953; AD 97-05-09) (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 
     6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2171. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Schweizer Aircraft Corporation and 
     Hughes Helicopters, Inc. Model 269A, 269A-1, 269B, and TH-55A 
     Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) (Docket No. 94-
     SW-17-AD; Amdt. 39-9950; AD 97-05-06) (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2172. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) (Docket No. 
     28818; Amdt. No. 1785) (RIN: 2120-AA65) received March 6, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2173. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) (Docket No. 
     28817; Amdt. No. 1784) (RIN: 2120-AA65) received March 6, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2174. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Inner Harbor Navigation 
     Canal, LA (U.S. Coast Guard) (CGD08-97-005) (RIN: 2115-AE47) 
     received March 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2175. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Radar-Observer Endorsement for Operations of Uninspected 
     Towing Vessels (U.S. Coast Guard) (CGD 94-041) (RIN: 2115-
     AE92) received March 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2176. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace, York, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) (Docket No. 96-ACE-23) (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received March 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2177. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Mayport NS Mayport, FL 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) (Airspace Docket No. 97-
     ASO-3) (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2178. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Dunkirk, NY (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) (Airspace Docket No. 93-AEA-02) (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received March 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2179. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Buckland, AK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) (Airspace Docket No. 97-AAL-2) (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received March 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2180. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Truck Size and Weight; Technical Corrections (Federal Highway 
     Administration) (RIN: 2125-AE08) received March 6, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2181. A letter from the Internal Revenue Service, Chief, 
     Regulations Unit, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update (Notice 97-16) received 
     March 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2182. A letter from the Internal Revenue Service, Chief, 
     Regulations Unit, transmitting the Service's final rule--Part 
     III--Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous (Rev. 
     Proc. 97-20) received March 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2183. A letter from the Internal Revenue Service, Chief, 
     Regulations Unit, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Timing of Certain Plan Amendments Relating to Section 
     401(a)(9) (Announcement 97-24) received March 5, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       2184. A letter from the Internal Revenue Service, Chief, 
     Regulations Unit, transmit

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     ting the Service's final rule--Environmental Cleanup Costs; 
     Private Letter Rulings; Presubmission Conferences 
     (Announcement 97-22) received March 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2185. A letter from the Internal Revenue Service, Chief, 
     Regulations Unit, transmitting the Service's final rule--Part 
     I--Section 6621.--Determination of Interest Rate (Revenue 
     Ruling 97-12) received March 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

  And then,

para. 19.4  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to the special order 
agreed to on Thursday, March 6, 1997, at 2 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m., 
the House adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 1997.

para. 19.5  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. 412. A 
     bill to approve a settlement agreement between the Bureau of 
     Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-8). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 63. A 
     bill to designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in the 
     Central Valley project, CA, as ``Trinity Lake'' (Rept. No. 
     105-9). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. House 
     Joint Resolution 58. Resolution disapproving the 
     certification of the President under section 490(b) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 regarding foreign assistance 
     for Mexico during fiscal year 1997; with amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-10). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para. 19.6  public bills and resolutions

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

           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, and 
             Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 1000. A bill to require States to establish a system 
     to prevent prisoners from being considered part of any 
     household for purposes of determining eligibility of the 
     household for food stamp benefits and the amount of food 
     stamp benefits to be provided to the household under the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 1001. A bill to extend the term of appointment of 
     certain members of the Prospective Payment Assessment 
     Commission and the Physician Payment Review Commission; 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. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Stearns, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Kildee, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Yates, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Evans, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Manton, and Mr. 
             Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 1002. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to standardize coverage of bone mass 
     measurements 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. MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Stark, Mr. Owens, Mr. Porter, and 
             Mr. Ehlers):
       H. Res. 87. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the United States and the United Nations 
     should condemn coral reef fisheries that are harmful to coral 
     reef ecosystems and promote the development of sustainable 
     coral reef fishing practices worldwide; 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.

para. 19.7  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 338: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 340: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 418: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Klug, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Foglietta, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Norton, 
     Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Costello, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Stupak, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Flake, Mr. Rothman, and Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 498: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 587: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Lofgren.
       H.R. 641: Mr. Paul and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 662: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mr. Jefferson, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 663: Mr. McDermott, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Clay, Mr. Filner, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Pastor, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Waters, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 680: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Neal 
     of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 709: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma.
       H.R. 784: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 831: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.J. Res. 58: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
     Castle, Mr. Paxon, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 24: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Frost, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
     Berry, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
     Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Norwood.
       H. Res. 22: Mr. Matsui and Mr. Levin.
       H. Res. 50: Mr. Hulshof.
       H. Res. 68: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Martinez.
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                      TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1997 (20)

para. 20.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 11, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Vernon J. Ehlers 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 Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate.''

para. 20.2  recess--1:10 p.m.

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

para. 20.3  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 20.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, March 10, 1997.
  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:

       2186. A letter from the Department of Defense, Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), transmitting a report of 
     a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act--Army violation, case 
     number 94-01, which occurred when the Huntsville Division, 
     U.S. Army Corps of Engineers [USACE], accepted and processed 
     a reimbursable order from the Air Force citing fiscal year 
     1992 operation and maintenance, Defense-wide funds to acquire 
     furnishings and equipment for future requirements at the 
     Nellis Medical Facility, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations.
       2187. A letter from the Department of Labor, Assistant 
     Secretary for Employment Standards, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural 
     Worker Protection Act (Employment Standards Administration) 
     (RIN: 1215-AA93) received March 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2188. A letter from the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating 
     Officer, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--
     Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest 
     Assumptions for Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received 
     March 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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       2189. A letter from the Federal Communications Commission, 
     Managing Director, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM 
     Broadcast Stations (Galena and Baxter Springs, Kansas) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-177] received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2190. A letter from the National Endowment for the 
     Humanities, Chairman, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2191. A letter from the National Endowment of the Arts, 
     Chairman, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2192. A letter from the National Railroad Passenger 
     Corporation [AMTRAK], Vice President for Government Affairs, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2193. A letter from the Office of Personnel Management, 
     Director, transmitting the Office's final rule--Reduction in 
     Force and Mandatory Exceptions (RIN: 3206-AH64) received 
     March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2194. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2195. A letter from the Thrift Depositor Protection 
     Oversight Board, Acting Executive Director, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2196. A letter from the Department of the Interior, Acting 
     Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for the Cactus 
     Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl in Arizona (Fish and Wildlife Service) 
     (RIN: 1018-AC85) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2197. A letter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--American 
     Lobster Fishery; Technical Amendment [Docket No. 970219034-
     7034-01; I.D. 021097D] (RIN: 0648-xx81) received March 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2198. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class E Airspace; Fall River, MA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANE-45] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2199. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class D and E Airspace; South Weymouth, MA 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     ANE-44] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2200. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Springfield/Chicopee, MA 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     ANE-46] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2201. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Nashua, NH, Newport, RI, 
     Mansfield, MA, Providence, RI, and Taunton, MA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANE-11] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2203. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel Transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D and E2 Airspace; Orlando, FL (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-40] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2204. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Fort Stewart, GA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-41] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2205. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D, E2 and E4 Airspace; Gainesville, FL 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     ASO-39] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2206. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace, Fremont, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-2] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2207. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel Transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration [Docket No. 
     28821; Amdt. No. 1786] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received March 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2208. A letter from the Internal Revenue Service, Chief, 
     Regulations Unit, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of Returns and Claims for Refund, Credit, or 
     Abatement; Determination of Correct Tax Liability [Rev. Proc. 
     97-21] received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para. 20.6  joint economic committee

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of 15 United States Code 
1024(a), appointed to the Joint Economic Committee, Messrs. Stark, 
Hamilton, Hinchey and Mrs. Maloney, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 20.7  committee resignation--minority

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 10, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, Capitol,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I request that I be granted a leave of 
     absence from the House Committee on Small Business in order 
     to accept an appointment to the House Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence.
       Thank you very much for your time and cooperation.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Ike Skelton,
                                               Member of Congress.

  The resignation was accepted.

para. 20.8  united states trade representative

  Mr. ARCHER moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution of 
the Senate (S.J. Res. 5) waiving certain provisions of the Trade Act of 
1974 relating to the appointment of the United States Trade 
Representative.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. ARCHER and Mr. 
RANGEL, 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. GOODLATTE, 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 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 notify the Senate thereof.

para. 20.9  providing for the consideration of h.r. 852

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-15) the resolution (H. Res. 88) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 852) 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.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 20.10  energy standardization

  Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 649) to amend sections of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act that are obsolete or inconsistent with other statutes 
and to repeal a related section of the Federal Energy Administration Act 
of 1974.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of 
Colorado and Mr. HALL of Texas, 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. GOODLATTE, 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. 20.11  washington state hydroelectric project

  Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 651) to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for 
the construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State of 
Washington.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of 
Colorado and Mr. HALL of Texas, 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. GOODLATTE, 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. 20.12  washington state hydroelectric project

  Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 652) to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for 
the construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State of 
Washington.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of 
Colorado and Mr. HALL of Texas, 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. GOODLATTE, 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. 20.13  trinity lake

  Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 63) 
to designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in the Central Valley 
project, California, as ``Trinity Lake''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, 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. 20.14  hawaiian homes commission

  Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 32) to consent to certain amendments enacted by the 
Legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act 
of 1920.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE and 
Mr. ABERCROMBIE, 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. GOODLATTE, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Ms. SANCHEZ 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. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 20.15  geologic mapping reauthorization

  Mrs. CUBIN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 709) to 
reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1997; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mrs. CUBIN and Mr. 
ROMERO-BARCELO, 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. GOODLATTE, 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. 20.16  asians living standards in the ganges and brahmaputra river 
          basin

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 16); as amended:

       Whereas some 400,000,000 people live in Bangladesh, 
     northern India, and Nepal near the Ganges and Brahmaputra 
     Rivers and their tributaries;
       Whereas these people comprise the largest concentration of 
     poor people in the world;
       Whereas this region lacks the resources, especially the 
     infrastructure, that can pull its residents out of poverty;
       Whereas almost every year flooding by the Ganges and 
     Brahmaputra Rivers produces death and destruction, sometimes 
     on a vast scale;
       Whereas during the dry seasons, water supplies do not meet 
     the needs of the region's people, especially farmers;
       Whereas despite these problems, the region has great 
     potential for development;
       Whereas Bangladesh, India, and Nepal have recognized for 
     many years that the water resources of the region, if 
     properly managed, could contribute greatly to the welfare of 
     millions of people in the region;
       Whereas the Governments of Bangladesh and India signed a 
     30-year agreement on December 12, 1996, for the purpose of 
     sharing the water of the Ganges River; and
       Whereas in 1996 the Governments of India and Nepal signed 
     and ratified a treaty enabling the joint development of the 
     water resources of the Mahakali River: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) congratulates the Governments of Bangladesh and India 
     for their recent agreement on sharing the water of the Ganges 
     River;
       (2) congratulates the Governments of India and Nepal on 
     their treaty enabling the joint development of the water 
     resources of the Mahakali River;
       (3) respectfully offers its encouragement for the three 
     governments to continue their cooperation which can do much 
     to relieve the poverty of those people living the Ganges and 
     Brahmaputra River Basin; and
       (4) urges international financial institutions, such as the 
     World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, and the 
     international community to offer whatever advice, 
     encouragement, and assistance is appropriate to help in this 
     effort.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
HILLIARD, 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. GOODLATTE, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.

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  Mr. BEREUTER 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. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 20.17  hawaiian homes commission

  Ms. SANCHEZ, by unanimous consent, requested that the ordering of the 
yeas and nays on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 32) to consent to certain amendments enacted by 
the Legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission 
Act of 1920, be vacated.
  Accordingly,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the order for 
the yeas and nays was vacated and that the question would be put de novo 
when proceedings resume on said joint resolution.

para. 20.18  united states and japan treaty of mutual cooperation and 
          security

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 68); as amended: 

       Whereas the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security 
     Between the United States of America and Japan is critical to 
     the security interests of the United States, Japan, and the 
     countries of the Asia-Pacific region.
       Whereas the security relationship between the United States 
     and Japan is the foundation for the security strategy of the 
     United States in the Asia-Pacific region;
       Whereas strong bilateral security ties between the two 
     countries provide a key stabilizing influence in an uncertain 
     post-cold war world;
       Whereas this bilateral security relationship makes it 
     possible for the United States and Japan to preserve their 
     interests in the Asia-Pacific region;
       Whereas forward-deployed forces of the United States are 
     welcomed by allies of the United States in the region because 
     such forces are critical for maintaining stability in East 
     Asia;
       Whereas regional stability has undergirded East Asia's 
     economic growth and prosperity;
       Whereas the recognition by allies of the United States of 
     the importance of United States armed forces for security in 
     the Asia-Pacific region confers on the United States 
     irreplaceable good will and diplomatic influence in that 
     region;
       Whereas Japan's host nation support is a key element in the 
     ability of the United States to maintain forward-deployed 
     forces in that country;
       Whereas the Governments of the United States and Japan, in 
     the Special Action Committee on Okinawa Final Report issued 
     by the United States-Japan Security Consultative Committee 
     established by the two countries, made commitments to 
     reducing the burdens of United States armed forces on the 
     people of Japan, especially the people of Okinawa;
       Whereas such commitments must maintain the operational 
     capability and readiness of United States forces; and
       Whereas gaining the understanding and support of the people 
     of Japan, especially the people of Okinawa, in fulfilling 
     these commitments is crucial to the effective implementation 
     of the Treaty: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that--
       (1) the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between 
     the United States of America and Japan remains vital to the 
     security interests of the United States and Japan, as well as 
     the countries of the Asia-Pacific region; and
       (2) the people of Japan, especially the people of Okinawa, 
     deserve special recognition and gratitude for their 
     contributions toward ensuring the Treaty's implementation and 
     regional peace and stability.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and 
Mr. HILLIARD, 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. GOODLATTE, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Ms. SANCHEZ 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. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 20.19  hong kong reversion

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 750) 
to support the autonomous governance of Hong Kong after its reversion to 
the People's Republic of China; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and 
Mr. HILLIARD, 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. CHABOT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BEREUTER 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. CHABOT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 20.20  graduation data disclosures

  Mr. McKEON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 914) to 
make certain technical corrections in the Higher Education Act of 1965 
relating to graduation data disclosures; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHABOT, recognized Mr. McKEON 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. CHABOT, 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. 20.21  recess--4:25 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHABOT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., until 5 
p.m.

para. 20.22  after recess--5 p.m.

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

para. 20.23  h.j. res. 42--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, 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. 32) to consent to certain 
amendments enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii to the 
Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, 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 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. 20.24  h. con. res. 16--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 16) 
concerning the urgent need to improve the living standards of those 
South Asians living in the Ganges and the Brahmaputra River Basin; 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.


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It was decided in the

Yeas

415

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affirmative

Nays

1

para. 20.25                    [Roll No. 36]

                                YEAS--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Andrews
     Carson
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Flake
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Kaptur
     Largent
     McCarthy (MO)
     Millender-McDonald
     Owens
     Roukema
     Rush
     Towns
  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. 20.26  h. res. 68--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, 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. 68) stating the sense of 
the House of Representatives that the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and 
Security Between the United States of America and Japan is essential for 
furthering the security interests of the United States, Japan, and the 
nations of the Asia-Pacific region, and that the people of Okinawa 
deserve recognition for their contributions toward ensuring the Treaty's 
implementation; 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

403

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

16

para. 20.27                    [Roll No. 37]

                                YEAS--403

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle

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     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--16

     Bilbray
     Buyer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Hunter
     McKeon
     Paul
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Souder
     Spence
     Taylor (MS)
     Traficant
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Andrews
     Carson
     Coble
     Flake
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Kaptur
     Largent
     Millender-McDonald
     Owens
     Roukema
     Rush
     Towns
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``A 
resolution stating the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States of 
America and Japan is essential for furthering the security interests of 
the United States, Japan, and the nations of the Asia-Pacific region, 
and that the people of Japan, especially the people of Okinawa, deserve 
recognition for their contributions toward ensuring the treaty's 
implementation.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to and the title was amended 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para. 20.28  h.r. 750--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, 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. 750) to support the autonomous 
governance of Hong Kong after its reversion to the People's Republic of 
China; 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

416

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 20.29                    [Roll No. 38]

                                YEAS--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Andrews
     Carson
     Coble
     Flake
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Greenwood
     Kaptur
     Largent
     Millender-McDonald
     Owens
     Pryce (OH)
     Roukema
     Rush
     Towns
  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. 20.30  providing for the consideration of h. res. 89

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-18) the resolution (H. Res. 90) providing for consideration of 
the resolution (H. Res. 89) requesting the President to submit a budget 
for fiscal year 1998 that would balance the Federal budget by fiscal 
year 2002 without relying on budgetary contingencies.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

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para. 20.31  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD, for today; and
  To Mr. COBLE, for today.
  And then,

para. 20.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HULSHOF, at 11 o'clock and 15 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 20.33  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. 649. A bill to 
     amend sections of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
     that are obsolete or inconsistent with other statutes and to 
     repeal a related section of the Federal Energy Administration 
     Act of 1974 (Rept. No. 105-11). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 651. A bill to 
     extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the 
     construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State 
     of Washington, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-12). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 652. A bill to 
     extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the 
     construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State 
     of Washington, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-13). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 914. A bill to make certain technical corrections in the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 relating to graduation data 
     disclosures (Rept. No. 105-14). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 88. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     852) 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 (Rept. No. 105-15). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. House Joint 
     Resolution 32. Resolution to consent to certain amendments 
     enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii to the 
     Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 (Rept. No. 105-16). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 709. A 
     bill to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping 
     Act of 1992, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-17). Referred to the Committee on the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 90. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. 
     Res. 89) requesting the President to submit a budget for 
     fiscal year 1998 that would balance the Federal budget by 
     fiscal year 2002 without relying on budgetary contingencies 
     (Rept. No. 105-18). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 20.34  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. HALL of Texas (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Condit, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Dunn 
             of Washington, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Ganske Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Green, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Hyde, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Klink, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Manton, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Paxon, Mr. Petri, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Skaggs, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. 
             Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 1003. A bill to clarify Federal law with respect to 
     restricting the use of Federal funds in support of assisted 
     suicide; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition, for a 
     period ending not later than 30 calendar days after the 
     Committee on Commerce reports to the House, to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Education and the 
     Workforce, Government Reform and Oversight, Resources, and 
     International Relations, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H.R. 1004. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer 
     of surplus real property and surplus personal property to 
     nonprofit organizations for housing use, and to authorize the 
     transfer of surplus personal property for donation to 
     nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families 
     and individuals; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Royce, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Ney, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, and Mrs. Roukema):
       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 Education and the Workforce, 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. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             McHale):
       H.R. 1006. 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 of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. McHale, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Holden, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Fattah, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Filner, 
             and Mr. Deal of Georgia):
       H.R. 1007. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer a loan 
     guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage under chapter 37 of 
     such title; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 1008. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the provision of funds in order to provide 
     financial assistance by grant or contract to legal assistance 
     entities for representation of financially needy veterans in 
     connection with proceedings before the U.S. Court of Veterans 
     Appeals; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Paul, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Herger, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Doolittle, and Mrs. Cubin):
       H.R. 1009. A bill to repeal section 658 of Public Law 104-
     208, commonly referred to as the Lautenberg Amendment; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 1010. A bill to improve congressional deliberation on 
     proposed Federal private sector mandates, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Ms. DANNER:
       H.R. 1011. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to carry out a comprehensive program to assist States in 
     adopting a nationwide emergency telephone number for cellular 
     telephone users, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DICKEY:
       H.R. 1012. A bill to make emergency supplemental 
     appropriations, for relief from the tornadoes that occurred 
     in the State of Arkansas, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1997; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. McCrery, Mr. Klink, Mr. Peterson

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             of Minnesota, Mr. Manton, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             McNulty, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Dellums, and 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1013. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to facilitate utilization of volunteer resources on behalf of 
     the amateur radio service; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Stark, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mrs. Carson, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 1014. A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 to authorize public housing agencies to establish rental 
     payment amounts for assisted families that do not discourage 
     members of such families from obtaining employment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Ms. Waters, Mr. Stark, Mr. Torres, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Green, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Ford, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, and Mr. Brown of California):
       H.R. 1015. A bill to rescind restrictions on welfare and 
     public benefits for legal immigrants enacted by title 4 of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996, to reduce corporate welfare, to 
     strengthen tax provisions regarding persons who relinquish 
     U.S. citizenship, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 1016. 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. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Mr. Filner, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             and Ms. Jackson-Lee):
       H.R. 1017. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish 
     a toll-free telephone number and a computer network site for 
     the collection of complaints concerning violence and other 
     patently offensive material on broadcast and cable 
     television, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Olver, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Pastor, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Skeen, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 1018. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the 
     Medicare Program of certain beta interferons and other 
     biologicals and drugs approved by the Food and Drug 
     Administration for treatment of 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. McINNIS:
       H.R. 1019. A bill to provide for a boundary adjustment and 
     land conveyance involving the Raggeds Wilderness, White River 
     National Forest, CO, to correct the effects of earlier 
     erroneous land surveys; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 1020. A bill to adjust the boundary of the White River 
     National Forest in the State of Colorado to include all 
     National Forest System lands within Summit County, CO, which 
     are currently part of the Dillon Ranger District of the 
     Arapaho National Forest; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 1021. A bill to provide for a land exchange involving 
     certain National Forest System lands within the Routt 
     National Forest in the State of Colorado; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Coble, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Shays, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Solomon):
       H.R. 1022. A bill to authorize manufacturers and dealers of 
     cars, trucks, buses, and multipurpose passenger vehicles and 
     motor vehicle repair businesses to install switches to be 
     used by drivers to deactivate air bags in cars, trucks, 
     buses, and multipurpose passenger vehicles; 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. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Archer, Mr. Baker, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mrs. 
             Carson, Mr. Castle, Mr. Clay, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Condit, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, 
             Ms. Furse, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gekas, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McHale, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McKeon, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pastor, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Dan 
             Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Talent, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yates, Mr. Weller, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Brown of California, 
             and Mr. Spratt):
       H.R. 1023. A bill to provide for compassionate payments 
     with regard to individuals with blood-clotting disorders, 
     such as hemophilia, who contracted human immunodeficiency 
     virus due to contaminated blood products, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 1024. A bill to establish requirements for the 
     cancellation of automobile insurance policies; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 1025. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit the use of soft money to influence 
     any campaign for election for Federal office; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. PACKARD (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Foley, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1026. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a capital loss deduction with respect to the 
     sale of a principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PAXON:
       H.R. 1027. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for a three-judge court to hear and determine any 
     application for an injunction against the enforcement of a 
     State or Federal law on the ground of unconstitutionality, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 1028. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a partial exclusion from gross income of 
     certain retirement benefits received by taxpayers who have 
     attained age 65; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 1029. A bill to protect the personal privacy rights of 
     insurance customers and claimants, 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.

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           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Armey, Mr. Baker, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brady, Mr. Bunning 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Crane, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, 
             Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hansen, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Inglis of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith 
             of Michigan, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Spence, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Solomon):
       H.J. Res. 62. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax 
     limitations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAXON:
       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 12 years; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Traficant, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H. Con. Res. 42. Concurrent resolution regarding the waiver 
     of diplomatic immunity in cases involving serious criminal 
     offenses; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Markey, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Castle, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. McHale, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Rothman):
       H. Con. Res. 43. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 should not be radically overhauled, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Capps):
       H. Con. Res. 44. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress with respect to United States opposition to 
     the prison sentence of Tibetan ethnomusicologist Ngawang 
     Choephel by the Government of the People's Republic of China, 
     and that the United States should sponsor and promote a 
     resolution at the U.N. Commission on Human Rights regarding 
     China and Tibet; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H. Con. Res. 45. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to 
     honor Bishop Frederic Baraga; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SUNUNU (for himself, Ms. Granger, and Mr. 
             Pitts):
       H. Res. 89. Resolution requesting the President to submit a 
     budget for fiscal year 1998 that would balance the Federal 
     budget by fiscal year 2002 without relying on budgetary 
     contingencies; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 91. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the 
     105th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.

para. 20.35  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. HOEKSTRA introduced a bill (H.R. 1030) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel W.G. Jackson; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para. 20.36  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 1: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 14: Mr. Coble, Mr. Sessions, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Deutsch, 
     Mr. Clement, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 17: Mr. Frost and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 18: Ms. Furse, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Hefley, Mr. Towns, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wynn, and 
     Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Paul, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Borski and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
     Kanjorski.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Borski, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 71: Mr. Wynn and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 86: Mr. Riggs and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Leach and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 98: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Cook, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Brown 
     of California.
       H.R. 107: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Green, and 
     Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 122: Mr. Paul and Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 135: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kleczka, 
     Mr. Kucinich, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Wise, and Mr. 
     Reyes.
       H.R. 157: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Riggs and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 162: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 169: Mr. Baker and Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 173: Mr. Horn, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 218: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 292: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 297: Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 298: Mr. Frost and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 301: Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Borski, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 328: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 336: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 366: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Torres, Mr. Green, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 400: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. 
     Furse.
       H.R. 406: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Sanders, 
     Mr. McDermott, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
     Flake, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 437: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Flake, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 464: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 465: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 478: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Doolittle, 
     Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
     Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Largent, and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Goss, Mr. Jefferson, 
     Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 525: Mr. Herger, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Flake.
       H.R. 538: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 553: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Evans, Mr. Foglietta, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 577: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. 
     Rivers, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kanjorski, 
     Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 607: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Royce, Mr. Kucinich, 
     Ms. Norton, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 617: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Costello, 
     Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 622: Mr. Smith of Oregon.
       H.R. 628: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 680: Mr. Evans, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 687: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Tierney, 
     Mr. Wynn, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 688: Mr. Klink and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Torres, Ms. Norton, and 
     Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Goss, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. McIntosh, 
     and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 739: Mrs. Carson.
       H.R. 750: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 755: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Reyes.

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       H.R. 767: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 811: Mr. Bonior, Mr. McDade, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Cramer, Ms. Danner, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Talent, and Mr. 
     Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Torres, 
     Mr. Coburn, Mr. Wise, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Gordon, 
     and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Brown 
     of Ohio, Mr. Green, Mr. Conyers, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
     Mr. Tierney, Mr. Olver, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
     Pelosi, and Mr. Flake.
       H.R. 832: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 840: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 841: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 849: Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Weller and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 871: Mrs. Carson, Mr. Evans, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Kucinich, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Danner, Mr. Boehlert, 
     Mr. McDade, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 907: Mr. Parker, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bryant, 
     and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 918: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Christian-Green, and Mr. 
     Kildee.
       H.R. 925: Mr. Ganske and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 928: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 930: Mr. Sanford and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 949: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 950: Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 954: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 956: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 977: Mr. LaHood.
       H.J. Res. 1: Mr. Livingston.
       H.J. Res. 26: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina.
       H.J. Res. 40: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.J. Res. 45: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and 
     Mr. Bishop.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Gingrich, 
     Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Luther, Mr. Ryun, and Mr. Sanford.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
     Campbell, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Blunt, Mr. Allen, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Collins, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H. Con. Res. 16: Mr. Payne.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Torres and Ms. DeLauro.
       H. Con. Res. 32: Mr. Shays, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. 
     Kucinich.
       H. Con. Res. 38: Mr. Engel, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H. Res. 15: Mr. Engel, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney 
     of New York, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Menendez.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H. Res. 39: Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     LaFalce, Mr. Berman, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Stark.
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                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1997 (21)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 21.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, March 11, 1997.
  Mr. MILLER of California, 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. 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

370

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

44

para. 21.2                     [Roll No. 39]

                                YEAS--370

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--44

     Abercrombie
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Condit
     DeFazio
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Kucinich
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Miller (CA)
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Sherman
     Stenholm
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Wolf

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Ackerman
     Coble
     Cooksey
     Dixon
     Greenwood
     Kaptur
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Menendez
     Molinari
     Nussle
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sanders
     Torres 
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 21.3  communications

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

       2209. A letter from the Department of Defense, Director, 
     Defense Finance and Accounting Service, transmitting 
     notification of the Department's intent to conduct a cost 
     comparison study of all Department of Defense Education 
     Activity [DoDEA] finance, accounting, and disbursing 
     functions, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 note; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       2210. A letter from the Department of Defense, Under 
     Secretary for Acquisition and Technology, transmitting the 
     annual report detailing test and evaluation activities of

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     the Foreign Comparative Testing Program during fiscal year 
     1996, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2350a; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       2211. A letter from the Department of Defense, Director, 
     Test, Systems Engineering and Evaluation, transmitting a 
     letter notifying Congress of the intent to obligate existing 
     fiscal year 1997 Foreign Comparative Testing [FCT] funds for 
     an out-of-cycle FCT project designated ``Digital Voice and 
     Data System,'' pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2350a(g)(3); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       2212. A letter from the Department of Defense, General 
     Counsel, transmitting a letter informing Congress of a delay 
     in the establishment of a panel to review the various 
     authorities for court-martial and nonjudicial punishment for 
     the National Guard, when not in Federal service, and the use 
     of those authorities; to the Committee on National Security.
       2213. A letter from the National Skill Standards Board, 
     Executive Director, transmitting the report to Congress on 
     the activities of the Board from October 1995 to January 
     1997, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 5936; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       2214. A letter from the Department of Energy, General 
     Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--Policy and 
     Planning Guidance for Community Transition Activities--
     received March 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2215. A letter from the Federal Communications Commission, 
     Managing Director, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Revision of Part 22 and Part 90 of the 
     Commission's Rules to Facilitate Future Development of Paging 
     Systems and Implementation of Section 309(j) of the 
     Communications Act--Competitive Bidding (Second Report and 
     Order, WT Docket 96-18 and PP Docket 93-253) received March 
     6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2216. A letter from the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, Chair, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Promoting Wholesale Competition Through Open 
     Access Non-discrimination Transmission Services by Public 
     Utilities and Recovery of Stranded Costs by Public Utilities 
     and Transmitting Utilities (Order No. 888-A) and Open Access 
     Same-Time Information System [OASIS] and Standards of Conduct 
     (Order No. 889-A) received March 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2217. A letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     Secretary, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Anti-
     manipulation Rules Concerning Securities Offerings (Release 
     Nos. 33-7375; 34-38067; IC-22412; International Series 
     Release No. 1039; File No. S7-11-95) (RIN: 3235-AF54) 
     received March 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2218. A letter from the Defense Security Assistance Agency, 
     Acting Director, 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 
     1997, October 1, 1996--December 31, 1996, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2219. A letter from the Agency for International 
     Development, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     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.
       2220. A letter from the Department of the Treasury, Chief 
     Counsel, Office of Foreign Assets Control, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Narcotics Trafficking Sanctions 
     Regulations (Office of Foreign Assets Control) (31 CFR Part 
     536) received February 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2221. A letter from the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency, Director, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend the Arms Control and Disarmament Act to 
     authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and 
     for other purposes, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2222. A letter from the CoBank, Human Resources Manager, 
     transmitting the annual report to the Congress and the 
     Comptroller General of the United States for CoBank, ACB 
     retirement plan for the year ending December 31, 1995, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2223. A letter from the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, Administrator, transmitting a report that 
     during calendar year 1996, 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.
       2224. A letter from the Federal Election Commission, 
     Chairman, transmitting 56 recommendations for legislative 
     action, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437d(d)(2); to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       2225. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General of the 
     United States, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Saving Law Enforcement Officers' Lives Act of 
     1997''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2226. A letter from the Office of Government Ethics, 
     Director, transmitting the Office's final rule--Executive 
     Agency Ethics Training Program Regulation Amendments (5 CFR 
     Part 2638) (RIN: 3209-AA07) received March 6, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2227. A letter from the Federal Aviation Administration, 
     Acting Administrator, transmitting a report to Congress on 
     the feasibility of offshore platforms for terminal Doppler 
     weather radars to serve John F. Kennedy International and 
     LaGuardia Airports, New York, NY, pursuant to Public Law 104-
     264, Section 1217 (110 Stat. 3285); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2228. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the 1996 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.
       2229. A letter from the Acting 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.
       2230. A letter from the Federal Reserve System, Chairman, 
     Board of Governors, transmitting the Board's monetary policy 
     report to the Congress pursuant to the Full Employment and 
     Balanced Growth Act of 1978, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 225a; 
     jointly, to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services 
     and Education and the Workforce.
       2231. A letter from the General Services Administration, 
     Administrator, 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 Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2232. A letter from the General Services Administraton, 
     Acting Administrator, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled the ``Pennsylvania Avenue Development 
     Corporation Authorities Correction Act of 1997''; jointly, to 
     the Committees on Resources, Government Reform and Oversight, 
     and Appropriations. 

para. 21.4  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. GILLMOR, 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

26

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

392

para. 21.5                     [Roll No. 40]

                                YEAS--26

     Berry
     Brown (OH)
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Dingell
     Eshoo
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Kennedy (RI)
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pelosi
     Sabo
     Sandlin
     Strickland
     Towns
     Wynn

                                NAYS--392

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)

[[Page 202]]


     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Ackerman
     Ballenger
     Brown (CA)
     Coble
     Cooksey
     Hall (OH)
     Kaptur
     Mollohan
     Pomeroy
     Quinn
     Riggs
     Sensenbrenner
     Torres
     Weygand
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 21.6  providing for the consideration of h. res. 89

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 90):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the Resolution (H. 
     Res. 89) requesting the President to submit a budget for 
     fiscal year 1998 that would balance the Federal budget by 
     fiscal year 2002 without relying on budgetary contingencies. 
     The resolution shall be considered as read for amendment. The 
     resolution shall be debatable for two hours equally divided 
     and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on the Budget or their designees. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution to 
     final adoption without intervening motion except one motion 
     to recommit. The motion to recommit may include instructions 
     only if offered by the minority leader or a designee. If 
     including instructions, the motion to recommit shall be 
     debatable for five minutes by its proponent and five minutes 
     by 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. FOLEY, 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

226

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

200

para. 21.7                     [Roll No. 41]

                                YEAS--226

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes

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     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Coble
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     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. FOLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY 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

226

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

202

para. 21.8                     [Roll No. 42]

                                YEAS--226

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Coble
     Dixon
     Herger
     Kaptur
     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. 21.9  balanced budget, fy 2002

  Mr. SUNUNU, pursuant to House Resolution 90, called up the following 
resolution (H. Res. 89):

       Whereas the President has observed on numerous occasions 
     that a constitutional amendment is not necessary to balance 
     the budget, observing in his State of the Union address that 
     ``* * * we don't need a constitutional amendment, we need 
     action.'';
       Whereas the President has also repeatedly agreed, most 
     recently on January 28, 1997, to balance the budget by fiscal 
     year 2002 based on the estimates of the nonpartisan 
     Congressional Budget Office; and
       Whereas the Congressional Budget Office has officially 
     estimated that the President's budget would increase the 
     deficit by $24 billion in fiscal year 1998 and result in a 
     deficit of at least $69 billion in fiscal year 2002: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That (a) the House of Representatives requests 
     the President to submit to the House, not later than April 7, 
     1997, a detailed plan to achieve a balanced budget by fiscal 
     year 2002 for the United States, as estimated by the 
     Congressional Budget Office, that--
       (1) uses the most recent economic and technical assumptions 
     of the Congressional Budget Office;
       (2) reduces the deficit through programmatic reforms rather 
     than alternative budgetary procedures such as automatic 
     spending cuts and the sunsetting of tax cuts;
       (3) realizes a significant proportion of its total savings 
     in the first three years; and
       (4) offers sufficient Medicare reforms to forestall the 
     imminent bankruptcy of the Medicare trust funds for a 
     substantial period.
       (b) The House of Representatives shall consider a budget 
     plan to achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002 for the 
     United States that is in compliance with paragraphs (1) 
     through (4) of subsection (a).

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 90, the previous question was considered 
as ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. SPRATT moved to recommit the resolution to the Committee on the 
Budget with instructions to report the resolution back to the House 
forthwith containing a detailed budget plan to achieve a balanced budget 
by fiscal year 2002 in sufficient time for the House of Representatives 
to fulfill its obligations under section 301(a) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, which requires Congress to complete action on or 
before April 15 on a concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal 
year beginning on October 1 of such year.
  After debate pursuant to House Resolution 90,
  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 resolution with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. SPRATT 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

202

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

225

para. 21.10                    [Roll No. 43]

                                YEAS--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--225

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Andrews
     Dixon
     Kaptur
     Livingston
     Souder
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  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.
  Ms. GRANGER 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

231

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affirmative

Nays

197

para. 21.11                    [Roll No. 44]

                                YEAS--231

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     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
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton

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     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Andrews
     Dixon
     Kaptur
     Souder
  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. 21.12  united states holocaust memorial council

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 96-388, as 
amended by Public Law 97-84 (36 United States Code 1402(a)), appointed 
to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, Mr. Yates, on the part 
of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 21.13  house commission on congressional mailing standards

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 5(b) of Public 
Law 93-191, appointed the following Members to the House Commission on 
Congressional Mailing Standards: Messrs. Thomas of California, Ney, 
Boehner, Hoyer, Clay and Frost.

para. 21.14  social security advisory board

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 703 of the 
Social Security Act (42 United States Code 903) as amended by section 
103 of Public Law 103-296, appointed to the Social Security Advisory 
Board, Ms. Jo Anne Barnhart of Arlington, Virginia, from private life, 
on the part of the House to fill the existing vacancy thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 21.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 412

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-19) the resolution (H. Res. 94) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 412) to approve a settlement agreement between the Bureau of 
Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 21.16  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 58

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-20) the resolution (H. Res. 95) providing for consideration of the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 58) disapproving the certification of the 
President under section 490(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
regarding foreign assistance for Mexico during fiscal year 1997.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 21.17  senate enrolled joint resolution signed

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

       S.J. Res. 5. A joint resolution waiving certain provisions 
     of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to the appointment of the 
     United States Trade Representative.

para. 21.18  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. KAPTUR, for March 11 and today; and
  To Mr. COBLE, for today until 3 p.m.
  And then,

para. 21.19  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. STUPAK, at 7 o'clock and 49 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 21.20  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. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 94. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 412) to approve a settlement agreement between the 
     Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation 
     District (Rept. No. 105-19). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 95. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 58) disapproving the certification of 
     the President under section 490(b) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 regarding foreign assistance for Mexico during 
     fiscal year 1997 (Rept. No. 105-20). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 1. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
     to provide compensatory time for employees in the private 
     sector; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-21). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 21.21  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 Resources. H.R. 437. A 
     bill to reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program 
     Act, and for other purposes referred to the Committee on 
     Science for a period ending not later than April 28, 1997, 
     for consideration of such provisions of the bill as fall 
     within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 
     1(n), rule X. (Rept. No. 105-22 pt. 1).

para. 21.22  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. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Flake, and 
             Mr. Talent):
       H.R. 1031. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the designation of renewal communities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     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. HOYER (for himself and Mr. Greenwood):
       H.R. 1032. A bill to prohibit certain abortions; 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 Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Collins, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Barr of Georgia):
       H.R. 1033. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide all taxpayers with a 50-percent deduction for 
     capital gains, to increase the exclusion for gain on 
     qualified small business stock, to index the basis of certain 
     capital assets, to allow the capital loss deduction for 
     losses on the sale or exchange of an individual's principal 
     residence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Hastert, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 1034. A bill to approve the determination of the 
     President that Colombia is a major illicit drug producing 
     country and/or a major drug-transit country and has failed to 
     fully cooperate with the United States in its anti-narcotic 
     efforts, and to provide for a waiver of the requirement to 
     withhold United States assistance for Colombia for fiscal 
     year 1997 pursuant to that determination; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1035. A bill to provide for modification of State 
     agreements under title II of the Social Security Act with 
     respect to certain students; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Herger,

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             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Traficant, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 1036. 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. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Crane, 
             Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Packard, Mr. Dreier, Mr. King of New 
             York, and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 1037. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts 
     attributable to military property which may be treated as 
     exempt foreign trade income; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Filner, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Dellums, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 1038. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of qualified 
     acupuncturist services under part B of the Medicare Program, 
     and to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for 
     coverage of such services under the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Program; to the Committee on Commerce, 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. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 1039. 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.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H.R. 1040. 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 Rules, and 
     the Budget, for period to be 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:
       H.R. 1041. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide grants to States to stabilize and remove large tire 
     piles that are near drinking water sources and sensitive 
     populations; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 1042. A bill to amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal 
     Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 to extend the Illinois and 
     Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Filner, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bishop, Ms. 
             McKinney, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 1043. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     temporarily expand the Department of Defense program by which 
     State and local law enforcement agencies may procure certain 
     law enforcement equipment through the Department; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H.R. 1044. A bill to promote the fitting of firearms with 
     child safety locks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 1045. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat a portion of welfare benefits which are 
     contingent on employment as earned income for purposes of the 
     earned income credit, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1046. A bill to allow each Member of the House of 
     Representatives to hire one additional employee, if the 
     employee is hired from the welfare rolls, and to provide 
     that, if such employment is in the District of Columbia, the 
     jurisdiction represented by the Member may count the 
     employment toward its welfare participation rate requirement; 
     to the Committee on House 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. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Yates, and 
             Mr. Manton):
       H.R. 1047. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to improve the safety of handguns; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 1048. A bill to make technical amendments relating to 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
     and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     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. Maloney of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 1049. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development to provide financial assistance to 
     support the assessment, cleanup, and economic redevelopment 
     of brownfield sites; to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage the cleanup of such sites by allowing the 
     expensing of environmental remediation costs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on 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. DELLUMS (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 1050. A bill to establish a living wage, jobs for all 
     policy by instituting overall planning to develop those 
     living wage job opportunities essential to fulfillment of 
     basic rights and responsibilities in a healthy democratic 
     society; by facilitating conversion from unneeded military 
     programs to civilian activities that meet important human 
     needs; by producing a Federal capital budget through 
     appropriate distinctions between operating and investment 
     outlays; and by reducing poverty, violence, and the undue 
     concentration of income, wealth, and power, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. SKEEN (for himself and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 1051. A bill to amend the act of June 20, 1910, to 
     protect the permanent trust funds of the State of New Mexico 
     from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which 
     distributions are made from those funds; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FATTAH:
       H. Con. Res. 46. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that investigations of campaign fundraising 
     practices should be left to the Federal Election Commission; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. FOGLIETTA (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Norton, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Manton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Klink, Mr. Weller, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Stupak):
       H. Con. Res. 47. Concurrent resolution to designate a flag-
     pole upon which the flag of the United States is to be set at 
     half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is slain in the 
     line of duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts, and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H. Res. 92. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the Bureau of Labor Statistics alone 
     should make any adjustments, if any are needed, to the 
     methodology used to determine the Consumer Price Index; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 93. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the Bureau of Labor Statistic alone 
     should make any adjustments, if any are needed, to the 
     methodology used to determine the Consumer Price Index; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McDermott, Mr.

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             Yates, Mr. Olver, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. 
             Harman, and Mr. Payne):
       H. Res. 96. 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. 21.23  memorials

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

       23. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution 
     No. 13, memorializing the President of the United States to 
     effect the immediate transfer of the ground communications-
     electronics workload from the Sacramento Air Logistics Center 
     to the Tobyhanna Army Depot; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       24. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of South Dakota, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 1006, requesting the Congress of the United 
     States to pass legislation providing election campaign 
     finance reform; to the Committee on House Oversight.
       25. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Michigan, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 18, to memorialize the 
     Congress of the United States to enact legislation to provide 
     for the enforcement of the 10th amendment to the U.S. 
     Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       26. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Wyoming, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 2, 
     requesting that the balanced budget amendment to the U.S. 
     Constitution be submitted to the States for ratification; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 21.24  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 1: Mr. Jones, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
     Mr. Paxon, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Manzullo, and Mrs. 
     Cubin.
       H.R. 29: Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Poshard, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Pastor, 
     Mr. Clay, Mr. Engel, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Vento, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     McDade, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Scott, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
     Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
     McNulty, and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Watkins, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Stump, 
     Mr. Allen, Mr. Saxton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Cook, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Goode, Mr. Young of 
     Florida, and Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 69: Mr. Evans, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. 
     Norwood.
       H.R. 147: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 148: Ms. Christian-Green and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 155: Mr. Clement and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 173: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Boehlert, 
     Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Camp, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Capps, and Ms. 
     Woolsey.
       H.R. 234: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Owens, Mr. Towns, and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 240: Mr. Borski, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Fazio of 
     California.
       H.R. 304: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Evans, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 423: Mrs. Chenoweth and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 437: Mr. Spratt and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Coyne, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 450: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 466: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Parker, and Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Saxton, and Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York.
       H.R. 484: Mr. Graham and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Yates, and 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 498: Mr. Skelton, Mr. Klug, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. 
     Metcalf.
       H.R. 500: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 533: Mr. Quinn and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 556: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Capps, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, Mr. Rothman, Mr. McDade, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 600: Mr. Green.
       H.R. 612: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kildee, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Ganske, Ms. Norton, 
     Mrs. Morella, Mr. Flake, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Parker, Mr. Klink, 
     and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 616: Mr. Yates, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Crapo, and 
     Mrs. Carson.
       H.R. 625: Ms. Molinari, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
     Weygand.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 635: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut and Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan.
       H.R. 643: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 647: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 659: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 667: Mr. Waxman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Evans, Mr. Ackerman, 
     Mr. Towns, Mr. Green, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 686: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Canady of Florida and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Baker and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 722: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
     Radanovich, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. DeLay, 
     Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 737: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 740: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 755: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 766: Mr. Thompson, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. 
     Conyers.
       H.R. 774: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Filner, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Oberstar, 
     Mr. Rothman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 816: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 857: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 879: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 880: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Solomon, 
     and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 883: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Stokes, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
     Tierney, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Capps, and Mr. 
     Blumenauer.
       H.R. 907: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Tanner, 
     and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 934: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 956: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Conyers, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Frost, Mr. Jefferson, 
     Mr. Parker, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 983: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 993: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Hastert, 
     and Mr. Calvert.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Upton.
       H.J. Res. 56: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Clement, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Flake, Mr. Sandlin, and Ms. 
     Molinari.
       H. Con. Res. 15: Mr. McNulty.
       H. Res. 37: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Clyburn, 
     Mr. Traficant, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Stark.
       H. Res. 45: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Torres, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
     Evans, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
     Mr. Meehan, Mr. Dellums, and Ms. Furse.
       H. Res. 64: Mr. Sanford.
       H. Res. 89: Mr. Pickering.

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.R. 600: Mr. Abercrombie.
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                      THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1997 (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 Wednesday, March 12, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 22.2  communications

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

       2233. A letter from the Agricultural Marketing Service, 
     Administrator, transmitting the Service's final rule--Grapes 
     Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California; 
     Assessment Rate (Docket No. FV96-925-1 FIR) received March 
     12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       2234. A letter from the Agricultural Marketing Service, 
     Administrator, transmitting the Service's final rule--Olives 
     Grown in California; Assessment Rate (Docket No. FV96-932-4 
     FIR) received March 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2235. A letter from the Agricultural Marketing Service, 
     Administrator, transmitting the Service's final rule--Onions 
     Grown in South Texas; Assessment Rate (Docket No. FV96-959-1 
     FIR) received March 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2236. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which oc

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     curred in the Coast Guard's acquisition, construction and 
     improvements [AC&I) appropriation, U.S. Treasury symbol 699/
     30240, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       2237. A letter from the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States, President and Chairman, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to the Republic of Korea, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2238. A letter from the Federal Communications Commission, 
     Managing Director, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM 
     Broadcast Stations (Nikiski, Alaska) (MM Docket No. 96-50, 
     RM-8768) received March 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2239. A letter from the Federal Communications Commission, 
     Managing Director, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Amendment of Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM 
     Broadcast Stations (Weaverville, California) (MM Docket No. 
     96-168, RM-8836) received March 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2240. A letter from the Federal Communications Commission, 
     Managing Director, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM 
     Broadcast Stations (Greensboro, Alabama) (MM Docket No. 96-
     176, RM-8851) received March 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2241. A letter from the Federal Communications Commission, 
     Managing Director, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM 
     Broadcast Stations (Jupiter and Hobe Sound, Florida) (MM 
     Docket No. 96-205, RM-8862) received March 11, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2242. A letter from the Federal Communications Commission, 
     Managing Director, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM 
     Broadcast Stations (Riverdale and Huron, California) (MM 
     Docket No. 96-122, RM-8795, RM-8860) received March 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2243. A letter from the Federal Communications Commission, 
     Managing Director, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM 
     Broadcast Stations (Frederiksted and Charlotte Amalie, Virgin 
     Islands) (MM Docket No. 96-43, RM-8754, RM-8830) received 
     March 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2244. A letter from the Federal Communications Commission, 
     Managing Director, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Responsible Accounting Officer Letter 20, Uniform Accounting 
     for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions in Part 32; 
     Amendments to Part 65, Interstate Rate of Return Prescription 
     Procedures and Methodologies, Subpart G, Rate Base (CC Docket 
     No. 96-22) received March 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2245. A letter from the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, Chair, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Open Access Same-Time Information System and Standards of 
     Conduct (Docket No. RM95-9-001; Order No. 889-A) received 
     March 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2246. A letter from the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, Chair, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Promoting Wholesale Competition Through Open Access Non-
     discriminatory Transmission Services by Public Utilities; 
     Recovery of Stranded Costs by Public Utilities and 
     Transmitting Utilities (Docket Nos. RM95-8-001 and RM94-7-
     002; Order No. 888-A) received March 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2247. A letter from the Food and Drug Administration, 
     Director, Regulations Policy Management Staff, Office of 
     Policy, transmitting the Administration's final rule--Cold, 
     Cough, Allergy, Bronchodilator, and Antiasthmatic Drug 
     Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; Amendment of 
     Monograph for OTC Bronchodilator Drug Products; Correction 
     (Docket No. 94N-0247) (RIN: 0910-AA01) received March 12, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2248. A letter from the Food and Drug Administration, 
     Director, Regulations Policy Management Staff, Office of 
     Policy, transmitting the Administration's final rule--
     Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and 
     Sanitizers (Docket No. 93F-0028) received March 12, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2249. A letter from the Food and Drug Administration, 
     Director, Regulations Policy Management Staff, Office of 
     Policy, transmitting the Administration's final rule--
     Indirect Food Additives: Paper and Paperboard Components 
     (Docket No. 96F-0242) received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2250. A letter from the Consumer Products Safety 
     Commission, Chairman, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2251. A letter from the Department of Energy, Assistant 
     Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2252. A letter from the National Commission on Libraries 
     and Information Science, Executive Director, transmitting the 
     fiscal year 1996 report under the Federal Managers' Financial 
     Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982 and the Inspector General Act, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2253. A letter from the National Indian Gaming Commission, 
     Acting Chair, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2254. A letter from the Neighborhood Reinvestment 
     Corporation, Executive Director, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2255. A letter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Maximum Retainable 
     Bycatch Percentages (Docket No. 961220363-7038-02; I.D. 
     120296B) (RIN: 0648-AI65) received March 12, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2256. A letter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, transmitting the Administration's final rule--
     Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inshore 
     Component Pollock in the Aleutian Islands Subarea (Docket No. 
     961107312-7021-02; I.D. 030497A) received March 12, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2257. A letter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Summer Flounder 
     Fishery; Final Specifications for 1997; Adjustment to 1997 
     State Quotas; Commercial Quota Harvested for Delaware (Docket 
     No. 961210346-7035-02; I.D. 102596B) (RIN: 0648-xx76) 
     received March 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2258. A letter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Framework Adjustments to the 
     Northeast Multispecies and American Lobster Fishery 
     Management Plans (Docket No. 970221036-7036-01; I.D. 012797D) 
     (RIN: 0648-AJ48) received March 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2259. A letter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Coastal Zone Management Program 
     Regulations and National Estuarine Research Reserve System 
     Regulations (RIN: 0648-AJ24) received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2260.A letter from the Boy Scouts of America, transmitting 
     the Boy Scouts of America 1996 report to the Nation, pursuant 
     to 36 U.S.C. 28; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2261. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Policy on Transit Joint Development (Federal Transit 
     Administration) (RIN: 2132-xx00) received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2262. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Miami Beach, Florida (U.S. Coast 
     Guard) (CGD07 97-008) (RIN: 2115-AE46) received March 13, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2263. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General counsel, transmitting the Department's seven final 
     rules--Special Local Regulations/Regattas (U.S. Coast Guard) 
     (RIN: 2115-AE46) received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2264. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's 101 final 
     rules--Safety/Security Zones (U.S. Coast Guard) (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2265. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. TFE731 Series 
     Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) (Docket 
     No. 96-ANE-08; Amdt. 39-9926; AD 97-04-03) (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2266. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) (Docket No. 28833; Amdt. No. 401) (RIN: 2120-
     AA63) received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2267. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmit

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     ting the Department's final rule--Revision of Class E5 
     Airspace; Sawyer Airport, Gwinn, MI (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) (Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-19) (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2268. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Columbia, SC (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) (Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-38) (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2269. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E5 Airspace; Sawyer Airport, Gwinn, MI 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) (Airspace Docket No. 96-
     AGL-19) (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2270. A letter from the Department of Transportation, 
     General Counsel, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E2 Airspace; Sawyer Airport, Gwinn, MI 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) (Airspace Docket No. 96-
     AGL-18) (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2271. A letter from the Internal Revenue Service, Chief, 
     Regulations Unit, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Last-in, First-out Inventories (Rev. Rul. 97-15) received 
     March 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.

para. 22.3  message from the senate

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

       S. 410. An Act to extend the effective date of the 
     Investment Advisers Supervision Coordination Act.

  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, appointed the Senator from Arizona [Mr. McCain] to the Board 
of Trustees of Gallaudet University.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 2761 to title 22, 
United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, 
and upon the recommendation of the Democratic Leader, appointed the 
Senator from West Virginia [Mr. Byrd] as Vice Chairman of the Senate 
Delegation to the British-American Interparliamentary Group during the 
One Hundred Fifth Congress.
  The message also announced that in accordance with Public Law 81-754, 
as amended by Public Law 93-536 and Public Law 100-365, the Chair, on 
behalf of the Vice President, appointed the Senator from Vermont [Mr. 
Jeffords] to the National Historical Publications and Records 
Commission. 

para. 22.4  order of business--amendment modification--h.j. res. 58

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during the consideration of House Joint Resolution 58 
pursuant to House Resolution 95, the amendment printed in House Report 
105-20 may be considered as modified by (1) striking ``the impact of 
such process on financial markets,'' from the text designated as section 
6(c); and (2) striking ``on currency markets, international financial 
markets, and merchandise trade flows'' from the text designated as 
section 6(g)(1)(B), and inserting in lieu thereof ``in enhancing 
international counternarcotics cooperation''.

para. 22.5  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 58

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 95):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 58) disapproving the certification of 
     the President under section 490(b) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 regarding foreign assistance for Mexico during 
     fiscal year 1997. The joint resolution shall be considered as 
     read for amendment. The previous question shall be considered 
     as ordered on the joint resolution and on any amendments 
     thereto to final passage without intervening motion or demand 
     for division of the question except: (1) two hours of debate 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on International Relations; 
     (2) the amendment recommended by the Committee on 
     International Relations now printed in the joint resolution, 
     which shall be considered as read, shall be in order without 
     intervention of any point of order, and shall not be 
     separately debatable; (3) the further amendment specified in 
     the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution, if offered by a Member designated in the report, 
     which shall be considered as read, shall be in order without 
     intervention of any point of order, and shall separately 
     debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent; and 
     (4) 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. FOLEY, 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

213

When there appeared

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Nays

209

para. 22.6                     [Roll No. 45]

                                YEAS--213

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--209

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     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
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich

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     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Clayton
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Delahunt
     Etheridge
     Hutchinson
     Kaptur
     Kingston
     McIntyre
     Price (NC)
  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. 22.7  disapproval of foreign assistance certification for mexico

  Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to House Resolution 95, called up the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 58) disapproving the certification of the 
President under section 490(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
regarding foreign assistance for Mexico during fiscal year 1997.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Mr. HASTERT, pursuant to House Resolution 95, submitted the following 
amendment, as modified, to the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on International Relations:

       Page 2, after line 7, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS; DECLARATION OF POLICY.

       (a) General Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) International drug traffickers, aided by individuals in 
     the United States and across the Western Hemisphere who sell 
     and distribute deadly drugs, pose the largest threat to 
     Americans since the end of the Cold War.
       (2) The United States is faced with a supply of drugs that 
     is cheaper, more potent, and more available than at any time 
     in our history.
       (3) The drug cartels are becoming wealthier, bolder, and 
     closer to the United States, and their corruption of 
     officials is beginning to reach inside the United States.
       (4)(A) No single action is a sufficient response to the 
     threat posed to our society by illegal drugs.
       (B) The goal of the United States is to save our children 
     by eliminating the illegal drug trade.
       (C) The United States Government must set forth a 
     comprehensive strategy that dedicates the resources necessary 
     to decisively win the war on drugs.
       (b) Threat Drugs Pose to our Children.--The Congress 
     further finds the following:
       (1)(A) Casual teenage drug use trends have suffered a 
     marked reversal over the past 5 years. Casual teenage drug 
     use has dramatically increased for virtually every childhood 
     age group and for virtually every illicit drug, including 
     heroin, crack, cocaine hydrochloride, lysergic acid 
     diethylamide (LSD), non-LSD hallucinogens, methamphetamine, 
     inhalants, stimulants, and marijuana (often laced with 
     phencyclidine (PCP) and cocaine).
       (B) Specifically, illicit drug use among 8th and 10th 
     graders has doubled in the last 5 years. 8 percent of 6th 
     graders, 23 percent of 7th graders, and 33 percent of 8th 
     graders have tried marijuana. Since 1993, the number of 8th 
     graders using marijuana has increased 146 percent and overall 
     teen drug use is up 50 percent.
       (2) Rising casual teenage drug use is closely correlated 
     with rising juvenile violent crime, as reported by the 
     Department of Justice.
       (3) If rising teenage drug use and the close correlation 
     with violent juvenile crime continue to rise on their current 
     path, the United States will experience a doubling of violent 
     crime by 2010, according to the Department of Justice's 
     Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
       (4) The nature of casual teenage drug use is changing, such 
     that annual or infrequent teenage experimentation with 
     illegal drugs is being replaced by regular, monthly, or 
     addictive teenage drug use.
       (5) Nationwide, drug-related emergencies are at an all-time 
     high, having risen for 5 straight years by increments of 
     between 10 and 30 percentage points per year for each drug 
     measured.
       (6) The nationwide street price for most illicit drugs is 
     lower than at any time in recent years, and the potency of 
     those same drugs, particularly heroin, crack and marijuana, 
     is higher.
       (c) The Failed Antidrug Policy.--The Congress further finds 
     the following:
       (1) United States Government strategy has dramatically 
     shifted precious antidrug resources away from United States 
     priorities set in the 1980's--away from the prior emphasis on 
     drug prevention for children, drug interdiction, and 
     international source country programs.
       (2) United States Government strategy has been weak in 
     responding to statutory deadlines, has been characterized by 
     an absence of statutorily mandated measurable goals, lack of 
     effective coordination and program accountability, and often 
     untargeted and insufficient funding, from the smallest 
     agencies involved in the drug war up to and including the 
     White House Drug Policy Office.
       (3) It has been reported that United States Government 
     policy reduced the national security priority placed on 
     international drug trafficking from the top tier (number 3) 
     to the bottom tier (number 29).
       (4) United States Government policy has emphasized 
     additional funding for unproven drug treatment techniques at 
     the expense of accountable drug prevention programs that 
     effectively teach a right-wrong distinction.
       (5) The United States Government has failed to assess the 
     outcomes of $3,000,000,000 spent per year in drug 
     rehabilitation and has failed to shift resources from 
     ineffective programs to programs that save lives.
       (6) United States Government policy has not offered 
     sufficient flexibility to local and State law enforcement 
     agencies to combat drug abuse through measures such as 
     additional block grant funding.
       (7) United States Government strategy has not properly 
     emphasized the important, increased role that can 
     legitimately be played by the National Guard, the United 
     States military, and United States intelligence agencies in 
     confronting the rising drug trafficking threat.
       (8) United States Government strategy underemphasizes 
     community and parental actions and the need to engage 
     children at an early age in prevention activities.
       (9) For the past four years, United States Government 
     strategy has failed to use the media to communicate a 
     consistent, intense antidrug message to young people.
       (d) Declaration of Policy.--The Congress declares that--
       (1) a thorough review of the United States counternarcotics 
     strategy is urgently needed; and
       (2) the establishment of a commission on international 
     narcotics control in accordance with section 6 will assist in 
     such review.
       Page 2, line 8, strike ``section 1'' and insert ``sec. 2''.
       Page 2, line 10, strike ``Pursuant to'' and insert ``(a) In 
     General.--Pursuant to''.
       Page 2, line 11, insert before ``Congress'' the following: 
     ``effective 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     joint resolution''.
       Page 2, after line 16, insert the following:
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not take effect if, 
     within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this joint 
     resolution, the President determines and reports in writing 
     to the Congress that the President has obtained reliable 
     assurances of substantial progress toward--
       (1) obtaining authorization from the Government of Mexico 
     to allow additional agents of the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, or other United States law enforcement agents 
     (as of February 28, 1997), for critical narcotics control 
     operations in Mexico, including authorization of appropriate 
     privileges and immunities for such agents;
       (2) obtaining authorization from the Government of Mexico 
     to allow United States law enforcement agents in Mexico to 
     carry firearms for self-defense in areas where required to 
     cooperate with the Government of Mexico on narcotics control 
     efforts;
       (3) obtaining assurances of substantial progress by, and 
     commitments from, the Government of Mexico that the 
     Government will take concrete measures to find and eliminate 
     law enforcement corruption in Mexico and will cooperate fully 
     with United States law enforcement personnel on narcotics 
     control matters;
       (4) obtaining assurances of substantial progress by, and 
     commitments from, the Government of Mexico that the 
     Government will extradite Mexican nationals wanted by the 
     United States Government for drug trafficking and other drug-
     related offenses;
       (5) obtaining assurances from the Government of Mexico that 
     the Government is making substantial progress in securing 
     aircraft overflight and refueling rights that are necessary 
     for full cooperation with the United States on narcotics 
     control efforts, including adequate aircraft radar coverage 
     to monitor and detect all aircraft entering and transiting 
     through Mexico that are suspected of involvement in drug 
     trafficking; and
       (6) obtaining assurances from the Government of Mexico that 
     the Government is making substantial progress toward a 
     permanent maritime agreement with the United States to allow 
     vessels of the United States Coast Guard and other 
     appropriate vessels to halt and hold drug traffickers pursued 
     into Mexican waters.

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       Page 2, line 17, strike ``sec. 2'' and insert ``sec. 3''.
       Page 3, line 12, strike ``sec. 3'' and insert ``sec. 4''.
       Page 3, line 17, strike ``sec. 4'' and insert ``sec. 5''.
       Page 4, after line 12, add the following:

     SEC. 6. HIGH LEVEL COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS 
                   CONTROL.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The consumption of narcotics in the United States is a 
     serious problem that is ravaging the United States, 
     especially America's youth.
       (2) Despite the dedicated and persistent efforts of the 
     United States and other nations, international narcotics 
     trafficking and consumption remains a serious problem.
       (3) The total eradication of international narcotics 
     trafficking requires a long-term strategy that necessitates 
     close international cooperation.
       (4) The annual certification process relating to 
     international narcotics control under section 490 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j) is flawed 
     because--
       (A) the process addresses only whether or not the source 
     country is cooperating with United States narcotics control 
     efforts and does not take into account all underlying 
     factors;
       (B) the process reviews narcotics control efforts only on 
     an annual basis; and
       (C) the process fails to account for the divergent 
     economic, political, and social circumstances of countries 
     under review which can influence the decision by the United 
     States to decertify a foreign nation, thereby leading to 
     unpredictability, non-transparency, and lack of international 
     credibility in the process.
       (5) The problem of international narcotics trafficking is 
     not being effectively addressed by the annual certification 
     process under section 490 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j).
       (b) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be 
     known as the High Level Commission on International Narcotics 
     Control (hereinafter referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (c) Duties.--The Commission shall conduct a review of the 
     annual certification process relating to international 
     narcotics control under section 490 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j) to determine the effectiveness 
     of such process in curtailing international drug trafficking, 
     and the effectiveness of such process in reducing drug use 
     and consumption within the United States.
       (d) Membership.--
       (1) Number and appointment.--The Commission shall consist 
     of 14 members, as follows:
       (A) The Secretary of State or the Secretary's designee.
       (B) The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's 
     designee.
       (C) The Attorney General or the Attorney General's 
     designee.
       (D) The Director of the Office of National Drug Control 
     Policy or the Director's designee.
       (E) The Governors of the States of Arizona, California, New 
     Mexico, and Texas, or their designees.
       (F) The following Members of Congress appointed not later 
     than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this joint 
     resolution as follows:
       (i)(I) 2 Members of the House of Representatives appointed 
     by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
       (II) 1 member of the House of Representatives appointed by 
     the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
       (ii)(I) 2 Members of the Senate appointed by the majority 
     leader of the Senate.
       (II) 1 member of the Senate appointed by the minority 
     leader of the Senate.
       (2) Terms.--Each member of the Commission shall be 
     appointed for the life of the Commission.
       (3) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
     in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
       (4) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Commission shall 
     be elected by the members.
       (5) Basic pay.--Each member shall serve without pay. 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.
       (6) Quorum.--A majority of the members shall constitute a 
     quorum for the transaction of business.
       (7) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     chairperson.
       (e) Director and Staff; Experts and Consultants.--
       (1) Director.--The Commission shall have a director who 
     shall be appointed by the chairperson subject to rules 
     prescribed by the Commission.
       (2) Staff.--Subject to rules prescribed by the Commission, 
     the chairperson may appoint and fix the pay of such 
     additional personnel as the chairperson considers 
     appropriate.
       (3) Applicability of certain civil service laws.--The 
     director and staff of the Commission may be appointed without 
     regard to title 5, United States Code, governing appointments 
     in the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to 
     the requirements of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 
     53 of such title relating to classification and General 
     Schedule pay rates, except that an individual so appointed 
     may not receive pay in excess of the maximum annual rate of 
     basic pay payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule.
       (4) Experts and consultants.--The chairperson may procure 
     temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals not to 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of 
     basic pay payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule.
       (5) Staff of federal agencies.--Upon request of the 
     chairperson, the head of any Federal agency may detail, on a 
     reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of the agency to the 
     Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its 
     duties.
       (f) Powers.--
       (1) Obtaining official data.--The chairperson may secure 
     directly from any Federal agency information necessary to 
     enable the Commission to carry out its duties. Upon request 
     of the chairperson, the head of the agency shall furnish such 
     information to the Commission to the extent such information 
     is not prohibited from disclosure by law.
       (2) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails 
     in the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     Federal agencies.
       (3) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of 
     the chairperson, 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 duties.
       (4) Contract authority.--The chairperson may contract with 
     and compensate government and private agencies or persons for 
     the purpose of conducting research, surveys, and other 
     services necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
     duties.
       (g) Reports.--
       (1) Interim report.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this joint resolution, the Commission 
     shall prepare and submit to the President and the Congress an 
     interim report on the following:
       (A) The overall effectiveness of the annual certification 
     process relating to international narcotics control under 
     section 490 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C 
     2291j) in curtailing international drug trafficking.
       (B) The impact of such annual certification process in 
     enhancing international counternarcotics cooperation.
       (C) The transparency and predictability of such annual 
     certification process in curtailing international drug 
     trafficking.
       (D) Recommendations for actions that are necessary--
       (i) to eliminate international narcotics trafficking;
       (ii) to improve cooperation among countries in efforts to 
     curtail international narcotics trafficking, including 
     necessary steps to identify all areas in which inter-American 
     cooperation can be initiated and institutionalized; and
       (iii) to improve the transparency and predictability of the 
     annual certification process relating to international 
     narcotics control under section 490 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j).
       (E) Any additional measures to win the war on drugs.
       (2) Final report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this joint resolution, the Commission shall 
     prepare and submit to the President and the Congress a final 
     report that, at a minimum, contains the following:
       (A) Information that meets the requirements of the 
     information described in the initial report under paragraph 
     (1) and that has been updated since the date of the 
     submission of the interim report, as appropriate.
       (B) Any other related information that the Commission 
     considers to be appropriate.
       (h) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 6 months 
     after the date on which the Commission submits its final 
     report under subsection (g)(2).
       (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
       (2) Availability.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until 
     expended.

  The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on International Relations:

     SECTION 1. DISAPPROVAL OF DETERMINATION OF PRESIDENT 
                   REGARDING MEXICO.

       Pursuant to subsection (d) of section 490 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j), Congress 
     disapproves the determination of the President with respect 
     to Mexico for fiscal year 1997 that is contained in the 
     certification (transmittal No. 97-18) submitted to Congress 
     by the President under subsection (b) of that section on 
     February 28, 1997.

     SEC 2. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT TO WITHHOLD ASSISTANCE FOR 
                   MEXICO.

       (a) Waiver.--Notwithstanding subsections (e) and (f) of 
     section 490 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the 
     requirement to withhold United States assistance and to vote 
     against multilateral development bank assistance contained in 
     such subsection (e) shall not apply with respect to Mexico 
     until March 1, 1998, if at any time after the date of the 
     enactment of this joint resolution, the President submits to 
     Congress a determination and certification described in 
     subsection (b) of this section.
       (b) Determination and Certification.--A determination and 
     certification described in this subsection is a determination 
     and cer

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     tification consistent with section 490(b)(1)(B) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 that the vital national 
     interests of the United States require that the assistance 
     withheld pursuant to section 490(e)(1) of such Act be 
     provided for Mexico and that the United States not vote 
     against multilateral development bank assistance for Mexico 
     pursuant to section 490(e)(2) of such Act.

     SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       For purposes of section 490(d) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, this joint resolution shall be deemed to have 
     been enacted within 30 calendar days after February 28, 1997.

     SEC. 4. CONSULTATIONS WITH THE CONGRESS.

       (a) Consultations.--The President shall consult with the 
     Congress on the status of counter-narcotics cooperation 
     between the United States and each major illicit drug 
     producing country or major drug-transit country.
       (b) Purpose.--
       (1) In general.--The purpose of the consultations under 
     subsection (a) shall be to facilitate improved discussion and 
     understanding between the Congress and the President on 
     United States counter-narcotics goals and objectives with 
     regard to the countries described in subsection (a), 
     including the strategy for achieving such goals and 
     objectives.
       (2) Regular and special consultations.--In order to carry 
     out paragraph (1), the President (or senior officials 
     designated by the President who are responsible for 
     international narcotics programs and policies) shall meet 
     with Members of Congress--
       (A) on a quarterly basis for discussions and consultations; 
     and
       (B) whenever time-sensitive issues arise.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 95, the previous question was considered 
as ordered on the joint resolution and the amendments thereto.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the foregoing amendment, as modified, 
submitted by Mr. HASTERT to the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
as recommended by the committee?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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.

Yeas

212

It was decided in the

Nays

205

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

9

para. 22.8                     [Roll No. 46]

                                YEAS--212

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--9

     Becerra
     Filner
     Gutierrez
     Lofgren
     Ortiz
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanchez
     Torres
     Velazquez

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Clayton
     Etheridge
     Kingston
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     Price (NC)
     Watts (OK)
  So the amendment, as modified, to the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the foregoing committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. GILMAN demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, 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

229

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

195

para. 22.9                     [Roll No. 47]

                                AYES--229

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler

[[Page 213]]


     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--195

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Clayton
     Dellums
     Etheridge
     Harman
     Kingston
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     Payne
     Price (NC) 
  So the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, 
was agreed to.
  The joint resolution, 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 joint resolution to the Committee 
on International Relations.
  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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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 joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.  LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BONIOR 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

251

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

175

para. 22.10                    [Roll No. 48]

                                AYES--251

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--175

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush

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     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Clayton
     Conyers
     Etheridge
     Kingston
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     Price (NC)
  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. 22.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 852

  Mrs. MYRICK, 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. 852) 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. 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 Small Business. 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,
  Mrs. MYRICK 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 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

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

187

para. 22.12                    [Roll No. 49]

                                YEAS--219

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Baker
     Barton
     Berman
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Costello
     Dicks
     Etheridge
     Foglietta
     Gallegly
     Gutierrez
     John
     Kingston
     Leach
     Manton
     McCarthy (MO)
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Ortiz
     Price (NC)
     Roukema
     Schaefer, Dan
     Smith (TX)
     Young (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. 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. 22.13  paperwork reduction

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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. 852) 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, educators, State and 
local governments, and other persons through the sponsorship and use of 
alternative information technologies.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, des

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ignated Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska as Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. SENSENBRENNER assumed the Chair; and after 
some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 
88, 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. THORNBERRY, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. LaFALCE 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

395

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

0

para. 22.14                    [Roll No. 50]

                                YEAS--395

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--37

     Baker
     Barton
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Callahan
     Clay
     Clayton
     Dicks
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Gallegly
     Hyde
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Manton
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Nethercutt
     Ortiz
     Price (NC)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Schaefer, Dan
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     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. 22.15  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, March 17, 1997, at 2 p.m.

para. 22.16  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, March 17, 1997, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 1997, for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 22.17  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, March 
19, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 22.18  mexico-u.s. interparliamentary group

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of 22 United 
States Code 276h, appointed to the Mexico-United States 
Interparliamentary Group, on the part of the House, Mr. Kolbe,  
Chairman.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 22.19  canada-u.s. interparliamentary group

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of 22 United 
States Code 276h, appointed to the the Canada-United States 
Interparliamentary Group, on the part of the House, Mr. Houghton, 
Chairman.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 22.20  commission on security and cooperation in europe

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions 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, on the part of the 
House, the following Members: Messrs. Smith of New Jersey, Co-Chairman, 
and Messrs. Porter, Wolf, Salmon, and Christensen.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 22.21  committee on vital and health statistics

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 United States Code 242k(k)) as amended by section 263 of Public 
Law 104-191, appointed to the Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, 
Mr. Jeffrey S. Blair of Atlanta, Georgia, from private life, on the part 
of the House.

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

para. 22.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. KINGSTON, for today;
  To Mr. McHUGH, for today after 2 p.m.; and
  To Mr. McINTYRE, for today.
  And then,

para. 22.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, at 7 o'clock and 57 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 22.24  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. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 968. A bill 
     to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to 
     permit a waiver of the prohibition of offering nurse aide 
     training and competency evaluation programs in certain 
     nursing facilities; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-23 Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.

para. 22.25  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 968. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than March 18, 1997.

para. 22.26  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. KLECZKA (for himself and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1052. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that changes to the Consumer Price Index used 
     in making increases in Social Security benefits shall be 
     restricted to changes specifically authorized by law; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Furse, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Ganske, and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 1053. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to eliminate legal impediments to quotation in decimals 
     for securities transactions in order to protect investors and 
     to promote efficiency, competition, and capital formation; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. COX of California (for himself and Mr. White):
       H.R. 1054. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to establish a national policy against State and local 
     interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or 
     interactive computer services, and to exercise congressional 
     jurisdiction over interstate commerce by establishing a 
     moratorium on the imposition of exactions that would 
     interfere with the free flow of commerce via the Internet, 
     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. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Sanders, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Green, Mr. Rush, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Foglietta):
       H.R. 1055. A bill to establish within the National 
     Institutes of Health and agency to be known as the National 
     Center for Integral Medicine, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CHRISTENSEN (for himself and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 1056. 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. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 1057. A bill to designate the building in 
     Indianapolis, IN, which houses the operations of the Circle 
     City Station Post Office as the ``Andrew Jacobs, Jr. Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Pease):
       H.R. 1058. A bill to designate the facility of the U.S. 
     Postal Service under construction at 150 West Margaret Drive 
     in Terre Haute, IN, as the ``John T. Myers Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. BACHUS:
       H.R. 1059. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act to reduce the cost of credit, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Canady 
             of Florida, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Klug, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Ms. Furse, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Miller of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 1060. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to authorize compounding of drugs and devices 
     under certain circumstances; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. 
             Nethercutt):
       H.R. 1061. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to eliminate the time limitation on benefits for 
     immunosuppressive drugs 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. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Linda 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
             Wicker):
       H.R. 1062. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act with respect to preventing the transmission of the human 
     immunodeficiency virus--commonly known as HIV--and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. EHRLICH:
       H.R. 1063. A bill to amend the Webb-Kenyon Act to allow any 
     State, territory, or possession of the United States to bring 
     an action in Federal court to enjoin violations of that act 
     or to enforce the laws of such State, territory, or 
     possession with respect to such violations; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 1064. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the duration of the pilot program providing for 
     interest buy down authority, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 1065. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the actual deferral percentage test 
     shall not apply in determining whether an arrangement for 
     restaurant employees is a qualified cash or deferred 
     arrangement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 1066. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that an individual who receives a passing grade in an 
     examination for entrance into the competitive service shall, 
     if such individual is a welfare recipient, be granted 
     additional points above the individual's earned rating; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 1067. A bill to prohibit the advertising of distilled 
     spirits on radio and television to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Costello, and Mr. 
             Poshard):
       H.R. 1068. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the limitations on the number of taxpayers who 
     may have medical savings accounts; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 1069. A bill to permit individuals to continue health 
     plan coverage of services while participating in approved 
     clinical studies; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 1070. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     extend the program of

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     research on breast cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 1071. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit for employers for certain costs 
     incurred to combat violence against women; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 1072. A bill to establish a commission to investigate 
     certain policies and procedures with respect to the military 
     justice system, including policies and procedures with 
     respect to the investigation of reports of sexual misconduct, 
     sexual harassment, and unlawful gender discrimination; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 1073. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to encourage the use of generic instead of 
     nongeneric drugs; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H.R. 1074. A bill to promote the fitting of firearms with 
     child safety locks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             DeGette, Ms. Norton, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Borski, 
             and Mrs. Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 1075. A bill to limit the sale or export of plastic 
     bullets to the United Kingdom; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Mr. Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. 
             Morella, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Torres, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Yates, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 1076. A bill to amend the Legal Services Corporation 
     Act to prescribe an income rule for determining if a client 
     who is a victim of domestic violence is eligible for 
     assistance; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Manton, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Forbes, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Engel, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Flake, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. 
             Houghton):
       H.R. 1077. A bill to stay implementation of the plan for 
     allocation of health care resources of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     certifies that the Secretary, in developing such plan, took 
     into account certain medical and nonmedical factors of 
     veterans residing within each region to be served by a 
     veterans integrated services network; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 1078. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to prescribe a rule that 
     prohibits the importation for disposal of polychlorinated 
     biphenyls at concentrations of 50 parts per million or 
     greater; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
             Spratt):
       H.R. 1079. 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. SAXTON:
       H.R. 1080. A bill to study the high rate of cancer among 
     children in Dover Township, NJ, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 1081. 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 1082. A bill to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act of 
     1978, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Martinez, 
             and Mr. Kildee):
       H. Con. Res. 48. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 25th 
     anniversary of the establishment of the first nutrition 
     program for the elderly under the Older Americans Act of 
     1965; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H. Con. Res. 49. 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. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Rothman, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Waxman):
       H. Con. Res. 50. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the status of the investigation of 
     the bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires in 1992; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H. Res. 97. 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 Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Pickett, Mr. McHale, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hall 
             of Texas, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Condit, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. McDade, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Riley, Mr. Stump, Mr. Everett, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Cox of California, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sisisky, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Clement, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Istook):
       H. Res. 98. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives with respect to limits in any bilateral or 
     multilateral agreement on certain missile defense systems of 
     the United States; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

para. 22.27  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 28: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
     Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Largent, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mrs. Carson, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 68: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 87: Mr. Jones and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Goss, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Barrett 
     of Nebraska, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 113: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 123: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Young of 
     Florida, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 135: Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 136: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 143: Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Calvert, Ms. Harman, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Berman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Dooley of California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 146: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Stearns, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Furse, 
     Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 198: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 200: Ms. Molinari and Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 253: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. 
     Evans.
       H.R. 255: Mr. Cramer and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 279: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Turner, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Ms. Norton, Mr. DeLay, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Gillmor, 
     Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Holden, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Murtha, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Baldacci, 
     Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Stark, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 292: Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 306: Ms. Furse and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 331: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 343: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 345: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 366: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Fazio of California and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 408: Mr. Castle, Mr. Kingston, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. 
     Wamp.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Pastor, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 419: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 420: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Horn, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. McNulty, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 426: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. 
     Pastor.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Fazio of California and Mrs. Thurman.

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       H.R. 457: Mr. Upton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
     and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 459: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 492: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. 
     Furse, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Norton, 
     Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 498: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 501: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 519: Ms. Molinari, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 548: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Towns, 
     Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 577: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Clement, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lofgren, 
     and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Clay, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. Goode, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
     Snowbarger, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 599: Ms. Norton, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Foglietta, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Yates, Mr. Owens, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Torres, Mr. Holden, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Wynn, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. 
     Furse, and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 629: Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 680: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 687: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 695: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Solomon, and Mrs. 
     Myrick.
       H.R. 745: Mr. Vento, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Shays, and 
     Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 753: Mr. Evans, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Flake, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 756: Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Skaggs, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
     Markey, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Clay, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 768: Mr. Coble and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 795: Mr. Borski, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Stark, Mr. Brown 
     of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Klink, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Yates, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 812: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Forbes, 
     and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 818: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 819: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 830: Mr. Cook and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 857: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Clay, Mr. Yates, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Clyburn, 
     Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 867: Mr. Levin and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 877: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Carson, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Rivers, 
     Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
     Mr. Shays, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Filner, Mr. Schiff, 
     Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Holden, Mr. Payne, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Flake, 
     Mr. Solomon, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 898: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 907: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
     Ford.
       H.R. 920: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
     Conyers.
       H.R. 925: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 928: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Klug, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bartlett 
     of Maryland, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 929: Mr. Goss, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Riley, 
     Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. 
     Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
     Moran of Kansas, Mr. Calvert, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Clement, 
     and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 934: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 956: Mr. Shays, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. 
     Whitfield.
       H.R. 971: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Flake, Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gilchrest, and 
     Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 973: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 978: Mr. Paul, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Bishop, 
     Mr. Neumann, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 982: Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 990: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Barcia of Michigan and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 993: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 1002: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Shays, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Wise, Mr. Edwards, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
     Sawyer, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
     Wynn, Mr. Vento, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1033: Mr. Shays and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.J. Res. 28: Mr. Luther.
       H.J. Res. 40: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Doolittle and Mr. Kasich.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Wicker.
       H.J. Res. 62: Mr. Linder, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Tauzin.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Menendez, 
     and Ms. Furse.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Shaw.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Borski, and Mr. McDermott.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
     Conyers, and Mr. Doyle.
       H. Con. Res. 38: Mr. Doyle.
       H. Res. 38: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Barrett, of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Etheridge, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. DeLauro, 
     Ms. Furse, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Torres, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
     Clement, and Ms. Sanchez.
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                       MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1997 (23)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 23.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, March 13, 1997.
  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:

       2272. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a fiscal year 1998 budget amendment that 
     would provide authority to make one-time transfers of funds 
     totaling $113 million necessary to implement fully the 
     International Cooperative Administrative Support Services 
     [ICASS] program, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1106(b) (H. Doc. No. 
     105-56); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       2273. A letter from the Acting Architect of the Capitol, 
     transmitting the report of expenditures of appropriations 
     during the period April 1, 1996 through September 30, 1996, 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 162b; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       2274. 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, 1997, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e) (H. Doc. No. 105-54.); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       2275. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Implementation of Section 10A of the Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934 [Release Nos. 34-38387; IC-22553; File 
     No. S7-20-96] (RIN: 3235-AG70) received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2276. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 97-19: Eligibility of Georgia, 
     Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Turkmenistan, 
     Ukraine, and Uzbekistan to be furnished defense articles and 
     services under the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export 
     Control Act, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2753(a); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       2277. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a letter notifying Congress that on 
     March 13, 1997, United States military personnel were 
     deployed to provide enhanced security for the American 
     Embassy in Tirana, Albania and to conduct the evacuation of 
     certain United States Government employees and private United 
     States citizens (H. Doc. No. 105-55); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       2278. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Circular 90-46; Introduction (DOD, GSA, NASA) [48 
     CFR Chapter 1] received March 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2279. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Gratuities (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-
     46; FAR Case 96-300; Item I] (RIN: 9000-AH06) received March 
     12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2280. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Electronic Contracting (DOD, GSA, 
     NASA) [FAC 90-46; FAR Case 91-104; Item II] (RIN: 9000-AF50) 
     received March 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2281. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Letter 93-1, Management Oversight of Service Contracting 
     (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-46; FAR Case 94-008; Item III] (RIN: 
     9000-AG86) received March 12, 1997, pur

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     suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2282. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Performance Incentives for Fixed-
     Price Contracts (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-46; FAR Case 93-603; 
     Item IV] (RIN: 9000-AH07) received March 12, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2283. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Federal Compliance with Right-to-Know 
     Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements (DOD, GSA, NASA) 
     [FAC 90-46; FAR Case 92-054B; Item V] (RIN: 9000-AH39) 
     received March 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2284. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Buy America Act--Construction 
     (Grimberg Decision) (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-46; FAR Case 91-
     119; Item VI] (RIN: 9000-AG81] received March 12, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2285. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Collection of Historically Black 
     Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions Award Data 
     (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-46; FAR Case 95-306; Item VI] (RIN: 
     9000-AH02] received March 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2286. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Allowability of Foreign Selling Costs 
     (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-46; FAR Case 95-021; Item VIII] 
     (RIN: 9000-AH04] received March 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       2287. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Independent Research and Development/
     Bid and Proposal Costs in Cooperative Arrangements (DOD, GSA, 
     NASA) [FAC 90-46; FAR Case 95-024; Item IX] (RIN: 9000-AH03) 
     received March 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2288. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Prompt Payment (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 
     90-46; FAR Case 91-091; Item X] (RIN: 9000-AF61) received 
     March 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2289. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Attorneys' Fees in GAO Protests (DOD, 
     GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-46; FAR Case 95-016; Item IX] (RIN: 9000-
     AH38) received March 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2290. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Contractors' Purchasing Systems 
     Reviews (DOD, GSA, NASA) [FAC 90-46; FAR Case 95-605; Item 
     XII] (RIN: 9000-AG75) received March 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       2291. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Performance-Based Payments (DOD, GSA, 
     NASA) [FAC 90-46; FAR Case 96-005; Item XIII] (RIN: 900-AH22) 
     received March 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2292. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting notification that OPM has approved a 
     proposal for the personnel management demonstration project 
     for the Department of the Navy, submitted by the Department 
     of Defense, pursuant to Public Law 103-337, section 342(b) 
     (108 Stat. 2721); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2293. A letter from the Executive Director, Assassination 
     Records Review Board, transmitting a letter notifying 
     Congress that neither the President, nor the Office of 
     Management and Budget has taken any position with respect to 
     the Review Board's recommendation that its tenure be extended 
     for 1 additional year; jointly, to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Rules, House Oversight, and Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2294. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for 
     military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
     prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 
     and 1999, and for other purposes, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; 
     jointly, to the Committees on National Security, Government 
     Reform and Oversight, International Relations, Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, and Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select).

para. 23.3  national civil aviation review commission

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 274(b)(2) of Public 
Law 104-264, appointed to the National Civil Aviation Review Commission, 
Mr. John J. O'Connor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Mr. D. Scott 
Yohe of Washington, D.C., from private life, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 23.4  national civil aviation review commission

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                   Washington, DC, March 17, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 274(b)(2) of Public 
     Law 104-264, I hereby appoint the following individuals to 
     the National Civil Aviation Review Commission: Col. Leonard 
     Griggs (Retired) of Chesterfield, MO, Mr. John O'Brien of 
     Lovettsville, VA.
           Yours very truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

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

para. 23.5  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 17, 1997.
     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, March 14th 
     at 4:35 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     wherein he submits a 6-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to Iran.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para. 23.6  national emergency with respect to iran

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, 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 12957 of March 15, 1995, and matters relating to the measures in 
that order and in Executive Order 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), section 401(c) of the 
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), 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 12957 and does not deal with those relating to the emergency 
declared on November 14, 1979, in connection with the hostage crisis.
  1. On March 15, 1995, I issued Executive Order 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 Speaker of the House and 
the President of the Senate by letter dated March 15, 1995.

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  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 12959 to further 
respond to the Iranian threat to the national security, foreign policy, 
and economy of the United States.

  Executive Order 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 dealings 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 certain 
reexport, investment, and trade 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 a 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.
  At the time of signing Executive Order 12959, I directed the 
Secretary of the Treasury to authorize through specific 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 related to other 
international obligations and United States Government functions, and 
transactions related to 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, Kazakstan, and 
Turkmenistan.
  Executive Order 12959 revoked sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order 
12613 of October 29, 1987, and sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order 
12957 of March 15, 1995, to the extent they are inconsistent with it. A 
copy of Executive Order 12959 was transmitted to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the President of the Senate by letter 
dated May 6, 1995.
  2. On March 5, 1997, I renewed for another year the national 
emergency with respect to Iran pursuant to IEEPA. This renewal extended 
the authority for the current comprehensive trade embargo against Iran 
in effect since May 1995. Under these sanctions, virtually all trade 
with Iran is prohibited except for information and informational 
materials and certain other limited exceptions.
  3. The Iranian Transactions Regulations (the ``Regulations'' or ITR), 
31 CFR Part 560, were amended on October 21, 1996 (61 Fed. Reg. 54936, 
October 23, 1996), to implement section 4 of the Federal Civil 
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt 
Collection Improvement Act of 1996, by adjusting for inflation the 
amount of the civil monetary penalties that may be assessed under the 
Regulations. The amendment increases the maximum civil monetary penalty 
provided in the Regulations from $10,000 to $11,000 per violation.
  The amended Regulations also reflect an amendment to 18 U.S.C. 1001 
contained in section 330016(1)(L) of Public Law 103-322, September 13, 
1994; 108 Stat. 2147. The amendment notes the availability of higher 
criminal fines pursuant to the formulas set forth in 18 U.S.C. 3571. A 
copy of the amendment is attached.
  Section 560.603 of the ITR was amended on November 15, 1996 (61 Fed. 
Reg. 58480), to clarify rules relating to reporting requirements 
imposed on United States persons with foreign affiliations. Initial 
reporting under the amended Regulation has been deferred until May 30, 
1997, by a January 14, 1997 Federal Register notice (62 Fed. Reg. 
1832). Copies of the amendment and the notice are attached.
  4. During the current 6-month period, the Department of the 
Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) made numerous 
decisions with respect to applications for licenses to engage in 
transactions under the ITR, and issued 13 licenses. The majority of 
denials were in response to requests to authorize commercial exports to 
Iran--particularly of machinery and equipment for the petroleum and 
manufacturing industries--and the importation of Iranian-origin goods. 
The licenses issued authorized the export and reexport of goods, 
services, and technology essential to ensure the safety of civil 
aviation and safe operation of certain commercial passenger aircraft in 
Iran; certain financial and legal transactions; the importation of 
Iranian-origin artwork for public exhibition; and certain diplomatic 
transactions. Pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of Executive Order 12959 and 
in order to comply with the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 
1992 and other statutory restrictions applicable to certain goods and 
technology, including those involved in the air-safety cases, the 
Department of the Treasury continues to consult with the Departments of 
State and Commerce on these matters.
  The U.S. financial community continues to interdict transactions 
associated with Iran and to consult with OFAC about their appropriate 
handling. Many of these inquiries have resulted in investigations into 
the activities of U.S. parties and, where appropriate, the initiation 
of enforcement action.
  5. 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 ITR. Various enforcement actions carried 
over from previous reporting periods are continuing, and new reports of 
violations are being aggressively pursued. Since my last report, OFAC 
has collected a civil monetary penalty in the amount of $5,000. The 
violation underlying this collection involves the unlicensed import of 
Iranian-origin goods for transshipment to a third country aboard a 
U.S.-flag vessel. Civil penalty action or review is pending against 21 
companies, financial institutions, and individuals for possible 
violations of the Regulations.
  6. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from September 15, 1996, through March 14, 1997, 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 $800,000, most of which represent 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 
Intelligence and Research, and the Office of the Legal Adviser), and 
the Department of Commerce (the Bureau of Export Administration and the 
General Counsel's Office).
  7. 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 12957 and the comprehensive economic 
sanctions imposed by Executive Order 12959 underscore the United States 
Government opposition to the actions 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 
Orders 12957 and 12959 continue to

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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, March 14, 1997.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. 
Doc. 105-53).
  And then,

para. 23.7  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. MINK, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
March 13, 1997, at 4 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 1997.

para. 23.8  report 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. 929. A bill to 
     amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth 
     abortions; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-24). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 672. A bill to 
     make technical amendments to certain provisions of title 17, 
     United States Code; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-25). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 908. A bill to 
     establish a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the 
     Federal Courts of Appeals (Rept. No. 105-26). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 927. A bill 
     to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for 
     appointment of U.S. marshals by the Attorney General (Rept. 
     No. 105-27). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 924. A bill 
     to amend title 18, United States Code, to give further 
     assurance to the right of victims of crime to attend and 
     observe the trials of those accused of the crime; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-28). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 514. A bill to permit the waiver of District of Columbia 
     residency requirements for certain employees of the Office of 
     the Inspector General of the District of Columbia, and for 
     other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-29). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. THOMAS: Committee on House Oversight. House Resolution 
     91. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of certain 
     committees of the House of Representatives in the 105th 
     Congress; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-30). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para. 23.9  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. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 1083. A bill to establish certain uniform rights, 
     duties, and enforcement procedures relating to franchise 
     agreements; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself and Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 1084. A bill to amend the provisions of title 18, 
     United States Code, placing restrictions on the sale of 
     handguns to require a purchaser to reveal if the purchaser is 
     the subject of a court order of protection; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 1085. A bill to revise, codify, and enact without 
     substantive change certain general and permanent laws, 
     related to patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, 
     and organizations, as title 36, United States Code, 
     ``Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and 
     Organizations''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1086. 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. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 1087. A bill to clarify the method of execution of 
     Federal prisoners; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 1088. A bill to reauthorize appropriations for the 
     conservation of the Washington salmon fishery through the 
     purchase of salmon fishing licenses and fishing vessels; to 
     the Committee on Resources.

para. 23.10  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 93: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. 
     Condit.
       H.R. 166: Mr. Jones and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 167: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 168: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 235: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Menendez and Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 437: Mr. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Graham, 
     Mr. Bonior, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 505: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 553: Mr. Clement, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Ms. Christian-Green, and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 638: Mr. Wicker and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 659: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 674: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. 
     Istook.
       H.R. 680: Mr. Visclosky and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 778: Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Markey, Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Maloney 
     of New York, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 779: Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Markey, Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Maloney 
     of New York, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 780: Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Markey, Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Maloney 
     of New York, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 816: Mr. Foley, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
     Archer.
       H.R. 825: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Olver, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 831: Mr. Hobson and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 838: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coburn, 
     Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Crane, Mr. Horn, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Porter, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, and Mrs. 
     Tauscher.
       H.R. 897: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 955: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Linda Smith 
     of Washington.
       H.R. 1046: Ms. Christian-Green and Mr. Cummings.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Gilman, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. 
     Northup, and Mr. Condit.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and 
     Mr. Farr of California.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Jones, Mr. Leach, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
     Miller of California, Mr. Vento, Mr. Dooley of California, 
     Mr. Strickland, and Mr. Schiff.
       H. Con. Res. 24: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
     Doyle, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H. Con. Res. 39: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Berman.
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                      TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1997 (24)

para. 24.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 18, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Tom DeLay 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 Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 24.2  recess--1:20 p.m.

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

para. 24.3  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 24.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, March 17, 1997.
  Mr. LUCAS, 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. LUCAS 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.

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para. 24.5  communications

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

       2295. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in the Lower Rio Grande Valley 
     in Texas; Reapportionment of Membership on the Texas Valley 
     Citrus Committee [Docket No. FV96-906-4FR] received March 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2296. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Final Rulemaking Concerning Contract 
     Market Rule Review [17 CFR Part 1] received March 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2297. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Financial Reports of Futures 
     Commission Merchants, Introducing Brokers and Leverage 
     Transaction Merchants [17 CFR Parts 1 and 31] received March 
     10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       2298. A letter from the Administrator, Food and Consumer 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--National 
     School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Summer Food 
     Service Program for Children and Child and Adult Care Food 
     Program: Meat Alternates used in the Child Nutrition Programs 
     [Workplan Number 95-21] (RIN: 0584-AC15) received March 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2299. A letter from the Secretary, Panama Canal Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Technical 
     Amendments (RIN: 3207-AA34 and 3207-AA35) received March 14, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       2300. A letter from the Secretary, Panama Canal Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Procedures for 
     Changing Rules of Measurement or Rates of Tolls Technical 
     Amendment (RIN: 3207-AA37) received March 14, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       2301. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Availability of Funds and Collection of 
     Checks [Regulation CC; Docket No. R-0926] received March 17, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2302. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Advances 
     to Nonmembers [No. 97-18] received March 14, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       2303. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     668, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 
     Stat. 1388-582); to the Committee on the Budget.
       2304. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans--State of Kansas; 
     Correction [KS 002-1022; FRL-5707-9] received March 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2305. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Oklahoma: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions [FRL-5691-8] received March 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2306. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Registration of Fuels 
     and Fuel Additives: Changes in Requirements, and 
     Applicability to Blenders of Deposit Control Gasoline 
     Additives [FRL-5707-7] received March 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2307. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Test Methods for the 
     Polymers and Resins I Rule Appendix A, Test Methods 310A,B,C, 
     312A,B,C, 313A,B [FRL-5700-9] (RIN: 2060-AE37) received March 
     17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2308. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Colorado; 
     Prevention of Significant Deterioration; Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes [CO-001-0015a; FRL-5700-3] 
     received March 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2309. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Nebraska [NE 
     020-1020; FRL-5708-7] received March 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2310. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Washington State [WA59-
     7134a; FRL-5708-3] received March 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2311. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Registration of Fuels 
     and Fuel Additives: Extension of Specified Deadlines for 
     Atypical Additives and Biodiesel Fuels; and, Reformulated 
     Gasoline Complex Model: Modification of Survey Precision 
     Requirements [FRL-5701-8] received March 17, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2312. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Implementation of Sections of the Cable 
     Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992: 
     Leased Commercial Access [CS Docket No. 96-60] received March 
     18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2313. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting certification of the 
     Automated Radar Management for Over-the-Horizon [OTH] Radars 
     Project Arrangement [PA] implemented under the auspices of 
     the United States-Australia Agreement Concerning Cooperative 
     Research, Development and Engineering, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2314. A letter from the Director, Office of Communications, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2315. A letter from the Executive Director, Interstate 
     Commission on the Potomac River Basin, transmitting the 
     fiscal year 1996 annual report under the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2316. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom 
     of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2317. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2318. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission, 
     transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance with 
     the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2319. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Processing of Certain H-1A Nurses Under Public Law 104-
     302 [INS 1806-96] (RIN: 1115-AD74) received March 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       2320. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Exceptions to the Educational Requirements for 
     Naturalization for Certain Applicants [INS No. 1702-96] (RIN: 
     1115-AE02) received March 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2321. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Inspection and Expedited Removal of Aliens; 
     Detention and Removal of Aliens; Conduct of Removal 
     Proceedings; Asylum Procedures [INS Nos. 1788-96; AG Order 
     No. 2071-97] (RIN: 1115-AE47) received March 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       2322. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Revisions to the 
     Polychlorinated Biphenyl Criteria for Human Health and 
     Wildlife for the Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes 
     System [FRL-5708-8] (RIN: 2040-AC94) received March 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2323. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Rulemaking Procedures; Public 
     Participation [38 CFR Part 1] (RIN: 2900-AI33) received March 
     5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       2324. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Taxation of Fringe Benefits [Rev. Rul. 97-14] received March 
     17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       2325. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of Returns and Claims for Refund, Credits or 
     Abatement; Determination of Correct Tax Liability [Rev. Proc. 
     97-22] received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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para. 24.6  victim allocution clarification

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 924) 
to amend title 18, United States Code, to give further assistance to the 
right of victims of crime to attend and observe the trials of those 
accused of the crime; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Mr. 
WEXLER, 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. CAMP, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McCOLLUM objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, 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. 24.7  u.s. marshals service improvement

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 927) 
to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for appointment of 
United States marshals by the Attorney General.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Mr. 
WEXLER, 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. CAMP, 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. 24.8  copyright laws amendments

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 672) to 
make technical amendments to certain provisions of title 17, United 
States Code; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, recognized Mr. COBLE and Mr. 
WEXLER, 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. CAMP, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. COBLE objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, 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. 24.9  dc inspector general improvement act

  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 514) to permit the waiver of District of Columbia residency 
requirements for certain employees of the Office of the Inspector 
General of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, recognized Mr. DAVIS of Virginia 
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. CAMP, 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 
permit the waiver of District of Columbia residency requirements for 
certain employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the District 
of Columbia.''.
  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. 24.10  providing for the consideration of h.r. 412

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 94):

       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. 412) to approve a settlement agreement between 
     the Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket 
     Irrigation District. 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. 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. HASTINGS of Washington, 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. 24.11  oroville-tonasket claim settlement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to House Resolution 94 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. 
412) to approve a settlement agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation 
and the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. EVERETT as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EVERETT, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 24.12  recess--3:45 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 45 minutes p.m., until 5 
p.m.

para. 24.13  after recess--5 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, called the House 
to order.

para. 24.14  oroville-tonasket claim settlement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 94 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. 412) to approve a settlement agreement 
between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation 
District.
  Mr. EVERETT, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 24.15  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:


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       Page 5, line 14, strike ``The Settlement Agreement is 
     approved'' and insert ``Upon payment to the United States of 
     fair market value for the property and facilities 
     transferred, and upon consideration and satisfaction of 
     outstanding obligations as provided in section 5, the 
     Settlement Agreement is approved''.
       Page 5, line 17, after the period insert: ``Fair market 
     value shall be determined by majority vote of a panel of 3 
     impartial appraisers qualified in accordance with State 
     regulatory requirements. The District shall select one member 
     of the panel. The Secretary shall select one member of the 
     panel. The third member of the panel shall be selected by the 
     other two members.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

195

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negative

Nays

232

para. 24.16                    [Roll No. 51]

                                AYES--195

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--232

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Eshoo
     Istook
     Kaptur
     Tauzin
     Turner
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EVERETT, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 94, 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 ``Oroville-Tonasket Claim 
     Settlement and Conveyance Act''.

     SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this Act are to authorize the Secretary of 
     the Interior to implement the provisions of the negotiated 
     Settlement Agreement including conveyance of the Project 
     Irrigation Works, identified as not having national 
     importance, to the District, and for other purposes.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this Act:
       (1) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (2) The term ``Reclamation'' means the United States Bureau 
     of Reclamation.
       (3) The term ``District'' or ``Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation 
     District'' means the project beneficiary organized and 
     operating under the laws of the State of Washington, which is 
     the operating and repayment entity for the Project.
       (4) The term ``Project'' means the Oroville-Tonasket unit 
     extension, Okanogan-Similkameen division, Chief Joseph Dam 
     Project, Washington, constructed and rehabilitated by the 
     United States under the Act of September 28, 1976 (Public Law 
     94-423, 90 Stat. 1324), previously authorized and constructed 
     under the Act of October 9, 1962 (Public Law 87-762, 76 Stat. 
     761), under the Federal reclamation laws (including the Act 
     of June 17, 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388), and Acts 
     supplementary thereto or amendatory thereof).
       (5) The term ``Project Irrigation Works'' means--
       (A) those works actually in existence and described in 
     subarticle 3(a) of the Repayment Contract, excluding Wildlife 
     Mitigation Facilities, and depicted on the maps held by the 
     District and Reclamation, consisting of the realty with 
     improvements and real estate interests;
       (B) all equipment, parts, inventories, and tools associated 
     with the Project Irrigation Works realty and improvements and 
     currently in the District's possession; and
       (C) all third party agreements.
       (6)(A) The term ``Basic Contract'' means Repayment Contract 
     No. 14-06-100-4442, dated December 26, 1964, as amended and 
     supplemented, between the United States and the District;
       (B) the term ``Repayment Contract'' means Repayment 
     Contract No. 00-7-10-W0242, dated November 28, 1979, as 
     amended and supplemented, between the United States and the 
     District; and
       (C) the term ``third party agreements'' means existing 
     contractual duties, obligations, and responsibilities that 
     exist because of all leases, licenses, and easements with 
     third-parties related to the Project Irrigation Works, or the 
     lands or rights-of-way for the Project Irrigation Works, but 
     excepting power arrangements with the Bonneville Power 
     Administration.
       (7) The term ``Wildlife Mitigation Facilities'' means--
       (A) land, improvements, or easements, or any combination 
     thereof, secured for access to such lands, acquired by the 
     United States under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 661-667e); and
       (B) all third party agreements associated with the land, 
     improvements, or easements referred to in subparagraph (A).
       (8) The term ``Indian Trust Lands'' means approximately 61 
     acres of lands identified on land classification maps on file 
     with the District and Reclamation beneficially owned by the 
     Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (Colville 
     Tribes) or by individual Indians, and held in trust by the 
     United States for the benefit of the Colville Tribes in 
     accordance with the Executive Order of April 9, 1872.
       (9) The term ``Settlement Agreement'' means the Agreement 
     made and entered on

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     April 15, 1996, between the United States of America acting 
     through the Regional Director, Pacific Northwest Region, 
     Bureau of Reclamation, and the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation 
     District.
       (10) The term ``operations and maintenance'' means normal 
     and reasonable care, control, operation, repair, replacement, 
     and maintenance.

     SEC. 4. AGREEMENT AUTHORIZATION.

       The Settlement Agreement is approved and the Secretary of 
     the Interior is authorized to conduct all necessary and 
     appropriate investigations, studies, and required Federal 
     actions to implement the Settlement Agreement.

     SEC. 5. CONSIDERATION AND SATISFACTION OF OUTSTANDING 
                   OBLIGATIONS.

       (a) Consideration to United States.--Consideration by the 
     District to the United States in accordance with the 
     Settlement Agreement approved by this Act shall be--
       (1) payment of $350,000 by the District to the United 
     States;
       (2) assumption by the District of full liability and 
     responsibility and release of the United States of all 
     further responsibility, obligations, and liability for 
     removing irrigation facilities constructed and rehabilitated 
     by the United States under the Act of October 9, 1962 (Public 
     Law 87-762, 76 Stat. 761), or referenced in section 201 of 
     the Act of September 28, 1976 (Public Law 94-423, 90 Stat. 
     1324), and identified in Article 3(a)(8) of the Repayment 
     Contract;
       (3) assumption by the District of sole and absolute 
     responsibility for the operations and maintenance of the 
     Project Irrigation Works;
       (4) release and discharge by the District as to the United 
     States from all past and future claims, whether now known or 
     unknown, arising from or in any way related to the Project, 
     including any arising from the Project Irrigation Works 
     constructed pursuant to the 1964 Basic Contract or the 1979 
     Repayment Contract;
       (5) assumption by the District of full responsibility to 
     indemnify and defend the United States against any third 
     party claims associated with any aspect of the Project, 
     except for that claim known as the Grillo Claim, government 
     contractor construction claims accruing at any time, and any 
     other suits or claims filed as of the date of the Settlement 
     Agreement; and
       (6) continued obligation by the District to deliver water 
     to and provide for operations and maintenance of the Wildlife 
     Mitigation Facilities at its own expense in accordance with 
     the Settlement Agreement.
       (b) Responsibilities of United States.--In return the 
     United States shall--
       (1) release and discharge the District's obligation, 
     including any delinquent or accrued payments, or assessments 
     of any nature under the 1979 Repayment Contract, including 
     the unpaid obligation of the 1964 Basic Contract;
       (2) transfer title of the Project Irrigation Works to the 
     District;
       (3) assign to the District all third party agreements 
     associated with the Project Irrigation Works;
       (4) continue power deliveries provided under section 6 of 
     this Act; and
       (5) assume full responsibility to indemnify and defend the 
     District against any claim known as the Grillo Claim, 
     government contractor construction claims accruing at any 
     time, and any other suits or claims filed against the United 
     States as of the date of the Settlement Agreement.
       (c) Project Construction Costs.--The transfer of title 
     authorized by this Act shall not affect the timing or amount 
     of the obligation of the Bonneville Power Administration for 
     the repayment of construction costs incurred by the Federal 
     government under section 202 of the Act of September 28, 1976 
     (90 Stat. 1324, 1326) that the Secretary of the Interior has 
     determined to be beyond the ability of the irrigators to pay. 
     The obligation shall remain charged to, and be returned to 
     the Reclamation Fund as provided for in section 2 of the Act 
     of June 14, 1966 (80 Stat. 200) as amended by section 6 of 
     the Act of September 7, 1966 (80 Stat. 707, 714).

     SEC. 6. POWER.

       Nothing in this Act shall be construed as having any affect 
     on power arrangements under Public Law 94-423 (90 Stat. 
     1324). The United States shall continue to provide to the 
     District power and energy for irrigation water pumping for 
     the Project, including Dairy Point Pumping Plant. However, 
     the amount and term of reserved power shall not exceed, 
     respectively--
       (1) 27,100,000 kilowatt hours per year; and
       (2) 50 years commencing October 18, 1990.
     The rate that the District shall pay the Secretary for such 
     reserved power shall continue to reflect full recovery of 
     Bonneville Power Administration transmission costs.

     SEC. 7. CONVEYANCE.

       (a) Conveyance of Interests of United States.--Subject to 
     valid existing rights, the Secretary is authorized to convey 
     all right, title, and interest, without warranties, of the 
     United States in and to all Project Irrigation Works to the 
     District. In the event a significant cultural resource or 
     hazardous waste site is identified, the Secretary is 
     authorized to defer or delay transfer of title to any parcel 
     until required Federal action is completed.
       (b) Retention of Title to Wildlife Mitigation Facilities.--
     The Secretary will retain title to the Wildlife Mitigation 
     Facilities. The District shall remain obligated to deliver 
     water to and provide for the operations and maintenance of 
     the Wildlife Mitigation Facilities at its own expense in 
     accordance with the Settlement Agreement.
       (c) Reservation.--The transfer of rights and interests 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall reserve to the United States 
     all oil, gas, and other mineral deposits and a perpetual 
     right to existing public access open to public fishing, 
     hunting, and other outdoor recreation purposes, and such 
     other existing public uses.

     SEC. 8. REPAYMENT CONTRACT.

       Upon conveyance of title to the Project Irrigation Works 
     notwithstanding any parcels delayed in accordance with 
     section 7(a), the 1964 Basic Contract, and the 1979 Repayment 
     Contract between the District and Reclamation, shall be 
     terminated and of no further force or effect.

     SEC. 9. INDIAN TRUST RESPONSIBILITIES.

       The District shall remain obligated to deliver water under 
     appropriate water service contracts to Indian Trust Lands 
     upon request from the owners or lessees of such land.

     SEC. 10. LIABILITY.

       Upon completion of the conveyance of Project Irrigation 
     Works under this Act, the District shall--
       (1) be liable for all acts or omissions relating to the 
     operation and use of the Project Irrigation Works that occur 
     before or after the conveyance except for the Grillo Claim, 
     government contractor construction claims accruing at any 
     time, and any other suits or claims filed as of the date of 
     the Settlement Agreement;
       (2) absolve the United States and its officers and agents 
     of responsibility and liability for the design and 
     construction including latent defects associated with the 
     Project; and
       (3) assume responsibility to indemnify and defend the 
     United States against all claims whether now known or unknown 
     and including those of third party claims associated with, 
     arising from, or in any way related to, the Project except 
     for the Grillo Claim, government contractor construction 
     claims accruing at any time, and any other suits or claims 
     filed as of the date of the Settlement Agreement.

     SEC. 11. CERTAIN ACTS NOT APPLICABLE AND TERMINATION OF 
                   MANDATES.

       (a) Reclamation Laws.--All mandates imposed by the 
     Reclamation Act of 1902, and all Acts supplementary thereto 
     or amendatory thereof, including the Reclamation Reform Act 
     of 1982, upon the Project Irrigation Works shall be 
     terminated upon the completion of the transfers as provided 
     by this Act and the Settlement Agreement.
       (b) Relationship to Other Laws.--The transfer of title 
     authorized by this Act shall not--
       (1) be subject to the provisions of chapter 5 of title 5, 
     United States Code (commonly known as the ``Administrative 
     Procedure Act''); or
       (2) be considered a disposal of surplus property under the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 471 et seq.) and the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 1601 et seq.).
       (c) Deauthorization.--Effective upon transfer of title to 
     the District under this Act, that portion of the Oroville-
     Tonasket Unit Extension, Okanogan-Similkameen Division, Chief 
     Joseph Dam Project, Washington, referred to in section 7(a) 
     as the Project Irrigation Works is hereby deauthorized. After 
     transfer of title, the District shall not be entitled to 
     receive any further Reclamation benefits pursuant to the 
     Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, and Act supplementary 
     thereto or amendatory thereof.

  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. 24.17  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-31) the resolution (H. Res. 99) providing for 
the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to amend the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private 
sector.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 24.18  h.r. 924 --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. 924) to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
give further assistance to the right of victims of crime to attend and 
observe the trials of those accused of the crime; as amended.
  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. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McCOLLUM 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

9

para. 24.19                    [Roll No. 52]

                                YEAS--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-
       McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--9

     Clay
     Delahunt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Jackson (IL)
     Meek
     Scott
     Waters
     Watt (NC)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Farr
     Granger
     Kaptur
     Tauzin
     Turner
  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. 24.20  h.r. 672--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, 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. 672) to make technical amendments to 
certain provisions of title 17, United States Code; 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. EWING, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GUTKNECHT 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

424

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affirmative

Nays

2

para. 24.21                    [Roll No. 53]

                                AYES--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston

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     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--2

     Barton
     Kucinich
       

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Ganske
     Granger
     Kaptur
     Slaughter
     Tauzin
     Turner
  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. 24.22  investment advisers coordination extension

  On motion of Mr. GILLMOR, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 410) to extend the effective date of the Investment Advisers 
Supervision Coordination Act; 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. 24.23  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, 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 Monday, March 17, 1997.
  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.
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 24.24  communication from the clerk--designation of assistant 
          clerks

  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, March 18, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The 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. 
     Julie Perrier, Assistant Clerk, I herewith designate Ray 
     Strong, 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 105th 
     Congress or until modified by me.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                  Clerk, House of Representatives.

para. 24.25  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Ms. KAPTUR, for 
today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 24.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HORN, at 11 o'clock and 28 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 24.27  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. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 968. A bill to 
     amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to 
     permit a waiver of the prohibition of offering nurse aide 
     training and competency evaluation programs in certain 
     nursing facilities; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-23 Pt. 2). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 99. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) 
     to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide 
     compensatory time for employees in the private sector (Rept. 
     No. 105-31). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 24.28  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. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Mascara, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Frost, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             and Mrs. Clayton):
       H. R. 1089. A bill to rename the U.S. Court of Veterans 
     Appeals as the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             Lipinski):
       H.R. 1090. 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. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. 
             Everett):
       H.R. 1091. A bill to impose certain requirements on health 
     care liability claims; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 1092. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     enter into enhanced-use leases for Department of Veterans 
     Affairs property, to rename the U.S. Court of Veterans 
     Appeals and the National Cemetary System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1093. A bill to amend the medical device provisions of 
     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 1094. 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. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 1095. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make a technical correction relating to depreciation 
     on property used within an Indian reservation; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 1096. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent nonimmigrants from possessing a firearm for other 
     than lawful hunting or sporting purposes, and to prevent 
     permanent resident aliens from possessing a firearm until 
     present in the United States for 1 year; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 1097. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Tinopal CBS-X; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 1098. A bill to require the continued availability of 
     $1 Federal reserve notes for circulation; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1099. 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.

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           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Coble, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 1100. 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.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 1101. A bill to provide for a project to demonstrate 
     the application of telemedicine and medical informatics to 
     improving the quality and cost-effectiveness in the delivery 
     of health care services under the Medicare Program and other 
     health 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. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 1102. 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. LEWIS of California (for himself and Mr. Brown 
             of California):
       H.R. 1103. A bill to modify the project for flood control, 
     San Timoteo Creek, CA, to permit the non-Federal contribution 
     for certain costs of the project to be made after completion 
     of the project; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Schumer, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Green, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frost, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Ford, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Fattah, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Markey, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 1104. A bill to establish a partnership to rebuild and 
     modernize America's school facilities; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 1105. A bill to provide additional pension security 
     for spouses and former spouses, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Lofgren, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 1106. A bill to amend the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
     Management Act of 1982 to require that any settlement, by an 
     alternative means of dispute resolution, of a claim against 
     the United States for payment of royalties under that act for 
     an amount greater than $2,000,000 shall not be effective 
     unless approved by the Secretary of the Interior; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 1107. A bill to transfer oil and gas royalty auditing 
     and reconciling functions of the Secretary of the Interior to 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, and to direct the Secretary of 
     the Treasury, in performing functions relating to auditing 
     and reconciling oil and gas production activities, to 
     exercise all available authorities to ensure the U.S. 
     Government receives all amounts of royalties to which it is 
     entitled; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Lazio of 
             New York, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 1108. A bill to affirm the role of States in setting 
     reasonable occupancy standards, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 1109. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to eliminate the special 
     transition rule for issuance of a certificate of citizenship 
     for certain children born outside the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Moakley, Mr. Olver, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Bass, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 1110. A bill to designate a portion of the Sudbury, 
     Assabet, and Concord Rivers as a component of the National 
     Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 1111. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for research and services with respect to lupus; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 1112. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the preferential income tax treatment of 
     political organizations shall apply only to principal 
     campaign committees, to provide that a cancellation of a loan 
     to such a committee shall be includible in such committee's 
     taxable income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1113. A bill to provide that if an employer provides 
     additional leave to a parent for the birth, such employer 
     shall provide the same leave to a parent for an adopted child 
     or a foster child; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on 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. ORTIZ (for himself and Mr. Bonilla):
       H.R. 1114. 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. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Payne, Mr. Flake, Mr. Ford, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Scott, Ms. Norton, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. 
             Christian-Green):
       H.R. 1115. A bill to amend the Goals 2000: Educate America 
     Act to restore opportunity-to-learn standards; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 1116. 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. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Green, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Stark, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 1117. 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 Education and 
     the Workforce, for a period to be 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:
       H.R. 1118. A bill to prohibit a rental car company from 
     imposing a fee based upon the residence of a renter; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

para. 24.29  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII.

       27. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of South Dakota, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 1012, urging Congress to reauthorize the 
     Federal surface transportation program in a timely manner and 
     to continue to recognize the national interest in the 
     investment in highways which serve and cross rural Western 
     States; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para. 24.30  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 12: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 14: Mr. DeLay, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
     Sununu, Mr. Weller, Mr. Pickering, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
     Goode, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 80: Mr. Upton, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan.
       H.R. 84: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 166: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 167: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 168: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 180: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Coble, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Scott, Mr. Pickett, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
     Royce, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
     Mr. Dicks, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Smith 
     of New Jersey, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Smith of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 228: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 296: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 305: Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Yates, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Foley, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Lipinski.

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       H.R. 306: Mr. Lampson, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 366: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Jones and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 400: Mr. Frost, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Dellums, and Mrs. 
     Lowey.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Scott, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Ackerman, and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Paul, Ms. Granger, Mr. Wicker, 
     Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Saxton.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 538: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Baesler, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Conyers, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
     Ryun, and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Stump and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 633: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Berman, Mr. Horn, and Mr. 
     Ackerman.
       H.R. 636: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 669: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 685: Ms. Norton and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 695: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 723: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 724: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 755: Mr. Pickering and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 760: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 774: Mr. Clement, Mr. Vento, Ms. Sanchez, and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H.R. 816: Mr. Goss, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 855: Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Vento, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Norton, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Pastor, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Shays and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 879: Mr. Stark and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 901: Mr. John, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Istook, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Delahunt and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 955: Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 956: Mr. Filner, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
     Forbes.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Dooley of California and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Metcalf and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1012: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1040: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. 
     Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 1042: Mr. Weller, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1057: Mr. Buyer, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Pease, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Souder, 
     and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 1058: Mr. Buyer, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Souder, and Mr. 
     Visclosky.
       H.R. 1064: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.J. Res. 17: Mr. Rothman.
       H.J. Res. 40: Mr. Pickering.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. Goss, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
     Rush, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Baesler, and Ms. 
     Sanchez.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Vento.
       H. Res. 20: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H. Res. 26: Mr. Frost, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
     Schumer, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Waters, Mr. Levin, Mr. Abercrombie, 
     and Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Res. 39: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Vento, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
     Waxman, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Res. 48: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Res. 98: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
     Miller of Florida, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, and Mr. Burr of North Carolina. 

para. 24.31  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. 789: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 993: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
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                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1997 (25)

para. 25.1  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,

                                                   March 19, 1997.
       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. 25.2  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, 
March 18, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 25.3  communications

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

       2326. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Revised Procedures for Commission 
     Review and Approval of Applications for Contract Market 
     Designation and of Exchange Rules Relating to Contract Terms 
     and Conditions [17 CFR Parts 1 and 5] received March 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2327. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification of the Department's 
     intent to conduct a multifunction cost comparison of the 
     supply, maintenance, and transportation functions at Hickam 
     Air Force Base [AFB], HI, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 note; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       2328. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification of the Department's 
     intent to conduct a cost comparison study of the cadet food 
     services waiters and sanitation function at the U.S. Air 
     Force Academy, CO, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 note; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       2329. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification that the Secretary has approved the retirement 
     of Lt. Gen. Steven L. Arnold, U.S. Army, and his advancement 
     to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list, and 
     certification that General Arnold has served satisfactorily 
     on active duty in his current grade; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       2330. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the Joint Demilitarization Technology Program, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-201, section 227 (110 Stat. 2460); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       2331. A letter from the Maritime Administrator, U.S. 
     Maritime Administration, transmitting a copy of the Voluntary 
     Intermodal Sealift Agreement, developed in accordance with 
     the provisions of section 708 of the Defense Production Act, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(f)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2332. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Assessment of 
     Penalties for Failure to Provide Required Information--
     received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2333. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation to amend the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act to extend the expiration dates of existing 
     authorities and enhance U.S. participation in the energy 
     emergency program of the International Energy Agency; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2334. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--National 
     Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Revisions and Additions 
     to the Vaccine Injury Table--II [42 CFR Part 100] (RIN: 0906-
     AA36) received March 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2335. A letter from the Director, U.S. Information Agency, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the U.S. 
     Information Agency, and for other purposes, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on International Relations.
       2336. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule--Standards of 
     Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch; 
     Exception for Gifts from a Political Organization (RIN: 3209-
     AA04) received March 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2337. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Consolidation, Elimination, and Clarification of Various 
     Regulations (Drug Enforcement Administration) [DEA Number 
     139F] (RIN: 1117-AA33) received March 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2338. 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.
       2339. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Response Plans for facilities 
     Located Seaward of the Coast Line (Minerals Management 
     Service) (RIN: 1010-

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     AB81) received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2340. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     fiscal year 1996 annual report of the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 214, 221(c), and 664; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2341. A letter from the Acting Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting the quarterly report on the expediture 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.
       2342. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Tax Credit--1997 Calendar Year Resident 
     Population Estimates [Notice 97-14] received March 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       2343. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Transfers to Foreign Entities Under Section 1491 Through 1494 
     [Notice 97-18] received March 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2344. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Guidance for Expatriates Under sections 877, 2501, 2107 and 
     6039F [Notice 97-19] received March 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2345. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary for 
     International and Commercial Programs, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the preliminary report on the investment 
     strategy for the Dual Use Technology Program, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104-201, section 203(g) (110 Stat. 2451); jointly, 
     to the Committees on National Security and Science.
       2346. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the administration's legislative 
     proposal regarding the allowability of executive compensation 
     costs on covered Government contracts, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-201, section 809(e) (110 Stat. 2608); jointly, to the 
     Committees on National Security and Government Reform and 
     Oversight.

para. 25.4  committee resignation--majority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, laid before the 
House the following communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 19, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I am writing to confirm I am going to 
     take a leave of absence from the Government Reform and 
     Oversight Committee this session of Congress.
       This letter follows my earlier request made on January 23, 
     1997. Thank you in advance for honoring this request.
           Sincerely,
                                           Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.,
                                              Member of Congress. 

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 25.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 99):

       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. 1) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the 
     private sector. 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 Education and the Workforce. 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 
     Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. The 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
     considered as read. No amendment shall be in order except 
     those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution. Each 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 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. An amendment 
     designated to be offered by the chairman of the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce or his designee may be offered en 
     bloc with one or more other such amendments. 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.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, 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

229

When there appeared

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Nays

195

para. 25.6                     [Roll No. 54]

                                YEAS--229

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--195

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick

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     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Barcia
     Calvert
     Kaptur
     Sanchez
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Stark
     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. 25.7  fair labor standards

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, pursuant to 
House Resolution 99 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. 1) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act 
of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private 
sector.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, by unanimous 
consent, designated Mr. COMBEST as Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole; and after some time spent therein,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the Senate.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, assumed the Chair.

para. 25.8  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. 924. An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     give further assurance to the right of victims of crime to 
     attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime.

  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. 22. Joint resolution to express the sense of the 
     Congress concerning the application by the Attorney General 
     for the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate 
     allegations of illegal fundraising in the 1996 Presidential 
     election campaign.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 104-264, the 
Chair, on behalf of the majority leader, appointed the following 
individuals to the National Civil Aviation Review Commission:
  The Honorable Larry Pressler, of Washington, DC; and Richard E. Smith, 
Jr., of Mississippi.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 93-415, as 
amended by Public Law 102-586, the Chair, on behalf of the Democratic 
leader, announced the appointment of Dr. Larry K. Brendtro, of South 
Dakota, to serve a 2-year term on the Coordinating Council on Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para. 25.9  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. GOODLING:

       Page 4, insert after line 10 the following:
       No employee may receive or agree to receive compensatory 
     time off under this subsection unless the employee has worked 
     at least 1000 hours for the employee's employer during a 
     period of continuous employment with the employer in the 12 
     month period before the date of agreement or receipt of 
     compensatory time off.

       Page 4, line 13, strike ``240'' and insert ``160''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

408

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affirmative

Nays

19

para. 25.10                    [Roll No. 55]

                                AYES--408

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--19

     Campbell
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     Forbes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hunter
     Klink
     Kucinich
     McKinney
     Neal
     Owens

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     Paul
     Rush
     Schaffer, Bob
     Strickland
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Watt (NC)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Carson
     Kaptur
     Rogan
     Spratt
     Taylor (NC)
  So the amendments en bloc were agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 25.11  recorded vote

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

       Page 9, add after line 2 the following:

     SEC. 2. SUNSET.

       This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall expire 5 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

390

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

36

para. 25.12                    [Roll No. 56]

                                AYES--390

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--36

     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Campbell
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Ehlers
     Forbes
     Gilchrest
     Granger
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hostettler
     Johnson, Sam
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Northup
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith (TX)
     Strickland
     Thornberry

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Fazio
     Gephardt
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Spratt
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 25.13  recorded vote

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

       Page 3, line 10, insert before the period the following: 
     ``or an employee whose rate of pay is less than 2.5 times the 
     minimum wage rate in effect under section 6(a)(1)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

182

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

237

para. 25.14                    [Roll No. 57]

                                AYES--182

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--237

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht

[[Page 233]]


     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Clement
     Dingell
     English
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     LaFalce
     Matsui
     Oberstar
     Price (NC)
     Spratt
     Stump
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The Committee rose informally to receive messages from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.

para. 25.15  messages from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries. 
  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para. 25.16  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. MILLER of California:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Paycheck Protection and 
     Family Flexibility Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. IN GENERAL.

       Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
     U.S.C. 207) is amended to add at the end the following:
       ``(r)(1) An employee may receive, in accordance with this 
     subsection and in lieu of monetary overtime compensation, 
     compensatory time off at a rate not less than 1\1/2\ hours 
     for each hour of employment for which overtime is required by 
     subsection (a).
       ``(2) An employer may provide compensatory time to an 
     eligible employee under paragraph (1) only--
       ``(A) pursuant to--
       ``(i) applicable provisions of a collective bargaining 
     agreement between the employer and the labor organization 
     which has been certified or recognized as the representative 
     of the employees under applicable law, or
       ``(ii) in the case of employees who are not represented by 
     a collective bargaining agent or other representative 
     designated by the employee, a plan adopted by the employer 
     and provided in writing to the employer's employees which 
     provides employees with a voluntary, informed option to 
     receive compensatory time off for overtime work where there 
     is an express, voluntary written request by an individual 
     employee for compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay 
     provided to the employer prior to the performance of any 
     overtime assignment;
       ``(B) if the employee has not earned compensatory time in 
     excess of the applicable limit prescribed by paragraph (4)(A) 
     or in regulations issued by the Secretary pursuant to 
     paragraph (13);
       ``(C) if the employee is not required as a condition of 
     employment to accept or request compensatory time;
       ``(D) if the agreement or plan complies with the 
     requirements of this subsection and the regulations issued by 
     the Secretary under paragraph (13), including the 
     availability of compensatory time to similarly situated 
     employees on an equal basis; and
       ``(E) if, for purposes of a plan established under 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), the employer, in providing compensatory 
     time, does not modify a leave policy so as to reduce any paid 
     or unpaid leave or does not reduce any other type of benefit 
     or compensation an employee would otherwise be entitled to 
     receive.
       ``(3) An employee may, at any time, withdraw a request for 
     compensatory time made under a plan under paragraph 
     (2)(A)(ii).
       ``(4)(A) An employee may earn not more than a total of 80 
     hours of compensatory time in any year or alternative 12-
     month period designated pursuant to subparagraph (C). The 
     employer shall regularly report to the employee on the number 
     of compensatory hours earned by the employee and the total 
     amount of the employee's earned-and-unused compensatory time, 
     in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary.
       ``(B) Upon the request of an employee who has earned 
     compensatory time, the employer shall on the payday of the 
     pay period during which the request is received provide 
     monetary compensation for any such compensatory time at a 
     rate not less than the regular rate earned by the employee at 
     the time the employee performed the overtime work or the 
     employee's regular rate at the time such monetary 
     compensation is paid, whichever is higher.
       ``(C) Not later than January 31 of each calendar year, each 
     employer shall provide monetary compensation to each employee 
     for any compensatory time earned during the preceding 
     calendar year for which the employee has not already received 
     monetary compensation (either through paid time off or cash 
     payment) at a rate not less than the regular rate earned by 
     the employee at the time the employee performed the overtime 
     work or the employee's regular rate at the time such monetary 
     compensation is paid, whichever is higher. An agreement or 
     plan under paragraph (2) may designate a 12-month period 
     other than the calendar year, in which case such compensation 
     shall be provided not later than 31 days after the end of 
     such 12-month period. An employee may voluntarily, at the 
     employee's own initiative, request in writing that such end-
     of-year payment of monetary compensation for earned 
     compensatory time be delayed for a period not to exceed 3 
     months. This subparagraph shall have no effect on the limit 
     on earned compensatory time set forth in subparagraph (A) or 
     in regulations issued by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph 
     (13).
       ``(5) An employee who has earned compensatory time 
     authorized to be provided under paragraph (1) shall, upon the 
     voluntary or involuntary termination of employment or upon 
     expiration of this subsection, be paid for unused 
     compensatory time at a rate of compensation not less than the 
     regular rate earned by the employee at the time the employee 
     performed the overtime work or the employee's regular rate at 
     the time such monetary compensation is paid, whichever is 
     higher.
       ``(6) An employee shall be permitted to use, at the time 
     the employee has requested, any compensatory time earned 
     pursuant to paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) for any reason which would qualify for leave under 
     section 102(a) of the Family and Medical Leave Act (29 U.S.C. 
     2612(a)) or any comparable State law; or
       ``(B) for any other purpose--
       ``(i) upon notice to the employer at least 2 weeks prior to 
     the date on which the time off is to be used, unless use of 
     the compensatory time at that time will cause substantial and 
     grievous injury to the employer's operations; or
       ``(ii) upon notice to the employer within the 2 weeks prior 
     to the date on which the time off is to be used unless use of 
     the compensatory time at that time will unduly disrupt the 
     operations of the employer.
       ``(7) An employee shall not be required by the employer to 
     use any compensatory time earned pursuant to paragraph (1).
       ``(8) Except where there is a collective bargaining 
     agreement, an employer may modify or terminate a compensatory 
     time plan upon not less than 60 days notice to employees. 
     When a plan is terminated, an employer may not, except as 
     provided in paragraph (4)(C), require that an employee who 
     has earned compensatory time receive monetary compensation in 
     lieu of such time.
       ``(9) An employer may not pay monetary compensation in lieu 
     of earned compensatory time except as expressly prescribed in 
     this subsection. Any payment owed to an employee under this 
     subsection for unused compensatory time shall be considered 
     unpaid overtime compensation.
       ``(10) It shall be an unlawful act of discrimination, 
     within the meaning of section 15(a)(3), for an employer--
       ``(A) to discharge or in any other manner penalize, 
     discriminate against, or otherwise interfere with any 
     employee--
       ``(i) because such employee may refuse or has refused to 
     request or accept compensatory time off in lieu of overtime 
     pay, or
       ``(ii) because such employee may request to use or has used 
     compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay;
       ``(B) to request, directly or indirectly, that an employee 
     accept compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay, to 
     require an employee to request or to refuse to request such 
     compensatory time as a condition of employment or as a 
     condition of employment rights or benefits or to qualify the 
     availability of work for which overtime compensation is 
     required upon an employee's request for or acceptance of 
     compensatory time off in lieu of overtime compensation; or
       ``(C) to deny an employee the right to use or force an 
     employee to use earned compensatory time in violation of this 
     subsection.
       ``(11) An employer who violates any provision of this 
     subsection shall be liable, in an action brought pursuant to 
     section 16(b) or 16(c), in the amount of overtime compensa

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     tion that would have been paid for the overtime hours worked 
     or overtime hours that would have been worked, plus such 
     other legal or equitable relief as may be appropriate to 
     effectuate the purpose of this section, as well as an 
     additional equal amount as liquidated damages, costs, and, in 
     the case of an action filed under section 16(b), reasonable 
     attorney's fees. Where an employee has used compensatory time 
     off or received monetary compensation for earned compensatory 
     time for such overtime hours worked, the amount of such time 
     used or monetary compensation paid to the employee shall be 
     offset against the employer's liability under this paragraph.
       ``(12) For the purpose of protecting overtime compensation 
     wages of employees, the Secretary may by regulation require 
     employers who provide compensatory time to their employees 
     under this subsection to secure a payment bond with a surety 
     satisfactory for protection of the overtime compensation of 
     such employees.
       ``(13) (A) The Secretary may issue regulations as necessary 
     and appropriate to implement this subsection including 
     regulations implementing recordkeeping requirements and 
     prescribing the content of plans and employee notification.
       ``(B) The Secretary may issue regulations regarding classes 
     of employees, including all employees in particular 
     occupations or industries, to--
       ``(i) exempt such employees from the provisions of this 
     subsection,
       ``(ii) limit the number of compensatory hours that such 
     employees may earn to less than the number provided in 
     paragraph (4)(A), or
       ``(iii) require employers to provide such employees with 
     monetary compensation for earned compensatory time at more 
     frequent intervals than specified in paragraph (4)(C),

     where the Secretary has determined that such regulations are 
     necessary or appropriate to protect vulnerable employees, 
     that a pattern of violations of the Act may exist, or that 
     such regulations are necessary or appropriate to assure that 
     employees receive the compensation due them.
       ``(C) The Secretary shall issue regulations--
       ``(i) which bar employers with a pattern or practice of 
     violations of this Act from offering compensatory time under 
     this subsection;
       ``(ii) prescribing the content of plans described in 
     paragraph (2)(A)(ii) and employee notification, including the 
     provision of information regarding who is eligible for 
     compensatory time and under what circumstances it may be 
     earned and used and information regarding the impact, if any, 
     that choosing compensatory time may have on the eligibility, 
     accrual, and receipt of other compensation and benefits; and
       ``(iii) requiring employers to keep records in accordance 
     with section 11(c) of compensatory time earned and overtime 
     worked.
       ``(14) When an employee uses earned compensatory time off, 
     the employee shall be paid for the time off at the employee's 
     regular rate at the time the employee performed the overtime 
     work or at the employee's regular rate when the time off is 
     taken, whichever is higher.
       ``(15) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the terms `compensatory time' and `compensatory time 
     off' mean hours during which an employee is not working and 
     for which the employee is compensated at the employee's 
     regular rate in accordance with this subsection;
       ``(B) the term `elderly relative' means an individual of at 
     least 60 years of age who is related by blood or marriage to 
     the employee, including a parent;
       ``(C) the term `employee' does not include--
       ``(i) a part-time, temporary, or seasonal employee;
       ``(ii) an employee of a public agency;
       ``(iii) an employee in the garment industry;
       ``(iv) an employee who is not entitled to take not less 
     than 24 hours of leave during any 12-month period to 
     participate in school activities directly related to the 
     educational advancement of a son or daughter of the employee, 
     accompany such son or daughter to routine medical or dental 
     appointments, and accompany an elderly relative of the 
     employee to routine medical or dental appointments or 
     appointments for other professional services related to such 
     elder's care; or
       ``(v) an employee exempted by the Secretary under paragraph 
     (13)(B);
       ``(D) the term `overtime compensation' shall have the 
     meaning given such term by subsection (o)(7);
       ``(E) the term `part-time, temporary, or seasonal employee' 
     means--
       ``(i) an employee whose regular workweek for the employer 
     is less than 35 hours per week;
       ``(ii) an employee who is employed by the employer for a 
     season or other term of less than 12 months or is otherwise 
     treated by the employer as not a permanent employee of the 
     employer; or
       ``(iii) an employee in the construction industry, in 
     agricultural employment (as defined by section 3(3) of the 
     Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1802(3)), or in any other industry which the Secretary 
     by regulation has determined is a seasonal industry; and
       ``(F) the term `overtime assignment' means an assignment of 
     hours for which overtime compensation is required under 
     subsection (a); and
       ``(G) the term `school' means an elementary or secondary 
     school (as such terms are defined in section 14101 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     8801)), a Head Start program assisted under the Head Start 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), and a child care facility 
     licensed under State law.''.

     SEC. 3. CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES.

       Section 16(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
     U.S.C. 216(e)) is amended by adding after the first sentence 
     the following: ``Any person who violates section 7(r) of this 
     Act shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 
     for each such violation.''.

     SEC. 4. CONSTRUCTION.

       Section 18 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
     U.S.C. 218) is amended by designating existing section 18 as 
     subsection (a) and by adding a new subsection (b) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b)(1) No provision of section 7(r) or of any order 
     thereunder shall be construed to--
       ``(A) supersede any provision of any State or local law 
     that provides greater protection to employees who are 
     provided compensatory time off in lieu of paid overtime 
     compensation;
       ``(B) diminish the obligation of an employer to comply with 
     any collective bargaining agreement or any employment benefit 
     program or plan that provides greater protection to employees 
     provided compensatory time off in lieu of paid overtime; or
       ``(C) discourage employers from adopting or retaining 
     compensatory time plans that provide more protection to 
     employees.
       ``(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     allow employers to provide compensatory time plans to classes 
     of employees who are exempted from subsection 7(r), to allow 
     employers to provide more compensatory time than allowed 
     under subsection 7(r), or to supersede any limitations placed 
     by subsection 7(r), including exemptions and limitations in 
     regulations issued by the Secretary thereunder.''.

     SEC. 5. COMMISSION ON WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a Commission on 
     Workplace Flexibility (hereafter in this section referred to 
     as the ``Commission''). The members of the Commission shall 
     be selected in accordance with the procedures set forth in 
     section 303 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 
     U.S.C. 2633) and the compensation and powers of the 
     Commission shall be as prescribed in sections 304 and 305 of 
     that Act (29 U.S.C. 2634, 2635).
       (b) Duties.--The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive 
     study of the impact of compensatory time on private sector 
     employees, including the impact of the law on average 
     earnings, hours of work, work schedules, flexibility of 
     scheduling work to accommodate family needs, and the ability 
     of vulnerable employees or other employees to obtain the 
     compensation to which they are entitled, and shall make a 
     comparison of the compensatory time offered to public and 
     private employees. A report concerning the findings of the 
     study shall be submitted to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress and to the Secretary of Labor not later than 1 year 
     before the expiration of this title. The report shall include 
     recommendations as to whether the compensatory time 
     provisions of section 7(r) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 should be modified or extended, including a 
     recommendation as to whether particular classes of employees 
     or industries should be exempted or otherwise given special 
     treatment and whether additional protections should be given. 
     The Commission shall have no obligation to conduct a study 
     and issue a report pursuant to this section if funds are not 
     authorized and appropriated for that purpose.

     SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE; SUNSET.

       (a) Effective Date.--This Act and the amendments made by 
     this Act shall take effect 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Sunset.--The provisions of this Act shall expire 4 
     years after date of the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

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Nays

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                                AYES--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski

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     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
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     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--237

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
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     Norwood
     Nussle
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
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     Petri
     Pickering
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     Porter
     Portman
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     Quinn
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     Rogers
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     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
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     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
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     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
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     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
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     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Frank (MA)
     Kaptur
       
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 99, 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 ``Working Families Flexibility 
     Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. COMPENSATORY TIME.

       Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
     U.S.C. 207) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(r) Compensatory Time Off for Private Employees.--
       ``(1) General rule.--
       ``(A) Compensatory time off.--An employee may receive, in 
     accordance with this subsection and in lieu of monetary 
     overtime compensation, compensatory time off at a rate not 
     less than one and one-half hours for each hour of employment 
     for which overtime compensation is required by this section.
       ``(B) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `employee' does not include an employee of a public 
     agency.
       ``(2) Conditions.--An employer may provide compensatory 
     time to employees under paragraph (1)(A) only if such time is 
     provided in accordance with--
       ``(A) applicable provisions of a collective bargaining 
     agreement between the employer and the labor organization 
     which has been certified or recognized as the representative 
     of the employees under applicable law, or
       ``(B) in the case of employees who are not represented by a 
     labor organization which has been certified or recognized as 
     the representative of such employees under applicable law, an 
     agreement arrived at between the employer and employee before 
     the performance of the work and affirmed by a written or 
     otherwise verifiable record maintained in accordance with 
     section 11(c)--
       ``(i) in which the employer has offered and the employee 
     has chosen to receive compensatory time in lieu of monetary 
     overtime compensation; and
       ``(ii) entered into knowingly and voluntarily by such 
     employees and not as a condition of employment.
     No employee may receive or agree to receive compensatory time 
     off under this subsection unless the employee has worked at 
     least 1000 hours for the employee's employer during a period 
     of continuous employment with the employer in the 12 month 
     period before the date of agreement or receipt of 
     compensatory time off.
       ``(3) Hour limit.--
       ``(A) Maximum hours.--An employee may accrue not more than 
     160 hours of compensatory time.
       ``(B) Compensation date.--Not later than January 31 of each 
     calendar year, the employee's employer shall provide monetary 
     compensation for any unused compensatory time off accrued 
     during the preceding calendar year which was not used prior 
     to December 31 of the preceding year at the rate prescribed 
     by paragraph (6). An employer may designate and communicate 
     to the employer's employees a 12-month period other than the 
     calendar year, in which case such compensation shall be 
     provided not later than 31 days after the end of such 12-
     month period.
       ``(C) Excess of 80 hours.--The employer may provide 
     monetary compensation for an employee's unused compensatory 
     time in excess of 80 hours at any time after giving the 
     employee at least 30 days notice. Such compensation shall be 
     provided at the rate prescribed by paragraph (6).
       ``(D) Policy.--Except where a collective bargaining 
     agreement provides otherwise, an employer which has adopted a 
     policy offering compensatory time to employees may 
     discontinue such policy upon giving employees 30 days notice.
       ``(E) Written request.--An employee may withdraw an 
     agreement described in paragraph (2)(B) at any time. An 
     employee may also request in writing that monetary 
     compensation be provided, at any time, for all compensatory 
     time accrued which has not yet been used. Within 30 days of 
     receiving the written request, the employer shall provide the 
     employee the monetary compensation due in accordance with 
     paragraph (6).
       ``(4) Private employer actions.--An employer which provides 
     compensatory time under paragraph (1) to employees shall not 
     directly or indirectly intimidate, threaten, or coerce or 
     attempt to intimidate, threaten, or coerce any employee for 
     the purpose of--
       ``(A) interfering with such employee's rights under this 
     subsection to request or not request compensatory time off in 
     lieu of payment of monetary overtime compensation for 
     overtime hours; or
       ``(B) requiring any employee to use such compensatory time.
       ``(5) Termination of employment.--An employee who has 
     accrued compensatory time off authorized to be provided under 
     paragraph (1) shall, upon the voluntary or involuntary 
     termination of employment, be paid for the unused 
     compensatory time in accordance with paragraph (6).
       ``(6) Rate of compensation.--
       ``(A) General rule.--If compensation is to be paid to an 
     employee for accrued compensatory time off, such compensation 
     shall be paid at a rate of compensation not less than--
       ``(i) the regular rate received by such employee when the 
     compensatory time was earned, or
       ``(ii) the final regular rate received by such employee,
     whichever is higher.
       ``(B) Consideration of payment.--Any payment owed to an 
     employee under this subsection for unused compensatory time 
     shall be considered unpaid overtime compensation.
       ``(7) Use of time.--An employee--
       ``(A) who has accrued compensatory time off authorized to 
     be provided under paragraph (1), and
       ``(B) who has requested the use of such compensatory time,
     shall be permitted by the employee's employer to use such 
     time within a reasonable period after making the request if 
     the use of the compensatory time does not unduly disrupt the 
     operations of the employer.
       ``(8) Definitions.--The terms `overtime compensation' and 
     `compensatory time' shall have the meanings given such terms 
     by subsection (o)(7).''.

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     SEC. 3. REMEDIES.

       Section 16 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
     U.S.C. 216) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``(b) Any employer'' and 
     inserting ``(b) Except as provided in subsection (f), any 
     employer''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) An employer which violates section 7(r)(4) shall be 
     liable to the employee affected in the amount of the rate of 
     compensation (determined in accordance with section 
     7(r)(6)(A)) for each hour of compensatory time accrued by the 
     employee and in an additional equal amount as liquidated 
     damages reduced by the amount of such rate of compensation 
     for each hour of compensatory time used by such employee.''.

     SEC. 4. NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES.

       Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall revise the materials 
     the Secretary provides, under regulations published at 29 
     C.F.R. 516.4, to employers for purposes of a notice 
     explaining the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to employees 
     so that such notice reflects the amendments made to such Act 
     by this Act.

     SEC. 5. SUNSET.

       This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall expire 5 
     years 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. KOLBE, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. GOODLING 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

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

210

para. 25.18                    [Roll No. 59]

                                AYES--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--210

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--1

       
     Kaptur
       
  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. 25.19  message from the president--impoundment control

  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:
  In accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974, I herewith report one proposed rescission of budgetary 
resources, totaling $10 million.
  The proposed rescission affects the Department of Energy.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 19, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 105-57).

para. 25.20  message from the president--enviromental quality

  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 am pleased to transmit to the Congress the Twenty-fifth Annual 
Report on Environmental Quality.
  As a nation, the most important thing we can do as we move into the 
21st century is to give all our children the chance to live up to their 
God-given potential and live out their dreams. In order to do that, we 
must offer more opportunity and demand more responsibility from all our 
citizens. We must help young people get the education and training they 
need, make our streets safer from crime, help Americans succeed at home 
and at work, protect our environment for generations to come, and ensure 
that America remains the strongest force for peace and freedom in the 
world. Most of all, we must come together as one community to meet our 
challenges.
  Our Nation's leaders understood this a quarter-century ago when they 
launched the modern era of environmental protection with the National 
Environmental Policy Act. NEPA's authors understood that environmental 
protection, economic opportunity, and social responsibility are 
interrelated. NEPA determined that the Federal Government should work in 
concert with State and local governments and

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citizens ``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.''
  We've made great progress in 25 years as we've sought to live up to 
that challenge. As we look forward to the next 25 years of environmental 
progress, we do so with a renewed determination. Maintaining and 
enhancing our environment, passing on a clean world to future 
generations, is a sacred obligation of citizenship. We all have an 
interest in clean air, pure water, safe food, and protected national 
treasures. Our environment is, literally, our common ground.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 19, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Resources.

para. 25.21  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1122

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-32) the resolution (H. Res. 100) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1122) 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. 25.22  providing for the consideration of h. res. 91

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-33) the resolution (H. Res. 101) providing for consideration of 
the resolution (H. Res. 91) providing amounts for the expenses of 
certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred 
Fifth Congress.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 25.23  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. 22. Joint resolution to express the sense of the 
     Congress concerning the application by the Attorney General 
     for the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate 
     allegations of illegal fundraising in the 1996 Presidential 
     election campaign; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 25.24  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. 924. An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     give further assurance to the right of victims to attend and 
     observe the trials of those accused of the crime.

  And then,

para. 25.25  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HOEKSTRA, at 9 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 25.26  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:

       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 100. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1122) to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-
     birth abortions (Rept. No. 105-32). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 101. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. 
     Res. 91) providing amounts for the expenses of certain 
     committees of the House of Representatives in the 105th 
     Congress (Rept. No. 105-33). 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. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Dellums) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1119. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for military activities of the Department 
     of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Borski, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rush, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Markey, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Engel, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Green, 
             Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Rivers, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Olver, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Gordon, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wise, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Cummings, and 
             Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 1120. A bill to assist local governments in assessing 
     and remediating brownfield sites, to amend the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 to encourage State voluntary response programs for 
     remediating such 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 1121. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     clarify existing law and ratify the longstanding policy of 
     the National Credit Union Administration Board with regard to 
     field of membership of Federal credit unions and to repeal 
     the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, and to provide for a 
     reduced tax rate for qualified community lenders; 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. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 1122. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     ban partial-birth abortions; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 1123. 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. CRANE (for himself, and Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 1124. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that no capital gains tax shall apply to 
     individuals or corporations; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 1125. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that amounts collected with respect to the provisions 
     of health care at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
     center may be retained by that medical center; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Mascara, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Frost, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Vento, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
             Regula, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1126. 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 Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Cook):
       H.R. 1127. A bill to amend the Antiquities Act to require 
     an Act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and 
     State legislature for the establishment by the President of 
     national monuments in excess of 5,000 acres; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Evans, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Clement, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Flake, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Gordon, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 1128. 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. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Dan 
             Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Torres, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Payne, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Dellums, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Barrett

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             of Wisconsin, Mr. Vento, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Levin, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 1129. A bill to establish a program to provide 
     assistance for programs of credit and other assistance for 
     microenterprises in developing countries, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sabo Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Wise, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sandlin, 
             and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1130. A bill to provide for retirement savings and 
     security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce, Government Reform and Oversight, 
     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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1131. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     make funds available for surface transportation projects on 
     roads functionally classified as local or rural minor 
     collectors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Hall of Ohio):
       H.R. 1132. A bill to limit U.S. military assistance and 
     arms transfers to the Government of Indonesia; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 1133. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide 
     exceptions for mentally disabled aliens from provisions which 
     restrict welfare and public benefits for aliens; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, 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. SHAW (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Vento, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 1134. 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 Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 1135. A bill to provide for the protection of farmland 
     at the Point Reyes National Seashore, 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. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Foley, and Mr. 
             McCollum):
       H.J. Res. 64. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to prevent early 
     release of violent criminals; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

para. 25.28  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. LIPINSKI introduced a bill (H.R. 1136) for the relief 
     of Leland E. Person; which was referred to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.

para. 25.29  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 5: Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 20: Mr. Portman, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
     Kasich, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Souder, Mr. Ney, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
     Engel, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 21: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Condit and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Bonilla, Ms. Danner, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. McKinney, 
     Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Ford, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
     Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Hefley, Mr. Goss, Mr. White, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Cannon.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Graham, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Menendez, 
     Mr. Condit, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 75: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Rangel, 
     and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
     and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Klink, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 143: Ms. Furse, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 150: Mr. Clay, Mrs. Morella, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Payne, 
     Mr. Dellums, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 234: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Vento, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Carson, 
     and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 242: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Bryant, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. Condit, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. Hall of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Hilleary and Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 520: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
     Bono, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Menendez and Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 551: Mrs. Clayton and Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 552: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Vento, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 603: Mr. Klug and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 622: Mr. Packard and Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 630: Mr. Bono, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Fazio of 
     California.
       H.R. 631: Mr. Foley, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 640: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 659: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Weller, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, and Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 671: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 680: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 687: Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 688: Mr. LaTourette and Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Coble, and Mr. 
     Latham.
       H.R. 737: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Frost, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Borski, and Mr. 
     Tierney.
       H.R. 768: Mr. Holden, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Clay, Mr. Bishop, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 786: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 807: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Parker, and Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut.
       H.R. 811: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Dan 
     Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Stump, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Barcia 
     of Michigan.
       H.R. 815: Mrs. Carson, Mr. Yates, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
     Pastor, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 857: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 880: Mr. Livingston, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Tiahrt, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Regula, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 912: Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 947: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
     McDermott, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Torres, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Fattah, 
     Mr. Sabo, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 990: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 996: Mr. Hastert and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Hastert and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Levin, Mr. Boucher, 
     Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Ms. 
     Sanchez, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1033: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. 
     Hostettler.
       H.R. 1067: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     Mr. Markey, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Stark, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Mr. Owens, and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1089: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1090: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Regula, 
     Mr. Parker, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.J. Res. 56: Mr. Filner, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H. Con. Res. 14: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Jefferson, 
     Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
     Farr of California.
       H. Res. 98: Mr. Bereuter.
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                      THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1997 (26)

para. 26.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARTON,

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who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 20, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Joe Barton to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 26.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARTON, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, March 19, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 26.3  communications

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

       2347. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Pesticide 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300461; FRL-5595-3] 
     (RIN: 2070-AC78) received March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2348. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Pesticide 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300460; FRL-5594-2] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Argriculture.
       2349. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Avermectin B1 and Its 
     Delta-8,9,-Isomer; Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300465; FRL-5597-
     7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2350. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report that appropriation to the 
     National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB] for ``Salaries 
     and Expenses'' for the fiscal year 1997 has been apportioned 
     on a basis which indicates the necessity for a supplemental 
     appropriation, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1515(b)(2); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       2351. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Command, 
     Control, Communications, and Intelligence, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the section 381 report (expanded as 
     required by section 830 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for fiscal year 1997), pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 113 note; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       2352. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the calendar 
     year 1996 report entitled ``Extraordinary Contractual Actions 
     to Facilitate the National Defense'' (report printed in the 
     Record), pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1434; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       2353. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Force 
     Management Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the status of the DOD actions to 
     implement a demonstration project for uniform funding of 
     morale, welfare and recreation activities, pursuant to Public 
     Law 104-106, section 335(e)(1) (110 Stat. 262); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       2354. A letter from the Adjutant General, the Veterans of 
     Foreign Wars of the United States, transmitting proceedings 
     of the 97th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign 
     Wars of the United States, held in Louisville, KY, August 17-
     23, 1996, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 118 and 44 U.S.C. 1332 (H. 
     Doc. No. 105-60); to the Committee on National Security and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2355. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 
     1945, as amended; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       2356. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the 19th 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.
       2357. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled the 
     ``Partnership to Rebuild America's Schools Act of 1997''; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2358. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Government Securities Sales Practices 
     [Regulations H and K, Docket No. R-0921] received March 12, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2359. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash 
     Protection [Docket No. 74-14; Notice 114] (RIN: 2127-AG59) 
     received March 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2360. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Final 
     Interim Approval of Operating Permits Program; State of 
     Connecticut [AD-FRL-5702-5] received March 20, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2361. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, San Diego County Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 184-0031a, FRL-5709-3] received March 
     20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2362. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans, Tennessee; 
     Approval of Revisions to Knox County Regulations for 
     Violations and General Requirements [TN-165-01-9633a; FRL-
     5709-8] received March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2363. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan for New Mexico: General 
     Conformity Rules [NM 22-1-7103a; FRL-5709-6] received March 
     20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2364. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Connecticut: 
     PM10 Prevention of Significant Deterioration Increments; and 
     Approval of a Second 1-Year Extension of PM10 Attainment Date 
     for New Haven [CT27-1-7200a; FRL-5667-4] received March 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2365. A letter from the Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Standards For Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas 
     Pipelines [Docket No. RM96-1-004; Order No. 587-C] received 
     March 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2366. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Paper and Paperboard 
     Components [Docket No. 92F-0313] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2367. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Paper and Paperboard 
     Components [Docket No. 94F-0257] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2368. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Paper and Paperboard 
     Components [Docket No. 96F-0070] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2369. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of 
     Coatings; Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers [Docket 
     No. 91F-0356] received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2370. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of 
     Coatings [Docket No. 96F-0053] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2371. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of 
     Coatings [Docket No. 94F-0398] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2372. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of 
     Coatings [Docket No. 88F-0426] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2373. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 94F-0022] 
     received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2374. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 92F-0357] 
     received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2375. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final

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     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 88F-0339] 
     received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2376. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 91F-0289] 
     received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2377. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 93F-0167] 
     received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2378. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 95F-0332] 
     received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2379. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 84F-0330] 
     received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2380. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 95F-0402] 
     received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2381. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 95F-0331] 
     received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2382. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 96F-0031] 
     received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2383. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 95F-0365] 
     received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2384. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 95F-0201] 
     received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2385. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 92F-0339] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2386. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 93F-0136] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2387. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 93F-0385] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2388. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 94F-0251] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2389. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 92F-0475] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2390. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 92F-0117] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2391. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 95F-0175] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2392. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 96F-0027] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2393. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 96F-0052] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2394. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 96F-0092] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2395. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 89F-0331] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2396. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 93F-0385] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2397. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 96F-0164] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2398. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers--received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2399. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 93F-0309] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2400. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Secondary Direct Food Additives in Food for Human 
     Consumption [Docket No. 94F-0358] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2401. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Secondary Direct Food Additives in Food for Human 
     Consumption [Docket No. 95F-0160] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2402. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Secondary Direct Food Additives in Food for Human 
     Consumption [Docket No. 95F-0161] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2403. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Secondary Direct Food Additives in Food for Human 
     Consumption; Correction [Docket No. 93F-0483] received March 
     13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2404. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food 
     for Human Consumption; Dimethyl Dicarbonate [Docket No. 94F-
     0189] received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2405. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food 
     for Human Consumption; Aspartame [Docket No. 94F-0405] 
     received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2406. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration,

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     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Food Additives 
     Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; 
     Curdlan--received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2407. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Direct Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized 
     as Safe: High Fructose Corn Syrup [Docket No. 85N-0548] 
     received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2408. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Direct Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized 
     as Safe: Cocoa Butter Substitute Derived From High-Oleic 
     Safflower or Sunflower Oil [Docket No. 88G-0388] received 
     March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2409. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Direct Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized 
     as Safe: Enzyme-Modified Lecithin [Docket No. 85G-0335] 
     received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2410. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Direct Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized 
     as Safe: Listing of Color Additives Exempt From 
     Certification; Ferrous Lactate [Docket No. 93G-0017] received 
     March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2411. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Direct Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized 
     as Safe in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Hydrophobic 
     Silica [Docket No. 95G-0039] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2412. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling; Nutrient Content Claims and Health 
     Claims; Restaurant Foods; Correction [Docket No. 93N-0153] 
     (RIN: 0910-AA19) received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2413. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Nutrient Content Claim for ``Extra''; 
     Correction [Docket No. 94P-0216] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2414. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of 
     Animals; Formaldehyde [Docket No. 90F-0297] received March 
     13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2415. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Standards: Amendment of Standards of Identity for 
     Enriched Grain Products to Require Addition of Folic Acid; 
     Clarification [Docket No. 91N-100S] (RIN: 0910-AA19) received 
     March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2416. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Revocation of Certain Regulations Affecting Food 
     [Docket No. 95N-310F] received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2417. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling 
     of Food [Docket No. 94F-0125] received March 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2418. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--List of Color Additives for Coloring Contact Lenses; 
     1,4-Bis[(2-hydroxyethyl) amino]-9,10-anthracenedione bis(2-
     propenoic) ester copolymers [Docket No. 91C-0189] received 
     March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2419. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Anticaries Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human 
     Use; Final Monograph; Technical Amendment; Partial Delay of 
     Effective Date [Docket No. 80N-0042] (RIN: 0910-AA01) 
     received March 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2420. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Elimination of Establishment License Application for 
     Specified Biotechnology and Specified Synthetic Biological 
     Products; Correction [Docket No. 95N-0411] (RIN: 0910-AA71) 
     received March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2421. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of The Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the final rule--Government Securities 
     Sales Practices [Docket No. 97-05] (RIN: 1557-AB52) received 
     March 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2422. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 02-
     97 for Coordination Registration [CR] in the Over-The-Horizon 
     Radars Project Arrangement [PA], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2423. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Indonesia (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-36-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2424. 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 United Kingdom (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-7-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2425. A letter from the Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2426. A letter from the Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. 
     House of Representatives, transmitting the quarterly report 
     of receipts and expenditures of appropriations and other 
     funds for the period July 1, 1996, through September 30, 
     1996, as compiled by the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a (H. Doc. No. 105-59); to the 
     Committee on House Oversight and ordered to be printed.
       2427. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to provide for the division, use and 
     distribution of judgment funds to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe 
     of Chippewa Indians of Michigan and the Bay Mills Indian 
     Community of the Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians 
     pursuant to Docket numbered 18-R before the Indian Claims 
     Commission; to the Committee on Resources.
       2428. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to provide for the division, use and 
     distribution of judgment funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa 
     Indians of Michigan pursuant to Dockets Numbered 18-E, 58, 
     and 364 before the Indian Claims Commission; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       2429. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Coastal Services Center 
     Coastal Management Fellowship [Docket No. 970121009-7009-01] 
     (RIN: 0648-ZA27) received March 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2430. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and 
     Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 1997 Scup Specifications [Docket 
     No. 961129337-7040-02; I.D. 112096A] (RIN: 0648-xx75) 
     received March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2431. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     a report on northeast multispecies harvest capacity and 
     impact of New England harvest capacity reduction, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104-297, section 402 (110 Stat. 3618); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2432. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Civil Monetary Penalty 
     Inflation Adjustment Rule [FRL-5711-7] received March 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       2433. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Danger Zones and Restricted Areas, 
     National Guard Training Center, Sea Girt, New Jersey (Corps 
     of Engineers, Department of the Army) [33 CFR Part 334] 
     received March 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2434. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes Equipped with Burns Aerospace Corporation Passenger 
     Seats (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-
     117-AD; Amdt. 39-9964; AD 97-06-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2435. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; de 
     Havilland Model DHC-7 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-158-AD; Amdt. 39-9965; AD 
     97-06-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 20, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2436. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company (formerly 
     Beech Aircraft Corporation) 35 Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-44-AD; Amdt. 39-
     9968; AD 97-06-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 20, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2437. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-300, -400, and -
     500 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-67-AD; Amdt. 39-9966; AD 97-06-09] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2438. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAe 146 and 
     Avro 146-RJ Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-26-AD; Amdt. 39-9969; AD 
     97-06-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 20, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2439. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 
     214B, 214B-1 and 214ST Helicopters (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 94-SW-24-AD; Amdt. 39-9959; AD 
     97-06-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 20, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2440. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. 
     (BHTI) Model 214ST Helicopters (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 94-SW-25-AD; Amdt. 39-9960; AD 
     97-06-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 20, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2441. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company (formerly 
     Beech Aircraft Corporation) 90, 99, 100, 200, and 1900 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     CE-11-AD; Amdt. 39-9963; AD 97-06-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2442. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Avions Pierre Robin Model R2160 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 92-
     CE-25-AD; Amdt. 39-9962; AD 97-06-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2443. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757-200 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-23-AD; Amdt. 39-9961; AD 97-06-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2444. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company (formerly 
     Beech Aircraft Corporation) Model 76 Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 94-CE-34-AD; Amdt. 39-
     9967; AD 97-06-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 20, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2445. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Ephraim, WI, Ephraim-Fish 
     Creek Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AGL-24] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2446. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hot Springs, SD, Hot 
     Springs Municipal Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-27] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2447. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Gregory, SD, Gregory 
     Municipal Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AGL-28] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2448. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Lemmon, SD, Lemmon 
     Municipal Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AGL-29] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2449. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Shawano, WI, Shawano 
     Municipal Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AGL-30] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2450. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Oakes, ND, Oakes Municipal 
     Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket 
     No. 96-AGL-31] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 20, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2451. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Gallup, NM (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-20] received 
     March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2452. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Wahoo, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-4] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2453. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Alliance, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-ACE-22] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2454. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Sidney, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-24] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2455. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Change in Using Agency for Restricted Area R-2513, Hunter-
     Liggett, CA (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AWP-1] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2456. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, Supplemental, 
     Commuter, and On-Demand Operations: Editorial and Other 
     Changes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 28154; 
     Admt. Nos. 21-74, 25-90, 91-253, 119-3, 121-262, 125-28, 135-
     66] (RIN: 2120-AG26) received March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2457. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Sensitive Security Information (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 27965; Amdt. Nos. 107-10, 108-15, 
     109-3, 129-26, and 191-4] (RIN: 2120-AF49) received March 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2458. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Fees for Air Traffic Services for Certain Flights Through 
     U.S.-Controlled Airspace and for Aeronautical Studies 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 28860; 
     Amendment No. 187-7] (RIN: 2120-AG17) received March 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2459. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Guidelines for 
     Implementing the Hardship Grants Program for Rural 
     Communities Section 102(d) of the Clean Water Amendments of 
     the 1995 Omnibus Appropriations and Rescission Act [FRL-5711-
     8] received March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2460. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter 
     regarding the joint DOD and NASA plan for coordinating and 
     eliminating unnecessary duplication in the operations and 
     planned improvements of rocket engine test facilities, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-201, Section 211 (110 Stat. 2453); 
     jointly, to the Committees on National Security and Science.
       2461. A letter from the Chair, Christopher Columbus 
     Fellowship Foundation, transmitting annual report of the 
     Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation for fiscal year 
     1996, pursuant to Public Law 102-281, Section 429(b) (106 
     Stat. 145); jointly, to the Committees on Banking and 
     Financial Services and Science.

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       2462. A letter from the Architect of the Capitol, 
     transmitting a letter indicating that an energy efficient 
     lighting retrofit program has been developed and a contract 
     awarded to ERI Services of Pittsburgh, PA, to implement the 
     retrofitting of existing fluorescent fixtures with energy 
     efficient lamps and ballasts; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure. March 20, 
     1997.
       2463. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's report regarding bluefin tuna for 1995-96, 
     pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 971i; jointly, to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Resources.
       2464. A letter from the Administrator, Panama Canal 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize expenditures for fiscal year 1998 for the operation 
     and maintenance of the Panama Canal and for other purposes, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly, to the Committees on 
     National Security, Government Reform and Oversight, and the 
     Judiciary.
       2465. A letter from the Executive Director, Assassination 
     Records Review Board, transmitting a copy of the 
     Assassination Records Review Board fiscal year 1996 report, 
     pursuant to Public Law 102-526, section 9(f)(2) (106 Stat. 
     3456); jointly, to the Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, 
     House Oversight, and Government Reform and Oversight.

para. 26.4  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. BARTON, 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

183

When there appeared

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Nays

221

para. 26.5                     [Roll No. 60]

                                YEAS--183

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Blagojevich
     Clay
     Clement
     Cramer
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Fattah
     Flake
     Forbes
     Franks (NJ)
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Kaptur
     Klug
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     Oxley
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Saxton
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Talent
     Turner
     Weygand
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 26.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1122

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 100):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
     1122) to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial 
     birth abortions. The bill shall be considered as read for 
     amendment. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening 
     motion except: (1) 2 hours of debate equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on the Judiciary; and (2) one motion to recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mrs. MYRICK 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. BARTON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mrs. MYRICK 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

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Nays

184

para. 26.7                     [Roll No. 61]

                                YEAS--243

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth

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     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--184

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Brown (CA)
     Kaptur
     Lewis (CA)
     Oxley
     Young (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. BARTON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mrs. MYRICK 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

247

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

175

para. 26.8                     [Roll No. 62]

                                AYES--247

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--175

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bono
     Burton
     Callahan
     Hilleary
     Kaptur
     McIntosh
     Oxley
     Smith, Linda
     Torres
     Waxman
  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.

[[Page 245]]

para. 26.9  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate has passed a concurrent resolution of the 
following title in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 14. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 104-264, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic leader, appoints the following 
individuals to the National Civil Aviation Review Commission:
  Linda Barker, of South Dakota; and
  William Bacon, of South Dakota.

para. 26.10  partial-birth abortion

  Mr. CANADY, pursuant to House Resolution 100, called up the bill (H.R. 
1122) to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth 
abortions.
  When said bill was considered.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 100 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.
  Mr. HOYER 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 out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Late Term Abortion 
     Restriction Act''.

     SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ABORTIONS.

       (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful, in or affecting 
     interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly to perform an 
     abortion after the fetus has become viable.
       (b) Exception.--This section does not prohibit any abortion 
     if, in the medical judgment of the attending physician, the 
     abortion is necessary to preserve the life of the woman or to 
     avert serious adverse health consequences to the woman.
       (c) Civil Penalty.--A physician who violates this section 
     shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000. 
     The civil penalty provided by this subsection is the 
     exclusive remedy for a violation of this section.

para. 26.11  point of order

  Mr. CANADY made a point of order against the motion to recommit, and 
said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, the fundamental purpose of the underlying bill, H.R. 
1122, deals with a very limited class of abortions, specifically 
partial-birth abortions. This is one specific type of procedure as 
defined in the bill.
  ``The fundamental purpose of the motion to recommit amendment deals 
with any abortion procedure done post-viability. It purports to cover a 
much broader class of procedures than the one procedure specifically 
prohibited in this bill.
  ``Therefore, since the fundamental purpose of the motion to recommit 
purports to deal with a class of procedures that is broader than the one 
procedure in the underlying bill, a proposition on a subject different 
from that under consideration, it is not germane to the bill and I 
insist on the point of order.''. 

  Mr. HOYER was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I thank the Chair for recognizing me on the point of 
order.
  ``Mr. Speaker, this amendment is offered for the purpose, as it says, 
of limiting all late-term abortions, of prohibiting all late-term 
abortions, including abortions to which the gentleman spoke. We believe 
it does in fact expand upon but is inclusive of the procedures to which 
the gentleman's bill speaks. We believe it is an effort and an 
opportunity for the Congress to say that not only the late-term partial 
birth to which the bill speaks but that all procedures to effect late-
term abortions ought to be prohibited. They ought to be prohibited as 
the policy of the United States of America.
  ``It does provide, as does the underlying bill, with certain 
exceptions: The life of the mother, as is consistent with the bill on 
the floor. It also expands upon that to say serious adverse health 
consequences as well.
  ``We believe in that context and, frankly, got an initial judgment as 
it was offered in the Committee on the Judiciary that this amendment was 
believed initially to be in order.
  ``We believed that initial judgment was in fact correct. We believed 
this gives an opportunity for Members not only to speak to the instant 
issue raised by the particular 1122 bill, but also importantly gives to 
Members the opportunity to express their view that all late-term 
abortions, not just one procedure, but that procedure and all procedures 
to effect post-viability abortions be outlawed, be illegal, be against 
the policy of the United States of America, except in very limited 
circumstances.
  ``Because of that, Mr. Speaker, Members will have the opportunity to 
express themselves as being against late-term abortions, which is the 
context, I suggest to the Speaker, in which this debate has occurred and 
proceeded.
  ``Because of that, this gives Members the opportunity to particularly 
but more broadly, as Mr. Canady did in fact correctly observe, express 
themselves on limiting all procedures for late-term abortions.
  ``For that reason, we think it expands upon, he is correct, expands 
upon and makes more broad the prohibition on late-term abortions. It is 
for that reason that we think it critically important that the Chair 
rule that this is in fact in order so that Members can appropriately--
because we believe it to be in order--express themselves in opposition 
to late-term abortions.''. 

  Mr. EDWARDS was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Florida stated his point of order 
very rapidly and I want to be clear on this.
  ``Is the parliamentary point of order on the point that the bill 
before the House only prohibits one type of abortion procedure, but the 
motion of the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Hoyer] would actually 
prohibit more types, in fact all types of late-term abortion procedures?
  ``Is that the point of order that the gentleman from Florida is trying 
to make and objecting to letting the measure of the gentleman from 
Maryland up on the floor?''. 

  Mr. CANADY was recognized to speak further to the point of order, and 
said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, the point of order is the fundamental purpose of the 
underlying bill, H.R. 1122, deals with a very limited class of abortion, 
specifically partial-birth abortions.
  ``One specific type of procedure in the bill is what is dealt with in 
H.R. 1122. The fundamental purpose of the motion to recommit, in 
contrast to that, deals with any abortion procedure done post viability. 
It, therefore, purports to cover a much broader class of procedures.
  ``I believe that the impact of the motion to recommit would 
essentially be nil, because although it purports to affect a broader 
class of procedures, due to the exceptions contained in the motion to 
recommit, it is essentially meaningless.''. 

  Mr. EDWARDS was recognized to speak further to the point of order, and 
said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I guess going back to my original question to the 
Speaker, the point of order is being made on the basis that the bill 
before the House simply outlaws one type of abortion procedure, the 
motion made by the gentleman from Maryland would actually ban many other 
types of late-term-abortion procedures, and the gentleman from Florida 
objects to that being voted upon in the House; is that correct, Mr. 
Speaker?''. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, sustained the point of order, 
and said:
  ``The gentleman from Florida makes a point of order that the amendment 
proposed in the instructions with the motion to recommit offered by the 
gentleman from Maryland is not germane.
  ``The pending bill prohibits a certain class of abortion procedures.
  ``The amendment proposed in the motion to recommit prohibits any or 
all abortion procedures in certain stages of pregnancy. It 
differentiates between the stages of pregnancy on the basis of fetal 
viability. In so doing, the amendment arguably addresses a subset of the 
category of pregnancies addressed by the bill. Still, by addressing any 
or all abortion procedures, the prohibition in the amendment exceeds the 
scope of the prohibition in the bill.
  ``The bill confines its sweep to a single, defined class of abortion 
procedures. Thus, even though the amendment differentiates between 
pregnancies on narrower bases than does

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the bill, the amendment also, by addressing any or all abortion 
procedures, broadens the prohibition in the bill.
  ``One of the basic 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. As noted in 
section 798f of the House Rules and Manual, this principle applies even 
when both propositions address a common topic.
  ``Thus, on March 23, 1960, the Chair held that an amendment to 
criminalize the obstruction of any court order was not germane to a bill 
to criminalize only the obstruction of court orders relating to the 
desegregation of public schools.
  ``On the reasoning reflected in this line of precedent, the Chair 
holds that the amendment proposed in the motion to recommit is not 
germane to the bill. Accordingly, the point of order is sustained and 
the motion to recommit is not in order.''. 

  Mr. HOYER appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  The question being,
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?
  Mr. CANADY 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 yeas had it.
  Mr. HOYER 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

265

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

165

para. 26.12                    [Roll No. 63]

                                YEAS--265

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--165

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Kaptur
     Oxley
       
  So the motion to lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the 
Chair was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the motion to lay on the table 
the appeal of the ruling of the Chair was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts 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 2, line 9, insert after the words ``or injury'', the 
     following: ``, including a life endangering physical 
     condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, or 
     to avert serious adverse longterm physical health 
     consequences to the mother''.
  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. FRANK of Massachusetts demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to 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

149

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

282

para. 26.13                    [Roll No. 64]

                                AYES--149

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)

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     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--282

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Kaptur
     Oxley
       
  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. 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

295

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

136

para. 26.14                    [Roll No. 65]

                                AYES--295

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--136

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Morella
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Kaptur
     Oxley
       
  So the bill was 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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 26.15  providing for the consideration of h. res. 101

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 101):

       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. 91) 
     providing amounts for the expenses of certain committees of 
     the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Fifth 
     Congress. The resolution shall be considered as read for 
     amendment. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on House Oversight now printed 
     in the resolution shall be considered as adopted. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     resolution, as amended, to final adoption without intervening 
     motion or demand for division of the question except: (1) 1 
     hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
     and ranking minority member of the Committee on House 
     Oversight; (2) the further amendment specified in the report 
     of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if 
     offered by a Member designated in the report, which shall be 
     considered as read, shall be in order without intervention of 
     any point of order, and shall be separately debatable for the 
     time specified in the report equally divided and controlled 
     by the proponent and an opponent; and (3) one motion to 
     recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,

para. 26.16  call of the house

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, a call of the House was ordered.
  The call was taken by electronic device, and the following-named 
Members responded--

para. 26.17                    [Roll No. 66]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that 421 
Members had been recorded, a quorum.
  Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.
  After further 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. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY 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

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negative

Nays

213

para. 26.18                    [Roll No. 67]

                                YEAS--210

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen

[[Page 249]]


     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--213

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Andrews
     Flake
     Gillmor
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Oxley
     Sensenbrenner
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
  So the resolution was not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was not agreed 
to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para. 26.19  recess--6:28 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 6 o'clock and 28 minutes p.m., 
subject to the call of the Chair.

para. 26.20  after recess--11:45 p.m.

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

para. 26.21  providing for the consideration of h. res. 91

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-41) the resolution (H. Res. 105) providing for consideration of 
the resolution (H. Res. 91) providing amounts for the expenses of 
certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred 
Fifth Congress.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 26.22  senate enrolled bill signed

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

       S. 410. An Act to extend the effective date of the 
     Investment Advisers Supervision Coordination Act.

para. 26.23  leave of absence

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

para. 26.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, at 11 o'clock and 49 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 26.25  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. SMITH of Oregon: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 111. A 
     bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a 
     parcel of unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, California, 
     to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters for use as a farm school (Rept. 
     No. 105-34). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. SMITH of Oregon: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 394. 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, (Rept. No. 105-35). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SMITH of Oregon: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 785. A 
     bill to designate the J. Phil Campbell, Senior Natural 
     Resource Conservation Center (Rept. No. 105-36). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: 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. 105-37). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 757. A 
     bill to develop the economy of American Samoa; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-38). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 400. A bill to 
     amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to patents, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-39). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 240. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that consideration may not be denied to preference 
     eligibles applying for certain positions in the competitive 
     service, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-40 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 105. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. 
     Res. 91) providing amounts for the expenses of certain 
     committees of the House of Representatives in the 105th 
     Congress (Rept. No. 105-41). Referred to the House Calendar. 

para. 26.26  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 240. Referral to the Committees on House Oversight, 
     the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure extended 
     for a period ending not later than April 4, 1997. 

para. 26.27  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. THUNE:
       H.R. 1137. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to permit the 
     movement in interstate commerce of meat and poultry products 
     that satisfy State inspection requirements that are at least 
     equal to Federal inspection standards; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Solomon):
       H.R. 1138. A bill to prohibit the conveyance, directly or 
     indirectly, of property at Naval Station, Long Beach, CA, to 
     a commercial shipping company owned or controlled by a 
     foreign country; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 1139. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to require individuals applying to register to 
     vote in elections for Federal office to produce actual proof 
     of citizenship and to permit States to require individuals to 
     produce a photographic identification in order to vote in an 
     election for Federal office; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Solomon, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Levin, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Evans, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Torres, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1140. A bill to require prior congressional approval 
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     ports the admission of the People's Republic of China into 
     the World Trade Organization, and to provide for the 
     withdrawal of the United States from the World Trade 
     Organization if China is accepted into the WTO without the 
     support of the United States; 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. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1141. 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 and to 
     restrict the fares charged by air carriers for air 
     transportation provided to children under 3 years of age; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Ms. Norton, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 1142. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Securities 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 Education and the Workforce, 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:
       H.R. 1144. A bill to amend the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act to revise and extend programs providing 
     urgently needed assistance for the homeless, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Portman, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Pappas, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Hill, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Jones, and Mr. 
             McIntosh):
       H.R. 1145. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the deduction for health insurance costs of 
     self-employed individuals, to provide clarification for the 
     deductibility of expenses incurred by a taxpayer in 
     connection with the business use of the home, to clarify the 
     standards used for determining that certain individuals are 
     not employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1146. A bill to provide for complete withdrawal of the 
     United States from the United Nations; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       H.R. 1147. A bill to repeal the prohibitions relating to 
     semiautomatic firearms and large capacity ammunition feeding 
     devices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BATEMAN (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie) (both 
             by request):
       H.R. 1148. A bill to authorize expenditures for fiscal year 
     1998 for the operation and maintenance of the Panama Canal, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 1149. 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. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Stark, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Camp, 
             Mr. Collins, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, 
             and Ms. Dunn of Washington):
       H.R. 1150. 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. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. McDade, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Livingston, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Yates, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 1151. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     clarify existing law and ratify the longstanding policy of 
     the National Credit Union Administration Board with regard to 
     field of membership of Federal credit unions; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN (for herself, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1152. A bill to amend the Revise Organic Act of the 
     Virgin Islands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cook, and Mr. 
             Gibbons.):
       H.R. 1153. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to enhance the incentive for contributions of computer 
     technology and equipment for elementary or secondary school 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 1154. 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. FAZIO of California (for himself, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, and Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 1155. A bill to exempt certain maintenance, repair, 
     and improvement of flood control facilities in California 
     from the Endangered Species Act of 1973 during the flood 
     emergency period; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Paxon, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Menendez):
       H.R. 1156. A bill to provide for greater equity in the 
     allocation by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of amounts 
     appropriated for medical care programs of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for the next 2 fiscal years and for other 
     purposes related to the needs of veterans medical care; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 1157. 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 Commence, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period 
     to be substantially determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 1158. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to restrict 
     the liability under that act of local educational agencies; 
     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 Ms. FURSE (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Allen, , 
             Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             Rivers, and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 1159. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     assure the availability of health insurance coverage for 
     children in the individual market in a manner similar to 
     guaranteed availability of individual health insurance 
     coverage for certain previously covered individuals under the 
     Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ:
       H.R. 1160. 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, 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. HARMAN (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Solomon, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             McNulty, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 1161. A bill to mandate the display of the POW/MIA 
     flag on various occasions and in various locations; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Dan 
             Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 1162. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. McInnis):
       H.R. 1163. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     transfer jurisdiction over Naval Oil Shale Reserves Numbered 
     1 and 3 to the Secretary of the Interior and to authorize the 
     leasing of such reserves for oil and gas exploration and 
     production; 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. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
             Mr. Houghton, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Camp, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. Minge, Mr. Kingston, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Nethercutt):
       H.R. 1164. 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. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Holden, Mr.

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             Mascara, Mr. Olver, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Thompson):
       H.R. 1165. A bill to require Medicare providers to disclose 
     publicly staffing and performance in order to promote 
     improved consumer information and choice, to protect 
     employees of Medicare providers who report concerns about the 
     safety and quality of services provided by Medicare providers 
     or who report violations of Federal or State law by those 
     providers, and to require review of the impact on public 
     health and safety of proposed mergers and acquisitions of 
     Medicare providers; 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. HOYER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Leach, and 
             Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 1166. 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. INGLIS of South Carolina:
       H.R. 1167. A bill 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.
           By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Solomon, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 1168. A bill to encourage competition and tax fairness 
     and to protect the tax base of State and local governments; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Crane, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ensign, 
             Mr. Christensen, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. 
             Towns):
       H.R. 1169. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permanently extend the orphan drug credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BONO (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Gekas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Canady 
             of Florida, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Horn, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Riggs, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Royce, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Kim, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. McIntosh):
       H.R. 1170. 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; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Klug, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. 
             Chabot):
       H.R. 1171. A bill to provide for the elimination of 12 
     Federal subsidy programs and projects; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, 
     Commerce, Science, International Relations, Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Jones, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Hefley):
       H.R. 1172. A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated 
     to the Department of Defense or any other Federal department 
     or agency from being used for the deployment on the ground of 
     United States Armed Forces in the territory of the Republic 
     of Bosnia and Herzegovina after September 30, 1997, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations, 
     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. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 1173. A bill to provide collective bargaining rights 
     for public safety officers employed by States or their 
     political subdivisions; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Torres, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Rogers, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Klug, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Wynn, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. 
             Metcalf):
       H.R. 1174. A bill to provide for the minting and 
     circulation of $1 coins, and for other purpose; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEWIS of California (for himself, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Bono, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 1175. A bill to authorize the granting of money to 
     control methamphetamine; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Clay, Mr. Torres, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Goss, Mr. Filner, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Martinez, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Porter, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Yates, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Foglietta, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Olver, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 1176. A bill to end the use of steel jaw leghold traps 
     on animals in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 1177. A bill to require the head of each Federal 
     agency to ensure that computer systems of the agency are 
     capable of performing their functions after December 31, 
     1999; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 1178. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     make clear that sampling may be used in order to improve the 
     accuracy of the decennial censuses of population, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Dellums, 
             and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 1179. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Federal Election Commission for fiscal year 1998; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. McDADE:
       H.R. 1180. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to require Internet access providers to provide screening 
     software to permit parents to control Internet access by 
     their children; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Shays).
       H.R. 1181. A bill to authorize the President to enter into 
     a trade agreement concerning Northern Ireland and certain 
     border counties of the Republic of Ireland, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 1182. A bill to withhold United States assistance for 
     programs or projects of the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency in Cuba, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 1183. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of the Swamp Creek and Ruth 
     Creek hydroelectric projects located in the State of 
     Washington, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 1184. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of the Bear Creek 
     hydroelectric project in the State of Washington, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             and Mr. Gutknecht):
       H.R. 1185. A bill to ensure that land enrolled in the land 
     conservation program of the State of Minnesota known as 
     Reinvest in Minnesota remains eligible for enrollment in the 
     conservation reserve upon the expiration of the Reinvest in 
     Minnesota contract; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 1186. A bill to provide authorities to, and impose 
     requirements on, the Secretary of Defense in order to 
     facilitate State enforcement of State tax, employment, and 
     licensing laws against Federal construction contractors; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 1187. 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 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. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Waxman, Ms, 
             Norton, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Evans, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 1188. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to eliminate certain discharges of chlorine 
     compounds into the navigable waters, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Poshard, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Minge, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrett 
             of Nebraska, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Hill, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota):
       H.R. 1189. A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the 
     Public Health Service Act with respect to the health of 
     residents of rural areas, 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. OBEY:
       H.R. 1190. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to consider the feasibility of basing the basic formula price 
     for milk under Federal milk marketing orders on the costs of 
     production for dairy farmers and the benefits to farmers and 
     consumers of such a pricing approach; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 1191. A bill to provide patients with information and 
     rights to promote better health care; 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. PAXON:
       H.R. 1192. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve 
     or deny an application for a waiver for certain demonstration 
     projects under title IV or XI of the Social Security Act in a 
     timely manner; 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. ROYCE:
       H.R. 1193. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow indexing of capital assets for purposes of 
     determining gain or loss and to allow an exclusion of gain 
     from the sale of a principal residence; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself and Mr. 
             Norwood):
       H.R. 1194. 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. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado:
       H.R. 1195. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to ensure 
     full Federal compliance with 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. SKAGGS (for himself, Mr. McInnis, and Ms. 
             DeGette):
       H.R. 1196. A bill to amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 
     1993 to extend the interim protection of the Spanish Peaks 
     planning area in the San Isabel National Forest, CO; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 1197. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     protect patent owners against the unauthorized sale of plant 
     parts taken from plants illegally reproduced, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1198. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain land to the city of Grants Pass, OR; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SOUDER:
       H.R. 1199. A bill to protect residents and localities from 
     irresponsibly sited hazardous waste facilities; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Towns, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates):
       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, 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. STARK:
       H.R. 1201. 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. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Manton, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Filner, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Leach, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Clay, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Porter, Ms. Norton, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Klug, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Skaggs, Mr. Castle, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Rangel):
       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. STUMP:
       H.R. 1203. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to ensure that funds provided under 
     such act are not used to promote the teaching or use of 
     regional or group dialects; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 1204. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the sale of a life estate or a remainder 
     interest in a principal residence qualifies for the one-time 
     exclusion of gain on sale of a principal residence; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Crane):
       H.R. 1205. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to retreat distributions from publicly traded 
     partnerships as qualifying income of regulated investment 
     companies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 1206. 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 protect human health and the environment and promote 
     economic development; 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. WATKINS:
       H.R. 1207. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide all taxpapers with a 50-percent deduction for 
     capital gains, to increase the exclusion for gain on 
     qualified small business stock, to index the basis of certain 
     capital assets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1208. 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. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, and Mr. 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 1209. A bill to provide for the defense of the 
     environment, and for other purposes; 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. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Packard, and Mr. DeLay):
       H.R. 1210. 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.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Torres, 
             Mr. Martinez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Underwood, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Green, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr.

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             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Jackson, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H.J. Res. 65. Joint resolution to commemorate the birthday 
     of Cesar E. Chavez; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Clay, Ms. Norton, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Yates, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Markey, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Boucher, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Rush, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Ms. Furse, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Levin, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, and Mrs. Clayton):
       H.J. Res. 66. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to equal 
     rights for men and women; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Parker, Mr. Combest, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Collins, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Stump, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Herger, Mr. Istook, Mr. Coble, Mr. Jones, 
             and Mr. Livingston):
       H.J. Res. 67. Joint resolution disapproving the rule of the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to 
     occupational exposure to methylene chloride; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Baldacci, and Mr. Reyes):
       H. Con. Res. 51. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that there should be parity among the 
     countries that are parties to the North American Free-Trade 
     Agreement [NAFTA] with respect to the personal allowance for 
     duty-free merchandise purchased abroad by returning 
     residents; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Klink, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Ms. Danner, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H. Con. Res. 52. Concurrent resolution urging that the 
     railroad industry, including rail labor, management and 
     retiree organizations, open discussions for adequately 
     funding an amendment to the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 
     to modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and 
     widowers whose annuities are converted from a spouse to a 
     widow or widower annuity; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Con. Res. 53. Concurrent resolution encouraging and 
     expediting the integration of Romania at the earliest stage 
     into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO]; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 102. Resolution providing amounts from the 
     applicable accounts of the House of Representatives for 
     continuing expenses of certain standing and select committees 
     of the House from April 1, 1997, through May 2, 1997, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Spence):
       H. Res. 103. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States should maintain 
     approximately 100,000 U.S. military personnel in the Asia and 
     Pacific region until such time as there is a peaceful and 
     permanent resolution to the major security and political 
     conflicts in the region; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Ms. Molinari):
       H. Res. 104. Resolution concerning the crises in Albania; 
     to the Committee on Inernational Relations.

para. 26.28  private bills and resolutions

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

           By Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 1143. A bill for the relief of Mary M. Mertz; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 1211. A bill for the relief of Global Exploration and 
     Development Corp., Kerr-McGee Corp. and Kerr-McGee Chemical 
     Corp.; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 26.29  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 4: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Bilbray, 
     Ms. Sanchez, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Leach, Mr. King of 
     New York, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Everett, Mr. Spence, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Ford, Mr. Foley, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
     Baesler, Mr. Istook, Mr. Manton, Mr. Clay, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 14: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Packard, 
     Mr. Pombo, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hobson, Mr. White, Mr. Everett, 
     Mr. McInnis, Mr. Parker, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 15: Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
     Watkins, Mr. Levin, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
     McCollum, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Gordon, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Talent, 
     Mr. Becerra, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 27: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 29: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Rush, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma.
       H.R. 49: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 54: Ms. Furse, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Condit, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
     Smith of Oregon, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Matsui, Mr. Packard, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Pickering, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Slaughter, 
     Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hayworth, 
     Mr. Holden, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, and 
     Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 80: Mr. Christensen and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 107: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 143: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mr. Goode, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. 
     Linda Smith of Washington, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 198: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 213: Mr. Clyburn and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ney, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
     Norwood.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 240: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 250: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 279: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Hefner, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
     Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Payne, 
     Mr. Scott, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Weygand, Ms. Waters, Mr. Thompson, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 280: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Jefferson, and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H.R. 285: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 286: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 287: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 297: Mr. Foglietta and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 301: Mr. Foglietta and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Cardin and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Young of Alaska and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 320: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 335: Mr. Gilman and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 338: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 339: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Klug, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 383: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 400: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Gutknecht and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 404: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Packard and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Goode, 
     Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mrs. Linda Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     McIntyre, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 418: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Pastor, 
     Mrs. Myrick and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. 
     Gejdenson.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Latham, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. 
     Hefley.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 478: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Bono, 
     Mr. Wicker, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 481: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 495: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Levin, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. 
     LaTourette.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 533: Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Christian-Green, and Mr. 
     McCrery.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Frost and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 535: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 538: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 543: Mr. Vento, Ms. Lofgren Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Schiff, 
     Mr. Costello, Mr. Pe

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     terson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 548: Mr. Solomon and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 561: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 574: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 577: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 582: Mrs. Carson, Mr Kucinich, Mr. Green, Mr. Yates, 
     and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Berry, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Coble, Mr. Collins, 
     Mr. Combest, Ms. Danner, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 587: Mr. Owens, Mr. Borski, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 589: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 590: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 600: Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 610: Mr. Wolf and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Rush, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Clay, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
     Allen, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Morella, 
     Ms. Harman, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Brown 
     of California, and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Goode and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 619: Mr. Largent, Mr. Berman, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 634: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Upton, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
     Coble, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 640: Mr. Cooksey and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 662: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. 
     Dellums.
       H.R. 663: Mr. Frost, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 674: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina and Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 679: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Archer, Mr. Weldon, of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Skeen, Mr. Crane, Ms. Granger, Mr. Filner, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
     Smith of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Combest, 
     Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 714: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 723: Mr. Combest, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Herger, Mr. Nussle, 
     Mr. Tanner, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Souder, Mr. Holden, Mr. Lewis 
     of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Bryant, Mr. LaHood, 
     Mr. Berry, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Emerson, 
     Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
     Mr. Bob Schaffer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Thune, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Poshard, Mr. Leach, Mr. Latham, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Crapo, Ms. 
     Granger, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Parker, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
     Smith of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 734: Ms. McKinney, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 735: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 744: Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Mr. Markey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Underwood, 
     Mr. Fattah, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
     Rush, Mr. Stark, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 746: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 753: Mr. Minge, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Tierney, 
     Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 766: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 774: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 784: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 800: Mrs. Carson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Foglietta.
       H.R. 802: Mr. Boucher and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 812: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 814: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Coyne and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 819 Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 867: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Farr of 
     California, and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 871: Mr. Rush, Mr. Foglietta, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Manton, 
     and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 872: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hutchinson Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Quinn and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Berman and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 890: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Capps, Mr. 
     Stark, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 901: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. McInnis, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Goode, 
     Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hunter and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Dickey, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Latham, Mr. Paxon, and 
     Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 910: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Boehlert, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 911: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Pastor, 
     Mrs. Morella, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. 
     Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 920: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 923: Mr. Coburn and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 947: Mr. Kolbe and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 950: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Abercrombie and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 956: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Smith of Oregon.
       H.R. 967: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Mr. Horn, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 971: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 979:, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Torres, Mr. Bliley, 
     Mr. Shaw, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Vento, Ms. Danner, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
     Skaggs, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Miller of California, and Ms. 
     Norton.
       H.R. 982: Mr. Hansen, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Miller of California, 
     and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 988: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 991: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1002: Mr. Stark, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Borski, and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Hefley, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Klug, 
     Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Moran of 
     Kansas, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
     Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Watkins, Mr. English of Pennsyvania, Mr. 
     Canady of Florida, and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 1014: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Vento, and Mr. 
     Owens.
       H.R. 1016: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1041: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1049: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Christensen and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Whitfield and Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Solomon, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Gibbons, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Traficent, Mr. Istook, Mr. Paxon, 
     Mr. Ewing, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Northop, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. McHugh, and 
     Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1066: M. Brown of Florida, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Bishop, 
     Mr. Stokes, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Thompson, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1089: Mr. Torres and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
     Spence, Mr. Everett, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
     Moran of Kansas, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hayworth, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Doyle, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mrs. Carson, 
     Mr. Reyes, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Dan Schaefer 
     of Colorado, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1104: Mr. Owens, Mr. Foglietta, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Wynn, 
     Mr. Yates, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Bonior, and 
     Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Skaggs and Mr. Torres.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Baesler, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Smith of 
     Texas.
       H.J. Res. 56: Ms. DeGette.
       H.J. Res. 62: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
     Bryant, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Klug, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Paxon.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Weller and Mr. Goss.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
     Packard, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Torres, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Wexler.
       H. Con. Res. 43: Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
     Mr. Dellums, and Mrs. Roukema.
       H. Res. 21: Mrs. Emerson.
       H. Res. 22: Mr. Green and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H. Res. 40: Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Foglietta, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hastings 
     of Florida, Mrs. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, and Ms. Roybal-
     Allard.
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                       FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1997 (27)

para. 27.1  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,

                                                   March 21, 1997.
       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.

[[Page 255]]

para. 27.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTORETTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, March 20, 1997.
  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 pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, 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

328

Nays

49

When there appeared

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Answered present

1

para. 27.3                     [Roll No. 68]

                                YEAS--328

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Foglietta
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--49

     Abercrombie
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     DeFazio
     Dickey
     English
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Furse
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     King (NY)
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LoBiondo
     Maloney (NY)
     McDermott
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Rush
     Sabo
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Strickland
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Bilbray
       

                             NOT VOTING--54

     Andrews
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Buyer
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cox
     Crane
     Cummings
     Dixon
     Engel
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Lipinski
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Nadler
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pascrell
     Pelosi
     Riggs
     Rothman
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Stark
     Stearns
     Thornberry
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Wexler
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 27.4  communications

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

       2466. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Popcorn Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order; 
     Referendum Procedures [FV-96-709FR] received March 21, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2467. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous 
     Products; Biologics Establishment Licenses and Biological 
     Product Licenses and Permits [Docket No. 96-055-2] received 
     March 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801 (a) (1) (A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2468. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agency for 
     Health Care Policy and Research, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Health Services Research, Evaluation, 
     Demonstration, and Dissemination Projects; Peer Review of 
     Grants and Contracts (RIN: 0919-AA00) received March 18, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801 (a) (1) (A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2469. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting a report on Superfund 
     financial activities at the National Institute of 
     Environmental Health Sciences for fiscal year 1995; pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 7501 note; to the Committee on Commerce.
       2470. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Correction of Designation 
     of Nonclassified Ozone Nonattainment Areas; States of Maine 
     and New Hampshire [ME048-1-6997a; FRL-5802-3] received March 
     21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801 (a) (1) (A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2471. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Agreement Between the United States 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts for the Discontinuance of Certain Commission 
     Regulatory Authority and Responsibility Within the 
     Commonwealth Pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act 
     of 1954, as Amended--received March 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801 (a) (1) (A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2472. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Policy and Procedure for Enforcement 
     Actions; Policy Statement [NUREG-1600] received March 21, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2473. 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 calender year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2474. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Financial Assistance Letter (Guidance on Implementing Section 
     18 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995) [Letter No. 97-02] 
     received March 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2475. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Unfunded 
     Mandates Reform Act; Intergovernmental Consultation--received 
     March 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2476. A letter from the Director, Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting a report

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     of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2477. A letter from the Director, Institute of Museum 
     Services, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual report 
     under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] 
     of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2478. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the 18th annual report on the activities 
     of the board during fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     1206; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2479. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996; 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2480. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Ohio Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan (OH-
     236-FOR] received March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2481. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Maryland Regulatory Program [MD-040-FOR] received 
     March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2482. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Texas Regulatory Program [SPATS No. TX-017-FOR] 
     received March 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2483. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the grant-in-aid for fisheries 1995-96 program report, 
     pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 757(a)-757(f) and 16 U.S.C. 4107 et 
     seq.; to the Committee on Resources.
       2484. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Transfer of Inmates to State Agents for 
     Production on State Writs (Bureau of Prisons) [BOP-1058-F] 
     (RIN: 1120-AA53) received March 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2485. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the U.S. 
     Coast Guard, and for other purposes, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1110; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2486. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's report entitled 
     ``Child Support Enforcement Incentive Funding,'' pursuant to 
     Public Law 104-193, section 341(a) (110 Stat. 2231); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2487. A letter from the Acting Commissioner of Social 
     Security, Social Security Administration, transmitting a 
     report on the implementation of the childhood disability 
     provisions in the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, pursuant to Public 
     Law 104-193, section 211(d)(3) (110 Stat. 2191); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2488. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General of the 
     United States, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     to include American Samoa in the act of October 5, 1984 (90 
     Stat. 1732, 48 U.S.C. 1662a), dealing with territories of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Resources and the Judiciary.
       2489. A letter from the Secretaries of Education and the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``Hope and Opportunity for Postsecondary 
     Education Act of 1997''; jointly, to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means and Education and the Workforce.
       2490. 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 Education 
     and the Workforce.
       2491. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of State to carry out its authorities and 
     responsibilities in the conduct of foreign affairs during the 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly, to the Committees on 
     International Relations, the Judiciary, and Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       2492. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Administration, Department of Justice, transmitting a study 
     of the long-term alternatives for the District of Columbia 
     Department of Corrections [D.C. DOC] correctional complex in 
     Lorton, VA, pursuant to Pubic Law 104-134, section 151(b)(3) 
     (110 Stat. 1321-102); jointly, to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Government Reform and Oversight, and 
     Appropriations. 

para. 27.5  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. 514. An Act to permit the waiver of District of 
     Columbia residency requirements for certain employees of the 
     Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia.

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

       H.J. Res. 58. Joint resolution disapproving the 
     certification of the President under section 490(b) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 regarding foreign assistance 
     for Mexico during fiscal year 1997.

  The message also announced that in accordance with section 
1505(a)(1)(B)(ii) of Public Law 99-498, the Chair, on behalf of the 
President pro tempore, appointed the Senator from Colorado [Mr. 
Campbell] to the board of trustees of the Institute of American Indian 
and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development.

para. 27.6  providing for the consideration of h. res. 91

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 105):

       Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this 
     resolution the House shall consider without the intervention 
     of any point of order the resolution (H. Res. 91) providing 
     amounts for the expenses of certain committees of the House 
     of Representatives in the One Hundred Fifth Congress. The 
     resolution shall be considered as read for amendment. An 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
     text of House Resolution 102 shall be considered as adopted. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     resolution, as amended, to final adoption without intervening 
     motion or demand for division of the question except: (1) one 
     hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
     and ranking minority member of the Committee on House 
     Oversight; and (2) 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. LaTOURETTE, 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

218

When there appeared

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Nays

179

para. 27.7                     [Roll No. 69]

                                YEAS--218

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns

[[Page 257]]


     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--179

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--35

     Andrews
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Boucher
     Buyer
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Flake
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Lipinski
     Meehan
     Nadler
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pascrell
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Rothman
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Stark
     Thornberry
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Wexler
  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. 27.8  committee funding

  Pursuant to House Resolution 105, the House considered the following 
resolution (H. Res. 91):

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. COMMITTEE EXPENSES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTH 
                   CONGRESS.

       (a) In General.--With respect to the One Hundred Fifth 
     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 (including the 
     expenses of all staff salaries) of each committee named in 
     that subsection.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $7,792,162.00; Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     $9,414,784.53; Committee on the Budget, $9,940,000; Committee 
     on Commerce, $14,671,538; Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, $10,569,157; Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, $20,020,572; Committee on House Oversight, 
     $6,160,946; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
     $4,939,526.00; Committee on International Relations, 
     $11,150,892; Committee on the Judiciary, $12,037,046; 
     Committee on National Security, $10,668,640; Committee on 
     Resources, $10,418,537; Committee on Rules, $4,649,102; 
     Committee on Science, $9,128,727.44; Committee on Small 
     Business, $4,099,817; Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct, $2,439,300; Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, $14,096,282; Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
     $5,744,757; and Committee on Ways and Means, $11,163,529.

     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, 1997, and ending immediately before noon on 
     January 3, 1998.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $3,851,039.00; Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     $4,568,817.48; Committee on the Budget, $4,970,000; Committee 
     on Commerce, $7,179,440; Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, $5,227,342; Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, $11,702,573; Committee on House Oversight, 
     $3,133,200; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
     $2,420,040.00; Committee on International Relations, 
     $5,433,555; Committee on the Judiciary, $5,732,403; Committee 
     on National Security, $5,145,928; Committee on Resources, 
     $5,058,524; Committee on Rules, $2,306,407; Committee on 
     Science, $4,519,172.00; Committee on Small Business, 
     $2,014,818; Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
     $1,237,300; Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     $7,042,725; Committee on Veterans' Affairs, $2,744,855; and 
     Committee on Ways and Means, $5,472,622.

     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, 1998, and ending immediately before noon on 
     January 3, 1999.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $3,941,123.00; Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     $4,845,967.05; Committee on the Budget, $4,970,000; Committee 
     on Commerce, $7,492,098; Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, $5,341,815; Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, $8,317,999; Committee on House Oversight, 
     $3,027,746; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
     $2,519,486.00; Committee on International Relations, 
     $5,717,337; Committee on the Judiciary, $6,304,643; Committee 
     on National Security, $5,522,712; Committee on Resources, 
     $5,360,013; Committee on Rules, $2,342,695; Committee on 
     Science, $4,609,555.44; Committee on Small Business, 
     $2,084,999; Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
     $1,202,000; Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     $7,053,557; Committee on Veterans' Affairs, $2,999,902; and 
     Committee on Ways and Means, $5,690,907.

     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. RESERVE FUND FOR UNANTICIPATED EXPENSES.

       There is hereby established a reserve fund for 
     unanticipated expenses of committees for the One Hundred 
     Fifth Congress. Amounts in the fund shall be paid to a 
     committee pursuant to an allocation approved by the Committee 
     on House Oversight. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 105, the following amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, printed as the text of House Resolution 102, was 
considered agreed to:

     SECTION 1. CONTINUING EXPENSES OF STANDING AND SELECT 
                   COMMITTEES.

       There shall be available from the applicable accounts of 
     the House of Representatives such amounts as may be necessary 
     for continuing expenses of standing and select committees of 
     the House (other than the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight) for the period beginning on April 1, 1997, and 
     ending on May 2, 1997, on the same terms and conditions as 
     amounts were available to such committees for the period 
     beginning at noon on January 3, 1997, and ending at midnight 
     on March 31, 1997, pursuant to clause 5(f) of rule XI of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 2. EXPENSES OF COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND 
                   OVERSIGHT FOR ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS.

       (a) In General.--With respect to the One Hundred Fifth 
     Congress, there shall be paid out of the applicable accounts 
     of the House of Representatives, in accordance with this 
     section, not more than $20,020,572 for the expenses 
     (including the expenses of all staff salaries) of the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       (b) First Session Limitation.--Of the amount provided for 
     in subsection (a), not more than $11,702,573 shall be 
     available for expenses incurred during the period beginning 
     at noon on January 3, 1997, and ending immediately before 
     noon on January 3, 1998.
       (c) Second Session Limitation.--Of the amount provided for 
     in subsection (a), not more than $8,317,999 shall be 
     available for expenses incurred during the period beginning 
     at noon on January 3, 1998, and ending immediately before 
     noon on January 3, 1999.

     SEC. 3. 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. 4. REGULATIONS

       Amounts made available under this resolution shall be 
     expended in accordance with

[[Page 258]]

     regulations prescribed by the Committee on House Oversight.

     SEC. 5. RESERVE FUND FOR UNANTICIPATED EXPENSES.

       There is hereby established a reserve fund of $7,900,000 
     for unanticipated expenses of committees for the One Hundred 
     Fifth Congress. Amounts in the fund shall be paid to a 
     committee pursuant to an allocation approved 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 2, 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.

     SEC. 7. OFFSET OF INCREASE IN COMMITTEE EXPENSES.

       Any net increase in the aggregate amount of expenses of 
     committees for the One Hundred Fifth Congress over the 
     aggregate amount of funds appropriated for the expenses of 
     committees for the One Hundred Fourth Congress shall be 
     offset by reductions in expenses for other legislative branch 
     activities.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 105, the previous question on the 
resolution, as amended, was considered as ordered.
  Mr. GEJDENSON moved to recommit the resolution to the Committee on 
House Oversight with instructions to report a resolution promptly back 
to the House which (1) freezes the funding for each House Committee at 
1996 levels, and (2) does not include a ``Reserve Fund for Unanticipated 
Expenses'', except as may be subsequently ordered by the House.
  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 resolution with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. GEJDENSON 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

176

When there appeared

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Nays

214

para. 27.9                     [Roll No. 70]

                                YEAS--176

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--42

     Andrews
     Barcia
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Boucher
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Deutsch
     Flake
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Lipinski
     Meehan
     Norwood
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pascrell
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Riggs
     Rothman
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Spratt
     Stark
     Thornberry
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Wexler
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Ms. KILPATRICK 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

213

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

179

para. 27.10                    [Roll No. 71]

                                AYES--213

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis

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     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--179

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--40

     Andrews
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Boucher
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Deutsch
     Everett
     Flake
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Lipinski
     Meehan
     Norwood
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pascrell
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Rothman
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Spratt
     Stark
     Thornberry
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Wexler
  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. 27.11  providing for the adjournment of the two houses

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, laid before the House the 
following privileged concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 14):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the 
     close of business on Thursday, March 20, 1997, Friday, March 
     21, 1997, or Saturday, March 22, 1997, 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 Monday, April 7, 1997, 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; and that when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Thursday, March 20, 1997, Friday, March 21, 1997, or 
     Saturday, March 22, 1997, it stand adjourned until 12:30 p.m. 
     on Tuesday, April 8, 1997, 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 Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker 
     of the House, acting jointly after consultation with the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the 
     House, shall notify the members of the Senate and 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. 27.12  holocaust victims remembrance 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. 11):

       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 May 8, 1997, 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. 

  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. 27.13  committee resignation--minority

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 13, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, U.S. Capitol, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby resign from the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bill Luther,
                                              Member of Congress. 

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 27.14  committee election--minority

  Mr. FILNER, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 106):

       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 International 
     Relations:
       William Luther of Minnesota.

  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. 27.15  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. HASTERT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Tuesday, April 8, 1997, the Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the 
Minority Leader be authorized to accept resignations and to make 
appointments authorized by law or by the House.

para. 27.16  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. HASTERT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, April 
9, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 27.17  extension of remarks

  On motion of Mr. HASTERT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That for today all Members be permitted to extend their 
remarks and to include extraneous material in that section of the 
Congressional Record entitle ``Extension of Remarks''.

para. 27.18  designation of speaker pro tempores to sign enrollments

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


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                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 21, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Constance A. Morella or, 
     if not available to perform this duty, the Honorable Frank R. 
     Wolf to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and 
     joint resolutions through Tuesday, April 8, 1997.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designations were accepted.

para. 27.19  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. 514. An Act to permit the waiver of District of 
     Columbia residency requirements for certain employees of the 
     Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia.

para. 27.20  bill 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, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On March 19, 1997:
       H.R. 924. An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     give further assurance to the right of victims of crime to 
     attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime.

para. 27.21  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. FORBES, for today;
  To Mr. OXLEY, for today;
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today; and
  To Mr. PASCRELL, for today.
  And then,

para. 27.22  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, pursuant to the provisions of Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 14, at 2 o'clock and 1 minute p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 8, 1997.

para. 27.23  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. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 752. A 
     bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ensure 
     that persons that suffer or are threatened with injury 
     resulting from a violation of the act or a failure of the 
     Secretary to act in accordance with the act have standing to 
     commence a civil suit on their own behalf; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-42). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union. 

para. 27.24  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. THUNE:
       H.R. 1212. A bill to authorize the construction of the Fall 
     River Waters Users District rural water system and authorize 
     the appropriation of Federal dollars to assist the Fall River 
     Water Users District, a nonprofit corporation, in the 
     planning and construction of the water supply system; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 1213. A bill to authorize the construction of the 
     Perkins County rural water system and authorize the 
     appropriation of Federal dollars to assist the Perkins County 
     Rural Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, in the 
     planning and construction of the water supply system; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (by request):
       H.R. 1214. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical P-Toluenesulfonamide; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 1215. A bill to amend the chapters 83 and 84 of title 
     5, United States Code, to extend the civil service retirement 
     provisions of such chapter which are applicable to law 
     enforcement officers, to 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; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. KUCINICH:
       H.R. 1216. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to prevent splitting of local communities into multiple 
     telephone area codes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 1217. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project 
     located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes; 
     to the committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Dellums, and Ms. Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 1218. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of pharmaceutical care 
     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. PELOSI (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Mr. Capps, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Carson, 
             Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Hobson, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Kind 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller 
             of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Regula, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Sabo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stokes, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Yates, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. 
             Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 1219. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     promote activities for the prevention of additional cases of 
     infection with the virus commonly known as HIV; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 1220. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     make clear that no sampling or other statistical procedure 
     may be used in determining the total population by States for 
     purposes of the apportionment of Representatives in Congress; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H.R. 1221. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     prohibit a reduction in the overseas locality allowance for a 
     member of the uniformed services on duty outside of the 
     United States or in Hawaii or Alaska during the course of the 
     member's tour of duty; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 1222. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to 
     require managed care group health plans and managed care 
     health insurance coverage to meet certain consumer protection 
     requirements; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. SHAYS:
       H.R. 1223. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to modify the requirements, with respect to understanding 
     the English language, history, principles, and form of 
     government of the United States, applicable to the 
     naturalization of certain older individuals; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WOLF:
       H.R. 1224. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the Commissioner of Internal Revenue 
     shall be nominated from individuals recommended by a 
     selection panel and to provide a 6-year term for such 
     Commissioner; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Con. Res. 54. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     anniversary of the proclamation of independence of the 
     Republic of Belarus, expressing concern over the Belarusan 
     Government's infringement on freedom of the press in direct 
     violation of the Helsinki Accords and the Constitution of 
     Belarus, and expressing concern about the proposed union 
     between Russia and Belarus; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself and Mr. Bonior):
       H. Con. Res. 55. Concurrent resolution honoring the memory 
     of the victims of the Armenian Genocide; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Cox 
             of California,

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             Mr. Royce, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 56. Concurrent resolution favoring strong 
     support by the United States Government for the accession of 
     Taiwan to the World Trade Organization prior to the admission 
     of the People's Republic of China to that Organization; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H. Res. 106. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.

para. 27.25  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 4: Mr. Owens, Mr. Canady, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Shaw, 
     Mr. Crane, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 5: Mr. Latham and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 18: Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Owens, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 54: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Capps, and Mr. Tauscher.
       H.R. 58: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. 
     Thompson.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Bob Schaffer and Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 161: Mr. Sununu and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 180: Mr. Young of Florida and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 198: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 203: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Royce, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 264: Mr. Luther and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 277: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 279: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Horn, 
     Mr. Forbes, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Snyder, Mr. Armey, Mr. Berman, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
     Cox of California, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Gingrich, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Jones, Mr. Leach, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
     Radanovich, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
     Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
     Young of Florida, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
     Mollohan, Mr. Dicks, Mrs. Cubin, Ms. Furse, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Deutsch, 
     Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Clement, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 282: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King of New York, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. McNulty, Ms. 
     Molinari, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Schumer, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 342: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 345: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 409: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Luther, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 411: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Gilchrest and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 464: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. Adam Smith 
     of Washington.
       H.R. 465: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 479: Mr. Hefley, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Packard, and Mr. 
     Rahall.
       H.R. 484: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Poshard, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Hastert, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Holden, 
     Mr. Packard, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
     Hefley.
       H.R. 553: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
     Parker, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 667: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Engel, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
     Torres, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Watkins and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 751: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 753: Mr. Fattah and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 756: Mr. Gingrich and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 768: Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bunning 
     of Kentucky, and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Ney and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 816: Mr. Miller of Florida and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 826: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 832: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 840: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 841: Mr. Torres and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 842: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 843: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 867: Mr. Roemer and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 879: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Vento, Ms. Christian-Green, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 931: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Farr 
     of California.
       H.R. 937: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 939: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 949: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 995: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Klug, 
     Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
     and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1018: Ms. Kaptur and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Jackson, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Young of Florida.
       H.R. 1092: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Filner, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Everett, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Buyer, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Stearns, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
     Colorado, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
     Cooksey, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1104: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Stark, Mr. Olver, and Mr. 
     LaFalce.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Waxman, and 
     Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Torres, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. 
     Miller of California.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Lewis 
     of Georgia, Mr. Sabo, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1138: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1150: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1153: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
     Strickland, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Waters, 
     Mr. Jackson, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Frost,  and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1161: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1189: Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Combest, Mr. Condit, 
     Mr. Bishop, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. John.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Paul, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mr. Combest, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Parker, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Duncan, Mr. Buyer, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Everett, Mr. Collins, Mr. Coble, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Herger, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Cook, Mr. Bartlett 
     of Maryland, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Rogan, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. McDade, 
     Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
     Rogers, Mr. Regula, Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Goss, Mr. Mica, Mr. Thomas, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Barton of Texas, Mr. Crane, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hyde, Mr. LaHood, 
     Mr. Saxton, Mr. Packard, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Watkins, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
     Mr. McInnis, Mr. Porter, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Blunt, 
     Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Dickey, 
     Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Pombo, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Tiahrt, 
     Mr. Bachus, Mr. Riley, Mr. Upton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Talent, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Jones, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Miller of 
     Florida, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Manzullo, 
     Mr. Hastert, Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Schiff, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Archer, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Horn, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Ms. 
     Molinari, and Mr. Camp.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Ney.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Petri, Mr. Olver, and Ms. 
     Harman.
       H. Con. Res. 32: Mr. McGovern.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Quinn, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, and Mr. Walsh.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. King of New York.
       H. Res. 22: Mr. Bereuter.
       H. Res. 23: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H. Res. 38: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Foglietta, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Price of North Carolina, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Adam 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Flake, Mr. Filner, and 
     Mr. Olver.
       H. Res. 48: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H. Res. 98: Mr. Metcalf.

para. 27.26  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. 586: Mr. Ryun.
       H.R. 993: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1055: Mr. Archer.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.J. Res. 1: Mr. Hinojosa.
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                       TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1997 (28)

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by the SPEAKER, when, 
pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, Members 
were recognized for ``morning-hour debate.''

para. 28.1  recess--12:59 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, pursuant to clause 12

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of rule I, declared the House in recess until 2 p.m.

para. 28.2  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 28.3  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, March 21, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 28.4  communications

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

       2493. A letter from the General Sales Manager and Vice 
     President, Commodity Credit Corporation, transmitting the 
     annual report on monetization programs for U.S. fiscal years 
     1993, 1994, and 1995, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 1431(b)(9)(B); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       2494. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Revisions of part 46, Regulations Under the Perishable 
     Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) (FV96-351) received March 
     31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       2495. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Revision of 
     Handling Requirements for Fresh Nectarines and Peaches (FV-
     96-916-3 Interim Final Rule) received April 2, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2496. A letter from the Under Secretary for Rural 
     Development, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the the 
     Department's final rule--Community Facilities Grant Program 
     (Rural Housing Service (RHS)) (RIN: 0575-AC10) received April 
     1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       2497. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propamocarb 
     Hydrochloride; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions 
     [OPP-300464; FRL-5597-2] (RIN: 2070-AC78) received March 3, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2498. A letter from the Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Disclosure to Shareholders; Disclosure to Investors in 
     Systemwide and Consolidated Bank Debt Obligations of the Farm 
     Credit System; Quarterly Report (RIN: 3052-AB62) received 
     March 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2499. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Interim Rule: Special 
     Combinations for Flue-Cured Tobacco Allotments and Quotas 
     (RIN: 0560-AF14) received March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2500. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Farm Credit--Title VI 
     of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 
     (1996 Act) (RIN: 0560-AE87) received March 26, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2501. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for a fiscal year 1997 
     supplemental and a fiscal year 1998 budget amendment for the 
     Federal Election Commission [FEC], pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107 
     (H. Doc. No. 105-61); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2502. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the annual report of the Reserve Forces Policy Board for 
     fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 113 (c) and (e); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       2503. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the Secretary's selected acquisition reports 
     [SARS] for the quarter ending December 31, 1996, pursuant to 
     10 U.S.C. 2432; to the Committee on National Security.
       2504. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration 
     and Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Air Force Privacy Act Program [Air 
     Force Reg. 12-35] received March 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       2505. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Force Management Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     an interim response to the requirement of section 1256 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1997 for a 
     report on Parity of Pay for Active and Reserve Component 
     members; to the Committee on National Security.
       2506. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration 
     and Management, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     on printing and duplicating services procured in-house or 
     from external sources during fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104-201, section 351(c) (110 Stat. 2490); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       2507. A letter from the Secretary, Panama Canal Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Panama Canal 
     Commission Acquisition Regulation; Debarment, Suspension, and 
     Ineligibility [48 CFR Part 3509] (RIN: 3207-AA30) received 
     March 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       2508. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``Military Capabilities of 
     the People's Republic of China''; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       2509. 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.
       2510. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Financial 
     Institutions Examination Council, transmitting the Council's 
     1996 annual report to Congress, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 3305; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2511. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Federal 
     Reserve System, transmitting the Reserve's final rule--
     Regulation M, Consumer Leasing Act [Docket No. R-0952] 
     received March 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2512. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the 1996 annual report of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     1752a(d); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2513. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction 
     Regulatory Amendments (RIN: 1550-AB05) received March 31, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2514. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Educational Research and Improvement, Department of 
     Education, transmitting notice of Final Priority--Educational 
     Research and Development Centers Program--received March 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       2515. A letter from the Acting Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting the 1996 reports of the Department of Labor's 
     Advisory Council for Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit 
     Plans; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2516. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the Educational Research and 
     Development Centers Program, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2517. A letter from the Chairperson, National Council on 
     Disability, transmitting the Council's annual report for 
     fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 781(a)(9); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2518. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California--Ozone [FR # 
     CA126-0030; FRL-5804-5] received March 31, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2519. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plan Revision 
     for Utah; Visibility Protection [UT-001-0001a; FRL-5802-2] 
     received March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2520. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Minnesota; 
     Enhanced Monitoring [MN40-01-6988a; FRL-5694-4] received 
     March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2521. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Indiana [IN-53-1a; 
     FRL-5710-1] received March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2522. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of Section 
     112(1) Program of Delegation; Indiana [IN74-1(a); FRL-5687-8] 
     received March 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2523. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Priorities for 
     Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites [FRL-5805-2] received 
     April 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2524. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Vermont; 
     Reasonably Available Control Technology for Major Stationary 
     Sources of Nitrogen Oxides and Volatile Organic Compounds Not 
     Covered By Other Category-Specific Regulations [A-1-FRL-5801-
     9] received April 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.

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       2525. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Microbial Products of 
     Biotechnology; Final Regulation Under the Toxic Substances 
     Control Act [OPPTS-00049C; FRL-5577-2] (RIN: 2070-AB61) 
     received April 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2526. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Control of Air 
     Pollution; Amendment to Emission Requirements Applicable to 
     New Gasoline Spark-Ignition Marine Engines [FRL-5805-7] 
     received March 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2527. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of Section 
     112(1) Program of Delegation; Wisconsin [WI73-01-7302(b); 
     FRL-5691-7] received March 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2528. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--State of Florida: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions (FRL 5802-9) received March 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2529. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Revision of Part 2 of the Commission's Rules 
     Relating to the Marketing and Authorization of Radio 
     Frequency Devices [ET Docket No. 94-45, RM-8125] received 
     March 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2530. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Telephone Number Portability [CC Docket No. 95-
     116, RM-8535] received March 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2531. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Relocate 
     the Digital Electronic Message Service From the 18 GHz Band 
     to the 24 GHz Band and to Allocate the 24 GHz Band for Fixed 
     Service [ET Docket No. 97-99] received March 25, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2532. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rules--Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules 
     To Provide for the use of the 220-222 MHz Band by the Private 
     Land Mobile Radio Service [PR Docket No. 89-552 RM-8506]; 
     Implementation of Sections 3(n) and 332 of the Communications 
     Act [GN Docket No. 93-252]; Regulatory Treatment of Mobile 
     Services; and Implementation of Section 309(j) of the 
     Communications Act--Competitive Bidding [PP Docket No. 93-
     253] received April 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2533. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Part 1 of the Commission's Rule--
     Competitive Bidding Proceeding [WT Docket No. 97-82] received 
     March 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2534. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Notice 
     and Request for Comment Regarding Compliance Assistance and 
     Civil Penalty Leniency Policies for Small Entities--received 
     April 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2535. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Listing of Color Additives for Coloring Contact Lenses; 
     1,4-Bis [(2-hydroxyethyl) amino] -9, 10-anthracenedione bis 
     (2-propenoic) ester copolymers; Confirmation of Effective 
     Date [Docket No. 91C-0189] received March 24, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2536. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Consolidation of Drug Regulations [Docket No. 96N-0183] 
     (RIN: 0910-AA53) received March 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2537. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Investigational Device Exemptions; Disqualification of 
     Clinical Investigators [Docket No. 92N-0308] received March 
     25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2538. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Devices; Medical Device Reporting; Annual 
     Certification [Docket No. 91N-0295] (RIN: 0910-AA09) received 
     March 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2539. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures [Docket No. 
     92N-0251] (RIN: 0910-AA29) received March 25, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2540. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food and Drugs; Technical Amendments [21 CFR Parts 101 
     and 102] received April 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2541. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Tamper-Indicating Seals for the 
     Protection and Control of Special Nuclear Material 
     (Regulatory Guide 5.15) received April 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2542. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--NRC Generic Letter 97-01: 
     Degradation of Control Rod Drive Mechanism Nozzle and Other 
     Vessel Closure Head Penetrations [GL 97-01] received April 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2543. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Monitoring the Effectiveness of 
     Maintenance at Nuclear Power Plants (Regulatory Guide 1.160, 
     Revision 2) received March 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a) (1) (A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2544. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation 
     for Earthquakes [Regulatory Guide 1.12] received April 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2545. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Identification and Characterization 
     of Seismic Sources and Determination of Safe Shutdown 
     Earthquake Ground Motion [Regulatory Guide 1.165] received 
     April 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2546. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Pre-Earthquake Planning and 
     Immediate Nuclear Power Plant Operator Postearthquake Actions 
     [Regulatory Guide 1.166] received April 1, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2547. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Restart of a Nuclear Power Plant 
     Shut Down by a Seismic Event [Regulatory Guide 1.167] 
     received April 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2548. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Standard Review Plan; Basic Geologic 
     and Seismic Information [Section 2.5.1 of NUREG-0800] 
     received April 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2549. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Standard Review Plan; Vibratory 
     Ground Motion [Section 2.5.2 of NUREG-0800] received April 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2550. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Standard Review Plan; Surface 
     Faulting [Section 2.5.3 of NUREG-0800] received April 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2551. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Reactor Siting Criteria (Regulatory 
     Analysis) [10 CFR Part 50 and 100] received April 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2552. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Status of Investment Advisory Programs under the 
     Investment Company Act of 1940 [Release No. IC-22579; IA-
     1623; S7-24-95] (RIN: 3235-AG07) received March 25, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2553. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Informal Guidance Program for Small Entities (17 CFR Part 
     202) received March 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2554. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Penalty-Reduction Policy for Small Entities (17 CFR Part 202) 
     received March 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2555. 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. 97-12), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2556. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 03-
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     relocatable over-the-horizon radars [ROTHR] project 
     arrangement [PA], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2557. 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. 
     09-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2558. 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.
       2559. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Overflight Payments to North Korea 
     (Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury) (CFR Part 500) 
     received April 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2560. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report to the Congress detailing 
     payments made to Cuba by any United States person as a result 
     of the provision of telecommunications services, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104-114, section 102(g) (H. Doc. No. 105-62); to 
     the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       2561. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-
     524, ``Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation 
     Establishment Act of 1996'' received March 21, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2563. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General of the 
     United States, transmitting a list of all reports issued or 
     released in February 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2564. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People who are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List--received March 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       2565. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation for National Service, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2566. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting the official resolution disapproving 
     the Mayor's response and revised fiscal year 1998 financial 
     plan and budget submitted to the Authority on March 18, 1997, 
     pursuant to section 202(d) of Public Law 104-8; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2567. A letter from the Chairman, Farm Credit System 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552(e); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2568. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2569. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Retirement 
     Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Death Benefits (5 CFR Part 1651) received March 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2570. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2571. A letter from the Acting Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2572. A letter from the Executive Director Neighborhood 
     Reinvestment Corporation, transmitting a copy of the annual 
     report in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act 
     during the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2573. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Cost-of-
     Living Allowances (Nonforeign Areas) [5 CFR Part 591] (RIN: 
     3206-AH07) received March 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2574. A letter from the Director, Peace Corps, transmitting 
     the fiscal year 1996 annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2575. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance with 
     the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2576. A letter from the Acting Commissioner, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2577. A letter from the Executive Director, United States 
     Artic Research Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     consolidated semiannual report under the Inspector General 
     Act, and the annual report under the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2578. A letter from the Under Secretary for Oceans and 
     Atmosphere, Department of Commerce, transmitting the annual 
     report of the coastal zone management fund for the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 1996, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 6209 (104 Stat. 1388-
     309); to the Committee on Resources.
       2579. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Services final rule--Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered 
     Status for Three Plants and Threatened Status for Five Plants 
     from Vernal Pools in the Central Valley of California [50 CFR 
     Part 17] (RIN: 1018-AC00) received March 25, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2580. A letter from the National Marine Fisheries Services, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Yellowfin Sole by Vessels 
     Using Trawl Gear in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket 
     No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 032097A] (50 CFR Part 679) 
     received March 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2581. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Offshore Component 
     Pollock in the Aleutian Islands Subarea [Docket No. 
     961107312-7021-02; I.D. 022697A] received March 21, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2582. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Atka Mackerel in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 
     031497C] received March 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2583. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Deep-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 031497D] 
     received March 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2584. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 
     Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7012-02; I.D. 031097A] received 
     March 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2585. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the 
     Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     961126334-7025-02; I.D. 031097B] received March 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2586. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Prohibited Species 
     Catch Limits for Tanner Crab [Docket No. 961217360-7052-02; 
     I.D. 112596C] received March 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2587. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Consolidation of the Fishery 
     Management Plan for the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery [Docket No. 
     970303042-7042-01; I.D. 021097C] (RIN: 0648-AJ78) received 
     March 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2588. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Season Opening [I.D. 031497A] received March 25, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2589. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of 
     the Commercial Red Snapper Component [Docket No. 960807218-
     6244-02; I.D. 032097F] received March

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     26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       2590. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Pacific Halibut 
     Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plans [Docket No. 961217359-7050-02; 
     I.D. 121196B] (RIN: 0648-AJ11) received March 26, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2591. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Offshore Component Pollock in the Aleutian Islands Subarea 
     [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 031997A] received March 
     26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       2592. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Technical Amendment [Docket 
     No. 960612172-7054-02; I.D. 011697A] (RIN: 0648-AI21) 
     received March 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2593. A letter from the Acting Assisting Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 14 [Docket No. 
     961108316-7051-02; I.D. 101796C] (RIN: 0648-AI47) received 
     March 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2594. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine 
     Sanctuary [Docket No. 950427120-7006-02] (RIN: 0648-AH99) 
     received March 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2595. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies 
     Fishery; Framework Adjustment 23 [Docket No. 970324064-7064-
     01; I.D. 021997B] (RIN: 0648-AJ32) received April 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2596. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies 
     Fishery; Framework Adjustment 20 [Docket No. 970318056-7056-
     01; I.D. 021397B] (RIN: 0648-AJ43) received April 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2597. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, Pollock in the 
     Eastern Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     961126334-7025-02; I.D. 032897B] received April 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2598. A letter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Central Aleutian District of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 961107312-7021-
     02; I.D. 032497A] (50 CFR Part 679) received March 27, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2599. A letter from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Scallop Fishery; District 16 of Registration Area D [Docket 
     No. 960502124-6190-02; I.D. 022097B] (50 CFR Part 679) 
     received March 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2600. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, transmitting the Office's final rule--Iowa Regulatory 
     Program [SPATS No. IA-009-FOR] received April 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2601. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Hopi Tribe Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan 
     [HO-004-FOR] received March 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2602. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Alaska Regulatory Program [AK-005-FOR, Amendment 
     No. V] received March 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2603. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the biennial report regarding the activities of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's [NOAA] National 
     Marine Fisheries Service's Chesapeake Bay Office to protect 
     and restore the living resources of the Chesapeake Bay, 
     pursuant to section 307(b)(7) of the NOAA Authorization Act 
     of 1992; to the Committee on Resources.
       2604. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments (U.S. Coast 
     Guard) [CGD 96-052] (RIN: 2105-AC63) received March 27, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       2605. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Implementation of Section 109 of the Communications 
     Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (RIN: 1105-AA39) received 
     April 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       2606. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Literacy 
     Program [BOP-1036-I] (RIN: 1120-AA33) received march 27, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       2607. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's 18th annual report to Congress 
     pursuant to section 201 of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust 
     Improvements Act of 1976, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 18a(j); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2608. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule--Post-Employment 
     Conflict of Interest Restrictions; Exemption of Positions and 
     Revision of Departmental component Designations (RIN: 3209-
     AA07) received March 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2609. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model 
     R44 Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     96-SW-15-AD; Amdt. 39-9900; AD 97-02-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2610. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company (formerly 
     Beech Aircraft Corporation) Model 1900D Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-43-AD; Amdt. 39-
     9907; AD 97-03-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2611. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Battle Mountain, NV (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-32] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2612. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Aircraft Flight Simulator Use in Pilot Training, Testing, and 
     Checking at Training Centers: Editorial and Other Changes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 26933; Amdt. 
     Nos. 61-101, 121-263, 135-67, 142-1] (RIN: 2120-AA83) 
     received March 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2613. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Bonafouca Bayou, LA (U.S. 
     Coast Guard) [CGD8-95-026] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received March 
     24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2614. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; Government Cut, Miami, FL (U.S. 
     Coast Guard) [COTP Miami-97-009] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     March 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2615. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regulated Navigation Area Regulations; Lower Mississippi 
     River (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD08-97-008] (RIN: 2115-AE84) 
     received March 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2616. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Temporary Speed Limits for the St. Mary's River (U.S. Coast 
     Guard) [CGD09-97-005] (RIN: 2115-AE84) received March 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2617. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Performance-Oriented Packaging Standards; Final Transitional 
     Provisions; Revisions and Response to Petitions for 
     Reconsideration (Research and Special Programs 
     Administration) [Docket No. HM-181H; Amdt. Nos. 172-150, 173-
     255, 178-117] (RIN: 2137-AC80) received March 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2618. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Aircraft Engines 
     CT7 Series Turboprop Engines (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-ANE-34; Amdt. 39-9956; AD 97-
     05-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 31, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2619. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 and A340 Se

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     ries Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-NM-22-AD; Amdt. 39-9974; AD 97-07-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2620. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-107-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9975; AD 97-07-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 
     31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2621. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Selawik, AK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-28] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2622. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Nuiqsut, AK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-27] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2623. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Kake, AK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-26] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2624. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Pilot, Flight Instructor, Ground Instructor, and Pilot School 
     Certification Rules (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 25910; Amendment Nos. 1-47, 61-102, 141-8, 143-6] (RIN: 
     2120-AE71) received March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2625. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Clinton, OK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-12] received 
     March 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2626. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Panhandle, TX (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-06] 
     received March 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2627. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's finel rule--
     Establishment of Class D Airspace; McKinney, TX (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-15] 
     received March 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2628. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Adding 
     Controlling Agency to Restricted Areas: R-2530 Sierra Army 
     Depot, CA; R-4802 Lone Rock, NV; and R-4811 Hawthorne, NV 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     AWP-4] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received March 27, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2629. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Pauls Valley, OK (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-09] 
     received March 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2630. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Russellville, AR (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-13] 
     received March 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2631. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF34 
     Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 95-ANE-41; Amdt. 39-9972; AD 97-06-15] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received March 27, 1997, pursuant to Public Law 
     103-337, section 342(b) (108 Stat. 2721); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2632. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF34 
     Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 95-ANE-19; Amdt. 39-9971; AD 97-06-14] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received March 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2633. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28839; Amdt. No. 1788] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received March 27, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2634. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28838; Amdt. No. 1787] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received March 27, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2635. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Corsicana, TX (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-18] received 
     March 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2636. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations: Pelican Passage Dauphin Island, AL 
     (U.S. Coast Guard) [COTP Mobile, AL 97-005] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received March 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2637. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Tank Level or Pressure Monitoring Devices (U.S. Coast Guard) 
     [CGD-071] (RIN: 2115-AD69) received March 27, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2638. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Regulated Navigation Area Regulations; Lower 
     Mississippi River (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD08-97-008] (RIN: 
     2115-AE84) received March 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2639. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Technical Amendments to Former Interstate Commerce Commission 
     Regulations in Accordance with the ICC Termination Act of 
     1995 (Federal Highway Administration) (RIN: 2125-AE12) 
     received March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2640. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Design Standards for Highways; Geometric Design of Highways 
     and Streets (Federal Highway Administration) [FHWA Docket No. 
     95-12] (RIN: 2125-AD38] received March 31, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2641. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standard, Model Year 1999 
     (Federal Highway Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-15; Notice 1] (RIN: 2127-AG64) received April 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2642. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Minimum Levels of Financial Responsibility for Motor 
     Carriers; Hours of Service of Drivers; Technical Amendments 
     (Federal Highway Administration) (RIN: 2125-AE07) received 
     April 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2643. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Railroad 
     Consolidation Procedures--Modification of Fee Policy (STB Ex 
     Parte No. 556) received April 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2644. A letter from the Senior Vice President, 
     Communications, 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, 
     1995, and ending September 30, 1996, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 
     831h(a); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2645. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Upgraded Discharges (RIN: 2900-AI40) 
     received March 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2646. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Veterans Education: Increase in 
     Rates Payable Under the Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty (RIN: 
     2900-AI55) received March 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2647. A letter from the Chief, U.S. Customs Service 
     Regulations Branch, Department of the Treasury, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Duty-Free Stores (U.S. Customs 
     Service) [T.D. 97-19] (RIN: 1515-AB86) received April 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2648. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner 
     (Examination), Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Maquiladora Industry Coordinated Issue 
     [I.R.C. 168(g)(1)(A) received March 21,

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     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2649. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul. 97-17] received 
     March 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2650. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner 
     (Examination), Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Coordinated Issue Construction/Real 
     Estate Industry Percentage of Completion Method Timing of 
     Cost Recognition--received March 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2651. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Differential Earnings Rate for Mutual Life Insurance 
     Companies [Notice 97-17] received March 24, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2652. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Substantiation of Business Expenses for Travel, 
     Entertainment, Gifts, and Listed Property [TD 8715] (RIN: 
     1545-AT98) received March 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2653. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Certain Trust Arrangements [Notice 97-24] received April 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2654. A letter from the Commissioner (Examination), 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Petroleum and Retail Industries Coordinated Issue: 
     Convenience Stores--received April 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2655. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department of 
     State, transmitting a report assessing the voting practices 
     of the governments of U.N. member states in the General 
     Assembly and Security Council for 1996, and evaluating the 
     actions and responsiveness of those governments to U.S. 
     policy on issues of special importance to the United States, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-167, section 527(a) (103 Stat. 
     1222); Public Law 101-246, section 406(a) (104 Stat. 66); 
     jointly, to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.

para. 28.5  corrections calendar

  Pursuant to clause 4, rule XIII,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, directed the Corrections 
Calendar to be called.
  When,

para. 28.6  nurse aide programs

  The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 968) to amend 
title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to permit a waiver of the 
prohibition of offering nurse aide training and competency evaluation 
programs in certain nursing facilities.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to the rule, the bill was read for amendment and the 
following amendments recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means were 
submitted:

       Committee amendments, page 2, line 12, strike ``(iii)'' and 
     insert ``(iii)(I).''
  Page 2, line 14, insert ``(or skilled nursing facility for purposes 
of title XVIII)'' after ``nursing facility.'' 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 4 of rule 
XIII, recognized Mr. CAMP and Mr. KLECZKA, each for 30 minutes.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, the previous question was 
considered as ordered on the amendments and the bill.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, 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. GOODLATTE, 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. 28.7  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries. 

para. 28.8  rural multifamily rental housing loan guarantee

  Mr. LAZIO moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 28) to 
amend the Housing Act of 1949 to extend the loan guarantee program for 
multifamily rental housing in rural areas.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. LAZIO and Mr. 
KENNEDY of Massachusetts, 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. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. LAZIO 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. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 5, 
rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 28.9  food stamp benefits

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1000) to require States to establish a system to prevent prisoners from 
being considered part of any household for purposes of determining 
eligibility of the household for food stamp benefits and the amount of 
food stamp benefits to be provided to the household under the Food Stamp 
Act of 1977.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. SMITH 
of Oregon and Mrs. CLAYTON, 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. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SMITH of Oregon 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. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 5, 
rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 28.10  u.s. property release in Iosco County, Michigan

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
394) to provide for the release of the reversionary interest held by the 
United States in certain property located in the County of Iosco, 
Michigan.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. SMITH 
of Oregon and Mrs. CLAYTON, 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. MILLER of Florida, 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. 28.11  j. phil campbell senior natural resource conservation center

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
785) to designate the J. Phil Campbell, Senior Natural Resource 
Conservation Center.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. SMITH 
of Oregon and Mrs. CLAYTON, 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. MILLER of Florida, announced that

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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. 28.12  message from the president--transportation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, 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 308 of Public Law 97-449 (49 U.S.C. 308(a)), I 
transmit herewith the Annual Report of the Department of Transportation, 
which covers fiscal year 1995.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, April 8, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.

para. 28.13  message from the president--radiation control for health and 
          safety

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, 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 
(FDC) 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 1995.
  The report recommends the repeal of section 540 of the FDC Act, which 
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 Center's Home Page Internet Site, and other publicly 
available sources. Agency resources devoted to the preparation of this 
report should be put to other, better uses.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, April 8, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

para. 28.14  message from the president--national endowment for democracy

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, 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 13th Annual Report 
of the National Endowment for Democracy, which covers fiscal year 1996.
  The report demonstrates the National Endowment for Democracy's unique 
contribution to the task of promoting democracy worldwide. The Endowment 
has helped consolidate emerging democracies--from South Africa to the 
former Soviet Union--and has lent its hand to grass-roots activists in 
repressive countries--such as Cuba, Burma, or Nigeria. In each instance, 
it has been able to act in ways that government agencies could not.
  Through its everyday efforts, the Endowment provides evidence of the 
universality of the democratic ideal and of the benefits to our Nation 
of our continued international engagement. The Endowment has received 
and should continue to receive strong bipartisan support.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, April 8, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations.

para. 28.15  recess--3:24 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 12 
of rule I, declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 24 minutes 
p.m., subject to the call of the Chair until approximately 5 p.m.

para. 28.16  after recess--5:15 p.m.

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

para. 28.17  h.r. 28--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 28) to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to extend 
the loan guarantee program for multifamily rental housing in rural 
areas.
  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

397

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affirmative

Nays

14

para. 28.18                    [Roll No. 72]

                                YEAS--397

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)

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     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--14

     Coburn
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Manzullo
     Neumann
     Paul
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Souder
     Stump

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Andrews
     Ballenger
     Bryant
     Carson
     Etheridge
     Filner
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Istook
     Kaptur
     Kilpatrick
     McCarthy (NY)
     Pomeroy
     Schiff
     Stark
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Watts (OK)
  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. 28.19  h.r. 1000--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 (H.R. 1000) to require States to establish a 
system to prevent prisoners from being considered part of any household 
for purposes of determining eligibility of the household for food stamp 
benefits and the amount of food stamp benefits to be provided to the 
household under the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
  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

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affirmative

Nays

0

para. 28.20                    [Roll No. 73]

                                YEAS--409

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Andrews
     Ballenger
     Berman
     Bryant
     Carson
     Ehlers
     Etheridge
     Filner
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Istook
     Kaptur
     Kilpatrick
     McCarthy (NY)
     Mollohan
     Pomeroy
     Schiff
     Stark
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Watts (OK)
  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. 28.21  motions to suspend the rules

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-45) the resolution (H. Res. 107) providing for consideration of 
motions to suspend the rules.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 28.22  bill 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, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On March 21, 1997:
       H.R. 514. An Act to permit the waiver of District of 
     Columbia residency requirements for certain employees of the 
     Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia.

para. 28.23  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. KAPTUR, for today;
  To Mr. POMEROY, for today;
  To Mr. FILNER, for today and the balance of the week;
  To Mrs. McCARTHY,for today;
  To Ms. CARSON, for today;
  To Ms. KILPATRICK, for today; and
  To Mr. SCHIFF, for today.
  And then,

para. 28.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ROHRABACKER, at 9 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 28.25  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:


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           [The following action occurred on March 31, 1997]

       Mr. BURTON: Committee on House Oversight. Oversight plans 
     for all House committees (Rept. No. 105-44). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

                       [Submitted April 8, 1997]

       Mr. SMITH of Oregon: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 1000. A 
     bill to require States to establish a system to prevent 
     prisoners from being considered part of any household for 
     purposes of determining eligibility of the household for food 
     stamp benefits and the amount of food stamp benefits to be 
     provided to the household under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     (Rept. No. 105-43). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 107. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of motion to suspend 
     the rules (Rept. No. 105-45). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1003. A bill to 
     clarify Federal law with respect to restricting the use of 
     Federal funds in support of assisted suicide; with amendments 
     (Rept. No. 105-46 Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para. 28.26  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
speaker:

       H.R. 1003. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
     the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Government Reform 
     and Oversight, Resources, and International Relations 
     extended for a period ending not later than April 8, 1997. 

para. 28.27  discharge of committee

            [The following action occurred on April 4, 1997]

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committees on House Oversight, the 
Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure discharged from 
further consideration. H.R. 3121 referred to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union.

                       [Submitted April 8, 1997]

       Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Government 
     Reform and Oversight, Resources, and International Relations 
     discharged from further consideration. H.R. 1003 referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para. 28.28  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. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Mica, and Mr. McNulty):
       H.R. 1225. A bill to make a technical correction to title 
     28, United States Code, relating to jurisdiction for lawsuits 
     against terrorist states; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Weller, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Portman):
       H.R. 1226. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the unauthorized inspection of tax returns or 
     tax return information; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Gingrich, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Granger, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shimkus, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Paul, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 1227. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for increased accountability by Internal 
     Revenue Service agents and other Federal Government officials 
     in tax collection practices and procedures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Yates, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, and Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 1228. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     permanently prohibit the possession of firearms by persons 
     who have been convicted of a felony, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 1229. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     ensure that affordable, comprehensive, high quality health 
     care coverage is available through the establishment of 
     State-based programs for children and for all uninsured 
     pregnant women, and to facilitate access to health services, 
     strengthen public health functions, enhance health-related 
     research, and support other activities that improve the 
     health of mothers and children, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and Education and the 
     Workforce, for a period to be 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. 1230. A bill to give all American electricity 
     consumers the right to choose among competitive providers of 
     electricity in order to secure lower electricity rates, 
     higher quality services, and a more robust U.S. economy, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
             Foglietta):
       H.R. 1231. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     establish guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or 
     consolidation of post offices, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BONO (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Riggs, Mr. Mica, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Goss, Mr. Condit, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 1232. A bill to require country of origin labeling of 
     perishable agricultural commodities imported into the United 
     States and to establish penalties for violations of such 
     labeling requirements; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 1233. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax relief to middle income families who are 
     struggling to pay for college, to amend the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 to provide significantly increased financial aid 
     for needy students, provide universal access to post-
     secondary education, reduce student loan costs while 
     improving student loan benefits, to streamline the Federal 
     Family Education Loan Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. FATTAH:
       H.R. 1234. A bill to require States to equalize funding for 
     education throughout the State; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DICKEY:
       H.R. 1235. A bill to establish a Corporate Welfare 
     Reduction Commission, 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. DREIER:
       H.R. 1236. A bill to provide for an annual report to 
     Congress concerning diplomatic immunity; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1237. A bill to provide retrospective application of 
     an amendment made by the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 pertaining to the applicability of 
     mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1238. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to reduce the period during which a court has exclusive 
     authority to administer the oath of allegiance to an 
     applicant for naturalization from 45 days to 5 days; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1239. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit the Attorney General to waive the requirement 
     that an applicant for naturalization take an oath of 
     renunciation and allegiance in cases where the applicant is 
     unable to understand its meaning because of a disability or 
     mental impairment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 1240. A bill to amend certain provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, relating to pay for administrative law 
     judges; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Filner, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. Furse, Mr.

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             DeFazio, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ney, and Mr. 
             Cunningham):
       H.R. 1241. 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. LIVINGSTON:
       H.R. 1242. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that certain deductions of school bus owner-
     operators shall be allowable in computing adjusted gross 
     income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Mica, and Ms. Brown 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 1243. A bill to amend the base closure laws to reform 
     the process by which property at military installations being 
     closed or realigned is made available for economic 
     redevelopment and to improve the ability of the Secretary of 
     Defense to contract for protective services at installations 
     being closed; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Visclosky):
       H.R. 1244. A bill to prescribe labels for packages and 
     advertising for tobacco products, to provide for the 
     disclosure of certain information relating to tobacco 
     products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 1245. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to research on cognitive disorders arising from 
     traumatic brain injury; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 1246. A bill to prescribe alternative payment 
     mechanisms for the payment of annual enrollment fees for the 
     TRICARE program of the military health care system; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Stump, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Bliley, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Armey, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Cox 
             of California, Mr. Linder, and Mr. DeLay):
       H.R. 1247. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the 
     Trreasury from changing the treatment of partnership 
     distributions to limited partners; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Wise, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Thompson, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1248. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to permit classification of certain hospitals as 
     rural referral centers, to permit reclassification of certain 
     hospitals for disproportionate share payments, and to permit 
     sole community hospitals to rebase Medicare payments based 
     upon fiscal year 1994 and 1995 costs; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PEASE:
       H.R. 1249. A bill to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 107 Federal Building, in Terre Haute, IN, as the 
     ``John T. Myers Federal Building''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York):
       H.R. 1250. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     regulate the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition 
     capable of piercing police body armor; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Goss, Mr. Foley, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 1251. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for salaries and expenses of the National 
     Weather Service, including the National Centers for 
     Environmental Prediction, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1997; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.J. Res. 68. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to school 
     prayer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H. Con. Res. 57. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress respecting the designation of jazz as a rare and 
     valuable national treasure; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. BROWN of California:
       H. Con. Res. 58. Concurrent resolution establishing the 
     congressional budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal year 
     1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
     fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; to the Committee on 
     the Budget.

para. 28.29  memorials

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

       28. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Idaho, relative to improving 
     patient access to quality health care; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       29. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Idaho, relative to the implementation of the new 
     national ambient air quality PM2.5 and ozone standards; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       30. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Idaho, relative to the Bitterroot Grizzly Bear 
     Environmental Impact Statement; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       31. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Idaho, relative to the Snake River in the Hells 
     Canyon National Recreation Area; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       32. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Idaho, relative to proposed regulations governing 
     Bureau of Land Management criminal law enforcement; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       33. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Idaho, relative to the introduction of Canadian 
     wolves in the State of Idaho; to the Committee on Resources.
       34. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Idaho, relative to a balanced budget amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

para. 28.30  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 18: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. 
     Solomon.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Pappas, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. 
     Sandlin.
       H.R. 34: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 44: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
     Cunningham, and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 71: Mr. Skeen and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Mascara, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hansen, Ms. DeGette, 
     Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 93: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Holden, Mr. Mica, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Bentsen, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. King of New 
     York, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Combest, Ms. Ros-
     Lehtinen, and Mr.  Martinez.
       H.R. 108: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 123: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Ewing, 
     Mr. Weller, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Boehlert, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. 
     Quinn.
       H.R. 130: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 136: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
     Wexler, and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 141: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Pelosi, Mr. Ford, and Mr. 
     Strickland.
       H.R. 164: Mr. Graham, Ms. Norton, Mr. Miller of California, 
     Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Carson, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lewis 
     of Georgia, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Rush, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Yates, 
     Mr. Evans, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
     Oberstar, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Menendez, 
     Mr. Stupak, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. 
     McIntosh.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 178: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 180: Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 192: Ms. Granger, Mr. Costello, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
     Ortiz, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Linder, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hansen, Ms. 
     Molinari, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Capps, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 195: Mr. Bliley, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Kelly, 
     Mr. McCrery, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Bateman, Mr. Castle, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Klug, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
     McIntyre, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
     McInnis, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 202: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Martinez,
       H.R. 218: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Goode, Ms. Danner, Mr. Linder, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 222: Mr. Bono, Mr. Mica, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Shaw, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
     and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 225: Mr. Canady of Florida and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 228: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 230: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 279: Mr. Cummings, Ms. Harman, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Sherman, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 292: Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 297: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 301: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Andrews, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.

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       H.R. 304: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 306: Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
     Berman, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 335: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Ney and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Hastert and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Skeen and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, and 
     Mr. Wexler..
       H.R. 408: Mr. Dingell, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 414: Ms. Granger, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Paxon, Ms. Danner, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hansen, 
     Mr. Andrews, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Ortiz, Mr. Capps, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 418: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 426: Mr. Goode, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Towns, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
     and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 437: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Wexler, 
     Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dingell, 
     Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
     LoBiondo.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Clement, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 475: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 491: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Markey, and Mr. 
     Dellums.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Manton and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 501: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 505: Mr. Bentsen and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, and Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 533: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 536: Mr. Flake and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 563: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Coburn, 
     Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 564: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 570: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 574: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 577: Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Allen, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Riley, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Visclosky, and 
     Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 587: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 603: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 604: Mr. Smith of Texas and Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 630: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 635: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 659: Ms. Danner, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Pastor, 
     and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 667: Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Farr of California, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. King of New York, 
     and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 674: Mr. Livingston, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 676: Mr. Manton, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. Vento, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 680: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 683: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Jones, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Pappas, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 684: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 687: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 688: Mr. Combest, Mr. Holden, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. 
     Wicker.
       H.R. 689: Mr. Price of North Carolina and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 714: Mr. Shuster.
       H.R. 739: Mr. English of Pennyslvania.
       H.R. 753: Mr. Paul, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Waters, Ms. DeGette, 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Allen, Mr. Fazio of California, 
     and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 766: Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Furse, 
     Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Vento, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
     Norton, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Shays, Mr. Ford, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
     Scott, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Mr. Evans, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Stark, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Owens, 
     Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Pastor, 
     Mr. Payne, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Tierney, Ms. 
     DeGette, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Souder, 
     Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Ney, Mr. Neumann, 
     and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Dellums and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 802: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 813: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Horn, Ms. Christian-
     Green, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hefner, 
     Mr. Hobson, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 816: Mr. Stump, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Cooksey, 
     Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 831: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 832: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 875: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
     Smith of Texas, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Pickett, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 895: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 897: Mr. Ney and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 906: Mr. Pappas, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 907: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 916: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Christensen, Mr. Watkins, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
     Whitfield, Mr. Stump, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Vento, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
     Mr. Latham, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rahall, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Canady 
     of Florida, Mr. Costello, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
     Stearns, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. McHale, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. 
     Boehner.
       H.R. 918: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 928: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Latham, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 934: Mr. Ney, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Hall of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 947: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 949: Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Stark, 
     Ms. Norton, Mr. Vento, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Ms. Furse, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Saxton, Ms. Harman, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 956: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Mica, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
     Oxley, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and 
     Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Hefley, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Allen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. Condit, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Horn, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Berman, 
     and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 980: Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Solomon, 
     and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1000: Mr. Berry, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
     Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Danner, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1009: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Hill, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Stearns, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Ballenger, and 
     Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1014: Mr. Evans, Ms. Furse, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Sanders, 
     and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 1016: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1023: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
     Rangel, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Ramstad, 
     Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Allen, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
     Gilman, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
     Levin, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1049: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1050: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Watt 
     of North Carolina, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Archer, Mr. Clement, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Horn, 
     Mr. Goode, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
     Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Spence, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. 
     Pallone.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Payne, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Morella, 
     Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frost, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1089: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Luther, Mr. Scott, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
     Ms. Waters, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1129: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Porter, Ms. 
     DeGette, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Rush, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. DeGette, 
     Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Flake, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
     Martinez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Capps, Ms. Christian-
     Green, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
     Gephardt, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1138: Ms. Danner, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Ney, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Green, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Ms. 
     Woolsey.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
     Mr. Klink, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Lantos, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1153: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1156: Mr. Pallone and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Frost, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Hunter, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. 
     Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 1169: Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Shays, 
     Mr. Traficant, Mr.

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     Sherman, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Etheridge, 
     Mr. Allen, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1204: Mr. Filner and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1205: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. McKeon.
       H.J. Res. 47: Mr. Tierney.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Pease, and Mr. Shaw.
       H.J. Res. 59: Mr. Paul and Mr. Chambliss.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Ms. Kaptur.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dellums, and 
     Mr. Manton.
       H. Con. Res. 14: Mr. Wexler.
       H. Con. Res. 27: Mr. Ford, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Clay, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Flake.
       H. Con. Res. 40: Mr. Maloney of New York, Mr. Underwood, 
     Mr. Filner, Mr. Dellums, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois, Mr. Olver, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H. Con. Res. 43: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Weller.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
     Norton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Manton, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Mr. Engel, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. King of New 
     York, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mrs. Morella.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Foley, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and 
     Mr. Cunningham.
       H. Res. 26: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Norton, Ms. Rivers, 
     Mr. Green, and Mr. Bonior.
       H. Res. 98: Mr. Aderholt and Mr. Sessions.

para. 28.31  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII.

       9. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Republican Party 
     of San Mateo County, CA, relative to the American Land 
     Sovereignty Protection Act; which was referred to the 
     Committee on Resources.
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                      WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1997 (29)

para. 29.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    April 9, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Gil Gutknecht to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 29.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, April 8, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 29.3  communications

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

       2656. A letter from the Executive Director, Defense 
     Environmental Response Task Force, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the report on the actions of the Defense 
     Environmental Response Task Force for fiscal year 1995, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-510, section 2923(c)(1) (104 Stat. 
     1821); to the Committee on National Security.
       2657. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Streamlined Research and Development Clause Lists [DFARS Case 
     96-D028] received April 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       2658. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Retirement of Regular Commissioned Officers at Age 
     62, Exception for Deputy Chief and Chief of Chaplains''; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       2659. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Health 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting notification 
     that the final report for the plan ensuring the provision of 
     medical care to any natural child of a member of the Armed 
     Forces will be available no later than June, 1997; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       2660. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting a report entitled ``Moving Toward a 
     Lead-Safe America: A Report to the Congress of the United 
     States'', pursuant to Public Law 102-550, section 1061(b) 
     (106 Stat. 3927); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       2661. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting a report on whether 
     organizations make sensitive consumer identification 
     information available to the public, and whether such 
     activities create undue potential for fraud and risk of loss 
     to insured depository institutions, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-208 section 2422(c) (100 Stat. 3009); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2662. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit, transmitting an opinion of 
     the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
     Circuit (No. 96-7030--Carole Kolstad v. American Dental 
     Association (March 21, 1997)); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       2663. A letter from the Acting Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``District Heating, Cooling, 
     and Cogeneration: Benefits, Constraints, and 
     Recommendations,'' pursuant to section 172(b) of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 1992; to the Committee on Commerce.
       2664. 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 1996,'' pursuant to 
     45 U.S.C. 9651; to the Committee on Commerce.
       2665. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 97-
     A, which relates to the Department of the Navy's proposed 
     enhancements or upgrades from the level of sensitivity of 
     technology or capability of defense article(s) previously 
     sold to the Coordination Council for North American Affairs 
     [CCNAA], currently identified as the Taipei Economic and 
     Cultural Representative Office [TECRO] in the United States, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5)(C); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2666. 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.
       2667. A letter from the President, Inter-American 
     Foundation, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for 
     the Inter-American Foundation, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2668. A letter from the president and CEO, Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled the ``Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation Amendments Act of 1997''; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2669. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a letter notifying Congress that on 
     March 25, 1997, a standby evacuation force of the U.S. 
     military personnel from the United States European Command 
     and the United States deployed to Congo and Gabon to provide 
     enhanced security for the more than 300 American private 
     citizens, government employees, and selected third country 
     nationals in Kinshasa, Zaire, should their evacuation become 
     necessary (H. Doc. No. 105-63); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       2670. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting notification that OPM has approved 
     proposals for five personnel management demonstration 
     projects for the Department of the Army, submitted by the 
     Department of Defense, pursuant to Public Law 103-337, 
     section 342(b) (108 Stat. 2721); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2671. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General of the 
     United States, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments 
     of 1997''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2672. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a copy of the Bureau of 
     Justice Assistance report entitled, ``Fiscal Year 1995 Annual 
     Report to Congress,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3789e; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       2673. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit, transmitting an opinion of 
     the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
     Circuit (No. 95-7164--Rafic Saadeh v. Fawaz Farouki (March 4, 
     1997)); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2674. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit, transmitting an opinion of 
     the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
     Circuit (No. 96-5148--United States of America v. Consumer 
     Health Services of America, Inc. and Roger Schlossberg, 
     Trustee (March 18, 1997)); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2675. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit, transmitting an opinion of 
     the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
     Circuit (No. 96-3060--United States of America v. Leo Darryl 
     Harrington (March 25, 1997)); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       2676. 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 1995,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     9604; to the Committee on Science.
       2677. A letter from the Director, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``National Science Foundation Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999,'' pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; 
     to the Committee on Science.
       2678. 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.
       2679. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed

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     legislation entitled the ``Maritime Administration 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999,'' pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly, to the Committees on National 
     Security and Transportation and Infrastructure.

para. 29.4  message from the president

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

para. 29.5  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 412. An Act to approve a settlement agreement between 
     the Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket 
     Irrigation District.

para. 29.6  providing for the consideration of certain motions to suspend 
          the rules

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 107):

       Resolved, That it shall be in order at any time on 
     Wednesday, April 9, 1997, or on Thursday, April 10, 1997, for 
     the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the 
     rules. The Speaker or his designee shall consult with the 
     minority leader or his designee on the designation of any 
     matter for consideration pursuant to this resolution.

  When said resolution was considered,

para. 29.7  words taken down

  Mr. MILLER of California during debate, addressed the House and, 
during the course of his remarks,
  Mr. DeLAY demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:

       If you give $10,000, you can have a meeting. You know what 
     you get, ladies and gentlemen? You get seats in the gallery. 
     You the public get seats in the gallery. You know what big 
     donors get? They get access to leadership power and 
     decisions. That is under the existing system, and that is why 
     we are saying it has to be reformed. Two years ago we watched 
     as top lobbyists sat in the majority whip's office and 
     drafted legislation to the Clean Water Act.

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

  ``In the opinion of the Chair, there was no direct reference to a 
Member specifically performing a quid pro quo. Therefore, the Chair 
will rule that the words are not unparliamentary.''. 

  Accordingly,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, recognized Mr. MILLER of 
California to proceed in order.
  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. GUTKNECHT, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER 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

213

When there appeared

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Nays

196

para. 29.8                     [Roll No. 74]

                                YEAS--213

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--196

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Andrews
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bishop
     Boyd
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Doolittle
     Fawell
     Filner
     Granger
     Hefner
     Istook
     McCarthy (NY)
     Peterson (MN)
     Porter
     Ryun
     Schiff
     Stark
     Watts (OK)
     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. GUTKNECHT, 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. 29.9  veterans employment opportunities

  Mr. MICA moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 240) to 
amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that consideration may not 
be denied to preference eligibles applying for certain positions in the 
competitive service, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, recognized Mr. MICA and Mr. 
HOLDEN, 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. GUTKNECHT, 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. 29.10  committee election--majority

  Mr. MICA, by direction of the Republican Conference, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 108):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and he is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Mr. Portman.

  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. 29.11  message from the president--science and technology

  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:
  A passion for discovery and a sense of adventure have always driven 
this Nation forward. These deeply rooted American qualities spur our 
determination to explore new scientific frontiers and spark our can-do 
spirit of technological innovation. Continued American leadership 
depends on our enduring commitment to science, to technology, to 
learning, to research.
  Science and technology are transforming our world, providing an age of 
possibility and a time of change as profound as we have seen in a 
century. We are well-prepared to shape this change and seize the 
opportunities so as to enable every American to make the most of their 
God-given promise. One of the most important ways to realize this vision 
is through thoughtful investments in science and technology. Such 
investments drive economic growth, generate new knowledge, create new 
jobs, build new industries, ensure our national security, protect the 
environment, and improve the health and quality of life of our people.
  This biennial report to the Congress brings together numerous elements 
of our integrated investment agenda to promote scientific research, 
catalyze technological innovation, sustain a sound business environment 
for research and development, strengthen national security, build global 
stability, and advance educational quality and equality from grade 
school to graduate school. Many achievements are presented in the 
report, together with scientific and technological opportunities 
deserving greater emphasis in the coming years.
  Most of the Federal research and education investment portfolio 
enjoyed bipartisan support during my first Administration. With the 
start of a new Administration, I hope to extend this partnership with 
the Congress across the entire science and technology portfolio. Such a 
partnership to stimulate scientific discovery and new technologies will 
take America into the new century well-equipped for the challenges and 
opportunities that lie ahead.
  The future, it is often said, has no constituency. But the truth is, 
we must all be the constituency of the future. We have a duty--to 
ourselves, to our children, to future generations--to make these 
farsighted investments in science and technology to help us master this 
moment of change and to build a better America for the 21st century.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, April 9, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Science.

para. 29.12  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, for today;
  To Mrs. CARSON, for today;
  To Mr. SCHIFF, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. PORTER, for today.
  And then,

para. 29.13  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. JACKSON-LEE, at 4 o'clock and 53 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 29.14  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. 1092. A 
     bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
     authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into 
     enhanced-use leases for Department of Veterans Affairs 
     property, to rename the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals and 
     the National Cemetery System, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 105-47). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.

para. 29.15  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. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant, and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 1252. A bill to modify the procedures of the Federal 
     courts in certain matters, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1253. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of State and related agencies for the fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Clay, Ms. Danner, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Hulshof, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Talent):
       H.R. 1254. A bill to designate the U.S. post office 
     building located at Bennett and Kansas Avenue in Springfield, 
     MO, as the ``John N. Griesemer Post Office Building''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Frost, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. 
             Slaughter):
       H.R. 1255. A bill to amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
     to establish certain additional requirements relating to 
     electronic and information technology accessibility 
     guidelines for individuals with disabilities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 1256. 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. 1257. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish, and provide a checkoff for, a biomedical 
     research fund, 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. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Horn, Mr. Kim, Ms. Molinari, and 
             Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 1258. A bill to require the Attorney General to 
     conduct a pilot program under which the Attorney General will 
     notify a State of potential employment opportunities for 
     welfare recipients in the State created by the removal of 
     unauthorized aliens from work sites, and to reward pilot 
     program States with a high rate of success in placing such 
     recipients in such employment positions; 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. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Stark, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Yates, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Evans, Mr. lantos, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 1259. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 to lift the trade embargoes on dolphin-safe tuna 
     harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Allen, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Brown of

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             California, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Capps, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dingell, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             McDade, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rothman, 
             Mr. Sabo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shays, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Wise, Mr. Yates, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hefley, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 1260. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of a program for research and 
     training with respect to Parkinson's disease; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 1261. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude certain farm rental income from net earnings 
     from self-employment if the taxpayer enters into a lease 
     agreement relating to such income; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Dingell, and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 1262. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 1263. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide access to health care insurance coverage for children 
     and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase 
     the excise taxes on tobacco products for the purpose of 
     offsetting the Federal budgetary costs associated such 
     insurance coverage; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education 
     and the Workforce, for a period to be 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:
       H.R. 1264. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit gunrunning, and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
     for crimes related to gunrunning; 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. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 1265. A bill to assure appropriate disincentives to 
     the illegal use of marijuana in those States where there is 
     an exception for medicinal purposes to the prohibition 
     against the use of marijuana by denying Federal benefits to 
     persons convicted of certain drug offenses; 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:
       H.R. 1266. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to index the basis of certain assets for purposes of 
     determining gain, to provide for the establishment of 
     American Dream Savings Accounts, and to repeal the increase 
     enacted in 1993 in taxes on Social Security benefits; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1267. 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Markey, and Mr. Cardin):
       H. Con. Res. 59. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     return of or compensation for wrongly confiscated foreign 
     properties in formerly Communist countries and by certain 
     foreign financial institutions; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. MICA:
       H. Res. 108. Resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Paul, Mr. Herger, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Quinn):
       H. Res. 109. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that American families deserve tax relief; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 29.16  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 14: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Christensen, 
     Mr. Wexler, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     Leach, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. McHugh, 
     Mr. Dickey, Mr. Paul, Mr. Baker, Mr. Camp, Mr. LaTourette, 
     and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Pappas, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Capps, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Castle, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
     Thurman, and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 123: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Adam Smith 
     of Washington, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Hefner, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. 
     Ford.
       H.R. 148: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 168: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 210: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Forbes and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 324: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 335: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. 
     Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 338: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 345: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Borski, 
     Mrs. Morella, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 455: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 456: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 471: Mr. Shays and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Graham, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 476: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 538: Mr. Capps and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 551: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 552: Mr. Conyers and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 600: Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 622: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 623: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Mascara, Mr. Wise, and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 638: Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 640: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 641: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 650: Mr. Crane, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hastert, 
     and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 690: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 722: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Bass, 
     Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 723: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Minge, 
     Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 774: Mrs. Morella, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 810: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Meehan, 
     and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 811: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 849: Mr. Pappas and Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 879: Mr. Payne, Ms. Furse, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Martinez, 
     and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 880: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Clement, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
     Christensen, Mr. Istook, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 885: Mr. Wynn and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 886: Mr. Wynn and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 887: Mr. Wynn and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 888: Mr. Wynn and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 901: Mr. Cook, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Everett, 
     Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Mica, Mr. Bishop, and Mrs. 
     Northup.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Everett, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. 
     Mica.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Ms. 
     Granger, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 920: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 956: Mr. Solomon and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 964: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cook, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mrs. Northup, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Barton 
     of Texas, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Crane, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 978: Mr. Mica, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Strickland, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Is

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     land, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Coburn, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Menendez and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1002: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Mr. Matsui, and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1026: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Capps, 
     Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1077: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Franks of New Jersey and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1090: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1092: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1117: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1153: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. Payne, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Reyes, and Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Kingston, Mr. McCollum, and 
     Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1226: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky and Mrs. Linda Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 1241: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.J. Res. 26: Mr. Shays and Mr. Collins.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Mica.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, 
     Mr. Rush, Mr. Camp, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Bereuter.
       H. Con. Res. 12; Mrs. Lowey and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Yates, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Stump, Mr. Dixon, 
     Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Combest, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
     Snyder, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
     Shaw, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H. Con. Res. 44: Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Ehlers, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mrs. Carson, 
     Mr. Schiff, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Leach, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 53: Mr. Gordon, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, and Mr. Ortiz.
       H. Res. 21: Mr. Bachus.
       H. Res. 22: Mr. Borski, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Luther, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Boucher, and Ms. 
     Dunn of Washington.
       H. Res. 83: Mr. Leach and Mr. Fattah.
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                      THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1997 (30)

para. 30.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   April 10, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Nick Smith to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 30.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, April 
9, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 30.3  communications

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

       2680. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Change in Disease Status of The 
     Netherlands Because of BSE [APHIS Docket No. 97-034-1] 
     received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2681. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Commission Rules Relating to 
     Investigations [17 CFR Part 11] received April 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2682. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glyphosate; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [OPP-300469; FRL-5598-6] received April 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2683. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Organization and Functions; 
     Privacy Act Regulations; Organization; Loan Policies and 
     Operations; Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and 
     Operations, and Funding Operations; General Provision; 
     Definitions (RIN: 3052-AB61) received April 9, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2684. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of two violations of the Anti-
     Deficiency Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       2685. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force, transmitting notification that the commander of 
     Air Education and Training Command [AETC] has conducted a 
     cost comparison to regionalize jet engine repair within AETC 
     at Laughlin Air Force Base [AFB], TX, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2304 note; to the Committee on National Security.
       2686. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the results of the second annual 
     comprehensive needs assessments; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       2687. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Educational Research and Improvement, Department of 
     Education, transmitting notice of Final Priority--Educational 
     Research and Development Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2688. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Final Priority--Research in Education 
     of Individuals with Disabilities Program, pursuant to 20 
     U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2689. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on Research in Education of Individuals 
     with Disabilities Program, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2690. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the Educational Research and 
     Development Centers Program, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2691. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Oregon [OR-14-1-
     5535; FRL-5807-4] received April 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2692. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation Plans; Tennessee: Approval of Revisions to the 
     Tennessee SIP Regarding Volatile Organic Compounds [TN-176-2-
     9708a; FRL-5806-7] received April 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2693. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Reasonably 
     Available Control Technology for Nitrogen Oxides for the 
     State of New Hampshire [FRL-5801-1] received April 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2694. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 
     1996: Telemessaging, Electronic Publishing, and Alarm 
     Monitoring Services [CC Docket No. 96-152] received April 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2695. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Guides 
     for the Jewelry, Precious Metals and Pewter Industries [16 
     CFR Part 23] received April 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2696. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Nutrient Content Claims, Definition of 
     Term: Healthy [Docket Nos. 96P-0500 and 91N-348H] (RIN: 0910-
     AA19) received April 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2697. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Access to and Protection Of 
     Classified Information (RIN: 3150-AF37) received April 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2698. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the Taipei Economic and 
     Cultural Representative Office in the United States [TECRO] 
     (Transmittal No. 03-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2699. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the Philippines 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-50-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       2700. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Taiwan (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-33-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       2701. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed man

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     ufacturing license agreement for production of major military 
     equipment with Spain (Transmittal No. DTC-26-97), pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       2702. 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 Spain (Transmittal No. DTC-31-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2703. 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 United Kingdom (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-42-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2704. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification that the Department proposes to obligate up to 
     $301.1 million to implement the Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     [CTR] Program under the fiscal year 1997 Defense 
     Appropriations Act, Public Law 104-208, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     5955; to the Committee on International Relations.
       2705. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments since his last 
     report of September 19, 1996, concerning the national 
     emergency with respect to Angola that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12865 of September 26, 1993, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c) (H. Doc. No. 105-64); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       2706. 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.
       2707. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     46, ``Fiscal Year 1997'' Budget Support Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 1997 received April 8, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       2708. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     45, ``Mortgage Lender and Broker Act of 1996 Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1997'' received April 8, 1997, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2709. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Audit of ANC 1B 
     Covering the Period October 1, 1993 Through December 31, 
     1996,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 47-117; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2710. 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 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2711. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting two reports that were prepared by the 
     D.C. Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2712. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance 
     with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar 
     year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2713. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2714. A letter from the President and CEO, Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation, transmitting the corporation's annual 
     management report, March 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2715. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Directors, 
     Tennessee Valley Authority, transmitting a copy of the annual 
     report in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act 
     during the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2716. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, 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.
       2717. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, 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.
       2718. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Shortraker/Rougheye Rockfish in the Aleutian Islands Subarea 
     [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 040197D] received April 
     9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       2719. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Gulf of Mexico Sustainable Fisheries Program [Docket 
     No. 960322092-7041-05; I.D. 122696A] (RIN: 0648-ZA19) 
     received April 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2720. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining, transmitting the Office's final rule--Navajo Nation 
     Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan (30 CFR Part 756) 
     received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2721. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Inner Harbor Navigation 
     Canal, LA (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD08-97-009] (RIN: 2115-AE47) 
     received April 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2722. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Charleston to Bermuda Sailboat 
     Race, Charleston, SC (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD07-97-005] (RIN: 
     2115-AE46) received April 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2723. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Regulated Navigation Area Regulations; Lower 
     Mississippi River (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD08-97-008] (RIN: 
     2115-AE84) received April 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2724. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-5 Series 
     Turbofan Engines [Docket No. 95-ANE-63; Amendment 39-9957; AD 
     97-05-13] (Federal Aviation Administration) (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2725. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-101-AD; 
     Amendment 39-9983; AD 97-07-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2726. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 
     412 Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     96-SW-17-AD; Amendment 39-9980; AD 97-07-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2727. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, A Division 
     of Textron Canada Ltd. Model 206L, L-1, L-3, and L-4 
     Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-
     SW-36-AD; Amendment 39-9981; AD 97-07-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2728. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Model 4101 Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-131-AD; 
     Amendment 39-9982; AD 97-07-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2729. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; San Jose, CA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-AWP-27] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     (1997-0108) received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2730. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Atwater, CA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-AWP-23] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) (1997-0107) received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2731. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Fallbrook, CA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-AWP-35] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) (1997-0106) received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2732. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class D and E Airspace; Redmond, Oregon 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-ANM-01] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) (1997-0109) received April 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2733. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Victorville, CA (Federal

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     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-AWP-30] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) (1997-0126) received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2734. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Thomson, GA, and Amendment 
     of Class E Airspace; Augusta, GA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-ASO-29] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     (1997-0105) received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2735. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Aircraft Limited HP137 
     Mk1, Jetstream Series 200, and Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-
     CE-10-AD; Amendment 39-9985; AD 97-07-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2736. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. ALF502 and LF507 
     Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-ANE-36; Amendment 39-9955; AD 97-05-11] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2737. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-5, -5B, and 
     -5C Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-ANE-65] Amendment 39-9958; AD 97-06-01] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2738. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     report entitled ``Summary of the NASA Crows Landing Facility 
     (CLF) Stanislaus County, California''; to the Committee on 
     Science.
       2739. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Reduction of Debt Through the 
     Performance of Work-Study Services [38 CFR Part 1] (RIN: 
     2900-AF29) received April 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2740. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Vocational Rehabilitation; 
     Miscellaneous Changes [38 CFR Part 21] (RIN: 2900-AI29) 
     received April 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2741. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Medical: Nonsubstantive Miscellaneous Changes [38 CFR Part 
     17] (RIN: 2900-AI37) received April 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2742. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Credit [Rev. Rul. 97-16] received April 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2743. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     In, First-Out Inventories [Rev. Rul. 97-18] received April 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2744. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Services's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 97-23] received 
     April 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2745. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and Determination Letters [Rev. Proc. 97-26] received 
     April 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2746. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Reserve 
     Affairs), Department of Defense, transmitting notification 
     that the report required by section 1251 of the fiscal year 
     1997 National Defense Authorization Act will be submitted by 
     June 13, 1997; jointly, to the Committees on National 
     Security and Ways and Means.
       2747. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled ``Veterans' 
     Preference Requirements: Department of Defense Failure To 
     Comply Treated as a Prohibited Personnel Practice,'' pursuant 
     to section 1615 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     fiscal year 1997; jointly, to the Committees on National 
     Security and Government Reform and Oversight.
       2748. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     a listing of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation properties 
     covered by the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990, as of 
     September 30, 1996; jointly, to the Committees on Resources 
     and Banking and Financial Services.
       2749. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled ``Veterans 
     Equitable Resource Allocation System Briefing Booklet,'' 
     March 1997; jointly, to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs 
     and Appropriations.
       2750. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting for the consideration of the Congress 
     legislative proposals necessary to carry out the health care 
     portions of the President's fiscal year 1998 budget; jointly, 
     to the Committees on Commerce, Ways and Means, and the 
     Judiciary.
       2751. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting copies of the fiscal year 1998 
     budget requests of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
     pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 48109; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, and 
     Appropriations.
       2752. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled 
     ``National Economic Crossroads Transportation Efficiency Act 
     of 1997''; jointly, to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Ways and Means, Resources, Commerce, and 
     Science.

para. 30.4  assisted suicide funding restriction

  Mr. BLILEY, pursuant to House Resolution 107, moved to suspend the 
rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1003) to clarify Federal law with respect 
to restricting the use of Federal funds in support of assisted suicide; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, recognized Mr. BLILEY 
and Mr. BROWN 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. SMITH of Michigan, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BLILEY 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

398

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

16

para. 30.5                     [Roll No. 75]

                                YEAS--398

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon

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     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--16

     Becerra
     Conyers
     DeGette
     Dellums
     Frank (MA)
     Jackson (IL)
     Kilpatrick
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Miller (CA)
     Nadler
     Scott
     Stark
     Waters
     Waxman
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Ballenger
     Bono
     Capps
     Carson
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Filner
     Hefner
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Radanovich
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Watts (OK)
  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. 30.6  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. COBLE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, April 14, 1997, at 2 p.m.

para. 30.7  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. COBLE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, April 14, 1997, it 
adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 1997, for ``morning-
hour debates''.

para. 30.8  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. COBLE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, April 
16, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 30.9  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. 412. An Act to approve a settlement agreement between 
     the Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket 
     Irrigation District.

para. 30.10  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, for today;
  To Mrs. CARSON, for today;
  To Mr. POMEROY, for today;
  To Mr. CAPPS, for today; and
  To Mr. PORTER, for today;
  And then,

para. 30.11  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SMITH of Michigan, pursuant to the special order 
heretofore agreed to, at 4 o'clock and 8 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, April 14, 1997.

para. 30.12  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. 1225. A bill to 
     make a technical correction to title 28, United States Code, 
     relating to jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist 
     states (Rept. No. 105-48). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1001. A bill 
     to extend the term of appointment of certain members of the 
     Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician 
     Payment Review Commission (Rept. No. 105-49, Pt. 1). Ordered 
     to be printed.
       Mr. CANADY: Committee on the Judiciary. House Joint 
     Resolution 62. Resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States with respect to tax 
     limitations; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-50). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.

para. 30.13  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1001. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than April 15, 1997.

para. 30.14  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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall) (all by request):
       H.R. 1268. A bill to continue the successful Federal role 
     in developing a national intermodal surface transportation 
     system, through programs that ensure the safe and efficient 
     movement of people and goods, improve economic productivity, 
     preserve the environment, and strengthen partnerships among 
     all levels of the Government and the private sector, 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. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 1269. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide post-eligibility treatment of certain payments 
     received under a Department of Veterans Affairs pension or 
     compensation program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Rush, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Graham, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Baker, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Levin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Holden, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Packard, and Mr. Berry):
       H.R. 1270. A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
     1982; to the Committee on Commerce, 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 Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 1271. A bill to authorize the Federal Aviation 
     Administration's research, engineering, and development 
     programs for fiscal years 1998 through 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 1272. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for the U.S. Fire Administration, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
       H.R. 1273. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for the National Science Foundation, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 1274. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Science.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 1275. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999,

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     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 1276. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for the research, development, and 
     demonstration activities of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
       H.R. 1277. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1998 and fiscal year 1999 for the civilian research, 
     development, demonstration, and commercial application 
     activities of the Department of Energy, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science.
       H.R. 1278. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 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.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. 
             Watkins):
       H.R. 1279. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude the activity of soliciting and receiving 
     qualified sponsorship payments from unrelated business 
     income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, and Mr. Dixon):
       H.R. 1280. A bill to allow the photographing, electronic 
     recording, broadcasting, and televising to the public of 
     Federal court proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 1281. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and other laws to apply the health insurance portability 
     requirements applicable to group health plans to students 
     covered under college-sponsored health plans; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period 
     to be 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 and Mrs. Chenoweth):
       H.R. 1282. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to convey certain facilities of the Minidoka project 
     to the Burley Irrigation district, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. EHRLICH (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Jones, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 1283. A bill to provide a moratorium on certain class 
     action lawsuits relating to the Real Estate Settlement 
     Procedures Act of 1974; 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. ENGEL:
       H.R. 1284. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       H.R. 1285. 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. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1286. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an exemption from tax for gain on sale of a 
     principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Herger):
       H.R. 1287. A bill to regulate the use by interactive 
     computer services of Social Security account numbers and 
     related personally identifiable information; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 1288. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of cost-
     effective, medically necessary dental procedures; 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, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Ms. Waters, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. DeGette, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, and Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee):
       H.R. 1289. A bill to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to revise and extend the mammography quality 
     standards program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 1290. A bill to promote the restoration, conservation, 
     and enhancement of wetlands through the establishment of a 
     responsible wetlands mitigation banking program; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. McHugh, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Engel, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 1291. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     revise the manner by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     ranks applicants for grants under the State home construction 
     grant program administered by the Secretary and to limit the 
     number of grants any State may be awarded in a year under 
     that program; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Ms. 
             Norton):
       H.R. 1292. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to authorize the establishment of a voluntary broadcasting 
     code for alcohol advertising, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. McKinney, and 
             Ms. Furse):
       H.R. 1293. A bill to enhance international security by 
     using the resources and expertise of the international 
     financial institutions and the United Nations to redirect 
     world military spending to human development; 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. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 1294. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Defense to provide to members of the 
     Armed Forces who receive an investigational new drug relevant 
     information regarding the drug, including the possible side 
     effects of the drug; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Solomon, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Foley, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 1295. A bill to establish a Commission to make 
     recommendations for the reconfiguration, corporatization, 
     privatization, and consolidation of Department of Energy 
     National Energy Laboratories, 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. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 1296. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude work study payments from income; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Leach; Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts; Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina):
       H.R. 1297. A bill to amend section 255 of the National 
     Housing Act to prevent the funding of unnecessary or 
     excessive costs for obtaining a home equity conversion 
     mortgage; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LOWERY:
       H.R. 1298. A bill to record place of birth as Jerusalem, 
     Israel, for purposes of United States passports; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Christensen and Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 1299. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide relief from estate and gift taxes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Mica, and 
             Ms. Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 1300. A bill to amend the base closure laws to reform 
     the process by which property at military installations being 
     closed or realigned is made available for economic 
     redevelopment and to improve the ability of the Secretary of 
     Defense to contract for protective services at installations 
     being closed; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Evans, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1301. A bill to inform and empower consumers in the 
     United States through a

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     voluntary labeling system for wearing apparel or sporting 
     goods made without abusive and exploitative child labor, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Foglietta, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1302. 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 Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       H.R. 1303. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election 
     for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 1304. A bill to provide for the temporary suspension 
     of duty on certain plastic web sheeting; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO:
       H.R. 1305. A bill to provide for the transfer to the 
     University of Puerto Rico of title to Federal real property 
     and improvements used to operate a center for research on 
     primates, and for other purposes; 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 Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mr. Baker, Mr. Flake, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Castle, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 1306. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to clarify the applicability of host State laws to any 
     branch in such State of an out-of-State bank; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. Gordon):
       H.R. 1307. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to prohibit an institution that is ineligible for 
     participation in the Federal Stafford Loan Program because of 
     high default rates from participating in the Pell Grant 
     Program; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 1308. A bill to terminate the applicability of certain 
     provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act relating to 
     exemptions, variances, and the application of cost 
     considerations in establishing and implementing standards for 
     safe drinking water, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. BOB SCHAFFER:
       H.R. 1309. A bill to provide for an exchange of lands with 
     the city of Greeley, CO, and the Water Supply and Storage Co. 
     to eliminate private inholdings in wilderness areas, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 1310. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     prevent recommendations of the illegal use of controlled 
     substances by registrants under that 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. STUPAK (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio):
       H.R. 1311. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to authorize an estrogenic substances screening 
     program; 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. TIAHRT (for himself and Mr. Schiff, both by 
             request), Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 1312. A bill to deem as timely submitted certain 
     written notices of intent under section 8009(c)(1) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for school 
     year 1997-98; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.J. Res. 69. Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Tauzin, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Ensign):
       H.J. Res. 70. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Federal 
     income tax; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gephardt, 
             Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Yates, Mr. Engel, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Sabo, 
             Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Skaggs, 
             Mr. Gordon, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Clement, Mr. Miller 
             of California, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Vento, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Roemer, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. McHale, Mr. White, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Manton, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Allen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gekas, Mr. King of New York, 
             Ms. Harman, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hill, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Regula, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Thune, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H. Con. Res. 60. Concurrent resolution relating to the 30th 
     anniversary of the reunification of the city of Jerusalem; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Meehan, 
             and Ms. Eshoo):
       H. Res. 110. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Departments of the Treasury, 
     Defense, Commerce, and Labor should take steps to assist in 
     increasing the competitiveness of the U.S. electronic 
     interconnection industry; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, National 
     Security, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     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. Res. 111. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the income tax should be eliminated 
     and replaced with a national sales tax; 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.

para. 30.15  memorials

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

       35. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Legislature of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 11 urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to 
     reaffirm certain standards of ozone and particulate levels; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       36. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to House Resolution No. 13 urging 
     the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reaffirm certain 
     standards of ozone and particulate levels; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       37. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Connecticut, relative to a Senate resolution urging Congress 
     to address certain programmatic and budgetary shortfalls 
     within the nuclear waste storage program; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       38. Also, memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 314 urging 
     Congress to enact legislation to facilitate the Food and Drug 
     Administration's procedures for the approval of safe and 
     effective innovative new drugs, biological products or 
     medical devices; to the Committee on Commerce.
       39. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of New 
     Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No. 9 urging the U.S. 
     Congress and the Federal Aviation Administration to take 
     immediate action to increase airport security; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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       40. Also, memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 225 urging 
     Congress to reauthorize the Federal surface transportation 
     programs by replacing outdated formulas with factors 
     reflecting use, such as those identified in STEP 21; 
     providing better equity in the distribution of highway funds 
     to States; and authorizing funding for multimodal transit 
     services and highways; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para. 30.16  private bills and resolutions

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

           By Mr. ALLEN:
       H.R. 1313. A bill for the relief of Nancy B. Wilson; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 1314. 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 Keewaydin; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.

para. 30.17  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 4: Mr. Engel, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Crapo, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goode, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Linda 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Martinez, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
     Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Green, Mr. 
     Forbes, and Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Smith of Texas, Mr. Archer, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Regula, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     Mr. Strickland, Mr. Spence, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 68: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 69: Mr. Blagojevich and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Watkins and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 139: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Lucas of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Stupak, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 193: Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 203: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 208: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
     Walsh.
       H.R. 214: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 279: Mr. Tanner, Mr. Christensen, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, Mr. Rush, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 282: Mr. Engel, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gilman, and Ms. 
     Velazquez.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 411: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Stupak, and Mrs. 
     Emerson.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 450: Mr. McCrery and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Stenholm and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 474: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
     Berman, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 478: Mr. Condit, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. 
     Packard.
       H.R. 511: Mr. Barcia of Michigan and Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 536: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 546: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 548: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 553: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Gephardt.
       H.R. 559: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. Rivers, and Mrs. 
     Kelly.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Klug and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 611: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
     Miller of California, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Capps, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Baker, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Allen, Ms. Pelosi, 
     Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Capps, and Mr. Price of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 625: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 631: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 689: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Shays, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rothman, 
     Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Hobson, 
     Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Hastings,  of Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, 
     Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Dellums and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Christensen, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 741: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Boyd, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 755: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Costello, Mr. Kasich, and Mrs. 
     Tauscher.
       H.R. 767: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 768: Mr. Camp, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
     Ehlers, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. 
     Ewing.
       H.R. 792: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Hilleary, 
     Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 811: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 813: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 816: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 855: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 856: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Markey, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Owens, 
     Mr. Clay, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hastert: Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Oberstar, 
     Mr. Reyes, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 858: Mr. Lewis of California, and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 866: Mr. Goss and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 867: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Gordon, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 877: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Gutierrez, and 
     Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
     Hilliard, and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Filner, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. 
     Ackerman.
       H.R. 946: Mr. Shays, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     McKeon, Ms. Lofgren, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 952: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Torres, 
     Ms. McKinney, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Stark, Mr. Brown 
     of California, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Levin, 
     Mr. Berman, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 958: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 971: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Allen, Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 978: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Martinez, and 
     Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Shays, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 993: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 995: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. 
     Skeen.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Paxon and Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 1006: Mr. Filner, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. 
     King of New York.
       H.R. 1007: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Chabot and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 1015: Mr. Owens, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Towns, Mr. Manton, and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 1033: Mr. Graham, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. Deal 
     of Georgia.
       H.R. 1040: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 1041: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1042: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Yates, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Porter, Mr. Costello, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 1046: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1049: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1053: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. LaTourette, 
     and Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Dickey, and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 1061: Mrs. thurman and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Knollenberg and Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1076: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Horn, Mr. Ackerman, Ms.  
     Furse, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1080: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1108: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Stump, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Livingston, 
     Mr. Green, and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1120: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Stump, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
     Colorado, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     Herger, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Ms. 
     Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Nadler and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1166: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Brown of California, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
     Wexler, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. McHugh, 
     Ms. McKinney, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 1176: Ms. Furse, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
     Shaw.
       H.R. 1188: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Filner, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, Ms. Christian-Green, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1189: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Baker, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1207: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1208: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1210: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. 
     Klug.
       H.R. 1226: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Cardin, 
     and Mr. McDermott.

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       H.R. 1227: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 1251: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 1252: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 1263: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Miller of 
     California.
       H.J. Res. 26: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Pombo and Ms. Harman.
       H.J. Res. 62: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Cox of California, Ms. Danner, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
     Foley, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hastert, 
     Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. John, Mr. King 
     of New York, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
     Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. 
     Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, 
     Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riley, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
     Schiff, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Souder, Mr. Sununu, 
     Mr. Thune, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Young 
     of Alaska.
       H. Con. Res. 43: Mr. Fattah and Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and 
     Mr. Gonzalez.
       H. Res. 16: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Ramstad.
       H. Res. 96: Mr. Filner, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Meehan, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Flake, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Skaggs, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
     Capps, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H. Res. 109: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma.

para. 30.18  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. 900: Ms. Woolsey.
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                       MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1997 (31)

para. 31.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC.

                                                   April 14, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para. 31.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, April 10, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 31.3  communications

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

       2753. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
     OSHA, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Abatement Verification (Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration) [Docket No. C-03] (RIN: 1128-AB40) 
     received April 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2754. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Indiana [IN73-1a; FRL-
     5807-9] received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2755. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Ohio [OH106-1a; FRL-
     5808-5] received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2756. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Implementation of Sections of the Cable 
     Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992: 
     Rate Regulation--Low-Price Systems [MM Docket No. 92-266] 
     received April 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2757. A letter from the AMD-Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Rules and Policies 
     Regarding Calling Number Identification Service--Caller ID 
     [CC Docket No. 91-281] received April 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2758. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Retirement 
     Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Thrift Savings Plan Loans [5 CFR Part 1655] received 
     April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2759. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Retirement 
     Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Thrift Savings Plan; Continuation of Eligibility [5 CFR 
     Part 1620] received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2760. A letter from the Archivist of the United States, 
     National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2761. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Policy, 
     Management and Budget, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Department of the 
     Interior Acquisition Regulation; Department of the Interior 
     Acquisition Regulation System (RIN: 1090-AA60) received April 
     8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       2762. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Yellowfin Sole by 
     Vessels Using Trawl Gear [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 
     033197A] received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2763. A letter form the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop Fishery Off 
     Alaska; Scallop Vessel Moratorium [Docket No. 961203339-7063-
     02; I.D. 111896B] (RIN: 0648-AI88) received April 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2764. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     letter from the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army 
     dated July 26, 1996, submitting a report on the Port of Long 
     Beach, CA, together with accompanying papers and 
     illustrations, pursuant to Public Law 104-303, section 
     101(a)(4) (110 Stat. 3663) (H. Doc. No. 105-65); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to 
     be printed.
       2765. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Regulations Governing Book-Entry 
     Treasury Bonds, Notes and Bills (Bureau of the Public Debt) 
     [31 CFR Part 357] received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2766. A letter from the Chair, Physician Payment Review 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's 1997 annual report, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1395w-1(c)(1)(D); jointly, to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.

para. 31.4  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 and a 
concurrent resolution of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 785. An Act to designate the J. Phil Campbell, Senior, 
     Natural Resource Conservation Center.
       H. Con. Res. 11. 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.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a joint 
resolution and a concurrent resolution of the following titles:

       S.J. Res. 11. Joint resolution commemorating ``Juneteenth 
     Independence Day,'' June 19, 1865, the day on which slavery 
     finally came to an end in the United States.
       S. Con. Res. 20. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding the status of the investigation of the 
     bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires in 1992.

para. 31.5  order of business--ethics process reform

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the order of the House of February 12, 1997, with 
respect to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and related 
matters of said committee be extended through April 18, 1997.

para. 31.6  recess--4:04 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 4 minutes p.m., subject to 
the call of the Chair.

para. 31.7  after recess--6:28 p.m.

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

para. 31.8  providing for the consideration of motions to suspend the 
          rules

  MS. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-53) the resolution (H. Res. 112) providing for consideration of 
motions to suspend the rules.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

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para. 31.9  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 62

  MS. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-54) the resolution (H. Res. 113) providing for consideration of the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 62) proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 31.10  senate concurrent resolution referred

  A concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following title was taken 
from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. Con. Res. 20. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding the status of the investigation of the 
     bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires in 1992; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.

para. 31.11  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, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On April 10, 1997:
       H.R. 412. An Act to approve a settlement agreement between 
     the Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket 
     Irrigation District.

  And then,

para. 31.12  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
April 10, 1997, at 6 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 1997.

para. 31.13  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. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1001. A bill to 
     extend the term of appointment of certain members of the 
     Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician 
     Payment Review Commission (Rept. No. 105-49 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. 1226. A bill 
     to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the 
     unauthorized inspection of tax returns or tax return 
     information; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-51). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 1090. A 
     bill to amend title 38 United States Code, to allow revision 
     of veterans benefits decisions based on clear and 
     unmistakable error (Rept. No. 105-52). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 112. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of motions to suspend 
     the rules (Rept. No. 105-53). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     113. Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 62) proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States with respect to tax 
     limitations (Rept. No. 105-54). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para. 31.14  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. NETHERCUTT (for himself and Ms. Furse):
       H.R. 1315. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     require the establishment of a comprehensive plan regarding 
     the diabetes-related activities of the National Institutes of 
     Health, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. COLLINS:
       H.R. 1316. A bill to amend chapter 87 of title 5, United 
     States Code, with respect to the order of precedence to be 
     applied in the payment of life insurance benefits; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. 
             Barton of Texas):
       H.R. 1317. A bill to establish the High Level Commission on 
     International Narcotics Control; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 1318. A bill to establish a National Commission to 
     Eliminate Waste in Government; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 1319. 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 Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 1320. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to waive in the case of multiemployer plans the section 
     415 limit on benefits to the participant's average 
     compensation for his high 3 years; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means. 

para. 31.15  additional sponsors

       H.R. 18: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gekas, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. 
     Hulshof.
       H.R. 52: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 113: Mr. Smith of Michigan and Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland.
       H.R. 147: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 234: Mr. Gonzalez and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 235: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Kleczka, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 411: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 418: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 426: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Calvert, 
     and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 437: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Weygand, 
     Mr. Dellums, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 588: Mr. Clay, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 623: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 662: Mr. Capps, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Miller of 
     California.
       H.R. 663: Ms. McKinney, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Yates, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Capps, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Olver, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 680: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 681: Mr. Dreier, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Packard, 
     Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Condit, Mr. Berman, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
     and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 688: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 871: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Dellums, and Ms. 
     Furse.
       H.R. 891: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. Foley, Mrs. 
     Emerson, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1023: Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Ford, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Watkins, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1050: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1089: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1090: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     Fattah.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Olver, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Clay, Mr. Walsh, 
     Mr. Towns, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Lewis 
     of Georgia.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Boyd and Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 1147: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1162: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 1178: Mr. Shays and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1226: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1251: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1263: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Shays, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, and Mr. Goss.
       H. Con. Res. 37: Mr. Torres.
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                      TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1997 (32)

  The House was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the SPEAKER, when, 
pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, Members 
were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 32.1  recess--10:51 a.m.

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

para. 32.2  after recess--12 noon

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

para. 32.3  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, April 14, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 32.4  communications

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


[[Page 286]]


       2767. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown In California; Final Free 
     and Reserve Percentages for the 1996-97 Crop Year for Natural 
     (Sun-Dried) Seedless Raisins [FV97-989-1IFR] (7 CFR Part 989) 
     received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2768. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington; Establishment of 
     Interim and Final Free and Restricted Percentages for the 
     1996-97 Marketing Year [Docket No. FV96-982-2 FIR] (7 CFR 
     Part 982) received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2769. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Irish Potatoes Grown in Washington; Amended Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV97-946-1 IFR] (7 CFR Part 946) received April 
     14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       2770. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast 
     Washington and Northeast Oregon; Establishment of Container 
     Marking Requirements and Special Purpose Shipment Exemptions 
     [FV96-956-3 FR] (7 CFR Part 956) received April 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2771. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Fresh Cut Flowers and Fresh Cut Greens Promotion and 
     Information Order; Referendum Procedures [FV-97-701FR] (7 CFR 
     Part 1208) received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2772. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sethoxydim; Extension 
     of Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300467; FRL-5598-7] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2773. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Norflurazon; Pesticide 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300470; FRL-5598-2] 
     received April 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2774. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Myclobutanil; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300466; FRL-5597-9] 
     (RIN: 2070-AC78) received April 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2775. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propiconazole; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300474; 
     FRL-5600-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2776. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Phosphinothricin 
     Acetyltransferase and the Genetic Material Necessary for Its 
     Production in All Plants; Exemption From the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance On All Raw Agricultural Commodities [OPP-300463; 
     FRL-5597-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2777. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bacillus Thuringiensis 
     Subspecies Kurstaki Cryla(c) and the Genetic Material 
     Necessary for Its Production in All Plants; Exemption From 
     the Requirement of a Tolerance on All Raw Agricultural 
     Commodities [OPP-300462; FRL-5596-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received April 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2778. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clopyralid; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300473; FRL-5600-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     April 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2779. A letter from the Acting 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.
       2780. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits (29 CFR Part 4044) received April 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       2781. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Promulgation 
     of Extension of Attainment Date for the Portland, Maine 
     Moderate Ozone Nonattainment Area [FRL-5809-5] received April 
     11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2782. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Ambient Air Quality 
     Surveillance; Connecticut/Maine/Massachusetts/New Hampshire/
     Rhode Island/Vermont; Modification of the Ozone Monitoring 
     Season [001-7201a; FRL-5808-7] received April 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2783. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Approval of Source-Specific 
     RACT [PA069-4053, PA096-4053; FRL-5808-9] received April 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2784. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Limited Approval and 
     Limited Disapproval of Implementation Plans; Rhode Island 
     [RI-6972a; FRL-5711-1] received April 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2785. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Indiana [IN45-3a; FRL-
     5698-5] received April 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2786. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Minnesota [MN48-01-
     7268a; FRL-5699-1] received April 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2787. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of PM10 Implementation Plan for Denver, 
     Colorado [CO-001-0016; FRL-5802-6] received April 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2788. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; Approval of Source-Specific VOC and 
     NOX RACT Determinations [PA-4055a; FRL-5809-9] 
     received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2789. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision; Bay Area Air Quality Management 
     District [CA 179-0029a; FRL-5697-1] received April 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2790. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; Approval of Source-Specific VOC and 
     NOX RACT Determinations [PA-4056a; FRL-5809-7] 
     received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2791. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 04-
     97 for United States involvement in the United Kingdom's Fast 
     Jet Missile Approach and Warning System Technology Assessment 
     Program [FJMAWS TAP], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2792. A letter from the Chair, Christopher Columbus 
     Fellowship Foundation, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 
     annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
     Act [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2793. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Excepted 
     Service--Schedule A Authority for Temporary Organizations [5 
     CFR Part 213] (RIN: 3206-AH67) received April 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2794. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Federal Housing 
     Administration's [FHA] annual management report for the 
     fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2795. 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. 2074 (H. Doc. No. 105-67); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
       2796. 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. 2074 (H. Doc. No. 105-68); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.

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       2797. 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. 105-70); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
       2798. A letter from the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court of 
     the United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal 
     Rules of Evidence that have been adopted by the Court, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2074 (H. Doc. No. 105-69); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
       2799. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and 
     DC-10 Series Airplanes, and KC-10A (Military) Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-234-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9986; AD 97-07-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 
     14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2800. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc RB.211-524 Series 
     Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 95-ANE-56; Amdt. 39-9978; AD 97-07-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2801. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Textron Lycoming and Superior Air 
     Parts, Inc. (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     ANE-43; Amdt. 39-9977; AD 97-01-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2802. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-105-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9988; AD 97-07-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 
     14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2803. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-127-AD; Amdt. 39-9987; AD 
     97-07-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 14, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       2804. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28882; Amdt. No. 1792] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received April 14, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2805. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28883; Amdt. No. 1793] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received April 14, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2806. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28863; Amdt. No. 1789] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received April 14, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2807. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28865; Amdt. No. 1791] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received April 14, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2808. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28864; Amdt. No. 1790] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received April 14, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2809. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum Operations (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 28870; Amdt. No. 91-254] 
     (RIN: 2120-AE51) received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2810. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Truckee, CA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-21] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2811. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; San Francisco, CA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-5] (RIN: 
     2120-AA66) received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2812. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Willcox, AZ (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-8] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2813. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Hudson, NY; correction 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     AEA-12] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2814. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Temporary Restricted Area R-3203D; Orchard, 
     ID (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     ANM-21] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2815. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Craig, CO (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-030] 
     received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2816. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Battle Mountain, NV (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-32] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2817. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E2 Airspace; Brunswick Malcolm-Mckinnon 
     Airport, GA (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ASO-6] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 14, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2818. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; St. Cloud, MN, St. Cloud 
     Regional Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AGL-33] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 14, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2819. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hillsboro, ND, Hillsboro 
     Municipal Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AGL-32] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 14, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2820. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. Cloud, MN, St. Cloud 
     Regional Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AGL-34] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 14, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2821. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Mackinac Island, MI, 
     Mackinac Island Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-35] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2822. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Mineral Point, WI, Iowa 
     County Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 96-AGL-38] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 14, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2823. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Detroit, MI, Romeo Airport 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     AGL-5] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2824. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Phillips, WI, Price County 
     Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-AGL-4] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2825. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Establishment of Class E 
     Airspace; Pine Ridge, SD, Pine Ridge Airport (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-7] (RIN: 
     2120-AA66) received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2826. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Monte Vista, CO (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 95-ANM-31] 
     received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2827. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Burlington, CO (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 95-ANM-27] 
     received April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2828. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Removal of Certain Limitations on 
     Cost Comparisons Related to Contracting Out of Activities at 
     VA Health-Care Facilities (RIN: 2900-AI61) received April 14, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       2829. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting proposed items of legislation that 
     address personnel, procurement, policy, and environmental 
     concerns of the Department of Defense; jointly, to the 
     Committees on National Security, Ways and Means, the 
     Judiciary, Government Reform and Oversight, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para. 32.5  unauthorized tax return inspection prevention

  Mr. ARCHER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1226) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the unauthorized 
inspection of tax returns or tax return information; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. ARCHER and Mr. 
COYNE, 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. GOODLATTE, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. ARCHER 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. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 32.6  message from the president

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

para. 32.7  tax relief for American families

  Mr. ARCHER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 109) expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that American families deserve tax relief:

       Whereas American families currently pay too much of their 
     hard-earned money in taxes;
       Whereas every American will work for at least 120 days in 
     1997 to pay his or her share of taxes;
       Whereas Americans should be allowed to keep more of their 
     money to invest in their childrens' futures, purchase homes, 
     or start businesses; and
       Whereas the American family will be strengthened by 
     providing tax relief: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives urges that the 
     Congress and the President work together to enact permanent 
     tax relief for our Nation's families.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. ARCHER and Mr. 
MATSUI, 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. GOODLATTE, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. PITTS 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. GOODLATTE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 32.8  appointment extensions

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1001) to 
extend the term of appointment of certain members of the Prospective 
Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Payment Review 
Commission.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Mr. 
STARK, 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. GOODLATTE, 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. 32.9  lawsuits against terrorist states

  Mr. HYDE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1225) to 
make a technical correction to title 28, United States Code, relating to 
jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist states.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. HYDE and Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE, 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. GOODLATTE, 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. 32.10  message from the president--argentina duty-free treatment 
          withdrawal

  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:
  The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program offers duty-free 
treatment to specified products that are imported from designated 
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 Argentina fails to provide 
adequate and effective means under its laws for foreign nationals to 
secure, to exercise, and to enforce exclusive rights in intellectual 
property. As a result, I have determined to withdraw benefits for 50 
percent (approximately $260 million) of Argentina's exports under the 
GSP program. The products subject to removal include chemicals, certain 
metals and metal products, a variety of manufactured products, and 
several agricultural items (raw cane sugar, garlic, fish, milk protein 
concentrates, and anchovies).
  This notice is submitted in accordance with the requirements of title 
V of the Trade Act of 1974.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, April 11, 1997. 

  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. 105-66).

para. 32.11  order of business--consideration of h.j. res. 62

  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 
62) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with 
respect to tax limitations, pursuant to House Resolution 113, 
notwithstanding the order of the previous question, it may be in order 
at any time for the Chair to postpone further consideration of the joint 
resolution until a time designated by the Speaker after disposition of 
any

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motions to suspend the rules on which proceedings were postponed earlier 
in the day.

para. 32.12  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 62

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 113):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 62) proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States with respect to tax 
     limitations. An amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     consisting of the text recommended by the Committee on the 
     Judiciary now printed in the joint resolution, modified by 
     the amendment specified in the report of the Committee on 
     Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as 
     adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
     on the joint resolution, as amended, and on any further 
     amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion 
     except: (1) three hours of debate on the joint resolution, as 
     amended, which shall be equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
     Judiciary; (2) one motion to amend, if offered 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 with or without instructions. 

  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. 32.13  tax limitations constitutional amendment

  Mr. CANADY, pursuant to House Resolution 113, called up the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 62) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States with respect to tax limitations.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 113, the following amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary, 
modified by the amendment specified in House Report 105-54, was 
considered agreed to:

       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. A bill to increase the internal revenue shall 
     require for final adoption in each House the concurrence of 
     two-thirds of the whole number of that House, unless that 
     bill is determined at the time of adoption, in a reasonable 
     manner prescribed by law, not to increase the internal 
     revenue by more than a de minimis amount.
       ``Section 2. The Congress may waive the requirements of 
     this article when a declaration of war is in effect. The 
     Congress may also waive this article when the United States 
     is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and 
     serious 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. Any increase in the 
     internal revenue enacted under such a waiver shall be 
     effective for not longer than two years.
       ``Section 3. Congress shall enforce and implement this 
     article by appropriate legislation.''

  After debate,
  Pursuant to the order of the House heretofore agreed to, further 
consideration of House Joint Resolution 62 was postponed until after the 
disposition of the two motions to suspend the rules on which proceedings 
were postponed.

para. 32.14  h.r. 1226--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 1226) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to prevent the unauthorized inspection of tax returns or tax return 
information; 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

412

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 32.15                    [Roll No. 76]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Bilbray
     Carson
     Conyers
     Costello
     Danner
     Flake
     Hilleary
     Inglis
     Istook
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Lowey

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     Manton
     Owens
     Rangel
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Souder
     Towns
     Wexler
  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. 32.16  h. res. 109--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, 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. 109) expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives that American families deserve tax 
relief.
  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

412

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 32.17                    [Roll No. 77]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Bilbray
     Carson
     Costello
     Danner
     Delahunt
     Flake
     Istook
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Lowey
     Manton
     Owens
     Rangel
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Skeen
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Towns 
  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. 32.18  tax limitations constitutional amendment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, announced the further unfinished 
business to be the further consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
Res. 62) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
with respect to tax limitations.
  After further debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 113, the previous question was considered 
as ordered on the joint resolution, as amended.
  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. SOLOMON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present and voting had voted in the affirmative.
  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

233

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

190

para. 32.19                    [Roll No. 78]

                                YEAS--233

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard

[[Page 291]]


     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Costello
     Flake
     Gilchrest
     Lewis (CA)
     Lowey
     Manton
     Payne
     Schiff
     Towns
  So, two-thirds of the Members present and voting having not voted in 
the affirmative, said joint resolution was not passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was not 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para. 32.20  committee resignation--majority

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 14, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby resign as a member of the House 
     Committee on Small Business.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Walter B. Jones,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 32.21  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. 785. An Act to designate the J. Phil Campbell, Senior, 
     Natural Resource Conservation Center.

para. 32.22  bill 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, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On April 15, 1997:
       H.R. 785. An Act to designate the J. Phil Campbell, Senior, 
     Natural Resource Conservation Center.

para. 32.23  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. SCHIFF, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. COSTELLO, for today;
  To Mr. MANTON, for today; and
  To Ms. DANNER, for today until 5 p.m.
  And then,

para. 32.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. CUNNINGHAM, at 11 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 32.25  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. SKAGGS (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Spratt, 
             and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 1321. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited 
     consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget 
     authority; 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. HYDE (for himself, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Barcia 
             of Michigan, Mr. Royce, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Horn, Mr. Brady, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. 
             LoBiondo):
       H.R. 1322. A bill to implement the Victims' Rights 
     Constitutional Amendment and protect the rights of crime 
     victims; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McHALE (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Yates, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Ms. Furse, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
             Norton, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 1323. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to disallow deductions for advertising expenses for 
     tobacco products; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Klink, and 
             Mr. Sawyer):
       H.R. 1324. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to clarify the authority of the Federal Communications 
     Commission to authorize foreign investment in U.S. broadcast 
     and common carrier radio licenses; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Bono, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Linder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Stump, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 1325. A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and 
     economic opportunity for families by repealing the income 
     tax, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a 
     national retail sales tax to be administered primarily by the 
     States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. 
             Thornberry):
       H.R. 1326. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for continuing appropriations in the absence of 
     regular appropriations; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 1327. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a child tax credit; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1328. A bill to prohibit the importation of goods and 
     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 determine by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD:
       H.R. 1329. 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. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Mascara, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 1330. A bill to prohibit Federal officers and 
     employees from providing access to Social Security Account 
     statement information, personal earnings and benefits 
     estimate

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     statement information, or tax return information of an 
     individual through the Internet or without the written 
     consent of the individual, and to establish a commission to 
     investigate the protection and privacy afforded to certain 
     Government records; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1331. A bill to require the Commissioner of Social 
     Security to assemble a panel of experts to assist the 
     Commissioner in developing appropriate mechanisms and 
     safeguards to ensure confidentiality and integrity of 
     personal Social Security records made accessible to the 
     public; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Ms. Christian-Green):
       H.R. 1332 A bill to protect the civil rights of victims of 
     gender-motivated violence and to promote public safety, 
     health, and regulate activities affecting interstate commerce 
     by creating employer liability for negligent conduct that 
     results in an individual's committing a gender-motivated 
     crime of violence against another individual on premises 
     controlled by the employer; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, 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. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Chabot, and Mr. Hefley):
       H.R. 1333. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for the old-age, survivors, and 
     disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-
     employed individuals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1334. A bill to amend the Federal tort claims 
     provisions of title 28, United States Code, to repeal the 
     exception for claims arising outside the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and 
             Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 1335. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     honor Jack Roosevelt Robinson; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mrs. 
             Roukema, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina):
       H.R. 1336. A bill to amend the Adult Education Act to 
     authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to States 
     to provide support services to participants in adult 
     education programs; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SNOWBARGER (for himself and Mr. Schiff (both by 
             request), Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. 
             Ryun):
       H.R. 1337. A bill to enhance the administrative authority 
     of the respective presidents of Haskell Indian Nations 
     University and the Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. SOUDER (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Weller, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Kolbe, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 1338. 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. UNDERWOOD:
       H.R. 1339. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     impose certain notification requirements on the Secretary of 
     Defense as a precondition on the establishment of Department 
     of Defense domestic dependent elementary and secondary 
     schools; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 1340. A bill to reduce corporate welfare and promote 
     corporate responsibility; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Resources, Agriculture, 
     Science, Banking and Financial Services, the Budget, 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, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Barcia 
             of Michigan, Mr. Royce, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Horn, Mr. Brady, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. 
             LoBiondo):
       H.J. Res. 71. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights 
     of crime victims; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Largent, and 
             Mr. Bunning of Kentucky):
       H. Con. Res. 61. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     lifetime achievements of Jackie Robinson; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 62. Concurrent resolution directing the Joint 
     Committee on the Library to procure a bust or statue of 
     Sojourner Truth for placement in the Capitol; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.

para. 32.26  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII.
       Mr. HAYWORTH introduced a bill (H.R. 1341) for the relief 
     of Comdr. Carl D. Swanson; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 32.27  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 14: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Calvert, 
     Mr. Norwood, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Brady, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Duncan, 
     Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. 
     Hefner.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 47: Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Fattah, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 124: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Owens, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Rush, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Weller, and Mrs. 
     Clayton.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Mica, Mr. Crane, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Whitfield, Mr. Graham, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
     Mr. Baker, and Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 159: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 161: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 163: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 166: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 198: Mr. Crane and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 228: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Jones, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Emerson, 
     and Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Packard and Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 335: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 347: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 408: Mr. Wexler and Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 423: Mr. Luther and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 424: Mr. Ehrlich and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 437: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Camp, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Calvert, and 
     Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 465: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Flake, Mr. Calvert, 
     and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
     Myrick, and Mr. Shuster.
       H.R. 482: Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 533: Mr. Paul, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Flake, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Cardin, Mr. McHale, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 589: Mr. Snowbarger and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 622: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 630: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 659: Mr. Hill, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 667: Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Manton, 
     Mr. Berman, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and 
     Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 705: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 722: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Klug, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Boyd, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Ryun.
       H.R. 723: Mr. Baesler, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Pickering, and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Upton, 
     Mr. Coble, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. 
     Northup, Mr. Jones, Mr. Goss, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Mica, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
     Shadegg, Mrs. Myrick, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Berry, and Mrs. 
     Roukema.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Manton, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 794: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 812: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 814: Ms. Furse, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 816: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 841: Mr. Hinchey.

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       H.R. 861: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
     Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 862: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 875: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Ganske, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Manton, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. 
     Filner.
       H.R. 880: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Barrett 
     of Nebraska, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 901: Mr. Latham, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Weller, 
     Mr. Souder, Mr. Turner, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
     McCollum, and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 910: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Packard, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 915: Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Traficant, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, Ms. Danner, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 916: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Edwards, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, and Mr. Young of Florida.
       H.R. 919: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 939: Mr. Skeen and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 947: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 953: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Largent, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
     Bachus, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 964: Ms. Molinari, Mr. Jones, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Knollenberg, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. 
     Ballenger.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 978: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 984: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
     and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 986: Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Baker, and 
     Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 991: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. 
     Cramer.
       H.R. 1031: Mr. Payne, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Frost, Mr. Boehner, 
     Mrs. Clayton, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hill, Mr. Pickering, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Souder, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Thornberry, 
     Mr. Riggs, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
     King of New York, Mr. Towns, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
     Watkins, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Largent, 
     Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 1035: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1043: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
     Vento, Mr. Wise, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Ackerman, 
     Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1049: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1050: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1054: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
     Dreier, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Herger, and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Bryant, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Ganske, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Allen, Mr. Turner, and Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Morella, 
     Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Hinojosa, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1125: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
     Hinchey, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. Shaw, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Rothman, and Ms. 
     Pelosi.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1169: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 1178: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Frost, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Berman, Ms. Pelosi, 
     Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1224: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1245: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, and 
     Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1246: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1247: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Calvert, 
     Mr. Talent, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, and Mr. Miller of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1263: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Olver, and Mr. 
     McHale.
       H.R. 1270: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
     Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Conyers, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Klug, Mrs. 
     Fowler, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Sam 
     Johnson.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
     Cooksey, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Rangel, 
     Mr. Yates, Mr. Payne, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Sawyer, 
     Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1302: Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida.
       H.J. Res. 37: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Berry, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.J. Res. 56: Mr. Sessions.
       H.J. Res. 65: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, and Mr. Frost.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Ortiz.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Weldon 
     of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, and Mr. Young of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Clay.
       H. Con. Res. 32: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut and Mr. 
     Dellums.
       H. Con. Res. 38: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H. Con. Res. 43: Mr. Evans and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 53: Mr. Lantos.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Flake and Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H. Res. 39: Mrs. Maloney of New York and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H. Res. 109: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     Pappas, and Mr. Aderholt.

para. 32.28  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. 950: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1200: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
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                     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1997 (33)

para. 33.1  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,

                                                   April 16, 1997.
       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. 33.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, April 15, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 33.3  communications

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

       2830. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Change in Disease Status of Northern 
     Ireland and Norway Because of Exotic Newcastle Disease 
     [Docket No. 97-021-1] received April 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2831. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration 
     and Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Pilot Program Policy [32 CFR Part 2] 
     received April 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       2832. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Pension and 
     Welfare Benefits, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Interim Rules Amending ERISA 
     Disclosure Requirements for Group Health Plans (Pension and 
     Welfare Benefits Administration) (RIN: 1210-AA55) received 
     April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2833. A letter from the Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the 1996 annual report of the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 
     797(d); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2834. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on operations of the Medicaid 
     Drug Rebate program, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     4401(a) (104 Stat. 1388-155); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2835. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the semi-annual 
     report for the period October 1, 1995 to March 31, 1996 
     listing voluntary contributions made by the U.S. Government 
     to International Organizations, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2226(b)(1); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2836. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on condition in Hong Kong of interest to the United 
     States since the last report in March 1996, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 5731; to the Committee on International Relations.
       2837. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting a report of activities

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     under the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2838. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Indian Country Law Enforcement 
     (Bureau of Indian Affairs) [25 CFR Part 12] (RIN: 1076-AD56) 
     received April 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2839. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Revisions to 
     Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements [Docket No. 
     961119321-7071-02; I.D. 110796G] (RIN: 0648-AI68) received 
     April 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2840. A letter from the Attorney General, transmitting the 
     1996 annual report of the Attorney General of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2841. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting a report 
     with respect to the Army Corps of Engineers recreation day 
     use fee program, pursuant to Public Law 104-303, section 
     208(b)(2) (110 Stat. 3680); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2842. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension (RIN: 2105-AC25) 
     received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2843. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: Fort Lauderdale, Florida (U.S. 
     Coast Guard) [CGD07-012] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received April 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2844. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Delegation of Authority to Officer in Charge, Marine 
     Inspection (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD 97-001] (RIN: 2115-AF41) 
     received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2845. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation; Salute to the Queen (U.S. Coast 
     Guard) [CGD08-97-010] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received April 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2846. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Regulated Navigation Area Regulations; Lower 
     Mississippi River (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD08-97-008] (RIN: 
     2115-AE84) received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2847. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Antarctic Treaty Environmental Protection Protocol (U.S. 
     Coast Guard) [CGD 97-015] (RIN: 2115-AF43) received April 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2848. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Retroactive Payments Due to a 
     Liberalizing Law or VA Issue [38 CFR Part 3] (RIN: 2900-AI57) 
     received April 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2849. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--List 
     of Designated Private Delivery Services [Notice 97-26] 
     received April 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2850. A letter from the President, U.S. Institute of Peace, 
     transmitting a report of the audit of the Institute's 
     accounts for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 4607(h); 
     jointly, to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Education and the Workforce.

para. 33.4  committee election--majority

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Republican Conference, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 114):

       Resolved, That the following Members be, and they are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Mr. Manzullo, 
     Mr. Foley, and Mr. Jones. 

  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. 33.5  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed bills of the following titles in 
which concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 104. An Act to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
     1982.
       S. 522. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose civil and criminal penalties for the unauthorized 
     access of tax returns and tax return information by Federal 
     employees and other persons, and for other purposes.

para. 33.6  providing for the consideration of motions to suspend the 
          rules

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 112):

       Resolved, That it shall be in order at any time on 
     Wednesday, April 16, 1997, for the Speaker to entertain 
     motions that the House suspend the rules. The Speaker or his 
     designee shall consult with the minority leader or his 
     designee on the designation of any matter for consideration 
     pursuant to this resolution.

  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. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER 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

199

para. 33.7                     [Roll No. 79]

                                YEAS--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--199

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel

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     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Ackerman
     Costello
     Fattah
     Gekas
     Istook
     Markey
     Pelosi
     Schiff
     Waxman
     White
  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. LaTOURETTE, 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. 33.8  homeowners insurance protection

  Mr. LEACH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 607) to 
amend the Truth in Lending Act to require notice of cancellation rights 
with respect to private mortgage insurance which is required by a 
creditor as a condition for entering into a residential mortgage 
transaction, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. LEACH 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. GILLMOR, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. LEACH 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. GILLMOR, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 33.9  veterans benefits decisions

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1090) to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to allow revision of veterans 
benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
EVANS, 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. GILLMOR, 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. 33.10  va enhanced-use leases

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1092) to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-use leases for 
Department of Veterans Affairs property, to rename the United States 
Court of Veterans Appeals and the National Cemetery System, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
EVANS, 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. GILLMOR, 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. 33.11  travel and transportation reform

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 930) to 
require Federal employees to use Federal travel charge cards for all 
payments of expenses of official Government travel, to amend title 31, 
United States Code, to establish requirements for prepayment audits of 
Federal agency transportation expenses, to authorize reimbursement of 
Federal agency employees for taxes incurred on travel or transportation 
reimbursements, and to authorize test programs for the payment of 
Federal employee travel expenses and relocation expenses; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. HORN and Mrs. 
MALONEY, 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. UPTON, 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. 33.12  law enforcement canines

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 173) to 
amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to 
authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their 
handlers; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. HORN and Mrs. 
MALONEY, 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. UPTON, 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 Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to 
authorize donation of Federal law enforcement canines that are no longer 
needed for official purposes to individuals with experience handling 
canines in the performance of law enforcement duties.''.
  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.

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para. 33.13  honoring jackie robinson

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 61):

       Whereas Jackie Robinson was the first four sport letterman 
     at the University of California at Los Angeles;
       Whereas on April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson was the first 
     African-American to cross the color barrier and play for a 
     major league baseball team;
       Whereas Jackie Robinson, whose career began in the Negro 
     Leagues, went on to be named Rookie of the Year and 
     subsequently led the Brooklyn Dodgers to six National League 
     pennants and a World Series championship;
       Whereas Jackie Robinson's inspiring career earned him 
     recognition as the first African-American to win a batting 
     title, lead the league in stolen bases, play in an All-Star 
     game, win a Most Valuable Player award, play in the World 
     Series and be elected to baseball's Hall of Fame;
       Whereas after retiring from baseball Jackie Robinson was 
     active in the civil rights movement and founded the first 
     bank owned by African-Americans in New York City;
       Whereas his legacy continues to uplift the Nation through 
     the Jackie Robinson Foundation that has provided 425 
     scholarships to needy students;
       Whereas Jackie Robinson's courage, dignity, and example 
     taught the Nation that what matters most is not the color of 
     a man's skin but rather the content of his character;
       Whereas Jackie Robinson, in his career, consistently 
     demonstrated that how you play the game is more important 
     than the final score;
       Whereas Jackie Robinson's life and heritage help make the 
     American dream more accessible to all; and
       Whereas April 15, 1997, marks the 50th anniversary of 
     Jackie Robinson's entrance into major league baseball: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the achievements and contributions of 
     Jackie Robinson be honored and celebrated; that his 
     dedication and sacrifice be recognized; and that his 
     contributions to African-Americans and to the Nation be 
     remembered.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. HORN and Mrs. 
MALONEY, 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. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma 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. UPTON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 33.14  dos palos land transfer

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
111) to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of 
unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, California, to the Dos Palos Ag 
Boosters for use as a farm school; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. SMITH of Oregon and 
Mr. STENHOLM, 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. UPTON, 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 for the conveyance of a parcel of unused agricultural land in 
Dos Palos, California, to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters for use as a farm 
school.''.
  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. 33.15  h.r. 607--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 607) to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
require notice of cancellation rights with respect to private mortgage 
insurance which is required by a creditor as a condition for entering 
into a residential mortgage transaction, 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

421

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affirmative

Nays

7

para. 33.16                    [Roll No. 80]

                                YEAS--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins

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     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--7

     Campbell
     Crane
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Hill
     Paul
     Scarborough

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Costello
     Dingell
     Pelosi
     Schiff
  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 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to require 
notice of cancellation rights with respect to private mortgage insurance 
which is required as a condition of entering into certain federally 
related mortgage loans and to provide for cancellation of such 
insurance, 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. 33.17  h. con. res. 61--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 61) 
honoring the lifetime achievements of Jackie Robinson.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

427

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 33.18                    [Roll No. 81]

                                YEAS--427

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Costello
     Dingell
     Mink
     Pelosi
     Schiff
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 33.19  order of business--banking committee vacancy--minority

  On motion of Mr. FAZIO, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That Mr. TORRES be permitted to sit on the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services for one month to fill a vacancy thereon.

para. 33.20  providing for the consideration of h.r. 400

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-56) the resolution (H. Res. 116) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 400) to amend title 35, United States Code, with 
repect to patents, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 33.21  providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-57) the resolution (H. Res. 117) providing for motions to 
suspend the rules.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 33.22  order of business--ethics process reform

  On motion of Mr. COBURN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the order of the House of February 12, 1997, with 
respect to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and related 
matters of said committee be extended through April 17, 1997.

para. 33.23  order of business--proceedings vacated--committee 
          appointment

  On motion of Mr. RUSH, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the order of the House of earlier today whereby Mr. 
TORRES

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was named to sit on the Committee on Banking and Financial Services be 
vacated.

para. 33.24  committee election--minority

  Mr. RUSH, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution (H. 
Res. 118):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and that he 
     is hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Mr. 
     Torres 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. 33.25  leave of absence

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

para. 33.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. RUSH, at 7 o'clock p.m., the House adjourned.

para. 33.27  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. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 607. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to require 
     notice of cancellation rights with respect to private 
     mortgage insurance which is required by a creditor as a 
     condition for entering into a residential mortgage 
     transaction, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-55). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 116. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 400) 
     to amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to 
     patents, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-56). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 117. Resolution providing for consideration of 
     motions to suspend the rules (Rept. No. 105-57). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para. 33.28  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. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 1342. A bill to provide for a 1-year enrollment in the 
     conservation reserve of land covered by expiring conservation 
     reserve program contracts; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BATEMAN (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie) (both 
             by request):
       H.R. 1343. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for certain maritime programs of the 
     Department of Transportation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 1344. A bill to amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Carson, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Scott, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 1345. A bill to establish the Commission on National 
     Drug Policy; 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. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Levin, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 1346. 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (by request):
       H.R. 1347. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the mailing of certain mail matter; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 1348. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     relating to war crimes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1349. A bill to regulate handgun ammunition, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
            By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Boehner):
       H.R. 1350. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow associations of persons holding timeshare 
     interests in residential property to elect to be taxed as 
     homeowner associations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Dellums, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 1351. A bill to prohibit smoking in any transportation 
     facility for which Federal financial assistance is provided; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 1352. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide, with respect to research on breast cancer, for the 
     increased involvement of advocates in decision making at the 
     National Cancer Institute; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Furse, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Hefley, and 
             Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 1353. 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 purpose of retiring the national debt; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           Mr. OLVER (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Frost, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 1354. 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. THURMAN (for herself and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 1355. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the tax treatment of qualified State tuition 
     programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 1356. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit beneficiaries of the military health care system to 
     enroll in Federal employees health benefits plans; to improve 
     health care benefits under the CHAMPUS and TRICARE Standard, 
     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 Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 1357. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a 
     demonstration project to provide the Department of Defense 
     with reimbursement from the Medicare Program for health care 
     services provided to Medicare-eligible beneficiaries under 
     the TRICARE program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mrs. Emerson (for herself and Mr. Condit):
       H.J. Res. 72. 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. Lantos (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
             Rothman):
       H. Con. Res. 63. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the 50th anniversary of the 
     Marshall Plan and reaffirming the commitment of the United 
     States to the principles that led to the establishment of 
     that program; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. Linder:
       H. Res. 114. Resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Kim, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
             Berman):
       H. Res. 115. Resolution concerning the promotion of peace, 
     stability, and democracy in Zaire; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H. Res. 118. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Porter, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Evans, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Olver, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Capps, Mr. Shays, and 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee):
       H. Res. 119. Resolution providing for the mandatory 
     implementation of the Office Waste Recycling Program in the 
     House of Representatives; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.

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para. 33.29  memorials

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

       41. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Legislature of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 
     No. 365 urging Congress to repeal section 13612(a)(C) of the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       42. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Idaho, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 102 urging 
     Congress to pass, and send to the legislatures of the States 
     for ratification, an amendment to the Constitution requiring, 
     in the absence of a national emergency, that the total of all 
     appropriations may not exceed the total of all estimated 
     Federal revenues; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       43. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Idaho, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 103 requesting 
     that Congress and the President of the United States amend 
     the Internal Revenue Code so that the maximum tax rate on 
     long-term capital gains be lowered to 14 percent; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.

para. 33.30  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 143: Mr. Nussle, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Towns, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
     Portman, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 144: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 213: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 273: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 339: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 399: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 411: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 437: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 453: Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
     Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Cook, Mr. Baesler, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 536: Mr. Dingell, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 629: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 638: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 641: Mr. McIntosh and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 647: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 648: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 653: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 688: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. 
     Tiahrt.
       H.R. 695: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Weller and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 744: Mr. Owens, Mr. Yates, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Manton, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Gonzalez, 
     Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Olver, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 745: Mr. Neumann and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 755: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 767: Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Camp and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 811: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 813: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
     Cooksey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Markey, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hutchinson, 
     Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Mascara, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Brown 
     of Florida, Mr. Klink, Mr. McHale, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 816: Mr. Kingston and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 878: Mr. Evans, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 900: Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon, Mr. Luther, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Norton, 
     Mr. Dixon, Mr. Allen, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 925: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Owens, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H.R. 947: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 950: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, and 
     Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 956: Mr. Dreier and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Gallegly and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Schumer and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 982: Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Berry, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1033: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1039: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1053: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
     Hobson.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 1079: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Olver, Mr. Evans, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois, Mr. Stark, Ms. Carson, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     Mr. Rahall, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Mr. Conyers, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Yates, 
     Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Holden, 
     Mr. Boyd, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
     Pallone, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 1132: Mr. Olver, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Yates, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Rothman, 
     Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1138: Mr. Chabot, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Cox of California, 
     Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 1161: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1166: Mr. Berman, Mr. Evans, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Dicks, 
     Mr. Cardin, Mr. Frost, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Lewis 
     of Georgia, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. 
     Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Green, and Mr. 
     Pascrell.
       H.R. 1169: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1227: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Foley, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
     and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1247: Mr. Young of Alaska and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 1263: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Baldacci, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Filner, Mr. Towns, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Mr. Dingell.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Underwood.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Doyle, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Torres, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Farr of California, 
     and Mr. Norwood.
       H. Res. 98: Mr. Abercrombie.
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                     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1997 (34)

para.34.1  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,

                                                   April 17, 1997.
       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.34.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, April 16, 1997.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE, 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. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE 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 the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.34.3  communications

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

       2851. A letter from the Director, Defense Finance and 
     Accounting Service, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification that the Defense Finance and Accounting Service 
     [DFAS] is initiating a cost comparison of all Department of 
     Defense [DOD] transportation accounting functions, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2304 note; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       2852. A letter from the Secretary of the Army, transmitting 
     notification that certain major defense acquisition programs 
     have breached the unit cost by more than 25 percent, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2431(b)(3)(A); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       2853. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Revisions to the Appointment of Members to the 
     National Ocean Research Leadership Council''; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       2854. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize a food cost based basic allowance for subsistence 
     for enlisted military personnel; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       2855. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize the U.S. participation in and appropriations for 
     the U.S. contribution to the 11th replenishment of the 
     resources of the International

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     Development Association, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2856. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize consent to and authorize appropriations for a U.S. 
     contribution to the interest subsidy account of the successor 
     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.
       2857. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations to pay for the U.S. capital 
     subscription as part of the eight general capital increase of 
     the Inter-American Development Bank, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1110; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2858. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize U.S. participation in and appropriations for the 
     U.S. contribution to the sixth replenishment of the resources 
     of the Asian Development Fund, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       2859. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Repeal 
     Act''; to the Committee on Commerce.
       2860. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     ``Major'' final rule--Rulemaking To Amend Parts 1, 2, 21, and 
     25 of the Commission's Rules to Redesignate the 27.5-29.5 GHz 
     Frequency Band, To Establish Rules and Policies for Local 
     Multipoint Distribution Service and for Fixed Satellite 
     Services [CC Docket No. 92-297] received April 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2861. A letter from the Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Statement of Compliance with Section 223 of the Small 
     Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 [Docket 
     No. RM97-2-000; Order No. 594] received April 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2862. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission for fiscal year 1998, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2863. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 11th, 12th and 13th annual reports 
     to Congress of the Orphan Products Board [OPR]; pursuant to 
     42 U.S.C. 236(e); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2864. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Individual Market Health Insurance Reform: Portability 
     from Group to Individual Coverage; Federal Rules for Access 
     in the Individual Market; State Alternative Mechanisms to 
     Federal Rules [BPD-882-IFC] (RIN: 0938-AH75) received April 
     9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2865. A letter from the Director of Congressional 
     Relations, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's annual report for fiscal year 
     1996, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 2076(j); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2866. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     a report regarding highly migratory species, pursuant to 16 
     U.S.C. 971; to the Committee on Resources.
       2867. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 29th in a series of reports on 
     refugee resettlement in the United States covering the period 
     October 1, 1994, through September 30, 1995, pursuant to 8 
     U.S.C. 1523(a); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2868. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's report 
     on settlements for calendar year 1996 for damages caused by 
     the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. 
     Marshals Service, and the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3724(b); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, April 17, 1997.
       2869. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting recommendations for the 
     uniform percentage adjustment of each dollar amount specified 
     in title 11 regarding bankruptcy administration and in 28 
     U.S.C. 1930 with respect to bankruptcy fees, pursuant to 11 
     U.S.C. 104 note; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2870. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to authorize the appointment of additional 
     bankruptcy judges and for other purposes, pursuant to 28 
     U.S.C. 152(b)(2); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2871. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting the report of the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States on the Confidentiality of 
     Communications Between Sexual Assault Victims and Their 
     Counselors, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 13942 (c); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       2872. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), Department of Army, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Danger Zones and Restricted Areas 
     (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) [33 CFR Part 334] received 
     April 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2873. A letter from the Acting Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting an informational copy 
     of the construction prospectus for the U.S. Secret Service 
     classroom building in Beltsville, MD, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 
     606(a); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2874. 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 1996, pursuant to 38 
     U.S.C. 210(c)(3)(B); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2875. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to allow the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation to permit Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     employees to participate in leave sharing programs with 
     employees of other Department of Justice components and other 
     Federal agencies; jointly, to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and Oversight and the Judiciary.
       2876. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to reauthorize and make 
     reforms to programs authorized by the Public Works and 
     Economic Development Act of 1965; jointly, to the Committees 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure and Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       2877. A letter from the Director, U.S. Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to implement the obligations of the United States 
     under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, 
     Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on 
     Their Destruction, known as ``the Chemical Weapons 
     Convention'' and opened for signature and signed by the 
     United States on January 13, 1993; jointly, to the Committees 
     on International Relations, the Judiciary, and Government 
     Reform and Oversight.

para.34.4  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. 1003. An Act to clarify Federal law with respect to 
     restricting the use of Federal funds in support of assisted 
     suicide.

  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. 914. An Act to make certain technical corrections in 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 relating to graduation data 
     disclosures.

para.34.5  words taken down

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

       I am surprised to see my Republican colleagues on the floor 
     today congratulating Speaker Newt Gingrich for doing 
     something he should have done months ago, paying $300,000 for 
     lying to Congress. Speaker Gingrich admitted to bringing 
     discredit on the House of Representatives. He has admitted to 
     lying to this House.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, held the words taken down to be 
unparliamentary, and said:
  ``The words of the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Lewis] constitute a 
personality against the Speaker. Under the precedents, the debate should 
not go to the official conduct of a Member where that question is not 
pending as a question of privilege on the House floor. The fact that the 
House has addressed a Member's conduct at a prior time does not permit 
this debate at this time. Therefore, the gentleman's words are out of 
order.
  ``Without objection, the gentleman's words will be stricken from the 
Record.''.
  Mr. DOGGETT objected to the words being stricken from the 
Congressional Record.
  The question being,
  Will the gentleman's words be stricken from the Congressional Record?
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the gentleman's words be stricken from the Congressional Record?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOGGETT demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the gentleman's 
words being stricken from the Congressional Record, 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

227

Nays

190

When there appeared

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Answered present

3

para.34.6                     [Roll No. 82]

                                AYES--227

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Berman
     Cardin
     Sawyer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Allen
     Andrews
     Costello
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Harman
     Istook
     Morella
     Owens
     Schiff
     Tierney
     Whitfield
  So, the motion to strike the words from the Congressional Record was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by uanimous consent, laid on the table.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent, recognized 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia to proceed in order.
  Mr. SOLOMON objected to the gentleman of Georgia [Mr. Lewis] 
proceeding in order.
  Mr. DOGGETT moved that the gentleman be allowed to proceed in order.
  Mr. SOLOMON moved to lay the motion on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the motion to allow the gentleman of 
Georgia [Mr. Lewis] to proceed in order?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOGGETT 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

223

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

199

para.34.7                     [Roll No. 83]

                                AYES--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--199

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel

[[Page 302]]


     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Andrews
     Costello
     Crane
     Farr
     Harman
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Morella
     Schiff
     Tierney
  So, the motion to lay on the table the motion for the gentleman of 
Georgia [Mr. Lewis] to proceed in order was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.34.8  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, 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, April 16, 1997.
  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.
  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

317

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

100

para.34.9                     [Roll No. 84]

                                AYES--317

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--100

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Roemer
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Andrews
     Becerra
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Costello
     Crane
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Farr
     Gekas
     Istook
     Morella
     Sabo
     Schiff
     Tierney
  So the Journal was approved.

para.34.10  communication from the clerk--certificate of election

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 17, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     copy of the original certificate of election from the 
     Honorable Antonio O. Garza, Jr., Secretary of State, State of 
     Texas, indicating that, at a special run-off election held on 
     Saturday, April 12, 1997, the Honorable Ciro D. Rodriguez was 
     duly elected to the Office of Representative in Congress from 
     the Twenty-eighth Congressional District, State of Texas.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle.

para.34.11  member-elect sworn

  Mr. Ciro D. Rodriguez of the 28th District of Texas, presented himself 
at the bar of the House and took the oath of office prescribed by law.

para.34.12  point of personal privilege

  The SPEAKER rose to a question of personal privilege.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, pursuant to rule IX, recognized 
the SPEAKER for one hour.

[[Page 303]]

  The SPEAKER made the following statement:

  Mr. Speaker, I am standing here in the People's House at the center of 
freedom, and it is clear to me that for America to be healthy, our House 
of Representatives must be healthy. The Speaker of the House has a 
unique responsibility in this regard.
  When I became Speaker of the House, it was the most moving day I could 
have imagined. It was the culmination of a dream. Little did I know that 
only 2 years later, I would go through a very painful time.
  During my first 2 years as Speaker, 81 charges were filed against me. 
Of the 81 charges, 80 were found not to have merit and were dismissed as 
virtually meaningless. But the American public might wonder what kind of 
man has 81 charges brought against him?
  Under our system of government, attacks and charges can be brought 
with impunity against a Congressman, sometimes with or without 
foundation. Some of these charges involved a college course I taught 
about renewing American civilization.
  I am a college teacher by background. After years of teaching, it 
never occurred to me that teaching a college course about American 
civilization and the core values that have made our country successful 
could become an issue. However, as a precaution, I received the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct's approval in advance for 
teaching the course, and I accepted no payment for teaching the course.
  Nonetheless, the course became embroiled in controversy. The most 
significant problem surfaced not from teaching the course but from 
answering the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct's inquiries.
  Before the 1994 election, the committee asked questions, and I 
submitted a letter in response. The committee agreed that this letter 
was accurate. Later, I hired a law firm to assist me in answering 
additional questions coming from the committee. A letter developed by 
the law firm became the heart of the problem. I signed that letter, and 
it became the basis for a later, longer letter signed by an attorney. I 
was deeply saddened to learn almost 2 years later that these letters 
were inaccurate and misleading.
  While the letters were developed and drafted by my former attorneys, I 
bear the full responsibility for them, and I accept that responsibility.
  Those letters should not have been submitted. The members of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct should never have to worry 
about the quality and accuracy of information that that committee 
receives. Mainly because these two letters contradicted my own earlier 
and correct letter, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct spent 
a great deal of time and money to figure out exactly what happened.
  For this time and effort, for which I am deeply sorry and deeply 
regret, I have agreed to reimburse the American taxpayers $300,000 for 
legal expenses and costs incurred by the committee in its investigation.

  It was the opinion of the committee and my own opinion that had 
accurate information been submitted in those two letters, the 
investigation would have ended much sooner with less cost to the 
taxpayer. It was not based on violation of any law or for the misuse of 
charitable contributions. There was no finding by the committee that I 
purposely tried to deceive anyone. To me, it simply seemed wrong to ask 
the taxpayers to pay for an investigation that should have been 
unnecessary. That is why I voluntarily agreed to reimburse the 
taxpayers.

  Never before in history has a Member of Congress agreed to be 
responsible for the cost of an investigation conducted by a committee of 
the House. This $300,000 reimbursement is not a fine, as some have 
asserted. The settlement itself and the report of the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct makes it clear that it is a reimbursement 
of legal expenses and costs only.

  The committee and its special counsel did not stipulate how the 
reimbursement should be paid. One option is to pay completely with 
campaign funds. As a matter of law, the attorneys tell me there is 
little question that my campaign has the legal authority under existing 
law and committee rules to pay the reimbursement.

  The second option is to pay by means of a legal defense fund. The 
committee has previously determined that Members may set up such a fund.

  A third option is to sue the law firm and apply the proceeds to the 
reimbursement.

  And the fourth option is to pay completely with personal funds.

  As we considered these options, we sought to do what was right for the 
House as it relates to future precedents and for reestablishing the 
trust of the American people in this vital institution. My campaign 
could have paid the entire amount, and it would have been legal and 
within past precedents of the House. Yet, on reflection, it was clear 
that many Americans would have regarded this as another example of 
politics as usual and of avoiding responsibility.

  A lawsuit against the lawyers who prepared the two documents is a 
future possibility for me as a citizen, but that option could take 
years in court. A legal trust fund was in many ways the most appealing. 
There is more than adequate precedent for such a fund. Many friends 
from across the entire country had called to offer contributions. Many 
of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle felt that this was the 
safest approach. Yet on reflection it was clear that a legal trust fund 
would simply lead to a new controversy over my role.

  I have a higher responsibility as Speaker to do the right thing in 
the right way and to serve responsibly. I also must consider what the 
personal payment precedent would mean to this House as an institution. 
Many Members in this Chamber, on both sides of the aisle, have raised 
serious concerns, citing the fear that a personal payment will 
establish a precedent that could financially ruin Members who were 
assessed costs incurred by special counsels. In the current 
environment, who could feel safe? There should be no precedent that 
penalizes the spouses and children of our Members, but that is what 
this option could effectively do. This is something we must address.

  Yet the question still remains. What is the right decision for me and 
my wife personally, for my family, for this institution, and for the 
American people?

  Marianne and I have spent hours and hours discussing these options. 
She is here too today. Let me just say that I have never been prouder 
of Marianne than over the last few months. Her ability to endure the 
press scrutiny, to live beyond the attacks, to enjoy life despite 
hostilities, has been a remarkable thing to observe and a wonderful 
thing to participate in. But she always came back to the same key 
question: What is the right thing to do for the right principles? 
Through the difficult days and weeks as we reviewed the options, it was 
the courage of her counsel which always led me to do my best. Marianne 
and I decided whatever the consequences, we had to do what was best, 
what was right, morally and spiritually. We had to put into perspective 
how our lives had been torn apart by the weight of this decision. We 
had to take into account the negative feelings that Americans have 
about government, Congress, and scandals. We had to take into account 
the responsibility that the Speaker of the House has to a higher 
standard.

  That is why we came to the conclusion, of our own choice without 
being forced, that I have a moral obligation to pay the $300,000 out of 
personal funds; that any other step would simply be seen as one more 
politician shirking his duty and one more example of failing to do the 
right thing.

  Therefore, as a person of limited means, I have arranged to borrow 
the money from Bob Dole, a close personal friend of impeccable 
integrity, and I will personally pay it back. The taxpayers will be 
fully reimbursed. The agreement will be completely honored. The 
integrity of the House ethics process will have been protected. This is 
my duty as Speaker, and I will do it personally.

  I will also ask the House to pass a resolution affirming that this is 
a voluntary action on my part and that it will establish no precedent 
for any other Member in the future. It is vital that we not go down the 
road of destroying middle-class Members by establishing any personal 
burden in a nonjudicial system.

  It is important to put decisions about politics and Government in 
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tive. This past year I have experienced some personal losses. I lost my 
father, and my mother lost her husband of 50 years. My mother, due to 
serious health problems, is being forced to move into assisted living. 
My mother has lost her home, her husband, and her life as she knew it.
  This week before making this decision I visited my mother in her 
hospital in Harrisburg. I should say she is now out and is in the 
assisted living facility. I asked her how she could handle these 
setbacks with such a positive attitude. She said,

       Newtie--she still calls me that. I do not think I am ever 
     going to get to Mr. Speaker with my mother--she says, Newtie, 
     you just have to get on with life.

  Coming back from Harrisburg, I realized that she gave me strength and 
made me realize that for Marianne and myself, moving on with our lives, 
in the right way, by doing the right thing was our most important goal.
  Let me make clear: We endure the difficulties, and the pain of the 
current political process, but we believe renewing America is the great 
challenge for our generation. I said on the day I became Speaker for 
the second time that we should focus on the challenges of race, drugs, 
ignorance and faith. Over the past few months, I have met with 
Americans of all backgrounds and all races as we discussed new 
approaches and new solutions. I am convinced that we can enter the 21st 
century with a renewed America of remarkable power and ability.
  This is a great country, filled with good people. We do have the 
capacity to reform welfare and help every citizen move from welfare to 
work. We do have the potential to help our poorest citizens move from 
poverty to prosperity. We do have the potential to replace quotas with 
friendship and set-asides with volunteerism. We can reach out to every 
American child of every ethnic background, in every neighborhood, and 
help them achieve their Creator's endowed unalienable right to pursue 
happiness. We cannot guarantee happiness, but we can guarantee the 
right to pursue.
  Recently, I had a chance to have breakfast with the fine young men 
and women of the 2d Infantry Division in Korea where my father had 
served. Today South Korea is free and prosperous because young 
Americans, for 47 years, have risked their lives in alliance with young 
Koreans.
  I was reminded on that morning that freedom depends on courage and 
integrity; that honor, duty, country is not just a motto, it is a way 
of life. We in this House must live every day in that tradition. We 
have much to do to clean up our political and governmental processes. 
We have much to do to communicate with our citizens and with those 
around the world who believe in freedom and yearn for freedom. 
Everywhere I went recently, in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, 
Seoul, and Tokyo, people talked about freedom of speech, free 
elections, the rule of law, an independent judiciary, the right to own 
private property, and the right to pursue happiness through free 
markets.
  We in this House are role models. People all over the world watch us 
and study us. When we fall short, they lose hope. When we fail, they 
despair.
  To the degree I have made mistakes, they have been errors of 
implementation but never of intent. This House is at the center of 
freedom, and it deserves from all of us a commitment to be worthy of 
that honor.
  Today, I am doing what I can to personally live up to that calling 
and that standard. I hope my colleagues will join me in that quest.
  May God bless this House, and may God bless America. 

para.34.13  providing for the consideration of h.r. 400

  Mr. McINNIS, 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 bill (H.R. 400) to amend title 35, United States Code, 
     with respect to patents, 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 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 as specified in section 2 of 
     this resolution. The committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute, as modified, shall be considered as read. All 
     points of order against the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute, as modified, 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: (1) postpone 
     until a time during further consideration in the Committee of 
     the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and 
     (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic 
     voting on any postponed question that follows another 
     electronic vote without intervening business, provided that 
     the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any 
     series of questions shall be 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, 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 
     H.R. 400 is modified as follows:
       (a) page 14, line 19, after ``at'' insert ``a rate not to 
     exceed''; and
       (b) page 46, line 15, strike ``activities'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``activities, subject to the submission of a 
     plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     Senate in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 
     605 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 1997''.

  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.34.14  patent system improvements

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, 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 bill 
(H.R. 400) to amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to 
patents, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. LaHOOD as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. CAMP assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.34.15  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. ROHRABACHER:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Patent Rights and 
     Sovereignty Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) the right of an inventor to secure a patent is assured 
     through the authorization powers of the Congress contained in 
     Article I, section 8 of the Constitution, has been 
     consistently upheld by the Congress, and has been the 
     stimulus to the unique technological innovativeness of the 
     United States;
       (2) the right must be assured for a guaranteed length of 
     time in the term of the issued patent and be further secured 
     by maintaining absolute confidentiality of all patent 
     application data until the patent is granted if the applicant 
     is timely prosecuting the patent;
       (3) the quality of United States patents is also an 
     essential stimulus for preserving the technological lead and 
     economic well-being of the United States in the next century;
       (4) the process of examining and issuing patents is an 
     inherently governmental function that must be performed by 
     Federal employees acting in their quasi-judicial roles under 
     regular executive and legislative oversight; and
       (5) the quality of United States patents is inextricably 
     linked to the professionalism of

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     patent examiners and the quality of the training of patent 
     examiners as well as to the resources supplied to the Patent 
     and Trademark Office in the way of adequate manpower, 
     appropriately maintained search files, and other needed 
     professional tools.

     SEC. 3. SECURE PATENT EXAMINATION.

       Section 3 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(f) All examination and search duties for the grant of 
     United States patents are sovereign functions which shall be 
     performed within the United States by United States citizens 
     who are employees of the United States Government.''.

     SEC. 4. MAINTENANCE OF EXAMINERS' SEARCH FILES.

       Section 9 of title 35, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``may revise and maintain'' and inserting 
     ``shall maintain and revise''; and
       (2) by adding at the end thereof the following: ``United 
     States patents, and all such other patents and printed 
     publications shall be maintained in the examiners' search 
     files under the United States Patent Classification 
     System.''.

     SEC. 5. PATENT EXAMINER TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 35, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 15. Patent examiner training

       ``(a) In General.--All patent examiners shall spend at 
     least 5 percent of their duty time per annum in training to 
     maintain and develop the legal and technological skills 
     useful for patent examination.
       ``(b) Trainers of Examiners.--The Patent and Trademark 
     Office shall develop an incentive program to retain as 
     employees patent examiners of the primary examiner grade or 
     higher who are eligible for retirement, for the sole purpose 
     of training patent examiners who have not achieved the grade 
     of primary examiner.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following:

``15. Patent examiner training.''

     SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.

       (a) Limitations on Personnel.--Section 3(a) of title 35, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof 
     the following: ``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.''.
       (b) Retention of Fees.--(1) 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 by inserting after the item 
     relating to the National Credit Union Administration, credit 
     union share insurance fund, the following new item:
       ``Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (2) Section 10101(b)(2)(B) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 (35 U.S.C. 41 note) is amended by 
     striking ``, to the extent provided in appropriation Acts,'' 
     and inserting ``without appropriation''.
       (3) Section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``Revenues from fees shall be available to the 
     Commissioner to carry out the activities of the Patent and 
     Trademark Office, in such allocations as are approved by Act 
     of Congress. Such revenues shall not be made available for 
     any purpose other than that authorized for the Patent and 
     Trademark Office.''.
       (c) Use of Fees.--Section 42(c) of title 35, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
     ``All patent application fees collected under paragraphs (1), 
     (3)(A), (3)(B), and (4) through (8) of section 41(a), and all 
     other fees collected under section 41 for services or the 
     extension of services to be provided by patent examiners 
     shall be used only for the pay and training of patent 
     examiners.''.
       (d) Publications.--Section 11 of title 35, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(c) The Patent and Trademark Office shall make available 
     for public inspection during regular business hours all 
     solicitations issued by the Office for contracts for goods or 
     services and all contracts for goods or services entered into 
     by the Office.
       ``(d) Notice of a proposal to change United States patent 
     law that will be made on behalf of the United States to a 
     foreign country or international body shall be published in 
     the Federal Register before, or at the same time as, the 
     proposal is transmitted.''.

     SEC. 7. GAO STUDY AND REPORT.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a 
     study of--
       (1) the total number of patents applied for, issued, 
     abandoned, and pending in the period of the study;
       (2) the classification of the applicants for patents in 
     terms of the country they are a citizen of and whether they 
     are an individual inventor, small entity, or other:
       (3) the pendency time for applications for patents and such 
     other time and tracking data as may indicate the 
     effectiveness of the amendments made by this Act;
       (4) the number of applicants for patents who also file for 
     a patent in a foreign country, the number of foreign 
     countries in which such filings occur and which publish data 
     from patent applications in English and make it available to 
     citizens of the United States through governmental or 
     commercial sources;
       (5) a summary of the fees collected by the Patent and 
     Trademark Office for services related to patents and a 
     comparison of such fees with the fully allocated costs of 
     providing such services; and
       (6) recommendations regarding--
       (A) a revision of the organization of the Patent and 
     Trademark Office with respect to its patent functions, and
       (B) improved operating procedures in carrying out such 
     functions,

     and a cost analysis of the fees for such procedures and the 
     impact of the fees.
       (b) Additional Study Matter.--The Committees on 
     Appropriations, Judiciary, and Small Business of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate may, no later than 12 months 
     after the beginning of the study under subsection (a), direct 
     the Comptroller General to include other matters relating to 
     patents and the Patent and Trademark Office in the study 
     conducted under subsection (a).
       (c) Report.--Upon the expiration of 36 months after the 
     beginning of the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller 
     General shall report the results of the study to the 
     Congress.

     SEC. 8. PATENT TERMS.

       (a) Amendment of Title.--Effective on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, section 154 of title 35, United States 
     Code, as amended by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) of subsection (a), by striking ``and 
     ending'' and all that follows in that paragraph and inserting 
     ``and ending--
       ``(A) 17 years from the date of the grant of the patent, or
       ``(B) 20 years from the date on which the application for 
     the patent was filed in the United States, except that if the 
     application contains a specific reference to an earlier filed 
     application or applications under section 120, 121, or 365(c) 
     of this title, 20 years from the date on which the earliest 
     such patent application was filed,

     whichever is later.''.
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``shall be the 
     greater of the 20-year term as provided in subsection (a), or 
     17 years from grant'' and inserting ``shall be the term 
     provided in subsection (a)''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 534(b) of the Uruguay 
     Round Agreements Act is amended by striking paragraph (3).

     SEC. 9. DEFINITION OF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES TO PROTECT THE 
                   CONFIDENTIALITY STATUS OF APPLICATIONS.

       Section 122 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``as may be determined by the Commissioner'' and 
     inserting ``as in any of the following:
       ``(1) In the case of an application under section 111(a) 
     for a patent for an invention for which the applicant intends 
     to file or has filed an application for a patent in a foreign 
     country, the Commissioner may publish, at the discretion of 
     the Commissioner and by means determined suitable for the 
     purpose, no more than that data from such application under 
     section 111(a) which will be made or has been made public in 
     such foreign country. Such a publication shall be made only 
     after the date of the publication in such foreign country and 
     shall be made only if the data is not available, or cannot be 
     made readily available, in the English language through 
     commercial services.
       ``(2)(A) If the Commissioner determines that a patent 
     application which is filed after the date of the enactment of 
     this paragraph--
       ``(i) has been pending more than 5 years from the effective 
     filing date of the application,
       ``(ii) has not been previously published by the Patent and 
     Trademark Office,
       ``(iii) is not under any appellate review by the Board of 
     Patent Appeals and Interferences,
       ``(iv) is not under interference proceedings in accordance 
     with section 135(a),
       ``(v) is not under any secrecy order pursuant to section 
     181,
       ``(vi) is not being diligently pursued by the applicant in 
     accordance with this title, and
       ``(vii) is not in abandonment,

     the Commissioner shall notify the applicant of such 
     determination.
       ``(B) An applicant which received notice of a determination 
     described in subparagraph (A) may, within 30 days of 
     receiving such notice, petition the Commissioner to review 
     the determination to verify that subclauses (i) through (vii) 
     are all applicable to the applicant's application. If the 
     applicant makes such a petition, the Commissioner shall not 
     publish the applicant's application before the Commissioner's 
     review of the petition is completed. If the applicant does 
     not submit a petition, the Commissioner may publish the 
     applicant's application no earlier than 90 days after giving 
     such a notice.
       ``(3) If after the date of the enactment of this paragraph 
     a continuing application has been filed more than 6 months 
     after the date of the initial filing of an application, the 
     Commissioner shall notify the applicant under such 
     application. The Commissioner shall establish a procedure for 
     an applicant which receives such a notice to demonstrate that 
     the purpose of the continuing application was for reasons 
     other than to achieve a delay in the time of publication of 
     the application. If the Commissioner agrees with such a 
     demonstration by the applicant, the Commissioner shall not 
     publish the applicant's application. If the Commissioner does 
     not agree with such a demonstration by the applicant or if 
     the applicant does not make an

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     attempt at such a demonstration within a reasonable period of 
     time as determined by the Commissioner, the Commissioner 
     shall publish the applicant's application.

     The Commissioner shall ensure that publications under 
     paragraph (1), (2), or (3) will not result in third-party 
     pre-issuance oppositions which will delay or interfere with 
     the issuance of the patents whose applications' data will be 
     published.''.

     SEC. 10. INVENTION DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

       (a) Invention Development Services.--Part I of title 35, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding after chapter 4 the 
     following new chapter:

              ``CHAPTER 5--INVENTION DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

``Sec.
``51. Definitions.
``52. Contracting requirements.
``53. Standard provisions for cover notice.
``54. Reports to customer required.
``55. Mandatory contract terms.
``56. Remedies.
``57. Records of complaints.
``58. Fraudulent representation by an invention developer.
``59. Rule of construction.

     ``Sec. 51. Definitions

       ``For purposes of this chapter--
       ``(1) the term `contract for invention development 
     services' means a contract by which an invention developer 
     undertakes invention development services for a customer;
       ``(2) the term `customer' means any person, firm, 
     partnership, corporation, or other entity who is solicited 
     by, seeks the services of, or enters into a contract with an 
     invention promoter for invention promotion services;
       ``(3) the term `invention promoter' means any person, firm, 
     partnership, corporation, or other entity who offers to 
     perform or performs for, or on behalf of, a customer any act 
     described under paragraph (4), but does not include--
       ``(A) any department or agency of the Federal Government or 
     of a State or local government;
       ``(B) any nonprofit, charitable, scientific, or educational 
     organization, qualified under applicable State law or 
     described under section 170(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986; or
       ``(C) any person duly registered with, and in good standing 
     before, the United States Patent and Trademark Office acting 
     within the scope of that person's registration to practice 
     before the Patent and Trademark Office; and
       ``(4) the term `invention development services' means, with 
     respect to an invention by a customer, any act involved in--
       ``(A) evaluating the invention to determine its 
     protectability as some form of intellectual property, other 
     than evaluation by a person licensed by a State to practice 
     law who is acting solely within the scope of that person's 
     professional license;
       ``(B) evaluating the invention to determine its commercial 
     potential by any person for purposes other than providing 
     venture capital; or
       ``(C) marketing, brokering, licensing, selling, or 
     promoting the invention or a product or service in which the 
     invention is incorporated or used, except that the display 
     only of an invention at a trade show or exhibit shall not be 
     considered to be invention development services.

     ``Sec. 52. Contracting requirements

       ``(a) In General.--(1) Every contract for invention 
     development services shall be in writing and shall be subject 
     to the provisions of this chapter. A copy of the signed 
     written contract shall be given to the customer at the time 
     the customer enters into the contract.
       ``(2) If a contract is entered into for the benefit of a 
     third party, such party shall be considered a customer for 
     purposes of this chapter.
       ``(b) Requirements of Invention Developer.--The invention 
     developer shall--
       ``(1) state in a written document, at the time a customer 
     enters into a contract for invention development services, 
     whether the usual business practice of the invention 
     developer is to--
       ``(A) seek more than 1 contract in connection with an 
     invention; or
       ``(B) seek to perform services in connection with an 
     invention in 1 or more phases, with the performance of each 
     phase covered in 1 or more subsequent contracts; and
       ``(2) supply to the customer a copy of the written document 
     together with a written summary of the usual business 
     practices of the invention developer, including--
       ``(A) the usual business terms of contracts; and
       ``(B) the approximate amount of the usual fees or other 
     consideration that may be required from the customer for each 
     of the services provided by the developer.
       ``(c) Right of Customer To Cancel Contract.--(1) 
     Notwithstanding any contractual provision to the contrary, a 
     customer shall have the right to terminate a contract for 
     invention development services by sending a written letter to 
     the invention developer stating the customer's intent to 
     cancel the contract. The letter of termination must be 
     deposited with the United States Postal Service on or before 
     5 business days after the date upon which the customer or the 
     invention developer executes the contract, whichever is 
     later.
       ``(2) Delivery of a promissory note, check, bill of 
     exchange, or negotiable instrument of any kind to the 
     invention developer or to a third party for the benefit of 
     the invention developer, without regard to the date or dates 
     appearing in such instrument, shall be deemed payment 
     received by the invention developer on the date received for 
     purposes of this section.

     ``Sec. 53. Standard provisions for cover notice

       ``(a) Contents.--Every contract for invention development 
     services shall have a conspicuous and legible cover sheet 
     attached with the following notice imprinted in boldface type 
     of not less than 12-point size:
       `` `YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE THIS CONTRACT. TO 
     TERMINATE THIS CONTRACT, YOU MUST SEND A WRITTEN LETTER TO 
     THE COMPANY STATING YOUR INTENT TO CANCEL THIS CONTRACT. THE 
     LETTER OF TERMINATION MUST BE DEPOSITED WITH THE UNITED 
     STATES POSTAL SERVICE ON OR BEFORE FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS 
     AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH YOU OR THE COMPANY EXECUTE THE 
     CONTRACT, WHICHEVER IS LATER.
       `` `THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INVENTIONS EVALUATED BY THE 
     INVENTION DEVELOPER FOR COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL IN THE PAST FIVE 
     (5) YEARS IS __________. OF THAT NUMBER, __________ RECEIVED 
     POSITIVE EVALUATIONS AND __________ RECEIVED NEGATIVE 
     EVALUATIONS.
       `` `IF YOU ASSIGN EVEN A PARTIAL INTEREST IN THE INVENTION 
     TO THE INVENTION DEVELOPER, THE INVENTION DEVELOPER MAY HAVE 
     THE RIGHT TO SELL OR DISPOSE OF THE INVENTION WITHOUT YOUR 
     CONSENT AND MAY NOT HAVE TO SHARE THE PROFITS WITH YOU.
       `` `THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE CONTRACTED WITH 
     THE INVENTION DEVELOPER IN THE PAST FIVE (5) YEARS IS 
     __________. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS KNOWN BY THIS 
     INVENTION DEVELOPER TO HAVE RECEIVED, BY VIRTUE OF THIS 
     INVENTION DEVELOPER'S PERFORMANCE, AN AMOUNT OF MONEY IN 
     EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PAID BY THE CUSTOMER TO THIS INVENTION 
     DEVELOPER IS ______________.
       `` `THE OFFICERS OF THIS INVENTION DEVELOPER HAVE 
     COLLECTIVELY OR INDIVIDUALLY BEEN AFFILIATED IN THE LAST TEN 
     (10) YEARS WITH THE FOLLOWING INVENTION DEVELOPMENT 
     COMPANIES: (LIST THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PREVIOUS 
     INVENTION DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES WITH WHICH THE PRINCIPAL 
     OFFICERS HAVE BEEN AFFILIATED AS OWNERS, AGENTS, OR 
     EMPLOYEES). YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK WITH THE UNITED 
     STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, THE FEDERAL TRADE 
     COMMISSION, YOUR STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, AND THE 
     BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU FOR ANY COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST ANY 
     OF THESE COMPANIES.
       `` `YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY OF YOUR 
     OWN CHOOSING BEFORE SIGNING THIS CONTRACT. BY PROCEEDING 
     WITHOUT THE ADVICE OF AN ATTORNEY REGISTERED TO PRACTICE 
     BEFORE THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, YOU 
     COULD LOSE ANY RIGHTS YOU MIGHT HAVE IN YOUR IDEA OR 
     INVENTION.'.
       ``(b) Other Requirements for Cover Notice.--The cover 
     notice shall contain the items required under subsection (a) 
     and the name, primary office address, and local office 
     address of the invention developer, and may contain no other 
     matter.
       ``(c) Disclosure of Certain Customers Not Required.--The 
     requirement in the notice set forth in subsection (a) to 
     include the `TOTAL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE CONTRACTED 
     WITH THE INVENTION DEVELOPER IN THE PAST FIVE (5) YEARS' need 
     not include information with respect to customers who have 
     purchased trade show services, research, advertising, or 
     other nonmarketing services from the invention developer, nor 
     with respect to customers who have defaulted in their 
     payments to the invention developer.

     ``Sec. 54. Reports to customer required

       ``With respect to every contract for invention development 
     services, the invention developer shall deliver to the 
     customer at the address specified in the contract, at least 
     once every 3 months throughout the term of the contract, a 
     written report that identifies the contract and includes--
       ``(1) a full, clear, and concise description of the 
     services performed to the date of the report and of the 
     services yet to be performed and names of all persons who it 
     is known will perform the services; and
       ``(2) the name and address of each person, firm, 
     corporation, or other entity to whom the subject matter of 
     the contract has been disclosed, the reason for each such 
     disclosure, the nature of the disclosure, and complete and 
     accurate summaries of all responses received as a result of 
     those disclosures.

     ``Sec. 55. Mandatory contract terms

       ``(a) Mandatory Terms.--Each contract for invention 
     development services shall include in boldface type of not 
     less than 12-point size--
       ``(1) the terms and conditions of payment and contract 
     termination rights required under section 52;
       ``(2) a statement that the customer may avoid entering into 
     the contract by not making a payment to the invention 
     developer;
       ``(3) a full, clear, and concise description of the 
     specific acts or services that the inven

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     tion developer undertakes to perform for the customer;
       ``(4) a statement as to whether the invention developer 
     undertakes to construct, sell, or distribute one or more 
     prototypes, models, or devices embodying the invention of the 
     customer;
       ``(5) the full name and principal place of business of the 
     invention developer and the name and principal place of 
     business of any parent, subsidiary, agent, independent 
     contractor, and any affiliated company or person who it is 
     known will perform any of the services or acts that the 
     invention developer undertakes to perform for the customer;
       ``(6) if any oral or written representation of estimated or 
     projected customer earnings is given by the invention 
     developer (or any agent, employee, officer, director, 
     partner, or independent contractor of such invention 
     developer), a statement of that estimation or projection and 
     a description of the data upon which such representation is 
     based;
       ``(7) the name and address of the custodian of all records 
     and correspondence relating to the contracted for invention 
     development services, and a statement that the invention 
     developer is required to maintain all records and 
     correspondence relating to performance of the invention 
     development services for such customer for a period of not 
     less than 2 years after expiration of the term of such 
     contract; and
       ``(8) a statement setting forth a time schedule for 
     performance of the invention development services, including 
     an estimated date in which such performance is expected to be 
     completed.
       ``(b) Invention Developer as Fiduciary.--To the extent that 
     the description of the specific acts or services affords 
     discretion to the invention developer with respect to what 
     specific acts or services shall be performed, the invention 
     developer shall be deemed a fiduciary.
       ``(c) Availability of Information.--Records and 
     correspondence described under subsection (a)(7) shall be 
     made available after 7 days written notice to the customer or 
     the representative of the customer to review and copy at a 
     reasonable cost on the invention developer's premises during 
     normal business hours.

     ``Sec. 56. Remedies

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Voidable contract.--Any contract for invention 
     development services that does not comply with the applicable 
     provisions of this chapter shall be voidable at the option of 
     the customer.
       ``(2) Reliance on false, fraudulent, or misleading 
     information.--Any contract for invention development services 
     entered into in reliance upon any material false, fraudulent, 
     or misleading information, representation, notice, or 
     advertisement of the invention developer (or any agent, 
     employee, officer, director, partner, or independent 
     contractor of such invention developer) shall be voidable at 
     the option of the customer.
       ``(3) Waiver.--Any waiver by the customer of any provision 
     of this chapter shall be deemed contrary to public policy and 
     shall be void and unenforceable.
       ``(4) Action by developer.--Any contract for invention 
     development services which provides for filing for and 
     obtaining utility, design, or plant patent protection shall 
     be voidable at the option of the customer unless the 
     invention developer offers to perform or performs such act 
     through a person duly registered to practice before, and in 
     good standing with, the Patent and Trademark Office.
       ``(b) Civil Action.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any customer who is injured by a 
     violation of this chapter by an invention developer or by any 
     material false or fraudulent statement or representation, or 
     any omission of material fact, by an invention developer (or 
     any agent, employee, director, officer, partner, or 
     independent contractor of such invention developer) or by 
     failure of an invention developer to make all the disclosures 
     required under this chapter, may recover in a civil action 
     against the invention developer (or the officers, directors, 
     or partners of such invention developer) in addition to 
     reasonable costs and attorneys' fees, the greater of--
       ``(A) $5,000; or
       ``(B) the amount of actual damages sustained by the 
     customer.
       ``(2) Damage increase.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
     court may increase damages to not more than 3 times the 
     amount awarded.
       ``(c) Rebuttable Presumption of Injury.--For purposes of 
     this section, substantial violation of any provision of this 
     chapter by an invention developer or execution by the 
     customer of a contract for invention development services in 
     reliance on any material false or fraudulent statements or 
     representations or omissions of material fact shall establish 
     a rebuttable presumption of injury.

     ``Sec. 57. Records of complaints

       ``(a) Release of Complaints.--The Director shall make all 
     complaints received by the United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office involving invention developers publicly available, 
     together with any response of the invention developers.
       ``(b) Request for Complaints.--The Director may request 
     complaints relating to invention development services from 
     any Federal or State agency and include such complaints in 
     the records maintained under subsection (a), together with 
     any response of the invention developers.

     ``Sec. 58. Fraudulent representation by an invention 
       developer

       ``Whoever, in providing invention development services, 
     knowingly provides any false or misleading statement, 
     representation, or omission of material fact to a customer or 
     fails to make all the disclosures required under this 
     chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more 
     than $10,000 for each offense.

     ``Sec. 59. Rule of construction

       ``Except as expressly provided in this chapter, no 
     provision of this chapter shall be construed to affect any 
     obligation, right, or remedy provided under any other Federal 
     or State law.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     chapters for part I of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding after the item relating to chapter 4 the 
     following:

``5. Invention Development Services...........................51''.....

     SEC. 11. PROVISIONAL APPLICATIONS, PLANT BREEDER'S RIGHTS, 
                   DIVISIONAL APPLICATIONS.

       (a) Abandonment.--Section 111(b)(5) of title 35, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Abandonment.--Notwithstanding the absence of a claim, 
     upon timely request and as prescribed by the Director, a 
     provisional application may be treated as an application 
     filed under subsection (a). If no such request is made, the 
     provisional application shall be regarded as abandoned 12 
     months after the filing date of such application and shall 
     not be subject to revival thereafter.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies to any provisional application filed on or after June 
     8, 1995.
       (c) International Applications.--Section 119 of title 35, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or in a WTO member 
     country'' after ``the United States'' the first place it 
     appears; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(f) Applications for Plant Breeder's Rights.--
     Applications for plant breeder's rights filed in a WTO member 
     country (or in a UPOV Contracting Party) shall have the same 
     effect for the purpose of the right of priority under 
     subsections (a) through (c) of this section as applications 
     for patents, subject to the same conditions and requirements 
     of this section as apply to applications for patents.
       ``(g) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       ``(1) the term `WTO member country' has the same meaning as 
     the term is defined in section 104(b)(2) of this title; and
       ``(2) the term `UPOV Contracting Party' means a member of 
     the International Convention for the Protection of New 
     Varieties of Plants.''.
       (d) Plant Patents.--
       (1) Tuber propagated plants.--Section 161 of title 35, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``a tuber 
     propagated plant or''.
       (2) Rights in plant patents.--The text of section 163 of 
     title 35, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
     ``In the case of a plant patent, the grant shall include the 
     right to exclude others from asexually reproducing the plant, 
     and from using, offering for sale, or selling the plant so 
     reproduced, or any of its parts, throughout the United 
     States, or from importing the plant so reproduced, or any 
     parts thereof, into the United States.''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply on the date of the enactment of this Act. The 
     amendment made by paragraph (2) shall apply to any plant 
     patent issued on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (e) Electronic Filing.--Section 22 of title 35, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``printed or 
     typewritten'' and inserting ``printed, typewritten, or on an 
     electronic medium''.
       (f) Divisional Applications.--Section 121 of title 35, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by striking ``If'' and inserting 
     ``(a) If''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(b) In a case in which restriction is required on the 
     ground that two or more independent and distinct inventions 
     are claimed in an application, the applicant shall be 
     entitled to submit an examination fee and request examination 
     for each independent and distinct invention in excess of one. 
     The examination fee shall be equal to the filing fee, 
     including excess claims fees, that would have applied had the 
     claims corresponding to the asserted independent and distinct 
     inventions been presented in a separate application for 
     patent. For each of the independent and distinct inventions 
     in excess of one for which the applicant pays an examination 
     fee within two months after the requirement for restriction, 
     the Director shall cause an examination to be made and a 
     notification of rejection or written notice of allowance 
     provided to the applicant within the time period specified in 
     section 154(b)(1)(B)(i) of this title for the original 
     application. Failure to meet this or any other time limit set 
     forth in section 154(b)(1)(B) of this title shall be treated 
     as an unusual administrative delay under section 
     154(b)(1)(A)(iv) of this title.
       ``(c) An applicant who requests reconsideration of a 
     requirement for restriction under this section and submits 
     examination fees pursuant to such requirement shall, if the 
     requirement is determined to be improper, be entitled to a 
     refund of any examination fees determined to have been paid 
     pursuant to the requirement.''.

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     SEC. 12. PROVISIONAL RIGHTS.

       Section 154 of title 35, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the section caption by inserting ``; provisional 
     rights'' after ``patent''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Provisional Rights.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to other rights provided by 
     this section, a patent shall include the right to obtain a 
     reasonable royalty from any person who, during the period 
     beginning on the date of publication of the application for 
     such patent pursuant to the voluntary disclosure provisions 
     of section 122 or the publication provisions of section 
     122(1) or 122(2) of this title, or in the case of an 
     international application filed under the treaty defined in 
     section 351(a) of this title designating the United States 
     under Article 21(2)(a) of such treaty, the date of 
     publication of the application, and ending on the date the 
     patent is issued--
       ``(A)(i) makes, uses, offers for sale, or sells in the 
     United States the invention as claimed in the published 
     patent application or imports such an invention into the 
     United States; or
       ``(ii) if the invention as claimed in the published patent 
     application is a process, uses, offers for sale, or sells in 
     the United States or imports into the United States products 
     made by that process as claimed in the published patent 
     application; and
       ``(B) had actual notice of the published patent application 
     and, where the right arising under this paragraph is based 
     upon an international application designating the United 
     States that is published in a language other than English, a 
     translation of the international application into the English 
     language.
       ``(2) Right based on substantially identical inventions.--
     The right under paragraph (1) to obtain a reasonable royalty 
     shall not be available under this subsection unless the 
     invention as claimed in the patent is substantially identical 
     to the invention as claimed in the published patent 
     application.
       ``(3) Time limitation on obtaining a reasonable royalty.--
     The right under paragraph (1) to obtain a reasonable royalty 
     shall be available only in an action brought not later than 6 
     years after the patent is issued. The right under paragraph 
     (1) to obtain a reasonable royalty shall not be affected by 
     the duration of the period described in paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Requirements for international applications.--The 
     right under paragraph (1) to obtain a reasonable royalty 
     based upon the publication under the treaty defined in 
     section 351(a) of this title of an international application 
     designating the United States shall commence from the date 
     that the Patent and Trademark Office receives a copy of the 
     publication under such treaty of the international 
     application, or, if the publication under the treaty of the 
     international application is in a language other than 
     English, from the date that the Patent and Trademark Office 
     receives a translation of the international application in 
     the English language. The Director may require the applicant 
     to provide a copy of the international publication of the 
     international application and a translation thereof.''.

     SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided, this Act and the amendments 
     made by this Act shall take effect 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

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negative

Nays

227

para.34.16                    [Roll No. 85]

                                AYES--178

     Abercrombie
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--227

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     Meehan
     Meek
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Andrews
     Baker
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Bunning
     Callahan
     Clay
     Costello
     Crane
     DeGette
     Dicks
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Etheridge
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Harman
     Hinchey
     Johnson, Sam
     Klug
     McCrery
     Millender-McDonald
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Towns
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.34.17  committee resignation--minority

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                                   April 17, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, The Capitol, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby resign from the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight effective April 17, 1997.
       Thank you very much for your consideration.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Tim Holden,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para.34.18  committee resignation--minority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, laid before the House the fol

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lowing communication, which were read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 17, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Capitol, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby resign from the Committee on 
     Resources, effective April 17, 1997.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Nick Lampson,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para.34.19  committee resignation--minority

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                                   April 17, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker, I hereby resign from the Committee on 
     Science.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Lloyd Doggett.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para.34.20  democracy in zaire

  On motion of Mr. ROYCE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
following resolution (H. Res. 115):

       Whereas Zairian President Mobutu Sese Seko's 31-year rule 
     has turned his potentially prosperous country into one of the 
     world's poorest, where human suffering long has been 
     widespread;
       Whereas the Mobutu Government has systematically violated 
     the human rights and undermined the security of Zaire's 
     46,000,000 people;
       Whereas the Mobutu Government has proven itself unwilling 
     to allow a genuine transition to multi-party democracy and 
     continues to cling to power against the best interests of 
     Zaire's people;
       Whereas the Mobutu Government permitted the circulation of 
     extremist propaganda in the refugee camps that undermined 
     voluntary repatriation efforts of the United Nations High 
     Commission on Refugees;
       Whereas the international community is concerned about the 
     humanitarian needs of the hundreds of thousands of refugees 
     and displaced Zairians;
       Whereas there are continuing reports of human rights 
     violations by all parties that stem from the continued 
     fighting in Zaire;
       Whereas representatives of the Zairian Government and the 
     Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-
     Zaire (ADFL) negotiated in South Africa, under the 
     supervision of the United Nations and the Organization of 
     African Unity, with no cease-fire agreement; and
       Whereas the objectives of the United States Government, 
     achieving the cessation of hostilities and achieving 
     political reforms in Zaire, continue to be stymied: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) it is the sense of the House of Representatives that--
       (A) President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire should immediately 
     resign from the office of the Presidency of Zaire, leave 
     Zaire, and withdraw from all political activity;
       (B) the United States Government should unequivocally call 
     on Mobutu Sese Seko to immediately leave Zaire and withdraw 
     from all political activity;
       (C) the United States should continue to distance itself 
     and its foreign policy from President Mobutu and his 
     government in order to hasten his departure from Zaire's 
     government and political life;
       (D) the United States should work with all interested 
     African and European nations to oppose the presence in Zaire 
     of foreign government and mercenary forces, halt the flow of 
     arms into the country, and encourage the warring parties to 
     negotiate a cease-fire leading to a lasting peace; and
       (E) the United States Government should play a leading role 
     in the international effort in supporting the creation of a 
     broad-based transitional government of national unity 
     composed of all democratic forces in Zaire; and
       (2) the House of Representatives supports the creation in 
     Zaire of the enabling environment necessary to conduct 
     democratic, multi-party elections at the earliest feasible 
     time, as well as the necessary conditions to establish the 
     rule of law, respect for human rights, and the effective 
     provision of humanitarian assistance.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  Mr. ROYCE submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:

       Page 3, line 14, strike ``and''.
       Page 3, after line 19, insert the following:
       (F) the United States should actively pursue an immediate 
     agreement among the various parties to permit the immediate 
     and unhindered provision of humanitarian relief and the 
     presence of international humanitarian workers to aid 
     refugees and displaced persons in the Zaire; and

  The concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  Mr. ROYCE submitted the following amendment to the preamble, which was 
agreed to:

       After the fifth clause of the preamble, insert the 
     following:
       Whereas many thousands of Rwandans seeking to return home 
     are now too ill to walk and scores succumb each day to 
     cholera, malnutrition, malaria, dehydration, and other 
     diseases while awaiting final agreements among parties to the 
     conflict, the Government of Rwanda, and international 
     humanitarian organizations, to permit the organization and 
     implementation of a speedy air evacuation and the regular 
     supply of urgently needed relief supplies and medical care;
       Whereas in Zaire there have been numerous attempts to 
     obstruct humanitarian relief to these populations at risk and 
     to hinder relocation of civilians and the repatriation of 
     refugees wishing to return home;

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

para.34.21  committee elections--minority

  Mr. PALLONE, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 120):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and that 
     they are hereby, elected to the following standing committees 
     of the House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Tim 
     Holden of Pennsylvania; Nick Lampson of Texas.
       To the Committee on Science: Ellen Tauscher of California.
       To the Committee on International Relations: James Davis of 
     Florida.
       To the Committee on National Security: Ciro Rodriguez of 
     Texas.
       To the Committee on Resources: Lloyd Doggett of Texas.
       To the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Harold 
     Ford of Tennessee.

  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.34.22  order of business--ethics process reform

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the order of the House of February 12, 1997, with 
respect to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and related 
matters of said committee be extended through April 23, 1997.

para.34.23  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, April 21, 1997, at 3 o'clock p.m.

para.34.24  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, April 21, 1997, it 
adjourn to meet at 2 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, 1997.

para.34.25  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, April 
23, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.34.26  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. 1003. An Act to clarify Federal law with respect to 
     restricting the use of Federal funds in support of assisted 
     suicide.

para.34.27  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. CRANE, for today;
  To Ms. HARMAN, for today after 3 p.m.; and
  To Mr. COSTELLO, for today.
  And then,

para.34.28  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SCARBOROUGH, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 8 o'clock and 52 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 3 
p.m. on Monday, April 21, 1997.

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para.34.29  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. 688. A bill to 
     amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require at least 85 
     percent of funds appropriated to the Environmental Protection 
     Agency from the leaking underground storage tank trust fund 
     to be distributed to States for cooperative agreements for 
     undertaking corrective action and for enforcement of subtitle 
     I of such act (Rept. No. 105-58 Pt. 1).

para.34.30  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 688. Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     extended for a period ending not later than April 17, 1997.

para.34.31  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Ways and Means 
discharged from further consideration. H.R. 688 referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.34.32  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. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Pease, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Souder, and Mr. 
             Visclosky):
       H.R. 1358. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     permit a Governor to limit the disposal of out-of-State solid 
     waste in the Governor's State, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 1359. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to establish a means to support programs 
     for electric energy conservation and energy efficiency, 
     renewable energy, and universal and affordable service for 
     electric consumers; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Meehan, and Ms. Christian-Green):
       H.R. 1360. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for an 
     exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for 
     certain permanent resident aliens who are unable because of 
     physical or developmental disability or mental impairment to 
     naturalize; 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.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Porter):
       H.R. 1361. A bill to prohibit economic support fund 
     assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 
     Government of Turkey for fiscal year 1998 unless that 
     Government makes certain improvement relating to human 
     rights; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Everett, Mr. Filner, Mr. Quinn, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mrs. Chenoweth, Ms. Carson, Mr. LaHood, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Barrett 
             of Nebraska):
       H.R. 1362. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     provide for Medicare reimbursement for health care services 
     provided to certain Medicare-eligible veterans in selected 
     facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Shays):
       H.R. 1363. A bill to provide grants to States to provide 
     uninsured children with access to health care insurance 
     coverage; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to 
     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. Riggs, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. 
             Roukema, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 1364. A bill to provide grants to States to provide 
     uninsured children with access to health care insurance 
     coverage and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     increase the excise taxes on tobacco products for the purpose 
     of funding such grants and reducing the deficit; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period 
     to be 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. 1365. A bill to amend section 355 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of corporate 
     tax on prearranged sales of corporate stock, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAESLER (for himself, Mr. Turner, Ms. Harman, 
             Mr. Berry, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Holden, Mr. John, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Minge, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. 
             Blumenauer):
       H.R. 1366. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election 
     for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 1367. A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from making 
     available through the Internet certain confidential records 
     with respect to individuals, and to provide for remedies in 
     cases in which such records are made available through the 
     Internet; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself, Mr. Clement, and Mr. 
             Tanner):
       H.R. 1368. A bill to provide that Kentucky may not tax 
     compensation paid to a resident of Tennessee for services at 
     Fort Campbell, KY; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky:
       H.R. 1369. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the tax treatment of qualified State tuition 
     programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself (by request), Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 1370. A bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of 
     the United States; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 1371. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     to require that imported meat, and meat food products 
     containing imported meat, bear a label identifying the 
     country of origin; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. COX of California (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Berry, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Istook, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kim, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. McDade, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Moran 
             of Kansas, Mrs. Myrick,

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             Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
             Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Petri, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Portman, Mr. Poshard, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Smith of Oregon, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith 
             of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weller, Mr. White, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 1372. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to reform the budget process, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Rules, 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 Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H.R. 1373. A bill to establish a grant program to improve 
     the quality and expand the availability of child care 
     services, and of family support services, for families with 
     children less than 3 years of age; to amend the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the taxation of income of 
     controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported 
     property; to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
     to cover employers that have more than 20 employees; to amend 
     the Head Start Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2002 and to increase the funds reserved 
     for services for families with children less than 3 years of 
     age; and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, 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. DELLUMS:
       H.R. 1374. 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 Committees on Ways and Means, 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. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Baesler, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Reyes, 
             Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Solomon, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wise, Mr. Yates, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mr. Leach, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Pallone, and Mrs. Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 1375. 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 
     furnished by 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 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Berman, Mr. Capps, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Flake, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Tierney, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, 
             and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 1376. A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland 
     Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and related laws to 
     strengthen the protection of native biodiversity and ban 
     clearcutting on Federal lands, and to designate certain 
     Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests, roadless areas, 
     and Special Areas where logging and other intrusive 
     activities are prohibited; 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. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Goodling, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Petri, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Castle, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Martinez, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Upton, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Weller, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 1377. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to encourage 
     retirement income savings; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Stump, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Parker, Mr. Istook, Mr. Talent, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Coble, and Mr. 
             Christensen):
       H.R. 1378. A bill to prohibit discrimination in contracting 
     on federally funded projects on the basis of certain labor 
     policies of potential contractors; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 1379. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to lower the maximum capital gains rate to 15 percent 
     with respect to assets held for more than 3 years, to replace 
     the estate and gift tax rate schedules, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H.R. 1380. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses 
     and to exclude gain from the sale or exchange of a farming 
     business to the extent of the medical expenses paid by the 
     taxpayer; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 1381. A bill to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship 
     and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American 
     Public Policy Act of 1992 to establish the U.S. Institute for 
     Environmental Conflict Resolution to conduct environmental 
     conflict resolution and training, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1382. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that certain educational benefits provided by 
     an employer to children of employees shall be excludable from 
     gross income as a scholarship; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Borski, Ms. Christian-Green, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Schumer, Ms.

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             Slaughter, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, and 
             Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 1383. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, in Washington, 
     DC, as the ``Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice 
     Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McHUGH:
       H.R. 1384. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to establish a telephone reporting system to permit 
     certain individuals traveling by boat to enter the United 
     States from Canada without applying for admission at a port 
     of entry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. 
             Kildee):
       H.R. 1385. A bill to consolidate, coordinate, and improve 
     employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation 
     programs in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 1386. A bill to require uniform appraisals of certain 
     leaseholds of restricted Indian lands, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Shaw, Mr. Horn, Mr. Klug, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McGovern, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Royce, Mr. Shays, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mr. Souder, Mr. Sanford, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Portman, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Foglietta, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Moakley, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Goss, 
             Mr. Ensign, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Owens, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Gekas, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Kolbe):
       H.R. 1387. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to convert the price support program for 
     sugarcane and sugar beets into a system of solely recourse 
     loans and to provide for the gradual elimination of the 
     program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1388. A bill 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.
           By Mr. PACKARD:
       H.R. 1389. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the amount of the aviation excise taxes 
     for any fiscal year shall equal the expenditures from the 
     Airport and Airway Trust Fund for the prior fiscal year, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 1390. A bill to authorize the Government of India to 
     establish a memorial to honor Mahatma Gandhi in the District 
     of Columbia; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Ackerman, 
             and Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 1391. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an exemption from tax for gain on sale of a 
     principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself and Mr. Murtha):
       H.R. 1392. 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 and to amend CERCLA regarding 
     the liability of landowners and prospective purchasers; 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 Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 1393. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to establish certain requirements regarding the approval of 
     facilities for the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1394. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the tax treatment of qualified State tuition 
     programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hinchey, 
             and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 1395. A bill to assist the States and local 
     governments in assessing and remediating brownfield sites and 
     encouraging environmental cleanup programs, 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 for such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Graham):
       H.R. 1396. A bill to require the 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 Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. SKAGGS (for himself, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       H.R. 1397. 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Bunnning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 1398. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of a program for research and 
     training with respect to Parkinson's disease; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1399. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a presumption of service connection for injuries 
     classified as cold weather injuries which occur in veterans 
     who while engaged in military operations had sustained 
     exposure to cold weather; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             Furse, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 1400. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to 
     participate in a water conservation project with the Tumalo 
     Irrigation District in the State of Oregon; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 1401. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 5-year extension of the credit for 
     producing electricity from wind; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICIANT:
       H.R. 1402. A bill to establish the Commission on 
     Probabilistic Methods; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Jefferson, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii):
       H.R. 1403. 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. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Flake, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
             Pelosi, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 1404. A bill to provide for the defense of the 
     environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Rules, 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. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Spence, and 
             Mr. Stump):
       H. Con. Res. 64. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel of the 
     Government who served the United States faithfully during the 
     cold war; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Res. 120. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. 
             Bereuter):
       H. Res. 121. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the March 30, 1997, terrorist 
     grenade attack in Cambodia; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Bentsen, 
             Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. King of New York, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Stark, and Mr. Riley):
       H. Res. 122. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding tactile currency for the blind 
     and visually impaired; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H. Res. 123. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to postpone

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     final House action on legislative branch appropriations for 
     any fiscal year until all other regular appropriations for 
     that fiscal year are enacted into law; to the Committee on 
     Rules.

para.34.33  memorials

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

       44. By the SPEAKER. Memorial of the Legislature of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 
     No. 377 urging Congress to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     to better address the unique characteristics of emergency 
     medical service employees, and to provide and overtime 
     exemption for such employees similar to that provided for 
     fire, police, and corrections employees; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       45. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of West 
     Virginia, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 7 
     urging Congress to enact legislation that requires the 
     Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to 
     maintain the current national ambient air quality standards 
     for ozone and fine particulate matter until there is a 
     thorough review by the scientific community; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       46. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Georgia, relative to House Resolution 379 urging the 
     U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reaffirm the existing 
     air quality standards for ozone and particulate matter; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       47. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Oregon, 
     relative to Senate Resolution 3 urging Congress to ensure 
     that Federal agencies operate or direct operation of Klamath 
     project in accordance with Oregon's system for allocation of 
     water rights; to the Committee on Resources.
       48. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the Commonwealth 
     of Virginia, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 343 
     urging Congress to proceed immediately with an extension of 
     waivers to the Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly 
     [PACE] Program or to pass S. 999, extending provider status 
     to the PACE Program; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Commerce.

para.34.34  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 4: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Rothman, 
     Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Capps, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
     Gibbons, Mr. Collins, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Jones, Mr. Moran 
     of Kansas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Tierney, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. 
     Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 12: Mr. Meehan and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 14: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
     Kingston, Mr. Riley, Mr. Capps, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 15: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
     Nussle, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Linder, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. 
     Solomon.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 80: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Largent, 
     Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Cox 
     of California, Mr. Parker, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Martinez, and 
     Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 85: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 86: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Skelton, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. 
     Snowbarger.
       H.R. 122: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Pallone, 
     and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 200: Ms. Granger, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. 
     McGovern.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. 
     Hulshof.
       H.R. 242: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 277: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts. 
       H.R. 279: Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Molinari, 
     Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Brady, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Sabo, 
     Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Carson, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
     Mr. Allen, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Largent, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
     Mr. Crane, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Evans, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
     Aderholt, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
     Kingston, Mr. Wise, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Borski, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Kaptur, 
     Mr. Bliley, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Wexler, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Poshard, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland.
       H.R. 292: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 304: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 305: Ms. Furse, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Filner and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 335: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Paxon, and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 415: Mr. Weldon of Florida and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 426: Mr. Knollenberg and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 437: Mr. Capps, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Castle, Mr. Ortiz, 
     Mr. Calvert, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 492: Ms. Brown of Florida and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 558: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 561: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Cook, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
     McIntyre, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 603: Mr. Ramstad and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Wynn. 
       H.R. 695: Mr. Paxon and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Snowbarger and Mr. Bryant. 
       H.R. 753: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Owens, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. Delahunt. 
       H.R. 754: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Ackerman. 
       H.R. 775: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Thompson, Ms. 
     Waters, Mr. Torres, and Mr. McGovern. 
       H.R. 820: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, and 
     Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 857: Mr. Manzullo and Mr. Crapo. 
       H.R. 864: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Ms. Waters, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ford, Mr. Towns, 
     Mr. Dixon, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Payne, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 865: Mr. Clement. 
       H.R. 866: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Coble, and Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 867: Mr. Houghton. 
       H.R. 871: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington. 
       H.R. 872: Mr. Bunning, Mr. Condit, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hefner, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Moran  
     of Virginia, Mr. Packard, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
     Colorado, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 901: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
     Rogers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Smith 
     of Texas, and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Bilirakis and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 920: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 928: Mr. Largent, Mr. Stump, Mr. Graham, Mr. Sessions, 
     Mr. Paul, Mr. Souder, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mrs. 
     Chenoweth.
       H.R. 947: Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
     Snowbarger, and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Linder, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
     Paxon, Mr. Hastert, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Camp, and Mr. 
     Cook.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Radanovich, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 990: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1002: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wise, and 
     Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1009: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1022: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1047: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1074: Ms. Carson, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Eshoo, 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Foglietta, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Mrs. Clayton, and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 1104: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Poshard, and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1118: Mrs. Maloney of New York and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1120: Mr. Pallone and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Stark, 
     Mr. McDermott, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
     Velazquez, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Harman, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Fattah, 
     Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Green, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Moakley, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Ford, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
     Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. John.
       H.R. 1146: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1153: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 1169: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cardin, 
     Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Flake, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Largent, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1170: Mr. Packard, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Mr. Foley, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1178: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1188: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1189: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Klug, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. 
     McHugh.
       H.R. 1201: Mr. Borski, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Flake, and Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1216: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Stark.

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       H.R. 1219: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Rush, and 
     Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 1259: Ms. Furse, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1264: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1291: Mr. Flake.
       H.R. 1315: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. Stark and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1327: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 1340: Mr. Sanford and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1353: Mr. Poshard.
       H.J. Res. 26: Mrs. Northup.
       H.J. Res. 67: Mr. Crapo, Mr. Paul, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
     Talent, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Souder.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Capps and Mr. Shaw.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
     Fawell, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Hobson.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Weygand, Mr. Menedez, and Ms. Roybal-
     Allard.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Holden, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Traficant, 
     Mr. Minge, Mr. Weller, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Borski.
       H. Res. 96: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Stark, and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H. Res. 110: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Cox of California, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Campbell.

para.34.35  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. 963: Mr. Wynn.
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                       MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1997 (35)

para. 35.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   April 21, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Dan Miller to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 35.2  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, April 
17, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 35.3  communications

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

       2878. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous 
     Products; In Vitro Tests for Serial Release [APHIS Docket No. 
     94-051-3] (RIN: 0579-AA66) received April 18, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2879. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Export Certification of Animal Products 
     [APHIS Docket No. 93-168-2] received April 18, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2880. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's 1997 report entitled ``International Cooperative 
     Research and Development Program,'' pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2350(f)(1); to the Committee on National Security.
       2881. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Force 
     Management Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification that the report on military permanent medical 
     nondeployables will be completed by May 31, 1997; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       2882. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Health 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting the fiscal year 
     1996 annual report on the third party collection program, 
     pursuant to section 718 of the fiscal year 1994 National 
     Defense Authorization Act; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       2883. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Health 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting an interim 
     report on the progress of a study on the means of improving 
     the provision of uniform and consistent medical and dental 
     care to members of the reserve components serving on active 
     duty; to the Committee on National Security.
       2884. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the effects of mergers and acquisitions in the 
     defense industry, pursuant to Public Law 104-201, section 
     826(b) (110 Stat. 2611); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       2885. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting a report on the 
     application of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to electronic 
     stored-value products, pursuant to Public Law 104-208, 
     section 2601(b) (110 Stat. 3009-469); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2886. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to Poland, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       2887. A letter from the Chairman, National Foundation on 
     the Arts and the Humanities, transmitting the Federal Council 
     on the Arts and Humanities' 21st annual report on the Arts 
     and Artifacts Indemnity Program for fiscal year 1996, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 959(c); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       2888. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of 
     Columbia and State of Maryland--1990 Base Year Emission 
     Inventory for the Metropolitan Washington DC Area [DC010-
     5914a; MD033-7157a; FRL-5814-1] received April 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2889. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Eufaula, Wagoner, Warner, 
     and Sand Springs, Oklahoma) [MM Docket No. 96-94, RM-8790) 
     received April 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2890. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Premont, Texas) [MM Docket 
     No. 95-120, RM-8650) received April 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2891. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Cawker City, Kansas) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-207, RM-8874) received April 16, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2892. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Powhatan and Goochland, 
     Virginia) [MM Docket No. 96-167, RM-8843, RM-8899) received 
     April 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2893. A letter from the Manager Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Claremore and Chelsea, 
     Oklahoma) [MM Docket No. 95-167, RM-8699] received April 16, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2894. A letter from the Manager Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Hilton and Albion, New 
     York) [MM Docket No. 96-125, RM-8807, RM-8861] received April 
     16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2895. A letter from the Manager Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Cambridge and St. 
     Michaels, Maryland) [MM Docket No. 95-291, RM-8133] received 
     April 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2896. A letter from the Manager Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Battle Mountain, Nevada) 
     [MM Docket No. 95-145, RM-8831] received April 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2897. A letter from the Manager Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Alexandria and Ball, 
     Louisiana) [MM Docket No. 95-143, RM-8826, RM-8890] received 
     April 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2898. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Zapata, Texas) [MM Docket 
     No. 95-142, RM-8685] received April 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2899. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 47 CFR 
     Part 1.1200 et seq. Concerning Ex Parte Presentations in 
     Commission Proceedings [GC Docket No. 95-21] received April 
     21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2900. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner 
     (Examination), Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Pharmaceutical Industry Coordinated 
     Issue: Medicaid Rebates--received April 17, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

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       2901. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Release of Patients Administered 
     Radioactive Materials [Regulatory Guide 8.39] received April 
     17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2902. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective March 30, 1997, the danger pay rate for Albania was 
     designated at the 25 percent level, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     5928; to the Committee on International Relations.
       2903. 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.
       2904. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, transmitting the Office's final rule--Iranian 
     Transactions Regulations: Reporting on Foreign Affiliates; 
     Oil-Related Transactions [31 CFR Part 560] received April 17, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2905. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, transmitting the Office's final rule--Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and Bosnian 
     Serb Controlled Areas of the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina Sanctions Regulations: Resolution of Claims 
     Regarding Blocked Yugoslav Vessels and Removal of Names from 
     Appendix C to 31 CFR Chapter V [31 CFR Part 585 and Chapter 
     V] received April 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801 

     (a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2906. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia; transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     63, ``District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment 
     Act of 1985 Temporary Amendment Act of 1997'' received April 
     17, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2907. A letter from the Chairman Pro Tempore, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     61, ``Tenant Representative Services Lease Negotiation and 
     Review Temporary Amendment Act of 1997; received April 17, 
     1997, to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2908. A letter from the Director, Office of Communication 
     and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Procedures for Previously Exempt State and Local Government 
     Employee Complaints of Employment Discrimination under the 
     Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 (RIN: 3046-AA45) 
     received April 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2909. A letter from the President, Federal Financing Bank, 
     transmitting the Bank's annual management report for fiscal 
     year 1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2910. A letter from the Postmaster General, U.S. Postal 
     Service, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       2911. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Final 
     Power Allocations of the Post-2000 Resource Pool--Pick-Sloan 
     Missouri Basin Program, Eastern Division (Western Area Power 
     Administration) [10 CFR Part 905] received April 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2912. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Deep-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 041497A] 
     received April 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2913. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp 
     Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 2 [Docket 
     No. 961226370-7074-02; I.D. 111896A] (RIN: 0648-AI15) 
     received April 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2914. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Species in the Rock 
     Sole/Flathead Sole/``Other Flatfish'' Fishery Category by 
     Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 041097E] received 
     April 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       2915. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Ownership and Control; Permit Application 
     Process; Improvidently Issued Permits (RIN: 1029-AB91) 
     received April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2916. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``Summary of Scientific 
     Studies of the Hatchery System in the Pacific Northwest''; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       2917. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the 1996 annual report of the Federal 
     Prison Industries, Inc. [FPI], pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 4127; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2918. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the first annual report 
     on the Police Corps, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 14102; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       2919. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the report on the impact 
     of the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection 
     Act of 1994, pursuant to Public Law 103-322, section 110104 
     (108 Stat. 2000); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2920. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Waiver of the Two-Year Home Country Physical Presence 
     Requirement for Certain Foreign medical Graduates [INS No. 
     1688-95] (RIN: 1115-AD89) received April 17, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2921. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Foreign Workers Seeking to Employ Temporary Alien 
     Workers in the H, O, and P Nonimmigrant Classifications [INS 
     1653-94] (RIN: 1115-AC72) received April 17, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2922. A letter from the Secretary, Naval Sea Cadet Corps, 
     transmitting the annual audit Report of the Corps for the 
     year ended December 31, 1996, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(39) 
     and 1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2923. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting notification that funding 
     under title V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, will exceed $5 million 
     for the response to the emergency declared on October 23, 
     1996, as a result of the severe fire storms which occurred 
     from October 21-31, 1996, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5193; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2924. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the 35th annual report of the 
     Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 
     46 U.S.C. app. 1118; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2925. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled ``Federal 
     Highway Administration's Oversight of the Buy America 
     Program'', pursuant to Public Law 104-59, section 359(c)(2) 
     (109 Stat. 627); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2926. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Regulations Governing Book-Entry 
     Treasury Bonds, Notes and Bills (Bureau of the Public Debt) 
     [31 CFR Part 357] received April 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2927. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and Determination Letters [Rev. Proc. 97-23] received 
     April 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2928. A letter from the Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting the Office's 1996 annual consumer 
     report to Congress, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1462a(g); jointly, 
     to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services and 
     Commerce.
       2929. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report on deliveries under 
     section 540 of Public Law 104-107 to the Government of Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 104-107, section 
     540(c) (110 Stat. 736); jointly, to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       2930. A letter from the Under Secretaries of State and 
     Commerce, Departments of State and Commerce, transmitting the 
     Secretaries joint report to Congress entitled ``Annual 
     Reports on Improving Export Mechanisms and on Military 
     Assistance,'' pursuant to Public Law 104-106, section 1324(a) 
     (110 Stat. 480); jointly, to the Committees on International 
     Relations, Ways and Means, and National Security.

para. 35.4  permission to file reports

  On motion of Mr. SENSENBRENNER, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Science was granted permission until 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 1997, 
to file reports on the following bills: H.R. 1276, The Environmental 
Research, Development and Demonstration Authorization Act; H.R. 1277, 
The Department of Energy Civilian Research and Development Act; and H.R. 
1278, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization 
Act.
  And then,

para. 35.5  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SENSENBRENNER, pursuant to the special order agreed 
to on April 17, 1997, at 3

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o'clock and 4 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 p.m. on 
Wednesday, April 23, 1997.

para. 35.6  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 105th 
Congress, pursuant to the provisions of 2 U.S.C. 25:


                                ALABAMA

       1. Sonny Callahan
       2. Terry Everett
       3. Bob Riley
       4. Robert B. Aderholt
       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. Marion Berry
       2. Vic Snyder
       3. Asa 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. Ellen O. Tauscher
       11. Richard W. Pombo
       12. Tom Lantos
       13. Fortney Pete Stark
       14. Anna G. Eshoo
       15. Tom Campbell
       16. Zoe Lofgren
       17. Sam Farr
       18. Gary A. Condit
       19. George P. Radanovich
       20. Calvin M. Dooley
       21. William M. Thomas
       22. Walter H. Capps
       23. Elton Gallegly
       24. Brad Sherman
       25. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
       26. Howard L. Berman
       27. James E. Rogan
       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. Juanita Millender-McDonald
       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. Loretta Sanchez
       47. Christopher Cox
       48. Ron Packard
       49. Brian P. Bilbray
       50. Bob Filner
       51. Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham
       52. Duncan Hunter


                                COLORADO

       1. Diana DeGette
       2. David E. Skaggs
       3. Scott McInnis
       4. Bob Schaffer
       5. Joel Hefley
       6. Dan Schaefer


                              CONNECTICUT

       1. Barbara B. Kennelly
       2. Sam Gejdenson
       3. Rosa L. DeLauro
       4. Christopher Shays
       5. James H. Maloney
       6. Nancy L. Johnson


                                DELAWARE

                                At Large

       Michael N. Castle


                                FLORIDA

       1. Joe Scarborough
       2. Allen Boyd
       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. Jim Davis
       12. Charles T. Canady
       13. Dan Miller
       14. Porter J. Goss
       15. Dave Weldon
       16. Mark Foley
       17. Carrie P. Meek
       18. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
       19. Robert Wexler
       20. Peter Deutsch
       21. Lincoln Diaz-Balart
       22. E. Clay Shaw, Jr.
       23. Alcee L. Hastings


                                GEORGIA

       1. Jack Kingston
       2. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
       3. Mac Collins
       4. Cynthia A. McKinney
       5. John Lewis
       6. Newt Gingrich
       7. Bob Barr
       8. Saxby Chambliss
       9. Nathan Deal
       10. Charlie Norwood
       11. John Linder


                                 HAWAII

       1. Neil Abercrombie
       2. Patsy T. Mink


                                 IDAHO

       1. Helen Chenoweth
       2. Michael D. Crapo


                                ILLINOIS

       1. Bobby L. Rush
       2. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.
       3. William O. Lipinski
       4. Luis V. Gutierrez
       5. Rod R. Blagojevich
       6. Henry J. Hyde
       7. Danny K. Davis
       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. John Shimkus


                                INDIANA

       1. Peter J. Visclosky
       2. David M. McIntosh
       3. Tim Roemer
       4. Mark E. Souder
       5. Stephen E. Buyer
       6. Dan Burton
       7. Edward A. Pease
       8. John N. Hostettler
       9. Lee H. Hamilton
       10. Julia Carson


                                  IOWA

       1. James A. Leach
       2. Jim Nussle
       3. Leonard L. Boswell
       4. Greg Ganske
       5. Tom Latham


                                 KANSAS

       1. Jerry Moran
       2. Jim Ryun
       3. Vince Snowbarger
       4. Todd Tiahrt


                                KENTUCKY

       1. Ed Whitfield
       2. Ron Lewis
       3. Anne M. Northup
       4. Jim Bunning
       5. Harold Rogers
       6. Scotty Baesler


                               LOUISIANA

       1. Bob Livingston
       2. William J. Jefferson
       3. W. J. (Billy) Tauzin
       4. Jim McCrery
       5. John Cooksey
       6. Richard H. Baker
       7. Christopher John


                                 MAINE

       1. Thomas H. Allen
       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. Elijah E. Cummings
       8. Constance A. Morella


                             MASSACHUSETTS

       1. John W. Olver
       2. Richard E. Neal
       3. James P. McGovern
       4. Barney Frank
       5. Martin T. Meehan
       6. John F. Tierney
       7. Edward J. Markey
       8. Joseph P. Kennedy II
       9. John Joseph Moakley
       10. William D. Delahunt


                                MICHIGAN

       1. Bart Stupak

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       2. Peter Hoekstra
       3. Vernon J. Ehlers
       4. Dave Camp
       5. James A. Barcia
       6. Fred Upton
       7. Nick Smith
       8. Debbie Stabenow
       9. Dale E. Kildee
       10. David E. Bonior
       11. Joe Knollenberg
       12. Sander M. Levin
       13. Lynn N. Rivers
       14. John Conyers, Jr.
       15. Carolyn C. Kilpatrick
       16. John D. Dingell


                               MINNESOTA

       1. Gil Gutknecht
       2. David Minge
       3. Jim Ramstad
       4. Bruce F. Vento
       5. Martin Olav Sabo
       6. Bill Luther
       7. Collin C. Peterson
       8. James L. Oberstar


                              MISSISSIPPI

       1. Roger F. Wicker
       2. Bennie G. Thompson
       3. Charles W. ``Chip'' Pickering
       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. Roy Blunt
       8. Jo Ann Emerson
       9. Kenny C. Hulshof


                                MONTANA

                                At Large

       Rick Hill


                                NEBRASKA

       1. Doug Bereuter
       2. Jon Christensen
       3. Bill Barrett


                                 NEVADA

       1. John E. Ensign
       2. Jim Gibbons


                             NEW HAMPSHIRE

       1. John E. Sununu
       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. Bill Pascrell, Jr.
       9. Steven R. Rothman
       10. Donald M. Payne
       11. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
       12. Michael Pappas
       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. Carolyn McCarthy
       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. Bob Etheridge
       3. Walter B. Jones, Jr.
       4. David E. Price
       5. Richard Burr
       6. Howard Coble
       7. Mike McIntyre
       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. Ted Strickland
       7. David L. Hobson
       8. John A. Boehner
       9. Marcy Kaptur
       10. Dennis J. Kucinich
       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. Wes Watkins
       4. J. C. Watts, Jr.
       5. Ernest J. Istook, Jr.
       6. Frank D. Lucas


                                 OREGON

       1. Elizabeth Furse
       2. Robert F. Smith
       3. Earl Blumenauer
       4. Peter A. DeFazio
       5. Darlene Hooley


                              PENNSYLVANIA

       1. Thomas M. Foglietta
       2. Chaka Fattah
       3. Robert A. Borski
       4. Ron Klink
       5. John E. Peterson
       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. Joseph R. Pitts
       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. Robert A. Weygand


                             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

       John R. Thune


                               TENNESSEE

       1. William L. Jenkins
       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, Jr.


                                 TEXAS

       1. Max Sandlin
       2. Jim Turner
       3. Sam Johnson
       4. Ralph M. Hall
       5. Pete Sessions
       6. Joe Barton
       7. Bill Archer
       8. Kevin Brady
       9. Nick Lampson
       10. Lloyd Doggett
       11. Chet Edwards
       12. Kay Granger
       13. William M. ``Mac'' Thornberry
       14. Ron Paul
       15. Ruben Hinojosa
       16. Silvestre Reyes
       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. Merrill Cook
       3. Chris Cannon


                                VERMONT

                                At Large

       Bernard Sanders


                                VIRGINIA

       1. Herbert H. Bateman
       2. Owen B. Pickett
       3. Robert C. Scott
       4. Norman Sisisky
       5. Virgil H. Goode, Jr.
       6. Bob Goodlatte
       7. Tom Bliley
       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. Doc Hastings

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       5. George R. Nethercutt, Jr.
       6. Norman D. Dicks
       7. Jim McDermott
       8. Jennifer Dunn
       9. Adam Smith


                             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. Ron Kind
       4. Gerald D. Kleczka
       5. Thomas M. Barrett
       6. Thomas E. Petri
       7. David R. Obey
       8. Jay W. Johnson
       9. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.


                                WYOMING

                                At Large

       Barbara Cubin


                              PUERTO RICO

                                At Large

       Carlos A. Romero-Barcelo


                             AMERICAN SAMOA

                                At Large

       Eni F. H. Faleomavaega


                          DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                                At Large

       Eleanor Holmes Norton


                                  GUAM

                                At Large

       Robert A. Underwood


                             VIRGIN ISLANDS

                                At Large

       Donna M. Christian-Green 

para. 35.7  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. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 437. A bill 
     to reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program Act, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-22, 
     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. 39. A 
     bill to reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act 
     (Rept. No. 105-59). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 363. A bill to 
     amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to extend 
     the Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public 
     Information Dissemination Program; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-60, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 363. A bill 
     to amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to 
     extend the Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public 
     Information Dissemination Program; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-60, Pt. 2). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1271. A bill 
     to authorize the Federal Aviation Administration's research, 
     engineering, and developing programs for fiscal years 1998 
     through 2000, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-61). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1272. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 or 
     the U.S. Fire Administration, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-62). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1273. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 
     for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-63). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1274. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology for fiscal years 1998 and 

     1999, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-64). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1275. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-65). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

para. 35.8  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII,

       Mr. MORAN of Virginia introduced a bill (H.R. 1405) to 
     amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that 
     information relating to U.S. policy to establish and 
     encourage an international strategy to reduce violations of 
     the human rights of working children be included in the 
     annual human rights report of the Department of State; which 
     was referred to the Committee on International Relations.

para. 35.9  memorials

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

       49. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     New Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution No. 73 urging the 
     Federal Communications Commission to refrain from assigning 
     channel 21 to commercial broadcasters in the southern New 
     Jersey, Philadelphia region; to the Committee on Commerce.
       50. Also, memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 32 urging the 
     President of the United States and Congress to support 
     legislation authorizing States to restrict the amount of 
     solid waste being imported from other States; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       51. Also, memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts, relative to a Senate resolution urging the 
     President of the United States and the U.S. Congress to 
     restore federally funded benefits to legal immigrants 
     residing in the United States; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means. 

para. 35.10  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 165: Mr. McCollum and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 279: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
     Luther, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 437: Mr. Jones, Mr. Camp, Mr. Towns, Ms. Pelosi, and 
     Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 602: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 680: Mr. Rush and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 727: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 761: Ms. Furse and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 778: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 779: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 780: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 825: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Yates, Mr. Clement, and Mr. 
     Clyburn.
       H.R. 1006: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1007: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1008: Mr. Frost, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Ms. 
     DeLauro.
       H.R. 1072: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Christian-Green and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1162: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1238: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1239: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1271: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Gordon, 
     Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 1272: Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
     Barcia of Michigan, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
     Sessions, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1273: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Capps, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
     Sessions, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Gordon, 
     Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 1275: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Weldon 
     of Florida, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Foley, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Capps, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.J. Res. 66: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
     Dellums, and Ms. Rivers.
       H. Con. Res. 39: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Lowey, and Mrs. 
     Morella.




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                     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1997 (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 Monday, April 21, 1997.
  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:

       2931. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural Market 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Egg, Poultry, 
     and Rabbit Grading Increase in Fees and Charges [Docket No. 
     PY-97-001] received April 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2932. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       2933. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Reserve 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     interim report pursuant to section 1234 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1997; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       2934. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Reserve 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     report pursuant to section 1233 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for fiscal year 1997; to the Committee on 
     National Security.

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       2935. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize the U.S. participation in an increase in authorized 
     capital stock of the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development, and to authorize appropriations to pay for the 
     increase in the U.S. subscription; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2936. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Pension and 
     Welfare Benefits, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's ``Major'' final rule--Interim Rules for Health 
     Insurance Portability for Group Health Plans (Pension and 
     Welfare Benefits Administration) (RIN: 1210-AA54) received 
     April 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       2937. A letter from the Nuclear Waste Technical Review 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report entitled ``Report to 
     the U.S. Congress and the Secretary of Energy--1996 Finding 
     and Recommendations,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 10268; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2938. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's report on the 
     practice of preferencing, pursuant to section 510(c) of the 
     National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2939. A letter from the President, Inter-American 
     Foundation, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 audited 
     financial statements, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 283j-1(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       2940. A letter from the Chairman, Commission for the 
     Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, transmitting the 
     Commission's annual report, 1997, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 
     469j(h); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2941. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report pursuant to section 1432 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1997; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       2942. A letter from the Attorney General of the United 
     States, transmitting the Federal Prison Industries, Inc. 
     annual management report for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2943. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List [I.D. 97-009] received April 21, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2944. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, Pacific Cod in the 
     Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     961126334-7025-02; I.D. 041197C] received April 21, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2945. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch 
     in the Aleutian Islands Subarea [Docket No. 961107312-7021-
     02; I.D. 041197B] received April 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2946. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Northern 
     Anchovy Fishery [Docket No. 960614176-7081-02; I.D. 030797A] 
     (RIN: 0648-AI19) received April 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2947. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Establishment of Pre-enrolled Access Lane (PAL) Program 
     at Immigration and Naturalization Service Checkpoints [INS 
     No. 1830-97] (RIN: 1115-AE80) received April 21, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       2948. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials: Harmonization with the United Nations 
     Recommendations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, 
     and International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical 
     Instructions (Research and Special Programs Administration) 
     [Docket No. HM-215B; Amdt. Nos. 171-153, 172-152, 173-261, 
     175-86, 176-43, 178-119] (RIN: 2137-AC82) received April 21, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2949. A letter from the Chairman, Interagency Coordinating 
     Committee on Oil Pollution Research, U.S. Coast Guard, 
     transmitting the Department's oil pollution research and 
     technology plan, pursuant to Public Law 101-380, section 
     7001(b)(2)(B) (104 Stat. 560); to the Committee on Science.
       2950. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Interim Rules for Health Insurance Portability for 
     Group Health Plans [TD 8716] (RIN: 1545-AV05) received April 
     14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       2951. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Organizations Organized and Operated for Religious, 
     Charitable, Scientific, Testing for Public Safety, Literary 
     or Educational Purposes, or for the Prevention of Cruelty to 
     Children or Animals [Rev. Rul. 97-21] received April 18, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2952. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Method of Valuing Farm Real Property [Rev. Rul. 97-13] 
     received April 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2953. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul. 97-19] received 
     April 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2954. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Federal Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance; 
     Report of Earnings under the Social Security Earnings Test 
     [Regulations No. 4] (RIN: 0960-AE44) received April 18, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       2955. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Military Recruiting and Reserve 
     Officer Training Corps Program Access to Institutions of 
     Higher Education (RIN: 0790-AG42) received April 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly, to the Committees 
     on National Security and Appropriations.
       2956. A letter from the Administrator, Panama Canal 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979, and for other purposes; 
     jointly, to the Committees on National Security, Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and the Judiciary. 

para. 36.3  message from the senate

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

       S. 495. An Act to provide criminal and civil penalties for 
     the unlawful acquisition, transfer, or use of any chemical 
     weapon or biological weapon, and to reduce the threat of acts 
     of terrorism or armed aggression involving the use of any 
     such weapon against the United States, its citizens, or Armed 
     Forces, or those of any allied country, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 104-201, the 
Chair, on behalf of the majority leader, after consultation with the 
Democratic leader, appoints the following individuals as members of the 
Commission on Maintaining United States Nuclear Weapons Expertise: 
Henry G. Chiles, Jr. of Virginia; and Robert A. Hoover of Idaho. 

para. 36.4  providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 117):

       Resolved, That it shall be in order at any time on 
     Wednesday, April 23, 1997, or on Thursday, April 24, 1997, 
     for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend 
     the rules. The object of any motion to suspend the rules 
     shall be announced from the floor at least one hour prior to 
     its consideration. The Speaker or his designee shall consult 
     with the minority leader or his designee on the designation 
     of any matter for consideration pursuant to this resolution.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, 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. 36.5  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House Resolution 117, at 2 
o'clock and 24 minutes p.m. announced the following measures to be 
considered no sooner than one hour by motions to suspend of the rules: 
H. Con. Res. 8, Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the 
significance of maintaining the health and stability of coral reef 
ecosystems; H.R. 39, African Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act 
of 1997; H.R. 449, Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1997; 
H.R. 688, Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Administration 
Amendments Act of 1997; and H.R. 1272, Fire Administration Authorization 
Act of 1997.

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para. 36.6  patent system improvements

  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 bill (H.R. 400) to amend title 35, United States 
Code, with respect to patents, and for other purposes.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and 
after some time spent therein,

para. 36.7  recorded vote

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

       Amend section 302(C)(2), p. 68 of March 20 text: Strike 
     lines 4-6.
       Insert: ``under this chapter, and such use shall not be 
     greater in quantity, volume, or scope than had been the 
     actual quantity, volume, or scope of the prior use, however, 
     the defense shall also extend to improvements in''
       Amend section 302(C)(6), p. 69 of March 20 text:
       At line 23, strike ``,'' add: ``; in which case the use of 
     the defense shall not be greater in quantity, volume, or 
     scope than had been the actual quantity, volume, or scope of 
     the prior use.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

185

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negative

Nays

224

para. 36.8                     [Roll No. 86]

                                AYES--185

     Abercrombie
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Everett
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weygand
     Wolf

                                NOES--224

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Conyers
     Cramer
     Crane
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kind (WI)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Sabo
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Andrews
     Ballenger
     Bryant
     Collins
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Furse
     Hoekstra
     Inglis
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     Rahall
     Rush
     Sanford
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Wise
     Yates 
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 36.9  recorded vote

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

       Page 48 of March 20 text, strike line 3, insert:
       ``111(b) of this title, as to which there have been two 
     substantive Patent Office actions since the filing, shall be 
     published, in accordance''
       Line 17, insert:
       ``(D) `Substantive Patent Office action' means an action by 
     the patent office relating to the patentability of the 
     material of the application (not including an action to 
     separate a patent application into parts), unless the patent 
     applicant demonstrates under procedures to be established by 
     the patent office that the office action in question was 
     sought in greater part for a purpose other than to achieve a 
     delay in the date of publication of the application. Such 
     Patent Office decision shall not be appealable, or subject to 
     the Administrative Procedures Act.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

167

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

242

para. 36.10                    [Roll No. 87]

                                AYES--167

     Abercrombie
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brown (OH)
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield

                                NOES--242

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Armey
     Baesler
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt

[[Page 321]]


     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Andrews
     Ballenger
     Bryant
     Collins
     Cubin
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Furse
     Gekas
     Hoekstra
     Inglis
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     Rahall
     Rush
     Sanford
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Wise
     Yates 
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 36.11  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 48, insert the following after line 21:
       ``(C) An application filed by a small business concern 
     entitled to reduced fees under section 41(h)(1) of this 
     title, by an individual who is an independent inventor 
     entitled to reduced fees under such section, or by an 
     institution of higher education (as defined in section 1202 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965) entitled to reduced fees 
     under such section 41(h)(1) shall not be published until a 
     patent is issued thereon, except upon the request of 
     applicant, or in any of the following circumstances:
       ``(i) In the case of an application under section 111(a) 
     for a patent for an invention for which the applicant intends 
     to file or has filed an application for a patent in a foreign 
     country, the Commissioner may publish, at the discretion of 
     the Commissioner and by means determined suitable for the 
     purpose, no more than that data from such application under 
     section 111(a) which will be made or has been made public in 
     such foreign country. Such a publication shall be made only 
     after the date of the publication in such foreign country and 
     shall be made only if the data is not available, or cannot be 
     made readily available, in the English language through 
     commercial services.
       ``(ii) If the Commissioner determines that a patent 
     application which is filed after the date of the enactment of 
     this paragraph--
       ``(I) has been pending more than 5 years from the effective 
     filing date of the application,
       ``(II) has not been previously published by the Patent and 
     Trademark Office,
       ``(III) is not under any appellate review by the Board of 
     Patent Appeals and Interferences,
       ``(IV) is not under interference proceedings in accordance 
     with section 135(a),
       ``(V) is not under any secrecy order pursuant to section 
     181,
       ``(VI) is not being diligently pursued by the applicant in 
     accordance with this title, and
       ``(VII) is not in abandonment,

     the Commissioner shall notify the applicant of such 
     determination.
       ``(iii) An applicant which received notice of a 
     determination described in clause (ii) may, within 30 days of 
     receiving such notice, petition the Commissioner to review 
     the determination to verify that subclauses (I) through (VII) 
     are all applicable to the applicant's application. If the 
     applicant makes such a petition, the Commissioner shall not 
     publish the applicant's application before the Commissioner's 
     review of the petition is completed. If the applicant does 
     not submit a petition, the Commissioner may publish the 
     applicant's application no earlier than 90 days after giving 
     such a notice.
       ``(iv) If after the date of the enactment of this paragraph 
     a continuing application has been filed more than 6 months 
     after the date of the initial filing of an application, the 
     Commissioner shall notify the applicant under such 
     application. The Commissioner shall establish a procedure for 
     an applicant which receives such a notice to demonstrate that 
     the purpose of the continuing application was for reasons 
     other than to achieve a delay in the time of publication of 
     the application. If the Commissioner agrees with such a 
     demonstration by the applicant, the Commissioner shall not 
     publish the applicant's application. If the Commissioner does 
     not agree with such a demonstration by the applicant or if 
     the applicant does not make an attempt at such a 
     demonstration within a reasonable period of time as 
     determined by the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall 
     publish the applicant's application.
       Page 48, line 22, strike ``(C)'' and insert ``(D)''.
       Page 49, line 16, strike ``(D)'' and insert ``(E)''.
       Page 49, line 17, strike ``(C)'' and insert ``(D)''.
       Page 50, line 2, strike ``(C)'' and insert ``(D)''.
       Strike title V of the bill and redesignate the succeeding 
     title, and sections thereof, and references thereto, 
     accordingly.
       Amend the table of contents accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

220

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

193

para. 36.12                    [Roll No. 88]

                                AYES--220

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--193

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Armey
     Baesler
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Coble
     Conyers

[[Page 322]]


     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Reyes
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Stokes
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     White
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Andrews
     Ballenger
     Cubin
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Furse
     Hoekstra
     Inglis
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     Rush
     Sanford
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Wise
     Yates 
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 36.13  recorded vote

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

       Page 4, strike line 1 and all that follows through page 26, 
     line 9 and insert the following:

             TITLE I--PATENT AND TRADEMARK SYSTEM REVISIONS

     SEC. 101. SECURE PATENT EXAMINATION.

       Section 3 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) All examination and search duties for the grant of 
     United States letters patent are sovereign functions which 
     shall be performed within the United States by United States 
     citizens who are employees of the United States 
     Government.''.

     SEC. 102. PATENT AND TRADEMARK EXAMINER TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 35, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 15. Patent and trademark examiner training

       In General.--All patent examiners and trademark examiners 
     shall spend at least 5 percent of their duty time per annum 
     in training to maintain and develop the legal and 
     technological skills useful for patent or trademark 
     examination, as the case may be.
       ``(b) Trainers of Examiners.--The Patent and Trademark 
     Office shall develop an incentive program to retain as 
     employees patent examiners and trademark examiners of the 
     primary examiner grade or higher who are eligible for 
     retirement, for the sole purpose of training patent examiners 
     and trademark examiners who have not achieved the grade of 
     primary examiner.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for chapter 
     1 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``15. Patent and trademark examiner training.''.

     SEC. 103. LIMITATIONS ON PERSONNEL.

       Section 3(a) of title 35, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``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.''.
       Page 26, line 10, strike ``121'' and insert ``104''.
       Page 28, line 15, strike ``122'' and insert ``105''.
       Page 30, strike line 3 and all that follows through page 
     46, line 23, and insert the following:

     SEC. 106. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall 
     take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       Amend the table of contents accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

133

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negative

Nays

280

para. 36.14                    [Roll No. 89]

                                AYES--133

     Abercrombie
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Crapo
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stark
     Stump
     Talent
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--280

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Andrews
     Ballenger
     Cubin
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Furse
     Hoekstra
     Inglis
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     Rush
     Sanford
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)

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     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Wise
     Yates 
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House 
Resolution 116, 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 ``21st Century Patent System 
     Improvement Act''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

           TITLE I--PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE MODERNIZATION

Sec. 101. Short title.

         Subtitle A--United States Patent and Trademark Office

Sec. 111. Establishment of Patent and Trademark Office as a Government 
              corporation.
Sec. 112. Powers and duties.
Sec. 113. Organization and management.
Sec. 114. Management Advisory Board.
Sec. 115. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 116. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Sec. 117. Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.
Sec. 118. Suits by and against the Office.
Sec. 119. Annual report of Director.
Sec. 120. Suspension or exclusion from practice.
Sec. 121. Funding.
Sec. 122. Extension of surcharges on patent fees.
Sec. 123. Transfers.
Sec. 124. GAO study and report.

            Subtitle B--Effective Date; Technical Amendments

Sec. 131. Effective date.
Sec. 132. Technical and conforming amendments.

                  Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 141. References.
Sec. 142. Exercise of authorities.
Sec. 143. Savings provisions.
Sec. 144. Transfer of assets.
Sec. 145. Delegation and assignment.
Sec. 146. Authority of Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
              with respect to functions transferred.
Sec. 147. Certain vesting of functions considered transfers.
Sec. 148. Availability of existing funds.
Sec. 149. Definitions.

   Subtitle D--Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property 
                                 Policy

Sec. 151. Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Policy.
Sec. 152. Relationship with existing authorities.

     TITLE II--EXAMINING PROCEDURE IMPROVEMENTS: PUBLICATION WITH 
      PROVISIONAL ROYALTIES; TERM EXTENSIONS; FURTHER EXAMINATION

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Publication.
Sec. 203. Time for claiming benefit of earlier filing date.
Sec. 204. Provisional rights.
Sec. 205. Prior art effect of published applications.
Sec. 206. Cost recovery for publication.
Sec. 207. Conforming changes.
Sec. 208. Patent term extension authority.
Sec. 209. Further examination of patent applications.
Sec. 210. Last day of pendency of provisional application.
Sec. 211. Reporting requirement.
Sec. 212. Effective date.

TITLE III--PROTECTION FOR PRIOR DOMESTIC USERS OF PATENTED TECHNOLOGIES

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Defense to patent infringement based on prior domestic 
              commercial or research use.
Sec. 303. Effective date and applicability.

           TITLE IV--ENHANCED PROTECTION OF INVENTORS' RIGHTS

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Invention promotion services.
Sec. 403. Technical and conforming amendment.
Sec. 404. Effective date.

                  TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENTS

Sec. 501. Provisional applications.
Sec. 502. International applications.
Sec. 503. Plant patents.
Sec. 504. Electronic filing.
Sec. 505. Divisional applications.
Sec. 506. Publications.
           TITLE I--PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE MODERNIZATION

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Patent and Trademark 
     Office Modernization Act''.
         Subtitle A--United States Patent and Trademark Office

     SEC. 111. ESTABLISHMENT OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE AS A 
                   GOVERNMENT CORPORATION.

       Section 1 of title 35, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1. Establishment

       ``(a) Establishment.--The United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office is established as a wholly owned Government 
     corporation subject to chapter 91 of title 31, separate from 
     any department of the United States, and shall be an agency 
     of the United States under the policy direction of the 
     Secretary of Commerce. For purposes of internal management, 
     the United States Patent and Trademark Office shall be a 
     corporate body not subject to direction or supervision by any 
     department of the United States, except as otherwise provided 
     in this title.
       ``(b) Offices.--The United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office shall maintain its principal office in the 
     metropolitan Washington, D.C. area, for the service of 
     process and papers and for the purpose of carrying out its 
     functions. The United States Patent and Trademark Office 
     shall be deemed, for purposes of venue in civil actions, to 
     be a resident of the district in which its principal office 
     is located, except where jurisdiction is otherwise provided 
     by law. The United States Patent and Trademark Office may 
     establish satellite offices in such other places as it 
     considers necessary and appropriate in the conduct of its 
     business.
       ``(c) Reference.--(1) For purposes of this title, the 
     United States Patent and Trademark Office shall also be 
     referred to as the `Office' and the `Patent and Trademark 
     Office'.
       ``(2) As used in this title, the term `Under Secretary' 
     means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 
     Property Policy.''.

     SEC. 112. 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 United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office, subject to the policy direction of the Secretary of 
     Commerce--
       ``(1) shall be responsible for the granting and issuing of 
     patents and the registration of trademarks;
       ``(2) may, in support of the Under Secretary, assist with 
     studies, programs, or exchanges of items or services 
     regarding domestic and international law of patents, 
     trademarks, and other matters;
       ``(3)(A) may, in support of the Under Secretary, assist 
     with studies and programs conducted cooperatively with 
     foreign patent and trademark offices and international 
     organizations, in connection with patents, trademarks, and 
     other matters; and
       ``(B) with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may 
     authorize the transfer of not to exceed $100,000 in any year 
     to the Department of State for the purpose of making special 
     payments to international intergovernmental organizations for 
     studies and programs for advancing international cooperation 
     concerning patents, trademarks, and other matters; and
       ``(4) shall be responsible for disseminating to the public 
     information with respect to patents and trademarks.
     The special payments under paragraph (3)(B) shall be in 
     addition to any other payments or contributions to 
     international organizations described in paragraph (3)(B) and 
     shall not be subject to any limitations imposed by law on the 
     amounts of such other payments or contributions by the United 
     States Government.
       ``(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 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 7;
       ``(4) may indemnify the Director, 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 establish regulations, not inconsistent with law, 
     which--
       ``(A) shall govern the conduct of proceedings in the 
     Office;
       ``(B) shall be made after notice and opportunity for full 
     participation by interested public and private parties;
       ``(C) shall facilitate and expedite the processing of 
     patent applications, particularly those which can be filed, 
     stored, processed, searched, and retrieved electronically, 
     subject to the provisions of section 122 relating to the 
     confidential status of applications;
       ``(D) may govern the recognition and conduct of agents, 
     attorneys, or other persons representing applicants or other 
     parties before the Office, and may require them, before being 
     recognized as representatives of applicants or other persons, 
     to show that they are of good moral character and reputation 
     and are possessed of the necessary qualifications to render 
     to applicants or other persons valuable service, advice, and 
     assistance in the presentation or prosecution of their 
     applications or other business before the Office; and
       ``(E) shall recognize the public interest in continuing to 
     safeguard broad access to the United States patent system 
     through the reduced fee structure for small entities under 
     section 41(h)(1) of this title;
       ``(F) provide for the development of a performance-based 
     process that includes quan

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     titative and qualitative measures and standards for 
     evaluating cost-effectiveness and is consistent with the 
     principles of impartiality and competitiveness;
       ``(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 the provisions of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 and 
     following), the Public Buildings Act (40 U.S.C. 601 and 
     following), and the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 and following); 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, when the Director determines that it is 
     practicable, efficient, and cost-effective to do so, 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, 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 execute, in accordance with its bylaws, rules, 
     and regulations, all instruments necessary and appropriate in 
     the exercise of any of its powers; and
       ``(15) 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.
     In exercising the Director's powers under paragraphs (6) and 
     (7)(A), the Director shall consult with the Administrator of 
     General Services when the Director determines that it is 
     practicable, efficient, and cost-effective to do so.
       ``(c) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to nullify, void, cancel, or interrupt any pending 
     request-for-proposal let or contract issued by the General 
     Services Administration for the specific purpose of 
     relocating or leasing space to the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office.''.

     SEC. 113. ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT.

       Section 3 of title 35, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 3. Officers and employees

       ``(a) Director.--
       ``(1) In general.--The management of the United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office shall be vested in a Director of 
     the United States Patent and Trademark Office (in this title 
     referred to as the `Director'), 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 Director 
     shall be a person who, by reason of professional background 
     and experience in patent or trademark law, is especially 
     qualified to manage the Office.
       ``(2) Duties.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Director shall be responsible for 
     the management and direction of the Office, including the 
     issuance of patents and the registration of trademarks, and 
     shall perform these duties in a fair, impartial, and 
     equitable manner.
       ``(B) Consulting with the management advisory board.--The 
     Director shall consult with the Management Advisory Board 
     established in section 5 on a regular basis on matters 
     relating to the operation of the Office, and shall consult 
     with the Advisory 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.
       ``(C) Security clearances.--The Director, 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 Director shall serve a term of 5 years, 
     and may continue to serve after the expiration of the 
     Director's term until a successor is appointed and assumes 
     office. The Director may be reappointed to subsequent terms.
       ``(4) Oath.--The Director shall, before taking office, take 
     an oath to discharge faithfully the duties of the Office.
       ``(5) Compensation.--The Director shall be paid an annual 
     rate of basic pay not to exceed the maximum rate of basic pay 
     of the Senior Executive Service established under section 
     5382 of title 5, including any applicable locality-based 
     comparability payment that may be authorized under section 
     5304(h)(2)(C) of title 5. In addition, the Director may 
     receive a bonus in an amount up to, but not in excess of, 50 
     percent of such annual rate of basic pay, based upon an 
     evaluation by the Secretary of Commerce of the Director's 
     performance as defined in an annual performance agreement 
     between the Director and the Secretary. The annual 
     performance agreement shall incorporate measurable 
     organization and individual goals in key operational areas as 
     delineated in an annual performance plan agreed to by the 
     Director and the Secretary. Payment of a bonus under this 
     paragraph may be made to the Director only to the extent that 
     such payment does not cause the Director's total aggregate 
     compensation in a calendar year to equal or exceed the amount 
     of the salary of the President under section 102 of title 3.
       ``(6) Removal.--The Director may be removed from office by 
     the President. The President shall provide notification of 
     any such removal to both Houses of Congress.
       ``(7) Designee of director.--The Director shall designate 
     an officer of the Office who shall be vested with the 
     authority to act in the capacity of the Director in the event 
     of the absence or incapacity of the Director.
       ``(b) Officers and Employees of the Office.--
       ``(1) Commissioners.--The Director shall appoint a 
     Commissioner for Patents and a Commissioner for Trademarks 
     for terms that shall expire on the date on which the 
     Director's term expires. The Commissioner for Patents shall 
     be a person with demonstrated experience in patent law and 
     the Commissioner for Trademarks shall be a person with 
     demonstrated experience in trademark law. The Commissioner 
     for Patents and the Commissioner for Trademarks shall be the 
     principal management advisers to the Director 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 Director shall--
       ``(A) appoint such officers, employees (including 
     attorneys), and agents of the Office as the Director 
     considers necessary to carry out the functions of the Office; 
     and
       ``(B) define the authority and duties of such officers and 
     employees and delegate to them such of the powers vested in 
     the Office as the Director 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.
       ``(3) Training of examiners.--The Patent and Trademark 
     Office shall develop an incentive program to retain as 
     employees patent and trademark examiners of the primary 
     examiner grade or higher who are eligible for retirement, for 
     the sole purpose of training patent and trademark examiners.
       ``(c) Continued Applicability of Title 5.--Officers and 
     employees of the Office shall be subject to the provisions of 
     title 5 relating to Federal employees. Section 2302 of title 
     5 applies to the Office, notwithstanding subsection (a)(2)(C) 
     of such section.
       ``(d) 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 Modernization Act, with respect to such Office (as 
     then in effect).
       ``(e) Carryover of Personnel.--
       ``(1) From pto.--Effective as of the effective date of the 
     Patent and Trademark Office Modernization Act, 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 
     Modernization Act, 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 Director.
     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.

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       ``(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 those 
     becoming officers or employees of the Office pursuant to this 
     subsection, are obligations of the Office.
       ``(f) Transition Provisions.--
       ``(1) Interim appointment of director.--On or after the 
     effective date of the Patent and Trademark Office 
     Modernization Act, the President shall appoint an individual 
     to serve as the Director until the date on which a Director 
     qualifies under subsection (a). The President shall not make 
     more than one such appointment under this subsection.
       ``(2) Continuation in office of certain officers.--(A) The 
     individual serving as the Assistant Commissioner for Patents 
     on the day before the effective date of the Patent and 
     Trademark Office Modernization Act may serve as the 
     Commissioner for Patents until the date on which a 
     Commissioner for Patents is appointed under subsection (b).
       ``(B) The individual serving as the Assistant Commissioner 
     for Trademarks on the day before the effective date of the 
     Patent and Trademark Office Modernization Act may serve as 
     the Commissioner for Trademarks until the date on which a 
     Commissioner for Trademarks is appointed under subsection 
     (b).''.

      SEC. 114. 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 United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office shall have a Management Advisory Board (hereafter in 
     this title referred to as the `Advisory 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 
     majority leader 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 Advisory 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 Advisory Board, whose term as chair shall be for 3 years.
       ``(4) Timing of appointments.--Initial appointments to the 
     Advisory Board shall be made within 3 months after the 
     effective date of the Patent and Trademark Office 
     Modernization Act, 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.
       ``(6) Committees.--The Chair shall designate members of the 
     Advisory Board to serve on a committee on patent operations 
     and on a committee on trademark operations to perform the 
     duties set forth in subsection (e) as they relate 
     specifically to the Office's patent operations, and the 
     Office's trademark operations, respectively.
       ``(b) Basis for Appointments.--Members of the Advisory 
     Board shall be citizens of the United States who shall be 
     chosen so as to represent the interests of diverse users of 
     the United States Patent and Trademark Office, including 
     inventors, and shall include individuals with substantial 
     background and achievement in corporate finance and 
     management.
       ``(c) Applicability of Certain Ethics Laws.--Members of the 
     Advisory Board shall be special Government employees within 
     the meaning of section 202 of title 18.
       ``(d) Meetings.--The Advisory Board shall meet at the call 
     of the chair, not less than every 6 months, to consider an 
     agenda set by the chair.
       ``(e) Duties.--The Advisory Board shall--
       ``(1) review the policies, goals, performance, budget, and 
     user fees of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 
     and advise the Director 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) Compensation.--Members of the Advisory Board shall be 
     compensated for each day (including travel time) during which 
     they are attending meetings or conferences of the Advisory 
     Board or otherwise engaged in the business of the Advisory 
     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.
       ``(g) Access to Information.--Members of the Advisory Board 
     shall be provided access to records and information in the 
     United States 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.''.

     SEC. 115. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Duties.--Chapter 1 of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking section 6.
       (b) Regulations for Agents and Attorneys.--Section 31 of 
     title 35, United States Code, and the item relating to such 
     section in the table of sections for chapter 3 of title 35, 
     United States Code, are repealed.

     SEC. 116. 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 Director 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 Director, the Commissioner for Patents, the Commissioner 
     for Trademarks, and administrative trademark judges who are 
     appointed by the Director.''.

     SEC. 117. BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES.

       Chapter 1 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking section 7 and inserting after section 5 the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 6. Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

       ``(a) Establishment and Composition.--There shall be in the 
     United States Patent and Trademark Office a Board of Patent 
     Appeals and Interferences. The Director, the Commissioner for 
     Patents, the Commissioner for Trademarks, and the 
     administrative patent judges shall constitute the Board. The 
     administrative patent judges shall be persons of competent 
     legal knowledge and scientific ability who are appointed by 
     the Director.
       ``(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). 
     Each appeal and interference shall be heard by at least 3 
     members of the Board, who shall be designated by the 
     Director. Only the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences 
     may grant rehearings.''.

     SEC. 118. SUITS BY AND AGAINST THE OFFICE.

       Chapter 1 of part I of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after section 6 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 7. Suits by and against the Office

       ``(a) Actions Under United States Law.--Any civil action or 
     proceeding to which the United States 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.
       ``(b) Representation by the Department of Justice.--The 
     United States Patent and Trademark Office shall be deemed an 
     agency of the United States for purposes of section 516 of 
     title 28.
       ``(c) 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.''.

     SEC. 119. ANNUAL REPORT OF DIRECTOR.

       Section 14 of title 35, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 14. Annual report to Congress

       ``The Director 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 not be 
     deemed to be the report of the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office under section 9106 of title 31, and the 
     Director shall file a separate report under such section.''.

     SEC. 120. SUSPENSION OR EXCLUSION FROM PRACTICE.

       Section 32 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting before the last sentence the following: ``The 
     Director shall have the discretion to designate any attorney 
     who is an officer or employee of the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office to conduct the hearing required by this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 121. 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 United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office shall be payable to the Office.
       ``(b) Use of Moneys.--Moneys from fees shall be available 
     to the United States Patent and Trademark Office to carry 
     out, to the extent provided in appropriations Acts, the 
     functions of the Office. Moneys of the Office not otherwise 
     used to carry out the functions of the Office shall be kept 
     in cash on

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     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 
     Office under this title shall be used for the processing of 
     patent applications and for other services and materials 
     relating to patents. Fees available to the Office 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 only for the processing of trademark registrations and 
     for other services and materials relating to trademarks.''.

     SEC. 122. EXTENSION OF SURCHARGES ON PATENT FEES.

       (a) In General.--Section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 (35 U.S.C. 41 note) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 10101. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE USER FEES.

       ``(a) Surcharges.--There shall be a surcharge on all fees 
     authorized by subsections (a) and (b) of section 41 of title 
     35, United States Code, in order to ensure that the amounts 
     specified in subsection (c) are collected.
       ``(b) Use of Surcharges.--Notwithstanding section 3302 of 
     title 31, United States Code, all surcharges collected by the 
     Patent and Trademark Office--
       ``(1) shall be credited to a separate account established 
     in the Treasury and ascribed to the activities of the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office as offsetting collections,
       ``(2) shall be collected by and available to the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office for all authorized 
     activities and operations of the Office, including all direct 
     and indirect costs of services provided by the office, and
       ``(3) shall remain available until expended.
       ``(c) Establishment of Surcharges.--The Director of the 
     United States Patent and Trademark Office shall establish 
     surcharges under subsection (a), subject to the provisions of 
     section 553 of title 5, United States Code, in order to 
     ensure that $119,000,000, but not more than $119,000,000, are 
     collected in fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter.
       ``(d) Appropriations Act Required.--Notwithstanding 
     subsections (a) through (c), no fee established by subsection 
     (a) shall be collected nor shall be available for spending 
     without prior authorization in appropriations Acts.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 123. TRANSFERS.

       (a) Transfer of Functions.--Except to the extent that such 
     functions, powers, and duties relate to the direction of 
     patent or trademark policy, there are transferred to, and 
     vested in, the United States 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 title, and in the officers 
     and components of such Office.
       (b) Transfer of Funds and Property.--The Secretary of 
     Commerce shall transfer to the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office, on the effective date of this title, 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 title.

     SEC. 124. GAO STUDY AND REPORT.

       The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of and, not 
     later than the date that is 2 years after the effective date 
     of this title, submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on the 
     Judiciary of the Senate a report on--
       (1) the operations of the Patent and Trademark Office as a 
     Government corporation; and
       (2) the feasibility and desirability of making the 
     trademark operations of the Patent and Trademark Office a 
     separate Government corporation or agency.
            Subtitle B--Effective Date; Technical Amendments

      SEC. 131. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
     effect 4 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 132. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Amendments to Title 35.--
       (1) The item relating to part I in the table of parts for 
     chapter 35, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:

  ``I. United States Patent and Trademark Office...................1''.
       (2) The heading for part I of title 35, United States Code, 
     is amended to read as follows:

         ``PART I--UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE''.

       (3) The table of chapters for part I of title 35, United 
     States Code, is amended by amending the item relating to 
     chapter 1 to read as follows:

``1. Establishment, Officers and Employees, Functions..........1''.....

       (4) 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.  Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.
``7.  Suits by and against the Office.
``8.  Library.
``9.  Classification of patents.
``10. Certified copies of records.
``11. Publications.
``12. Exchange of copies of patents with foreign countries.
``13. Copies of patents for public libraries.
``14. Annual report to Congress.''.
       (5) Section 41(h) of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Commissioner of Patents and 
     Trademarks'' and inserting ``Director''.
       (6) Section 155 of title 35, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks'' and 
     inserting ``Director''.
       (7) Section 155A(c) of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Commissioner of Patents and 
     Trademarks'' and inserting ``Director''.
       (8) Section 302 of title 35, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``Commissioner of Patents'' and inserting 
     ``Director''.
       (9) Section 303(b) of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Commissioner's'' and inserting 
     ``Director's''.
       (10)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), title 35, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``Commissioner'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``Director''.
       (B) Chapter 17 of title 35, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Commissioner of Patents''.
       (11) Section 41(a)(8)(A) of title 35, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``On'' and inserting ``on''.
       (12) Section 157(d) of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Secretary of Commerce'' and inserting 
     ``Director''.
       (13) Section 181 of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended in the third paragraph by striking ``Secretary of 
     Commerce under rules prescribed by him'' and inserting 
     ``Director under rules prescribed by the Patent and Trademark 
     Office''.
       (14) Section 188 of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Secretary of Commerce'' and inserting 
     ``Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (15) Section 202(a) of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``iv)'' and inserting ``(iv)''.
       (b) Other Provisions of Law.--
       (1)(A) Section 45 of the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly 
     referred to as the ``Trademark Act of 1946''; 15 U.S.C. 
     1127), is amended by striking ``The term `Commissioner' means 
     the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks.'' and inserting 
     ``The term `Director' means the Director of the United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office.''.
       (B) The Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly referred to as the 
     ``Trademark Act of 1946''; 15 U.S.C. 1051 and following), 
     except for section 17, as amended by section 116 of this Act, 
     is amended by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``Director''.
       (2) Section 9101(3) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(R) the United States Patent and Trademark Office.''.
       (3) Section 500(e) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Patent Office'' and inserting ``United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (4) Section 5102(c)(23) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(23) administrative patent judges and designated 
     administrative patent judges in the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office;''.
       (5) 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.''.
       (6) Section 9(p)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     638(p)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) the Director of the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office; and''.
       (7) 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.
       (8) Section 19 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 
     1933 (16 U.S.C. 831r) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Patent Office of the United States'' and 
     inserting ``United States Patent and Trademark Office''; and
       (B) by striking ``Commissioner of Patents'' and inserting 
     ``Director of the United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office''.
       (9) Section 182(b)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2242(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``Commissioner 
     of Patents and Trademarks'' and inserting ``Director of the 
     United States Patent and Trademark Office''.

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       (10) Section 302(b)(2)(D) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2412(b)(2)(D)) is amended by striking ``Commissioner 
     of Patents and Trademarks'' and inserting ``Director of the 
     United States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (11) The Act of April 12, 1892 (27 Stat. 395; 20 U.S.C. 91) 
     is amended by striking ``Patent Office'' and inserting 
     ``United States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (12) 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 ``Patent and Trademark Office of the 
     Department of Commerce'' and inserting ``United States Patent 
     and Trademark Office''.
       (13) Section 702(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act (21 U.S.C. 372(d)) is amended by striking ``Commissioner 
     of Patents'' and inserting ``Director of the United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (14) Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration 
     Act (27 U.S.C. 205(e)) is amended by striking ``United States 
     Patent Office'' and inserting ``United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office''.
       (15) Section 1295(a)(4) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``United States'' 
     before ``Patent and Trademark''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``Commissioner of 
     Patents and Trademarks'' and inserting ``Director of the 
     United States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (16) Section 1744 of title 28, United States Code is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``Patent Office'' each place it appears in 
     the text and section heading and inserting ``United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office'';
       (B) by striking ``Commissioner of Patents'' and inserting 
     ``Director of the United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office''; and
       (C) by striking ``Commissioner'' and inserting 
     ``Director''.
       (17) Section 1745 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``United States Patent Office'' and 
     inserting ``United States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (18) Section 1928 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Patent Office'' and inserting ``United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (19) Section 151 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2181) is amended in subsections c. and d. by striking 
     ``Commissioner of Patents'' and inserting ``Director of the 
     United States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (20) Section 152 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2182) is amended by striking ``Commissioner of 
     Patents'' each place it appears and inserting ``Director of 
     the United States Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (21) Section 305 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act 
     of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2457) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (c) by striking ``Commissioner of 
     Patents'' and inserting ``Director of the United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office (hereafter in this section 
     referred to as the `Director')''; and
       (B) by striking ``Commissioner'' each subsequent place it 
     appears and inserting ``Director''.
       (22) 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 
     ``Director of the United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office''.
       (23) Section 1111 of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``the Commissioner of Patents,''.
       (24) Section 1114 of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``the Commissioner of Patents,''.
       (25) Section 1123 of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``the Patent Office,''.
       (26) 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.
       (27) 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 ``Director of the United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (28) Section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``and'' before ``the chief executive 
     officer of the Resolution Trust Corporation;'';
       (ii) by striking ``and'' before ``the Chairperson of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;'';
       (iii) by striking ``or'' before ``the Commissioner of 
     Social Security,''; and
       (iv) by inserting ``or the Director of the United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office;'' after ``Social Security 
     Administration;''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``or'' before ``the Veterans' 
     Administration,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``or the Social Security Administration'' 
     and inserting ``the Social Security Administration, or the 
     United States Patent and Trademark Office''.
                  Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 141. REFERENCES.

       (a) In General.--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.
       (b) Specific References.--Any reference in any other 
     Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation 
     of authority, or any document of or pertaining to the Patent 
     and Trademark Office--
       (1) to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks is deemed 
     to refer to the Director of the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office;
       (2) to the Assistant Commissioner for Patents is deemed to 
     refer to the Commissioner for Patents; or
       (3) to the Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks is deemed 
     to refer to the Commissioner for Trademarks.

     SEC. 142. 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. 143. 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, 
     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 effective date of this title 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 
     title 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 effective date of this title, 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 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. 144. 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. 145. 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

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     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 under this title 
     of responsibility for the administration of the function.

     SEC. 146. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT 
                   AND BUDGET WITH RESPECT TO FUNCTIONS 
                   TRANSFERRED.

       (a) Determinations.--If necessary, the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget shall make any determination 
     of the functions that are transferred under this title.
       (b) Incidental Transfers.--The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, 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. 147. 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. 148. 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, subject to the 
     submission of a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House and Senate in accordance with the procedures set 
     forth in section 605 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
     and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act 1997.

     SEC. 149. 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.
   Subtitle D--Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property 
                                 Policy

     SEC. 151. UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL 
                   PROPERTY POLICY.

       (a) Appointment.--There shall be within the Department of 
     Commerce an Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 
     Property Policy, who shall be appointed by the President, by 
     and with the advice and consent of the Senate. On or after 
     the effective date of this title, the President may appoint 
     an individual to serve as the Under Secretary until the date 
     on which an Under Secretary qualifies under this subsection. 
     The President shall not make more than 1 appointment under 
     the preceding sentence.
       (b) Duties.--The Under Secretary of Commerce for 
     Intellectual Property Policy, under the direction of the 
     Secretary of Commerce, shall perform the following functions 
     with respect to intellectual property policy:
       (1) In coordination with the Under Secretary of Commerce 
     for International Trade, promote exports of goods and 
     services of the United States industries that rely on 
     intellectual property.
       (2) Advise the President, through the Secretary of 
     Commerce, on national and international intellectual property 
     policy issues.
       (3) Advise Federal departments and agencies on matters of 
     intellectual property protection in other countries.
       (4) Provide guidance, as appropriate, with respect to 
     proposals by agencies to assist foreign governments and 
     international intergovernmental organizations on matters of 
     intellectual property protection.
       (5) Conduct programs and studies related to the 
     effectiveness of intellectual property protection throughout 
     the world.
       (6) Advise the Secretary of Commerce on programs and 
     studies relating to intellectual property policy that are 
     conducted, or authorized to be conducted, cooperatively with 
     foreign patent and trademark offices and international 
     intergovernmental organizations.
       (7) In coordination with the Department of State, conduct 
     programs and studies cooperatively with foreign intellectual 
     property offices and international intergovernmental 
     organizations.
       (c) Deputy Under Secretaries.--To assist the Under 
     Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Policy, the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall appoint a Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Patent Policy and a Deputy Under Secretary for Trademark 
     Policy as members of the Senior Executive Service in 
     accordance with the provisions of title 5, United States 
     Code. The Deputy Under Secretaries shall perform such duties 
     and functions as the Under Secretary for Intellectual 
     Property Policy shall prescribe.
       (d) Compensation.--Section 5314 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property 
     Policy.''.
       (e) Funding.--Funds available to the United States Patent 
     and Trademark Office shall be made available for all expenses 
     of the office of the Under Secretary for Intellectual 
     Property Policy, subject to prior approval in appropriations 
     Acts. Amounts made available under this subsection shall not 
     exceed 2 percent of the projected annual revenues of the 
     Patent and Trademark Office from fees for services and goods 
     of that Office. The Secretary of Commerce shall determine the 
     budget requirements of the office of the Under Secretary for 
     Intellectual Property Policy.

     SEC. 152. RELATIONSHIP WITH EXISTING AUTHORITIES.

       Nothing in section 151 shall derogate from the duties of 
     the United States Trade Representative as set forth in 
     section 141 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171).
     TITLE II--EXAMINING PROCEDURE IMPROVEMENTS: PUBLICATION WITH 
      PROVISIONAL ROYALTIES; TERM EXTENSIONS; FURTHER EXAMINATION

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Examining Procedure 
     Improvements Act''.

     SEC. 202. PUBLICATION.

       Section 122 of title 35, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 122. Confidential status of applications; publication 
       of patent applications

       ``(a) Confidentiality.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (b), applications for patents shall be kept in confidence by 
     the Patent and Trademark Office and no information concerning 
     applications for patents shall be given without authority of 
     the applicant or owner unless necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of an Act of Congress or in such special 
     circumstances as may be determined by the Director.
       ``(b) Publication.--
       ``(1) In general.--(A) Subject to paragraph (2), each 
     application for patent, except applications for design 
     patents filed under chapter 16 of this title and provisional 
     applications filed under section 111(b) of this title, shall 
     be published, in accordance with procedures determined by the 
     Director, promptly after the expiration of a period of 18 
     months from the earliest filing date for which a benefit is 
     sought under this title. At the request of the applicant, an 
     application may be published earlier than the end of such 18-
     month period.
       ``(B) No information concerning published patent 
     applications shall be made available to the public except as 
     the Director determines.
       ``(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     determination by the Director to release or not to release 
     information concerning a published patent application shall 
     be final and nonreviewable.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--(A) An application that is no longer 
     pending shall not be published.
       ``(B) An application that is in the process of being 
     reviewed by the Atomic Energy Commission, the Department of 
     Defense, or a defense agency pursuant to section 181 of this 
     title shall not be published until the Director has been 
     notified by the Atomic Energy Commission, the Secretary of 
     Defense, or the chief officer of the defense agency, as the 
     case may be, that in the opinion of the Atomic Energy 
     Commission, the Secretary of Defense, or such chief officer, 
     as the case may be, publication or disclosure of the 
     invention by the granting of a patent would not be 
     detrimental to the national security of the United States.
       ``(C) An application that is subject to a secrecy order 
     pursuant to section 181 of this title shall not be published.
       ``(D) An application filed by a small business concern 
     entitled to reduced fees under section 41(h)(1) of this 
     title, by an individual who is an independent inventor 
     entitled to reduced fees under such section, or by an 
     institution of higher education (as defined in section 1202 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965) entitled to reduced fees 
     under such section 41(h)(1) shall not be published until a 
     patent is issued thereon, except upon the request of the 
     applicant, or in any of the following circumstances:
       ``(i) In the case of an application under section 111(a) 
     for a patent for an invention for which the applicant intends 
     to file or has filed an application for a patent in a foreign 
     country, the Commissioner may publish, at the discretion of 
     the Commissioner and by means determined suitable for the 
     purpose, no more than that data from such application under 
     section 111(a) which will be made or has been made public in 
     such foreign country. Such a publication shall be made only 
     after the date of the publication in such foreign country and 
     shall be made only if the data is not available, or cannot be 
     made readily available, in the English language through 
     commercial services.
       ``(ii) If the Commissioner determines that a patent 
     application which is filed after the date of the enactment of 
     this paragraph--
       ``(I) has been pending more than 5 years from the effective 
     filing date of the application,
       ``(II) has not been previously published by the Patent and 
     Trademark Office,
       ``(III) is not under any appellate review by the Board of 
     Patent Appeals and Interferences,
       ``(IV) is not under interference proceedings in accordance 
     with section 135(a),
       ``(V) is not under any secrecy order pursuant to section 
     181,
       ``(VI) is not being diligently pursued by the applicant in 
     accordance with this title, and
       ``(VII) is not in abandonment,

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     the Commissioner shall notify the applicant of such 
     determination.
       ``(iii) An applicant which received notice of a 
     determination described in clause (ii) may, within 30 days of 
     receiving such notice, petition the Commissioner to review 
     the determination to verify that subclauses (I) through (VII) 
     are all applicable to the applicant's application. If the 
     applicant makes such a petition, the Commissioner shall not 
     publish the applicant's application before the Commissioner's 
     review of the petition is completed. If the applicant does 
     not submit a petition, the Commissioner may publish the 
     applicant's application no earlier than 90 days after giving 
     such a notice.
       ``(iv) If after the date of the enactment of this paragraph 
     a continuing application has been filed more than 6 months 
     after the date of the initial filing of an application, the 
     Commissioner shall notify the applicant under such 
     application. The Commissioner shall establish a procedure for 
     an applicant which receives such a notice to demonstrate that 
     the purpose of the continuing application was for reasons 
     other than to achieve a delay in the time of publication of 
     the application. If the Commissioner agrees with such a 
     demonstration by the applicant, the Commissioner shall not 
     publish the applicant's application. If the Commissioner does 
     not agree with such a demonstration by the applicant or if 
     the applicant does not make an attempt at such a 
     demonstration within a reasonable period of time as 
     determined by the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall 
     publish the applicant's application.
       ``(E)(i) Upon the request at the time of filing by an 
     applicant that is a small business concern or an independent 
     inventor entitled to reduced fees under section 41(h)(1) of 
     this title, the application shall not be published in 
     accordance with paragraph (1) until 3 months after the 
     Director makes a second notification to such applicant on the 
     merits of the application under section 132 of this title. 
     The Director may require applicants that no longer have the 
     status of a small business concern or an independent inventor 
     to so notify the Director not later than 15 months after the 
     earliest filing date for which a benefit is sought under this 
     title.
       ``(ii) Applications filed pursuant to section 363 of this 
     title, applications asserting priority under section 119 or 
     365(a) of this title, and applications asserting the benefit 
     of an earlier application under section 120 or 365(c) of this 
     title shall not be eligible for a request pursuant to this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(iii) Applications asserting the benefit of an earlier 
     application under section 121 shall not be eligible for a 
     request pursuant to this subparagraph unless filed within 2 
     months after the date on which the Director required the 
     earlier application to be restricted to 1 of 2 or more 
     inventions in the earlier application.
       ``(iv) In a request under this subparagraph, the applicant 
     shall certify that the invention disclosed in the application 
     was not and will not be the subject of an application filed 
     in a foreign country.
       ``(v) The Director may establish appropriate procedures and 
     nominal fees for making a request under this subparagraph.
       ``(F)(i) In a case in which an applicant, after making a 
     request under subparagraph (E)(i), determines to file an 
     application in a foreign country, the applicant shall notify 
     the Director promptly. The application shall then be 
     published in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1).
       ``(ii) The Director may establish appropriate fees to cover 
     the costs of processing notifications under clause (i), 
     including the costs of any special handling of applications 
     resulting from the initial request under subparagraph (E)(i).
       ``(F) No fee established under this section shall be 
     collected nor shall be available for spending without prior 
     authorization in appropriations Acts.
       ``(c) Pre-Issuance Opposition.--The provisions of this 
     section shall not operate to create any new opportunity for 
     pre-issuance opposition. The Director may establish 
     appropriate procedures to ensure that this section does not 
     create any new opportunity for pre-issuance opposition.''.

     SEC. 203. TIME FOR CLAIMING BENEFIT OF EARLIER FILING DATE.

       (a) In a Foreign Country.--Section 119(b) of title 35, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) No application for patent shall be entitled to 
     this right of priority unless a claim is filed in the Patent 
     and Trademark Office, at such time during the pendency of the 
     application as is required by the Director, that identifies 
     the foreign application by specifying its application number, 
     the country in or for which the application was filed, and 
     the date of its filing.
       ``(2) The Director may consider the failure of the 
     applicant to file a timely claim for priority as a waiver of 
     any such claim, and may require the payment of a surcharge as 
     a condition of accepting an untimely claim during the 
     pendency of the application.
       ``(3) The Director may require a certified copy of the 
     original foreign application, specification, and drawings 
     upon which it is based, a translation if not in the English 
     language, and such other information as the Director 
     considers necessary. Any such certification shall be made by 
     the intellectual property authority in the foreign country in 
     which the foreign application was filed and show the date of 
     the application and of the filing of the specification and 
     other papers.''.
       (b) In the United States.--Section 120 of title 35, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``No application shall be entitled to the benefit of an 
     earlier filed application under this section unless an 
     amendment containing the specific reference to the earlier 
     filed application is submitted at such time during the 
     pendency of the application as is required by the 
     Commissioner. The Director may consider the failure to submit 
     such an amendment within that time period as a waiver of any 
     benefit under this section. The Director may establish 
     procedures, including the payment of a surcharge, to accept 
     unavoidably late submissions of amendments under this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 204. PROVISIONAL RIGHTS.

       Section 154 of title 35, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the section caption by inserting ``; provisional 
     rights'' after ``patent''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Provisional Rights.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to other rights provided by 
     this section, a patent shall include the right to obtain a 
     reasonable royalty from any person who, during the period 
     beginning on the date of publication of the application for 
     such patent pursuant to section 122(b) of this title, or in 
     the case of an international application filed under the 
     treaty defined in section 351(a) of this title designating 
     the United States under Article 21(2)(a) of such treaty, the 
     date of publication of the application, and ending on the 
     date the patent is issued--
       ``(A)(i) makes, uses, offers for sale, or sells in the 
     United States the invention as claimed in the published 
     patent application or imports such an invention into the 
     United States; or
       ``(ii) if the invention as claimed in the published patent 
     application is a process, uses, offers for sale, or sells in 
     the United States or imports into the United States products 
     made by that process as claimed in the published patent 
     application; and
       ``(B) had actual notice of the published patent application 
     and, where the right arising under this paragraph is based 
     upon an international application designating the United 
     States that is published in a language other than English, a 
     translation of the international application into the English 
     language.
       ``(2) Right based on substantially identical inventions.--
     The right under paragraph (1) to obtain a reasonable royalty 
     shall not be available under this subsection unless the 
     invention as claimed in the patent is substantially identical 
     to the invention as claimed in the published patent 
     application.
       ``(3) Time limitation on obtaining a reasonable royalty.--
     The right under paragraph (1) to obtain a reasonable royalty 
     shall be available only in an action brought not later than 6 
     years after the patent is issued. The right under paragraph 
     (1) to obtain a reasonable royalty shall not be affected by 
     the duration of the period described in paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Requirements for international applications.--The 
     right under paragraph (1) to obtain a reasonable royalty 
     based upon the publication under the treaty defined in 
     section 351(a) of this title of an international application 
     designating the United States shall commence from the date 
     that the Patent and Trademark Office receives a copy of the 
     publication under such treaty of the international 
     application, or, if the publication under the treaty of the 
     international application is in a language other than 
     English, from the date that the Patent and Trademark Office 
     receives a translation of the international application in 
     the English language. The Director may require the applicant 
     to provide a copy of the international publication of the 
     international application and a translation thereof.''.

     SEC. 205. PRIOR ART EFFECT OF PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS.

       Section 102(e) of title 35, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(e) the invention was described in--
       ``(1) an application for patent, published pursuant to 
     section 122(b) of this title, by another filed in the United 
     States before the invention by the applicant for patent, 
     except that an international application filed under the 
     treaty defined in section 351(a) of this title shall have the 
     effect under this subsection of a national application 
     published under section 122(b) of this title only if the 
     international application designating the United States was 
     published under Article 21(2)(a) of such treaty in the 
     English language, or
       ``(2) a patent granted on an application for patent by 
     another filed in the United States before the invention by 
     the applicant for patent, or''.

     SEC. 206. COST RECOVERY FOR PUBLICATION.

       The Director of the United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office shall recover the cost of early publication required 
     by the amendment made by section 202 by adjusting the filing, 
     issue, and maintenance fees under title 35, United States 
     Code, by charging a separate publication fee, or by any 
     combination of these methods.

     SEC. 207. CONFORMING CHANGES.

       The following provisions of title 35, United States Code, 
     are amended:
       (1) Section 11 is amended in paragraph 1 of subsection (a) 
     by inserting ``and published applications for patents'' after 
     ``Patents''.
       (2) Section 12 is amended--
       (A) in the section caption by inserting ``and 
     applications'' after ``patents''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and published applications for patents'' 
     after ``patents''.

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       (3) Section 13 is amended--
       (A) in the section caption by inserting ``and 
     applications'' after ``patents''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and published applications for patents'' 
     after ``patents''.
       (4) The items relating to sections 12 and 13 in the table 
     of sections for chapter 1, as amended by section 132(a)(4) of 
     this Act, are each amended by inserting ``and applications'' 
     after ``patents''.
       (5) The item relating to section 122 in the table of 
     sections for chapter 11 is amended by inserting 
     ``; publication of patent applications'' after 
     ``applications''.
       (6) The item relating to section 154 in the table of 
     sections for chapter 14 is amended by inserting 
     ``; provisional rights'' after ``patent''.
       (7) Section 181 is amended--
       (A) in the first paragraph--
       (i) by inserting ``by the publication of an application 
     or'' after ``disclosure''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``the publication of the application or'' 
     after ``withhold'';
       (B) in the second paragraph by inserting ``by the 
     publication of an application or'' after ``disclosure of an 
     invention'';
       (C) in the third paragraph--
       (i) by inserting ``by the publication of the application 
     or'' after ``disclosure of the invention''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``the publication of the application or'' 
     after ``withhold''; and
       (D) in the fourth paragraph by inserting ``the publication 
     of an application or'' after ``and'' in the first sentence.
       (8) Section 252 is amended in the first paragraph by 
     inserting ``substantially'' before ``identical'' each place 
     it appears.
       (9) Section 284 is amended by adding at the end of the 
     second paragraph the following: ``Increased damages under 
     this paragraph shall not apply to provisional rights under 
     section 154(d) of this title.''.
       (10) Section 374 is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 374. Publication of international application: Effect

       ``The publication under the treaty defined in section 
     351(a) of this title of an international application 
     designating the United States shall confer the same rights 
     and shall have the same effect under this title as an 
     application for patent published under section 122(b), except 
     as provided in sections 102(e) and 154(d) of this title.''.
       (11) Section 135(b) of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) A claim which is the same as, or for the same or 
     substantially the same subject matter as, a claim of an 
     issued patent may only be made in an application if--
       ``(A) such a claim is made prior to 1 year after the date 
     on which the patent was granted; and
       ``(B) the applicant files evidence which demonstrates that 
     the applicant is prima facie entitled to a judgment relative 
     to the patent.
       ``(2)(A) A claim which is the same as, or for the same or 
     substantially the same subject matter as, a claim of a 
     published application may only be made in an application 
     filed after the date of publication of the published 
     application if, except in a case to which subparagraph (B) 
     applies--
       ``(i) such a claim is made prior to 1 year after the date 
     of publication of the published application; and
       ``(ii) the applicant of the application filed after the 
     date of publication of the published application files 
     evidence that demonstrates that the applicant is prima facie 
     entitled to a judgment relative to the published application.
       ``(B) If the applicant of the application filed after the 
     date of publication of the published application alleges that 
     the invention claimed in the published application was 
     derived from that applicant, such a claim may only be made if 
     that applicant files evidence which demonstrates that the 
     applicant is prima facie entitled to a judgment relative to 
     the published application.''.

     SEC. 208. PATENT TERM EXTENSION AUTHORITY.

       Section 154(b) of title 35, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b) Term Extension.--
       ``(1) Basis for patent term extension.--
       ``(A) Delay.--Subject to the limitations set forth in 
     paragraph (2), if the issue of an original patent is delayed 
     due to--
       ``(i) a proceeding under section 135(a) of this title, 
     including any appeal under section 141, or any civil action 
     under section 146, of this title,
       ``(ii) the imposition of an order pursuant to section 181 
     of this title,
       ``(iii) review by the Board of Patent Appeals and 
     Interferences or by a Federal court in a case in which the 
     patent was issued pursuant to a decision in the review 
     reversing an adverse determination of patentability, or
       ``(iv) an unusual administrative delay by the Patent and 
     Trademark Office in issuing the patent,
     the term of the patent shall be extended for the period of 
     delay.
       ``(B) Administrative delay.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A)(iv), an unusual administrative delay by the Patent and 
     Trademark Office is the failure to--
       ``(i) make a notification of the rejection of any claim for 
     a patent or any objection or argument under section 132 of 
     this title or give or mail a written notice of allowance 
     under section 151 of this title not later than 14 months 
     after the date on which the application was filed;
       ``(ii) respond to a reply under section 132 of this title 
     or to an appeal taken under section 134 of this title not 
     later than 4 months after the date on which the reply was 
     filed or the appeal was taken;
       ``(iii) act on an application not later than 4 months after 
     the date of a decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and 
     Interferences under section 134 or 135 of this title or a 
     decision by a Federal court under section 141, 145, or 146 of 
     this title in a case in which allowable claims remain in an 
     application;
       ``(iv) issue a patent not later than 4 months after the 
     date on which the issue fee was paid under section 151 of 
     this title and all outstanding requirements were satisfied; 
     or
       ``(v) issue a patent within 3 years after the filing date 
     of the application in the United States, if the applicant--

       ``(I) has not obtained further limited examination of the 
     application under section 209 of the Examining Procedure 
     Improvements Act;
       ``(II) has not benefitted from an extension of patent term 
     under clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of paragraph (1)(A);
       ``(III) has not sought or obtained appellate review by the 
     Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences or by a Federal 
     Court other than in a case in which the patent was issued 
     pursuant to a decision in the review reversing an adverse 
     determination of patentability; and
       ``(IV) has not requested any delay in the processing of the 
     application by the Patent and Trademark Office.

       ``(2) Limitations.--(A) The total duration of any 
     extensions granted pursuant to either clause (iii) or (iv) of 
     paragraph (1)(A) or both such clauses shall not exceed 10 
     years. To the extent that periods of delay attributable to 
     grounds specified in paragraph (1) overlap, the period of any 
     extension granted under this subsection shall not exceed the 
     actual number of days the issuance of the patent was delayed.
       ``(B) The period of extension of the term of a patent under 
     clause (iv) of paragraph (1)(A), which is based on the 
     failure of the Patent and Trademark Office to meet the 
     criteria set forth in clause (v) of paragraph (1)(B), shall 
     be reduced by the cumulative total of any periods of time 
     that an applicant takes to respond in excess of 3 months 
     after the date on which the Patent and Trademark Office makes 
     any rejection, objection, argument, or other request.
       ``(C) The period of extension of the term of a patent under 
     this subsection shall be reduced by a period equal to the 
     time in which the applicant failed to engage in reasonable 
     efforts to conclude prosecution of the application. The 
     Director shall prescribe regulations establishing the 
     circumstances that constitute a failure of an applicant to 
     engage in reasonable efforts to conclude processing or 
     examination of an application in order to ensure that 
     applicants are appropriately compensated for any delays by 
     the Patent and Trademark Office in excess of the time periods 
     specified in paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(D) No patent the term of which has been disclaimed 
     beyond a specified date may be extended under this section 
     beyond the expiration date specified in the disclaimer.
       ``(3) Procedures.--The Director shall prescribe regulations 
     establishing procedures for the notification of patent term 
     extensions under this subsection and procedures for 
     contesting patent term extensions under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 209. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF PATENT APPLICATIONS.

       Section 132 of title 35, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by striking ``Whenever'' and 
     inserting ``(a) Whenever''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) The Director shall prescribe regulations to provide 
     for the further limited examination of applications for 
     patent at the request of the applicant. The Director may 
     establish appropriate fees for such further limited 
     examination and shall be authorized to provide a 50 percent 
     reduction on such fees for small entities that qualify for 
     reduced fees under section 41(h)(1) of this title.

     SEC. 210. LAST DAY OF PENDENCY OF PROVISIONAL APPLICATION.

       Section 119(e) of title 35, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) If the day that is 12 months after the filing date of 
     a provisional application falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or 
     Federal holiday within the District of Columbia, the period 
     of pendency of the provisional application shall be extended 
     to the next succeeding secular or business day.''.

     SEC. 211. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

       The Director of the United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office shall report to the Congress not later than April 1, 
     2001, and not later than April 1 of each year thereafter, 
     regarding the impact of publication on the patent 
     applications filed by applicants who are independent 
     inventors entitled to reduced fees under section 41(h)(1) of 
     title 35, United States Code. The report shall include 
     information concerning the frequency and number of initial 
     and continuing patent applications, pendency, interferences, 
     reexaminations, rejection, abandonment rates, fees, other 
     expenses, and other relevant information related to the 
     prosecution of patent applications.

     SEC. 212. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) Sections 202 Through 207.--Sections 202 through 207, 
     and the amendments made by such sections, shall take effect 
     on April 1, 1998, and shall apply to all applications filed 
     under section 111 of title 35, United States Code, on or 
     after that date, and all international applications 
     designating the United States that are filed on or after that 
     date.

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       (b) Sections 208 Through 210.--The amendments made by 
     sections 208 through 210 shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and, except for a design patent 
     application filed under chapter 16 of title 35, United States 
     Code, shall apply to any application filed on or after June 
     8, 1995.
TITLE III--PROTECTION FOR PRIOR DOMESTIC USERS OF PATENTED TECHNOLOGIES

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Protection for Prior 
     Domestic Commercial and Research Users of Patented 
     Technologies Act''.

     SEC. 302. DEFENSE TO PATENT INFRINGEMENT BASED ON PRIOR 
                   DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL OR RESEARCH USE.

       (a) Defense.--Chapter 28 of title 35, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 273. Prior domestic commercial or research use; 
       defense to infringement

       ``(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the terms `commercially used', `commercially use', 
     and `commercial use' mean the use in the United States in 
     commerce or the use in the design, testing, or production in 
     the United States of a product or service which is used in 
     commerce, whether or not the subject matter at issue is 
     accessible to or otherwise known to the public;
       ``(2) in the case of activities performed by a nonprofit 
     research laboratory, or nonprofit entity such as a 
     university, research center, or hospital, a use for which the 
     public is the intended beneficiary shall be considered to be 
     a use described in paragraph (1) if the use is limited to 
     activity that occurred within the laboratory or nonprofit 
     entity or by persons in privity with that laboratory or 
     nonprofit entity before the effective filing date of the 
     application for patent at issue, except that the use--
       ``(A) may be asserted as a defense under this section only 
     by the laboratory or nonprofit entity; and
       ``(B) may not be asserted as a defense with respect to any 
     subsequent use by any entity other than such laboratory, 
     nonprofit entity, or persons in privity;
       ``(3) the terms `used in commerce', and `use in commerce' 
     mean that there has been an actual sale or other arm's-length 
     commercial transfer of the subject matter at issue or that 
     there has been an actual sale or other arm's-length 
     commercial transfer of a product or service resulting from 
     the use of the subject matter at issue; and
       ``(4) the `effective filing date' of a patent is the 
     earlier of the actual filing date of the application for the 
     patent or the filing date of any earlier United States, 
     foreign, or international application to which the subject 
     matter at issue is entitled under section 119, 120, or 365 of 
     this title.
       ``(b) Defense to Infringement.--(1) A person shall not be 
     liable as an infringer under section 271 of this title with 
     respect to any subject matter that would otherwise infringe 
     one or more claims in the patent being asserted against such 
     person, if such person had, acting in good faith, 
     commercially used the subject matter before the effective 
     filing date of such patent.
       ``(2) The sale or other disposition of the subject matter 
     of a patent by a person entitled to assert a defense under 
     this section with respect to that subject matter shall 
     exhaust the patent owner's rights under the patent to the 
     extent such rights would have been exhausted had such sale or 
     other disposition been made by the patent owner.
       ``(c) Limitations and Qualifications of Defense.--The 
     defense to infringement under this section is subject to the 
     following:
       ``(1) Derivation.--A person may not assert the defense 
     under this section if the subject matter on which the defense 
     is based was derived from the patentee or persons in privity 
     with the patentee.
       ``(2) Not a general license.--The defense asserted by a 
     person under this section is not a general license under all 
     claims of the patent at issue, but extends only to the 
     subject matter claimed in the patent with respect to which 
     the person can assert a defense under this chapter, except 
     that the defense shall also extend to variations in the 
     quantity or volume of use of the claimed subject matter, and 
     to improvements in the claimed subject matter that do not 
     infringe additional specifically claimed subject matter of 
     the patent.
       ``(3) Effective and serious preparation.--With respect to 
     subject matter that cannot be commercialized without a 
     significant investment of time, money, and effort, a person 
     shall be deemed to have commercially used the subject matter 
     if--
       ``(A) before the effective filing date of the patent, the 
     person actually reduced the subject matter to practice in the 
     United States, completed a significant portion of the total 
     investment necessary to commercially use the subject matter, 
     and made an arm's-length commercial transaction in the United 
     States in connection with the preparation to use the subject 
     matter; and
       ``(B) thereafter the person diligently completed the 
     remainder of the activities and investments necessary to 
     commercially use the subject matter, and promptly began 
     commercial use of the subject matter, even if such activities 
     were conducted after the effective filing date of the patent.
       ``(4) Burden of proof.--A person asserting the defense 
     under this section shall have the burden of establishing the 
     defense.
       ``(5) Abandonment of use.--A person who has abandoned 
     commercial use of subject matter may not rely on activities 
     performed before the date of such abandonment in establishing 
     a defense under subsection (b) with respect to actions taken 
     after the date of such abandonment.
       ``(6) Personal defense.--The defense under this section may 
     only be asserted by the person who performed the acts 
     necessary to establish the defense and, except for any 
     transfer to the patent owner, the right to assert the defense 
     shall not be licensed or assigned or transferred to another 
     person except in connection with the good faith assignment or 
     transfer of the entire enterprise or line of business to 
     which the defense relates.
       ``(7) One-year limitation.--A person may not assert a 
     defense under this section unless the subject matter on which 
     the defense is based had been commercially used or actually 
     reduced to practice more than one year prior to the effective 
     filing date of the patent by the person asserting the defense 
     or someone in privity with that person.
       ``(d) Unsuccessful Assertion of Defense.--If the defense 
     under this section is pleaded by a person who is found to 
     infringe the patent and who subsequently fails to demonstrate 
     a reasonable basis for asserting the defense, the court shall 
     find the case exceptional for the purpose of awarding 
     attorney's fees under section 285 of this title.
       ``(e) Invalidity.--A patent shall not be deemed to be 
     invalid under section 102 or 103 of this title solely because 
     a defense is established under this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 28 of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``273. Prior domestic commercial or research use; defense to 
              infringement.''.

     SEC. 303. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.

       This title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, but shall 
     not apply to any action for infringement that is pending on 
     such date of enactment or with respect to any subject matter 
     for which an adjudication of infringement, including a 
     consent judgment, has been made before such date of 
     enactment.
           TITLE IV--ENHANCED PROTECTION OF INVENTORS' RIGHTS

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Enhanced Protection of 
     Inventors' Rights Act''.

     SEC. 402. INVENTION PROMOTION SERVICES.

       Part I of title 35, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding after chapter 4 the following new chapter:

               ``CHAPTER 5--INVENTION PROMOTION SERVICES

``Sec.
``51. Definitions.
``52. Contracting requirements.
``53. Standard provisions for cover notice.
``54. Reports to customer required.
``55. Mandatory contract terms.
``56. Remedies.
``57. Records of complaints.
``58. Fraudulent representation by an invention promoter.
``59. Rule of construction.

     ``Sec. 51. Definitions

       ``For purposes of this chapter--
       ``(1) the term `contract for invention promotion services' 
     means a contract by which an invention promoter undertakes 
     invention promotion services for a customer;
       ``(2) the term `customer' means any person, firm, 
     partnership, corporation, or other entity who enters into a 
     financial relationship or a contract with an invention 
     promoter for invention promotion services;
       ``(3) the term `invention promoter' means any person, firm, 
     partnership, corporation, or other entity who offers to 
     perform or performs for, or on behalf of, a customer any act 
     described under paragraph (4), but does not include--
       ``(A) any department or agency of the Federal Government or 
     of a State or local government;
       ``(B) any nonprofit, charitable, scientific, or educational 
     organization, qualified under applicable State law or 
     described under section 170(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986; or
       ``(C) any person duly registered with, and in good standing 
     before, the United States Patent and Trademark Office acting 
     within the scope of that person's registration to practice 
     before the Patent and Trademark Office; and
       ``(4) the term `invention promotion services' means, with 
     respect to an invention by a customer, any act involved in--
       ``(A) evaluating the invention to determine its 
     protectability as some form of intellectual property, other 
     than evaluation by a person licensed by a State to practice 
     law who is acting solely within the scope of that person's 
     professional license;
       ``(B) evaluating the invention to determine its commercial 
     potential by any person for purposes other than providing 
     venture capital; or
       ``(C) marketing, brokering, licensing, selling, or 
     promoting the invention or a product or service in which the 
     invention is incorporated or used, except that the display 
     only of an invention at a trade show or exhibit shall not be 
     considered to be invention promotion services.

     ``Sec. 52. Contracting requirements

       ``(a) In General.--(1) Every contract for invention 
     promotion services shall be in writing and shall be subject 
     to the provisions of this chapter. A copy of the signed 
     written contract shall be given to the customer at

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     the time the customer enters into the contract.
       ``(2) If a contract is entered into for the benefit of a 
     third party, such party shall be considered a customer for 
     purposes of this chapter.
       ``(b) Requirements of Invention Promoter.--The invention 
     promoter shall--
       ``(1) state in a written document, at the time a customer 
     enters into a contract for invention promotion services, 
     whether the usual business practice of the invention promoter 
     is to--
       ``(A) seek more than 1 contract in connection with an 
     invention; or
       ``(B) seek to perform services in connection with an 
     invention in 1 or more phases, with the performance of each 
     phase covered in 1 or more subsequent contracts; and
       ``(2) supply to the customer a copy of the written document 
     together with a written summary of the usual business 
     practices of the invention promoter, including--
       ``(A) the usual business terms of contracts; and
       ``(B) the approximate amount of the usual fees or other 
     consideration that may be required from the customer for each 
     of the services provided by the invention promoter.
       ``(c) Right of Customer To Cancel Contract.--(1) 
     Notwithstanding any contractual provision to the contrary, a 
     customer shall have the right to terminate a contract for 
     invention promotion services by sending a written letter to 
     the invention promoter stating the customer's intent to 
     cancel the contract. The letter of termination must be 
     deposited with the United States Postal Service on or before 
     5 business days after the date upon which the customer or the 
     invention promoter executes the contract, whichever is later.
       ``(2) Delivery of a promissory note, check, bill of 
     exchange, or negotiable instrument of any kind to the 
     invention promoter or to a third party for the benefit of the 
     invention promoter, without regard to the date or dates 
     appearing in such instrument, shall be deemed payment 
     received by the invention promoter on the date received for 
     purposes of this section.

     ``Sec. 53. Standard provisions for cover notice

       ``(a) Contents.--Every contract for invention promotion 
     services shall have a conspicuous and legible cover sheet 
     attached with the following notice imprinted in boldface type 
     of not less than 12-point size:
       `` `YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE THIS CONTRACT. TO 
     TERMINATE THIS CONTRACT, YOU MUST SEND A WRITTEN LETTER TO 
     THE COMPANY STATING YOUR INTENT TO CANCEL THIS CONTRACT. THE 
     LETTER OF TERMINATION MUST BE DEPOSITED WITH THE UNITED 
     STATES POSTAL SERVICE ON OR BEFORE FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS 
     AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH YOU OR THE COMPANY EXECUTE THE 
     CONTRACT, WHICHEVER IS LATER.
       `` `THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INVENTIONS EVALUATED BY THE 
     INVENTION PROMOTER FOR COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL IN THE PAST FIVE 
     (5) YEARS IS __________. OF THAT NUMBER, __________ RECEIVED 
     POSITIVE EVALUATIONS AND __________ RECEIVED NEGATIVE 
     EVALUATIONS.
       `` `IF YOU ASSIGN EVEN A PARTIAL INTEREST IN THE INVENTION 
     TO THE INVENTION PROMOTER, THE INVENTION PROMOTER MAY HAVE 
     THE RIGHT TO SELL OR DISPOSE OF THE INVENTION WITHOUT YOUR 
     CONSENT AND MAY NOT HAVE TO SHARE THE PROFITS WITH YOU.
       `` `THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE CONTRACTED WITH 
     THE INVENTION PROMOTER IN THE PAST FIVE (5) YEARS IS 
     __________. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS KNOWN BY THIS 
     INVENTION PROMOTER TO HAVE RECEIVED, BY VIRTUE OF THIS 
     INVENTION PROMOTER'S PERFORMANCE, AN AMOUNT OF MONEY IN 
     EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PAID BY THE CUSTOMER TO THIS INVENTION 
     PROMOTER IS ______________.
       `` `THE OFFICERS OF THIS INVENTION PROMOTER HAVE 
     COLLECTIVELY OR INDIVIDUALLY BEEN AFFILIATED IN THE LAST TEN 
     (10) YEARS WITH THE FOLLOWING INVENTION PROMOTION COMPANIES: 
     (LIST THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PREVIOUS INVENTION 
     PROMOTION COMPANIES WITH WHICH THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS HAVE 
     BEEN AFFILIATED AS OWNERS, AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES). YOU ARE 
     ENCOURAGED TO CHECK WITH THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND 
     TRADEMARK OFFICE, THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, YOUR STATE 
     ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, AND THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU FOR 
     ANY COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST ANY OF THESE COMPANIES.
       `` `YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY OF YOUR 
     OWN CHOOSING BEFORE SIGNING THIS CONTRACT. BY PROCEEDING 
     WITHOUT THE ADVICE OF AN ATTORNEY REGISTERED TO PRACTICE 
     BEFORE THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, YOU 
     COULD LOSE ANY RIGHTS YOU MIGHT HAVE IN YOUR IDEA OR 
     INVENTION.'.
       ``(b) Other Requirements for Cover Notice.--The cover 
     notice shall contain the items required under subsection (a) 
     and the name, primary office address, and local office 
     address of the invention promoter, and may contain no other 
     matter.
       ``(c) Disclosure of Certain Customers Not Required.--The 
     requirement in the notice set forth in subsection (a) to 
     include the `TOTAL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE CONTRACTED 
     WITH THE INVENTION PROMOTER IN THE PAST FIVE (5) YEARS' need 
     not include information with respect to customers who have 
     purchased trade show services, research, advertising, or 
     other nonmarketing services from the invention promoter, nor 
     with respect to customers who have defaulted in their 
     payments to the invention promoter.

     ``Sec. 54. Reports to customer required

       ``With respect to every contract for invention promotion 
     services, the invention promoter shall deliver to the 
     customer at the address specified in the contract, at least 
     once every 3 months throughout the term of the contract, a 
     written report that identifies the contract and includes--
       ``(1) a full, clear, and concise description of the 
     services performed to the date of the report and of the 
     services yet to be performed and names of all persons who it 
     is known will perform the services; and
       ``(2) the name and address of each person, firm, 
     corporation, or other entity to whom the subject matter of 
     the contract has been disclosed, the reason for each such 
     disclosure, the nature of the disclosure, and complete and 
     accurate summaries of all responses received as a result of 
     those disclosures.

     ``Sec. 55. Mandatory contract terms

       ``(a) Mandatory Terms.--Each contract for invention 
     promotion services shall include in boldface type of not less 
     than 12-point size--
       ``(1) the terms and conditions of payment and contract 
     termination rights required under section 52;
       ``(2) a statement that the customer may avoid entering into 
     the contract by not making a payment to the invention 
     promoter;
       ``(3) a full, clear, and concise description of the 
     specific acts or services that the invention promoter 
     undertakes to perform for the customer;
       ``(4) a statement as to whether the invention promoter 
     undertakes to construct, sell, or distribute one or more 
     prototypes, models, or devices embodying the invention of the 
     customer;
       ``(5) the full name and principal place of business of the 
     invention promoter and the name and principal place of 
     business of any parent, subsidiary, agent, independent 
     contractor, and any affiliated company or person who it is 
     known will perform any of the services or acts that the 
     invention promoter undertakes to perform for the customer;
       ``(6) if any oral or written representation of estimated or 
     projected customer earnings is given by the invention 
     promoter (or any agent, employee, officer, director, partner, 
     or independent contractor of such invention promoter), a 
     statement of that estimation or projection and a description 
     of the data upon which such representation is based;
       ``(7) the name and address of the custodian of all records 
     and correspondence relating to the contracted for invention 
     promotion services, and a statement that the invention 
     promoter is required to maintain all records and 
     correspondence relating to performance of the invention 
     promotion services for such customer for a period of not less 
     than 2 years after expiration of the term of such contract; 
     and
       ``(8) a statement setting forth a time schedule for 
     performance of the invention promotion services, including an 
     estimated date in which such performance is expected to be 
     completed.
       ``(b) Invention Promoter as Fiduciary.--To the extent that 
     the description of the specific acts or services affords 
     discretion to the invention promoter with respect to what 
     specific acts or services shall be performed, the invention 
     promoter shall be deemed a fiduciary.
       ``(c) Availability of Information.--Records and 
     correspondence described under subsection (a)(7) shall be 
     made available after 7 days written notice to the customer or 
     the representative of the customer to review and copy at a 
     reasonable cost on the invention promoter's premises during 
     normal business hours.

     ``Sec. 56. Remedies

       ``(a) In General.--(1) Any contract for invention promotion 
     services that does not comply with the applicable provisions 
     of this chapter shall be voidable at the option of the 
     customer.
       ``(2) Any contract for invention promotion services entered 
     into in reliance upon any material false, fraudulent, or 
     misleading information, representation, notice, or 
     advertisement of the invention promoter (or any agent, 
     employee, officer, director, partner, or independent 
     contractor of such invention promoter) shall be voidable at 
     the option of the customer.
       ``(3) Any waiver by the customer of any provision of this 
     chapter shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall 
     be void and unenforceable.
       ``(4) Any contract for invention promotion services which 
     provides for filing for and obtaining utility, design, or 
     plant patent protection shall be voidable at the option of 
     the customer unless the invention promoter offers to perform 
     or performs such act through a person duly registered to 
     practice before, and in good standing with, the Patent and 
     Trademark Office.
       ``(b) Civil Action.--(1) Any customer who is injured by a 
     violation of this chapter by an invention promoter or by any 
     material false or fraudulent statement or representation, or 
     any omission of material fact, by an

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     invention promoter (or any agent, employee, director, 
     officer, partner, or independent contractor of such invention 
     promoter) or by failure of an invention promoter to make all 
     the disclosures required under this chapter, may recover in a 
     civil action against the invention promoter (or the officers, 
     directors, or partners of such invention promoter) in 
     addition to reasonable costs and attorneys' fees, the greater 
     of--
       ``(A) $5,000; or
       ``(B) the amount of actual damages sustained by the 
     customer.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the court may increase 
     damages to not more than 3 times the amount awarded.
       ``(c) Rebuttable Presumption of Injury.--For purposes of 
     this section, substantial violation of any provision of this 
     chapter by an invention promoter or execution by the customer 
     of a contract for invention promotion services in reliance on 
     any material false or fraudulent statements or 
     representations or omissions of material fact shall establish 
     a rebuttable presumption of injury.

     ``Sec. 57. Records of complaints

       ``(a) Release of Complaints.--The Director shall make all 
     complaints received by the United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office involving invention promoters publicly available, 
     together with any response of the invention promoters.
       ``(b) Request for Complaints.--The Director may request 
     complaints relating to invention promotion services from any 
     Federal or State agency and include such complaints in the 
     records maintained under subsection (a), together with any 
     response of the invention promoters.

     ``Sec. 58. Fraudulent representation by an invention promoter

       ``Whoever, in providing invention promotion services, 
     knowingly provides any false or misleading statement, 
     representation, or omission of material fact to a customer or 
     fails to make all the disclosures required under this 
     chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more 
     than $10,000 for each offense.

     ``Sec. 59. Rule of construction

       ``Except as expressly provided in this chapter, no 
     provision of this chapter shall be construed to affect any 
     obligation, right, or remedy provided under any other Federal 
     or State law.''.

     SEC. 403. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

       The table of chapters for part I of title 35, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to chapter 
     4 the following:

``5. Invention Promotion Services.............................51''.....

     SEC. 404. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
     effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                  TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENTS

     SEC. 501. PROVISIONAL APPLICATIONS.

       (a) Abandonment.--Section 111(b)(5) of title 35, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Abandonment.--Notwithstanding the absence of a claim, 
     upon timely request and as prescribed by the Director, a 
     provisional application may be treated as an application 
     filed under subsection (a). Subject to section 119(e)(3) of 
     this title, if no such request is made, the provisional 
     application shall be regarded as abandoned 12 months after 
     the filing date of such application and shall not be subject 
     to revival thereafter.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies to any provisional application filed on or after June 
     8, 1995.

     SEC. 502. INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS.

       Section 119 of title 35, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or in a WTO member 
     country,'' after ``or to citizens of the United States,''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(f) Applications for Plant Breeder's Rights.--
     Applications for plant breeder's rights filed in a WTO member 
     country (or in a UPOV Contracting Party) shall have the same 
     effect for the purpose of the right of priority under 
     subsections (a) through (c) of this section as applications 
     for patents, subject to the same conditions and requirements 
     of this section as apply to applications for patents.
       ``(g) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       ``(1) the term `WTO member country' has the same meaning as 
     the term is defined in section 104(b)(2) of this title; and
       ``(2) the term `UPOV Contracting Party' means a member of 
     the International Convention for the Protection of New 
     Varieties of Plants.''.

     SEC. 503. PLANT PATENTS.

       (a) Tuber Propagated Plants.--Section 161 of title 35, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``a tuber 
     propagated plant or''.
       (b) Rights in Plant Patents.--The text of section 163 of 
     title 35, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
     ``In the case of a plant patent, the grant shall include the 
     right to exclude others from asexually reproducing the plant, 
     and from using, offering for sale, or selling the plant so 
     reproduced, or any of its parts, throughout the United 
     States, or from importing the plant so reproduced, or any 
     parts thereof, into the United States.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply on the date of the enactment of this Act. The 
     amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to any plant 
     patent issued on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 504. ELECTRONIC FILING.

       Section 22 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``printed or typewritten'' and inserting ``printed, 
     typewritten, or on an electronic medium''.

     SEC. 505. DIVISIONAL APPLICATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 121 of title 35, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by striking ``If'' and inserting 
     ``(a) If''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(b) In a case in which restriction is required on the 
     ground that two or more independent and distinct inventions 
     are claimed in an application, the applicant shall be 
     entitled to submit an examination fee and request examination 
     for each independent and distinct invention in excess of one. 
     The examination fee shall be equal to the filing fee, 
     including excess claims fees, that would have applied had the 
     claims corresponding to the asserted independent and distinct 
     inventions been presented in a separate application for 
     patent. For each of the independent and distinct inventions 
     in excess of one for which the applicant pays an examination 
     fee within two months after the requirement for restriction, 
     the Director shall cause an examination to be made and a 
     notification of rejection or written notice of allowance 
     provided to the applicant within the time period specified in 
     section 154(b)(1)(B)(i) of this title for the original 
     application. Failure to meet this or any other time limit set 
     forth in section 154(b)(1)(B) of this title shall be treated 
     as an unusual administrative delay under section 
     154(b)(1)(A)(iv) of this title.
       ``(c) An applicant who requests reconsideration of a 
     requirement for restriction under this section and submits 
     examination fees pursuant to such requirement shall, if the 
     requirement is determined to be improper, be entitled to a 
     refund of any examination fees determined to have been paid 
     pursuant to the requirement.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date that is 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to applications 
     for patent filed on or after such effective date.

     SEC. 506. PUBLICATIONS.

       Section 11 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) The Patent and Trademark Office shall make available 
     for public inspection during regular business hours all 
     solicitations issued by the Office for contracts for goods or 
     services, and all contracts entered into by the Office for 
     goods or services.''.

  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. KOLBE, 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. 36.15  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross 
references, and to make such other technical and conforming changes as 
may be necessary to reflect the actions of the House in amending the 
bill.

para. 36.16  coral reef ecosystems

  Mr. SAXTON, pursuant to House Resolution 117, moved to suspend the 
rules and agree to the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 8); 
as amended: 

       Whereas coral reefs are among the world's most biologically 
     diverse and productive marine habitats, and are often 
     described as the tropical rain forests of the oceans;
       Whereas healthy coral reefs provide the basis for 
     subsistence, commercial fisheries, and coastal and marine 
     tourism and are of vital economic importance to coastal 
     States and territories of the United States including 
     Florida, Hawaii, Georgia, Texas, Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands;
       Whereas healthy coral reefs function as natural, 
     regenerating coastal barriers, protecting shorelines and 
     coastal areas from high waves, storm surges, and accompanying 
     losses of human life and property;
       Whereas the scientific community has long established that 
     coral reefs are subject to a wide range of natural and 
     anthropogenic threats;
       Whereas the United States has taken measures to protect 
     national coral reef resources through the designation and 
     management of several marine protected areas, containing 
     reefs of the Flower Garden Banks in the Gulf of Mexico, the 
     Florida Keys in south Florida, and offshore Hawaii, Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa;

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       Whereas the United States, acting through its agencies, has 
     established itself as a global leader in coral reef 
     stewardship by launching the International Coral Reef 
     Initiative and by maintaining professional networks for the 
     purposes of sharing knowledge and information on coral reefs, 
     furnishing near real-time data collected at coral reef sites, 
     providing a repository for historical data relating to coral 
     reefs, and making substantial contributions to the general 
     fund of coral reef knowledge; and
       Whereas 1997 has been declared the ``International Year of 
     the Reef'' by the coral reef research community and over 40 
     national and international scientific, conservation, and 
     academic organizations: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress recognizes the significance of 
     maintaining the health and stability of coral reef 
     ecosystems, by--
       (1) promoting comprehensive stewardship for coral reef 
     ecosystems;
       (2) encouraging research, monitoring, and assessment of and 
     education on coral reef ecosystems; and
       (3) improving the coordination of coral reef efforts and 
     activities of Federal agencies, academic institutions, 
     nongovernmental organizations, and industry.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, recognized Mr. SAXTON 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 concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, 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 recognizing the significance of maintaining the 
health and stability of coral reef ecosystems.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to 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 
concurrent resolution.

para. 36.17  african elephant conservation

  Mr. SAXTON, pursuant to House Resolution 117, moved to suspend the 
rules and pass the bill (H.R. 39) to reauthorize the African Elephant 
Conservation Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, recognized Mr. SAXTON 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, 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. 36.18  southern nevada public land management

  Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to House Resolution 117, moved to suspend the 
rules and pass the bill (H.R. 449) to provide for the orderly disposal 
of certain Federal lands in Clark County, Nevada, and to provide for the 
acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands in the State of Nevada; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, recognized Mr. HANSEN 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. 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. 36.19  leaking underground storage tank trust fund

  Mr. OXLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 117, moved to suspend the 
rules and pass the bill (H.R. 688) to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
to require at least 85 percent of funds appropriated to the 
Environmental Protection Agency from the Leaking Underground Storage 
Tank Trust Fund to be distributed to States for cooperative agreements 
for undertaking corrective action and for enforcement of subtitle I of 
such Act; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. OXLEY and Mr. 
STUPAK, 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. 36.20  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1271

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-70) the resolution (H. Res. 125) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1271) to authorize the Federal Aviation Administration's 
research, engineering, and development programs for fiscal years 1998 
through 2000, and for other purposes; referred to the House Calendar and 
ordered printed.

para. 36.21  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1273

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-71) the resolution (H. Res. 126) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1273) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 
and 1999 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes; 
referred to the House Calendar and ordered printed.

para. 36.22  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1274

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-72) the resolution (H. Res. 127) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1274) to authorize appropriations for the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
and for other purposes; referred to the House Calendar and ordered 
printed.

para. 36.23  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1275

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-73) the resolution (H. Res. 128) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 1275) to authorize appropriations for the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and 
for other purposes; referred to the House Calendar and ordered printed.

para. 36.24  fire administration authorization

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER, pursuant to House Resolution 117, moved to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1272) to authorize for fiscal years 
1998 and 1999 for the United States Fire Administration, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. SENSENBRENNER and 
Mr. BARCIA, 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,

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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. 36.25  order of business--ethics process reform

  On motion of Mr. SENSENBRENNER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the order of the House of February 12, 1997, with 
respect to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and related 
matters of said committee be extended through Wednesday, May 7, 1997, 
with the following modification:

       After ``Minority Leader'' insert: ``, or a Member 
     designated from the floor by the Majority Leader or the 
     Minority Leader at the time of notice pursuant to clause 
     2(a)(1) of rule IX,''.

para. 36.26  bill 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, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On April 18, 1997:
       H.R. 1003. An Act to clarify Federal law with respect to 
     restricting the use of Federal funds in support of assisted 
     suicide.

para. 36.27  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. VELAZQUEZ, for today;
  To Mr. DEUTSCH, for today;
  To Mr. YATES, for today;
  To Mr. RUSH, for today;
  To Ms. KILPATRICK, for today;
  To Mr. SCHIFF, for today and the balance of the week;
  To Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, for today; and
  To Mr. HOEKSTRA, for today.
  And then,

para. 36.28  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HULSHOF, at 10 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 36.29  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:

  [Pursuant to the order of the House on April 21, 1997 the following 
                  report was filed on April 22, 1997]

       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1278. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for the activities of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-66 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

                       [Submitted April 23, 1997]

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 449. A 
     bill to provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal 
     lands in Clark County, NV, and to provide for the acquisition 
     of environmentally sensitive lands in the State of Nevada; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-68). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. House 
     Concurrent Resolution 8. Resolution expressing the sense of 
     Congress with respect to the significance of maintaining the 
     health and stability of coral reef ecosystems; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 105-69). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 125. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1271) to authorize the Federal Aviation Administration's 
     research, engineering, and development programs for fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2000, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-70). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 126. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1273) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999 for the National Science Foundation, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-71). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 127. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1274) to authorize appropriations for the National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-72). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 128. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1275) to authorize appropriations for the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 1998 
     and 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-73). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.

para. 36.30  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

           [The following action occurred on April 22, 1997]

       H.R. 1278. Referral to the Committee on Resources extended 
     for a period ending not later than June 20, 1997.

para. 36.31  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 April 21, 1997 the following 
                  report was filed on April 22, 1997]

       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1277. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 and fiscal 
     year 1999 for the civilian research, development, 
     demonstration, and commercial application activities of the 
     Department of Energy, and for other purposes, with an 
     amendment; referred to the Committee on Commerce for a period 
     ending not later than June 6, 1997, 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. 105-67, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para. 36.32  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. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1406. A bill to provide that the Disabled American 
     Veterans corporation may sue or be sued in the Federal 
     courts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Goode, and Mr. Hill):
       H.R. 1407. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide that the decoration known as the Purple Heart may 
     only be awarded to members of the Armed Forces, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 1408. 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.
       H.R. 1409. 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. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Coble, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, and Mr. Chambliss):
       H.R. 1410. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a nonrefundable tax credit for law 
     enforcement officers who purchase armor vests, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Klug, Mr. Coburn, 
             and Mr. Deal of Georgia):
       H.R. 1411. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to facilitate 
     the development and approval of new drugs and biological 
     products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 1412. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require that envelopes provided by the Internal 
     Revenue Service with the instructions for filing income tax 
     returns be postage paid envelopes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 1413. A bill to provide for expanded research 
     concerning the environmental and genetic susceptibilities for 
     breast cancer; 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. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 1414. A bill to recognize the organization known as 
     the Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cooksey,  Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr.

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             Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jenkins, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Riggs, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, 
             Mr. Strickland, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Wise, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
             Collins, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 1415. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     establish standards for relationships between group health 
     plans and health insurance issuers with enrollees, health 
     professionals, and providers; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, for a period to 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. 1416. A bill to amend title IV of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 restricting welfare and public benefits for aliens to 
     provide an exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food 
     stamps programs for permanent resident aliens who are 
     applicants for naturalization; 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.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1417. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide penalties for those who, under color of Government 
     authority, teach or distribute materials encouraging the use 
     of torture; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Engel, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Manton, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Rangel, 
             and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 1418. A bill to extend the transition period for 
     aliens receiving supplemental security income or food stamp 
     benefits as of August 22, 1996; 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.
           By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Paxon, 
             Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Petri, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Brady, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
             Coburn):
       H.R. 1419. A bill to reduce the incidence of child abuse 
     and neglect, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, and 
     Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 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. 
             Saxton, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Cunningham):
       H.R. 1420. 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. NUSSLE (for himself and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 1421. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to apply standards to outpatient physical 
     therapy provided as an incident to a physician's professional 
     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 Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 1422. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to encourage compliance with spending limits on 
     elections for the House of Representatives and enhance the 
     importance of individual contributions and contributions 
     originating within congressional districts; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Upton, Mr. Yates, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Minge, Mr. Klug, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Camp, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Schumer, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Luther, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 1423. A bill to cancel the space station project; to 
     the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 1424. A bill to amend the Petroglyph National Monument 
     Establishment Act of 1990 to adjust the boundary of the 
     monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr 
             of California, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 1425. 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 Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Saxton):
       H.R. 1426. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a presumption of service connection for injuries 
     classified as cold weather injuries which occur in veterans 
     who while engaged in military operations had sustained 
     exposure to cold weather; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Filner, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Green, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Dellums, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Levin, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Capps, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. 
             DeGette, and Mr. Young of Alaska)
       H.R. 1427. 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. MOAKLEY (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Obey, Mr. Murtha, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Borski, and Mr. Hunter):
       H. Con. Res. 65. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 
     1920, popularly known as the Jones Act, and related statutes 
     are critically important components of our Nation's economic 
     and military security and should be fully and strongly 
     supported; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Mr. Porter):
       H. Res. 124. Resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Congress welcoming His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet 
     to the United States; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

para. 36.33  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       52. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 
     No. 228 memorializing the Congress of the United States to 
     enact legislation that would require Congress to cite the 
     constitutional authority for all proposed laws; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 36.34  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, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Coble, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Largent, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Hansen, Mr. Costello, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 74: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hinchey, and 
     Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Engel, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 202: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 209: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 216: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 228: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 235: Mr. Frost, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
     Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 279: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. John, Mr. 
     Spratt, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 292: Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin and Mr. McIntosh.

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       H.R. 407: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, Mr. Camp, Mr. Weller, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Minge, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Baldacci, Mr. Ford, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 409: Mr. Holden, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Young of 
     Alaska, Mr. Frost, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Whitfield, 
     Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Cubin, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Klug, Mr. Bachus, 
     Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Norwood, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Myrick, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 418: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 444: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Riggs and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 476: Mr. Rush, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Ms. Brown 
     of Florida.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown 
     of California, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 511: Mr. Radanovich and Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 512: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 526: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 551: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 552: Mr. Pascrell and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 577: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 612: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Wynn, 
     and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 619: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mrs. 
     Northup.
       H.R. 621: Mr. Dellums, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis 
     of Georgia, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 630: Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 641: Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 656: Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 659: Mr. Hobson, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
     Paxon, and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 664: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 684: McDermott.
       H.R. 707: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. John.
       H.R. 726: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     Mr. Filner, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 755: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 769: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 770: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 771: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 778: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 779: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 780: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Spence.
       H.R. 802: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 810: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Rush, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Cook, Ms. Eshoo, and 
     Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dooley of California, 
     Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lantos, 
     Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Manton, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. 
     Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Scott, 
     Mr. Stupak, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Underwood, Ms. 
     Waters, and Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 880: Mr. Talent, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bateman, Mr. McInnis, 
     and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 897: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 901: Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Burton 
     of Indiana, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Camp, Mr. Souder, 
     Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 920: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 925: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 931: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. 
     Morella, Ms. Harman, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 956: Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Canady of Florida, and 
     Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Calvert, and 
     Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 971: Mr. Hobson and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Regula, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Pickett, 
     Mr. Bateman, and Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 978: Mr. Yates, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
     Dooley of California, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Watt of North Carolina and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1002: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Woolsey, 
     Mr. Houghton, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Leach, Mr. Waxman, 
     Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Royce, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1016: Mr. Towns and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1026: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Horn, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Souder, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1047: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Furse, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Markey, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1053: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 1072: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Lowey, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Pappas and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1107: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1108: Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Jackson, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Yates, and Mr. 
     Sanders.
       H.R. 1134: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Rothman, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sabo, 
     Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
     Towns, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McHale, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Manton, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Shimkus.
       H.R. 1245: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1246: Ms. Delauro and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1251: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1252: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berry, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Doyle, 
     Mr. Ensign, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr.  Hayworth, Mr. Hobson, Ms. 
     Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
     Markey, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Norwood, 
     Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Portman, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
     Rush, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
     Stark, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1270: Mr. Mica, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Cubin, 
     Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Spence, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Pickett, 
     Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 1276: Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and 
     Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1277: Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and 
     Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1278: Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
     Foley, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1302: Mr. Engel, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Kind 
     of Wisconsin, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1330: Mr. Poshard, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1332: Mr. Owens, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1350: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1360: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dellums, 
     Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 1373: Mr. Gephardt.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1383: Mr. Berman, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Camp and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Bono.
       H.J. Res. 37: Mr. Stump.
       H.J. Res. 65: Mr. Engel, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.J. Res. 67: Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Callahan, 
     and Mr. Spence.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Poshard, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and 
     Mr. Nethercutt.
       H. Con. Res. 49: Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Wolf.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey, and Mr. Allen.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Rogers, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Miller of 
     Rhode Island, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Ensign, Mr. McKeon, 
     Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Manton, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Olver, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Filner.
       H. Res. 53: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
     Lipinski.
       H. Res. 103: Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Cox of California.

para. 36.35  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. 1031: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Gibbons.
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                      THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1997 (37)

para. 37.1  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,

                                                   April 24, 1997.
       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. 37.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, April 23, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

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para. 37.3  communications

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

       2957. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Onions Grown in South Texas; Amendment of Sunday Packing and 
     Loading Prohibitions [Docket No. FV97-959-1 IFR] received 
     April 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2958. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for emergency fiscal year 
     1997 supplemental appropriations for emergency expenses 
     related to the devastating flooding in North Dakota, South 
     Dakota, and Minnesota, and to designate the amounts 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. 105-71); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2959. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, the General Accounting Office, transmitting a review 
     of the President's second and third special impoundment 
     message for fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685 (H. 
     Doc. No. 105-76); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2960. 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, 1997, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e) (H. Doc. No. 105-75); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       2961. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Eligibility for the Defense Experimental Program 
     to Stimulate Competitive Research''; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       2962. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Nuclear Attack Submarines''; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       2963. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the 1996 annual report to Congress 
     by the Division of Compliance and Consumer Affairs of the 
     FDIC, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 57a(f)(6); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       2964. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Employment and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Training and Employment 
     (Employment and Training Administration) [Guidance Letter 
     Nos. 6-96 and 7-96] received April 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       2965. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Placer County Air Pollution 
     Control District [CA 126-0032a; FRL-5815-5] received April 
     23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       2966. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans: State of Washington 
     [WA60-7135a; WA61-7136a; and WA63-7138a; FRL-5812-7] received 
     April 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2967. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Jersey; Consumer 
     and Commercial Products Rule [Region II Docket No. NJ26-2-
     165, FRL-5813-9] received April 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2968. 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 Australia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 97-10), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2969. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996,'' 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 215ln(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       2970. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting the Authority's report entitled 
     ``Toward a More Equitable Relationship: Structuring the 
     District of Columbia's State Functions''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2971. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of 
     Reclamation, Department of the Interior, transmitting a 
     report on the necessity to construct modifications to Lost 
     Creek Dam, Weber Basin Project, UT, for safety reasons, 
     pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 509; to the Committee on Resources.
       2972. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; Ocean Salmon Fisheries Off the Coast of Washington, 
     Oregon, and California; Inseason Adjustments, Cape Falcon, 
     OR, to the Oregon-California Border [Docket No. 960429120-
     6120-01; I.D. 040897A] received April 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2973. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining and Reclamation Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--North Dakota Regulatory Program [SPATS No. ND-
     034, Amendment No. XXIII] received April 23, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       2974. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining and Reclamation Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Arkansas Regulatory Program and Abandoned Mine 
     Land Reclamation Plan [SPATS No. AR-027-FOR] received April 
     23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       2975. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining and Reclamation Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Texas Regulatory Program [SPATS No. TX-030-FOR] 
     received April 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       2976. A letter from the Director, Office of Global 
     Programs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--NOAA Climate 
     and Global Change Program, Program Announcement [Docket No. 
     970324067-7067-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA29) received April 21, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       2977. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, the 
     Board of Trustees, Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, 
     transmitting the 1977 annual report of the Board of Trustees 
     of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 401(c)(2), 1395i(b)(2), and 1395t(b)(2) (H. Doc. No. 
     105-73); to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be 
     printed.
       2978. A letter from the Board of Trustees, Federal Old-Age 
     and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds, 
     Transmitting the 1997 annual report of the Board of Trustees 
     of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and the 
     Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 401(c)(2), 1395i(b)(2), and 1385t(b)(2) (H. Doc. No. 
     105-72); to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be 
     printed.
       2979. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Medical Savings Accounts [Rev. Rul. 97-20] received April 23, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       2980. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting notice of adoption of amendments to 
     the Procedural Rules 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 Education and the Workforce.
       2981. A letter from the Board of Trustees, Federal 
     Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, transmitting the 
     1997 annual report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal 
     Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 401(c)(2), 1395i(b)(2) (H. Doc. No. 105-74); jointly, 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce, and ordered 
     to be printed.
       2982. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``Public Housing Management Reform Act of 
     1997''; jointly, to the Committees on Banking and Financial 
     Services, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and 
     the Judiciary.

para. 37.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1274

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 127):

       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. 1274) to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999, 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 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 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

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     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. 37.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1273

  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. 1273) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for the National Science Foundation, 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. 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 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. 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. 37.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1275

  Mr. McINNIS, 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. 1275) to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999, 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 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 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. 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 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. 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. 37.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1271

  Mr. LINDER, 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 authorize the Federal Aviation 
     Administration's research, engineering, and development 
     programs for fiscal years 1998 through 2000, 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 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 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. Points of order against the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply 
     with section 306 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. 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. 37.8  national institute of standards and technology authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, pursuant to House Resolution 
127 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. 1274) to authorize appropriations for the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, 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. DREIER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DUNCAN, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 127, 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:

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     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Authorization Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SCIENTIFIC AND 
                   TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES.

       (a) Laboratory Activities.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for the Scientific 
     and Technical Research and Services laboratory activities of 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology--
       (1) $278,563,000 for fiscal year 1998, of which--
       (A) $38,104,000 shall be for Electronics and Electrical 
     Engineering;
       (B) $18,925,000 shall be for Manufacturing Engineering;
       (C) $31,791,000 shall be for Chemical Science and 
     Technology;
       (D) $30,372,000 shall be for Physics;
       (E) $50,914,000 shall be for Material Science and 
     Engineering;
       (F) $13,404,000 shall be for Building and Fire Research;
       (G) $47,073,000 shall be for Computer Science and Applied 
     Mathematics;
       (H) $19,376,000 shall be for Technical Assistance; and
       (I) $28,604,000 shall be for Research Support; and
       (2) $286,919,890 for fiscal year 1999, of which--
       (A) $39,247,120 shall be for Electronics and Electrical 
     Engineering;
       (B) $19,492,750 shall be for Manufacturing Engineering;
       (C) $32,744,730 shall be for Chemical Science and 
     Technology;
       (D) $31,283,160 shall be for Physics;
       (E) $52,441,420 shall be for Material Science and 
     Engineering;
       (F) $13,806,120 shall be for Building and Fire Research;
       (G) $48,485,190 shall be for Computer Science and Applied 
     Mathematics;
       (H) $19,957,280 shall be for Technical Assistance; and
       (I) $29,462,120 shall be for Research Support.
       (b) Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce 
     for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program under 
     section 17 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
     of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711a)--
       (1) $4,134,500 for fiscal year 1998; and
       (2) $5,289,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       (c) Construction and Maintenance.--(1) There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for 
     construction and maintenance of facilities of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology--
       (A) $16,692,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
       (B) $67,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       (2) None of the funds authorized by paragraph (1)(B) for 
     construction of facilities may be obligated unless the 
     Secretary of Commerce has certified to the Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate that the 
     obligation of funds is consistent with a plan for meeting the 
     facilities needs of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology that the Secretary has transmitted to those 
     committees.

     SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE 
                   UNDER SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Commerce for the activities of the Under Secretary for 
     Technology and the Office of Technology Policy--
       (1) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
       (2) $7,205,000 for fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL 
                   TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Commerce for the Industrial Technology Services activities of 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology--
       (1) $302,900,000 for fiscal year 1998, of which--
       (A) $185,100,000 shall be for the Advanced Technology 
     Program under section 28 of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n); and
       (B) $117,800,000 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
       (2) $261,300,000 for fiscal year 1999, of which--
       (A) $150,000,000 shall be for the Advanced Technology 
     Program under section 28 of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n); and
       (B) $111,300,000 shall be for the Manufacturing Extension 
     Partnerships program under sections 5 and 26 of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 
     278l).

     SEC. 5. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY ACT 
                   AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Amendments.--Section 28 of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n) is amended--
       (1) 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'';
       (2) by inserting ``and if the non-Federal participants in 
     the joint venture agree to pay at least 60 percent of the 
     total costs of the joint venture during the Federal 
     participation period under this section, which shall not 
     exceed 5 years,'' in subsection (b)(1)(B) after 
     ``participation to be appropriate,'';
       (3) by striking ``(ii) 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 
     (ii)'';
       (4) 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'';
       (5) by striking ``, provided that emphasis is'' in 
     subsection (b)(2) and inserting in lieu thereof ``on the 
     condition that grant recipients (other than small businesses 
     within the meaning of the Small Business Act) provide at 
     least 60 percent of the costs of the project, with 
     emphasis'';
       (6) 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.'';
       (7) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ``and be of a nature 
     and scope that would not be pursued in a timely manner 
     without Federal assistance'' after ``technical merit''; and
       (8) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(k) Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1)(B) and subsection 
     (d)(3), the Director may grant extensions beyond the 
     deadlines established under those provisions 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.
       ``(l) The Secretary, acting through the Director, may vest 
     title to tangible personal property in any recipient of 
     financial assistance under this section if--
       ``(1) the property is purchased with funds provided under 
     this section; and
       ``(2) the Secretary, acting through the Director, 
     determines that the vesting of such property furthers the 
     objectives of the Institute.
     Vesting under this subsection shall be subject to such 
     limitations as are prescribed by the Secretary, acting 
     through the Director, and shall be made without further 
     obligation to the United States Government.''.
       (b) Additional Amendment.--(1) Section 28 of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n) is 
     further amended by striking the period at the end of the 
     first sentence of subsection (d)(11)(A) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following: ``or any other participant in a joint 
     venture receiving financial assistance under this section, as 
     agreed by the parties, notwithstanding the requirements of 
     section 202 (a) and (b) of title 35, United States Code.''.
       (2) The amendment made by this subsection shall be 
     effective only with respect to assistance for which 
     solicitations for proposals are made after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 6. MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM CENTER 
                   EXTENSION.

       Section 25(c)(5) of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(c)(5)) is amended by striking 
     ``, which are designed'' and all that follows through 
     ``operation of a Center.'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``. 
     After the sixth year, a Center may receive additional 
     financial support under this section if it has received a 
     positive evaluation through an independent review, under 
     procedures established by the Institute. Such an independent 
     review shall be required at least every two years after the 
     sixth year of operation. Funding received for a fiscal year 
     under this section after the sixth year of operation shall 
     not exceed the proportion of the capital and annual operating 
     and maintenance costs of the Center received by the Center 
     during its sixth year of operation.''.

     SEC. 7. MALCOLM BALDRIGE QUALITY AWARD.

       Section 17(c)(3) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711a(c)(3)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, unless the Secretary determines that a third 
     award is merited and can be given at no additional cost to 
     the Federal Government'' after ``in any year''.

     SEC. 8. NEXT GENERATION INTERNET.

       None of the funds authorized by this Act, or any other Act 
     enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act, may be 
     used for the Next Generation Internet. Notwithstanding the 
     previous sentence, funds may be used for the continuation of 
     programs and activities that were funded and carried out 
     during fiscal year 1997.

     SEC. 9. LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Prohibition of Lobbying Activities.--None of the funds 
     authorized by this Act shall be available for any activity 
     whose purpose is to influence legislation pending before the 
     Congress, except that this subsection shall not prevent 
     officers or employees of the United States or of its 
     departments or agencies from communicating to Members of 
     Congress on the request of any Member or to Congress, through 
     the proper channels, requests for legislation or 
     appropriations which they deem necessary for the efficient 
     conduct of the public business.
       (b) Limitation on Appropriations.--No sums are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Director of the National Institute 
     of

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     Standards and Technology for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for 
     the activities for which sums are authorized by this Act, 
     unless such sums are specifically authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act.
       (c) Eligibility for Awards.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology shall exclude from consideration for 
     grant agreements made by the Institute after fiscal year 1997 
     any person who received funds, other than those described in 
     paragraph (2), appropriated for a fiscal year after fiscal 
     year 1997, under a grant agreement from any Federal funding 
     source for a project that was not subjected to a competitive, 
     merit-based award process. Any exclusion from consideration 
     pursuant to this subsection shall be effective for a period 
     of 5 years after the person receives such Federal funds.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
     receipt of Federal funds by a person due to the membership of 
     that person in a class specified by law for which assistance 
     is awarded to members of the class according to a formula 
     provided by law.
       (3) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``grant agreement'' means a legal instrument whose principal 
     purpose is to transfer a thing of value to the recipient to 
     carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation 
     authorized by a law of the United States, and does not 
     include the acquisition (by purchase, lease, or barter) of 
     property or services for the direct benefit or use of the 
     United States Government. Such term does not include a 
     cooperative agreement (as such term is used in section 6305 
     of title 31, United States Code) or a cooperative research 
     and development agreement (as such term is defined in section 
     12(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
     1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(1))).

     SEC. 10. NOTICE.

       (a) Notice of Reprogramming.--If any funds authorized by 
     this Act are subject to a reprogramming action that requires 
     notice to be provided to the Appropriations Committees of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate, notice of such 
     action shall concurrently be provided to the Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
       (b) Notice of Reorganization.--The Secretary of Commerce 
     shall provide notice to the Committees on Science and 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and 
     Appropriations of the Senate, not later than 15 days before 
     any major reorganization of any program, project, or activity 
     of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

     SEC. 11. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM.

       With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense of 
     Congress that the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology should--
       (1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit date-
     related problems in its computer systems to ensure that those 
     systems continue to operate effectively in the year 2000 and 
     beyond;
       (2) assess immediately the extent of the risk to the 
     operations of the Institute posed by the problems referred to 
     in paragraph (1), and plan and budget for achieving Year 2000 
     compliance for all of its mission-critical systems; and
       (3) develop contingency plans for those systems that the 
     Institute is unable to correct in time.

     SEC. 12. BUY AMERICAN.

       (a) 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'').
       (b) Sense of Congress.--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 Congress that entities receiving such assistance should, 
     in expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products.
       (c) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under this Act, the Secretary of 
     Commerce shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a 
     notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.

  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. DREIER, 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. 37.9  national science foundation authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, 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. 1273) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, 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. PETRI, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Acting 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 ``National Science Foundation 
     Authorization Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this Act--
       (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.
           TITLE I--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AUTHORIZATION

     SEC. 101. 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 1998.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Foundation $3,505,630,000 for fiscal year 
     1998, which shall be available for the following categories:
       (1) Research and Related Activities, $2,563,330,000, of 
     which--
       (A) $330,820,000 shall be for Biological Sciences;
       (B) $289,170,000 shall be for Computer and Information 
     Science and Engineering;
       (C) $360,470,000 shall be for Engineering;
       (D) $452,610,000 shall be for Geosciences;
       (E) $715,710,000 shall be for Mathematical and Physical 
     Sciences;
       (F) $130,660,000 shall be for Social, Behavioral, and 
     Economic Sciences, including $1,000,000 for the United 
     States-Mexico Foundation for Science;
       (G) $165,930,000 shall be for United States Polar Research 
     Programs;
       (H) $62,600,000 shall be for United States Antarctic 
     Logistical Support Activities; and
       (I) $2,730,000 shall be for the Critical Technologies 
     Institute.
       (2) Education and Human Resources Activities, $625,500,000.
       (3) Major Research Equipment, $175,000,000.
       (4) Salaries and Expenses, $136,950,000, of which 
     $5,200,000 shall be for Headquarters Relocation.
       (5) Office of Inspector General, $4,850,000.
       (c) Fiscal Year 1999.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Foundation $3,613,630,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, which shall be available for the following categories:
       (1) Research and Related Activities, $2,740,000,000, 
     including $1,000,000 for the United States-Mexico Foundation 
     for Science.
       (2) Education and Human Resources Activities, $644,245,000.
       (3) Major Research Equipment, $90,000,000, of which no 
     funds are authorized for the Large Hadron Collider project at 
     the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) unless 
     the Director, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, 
     has transmitted 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 a report on the impacts of such funding on the 
     operations and viability of United States high energy and 
     nuclear physics facilities.
       (4) Salaries and Expenses, $134,385,000.
       (5) Office of Inspector General, $5,000,000.

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     SEC. 102. PROPORTIONAL REDUCTION OF RESEARCH AND RELATED 
                   ACTIVITIES AMOUNTS.

       If the amount appropriated pursuant to section 101 (b)(1) 
     or (c)(1) is less than the amount authorized under that 
     paragraph, the amount available for each scientific 
     directorate under that paragraph shall be reduced by the same 
     proportion.

     SEC. 103. CONSULTATION AND REPRESENTATION EXPENSES.

       From appropriations made under authorizations provided in 
     this Act, 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. 104. UNITED STATES MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE PROGRAM 
                   LIMITATION.

       No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be used 
     for the United States Man and the Biosphere Program, or 
     related projects.
                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 201. NATIONAL RESEARCH FACILITIES.

       (a) Facilities Plan.--The Director shall provide to 
     Congress, not later than December 1 of each year, a 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) Status of Facilities Under Construction.--The plan 
     required under subsection (a) shall include a status report 
     for each uncompleted construction project included in the 
     current and previous plans. The status report shall include 
     data on cumulative construction costs by project compared 
     with estimated costs, and shall compare the current and 
     original schedules for achievement of milestones for major 
     phases of the construction.
       (c) 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 Act 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, 1997.

     SEC. 202. 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) in section 4 (42 U.S.C. 1863)--
       (A) by striking ``the appropriate rate provided for 
     individuals in grade GS-18 of the General Schedule under 
     section 5332'' in subsection (g) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the maximum rate payable under section 5376''; and
       (B) by redesignating the subsection (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) in section 14(c) (42 U.S.C. 1873(c))--
       (A) by inserting ``be entitled to'' between ``shall'' and 
     ``receive'';
       (B) by inserting ``, including traveltime,'' after 
     ``Foundation'';
       (C) by striking ``the rate specified for the daily rate for 
     GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the maximum rate payable under 
     section 5376''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Members of the Board and special commissions may waive 
     compensation and reimbursement for travel expenses.''; and
       (4) 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) Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act 
     Amendments.--The Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities 
     Act is amended--
       (1) in section 34 (42 U.S.C. 1885b)--
       (A) by amending the section heading to read as follows: 
     ``participation in science and engineering of minorities and 
     persons with disabilities''; and
       (B) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) The Foundation is authorized to undertake or support 
     programs and activities to encourage the participation of 
     persons with disabilities in the science and engineering 
     professions.''; and
       (2) in section 36 (42 U.S.C. 1885c)--
       (A) by striking ``minorities,'' and all that follows 
     through ``in scientific'' in subsection (a) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``minorities, and persons with disabilities in 
     scientific'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``with the concurrence of the National 
     Science Board''; and
       (ii) by amending the second sentence thereof to read as 
     follows: ``In addition, the Chairman of the National Science 
     Board may designate a member of the Board as a member of the 
     Committee.'';
       (C) by striking subsections (c) and (d);
       (D) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively;
       (E) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) The Committee shall be responsible for reviewing and 
     evaluating all Foundation matters relating to participation 
     in, opportunities for, and advancement in education, 
     training, and research in science and engineering of women, 
     minorities, and persons with disabilities.''; and
       (F) in subsection (d), as so redesignated by subparagraph 
     (D) of this paragraph, by striking ``additional''.
       (e) Technical Amendment.--The second subsection (g) of 
     section 3 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 203. 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, 
     1997.

     SEC. 204. 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. 205. EDUCATIONAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR ACTIVE DUTY.

       In order to be eligible to receive funds from the 
     Foundation after September 30, 1997, 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. 206. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INSTITUTE.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 822 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 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 and Technology Policy 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.'';

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       (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 and Technology 
     Policy Institute.

     SEC. 207. NEXT GENERATION INTERNET.

       None of the funds authorized by this Act, or any other Act 
     enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act, may be 
     used for the Next Generation Internet. Notwithstanding the 
     previous sentence, funds may be used for the continuation of 
     programs and activities that were funded and carried out 
     during fiscal year 1997.

     SEC. 208. LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Prohibition of Lobbying Activities.--None of the funds 
     authorized by this Act shall be available for any activity 
     whose purpose is to influence legislation pending before the 
     Congress, except that this subsection shall not prevent 
     officers or employees of the United States or of its 
     departments or agencies from communicating to Members of 
     Congress on the request of any Member or to Congress, through 
     the proper channels, requests for legislation or 
     appropriations which they deem necessary for the efficient 
     conduct of the public business.
       (b) Limitation on Appropriations.--No sums are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Director for fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999 for the activities for which sums are authorized by this 
     Act, unless such sums are specifically authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act.
       (c) Eligibility for Awards.--
       (1) In general.--The Director shall exclude from 
     consideration for grant agreements made by the Foundation 
     after fiscal year 1997 any person who received funds, other 
     than those described in paragraph (2), appropriated for a 
     fiscal year after fiscal year 1997, under a grant agreement 
     from any Federal funding source for a project that was not 
     subjected to a competitive, merit-based award process. Any 
     exclusion from consideration pursuant to this subsection 
     shall be effective for a period of 5 years after the person 
     receives such Federal funds.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
     receipt of Federal funds by a person due to the membership of 
     that person in a class specified by law for which assistance 
     is awarded to members of the class according to a formula 
     provided by law.
       (3) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``grant agreement'' means a legal instrument whose principal 
     purpose is to transfer a thing of value to the recipient to 
     carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation 
     authorized by a law of the United States, and does not 
     include the acquisition (by purchase, lease, or barter) of 
     property or services for the direct benefit or use of the 
     United States Government. Such term does not include a 
     cooperative agreement (as such term is used in section 6305 
     of title 31, United States Code) or a cooperative research 
     and development agreement (as such term is defined in section 
     12(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
     1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(1))).

     SEC. 209. NOTICE.

       (a) Notice of Reprogramming.--If any funds authorized by 
     this Act are subject to a reprogramming action that requires 
     notice to be provided to the Appropriations Committees of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate, notice of such 
     action shall concurrently be provided 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.
       (b) Notice of Reorganization.--The Director shall provide 
     notice to the Committees on Science and Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives, and the Committees on Labor and 
     Human Resources, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and 
     Appropriations of the Senate, not later than 15 days before 
     any major reorganization of any program, project, or activity 
     of the Foundation.

     SEC. 210. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM.

       With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense of 
     Congress that the Foundation should--
       (1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit date-
     related problems in its computer systems to ensure that those 
     systems continue to operate effectively in the year 2000 and 
     beyond;
       (2) assess immediately the extent of the risk to the 
     operations of the Foundation posed by the problems referred 
     to in paragraph (1), and plan and budget for achieving Year 
     2000 compliance for all of its mission-critical systems; and
       (3) develop contingency plans for those systems that the 
     Foundation is unable to correct in time.

     SEC. 211. NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

       The National Science Foundation is authorized to 
     participate in the National Oceanic Partnership Program 
     established by the National Oceanic Partnership Act (Public 
     Law 104-201).

     SEC. 212. BUY AMERICAN.

       (a) 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'').
       (b) Sense of Congress.--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 Congress that entities receiving such assistance should, 
     in expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products.
       (c) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under this Act, the Director shall 
     provide to each recipient of the assistance a notice 
     describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.

     SEC. 213. ENHANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the Director shall, to 
     the greatest extent practicable and using existing authority, 
     donate surplus computers and other research equipment to 
     elementary and secondary education schools to enhance their 
     science and mathematic programs. The Director shall report 
     annually to the appropriate committees of Congress on the 
     Director's activity under this section.

  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. PETRI, 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. 37.10  national aeronautics and space administration authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, 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. 1275) to authorize appropriations for the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. DIAZ-BALART as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after 
some time spent therein,

para. 37.11  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 9, line 12, through page 10, line 6, amend paragraph 
     (1) to read as follows:
       (1) For the Space Station, for expenses necessary to 
     terminate the program, for fiscal year 1998, $500,000,000.
       Page 13, line 9, strike ``308(a)'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``208(a)''.
       Page 14, line 3, strike ``308(a)'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``208(a)''.
       Page 21, line 6, strike ``$13,881,800,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$12,260,500,000''.
       Page 21, line 7, strike ``$13,925,800,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$11,816,600,000''.
       Page 21, line 18, strike ``303'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     ``203''.
       Page 23, line 21, strike ``(1) through (4)'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``(2) through (4)''.
       Page 30, line 6, strike ``308(a)'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``208(a)''.
       Page 31, line 13 through 18, strike section 130.
       Page 31, line 19, through page 40, line 3, strike title II.
       Page 40, line 4, redesignate title II as title II.
       Page 40, line 6, through page 74, line 17, redesignate 
     sections 301 through 322 as sections 201 through 222, 
     respectively.
       Page 2, in the table of contents, strike the item relating 
     to section 130.
       Page 2, in the table of contents, strike the item relating 
     to title II.

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       Page 3, in the table of contents, redesignate title III and 
     sections 301 through 322, as title II and sections 201 
     through 222, respectively.

It was decided in the

Yeas

112

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negative

Nays

305

para. 37.12                    [Roll No. 90]

                                AYES--112

     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Carson
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cunningham
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ensign
     Evans
     Fattah
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Inglis
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Shays
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Solomon
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tierney
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                                NOES--305

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Andrews
     Bishop
     Clement
     Cubin
     Furse
     Hefner
     Hoekstra
     Manzullo
     Porter
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Tanner
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Weldon (PA)
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 37.13  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 17, line 22, strike ``$102,200,000'' and insert 
     ``$110,300,000''.
       Page 18, line 4, strike ``$46,700,000'' and insert 
     ``$54,800,000''.
       Page 18, line 8, strike ``$108,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$116,100,000''.
       Page 18, line 9, strike ``$51,700,000'' and insert 
     ``$59,800,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

186

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negative

Nays

226

para. 37.14                    [Roll No. 91]

                                AYES--186

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pitts
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--226

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf

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     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Andrews
     Clay
     Clement
     Condit
     Cubin
     DeFazio
     Furse
     Hall (OH)
     Hefner
     Hoekstra
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     Myrick
     Nussle
     Porter
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Tanner
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. NEY, Acting 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Civilian 
     Space Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.

                TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Authorizations

Sec. 101. Human space flight.
Sec. 102. Science, aeronautics, and technology.
Sec. 103. Mission support.
Sec. 104. Inspector General.
Sec. 105. Total authorization.
Sec. 106. Office of Commercial Space Transportation authorization.
Sec. 107. Office of Space Commerce.
Sec. 108. United States-Mexico Foundation for Science.

     Subtitle B--Restructuring the National Aeronautics and Space 
                             Administration

Sec. 111. Findings.
Sec. 112. Restructuring reports.

             Subtitle C--Limitations and Special Authority

Sec. 121. Use of funds for construction.
Sec. 122. Availability of appropriated amounts.
Sec. 123. Reprogramming for construction of facilities.
Sec. 124. Consideration by committees.
Sec. 125. Limitation on obligation of unauthorized appropriations.
Sec. 126. Use of funds for scientific consultations or extraordinary 
              expenses.
Sec. 127. Mission to Planet Earth limitation.
Sec. 128. Space operations.
Sec. 129. International Space University Limitation.

                 TITLE II--INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

Sec. 201. Findings.
Sec. 202. Commercialization of Space Station.
Sec. 203. Space Station accounting reports.
Sec. 204. Report on international hardware agreements.
Sec. 205. International Space Station limitations.

                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Commercial space launch amendments.
Sec. 302. Requirement for independent cost analysis.
Sec. 303. Office of Space Commerce.
Sec. 304. National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 amendments.
Sec. 305. Procurement.
Sec. 306. Acquisition of space science data.
Sec. 307. Commercial space goods and services.
Sec. 308. Acquisition of earth science data.
Sec. 309. EOSDIS report.
Sec. 310. Shuttle privatization.
Sec. 311. Launch voucher demonstration program amendments.
Sec. 312. Use of abandoned and underutilized buildings, grounds, and 
              facilities.
Sec. 313. Cost effectiveness calculations.
Sec. 314. Foreign contract limitation.
Sec. 315. Authority to reduce or suspend contract payments based on 
              substantial evidence of fraud.
Sec. 316. Next Generation Internet.
Sec. 317. Limitations.
Sec. 318. Notice.
Sec. 319. Sense of Congress on the Year 2000 problem.
Sec. 320. National Oceanographic Partnership Program.
Sec. 321. National Science Foundation Antarctic Program.
Sec. 322. Buy American.
Sec. 323. Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act of 1949 amendments.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     should aggressively pursue actions and reforms directed at 
     reducing institutional costs, including management 
     restructuring, facility consolidation, procurement reform, 
     personnel base downsizing, and convergence with other defense 
     and commercial sector systems.
       (2) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration must 
     reverse its current trend toward becoming an operational 
     agency, and return to its proud history as the Nation's 
     leader in basic scientific, air, and space research.
       (3) The United States is on the verge of creating and using 
     new technologies in microsatellites, information processing, 
     and space launches that could radically alter the manner in 
     which the Federal Government approaches its space mission.
       (4) The overwhelming preponderance of the Federal 
     Government's requirements for routine, nonemergency manned 
     and unmanned space transportation can be met most 
     effectively, efficiently, and economically by a free and 
     competitive market in privately developed and operated space 
     transportation services.
       (5) In formulating a national space transportation service 
     policy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     should aggressively promote the pursuit by commercial 
     providers of development of advanced space transportation 
     technologies including reusable space vehicles, single-stage-
     to-orbit vehicles, and human space systems.
       (6) The Federal Government should invest in the types of 
     research and innovative technology in which United States 
     commercial providers do not invest, while avoiding 
     competition with the activities in which United States 
     commercial providers do invest.
       (7) International cooperation in space exploration and 
     science activities serves the United States national 
     interest--
       (A) when it--
       (i) reduces the cost of undertaking missions the United 
     States Government would pursue unilaterally;
       (ii) enables the United States to pursue missions that it 
     could not otherwise afford to pursue unilaterally; or
       (iii) enhances United States capabilities to use and 
     develop space for the benefit of United States citizens; and
       (B) when it does not--
       (i) otherwise harm or interfere with the ability of United 
     States commercial providers to develop or explore space 
     commercially;
       (ii) interfere with the ability of Federal agencies to use 
     space to complete their missions;
       (iii) undermine the ability of United States commercial 
     providers to compete favorably with foreign entities in the 
     commercial space arena; or
       (iv) transfer sensitive or commercially advantageous 
     technologies or knowledge from the United States to other 
     countries or foreign entities except as required by those 
     countries or entities to make their contribution to a 
     multilateral space project in partnership with the United 
     States, or on a quid pro quo basis.
       (8) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and 
     the Department of Defense can cooperate more effectively in 
     leveraging their mutual capabilities to conduct joint space 
     missions that improve United States space capabilities and 
     reduce the cost of conducting space missions.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this Act--
       (1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
     the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
       (2) the term ``commercial provider'' means any person 
     providing space transportation services or other space-
     related activities, primary control of which is held by 
     persons other than Federal, State, local, and foreign 
     governments;
       (3) the term ``institution of higher education'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 1201(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a));
       (4) the term ``State'' means each of the several States of 
     the Union, 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 
     commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States; 
     and
       (5) the term ``United States commercial provider'' means a 
     commercial provider, organized under the laws of the United 
     States or of a State, which is--
       (A) more than 50 percent owned by United States nationals; 
     or
       (B) a subsidiary of a foreign company and the Secretary of 
     Transportation finds that--

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       (i) such subsidiary has in the past evidenced a substantial 
     commitment to the United States market through--

       (I) investments in the United States in long-term research, 
     development, and manufacturing (including the manufacture of 
     major components and subassemblies); and
       (II) significant contributions to employment in the United 
     States; and

       (ii) the country or countries in which such foreign company 
     is incorporated or organized, and, if appropriate, in which 
     it principally conducts its business, affords reciprocal 
     treatment to companies described in subparagraph (A) 
     comparable to that afforded to such foreign company's 
     subsidiary in the United States, as evidenced by--

       (I) providing comparable opportunities for companies 
     described in subparagraph (A) to participate in Government 
     sponsored research and development similar to that authorized 
     under this Act;
       (II) providing no barriers to companies described in 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to local investment 
     opportunities that are not provided to foreign companies in 
     the United States; and
       (III) providing adequate and effective protection for the 
     intellectual property rights of companies described in 
     subparagraph (A).

                TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
                       Subtitle A--Authorizations

     SEC. 101. HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for Human Space Flight 
     the following amounts:
       (1) For the Space Station--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $2,121,300,000, of which 
     $400,500,000, notwithstanding section 121(a)--
       (i) shall only be for Space Station research or for the 
     purposes described in section 102(2); and
       (ii) shall be administered by the Office of Life and 
     Microgravity Sciences and Applications; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $2,109,200,000, of which 
     $496,200,000, notwithstanding section 121(a)--
       (i) shall only be for Space Station research or for the 
     purposes described in section 102(2); and
       (ii) shall be administered by the Office of Life and 
     Microgravity Sciences and Applications.
       (2) For Space Shuttle Operations--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $2,494,400,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $2,625,600,000.
       (3) For Space Shuttle Safety and Performance Upgrades--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $483,400,000, including related 
     Construction of Facilities for--
       (i) Repair of Payload Changeout Room Wall in Ceiling, Pad 
     A, Kennedy Space Center, $2,200,000;
       (ii) Restoration of Pad Surface and Slope, Kennedy Space 
     Center, $1,800,000; and
       (iii) Rehabilitation of 480V Electrical Distribution 
     System, Kennedy Space Center, $2,800,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $392,900,000.
       (4) For Payload and Utilization Operations--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $247,400,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $178,600,000.

     SEC. 102. SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS, AND TECHNOLOGY.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for Science, 
     Aeronautics, and Technology the following amounts:
       (1) For Space Science--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $2,079,800,000, of which--
       (i) $47,600,000 shall be for the Gravity Probe B;
       (ii) $5,000,000 shall be for participation in Clementine 2 
     (Air Force Program Element 0603401F ``Advanced Spacecraft 
     Technology'');
       (iii) $3,400,000 shall be for the Near Earth Object Survey;
       (iv) $529,400,000 shall be for Mission Operations and Data 
     Analysis, of which $150,000,000 shall be for data analysis; 
     and
       (v) $5,000,000 shall be for the Solar B program; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $2,085,400,000, of which--
       (i) $5,000,000 shall be for participation in Clementine 2 
     (Air Force Program Element 0603401F ``Advanced Spacecraft 
     Technology'');
       (ii) $3,400,000 shall be for the Near Earth Object Survey;
       (iii) $561,100,000 shall be for Mission Operations and Data 
     Analysis, of which $184,400,000 shall be for data analysis; 
     and
       (iv) $15,000,000 shall be for the Solar B program.
       (2) For Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $234,200,000, of which--
       (i) $2,000,000 shall be for research and early detection 
     systems for breast and ovarian cancer and other women's 
     health issues; and
       (ii) $2,000,000, shall be for modifications for the 
     installation of the Bio-Plex, Johnson Space Center; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $249,800,000, of which $2,000,000 
     shall be for research and early detection systems for breast 
     and ovarian cancer and other women's health issues.
       (3) For Mission to Planet Earth, subject to the limitations 
     set forth in section 127--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $1,417,300,000, of which--
       (i) $50,000,000 shall be for commercial Earth science data 
     purchases under section 308(a);
       (ii) $8,000,000 shall be for continuing operations of the 
     Midcourse Space Experiment spacecraft constructed for the 
     Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, except that such 
     funds may not be obligated unless the Administrator receives 
     independent validation of the scientific requirements for 
     Midcourse Space Experiment data; and
       (iii) $10,000,000 shall be for the lightning mapper, except 
     that such funds may not be obligated unless the Administrator 
     receives independent validation of the scientific 
     requirements for lightning mapper data; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $1,446,300,000, of which--
       (i) $50,000,000 shall be for commercial Earth science data 
     purchases under section 308(a); and
       (ii) $10,000,000 shall be for the lightning mapper, except 
     that such funds may not be obligated unless the Administrator 
     receives independent validation of the scientific 
     requirements for lightning mapper data.
       (4) For Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $1,769,500,000, of which--
       (i) $920,100,000 shall be for Aeronautical Research and 
     Technology, of which not more than $35,700,000 shall be for 
     High Performance Computing and Communications;
       (ii) $696,600,000 shall be for Advanced Space 
     Transportation Technology, including--

       (I) $333,500,000, which shall only be for the X-33 advanced 
     technology demonstration vehicle program, including 
     $3,700,000 for rehabilitation and modification of the B2 test 
     stand, Stennis Space Center;
       (II) $150,000,000, which shall only be for a program of 
     focused technology demonstrations to support the competitive 
     awarding of a contract to develop, build, and flight test an 
     experimental single-stage-to-orbit demonstration vehicle, 
     which will be a complementary follow-on to the X-33, and 
     which uses design concepts different from, and technologies 
     more advanced than, the design concepts and technologies used 
     for the X-33 program; and
       (III) $150,000,000, which shall only be for the procurement 
     of an experimental vehicle described in subclause (II), after 
     the expiration of 30 days after the Administrator has 
     transmitted to the Committee on Science of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a written report including a 
     plan for the experimental vehicle program and the projected 
     costs thereof; and

       (iii) 152,800,000 shall be for Commercial Technology, of 
     which $5,000,000 shall be for business facilitators, selected 
     by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from 
     among candidates who receive at least 25 percent of their 
     resources from non-Federal sources; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $1,816,400,000, of which--
       (i) $837,400,000 shall be for Aeronautical Research and 
     Technology;
       (ii) $818,600,000 shall be for Advanced Space 
     Transportation Technology, including--

       (I) $313,900,000, which shall only be for the X-33 advanced 
     technology demonstration vehicle program;
       (II) $425,000,000, which shall only be for the procurement 
     of an experimental vehicle described in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii)(II); and
       (III) $40,770,000, which shall only be for the Advanced 
     Space Transportation program; and

       (iii) $160,400,000 shall be for Commercial Technology, of 
     which $5,000,000 shall be for business facilitators, selected 
     by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from 
     among candidates who receive at least 25 percent of their 
     resources from non-Federal sources.
       (5) For Mission Communication Services--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $400,800,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $436,100,000.
       (6) For Academic Programs--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $102,200,000, of which--
       (i) $15,300,000 shall be for the National Space Grant 
     College and Fellowship Program; and
       (ii) $46,700,000 shall be for minority university research 
     and education, including $31,300,000 for Historically Black 
     Colleges and Universities; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $108,000,000, of which 
     $51,700,000 shall be for minority university research and 
     education, including $33,800,000 for Historically Black 
     Colleges and Universities.

     SEC. 103. MISSION SUPPORT.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for Mission Support the 
     following amounts:
       (1) For Safety, Reliability, and Quality Assurance--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $37,800,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $43,000,000.
       (2) For Space Communication Services--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $245,700,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $204,400,000.
       (3)(A) For Construction of Facilities, including land 
     acquisition, for fiscal year 1998, $159,400,000, including 
     the following:
       (i) Modernization of Process Cooling System, Numerical 
     Aerodynamic Simulation Facility, Ames Research Center, 
     $2,700,000.
       (ii) Rehabilitation and Modification of Hangar and Shop, 
     Dryden Flight Research Center, $2,800,000.
       (iii) Restoration of Chilled Water Distribution System, 
     Goddard Space Flight Center, $2,400,000.
       (iv) Restoration of Space/Terrestrial Application Facility, 
     Goddard Space Flight Center, $4,600,000.

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       (v) Construction of Emergency Services Facility, Jet 
     Propulsion Laboratory, $4,800,000.
       (vi) Upgrade of Utility Annex Chilled Water Plant, Kennedy 
     Space Center, $5,900,000.
       (vii) Rehabilitation of High-Voltage System, Lewis Research 
     Center, $9,400,000.
       (viii) Modification of Chilled Water System, Marshall Space 
     Flight Center, $7,000,000.
       (ix) Minor Revitalization of Facilities at Various 
     Locations, not in excess of $1,500,000 per project, 
     $65,700,000.
       (x) Minor construction of new facilities and additions to 
     existing facilities at various locations, $1,100,000.
       (xi) Facility planning and design, not otherwise provided 
     for, $19,000,000.
       (xii) Environmental compliance and restoration, 
     $34,000,000.
       (B) For Construction of Facilities, including land 
     acquisition, for fiscal year 1999, $188,900,000.
       (4) For Research and Program Management, including 
     personnel and related costs, travel, and research operations 
     support--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $2,070,300,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $2,022,600,000.

     SEC. 104. INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for Inspector General--
       (1) for fiscal year 1998, $18,300,000; and
       (2) for fiscal year 1999, $18,600,000.

     SEC. 105. TOTAL AUTHORIZATION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the 
     total amount authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration under this Act shall not 
     exceed--
       (1) for fiscal year 1998, $13,881,800,000; and
       (2) for fiscal year 1999, $13,925,800,000.

     SEC. 106. OFFICE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION 
                   AUTHORIZATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Transportation for the activities of the Office of Commercial 
     Space Transportation--
       (1) for fiscal year 1998, $6,000,000; and
       (2) for fiscal year 1999, $6,000,000.

     SEC. 107. OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCE.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Commerce for the activities of the Office of Space Commerce 
     established by section 303 of this Act--
       (1) for fiscal year 1998, $500,000; and
       (2) for fiscal year 1999, $500,000.

     SEC. 108. UNITED STATES-MEXICO FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for the United States-
     Mexico Foundation for Science--
       (1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
       (2) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
     Subtitle B--Restructuring the National Aeronautics and Space 
                             Administration

     SEC. 111. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) the restructuring of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration is essential to accomplishing the space 
     missions of the United States while simultaneously balancing 
     the Federal budget;
       (2) to restructure the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration rapidly without reducing mission content and 
     safety requires objective financial judgment; and
       (3) a formal economic review of its missions and the 
     Federal assets that support them is required in order to plan 
     and implement needed restructuring of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration.

     SEC. 112. RESTRUCTURING REPORTS.

       (a) Implementation Report.--The Administrator shall 
     transmit to Congress, no later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, a report--
       (1) describing its restructuring activities by fiscal year, 
     including, at a minimum, a description of all actions taken 
     or planned to be taken after July 31, 1995, and before 
     October 1, 2002, including contracts terminated or 
     consolidated; reductions in force; relocations of personnel 
     and facilities; sales, closures, or mothballing of capital 
     assets or facilities; and net savings to be realized from 
     such actions by fiscal year; and
       (2) describing the status of the implementation of 
     recommendations resulting from the Zero Base Review, 
     particularly with respect to the designation of lead Centers 
     and any increases and decreases in the roles and 
     responsibilities of all Centers.
       (b) Proposed Legislation.--The President shall propose to 
     Congress, not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, all enabling legislation required to 
     carry out actions described by the Administrator's report 
     under subsection (a).
             Subtitle C--Limitations and Special Authority

     SEC. 121. USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Authorized Uses.--Funds appropriated under sections 101 
     (1) through (4), 102, and 103 (1) and (2), and funds 
     appropriated for research operations support under section 
     103(4), 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.--No funds may be expended pursuant to 
     subsection (a) 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 benefits adequate to 
     justify the making of that grant.

     SEC. 122. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS.

       To the extent provided in appropriations Acts, 
     appropriations authorized under subtitle A may remain 
     available without fiscal year limitation.

     SEC. 123. REPROGRAMMING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Appropriations authorized for construction 
     of facilities under section 101(3)(A) (i) through (iii), 102 
     (2)(A)(ii) and (4)(A)(ii)(I), or 103(3)--
       (1) may be varied upward by 10 percent in the discretion of 
     the Administrator; or
       (2) may be varied upward by 25 percent, to meet unusual 
     cost variations, after the expiration of 15 days following a 
     report on the 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 for 
     construction of facilities under sections 101(3)(A) (i) 
     through (iii), 102 (2)(A)(ii) and (4)(A)(ii)(I), and 103(3) 
     shall not be increased as a result of actions authorized 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection.
       (b) Special Rule.--Where the Administrator determines that 
     new developments in the national program of aeronautical and 
     space activities have occurred; and that such developments 
     require the use of additional funds for the purposes of 
     construction, expansion, or modification of facilities at any 
     location; and that deferral of such action until the 
     enactment of the next National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration authorization Act would be inconsistent with 
     the interest of the Nation in aeronautical and space 
     activities, the Administrator may use up to $10,000,000 of 
     the amounts authorized under sections 101(3)(A) (i) through 
     (iii), 102 (2)(A)(ii) and (4)(A)(ii)(I), and 103(3) for each 
     fiscal year for such purposes. No such funds may be obligated 
     until a period of 30 days has passed after the Administrator 
     has transmitted to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science of 
     the House of Representatives a written report describing the 
     nature of the construction, its costs, and the reasons 
     therefor.

     SEC. 124. CONSIDERATION BY COMMITTEES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
       (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 
     under this title; 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. 125. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF UNAUTHORIZED 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Reports to Congress.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than--
       (A) 30 days after the later of the date of the enactment of 
     an Act making appropriations to the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration for fiscal year 1998 and the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (B) 30 days after the date of the enactment of an Act 
     making appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration for fiscal year 1999,
     the Administrator shall submit a report to Congress and to 
     the Comptroller General.

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       (2) Contents.--The reports required by paragraph (1) shall 
     specify--
       (A) the portion of such appropriations which are for 
     programs, projects, or activities not authorized under 
     subtitle A of this title, or which are in excess of amounts 
     authorized for the relevant program, project, or activity 
     under this Act; and
       (B) the portion of such appropriations which are authorized 
     under this Act.
       (b) Federal Register Notice.--The Administrator shall, 
     coincident with the submission of each report required by 
     subsection (a), publish in the Federal Register a notice of 
     all programs, projects, or activities for which funds are 
     appropriated but which were not authorized under this Act, 
     and solicit public comment thereon regarding the impact of 
     such programs, projects, or activities on the conduct and 
     effectiveness of the national aeronautics and space program.
       (c) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no funds may be obligated for any programs, projects, or 
     activities of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration for fiscal year 1998 or 1999 not authorized 
     under this Act until 30 days have passed after the close of 
     the public comment period contained in a notice required by 
     subsection (b).

     SEC. 126. USE OF FUNDS FOR SCIENTIFIC CONSULTATIONS OR 
                   EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES.

       Not more than $30,000 of the funds appropriated under 
     section 102 may be used for scientific consultations or 
     extraordinary expenses, upon the authority of the 
     Administrator.

     SEC. 127. MISSION TO PLANET EARTH LIMITATION.

       No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be used 
     for Earth System Science Pathfinders for a fiscal year unless 
     the Administrator has certified to the Committee on Science 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate that at 
     least $50,000,000 are available for that fiscal year for 
     obligations by the Commercial Remote Sensing Program at 
     Stennis Space Center for commercial data purchases under 
     section 308(a). No funds appropriated pursuant to section 
     102(3) shall--
       (1) be transferred to any museum; or
       (2) be used for the United States Man and the Biosphere 
     Program, or related projects.

     SEC. 128. SPACE OPERATIONS.

       No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be used 
     for Phase Two of the Consolidated Space Operations Contract 
     until a period of 30 days has passed after the Administrator 
     has transmitted to the Committee on Science of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a written report which--
       (1) compares the cost-effectiveness of the single cost-plus 
     contract approach of the Consolidated Space Operations 
     Contract and a multiple fixed-price contracts approach;
       (2) analyzes the differences in the competition generated 
     through the bidding process used for the Consolidated Space 
     Operations Contract as opposed to multiple fixed-price 
     contracts; and
       (3) describes how the Consolidated Space Operations 
     Contract can be transformed into fixed-price contracts, and 
     whether the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     intends to make such a transition.

     SEC. 129. INTERNATIONAL SPACE UNIVERSITY.

       Funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used by the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration to pay the 
     tuition expenses of any National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration employee attending programs of the 
     International Space University held in the United States. 
     Funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may not be used to 
     pay tuition costs of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration employees attending programs of the 
     International Space University outside of the United States.
                 TITLE II--INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

     SEC. 201. 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 significant involvement by commercial providers 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; and
       (3) when completed, the International Space Station will be 
     the largest, most capable microgravity research facility ever 
     developed. It will provide a lasting framework for conducting 
     large-scale science programs with international partners and 
     it is the next step in the human exploration of space. The 
     United States should commit to completing this program, 
     thereby reaping the benefits of scientific research and 
     international cooperation.

     SEC. 202. 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 free and competitive markets create the most 
     efficient conditions for promoting economic development, and 
     should therefore govern the economic development of Earth 
     orbital space. The Congress further declares that the use of 
     free market principles in operating, servicing, 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) Reports.--(1) The Administrator shall deliver to the 
     Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate, within 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, a study that identifies and examines--
       (A) the opportunities for commercial providers to play a 
     role in International Space Station activities, including 
     operation, use, servicing, and augmentation;
       (B) the potential cost savings to be derived from 
     commercial providers playing a role in each of these 
     activities;
       (C) which of the opportunities described in subparagraph 
     (A) the Administrator plans to make available to commercial 
     providers in fiscal year 1998 and 1999;
       (D) the specific policies and initiatives the Administrator 
     is advancing to encourage and facilitate these commercial 
     opportunities; and
       (E) the revenues and cost reimbursements to the Federal 
     Government from commercial users of the Space Station.
       (2) The Administrator shall deliver to the Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, within 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, an 
     independently-conducted market study that examines and 
     evaluates potential industry interest in providing commercial 
     goods and services for the operation, servicing, and 
     augmentation of the International Space Station, and in the 
     commercial use of the International Space Station. This study 
     shall also include updates to the cost savings and revenue 
     estimates made in the study described in paragraph (1) based 
     on the external market assessment.
       (3) The Administrator shall deliver to the Congress, no 
     later than the submission of the President's annual budget 
     request for fiscal year 1999, a report detailing how many 
     proposals (whether solicited or not) the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration received during calendar year 1997 
     regarding commercial operation, servicing, utilization, or 
     augmentation of the International Space Station, broken down 
     by each of these four categories, and specifying how many 
     agreements the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     has entered into in response to these proposals, also broken 
     down by these four categories.

     SEC. 203. SPACE STATION ACCOUNTING REPORTS.

       (a) Initial Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
     transmit to the Congress a report containing a description of 
     all Space Station-related agreements entered into by the 
     United States with a foreign entity after September 30, 1993, 
     along with--
       (1) a complete accounting of all costs to the United States 
     incurred during fiscal years 1994 through 1996 pursuant to 
     each such agreement; and
       (2) an estimate of future costs to the United States 
     pursuant to each such agreement.
       (b) Annual Reports.--Not later than 60 days after the end 
     of each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 1997, the 
     Administrator shall transmit to the Congress a report 
     containing a description of all Space Station-related 
     agreements entered into by the United States with a foreign 
     entity during the preceding fiscal year, along with--
       (1) a complete accounting of all costs to the United States 
     incurred during that fiscal year pursuant to each such 
     agreement; and
       (2) an estimate of future costs to the United States 
     pursuant to each such agreement.

     SEC. 204. REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL HARDWARE AGREEMENTS.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee 
     on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
     report on--
       (1) agreements that have been reached with foreign entities 
     to transfer to a foreign entity the development and 
     manufacture of International Space Station hardware baselined 
     to be provided by the United States; and
       (2) the impact of those agreements on United States 
     operating costs and United States utilization shares of the 
     International Space Station.
     At least 90 days before entering into any additional 
     agreements of the type described in paragraph (1), the 
     Administrator shall report to the Committee on Science of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate the nature of the 
     proposed agreement and the anticipated cost, schedule, 
     commercial, and utilization impacts of the proposed 
     agreement.

     SEC. 205. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Transfer of Funds to Russia.--No funds or in-kind 
     payments shall be transferred to any entity of the Russian 
     Government or any Russian contractor to perform work on the 
     International Space Station which the Russian Government 
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     any time, to provide at its expense. This section shall not 
     apply to the purchase or modification of the Russian built, 
     United States owned Functional Cargo Block, known as the 
     ``FGB''.
       (b) Contingency Plan for Russian Elements in Critical 
     Path.--The Administrator shall develop and deliver to 
     Congress, within 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, a contingency plan for the removal or replacement 
     of each Russian Government element of the International Space 
     Station that lies in the Station's critical path. Such plan 
     shall include--
       (1) decision points for removing or replacing those 
     elements if the International Space Station is to be 
     completed by the end of the calendar year 2002;
       (2) the cost of implementing each such decision; and
       (3) the cost of removing or replacing a Russian Government 
     critical path element after its decision point has passed, 
     if--
       (A) the decision at that point was not to remove or replace 
     the Russian Government element; and
       (B) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration later 
     determines that the Russian Government will be unable to 
     provide the critical path element in a manner to allow 
     completion of the International Space Station by the end of 
     calendar year 2002.
       (c) Monthly Certification on Russian Status.--The 
     Administrator shall certify to the Congress on the first day 
     of each month whether or not the Russians have performed work 
     expected of them and necessary to complete the International 
     Space Station by the end of calendar year 2002. Such 
     certification shall also include a statement of the 
     Administrator's judgment concerning Russia's ability to 
     perform work anticipated and required to complete the 
     International Space Station by the end of 2002 before the 
     next certification under this subsection. Each certification 
     under this subsection shall include a judgment that the first 
     element launch will or will not take place by October 31, 
     1998.
       (d) Decision on Russian Critical Path Items.--The President 
     shall provide to Congress a decision, by August 1, 1997, on 
     whether or not to proceed with permanent replacement of the 
     Service Module, and each other Russian element in the 
     critical path for completing the International Space Station 
     by the end of calendar year 2002. The President shall certify 
     to Congress the reasons and justification for the decision 
     and the costs associated with the decision. Such decision 
     shall include a judgment that the first element launch will 
     or will not take place by October 31, 1998, and that the 
     stage of assembly complete will or will not take place by 
     December 31, 2002. If the President decides, after August 1, 
     1997, to proceed with a permanent replacement of the Service 
     Module or any other Russian element in the critical path, the 
     President shall certify to Congress the reasons and 
     justification for the decision to proceed with permanent 
     replacement, and the costs associated with that decision, 
     including the cost difference between making such decision by 
     August 1, 1997, and any later date at which it is made. Such 
     certification shall include a description of the costs of 
     removing or replacing each critical path item, and the 
     schedule for completing the International Space Station by 
     the end of calendar year 2002.
       (e) Astronauts on Mir.--The National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration shall not place another United States 
     astronaut on board the Mir Space Station, without the Space 
     Shuttle attached to Mir, until the Administrator certifies to 
     Congress that the Mir Space Station meets or exceeds United 
     States safety standards. Such certification shall be based on 
     an independent review of the safety of the Mir Space Station.
                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Amendments.--Chapter 701 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the table of sections--
       (A) by amending the item relating to section 70104 to read 
     as follows:

``70104. Restrictions on launches, operations, and reentries.'';
       (B) by amending the item relating to section 70108 to read 
     as follows:

``70108. Prohibition, suspension, and end of launches, operation of 
              launch sites and reentry sites, and reentries.'';
     and
       (C) by amending the item relating to section 70109 to read 
     as follows:

``70109. Preemption of scheduled launches or reentries.'';
       (2) in section 70101--
       (A) by inserting ``microgravity research,'' after 
     ``information services,'' in subsection (a)(3);
       (B) by inserting ``, reentry,'' after ``launching'' both 
     places it appears in subsection (a)(4);
       (C) by inserting ``, reentry vehicles,'' after ``launch 
     vehicles'' in subsection (a)(5);
       (D) by inserting ``and reentry services'' after ``launch 
     services'' in subsection (a)(6);
       (E) by inserting ``, reentries,'' after ``launches'' both 
     places it appears in subsection (a)(7);
       (F) by inserting ``, reentry sites,'' after ``launch 
     sites'' in subsection (a)(8);
       (G) by inserting ``and reentry services'' after ``launch 
     services'' in subsection (a)(8);
       (H) by inserting ``reentry sites,'' after ``launch sites,'' 
     in subsection (a)(9);
       (I) by inserting ``and reentry site'' after ``launch site'' 
     in subsection (a)(9);
       (J) by inserting ``, reentry vehicles,'' after ``launch 
     vehicles'' in subsection (b)(2);
       (K) by striking ``launch'' in subsection (b)(2)(A);
       (L) by inserting ``and reentry'' after ``commercial 
     launch'' in subsection (b)(3);
       (M) by striking ``launch'' after ``and transfer 
     commercial'' in subsection (b)(3); and
       (N) by inserting ``and development of reentry sites,'' 
     after ``launch-site support facilities,'' in subsection 
     (b)(4);
       (3) in section 70102--
       (A) by striking ``and any payload'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``or reentry vehicle and any payload from Earth'' in 
     paragraph (3);
       (B) by inserting ``or reentry vehicle'' after ``means of a 
     launch vehicle'' in paragraph (8);
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (12) as 
     paragraphs (14) through (16), respectively;
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(10) `reenter' and `reentry' mean to return or attempt to 
     return, purposefully, a reentry vehicle and its payload, if 
     any, from Earth orbit or from outer space to Earth.
       ``(11) `reentry services' means--
       ``(A) activities involved in the preparation of a reentry 
     vehicle and its payload, if any, for reentry; and
       ``(B) the conduct of a reentry.
       ``(12) `reentry site' means the location on Earth to which 
     a reentry vehicle is intended to return (as defined in a 
     license the Secretary issues or transfers under this 
     chapter).
       ``(13) `reentry vehicle' means a vehicle designed to return 
     from Earth orbit or outer space to Earth, or a reusable 
     launch vehicle designed to return from outer space 
     substantially intact.''; and
       (E) by inserting ``or reentry services'' after ``launch 
     services'' each place it appears in paragraph (15), as so 
     redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph;
       (4) in section 70103(b)--
       (A) by inserting ``and Reentries'' after ``Launches'' in 
     the subsection heading;
       (B) by inserting ``and reentries'' after ``space launches'' 
     in paragraph (1); and
       (C) by inserting ``and reentry'' after ``space launch'' in 
     paragraph (2);
       (5) in section 70104--
       (A) by amending the section designation and heading to read 
     as follows:

     ``Sec. 70104. Restrictions on launches, operations, and 
       reentries'';

       (B) by inserting ``or reentry site, or to reenter a reentry 
     vehicle,'' after ``operate a launch site'' each place it 
     appears in subsection (a);
       by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``launch or operation'' 
     in subsection (a) (3) and (4);
       (D) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``launch license'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``license'';
       (ii) by inserting ``or reenter'' after ``may launch''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``or reentering'' after ``related to 
     launching''; and
       (E) in subsection (c)--
       (i) by amending the subsection heading to read as follows: 
     ``Preventing Launches and Reentries.--'';
       (ii) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``prevent the 
     launch''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``decides the 
     launch'';
       (6) in section 70105--
       (A) by inserting ``or a reentry site, or the reentry of a 
     reentry vehicle,'' after ``operation of a launch site'' in 
     subsection (b)(1); and
       (B) by striking ``or operation'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``, operation, or reentry'' in subsection (b)(2)(A);
       (7) in section 70106(a)--
       (A) by inserting ``or reentry site'' after ``observer at a 
     launch site'';
       (B) by inserting ``or reentry vehicle'' after ``assemble a 
     launch vehicle''; and
       (C) by inserting ``or reentry vehicle'' after ``with a 
     launch vehicle'';
       (8) in section 70108--
       (A) by amending the section designation and heading to read 
     as follows:

     ``Sec. 70108. Prohibition, suspension, and end of launches, 
       operation of launch sites and reentry sites, and 
       reentries'';

     and
       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by inserting ``or reentry site, or reentry of a reentry 
     vehicle,'' after ``operation of a launch site''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``launch or 
     operation'';
       (9) in section 70109--
       (A) by amending the section designation and heading to read 
     as follows:

     ``Sec. 70109. Preemption of scheduled launches or 
       reentries'';

       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``ensure that a 
     launch'';
       (ii) by inserting ``, reentry site,'' after ``United States 
     Government launch site'';
       (iii) by inserting ``or reentry date commitment'' after 
     ``launch date commitment'';
       (iv) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``obtained for a 
     launch'';
       (v) by inserting ``, reentry site,'' after ``access to a 
     launch site'';
       (vi) by inserting ``, or services related to a reentry,'' 
     after ``amount for launch services''; and

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       (vii) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``the scheduled 
     launch''; and
       (C) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or reentry'' after 
     ``prompt launching'';
       (10) in section 70110--
       (A) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``prevent the 
     launch'' in subsection (a)(2); and
       (B) by inserting ``or reentry site, or reentry of a reentry 
     vehicle,'' after ``operation of a launch site'' in subsection 
     (a)(3)(B);
       (11) in section 70111--
       (A) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``launch'' in 
     subsection (a)(1)(A);
       (B) by inserting ``and reentry services'' after ``launch 
     services'' in subsection (a)(1)(B);
       (C) by inserting ``or reentry services'' after ``or launch 
     services'' in subsection (a)(2);
       (D) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``commercial launch'' 
     both places it appears in subsection (b)(1);
       (E) by inserting ``or reentry services'' after ``launch 
     services'' in subsection (b)(2)(C);
       (F) by striking ``or its payload for launch'' in subsection 
     (d) and inserting in lieu thereof ``or reentry vehicle, or 
     the payload of either, for launch or reentry''; and
       (G) by inserting ``, reentry vehicle,'' after 
     ``manufacturer of the launch vehicle'' in subsection (d);
       (12) in section 70112--
       (A) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``one launch'' in 
     subsection (a)(3);
       (B) by inserting ``or reentry services'' after ``launch 
     services'' in subsection (a)(4);
       (C) by inserting ``or reentry services'' after ``launch 
     services'' each place it appears in subsection (b);
       (D) by inserting ``applicable'' after ``carried out under 
     the'' in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b);
       (E) by inserting ``or Reentries'' after ``Launches'' in the 
     heading for subsection (e); and
       (F) by inserting ``or reentry site or a reentry'' after 
     ``launch site'' in subsection (e);
       (13) in section 70113 (a)(1) and (d) (1) and (2), by 
     inserting ``or reentry'' after ``one launch'' each place it 
     appears;
       (14) in section 70115(b)(1)(D)(i)--
       (A) by inserting ``reentry site,'' after ``launch site,''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting ``or reentry vehicle'' after ``launch 
     vehicle'' both places it appears; and
       (15) in section 70117--
       (A) by inserting ``or reentry site, or to reenter a reentry 
     vehicle'' after ``operate a launch site'' in subsection (a);
       (B) by inserting ``or reentry'' after ``approval of a space 
     launch'' in subsection (d);
       (C) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
       ``(f) Launch Not an Export; Reentry Not an Import.--A 
     launch vehicle, reentry vehicle, or payload that is launched 
     or reentered is not, because of the launch or reentry, an 
     export or import, respectively, for purposes of a law 
     controlling exports or imports.''; and
       (D) in subsection (g)--
       (i) by striking ``operation of a launch vehicle or launch 
     site,'' in paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``reentry, operation of a launch vehicle or reentry vehicle, 
     or operation of a launch site or reentry site,''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``reentry,'' after ``launch,'' in 
     paragraph (2).
       (b) Additional Amendments.--(1) Section 70105 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``A person may apply'' in 
     subsection (a);
       (B) by striking ``receiving an application'' both places it 
     appears in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``accepting an application in accordance with criteria 
     established pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(D)'';
       (C) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
     establish procedures for certification of the safety of a 
     launch vehicle, reentry vehicle, or safety system, procedure, 
     service, or personnel that may be used in conducting licensed 
     commercial space launch or reentry activities.'';
       (D) by striking ``and'' at the end of subsection (b)(2)(B);
       (E) by striking the period at the end of subsection 
     (b)(2)(C) and inserting in lieu thereof
     ``; and'';
       (F) by adding at the end of subsection (b)(2) the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(D) regulations establishing criteria for accepting or 
     rejecting an application for a license under this chapter 
     within 60 days after receipt of such application.''; and
       (G) by inserting ``, or the requirement to obtain a 
     license,'' after ``waive a requirement'' in subsection 
     (b)(3).
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1)(B) shall take 
     effect upon the effective date of final regulations issued 
     pursuant to section 70105(b)(2)(D) of title 49, United States 
     Code, as added by paragraph (1)(F) of this subsection.
       (3) Section 70102(5) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so 
     redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) activities directly related to the preparation of a 
     launch site or payload facility for one or more launches;''.
       (4) Section 70103(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in the subsection heading, as amended by subsection 
     (a)(4)(A) of this section, by inserting ``and State Sponsored 
     Spaceports'' after ``and Reentries''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and State sponsored 
     spaceports'' after ``private sector''.
       (5) Section 70105(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, as 
     amended by subsection (b)(1) of this section, is amended by 
     inserting at the end the following: ``The Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Science of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a written notice not later than 
     7 days after any occurrence when a license is not issued 
     within the deadline established by this subsection.''.
       (6) Section 70111 of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting after subparagraph 
     (B) the following:
     ``The Secretary shall establish criteria and procedures for 
     determining the priority of competing requests from the 
     private sector and State governments for property and 
     services under this section.'';
       (B) by striking ``actual costs'' in subsection (b)(1) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``additive costs only''; and
       (C) by inserting after subsection (b)(2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) The Secretary shall ensure the establishment of 
     uniform guidelines for, and consistent implementation of, 
     this section by all Federal agencies.''.
       (7) Section 70112 of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``launch, reentry, 
     or site operator'' after ``(1) When a'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``launch, reentry, 
     or site operator'' after ``(1) A''; and
       (C) in subsection (f), by inserting ``launch, reentry, or 
     site operator'' after ``carried out under a''.
       (c) Regulations.--(1) Chapter 701 of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 70120. Regulations

       ``The Secretary of Transportation, within 6 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this section, shall issue 
     regulations to carry out this chapter that include--
       ``(1) guidelines for industry to obtain sufficient 
     insurance coverage for potential damages to third parties;
       ``(2) procedures for requesting and obtaining licenses to 
     operate a commercial launch vehicle and reentry vehicle;
       ``(3) procedures for requesting and obtaining operator 
     licenses for launch and reentry; and
       ``(4) procedures for the application of government 
     indemnification.''.
       (2) The table of sections for such chapter 701 is amended 
     by adding after the item relating to section 70119 the 
     following new item:

``70120. Regulations.''.
       (d) Report to Congress.--(1) Chapter 701 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 70121. Report to Congress

       ``The Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress 
     an annual report to accompany the President's budget request 
     that--
       ``(1) describes all activities undertaken under this 
     chapter, including a description of the process for the 
     application for and approval of licenses under this chapter 
     and recommendations for legislation that may further 
     commercial launches and reentries; and
       ``(2) reviews the performance of the regulatory activities 
     and the effectiveness of the Office of Commercial Space 
     Transportation.''.
       (2) The table of sections for such chapter 701 is further 
     amended by adding after the item relating to section 70120, 
     as added by subsection (c)(2) of this section, the following 
     new item:

``70121. Report to Congress.''.

     SEC. 302. REQUIREMENT FOR INDEPENDENT COST ANALYSIS.

       Before any funds may be obligated for Phase C of a project 
     that is projected to cost more than $75,000,000 in total 
     project costs, the Chief Financial Officer for the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration shall conduct an 
     independent cost analysis of such project and shall report 
     the results to Congress. In developing cost accounting and 
     reporting standards for carrying out this section, the Chief 
     Financial Officer shall, to the extent practicable and 
     consistent with other laws, solicit the advice of expertise 
     outside of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

     SEC. 303. OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCE.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     Department of Commerce an Office of Space Commerce.
       (b) Functions.--The Office of Space Commerce shall be the 
     principal unit for the coordination of space-related issues, 
     programs, and initiatives within the Department of Commerce. 
     The Office's primary responsibilities shall include--
       (1) promoting commercial provider investment in space 
     activities by collecting, analyzing, and disseminating 
     information on space markets, and conducting workshops and 
     seminars to increase awareness of commercial space 
     opportunities;
       (2) assisting United States commercial providers in their 
     efforts to do business with the United States Government, and 
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     branch to ensure that the Federal Government meets its space-
     related requirement, to the fullest extent feasible, with 
     commercially available space goods and services;
       (3) ensuring that the United States Government does not 
     compete with United States commercial providers in the 
     provision of space hardware and services otherwise available 
     from United States commercial providers;
       (4) promoting the export of space-related goods and 
     services;
       (5) representing the Department of Commerce in the 
     development of United States policies and in negotiations 
     with foreign countries to ensure free and fair trade 
     internationally in the area of space commerce; and
       (6) seeking the removal of legal, policy, and institutional 
     impediments to space commerce.

     SEC. 304. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ACT OF 1958 
                   AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Declaration of Policy and Purpose.--Section 102 of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (f) and redesignating 
     subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f) and (g), 
     respectively; and
       (2) in subsection (g), as so redesignated by paragraph (1) 
     of this subsection, by striking ``(f), and (g)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``and (f)''.
       (b) Reports to the Congress.--Section 206(a) of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 
     2476(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``January'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``May''; and
       (2) by striking ``calendar'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``fiscal''.
       (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 may, and at 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 
     Civilian Space Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, 
     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) The Administrator shall annually report to the 
     Congress all determinations made under paragraph (1).
       ``(5) 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.''.

     SEC. 305. PROCUREMENT.

       (a) Procurement Demonstration Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish a 
     program of expedited technology procurement for the purpose 
     of demonstrating how innovative technology concepts can 
     rapidly be brought to bear upon space missions of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       (2) Procedures and evaluation.--The Administrator shall 
     establish procedures for actively seeking from persons 
     outside the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     innovative technology concepts, relating to the provision of 
     space hardware, technology, or service to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       (3) Special authority.--In order to carry out this 
     subsection the Administrator shall recruit and hire for 
     limited term appointments persons from outside the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration with special expertise 
     and experience related to the innovative technology concepts 
     with respect to which procurements are made under this 
     subsection.
       (4) Sunset.--This subsection shall cease to be effective 10 
     years after the date of its enactment.
       (b) Technology Procurement Initiative.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator shall coordinate 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration resources in 
     the areas of procurement, commercial programs, and advanced 
     technology in order to--
       (A) fairly assess and procure commercially available 
     technology from the marketplace in the most efficient manner 
     practicable;
       (B) achieve a continuous pattern of integrating advanced 
     technology from the commercial sector, and from Federal 
     sources outside the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, into the missions and programs of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
       (C) incorporate private sector buying and bidding 
     procedures, including fixed price contracts, into 
     procurements; and
       (D) provide incentives for cost-plus contractors of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration to integrate 
     commercially available technology in subsystem contracts on a 
     fixed-price basis.
       (2) Certification.--Upon solicitation of any procurement 
     for space hardware, technology, or services that are not 
     commercially available, the Administrator shall certify, by 
     publication of a notice and opportunity to comment in the 
     Commerce Business Daily, for each such procurement action, 
     that no functional equivalent, commercially, available space 
     hardware, technology, or service exists and that no 
     commercial method of procurement is available.

     SEC. 306. ACQUISITION OF SPACE SCIENCE DATA.

       (a) Acquisition From Commercial Providers.--The 
     Administrator shall, to the maximum extent possible and while 
     satisfying the scientific requirements of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, acquire, where cost 
     effective, space science data from a commercial provider.
       (b) Treatment of Space Science Data as Commercial Item 
     Under Acquisition Laws.--Acquisitions of space science data 
     by the Administrator shall be carried out in accordance with 
     applicable acquisition laws and regulations (including 
     chapters 137 and 140 of title 10, United States Code), except 
     that space science data shall be considered to be a 
     commercial item for purposes of such laws and regulations 
     (including section 2306a of title 10, United States Code 
     (relating to cost or pricing data), section 2320 of such 
     title (relating to rights in technical data) and section 2321 
     of such title (relating to validation of proprietary data 
     restrictions)).
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``space science data'' includes scientific data concerning 
     the elemental and mineralogical resources of the moon, 
     asteroids, planets and their moons, and comets, Earth 
     environmental data obtained through remote sensing 
     observations, and solar storm monitoring.
       (d) Safety Standards.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prohibit the Federal Government from requiring 
     compliance with applicable safety standards.
       (e) Limitation.--This section does not authorize the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration to provide 
     financial assistance for the development of commercial 
     systems for the collection of space science data.

     SEC. 307. COMMERCIAL SPACE GOODS AND SERVICES.

       The National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall 
     purchase commercially available space goods and services to 
     the fullest extent feasible, and shall not conduct activities 
     that preclude or deter commercial space activities except for 
     reasons of national security or public safety. A space good 
     or service shall be deemed commercially available if it is 
     offered by a United States commercial provider, or if it 
     could be supplied by a United States commercial provider in 
     response to a Government procurement request. For purposes of 
     this section, a purchase is feasible if it meets mission 
     requirements in a cost-effective manner.

     SEC. 308. ACQUISITION OF EARTH SCIENCE DATA.

       (a) Acquisition.--For purposes of meeting Government goals 
     for Mission to Planet Earth, the Administrator shall, to the 
     maximum extent possible and while satisfying the scientific 
     requirements of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, acquire, where cost-effective, space-based 
     and airborne Earth remote sensing data, services, 
     distribution, and applications from a commercial provider.
       (b) Treatment as Commercial Item Under Acquisition Laws.--
     Acquisitions by the Administrator of the data, services, 
     distribution, and applications referred to in subsection (a) 
     shall be carried out in accordance with applicable 
     acquisition laws and regulations (including chapters 137 and 
     140 of title 10, United States Code), except that such data, 
     services, distribution, and applications shall be considered 
     to be a commercial item for purposes of such laws and 
     regulations (including section 2306a of title 10, United 
     States Code (relating to cost or pricing data), section 2320 
     of such title (relating to rights in technical data) and 
     section 2321 of such title (relating to validation of 
     proprietary data restrictions)).
       (c) Study.--(1) The Administrator shall conduct a study to 
     determine the extent to which the baseline scientific 
     requirements of Mission to Planet Earth can be met by 
     commercial providers, and how the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration will meet such requirements which cannot 
     be met by commercial providers.
       (2) The study conducted under this subsection shall--
       (A) make recommendations to promote the availability of 
     information from the Na

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     tional Aeronautics and Space Administration to commercial 
     providers to enable commercial providers to better meet the 
     baseline scientific requirements of Mission to Planet Earth;
       (B) make recommendations to promote the dissemination to 
     commercial providers of information on advanced technology 
     research and development performed by or for the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration; and
       (C) identify policy, regulatory, and legislative barriers 
     to the implementation of the recommendations made under this 
     subsection.
       (3) The results of the study conducted under this 
     subsection shall be transmitted to the Congress within 6 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Safety Standards.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prohibit the Federal Government from requiring 
     compliance with applicable safety standards.
       (e) Administration and Execution.--This section shall be 
     carried out as part of the Commercial Remote Sensing Program 
     at the Stennis Space Center.

     SEC. 309. EOSDIS REPORT.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee 
     on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
     report which contains--
       (1) an analysis of the scientific capabilities, costs, and 
     schedule of the Earth Observing System Data and Information 
     System (EOSDIS);
       (2) an identification and analysis of the threats to the 
     success of the EOSDIS Core System; and
       (3) a plan and cost estimates for resolving the threats 
     identified under paragraph (2) to the EOSDIS Core System 
     before the launch of the Earth Observing System satellite 
     known as PM-1.

     SEC. 310. SHUTTLE PRIVATIZATION.

       (a) Policy and Preparation.--The Administrator shall 
     prepare for an orderly transition from the Federal operation, 
     or Federal management of contracted operation, of space 
     transportation systems to the Federal purchase of commercial 
     space transportation services for all nonemergency launch 
     requirements, including human, cargo, and mixed payloads. In 
     those preparations, the Administrator shall take into account 
     the need for short-term economies, as well as the goal of 
     restoring the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 
     research focus and its mandate to promote the fullest 
     possible commercial use of space. As part of those 
     preparations, the Administrator shall plan for the potential 
     privatization of the Space Shuttle program. Such plan shall 
     keep safety and cost effectiveness as high priorities. 
     Nothing in this section shall prohibit the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration from studying, 
     designing, developing, or funding upgrades or modifications 
     essential to the safe and economical operation of the Space 
     Shuttle fleet.
       (b) Feasibility Study.--The Administrator shall conduct a 
     study of the feasibility of implementing the recommendation 
     of the Independent Shuttle Management Review Team that the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration transition 
     toward the privatization of the Space Shuttle. The study 
     shall identify, discuss, and, where possible, present options 
     for resolving, the major policy and legal issues that must be 
     addressed before the Space Shuttle is privatized, including--
       (1) whether the Federal Government or the Space Shuttle 
     contractor should own the Space Shuttle orbiters and ground 
     facilities;
       (2) whether the Federal Government should indemnify the 
     contractor for any third party liability arising from Space 
     Shuttle operations, and, if so, under what terms and 
     conditions;
       (3) whether payloads other than National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration payloads should be allowed to be 
     launched on the Space Shuttle, how missions will be 
     prioritized, and who will decide which mission flies and 
     when;
       (4) whether commercial payloads should be allowed to be 
     launched on the Space Shuttle and whether any classes of 
     payloads should be made ineligible for launch consideration;
       (5) whether National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     and other Federal Government payloads should have priority 
     over non-Federal payloads in the Space Shuttle launch 
     assignments, and what policies should be developed to 
     prioritize among payloads generally;
       (6) whether the public interest requires that certain Space 
     Shuttle functions continue to be performed by the Federal 
     Government; and
       (7) how much cost savings, if any, will be generated by 
     privatization of the Space Shuttle.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Within 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration shall complete the study required under 
     subsection (b) and shall submit a report on the study to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Science of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 311. LAUNCH VOUCHER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM AMENDMENTS.

       Section 504 of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1993 (15 U.S.C. 
     5803) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``the Office of Commercial Programs 
     within''; and
       (B) by striking ``Such program shall not be effective after 
     September 30, 1995.'';
       (2) by striking subsection (c); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively.

     SEC. 312. USE OF ABANDONED AND UNDERUTILIZED BUILDINGS, 
                   GROUNDS, AND 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.

     SEC. 313. COST EFFECTIVENESS CALCULATIONS.

       In calculating the cost effectiveness of the cost of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration engaging in an 
     activity as compared to a commercial provider, the 
     Administrator shall compare the cost of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration engaging in the activity 
     using full cost accounting principles with the price the 
     commercial provider will charge for such activity.

     SEC. 314. FOREIGN CONTRACT LIMITATION.

       The National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall not 
     enter into any agreement or contract with a foreign 
     government that grants the foreign government the right to 
     recover profit in the event that the agreement or contract is 
     terminated.

     SEC. 315. AUTHORITY TO REDUCE OR SUSPEND CONTRACT PAYMENTS 
                   BASED ON SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE OF FRAUD.

       Section 2307(h)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``and (4)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``(4), and (6)''.

     SEC. 316. NEXT GENERATION INTERNET.

       None of the funds authorized by this Act, or any other Act 
     enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act, may be 
     used for the Next Generation Internet. Notwithstanding the 
     previous sentence, funds may be used for the continuation of 
     programs and activities that were funded and carried out 
     during fiscal year 1997.

     SEC. 317. LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Prohibition of Lobbying Activities.--None of the funds 
     authorized by this Act and the amendments made by this Act 
     shall be available for any activity whose purpose is to 
     influence legislation pending before the Congress, except 
     that this subsection shall not prevent officers or employees 
     of the United States or of its departments or agencies from 
     communicating to Members of Congress on the request of any 
     Member or to Congress, through the proper channels, requests 
     for legislation or appropriations which they deem necessary 
     for the efficient conduct of the public business.
       (b) Limitation on Appropriations.--No sums are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal years 1998 
     and 1999 for the activities for which sums are authorized by 
     this Act and the amendments made by this Act, unless such 
     sums are specifically authorized to be appropriated by this 
     Act or the amendments made by this Act.
       (c) Eligibility for Awards.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator shall exclude from 
     consideration for grant agreements made by the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration after fiscal year 1997 
     any person who received funds, other than those described in 
     paragraph (2), appropriated for a fiscal year after fiscal 
     year 1997, under a grant agreement from any Federal funding 
     source for a project that was not subjected to a competitive, 
     merit-based award process. Any exclusion from consideration 
     pursuant to this subsection shall be effective for a period 
     of 5 years after the person receives such Federal funds.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
     receipt of Federal funds by a person due to the membership of 
     that person in a class specified by law for which assistance 
     is awarded to members of the class according to a formula 
     provided by law.
       (3) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``grant agreement'' means a legal instrument whose principal 
     purpose is to transfer a thing of value to the recipient to 
     carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation 
     authorized by a law of the United States, and does not 
     include the acquisition (by purchase, lease, or barter) of 
     property or services for the direct benefit or use of the 
     United States Government. Such term does not include a 
     cooperative agreement (as such term is used in section 6305 
     of title 31, United States Code) or a cooperative research 
     and development agreement (as such term is defined in section 
     12(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
     1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(1))).

     SEC. 318. NOTICE.

       (a) Notice of Reprogramming.--If any funds authorized by 
     this Act or the amendments made by this Act are subject to a 
     reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to 
     the Appropriations Committees of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate, notice of such action shall concurrently be 
     provided to the Committee on

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     Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
       (b) Notice of Reorganization.--The Administrator shall 
     provide notice to the Committees on Science and 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and 
     Appropriations of the Senate, not later than 15 days before 
     any major reorganization of any program, project, or activity 
     of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

     SEC. 319. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM.

       With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense of 
     Congress that the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration should--
       (1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit date-
     related problems in its computer systems to ensure that those 
     systems continue to operate effectively in the year 2000 and 
     beyond;
       (2) assess immediately the extent of the risk to the 
     operations of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration posed by the problems referred to in paragraph 
     (1), and plan and budget for achieving Year 2000 compliance 
     for all of its mission-critical systems; and
       (3) develop contingency plans for those systems that the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration is unable to 
     correct in time.

     SEC. 320. NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

       The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is 
     authorized to participate in the National Oceanic Partnership 
     Program established by the National Oceanic Partnership Act 
     (Public Law 104-201).

     SEC. 321. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ANTARCTIC PROGRAM.

       If the Administrator determines that excess capacity is 
     available on the Tracking Data Relay Satellite System 
     (TDRSS), the Administrator shall give strong consideration to 
     meeting the needs of the National Science Foundation 
     Antarctic Program.

     SEC. 322. BUY AMERICAN.

       (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--No funds 
     appropriated pursuant to this Act or the amendments made by 
     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'').
       (b) Sense of Congress.--In the case of any equipment or 
     products that may be authorized to be purchased with 
     financial assistance provided under this Act or the 
     amendments made by this Act, it is the sense of Congress that 
     entities receiving such assistance should, in expending the 
     assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and 
     products.
       (c) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under this Act or the amendments made by 
     this Act, the Administrator shall provide to each recipient 
     of the assistance a notice describing the statement made in 
     subsection (a) by the Congress.

     SEC. 323. UNITARY WIND TUNNEL PLAN ACT OF 1949 AMENDMENTS.

       The Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act of 1949 is amended--
       (1) in section 101 (50 U.S.C. 511) by striking ``transsonic 
     and supersonic'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``transsonic, 
     supersonic, and hypersonic''; and
       (2) in section 103 (50 U.S.C. 513)--
       (A) by striking ``laboratories'' in subsection (a) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``laboratories and centers'';
       (B) by striking ``supersonic'' in subsection (a) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``transsonic, supersonic, and 
     hypersonic''; and
       (C) by striking ``laboratory'' in subsection (c) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``facility''. 

  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.
  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. 37.15  change of reference--h.r. 892

  On motion of Mr. KIM, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 892) to redesignate the Federal building 
located at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the ``Aaron 
Henry United States Post Office''.
  When said bill was rereferred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.

para. 37.16  corrections calendar office

  Mr. GUTKNECHT, by unanimous consent, submitted the following 
resolution (H. Res. 130):

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. LUMP SUM ALLOWANCE FOR CORRECTIONS CALENDAR 
                   OFFICE.

       There shall be a lump sum allowance of $300,000 per fiscal 
     year for the salaries and expenses of the Corrections 
     Calendar Office, established by House Resolution 7, One 
     Hundred Fifth Congress, agreed to January 7, 1997. Such 
     amount shall be allocated between the majority party and the 
     minority party as determined by the Speaker, in consultation 
     with the minority leader.

     SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The allowance under section 1--
       (1) shall be available beginning with the month of May 
     1997;
       (2) through the end of September 1997, shall be paid from 
     the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives on a 
     pro rata basis; and
       (3) beginning with fiscal year 1998, shall be paid as 
     provided in appropriations Acts.

  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. 37.17  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. GUTKNECHT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, April 28, 1997, at 2:00 p.m.

para. 37.18  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. GUTKNECHT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, April 28, 1997, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 1993, for ``morning-
hour'' debate.

para. 37.19  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. GURKNECHT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, April 
30, 1993, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 37.20  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HOEKSTRA, for today;
  To Mr. MANZULLO, for today;
  To Mr. YATES, for today;
  To Mr. PORTER, for today;
  To Ms. VELAZQUEZ, for today; and
  To Mr. CLEMENT, for today.
  And then,

para. 37.21  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOUDER, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 8 o'clock p.m., the House adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on 
Monday, April 28, 1997.

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. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 408. 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; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 105-74 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 478. A 
     bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve 
     the ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal 
     agencies to comply with that act in building, operating, 
     maintaining, or repairing flood control projects, facilities, 
     or structures; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-75). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.

para. 37.23  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 Resources. H.R. 408. 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; with 
     an amendment; referred to the Committee on Ways and Means for 
     a period ending not later than May 5, 1997, for consideration 
     of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(s), 
     rule X.

para. 37.24  public bills and resolutions

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

           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Packard, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Royce, Mr.

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             Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 1428. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to establish a system through which the Commissioner of 
     Social Security and the Attorney General respond to inquiries 
     made by election officials concerning the citizenship of 
     voting registration applicants and to amend the Social 
     Security Act to permit States to require individuals 
     registering to vote in elections to provide the individual's 
     Social Security number; to the Committee on the Judiciary; 
     and in addition to the Committees on House 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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kim, and 
             Mr. Traficant): for H.R. 1429 and H.R. 1430: (all by 
             request):
       H.R. 1429. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Appalachian 
     Regional Development Act of 1965; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 1430. A bill to reauthorize and make reforms to 
     programs authorized by the Public Works and Economic 
     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 Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Cox of 
             California):
       H.R. 1431. A bill to ensure that the enlargement of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] proceeds in a 
     manner consistent with United States interests, to strengthen 
     relations between the United States and Russia, to preserve 
     the prerogatives of the Congress with respect to certain arms 
     control agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Houghton, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Dreier, Ms. Christian-Green, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Payne, Ms. Furse, Ms. McKinney, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Ford, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Bereuter):
       H.R. 1432. A bill to authorize a new trade and investment 
     policy for sub-Saharan African; 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. LAZIO of New York (for himself and Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts) (both by request):
       H.R. 1433. A bill to protect the financial interests of the 
     Federal Government through debt restructuring and subsidy 
     reduction in connection with multifamily housing; to enhance 
     the effectiveness of enforcement provisions relating to 
     single family and multifamily housing, including amendments 
     to the bankruptcy code; to consolidate and reform the 
     management of multifamily housing programs; and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     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. HERGER:
       H.R. 1434. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to postpone 
     certain tax-related deadlines in the case of taxpayers 
     affected by a Presidentially declared disaster, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Sanchez, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Flake, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             and Ms. Christian-Green):
       H.R. 1435. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve the access to and affordability of higher 
     education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Scott, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Dixon, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, and Ms. Christian-Green):
       H.R. 1436. A bill to assist local communities in the 
     renewal of their public schools; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Bachus, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, and Mr. Olver):
       H.R. 1437. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the establishment of an 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 Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Furse, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Cook, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Castle, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. McHale, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. DeFazio, and 
             Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington):
       H.R. 1438. A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from 
     providing insurance, reinsurance, or noninsured crop disaster 
     assistance for tobacco; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 1439. A bill to facilitate the sale of certain land in 
     Tahoe National Forest, in the State of California to Placer 
     County, CA; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York):
       H.R. 1440. A bill to require the Department of Education to 
     provide links to databases of information concerning 
     scholarships and fellowships; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1441. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to discharge of indebtedness income from 
     prepayment of loans under section 306B of the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself and Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York):
       H.R. 1442. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to 
     expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in the 
     provision of check-clearing and other services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Bunning 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Herger, Mr. Crane, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Christensen, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 1443. 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. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Thompson, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 1444. 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. KING of New York (for himself and Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York):
       H.R. 1445. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for 
     continued eligibility for supplemental security income and 
     food stamps with regard to certain classifications of aliens; 
     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.
           By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Obey, and Mr. 
             Kind of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1446. A bill to require the Secretary of the Navy to 
     terminate the operation of the Extremely Low Frequency 
     Communications System of the Navy; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself and Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts) (both by request):
       H.R. 1447. A bill to reform the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937, deregulate the public housing program and the 
     program for rental housing assistance for low-income

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     families, and increase community control over such programs, 
     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. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 1448. A bill to improve the control of outdoor 
     advertising in areas adjacent to the Interstate System, the 
     National Highway System, and certain other federally assisted 
     highways, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Lipinski, and Ms. Christian-Green):
       H.R. 1449. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose an annual tax on outdoor advertising to 
     provide funding for surface transportation programs, 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 Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Berman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Dingell, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Evans, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Spratt, and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 1450. A bill to provide certain requirements for 
     labeling textile fiber products and to implement minimum wage 
     and immigration requirements in the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Borski, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Thompson, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Green, and 
             Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 1451. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to research regarding the health of children; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 1452. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act 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, and to require notice to adult relative 
     caregivers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 1453. 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. RIGGS:
       H.R. 1454. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration from closing certain flight 
     service stations; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Frost, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hilliard, and Ms. 
             Kilpatrick):
       H.R. 1455. A bill to preserve the eligibility for Federal 
     loans and guarantees of disabled children whose supplemental 
     security income benefits are terminated by the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 1456. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve the access to military treatment facilities for 
     retired members of the uniformed services, and their 
     dependents, who are over 65 years of age, to provide for 
     Medicare reimbursement for health care services provided to 
     such persons, and, as an alternative health care approach, to 
     permit such persons to enroll in the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, 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 Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Shaw, and 
             Mr. Davis of Florida):
       H.R. 1457. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse 
     under the Medicare Program for suppliers of durable medical 
     equipment, home health agencies, and other providers through 
     disclosure of information on ownership interests and 
     requirement for a surety bond; 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. TIAHRT (for himself and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 1458. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit labor organizations from using funds 
     withheld from wages for activities related to a campaign for 
     election for Federal office; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana) 
             (both by request):
       H.R. 1459. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to prevent children from languishing in foster 
     care; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD:
       H.R. 1460. A bill to allow for election of the Delegate 
     from Guam by other than separate ballot, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 1461. A bill to facilitate recovery from the recent 
     flooding of the Red River and its tributaries by providing 
     greater flexibility for depository institutions and their 
     regulators, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 1462. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to establish a pilot project 
     providing loans to States to establish revolving loans for 
     the environmental cleanup of brownfield sites in distressed 
     areas that have the potential to attract private investment 
     and create local employment; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.J. Res. 73. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to 
     a home; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KIM:
       H. Con. Res. 66. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the 16th annual National Peace 
     Officers' Memorial Service; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H. Con. Res. 67. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 1997 
     Special Olympics Torch Relay to be run through the Capitol 
     Grounds; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 129. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the 
     105th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. GUTKNECHT:
       H. Res. 130. Resolution providing for a lump sum allowance 
     for the Corrections Calendar Office; considered and agreed 
     to.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Markey, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Clement, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Conyers, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Weygand, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Coyne, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Payne, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Poshard, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Borski, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Allen, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Bentsen, and Mr. Bonior):
       H. Res. 131. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Federal commitment to early 
     childhood development programs should be supported by 
     sufficient funding to meet the needs of infants and toddlers 
     in the areas of health, nutrition, education, and child care; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Filner, and Ms. 
             Christian-Green):
       H. Res. 132. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives against reductions in Social Security 
     benefits and arbitrary reductions in the Consumer Price 
     Index; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period 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. 37.25  memorials

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

       53. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Common

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     wealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House Resolution 63 
     memorializing Congress to address the pragmatic and budgetary 
     shortfalls that have plagued the Nuclear Waste Program; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       54. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House Resolution 88 
     memorializing the Clinton administration and Congress to 
     support legislation authorizing States to restrict the amount 
     of solid waste they import from other States; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       55. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Montana, relative to House Joint Resolution 7 which supports 
     full membership in the United Nations for the Republic of 
     China on Taiwan; to the Committee on International Relations.
       56. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Georgia, 
     relative to Senate Resolution 180 urging the U.S. Congress to 
     adopt the balanced budget amendment; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       57. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 
     307 memorializing Congress to take appropriate steps to 
     reimburse the States for the costs of services provided 
     illegal aliens; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para. 37.26  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 2: Mr. Hill, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and 
     Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 15: Mr. Fawell, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Towns, and 
     Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Stupak and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 64: Mr. Thomas.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Rush, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Cramer, and 
     Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 122: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
     Coburn, Mr. Royce, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Borski, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 145: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
     Johnson of Wisconsin, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 150: Mr. Rush, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Miller of 
     California.
       H.R. 155: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Talent, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 159: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 176: Mr. Frost, Mr. Manton, and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Everett, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Weller, Mr. Ney, and Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 209: Mrs. McCarthy of New York and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Jones, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. John, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Norton, Mr. Combest, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Young of Alaska, and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 248: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 279: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 299: Mr. Matsui and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Young of Florida and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma and Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Capps and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 406: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
     Mascara, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 465: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Burr 
     of North Carolina, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 479: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 482: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Foglietta and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Shaw, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Castle, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Crane, and Mr. 
     Hulshof.
       H.R. 546: Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Rush, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Costello, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Rangel, 
     Mr. Reyes, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 587: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 611: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Flake, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Upton, 
     Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 617: Mr. Towns, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 628: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 630: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 659: Mr. Latham and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 674: Mr. Davis of Florida, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Snowbarger, and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 722: Mr. Christensen, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Shays, 
     Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 723: Mr. Ganske and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 753: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Blagojevich, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Shays and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 756: Mr. Jones and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 775: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 778: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 779: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 780: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 786: Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 816: Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Towns, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Filner, Ms. Christian-Green, 
     Mr. Manton, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Flake, 
     and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 866. Mr. Knollenberg and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 867: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Herger, 
     Mr. Weller, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 871: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 876: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
     and Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 901: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 902: Mrs. Northup and Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 907: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 910: Mr. Dellums and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Riley, Mr. Lantos, 
     and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 915: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Borski, Ms. Waters, Mr. Graham, 
     and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 946: Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 956: Mr. Gingrich.
       H.R. 964: Mr. Goode, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Ewing, 
     Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Clement, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 983: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 991: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1004: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Latham, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. 
     Myrick, Mr. Hill, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Inglis of 
     South Carolina.
       H.R. 1009: Mr. Cooksey and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 1015: Mr. Yates and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1016: Mr. Largent and Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 1035: Mr. McDade and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1037: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. 
     Hefner.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 1054: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ramstad, and 
     Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 1068: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. 
     Riggs.
       H.R. 1070: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Maloney 
     of New York, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Yates, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Frost, 
     and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1104: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Payne, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Cummings, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Engel, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1117: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 1120: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Ford, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Strickland, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1132: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, Mr. Klug, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Engel, Mr. Sanders, 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Morella, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 1164: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
     Clyburn, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Goode, Ms. Granger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Bass, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Collins, Mrs. Fowler, 
     Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Wamp, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Klug, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
     Duncan, Mr. Largent, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 1175: Mr. Herger, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Berman, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Harman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
     Dixon, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Horn, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Owens, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1181: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Borski, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Flake, 
     Mr. McDermott, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Engel, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 1218: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Houghton, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. 
     DeFazio.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 1258: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1263: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Matsui, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Harman, and Mr. 
     Weygand.
       H.R. 1266: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1270: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Wamp, and Ms. Kilpatrick.

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       H.R. 1281: Mr. Ford, Mr. Defazio, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Talent, 
     Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Goode, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Price of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Rush, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Clement, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Edwards, 
     Mr. Rahall, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Borski, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, Mr. Filner, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
     Visclosky, Mr. McHale, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Hill, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Goode, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cook, Mr. Riley, 
     Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Royce, and Mr. 
     Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1284: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 1288: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     Ackerman, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1291: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1292: Mr. Dellums and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1297: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Hefner, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Mica, Mr. Boucher, 
     Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
     Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1302: Mr. Barcia of Michigan and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1311: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Pallone, 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1327: Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Pappas, and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1338: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 1349: Ms. Christian-Green and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1355: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Frost, 
     Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Manton, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
     Miller of California, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Frost, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Clement, and Mr. 
     Filner.
       H.R. 1379: Mr. Smith of Michigan and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 1383: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1395: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1420: Mr. Miller of California.
       H. Con. Res. 35: Mr. McIntosh.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Metcalf, and 
     Mrs. Kelly.
       H. Res. 22: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Rothman, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H. Res. 93: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Capps, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H. Res. 104: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, Mr. Serrano, 
     Mr. King of New York, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Frost, and 
     Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H. Res. 122: Ms. Norton, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mr. Vento, and Mrs. Northup. 

para. 37.27  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.R. 1031. Mr. Frost.
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                       MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1997 (38)

para. 38.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   April 28, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable William M. ``Mac'' 
     Thornberry to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 38.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, April 24, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 38.3  communications

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

       2983. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Amendment to Cotton Board Rules and Regulations Regarding 
     Import Assessment Exemptions [CN-96-007] received April 28, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       2984. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Genetically Engineered Organisms and 
     Products; Simplification of Requirements and Procedures for 
     Genetically Engineered Organisms [APHIS Docket No. 95-040-2] 
     (RIN: 0579-AA73) received April 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2985. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Garbage; Disposal by Cruise Ships in 
     Landfills at Alaskan Ports [APHIS Docket No. 93-037-2] 
     received April 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2986. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Kaolin; Pesticide 
     Tolerance Exemption [OPP-300477; FRL-5712-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78] 
     received April 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2987. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Oxyfluorfen; Pesticide 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemption [OPP-300478; FRL-5713-1] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78] received April 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2988. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fenoxycarb; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP--300476; FRL-5712-7] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2989. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP--300468; FRL-5599-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     April 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       2990. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Farm Service 
     Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Amendments to 
     the Regulations for the Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan 
     Deficiency Payment Programs [Workplan Number 97-001] (RIN: 
     0560-AF12) received April 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2991. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Louisiana; 
     Approval of the Maintenance Plan for Calcasieu Parish; 
     Redesignation of Calcasieu Parish to Attainment of Ozone [LA-
     38-1-7322; FRL-5814-3] received April 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2992. A letter from the Associate Managing Director, 
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Administration of the North American Numbering 
     Plan Carrier Identification Codes (CIC's); Petition for 
     Rulemaking of VarTec Telecom., Inc. [CC Docket No. 92-237] 
     received April 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       2993. A letter from the Acting Associate Managing Director 
     for Performance Evaluations and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Implementation of Sections of the Cable 
     Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992--
     Rate Regulation; Uniform Rate-Setting Methodology [CS Docket 
     No. 95-174] received April 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2994. A letter from the Associate Managing Director, 
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Toll Free Service Access Codes [CC Docket No. 95-
     155] received April 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2995. A letter from the Associate Managing Director, 
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Accounting for Judgments and Other Costs 
     Associated with Litigation [CC Docket No. 93-240] received 
     April 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       2996. A letter from the Associate Managing Director, 
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Regulatory Treatment of LEC Provision of 
     Interexchange Services Originating in the LEC's Local 
     Exchange Area and Policy and Rules Concerning the Interstate, 
     Interexchange Marketplace [CC Docket No. 96-149 and CC Docket 
     No. 96-61] received April 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       2997. A letter from the Associate Managing Director, 
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Parts 2 and 15 of the Commission's 
     Rules Regarding Spread Spectrum Transmitters [ET Docket No. 
     96-8, RM-8435, RM-8608, RM-8609] received April 25, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2998. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting 
     the Corpora

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     tion's final rule--Government Securities Sales Practices [12 
     CFR Part 368] (RIN: 3064-AB66) received March 21, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2999. 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.
       3000. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``University of the 
     District of Columbia Report of Revenues and Expenditures for 
     the Graduate Program for Academic Years 94-95 and 95-96,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 47-117(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3001. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Public Availability of Information [Docket No. OST-96-1430] 
     (RIN: 2105-AC58) received April 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       3002. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Summer 
     Employment [5 CFR Parts 213 and 338] (RIN: 3206-AG21) 
     received April 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3003. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Administration and General Provisions--Administration [5 CFR 
     Part 831] (RIN: 3206-AH66) received April 28, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       3004. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notice on leasing systems for the Cook Inlet, sale 149, 
     scheduled to be held in June 1997, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 
     1337(a)(8); to the Committee on Resources.
       3005. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to amend the Wild and Scenic 
     Rivers Act of 1968 to designate portions of 13 river areas, 
     containing some 25 segments, in Arizona as components of the 
     National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and several 
     supporting documents that provide background information; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3006. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-169-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9999; AD 97-09-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 
     24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3007. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-60-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 24, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3008. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 
     Series Airplane and Model MD-88 Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-61-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3009. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; CFM International CFM56-3, -3B, and 
     -3C Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 95-ANE-44; Amdt. 39-9989; AD 97-08-01] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received April 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3010. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A300-600, A310, 
     and A320 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 95-NM-227-AD; Amdt. 39-9888; AD 97-02-04] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received April 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3011. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-146-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-9953; AD 97-05-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 
     24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3012. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Prohibition Against Certain Flights Within the Flight 
     Information Region of the Democratic People's Republic of 
     Korea (DPRK) (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28831; Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 79] 
     (RIN: 2120-AG24) received April 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3013. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Bedford, PA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-17] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received April 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3014. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Mount Pleasant, PA 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     AEA-003] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 24, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3015. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Kutztown, PA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-14] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3016. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Clearfield, PA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-13] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3017. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Meadville, PA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-12] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3018. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Training and Qualification Requirements for Check Airmen and 
     Flight Instructors: Correction and Editorial Changes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 28471; Amendment No. 
     121-264] (RIN: 2120-AF08) received April 28, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3019. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Salt Lake City, Utah (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-3] 
     received April 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3020. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Atqasuk; AK (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-29] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received April 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3021. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Industrie Model A320, A321, 
     A330, and A340 Series Airplanes Equipped with Westland-Sitec 
     Fire Shutoff Valves Having Part Number EO3000 (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-204-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10000; AD 97-09-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 28, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3022. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. T5311, T5313, 
     T5317, and T53 (Military) Series Engines (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-ANE-25; Amdt. 39-9979; AD 97-
     07-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 28, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3023. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Model BAe 125-1000A and 
     Model Hawker 1000 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-180-AD] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3024. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW2000 Series 
     Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-ANE-14; Amdt. 39-9997; AD 97-09-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received April 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3025. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Action on the Decision in The Edna Louise Dunn Trust v. 
     Commissioner, 86 T.C. 745 (1986) [CC-1997-007] received April 
     25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       3026. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Housing 2020: Multifamily Management Reform Act''; 
     jointly, to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 
     Ways and Means, and the Judiciary.

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para. 38.4  message from the senate

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

       S. 562. An Act to amend section 255 of the National Housing 
     Act to prevent the funding of unnecessary or excessive costs 
     for obtaining a home equity conversion mortgage.

para. 38.5  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 28, 1997.
     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, April 25, 1997:
       That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 1225.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para. 38.6  enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THORNBERRY, announced that pursuant to 
clause 4, rule I, the Speaker signed the following enrolled bill on 
Friday, April 25, 1997:

       H.R. 1225. An Act to make a technical correction to title 
     28, United States Code, relating to jurisdiction for lawsuits 
     against terrorist states.

para. 38.7  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 28, 1997.
     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, April 25 at 
     3:59 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     regarding the Convention on the Prohibition of the 
     Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical 
     Weapons and on their Destruction.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para. 38.8  chemical weapons

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the resolution of advice and consent to 
ratification of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, 
Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
Destruction, adopted by the Senate of the United States on April 24, 
1997, I hereby certify that:
  In connection with Condition (1), Effect of Article XXII, the United 
States has informed all other States Parties to the Convention that the 
Senate reserves the right, pursuant to the Constitution of the United 
States, to give its advice and consent to ratification of the Convention 
subject to reservations, notwithstanding Article XXII of the Convention.
  In connection with Condition (7), Continuing Vitality of the Australia 
Group and National Export Controls: (i) nothing in the Convention 
obligates the United States to accept any modification, change in scope, 
or weakening of its national export controls; (ii) the United States 
understands that the maintenance of national restrictions on trade in 
chemicals and chemical production technology is fully compatible with 
the provisions of the Convention, including Article XI(2), and solely 
within the sovereign jurisdiction of the United States; (iii) the 
Convention preserves the right of State Parties, unilaterally or 
collectively, to maintain or impose export controls on chemicals and 
related chemical production technology for foreign policy or national 
security reasons, notwithstanding Article XI(2); and (iv) each Australia 
Group member, at the highest diplomatic levels, has officially 
communicated to the United States Government its understanding and 
agreement that export control and nonproliferation measures which the 
Australia Group has undertaken are fully compatible with the provisions 
of the Convention, including Article XI(2), and its commitment to 
maintain in the future such export controls and nonproliferation 
measures against non-Australia Group members.
  In connection with Condition (9), Protection of Advanced 
Biotechnology, the legitimate commercial activities and interests of 
chemical, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical firms in the United States 
are not being significantly harmed by the limitations of the Convention 
on access to, and production of, those chemicals and toxins listed in 
Schedule 1 of the Annex on chemicals.
  In connection with Condition (15), Assistance Under Article X, the 
United States shall not provide assistance under paragraph 7(a) of 
Article X, and, for any State Party the government of which is not 
eligible for assistance under chapter 2 of part II (relating to 
military assistance) or chapter 4 of part II (relating to economic 
support assistance) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: (i) No 
assistance under paragraph 7(b) of Article X will be provided to the 
State Party; and (ii) no assistance under paragraph 7(c) of Article X 
other than medical antidotes and treatment will be provided to the 
State Party.
  In connection with Condition (18), Laboratory Sample Analysis, no 
sample collected in the United States pursuant to the Convention will 
be transferred for analysis to any laboratory outside the territory of 
the United States.
  In connection with Condition (26), Riot Control Agents, the United 
States is not restricted by the Convention in its use of riot control 
agents, including the use against combatants who are parties to a 
conflict, in any of the following cases: (i) the conduct of peacetime 
military operations within an area of ongoing armed conflict when the 
United States is not a party to the conflict (such as recent use of the 
United States Armed Forces in Somalia, Bosnia, and Rwanda); (ii) 
consensual peacekeeping operations when the use of force is authorized 
by the receiving state, including operations pursuant to Chapter VI of 
the United Nations Charter; and (iii) peacekeeping operations when 
force is authorized by the Security Council under Chapter VII of the 
United Nations Charter.
  In connection with Condition (27), Chemical Weapons Destruction, all 
the following conditions are satisfied: (A) I have agreed to explore 
alternative technologies for the destruction of the United States 
stockpile of chemical weapons in order to ensure that the United States 
has the safest, most effective and environmentally sound plans and 
programs for meeting its obligations under the convention for the 
destruction of chemical weapons; (B) the requirement in section 1412 of 
Public Law 99-145 (50 U.S.C. 1521) for completion of the destruction of 
the United States stockpile of chemical weapons by December 31, 2004, 
will be superseded upon the date the Convention enters into force with 
respect to the United States by the deadline required by the Convention 
of April 29, 2007; (C) the requirement in Article III(1)(a)(v) of the 
Convention for a declaration by each State party not later than 30 days 
after the date the Convention enters into force with respect to that 
Party, on general plans of the State Party for destruction of its 
chemical weapons does not preclude in any way the United States from 
deciding in the future to employ a technology for the destruction of 
chemical weapons different than that declared under that Article; and 
(D) I will consult with the Congress on whether to submit a request to 
the Executive Council of the Organization for an extension of the 
deadline for the destruction of chemical weapons under the Convention, 
as provided under Part IV(A) of the Annex on Implementation and 
Verification to the Convention, if, as a result of the program of 
alternative technologies for the destruction of chemical munitions 
carried out under section 8065 of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act of 1997 (as contained in Public Law 104-208), I 
determine that alternatives to the incineration of chemical weapons are 
available that are safer and more environmentally sound but whose use 
would preclude the United States from meeting the deadlines of the 
Convention.

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  In connection with Condition (28), Constitutional Protection Against 
Unreasonable Search and Seizure: (i) for any challenge inspection 
conducted on the territory of the United States pursuant to Article IX, 
where consent has been withheld, the United States National Authority 
will first obtain a criminal search warrant based upon probable cause, 
supported by oath or affirmation, and describing with particularity the 
place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized; and (ii) 
for any routine inspection of a declared facility under the Convention 
that is conducted on an involuntary basis on the territory of the 
United States, the United States National Authority first will obtain 
an administrative search warrant from a United States magistrate judge.
  In accordance with Condition (26) on Riot Control Agents, I have 
certified that the United States is not restricted by the Convention in 
its use of riot control agents in various peacetime and peacekeeping 
operations. These are situations in which the United States is not 
engaged in a use of force of a scope, duration and intensity that would 
trigger the laws of war with respect to U.S. forces.
  In connection with Condition (4)(A), Cost Sharing Arrangements, which 
calls for a report identifying all cost-sharing arrangements with the 
Organization, I hereby report that because the Organization is not yet 
established and will not be until after entry into force of the 
Convention, as of this date there are no cost-sharing arrangements 
between the United States and the Organization to identify. However, we 
will be working with the Organization upon its establishment to develop 
such arrangements with it and will provide additional information to 
the Congress in the annual reports contemplated by this Condition.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, April 25, 1997. 

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-77).

para. 38.9  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title as taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 562. An Act to amend section 255 of the National Housing 
     Act to prevent the funding of unnecessary or excessive costs 
     for obtaining a home equity conversion mortgage; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

para. 38.10  bill 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, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On April 25, 1997:
       H.R. 1225. An Act to make a technical correction to title 
     28, United States Code, relating to jurisdiction for lawsuits 
     against terrorist states.

  And then,

para. 38.11  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PAUL, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
Thursday, April 24, 1997, at 3 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 1997.

para. 38.12  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. 2. 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; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-76). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 867. A bill 
     to promote the adoption of children in foster care; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-77). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1048. A bill 
     to make technical amendments relating to the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-78 Pt. 1). Ordered to 
     be printed.
       Mr. THOMAS: Committee on House Oversight. House Resolution 
     129. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of certain 
     committees of the House of Representatives in the 105th 
     Congress; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-79). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para. 38.13  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1048. Referral to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Education and the Workforce extended for a period ending not 
     later than April 29, 1997.

para. 38.14  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:
       H.R. 1463. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for the Customs Service, the Office of 
     the U.S. Trade Representative, and the International Trade 
     Commission; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 1464. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to expand and make permanent the 
     availability of cost-effective, comprehensive acute and long-
     term care services to frail elderly persons through Programs 
     of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly [PACE] under the 
     Medicare and Medicaid Programs; 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. BUNNING of Kentucky:
       H.R. 1465. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the deduction for interest on certain 
     educational loans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EHRLICH:
       H.R. 1466. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to transfer certain Fort Howard Park lands to 
     Baltimore County, MD; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. NEY:
       H.R. 1467. 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.

para. 38.15  additional sponsors

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


       H.R. 133: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Solomon and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 279: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 321: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 322: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Kolbe and Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 631: Mr. Manzullo and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 663: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Stark, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
     Owens, Mr. Berman, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. 
     Rothman.
       H.R. 867: Ms. Granger, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Blagojevich, and Mr. 
     Fazio of California.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Lewis of 
     California.
       H.R. 1013: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Oxley, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Tierney, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
     Thompson.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Dicks and Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Ney, Mr. Talent, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 1205: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1367: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1385: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Matsui and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1450: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Bonior.
       H.J. Res. 66: Mr. Owens, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Jackson, and Mr. Meehan.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Ms. Norton, Mr. Levin, Mr. Berman, Ms. McKinney, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Nadler. 
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                      TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1997 (39)

para. 39.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   April 29, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Tom Bliley 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 Tuesday, January 21, 
1997,

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Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 39.2  recess--1:05 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLILEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2 p.m.

para. 39.3  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 39.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, April 28, 1997.
  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:

       3027. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for fiscal year 1997 
     supplemental appropriations totaling $8,605,000 for the 
     Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture and 
     appropriations totaling $19,700,000 for the Department of 
     Energy for activities associated with tritium remediation, 
     and two fiscal year 1998 budget amendments involving the 
     Department of Transportation's Maritime Security Program and 
     the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Review Board, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107 (H. Doc. No. 105-78); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       3028. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's ``Major'' final rule--Addition of 
     Facilities in Certain Industry Sectors: Revised 
     Interpretation of Otherwise Use; Toxic Release Inventory 
     Reporting; Community Right-to-Know [OPPTS-400104D; FRL-5578-
     3] (RIN: 2070-AC71) received April 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3029. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Finished 
     Pharmaceuticals; Positron Emission Tomography [Docket No. 
     94N-0421] (RIN: 0910-AA45) received April 29, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3030. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Drug Labeling; Sodium Labeling for Over-the-Counter 
     Drugs; Partial Delay of Effective Date [Docket No. 90N-0309] 
     received April 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       3031. A letter from the Director, U.S. Trade and 
     Development Agency, transmitting a copy of the Agency's 
     annual audit, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2421(e)(2); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3032. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports issued 
     or released in March 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3033. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the biennial report on the quality of water in 
     the Colorado River Basin (Progress Report No. 18, January 
     1997), pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1596; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3034. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; High Seas Salmon 
     Fishery Off Alaska [Docket No. 970326069-7069-01; I.D. 
     022597F] (RIN: 0648-AJ38) received April 29, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3035. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod Fishery Category by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in 
     Bycatch Limitation Zone 1 [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 
     042297C] received April 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3036. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Shortraker and 
     Rougheye Rockfish in the Aleutian Islands Subarea [Docket No. 
     961107312-7021-02; I.D. 042197A] received April 29, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3037. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary (Tax 
     Policy), Department of the Treasury, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to amend the ``Statistical Use'' 
     subsection of the Internal Revenue Code; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3038. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighter Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 97-27] received 
     April 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       3039. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting a copy of a letter that the D.C. 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority 
     sent the President requesting an additional appropriation of 
     $52,379,000 for fiscal year 1997, pursuant to Public Law 104-
     8, section 207(a); jointly, to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and Oversight and Appropriations.

para. 39.6  welfare reform

  Mr. SHAW moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1048) to 
make technical amendments relating to the Personal Responsibility and 
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. SHAW and Mr. 
LEVIN, 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. SNOWBARGER, 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. 39.7  conservation reserve program contracts

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1342) to provide for a one-year enrollment in the conservation reserve 
of land covered by expiring conservation reserve program contracts; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. SMITH of 
Oregon and Mr. STENHOLM, 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SKEEN 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. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 39.8  congressional gold medal

  Mr. CASTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 279) to 
award a congressional gold medal to Francis Albert Sinatra.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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. SNOWBARGER, 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. CASTLE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services was discharged from further consideration 
of the bill of the Senate (S. 305) to authorize the President to award a 
gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Francis Albert ``Frank'' Sinatra 
in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions through his 
entertainment career and humanitarian activities, 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 said bill, as amended, was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

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  By unanimous consent, H.R. 279, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para. 39.9  surplus personal property to nonprofit providers serving 
          impoverished families and individuals

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 680) 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; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. HORN and Mrs. 
MALONEY, 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HORN 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. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 39.10  emf research program

  Mr. SCHAEFER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 363) 
to amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to extend the 
Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information 
Dissemination Program; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. SCHAEFER and 
Mr. HALL of Texas, 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SCHAEFER 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. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 39.11  faa research, engineering and development authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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 authorize the Federal Aviation Administration's 
research, engineering, and development programs for fiscal years 1998 
through 2000, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. STEARNS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOSS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. STEARNS, 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 ``FAA Research, Engineering, 
     and Development Authorization Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2)(J);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3)(J) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) for fiscal year 1998, $217,406,000, including--
       ``(A) $75,550,000 for system development and infrastructure 
     projects and activities;
       ``(B) $19,614,000 for capacity and air traffic management 
     technology projects and activities;
       ``(C) $15,132,000 for communications, navigation, and 
     surveillance projects and activities;
       ``(D) $9,982,000 for weather projects and activities;
       ``(E) $5,458,000 for airport technology projects and 
     activities;
       ``(F) $26,625,000 for aircraft safety technology projects 
     and activities;
       ``(G) $49,895,000 for system security technology projects 
     and activities;
       ``(H) $10,737,000 for human factors and aviation medicine 
     projects and activities;
       ``(I) $3,291,000 for environment and energy projects and 
     activities; and
       ``(J) $1,122,000 for innovative/cooperative research 
     projects and activities;
       ``(5) for fiscal year 1999, $224,000,000; and
       ``(6) for fiscal year 2000, $231,000,000.''.

     SEC. 3. BUDGET DESIGNATION FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       Section 48102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Designation of Activities.--(1) The amounts 
     appropriated under subsection (a) are for the support of all 
     research and development activities carried out by the 
     Federal Aviation Administration that fall within the 
     categories of basic research, applied research, and 
     development, including the design and development of 
     prototypes, in accordance with the classifications of the 
     Office of Management and Budget Circular A-11 (Budget 
     Formulation/Submission Process).
       ``(2) The President's annual budget request for the Federal 
     Aviation Administration shall include all research and 
     development activities within a single budget category. All 
     of the activities carried out by the Administration within 
     the categories of basic research, applied research, and 
     development, as classified by the Office of Management and 
     Budget Circular A-11, shall be placed in this single budget 
     category.''.

     SEC. 4. NATIONAL AVIATION RESEARCH PLAN.

       Section 44501(c)(2)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(v) highlight the research and development technology 
     transfer activities that promote technology sharing among 
     government, industry, and academia through the Stevenson-
     Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980.''.

     SEC. 5. RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM INVOLVING UNDERGRADUATE 
                   STUDENTS.

       (a) Program.--Section 48102 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Research Grants Program Involving Undergraduate 
     Students.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration shall establish a program for 
     awarding grants to researchers at primarily undergraduate 
     institutions, including primarily undergraduate Historically 
     Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic Serving 
     Institutions, who involve undergraduate students in their 
     research on subjects of relevance to the Federal Aviation 
     Administration. Grants may be awarded under this subsection 
     for--
       ``(A) research projects to be carried out at primarily 
     undergraduate institutions; or
       ``(B) research projects that combine research at primarily 
     undergraduate institutions with other research supported by 
     the Federal Aviation Administration.
       ``(2) Notice of criteria.--Within 6 months after the date 
     of the enactment of the FAA Research, Engineering, and 
     Development Authorization Act of 1997, the Administrator of 
     the Federal Aviation Administration shall establish and 
     publish in the Federal Register criteria for the submittal of 
     proposals for a grant under this subsection, and for the 
     awarding of such grants.
       ``(3) Principal criteria.--The principal criteria for the 
     awarding of grants under this subsection shall be--
       ``(A) the relevance of the proposed research to technical 
     research needs identified by the Federal Aviation 
     Administration;
       ``(B) the scientific and technical merit of the proposed 
     research; and
       ``(C) the potential for participation by undergraduate 
     students in the proposed research.
       ``(4) Competitive, merit-based evaluation.--Grants shall be 
     awarded under this subsection on the basis of evaluation of 
     proposals through a competitive, merit-based process.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 48102(a) of 
     title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is 
     further amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, of which $500,000 shall be for 
     carrying out the grant program established under subsection 
     (h)'' after ``projects and activities'' in paragraph (4)(J);
       (2) by inserting ``, of which $500,000 shall be for 
     carrying out the grant program established under subsection 
     (h)'' after ``$224,000,000'' in paragraph (5); and
       (3) by inserting ``, of which $500,000 shall be for 
     carrying out the grant program established under subsection 
     (h)'' after ``$231,000,000'' in paragraph (6).

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     SEC. 6. LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Prohibition of Lobbying Activities.--None of the funds 
     authorized by the amendments made by this Act shall be 
     available for any activity whose purpose is to influence 
     legislation pending before the Congress, except that this 
     subsection shall not prevent officers or employees of the 
     United States or of its departments or agencies from 
     communicating to Members of Congress on the request of any 
     Member or to Congress, through the proper channels, requests 
     for legislation or appropriations which they deem necessary 
     for the efficient conduct of the public business.
       (b) Limitation on Appropriations.--No sums are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration for fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000 
     for the Federal Aviation Administration Research, 
     Engineering, and Development account, unless such sums are 
     specifically authorized to be appropriated by the amendments 
     made by this Act.
       (c) Eligibility for Awards.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration shall exclude from consideration for grant 
     agreements made by that Administration from the Research, 
     Engineering, and Development account after fiscal year 1997 
     any person who received funds, other than those described in 
     paragraph (2), appropriated for a fiscal year after fiscal 
     year 1997, under a grant agreement from any Federal funding 
     source for a project that was not subjected to a competitive, 
     merit-based award process. Any exclusion from consideration 
     pursuant to this subsection shall be effective for a period 
     of 5 years after the person receives such Federal funds.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
     receipt of Federal funds by a person due to the membership of 
     that person in a class specified by law for which assistance 
     is awarded to members of the class according to a formula 
     provided by law.
       (3) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``grant agreement'' means a legal instrument whose principal 
     purpose is to transfer a thing of value to the recipient to 
     carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation 
     authorized by a law of the United States, and does not 
     include the acquisition (by purchase, lease, or barter) of 
     property or services for the direct benefit or use of the 
     United States Government. Such term does not include a 
     cooperative agreement (as such term is used in section 6305 
     of title 31, United States Code) or a cooperative research 
     and development agreement (as such term is defined in section 
     12(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
     1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(1))).

     SEC. 7. NOTICE.

       (a) Notice of Reprogramming.--If any funds authorized by 
     the amendments made by this Act are subject to a 
     reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to 
     the Appropriations Committees of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate, notice of such action shall concurrently be 
     provided to the Committees on Science and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate.
       (b) Notice of Reorganization.--The Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration shall provide notice to the 
     Committees on Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and 
     Appropriations of the Senate, not later than 15 days before 
     any major reorganization of any program, project, or activity 
     of the Federal Aviation Administration for which funds are 
     authorized by this Act.

     SEC. 8. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM.

       With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense of 
     Congress that the Federal Aviation Administration should--
       (1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit date-
     related problems in its computer systems to ensure that those 
     systems continue to operate effectively in the year 2000 and 
     beyond;
       (2) assess immediately the extent of the risk to the 
     operations of the Federal Aviation Administration posed by 
     the problems referred to in paragraph (1), and plan and 
     budget for achieving Year 2000 compliance for all of its 
     mission-critical systems; and
       (3) develop contingency plans for those systems that the 
     Federal Aviation Administration is unable to correct in time.

     SEC. 9. BUY AMERICAN.

       (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--No funds 
     appropriated pursuant to the amendments made by 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'').
       (b) Sense of Congress.--In the case of any equipment or 
     products that may be authorized to be purchased with 
     financial assistance provided under the amendments made by 
     this Act, it is the sense of Congress that entities receiving 
     such assistance should, in expending the assistance, purchase 
     only American-made equipment and products.
       (c) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under the amendments made by this Act, 
     the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
     shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a notice 
     describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.

  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. GOSS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER 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. GOSS, pursuant to clause 5 of rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the bill were postponed.

para. 39.12  recess--4:08 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 8 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5 p.m.

para. 39.13  after recess--5 p.m.

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

para. 39.14  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was granted permission until midnight tonight to file a 
privileged report on a bill making emergency supplemental appropriations 
for recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping 
efforts for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 39.15  h.r. 1342--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 1342) to provide for a one-year enrollment in 
the conservation reserve of land covered by expiring conservation 
reserve program contracts; 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.

Yeas

325

It was decided in the

Nays

92

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 39.16                    [Roll No. 92]

                                YEAS--325

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver

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     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--92

     Archer
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skeen
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Ensign
       

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Andrews
     Berman
     Capps
     Engel
     Gallegly
     Green
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Lantos
     Matsui
     McKinney
     Mollohan
     Schiff
     Yates
  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. 39.17  h.r. 680--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, 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. 680) 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; 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

418

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 39.18                    [Roll No. 93]

                                YEAS--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Andrews
     Berman
     Capps
     Engel
     Ensign
     Green
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Lantos
     Matsui
     McKinney
     Mollohan
     Schiff
     Yates
  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 Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to 
authorize the transfer of surplus personal property to States for 
donation to nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families 
and individuals, and to authorize the transfer of surplus real property 
to States, political subdivisions and instrumentalities of States, and 
nonprofit organizations for providing housing or housing assistance for 
low-income individuals or families.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and

[[Page 365]]

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. 39.19  h.r. 363--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, 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. 363) to amend section 2118 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992 to extend the Electric and Magnetic Fields 
Research and Public Information Dissemination Program; 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

387

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

35

para. 39.20                    [Roll No. 94]

                                YEAS--387

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--35

     Blunt
     Cannon
     Coble
     Collins
     Cox
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ensign
     Foley
     Hefley
     Hulshof
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kingston
     Linder
     Manzullo
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Pappas
     Paul
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Shadegg
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stump
     Talent
     Tiahrt
     Watts (OK)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Andrews
     Engel
     Green
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Lantos
     Matsui
     Mollohan
     Schiff
     Yates
  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. 39.21  h.r. 1271--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the question on passage 
of the bill (H.R. 1271) to authorize the Federal Aviation 
Administration's research, engineering, and development programs for 
fiscal years 1998 through 2000, 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

414

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

7

para. 39.22                    [Roll No. 95]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder

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     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--7

     Blunt
     Hulshof
     Neumann
     Paul
     Royce
     Sanford
     Schaffer, Bob

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Andrews
     Engel
     Green
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Lantos
     Matsui
     Mollohan
     Schiff
     Spratt
     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. 39.23  permission to file supplemental report

  On motion of Mr. LEACH, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Banking 
and Financial Services was granted permission to file a supplemental 
report, part II, Report No. 105-76, to accompany the bill (H.R. 2) 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.

para. 39.24  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-81) the resolution (H. Res. 133) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2) 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, for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 39.25  providing for the consideration of h.r. 867

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-82) the resolution (H. Res. 134) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 867) to promote the adoption of children in foster care.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 39.26  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. GREEN, for today;
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today, April 30 and May 1;
  To Mr. YATES, for today;
  To Mr. HOEKSTRA, for today; and
  To Mr. HERGER, for today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 39.27  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. KINGSTON, at 10 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 39.28  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. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     Supplemental report on H.R. 2. 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 (Rept. No. 105-76, Pt. 2).
       Mr. SMITH of Oregon: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 1342. A 
     bill to provide for a 1-year enrollment in the conservation 
     reserve of land covered by expiring conservation reserve 
     program contracts; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-80). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 133. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) 
     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 (Rept. No. 
     105-81). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     134. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     867) to promote the adoption of children in foster care 
     (Rept. No. 105-82). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 1469. A 
     bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
     recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas 
     peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-83). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para. 39.29  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. LEVIN:
       H.R. 1468. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to modify 
     provisions restricting welfare and public benefits for 
     aliens; 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. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Inglis of 
             South Carolina, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Boyd, 
             Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Largent, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Portman, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Goss):
       H.R. 1470. A bill to empower States with authority for most 
     taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, 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. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 1471. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to determine the feasibility of placing bar codes on 
     passenger motor vehicles to facilitate the tracing of stolen 
     vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 1472. A bill to amend the Employment Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to 
     require group health plans and group and individual health 
     insurance coverage to pay interest on clean claims that are 
     not paid within 30 days; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH:
       H.R. 1473. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit, with certain exceptions, the transfer of a handgun 
     to, or the possession of a handgun by, an individual who has 
     not attained 21 years of age; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Filner, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Capps):
       H.R. 1474. A bill to amend section 255 of the National 
     Housing Act to prohibit the charging of unreasonable and 
     excessive fees in connection with equity conversion mortgages 
     for elderly homeowners, and for other

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     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 1475. A bill to eliminate the National Sheep Industry 
     Improvement Center and to transfer funds available for the 
     Center to the general fund of the Treasury to reduce the 
     deficit; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART:
       H.R. 1476. A bill to settle certain Miccosukee Indian land 
     takings claims within the State of Florida; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. DICKS (for himself, Mr. Adam Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McDermott, and Ms. 
             Furse):
       H.R. 1477. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to designate a portion of the Columbia River as a 
     recreational river, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Ford, Mr. Turner, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Upton, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, and 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 1478: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow companies to donate computer equipment and 
     software, and training related thereto, to elementary and 
     secondary schools for use in their educational programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 1479. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     U.S. courthouse located at 300 Northeast First Avenue in 
     Miami, FL, as the ``David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse''; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Fattah, and 
             Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 1480. A bill to increase the overall economy and 
     efficiency of Government operations and enable more efficient 
     use of Federal funding, by coordinating Federal financial 
     assistance programs and promoting local flexibility; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Dingell, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Oxley, 
             Ms. Rivers, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Barcia 
             of Michigan, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Evans, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. LaFalce):
       H.R. 1481. A bill to amend the Great Lakes Fish and 
     Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for 
     implementation of recommendations of the U.S. Fish and 
     Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery 
     Restoration Study Report; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Ms. 
             Slaughter):
       H.R. 1482. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     increase whistleblower protections for members of the Armed 
     Forces; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 1483. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     make nonmilitary government aircraft subject to safety 
     regulation by the Department of Transportation; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
             Bishop):
       H.R. 1484. A bill to redesignate the Dublin Federal 
     courthouse building located in Dublin, GA, as the ``J. Roy 
     Rowland Federal Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Porter, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. 
             Bilbray):
       H.R. 1485. A bill to provide that the provision of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 on the accounting of tips in 
     determining the wage of tipped employees shall preempt any 
     State or local provision precluding a tip credit or requiring 
     a tip credit less than the tip credit provided under such 
     act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 1486. A bill to consolidate international affairs 
     agencies, to reform foreign assistance programs, to authorize 
     appropriations for foreign assistance programs and for the 
     Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.J. Res. 74. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide 8-year terms 
     of offices for judges of Federal courts other than the 
     Supreme Court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. John, and 
             Mr. Dingell):
       H. Con. Res. 68. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the territorial integrity, unity, 
     sovereignty, and full independence of Lebanon; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Moakley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Rothman, 
             and Mr. Pascrell):
       H. Res. 135. Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to permit disabled individuals who have 
     access to the House floor to bring supporting services; to 
     the Committee on Rules. 

para. 39.30  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 14: Mr. Crapo, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 15: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 54: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Radanovich, and 
     Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Klink, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. 
     Turner.
       H.R. 122: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Riley, and Mr. 
     Manzullo.
       H.R. 176: Mr. Hilliard and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 177: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 183: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 191: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Owens, Mr. Yates, 
     Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 299: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Schumer and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Camp and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 383: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Shays and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 616: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Kildee, 
     Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Lampson, 
     Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Holden, 
     Mr. Rahall, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 650: Mr. Largent, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 674: Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 681: Mr. McKeon, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Waters, Mr. Dixon, 
     Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 689: Mr. Kucinich and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 725: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma and Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 740: Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 768: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Rangel, 
     Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. McKinney, 
     Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     Hilliard.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 806: Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
     Lofgren, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 815: Ms. Harman, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Holden, 
     Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 863: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Yates, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
     McGovern, and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Frost, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 890: Mr. Payne and Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 920: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 928: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
     Riggs, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
     Bereuter, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 947: Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 956: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of California, and Mr. 
     Oxley.
       H.R. 988: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1002: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Bishop, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, and Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 1015: Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Nadler, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Dellums and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Cook, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Davis 
     of Florida, Mr. Camp, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Lewis of California, 
     Mr. John, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Mica, Mr. Gillmor, 
     Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Inglis of 
     South Carolina, and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 1042: Mr. Hastert, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Rush, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. LaHood, and 
     Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 1125: Mr. McIntyre and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1130: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Vento, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mr. Matsui, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Allen and Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 1156: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1169: Mr. Bilbray and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1178: Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Campbell, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Dellums, 
     Ms. Furse, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
     Waxman.

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       H.R. 1228: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Kucinich, and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 1234: Mr. Payne, Mr. Filner, Ms. Waters, Ms. Norton, 
     Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Ford, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Torres, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, Mr. Green, Mr. Oxley, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Levin, Mr. Bilbray, 
     Mr. Cummings, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Moakley, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1270: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Paxon, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
     White.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Fawell, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. Collins, and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Faleomavaega and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1321: Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Condit, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1323: Ms. Lofgren and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1342: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hill, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
     Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Thune, Mr. Combest, and Mrs. 
     Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1349: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1360: Ms. Molinari, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1369: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Mascara,  Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. 
     McCollum.
       H.R. 1376: Mr. Torres, Mr. Manton, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rush, 
     and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
     Riggs, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Skeen, 
     Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Bono, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Paul, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Sessions, Mr. White, Mr. Gibbons, 
     Mr. Bryant, Mr. Everett, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
     Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Latham, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Lucas of 
     Oklahoma, and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1438: Mr. Luther, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
     Morella, and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1450: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Combest.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Moakley.
       H.J. Res. 71: Mr. Condit, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Saxton.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Thurman, 
     Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Capps, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Sisisky, 
     Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Blagojevich, and Mr. Lampson.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 40: Mr. Price of North Carolina and Mr. 
     Blumenauer.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Ney, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. 
     Lofgren, and Mr. Green.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Allen, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
     Adam Smith of Washington.
       H. Res. 38: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Kennelly 
     of Connecticut, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
     Mr. Payne, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. 
     Kildee.
       H. Res. 39: Mr. Kucinich.
       H. Res. 96: Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Shays, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Evans.
       H. Res. 131: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Matsui, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Frost, and Ms. Slaughter.

para. 39.31  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. 695: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1031: Mrs. Clayton.
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                     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1997 (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, April 29, 1997.
  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:

       3040. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revision of New Source 
     Performance Standards for the Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: 
     Granular Triple Superphosphate Storage Facilities [FRL-5811-
     1] (RIN: 2060-AH16) received April 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801 (a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3041. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan for North 
     Dakota; Revisions to the Air Pollution Control Rules [ND8-1-
     7233a & ND-001-0001a; FRL-5812-3] received April 29, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801 (a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3042. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Number 
     Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; Regulation of Fuels and 
     Fuel Additives; Gasoline Deposit Control Additive Regulation 
     [FRL-5811-6] received April 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801 (a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3043. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Privately Offered Investment Companies, Rule 
     2a51-1 [Release No. IC-22597, International Release No. 1071, 
     File No. S7-30-95] (RIN: 3235-AH09) received April 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3044. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Privately Offered Investment Companies, Rule 
     2a51-2 [Release No. IC-22597, International Series Release 
     No. 1071, File No. S7-30-96] (RIN: 3235-AH09) received April 
     3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3045. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Privately Offered Investment Companies, Rule 2a51-3 
     [Release No. IC-22597, International Release No. 1071, File 
     No. S7-30-95] (RIN: 3235-AH09) received April 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3046. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Privately Offered Investment Companies, Rule 3c-1 
     [Release No. IC-22597, International Release No. 1071, File 
     No. S7-30-95] (RIN: 3235-AH09) received April 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3047. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Privately Offered Investment Companies, Rule 3c-5 
     [Release No. IC-22597, International Release No. 1071, File 
     No. S7-30-95] (RIN: 3235-AH09) received April 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3048. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Privately Offered Investment Companies, Rule 3c-6 
     [Release No. IC-22597, International Release No. 1071, File 
     No. S7-30-95] (RIN: 3235-AH09) received April 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3049. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-44-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2276(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3050. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     annual report on international terrorism entitled ``Patterns 
     of Global Terrorism: 1996,'' pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2656f; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3051. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Financial 
     Assistance for Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessments to Encourage 
     Research Projects for Improvement in the Stock Conditions of 
     the Chesapeake Bay Fisheries [Docket No. 9703221061-7061-01; 
     I.D. 042297B] (RIN: 0648-ZA28) received April 29, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3052. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Compensation for Certain Undiagnosed 
     Illnesses [38 CFR Part 3] (RIN: 2900-AI77) received April 29, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs. 

para. 40.3  providing for the consideration of h.r. 867

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 134):

       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. 867) to promote the adoption of children in 
     foster care. 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 
     303(a) 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 chair

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     man 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. 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 Ways and Means now 
     printed in the bill, modified as specified in the report of 
     the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each 
     section of 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 7 
     of rule XVI or section 303(a) or 306 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. 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.

  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. 40.4  adoption promotion

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, pursuant to House Resolution 134 
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. 867) to promote the adoption of children in foster care.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGAN, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. ROGAN as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. ROGAN, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 134, 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 ``Adoption 
     Promotion Act of 1997''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec.  1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec.  2. Clarification of the reasonable efforts requirement.
Sec.  3. States required to initiate or join proceedings to terminate 
              parental rights for certain children in foster care.
Sec.  4. Adoption incentive payments.
Sec.  5. Earlier status reviews and permanency hearings.
Sec.  6. Notice of reviews and hearings; opportunity to be heard.
Sec.  7. Documentation of reasonable efforts to adopt.
Sec.  8. Kinship care.
Sec.  9. Use of the Federal Parent Locator Service for child welfare 
              services.
Sec. 10. Performance of States in protecting children.
Sec. 11. Authority to approve more child protection demonstration 
              projects.
Sec. 12. Technical assistance.
Sec. 13. Coordination of substance abuse and child protection services.
Sec. 14. Clarification of eligible population for independent living 
              services.
Sec. 15. Effective date.
Sec. 16. Purchase of American-made equipment and products.
Sec. 17. Criminal records checks for prospective foster and adoptive 
              parents and group care staff.
Sec. 18. Standby guardianship.

     SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF THE REASONABLE EFFORTS REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 471(a)(15) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(15)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(15)(A) provides that--
       ``(i) except as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii), 
     reasonable efforts shall be made--
       ``(I) before a child is placed in foster care, to prevent 
     or eliminate the need to remove the child from the child's 
     home; and
       ``(II) to make it possible for the child to return home;
       ``(ii) if continuation of reasonable efforts of the type 
     described in clause (i) is determined to be inconsistent with 
     the permanency plan for the child, reasonable efforts of the 
     type required by clause (iii)(II) shall be made;
       ``(iii) if a court of competent jurisdiction has determined 
     that the child has been subjected to aggravated circumstances 
     (as defined by State law, which definition may include 
     abandonment, torture, chronic abuse, and sexual abuse) or 
     parental conduct described in section 106(b)(2)(A)(xii) of 
     the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, or that the 
     parental rights of a parent with respect to a sibling of the 
     child have been terminated involuntarily--
       ``(I) reasonable efforts of the type described in clause 
     (i) shall not be required to be made with respect to any 
     parent of the child who has been involved in subjecting the 
     child to such circumstances or such conduct, or whose 
     parental rights with respect to a sibling of the child have 
     been terminated involuntarily; and
       ``(II) if reasonable efforts of the type described in 
     clause (i) are not made or are discontinued, reasonable 
     efforts shall be made to place the child for adoption, with a 
     legal guardian, or (if adoption or legal guardianship is 
     determined not to be appropriate for the child) in some other 
     planned, permanent living arrangement; and
       ``(iv) reasonable efforts of the type described in clause 
     (iii)(II) may be made concurrently with reasonable efforts of 
     the type described in clause (i); and
       ``(B) in determining the reasonable efforts to be made with 
     respect to a child and in making such reasonable efforts, the 
     child's health and safety shall be of paramount concern;''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 472(a)(1) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 672(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``for a child'' 
     before ``have been made''.

     SEC. 3. STATES REQUIRED TO INITIATE OR JOIN PROCEEDINGS TO 
                   TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN 
                   IN FOSTER CARE.

       (a) In General.--Section 475(5) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 675(5)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) in the case of a child who has not attained 10 years 
     of age and has been in foster care under the responsibility 
     of the State for 18 months of the most recent 24 months, the 
     State shall file a petition to terminate the parental rights 
     of the child's parents (or, if such a petition has been filed 
     by another party, seek to be joined as a party to the 
     petition), unless--
       ``(i) at the option of the State, the child is being cared 
     for by a relative;
       ``(ii) a State court or State agency has documented a 
     compelling reason for determining that filing such a petition 
     would not be in the best interests of the child; or
       ``(iii) the State has not provided to the family of the 
     child such services as the State deems appropriate, if 
     reasonable efforts of the type described in section 
     471(a)(15)(A)(i) are required to be made with respect to the 
     child.''.
       (b) Limitation on Applicability.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (a) shall apply only to children entering foster 
     care on or after October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 4. ADOPTION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Part E of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 670-679) is amended by inserting after section 
     473 the following:

     ``SEC. 473A. ADOPTION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.

       ``(a) Grant Authority.--Subject to the availability of such 
     amounts as may be provided in appropriations Acts, the 
     Secretary shall make a grant to each State that is an 
     incentive-eligible State for a fiscal year in an amount equal 
     to the adoption incentive payment payable to the State for 
     the fiscal year under this section, which shall be payable in 
     the immediately succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(b) Incentive-Eligible State.--A State is an incentive-
     eligible State for a fiscal year if--
       ``(1) the State has a plan approved under this part for the 
     fiscal year;
       ``(2) the number of foster child adoptions in the State 
     during the fiscal year exceeds the base number of foster 
     child adoptions for the State for the fiscal year;
       ``(3) the State is in compliance with subsection (c) for 
     the fiscal year; and
       ``(4) the fiscal year is any of fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       ``(c) Data Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State is in compliance with this 
     subsection for a fiscal year if the State has provided to the 
     Secretary the data described in paragraph (2) for fiscal year 
     1997 (or, if later, the fiscal year that precedes the 1st 
     fiscal year for which the State seeks a grant under this 
     section) and for each succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(2) Determination of numbers of adoptions.--
       ``(A) Determinations based on afcars data.--Except as 
     provided in subparagraph

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     (B), the Secretary shall determine the numbers of foster 
     child adoptions and of special needs adoptions in a State 
     during each of fiscal years 1997 through 2002, for purposes 
     of this section, on the basis of data meeting the 
     requirements of the system established pursuant to section 
     479, as reported by the State in May of the fiscal year and 
     in November of the succeeding fiscal year, and approved by 
     the Secretary by April 1 of the succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(B) Alternative data sources permitted for fiscal year 
     1997.--For purposes of the determination described in 
     subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 1997, the Secretary may use 
     data from a source or sources other than that specified in 
     subparagraph (A) that the Secretary finds to be of equivalent 
     completeness and reliability, as reported by a State by 
     November 30, 1997, and approved by the Secretary by March 1, 
     1998.
       ``(3) No waiver of afcars requirements.--This section shall 
     not be construed to alter or affect any requirement of 
     section 479 or any regulation prescribed under such section 
     with respect to reporting of data by States, or to waive any 
     penalty for failure to comply with the requirements.
       ``(d) Adoption Incentive Payment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     adoption incentive payment payable to a State for a fiscal 
     year under this section shall be equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) $4,000, multiplied by amount (if any) by which the 
     number of foster child adoptions in the State during the 
     fiscal year exceeds the base number of foster child adoptions 
     for the State for the fiscal year; and
       ``(B) $2,000, multiplied by the amount (if any) by which 
     the number of special needs adoptions in the State during the 
     fiscal year exceeds the base number of special needs 
     adoptions for the State for the fiscal year.
       ``(2) Pro rata adjustment if insufficient funds 
     available.--If the total amount of adoption incentive 
     payments otherwise payable under this section for a fiscal 
     year exceeds $15,000,000, the amount of the adoption 
     incentive payment payable to each State under this section 
     for the fiscal year shall be--
       ``(A) the amount of the adoption incentive payment that 
     would otherwise be payable to the State under this section 
     for the fiscal year; multiplied by
       ``(B) the percentage represented by $15,000,000, divided by 
     the total amount of adoption incentive payments otherwise 
     payable under this section for the fiscal year.
       ``(e) 2-Year Availability of Incentive Payments.--Payments 
     to a State under this section in a fiscal year shall remain 
     available for use by the State through the end of the 
     succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(f) Limitations on Use of Incentive Payments.--A State 
     shall not expend an amount paid to the State under this 
     section except to provide to children or families any service 
     (including post adoption services) that may be provided under 
     part B or E. Amounts expended by a State in accordance with 
     the preceding sentence shall be disregarded in determining 
     State expenditures for purposes of Federal matching payments 
     under section 474.
       ``(g) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Foster child adoption.--The term `foster child 
     adoption' means the final adoption of a child who, at the 
     time of adoptive placement, was in foster care under the 
     supervision of the State.
       ``(2) Special needs adoption.--The term `special needs 
     adoption' means the final adoption of a child for whom an 
     adoption assistance agreement is in effect under section 473.
       ``(3) Base number of foster child adoptions.--The term 
     `base number of foster child adoptions for a State' means, 
     with respect to a fiscal year, the largest number of foster 
     child adoptions in the State in fiscal year 1997 (or, if 
     later, the 1st fiscal year for which the State has furnished 
     to the Secretary the data described in subsection (c)(2)) or 
     in any succeeding fiscal year preceding the fiscal year.
       ``(4) Base number of special needs adoptions.--The term 
     `base number of special needs adoptions for a State' means, 
     with respect to a fiscal year, the largest number of special 
     needs adoptions in the State in fiscal year 1997 (or, if 
     later, the 1st fiscal year for which the State has furnished 
     to the Secretary the data described in subsection (c)(2)) or 
     in any succeeding fiscal year preceding the fiscal year.
       ``(h) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--For grants under this section, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $15,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       ``(2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under paragraph 
     (1) are authorized to remain available until expended, but 
     not after fiscal year 2003.''.
       (b) Discretionary Cap Adjustment for Adoption Incentive 
     Payments.--
       (1) Section 251 amendment.--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:
       ``(I) Adoption incentive payments.--Whenever a bill or 
     joint resolution making appropriations for fiscal year 1999, 
     2000, 2001, or 2002 is enacted that specifies an amount for 
     adoption incentive payments for the Department of Health and 
     Human Services--
       ``(i) the adjustments for new budget authority shall be the 
     amounts of new budget authority provided in that measure for 
     adoption incentive payments, but not to exceed $15,000,000; 
     and
       ``(ii) the adjustment for outlays shall be the additional 
     outlays flowing from such amount.''.
       (2) Section 606 amendment.--Section 606 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Adoption Incentive Payments Adjustment.--
       ``(1) In general.--(A)(i) When the Committee on 
     Appropriations reports an appropriation measure for fiscal 
     year 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, or 2003 that specifies an amount 
     for adoption incentive payments for the Department of Health 
     and Human Services, or when a conference committee submits a 
     conference report thereon, the chairman of the Committee on 
     the Budget of the Senate or House of Representatives 
     (whichever is appropriate) shall--
       ``(I) make adjustments for the amounts of new budget 
     authority provided by that appropriation measure for such 
     payments, which shall be the amount of new budget authority 
     provided in that measure for adoption incentive payments, but 
     not to exceed $15,000,000; and
       ``(II) make adjustment for outlays, which shall be in an 
     amount equal to the additional outlays flowing from such 
     amount.
       ``(ii) If the adjustments referred to in the preceding 
     sentence are made for an appropriations measure that is not 
     enacted into law, then the chairman of the Committee on the 
     Budget of the House of Representatives shall, as soon as 
     practicable, reverse those adjustments.
       ``(iii) The chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 
     House of Representatives shall submit any adjustments made 
     under this subparagraph to the House of Representatives and 
     have such adjustments published in the Congressional Record.
       ``(B) The adjustments referred to in this paragraph consist 
     of adjustments to--
       ``(i) the discretionary spending limits for that fiscal 
     year as set forth in the most recently adopted concurrent 
     resolution on the budget;
       ``(ii) the allocations to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the Senate and the House of Representatives for that 
     fiscal year under sections 302(a) and 602(a); and
       ``(iii) the appropriate budgetary aggregates for that 
     fiscal year in the most recently adopted concurrent 
     resolution on the budget.
       ``(C) The adjusted discretionary spending limits, 
     allocations, and aggregates under this paragraph shall be 
     considered the appropriate limits, allocations, and 
     aggregates for purposes of congressional enforcement of this 
     Act and concurrent budget resolutions under this Act.
       ``(2) Reporting revised suballocations.--Following the 
     adjustments made under paragraph (1), 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.
       ``(3) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     `adoption incentive payments' shall have the same meaning as 
     provided in section 251(b)(2)(I) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.''.

     SEC. 5. EARLIER STATUS REVIEWS AND PERMANENCY HEARINGS.

       Section 475(5)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     675(5)(C)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``eighteen months after'' and inserting 
     ``12 months after'';
       (2) by striking ``dispositional'' and inserting 
     ``permanency''; and
       (3) by striking ``future status of'' and all that follows 
     through ``long-term basis)'' and inserting ``permanency plan 
     for the child (including whether (and, if applicable, when) 
     the child will be returned to the parent, the child will be 
     placed for adoption and the State will file a petition to 
     terminate the parental rights of the parent, a legal guardian 
     will be appointed for the child, or the child will be placed 
     in some other planned, permanent living arrangement, 
     including in the custody of another fit and willing 
     relative)''.

     SEC. 6. NOTICE OF REVIEWS AND HEARINGS; OPPORTUNITY TO BE 
                   HEARD.

       Section 475(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     675(5)), as amended by section 3 of this Act, 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:
       ``(F) the foster parents (if any) of a child and any 
     relative providing care for the child are provided with 
     notice of, and an opportunity to be heard in, any review or 
     hearing to be held with respect to the child, except that 
     this subparagraph shall not be construed to make any foster 
     parent a party to such a review or hearing.''.

     SEC. 7. DOCUMENTATION OF REASONABLE EFFORTS TO ADOPT.

       Section 475(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     675(5)), as amended by sections 3 and 6 of this Act, 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 the following:
       ``(G) in the case of a child with respect to whom the 
     State's goal is adoption or placement in another permanent 
     home, the steps taken by the State agency to find an adoptive 
     family or other permanent living arrangement for the child, 
     to place the child with an adoptive family, a legal guardian, 
     or

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     in another planned permanent living arrangement (including in 
     the custody of another fit and willing relative), and to 
     finalize the adoption or legal guardianship are documented, 
     and such documentation shall include documentation of child 
     specific recruitment efforts such as the use of State, 
     regional, and national adoption information exchanges, 
     including electronic information exchange systems.''.

     SEC. 8. KINSHIP CARE.

       (a) Report.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall--
       (A) not later than March 1, 1998, convene the advisory 
     panel provided for in subsection (b)(1) and prepare and 
     submit to the advisory panel an initial report on the extent 
     to which children in foster care are placed in the care of a 
     relative (in this section referred to as ``kinship care''); 
     and
       (B) not later than November 1, 1998, submit to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a final report on 
     the matter described in subparagraph (A), which shall--
       (i) be based on the comments submitted by the advisory 
     panel pursuant to subsection (b)(2) and other information and 
     considerations; and
       (ii) include the policy recommendations of the Secretary 
     with respect to the matter.
       (2) Required contents.--Each report required by paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       (A) include, to the extent available for each State, 
     information on--
       (i) the policy of the State regarding kinship care;
       (ii) the characteristics of the kinship care providers 
     (including age, income, ethnicity, and race);
       (iii) the characteristics of the household of such 
     providers (such as number of other persons in the household 
     and family composition);
       (iv) how much access to the child is afforded to the parent 
     from whom the child has been removed;
       (v) the cost of, and source of funds for, kinship care 
     (including any subsidies such as medicaid and cash 
     assistance);
       (vi) the goal for a permanent living arrangement for the 
     child and the actions being taken by the State to achieve the 
     goal;
       (vii) the services being provided to the parent from whom 
     the child has been removed; and
       (viii) the services being provided to the kinship care 
     provider; and
       (B) specifically note the circumstances or conditions under 
     which children enter kinship care.
       (b) Advisory Panel.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee 
     on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
     Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate, shall 
     convene an advisory panel which shall include parents, foster 
     parents, former foster children, State and local public 
     officials responsible for administering child welfare 
     programs, private persons involved in the delivery of child 
     welfare services, representatives of tribal governments and 
     tribal courts, judges, and academic experts.
       (2) Duties.--The advisory panel convened pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall review the report prepared pursuant to 
     subsection (a), and, not later than July 1, 1998, submit to 
     the Secretary comments on the report.

     SEC. 9. USE OF THE FEDERAL PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE FOR CHILD 
                   WELFARE SERVICES.

       Section 453 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``or enforcing child custody or visitation 
     orders'' and inserting ``or making or enforcing child custody 
     or visitation orders''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking the comma at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) who has or may have parental rights with respect to a 
     child,''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) a State agency that is administering a program 
     operated under a State plan under subpart 1 of part B, or a 
     State plan approved under subpart 2 of part B or under part 
     E.''.

     SEC. 10. PERFORMANCE OF STATES IN PROTECTING CHILDREN.

       The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation 
     with the American Public Welfare Association, the National 
     Governors' Association, and persons or organizations devoted 
     to child advocacy, shall--
       (1) develop a set of outcome measures (including length of 
     stay in foster care, number of foster care placements, and 
     number of adoptions) that can be used to assess the 
     performance of States in operating child protection and child 
     welfare programs pursuant to parts B and E of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act to ensure the safety of children;
       (2) to the maximum extent possible, the outcome measures 
     should be developed from data available from the Adoption and 
     Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System;
       (3) develop a system for rating the performance of States 
     with respect to the outcome measures, and provide to the 
     States an explanation of the rating system and how scores are 
     determined under the rating system;
       (4) prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to 
     ensure that States provide to the Secretary the data 
     necessary to determine State performance with respect to each 
     outcome measure, as a condition of the State receiving funds 
     under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act;
       (5) on May 1, 1999, and annually thereafter, prepare and 
     submit to the Congress a report on the performance of each 
     State on each outcome measure, which shall examine the 
     reasons for high performance and low performance and, where 
     possible, make recommendations as to how State performance 
     could be improved.

     SEC. 11. AUTHORITY TO APPROVE MORE CHILD PROTECTION 
                   DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

       Section 1130(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-9(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``10'' and inserting ``15''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``At least 1 of the 
     demonstration projects approved on or after October 1, 1997, 
     shall address kinship care.''.

     SEC. 12. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     may, directly or through grants or contracts, provide 
     technical assistance to assist States and local communities 
     to reach their targets for increased numbers of adoptions 
     and, to the extent that adoption is not possible, alternative 
     permanent placements, for children in foster care.
       (b) Limitations.--The technical assistance provided under 
     subsection (a) shall support the goal of encouraging more 
     adoptions out of the foster care system, when adoptions 
     promote the best interests of children, and shall include the 
     following:
       (1) The development of best practice guidelines for 
     expediting termination of parental rights.
       (2) Models to encourage the use of concurrent planning.
       (3) The development of specialized units and expertise in 
     moving children toward adoption as a permanency goal.
       (4) The development of risk assessment tools to facilitate 
     early identification of the children who will be at risk of 
     harm if returned home.
       (5) Models to encourage the fast tracking of children who 
     have not attained 1 year of age into pre-adoptive placements.
       (6) Development of programs that place children into pre-
     adoptive families without waiting for termination of parental 
     rights.
       (c) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--To 
     carry out this section, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     not to exceed $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 
     through 2000.

     SEC. 13. COORDINATION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CHILD PROTECTION 
                   SERVICES.

       Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services, based on 
     information from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
     Services Administration and the Administration for Children 
     and Families in the Department of Health of Human Services, 
     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 which describes the extent and scope 
     of the problem of substance abuse in the child welfare 
     population, the types of services provided to such 
     population, and the outcomes resulting from the provision of 
     such services to such population. The report shall include 
     recommendations for any legislation that may be needed to 
     improve coordination in providing such services to such 
     population.

     SEC. 14. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE POPULATION FOR INDEPENDENT 
                   LIVING SERVICES.

       Section 477(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     677(a)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ``(including children 
     with respect to whom such payments are no longer being made 
     because the child has accumulated assets, not to exceed 
     $5,000, which are otherwise regarded as resources for 
     purposes of determining eligibility for benefits under this 
     part)'' before the comma.

     SEC. 15. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--The amendments made by this Act shall take 
     effect on October 1, 1997.
       (b) Delay Permitted if State Legislation Required.--In the 
     case of a State plan under part B or E of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services determines requires State legislation (other than 
     legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to 
     meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments 
     made by this Act, the State plan shall not be regarded as 
     failing to comply with the requirements of such part solely 
     on the basis of the failure of the plan to meet such 
     additional requirements before 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.

     SEC. 16. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.

       (a) In General.--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

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     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.

     SEC. 17. CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS FOR PROSPECTIVE FOSTER AND 
                   ADOPTIVE PARENTS AND GROUP CARE STAFF.

       Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     671(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (18), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (19), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(20) at the option of the State, provides procedures for 
     criminal records checks and checks of a State's child abuse 
     registry for any prospective foster parent or adoptive 
     parent, and any employee of a child-care institution before 
     the foster care or adoptive parent, or the child-care 
     institution may be finally approved for placement of a child 
     on whose behalf foster care maintenance payments or adoption 
     assistance payments are to be made under the State plan under 
     this part, including procedures requiring that--
       ``(A) in any case in which a criminal record check reveals 
     a criminal conviction for child abuse or neglect, or spousal 
     abuse, a criminal conviction for crimes against children, or 
     a criminal conviction for a crime involving violence, 
     including rape, sexual or other assault, or homicide, 
     approval shall not be granted; and
       ``(B) in any case in which a criminal record check reveals 
     a criminal conviction for a felony or misdemeanor not 
     involving violence, or a check of any State child abuse 
     registry indicates that a substantiated report of abuse or 
     neglect exists, final approval may be granted only after 
     consideration of the nature of the offense or incident, the 
     length of time that has elapsed since the commission of the 
     offense or the occurrence of the incident, the individual's 
     life experiences during the period since the commission of 
     the offense or the occurrence of the incident, and any risk 
     to the child.''.

     SEC. 18. STANDBY GUARDIANSHIP.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the States should have 
     in effect laws and procedures that permit any parent who is 
     chronically ill or near death, without surrendering parental 
     rights, to designate a standby guardian for the parent's 
     minor children, whose authority would take effect upon--
       (1) the death of the parent;
       (2) the mental incapacity of the parent; or
       (3) the physical debilitation and consent of the parent.

  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. MORELLA, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CAMP 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

5

para. 40.5                     [Roll No. 96]

                                YEAS--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--5

     Campbell
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     Mink
     Paul

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Allen
     Bonior
     Engel
     English
     Green
     Herger
     John
     Lewis (GA)
     Porter
     Schiff
     Stump
     Wexler
  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. 40.6  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. CAMP, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references 
and to make such other technical and conforming changes as may be 
necessary to reflect the actions of the House in amending the bill.

para. 40.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 133):

       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 the Union for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 2) 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. 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 of clause 
     7(b) or rule XIII 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 Banking and Financial

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     Services. 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 
     Banking and Financial Services 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. 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. Before consideration 
     of any other amendment it shall be in order to consider the 
     amendment printed in the Congressional Record of April 29, 
     1997, pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII, if offered by 
     Representative Lazio of New York 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. 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. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business: 
     Provided, That the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 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 made in order as 
     original text. 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. 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. 40.8  community housing opportunity and responsibility

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, pursuant to House 
Resolution 133 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 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 
commmunity control over such programs, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. GOODLATTE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. LaHOOD assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 40.9  order of business--consideration of h.r. 2

  On motion of Mr. LAZIO, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) 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 commmunity control over such programs, and 
for other purposes, in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
the Union, pursuant to House Resolution 133, there be an additional 20 
minutes for general debate, to be equally divided and controlled by Mr. 
Lazio and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.

para. 40.10  community housing opportunity and responsibility

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 133 
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 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 commmunity control over 
such programs, and for other purposes.
  Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole resumed the 
Chair; after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SCHAFFER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 40.11  providing for the consideration of h. res. 129

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-84) the resolution (H. Res. 136) providing for consideration of 
the resolution (H. Res. 129) providing amounts for the expenses of 
certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred 
Fifth Congress.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 40.12  committee election--majority

  Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, by direction of the Republican Conference, 
submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 137):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and he is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives: Committee on House Oversight: Mr. 
     Mica.

  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. 40.13  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. PORTER, for today from 1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; and
  To Mr. PASCRELL, for May 1.
  And then,

para. 40.14  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. KINGSTON, at 8 o'clock and 45 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 40.15  report 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 136. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. 
     Res. 129) providing amounts for the expenses of certain 
     committees of the House of Representatives in the 105th 
     Congress (Rept. No. 105-84). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 40.16  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. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota):
       H.R. 1487. A bill to provide off-budget treatment for one-
     half of the receipts and disbursements of the land and water 
     conservation fund, and to provide that the amount 
     appropriated from the fund for a fiscal year for Federal 
     purposes may not exceed the amount appropriated for that 
     fiscal year for financial assistance to the States for State 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, 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. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Leach, and 
             Mr. Gonzalez) (all by request):
       H.R. 1488. A bill to authorize U.S. participation in 
     various international financial institutions; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Fazio of California, 
             and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 1489. A bill to establish permanent authority for the 
     provision of assistance to small orchardists to replace or 
     rehabilitate trees and vineyards damaged by damaging weather 
     and related conditions and to appro

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     priate funds to provide such assistance; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. COOKSEY:
       H.R. 1490. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the capital gains tax on individuals and to 
     index the basis of assets of individuals for purposes of 
     determining gains and losses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Berry, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Furse, 
             Mr. Green, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 1491. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to encourage States to expand health coverage of low 
     income children and pregnant women and to provide funds to 
     promote outreach efforts to enroll eligible children under 
     health insurance programs; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bunning 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Condit, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Horn, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Packard, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. 
             Traficant):
       H.R. 1492. A bill to amend rule 11 of the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure regarding representations made to courts by 
     or on behalf of, and court sanctions applicable with respect 
     to, prisoners; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Packard, 
             Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Kim, and Mr. 
             Bilbray):
       H.R. 1493. A bill to require the Attorney General to 
     establish a program in local prisons to identify, prior to 
     arraignment, criminal aliens and aliens who are unlawfully 
     present in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 1494. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require the Federal Election Commission to 
     establish and administer an escrow account for certain 
     campaign contributions that a political committee intends to 
     return to the contributor, 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. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Flake, 
             Mr. Poshard, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Jackson, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. 
             Pascrell):
       H.R. 1495. A bill to amend section 29 of the Small Business 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Snowbarger, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Green, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
             White):
       H.R. 1496. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide greater equity in savings opportunities for 
     families with children, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Yates, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Frost, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Flake, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Filner, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Clay, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia):
       H. R. 1497. A bill to extend the authority of the National 
     Peace Garden to establish a commemorative work on Federal 
     lands; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Waters, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Torres):
       H.R. 1498. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat a portion of welfare benefits which are 
     contingent on employment as earned income for purposes of the 
     earned income credit, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. MOLINARI:
       H.R. 1499. A bill to make certain administrative reforms 
     relating to the Federal Railroad Administration and to make 
     further improvements to the laws governing railroad safety; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Capps, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Fawell, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Holden, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Jackson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McHale, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stokes, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Yates):
       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 Ms. MOLINARI:
       H.R. 1501. A bill to strengthen Federal law with respect to 
     the prohibitions against and penalties for acts which 
     sabotage or otherwise threaten the safety of rail 
     transportation and mass transit; 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. POSHARD:
       H.R. 1502. 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. SOUDER (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
             Packard):
       H.R. 1503. A bill to provide uniform standards for the 
     awarding of compensatory and punitive damages in a civil 
     action against a volunteer or volunteer service organization, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SPRATT (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Filner, Mr. Goode, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Holden, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Inglis  of South Carolina, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Jones, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Manton, Mr. McHale, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Riley, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Weller:
       H.R. 1504. A bill to ensure the competitiveness of the U.S. 
     textile and apparel industry; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Dellums, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Ackerman, and Mr. Spence):
       H.R. 1505. 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Flake, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Filner, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Payne, Ms. Furse, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
             Mr.

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             Stark, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 1506. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     prohibit discrimination regarding exposure to hazardous 
     substances; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Leach, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
             Thurman, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 1507. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     modify certain eligibility disqualifications, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period 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. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Collins, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Gingrich, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Kim, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Packard, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pombo, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Regula, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Rogers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Dan Schaefer 
             of Colorado, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Thomas, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weller, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wolf, 
             and Mr. Young of Florida):
       H.J. Res. 75. Joint resolution to confer status as an 
     honorary veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces on Leslie Townes 
     (Bob) Hope; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Hilleary, and Mr. Tanner):
       H. Con. Res. 69. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress with respect to the establishment of waivers 
     in State medical licensing laws regarding the provision of 
     health care to indigent individuals; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska:
       H. Res. 137. Resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Furse, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Towns, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Owens, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Portman):
       H. Res. 138. Resolution expressing the resolve of Congress 
     to take an active role in eliminating racism; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 40.17  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 51: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Barcia, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Green, Mr. 
     Mascara, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. 
     Goode.
       H.R. 108: Mr. Engel, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Bishop, Ms. Harman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Brown 
     of California, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Johnson of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
     Strickland, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 143: Mr. Barcia, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Horn, Mr. Meehan, and 
     Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Collins, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
     McHale, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 198: Mr. Owens and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 235: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Evans, Mr. McGovern, 
     Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 306: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 409: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
     Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, Mr. Mica, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 420: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Kucinich.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Goode and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 536: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 551: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 574: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Bass, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 622: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 659: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bonilla, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 687: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Christian-Green, and Mr. 
     Markey.
       H.R. 689: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Farr of California and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 722: Mr. Latham, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Ney, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 731: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 744: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. Moakley, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 755: Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Rush, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 794: Mr. Meehan and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 816: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 855: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Rush, Mr. Weygand, and 
     Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 956: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 971: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 983: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 991: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1038: Mr. Frost and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1049: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 1104: Mr. Filner, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
     Rangel, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 1146: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Gibbons and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1166: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Waxman, Ms. Furse, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Manton, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.  Pickett, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Metcalf, 
     Mr. Clement, Mr. Torres, Mr. Allen, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. 
     Pastor.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bonilla, 
     Mr. Bono, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
     Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cook, 
     Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Cubin, Ms. Danner, Mr. DeLay, 
     Mr. Dickey, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, 
     Mr. Foley, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
     Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McKeon, 
     Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Mica, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, 
     Mr. Pappas, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Peterson 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, 
     Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor 
     of Mississippi, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weller, Mr. Whitfield, 
     and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 1174: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1189: Mr. Boyd, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Packard, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Olver, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Reyes.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1245: Mr. Faleomavaega and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1246: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1306: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 1321: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 1327: Mr. Talent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Solomon, Ms. 
     Molinari, and Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 1335: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Clay, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, 
     Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Engel, Mr. Filner, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McGovern, 
     Mr. Manton, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Adam 
     Smith of Wash

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     ington, Mr. Souder, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     Wynn.
       H.R. 1346: Mr. Upton, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. McCollum and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1360: Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 1366: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1367: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1407: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Green, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Kleczka, 
     Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. Manton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1438: Mr. Markey, Mr. Lampson, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1451: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. 
     Filner.
       H.R. 1475: Mr. Neumann.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Bentsen and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.J. Res. 65: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Rush.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Baker, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
     Dickey, and Mr. Wise.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Doolittle, 
     Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
     Turner, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Baker, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
     Boyd, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Ryun, Mrs. 
     Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Upton, 
     Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Flake, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. 
     Myrick, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. Norton, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. 
     DeGette, Mr. Borski, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Adam Smith 
     of Washington, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Costello, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Mascara.
       H. Res. 37: Ms. Stabenow and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H. Res. 61: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Kolbe, and Mr. Capps.
       H. Res. 83: Mr. Filner, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H. Res. 103: Mr. Faleomavaega.
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                       THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1997 (41)

para. 41.1  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,

                                                      May 1, 1997.
       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. 41.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, April 30, 1997.
  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. LaTOURETTE, 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.

Yeas

343

When there appeared

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Nays

42

para. 41.3                     [Roll No. 97]

                                YEAS--343

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--42

     Abercrombie
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Capps
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Dooley
     English
     Ensign
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hulshof
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Pallone
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Stark
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller

                             NOT VOTING--48

     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bono
     Burton
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Condit
     Conyers
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Fattah
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Herger
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Kaptur
     Latham
     Livingston
     Maloney (NY)
     McIntosh
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Nadler
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Pascrell
     Porter
     Riggs
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Souder
     Stupak
     Tierney
     Torres
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 41.4  communications

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

       3053. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 96F-0245] received April 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3054. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize the transfer of 14 naval vessels to certain foreign 
     countries; to the Committee on International Relations.
       3055. A letter from the Director, Peace Corps, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to amend the Peace Corps Act, 
     and for other purposes, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3056. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend title 4, District of Columbia Code, to reform the pay 
     of members of the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.

[[Page 377]]

       3057. A letter from the Federal Co-Chairman, Appalachian 
     Regional Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation that would reauthorize the work of the 
     Appalachian Regional Commission, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3058. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Implementation of Equal Access to Justice Act in Agency 
     Proceedings [Docket No. OST-96-1421] (RIN: 2105-AB73) 
     received April 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3059. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Ticketless Travel: Passenger Notices [Docket No. OST-96-993] 
     (RIN: 2105-AC36) received April 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3060. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Vessel Inspection User Fees (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD 96-067] 
     (RIN: 2115-AF40) received April 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3061. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Potomac River, Point Lookout to Hull Neck (U.S. 
     Coast Guard) [CGD05-97-011] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 
     24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3062. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Oceanside, CA (U.S. Coast Guard) [COTP San 
     Diego; 97-001] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received April 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3063. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Southern Branch, 
     Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD 
     05-97-004] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received April 24, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3064. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Regulated Navigation Area Regulations; Lower 
     Mississippi River (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD08-97-008] (RIN: 
     2115-AE84) received April 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3065. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regulated Navigation Area; Puget Sound and Adjacent Waters, 
     WA--Regulated Navigation Area (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD13-97-
     003] (RIN: 2115-AE84) received April 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3066. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Electrical Engineering Requirements for Merchant Vessels 
     (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD 94-108] (RIN: 2115-AF24) received 
     April 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3067. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Availability of Interpretations of Hazardous Materials and 
     Pipeline Safety Regulations (Research and Special Programs 
     Administration) [Docket No. RSP-3] (RIN: 2137-AD00) received 
     April 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3068. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Archaeological and Ethnological Material From Canada [T.D. 
     97-31] (RIN: 1515-AC14) received April 18, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3069. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled the 
     ``Surface Transportation Safety Act of 1997''; jointly, to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Commerce, and the Judiciary.

para. 41.5  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate has passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 968, An Act to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to permit a waiver of the prohibition of 
     offering nurse aide training and competency evaluation 
     programs in certain nursing facilities.
       H.R. 1001. An Act to extend the term of appointment of 
     certain members of the Prospective Payment Assessment 
     Commission and the Physician Payment Review Commission.

para. 41.6  providing for the consideration of h. res. 129

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 136):

       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. 129) 
     providing amounts for the expenses of certain committees of 
     the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Fifth 
     Congress. The resolution shall be considered as read for 
     amendment. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on House Oversight now printed 
     in the resolution shall be considered as adopted. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     resolution, as amended, to final adoption without intervening 
     motion or demand for division of the question except: (1) one 
     hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
     and ranking minority member of the Committee on House 
     Oversight; and (2) 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. 41.7  committee funding

  Mr. THOMAS, pursuant to House Resolution 136, called up the following 
resolution (H. Res. 129):

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. COMMITTEE EXPENSES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTH 
                   CONGRESS.

       (a) In General.--With respect to the One Hundred Fifth 
     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 (including the 
     expenses of all staff salaries) of each committee named in 
     that subsection.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $7,656,162; Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     $8,901,617; Committee on the Budget, $9,940,000; Committee on 
     Commerce, $14,576,580; Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, $10,125,113; Committee on House Oversight, 
     $6,100,946; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
     $4,815,526; Committee on International Relations, 
     $10,368,358; Committee on the Judiciary, $10,699,572; 
     Committee on National Security, $9,756,708; Committee on 
     Resources, $9,876,550; Committee on Rules, $4,649,102; 
     Committee on Science, $8,677,830; Committee on Small 
     Business, $3,906,941; Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct, $2,456,300; Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, $12,483,000; Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
     $4,344,160; and Committee on Ways and Means, $11,066,841.

     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, 1997, and ending immediately before noon on 
     January 3, 1998.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $3,791,039; Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     $4,363,817; Committee on the Budget, $4,970,000; Committee on 
     Commerce, $7,122,959; Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, $5,002,127; Committee on House Oversight, 
     $3,093,200; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
     $2,358,040; Committee on International Relations, $5,145,358; 
     Committee on the Judiciary, $5,054,800; Committee on National 
     Security, $4,729,454; Committee on Resources, $4,800,014; 
     Committee on Rules, $2,306,407; Committee on Science, 
     $4,263,672; Committee on Small Business, $1,936,471; 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $1,276,300; 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, $6,141,500; 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, $2,084,368; and Committee on 
     Ways and Means, $5,387,934.

     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, 1998, and ending immediately before noon on 
     January 3, 1999.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $3,865,123; Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     $4,537,800; Committee on the Budget, $4,970,000; Committee on 
     Commerce, $7,453,621; Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, $5,122,986; Committee on House Oversight, 
     $3,007,746; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
     $2,457,486; Committee on International Relations, $5,223,000; 
     Committee on the Judiciary, $5,644,772; Committee on National 
     Security, $5,027,254; Committee on Resources, $5,076,536; 
     Committee on Rules, $2,342,695; Committee on Science, 
     $4,414,158; Committee on Small Business, $1,970,470; 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $1,180,000; 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, $6,341,500; 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, $2,259,792; and Committee on 
     Ways and Means, $5,678,907.

[[Page 378]]

     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.

     SEC. 7. OFFSET OF INCREASE IN COMMITTEE EXPENSES.

       Any net increase in the aggregate amount of expenses of 
     committees for the One Hundred Fifth Congress over the 
     aggregate amount of funds appropriated for the expenses of 
     committees for the One Hundred Fourth Congress shall be 
     offset by reductions in expenses for other legislative branch 
     activities.

  When said resolution was considered.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 136, the following amendment in the 
nature of a substitute reported from the Committee on House Oversight 
was considered agreed to:

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. COMMITTEE EXPENSES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTH 
                   CONGRESS.

       (a) In General.--With respect to the One Hundred Fifth 
     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 (including the 
     expenses of all staff salaries) of each committee named in 
     that subsection.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $7,656,162; Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     $8,901,617; Committee on the Budget, $9,940,000; Committee on 
     Commerce, $14,535,406; Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, $10,125,113; Committee on House Oversight, 
     $6,050,349; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
     $4,815,526; Committee on International Relations, 
     $10,368,358; Committee on the Judiciary, $10,604,041; 
     Committee on National Security, $9,721,745; Committee on 
     Resources, $9,876,550; Committee on Rules, $4,649,102; 
     Committee on Science, $8,677,830; Committee on Small 
     Business, $3,906,941; Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct, $2,456,300; Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, $12,184,459; Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
     $4,344,160; and Committee on Ways and Means, $11,036,907.

     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, 1997, and ending immediately before noon on 
     January 3, 1998.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $3,791,039; Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     $4,363,817; Committee on the Budget, $4,970,000; Committee on 
     Commerce, $7,122,959; Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, $5,002,127; Committee on House Oversight, 
     $3,042,603; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
     $2,358,040; Committee on International Relations, $5,145,358; 
     Committee on the Judiciary, $5,054,800; Committee on National 
     Security, $4,719,454; Committee on Resources, $4,800,014; 
     Committee on Rules, $2,306,407; Committee on Science, 
     $4,263,672; Committee on Small Business, $1,936,471; 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $1,276,300; 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, $5,992,229; 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, $2,084,368; and Committee on 
     Ways and Means, $5,366,700.

     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, 1998, and ending immediately before noon on 
     January 3, 1999.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $3,865,123; Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     $4,537,800; Committee on the Budget, $4,970,000; Committee on 
     Commerce, $7,412,447; Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, $5,122,986; Committee on House Oversight, 
     $3,007,746; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
     $2,457,486; Committee on International Relations, $5,223,000; 
     Committee on the Judiciary, $5,549,241; Committee on National 
     Security, $5,002,291; Committee on Resources, $5,076,536; 
     Committee on Rules, $2,342,695; Committee on Science, 
     $4,414,158; Committee on Small Business, $1,970,470; 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $1,180,000; 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, $6,192,230; 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, $2,259,792; and Committee on 
     Ways and Means, $5,670,207.

     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,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 136, the previous question was considered 
as ordered on the resolution, as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. GEJDENSON 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

262

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

157

para. 41.8                     [Roll No. 98]

                                YEAS--262

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--157

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell

[[Page 379]]


     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Andrews
     Becerra
     Davis (IL)
     Fattah
     Herger
     Istook
     Lewis (CA)
     Myrick
     Oxley
     Pascrell
     Pombo
     Schiff
     Stupak
     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. 41.9  community housing opportunity and responsibility

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
133 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 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 commmunity control over 
such programs, and for other purposes.
  Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 41.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the question, pursuant to section 426(b)(3) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, will the Committee of the Whole now 
consider the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute?

It was decided in the

Yeas

237

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

183

para. 41.11                    [Roll No. 99]

                                AYES--237

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--183

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Andrews
     Baesler
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Herger
     Istook
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Olver
     Pascrell
     Schiff
     Stenholm
     Stupak
  So the question to consider the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute was agreed to.
  After some further time,

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 Mr. JACKSON:

       Page 25, line 25, strike the second comma and all that 
     follows through the comma in line 3 on page 26.
       Page 27, after line 10, insert the following:
       (4) Rights of occupancy.--This subsection may not be 
     construed (nor may any provision of subsection (d) or (e)) to 
     create a right on the part of any public housing agency to 
     evict or terminate assistance for a family solely on the 
     basis of any failure of the family to comply with the 
     community work requirement under paragraph (1).
       Page 33, line 14, before the comma insert ``(except to the 
     extent that this section specifically limits any authority to 
     evict or terminate assistance)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

160

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

251

para. 41.13                   [Roll No. 100]

                                AYES--160

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry

[[Page 380]]


     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--251

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Andrews
     Baker
     Barton
     Bonilla
     Buyer
     Coburn
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dicks
     Greenwood
     Herger
     Hyde
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Manton
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Schiff
     Stupak
     Walsh
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

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. WELDON of Florida 
to the amendment submitted by Mr. JACKSON:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. WELDON of Florida:

       In the amendment, before ``a single parent'', each place it 
     appears insert ``for not more than 20 percent of the total 
     number of families assisted by a public housing agency,''. 

  Amendment submitted by Mr. JACKSON:

       Page 27, line 7, strike ``or''.
       Page 27, line 10, strike the period and insert ``; or''.
       Page 27, after line 10, insert the following:
       (E) a single parent, grandparent, or spouse of an otherwise 
     exempt individual, who is the primary caretaker of 1 or 
     more--
       (i) children who are 6 years of age or under;
       (ii) elderly persons; or
       (iii) persons with disabilities.
       Page 29, line 3, strike ``or''.
       Page 29, line 6, strike the period and insert ``; or''.
       Page 29, after line 6, insert the following:
       (5) a single parent, grandparent, or spouse of an otherwise 
     exempt individual, who is the primary caretaker of 1 or 
     more--
       (A) children who are 6 years of age or under;
       (B) elderly persons; or
       (C) persons with disabilities. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

153

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

252

para. 41.15                   [Roll No. 101]

                                AYES--153

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kolbe
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Towns
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--252

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bunning
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee
       (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)

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     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Northup
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Andrews
     Baker
     Barton
     Bonilla
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Coburn
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dicks
     Gallegly
     Greenwood
     Herger
     Hyde
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Manton
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Stupak
     Walsh
  So the amendment to 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 Whole on the foregoing amendment submitted by Mr. JACKSON:

It was decided in the

Yeas

181

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

216

para. 41.17                   [Roll No. 102]

                                AYES--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Andrews
     Baker
     Barton
     Bateman
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Christensen
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dicks
     Gallegly
     Greenwood
     Herger
     Hyde
     Johnson, Sam
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Manton
     McInnis
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Parker
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Stupak
     Walsh
     Wamp
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 41.18  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. WELDON of Florida, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, May 5, 1997, at 2:00 p.m.

para. 41.19  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. WELDON of Florida, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, May 5, 1997, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 1997, for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 41.20  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. WELDON of Florida, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, May 7, 
1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 41.21  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. STUPAK, for today; and
  To Mr. MANTON, for today after 2 p.m..
  And then,

para. 41.22  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FILNER, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 6 o'clock and 7 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 5, 1997.

para. 41.23  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. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 408. 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 (Rept. No. 
     105-74 Pt.

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     2). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
     of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1463. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 
     for the Customs Service, the Office of the U.S. Trade 
     Representative, and the International Trade Commission; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 105-85). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3. A bill to 
     combat violent youth crime and increase accountability for 
     juvenile criminal offenses; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-
     86). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para. 41.24  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 Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself and Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 1508. A bill to reform the multifamily rental assisted 
     housing programs of the Federal Government and maintain the 
     affordability and availability of low-income housing, 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. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Crane, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Portman, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Jefferson, and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 1509. 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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Ford, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Collins, Mr. Castle, Mr. Brady, Mr. 
             Sessions, Ms. Granger, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Bonilla, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Archer):
       H.R. 1510. A bill to exempt agreements relating to 
     voluntary guidelines governing telecast material from the 
     applicability of the antitrust laws; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Klug, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Gordon, Mr. Petri, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Upton, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Shays, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Horn, Mr. Frost, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Clement, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. 
             Boehner):
       H.R. 1511. A bill to establish a National Commission on the 
     Cost of Higher Education; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1512. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives for public-private educational 
     partnerships for public educational institutions serving 
     disadvantaged students and to provide tax relief to families 
     who are struggling to pay for college; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
             Poshard):
       H.R. 1513. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to designate the Lincoln National Historic Trail as a 
     component of the National Trails System; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BOUCHER:
       H.R. 1514. A bill to restore the exclusion of employees' 
     death benefits from gross income; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Armey, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Traficant, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Costello, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Condit, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Rush, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Petri, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson, Mr. Talent, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Graham, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Dickey, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Herger, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Leach, 
             Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Linder, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Porter, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. Royce, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Dan Schaefer 
             of Colorado, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Weller, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 1515. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide new 
     portability, participation, solvency, and other health 
     insurance protections and freedoms for workers in mobile work 
     force, to increase the purchasing power of employees and 
     employers by removing barriers to the voluntary formation of 
     association health plans, to increase health plan competition 
     providing more affordable choice of coverage, to expand 
     access to health insurance coverage for employees of small 
     employers through open market, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Filner, Mr. Green, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Johnson 
             of Wisconsin, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 1516. A bill to support local reading programs for 
     children so that all children are able to read well and 
     independently by the end of the third grade; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. COOKSEY:
       H.R. 1517. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the capital gains tax on individuals and to 
     index the basis of assets of individuals for purposes of 
     determining gains and losses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COSTELLO (for himself and Mr. Ewing):
       H.R. 1518. 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. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Towns, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Herger, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Stearns, Ms. Norton, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Clement, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Leach, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Petri, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Porter, and Mr. Martinez:
       H.R. 1519. A bill to provide for the recognition and 
     designation of the official society to administer and 
     coordinate activities in the United States to commemorate and 
     celebrate the achievements of the second millennium and to 
     promote even greater achievements in the millennium to come 
     by endowing an international cross-cultural scholarship fund 
     to further the development and education of the world's 
     future leaders; 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 Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 1520. A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to authorize the use of clinical social workers 
     to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional 
     and mental illnesses; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 1521. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     concerning the treatment of certain aircraft as public 
     aircraft; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 1522. A bill to extend the authorization for the 
     National Historic Preservation Fund, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
       H.R. 1523. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to exempt 
     subcontracts for dredging activities from local buy 
     requirements under the business development program 
     authorized by section (a) of that Act; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky):
       H.R. 1524. A bill to establish a National Center for Rural 
     Law Enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 1525. A bill to assure equitable treatment in health 
     care coverage of prescription drugs; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Education and the Workforce, 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. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Packard, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Baesler, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Graham, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Nussle):
       H.R. 1526. A bill to amend The Americans For Affordable 
     Housing Act.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Towns, and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 1527. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the classification of and 
     performance standards for devices; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.J. Res. 76. Joint resolution to direct the Secretary of 
     the Interior to design and construct a permanent addition to 
     the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, DC, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H. Con. Res. 70. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that State and local governments should be 
     encouraged, and have the right, to pass laws and ordinances 
     designed to preserve and protect the safety and well-being of 
     young people; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Filner, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H. Con. Res. 71. Concurring resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that Federal retirement cost-of-living 
     adjustments should not be delayed, and that retirement 
     contributions on the part of Federal agencies and Federal and 
     postal employees should not be increased; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Clay, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Towns, Mr. Flake, Mr. Wynn, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Bishop, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Sanders, and Mr. Cummings):
       H. Con. Res. 72. Concurrent resolution postponing the 
     relocation of the statue known as the Portrait Monument to 
     the rotunda of the Capitol; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Istook, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Solomon, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Herger, and Mr. Hayworth):
       H. Res. 139. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Department of Education, States, 
     and local education agencies should spend a greater 
     percentage of Federal education tax dollars in our children's 
     classrooms; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Res. 140. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that ``Sugar'' Ray Robinson should be 
     recognized for his athletic achievements and commitment to 
     young people; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. YATES:
       H. Res. 141. Resolution waiving clause 2(b) of rule XXII to 
     permit introduction and consideration of a certain bill; to 
     the Committee on Rules.

para. 41.25  memorials

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

       58. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution 
     31 urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to cease 
     operation of the incinerator at the Drake Chemical Superfund 
     site until the serious concerns about onsite decision making, 
     involving the officials of the city of Lock Haven, PA, and 
     the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in 
     key decisions and the allegations of drug and alcohol abuse, 
     are investigated; to the Committee on Commerce.
       59. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Montana, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 9 urging 
     Congress to act in a timely fashion to reauthorize the 
     Federal Surface Transportation Program and to continue to 
     recognize the national interest in the investment in highways 
     that serve and cross rural western States; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para. 41.26  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause I of rule XXII:

       Mrs. MALONEY of New York introduced a bill (H.R. 1528) to 
     authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
     certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
     employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Southern 
     Star; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.

para. 41.27  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 7: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 9: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 12: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 14: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Ryun.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Istook, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Rogers, 
     Mr. Riley, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 80: Mr. Olver, Mr. Solomon, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Foley, 
     Mr. Pallone, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Parker, and Mr. 
     Manzullo.
       H.R. 108: Mr. Borski and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 122: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Murtha, 
     Mr. Minge, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Latham, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 159: Mr. Holden and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 176: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Ryun, 
     and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Combest, Mr. Engel, Mr. Barrett 
     of Nebraska, Mr. Packard, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 218: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Poshard, 
     and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 253: Mr. Fawell, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Levin, and Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 284: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Olver, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 285: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 286: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 305: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 335: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Spence and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 344: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 366: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Towns, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Combest, Mr. Allen, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
     Engel, Mr. Packard, and Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 426: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Dicks, 
     Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Yates, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 455: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 459: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 465: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 477: Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 546: Mr. Engel and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 553: Mr. Costello, Mr. Flake, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Sanders, Ms. Norton, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
     Martinez.
       H.R. 566: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 586: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 589: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 590: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 617: Mr. Baker, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 622: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Pappas and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Rush, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Pickett, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 774: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Ms. Kaptur.

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       H.R. 789: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 840: Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 862: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 874: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 893: Mr. Olver, Mr. Horn, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Underwood, 
     Ms. DeGette, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Klug, 
     Mr. Coyne, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
     Sanders, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Rush, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Minge, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. 
     Cardin.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Olver, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Klug, Mr. Greenwood, 
     Mr. Rush, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Menendez, 
     and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 901: Mr. Linder and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     Murtha, Mr. Ryun, and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 934: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. 
     Hefley.
       H.R. 947: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 956: Mr. Parker and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
     Paul, Mr. Packard, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Bachus, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Carson, 
     Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Everett, and 
     Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 993: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1009: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     Spence.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1017: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. 
     Foglietta.
       H.R. 1031: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 1047: Mr. Delahunt and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1068: Mr. McCrery and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1074: Ms. Waters, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 1077: Mr. Olver and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1114: Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. 
     Reyes.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Wise and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1129: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     Foglietta, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Lucas of 
     Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 1154: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. McDermott, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Borski, Mrs. 
     Clayton, and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 1162: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1169: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Frost, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
     and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Brady, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Coburn, 
     Mr. Combest, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Franks 
     of New Jersey, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Riley, 
     Mr. Rogan, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thune, and 
     Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Franks of New Jersey and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1218: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1247: Mr. Parker, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1260: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Baker, Mr. Clyburn, 
     Ms. Danner, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Engel, Ms. Christian-Green, 
     Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
     Kaptur, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1263: Mr. Allen, Mr. Capps, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Rothman, 
     Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Ackerman, 
     and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1289: Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Cooksey, and 
     Mr. Green.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Ney, Mr. Dickey, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 1302: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 1315: Mr. Clement and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1321: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1330: Ms. Danner and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1333: Mr. Kolbe and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1340: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1349: Ms. Norton and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1350: Mr. Pickett and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bereuter, 
     Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
     Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 1363: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1364: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 1371: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Norwood and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1379: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 1395: Mr. Rush and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 1396: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 1407: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1408: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
     Baldacci, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1427: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 1437: Ms. Carson, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Gilchrest, and 
     Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1438: Mr. Porter, Mr. Capps, and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1458: Mr. McIntosh and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 1487: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1496: Ms. Furse, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Ehrlich, 
     and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1503: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, and 
     Ms. Slaughter.
       H.J. Res. 45: Mr. Owens.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.J. Res. 56: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.J. Res. 75: Mr. McHale, Mr. Graham, Mr. Parker, Mr. Wamp, 
     Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Linder, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Condit, 
     Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Pickett, 
     Mr. Filner, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Talent, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Gekas, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Dooley of California, 
     Mr. Shaw, Mr. Clement, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. 
     Granger, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. 
     Reyes.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Ehlers, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
     McDermott.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Stark, Mr. McDade, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H. Con. Res. 53: Mr. Campbell.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Pickett, 
     Mr. Traficant, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Clay, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. 
     Callahan.
       H. Res. 27: Mr. Costello.
       H. Res. 64: Mr. Goss.
       H. Res. 111: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado and Mr. Tauzin.
       H. Res. 119: Mr. Manton, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
     Frost, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Markey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Schumer, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Meehan, 
     Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Rush, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H. Res. 122: Mr. Clement, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Walsh, and Ms. Christian-Green.
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                        MONDAY, MAY 5, 1997 (42)

para. 42.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                                Washington DC,

                                                      May 5, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable George R. Nethercutt, Jr. 
     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. NETHERCUTT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, May 1, 1997.
  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:

       3070. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Karnal Bunt Regulated Areas [Docket No. 
     96-016-19] (RIN: 0579-AA83) received May 2, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3071. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's ``Major'' final rule--Karnal Bunt; Compensation for 
     the 1995-1996 Crop Season [Docket No. 96-016-17] (RIN: 0579-
     AA83) received May 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3072. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Pink Bollworm Regulated Areas [Docket 
     No. 97-023-1] received May 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3073. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Zoological Park Quarantine of Ruminants 
     and Swine Imported from Countries Where Foot-and-Mouth 
     Disease or Rinderpest Exists [APHIS Docket No. 94-136-2] 
     received May 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       3074. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health

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     Inspection Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Genetically Engineered Organisms and Products; Simplification 
     of Requirements and Procedures for Genetically Engineered 
     Organisms [APHIS Docket No. 95-040-4] (RIN: 0579-AA73) 
     received May 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       3075. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Electronic Filing of Disclosure 
     Documents with the Commission [17 CFR Part 4] received May 5, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3076. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Recordkeeping Reports by Futures 
     Commission Merchants, Clearing Members, Foreign Brokers, and 
     Large Traders [17 CFR Parts 1, 15, 16, and 17] received May 
     5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       3077. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imazapyr; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [OPP-300471; FRL-5599-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     May 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3078. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the annual 
     report on conditional registration of pesticides during 
     fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 136w-4; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3079. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act--Army violation, 
     case No. 96-03, which totaled $489,600, occurred in the 
     fiscal year 1995 operation and maintenance, Army National 
     Guard appropriation, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       3080. A letter from the Director, Defense Finance 
     Accounting Service, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification that the Defense Finance and Accounting Service 
     [DFAS] is initiating a cost comparison study of DFAS 
     accounting functions supporting the Defense Commissary Agency 
     [DeCA], pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 note; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       3081. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a corrected report to 
     replace the original report numbered EC2882, and printed in 
     the Congressional Record dated April 28, 1997; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       3082. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report on the event-based decision making 
     for the F-22 aircraft program for the fiscal year for which 
     the President has submitted a budget, pursuant to section 218 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
     1997; to the Committee on National Security.
       3083. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Hispanic-Serving Institutions Work 
     Study Program [Docket No. FR-4070-F-03] (RIN: 2528-AA06) 
     received April 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3084. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     412, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 
     Stat. 1388-582); to the Committee on the Budget.
       3085. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting notice of final priorities and 
     selection criteria--Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 
     Communities National Programs: Federal Activities Grants 
     Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       3086. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting notice of final priorities and 
     selection criteria--Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 
     Communities National Programs: Grants to Institutions of 
     Higher Education, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3087. A letter from the Chairman, Harry S. Truman 
     Scholarship Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's annual 
     report for 1996, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 2012(b); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3088. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Land Disposal 
     Restrictions--Phase IV: Treatment Standards for Wood 
     Preserving Wastes, Paperwork Reduction and Streamlining, 
     Exemptions from RCRA for Certain Processed Materials; and 
     Miscellaneous Hazardous Waste Provisions [FRL-5816-5] (RIN: 
     2050-AE05) received May 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3089. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Control of Air 
     Pollution from Aircraft and Aircraft Engines; Emission 
     Standards and Test Procedures [AMS-FRL-5821-3] (RIN: 2060-
     AF50) received May 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3090. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendments to the Amateur Service Rules Including 
     Amendments for Examination Credit, Eligibility for a Club 
     Station License, Recognition of the Volunteer Examiner 
     Session Manager, a Special Event Call Sign System, and a 
     Self-Assigned Indicator in the Station Identification [WT 
     Docket No. 95-57, RM-8301, RM-8418, RM-8462] received April 
     23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3091. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's report entitled 
     ``Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences, Fiscal Year 
     1996,'' for events at licensed nuclear facilities, pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 5848; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3092. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Definition of ``prepared by or on behalf of the 
     issuer'' for Purposes of Determining if an Offering Document 
     is Subject to State Regulation [Release No. 33-7418; File 
     Number S7-6-97] (RIN: 3235-AH14) received April 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce
       3093. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Italy (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-32-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       3094. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report entitled ``Assistance Related to International 
     Terrorism Provided by the U.S. Government to Foreign 
     Countries,'' pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-7(b); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3095. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revisions and Clarifications to the 
     Export Administration Regulations (Bureau of Export 
     Administration) [Docket No. 970306044-7044-01] (RIN: 0694-
     AB56) received May 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3096. A letter from the Chairman, District of Columbia 
     Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's annual report of 
     activities for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     Section 1-732 and 1-734(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3097. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       3098. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3099. A letter from the Independent Counsel, Office of 
     Independent Counsel, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual 
     report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
     [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3100. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a copy of the report, ``Agency 
     Compliance with Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
     of 1995,'' pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 1538; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3101. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Classification, Downgrading, Declassification and 
     Safeguarding of National Security Information [5 CFR Part 
     1312] (RIN: 0348-AB34) received May 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       3102. A letter from the Secretary, The Commission on Fine 
     Arts, transmitting the Commission's annual report on the 
     activities of the inspector general for fiscal years 1995 and 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3103. A letter from the Secretary, The Commission on Fine 
     Arts, transmitting the fiscal year annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act [FMFIA] of 1982, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3104. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting proposed regulations at 11 CFR Part 
     104 governing recordkeeping and reporting by political 
     committees: best efforts, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(d); to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
       3105. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Protection and Enhancement of 
     Environmental Quality; Technical and Clarifying Amendments 
     [Docket No. FR-2206-F-04] received April 25, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3106. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to List the 
     Barton Springs Salamander as Endangered [50 CFR Part 17] 
     (RIN: 1018-AC22) received April 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3107. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oce

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     anic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Management Measures to Reduce 
     Seabird Bycatch in the Hook-and-Line Groundfish Fisheries 
     [Docket No. 970226037-7094-02; I.D. 022197F] (RIN: 0648-AJ39) 
     received May 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801 (a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3108. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Threatened Fish 
     and Wildlife; Change in Listing Status of Stellar Sea Lions 
     Under the Endangered Species Act [Docket No. 961217358-6358-
     01; I.D. 041995B] (RIN: 0648-xx77) received May 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3109. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by 
     Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 042897A] 
     received May 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801 (a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3110. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Yellowfin Sole by 
     Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 042897B] received 
     May 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801 (a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3111. 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 1996, pursuant 
     to 18 U.S.C. 2519(3); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3112. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Revision of HUD's Fair Housing 
     Complaint Processing [Docket No. FR-4031-F-02] (RIN: 2529-
     AA79) received April 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3113. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Grants Program for Indian Tribes (Office of Justice 
     Programs) [OJP No. 1099] (RIN: 1121-AA41) received April 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       3114. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (Office of 
     Justice Programs) [OJP (BJA) No. 1010] (RIN: 1121-AA24) 
     received April 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3115. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Young American Medals Program (Office of Justice 
     Programs) [OJP No. 1078] (RIN: 1121-AA37) received April 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       3116. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's amendments to the 
     sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(p); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       3117. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting a report and recommendations on 
     cocaine and Federal sentencing policy pursuant to section two 
     of Public Law 104-38, pursuant to Public Law 104-38, section 
     2(a) (109 Stat. 334); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3118. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Corson Inlet, Strathmere, 
     New Jersey (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD05-96-101] (RIN: 2115-AE47) 
     received May 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3119. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; Tampa Bay, Florida (U.S. Coast 
     Guard) [COTP Tampa-97-022] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received May 1, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3120. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Regulations for 
     the Publication, Posting and Filing of Tariffs for the 
     Transportation of Property by or with a Water Carrier in the 
     Noncontiguous Domestic Trade [STB Ex. Parte No. 618] received 
     April 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3121. A letter from the Acting Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's third report on the impact of 
     the Andean Trade Preference Act on U.S. trade and employment 
     from 1994 to 1995, pursuant to Public Law 102-182, section 
     207 (105 Stat. 1244); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3122. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     In, First-Out Inventories [Rev. Rul. 97-22] received May 1, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3123. A letter from the National Director, Tax Forms and 
     Publications Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Tax Forms and Instructions [Rev. 
     Proc. 97-25] received May 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3124. A letter from the National Director, Tax Forms and 
     Publications Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--General Rules for Filing and 
     Specifications for the Private Printing of Substitute Forms 
     W-2 and W-3 [Rev. Proc. 97-24] received April 23, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       3125. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Credit for Producing Fuel from a Nonconventional Source, 29 
     Inflation Adjustment Factor, and 29 Reference Price [Notice 
     97-28, 1997-18 I.R.B.] received May 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3126. A letter from the Chairman of the Board, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the 22d annual 
     report of the Corporation, which includes the Corporation's 
     financial statements as of September 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 1308; jointly, to the Committees on Education and 
     Workforce and Ways and Means.
       3127. 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, the ``Act'', to provide a contribution to the Korean 
     Peninsula Energy Development Organization [KEDO], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2364(a)(1); jointly, to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       3128. A letter from the Attorney General of the United 
     States, transmitting the 1996 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.
       3129. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     March 1997 ``Treasury Bulletin,'' pursuant to 2297(g), and 31 
     U.S.C. 331(b); jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
     Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and 
     the Workforce, Resources, and Agriculture.

para. 42.4  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                      Washington, DC, May 2, 1997.
     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, May 2, 1997: That 
     the Senate passed without amendment H. Con. Res. 61; that the 
     Senate passed S. 543; and that the Senate passed S.J. Res. 
     29.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para. 42.5  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                      Washington, DC, May 2, 1997.
     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, May 2 at 
     1:00 p.m., and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he submits a report on the U.S. comprehensive 
     preparedness program for countering proliferation of weapons 
     of mass destruction.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para. 42.6  weapons proliferation readiness

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public 
Law 104-201), title XIV, section 1443 (Defense Against Weapons of Mass 
Destruction), requires the President to transmit a report to the 
Congress that describes the United States comprehensive readiness 
program for countering proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. In 
ac

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cordance with this provision, I enclose the attached report.

                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 2, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on National Security and the 
Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
105-79).

para. 42.7  senate bill and joint resolution referred

  A bill and joint resolution of the Senate of the following titles were 
taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 543. An Act to provide certain protections to 
     volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and governmental 
     entities in lawsuits based on the activities of volunteers; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       S.J. Res. 29. Joint resolution to direct the Secretary of 
     the Interior to design and construct a permanent addition to 
     the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, DC, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources. 

para. 42.8  bill 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, a bill of the House of the following title:

           May 2, 1997:
       H.R. 1001. An Act to extend the term of appointment of 
     certain members of the Prospective Payment Assessment 
     Commission and the Physician Payment Review Commission.

  And then,

para. 42.9  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
Thursday, May 1, 1997, at 3 o'clock and 11 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 1997.

para. 42.10  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. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 584. A 
     bill for the relief of John Wesley Davis; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-87). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House. Ordered to be printed.

para. 42.11  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. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Manton, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Traficant, 
             and Mr. Martinez):
       H.R. 1529. 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 Ms. JACKSON-LEE (for herself, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 1530. A bill to schedule Gamma y-hydroxybutyrate in 
     schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act and to schedule 
     Ketamine in schedule II of such Act, 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 Ms. SLAUGHTER: 
       H.R. 1531. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     relating to jurisdictional immunities of the Federal Republic 
     of Germany, to grant jurisdiction to the courts of the United 
     States in certain cases involving acts of genocide occurring 
     against certain individuals during World War II in the 
     predecessor states of the Federal Republic of Germany, or in 
     any territories or areas occupied, annexed, or otherwise 
     controlled by those states; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para. 42.12  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 40: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 350: Mr. Holden, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
     Whitfield, Ms. Furse, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 445: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 475: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 816: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 959: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Coburn, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Furse, Ms. Norton, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Martinez, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Berman, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1006: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1007: Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 1008: Mr. Dellums and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1146: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1178: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Thomas.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Pombo , Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     Mr. Crapo, Mr. Porter, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. 
     Martinez.
       H.R. 1492: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Baker. 
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                        TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1997 (43)

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by the SPEAKER.

para. 43.1  message from the president

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

para. 43.2  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 
21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 43.3  recess--1:32 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 12 
of rule I, declared the House in recess until 2 p.m.

para. 43.4  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 43.5  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, May 5, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 43.6  communications

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

       3130. A letter from the Under Secretary for Rural 
     Development, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Rural Rental Housing (RRH) 
     Assistance (Rural Housing Service) [Workplan Numbers 96-009 
     and 96-010] (RIN: 0575-AC15) received May 6, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3131. A letter from the Under Secretary for Rural 
     Development, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Processing Requests for Section 515 
     Rural Rental Housing (RRH) Loans (Rural Housing Service) 
     [Workplan Number 95-001] (RIN: 0575-AB93) received May 6, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3132. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Referral of Known or Suspected 
     Criminal Violations [12 CFR Part 617] (RIN: 3052-AB33) 
     received April 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3133. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Farm Service 
     Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--1997 Marketing 
     Quota and Price Support for Flue-Cured Tobacco [Workplan 
     Number 96-053] (RIN: 0560-AF00) received May 6, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3134. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Farm Service 
     Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Amendments to 
     the Peanut Poundage Quota Regulations [Workplan Number 96-
     033] (RIN: 0560-AE82) received May 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3135. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 
     Communities National Programs--Grants to Institutions of 
     Higher Education, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3136. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 
     Communities National Programs--Federal

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     Activities Grants Program, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3137. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Announcement of 
     Proposal Guidelines for the Competition for the 1997 National 
     Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Demonstration Pilots 
     [FRL-5822-7] received May 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3138. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Designation of Areas 
     for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Minnesota [MN41-01-7266a; 
     FRL-5820-8] received May 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1))(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3139. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Indiana [IN54-1a; 
     FRL-5819-3] received May 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3140. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Utah; 
     Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources [UT-001-
     0003a; FRL-5818-6] received May 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3141. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Promulgation of Reid 
     Vapor Pressure Standard; Michigan [MI50-01-7257; FRL-5819-5] 
     received May 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3142. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, South Coast Air Quality 
     Management District [CA 192-0037a; FRL-5816-9] received May 
     6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3143. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Cle Elum, Washington) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-233, RM-8908] received May 5, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3144. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Grenada, Mississippi) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-130, RM-8818] received May 5, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3145. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Humboldt, Kansas) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-217, RM-8880] received May 5, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3146. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Amargosa Valley, Nevada) 
     [MM Docket No. 96-180, RM-8863] received May 5, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3147. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact upon 
     the Existing Television Broadcast Service [MM Docket No. 87-
     268] received May 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       3148. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact upon 
     the Existing Television Broadcast Service [MM Docket No. 87-
     268] received May 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       3149. 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.
       3150. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Financial 
     Assistance for Research and Development Projects to 
     Strengthen and Develop the U.S. Fishing Industry [Docket No. 
     960223046-7086-02; I.D. 031897A] (RIN: 0648-ZA09) received 
     May 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3151. A letter from Director, Bureau of Prisons, Department 
     of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Postsecondary Education Programs for Inmates (Bureau of 
     Prisons) [BOP-1035-F] (RIN: 1120-AA35) received May 6, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       3152. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report regarding 
     the economic policy and trade practices of each country with 
     which the United States has significant economic or trade 
     relationships, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 4711; jointly, to the 
     Committee on International Relations and Ways and Means. 

para. 43.7  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to export administration act lapse

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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 Act (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)), I transmit herewith a 6-month 
periodic report on the national emergency declared by Executive Order 
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, May 6, 1997.

  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. 105-80).

para. 43.8  customs service authorization

  Mr. CRANE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1463) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the Customs 
Service, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and the 
International Trade Commission; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. CRANE and Mr. 
RANGEL, 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. SNOWBARGER, 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. 43.9  consumer price index

  Mr. SOUDER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 93):

       Whereas the Consumer Price Index currently informs our 
     Nation's monetary policy, and determines both the level of 
     taxes paid and the amount of government benefits received by 
     millions of Americans, many of them on fixed incomes;
       Whereas the Consumer Price Index is assumed in these uses 
     to be an accurate and appropriate measurement;
       Whereas the Consumer Price Index is only useful if it is a 
     technical, not a political measurement;
       Whereas it is of the utmost importance to maintain the 
     integrity and objectivity of the determination process and of 
     the reliability of the Federal statistical system;
       Whereas it is the Bureau of Labor Statistics that has the 
     expertise, tools, resources, and experience to maintain this 
     integrity and objectivity; and
       Whereas it is vital to protect our senior citizens and 
     others on fixed incomes that we use the most appropriate and 
     accurate criteria: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That any adjustments to the methodology used to 
     determine the Consumer Price Index should be made by the 
     Bureau of Labor Statistics alone.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. SOUDER and Mr. 
FATTAH, 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-

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thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  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 SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Wednesday, May 7, 1997, pursuant to the prior announcement of the Chair.

para. 43.10  community housing opportunity and responsibility

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to House Resolution 
133 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 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 commmunity control over 
such programs, and for other purposes.
  Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 43.11  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 26, line 8, after the period insert the following: 
     ``The public housing agency shall ensure that each individual 
     who provides work pursuant to the requirements under this 
     paragraph receives compensation for such work at a rate that 
     is not less than the minimum wage rate in effect under 
     section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

140

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negative

Nays

286

para. 43.12                   [Roll No. 103]

                                AYES--140

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--286

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Andrews
     Becerra
     Clay
     Kolbe
     Reyes
     Schiff
     Waxman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 43.13  recorded vote

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

       Page 35, after line 23, insert the following new 
     subsection:
       (h) Full Funding Requirement for Mandatory Effect of Family 
     Self-Sufficiency Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, if for any fiscal year sufficient amounts are 
     not or have not been provided in advance in appropriation 
     Acts for such fiscal year specifically for covering all costs 
     to public housing agencies of entering into, monitoring, and 
     enforcing the family self-sufficiency agreement requirements 
     and all other costs arising from such requirements, a public 
     housing agency shall not be required to comply with such 
     requirements during such fiscal year, but may comply with the 
     requirements during such fiscal year solely at the option of 
     the agency.
       (2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``family self-sufficiency agreement requirements'' means the 
     following requirements:
       (A) Establishing target dates for transition out of 
     assisted housing.--The requirement under subsection (b) to 
     enter into agreements under such subsection regarding target 
     dates.
       (B) Entering into family self-sufficiency agreements.--The 
     requirements under subsection (d)--
       (i) to enter into agreements containing the terms under 
     subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of subsection (d)(2) and 
     containing the condition under the second sentence of 
     subsection (d)(1) with respect to such terms; and
       (ii) to include any such terms in agreements under 
     subsection (d).
       (C) Enforcing agreements.--Any requirements under this 
     section to monitor, enforce, or give any force or effect to--
       (i) an agreement entered into under subsection (b);
       (ii) the terms included in an agreement entered into under 
     subsection (d), pursuant to subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) 
     of subsection (d)(2); and
       (iii) with respect to such terms, the condition included in 
     an agreement under subsection (d) pursuant to the second 
     sentence of subsection (d)(1).

It was decided in the

Yeas

168

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

253

para. 43.14                   [Roll No. 104]

                                AYES--168

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry

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     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--253

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Andrews
     Becerra
     Clay
     Collins
     Cox
     Kolbe
     Reyes
     Schiff
     Snowbarger
     Stark
     Waxman
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. JENKINS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 43.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 478

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-88) the resolution (H. Res. 142) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 478) to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to 
improve the ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal 
agencies to comply with that Act in building, operating, maintaning, or 
repairing flood control projects, facilities, or structures.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 43.16  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-89) the resolution (H. Res. 143) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 3) to combat violent youth crime and increase 
accountability for juvenile criminal offenses.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 43.17  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. 968. An Act to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to permit a waiver of the prohibition of 
     offering nurse aide training and competency evaluation 
     programs in certain nursing facilities.

para. 43.18  bill 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, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On May 6, 1997:
       H.R. 968. An Act to title XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to permit a waiver of the prohibition of 
     offering nurse aide training and competency evaluation 
     programs in certain nursing facilities.

para. 43.19  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. KOLBE, for today and May 7;
  To Mr. SCHIFF, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. REYES, for today and May 7.
  And then,

para. 43.20  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BONIOR, at 10 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 43.21  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. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 142. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 478) 
     to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve the 
     ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies 
     to comply with that act in building, operating, maintaining, 
     or repairing flood control projects, facilities, or 
     structures (Rept. No. 105-88). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 143. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3) 
     to combat violent youth crime and increase accountability for 
     juvenile criminal offenses (Rept. No. 105-89). Referred to 
     the House Calendar. 

para. 43.22  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. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Bono, Mr. Royce, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Mica, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Holden, Mr. Green, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr.

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             Gutknecht, Mr. Manton, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Everett, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Armey, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Regula, Mr. Vento, 
             Mr. Dicks, Mr. Foley, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Thomas, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Roemer and Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan):
       H.R. 1532. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     create criminal penalties for theft and willful vandalism at 
     national cemeteries; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1533. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     relating to environmental improvements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 1534. A bill to simplify and expedite access to the 
     Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and 
     privileges, secured by the U.S. Constitution, have been 
     deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other 
     government officials or entities acting under color of State 
     law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from 
     exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law 
     claim is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State 
     law questions that are essential to resolving Federal claims 
     arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when 
     government action is sufficiently final to ripen certain 
     Federal claims arising under the Constitution; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 1535. A bill to amend the Public Law 99-548 to expand 
     the right of the city of Mesquite, NV, to purchase certain 
     public lands in the vicinity of the city; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 1536. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     reduce the size of grand juries; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 1537. A bill to amend subchapter III of chapter 13 of 
     title 31, United States Code, popularly known as the Anti-
     Deficiency Act, to allow the United States to enter into 
     contracts or obligations during a lapse in appropriations if 
     the President determines that a sufficient appropriation is 
     likely to be made for that purpose before the end of the 
     fiscal year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1538. A bill to direct certain Federal law enforcement 
     agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with the 
     Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia to 
     assist the department in crime prevention and law enforcement 
     activities in the District of Columbia; 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. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Klink, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Cramer, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Clement, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Riley, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Kucinich, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 1539. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to require the Federal Communications Commission to preserve 
     low-power television stations that provide community 
     broadcasting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 1540. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a presumption of service connection for certain 
     specified diseases and disabilities in the case of veterans 
     who were exposed during military service to carbon 
     tetrachloride; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Horn):
       H.R. 1541. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require that communications advocating the 
     election or defeat of a candidate for election for Federal 
     office contain specific information regarding the sponsor of 
     the communication and whether or not the communication is 
     authorized by the candidate involved; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Bunning of Kentucky, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Borski, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Foley, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. Manton):
       H. Con. Res. 73. Concurrent resolution concerning the death 
     of Chaim Herzog; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 74. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     situation between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 
     and the Republic of Korea; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H. Res. 144. Resolution to express support for the 
     bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition; to the 
     Committee on Resources.

para. 43.23  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 15: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Goode, Mr. Parker, Mr. Sawyer, 
     and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wise, 
     and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 65: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Mica, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
     Gordon, and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Whitfield, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Linder, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Ney, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
     Combest, Mr. Wise, Mr. Traficant, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 107: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
     Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 124: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Skelton, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. 
     Wexler.
       H.R. 192: Mr. White, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Livingston, Ms. 
     Sanchez, and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 197: Mr. Crane, Mr. McDermott, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. Camp, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 202: Mr. Poshard and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Wise, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Stump, 
     and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Kim, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 404: Mr. Pastor, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Petri, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. 
     Murtha.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Talent, Mr. Traficant, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. 
     McInnis.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Porter, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Herger, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and 
     Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 532: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Hefley, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Houghton, 
     Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 556: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 577: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 641: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 650: Mr. Parker and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Baker and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 753: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Torres, Mr. Traficant, 
     Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 754: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Clement, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Mr. Engel, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Wise, and Mr. 
     Martinez.
       H.R. 768: Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and 
     Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 866: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 877: Mr. Bachus, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
     Lipinski, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 880: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 897: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. 
     Ney.
       H.R. 910: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 916: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Baldacci, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Olver, Mr. Istook, 
     Mr. Regula, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 947: Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Martinez, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 950: Mr. Conyers and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 956: Ms. Kaptur and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 978: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 986: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Sam 
     Johnson.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1022: Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 1023: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
     Calvert, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Danner, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Rothman, 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Capps, Mr. Leach, and Mr. 
     Oberstar.
       H.R. 1031: Mr. Baker and Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 1036: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Paul, Mr. Solomon, 
     Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Coble, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
     Largent, and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cook, 
     Mr. Bono, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1060: Ms. Danner, Mr. Combest, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Packard, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Whitfield and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Kasich, Mr. Scott, and Mr. McGovern.

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       H.R. 1101: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Bishop, Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1102: Ms. Norton, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ford, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1104: Mr. Horn, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Parker, and Mr. 
     Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 1117: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Tierney and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1132: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Castle and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Coyne, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Pappas, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. 
     Bilirakis.
       H.R. 1162: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1169: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Ms. Christian-Green, 
     Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Clay, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gonzalez, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. McHale, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Oberstar, Mr. Ford, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, 
     Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Condit, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Bonior, Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Wise, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mr. Visclosky, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Evans, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Allen, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Fazio 
     of California, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Green, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
     Weller, Mr. Berman, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
     Mr. Bishop, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Poshard, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Manton, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 1227: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Talent, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     latham, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 1259: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1270: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. John, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Linder, and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 1295: Mr. Luther and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. Brown of 
     California.
       H.R. 1311: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1329: Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1348: Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. McHale, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Hall of Texas, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
     Everett, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 1350: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 1353: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1354: Mr. Bishop, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Rangel, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Filner, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Bishop, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 1357: Mr. Chambliss and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1370: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Regula, and Mr. 
     Baldacci.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Porter, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Spence, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Baker, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. Ryun.
       H.R. 1385: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Pappas and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1428: Mr. Baker, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1464: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 1492: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1503: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1511: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.J. Res. 54: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H. Con. Res. 44: Mr. Porter.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Ford, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Torres, and Mr. 
     Snyder.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
     Nadler, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     McCrery, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Manton.
       H. Res. 132: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, and Mr. McGovern.
       H. Res. 138: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Flake, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
     Kilpatrick.
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                       WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1997 (44)

para. 44.1  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,

                                                      May 7, 1997.
       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.

para. 44.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, May 6, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 44.3  communications

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

       3153. A letter from the Administrator, Cooperative State 
     Research, Education, and Extension Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Small Business Innovative Research 
     Grants Program; Administrative Provisions [7 CFR Part 3403] 
     (RIN: 0524-AA08) received May 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3154. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize debt buybacks and sales for debt swaps of certain 
     outstanding concessional obligations under title I, 
     Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3155. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Paraquat; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300479; FRL-5713-2] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3156. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clomazone; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300481; FRL-5713-6] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received April 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3157. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Navy, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to waive 
     certain provisions of title 10, United States Code, relating 
     to the appointment of the Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. 
     Navy; to the Committee on National Security.
       3158. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize debt paybacks and sales for debt swaps of certain 
     outstanding concessional obligations under the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3159. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize debt relief for poor countries, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on International Relations.
       3160. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Maintenance of and Access to Records Pertaining to 
     Individuals [49 CFR Part 10] (RIN: 2105-AC57) received May 5, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3161. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program [5 CFR Part 
     334] (RIN: 3206-AG61) received April 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       3162. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal 
     Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South 
     Atlantic; Catch Specifications [Docket No. 961204340-7087-02; 
     I.D. 110196D] (RIN: 0648-AI13) received May 6, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3163. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; Trip Limit Reductions [Docket No. 
     961227373-6373-01; I.D. 042397A] received May 6, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3164. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast and Western Pacific States; West Coast Salmon 
     Fisheries; 1997 Management Measures [Docket No. 970429101-
     7101-01; I.D. 042497B] (RIN: 0648-AJ09) received May 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3165. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule--FY 1996 
     Police Corps Program (Office of Community Oriented Policing 
     Services) [28 CFR Part 92]

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     (RIN: 1105-AA47) received May 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3166. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Visas: Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act; Validity of Nonimmigrant 
     Visas (Bureau of Consular Affairs) [Public Notice 2536] 
     received April 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3167. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report on the food damage reduction project for Las Cruces, 
     NM, pursuant to Public Law 104-303, section 101(a)(20) (110 
     Stat. 3665) (H. Doc. No. 105-81); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.
       3168. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AeroSpace Technologies of Australia 
     Limited (formerly Government Aircraft Factories), Nomad 
     Models N22S, N22B, and N24A Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 95-CE-31-AD; Amdt. 39-10004; AD 
     97-09-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 5, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3169. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Classified Information: Revision [Docket No. OST-96-1427] 
     (RIN: 2105-AC51) received May 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3170. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class E Airspace; Goffs, CA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-7] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received May 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3171. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Fees for Air Traffic Services for Certain Flights Through 
     U.S.--Controlled Airspace; Technical Amendments (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 28860; Amendment No. 
     187-8] (RIN: 2120-AG17) received May 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3172. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D Airspace; Dallas Addison Airport, TX 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     ASW-34] received May 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3173. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Killeen, TX (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-35] received May 
     5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3174. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Weslaco, TX (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-36] received May 
     5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3175. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Offering of 
     United States Savings Bonds, Series EE [Department of the 
     Treasury Circular, Public Debt Series No. 1-80] received May 
     2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       3176. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner 
     (Examination), Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mining Industry Excess Moisture 
     [Coordinated Issue] received May 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3177. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Long-
     Term Care Services and Insurance [Notice 97-31] received May 
     6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       3178. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize 
     certain programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and 
     for other purposes, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly, to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
     Science.

para. 44.4  jack swigert memorial statue

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Oversight was discharged from further consideration of the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 25):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That (a) the statue of Jack Swigert, furnished 
     by the State of Colorado for placement in National Statuary 
     Hall in accordance with section 1814 of the Revised Statutes 
     of the United States (40 U.S.C. 187), is accepted in the name 
     of the United States, and the thanks of the Congress are 
     tendered to the State of Colorado for providing this 
     commemoration of one of its most eminent personages.
       (b) The State of Colorado is authorized to use the rotunda 
     of the Capitol on May 22, 1997, at 11 o'clock, ante meridiem, 
     for a presentation ceremony for the statue. The Architect of 
     the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board shall take such 
     action as may be necessary with respect to physical 
     preparations and security for the ceremony.
       (c) The statue shall be displayed in the rotunda of the 
     Capitol for a period of not more than six months, after which 
     period the statue shall be moved to its permanent location in 
     National Statuary Hall.
       Sec. 2. The transcript of proceedings of the ceremony shall 
     be printed, under the direction of the Joint Committee on the 
     Library, as a House document, with illustrations and suitable 
     binding. In addition to the usual number, there shall be 
     printed 6,555 copies of the document, of which 450 copies 
     shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, 105 
     copies shall be for the use of the Senate, 3,500 copies shall 
     be for the use of the Representatives from Colorado, and 
     2,500 copies shall be for the use of the Senators from 
     Colorado.
       Sec. 3. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 
     transmit a copy of this concurrent resolution to the Governor 
     of Colorado. 

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

       Page 2, strike out lines 11 through 20 (and redesignate 
     accordingly).

  The concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: 
``Concurrent resolution providing for acceptance of a statue of Jack 
Swigert, presented by the State of Colorado, for placement in National 
Statuary Hall.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said concurrent resolution, 
as amended, was agreed to 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 
concurrent resolution.

para. 44.5  h. res. 93--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 93) expressing the sense of the 
House of Representatives that the Bureau of Labor Statistics alone 
should make any adjustments, if they are needed, to the methodology used 
to determine the Consumer Price Index.
  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

399

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affirmative

Nays

16

para. 44.6                    [Roll No. 105]

                                YEAS--399

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton

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     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--16

     Barr
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Campbell
     Forbes
     Hall (TX)
     King (NY)
     McDade
     Minge
     Owens
     Paul
     Stenholm
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Visclosky
     Waters

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Becerra
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Edwards
     Gutierrez
     Hunter
     Kaptur
     Kolbe
     Manton
     Metcalf
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Schiff
     Sessions
  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. 44.7  community housing opportunity and responsibility

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, pursuant to House Resolution 133 
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 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.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. COMBEST assumed the Chair; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 44.8  recorded vote

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

       Page 102, strike line 1 and all that follows through line 7 
     of page 104, and insert the following:

     SEC. 225. FAMILY RENTAL PAYMENT.

       (a) Rental Contribution by Resident.--A family residing in 
     a public housing dwelling shall pay as monthly rent for the 
     unit an amount, determined by the public housing agency, that 
     does not exceed the greatest of the following amounts, 
     (rounded to the nearest dollar):
       (A) 30 percent of the monthly adjusted income of the 
     family.
       (B) 10 percent of the monthly income of the family.
       (C) If the family is receiving payments for welfare 
     assistance from a public agency and a part of such payments, 
     adjusted in accordance with the actual housing costs of the 
     family, is specifically designated by such agency to meet the 
     housing costs of the family, the portion of such payments 
     that is so designated.
       (b) Minimum Rental Amount.--Each public housing agency 
     shall require
       Page 105, strike line 21 and all that follows through line 
     19 on page 106.
       Page 107, strike ``, except that'' on line 2 and all that 
     follows through line 5, and insert a period.

It was decided in the

Yeas

172

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negative

Nays

252

para. 44.9                    [Roll No. 106]

                                AYES--172

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--252

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts

[[Page 395]]


     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  


                              NOT VOTING--9

     Andrews
     Becerra
     Clay
     DeFazio
     Edwards
     Gutierrez
     Kaptur
     Reyes
     Schiff 
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGERS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 44.10  providing for the consideration of h.r. 478

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 142):

       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. 478) to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to improve the ability of individuals and local, State, 
     and Federal agencies to comply with that Act in building, 
     operating, maintaining, or repairing flood control projects, 
     facilities, or structures. 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. 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.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGERS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER 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

<3-line {>

Nays

8

para. 44.11                   [Roll No. 107]

                                YEAS--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  


                                 NAYS--8

     DeFazio
     Filner
     Furse
     Hinchey
     Kennedy (RI)
     McNulty
     Stabenow
     Vento

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Andrews
     Becerra
     Blunt
     Burr
     Clay
     Cox
     Gejdenson
     Reyes
     Schiff
     Taylor (NC)
  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. 44.12  endangered species

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGERS, pursuant to House Resolution 142 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the

[[Page 396]]

Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 478) to amend the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve the ability of individuals and 
local, State, and Federal agencies to comply with that Act in building, 
operating, maintaining, or repairing flood control projects, facilities, 
or structures.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGERS, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; 
and after some time spent therein,

para. 44.13  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, as 
amended, submitted by Mr. BOEHLERT:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Prevention and Family 
     Protection Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this Act is to ensure that the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) does not delay 
     flood control facility repairs that are required to respond 
     to an imminent threat to human lives and property.

     SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973.

       Section 7(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
     U.S.C. 1536(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(5)(A)(i) Consultation and conferencing under paragraphs 
     (2) and (4), with respect to a project to repair or replace a 
     flood control facility located in any area in the United 
     States that is declared a Federal disaster area in 1997, 
     shall only be required in the same manner and to the same 
     extent as would be required for that project if it were 
     carried out in the area in California that is subject to the 
     United States fish and Wildlife Service Policy on Emergency 
     Flood Response and Short Term Repair of Flood Control 
     Facilities, issued on February 19, 1997.
       ``(ii) This subparagraph shall not apply to projects in a 
     Federal disaster area after the earlier of--
       ``(I) the date the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works determines that all necessary emergency repairs 
     to flood control facilities in the area have been completed; 
     or
       ``(II) December 31, 1998.
       ``(B)(i) Consultation and conferencing under paragraphs (2) 
     and (4), with respect to any project to repair a flood 
     control facility in response to an imminent threat to human 
     lives and property, shall only be required in the same manner 
     and to the same extent as would be required under the policy 
     referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) for a project that is 
     substantially similar in nature and scope.
       ``(ii) This subparagraph shall not apply after December 31, 
     1998.
       ``(C) This paragraph shall not affect the authority of the 
     President under section 7(p).''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

227

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

196

para. 44.14                   [Roll No. 108]

                                AYES--227

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--196

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Andrews
     Barton
     Becerra
     Clay
     Delahunt
     Filner
     Foley
     McKinney
     Reyes
     Schiff
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, was agreed 
to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, 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. 44.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 3

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 143):

       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. 3) to combat violent youth crime and increase 
     accountability for juvenile criminal offenses. 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. 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. No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution. Each amendment may be considered only in the 
     order printed in the report, may

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     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. The Chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 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.

  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. BONILLA, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER 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

159

para. 44.16                   [Roll No. 109]

                                YEAS--252

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--159

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Andrews
     Becerra
     Berman
     Boucher
     Clay
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Ehrlich
     Filner
     Gephardt
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Linder
     Martinez
     McKinney
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Schiff
     Stark
     Talent
     Tauzin
     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. 44.17  juvenile crime

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, pursuant to House Resolution 143 
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. 3) to combat violent youth crime and increase accountability for 
juvenile criminal offenses.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. KINGSTON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KINGSTON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 44.18  order of business--ethics process reform

  On motion of Mr. McCOLLUM, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the order of the House of April 23, 1997, with respect 
to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and related matters of 
said committee be extended through Thursday, June 12, 1997.

para. 44.19  advisory committee on records of congress

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                               Office of the Democratic Leader

                                      Washington, DC, May 7, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 2702 of 44 U.S.C., as 
     amended by Public Law 101-509, I hereby appoint the following 
     individual to the Advisory Committee on the Records of 
     Congress: Dr. Joseph Cooper of Baltimore, MD.
           Yours very truly,

                                                Richard Gephardt. 

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

para. 44.20  advisory commission on government relations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, by unanimous consent,

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announced that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(a) 
of Public Law 86-380, appointed to the Advisory Commission on 
Intergovernmental Relations, on the part of the House, the following 
Members: Messrs. Shays and Snowbarger.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 44.21  congressional award board

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of 
the Congressional Award Act (2 United States Code 803), appointed Mrs. 
Cubin to the Congressional Award Board, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 44.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. FILNER, for today after 3:30 p.m. and May 8; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 7:30 p.m.
  And then,

para. 44.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, at 12 o'clock midnight, the House 
adjourned.

para. 44.24  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. House Concurrent Resolution 49. Resolution 
     authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater 
     Washington Soap Box Derby (Rept. No. 105-90). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER. Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 66. Resolution 
     authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 16th 
     annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (Rept. No. 
     105-91). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER. Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 67. Resolution 
     authorizing the 1997 Special Olympics Torch Relay to be run 
     through the Capitol Grounds (Rept. No. 105-92). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para. 44.25  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. BONO (for himself and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 1542. A bill to provide certain immunities from civil 
     liability for trade and professional associations; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DELLUMS:
       H.R. 1543. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit certain nonimmigrant aliens to study in 
     publicly funded adult education programs if the alien 
     provides reimbursement for such study; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1544. A bill to prevent Federal agencies from pursuing 
     policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence in, and 
     relitigation of, precedents established in the Federal 
     judicial circuits; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 1545. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
     Responsibility Act of 1996 to eliminate the numerical 
     limitations relating to cancellations of removal and 
     suspensions of deportation; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HAMILTON (for himself and Mr. Combest):
       H.R. 1546. A bill to provide for a system to classify 
     information in the interests of national security and a 
     system to declassify such information; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 1547. A bill to provide for notification regarding 
     crimes committed by diplomats; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 1548. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on Diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Campbell, Mr. Castle, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Klug, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. 
             Wolf):
       H.R. 1549. A bill to establish a commission to be known as 
     the Harold Hughes-Bill Emerson Commission on Alcoholism; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 1550. A bill to provide for the withdrawal of most-
     favored-nation status from Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria, and 
     to provide for the restoration of such status with respect to 
     Syria if the President determines that Syria is participating 
     in the Middle East peace process in good faith; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 1551. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     ensure that local officials are permitted to participate in 
     the selection of certain surface transportation program 
     projects undertaken in areas of less than 50,000 population, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.J. Res. 77. 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. BARCIA of Michigan (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Camp, Mr. Coble, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Edwards, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Istook, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Luther, Mr. McHale, Mr. Mica, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Adam Smith 
             of Washington, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
             Weller):
       H. Con. Res 75. 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. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Frost, 
             and Mrs. Clayton):
       H. Con. Res. 76. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that any capital gains exclusion on the 
     transfer of a primary residence enacted by the 105th Congress 
     should take effect on January 1, 1997; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

para. 44.26  memorials

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

       60. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Legislature of the 
     State of Oklahoma, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 1013 memorializing Congress to request the Secretary of 
     the U.S. Department of Agriculture to take certain action 
     regarding the Export Enhancement Program; and directing 
     distribution; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       61. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Washington, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 8008 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact 
     appropriate legislation to retain the battleship U.S.S. 
     Missouri (BB 63) at a selected site on the mainland; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       62. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 107HD1 
     urging the U.S. Congress to proceed with the funding of the 
     new carrier known as CVN-77, and homeporting the ship at 
     Pearl Harbor; to the Committee on National Security.
       63. Also, memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts, relative to a Senate resolution memorializing 
     the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury to prevent Government 
     subsidized foreign competition in the production of U.S. 
     currency paper; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       64. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Montana, relative to House Joint Resolution 18 urging 
     Congress to enact legislation to revise the process by which 
     new drugs, biological products, and medical devices are 
     approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       65. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Alabama, relative to House Resolution 288 urging the 
     U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reaffirm the existing 
     air quality standards for ozone and particulate matter; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       66. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 42 urging the Congress of 
     the United States to prohibit the participation of American 
     corporations in the deforestation of

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     tropical rainforests; to the Committee on Commerce.
       67. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Washington, relative to House Joint Resolution 4005 
     requesting that, except for needed buffer zones, the present 
     boundaries of the Department of Energy's Hanford control zone 
     on the Wahluke Slope be reduced to the areas south of the 
     Columbia River and that the Wahluke Slope presently under the 
     custody and control of the Department of energy be 
     transferred in total to the counties of Grant, Franklin, and 
     Adams for the purpose of returning the land to its former 
     agricultural use; to the Committee on Commerce.
       68. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Georgia, 
     relative to Senate Resolution 205 urging the President and 
     Congress of the United States to support the admission of the 
     Republic of Poland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       69. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to House Joint Resolution 
     No. 415 memorializing the Congress of the United States to 
     direct the General Accounting Office to update its 1987 
     report on Federal grant-in-aid formulas; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       70. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of New 
     Mexico, relative to Senate Joint Memorial 26 requesting the 
     Congress of the United States to support H.R. 260 before 
     Congress to create a Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims 
     Commission; to the Committee on Resources.
       71. Also, memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of the 
     Mariana Islands, relative to Senate Resolution No. 10-32 
     expressing support for Guam's quest for Commonwealth status; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       72. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     Nevada, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 2 urging 
     Congress to amend the Recreation and Public Purposes Act or 
     to enact other legislation to facilitate the use of Federal 
     land for affordable housing; to the Committee on Resources.
       73. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     Rhode Island, relative to a Senate resolution memorializing 
     Congress to enact a constitutional amendment protecting the 
     Nation's natural resources; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       74. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 38 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to support the passage of the 
     Streamlined Transportation Efficiency Program for the 21st 
     Century [STEP 21]; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       75. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to House Joint Resolution 
     No. 571 memorializing the President and Congress of the 
     United States to provide full Federal funding to replace the 
     Woodrow Wilson Bridge, its interchanges and approaches; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       76. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to House Joint Resolution 
     No. 495 memorializing Congress to reauthorize the Federal 
     Surface Transportation Program by replacing outdated formulas 
     with factors reflecting use, such as those identified in STEP 
     21; providing better equity in the distribution of highway 
     funds to States; and authorizing funding for multimodal 
     transit services and highways; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       77. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to House Joint Resolution 
     No. 401 memorializing the Congress of the United States to 
     authorize and fund the construction of a veterans' medical 
     facility in northern Virginia; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       78. Also, memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts, relative to a Senate resolution memorializing 
     Congress and the President of the United States to reject 
     proposals to consolidate and close veterans hospitals; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       79. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to House Joint Resolution 
     No. 618 memorializing the Congress of the United States to 
     continue the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       80. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Oklahoma, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 1010 
     encouraging the U.S. Congress not to repeal certain tax 
     incentives on former Indian reservations; encouraging 
     Congress to request the Internal Revenue Service to recognize 
     and comply with certain Federal law and issue certain ruling; 
     and providing for distribution; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       81. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Georgia, 
     relative to Senate Resolution 387 strongly urging the United 
     States Congress and the United States International Trade 
     Representative to recognize the economic and environmental 
     benefits of Georgia's magnificent forest resources, strongly 
     urging that the Congress and the United States Trade 
     Representative not rescind the international trade agreement 
     limiting the amount of subsidized Canadian lumber imported 
     duty-free into the United States; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       82. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Georgia, relative to House Resolution No. 360 
     requesting the U.S. Congress to authorize through legislation 
     one or more State pilot projects to ascertain the feasibility 
     of devolving the unemployment insurance system back to State 
     control; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para. 44.27  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. YOUNG of Florida introduced a bill (H.R. 1552) to 
     authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
     certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
     employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Blue Hawaii; 
     which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para. 44.28  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 4: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Berry, Mr. Rush, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
     Mr. Cannon, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Ms. 
     Lofgren, and Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 18: Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
     Leach.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. 
     Wicker.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Goodling and Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 108: Mr. Filner, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
     and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 135: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Blagojevich, 
     Mr. Doyle, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. 
     Traficant.
       H.R. 144: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 146: Mr. Parker and Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 209: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 366: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 382: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Frelinghuysen and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Edwards, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
     Engel, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 418: Mr. Riley and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Costello, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. 
     Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Torres and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 519: Ms. Carson and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 543: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Packard, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
     Young of Florida, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 551: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 586: Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Watts 
     of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 589: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 622: Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 630: Mr. Riggs, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Horn, and 
     Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. 
     Camp.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 790: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 814: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 816: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 857: Ms. Christian-Green and Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 923: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 953: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 965: Mr. White.
       H.R. 970: Mr. Kim, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and 
     Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 1015: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Olver, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1050: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. McHugh and Mr. McDade.
       H.R. 1076: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1101: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1145: Ms. Danner, Mr. Royce, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Sessions, 
     Mr. Souder, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Combest, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Paul, 
     Mr. Bryant, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Clement, 
     Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Hill, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Northup, 
     Mr. Paxon, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Shaw, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and 
     Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1241: Mr. Turner, Mr. Condit, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. 
     Riggs.
       H.R. 1245: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1266: Mr. Solomon and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1279: Mr. Towns, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Packard, Mr. Clement, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Porter, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1281: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr.

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     Pallone, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Clay, Mr. Yates, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Dellums, 
     Mr. Campbell, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
     Condit, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 1321: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     DeFazio.
       H.R. 1335: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Carson, Mr. Clement, 
     Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ney, 
     Mr. Rangel, Ms. Rivers, and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 1348: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Hilleary, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, Mr. Graham, Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 1350: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1353: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1418: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1427: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1438: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 1445: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. LaFalce, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1474: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1475: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1480: Mr. Frost and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 1492: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1503: Mr. Talent, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania, and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. Filner, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.J. Res. 26: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Campbell and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.J. Res. 72: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Royce, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. 
     Northup, Mr. Talent, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.J. Res. 75: Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Campbell, 
     Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, Mr. Porter, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Latham, Mr. Herger, Mr. hastings of Washington, Mr. Bonilla, 
     and Mr. Ryun.
       H.Con. Res. 13: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Everett, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Lewis of 
     California.
       H. Con. Res. 35: Mr. Coburn.
       H.Con. Res. 48: Mr. Callahan.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Porter, 
     and Mr. Pappas.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Lampson, 
     Mr. McInnis, Mr. McNulty, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
     Porter, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H. Con. Res. 64: Mr. Parker.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
     Gilman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
     Green, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. 
     Delahunt.
       H. Con. Res. 68: Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Res. 23: Mr. Horn, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Hill.
       H. Res. 104: Mr. McGovern.

para. 44.29  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. 900: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Salmon.
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                       THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1997 (45)

para. 45.1  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,

                                                      May 8, 1997.
       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. 45.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, May 7, 1997.
  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. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. DeLAURO, 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. 45.3  communications

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

       3179. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Tobacco Inspection; Grower's Referendum Results [Docket No. 
     TB-97-01] received May 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3180. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's ``Major'' final rule--Importation of Pork from 
     Sonora, Mexico [APHIS Docket No. 94-106-6] (RIN: 0579-AA71) 
     received May 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       3181. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Accredited Veterinarians; Optional 
     Digital Signature [APHIS Docket No. 96-075-2] received May 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3182. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--Pork and Pork Products from Mexico 
     Transiting the United States [APHIS Docket No. 96-076-2] 
     received May 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       3183. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cyfluthrin; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300484; FRL-5175-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3184. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Plant Extract Derived 
     From Opuntia Lindheimeri (Prickly Pear Cactus), Quercus 
     falcata (Red Oak), Rhus aromatica (Sumac), and Rhizophoria 
     mangle (Mangrove): Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance [OPP-300472; FRL-5600-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3185. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Aminoethoxyvinylglycine; Pesticide Tolerances [OPP-300480; 
     FRL-5713-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 8, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3186. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the annual report on the Youth Conservation 
     Corps program in the Department for fiscal year 1996, 
     pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1705; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3187. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act--Army violation, case No. 96-08, which totaled $1.3 
     million, occurred in the fiscal year 1990 Military 
     Construction, Army National Guard appropriation at the Mobile 
     District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Mobile, AL, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       3188. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act--Navy violation, case No. 94-05, which totaled $7.9 
     million, occurred in the Phoenix missile program at the Naval 
     Air Systems Command [NAVAIR], pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations.
       3189. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's annual report to the President and the 
     Congress, April 1997, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 113; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       3190. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting certification with respect to the Chemical 
     Demilitarization major defense acquisition program, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2433(e)(1); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       3191. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the annual report of the Maritime Administration 
     [MARAD] for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. app. 
     1118; to the Committee on National Security.
       3192. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting notification 
     that the 1998 Defense Manpower Requirements Report will be 
     submitted by July 1, 1997; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       3193. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report on the state of the Reserves and 
     their ability to meet their missions, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-201, section 1212 (110 Stat. 2691); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       3194. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend the Bretton Woods Agreements Act in order to carry out 
     the purposes of the decision of January 27, 1997, of the 
     Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund relating 
     to the new arrangements to borrow, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1110; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3195. 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 the People's Republic of China, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3196. A letter from the Acting President and Chairman, 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the 
     semiannual report on tied aid credits, pursuant to Public Law 
     99-472, section 19 (100 Stat. 1207); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3197. A letter from the Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting the Office of Thrift Supervision's 
     1996 annual report to Congress on the preservation of 
     minority savings institutions, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     1462a(g); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3198. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting notice of final funding priorities 
     for fiscal year 1997-98 for a knowledge dissemination and 
     utilization project, research and demonstration projects, and 
     rehabilitation research and training centers, pursuant to 20 
     U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3199. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on technology innovation challenge 
     grants, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       3200. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on final funding priorities for fiscal 
     years 1997-98 for research and demonstration projects, 
     rehabilitation research and training centers, and a knowledge 
     dissemination and utilization project, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3201. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled the 
     ``Adult Basic Education and Literacy for the Twenty-First 
     Century Act''; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3202. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's annual report for the Strategic Petroleum 
     Reserve, covering calendar year 1996, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     6245(a); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3203. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's 21st annual report to Congress 
     entitled ``Automotive Fuel Economy Program,'' pursuant to 49 
     U.S.C. 32916; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3204. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's report 
     ``Uranium Industry Annual 1996,'' pursuant to section 1015 of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 1992; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3205. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Redesignation; Maine; Redesignation of 
     Millinocket to Attainment for Sulfur Dioxide [ME3-1-5258a; A-
     1-FRL-5815-2] received April 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3206. A letter from the Acting Inspector General, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the annual 
     report to Congress summarizing the Office of Inspector 
     General's work in the Environmental Protection Agency's 
     Superfund Program for fiscal 1996, pursuant to Public Law 99-
     499, section 120(e)(5) (100 Stat. 1669); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3207. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tolerance Processing 
     Fees [OPP-30113; FRL-5714-1] received May 8, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3208. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Allotment of Drinking 
     Water State Revolving Fund Monies; Notice [FRL-5708-2] 
     received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3209. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Jersey; Motor 
     Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program [Region II Docket 
     No. NJ23-1-164; FRL-5823-9] received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3210. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware--
     15 Percent Rate of Progress Plan [DE027-1006; FRL-5823-3] 
     received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3211. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of 
     Delaware; Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance 
     Program [DE-28-1009; FRL-5823-4] received May 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3212. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans and State Operating 
     Permit Programs; State of Missouri [MO 021-1021; FRL-5817-5] 
     received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3213. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware--
     Regulation 24--Control of Volatile Organic Compound 
     Emissions, Section 47--Offset Lithographic Printing [DE026-
     1005; FRL-5820-3] received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3214. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; Redesignation, Maintenance Plan, and Emissions 
     Inventories for Reading; Ozone Redesignations Policy Change 
     [PA036-4060; FRL-5819-8] received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3215. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Ohio Ozone Maintenance 
     Plan [OH104-1a; FRL-5822-5] received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3216. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of a Revision 
     to a State Implementation Plan; Oklahoma; Revision to 
     Particulate Matter Regulations [OK-13-1-7080a; FRL-5822-3] 
     received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3217. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO 
     023-1023(a); FRL-5822-9] received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3218. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Wake Village, Texas) [MM 
     Docket No. 96-236, RM-8907] received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3219. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Charlevoix, Michigan) [MM 
     Docket No. 97-42, RM-8988] received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3220. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Poplar Bluff, Missouri) 
     [MM Docket No. 97-54, RM-8989] received May 8, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3221. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Garden City, Missouri) [MM 
     Docket No. 97-53, RM-9003] received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3222. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Forest City, Pennsylvania) 
     [MM Docket No. 96-235, RM-8909] received May 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3223. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of 
     Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Clear Lake, South Dakota) 
     [MM Docket No. 96-224, RM-8906] received May 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3224. A letter from the Administrator, Health Care 
     Financing Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     report entitled ``Evaluation of the Grant Program for Rural 
     Health Care Transition,'' report to Congress 1997, pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 1395ww note, to the Committee on Commerce.
       3225. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the nondisclosure of 
     safeguards information for the quarter ending March 31, 1997, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(e); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3226. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Malaysia (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-48-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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       3227. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Blocked Persons, Specially 
     Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, 
     Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers, and Blocked 
     Vessels: Removal of Entry (Office of Foreign Assets Control) 
     [31 CFR Part V] received April 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3228. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Blocked Persons, Specially 
     Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, 
     Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers, and Blocked 
     Vessels: Additional Designations and Supplemental Information 
     (Office of Foreign Assets Control) [31 CFR Part V] received 
     April 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3229. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Visas: Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act; Visa Fees [Public Notice 
     253] received April 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3230. A letter from the Director, United States Information 
     Agency, transmitting a copy of the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors' 1996 annual report, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 6204; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3231. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Retirement Board, transmitting the personal 
     financial disclosure statements of Board members, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-732 and 1-734(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3232. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Contract 
     Appeals, transmitting the Board's final rule--Rules of 
     Procedure for Travel and Relocation Expenses Cases [48 CFR 
     Part 6104] (RIN: 3090-AG06) received May 7, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       3233. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Contract 
     Appeals, transmitting the Board's final rule--Rules of 
     Procedure for Transportation Rate Cases [48 CFR Part 6103] 
     (RIN: 3090-AG05) received May 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       3234. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Contract 
     Appeals, transmitting the Board's final rule--Rules of 
     Procedure for Decisions Authorized Under 31 U.S.C. 3529 [48 
     CFR Part 6105] (RIN: 3090-AG29) received May 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3235. A letter from the Chairman, Cost Accounting Standards 
     Board, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, transmitting the 
     seventh 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.
       3236. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Employment 
     (General) [5 CFR Part 300] (RIN: 3206cAH71) received April 
     30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3237. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Official 
     Duty Station Determinations for Pay Purposes [5 CFR Parts 
     530, 531, and 591] (RIN: 3206-AH84) received May 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3238. 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 December 31, 1996, pursuant to Public Law 100-
     696, section 804 (102 Stat. 4610); to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       3239. 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.
       3240. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Environmental Impact 
     Assessment of Nongovernmental Activities in Antarctica [FRL-
     5818-81] received April 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3241. A letter from the Acting Chair, National Indian 
     Gaming Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation that would allow the National Indian Gaming 
     Commission [NIGC] to assess fees on tribes for class II and 
     class III, casino, gaming; to the Committee on Resources.
       3242. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the 1995 annual report 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.
       3243. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Officer, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule--Residency Requirements for Persons Acquiring 
     Firearms [T.D. ATF-389] (RIN: 1512-AB66) received April 22, 
     1997, pursuant to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3244. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report on the 
     availability of bomb making information, the extent to which 
     its dissemination is controlled by Federal law, and the 
     extent to which such dissemination may be subject to 
     regulation consistent with the first amendment to the U.S. 
     Constitution, pursuant to Public Law 104-132, section 709(b) 
     (110 Stat. 1297); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3245. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Visas: Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act; Validity of Nonimmigrant 
     Visas [Public Notice 2538] received April 28, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3246. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting the text of final regulations 
     adopted by the Commission, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(d); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3247. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting the post 
     authorization change report on the San Luis Rey River, CA, 
     local flood protection project, pursuant to Public Law 104-
     303, section 301(a)(3) (110 Stat. 3707); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3248. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's third annual report on the 
     activities of the Department regarding the guarantee of 
     obligations issued to finance the construction, 
     reconstruction, or reconditioning of eligible export vessels; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3249. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Satellite and Information Services, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Schedule of Fees for Access to NOAA Environmental 
     Data and Information and Products Derived Therefrom [Docket 
     No. 970306046-7046-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA25) received May 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       3250. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the annual report on minority 
     small business and capital ownership development for fiscal 
     year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 100-656, section 408 (102 
     Stat. 3877); to the Committee on Small Business.
       3251. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report on small business loans for members 
     released from Reserve service during contingency operations, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-201, Section 1234 (110 Stat. 
     2697); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       3252. A letter from the Acting Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting the 12th 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.
       3253. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report concerning incentives to employers of 
     members of the Reserve components, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-201, Section 1232 (110 Stat. 2697); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3254. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Disposition of Excluded Articles Pursuant to the 
     Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act [T.D. 97-30] (RIN: 
     1515-AC09) received April 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3255. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 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 Education and the 
     Workforce and the Judiciary.
       3256. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting notification of the 
     Agency's continuation of support for the activities of PVO's 
     in Yemen is in the national interest of the United States; 
     jointly, to the Committee on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       3257. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's report on congressional 
     recommendations on certain personnel decisions in the 
     executive branch; jointly, to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and Oversight and Appropriations.
       3258. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification that 
     Brazil has adopted a regulatory program governing the 
     incidental taking of certain sea turtles, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101-162, section 609(b)(2) (103 Stat. 1038); jointly, to 
     the Committees on Resources and Appropriations.
       3259. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Secretary's 
     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 Resources and 
     Appropriations.
       3260. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the act 
     of May 13, 1954, Public Law 358 (33 U.S.C. 981, et seq.), as 
     amended, to improve the operation, maintenance, and safety of 
     the St. Lawrence Seaway, within the territorial limits of the 
     United States, by establishing the Saint Lawrence Seaway 
     Development Corporation as a performance based organization 
     in the

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     Department of Transportation; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Government Reform and 
     Oversight.

para. 45.4  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 Wednesday, May 7, 1997.
  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.
  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.

Yeas

350

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

56

para. 45.5                    [Roll No. 110]

                                YEAS--350

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--56

     Abercrombie
     Berry
     Borski
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Costello
     Cubin
     DeFazio
     English
     Ensign
     Forbes
     Fox
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hulshof
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Slaughter
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Wicker

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Andrews
     Blunt
     Brown (CA)
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Cox
     Davis (FL)
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Engel
     Filner
     Granger
     Hefner
     Herger
     Jenkins
     Kasich
     Livingston
     McKinney
     Porter
     Riggs
     Schiff
     Sessions
     Souder
     Wexler
     White
     Wolf
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 45.6  juvenile crime

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to House Resolution 133 
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. 3) to combat violent youth crime and increase 
accountability for juvenile criminal offenses.
  Mr. KINGSTON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 45.7  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. STUPAK:

         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 ``Families 
     First Juvenile Offender Control and Prevention Act of 1997''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

        TITLE I--JUVENILE OFFENDER CONTROL AND PREVENTION GRANTS

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Grant program.

                  TITLE II--VIOLENT JUVENILE OFFENDERS

Sec. 201. Time limit on transfer decision.
Sec. 202. Increased detention, mandatory restitution, and additional 
              sentencing options for youth offenders.
Sec. 203. Juvenile handgun possession.
Sec. 204. Access of victims and public to records of crimes committed 
              by juvenile delinquents.

        TITLE III--IMPROVING JUVENILE CRIME AND DRUG PREVENTION

Sec. 301. Study by national academy of science.
        TITLE I--JUVENILE OFFENDER CONTROL AND PREVENTION GRANTS

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Juvenile Offender Control 
     and Prevention Grant Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 102. GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Part R of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796 et seq.) 
     is amended to read as follows:

       ``PART R--JUVENILE OFFENDER CONTROL AND PREVENTION GRANTS

     ``SEC. 1801. PAYMENTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

       ``(a) Payment and Uses.--
       ``(1) Payment.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice 
     Assistance may make grants to carry out this part, to units 
     of local government that qualify for a payment under this 
     part. Of the amount appropriated in any fiscal year to carry 
     out this part, the Director shall obligate--
       ``(A) not less than 60 percent of such amount for grants 
     for the uses specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
     paragraph (2);
       ``(B) not less than 10 percent of such amount for grants 
     for the use specified in paragraph (2)(C), and
       ``(C) not less than 20 percent of such amount for grants 
     for the uses specified in subparagraphs (E) and (G) of 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Uses.--Amounts paid to a unit of local government 
     under this section shall be used by the unit for 1 or more of 
     the following:
       ``(A) Preventing juveniles from becoming involved in crime 
     or gangs by--
       ``(i) operating after-school programs for at-risk 
     juveniles;
       ``(ii) developing safe havens from and alternatives to 
     street violence, including educational, vocational or other 
     extracurricular activities opportunities;

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       ``(iii) establishing community service programs, based on 
     community service corps models that teach skills, discipline, 
     and responsibility;
       ``(iv) establishing peer medication programs in schools;
       ``(v) establishing big brother programs and big sister 
     programs;
       ``(vi) establishing anti-truancy programs;
       ``(vii) establishing and operating programs to strengthen 
     the family unit;
       ``(viii) establishing and operating drug prevention, 
     treatment and education programs; or
       ``(ix) establishing activities substantially similar to 
     programs described in clauses (i) through (viii).
       ``(B) Establishing and operating early intervention 
     programs for at-risk juveniles.
       ``(C) Building or expanding secure juvenile correction or 
     detention facilities for violent juvenile offenders.
       ``(D) Providing comprehensive treatment, education, 
     training, and after-care programs for juveniles in juvenile 
     detention facilities.
       ``(E) Implementing graduated sanctions for juvenile 
     offenders.
       ``(F) Establishing initiatives that reduce the access of 
     juveniles to fire arms.
       ``(G) Improving State juvenile justice systems by--
       ``(i) developing and administering accountability-based 
     sanctions for juvenile offenders;
       ``(ii) hiring additional prosecutors, so that more cases 
     involving violent juvenile offenders can be prosecuted and 
     backlogs reduced; or
       ``(iii) providing funding to enable juvenile courts and 
     juvenile probation offices to be more effective and efficient 
     in holding juvenile offenders accountable.
       ``(H) Providing funding to enable prosecutors--
       ``(i) to address drug, gang, and violence problems 
     involving juveniles more effectively;
       ``(ii) to develop anti-gang units and anti-gang task forces 
     to address the participation of juveniles in gangs, and to 
     share information about juvenile gangs and their activities; 
     or
       ``(iii) providing funding for technology, equipment, and 
     training to assist prosecutors in identifying and expediting 
     the prosecution of violent juvenile offenders.
       ``(I) Hiring additional law enforcement officers 
     (including, but not limited to, police, corrections, 
     probation, parole, and judicial officers) who are involved in 
     the control or reduction of juvenile delinquency.
       ``(J) Providing funding to enable city attorneys and county 
     attorneys to seek civil remedies for violations of law 
     committed by juveniles who participate in gangs.
       ``(3) Geographical distribution of grants.-- The Director 
     shall ensure that grants made under this part are equitably 
     distributed among all units of local government in each of 
     the States and among all units of local government throughout 
     the United States.
       ``(b) Prohibited Uses.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this title, a unit of local government may not expend any 
     of the funds provided under this part 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) 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.
       ``(d) Nonsupplanting Requirement.--Funds made available 
     under this part 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 part, be made available from 
     State or local sources.
       ``(e) Matching Funds.--The Federal share of a grant 
     received under this part may not exceed 90 percent of the 
     costs of a program or proposal funded under this part.

     ``SEC. 1802. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part--
       ``(1) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(2) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(3) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.

     The appropriations authorized by this subsection may be made 
     from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
       ``(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 1998 through 2000 shall be available to the Attorney 
     General for studying the overall effectiveness and efficiency 
     of the provisions of this part, and assuring compliance with 
     the provisions of this part and for administrative costs to 
     carry out the purposes of this part. 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) Availability.--The amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a) shall remain available 
     until expended.

     ``SEC. 1803. 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 
     part.
       ``(b) Program Review.--The Director shall establish a 
     process for the ongoing evaluation of projects developed with 
     funds made available under this part.
       ``(c) General Requirements for Qualification.--A unit of 
     local government qualifies for a payment under this part 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 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;
       ``(2)(A) the unit of local government will establish a 
     trust fund in which the government will deposit all payments 
     received under this part; 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;
       ``(3) 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;
       ``(4) 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 part shall be audited in compliance with the 
     Single Audit Act of 1984;
       ``(5) 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 part or that the Comptroller General reasonably 
     requires to review compliance and operation;
       ``(6) the unit of local government will spend the funds 
     made available under this part only for the purposes set 
     forth in section 1801(a)(2); and
       ``(7) 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 part 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.''.

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       (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796 et seq.) is amended by striking the 
     matter relating to part R and inserting the following:

                ``Part R--Juvenile Crime Control Grants

``Sec. 1801. Payments to local governments.
``Sec. 1802. Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 1803. Qualification for payment.''.
                  TITLE II--VIOLENT JUVENILE OFFENDERS

     SEC. 201. TIME LIMIT ON TRANSFER DECISION.

       Section 5032 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``The transfer decision shall be made not later 
     than 90 days after the first day of the hearing.'' after the 
     first sentence of the 4th paragraph.

     SEC. 202. INCREASED DETENTION, MANDATORY RESTITUTION, AND 
                   ADDITIONAL SENTENCING OPTIONS FOR YOUTH 
                   OFFENDERS.

       Section 5037 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5037. Dispositional hearing

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Hearing.--In a juvenile proceeding under section 
     5032, if the court finds a juvenile to be a juvenile 
     delinquent, the court shall hold a hearing concerning the 
     appropriate disposition of the juvenile not later than 20 
     court days after the finding of juvenile delinquency unless 
     the court has ordered further study pursuant to subsection 
     (e).
       ``(2) Report.--A predisposition report shall be prepared by 
     the probation officer who shall promptly provide a copy to 
     the juvenile, the attorney for the juvenile, and the attorney 
     for the government.
       ``(3) Order of restitution.--After the dispositional 
     hearing, and after considering any pertinent policy 
     statements promulgated by the Sentencing Commission pursuant 
     to 994, of title 28, the court shall enter an order of 
     restitution pursuant to section 3556, and may suspend the 
     findings of juvenile delinquency, place the juvenile on 
     probation, commit the juvenile to official detention 
     (including the possibility of a term of supervised release), 
     and impose any fine that would be authorized if the juvenile 
     had been tried and convicted as an adult.
       ``(4) Release or detention.--With respect to release or 
     detention pending an appeal or a petition for a writ of 
     certiorari after disposition, the court shall proceed 
     pursuant to the provisions of chapter 207.
       ``(b) Term of Probation.--The term for which probation may 
     be ordered for a juvenile found to be a juvenile delinquent 
     may not extend beyond the maximum term that would be 
     authorized by section 3561(c) if the juvenile had been tried 
     and convicted as an adult. Sections 3563, 3564, and 3565 are 
     applicable to an order placing a juvenile on probation.
       ``(c) Term of Official Detention.--
       ``(1) Maximum term.--The term for which official detention 
     may be ordered for a juvenile found to be a juvenile 
     delinquent may not extend beyond the lesser of--
       ``(A) the maximum term of imprisonment that would be 
     authorized if the juvenile had been tried and convicted as an 
     adult;
       ``(B) 10 years; or
       ``(C) the date on which the juvenile achieves the age of 
     26.
       ``(2) Applicability of other provisions.--Section 3624 
     shall apply to an order placing a juvenile in detention.
       ``(d) Term of Supervised Release.--The term for which 
     supervised release may be ordered for a juvenile found to be 
     a juvenile delinquent may not extend beyond 5 years. 
     Subsections (c) through (i) of section 3583 shall apply to an 
     order placing a juvenile on supervised release.
       ``(e) Custody of Attorney General.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the court desires more detailed 
     information concerning a juvenile alleged to have committed 
     an act of juvenile delinquency or a juvenile adjudicated 
     delinquent, it may commit the juvenile, after notice and 
     hearing at which the juvenile is represented by an attorney, 
     to the custody of the Attorney General for observation and 
     study by an appropriate agency or entity.
       ``(2) Outpatient basis.--Any observation and study pursuant 
     to a commission under paragraph (1) shall be conducted on an 
     outpatient basis, unless the court determines that inpatient 
     observation and study are necessary to obtain the desired 
     information, except that in the case of an alleged juvenile 
     delinquent, inpatient study may be ordered with the consent 
     of the juvenile and the attorney for the juvenile.
       ``(3) Contents of study.--The agency or entity conducting 
     an observation or study under this subsection shall make a 
     complete study of the alleged or adjudicated delinquent to 
     ascertain the personal traits, capabilities, background, any 
     prior delinquency or criminal experience, any mental or 
     physical defect, and any other relevant factors pertaining to 
     the juvenile.
       ``(4) Submission of results.--The Attorney General shall 
     submit to the court and the attorneys for the juvenile and 
     the government the results of the study not later than 30 
     days after the commitment of the juvenile, unless the court 
     grants additional time.
       ``(5) Exclusion of time.--Any time spent in custody under 
     this subsection shall be excluded for purposes of section 
     5036.
       ``(f) Conviction as Adult.--With respect to any juvenile 
     prosecuted and convicted as an adult pursuant to section 
     5032, the court may, pursuant to guidelines promulgated by 
     the United States Sentencing Commission under section 994 of 
     title 28, determine to treat the conviction as an 
     adjudication of delinquency and impose any disposition 
     authorized under this section. The United States Sentencing 
     Commission shall promulgate such guidelines as soon as 
     practicable and not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       ``(g)(1) A juvenile detained either pending juvenile 
     proceedings or a criminal trial, or detained or imprisoned 
     pursuant to an adjudication or conviction shall be 
     substantially segregated from any prisoners convicted for 
     crimes who have attained the age of 21 years.
       ``(2) As used in this subsection, the term `substantially 
     segregated'--
       ``(A) means complete sight and sound separation in 
     residential confinement; but
       ``(B) is not inconsistent with--
       ``(i) the use of shared direct care and management staff, 
     properly trained and certified to interact with juvenile 
     offenders, if the staff does not interact with adult and 
     juvenile offenders during the same shift; and
       ``(ii) incidental contact during transportation to court 
     proceedings and other activities in accordance with 
     regulations issued by the Attorney General to ensure 
     reasonable efforts are made to segregate adults and 
     juveniles.''

     SEC. 203. JUVENILE HANDGUN POSSESSION.

       Section 924(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking all that precedes subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(6)(A) A juvenile who violates section 922(x) shall be 
     fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or 
     both, and for a second or subsequent violation, or for a 
     first violation committed after an adjudication of 
     delinquency for an act that, if committed by an adult, would 
     be a serious violent felony (as defined in section 3559(c) of 
     this title), shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not 
     more than 5 years, or both.'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``one year'' and 
     inserting ``5 years''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``not more than 10 
     years'' and inserting ``not less than 3 nor more than 10 
     years''.

     SEC. 204. ACCESS OF VICTIMS AND PUBLIC TO RECORDS OF CRIMES 
                   COMMITTED BY JUVENILE DELINQUENTS.

       Section 5038 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Throughout and upon'' 
     and all that follows through the colon and inserting the 
     following: ``Throughout and upon completion of the juvenile 
     delinquency proceeding pursuant to 5032(a), the court records 
     of the original proceeding shall be safeguarded from 
     disclosure to unauthorized persons. The records shall be 
     released to the extent necessary to meet the following 
     circumstances:'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting before the semicolon 
     ``or analysis requested by the Attorney General'';
       (3) in subsection (c), inserting before the comma and after 
     ``relating to the proceeding'' the phrase ``other than 
     necessary docketing data''; and
       (4) by striking subsections (d) and (f), by redesignating 
     subsection (e) as subsection (d), by inserting ``pursuant to 
     section 5032 (b) or (c)'' after ``adult'' in subsection (d) 
     as so redesignated, and by adding at the end new subsections 
     (e) and (f) as follows:
       ``(e) Whenever a juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent 
     for an act that if committed by an adult would be a felony or 
     for a violation of section 924(a)(6), the juvenile shall be 
     fingerprinted and photographed, and the fingerprints and 
     photograph shall be sent to the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation. The court shall also transmit to the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation the information concerning the 
     adjudication, including name, date of adjudication, court, 
     offenses, and sentence, along with the notation that the 
     matter was a juvenile adjudication. The fingerprints, 
     photograph, and other records and information relating to a 
     juvenile described in this subsection, or to a juvenile who 
     is prosecuted as an adult pursuant to sections 5032 (b) or 
     (c), shall be made available in the manner applicable to 
     adult defendants.
       ``(f) In addition to any other authorization under this 
     section for the reporting, retention, disclosure, or 
     availability of records or information, if the law of the 
     State in which a Federal juvenile delinquency proceeding 
     takes place permits or requires the reporting, retention, 
     disclosure, or availability of records or information 
     relating to a juvenile or to a juvenile delinquency 
     proceeding or adjudication in certain circumstances, then 
     such reporting, retention, disclosure, or availability is 
     permitted under this section whenever the same circumstances 
     exist.''.
        TITLE III--IMPROVING JUVENILE CRIME AND DRUG PREVENTION

     SEC. 301. STUDY BY NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE.

       (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall enter into a 
     contract with a public or nonprofit private entity, subject 
     to subsection (b), for the purpose of conducting a study or 
     studies--
       (1) to evaluate the effectiveness of federally funded 
     programs for preventing juvenile violence and juvenile 
     substance abuse;
       (2) to evaluate the effectiveness of federally funded grant 
     programs for preventing criminal victimization of juveniles;
       (3) to identify specific Federal programs and programs that 
     receive Federal funds that contribute to reductions in 
     juvenile violence, juvenile substance abuse, and risk factors 
     among juveniles that lead to violent behavior and substance 
     abuse;

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       (4) to identify specific programs that have not achieved 
     their intended results; and
       (5) to make specific recommendations on programs that--
       (A) should receive continued or increased funding because 
     of their proven success; or
       (B) should have their funding terminated or reduced because 
     of their lack of effectiveness.
       (b) National Academy of Sciences.--The Attorney General 
     shall request the National Academy of Sciences to enter into 
     the contract under subsection (a) to conduct the study or 
     studies described in subsection (a). If the Academy declines 
     to conduct the study, the Attorney General shall carry out 
     such subsection through other public or nonprofit private 
     entities.
       (c) Assistance.--In conducting the study under subsection 
     (a) the contracting party may request analytic assistance, 
     data, and other relevant materials from the Department of 
     Justice and any other appropriate Federal agency.
       (d) Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
     Attorney General shall submit a report describing the 
     findings made as a result of the study required by subsection 
     (a) to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, 
     and to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
     Labor and Human Resources of the Senate.
       (2) Contents.--The report required by this subsection shall 
     contain specific recommendations concerning funding levels 
     for the programs evaluated. Reports on the effectiveness of 
     such programs and recommendations on funding shall be 
     provided to the appropriate subcommittees of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
       (e) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out the study under subsection (a) such sums as may be 
     necessary.

Yeas

200

It was decided in the

Nays

224

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negative

Answered present

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                                AYES--200

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--224

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
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     Lazio
     Leach
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     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
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     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
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     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
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     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
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     Pitts
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     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
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     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
       Abercrombie
       

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Clay
     Costello
     Filner
     Hefner
     Lewis (CA)
     McKinney
     Pickering
     Schiff
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 45.9  recorded vote

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

       Page 4, beginning in line 15, strike ``that felony'' and 
     all that follows through line 18 and insert ``a serious 
     violent felony.''.
       Page 6, beginning in line 15 strike ``or a conspiracy'' and 
     all that follows through ``846'' in line 18.
       Page 6, beginning in line 23, strike ``or a conspiracy'' 
     and all that follows through line 2 on page 7 and insert a 
     period. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

100

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

320

para. 45.10                   [Roll No. 112]

                                AYES--100

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--320

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement

[[Page 407]]


     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bliley
     Clay
     Costello
     Diaz-Balart
     Filner
     Hefner
     McKinney
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Sanchez
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Watts (OK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 45.11  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 4, beginning in line 24, strike ``if the juvenile is 
     alleged to have committed an act after the juvenile has 
     attained the age of 13 years which if committed by a juvenile 
     after the juvenile attained the age of 14 years would require 
     that the juvenile be prosecuted as an adult under subsection 
     (b), upon approval of the Attorney General.'' and insert ``, 
     upon approval of the Attorney General, if the juvenile is 
     alleged to have committed, after the juvenile has attained 
     the age of 13 years and before the juvenile has attained the 
     age of 14 years, an act which if committed by an adult would 
     be an offense under section 113(a), 113(b), 113(c), 1111, 
     1113, or, if the juvenile possessed a firearm during the 
     offense, section 2111, 2113, 2241(a), or 2241(c) of this 
     title.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

129

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

288

para. 45.12                   [Roll No. 113]

                                AYES--129

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Capps
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--288

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Barr
     Bliley
     Clay
     Costello
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Hansen
     Hefner
     McKinney
     Nadler
     Pickering
     Sanchez
     Scarborough
     Schiff
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

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. SCOTT:

       Page 22, strike lines 14 through 16.


[[Page 408]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

101

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

321

para. 45.14                   [Roll No. 114]

                                AYES--101

     Ackerman
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Ehlers
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goodling
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--321

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Clay
     Costello
     Diaz-Balart
     Filner
     Hefner
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     McKinney
     Northup
     Pickering
     Schiff
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

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 Ms. LOFGREN:

       Page 24, after the line 9, insert the following:
       ``(12) preventing young Americans from becoming involved in 
     crime or gangs by--
       ``(A) operating after school programs for at-risk youth;
       ``(B) developing safe havens from and alternatives to 
     street violence, including educational, vocational or other 
     extracurricular activities opportunities;
       ``(C) establishing community service programs, based on 
     community service corps models that teach skills, discipline, 
     and responsibility;
       ``(D) establishing peer mediation programs in schools;
       ``(E) establishing big brother/big sister programs;
       ``(F) establishing anti-truancy programs;
       ``(G) establishing community based juvenile crime 
     prevention programs that include a family strengthening 
     component;
       ``(H) establishing community based juvenile crime 
     prevention programs that identify and intervene with at-risk 
     youth on a case-by-case basis;
       ``(I) establishing drug prevention, drug treatment, or drug 
     education programs;
       ``(J) establishing intensive delinquency supervision 
     programs;
       ``(K) implementing a structured system of wide ranging and 
     graduated diversions, placements, and dispositions that 
     combines accountability and sanctions with increasingly 
     intensive treatment and rehabilitation services in order to 
     induce law-abiding behavior and prevent a juvenile's further 
     involvement with the juvenile justice system; that integrates 
     the family and community with the sanctions, treatment, and 
     rehabilitation; and is balanced and humane; and
       ``(L) establishing activities substantially similar to 
     programs described in subparagraphs (A) through (K).
       ``(c) Required Use.--A unit of local government which 
     receives funds under this part shall use not less than 50 
     percent of the amount received to carry out the purposes 
     described in subsection (b)(12).''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

191

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

227

para. 45.16                   [Roll No. 115]

                                AYES--191

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--227

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner

[[Page 409]]


     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Archer
     Blagojevich
     Boucher
     Buyer
     Clay
     Costello
     Cox
     Diaz-Balart
     Filner
     Hefner
     Hooley
     Johnson (CT)
     McKinney
     Pickering
     Schiff
  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 Ms. DUNN:

       Add at the end the following new title:

                       Title   --GRANT REDUCTION

     SEC.    01. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION.

       (a) Grant Reduction for Noncompliance.--Section 506 of 
     title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Information Access.--
       ``(1) In general.--The funds available under this subpart 
     for a State shall be reduced by 20 percent and redistributed 
     under paragraph (2) unless the State--
       ``(A) submits to the Attorney General, not later than 1 
     year after the date of the enactment of the Juvenile Crime 
     Control Act of 1997, a plan that describes a process to 
     notify parents regarding the enrollment of a juvenile sex 
     offender in an elementary or secondary school that their 
     child attends; and
       ``(B) adheres to the requirements described in such plan in 
     each subsequent year as determined by the Attorney General.
       ``(2) Redistribution.--To the extent approved in advance in 
     appropriations Acts, any funds available for redistribution 
     shall be redistributed to participating States that have 
     submitted a plan in accordance with paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Compliance.--The Attorney General shall issue 
     regulations to ensure compliance with the requirements of 
     paragraph (1).

It was decided in the

Yeas

398

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

21

para. 45.18                    [Roll No. 116

                                AYES--398

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--21

     Becerra
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Conyers
     Dingell
     Fattah
     Foglietta
     Gilman
     Greenwood
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     McDermott
     Rangel
     Sabo
     Scott
     Stark
     Stokes
     Towns
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Boucher
     Capps
     Clay
     Costello
     Diaz-Balart
     Fawell
     Filner
     Hefner
     Kasich
     McKinney
     Paxon
     Pickering
     Schiff
     Spratt
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KINGSTON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 143, 
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:

[[Page 410]]

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Crime Control Act 
     of 1997''.
         TITLE I--REFORMING THE FEDERAL JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

     SEC. 101. DELINQUENCY PROCEEDINGS OR CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS IN 
                   DISTRICT COURTS.

       Section 5032 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5032. Delinquency proceedings or criminal prosecutions 
       in district courts

       ``(a)(1) A juvenile alleged to have committed an offense 
     against the United States or an act of juvenile delinquency 
     may be surrendered to State authorities, but if not so 
     surrendered, shall be proceeded against as a juvenile under 
     this subsection or tried as an adult in the circumstances 
     described in subsections (b) and (c).
       ``(2) A juvenile may be proceeded against as a juvenile in 
     a court of the United States under this subsection if--
       ``(A) the alleged offense or act of juvenile delinquency is 
     committed within the special maritime and territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States and is one for which the 
     maximum authorized term of imprisonment does not exceed 6 
     months; or
       ``(B) the Attorney General, after investigation, certifies 
     to the appropriate United States district court that--
       ``(i) the juvenile court or other appropriate court of a 
     State does not have jurisdiction or declines to assume 
     jurisdiction over the juvenile with respect to the alleged 
     act of juvenile delinquency, and
       ``(ii) there is a substantial Federal interest in the case 
     or the offense to warrant the exercise of Federal 
     jurisdiction.
       ``(3) If the Attorney General does not so certify or does 
     not have authority to try such juvenile as an adult, such 
     juvenile shall be surrendered to the appropriate legal 
     authorities of such State.
       ``(4) If a juvenile alleged to have committed an act of 
     juvenile delinquency is proceeded against as a juvenile under 
     this section, any proceedings against the juvenile shall be 
     in an appropriate district court of the United States. For 
     such purposes, the court may be convened at any time and 
     place within the district, and shall be open to the public, 
     except that the court may exclude all or some members of the 
     public, other than a victim unless the victim is a witness in 
     the determination of guilt or innocence, if required by the 
     interests of justice or if other good cause is shown. The 
     Attorney General shall proceed by information or as 
     authorized by section 3401(g) of this title, and no criminal 
     prosecution shall be instituted except as provided in this 
     chapter.
       ``(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a juvenile 
     shall be prosecuted as an adult--
       ``(A) if the juvenile has requested in writing upon advice 
     of counsel to be prosecuted as an adult; or
       ``(B) if the juvenile is alleged to have committed an act 
     after the juvenile attains the age of 14 years which if 
     committed by an adult would be a serious violent felony or a 
     serious drug offense described in section 3559(c) of this 
     title, or a conspiracy or attempt to commit that felony or 
     offense, which is punishable under section 406 of the 
     Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 846), or section 1013 of 
     the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 
     963).
       ``(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) do not apply if the 
     Attorney General certifies to the appropriate United States 
     district court that the interests of justice are best served 
     by proceeding against the juvenile as a juvenile.
       ``(c)(1) A juvenile may also be prosecuted as an adult if 
     the juvenile is alleged to have committed an act after the 
     juvenile has attained the age of 13 years which if committed 
     by a juvenile after the juvenile attained the age of 14 years 
     would require that the juvenile be prosecuted as an adult 
     under subsection (b), upon approval of the Attorney General.
       ``(2) The Attorney General shall not delegate the authority 
     to give the approval required under paragraph (1) to an 
     officer or employee of the Department of Justice at a level 
     lower than a Deputy Assistant Attorney General.
       ``(3) Such approval shall not be granted, with respect to 
     such a juvenile who is subject to the criminal jurisdiction 
     of an Indian tribal government and who is alleged to have 
     committed an act over which, if committed by an adult, there 
     would be Federal jurisdiction based solely on its commission 
     in Indian country (as defined in section 1151), unless the 
     governing body of the tribe having jurisdiction over the 
     place in which the alleged act was committed has before such 
     act notified the Attorney General in writing of its election 
     that prosecution may take place under this subsection.
       ``(4) A juvenile may also be prosecuted as an adult if the 
     juvenile is alleged to have committed an act which is not 
     described in subsection (b)(1)(B) after the juvenile has 
     attained the age of 14 years and which if committed by an 
     adult would be--
       ``(A) a crime of violence (as defined in section 
     3156(a)(4)) that is a felony;
       ``(B) an offense described in section 844 (d), (k), or (l), 
     or subsection (a)(6), (b), (g), (h), (j), (k), or (l) of 
     section 924;
       ``(C) a violation of section 922(o) that is an offense 
     under section 924(a)(2);
       ``(D) a violation of section 5861 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 that is an offense under section 5871 of such 
     Code (26 U.S.C. 5871);
       ``(E) a conspiracy to commit an offense described in any of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D); or
       ``(F) an offense described in section 401 or 408 of the 
     Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841, 848) or a 
     conspiracy or attempt to commit that offense which is 
     punishable under section 406 of the Controlled Substances Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 846), or an offense punishable under section 409 
     or 419 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 849, 860), 
     or an offense described in section 1002, 1003, 1005, or 1009 
     of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 
     952, 953, 955, or 959), or a conspiracy or attempt to commit 
     that offense which is punishable under section 1013 of the 
     Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 963).
       ``(d) A determination to approve or not to approve, or to 
     institute or not to institute, a prosecution under subsection 
     (b) or (c), and a determination to file or not to file, and 
     the contents of, a certification under subsection (a) or (b) 
     shall not be reviewable in any court.
       ``(e) In a prosecution under subsection (b) or (c), the 
     juvenile may be prosecuted and convicted as an adult for any 
     other offense which is properly joined under the Federal 
     Rules of Criminal Procedure, and may also be convicted of a 
     lesser included offense.
       ``(f) The Attorney General shall annually report to 
     Congress--
       ``(1) the number of juveniles adjudicated delinquent or 
     tried as adults in Federal court;
       ``(2) the race, ethnicity, and gender of those juveniles;
       ``(3) the number of those juveniles who were abused or 
     neglected by their families, to the extent such information 
     is available; and
       ``(4) the number and types of assault crimes, such as rapes 
     and beatings, committed against juveniles while incarcerated 
     in connection with the adjudication or conviction.
       ``(g) As used in this section--
       ``(1) the term `State' includes a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, any commonwealth, 
     territory, or possession of the United States and, with 
     regard to an act of juvenile delinquency that would have been 
     a misdemeanor if committed by an adult, a federally 
     recognized tribe; and
       ``(2) the term `serious violent felony' has the same 
     meaning given that term in section 3559(c)(2)(F)(i).''.

     SEC. 102. CUSTODY PRIOR TO APPEARANCE BEFORE JUDICIAL 
                   OFFICER.

       Section 5033 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5033. Custody prior to appearance before judicial 
       officer

       ``(a) Whenever a juvenile is taken into custody, the 
     arresting officer shall immediately advise such juvenile of 
     the juvenile's rights, in language comprehensible to a 
     juvenile. The arresting officer shall promptly take 
     reasonable steps to notify the juvenile's parents, guardian, 
     or custodian of such custody, of the rights of the juvenile, 
     and of the nature of the alleged offense.
       ``(b) The juvenile shall be taken before a judicial officer 
     without unreasonable delay.''.

     SEC. 103. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 
                   5034.

       Section 5034 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The'' each place it appears at the 
     beginning of a paragraph and inserting ``the'';
       (2) by striking ``If'' at the beginning of the 3rd 
     paragraph and inserting ``if'';
       (3)(A) by designating the 3 paragraphs as paragraphs (1), 
     (2), and (3), respectively; and
       (B) by moving such designated paragraphs 2 ems to the 
     right; and
       (4) by inserting at the beginning of such section before 
     those paragraphs the following:
       ``In a proceeding under section 5032(a)--''.

     SEC. 104. DETENTION PRIOR TO DISPOSITION OR SENTENCING.

       Section 5035 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5035. Detention prior to disposition or sentencing

       ``(a)(1) A juvenile who has attained the age of 16 years 
     and who is prosecuted pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of 
     section 5032, if detained at any time prior to sentencing, 
     shall be detained in such suitable place as the Attorney 
     General may designate. Preference shall be given to a place 
     located within, or within a reasonable distance of, the 
     district in which the juvenile is being prosecuted.
       ``(2) A juvenile less than 16 years of age prosecuted 
     pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of section 5032, if 
     detained at any time prior to sentencing, shall be detained 
     in a suitable juvenile facility located within, or within a 
     reasonable distance of, the district in which the juvenile is 
     being prosecuted. If such a facility is not available, such a 
     juvenile may be detained in any other suitable facility 
     located within, or within a reasonable distance of, such 
     district. If no such facility is available, such a juvenile 
     may be detained in any other suitable place as the Attorney 
     General may designate.
       ``(3) To the maximum extent feasible, a juvenile less than 
     16 years of age prosecuted pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) 
     of section 5032 shall not be detained prior to sentencing in 
     any facility in which the juvenile has regular contact with 
     adult persons convicted of a crime or awaiting trial on 
     criminal charges.
       ``(b) A juvenile proceeded against under section 5032 shall 
     not be detained prior to

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     disposition in any facility in which the juvenile has regular 
     contact with adult persons convicted of a crime or awaiting 
     trial on criminal charges.
       ``(c) Every juvenile who is detained prior to disposition 
     or sentencing shall be provided with reasonable safety and 
     security and with adequate food, heat, light, sanitary 
     facilities, bedding, clothing, recreation, education, and 
     medical care, including necessary psychiatric, psychological, 
     or other care and treatment.''.

     SEC. 105. SPEEDY TRIAL.

       Section 5036 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by--
       (1) striking ``If an alleged delinquent'' and inserting 
     ``If a juvenile proceeded against under section 5032(a)'';
       (2) striking ``thirty'' and inserting ``45''; and
       (3) striking ``the court,'' and all that follows through 
     the end of the section and inserting ``the court. The periods 
     of exclusion under section 3161(h) of this title shall apply 
     to this section.''.

     SEC. 106. DISPOSITION; AVAILABILITY OF INCREASED DETENTION, 
                   FINES AND SUPERVISED RELEASE FOR JUVENILE 
                   OFFENDERS.

       (a) Disposition.--Section 5037 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5037. Disposition

       ``(a) In a proceeding under section 5032(a), if the court 
     finds a juvenile to be a juvenile delinquent, the court shall 
     hold a hearing concerning the appropriate disposition of the 
     juvenile no later than 40 court days after the finding of 
     juvenile delinquency, unless the court has ordered further 
     study pursuant to subsection (e). A predisposition report 
     shall be prepared by the probation officer who shall promptly 
     provide a copy to the juvenile, the juvenile's counsel, and 
     the attorney for the Government. Victim impact information 
     shall be included in the report, and victims, or in 
     appropriate cases their official representatives, shall be 
     provided the opportunity to make a statement to the court in 
     person or present any information in relation to the 
     disposition. After the dispositional hearing, and after 
     considering the sanctions recommended pursuant to subsection 
     (f), the court shall impose an appropriate sanction, 
     including the ordering of restitution pursuant to section 
     3556 of this title. The court may order the juvenile's 
     parent, guardian, or custodian to be present at the 
     dispositional hearing and the imposition of sanctions and may 
     issue orders directed to such parent, guardian, custodian 
     regarding conduct with respect to the juvenile. With respect 
     to release or detention pending an appeal or a petition for a 
     writ of certiorari after disposition, the court shall proceed 
     pursuant to chapter 207.
       ``(b) The term for which probation may be ordered for a 
     juvenile found to be a juvenile delinquent may not extend 
     beyond the maximum term that would be authorized by section 
     3561(c) if the juvenile had been tried and convicted as an 
     adult. Sections 3563, 3564, and 3565 are applicable to an 
     order placing a juvenile on probation.
       ``(c) The term for which official detention may be ordered 
     for a juvenile found to be a juvenile delinquent may not 
     extend beyond the lesser of--
       ``(1) the maximum term of imprisonment that would be 
     authorized if the juvenile had been tried and convicted as an 
     adult;
       ``(2) ten years; or
       ``(3) the date when the juvenile becomes twenty-six years 
     old.
     Section 3624 is applicable to an order placing a juvenile in 
     detention.
       ``(d) The term for which supervised release may be ordered 
     for a juvenile found to be a juvenile delinquent may not 
     extend beyond 5 years. Subsections (c) through (i) of section 
     3583 apply to an order placing a juvenile on supervised 
     release.
       ``(e) If the court desires more detailed information 
     concerning a juvenile alleged to have committed an act of 
     juvenile delinquency or a juvenile adjudicated delinquent, it 
     may commit the juvenile, after notice and hearing at which 
     the juvenile is represented by counsel, to the custody of the 
     Attorney General for observation and study by an appropriate 
     agency or entity. Such observation and study shall be 
     conducted on an outpatient basis, unless the court determines 
     that inpatient observation and study are necessary to obtain 
     the desired information. In the case of an alleged juvenile 
     delinquent, inpatient study may be ordered only with the 
     consent of the juvenile and the juvenile's attorney. The 
     agency or entity shall make a study of all matters relevant 
     to the alleged or adjudicated delinquent behavior and the 
     court's inquiry. The Attorney General shall submit to the 
     court and the attorneys for the juvenile and the Government 
     the results of the study within 30 days after the commitment 
     of the juvenile, unless the court grants additional time. 
     Time spent in custody under this subsection shall be excluded 
     for purposes of section 5036.
       ``(f)(1) The United States Sentencing Commission, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General, shall develop a list 
     of possible sanctions for juveniles adjudicated delinquent.
       ``(2) Such list shall--
       ``(A) be comprehensive in nature and encompass punishments 
     of varying levels of severity;
       ``(B) include terms of confinement; and
       ``(C) provide punishments that escalate in severity with 
     each additional or subsequent more serious delinquent 
     conduct.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The Sentencing Commission shall 
     develop the list required pursuant to section 5037(f), as 
     amended by subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Conforming Amendment to Adult Sentencing Section.--
     Section 3553 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Limitation on Applicability of Statutory Minimums in 
     Certain Prosecutions of Persons Under the Age of 16.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of a 
     defendant convicted for conduct that occurred before the 
     juvenile attained the age of 16 years, the court shall impose 
     a sentence without regard to any statutory minimum sentence, 
     if the court finds at sentencing, after affording the 
     Government an opportunity to make a recommendation, that the 
     juvenile has not been previously adjudicated delinquent for 
     or convicted of an offense described in section 
     5032(b)(1)(B).''.

     SEC. 107. JUVENILE RECORDS AND FINGERPRINTING.

       Section 5038 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5038. Juvenile records and fingerprinting

       ``(a)(1) Throughout and upon the completion of the juvenile 
     delinquency proceeding under section 5032(a), the court shall 
     keep a record relating to the arrest and adjudication that 
     is--
       ``(A) equivalent to the record that would be kept of an 
     adult arrest and conviction for such an offense; and
       ``(B) retained for a period of time that is equal to the 
     period of time records are kept for adult convictions.
       ``(2) Such records shall be made available for official 
     purposes, including communications with any victim or, in the 
     case of a deceased victim, such victim's representative, or 
     school officials, and to the public to the same extent as 
     court records regarding the criminal prosecutions of adults 
     are available.
       ``(b) The Attorney General shall establish guidelines for 
     fingerprinting and photographing a juvenile who is the 
     subject of any proceeding authorized under this chapter. Such 
     guidelines shall address the availability of pictures of any 
     juvenile taken into custody but not prosecuted as an adult. 
     Fingerprints and photographs of a juvenile who is prosecuted 
     as an adult shall be made available in the manner applicable 
     to adult offenders.
       ``(c) Whenever a juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent 
     for an act that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony 
     or for a violation of section 924(a)(6), the court shall 
     transmit to the Federal Bureau of Investigation the 
     information concerning the adjudication, including name, date 
     of adjudication, court, offenses, and sentence, along with 
     the notation that the matter was a juvenile adjudication.
       ``(d) In addition to any other authorization under this 
     section for the reporting, retention, disclosure, or 
     availability of records or information, if the law of the 
     State in which a Federal juvenile delinquency proceeding 
     takes place permits or requires the reporting, retention, 
     disclosure, or availability of records or information 
     relating to a juvenile or to a juvenile delinquency 
     proceeding or adjudication in certain circumstances, then 
     such reporting, retention, disclosure, or availability is 
     permitted under this section whenever the same circumstances 
     exist.''.

     SEC. 108. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS OF SECTIONS 5031 AND 5034.

       (a) Elimination of Pronouns.--Sections 5031 and 5034 of 
     title 18, United States Code, are each amended by striking 
     ``his'' each place it appears and inserting ``the 
     juvenile's''.
       (b) Updating of Reference.--Section 5034 of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the heading of such section, by striking 
     ``magistrate'' and inserting ``judicial officer''; and
       (2) by striking ``magistrate'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``judicial officer''.

     SEC. 109. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLE OF SECTIONS FOR 
                   CHAPTER 403.

       The heading and the table of sections at the beginning of 
     chapter 403 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

                  ``CHAPTER 403--JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

``Sec.
``5031. Definitions.
``5032. Delinquency proceedings or criminal prosecutions in district 
              courts.
``5033. Custody prior to appearance before judicial officer.
``5034. Duties of judicial officer.
``5035. Detention prior to disposition or sentencing.
``5036. Speedy trial.
``5037. Disposition.
``5038. Juvenile records and fingerprinting.
``5039. Commitment.
``5040. Support.
``5041. Repealed.
``5042. Revocation of probation.''.
               TITLE II--APPREHENDING ARMED VIOLENT YOUTH

     SEC. 201. ARMED VIOLENT YOUTH APPREHENSION DIRECTIVE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General of the United 
     States shall establish an armed violent youth apprehension 
     program consistent with the following requirements:
       (1) Each United States attorney shall designate at least 1 
     assistant United States attorney to prosecute, on either a 
     full- or part-time basis, armed violent youth.

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       (2) Each United States attorney shall establish an armed 
     youth criminal apprehension task force comprised of 
     appropriate law enforcement representatives. The task force 
     shall develop strategies for removing armed violent youth 
     from the streets, taking into consideration--
       (A) the importance of severe punishment in deterring armed 
     violent youth crime;
       (B) the effectiveness of Federal and State laws pertaining 
     to apprehension and prosecution of armed violent youth;
       (C) the resources available to each law enforcement agency 
     participating in the task force;
       (D) the nature and extent of the violent youth crime 
     occurring in the district for which the United States 
     attorney is appointed; and
       (E) the principle of limited Federal involvement in the 
     prosecution of crimes traditionally prosecuted in State and 
     local jurisdictions.
       (3) Not less frequently than bimonthly, the Attorney 
     General shall require each United States attorney to report 
     to the Department of Justice the number of youths charged 
     with, or convicted of, violating section 922(g) or 924 of 
     title 18, United States Code, in the district for which the 
     United States attorney is appointed and the number of youths 
     referred to a State for prosecution for similar offenses.
       (4) Not less frequently than twice annually, the Attorney 
     General shall submit to the Congress a compilation of the 
     information received by the Department of Justice pursuant to 
     paragraph (3) and a report on all waivers granted under 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Waiver Authority.--
       (1) Request for waiver.--A United States attorney may 
     request the Attorney General to waive the requirements of 
     subsection (a) with respect to the United States attorney.
       (2) Provision of waiver.--The Attorney General may waive 
     the requirements of subsection (a) pursuant to a request made 
     under paragraph (1), in accordance with guidelines which 
     shall be established by the Attorney General. In establishing 
     the guidelines, the Attorney General shall take into 
     consideration the number of assistant United States attorneys 
     in the office of the United States attorney making the 
     request and the level of violent youth crime committed in the 
     district for which the United States attorney is appointed.
       (c) Armed Violent Youth Defined.--As used in this section, 
     the term ``armed violent youth'' means a person who has not 
     attained 18 years of age and is accused of violating--
       (1) section 922(g)(1) of title 18, United States Code, 
     having been previously convicted of--
       (A) a violent crime; or
       (B) conduct that would have been a violent crime had the 
     person been an adult; or
       (2) section 924 of such title.
       (d) Sunset.--This section shall have no force or effect 
     after the 5-year period that begins 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE III--ACCOUNTABILITY FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS AND PUBLIC PROTECTION 
                            INCENTIVE GRANTS

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Juvenile Accountability 
     Block Grants Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 302. BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Part R of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796 et seq.) 
     is amended to read as follows:

             ``PART R--JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANTS

     ``SEC. 1801. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General is authorized to 
     provide grants to States, for use by States and units of 
     local government, and in certain cases directly to eligible 
     units.
       ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Amounts paid to a State, a 
     unit of local government, or an eligible unit under this part 
     shall be used by the State, unit of local government, or 
     eligible unit for the purpose of promoting greater 
     accountability in the juvenile justice system, which 
     includes--
       ``(1) building, expanding, renovating, or operating 
     temporary or permanent juvenile correction or detention 
     facilities, including training of correctional personnel;
       ``(2) developing and administering accountability-based 
     sanctions for juvenile offenders;
       ``(3) hiring additional juvenile judges, probation 
     officers, and court-appointed defenders, and funding pre-
     trial services for juveniles, to ensure the smooth and 
     expeditious administration of the juvenile justice system;
       ``(4) hiring additional prosecutors, so that more cases 
     involving violent juvenile offenders can be prosecuted and 
     backlogs reduced;
       ``(5) providing funding to enable prosecutors to address 
     drug, gang, and youth violence problems more effectively;
       ``(6) providing funding for technology, equipment, and 
     training to assist prosecutors in identifying and expediting 
     the prosecution of violent juvenile offenders;
       ``(7) providing funding to enable juvenile courts and 
     juvenile probation offices to be more effective and efficient 
     in holding juvenile offenders accountable and reducing 
     recidivism;
       ``(8) the establishment of court-based juvenile justice 
     programs that target young firearms offenders through the 
     establishment of juvenile gun courts for the adjudication and 
     prosecution of juvenile firearms offenders;
       ``(9) the establishment of drug court programs for 
     juveniles so as to provide continuing judicial supervision 
     over juvenile offenders with substance abuse problems and to 
     provide the integrated administration of other sanctions and 
     services;
       ``(10) establishing and maintaining interagency 
     information-sharing programs that enable the juvenile and 
     criminal justice system, schools, and social services 
     agencies to make more informed decisions regarding the early 
     identification, control, supervision, and treatment of 
     juveniles who repeatedly commit serious delinquent or 
     criminal acts; and
       ``(11) establishing and maintaining accountability-based 
     programs that work with juvenile offenders who are referred 
     by law enforcement agencies, or which are designed, in 
     cooperation with law enforcement officials, to protect 
     students and school personnel from drug, gang, and youth 
     violence.

     ``SEC. 1802. GRANT ELIGIBILITY.

       ``(a) State Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section, a State shall submit to the Attorney 
     General an application at such time, in such form, and 
     containing such assurances and information as the Attorney 
     General may require by rule, including assurances that the 
     State and any unit of local government to which the State 
     provides funding under section 1803(b), has in effect (or 
     will have in effect not later than 1 year after the date a 
     State submits such application) laws, or has implemented (or 
     will implement not later than 1 year after the date a State 
     submits such application) policies and programs, that--
       ``(1) ensure that juveniles who commit an act after 
     attaining 15 years of age that would be a serious violent 
     crime if committed by an adult are treated as adults for 
     purposes of prosecution as a matter of law, or that the 
     prosecutor has the authority to determine whether or not to 
     prosecute such juveniles as adults;
       ``(2) impose sanctions on juvenile offenders for every 
     delinquent or criminal act, or violation of probation, 
     ensuring that such sanctions escalate in severity with each 
     subsequent, more serious delinquent or criminal act, or 
     violation of probation, including such accountability-based 
     sanctions as--
       ``(A) restitution;
       ``(B) community service;
       ``(C) punishment imposed by community accountability 
     councils comprised of individuals from the offender's and 
     victim's communities;
       ``(D) fines; and
       ``(E) short-term confinement;
       ``(3) establish at a minimum a system of records relating 
     to any adjudication of a juvenile who has a prior delinquency 
     adjudication and who is adjudicated delinquent for conduct 
     that if committed by an adult would constitute a felony under 
     Federal or State law which is a system equivalent to that 
     maintained for adults who commit felonies under Federal or 
     State law; and
       ``(4) ensure that State law does not prevent a juvenile 
     court judge from issuing a court order against a parent, 
     guardian, or custodian of a juvenile offender regarding the 
     supervision of such an offender and from imposing sanctions 
     for a violation of such an order.
       ``(b) Local Eligibility.--
       ``(1) Subgrant eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a 
     subgrant, a unit of local government shall provide such 
     assurances to the State as the State shall require, that, to 
     the maximum extent applicable, the unit of local government 
     has laws or policies and programs which--
       ``(A) ensure that juveniles who commit an act after 
     attaining 15 years of age that would be a serious violent 
     crime if committed by an adult are treated as adults for 
     purposes of prosecution as a matter of law, or that the 
     prosecutor has the authority to determine whether or not to 
     prosecute such juveniles as adults;
       ``(B) impose a sanction for every delinquent or criminal 
     act, or violation of probation, ensuring that such sanctions 
     escalate in severity with each subsequent, more serious 
     delinquent or criminal act, or violation of probation; and
       ``(C) ensure that there is a system of records relating to 
     any adjudication of a juvenile who is adjudicated delinquent 
     for conduct that if committed by an adult would constitute a 
     felony under Federal or State law which is a system 
     equivalent to that maintained for adults who commit felonies 
     under Federal or State law.
       ``(2) Special rule.--The requirements of paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to an eligible unit that receives funds from the 
     Attorney General under section 1803, except that information 
     that would otherwise be submitted to the State shall be 
     submitted to the Attorney General.

     ``SEC. 1803. ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) State Allocation.--
       ``(1) In general.--In accordance with regulations 
     promulgated pursuant to this part, the Attorney General shall 
     allocate--
       ``(A) 0.25 percent for each State; and
       ``(B) of the total funds remaining after the allocation 
     under subparagraph (A), to each State, an amount which bears 
     the same ratio to the amount of remaining funds described in 
     this subparagraph as the population of people under the age 
     of 18 living in such State for the most recent calendar year 
     in which such data is available bears to the population of 
     people under the age of 18 of all the States for such fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) Proportional reduction.--If amounts available to 
     carry out paragraph (1)(A) for any payment period are 
     insufficient to pay

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     in full the total payment that any State is otherwise 
     eligible to receive under paragraph (1)(A) for such period, 
     then the Attorney General shall reduce payments under 
     paragraph (1)(A) 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).
       ``(3) Prohibition.--No funds allocated to a State under 
     this subsection or received by a State for distribution under 
     subsection (b) may be distributed by the Attorney General or 
     by the State involved for any program other than a program 
     contained in an approved application.
       ``(b) Local Distribution.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State which receives funds under 
     subsection (a)(1) in a fiscal year shall distribute not less 
     than 75 percent of such amounts received among units of local 
     government, for the purposes specified in section 1801. In 
     making such distribution the State shall allocate to such 
     units of local government an amount which bears the same 
     ratio to the aggregate amount of such funds as--
       ``(A) the sum of--
       ``(i) the product of--
       ``(I) two-thirds; multiplied by
       ``(II) the average law enforcement expenditure for such 
     unit of local government for the 3 most recent calendar years 
     for which such data is available; plus
       ``(ii) the product of--
       ``(I) one-third; multiplied by
       ``(II) the average annual number of part 1 violent crimes 
     in such unit of local government for the 3 most recent 
     calendar years for which such data is available, bears to--
       ``(B) the sum of the products determined under subparagraph 
     (A) for all such units of local government in the State.
       ``(2) Expenditures.--The allocation any unit of local 
     government shall receive under paragraph (1) for a payment 
     period shall not exceed 100 percent of law enforcement 
     expenditures of the unit for such payment period.
       ``(3) Reallocation.--The amount of any unit of local 
     government's allocation that is not available to such unit by 
     operation of paragraph (2) shall be available to other units 
     of local government that are not affected by such operation 
     in accordance with this subsection.
       ``(c) Unavailability of Data for Units of Local 
     Government.--If the State has reason to believe that the 
     reported rate of part 1 violent crimes or law enforcement 
     expenditure for a unit of local government is insufficient or 
     inaccurate, the State shall--
       ``(1) investigate the methodology used by the unit to 
     determine the accuracy of the submitted data; and
       ``(2) if necessary, use the best available comparable data 
     regarding the number of violent crimes or law enforcement 
     expenditure for the relevant years for the unit of local 
     government.
       ``(d) Local Government With Allocations Less Than $5,000.--
     If under this section a unit of local government is allocated 
     less than $5,000 for a payment period, the amount allotted 
     shall be expended by the State on services to units of local 
     government whose allotment is less than such amount in a 
     manner consistent with this part.
       ``(e) Direct Grants to Eligible Units.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a State does not qualify or apply for 
     funds reserved for allocation under subsection (a) by the 
     application deadline established by the Attorney General, the 
     Attorney General shall reserve not more than 75 percent of 
     the allocation that the State would have received under 
     subsection (a) for such fiscal year to provide grants to 
     eligible units which meet the requirements for funding under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(2) Award basis.--In addition to the qualification 
     requirements for direct grants for eligible units the 
     Attorney General may use the average amount allocated by the 
     States to like governmental units as a basis for awarding 
     grants under this section.

     ``SEC. 1804. REGULATIONS.

       ``The Attorney General shall issue regulations establishing 
     procedures under which an eligible State or unit of local 
     government that receives funds under section 1803 is required 
     to provide notice to the Attorney General regarding the 
     proposed use of funds made available under this part.

     ``SEC. 1805. PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Timing of Payments.--The Attorney General shall pay 
     each State or unit of local government that receives funds 
     under section 1803 that has submitted an application under 
     this part not later than--
       ``(1) 180 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 
     subsection (c),
     whichever is later.
       ``(b) Repayment of Unexpended Amounts.--
       ``(1) Repayment required.--From amounts appropriated under 
     this part, 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 not expended by the 
     State 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.
       ``(c) Administrative Costs.--A State, unit of local 
     government or eligible unit that receives funds under this 
     part may use not more than 10 percent of such funds to pay 
     for administrative costs.
       ``(d) Nonsupplanting Requirement.--Funds made available 
     under this part to States, units of local government, or 
     eligible units shall not be used to supplant State or local 
     funds as the case may be, but shall be used to increase the 
     amount of funds that would, in the absence of funds made 
     available under this part, be made available from State or 
     local sources, as the case may be.
       ``(e) Matching Funds.--The Federal share of a grant 
     received under this part may not exceed 90 percent of the 
     costs of a program or proposal funded under this part.

     ``SEC. 1806. UTILIZATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR.

       ``Funds or a portion of funds allocated under this part may 
     be utilized to contract with private, nonprofit entities or 
     community-based organizations to carry out the purposes 
     specified under section 1801(a)(2).

     ``SEC. 1807. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--A State that receives funds under this 
     part shall--
       ``(1) establish a trust fund in which the government will 
     deposit all payments received under this part; and
       ``(2) 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) designate an official of the State to submit reports 
     as the Attorney General reasonably requires, in addition to 
     the annual reports required under this part; and
       ``(4) spend the funds only for the purposes under section 
     1801(b).
       ``(b) Title I Provisions.--The administrative provisions of 
     part H shall apply to this part and for purposes of this 
     section any reference in such provisions to title I shall be 
     deemed to include a reference to this part.

     ``SEC. 1808. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For the purposes of this part:
       ``(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 `eligible unit' means a unit of local 
     government which may receive funds under section 1803(e).
       ``(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 1803(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 `law enforcement expenditures' means the 
     expenditures associated with police, prosecutorial, legal, 
     and judicial services, and corrections as reported to the 
     Bureau of the Census for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
     year for which a determination is made under this part.
       ``(6) 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.
       ``(7) The term `serious violent crime' means murder, 
     aggravated sexual assault, and assault with a firearm.

     ``SEC. 1809. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part--
       ``(1) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(2) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(3) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       ``(b) Oversight Accountability and Administration.--Not 
     more than 1 percent of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a), with such amounts to 
     remain available until expended, for each of the fiscal years 
     1998 through 2000 shall be available to the Attorney General 
     for studying the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the 
     provisions of this part, assuring compliance with the 
     provisions of this part, and for administrative costs to 
     carry out the purposes of this part. The Attorney General 
     shall establish and execute an oversight plan for monitoring 
     the activities of grant recipients.
       ``(c) Funding Source.--Appropriations for activities 
     authorized in this part may be made from the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents of title I 
     of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to part R and inserting 
     the following:

             ``Part R--Juvenile Accountability Block Grants

``Sec. 1801. Program authorized.
``Sec. 1802. Grant eligibility.
``Sec. 1803. Allocation and distribution of funds.

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``Sec. 1804. Regulations.
``Sec. 1805. Payment requirements.
``Sec. 1806. Utilization of private sector.
``Sec. 1807. Administrative provisions.
``Sec. 1808. Definitions.
``Sec. 1809. Authorization of appropriations.''.
      TITLE IV--SPECIAL PRIORITY FOR CERTAIN DISCRETIONARY GRANTS

     SEC. 401. SPECIAL PRIORITY.

       Section 517 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(c) Special Priority.--In awarding discretionary grants 
     under section 511 to public agencies to undertake law 
     enforcement initiatives relating to gangs, or to juveniles 
     who are involved or at risk of involvement in gangs, the 
     Director shall give special priority to a public agency that 
     includes in its application a description of strategies, 
     either in effect or proposed, providing for cooperation 
     between local, State, and Federal law enforcement authorities 
     to disrupt the illegal sale or transfer of firearms to or 
     between juveniles through tracing the sources of crime guns 
     provided to juveniles.''.
                        TITLE V--GRANT REDUCTION

     SEC. 501. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION.

       (a) Grant Reduction for Noncompliance.--Section 506 of 
     title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Information Access.--
       ``(1) In general.--The funds available under this subpart 
     for a State shall be reduced by 20 percent and redistributed 
     under paragraph (2) unless the State--
       ``(A) submits to the Attorney General, not later than 1 
     year after the date of the enactment of the Juvenile Crime 
     Control Act of 1997, a plan that describes a process to 
     notify parents regarding the enrollment of a juvenile sex 
     offender in an elementary or secondary school that their 
     child attends; and
       ``(B) adheres to the requirements described in such plan in 
     each subsequent year as determined by the Attorney General.
       ``(2) Redistribution.--To the extent approved in advance in 
     appropriations Acts, any funds available for redistribution 
     shall be redistributed to participating States that have 
     submitted a plan in accordance with paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Compliance.--The Attorney General shall issue 
     regulations to ensure compliance with the requirements of 
     paragraph (1).''.

  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 all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

               TITLE I--TREATMENT OF JUVENILES AS ADULTS

     SEC. 101. TREATMENT OF JUVENILES AS ADULTS.

       The fourth undesignated paragraph of section 5032 of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``an offense 
     under section 113(a), 113(b), 113(c), 1111, 1113, or, if the 
     juvenile possessed a firearm during the offense, section 
     2111, 2113, 2241(a) or 2241(c),'' and insert ``any serious 
     violent felony as defined in section 3559(c)(2)(F) of this 
     title,''.

     SEC. 102. RECORDS OF CRIMES COMMITTED BY JUVENILE 
                   DELINQUENTS.

       Section 5038 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Throughout and'' and 
     all that follows through the colon and inserting the 
     following: ``Throughout and upon completion of the juvenile 
     delinquency proceeding, the court records of the original 
     proceeding shall be safeguarded from disclosure to 
     unauthorized persons. The records shall be released to the 
     extent necessary to meet the following circumstances:'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting before the semicolon 
     ``or analysis requested by the Attorney General'';
       (3) in subsection (a), so that paragraph (6) reads as 
     follows:
       ``(6) communications with any victim of such juvenile 
     delinquency, or in appropriate cases with the official 
     representative of the victim, in order to apprise such victim 
     or representative of the status or disposition of the 
     proceeding or in order to effectuate any other provision of 
     law or to assist in a victim's, official representative's, 
     allocution at disposition.''; and
       (4) by striking subsections (d) and (f), by redesignating 
     subsection (e) as subsection (d), by inserting ``pursuant to 
     section 5032 (b) or (c)'' after ``adult'' in subsection (d) 
     as so redesignated, and by adding at the end new subsections 
     (e) through (f) as follows:
       ``(e) Whenever a juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent 
     for an act that if committed by an adult would be a felony or 
     for a violation of section 922(x), the juvenile shall be 
     fingerprinted and photographed, and the fingerprints and 
     photograph shall be sent to the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation. The court shall also transmit to the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation the information concerning the 
     adjudication, including name, date of adjudication, court, 
     offenses, and sentence, along with the notation that the 
     matter was a juvenile adjudication.
       ``(f) In addition to any other authorization under this 
     section for the reporting, retention, disclosure, or 
     availability of records or information, if the law of the 
     State in which a Federal juvenile delinquency proceeding 
     takes place permits or requires the reporting, retention, 
     disclosure, or availability of records or information 
     relating to a juvenile or to a juvenile delinquency 
     proceeding or adjudication in certain circumstances, then 
     such reporting, retention, disclosure, or availability is 
     permitted under this section whenever the same circumstances 
     exist.''.

     SEC. 103. TIME LIMIT ON TRANSFER DECISION.

       Section 5032 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``The transfer decision shall be made not later 
     than 90 days after the first day of the hearing.'' after the 
     first sentence of the 4th paragraph.

     SEC. 104. INCREASED DETENTION, MANDATORY RESTITUTION, AND 
                   ADDITIONAL SENTENCING OPTIONS FOR YOUTH 
                   OFFENDERS.

       Section 5037 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5037. Dispositional hearing

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Hearing.--In a juvenile proceeding under section 
     5032, if the court finds a juvenile to be a juvenile 
     delinquent, the court shall hold a hearing concerning the 
     appropriate disposition of the juvenile not later than 20 
     court days after the finding of juvenile delinquency unless 
     the court has ordered further study pursuant to subsection 
     (e).
       ``(2) Report.--A predisposition report shall be prepared by 
     the probation officer who shall promptly provide a copy to 
     the juvenile, the attorney for the juvenile, and the attorney 
     for the government.
       ``(3) Order of restitution.--After the dispositional 
     hearing, and after considering any pertinent policy 
     statements promulgated by the Sentencing Commission pursuant 
     to 994, of title 28, the court shall enter an order of 
     restitution pursuant to section 3556, and may suspend the 
     findings of juvenile delinquency, place the juvenile on 
     probation, commit the juvenile to official detention 
     (including the possibility of a term of supervised release), 
     and impose any fine that would be authorized if the juvenile 
     had been tried and convicted as an adult.
       ``(4) Release or detention.--With respect to release or 
     detention pending an appeal or a petition for a writ of 
     certiorari after disposition, the court shall proceed 
     pursuant to the provisions of chapter 207.
       ``(b) Term of Probation.--The term for which probation may 
     be ordered for a juvenile found to be a juvenile delinquent 
     may not extend beyond the maximum term that would be 
     authorized by section 3561(c) if the juvenile had been tried 
     and convicted as an adult. Sections 3563, 3564, and 3565 are 
     applicable to an order placing a juvenile on probation.
       ``(c) Terms of Official Detention.--
       ``(1) Maximum term.--The term for which official detention 
     may be ordered for a juvenile found to be a juvenile 
     delinquent may not extend beyond the lesser of--
       ``(A) the maximum term of imprisonment that would be 
     authorized if the juvenile had been tried and convicted as an 
     adult;
       ``(B) 10 years; or
       ``(C) the date on which the juvenile achieves the age of 
     26.
       ``(2) Applicability of other provisions.--Section 3624 
     shall apply to an order placing a juvenile in detention.
       ``(d) Term of Supervised Release.--The term for which 
     supervised release may be ordered for a juvenile found to be 
     a juvenile delinquent may not extend beyond 5 years. 
     Subsections (c) through (i) of section 3583 shall apply to an 
     order placing a juvenile on supervised release.
       ``(e) Custody of Attorney General.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the court desires more detailed 
     information concerning a juvenile alleged to have committed 
     an act of juvenile delinquency or a juvenile adjudicated 
     delinquent, it may commit the juvenile, after notice and 
     hearing at which the juvenile is represented by an attorney, 
     to the custody of the Attorney General for observation and 
     study by an appropriate agency or entity.
       ``(2) Outpatient basis.--Any observation and study pursuant 
     to a commission under paragraph (1) shall be conducted on an 
     outpatient basis, unless the court determines that inpatient 
     observation and study are necessary to obtain the desired 
     information, except that in the case of an alleged juvenile 
     delinquent, inpatient study may be ordered with the consent 
     of the juvenile and the attorney for the juvenile.
       ``(3) Contents of study.--The agency or entity conducting 
     an observation or study under this subsection shall make a 
     complete study of the alleged or adjudicated delinquent to 
     ascertain the personal traits, capabilities, background, any 
     prior delinquency or criminal experience, any mental or 
     physical defect, and any other relevant factors pertaining to 
     the juvenile.
       ``(4) Submission of results.--The Attorney General shall 
     submit to the court and the attorneys for the juvenile and 
     the government the results of the study not later than 30 
     days after the commitment of the juvenile, unless the court 
     grants additional time.
       ``(5) Exclusion of time.--Any time spent in custody under 
     this subsection shall be excluded for purposes of section 
     5036.
       ``(f) Conviction as Adult.--With respect to any juvenile 
     prosecuted and convicted as an adult pursuant to section 
     5032, the court may, pursuant to guidelines promulgated by 
     the United States Sentencing Commission under section 994 of 
     title 28, determine to treat the conviction as an 
     adjudication of delinquency and impose any disposition 
     authorized under this section. The United States Sentencing 
     Commission shall promul

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     gate such guidelines as soon as practicable and not later 
     than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
       ``(g)(1) A juvenile detained either pending juvenile 
     proceedings or a criminal trial, or detained or imprisoned 
     pursuant to an adjudication or conviction shall be 
     substantially segregated from any prisoners convicted for 
     crimes who have attained the age of 21 years.
       ``(2) As used in this subsection, the term ``substantially 
     segregated''--
       ``(A) means complete sight and sound separation in 
     residential confinement; but
       ``(B) is not inconsistent with--
       ``(i) the use of shared direct care and management staff, 
     properly trained and certified to interact with juvenile 
     offenders, if the staff does not interact with adult and 
     juvenile offenders during the same shift.
       ``(ii) incidental contact during transportation to court 
     proceedings and other activities in accordance with 
     regulations issued by the Attorney General to ensure 
     reasonable efforts are made to segregate adults and 
     juveniles.''

       TITLE II--JUVENILE OFFENDER CONTROL AND PREVENTION GRANTS

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Juvenile Offender Control 
     and Prevention Grant Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 202. GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Part R of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796 et seq.) 
     is amended to read as follows:

       ``PART R--JUVENILE OFFENDER CONTROL AND PREVENTION GRANTS

     ``SEC. 1801. PAYMENTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

       ``(a) Payment and Uses.--
       ``(1) Payment.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice 
     Assistance may make grants to carry out this part, to units 
     of local government that qualify for a payment under this 
     part. Of the amount appropriated in any fiscal year to carry 
     out this part, the Director shall obligate--
       ``(A) not less than 60 percent of such amount for grants 
     for the uses specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
     paragraph (2);
       ``(B) not less than 10 percent of such amount for grants 
     for the use specified in paragraph (2)(C), and
       ``(C) not less than 20 percent of such amount for grants 
     for the uses specified in subparagraphs (E) and (G) of 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Uses.--Amounts paid to a unit of local government 
     under this section shall be used by the unit for 1 or more of 
     the following:
       ``(A) Preventing juveniles from becoming envied in crime or 
     gangs by--
       ``(i) operating after-school programs for at-risk 
     juveniles;
       ``(ii) developing safe havens from and alternatives to 
     street violence, including educational, vocational or other 
     extracurricular activities opportunities;
       ``(iii) establishing community service programs, based on 
     community service corps models that teach skills, discipline, 
     and responsibility;
       ``(iv) establishing peer medication programs in schools;
       ``(v) establishing big brother programs and big sister 
     programs;
       ``(vi) establishing anti-truancy programs;
       ``(vii) establishing and operating programs to strengthen 
     the family unit;
       ``(viii) establishing and operating drug prevention, 
     treatment and education programs; or
       ``(ix) establishing activities substantially similar to 
     programs described in clauses (i) through (viii).
       ``(B) Establishing and operating early intervention 
     programs for at-risk juveniles.
       ``(C) Building or expanding secure juvenile correction or 
     detention facilities for violent juvenile offenders.
       ``(D) Providing comprehensive treatment, education, 
     training, and after-care programs for juveniles in juvenile 
     detention facilities.
       ``(E) Implementing graduated sanctions for juvenile 
     offenders.
       ``(F) Establishing initiatives that reduce the access of 
     juveniles to firearms.
       ``(G) Improving State juvenile justice systems by--
       ``(i) developing and administering accountability-based 
     sanctions for juvenile offenders;
       ``(ii) hiring additional prosecutors, so that more cases 
     involving violent juvenile offenders can be prosecuted and 
     backlogs reduced; or
       ``(iii) providing funding to enable juvenile courts and 
     juvenile probation offices to be more effective and efficient 
     in holding juvenile offenders accountable;
       ``(H) providing funding to enable prosecutors--
       ``(i) to address drug, gang, and violence problems 
     involving juveniles more effectively;
       ``(ii) to develop anti-gang units and anti-gang task forces 
     to address the participation of juveniles in gangs, and to 
     share information about juvenile gangs and their activities; 
     or
       ``(iii) providing funding for technology, equipment, and 
     training to assist prosecutors in identifying and expediting 
     the prosecution of violent juvenile offenders;
       ``(I) hiring additional law enforcement officers 
     (including, but not limited to, police, corrections, 
     probation, parole, and judicial officers) who are involved in 
     the control or reduction of juvenile delinquency; or
       ``(J) providing funding to enable city attorneys and county 
     attorneys to seek civil remedies for violations of law 
     committed by juveniles who participate in gangs.
       ``(3) Geographical Distribution of Grants.--The Director 
     shall ensure that grants made under this part are equitably 
     distributed among all units of local government in each of 
     the States and among all units of local government throughout 
     the United States.
       ``(b) Prohibited Uses.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this title, a unit of local government may not expend any 
     of the funds provided under this part 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) 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 shall be applied to the Federal deficit or, if 
     there is no Federal deficit, to reducing the Federal debt.
       ``(d) Nonsupplanting Requirement.--Funds made available 
     under this part to units of local government shall not be 
     used to supplant State or local funds, but shall be used to 
     increase the amounts of funds that would, in the absence of 
     funds made available under this part, be made available from 
     State or local sources.
       ``(e) Matching Funds.--The Federal share of a grant 
     received under this part may not exceed 90 percent of the 
     costs of a program or proposal funded under this part.

     ``SEC. 1802. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part--
       ``(1) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(2) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(3) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.

     The appropriations authorized by this subsection may be made 
     from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
       ``(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 1998 through 2000 shall be available to the Attorney 
     General for studying the overall effectiveness and efficiency 
     of the provisions of this part, and assuring compliance with 
     the provisions of this part and for administrative costs to 
     carry out the purposes of this part. 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) Availability.--The amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a) shall remain available 
     until expended.

     ``SEC. 1803. 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 
     part.
       ``(b) Program Review.--The Director shall establish a 
     process for the ongoing evaluation of projects developed with 
     funds made available under this part.
       ``(c) General Requirements for Qualification.--A unit of 
     local government qualifies for a payment under this part 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 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;
       ``(2)(A) the unit of local government will establish a 
     trust fund in which the government will deposit all payments 
     received under this part; 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;
       ``(3) 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;
       ``(4) 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

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     with the Comptroller General and as applicable, amounts 
     received under this part shall be audited in compliance with 
     the Single Audit Act of 1984;
       ``(5) 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 part or that the Comptroller General reasonably 
     requires to review compliance and operation;
       ``(6) the unit of local government will spend the funds 
     made available under this part only for the purposes set 
     forth in section 1801(a)(2);
       ``(7) 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 part 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.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796 et seq.) is amended by striking the 
     matter relating to part R and inserting the following:

                ``Part R--Juvenile Crime Control Grants

``Sec. 1801. Payments to local governments.
``Sec. 1802. Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 1803. Qualification for payment.''.

     SEC. 203. MODEL PROGRAMS TO PREVENT JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.

       The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention shall provide, through the 
     clearinghouse and information center established under 
     section 242(3) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5652(3)), information and 
     technical assistance to community-based organizations and 
     units of local government to assist in the establishment, 
     operation, and replication of model programs designed to 
     prevent juvenile delinquency.

        TITLE III--IMPROVING JUVENILE CRIME AND DRUG PREVENTION

     SEC. 301. STUDY BY NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE.

       (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall enter into a 
     contract with a public or nonprofit private entity, subject 
     to subsection (b), for the purpose of conducting a study or 
     studies--
       (1) to evaluate the effectiveness of federally funded 
     programs for preventing juvenile violence and juvenile 
     substance abuse;
       (2) to evaluate the effectiveness of federally funded grant 
     programs for preventing criminal victimization of juveniles;
       (3) to identify specific Federal programs and programs that 
     receive Federal funds that contribute to reductions in 
     juvenile violence, juvenile substance abuse, and risk factors 
     among juveniles that lead to violent behavior and substance 
     abuse;
       (4) to identify specific programs that have not achieved 
     their intended results; and
       (5) to make specific recommendations on programs that--
       (A) should receive continued or increased funding because 
     of their proven success; or
       (B) should have their funding terminated or reduced because 
     of their lack of effectiveness.
       (b) National Academy of Sciences.--The Attorney General 
     shall request the National Academy of Sciences to enter into 
     the contract under subsection (a) to conduct the study or 
     studies described in subsection (a). If the Academy declines 
     to conduct the study, the Attorney General shall carry out 
     such subsection through other public or nonprofit private 
     entities.
       (c) Assistance.--In conducting the study under subsection 
     (a) the contracting party may request analytic assistance, 
     data, and other relevant materials from the Department of 
     Justice and any other appropriate Federal agency.
       (d) Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
     Attorney General shall submit a report describing the 
     findings made as a result of the study required by subsection 
     (a) to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, 
     and to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
     Labor and Human Resources of the Senate.
       (2) Contents.--The report required by this subsection shall 
     contain specific recommendations concerning funding levels 
     for the programs evaluated. Reports on the effectiveness of 
     such programs and recommendations on funding shall be 
     provided to the appropriate subcommittees of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
       (e) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out the study under subsection (a) such sums as may be 
     necessary.

  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. CONYERS 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

174

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

243

para. 45.19                   [Roll No. 117]

                                AYES--174

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--243

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook

[[Page 417]]


     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Calvert
     Clay
     Costello
     Diaz-Balart
     Filner
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Istook
     Matsui
     McCrery
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Paxon
     Pickering
     Schiff
  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. LaHOOD, 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

286

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

132

para. 45.20                   [Roll No. 118]

                                AYES--286

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--132

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Calvert
     Clay
     Costello
     Diaz-Balart
     English
     Filner
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     McCrery
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Paxon
     Pickering
     Schiff
  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. 45.21  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. 45.22  community housing opportunity and responsibility

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 133 
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 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.
  Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, assumed the Chair.

[[Page 418]]

  When Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 45.23  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was granted permission until midnight, Friday, 
May 9, 1997, to file a report on the bill (H.R. 1486) to consolidate 
international affairs agencies, to reform foreign assistance programs, 
to authorize appropriations for foreign assistance programs and for the 
Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
and for other purposes.

para. 45.24  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, May 12, 1997, at 12 o'clock noon.

para. 45.25  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns Monday, May 12, 1997, it adjourn 
to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 1997, for ``morning-hour'' 
debates.

para. 45.26  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, May 
14, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 45.27  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HEFNER, for today;
  To Mr. DIAZ-BALART, for today after 12:15 p.m.;
  To Mr. COSTELLO, for today after 12 noon;
  To Mr. PICKERING, for today after 12 noon;
  To Mr. SKELTON, for May 13, 14, 15 and 16; and
  To Ms. McKINNEY, for today.
  And then,

para. 45.28  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 8 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, May 12, 1997.

para. 45.29  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. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 1385. A bill to consolidate, coordinate, and improve 
     employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation 
     programs in the United States, and for other purposes; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 105-93). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 45.30  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. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Waxman, and 
             Mr. Stokes):
       H.R. 1553. A bill to amend the President John F. Kennedy 
     Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 to extend the 
     authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board until 
     September 30, 1998; 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. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Sandlin, 
             and Mr. Edwards):
       H.R. 1554. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the commercial activities of an Indian 
     tribal organization shall be subject to the unrelated 
     business income tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Rush, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Thompson, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Carson, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Evans, Mr. Borski, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Flake, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Allen, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 1555. A bill to amend the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 and the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to 
     authorize Federal Home Loan Banks to make guaranteed advances 
     for community development activities to units of general 
     local government and advances of future community development 
     block grant entitlement amounts, and to expand the community 
     participation requirements relating to community development 
     loan guarantees to include participation of major community 
     stakeholders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 1556. A bill to provide for protection of the flag of 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 1557. 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 reflect inflation since the 
     current limitation was imposed; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Mr. McCrery, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. John):
       H.R. 1558. A bill to authorize the relocation of the Gillis 
     W. Long Hansen's Disease Center, to provide for the transfer 
     to the State of Louisiana of the current site of such center, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Bono, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Stump, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Largent, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Jones, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Herger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. McHale, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Crane, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Bryant, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Parker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Everett, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Istook):
       H.R. 1559. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require that recruit basic training in the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Marine Corps be conducted separately for male and 
     female recruits; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 1560. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
     Lewis & Clark Expedition, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1561. A bill to amend the National Highway System 
     Designation Act of 1995 and title 23, United States Code, to 
     allow the Virgin Islands and the other territories to 
     participate in the State infrastructure bank program and to 
     use surface transportation program funds for construction of 
     certain access and development roads; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 1562. A bill to provide assistance to States and local 
     communities to improve adult education and literacy, to help 
     achieve the national educational goals for all citizens, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 1563. 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.

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           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 1564. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children 
     under the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Watts 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             Graham):
       H.R. 1565. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount of depreciable business assets 
     which may be expensed, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1566. A bill to amend the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
     Solidarity [LIBERTAD] Act of 1996 relating to the exclusion 
     from the United States of certain aliens; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington, Mr. Crapo, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Hill, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, 
             and Mrs. Chenoweth):
       H.R. 1567. A bill to provide for the designation of 
     additional wilderness lands in the eastern United States; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H.R. 1568. A bill to establish the National Military Museum 
     Foundation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1569. A bill to require the same distribution of child 
     support arrearages collected by Federal tax intercept as 
     collected directly by the States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 1570. A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to 
     remove an exemption from the prohibition on imports of 
     certain firearms and ammunition; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, 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 Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Shays, Ms. Molinari, 
             Ms. Waters, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Filner, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Payne, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson, and Ms. Brown of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 1571. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish programs of research with respect to women and 
     cases of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             and Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 1572. A bill to provide for teacher technology 
     training; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Klug, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Clement, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 1573. A bill to provide equal leave benefits for 
     parents who adopt a child or provide foster care for a child; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cannon, 
             Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Duncan, 
             Mr. Ensign, Mr. Foley, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
             Walsh):
       H.R. 1574. 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 Employee Health Benefits Program [FEHBP]; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 1575. A bill to establish a limitation on the vessels 
     that may engage in harvesting Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic 
     herring within the exclusive economic zone; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Filner, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Berman, and 
             Mr. Torres):
       H.R. 1576. A bill to provide for the continuation of the 
     operations of the California Urban Environmental Research and 
     Education Center; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Herger, Mr. Klug, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Souder, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Goss, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hill, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Parker, Mr. Petri, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Moran 
             of Kansas):
       H.R. 1577. 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 Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett 
             of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. LaHood, 
             Mr. Largent, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
             Parker, Mr. Paul, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rogers, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Taylor of Massachusetts, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Watts, Mr. Weldon, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Wicker, and Mr. Young):
       H.J. Res. 78. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States restoring religious 
     freedom; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H. Con. Res. 77. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that Federal civilian and military retirement 
     cost-of-living adjustments should not be delayed; 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. 

para. 45.31  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 66: Mr. Etheridge, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
     Walsh, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 96: Mr. LaHood and Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 122: Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Christensen, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
     Boswell, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. 
     Gejdenson.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Torres and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 159: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 160: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 165: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 176: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Bryant, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Reyes, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Kildee, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania.

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       H.R. 230: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 335: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 399: Mr. LaTourette and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 402: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 404: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 406: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Graham, Mr. McDade, Mr. Rogers, Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 409: Mr. Manton, Mr. Regula, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Clement, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     Cunningham.
       H.R. 411: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. 
     Olver.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Reyes, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Kildee.
       H.R. 426: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Foley, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Hooley 
     of Oregon, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 465: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 471: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 479: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Spence, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 535: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 536: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 548: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 563: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Owens, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 586: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Moakley, and Mr. Watt 
     of North Carolina.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 604: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Norton, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Costello, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 630: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 659: Ms. Granger, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. 
     Coble.
       H.R. 687: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Wexler and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Packard and Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 724: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 753: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Skaggs, and Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 755: Mr. Engel, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Baker, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 778: Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 780: Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 794: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 818: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 819: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 840: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 850: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 871: Ms. Kaptur and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 877: Mr. Parker, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
     Leach, Mr. Payne, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Tauzin and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 907: Mr. Wicker and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 911: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Neumann, 
     and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 937: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 950: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Tiahrt, and 
     Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 988: Mr. Engel and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 989: Mr. Kind, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Evens, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rush, 
     Mr. McGovern, Mr. Manton, Mr. Castle, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. 
     Molinari, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 992: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1009: Mr. Cannon and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Goss, 
     Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Graham, and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1037: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Christensen, 
     Mr. Ensign, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 1043: Ms. Brown of Florida and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 1053: Mr. Norwood and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Graham and Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 1064: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1068: Mr. Crane, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Strickland, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York, Mr. Klug, Mr. Engel, Mr. Filner, and 
     Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1077: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 1125: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Conyers and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 1151: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1162: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1169: Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Weller, and Ms. 
     Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 1188: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1219: Mr. Kucinich, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Boucher, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Bishop and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1263: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. McCollum, Ms. Harman, and 
     Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Shuster and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1315: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lipinski, and 
     Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1329: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1333: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1348: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Coble, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Whitfield, Mr. Condit, Mr. Parker, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
     Lewis of California, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1353: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Holden, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Mr. Blunt, Mr. Goode, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1367: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1369: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1382: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1383: Mr. Evans, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1395: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1430: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 1432: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Frost, Mr. Engel, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1434: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Mr. Collins, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1438: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1441: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 1468: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
     Frost, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1475: Mr. Ramstad and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 1492: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1503: Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 1505: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Ney, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Campbell, 
     and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1506: Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 1526: Mr. Bono, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Doyle, 
     Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Clement, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Boswell, and Mrs. 
     Tauscher.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Berry, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Condit, 
     and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 1543: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1549: Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.J. Res. 72: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H. Con. Res. 54: Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
     Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Christian-Green, 
     Mr. John, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H. Con. Res. 75: Ms. Kaptur and Mr. Poshard.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Porter and Mr. Shays.
       H. Res. 61: Mr. Luther.
       H. Res. 103: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Miller of Florida, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H. Res. 111: Mr. Bono, Mr. Linder, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
     Packard.
       H. Res. 138: Ms. Stabenow.

para. 45.32  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       12. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Mayor's Council 
     of Guam, relative to Council Resolution No. 97-01, relative 
     to expressing the sentiment of the mayors and vice mayors of 
     Guam in welcoming the U.S.S. Independence; which was referred 
     to the Committee on National Security.
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                        MONDAY, MAY 12, 1997 (46)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 46.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, May 8, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 46.2  communications

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

       3261. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Revision of User Fees for 1997 Crop Cotton Classification 
     Services to Growers [CN-97-001] received May 12, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3262. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dimethomorphy; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300483; 
     FRL-5715-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 9, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3263. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cymoxanil; Pesticide 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300485; FRL-5716-1] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

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       3264. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Preemption of Local Zoning Regulation of 
     Satellite Earth Stations [IB Docket No. 95-59] and 
     Implementation of Section 207 of the Telecommunications Act 
     of 1996; Restrictions on Over-the-Air Reception Devices: 
     Television Broadcast Service and Multichannel Multipoint 
     Distribution Service [CS Docket No. 96-83] received May 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3265. 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 Italy (Transmittal No. DTC-56-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3266. 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 Italy (Transmittal No. DTC-34-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3267. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Italy (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-47-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       3268. A letter from the Federal Co-Chairman, Appalachian 
     Regional Commission, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual 
     report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
     [FMFIA] of 1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3269. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee For 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List (ID-97-010] received May 9, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       3270. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       3271. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Technical Amendment for the 
     Black Sea Bass Fishery [Docket No. 960805216-7098-05; I.D. 
     041097D] (RIN: 0648-AH06) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3272. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-Water Species 
     Fisheries by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska 
     [Docket No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 050597A] received May 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3273. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrator, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Modify Prior Notice 
     of Landing Requirement [Docket No. 970206022-7102-02; I.D. 
     012197C] (RIN: 0648-AJ35) received May 12, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3274. A letter from the Director of Communications and 
     Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Increased Fine 
     for Notice Posting Violations [29 CFR Part 1601] received May 
     12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       3275. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Arbitrage Restrictions on Tax-Exempt Bonds [TS 8718] (RIN: 
     1545-AS49) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3276. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Termination of a Partnership under Section 708(b)(1)(B) [TD 
     8717] (RIN: 1545-AU14) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3277. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Interest Rate to be Used in the Determinations for a 
     ``Modified Guaranteed Contract'' [Notice 97-32] received May 
     12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.

  And then,

para. 46.3  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, pursuant to the special order 
agreed to on May 8, 1997, at 1 o'clock and 26 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 1997.

para. 46.4  reports or committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of the rule XIII,

[Pursuant to the order of the House on May 8, 1997 the following report 
                       was filed on May 9, 1997]

       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 
     1486. A bill to consolidate international affairs agencies, 
     to reform foreign assistance programs, to authorize 
     appropriations for foreign assistance programs, and for the 
     Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-94). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para. 46.5  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 55: Mr. Ackerman and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 124: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. 
     Bachus.
       H.R. 689: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Holden, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 1461: Mr. Thune, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Gutknecht, Mrs. 
     Roukema, and Mr. Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Farr of California.
       H. Con. Res. 73: Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Talent, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Skaggs, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     McNulty, Ms. Harman, and Mr. Berman. 
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                       TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1997 (47)

para. 47.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 13, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable John E. Sununu 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 Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 47.2  recess--1:07 p.m.

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

para. 47.3  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 47.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, May 12, 1997.
  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:

       3278. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     International Security Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notification that the calendar year 1996 report 
     on accounting for United States assistance under the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction [CTR] Program will be submitted 
     on or about April 30, 1997; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       3279. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3280. A letter from the General Manager, Washington 
     Metropolitan Area Transit Authority [METRO], transmitting the 
     comprehensive annual financial report [CAFR] for the fiscal 
     year ended June 30, 1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); 
     jointly, to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Government Reform and Oversight.

para. 47.6  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                      Washington, DC, May 9, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives,

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     the Clerk received the following message from the Secretary 
     of the Senate on Friday, May 9, 1997 at 10:34 a.m.:
       That the Senate passed without amendment H. Con. Res. 25
       That the Senate passed S. Con. Res. 26
       That the Senate appointed Commission on Maintaining U.S. 
     Nuclear Weapons Expertise
       That the Senate appointed Board of Visitors of the U.S. 
     Coast Guard Academy, and
       That the Senate appointed Board of Visitors of the U.S. 
     Merchant Marine Academy.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                            Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. 

para. 47.7  individuals with disabilities education

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5) to 
amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, to reauthorize 
and make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. GOODLING and Mr. 
CLAY, 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. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GOODLING 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. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 47.8  message from the president

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

para. 47.9  education act technical corrections

  Mr. McKEON moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. 
Res. 145):

         Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution the 
     bill (H.R. 914), to make certain technical corrections in the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 relating to graduation data 
     disclosures, shall be considered to have been taken from the 
     Speaker's table to the end that the Senate amendments thereto 
     be, and the same are hereby, agreed to with amendments as 
     follows:
       Insert before section 1 the following:
                     TITLE I--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
       Redesignate sections 1 through 5 as sections 101 through 
     105, and at the end of the bill add the following:

     SEC. 106. PAYMENTS RELATING TO FEDERAL PROPERTY.

       Section 8002(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702(i)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(i) Priority Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1)(B), 
     and for any fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 1997 for 
     which the amount appropriated to carry out this section 
     exceeds the amount so appropriated for fiscal year 1996--
       ``(A) the Secretary shall first use the excess amount (not 
     to exceed the amount equal to the difference of (i) the 
     amount appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 
     1997, and (ii) the amount appropriated to carry out this 
     section for fiscal year 1996) to increase the payment that 
     would otherwise be made under this section to not more than 
     50 percent of the maximum amount determined under subsection 
     (b) for any local educational agency described in paragraph 
     (2); and
       ``(B) the Secretary shall use the remainder of the excess 
     amount to increase the payments to each eligible local 
     educational agency under this section.
       ``(2) Local educational agency described.--A local 
     educational agency described in this paragraph is a local 
     educational agency that--
       ``(A) received a payment under this section for fiscal year 
     1996;
       ``(B) serves a school district that contains all or a 
     portion of a United States military academy;
       ``(C) serves a school district in which the local tax 
     assessor has certified that at least 60 percent of the real 
     property is federally owned; and
       ``(D) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that such agency's per-pupil revenue derived from local 
     sources for current expenditures is not less than that 
     revenue for the preceding fiscal year.''.
               TITLE II--COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION REVIEW

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Cost of 
     Higher Education Review Act of 1997''.
       (b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) According to a report issued by the General Accounting 
     Office, tuition at 4-year public colleges and universities 
     increased 234 percent from school year 1980-1981 through 
     school year 1994-1995, while median household income rose 82 
     percent and the cost of consumer goods as measured by the 
     Consumer Price Index rose 74 percent over the same time 
     period.
       (2) A 1995 survey of college freshmen found that concern 
     about college affordability was the highest it has been in 
     the last 30 years.
       (3) Paying for a college education now ranks as one of the 
     most costly investments for American families.

     SEC. 202. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE COST OF 
                   HIGHER EDUCATION.

       There is established a Commission to be known as the 
     ``National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education'' 
     (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').

     SEC. 203. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 7 
     members as follows:
       (1) Two individuals shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
     the House.
       (2) One individual shall be appointed by the Minority 
     Leader of the House.
       (3) Two individuals shall be appointed by the Majority 
     Leader of the Senate.
       (4) One individual shall be appointed by the Minority 
     Leader of the Senate.
       (5) One individual shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
     Education.
       (b) Additional Qualifications.--Each of the individuals 
     appointed under subsection (a) shall be an individual with 
     expertise and experience in higher education finance 
     (including the financing of State institutions of higher 
     education), Federal financial aid programs, education 
     economics research, public or private higher education 
     administration, or business executives who have managed 
     successful cost reduction programs.
       (c) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The members of the 
     Commission shall elect a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson. 
     In the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson will 
     assume the duties of the Chairperson.
       (d) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
       (e) Appointments.--All appointments under subsection (a) 
     shall be made within 30 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act. In the event that an officer authorized to make an 
     appointment under subsection (a) has not made such 
     appointment within such 30 days, the appointment may be made 
     for such officer as follows:
       (1) The Chairman of the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce may act under such subsection for the Speaker of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (2) The Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce may act under such subsection for 
     the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
       (3) The Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources may act under such subsection for the Majority 
     Leader of the Senate.
       (4) The Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Labor 
     and Human Resources may act under such subsection for the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate.
       (f) Voting.--Each member of the Commission shall be 
     entitled to one vote, which shall be equal to the vote of 
     every other member of the Commission.
       (g) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the Commission shall not 
     affect its powers, but shall be filled in the manner in which 
     the original appointment was made.
       (h) Prohibition of Additional Pay.--Members of the 
     Commission shall receive no additional pay, allowances, or 
     benefits by reason of their service on the Commission. 
     Members appointed from among private citizens of the United 
     States may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem, in 
     lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving 
     intermittently in the government service to the extent funds 
     are available for such expenses.
       (i) Initial Meeting.--The initial meeting of the Commission 
     shall occur within 40 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 204. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Specific Findings and Recommendations.--The Commission 
     shall study and make findings and specific recommendations 
     regarding the following:
       (1) The increase in tuition compared with other commodities 
     and services.
       (2) Innovative methods of reducing or stabilizing tuition.
       (3) Trends in college and university administrative costs, 
     including administrative staffing, ratio of administrative 
     staff to instructors, ratio of administrative staff to 
     students, remuneration of administrative staff, and 
     remuneration of college and university presidents or 
     chancellors.
       (4) Trends in (A) faculty workload and remuneration 
     (including the use of adjunct faculty), (B) faculty-to-
     student ratios, (C) number of hours spent in the classroom by 
     faculty, and (D) tenure practices, and the impact of such 
     trends on tuition.
       (5) Trends in (A) the construction and renovation of 
     academic and other collegiate facilities, and (B) the 
     modernization of facilities to access and utilize new 
     technologies, and the impact of such trends on tuition.
       (6) The extent to which increases in institutional 
     financial aid and tuition discounting have affected tuition 
     increases, including the demographics of students receiving 
     such aid, the extent to which such aid is provided to 
     students with limited need in order to attract such students 
     to particular institutions or major fields of study, and the

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     extent to which Federal financial aid, including loan aid, 
     has been used to offset such increases.
       (7) The extent to which Federal, State, and local laws, 
     regulations, or other mandates contribute to increasing 
     tuition, and recommendations on reducing those mandates.
       (8) The establishment of a mechanism for a more timely and 
     widespread distribution of data on tuition trends and other 
     costs of operating colleges and universities.
       (9) The extent to which student financial aid programs have 
     contributed to changes in tuition.
       (10) Trends in State fiscal policies that have affected 
     college costs.
       (11) The adequacy of existing Federal and State financial 
     aid programs in meeting the costs of attending colleges and 
     universities.
       (12) Other related topics determined to be appropriate by 
     the Commission.
       (b) Final Report.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission 
     shall submit to the President and to the Congress, not later 
     than 120 days after the date of the first meeting of the 
     Commission, a report which shall contain a detailed statement 
     of the findings and conclusions of the Commission, including 
     the Commission's recommendations for administrative and 
     legislative action that the Commission considers advisable.
       (2) Majority vote required for recommendations.--Any 
     recommendation described in paragraph (1) shall be made by 
     the Commission to the President and to the Congress only if 
     such recommendation is adopted by a majority vote of the 
     members of the Commission who are present and voting.
       (3) Evaluation of different circumstances.--In making any 
     findings under subsection (a) of this section, the Commission 
     shall take into account differences between public and 
     private colleges and universities, the length of the academic 
     program, the size of the institution's student population, 
     and the availability of the institution's resources, 
     including the size of the institution's endowment.

     SEC. 205. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of 
     carrying out this Act, hold such hearings and sit and act at 
     such times and places, as the Commission may find advisable.
       (b) Rules and Regulations.--The Commission may adopt such 
     rules and regulations as may be necessary to establish the 
     Commission's procedures and to govern the manner of the 
     Commission's operations, organization, and personnel.
       (c) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
       (1) Information.--The Commission may request from the head 
     of any Federal agency or instrumentality such information as 
     the Commission may require for the purpose of this Act. Each 
     such agency or instrumentality shall, to the extent permitted 
     by law and subject to the exceptions set forth in section 552 
     of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
     Freedom of Information Act), furnish such information to the 
     Commission, upon request made by the Chairperson of the 
     Commission.
       (2) Facilities and services, personnel detail authorized.--
     Upon request of the Chairperson of the Commission, the head 
     of any Federal agency or instrumentality shall, to the extent 
     possible and subject to the discretion of such head--
       (A) make any of the facilities and services of such agency 
     or instrumentality available to the Commission; and
       (B) detail any of the personnel of such agency or 
     instrumentality to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable 
     basis, to assist the Commission in carrying out the 
     Commission's duties under this Act.
       (d) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails 
     in the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     Federal agencies.
       (e) Contracting.--The Commission, to such extent and in 
     such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, may enter 
     into contracts with State agencies, private firms, 
     institutions, and individuals for the purpose of conducting 
     research or surveys necessary to enable the Commission to 
     discharge the Commission's duties under this Act.
       (f) Staff.--Subject to such rules and regulations as may be 
     adopted by the Commission, and to such extent and in such 
     amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, the 
     Chairperson of the Commission shall have the power to 
     appoint, terminate, and fix the compensation (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 of any other provision, or of any other 
     provision of law, relating to the number, classification, and 
     General Schedule rates) of an Executive Director, and of such 
     additional staff as the Chairperson deems advisable to assist 
     the Commission, at rates not to exceed a rate equal to the 
     maximum rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5332 of such title.

     SEC. 206. EXPENSES OF COMMISSION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to pay any expenses 
     of the Commission such sums as may be necessary not to exceed 
     $650,000. Any sums appropriated for such purposes are 
     authorized to remain available until expended, or until one 
     year after the termination of the Commission pursuant to 
     section 207, whichever occurs first.

     SEC. 207. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall cease to exist on the date that is 60 
     days after the date on which the Commission is required to 
     submit its final report in accordance with section 204(b).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. McKEON and Mr. 
KILDEE, 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. 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 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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendments.

para. 47.10  soap box derby

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 49): 

       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 
     12, 1997, 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 Capital 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.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, 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. 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 concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 47.11  peace officers' memorial service

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 66): 

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR NATIONAL PEACE 
                   OFFICERS' MEMORIAL SERVICE.

       The National Fraternal Order of Police, and its auxiliary 
     shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, the sixteenth 
     annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, on the 
     Capitol grounds on May 15, 1997, or on such other date as the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate may jointly designate, in order to 
     honor the more than 117 law enforcement officers who died in 
     the line of duty during 1996.

     SEC. 2. TERMS OF CONDITIONS.

       (a) In General.--The event authorized to be conducted on 
     the Capitol grounds under section 1 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.
       (b) Expenses and Liabilities.--The National Fraternal Order 
     of Police and its aux

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     iliary shall assume full responsibility for all expenses and 
     liabilities incident to all activities associated with the 
     event.

     SEC. 3. EVENT PREPARATIONS.

       (a) Structures and Equipment.--Subject to the approval of 
     the Architect of the Capitol, the National Fraternal Order of 
     Police and its auxiliary are authorized to erect upon the 
     Capitol grounds such stage, sound amplification devices, and 
     other related structures and equipment, as may be required 
     for the event authorized to be conducted on the Capitol 
     grounds under section 1.
       (b) Additional Arrangements.--The Architect of the Capitol 
     and the Capitol Police Board are authorized to make any such 
     additional arrangements as may be required to carry out the 
     event. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, 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. 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 concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 47.12  special olympics torch relay

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 67): 

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF RUNNING OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS TORCH 
                   RELAY THROUGH CAPITOL GROUNDS.

       On June 13, 1997, 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 1997 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 actions 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.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, 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. 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 concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 47.13  death of chaim herzog

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 73): 

       Whereas Chaim Herzog, the sixth President of the State of 
     Israel, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 1997;
       Whereas Chaim Herzog, in his very life exemplified the 
     struggles and triumphs of the State of Israel;
       Whereas Chaim Herzog had a brilliant military, business, 
     legal, political, and diplomatic career;
       Whereas Chaim Herzog represented Israel at the United 
     Nations from 1975-1978 and with great eloquence defended 
     Israel and its values against the forces of darkness and 
     dictatorship;
       Whereas Chaim Herzog, as President of Israel from 1983-
     1993, set a standard for honor and rectitude; and
       Whereas Chaim Herzog was a great friend of the United 
     States of America and as President of Israel had the honor of 
     addressing a joint meeting of the United States Congress on 
     November 10, 1987: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That--
       (1) the Congress of the United States notes with great 
     sadness the passing of Chaim Herzog, a great leader of Israel 
     and a great friend of America and the Congress sends its 
     deepest condolences to the entire Herzog family and to the 
     Government and people of Israel; and
       (2) a copy of this resolution shall be transmitted to the 
     Speaker of the Knesset in Jerusalem, to President Ezer 
     Weizman of Israel, and to Mrs. Aura Herzog of Herzlia, 
     Israel.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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 agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, 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.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 47.14  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iran

  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 hereby report to the Congress on developments since the last 
Presidential report of November 14, 1996, concerning the national 
emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive Order 
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) (IEEPA). This report covers events through March 31, 1997. My 
last report, dated November 14, 1996, covered events through September 
16, 1996.
  1. The Iranian Assets Control Regulations, 31 CFR Part 535 (IACR), 
were amended on October 21, 1996 (61 Fed. Reg. 54936, October 23, 1996), 
to implement section 4 of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 
Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement 
Act of 1996, by adjusting for inflation the amount of the civil monetary 
penalties that may be assessed under the Regulations. The amendment 
increases the maximum civil monetary penalty provided in the Regulations 
from $10,000 to $11,000 per violation.
  The amended Regulations also reflect an amendment to 18 U.S.C. 1001 
contained in section 330016(1)(L) of Public Law 103-322, September 13, 
1994, 108 Stat. 2147. Finally, the amendment notes the availability of 
higher criminal fines for violations of IEEPA pursuant to the formulas 
set forth in 18 U.S.C. 3571. A copy of the amendment is attached.
  2. 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. Since the period 
covered in my last report, the Tribunal has rendered eight awards. This 
brings the total number of awards rendered to 579, the majority of which 
have been in favor of U.S. claimants. As of March 24, 1997, the value of 
awards to successful U.S. claimants from the Security Account held by 
the NV Settlement Bank was $2,424,959,689.37.
  Since my last report, Iran has failed to replenish the Security 
Account established by the Algiers Accords to ensure payment of awards 
to successful U.S. claimants. Thus, since November 5, 1992, the Security 
Account has continuously remained below the $500 million balance 
required by the Algiers Accords. As of March 24, 1997, the total amount 
in the Security Account was $183,818,133.20, and the total amount in the 
Interest Account was $12,053,880.39. Therefore, 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 filed its Rejoinder on April 8, 1997.
  The United States also continues to pursue Case A/29 to require Iran 
to meet its obligations of timely payment of its equal share of advances 
for Tri

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bunal expenses when directed to do so by the Tribunal. The United States 
filed its Reply to the Iranian Statement of Defense on October 11, 1996.
  Also since my last report, the United States appointed Richard Mosk as 
one of the three U.S. arbitrators on the Tribunal. Judge Mosk, who has 
previously served on the Tribunal and will be joining the Tribunal 
officially in May of this year, will replace Judge Richard Allison, who 
has served on the Tribunal since 1988.
  3. The Department of State continues to pursue other United States 
Government claims against Iran and to respond to claims brought against 
the United States by Iran, in coordination with concerned government 
agencies.
  On December 3, 1996, the Tribunal issued its award in Case B/36, the 
U.S. claim for amounts due from Iran under two World War II military 
surplus property sales agreements. While the Tribunal dismissed the U.S. 
claim as to one of the agreements on jurisdictional grounds, it found 
Iran liable for breach of the second (and larger) agreement and ordered 
Iran to pay the United States principal and interest in the amount of 
$43,843,826.89. Following payment of the award, Iran requested the 
Tribunal to reconsider both the merits of the case and the calculation 
of interest; Iran's request was denied by the Tribunal on March 17, 
1997.

  Under the February 22, 1996, agreement that settled the Iran Air case 
before the International Court of Justice and Iran's bank-related 
claims against the United States before the Tribunal (reported in my 
report of May 17, 1996), the United States agreed to make ex gratia 
payments to the families of Iranian victims of the 1988 Iran Air 655 
shootdown and a fund was established to pay Iranian bank debt owed to 
U.S. nationals. As of March 17, 1997, payments were authorized to be 
made to surviving family members of 125 Iranian victims of the aerial 
incident, totaling $29,100,000.00 In addition, payment of 28 claims by 
U.S. nationals against Iranian banks, totaling $9,002,738.45 was 
authorized.
  On December 12, 1996, the Department of State filed the U.S. Hearing 
Memorial and Evidence on Liability in Case A/11. In this case, Iran 
alleges that the United States failed to perform its obligations under 
Paragraphs 12-14 of the Algiers Accords, relating to the return to Iran 
of assets of the late Shah and his close relatives. A hearing date has 
yet to be scheduled.
  On October 9, 1996, the Tribunal dismissed Case B/58, Iran's claim 
for damages arising out of the U.S. operation of Iran's southern 
railways during the Second World War. The Tribunal held that it lacked 
jurisdiction over the Claim under Article II, paragraph two, of the 
claims Settlement Declaration.
  4. Since my last report, the Tribunal conducted two hearings and 
issued awards in six private claims. On February 24-25, 1997, Chamber 
One held a hearing in a dual national claim, G.E. Davidson v. The 
Islamic Republic of Iran, Claim No. 457. The claimant is requesting 
compensation for real property that he claims was expropriated by the 
Government of Iran. On October 24, 1996, Chamber Two held a hearing in 
Case 274, Monemi v. The Islamic Republic of Iran, also concerning the 
claim of a dual national.
  On December 2, 1996, Chamber Three issued a decision in Johangir & 
Jila Mohtadi v. The Islamic Republic of Iran (AWD 573-271-3), awarding 
the claimants $510,000 plus interest for Iran's interference with the 
claimants' property rights in real property in Velenjak. The claimants 
also were awarded $15,000 in costs. On December 10, 1996, Chamber Three 
issued a decision in Reza Nemazee v. The Islamic Republic of Iran (AWD 
575-4-3), dismissing the expropriation claim for lack of proof. On 
February 25, 1997, Chamber Three issued a decision in Dadras Int'l v. 
The Islamic Republic of Iran (AWD 578-214-3), dismissing the claim 
against Kan Residential Corp. for failure to prove that it is an 
``agency, instrumentality, or entity controlled by the Government of 
Iran'' and dismissing the claim against Iran for failure to prove 
expropriation or other measures affecting property rights. Dadras had 
previously received a substantial recovery pursuant to a partial award. 
On March 26, 1997, Chamber Two issued a final award in Case 389, 
Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force 
(AWD 579-389-2), awarding Westinghouse $2,553,930.25 plus interest in 
damages arising from the Iranian Air Force's breach of contract with 
Westinghouse.
  Finally, there were two settlements of claims of dual nationals, 
which resulted in awards on agreed terms. They are Dora Elghanayan, et 
al. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran (AAT 576-800/801/802/803/804-3), in 
which Iran agreed to pay the claimants $3,150,000, and Lilly Mythra 
Fallah Lawrence v. The Islamic Republic of Iran (ATT 577-390/391-1), in 
which Iran agreed to pay the claimant $1,000,000.
  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 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, May 13, 1997.

  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. 105-82).

para. 47.15  community housing opportunity and responsibility

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to House 
Resolution 133 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 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.
  Mr. LaHOOD, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para. 47.16  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 174, line 20, insert ``Very'' before ``Low-Income''.
       Page 175, line 11, insert ``very'' before ``low-income''.
       Page 187, line 5, insert ``Very'' before ``Low-Income''.
       Page 187, line 10, insert ``very'' before ``low-income''.
       Page 187, strike lines 13 through 22 and insert the 
     following:
       (b) Income Targeting.--
       (1) PHA-wide requirement.--Of all the families who 
     initially receive housing assistance under this title from a 
     public housing agency in any fiscal year of the agency, not 
     less than 75 percent shall be families whose incomes do not 
     exceed 30 percent of the area median income.
       (2) Area median income.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term ``area median income'' means the median income of an 
     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 the 
     percentages specified in subsection (a) if the Secretary 
     finds determines that such variations are necessary because 
     of unusually high or low family incomes.
       Page 205, line 7, insert ``very'' before ``low-income''.
       Page 205, line 24, insert ``very'' before ``low-''.
       Page 211, line 6, insert ``very'' before ``low-income''.
       Page 214, line 1, insert ``very'' before ``low-income''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

162

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

260

para. 47.17                   [Roll No. 119]

                                AYES--162

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt

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     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--260

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Abercrombie
     Blagojevich
     Conyers
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Kingston
     Rush
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Taylor (NC)
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 47.18  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 220, strike line 12 and all that follows through line 
     12 on page 237 (and redesignate subsequent provisions and any 
     references to such provisions, and conform the table of 
     contents, accordingly).

It was decided in the

Yeas

153

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

270

para. 47.19                   [Roll No. 120]

                                AYES--153

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--270

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

[[Page 427]]



                             NOT VOTING--10

     Blagojevich
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Kingston
     Rangel
     Rush
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Taylor (NC)
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 47.20  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 244, strike line 1 and all that follows through line 8 
     on page 254, and insert the following:

       Subtitle C--Public Housing Management Assessment Program 

It was decided in the

Yeas

200

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

228

para. 47.21                   [Roll No. 121]

                                AYES--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--228

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Hefner
     Rush
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 47.22  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 287, after line 15, insert the following:
       ``(6) Community work requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     as a condition of continued assistance under any existing 
     contract for section 8 project-based assistance and of 
     entering into any new or renewal contract for such 
     assistance, each adult owner of the housing subject to (or to 
     be subject to) the contract shall contribute not less than 8 
     hours of work per month (not including political activities) 
     within the community in which the housing is located, which 
     may include work performed on locations other than the 
     housing.
       ``(B) Exemptions.--The requirement under subparagraph (A) 
     shall not apply to any owner who is an individual who is--
       ``(i) an elderly person;
       ``(ii) a person with disabilities;
       ``(iii) working, attending school or vocational training, 
     or otherwise complying with work requirements applicable 
     under other public assistance programs (as determined by the 
     agencies or organizations responsible for administering such 
     programs); or
       ``(iv) otherwise physically impaired to the extent that 
     they are unable to comply with the requirement, as certified 
     by a doctor.
       ``(C) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `owner' includes any individual who is the sole owner of 
     housing subject to a contract referred to in subparagraph 
     (A), any member of the board of directors of any for-profit 
     or nonprofit corporation that is an owner of such housing, 
     and any general partner or limited partner of any partnership 
     that is an owner of such housing.''.
       Page 287, line 16, strike ``(6)'' and insert ``(7)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

87

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

341

para. 47.23                   [Roll No. 122]

                                AYES--87

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Becerra
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--341

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell

[[Page 428]]


     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Hefner
     Rush
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 47.24  recorded vote

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

       Page 275, after line 17, insert the following:
       ``(g) Option to Exempt Applicability of Certain 
     Requirements.--If the Secretary takes possession of an agency 
     or any developments or functions of an agency pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(2) or has possession of an agency or the 
     operational responsibilities of an agency pursuant to the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect before the 
     repeal under section 601(b) of this Act), the Secretary may 
     provide that, with respect to such agency (or the Secretary 
     acting in the place of such agency), the public housing 
     developments and residents of such agency, and the choice-
     based housing assistance provided by the agency and the 
     assisted families receiving such assistance, as appropriate, 
     the following provisions shall not apply:
       ``(1) Community work.--The provisions of section 105(a) 
     (relating to community work), any provisions included in a 
     community work and family self-sufficient agreement pursuant 
     to section 105(d) regarding such community work requirements, 
     and any provisions included in lease pursuant to section 
     105(e) regarding such community work requirements.
       ``(2) Target date for transition out of assisted housing.--
     The provisions of section 105(b) (relating to agreements 
     establishing target dates for transition out of assisted 
     housing) and any provisions included in a community work and 
     family self-sufficiency agreement pursuant to section 105(d) 
     regarding such target date requirements.
       ``(3) Minimum rents.--The provisions of sections 225(c) and 
     322(b)(1) (regarding minimum rental amounts and minimum 
     family contributions, respectively).''.
       Page 275, line 18, strike ``(g)'' and insert ``(h)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

145

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

282

para. 47.25                   [Roll No. 123]

                                AYES--145

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--282

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

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                              NOT VOTING--6

     Gekas
     Hefner
     Rush
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE 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. 47.26  h.r. 5--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. 5) to amend the Individuals With Disabilities 
Education Act, to reauthorize and make improvements to that 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

420

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

3

para. 47.27                   [Roll No. 124]

                                YEAS--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--3

     Bateman
     LaHood
     Paul

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Becerra
     Blagojevich
     Gutierrez
     Hefner
     Pastor
     Rush
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Skelton
     Young (AK)
  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. 47.28  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1469

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-96) the resolution (H. Res. 146) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 1469) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, 
including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1997, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 47.29  senate concurrent resolution referred

  A concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following title was taken 
from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred to as follows:

       S. Con. Res. 26. Concurrent resolution to permit the use of 
     the rotunda of the Capitol for a congressional ceremony 
     honoring Mother Teresa.

para. 47.30  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. SCHIFF, for today through June 30; and
  To Mr. HEFNER, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 47.31  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, at 8 o'clock and 46 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 47.32  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. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 5. A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act, to reauthorize and make improvements to that 
     act, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-95). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 146. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1469) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
     recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas 
     peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-96). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 47.33  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. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 1578. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to assist in the

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     restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 1579. A bill to establish a Chesapeake Bay Gateways 
     and Watertrails Network, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 1580. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for certain improvements in the way in which health-
     care resources are allocated by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 1581. A bill to reauthorize the program established 
     under chapter 44 of title 28, United States Code, relating to 
     arbitration; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COOKSEY:
       H.R. 1582. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal restrictions on taxpayers having medical 
     savings accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself and Mr. Cooksey):
       H.R. 1583. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an exclusion from estate tax for family-owned 
     businesses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. 
             Graham):
       H.R. 1584. 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, 
     to provide credits for families, to phase-out the estate and 
     gift taxes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mr. Fazio of California, 
             and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 1585. A bill to allow postal patrons to contribute to 
     funding for breast cancer research through the voluntary 
     purchase to certain specially issued U.S. postage stamps; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 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 Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 1586. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     require a refund value for certain beverage containers, to 
     provide resources for State pollution prevention and 
     recycling programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 1587. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the transportation to chemical oxygen generators as 
     cargo on any aircraft carrying passengers or cargo in air 
     commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SNOWBARGER (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Northup, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Ryun, and Mr. Tiahrt):
       H.R. 1588. A bill to prohibit the payment of any arrearages 
     for prior years in the assessed contribution of the United 
     States to the United Nations until certain reforms in the 
     United Nations have been implemented and a certification of 
     such reforms has been approved by the Congress; 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. SCARBOROUGH:
       H. Con. Res. 78. Concurrent resolution rejecting the need 
     for an additional round or rounds of military base closures; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H. Res. 145. Resolution providing for the concurrence of 
     the House with the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 914, with 
     amendments; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. LEWIS of California (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, 
             Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Ms. Norton):
       H. Res. 147. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the House of Representatives should 
     participate in and support activities to provide decent homes 
     for the people of the United States, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

para. 47.34  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       83. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Hawaii, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 76 HD2 supporting implementation of expedited automatic 
     border clearance; extension of the Visa Waiver Program; and 
     elimination of visa requirements where possible; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 47.35  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. FORBES introduced a bill (H.R. 1589) 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 Precious 
     Metal; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.

para. 47.36  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 12: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Salmon, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Bateman, 
     Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Spence, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
     Wolf.
       H.R. 69: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 71: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Shuster, and Mr. 
     Foglietta.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and Mr. 
     Cramer.
       H.R. 245: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 264: Mr. Meehan and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Foley, Mr. Manton, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 328: Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Waters, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Holden, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 411: Mr. Jackson and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 475: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. 
     Turner.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 616: Mr. Cooksey and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 630: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 639: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 681: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Kim, 
     Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Thomas.
       H.R. 725: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 744: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Klink, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 754: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Istook, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Blunt, 
     Mr. Combest, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 789: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 805: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 816: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Emerson, and 
     Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 864: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Jackson, Mrs. Clayton, 
     Mr. Engel, Mr. Horn, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Markey, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Shuster, 
     Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 901: Mr. Camp, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
     Sessions, Ms. Granger, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, and Mr. 
     Packard.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 915: Mr. Filner, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Shays, Mr. Clement, 
     Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Dan 
     Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Mascara, Mr. Cook, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Torres, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rothman, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 920: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Holden, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 952: Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Stump, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Paul, Mr. Gillmor, and 
     Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 956: Mr. McCollum and Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Christensen, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
     Sawyer, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Camp, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Ford, 
     Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Hooley 
     of Oregon, Mr. Ensign, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 1022: Mr. Pitts and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1038: Mr. Evans and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, Mr. Baker, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Blunt.
       H.R. 1104: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Jackson, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1120: Mr. Capps, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1130: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1146: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 1156: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1162: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1204: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Blagojevich, and 
     Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1245: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
     and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 1252: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Leach, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Maloney 
     of Connecticut, Mr. Goode, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. 
     Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1270: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
     Moran of Kansas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Weller, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Diaz-
     Balart, and Mr. Duncan.

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       H.R. 1285: Mr. Crane and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 1302: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1306: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1321: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Evans, 
     and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1335: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1353: Mr. Neumann and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1377: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Olver, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Miller 
     of California.
       H.R. 1379: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1419: Mr. Canady of Florida and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Capps, Mr. Filner, Mr. Vento, and Mr. 
     Waxman.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1443: Mr. Cox of California and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Gephardt and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1455: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Stark, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 1461: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1464: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1480: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Pascrell and Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1503: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1511: Mr. Buyer and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Buyer, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Talent, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 1549: Mr. Evans and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1550: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Rothman.
       H.J. Res. 59: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.J. Res. 65: Mr. Thompson.
       H.J. Res. 67: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Manton, Mr. Whitfield, 
     Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Archer, and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.J. Res. 76: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
     Eshoo, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Lantos, 
     Mr. Matsui, Mr. McHale, and Mr. Yates.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Holden.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Jackson.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Mr. Rothman.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Tauzin, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Stump, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Walsh, 
     Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Evans, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
     Calvert, and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H. Con. Res. 75: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. 
     Schiff.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Hoyer.
       H. Res. 103: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Cunningham, and 
     Mr. Stearns.

para. 47.37  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. 590: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 695: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
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                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1997 (48)

para. 48.1  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,

                                                     May 14, 1997.
       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. 48.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, May 13, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 48.3  communications

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

       3281. A letter from the Under Secretary for Rural 
     Development, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Housing Preservation Grant Program 
     (Rural Housing Service) [Workplan Number 93-015] (RIN: 0575-
     AB43) received May 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3282. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash 
     Protection Child Restraint Systems (National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration) [Docket No. 74-14; Notice 116] (RIN: 
     2127-AG14) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3283. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Expansion of Short-Form Registration to Include 
     Companies with Non-Voting Common Equity [Release Nos. 33-7419 
     and 34-38581; File No. S7-23-96] (RIN: 3235-AG82) received 
     May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3284. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -
     400, and -500 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-150-AD; Amdt. 39-10010; AD 
     97-09-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3285. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-52-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10009; AD 97-09-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3286. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and ATR72 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-141-AD; Amdt. 39-10007; AD 97-09-11] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3287. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Model DH 125-1A, -3A, and 
     -400A Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-190-AD; Amdt. 39-10008; AD 97-09-12] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3288. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-66-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10012; AD 97-08-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3289. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Model BAe ATP Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-100-AD; Amdt. 39-10006; AD 97-09-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3290. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-278-AD; Amdt. 39-10003; AD 97-09-07] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3291. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -
     400, and -500 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-151-AD; Amdt. 39-10011; AD 
     97-09-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3292. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland DHC-6 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 93-CE-45-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10016; AD 97-07-10 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 
     9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3293. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company (formerly 
     Beech Aircraft Corporation) Models 58P and 58PA Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-CE-89-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10005; AD 97-09-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3294. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-67-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10014; AD 97-10-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 
       3295. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAC 1-11 
     200 and 400 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-188-AD; Amdt. 39-10015; AD 
     97-10-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 
     5

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     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 
       3296. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Industrie Model A310 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-60-AD; Amdt. 39-10013; AD 97-10-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
       3297. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D Airspace; Little Rock AFB, AR (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-02] 
     received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
       3298. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D Airspace; Dallas Addison Airport, TX 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     ASW-34] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 
       3299. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class D Airspace; Victorville, CA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-26] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 
       3300. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Sacramento, CA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-14] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 
       3301. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; DeQueen, AR (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-37] received May 
     9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
       3302. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Clarksville, AR (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-43] 
     received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
       3303. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Olney, TX (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-42] received May 
     9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
       3304. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Paragould, AR (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-39] received May 
     9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
       3305. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Reserve, LA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-38] received May 
     9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
       3306. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Killeen, TX (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-35] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 
       3307. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Weslaco, TX (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-36] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 
       3308. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class E Airspace; Goffs, CA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWA-7] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 
       3309. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Donora, PA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-009] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 
       3310. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Friendly, MD (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-15] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 
       3311. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Kittanning, PA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-011] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 
       3312. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Mount Oliver, PA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWA-008] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 
       3313. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Grants, NM (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-41] 
     received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
       3314. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Nashua, NH, Newport, RI, 
     Mansfield, MA, Providence, RI, and Taunton, MA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANE-11] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 
       3315. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; New Haven, CT (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANE-02] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 
       3316. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28898; Amdt. No. 1795] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received May 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 
       3317. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28897; Amdt. No. 1794] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received May 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 
       3318. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28908; Amdt. No. 1798] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received May 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 
       3319. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28907; Amdt. No. 1797] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received May 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 
       3320. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Restricted Area 2311 (R-2311), Yuma Proving 
     Ground, AZ (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket 
     No. 94-AWP-15] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 
       3321. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled ``Excerpts From 
     U.S. Coast Guard Regulations and Policies related to the 
     Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act (P.L. 104-55),'' pursuant to 
     Public Law 104--134, section 1130(b) (110 Stat. 3985); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
       3322. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Sale and Issue of 
     Marketable Book-Entry Treasury Bills, Notes, and Bonds 
     [Department of the Treasury Circular, Public Debt Series No. 
     1-93] received May 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 
       3323. A letter from the Director, Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to reauthorize 
     the Office of National Drug Control Policy, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1110; jointly to the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, the Judiciary, and Commerce. 

para. 48.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1469

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 146):

       Rsolved, 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. 1469) making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for 
     overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for 
     the fiscal year ending

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     September 30, 1997, 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 Appropriations. The 
     amendment printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on 
     Rules accompanying this resolution and an amendment striking 
     lines 8 through 17 on page 24 shall be considered as adopted 
     in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 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: 
     page 3, line 1, through line 9; page 10, line 3, through line 
     15; page 25, line 1, through line 21; page 26, line 8, 
     through line 15; and page 33, line 14, through page 34, line 
     19. Before consideration of any other amendment it shall be 
     in order 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 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, 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 the 
     amendments printed in part 2 of the report are waived. During 
     consideration of the bill for further 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: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be fifteen minutes. 
     During consideration of the bill, 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 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,
  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. STEARNS, 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

193

When there appeared

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Nays

229

para. 48.5                    [Roll No. 125]

                                YEAS--193

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Chabot
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Olver
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--229

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Andrews
     Buyer
     Cannon
     DeGette
     Flake
     Hefner
     Holden
     McHale
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Stark
  So the resolution was not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was not agreed 
to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para. 48.6  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 148):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and that 
     they are hereby, elected to the following standing committees 
     of the House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Small Business:
       Ruben Hinojosa of Texas;
       Marion Berry of Arkansas.
       To the Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ciro Rodriguez of 
     Texas.

  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. 48.7  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 and a 
concurrent resolution of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 5. An Act to amend the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act, to reauthor

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     ize and make improvements to that Act, and for other 
     purposes.
       H. Con. Res. 66. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol grounds for the sixteenth annual National 
     Peace Officers' Memorial Service.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 101-509, the 
Chair, on behalf of the majority leader, announced the appointment of C. 
John Sobotka, of Mississippi, 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 Democratic leader, announced the reappointment 
of John C. Waugh, of Texas, to the Advisory Committee on the Records of 
Congress.

para. 48.8  community housing opportunity and responsibility

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to House Resolution 133 
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 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.
  Mr. RIGGS, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para. 48.9  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. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Public 
     Housing Management Reform Act of 1997''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows--
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.

                TITLE I--PUBLIC HOUSING AND RENT REFORMS

Sec. 101. Establishment of capital and operating funds.
Sec. 102. Determination of rental amounts for residents.
Sec. 103. Minimum rents for public housing and section 8.
Sec. 104. Public housing ceiling rents.
Sec. 105. Disallowance of earned income from public housing and section 
              8 rent and family contribution determinations.
Sec. 106. Public housing homeownership.
Sec. 107. Public housing agency plan.
Sec. 108. PHMAP indicators for small PHA's.
Sec. 109. PHMAP self-sufficiency indicator.
Sec. 110. Expansion of powers for dealing with PHA's.
Sec. 111. Public housing site-based waiting lists.
Sec. 112. Community service requirements for public housing and section 
              8 programs.
Sec. 113. Comprehensive improvement assistance program streamlining.
Sec. 114. Flexibility for PHA funding.
Sec. 115. Replacement housing resources.
Sec. 116. Repeal of one-for-one replacement housing requirement.
Sec. 117. Demolition, site revitalization, replacement housing, and 
              tenant-based assistance grants for developments.
Sec. 118. Performance evaluation board.
Sec. 119. Economic development and supportive services for public 
              housing residents.
Sec. 120. Penalty for slow expenditure of modernization funds.
Sec. 121. Designation of PHA's as troubled.
Sec. 122. Volunteer services under the 1937 Act.
Sec. 123. Authorization of appropriations for operation safe home 
              program.

                    TITLE II--SECTION 8 STREAMLINING

Sec. 201. Permanent repeal of Federal preferences.
Sec. 202. Income targeting for public housing and section 8 programs.
Sec. 203. Merger of tenant-based assistance programs.
Sec. 204. Section 8 administrative fees.
Sec. 205. Section 8 homeownership.
Sec. 206. Welfare to work certificates.
Sec. 207. Effect of failure to comply with public assistance 
              requirements.
Sec. 208. Streamlining section 8 tenant-based assistance.
Sec. 209. Nondiscrimination against certificate and voucher holders.
Sec. 210. Recapture and reuse of ACC project reserves under tenant-
              based assistance program.
Sec. 211. Expanding the coverage of the Public and Assisted Housing 
              Drug Elimination Act of 1990.
Sec. 212. Study regarding rental assistance.

     TITLE III--``ONE-STRIKE AND YOU'RE OUT'' OCCUPANCY PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Screening of applicants.
Sec. 302. Termination of tenancy and assistance.
Sec. 303. Lease requirements.
Sec. 304. Availability of criminal records for public housing tenant 
              screening and eviction.
Sec. 305. Definitions.
Sec. 306. Conforming amendments.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) we have a shared national interest in creating safe, 
     decent and affordable housing because, for all Americans, 
     housing is an essential building block toward holding a job, 
     getting an education, participating in the community, and 
     helping fulfill our national goals;
       (2) the American people recognized this shared national 
     interest in 1937, when we created a public housing program 
     dedicated to meeting these needs while creating more hope and 
     opportunity for the American people;
       (3) for 60 years America's public housing system has 
     provided safe, decent, and affordable housing for millions of 
     low-income families, who have used public housing as a 
     stepping stone toward greater stability, independence, and 
     homeownership;
       (4) today, more than 3,300 local public housing agencies--
     95 percent of all housing agencies throughout America--are 
     providing a good place for families to live and fulfilling 
     their historic mission;
       (5) yet, for all our progress as a nation, today, only one 
     out of four Americans who needs housing assistance receives 
     it;
       (6) at the same time, approximately 15 percent of the 
     people who live in public housing nationwide live in housing 
     with management designated as ``troubled'';
       (7) for numerous developments at these troubled public 
     housing agencies and elsewhere, families face a overwhelming 
     mix of crime, drug trafficking, unemployment, and despair, 
     where there is little hope for a better future or a better 
     life;
       (8) the past 60 years have resulted in a system where 
     outdated rules and excessive government regulation are 
     limiting our ability to propose innovative solutions and 
     solve problems, not only at the relatively few local public 
     housing agencies designated as troubled, but at the 3,300 
     that are working well;
       (9) obstacles faced by those agencies that are working 
     well--multiple reports and cumbersome regulations--make a 
     compelling case for deregulation and for concentration by the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development on fulfillment of 
     the program's basic mission;
       (10) all told, the Department has drifted from its original 
     mission, creating bureaucratic processes that encumber the 
     people and organizations it is supposed to serve;
       (11) under a framework enacted by Congress, the Department 
     has begun major reforms to address these problems, with 
     dramatic results;
       (12) public housing agencies have begun to demolish and 
     replace the worst public housing, reduce crime, promote 
     resident self-sufficiency, upgrade management, and end the 
     isolation of public housing developments from the working 
     world;
       (13) the Department has also recognized that for public 
     housing to work better, the Department needs to work better, 
     and has begun a major overhaul of its organization, 
     streamlining operations, improving management, building 
     stronger partnerships with state and local agencies and 
     improving its ability to take enforcement actions where 
     necessary to assure that its programs serve their intended 
     purposes; and
       (14) for these dramatic reforms to succeed, permanent 
     legislation is now needed to continue the transformation of 
     public housing agencies, strip away outdated rules, provide 
     necessary enforcement tools, and empower the Department and 
     local agencies to meet the needs of America's families.
       (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act--
       (1) to completely overhaul the framework and rules that 
     were put in place to govern public housing 60 years ago;
       (2) to revolutionize the way public housing serves its 
     clients, fits in the community, builds opportunity, and 
     prepares families for a better life;
       (3) to reaffirm America's historic commitment to safe, 
     decent, and affordable housing and to remove the obstacles to 
     meeting that goal;
       (4) to continue the complete and total overhaul of 
     management of the Department;
       (5) to dramatically deregulate and reorganize the Federal 
     Government's management and oversight of America's public 
     housing;
       (6) to ensure that local public housing agencies spend more 
     time delivering vital services to residents and less time 
     complying with unessential regulations or filing unessential 
     reports;
       (7) to achieve greater accountability of taxpayer funds by 
     empowering the Federal Government to take firmer, quicker, 
     and more effective actions to improve the management of 
     troubled local housing authorities and to crack down on poor 
     performance;
       (8) to preserve public housing as a rental resource for 
     low-income Americans, while breaking down the extreme social 
     isolation of public housing from mainstream America;
       (9) to provide for revitalization of severely distressed 
     public housing, or its replacement with replacement housing 
     or tenant-based assistance;
       (10) to integrate public housing reform with welfare reform 
     so that welfare recipients--many of whom are public housing 
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     dents--can better chart a path to independence and self-
     sufficiency;
       (11) to anchor in a permanent statute needed changes that 
     will result in the continued transformation of the public 
     housing and tenant-based assistance programs--including 
     deregulating well-performing housing agencies, ensuring 
     accountability to the public, providing sanctions for poor 
     performers, and providing additional management tools;
       (12) to streamline and simplify the tenant-based Section 8 
     program and to make this program workable for providing 
     homeownership; and
       (13) through these comprehensive measures, to reform the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 and the programs 
     thereunder.
                TITLE I--PUBLIC HOUSING AND RENT REFORMS

     SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPITAL AND OPERATING FUNDS.

       (a) Capital Fund.--Section 14(a) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively;
       (2) by inserting the paragraph designation ``(2)'' before 
     ``It is the purpose''; and
       (3) by inserting the following new paragraph (1) 
     immediately after the subsection designation ``(a)'':
       ``(1) The Secretary shall establish a Capital Fund under 
     this section for the purpose of making assistance available 
     to public housing agencies in accordance with this 
     section.''.
       (b) Operating Fund.--Section 9(a) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 is amended by striking ``Sec. 9. 
     (a)(1)(A) In addition to'' and inserting the following:
       ``Sec. 9. (a) The Secretary shall establish an Operating 
     Fund under this section for the purpose of making assistance 
     available to public housing agencies in accordance with this 
     section.
       ``(1)(A) In addition to''.

     SEC. 102. DETERMINATION OF RENTAL AMOUNTS FOR RESIDENTS OF 
                   PUBLIC HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--Section 3 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by revising subparagraph (A) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A)(i) if the family is assisted under section 8 of this 
     Act, 30 percent of the family's monthly adjusted income; or
       ``(ii) if the family resides in public housing, an amount 
     established by the public housing agency not to exceed 30 
     percent of the family's monthly adjusted income;''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(5)--
       (A) after the semicolon following subparagraph (F), by 
     inserting ``and'';
       (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (H).
       (b) Revised Operating Subsidy Formula.--The Secretary, in 
     consultation with interested parties, shall establish a 
     revised formula for allocating operating assistance under 
     section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, which 
     formula may include such factors as:
       (1) standards for the costs of operation and reasonable 
     projections of income, taking into account the character and 
     location of the public housing project and characteristics of 
     the families served, or the costs of providing comparable 
     services as determined with criteria or a formula 
     representing the operations of a prototype well-managed 
     public housing project;
       (2) the number of public housing dwelling units owned and 
     operated by the public housing agency, the percentage of 
     those units that are occupied by very low-income families, 
     and, if applicable, the reduction in the number of public 
     housing units as a result of any conversion to a system of 
     tenant-based assistance;
       (3) the degree of household poverty served by a public 
     housing agency;
       (4) the extent to which the public housing agency provides 
     programs and activities designed to promote the economic 
     self-sufficiency and management skills of public housing 
     tenants;
       (5) the number of dwelling units owned and operated by the 
     public housing agency that are chronically vacant and the 
     amount of assistance appropriate for those units;
       (6) the costs of the public housing agency associated with 
     anti-crime and anti-drug activities, including the costs of 
     providing adequate security for public housing tenants;
       (7) the ability of the public housing agency to effectively 
     administer the Operating Fund distribution of the public 
     housing agency;
       (8) incentives to public housing agencies for good 
     management;
       (9) standards for the costs of operation of assisted 
     housing compared to unassisted housing; and
       (10) an incentive to encourage public housing agencies to 
     increase nonrental income and to increase rental income 
     attributable to their units by encouraging occupancy by 
     families whose incomes have increase while in occupancy and 
     newly admitted families; such incentive shall provide that 
     the agency shall derive the full benefit of any increase in 
     nonrental or rental income, and such increase shall not 
     result in a decrease in amounts provided to the agency under 
     this title; in addition, an agency shall be permitted to 
     retain, from each fiscal year, the full benefit of such an 
     increase in nonrental or rental income, except to the extent 
     that such benefit exceeds (A) 100 percent of the total amount 
     of the operating amounts for which the agency is eligible 
     under this section, and (B) the maximum balance permitted for 
     the agency's operating reserve under this section and any 
     regulations issued under this section.
       (c) Transition Provision.--Prior to the establishment and 
     implementation of an operating subsidy formula under 
     subsection (b), if a public housing agency establishes a 
     rental amount that is less than 30 percent of the family's 
     monthly adjusted income pursuant to section 3(a)(1)(A)(ii) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended by 
     subsection (a)(1), 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 the use of 
     such rental amount when calculating the contributions under 
     section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for the 
     public housing agency for the operation of the public 
     housing.

     SEC. 103. MINIMUM RENTS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND SECTION 8 
                   PROGRAMS.

       The second sentence of section 3(a)(1) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 is amended--
       (1) at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'';
       (2) in subsection (C), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting the following at the end:
       ``(D) $25.
     Where establishing the rent or family contribution based on 
     subparagraph (D) would otherwise result in undue hardship (as 
     defined by the Secretary or the public housing agency) for 
     one or more categories of affected families described in the 
     next sentence, the Secretary or the public housing agency may 
     exempt one or more such categories from the requirements of 
     this paragraph and may require a lower minimum monthly rental 
     contribution for one or more such categories. The categories 
     of families described in this sentence shall include families 
     subject to situations in which (i) the family has lost 
     eligibility for or is awaiting an eligibility determination 
     for a Federal, State, or local assistance program; (ii) the 
     family would be evicted as a result of the imposition of the 
     minimum rent requirement under subsection (c); (iii) the 
     income of the family has decreased because of changed 
     circumstance, including loss of employment; and (iv) a death 
     in the family has occurred; and other families subject to 
     such situations as may be determined by the Secretary or the 
     agency. Where the rent or contribution of a family would 
     otherwise be based on subparagraph (D) and a member of the 
     family is an immigrant lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence (as those terms are defined in sections 101(a)(15) 
     and 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) and 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)) who would have 
     been entitled to public benefits but for title IV of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996, notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     section, a public housing agency shall exempt the family from 
     the requirements of this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 104. PUBLIC HOUSING CEILING RENTS.

       (a) Section 3(a)(2)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937, as amended by section 402(b)(1) of The Balanced Budget 
     Downpayment Act, I, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) adopt ceiling rents that reflect the reasonable 
     market value of the housing, but that are not less than--
       ``(i) for housing other than housing predominantly for 
     elderly or disabled families (or both), 75 percent of the 
     monthly cost to operate the housing of the agency;
       ``(ii) for housing predominantly for elderly or disabled 
     families (or both), 100 percent of the monthly cost to 
     operate the housing of the agency; and
       ``(iii) the monthly cost to make a deposit to a replacement 
     reserve (in the sole discretion of the public housing 
     agency); and''.
       (b) Notwithstanding section 402(f) of The Balanced Budget 
     Downpayment Act, I, the amendments made by section 402(b) of 
     that Act shall remain in effect after fiscal year 1997.

     SEC. 105. DISALLOWANCE OF EARNED INCOME FROM PUBLIC HOUSING 
                   AND SECTION 8 RENT AND FAMILY CONTRIBUTION 
                   DETERMINATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 is amended--
       (1) by striking the undesignated paragraph at the end of 
     subsection (c)(3) (as added by section 515(b) of Public Law 
     101-625); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Disallowance of Earned Income From Public Housing and 
     Section 8 Rent and Family Contribution Determinations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the rent payable under subsection (a) by, the family 
     contribution determined in accordance with subsection (a) 
     for, a family--
       ``(A) that--
       ``(i) occupies a unit in a public housing project; or
       ``(ii) receives assistance under section 8; and
       ``(B) whose income increases as a result of employment of a 
     member of the family who was previously unemployed for one or 
     more years (including a family whose income increases as a 
     result of the participation of a family member in any family 
     self-sufficiency or other job training program);may not be 
     increased as a result of the increased income due to such 
     employment during the 18-month period beginning on the date 
     on which the employment is commenced.

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       ``(2) Phase-in of rate increases.--After the expiration of 
     the 18-month period referred to in paragraph (1), rent 
     increases due to the continued employment of the family 
     member described in paragraph (1)(b) shall be phased in over 
     a subsequent 3-year period.
       ``(3) Overall limitation.--Rent payable under subsection 
     (a) shall not exceed the amount determined under subsection 
     (a).''.
       (b) Applicability of Amendment.--
       (1) Public housing.--Notwithstanding the amendment made by 
     subsection (a), any tenant of public housing participating in 
     the program under the authority contained in the undesignated 
     paragraph at the end of the section 3(c)(3) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937, as that paragraph existed on the 
     day before the date of enactment this Act, shall be governed 
     by that authority after that date.
       (2) Section 8.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to tenant-based assistance provided by a public housing 
     agency under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 on and after October 1, 1998, but shall apply only to 
     the extent approved in appropriation Acts.

     SEC. 106. PUBLIC HOUSING HOMEOWNERSHIP.

       Section 5(h) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``lower income 
     tenants,'' and inserting the following: ``low-income tenants, 
     or to any organization serving as a conduit for sales to such 
     tenants,''; and
       (2) by adding the following two sentences at the end: ``In 
     the case of purchase by an entity that is an organization 
     serving as a conduit for sales to such tenants, the entity 
     shall sell the units to low-income families within five years 
     from the date of its acquisition of the units. The entity 
     shall use any net proceeds from the resale and from managing 
     the units, as determined in accordance with guidelines of the 
     Secretary, for housing purposes, such as funding resident 
     organizations and reserves for capital replacements.''.

     SEC. 107. PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY PLAN.

       The United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by 
     inserting after section 5 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 5A. PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY PLAN.

       ``(a) Contents of Plan.--(1) Each public housing agency 
     shall submit to the Secretary a public housing agency plan 
     that shall consist of the following parts, as applicable--
       ``(A) A statement of the housing needs of low-income and 
     very low-income families residing in the community served by 
     the public housing agency, and of other low-income families 
     on the waiting list of the agency (including the housing 
     needs of elderly families and disabled families), and the 
     means by which the agency intends, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, to address such needs.
       ``(B) The procedures for outreach efforts (including 
     efforts that are planned and that have been executed) to 
     homeless families and to entities providing assistance to 
     homeless families, in the jurisdiction of the public housing 
     agency.
       ``(C) For assistance under section 14, a 5-year 
     comprehensive plan, as described in section 14(e)(1).
       ``(D) For assistance under section 14, the annual 
     statement, as required under section 14(e)(3).
       ``(E) An annual description of the public housing agency's 
     plans for the following activities--
       ``(i) demolition and disposition under section 18;
       ``(ii) homeownership under section 5(h); and
       ``(iii) designated housing under section 7.
       ``(F) An annual submission by the public housing agency 
     consisting of the following information--
       ``(i) tenant selection admission and assignment policies, 
     including any admission preferences;
       ``(ii) rent policies, including income and rent calculation 
     methodology, minimum rents, ceiling rents, and income 
     exclusions, disregards, or deductions;
       ``(iii) any cooperation agreements between the public 
     housing agency and State welfare and employment agencies to 
     target services to public housing residents (public housing 
     agencies shall use best efforts to enter into such 
     agreements); and
       ``(iv) anti-crime and security plans, including--
       ``(I) a strategic plan for addressing crime on or affecting 
     the sites owned by the agency, which shall provide, on a 
     development-by-development basis, for measures to ensure the 
     safety of public housing residents, shall be established, 
     with respect to each development, in consultation with the 
     police officer or officers in command for the precinct in 
     which the development is located, shall describe the need for 
     measures to ensure the safety of public housing residents and 
     for crime prevention measures, describe any such activities 
     conducted, or to be conducted, by the agency, and provide for 
     coordination between the public housing agency and the 
     appropriate police precincts for carrying out such measures 
     and activities;
       ``(II) a statement of activities in furtherance of the 
     strategic plan to be carried out with assistance under the 
     Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990;
       ``(III) performance criteria regrading the effective use of 
     such assistance; and
       ``(IV) any plans for the provision of anti-crime assistance 
     to be provided by the local government in addition to the 
     assistance otherwise required to be provided by the agreement 
     for local cooperation under section 5(e)(2) or other 
     applicable law.
     Where a public housing agency has no changes to report in any 
     of the information required under this subparagraph since the 
     previous annual submission, the public agency shall only 
     state in its annual submission that it has made no changes. 
     If the Secretary determines, at any time, that the security 
     needs of a development are not being adequately addressed by 
     the strategic crime plan for the agency under clause (iv)(I), 
     or that the local police precinct is not complying with the 
     plan, the Secretary may mediate between the public housing 
     agency and the local precinct to resolve any issues of 
     conflict. If after such mediation has occurred and the 
     Secretary determines that the security needs of the 
     development are not adequately addressed, the Secretary may 
     require the public housing agency to submit an amended plan.
       ``(G) Other appropriate information that the Secretary 
     requires for each public housing agency that is--
       ``(i) at risk of being designated as troubled under section 
     6(j); or
       ``(ii) designated as troubled under section 6(j).
       ``(H) Other information required by the Secretary in 
     connection with the provision of assistance under section 9.
       ``(I) An annual certification by the public housing agency 
     that it has met the citizen participation requirements under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(J) An annual certification by the public housing agency 
     that it will carry out the public housing agency plan in 
     conformity with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the 
     Fair Housing Act, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973, and title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
     1990, and will affirmatively further fair housing.
       ``(K) An annual certification by the public housing agency 
     that the public housing agency plan is consistent with the 
     approved Consolidated Plan for the locality.
       ``(2) The Secretary may provide for more frequent 
     submissions where the public housing agency proposes to amend 
     any parts of the public housing agency plan.
       ``(b) Citizen Participation Requirements.--In developing 
     the public housing agency plan under subsection (a), each 
     public housing agency shall consult with appropriate local 
     government officials and with tenants of the housing 
     projects, which shall include at least one public hearing 
     that shall be held prior to the adoption of the plan, and 
     afford tenants and interested parties an opportunity to 
     summarize their priorities and concerns, to ensure their due 
     consideration in the planning process of the public housing 
     agency.
       ``(c) Performance Reports.--The Secretary shall require the 
     public housing agency to submit any information that the 
     Secretary determines is appropriate or necessary to assess 
     the management performance of public housing agencies and 
     resident management corporations under section 6(j) and to 
     monitor assistance provided under this Act. To the maximum 
     extent feasible, the Secretary shall require such information 
     in one report, as part of the annual submission of the agency 
     under subsection (a).
       ``(d) Standards for Determination of Noncompliance.--After 
     submission by a public housing agency of a public housing 
     agency plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     determine whether the plan complies with the requirements 
     under this section. The Secretary may determine that a plan 
     does not comply with the requirements under this section only 
     if--
       ``(1) the plan is incomplete in significant matters 
     required under this section;
       ``(2) there is evidence available to the Secretary that 
     challenges, in a substantial manner, any information provided 
     in the plan;
       ``(3) the Secretary determines that the plan does not 
     comply with Federal law or violates the purposes of this Act 
     because it fails to provide housing that will be viable on a 
     long-term basis at a reasonable cost;
       ``(4) the plan plainly fails to adequately identify the 
     needs of low-income families for housing assistance in the 
     jurisdiction of the agency;
       ``(5) the plan plainly fails to adequately identify the 
     capital improvement needs for public housing developments in 
     the jurisdiction of the agency;
       ``(6) the activities identified in the plan are plainly 
     inappropriate to address the needs identified in the plan; or
       ``(7) the plan is inconsistent with the requirements of 
     this Act.
       ``(e) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary may waive, or 
     specify alternative requirements for, any requirements under 
     this section that the Secretary determines are burdensome or 
     unnecessary for public housing agencies that only administer 
     tenant-based assistance and do not own or operate public 
     housing.''.

     SEC. 108. PHMAP INDICATORS FOR SMALL PHA'S.

       Section 6(j)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is 
     amended by--
       (1) redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (I) as clauses 
     (i) through (ix);
       (2) redesignating clauses (1), (2), and (3) in clause (ix), 
     as redesignated by paragraph (1), as subclauses (I), (II), 
     and (III) respectively;
       (3) in the fourth sentence, inserting immediately before 
     clause (i), as redesignated, the following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) For public housing agencies that own or operate 250 
     or more public housing dwelling units--''; and
       (4) adding the following new subparagraph at the end:

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       ``(B) For public housing agencies that own and operate 
     fewer than 250 public housing dwelling units--
       ``(i) The number and percentage of vacancies within an 
     agency's inventory, including the progress that an agency has 
     made within the previous 3 years to reduce such vacancies.
       ``(ii) The percentage of rents uncollected.
       ``(iii) The ability of the agency to produce and use 
     accurate and timely records of monthly income and expenses 
     and to maintain at least a 3-month reserve.
       ``(iv) The annual inspection of occupied units and the 
     agency's ability to respond to maintenance work orders.
       ``(v) Any one additional factor that the Secretary may 
     determine to be appropriate.''.

     SEC. 109. PHMAP SELF-SUFFICIENCY INDICATOR.

       Section 6(j)(1)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937, as amended by section 108 of this Act, is amended at 
     the end by adding the following new clause:
       ``(x) The extent to which the agency coordinates and 
     promotes participation by families in programs that assist 
     them to achieve self-sufficiency.''.

     SEC. 110. EXPANSION OF POWERS FOR DEALING WITH PHA'S IN 
                   SUBSTANTIAL DEFAULT.

       (a) In General.--Section 6(j)(3) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
       ``(i) solicit competitive proposals from other public 
     housing agencies and private housing management agents which, 
     in the discretion of the Secretary, may be selected by 
     existing public housing residents through administrative 
     procedures established by the Secretary; if appropriate, 
     these proposals shall provide for such agents to manage all, 
     or part, of the housing administered by the public housing 
     agency or all or part of the other programs of the agency;'';
       (B) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v) and amending 
     it to read as follows:
       ``(v) require the agency to make other arrangements 
     acceptable to the Secretary and in the best interests of the 
     public housing residents and families assisted under section 
     8 for managing all, or part, of the public housing 
     administered by the agency or of the programs of the 
     agency.''; and
       (C) by inserting a new clause (iv) after clause (iii) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(iv) take possession of all or part of the public housing 
     agency, including all or part of any project or program of 
     the agency, including any project or program under any other 
     provision of this title; and''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) through (D) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(B)(i) If a public housing agency is identified as 
     troubled under this subsection, the Secretary shall notify 
     the agency of the troubled status of the agency.
       ``(ii) Upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning 
     on the later of the date on which the agency receives notice 
     from the Secretary of the troubled status of the agency under 
     clause (i) and the date of enactment of the Public Housing 
     Management Reform Act of 1997, the Secretary shall--
       ``(I) in the case of a troubled public housing agency with 
     1,250 or more units, petition for the appointment of a 
     receiver pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii); or
       ``(II) in the case of a troubled public housing agency with 
     fewer than 1,250 units, either--
       ``(aa) petition for the appointment of a receiver pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A)(ii); or
       ``(bb) appoint, on a competitive or noncompetitive basis, 
     an individual or entity as an administrative receiver to 
     assume the responsibilities of the Secretary for the 
     administration of all or part of the public housing agency 
     (including all or part of any project or program of the 
     agency), provided the Secretary has taken possession of all 
     or part of the public housing agency (including all or part 
     of any project or program of the agency) pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A)(iv).
       ``(C) If a receiver is appointed pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A)(ii), in addition to the powers accorded by the court 
     appointing the receiver, the receiver--
       ``(i) may abrogate any contract to which the United States 
     or an agency of the United States is not a party that, in the 
     receiver's written determination (which shall include the 
     basis for such determination), substantially impedes 
     correction of the substantial default, but only after the 
     receiver determines that reasonable efforts to renegotiate 
     such contract have failed;
       ``(ii) may demolish and dispose of all or part of the 
     assets of the public housing agency (including all or part of 
     any project of the agency) in accordance with section 18, 
     including disposition by transfer of properties to resident-
     supported nonprofit entities;
       ``(iii) if determined to be appropriate by the Secretary, 
     may seek the establishment, as permitted by applicable State 
     and local law, of one or more new public housing agencies;
       ``(iv) if determined to be appropriate by the Secretary, 
     may seek consolidation of all or part of the agency 
     (including all or part of any project or program of the 
     agency), as permitted by applicable State and local laws, 
     into other well-managed public housing agencies with the 
     consent of such well-managed agencies; and
       ``(v) shall not be required to comply with any State or 
     local law relating to civil service requirements, employee 
     rights (except civil rights), procurement, or financial or 
     administrative controls that, in the receiver's written 
     determination (which shall include the basis for such 
     determination), substantially impedes correction of the 
     substantial default.
       ``(D)(i) If the Secretary takes possession of all or part 
     of the public housing agency, including all or part of any 
     project or program of the agency, pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A)(iv), the Secretary--
       ``(I) may abrogate any contract to which the United States 
     or an agency of the United States is not a party that, in the 
     written determination of the Secretary (which shall include 
     the basis for such determination), substantially impedes 
     correction of the substantial default, but only after the 
     Secretary determines that reasonable efforts to renegotiate 
     such contract have failed;
       ``(II) may demolish and dispose of all or part of the 
     assets of the public housing agency (including all or part of 
     any project of the agency) in accordance with section 18, 
     including disposition by transfer of properties to resident-
     supported nonprofit entities;
       ``(III) may seek the establishment, as permitted by 
     applicable State and local law, of one or more new public 
     housing agencies;
       ``(IV) may seek consolidation of all or part of the agency 
     (including all or part of any project or program of the 
     agency), as permitted by applicable State and local laws, 
     into other well-managed public housing agencies with the 
     consent of such well-managed agencies;
       ``(V) shall not be required to comply with any State or 
     local law relating to civil service requirements, employee 
     rights (except civil rights), procurement, or financial or 
     administrative controls that, in the Secretary's written 
     determination (which shall include the basis for such 
     determination), substantially impedes correction of the 
     substantial default; and
       ``(VI) shall, without any action by a district court of the 
     United States, have such additional authority as a district 
     court of the United States would have the authority to confer 
     upon a receiver to achieve the purposes of the receivership.
       ``(ii) If the Secretary, pursuant to subparagraph 
     (B)(ii)(II)(bb), appoints an administrative receiver to 
     assume the responsibilities of the Secretary for the 
     administration of all or part of the public housing agency 
     (including all or part of any project or program of the 
     agency), the Secretary may delegate to the administrative 
     receiver any or all of the powers given the Secretary by this 
     subparagraph, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
       ``(iii) Regardless of any delegation under this 
     subparagraph, an administrative receiver may not seek the 
     establishment of one or more new public housing agencies 
     pursuant to clause (i)(III) or the consolidation of all or 
     part of an agency into other well-managed agencies pursuant 
     to clause (i)(IV), unless the Secretary first approves an 
     application by the administrative receiver to authorize such 
     action.
       ``(E) The Secretary may make available to receivers and 
     other entities selected or appointed pursuant to this 
     paragraph such assistance as the Secretary determines in the 
     discretion of the Secretary is necessary and available to 
     remedy the substantial deterioration of living conditions in 
     individual public housing developments or other related 
     emergencies that endanger the health, safety, and welfare of 
     public housing residents or families assisted under section 
     8. A decision made by the Secretary under this paragraph is 
     not subject to review in any court of the United States, or 
     in any court of any State, territory, or possession of the 
     United States.
       ``(F) In any proceeding under subparagraph (A)(ii), upon a 
     determination that a substantial default has occurred, and 
     without regard to the availability of alternative remedies, 
     the court shall appoint a receiver to conduct the affairs of 
     all or part of the public housing agency in a manner 
     consistent with this Act and in accordance with such further 
     terms and conditions as the court may provide. The receiver 
     appointed may be another public housing agency, a private 
     management corporation, or any other person or appropriate 
     entity. The court shall have power to grant appropriate 
     temporary or preliminary relief pending final disposition of 
     the petition by the Secretary.
       ``(G) The appointment of a receiver pursuant to this 
     paragraph may be terminated, upon the petition of any party, 
     when the court determines that all defaults have been cured 
     or the public housing agency is capable again of discharging 
     its duties.
       ``(H) If the Secretary (or an administrative receiver 
     appointed by the Secretary) takes possession of a public 
     housing agency (including all or part of any project or 
     program of the agency), or if a receiver is appointed by a 
     court, the Secretary or receiver shall be deemed to be acting 
     not in the official capacity of that person or entity, but 
     rather in the capacity of the public housing agency, and any 
     liability incurred, regardless of whether the incident giving 
     rise to that liability occurred while the Secretary or 
     receiver was in possession of all or part of the public 
     housing agency (including all or part of any project or 
     program of the agency), shall be the liability of the public 
     housing agency.''.
       (b) Effectiveness.--The provisions of, and duties and 
     authorities conferred or confirmed by, subsection (a) shall 
     apply with respect to actions taken before, on, or after the 
     effective date of this Act and shall apply to any receivers 
     appointed for a public housing agency before the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

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       (c) Technical Correction Regarding Applicability to Section 
     8.--Section 8(h) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is 
     amended by inserting after ``6'' the following: ``(except as 
     provided in section 6(j)(3))''.

     SEC. 111. PUBLIC HOUSING SITE-BASED WAITING LISTS.

       Section 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
     amended by section 306(a)(2) of this Act, is amended by 
     inserting the following new subsection at the end:
       ``(q) A public housing agency may establish, in accordance 
     with guidelines established by the Secretary, procedures for 
     maintaining waiting lists for admissions to public housing 
     developments of the agency, which may include a system 
     whereby applicants may apply directly at or otherwise 
     designate the development or developments in which they seek 
     to reside. All such procedures must comply with all 
     provisions of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the 
     Fair Housing Act, and other applicable civil rights laws.''.

      SEC. 112. COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING 
                   AND SECTION 8 PROGRAMS.

       Section 12 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Community Service Requirements For Public Housing and 
     Section 8 Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--A public housing agency shall encourage 
     each adult member of each family residing in public housing 
     or assisted under section 8 to participate, for not less than 
     8 hours per month, in community service activities (not to 
     include any political activity) within the community in which 
     that adult resides.
       ``(2) Exemptions.--The requirement in paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to any adult who is--
       ``(A) at least 62 years of age;
       ``(B) a person with disabilities who is unable, as 
     determined in accordance with guidelines established by the 
     Secretary, to comply with this subsection;
       ``(C) working at least 20 hours per week, a student, 
     receiving vocational training, or otherwise meeting work, 
     training, or educational requirements of a public assistance 
     program other than the program specified in subparagraph (E);
       ``(D) a single parent, grandparent, or the spouse of an 
     otherwise exempt individual, who is the primary caretaker of 
     one or more--
       ``(i) children who are 6 years of age or younger;
       ``(ii) persons who are at least 62 years of age; or
       ``(iii) persons with disabilities; or
       ``(E) in a family receiving assistance under the Temporary 
     Assistance for Needy Families program under part A of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act.''.

     SEC. 113. COMPREHENSIVE IMPROVEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
                   STREAMLINING.

       (a) Section 14(d) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) No assistance may be made available under subsection 
     (b) to a public housing agency that owns or operates fewer 
     than 250 public housing units unless the agency has submitted 
     a comprehensive plan in accordance with subsection (e)(1) and 
     the Secretary has approved it in accordance with subsection 
     (e)(2). The assistance shall be allocated to individual 
     agencies on the basis of a formula established by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (b) Section 14 (f)(1) is repealed.
       (c) Section 14 (g) is amended by striking ``(d)(3)'' and 
     inserting ``(d)''.
       (d) Section 14(h) is repealed.
       (e) Section 14(i) is repealed.
       (f) Section 14(k)(1) is amended by striking ``$75,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$100,000,000''.

     SEC. 114. FLEXIBILITY FOR PHA FUNDING.

       (a) Expansion of Uses of Funding.--Section 14(q)(1) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by inserting after ``section 
     5,'' the following ``by section 24,'';
       (2) in the first sentence, by inserting after ``public 
     housing agency,'', the following: ``except for the provision 
     of tenant-based assistance,''; and
       (3) by inserting at the end the following: 
     ``Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) a public housing agency 
     that owns or operates fewer than 250 units may use 
     modernization assistance provided under section 14, 
     development assistance provided under section 5(a), and 
     operating subsidy provided under section 9, for any eligible 
     activity authorized by this Act or by applicable 
     appropriations Acts for a public housing agency, except for 
     assistance under section 8, and (ii) any agency determined to 
     be a troubled agency under section 6(j) may use amounts not 
     appropriated under section 9 for any operating subsidy 
     purpose authorized in section 9 only with the approval of the 
     Secretary and provided that the housing is maintained and 
     operated in a safe and sanitary condition.''.
       (b) Mixed-Finance Development.--Section 14(q)(2) of such 
     Act is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Mixed finance public housing.--
       ``(A) Authority.--The Secretary may, upon such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, authorize a public 
     housing agency to provide for the use of capital and 
     operating assistance provided under section 5, 14, or 9, 
     assistance for demolition, site revitalization, or 
     replacement housing provided under section 24, or assistance 
     under applicable appropriation Acts for a public housing 
     agency, to produce mixed-finance housing developments, or 
     replace or revitalize existing public housing dwelling units 
     with mixed-finance housing developments, but only if the 
     agency submits to the Secretary a plan for such housing that 
     is approved pursuant to subparagraph (C) by the Secretary.
       ``(B) Mixed-finance housing developments.--
       ``(i) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `mixed-
     finance housing' means low-income housing or mixed-income 
     housing for which the financing for development or 
     revitalization is provided, in part, from entities other than 
     the public housing agency.
       ``(ii) A mixed-finance housing development shall be 
     produced or revitalized, and owned--
       ``(I) by a public housing agency or by an entity affiliated 
     with a public housing agency;
       ``(II) by a partnership, a limited liability company, or 
     other entity in which the public housing agency (or an entity 
     affiliated with a public housing agency) is a general 
     partner, is a managing member, or otherwise participates in 
     the activities of the entity;
       ``(III) by any entity that grants to the public housing 
     agency the option to purchase the public housing project 
     during the 20-year period beginning on the date of initial 
     occupancy of the public housing project in accordance with 
     section 42(l)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       ``(IV) in accordance with such other terms and conditions 
     as the Secretary may prescribe by regulation.
     This clause may not be construed to require development or 
     revitalization, and ownership, by the same entity.
       ``(C) Mixed-finance housing plan.--The Secretary may 
     approve a plan for development or revitalization of mixed-
     finance housing under this paragraph only if the Secretary 
     determines that--
       ``(i) the public housing agency has the ability, or has 
     provided for an entity under subparagraph (B)(ii) that has 
     the ability, to use the amounts provided for use under the 
     plan for such housing, effectively, either directly or 
     through contract management;
       ``(ii) the plan provides permanent financing commitments 
     from a sufficient number of sources other than the public 
     housing agency, which may include banks and other 
     conventional lenders, States, units of general local 
     government, State housing finance agencies, secondary market 
     entities, and other financial institutions;
       ``(iii) the plan provides for use of amounts provided under 
     subparagraph (A) by the public housing agency for financing 
     the mixed-income housing in the form of grants, loans, 
     advances, or other debt or equity investments, including 
     collateral or credit enhancement of bonds issued by the 
     agency or any State or local governmental agency for 
     development or revitalization of the development; and
       ``(iv) the plan complies with any other criteria that the 
     Secretary may establish.
       ``(D) Rent levels for housing financed with low-income 
     housing tax credit.--With respect to any dwelling unit in a 
     mixed-finance housing development that is a low-income 
     dwelling unit for which amounts from the Operating or Capital 
     Fund are used and that is assisted pursuant to the low-income 
     housing tax credit under section 42 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, the rents charged to the residents of the unit 
     shall be determined in accordance with this title, but shall 
     not in any case exceed the amounts allowable under such 
     section 42.
       ``(E) Carry-over of assistance for replaced housing.--In 
     the case of a mixed-finance housing development that is 
     replacement housing for public housing demolished or disposed 
     of, or is the result of the revitalization of existing public 
     housing, the share of capital and operating assistance 
     received by the public housing agency that owned or operated 
     the housing demolished, disposed of, or revitalized shall not 
     be reduced because of such demolition, disposition, or 
     revitalization after the commencement of such demolition, 
     disposition, or revitalization, unless--
       ``(i) upon the expiration of the 18-month period beginning 
     upon the approval of the plan under subparagraph (C) for the 
     mixed-finance housing development, the agency does not have 
     binding commitments for development or revitalization, or a 
     construction contract, for such development;
       ``(ii) upon the expiration of the 4-year period beginning 
     upon the approval of the plan, the mixed-finance housing 
     development is not substantially ready for occupancy and is 
     placed under the annual contributions contract for the 
     agency; or
       ``(iii) the number of dwelling units in the mixed-finance 
     housing development that are made available for occupancy 
     only by low-income families is substantially less than the 
     number of such dwelling units in the public housing 
     demolished, disposed of, or revitalized.

     The Secretary may extend the period under clause (i) or (ii) 
     for a public housing agency if the Secretary determines that 
     circumstances beyond the control of the agency caused the 
     agency to fail to meet the deadline under such clause.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 14(q) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``mixed income'' and 
     inserting ``mixed-finance''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``mixed-income project'' 
     and inserting ``mixed-finance development''.
       (d) Applicability.--Section 14(q) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as amend

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     ed by this section, shall be effective with respect to any 
     assistance provided to the public housing agency under 
     sections 5 and 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     and applicable appropriations Acts for a public housing 
     agency.

     SEC. 115. REPLACEMENT HOUSING RESOURCES.

       (a) Operating Fund.--Section 9(a)(3)(B) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 is amended--
       (1) at the end of clause (iv), by striking ``and'';
       (2) at the end of clause (v), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(vi) where an existing unit under a contract is 
     demolished or disposed of, the Secretary shall adjust the 
     amount the public housing agency receives under this section; 
     notwithstanding this requirement, the Secretary shall provide 
     assistance under this section in accordance with the 
     provisions of section 14(q)(2) (relating to mixed-finance 
     public housing).''.
       (b) Comprehensive Grant Program.--Section 14(k)(2)(D)(ii) 
     of such Act is amended to read as follows:
       ``(ii) Where an existing unit under a contract is 
     demolished or disposed of, the Secretary shall adjust the 
     amount the agency receives under the formula. Notwithstanding 
     the preceding sentence, for the five-year period after 
     demolition or disposition, the Secretary may provide for no 
     adjustment, or a partial adjustment, of the amount the agency 
     receives under the formula and shall require the agency to 
     use any additional amount received as a result of this 
     sentence for replacement housing or physical improvements 
     necessary to preserve viable public housing.''.

     SEC. 116. REPEAL OF ONE-FOR-ONE REPLACEMENT HOUSING 
                   REQUIREMENT.

       Section 1002(d) of Public Law 104-19 is amended by striking 
     ``and on or before September 30, 1997''.

     SEC. 117. DEMOLITION, SITE REVITALIZATION, REPLACEMENT 
                   HOUSING, AND TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR 
                   DEVELOPMENTS.

       Section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending the heading to read as follows: 
     ``DEMOLITION, SITE REVITALIZATION, REPLACEMENT HOUSING, AND 
     TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR DEVELOPMENTS'';
       (2) by amending subsections (a) through (c) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
     assistance to public housing agencies for the purposes of--
       ``(1) reducing the density and improving the living 
     environment for public housing residents of severely 
     distressed public housing through the demolition of obsolete 
     public housing developments (or portions thereof);
       ``(2) revitalizing sites (including remaining public 
     housing dwelling units) on which such public housing 
     developments are located and contributing to the improvement 
     of the surrounding neighborhood;
       ``(3) providing housing that will avoid or decrease the 
     concentration of very low-income families; and
       ``(4) providing tenant-based assistance in accordance with 
     the provisions of section 8 for the purpose of providing 
     replacement housing and assisting residents to be displaced 
     by the demolition.
       ``(b) Grant Authority.--The Secretary may make grants 
     available to public housing agencies as provided in this 
     section.
       ``(c) Contribution Requirement.--The Secretary may not make 
     any grant under this section to any applicant unless the 
     applicant supplements the amount of assistance provided under 
     this section (other than amount provided for demolition or 
     tenant-based assistance) with an amount of funds from sources 
     other than this Act equal to not less than 5 percent of the 
     amount provided under this section, including amounts from 
     other Federal sources, any State or local government sources, 
     any private contributions, and the value of any in-kind 
     services or administrative costs provided.'';
       (3) by amending subsection (d)(1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make grants under this 
     subsection to applicants for the purpose of carrying out 
     demolition, revitalization, and replacement programs for 
     severely distressed public housing under this section. The 
     Secretary may make a grant for the revitalization or 
     replacement of public housing only if the agency demonstrates 
     that the neighborhood is or will be a viable residential 
     community, as defined by the Secretary, after completion of 
     the work assisted under this section and any other 
     neighborhood improvements planned by the State or local 
     government or otherwise to be provided. The Secretary may 
     approve grants providing assistance for one eligible activity 
     or a combination of eligible activities under this section, 
     including assistance only for demolition and assistance only 
     for tenant-based assistance in accordance with the provisions 
     of section 8.'';
       (4) in subsection (d)(2)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``the redesign'' and inserting ``the 
     abatement of environmental hazards, demolition, redesign''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``is located'' and inserting ``is or was 
     located'';
       (5) in subsection (d)(2), by redesignating subparagraphs 
     (C) through (I) as subparagraphs (D) through (J), 
     respectively, and inserting the following new subparagraph 
     after subparagraph (B):
       ``(C) replacement housing, which shall consist of public 
     housing, homeownership units as permitted under the HOPE VI 
     program (as previously authorized in appropriations Acts), 
     tenant-based assistance in accordance with the provisions of 
     section 8, or a combination;'';
       (6)(A) in subsection (G), as redesignated by paragraph (5), 
     by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``and any 
     necessary supportive services, except that not more than 15 
     percent of any grant under this subsection may be used for 
     such purposes.'';
       (B) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subsection (H), as 
     redesignated by paragraph (4); and
       (C) by striking the semicolon at the end of subsection (I), 
     as redesignated by paragraph (4), and all that follows up to 
     the period;
       (7) in paragraph (3), by striking the second sentence;
       (8) by amending subsection (d)(4) to read as follows:
       ``(4) Selection criteria.--
       ``(A) Applications for demolition.--The Secretary shall 
     establish selection criteria for applications that request 
     assistance only for demolition, which shall include--
       ``(i) the need for demolition, taking into account the 
     effect of the distressed development on the public housing 
     agency and the community;
       ``(ii) the extent to which the public housing agency is not 
     able to undertake such activities without a grant under this 
     section;
       ``(iii) the extent of involvement of residents and State 
     and local governments in determining the need for demolition; 
     and
       ``(iv) such other factors as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.
       ``(B) Applications for demolition, revitalization, and 
     replacement.--The Secretary shall establish selection 
     criteria for applications that request assistance for a 
     combination of eligible activities, which shall include--
       ``(i) the relationship of the grant to the comprehensive 
     plan for the locality;
       ``(ii) the extent to which the grant will result in a 
     viable development which will foster the economic and social 
     integration of public housing residents and the extent to 
     which the development will enhance the community;
       ``(iii) the capability and record of the applicant public 
     housing agency, its development team, or any alternative 
     management agency for the agency, for managing large-scale 
     redevelopment or modernization projects, meeting construction 
     timetables, and obligating amounts in a timely manner;
       ``(iv) the extent to which the public housing agency is not 
     able to undertake such activities without a grant under this 
     section;
       ``(v) the extent of involvement of residents, State and 
     local governments, private service providers, financing 
     entities, and developers, in the development of a 
     revitalization program for the development;
       ``(vi) the amount of funds and other resources to be 
     leveraged by the grant; and
       ``(vii) such other factors as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.''
       ``(C) Applications for tenant-based assistance.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the 
     Secretary may allocate tenant-based assistance under this 
     section on a non-competitive basis in connection with the 
     demolition or disposition of public housing.'';
       (9) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
       ``(e) Long Term Viability.--The Secretary may waive or 
     revise rules established under this Act governing the 
     development, management, and operation of public housing 
     units, to permit a public housing agency to undertake 
     measures that enhance the long-term viability of a severely 
     distressed public housing project revitalized under this 
     section; except that the Secretary may not waive or revise 
     the rent limitation under section 3(a)(1)(A) or the targeting 
     requirements under section 16(a).'';
       (10) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking ``OTHER'' and all that follows through 
     ``(1)'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
     paragraphs (1) and (2);
       (11) by striking subsections (g) and (i) and redesignating 
     subsection (h) as subsection (j);
       (12) by inserting the following new subsections after 
     subsection (f):
       ``(g) Administration by Other Entities.--The Secretary may 
     require a grantee under this section to make arrangements 
     satisfactory to the Secretary for use of an entity other than 
     the public housing agency to carry out activities assisted 
     under the revitalization plan, if the Secretary determines 
     that such action will help to effectuate the purposes of this 
     section.
       ``(h) Timely expenditures.--
       ``(1) Withdrawal of funding.--If a grantee under this 
     section or under the HOPE VI program does not sign the 
     primary construction contract for the work included in the 
     grant agreement within 18 months from the date of the grant 
     agreement, the Secretary shall withdraw any grant amounts 
     under the grant agreement which have not been obligated by 
     the grantee. The Secretary shall redistribute any withdrawn 
     amounts to one or more applicants eligible for assistance 
     under this section. The Secretary may grant an extension of 
     up to one additional year from the date of enactment of this 
     Act if the 18-month period has expired as of the date of 
     enactment, for delays caused by factors beyond the control of 
     the grantee.

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       ``(2) Completion.--A grant agreement under this section 
     shall provide for interim checkpoints and for completion of 
     physical activities within four years of execution, and the 
     Secretary shall enforce these requirements through default 
     remedies up to and including withdrawal of funding. The 
     Secretary may, however, provide for a longer timeframe, but 
     only when necessary due to factors beyond the control of the 
     grantee.
       ``(3) Inapplicability.--This subsection shall not apply to 
     grants for tenant-based assistance under section 8.
       ``(i) Inapplicability of Section 18.--Section 18 shall not 
     apply to the demolition of developments removed from the 
     inventory of the public housing agency under this section.'';
       (13) by amending subsection (j)(1), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (11)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after ``nonprofit 
     organization,'' the following: ``private program manager, a 
     partner in a mixed-finance development,'';
       (B) at the end of subparagraph (B), after the semicolon, by 
     inserting ``and''; and
       (C) at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' 
     and all that follows up to the period;
       (14) by amending subsection (j)(5), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (11)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``(i)'';
       (ii) by striking clauses (ii) through (iv); and
       (iii) by inserting after ``physical plant of the project'' 
     the following: ``, where such distress cannot be remedied 
     through assistance under section 14 because of inadequacy of 
     available funding'';
       (B) by amending subparagraph (A), as amended by 
     subparagraph (A) of this paragraph (14), by striking 
     ``appropriately'' and inserting ``inappropriately''; and
       (C) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) that was a project as described in subparagraph (A) 
     that has been demolished, but for which the Secretary has not 
     provided replacement housing assistance (other than tenant-
     based assistance).'';
       (15) by inserting at the end of subsection (j), as 
     redesignated by paragraph (11), the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Supportive services.--The term `supportive services' 
     includes all activities that will promote upward mobility, 
     self-sufficiency, and improved quality of life for the 
     residents of the public housing development involved, 
     including literacy training, job training, day care, and 
     economic development activities.''; and
       (16) by inserting the following new subsection at the end:
       ``(k) Technical Assistance and Program Oversight.--Of the 
     amount appropriated for any fiscal year for grants under this 
     section, the Secretary may use up to 2.5 percent for 
     technical assistance, program oversight, and fellowships for 
     on-site public housing agency assistance and supplemental 
     education. Technical assistance may be provided directly or 
     indirectly by grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, 
     and may include training, and the cost of necessary travel 
     for participants in such training, by or to officials of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, of public 
     housing agencies, and of residents. The Secretary may use 
     amounts under this paragraph for program oversight to 
     contract with private program and construction management 
     entities to assure that development activities are carried 
     out in a timely and cost-effective manner.''.

     SEC. 118. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION BOARD.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
     performance evaluation board to assist the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development in improving and monitoring the 
     system for evaluation of public housing authority 
     performance, including by studying and making recommendations 
     to the Secretary on the most effective, efficient and 
     productive method or methods of evaluating the performance of 
     public housing agencies, consistent with the overall goal of 
     improving management of the public housing program.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The board shall be composed of at least 
     seven members with relevant experience who shall be appointed 
     by the Secretary as soon as practicable, but not later than 
     90 days after enactment of this Act.
       (2) Appointments.--In appointing members of the board, the 
     Secretary shall assure that each of the background areas set 
     forth in paragraph (3) are represented.
       (3) Backgrounds.--Background areas to be represented are--
       (A) major public housing organizations;
       (B) public housing resident organizations;
       (C) real estate management, finance, or development 
     entities; and
       (D) units of general local government.
       (c) Board Procedures.--
       (1) Chairperson.--The Secretary shall appoint a chairperson 
     from among members of the board.
       (2) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the board shall 
     constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
       (3) Voting.--Each member of the board shall be entitled to 
     one vote, which shall be equal to the vote of each other 
     member of the board.
       (4) Prohibition of additional pay.--Members of the board 
     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 board.
       (d) Powers.--
       (1) Hearings.--The board may, for the purpose of carrying 
     out this section, hold such hearings and sit and act at such 
     times and places as the board determines appropriate.
       (2) Assistance from federal agencies.--.
       (A) Information.--The board may request from any agency of 
     the United States, and such agency is authorized to provide, 
     such data and information as the board may require for 
     carrying out its functions.
       (B) Staff support.--Upon request of the chairperson of the 
     board, to assist the board in carrying out its duties under 
     this section, the Secretary may--
       (i) provide an executive secretariat;
       (ii) assign by detail or otherwise any of the personnel of 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
       (iii) obtain by personal services contracts or otherwise 
     any technical or other assistance needed to carry out this 
     section.
       (e) Advisory Committee.--The board shall be considered an 
     advisory committee within the meaning of the Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (f) Functions.--The board shall, as needed--
       (1) examine and assess the need for further modifications 
     to or replacement of the Public Housing Management Assessment 
     program, established by the Secretary under section 6(j) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937;
       (2) examine and assess models used in other industries or 
     public programs to assess the performance of recipients of 
     assistance, including accreditation systems, and the 
     applicability of those models to public housing;
       (3) develop (either itself, or through another body) 
     standards for professional competency for the public housing 
     industry, including methods of assessing the qualifications 
     of employees of public housing authorities, such as systems 
     for certifying the qualifications of employees;
       (4) develop a system for increasing the use of on-site 
     physical inspections of public housing developments; and
       (5) develop a system for increasing the use of independent 
     audits, as part of the overall system for evaluating the 
     performance of public housing agencies.
       (g) Reports.--
       (1) Not later than the expiration of the three-month period 
     beginning upon the appointment of the seventh member of the 
     board, and one year from such appointment, the board shall 
     issue interim reports to the Secretary on its activities. The 
     board shall make its final report and recommendations one 
     year after its second interim report is issued. The final 
     report shall include findings and recommendations of the 
     board based upon the functions carried out under this 
     section.
       (2) After the board issues its final report, it may be 
     convened by its chair, upon the request of the Secretary, to 
     review implementation of the performance evaluation system 
     and for other purposes.
       (h) Term.--The duration of the board shall be seven years.
       (i) Funding.--The Secretary is authorized to use any 
     amounts appropriated under the head Preserving Existing 
     Housing Investment, or predecessor or successor appropriation 
     accounts, without regard to any earmarks of funding, to carry 
     out this section.

     SEC. 119. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR 
                   PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS.

       The United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by adding 
     the following new section after section 27:

     ``SEC. 28. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR 
                   PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--To the extent provided in advance in 
     appropriations Acts, the Secretary shall make grants for the 
     purposes of providing a program of supportive services and 
     resident self-sufficiency activities to enable residents of 
     public housing to become economically self-sufficient and to 
     assist elderly persons and persons with disabilities to 
     maintain independent living, to the following eligible 
     applicants:
       ``(1) public housing agencies;
       ``(2) resident councils;
       ``(3) resident management corporations or other eligible 
     resident entities defined by the Secretary;
       ``(4) other applicants, as determined by the Secretary; and
       ``(5) any partnership of eligible applicants.
       ``(b) Eligible Activities.--Grantees under this section may 
     use grants for the provision of supportive service, economic 
     development, and self-sufficiency activities conducted 
     primarily for public housing residents in a manner that is 
     easily accessible to those residents. Such activities shall 
     include--
       ``(1) the provision of service coordinators and case 
     managers;
       ``(2) the provision of services related to work readiness, 
     including education, job training and counseling, job search 
     skills, business development training and planning, tutoring, 
     mentoring, adult literacy, computer access, personal and 
     family counseling, health screening, work readiness health 
     services, transportation, and child care;
       ``(3) economic and job development, including employer 
     linkages and job placement, and the start-up of resident 
     microenterprises, community credit unions, and revolving loan 
     funds, including the licensing, bonding and insurance needed 
     to operate such enterprises;
       ``(4) resident management activities, including related 
     training and technical assistance; and

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       ``(5) other activities designed to improve the self-
     sufficiency of residents, as may be determined in the sole 
     discretion of the Secretary.
       ``(c) Funding Distribution.--
       ``(1) In general.--After reserving such amounts as the 
     Secretary determines to be necessary for technical assistance 
     and clearinghouse services under subsection (d), the 
     Secretary shall distribute any remaining amounts made 
     available under this section on a competitive basis. The 
     Secretary may set a cap on the maximum grant amount permitted 
     under this section, and may limit applications for grants 
     under this section to selected applicants or categories of 
     applicants.
       ``(2) Selection criteria.--The Secretary shall establish 
     selection criteria for applications that request assistance 
     for one or more eligible activities under this section, which 
     shall include--
       ``(A) the demonstrated capacity of the applicant to carry 
     out a program of supportive services or resident empowerment 
     activities;
       ``(B) the amount of funds and other resources to be 
     leveraged by the grant;
       ``(C) the extent to which the grant will result in a 
     quality program of supportive services or resident 
     empowerment activities;
       ``(D) the extent to which any job training and placement 
     services to be provided are coordinated with the provision of 
     such services under the Job Training Partnership Act and the 
     Wagner-Peyser Act; and
       ``(E) such other factors as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.
       ``(3) Matching requirement.--The Secretary may not make any 
     grant under this section to any applicant unless the 
     applicant supplements every dollar provided under this 
     subsection with an amount of funds from sources other than 
     this section equal to at least twice the amount provided 
     under this subsection, including amounts from other Federal 
     sources, any State or local government sources, any private 
     contributions, and the value of any in-kind services or 
     administrative costs provided. Of the supplemental funds 
     furnished by the applicant, not more than 50 percent may be 
     in the form of in-kind services or administrative costs 
     provided.
       ``(d) Funding for Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may 
     set aside a portion of the amounts appropriated under this 
     section, to be provided directly or indirectly by grants, 
     contracts, or cooperative agreements, for technical 
     assistance, which may include 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 and to other eligible grantees, 
     and for clearinghouse services in furtherance of the goals 
     and activities of this section.
       ``(e) Contract Administrators.--The Secretary may require 
     resident councils, resident management corporations, or other 
     eligible entities defined by the Secretary to utilize public 
     housing agencies or other qualified organizations as contract 
     administrators with respect to grants provided under this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 120. PENALTY FOR SLOW EXPENDITURE OF MODERNIZATION 
                   FUNDS.

       Section 14(k)(5) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5)(A) A public housing agency shall obligate any 
     assistance received under this section within 18 months of 
     the date funds become available to the agency for obligation. 
     The Secretary may extend this time period by no more than one 
     year if an agency's failure to obligate such assistance in a 
     timely manner is attributable to events beyond the control of 
     the agency. The Secretary may also provide an exception for 
     de minimis amounts to be obligated with the next year's 
     funding; an agency that owns or administers fewer than 250 
     public housing units, to the extent necessary to permit the 
     agency to accumulate sufficient funding to undertake 
     activities; and any agency, to the extent necessary to permit 
     the agency to accumulate sufficient funding to provide 
     replacement housing.
       ``(B) A public housing agency shall not be awarded 
     assistance under this section for any month in a year in 
     which it has funds unobligated, in violation of subparagraph 
     (A). During such a year, the Secretary shall withhold all 
     assistance which would otherwise be provided to the agency. 
     If the agency cures its default during the year, it shall be 
     provided with the share attributable to the months remaining 
     in the year. Any funds not so provided to the agency shall be 
     provided to high-performing agencies as determined under 
     section 6(j).
       ``(C) If the Secretary has consented, before the date of 
     enactment of the Public Housing Management Reform Act of 
     1997, to an obligation period for any agency longer than 
     provided under this paragraph, an agency which obligates its 
     funds within such extended period shall not be considered to 
     be in violation of subparagraph (A). Notwithstanding any 
     prior consent of the Secretary, however, all funds 
     appropriated in fiscal year 1995 and prior years shall be 
     fully obligated by the end of fiscal year 1998, and all funds 
     appropriated in fiscal years 1996 and 1997 shall be fully 
     obligated by the end of fiscal year 1999.
       ``(D) A public housing agency shall spend any assistance 
     received under this section within four years (plus the 
     period of any extension approved by the Secretary under 
     subparagraph (A)) of the date funds become available to the 
     agency for obligation. The Secretary shall enforce this 
     requirement through default remedies up to and including 
     withdrawal of the funding. Any obligation entered into by an 
     agency shall be subject to the right of the Secretary to 
     recapture the amounts for violation by the agency of the 
     requirements of this subparagraph.''.

     SEC. 121. DESIGNATION OF PHA'S AS TROUBLED.

       (a) Section 6(j)(1)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937, as amended by sections 108 and 109, is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting the following after 
     clause (x):
       ``(xi) Whether the agency is providing acceptable basic 
     housing conditions, as determined by the Secretary.''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and
       (B) by inserting the following after clause (iv):
       ``(v) Whether the agency is providing acceptable basic 
     housing conditions, as determined by the Secretary.''.
       (b) Section 6(j)(2)(A)(i) of such Act is amended by 
     inserting the following after the first sentence: ``Such 
     procedures shall provide that an agency that does not provide 
     acceptable basic housing conditions shall be designated a 
     troubled public housing agency.''.
       (c) Section 6(j)(2)(A)(i) of such Act is amended in the 
     first sentence--
       (1) by inserting before ``the performance indicators'' the 
     subclause designation ``(I)''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period the following: ``; or 
     (II) such other evaluation system as is determined by the 
     Secretary to assess the condition of the public housing 
     agency or resident management corporation, which system may 
     be in addition to or in lieu of the performance indicators 
     established under paragraph (1)''.

     SEC. 122. VOLUNTEER SERVICES UNDER THE 1937 ACT.

       (a) In General.--Section 12(b) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 is amended by striking ``that--'' and all that 
     follows up to the period and inserting ``who performs 
     volunteer services in accordance with the requirements of the 
     Community Improvement Volunteer Act of 1994''.
       (b) CIVA Amendment.--Section 7305 of the Community 
     Improvement Volunteer Act of 1994 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph 
     (6):
       ``(7) the United States Housing Act of 1937.''.

     SEC. 123. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR OPERATION SAFE 
                   HOME PROGRAM.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
     Operation Safe Home program $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 
     and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, 2001, and 2002.
    TITLE II--SECTION 8 STREAMLINING AND OTHER PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS

     SEC. 201. PERMANENT REPEAL OF FEDERAL PREFERENCES.

       (a) Notwithstanding section 402(f) of The Balanced Budget 
     Downpayment Act, I, the amendments made by section 402(d) of 
     that Act shall remain in effect after fiscal year 1997, 
     except that the amendments made by sections 402(d)(3) and 
     402(d)(6)(A)(iii), (iv), and (vi) of such Act shall remain in 
     effect as amended by sections 203 and 116 of this Act, and 
     section 402(d)(6)(v) shall be repealed by the amendments made 
     to section 16 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 by 
     section 202 of this Act.
       (b) Section 6(c)(4)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937, as amended by section 402(d)(1) of The Balanced Budget 
     Downpayment Act, I, is amended by striking ``is'' and all 
     that follows through ``Act'' and inserting the following: 
     ``shall be based upon local housing needs and priorities, as 
     determined by the public housing agency using generally 
     accepted data sources, including any information obtained 
     pursuant to an opportunity for public comment under this 
     subparagraph, under section 5A(b), and under the requirements 
     of the approved Consolidated Plan for the locality''.
       (c) Section 8(d)(1)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937, as amended by section 402(d)(2) of The Balanced Budget 
     Downpayment Act, I, is amended by striking ``is'' and all 
     that follows through ``Act'' and inserting the following: 
     ``shall be based upon local housing needs and priorities, as 
     determined by the public housing agency using generally 
     accepted data sources, including any information obtained 
     pursuant to an opportunity for public comment under this 
     subparagraph, under section 5A(b), and under the requirements 
     of the approved Consolidated Plan for the locality''.

     SEC. 202. INCOME TARGETING FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND SECTION 8 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Section 16 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is 
     amended by revising the heading and subsections (a) through 
     (c) to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 16. ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING.

       ``(a) Public Housing.--
       ``(1) Program requirement.--Of the public housing units of 
     a public housing agency made available for occupancy by 
     eligible families in any fiscal year of the agency--
       ``(A) at least 40 percent shall be occupied by families 
     whose incomes do not exceed 30

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     percent of the median income for the area; and
       ``(B) at least 90 percent shall be occupied by families 
     whose incomes do not exceed 60 percent of the median income 
     for the area; except that, for any fiscal year, the Secretary 
     may reduce to 80 percent the percentage under this 
     subparagraph for a public housing agency if the agency 
     demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such 
     reduction would be used for, and would result in, the 
     enhancement of the long-term viability of the housing 
     developments of the agency.
       ``(2) Development requirement.--At least 40 percent of the 
     units in each public housing development shall be occupied by 
     families with incomes which are less than 30 percent of the 
     median income for the area, except that no family may be 
     required to move to achieve compliance with this requirement.
       ``(b) Section 8 Assistance.--
       ``(1) Tenant-based, moderate rehabilitation, and project-
     based certificate assistance.--In any fiscal year of a public 
     housing agency, at least 75 percent of all families who 
     initially receive tenant-based assistance from the agency, 
     assistance under the moderate rehabilitation program of the 
     agency, or assistance under the project-based certificate 
     program of the agency shall be families whose incomes do not 
     exceed 30 percent of the median income for the area.
       ``(2) Project-based assistance.--Of the dwelling units in a 
     project receiving section 8 assistance, other than assistance 
     described in paragraph (1), that are made available for 
     occupancy by eligible families in any year (as determined by 
     the Secretary)--
       ``(A) at least 40 percent shall be occupied by families 
     whose incomes do not exceed 30 percent of the median income 
     for the area; and
       ``(B) at least 90 percent shall be occupied by families 
     whose incomes do not exceed 60 percent of the median income 
     for the area.
       ``(c) Definition of Area Median Income.--The term `area 
     median income', as used in subsections (a) and (b), refers to 
     the median income of an 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 the percentages specified in subsections (a) and (b) if 
     the Secretary determines that such variations are necessary 
     because of unusually high or low family incomes.''.
       (b) Section 16 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
     amended by this section, is further amended by inserting the 
     following new heading after subsection designation (d): 
     ``Applicability.--''.

     SEC. 203. MERGER OF TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(o) Rental Certificates.--(1) A public housing agency may 
     only enter into contracts for tenant-based rental assistance 
     under this Act pursuant to this subsection. The Secretary may 
     provide rental assistance using a payment standard in 
     accordance with this subsection. The payment standard shall 
     be used to determine the monthly assistance which may be paid 
     for any family.
       ``(2)(A) The payment standard may not exceed the FMR/
     exception rent limit. The payment standard may not be less 
     than 80 percent of the FMR/exception rent limit.
       ``(B) The term `FMR/exception rent limit' means the section 
     8 existing housing fair market rent published by HUD in 
     accordance with subsection (c)(1) or any exception rent 
     approved by HUD for a designated part of the fair market rent 
     area. HUD may approve an exception rent of up to 120 percent 
     of the published fair market rent.
       ``(3)(A) For assistance under this subsection provided by a 
     public housing agency on and after October 1, 1998, to the 
     extent approved in appropriations Acts, the monthly 
     assistance payment for any family that moves to another unit 
     in another complex or moves to a single family dwelling shall 
     be the amount determined by subtracting the family 
     contribution as determined in accordance with section 3(a) 
     from the applicable payment standard, except that such 
     monthly assistance payment shall not exceed the amount by 
     which the rent for the dwelling unit (including the amount 
     allowed for utilities in the case of a unit with separate 
     utility metering) exceeds 10 percent of the family's monthly 
     income.
       ``(B) For any family not covered by subparagraph (A), the 
     monthly assistance payment for the family shall be determined 
     by subtracting the family contribution as determined in 
     accordance with section 3(a) from the lower of the applicable 
     payment standard and the rent for the dwelling unit 
     (including the amount allowed for utilities in the case of a 
     unit with separate utility metering).
       ``(4) Assistance payments may be made only for:
       ``(A) a family determined to be a very low-income family at 
     the time the family initially receives assistance, or
       ``(B) another low-income family in circumstances determined 
     by the Secretary.
       ``(5) If a family vacates a dwelling unit before the 
     expiration of a lease term, no assistance payment may be made 
     with respect to the unit after the month during which the 
     unit was vacated.
       ``(6) The Secretary shall require that:
       ``(A) the public housing agency shall inspect the unit 
     before any assistance payment may be made to determine that 
     the unit meets housing quality standards for decent, safe, 
     and sanitary housing established by the Secretary for the 
     purpose of this section, and
       ``(B) the public housing agency shall make annual or more 
     frequent inspections during the contract term. No assistance 
     payment may be made for a dwelling unit which fails to meet 
     such quality standards.
       ``(7) The rent for units assisted under this subsection 
     shall be reasonable in comparison with rents charged for 
     comparable units in the private unassisted market. A public 
     housing agency shall review all rents for units under 
     consideration by families assisted under this subsection (and 
     all rent increases for units under lease by families assisted 
     under this subsection) to determine whether the rent (or rent 
     increase) requested by an owner is reasonable. If a public 
     housing agency determines that the rent (or rent increase) 
     for a unit is not reasonable, the agency may not approve a 
     lease for such unit.
       ``(8) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection, section 8(c) of this Act does not apply to 
     assistance under this subsection.''.
       (b) In Section 3(a)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937, the second sentence is revised as follows:
       (1) by striking ``or paying rent under section 
     8(c)(3)(B)''; and
       (2) by striking ``the highest of the following amounts, 
     rounded to the nearest dollar:'' and inserting ``and the 
     family contribution for a family assisted under section 8(o) 
     or 8(y) shall be the highest of the following amounts, 
     rounded to the next dollar:''.
       (c) Section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Rental Certificates and Other Existing 
     Housing Programs.--'' and inserting ``(1)''; and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.
       (d) Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c)(3)(B);
       (2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking subparagraphs (A), 
     (B), (C), (D) and (E); and by redesignating subparagraphs 
     (F), (G) and (H) as subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) 
     respectively;
       (3) in subsection (f)(6), as redesignated by section 
     306(b)(2) of this Act, by striking ``under subsection (b) or 
     (o)''; and
       (4) by striking subsection (j).

     SEC. 204. SECTION 8 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.

       (a) Section 202(a)(1)(A) of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 is amended by--
       (1) striking ``7.5 percent'' and inserting ``7.65 
     percent'';
       (2) striking ``a program of'' and inserting ``one or more 
     such programs totaling''; and
       (3) inserting before the final period, ``of such total 
     units''.
       (b) The amendments made by this section shall be effective 
     as of October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 205. SECTION 8 HOMEOWNERSHIP.

       (a) Amendments to section 8(y).--Section 8(y) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``A family receiving'' 
     through ``if the family'' and inserting the following: ``A 
     public housing agency providing tenant-based assistance on 
     behalf of an eligible family under this section may provide 
     assistance for an eligible family that purchases a dwelling 
     unit (including a unit under a lease-purchase agreement) that 
     will be owned by one or more members of the family, and will 
     be occupied by the family, if the family'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting before the semicolon 
     the following: ``, or owns or is acquiring shares in a 
     cooperative'';
       (3) in paragraph (1), by amending paragraph (B) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(B)(i) in the case of disabled families and elderly 
     families, demonstrates that the family has income from 
     employment or other sources, as determined in accordance with 
     requirements of the Secretary, in such amount as may be 
     established by the Secretary; and
       ``(ii) in the case of other families, demonstrates that the 
     family has income from employment, as determined in 
     accordance with requirements of the Secretary, in such amount 
     as may be established by the Secretary;'';
       (4) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``except as'' and 
     inserting ``except in the case of disabled families and 
     elderly families and as otherwise'';
       (5) in paragraph (1), by inserting at the end the 
     following: ``The Secretary or the public housing agency may 
     target assistance under this subsection for program purposes, 
     such as to families assisted in connection with the FHA 
     multifamily demonstration under section 212 of the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1997.'';
       (6) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Determination of amount of assistance.--The monthly 
     assistance payment for any family shall be the amount 
     determined by subtracting the family contribution as 
     determined under section 3(a) of this Act from the lower of:
       ``(A) the applicable payment standard, or
       ``(B) the monthly homeownership expenses, as determined in 
     accordance with requirements established by the Secretary, of 
     the family.'';
       (7) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), as 
     paragraphs (9), (10), and (11), respectively;
       (8) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) and inserting 
     the following after paragraph (2):

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       ``(3) Inspections and contract conditions.--Each contract 
     for the purchase of a unit to be assisted under this section 
     shall provide for pre-purchase inspection of the unit by an 
     independent professional and shall require that any cost of 
     necessary repairs shall be paid by the seller. The 
     requirement under section 8(o)(5)(B) for annual inspections 
     of the unit shall not apply to units assisted under this 
     section.
       ``(4) Downpayment requirement.--Each public housing agency 
     providing assistance under this subsection shall require that 
     each assisted family make a significant contribution, from 
     its own resources, determined in accordance with guidelines 
     established by the Secretary, to cover all or a portion of 
     the downpayment required in connection with the purchase, 
     which may include credit for work by one or more family 
     members to improve the dwelling (``sweat equity'').
       ``(5) Reserve for replacements.--The Secretary shall 
     require each family to pay an amount equal to one percent of 
     the monthly amount payable by the family for principal and 
     interest on its acquisition loan into a reserve for repairs 
     and replacements for five years after the date of purchase. 
     Any amounts remaining in the reserve after five years shall 
     be paid to the family.
       ``(6) Application of net proceeds upon sale.--The Secretary 
     shall require that the net proceeds upon sale by a family of 
     a unit owned by the family while it received assistance under 
     this subsection shall be divided between the public housing 
     agency and the family. The Secretary shall establish 
     guidelines for determining the amount to be received by the 
     family and the amount to be received by the agency, which 
     shall take into account the relative amount of assistance 
     provided on behalf of the family in comparison with the 
     amount paid by the family from its own resources. The 
     Secretary shall require the agency to use any amounts 
     received under this paragraph to provide assistance under 
     subsection (o) or this subsection.
       ``(7) Limitation on size of program.--A public housing 
     agency may permit no more than 10 percent of the families 
     receiving tenant-based assistance provided by the agency to 
     use the assistance for homeownership under this subsection. 
     The Secretary may permit no more than 5 percent of all 
     families receiving tenant-based assistance to use the 
     assistance for homeownership under this subsection.
       ``(8) Other program requirements.--The Secretary may 
     establish such other requirements and limitations the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate in connection with the 
     provision of assistance under this section, which may include 
     limiting the term of assistance for a family. The Secretary 
     may modify the requirements of this subsection where 
     necessary to make appropriate adaptations for lease-purchase 
     agreements. The Secretary shall establish performance 
     measures and procedures to monitor the provision of 
     assistance under this subsection in relation to the purpose 
     of providing homeownership opportunities for eligible 
     families.'';
       (9) in paragraph (10)(A)), as redesignated by paragraph (7) 
     of this section, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``dwelling, (ii)'' and inserting 
     ``dwelling, and (ii)''; and
       (B) by striking ``, (iii)'' and all that follows up to the 
     period; and
       (10) by inserting after paragraph (11), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (7) of this section, the following:
       ``(12) Sunset.--The authority to provide assistance to 
     additional families under this subsection shall terminate on 
     September 30, 2002. The Secretary shall then prepare a report 
     evaluating the effectiveness of homeownership assistance 
     under this subsection.''.
       (b) Family Self-Sufficiency Escrow.--Section 23(d)(3) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 is repealed.

     SEC. 206. WELFARE TO WORK CERTIFICATES.

       (a) To the extent of amounts approved in appropriations 
     Acts, the Secretary may provide funding for welfare to work 
     certificates in accordance with this section. 
     ``Certificates'' means tenant-based rental assistance in 
     accordance with section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937.
       (b) Funding under this section shall be used for a 
     demonstration linking use of such certificate assistance with 
     welfare reform initiatives to help families make the 
     transition from welfare to work, and for technical assistance 
     in connection with such demonstration.
       (c) Funding may only be awarded upon joint application by a 
     public housing agency and a State or local welfare agency. 
     Allocation of demonstration funding is not subject to section 
     213 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
       (d) Assistance provided under this section shall not be 
     taken into account in determining the size of the family 
     self-sufficiency program of a public housing agency under 
     section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
       (e) For purposes of the demonstration, the Secretary may 
     waive, or specify alternative requirements for, requirements 
     established by or under this Act concerning the certificate 
     program, including requirements concerning the amount of 
     assistance, the family contribution, and the rent payable by 
     the family.

     SEC. 207. EFFECT OF FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH PUBLIC ASSISTANCE 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 3(a) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
     amended by section 103, is amended by inserting the following 
     after paragraph (3):
       ``(4)(A) If the welfare or public assistance benefits of a 
     covered family, as defined in subparagraph (G)(i), are 
     reduced under a Federal, State, or local law regarding such 
     an assistance program because any member of the family 
     willfully failed to comply with program conditions requiring 
     participation in a self-sufficiency program or requiring work 
     activities as defined in subparagraphs (G)(ii) and (iii), the 
     family may not, for the duration of the reduction, have the 
     amount of rent or family contribution determined under this 
     subsection reduced as the result of any decrease in the 
     income of the family (to the extent that the decrease in 
     income is the result of the benefits reduction).
       ``(B) If the welfare or public assistance benefits of a 
     covered family are reduced under a Federal, State, or local 
     law regarding the welfare or public assistance program 
     because any member of the family willfully failed to comply 
     with the self-sufficiency or work activities requirements, 
     the portion of the amount of any increase in the earned 
     income of the family occurring after such reduction up to the 
     amount of the reduction for noncompliance shall not result in 
     an increase in the amount of rent or family contribution 
     determined under this subsection during the period the family 
     would otherwise be eligible for welfare or public assistance 
     benefits under the program.
       ``(C) Any covered family residing in public housing that is 
     affected by the operation of this paragraph shall have the 
     right to review the determination under this paragraph 
     through the administrative grievance procedures established 
     pursuant to section 6(k) for the public housing agency.
       ``(D) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any covered 
     family before the public housing agency providing assistance 
     under this Act on behalf of the family receives written 
     notification from the relevant welfare or public assistance 
     agency specifying that the benefits of the family have been 
     reduced because of noncompliance with self-sufficiency 
     program requirements and the level of such reduction.
       ``(E) Subparagraph (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.
       ``(F) This paragraph may not be construed to authorize any 
     public housing agency to limit the duration of tenancy in a 
     public housing dwelling unit or of tenant-based assistance.
       ``(G) For purposes of this section--
       ``(i) The term `covered family' means a family that--
       ``(I) receives benefits for welfare or public assistance 
     from a State or other public agency under a program for which 
     the Federal, State, or local law relating to the program 
     requires, as a condition of eligibility for assistance under 
     the program, participation of a member of the family in a 
     self-sufficiency program or work activities; and
       ``(II) resides in a public housing dwelling unit or 
     receives assistance under section 8.
       ``(ii) The term `self-sufficiency program' means any 
     program designed to encourage, assist, train, or facilitate 
     the economic independence of participants and their families 
     or to provide work for participants, including programs for 
     job training, employment counseling, work placement, basic 
     skills training, education, workfare, money or household 
     management, apprenticeship, or other activities.
       ``(iii) The term `work activities' means--
       ``(I) unsubsidized employment;
       ``(II) subsidized private sector employment;
       ``(III) subsidized public sector employment;
       ``(IV) work experience (including work associated with the 
     refurbishing of publicly assisted housing) if sufficient 
     private sector employment is not available;
       ``(V) on-the job training;
       ``(VI) job search and job readiness assistance;
       ``(VII) community service programs;
       ``(VIII) vocational education training (not to exceed 12 
     months with respect to any individual;
       ``(IX) job skills training directly related to employment;
       ``(X) education directly related to employment, in the case 
     of a recipient who has not received a high school diploma or 
     certificate of high school equivalency;
       ``(XI) satisfactory attendance at secondary school or in a 
     course of study leading to a certificate of general 
     equivalence, in the case of a recipient who has not completed 
     secondary school or received such a certificate; and
       ``(XII) the provision of child care services to an 
     individual who is participating in a community service 
     program.''.

     SEC. 208. STREAMLINING SECTION 8 TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Repeal of Take-One, Take-All Requirement.--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 tenant-based 
     assistance)''; and
       (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (9), by striking 
     ``(but not less than 90 days in the case of housing 
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     under subsection (b) or (o))'' and inserting ``, other than a 
     contract for tenant-based assistance under this section''.
       (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) Repeal.--Section 203 of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 is hereby repealed.

     SEC. 209. NONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST CERTIFICATE AND VOUCHER 
                   HOLDERS.

       In the case of any multifamily rental housing that is 
     receiving, or (except for insurance referred to in paragraph 
     (4)) has received within two years before the effective date 
     of this section, the benefit of Federal assistance from an 
     agency of the United States, the owner shall not refuse to 
     lease a reasonable number of units to families under the 
     tenant-based assistance program under section 8 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 because of the status of the 
     prospective tenants as families under that program. The 
     Secretary shall establish reasonable time periods for 
     applying the requirement of this section, taking into account 
     the total amount of the assistance and the relative share of 
     the assistance compared to the total cost of financing, 
     developing, rehabilitating, or otherwise assisting a project. 
     Federal assistance for purposes of this subsection shall 
     mean--
       (1) project-based assistance under the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937;
       (2) assistance under title I of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974;
       (3) assistance under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act;
       (4) mortgage insurance under the National Housing Act;
       (5) low-income housing tax credits under section 42 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
       (6) assistance under title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act; and
       (7) assistance under any other programs designated by the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

     SEC. 210. RECAPTURE AND REUSE OF ACC PROJECT RESERVES UNDER 
                   TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       Section 8(d) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is 
     amended by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) To the extent that the Secretary determines that the 
     amount in the ACC reserve account under a contract with a 
     public housing agency for tenant-based assistance under this 
     section is in excess of the amount needed by the agency, the 
     Secretary shall recapture such excess amount. The Secretary 
     may hold recaptured amounts in reserve until needed to amend 
     or renew such contracts with any agency.''.

     SEC. 211. EXPANDING THE COVERAGE OF THE PUBLIC AND ASSISTED 
                   HOUSING DRUG ELIMINATION ACT OF 1990.

       (a) Short Title, Purposes, and Authority To Make Grants.--
     Chapter 2 of subtitle C of title V of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act 
     of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11901 et seq.) is amended by striking the 
     chapter heading and all that follows through section 5123 and 
     inserting the following:

           ``CHAPTER 2--COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST CRIME

     ``SEC. 5121. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This chapter may be cited as the `Community Partnerships 
     Against Crime Act of 1997'.

     ``SEC. 5122. PURPOSES.

       ``The purposes of this chapter are to--
       ``(1) improve the quality of life for the vast majority of 
     law-abiding public housing residents by reducing the levels 
     of fear, violence, and crime in their communities;
       ``(2) broaden the scope of the Public and Assisted Housing 
     Drug Elimination Act of 1990 to apply to all types of crime, 
     and not simply crime that is drug-related; and
       ``(3) reduce crime and disorder in and around public 
     housing through the expansion of community-oriented policing 
     activities and problem solving.

     ``SEC. 5123. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

       ``The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may make 
     grants in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for 
     use in eliminating crime in and around public housing and 
     other federally assisted low-income housing projects to (1) 
     public housing agencies, and (2) private, for-profit and 
     nonprofit owners of federally assisted low-income housing.''.
       (b) Eligible Activities.--
       (1) In general.--Section 5124(a) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act 
     of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11903(a)) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``and around'' after ``used in'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the semicolon the 
     following: ``, including fencing, lighting, locking, and 
     surveillance systems'';
       (C) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) to investigate crime; and'';
       (D) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) by striking ``in and around public or other federally 
     assisted low-income housing projects''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon; and
       (E) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following 
     new paragraphs:
       ``(7) providing funding to nonprofit public housing 
     resident management corporations and resident councils to 
     develop security and crime prevention programs involving site 
     residents;
       ``(8) the employment or utilization of one or more 
     individuals, including law enforcement officers, made 
     available by contract or other cooperative arrangement with 
     State or local law enforcement agencies, to engage in 
     community- and problem-oriented policing involving 
     interaction with members of the community in proactive crime 
     control and prevention activities;
       ``(9) programs and activities for or involving youth, 
     including training, education, recreation and sports, career 
     planning, and entrepreneurship and employment activities and 
     after school and cultural programs; and
       ``(10) service programs for residents that address the 
     contributing factors of crime, including programs for job 
     training, education, drug and alcohol treatment, and other 
     appropriate social services.''.
       (2) Other pha-owned housing.--Section 5124(b) of the Anti-
     Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11903(b)) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``drug-related crime in'' and inserting 
     ``crime in and around''; and
       (ii) by striking ``paragraphs (1) through (7)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (1) through (10)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``drug-related'' and 
     inserting ``criminal''.
       (c) Grant Procedures.--Section 5125 of the Anti-Drug Abuse 
     Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11904) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 5125. GRANT PROCEDURES.

       ``(a) PHA's With 250 or More Units.--
       ``(1) Grants.--In each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     make a grant under this chapter from any amounts available 
     under section 5131(b)(1) for the fiscal year to each of the 
     following public housing agencies:
       ``(A) New applicants.--Each public housing agency that owns 
     or operates 250 or more public housing dwelling units and 
     has--
       ``(i) submitted an application to the Secretary for a grant 
     for such fiscal year, which includes a 5-year crime 
     deterrence and reduction plan under paragraph (2); and
       ``(ii) had such application and plan approved by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) Renewals.--Each public housing agency that owns or 
     operates 250 or more public housing dwelling units and for 
     which--
       ``(i) a grant was made under this chapter for the preceding 
     Federal fiscal year;
       ``(ii) the term of the 5-year crime deterrence and 
     reduction plan applicable to such grant includes the fiscal 
     year for which the grant under this subsection is to be made; 
     and
       ``(iii) the Secretary has determined, pursuant to a 
     performance review under paragraph (4), that during the 
     preceding fiscal year the agency has substantially fulfilled 
     the requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
     (4).
     Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary may 
     make a grant under this chapter to a public housing agency 
     that owns or operates 250 or more public housing dwelling 
     units only if the agency includes in the application for the 
     grant information that demonstrates, to the satisfaction of 
     the Secretary, that the agency has a need for the grant 
     amounts based on generally recognized crime statistics 
     showing that (I) the crime rate for the public housing 
     developments of the agency (or the immediate neighborhoods in 
     which such developments are located) is higher than the crime 
     rate for the jurisdiction in which the agency operates, (II) 
     the crime rate for the developments (or such neighborhoods) 
     is increasing over a period of sufficient duration to 
     indicate a general trend, or (III) the operation of the 
     program under this chapter substantially contributes to the 
     reduction of crime.
       ``(2) 5-year crime deterrence and reduction plan.--Each 
     application for a grant under this subsection shall contain a 
     5-year crime deterrence and reduction plan. The plan shall be 
     developed with the participation of residents and appropriate 
     law enforcement officials. The plan shall describe, for the 
     public housing agency submitting the plan--
       ``(A) the nature of the crime problem in public housing 
     owned or operated by the public housing agency;
       ``(B) the building or buildings of the public housing 
     agency affected by the crime problem;
       ``(C) the impact of the crime problem on residents of such 
     building or buildings; and
       ``(D) the actions to be taken during the term of the plan 
     to reduce and deter such crime, which shall include actions 
     involving residents, law enforcement, and service providers.
     The term of a plan shall be the period consisting of 5 
     consecutive fiscal years, which begins with the first fiscal 
     year for which funding under this chapter is provided to 
     carry out the plan.
       ``(3) Amount.--In any fiscal year, the amount of the grant 
     for a public housing agency receiving a grant pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall be the amount that bears the same ratio 
     to the total amount made available under section 5131(b)(1) 
     as the total number of public dwelling units owned or 
     operated by such agency bears to the total number of dwelling 
     units owned or operated by all public housing agencies that 
     own or operate 250 or more public housing dwelling units that 
     are approved for such fiscal year.
       ``(4) Performance review.--For each fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall conduct a performance review of the 
     activities carried out by

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     each public housing agency receiving a grant pursuant to this 
     subsection to determine whether the agency--
       ``(A) has carried out such activities in a timely manner 
     and in accordance with its 5-year crime deterrence and 
     reduction plan; and
       ``(B) has a continuing capacity to carry out such plan in a 
     timely manner.
       ``(5) Submission of applications.--The Secretary shall 
     establish such deadlines and requirements for submission of 
     applications under this subsection.
       ``(6) Review and determination.--The Secretary shall review 
     each application submitted under this subsection upon 
     submission and shall approve the application unless the 
     application and the 5-year crime deterrence and reduction 
     plan are inconsistent with the purposes of this chapter or 
     any requirements established by the Secretary or the 
     information in the application or plan is not substantially 
     complete. Upon approving or determining not to approve an 
     application and plan submitted under this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall notify the public housing agency submitting 
     the application and plan of such approval or disapproval.
       ``(7) Disapproval of applications.--If the Secretary 
     notifies an agency that the application and plan of the 
     agency is not approved, not later than the expiration of the 
     15-day period beginning upon such notice of disapproval, the 
     Secretary shall also notify the agency, in writing, of the 
     reasons for the disapproval, the actions that the agency 
     could take to comply with the criteria for approval, and the 
     deadlines for such actions.
       ``(8) Failure to approve or disapprove.--If the Secretary 
     fails to notify an agency of approval or disapproval of an 
     application and plan submitted under this subsection before 
     the expiration of the 60-day period beginning upon the 
     submission of the plan or fails to provide notice under 
     paragraph (7) within the 15-day period under such paragraph 
     to an agency whose application has been disapproved, the 
     application and plan shall be considered to have been 
     approved for purposes of this section.
       ``(b) PHA's With Fewer Than 250 Units and Owners of 
     Federally Assisted Low-Income Housing.--
       ``(1) Applications and plans.--To be eligible to receive a 
     grant under this chapter, a public housing agency that owns 
     or operates fewer than 250 public housing dwelling units or 
     an owner of federally assisted low-income housing shall 
     submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
     manner, and accompanied by such additional information as the 
     Secretary may require. The application shall include a plan 
     for addressing the problem of crime in and around the housing 
     for which the application is submitted, describing in detail 
     activities to be conducted during the fiscal year for which 
     the grant is requested.
       ``(2) Grants for pha's with fewer than 250 units.--In each 
     fiscal year the Secretary may, to the extent amounts are 
     available under section 5131(b)(2), make grants under this 
     chapter to public housing agencies that own or operate fewer 
     than 250 public housing dwelling units and have submitted 
     applications under paragraph (1) that the Secretary has 
     approved pursuant to the criteria under paragraph (4).
       ``(3) Grants for federally assisted low-income housing.--In 
     each fiscal year the Secretary may, to the extent amounts are 
     available under section 5131(b)(3), make grants under this 
     chapter to owners of federally assisted low-income housing 
     that have submitted applications under paragraph (1) that the 
     Secretary has approved pursuant to the criteria under 
     paragraphs (4) and (5).
       ``(4) Criteria for approval of applications.--The Secretary 
     shall determine whether to approve each application under 
     this subsection on the basis of--
       ``(A) the extent of the crime problem in and around the 
     housing for which the application is made;
       ``(B) the quality of the plan to address the crime problem 
     in the housing for which the application is made;
       ``(C) the capability of the applicant to carry out the 
     plan; and
       ``(D) the extent to which the tenants of the housing, the 
     local government, local community-based nonprofit 
     organizations, local tenant organizations representing 
     residents of neighboring projects that are owned or assisted 
     by the Secretary, and the local community support and 
     participate in the design and implementation of the 
     activities proposed to be funded under the application.
     In each fiscal year, the Secretary may give preference to 
     applications under this subsection for housing made by 
     applicants who received a grant for such housing for the 
     preceding fiscal year under this subsection or under the 
     provisions of this chapter as in effect immediately before 
     the date of the enactment of the Housing Opportunity and 
     Responsibility Act of 1997.
       ``(5) Additional criteria for federally assisted low-income 
     housing.--In addition to the selection criteria under 
     paragraph (4), the Secretary may establish other criteria for 
     evaluating applications submitted by owners of federally 
     assisted low-income housing, except that such additional 
     criteria shall be designed only to reflect--
       ``(A) relevant differences between the financial resources 
     and other characteristics of public housing agencies and 
     owners of federally assisted low-income housing; or
       ``(B) relevant differences between the problem of crime in 
     public housing administered by such authorities and the 
     problem of crime in federally assisted low-income housing.''.
       (d) Definitions.--Section 5126 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act 
     of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11905) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2);
       (2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``section'' before 
     ``221(d)(4)'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) (as so amended) 
     as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Public housing agency.--The term `public housing 
     agency' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937.''.
       (e) Implementation.--Section 5127 of the Anti-Drug Abuse 
     Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11906) is amended by striking 
     ``Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act'' and 
     inserting ``Public Housing Management Reform Act of 1997''.
       (f) Reports.--Section 5128 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 
     1988 (42 U.S.C. 11907) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``drug-related crime in'' and inserting 
     ``crime in and around''; and
       (2) by striking ``described in section 5125(a)'' and 
     inserting ``for the grantee submitted under subsection (a) or 
     (b) of section 5125, as applicable''.
       (g) Funding and Program Sunset.--Chapter 2 of subtitle C of 
     title V of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 is amended by 
     striking section 5130 (42 U.S.C. 11909) and inserting the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 5130. FUNDING.

       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter 
     $290,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 
     and 2002.
       ``(b) Allocation.--Of any amounts available, or that the 
     Secretary is authorized to use, to carry out this chapter in 
     any fiscal year--
       ``(1) 85 percent shall be available only for assistance 
     pursuant to section 5125(a) to public housing agencies that 
     own or operate 250 or more public housing dwelling units;
       ``(2) 10 percent shall be available only for assistance 
     pursuant to section 5125(b)(2) to public housing agencies 
     that own or operate fewer than 250 public housing dwelling 
     units; and
       ``(3) 5 percent shall be available only for assistance to 
     federally assisted low-income housing pursuant to section 
     5125(b)(3).
       ``(c) Retention of Proceeds of Asset Forfeitures by 
     Inspector General.--Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 
     United States Code, or any other provision of law affecting 
     the crediting of collections, the proceeds of forfeiture 
     proceedings and funds transferred to the Office of Inspector 
     General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     as a participating agency, from the Department of Justice 
     Assets Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treasury 
     Forfeiture Fund, as an equitable share from the forfeiture of 
     property in investigations in which the Office of Inspector 
     General participates, shall be deposited to the credit of the 
     Office of Inspector General for Operation Safe Home 
     activities authorized under the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, as amended, to remain available until expended.''.
       (h) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents in 
     section 5001 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Public Law 
     100-690; 102 Stat. 4295) is amended--
       (1) by striking the item relating to the heading for 
     chapter 2 of subtitle C of title V and inserting the 
     following:

          ``Chapter 2--Community Partnerships Against Crime'';

       (2) by striking the item relating to section 5122 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 5122. Purposes.'';

       (3) by striking the item relating to section 5125 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 5125. Grant procedures.'';

     and
       (4) by striking the item relating to section 5130 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 5130. Funding.''.

       (i) Treatment of NOFA.--The cap limiting assistance under 
     the Notice of Funding Availability issued by the Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development in the Federal Register of 
     April 8, 1996, shall not apply to a public housing agency 
     within an area designated as a high intensity drug 
     trafficking area under section 1005(c) of the Anti-Drug Abuse 
     Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1504(c)).
       (j) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 212. STUDY REGARDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

       The Secretary shall conduct a nationwide study of the 
     tenant-based rental assistance program under section 8 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect pursuant to 
     section 601(c) and 602(b)). The study shall, for various 
     localities--
       (1) determine who are the providers of the housing in which 
     families assisted under such program reside;
       (2) describe and analyze the physical and demographic 
     characteristics of the housing in which such assistance is 
     used, including, for housing in which at least one such 
     assisted family resides, the total number of units in the 
     housing and the number of units in the housing for which such 
     assistance is provided;
       (3) determine the total number of units for which such 
     assistance is provided;

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       (4) describe the durations that families remain on waiting 
     lists before being provided such housing assistance; and
       (5) assess the extent and quality of participation of 
     housing owners in such assistance program in relation to the 
     local housing market, including comparing--
       (A) the quality of the housing assisted to the housing 
     generally available in the same market; and
       (B) the extent to which housing is available to be occupied 
     using such assistance to the extent to which housing is 
     generally available in the same market.
     The Secretary shall submit a report describing the results of 
     the study to the Congress not later than the expiration of 
     the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
     TITLE III--``ONE-STRIKE AND YOU'RE OUT'' OCCUPANCY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. SCREENING OF APPLICANTS.

       (a) Ineligibility Because of Past Evictions.--Any household 
     or member of a household evicted from federally assisted 
     housing (as defined in section 305) by reason of drug-related 
     criminal activity (as defined in section 305) or for other 
     serious violations of the terms or conditions of the lease 
     shall not be eligible for federally assisted housing--
       (1) in the case of eviction by reason of drug-related 
     criminal activity, for a period of not less than three years 
     from the date of the eviction unless the evicted member of 
     the household successfully completes a rehabilitation 
     program; and
       (2) for other evictions, for a reasonable period of time as 
     determined by the public housing agency or owner of the 
     federally assisted housing, as applicable.
     The requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) may be waived if 
     the circumstances leading to eviction no longer exist.
       (b) Ineligibility of Illegal Drug Users and Alcohol 
     Abusers.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     public housing agency or an owner of federally assisted 
     housing, or both, as determined by the Secretary, shall 
     establish standards that prohibit admission to the program or 
     admission to federally assisted housing for any household 
     with a member--
       (1) who the public housing agency or the owner determines 
     is engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance; or
       (2) with respect to whom the public housing agency or the 
     owner determines that it has reasonable cause to believe that 
     such household member's illegal use (or pattern of illegal 
     use) of a controlled substance, or abuse (or pattern of 
     abuse) of alcohol would interfere with the health, safety, or 
     right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other 
     residents.
       (c) Consideration of Rehabilitation.--In determining 
     whether, pursuant to subsection (b)(2), to deny admission to 
     the program or to federally assisted housing to any household 
     based on a pattern of illegal use of a controlled substance 
     or a pattern of abuse of alcohol by a household member, a 
     public housing agency or an owner may consider whether such 
     household member--
       (1) has successfully completed an accredited drug or 
     alcohol rehabilitation program (as applicable) and is no 
     longer engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance 
     or abuse of alcohol (as applicable);
       (2) has otherwise been rehabilitated successfully and is no 
     longer engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance 
     or abuse of alcohol (as applicable); or
       (3) is participating in an accredited drug or alcohol 
     rehabilitation program (as applicable) and is no longer 
     engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance or 
     abuse of alcohol (as applicable).
       (d) Authority To Deny Admission to the Program or to 
     Federally Assisted Housing for Certain Criminal Offenders.--
     In addition to the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) and 
     in addition to any other authority to screen applicants, in 
     selecting among applicants for admission to the program or to 
     federally assisted housing, if the public housing agency or 
     owner of such housing, as applicable, determines that an 
     applicant or any member of the applicant's household is or 
     was, during a reasonable time preceding the date when the 
     applicant household would otherwise be selected for 
     admission, engaged in any drug-related or violent criminal 
     activity or other criminal activity which would adversely 
     affect the health, safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of 
     the premises by other residents, the owner or public housing 
     agency may--
       (1) deny such applicant admission to the program or to 
     federally assisted housing; and
       (2) after expiration of the reasonable period beginning 
     upon such activity, require the applicant, as a condition of 
     admission to the program or to federally assisted housing, to 
     submit to the owner or public housing agency evidence 
     sufficient (as the Secretary shall by regulation provide) to 
     ensure that the individual or individuals in the applicant's 
     household who engaged in such criminal activity for which 
     denial was made under this subsection have not engaged in any 
     such criminal activity during such reasonable time.
       (e) Authority To Require Access to Criminal Records.----A 
     public housing agency may require, as a condition of 
     providing admission to the public housing program, that each 
     adult member of the household provide a signed, written 
     authorization for the public housing agency to obtain records 
     described in section 304 regarding such member of the 
     household from the National Crime Information Center, police 
     departments, and other law enforcement agencies.

     SEC. 302. TERMINATION OF TENANCY AND ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Termination of Tenancy and Assistance for Illegal Drug 
     Users and Alcohol Abusers.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, a public housing agency or an owner of 
     federally assisted housing, as applicable, shall establish 
     standards or lease provisions for continued assistance or 
     occupancy in federally assisted housing that allow a public 
     housing agency or the owner, as applicable, to terminate the 
     tenancy or assistance for any household with a member--
       (1) who the public housing agency or owner determines is 
     engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance; or
       (2) whose illegal use of a controlled substance, or whose 
     abuse of alcohol, is determined by the public housing agency 
     or owner to interfere with the health, safety, or right to 
     peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents.
       (b) Termination of Assistance for Serious Lease 
     Violation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     public housing agency must terminate tenant-based assistance 
     for all household members if the household is evicted from 
     assisted housing for serious violation of the lease.

     SEC. 303. LEASE REQUIREMENTS.

       In addition to any other applicable lease requirements, 
     each lease for a dwelling unit in federally assisted housing 
     shall provide that--
       (1) the owner may not terminate the tenancy except for 
     serious or repeated violation of the terms and conditions of 
     the lease, violation of applicable Federal, State, or local 
     law, or other good cause; and
       (2) grounds for termination of tenancy shall include any 
     activity, engaged in by the tenant, any member of the 
     tenant's household, any guest, or any other person under the 
     control of any member of the household, that--
       (A) threatens the health or safety of, or right to peaceful 
     enjoyment of the premises by, other tenants or employees of 
     the public housing agency, owner or other manager of the 
     housing,
       (B) 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
       (C) is drug-related or violent criminal activity on or off 
     the premises.

     SEC. 304. AVAILABILITY OF CRIMINAL RECORDS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING 
                   TENANT SCREENING AND EVICTION.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Provision of information.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law other than paragraphs (2) and (3), upon the 
     request of a public housing agency, the National Crime 
     Information Center, a police department, and any other law 
     enforcement agency shall provide to the public housing agency 
     information regarding the criminal conviction records of an 
     adult applicant for, or tenants of, the public housing for 
     purposes of applicant screening, lease enforcement, and 
     eviction, but only if the public housing agency requests such 
     information and presents to such Center, department, or 
     agency a written authorization, signed by such applicant, for 
     the release of such information to such public housing 
     agency.
       (2) Exception.--A law enforcement agency described in 
     paragraph (1) shall provide information under this paragraph 
     relating to any criminal conviction of a juvenile only to the 
     extent that the release of such information is authorized 
     under the law of the applicable State, tribe, or locality.
       (b) Confidentiality.--A public housing agency receiving 
     information under this section may use such information only 
     for the purposes provided in this section and such 
     information may not be disclosed to any person who is not an 
     officer, employee, or authorized representative of the public 
     housing agency and who has a job-related need to have access 
     to the information in connection with admission of 
     applicants, eviction of tenants, or termination of 
     assistance. However, for judicial eviction proceedings, 
     disclosures may be made to the extent necessary. The 
     Secretary shall, by regulation, establish procedures 
     necessary to ensure that information provided under this 
     section to any public housing agency is used, and 
     confidentiality of such information is maintained, as 
     required under this section.
       (c) Opportunity To Dispute.--Before an adverse action is 
     taken with regard to assistance for public housing on the 
     basis of a criminal record, the public housing agency shall 
     provide the tenant or applicant with a copy of the criminal 
     record and an opportunity to dispute the accuracy and 
     relevance of that record.
       (d) Fee.--A public housing agency may be charged a 
     reasonable fee for information provided under subsection (a).
       (e) Records Management.--Each public housing agency that 
     receives criminal record information under this section shall 
     establish and implement a system of records management that 
     ensures that any criminal record received by the agency is--
       (1) maintained confidentially;
       (2) not misused or improperly disseminated; and
       (3) destroyed in a timely fashion, once the purpose for 
     which the record was requested has been accomplished.
       (f) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly and willfully 
     requests or obtains any information concerning an applicant 
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     thority under this section under false pretenses, or any 
     person who knowingly or willfully discloses any such 
     information in any manner to any individual not entitled 
     under any law to receive it, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor 
     and fined not more than $5,000. The term ``person'' as used 
     in this subsection shall include an officer, employee, or 
     authorized representative of any public housing agency.
       (g) Civil Action.--Any applicant for, or resident of, 
     public housing affected by (1) a negligent or knowing 
     disclosure of information referred to in this section about 
     such person by an officer or employee of any public housing 
     agency, which disclosure is not authorized by this section, 
     or (2) any other negligent or knowing action that is 
     inconsistent with this section, may bring a civil action for 
     damages and such other relief as may be appropriate against 
     any public housing agency responsible for such unauthorized 
     action. The district court of the United States in the 
     district in which the affected applicant or resident resides, 
     in which such unauthorized action occurred, or in which the 
     officer or employee alleged to be responsible for any such 
     unauthorized action resides, shall have jurisdiction in such 
     matters. Appropriate relief that may be ordered by such 
     district courts shall include reasonable attorney's fees and 
     other litigation costs.
       (h) Definition of Adult.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term ``adult'' means a person who is 18 years of age or 
     older, or who has been convicted of a crime as an adult under 
     any Federal, State, or tribal law.

     SEC. 305. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title, the following definitions shall 
     apply:
       (1) Federally assisted housing.--The term ``federally 
     assisted housing'' means a unit in--
       (A) public housing under the United States Housing Act of 
     1937;
       (B) housing assisted under section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 including both tenant-based assistance 
     and project-based assistance;
       (C) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959 (as amended by section 801 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act);
       (D) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before enactment 
     of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act;
       (E) housing that is assisted under section 811 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act;
       (F) housing financed by a loan or mortgage insured under 
     section 221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act that bears 
     interest at a rate determined under the proviso of section 
     221(d)(5) of such Act;
       (G) housing with a mortgage insured, assisted, or held by 
     the Secretary or a State or State agency under section 236 of 
     the National Housing Act; and
       (H) for purposes only of subsections 301(c), 301(d), 303, 
     and 304, housing assisted under section 515 of the Housing 
     Act of 1949.
       (2) Drug-related criminal activity.--The term ``drug-
     related criminal activity'' means the illegal manufacture, 
     sale, distribution, use, or possession with intent to 
     manufacture, sell, distribute, or use, of a controlled 
     substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled 
     Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)).
       (3) Owner.--The term ``owner'' means, with respect to 
     federally assisted housing, the entity or private person, 
     including a cooperative or public housing agency, that has 
     the legal right to lease or sublease dwelling units in such 
     housing.

     SEC. 306. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Consolidation of Public Housing One Strike 
     Provisions.--Section 6 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (l)(4) and (l)(5) and the last 
     sentence of subsection (l), and redesignating paragraphs (6) 
     and (7) as paragraphs (4) and (5);
       (2) by striking subsection (q); and
       (3) by striking subsection (r).
       (b) Consolidation of Section 8 One Strike Provisions.--
     Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (d)(1)(B)(ii) and 
     (d)(1)(B)(iii), and redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as 
     clauses (ii) and (iii); and
       (2) by striking subsection (f)(5) and redesignating 
     paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), 
     respectively.
       (c) Consolidation of One Strike Eligibility Provisions.--
     Section 16 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is 
     amended by striking subsection (e).
                     TITLE IV--TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS

     SEC. 401. REQUIREMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any 
     provision of this Act or of any amendment made by this Act 
     that otherwise provides amounts or makes amounts available 
     shall be effective only to the extent or in such amounts as 
     are or have been provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

It was decided in the

Yeas

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negative

Nays

261

para. 48.10                   [Roll No. 126]

                                AYES--163

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
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     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
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     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
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     Neal
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     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
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     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
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     Price (NC)
     Rahall
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     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
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     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--261

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
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     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
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     Granger
     Greenwood
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     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
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     Hayworth
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     Hilleary
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     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
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     Jenkins
     John
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     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
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     Kim
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     Kingston
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     Molinari
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     Morella
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     Paul
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     Petri
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     Quinn
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     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
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     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
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     Shadegg
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     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
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     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
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     Stump
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     Talent
     Tanner
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     Taylor (MS)
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     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
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     Traficant
     Turner
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     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Andrews
     Crapo
     Fattah
     Flake
     Hefner
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Watkins
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, assumed the Chair.

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  When Mr. LaHOOD, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 133, 
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 ``Housing 
     Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Declaration of policy to renew American neighborhoods.

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Organization of public housing agencies.
Sec. 104. Determination of adjusted income and median income.
Sec. 105. Community work and family self-sufficiency requirements.
Sec. 106. Local housing management plans.
Sec. 107. Review of plans.
Sec. 108. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 109. Pet ownership.
Sec. 110. Administrative grievance procedure.
Sec. 111. Headquarters reserve fund.
Sec. 112. Labor standards.
Sec. 113. Nondiscrimination.
Sec. 114. Prohibition on use of funds.
Sec. 115. Inapplicability to Indian housing.
Sec. 116. Regulations.

                        TITLE II--PUBLIC HOUSING

                        Subtitle A--Block Grants

Sec. 201. Block grant contracts.
Sec. 202. Grant authority, amount, and eligibility.
Sec. 203. Eligible and required activities.
Sec. 204. Determination of grant allocation.
Sec. 205. Sanctions for improper use of amounts.

           Subtitle B--Admissions and Occupancy Requirements

Sec. 221. Low-income housing requirement.
Sec. 222. Family eligibility.
Sec. 223. Preferences for occupancy.
Sec. 224. Admission procedures.
Sec. 225. Family choice of rental payment.
Sec. 226. Lease requirements.
Sec. 227. Designated housing for elderly and disabled families.

                         Subtitle C--Management

Sec. 231. Management procedures.
Sec. 232. Housing quality requirements.
Sec. 233. Employment of residents.
Sec. 234. Resident councils and resident management corporations.
Sec. 235. Management by resident management corporation.
Sec. 236. Transfer of management of certain housing to independent 
              manager at request of residents.
Sec. 237. Resident opportunity program.

                       Subtitle D--Homeownership

Sec. 251. Resident homeownership programs.

Subtitle E--Disposition, Demolition, and Revitalization of Developments

Sec. 261. Requirements for demolition and disposition of developments.
Sec. 262. Demolition, site revitalization, replacement housing, and 
              choice-based assistance grants for developments.
Sec. 263. Voluntary voucher system for public housing.

                Subtitle F--Mixed-Finance Public Housing

Sec. 271. Authority.
Sec. 272. Mixed-finance housing developments.
Sec. 273. Mixed-finance housing plan.
Sec. 274. Rent levels for housing financed with low-income housing tax 
              credit.
Sec. 275. Carry-over of assistance for replaced housing.

                     Subtitle G--General Provisions

Sec. 281. Payment of non-Federal share.
Sec. 282. Authorization of appropriations for block grants.
Sec. 283. Funding for operation safe home.
Sec. 284. Funding for relocation of victims of domestic violence.

TITLE III--CHOICE-BASED RENTAL HOUSING AND HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE FOR 
                          LOW-INCOME FAMILIES

                         Subtitle A--Allocation

Sec. 301. Authority to provide housing assistance amounts.
Sec. 302. Contracts with PHA's.
Sec. 303. Eligibility of PHA's for assistance amounts.
Sec. 304. Allocation of amounts.
Sec. 305. Administrative fees.
Sec. 306. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 307. Conversion of section 8 assistance.
Sec. 308. Recapture and reuse of annual contract project reserves under 
              choice-based housing assistance and section 8 tenant-
              based assistance programs.

   Subtitle B--Choice-Based Housing Assistance for Eligible Families

Sec. 321. Eligible families and preferences for assistance.
Sec. 322. Resident contribution.
Sec. 323. Rental indicators.
Sec. 324. Lease terms.
Sec. 325. Termination of tenancy.
Sec. 326. Eligible owners.
Sec. 327. Selection of dwelling units.
Sec. 328. Eligible dwelling units.
Sec. 329. Homeownership option.
Sec. 330. Assistance for rental of manufactured homes.

    Subtitle C--Payment of Housing Assistance on Behalf of Assisted 
                                Families

Sec. 351. Housing assistance payments contracts.
Sec. 352. Amount of monthly assistance payment.
Sec. 353. Payment standards.
Sec. 354. Reasonable rents.
Sec. 355. Prohibition of assistance for vacant rental units.

            Subtitle D--General and Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 371. Definitions.
Sec. 372. Rental assistance fraud recoveries.
Sec. 373. Study regarding geographic concentration of assisted 
              families.
Sec. 374. Study regarding rental assistance.

               TITLE IV--HOME RULE FLEXIBLE GRANT OPTION

Sec. 401. Purpose.
Sec. 402. Flexible grant program.
Sec. 403. Covered housing assistance.
Sec. 404. Program requirements.
Sec. 405. Applicability of certain provisions.
Sec. 406. Application.
Sec. 407. Training.
Sec. 408. Accountability.
Sec. 409. Definitions.

    TITLE V--ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES

Subtitle A--Study of Alternative Methods for Evaluating Public Housing 
                                Agencies

Sec. 501. In general.
Sec. 502. Purposes.
Sec. 503. Evaluation of various performance evaluation systems.
Sec. 504. Consultation.
Sec. 505. Contract to conduct study.
Sec. 506. Report.
Sec. 507. Funding.
Sec. 508. Effective date.

         Subtitle B--Housing Evaluation and Accreditation Board

Sec. 521. Establishment.
Sec. 522. Membership.
Sec. 523. Functions.
Sec. 524. Powers.
Sec. 525. Fees.
Sec. 526. GAO audit.

    Subtitle C--Interim Applicability of Public Housing Management 
                           Assessment Program

Sec. 531. Interim applicability.
Sec. 532. Management assessment indicators.
Sec. 533. Designation of PHA's.
Sec. 534. On-site inspection of troubled PHA's.
Sec. 535. Administration.

   Subtitle D--Accountability and Oversight Standards and Procedures

Sec. 541. Audits.
Sec. 542. Performance agreements for authorities at risk of becoming 
              troubled.
Sec. 543. Performance agreements and CDBG sanctions for troubled PHA's.
Sec. 544. Option to demand conveyance of title to or possession of 
              public housing.
Sec. 545. Removal of ineffective PHA's.
Sec. 546. Mandatory takeover of chronically troubled PHA's.
Sec. 547. Treatment of troubled PHA's.
Sec. 548. Maintenance of records.
Sec. 549. Annual reports regarding troubled PHA's.
Sec. 550. Applicability to resident management corporations.
Sec. 551. Advisory council for Housing Authority of New Orleans.

                TITLE VI--REPEALS AND RELATED AMENDMENTS

      Subtitle A--Repeals, Effective Date, and Savings Provisions

Sec. 601. Effective date and repeal of United States Housing Act of 
              1937.
Sec. 602. Other repeals.

  Subtitle B--Other Provisions Relating to Public Housing and Rental 
                          Assistance Programs

Sec. 621. Allocation of elderly housing amounts.
Sec. 622. Pet ownership.
Sec. 623. Review of drug elimination program contracts.
Sec. 624. Amendments to Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination 
              Act of 1990.

  Subtitle C--Limitations Relating to Occupancy in Federally Assisted 
                                Housing

Sec. 641. Screening of applicants.
Sec. 642. Termination of tenancy and assistance for illegal drug users 
              and alcohol abusers.
Sec. 643. Lease requirements.
Sec. 644. Availability of criminal records for tenant screening and 
              eviction.
Sec. 645. Definitions.

       TITLE VII--AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 701. Rural housing assistance.
Sec. 702. Treatment of occupancy standards.
Sec. 703. Implementation of plan.
Sec. 704. Income eligibility for HOME and CDBG programs.
Sec. 705. Prohibition of use of CDBG grants for employment relocation 
              activities.

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Sec. 706. Regional cooperation under CDBG economic development 
              initiative.
Sec. 707. Use of American products.
Sec. 708. Consultation with affected areas in settlement of litigation.
Sec. 709. Treatment of PHA repayment agreement.
Sec. 710. Use of assisted housing by aliens.
Sec. 711. Protection of senior homeowners under reverse mortgage 
              program.
Sec. 712. Conversion of section 8 tenant-based assistance to project-
              based assistance in the Borough of Tamaqua.
Sec. 713. Housing counseling.
Sec. 714. Transfer of surplus real property for providing housing for 
              low- and moderate-income families.
Sec. 715. Effective date.

     SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY TO RENEW AMERICAN 
                   NEIGHBORHOODS.

       The Congress hereby declares that--
       (1) the Federal Government has a responsibility to promote 
     the general welfare of the Nation--
       (A) by using Federal resources to aid families and 
     individuals seeking affordable homes that are safe, clean, 
     and healthy and, in particular, assisting responsible, 
     deserving citizens who cannot provide fully for themselves 
     because of temporary circumstances or factors beyond their 
     control;
       (B) by working to ensure a thriving national economy and a 
     strong private housing market; and
       (C) by developing effective partnerships among the Federal 
     Government, State and local governments, and private entities 
     that allow government to accept responsibility for fostering 
     the development of a healthy marketplace and allow families 
     to prosper without government involvement in their day-to-day 
     activities;
       (2) the Federal Government cannot through its direct action 
     alone provide for the housing of every American citizen, or 
     even a majority of its citizens, but it is the responsibility 
     of the Government to promote and protect the independent and 
     collective actions of private citizens to develop housing and 
     strengthen their own neighborhoods;
       (3) the Federal Government should act where there is a 
     serious need that private citizens or groups cannot or are 
     not addressing responsibly;
       (4) housing is a fundamental and necessary component of 
     bringing true opportunity to people and communities in need, 
     but providing physical structures to house low-income 
     families will not by itself pull generations up from poverty;
       (5) it is a goal of our Nation that all citizens have 
     decent and affordable housing; and
       (6) our Nation should promote the goal of providing decent 
     and affordable housing for all citizens through the efforts 
     and encouragement of Federal, State, and local governments, 
     and by the independent and collective actions of private 
     citizens, organizations, and the private sector.
                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 101. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this Act is to promote safe, clean, and 
     healthy housing that is affordable to low-income families, 
     and thereby contribute to the supply of affordable housing, 
     by--
       (1) deregulating and decontrolling public housing agencies, 
     thereby enabling them to perform as property and asset 
     managers;
       (2) providing for more flexible use of Federal assistance 
     to public housing agencies, allowing the authorities to 
     leverage and combine assistance amounts with amounts obtained 
     from other sources;
       (3) facilitating mixed income communities;
       (4) increasing accountability and rewarding effective 
     management of public housing agencies;
       (5) creating incentives and economic opportunities for 
     residents of dwelling units assisted by public housing 
     agencies to work, become self-sufficient, and transition out 
     of public housing and federally assisted dwelling units;
       (6) recreating the existing rental assistance voucher 
     program so that the use of vouchers and relationships between 
     landlords and tenants under the program operate in a manner 
     that more closely resembles the private housing market; and
       (7) remedying troubled public housing agencies and 
     replacing or revitalizing severely distressed public housing 
     developments.

     SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall 
     apply:
       (1) Acquisition cost.--When used in reference to public 
     housing, the term ``acquisition cost'' means the amount 
     prudently expended by a public housing agency in acquiring 
     property for a public housing development.
       (2) Development.--The terms ``public housing development'' 
     and ``development'' (when used in reference to public 
     housing) mean--
       (A) public housing; and
       (B) the improvement of any such housing.
       (3) Disabled family.--The term ``disabled family'' means a 
     family whose head (or his or her spouse), or whose sole 
     member, is a person with disabilities. Such term includes 2 
     or more persons with disabilities living together, and 1 or 
     more such persons living with 1 or more persons determined 
     under the regulations of the Secretary to be essential to 
     their care or well-being.
       (4) Drug-related criminal activity.--The term ``drug-
     related criminal activity'' means the illegal manufacture, 
     sale, distribution, use, or possession with intent to 
     manufacture, sell, distribute, or use, of a controlled 
     substance (as such term is defined in section 102 of the 
     Controlled Substances Act).
       (5) Effective date.--The term ``effective date'', when used 
     in reference to this Act, means the effective date determined 
     under section 601(a).
       (6) Elderly families and near elderly families.--The terms 
     ``elderly family'' and ``near-elderly family'' mean a family 
     whose head (or his or her spouse), or whose sole member, is 
     an elderly person or a near-elderly person, respectively. 
     Such terms include 2 or more elderly persons or near-elderly 
     persons living together, and 1 or more such persons living 
     with 1 or more persons determined under the regulations of 
     the Secretary to be essential to their care or well-being.
       (7) Elderly person.--The term ``elderly person'' means a 
     person who is at least 62 years of age.
       (8) Eligible public housing agency.--The term ``eligible 
     public housing agency'' means, with respect to a fiscal year, 
     a public housing agency that is eligible under section 202(d) 
     for a grant under this title.
       (9) Family.--The term ``family'' includes a family with or 
     without children, an elderly family, a near-elderly family, a 
     disabled family, and a single person.
       (10) Group home and independent living facility.--The terms 
     ``group home'' and ``independent living facility'' have the 
     meanings given such terms in section 811(k) of the Cranston-
     Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.
       (11) Income.--The term ``income'' means, with respect to a 
     family, income from all sources of each member of the 
     household, as determined in accordance with criteria 
     prescribed by the applicable public housing agency and the 
     Secretary, except that the following amounts shall be 
     excluded:
       (A) Any amounts not actually received by the family.
       (B) Any amounts that would be eligible for exclusion under 
     section 1613(a)(7) of the Social Security Act.
       (12) Local housing management plan.--The term ``local 
     housing management plan'' means, with respect to any fiscal 
     year, the plan under section 106 of a public housing agency 
     for such fiscal year.
       (13) Low-income family.--The term ``low-income family'' 
     means a family whose income does not exceed 80 percent of the 
     median income for the area, as determined by the Secretary 
     with adjustments for smaller and larger families, except that 
     the Secretary may, for purposes of this paragraph, establish 
     income ceilings higher or lower than 80 percent of the median 
     for the area on the basis of the public housing agency's 
     findings that such variations are necessary because of 
     unusually high or low family incomes.
       (14) Low-income housing.--The term ``low-income housing'' 
     means dwellings that comply with the requirements--
       (A) under title II for assistance under such title for the 
     dwellings; or
       (B) under title III for rental assistance payments under 
     such title for the dwellings.
       (15) Near-elderly person.--The term ``near-elderly person'' 
     means a person who is at least 55 years of age.
       (16) Operation.--When used in reference to public housing, 
     the term ``operation'' means any or all undertakings 
     appropriate for management, operation, services, maintenance, 
     security (including the cost of security personnel), or 
     financing in connection with a public housing development, 
     including the financing of resident programs and services.
       (17) Person with disabilities.--The term ``person with 
     disabilities'' means a person who--
       (A) has a disability as defined in section 223 of the 
     Social Security Act,
       (B) is determined, pursuant to regulations issued by the 
     Secretary, to have a physical, mental, or emotional 
     impairment which (i) is expected to be of long-continued and 
     indefinite duration, (ii) substantially impedes his or her 
     ability to live independently, and (iii) is of such a nature 
     that such ability could be improved by more suitable housing 
     conditions, or
       (C) has a developmental disability as defined in section 
     102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of 
     Rights Act.
     Such term shall not exclude persons who have the disease of 
     acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or any conditions arising 
     from the etiologic agent for acquired immunodeficiency 
     syndrome. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     individual shall be considered a person with disabilities, 
     for purposes of eligibility for public housing under title II 
     of this Act, solely on the basis of any drug or alcohol 
     dependence. The Secretary shall consult with other 
     appropriate Federal agencies to implement the preceding 
     sentence.
       (18) Production.--When used in reference to public housing, 
     the term ``production'' means any or all undertakings 
     necessary for planning, land acquisition, financing, 
     demolition, construction, or equipment, in connection with 
     the construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of a 
     property for use as a public housing development, including 
     activity in connection with a public housing development that 
     is confined to the reconstruction, remodeling, or repair of 
     existing buildings.
       (19) Production cost.--When used in reference to public 
     housing, the term ``production cost'' means the costs 
     incurred by a

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     public housing agency for production of public housing and 
     the necessary financing for production (including the payment 
     of carrying charges and acquisition costs).
       (20) Public housing.--The term ``public housing'' means 
     housing, and all necessary appurtenances thereto, that--
       (A) is low-income housing, low-income dwelling units in 
     mixed-finance housing (as provided in subtitle F), or low-
     income dwelling units in mixed income housing (as provided in 
     section 221(c)(2)); and
       (B)(i) is subject to an annual block grant contract under 
     title II; or
       (ii) was subject to an annual block grant contract under 
     title II (or an annual contributions contract under the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937) which is not in effect, 
     but for which occupancy is limited in accordance with the 
     requirements under section 222(a).
       (21) Public housing agency.--The term ``public housing 
     agency'' is defined in section 103.
       (22) Resident council.--The term ``resident council'' means 
     an organization or association that meets the requirements of 
     section 234(a).
       (23) Resident management corporation.--The term ``resident 
     management corporation'' means a corporation that meets the 
     requirements of section 234(b)(2).
       (24) Resident program.--The term ``resident programs and 
     services'' means programs and services for families residing 
     in public housing developments. Such term may include (A) the 
     development and maintenance of resident organizations which 
     participate in the management of public housing developments, 
     (B) the training of residents to manage and operate the 
     public housing development and the utilization of their 
     services in management and operation of the development, (C) 
     counseling on household management, housekeeping, budgeting, 
     money management, homeownership issues, child care, and 
     similar matters, (D) advice regarding resources for job 
     training and placement, education, welfare, health, and other 
     community services, (E) services that are directly related to 
     meeting resident needs and providing a wholesome living 
     environment; and (F) referral to appropriate agencies in the 
     community when necessary for the provision of such services. 
     To the maximum extent available and appropriate, existing 
     public and private agencies in the community shall be used 
     for the provision of such services.
       (25) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development.
       (26) 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 and Indian 
     tribes.
       (27) Very low-income family.--The term ``very low-income 
     family'' means a low-income family whose income does not 
     exceed 50 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, for 
     purposes of this paragraph, establish income ceilings higher 
     or lower than 50 percent of the median for the area on the 
     basis of the public housing agency's findings that such 
     variations are necessary because of unusually high or low 
     family incomes.

     SEC. 103. ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES.

       (a) Requirements.--For purposes of this Act, the terms 
     ``public housing agency'' and ``agency'' mean any entity 
     that--
       (1) is--
       (A) a public housing agency that was authorized under the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 to engage in or assist in 
     the development or operation of low-income housing;
       (B) authorized under this Act to engage in or assist in the 
     development or operation of low-income housing by any State, 
     county, municipality, or other governmental body or public 
     entity;
       (C) an entity authorized by State law to administer choice-
     based housing assistance under title III; or
       (D) an entity selected by the Secretary, pursuant to 
     subtitle D of title V, to manage housing; and
       (2) complies with the requirements under subsection (b).
     The term does not include any entity that is an Indian 
     housing authority for purposes of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (as in effect before the effectiveness of the 
     Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
     of 1996) or a tribally designated housing entity, as such 
     term is defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996.
       (b) Governance.--
       (1) Board of directors.--Each public housing agency shall 
     have a board of directors or other form of governance as 
     prescribed in State or local law. No person may be barred 
     from serving on such board or body because of such person's 
     residency in a public housing development or status as an 
     assisted family under title III.
       (2) Resident membership.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in 
     localities in which a public housing agency is governed by a 
     board of directors or other similar body, the board or body 
     shall include not less than 1 member who is an elected public 
     housing resident member (as such term is defined in paragraph 
     (5)).
       (B) Exceptions.--The requirement in subparagraph (A) with 
     respect to elected public housing resident members shall not 
     apply to--
       (i) any State or local governing body that serves as a 
     public housing agency for purposes of this Act and whose 
     responsibilities include substantial activities other than 
     acting as the public housing agency, except that such 
     requirement shall apply to any advisory committee or 
     organization that is established by such governing body and 
     whose responsibilities relate only to the governing body's 
     functions as a public housing agency for purposes of this 
     Act;
       (ii) any public housing agency that owns or operates less 
     than 250 public housing dwelling units (including any agency 
     that does not own or operate public housing); or
       (iii) any public housing agency in a State that requires 
     the members of the board of directors or other similar body 
     of a public housing agency to be salaried and to serve on a 
     full-time basis.
       (3) Full participation.--No public housing agency may limit 
     or restrict the capacity or offices in which a member of such 
     board or body may serve on such board or body solely because 
     of the member's status as a resident member.
       (4) Conflicts of interest.--The Secretary shall establish 
     guidelines to prevent conflicts of interest on the part of 
     members of the board or directors or governing body of a 
     public housing agency.
       (5) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (A) Elected public housing resident member.--The term 
     ``elected public housing resident member'' means, with 
     respect to the public housing agency involved, an individual 
     who is a resident member of the board of directors (or other 
     similar governing body of the agency) by reason of election 
     to such position pursuant to an election--
       (i) in which eligibility for candidacy in such election is 
     limited to individuals who--

       (I) maintain their principal residence in a dwelling unit 
     of public housing administered or assisted by the agency; and
       (II) have not been convicted of a felony;

       (ii) in which only residents of dwelling units of public 
     housing administered by the agency may vote; and
       (iii) that is conducted in accordance with standards and 
     procedures for such election, which shall be established by 
     the Secretary.
       (B) Resident member.--The term ``resident member'' means a 
     member of the board of directors or other similar governing 
     body of a public housing agency who is a resident of a public 
     housing dwelling unit owned, administered, or assisted by the 
     agency or is a member of an assisted family (as such term is 
     defined in section 371) assisted by the agency.
       (c) Establishment of Policies.--Any rules, regulations, 
     policies, standards, and procedures necessary to implement 
     policies required under section 106 to be included in the 
     local housing management plan for a public housing agency 
     shall be approved by the board of directors or similar 
     governing body of the agency and shall be publicly available 
     for review upon request.

     SEC. 104. DETERMINATION OF ADJUSTED INCOME AND MEDIAN INCOME.

       (a) Adjusted Income.--For purposes of this Act, the term 
     ``adjusted income'' means, with respect to a family, the 
     difference between the income of the members of the family 
     residing in a dwelling unit or the persons on a lease and the 
     amount of any income exclusions for the family under 
     subsections (b) and (c), as determined by the public housing 
     agency.
       (b) Mandatory Exclusions From Income.--In determining 
     adjusted income, a public housing agency shall exclude from 
     the annual income of a family the following amounts:
       (1) Elderly and disabled families.--$400 for any elderly or 
     disabled family.
       (2) Medical expenses.--The amount by which 3 percent of the 
     annual family income is exceeded by the sum of--
       (A) unreimbursed medical expenses of any elderly family;
       (B) unreimbursed medical expenses of any nonelderly family, 
     except that this subparagraph shall apply only to the extent 
     approved in appropriation Acts; and
       (C) unreimbursed reasonable attendant care and auxiliary 
     apparatus expenses for each handicapped member of the family, 
     to the extent necessary to enable any member of such family 
     (including such handicapped member) to be employed.
       (3) Child care expenses.--Any reasonable child care 
     expenses necessary to enable a member of the family to be 
     employed or to further his or her education.
       (4) Minors, students, and persons with disabilities.--$480 
     for each member of the family residing in the household 
     (other than the head of the household or his or her spouse) 
     who is less than 18 years of age or is attending school or 
     vocational training on a full-time basis, or who is 18 years 
     of age or older and is a person with disabilities.
       (5) Child support payments.--Any payment made by a member 
     of the family for the support and maintenance of any child 
     who does not reside in the household, except that the amount 
     excluded under this paragraph may not exceed $480 for each 
     child for whom such payment is made.
       (6) Earned income of minors.--The amount of any earned 
     income of a member of the family who is not--
       (A) 18 years of age or older; and

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       (B) the head of the household (or the spouse of the head of 
     the household).
       (c) Permissive Exclusions From Income.--In determining 
     adjusted income, a public housing agency may, in the 
     discretion of the agency, establish exclusions from the 
     annual income of a family. Such exclusions may include the 
     following amounts:
       (1) Excessive travel expenses.--Excessive travel expenses 
     in an amount not to exceed $25 per family per week, for 
     employment- or education-related travel.
       (2) Earned income.--An amount of any earned income of the 
     family, established at the discretion of the public housing 
     agency, which may be based on--
       (A) all earned income of the family,
       (B) the amount earned by particular members of the family;
       (C) the amount earned by families having certain 
     characteristics; or
       (D) the amount earned by families or members during certain 
     periods or from certain sources.
       (3) Others.--Such other amounts for other purposes, as the 
     public housing agency may establish.
       (d) Median Income.--In determining median incomes (of 
     persons, families, or households) for an area or establishing 
     any ceilings or limits based on income under this Act, the 
     Secretary shall determine or establish area median incomes 
     and income ceilings and limits for Westchester and Rockland 
     Counties, in the State of New York, as if each such county 
     were an area not contained within the metropolitan 
     statistical area in which it is located. In determining such 
     area median incomes or establishing such income ceilings or 
     limits for the portion of such metropolitan statistical area 
     that does not include Westchester or Rockland Counties, the 
     Secretary shall determine or establish area median incomes 
     and income ceilings and limits as if such portion included 
     Westchester and Rockland Counties.
       (e) Availability of Income Matching Information.--
       (1) Disclosure to pha.--A public housing agency shall 
     require any family described in paragraph (2) who receives 
     information regarding income, earnings, wages, or 
     unemployment compensation from the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development pursuant to income verification procedures 
     of the Department to disclose such information, upon receipt 
     of the information, to the public housing agency that owns or 
     operates the public housing dwelling unit in which such 
     family resides or that provides the housing assistance on 
     behalf of such family, as applicable.
       (2) Applicability to families receiving public housing or 
     choice-based housing assistance.--A family described in this 
     paragraph is a family that resides in a dwelling unit--
       (A) that is a public housing dwelling unit; or
       (B) for which housing assistance is provided under title 
     III (or under the program for tenant-based assistance under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in 
     effect before the effective date of the repeal under section 
     601(b) of this Act)).
       (3) Protection of applicants and participants.--Section 904 
     of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act 
     of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 3544) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) only in the case of an applicant or participant that 
     is a member of a family described in section 104(e)(2) of the 
     Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997, sign an 
     agreement under which the applicant or participant agrees to 
     provide to the appropriate public housing agency the 
     information required under such section 104(e)(1) of the 
     Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997 for the 
     sole purpose of the public housing agency verifying income 
     information pertinent to the applicant's or participant's 
     eligibility or level of benefits, and comply with such 
     agreement.''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in paragraph (2)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (I)--

       (I) by inserting before ``or'' the first place it appears 
     the following: ``, pursuant to section 104(e)(1) of the 
     Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997 from the 
     applicant or participant,''; and
       (II) by inserting ``or 104(e)(1)'' after ``such section 
     303(i)''; and

       (ii) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, section 104(e)(1) 
     of the Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997,'' 
     after ``Social Security Act''; and
       (II) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or agreement, as 
     applicable,'' after ``consent'';
       (III) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``section 104(e)(1) 
     of the Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997,'' 
     after ``Social Security Act,''; and

       (IV) in subparagraph (B), by inserting `` such section 
     104(e)(1),'' after ``such section 303(i),'' each place it 
     appears.

     SEC. 105. COMMUNITY WORK AND FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Community Work Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), each 
     public housing agency shall require, as a condition of 
     occupancy of a public housing dwelling unit by a family and 
     of providing housing assistance under title III on behalf of 
     a family, that each adult member of the family shall 
     contribute not less than 8 hours of work per month (not 
     including political activities) within the community in which 
     the family resides, which may include work performed on 
     locations not owned by the public housing agency.
       (2) Employment status and liability.--The requirement under 
     paragraph (1) may not be construed to establish any 
     employment relationship between the public housing agency and 
     the member of the family subject to the work requirement 
     under such paragraph or to create any responsibility, duty, 
     or liability on the part of the public housing agency for 
     actions arising out of the work done by the member of the 
     family to comply with the requirement, except to the extent 
     that the member of the family is fulfilling the requirement 
     by working directly for such public housing agency.
       (3) Exemptions.--A public housing agency shall provide for 
     the exemption, from the applicability of the requirement 
     under paragraph (1), of each individual who is--
       (A) an elderly person;
       (B) a person with disabilities;
       (C) working, attending school or vocational training, or 
     otherwise complying with work requirements applicable under 
     other public assistance programs (as determined by the 
     agencies or organizations responsible for administering such 
     programs); or
       (D) otherwise physically impaired to the extent that they 
     are unable to comply with the requirement, as certified by a 
     doctor.
       (b) Requirement Regarding Target Date for Transition Out of 
     Assisted Housing.--
       (1) In general.--Each public housing agency shall require, 
     as a condition of occupancy of a public housing dwelling unit 
     by a family and of providing housing assistance under title 
     III on behalf of a family, that the family and the agency 
     enter into an agreement (included, pursuant to subsection 
     (d)(2)(C), as a term of an agreement under subsection (d)) 
     establishing a target date by which the family intends to 
     graduate from, terminate tenancy in, or no longer receive 
     public housing or housing assistance under title III.
       (2) Rights of occupancy.--This subsection may not be 
     construed (nor may any provision of subsection (d) or (e)) to 
     create a right on the part of any public housing agency to 
     evict or terminate assistance for a family solely on the 
     basis of any failure of the family to comply with the target 
     date established pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (3) Factors.--In establishing a target date pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) for a family that receives benefits for welfare 
     or public assistance from a State or other public agency 
     under a program that limits the duration during which such 
     benefits may be received, the public housing agency and the 
     family may take into consideration such time limit. This 
     section may not be construed to require any public housing 
     agency to adopt any such time limit on the duration of 
     welfare or public assistance benefits as the target date 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) for a resident.
       (4) Exemptions.--A public housing agency shall provide for 
     the exemption, from the applicability of the requirements 
     under paragraph (1), of each individual who is--
       (A) an elderly person;
       (B) a person with disabilities;
       (C) working, attending school or vocational training, or 
     otherwise complying with work requirements applicable under 
     other public assistance programs (as determined by the 
     agencies or organizations responsible for administering such 
     programs); or
       (D) otherwise physically impaired to the extent that they 
     are unable to comply with the requirement, as certified by a 
     doctor.
       (c) Treatment of Income Changes Resulting From Welfare 
     Program Requirements.--
       (1) Covered family.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term ``covered family'' means a family that (A) receives 
     benefits for welfare or public assistance from a State or 
     other public agency under a program for which the Federal, 
     State, or local law relating to the program requires, as a 
     condition of eligibility for assistance under the program, 
     participation of a member of the family in an economic self-
     sufficiency program, and (B) resides in a public housing 
     dwelling unit or is provided housing assistance under title 
     III.
       (2) Decreases in income for failure to comply.--
     Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 225 and 322 
     (relating to family rental contributions), if the welfare or 
     public assistance benefits of a covered family are reduced 
     under a Federal, State, or local law regarding such an 
     assistance program because of any failure of any member of 
     the family to comply with the conditions under the assistance 
     program requiring participation in an economic self-
     sufficiency program, the amount required to be paid by the 
     family as a monthly contribution toward rent may not be 
     decreased, during the period of the reduction, as a result of 
     any decrease in the income of the family (to the extent that 
     the decrease in income is a result of the benefits 
     reduction).
       (3) Effect of fraud.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
     sections 225 and 322 (relating to family rental 
     contributions), if the welfare or public assistance benefits 
     of a covered family are reduced because of an act of fraud by 
     a member of the family under the law or program, the amount 
     required to be paid by the covered family as a monthly 
     contribution toward rent may not be decreased, during the 
     period of the reduction, as a result of any decrease in the 
     income of the family (to

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     the extent that the decrease in income is a result of the 
     benefits reduction).
       (4) Notice.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply to any 
     covered family before the public housing agency providing 
     assistance under this Act on behalf of the family obtains 
     written notification from the relevant welfare or public 
     assistance agency specifying that the family's benefits have 
     been reduced because of noncompliance with economic self-
     sufficiency program requirements or fraud and the level of 
     such reduction.
       (5) Occupancy rights.--This subsection may not be construed 
     to authorize any public housing agency to establish any time 
     limit on tenancy in a public housing dwelling unit or on 
     receipt of housing assistance under title III.
       (6) Review.--Any covered family residing in public housing 
     that is affected by the operation of this subsection shall 
     have the right to review the determination under this 
     subsection through the administrative grievance procedure 
     established pursuant to section 110 for the public housing 
     agency.
       (7) Cooperation agreements for economic self-sufficiency 
     activities.--
       (A) Requirement.--A public housing agency providing public 
     housing dwelling units or housing assistance under title III 
     for covered families shall make its best efforts to enter 
     into such cooperation agreements, with State, local, and 
     other agencies providing assistance to covered families under 
     welfare or public assistance programs, as may be necessary, 
     to provide for such agencies to transfer information to 
     facilitate administration of subsection (a) and paragraphs 
     (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection, and other information 
     regarding rents, income, and assistance that may assist a 
     public housing agency or welfare or public assistance agency 
     in carrying out its functions.
       (B) Contents.--A public housing agency shall seek to 
     include in a cooperation agreement under this paragraph 
     requirements and provisions designed to target assistance 
     under welfare and public assistance programs to families 
     residing in public housing developments and receiving choice-
     based assistance under title III, which may include providing 
     for self-sufficiency services within such housing, providing 
     for services designed to meet the unique employment-related 
     needs of residents of such housing and recipients of such 
     assistance, providing for placement of workfare positions on-
     site in such housing, and such other elements as may be 
     appropriate.
       (C) Confidentiality.--This paragraph may not be construed 
     to authorize any release of information that is prohibited 
     by, or in contravention of, any other provision of Federal, 
     State, or local law.
       (d) Community Work and Family Self-Sufficiency 
     Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--A public housing agency shall enter into a 
     community work and family self-sufficiency agreement under 
     this subsection with each adult member and head of household 
     of each family who is to reside in a dwelling unit in public 
     housing of the agency and each family on behalf of whom the 
     agency will provide housing assistance under title III. Under 
     the agreement the family shall agree that, as a condition of 
     occupancy of the public housing dwelling unit or of receiving 
     such housing assistance, the family will comply with the 
     terms of the agreement.
       (2) Terms.--An agreement under this subsection shall 
     include the following:
       (A) Terms designed to encourage and facilitate the economic 
     self-sufficiency of the assisted family entering into the 
     agreement and the graduation of the family from assisted 
     housing to unassisted housing.
       (B) Notice of the requirements under subsection (a) 
     (relating to community work) and the conditions imposed by, 
     and exemptions from, such requirement.
       (C) The target date agreed upon by the family pursuant to 
     subsection (b) for graduation from, termination of tenancy 
     in, or termination of receipt of public housing or housing 
     assistance under title III.
       (D) Terms providing for any resources, services, and 
     assistance relating to self-sufficiency that will be made 
     available to the family, including any assistance to be made 
     available pursuant to subsection (c)(7)(B) under a 
     cooperation agreement entered into under subsection (c)(7).
       (E) Notice of the provisions of paragraphs (2) through (7) 
     of subsection (c) (relating to effect of changes in income on 
     rent and assisted families rights under such circumstances).
       (e) Lease Provisions.--A public housing agency shall 
     incorporate into leases under sections 226, and into any 
     agreements for the provision of choice-based assistance under 
     title III on behalf of a family--
       (1) a provision requiring compliance with the requirement 
     under subsection (a); and
       (2) provisions incorporating the conditions under 
     subsection (c).
       (f) Treatment of Income.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, in determining the income or 
     tenancy of a family who resides in public housing or receives 
     housing assistance under title III, a public housing agency 
     shall consider any decrease in the income of a family that 
     results from the reduction of any welfare or public 
     assistance benefits received by the family under any Federal, 
     State, or local law regarding a program for such assistance 
     if the family (or a member thereof, as applicable) has 
     complied with the conditions for receiving such assistance 
     and is unable to obtain employment notwithstanding such 
     compliance.
       (g) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``economic self-sufficiency program'' means any program 
     designed to encourage, assist, train, or facilitate the 
     economic independence of participants and their families or 
     to provide work for participants, including programs for job 
     training, employment counseling, work placement, basic skills 
     training, education, workfare, financial or household 
     management, apprenticeship, or other activities as the 
     Secretary may provide.

     SEC. 106. LOCAL HOUSING MANAGEMENT PLANS.

       (a) 5-Year Plan.--The Secretary shall provide for each 
     public housing agency to submit to the Secretary, once every 
     5 years, a plan under this subsection for the agency covering 
     a period consisting of 5 fiscal years. Each such plan shall 
     contain, with respect to the 5-year period covered by the 
     plan, the following information:
       (1) Statement of mission.--A statement of the mission of 
     the agency for serving the needs of low-income families in 
     the jurisdiction of the agency during such period.
       (2) Goals and objectives.--A statement of the goals and 
     objectives of the agency that will enable the agency to serve 
     the needs identified pursuant to paragraph (1) during such 
     period.
       (3) Capital improvement overview.--If the agency will 
     provide capital improvements for public housing developments 
     during such period, an overview of such improvements, the 
     rationale for such improvements, and an analysis of how such 
     improvements will enable the agency to meet its goals, 
     objectives, and mission.
     The first 5-year plan under this subsection for a public 
     housing agency shall be submitted for the 5-year period 
     beginning with the first fiscal year for which the agency 
     receives assistance under this Act.
       (b) Annual Plan.--The Secretary shall provide for each 
     public housing agency to submit to the Secretary a local 
     housing management plan under this section for each fiscal 
     year that contains the information required under subsection 
     (d). For each fiscal year after the initial submission of a 
     plan under this section by a public housing agency, the 
     agency may comply with requirements for submission of a plan 
     under this subsection by submitting an update of the plan for 
     the fiscal year.
       (c) Procedures.--The Secretary shall establish requirements 
     and procedures for submission and review of plans, including 
     requirements for timing and form of submission, and for the 
     contents of such plans. Such procedures shall provide that a 
     public housing agency--
       (1) shall, in conjunction with the relevant State or unit 
     of general local government, establish procedures to ensure 
     that the plan under this section is consistent with the 
     applicable comprehensive housing affordability strategy (or 
     any consolidated plan incorporating such strategy) for the 
     jurisdiction in which the public housing agency is located, 
     in accordance with title I of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act; and
       (2) may, at the option of the agency, submit a plan under 
     this section together with, or as part of, the comprehensive 
     housing affordability strategy (or any consolidated plan 
     incorporating such strategy) for the relevant jurisdiction, 
     and for concomitant review of such plans submitted together.
       (d) Contents.--An annual local housing management plan 
     under this section for a public housing agency shall contain 
     the following information relating to the upcoming fiscal 
     year for which the assistance under this Act is to be made 
     available:
       (1) Needs.--A statement of the housing needs of low-income 
     and very low-income families residing in the community served 
     by the agency, and of other low-income families on the 
     waiting list of the agency (including the housing needs of 
     elderly families and disabled families), and the means by 
     which the agency intends, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     to address such needs.
       (2) Financial resources.--A statement of financial 
     resources available for the agency the planned uses of such 
     resources that includes--
       (A) a description of the financial resources available to 
     the agency;
       (B) the uses to which such resources will be committed, 
     including all proposed eligible and required activities under 
     section 203 and housing assistance to be provided under title 
     III;
       (C) an estimate of the costs of operation and the market 
     rental value of each public housing development; and
       (D) a specific description, based on population and 
     demographic data, of the unmet affordable housing needs of 
     families in the community served by the agency having incomes 
     not exceeding 30 percent of the area median income and a 
     statement of how the agency will expend grant amounts 
     received under this Act to meet the housing needs of such 
     families.
       (3) Population served.--A statement of the policies of the 
     agency governing eligibility, admissions, and occupancy of 
     families with respect to public housing dwelling units and 
     housing assistance under title III, including--
       (A) the requirements for eligibility for such units and 
     assistance and the method and procedures by which eligibility 
     and income will be determined and verified;
       (B) the requirements for selection and admissions of 
     eligible families for such units and assistance, including 
     any preferences and procedures established by the agency and 
     any outreach efforts;

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       (C) the procedures for assignment of families admitted to 
     dwelling units owned, leased, managed, operated, or assisted 
     by the agency;
       (D) any standards and requirements for occupancy of public 
     housing dwelling units and units assisted under title III, 
     including resident screening policies, standard lease 
     provisions, conditions for continued occupancy, termination 
     of tenancy, eviction, and conditions for termination of 
     housing assistance;
       (E) the procedures for maintaining waiting lists for 
     admissions to public housing developments of the agency, 
     which may include a system of site-based waiting lists under 
     section 224(c);
       (F) the criteria for providing and denying housing 
     assistance under title III to families moving into the 
     jurisdiction of the agency;
       (G) the procedures for coordination with entities providing 
     assistance to homeless families in the jurisdiction of the 
     agency; and
       (H) the fair housing policy of the agency.
       (4) Rent determination.--A statement of the policies of the 
     agency governing rents charged for public housing dwelling 
     units and rental contributions of assisted families under 
     title III and the system used by the agency to ensure that 
     such rents comply with the requirements of this Act.
       (5) Operation and management.--A statement of the rules, 
     standards, and policies of the public housing agency 
     governing maintenance and management of housing owned and 
     operated by the agency, and management of the public housing 
     agency and programs of the agency, including--
       (A) a description of the manner in which the agency is 
     organized (including any consortia or joint ventures) and 
     staffed to perform the duties and functions of the public 
     housing agency and to administer the operating fund 
     distributions of the agency;
       (B) policies relating to the rental of dwelling units, 
     including policies designed to reduce vacancies;
       (C) housing quality standards in effect pursuant to 
     sections 232 and 328 and any certifications required under 
     such sections;
       (D) emergency and disaster plans for public housing;
       (E) priorities and improvements for management of public 
     housing, including initiatives to control costs; and
       (F) policies of the agency requiring the loss or 
     termination of housing assistance and tenancy under sections 
     641 and 642 (relating to occupancy standards for federally 
     assisted housing).
       (6) Grievance procedure.--A statement of the grievance 
     procedures of the agency under section 110.
       (7) Capital improvements.--With respect to public housing 
     developments owned or operated by the agency, a plan 
     describing the capital improvements necessary to ensure long-
     term physical and social viability of the developments.
       (8) Demolition and disposition.--With respect to public 
     housing developments owned or operated by the agency--
       (A) a description of any such housing to be demolished or 
     disposed of under subtitle E of title II; and
       (B) a timetable for such demolition or disposition.
       (9) Designation of housing for elderly and disabled 
     families.--With respect to public housing developments owned 
     or operated by the agency, a description of any developments 
     (or portions thereof) that the agency has designated or will 
     designate for occupancy by elderly and disabled families in 
     accordance with section 227 and any information required 
     under section 227(d) for such designated developments.
       (10) Conversion of public housing.--With respect to public 
     housing owned or operated by the agency, a description of any 
     building or buildings that the agency is required, under 
     section 203(b), to convert to housing assistance under title 
     III or that the agency voluntarily converts, an analysis of 
     such buildings required under such section for conversion, 
     and a statement of the amount of grant amounts under title II 
     to be used for rental assistance or other housing assistance.
       (11) Homeownership activities.--A description of--
       (A) any homeownership programs of the agency under subtitle 
     D of title II or section 329 for the agency;
       (B) the requirements and assistance available under the 
     programs described pursuant to subparagraph (A); and
       (C) the annual goals of the agency for additional 
     availability of homeownership units.
       (12) Economic self-sufficiency and coordination with 
     welfare and other appropriate agencies.--A description of--
       (A) policies relating to services and amenities provided or 
     offered to assisted families, including the provision of 
     service coordinators and services designed for certain 
     populations (such as the elderly and disabled);
       (B) how the agency will coordinate with State, local, and 
     other agencies providing assistance to families participating 
     in welfare or public assistance programs;
       (C) how the agency will implement and administer section 
     105; and
       (D) any policies, programs, plans, and activities of the 
     agency for the enhancement of the economic and social self-
     sufficiency of residents assisted by the programs of the 
     agency, including rent structures to encourage self-
     sufficiency.
       (13) Safety and crime prevention.--A plan established by 
     the public housing agency, which shall be subject to the 
     following requirements:
       (A) Safety measures.--The plan shall provide, on a 
     development-by-development basis, for measures to ensure the 
     safety of public housing residents.
       (B) Establishment.--The plan shall be established, with 
     respect to each development, in consultation with the police 
     officer or officers in command for the precinct in which the 
     development is located.
       (C) Content.--The plan shall describe the need for measures 
     to ensure the safety of public housing residents and for 
     crime prevention measures, describe any such activities 
     conducted, or to be conducted, by the agency, and provide for 
     coordination between the public housing agency and the 
     appropriate police precincts for carrying out such measures 
     and activities.
       (D) Secretarial action.--If the Secretary determines, at 
     any time, that the security needs of a development are not 
     being adequately addressed by the plan, or that the local 
     police precinct is not complying with the plan, the Secretary 
     may mediate between the public housing agency and the local 
     precinct to resolve any issues of conflict. If after such 
     mediation has occurred and the Secretary determines that the 
     security needs of the development are not adequately 
     addressed, the Secretary may require the public housing 
     agency to submit an amended plan.
       (14) Annual audit.--The results of the most recent fiscal 
     year audit of the agency required under section 541(b).
       (15) Troubled agencies.--Such other additional information 
     as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate for each 
     public housing agency that is designated--
       (A) under section 533(c) as at risk of becoming troubled; 
     or
       (B) under section 533(a) as troubled.
       (16) Asset management.--A statement of how the agency will 
     carry out its asset management functions with respect to the 
     public housing inventory of the agency, including how the 
     agency will plan for the long-term operating, capital 
     investment, rehabilitation, modernization, disposition, and 
     other needs for such inventory.
       (e) Citizen Participation.--
       (1) Publication of notice.--Not later than 45 days before 
     the date of a hearing conducted under paragraph (2) by the 
     governing body of a public housing agency, the agency shall--
       (A) publish a notice informing the public that the proposed 
     local housing management plan or amendment is available for 
     inspection at the principal office of the public housing 
     agency during normal business hours and make the plan or 
     amendment so available for inspection during such period; and
       (B) publish a notice informing the public that a public 
     hearing will be conducted to discuss the local housing 
     management plan and to invite public comment regarding that 
     plan.
       (2) Public hearing.--Before submitting a plan under this 
     section or a significant amendment under section 107(f) to a 
     plan, a public housing agency shall, at a location that is 
     convenient to residents, conduct a public hearing, as 
     provided in the notice published under paragraph (1), 
     regarding the public housing plan or the amendment of the 
     agency.
       (3) Consideration of comments.--A public housing agency 
     shall consider any comments or views made available pursuant 
     to paragraphs (1) and (2) in preparing a final plan or 
     amendment for submission to the Secretary. A summary of such 
     comments or views shall be attached to the plan, amendment, 
     or report submitted.
       (4) Adoption of plan.--After conducting the public hearing 
     under paragraph (2) and considering public comments in 
     accordance with paragraph (3), the public housing agency 
     shall make any appropriate changes to the local housing 
     management plan or amendment and shall--
       (A) adopt the local housing management plan;
       (B) submit the plan to any local elected official or 
     officials responsible for appointing the members of the board 
     of directors (or other similar governing body) of the public 
     housing agency for review and approval under subsection (f);
       (C) submit the plan to the Secretary in accordance with 
     this section; and
       (D) make the submitted plan or amendment publicly 
     available.
       (f) Local Review.--The public housing agency shall submit a 
     plan under this subsection to any local elected official or 
     officials responsible for appointing the members of the board 
     of directors (or other similar governing body) of the public 
     housing agency for review and approval for a 45-day period 
     beginning on the date that the plan is submitted to such 
     local official or officials (which period may run 
     concurrently with any period under subsection (e) for public 
     comment). If the local official or officials responsible 
     under this subsection do not act within 45 days of submission 
     of the plan, the plan shall be considered approved. If the 
     local official or officials responsible under this subsection 
     reject the public housing agency's plan, they shall return 
     the plan with their recommended changes to the agency within 
     5 days of their disapproval. The agency shall resubmit an 
     updated plan to the local official or officials within 30 
     days of receiving the objections, If the local official or 
     officials again reject the plan, the resubmitted plan, 
     together with the local official's objections, shall be 
     submitted to the Secretary for approval.
       (g) Plans for Small PHA's and PHA's Administering Only 
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     The Secretary shall establish requirements for submission of 
     plans under this section and the information to be included 
     in such plans applicable to public housing agencies that own 
     or operate less than 250 public housing dwelling units and 
     shall establish requirements for such submission and 
     information applicable to agencies that only administer 
     housing assistance under title III (and do not own or operate 
     public housing). Such requirements shall waive any 
     requirements under this section that the Secretary determines 
     are burdensome or unnecessary for such agencies.

     SEC. 107. REVIEW OF PLANS.

       (a) Review and Notice.--
       (1) Review.--The Secretary shall conduct a limited review 
     of each local housing management plan submitted to the 
     Secretary to ensure that the plan is complete and complies 
     with the requirements of section 106. The Secretary shall 
     have the discretion to review a plan to the extent that the 
     Secretary considers review is necessary.
       (2) Notice.--The Secretary shall notify each public housing 
     agency submitting a plan whether the plan complies with such 
     requirements not later than 75 days after receiving the plan. 
     If the Secretary does not notify the public housing agency, 
     as required under this subsection and subsection (b), the 
     Secretary shall be considered, for purposes of this Act, to 
     have made a determination that the plan complies with the 
     requirements under section 106 and the agency shall be 
     considered to have been notified of compliance upon the 
     expiration of such 75-day period. The preceding sentence 
     shall not preclude judicial review regarding such compliance 
     pursuant to chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, or an 
     action regarding such compliance under section 1979 of the 
     Revised Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1883).
       (b) Notice of Reasons for Determination of Noncompliance.--
     If the Secretary determines that a plan, as submitted, does 
     not comply with the requirements under section 106, the 
     Secretary shall specify in the notice under subsection (a) 
     the reasons for the noncompliance and any modifications 
     necessary for the plan to meet the requirements under section 
     106.
       (c) Standards for Determination of Noncompliance.--The 
     Secretary may determine that a plan does not comply with the 
     requirements under section 106 only if--
       (1) the plan is incomplete in significant matters required 
     under such section;
       (2) there is evidence available to the Secretary that 
     challenges, in a substantial manner, any information provided 
     in the plan;
       (3) the Secretary determines that the plan does not comply 
     with Federal law or violates the purposes of this Act because 
     it fails to provide housing that will be viable on a long-
     term basis at a reasonable cost;
       (4) the plan plainly fails to adequately identify the needs 
     of low-income families for housing assistance in the 
     jurisdiction of the agency;
       (5) the plan plainly fails to adequately identify the 
     capital improvement needs for public housing developments in 
     the jurisdiction of the agency;
       (6) the activities identified in the plan are plainly 
     inappropriate to address the needs identified in the plan; or
       (7) the plan is inconsistent with the requirements of this 
     Act.
     The Secretary shall determine that a plan does not comply 
     with the requirements under section 106 if the plan does not 
     include the information required under section 106(d)(2)(D).
       (d) Treatment of Existing Plans.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title, a public housing agency shall be 
     considered to have submitted a plan under this section if the 
     agency has submitted to the Secretary a comprehensive plan 
     under section 14(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (as in effect immediately before the effective date of the 
     repeal under section 601(b) of this Act) or under the 
     comprehensive improvement assistance program under such 
     section 14, and the Secretary has approved such plan, before 
     January 1, 1997. The Secretary shall provide specific 
     procedures and requirements for such authorities to amend 
     such plans by submitting only such additional information as 
     is necessary to comply with the requirements of section 106.
       (e) Actions To Change Plan.--A public housing agency that 
     has submitted a plan under section 106 may change actions or 
     policies described in the plan before submission and review 
     of the plan of the agency for the next fiscal year only if--
       (1) in the case of costly or nonroutine changes, the agency 
     submits to the Secretary an amendment to the plan under 
     subsection (f) which is reviewed in accordance with such 
     subsection; or
       (2) in the case of inexpensive or routine changes, the 
     agency describes such changes in such local housing 
     management plan for the next fiscal year.
       (f) Amendments to Plan.--
       (1) In general.--During the annual or 5-year period covered 
     by the plan for a public housing agency, the agency may 
     submit to the Secretary any amendments to the plan.
       (2) Review.--The Secretary shall conduct a limited review 
     of each proposed amendment submitted under this subsection to 
     determine whether the plan, as amended by the amendment, 
     complies with the requirements of section 106 and notify each 
     public housing agency submitting the amendment whether the 
     plan, as amended, complies with such requirements not later 
     than 30 days after receiving the amendment. If the Secretary 
     determines that a plan, as amended, does not comply with the 
     requirements under section 106, such notice shall indicate 
     the reasons for the noncompliance and any modifications 
     necessary for the plan to meet the requirements under section 
     106. If the Secretary does not notify the public housing 
     agency as required under this paragraph, the plan, as 
     amended, shall be considered, for purposes of this section, 
     to comply with the requirements under section 106.
       (3) Standards for determination of noncompliance.--The 
     Secretary may determine that a plan, as amended by a proposed 
     amendment, does not comply with the requirements under 
     section 106 only if--
       (A) the plan, as amended, would be subject to a 
     determination of noncompliance in accordance with the 
     provisions of subsection (c);
       (B) the Secretary determines that--
       (i) the proposed amendment is plainly inconsistent with the 
     activities specified in the plan; or
       (ii) there is evidence that challenges, in a substantial 
     manner, any information contained in the amendment; or
       (C) the Secretary determines that the plan, as amended, 
     violates the purposes of this Act because it fails to provide 
     housing that will be viable on a long-term basis at a 
     reasonable cost.
       (4) Amendments to extend time of performance.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the 
     Secretary may not determine that any amendment to the plan of 
     a public housing agency that extends the time for performance 
     of activities assisted with amounts provided under this title 
     fails to comply with the requirements under section 106 if 
     the Secretary has not provided the amount of assistance set 
     forth in the plan or has not provided the assistance in a 
     timely manner.

     SEC. 108. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Performance and Evaluation Report.--Each public housing 
     agency shall annually submit to the Secretary, on a date 
     determined by the Secretary, a performance and evaluation 
     report concerning the use of funds made available under this 
     Act. The report of the public housing agency shall include an 
     assessment by the agency of the relationship of such use of 
     funds made available under this Act, as well as the use of 
     other funds, to the needs identified in the local housing 
     management plan and to the purposes of this Act. The public 
     housing agency shall certify that the report was available 
     for review and comment by affected tenants prior to its 
     submission to the Secretary.
       (b) Review of PHA's.--The Secretary shall, at least on an 
     annual basis, make such reviews as may be necessary or 
     appropriate to determine whether each public housing agency 
     receiving assistance under this section--
       (1) has carried out its activities under this Act in a 
     timely manner and in accordance with its local housing 
     management plan; and
       (2) has a continuing capacity to carry out its local 
     housing management plan in a timely manner.
       (c) Records.--Each public housing agency shall collect, 
     maintain, and submit to the Secretary such data and other 
     program records as the Secretary may require, in such form 
     and in accordance with such schedule as the Secretary may 
     establish.

     SEC. 109. PET OWNERSHIP.

       Pet ownership in housing assisted under this Act that is 
     federally assisted rental housing (as such term is defined in 
     section 227 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 
     1983) shall be governed by the provisions of section 227 of 
     such Act.

     SEC. 110. ADMINISTRATIVE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.

       (a) Requirements.--Each public housing agency receiving 
     assistance under this Act shall establish and implement an 
     administrative grievance procedure under which residents of 
     public housing will--
       (1) be advised of the specific grounds of any proposed 
     adverse public housing agency action;
       (2) have an opportunity for a hearing before an impartial 
     party (including appropriate employees of the public housing 
     agency) upon timely request within a reasonable period of 
     time;
       (3) have an opportunity to examine any documents or records 
     or regulations related to the proposed action;
       (4) be entitled to be represented by another person of 
     their choice at any hearing;
       (5) be entitled to ask questions of witnesses and have 
     others make statements on their behalf; and
       (6) be entitled to receive a written decision by the public 
     housing agency on the proposed action.
       (b) Exclusion From Administrative Procedure of Grievances 
     Concerning Evictions From Public Housing Involving Health, 
     Safety, or Peaceful Enjoyment.--A public housing agency may 
     exclude from its procedure established under subsection (a) 
     any grievance, in any jurisdiction which requires that prior 
     to eviction, a tenant be given a hearing in court, which the 
     Secretary determines provides the basic elements of due 
     process (which the Secretary shall establish by rule under 
     section 553 of title 5, United States Code), concerning an 
     eviction from or termination of tenancy in public housing 
     that involves any activity that threatens the health, safety, 
     or right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises of other 
     tenants or employees of the public housing agency or any 
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     on or off such premises. In the case of any eviction from or 
     termination of tenancy in public housing not described in the 
     preceding sentence, each of the following provisions shall 
     apply:
       (1) Such eviction or termination shall be subject to an 
     administrative grievance procedure if the tenant so evicted 
     or terminated requests a hearing under such procedure not 
     later than five days after service of notice of such eviction 
     or termination.
       (2) The public housing agency shall take final action 
     regarding a grievance under paragraph (1) not later than 
     thirty days after such notice is served.
       (3) If the public housing agency fails to provide a hearing 
     under the grievance procedure pursuant to a request under 
     paragraph (1) and take final action regarding the grievance 
     before the expiration of the 30-day period under paragraph 
     (2), the notice of eviction or termination shall be 
     considered void and shall not be given any force or effect.
       (4) If a public housing authority takes final action on a 
     grievance for any eviction or termination, the tenant and any 
     member of the tenant's household shall not have any right in 
     connection with any subsequent eviction or termination notice 
     to request or be afforded any administrative grievance 
     hearing during the 1-year period beginning upon the date of 
     the final action.
       (c) Inapplicability to Choice-Based Rental Housing 
     Assistance.--This section may not be construed to require any 
     public housing agency to establish or implement an 
     administrative grievance procedure with respect to assisted 
     families under title III.

     SEC. 111. HEADQUARTERS RESERVE FUND.

       (a) Annual Reservation of Amounts.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Secretary may retain not more 
     than 2 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out title 
     II for any fiscal year for use in accordance with this 
     section.
       (b) Use of Amounts.--Any amounts that are retained under 
     subsection (a) or appropriated for use under this section 
     shall be available for subsequent allocation to specific 
     areas and communities, and may only be used for the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development and--
       (1) for unforeseen housing needs resulting from natural and 
     other disasters;
       (2) for housing needs resulting from emergencies, as 
     determined by the Secretary, other than such disasters;
       (3) for housing needs related to a settlement of 
     litigation, including settlement of fair housing litigation; 
     and
       (4) for needs related to the Secretary's actions under this 
     Act regarding troubled and at-risk public housing agencies.
     Housing needs under this subsection may be met through the 
     provision of assistance in accordance with title II or title 
     III, or both.

     SEC. 112. LABOR STANDARDS.

       (a) In General.--Any contract for grants, sale, or lease 
     pursuant to this Act relating to public housing shall contain 
     the following provisions:
       (1) Operation.--A provision requiring that not less than 
     the wages prevailing in the locality, as determined or 
     adopted (subsequent to a determination under applicable State 
     or local law) by the Secretary, shall be paid to all 
     contractors and persons employed in the operation of the low-
     income housing development involved.
       (2) Production.--A provision that not less than the wages 
     prevailing in the locality, as predetermined by the Secretary 
     of Labor pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a--
     276a-5), shall be paid to all laborers and mechanics employed 
     in the production of the development involved.
     The Secretary shall require certification as to compliance 
     with the provisions of this section before making any payment 
     under such contract.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) and the provisions relating 
     to wages (pursuant to subsection (a)) in any contract for 
     grants, sale, or lease pursuant to this Act relating to 
     public housing, shall not apply to any individual who--
       (1) performs services for which the individual volunteered;
       (2)(A) does not receive compensation for such services; or
       (B) is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee 
     for such services; and
       (3) is not otherwise employed at any time in the 
     construction work.

     SEC. 113. NONDISCRIMINATION.

       (a) In General.--No person in the United States shall on 
     the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex 
     be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, 
     or be subjected to discrimination under any program or 
     activity funded in whole or in part with amounts made 
     available under this Act. Any prohibition against 
     discrimination on the basis of age under the Age 
     Discrimination Act of 1975 or with respect to an otherwise 
     qualified handicapped individual as provided in section 504 
     of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall also apply to any 
     such program or activity.
       (b) Civil Rights Compliance.--Each public housing agency 
     that receives grant amounts under this Act shall use such 
     amounts and carry out its local housing management plan 
     approved under section 107 in conformity with title VI of the 
     Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Housing Act, section 504 
     of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act 
     of 1975, and the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and 
     shall affirmatively further fair housing.

     SEC. 114. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.

       None of the funds made available to the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development to carry out this Act, which 
     are obligated to State or local governments, public housing 
     agencies, housing finance agencies, or other public or quasi-
     public housing agencies, shall be used to indemnify 
     contractors or subcontractors of the government or agency 
     against costs associated with judgments of infringement of 
     intellectual property rights.

     SEC. 115. INAPPLICABILITY TO INDIAN HOUSING.

       Except as specifically provided by law, the provisions of 
     this title, and titles II, III, IV, and V shall not apply to 
     public housing developed or operated pursuant to a contract 
     between the Secretary and an Indian housing authority under 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 or to housing assisted 
     under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
     Determination Act of 1996.

     SEC. 116. REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may issue any regulations 
     necessary to carry out this Act. This subsection shall take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Any failure by the Secretary to 
     issue any regulations authorized under subsection (a) shall 
     not affect the effectiveness of any provision of this Act or 
     any amendment made by this Act.
                        TITLE II--PUBLIC HOUSING
                        Subtitle A--Block Grants

     SEC. 201. BLOCK GRANT CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into contracts 
     with public housing agencies under which--
       (1) the Secretary agrees to make a block grant under this 
     title, in the amount provided under section 202(c), for 
     assistance for low-income housing to the public housing 
     agency for each fiscal year covered by the contract; and
       (2) the agency agrees--
       (A) to provide safe, clean, and healthy housing that is 
     affordable to low-income families and services for families 
     in such housing;
       (B) to operate, or provide for the operation, of such 
     housing in a financially sound manner;
       (C) to use the block grant amounts in accordance with this 
     title and the local housing management plan for the agency 
     that complies with the requirements of section 106;
       (D) to involve residents of housing assisted with block 
     grant amounts in functions and decisions relating to 
     management and the quality of life in such housing;
       (E) that the management of the public housing of the agency 
     shall be subject to actions authorized under subtitle D of 
     title V;
       (F) that the Secretary may take actions under section 205 
     with respect to improper use of grant amounts provided under 
     the contract; and
       (G) to otherwise comply with the requirements under this 
     title.
       (b) Small Public Housing Agency Capital Grant Option.--For 
     any fiscal year, upon the request of the Governor of the 
     State, the Secretary shall make available directly to the 
     State, from the amounts otherwise included in the block 
     grants for all public housing agencies in such State which 
     own or operate less than 100 dwelling units, \1/2\ of that 
     portion of such amounts that is derived from the capital 
     improvement allocations for such agencies pursuant to section 
     203(c)(1) or 203(d)(2), as applicable. The Governor of the 
     State will have the responsibility to distribute all of such 
     funds, in amounts determined by the Governor, only to meet 
     the exceptional capital improvement requirements for the 
     various public housing agencies in the State which operate 
     less than 100 dwelling units: Provided, however, that for 
     States where Federal funds provided to the State are subject 
     to appropriation action by the State legislature, the capital 
     funds made available to the Governor under this subsection 
     shall be subject to such appropriation by the State 
     legislature.
       (c) Modification.--Contracts and agreements between the 
     Secretary and a public housing agency may not be amended in a 
     manner which would--
       (1) impair the rights of--
       (A) leaseholders for units assisted pursuant to a contract 
     or agreement; or
       (B) the holders of any outstanding obligations of the 
     public housing agency involved for which annual contributions 
     have been pledged; or
       (2) provide for payment of block grant amounts under this 
     title in an amount exceeding the allocation for the agency 
     determined under section 204.
     Any rule of law contrary to this subsection shall be deemed 
     inapplicable.

     SEC. 202. GRANT AUTHORITY, AMOUNT, AND ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary shall make block grants under 
     this title to eligible public housing agencies in accordance 
     with block grant contracts under section 201.
       (b) Performance Funds.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish 2 funds for 
     the provision of grants to eligible public housing agencies 
     under this title, as follows:
       (A) Capital fund.--A capital fund to provide capital and 
     management improvements to public housing developments.
       (B) Operating fund.--An operating fund for public housing 
     operations.
       (2) Flexibility of funding.--
       (A) In general.--A public housing agency may use up to 20 
     percent of the amounts from a grant under this title that are 
     allocated and provided from the capital fund for

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     activities that are eligible under section 203(a)(2) to be 
     funded with amounts from the operating fund.
       (B) Full flexibility for small pha's.--In the case of a 
     public housing agency that owns or operates less than 250 
     public housing dwelling units and is (in the determination of 
     the Secretary) operating and maintaining its public housing 
     in a safe, clean, and healthy condition, the agency may use 
     amounts from a grant under this title for any eligible 
     activities under section 203(a), regardless of the fund from 
     which the amounts were allocated and provided.
       (c) Amount of Grants.--The amount of the grant under this 
     title for a public housing agency for a fiscal year shall be 
     the amount of the allocation for the agency determined under 
     section 204, except as otherwise provided in this title and 
     title V.
       (d) Eligibility.--A public housing agency shall be an 
     eligible public housing agency with respect to a fiscal year 
     for purposes of this title only if--
       (1) the Secretary has entered into a block grant contract 
     with the agency;
       (2) the agency has submitted a local housing management 
     plan to the Secretary for such fiscal year;
       (3) the plan has been determined to comply with the 
     requirements under section 106 and the Secretary has not 
     notified the agency that the plan fails to comply with such 
     requirements;
       (4) the agency is exempt from local taxes, as provided 
     under subsection (e), or receives a contribution, as provided 
     under such subsection;
       (5) no member of the board of directors or other governing 
     body of the agency, or the executive director, has been 
     convicted of a felony;
       (6) the agency has entered into an agreement providing for 
     local cooperation in accordance with subsection (f); and
       (7) the agency has not been disqualified for a grant 
     pursuant to section 205(a) or title V.
       (e) Payments in Lieu of State and Local Taxation of Public 
     Housing Developments.--
       (1) Exemption from taxation.--A public housing agency may 
     receive a block grant under this title only if--
       (A)(i) the developments of the agency (exclusive of any 
     portions not assisted with amounts provided under this title) 
     are exempt from all real and personal property taxes levied 
     or imposed by the State, city, county, or other political 
     subdivision; and
       (ii) the public housing agency makes payments in lieu of 
     taxes to such taxing authority equal to 10 percent of the 
     sum, for units charged in the developments of the agency, of 
     the difference between the gross rent and the utility cost, 
     or such lesser amount as is--
       (I) prescribed by State law;
       (II) agreed to by the local governing body in its agreement 
     under subsection (f) for local cooperation with the public 
     housing agency or under a waiver by the local governing body; 
     or
       (III) due to failure of a local public body or bodies other 
     than the public housing agency to perform any obligation 
     under such agreement; or
       (B) the agency complies with the requirements under 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to public housing developments 
     (including public housing units in mixed-income 
     developments), but the agency agrees that the units other 
     than public housing units in any mixed-income developments 
     (as such term is defined in section 221(c)(2)) shall be 
     subject to any otherwise applicable real property taxes 
     imposed by the State, city, county or other political 
     subdivision.
       (2) Effect of failure to exempt from taxation.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a public housing agency that 
     does not comply with the requirements under such paragraph 
     may receive a block grant under this title, but only if the 
     State, city, county, or other political subdivision in which 
     the development is situated contributes, in the form of cash 
     or tax remission, the amount by which the taxes paid with 
     respect to the development exceed 10 percent of the gross 
     rent and utility cost charged in the development.
       (f) Local Cooperation.--In recognition that there should be 
     local determination of the need for low-income housing to 
     meet needs not being adequately met by private enterprise, 
     the Secretary may not make any grant under this title to a 
     public housing agency unless the governing body of the 
     locality involved has entered into an agreement with the 
     agency providing for the local cooperation required by the 
     Secretary pursuant to this title. The Secretary shall require 
     that each such agreement for local cooperation shall provide 
     that, notwithstanding any order, judgment, or decree of any 
     court (including any settlement order), before making any 
     amounts provided under a grant under this title available for 
     use for the production of any housing or other property not 
     previously used as public housing, the public housing agency 
     shall--
       (1) notify the chief executive officer (or other 
     appropriate official) of the unit of general local government 
     in which the public housing for which such amounts are to be 
     so used is located (or to be located) of such use; and
       (2) pursuant to the request of such unit of general local 
     government, provide such information as may reasonably be 
     requested by such unit of general local government regarding 
     the public housing to be so assisted (except to the extent 
     otherwise prohibited by law) and consult with representatives 
     of such local government regarding the public housing.
       (g) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
     Secretary may make a grant under this title for a public 
     housing agency that is not an eligible public housing agency 
     but only for the period necessary to secure, in accordance 
     with this title, an alternative public housing agency for the 
     public housing of the ineligible agency.
       (h) Recapture of Capital Assistance Amounts.--The Secretary 
     may recapture, from any grant amounts made available to a 
     public housing agency from the capital fund, any portion of 
     such amounts that are not used or obligated by the public 
     housing agency for use for eligible activities under section 
     203(a)(1) (or dedicated for use pursuant to section 
     202(b)(2)(A)) before the expiration of the 24-month period 
     beginning upon the award of such grant to the agency.

     SEC. 203. ELIGIBLE AND REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Eligible Activities.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (b) and in section 202(b)(2), grant amounts allocated and 
     provided from the capital fund and grant amounts allocated 
     and provided from the operating fund may be used for the 
     following activities:
       (1) Capital fund activities.--Grant amounts from the 
     capital fund may be used for--
       (A) the production and modernization of public housing 
     developments, including the redesign, reconstruction, and 
     reconfiguration of public housing sites and buildings and the 
     production of mixed-income developments;
       (B) vacancy reduction;
       (C) addressing deferred maintenance needs and the 
     replacement of dwelling equipment;
       (D) planned code compliance;
       (E) management improvements;
       (F) demolition and replacement under section 261;
       (G) tenant relocation;
       (H) capital expenditures to facilitate programs to improve 
     the economic empowerment and self-sufficiency of public 
     housing tenants; and
       (I) capital expenditures to improve the security and safety 
     of residents.
       (2) Operating fund activities.--Grant amounts from the 
     operating fund may be used for--
       (A) procedures and systems to maintain and ensure the 
     efficient management and operation of public housing units;
       (B) activities to ensure a program of routine preventative 
     maintenance;
       (C) anti-crime and anti-drug activities, including the 
     costs of providing adequate security for public housing 
     tenants;
       (D) activities related to the provision of services, 
     including service coordinators for elderly persons or persons 
     with disabilities and including child care services for 
     public housing residents;
       (E) activities to provide for management and participation 
     in the management of public housing by public housing 
     tenants;
       (F) the costs associated with the operation and management 
     of mixed-income developments;
       (G) the costs of insurance;
       (H) the energy costs associated with public housing units, 
     with an emphasis on energy conservation;
       (I) the costs of administering a public housing community 
     work program under section 105, including the costs of any 
     related insurance needs; and
       (J) activities in connection with a homeownership program 
     for public housing residents under subtitle D, including 
     providing financing or assistance for purchasing housing, or 
     the provision of financial assistance to resident management 
     corporations or resident councils to obtain training, 
     technical assistance, and educational assistance to promote 
     homeownership opportunities.
       (b) Required Conversion of Assistance for Public Housing to 
     Rental Housing Assistance.--
       (1) Requirement.--A public housing agency that receives 
     grant amounts under this title shall provide assistance in 
     the form of rental housing assistance under title III, or 
     appropriate site revitalization or other appropriate capital 
     improvements approved by the Secretary, in lieu of assisting 
     the operation and modernization of any building or buildings 
     of public housing, if the agency provides sufficient evidence 
     to the Secretary that the building or buildings--
       (A) are on the same or contiguous sites;
       (B) consist of more than 300 dwelling units;
       (C) have a vacancy rate of at least 10 percent for dwelling 
     units not in funded, on-schedule modernization programs;
       (D) are identified as distressed housing for which 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
       (E) have an estimated cost of continued operation and 
     modernization as public housing that exceeds the cost of 
     providing choice-based rental assistance under title III for 
     all families in occupancy, based on appropriate indicators of 
     cost (such as the percentage of the total development cost 
     required for modernization).
     Public housing agencies shall identify properties that meet 
     the definition of subparagraphs (A) through (E) and shall 
     consult with the appropriate public housing residents and the 
     appropriate unit of general local government in identifying 
     such properties.
       (2) Use of other amounts.--In addition to grant amounts 
     under this title attributable (pursuant to the formulas under 
     section 204) to the building or buildings identified under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary may use

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     amounts provided in appropriation Acts for choice-based 
     housing assistance under title III for families residing in 
     such building or buildings or for appropriate site 
     revitalization or other appropriate capital improvements 
     approved by the Secretary.
       (3) Enforcement.--The Secretary shall take appropriate 
     action to ensure conversion of any building or buildings 
     identified under paragraph (1) and any other appropriate 
     action under this subsection, if the public housing agency 
     fails to take appropriate action under this subsection.
       (4) Failure of pha's to comply with conversion 
     requirement.--If the Secretary determines that--
       (A) a public housing agency has failed under paragraph (1) 
     to identify a building or buildings in a timely manner,
       (B) a public housing agency has failed to identify one or 
     more buildings which the Secretary determines should have 
     been identified under paragraph (1), or
       (C) one or more of the buildings identified by the public 
     housing agency pursuant to paragraph (1) should not, in the 
     determination of the Secretary, have been identified under 
     that paragraph,
     the Secretary may identify a building or buildings for 
     conversion and take other appropriate action pursuant to this 
     subsection.
       (5) Cessation of unnecessary spending.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, if, in the determination of the 
     Secretary, a building or buildings meets or is likely to meet 
     the criteria set forth in paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
     direct the public housing agency to cease additional spending 
     in connection with such building or buildings, except to the 
     extent that additional spending is necessary to ensure safe, 
     clean, and healthy housing until the Secretary determines or 
     approves an appropriate course of action with respect to such 
     building or buildings under this subsection.
       (6) Use of budget authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, if a building or buildings are identified 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may authorize or 
     direct the transfer, to the choice-based or tenant-based 
     assistance program of such agency or to appropriate site 
     revitalization or other capital improvements approved by the 
     Secretary, 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 
     building or buildings pursuant to section 14 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect immediately before 
     the effective date of the repeal under section 601(b));
       (B) in the case of an agency receiving public housing 
     modernization assistance by formula pursuant to such section 
     14, any amounts provided to the agency which are attributable 
     pursuant to the formula for allocating such assistance to 
     such building or buildings;
       (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 
     such building or buildings pursuant to section 5(j)(2) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, as in effect immediately 
     before the effective date of the repeal under section 601(b); 
     and
       (D) in the case of an agency receiving assistance pursuant 
     to the formulas under section 204, any amounts provided to 
     the agency which are attributable pursuant to the formulas 
     for allocating such assistance to such building or buildings.
       (7) Relocation requirements.--Any public housing agency 
     carrying out conversion of public housing under this 
     subsection shall--
       (A) notify the families residing in the public housing 
     development subject to the conversion, in accordance with any 
     guidelines issued by the Secretary governing such 
     notifications, that--
       (i) the development will be removed from the inventory of 
     the public housing agency; and
       (ii) the families displaced by such action will receive 
     choice-based housing assistance or occupancy in a unit 
     operated or assisted by the public housing agency;
       (B) ensure that each family that is a resident of the 
     development is relocated to other safe, clean, and healthy 
     affordable housing, which is, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, housing of the family's choice, including 
     choice-based assistance under title III (provided that with 
     respect to choice-based assistance, the preceding requirement 
     shall be fulfilled only upon the relocation of such family 
     into such housing);
       (C) provide any necessary counseling for families displaced 
     by such action to facilitate relocation; and
       (D) provide any reasonable relocation expenses for families 
     displaced by such action.
       (8) Transition.--Any amounts made available to a public 
     housing agency to carry out section 202 of the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (enacted as 
     section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and 
     Appropriations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 
     1321-279)) may be used, to the extent or in such amounts as 
     are or have been provided in advance in appropriation Acts, 
     to carry out this section. The Secretary shall provide for 
     public housing agencies to conform and continue actions taken 
     under such section 202 in accordance with the requirements 
     under this section.
       (c) Extension of Deadlines.--The Secretary may, for a 
     public housing agency, extend any deadline established 
     pursuant to this section or a local housing management plan 
     for up to an additional 5 years if the Secretary makes a 
     determination that the deadline is impracticable.
       (d) Compliance With Plan.--The local housing management 
     plan submitted by a public housing agency (including any 
     amendments to the plan), unless determined under section 107 
     not to comply with the requirements under section 106, shall 
     be binding upon the Secretary and the public housing agency 
     and the agency shall use any grant amounts provided under 
     this title for eligible activities under subsection (a) in 
     accordance with the plan. This subsection may not be 
     construed to preclude changes or amendments to the plan, as 
     authorized under section 107 or any actions authorized by 
     this Act to be taken without regard to a local housing 
     management plan.
       (e) Eligible Activities for Increased Income.--Any public 
     housing agency that derives increased nonrental or rental 
     income, as referred to in subsection (c)(2)(B) or (d)(1)(D) 
     of section 204 or pursuant to provision of mixed-income 
     developments under section 221(c)(2), may use such amounts 
     for any eligible activity under paragraph (1) or (2) of 
     subsection (a) of this section or for providing choice-based 
     housing assistance under title III.

     SEC. 204. DETERMINATION OF GRANT ALLOCATION.

       (a) In General.--For each fiscal year, after reserving 
     amounts under section 111 from the aggregate amount made 
     available for the fiscal year for carrying out this title, 
     the Secretary shall allocate any remaining amounts among 
     eligible public housing agencies in accordance with this 
     section, so that the sum of all of the allocations for all 
     eligible authorities is equal to such remaining amount.
       (b) Allocation Amount.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     amount of the allocation for each eligible public housing 
     agency, which shall be--
       (1) for any fiscal year beginning after the enactment of a 
     law containing the formulas described in paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) of subsection (c), the sum of the amounts determined for 
     the agency under each such formula; or
       (2) for any fiscal year beginning before the expiration of 
     such period, the sum of--
       (A) the operating allocation determined under subsection 
     (d)(1) for the agency; and
       (B) the capital improvement allocation determined under 
     subsection (d)(2) for the agency.
       (c) Permanent Allocation Formulas for Capital and Operating 
     Funds.--
       (1) Establishment of capital fund formula.--The formula 
     under this paragraph shall provide for allocating assistance 
     under the capital fund for a fiscal year. The formula may 
     take into account such factors as--
       (A) the number of public housing dwelling units owned or 
     operated by the public housing agency, the characteristics 
     and locations of the developments, and the characteristics of 
     the families served and to be served (including the incomes 
     of the families);
       (B) the need of the public housing agency to carry out 
     rehabilitation and modernization activities, and 
     reconstruction, production, and demolition activities related 
     to public housing dwelling units owned or operated by the 
     public housing agency, including backlog and projected future 
     needs of the agency;
       (C) the cost of constructing and rehabilitating property in 
     the area; and
       (D) the need of the public housing agency to carry out 
     activities that provide a safe and secure environment in 
     public housing units owned or operated by the public housing 
     agency.
       (2) Establishment of operating fund formula.--
       (A) In general.--The formula under this paragraph shall 
     provide for allocating assistance under the operating fund 
     for a fiscal year. The formula may take into account such 
     factors as--
       (i) standards for the costs of operating and reasonable 
     projections of income, taking into account the 
     characteristics and locations of the public housing 
     developments and characteristics of the families served and 
     to be served (including the incomes of the families), or the 
     costs of providing comparable services as determined in 
     accordance with criteria or a formula representing the 
     operations of a prototype well-managed public housing 
     development;
       (ii) the number of public housing dwelling units owned or 
     operated by the public housing agency;
       (iii) the need of the public housing agency to carry out 
     anti-crime and anti-drug activities, including providing 
     adequate security for public housing residents; and
       (iv) any record by the public housing agency of exemplary 
     performance in the operation of public housing.
       (B) Incentive to increase income.--The formula shall 
     provide an incentive to encourage public housing agencies to 
     increase nonrental income and to increase rental income 
     attributable to their units by encouraging occupancy by 
     families whose incomes have increase while in occupancy and 
     newly admitted families. Any such incentive shall provide 
     that the agency shall derive the full benefit of any increase 
     in nonrental or rental income, and such increase shall not 
     result in a decrease in amounts provided to the agency under 
     this title. In addition, an agency shall be permitted to 
     retain, from each fiscal year, the full benefit of such an 
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     nonrental or rental income, except to the extent that such 
     benefit exceeds (i) 100 percent of the total amount of the 
     operating allocation for which the agency is eligible under 
     this section, and (ii) the maximum balance permitted for the 
     agency's operating reserve under this section and any 
     regulations issued under this section.
       (C) Treatment of utility rates.--The formula shall not take 
     into account the amount of any cost reductions for a public 
     housing agency due to the difference between projected and 
     actual utility rates attributable to actions that are taken 
     by the agency which lead to such reductions, as determined by 
     the Secretary. In the case of any public housing agency that 
     receives financing from any person or entity other than the 
     Secretary or enters into a performance contract to undertake 
     energy conservation improvements in a public housing 
     development, under which the payment does not exceed the cost 
     of the energy saved as a result of the improvements during a 
     reasonable negotiated contract period, the formula shall not 
     take into account the amount of any cost reductions for the 
     agency due to the differences between projected and actual 
     utility consumption attributable to actions that are taken by 
     the agency which lead to such reductions, as determined by 
     the Secretary. Notwithstanding the preceding 2 sentences, 
     after the expiration of the 10-year period beginning upon the 
     savings initially taking effect, the Secretary may reduce the 
     amount allocated to the agency under the formula by up to 50 
     percent of such differences.
       (3) Consideration of performance, costs, and other 
     factors.--The formulas under paragraphs (1) and (2) should 
     each reward performance and may each consider appropriate 
     factors that reflect the different characteristics and sizes 
     of public housing agencies, the relative needs, revenues, 
     costs, and capital improvements of agencies, and the relative 
     costs to agencies of operating a well-managed agency that 
     meets the performance targets for the agency established in 
     the local housing management plan for the agency.
       (4) Development under negotiated rulemaking procedure.--The 
     formulas under this subsection shall be developed according 
     to procedures for issuance of regulations under the 
     negotiated rulemaking procedure under subchapter III of 
     chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, except that the 
     formulas shall not be contained in a regulation.
       (5) Report.--Not later than the expiration of the 12-month 
     period beginning upon the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress containing 
     the proposed formulas established pursuant to paragraph (4) 
     that meets the requirements of this subsection.
       (d) Interim Allocation Requirements.--
       (1) Operating allocation.--
       (A) Applicability to appropriated amounts.--Of any amounts 
     available for allocation under this subsection for a fiscal 
     year, an amount shall be used only to provide amounts for 
     operating allocations under this paragraph for eligible 
     public housing agencies that bears the same ratio to such 
     total amount available for allocation that the amount 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1997 for operating subsidies 
     under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     bears to the sum of such operating subsidy amounts plus the 
     amounts appropriated for such fiscal year for modernization 
     under section 14 of such Act.
       (B) Determination.--The operating allocation under this 
     paragraph for a public housing agency for a fiscal year shall 
     be an amount determined by applying, to the amount to be 
     allocated under this paragraph, the formula used for 
     determining the distribution of operating subsidies for 
     fiscal year 1997 to public housing agencies (as modified 
     under subparagraphs (C) and (D)) under section 9 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, as in effect immediately 
     before the effective date of the repeal under section 601(b).
       (C) Treatment of chronically vacant units.--The Secretary 
     shall revise the formula referred to in subparagraph (B) so 
     that the formula does not provide any amounts, other than 
     utility costs and other necessary costs (such as costs 
     necessary for the protection of persons and property), 
     attributable to any dwelling unit of a public housing agency 
     that has been vacant continuously for 6 or more months. A 
     unit shall not be considered vacant for purposes of this 
     paragraph if the unit is unoccupied because of rehabilitation 
     or renovation that is on schedule.
       (D) Treatment of increases in income.--The Secretary shall 
     revise the formula referred to in subparagraph (B) to provide 
     an incentive to encourage public housing agencies to increase 
     nonrental income and to increase rental income attributable 
     to their units by encouraging occupancy by families whose 
     incomes have increased while in occupancy and newly admitted 
     families. Any such incentive shall provide that the agency 
     shall derive the full benefit of any increase in nonrental or 
     rental income, and such increase shall not result in a 
     decrease in amounts provided to the agency under this title. 
     In addition, an agency shall be permitted to retain, from 
     each fiscal year, the full benefit of such an increase in 
     nonrental or rental income, except that such benefit may not 
     be retained if--
       (i) the agency's operating allocation equals 100 percent of 
     the amount for which it is eligible under section 9 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, as in effect immediately 
     before the effective date of the repeal under section 601(b) 
     of this Act; and
       (ii) the agency's operating reserve balance is equal to the 
     maximum amount permitted under section 9 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as in effect immediately before the 
     effective date of the repeal under section 601(b) of this 
     Act.
       (2) Capital improvement allocation.--
       (A) Applicability to appropriated amounts.--Of any amounts 
     available for allocation under this subsection for a fiscal 
     year, an amount shall be used only to provide amounts for 
     capital improvement allocations under this paragraph for 
     eligible public housing agencies that bears the same ratio to 
     such total amount available for allocation that the amount 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1997 for modernization under 
     section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 bears to 
     the sum of such modernization amounts plus the amounts 
     appropriated for such fiscal year for operating subsidies 
     under section 9 of such Act.
       (B) Determination.--The capital improvement allocation 
     under this paragraph for an eligible public housing agency 
     for a fiscal year shall be determined by applying, to the 
     amount to be allocated under this paragraph, the formula used 
     for determining the distribution of modernization assistance 
     for fiscal year 1997 to public housing agencies under section 
     14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as in effect 
     immediately before the effective date of the repeal under 
     section 601(b), except that the Secretary shall establish a 
     method for taking into consideration allocation of amounts 
     under the comprehensive improvement assistance program.
       (e) Eligibility of Units Acquired From Proceeds of Sales 
     Under Demolition or Disposition Plan.--If a public housing 
     agency uses proceeds from the sale of units under a 
     homeownership program in accordance with section 251 to 
     acquire additional units to be sold to low-income families, 
     the additional units shall be counted as public housing for 
     purposes of determining the amount of the allocation to the 
     agency under this section until sale by the agency, but in 
     any case no longer than 5 years.

     SEC. 205. SANCTIONS FOR IMPROPER USE OF AMOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--In addition to any other actions 
     authorized under this title, if the Secretary finds pursuant 
     to an audit under section 541 that a public housing agency 
     receiving grant amounts under this title has failed to comply 
     substantially with any provision of this title, the Secretary 
     may--
       (1) terminate payments under this title to the agency;
       (2) withhold from the agency amounts from the total 
     allocation for the agency pursuant to section 204;
       (3) reduce the amount of future grant payments under this 
     title to the agency by an amount equal to the amount of such 
     payments that were not expended in accordance with this 
     title;
       (4) limit the availability of grant amounts provided to the 
     agency under this title to programs, projects, or activities 
     not affected by such failure to comply;
       (5) withhold from the agency amounts allocated for the 
     agency under title III; or
       (6) order other corrective action with respect to the 
     agency.
       (b) Termination of Compliance Action.--If the Secretary 
     takes action under subsection (a) with respect to a public 
     housing agency, the Secretary shall--
       (1) in the case of action under subsection (a)(1), resume 
     payments of grant amounts under this title to the agency in 
     the full amount of the total allocation under section 204 for 
     the agency at the time that the Secretary first determines 
     that the agency will comply with the provisions of this 
     title;
       (2) in the case of action under paragraph (2), (5), or (6) 
     of subsection (a), make withheld amounts available as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to ensure that the agency 
     complies with the provisions of this title; or
       (3) in the case of action under subsection (a)(4), release 
     such restrictions at the time that the Secretary first 
     determines that the agency will comply with the provisions of 
     this title.
           Subtitle B--Admissions and Occupancy Requirements

     SEC. 221. LOW-INCOME HOUSING REQUIREMENT.

       (a) Production Assistance.--Any public housing produced 
     using amounts provided under a grant under this title or 
     under the United States Housing Act of 1937 shall be operated 
     as public housing for the 40-year period beginning upon such 
     production.
       (b) Operating Assistance.--No portion of any public housing 
     development operated with amounts from a grant under this 
     title or operating assistance provided under the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 may be disposed of before the 
     expiration of the 10-year period beginning upon the 
     conclusion of the fiscal year for which the grant or such 
     assistance was provided, except as provided in this Act.
       (c) Capital Improvements Assistance.--Amounts may be used 
     for eligible activities under section 203(a)(1) only for the 
     following housing developments:
       (1) Low-income developments.--Amounts may be used for a 
     low-income housing development that--
       (A) is owned by public housing agencies;
       (B) is operated as low-income rental housing and produced 
     or operated with assistance provided under a grant under this 
     title; and
       (C) is consistent with the purposes of this title.
     Any development, or portion thereof, referred to in this 
     paragraph for which activities under section 203(a)(1) are 
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     using amounts from a grant under this title shall be 
     maintained and used as public housing for the 20-year period 
     beginning upon the receipt of such grant. Any public housing 
     development, or portion thereof, that received the benefit of 
     a grant pursuant to section 14 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 shall be maintained and used as public housing 
     for the 20-year period beginning upon receipt of such 
     amounts.
       (2) Mixed income developments.--Amounts may be used for 
     eligible activities under section 203(a)(1) for mixed-income 
     developments, which shall be a housing development that--
       (A) contains dwelling units that are available for 
     occupancy by families other than low-income families;
       (B) contains a number of dwelling units--
       (i) which units are made available (by master contract or 
     individual lease) for occupancy only by low- and very low-
     income families identified by the public housing agency;
       (ii) which number is not less than a reasonable number of 
     units, including related amenities, taking into account the 
     amount of the assistance provided by the agency compared to 
     the total investment (including costs of operation) in the 
     development;
       (iii) which units are subject to the statutory and 
     regulatory requirements of the public housing program, except 
     that the Secretary may grant appropriate waivers to such 
     statutory and regulatory requirements if reductions in 
     funding or other changes to the program make continued 
     application of such requirements impracticable;
       (iv) which units are specially designated as dwelling units 
     under this subparagraph, except the equivalent units in the 
     development may be substituted for designated units during 
     the period the units are subject to the requirements of the 
     public housing program; and
       (v) which units shall be eligible for assistance under this 
     title; and
       (C) is owned by the public housing agency, an affiliate 
     controlled by it, or another appropriate entity.
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, to 
     facilitate the establishment of socioeconomically mixed 
     communities, a public housing agency that uses grant amounts 
     under this title for a mixed income development under this 
     paragraph may, to the extent that income from such a 
     development reduces the amount of grant amounts used for 
     operating or other costs relating to public housing, use such 
     resulting savings to rent privately developed dwelling units 
     in the neighborhood of the mixed income development. Such 
     units shall be made available for occupancy only by low-
     income families eligible for residency in public housing.

     SEC. 222. FAMILY ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) In General.--Dwelling units in public housing may be 
     rented only to families who are low-income families at the 
     time of their initial occupancy of such units.
       (b) Income Mix Within Developments.--A public housing 
     agency may establish and utilize income-mix criteria for the 
     selection of residents for dwelling units in public housing 
     developments that limit admission to a development by 
     selecting applicants having incomes appropriate so that the 
     mix of incomes of families occupying the development at any 
     time is proportional to the income mix in the eligible 
     population of the jurisdiction of the agency at such time, as 
     adjusted to take into consideration the severity of housing 
     need. Any criteria established under this subsection shall be 
     subject to the provisions of subsection (c).
       (c) Income Mix.--
       (1) PHA income mix.--Of the public housing dwelling units 
     of a public housing agency made available for occupancy by 
     eligible families, not less than 35 percent shall be occupied 
     by families whose incomes at the time of occupancy do not 
     exceed 30 percent of the area median income, as determined by 
     the Secretary with adjustments for smaller and larger 
     families, except that the Secretary, may for purposes of this 
     subsection, 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 incomes. This 
     paragraph may not be construed to create any authority on the 
     part of any public housing agency to evict any family 
     residing in public housing solely because of the income of 
     the family or because of any noncompliance or overcompliance 
     with the requirement of this paragraph.
       (2) Prohibition of concentration of low-income families.--A 
     public housing agency may not, in complying with the 
     requirements under paragraph (1), concentrate very low-income 
     families (or other families with relatively low incomes) in 
     public housing dwelling units in certain public housing 
     developments or certain buildings within developments. The 
     Secretary may review the income and occupancy characteristics 
     of the public housing developments, and the buildings of such 
     developments, of public housing agencies to ensure compliance 
     with the provisions of this paragraph.
       (3) Fungibility with choice-based assistance.--If, during a 
     fiscal year, a public housing agency provides choice-based 
     housing assistance under title III for a number of low-income 
     families, who are initially assisted by the agency in such 
     year and have incomes described in section 321(b) (relating 
     to income targeting), which exceeds the number of families 
     that is required for the agency to comply with the percentage 
     requirement under such section 321(b) for such fiscal year, 
     notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, the number 
     of public housing dwelling units that the agency must 
     otherwise make available in accordance with such paragraph to 
     comply with the percentage requirement under such paragraph 
     shall be reduced by such excess number of families for such 
     fiscal year.
       (d) Waiver of Eligibility Requirements for Occupancy by 
     Police Officers.--
       (1) Authority and waiver.--To the extent necessary to 
     provide occupancy in public housing dwelling units to police 
     officers and other law enforcement or security personnel (who 
     are not otherwise eligible for residence in public housing) 
     and to increase security for other public housing residents 
     in developments where crime has been a problem, a public 
     housing agency may, with respect to such units and subject to 
     paragraph (2)--
       (A) waive--
       (i) the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and 
     section 225(a); and
       (ii) the applicability of--

       (I) any preferences for occupancy established under section 
     223;
       (II) the minimum rental amount established pursuant to 
     section 225(c) and any maximum monthly rental amount 
     established pursuant to section 225(b);
       (III) any criteria relating to income mix within 
     developments established under subsection (b);
       (IV) the income mix requirements under subsection (c); and
       (V) any other occupancy limitations or requirements; and

       (B) establish special rent requirements and other terms and 
     conditions of occupancy.
       (2) Conditions of waiver.--A public housing agency may take 
     the actions authorized in paragraph (1) only if agency 
     determines that such actions will increase security in the 
     public housing developments involved and will not result in a 
     significant reduction of units available for residence by 
     low-income families.

     SEC. 223. PREFERENCES FOR OCCUPANCY.

       (a) Authority To Establish.--Each public housing agency may 
     establish a system for making dwelling units in public 
     housing available for occupancy that provides preference for 
     such occupancy to families having certain characteristics.
       (b) Content.--Each system of preferences established 
     pursuant to this section shall be based upon local housing 
     needs and priorities, as determined by the public housing 
     agency using generally accepted data sources, including any 
     information obtained pursuant to an opportunity for public 
     comment as provided under section 106(e) and under the 
     requirements applicable to the comprehensive housing 
     affordability strategy for the relevant jurisdiction.
       (c) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that, to the greatest extent practicable, public housing 
     agencies involved in the selection of tenants under the 
     provisions of this title should adopt preferences for 
     individuals who are victims of domestic violence.

     SEC. 224. ADMISSION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Admission Requirements.--A public housing agency shall 
     ensure that each family residing in a public housing 
     development owned or administered by the agency is admitted 
     in accordance with the procedures established under this 
     title by the agency and the income limits under section 222.
       (b) Notification of Application Decisions.--A public 
     housing agency shall establish procedures designed to provide 
     for notification to an applicant for admission to public 
     housing of the determination with respect to such 
     application, the basis for the determination, and, if the 
     applicant is determined to be eligible for admission, the 
     projected date of occupancy (to the extent such date can 
     reasonably be determined). If an agency denies an applicant 
     admission to public housing, the agency shall notify the 
     applicant that the applicant may request an informal hearing 
     on the denial within a reasonable time of such notification.
       (c) Site-Based Waiting Lists.--A public housing agency may 
     establish procedures for maintaining waiting lists for 
     admissions to public housing developments of the agency, 
     which may include (notwithstanding any other law, regulation, 
     handbook, or notice to the contrary) a system of site-based 
     waiting lists whereby applicants may apply directly at or 
     otherwise designate the development or developments in which 
     they seek to reside. All such procedures shall comply with 
     all provisions of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 
     the Fair Housing Act, and other applicable civil rights laws.
       (d) Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence.--A 
     public housing agency shall be subject to the restrictions 
     regarding release of information relating to the identity and 
     new residence of any family in public housing that was a 
     victim of domestic violence that are applicable to shelters 
     pursuant to the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act. 
     The agency shall work with the United States Postal Service 
     to establish procedures consistent with the confidentiality 
     provisions in the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
       (e) Transfers.--A public housing agency may apply, to each 
     public housing resident seeking to transfer from one 
     development to another development owned or operated by the 
     agency, the screening procedures applicable at such time to 
     new applicants for public housing.

     SEC. 225. FAMILY CHOICE OF RENTAL PAYMENT.

       (a) Rental Contribution by Resident.--A family residing in 
     a public housing dwelling shall pay as monthly rent for the 
     unit the

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     amount determined under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection 
     (b), subject to the requirement under subsection (c). Each 
     public housing agency shall provide for each family residing 
     in a public housing dwelling unit owned or administered by 
     the agency to elect annually whether the rent paid by such 
     family shall be determined under paragraph (1) or (2) of 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Allowable Rent Structures.--
       (1) Flat rents.--Each public housing agency shall 
     establish, for each dwelling unit in public housing owned or 
     administered by the agency, a flat rental amount for the 
     dwelling unit, which shall--
       (A) be based on the rental value of the unit, as determined 
     by the public housing agency; and
       (B) be designed in accordance with subsection (e) so that 
     the rent structures do not create a disincentive for 
     continued residency in public housing by families who are 
     attempting to become economically self-sufficient through 
     employment or who have attained a level of self-sufficiency 
     through their own efforts.
     The rental amount for a dwelling unit shall be considered to 
     comply with the requirements of this paragraph if such amount 
     does not exceed the actual monthly costs to the public 
     housing agency attributable to providing and operating the 
     dwelling unit. The preceding sentence may not be construed to 
     require establishment of rental amounts equal to or based on 
     operating costs or to prevent public housing agencies from 
     developing flat rents required under this paragraph in any 
     other manner that may comply with this paragraph.
       (2) Income-based rents.--The monthly rental amount 
     determined under this paragraph for a family shall be an 
     amount, determined by the public housing agency, that does 
     not exceed the greatest of the following amounts (rounded to 
     the nearest dollar):
       (A) 30 percent of the monthly adjusted income of the 
     family.
       (B) 10 percent of the monthly income of the family.
       (C) If the family is receiving payments for welfare 
     assistance from a public agency and a part of such payments, 
     adjusted in accordance with the actual housing costs of the 
     family, is specifically designated by such agency to meet the 
     housing costs of the family, the portion of such payments 
     that is so designated.
     Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to require a 
     public housing agency to charge a monthly rent in the maximum 
     amount permitted under this paragraph.
       (c) Minimum Rental Amount.--Notwithstanding the method for 
     rent determination elected by a family pursuant to subsection 
     (a), each public housing agency shall require that the 
     monthly rent for each dwelling unit in public housing owned 
     or administered by the agency shall not be less than a 
     minimum amount (which amount shall include any amount allowed 
     for utilities), which shall be an amount determined by the 
     agency that is not less than $25 nor more than $50.
       (d) Hardship Provisions.--
       (1) Minimum rental.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (c), a public 
     housing agency shall grant an exemption from application of 
     the minimum monthly rental under such subsection to any 
     family unable to pay such amount because of financial 
     hardship, which shall include situations in which (i) the 
     family has lost eligibility for or is awaiting an eligibility 
     determination for a Federal, State, or local assistance 
     program, including a family that includes a member who is an 
     alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act who would be entitled to 
     public benefits but for title IV of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996; (ii) the family would be evicted as a result of the 
     imposition of the minimum rent requirement under subsection 
     (c); (iii) the income of the family has decreased because of 
     changed circumstance, including loss of employment; and (iv) 
     a death in the family has occurred; and other situations as 
     may be determined by the agency.
       (B) Waiting period.--If a resident requests a hardship 
     exemption under this paragraph and the public housing agency 
     reasonably determines the hardship to be of a temporary 
     nature, an exemption shall not be granted during the 90-day 
     period beginning upon the making of a request for the 
     exemption. A resident may not be evicted during such 90-day 
     period for nonpayment of rent. In such a case, if the 
     resident thereafter demonstrates that the financial hardship 
     is of a long-term basis, the agency shall retroactively 
     exempt the resident from the applicability of the minimum 
     rent requirement for such 90-day period.
       (2) Switching rent determination methods.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a), in the case of a family that has elected to 
     pay rent in the amount determined under subsection (b)(1), a 
     public housing agency shall provide for the family to pay 
     rent in the amount determined under subsection (b)(2) during 
     the period for which such election was made if the family is 
     unable to pay the amount determined under subsection (b)(1) 
     because of financial hardship, including--
       (A) situations in which the income of the family has 
     decreased because of changed circumstances, loss of reduction 
     of employment, death in the family, and reduction in or loss 
     of income or other assistance;
       (B) an increase, because of changed circumstances, in the 
     family's expenses for--
       (i) medical costs;
       (ii) child care;
       (iii) transportation;
       (iv) education; or
       (v) similar items; and
       (C) such other situations as may be determined by the 
     agency.
       (e) Encouragement of Self-Sufficiency.--The rental policy 
     developed by each public housing agency shall encourage and 
     reward employment and economic self-sufficiency.
       (f) Income Reviews.--Each public housing agency shall 
     review the income of each family occupying a dwelling unit in 
     public housing owned or administered by the agency not less 
     than annually, except that, in the case of families that are 
     paying rent in the amount determined under subsection (b)(1), 
     the agency shall review the income of such family not less 
     than once every 3 years.
       (g) Disallowance of Earned Income From Rent 
     Determinations.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the rent payable under this section by a family whose 
     income increases as a result of employment of a member of the 
     family who was previously unemployed for 1 or more years 
     (including a family whose income increases as a result of the 
     participation of a family member in any family self-
     sufficiency or other job training program) may not be 
     increased as a result of the increased income due to such 
     employment during the 18-month period beginning on the date 
     on which the employment is commenced.
       (2) Phase-in of rent increases.--After the expiration of 
     the 18-month period referred to in paragraph (1), rent 
     increases due to the continued employment of the family 
     member described in paragraph (1) shall be phased in over a 
     subsequent 3-year period.
       (3) Transition.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), any resident of public housing 
     participating in the program under the authority contained in 
     the undesignated paragraph at the end of section 3(c)(3) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect before 
     the effective date of the repeal under section 601(b) of this 
     Act) shall be governed by such authority after such date.
       (h) Phase-In of Rent Contribution Increases After Effective 
     Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), for 
     any family residing in a dwelling unit in public housing upon 
     the effective date of this Act, if the monthly contribution 
     for rental of an assisted dwelling unit to be paid by the 
     family upon initial applicability of this title is greater 
     than the amount paid by the family under the provisions of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 immediately before such 
     applicability, any such resulting increase in rent 
     contribution shall be--
       (A) phased in equally over a period of not less than 3 
     years, if such increase is 30 percent or more of such 
     contribution before initial applicability; and
       (B) limited to not more than 10 percent per year if such 
     increase is more than 10 percent but less than 30 percent of 
     such contribution before initial applicability.
       (2) Exception.--The minimum rental amount under subsection 
     (c) shall apply to each family described in paragraph (1) of 
     this subsection, notwithstanding such paragraph.

     SEC. 226. LEASE REQUIREMENTS.

       In renting dwelling units in a public housing development, 
     each public housing agency shall utilize leases that--
       (1) do not contain unreasonable terms and conditions;
       (2) obligate the public housing agency to maintain the 
     development in compliance with the housing quality 
     requirements under section 232;
       (3) require the public housing agency to give adequate 
     written notice of termination of the lease, which shall not 
     be less than--
       (A) the period provided under the applicable law of the 
     jurisdiction or 14 days, whichever is less, in the case of 
     nonpayment of rent;
       (B) a reasonable period of time, but not to exceed 14 days, 
     when the health or safety of other residents or public 
     housing agency employees is threatened; and
       (C) the period of time provided under the applicable law of 
     the jurisdiction, in any other case;
       (4) contain the provisions required under sections 642 and 
     643 (relating to limitations on occupancy in federally 
     assisted housing); and
       (5) specify that, with respect to any notice of eviction or 
     termination, notwithstanding any State law, a public housing 
     resident shall be informed of the opportunity, prior to any 
     hearing or trial, to examine any relevant documents, records 
     or regulations directly related to the eviction or 
     termination.

     SEC. 227. DESIGNATED HOUSING FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED 
                   FAMILIES.

       (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 the information required under 
     subsection (d) is in effect may provide public housing 
     developments (or portions of developments) 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 developments (or portions of 
     developments) that are designated for occupancy as provided 
     in paragraph (1), the public housing agency may make units in 
     such developments (or portions) available only to the types 
     of families for whom the development is designated.

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       (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 development 
     (or portion of a development) designated under paragraph (1) 
     for occupancy by only elderly families, the agency may 
     provide that near-elderly families may occupy dwelling units 
     in the development (or portion).
       (b) Standards Regarding Evictions.--Except as provided in 
     subtitle C of title VI, any tenant who is lawfully residing 
     in a dwelling unit in a public housing development may not be 
     evicted or otherwise required to vacate such unit because of 
     the designation of the development (or portion of a 
     development) pursuant to this section or because of any 
     action taken by the Secretary or any public housing agency 
     pursuant to this section.
       (c) Relocation Assistance.--A public housing agency that 
     designates any existing development or building, or portion 
     thereof, for occupancy as provided under subsection (a)(1) 
     shall provide, to each person and family who agrees to be 
     relocated in connection with such designation--
       (1) notice of the designation and an explanation of 
     available relocation benefits, as soon as is practicable for 
     the agency and the person or family;
       (2) access to comparable housing (including appropriate 
     services and design features), which may include choice-based 
     rental housing assistance under title III, at a rental rate 
     paid by the tenant that is comparable to that applicable to 
     the unit from which the person or family has vacated; and
       (3) payment of actual, reasonable moving expenses.
       (d) Required Inclusions in Local Housing Management Plan.--
     A public housing agency may designate a development (or 
     portion of a development) for occupancy under subsection 
     (a)(1) only if the agency, as part of the agency's local 
     housing management plan--
       (1) establishes that the designation of the development 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; or
       (B) to meet the housing needs of the low-income population 
     of the jurisdiction; and
       (2) includes a description of--
       (A) the development (or portion of a development) to be 
     designated;
       (B) the types of tenants for which the development is to be 
     designated;
       (C) any supportive services to be provided to tenants of 
     the designated development (or portion);
       (D) how the design and related facilities (as such term is 
     defined in section 202(d)(8) of the Housing Act of 1959) of 
     the development accommodate the special environmental needs 
     of the intended occupants; and
       (E) any plans to secure additional resources or housing 
     assistance to provide assistance to families that may have 
     been housed if occupancy in the development were not 
     restricted pursuant to this section.
     For purposes of this subsection, the term ``supportive 
     services'' means services designed to meet the special needs 
     of residents. Notwithstanding section 107, the Secretary may 
     approve a local housing management plan without approving the 
     portion of the plan covering designation of a development 
     pursuant to this section.
       (e) Effectiveness.--
       (1) Initial 5-year effectiveness.--The information required 
     under subsection (d) shall be in effect for purposes of this 
     section during the 5-year period that begins upon 
     notification under section 107(a) of the public housing 
     agency that the information complies with the requirements 
     under section 106 and this section.
       (2) Renewal.--Upon the expiration of the 5-year period 
     under paragraph (1) or any 2-year period under this 
     paragraph, an agency may extend the effectiveness of the 
     designation and information for an additional 2-year period 
     (that begins upon such expiration) by submitting to the 
     Secretary any information needed to update the information. 
     The Secretary may not limit the number of times a public 
     housing agency extends the effectiveness of a designation and 
     information under this paragraph.
       (3) Treatment of existing plans.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, a public housing agency shall be 
     considered to have submitted the information required under 
     this section if the agency has submitted to the Secretary an 
     application and allocation plan under section 7 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect before the effective 
     date of the repeal under section 601(b) of this Act) that has 
     not been approved or disapproved before such effective date.
       (4) Transition provision.--Any application and allocation 
     plan approved under section 7 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (as in effect before the effective date of the 
     repeal under section 601(b) of this Act) before such 
     effective date shall be considered to be the information 
     required to be submitted under this section and that is in 
     effect for purposes of this section for the 5-year period 
     beginning upon such approval.
       (f) Inapplicability of Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
     Real Property Acquisitions Policy Act of 1970.--No resident 
     of a public housing development 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 development or building, or 
     portion thereof, for occupancy as provided under subsection 
     (a) of this section.
       (g) Use of Amounts.--Any amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     section 10(b) of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension 
     Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-120) may also be used, to the 
     extent or in such amounts as are or have been provided in 
     advance in appropriation Acts, for choice-based rental 
     housing assistance under title III for public housing 
     agencies to implement this section.
                         Subtitle C--Management

     SEC. 231. MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES.

       (a) Sound Management.--A public housing agency that 
     receives grant amounts under this title shall establish and 
     comply with procedures and practices sufficient to ensure 
     that the public housing developments owned or administered by 
     the agency are operated in a sound manner.
       (b) Accounting System for Rental Collections and Costs.--
       (1) Establishment.--Each public housing agency that 
     receives grant amounts under this title shall establish and 
     maintain a system of accounting for rental collections and 
     costs (including administrative, utility, maintenance, 
     repair, and other operating costs) for each project and 
     operating cost center (as determined by the Secretary).
       (2) Access to records.--Each public housing agency shall 
     make available to the general public the information required 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) regarding collections and costs.
       (3) Exemption.--The Secretary may permit authorities owning 
     or operating fewer than 500 dwelling units to comply with the 
     requirements of this subsection by accounting on an agency-
     wide basis.
       (c) Management by Other Entities.--Except as otherwise 
     provided under this Act, a public housing agency may contract 
     with any other entity to perform any of the management 
     functions for public housing owned or operated by the public 
     housing agency.

     SEC. 232. HOUSING QUALITY REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Each public housing agency that receives 
     grant amounts under this Act shall maintain its public 
     housing in a condition that complies--
       (1) in the case of public housing located in a jurisdiction 
     which has in effect laws, regulations, standards, or codes 
     regarding habitability of residential dwellings, with such 
     applicable laws, regulations, standards, or codes; or
       (2) in the case of public housing located in a jurisdiction 
     which does not have in effect laws, regulations, standards, 
     or codes described in paragraph (1), with the housing quality 
     standards established under subsection (b).
       (b) Federal Housing Quality Standards.--The Secretary shall 
     establish housing quality standards under this subsection 
     that ensure that public housing dwelling units are safe, 
     clean, and healthy. Such standards shall include requirements 
     relating to habitability, including maintenance, health and 
     sanitation factors, condition, and construction of dwellings, 
     and shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be consistent 
     with the standards established under section 328(c). The 
     Secretary shall differentiate between major and minor 
     violations of such standards.
       (c) Determinations.--Each public housing agency providing 
     housing assistance shall identify, in the local housing 
     management plan of the agency, whether the agency is 
     utilizing the standard under paragraph (1) or (2) of 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Annual Inspections.--Each public housing agency that 
     owns or operates public housing shall make an annual 
     inspection of each public housing development to determine 
     whether units in the development are maintained in accordance 
     with the requirements under subsection (a). The agency shall 
     retain the results of such inspections and, upon the request 
     of the Secretary, the Inspector General for the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, or any auditor conducting an 
     audit under section 541, shall make such results available.

     SEC. 233. EMPLOYMENT OF RESIDENTS.

       Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 
     (12 U.S.C. 1701u) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``public and Indian housing agencies'' and 
     inserting ``public housing agencies and recipients of grants 
     under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
     Determination Act of 1996''; and
       (ii) by striking ``development assistance'' and all that 
     follows through the end and inserting ``assistance provided 
     under title II of the Housing Opportunity and Responsibility 
     Act of 1997 and used for the housing production, operation, 
     or capital needs.''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``managed by the 
     public or Indian housing agency'' and inserting ``assisted by 
     the public housing agency or the recipient of a grant under 
     the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
     Act of 1996'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``public and Indian housing agencies'' and 
     inserting ``public housing agencies and recipients of grants 
     under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
     Determination Act of 1996''; and
       (ii) by striking ``development assistance'' and all that 
     follows through ``section 14 of that Act'' and inserting 
     ``assistance provided under title II of the Housing 
     Opportunity

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     and Responsibility Act of 1997 and used for the housing 
     production, operation, or capital needs''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``operated by the 
     public or Indian housing agency'' and inserting ``assisted by 
     the public housing agency or the recipient of a grant under 
     the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
     Act of 1996'';
       (3) in subsections (c)(1)(A) and (d)(1)(A), by striking 
     ``make their best efforts,'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``to the maximum extent that is possible and'';
       (4) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ``to give'' and 
     inserting ``give''; and
       (5) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking ``to award'' and 
     inserting ``award''.

     SEC. 234. RESIDENT COUNCILS AND RESIDENT MANAGEMENT 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       (a) Resident Councils.--The residents of a public housing 
     development may establish a resident council for the 
     development for purposes of consideration of issues relating 
     to residents, representation of resident interests, and 
     coordination and consultation with a public housing agency. A 
     resident council shall be an organization or association 
     that--
       (1) is nonprofit in character;
       (2) is representative of the residents of the eligible 
     housing;
       (3) adopts written procedures providing for the election of 
     officers on a regular basis; and
       (4) has a democratically elected governing board, which is 
     elected by the residents of the eligible housing on a regular 
     basis.
       (b) Resident Management Corporations.--
       (1) Establishment.--The residents of a public housing 
     development may establish a resident management corporation 
     for the purpose of assuming the responsibility for the 
     management of the development under section 235 or purchasing 
     a development.
       (2) Requirements.--A resident management corporation shall 
     be a corporation that--
       (A) is nonprofit in character;
       (B) is organized under the laws of the State in which the 
     development is located;
       (C) has as its sole voting members the residents of the 
     development; and
       (D) is established by the resident council for the 
     development or, if there is not a resident council, by a 
     majority of the households of the development.

     SEC. 235. MANAGEMENT BY RESIDENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION.

       (a) Authority.--A public housing agency may enter into a 
     contract under this section with a resident management 
     corporation to provide for the management of public housing 
     developments by the corporation.
       (b) Contract.--A contract under this section for management 
     of public housing developments by a resident management 
     corporation shall establish the respective management rights 
     and responsibilities of the corporation and the public 
     housing agency. The contract shall be consistent with the 
     requirements of this Act applicable to public housing 
     development and may include specific terms governing 
     management personnel and compensation, access to public 
     housing records, submission of and adherence to budgets, rent 
     collection procedures, resident income verification, resident 
     eligibility determinations, resident eviction, the 
     acquisition of supplies and materials and such other matters 
     as may be appropriate. The contract shall be treated as a 
     contracting out of services.
       (c) Bonding and Insurance.--Before assuming any management 
     responsibility for a public housing development, the resident 
     management corporation shall provide fidelity bonding and 
     insurance, or equivalent protection. Such bonding and 
     insurance, or its equivalent, shall be adequate to protect 
     the Secretary and the public housing agency against loss, 
     theft, embezzlement, or fraudulent acts on the part of the 
     resident management corporation or its employees.
       (d) Block Grant Assistance and Income.--A contract under 
     this section shall provide for--
       (1) the public housing agency to provide a portion of the 
     block grant assistance under this title to the resident 
     management corporation for purposes of operating the public 
     housing development covered by the contract and performing 
     such other eligible activities with respect to the 
     development as may be provided under the contract;
       (2) the amount of income expected to be derived from the 
     development itself (from sources such as rents and charges);
       (3) the amount of income to be provided to the development 
     from the other sources of income of the public housing agency 
     (such as interest income, administrative fees, and rents); 
     and
       (4) any income generated by a resident management 
     corporation of a public housing development that exceeds the 
     income estimated under the contract shall be used for 
     eligible activities under section 203(a).
       (e) Calculation of Total Income.--
       (1) Maintenance of support.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     amount of assistance provided by a public housing agency to a 
     public housing development managed by a resident management 
     corporation may not be reduced during the 3-year period 
     beginning on the date on which the resident management 
     corporation is first established for the development.
       (2) Reductions and increases in support.--If the total 
     income of a public housing agency is reduced or increased, 
     the income provided by the public housing agency to a public 
     housing development managed by a resident management 
     corporation shall be reduced or increased in proportion to 
     the reduction or increase in the total income of the agency, 
     except that any reduction in block grant amounts under this 
     title to the agency that occurs as a result of fraud, waste, 
     or mismanagement by the agency shall not affect the amount 
     provided to the resident management corporation.

     SEC. 236. TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN HOUSING TO 
                   INDEPENDENT MANAGER AT REQUEST OF RESIDENTS.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary may transfer the 
     responsibility and authority for management of specified 
     housing (as such term is defined in subsection (h)) from a 
     public housing agency to an eligible management entity, in 
     accordance with the requirements of this section, if--
       (1) such housing is owned or operated by a public housing 
     agency that is designated as a troubled agency under section 
     533(a); and
       (2) the Secretary determines that--
       (A) such housing has deferred maintenance, physical 
     deterioration, or obsolescence of major systems and other 
     deficiencies in the physical plant of the project;
       (B) such housing is occupied predominantly by families with 
     children who are in a severe state of distress, characterized 
     by such factors as high rates of unemployment, teenage 
     pregnancy, single-parent households, long-term dependency on 
     public assistance and minimal educational achievement;
       (C) such housing is located in an area such that the 
     housing is subject to recurrent vandalism and criminal 
     activity (including drug-related criminal activity); and
       (D) the residents can demonstrate that the elements of 
     distress for such housing specified in subparagraphs (A) 
     through (C) can be remedied by an entity that has a 
     demonstrated capacity to manage, with reasonable expenses for 
     modernization.
     Such a transfer may be made only as provided in this section, 
     pursuant to the approval by the Secretary of a request for 
     the transfer made by a majority vote of the residents for the 
     specified housing, after consultation with the public housing 
     agency for the specified housing.
       (b) Block Grant Assistance.--Pursuant to a contract under 
     subsection (c), the Secretary shall require the public 
     housing agency for specified housing to provide to the 
     manager for the housing, from any block grant amounts under 
     this title for the agency, fair and reasonable amounts for 
     operating costs for the housing. The amount made available 
     under this subsection to a manager shall be determined by the 
     Secretary based on the share for the specified housing of the 
     total block grant amounts for the public housing agency 
     transferring the housing, taking into consideration the 
     operating and capital improvement needs of the specified 
     housing, the operating and capital improvement needs of the 
     remaining public housing units managed by the public housing 
     agency, and the local housing management plan of such agency.
       (c) Contract Between Secretary and Manager.--
       (1) Requirements.--Pursuant to the approval of a request 
     under this section for transfer of the management of 
     specified housing, the Secretary shall enter into a contract 
     with the eligible management entity.
       (2) Terms.-- A contract under this subsection shall contain 
     provisions establishing the rights and responsibilities of 
     the manager with respect to the specified housing and the 
     Secretary and shall be consistent with the requirements of 
     this Act applicable to public housing developments.
       (d) Compliance With Local Housing Management Plan.--A 
     manager of specified housing under this section shall comply 
     with the approved local housing management plan applicable to 
     the housing and shall submit such information to the public 
     housing agency from which management was transferred as may 
     be necessary for such agency to prepare and update its local 
     housing management plan.
       (e) Demolition and Disposition by Manager.--A manager under 
     this section may demolish or dispose of specified housing 
     only if, and in the manner, provided for in the local housing 
     management plan for the agency transferring management of the 
     housing.
       (f) Limitation on PHA Liability.--A public housing agency 
     that is not a manager for specified housing shall not be 
     liable for any act or failure to act by a manager or resident 
     council for the specified housing.
       (g) Treatment of Manager.--To the extent not inconsistent 
     with this section and to the extent the Secretary determines 
     not inconsistent with the purposes of this Act, a manager of 
     specified housing under this section shall be considered to 
     be a public housing agency for purposes of this title.
       (h) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Eligible management entity.--The term ``eligible 
     management entity'' means, with respect to any public housing 
     development, any of the following entities:
       (A) Nonprofit organization.--A public or private nonprofit 
     organization, which shall--
       (i) include a resident management corporation or resident 
     management organization and, as determined by the Secretary, 
     a public or private nonprofit organization sponsored by the 
     public housing agency that owns the development; and
       (ii) not include the public housing agency that owns the 
     development.

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       (B) For-profit entity.--A for-profit entity that has 
     demonstrated experience in providing low-income housing.
       (C) State or local government.--A State or local 
     government, including an agency or instrumentality thereof.
       (D) Public housing agency.--A public housing agency (other 
     than the public housing agency that owns the development).
     The term does not include a resident council.
       (2) Manager.--The term ``manager'' means any eligible 
     management entity that has entered into a contract under this 
     section with the Secretary for the management of specified 
     housing.
       (3) Nonprofit.--The term ``nonprofit'' means, with respect 
     to an organization, association, corporation, or other 
     entity, that no part of the net earnings of the entity inures 
     to the benefit of any member, founder, contributor, or 
     individual.
       (4) Private nonprofit organization.--The term ``private 
     nonprofit organization'' means any private organization 
     (including a State or locally chartered organization) that--
       (A) is incorporated under State or local law;
       (B) is nonprofit in character;
       (C) complies with standards of financial accountability 
     acceptable to the Secretary; and
       (D) has among its purposes significant activities related 
     to the provision of decent housing that is affordable to low-
     income families.
       (5) Public housing agency.--The term ``public housing 
     agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 103(a).
       (6) Public nonprofit organization.--The term ``public 
     nonprofit organization'' means any public entity that is 
     nonprofit in character.
       (7) Specified housing.--The term ``specified housing'' 
     means a public housing development or developments, or a 
     portion of a development or developments, for which the 
     transfer of management is requested under this section. The 
     term includes one or more contiguous buildings and an area of 
     contiguous row houses, but in the case of a single building, 
     the building shall be sufficiently separable from the 
     remainder of the development of which it is part to make 
     transfer of the management of the building feasible for 
     purposes of this section.

     SEC. 237. RESIDENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage 
     increased resident management of public housing developments, 
     as a means of improving existing living conditions in public 
     housing developments, by providing increased flexibility for 
     public housing developments that are managed by residents 
     by--
       (1) permitting the retention, and use for certain purposes, 
     of any revenues exceeding operating and project costs; and
       (2) providing funding, from amounts otherwise available, 
     for technical assistance to promote formation and development 
     of resident management entities.
     For purposes of this section, the term ``public housing 
     development'' includes one or more contiguous buildings or an 
     area of contiguous row houses the elected resident councils 
     of which approve the establishment of a resident management 
     corporation and otherwise meet the requirements of this 
     section.
       (b) Program Requirements.--
       (1) Resident council.--As a condition of entering into a 
     resident opportunity program, the elected resident council of 
     a public housing development shall approve the establishment 
     of a resident management corporation that complies with the 
     requirements of section 234(b)(2). When such approval is made 
     by the elected resident council of a building or row house 
     area, the resident opportunity program shall not interfere 
     with the rights of other families residing in the development 
     or harm the efficient operation of the development. The 
     resident management corporation and the resident council may 
     be the same organization, if the organization complies with 
     the requirements applicable to both the corporation and 
     council.
       (2) Public housing management specialist.--The resident 
     council of a public housing development, in cooperation with 
     the public housing agency, shall select a qualified public 
     housing management specialist to assist in determining the 
     feasibility of, and to help establish, a resident management 
     corporation and to provide training and other duties agreed 
     to in the daily operations of the development.
       (3) Management responsibilities.--A resident management 
     corporation that qualifies under this section, and that 
     supplies insurance and bonding or equivalent protection 
     sufficient to the Secretary and the public housing agency, 
     shall enter into a contract with the agency establishing the 
     respective management rights and responsibilities of the 
     corporation and the agency. The contract shall be treated as 
     a contracting out of services and shall be subject to the 
     requirements under section 235 for such contracts.
       (4) Annual audit.--The books and records of a resident 
     management corporation operating a public housing development 
     shall be audited annually by a certified public accountant. A 
     written report of each such audit shall be forwarded to the 
     public housing agency and the Secretary.
       (c) Comprehensive Improvement Assistance.--Public housing 
     developments managed by resident management corporations may 
     be provided with modernization assistance from grant amounts 
     under this title for purposes of renovating such 
     developments. If such renovation activities (including the 
     planning and architectural design of the rehabilitation) are 
     administered by a resident management corporation, the public 
     housing agency involved may not retain, for any 
     administrative or other reason, any portion of the assistance 
     provided pursuant to this subsection unless otherwise 
     provided by contract.
       (d) Waiver of Federal Requirements.--
       (1) Waiver of regulatory requirements.--Upon the request of 
     any resident management corporation and public housing 
     agency, and after notice and an opportunity to comment is 
     afforded to the affected residents, the Secretary may waive 
     (for both the resident management corporation and the public 
     housing agency) any requirement established by the Secretary 
     (and not specified in any statute) that the Secretary 
     determines to unnecessarily increase the costs or restrict 
     the income of a public housing development.
       (2) Waiver to permit employment.--Upon the request of any 
     resident management corporation, the Secretary may, subject 
     to applicable collective bargaining agreements, permit 
     residents of such development to volunteer a portion of their 
     labor.
       (3) Exceptions.--The Secretary may not waive under this 
     subsection any requirement with respect to income eligibility 
     for purposes of section 222, family rental payments under 
     section 225, tenant or applicant protections, employee 
     organizing rights, or rights of employees under collective 
     bargaining agreements.
       (e) Operating Assistance and Development Income.--
       (1) Calculation of operating subsidy.--The grant amounts 
     received under this title by a public housing agency used for 
     operating fund activities under section 203(a)(2) that are 
     allocated to a public housing development managed by a 
     resident management corporation shall not be less than per 
     unit monthly amount of such assistance used by the public 
     housing agency in the previous year, as determined on an 
     individual development basis.
       (2) Contract requirements.--Any contract for management of 
     a public housing development entered into by a public housing 
     agency and a resident management corporation shall specify 
     the amount of income expected to be derived from the 
     development itself (from sources such as rents and charges) 
     and the amount of income funds to be provided to the 
     development from the other sources of income of the agency 
     (such as assistance for operating activities under section 
     203(a)(2), interest income, administrative fees, and rents).
       (f) Resident Management Technical Assistance and 
     Training.--
       (1) Financial assistance.--To the extent budget authority 
     is available under this title, the Secretary shall provide 
     financial assistance to resident management corporations or 
     resident councils that obtain, by contract or otherwise, 
     technical assistance for the development of resident 
     management entities, including the formation of such 
     entities, the development of the management capability of 
     newly formed or existing entities, the identification of the 
     social support needs of residents of public housing 
     developments, and the securing of such support. In addition, 
     the Secretary may provide financial assistance to resident 
     management corporations or resident councils for activities 
     sponsored by resident organizations for economic uplift, such 
     as job training, economic development, security, and other 
     self-sufficiency activities beyond those related to the 
     management of public housing. The Secretary may require 
     resident councils or resident management corporations to 
     utilize public housing agencies or other qualified 
     organizations as contract administrators with respect to 
     financial assistance provided under this paragraph.
       (2) Limitation on assistance.--The financial assistance 
     provided under this subsection with respect to any public 
     housing development may not exceed $100,000.
       (3) Prohibition.--A resident management corporation or 
     resident council may not, before the award to the corporation 
     or council of a grant amount under this subsection, enter 
     into any contract or other agreement with any entity to 
     provide such entity with amounts from the grant for providing 
     technical assistance or carrying out other activities 
     eligible for assistance with amounts under this subsection. 
     Any such agreement entered into in violation of this 
     paragraph shall be void and unenforceable.
       (4) Funding.--Of any amounts made available under section 
     282(1) for use under the capital fund, the Secretary may use 
     to carry out this subsection $15,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998.
       (5) Limitation regarding assistance under hope grant 
     program.--The Secretary may not provide financial assistance 
     under this subsection to any resident management corporation 
     or resident council with respect to which assistance for the 
     development or formation of such entity is provided under 
     title III of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in 
     effect before the effective date of the repeal under section 
     601(b) of this Act).
       (6) Technical assistance and clearinghouse.--The Secretary 
     may use up to 10 percent of the amount made available 
     pursuant to paragraph (4)--
       (A) to provide technical assistance, directly or by grant 
     or contract, and
       (B) to receive, collect, process, assemble, and disseminate 
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     in connection with activities under this subsection.
       (g) Assessment and Report by Secretary.--Not later than 3 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) conduct an evaluation and assessment of resident 
     management, and particularly of the effect of resident 
     management on living conditions in public housing; and
       (2) submit to the Congress a report setting forth the 
     findings of the Secretary as a result of the evaluation and 
     assessment and including any recommendations the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate.
       (h) Applicability.--Any management contract between a 
     public housing agency and a resident management corporation 
     that is entered into after the date of the enactment of the 
     Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 
     1988 shall be subject to this section and any regulations 
     issued to carry out this section.
                       Subtitle D--Homeownership

     SEC. 251. RESIDENT HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--A public housing agency may carry out a 
     homeownership program in accordance with this section and the 
     local housing management plan of the agency to make public 
     housing dwelling units, public housing developments, and 
     other housing projects available for purchase by low-income 
     families. An agency may transfer a unit only pursuant to a 
     homeownership program approved by the Secretary. 
     Notwithstanding section 107, the Secretary may approve a 
     local housing management plan without approving the portion 
     of the plan regarding a homeownership program pursuant to 
     this section. In the case of the portion of a plan regarding 
     the homeownership program that is submitted separately 
     pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall 
     approve or disapprove such portion not later than 60 days 
     after the submission of such portion.
       (b) Participating Units.--A program under this section may 
     cover any existing public housing dwelling units or projects, 
     and may include other dwelling units and housing owned, 
     operated, or assisted, or otherwise acquired for use under 
     such program, by the public housing agency.
       (c) Eligible Purchasers.--
       (1) Low-income requirement.--Only low-income families 
     assisted by a public housing agency, other low-income 
     families, and entities formed to facilitate such sales by 
     purchasing units for resale to low-income families shall be 
     eligible to purchase housing under a homeownership program 
     under this section.
       (2) Other requirements.--A public housing agency may 
     establish other requirements or limitations for families to 
     purchase housing under a homeownership program under this 
     section, including requirements or limitations regarding 
     employment or participation in employment counseling or 
     training activities, criminal activity, participation in 
     homeownership counseling programs, evidence of regular 
     income, and other requirements. In the case of purchase by an 
     entity for resale to low-income families, the entity shall 
     sell the units to low-income families within 5 years from the 
     date of its acquisition of the units. The entity shall use 
     any net proceeds from the resale and from managing the units, 
     as determined in accordance with guidelines of the Secretary, 
     for housing purposes, such as funding resident organizations 
     and reserves for capital replacements.
       (d) Financing and Assistance.--A homeownership program 
     under this section may provide financing for acquisition of 
     housing by families purchasing under the program or by the 
     public housing agency for sale under this program in any 
     manner considered appropriate by the agency (including sale 
     to a resident management corporation).
       (e) Downpayment Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Each family purchasing housing under a 
     homeownership program under this section shall be required to 
     provide from its own resources a downpayment in connection 
     with any loan for acquisition of the housing, in an amount 
     determined by the public housing agency. Except as provided 
     in paragraph (2), the agency shall permit the family to use 
     grant amounts, gifts from relatives, contributions from 
     private sources, and similar amounts as downpayment amounts 
     in such purchase,
       (2) Direct family contribution.--In purchasing housing 
     pursuant to this section, each family shall contribute an 
     amount of the downpayment, from resources of the family other 
     than grants, gifts, contributions, or other similar amounts 
     referred to in paragraph (1), that is not less than 1 percent 
     of the purchase price.
       (f) Ownership Interests.--A homeownership program under 
     this section may provide for sale to the purchasing family of 
     any ownership interest that the public housing agency 
     considers appropriate under the program, including ownership 
     in fee simple, a condominium interest, an interest in a 
     limited dividend cooperative, a shared appreciation interest 
     with a public housing agency providing financing.
       (g) Resale.--
       (1) Authority and limitation.--A homeownership program 
     under this section shall permit the resale of a dwelling unit 
     purchased under the program by an eligible family, but shall 
     provide such limitations on resale as the agency considers 
     appropriate (whether the family purchases directly from the 
     agency or from another entity) for the agency to recapture--
       (A) from any economic gain derived from any such resale 
     occurring during the 5-year period beginning upon purchase of 
     the dwelling unit by the eligible family, a portion of the 
     amount of any financial assistance provided under the program 
     by the agency to the eligible family; and
       (B) after the expiration of such 5-year period, only such 
     amounts as are equivalent to the assistance provided under 
     this section by the agency to the purchaser.
       (2) Considerations.--The limitations referred to in 
     paragraph (1) may provide for consideration of the aggregate 
     amount of assistance provided under the program to the 
     family, the contribution to equity provided by the purchasing 
     eligible family, the period of time elapsed between purchase 
     under the homeownership program and resale, the reason for 
     resale, any improvements to the property made by the eligible 
     family, any appreciation in the value of the property, and 
     any other factors that the agency considers appropriate.
       (h) Sale of Certain Scattered-Site Housing.--A public 
     housing agency that the Secretary has determined to be a 
     high-performing agency may use the proceeds from the 
     disposition of scattered-site public housing under a 
     homeownership program under this section to purchase 
     replacement scattered-site dwelling units, to the extent such 
     use is provided for in the local housing management plan for 
     the agency approved under section 107. Any such replacement 
     dwelling units shall be considered public housing for 
     purposes of this Act.
       (i) Inapplicability of Disposition Requirements.--The 
     provisions of section 261 shall not apply to disposition of 
     public housing dwelling units under a homeownership program 
     under this section, except that any dwelling units sold under 
     such a program shall be treated as public housing dwelling 
     units for purposes of subsections (e) and (f) of section 261.
Subtitle E--Disposition, Demolition, and Revitalization of Developments

     SEC. 261. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEMOLITION AND DISPOSITION OF 
                   DEVELOPMENTS.

       (a) Authority and Flexibility.--A public housing agency may 
     demolish, dispose of, or demolish and dispose of nonviable or 
     nonmarketable public housing developments of the agency in 
     accordance with this section.
       (b) Local Housing Management Plan Requirement.--A public 
     housing agency may take any action to demolish or dispose of 
     a public housing development (or a portion of a development) 
     only if such demolition or disposition complies with the 
     provisions of this section and is in accordance with the 
     local housing management plan for the agency. Notwithstanding 
     section 107, the Secretary may approve a local housing 
     management plan without approving the portion of the plan 
     covering demolition or disposition pursuant to this section.
       (c) Purpose of Demolition or Disposition.--A public housing 
     agency may demolish or dispose of a public housing 
     development (or portion of a development) only if the agency 
     provides sufficient evidence to the Secretary that--
       (1) the development (or portion thereof) is severely 
     distressed or obsolete;
       (2) the development (or portion thereof) is in a location 
     making it unsuitable for housing purposes;
       (3) the development (or portion thereof) has design or 
     construction deficiencies that make cost-effective 
     rehabilitation infeasible;
       (4) assuming that reasonable rehabilitation and management 
     intervention for the development has been completed and paid 
     for, the anticipated revenue that would be derived from 
     charging market-based rents for units in the development (or 
     portion thereof) would not cover the anticipated operating 
     costs and replacement reserves of the development (or 
     portion) at full occupancy and the development (or portion) 
     would constitute a substantial burden on the resources of the 
     public housing agency;
       (5) retention of the development (or portion thereof) is 
     not in the best interests of the residents of the public 
     housing agency because--
       (A) developmental changes in the area surrounding the 
     development adversely affect the health or safety of the 
     residents or the feasible operation of the development by the 
     public housing agency;
       (B) demolition or disposition will allow the acquisition, 
     development, or rehabilitation of other properties which will 
     be more efficiently or effectively operated as low-income 
     housing; or
       (C) other factors exist that the agency determines are 
     consistent with the best interests of the residents and the 
     agency and not inconsistent with other provisions of this 
     Act;
       (6) in the case only of demolition or disposition of a 
     portion of a development, the demolition or disposition will 
     help to ensure the remaining useful life of the remainder of 
     the development; or
       (7) in the case only of property other than dwelling 
     units--
       (A) the property is excess to the needs of a development; 
     or
       (B) the demolition or disposition is incidental to, or does 
     not interfere with, continued operation of a development.
     The evidence required under this subsection shall include, as 
     a condition of demolishing or disposing of a public housing 
     development (or portion of a development) estimated to have a 
     value of $100,000 or more, a statement of the market value of 
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     party not having any interest in the housing or the public 
     housing agency and pursuant to not less than 2 professional, 
     independent appraisals of the development (or portion).
       (d) Consultation.--A public housing agency may demolish or 
     dispose of a public housing development (or portion of a 
     development) only if the agency notifies and confers 
     regarding the demolition or disposition with--
       (1) the residents of the development (or portion); and
       (2) appropriate local government officials.
       (e) Counseling.--A public housing agency may demolish or 
     dispose of a public housing development (or a portion of a 
     development) only if the agency provides any necessary 
     counseling for families displaced by such action to 
     facilitate relocation.
       (f) Use of Proceeds.--Any net proceeds from the disposition 
     of a public housing development (or portion of a development) 
     shall be used for--
       (1) housing assistance for low-income families that is 
     consistent with the low-income housing needs of the 
     community, through acquisition, development, or 
     rehabilitation of, or homeownership programs for, other low-
     income housing or the provision of choice-based assistance 
     under title III for such families;
       (2) supportive services relating to job training or child 
     care for residents of a development or developments; or
       (3) leveraging amounts for securing commercial enterprises, 
     on-site in public housing developments of the public housing 
     agency, appropriate to serve the needs of the residents.
       (g) Relocation.--A public housing agency that demolishes or 
     disposes of a public housing development (or portion of a 
     development thereof) shall ensure that--
       (1) each family that is a resident of the development (or 
     portion) that is demolished or disposed of is relocated to 
     other safe, clean, healthy, and affordable housing, which is, 
     to the maximum extent practicable, housing of the family's 
     choice, including choice-based assistance under title III 
     (provided that with respect to choice-based assistance, the 
     preceding requirement shall be fulfilled only upon the 
     relocation of the such family into such housing);
       (2) the public housing agency does not take any action to 
     dispose of any unit until any resident to be displaced is 
     relocated in accordance with paragraph (1); and
       (3) each resident family to be displaced is paid relocation 
     expenses, and the rent to be paid initially by the resident 
     following relocation does not exceed the amount permitted 
     under section 225(a).
       (h) Right of First Refusal for Resident Organizations and 
     Resident Management Corporations.--
       (1) In general.--A public housing agency may not dispose of 
     a public housing development (or portion of a development) 
     unless the agency has, before such disposition, offered to 
     sell the property, as provided in this subsection, to each 
     resident organization and resident management corporation 
     operating at the development for continued use as low-income 
     housing, and no such organization or corporation purchases 
     the property pursuant to such offer. A resident organization 
     may act, for purposes of this subsection, through an entity 
     formed to facilitate homeownership under subtitle D.
       (2) Timing.--Disposition of a development (or portion 
     thereof) under this section may not take place--
       (A) before the expiration of the period during which any 
     such organization or corporation may notify the agency of 
     interest in purchasing the property, which shall be the 30-
     day period beginning on the date that the agency first 
     provides notice of the proposed disposition of the property 
     to such resident organizations and resident management 
     corporations;
       (B) if an organization or corporation submits notice of 
     interest in accordance with subparagraph (A), before the 
     expiration of the period during which such organization or 
     corporation may obtain a commitment for financing to purchase 
     the property, which shall be the 60-day period beginning upon 
     the submission to the agency of the notice of interest; or
       (C) if, during the period under subparagraph (B), an 
     organization or corporation obtains such financing commitment 
     and makes a bona fide offer to the agency to purchase the 
     property for a price equal to or exceeding the applicable 
     offer price under paragraph (3).
     The agency shall sell the property pursuant to any purchase 
     offer described in subparagraph (C).
       (3) Terms of offer.--An offer by a public housing agency to 
     sell a property in accordance with this subsection shall 
     involve a purchase price that reflects the market value of 
     the property, the reason for the sale, the impact of the sale 
     on the surrounding community, and any other factors that the 
     agency considers appropriate.
       (i) Information for Local Housing Management Plan.--A 
     public housing agency may demolish or dispose of a public 
     housing development (or portion thereof) only if it includes 
     in the applicable local housing management plan information 
     sufficient to describe--
       (1) the housing to be demolished or disposed of;
       (2) the purpose of the demolition or disposition under 
     subsection (c) and why the demolition or disposition complies 
     with the requirements under subsection (c), and includes 
     evidence of the market value of the development (or portion) 
     required under subsection (c);
       (3) how the consultations required under subsection (d) 
     will be made;
       (4) how the net proceeds of the disposition will be used in 
     accordance with subsection (f);
       (5) how the agency will relocate residents, if necessary, 
     as required under subsection (g); and
       (6) that the agency has offered the property for 
     acquisition by resident organizations and resident management 
     corporations in accordance with subsection (h).
       (j) Site and Neighborhood Standards Exemption.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public housing 
     agency may provide for development of public housing dwelling 
     units on the same site or in the same neighborhood as any 
     dwelling units demolished, pursuant to a plan under this 
     section, but only if such development provides for 
     significantly fewer dwelling units.
       (k) Treatment of Replacement Units.--
       (1) Provision of other housing assistance.--In connection 
     with any demolition or disposition of public housing under 
     this section, a public housing agency may provide for other 
     housing assistance for low-income families that is consistent 
     with the low-income housing needs of the community, 
     including--
       (A) the provision of choice-based assistance under title 
     III; and
       (B) the development, acquisition, or lease by the agency of 
     dwelling units, which dwelling units shall--
       (i) be eligible to receive assistance with grant amounts 
     provided under this title; and
       (ii) be made available for occupancy, operated, and managed 
     in the manner required for public housing, and subject to the 
     other requirements applicable to public housing dwelling 
     units.
       (2) Treatment of individuals.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, an individual between the ages of 18 and 21, 
     inclusive, shall, at the discretion of the individual, be 
     considered a family.
       (l) Use of New Dwelling Units.--A public housing agency 
     demolishing or disposing of a public housing development (or 
     portion thereof) under this section shall seek, where 
     practical, to ensure that, if housing units are provided on 
     any property that was previously used for the public housing 
     demolished or disposed of, not less than 25 percent of such 
     dwelling units shall be dwelling units reserved for occupancy 
     during the remaining useful life of the housing by low-income 
     families.
       (m) Permissible Relocation Without Plan.--If a public 
     housing agency determines that because of an emergency 
     situation public housing dwelling units are severely 
     uninhabitable, the public housing agency may relocate 
     residents of such dwelling units before the submission of a 
     local housing management plan providing for demolition or 
     disposition of such units.
       (n) Consolidation of Occupancy Within or Among Buildings.--
     Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent a public 
     housing agency from consolidating occupancy within or among 
     buildings of a public housing development, or among 
     developments, or with other housing for the purpose of 
     improving living conditions of, or providing more efficient 
     services to, residents.
       (o) De Minimis Exception to Demolition Requirements.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in any 
     5-year period a public housing agency may demolish not more 
     than the lesser of 5 dwelling units or 5 percent of the total 
     dwelling units owned and operated by the public housing 
     agency, without providing for such demolition in a local 
     housing management plan, but only if the space occupied by 
     the demolished unit is used for meeting the service or other 
     needs of public housing residents or the demolished unit was 
     beyond repair.

     SEC. 262. DEMOLITION, SITE REVITALIZATION, REPLACEMENT 
                   HOUSING, AND CHOICE-BASED ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR 
                   DEVELOPMENTS.

       (a) Purposes.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
     assistance to public housing agencies for the purposes of--
       (1) reducing the density and improving the living 
     environment for public housing residents of severely 
     distressed public housing developments through the demolition 
     of obsolete public housing developments (or portions 
     thereof);
       (2) revitalizing sites (including remaining public housing 
     dwelling units) on which such public housing developments are 
     located and contributing to the improvement of the 
     surrounding neighborhood;
       (3) providing housing that will avoid or decrease the 
     concentration of very low-income families; and
       (4) providing choice-based assistance in accordance with 
     title III for the purpose of providing replacement housing 
     and assisting residents to be displaced by the demolition.
       (b) Grant Authority.--The Secretary may make grants 
     available to public housing agencies as provided in this 
     section.
       (c) Contribution Requirement.--The Secretary may not make 
     any grant under this section to any applicant unless the 
     applicant certifies to the Secretary that the applicant will 
     supplement the amount of assistance provided under this 
     section with an amount of funds from sources other than this 
     section equal to not less than 5 percent of the amount 
     provided under this section, including amounts from other 
     Federal sources, any State or local government sources, any 
     private contributions, and the value of any in-kind services 
     or administrative costs provided.

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       (d) Eligible Activities.--Grants under this section may be 
     used for activities to carry out revitalization programs for 
     severely distressed public housing, including--
       (1) architectural and engineering work, including the 
     redesign, reconstruction, or redevelopment of a severely 
     distressed public housing development, including the site on 
     which the development is located;
       (2) the demolition, sale, or lease of the site, in whole or 
     in part;
       (3) covering the administrative costs of the applicant, 
     which may not exceed such portion of the assistance provided 
     under this section as the Secretary may prescribe;
       (4) payment of reasonable legal fees;
       (5) providing reasonable moving expenses for residents 
     displaced as a result of the revitalization of the 
     development;
       (6) economic development activities that promote the 
     economic self-sufficiency of residents under the 
     revitalization program;
       (7) necessary management improvements;
       (8) leveraging other resources, including additional 
     housing resources, retail supportive services, jobs, and 
     other economic development uses on or near the development 
     that will benefit future residents of the site;
       (9) replacement housing and housing assistance under title 
     III;
       (10) transitional security activities; and
       (11) necessary supportive services, except that not more 
     than 10 percent of the amount of any grant may be used for 
     activities under this paragraph.
       (e) Application and Selection.--
       (1) Application.--An application for a grant under this 
     section shall contain such information and shall be submitted 
     at such time and in accordance with such procedures, as the 
     Secretary shall prescribe.
       (2) Selection criteria.--The Secretary shall establish 
     selection criteria for the award of grants under this 
     section, which shall include--
       (A) the relationship of the grant to the local housing 
     management plan for the public housing agency and how the 
     grant will result in a revitalized site that will enhance the 
     neighborhood in which the development is located;
       (B) the capability and record of the applicant public 
     housing agency, or any alternative management agency for the 
     agency, for managing large-scale redevelopment or 
     modernization projects, meeting construction timetables, and 
     obligating amounts in a timely manner;
       (C) the extent to which the public housing agency could 
     undertake such activities without a grant under this section;
       (D) the extent of involvement of residents, State and local 
     governments, private service providers, financing entities, 
     and developers, in the development of a revitalization 
     program for the development; and
       (E) the amount of funds and other resources to be leveraged 
     by the grant.
     The Secretary shall give preference in selection to any 
     public housing agency that has been awarded a planning grant 
     under section 24(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (as in effect before the effective date of the repeal under 
     section 601(b) of this Act).
       (f) Cost Limits.--Subject to the provisions of this 
     section, the Secretary--
       (1) shall establish cost limits on eligible activities 
     under this section sufficient to provide for effective 
     revitalization programs; and
       (2) may establish other cost limits on eligible activities 
     under this section.
       (g) Demolition and Replacement.--Any severely distressed 
     public housing demolished or disposed of pursuant to a 
     revitalization plan and any public housing produced in lieu 
     of such severely distressed housing, shall be subject to the 
     provisions of section 261.
       (h) Administration by Other Entities.--The Secretary may 
     require a grantee under this section to make arrangements 
     satisfactory to the Secretary for use of an entity other than 
     the public housing agency to carry out activities assisted 
     under the revitalization plan, if the Secretary determines 
     that such action will help to effectuate the purposes of this 
     section.
       (i) Withdrawal of Funding.--If a grantee under this section 
     does not proceed expeditiously, in the determination of the 
     Secretary, the Secretary shall withdraw any grant amounts 
     under this section that have not been obligated by the public 
     housing agency. The Secretary shall redistribute any 
     withdrawn amounts to one or more public housing agencies 
     eligible for assistance under this section or to one or more 
     other entities capable of proceeding expeditiously in the 
     same locality in carrying out the revitalization plan of the 
     original grantee.
       (j) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Applicant.--The term ``applicant'' means--
       (A) any public housing agency that is not designated as 
     troubled pursuant to section 533(a);
       (B) any public housing agency or private housing management 
     agent selected, or receiver appointed pursuant, to section 
     545; and
       (C) any public housing agency that is designated as 
     troubled pursuant to section 533(a) that--
       (i) is so designated principally for reasons that will not 
     affect the capacity of the agency to carry out a 
     revitalization program;
       (ii) is making substantial progress toward eliminating the 
     deficiencies of the agency; or
       (iii) is otherwise determined by the Secretary to be 
     capable of carrying out a revitalization program.
       (2) Private nonprofit corporation.--The term ``private 
     nonprofit organization'' means any private nonprofit 
     organization (including a State or locally chartered 
     nonprofit organization) that--
       (A) is incorporated under State or local law;
       (B) has no part of its net earnings inuring to the benefit 
     of any member, founder, contributor, or individual;
       (C) complies with standards of financial accountability 
     acceptable to the Secretary; and
       (D) has among its purposes significant activities related 
     to the provision of decent housing that is affordable to very 
     low-income families.
       (3) Severely distressed public housing.--The term 
     ``severely distressed public housing'' means a public housing 
     development (or building in a development) that--
       (A) requires major redesign, reconstruction or 
     redevelopment, or partial or total demolition, to correct 
     serious deficiencies in the original design (including 
     inappropriately high population density), deferred 
     maintenance, physical deterioration or obsolescence of major 
     systems and other deficiencies in the physical plant of the 
     development;
       (B) is a significant contributing factor to the physical 
     decline of and disinvestment by public and private entities 
     in the surrounding neighborhood;
       (C)(i) is occupied predominantly by families who are very 
     low-income families with children, are unemployed, and 
     dependent on various forms of public assistance; and
       (ii) has high rates of vandalism and criminal activity 
     (including drug-related criminal activity) in comparison to 
     other housing in the area;
       (D) cannot be revitalized through assistance under other 
     programs, such as the public housing block grant program 
     under this title, or the programs under sections 9 and 14 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect before 
     the effective date of the repeal under section 601(b) of this 
     Act), because of cost constraints and inadequacy of available 
     amounts; and
       (E) in the case of individual buildings, is, in the 
     Secretary's determination, sufficiently separable from the 
     remainder of the development of which the building is part to 
     make use of the building feasible for purposes of this 
     section.
       (4) Supportive services.--The term ``supportive services'' 
     includes all activities that will promote upward mobility, 
     self-sufficiency, and improved quality of life for the 
     residents of the public housing development involved, 
     including literacy training, job training, day care, and 
     economic development activities.
       (k) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     Congress an annual report setting forth--
       (1) the number, type, and cost of public housing units 
     revitalized pursuant to this section;
       (2) the status of developments identified as severely 
     distressed public housing;
       (3) the amount and type of financial assistance provided 
     under and in conjunction with this section; and
       (4) the recommendations of the Secretary for statutory and 
     regulatory improvements to the program established by this 
     section.
       (l) Funding.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for grants under this section $500,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000.
       (2) Technical assistance.--Of the amount appropriated 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) for any fiscal year, the Secretary 
     may use not more than 0.50 percent for technical assistance. 
     Such assistance may be provided directly or indirectly by 
     grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, and shall 
     include training, and the cost of necessary travel for 
     participants in such training, by or to officials of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, of public 
     housing agencies, and of residents.
       (m) Sunset.--No assistance may be provided under this 
     section after September 30, 2000.
       (n) Treatment of Previous Selections.--A public housing 
     agency that has been selected to receive amounts under the 
     notice of funding availability for fiscal year 1996 amounts 
     for the HOPE VI program (provided under the heading ''public 
     housing demolition, site revitalization, and replacement 
     housing grants'' in title II of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1437l note) 
     (enacted as section 101(e) of Omnibus Consolidated 
     Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-
     134; 110 Stat. 1321-269)) may apply to the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development for a waiver of the total 
     development cost rehabilitation requirement otherwise 
     applicable under such program, and the Secretary may waive 
     such requirement, but only (1) to the extent that a 
     designated site for use of such amounts does not have 
     dwelling units that are considered to be obsolete under 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations in 
     effect upon the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) if 
     the Secretary determines that the public housing agency will 
     continue to comply with the purposes of the program 
     notwithstanding such waiver.

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     SEC. 263. VOLUNTARY VOUCHER SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--A public housing agency may convert any 
     public housing development (or portion thereof) owned and 
     operated by the agency to a system of choice-based rental 
     housing assistance under title III, in accordance with this 
     section.
       (b) Assessment and Plan Requirement.--In converting under 
     this section to a choice-based rental housing assistance 
     system, the public housing agency shall develop a conversion 
     assessment and plan under this subsection, in consultation 
     with the appropriate public officials and with significant 
     participation by the residents of the development (or portion 
     thereof), which assessment and plan shall--
       (1) be consistent with and part of the local housing 
     management plan for the agency;
       (2) describe the conversion and future use or disposition 
     of the public housing development, including an impact 
     analysis on the affected community;
       (3) include a cost analysis that demonstrates whether or 
     not the cost (both on a net present value basis and in terms 
     of new budget authority requirements) of providing choice-
     based rental housing assistance under title III for the same 
     families in substantially similar dwellings over the same 
     period of time is less expensive than continuing public 
     housing assistance in the public housing development proposed 
     for conversion for the remaining useful life of the 
     development;
       (4) identify the actions, if any, that the public housing 
     agency will take with regard to converting any public housing 
     development or developments (or portions thereof) of the 
     agency to a system of choice-based rental housing assistance 
     under title III;
       (5) require the public housing agency to--
       (A) notify the families residing in the public housing 
     development subject to the conversion, in accordance with any 
     guidelines issued by the Secretary governing such 
     notifications, that--
       (i) the development will be removed from the inventory of 
     the public housing agency; and
       (ii) the families displaced by such action will receive 
     choice-based housing assistance;
       (B) provide any necessary counseling for families displaced 
     by such action to facilitate relocation; and
       (C) provide any reasonable relocation expenses for families 
     displaced by such action; and
       (6) ensure that each family that is a resident of the 
     development is relocated to other safe, clean, and healthy 
     affordable housing, which is, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, housing of the family's choice, including 
     choice-based assistance under title III (provided that with 
     respect to choice-based assistance, the preceding requirement 
     shall be fulfilled only upon the relocation of such family 
     into such housing).
       (c) Streamlined Assessment and Plan.--At the discretion of 
     the Secretary or at the request of a public housing agency, 
     the Secretary may waive any or all of the requirements of 
     subsection (b) or otherwise require a streamlined assessment 
     with respect to any public housing development or class of 
     public housing developments.
       (d) Implementation of Conversion Plan.--
       (1) In general.--A public housing agency may implement a 
     conversion plan only if the conversion assessment under this 
     section demonstrates that the conversion--
       (A) will not be more expensive than continuing to operate 
     the public housing development (or portion thereof) as public 
     housing; and
       (B) will principally benefit the residents of the public 
     housing development (or portion thereof) to be converted, the 
     public housing agency, and the community.
       (2) Disapproval.--The Secretary shall disapprove a 
     conversion plan only if the plan is plainly inconsistent with 
     the conversion assessment under subsection (b) or there is 
     reliable information and data available to the Secretary that 
     contradicts that conversion assessment.
       (e) Other Requirements.--To the extent approved by the 
     Secretary, the funds used by the public housing agency to 
     provide choice-based rental housing assistance under title 
     III shall be added to the housing assistance payment contract 
     administered by the public housing agency or any entity 
     administering the contract on behalf of the public housing 
     agency.
       (f) Savings Provision.--This section does not affect any 
     contract or other agreement entered into under section 22 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as such section 
     existed before the effective date of the repeal under section 
     601(b) of this Act).
                Subtitle F--Mixed-Finance Public Housing

     SEC. 271. AUTHORITY.

       Notwithstanding sections 203 and 262, the Secretary may, 
     upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
     prescribe, authorize a public housing agency to provide for 
     the use of grant amounts allocated and provided from the 
     capital fund or from a grant under section 262, to produce 
     mixed- finance housing developments, or replace or revitalize 
     existing public housing dwelling units with mixed-finance 
     housing developments, but only if the agency submits to the 
     Secretary a plan for such housing that is approved pursuant 
     to section 273 by the Secretary.

     SEC. 272. MIXED-FINANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.

       (a) In General.--For purposes of this subtitle, the term 
     ``mixed-finance housing'' means low-income housing or mixed-
     income housing (as described in section 221(c)(2)) for which 
     the financing for production or revitalization is provided, 
     in part, from entities other than the public housing agency.
       (b) Production.--A mixed-finance housing development shall 
     be produced or revitalized, and owned--
       (1) by a public housing agency or by an entity affiliated 
     with a public housing agency;
       (2) by a partnership, a limited liability company, or other 
     entity in which the public housing agency (or an entity 
     affiliated with a public housing agency) is a general 
     partner, is a managing member, or otherwise participates in 
     the activities of the entity;
       (3) by any entity that grants to the public housing agency 
     the option to purchase the public housing project during the 
     20-year period beginning on the date of initial occupancy of 
     the public housing project in accordance with section 
     42(l)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       (4) in accordance with such other terms and conditions as 
     the Secretary may prescribe by regulation.
     This subsection may not be construed to require production or 
     revitalization, and ownership, by the same entity.

     SEC. 273. MIXED-FINANCE HOUSING PLAN.

       The Secretary may approve a plan for production or 
     revitalization of mixed-finance housing under this subtitle 
     only if the Secretary determines that--
       (1) the public housing agency has the ability, or has 
     provided for an entity under section 272(b) that has the 
     ability, to use the amounts provided for use under the plan 
     for such housing, effectively, either directly or through 
     contract management;
       (2) the plan provides permanent financing commitments from 
     a sufficient number of sources other than the public housing 
     agency, which may include banks and other conventional 
     lenders, States, units of general local government, State 
     housing finance agencies, secondary market entities, and 
     other financial institutions;
       (3) the plan provides for use of amounts provided under 
     section 271 by the public housing agency for financing the 
     mixed-income housing in the form of grants, loans, advances, 
     or other debt or equity investments, including collateral or 
     credit enhancement of bonds issued by the agency or any State 
     or local governmental agency for production or revitalization 
     of the development; and
       (4) the plan complies with any other criteria that the 
     Secretary may establish.

     SEC. 274. RENT LEVELS FOR HOUSING FINANCED WITH LOW-INCOME 
                   HOUSING TAX CREDIT.

       With respect to any dwelling unit in a mixed-finance 
     housing development that is a low-income dwelling unit for 
     which amounts from a block grant under this title are used 
     and that is assisted pursuant to the low-income housing tax 
     credit under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
     the rents charged to the residents of the unit shall be 
     determined in accordance with this title, but shall not in 
     any case exceed the amounts allowable under such section 42.

     SEC. 275. CARRY-OVER OF ASSISTANCE FOR REPLACED HOUSING.

       In the case of a mixed-finance housing development that is 
     replacement housing for public housing demolished or disposed 
     of, or is the result of the revitalization of existing public 
     housing, the share of assistance received from the capital 
     fund and the operating fund by the public housing agency that 
     owned or operated the housing demolished, disposed of, or 
     revitalized shall not be reduced because of such demolition, 
     disposition, or revitalization after the commencement of such 
     demolition, disposition, or revitalization, unless--
       (1) upon the expiration of the 18-month period beginning 
     upon the approval of the plan under section 273 for the 
     mixed-finance housing development, the agency does not have 
     binding commitments for production or revitalization, or a 
     construction contract, for such development;
       (2) upon the expiration of the 4-year period beginning upon 
     the approval of the plan, the mixed-finance housing 
     development is not substantially ready for occupancy and is 
     placed under the block grant contract for the agency under 
     section 201; or
       (3) the number of dwelling units in the mixed-finance 
     housing development that are made available for occupancy 
     only by low-income families is substantially less than the 
     number of such dwelling units in the public housing 
     demolished, disposed of, or revitalized.
     The Secretary may extend the period under paragraph (1) or 
     (2) for a public housing agency if the Secretary determines 
     that circumstances beyond the control of the agency caused 
     the agency to fail to meet the deadline under such paragraph.
                     Subtitle G--General Provisions

     SEC. 281. PAYMENT OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.

       Rental or use-value of buildings or facilities paid for, in 
     whole or in part, from production, modernization, or 
     operation costs financed under this title may be used as the 
     non-Federal share required in connection with activities 
     undertaken under Federal grant-in-aid programs which provide 
     social, educational, employment, and other services to the 
     residents in a project assisted under this title.

     SEC. 282. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BLOCK GRANTS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under 
     this title, the following amounts:

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       (1) Capital fund.--For the allocations from the capital 
     fund for grants, $2,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
       (2) Operating fund.--For the allocations from the operating 
     fund for grants, $2,900,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

     SEC. 283. FUNDING FOR OPERATION SAFE HOME.

       Of any amounts made available for fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999 for carrying out the Community Partnerships Against 
     Crime Act of 1997 (as so designated pursuant to section 
     624(a) of this Act), not more than $20,000,000 shall be 
     available in each such fiscal year, for use under the 
     Operation Safe Home program administered by the Office of the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, for law enforcement efforts to combat violent 
     crime on or near the premises of public and federally 
     assisted housing.

     SEC. 284. FUNDING FOR RELOCATION OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC 
                   VIOLENCE.

       Of any amounts made available for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 
     2000, 2001, and 2002 for choice-based housing assistance 
     under title III of this Act, not more than $700,000 shall be 
     available in each such fiscal year for relocating residents 
     of public housing (including providing assistance for costs 
     of relocation and housing assistance under title III of this 
     Act) who are residing in public housing, who have been 
     subject to domestic violence, and for whom provision of 
     assistance is likely to reduce or eliminate the threat of 
     subsequent violence to the members of the family. The 
     Secretary shall establish procedures for eligibility and 
     administration of assistance under this section.
TITLE III--CHOICE-BASED RENTAL HOUSING AND HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE FOR 
                          LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
                         Subtitle A--Allocation

     SEC. 301. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE HOUSING ASSISTANCE AMOUNTS.

       To the extent that amounts to carry out this title are made 
     available, the Secretary may enter into contracts with public 
     housing agencies for each fiscal year to provide housing 
     assistance under this title.

     SEC. 302. CONTRACTS WITH PHA'S.

       (a) Condition of Assistance.--The Secretary may provide 
     amounts under this title to a public housing agency for a 
     fiscal year only if the Secretary has entered into a contract 
     under this section with the public housing agency, under 
     which the Secretary shall provide such agency with amounts 
     (in the amount of the allocation for the agency determined 
     pursuant to section 304) for housing assistance under this 
     title for low-income families.
       (b) Use for Housing Assistance.--A contract under this 
     section shall require a public housing agency to use amounts 
     provided under this title to provide housing assistance in 
     any manner authorized under this title.
       (c) Annual Obligation of Authority.--A contract under this 
     title shall provide amounts for housing assistance for 1 
     fiscal year covered by the contract.
       (d) Enforcement of Housing Quality Requirements.--Each 
     contract under this section shall require the public housing 
     agency administering assistance provided under the contract--
       (1) to ensure compliance, under each housing assistance 
     payments contract entered into pursuant to the contract under 
     this section, with the provisions of the housing assistance 
     payments contract included pursuant to section 351(c)(4); and
       (2) to establish procedures for assisted families to notify 
     the agency of any noncompliance with such provisions.

     SEC. 303. ELIGIBILITY OF PHA'S FOR ASSISTANCE AMOUNTS.

       The Secretary may provide amounts available for housing 
     assistance under this title pursuant to the formula 
     established under section 304(a) to a public housing agency 
     only if--
       (1) the agency has submitted a local housing management 
     plan to the Secretary for such fiscal year and applied to the 
     Secretary for such assistance;
       (2) the plan has been determined to comply with the 
     requirements under section 106 and the Secretary has not 
     notified the agency that the plan fails to comply with such 
     requirements;
       (3) no member of the board of directors or other governing 
     body of the agency, or the executive director, has been 
     convicted of a felony; and
       (4) the agency has not been disqualified for assistance 
     pursuant to title V.

     SEC. 304. ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS.

       (a) Formula Allocation.--
       (1) In general.--When amounts for assistance under this 
     title are first made available for reservation, after 
     reserving amounts in accordance with subsections (b)(3) and 
     (c), the Secretary shall allocate such amounts, only among 
     public housing agencies meeting the requirements under this 
     title to receive such assistance, on the basis of a formula 
     that is established in accordance with paragraph (2) and 
     based upon appropriate criteria to reflect the needs of 
     different States, areas, and communities, using the most 
     recent data available from the Bureau of the Census of the 
     Department of Commerce and the comprehensive housing 
     affordability strategy under section 105 of the Cranston-
     Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (or any consolidated 
     plan incorporating such strategy) for the applicable 
     jurisdiction. The Secretary may establish a minimum 
     allocation amount, in which case only the public housing 
     agencies that, pursuant to the formula, are provided an 
     amount equal to or greater than the minimum allocation 
     amount, shall receive an allocation.
       (2) Regulations.--The formula under this subsection shall 
     be established by regulation issued by the Secretary. 
     Notwithstanding sections 563(a) and 565(a) of title 5, United 
     States Code, any proposed regulation containing such formula 
     shall be issued pursuant to a negotiated rulemaking procedure 
     under subchapter III of chapter 5 of such title and the 
     Secretary shall establish a negotiated rulemaking committee 
     for development of any such proposed regulations.
       (b) Allocation Considerations.--
       (1) Limitation on reallocation for another state.--Any 
     amounts allocated for a State or areas or communities within 
     a State that are not likely to be used within the fiscal year 
     for which the amounts are provided shall not be reallocated 
     for use in another State, unless the Secretary determines 
     that other areas or communities within the same State (that 
     are eligible for amounts under this title) cannot use the 
     amounts within the same fiscal year.
       (2) Effect of receipt of tenant-based assistance for 
     disabled families.--The Secretary may not consider the 
     receipt by a public housing agency of assistance under 
     section 811(b)(1) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act, or the amount received, in approving 
     amounts under this title for the agency or in determining the 
     amount of such assistance to be provided to the agency.
       (3) Exemption from formula allocation.--The formula 
     allocation requirements of subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     any assistance under this title that is approved in 
     appropriation Acts for uses that the Secretary determines are 
     incapable of geographic allocation, including amendments of 
     existing housing assistance payments contracts, renewal of 
     such contracts, assistance to families that would otherwise 
     lose assistance due to the decision of the project owner to 
     prepay the project mortgage or not to renew the housing 
     assistance payments contract, assistance to prevent 
     displacement from public or assisted housing or to provide 
     replacement housing in connection with the demolition or 
     disposition of public housing, assistance for relocation from 
     public housing, assistance in connection with protection of 
     crime witnesses, assistance for conversion from leased 
     housing contracts under section 23 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect before the enactment of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1974), and 
     assistance in support of the property disposition and 
     portfolio management functions of the Secretary.
       (c) Recapture of Amounts.--
       (1) Authority.--In each fiscal year, from any budget 
     authority made available for assistance under this title or 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in 
     effect before the effective date of the repeal under section 
     601(b) of this Act) that is obligated to a public housing 
     agency but remains unobligated by the agency upon the 
     expiration of the 8-month period beginning upon the initial 
     availability of such amounts for obligation by the agency, 
     the Secretary may deobligate an amount, as determined by the 
     Secretary, not exceeding 50 percent of such unobligated 
     amount.
       (2) Use.--The Secretary may reallocate and transfer any 
     amounts deobligated under paragraph (1) only to public 
     housing agencies in areas that the Secretary determines have 
     received less funding than other areas, based on the relative 
     needs of all areas.

     SEC. 305. ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.

       (a) Fee for Ongoing Costs of Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish fees for the 
     costs of administering the choice-based housing assistance 
     program under this title.
       (2) Fiscal year 1998.--
       (A) Calculation.--For fiscal year 1998, the fee for each 
     month for which a dwelling unit is covered by a contract for 
     assistance under this title shall be--
       (i) in the case of a public housing agency that, on an 
     annual basis, is administering a program for not more than 
     600 dwelling units, 7.65 percent of the base amount; and
       (ii) in the case of an agency that, on an annual basis, is 
     administering a program for more than 600 dwelling units--

       (I) for the first 600 units, 7.65 percent of the base 
     amount; and
       (II) for any additional dwelling units under the program, 
     7.0 percent of the base amount.

       (B) Base amount.--For purposes of this paragraph, the base 
     amount shall be the higher of--
       (i) the fair market rental established under section 8(c) 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect 
     immediately before the effective date of the repeal under 
     section 601(b) of this Act) for fiscal year 1993 for a 2-
     bedroom existing rental dwelling unit in the market area of 
     the agency, and
       (ii) the amount that is the lesser of (I) such fair market 
     rental for fiscal year 1994 or (II) 103.5 percent of the 
     amount determined under clause (i),
     adjusted based on changes in wage data or other objectively 
     measurable data that reflect the costs of administering the 
     program, as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary may 
     require that the base amount be not less than a minimum 
     amount and not more than a maximum amount.
       (3) Subsequent fiscal years.--For subsequent fiscal years, 
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     lish a notice in the Federal Register, for each geographic 
     area, establishing the amount of the fee that would apply for 
     public housing agencies administering the program, based on 
     changes in wage data or other objectively measurable data 
     that reflect the costs of administering the program, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (4) Increase.--The Secretary may increase the fee if 
     necessary to reflect the higher costs of administering small 
     programs and programs operating over large geographic areas.
       (b) Fee for Preliminary Expenses.--The Secretary shall also 
     establish reasonable fees (as determined by the Secretary) 
     for--
       (1) the costs of preliminary expenses, in the amount of 
     $500, for a public housing agency, but only in the first year 
     that the agency administers a choice-based housing assistance 
     program under this title, and only if, immediately before the 
     effective date of this Act, the agency was not administering 
     a tenant-based rental assistance program under the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect immediately before 
     such effective date), in connection with its initial 
     increment of assistance received;
       (2) the costs incurred in assisting families who experience 
     difficulty (as determined by the Secretary) in obtaining 
     appropriate housing under the programs; and
       (3) extraordinary costs approved by the Secretary.
       (c) Transfer of Fees in Cases of Concurrent Geographical 
     Jurisdiction.--In each fiscal year, if any public housing 
     agency provides tenant-based rental assistance under section 
     8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or housing 
     assistance under this title on behalf of a family who uses 
     such assistance for a dwelling unit that is located within 
     the jurisdiction of such agency but is also within the 
     jurisdiction of another public housing agency, the Secretary 
     shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that the 
     public housing agency that provides the services for a family 
     receives all or part of the administrative fee under this 
     section (as appropriate).

     SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated for 
     providing public housing agencies with housing assistance 
     under this title, such sums as may be necessary for each of 
     fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 to provide 
     amounts for incremental assistance under this title, for 
     renewal of expiring contracts under section 302 of this Act 
     and renewal under this title of expiring contracts for 
     tenant-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect before the effective 
     date of the repeal under section 601(b) of this Act), and for 
     replacement needs for public housing under title II.
       (b) Assistance for Disabled Families.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated, for choice-based housing assistance under 
     this title to be used in accordance with paragraph (2), 
     $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each subsequent fiscal year.
       (2) Use.--The Secretary shall provide amounts made 
     available under paragraph (1) to public housing agencies only 
     for use to provide housing assistance under this title for 
     nonelderly disabled families (including such families 
     relocating pursuant to designation of a public housing 
     development under section 227 or the establishment of 
     occupancy restrictions in accordance with section 658 of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 and other 
     nonelderly disabled families who have applied to the agency 
     for housing assistance under this title).
       (3) Allocation of amounts.--The Secretary shall allocate 
     and provide amounts made available under paragraph (1) to 
     public housing agencies as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate based on the relative levels of need among the 
     authorities for assistance for families described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (c) Assistance for Witness Relocation.--Of the amounts made 
     available for choice-based housing assistance under this 
     title for each fiscal year, the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the Inspector General, shall make available such sums as 
     may be necessary for such housing assistance for the 
     relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to combat 
     crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to requests 
     from law enforcement and prosecutive agencies.

     SEC. 307. CONVERSION OF SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Any amounts made available to a public 
     housing agency under a contract for annual contributions for 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (as in effect before the effective date of the repeal 
     under section 601(b) of this Act) that have not been 
     obligated for such assistance by such agency before such 
     effective date shall be used to provide assistance under this 
     title, except to the extent the Secretary determines such use 
     is inconsistent with existing commitments.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     amounts made available under a contract for housing 
     constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to 
     section 8(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
     in effect before October 1, 1983.

     SEC. 308. RECAPTURE AND REUSE OF ANNUAL CONTRACT PROJECT 
                   RESERVES UNDER CHOICE-BASED HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
                   AND SECTION 8 TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

       To the extent that the Secretary determines that the amount 
     in the reserve account for annual contributions contracts 
     (for housing assistance under this title or tenant-based 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937) that is under contract with a public housing agency 
     for such assistance is in excess of the amounts needed by the 
     agency, the Secretary shall recapture such excess amount. The 
     Secretary may hold recaptured amounts in reserve until needed 
     to enter into, amend, or renew contracts under this title or 
     to amend or renew contracts under section 8 of such Act for 
     tenant-based assistance with any agency.
   Subtitle B--Choice-Based Housing Assistance for Eligible Families

     SEC. 321. ELIGIBLE FAMILIES AND PREFERENCES FOR ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Low-Income Requirement.--Housing assistance under this 
     title may be provided only on behalf of a family that--
       (1) at the time that such assistance is initially provided 
     on behalf of the family, is determined by the public housing 
     agency to be a low-income family; or
       (2) qualifies to receive such assistance under any other 
     provision of Federal law.
       (b) Income Targeting.--Of the families initially assisted 
     under this title by a public housing agency in any year, not 
     less than 40 percent shall be families whose incomes do not 
     exceed 30 percent of the area median income, as determined by 
     the Secretary with adjustments for smaller and larger 
     families. The Secretary may establish income ceiling higher 
     or lower than 30 percent of the area median income on the 
     basis of the Secretary's findings that such variations are 
     necessary because of unusually high or low family incomes.
       (c) Reviews of Family Incomes.--
       (1) In general.--Reviews of family incomes for purposes of 
     this title shall be subject to the provisions of section 904 
     of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act 
     of 1988 and shall be conducted upon the initial provision of 
     housing assistance for the family and thereafter not less 
     than annually.
       (2) Procedures.--Each public housing agency administering 
     housing assistance under this title shall establish 
     procedures that are appropriate and necessary to ensure that 
     income data provided to the agency and owners by families 
     applying for or receiving housing assistance from the agency 
     is complete and accurate.
       (d) Preferences for Assistance.--
       (1) Authority to establish.--Any public housing agency that 
     receives amounts under this title may establish a system for 
     making housing assistance available on behalf of eligible 
     families that provides preference for such assistance to 
     eligible families having certain characteristics.
       (2) Content.--Each system of preferences established 
     pursuant to this subsection shall be based upon local housing 
     needs and priorities, as determined by the public housing 
     agency using generally accepted data sources, including any 
     information obtained pursuant to an opportunity for public 
     comment as provided under section 106(e) and under the 
     requirements applicable to the comprehensive housing 
     affordability strategy for the relevant jurisdiction.
       (3) Sense of the congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that, to the greatest extent practicable, public housing 
     agencies involved in the selection of tenants under the 
     provisions of this title should adopt preferences for 
     individuals who are victims of domestic violence.
       (e) Portability of Housing Assistance.--
       (1) National portability.--An eligible family that is 
     selected to receive or is receiving assistance under this 
     title may rent any eligible dwelling unit in any area where a 
     program is being administered under this title. 
     Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a public housing 
     agency may require that any family not living within the 
     jurisdiction of the public housing agency at the time the 
     family applies for assistance from the agency shall, during 
     the 12-month period beginning on the date of initial receipt 
     of housing assistance made available on behalf of the family 
     from such agency, lease and occupy an eligible dwelling unit 
     located within the jurisdiction served by the agency. The 
     agency for the jurisdiction into which the family moves shall 
     have the responsibility for administering assistance for the 
     family.
       (2) Source of funding for a family that moves.--For a 
     family that has moved into the jurisdiction of a public 
     housing agency and that, at the time of the move, has been 
     selected to receive, or is receiving, assistance provided by 
     another agency, the agency for the jurisdiction into which 
     the family has moved may, in its discretion, cover the cost 
     of assisting the family under its contract with the Secretary 
     or through reimbursement from the other agency under that 
     agency's contract.
       (3) Authority to deny assistance to certain families who 
     move.--A family may not receive housing assistance as 
     provided under this subsection if the family has moved from a 
     dwelling unit in violation of the lease for the dwelling 
     unit.
       (4) Funding allocations.--In providing assistance amounts 
     under this title for public housing agencies for any fiscal 
     year, the Secretary may give consideration to any reduction 
     or increase in the number of resident families under the 
     program of an agency in the preceding fiscal year as a result 
     of this subsection.
       (f) Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence.--A 
     public housing agency shall be subject to the restrictions 
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     lease of information relating to the identity and new 
     residence of any family receiving housing assistance who was 
     a victim of domestic violence that are applicable to shelters 
     pursuant to the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act. 
     The agency shall work with the United States Postal Service 
     to establish procedures consistent with the confidentiality 
     provisions in the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

     SEC. 322. RESIDENT CONTRIBUTION.

       (a) Amount.--
       (1) Monthly rent contribution.--An assisted family shall 
     contribute on a monthly basis for the rental of an assisted 
     dwelling unit an amount that the public housing agency 
     determines is appropriate with respect to the family and the 
     unit, but which--
       (A) shall not be less than the minimum monthly rental 
     contribution determined under subsection (b); and
       (B) shall not exceed the greatest of--
       (i) 30 percent of the monthly adjusted income of the 
     family;
       (ii) 10 percent of the monthly income of the family; and
       (iii) if the family is receiving payments for welfare 
     assistance from a public agency and a part of such payments, 
     adjusted in accordance with the actual housing costs of the 
     family, is specifically designated by such agency to meet the 
     housing costs of the family, the portion of such payments 
     that is so designated.
       (2) Excess rental amount.--In any case in which the monthly 
     rent charged for a dwelling unit pursuant to the housing 
     assistance payments contract exceeds the applicable payment 
     standard (established under section 353) for the dwelling 
     unit, the assisted family residing in the unit shall 
     contribute (in addition to the amount of the monthly rent 
     contribution otherwise determined under paragraph (1) for 
     such family) such entire excess rental amount.
       (b) Minimum Monthly Rental Contribution.--
       (1) In general.--The public housing agency shall determine 
     the amount of the minimum monthly rental contribution of an 
     assisted family (which rent shall include any amount allowed 
     for utilities), which--
       (A) shall be based upon factors including the adjusted 
     income of the family and any other factors that the agency 
     considers appropriate;
       (B) shall be not less than $25, nor more than $50; and
       (C) may be increased annually by the agency, except that no 
     such annual increase may exceed 10 percent of the amount of 
     the minimum monthly contribution in effect for the preceding 
     year.
       (2) Hardship provisions.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a public 
     housing agency shall grant an exemption in whole or in part 
     from payment of the minimum monthly rental contribution 
     established under this paragraph to any assisted family 
     unable to pay such amount because of financial hardship, 
     which shall include situations in which (i) the family has 
     lost eligibility for or is awaiting an eligibility 
     determination for a Federal, State, or local assistance 
     program, including a family that includes a member who is an 
     alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act who would be entitled to 
     public benefits but for title IV of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996; (ii) the family would be evicted as a result of 
     imposition of the minimum rent; (iii) the income of the 
     family has decreased because of changed circumstance, 
     including loss of employment; and (iv) a death in the family 
     has occurred; and other situations as may be determined by 
     the agency.
       (B) Waiting period.--If an assisted family requests a 
     hardship exemption under this paragraph and the public 
     housing agency reasonably determines the hardship to be of a 
     temporary nature, an exemption shall not be granted during 
     the 90-day period beginning upon the making of a request for 
     the exemption. An assisted family may not be evicted during 
     such 90-day period for nonpayment of rent. In such a case, if 
     the assisted family thereafter demonstrates that the 
     financial hardship is of a long-term basis, the agency shall 
     retroactively exempt the family from the applicability of the 
     minimum rent requirement for such 90-day period.
       (c) Treatment of Changes in Rental Contribution.--
       (1) Notification of changes.--A public housing agency shall 
     promptly notify the owner of an assisted dwelling unit of any 
     change in the resident contribution by the assisted family 
     residing in the unit that takes effect immediately or at a 
     later date.
       (2) Collection of retroactive changes.--In the case of any 
     change in the rental contribution of an assisted family that 
     affects rental payments previously made, the public housing 
     agency shall collect any additional amounts required to be 
     paid by the family under such change directly from the family 
     and shall refund any excess rental contribution paid by the 
     family directly to the family.
       (d) Phase-In of Rent Contribution Increases.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), for 
     any family that is receiving tenant-based rental assistance 
     under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 upon 
     the initial applicability of the provisions of this title to 
     such family, if the monthly contribution for rental of an 
     assisted dwelling unit to be paid by the family upon such 
     initial applicability is greater than the amount paid by the 
     family under the provisions of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 immediately before such applicability, any such 
     resulting increase in rent contribution shall be--
       (A) phased in equally over a period of not less than 3 
     years, if such increase is 30 percent or more of such 
     contribution before initial applicability; and
       (B) limited to not more than 10 percent per year if such 
     increase is more than 10 percent but less than 30 percent of 
     such contribution before initial applicability.
       (2) Exception.--The minimum rent contribution requirement 
     under subsection (b)(1) shall apply to each family described 
     in paragraph (1) of this subsection, notwithstanding such 
     paragraph.

     SEC. 323. RENTAL INDICATORS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and issue 
     rental indicators under this section periodically, but not 
     less than annually, for existing rental dwelling units that 
     are eligible dwelling units. The Secretary shall establish 
     and issue the rental indicators by housing market area (as 
     the Secretary shall establish) for various sizes and types of 
     dwelling units.
       (b) Amount.--For a market area, the rental indicator 
     established under subsection (a) for a dwelling unit of a 
     particular size and type in the market area shall be a dollar 
     amount that reflects the rental amount for a standard quality 
     rental unit of such size and type in the market area that is 
     an eligible dwelling unit.
       (c) Effective Date.--The Secretary shall cause the proposed 
     rental indicators established under subsection (a) for each 
     market area to be published in the Federal Register with 
     reasonable time for public comment, and such rental 
     indicators shall become effective upon the date of 
     publication in final form in the Federal Register.
       (d) Annual Adjustment.--Each rental indicator in effect 
     under this section shall be adjusted to be effective on 
     October 1 of each year to reflect changes, based on the most 
     recent available data trended so that the indicators will be 
     current for the year to which they apply, in rents for 
     existing rental dwelling units of various sizes and types in 
     the market area suitable for occupancy by families assisted 
     under this title.

     SEC. 324. LEASE TERMS.

       Rental assistance may be provided for an eligible dwelling 
     unit only if the assisted family and the owner of the 
     dwelling unit enter into a lease for the unit that--
       (1) provides for a single lease term of 12 months and 
     continued tenancy after such term under a periodic tenancy on 
     a month-to-month basis;
       (2) contains terms and conditions specifying that 
     termination of tenancy during the term of a lease shall be 
     subject to the provisions set forth in sections 642 and 643; 
     and
       (3) is set forth in the standard form, which is used in the 
     local housing market area by the owner and applies generally 
     to any other tenants in the property who are not assisted 
     families, together with any addendum necessary to include the 
     many terms required under this section.
     A lease may include any addenda appropriate to set forth the 
     provisions under this title.

     SEC. 325. TERMINATION OF TENANCY.

       Each housing assistance payments contract shall provide 
     that the owner shall conduct the termination of tenancy of 
     any tenant of an assisted dwelling unit under the contract in 
     accordance with applicable State or local laws, including 
     providing any notice of termination required under such laws.

     SEC. 326. ELIGIBLE OWNERS.

       (a) Ownership Entity.--Rental assistance under this title 
     may be provided for any eligible dwelling unit for which the 
     owner is any public agency, private person or entity 
     (including a cooperative), nonprofit organization, agency of 
     the Federal Government, or public housing agency.
       (b) Ineligible Owners.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a public 
     housing agency--
       (A) may not enter into a housing assistance payments 
     contract (or renew an existing contract) covering a dwelling 
     unit that is owned by an owner who is debarred, suspended, or 
     subject to limited denial of participation under part 24 of 
     title 24, Code of Federal Regulations;
       (B) may prohibit, or authorize the termination or 
     suspension of, payment of housing assistance under a housing 
     assistance payments contract in effect at the time such 
     debarment, suspension, or limited denial of participation 
     takes effect.
     If the public housing agency takes action under subparagraph 
     (B), the agency shall take such actions as may be necessary 
     to protect assisted families who are affected by the action, 
     which may include the provision of additional assistance 
     under this title to such families.
       (2) Prohibition of sale or rental to related parties.--The 
     Secretary shall establish guidelines to prevent housing 
     assistance payments for a dwelling unit that is owned by any 
     spouse, child, or other party who allows an owner described 
     in paragraph (1) to maintain control of the unit.

     SEC. 327. SELECTION OF DWELLING UNITS.

       (a) Family Choice.--The determination of the dwelling unit 
     in which an assisted family resides and for which housing 
     assistance is provided under this title shall be made solely 
     by the assisted family, subject to the provisions of this 
     title and any applicable law.
       (b) Deed Restrictions.--Housing assistance may not be used 
     in any manner that abrogates any local deed restriction that 
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     plies to any housing consisting of 1 to 4 dwelling units. 
     Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the 
     provisions or applicability of the Fair Housing Act.

     SEC. 328. ELIGIBLE DWELLING UNITS.

       (a) In General.--A dwelling unit shall be an eligible 
     dwelling unit for purposes of this title only if the public 
     housing agency to provide housing assistance for the dwelling 
     unit determines that the dwelling unit--
       (1) is an existing dwelling unit that is not located within 
     a nursing home or the grounds of any penal, reformatory, 
     medical, mental, or similar public or private institution; 
     and
       (2) complies--
       (A) in the case of a dwelling unit located in a 
     jurisdiction which has in effect laws, regulations, 
     standards, or codes regarding habitability of residential 
     dwellings, with such applicable laws, regulations, standards, 
     or codes; or
       (B) in the case of a dwelling unit located in a 
     jurisdiction which does not have in effect laws, regulations, 
     standards, or codes described in subparagraph (A), with the 
     housing quality standards established under subsection (c).
     Each public housing agency providing housing assistance shall 
     identify, in the local housing management plan for the 
     agency, whether the agency is utilizing the standard under 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2).
       (b) Determinations.--
       (1) In general.--A public housing agency shall make the 
     determinations required under subsection (a) pursuant to an 
     inspection of the dwelling unit conducted before any 
     assistance payment is made for the unit.
       (2) Expeditious inspection.--Inspections of dwelling units 
     under this subsection shall be made before the expiration of 
     the 15-day period beginning upon a request by the resident or 
     landlord to the public housing agency. The performance of the 
     agency in meeting the 15-day inspection deadline shall be 
     taken into account in assessing the performance of the 
     agency.
       (c) Federal Housing Quality Standards.--The Secretary shall 
     establish housing quality standards under this subsection 
     that ensure that assisted dwelling units are safe, clean, and 
     healthy. Such standards shall include requirements relating 
     to habitability, including maintenance, health and sanitation 
     factors, condition, and construction of dwellings, and shall, 
     to the greatest extent practicable, be consistent with the 
     standards established under section 232(b). The Secretary 
     shall differentiate between major and minor violations of 
     such standards.
       (d) Annual Inspections.--Each public housing agency 
     providing housing assistance shall make an annual inspection 
     of each assisted dwelling unit during the term of the housing 
     assistance payments contracts for the unit to determine 
     whether the unit is maintained in accordance with the 
     requirements under subsection (a)(2). The agency shall retain 
     the records of the inspection for a reasonable time and shall 
     make the records available upon request to the Secretary, the 
     Inspector General for the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, and any auditor conducting an audit under 
     section 541.
       (e) Inspection Guidelines.--The Secretary shall establish 
     procedural guidelines and performance standards to facilitate 
     inspections of dwelling units and conform such inspections 
     with practices utilized in the private housing market. Such 
     guidelines and standards shall take into consideration 
     variations in local laws and practices of public housing 
     agencies and shall provide flexibility to authorities 
     appropriate to facilitate efficient provision of assistance 
     under this title.
       (f) Rule of Construction.--This section may not be 
     construed to prevent the provision of housing assistance in 
     connection with supportive services for elderly or disabled 
     families.

     SEC. 329. HOMEOWNERSHIP OPTION.

       (a) In General.--A public housing agency providing housing 
     assistance under this title may provide homeownership 
     assistance to assist eligible families to purchase a dwelling 
     unit (including purchase under lease-purchase homeownership 
     plans).
       (b) Requirements.--A public housing agency providing 
     homeownership assistance under this section shall, as a 
     condition of an eligible family receiving such assistance, 
     require the family to--
       (1) demonstrate that the family has sufficient income from 
     employment or other sources (other than public assistance), 
     as determined in accordance with requirements established by 
     the agency; and
       (2) meet any other initial or continuing requirements 
     established by the public housing agency.
       (c) Downpayment Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--A public housing agency may establish 
     minimum downpayment requirements, if appropriate, in 
     connection with loans made for the purchase of dwelling units 
     for which homeownership assistance is provided under this 
     section. If the agency establishes a minimum downpayment 
     requirement, the agency shall permit the family to use grant 
     amounts, gifts from relatives, contributions from private 
     sources, and similar amounts as downpayment amounts in such 
     purchase, subject to the requirements of paragraph (2).
       (2) Direct family contribution.--In purchasing housing 
     pursuant to this section subject to a downpayment 
     requirement, each family shall contribute an amount of the 
     downpayment, from resources of the family other than grants, 
     gifts, contributions, or other similar amounts referred to in 
     paragraph (1), that is not less than 1 percent of the 
     purchase price.
       (d) Ineligibility Under Other Programs.--A family may not 
     receive homeownership assistance pursuant to this section 
     during any period when assistance is being provided for the 
     family under other Federal homeownership assistance programs, 
     as determined by the Secretary, including assistance under 
     the HOME Investment Partnerships Act, the Homeownership and 
     Opportunity Through HOPE Act, title II of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1987, and section 502 of the 
     Housing Act of 1949.

     SEC. 330. ASSISTANCE FOR RENTAL OF MANUFACTURED HOMES.

       (a) Authority.--Nothing in this title may be construed to 
     prevent a public housing agency from providing housing 
     assistance under this title on behalf of a low-income family 
     for the rental of--
       (1) a manufactured home that is the principal residence of 
     the family and the real property on which the home is 
     located; or
       (2) the real property on which is located a manufactured 
     home, which is owned by the family and is the principal 
     residence of the family.
       (b) Assistance for Certain Families Owning Manufactured 
     Homes.--
       (1) Authority.--Notwithstanding section 351 or any other 
     provision of this title, a public housing agency that 
     receives amounts under a contract under section 302 may enter 
     into a housing assistance payment contract to make assistance 
     payments under this title to a family that owns a 
     manufactured home, but only as provided in paragraph (2).
       (2) Limitations.--In the case only of a low-income family 
     that owns a manufactured home, rents the real property on 
     which it is located, and to whom housing assistance under 
     this title has been made available for the rental of such 
     property, the public housing agency making such assistance 
     available shall enter into a contract to make housing 
     assistance payments under this title directly to the family 
     (rather than to the owner of such real property) if--
       (A) the owner of the real property refuses to enter into a 
     contract to receive housing assistance payments pursuant to 
     section 351(a);
       (B) the family was residing in such manufactured home on 
     such real property at the time such housing assistance was 
     initially made available on behalf of the family;
       (C) the family provides such assurances to the agency, as 
     the Secretary may require, to ensure that amounts from the 
     housing assistance payments are used for rental of the real 
     property; and
       (D) the rental of the real property otherwise complies with 
     the requirements for assistance under this title.
     A contract pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to 
     the provisions of section 351 and any other provisions 
     applicable to housing assistance payments contracts under 
     this title, except that the Secretary may provide such 
     exceptions as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     facilitate the provision of assistance under this subsection.
    Subtitle C--Payment of Housing Assistance on Behalf of Assisted 
                                Families

     SEC. 351. HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--Each public housing agency that receives 
     amounts under a contract under section 302 may enter into 
     housing assistance payments contracts with owners of existing 
     dwelling units to make housing assistance payments to such 
     owners in accordance with this title.
       (b) PHA Acting As Owner.--A public housing agency may enter 
     into a housing assistance payments contract to make housing 
     assistance payments under this title to itself (or any agency 
     or instrumentality thereof) as the owner of dwelling units 
     (other than public housing), and the agency shall be subject 
     to the same requirements that are applicable to other owners, 
     except that the determinations under section 328(a) and 
     354(b) shall be made by a competent party not affiliated with 
     the agency, and the agency shall be responsible for any 
     expenses of such determinations.
       (c) Provisions.--Each housing assistance payments contract 
     shall--
       (1) have a term of not more than 12 months;
       (2) require that the assisted dwelling unit may be rented 
     only pursuant to a lease that complies with the requirements 
     of section 324;
       (3) comply with the requirements of sections 325, 642, and 
     643 (relating to termination of tenancy);
       (4) require the owner to maintain the dwelling unit in 
     accordance with the applicable standards under section 
     328(a)(2); and
       (5) provide that the screening and selection of eligible 
     families for assisted dwelling units shall be the function of 
     the owner.

     SEC. 352. AMOUNT OF MONTHLY ASSISTANCE PAYMENT.

       (a) Units Having Gross Rent Exceeding Payment Standard.--In 
     the case of a dwelling unit bearing a gross rent that exceeds 
     the payment standard established under section 353 for a 
     dwelling unit of the applicable size and located in the 
     market area in which such assisted dwelling unit is located, 
     the amount of the monthly assistance payment shall be the 
     amount by which such payment standard exceeds the amount of 
     the resident contribution determined in accordance with 
     section 322(a)(1).

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       (b) Shopping Incentive for Units Having Gross Rent Not 
     Exceeding Payment Standard.--In the case of an assisted 
     family renting an eligible dwelling unit bearing a gross rent 
     that does not exceed the payment standard established under 
     section 353 for a dwelling unit of the applicable size and 
     located in the market area in which such assisted dwelling 
     unit is located, the following requirements shall apply:
       (1) Amount of monthly assistance payment.--The amount of 
     the monthly assistance payment for housing assistance under 
     this title on behalf of the assisted family shall be the 
     amount by which the gross rent for the dwelling unit exceeds 
     the amount of the resident contribution.
       (2) Escrow of shopping incentive savings.--An amount equal 
     to 50 percent of the difference between payment standard and 
     the gross rent for the dwelling unit shall be placed in an 
     interest bearing escrow account on behalf of such family on a 
     monthly basis by the public housing agency. Amounts in the 
     escrow account shall be made available to the assisted family 
     on an annual basis.
       (3) Deficit reduction.--The public housing agency making 
     housing assistance payments on behalf of such assisted family 
     in a fiscal year shall reserve from amounts made available to 
     the agency for assistance payments for such fiscal year an 
     amount equal to the amount described in paragraph (2). At the 
     end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall recapture any 
     such amounts reserved by public housing agencies and such 
     amounts shall be covered into the General Fund of the 
     Treasury of the United States.
     For purposes of this section, in the case of a family 
     receiving homeownership assistance under section 329, the 
     term ``gross rent'' shall mean the homeownership costs to the 
     family as determined in accordance with guidelines of the 
     Secretary.

     SEC. 353. PAYMENT STANDARDS.

       (a) Establishment.--Each public housing agency providing 
     housing assistance under this title shall establish payment 
     standards under this section for various areas, and sizes and 
     types of dwelling units, for use in determining the amount of 
     monthly housing assistance payment to be provided on behalf 
     of assisted families.
       (b) Use of Rental Indicators.--The payment standard for 
     each size and type of housing for each market area shall be 
     an amount that is not less than 80 percent, and not greater 
     than 120 percent, of the rental indicator established under 
     section 323 for such size and type for such area.
       (c) Review.--If the Secretary determines, at any time, that 
     a significant percentage of the assisted families who are 
     assisted by a public housing agency and are occupying 
     dwelling units of a particular size are paying more than 30 
     percent of their adjusted incomes for rent, the Secretary 
     shall review the payment standard established by the agency 
     for such size dwellings. If, pursuant to the review, the 
     Secretary determines that such payment standard is not 
     appropriate to serve the needs of the low-income population 
     of the jurisdiction served by the agency (taking into 
     consideration rental costs in the area), as identified in the 
     approved community improvement plan of the agency, the 
     Secretary may require the public housing agency to modify the 
     payment standard.

     SEC. 354. REASONABLE RENTS.

       (a) Establishment.--The rent charged for a dwelling unit 
     for which rental assistance is provided under this title 
     shall be established pursuant to negotiation and agreement 
     between the assisted family and the owner of the dwelling 
     unit.
       (b) Reasonableness.--
       (1) Determination.--A public housing agency providing 
     rental assistance under this title for a dwelling unit shall, 
     before commencing assistance payments for a unit (with 
     respect to initial contract rents and any rent revisions), 
     determine whether the rent charged for the unit exceeds the 
     rents charged for comparable units in the applicable private 
     unassisted market.
       (2) Unreasonable rents.--If the agency determines that the 
     rent charged for a dwelling unit exceeds such comparable 
     rents, the agency shall--
       (A) inform the assisted family renting the unit that such 
     rent exceeds the rents for comparable unassisted units in the 
     market; and
       (B) refuse to provide housing assistance payments for such 
     unit.

     SEC. 355. PROHIBITION OF ASSISTANCE FOR VACANT RENTAL UNITS.

       If an assisted family vacates a dwelling unit for which 
     rental assistance is provided under a housing assistance 
     payments contract before the expiration of the term of the 
     lease for the unit, rental assistance pursuant to such 
     contract may not be provided for the unit after the month 
     during which the unit was vacated.
            Subtitle D--General and Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 371. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title:
       (1) Assisted dwelling unit.--The term ``assisted dwelling 
     unit'' means a dwelling unit in which an assisted family 
     resides and for which housing assistance payments are made 
     under this title.
       (2) Assisted family.--The term ``assisted family'' means an 
     eligible family on whose behalf housing assistance payments 
     are made under this title or who has been selected and 
     approved for housing assistance.
       (3) Choice-based.--The term ``choice-based'' means, with 
     respect to housing assistance, that the assistance is not 
     attached to a dwelling unit but can be used for any eligible 
     dwelling unit selected by the eligible family.
       (4) Eligible dwelling unit.--The term ``eligible dwelling 
     unit'' means a dwelling unit that complies with the 
     requirements under section 328 for consideration as an 
     eligible dwelling unit.
       (5) Eligible family.--The term ``eligible family'' means a 
     family that meets the requirements under section 321(a) for 
     assistance under this title.
       (6) Homeownership assistance.--The term ``homeownership 
     assistance'' means housing assistance provided under section 
     329 for the ownership of a dwelling unit.
       (7) Housing assistance.--The term ``housing assistance'' 
     means choice-based assistance provided under this title on 
     behalf of low-income families for the rental or ownership of 
     an eligible dwelling unit.
       (8) Housing assistance payments contract.--The term 
     ``housing assistance payments contract'' means a contract 
     under section 351 between a public housing agency (or the 
     Secretary) and an owner to make housing assistance payments 
     under this title to the owner on behalf of an assisted 
     family.
       (9) Public housing agency.--The terms ``public housing 
     agency'' and ``agency'' have the meaning given such terms in 
     section 103, except that the terms include--
       (A) a consortia of public housing agencies that the 
     Secretary determines has the capacity and capability to 
     administer a program for housing assistance under this title 
     in an efficient manner;
       (B) any other entity that, upon the effective date of this 
     Act, was administering any program for tenant-based rental 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (as in effect before the effective date of the repeal 
     under section 601(b) of this Act), pursuant to a contract 
     with the Secretary or a public housing agency; and
       (C) with respect to any area in which no public housing 
     agency has been organized or where the Secretary determines 
     that a public housing agency is unwilling or unable to 
     implement this title, or is not performing effectively--
       (i) the Secretary or another entity that by contract agrees 
     to receive assistance amounts under this title and enter into 
     housing assistance payments contracts with owners and perform 
     the other functions of public housing agency under this 
     title; or
       (ii) notwithstanding any provision of State or local law, a 
     public housing agency for another area that contracts with 
     the Secretary to administer a program for housing assistance 
     under this title, without regard to any otherwise applicable 
     limitations on its area of operation.
       (10) Owner.--The term ``owner'' means the person or entity 
     having the legal right to lease or sublease dwelling units. 
     Such term includes any principals, general partners, primary 
     shareholders, and other similar participants in any entity 
     owning a multifamily housing project, as well as the entity 
     itself.
       (11) Rent.--The terms ``rent'' and ``rental'' include, with 
     respect to members of a cooperative, the charges under the 
     occupancy agreements between such members and the 
     cooperative.
       (12) Rental assistance.--The term ``rental assistance'' 
     means housing assistance provided under this title for the 
     rental of a dwelling unit.

     SEC. 372. RENTAL ASSISTANCE FRAUD RECOVERIES.

       (a) Authority To Retain Recovered Amounts.--The Secretary 
     shall permit public housing agencies administering housing 
     assistance under this title to retain, out of amounts 
     obtained by the authorities from tenants that are due as a 
     result of fraud and abuse, an amount (determined in 
     accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary) equal to 
     the greater of--
       (1) 50 percent of the amount actually collected; or
       (2) the actual, reasonable, and necessary expenses related 
     to the collection, including costs of investigation, legal 
     fees, and collection agency fees.
       (b) Use.--Amounts retained by an agency shall be made 
     available for use in support of the affected program or 
     project, in accordance with regulations issued by the 
     Secretary. If the Secretary is the principal party initiating 
     or sustaining an action to recover amounts from families or 
     owners, the provisions of this section shall not apply.
       (c) Recovery.--Amounts may be recovered under this 
     section--
       (1) by an agency through a lawsuit (including settlement of 
     the lawsuit) brought by the agency or through court-ordered 
     restitution pursuant to a criminal proceeding resulting from 
     an agency's investigation where the agency seeks prosecution 
     of a family or where an agency seeks prosecution of an owner;
       (2) through administrative repayment agreements with a 
     family or owner entered into as a result of an administrative 
     grievance procedure conducted by an impartial decisionmaker 
     in accordance with section 110; or
       (3) through an agreement between the parties.

     SEC. 373. STUDY REGARDING GEOGRAPHIC CONCENTRATION OF 
                   ASSISTED FAMILIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
     geographic areas in the State of Illinois served by the 
     Housing Authority of Cook County and the Chicago Housing 
     Authority and submit to the Con

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     gress a report and a specific proposal, which addresses and 
     resolves the issues of--
       (1) the adverse impact on local communities due to 
     geographic concentration of assisted households under the 
     tenant-based housing programs under section 8 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect upon the enactment 
     of this Act) and under this title; and
       (2) facilitating the deconcentration of such assisted 
     households by providing broader housing choices to such 
     households.
     The study shall be completed, and the report shall be 
     submitted, not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Concentration.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``concentration'' means, with respect to any area within a 
     census tract, that--
       (1) 15 percent or more of the households residing within 
     such area have incomes which do not exceed the poverty level; 
     or
       (2) 15 percent or more of the total affordable housing 
     stock located within such area is assisted housing.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 374. STUDY REGARDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

       The Secretary shall conduct a nationwide study of the 
     choice-based housing assistance program under this title and 
     the tenant-based rental assistance program under section 8 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect pursuant 
     to section 601(c) and 602(b)). The study shall, for various 
     localities--
       (1) determine who are the providers of the housing in which 
     families assisted under such programs reside;
       (2) describe and analyze the physical and demographic 
     characteristics of the housing in which such assistance is 
     used, including, for housing in which at least one such 
     assisted family resides, the total number of units in the 
     housing and the number of units in the housing for which such 
     assistance is provided;
       (3) determine the total number of units for which such 
     assistance is provided;
       (4) describe the durations that families remain on waiting 
     lists before being provided such housing assistance; and
       (5) assess the extent and quality of participation of 
     housing owners in such assistance programs in relation to the 
     local housing market, including comparing--
       (A) the quality of the housing assisted to the housing 
     generally available in the same market; and
       (B) the extent to which housing is available to be occupied 
     using such assistance to the extent to which housing is 
     generally available in the same market.
     The Secretary shall submit a report describing the results of 
     the study to the Congress not later than the expiration of 
     the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
               TITLE IV--HOME RULE FLEXIBLE GRANT OPTION

     SEC. 401. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to give local governments and 
     municipalities the flexibility to design creative approaches 
     for providing and administering Federal housing assistance 
     based on the particular needs of the communities that--
       (1) give incentives to low-income families with children 
     where the head of household is working, seeking work, or 
     preparing for work by participating in job training, 
     educational programs, or programs that assist people to 
     obtain employment and become economically self-sufficient;
       (2) reduce cost and achieve greater cost-effectiveness in 
     Federal housing assistance expenditures;
       (3) increase housing choices for low-income families; and
       (4) reduce excessive geographic concentration of assisted 
     families.

     SEC. 402. FLEXIBLE GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority and Use.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
     program under which a jurisdiction may, upon the application 
     of the jurisdiction and the review and approval of the 
     Secretary, receive, combine, and enter into performance-based 
     contracts for the use of amounts of covered housing 
     assistance in a period consisting of not less than 1 nor more 
     than 5 fiscal years in the manner determined appropriate by 
     the participating jurisdiction--
       (1) to provide housing assistance and services for low-
     income families in a manner that facilitates the transition 
     of such families to work;
       (2) to reduce homelessness;
       (3) to increase homeownership among low-income families; 
     and
       (4) for other housing purposes for low-income families 
     determined by the participating jurisdiction.
       (b) Inapplicability of Categorical Program Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and 
     section 405, the provisions of this Act regarding use of 
     amounts made available under each of the programs included as 
     covered housing assistance and the program requirements 
     applicable to each such program shall not apply to amounts 
     received by a jurisdiction pursuant to this title.
       (2) Applicability of certain laws.--This title may not be 
     construed to exempt assistance under this Act from, or make 
     inapplicable any provision of this Act or of any other law 
     that requires that assistance under this Act be provided in 
     compliance with--
       (A) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
     2000d et seq.);
       (B) the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.);
       (C) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 701 et seq.);
       (D) title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 
     373 et seq.);
       (E) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et 
     seq.);
       (F) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; or
       (G) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and other 
     provisions of law that further protection of the environment 
     (as specified in regulations that shall be issued by the 
     Secretary).
       (c) Effect on Program Allocations for Covered Housing 
     Assistance.--The amount of assistance received pursuant to 
     this title by a participating jurisdiction shall not be 
     decreased, because of participation in the program under this 
     title, from the sum of the amounts that otherwise would be 
     made available for or within the participating jurisdiction 
     under the programs included as covered housing assistance.

     SEC. 403. COVERED HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

       For purposes of this title, the term ``covered housing 
     assistance'' means--
       (1) operating assistance provided under section 9 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect before the 
     effective date of the repeal under section 601(b) of this 
     Act);
       (2) modernization assistance provided under section 14 of 
     such Act;
       (3) assistance provided under section 8 of such Act for the 
     certificate and voucher programs;
       (4) assistance for public housing provided under title II 
     of this Act; and
       (5) choice-based rental assistance provided under title III 
     of this Act.
     Such term does not include any amounts obligated for 
     assistance under existing contracts for project-based 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 or section 601(f) of this Act.

     SEC. 404. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Eligible Families.--Each family on behalf of whom 
     assistance is provided for rental or homeownership of a 
     dwelling unit using amounts made available pursuant to this 
     title shall be a low-income family. Each dwelling unit 
     assisted using amounts made available pursuant to this title 
     shall be available for occupancy only by families that are 
     low-income families at the time of their initial occupancy of 
     the unit.
       (b) Compliance With Assistance Plan.--A participating 
     jurisdiction shall provide assistance using amounts received 
     pursuant to this title in the manner set forth in the plan of 
     the jurisdiction approved by the Secretary under section 
     406(a)(2).
       (c) Rent Policy.--A participating jurisdiction shall ensure 
     that the rental contributions charged to families assisted 
     with amounts received pursuant to this title--
       (1) do not exceed the amount that would be chargeable under 
     title II to such families were such families residing in 
     public housing assisted under such title; or
       (2) are established, pursuant to approval by the Secretary 
     of a proposed rent structure included in the application 
     under section 406, at levels that are reasonable and designed 
     to eliminate any disincentives for members of the family to 
     obtain employment and attain economic self-sufficiency.
       (d) Housing Quality Standards.--
       (1) Compliance.--A participating jurisdiction shall ensure 
     that housing assisted with amounts received pursuant to this 
     title is maintained in a condition that complies--
       (A) in the case of housing located in a jurisdiction which 
     has in effect laws, regulations, standards, or codes 
     regarding habitability of residential dwellings, with such 
     applicable laws, regulations, standards, or codes; or
       (B) in the case of housing located in a jurisdiction which 
     does not have in effect laws, regulations, standards, or 
     codes described in paragraph (1), with the housing quality 
     standards established under paragraph (2).
       (2) Federal housing quality standards.--The Secretary shall 
     establish housing quality standards under this paragraph that 
     ensure that dwelling units assisted under this title are 
     safe, clean, and healthy. Such standards shall include 
     requirements relating to habitability, including maintenance, 
     health and sanitation factors, condition, and construction of 
     dwellings, and shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be 
     consistent with the standards established under sections 
     232(b) and 328(c). The Secretary shall differentiate between 
     major and minor violations of such standards.
       (e) Number of Families Assisted.--A participating 
     jurisdiction shall ensure that, in providing assistance with 
     amounts received pursuant to this title in each fiscal year, 
     not less than substantially the same total number of eligible 
     low-income families are assisted as would have been assisted 
     had the amounts of covered housing assistance not been 
     combined for use under this title.
       (f) Consistency With Welfare Program.--A participating 
     jurisdiction shall ensure that assistance provided with 
     amounts received pursuant to this title is provided in a 
     manner that is consistent with the welfare, public 
     assistance, or other economic self-sufficiency programs 
     operating in the jurisdiction by facilitating the transition 
     of assisted families to work, which may include requiring 
     compliance with the requirements under such welfare, public 
     assistance, or self-sufficiency programs as a condition of 
     receiving housing assistance with amounts provided under this 
     title.

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       (g) Treatment of Currently Assisted Families.--
       (1) Continuation of assistance.--A participating 
     jurisdiction shall ensure that each family that was receiving 
     housing assistance or residing in an assisted dwelling unit 
     pursuant to any of the programs included as covered housing 
     assistance immediately before the jurisdiction initially 
     provides assistance pursuant to this title shall be offered 
     assistance or an assisted dwelling unit under the program of 
     the jurisdiction under this title.
       (2) Phase-in of rent contribution increases.--For any 
     family that was receiving housing assistance pursuant to any 
     of the programs included as covered housing assistance 
     immediately before the jurisdiction initially provides 
     assistance pursuant to this title, if the monthly 
     contribution for rental of a dwelling unit assisted under 
     this title to be paid by the family upon initial 
     applicability of this title is greater than the amount paid 
     by the family immediately before such applicability, any such 
     resulting increase in rent contribution shall be--
       (A) phased in equally over a period of not less than 3 
     years, if such increase is 30 percent or more of such 
     contribution before initial applicability; and
       (B) limited to not more than 10 percent per year if such 
     increase is more than 10 percent but less than 30 percent of 
     such contribution before initial applicability.
       (h) Amount of Assistance.--In providing housing assistance 
     using amounts received pursuant to this title, the amount of 
     assistance provided by a participating jurisdiction on behalf 
     of each assisted low-income family shall be sufficient so 
     that if the family used such assistance to rent a dwelling 
     unit having a rent equal to the 40th percentile of rents for 
     standard quality rental units of the same size and type in 
     the same market area, the contribution toward rental paid by 
     the family would be affordable (as such term is defined by 
     the jurisdiction) to the family.
       (i) Portability.--A participating jurisdiction shall ensure 
     that financial assistance for housing provided with amounts 
     received pursuant to this title may be used by a family 
     moving from an assisted dwelling unit located within the 
     jurisdiction to obtain a dwelling unit located outside of the 
     jurisdiction.
       (j) Preferences.--In providing housing assistance using 
     amounts received pursuant to this title, a participating 
     jurisdiction may establish a system for making housing 
     assistance available that provides preference for assistance 
     to families having certain characteristics. A system of 
     preferences established pursuant to this subsection shall be 
     based on local housing needs and priorities, as determined by 
     the jurisdiction using generally accepted data sources.
       (k) Community Work Requirement.--
       (1) Applicability of requirements for pha's.--Except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), participating jurisdictions, 
     families assisted with amounts received pursuant to this 
     title, and dwelling units assisted with amounts received 
     pursuant to this title, shall be subject to the provisions of 
     section 105 to the same extent that such provisions apply 
     with respect to public housing agencies, families residing in 
     public housing dwelling units and families assisted under 
     title III, and public housing dwelling units and dwelling 
     units assisted under title III.
       (2) Local community service alternative.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to a participating jurisdiction that, 
     pursuant to approval by the Secretary of a proposal included 
     in the application under section 406, is carrying out a local 
     program that is designed to foster community service by 
     families assisted with amounts received pursuant to this 
     title.
       (l) Income Targeting.--In providing housing assistance 
     using amounts received pursuant to this title in any fiscal 
     year, a participating jurisdiction shall ensure that the 
     number of families having incomes that do not exceed 30 
     percent of the area median income that are initially assisted 
     under this title during such fiscal year is not less than 
     substantially the same number of families having such incomes 
     that would be initially assisted in such jurisdiction during 
     such fiscal year under titles II and III pursuant to sections 
     222(c) and 321(b)).

     SEC. 405. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.

       (a) Public Housing Demolition and Disposition 
     Requirements.--Section 261 shall continue to apply to public 
     housing notwithstanding any use of the housing under this 
     title.
       (b) Labor Standards.--Section 112 shall apply to housing 
     assisted with amounts provided pursuant to this title, other 
     than housing assisted solely due to occupancy by families 
     receiving tenant-based assistance.

     SEC. 406. APPLICATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide for 
     jurisdictions to submit applications to receive and use 
     covered housing assistance amounts as authorized in this 
     title for periods of not less than 1 and not more than 5 
     fiscal years. An application--
       (1) shall be submitted only after the jurisdiction provides 
     for citizen participation through a public hearing and, if 
     appropriate, other means;
       (2) shall include a plan developed by the jurisdiction for 
     the provision of housing assistance with amounts received 
     pursuant to this title that takes into consideration 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 meeting each of the requirements under section 404 and 
     this title;
       (3) shall describe how the plan for use of amounts will 
     assist in meeting the goals set forth in section 401;
       (4) shall propose standards for measuring performance in 
     using assistance provided pursuant to this title based on the 
     performance standards under subsection (b)(2);
       (5) shall propose the length of the period for which the 
     jurisdiction is applying for assistance under this title;
       (6) may include a request assistance for training and 
     technical assistance to assist with design of the program and 
     to participate in a detailed evaluation;
       (7) shall--
       (A) in the case of the application of any jurisdiction 
     within whose boundaries are areas subject to any other unit 
     of general local government, include the signed consent of 
     the appropriate executive official of such unit to the 
     application; and
       (B) in the case of the application of a consortia of units 
     of general local government (as provided under section 
     409(1)(B)), include the signed consent of the appropriate 
     executive officials of each unit included in the consortia;
       (8) shall include information sufficient, in the 
     determination of the Secretary--
       (A) to demonstrate that the jurisdiction has or will have 
     management and administrative capacity sufficient to carry 
     out the plan under paragraph (2);
       (B) to demonstrate that carrying out the plan will not 
     result in excessive duplication of administrative efforts and 
     costs, particularly with respect to activities performed by 
     public housing agencies operating within the boundaries of 
     the jurisdiction;
       (C) to describe the function and activities to be carried 
     out by such public housing agencies affected by the plan; and
       (D) to demonstrate that the amounts received by the 
     jurisdiction will be maintained separate from other funds 
     available to the jurisdiction and will be used only to carry 
     out the plan; and
       (9) shall include information describing how the 
     jurisdiction will make decisions regarding asset management 
     of housing for low-income families under programs for covered 
     housing assistance or assisted with grant amounts under this 
     title.
     A plan required under paragraph (2) to be included in the 
     application may be contained in a memorandum of agreement or 
     other document executed by a jurisdiction and public housing 
     agency, if such document is submitted together with the 
     application.
       (b) Review, Approval, and Performance Standards.--
       (1) Review.--The Secretary shall review applications for 
     assistance pursuant to this title and shall approve or 
     disapprove such applications within 60 days after their 
     submission. The Secretary shall provide affected public 
     housing agencies an opportunity to review an application 
     submitted under this subsection and to provide written 
     comments on the application, which shall be a period of not 
     less than 30 days ending before the Secretary approves or 
     disapproves the application. If the Secretary determines that 
     the application complies with the requirements of this title, 
     the Secretary shall offer to enter into an agreement with 
     jurisdiction providing for assistance pursuant to this title 
     and incorporating a requirement that the jurisdiction achieve 
     a particular level of performance in each of the areas for 
     which performance standards are established under paragraph 
     (2). If the Secretary determines that an application does not 
     comply with the requirements of this title, the Secretary 
     shall notify the jurisdiction submitting the application of 
     the reasons for such disapproval and actions that may be 
     taken to make the application approvable. Upon approving or 
     disapproving an application under this paragraph, the 
     Secretary shall make such determination publicly available in 
     writing together with a written statement of the reasons for 
     such determination.
       (2) Performance standards.--The Secretary shall establish 
     standards for measuring performance of jurisdictions in the 
     following areas:
       (A) Success in moving dependent low-income families to 
     economic self-sufficiency.
       (B) Success in reducing the numbers of long-term homeless 
     families.
       (C) Decrease in the per-family cost of providing 
     assistance.
       (D) Reduction of excessive geographic concentration of 
     assisted families.
       (E) Any other performance goals that the Secretary may 
     prescribe.
       (3) Approval.--If the Secretary and a jurisdiction that the 
     Secretary determines has submitted an application meeting the 
     requirements of this title enter into an agreement referred 
     to in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall approve the 
     application and provide covered housing assistance for the 
     jurisdiction in the manner authorized under this title. The 
     Secretary may not approve any application for assistance 
     pursuant to this title unless the Secretary and jurisdiction 
     enter into an agreement referred to in paragraph (1). The 
     Secretary shall establish requirements for the approval of 
     applications under this section submitted by public housing 
     agencies designated under section 533(a) as troubled, which 
     may include additional or different criteria determined by 
     the Secretary to be more appropriate for such agencies.
       (c) Status of PHA's.--Nothing in this section or title may 
     be construed to require any change in the legal status of any 
     public housing agency or in any legal relationship

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     between a jurisdiction and a public housing agency as a 
     condition of participation in the program under this title.

     SEC. 407. TRAINING.

       The Secretary, in consultation with representatives of 
     public and assisted housing interests, shall provide training 
     and technical assistance relating to providing assistance 
     under this title and conduct detailed evaluations of up to 30 
     jurisdictions for the purpose of identifying replicable 
     program models that are successful at carrying out the 
     purposes of this title.

     SEC. 408. ACCOUNTABILITY.

       (a) Performance Goals.--The Secretary shall monitor the 
     performance of participating jurisdictions in providing 
     assistance pursuant to this title based on the performance 
     standards contained in the agreements entered into pursuant 
     to section 406(b)(1).
       (b) Keeping Records.--Each participating jurisdiction shall 
     keep such records as the Secretary may prescribe as 
     reasonably necessary to disclose the amounts and the 
     disposition of amounts provided pursuant to this title, to 
     ensure compliance with the requirements of this title and to 
     measure performance against the performance goals under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Reports.--Each participating jurisdiction agency shall 
     submit to the Secretary a report, or series of reports, in a 
     form and at a time specified by the Secretary. The reports 
     shall--
       (1) document the use of funds made available under this 
     title;
       (2) provide such information as the Secretary may request 
     to assist the Secretary in assessing the program under this 
     title; and
       (3) describe and analyze the effect of assisted activities 
     in addressing the purposes of this title.
       (d) Access to Documents by 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 
     title.
       (e) Access to Documents by 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 
     title.

     SEC. 409. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title, the following definitions shall 
     apply:
       (1) Jurisdiction.--The term ``jurisdiction'' means--
       (A) a unit of general local government (as such term is 
     defined in section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act) that has boundaries, for purposes of 
     carrying out this title, that--
       (i) wholly contain the area within which a public housing 
     agency is authorized to operate; and
       (ii) do not contain any areas contained within the 
     boundaries of any other participating jurisdiction; and
       (B) a consortia of such units of general local government, 
     organized for purposes of this title.
       (2) Participating jurisdiction.--The term ``participating 
     jurisdiction'' means, with respect to a period for which such 
     approval is made, a jurisdiction that has been approved under 
     section 406(b)(3) to receive assistance pursuant to this 
     title for such fiscal year.
    TITLE V--ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES
Subtitle A--Study of Alternative Methods for Evaluating Public Housing 
                                Agencies

     SEC. 501. IN GENERAL.

       The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     provide under section 505 for a study to be conducted to 
     determine the effectiveness of various alternative methods of 
     evaluating the performance of public housing agencies and 
     other providers of federally assisted housing.

     SEC. 502. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of the study under this subtitle shall be--
       (1) to identify and examine various methods of evaluating 
     and improving the performance of public housing agencies in 
     administering public housing and tenant-based rental 
     assistance programs and of other providers of federally 
     assisted housing, which are alternatives to oversight by the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
       (2) to identify specific monitoring and oversight 
     activities currently conducted by the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development that are insufficient or ineffective in 
     accurately and efficiently assessing the performance of 
     public housing agencies and other providers of federally 
     assisted housing, and to evaluate whether such activities 
     should be eliminated, modified, or transferred to other 
     entities (including government and private entities) to 
     increase accuracy and effectiveness and improve monitoring.

     SEC. 503. EVALUATION OF VARIOUS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION 
                   SYSTEMS.

       To carry out the purpose under section 502(1), the study 
     under this subtitle shall identify, and analyze and assess 
     the costs and benefits of, the following methods of 
     regulating and evaluating the performance of public housing 
     agencies and other providers of federally assisted housing:
       (1) Current system.--The system pursuant to the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect upon the enactment 
     of this Act), including the methods and requirements under 
     such system for reporting, auditing, reviewing, sanctioning, 
     and monitoring of such agencies and housing providers and the 
     public housing management assessment program pursuant to 
     subtitle C of this title (and section 6(j) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect upon the enactment 
     of this Act)).
       (2) Accreditation models.--Various models that are based 
     upon accreditation of such agencies and housing providers, 
     subject to the following requirements:
       (A) The study shall identify and analyze various models 
     used in other industries and professions for accreditation 
     and determine the extent of their applicability to the 
     programs for public housing and federally assisted housing.
       (B) If any accreditation models are determined to be 
     applicable to the public and federally assisted housing 
     programs, the study shall identify appropriate goals, 
     objectives, and procedures for an accreditation program for 
     such agencies housing providers.
       (C) The study shall evaluate the effectiveness of 
     establishing an independent accreditation and evaluation 
     entity to assist, supplement, or replace the role of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development in assessing and 
     monitoring the performance of such agencies and housing 
     providers.
       (D) The study shall identify the necessary and appropriate 
     roles and responsibilities of various entities that would be 
     involved in an accreditation program, including the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Inspector 
     General of the Department, an accreditation entity, 
     independent auditors and examiners, local entities, and 
     public housing agencies.
       (E) The study shall determine the costs involved in 
     developing and maintaining such an independent accreditation 
     program.
       (F) The study shall analyze the need for technical 
     assistance to assist public housing agencies in improving 
     performance and identify the most effective methods to 
     provide such assistance.
       (3) Performance based models.--Various performance-based 
     models, including systems that establish performance goals or 
     targets, assess the compliance with such goals or targets, 
     and provide for incentives or sanctions based on performance 
     relative to such goals or targets.
       (4) Local review and monitoring models.--Various models 
     providing for local, resident, and community review and 
     monitoring of such agencies and housing providers, including 
     systems for review and monitoring by local and State 
     governmental bodies and agencies.
       (5) Private models.--Various models using private 
     contractors for review and monitoring of such agencies and 
     housing providers.
       (6) Other models.--Various models of any other systems that 
     may be more effective and efficient in regulating and 
     evaluating such agencies and housing providers.

     SEC. 504. CONSULTATION.

       The entity that, pursuant to section 505, carries out the 
     study under this subtitle shall, in carrying out the study, 
     consult with individuals and organization experienced in 
     managing public housing, private real estate managers, 
     representatives from State and local governments, residents 
     of public housing, families and individuals receiving choice- 
     or tenant-based assistance, the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development, the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, and the Comptroller General of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 505. CONTRACT TO CONDUCT STUDY.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary 
     shall enter into a contract with a public or nonprofit 
     private entity to conduct the study under this subtitle, 
     using amounts made available pursuant to section 507.
       (b) National Academy of Public Administration.--The 
     Secretary shall request the National Academy of Public 
     Administration to enter into the contract under paragraph (1) 
     to conduct the study under this subtitle. If such Academy 
     declines to conduct the study, the Secretary shall carry out 
     such paragraph through other public or nonprofit private 
     entities.

     SEC. 506. REPORT.

       (a) Interim Report.--The Secretary shall ensure that not 
     later than the expiration of the 6-month period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the entity conducting 
     the study under this subtitle submits to the Congress an 
     interim report describing the actions taken to carry out the 
     study, the actions to be taken to complete the study, and any 
     findings and recommendations available at the time.
       (b) Final Report.--The Secretary shall ensure that--
       (1) not later than the expiration of the 12-month period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the study 
     required under this subtitle is completed and a report 
     describing the findings and recommendations as a result of 
     the study is submitted to the Congress; and
       (2) before submitting the report under this subsection to 
     the Congress, the report is submitted to the Secretary and 
     national organizations for public housing agencies at such 
     time to provide the Secretary and such agencies an 
     opportunity to review the report and

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     provide written comments on the report, which shall be 
     included together with the report upon submission to the 
     Congress under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 507. FUNDING.

       Of any amounts made available under title V of the Housing 
     and Urban Development Act of 1970 for policy development and 
     research for fiscal year 1998, $500,000 shall be available to 
     carry out this subtitle.

     SEC. 508. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
         Subtitle B--Housing Evaluation and Accreditation Board

     SEC. 521. ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) In General.--There is established an independent agency 
     in the executive branch of the Government to be known as the 
     Housing Foundation and Accreditation Board (in this title 
     referred to as the ``Board'').
       (b) Requirement for Congressional Review of Study.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, sections 
     523, 524, and 525 shall not take effect and the Board shall 
     not have any authority to take any action under such sections 
     (or otherwise) unless there is enacted a law specifically 
     providing for the repeal of this subsection. This subsection 
     may not be construed to prevent the appointment of the Board 
     under section 522.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 522. MEMBERSHIP.

       (a) In General.--The Board shall be composed of 12 members 
     appointed by the President not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the final report regarding the study required under 
     subtitle A is submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 
     506(b), as follows:
       (1) 4 members shall be appointed from among 10 individuals 
     recommended by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development.
       (2) 4 members shall be appointed from among 10 individuals 
     recommended by the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate.
       (3) 4 members appointed from among 10 individuals 
     recommended by the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the House 
     of Representatives.
       (b) Qualifications.--
       (1) Required representation.--The Board shall at all times 
     have the following members:
       (A) 2 members who are residents of public housing or 
     dwelling units assisted under title III of this Act or the 
     provisions of section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (as in effect before the effective date of the repeal 
     under section 601(b) of this Act).
       (B) At least 2, but not more than 4 members who are 
     executive directors of public housing agencies.
       (C) 1 member who is a member of the Institute of Real 
     Estate Managers.
       (D) 1 member who is the owner of a multifamily housing 
     project assisted under a program administered by the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
       (2) Required experience.--The Board shall at all times have 
     as members individuals with the following experience:
       (A) At least 1 individual who has extensive experience in 
     the residential real estate finance business.
       (B) At least 1 individual who has extensive experience in 
     operating a nonprofit organization that provides affordable 
     housing.
       (C) At least 1 individual who has extensive experience in 
     construction of multifamily housing.
       (D) At least 1 individual who has extensive experience in 
     the management of a community development corporation.
       (E) At least 1 individual who has extensive experience in 
     auditing participants in government programs.
     A single member of the board with the appropriate experience 
     may satisfy the requirements of more than 1 subparagraph of 
     this paragraph. A single member of the board with the 
     appropriate qualifications and experience may satisfy the 
     requirements of a subparagraph of paragraph (1) and a 
     subparagraph of this paragraph.
       (c) Political Affiliation.--Not more than 6 members of the 
     Board may be of the same political party.
       (d) Terms.--
       (1) In general.--Each member of the Board shall be 
     appointed for a term of 4 years, except as provided in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3).
       (2) Terms of initial appointees.--As designated by the 
     President at the time of appointment, of the members first 
     appointed--
       (A) 3 shall be appointed for terms of 1 year;
       (B) 3 shall be appointed for terms of 2 years;
       (C) 3 shall be appointed for terms of 3 years; and
       (D) 3 shall be appointed for terms of 4 years.
       (3) 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 Board shall be filled in the manner 
     in which the original appointment was made.
       (e) Chairperson.--The Board shall elect a chairperson from 
     among members of the Board.
       (f) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board shall 
     constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
       (g) Voting.--Each member of the Board shall be entitled to 
     1 vote, which shall be equal to the vote of every other 
     member of the Board.
       (h) Prohibition on Additional Pay.--Members of the Board 
     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 Board.

     SEC. 523. FUNCTIONS.

       The purpose of this subtitle is to establish the Board as a 
     nonpolitical entity to carry out, not later than the 
     expiration of the 12-month period beginning upon the 
     appointment under section 522 of all of the initial members 
     of the Board (or such other date as may be provided by law), 
     the following functions:
       (1) Establishment of performance benchmarks.--The Board 
     shall establish standards and guidelines for use by the Board 
     in measuring the performance and efficiency of public housing 
     agencies and other owners and providers of federally assisted 
     housing in carrying out operational and financial functions. 
     The standards and guidelines shall be designed to replace the 
     public housing management assessment program under section 
     6(j) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect 
     before the enactment of this Act) and improve the evaluation 
     of the performance of housing providers relative to such 
     program. In establishing such standards and guidelines, the 
     Board shall consult with the Secretary, the Inspector General 
     of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and such 
     other persons and entities as the Board considers 
     appropriate.
       (2) Establishment of accreditation procedure and 
     accreditation.--The Board shall--
       (A) establish a procedure for the Board to accredit public 
     housing agencies to receive block grants under title II for 
     the operation, maintenance, and production of public housing 
     and amounts for housing assistance under title III, based on 
     the performance of agencies, as measured by the performance 
     benchmarks established under paragraph (1) and any audits and 
     reviews of agencies; and
       (B) commence the review and accreditation of public housing 
     agencies under the procedures established under subparagraph 
     (A).
     In carrying out the functions under this section, the Board 
     shall take into consideration the findings and 
     recommendations contained in the report issued under section 
     506(b).

     SEC. 524. POWERS.

       (a) Hearings.--The Board may, for the purpose of carrying 
     out this subtitle, hold such hearings and sit and act at such 
     times and places as the Board determines appropriate.
       (b) Rules and Regulations.--The Board may adopt such rules 
     and regulations as may be necessary to establish its 
     procedures and to govern the manner of its operations, 
     organization, and personnel.
       (c) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
       (1) Information.--The Board may secure directly from any 
     department or agency of the Federal Government such 
     information as the Board may require for carrying out its 
     functions, including public housing agency plans submitted to 
     the Secretary by public housing agencies under title I. Upon 
     request of the Board, any such department or agency shall 
     furnish such information.
       (2) General services administration.--The Administrator of 
     General Services shall provide to the Board, on a 
     reimbursable basis, such administrative support services as 
     the Board may request.
       (3) Department of housing and urban development.--Upon the 
     request of the chairperson of the Board, the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development shall, to the extent possible 
     and subject to the discretion of the Secretary, detail any of 
     the personnel of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, on a nonreimbursable basis, to assist the Board 
     in carrying out its functions under this subtitle.
       (4) HUD inspector general.--The Inspector General of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development shall serve the 
     Board as a principal adviser with respect to all aspects of 
     audits of public housing agencies. The Inspector General may 
     advise the Board with respect to other activities and 
     functions of the Board.
       (d) Mails.--The Board may use the United States mails in 
     the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     Federal agencies.
       (e) Contracting.--The Board may, to such extent and in such 
     amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, enter into 
     contracts with private firms, institutions, and individuals 
     for the purpose of conducting evaluations of public housing 
     agencies, audits of public housing agencies, and research and 
     surveys necessary to enable the Board to discharge its 
     functions under this subtitle.
       (f) Staff.--
       (1) Executive director.--The Board shall appoint an 
     executive director of the Board, who shall be compensated at 
     a rate fixed by the Board, but which shall not exceed the 
     rate established for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
     title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Other personnel.--In addition to the executive 
     director, the Board may appoint and fix the compensation of 
     such personnel as the Board considers necessary, in 
     accordance with the provisions of title 5, United States 
     Code, governing appointments to the competitive service, and 
     the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 
     of such title, relating to classification and General 
     Schedule pay rates.

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       (g) Access to Documents.--The Board shall have access for 
     the purposes of carrying out its functions under this 
     subtitle to any books, documents, papers, and records of a 
     public housing agency to which the Secretary has access under 
     this Act.

     SEC. 525. FEES.

       (a) Accreditation Fees.--The Board may establish and charge 
     reasonable fees for the accreditation of public housing 
     agencies as the Board considers necessary to cover the costs 
     of the operations of the Board relating to its functions 
     under section 523.
       (b) Fund.--Any fees collected under this section shall be 
     deposited in an operations fund for the Board, which is 
     hereby established in the Treasury of the United States. 
     Amounts in such fund shall be available, to the extent 
     provided in appropriation Acts, for the expenses of the Board 
     in carrying out its functions under this subtitle.

     SEC. 526. GAO AUDIT.

       The activities and transactions of the Board shall be 
     subject to audit by the Comptroller General of the United 
     States under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed 
     by the Comptroller General. The representatives of the 
     General Accounting Office shall have access for the purpose 
     of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and 
     records of the Board that are necessary to facilitate an 
     audit.
    Subtitle C--Interim Applicability of Public Housing Management 
                           Assessment Program

     SEC. 531. INTERIM APPLICABILITY.

       This subtitle shall be effective only during the period 
     that begins on the effective date of this Act and ends upon 
     the date of the effectiveness of the standards and procedures 
     required under section 523.

     SEC. 532. MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT INDICATORS.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall develop and publish 
     in the Federal Register indicators to assess the management 
     performance of public housing agencies and other entities 
     managing public housing (including resident management 
     corporations, independent managers pursuant to section 236, 
     and management entities pursuant to subtitle D). The 
     indicators shall be established by rule under section 553 of 
     title 5, United States Code. Such indicators shall enable the 
     Secretary to evaluate the performance of public housing 
     agencies and such other managers of public housing in all 
     major areas of management operations.
       (b) Content.--The management assessment indicators shall 
     include the following indicators:
       (1) The number and percentage of vacancies within an 
     agency's or manager's inventory, including the progress that 
     an agency or manager has made within the previous 3 years to 
     reduce such vacancies.
       (2) The amount and percentage of funds obligated to the 
     public housing agency or manager from the capital fund or 
     under section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as 
     in effect before the effective date of the repeal under 
     section 601(b) of this Act), which remain unexpended after 3 
     years.
       (3) The percentage of rents uncollected.
       (4) The energy consumption (with appropriate adjustments to 
     reflect different regions and unit sizes).
       (5) The average period of time that an agency or manager 
     requires to repair and turn-around vacant dwelling units.
       (6) The proportion of maintenance work orders outstanding, 
     including any progress that an agency or manager has made 
     during the preceding 3 years to reduce the period of time 
     required to complete maintenance work orders.
       (7) The percentage of dwelling units that an agency or 
     manager fails to inspect to ascertain maintenance or 
     modernization needs within such period of time as the 
     Secretary deems appropriate (with appropriate adjustments, if 
     any, for large and small agencies or managers).
       (8) The extent to which the rent policies of any public 
     housing agency establishing rental amounts in accordance with 
     section 225(b) comply with the requirement under section 
     225(c).
       (9) Whether the agency is providing acceptable basic 
     housing conditions, as determined by the Secretary.
       (10) Whether the agency has conducted and regularly updated 
     an assessment to identify any pest control problems in the 
     public housing owned or operated by the agency and the extent 
     to which the agency is effective in carrying out a strategy 
     to eradicate or control such problems, which assessment and 
     strategy shall be included in the local housing management 
     plan for the agency under section 106.
       (11) Any other factors as the Secretary deems appropriate.
       (c) Considerations in Evaluation.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) administer the system of evaluating public housing 
     agencies and managers flexibly to ensure that agencies and 
     managers are not penalized as result of circumstances beyond 
     their control;
       (2) reflect in the weights assigned to the various 
     management assessment indicators the differences in the 
     difficulty of managing individual developments that result 
     from their physical condition and their neighborhood 
     environment; and
       (3) determine a public housing agency's or manager's status 
     as ``troubled with respect to modernization'' under section 
     533(b) based upon factors solely related to its ability to 
     carry out modernization activities.

     SEC. 533. DESIGNATION OF PHA'S.

       (a) Troubled PHA's.--The Secretary shall, under the 
     rulemaking procedures under section 553 of title 5, United 
     States Code, establish procedures for designating troubled 
     public housing agencies and managers, which procedures shall 
     include identification of serious and substantial failure to 
     perform as measured by (1) the performance indicators 
     specified under section 532 and such other factors as the 
     Secretary may deem to be appropriate; or (2) such other 
     evaluation system as is determined by the Secretary to assess 
     the condition of the public housing agency or other entity 
     managing public housing, which system may be in addition to 
     or in lieu of the performance indicators established under 
     section 532. Such procedures shall provide that an agency 
     that does not provide acceptable basic housing conditions 
     shall be designated a troubled public housing agency.
       (b) Agencies Troubled With Respect to Capital Activities.--
     The Secretary shall designate, by rule under section 553 of 
     title 5, United States Code, agencies and managers that are 
     troubled with respect to capital activities.
       (c) Agencies at Risk of Becoming Troubled.--The Secretary 
     shall designate, by rule under section 553 of title 5, United 
     States Code, agencies and managers that are at risk of 
     becoming troubled.
       (d) Exemplary Agencies.--The Secretary may also, in 
     consultation with national organizations representing public 
     housing agencies and managers and public officials (as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate), identify and commend 
     public housing agencies and managers that meet the 
     performance standards established under section 532 in an 
     exemplary manner.
       (e) Appeal of Designation.--The Secretary shall establish 
     procedures for public housing agencies and managers to appeal 
     designation as a troubled agency or manager (including 
     designation as a troubled agency or manager for purposes of 
     capital activities), to petition for removal of such 
     designation, and to appeal any refusal to remove such 
     designation.

     SEC. 534. ON-SITE INSPECTION OF TROUBLED PHA'S.

       (a) In General.--Upon designating a public housing agency 
     or manager as troubled pursuant to section 533 and 
     determining that an assessment under this section will not 
     duplicate any other review previously conducted or required 
     to be conducted of the agency or manager, the Secretary shall 
     provide for an on-site, independent assessment of the 
     management of the agency or manager.
       (b) Content.--To the extent the Secretary deems appropriate 
     (taking into consideration an agency's or manager's 
     performance under the indicators specified under section 532, 
     the assessment team shall also consider issues relating to 
     the agency's or manager's resident population and physical 
     inventory, including the extent to which--
       (1) the public housing agency plan for the agency or 
     manager adequately and appropriately addresses the 
     rehabilitation needs of the public housing inventory;
       (2) residents of the agency or manager are involved in and 
     informed of significant management decisions; and
       (3) any developments in the agency's or manager's inventory 
     are severely distressed (as such term is defined under 
     section 262.
       (c) Independent Assessment Team.--An independent assessment 
     under this section shall be carried out by a team of 
     knowledgeable individuals selected by the Secretary (referred 
     to in this title as the ``assessment team'') with expertise 
     in public housing and real estate management. In conducting 
     an assessment, the assessment team shall consult with the 
     residents and with public and private entities in the 
     jurisdiction in which the public housing is located. The 
     assessment team shall provide to the Secretary and the public 
     housing agency or manager a written report, which shall 
     contain, at a minimum, recommendations for such management 
     improvements as are necessary to eliminate or substantially 
     remedy existing deficiencies.

     SEC. 535. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) PHA's.--The Secretary shall carry out this subtitle 
     with respect to public housing agencies substantially in the 
     same manner as the public housing management assessment 
     system under section 6(j) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (as in effect immediately before the effective date of 
     the repeal under section 601(b) of this Act) was required to 
     be carried out with respect to public housing agencies. The 
     Secretary may comply with the requirements under this 
     subtitle by using any regulations issued to carry out such 
     system and issuing any additional regulations necessary to 
     make such system comply with the requirements under this 
     subtitle.
       (b) Other Managers.--The Secretary shall establish specific 
     standards and procedures for carrying out this subtitle with 
     respect to managers of public housing that are not public 
     housing agencies. Such standards and procedures shall take in 
     consideration special circumstances relating to entities 
     hired, directed, or appointed to manage public housing.
   Subtitle D--Accountability and Oversight Standards and Procedures

     SEC. 541. AUDITS.

       (a) By Secretary and Comptroller General.--Each block grant 
     contract under section 201 and each contract for housing 
     assistance amounts under section 302 shall provide that the 
     Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department of Housing 
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     opment, and the Comptroller General of the United States, or 
     any of their duly authorized representatives, shall, for the 
     purpose of audit and examination, have access to any books, 
     documents, papers, and records of the public housing agency 
     (or other entity) entering into such contract that are 
     pertinent to this Act and to its operations with respect to 
     financial assistance under the this Act.
       (b) By PHA.--
       (1) Requirement.--Each public housing agency that owns or 
     operates 250 or more public housing dwelling units and 
     receives assistance under this Act shall have an audit made 
     in accordance with chapter 75 of title 31, United States 
     Code. The Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, and the Comptroller General 
     of the United States shall have access to all books, 
     documents, papers, or other records that are pertinent to the 
     activities carried out under this Act in order to make audit 
     examinations, excerpts, and transcripts.
       (2) Withholding of amounts.--The Secretary may, in the sole 
     discretion of the Secretary, arrange for, and pay the costs 
     of, an audit required under paragraph (1). In such 
     circumstances, the Secretary may withhold, from assistance 
     otherwise payable to the agency under this Act, amounts 
     sufficient to pay for the reasonable costs of conducting an 
     acceptable audit, including, when appropriate, the reasonable 
     costs of accounting services necessary to place the agency's 
     books and records in auditable condition.

     SEC. 542. PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS FOR AUTHORITIES AT RISK OF 
                   BECOMING TROUBLED.

       (a) In General.--Upon designation of a public housing 
     agency as at risk of becoming troubled under section 533(c), 
     the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the 
     agency providing for improvement of the elements of the 
     agency that have been identified. An agreement under this 
     section shall contain such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary determines are appropriate for addressing the 
     elements identified, which may include an on-site, 
     independent assessment of the management of the agency.
       (b) Powers of Secretary.--If the Secretary determines that 
     such action is necessary to prevent the public housing agency 
     from becoming a troubled agency, the Secretary may--
       (1) solicit competitive proposals from other public housing 
     agencies and private housing management agents (which may be 
     selected by existing tenants through administrative 
     procedures established by the Secretary), for any case in 
     which such agents may be needed for managing all, or part, of 
     the housing or functions administered by the agency; or
       (2) solicit competitive proposals from other public housing 
     agencies and private entities with experience in construction 
     management, for any case in which such authorities or firms 
     may be needed to oversee implementation of assistance made 
     available for capital improvement for public housing of the 
     agency.

     SEC. 543. PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS AND CDBG SANCTIONS FOR 
                   TROUBLED PHA'S.

       (a) In General.--Upon designation of a public housing 
     agency as a troubled agency under section 533(a) and after 
     reviewing the report submitted pursuant to section 534(c) and 
     consulting with the assessment team for the agency under 
     section 534, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an 
     agreement with the agency providing for improving the 
     management performance of the agency.
       (b) Contents.--An agreement under this section between the 
     Secretary and a public housing agency shall set forth--
       (1) targets for improving performance, as measured by the 
     guidelines and standards established under section 532 and 
     other requirements within a specified period of time, which 
     shall include targets to be met upon the expiration of the 
     12-month period beginning upon entering into the agreement;
       (2) strategies for meeting such targets;
       (3) sanctions for failure to implement such strategies; and
       (4) to the extent the Secretary deems appropriate, a plan 
     for enhancing resident involvement in the management of the 
     public housing agency.
       (c) Local Assistance in Implementation.--The Secretary and 
     the public housing agency shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, seek the assistance of local public and private 
     entities in carrying out an agreement under this section.
       (d) Default Under Performance Agreement.--Upon the 
     expiration of the 12-month period beginning upon entering 
     into an agreement under this section with a public housing 
     agency, the Secretary shall review the performance of the 
     agency in relation to the performance targets and strategies 
     under the agreement. If the Secretary determines that the 
     agency has failed to comply with the performance targets 
     established for such period, the Secretary shall take the 
     action authorized under subsection (b)(2) or (b)(5) of 
     section 545.
       (e) CDBG Sanction Against Local Government Contributing to 
     Troubled Status of PHA.--If the Secretary determines that the 
     actions or inaction of any unit of general local government 
     within which any portion of the jurisdiction of a public 
     housing agency is located has substantially contributed to 
     the conditions resulting in the agency being designated under 
     section 533(a) as a troubled agency, the Secretary may 
     redirect or withhold, from such unit of general local 
     government any amounts allocated for such unit under section 
     106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.

     SEC. 544. OPTION TO DEMAND CONVEYANCE OF TITLE TO OR 
                   POSSESSION OF PUBLIC HOUSING.

       (a) Authority for Conveyance.--A contract under section 201 
     for block grants under title II (including contracts which 
     amend or supersede contracts previously made (including 
     contracts for contributions)) may provide that upon the 
     occurrence of a substantial default with respect to the 
     covenants or conditions to which the public housing agency is 
     subject (as such substantial default shall be defined in such 
     contract), the public housing agency shall be obligated, at 
     the option of the Secretary, to--
       (1) convey title in any case where, in the determination of 
     the Secretary (which determination shall be final and 
     conclusive), such conveyance of title is necessary to achieve 
     the purposes of this Act; or
       (2) deliver to the Secretary possession of the development, 
     as then constituted, to which such contract relates.
       (b) Obligation to Reconvey.--Any block grant contract under 
     title II containing the provisions authorized in subsection 
     (a) shall also provide that the Secretary shall be obligated 
     to reconvey or redeliver possession of the development, as 
     constituted at the time of reconveyance or redelivery, to 
     such public housing agency or to its successor (if such 
     public housing agency or a successor exists) upon such terms 
     as shall be prescribed in such contract, and as soon as 
     practicable after--
       (1) the Secretary is satisfied that all defaults with 
     respect to the development have been cured, and that the 
     development will, in order to fulfill the purposes of this 
     Act, thereafter be operated in accordance with the terms of 
     such contract; or
       (2) the termination of the obligation to make annual block 
     grants to the agency, unless there are any obligations or 
     covenants of the agency to the Secretary which are then in 
     default.
     Any prior conveyances and reconveyances or deliveries and 
     redeliveries of possession shall not exhaust the right to 
     require a conveyance or delivery of possession of the 
     development to the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) upon 
     the subsequent occurrence of a substantial default.
       (c) Continued Grants for Repayment of Bonds and Notes Under 
     1937 Act.--If--
       (1) a contract for block grants under title II for an 
     agency includes provisions that expressly state that the 
     provisions are included pursuant to this subsection, and
       (2) the portion of the block grant payable for debt service 
     requirements pursuant to the contract has been pledged by the 
     public housing agency as security for the payment of the 
     principal and interest on any of its obligations, then--
       (A) the Secretary shall (notwithstanding any other 
     provisions of this Act), continue to make the block grant 
     payments for the agency so long as any of such obligations 
     remain outstanding; and
       (B) the Secretary may covenant in such a contract that in 
     any event such block grant amounts shall in each year be at 
     least equal to an amount which, together with such income or 
     other funds as are actually available from the development 
     for the purpose at the time such block grant payments are 
     made, will suffice for the payment of all installments of 
     principal and interest on the obligations for which the 
     amounts provided for in the contract shall have been pledged 
     as security that fall due within the next succeeding 12 
     months.
     In no case shall such block grant amounts be in excess of the 
     maximum sum specified in the contract involved, nor for 
     longer than the remainder of the maximum period fixed by the 
     contract.

     SEC. 545. REMOVAL OF INEFFECTIVE PHA'S.

       (a) Conditions of Removal.--The actions specified in 
     subsection (b) may be taken only upon--
       (1) the occurrence of events or conditions that constitute 
     a substantial default by a public housing agency with respect 
     to (A) the covenants or conditions to which the public 
     housing agency is subject, or (B) an agreement entered into 
     under section 543; or
       (2) submission to the Secretary of a petition by the 
     residents of the public housing owned or operated by a public 
     housing agency that is designated as troubled pursuant to 
     section 533(a).
       (b) Removal Actions.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law or of any block grant contract under title II or any 
     grant agreement under title III, in accordance with 
     subsection (a), the Secretary may--
       (1) solicit competitive proposals from other public housing 
     agencies and private housing management agents (which, in the 
     discretion of the Secretary, may be selected by existing 
     public housing residents through administrative procedures 
     established by the Secretary) and, if appropriate, provide 
     for such agents to manage all, or part, of the housing 
     administered by the public housing agency or all or part of 
     the other functions of the agency;
       (2) take possession of the public housing agency, including 
     any developments or functions of the agency under any section 
     of this Act;
       (3) solicit competitive proposals from other public housing 
     agencies and private entities with experience in construction 
     management and, if appropriate, provide for such authorities 
     or firms to oversee implementation of assistance made 
     available for capital improvements for public housing;
       (4) require the agency to make other arrangements 
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     residents and assisted families under title III for managing 
     all, or part of, the public housing administered by the 
     agency or the functions of the agency; or
       (5) petition for the appointment of a receiver for the 
     public housing agency to any district court of the United 
     States or to any court of the State in which any portion of 
     the jurisdiction of the public housing agency is located, 
     that is authorized to appoint a receiver for the purposes and 
     having the powers prescribed in this section.
       (c) Emergency Assistance.--The Secretary may make available 
     to receivers and other entities selected or appointed 
     pursuant to this section such assistance as is fair and 
     reasonable to remedy the substantial deterioration of living 
     conditions in individual public housing developments or other 
     related emergencies that endanger the health, safety and 
     welfare of public housing residents or assisted families 
     under title III.
       (d) Powers of Secretary.--If the Secretary takes possession 
     of an agency, or any developments or functions of an agency, 
     pursuant to subsection (b)(2), the Secretary--
       (1) may abrogate contracts that substantially impede 
     correction of the substantial default or improvement of the 
     classification, but only after efforts to renegotiate such 
     contracts have failed and the Secretary has made a written 
     determination regarding such abrogation, which shall be 
     available to the public upon request, identify such 
     contracts, and explain the determination that such contracts 
     may be abrogated;
       (2) may demolish and dispose of assets of the agency in 
     accordance with section 261;
       (3) where determined appropriate by the Secretary, may 
     require the establishment of one or more new public housing 
     agencies;
       (4) may consolidate the agency into other well-managed 
     public housing agencies with the consent of such well-managed 
     authorities;
       (5) shall not be subject to any State or local laws 
     relating to civil service requirements, employee rights, 
     procurement, or financial or administrative controls that, in 
     the determination of the Secretary, substantially impede 
     correction of the substantial default or improvement of the 
     classification, but only if the Secretary has made a written 
     determination regarding such inapplicability, which shall be 
     available to the public upon request, identify such 
     inapplicable laws, and explain the determination that such 
     laws impede such correction; and
       (6) shall have such additional authority as a district 
     court of the United States has the authority to confer under 
     like circumstances upon a receiver to achieve the purposes of 
     the receivership.
     The Secretary may appoint, on a competitive or noncompetitive 
     basis, an individual or entity as an administrative receiver 
     to assume the Secretary's responsibility under this paragraph 
     for the administration of a public housing agency. The 
     Secretary may delegate to the administrative receiver any or 
     all of the powers of the Secretary under this subsection. 
     Regardless of any delegation under this subsection, an 
     administrative receiver may not require the establishment of 
     one or more new public housing agencies pursuant to paragraph 
     (3) unless the Secretary first approves such establishment. 
     For purposes of this subsection, the term ``public housing 
     agency'' includes any developments or functions of a public 
     housing agency under any section of this title.
       (e) Receivership.--
       (1) Required appointment.--In any proceeding under 
     subsection (b)(5), upon a determination that a substantial 
     default has occurred, and without regard to the availability 
     of alternative remedies, the court shall appoint a receiver 
     to conduct the affairs of the public housing agency in a 
     manner consistent with this Act and in accordance with such 
     further terms and conditions as the court may provide. The 
     receiver appointed may be another public housing agency, a 
     private management corporation, the Secretary, or any other 
     appropriate entity. The court shall have power to grant 
     appropriate temporary or preliminary relief pending final 
     disposition of the petition by the Secretary.
       (2) Powers of receiver.--If a receiver is appointed for a 
     public housing agency pursuant to subsection (b)(5), in 
     addition to the powers accorded by the court appointing the 
     receiver, the receiver--
       (A) may abrogate contracts that substantially impede 
     correction of the substantial default or improvement of the 
     classification, but only after bona fide efforts to 
     renegotiate such contracts have failed and the receiver has 
     made a written determination regarding such abrogation, which 
     shall be available to the public upon request, identify such 
     contracts, and explain the determination that such contracts 
     may be abrogated;
       (B) may demolish and dispose of assets of the agency in 
     accordance with section 261;
       (C) where determined appropriate by the Secretary, may 
     require the establishment of one or more new public housing 
     agencies, to the extent permitted by State and local law; and
       (D) except as provided in subparagraph (C), shall not be 
     subject to any State or local laws relating to civil service 
     requirements, employee rights, procurement, or financial or 
     administrative controls that, in the determination of the 
     receiver, substantially impede correction of the substantial 
     default or improvement of the classification, but only if the 
     receiver has made a written determination regarding such 
     inapplicability, which shall be available to the public upon 
     request, identify such inapplicable laws, and explain the 
     determination that such laws impede such correction.
     For purposes of this paragraph, the term ``public housing 
     agency'' includes any developments or functions of a public 
     housing agency under any section of this title.
       (3) Termination.--The appointment of a receiver pursuant to 
     this subsection may be terminated, upon the petition of any 
     party, when the court determines that all defaults have been 
     cured or the public housing agency will be able to make the 
     same amount of progress in correcting the management of the 
     housing as the receiver.
       (f) Liability.--If the Secretary takes possession of an 
     agency pursuant to subsection (b)(2) or a receiver is 
     appointed pursuant to subsection (b)(5) for a public housing 
     agency, the Secretary or the receiver shall be deemed to be 
     acting in the capacity of the public housing agency (and not 
     in the official capacity as Secretary or other official) and 
     any liability incurred shall be a liability of the public 
     housing agency.
       (g) Effectiveness.--The provisions of this section shall 
     apply with respect to actions taken before, on, or after the 
     effective date of this Act and shall apply to any receivers 
     appointed for a public housing agency before the effective 
     date of this Act.

     SEC. 546. MANDATORY TAKEOVER OF CHRONICALLY TROUBLED PHA'S.

       (a) Removal of Agency.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this Act, not later than the expiration of the 180-day 
     period beginning on the effective date of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall take one of the following actions with 
     respect to each chronically troubled public housing agency:
       (1) Contracting for management.--Solicit competitive 
     proposals for the management of the agency pursuant to 
     section 545(b)(1) and replace the management of the agency 
     pursuant to selection of such a proposal.
       (2) Takeover.--Take possession of the agency pursuant to 
     section 545(b)(2) of such Act.
       (3) Petition for receiver.--Petition for the appointment of 
     a receiver for the agency pursuant to section 545(b)(5).
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``chronically troubled public housing agency'' means a public 
     housing agency that, as of the effective date of this Act, is 
     designated under section 6(j)(2) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (as in effect immediately before the effective 
     date of the repeal under section 601(b) of this Act) as a 
     troubled public housing agency and has been so designated 
     continuously for the 3-year period ending upon the effective 
     date of this Act; except that such term does not include any 
     agency that owns or operates less than 1250 public housing 
     dwelling units and that the Secretary determines can, with a 
     reasonable amount of effort, make such improvements or 
     remedies as may be necessary to remove its designation as 
     troubled within 12 months.

     SEC. 547. TREATMENT OF TROUBLED PHA'S.

       (a) Effect of Troubled Status on CHAS.--The comprehensive 
     housing affordability strategy (or any consolidated plan 
     incorporating such strategy) for the State or unit of general 
     local government in which any troubled public housing agency 
     is located shall not be considered to comply with the 
     requirements under section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act unless such plan includes a 
     description of the manner in which the State or unit will 
     assist such troubled agency in improving its operations to 
     remove such designation.
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``troubled public housing agency'' means a public housing 
     agency that--
       (1) upon the effective date of this Act, is designated 
     under section 6(j)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (as in effect immediately before the effective date of 
     the repeal under section 601(b) of this Act) as a troubled 
     public housing agency; and
       (2) is not a chronically troubled public housing agency, as 
     such term is defined in section 546(b) of this Act.

     SEC. 548. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.

       Each public housing agency shall keep such records as may 
     be reasonably necessary to disclose the amount and the 
     disposition by the agency of the proceeds of assistance 
     received pursuant to this Act and to ensure compliance with 
     the requirements of this Act.

     SEC. 549. ANNUAL REPORTS REGARDING TROUBLED PHA'S.

       The Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress 
     annually, as a part of the report of the Secretary under 
     section 8 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
     Act, that--
       (1) identifies the public housing agencies that are 
     designated under section 533 as troubled or at-risk of 
     becoming troubled and the reasons for such designation; and
       (2) describes any actions that have been taken in 
     accordance with sections 542, 543, 544, and 545.

     SEC. 550. APPLICABILITY TO RESIDENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONS.

       The Secretary shall apply the provisions of this subtitle 
     to resident management corporations in the same manner as 
     applied to public housing agencies.

     SEC. 551. ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW 
                   ORLEANS.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary and the Housing Authority 
     of New Orleans (in this section referred to as the ``Housing 
     Authority'') shall, pursuant to the cooperative endeavor 
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     Secretary and the Housing Authority, establish an advisory 
     council for the Housing Authority of New Orleans (in this 
     section referred to as the ``advisory council'') that 
     complies with the requirements of this section.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The advisory council shall be appointed by 
     the Secretary, not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and shall be composed of the following 
     members:
       (A) The Inspector General of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development (or the Inspector General's designee).
       (B) Not more than 7 other members, who shall be selected 
     for appointment based on their experience in successfully 
     reforming troubled public housing agencies or in providing 
     affordable housing in coordination with State and local 
     governments, the private sector, affordable housing 
     residents, or local nonprofit organizations.
       (2) Prohibition on additional pay.--Members of the advisory 
     council 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 Board using amounts from the Headquarters 
     Reserve fund pursuant to section 111(b)(4).
       (c) Functions.--The advisory council shall--
       (1) establish standards and guidelines for assessing the 
     performance of the Housing Authority in carrying out 
     operational, asset management, and financial functions for 
     purposes of the reports and finding under subsections (d) and 
     (e), respectively;
       (2) provide advice, expertise, and recommendations to the 
     Housing Authority regarding the management, operation, 
     repair, redevelopment, revitalization, demolition, and 
     disposition of public housing developments of the Housing 
     Authority;
       (3) report to the Congress under subsection (d) regarding 
     any progress of the Housing Authority in improving the 
     performance of its functions; and
       (4) make a final finding to the Congress under subsection 
     (e) regarding the future of the Housing Authority.
       (d) Quarterly Reports.--The advisory council shall report 
     to the Congress and the Secretary not less than every 3 
     months regarding the performance of the Housing Authority and 
     any progress of the authority in improving its performance 
     and carrying out its functions.
       (e) Final Finding.--Upon the expiration of the 18-month 
     period that begins upon the appointment under subsection 
     (b)(1) of all members of the advisory council, the council 
     shall make and submit to the Congress and the Secretary a 
     finding of whether the Housing Authority has substantially 
     improved its performance, the performance of its functions, 
     and the overall condition of the Authority such that the 
     Authority should be allowed to continue to operate as the 
     manager of the public housing of the Authority. In making the 
     finding under this subsection, the advisory council shall 
     consider whether the Housing Authority has made sufficient 
     progress in the demolition and revitalization of the Desire 
     Homes development, the revitalization of the St. Thomas Homes 
     development, the appropriate allocation of operating subsidy 
     amounts, and the appropriate expending of modernization 
     amounts.
       (f) Receivership.--If the advisory council finds under 
     subsection (e) that the Housing Authority has not 
     substantially improved its performance such that the 
     Authority should be allowed to continue to operate as the 
     manager of the public housing of the Authority, the Secretary 
     shall (notwithstanding section 545(a)) petition under section 
     545(b) for the appointment of a receiver for the Housing 
     Authority, which receivership shall be subject to the 
     provisions of section 545.
       (g) Exemption.--The provisions of section 546 shall not 
     apply to the Housing Authority.
                TITLE VI--REPEALS AND RELATED AMENDMENTS
      Subtitle A--Repeals, Effective Date, and Savings Provisions

     SEC. 601. EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEAL OF UNITED STATES HOUSING 
                   ACT OF 1937.

       (a) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--This Act and the amendments made by this 
     Act shall take effect upon the expiration of the 6-month 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     except as otherwise provided in this section.
       (2) Exception.--If the Secretary determines that action 
     under this paragraph is necessary for program administration 
     or to avoid hardship, the Secretary may, by notice in 
     accordance with subsection (d), delay the effective date of 
     any provision of this Act until a date not later than October 
     1, 1998.
       (3) Specific effective dates.--Any provision of this Act 
     that specifically provides for the effective date of such 
     provision shall take effect in accordance with the terms of 
     the provision.
       (b) Repeal of United States Housing Act of 1937.--Effective 
     upon the effective date under subsection (a)(1), the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) is 
     repealed, subject to the conditions under subsection (c). 
     Subsection (a)(2) shall not apply to this subsection.
       (c) Savings Provisions.--
       (1) Obligations under 1937 act.--Any obligation of the 
     Secretary made under authority of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 shall continue to be governed by the provisions 
     of such Act, except that--
       (A) notwithstanding the repeal of such Act, the Secretary 
     may make a new obligation under such Act upon finding that 
     such obligation is required--
       (i) to protect the financial interests of the United States 
     or the Department of Housing and Urban Development; or
       (ii) for the amendment, extension, or renewal of existing 
     obligations; and
       (B) notwithstanding the repeal of such Act, the Secretary 
     may, in accordance with subsection (d), issue regulations and 
     other guidance and directives as if such Act were in effect 
     if the Secretary finds that such action is necessary to 
     facilitate the administration of obligations under such Act.
       (2) Transition of funding.--Amounts appropriated under the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 shall, upon repeal of such 
     Act, remain available for obligation under such Act in 
     accordance with the terms under which amounts were made 
     available.
       (3) Cross references.--The provisions of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 shall remain in effect for purposes of 
     the validity of any reference to a provision of such Act in 
     any statute (other than such Act) until such reference is 
     modified by law or repealed.
       (d) Publication and Effective Date of Notices of Delay.--
       (1) Submission to congress.--The Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate a copy of any proposed notice 
     under subsection (a)(2) or any proposed regulation, guidance, 
     or directive under subsection (c)(1)(B).
       (2) Opportunity to review.--Such a regulation, notice, 
     guidance, or directive may not be published for comment or 
     for final effectiveness before or during the 15-calendar day 
     period beginning on the day after the date on which such 
     regulation, notice, guidance, or directive was submitted to 
     the Congress.
       (3) Effective date.--No regulation, notice, guideline, or 
     directive may become effective until after the expiration of 
     the 30-calendar day period beginning on the day after the day 
     on which such rule or regulation is published as final.
       (4) Waiver.--The provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) may 
     be waived upon the written request of the Secretary, if 
     agreed to by the Chairmen and Ranking Minority Members of 
     both Committees.
       (e) Modifications.--Notwithstanding any provision of this 
     Act or any annual contributions contract or other agreement 
     entered into by the Secretary and a public housing agency 
     pursuant to the provisions of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (as in effect before the effective date of the repeal 
     under section 601(b) of this Act), the Secretary and the 
     agency may by mutual consent amend, supersede, or modify any 
     such agreement as appropriate to provide for assistance under 
     this Act, except that the Secretary and the agency may not 
     consent to any such amendment, supersession, or modification 
     that substantially alters any outstanding obligations 
     requiring continued maintenance of the low-income character 
     of any public housing development and any such amendment, 
     supersession, or modification shall not be given effect.
       (f) Section 8 Project-Based Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--The provisions of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) shall remain in 
     effect after the effectiveness of the repeal under subsection 
     (b) with respect to all section 8 project-based assistance, 
     pursuant to existing and future contracts, except as 
     otherwise provided by this section.
       (2) Tenant selection preferences.--An owner of housing 
     assisted with section 8 project-based assistance shall give 
     preference, in the selection of tenants for units of such 
     projects that become available, according to any system of 
     local preferences established pursuant to section 223 by the 
     public housing agency having jurisdiction for the area in 
     which such projects are located.
       (3) 1-year notification.--Paragraphs (9) and (10) of 
     section 8(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f(c)) shall not be applicable to section 8 
     project-based assistance.
       (4) Lease terms.--Leases for dwelling units assisted with 
     section 8 project-based assistance shall comply with the 
     provisions of paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 324 of this 
     Act and shall not be subject to the provisions of 8(d)(1)(B) 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
       (5) Termination of tenancy.--Any termination of tenancy of 
     a resident of a dwelling unit assisted with section 8 
     project-based assistance shall comply with the provisions of 
     section 324(2) and section 325 of this Act and shall not be 
     subject to the provisions of section 8(d)(1)(B) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937.
       (6) Treatment of common areas.--The Secretary may not 
     provide any assistance amounts pursuant to an existing 
     contract for section 8 project-based assistance for a housing 
     project and may not enter into a new or renewal contract for 
     such assistance for a project unless the owner of the project 
     provides consent, to such local law enforcement agencies as 
     the Secretary determines appropriate, for law enforcement 
     officers of such agencies to enter common areas of the 
     project at any time and without advance notice upon a 
     determination of probable cause by such officers that 
     criminal activity is taking place in such areas.
       (7) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``section 8 project-based as

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     sistance'' means assistance under any of the following 
     programs:
       (A) The new construction or substantial rehabilitation 
     program under section 8(b)(2) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (as in effect before October 1, 1983).
       (B) The property disposition program under section 8(b) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in effect before 
     the effective date of the repeal under section 601(b) of this 
     Act).
       (C) The loan management set-aside program under subsections 
     (b) and (v) of section 8 of such Act.
       (D) The project-based certificate program under section 
     8(d)(2) of such Act.
       (E) The moderate rehabilitation program under section 
     8(e)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in 
     effect before October 1, 1991).
       (F) The low-income housing preservation program under Low-
     Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 
     1990 or the provisions of the Emergency Low Income Housing 
     Preservation Act of 1987 (as in effect before November 28, 
     1990).
       (G) Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as 
     in effect before the effective date of the repeal under 
     section 601(b) of this Act), following conversion from 
     assistance under section 101 of the Housing and Urban 
     Development Act of 1965 or section 236(f)(2) of the National 
     Housing Act.
       (g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 602. OTHER REPEALS.

       (a) In General.--The following provisions of law are hereby 
     repealed:
       (1) Assisted housing allocation.--Section 213 of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
     1439).
       (2) Public housing rent waivers for police.--Section 519 of 
     the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1437a-1).
       (3) Treatment of certificate and voucher holders.--
     Subsection (c) of section 183 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note).
       (4) Excessive rent burden data.--Subsection (b) of section 
     550 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437f note).
       (5) Moving to opportunity for fair housing.--Section 152 of 
     the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f note).
       (6) Report regarding fair housing objectives.--Section 153 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f note).
       (7) Special projects for elderly or handicapped families.--
     Section 209 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 1438).
       (8) Access to pha books.--Section 816 of the Housing Act of 
     1954 (42 U.S.C. 1435).
       (9) Miscellaneous provisions.--Subsections (b)(1) and (d) 
     of section 326 of the Housing and Community Development 
     Amendments of 1981 (Public Law 97-35, 95 Stat. 406; 42 U.S.C. 
     1437f note).
       (10) Payment for development managers.--Section 329A of the 
     Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1981 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437j-1).
       (11) Procurement of insurance by pha's.--In the item 
     relating to ``administrative provisions'' under the heading 
     ``Management and Administration'' in title II of the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1991, the penultimate undesignated paragraph of such item 
     (Public Law 101-507; 104 Stat. 1369).
       (12) Public housing childhood development.--Section 222 of 
     the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 (12 U.S.C. 
     1701z-6 note).
       (13) Indian housing childhood development.--Section 518 of 
     the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1701z-6 note).
       (14) Public housing comprehensive transition 
     demonstration.--Section 126 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note).
       (15) Public housing one-stop perinatal services 
     demonstration.--Section 521 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 1437t note).
       (16) Public housing mincs demonstration.--Section 522 of 
     the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f note).
       (17) Public housing energy efficiency demonstration.--
     Section 523 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g note).
       (18) Omaha homeownership demonstration.--Section 132 of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 
     102-550; 106 Stat. 3712).
       (19) Public and assisted housing youth sports programs.--
     Section 520 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 11903a).
       (20) Frost-leland provisions.--Section 415 of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development--Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 (Public Law 100-202; 101 
     Stat. 1329-213); except that, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, beginning on the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the public housing projects described in section 415 of 
     such appropriations Act (as such section existed immediately 
     before the date of enactment of this Act) shall be eligible 
     for demolition--
       (A) under section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (as such section existed upon the enactment of this 
     Act); and
       (B) under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937.
       (21) Multifamily financing.--The penultimate sentence of 
     section 302(b)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1717(b)(2)) and the penultimate sentence of section 305(a)(2) 
     of the Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 
     1454(a)(2)).
       (22) Conflicts of interest.--Subsection (c) of section 326 
     of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1981 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437f note).
       (23) Conversion of public housing.--Section 202 of the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1996 (42 U.S.C. 1437l note) (enacted as section 101(e) of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 
     1996 (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-279)).
       (b) Savings Provision.--Except to the extent otherwise 
     provided in this Act--
       (1) the repeals made by subsection (a) shall not affect any 
     legally binding obligations entered into before the effective 
     date of this Act; and
       (2) any funds or activities subject to a provision of law 
     repealed by subsection (a) shall continue to be governed by 
     the provision as in effect immediately before such repeal.
  Subtitle B--Other Provisions Relating to Public Housing and Rental 
                          Assistance Programs

     SEC. 621. ALLOCATION OF ELDERLY HOUSING AMOUNTS.

       Section 202(l) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
     1701q(l)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Consideration in allocating assistance.--Assistance 
     under this section shall be allocated in a manner that 
     ensures that the awards of the assistance are made for 
     projects of sufficient size to accommodate facilities for 
     supportive services appropriate to the needs of frail elderly 
     residents.''.

     SEC. 622. PET OWNERSHIP.

       Section 227 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 
     1983 (12 U.S.C. 1701r-1) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 227. PET OWNERSHIP IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED RENTAL 
                   HOUSING.

       ``(a) Right of Ownership.--A resident of a dwelling unit in 
     federally assisted rental housing may own common household 
     pets or have common household pets present in the dwelling 
     unit of such resident, subject to the reasonable requirements 
     of the owner of the federally assisted rental housing and 
     providing that the resident maintains the animals responsibly 
     and in compliance with applicable local and State public 
     health, animal control, and anticruelty laws. Such reasonable 
     requirements may include requiring payment of a nominal fee 
     and pet deposit by residents owning or having pets present, 
     to cover the operating costs to the project relating to the 
     presence of pets and to establish an escrow account for 
     additional such costs not otherwise covered, respectively. 
     Notwithstanding section 225(d) of the Housing Opportunity and 
     Responsibility Act of 1997, a public housing agency may not 
     grant any exemption under such section from payment, in whole 
     or in part, of any fee or deposit required pursuant to the 
     preceding sentence.
       ``(b) Prohibition Against Discrimination.--No owner of 
     federally assisted rental housing may restrict or 
     discriminate against any person in connection with admission 
     to, or continued occupancy of, such housing by reason of the 
     ownership of common household pets by, or the presence of 
     such pets in the dwelling unit of, such person.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(1) Federally assisted rental housing.--The term 
     `federally assisted rental housing' means any multifamily 
     rental housing project that is--
       ``(A) public housing (as such term is defined in section 
     103 of the Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 
     1997);
       ``(B) assisted with project-based assistance pursuant to 
     section 601(f) of the Housing Opportunity and Responsibility 
     Act of 1997 or under section 8 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (as in effect before the effective date of the 
     repeal under section 601(b) of the Housing Opportunity and 
     Responsibility Act of 1997);
       ``(C) assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
     (as amended by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act);
       ``(D) assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
     (as in effect before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act);
       ``(E) assisted under title V of the Housing Act of 1949; or
       ``(F) insured, assisted, or held by the Secretary or a 
     State or State agency under section 236 of the National 
     Housing Act.
       ``(2) Owner.--The term `owner' means, with respect to 
     federally assisted rental housing, the entity or private 
     person, including a cooperative or public housing agency, 
     that has the legal right to lease or sublease dwelling units 
     in such housing (including a manager of such housing having 
     such right).
       ``(d) Regulations.--This section shall take effect upon the 
     date of the effectiveness of regulations issued by the 
     Secretary to carry out this section. Such regulations shall 
     be issued not later than the expiration of the 1-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of the Housing 
     Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997 and after notice 
     and opportunity for public comment in accordance with the 
     procedure under section 553 of

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     title 5, United States Code, applicable to substantive rules 
     (notwithstanding subsections (a)(2), (b)(B), and (d)(3) of 
     such section).''.

     SEC. 623. REVIEW OF DRUG ELIMINATION PROGRAM CONTRACTS.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall investigate all security contracts awarded 
     by grantees under the Public and Assisted Housing Drug 
     Elimination Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 11901 et seq.) that are 
     public housing agencies that own or operate more than 4,500 
     public housing dwelling units--
       (1) to determine whether the contractors under such 
     contracts have complied with all laws and regulations 
     regarding prohibition of discrimination in hiring practices;
       (2) to determine whether such contracts were awarded in 
     accordance with the applicable laws and regulations regarding 
     the award of such contracts;
       (3) to determine how many such contracts were awarded under 
     emergency contracting procedures;
       (4) to evaluate the effectiveness of the contracts; and
       (5) to provide a full accounting of all expenses under the 
     contracts.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the 
     investigation required under subsection (a) and submit a 
     report to the Congress regarding the findings under the 
     investigation. With respect to each such contract, the report 
     shall (1) state whether the contract was made and is 
     operating, or was not made or is not operating, in full 
     compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and (2) for 
     each contract that the Secretary determines is in such 
     compliance issue a personal certification of such compliance 
     by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
       (c) Actions.--For each contract that is described in the 
     report under subsection (b) as not made or not operating in 
     full compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall promptly 
     take any actions available under law or regulation that are 
     necessary--
       (1) to bring such contract into compliance; or
       (2) to terminate the contract.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 624. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING DRUG 
                   ELIMINATION ACT OF 1990.

       (a) Short Title, Purposes, and Authority to Make Grants.--
     Chapter 2 of subtitle C of title V of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act 
     of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11901 et seq.) is amended by striking the 
     chapter heading and all that follows through section 5123 and 
     inserting the following:

           ``CHAPTER 2--COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST CRIME

     ``SEC. 5121. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This chapter may be cited as the `Community Partnerships 
     Against Crime Act of 1997'.

     ``SEC. 5122. PURPOSES.

       ``The purposes of this chapter are to--
       ``(1) improve the quality of life for the vast majority of 
     law-abiding public housing residents by reducing the levels 
     of fear, violence, and crime in their communities;
       ``(2) broaden the scope of the Public and Assisted Housing 
     Drug Elimination Act of 1990 to apply to all types of crime, 
     and not simply crime that is drug-related; and
       ``(3) reduce crime and disorder in and around public 
     housing through the expansion of community-oriented policing 
     activities and problem solving.

     ``SEC. 5123. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

       ``The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may make 
     grants in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for 
     use in eliminating crime in and around public housing and 
     other federally assisted low-income housing projects to (1) 
     public housing agencies, and (2) private, for-profit and 
     nonprofit owners of federally assisted low-income housing.''.
       (b) Eligible Activities.--
       (1) In general.--Section 5124(a) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act 
     of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11903(a)) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``and around'' after ``used in'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the semicolon the 
     following: ``, including fencing, lighting, locking, and 
     surveillance systems'';
       (C) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) to investigate crime; and'';
       (D) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) by striking ``in and around public or other federally 
     assisted low-income housing projects''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon; and
       (E) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following 
     new paragraphs:
       ``(7) providing funding to nonprofit public housing 
     resident management corporations and resident councils to 
     develop security and crime prevention programs involving site 
     residents;
       ``(8) the employment or utilization of one or more 
     individuals, including law enforcement officers, made 
     available by contract or other cooperative arrangement with 
     State or local law enforcement agencies, to engage in 
     community- and problem-oriented policing involving 
     interaction with members of the community in proactive crime 
     control and prevention activities;
       ``(9) programs and activities for or involving youth, 
     including training, education, recreation and sports, career 
     planning, and entrepreneurship and employment activities and 
     after school and cultural programs; and
       ``(10) service programs for residents that address the 
     contributing factors of crime, including programs for job 
     training, education, drug and alcohol treatment, and other 
     appropriate social services.''.
       (2) Other pha-owned housing.--Section 5124(b) of the Anti-
     Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11903(b)) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``drug-related crime in'' and inserting 
     ``crime in and around''; and
       (ii) by striking ``paragraphs (1) through (7)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (1) through (10)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``drug-related'' and 
     inserting ``criminal''.
       (c) Grant Procedures.--Section 5125 of the Anti-Drug Abuse 
     Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11904) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 5125. GRANT PROCEDURES.

       ``(a) PHA's With 250 or More Units.--
       ``(1) Grants.--In each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     make a grant under this chapter from any amounts available 
     under section 5131(b)(1) for the fiscal year to each of the 
     following public housing agencies:
       ``(A) New applicants.--Each public housing agency that owns 
     or operates 250 or more public housing dwelling units and 
     has--
       ``(i) submitted an application to the Secretary for a grant 
     for such fiscal year, which includes a 5-year crime 
     deterrence and reduction plan under paragraph (2); and
       ``(ii) had such application and plan approved by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) Renewals.--Each public housing agency that owns or 
     operates 250 or more public housing dwelling units and for 
     which--
       ``(i) a grant was made under this chapter for the preceding 
     Federal fiscal year;
       ``(ii) the term of the 5-year crime deterrence and 
     reduction plan applicable to such grant includes the fiscal 
     year for which the grant under this subsection is to be made; 
     and
       ``(iii) the Secretary has determined, pursuant to a 
     performance review under paragraph (4), that during the 
     preceding fiscal year the agency has substantially fulfilled 
     the requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
     (4).
     Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary may 
     make a grant under this chapter to a public housing agency 
     that owns or operates 250 or more public housing dwelling 
     units only if the agency includes in the application for the 
     grant information that demonstrates, to the satisfaction of 
     the Secretary, that the agency has a need for the grant 
     amounts based on generally recognized crime statistics 
     showing that (I) the crime rate for the public housing 
     developments of the agency (or the immediate neighborhoods in 
     which such developments are located) is higher than the crime 
     rate for the jurisdiction in which the agency operates, (II) 
     the crime rate for the developments (or such neighborhoods) 
     is increasing over a period of sufficient duration to 
     indicate a general trend, or (III) the operation of the 
     program under this chapter substantially contributes to the 
     reduction of crime.
       ``(2) 5-year crime deterrence and reduction plan.--Each 
     application for a grant under this subsection shall contain a 
     5-year crime deterrence and reduction plan. The plan shall be 
     developed with the participation of residents and appropriate 
     law enforcement officials. The plan shall describe, for the 
     public housing agency submitting the plan--
       ``(A) the nature of the crime problem in public housing 
     owned or operated by the public housing agency;
       ``(B) the building or buildings of the public housing 
     agency affected by the crime problem;
       ``(C) the impact of the crime problem on residents of such 
     building or buildings; and
       ``(D) the actions to be taken during the term of the plan 
     to reduce and deter such crime, which shall include actions 
     involving residents, law enforcement, and service providers.
     The term of a plan shall be the period consisting of 5 
     consecutive fiscal years, which begins with the first fiscal 
     year for which funding under this chapter is provided to 
     carry out the plan.
       ``(3) Amount.--In any fiscal year, the amount of the grant 
     for a public housing agency receiving a grant pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall be the amount that bears the same ratio 
     to the total amount made available under section 5131(b)(1) 
     as the total number of public dwelling units owned or 
     operated by such agency bears to the total number of dwelling 
     units owned or operated by all public housing agencies that 
     own or operate 250 or more public housing dwelling units that 
     are approved for such fiscal year.
       ``(4) Performance review.--For each fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall conduct a performance review of the 
     activities carried out by each public housing agency 
     receiving a grant pursuant to this subsection to determine 
     whether the agency--
       ``(A) has carried out such activities in a timely manner 
     and in accordance with its 5-year crime deterrence and 
     reduction plan; and
       ``(B) has a continuing capacity to carry out such plan in a 
     timely manner.
       ``(5) Submission of applications.--The Secretary shall 
     establish such deadlines and

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     requirements for submission of applications under this 
     subsection.
       ``(6) Review and determination.--The Secretary shall review 
     each application submitted under this subsection upon 
     submission and shall approve the application unless the 
     application and the 5-year crime deterrence and reduction 
     plan are inconsistent with the purposes of this chapter or 
     any requirements established by the Secretary or the 
     information in the application or plan is not substantially 
     complete. Upon approving or determining not to approve an 
     application and plan submitted under this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall notify the public housing agency submitting 
     the application and plan of such approval or disapproval.
       ``(7) Disapproval of applications.--If the Secretary 
     notifies an agency that the application and plan of the 
     agency is not approved, not later than the expiration of the 
     15-day period beginning upon such notice of disapproval, the 
     Secretary shall also notify the agency, in writing, of the 
     reasons for the disapproval, the actions that the agency 
     could take to comply with the criteria for approval, and the 
     deadlines for such actions.
       ``(8) Failure to approve or disapprove.--If the Secretary 
     fails to notify an agency of approval or disapproval of an 
     application and plan submitted under this subsection before 
     the expiration of the 60-day period beginning upon the 
     submission of the plan or fails to provide notice under 
     paragraph (7) within the 15-day period under such paragraph 
     to an agency whose application has been disapproved, the 
     application and plan shall be considered to have been 
     approved for purposes of this section.
       ``(b) PHA's With Fewer Than 250 Units and Owners of 
     Federally Assisted Low-Income Housing.--
       ``(1) Applications and plans.--To be eligible to receive a 
     grant under this chapter, a public housing agency that owns 
     or operates fewer than 250 public housing dwelling units or 
     an owner of federally assisted low-income housing shall 
     submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
     manner, and accompanied by such additional information as the 
     Secretary may require. The application shall include a plan 
     for addressing the problem of crime in and around the housing 
     for which the application is submitted, describing in detail 
     activities to be conducted during the fiscal year for which 
     the grant is requested.
       ``(2) Grants for pha's with fewer than 250 units.--In each 
     fiscal year the Secretary may, to the extent amounts are 
     available under section 5131(b)(2), make grants under this 
     chapter to public housing agencies that own or operate fewer 
     than 250 public housing dwelling units and have submitted 
     applications under paragraph (1) that the Secretary has 
     approved pursuant to the criteria under paragraph (4).
       ``(3) Grants for federally assisted low-income housing.--In 
     each fiscal year the Secretary may, to the extent amounts are 
     available under section 5131(b)(3), make grants under this 
     chapter to owners of federally assisted low-income housing 
     that have submitted applications under paragraph (1) that the 
     Secretary has approved pursuant to the criteria under 
     paragraphs (4) and (5).
       ``(4) Criteria for approval of applications.--The Secretary 
     shall determine whether to approve each application under 
     this subsection on the basis of--
       ``(A) the extent of the crime problem in and around the 
     housing for which the application is made;
       ``(B) the quality of the plan to address the crime problem 
     in the housing for which the application is made;
       ``(C) the capability of the applicant to carry out the 
     plan; and
       ``(D) the extent to which the tenants of the housing, the 
     local government, local community-based nonprofit 
     organizations, local tenant organizations representing 
     residents of neighboring projects that are owned or assisted 
     by the Secretary, and the local community support and 
     participate in the design and implementation of the 
     activities proposed to be funded under the application.
     In each fiscal year, the Secretary may give preference to 
     applications under this subsection for housing made by 
     applicants who received a grant for such housing for the 
     preceding fiscal year under this subsection or under the 
     provisions of this chapter as in effect immediately before 
     the date of the enactment of the Housing Opportunity and 
     Responsibility Act of 1997.
       ``(5) Additional criteria for federally assisted low-income 
     housing.--In addition to the selection criteria under 
     paragraph (4), the Secretary may establish other criteria for 
     evaluating applications submitted by owners of federally 
     assisted low-income housing, except that such additional 
     criteria shall be designed only to reflect--
       ``(A) relevant differences between the financial resources 
     and other characteristics of public housing agencies and 
     owners of federally assisted low-income housing; or
       ``(B) relevant differences between the problem of crime in 
     public housing administered by such authorities and the 
     problem of crime in federally assisted low-income housing.''.
       (d) Definitions.--Section 5126 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act 
     of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11905) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2);
       (2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``section'' before 
     ``221(d)(4)'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) (as so amended) 
     as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Public housing agency.--The term `public housing 
     agency' has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the 
     Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997.''.
       (e) Implementation.--Section 5127 of the Anti-Drug Abuse 
     Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11906) is amended by striking 
     ``Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act'' and 
     inserting ``Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 
     1997''.
       (f) Reports.--Section 5128 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 
     1988 (42 U.S.C. 11907) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``drug-related crime in'' and inserting 
     ``crime in and around''; and
       (2) by striking ``described in section 5125(a)'' and 
     inserting ``for the grantee submitted under subsection (a) or 
     (b) of section 5125, as applicable''.
       (g) Funding and Program Sunset.--Chapter 2 of subtitle C of 
     title V of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 is amended by 
     striking section 5130 (42 U.S.C. 11909) and inserting the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 5130. FUNDING.

       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter 
     $290,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 
     and 2002.
       ``(b) Allocation.--Of any amounts available, or that the 
     Secretary is authorized to use, to carry out this chapter in 
     any fiscal year--
       ``(1) 85 percent shall be available only for assistance 
     pursuant to section 5125(a) to public housing agencies that 
     own or operate 250 or more public housing dwelling units;
       ``(2) 10 percent shall be available only for assistance 
     pursuant to section 5125(b)(2) to public housing agencies 
     that own or operate fewer than 250 public housing dwelling 
     units; and
       ``(3) 5 percent shall be available only for assistance to 
     federally assisted low-income housing pursuant to section 
     5125(b)(3).
       ``(c) Retention of Proceeds of Asset Forfeitures by 
     Inspector General.--Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 
     United States Code, or any other provision of law affecting 
     the crediting of collections, the proceeds of forfeiture 
     proceedings and funds transferred to the Office of Inspector 
     General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     as a participating agency, from the Department of Justice 
     Assets Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treasury 
     Forfeiture Fund, as an equitable share from the forfeiture of 
     property in investigations in which the Office of Inspector 
     General participates, shall be deposited to the credit of the 
     Office of Inspector General for Operation Safe Home 
     activities authorized under the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, as amended, to remain available until expended.''.
       (h) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents in 
     section 5001 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Public Law 
     100-690; 102 Stat. 4295) is amended--
       (1) by striking the item relating to the heading for 
     chapter 2 of subtitle C of title V and inserting the 
     following:

          ``Chapter 2--Community Partnerships Against Crime'';

       (2) by striking the item relating to section 5122 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 5122. Purposes.'';
       (3) by striking the item relating to section 5125 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 5125. Grant procedures.'';
     and
       (4) by striking the item relating to section 5130 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 5130. Funding.''.
       (i) Treatment of NOFA.--The cap limiting assistance under 
     the Notice of Funding Availability issued by the Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development in the Federal Register of 
     April 8, 1996, shall not apply to a public housing agency 
     within an area designated as a high intensity drug 
     trafficking area under section 1005(c) of the Anti-Drug Abuse 
     Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1504(c)).
       (j) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
  Subtitle C--Limitations Relating to Occupancy in Federally Assisted 
                                Housing

     SEC. 641. SCREENING OF APPLICANTS.

       (a) Ineligibility Because of Eviction.--Any household or 
     member of a household evicted from federally assisted housing 
     (as such term is defined in section 645) shall not be 
     eligible for federally assisted housing--
       (1) in the case of eviction by reason of drug-related 
     criminal activity, for a period of not less than 3 years that 
     begins on the date of such eviction, unless the evicted 
     member of the household successfully completes a 
     rehabilitation program; and
       (2) in the case of an eviction for other serious violations 
     of the terms or conditions of the lease, for a reasonable 
     period of time, as determined by the public housing agency or 
     owner of the federally assisted housing, as applicable.
     The requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) may be waived if 
     the circumstances leading to eviction no longer exist.
       (b) Ineligibility of Illegal Drug Users and Alcohol 
     Users.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a public housing agency or an owner of federally 
     assisted housing, or both, as determined by the Sec

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     retary, shall establish standards that prohibit admission to 
     the program or admission to federally assisted housing for 
     any household with a member--
       (A) who the public housing agency or owner determines is 
     engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance; or
       (B) with respect to whom the public housing agency or owner 
     determines that it has reasonable cause to believe that such 
     household member's illegal use (or pattern of illegal use) of 
     a controlled substance, or abuse (or pattern of abuse) of 
     alcohol, would 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)(B), to deny admission to 
     the program or to federally assisted housing to any household 
     based on a pattern of illegal use of a controlled substance 
     or a pattern of abuse of alcohol by a household member, a 
     public housing agency or an owner may consider whether such 
     household member--
       (A) has successfully completed an accredited drug or 
     alcohol rehabilitation program (as applicable) and is no 
     longer engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance 
     or abuse of alcohol (as applicable);
       (B) has otherwise been rehabilitated successfully and is no 
     longer engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance 
     or abuse of alcohol (as applicable); or
       (C) is participating in an accredited drug or alcohol 
     rehabilitation program (as applicable) and is no longer 
     engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance or 
     abuse of alcohol (as applicable).
       (c) Ineligibility of Sexually Violent Predators For 
     Admission to Public Housing.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a public housing agency shall prohibit admission to 
     public housing for any household that includes any individual 
     who is a sexually violent predator.
       (2) Sexually violent predator.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term ``sexually violent predator'' means an 
     individual who--
       (A) is a sexually violent predator (as such term is defined 
     in section 170101(a)(3) of such Act); and
       (B) is subject to a registration requirement under section 
     170101(a)(1)(B) or 170102(c) of the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071(a)(1)(B), 
     14072(c)), as provided under section 170101(b)(6)(B) or 
     170102(d)(2), respectively, of such Act.
       (d) Authority To Deny Admission to Criminal Offenders.--
     Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and (c) and in 
     addition to any other authority to screen applicants, in 
     selecting among applicants for admission to the program or to 
     federally assisted housing, if the public housing agency or 
     owner of such housing (as applicable) determines that an 
     applicant or any member of the applicant's household is or 
     was, during a reasonable time preceding the date when the 
     applicant household would otherwise be selected for 
     admission, engaged in any criminal activity (including drug-
     related criminal activity), the public housing agency or 
     owner may--
       (1) deny such applicant admission to the program or to 
     federally assisted housing;
       (2) consider the applicant (for purposes of any waiting 
     list) as not having applied for the program or such housing; 
     and
       (3) after the expiration of the reasonable period beginning 
     upon such activity, require the applicant, as a condition of 
     admission to the program or to federally assisted housing, to 
     submit to the public housing agency or owner evidence 
     sufficient (as the Secretary shall by regulation provide) to 
     ensure that the individual or individuals in the applicant's 
     household who engaged in criminal activity for which denial 
     was made under paragraph (1) have not engaged in any criminal 
     activity during such reasonable period.
       (e) Authority To Require Access to Criminal Records.--A 
     public housing agency and an owner of federally assisted 
     housing may require, as a condition of providing admission to 
     the program or admission to or occupancy in federally 
     assisted housing, that each adult member of the household 
     provide a signed, written authorization for the public 
     housing agency to obtain the records described in section 
     644(a) regarding such member of the household from the 
     National Crime Information Center, police departments, other 
     law enforcement agencies, and State registration agencies 
     referred to in such section. In the case of an owner of 
     federally assisted housing that is not a public housing 
     agency, the owner shall request the public housing agency 
     having jurisdiction over the area within which the housing is 
     located to obtain the records pursuant to section 644.
       (f) Admission Based on Disability.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, for purposes of determining eligibility for admission to 
     federally assisted housing, a person shall not be considered 
     to have a disability or a handicap solely because of the 
     prior or current illegal use of a controlled substance (as 
     defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act) or 
     solely by reason of the prior or current use of alcohol.
       (2) Continued occupancy.--This subsection may not be 
     construed to prohibit the continued occupancy of any person 
     who is a resident in assisted housing on the effective date 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 642. TERMINATION OF TENANCY AND ASSISTANCE FOR ILLEGAL 
                   DRUG USERS AND ALCOHOL ABUSERS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public 
     housing agency or an owner of federally assisted housing (as 
     applicable), shall establish standards or lease provisions 
     for continued assistance or occupancy in federally assisted 
     housing that allow the agency or owner (as applicable) to 
     terminate the tenancy or assistance for any household with a 
     member--
       (1) who the public housing agency or owner determines is 
     engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance; or
       (2) whose illegal use of a controlled substance, or whose 
     abuse of alcohol, is determined by the public housing agency 
     or owner to interfere with the health, safety, or right to 
     peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents.

     SEC. 643. LEASE REQUIREMENTS.

       In addition to any other applicable lease requirements, 
     each lease for a dwelling unit in federally assisted housing 
     shall provide that--
       (1) the owner 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; and
       (2) grounds for termination of tenancy shall include any 
     criminal or other activity, engaged in by the tenant, any 
     member of the tenant's household, any guest, or any other 
     person under the control of the household, that--
       (A) threatens the health or safety of, or right to peaceful 
     enjoyment of the premises by, other tenant or employees of 
     the owner 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) with respect only to activity engaged in by the tenant 
     or any member of the tenant's household, is criminal activity 
     on or off the premises.

     SEC. 644. AVAILABILITY OF CRIMINAL RECORDS FOR TENANT 
                   SCREENING AND EVICTION.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Criminal conviction information.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law other than paragraphs (3) and (4), 
     upon the request of a public housing agency, the National 
     Crime Information Center, a police department, and any other 
     law enforcement agency shall provide to the public housing 
     agency information regarding the criminal conviction records 
     of an adult applicant for, or tenants of, federally assisted 
     housing for purposes of applicant screening, lease 
     enforcement, and eviction, but only if the public housing 
     agency requests such information and presents to such Center, 
     department, or agency a written authorization, signed by such 
     applicant, for the release of such information to the public 
     housing agency or other owner of the federally assisted 
     housing.
       (2) Information regarding crimes against children and 
     sexually violent predators.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law other than paragraphs (3) and (4), upon the 
     request of a public housing agency, the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, a State law enforcement agency designated as a 
     registration agency under a State registration program under 
     subtitle A of title XVII of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071), and any local law 
     enforcement agency authorized by the State agency shall 
     provide to a public housing agency the information collected 
     under the national database established pursuant to section 
     170102 of such Act or such State registration program, as 
     applicable, regarding an adult applicant for, or tenant of, 
     federally assisted housing for purposes of applicant 
     screening, lease enforcement, and eviction, but only if the 
     public housing agency requests such information and presents 
     to such State registration agency or other local law 
     enforcement agency a written authorization, signed by such 
     applicant, for the release of such information to the public 
     housing agency or other owner of the federally assisted 
     housing.
       (3) Delayed effective date for owners other than pha's.--
     The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) authorizing 
     obtaining information for owners of federally assisted 
     housing other than public housing agencies shall not take 
     effect before--
       (A) the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the 
     date of enactment of this Act; and
       (B) the Secretary and the Attorney General of the United 
     States have determined that access to such information is 
     feasible for such owners and have provided for the terms of 
     release of such information to owners.
       (4) Exception.--The information provided under paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3) shall include information regarding any 
     criminal conviction of a juvenile only to the extent that the 
     release of such information is authorized under the law of 
     the applicable State, tribe, or locality.
       (b) Confidentiality.--A public housing agency or owner 
     receiving information under this section may use such 
     information only for the purposes provided in this section 
     and such information may not be disclosed to any person who 
     is not an officer, employee, or authorized representative of 
     the agency or owner and who has a job-related need to have 
     access to the information in connection with admission of 
     applicants, eviction of tenants, or termination of 
     assistance. For judicial eviction proceedings, disclosures 
     may be made to the extent necessary. The Secretary shall, by 
     regulation, establish procedures necessary to ensure that 
     information provided under this section to a public housing 
     agency or owner is used, and confidentiality

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     of such information is maintained, as required under this 
     section.
       (c) Opportunity to Dispute.--Before an adverse action is 
     taken with regard to assistance for federally assisted 
     housing on the basis of a criminal record (including on the 
     basis that an individual is a sexually violent predator, 
     pursuant to section 641(c)), the public housing agency or 
     owner shall provide the tenant or applicant with a copy of 
     the criminal record and an opportunity to dispute the 
     accuracy and relevance of that record.
       (d) Fee.--A public housing agency may be charged a 
     reasonable fee for information provided under subsection (a). 
     A public housing agency may require an owner of federally 
     assisted housing (that is not a public housing agency) to pay 
     such fee for any information that the agency acquires for the 
     owner pursuant to section 641(e) and subsection (a) of this 
     section.
       (e) Records Management.--Each public housing agency and 
     owner of federally assisted housing that receives criminal 
     record information pursuant to this section shall establish 
     and implement a system of records management that ensures 
     that any criminal record received by the agency or owner is--
       (1) maintained confidentially;
       (2) not misused or improperly disseminated; and
       (3) destroyed in a timely fashion, once the purpose for 
     which the record was requested has been accomplished.
       (f) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly and willfully 
     requests or obtains any information concerning an applicant 
     for, or tenant of, federally assisted housing pursuant to the 
     authority under this section under false pretenses, or any 
     person who knowingly and willfully discloses any such 
     information in any manner to any individual not entitled 
     under any law to receive it, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor 
     and fined not more than $5,000. The term ``person'' as used 
     in this subsection shall include an officer, employee, or 
     authorized representative of any public housing agency or 
     owner.
       (g) Civil Action.--Any applicant for, or tenant of, 
     federally assisted housing affected by (1) a negligent or 
     knowing disclosure of information referred to in this section 
     about such person by an officer, employee, or authorized 
     representative of any public housing agency or owner of 
     federally assisted housing, which disclosure is not 
     authorized by this section, or (2) any other negligent or 
     knowing action that is inconsistent with this section, may 
     bring a civil action for damages and such other relief as may 
     be appropriate against any public housing agency or owner 
     responsible for such unauthorized action. The district court 
     of the United States in the district in which the affected 
     applicant or tenant resides, in which such unauthorized 
     action occurred, or in which the officer, employee, or 
     representative alleged to be responsible for any such 
     unauthorized action resides, shall have jurisdiction in such 
     matters. Appropriate relief that may be ordered by such 
     district courts shall include reasonable attorney's fees and 
     other litigation costs.
       (h) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``adult'' means a person who is 18 years of age or older, or 
     who has been convicted of a crime as an adult under any 
     Federal, State, or tribal law.

     SEC. 645. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the following definitions 
     shall apply:
       (1) Federally assisted housing.--The term ``federally 
     assisted housing'' means a dwelling unit--
       (A) in public housing (as such term is defined in section 
     102);
       (B) assisted with choice-based housing assistance under 
     title III;
       (C) in housing that is provided project-based assistance 
     under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as 
     in effect before the effective date of the repeal under 
     section 601(b) of this Act) or pursuant to section 601(f) of 
     this Act, including new construction and substantial 
     rehabilitation projects;
       (D) in housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959 (as amended by section 801 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act);
       (E) in housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before the 
     enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act;
       (F) in housing that is assisted under section 811 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act;
       (G) in housing financed by a loan or mortgage insured under 
     section 221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act that bears 
     interest at a rate determined under the proviso of section 
     221(d)(5) of such Act;
       (H) in housing insured, assisted, or held by the Secretary 
     or a State or State agency under section 236 of the National 
     Housing Act;
       (I) for purposes only of subsections 641(c), 641(d), 643, 
     and 644, in housing assisted under section 515 of the Housing 
     Act of 1949.
       (2) Owner.--The term ``owner'' means, with respect to 
     federally assisted housing, the entity or private person 
     (including a cooperative or public housing agency) that has 
     the legal right to lease or sublease dwelling units in such 
     housing.
       TITLE VII--AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 701. RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

       The last sentence of section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 
     (42 U.S.C. 1490) is amended by inserting before the period 
     the following: ``, and the city of Altus, Oklahoma, shall be 
     considered a rural area for purposes of this title until the 
     receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2000''.

     SEC. 702. TREATMENT OF OCCUPANCY STANDARDS.

       The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall not 
     directly or indirectly establish a national occupancy 
     standard.

     SEC. 703. IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.

       (a) Implementation.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement the 
     Ida Barbour Revitalization Plan of the City of Portsmouth, 
     Virginia, in a manner consistent with existing limitations 
     under law.
       (2) Waivers.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall consider and make any waivers to existing regulations 
     and other requirements consistent with the plan described in 
     paragraph (1) to enable timely implementation of such plan, 
     except that generally applicable regulations and other 
     requirements governing the award of funding under programs 
     for which assistance is applied for in connection with such 
     plan shall apply.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter through the 
     year 2000, the city described in subsection (a)(1) shall 
     submit a report to the Secretary on progress in implementing 
     the plan described in that subsection.
       (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under this subsection 
     shall include--
       (A) quantifiable measures revealing the increase in 
     homeowners, employment, tax base, voucher allocation, 
     leverage ratio of funds, impact on and compliance with the 
     consolidated plan of the city;
       (B) identification of regulatory and statutory obstacles 
     that--
       (i) have caused or are causing unnecessary delays in the 
     successful implementation of the consolidated plan; or
       (ii) are contributing to unnecessary costs associated with 
     the revitalization; and
       (C) any other information that the Secretary considers to 
     be appropriate.

     SEC. 704. INCOME ELIGIBILITY FOR HOME AND CDBG PROGRAMS.

       (a) Home Investment Partnerships.--The Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act is amended as follows:
       (1) Definitions.--In section 104(10) (42 U.S.C. 
     12704(10))--
       (A) by striking ``income ceilings higher or lower'' and 
     inserting ``an income ceiling higher'';
       (B) by striking ``variations are'' and inserting 
     ``variation is''; and
       (C) by striking ``high or''.
       (2) Income targeting.--In section 214(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     12744(1)(A))--
       (A) by striking ``income ceilings higher or lower'' and 
     inserting ``an income ceiling higher'';
       (B) by striking ``variations are'' and inserting 
     ``variation is''; and
       (C) by striking ``high or''.
       (3) Rent limits.--In section 215(a)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     12745(a)(1)(A))--
       (A) by striking ``income ceilings higher or lower'' and 
     inserting ``an income ceiling higher'';
       (B) by striking ``variations are'' and inserting 
     ``variation is''; and
       (C) by striking ``high or''.
       (b) CDBG.--Section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(20)) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) The Secretary may--
       ``(i) with respect to any reference in subparagraph (A) to 
     50 percent of the median income of the area involved, 
     establish percentages of median income for any area that are 
     higher or lower than 50 percent if the Secretary finds such 
     variations to be necessary because of unusually high or low 
     family incomes in such area; and
       ``(ii) with respect to any reference in subparagraph (A) to 
     80 percent of the median income of the area involved, 
     establish a percentage of median income for any area that is 
     higher than 80 percent if the Secretary finds such variation 
     to be necessary because of unusually low family incomes in 
     such area.''.

     SEC. 705. PROHIBITION OF USE OF CDBG GRANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT 
                   RELOCATION ACTIVITIES.

       Section 105 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Prohibition of Use of Assistance for Employment 
     Relocation Activities.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, no amount from a grant under section 106 made in 
     fiscal year 1997 or any succeeding fiscal year may be used 
     for any activity (including any infrastructure improvement) 
     that is intended, or is likely, to facilitate the relocation 
     or expansion of any industrial or commercial plant, facility, 
     or operation, from one area to another area, if the 
     relocation or expansion will result in a loss of employment 
     in the area from which the relocation or expansion occurs.''.

     SEC. 706. REGIONAL COOPERATION UNDER CDBG ECONOMIC 
                   DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.

       Section 108(q)(4) (42 U.S.C. 5308(q)(4)) of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon in subparagraph 
     (C);

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       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) when applicable as determined by the Secretary, the 
     extent of regional cooperation demonstrated by the proposed 
     plan; and''.

     SEC. 707. USE OF AMERICAN PRODUCTS.

       (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.

     SEC. 708. CONSULTATION WITH AFFECTED AREAS IN SETTLEMENT OF 
                   LITIGATION.

       In negotiating any settlement of, or consent decree for, 
     any litigation regarding public housing or rental assistance 
     (under title III of this Act or the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937, as in effect before the effective date of the repeal 
     under section 601(b) of this Act) that involves the Secretary 
     and any public housing agency or any unit of general local 
     government, the Secretary shall consult with any units of 
     general local government and public housing agencies having 
     jurisdictions that are adjacent to the jurisdiction of the 
     public housing agency involved.

     SEC. 709. TREATMENT OF PHA REPAYMENT AGREEMENT.

       (a) Limitation on Secretary.--During the 2-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, if the 
     Housing Authority of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, is 
     otherwise in compliance with the Repayment Lien Agreement and 
     Repayment Plan approved by the Secretary on February 12, 
     1997, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     not take any action that has the effect of reducing the 
     inventory of senior citizen housing owned by such housing 
     authority that does not receive assistance from the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development.
       (b) Alternative Repayment Options.--During the period 
     referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary shall assist the 
     housing authority referred to in such subsection to identify 
     alternative repayment options to the plan referred to in such 
     subsection and to execute an amended repayment plan that will 
     not adversely affect the housing referred to in such 
     subsection.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--This section may not be 
     construed to alter--
       (1) any lien held by the Secretary pursuant to the 
     agreement referred to in subsection (a); or
       (2) the obligation of the housing authority referred to in 
     subsection (a) to close all remaining items contained in the 
     Inspector General audits numbered 89 SF 1004 (issued January 
     20, 1989), 93 SF 1801 (issued October 30, 1993), and 96 SF 
     1002 (issued February 23, 1996).

     SEC. 710. USE OF ASSISTED HOUSING BY ALIENS.

       Section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development'' and inserting ``applicable 
     Secretary'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by moving clauses (ii) and 
     (iii) 2 ems to the left;
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development'' and inserting ``applicable Secretary''; and
       (ii) by striking ``the Secretary'' and inserting ``the 
     applicable Secretary'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter following subparagraph 
     (B)--
       (i) by inserting ``applicable'' before ``Secretary''; and
       (ii) by moving such matter (as so amended by clause (i)) 2 
     ems to the right;
       (C) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii), by inserting ``applicable'' 
     before ``Secretary'';
       (D) in paragraph (5), by striking ``the Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``the applicable Secretary''; and
       (E) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``applicable'' before 
     ``Secretary'';
       (4) in subsection (h) (as added by section 576 of the 
     Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
     of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104-208))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Except in the case of an election under 
     paragraph (2)(A), no'' and inserting ``No'';
       (ii) by striking ``this section'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (d)''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``applicable'' before ``Secretary''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) may, notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection, elect not to affirmatively establish and verify 
     eligibility before providing financial assistance''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``in complying with 
     this section'' and inserting ``in carrying out subsection 
     (d)''; and
       (5) by redesignating subsection (h) (as amended by 
     paragraph (4)) as subsection (i).

     SEC. 711. PROTECTION OF SENIOR HOMEOWNERS UNDER REVERSE 
                   MORTGAGE PROGRAM.

       (a) Disclosure Requirements; Prohibition of Funding of 
     Unnecessary or Excessive Costs.--Section 255(d) of the 
     National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-20(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) has received full disclosure of all costs to the 
     mortgagor for obtaining the mortgage, including any costs of 
     estate planning, financial advice, or other related services; 
     and'';
       (2) in paragraph (9)(F), by striking ``and'';
       (3) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) have been made with such restrictions as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate to ensure that the 
     mortgagor does not fund any unnecessary or excessive costs 
     for obtaining the mortgage, including any costs of estate 
     planning, financial advice, or other related services; such 
     restrictions shall include a requirement that the mortgagee 
     ask the mortgagor about any fees that the mortgagor has 
     incurred in connection with obtaining the mortgage and a 
     requirement that the mortgagee be responsible for ensuring 
     that the disclosures required by subsection (d)(2)(C) are 
     made.''.
       (b) Implementation.--
       (1) Notice.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall, by interim notice, implement the amendments made by 
     subsection (a) in an expeditious manner, as determined by the 
     Secretary. Such notice shall not be effective after the date 
     of the effectiveness of the final regulations issued under 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection.
       (2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall, not later than the 
     expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, issue final regulations to implement 
     the amendments made by subsection (a). Such regulations shall 
     be issued only after notice and opportunity for public 
     comment pursuant to the provisions of section 553 of title 5, 
     United States Code (notwithstanding subsections (a)(2) and 
     (b)(B) of such section).

     SEC. 712. CONVERSION OF SECTION 8 TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE TO 
                   PROJECT-BASED ASSISTANCE IN THE BOROUGH OF 
                   TAMAQUA.

       For the Tamaqua Highrise project in the Borough of Tamaqua, 
     Pennsylvania, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     may require the public housing agency to convert the tenant-
     based assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 to project-based rental assistance under section 
     8(d)(2) of such Act, notwithstanding the requirement for 
     rehabilitation or the percentage limitations under section 
     8(d)(2). The tenant-based assistance covered by the preceding 
     sentance shall be the assistance for families who are 
     residing in the project on the date of enactment of this Act 
     and who initially received their assistance in connection 
     with the conversion of the section 23 leased housing contract 
     for the project to tenant-based assistance under section 8 of 
     such Act. The Secretary may not take action under this 
     section before the expiration of the 30-day period beginning 
     upon the submission of a report to the Congress regarding the 
     proposed action under this section.

     SEC. 713. HOUSING COUNSELING.

       (a) Extension of Emergency Homeownership Counseling.--
     Section 106(c)(9) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
     1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x(c)(9)) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1994'' and inserting ``September 30, 1999''.
       (b) Extension of Prepurchase and Foreclosure Prevention 
     Counseling Demonstration.--Section 106(d)(13) of the Housing 
     and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x(d)(12)) is 
     amended by striking ``fiscal year 1994'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal year 1999''.
       (c) Notification of Delinquency on Veterans Home Loans.--
       Subparagraph (C) of section 106(c)(5) of the Housing and 
     Urban Development Act of 1968 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) Notification.--Notification under subparagraph (A) 
     shall not be required with respect to any loan for which the 
     eligible homeowner pays the amount overdue before the 
     expiration of the 45-day period under subparagraph 
     (B)(ii).''.

     SEC. 714. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY FOR PROVIDING 
                   HOUSING FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     (including the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949), the property known as 252 Seventh Avenue in New 
     York County, New York is authorized to be conveyed in its 
     existing condition under a public benefit discount to a non-
     profit organization that has among its purposes providing 
     housing for low-income individuals or families provided, that 
     such property is determined by the Administrator of General 
     Services to be surplus to the needs of the Government and 
     provided it is determined by the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development that such property will be used by such 
     non-profit organization to provide housing for low- and 
     moderate-income families or individuals.
       (b)(1) Public Benefit Discount.--The amount of the public 
     benefit discount available under this section shall be 75 
     percent of the estimated fair market value of the property, 
     except that the Secretary may discount by a greater 
     percentage if the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator, determines that a higher percentage is 
     justified

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     due to any benefit which will accrue to the United States 
     from the use of such property for the public purpose of 
     providing low- and moderate-income housing.
       (2) Reverter.--The Administrator shall require that the 
     property be used for at least 30 years for the public purpose 
     for which it was originally conveyed, or such longer period 
     of time as the Administrator feels necessary, to protect the 
     Federal interest and to promote the public purpose. If this 
     condition is not met, the property shall revert to the United 
     States.
       (3) Determination of Fair Market Value.--The Administrator 
     shall determine estimated fair market value in accordance 
     with Federal appraisal standards and procedures.
       (4) Deposit of Proceeds.--The Administrator of General 
     Services 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.
       (5) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Administrator may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Administrator 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States and to accomplish a public purpose.

     SEC. 715. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title and the amendments made by this title 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.
  Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts moved to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Banking and Financial Services with instructions to 
reconsider the bill for the purposes of (1) improving the income 
targeting provisions of the bill by reserving more housing assistance 
for very low-income families of various incomes; and (2) eliminating 
provisions in the bill creating unnecessary bureaucracies.
  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. COMBEST, 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. COMBEST, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts 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

293

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affirmative

Nays

132

para. 48.11                   [Roll No. 127]

                                AYES--293

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--132

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Andrews
     Flake
     Hefner
     Kasich
     Kleczka
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Watkins
  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. 48.12  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. LAZIO, 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. 48.13  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1469

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-97) the resolution (H. Res. 149) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 1469) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, 
including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1997, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 48.14  leave of absence

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

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para. 48.15  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. KINGSTON, at 7 o'clock and 55 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 48.16  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. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 149. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1469) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
     recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas 
     peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 105-97). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 48.17  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. HAMILTON (for himself and Mr. Conyers) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1590. A bill to implement the obligations of the 
     United States under the Convention on the Prohibition of the 
     Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical 
     Weapons and on Their Destruction, known as the Chemical 
     Weapons Convention and opened for signature and signed by the 
     United States on January 13, 1993; 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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Herger, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Gekas, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Parker, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 1591. A bill to ensure congressional approval of the 
     amount of compliance costs imposed on the private sector by 
     regulations issued under new or reauthorized Federal laws; 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. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 1592. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and Employment 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. CHRISTENSEN (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 1593. 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 us the percentage of 
     completion method; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 1594. a bill to require employers to notify workers 
     before health care benefits or retirement benefits are 
     terminated'; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FAWELL:
       H.R. 1595. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to determine the appropriateness of certain bargaining units 
     in the absence of a stipulation or consent; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, and 
             Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 1596. 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. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Shays, Mr. Quinn, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Granger, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Klug, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 1597. 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. GOODLING:
       H.R. 1598. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to require the National Labor Relations Board to resolve 
     unfair labor practice complaints in a timely manner; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself and Mr. Jackson):
       H.R. 1599. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to provide the descendants 
     of female U.S. citizens born abroad before May 24, 1934, with 
     the same rights to U.S. citizenship at birth as the 
     descendants of male citizens born abroad before such date; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 1600. 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 Education and 
     the Workforce.
       H.R. 1601. 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. 1602. A bill to restore the grave marker allowance for 
     veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 1603. 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. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island):
       H.R. 1604. A bill to provide for the division, use, and 
     distribution of judgment funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa 
     Indians of Michigan pursuant to dockets numbered 18-E, 58, 
     364, and 18-R before the Indian Claims Commission; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KLECZKA:
       H.R. 1605. A bill prohibiting the manufacture, sale, 
     delivery, or importation of school buses that do not have 
     seat belts; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LaHOOD:
       H.R. 1606. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     carbamic acid (U-9069); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1607. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     rimsulfuron; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE:
       H.R. 1608. A bill to authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance 
     Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of 
     Columbia or its environs to soldiers who have died in foreign 
     conflicts other than declared wars; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Shays, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Nadler, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Markey, Mr. Engel, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Manton, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Walsh, Mr. Flake, Mr. Lazio of New York, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Owens, Ms. Slaughter, and Mrs. Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 1609. A bill to reauthorize the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, 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. PAXON (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Houghton, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Towns, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King 
             of New York, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Schumer, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 1610. A bill to waive temporarily the Medicaid 
     enrollment composition rule for certain health maintenance 
     organizations; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 1611. A bill to provide for the establishment and 
     maintenance of personal social security investment accounts 
     under the Social Security system; 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. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Capps, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Bono, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Calvert, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Torres):
       H.R. 1612. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the taxes on wine to their pre-1991 rates; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. McCol

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             lum, Ms. Rivers, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Collins, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Minge, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Jones, Mr. Horn, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Davis 
             of Virginia, Mr. Coble, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 1613. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that if a Member of Congress is convicted of a 
     felony, such Member shall not be eligible for retirement 
     benefits based on that individual's service as a Member, 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. WHITE (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Castle, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. McCarthy 
             of Missouri, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McHale, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Minge, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Petri, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Torres, Mr. Wise, and 
             Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1614. A bill to establish the Independent Commission 
     on Campaign Finance Reform to recommend reforms in the laws 
     relating to the financing of political activity; 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. WOOLSEY (for herself and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 1615. A bill to prohibit a State from penalizing a 
     single custodial parent of a child under age 11 for failing 
     to meet work requirements under the State program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act if the 
     parent cannot find suitable child care; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1616. A bill to make satisfactory progress toward 
     completion of high school or a college program a permissible 
     work activity under the program of block grants to States for 
     temporary assistance for needy families; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McDADE (for himself and Mr. Saxton):
       H. Con. Res. 79. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to mark 
     the 85th anniversary of the dedication of the Tunkhannock 
     Creek Viaduct, now known as the Nicholson Viaduct, in 
     Nicholson, PA; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 148. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.

para. 48.18  memorials

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

       84. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Arizona, relative to House Concurrent Memorial 
     2003 urging Congress and the President of the United States 
     to oppose the rules proposed by the Bureau of Land Management 
     to expand its criminal law enforcement authority; to the 
     Committee on Resources. 
       85. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Maine, relative to a joint resolution memorializing the 
     President of the United States and the Congress of the United 
     States to provide support for critical highway improvements 
     through northern Maine from Houlton to Fort Kent; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
       86. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Alabama, relative to House Resolution 415 
     petitioning the U.S. Congress to repeal estate and gift tax 
     laws; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 48.19  private bills and resolutions

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

           By Mr. KANJORSKI (by request):
       H.R. 1617. A bill for the relief of Charmaine Bieda; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 1618. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certification of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the fisheries for 
     the vessel Nawnsense; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para. 48.20  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 7: Mr. Callahan and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 15: Mr. Weygand, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Vento, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 40: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 108: Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Flake, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. 
     Baesler.
       H.R. 143: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Paul, 
     Mr. Wexler, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bono, Mr. Rogan, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. 
     Horn.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 234: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and 
     Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 305: Mr. Engel and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 402: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 409: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Filner, Mr. Horn, 
     Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
     Shimkus, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 418: Mr. Farr of California and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Combest, and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 529: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
     Mr. McCollum, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. 
     Shimkus.
       H.R. 530: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 536: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 674: Mr. Graham, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 741: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 768: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 836: Ms. Sanchez, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
     Berman.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Danner, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 871: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Goode, Mr. Kim, 
     Mr. Largent, Mr. Minge, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 910: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 921: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Klink, 
     and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 947: Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 964: Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Traficant and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 993: Mr. Kim, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1004: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Brady, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. 
     Pickering.
       H.R. 1016: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1033: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1037: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1054: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Stark, 
     Mr. Sherman, Mr. Gallegly, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Kim and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1068: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. 
     Weller.
       H.R. 1069: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Filner.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Manton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
     Baldacci.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1076: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 1101: Mr. Graham and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1104: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
     and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 1164: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 1169: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1175: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1206: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1218: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1220: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1227: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
     Bishop.
       H.R. 1263: Mr. Yates and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 1279: Mr. Bliley and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1280: Mr. Boehner and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 1285: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1298: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Payne, 
     Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Engel, Mr. McHale, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
     Filner,

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     Mr. McNulty, Mr. Hill, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bentsen, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. Green, and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1301: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1310: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 1336: Mr. Flake and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 1340: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 1350: Mr. McCollum and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1352: Mr. Filner, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Clement, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Shays, 
     Ms. Carson, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1369: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Watkins and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1377: Mr. Clay, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Ford, Mr. Owens, 
     and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1379: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1382: Mr. Frost, Ms Lofgren, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Sanders, 
     and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1416: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Tierney, 
     Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1420: Mr. Clement and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1458: Mr. Baker and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1462: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1475: Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 1496: Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 1503: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1504: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
     Etheridge, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
     and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1509: Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 1510: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Manzullo, and 
     Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Davis 
     of Virginia, Mr. Combest, and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1538: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1549: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1559: Mr. Kingston, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Paul, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Pappas, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Riley, 
     Mr. Chabot, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Neumann, and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Baker, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. 
     Livingston.
       H.R. 1572: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Flake, 
     Mr. Manton, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1580: Mr. Solomon and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.J. Res. 75: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Miller of 
     Florida, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Riley, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
     McDade, Mr. Oxley, Mrs. Morella, Mr. White, Mr. Spratt, and 
     Mr. Sabo.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Engel, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Baker, Mr. Cummings, Mr. McDade, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. 
     McInnis.
       H. Con. Res. 75: Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. McCrery.
       H. Res. 15: Ms. DeLauro.
       H. Res. 96: Mr. Porter, Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia.
       H. Res. 144: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Skelton.

para. 48.21  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. 1053: Mr. Pallone.




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                       THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1997 (49)

para. 49.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 15, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Mac Collins to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 49.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, May 14, 1997.
  Mr. SOLOMON, 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. COLLINS, 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

334

When there appeared

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Nays

62

para. 49.3                    [Roll No. 128]

                                YEAS--334

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NAYS--62

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     DeFazio
     English
     Ensign
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Fox
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hulshof
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Slaughter
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weller

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                             NOT VOTING--37

     Andrews
     Archer
     Calvert
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Engel
     Fattah
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Hefner
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     LaTourette
     Linder
     McCrery
     McDade
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Porter
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Souder
     Stark
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Towns
     Watkins
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 49.4  communications

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

       3324. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Emamectin Benzoate; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300490; 
     FRL-5718-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 13, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3325. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Carbon Disulfide; 
     Pesticide Tolerances [OPP-300487; FRL-5716-8] received May 
     14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       3326. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propamocarb 
     Hydrochloride; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions 
     [OPP-300489; FRL-5717-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 14, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3327. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clopyralid; Pesticide 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300491; FRL-5718-2] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3328. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyridaben; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300492; FRL-5718-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     May 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3329. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's ``Major'' final rule--Control of 
     Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle 
     Engines: Voluntary Standards for Light-Duty Vehicles [AMS-
     FRL-5823-7] (RIN: 2060-AF75) received May 14, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3330. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Commonwealth of Virginia; Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection 
     and Maintenance Program [VA 056-5023; FRL-5826-2] received 
     May 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3331. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans and Redesignation 
     of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes: State of 
     Washington and Oregon [WA 63-7138; WA58-7133; OR57-7272; FRL-
     5824-1] received May 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3332. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of 
     Alaska; Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program [AK-
     12-7100; FRL-5826-8] received May 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3333. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Testing Consent Order 
     for Phenol [OPPTS-42150C; FRL-5712-3] (RIN: 2070-AB94) 
     received May 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3334. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Utah: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions [FRL-5826-4] received May 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3335. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Phase I Finding of 
     Failure to Submit Required State Implementation Plans for the 
     Philadelphia Ozone Nonattainment Area; Pennsylvania [PA 104-
     4059; FRL-5826-3] received May 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3336. A letter from the Associate Managing Director--
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service 
     [CC Docket No. 96-45] received May 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce. 

para. 49.5  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, 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. 670. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to eliminate the special 
     transition rule for issuance of a certificate of citizenship 
     for certain children born outside the United States. 

para. 49.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1469

  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 bill (H.R. 1469) making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for 
     overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, 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 
     Appropriations. An amendment striking lines 8 through 17 on 
     page 24 shall be considered as adopted in the House and in 
     the Committee of the Whole. 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: page 3, line 1, 
     through line 9; page 10, line 3, through line 15; page 26, 
     line 8, through line 15; and page 33, line 14, through page 
     34, line 19. Before consideration of any other amendment it 
     shall be in order to consider the amendments printed in the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution. Each amendment printed in 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, 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 the amendments printed in the report are 
     waived. During consideration of the bill for further 
     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: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be fifteen minutes. During consideration of the bill, 
     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 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,
  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. COLLINS, 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

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Nays

196

para. 49.7                    [Roll No. 129]

                                YEAS--228

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett

[[Page 492]]


     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--196

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Andrews
     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Hefner
     Hutchinson
     Mica
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Watkins 
  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. COLLINS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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

269

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affirmative

Nays

152

para. 49.8                    [Roll No. 130]

                                AYES--269

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--152

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Lampson
     Latham
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz

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     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Andrews
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Brown (CA)
     Hefner
     Kaptur
     Kucinich
     Mica
     Peterson (MN)
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Watkins
  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. 49.9  message from the president

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

para. 49.10  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 15, 1997.
     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 May 14, 1997 at 
     9:55 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he submits a report on the Document Agreed Among the 
     States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in 
     Europe of November 19, 1990 (``the CFE Flank Document'').
           With warm regards,

                                               Robin H. Carle,

                              Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

para. 49.11  conventional armed forces in europe

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the resolution of advice and consent to 
ratification on the Document Agreed Among the States Parties to the 
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe of November 19, 1990 
(``the CFE Flank Document''), adopted by the Senate of the United States 
on May 14, 1997, I hereby certify that:
  In connection with Condition (2), Violations of State Sovereignty, the 
United States and the governments of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, 
Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, 
Portugal, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom have issued a joint 
statement affirming that (i) the CFE Flank Document does not give any 
State Party the right to station (under Article IV, paragraph 5 of the 
Treaty) or temporarily deploy (under Article V, paragraphs 1 (B) and (C) 
of the Treaty) conventional arms and equipment limited by the Treaty on 
the territory of other States Parties to the Treaty without the freely 
expressed consent of the receiving State Party; (ii) the CFE Flank 
Document does not alter or abridge the right of any State Party under 
the Treaty to utilize fully its declared maximum levels for conventional 
armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty notified pursuant to 
Article VII of the Treaty; and (iii) the CFE Flank Document does not 
alter in any way the requirement for the freely expressed consent of all 
States Parties concerned in the exercise of any reallocations envisioned 
under Article IV, paragraph 3 of the CFE Flank Document.
  In connection with Condition (6), Application and Effectiveness of 
Senate Advice and Consent, in the course of diplomatic negotiations to 
secure accession to, or ratification of, the CFE Flank Document by any 
other State Party, the United States will vigorously reject any effort 
by a State Party to (i) modify, amend, or alter a United States right or 
obligation under the Treaty or the CFE Flank Document, unless such 
modification, amendment, or alteration is solely an extension of the 
period of provisional application of the CFE Flank Document or a change 
of a minor administrative or technical nature; (ii) secure the adoption 
of a new United States obligation under, or in relation to, the CFE 
Treaty or the CFE Flank Document, unless such obligation is solely of a 
minor administrative or technical nature; or (iii) secure the provision 
of assurances, or endorsement of a course of action or a diplomatic 
position, inconsistent with the principles and policies established 
under conditions (1), (2), and (3) of the resolution of advice and 
consent to ratification of the CFE Flank Document.
  In connection with Condition (7), Modifications of the CFE Flank Zone, 
any subsequent agreement to modify, revise, amend or alter the 
boundaries of the CFE flank zone, as delineated by the map entitled 
``Revised CFE Flank Zone'' submitted to the Senate on April 7, 1997, 
shall require the submission of such agreement to the Senate for its 
advice and consent to ratification, if such changes are not solely of a 
minor administrative or technical nature.
  In connection with Condition (9), Senate Prerogatives on 
Multilateralization of the ABM Treaty, I will submit to the Senate for 
advice and consent to ratification any international agreement (i) that 
would add one or more countries as States Parties to the ABM Treaty, or 
otherwise convert the ABM Treaty from a bilateral treaty to a 
multilateral treaty; or (ii) that would change the geographic scope or 
coverage of the ABM Treaty, or otherwise modify the meaning of the term 
``national territory'' as used in Article VI and Article IX of the ABM 
Treaty.
  In connection with Condition (11), Temporary Deployments, the United 
States has informed all other States Parties to the Treaty that the 
United States (A) will continue to interpret the term ``temporary 
deployment'', as used in the Treaty, to mean a deployment of severely 
limited duration measured in days or weeks or, at most, several months, 
but not years; (B) will pursue measures designed to ensure that any 
State Party seeking to utilize the temporary deployments provision of 
the Treaty will be required to furnish the Joint Consultative Group 
established by the Treaty with a statement of the purpose and intended 
duration of the deployment, together with a description of the object of 
verification and the location of origin and destination of the relevant 
conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty; and (C) will 
vigorously reject any effort by a State Party to use the right of 
temporary deployment under the Treaty (i) to justify military 
deployments on a permanent basis; or (ii) to justify military 
deployments without the full and complete agreement of the State Party 
upon whose territory the armed forces or military equipment of another 
State Party are to be deployed.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 14, 1997.

  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. 105-83).

para. 49.12  message from the president--national security strategy for a 
          new century

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, 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, May 15, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on National Security.

para. 49.13  emergency supplemental appropriations, fy 1997

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, 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 bill 
(H.R. 1469) making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery 
from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including 
those in Bosnia, for fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for 
other purposes.

[[Page 494]]

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. COMBEST as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 49.14  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 5, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $38,000,000)''.
       Page 35, after line 25, insert the following:

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration


                    national aeronautical facilities

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1995 (Pub. L. 103-327), $38,000,000 is rescinded. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

338

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

89

para. 49.15                   [Roll No. 131]

                                AYES--338

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--89

     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Ehrlich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Shadegg
     Skeen
     Smith (OR)
     Snowbarger
     Stump
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Weldon (FL)
     Wicker

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Andrews
     Hefner
     Mica
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Watkins
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 49.16  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 28, line 5, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $2,387,677,000)''.
       Page 28, line 6, strike ``$2,387,677,000'' and all that 
     follows through line 7.
       Page 35, strike lines 8 through 25.
       Page 51, after line 23, insert the following new section:


               further rescissions in nondefense accounts

       Sec. 3003. (a) Rescission of Funds.--Of the aggregate 
     amount of discretionary appropriations made available to 
     Executive agencies in appropriation Acts for fiscal year 1997 
     (other than for the defense category), $3,600,000,000 is 
     rescinded.
       (b) Allocation and Report.--Within 30 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall--
       (1) allocate such rescission among the appropriate accounts 
     in a manner that will achieve a total net reduction in 
     outlays for fiscal years 1997 through 2002 resulting from 
     such rescission of not less than $3,500,000,000; and
       (2) submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate a report setting forth such 
     allocation.
       (c) Definitions.--
       (1) The terms ``discretionary appropriations'' and 
     ``defense category'' have the respective meanings given such 
     terms in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       (2) The term ``Executive agency'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.

It was decided in the

Yeas

100

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

324

para. 49.17                   [Roll No. 132]

                                AYES--100

     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bliley
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     English
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Foley
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Lazio
     Leach
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Manzullo
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Paul
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickering
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--324

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning

[[Page 495]]


     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Andrews
     Chenoweth
     Cox
     Hefner
     Mica
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Watkins
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 49.18  recorded vote

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

       Page 51, after line 23, insert the following new section:


              extension of ssi redetermination provisions

       Sec. 3303. (a) Section 402(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(D)(ii)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (I), by striking ``the date which is 1 
     year after such date of enactment,'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 1997,''; and
       (2) in subclause (III), by striking ``the date of the 
     redetermination with respect to such individual'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 1997,''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective 
     as if included in the enactment of section 402 of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996.

It was decided in the

Yeas

345

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

74

para. 49.19                   [Roll No. 133]

                                AYES--345

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--74

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Barr
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ganske
     Goode
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kingston
     Largent
     Latham
     Miller (FL)
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickering
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Stump
     Sununu
     Taylor (MS)
     Thune
     Tiahrt

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Andrews
     Condit
     Crapo
     Hefner
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Manton
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Velazquez
     Watkins
  So the amendment was agreed to.

[[Page 496]]

para. 49.20  recorded vote

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

       On page 51, after line 23, add the following new title:

              TITLE IV--PREVENTION OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN


                              short title

       Sec. 401. This title may be cited as the ``Government 
     Shutdown Prevention Act''.


                           continuing funding

       Sec. 402. (a) If any regular appropriation bill for fiscal 
     year 1998 does not become law prior to the beginning of 
     fiscal year 1998 or a joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations is not in effect, there is appropriated, out 
     of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and 
     out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and 
     funds, such sums as may be necessary to continue any program, 
     project, or activity for which funds were provided in fiscal 
     year 1997.
       (b) Appropriations and funds made available, and authority 
     granted, for a program, project, or activity for fiscal year 
     1998 pursuant to this title shall be at 100 percent of the 
     rate of operations that was provided for the program, 
     project, or activity in fiscal year 1997 in the corresponding 
     regular appropriation Act for fiscal year 1997.
       (c) Appropriations and funds made available, and authority 
     granted, for fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title for a 
     program, project, or activity shall be available for the 
     period beginning with the first day of a lapse in 
     appropriations and ending with the earlier of--
       (1) the date on which the applicable regular appropriation 
     bill for fiscal year 1998 becomes law (whether or not that 
     law provides for that program, project, or activity) or a 
     continuing resolution making appropriations becomes law, as 
     the case may be; or
       (2) the last day of fiscal year 1998.


                          terms and conditions

       Sec. 403. (a) An appropriation of funds made available, or 
     authority granted, for a program, project, or activity for 
     fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title shall be made 
     available to the extent and in the manner which would be 
     provided by the pertinent appropriations Act for fiscal year 
     1997, including all of the terms and conditions and the 
     apportionment schedule imposed with respect to the 
     appropriation made or funds made available for fiscal year 
     1997 or authority granted for the program, project, or 
     activity under current law.
       (b) Appropriations made by this title shall be available to 
     the extent and in the manner which would be provided by the 
     pertinent appropriations Act.


                                coverage

       Sec. 404. Appropriations and funds made available, and 
     authority granted, for any program, project, or activity for 
     fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title shall cover all 
     obligations or expenditures incurred for that program, 
     project, or activity during the portion of fiscal year 1998 
     for which this title applies to that program, project, or 
     activity.


                              expenditures

       Sec. 405. Expenditures made for a program, project, or 
     activity for fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title shall be 
     charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or 
     authorization whenever a regular appropriation bill or a 
     joint resolution making continuing appropriations until the 
     end of fiscal year 1998 providing for that program, project, 
     or activity for that period becomes law.


         initiating or resuming a program, project, or activity

       Sec. 406. No appropriation or funds made available or 
     authority granted pursuant to this title shall be used to 
     initiate or resume any program, project, or activity for 
     which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not 
     available during fiscal year 1997.


                    protection of other obligations

       Sec. 407. Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
     effect Government obligations mandated by other law, 
     including obligations with respect to Social Security, 
     Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans benefits.


                               definition

       Sec. 408. In this title, the term ``regular appropriation 
     bill'' means any annual appropriation bill making 
     appropriations, otherwise making funds available, or granting 
     authority, for any of the following categories of programs, 
     projects, and activities:
       (1) Agriculture, rural development, and related agencies 
     programs.
       (2) The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     judiciary, and related agencies.
       (3) The Department of Defense.
       (4) The government of the District of Columbia and other 
     activities chargeable in whole or in part against the 
     revenues of the District.
       (5) The Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, 
     and Education, and related agencies.
       (6) The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
     Urban Development, and sundry independent agencies, boards, 
     commissions, corporations, and offices.
       (7) Energy and water development.
       (8) Foreign assistance and related programs.
       (9) The Department of the Interior and related agencies.
       (10) Military construction.
       (11) The Department of Transportation and related agencies.
       (12) The Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal Service, the 
     Executive Office of the President, and certain independent 
     agencies.
       (13) The legislative branch.

It was decided in the

Yeas

227

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

197

para. 49.21                   [Roll No. 134]

                                AYES--227

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam

[[Page 497]]


     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Andrews
     Hefner
     Hinojosa
     Jefferson
     Manton
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Watkins
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 49.22  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 35, after line 25, insert the following new chapter:

                               CHAPTER 9


                      FURTHER SPENDING REDUCTIONS

       Sec. 901. The amount otherwise provided by this title for 
     ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Disaster Relief'' (and 
     the portion of such amount that is specified to become 
     available for obligation on September 30, 1997) are hereby 
     reduced by $1,700,000,000. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

115

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

305

para. 49.23                   [Roll No. 135]

                                AYES--115

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Blunt
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Deal
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Goode
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Linder
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Pappas
     Paul
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Smith (MI)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White

                                NOES--305

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Andrews
     Berman
     Conyers
     Hefner
     Jefferson
     Manton
     Molinari
     Radanovich
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Watkins
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 149, 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, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $38,000,000)''.
       Page 35, after line 25, insert the following:

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration


                    national aeronautical facilities

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1995 (Pub. L. 103-327), $38,000,000 is rescinded. 

       Page 51, after line 23, insert the following new title:

               TITLE IV--COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION REVIEW

     SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Cost of 
     Higher Education Review Act of 1997''.
       (b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) According to a report issued by the General Accounting 
     Office, tuition at 4-year public colleges and universities 
     increased 234 percent from school year 1980-1981 through 
     school year 1994-1995, while median household income rose 82 
     percent and the cost of consumer goods as measured by the 
     Consumer Price Index rose 74 percent over the same time 
     period.
       (2) A 1995 survey of college freshmen found that concern 
     about college affordability was the highest it has been in 
     the last 30 years.
       (3) Paying for a college education now ranks as one of the 
     most costly investments for American families.

     SEC. 4002. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE COST 
                   OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

       There is established a Commission to be known as the 
     ``National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education'' 
     (hereafter in this title referred to as the ``Commission'').

     SEC. 4003. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 7 
     members as follows:
       (1) Two individuals shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
     the House.
       (2) One individual shall be appointed by the Minority 
     Leader of the House.
       (3) Two individuals shall be appointed by the Majority 
     Leader of the Senate.
       (4) One individual shall be appointed by the Minority 
     Leader of the Senate.
       (5) One individual shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
     Education.
       (b) Additional Qualifications.--Each of the individuals 
     appointed under subsection (a) shall be an individual with 
     expertise and experience in higher education finance 
     (including the financing of State institutions of higher 
     education), Federal financial aid programs, education 
     economics research, public or private higher education 
     administration, or business executives who have managed 
     successful cost reduction programs.

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       (c) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The members of the 
     Commission shall elect a Chairman and a Vice Chairperson. In 
     the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson will 
     assume the duties of the Chairperson.
       (d) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
       (e) Appointments.--All appointments under subsection (a) 
     shall be made within 30 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act. In the event that an officer authorized to make an 
     appointment under subsection (a) has not made such 
     appointment within such 30 days, the appointment may be made 
     for such officer as follows:
       (1) the Chairman of the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce may act under such subsection for the Speaker of 
     the House of Representatives;
       (2) the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce may act under such subsection for 
     the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
       (3) the Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources may act under such subsection for the Majority 
     Leader of the Senate; and
       (4) the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Labor 
     and Human Resources may act under such subsection for the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate.
       (f) Voting.--Each member of the Commission shall be 
     entitled to one vote, which shall be equal to the vote of 
     every other member of the Commission.
       (g) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the Commission shall not 
     affect its powers, but shall be filled in the manner in which 
     the original appointment was made.
       (h) Prohibition of Additional Pay.--Members of the 
     Commission shall receive no additional pay, allowances, or 
     benefits by reason of their service on the Commission. 
     Members appointed from among private citizens of the United 
     States may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem, in 
     lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving 
     intermittently in the government service to the extent funds 
     are available for such expenses.
       (i) Initial Meeting.--The initial meeting of the Commission 
     shall occur within 40 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 4004. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Specific Findings and Recommendations.--The Commission 
     shall study and make findings and specific recommendations 
     regarding the following:
       (1) The increase in tuition compared with other commodities 
     and services.
       (2) Innovative methods of reducing or stabilizing tuition.
       (3) Trends in college and university administrative costs, 
     including administrative staffing, ratio of administrative 
     staff to instructors, ratio of administrative staff to 
     students, remuneration of administrative staff, and 
     remuneration of college and university presidents or 
     chancellors.
       (4) Trends in (A) faculty workload and remuneration 
     (including the use of adjunct faculty), (B) faculty-to-
     student ratios, (C) number of hours spent in the classroom by 
     faculty, and (D) tenure practices, and the impact of such 
     trends on tuition.
       (5) Trends in (A) the construction and renovation of 
     academic and other collegiate facilities, and (B) the 
     modernization of facilities to access and utilize new 
     technologies, and the impact of such trends on tuition.
       (6) The extent to which increases in institutional 
     financial aid and tuition discounting have affected tuition 
     increases, including the demographics of students receiving 
     such aid, the extent to which such aid is provided to 
     students with limited need in order to attract such students 
     to particular institutions or major fields of study, and the 
     extent to which Federal financial aid, including loan aid, 
     has been used to offset such increases.
       (7) The extent to which Federal, State, and local laws, 
     regulations, or other mandates contribute to increasing 
     tuition, and recommendations on reducing those mandates.
       (8) The establishment of a mechanism for a more timely and 
     widespread distribution of data on tuition trends and other 
     costs of operating colleges and universities.
       (9) The extent to which student financial aid programs have 
     contributed to changes in tuition.
       (10) Trends in State fiscal policies that have affected 
     college costs.
       (11) The adequacy of existing Federal and State financial 
     aid programs in meeting the costs of attending colleges and 
     universities.
       (12) Other related topics determined to be appropriate by 
     the Commission.
       (b) Final Report.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission 
     shall submit to the President and to the Congress, not later 
     than 120 days after the date of the first meeting of the 
     Commission, a report which shall contain a detailed statement 
     of the findings and conclusions of the Commission, including 
     the Commission's recommendations for administrative and 
     legislative action that the Commission considers advisable.
       (2) Majority vote required for recommendations.--Any 
     recommendation described in paragraph (1) shall be made by 
     the Commission to the President and to the Congress only if 
     such recommendation is adopted by a majority vote of the 
     members of the Commission who are present and voting.
       (3) Evaluation of different circumstances.--In making any 
     findings under subsection (a) of this section, the Commission 
     shall take into account differences between public and 
     private colleges and universities, the length of the academic 
     program, the size of the institution's student population, 
     and the availability of the institution's resources, 
     including the size of the institution's endowment.

     SEC. 4005. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of 
     carrying out this title, hold such hearings and sit and act 
     at such times and places, as the Commission may find 
     advisable.
       (b) Rules and Regulations.--The Commission may adopt such 
     rules and regulations as may be necessary to establish the 
     Commission's procedures and to govern the manner of the 
     Commission's operations, organization, and personnel.
       (c) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
       (1) Information.--The Commission may request from the head 
     of any Federal agency or instrumentality such information as 
     the Commission may require for the purpose of this title. 
     Each such agency or instrumentality shall, to the extent 
     permitted by law and subject to the exceptions set forth in 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred 
     to as the Freedom of Information Act), furnish such 
     information to the Commission, upon request made by the 
     Chairperson of the Commission.
       (2) Facilities and services, personnel detail authorized.--
     Upon request of the Chairperson of the Commission, the head 
     of any Federal agency or instrumentality shall, to the extent 
     possible and subject to the discretion of such head--
       (A) make any of the facilities and services of such agency 
     or instrumentality available to the Commission; and
       (B) detail any of the personnel of such agency or 
     instrumentality to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable 
     basis, to assist the Commission in carrying out the 
     Commission's duties under this title.
       (d) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails 
     in the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     Federal agencies.
       (e) Contracting.--The Commission, to such extent and in 
     such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, may enter 
     into contracts with State agencies, private firms, 
     institutions, and individuals for the purpose of conducting 
     research or surveys necessary to enable the Commission to 
     discharge the Commission's duties under this title.
       (f) Staff.--Subject to such rules and regulations as may be 
     adopted by the Commission, and to such extent and in such 
     amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, the 
     Chairperson of the Commission shall have the power to 
     appoint, terminate, and fix the compensation (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 of any other provision, or of any other 
     provision of law, relating to the number, classification, and 
     General Schedule rates) of an Executive Director, and of such 
     additional staff as the Chairperson deems advisable to assist 
     the Commission, at rates not to exceed a rate equal to the 
     maximum rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5332 of such title.

     SEC. 4006. FUNDING OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Appropriation.--There is appropriated, out of any money 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 
     1997 for carrying out this title, $650,000, to remain 
     available until expended, or until one year after the 
     termination of the Commission pursuant to section 4007, 
     whichever occurs first.
       (b) Rescission.--Of the funds made available for 
     ``DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION--Federal Family Education Loan 
     Program Account'' in the Departments of Labor, Health and 
     Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(e) of 
     division A of Public Law 104-208), $849,000 is rescinded.

     SEC. 4007. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall cease to exist on the date that is 60 
     days after the date on which the Commission is required to 
     submit its final report in accordance with section 4004(b).

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     : Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, of the unobligated balances under this heading from 
     amounts made available in this or any other Act for fiscal 
     year 1997 or any prior fiscal year, $300,000 shall be made 
     available to Monroe County, Michigan, as reimbursement for 
     costs incurred in connection with the crash of Comair Flight 
     3272

       Page 27, after line 23, insert the following:

                   COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

                Community Development Block Grants Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Community development block 
     grants fund'' as authorized under title I of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974, $500,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000, for use only for buy-
     outs, relocation, long-term recovery, and mitigation in 
     communities affected by the flooding in the upper Midwest and 
     other disasters in fiscal year 1997 and such natural 
     disasters designated 30 days prior to the start of fiscal 
     year 1997: Provided, That in administering these amounts, the 
     Secretary may waive, or specify alternative

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     requirements for, any provision of any statute or regulation 
     that the Secretary administers in connection with the 
     obligation by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of 
     these funds, except for statutory requirements related to 
     civil rights, fair housing and nondiscrimination, the 
     environment, and labor standards, upon a finding that such 
     waiver is required to facilitate the use of such funds, and 
     would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the 
     statute: Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development shall publish a notice in the Federal 
     Register governing the use of community development block 
     grant funds in conjunction with any program administered by 
     the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for 
     buyouts for structures in disaster areas: Provided further, 
     That for any funds under this head used for buyouts in 
     conjunction with any program administered by the Director of 
     the Federal Emergency Management Agency, each State or unit 
     of general local government requesting funds from the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for buyouts shall 
     submit a plan to the Secretary which must be approved by the 
     Secretary as consistent with the requirements of this 
     program: Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development and the Director of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency shall submit quarterly reports to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations on all disbursement 
     and use of funds for or associated with buyouts: Provided 
     further, That, hereafter, for any amounts made available 
     under this head and for any amounts made available for any 
     fiscal year under title I of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 that are in communities affected by 
     the flooding and disasters referred to in this head for 
     activities to address the damage resulting from such flooding 
     and disasters, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall waive the requirement under such title that the 
     activities benefit persons of low- and moderate-income and 
     the requirements that grantees and units of general local 
     government hold public hearings: Provided further, That, 
     hereafter, for any amounts made available for any fiscal year 
     under the HOME Investment Partnerships Act that are used in 
     communities affected by the flooding and disasters referred 
     to in this head to assist housing used as temporary housing 
     for families affected by such flooding and disasters, the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall waive 
     (during the period, and to the extent, that such housing is 
     used for such temporary housing) the requirements that the 
     housing meet the income targeting requirements under section 
     214 of such Act, the requirements that the housing qualify as 
     affordable housing under section 215 of such Act, and the 
     requirements for documentation regarding family income and 
     housing status and shall permit families to self-certify such 
     information: Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development may make a grant from the amount 
     provided under this head to restore electrical and natural 
     gas service to areas damaged by the flooding and natural 
     disasters: Provided further, That the entire amount made 
     available under this head 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.
       Page 28, line 5, after the dollar figure insert the 
     following:
     (reduced by $500,000,000)

       Page 51, after line 23, insert the following new section:


                       buy-american requirements

       Sec. 3003. (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of 
     the funds made available in this Act may be expended by an 
     entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds 
     the entity will comply with the Buy American Act. (41 U.S.C. 
     10a-10c).
       (b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
       (1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided using 
     funds made available in this Act, it is the sense of the 
     Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, in 
     expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products.
       (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
     the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each 
     recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement 
     made in paragraph (1) by the Congress.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a 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 is not 
     made in the United States the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in 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.

       On page 51, after line 23, add the following new title:

              TITLE IV--PREVENTION OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN


                              short title

       Sec. 401. This title may be cited as the ``Government 
     Shutdown Prevention Act''.


                           continuing funding

       Sec. 402. (a) If any regular appropriation bill for fiscal 
     year 1998 does not become law prior to the beginning of 
     fiscal year 1998 or a joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations is not in effect, there is appropriated, out 
     of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and 
     out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and 
     funds, such sums as may be necessary to continue any program, 
     project, or activity for which funds were provided in fiscal 
     year 1997.
       (b) Appropriations and funds made available, and authority 
     granted, for a program, project, or activity for fiscal year 
     1998 pursuant to this title shall be at 100 percent of the 
     rate of operations that was provided for the program, 
     project, or activity in fiscal year 1997 in the corresponding 
     regular appropriation Act for fiscal year 1997.
       (c) Appropriations and funds made available, and authority 
     granted, for fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title for a 
     program, project, or activity shall be available for the 
     period beginning with the first day of a lapse in 
     appropriations and ending with the earlier of--
       (1) the date on which the applicable regular appropriation 
     bill for fiscal year 1998 becomes law (whether or not that 
     law provides for that program, project, or activity) or a 
     continuing resolution making appropriations becomes law, as 
     the case may be; or
       (2) the last day of fiscal year 1998.


                          terms and conditions

       Sec. 403. (a) An appropriation of funds made available, or 
     authority granted, for a program, project, or activity for 
     fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title shall be made 
     available to the extent and in the manner which would be 
     provided by the pertinent appropriations Act for fiscal year 
     1997, including all of the terms and conditions and the 
     apportionment schedule imposed with respect to the 
     appropriation made or funds made available for fiscal year 
     1997 or authority granted for the program, project, or 
     activity under current law.
       (b) Appropriations made by this title shall be available to 
     the extent and in the manner which would be provided by the 
     pertinent appropriations Act.


                                coverage

       Sec. 404. Appropriations and funds made available, and 
     authority granted, for any program, project, or activity for 
     fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title shall cover all 
     obligations or expenditures incurred for that program, 
     project, or activity during the portion of fiscal year 1998 
     for which this title applies to that program, project, or 
     activity.


                              expenditures

       Sec. 405. Expenditures made for a program, project, or 
     activity for fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title shall be 
     charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or 
     authorization whenever a regular appropriation bill or a 
     joint resolution making continuing appropriations until the 
     end of fiscal year 1998 providing for that program, project, 
     or activity for that period becomes law.


         initiating or resuming a program, project, or activity

       Sec. 406. No appropriation or funds made available or 
     authority granted pursuant to this title shall be used to 
     initiate or resume any program, project, or activity for 
     which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not 
     available during fiscal year 1997.


                    protection of other obligations

       Sec. 407. Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
     effect Government obligations mandated by other law, 
     including obligations with respect to Social Security, 
     Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans benefits.


                               definition

       Sec. 408. In this title, the term ``regular appropriation 
     bill'' means any annual appropriation bill making 
     appropriations, otherwise making funds available, or granting 
     authority, for any of the following categories of programs, 
     projects, and activities:
       (1) Agriculture, rural development, and related agencies 
     programs.
       (2) The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     judiciary, and related agencies.
       (3) The Department of Defense.
       (4) The government of the District of Columbia and other 
     activities chargeable in whole or in part against the 
     revenues of the District.
       (5) The Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, 
     and Education, and related agencies.
       (6) The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
     Urban Development, and sundry independent agencies, boards, 
     commissions, corporations, and offices.
       (7) Energy and water development.
       (8) Foreign assistance and related programs.
       (9) The Department of the Interior and related agencies.
       (10) Military construction.
       (11) The Department of Transportation and related agencies.
       (12) The Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal Service, the 
     Executive Office of the President, and certain independent 
     agencies.
       (13) The legislative branch.

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              extension of ssi redetermination provisions

       Sec. 3303. (a) Section 402(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(D)(ii)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (I), by striking ``the date which is 1 
     year after such date of enactment,'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 1997,''; and
       (2) in subclause (III), by striking ``the date of the 
     redetermination with respect to such individual'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 1997,''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective 
     as if included in the enactment of section 402 of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996.

       Page 18, after line 4, insert the following new section:


            san carlos apache tribe water rights settlement

       Sec. 402. (a) Extension.--Section 3711(b)(1) of the San 
     Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992 (106 
     Stat. 4752) is amended by striking ``June 30, 1997'' and 
     inserting ``March 31, 1999''.
       (b) Extension for River System General Adjudication.--
     Section 3711 of such Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Extension for River System General Adjudication.--If, 
     at any time prior to March 31, 1999, the Secretary notifies 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs of the United States Senate 
     or the Committee on Resources in the United States House of 
     Representatives that the Settlement Agreement, as executed by 
     the Secretary, has been submitted to the Superior Court of 
     the State of Arizona in and for Maricopa County for 
     consideration and approval as part of the General 
     Adjudication of the Gila River System and Source, the March 
     31, 1999, referred to in subsection (b)(1) shall be deemed to 
     be changed to December 31, 1999.''.
       (c) Counties.--Section 3706(b)(3) of such Act is amended by 
     inserting ``Gila, Graham, Greenlee,'' after ``Maricopa,''.
       (d) Parties to Agreement.--Section 3703(2) of such Act is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``The Gila Valley Irrigation District and the Franklin 
     Irrigation District shall be added as parties to the 
     Agreement, but only so long as none of the aforementioned 
     parties objects to adding the Gila Valley Irrigation and/or 
     the Franklin Irrigation District as parties to the 
     Agreement.''.
       (e) Conditions.--Section 3711 of such Act, as amended by 
     subsection (b) of this Act, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsections:
       ``(d) Conditions.--(1) In General.--The June 30, 1997, 
     deadline has been extended based on the following conditions. 
     The provisions and agreements set forth or referred to in 
     paragraph (2), (3), and (4) below shall be enforceable 
     against the United States, and the conditions and agreements 
     set forth or referred to in paragraphs (3) and (4) shall be 
     enforceable against the Tribe, in United States District 
     Court, and the immunity of the United States and the Tribe 
     for such purposes is hereby waived.
       ``(2) Interim period.--Prior to March 31, 1999, or the 
     execution of a final Agreement under paragraph (3) below, 
     whichever comes first, the following conditions shall apply:
       ``(A) As of July 23, 1997, Phelps Dodge shall vacate the 
     reservation and no longer rely upon permit #2000089, dated 
     July 25, 1944, except as provided in subparagraph (F) and the 
     Tribe will stay any further prosecution of any claims or 
     suits filed by the Tribe in any court with respect to the 
     Black River facilities or the flowage of water on Eagle 
     Creek. The United States, with the permission of the Tribe, 
     shall enter and operate the Black River pump station, 
     outbuildings, the pipeline, related facilities, and certain 
     caretaker quarters (hereinafter referred to collectively as 
     the `Black River facilities').
       ``(B) As of July 23, 1997, the United States, through the 
     Bureau of Reclamation, shall operate and maintain the Black 
     River facilities. The United States and Phelps Dodge shall 
     enter into a contract for delivery of water pursuant to 
     subparagraph (C), below. Water for delivery to Phelps Dodge 
     from the Black River shall not exceed an annual average of 40 
     acre feet per day, or 14,000 acre feet per year. All 
     diversions from Black River to Phelps Dodge shall be junior 
     to the Tribe's right to divert and use of 7300 acre feet per 
     year for the San Carlos Apache Tribe, and no such diversion 
     for Phelps Dodge shall cause the flow of Black River to fall 
     below 20 cubic feet per second. The United States shall 
     account for the costs for operating and maintaining the Black 
     River facilities, and Phelps Dodge shall reimburse the United 
     States for such costs. Phelps Dodge shall pay to the United 
     States, for delivery to the Tribe, the sum of $20,000 per 
     month, with an annual CPI adjustment, for purposes of 
     compensating the Tribe for United States use and occupancy of 
     the Black River facilities. Phelps Dodge shall cooperate with 
     the United States in effectuating an orderly transfer of the 
     operations of the Black River facilities from Phelps Dodge to 
     the United States.
       ``(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, that 
     contract referred to in subparagraph (B) between the United 
     States and Phelps Dodge providing for the diversion of water 
     from the Black River into the Black River facilities, and the 
     delivery of such water to Phelps Dodge at that location where 
     the channel of Eagle Creek last exits the reservation for use 
     in the Morenci mine complex and the towns of Clifton and 
     Morenci and at no other location is ratified and confirmed. 
     The United States/Phelps Dodge contract shall have no bearing 
     on potential claims by the United States, Phelps Dodge or the 
     Tribe regarding any aspect of the Black River facilities in 
     the event that a final agreement is not reached among the 
     parties under paragraph (3) below.
       ``(D) The power line right-of-way over the Tribe's 
     Reservation which currently is held by Phelps Dodge shall 
     remain in place. During the interim period, Phelps Dodge 
     shall provide power to the United States for operation of the 
     pump station and related facilities without charge, and 
     Phelps Dodge shall pay a monthly right-of-way fee to the 
     Tribe of $5000 per month, with an annual CPI adjustment.
       ``(E) Any questions regarding the water claims associated 
     with Phelps Dodge's use of the Eagle Creek wellfield, its 
     diversions of surface water from Eagle Creek, the San 
     Francisco River, Chase Creek, and/or its use of other water 
     supplies are not addressed in this title. No provision in 
     this subsection shall affect or be construed to affect any 
     claims by the Tribe, the United States, or Phelps Dodge to 
     groundwater or surface water.
       ``(F) If a final agreement is not reached by March 31, 
     1999, the terms set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (E) 
     shall no longer apply. Under such circumstances, the 
     occupancy of the Black River facilities shall revert to 
     Phelps Dodge on March 31, 1999, and the Tribe and/or Phelps 
     Dodge shall be free to prosecute litigation regarding the 
     validity of Phelps Dodge use of the Black River facilities. 
     In any such event, the Tribe, the United States, and Phelps 
     Dodge shall have the same rights with respect to the Black 
     River facilities as each had prior to the enactment of this 
     subsection and nothing in this subsection shall be construed 
     as altering or affecting such rights nor shall anything 
     herein be admissible or otherwise relevant for the purpose of 
     determining any of their respective rights.
       ``(3) Final agreement.--The United States, Phelps Dodge, 
     and the Tribe intend to enter into a Final Agreement on or 
     before March 31, 1999, which Agreement shall include the 
     following terms:
       ``(A) The United States shall hold the Black River 
     facilities in trust for the Tribe, without cost to the Tribe 
     or the United States.
       ``(B) Responsibility for operation of the Black River 
     facilities shall be transferred from the United States to the 
     Tribe. The United States shall train Tribal members during 
     the Interim Period, and the responsibility to operate the 
     Black River facilities shall be transferred upon satisfaction 
     of two conditions: (i) entry of the Final Agreement described 
     in this subsection; and (ii) a finding by the United States 
     that the Tribe has completed necessary training and is 
     qualified to operate the Black River facilities.
       ``(C) Power lines currently operated by Phelps Dodge on the 
     Tribe's Reservation, and the right of way associated with 
     such power lines, shall be surrendered by Phelps Dodge to the 
     Tribe, without cost to the Tribe. Concurrently with the 
     transfer of the power lines and the right of way, Phelps 
     Dodge shall construct a switch station at the boundary of the 
     reservation at which the Tribe may switch power on or off and 
     shall deliver ownership and control of such switch station to 
     the Tribe. Subsequent to the transfer of the power lines and 
     the right of way and the delivery of ownership and control of 
     the switch station to the Tribe, Phelps Dodge shall have no 
     further obligation or liability of any nature with respect to 
     the ownership, operation or maintenance of the power lines, 
     the right of way or the switch station.
       ``(D) The Tribe and Phelps Dodge intend to enter into a 
     contract covering the lease and delivery of CAP water from 
     the Tribe to Phelps Dodge on the terms recommended by the 
     United States, the trustee for the Tribe. Water for delivery 
     to Phelps Dodge from the Black River shall not exceed an 
     annual average of 40 acre feet per day, or 14,000 acre feet 
     per year. All diversions from Black River to Phelps Dodge 
     shall be junior to the Tribe's right to divert and use of 
     7300 acre feet per year for the San Carlos Apache Tribe, and 
     no such diversions for Phelps Dodge shall cause the flow of 
     Black River to fall below 20 cubic feet per second. It is 
     intended that the water subject to the contract shall be CAP 
     water that is controlled by the Tribe. The Tribe and/or the 
     United States intend to enter into an exchange agreement with 
     the Salt River Project which will deliver CAP water to the 
     Salt River Project in return for the diversion of water from 
     the Black River into the Black River facilities. The lease 
     and delivery contract between Phelps Dodge and the Tribe is 
     intended to be based on a long-term lease of CAP water at 
     prevailing market rates for municipal and industrial uses of 
     CAP water. The parties will discuss the potential imposition 
     of capital costs as part of the contract. It is intended that 
     the contract price shall include operation, maintenance and 
     replacement (OM&R) charges associated with the leased CAP 
     water, and it is intended that the contract will take into 
     account reasonable charges associated with the Tribe's 
     operations and maintenance of the Black River facilities, and 
     a credit for power provided for such facilities. It is 
     intended that the water delivered under this contract will be 
     utilized in the Morenci mine complex and the towns of Clifton 
     and Morenci, and for no other purpose.

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       ``(E) Any questions regarding the water claims associated 
     with Phelps Dodge's use of the Eagle Creek wellfield, its 
     diversions of surface water from lower Eagle Creek, the San 
     Francisco River, Chase Creek, and/or its use of other 
     groundwater supplies are not addressed by this title. No 
     provision in this subsection shall affect or be construed to 
     affect any claims by the Tribe, the United States, or Phelps 
     Dodge to groundwater or surface water.
       ``(4) Eagle creek.--From the effective date of this 
     subsection, the Tribe covenants not to impede, restrict, or 
     sue the United States regarding, the passage of water from 
     the Black River facilities into those portions of the 
     channels of Willow Creek and Eagle Creek which flow through 
     the Tribe's lands. The Tribe covenants not to impede, 
     restrict, or sue Phelps Dodge regarding, the passage of 
     historic maximum flows, less transportation losses, from the 
     existing Phelps Dodge Upper Eagle Creek Wellfield, except 
     that (i) Phelps Dodge shall pay to the United States, for 
     delivery to the Tribe, $5000 per month, with an annual CPI 
     adjustment, to account the passage of such flows; and (ii) 
     the Tribe and the United States reserve the right to 
     challenge Phelps Dodge's claims regarding the pumping of 
     groundwater from the upper Eagle Creek wellfield, in 
     accordance with paragraphs (2)(E) and (3)(E) above. Nothing 
     in this subsection shall affect or be construed to affect the 
     rights of the United States, the Tribe, or Phelps Dodge to 
     flow water in the channel of Eagle Creek in the absence of 
     this subsection.
       ``(5) Relationship to settlement.--In the event that Phelps 
     Dodge and the Tribe execute a Final Agreement pursuant to 
     paragraph (3) on or before March 3, 1999--
       ``(A) effective on the date of execution of such Final 
     Agreement, the term `Agreement', as defined by section 
     3703(2), shall not include Phelps Dodge; and
       ``(B) section 3706(j) shall have no effect.''.
       (f) Repeal.--Subsection (f) of section 3705 of such Act is 
     hereby repealed.
       (g) Technical Amendment.--Section 3702(a)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``qualification'' and inserting ``quantification''.

       Page 28, after line 1, insert the following:

                    Environmental Protection Agency


                        buildings and facilities

       From the amounts appropriated under this heading in prior 
     appropriation Acts for the Center for Ecology Research and 
     Training (CERT), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
     shall, after the closing of the period for filing CERT-
     related claims pursuant to the Uniform Relocation Assistance 
     and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
     4601 et seq.), obligate the maximum amount of funds necessary 
     to settle all outstanding CERT-related claims against the EPA 
     pursuant to such Act. To the extent that unobligated balances 
     then remain from such amounts previously appropriated, the 
     EPA is authorized beginning in fiscal year 1997 to make 
     grants to the City of Bay City, Michigan, for the purpose of 
     EPA-approved environmental remediation and rehabilitation of 
     publicly owned real property included in the boundaries of 
     the CERT project.

       Page 35, after line 25, insert the following:


        commission on the advancement of federal law enforcement

       For an additional amount for the operations of the 
     Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement, 
     $2,000,000, to remain available until expended.


         Page 51, after line 23, insert the following new title:
            TITLE III--ADDITIONAL DISASTER RELIEF PROVISIONS
           Subtitle A--Depository Institution Disaster Relief

     SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Depository Institutions 
     Disaster Relief Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 4002. TRUTH IN LENDING ACT; EXPEDITED FUNDS AVAILABILITY 
                   ACT.

       (a) Truth in Lending Act.--During the 240-day period 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System may make exceptions 
     to the Truth in Lending Act for transactions within an area 
     in which the President, pursuant to section 401 of the Robert 
     T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, has 
     determined, on or after February 28, 1997, that a major 
     disaster exists, or within an area determined to be eligible 
     for disaster relief under other Federal law by reason of 
     damage related to the 1997 flooding of the Red River of the 
     North, the Minnesota River, and the tributaries of such 
     rivers, if the Board determines that the exception can 
     reasonably be expected to alleviate hardships to the public 
     resulting from such disaster that outweigh possible adverse 
     effects.
       (b) Expedited Funds Availability Act.--During the 240-day 
     period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may make 
     exceptions to the Expedited Funds Availability Act for 
     depository institution offices located within any area 
     referred to in subsection (a) of this section if the Board 
     determines that the exception can reasonably be expected to 
     alleviate hardships to the public resulting from such 
     disaster that outweigh possible adverse effects.
       (c) Time Limit on Exceptions.--Any exception made under 
     this section shall expire not later than September 1, 1998.
       (d) Publication Required.--The Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System shall publish in the Federal Register 
     a statement that--
       (1) describes any exception made under this section; and
       (2) explains how the exception can reasonably be expected 
     to produce benefits to the public that outweigh possible 
     adverse effects.

     SEC. 4003. DEPOSIT OF INSURANCE PROCEEDS.

       (a) In General.--The appropriate Federal banking agency 
     may, by order, permit an insured depository institution to 
     subtract from the institution's total assets, in calculating 
     compliance with the leverage limit prescribed under section 
     38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, an amount not 
     exceeding the qualifying amount attributable to insurance 
     proceeds, if the agency determines that--
       (1) the institution--
       (A) had its principal place of business within an area in 
     which the President, pursuant to section 401 of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, has 
     determined, on or after February 28, 1997, that a major 
     disaster exists, or within an area determined to be eligible 
     for disaster relief under other Federal law by reason of 
     damage related to the 1997 flooding of the Red River of the 
     North, the Minnesota River, and the tributaries of such 
     rivers, on the day before the date of any such determination;
       (B) derives more than 60 percent of its total deposits from 
     persons who normally reside within, or whose principal place 
     of business is normally within, areas of intense devastation 
     caused by the major disaster;
       (C) was adequately capitalized (as defined in section 38 of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) before the major disaster; 
     and
       (D) has an acceptable plan for managing the increase in its 
     total assets and total deposits; and
       (2) the subtraction is consistent with the purpose of 
     section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (b) Time Limit on Exceptions.--Any exception made under 
     this section shall expire not later than February 28, 1999.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) Appropriate federal banking agency.--The term 
     ``appropriate Federal banking agency'' has the same meaning 
     as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (2) Insured depository institution.--The term ``insured 
     depository institution'' has the same meaning as in section 3 
     of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (3) Leverage limit.--The term ``leverage limit'' has the 
     same meaning as in section 38 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act.
       (4) Qualifying amount attributable to insurance proceeds.--
     The term ``qualifying amount attributable to insurance 
     proceeds'' means the amount (if any) by which the 
     institution's total assets exceed the institution's average 
     total assets during the calendar quarter ending before the 
     date of any determination referred to in subsection 
     (a)(1)(A), because of the deposit of insurance payments or 
     governmental assistance made with respect to damage caused 
     by, or other costs resulting from, the major disaster.

     SEC. 4004. BANKING AGENCY PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--A qualifying regulatory agency may take 
     any of the following actions with respect to depository 
     institutions or other regulated entities whose principal 
     place of business is within, or with respect to transactions 
     or activities within, an area in which the President, 
     pursuant to section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, has determined, on or 
     after February 28, 1997, that a major disaster exists, or 
     within an area determined to be eligible for disaster relief 
     under other Federal law by reason of damage related to the 
     1997 flooding of the Red River of the North, the Minnesota 
     River, and the tributaries of such rivers, if the agency 
     determines that the action would facilitate recovery from the 
     major disaster:
       (1) Procedure.--Exercising the agency's authority under 
     provisions of law other than this section without complying 
     with--
       (A) any requirement of section 553 of title 5, United 
     States Code; or
       (B) any provision of law that requires notice or 
     opportunity for hearing or sets maximum or minimum time 
     limits with respect to agency action.
       (2) Publication requirements.--Making exceptions, with 
     respect to institutions or other entities for which the 
     agency is the primary Federal regulator, to--
       (A) any publication requirement with respect to 
     establishing branches or other deposit-taking facilities; or
       (B) any similar publication requirement.
       (b) Publication Required.--A qualifying regulatory agency 
     shall publish in the Federal Register a statement that--
       (1) describes any action taken under this section; and
       (2) explains the need for the action.
       (c) Qualifying Regulatory Agency Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``qualifying regulatory agency'' 
     means--
       (1) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
       (2) the Comptroller of the Currency;
       (3) the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision;
       (4) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;

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       (5) the Financial Institutions Examination Council;
       (6) the National Credit Union Administration; and
       (7) with respect to chapter 53 of title 31, United States 
     Code, the Secretary of the Treasury.
       (d) Expiration.--Any exception made under this section 
     shall expire not later than February 28, 1998.

     SEC. 4005. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the Board of Governors 
     of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National 
     Credit Union Administration should encourage depository 
     institutions to meet the financial services needs of their 
     communities and customers located in areas affected by the 
     1997 flooding of the Red River of the North, the Minnesota 
     River, and the tributaries of such rivers.

     SEC. 4006. OTHER AUTHORITY NOT AFFECTED.

       No provision of this Act shall be construed as limiting the 
     authority of any department or agency under any other 
     provision of law.
                Subtitle B--HUD Disaster Waver Provision

     SEC. 4011. DISASTER WAIVER AUTHORITY.

       To address the damage resulting from the consequences of 
     the natural disasters occurring in the winter of 1996 and 
     1997 and the spring of 1997 (including severe weather in the 
     Western United States, damaging tornadoes, and the March 1997 
     flooding in the Midwest), upon the request of a recipient of 
     assistance the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     may, on a case-by-case basis and upon such other terms as the 
     Secretary may specify--
       (1) in applying section 122 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974, waive (in whole or in part) the 
     requirements that activities benefit persons of low- and 
     moderate-income; and
       (2) in applying section 290 of the HOME Investment 
     Partnerships Act, waive (in whole or in part) the 
     requirements that housing qualify as affordable housing.

       Page 51, after line 23, insert the following:
       Sec. 3003. (a) Chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding after subchapter V the following:

      ``SUBCHAPTER VI--LEAVE TRANSFER IN DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES

     ``Sec. 6391. Authority for leave transfer program in 
       disasters and emergencies

       ``(a) For the purpose of this section--
       ``(1) `employee' means an employee as defined in section 
     6331(a); and
       ``(2) `agency' means an Executive agency
       ``(b) In the event of a major disaster or emergency, as 
     declared by the President, that results in severe adverse 
     effects for a substantial number of employees, the President 
     may direct the Office of Personnel Management to establish an 
     emergency leave transfer program under which any employee in 
     any agency may donate unused annual leave for transfer to 
     employees of the same or other agencies who are adversely 
     affected by such disaster or emergency.
       ``(c) The Office shall establish appropriate requirements 
     for the operation of the emergency leave transfer program 
     under subsection (b), including appropriate limitations on 
     the donation and use of annual leave under the program. An 
     employee may receive and use leave under the program without 
     regard to any requirement that any annual leave and sick 
     leave to a leave recipient's credit must be exhausted before 
     any transferred annual leave may be used.
       ``(d) A leave bank established under subchapter IV may, to 
     the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Office, 
     donate annual leave to the emergency leave transfer program 
     established under subsection (b).
       ``(e) Except to the extent that the Office may prescribe by 
     regulation, nothing in section 7351 shall apply to any 
     solicitation, donation, or acceptance of leave under this 
     section.
       ``(f) The Office shall prescribe regulations necessary for 
     the administration of this section.''.
       (b) The analysis for chapter 63 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

      ``SUBCHAPTER VI--LEAVE TRANSFER IN DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES

``6391. Authority for leave transfer program in disasters and 
              emergencies.''. 

       SEC.   . USE OF FUNDS FOR STUDIES OF MEDICAL USE OF 
     MARIJUANA.
       None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any other Act 
     shall be used now or hereafter in any fiscal year for any 
     study of the medicinal use of marijuana.

  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.

Yeas

244

It was decided in the

Nays

178

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 49.24                   [Roll No. 136]

                                YEAS--244

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Traficant
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--178

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Burton
     Campbell
     Carson
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Green
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Hulshof
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Largent
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Neal
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

     Souder
       
       

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                             NOT VOTING--10

     Andrews
     Boehlert
     Hefner
     Jefferson
     Manton
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Watkins
     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. 49.25  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 such other conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect 
the actions of the House in amending the bill.

para. 49.26  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1385

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-98) the resolution (H. Res. 150) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1385) to consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, 
training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation progams in the United 
States, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 49.27  mexico-u.s. interparliamentary group

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of 22 U.S.C. 276h, 
appointed the following Members to the Mexico-United States 
Interparliamentary Group, on the part of the House: Messrs. Gilman, Vice 
Chairman, Dreier, Barton of Texas, Campbell, Manzullo, Gejdenson, 
Lantos, Filner, Underwood, and Mr. Reyes.

para. 49.28  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. 670. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to eliminate the special 
     transition rule for issuance of a certificate of citizenship 
     for certain children born outside the United States. 

  And then,

para. 49.29  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PALLONE, at 10 o'clock and 3 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 49.30  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. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 150. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1385) to consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, 
     training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs in 
     the United States, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-98). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 49.31  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. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, and Mr. Poshard):
       H.R. 1619. A bill to provide for farm-related exceptions 
     from hazardous materials transportation requirements; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 1620. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the special taxes on wholesale and retail 
     dealers in liquor and beer, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BONO:
       H.R. 1621. A bill to amend the provisions of title 17, 
     United States Code, with respect to the duration of 
     copyright, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 1622. A bill to provide for an annual report to 
     Congress concerning diplomatic immunity; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 1623. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the rate of tax on certain fuels derived 
     from natural gas shall be based on the Btu equivalence with a 
     gallon of gasoline, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Sabo, Ms. Norton, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Olver, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Holden, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Borski, Mr. Rush, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Torres, Ms. Carson, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Brown of California, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 1624. A bill to provide for the debarment or 
     suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement 
     activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety 
     laws; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, for a period to be 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. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, 
             Mr. Boehner, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Graham, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Snowbarger, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Hayworth, and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 1625. A bill to ensure that workers have sufficient 
     information about their rights regarding the payment of dues 
     or fees to labor organizations and the uses of employee dues 
     and fees by labor organizations; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. HARMAN (for herself and Mr. Dixon):
       H.R. 1626. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to require the licensing of certain unused channels for 
     public safety uses; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             McCrery):
       H.R. 1627. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for higher education; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Clement, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Schumer, 
             and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 1628. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     study and provide coverage of routine patient care costs for 
     Medicare beneficiaries with cancer who are enrolled in an 
     approved clinical trial 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. JONES:
       H.R. 1629. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the maximum capital gains tax rate by one-half 
     for taxpayers age 55 and older; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. 
             Jones):
       H.R. 1630. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to study and report on existing ferry operations and 
     potential ferry routes in the United States, to authorize the 
     Secretary to provide financial assistance for the development 
     of ferry operations, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MICA:
       H.R. 1631. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     make coverage under the health benefits program for Federal 
     employees available to military dependents and military 
     retirees, and for other purposes; 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. PAYNE:
       H.R. 1632. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permanently extend the exclusion for employer-
     provided educational assistance programs, to restore such 
     exclusion for graduate level courses, and to allow a 
     deduction for interest on education loans; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 1633. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a refundable credit for education expenses; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 1634. A bill to set forth certain principles that 
     should be adhered to by any United States national conducting 
     an industrial cooperation project in the People's Republic of 
     China or Tibet; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STOKES (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn,

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             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Ford, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gingrich, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Jackson, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kasich, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Oxley, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Scott, 
             Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
             Traficant, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 1635. A bill to establish within the United States 
     National Park Service the National Underground Railroad 
     Network to Freedom Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr. Jackson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Horn, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Clay, Mr. Yates, Mr. Castle, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Coyne, Mr. Capps, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Dellums, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Ms. Rivers, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Thompson, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Allen, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Rush, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Furse, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Olver, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Stark, Mr. Skaggs, 
             and Mr. Baesler):
       H.R. 1636. A bill to disclose environmental risks to 
     children's heath and expand the public's right to know about 
     toxic chemical use and release, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Jackson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ford, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Ms. Carson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald):
       H.R. 1637. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the provision to at-risk communities of 
     services under the program of block grants for the prevention 
     and treatment of substance abuse; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 1638. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the provision of rehabilitation services 
     under the program of block grants for the prevention and 
     treatment of substance abuse; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 1639. A bill to establish an education development 
     block grant program to allow local educational agencies to 
     use such funds and to borrow five times the amount of such 
     funds to repair school infrastructure; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 1640. A bill to establish computer learning centers in 
     low income areas; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 1641. A bill to amend the National Narcotics 
     Leadership Act of 1988 to increase the amount of funds that 
     the Director of National Drug Control Policy may transfer 
     between National Drug Control Program agency accounts; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 1642. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to provide for the establishment of an alternative crop 
     production demonstration program for developing countries 
     with illicit crop production; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       H.R. 1643. A bill to provide for an increase in funding for 
     programs for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse 
     in the Federal prison system; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 1644. A bill to provide for programs that involve 
     continuing judicial supervision over offenders with substance 
     abuse problems who are not violent offenders; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1645. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide additional penalties for theft by public officials 
     under color of law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1646. A bill to authorize States to provide temporary 
     assistance for needy families in a manner that complements 
     the efforts of certain adults who are caring for the children 
     of relatives; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1647. A bill to establish a Small Business Development 
     Fund to promote economic revitalization and community 
     development through investment in, and assistance to, 
     qualified women and minority business people; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Budget, 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. WATKINS:
       H.R. 1648. A bill to encourage production of oil and gas 
     within the United States by providing tax incentives, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Berry, and Mr. Watkins):
       H. Res. 151. Resolution to encourage consumers to consult 
     with their pharmacists in connection with the purchase and 
     use of over-the-counter drug products; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Pappas, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, and Mrs. Roukema):
       H. Con. Res. 80. Concurrent resolution relating to 
     maintaining the current standard behind the ``Made in USA'' 
     label, in order to protect consumers and jobs in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Engel, and Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York):
       H. Con. Res. 81. Concurrent resolution calling for a United 
     States initiative seeking a just and peaceful resolution of 
     the situation on Cyprus; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BROWN of California:
       H. Con. Res. 82. Concurrent resolution establishing the 
     congressional budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal year 
     1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
     fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; to the Committee on 
     the Budget.

para. 49.32  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mrs. CHENOWETH introduced a bill (H.R. 1649) to make 
     retroactive the entitlement of certain Medal of Honor 
     recipients to the special pension provided for persons 
     entered and recorded on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast 
     Guard Medal of Honor Roll; which was referred to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

para. 49.33  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 14: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Crane, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Northup, Ms. Danner, 
     Mr. Pastor, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Wamp, 
     Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 15: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Radanovich, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Gibbons and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 96: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
     and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 145: Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Furse, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 198: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 267: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 289: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 292: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 337: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 411: Mr. Allen, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 443: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 444: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 505: Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 587: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 603: Mr. Petri, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 611: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.

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       H.R. 617: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Filner, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 628: Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 631: Mr. Kolbe and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Capps, 
     Mr. Linder, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Graham, Mr. Thomas, Ms. 
     McKinney, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     Istook, and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kingston, Mr. King of New York, 
     Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 707: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 722: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. King of New 
     York, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Holden, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Holden and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 778: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 779: Mr. Capps, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 780: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 806: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 816: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 866: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Maloney 
     of Connecticut, and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 877: Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Talent, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Kennedy 
     of Rhode Island, and Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 891: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 901: Mr. Royce, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
     Goodling, and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 916: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
     Klink, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 946: Mr. Metcalf and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 956: Mr. Boyd, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 970: Mr. Watkins and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 991: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
     Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1016: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 1037: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1050: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1053: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr. 
     Capps.
       H.R. 1075: Mr. Ackerman and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1076: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1100: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Costello, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. Tierney and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1178: Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 1189: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Turner, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Jenkins, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1201: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 1247: Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Buyer, and Mrs. 
     Emerson.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, and Mr. 
     Lantos.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Horn, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Talent, 
     Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 1287: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1338: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1350: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1383: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1395: Ms. McKinney and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1453: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Martinez, and 
     Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 1464: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 1505: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1542: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1549: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1556: Mr. Green and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1559: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 1568: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. 
     Snyder.
       H.R. 1574: Mr. Hastert and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 1577: Mrs. Northup.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Boyd.
       H.J. Res. 75: Mr. Gillmor, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
     Archer, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Portman, Mr. Jenkins, 
     Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
     Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Mollohan, 
     Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
     Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. Holden, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Leach, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
     Canady of Florida, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Istook, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Scott, Mr. Rogan, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Lucas of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
     Bryant, and Mr. Bono.
       H.J. Res. 76: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
     Sabo, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. McGovern.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Coble, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Moakley, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H. Con. Res. 14: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Farr of 
     California.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. Martinez.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Oberstar, and 
     Mr. Stenholm.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Lantos, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Herger, 
     Mr. Bonior, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Turner, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
     Waters, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
     Rangel, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Ford, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rush, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Flake, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Stokes, and Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina.
       H. Res. 110: Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H. Res. 122: Mr. Livingston, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Jones, 
     Mr. Cook, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Cooksey, and Mrs. Morella.

para. 49.34  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. 900: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
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                    FRIDAY, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1997 (50)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 50.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, May 15, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 50.2  communications

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

       3337. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order--
     Increase in Importer Assessments [Docket No. LS-97-001] 
     received May 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       3338. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State 
     Designation [APHIS Docket No. 96-093-1] received May 14, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3339. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Fees for Applications for Contract 
     Market Designation, Leverage Commodity Registration and 
     Registered Futures Association and Exchange Rule Enforcement 
     and Financial Reviews [17 CFR Parts 1, 5, and 31] received 
     May 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3340. A letter from the General Sales Manager, Foreign 
     Agricultural Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Revised Definition of U.S. Agricultural Commodity for 
     Commercial Export Programs [7 CFR Parts 1493 and 1494] 
     received May 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       3341. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act--Army violation, 
     case number 93-11, which totaled $2.1 million, ocurred at the 
     Lexington Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky, when certain 
     individuals improperly classified four buildings as temporary 
     facilities, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee 
     on Appropriations.
       3342. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Interest 
     Assumption for Determining Variable-Rate Premium; Interest 
     Assumptions for Multiemployer Plan Valuations Following Mass 
     Withdrawal--received May 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3343. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Rule 
     Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water 
     Use of Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required 
     Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (``Appliance 
     Labeling Rule'') [16 CFR Part 305] received May 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3344. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Custody of Investment Company Assets Outside the United 
     States [Release Nos. IC-22658; IS-1080; File No. S7-23-95] 
     (RIN: 3235-AE98) received May 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3345. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting

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     the Commission's 1996 Annual Report of its activities, 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78w(b); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3346. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 05-
     97 regarding a comparative scientific program on target 
     detection and tracking of theater ballistic missiles project 
     arrangement (PA), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3347. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-27-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3348. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Revisions to the Export 
     Administration Regulations: Addition of Bharat Electronics, 
     Ltd., (aka Baharat Electronics, Ltd.) India, to Entity List 
     (Bureau of Export Administration) [Docket No. 970428099-7099-
     01] (RIN: 0694-AB60) received May 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       3349. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     semiannual report on the activities of the Office of 
     Inspector General for the period October 1, 1996, through 
     March 31, 1997; 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.
       3350. A letter from the Archivist of the United States, 
     National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting a 
     report on a proposed archival depository for the Presidential 
     and other historical materials of the Bush Administration, 
     pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 2112(a)(4); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3351. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a report on the Government's helium program 
     providing operating, statistical, and financial information 
     for the fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 167n; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3352. A letter from the Director, Executive Office for 
     Immigration Review, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Representation and 
     Appearances: Law Students and Law Graduates (Executive Office 
     for Immigration Review) [EOIR No. 115F; A.G. Order No. 2081-
     97] (RIN: 1125-AA16) received May 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3353. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the annual report evaluating the Uniformed Services 
     Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) for 
     fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 4332; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       3354. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Requirements Respecting the Adoption or Change of Accounting 
     Method; Extensions of Time to Make Elections [TD 8719] (RIN: 
     1545-AU41 and 1545-AV19) received May 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3355. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary for Food, 
     Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Child Nutrition and 
     WIC Reauthorization Act of 1989 and Other Amendments (Food 
     and Consumer Service) [Workplan Number 95-009] (RIN: 0584-
     AC07) received April 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Education and the 
     Workforce and Agriculture.
       3356. 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, Fiscal Year 1996, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
     app. 1353 nt.; jointly to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure and Science.
       3357. A letter from the Chair, Good Neighbor Environmental 
     Board, transmitting the second annual report of the Good 
     Neighbor Environmental Board, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
     5404(d)(1); jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Commerce. 

para. 50.3  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1385

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 150):

       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. 1385) to consolidate, coordinate, and improve 
     employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation 
     programs in the United States, 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 Education and the 
     Workforce. 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 
     Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. The 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
     considered by division rather than by section. Each division 
     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 are waived. Before 
     consideration of any other amendment it shall be in order to 
     consider the amendment numbered 1 pursuant to clause 6 of 
     rule XXIII, if offered by Representative McKeon 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. If that amendment is adopted, the bill, as amended, 
     shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of 
     further amendment. During consideration of the bill for 
     further 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 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. 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. 50.4  employment, training, and literacy enhancement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 150 
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. 1385) to consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, 
training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs in the United 
States, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. NEY as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. McINNIS assumed 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 submitted by Mr. OWENS of New York:

       Page 8, line 8, strike ``Such sums'' and insert ``(A) 
     Except as provided in subparagraph (B), such sums''.
       Page 8, after line 10, add the following:
       ``(B)(i) Such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to provide amounts to local 
     workforce development areas under title II to carry out 
     summer youth employment programs under such title in 
     accordance with this subparagraph.
       ``(ii) Such amounts--
       ``(I) shall be used in accordance with the requirements 
     otherwise applicable to programs under title II, except that 
     such amounts shall be allocated to local workforce 
     development areas in accordance with the requirements 
     described in section 262(b) of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 1642(b)) (as such section was in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of the Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act of 1997); and
       ``(II) shall be used to provide summer youth employment 
     opportunities suitably linked to academic, occupational, and 
     work-based learning opportunities.
       Page 124, strike line 4 and all that follows through line 
     10.
       Page 124, line 11, strike ``(IV)'' and insert ``(III)''.
       Page 124, line 18, strike ``(V)'' and insert ``(IV)''.
       Page 125, line 1, strike ``(VI)'' and insert ``(V)''. 


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It was decided in the

Yeas

168

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negative

Nays

238

para. 50.6                    [Roll No. 137]

                                AYES--168

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--238

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Ballenger
     Boehlert
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     DeGette
     Flake
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gutierrez
     Hefner
     Jefferson
     LoBiondo
     Manton
     Miller (CA)
     Molinari
     Murtha
     Quinn
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Skelton
     Towns
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Wicker
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the Senate.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LATHAM, assumed the Chair.

para. 50.7  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. 1469. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for 
     overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 1469) ``An Act making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas 
peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1997, 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. Bond, Mr. Gorton, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Burns, Mr. Shelby, 
Mr. Gregg, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Craig, Mr. Faircloth, Mrs. 
Hutchison, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Bumpers, 
Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Reid, Mr. Kohl, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Dorgan, and Mrs. Boxer 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. 476. An Act to provide for the establishment of not less 
     than 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of America facilities by the 
     year 2000.

  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 the Senator from Utah [Mr. Hatch], the Senator 
from Alabama [Mr. Shelby], and the Senator from Arizona [Mr. McCain] as 
members of the Senate delegation to the Mexico-United States 
Interparliamentary Group meeting to be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 
16-18, 1997.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. NEY, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 150, 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 ``Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
                   CONTENTS.

       (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into two divisions as 
     follows:
       (1) Division A--Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Programs.
       (2) Division B--Vocational Rehabilitation Programs.
       (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--EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND LITERACY PROGRAMS

   TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL PROVISIONS AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 101. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 102. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 103. Definitions.

         Subtitle B--State and Local Administrative Provisions

Sec. 111. State administrative provisions.
Sec. 112. Local administrative provisions.

               Subtitle C--Program and Fiscal Provisions

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 121. General program requirements.
Sec. 122. Benefits.
Sec. 123. Labor standards.

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Sec. 124. Grievance procedure.
Sec. 125. Identification of additional imposed requirements.
Sec. 126. Authority of State legislature.
Sec. 127. Interstate agreements.

            Chapter 2--Performance Accountability Provisions

Sec. 131. Performance accountability provisions.

                      Chapter 3--Other Provisions

Sec. 141. Prompt allocation of funds.
Sec. 142. Fiscal controls; sanctions.
Sec. 143. Reports; recordkeeping; and investigations.
Sec. 144. Administrative adjudication.
Sec. 145. Nondiscrimination.
Sec. 146. Judicial review.
Sec. 147. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 148. Presidential awards for outstanding private sector 
              involvement in job training programs.
Sec. 149. Construction.
Sec. 150. Limitation on certain costs.

                  Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 161. Criminal provisions.
Sec. 162. Reference.
Sec. 163. Repealers.

     TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR 
                          DISADVANTAGED YOUTH

Sec. 201. Adult training program.
Sec. 202. Summer youth employment and training program.
Sec. 203. Disadvantaged youth employment and training opportunities 
              grants.

  TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS

Sec. 301. Adult employment and training opportunities grants.

        TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS

 Subtitle A--Employment and Training Programs for Native Americans and 
                    Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers

Sec. 401. Native American program.
Sec. 402. Migrant and seasonal farmworker program.

                         Subtitle B--Job Corps

Sec. 411. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 412. Individuals eligible for the Job Corps.
Sec. 413. Screening and selection of applicants; general provisions.
Sec. 414. Job Corps centers.
Sec. 415. Standards of conduct.
Sec. 416. Counseling and job placement.
Sec. 417. Experimental and developmental projects and coordination with 
              other programs.

                    Subtitle C--National Activities

Sec. 421. Research, demonstration, evaluation, and capacity building.
Sec. 422. Nontraditional employment demonstration program.

                         Subtitle D--Repealers

Sec. 451. Repealers.

            TITLE V--AMENDMENTS TO ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Sec. 501. Repeal of Jobs for Employable Dependent Individuals Incentive 
              Bonus Program.
Sec. 502. Amendment to Adult Education Act.
Sec. 503. Repeal of National Literacy Act of 1991.
Sec. 504. Conforming amendments.

                   TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 601. Repealers.
Sec. 602. Conforming amendments.

    TITLE VII--AMENDMENTS TO STATE HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL

Sec. 701. Amendments to Council.
Sec. 702. Transfer of Council.
Sec. 703. Conforming amendments.

              TITLE VIII--AMENDMENTS TO WAGNER-PEYSER ACT

Sec. 801. Definitions.
Sec. 802. Functions.
Sec. 803. Designation of State agencies.
Sec. 804. Appropriations.
Sec. 805. Disposition of allotted funds.
Sec. 806. State plans.
Sec. 807. Federal advisory council.
Sec. 808. Regulations.
Sec. 809. Effective date.

             TITLE IX--TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

       Subtitle A--Amendments to the Job Training Partnership Act

Sec. 901. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 902. Definitions.
Sec. 903. Amendments to title I.
Sec. 904. Amendments to title IV.
Sec. 905. Amendments to title VI.
Sec. 906. Clarification.

                  Subtitle B--Amendments to Other Acts

Sec. 911. Amendments to other Acts.

           TITLE X--EFFECTIVE DATE AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS

Sec. 1001. Effective date.
Sec. 1002. Transition provisions.

             DIVISION B--VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS

              TITLE XXI--AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 2101. Rehabilitation Services Administration.
Sec. 2102. Definitions.
Sec. 2103. Reports.
Sec. 2104. Buy-American requirements.

      TITLE XXII--AMENDMENTS TO VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 2201. Declaration of policy; authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2202. State plans.
Sec. 2203. Individualized plan for employment.
Sec. 2204. Scope of vocational rehabilitation services.
Sec. 2205. State Rehabilitation Advisory Council.
Sec. 2206. Evaluation standards and performance indicators.
Sec. 2207. Monitoring and review.

          Subtitle B--Basic Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Sec. 2211. State allotments.
Sec. 2212. Payments to States.
Sec. 2213. Client assistance program.

            TITLE XXIII--AMENDMENTS TO RESEARCH AND TRAINING

Sec. 2221. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2222. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation 
              Research.

     TITLE XXIV--AMENDMENTS TO TRAINING AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS

  Subtitle A--Training Programs and Community Rehabilitation Programs

Sec. 2231. Declaration of purpose.
Sec. 2232. Training.
Sec. 2233. Repealers.
Sec. 2234. Authorization of appropriations.

        Subtitle B--Special Projects and Supplementary Services

Sec. 2241. Special demonstration programs.
Sec. 2242. Migratory workers.
Sec. 2243. Repealers.
Sec. 2244. Special recreational programs.

        TITLE XXV--AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

Sec. 2251. Authorization of appropriations.

             TITLE XXVI--AMENDMENTS TO RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY

Sec. 2261. Employment of individuals with disabilities.
Sec. 2262. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
Sec. 2263. Protection and advocacy of individual rights.
Sec. 2264. Requirement that Federal agencies provide certification of 
              compliance with electronic and information technology 
              accessibility guidelines.

  TITLE XXVII--AMENDMENTS TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS 
                           WITH DISABILITIES

Sec. 2271. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2272. Repealers.

TITLE XXVIII--AMENDMENTS TO INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND CENTERS FOR 
                           INDEPENDENT LIVING

Sec. 2281. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2282. Program authorization for centers for independent living.

 TITLE XXIX--AMENDMENTS TO SPECIAL DEMONSTRATIONS AND TRAINING PROJECTS

Sec. 2291. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2292. Demonstration activities.
Sec. 2293. Training activities.

     TITLE XXX--AMENDMENTS TO THE HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER ACT

Sec. 2295. Authorization of appropriations.

                       TITLE XXXI--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 2297. Effective date.
        DIVISION A--EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND LITERACY PROGRAMS
   TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL PROVISIONS AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

     SEC. 101. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

       Section 2 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1501) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

       ``The purpose of this Act is to transform the current array 
     of Federal employment, training, and adult education and 
     literacy programs from a collection of fragmented and 
     duplicative categorical programs into high quality, coherent, 
     and accountable State and local systems that are designed--
       ``(1) to provide high quality training for today and for 
     the 21st century;
       ``(2) to empower individuals to choose occupations and 
     training programs, based on accurate and up-to-date 
     information, that will develop more fully their academic, 
     occupational, and literacy skills, leading to productive 
     employment and economic self-sufficiency, and reduction in 
     welfare dependency;
       ``(3) to provide resources and authority to States and 
     local communities and increase ease of access to high quality 
     employment, training, and literacy programs;
       ``(4) to provide adults with the adult education services 
     they require to participate fully in society;
       ``(5) to meet the needs of employers in the United States 
     to be competitive; and
       ``(6) to ensure an adequate return on the investment of 
     funds in employment, training, and literacy programs through 
     strong program accountability.''.

     SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 3 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1502) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION 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) Title ii.--Such sums as may be necessary for each of 
     the fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to carry out title II.

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       ``(2) Title iii.--(A) Such sums as may be necessary for 
     each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to carry out 
     section 312(a)(1).
       ``(B) Such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003 to carry out section 312(a)(2).
       ``(3) Parts a, c, d, and e of title iv.--Subject to 
     subsection (b), such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to carry out parts A, C, D, 
     and E of title IV.
       ``(4) Part b of title iv.--Such sums as may be necessary 
     for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to carry out 
     part B of title IV.
       ``(b) Reservations.--Of the amount appropriated under 
     subsection (a)(3) for a fiscal year--
       ``(1) not less than $70,000,000 shall be reserved for 
     carrying out section 401;
       ``(2) not less than $70,000,000 shall be reserved for 
     carrying out section 402; and
       ``(3) the remainder shall be reserved for carrying out 
     parts C, D, and E of title IV.
       ``(c) Reallotment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall, in 
     accordance with this subsection, reallot to eligible States 
     amounts appropriated for programs authorized under titles II 
     and title III of this Act that are available for reallotment.
       ``(2) Amount.--The amount available for reallotment is 
     equal to the amount by which the unobligated balance of the 
     State allotment under title II or title III, respectively, at 
     the end of the program year prior to the program year for 
     which the determination under this paragraph is made exceeds 
     20 percent of such allotment for the prior program year.
       ``(3) Reallotment.--In making reallotments to eligible 
     States of amounts available pursuant to paragraph (2) for a 
     program year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible 
     State an amount based on the relative amount allotted to such 
     State under title II or title III, respectively, for the 
     prior program year as compared to the total amount allotted 
     to all eligible States under title II or title III, 
     respectively, for such prior program year.
       ``(4) Eligibility.--For purposes of this subsection, an 
     eligible State means a State which has obligated at least 80 
     percent of its allotments under title II or title III, 
     respectively, for the program year prior to the program year 
     for which the determination under this subsection is made.
       ``(5) Procedures.--The Governor of each State shall 
     prescribe uniform procedures for the obligation of funds by 
     workforce development areas within the State in order to 
     avoid the requirement that funds be made available for 
     reallotment under this subsection. The Governor shall further 
     prescribe equitable procedures for making funds available 
     from the State and workforce development areas in the event 
     that a State is required to make funds available for 
     reallotment under this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 4 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1503) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) Adult education and literacy activities.--The term 
     `adult education and literacy activities' means the 
     activities authorized under section 314 of the Adult 
     Education and Family Literacy Act.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2);
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Appropriate secretary.--The term `appropriate 
     Secretary' means--
       ``(A) the Secretary of Labor, with respect to programs 
     authorized under titles II, III, and IV of this Act; and
       ``(B) the Secretary of Education, with respect to programs 
     authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy 
     Act.'';
       (4) in paragraph (3), by striking ``under parts A and C of 
     title II'' and inserting ``under title II and title III'';
       (5) in paragraph (4) to read as follows:
       ``(4) 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.'';
       (6) in paragraph (5) to read as follows:
       ``(5) Community-based organization.--The term `community-
     based organization' means a private nonprofit organization 
     that is representative of a community or a significant 
     segment of a community and that has demonstrated the ability, 
     or that can demonstrate a capacity, to effectively administer 
     a program under this Act.'';
       (7) by striking paragraph (6);
       (8) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) Dislocated worker.--The term `dislocated worker' 
     means an individual who--
       ``(A)(i) has been terminated or laid off, or who has 
     received a notice of termination or layoff, from employment;
       ``(ii) is eligible for or has exhausted entitlement to 
     unemployment compensation; and
       ``(iii) is unlikely to return to a previous industry or 
     occupation;
       ``(B) has been terminated or laid off, or has received a 
     notice of termination or layoff, from employment as a result 
     of any permanent closure of, or and substantial layoff at, a 
     plant, facility, or enterprise;
       ``(C) was self-employed (including a farmer and a rancher) 
     but is unemployed as a result of general economic conditions 
     in the community in which the individual resides or because 
     of natural disasters;
       ``(D) is a displaced homemaker; or
       ``(E) has become unemployed as a result of a Federal action 
     that limits the use of, or restricts access to, a marine 
     natural resource.'';
       (9) in paragraph (10) to read as follows:
       ``(10) Individual with a disability.--(A) The term 
     `individual with a disability' means an individual with any 
     disability (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)).
       ``(B) The term `individuals with disabilities' means more 
     than one individual with a disability.'';
       (10) by striking paragraph (11);
       (11) in paragraph (14), by striking ``section 521(22) of 
     the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act'' and inserting 
     ``section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801)'';
       (12) in paragraph (18), by striking all after ``institution 
     of higher education'' and inserting ``(as such term is 
     defined in section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1088)) that continues to meet the eligibility and 
     certification requirements under title IV of such Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).'';
       (13) by striking paragraph (19);
       (14) in paragraph (21) to read as follows:
       ``(21) Secretaries.--The term `Secretaries' means the 
     Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education.'';
       (15) in paragraph (22) to read as follows:
       ``(22) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
     States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.'';
       (16) in paragraph (24) to read as follows:
       ``(24) Supportive services.--The term `supportive services' 
     means services such as transportation, child care, dependent 
     care, and needs-based payments, that are necessary to enable 
     an individual to participate in programs authorized under 
     title II and title III of this Act, consistent with the 
     provisions of such titles.'';
       (17) in paragraph (27) to read as follows:
       ``(27) Veteran.--The term `veteran' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States 
     Code.'';
       (18) by striking paragraph (35);
       (19) by striking paragraph (36);
       (20) in paragraph (37), by striking ``post-termination 
     services authorized under sections 204(c)(4) and 264(d)(5) 
     and follow up services authorized under section 253(d)'' and 
     inserting ``follow up services authorized under this Act''; 
     and
       (21) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(41) Employment, training and literacy programs.--The 
     term `employment, training and literacy programs' means 
     programs authorized under titles II and III of this Act and 
     the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act.
       ``(42) English literacy program.--The term `English 
     literacy program' means a program of instruction designed to 
     help individuals of limited English proficiency achieve full 
     competence in the English language.
       ``(43) Family literacy services.--The term `family literacy 
     services' means services provided to participants on a 
     voluntary basis that are of sufficient intensity in terms of 
     hours, and of sufficient duration, to make sustainable 
     changes in a family (such as eliminating or reducing welfare 
     dependency) and that integrate all of the following 
     activities:
       ``(A) Interactive literacy activities between parents and 
     their children.
       ``(B) Equipping parents to partner with their children in 
     learning.
       ``(C) Parent literacy training that leads to economic self-
     sufficiency.
       ``(D) Appropriate instruction for children of parents 
     receiving parent literacy services.
       ``(44) Full service eligible providers.--The term `full 
     service eligible provider' means a provider designated under 
     section 123(c).
       ``(45) Human resource programs.--The term `human resource 
     programs' means programs identified under section 103.
       ``(46) Individual of limited english proficiency.--The term 
     `individual of limited English proficiency' means an 
     individual--
       ``(A) who has limited ability in speaking, reading, or 
     writing the English language; and
       ``(B)(i) whose native language is a language other than 
     English; or
       ``(ii) who lives in a family or community environment where 
     a language other that English is the dominant language.
       ``(47) Literacy.--The term `literacy' used with respect to 
     an individual, means the ability of the individual to speak, 
     read, and write English, and compute and solve problems, at 
     levels of proficiency necessary--
       ``(A) to function on the job, in the family of the 
     individual, and in society;
       ``(B) to achieve the goals of the individual; and
       ``(C) to develop the knowledge potential of the individual.
       ``(48) Local benchmarks.--The term `local benchmarks' means 
     the expected level of performance of a local workforce 
     development area established pursuant to section 153(b).
       ``(49) Local board.--The term `local board' means a local 
     workforce development board established under section 122.
       ``(50) Local workforce development area.--The term `local 
     workforce development area' means an area designated under 
     section 121(a).
       ``(51) On-the-job training.--The term `on-the-job training' 
     means training by an employer that is provided to a paid 
     participant while engaged in productive work in a job that--

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       ``(A) provides knowledge or skills essential to the full 
     and adequate performance of the job;
       ``(B) provides reimbursement to employers of up to 50 
     percent of the wage rate of the participant, for the 
     extraordinary costs of providing the training and additional 
     supervision related to the training; and
       ``(C) is limited in duration as appropriate to the 
     occupation for which the participant is being trained, taking 
     into account the content of the training, the prior work 
     experience of the participant, and the service strategy of 
     the participant, as appropriate.
       ``(52) Outlying area.--The term `outlying area' means the 
     United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of 
     the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and 
     the Republic of Palau.
       ``(53) Rapid response assistance.--The term `rapid response 
     assistance' means assistance provided by a State, or by an 
     entity designated by a State, with funds provided by the 
     State under section 313(a)(2) in the case of a permanent 
     closure or mass layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise, 
     or a natural or other disaster, that results in mass job 
     dislocation, in order to assist dislocated workers in 
     obtaining reemployment as soon as possible, with services 
     including--
       ``(A) the establishment of onsite contact with employers 
     and employee representatives--
       ``(i) immediately after the State is notified of a current 
     or projected permanent closure or mass layoff; or
       ``(ii) in the case of a disaster, immediately after the 
     State is made aware of mass job dislocation as a result of 
     such disaster;
       ``(B) the provision of information and access to available 
     employment and training activities;
       ``(C) assistance in establishing voluntary labor management 
     committees with the ability to devise and implement a 
     strategy for assessing the employment and training needs of 
     dislocated workers and obtaining services to meet those 
     needs;
       ``(D) the provision of emergency assistance adapted to the 
     particular closure, layoff, or disaster; and
       ``(E) the provision of assistance to the local community in 
     developing a coordinated response and in obtaining access to 
     State economic development assistance.
       ``(54) Representatives of employees.--For purposes of 
     section 122, the term `representatives of employees' means--
       ``(A) individuals who have been elected by organizations, 
     associations, or a network of similar institutions to 
     represent the economic interests of employees at a 
     significant segment of workplaces located in, or adjacent to, 
     the local workforce development area; or
       ``(B) individuals from organizations, associations, or a 
     network of similar institutions, with expertise to represent, 
     or experience representing, the interests of employees with 
     respect to the job training priorities in the local workforce 
     development area.
       ``(55) Skill grant.--The term `skill grant' means a voucher 
     or credit issued to a participant under section 314(c)(6)(A) 
     for the purchase of training services from eligible providers 
     of such services.
       ``(56) State adjusted benchmarks.--The term `state adjusted 
     benchmarks' means a state's expected levels of performance 
     established pursuant to 153(a).
       ``(57) State benchmark.--The term `State benchmark' means 
     the benchmarks established by the state pursuant to section 
     152(a).
       ``(58) Statewide system.--The term `statewide system' means 
     a statewide employment and training and literacy system that 
     includes programs authorized under titles II and III of this 
     Act and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act.''.
         Subtitle B--State and Local Administrative Provisions

     SEC. 111. STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       Part A of title I of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1511 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

               ``PART A--STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 101. STATE PLAN.

       ``(a) In General.--For a State to be eligible to receive an 
     allotment under title II or III, the Adult Education and 
     Family Literacy Act, or section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 49e), the Governor of the State shall submit to 
     Secretaries, for consideration by the appropriate Secretary, 
     a single comprehensive State plan that provides a 3-year 
     strategy and policy guidance with respect to the Statewide 
     system, and programs authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), operated in the State. Such plan 
     shall meet the requirements of this section and section 102.
       ``(b) Contents.--The State plan shall include the 
     following:
       ``(1) A description of the collaborative process described 
     in section 102, including a description of the manner in 
     which the individuals and entities involved in such process 
     collaborated in the development of the plan and will continue 
     to collaborate in carrying out the functions described in 
     section 102(c).
       ``(2) Information describing--
       ``(A) the needs of the State with regard to current and 
     projected demands for workers, by occupation;
       ``(B) the skills and economic development needs of the 
     State; and
       ``(C) the type and availability of employment and training 
     services in the State.
       ``(3)(A) A description of the State long-term goals for the 
     Statewide system.
       ``(B) An identification of the benchmarks that the State 
     will use to measure its progress toward meeting the goals 
     described in subparagraph (A) based on the core indicators of 
     performance described in section 154.
       ``(C) A description of how the goals and benchmarks will 
     ensure continuous improvement of the Statewide system and 
     make such system relevant and responsive to labor market, 
     skill, and literacy needs at the State and local levels.
       ``(4) An identification of local workforce development 
     areas in the State, including a description of the process 
     used for the designation of such areas.
       ``(5) An identification of criteria to be used by local 
     chief elected officials for the appointment of members of 
     local workforce development boards, consistent with the 
     provisions of section 122.
       ``(6)(A) A description of measures that will be taken by 
     the State to assure coordination and consistency and avoid 
     duplication among employment, training, and literacy programs 
     receiving assistance under this Act, and, at a minimum, 
     programs carried out under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
     49 et seq.), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (20 U.S.C. 701 et 
     seq.), title I of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act, title V of the Older Americans Act 
     of 1965, the National and Community Service Act of 1990, and 
     programs carried out by the Veterans' Employment and Training 
     Service with funds received under section 4103 of title 38, 
     United States Code, including a description of common data 
     collection and reporting processes.
       ``(B) Information identifying how any funds that a State 
     receives through the allotments made under this Act will be 
     leveraged with other private and public resources (including 
     funds made available to the State under the Wagner-Peyser Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.)) and other human resource programs to 
     maximize the effectiveness of such resources, and expand the 
     participation of business, industry, employees, and 
     individuals in the Statewide system.
       ``(7) A description of the process used by the State to 
     provide an opportunity for public comment, and input into 
     development of the plan, prior to submission of the plan.
       ``(8) A description of the within-State allocation formulas 
     developed through the collaborative process pursuant to 
     sections 204(b)(2) and 313(b), through which the State will 
     distribute funds to local workforce development areas, 
     including--
       ``(A) a description of how the individuals and entities 
     involved in the collaborative process, including 
     representatives of the State legislature, determined the 
     factors for such formulas;
       ``(B) a description of how such individuals and entities 
     consulted with chief elected officials in local workforce 
     development areas throughout the State in determining such 
     formulas; and
       ``(C) assurances that such formulas will result in funds 
     being distributed equitably throughout the State, that no one 
     factor in such formulas receive disproportionate weighting, 
     and that such formulas protect local workforce development 
     areas from significant shifts in funding from year to year.
       ``(9)(A) With respect to employment and training programs 
     for disadvantaged youth authorized under title II, 
     information describing the State's strategy for providing 
     comprehensive services to disadvantaged youth, particularly 
     those youth who are recognized as having significant barriers 
     to employment, and a description of how the State intends to 
     use its State reserve funds (described in section 204(a)) to 
     serve areas in the State with high concentrations of 
     disadvantaged youth.
       ``(B) An assurance that each local workforce development 
     area will be allowed to determine the proportion of funds 
     allocated to such area under section 204(b)(2) that will be 
     used to provide summer employment opportunities and year-
     round disadvantaged youth activities, respectively.
       ``(10) With respect to employment and training programs for 
     adults and dislocated workers authorized under title III, 
     information--
       ``(A) describing the employment and training activities 
     that will be carried out with the funds received by the State 
     through the allotments made under section 312, including a 
     description of how the State will provide rapid response 
     assistance to dislocated workers from funds reserved under 
     section 313(a)(2);
       ``(B) describing the strategy of the State (including the 
     timeframe for such strategy) for development of a fully 
     operational statewide full service employment and training 
     delivery system as described in section 123, including the 
     steps that the State will take over the 3 years covered by 
     the plan, working with local workforce development boards, to 
     provide information to individuals through the full service 
     employment and training delivery system on the quality of 
     employment, training, and literacy services;
       ``(C) describing the procedures the State will use, working 
     with local workforce development boards, to identify eligible 
     providers of training services described in section 314(c), 
     as required under section 124; and
       ``(D) describing how the State will serve the employment 
     and training needs of dislocated workers (including displaced 
     homemakers), economically disadvantaged individuals 
     (including welfare recipients), individuals training for 
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     ment, and other individuals with multiple barriers to 
     employment (including older workers and individuals with 
     disabilities).
       ``(11) With respect to adult education and literacy 
     activities authorized under part A of the Adult Education and 
     Family Literacy Act--
       ``(A) a description of the assessment that will be made to 
     determine the adult education and family literacy needs of 
     the State;
       ``(B) a description of the adult education and literacy 
     activities that will be carried out with any funds received 
     under such part, including activities carried out under 
     section 314(a) of such Act;
       ``(C) a description of how the adult education and literacy 
     activities that will be carried out with any funds received 
     under such part will be integrated with other adult 
     education, career development, and employment and training 
     activities in the State or outlying area of the eligible 
     agency;
       ``(D) a description of how the eligible agency annually 
     will evaluate the effectiveness of the adult education and 
     literacy activities that are carried out with any funds 
     received under such part;
       ``(E) an assurance that any funds received under such part 
     will not be expended for any purpose other than the 
     activities described in sections 313 and 314 of such Act;
       ``(F) an assurance that the eligible agency will expend any 
     funds received under such part only in a manner consistent 
     with the fiscal requirements in section 315 of such Act;
       ``(G) an assurance that the eligible agency will award not 
     less than 1 grant under such part to providers who offer 
     flexible schedules and necessary support services (such as 
     child care and transportation) to enable individuals, 
     including individuals with disabilities or other special 
     needs to participate in adult education and literacy 
     activities; and
       ``(H) a description of the steps the State will take to 
     ensure direct and equitable access, as stipulated in section 
     313(c)(2) of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act.
       ``(12) With respect to programs authorized under the 
     Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), the plan 
     information required under section 8 of such Act.
       ``(c) Plan Submission.--A State plan submitted to the 
     Secretaries under this section shall be approved by the 
     appropriate Secretary unless such Secretary makes a written 
     determination, within 90 days after receiving the plan, that 
     the plan is inconsistent with the specific provisions of this 
     Act.
       ``(d) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Governor.--The Governor of a State shall have final 
     authority to determine the content of the portion of the 
     State plan described in paragraphs (1) through (9)(A), 
     paragraph (10), and paragraph (12) of subsection (b).
       ``(2) Eligible agency.--The eligible agency for adult 
     education and literacy in a State shall have final authority 
     to determine the content of the portion of the State plan 
     described in paragraph (11) of subsection (b).
       ``(e) Modifications to Plan.--A State may submit 
     modifications to a State plan in accordance with the 
     requirements of this section and section 102 as necessary 
     during the 3-year period covered by the plan.

     ``SEC. 102. COLLABORATIVE PROCESS.

       ``(a) In General.--A State shall use a collaborative 
     process in the development of the State plan described in 
     section 101 and in carrying out the functions described under 
     subsection (c). Such collaborative process shall be carried 
     out by, at a minimum, the following individuals and entities 
     (who overall, represent diverse regions of the State, 
     including urban, rural, and suburban areas):
       ``(1) the Governor;
       ``(2) representatives of the State legislature;
       ``(3) representatives, appointed by the Governor, of--
       ``(A) business and industry;
       ``(B) local chief elected officials (representing both 
     cities and counties, where appropriate);
       ``(C) local educational agencies (including adult education 
     and literacy providers);
       ``(D) postsecondary institutions (including community and 
     technical colleges);
       ``(E) organizations representing individuals served by 
     programs authorized under this Act (including community-based 
     organizations);
       ``(F) organizations serving individuals participating in 
     programs authorized under this Act and the Adult Education 
     and Family Literacy Act;
       ``(G) parents; and
       ``(H) employees (which may include labor);
       ``(4) the lead State agency official or officials for--
       ``(A) employment security;
       ``(B) job training;
       ``(C) the State educational agency;
       ``(D) the eligible agency for vocational education;
       ``(E) the eligible agency for adult education and literacy;
       ``(F) the State agency responsible for postsecondary 
     education;
       ``(G) the State agency responsible for welfare; and
       ``(H) the State agency responsible for vocational 
     rehabilitation, and where applicable, the State agency 
     providing vocational rehabilitation program activities for 
     the blind;
       ``(5) such other State agency officials, including 
     officials responsible for economic development, as the 
     Governor may designate; and
       ``(6) the representative of the Veterans' Employment and 
     Training Service assigned to the State under section 4103 of 
     title 38, United States Code.
       ``(b) Clarification.--For purposes of complying with 
     subsection (a), a State may use any State collaborative 
     process (including a council, board, State Human Resource 
     Investment Council established under section 103, or a 
     similar entity) that meets or is conformed to meet the 
     requirements of such subsection.
       ``(c) Additional Functions of the Collaborative Process.--
     In addition to development of the State plan, the individuals 
     and entities described in subsection (a) shall collaborate 
     in--
       ``(1) the designation of local workforce areas as required 
     under section 121;
       ``(2) the development of allocation formulas for the 
     distribution of funds to local workforce development areas 
     for programs authorized under title II and title III;
       ``(3) the development of the State goals and benchmarks as 
     required under part C of this title, including the continued 
     updating of such goals and benchmarks;
       ``(4) the provision of management guidance and review for 
     all programs in the State, including review of the operation 
     of programs conducted in each local workforce development 
     area, and the availability, responsiveness, and adequacy of 
     State services, and make recommendations to the Governor, the 
     State legislature, appropriate chief elected officials, local 
     workforce development boards, and service providers 
     throughout the State regarding the findings of such review;
       ``(5) the continued development of linkages between 
     employment, training, literacy, and other human resource and 
     workforce preparation programs in the State;
       ``(6) comment at least once annually on the measures taken 
     pursuant to section 113(b)(14) of the Carl D. Perkins 
     Vocational Education Act; and
       ``(7) review plans of all State agencies providing 
     employment, training, literacy, and related services, and 
     provide comments and recommendations to the Governor, the 
     State legislature, the State agencies, and the appropriate 
     federal agencies on the relevancy and effectiveness of 
     employment, training, literacy, and related delivery systems 
     in the State.''.

     SEC. 112. LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       Part B of title I of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is amended by striking sections 121 
     through 123 and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 121. LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREAS.

       ``(a) Designation of areas.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     and consistent with paragraph (2), a State that desires to 
     receive a grant under title II or title III shall, through 
     the collaborative process established under section 102 and 
     after consultation with local chief elected officials, and 
     after consideration of comments received through the public 
     comment process as described in section 101(b)(7) of the 
     State plan, designate local workforce development areas 
     within the State that are consistent with labor market areas, 
     or a substantial portion of a labor market area, and that 
     take into consideration the following:
       ``(A) Units of general local government.
       ``(B) Geographic areas served by local educational agencies 
     and intermediate educational agencies.
       ``(C) Geographic areas served by postsecondary institutions 
     and area vocational education schools.
       ``(D) Service delivery areas established under section 101 
     of this Act (as such section was in effect on the day before 
     the date of the enactment of the Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act of 1997).
       ``(E) The distance that individuals will need to travel to 
     receive services.
       ``(2) Automatic designation.--The Governor shall approve 
     any request for designation as a workforce development area 
     from any unit of general local government with a population 
     of 500,000 or more.
       ``(b) Small States.--Any State determined to be eligible to 
     receive a minimum allotment under section 203(b)(2)(D) or 
     paragraph (1)(B)(iv) or paragraph (2)(B)(iv) of section 
     312(b) may designate itself, through the collaborative 
     process established pursuant to section 102, and after 
     consultation with local chief elected officials, and 
     consideration of comments received through the public comment 
     process described in section 101(b)(7) of the State plan, as 
     a single State workforce development area for purposes of 
     this Act.

     ``SEC. 122. LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There shall be established in each 
     local workforce development area of a State, and certified by 
     the Governor of the State, a local workforce development 
     board (hereinafter referred to as the `local board'), 
     reflecting business and community interests in employment, 
     training, and other workforce preparation activities.
       ``(b) Membership.--
       ``(1) State criteria.--The Governor of the State, through 
     the collaborative process described in section 102, shall 
     establish criteria for use by local chief elected officials 
     in the local workforce development areas for appointment of 
     members of the local boards in such local areas in accordance 
     with the requirements of paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Composition.--(A) Such criteria shall require at a 
     minimum, that the membership of each local board consist of--
       ``(i) a majority of members who are representatives of 
     business and industry in the

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     local workforce development area, 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, appointed from 
     among individuals nominated by local business organizations 
     and trade associations;
       ``(ii) representatives of local educational entities, 
     including representatives of local educational agencies, 
     local school boards, postsecondary educational institutions 
     (including representatives of community colleges), and 
     representatives of providers of adult education and literacy 
     services, where such schools, institutions, educators, or 
     providers, as appropriate, exist, selected from among 
     individuals nominated by regional or local educational 
     agencies, institutions, or organizations representing such 
     individuals or entities; and
       ``(iii) representatives of community-based organizations 
     (including, as appropriate, a community-based organization 
     that provides direct job training and placement services to 
     individuals with disabilities), employees (which may include 
     labor), and other representatives of the public who may 
     include program participants, parents, individuals with 
     disabilities, older workers, veterans, or organizations 
     serving such individuals, as nominated to the board by 
     regional or local agencies, institutions, or organizations 
     representing such individuals or entities.
       ``(B) In addition, the membership of each local board may 
     consist of representatives of local welfare agencies, 
     economic development agencies, and the local employment 
     service system.
       ``(3) Chairperson.--The local board shall elect a 
     chairperson from among the members of the board.
       ``(c) Appointment and Certification of Board.--
       ``(1) Appointment of board members and assignment of 
     responsibilities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The chief elected official in a local 
     workforce development area is authorized to appoint the 
     members of the local board for such area, in accordance with 
     the State criteria established under subsection (b).
       ``(B) Multiple units of local government in area.--
       ``(i) In general.--In a case in which a local workforce 
     development area includes more than 1 unit of general local 
     government, the chief elected officials of such units may 
     execute an agreement that specifies the respective roles of 
     the individual chief elected officials--

       ``(I) in the appointment of the members of the local board 
     from the individuals nominated or recommended to be such 
     members in accordance with the criteria established under 
     subsection (b); and
       ``(II) in carrying out any other responsibilities assigned 
     to such officials.

       ``(ii) Lack of agreement.--If, after a reasonable effort, 
     the chief elected officials are unable to reach agreement as 
     provided under clause (i), the Governor may appoint the 
     members of the local board from individuals so nominated or 
     recommended.
       ``(2) Certification.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Governor is authorized to biennially 
     certify 1 local board for each local workforce development 
     area in the State.
       ``(B) Criteria.--Such certification shall be based on 
     factors including the criteria established under subsection 
     (b) and, for a second or subsequent certification, the extent 
     to which the local board has ensured that employment and 
     training activities and disadvantaged youth activities 
     carried out in the local workforce development area have met 
     expected levels of performance with respect to the local 
     benchmarks negotiated pursuant to subsection (d)(6)(A).
       ``(C) Failure to achieve certification.--Failure of a local 
     board to achieve certification shall result in reappointment 
     and certification of another local board for the local 
     workforce development area pursuant to the process described 
     in paragraph (1) and this paragraph.
       ``(3) Decertification.--
       ``(A) Fiscal noncompliance.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), 
     the Governor may decertify a local board if it is determined 
     as a result of financial and compliance audits that there is 
     a substantial violation of a specific requirement under this 
     Act and corrective action has not been taken, in accordance 
     with section 164. If the Governor decertifies a local board 
     for a local workforce development area under this 
     subparagraph, the Governor may require that a new local board 
     be appointed and certified for the local workforce 
     development area pursuant to a reorganization plan developed 
     by the Governor under section 164(b)(1) and in accordance 
     with the criteria established under subsection (b).
       ``(B) Nonperformance.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the 
     Governor may decertify a local board if a local workforce 
     development area fails to meet the local benchmarks 
     established pursuant to section 153(b) for such local area 
     for two consecutive program years (in accordance with section 
     156(b)(2)). If the Governor decertifies a local board for a 
     local workforce development area under this subparagraph, the 
     Governor may require that a new local board be appointed and 
     certified for the local area pursuant to a reorganization 
     plan developed by the Governor under section 156(b)(2) and in 
     accordance with the criteria established under subsection 
     (b).
       ``(4) Single state area.--Notwithstanding subsection (b) 
     and paragraphs (1) and (2), if a State described in section 
     121(b) indicates in the State plan that the State will be 
     treated as a local workforce development area for purposes of 
     the application of this Act, the Governor may designate the 
     individuals and entities involved in the collaborative 
     process described in section 105 to carry out the functions 
     described in subsection (d).
       ``(d) Functions of Local Board.--The functions of the local 
     board shall include the following:
       ``(1) Local plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each local board, in partnership with 
     the chief local elected official, shall develop and submit to 
     the Governor, for approval, a comprehensive 3-year strategic 
     local plan. The local plan shall be consistent with the State 
     goals and State plan described in section 101.
       ``(B) Contents.--The local plan shall include--
       ``(i) an identification of the workforce development needs 
     of local industries, job seekers, and workers;
       ``(ii) a description of the disadvantaged youth activities 
     and the employment and training activities for adults and 
     dislocated workers to be carried out in the local workforce 
     development area as required under titles II and III, that, 
     with activities authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
     U.S.C. 49 et seq.), will contribute to the coherent delivery 
     of employment, training and workforce preparation activities 
     in the local area;
       ``(iii) a description of the local benchmarks negotiated 
     with the Governor pursuant to paragraph (6)(A), to be used by 
     the local board for measuring the performance of the local 
     administrative entity (where appropriate), eligible providers 
     of services authorized under titles II and III, and the 
     performance of the full service employment and training 
     delivery system in the local workforce development area;
       ``(iv) a description of the local full service employment 
     and training delivery system to be established or designated 
     in the local workforce development area, including--

       ``(I) a description of the process negotiated with the 
     Governor pursuant to paragraph (6)(B) that the local board 
     will use to designate or certify full service eligible 
     providers in the local workforce development area, which 
     ensures that the most effective and efficient providers will 
     be chosen;
       ``(II) a description of how the local board will ensure the 
     continuous improvement of such full service eligible 
     providers and that such providers will continue to meet the 
     labor market needs of local employers and participants; and
       ``(III) an identification of the roles of individual 
     employment, training, and other human resources programs, as 
     determined appropriate, including programs authorized by the 
     Wagner-Peyser Act (20 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), in carrying out the 
     functions of the full service employment and training 
     delivery system, including a description of the funding 
     sources to be used in the operation of the full service 
     employment and training system;

       ``(v) an identification of the administrative entity 
     designated by the local board in accordance with paragraph 
     (5);
       ``(vi) a description of the steps the local board will take 
     to work with local educational agencies, postsecondary 
     educational institutions (including community colleges, where 
     applicable), vocational educators, providers of adult 
     education and literacy services, and other representatives of 
     the educational community to address local employment, 
     education, and training needs, including a description of 
     linkages established with such individuals and entities to 
     enhance the provision of services, including supportive 
     services, and avoid duplication;
       ``(vii) a description of the process that will be used by 
     the local board to fully involve representatives of the local 
     community, including community-based organizations with 
     experience in serving disadvantaged youth, the local 
     education community (including vocational educators and 
     teachers), parents, youth, local law enforcement agencies, 
     and representatives of business and employees (which may 
     include labor) in the development and implementation of 
     disadvantaged youth programs in the local workforce 
     development area, including a description of the process used 
     (involving the individuals and organizations described in 
     this clause) to ensure that the most effective and efficient 
     providers are chosen to carry out the activities authorized 
     under title II; and
       ``(viii) such other information as the Governor may 
     require.
       ``(2) Selection of providers.--
       ``(A) Selection of full service providers.--Consistent with 
     section 123 and the agreement negotiated with the Governor 
     under paragraph (6)(B)(i), the local board is authorized to 
     designate or certify full service eligible providers, and to 
     terminate for cause, the eligibility of such providers.
       ``(B) Selection of disadvantaged youth providers.--
     Consistent with section 207, the local board is authorized to 
     award grants on a competitive basis to eligible providers of 
     disadvantaged youth activities in the local workforce 
     development area.
       ``(3) Identification of eligible providers of training 
     services.--Consistent with section 124, the local board is 
     authorized to work in partnership with the Governor 
     concerning the identification of eligible providers of 
     training services described in section 314(c) in the local 
     workforce development area.
       ``(4) Budget and program oversight.--
       ``(A) Budgeting.--

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       ``(i) In general.--The local workforce development board 
     shall develop a budget for the purpose of carrying out local 
     programs established under titles II and III and section 123.
       ``(ii) Approval of budget.--Such budget shall be subject to 
     the approval of the chief elected official or officials in 
     the local workforce development area.
       ``(B) Program oversight.--The local workforce development 
     board, in partnership with the chief elected official or 
     officials in the local workforce development area, shall 
     conduct oversight of the programs established under titles II 
     and III and section 123.
       ``(5) Administration.--
       ``(A) Designation of administrative entity.--
       ``(i) In general.--The local workforce development board 
     may designate itself as the administrative entity for receipt 
     and disbursement of funds made available for carrying out 
     programs authorized under title II and title III of this Act, 
     or the local board may designate an administrative entity 
     (which may be the State through a mutual agreement between 
     the local board and the State), for the purpose of receipt 
     and disbursement of such funds.
       ``(ii) Additional fiscal responsibilities.--Each 
     administrative entity shall be responsible for the 
     distribution of funds and shall have responsibility to take 
     action against its subcontractors, subgrantees, and other 
     recipients to eliminate abuses in the programs being carried 
     out in the local workforce development area and to prevent 
     any misuse of funds by subcontractors, subgrantees, and other 
     recipients.
       ``(B) Staff; grants and other contributions.--The local 
     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.
       ``(C) Prohibition on direct provision of services.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), a 
     local board or employees of such board may not directly 
     provide services under programs established under this Act.
       ``(ii) Waiver.--The Governor of the State in which the 
     local board is located may grant to the local board a written 
     waiver of the prohibition under clause (i) where necessary to 
     improve performance or to provide a full array of services in 
     the local area as may be particularly necessary in rural 
     areas.
       ``(D) Conflict of interest.--A member of a local board may 
     not--
       ``(i) vote on a matter under consideration by the local 
     board--

       ``(I) regarding the provision of services by such member 
     (or by an organization that such member represents); or
       ``(II) that would provide direct financial benefit to such 
     member or the immediate family of such member; or

       ``(ii) engage in any other activity determined by the 
     Governor to constitute a conflict of interest.
       ``(6) Negotiations.--
       ``(A) Local benchmarks.--The local board, the local chief 
     elected official, and the Governor shall negotiate and reach 
     agreement on local benchmarks designed to meet the State 
     goals described in the State plan under section 101 for the 
     local workforce development area. In determining such 
     benchmarks, the Governor, the local chief elected official, 
     and the local board shall take into account the State 
     adjusted benchmarks described in section 153(a) with respect 
     to programs authorized under titles II and III, and specific 
     economic, demographic, and other characteristics of the 
     populations to be served in the local workforce development 
     area.
       ``(B) Local delivery of services.--
       ``(i) In general.--The local board, the local chief elected 
     official, and the Governor shall negotiate and reach 
     agreement on a process to be used by the local board that 
     meets the requirements of subclauses (I) and (II) of 
     paragraph (1)(B)(iv) for--

       ``(I) the designation or certification of full service 
     eligible providers (as described in section 123(c)) in the 
     local workforce development area, including, consistent with 
     State statute, a determination of the role of providers of 
     activities authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
     49 et seq.) in the full service delivery of services in the 
     local workforce development area; and
       ``(II) the continued role of the local board and the local 
     elected official in conducting oversight with respect to full 
     service eligible providers that are providers of activities 
     authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et 
     seq.).

       ``(ii) Established full service employment and training 
     delivery system.--Notwithstanding this subsection and section 
     123(c), if a full service employment and training delivery 
     system has been established in a local workforce development 
     area prior to the date of enactment of this Act, or if 
     approval has been obtained for a plan for a full service 
     employment and training delivery system under the Wagner-
     Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) prior to the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the local board and the Governor 
     involved may agree to certify such full service employment 
     and training delivery system for purposes of this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(7) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
     to provide local workforce development boards with the 
     authority to mandate curriculum for schools.
       ``(e) Sunshine Provision.--
       ``(1) In general.--The local board shall make available to 
     the public, on a regular basis, information regarding the 
     activities of the local board, including information 
     regarding membership, the designation and certification of 
     full service employment and training eligible providers, the 
     award of grants to eligible providers of disadvantaged youth 
     activities, and upon request, minutes of formal meetings of 
     the local board.
       ``(2) Local plan.--Prior to the submission of the local 
     plan to the Governor, under subsection (d)(1)(D)(ii), the 
     local board shall make such plan available for review and 
     comment to--
       ``(A) appropriate community-based organizations and local 
     educational and other public agencies in the local workforce 
     development area;
       ``(B) local business organizations and representatives of 
     employees in the local workforce development area; and
       ``(C) the general public through such means as public 
     hearings and local news media.

     ``SEC. 123. FULL SERVICE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING DELIVERY 
                   SYSTEM.

       ``(a) In General.--There shall be established in a State 
     that receives an allotment under section 312, a full service 
     employment and training delivery system that--
       ``(1) shall provide the core services described in 
     subsection (d), including the information described in part E 
     of title IV and labor exchange services authorized under the 
     Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.);
       ``(2) shall provide access to the activities carried out 
     under subsection (e), if any; and
       ``(3) shall provide access to intensive and training 
     services described in section 314, including serving as the 
     point of distribution of skill grants for training services 
     to participants in accordance with section 314(c)(6)(A).
       ``(b) Access to Delivery of Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--The State's full service employment and 
     training delivery system shall provide individuals and 
     employers with access to the services described in subsection 
     (a) through a network of eligible providers that assures 
     participants that such services will be available, regardless 
     of where the participants initially enter the system. At a 
     minimum, such services shall be available--
       ``(A) through a network of full service employment and 
     training delivery centers, established in all local workforce 
     development areas in the State, that provide all of the 
     services described in subsection (a); or
       ``(B) at not less than one full service employment and 
     training delivery center in each local workforce development 
     area in the State that provides all of the services described 
     in subsection (a), supplemented with multiple affiliated 
     sites that provide one or more of such services and are 
     linked through electronic and technological access points.
       ``(2) Specialized centers.--Of the full service employment 
     and training delivery centers or affiliated sites described 
     in paragraph (1), such centers or sites may have a 
     specialization in addressing special needs, such as the needs 
     of dislocated workers.
       ``(c) Eligibility for Designation.--Any entity or 
     consortium of entities located in a local workforce 
     development area may be designated or certified by the local 
     workforce development board (in accordance with section 
     122(d)(2)(A)) through a competitive process, or through an 
     agreement reached between the local board and a consortium of 
     entities, to operate a full service employment and training 
     delivery center or to participate as an affiliated site in 
     the full service employment and training delivery system. 
     Such entities shall be known as `full service eligible 
     providers' and may include--
       ``(1) institutions of higher education;
       ``(2) local employment service offices established under 
     the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C 49 et seq.);
       ``(3) private, nonprofit organizations (including 
     community-based organizations);
       ``(4) private for-profit entities;
       ``(5) agencies of local government; and
       ``(6) other interested organizations and entities of 
     demonstrated effectiveness, including local chambers of 
     commerce and other business organizations, consistent with 
     State criteria as described in the State plan under section 
     101.
       ``(d) Core Services.--Funds made available to local 
     workforce development areas under section 313(b), in addition 
     to funds made available under the Wagner-Peyser Act, part E 
     of title IV, and other related programs, shall be used to 
     provide core services, which shall be available to all 
     individuals through the full service employment and training 
     delivery system and shall, at a minimum, include--
       ``(1) outreach, intake (which may include worker 
     profiling), and orientation to the information and other 
     services available through the full service employment and 
     training delivery system;
       ``(2) initial assessment of skill levels, aptitudes, 
     abilities, and supportive service needs;
       ``(3) job search and placement assistance, and where 
     appropriate, career counseling;
       ``(4) provision of accurate information relating to local, 
     regional, and national labor markets, including--
       ``(A) job vacancy listings in such markets; and
       ``(B) information relating to local occupations in demand 
     and the earnings and skill requirements for such occupations;
       ``(5) provision of accurate information relating to the 
     quality and availability of employment, training, and 
     literacy activities authorized under titles II and III of 
     this Act and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, and 
     of vocational rehabilitation program activities as 
     appropriate, and referral to such activities;

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       ``(6) provision of information relating to unemployment 
     compensation, publicly funded employment and training 
     programs (including registered apprenticeships), and forms of 
     public financial assistance, such as student aid programs, 
     that may be available in order to enable individuals to 
     participate in employment, training, literacy, and other 
     workforce preparation activities;
       ``(7) soliciting and accepting job orders submitted by 
     employers in the local workforce development area, and 
     screening and referring applicants in accordance with such 
     orders;
       ``(8) dissemination of lists of eligible training providers 
     and performance information regarding such providers in 
     accordance with section 124; and
       ``(9) any additional performance information with respect 
     to the full service employment and training delivery system 
     in the local workforce development area.
       ``(e) Permissible Services.--Funds made available to local 
     workforce development areas under section 313(b) may be used 
     to contribute to, through the full service employment and 
     training delivery system--
       ``(1) co-location of services related to employment, 
     training, and literacy activities, such as unemployment 
     insurance, vocational rehabilitation program activities, 
     veterans' employment services, programs authorized under the 
     Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), employment-related 
     services for welfare recipients, or other public assistance 
     activities;
       ``(2) customized screening and referral of qualified 
     participants to employment; and
       ``(3) customized employment-related services to employers 
     on a fee-for-service basis.

     ``SEC. 124. IDENTIFICATION OF TRAINING PROVIDERS.

       ``(a) Eligibility Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (e), to 
     be identified as an eligible provider of training services 
     under title III and to receive funds made available for the 
     provision of training services described in section 314(c) 
     (referred to in this section as `training services'), a 
     provider of such services shall meet the requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(2) Postsecondary educational institution.--Subject to 
     the provisions of this section, a postsecondary educational 
     institution shall automatically be eligible to provide 
     training services under title III for programs that are 
     eligible to participate in title IV of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965.
       ``(3) Other eligible providers.--
       ``(A) Procedure.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Governor shall establish a procedure 
     for use by local workforce development boards in determining 
     the eligibility of public and private providers not described 
     in paragraph (2) (including eligibility of postsecondary 
     educational institutions for programs not described in 
     paragraph (2)) to receive such funds.
       ``(ii) Factors.--In developing such procedure, the 
     Governor--

       ``(I) shall solicit and take into consideration the 
     recommendations of local workforce development boards and 
     providers of training services within the State; and
       ``(II) shall take into consideration--

       ``(aa) the specific economic, geographic, and demographic 
     factors in the local areas in which eligible providers are 
     located; and
       ``(bb) the characteristics of the populations served by the 
     eligible providers, including the demonstrated difficulties 
     in serving such populations, where applicable.
       ``(B) Levels of performance.--At a minimum, the procedure 
     described in subparagraph (A) shall require such a provider 
     to meet minimum acceptable levels of performance based on 
     verifiable program-specific performance information described 
     in subsection (b) and submitted to the State agency 
     designated under subsection (c), as required under paragraphs 
     (2) and (3) of subsection (c).
       ``(b) Performance Information.--
       ``(1) Required information.--Pursuant to subsection (c)(2), 
     to be eligible to provide training services under title III, 
     a provider shall submit information on--
       ``(A) program completion rates for individuals in the 
     applicable program conducted by the provider;
       ``(B) the percentage of individuals in the applicable 
     program who obtain employment, which may also include 
     information specifying the percentage of individuals who 
     obtain employment in an occupation related to the program 
     conducted;
       ``(C) the earnings at placement of individuals who complete 
     the program; and
       ``(D) for literacy providers or providers of integrated 
     education and training services, the success rate of the 
     applicable program in raising the literacy levels of 
     individuals in skill areas that are considered important for 
     successful participation in training and employment.
       ``(2) Additional information.--Subject to paragraph (3), in 
     addition to the performance information described in 
     paragraph (1), the Governor may require that a provider 
     described in this paragraph submit such other performance 
     information as the Governor determines to be appropriate, 
     which may include information relating to--
       ``(A) the retention in employment and the subsequent 
     earnings of the individuals who complete the applicable 
     program;
       ``(B) where appropriate, the rates of licensure or 
     certification of individuals who complete the program;
       ``(C) the percentage of individuals who complete the 
     program who attain industry-recognized occupational skills in 
     the subject, occupation, or industry for which training is 
     provided, where applicable; and
       ``(D) the adequacy of space, staff, equipment, 
     instructional materials, and student support services offered 
     by the provider through a program conducted by the provider.
       ``(3) Conditions.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Governor requests additional 
     information pursuant to paragraph (2) that imposes 
     extraordinary costs on providers, the Governor shall provide 
     access to cost-effective methods for the collection of such 
     information or provide additional resources to assist 
     providers in the collection of such information from funds 
     made available under section 313(a).
       ``(B) Transition period for performance-based 
     information.--For program years 1999 and 2000, the 
     performance-based information to be submitted by a provider 
     under this subsection shall only be required to be provided 
     relating to the performance of participants assisted under 
     title III in lieu of all individuals participating in the 
     program of the provider. Nothing in this subparagraph shall 
     be construed to prohibit the submission of performance-based 
     information for all individuals participating in the program 
     of the provider as soon as is practicable prior to program 
     year 2001 and each provider shall be encouraged to submit 
     such information.
       ``(c) Administration.--
       ``(1) Designation.--The Governor shall designate a State 
     agency to collect and disseminate the performance information 
     described in subsection (b) and to carry out other duties 
     described in this subsection.
       ``(2) Submission.--A provider described in subsection (a) 
     shall submit the performance information described in 
     subsection (b) annually to the designated State agency at 
     such time and in such manner as the designated State agency 
     may require. The designated State agency may accept program-
     specific performance information consistent with the 
     requirements for eligibility under title IV of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) from such a 
     provider for purposes of enabling the provider to fulfill the 
     applicable requirements of this paragraph, if such 
     information is substantially similar to the information 
     required under subsection (b).
       ``(3) List of eligible providers.--
       ``(A) In general.--The designated State agency shall 
     compile a list of eligible providers accompanied by the 
     performance information described in subsection (b) 
     consisting of--
       ``(i) providers determined to be automatically eligible 
     subject to subsection (a)(2); and
       ``(ii) providers determined to be eligible by local 
     workforce development boards, subject to subsection (a)(3).
       ``(B) Availability.--The designated State agency shall 
     disseminate such lists and information to the full service 
     employment and training delivery system and to local boards. 
     Such list and information shall be made widely available to 
     participants in employment and training programs authorized 
     under title III and others through the full service 
     employment and training delivery system described in section 
     123.
       ``(d) Enforcement.--
       ``(1) Accuracy of information.--If the designated State 
     agency determines that a provider or individual supplying 
     information on behalf of a provider intentionally supplies 
     inaccurate information under this section, the agency shall 
     terminate the eligibility of the eligible provider to receive 
     funds described in subsection (a) for a period of time, but 
     not less than 2 years, as prescribed in regulations issued by 
     the Governor.
       ``(2) Noncompliance.--If the designated State agency, or 
     the local workforce development board working through the 
     State agency, determines that an eligible provider under 
     subsection (a) substantially violates any requirement under 
     this Act, the agency, or the local board through the State 
     agency, may terminate the eligibility of such provider to 
     receive funds described in subsection (a) for such program or 
     take such other action as the agency or local board 
     determines to be appropriate.
       ``(3) Nonperformance.--
       ``(A) Termination for nonperformance.--If the designated 
     State agency, or the local workforce development board 
     working through the State agency, determines that an eligible 
     provider under subsection (a) substantially fails to meet 
     performance criteria established by the Governor, the agency, 
     or the local board working through the State agency, may 
     terminate the eligibility of such provider.
       ``(B) Factors.--In establishing the performance criteria 
     described under subparagraph (A)(i), the Governor shall--
       ``(i) solicit and take into consideration the 
     recommendations of local workforce development boards and 
     providers of training services within the State; and
       ``(ii) take into consideration--

       ``(I) the specific economic, geographic, and demographic 
     factors in the local areas in which eligible providers are 
     located; and
       ``(II) the characteristics of the populations served by the 
     eligible providers, including the demonstrated difficulties 
     in serving such populations, where applicable.

       ``(4) Eligibility under the higher education act of 1965.--
     If the designated State agency determines that the 
     eligibility of an eligible provider described in subsection 
     (a)(2) under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 has 
     been terminated, the agency--

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       ``(A) shall terminate the automatic eligibility of the 
     provider under subsection (a)(2); and
       ``(B) shall require the provider to meet the requirements 
     of subsection (a)(3) to be eligible to receive funds as 
     described in subsection (a).
       ``(5) Repayment.--A provider whose eligibility is 
     terminated under paragraph (1) or (2) for a program shall be 
     liable for repayment of all funds described in subsection (a) 
     received for the program during any period of noncompliance 
     described in such paragraph.
       ``(6) Appeal.--The Governor shall establish a procedure for 
     an eligible provider to appeal a determination by the local 
     board or the designated state agency that results in the 
     denial or termination of eligibility under this subsection. 
     Such procedure shall provide an opportunity for a hearing and 
     prescribe appropriate time limits to ensure prompt resolution 
     of the appeal.
       ``(7) Construction.--This subsection shall be construed to 
     supplement, but not supplant, other civil and criminal 
     remedies and penalties.
       ``(e) On-The-Job Training Exception.--
       ``(1) In general.--Providers of on-the-job training, and 
     apprenticeship programs registered in accordance with the 
     National Apprenticeship Act, shall not be subject to the 
     requirements of subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d).
       ``(2) Collection and dissemination of information.--A full-
     service eligible provider in a local workforce development 
     area shall collect such performance information from on-the-
     job training providers as the Governor may require, and 
     disseminate such information through the delivery of core 
     services described in section 123, as appropriate.''.
               Subtitle C--Program and Fiscal Provisions

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 121. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Employment and Training Opportunities.--Section 141(a) 
     of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1551(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and shall make efforts'' and all that 
     follows and inserting a period; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``In addition, 
     efforts shall be made to develop programs which contribute to 
     occupational development, upward mobility, development of new 
     careers, and overcoming sex-stereotyping in occupations 
     traditional for the other sex.''.
       (b) Relocation.--Section 141(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1551(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Relocation.--
       ``(1) Prohibition on use of funds to encourage or induce 
     relocation.--No funds provided under title II, III, or IV 
     shall be used or proposed for use to encourage or induce the 
     relocation, of a business or part of a business, that results 
     in a loss of employment for any employee of such business at 
     the original location, if such original location is within 
     the United States.
       ``(2) Prohibition on use of funds for customized or skill 
     training and related activities after relocation.--No funds 
     provided under title II, III, or IV for an employment and 
     training activity shall be used for customized or skill 
     training, on-the-job training, or company-specific 
     assessments of job applicants or employees, for any business 
     or part of a business, that has relocated, until 120 days 
     after the date on which such business commences operations at 
     the new location, if the relocation of such business or part 
     of a business, results in a loss of employment for any 
     employee of such business at the original location and such 
     original location is within the United States.
       ``(3) Repayment.--If the Secretary of Labor determines that 
     a violation of paragraph (1) or (2) has occurred, the 
     Secretary shall require the State that has violated such 
     paragraph to repay to the United States an amount equal to 
     the amount expended in violation of such paragraph.''.
       (c) Training for Occupations in Demand.--Subsection (d) of 
     section 141 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1551(d)) is hereby 
     repealed.
       (d) Agreements Among Areas Relating to Education, Training, 
     and Employment of Participants.--Section 141(e) of such Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 1551(e)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1); and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``(2)'';
       (B) by striking ``service delivery area'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``local workforce development area''; 
     and
       (C) in the second sentence--
       (i) by striking ``private industry council'' and inserting 
     ``local workforce development board''; and
       (ii) by striking ``section 104'' and inserting ``section 
     122(d)(1)''.
       (e) Prohibition on Certain Votes.--Subsection (f) of 
     section 141 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1551(f)) is hereby 
     repealed.
       (f) Payments to Employers for On-The-Job Training.--Section 
     141(g) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1551(g)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (1) through (3); and
       (2) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``(4)'';
       (B) by striking ``In accordance with regulations issued by 
     the Secretary, on-the-job training contracts'' and inserting 
     ``On-the-job training contracts''; and
       (C) by striking ``with wages and employment benefits'' and 
     all that follows and inserting a period.
       (g) Duplicate Facilities or Services.--Section 141(h) of 
     such Act (29 U.S.C. 1551(h)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h)(1) Upon the approval of the Governor, real property 
     in which, as of July 1, 1998, equity has resulted from funds 
     provided under title III of the Social Security Act, section 
     903(c) of such Act (commonly referred to as the `Reed Act'), 
     or the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) may be used 
     for the purposes of a full service employment and training 
     delivery center.
       ``(2) Unless otherwise provided in a plan approved pursuant 
     to section 101, subsequent to the commencement of the use of 
     the property described in paragraph (1) for the purposes of a 
     full service employment and training delivery center, funds 
     provided under the provisions of law described in paragraph 
     (1) may only be used to acquire further equity in such 
     property, or to pay operating and maintenance expenses 
     relating to such property in proportion to the extent of the 
     use of such property attributable to the activities 
     authorized under such provisions of law.''.
       (h) Responsibilities of Administrative Entities.--Section 
     141(i) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1551(i)) is hereby repealed.
       (i) Prohibition on Certain Subsidized Employment.--Section 
     141(k) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1551(k)) is hereby repealed.
       (j) Consultation Requirements.--Section 141(n) of such Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 1551(n)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``private industry councils'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``local workforce development boards'';
       (2) by striking ``councils'' and inserting ``boards'';
       (3) by striking ``service delivery area'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``local workforce development area''; 
     and
       (4) by striking ``this Act'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``title II or title III''.
       (k) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Public Service 
     Employment.--Section 141(p) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1551(p)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``part B of this title or part A or C of 
     title II'' and inserting ``this Act''; and
       (2) by inserting at the end before the period the 
     following: ``except as specifically authorized under this 
     Act''.
       (l) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Certain Economic 
     Activities.--Section 141(q) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1551(p)) 
     is amended in the first sentence by inserting at the end 
     before the period the following: ``which are not directly 
     related to training or related services for eligible 
     individuals under this Act''.
       (m) Priority for Excess Property of the Department of 
     Defense.--Section 141(s) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1551(s)) is 
     hereby repealed.
       (n) Prohibition on Entitlement to Service.--Section 141 of 
     such Act (29 U.S.C. 1551) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(s) Prohibition on Entitlement to Service.--Nothing in 
     this Act shall be construed to provide an individual with an 
     entitlement to a service under this Act.
       ``(t) Fee for Service Authority.--Services, facilities, and 
     equipment funded under titles II and III may be used, as 
     appropriate, on a fee for service basis, by employers in a 
     local workforce development area in order to provide 
     employment and training services to incumbent workers--
       ``(1) when such services, facilities, or equipment are not 
     in use for the provision of services for eligible program 
     participants under title II or title III, respectively;
       ``(2) if such use would not have an adverse affect on the 
     provision of services to eligible program participants under 
     title II or title III, respectively; and
       ``(3) if the income derived from such fees is used to carry 
     out the programs authorized under title II or title III, 
     respectively.''.

     SEC. 122. BENEFITS.

       Section 142(a) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1552(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking all that precedes paragraph (4) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) Wages.--
       ``(1) In general.--Individuals in on-the-job training or 
     individuals employed in activities under this Act shall be 
     compensated at the same rates, including periodic increases, 
     as trainees or employees who are similarly situated in 
     similar occupations by the same employer and who have similar 
     training, experience and skills, and such rates shall be in 
     accordance with applicable law, but in no event less than the 
     higher of the rate specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) or the 
     applicable State or local minimum wage law.''; and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2).

     SEC. 123. LABOR STANDARDS.

       Section 143 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1553) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 143. LABOR STANDARDS.

       ``(a) Limitations on Activities That Impact Wages of 
     Employees.--No funds provided under this title shall be used 
     to pay the wages of incumbent employees during their 
     participation in economic development activities provided 
     through the statewide system.
       ``(b) Displacement.--
       ``(1) Prohibition.--A participant in an activity authorized 
     under title II, III, or IV of this Act (referred to in this 
     section as a `specified activity') shall not displace 
     (including a partial displacement, such as a reduction in the 
     hours of nonovertime work, wages, or employment benefits) any 
     currently employed employee (as of the date of the 
     participation).
       ``(2) Prohibition on impairment of contracts.--A specified 
     activity shall not im

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     pair an existing contract for services or collective 
     bargaining agreement, and no such activity 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.
       ``(c) Other Prohibitions.--A participant in a specified 
     activity shall not be employed in a job--
       ``(1) when any other individual is on layoff from the same 
     or any substantially equivalent job;
       ``(2) 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 participant; or
       ``(3) which is created in a promotional line that will 
     infringe in any way upon the promotional opportunities of 
     currently employed individuals.
       ``(d) Health and Safety.--Health and safety standards 
     established under Federal and State law otherwise applicable 
     to working conditions of employees shall be equally 
     applicable to working conditions of participants engaged in 
     specified activities. To the extent that a State workers' 
     compensation law applies, workers' compensation shall be 
     provided to participants on the same basis as the 
     compensation is provided to other individuals in the State in 
     similar employment.
       ``(e) Employment Conditions.--Individuals in on-the-job 
     training or individuals employed in activities under this 
     Act, shall be provided benefits and working conditions at the 
     same level and to the same extent as other trainees or 
     employees working a similar length of time and doing the same 
     type of work.
       ``(f) Opportunity To Submit Comments.--Interested parties 
     shall be provided an opportunity to submit comments with 
     respect to training programs proposed to be funded under this 
     Act.''.

     SEC. 124. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.

       Section 144 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1554) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 144. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.

       ``(a) In General.--Each State receiving an allotment under 
     this Act shall establish and maintain a procedure for 
     grievances or complaints alleging violations of the 
     requirements of this Act from participants and other 
     interested or affected parties. Such procedure shall include 
     an opportunity for a hearing and be completed within 60 days 
     of filing the complaint.
       ``(b) Investigation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall investigate an 
     allegation of a violation described in subsection (a) if--
       ``(A) a decision relating to such violation has not been 
     reached within 60 days after the date of the filing of the 
     grievance or complaint and either party appeals to the 
     Secretary; or
       ``(B) a decision relating to such violation has been 
     reached within such 60 days and the party to which such 
     decision is adverse appeals such decision to the Secretary.
       ``(2) Additional requirement.--The Secretary shall make a 
     final determination relating to an appeal made under 
     paragraph (1) no later than 120 days after receiving such 
     appeal.
       ``(c) Remedies.--Remedies shall be limited--
       ``(1) to suspension or termination of payments under this 
     Act;
       ``(2) to prohibition of placement of a participant with an 
     employer that has violated any requirements under this Act;
       ``(3) where applicable, to reinstatement of an employee, 
     payment of lost wages and benefits, and reestablishment of 
     other relevant terms, conditions and privileges of 
     employment; and
       ``(4) where appropriate, to other equitable relief.''.

     SEC. 125. IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL IMPOSED REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 124 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1534) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating such section as section 146 of such 
     Act; and
       (2) by inserting such section after section 145 of such 
     Act.

     SEC. 126. AUTHORITY OF STATE LEGISLATURE.

       Section 126 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1536) is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end ``Any funds received by a State 
     under title II or III of this Act shall be subject to 
     appropriation by the State legislature, consistent with the 
     terms and conditions required under this Act.'';
       (2) by redesignating such section as section 147 of such 
     Act; and
       (3) by inserting such section after section 146 of such 
     Act, as amended by this Act.

     SEC. 127. INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS.

       Section 127 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1537) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating such section as section 148 of such 
     Act; and
       (2) by inserting such section after section 147 of such 
     Act, as amended by this Act.

            CHAPTER 2--PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 131. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS.

       The Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) 
     is amended by inserting after part C of title I of such Act 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 151. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

       ``In order to promote high levels of performance and to 
     ensure an appropriate return on the Nation's investment in 
     employment, training, and literacy programs, each State 
     receiving funds under this Act or the Adult Education and 
     Family Literacy Act shall implement a statewide performance 
     accountability system that meets the requirements of this 
     subpart.

     ``SEC. 152. INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.

       ``(a) State Benchmarks.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State receiving funds under this 
     Act shall identify indicators and related levels of 
     performance (hereinafter referred to as `State benchmarks'), 
     for each of the programs established under titles II, III, 
     and V of this Act, to be used to measure the State's progress 
     in meeting the State long-term goals described in the State 
     plan under section 101. Such State benchmarks shall, at a 
     minimum--
       ``(A) include the core indicators of performance described 
     in section 154;
       ``(B) be expressed in an objective, quantifiable, and 
     measurable form; and
       ``(C) show the progress of the State to continuously 
     improve in performance over the 3-year period covered by the 
     State plan.
       ``(2) Customer satisfaction.--Such State benchmarks may 
     also include post-program surveys and other measures of 
     customer satisfaction of both employers and program 
     participants.
       ``(b) 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, localities, representatives of 
     business and industry, employees, employment and training 
     service providers, State directors of adult education, 
     providers of adult education and literacy services, 
     individuals with expertise in serving the employment and 
     training needs of disadvantaged youth, participants, parents 
     and other interested parties with expertise in the provision 
     of employment, training, literacy, and related services, 
     shall promulgate definitions of each of the core indicators 
     of performance described in section 154, with the exception 
     of the indicators described under subsections (a)(6), (b)(1), 
     (b)(5), (c)(1), and (c)(5) of such section, to be used under 
     this Act in measuring performance.

     ``SEC. 153. STATE ADJUSTED BENCHMARKS.

       ``(a) Agreement.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to ensure an adequate return on 
     the investment of Federal funds in employment, training, and 
     literacy programs authorized under this Act and the Adult 
     Education and Family Literacy Act, the appropriate Secretary 
     and each State shall reach agreement on the levels of 
     performance expected to be achieved by such State based upon 
     the State's benchmarks established pursuant to section 
     152(a)(1) (hereinafter referred to as the `State adjusted 
     benchmarks'), for the core indicators of performance 
     described in section 154 (except for the indicators described 
     under subsections (a)(6), (b)(1), (b)(5), (c)(1), and (c)(5) 
     of such section). Such agreement shall take into account--
       ``(A) whether the levels will enable each State to attain 
     the State goals;
       ``(B) how the levels compare with the levels established by 
     other States, taking into consideration the specific 
     circumstances, including economic circumstances, of each 
     State;
       ``(C) how the levels compare with the model levels of 
     performance identified pursuant to subsection (c); and
       ``(D) the extent to which such levels demonstrate 
     continuous improvement in performance by such State and 
     ensure an adequate return on the investment of Federal funds.
       ``(2) Authority of governor.--The Governor of a State is 
     authorized to enter into the agreement described in paragraph 
     (1) for programs authorized under titles II and III.
       ``(3) Authority of eligible state agency.--The eligible 
     State agency for adult education and literacy programs is 
     authorized to enter into the agreement described in paragraph 
     (1) for programs authorized under the Adult Education and 
     Family Literacy Act.
       ``(b) Local Benchmarks for Employment and Training 
     Programs.--Based on the expected levels of performance 
     established pursuant to subsection (a), each State shall 
     negotiate with the local workforce development board and the 
     chief local elected official in each local workforce 
     development area (consistent with section 122(d)(6)(A)) the 
     levels of performance for each indicator that are expected 
     for such local workforce development areas. Such levels of 
     performance shall be known as `local benchmarks'.
       ``(c) Model Levels of Performance.--In order to encourage 
     high levels of performance and advance the Nation's 
     competitiveness, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
     Education, in collaboration with the States, localities, and 
     with representatives of business and industry, employees, 
     employment and training service providers, State directors of 
     adult education, providers of adult education and literacy 
     services, individuals with expertise in serving the 
     employment and training needs of disadvantaged youth, 
     participants, parents and other interested parties with 
     expertise in the provision of employment, training, literacy, 
     and related services, shall identify challenging model levels 
     of performance (hereinafter referred to as `model levels of 
     performance') with respect to the core indicators of 
     performance described in section 154, with the exception of 
     the indicators described under subsections (a)(6), (b)(1), 
     (b)(5), (c)(1), and (c)(5).

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     ``SEC. 154. CORE INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.

       ``(a) Core Indicators for Adult Employment and Training 
     Programs.--The common core indicators of performance for 
     programs authorized under title III of this Act shall include 
     measures of--
       ``(1) placement in unsubsidized employment;
       ``(2) retention in unsubsidized employment for not less 
     than 6 months and for not less than 12 months, respectively;
       ``(3) increases in earnings or in earnings in combination 
     with employer-assisted benefits;
       ``(4) reductions in welfare dependency;
       ``(5) attainment of industry-recognized occupational 
     skills;
       ``(6) attainment of a high school diploma or a general 
     equivalency diploma; and
       ``(7) such other measures of performance as the State may 
     wish to collect.
       ``(b) Core Indicators for Adult Education and Literacy 
     Programs.--The core indicators of performance for programs 
     conducted under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act 
     shall include measures of--
       ``(1) achievement in the areas of reading, writing, English 
     language acquisition, problem solving, numeracy, and other 
     literacy skills;
       ``(2) receipt of a high school diploma or a general 
     equivalency diploma;
       ``(3) entry into a postsecondary school, job retraining 
     program, employment, or career advancement;
       ``(4) attainment of the literacy skills and knowledge 
     individuals need to be productive and responsible citizens 
     and to become more actively involved in the education of 
     their children; and
       ``(5) such other measures of performance as the State may 
     wish to collect.
       ``(c) Core Indicators for Disadvantaged Youth.--The core 
     indicators of performance for programs conducted under title 
     II shall include measures of--
       ``(1) attainment of challenging State academic 
     proficiencies;
       ``(2) attainment of secondary school diplomas or general 
     equivalency diplomas;
       ``(3) attainment of industry-recognized work readiness and 
     occupational skills;
       ``(4) placement in, retention in, and completion of 
     postsecondary education or advanced training, or placement 
     and retention in military service, employment, or qualified 
     apprenticeships; and
       ``(5) such other measures of performance as the State may 
     wish to collect.
       ``(d) Population Indicators.--
       ``(1) Adult employment and training programs.--The core 
     indicators of performance for programs conducted under title 
     III, as provided under subsection (a), shall include measures 
     of the success of individuals with multiple barriers to 
     employment, including economically disadvantaged individuals 
     (including welfare recipients), displaced homemakers, older 
     workers, and other individuals as determined by the State.
       ``(2) Adult education and literacy programs.--The core 
     indicators of performance for programs conducted under the 
     Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, as provided under 
     subsections (a) and (b), shall include measures of the 
     success of economically disadvantaged individuals, 
     individuals with limited literacy (as determined by the 
     eligible agency), and other individuals as determined by the 
     eligible agency.
       ``(3) Disadvantaged youth programs.--The core indicators of 
     performance for programs conducted under title II, as 
     provided under subsection (c), shall include measures of the 
     success of hard to serve youth, including individuals who are 
     school dropouts or whose educational attainment is one or 
     more grade levels below the grade level appropriate to the 
     age of the individual, and other individuals as determined by 
     the State.

     ``SEC. 155. REPORT ON PERFORMANCE.

       ``(a) Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State that receives funds under 
     titles II and III of this Act and the Adult Education and 
     Family Literacy Act shall annually prepare and submit to the 
     Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education (for 
     consideration by the appropriate Secretary) a report on the 
     levels of performance achieved by the State with respect to 
     the State adjusted benchmarks identified pursuant to section 
     153(a), and by each local workforce development area with 
     respect to the local benchmarks identified pursuant to 
     section 153(b) for programs authorized under title II and 
     title III for each program year.
       ``(2) Additional information.--In preparing such report, 
     the State may include--
       ``(A) information on such additional benchmarks as the 
     State may establish to meet the State goals; and
       ``(B) comments assessing the process used for reaching 
     agreement on the State adjusted benchmarks pursuant to 
     section 153(a) and may also include comments from local 
     workforce development areas assessing the process for 
     negotiating local benchmarks pursuant to section 153(b).
       ``(b) Information Dissemination.--The Secretary of Labor 
     and the Secretary of Education--
       ``(1) shall make the information contained in such reports 
     available to the general public through publication and other 
     appropriate methods;
       ``(2) shall disseminate State-by-State comparisons of the 
     information; and
       ``(3) shall provide the appropriate congressional 
     committees with copies of such reports.

     ``SEC. 156. INCENTIVE GRANTS AND SANCTIONS.

       ``(a) Incentive Grants.--
       ``(1) Award of grants.--From amounts made available under 
     section 452 and section 502 for any fiscal year, the 
     appropriate Secretary may award incentive grants to States 
     that--
       ``(A) exceed, during the most recent 12-month period for 
     which data are available, the adjusted State benchmarks 
     described under section 153(a);
       ``(B) demonstrate continuing progress toward exceeding, 
     during the 3-year period covered by the State plan submitted 
     under section 101, the adjusted State benchmarks described 
     under section 153(a); or
       ``(C) demonstrate significant progress in the coordination 
     and integration of employment, training, literacy, and other 
     human resource and workforce preparation programs within the 
     State, and demonstrate high performance in such programs.
       ``(2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary, upon request, 
     shall provide technical assistance to any State that does not 
     qualify for receipt of an incentive grant under paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(3) Use of funds.--A State that receives an incentive 
     grant under paragraph (1) may use funds made available under 
     such grant only to carry out employment, training, or 
     literacy activities.
       ``(b) Sanctions.--
       ``(1) States.--
       ``(A) Technical assistance.--If a State fails to meet 
     expected levels of performance for a program for any program 
     year as established pursuant to section 153(a), the Secretary 
     of Labor for programs established under title II and title 
     III, or the Secretary of Education for programs established 
     under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, shall, 
     upon request, provide technical assistance, including 
     assistance in the development of a performance improvement 
     plan.
       ``(B) Reduction in amount of grant.--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 adjusted levels of performance.
       ``(2) Local areas.--
       ``(A) Technical assistance.--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 section 153(b), the 
     Governor, or upon request by the Governor, the Secretary, 
     shall provide technical assistance, which may include the 
     development of a performance improvement plan, or the 
     development of a modified local plan.
       ``(B) Corrective actions.--
       ``(i) In general.--If such failure continues for a second 
     consecutive year, the Governor shall take corrective actions, 
     which may include development of a reorganization plan 
     through which the Governor may require the appointment of a 
     new local board (consistent with the criteria established 
     under section 122(b)), prohibit the use of designated service 
     providers, require the redesignation of a local 
     administrative entity (in such case chosen jointly by the 
     Governor and the chief elected official in the local 
     workforce development area), or such other actions as the 
     Governor determines are appropriate, consistent with State 
     law, and the requirements of this subparagraph.
       ``(ii) Appeal by workforce development area.--

       ``(I) Appeal to governor.--A workforce development area 
     that is subject to a reorganization plan under clause (i) 
     may, not later than 30 days after receiving notice thereof, 
     appeal to the Governor to rescind or revise such plan. In 
     such case, the Governor shall make a final decision not later 
     then 30 days after the receipt of the appeal.
       ``(II) Subsequent action.--A local workforce development 
     area may, not later than 30 days after receiving a decision 
     from the Governor pursuant to subclause (I), appeal such 
     decision to the Secretary. In such case the Secretary shall 
     make a final decision not later than 30 days after the 
     receipt of the appeal.

       ``(iii) Effective date.-- The actions take by the Governor 
     under subclause (I) shall become effective at the time the 
     Governor issues a decision pursuant to such subclause. Such 
     action shall remain effective unless the Secretary rescinds 
     or revises such plan pursuant to subclause (II).''.

                      CHAPTER 3--OTHER PROVISIONS

     SEC. 141. PROMPT ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

       Section 162 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1572) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``1980 Census or later data'' and inserting ``the most recent 
     satisfactory data from the Bureau of the Census''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (f).

     SEC. 142. FISCAL CONTROLS; SANCTIONS.

       (a) Establishment of Fiscal Controls by States.--Section 
     164(a) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1574(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the first sentence of the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), before the period at the end insert the 
     following: ``, consistent with appropriate circulars of the 
     Office of Management and Budget''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``except as 
     specifically provided by this Act'' and inserting ``, and 
     procurement transactions between workforce development boards 
     and such governments shall be conducted only on a cost-
     reimbursable basis'';

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       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by inserting before the second comma in the first 
     sentence ``consistent with appropriate circulars of the 
     Office of Management and Budget''; and
       (B) by striking the second sentence and all that follows;
       (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``service delivery area 
     and substate area'' and inserting ``workforce development 
     area'';
       (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``service delivery area 
     or substate area'' and inserting ``workforce development 
     area'';
       (5) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking ``substate areas and 
     service delivery areas'' and inserting ``workforce 
     development areas''; and
       (6) by striking paragraph (8).
       (b) Sanctions.--Section 164(b) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1574(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``provision of'' and inserting 
     ``requirement under''; and
       (ii) by striking ``or the regulations under this Act'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``local'' before 
     ``plan''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``private industry council'' 
     and inserting ``workforce development board'';
       (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``service delivery'' and 
     inserting ``workforce development''; and
       (iii) in clause (iv), by striking ``service delivery'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``workforce development''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--

       (I) by striking ``paragraph (1)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1)''; and
       (II) by striking ``under the same terms and conditions as 
     the disapproval of the plan''; and

       (ii) in clause (i), by inserting ``the'' before ``appeal''; 
     and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``The actions'' and all that follows 
     through ``, who'' and inserting ``The Secretary''; and
       (ii) by striking ``60'' and inserting ``45''.
       (c) Evaluation by Comptroller General of the United 
     States.--Subsection (c) of section 164 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1574(c)) is hereby repealed.
       (d) Repayment of Misexpenditures to the United States.--
     Subsection (d) of section 164 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1574(d)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Repayment of Certain Amounts to the United States.--
       ``(1) In general.--Every recipient of funds under titles II 
     and III of this Act shall repay to the United States amounts 
     found not to have been expended in accordance with this Act.
       ``(2) Offset of repayment.--If the Secretary determines 
     that a State has expended funds made available under this Act 
     in a manner contrary to the requirements of this Act, the 
     Secretary may offset repayment of such expenditures against 
     any other amount to which the State is or may be entitled, 
     except as provided under subsection (e)(1).
       ``(3) Repayment from deduction by state.--If the Secretary 
     requires a State to repay funds as a result of a 
     determination that a local recipient or a subgrantee of such 
     recipient in a local workforce development area of the State 
     has expended funds contrary to the requirements of this Act, 
     the Governor of the State may use an amount deducted under 
     paragraph (4) to repay the funds, except as provided under 
     subsection (e)(1).
       ``(4) Deduction by state.--The Governor may deduct an 
     amount equal to the misexpenditure described in paragraph (3) 
     from subsequent program year allocations to the local 
     workforce development area from funds reserved for the 
     administrative costs of such local programs under title II or 
     title III, as appropriate.
       ``(5) Limitations.--A deduction made by a State as 
     described under paragraph (4) shall not be made until such 
     time as the Governor has taken appropriate corrective action 
     to ensure full compliance within such local workforce 
     development area with regard to appropriate expenditures of 
     funds under this Act.''.
       (e) Repayment of Certain Amounts to the United States.--
     Subsection (e) of section 164 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1574(e)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the first sentence--
       (i) by inserting ``by the Secretary'' after ``upon a 
     determination'';
       (ii) by striking ``or failure'' and inserting ``failure''; 
     and
       (iii) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, or a pattern of failure with respect to 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (d)''; and
       (B) in the second sentence--
       (i) by inserting ``under this subsection or subsection 
     (d)'' after ``shall be made''; and
       (ii) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``has been given to the recipient''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the second sentence.
       (f) Remedies Construed as Exclusive Remedies.--Subsection 
     (h) of section 164 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1574(h)) is hereby 
     repealed.

     SEC. 143. REPORTS; RECORDKEEPING; INVESTIGATIONS.

       Section 165 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1575) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(1)(C)--
       (A) by striking the comma after ``occupations''; and
       (B) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting 
     ``and placement for participants in nontraditional 
     employment;''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (h).

     SEC. 144. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION.

       Section 166(a) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1576(a)) is amended by striking the last sentence.

     SEC. 145. NONDISCRIMINATION.

       Section 167 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1577) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 167. NONDISCRIMINATION.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Federal financial assistance.--For the purpose of 
     applying the prohibitions against discrimination on the basis 
     of age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 
     6101 et seq.), on the basis of disability under section 504 
     of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), on the 
     basis of sex under title IX of the Education Amendments of 
     1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), or on the basis of race, 
     color, or national origin under title VI of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), programs and 
     activities funded or otherwise financially assisted in whole 
     or in part under this Act are considered to be programs and 
     activities receiving Federal financial assistance.
       ``(2) Nondiscrimination.--No individual shall be excluded 
     from participation in, denied the benefits of, subjected to 
     discrimination under, or denied employment in the 
     administration of or in connection with any such program or 
     activity because of race, color, religion, sex, national 
     origin, age, political affiliation or belief, or status as a 
     qualified individual with a disability or as a participant of 
     such program or activity.
       ``(b) Secretarial Authority.--Whenever the Secretary finds 
     that a State or other recipient has failed to comply with a 
     provision of this section, or with an applicable regulation 
     prescribed to carry out this section, the Secretary shall 
     notify such State or recipient and seek compliance through 
     the processes of conciliation, mediation or persuasion, as 
     appropriate. If within a reasonable time the State or 
     recipient fails or refuses to comply, the Secretary may--
       ``(1) refer the matter to the Attorney General with a 
     recommendation for appropriate action; or
       ``(2) take such other action as may be provided by law.
       ``(c) Authority of Attorney General.--When a matter is 
     referred to the Attorney General pursuant to subsection 
     (b)(1), the Attorney General may bring a civil action in any 
     appropriate district court of the United States for such 
     relief as may be appropriate, including injunctive relief.
       ``(d) Job Corps.--For the purposes of this section, Job 
     Corps members shall be considered as the ultimate 
     beneficiaries of Federal financial assistance.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue regulations 
     necessary to implement this section not later than one year 
     after the date of the enactment of the Employment, Training, 
     and Literacy Enhancement Act of 1997. Such regulations shall 
     adopt standards for determining discrimination and procedures 
     for enforcement that are consistent with the Acts referred to 
     in a subsection (a)(1), as well as procedures to ensure that 
     complaints filed under this section and such Acts are 
     processed in a manner that avoids duplication of effort.''.

     SEC. 146. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       Section 168 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1578) is hereby repealed.

     SEC. 147. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       Section 169 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1579) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``such rules and regulations'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``rules and regulations only to the extent 
     necessary to administer and ensure compliance with the 
     specific requirements of this Act.''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Waivers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary of Labor may waive--
       ``(A) any of the statutory or regulatory requirements of 
     this title and titles II and III of this Act (except for 
     requirements relating to wage and labor standards, worker 
     rights, participation and protection, grievance procedures 
     and judicial review, nondiscrimination, allocation of funds 
     to local areas, eligibility, review and approval of plans, 
     the establishment and functions of workforce development 
     areas and workforce development boards, and the basic 
     purposes of the Act); and
       ``(B) any of the statutory or regulatory requirements of 
     sections 8 through 10 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g 
     through 49i) (except for requirements relating to the 
     provision of services to unemployment insurance claimants and 
     veterans and to universal access to basic labor exchange 
     services without cost to job seekers), pursuant to a request 
     submitted by a State which meets the requirements of 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Requests.--A State requesting a waiver under 
     paragraph (1) shall submit a plan to the Secretary to improve 
     the workforce development system which--
       ``(A) identifies the statutory or regulatory requirements 
     that are requested to be waived and the goals which the State 
     or local workforce development areas intend to achieve;

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       ``(B) describes the actions that the State or local 
     workforce development areas have undertaken to remove State 
     or local statutory or regulatory barriers;
       ``(C) describes the goals of the waiver and the expected 
     programmatic outcomes if the request is granted;
       ``(D) describes the individuals impacted by the waiver; and
       ``(E) describes the process used to monitor the progress in 
     implementing a waiver, and for which notice and an 
     opportunity to comment on such request has been provided to 
     the organizations identified in section 122 (e)(2) of this 
     Act, if and only to the extent that the Secretary determines 
     that such requirements impede the ability of the State to 
     implement such plan to improve the workforce development 
     system and the State has executed a memorandum of 
     understanding with the Secretary requiring such State to meet 
     agreed-upon outcomes and implement other appropriate measures 
     to ensure accountability.''.

     SEC. 148. PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING PRIVATE SECTOR 
                   INVOLVEMENT IN JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS.

       Section 172 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1582) is hereby repealed.

     SEC. 149. CONSTRUCTION.

       Section 173 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1583) is hereby repealed.

     SEC. 150. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN COSTS.

       Part D of title I of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1571 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 172. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN COSTS.

       ``(a) Administrative Costs.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, after consultation with 
     the Inspector General of the Department of Labor and the 
     Comptroller General of the United States, shall develop 
     regulations that define `administrative costs' for purposes 
     of programs under titles II and III. Such definition shall 
     reflect generally accepted accounting principles.
       ``(2) Additional requirement.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, regulations issued by the Secretary under 
     paragraph (1) shall provide procedures under which the 
     Governor may approve a plan for the pooling of administrative 
     funds, which are available in accordance with the limitation 
     in subsection (b)(1), if the Governor determines that such 
     plan would not jeopardize the administration of the 
     activities from which such funds are to be transferred.
       ``(b) Limitation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts allocated to local 
     workforce development areas for a program year under titles 
     II and III, not more that 10 percent of such amounts may be 
     expended for administrative costs.
       ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 
     `allocated' means allocated for a program year, as adjusted 
     for reallocations and reallotments and for transfers of funds 
     in accordance with this Act.

     ``SEC. 173. BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of the funds 
     made available in this Act may be expended by an entity 
     unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds the 
     entity will comply with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-
     10c).
       ``(b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
       ``(1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided using 
     funds made available in this Act, it is the sense of the 
     Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, in 
     expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products.
       ``(2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
     the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each 
     recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement 
     made in paragraph (1) by the Congress.
       ``(c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely 
     Labeling Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a 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 is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in 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.''.
                  Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 161. CRIMINAL PROVISIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 182 of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act is hereby repealed.
       (b) Savings Provision.--The repeal of section 182 of such 
     Act made by subsection (a) does not affect in any way the 
     amendment made by such section 182.

     SEC. 162. REFERENCE.

       Section 183 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1592) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 183. REFERENCE.

       ``Effective on the date of the enactment of the Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act of 1997, all 
     references in any other provision of law (other than section 
     665 of title 18, United States Code) to the Comprehensive 
     Employment and Training Act, or to the Job Training 
     Partnership Act, as the case may be, shall be deemed to refer 
     to Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act.''.

     SEC. 163. REPEALERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 184 of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is hereby repealed.
       (b) Savings Provision.--The repeal of section 184 of such 
     Act made by subsection (a) does not affect in any way the 
     repealers made by such section 184.
     TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR 
                          DISADVANTAGED YOUTH

     SEC. 201. ADULT TRAINING PROGRAM.

       Title II of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1601 et seq.) is amended by striking part A of such title.

     SEC. 202. SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM.

       Title II of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1601 et seq.) is amended by striking part B of such title.

     SEC. 203. DISADVANTAGED YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
                   OPPORTUNITIES GRANTS.

       (a) Authorization.--Title II of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), as amended by this 
     Act, is further amended--
       (1) in the heading to read as follows:
 ``TITLE II--DISADVANTAGED YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES 
                               GRANTS'';
       (2) by striking the heading for part C of such title;
       (3) by redesignating section 261 as section 201; and
       (4) by inserting after section 201 (as redesignated) the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of each State that in 
     accordance with the requirements of sections 101 and 102 
     submits to the Secretary of Labor (hereinafter in this title 
     referred to as the `Secretary') a State plan, the Secretary 
     shall provide a grant to the State for the purpose of 
     providing employment, job training, educational, and related 
     assistance for disadvantaged youth in the State.
       ``(b) Amount.--The grant shall consist of the allotment 
     determined for the State under section 203.''.
       (b) Allotment and Allocation Among States.--Title II of the 
     Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), as 
     amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 262 as section 203; and
       (2) in section 203 (as redesignated)--
       (A) in the heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 203. ALLOTMENT AND ALLOCATION AMONG STATES.'';

       (B) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
       (C) by redesignating subsections (a) and (d) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively;
       (D) by inserting before subsection (b) (as redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(a) In General.--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to 
     section 3(a)(1) to carry out this title for a fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall allot such amount in accordance with 
     subsection (b).'';
       (E) in subsection (b) (as redesignated)--
       (i) in the heading to read as follows:
       ``(b) Allotment Among States.--'';
       (ii) in paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) Outlying areas.--
       ``(A) In general.--From the amount appropriated for any 
     fiscal year to carry out this title, the Secretary shall 
     reserve not more than one quarter of one percent to provide 
     assistance to--
       ``(i) the outlying areas; and
       ``(ii) for each of the fiscal years 1998 through 2001, to 
     carry out the competition described in subparagraph (B), 
     except that the amount reserved to carry out such 
     subparagraph for any such fiscal year shall not exceed the 
     amount reserved for the freely associated states for fiscal 
     year 1997, from amounts reserved under section 262(a)(1) of 
     the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1642(a)(1)) (as 
     such section was in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement 
     Act of 1997).
       ``(B) Limitation for freely associated states.--
       ``(i) Competitive grants.--The Secretary shall use funds 
     described in subparagraph (A)(ii) to award grants to Guam, 
     American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, and the freely associated states to carry out the 
     purposes of this title.
       ``(ii) Award basis.--The Secretary shall award grants 
     pursuant to clause (i) on a competitive basis and pursuant to 
     the recommendations of experts in the field of employment and 
     training, working through the Pacific Region Educational 
     Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii.
       ``(iii) Assistance requirements.--Any freely associated 
     state that desires to receive amounts under this title shall 
     include in its application for assistance--

       ``(I) information demonstrating that it will meet all 
     conditions that apply to States under this title;
       ``(II) an assurance that, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title, it will use such amounts only for 
     the direct provision of services; and
       ``(III) such other information and assurances as the 
     Secretary may require.

       ``(iv) Termination of eligibility.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the freely associated states shall 
     not receive any funds under this title for any program year 
     that begins after September 30, 2001.
       ``(v) Administrative costs.--The Secretary may provide not 
     more than 5 percent

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     of the amount made available for grants under this 
     subparagraph to pay the administrative costs of the Pacific 
     Region Educational Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii, regarding 
     activities assisted under this section.
       ``(C) Additional requirement.--The provisions of Public Law 
     95-134, permitting the consolidation of grants by the 
     outlying areas, shall not apply to funds provided to those 
     areas or to the freely associated states under this section.
       ``(D) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `freely associated states' means the Republic of the Marshall 
     Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic 
     of Palau.''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) by inserting after the heading the following:

       ``(A) In general.--'';

       (II) by striking ``82 percent of the remainder'' and all 
     that follows and inserting the following: ``the remaining 
     amount to the States pursuant to the formula contained in 
     subparagraph (B).''; and
       (III) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(B) Formula.--Subject to the provisions of subparagraphs 
     (C) and (D) of the amounts allotted to States for this title 
     for each fiscal year--
       ``(i) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted on the basis of the 
     relative number of unemployed individuals residing in areas 
     of substantial unemployment within each State as compared to 
     the total number of such unemployed individuals in all such 
     areas of substantial unemployment in all States;
       ``(ii) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted on the basis of 
     the relative excess number of unemployed individuals who 
     reside in each State as compared to the total excess number 
     of unemployed individuals in all States; and
       ``(iii) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted on the basis of 
     the relative number of economically disadvantaged youth 
     within each State as compared to the total number of 
     economically disadvantaged youth in all States.
       ``(C) Minimum allotment.--
       ``(i) Minimum percentage.--No State shall be allotted less 
     than 90 percent of its allotment percentage for the fiscal 
     year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is 
     made.
       ``(ii) Maximum percentage.--No State shall be allotted more 
     than 130 percent of its allotment percentage for the fiscal 
     year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is 
     made.
       ``(D) Small state 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.''; and
       (F) in subsection (c)(1)(A) (as redesignated)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``Economically 
     disadvantaged'' and inserting ``Disadvantaged''; and
       (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``economically''.
       (c) Allocation Within States.--Title II of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), as amended by this 
     Act, is further amended by inserting after section 203 the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 204. ALLOCATION WITHIN STATES.

       ``(a) Reservation for State Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Reservation.--The Governor of the State shall reserve 
     not more than 25 percent of the amount allotted to the State 
     under section 203(b) for a fiscal year to carry out the 
     activities described in this subsection.
       ``(B) Matching funds for out-of-school youth programs.--Of 
     the amount reserved under subparagraph (A), the Governor 
     shall reserve not less than 10 percent of the total amount 
     alloted to the State under section 203(b) for any fiscal year 
     to award grants in accordance with this title to programs for 
     disadvantaged youth that--
       ``(i) serve only out-of-school youth; and
       ``(ii) agree to provide matching funds from sources other 
     than those received under this subparagraph for such services 
     in an amount equal to the Federal funds received under this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(2) Required activities.--Activities described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) shall include the provision of additional 
     assistance to areas that have high concentrations of 
     disadvantaged youth to carry out the activities described in 
     section 206.
       ``(3) Discretionary activities.--Activities described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) may include--
       ``(A) subject to paragraph (4), administration by the State 
     of programs under this title;
       ``(B) capacity building and technical assistance to local 
     workforce development areas and to providers of disadvantaged 
     youth services as authorized under this title, including the 
     development and training of staff, members of local workforce 
     development boards, and employers and workplace mentors 
     providing training through programs authorized under this 
     title;
       ``(C) incentives for program coordination and integration, 
     performance awards, and research and demonstrations;
       ``(D) implementation of innovative disadvantaged youth 
     employment and training programs, pilot projects, and 
     demonstration projects which further the purposes of this 
     title; and
       ``(E) support for a common management information system 
     across employment, training, literacy, and human resource 
     programs as identified in section 103.
       ``(4) Limitation.--Of the amount reserved by the Governor 
     under paragraph (1)(A), not more than 5 percent of the total 
     amount allotted to the State under section 203(b) may be used 
     for administration by the State of programs under this title.
       ``(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 203(b) to workforce development areas designated 
     under section 121, in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3), 
     for the purpose of providing services for disadvantaged youth 
     in accordance with section 206.
       ``(2) Allocation by formula.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each State shall allocate not less than 
     70 percent of the remainder of funds described in paragraph 
     (1) to workforce development areas within the State pursuant 
     to the formula contained in subparagraph (B) for the 
     provision of services for disadvantaged youth in accordance 
     with section 206.
       ``(B) Formula.--Of the amounts described in subparagraph 
     (A)--
       ``(i) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allocated on the basis of 
     the relative number of unemployed individuals residing in 
     areas of substantial unemployment in each workforce 
     development area as compared to the total number of such 
     unemployed individuals in all such areas of substantial 
     unemployment in the State;
       ``(ii) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allocated on the basis of 
     the relative excess number of unemployed individuals who 
     reside in each workforce development area as compared to the 
     total excess number of unemployed individuals in all 
     workforce development areas in the State; and
       ``(iii) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allocated on the basis of 
     the relative number of economically disadvantaged youth in 
     each workforce development area as compared to the total 
     number of disadvantaged youth in all workforce development 
     areas in the State.
       ``(3) Discretionary allocation.--The State, through the 
     collaborative process under section 102, is authorized to 
     allocate not more than 30 percent of the remainder of funds 
     described in paragraph (1) to workforce development areas for 
     the provision of services for disadvantaged youth in 
     accordance with section 206. Such funds shall be allocated to 
     urban, rural, and suburban areas throughout the State and 
     shall be allocated promptly in accordance with section 
     162(e).''.
       (d) Eligibility for Services.--Title II of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), as amended by this 
     Act, is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 263 as section 205; and
       (2) in section 205 (as redesignated)--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the heading to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--'';
       (ii) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--

       (I) by striking ``subsections (e) and (g)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (c)'';
       (II) by striking ``who is in school''; and
       (III) by striking ``part'' and inserting ``title''; and

       (iii) in paragraph (1)(B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) if provided in the local plan developed pursuant to 
     section 122(d)(1), is age 14 through 24; and'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by amending the heading to read as follows:
       ``(b) Priority for Service.--'';
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as 
     subparagraphs (B) through (H), respectively, and moving the 
     margin for each such subparagraph two ems to the right;
       (iii) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as 
     redesignated) the following:
       ``(A) Individuals who are school dropouts.'';
       (iv) in subparagraph (H) (as redesignated) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(H) Other disadvantaged youth who face serious barriers 
     to employment as identified by the local workforce 
     development area.''; and
       (v) by amending the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as 
     added by clause (iii)) to read as follows:
       ``(1) Priority.--Of the disadvantaged youth described in 
     subsection (a), priority for service shall be given to school 
     dropouts and to other hard-to-serve youth.
       ``(2) Definition.--For the purposes of this title, the term 
     `hard-to-serve youth' includes--'';
       (C) by striking subsections (c), (d), (f), (g), and (h);
       (D) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (c); and
       (E) in subsection (c) (as redesignated)--
       (i) by striking ``subsection (a)(2) or (c)(2)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (a)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``of individuals who face'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``described in subparagraphs (A) 
     through (G) of subsection (b)(2).''.
       (e) Use of Funds.--Title II of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is 
     further amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 264 as section 206; and
       (2) in section 206 (as redesignated)--
       (A) by striking subsection (a);
       (B) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as 
     subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively;
       (C) in subsection (a) (as redesignated)--
       (i) in the heading to read as follows:
       ``(a) Program Design.--'';
       (ii) in paragraph (1)--

       (I) in the heading to read as follows:

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       ``(1) Essential elements.--'';

       (II) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--

       (aa) by striking ``part'' and inserting ``title''; and
       (bb) by striking ``include'';

       (III) in subparagraph (A)--

       (aa) by inserting ``provide'' after ``(A)'';
       (bb) by striking ``skill levels and service needs'' and 
     inserting ``academic levels, skill levels, and service 
     needs''; and
       (cc) by striking ``and supportive service needs'' and 
     inserting ``supportive service needs, and developmental needs 
     of such participants'';

       (IV) in subparagraph (B)--

       (aa) by striking ``development of'' and inserting 
     ``develop''; and
       (bb) by inserting ``for each participant'' after ``service 
     strategies''; and

       (V) by amending subparagraphs (C) and (D) to read as 
     follows:

       ``(C) integrate academic, occupational, and work-based 
     learning opportunities;
       ``(D) provide comprehensive guidance and counseling;
       ``(E) provide postsecondary educational or training 
     opportunities, where appropriate;
       ``(F) involve employers and parents in the design and 
     implementation of programs;
       ``(G) provide adult mentoring; and
       ``(H) provide summer employment opportunities that are 
     directly linked to academic and occupational learning.'';
       (iii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A)--

       (aa) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``service delivery'' and inserting ``workforce development''; 
     and
       (bb) in clause (i), by striking ``service delivery'' and 
     inserting ``workforce development''; and

       (II) in subparagraph (B)--

       (aa) in clause (i), by striking ``(i) Service providers.--
     ''; and
       (bb) by striking clause (ii);
       (D) in subsection (b) (as redesignated)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``part'' and inserting ``title'';
       (ii) in paragraph (1)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 204(b)(1)'' 
     and inserting ``section 314(c)(4)'';
       (II) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``section 141(o)(1)'' 
     and inserting ``section 141(11)(A)'';
       (III) in subparagraph (G) by striking ``in public agencies, 
     nonprofit agencies, and other appropriate agencies, 
     institutions, and organizations'';
       (IV) by amending subparagraph (H) to read as follows:

       ``(H) such other training and transition services that 
     assist disadvantaged youth in making the transition to 
     employment or to postsecondary education or training, as 
     determined appropriate by the local workforce development 
     area; and'';

       (V) by amending subparagraph (I) to read as follows:

       ``(I) summer employment opportunities that are directly 
     linked to academic and occupational learning.''; and

       (VI) by striking subparagraphs (J) through (L); and

       (iii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A) to read as follows:

       ``(A) assessment, outreach, staff development, job 
     development, and job search assistance activities;'';

       (II) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (III) in subparagraph (D)--

       (aa) by striking ``cash''; and
       (bb) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and

       (IV) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(E) peer-centered activities encouraging responsibility 
     and other positive social behaviors during non-school 
     hours.'';
       (E) in subsection (c) (as redesignated)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)--

       (I) by striking ``service delivery'' and inserting 
     ``workforce development'';
       (II) by striking ``private industry council'' and inserting 
     ``local board''; and
       (III) by striking ``section 453(c)'' and inserting ``part D 
     of title IV'';

       (ii) in clauses (i) through (iii) of paragraph (2)(B), by 
     striking ``service delivery'' each place it occurs and 
     inserting ``workforce development'';
       (iii) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A)--

       (aa) in the heading to read as follows:
       ``(A) Work-related activities.--'';
       (bb) in the first sentence, by inserting after ``work 
     maturity skills training'' the following: ``, summer 
     employment, job search assistance, job club activities, and 
     other work-related activities'';
       (cc) in the first sentence, by striking ``part'' and 
     inserting ``title'';
       (dd) in the first sentence, by striking ``by either work 
     experience or other additional services'' and inserting ``by 
     occupational and academic learning opportunities'';
       (ee) in the first sentence, by striking ``basic education 
     or occupational skills'' and inserting ``basic education and 
     occupational skills''; and
       (ff) in the second sentence, by striking ``, including the 
     Job Corps'';

       (II) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (III) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
     (B); and
       (IV) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated)--

       (aa) by striking clause (i);
       (bb) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (i);
       (cc) in clause (i) (as redesignated), by striking ``part'' 
     and inserting ``title''; and
       (dd) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii);
       (iv) in paragraph (5)--

       (I) in the heading, by striking ``Counseling'' and 
     inserting ``Follow-up, counseling'';
       (II) by striking ``part'' and inserting ``title''; and
       (III) by striking ``for a period of up to 1 year'';

       (v) by striking paragraph (6);
       (vi) in paragraph (7), by striking ``service delivery'' and 
     inserting ``workforce development'' and
       (vii) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6).
       (f) Selection of Service Providers.--Title II of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), as amended 
     by this Act, is further amended by adding after section 206 
     (as redesignated), the following:

     ``SEC. 207. SELECTION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS.

       ``From funds made available under section 204(b) to a local 
     workforce development area, the local board for such local 
     area shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible 
     providers to carry out the disadvantaged youth programs 
     described in section 206.''.
       (g) Educational Linkages.--Title II of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), as amended by this 
     Act, is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 265 as section 208; and
       (2) in section 208 (as redesignated)--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``service delivery'' and 
     inserting ``workforce development'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``service delivery'' and inserting ``workforce development''; 
     and
       (ii) in paragraph (6) to read as follows:
       ``(6) title I of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996;'';
       (C) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``service delivery'' 
     and inserting ``workforce development''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``, including 
     programs conducted under part A''; and
       (D) by striking subsection (d).
       (h) Transfer of Funds.--Title II of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), as amended by this 
     Act, is further amended by striking section 266.
  TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS

     SEC. 301. ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES GRANTS.

       Title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1651 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
    ``TITLE III--ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES GRANTS

     ``SEC. 301. PURPOSE.

       ``The purpose of this title is to establish a high-quality, 
     efficient system of employment, job training, and related 
     assistance that--
       ``(1) provides individuals with choice in the selection of 
     employment and training options that will facilitate the 
     transition of such individuals into productive, high skills, 
     private sector jobs;
       ``(2) provides quality training of such individuals for the 
     21st century; and
       ``(3) drives resources and authority to States and local 
     communities for the design of job training programs.

      ``PART A--ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES GRANTS

     ``SEC. 311. AUTHORIZATION.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of each State that in 
     accordance with the requirements of sections 101 and 102 
     submits to the Secretary of Labor (hereinafter in this title 
     referred to as the `Secretary') a State plan, the Secretary 
     shall provide funds to the State for the purpose of providing 
     employment, job training, and related assistance for adults 
     and dislocated workers in the State, in accordance with this 
     title.
       ``(b) Amount.--The funds described in subsection (a) shall 
     consist of the allotments determined for the State under 
     section 312.

     ``SEC. 312. ALLOTMENT AMONG STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to 
     section 3(a)(2) to carry out this title for a fiscal year, 
     the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall allot the total amount appropriated pursuant to 
     section 3(a)(2)(A) in accordance with subsection (b)(1); and
       ``(2)(A) shall allot 80 percent of the amount appropriated 
     pursuant to section 3(a)(2)(B) in accordance with the 
     subsection (b)(2); and
       ``(B) shall reserve the remainder of the amount 
     appropriated pursuant to section 3(a)(2)(B) for use under 
     part B.
       ``(b) Allotment Among States.--
       ``(1) Adult employment and training.--
       ``(A) Reservation for outlying areas.--
       ``(i) In general.--Of the amount allotted under subsection 
     (a)(1), the Secretary shall allot not more than one quarter 
     of one percent among the outlying areas.
       ``(ii) Applicability of additional requirements.--Of the 
     amount allotted under clause (i), the Secretary shall award 
     grants to Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, and the freely associated states in 
     accordance with the requirements of section 203(b)(1).
       ``(B) States.--
       ``(i) In general.--After determining the amount to be 
     allotted under subparagraph

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     (A), the Secretary shall allot the remaining amount to the 
     States pursuant to the formula contained in clause (ii).
       ``(ii) Formula.--Subject to the provisions of clause (iii), 
     of the amounts allotted to States for adult employment and 
     training under this title for each fiscal year--

       ``(I) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted on the basis of the 
     relative number of unemployed individuals residing in areas 
     of substantial unemployment within each State as compared to 
     the total number of such unemployed individuals in all such 
     areas of substantial unemployment in all States;
       ``(II) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted on the basis of 
     the relative excess number of unemployed individuals within 
     each State as compared to the total excess number of 
     unemployed individuals in all States; and
       ``(III) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted on the basis of 
     the relative number of economically disadvantaged adults 
     within each State as compared to the total number of 
     economically disadvantaged adults in all States.

       ``(iii) Minimum allotment.--

       ``(I) Minimum percentage.--No State shall be allotted less 
     than 90 percent of its allotment percentage for the fiscal 
     year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is 
     made.
       ``(II) Maximum percentage.--No State shall be allotted more 
     than 130 percent of its allotment percentage for the fiscal 
     year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is 
     made.

       ``(iv) Small state minimum allotment.--No State shall 
     receive less than one-quarter of one percent of the amount 
     available under this subparagraph 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.
       ``(2) Dislocated workers.--
       ``(A) Reservation for outlying areas.--
       ``(i) In general.--Of the amount allotted under subsection 
     (a)(2)(A), the Secretary shall allot not more than one 
     quarter of one percent among the outlying areas.
       ``(ii) Applicability of additional requirements.--Of the 
     amount allotted under clause (i), the Secretary shall award 
     grants to Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, and the freely associated states in 
     accordance with the requirements of section 203(b)(1).
       ``(B) States.--
       ``(i) In general.--After determining the amount to be 
     allotted under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall allot 
     the remaining amount to the States pursuant to the formula 
     contained in clause (ii).
       ``(ii) Formula.--Subject to the provisions of clause (iii), 
     of the amounts allotted to States for dislocated worker 
     employment and training under this title for each fiscal 
     year--

       ``(I) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted among the States on 
     the basis of the relative number of unemployed individuals 
     who reside in each State as compared to the total number of 
     unemployed individuals in all the States;
       ``(II) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted among the States 
     on the basis of the relative excess number of unemployed 
     individuals who reside in each State as compared to the total 
     excess number of unemployed individuals in all the States 
     (for purposes of this subclause, the term `excess number' 
     means the number which represents unemployed individuals in 
     excess of 4.5 percent of the civilian labor force in the 
     State); and
       ``(III) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allotted among the States 
     on the basis of the relative number of individuals who have 
     been unemployed for 15 weeks or more and who reside in each 
     State as compared to the total number of such individuals in 
     all the States.

       ``(iii) Minimum allotment.--

       ``(I) Minimum percentage.--No State shall be allotted less 
     than 90 percent of its allotment percentage for the fiscal 
     year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is 
     made.
       ``(II) Maximum percentage.--No State shall be allotted more 
     than 130 percent of its allotment percentage for the fiscal 
     year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is 
     made.

       ``(iv) Small state minimum allotment.--No State shall 
     receive less than one-quarter of one percent of the amount 
     available under this subparagraph 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) Adult employment and training.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Governor of the State shall reserve 
     not more than 15 percent of the total amount allotted to the 
     State under section 312(b)(1) for a fiscal year for statewide 
     activities for employment, job training, and related 
     assistance for adults.
       ``(B) Allowable activities.--Such activities may include--
       ``(i) subject to subparagraph (C), administration by the 
     State of programs under this title;
       ``(ii) capacity building and technical assistance to local 
     workforce development areas, full service employment and 
     training delivery systems, and service providers including 
     the development and training of staff and the development of 
     exemplary program activities;
       ``(iii) incentives for program coordination and 
     integration, 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, and the establishment and implementation of 
     programs targeted to empowerment zones;
       ``(v) implementation of experimentation, model activities, 
     pilot projects, demonstration projects, and the provision of 
     employment and training services which further the goals and 
     purposes of this Act;
       ``(vi) additional assistance for the development and 
     implementation of the full service employment and training 
     delivery system established in accordance with section 123;
       ``(vii) support for a common management information system 
     across employment, training, literacy, and human resource 
     programs as identified in section 103;
       ``(viii) support for the identification of eligible 
     training providers as required under section 124; and
       ``(ix) implementation of innovative programs for displaced 
     homemakers and programs to increase the number of individuals 
     training and placed in nontraditional employment.
       ``(C) Limitation.--Of the amount reserved by the Governor 
     under subparagraph (A) not more than 5 percent of the total 
     amount allotted to the State under section 312(b)(1) for a 
     fiscal year may be used for administration by the State of 
     programs under this part.
       ``(2) Dislocated workers employment and training.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Governor of the State shall reserve 
     not more than 30 percent of the total amount allotted to the 
     State under section 312(b)(2) for a fiscal year for statewide 
     activities for employment, job training, and related 
     assistance for dislocated workers.
       ``(B) Required activities.--Such activities shall include--
       ``(i) rapid response activities carried out by a designated 
     State dislocated worker unit, working in conjunction with the 
     local workforce development board and the chief elected 
     official in an affected local workforce development area; and
       ``(ii) additional assistance to areas that experience 
     disasters, mass layoffs or plant closings, or other events 
     that precipitate substantial increases in the number of 
     unemployed workers, working in conjunction with the local 
     workforce development board and the chief elected official in 
     affected local workforce development areas.
       ``(C) Discretionary activities.--Such activities may 
     include those activities described in paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(D) Limitation.--Of the amount reserved by the Governor 
     under subparagraph (A) not more than 10 percent of the total 
     amount allotted to the State under section 312(b)(2) for a 
     fiscal year may be used for activities described in paragraph 
     (1)(B) and of that amount not more than 5 percent of the 
     total amount allotted to the State under section 312(b)(2) 
     for a fiscal year may be used for administration by the State 
     of programs under this part.
       ``(b) Within State Allocation.--
       ``(1) Allocation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Governor of the State shall allocate 
     the remainder of the amounts allotted to the State under 
     section 312 to workforce development areas designated under 
     section 121 for the purpose of providing a single system of 
     employment and training services for adults and dislocated 
     workers in accordance with section 314.
       ``(B) Additional requirements.--(i) Funds allocated under 
     paragraph (2)(B), shall be used by a local workforce 
     development area to contribute proportionately to the costs 
     of the local full service employment and training delivery 
     system, and to pay for services provided to adults, in the 
     local area, consistent with section 314.
       ``(ii) Funds allocated under paragraph (2)(C), shall be 
     used by a local workforce development area to contribute 
     proportionately to the costs of the local full service 
     employment and training delivery system, and to pay for 
     services provided to dislocated workers, in the local area, 
     consistent with section 314.
       ``(2) Methods.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Governor, through the collaborative 
     process under section 102, and after consultation with local 
     chief elected officials in the local workforce development 
     areas, shall allocate the remainder of funds described in 
     subsection (a)(1)(A) for adult employment and training in 
     accordance with subparagraph (B), and the funds described in 
     subsection (a)(2)(A) for dislocated workers in accordance 
     with subparagraph (C).
       ``(B) Adult employment and training allocations.--
       ``(i) Adult employment and training formula allocations.--
     Each State shall allocate not less than 70 percent of the 
     remainder of funds described in subsection (a)(1)(A) to 
     workforce development areas within the State pursuant to the 
     formula contained in clause (ii) for the provision of adult 
     employment and training services in accordance with section 
     314.
       ``(ii) Formula.--Of the amounts described in clause (i)--

       ``(I) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allocated on the basis of 
     the relative number of unemployed individuals residing in 
     areas of substantial unemployment in each workforce 
     development area as compared to the total number of such 
     unemployed individuals in all such areas of substantial 
     unemployment in the State;
       ``(II) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allocated on the basis of 
     the relative excess number of unem

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     ployed individuals who reside in each workforce development 
     area as compared to the total excess number of unemployed 
     individuals in all workforce development areas in the State; 
     and
       ``(III) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allocated on the basis of 
     the relative number of economically disadvantaged adults in 
     each workforce development area as compared to the total 
     number of disadvantaged adults in all workforce development 
     areas in the State.

       ``(iii) Adult employment and training discretionary 
     allocation.--The State, through the collaborative process, is 
     authorized to allocate not more than 30 percent of the 
     remainder of funds described in subsection (a)(1)(A) to 
     workforce development areas for the provision of adult 
     employment and training services in accordance with section 
     314. Such funds shall be allocated to urban, rural, and 
     suburban areas throughout the State and shall be allocated 
     promptly in accordance with section 162(e).
       ``(C) Dislocated worker employment and training 
     allocations.--
       ``(i) Dislocated worker employment and training formula 
     allocations.--Each State shall allocate not less than 70 
     percent of the remainder of funds described in subsection 
     (a)(2)(A) to workforce development areas within the State 
     pursuant to the formula contained in clause (ii) for the 
     provision of employment and training services to dislocated 
     workers in accordance with section 314.
       ``(ii) Formula.--Of the amounts described in clause (i)--

       ``(I) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allocated on the basis of 
     the relative number of unemployed individuals residing in 
     areas of substantial unemployment in each workforce 
     development area as compared to the total number of such 
     unemployed individuals in all such areas of substantial 
     unemployment in the State;
       ``(II) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allocated on the basis of 
     the relative excess number of unemployed individuals who 
     reside in each workforce development area as compared to the 
     total excess number of unemployed individuals in all 
     workforce development areas in the State; and
       ``(III) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allocated on the basis of 
     the relative number of individuals who have been unemployed 
     for 15 weeks or more within each workforce development area 
     of the State as compared to the total number of such 
     individuals in all workforce development areas in the State.

       ``(iii) Dislocated worker employment and training 
     discretionary allocation.--The State, through the 
     collaborative process, is authorized to allocate not more 
     than 30 percent of the remainder of funds described in 
     subsection (a)(2)(A) to workforce development areas for the 
     provision employment and training services to dislocated 
     workers in accordance with section 314. Such funds shall be 
     allocated to urban, rural, and suburban areas throughout the 
     State and shall be allocated promptly in accordance with 
     section 162(e).
       ``(3) Transfer authority.--A local workforce development 
     area is authorized to transfer up to 20 percent of the funds 
     received under this subsection between adult employment and 
     training and dislocated worker allocations if such transfer 
     is approved by the Governor.

     ``SEC. 314. USE OF AMOUNTS.

       ``(a) Core Services.--Amounts allocated for adults under 
     section 313(b)(2)(B) and for dislocated workers under section 
     313(b)(2)(C) shall be used to provide core services described 
     in section 123(d) to adults and dislocated workers, 
     respectively, through a full service employment and training 
     delivery system in accordance with such section.
       ``(b) Intensive Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts allocated for adults under 
     section 313(b)(2)(B) and for dislocated workers under section 
     313(b)(2)(C) shall be used to provide intensive services to 
     adults and dislocated workers, respectively--
       ``(A)(i) who are unable to obtain employment through core 
     services under subsection (a); and
       ``(ii) who have been determined to be in need of more 
     intensive services in order to gain employment; or
       ``(B)(i) who are employed but are economically 
     disadvantaged despite such employment; and
       ``(ii) who are determined to be in need of such intensive 
     services in order to gain employment that allows for self-
     sufficiency.
       ``(2) Delivery of services.--Such intensive services shall 
     be provided--
       ``(A) directly through full service eligible providers 
     identified pursuant to section 123(c); or
       ``(B) through contracts through full service employment and 
     training delivery 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 participant to achieve the employment goal.
       ``(C) Group counseling.
       ``(D) Individual counseling and career planning.
       ``(E) Case management for participants receiving training 
     services under subsection (c).
       ``(F) Follow-up services for participants placed in 
     training or employment, for up to 1 year, to assist in 
     retention or advancement in employment.
       ``(c) Training Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts allocated for adults under 
     section 313(b)(2)(B) and for dislocated workers under section 
     313(b)(2)(C) shall be used to provide training services to 
     adults and dislocated workers, respectively--
       ``(A) who are unable to obtain employment through core 
     services under subsection (a);
       ``(B) who are in need of training services in order to gain 
     employment as a result of determinations made through--
       ``(i) initial assessments under subsection (a); or
       ``(ii) comprehensive and specialized assessments under 
     subsection (b)(3)(A); or
       ``(C)(i) who are employed but are economically 
     disadvantaged despite such employment; and
       ``(ii) who are determined to be in need of such training 
     services in order to gain employment that allows for self-
     sufficiency.
       ``(2) Participant qualification.--
       ``(A) Requirements.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B), provision of such training services shall be limited to 
     participants who--
       ``(i) are unable to obtain other grant assistance for such 
     services, including Federal Pell Grants established under 
     title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 
     et seq.); or
       ``(ii) require assistance beyond the assistance made 
     available under other grant assistance programs, including 
     Federal Pell Grants.
       ``(B) Reimbursements.--Training services may be provided 
     under this subsection to an individual who otherwise meets 
     the requirements of this subsection while an application for 
     a Federal Pell Grant or other grant assistance is pending, 
     except that if such individual is subsequently awarded a 
     Federal Pell Grant or other grant assistance, appropriate 
     reimbursement shall be made to the local workforce 
     development area from such Federal Pell Grant or other grant 
     assistance.
       ``(3) Provider qualification.--Such training services shall 
     be provided through training providers identified under in 
     accordance with section 124.
       ``(4) Types of services.--Such 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, which may include cooperative education 
     programs.
       ``(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.
       ``(5) Individual choice requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--All training services under this section 
     shall be provided through service delivery methods that, to 
     the extent practicable, maximize consumer choice in the 
     selection of eligible providers of training services.
       ``(B) Information on eligible providers.--Each local 
     workforce development board, through the full service 
     employment and training delivery system, shall make 
     available--
       ``(i) the list of eligible providers of training services 
     required under section 124, with a description of the 
     training courses available from such providers and a list of 
     the names of on-the-job training providers; and
       ``(ii) the performance information described in section 124 
     relating to such providers.
       ``(C) Purchase of services.--An individual eligible for 
     training services under this section may select an eligible 
     provider of training services from the list of providers 
     described in subparagraph (B)(i). Upon such selection, the 
     full service eligible provider shall, to the extent 
     practicable, refer such individual to the selected eligible 
     provider of training services and arrange for payment for 
     such services.
       ``(6) Additional requirements.--
       ``(A) Use of skill grants.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii) and 
     clause (iii), training services under this section shall be 
     provided through the use of skill grants in accordance with 
     this subsection, and shall be distributed to eligible 
     individuals through full service eligible providers or 
     affiliated sites as described in section 123.
       ``(ii) Exceptions.--Training services authorized under this 
     title may be provided pursuant to a contract for services in 
     lieu of a skill grant if the requirements of paragraph (5) 
     are met and 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 qualified providers of 
     training services in the workforce development area to 
     accomplish the purposes of a skill grant system;

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       ``(III) the local workforce development board determines 
     that the qualified providers of training services 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.

       ``(iii) Transition.--Each State shall, not later than three 
     years after the date of the enactment of the Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act of 1997, fully 
     implement the requirements of clause (i). Nothing in this Act 
     shall prohibit a State from beginning such implementation at 
     an earlier date.
       ``(B) Linkage to occupations in demand.--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, except that a 
     local workforce development board may approve training in 
     occupations determined by the local board to be in sectors of 
     the economy which have a high potential for sustained demand 
     or growth in the local workforce development area.
       ``(d) Additional Uses of Amounts.--
       ``(1) Supportive services.--Amounts allocated for adults 
     under section 313(b)(2)(B) and for dislocated workers under 
     section 313(b)(2)(C) may be used to provide supportive 
     services for adults and dislocated workers, respectively--
       ``(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 and 
     dislocated workers who are unemployed and do not qualify for 
     (or have ceased to qualify for) unemployment compensation for 
     the purpose of enabling such individuals to participate in 
     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 training by the 
     end of the 13th week of the worker's most recent layoff, 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.--From funds allocated to local workforce 
     development areas for adult employment and training under 
     section 313(b)(1)(B)(i), priority shall be given to welfare 
     recipients and other economically disadvantaged individuals 
     with multiple barriers to employment for receipt of intensive 
     services and training services provided under subsections (b) 
     and (c) of section 314, respectively.

                      ``PART B--NATIONAL PROGRAMS

     ``SEC. 321. NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--From the amount reserved under section 
     312(a)(2), the Secretary of Labor is authorized to award 
     national emergency grants in a timely manner--
       ``(1) to an entity described in subsection (b) to provide 
     employment and training assistance to workers affected by 
     major economic dislocations, such as plant closures, mass 
     layoffs, or closures and realignments of military 
     installations; and
       ``(2) to provide assistance to the Governor of any State 
     within the boundaries of which is 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 (42 
     U.S.C. 5122 (1) and (2)) (referred to in this section as the 
     `disaster area').
       ``(b) Employment and Training Assistance Requirements.--
       ``(1) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     subsection (a)(1), an entity shall submit an application to 
     the Secretary of Labor at such time, in such manner, and 
     accompanied by such information, as the Secretary may 
     reasonably require.
       ``(2) Eligible entity.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `entity' means a State, local workforce development 
     board, employer or employer association, worker-management 
     transition assistance committee or other employer-employee 
     entity, representative of employees, community development 
     corporation or community-based organization, or an industry 
     consortia
       ``(c) Disaster Relief Employment Assistance Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Funds made available under subsection 
     (a)(2)--
       ``(A) shall be used exclusively to provide employment on 
     projects that provide food, clothing, shelter, and other 
     humanitarian assistance for disaster victims, and projects 
     regarding demolition, cleaning, 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.--An individual shall be eligible to be 
     offered disaster relief 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.''.
        TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS
 Subtitle A--Employment and Training Programs for Native Americans and 
                    Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers

     SEC. 401. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAM.

       Section 401 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1671) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 401. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--
       ``(1) In general.--The purpose of this section is to 
     support employment and training activities for Indian, Alaska 
     Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals in order--
       ``(A) to develop more fully the academic, occupational, and 
     literacy skills of such individuals;
       ``(B) to make such individuals more competitive in the 
     workforce; and
       ``(C) to promote the economic and social development of 
     Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities in 
     accordance with the goals and values of such communities.
       ``(2)  Indian policy.--All programs assisted under this 
     section shall be administered in a manner consistent with the 
     principles of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) and the government-to-
     government relationship between the Federal Government and 
     Indian tribal governments.
       ``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Alaska native.--The term `Alaska Native' means a 
     Native as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b)).
       ``(2) Indian, indian tribe, and tribal organization.--The 
     terms `Indian', `Indian tribe', and `tribal organization' 
     have the meanings given such terms in subsections (d), (e), 
     and (l), respectively, of section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
       ``(3) Native hawaiian and native hawaiian organization.--
     The terms `Native Hawaiian' and `Native Hawaiian 
     organization' have the meanings given such terms in 
     paragraphs (1) and (3), respectively, of section 9212 of the 
     Native Hawaiian Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7912).
       ``(c) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Labor shall 
     make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative 
     agreements with, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska 
     Native entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving 
     Indians, or Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the 
     authorized activities described in subsection (d).
       ``(d) Authorized Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Funds made available under this section 
     shall be used to carry out the activities described in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) that--
       ``(A) are consistent with this section; and
       ``(B) are necessary to meet the needs of Indians or Native 
     Hawaiians preparing to enter, renter, or retain unsubsidized 
     employment.
       ``(2) Employment and training activities and supplemental 
     services.--
       ``(A) In general.--Funds made available under this section 
     shall be used for--
       ``(i) comprehensive workforce and career development 
     activities for Indians or Native Hawaiians; or
       ``(ii) supplemental services for Indian or Native Hawaiian 
     youth on or near Indian reservations and in Oklahoma, Alaska, 
     or Hawaii.
       ``(B) Special rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, individuals who were eligible to participate in 
     programs under section 401 of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 1671) (as such section was in effect on the 
     day before the date of enactment of this Act) shall be 
     eligible to participate in an activity assisted under 
     subparagraph (A)(i).
       ``(e) Program Plan.--In order to receive a grant or enter 
     into a contract or cooperative agreement under this section 
     an entity described in subsection (c) shall submit to the 
     Secretary of Labor a plan that describes a 2-year strategy 
     for meeting the needs of Indian or Native Hawaiian 
     individuals, as appropriate, in the area served by such 
     entity. Such plan--
       ``(1) shall be consistent with the purposes of this 
     section;
       ``(2) shall identify the population to be served;
       ``(3) shall identify the education and employment needs of 
     the population to be served and the manner in which the 
     services to be provided will strengthen the ability of the 
     individuals served to obtain or retain unsubsidized 
     employment;
       ``(4) shall describe the services to be provided and the 
     manner in which such services are to be integrated with other 
     appropriate services; and
       ``(5) shall describe the goals and benchmarks to be used to 
     assess the performance of entities in carrying out the 
     activities assisted under this section.
       ``(f) Consolidation of Funds.--Each entity receiving 
     assistance under this section 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 of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3401 et 
     seq.).

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       ``(g) Nonduplicative and Nonexclusive Services.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed--
       ``(1) to limit the eligibility of any entity described in 
     subsection (c) to participate in any activity offered by a 
     State or local entity under this Act; or
       ``(2) to preclude or discourage any agreement, between any 
     entity described in subsection (c) and any State or local 
     entity, to facilitate the provision of services by such 
     entity or to the population served by such entity.
       ``(h) Administrative Provisions.--
       ``(1) Organizational unit established.--The Secretary of 
     Labor shall designate a single organizational unit that shall 
     have as its primary responsibility the administration of the 
     activities authorized under this section.
       ``(2) Regulations.--The Secretary of Labor shall consult 
     with the entities described in subsection (c)(1) in 
     establishing regulations to carry out this section, including 
     performance measures for entities receiving assistance under 
     such subsection, taking into account the economic 
     circumstances of such groups, and in developing a funding 
     distribution plan that takes into consideration previous 
     levels of funding.
       ``(3) Technical assistance.--The Secretary of Labor, 
     through the unit established under paragraph (1), are 
     authorized to provide technical assistance to entities 
     described in subsection (c) that receive assistance under 
     this section to enable such entities to improve the workforce 
     and career development activities provided by such 
     entities.''.

     SEC. 402. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PROGRAM.

       Section 402 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1672) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 402. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor shall make grants 
     to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities to carry 
     out the activities described in subsection (d).
       ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     or enter into a contract under this section, an entity shall 
     have an understanding of the problems of migrant farmworkers 
     and seasonal farmworkers, a familiarity with the area to be 
     served, and the ability to demonstrate a capacity to 
     administer effectively a diversified program of workforce and 
     career development activities for migrant farmworkers and 
     seasonal farmworkers.
       ``(c) Program Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant or 
     enter into a contract under this section, an entity described 
     in subsection (b) shall submit to the Secretary of Labor a 
     plan that describes a 2-year strategy for meeting the needs 
     of migrant farmworkers and seasonal farmworkers and their 
     dependents in the area to be served by such entity.
       ``(2) Contents.--Such plan shall--
       ``(A) identify the education and employment needs of the 
     population to be served and the manner in which the services 
     to be provided will strengthen the ability of the eligible 
     farmworkers and dependents to obtain or be retained in 
     unsubsidized employment or stabilize their unsubsidized 
     employment;
       ``(B) describe the related assistance and supportive 
     services to be provided and the manner in which such services 
     are to be integrated and coordinated with other appropriate 
     services; and
       ``(C) describe the goals and benchmarks to be used to 
     assess the performance of such entity in carrying out the 
     activities assisted under this section.
       ``(d) Authorized Activities.--Funds made available under 
     this section shall be used to carry out comprehensive 
     workforce and career development activities and related 
     services for migrant farmworkers and seasonal farmworkers 
     which may include employment, training, educational 
     assistance, literacy assistance, an English literacy program, 
     worker safety training, housing, supportive services, and the 
     continuation of the case management database on participating 
     migrant farmworkers and seasonal farmworkers.
       ``(e) Consultation With Governors and Local Boards.--In 
     making grants and entering into contracts under this section, 
     the Secretary of Labor shall consult with the Governors and 
     local boards of the States in which the eligible entities 
     will carry out the activities described in subsection (d).
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretaries shall consult with 
     migrant and seasonal farmworker groups and States in 
     establishing regulations to carry out this section, including 
     performance measures for eligible entities which take into 
     account the economic circumstances of migrant farmworkers and 
     seasonal farmworkers.
       ``(g) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) 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.
       ``(2) 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)--
       ``(A) has been primarily employed in farm work that is 
     characterized by chronic unemployment or under employment; 
     and
       ``(B) is economically disadvantaged at the time of 
     application.''.
                         Subtitle B--Job Corps

     SEC. 411. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

       Section 421 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1691) is amended in the first sentence by inserting after ``a 
     distinct national program'' the following: ``carried out in 
     collaboration with States and localities''.

     SEC. 412. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THE JOB CORPS.

       Section 423 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1693) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``14'' and inserting 
     ``16'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, and who requires'' 
     and all that follows and inserting a semicolon;
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as 
     paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) is an individual who--
       ``(A) is deficient in basic skills;
       ``(B) is a school dropout;
       ``(C) is homeless or a runaway;
       ``(D) is a single parent; or
       ``(E) requires additional education, training, or intensive 
     counseling and related assistance in order to secure and hold 
     meaningful employment, participate successfully in regular 
     school work, qualify for other suitable training programs, or 
     satisfy Armed Forces requirements;''.

     SEC. 413. SCREENING AND SELECTION OF APPLICANTS; GENERAL 
                   PROVISIONS.

       Section 424(a) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1694(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by adding at the end before the 
     period the following: ``after considering input from State, 
     local, and community groups and other interested parties'';
       (2) in the second sentence--
       (A) by inserting after ``public employment offices,'' the 
     following: ``full service eligible providers,''; and
       (B) by striking ``and agencies'' and inserting ``and 
     entities''; and
       (3) in the third sentence, by inserting after ``The rules 
     shall'' the following: ``require Job Corps applicants to pass 
     background checks, conducted in accordance with procedures 
     established by the Secretary, and''.

     SEC. 414. JOB CORPS CENTERS.

       Section 427 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1697) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``In selecting any entity to serve as an operator 
     or to provide services for a Job Corps center, the Secretary 
     shall take into consideration the previous performance of the 
     entity, if any, relating to operating or providing services 
     for a Job Corps center.'';
       (2) in subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) The Secretary may select an entity to operate a 
     Civilian Conservation Center on a competitive basis if such a 
     center fails to meet performance criteria established by the 
     Secretary.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     proceeds from the sale of Job Corps center facilities shall 
     be retained by the Secretary to carry out the Job Corps 
     program.
       ``(e) Prior to the closure of any Job Corps center, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that--
       ``(1) the proposed decision to close the center is 
     announced in advance to the general public through 
     publication in the Federal Register or other appropriate 
     means;
       ``(2) the establishment of a reasonable comment period, not 
     to exceed 30 days, for interested individuals to submit 
     written comments to the Secretary;
       ``(3) the Members of Congress who represent districts 
     affected by the proposed decision to close the center are 
     notified within a reasonable period of time in advance of any 
     final decision to close the center; and
       ``(4) the geographic location of alternative Job Corps 
     centers is among the factors taken into account in the 
     decision to close the center.''.

     SEC. 415. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.

       Section 430(a) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1700(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by adding at the end before the 
     period the following: ``, including a policy of zero 
     tolerance for violence and illegal drugs under which 
     enrollees will receive mandatory terminations for specific 
     actions in accordance with regulations issued by the 
     Secretary'';
       (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``As part of the zero tolerance policy, drug testing of all 
     students shall be required in accordance with procedures 
     established by the Secretary.''; and
       (3) in the third sentence, by inserting after ``If 
     violations'' the following: ``of center standards other than 
     those covered by the zero tolerance policy''.

     SEC. 416. COUNSELING AND JOB PLACEMENT.

       Section 432(b) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1702(b)) is amended in the first sentence by inserting 
     after ``determine their capabilities and'' the following: ``, 
     based on these capabilities,''.

     SEC. 417. EXPERIMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS AND 
                   COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.

       Section 433(c)(1) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1703(c)(1)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``disseminate information'' and inserting 
     ``disseminate to Federal, State, and local workforce 
     development programs information and best practices''.
                    Subtitle C--National Activities

     SEC. 421. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, EVALUATION, AND CAPACITY 
                   BUILDING.

       Part D of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1731 
     et seq.) is amended by striking

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     sections 451 through 454 and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 451. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, EVALUATION, AND CAPACITY 
                   BUILDING.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to establish 
     and carry out research, demonstration, evaluation, and 
     capacity building activities described in subsections (b) 
     through (f).
       ``(b) National Partnership and Special Training.--The 
     Secretary may award special grants to eligible entities to 
     carry out programs that are most appropriately administered 
     at the national level. Such activities may include--
       ``(1) partnership programs 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 interest groups, community-based 
     organizations representative of groups that encounter special 
     difficulties in the labor market, and other organizations 
     with special knowledge or capabilities in education and 
     training; and
       ``(2) activities that--
       ``(A) address industry-wide skill shortages;
       ``(B) meet training needs that are best addressed on a 
     multi-state basis;
       ``(C) further the goals of increasing the competitiveness 
     of the United States labor force;
       ``(D) 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 
     Secretary determines require special assistance; or
       ``(E) promote and experiment with model activities, pilot 
     projects, and demonstration projects which further the goals 
     and purposes of this Act.
       ``(c) 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 States and localities, to the extent 
     practicable, of indicators measuring such self-sufficiency.
       ``(d) Pilot and Demonstration Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to conduct 
     pilot and demonstration programs for the purpose of 
     developing and improving techniques and demonstrating the 
     effectiveness of specialized methods in addressing employment 
     and training needs which may include--
       ``(A) the establishment of advanced manufacturing 
     technology skill centers developed through local partnerships 
     of industry, labor, education, community-based organizations, 
     and economic development organizations to meet unmet, high-
     tech skill needs of local communities;
       ``(B) projects that provide training to upgrade the skills 
     of employed workers who reside and are employed in enterprise 
     zones or empowerment communities;
       ``(C) programs conducted jointly with the Department of 
     Defense to develop training programs utilizing computer-based 
     and other innovative learning technologies;
       ``(D) projects that 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;
       ``(E) projects that assist in providing comprehensive 
     services to increase the employment rates of out-of-school 
     youth residing in targeted high poverty areas within 
     empowerment zones and enterprise communities;
       ``(F) the establishment of partnerships with national 
     organizations with special expertise in developing, 
     organizing, and administering employment and training 
     services for persons with disabilities at the national, 
     State, and local levels;
       ``(G) projects to assist public housing authorities that 
     provide to public housing residents job training programs 
     that demonstrate successful job skills upgrading and 
     employment; and
       ``(H) projects that assist local workforce development 
     areas to develop and implement local self-sufficiency 
     standards to evaluate the degree to which program 
     participants are achieving self-sufficiency.
       ``(2) Grants and contracts.--The Secretary may award grants 
     and enter into contracts with entities to carry out this 
     subsection.
       ``(3) Evaluation and effectiveness.--Demonstration programs 
     assisted under this subsection shall include a formal, 
     rigorous evaluation component. Pilot programs assisted under 
     this subsection shall include an appropriate evaluation 
     component.
       ``(4) Special rule.--A demonstration program under this 
     subsection may not be assisted under this subsection for a 
     period of more than 7 years. A pilot program under this 
     subsection may not be assisted under this subsection for a 
     period of more than 3 years.
       ``(e) Evaluation.--
       ``(1) Activities.--
       ``(A) Job training.--The Secretary shall provide for the 
     continuing evaluation of programs conducted under this Act.
       ``(B) Other programs.--The Secretary may conduct 
     evaluations of federally-funded employment-related activities 
     under other provisions of law.
       ``(2) Techniques.--
       ``(A) Methods.--Evaluations conducted under paragraph (1) 
     shall utilize sound statistical methods and techniques for 
     the behavioral and social sciences, including the use of 
     control groups chosen by scientific random assignment 
     methodologies when feasible.
       ``(B) Effectiveness.--The Secretary shall evaluate the 
     effectiveness of programs authorized under this Act with 
     respect to--
       ``(i) the statutory goals; and
       ``(ii) the cost effectiveness and return-on-investment of 
     such programs based on the extent to which the programs--

       ``(I) enhance the employment and earnings of participants;
       ``(II) reduce income support costs (including the receipt 
     of welfare assistance);
       ``(III) improve the employment competencies of participants 
     in comparison to comparable persons who did not participate 
     in such programs; and
       ``(IV) to the extent feasible, increase the level of total 
     employment over the level that would have existed in the 
     absence of such programs.

       ``(f) Technical Assistance, Dissemination, and Replication 
     Activities.--The Secretary shall provide, coordinate, and 
     support the development of, appropriate training, technical 
     assistance, staff development, and other activities, 
     including assistance in replicating programs of demonstrated 
     effectiveness, to States and localities.

     ``SEC. 452. INCENTIVE GRANTS.

       ``From amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 3(a)(3) to carry out this part for a fiscal year, the 
     Secretary is authorized to award incentive grants to States 
     consistent with the requirements of section 156(a).''.

     SEC. 422. NONTRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       Section 456 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1737) is hereby repealed.
                         Subtitle D--Repealers

     SEC. 451. REPEALERS.

       Parts F, G, H, I, and J of title IV of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) are hereby repealed.
            TITLE V--AMENDMENTS TO ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 501. REPEAL OF JOBS FOR EMPLOYABLE DEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS 
                   INCENTIVE BONUS PROGRAM.

       Title V of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1791 
     et seq.) is repealed.

     SEC. 502. AMENDMENT TO ADULT EDUCATION ACT.

       The Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``TITLE III--ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS

     ``SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This title may be cited as the `Adult Education and 
     Family Literacy Act'.

     ``SEC. 302. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

       ``It is the purpose of this title to assist States and 
     outlying areas to provide--
       ``(1) to adults, on a voluntary basis, the basic 
     educational skills necessary for employment and self-
     sufficiency; and
       ``(2) to adults who are parents, on a voluntary basis, the 
     educational skills necessary to be full partners in the 
     educational development of their children.

     ``SEC. 303. DEFINITION.

       ``For purposes of this title:
       ``(1) Adult education.--The term `adult education' means 
     services or instruction below the postsecondary level for 
     individuals--
       ``(A) who have attained 16 years of age;
       ``(B) who are not enrolled or required to be enrolled in 
     secondary school under State law; and
       ``(C) who--
       ``(i) lack sufficient mastery of basic educational skills 
     to enable the individuals to function effectively in society;
       ``(ii) do not have a certificate of graduation from a 
     school providing secondary education and who have not 
     achieved an equivalent level of education; or
       ``(iii) are unable to speak, read, or write the English 
     language.
       ``(2) Adult education and literacy activities.--The term 
     `adult education and literacy activities' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 4 of the Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act.
       ``(3) Community-based organization.--The term `community-
     based organization' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 4 of the Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Enhancement Act.
       ``(4) Direct and equitable access.--The term `direct and 
     equitable access', when used with respect to the requirement 
     in section 313(c)(2), means that--
       ``(A) all eligible providers are given the same opportunity 
     to apply for and receive funds under part A; and
       ``(B) the same announcement and application process is used 
     for all eligible providers.
       ``(5) Eligible agency.--The term `eligible agency' means--
       ``(A) the individual, entity, or agency in a State or an 
     outlying area responsible for administering or setting 
     policies for adult education and literacy services in such 
     State or outlying area pursuant to the law of the State or 
     outlying area; or
       ``(B) if no individual, entity, or agency is responsible 
     for administering or setting such policies pursuant to the 
     law of the State or outlying area, the individual, entity, or

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     agency in a State or outlying area responsible for 
     administering or setting policies for adult education and 
     literacy services in such State or outlying area on the date 
     of the enactment of the Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Enhancement Act of 1997.
       ``(6) Eligible provider.--The term `eligible provider', 
     used with respect to adult education and literacy activities 
     described in section 314(b), means a provider determined to 
     be eligible for assistance in accordance with section 313.
       ``(7) English literacy program.--The term `English literacy 
     program' has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 
     Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act.
       ``(8) Family literacy services.--The term `family literacy 
     services' has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 
     Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act.
       ``(9) Individual of limited english proficiency.--The term 
     `individual of limited English proficiency' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 4 of the Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act.
       ``(10) Individual with a disability.--The terms `individual 
     with a disability' and `individuals with disabilities' have 
     the meaning given such terms in section 4 of the Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act.
       ``(11) Literacy.--The term `literacy' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 4 of the Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act.
       ``(12) Local educational agency.--The term `local 
     educational agency' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
       ``(13) Outlying area.--The term `outlying area' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 4 of the Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act.
       ``(14) Postsecondary educational institution.--The term 
     `postsecondary educational institution' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 4 of the Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act.
       ``(15) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Education.
       ``(16) State.--The term `State' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 4 of the Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Enhancement Act.

     ``SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this title such sums as may be necessary for 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
       ``(b) Reservation of Funds for National Leadership 
     Activities.--For any fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     reserve--
       ``(1) 1.5 percent of the amount appropriated under 
     subsection (a) (but not more than $6,500,000) to carry out 
     section 321; and
       ``(2) 1.5 percent of the amount appropriated under 
     subsection (a) (but not more than $6,500,000) to establish 
     and carry out the program of national leadership and 
     evaluation activities described in section 322.

     ``SEC. 305. HOME SCHOOLS.

       ``Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect home 
     schools, nor to compel a parent engaged in home schooling to 
     participate in an English literacy program, family literacy 
     services, or adult education.

                 ``PART A--GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE AGENCIES

     ``SEC. 311. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of each eligible agency that 
     in accordance with section 101 of the Employment, Training, 
     and Literacy Enhancement Act submits to the Secretary a plan, 
     the Secretary shall make a grant for each fiscal year for 
     which such plan is in effect to the eligible agency for the 
     purpose specified in subsection (b). The grant shall consist 
     of the initial and additional allotments determined for the 
     eligible agency under section 312.
       ``(b) Purpose of Grants.--The Secretary may make a grant 
     under subsection (a) only if the applicant involved agrees to 
     expend the grant for adult education and literacy activities 
     in accordance with the provisions of this part.

     ``SEC. 312. ALLOTMENTS.

       ``(a) Initial Allotments.--From the sums available for the 
     purpose of making grants under this part for any fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall allot to each eligible agency that in 
     accordance with section 101 of the Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act submits to the Secretary a plan for 
     the year an initial amount as follows:
       ``(1) $100,000, in the case of an eligible agency of the 
     United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of 
     the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and 
     the Republic of Palau.
       ``(2) $250,000, in the case of any other eligible agency.
       ``(b) Additional Allotments.--
       ``(1) In general.--From the remainder available for the 
     purpose of making grants under this part for any fiscal year 
     after the application of subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     allot to each eligible agency that receives an initial 
     allotment under such subsection an additional amount that 
     bears the same relationship to such remainder as the number 
     of qualifying adults in the State or outlying area of the 
     agency bears to the number of such adults in all States and 
     outlying areas.
       ``(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 the law of the State or outlying area;
       ``(C) does not have a certificate of graduation from a 
     school providing secondary education and has not achieved an 
     equivalent level of education; and
       ``(D) is not currently enrolled in secondary school.
       ``(c) Special Rule.--
       ``(1) In general.--Using funds not to exceed the amount 
     appropriated and reserved under the Adult Education Act for 
     fiscal year 1997 for the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 
     the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of 
     Palau, the Secretary shall award grants, from funds made 
     available under subsections (a) and (b), to Guam, American 
     Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
     Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of 
     Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau to carry out activities 
     described in this part in accordance with the provisions of 
     this part that the Secretary determines are not inconsistent 
     with this subsection.
       ``(2) Award basis.--The Secretary shall award grants 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) on a competitive basis and pursuant 
     to recommendations from the Pacific Region Educational 
     Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii.
       ``(3) Termination of eligibility.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 
     the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau 
     shall not receive any funds under this part for any fiscal 
     year that begins after September 30, 2001.
       ``(4) Administrative costs.--The Secretary may provide not 
     more than 5 percent of the funds made available for grants 
     under this subsection to pay the administrative costs of the 
     Pacific Region Educational Laboratory regarding activities 
     assisted under this subsection.
       ``(d) Hold-Harmless.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 1998, no eligible agency shall 
     receive an allotment that is less than 90 percent of the 
     payments made to the State of the agency for fiscal year 1997 
     for programs for which funds were authorized to be 
     appropriated under section 313 of the Adult Education Act (as 
     such Act was in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Enhancement Act of 1997); and
       ``(B) for fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year, 
     no eligible agency shall receive an allotment that is less 
     than 90 percent of the amount the agency received for the 
     preceding fiscal year for programs under this Act.
       ``(2) Ratable reduction.--If for any fiscal year the amount 
     available for allotment under this section is insufficient to 
     satisfy the provisions of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     ratably reduce the payments to all eligible agencies, as 
     necessary.
       ``(e) Reallotment.--The portion of any eligible agency's 
     allotment under subsection (a) or (b) for a fiscal year that 
     the Secretary determines will not be required for the period 
     such allotment is available for carrying out activities under 
     this part, shall be available for reallotment from time to 
     time, on such dates during such period as the Secretary shall 
     fix, to other eligible agencies in proportion to the original 
     allotments to such agencies under such subsection for such 
     year.

     ``SEC. 313. USE OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) In General.--Of the sum that is made available under 
     this part to an eligible agency for any program year--
       ``(1) not less than 85 percent shall be made available to 
     award grants in accordance with this section to carry out 
     adult education and literacy activities; and
       ``(2) not more than 15 percent shall be made available to 
     carry out activities described in section 314(a), of which 
     not more than 5 percentage points, or $50,000, whichever is 
     greater, shall be made available for administrative expenses 
     at the State level (or the level of the outlying area).
       ``(b) Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     from the amount made available to an eligible agency for 
     adult education and literacy under subsection (a)(1) for a 
     program year, such agency shall award grants, on a 
     competitive basis, to local educational agencies, 
     correctional education agencies, community-based 
     organizations of demonstrated effectiveness, volunteer 
     literacy organizations, libraries, public or private 
     nonprofit agencies, postsecondary educational institutions, 
     public housing authorities, and other nonprofit institutions, 
     that have the ability to provide literacy services to adults 
     and families, or consortia of agencies, organizations, or 
     institutions described in this subsection, to enable such 
     agencies, organizations, institutions, and consortia to carry 
     out adult education and literacy activities.
       ``(2) Consortia.--An eligible agency may award a grant 
     under this section to a consortium that includes a provider 
     described in paragraph (1) and a for-profit agency, 
     organization, or institution, if such agency, organization, 
     or institution--
       ``(A) can make a significant contribution to carrying out 
     the objectives of this title; and

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       ``(B) enters into a contract with such provider to carry 
     out adult education and literacy activities.
       ``(c) Grant Requirements.--
       ``(1) Required local activities.--An eligible agency shall 
     require that each provider receiving a grant under this 
     section use the grant in accordance with section 314(b).
       ``(2) Equitable access.--Each eligible agency awarding a 
     grant under this section for adult education and literacy 
     activities shall ensure that the providers described in 
     subsection (b) will be provided direct and equitable access 
     to all Federal funds provided under this section.
       ``(3) Special rule.--Each eligible agency awarding a grant 
     under this section shall not use any funds made available 
     under this title for adult education and literacy activities 
     for the purpose of supporting or providing programs, 
     services, or activities for individuals who are not 
     individuals described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
     303(1), except that such agency may use such funds for such 
     purpose if such programs, services, or activities are related 
     to family literacy services.
       ``(4) Considerations.--In awarding grants under this 
     section, the eligible agency shall consider--
       ``(A) the degree to which the provider will establish 
     measurable goals for client outcomes, including the core 
     indicators of performance pertaining to adult education set 
     forth in section 154 of the Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act, that are tied to challenging State 
     performance standards for literacy proficiency;
       ``(B) the past effectiveness of a provider in improving the 
     literacy skills of adults and families, and, after the 1-year 
     period beginning with the adoption of a State's core 
     indicators and benchmarks under the Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act, the success of a provider receiving 
     funding under this Act in meeting or exceeding such 
     benchmarks, especially with respect to those adults with the 
     lowest levels of literacy;
       ``(C) the degree to which the program is staffed by well-
     trained instructors and administrators;
       ``(D) the degree to which the provider will coordinate with 
     other available resources in the community;
       ``(E) the commitment of the provider to serve individuals 
     in the community who are most in need of literacy services, 
     including individuals who are low income, who have minimal 
     literacy skills, or both;
       ``(F) whether or not the program is of sufficient intensity 
     and duration for participants to achieve substantial learning 
     gains and uses instructional practices, such as phonemic 
     awareness and systematic phonics, that research has proven to 
     be effective in teaching individuals to read; and
       ``(G) the degree to which the provider will offer flexible 
     schedules and necessary support services (such as child care 
     and transportation) to enable individuals, including 
     individuals with disabilities or other special needs, to 
     participate in adult education and literacy activities.
       ``(d) Local Administrative Cost Limits.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), of 
     the funds provided under this section by an eligible agency 
     to a provider described in subsection (b), not less than 95 
     percent shall be expended for provision of adult education 
     and literacy activities. The remainder shall be used for 
     planning, administration, personnel development, and 
     interagency coordination.
       ``(2) Special rule.--In cases where the cost limits 
     described in paragraph (1) will be too restrictive to allow 
     for adequate planning, administration, personnel development, 
     and interagency coordination supported under this section, 
     the eligible agency shall negotiate with the provider 
     described in subsection (b) in order to determine an adequate 
     level of funds to be used for noninstructional purposes.

     ``SEC. 314. ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) Permissible Agency Activities.--An eligible agency 
     may use funds made available to the eligible agency under 
     section 313(a)(2) for activities that may include--
       ``(1) the establishment or operation of professional 
     development programs to improve the quality of instruction 
     provided pursuant to local activities required under 
     subsection (b), including instruction incorporating phonemic 
     awareness and systematic phonics and instruction provided by 
     volunteers or by personnel of a State or outlying area;
       ``(2) the provision of technical assistance to eligible 
     providers of activities authorized under this section;
       ``(3) the provision of technology assistance, including 
     staff training, to eligible providers of activities 
     authorized under this section to enable the providers to 
     improve the quality of such activities;
       ``(4) the support of State or regional networks of literacy 
     resource centers;
       ``(5) the monitoring and evaluation of the quality of, and 
     the improvement in, activities and services authorized under 
     this section;
       ``(6) incentives for--
       ``(A) program coordination and integration; and
       ``(B) performance awards;
       ``(7) developing and disseminating curricula, including 
     curricula incorporating phonemic awareness and 
     systematic phonics;
       ``(8) other activities of statewide significance that 
     promote the purposes of this title; and
       ``(9) the provision of support services, such as 
     transportation, child care, and other assistance designed to 
     increase rates of enrollment in, and successful completion 
     of, adult education and literacy activities, to adults 
     enrolled in such activities.
       ``(b) Required Local Activities.--The eligible agency shall 
     require that each eligible provider receiving a grant under 
     section 313 use the grant to establish or operate 1 or more 
     programs that provide instruction or services in 1 or more of 
     the following categories:
       ``(1) Adult education and literacy services, including 
     services provided on the work site.
       ``(2) Family literacy services.
       ``(3) English literacy programs.
       ``(c) State-Imposed Requirements.--Whenever a State 
     implements any rule or policy relating to the administration 
     or operation of a program authorized under this title that 
     has the effect of imposing a requirement that is not imposed 
     under Federal law (including any rule or policy based on a 
     State interpretation of a Federal statute, regulation, or 
     guideline), it shall identify, to eligible providers, the 
     rule or policy as being State-imposed.

     ``SEC. 315. FISCAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO 
                   USE OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) Supplement not Supplant.--Funds made available under 
     this part for adult education and literacy activities shall 
     supplement, and may not supplant, other public funds expended 
     to carry out activities described in section 314.
       ``(b) Maintenance of Effort.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Determination.--An eligible agency may receive funds 
     under this Act for any fiscal year if the Secretary finds 
     that the fiscal effort per student or the aggregate 
     expenditures of such eligible agency for adult education and 
     literacy, in the second preceding fiscal year, was not less 
     than 90 percent of the fiscal effort per student or the 
     aggregate expenditures of such eligible agency for adult 
     education and literacy, in the third preceding fiscal year.
       ``(B) Proportionate reduction.--Subject to paragraphs (2), 
     (3), and (4), for any program year with respect to which the 
     Secretary determines under subparagraph (A) that the fiscal 
     effort and the aggregate expenditures of an eligible agency 
     for the preceding program year were less than such effort and 
     expenditures for the second preceding program year, the 
     Secretary--
       ``(i) shall determine the percentage decreases in such 
     effort and in such expenditures; and
       ``(ii) shall decrease the payment made under this part for 
     such program year to the agency for adult education and 
     literacy activities by the lesser of such percentages.
       ``(2) Computation.--In computing the fiscal effort and 
     aggregate expenditures under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall exclude capital expenditures and special one-time 
     project costs.
       ``(3) Decrease in federal support.--If the amount made 
     available for adult education and literacy activities under 
     this part for a fiscal year is less than the amount made 
     available for adult education and literacy activities under 
     this part for the preceding fiscal year, then the fiscal 
     effort per student and the aggregate expenditures of an 
     eligible agency required in order to avoid a reduction under 
     paragraph (1)(B) shall be decreased by the same percentage as 
     the percentage decrease in the amount so made available.
       ``(4) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirements of 
     this subsection for 1 fiscal year only, if the Secretary 
     determines that a waiver would be equitable due to 
     exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a 
     natural disaster or an unforeseen and precipitous decline in 
     the financial resources of the State of the eligible agency. 
     If the Secretary grants a waiver under the preceding sentence 
     for a fiscal year, the level of effort required under 
     paragraph (1) shall not be reduced in the subsequent fiscal 
     year because of the waiver.
       ``(c) Expenditures of Non-Federal Funds for Adult Education 
     and Literacy Activities.--For any program year for which a 
     grant is made to an eligible agency under this part, the 
     eligible agency shall expend, on programs and activities 
     relating to adult education and literacy activities, an 
     amount, derived from sources other than the Federal 
     Government, equal to 25 percent of the amount made available 
     to the eligible agency under this part for adult education 
     and literacy activities.

                      ``PART B--NATIONAL PROGRAMS

     ``SEC. 321. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The National Institute for Literacy shall--
       ``(1) provide national leadership with respect to literacy 
     in the United States;
       ``(2) coordinate literacy services; and
       ``(3) serve as a national resource for adult education and 
     family literacy by providing the best and most current 
     information available, including the work of the National 
     Institute of Child Health and Human Development in the area 
     of phonemic awareness and systematic phonics, and supporting 
     the creation of new ways to offer services of proven 
     effectiveness.
       ``(b) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established the 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

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     to as the `Interagency Group'). The Interagency Group may 
     include in the Institute any research and development center, 
     institute, or clearinghouse established within the Department 
     of Education, the Department of Labor, or the Department of 
     Health and Human Services whose purpose is determined by the 
     Interagency Group to be related to the purpose of the 
     Institute.
       ``(2) Offices.--The Institute shall have offices separate 
     from the offices of the Department of Education, the 
     Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human 
     Services.
       ``(3) 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.
       ``(4) Daily operations.--The daily operations of the 
     Institute shall be carried out by the Director of the 
     Institute appointed under subsection (g).
       ``(c) Duties.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to provide leadership for the 
     improvement and expansion of the system for delivery of 
     literacy services, the Institute is authorized--
       ``(A) to establish, and make accessible, a national 
     electronic data base of information that disseminates 
     information to the broadest possible audience within the 
     literacy and basic skills field, and that includes--
       ``(i) effective practices in the provision of literacy and 
     basic skills instruction, including instruction in phonemic 
     awareness and systematic phonics and the integration of 
     literacy and basic skills instruction with occupational 
     skills training;
       ``(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;
       ``(iii) opportunities for technical assistance, meetings, 
     conferences, and other opportunities that lead to the 
     improvement of literacy and basic skills services; and
       ``(iv) a communication network for literacy programs, 
     providers, social service agencies, and students;
       ``(B) to coordinate support for the provision of literacy 
     and basic skills services across Federal agencies and at the 
     State and local levels;
       ``(C) to coordinate the support of reliable and replicable 
     research and development on literacy and basic skills in 
     families and adults across Federal agencies, especially with 
     the Office of Educational Research and Improvement in the 
     Department of Education, and to carry out basic and applied 
     research and development on topics that are not being 
     investigated by other organizations or agencies, such as the 
     special literacy needs of individuals with learning 
     disabilities;
       ``(D) to collect and disseminate information on methods of 
     advancing literacy that show great promise, including 
     phonemic awareness and systematic phonics based on the work 
     of the National Institute of Child Health and Human 
     Development;
       ``(E) funding a network of State or regional adult literacy 
     resource centers to assist State and local public and private 
     nonprofit efforts to improve literacy by--
       ``(i) encouraging the coordination of literacy services;
       ``(ii) carrying out evaluations of the effectiveness of 
     adult education and literacy activities;
       ``(iii) enhancing the capacity of State and local 
     organizations to provide literacy services; and
       ``(iv) serving as a reciprocal link between the Institute 
     and providers of adult education and literacy activities for 
     the purpose of sharing information, data, research, 
     expertise, and literacy resources;
       ``(F) to coordinate and share information with national 
     organizations and associations that are interested in 
     literacy and workforce development;
       ``(G) to inform the development of policy with respect to 
     literacy and basic skills; and
       ``(H) to undertake other activities that lead to the 
     improvement of the Nation's literacy delivery system and that 
     complement other such efforts being undertaken by public and 
     private agencies and organizations.
       ``(2) Grants, contracts, and agreements.--The Institute may 
     make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative 
     agreements with, 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.
       ``(d) 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, reliable 
     and replicable 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.
       ``(e) National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--
       ``(A) In general.--There is established a National 
     Institute for Literacy Advisory Board. The Board shall 
     consist of 10 individuals, appointed by the Interagency 
     Group, 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 title;

       ``(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;
       ``(vi) representatives of employees; and
       ``(vii) State directors of adult education.
       ``(2) Duties.--The Board--
       ``(A) shall make recommendations concerning the appointment 
     of the Director and staff of the Institute;
       ``(B) shall provide independent advice on the operation of 
     the Institute; and
       ``(C) shall receive reports from the Interagency Group and 
     the Director.
       ``(3) Federal advisory committee act.--Except as otherwise 
     provided, the Board established by this subsection shall be 
     subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
       ``(4) 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. Any such member may be appointed for not 
     more than 2 consecutive terms.
       ``(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 member's 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.
       ``(5) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board shall 
     constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings. 
     Any recommendation of the Board may be passed only by a 
     majority of the Board's members present.
       ``(6) Election of officers.--The Chairperson and Vice 
     Chairperson of the Board shall be elected by the members of 
     the Board. The term of office of the Chairperson and Vice 
     Chairperson shall be 2 years.
       ``(7) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairperson or a majority of the members of the Board.
       ``(f) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--The Institute may 
     accept, administer, and use gifts or donations of services, 
     money, or property, both real and personal.
       ``(g) 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 Federal 
     Government.
       ``(h) Director.--The Interagency Group, after considering 
     recommendations made by the Board, shall appoint and fix the 
     pay of a Director.
       ``(i) 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.
       ``(j) Experts and Consultants.--The Board and the Institute 
     may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 
     3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(k) Report.--The Institute shall submit a report 
     biennially to the committees of the United States House of 
     Representatives and the Senate having jurisdiction over this 
     title. Each report submitted under this subsection shall 
     include--
       ``(1) a comprehensive and detailed description of the 
     Institute's operations, activities, financial condition, and 
     accomplishments in the field of literacy for the period 
     covered by the report;

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       ``(2) a description of how plans for the operation of the 
     Institute for the succeeding two fiscal years will facilitate 
     achievement of the goals of the Institute and the goals of 
     the literacy programs within the Department of Education, the 
     Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human 
     Services; and
       ``(3) any additional minority, or dissenting views 
     submitted by members of the Board.
       ``(l) Funding.--Any amounts appropriated to the Secretary 
     of Education, the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services for purposes that the Institute is 
     authorized to perform under this section may be provided to 
     the Institute for such purposes.

     ``SEC. 322. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

       ``The Secretary shall establish and carry out a program of 
     national leadership activities to enhance the quality of 
     adult education and family literacy programs nationwide. Such 
     activities may include the following:
       ``(1) Providing technical assistance to recipients of 
     assistance under part A in developing and using benchmarks 
     and performance measures for improvement of adult education 
     and literacy activities, including family literacy services.
       ``(2) Awarding grants, on a competitive basis, to a 
     postsecondary educational institution, a public or private 
     organization or agency, or a consortium of such institutions, 
     organizations, or agencies to carry out research and 
     technical assistance--
       ``(A) for the purpose of developing, improving, and 
     identifying the most successful methods and techniques for 
     addressing the education needs of adults, including 
     instructional practices using phonemic awareness and 
     systematic phonics based on the work of the National 
     Institute of Child Health and Human Development; and
       ``(B) to increase the effectiveness of, and improve the 
     quality of, adult education and literacy activities, 
     including family literacy services.
       ``(3) Providing for the conduct of an independent 
     evaluation and assessment of adult education and literacy 
     activities, through studies and analyses conducted 
     independently through grants and contracts awarded on a 
     competitive basis. Such evaluation and assessment shall 
     include descriptions of--
       ``(A) the effect of benchmarks, performance measures, and 
     other measures of accountability on the delivery of adult 
     education and literacy activities, including family literacy 
     services;
       ``(B) the extent to which the adult education and literacy 
     activities, including family literacy services, increase the 
     literacy skills of adults (and of children, in the case of 
     family literacy services), lead the participants in such 
     activities to involvement in further education and training, 
     enhance the employment and earnings of such participants, 
     and, if applicable, lead to other positive outcomes, such as 
     reductions in recidivism in the case of prison-based adult 
     education and literacy services;
       ``(C) the extent to which the provision of support services 
     to adults enrolled in adult education and family literacy 
     programs increases the rates of enrollment in, and successful 
     completion of, such programs; and
       ``(D) the extent to which eligible agencies have 
     distributed funds under part A to meet the needs of adults 
     through community-based organizations.
       ``(4) Carrying out demonstration programs, replicating 
     model programs, disseminating best practices information, and 
     providing technical assistance, for the purposes of 
     developing, improving, and identifying the most successful 
     methods and techniques for providing the activities assisted 
     under part A, and based on scientific evidence, where 
     available.
       ``(5) Other activities designed to enhance the quality of 
     adult education and literacy nationwide, such as providing 
     incentive grants to States consistent with section 156 of the 
     Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act.

     ``SEC. 323. BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of the funds 
     made available in this Act may be expended by an entity 
     unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds the 
     entity will comply with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-
     10c).
       ``(b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
       ``(1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided using 
     funds made available in this Act, it is the sense of the 
     Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, in 
     expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products.
       ``(2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
     the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each 
     recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement 
     made in paragraph (1) by the Congress.
       ``(c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely 
     Labeling Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a 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 is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in 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.''.

     SEC. 503. REPEAL OF NATIONAL LITERACY ACT OF 1991.

       The National Literacy Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-73; 105 
     Stat. 333) is hereby repealed.

     SEC. 504. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Refugee Education Assistance Act.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 402 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 
     (8 U.S.C. 1522 note) is hereby repealed.
       (b) Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.--
       (1) Section 1206 of esea.--Section 1206(a)(1)(A) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6366(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``an adult basic 
     education program'' and inserting ``adult education and 
     literacy activities''.
       (2) Section 3113 of esea.--Section 3113(1) of such Act (20 
     U.S.C. 6813(1)) is amended by striking ``section 312 of the 
     Adult Education Act;'' and inserting ``section 303 of the 
     Adult Education and Family Literacy Act;''.
       (3) Section 9161 of esea.--Section 9161(2) of such Act (20 
     U.S.C. 7881(2)) is amended by striking ``section 312(2) of 
     the Adult Education Act.'' and inserting ``section 303 of the 
     Adult Education and Family Literacy Act.''.
                   TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 601. REPEALERS.

       (a) Amendments to the Wagner-Peyser Act.--Section 601 of 
     the Job Training Partnership Act is hereby repealed.
       (b) Amendments to Part C of Title IV of the Social Security 
     Act.--Section 602 of the Job Training Partnership Act is 
     hereby repealed.
       (c) Earnings Disregard.--Section 603 of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act is hereby repealed.
       (d) Savings Provision.--The repeals made by subsections 
     (a), (b), and (c), of any provision of law described in any 
     such subsection that amended or repealed another provision of 
     law does not in any way affect that amendment or repeal.

     SEC. 602. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Enforcement of Military Selective Service Act.--Section 
     604 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1504) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating such section as section 182 of such 
     Act; and
       (2) by inserting such section after section 181 of such 
     Act.
       (b) State Job Bank Systems.--Section 605 of such Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1505) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a);
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``shall make such'' and 
     inserting ``may make'';
       (3) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (a) and (b), respectively;
       (4) by redesignating such section as section 466 of such 
     Act; and
       (5) by adding such section after section 465 of such Act.
       (c) State Labor Market Information Programs.--Section 125 
     of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1535) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating such section as section 467; and
       (2) by inserting such section after section 466.
    TITLE VII--AMENDMENTS TO STATE HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL

     SEC. 701. AMENDMENTS TO COUNCIL.

       (a) Establishment and Functions.--Section 701 of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1792) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``shall review'' and inserting ``reviews''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``advise'' and inserting ``advises'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``shall advise'' and 
     inserting ``advises'';
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``shall carry'' and 
     inserting ``carries'';
       (D) by striking paragraph (4);
       (E) in paragraph (5), by striking ``may recommend'' and 
     inserting ``recommends'';
       (F) in paragraph (6), to read as follows:
       ``(6) prepares and recommends to the Governor a strategy to 
     be included as part of the State plan under section 101 that 
     would accomplish the goals developed pursuant to paragraph 
     (4);'';
       (G) in paragraph (7)--
       (i) by striking ``may monitor'' and inserting ``monitors''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and'';
       (H) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) may serve as the collaborative process described in 
     section 102.''; and
       (I) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) (as amended 
     or added, as the case may be) as paragraphs (4) through (7), 
     respectively; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A) Except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B), for purposes'' and inserting 
     ``For purposes''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``applicable Federal human resource 
     programs'' and all that follows through ``may include'' and 
     inserting ``applicable Federal human resource programs may 
     include'';
       (ii) in clause (v), by striking the ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in clause (vii)--

       (I) by adding at the end before the semicolon the 
     following: ``and title I of the Per

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     sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
     of 1996''; and
       (II) by redesignating such clause as clause (vi);

       (iv) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``may not include programs authorized 
     under''; and
       (II) by redesignating such subparagraph as clause (vii); 
     and

       (v) by redesignating clauses (i) through (vii) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (G), respectively, and moving the 
     margin for each such subparagraph two ems to the left.
       (b) Composition.--Section 702 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1792a) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c); and
       (2) by inserting the following:
       ``Each State Council shall be composed of the individuals 
     and entities described in section 102(a).''.
       (c) Administration.--Section 703 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1792b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``for State administrative expenses'' 
     after ``funds otherwise available''; and
       (B) by striking ``, including funds available'' and all 
     that follows through ``such Act'';
       (2) by striking subsection (c); and
       (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).

     SEC. 702. TRANSFER OF COUNCIL.

       Title VII of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1792 et seq.), as amended by section 701, is transferred to 
     the end of part A of title I of such Act, as amended by 
     section 111 of this Act.

     SEC. 703. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Title VII of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 1792 et seq.), as transferred to the end of 
     part A of title I of such Act by section 702, is amended--
       (1) by amending the title heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 103. STATE HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL.'';

       (2) by redesignating sections 701 through 703 as 
     subsections (a) through (c), respectively, of section 103 (as 
     redesignated by paragraph (1)) and conforming the subsection 
     headings and margins accordingly;
       (3) by redesignating each subsection, paragraph, and 
     subparagraph of sections 701 through 703 (as such sections 
     existed immediately prior to the amendments made by paragraph 
     (2)) as a paragraph, subparagraph, and clause, respectively, 
     of section 103 (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) and 
     conforming the headings and margins accordingly; and
       (4) in subsection (a)(2)(B) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)''.
       (b) Additional Amendment.--Section 103 of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act, as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), is 
     amended by striking ``title'' each place it appears (except 
     in subsection (a)(2)(B)(vi) of such section) and inserting 
     ``section''.
              TITLE VIII--AMENDMENTS TO WAGNER-PEYSER ACT

     SEC. 801. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 2 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49a) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Job Training 
     Partnership Act'' and inserting ``Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act'';
       (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4);
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (5) and (6), respectively;
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) the term `local workforce development area' means a 
     local workforce development area designated under section 121 
     of the Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act;
       ``(3) the term `local workforce development board' means a 
     local workforce development board established under section 
     122 of the Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement 
     Act;
       ``(4) the term `full service employment and training 
     delivery system' means a system established under section 123 
     of the Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act;''; 
     and
       (5) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)), by 
     striking the semicolon and inserting ``; and''.

     SEC. 802. FUNCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3(a) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
     U.S.C. 49b(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) The Secretary of Labor--
       ``(1) shall assist in the coordination and development of a 
     nationwide system of labor exchange services for the general 
     public, provided as part of the full service employment and 
     training delivery systems of the States;
       ``(2) shall assist in the development of continuous 
     improvement models for such nationwide system that ensure 
     private sector satisfaction with the system and meet the 
     demands of jobseekers relating to the system; and
       ``(3) shall ensure, for individuals otherwise eligible to 
     receive unemployment compensation, the continuation of any 
     activities in which the individuals are required to 
     participate to receive the compensation.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 508(b) of the 
     Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 603a) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the third sentence of section 3(a)'' and 
     inserting ``section 3(b)''; and
       (2) by striking ``49b(a)'' and inserting ``49b(b))''.

     SEC. 803. DESIGNATION OF STATE AGENCIES.

       Section 4 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49c) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``, through its legislature,'' and 
     inserting ``pursuant to State statute'';
       (2) by inserting after ``the provisions of this Act and'' 
     the following: ``, in accordance with such State statute, the 
     Governor shall''; and
       (3) by striking ``United States Employment Service'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary''.

     SEC. 804. APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 5(c) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49d(c)) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (3).

     SEC. 805. DISPOSITION OF ALLOTTED FUNDS.

       Section 7 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49f) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``private industry 
     council'' and inserting ``local workforce development 
     board'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(2)(B), to read as follows:
       ``(B) Title III of the Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Enhancement Act.'';
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``Job Training 
     Partnership Act'' and inserting ``Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) All job search, placement, recruitment, labor market 
     information, and other labor exchange services authorized 
     under subsections (a) and (b) shall be provided as part of 
     the full service employment and training delivery system 
     established by the State.''.

     SEC. 806. STATE PLANS.

       Section 8 of the Wagner-Peyser 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 plan 
     submitted under section 101 of the Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement 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).

     SEC. 807. FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL.

       Section 11 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49j) is 
     hereby repealed.

     SEC. 808. REGULATIONS.

       Section 12 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49k) is 
     amended by striking ``The Director, with the approval of the 
     Secretary of Labor,'' and inserting ``The Secretary''.

     SEC. 809. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this title shall take effect on July 
     1, 1998.
             TITLE IX--TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
       Subtitle A--Amendments to the Job Training Partnership Act

     SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       Section 1 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1501 note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       ``(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
     `Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act'.
       ``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

``Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
``Sec. 2. Statement of purpose.
``Sec. 3. Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 4. Definitions.

          ``TITLE I--STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

               ``Part A--State Administrative Provisions

``Sec. 101. State plan.
``Sec. 102. Collaborative process.
``Sec. 103. State Human Resource Investment Council.

               ``Part B--Local Administrative Provisions

``Sec. 121. Local workforce development areas.
``Sec. 122. Local workforce development boards.
``Sec. 123. Full service employment and training delivery system.
``Sec. 124. Identification of training providers.

                ``Part C--Program and Fiscal Provisions


                    ``Subpart 1--General Provisions

``Sec. 141. General program requirements.
``Sec. 142. Benefits.
``Sec. 143. Labor standards.
``Sec. 144. Grievance procedure.
``Sec. 145. Prohibition against Federal control of education.
``Sec. 146. Identification of additional imposed requirements.
``Sec. 147. Authority of State legislature.
``Sec. 148. Interstate agreements.


           ``Subpart 2--Performance Accountability Provisions

``Sec. 151. Performance accountability system.
``Sec. 152. Indicators of performance.
``Sec. 153. State adjusted benchmarks.
``Sec. 154. Core indicators of performance.
``Sec. 155. Report on performance.
``Sec. 156. Incentive grants and sanctions.


                     ``Subpart 3--Other Provisions

``Sec. 161. Program year.
``Sec. 162. Prompt allocation of funds.
``Sec. 163. Monitoring.
``Sec. 164. Fiscal controls; sanctions.
``Sec. 165. Reports; recordkeeping; investigations.
``Sec. 166. Administrative Adjudication.

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``Sec. 167. Nondiscrimination.
``Sec. 168. Administrative provisions.
``Sec. 169. Utilization of services and facilities.
``Sec. 170. Obligational authority.
``Sec. 171. Limitation on certain costs.
``Sec. 172. Buy-American requirements.

                   ``Part D--Miscellaneous Provisions

``Sec. 181. Reference.
``Sec. 182. Enforcement of Military Selective Service Act.

 ``TITLE II--DISADVANTAGED YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES 
                                 GRANTS

``Sec. 201. Statement of purpose.
``Sec. 202. Authorization.
``Sec. 203. Allotment and allocation among States.
``Sec. 204. Allocation within States.
``Sec. 205. Eligibility for services.
``Sec. 206. Use of funds.
``Sec. 207. Selection of service providers.
``Sec. 208. Linkages.

    ``TITLE III--ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES GRANTS

``Sec. 301. Purpose.

      ``Part A--Adult Employment and Training Opportunities Grants

``Sec. 311. Authorization.
``Sec. 312. Allotment among States.
``Sec. 313. Allocation within States.
``Sec. 314. Use of amounts.

                      ``Part B--National Programs

``Sec. 321. National emergency grants.

              ``TITLE IV--FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS

  ``Part A--Employment and Training Programs for Native Americans and 
                    Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers

``Sec. 401. Native American programs.
``Sec. 402. Migrant and seasonal farmworker program.

                          ``Part B--Job Corps

``Sec. 421. Statement of purpose.
``Sec. 422. Establishment of the Job Corps.
``Sec. 423. Individuals eligible for the Job Corps.
``Sec. 424. Screening and selection of applicants: general provisions.
``Sec. 425. Screening and selection: special limitations.
``Sec. 426. Enrollment and assignment.
``Sec. 427. Job Corps centers.
``Sec. 428. Program activities.
``Sec. 429. Allowances and support.
``Sec. 430. Standards of conduct.
``Sec. 431. Community participation.
``Sec. 432. Counseling and job placement.
``Sec. 433. Experimental and developmental projects and coordination 
              with other programs.
``Sec. 433A. Job Corps centers for homeless families.
``Sec. 434. Advisory boards and committees.
``Sec. 435. Participation of the States.
``Sec. 436. Application of provisions of Federal law.
``Sec. 437. Special provisions.
``Sec. 438. General provisions.
``Sec. 439. Donations.

                ``Part C--Veterans' Employment Programs

``Sec. 441. Authorization of programs.

                     ``Part D--National Activities

``Sec. 451. Research, demonstration, evaluation, and capacity building.
``Sec. 452. Incentive grants.
``Sec. 453. Uniform reporting requirements.

                   ``Part E--Labor Market Information

``Sec. 461. Labor market information; availability of funds.
``Sec. 462. Cooperative labor market information program.
``Sec. 463. Special federal responsibilities.
``Sec. 464. National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee.
``Sec. 465. Job bank program.
``Sec. 466. State job bank systems.
``Sec. 467. State labor market information programs.''.

     SEC. 902. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 4 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1503), as amended by 
     section 103, is further amended, as follows:
       (1) By striking the heading and the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this Act, the following definitions apply:''.
       (2) In paragraph (3), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Area of substantial unemployment.--The term''.
       (3) In paragraph (7), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Economic development agencies.--The term''.
       (4) In paragraph (8), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Economically disadvantaged.--The term''.
       (5) In paragraph (9), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Governor.--The term''.
       (6) In paragraph (12), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Institution of higher education.--The term''.
       (7) In paragraph (13), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Labor market area.--The term''.
       (8) In paragraph (14), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Local educational agency.--The term''.
       (9) In paragraph (15), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Low-income level.--The term''.
       (10) In paragraph (16), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Lower living standard income level.--The term''.
       (11) In paragraph (17), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Offender.--The term''.
       (12) In paragraph (18), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Postsecondary institution.--The term''.
       (13) In paragraph (20), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Public assistance.--The term''.
       (14) In paragraph (23), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``State educational agency.--The term''.
       (15) In paragraph (25), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Unemployed individuals.--The term''.
       (16) In paragraph (26), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Unit of general local government.--The term''.
       (17) In paragraph (28), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Vocational education.--The term''.
       (18) In paragraph (29), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Displaced homemaker.--The term''.
       (19) In paragraph (30), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Nontraditional employment.--The term''.
       (20) In paragraph (31), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Basic skills deficient.--The term''.
       (21) In paragraph (32), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Case management.--The term''.
       (22) In paragraph (33), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Citizenship skills.--The term''.
       (23) In paragraph (34), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Family.--The term''.
       (24) In paragraph (37), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Participant.--The term''.
       (25) In paragraph (38), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``School dropout.--The term''.
       (26) In paragraph (39), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Termination.--The term''.
       (27) In paragraph (40), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``Youth corps program.--The term''.
       (28) By redesignating paragraphs (31), (32), (4), (33), 
     (5), (6), (29), (7), (8), (41), (42), (34), (43), (44), (9), 
     (45), (46), (10), (12), (13), (47), (48), (49), (14), (50), 
     (15), (16), (30), (17), (51), (52), (37), (18), (20), (53), 
     (54), (38), (21), (55), (22), (57), (56), (23), (58), (24), 
     (39), (25), (26), (27), (28), and (40) as paragraphs (4) 
     through (54), respectively.

     SEC. 903. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I.

       (a) Heading.--The heading of title I of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) is amended to read 
     as follows:
        ``TITLE I--STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS''.
       (b) Part B.--Part B of title I of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1531 
     et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amended in the 
     heading of such part to read as follows:

              ``PART B--LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS''.

       (c) Part C.--
       (1) Headings.--Part C of title I of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1551 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (A) in the heading of such part to read as follows:

               ``PART C--PROGRAM AND FISCAL PROVISIONS'';

       (B) by inserting after the heading for such part the 
     following:

                   ``Subpart 1--General Provisions'';

       (C) by inserting after section 148, as amended by this Act, 
     the following:

         ``Subpart 2--Performance Accountability Provisions'';

     and
       (D) by inserting after section 156 (as amended by this Act) 
     the following:

                    ``Subpart 3--Other Provisions''.

       (2) Section 141.--Section 141 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1551), 
     as amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (A) in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 141. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.'';

     and
       (B)(i) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), (e), 
     (g), (h), (j), and (l) through (t) as paragraphs (1) through 
     (16), respectively, and moving the margin for each such 
     paragraph two ems to the right; and
       (ii) by redesignating each paragraph and subparagraph of 
     such subsections (a), (b), (c), (e), (g), (h), (j), and (l) 
     through (t) (as such subsections existed before the amendment 
     made by clause (i)) as a subparagraph and clause, 
     respectively.
       (3) Section 142.--Section 142 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1552), 
     as amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (A) in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 142. BENEFITS.'';

       (B) in subsection (a)(2) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``References'' and inserting ``References.--References''; and
       (C) in subsection (b), by striking ``Allowances'' and 
     inserting ``Additional Requirement.--Allowances''.
       (4) Section 145.--Section 145 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1555) 
     is amended in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 145. PROHIBITION AGAINST FEDERAL CONTROL OF 
                   EDUCATION.''.

       (5) Section 146.--Section 146 of such Act (as redesignated) 
     is amended--
       (A) in the section heading to read as follows:

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     ``SEC. 146. IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL IMPOSED 
                   REQUIREMENTS.'';

     and
       (B) by striking ``service delivery area'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``workforce development area''.
       (6) Section 147.--Section 147 of such Act (as redesignated) 
     is amended in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 147. AUTHORITY OF STATE LEGISLATURE.''.

       (7) Section 148.--Section 148 of such Act (as redesignated) 
     is amended in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 148. INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS.''.

       (d) Part D.--
       (1) Heading.--Part D of title I of such Act is amended by 
     striking the heading for such part.
       (2) Section 161.--Section 161 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1571), 
     as amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (A) in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 161. PROGRAM YEAR.'';

       (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(a) Program Year.--''; and
       (C) in subsection (b), by striking ``(b)'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(b) Availability.--''.
       (3) Section 162.--Section 162 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1572), 
     as amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (A) in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 162. PROMPT ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.'';

       (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)'' and inserting 
     ``(a) Allotments and Allocations Based on Latest Available 
     Data.--'';
       (C) in subsection (b), by striking ``(b)'' and inserting 
     ``(b) Publication in Federal Register Relating to Mandatory 
     Funds.--'';
       (D) in subsection (c), by striking ``(c)'' and inserting 
     ``(c) Requirement for Funds Distributed by Formula.--'';
       (E) in subsection (d), by striking ``(d)'' and inserting 
     ``(d) Publication in Federal Register Relating to 
     Discretionary Funds.--''; and
       (F) in subsection (e)--
       (i) by striking ``(e)'' and inserting ``(e) Availability of 
     Funds.--''; and
       (ii) by striking ``service delivery area'' and inserting 
     ``local workforce development area''.
       (4) Section 163.--Section 163 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1573) 
     is amended--
       (A) in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 163. MONITORING.'';

       (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)'' and inserting 
     ``(a) In General.--'';
       (C) in subsection (b), by striking ``(b)'' and inserting 
     ``(b) Investigations.--''; and
       (D) in subsection (c), by striking ``(c)'' and inserting 
     ``(c) Additional Requirement.--''.
       (5) Section 164.--Section 164 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1574) 
     is amended--
       (A) in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 164. FISCAL CONTROLS; SANCTIONS.'';

       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Establishment of Fiscal Controls by States.--
       ``(1) In general.--''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
     ``(2) Regulations.--'' and moving such paragraph two ems to 
     the right;
       (C) in subsection (e)--
       (i) by striking ``(e)(1)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Repayment of Amounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
     ``(2) Factors in imposing sanctions.--'' and moving such 
     paragraph two ems to the right; and
       (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``(3)'' and inserting 
     ``(3) Waiver.--'' and moving such paragraph two ems to the 
     right;
       (D) in subsection (f), by striking ``(f)'' and inserting 
     ``(f) Immediate Termination or Suspension of Assistance in 
     Emergency Situations.--'';
       (E) in subsection (g), by striking ``(g)'' and inserting 
     ``(g) Discrimination Against Participants.--''; and
       (F) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), (g) as 
     subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively.
       (6) Section 165.--Section 165 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1575) 
     is amended--
       (A) in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 165. REPORTS; RECORDKEEPING; INVESTIGATIONS.'';

       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
     ``(2) Submission to the secretary.--'' and moving such 
     paragraph two ems to the right; and
       (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``(3)'' and inserting 
     ``(3) Maintenance of standardized records.--'' and moving 
     such paragraph two ems to the right; and
       (iv) in paragraph (4)--

       (I) by striking ``(4)(A)'' and inserting ``(4) Availability 
     to the public.--(A)'' and moving such paragraph two ems to 
     the right;
       (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(B)'' and inserting 
     ``(B) Exception.--'' and moving such subparagraph two ems to 
     the right; and
       (III) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``(C)'' and 
     inserting ``(C) Fees to recover costs.--'' and moving such 
     subparagraph two ems to the right;

       (C) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``(b)(1)(A)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Investigations of Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--(A)'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), by moving such 
     subparagraph two ems to the right;
       (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
     ``(2) Prohibition.--'' and moving such paragraph two ems to 
     the right; and
       (iv) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) by striking ``(3)(A)'' and inserting the following:

       ``(3) Audits.--
       ``(A) In general.--'';

       (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(B)'' and inserting 
     ``(B) Notification requirement.--'' and moving such 
     subparagraph two ems to the right;
       (III) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``(C)'' and 
     inserting ``(C) Additional requirement.--'' and moving such 
     subparagraph two ems to the right; and
       (IV) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``(D)'' and inserting 
     ``(D) Rule of construction.--'' and moving such subparagraph 
     two ems to the right;

       (D) in subsection (c)--
       (i) by striking ``(c)'' and inserting ``(c) Accessibility 
     of Reports.--''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``service delivery 
     area'' and inserting ``local workforce development area'';
       (E) in subsection (d)--
       (i) by striking ``(d)(1)'' and inserting the following;
       ``(d) Information To Be Included in Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
     ``(2) Additional requirement.--'' and moving such paragraph 
     two ems to the right;
       (F) in subsection (e), by striking ``(e)'' and inserting 
     ``(e) Retention of Records.--'';
       (G) in subsection (f)--
       (i) by striking ``(f)(1)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Quarterly Financial Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--'';
       (ii) by striking ``service delivery area'' and inserting 
     ``local workforce development area''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
     ``(2) Additional requirement.--'' and moving such paragraph 
     two ems to the right; and
       (H) in subsection (g), by striking ``(g)'' and inserting 
     ``(g) Maintenance of Additional Records.--''.
       (7) Section 166.--Section 166 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1576) 
     is amended--
       (A) in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 166. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION.'';

       (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(a) In General.--'';
       (C) in subsection (b), by striking ``(b)'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(b) Appeal.--'';
       (D) in subsection (c), by striking ``(c)'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(c) Time Limit.--''; and
       (E) in subsection (d), by striking ``(d)'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(d) Additional Requirement.--'';
       (8) Section 169.--Section 169 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1579) 
     is amended--
       (A) in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 169. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.'';

       (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)'' and inserting 
     ``(a) In General.--'';
       (C) in subsection (b), by striking ``(b)'' and inserting 
     ``(b) Acquisition of Certain Property and Services.--'';
       (D) in subsection (c), by striking ``(c)'' and inserting 
     ``(c) Authority To Enter Into Certain Agreements and To Make 
     Certain Expenditures.--''; and
       (E) in subsection (d), by striking ``(d)'' and inserting 
     ``(d) Annual Report.--''.
       (9) Section 170.--Section 170 of such Act (29 U.S.C 1580) 
     is amended--
       (A) in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 170. UTILIZATION OF SERVICES AND FACILITIES.'';

     and
       (B) in the first sentence, by striking ``section 169(c)'' 
     and inserting ``section 168(c)''.
       (10) Section 171.--Section 171 of such Act (29 U.S.C 1581) 
     is amended in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 171. OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY.''.

       (11) Redesignation.--Sections 169, 170, 171, 172, and 173 
     of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1579, 1580, 
     and 1581), as amended or added by this Act, as the case may 
     be, are further amended by redesignating such sections as 
     sections 168, 169, 170, 171, and 172 of such Act, 
     respectively.
       (e) Part E.--
       (1) Heading.--The heading for part E of title I of such Act 
     is amended by redesignating such heading as the heading for 
     part D of title I of such Act (and conforming the typeface 
     for such heading in a manner similar to the typeface for the 
     heading for part C of title I of such Act (as amended by 
     subsection (b)(1)(A)).
       (2) Section 183.--Section 183 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1592), 
     as amended by this Act, is further amended by redesignating 
     such section as section 181.

     SEC. 904. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE IV.

       (a) Part Headings.--The following part headings of title IV 
     of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) 
     are amended as follows:

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       (1) The heading for part A of title IV of such Act is 
     amended to read as follows:

  ``PART A--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS AND 
                  MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKERS''.

       (2) The heading for part B of title IV of such Act is 
     amended to read as follows:

                         ``PART B--JOB CORPS''.

       (3) The heading for part C of title IV of such Act is 
     amended to read as follows:

               ``PART C--VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS''.

       (4) The heading for part D of title IV of such Act is 
     amended to read as follows:

                    ``PART D--NATIONAL ACTIVITIES''.

       (5) The heading for part E of title IV of such Act is 
     amended to read as follows:

                 ``PART E--LABOR MARKET INFORMATION''.

       (b) Section 441.--Section 441 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1721) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 441. AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAMS.'';

       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Authorization.--
       ``(1) In general.--'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
     ``(2) Conduct of pro-
     grams.--'' and moving such paragraph two ems to the right; 
     and
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``(3)'' and inserting 
     ``(3) Required activities.--'' and moving such paragraph two 
     ems to the right; and
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``(b)(1)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Administration of Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
     ``(2) Additional responsibilities.--'' and moving such 
     paragraph two ems to the right.
       (c) Section 455.--Section 455 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1735) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 455. UNIFORM REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.'';

     and
       (2) by redesignating such section as section 453.
       (d) Section 461.--Section 461 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1751) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 461. LABOR MARKET INFORMATION; AVAILABILITY OF 
                   FUNDS.'';

       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)'' and inserting 
     ``(a) Set-Aside of Funds.--'';
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``(b)'' and inserting ``(b) Availability 
     for Additional Purpose.--''; and
       (B) by striking ``section 125'' and inserting ``section 
     467''; and
       (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``(c)'' and inserting 
     ``(c) Availability of Other Funds.--''.
       (e) Section 462.--Section 462 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1752) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 462. COOPERATIVE LABOR MARKET INFORMATION PROGRAM.'';

       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)'' and inserting 
     ``(a) Data on Current Employment.--'';
       (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``(b)'' and inserting 
     ``(b) Maintenance of Descriptions of Job Duties and Related 
     Information.--'';
       (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``(c)'' and inserting 
     ``(c) Additional Requirements.--'';
       (5) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``(d)(1)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Data for Annual Statistical Measure of Labor Market 
     Related Economic Hardship.--
       ``(1) In general.--'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
     ``(2) Household budget data.--'' and moving such paragraph 
     two ems to the right; and
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``(3)'' and inserting 
     ``(3) Report.--'' and moving such paragraph two ems to the 
     right;
       (6) in subsection (e), by striking ``(e)'' and inserting 
     ``(e) Statistical Data Relating to Permanent Lay-Offs and 
     Plant Closings.--''
       (7) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking ``(f)(1)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Data Relating to Permanent Dislocation of Farmers and 
     Ranchers.--
       ``(1) In general.--'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by moving subparagraphs (A) through 
     (E) two ems to the right; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
     ``(2) Report.--'' and moving such paragraph two ems to the 
     right; and
       (8) by striking subsection (g).
       (f) Section 463.--Section 463 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1753) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 463. SPECIAL FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.'';

       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)'' and inserting 
     ``(a) Review and Application of Labor Market Information.--
     '';
       (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``(b)'' and inserting 
     ``(b) Integrated Occupational Supply and Demand Information 
     System.--''; and
       (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``(c)'' and inserting 
     ``(c) Sufficient Funds for Staf-
     fing.--''.
       (g) Section 464.--Section 464 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1754) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 464. NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION COORDINATING 
                   COMMITTEE.'';

       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Reservation.--
       ``(1) In general.--'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
     ``(2) Additional members.--'' and moving such paragraph two 
     ems to the right; and
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``(3)'' and inserting 
     ``(3) Additional requirement.--'' and moving such paragraph 
     two ems to the right;
       (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``(b)'' and inserting 
     ``(b) Additional Responsibilities.--''; and
       (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``(c)'' and inserting 
     ``(c) Use of Funds.--''.
       (h) Section 465.--Section 465 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1755) 
     is amended in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 465. JOB BANK PROGRAM.''.

       (i) Section 466.--Section 466 of such Act (as redesignated) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 466. STATE JOB BANK SYSTEMS.'';

       (2) in subsection (a) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``(a)'' and inserting ``(a) In General.--''; and
       (3) in subsection (b) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``(b)'' and inserting ``(b) Computerized Data Systems.--''.
       (j) Section 467.--Section 467 of such Act (as redesignated) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 467. STATE LABOR MARKET INFORMATION PROGRAMS.'';

       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(a) In General.--'';
       (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``(b)'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(b) Additional Requirements.--'';
       (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``(c)'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(c) Reimbursements.--''; and
       (5) in subsection (d), by striking ``(d)'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(d) Combination or Consolidation of Certain Reporting 
     Requirements.--''.

     SEC. 905. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE VI.

       The Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) 
     is amended by striking the heading for title VI of such Act.

     SEC. 906. CLARIFICATION.

       Nothing in this Act, the amendments made by this Act, or 
     any law amended by this Act shall be construed to supplant or 
     modify the requirements for registration of an apprenticeship 
     program under the National Apprenticeship Act.
                  Subtitle B--Amendments to Other Acts

     SEC. 911. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS.

       The following Acts are amended as follows:
       (1) Title 5, united states code.--Section 3502(d) of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``or units 
     (referred to in section 311(b)(2) of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act)'' and inserting ``referred to in section 
     313(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Enhancement Act''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ``Job Training 
     Partnership Act'' and inserting ``Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4), in the second sentence, by striking 
     ``Job Training Partnership Act'' and inserting ``Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (2) Food stamp act of 1977.--
       (A) Section 5.--Section 5(l) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     (7 U.S.C. 2014(l)) is amended by striking ``section 142(b) of 
     the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1552(b))'' and 
     inserting ``title II, III, or IV of the Employment, Training, 
     and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (B) Section 6.--Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2015) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (d)(4)(M), by striking ``Job Training 
     Partnership Act'' and inserting ``Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act''; and
       (ii) in subsection (e)(3), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) a program under title II, III, or IV of the 
     Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act;''.
       (C) Section 17.--The second sentence of section 17(b)(2) of 
     the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(2)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``to accept an offer of employment from a 
     political subdivision or a prime sponsor pursuant to the 
     Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, as amended 
     (29 U.S.C. 812),'' and inserting ``to accept an offer of 
     employment from a service provider carrying out employment 
     and training activities through a program carried out under 
     title II, III, or IV of the Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``: Provided, That all of the political 
     subdivision's'' and all that follows

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     and inserting ``, if all of the jobs supported under the 
     program have been made available to participants in the 
     program before the service provider providing the jobs 
     extends an offer of employment under this paragraph, and if 
     the service provider, in employing the person, complies with 
     the requirements of Federal law that relate to the 
     program.''.
       (3) Immigration and nationality act.--Section 245A(h)(4)(F) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1255a(h)(4)(F)) is amended by striking ``The Job Training 
     Partnership Act.'' and inserting ``The Employment, Training, 
     and Literacy Enhancement Act.''.
       (4) Refugee education assistance act of 1980.--Section 
     402(a)(4) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (8 
     U.S.C. 1522 note) is amended by striking ``the Comprehensive 
     Employment and Training Act of 1973'' and inserting ``the 
     Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (5) National defense authorization act for fiscal year 
     1993.--
       (A) Section 3161.--Section 3161(c)(6) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (42 U.S.C. 
     7274h(c)(6)) is amended by striking ``Job Training 
     Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)'' and inserting 
     ``title II, III, or IV of the Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (B) Section 4461.--Section 4461(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 1143 note) 
     is amended by striking ``The Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).'' and inserting ``The Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act.''.
       (C) Section 4471.--Section 4471 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 2501 note) 
     is amended--
       (i) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``section 311(b)(2) 
     of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1661(b)(2))'' 
     and inserting ``313(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Employment, Training, 
     and Literacy Enhancement Act'';
       (ii) in subsection (d)--

       (I) in the first sentence, by striking ``for training, 
     adjustment assistance, and employment services'' and all that 
     follows through ``except where'' and inserting ``to 
     participate in employment and training activities carried out 
     under the Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act, 
     except in a case in which''; and
       (II) by striking the second sentence; and

       (iii) in subsection (e), by striking ``for training,'' and 
     all that follows through ``beginning'' and inserting ``to 
     participate in employment and training activities under the 
     Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act 
     beginning''.
       (6) National defense authorization act for fiscal year 
     1991.--Section 4003(5)(C) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2391 note) 
     is amended by inserting before the period the following: ``, 
     as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
     the Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act of 
     1997''.
       (7) National defense authorization act for fiscal year 
     1994.--Section 1333(c)(2)(B) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (10 U.S.C. 2701 note) 
     is amended by striking ``Private industry councils (as 
     described in section 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 1512)).'' and inserting ``Local workforce 
     development boards established under section 122 of the 
     Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act.''.
       (8) Small business act.--The fourth sentence of section 
     7(j)(13)(E) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     636(j)(13)(E)) is amended by striking ``under the Job 
     Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)'' and 
     inserting ``under section 124 of the Employment, Training, 
     and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (9) Employment act of 1946.--Section 4(f)(2)(B) of the 
     Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1022a(f)(2)(B)) is amended 
     by striking ``and include these in the annual Employment and 
     Training Report of the President required under section 
     705(a) of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 
     1973 (hereinafter in this Act referred to as `CETA')'' and 
     inserting ``and prepare and submit to the President an annual 
     report containing the recommendations''.
       (10) Full employment and balanced growth act of 1978.--
       (A) Section 206.--Section 206 of the Full Employment and 
     Balanced Growth Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3116) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (b)--

       (I) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``CETA'' and inserting ``the Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act''; and
       (II) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(including use of 
     section 110 of CETA when necessary)''; and

       (ii) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``through the 
     expansion of CETA and other''.
       (B) Section 401.--Section 401(d) of the Full Employment and 
     Balanced Growth Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3151(d)) is amended by 
     striking ``include, in the annual Employment and Training 
     Report of the President provided under section 705(a) of 
     CETA,'' and inserting ``include, in the annual report 
     referred to in section 4(f)(2)(B) of the Employment Act of 
     1946 (15 U.S.C. 1022a(f)(2)(B)),''.
       (11) Title 18, united states code.--Subsections (a), (b), 
     and (c) of section 665 of title 18, United States Code are 
     amended by striking ``or the Job Training Partnership Act'' 
     and inserting ``the Job Training Partnership Act, or the 
     Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (12) Trade act of 1974.--Section 239(e) of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311(e)) is amended by striking ``Job 
     Training Partnership Act'' and inserting ``Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (13) Higher education act of 1965.--Section 480(b)(14) of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(b)(14)) is 
     amended by striking ``Job Training Partnership Act'' and 
     inserting ``received through participation under title II, 
     III, or IV of the Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Enhancement Act''.
       (14) Individuals with disabilities education act.--Section 
     626 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1425) is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``(including the State job training coordinating councils and 
     service delivery area administrative entities established 
     under the Job Training Partnership Act)'' and inserting 
     ``(including the State collaborative process under of section 
     102 of the Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act 
     and local workforce development boards established under 
     section 122 of such Act)'';
       (B) in subsection (e)--
       (i) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``local Private 
     Industry Councils (PICS) authorized by the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (JTPA),'' and inserting ``local workforce 
     development boards established under section 122 of the 
     Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act,'';
       (ii) in paragraph (4)(A)(iii), by striking ``local Private 
     Industry Councils (PICS) authorized by the JTPA,'' and 
     inserting ``local workforce development boards established 
     under section 122 of the Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Enhancement Act,''; and
       (iii) in clauses (iii), (iv), (v), and (vii) of paragraph 
     (4)(B), by striking ``PICS authorized by the JTPA'' and 
     inserting ``local workforce development boards established 
     under section 122 of the Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Enhancement Act''; and
       (C) in subsection (g), by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (JTPA),'' and inserting ``the Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act,''.
       (15) Department of education organization act.--Subsection 
     (a) of section 302 of the Department of Education 
     Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3443(a)) (as redesignated in 
     section 271(a)(2) of the Improving America's Schools Act of 
     1994) is amended by striking ``under section 303(c)(2) of the 
     Comprehensive Employment and Training Act'' and inserting 
     ``relating to such education''.
       (16) National skill standards act of 1994.--
       (A) Section 504.--Section 504(c)(3) of the National Skill 
     Standards Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 5934(c)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``the Capacity Building and Information and 
     Dissemination Network established under section 453(b) of the 
     Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1733(b)) and''.
       (B) Section 508.--Section 508(1) of the National Skill 
     Standards Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 5938(1)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(1) Community-based organization.--The term `community-
     based organization' means a private nonprofit organization of 
     demonstrated effectiveness that is representative of a 
     community or a significant segment of a community and that 
     provides workforce and career development activities, as 
     defined in section 4 of the Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act.''.
       (17) Elementary and secondary education act of 1965.--
       (A) Section 1205.--Section 1205(8)(B) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6365(8)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``, the Adult Education Act, the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the Job 
     Training Partnership Act'' and inserting ``the Individuals 
     with Disabilities Education Act, and the Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (B) Section 1414.--Section 1414(c)(8) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6434(c)(8)) is 
     amended by striking ``programs under the Job Training 
     Partnership Act,'' and inserting ``activities under the 
     Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act,''.
       (C) Section 1423.--Section 1423(9) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6453(9)) is 
     amended by striking ``programs under the Job Training and 
     Partnership Act'' and inserting ``activities under the 
     Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (D) Section 1425.--Section 1425(9) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6455(9)) is 
     amended by striking ``, such as funds under the Job Training 
     Partnership Act,'' and inserting ``, such as funds made 
     available under the Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Enhancement Act,''.
       (18) Freedom support act.--The last sentence of section 505 
     of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5855) is amended by 
     striking ``, through the Defense Conversion'' and all that 
     follows through ``or through'' and inserting ``or through''.
       (19) Emergency jobs and unemployment assistance act of 
     1974.--
       (A) Section 204.--Section 204(b) of the Emergency Jobs and 
     Unemployment Assistance Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is 
     amended by striking ``designate as an area'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``designate as an area under this 
     section an area that is a local workforce development area 
     under the Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement 
     Act.''.
       (B) Section 223.--Section 223 of the Emergency Jobs and 
     Unemployment Assistance Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is 
     amended--

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       (i) in paragraph (3), by striking ``assistance provided'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``assistance provided 
     under the Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement 
     Act;''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``funds provided'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``funds provided under the 
     Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act;''.
       (20) Job training reform amendments of 1992.--Section 701 
     of the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992 (29 U.S.C. 1501 
     note) is repealed.
       (21) Public law 98-524.--Section 7 of Public Law 98-524 (29 
     U.S.C. 1551 note) is repealed.
       (22) Veterans' benefits and programs improvement act of 
     1988.--Section 402 of the Veterans' Benefits and Programs 
     Improvement Act of 1988 (29 U.S.C. 1721 note) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``title III of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.)'' and 
     inserting ``the Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Enhancement Act'';
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``Training, in 
     consultation with the office designated or created under 
     section 322(b) of the Job Training Partnership Act,'' and 
     inserting ``Training''; and
       (C) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``under--'' and all that 
     follows through ``the Veterans' '' and inserting ``under the 
     Veterans' ''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Employment and 
     training'' and all that follows and inserting ``Employment, 
     training, and literacy activities under the Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act.''.
       (23) Veterans' job training act.--
       (A) Section 13.--Section 13(b) of the Veterans' Job 
     Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 note) is amended by striking 
     ``assistance under the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)'' and inserting ``assistance under the 
     Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (B) Section 14.--Section 14(b)(3)(B)(i)(II) of the 
     Veterans' Job Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 note) is amended 
     by striking ``under part C of title IV of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)'' and inserting 
     ``under the Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement 
     Act''.
       (C) Section 15.--Section 15(c)(2) of the Veterans' Job 
     Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 note) is amended--
       (i) in the second sentence, by striking ``part C of title 
     IV of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et 
     seq.)'' and inserting ``the Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act''; and
       (ii) in the third sentence, by striking ``title III of''.
       (24) Worker adjustment and retraining notification act.--
     Section 3(a)(2) of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining 
     Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2102(a)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``title III of the Job Training Partnership Act'' 
     and inserting ``title II, III, or IV of the Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (25) Title 31, united states code.--Section 6703(a) of 
     title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Programs under title III or IV of the Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act.''.
       (26) Veterans' rehabilitation and education amendments of 
     1980.--Section 512 of the Veterans' Rehabilitation and 
     Education Amendments of 1980 (38 U.S.C. 4101 note) is amended 
     by striking ``the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act 
     (29 U.S.C. et seq.),'' and inserting ``the Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act,''.
       (27) Title 38, united states code.--
       (A) Section 4102a.--Section 4102A(d) of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act'' and inserting ``the Employment, Training, 
     and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (B) Section 4103a.--Section 4103A(c)(4) of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``Job Training 
     Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.))'' and inserting 
     ``Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act)''.
       (C) Section 4213.--Section 4213 of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``Job Training Partnership Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.),'' and inserting ``Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act,''.
       (28) United states housing act of 1937.--Section 23 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ``the Job 
     Training'' and all that follows through ``or the'' and 
     inserting ``the Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Enhancement Act or the'';
       (B) in the first sentence of subsection (f)(2), by striking 
     ``programs under the'' and all that follows through ``and 
     the'' and inserting ``programs under title II, III, or IV of 
     the Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act and 
     the''; and
       (C) in subsection (g)--
       (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``programs under the'' 
     and all that follows through ``and the'' and inserting 
     ``programs under title II, III, or IV of the Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act and the''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (3)(H), by striking ``program under'' and 
     all that follows through ``and any other'' and inserting 
     ``program under title II, III, or IV of the Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act and any other''.
       (29) Housing act of 1949.--Section 504(c)(3) of the Housing 
     Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1474(c)(3)) is amended by striking 
     ``pursuant to'' and all that follows through ``or the'' and 
     inserting ``pursuant to the Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act or the''.
       (30) Older americans act of 1965.--
       (A) Section 203.--Section 203 of the Older Americans Act of 
     1965 (42 U.S.C. 3013) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (a)(2), by striking the last sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``In particular, the Secretary of 
     Labor and the Secretary of Education shall consult and 
     cooperate with the Assistant Secretary in carrying out the 
     Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act of 
     1997.''; and
       (ii) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) the Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement 
     Act,''.
       (B) Section 502.--Section 502 of the Older Americans Act of 
     1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (b)(1)(N)(i), by striking ``the Job 
     Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)'' and 
     inserting ``the Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Enhancement Act''; and
       (ii) in subsection (e)(2)(C), by striking ``programs 
     carried out under section 124 of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 1534)'' and inserting ``employment and 
     training activities carried out under title III of the 
     Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (C) Section 503.--Section 503(b)(1) of the Older Americans 
     Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056a(b)(1)) is amended by striking 
     ``the Job Training Partnership Act,'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``the Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Enhancement Act,''.
       (31) Omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968.--
     Section 1801(b)(3) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee(b)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``Job Training Partnership Act (relating to Job 
     Corps) (29 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.)'' and inserting ``Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (32) Environmental programs assistance act of 1984.--The 
     second sentence of section 2(a) of the Environmental Programs 
     Assistance Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 4368a(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``Job Training Partnership Act'' and inserting 
     ``Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (33) Domestic volunteer service act of 1973.--
       (A) Section 103.--Section 103(d) of the Domestic Volunteer 
     Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4953(d)) is amended in the 
     second sentence to read as follows: ``Whenever feasible, such 
     efforts shall be coordinated with a local workforce 
     development board established under section 122 of the 
     Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act.''.
       (B) Section 109.--Subsections (c)(2) and (d)(2) of section 
     109 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
     4959) is amended by striking ``Job Training Partnership Act'' 
     and inserting ``Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Enhancement Act''.
       (34) Age discrimination act of 1975.--Section 304(c)(1) of 
     the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6103(c)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``the Comprehensive Employment and 
     Training Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 801, et seq.), as amended,'' 
     and inserting ``the Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Enhancement Act''.
       (35) Energy conservation and production act.--Section 
     414(b)(3) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6864(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``the Comprehensive 
     Employment and Training Act of 1973'' and inserting ``the 
     Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (36) National energy conservation policy act.--Section 233 
     of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6873) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
     striking ``the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 
     1973'' and inserting ``the Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Enhancement Act''.
       (37) Community economic development act of 1981.--Section 
     617(a)(3) of the Community Economic Development Act of 1981 
     (42 U.S.C. 9806(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``activities 
     such as those described in the Comprehensive Employment and 
     Training Act'' and inserting ``employment and training 
     activities described in the Employment, Training, and 
     Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (38) Stewart b. mckinney homeless assistance act.--Section 
     103(b)(2) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 11302(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``the Job 
     Training Partnership Act'' and inserting ``the Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (39) National and community service act of 1990.--
       (A) Section 177.--Section 177(d) of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12637(d)) is amended 
     by striking ``Job Training Partnership Act'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Employment, Training, and Literacy 
     Enhancement Act''.
       (B) Section 198c.--Section 198C of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653c) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``a military 
     installation described in section 325(e)(1) of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1662d(e)(1)).'' and 
     inserting ``a military installation being closed or realigned 
     under--
       ``(A) 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); and
       ``(B) title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
     Base Closure and Realign

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     ment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).''; and
       (ii) in subsection (e)(1)(B)(iii), by striking ``Job 
     Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1693)'' and inserting 
     ``Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (C) Section 199l.--Section 199L(a) of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12655m(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)'' and inserting ``the Employment, 
     Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (40) Cranston-gonzalez national affordable housing act.--
       (A) Section 454.--Subparagraphs (H) and (M) of subsection 
     (c)(2), and subsection (d)(7), of section 454 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
     12899c) are amended by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act'' and inserting ``the Employment, Training, 
     and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (B) Section 456.--The first sentence of section 456(e) of 
     the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
     U.S.C. 12899e(e)) is amended by striking ``the Job Training 
     Partnership Act'' each place it appears and inserting ``the 
     Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act''.
       (41) Violent crime control and law enforcement act of 
     1994.--Section 31113(a)(4)(C) of the Violent Crime Control 
     and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13823(a)(4)(C)) is 
     amended by inserting after ``the Job Training Partnership Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)'' the following: ``, title II, III, 
     or IV of the Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement 
     Act,''.
       (42) Personal responsibility and work opportunity 
     reconciliation act of 1996.--Section 403(c)(2)(K) and section 
     423(d)(11) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1613(c)(2)(K) and 1138a note) are amended by striking ``Job 
     Training Partnership Act'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement 
     Act''.
           TITLE X--EFFECTIVE DATE AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1001. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This division and the amendments made by this division 
     shall take effect on July 1, 1998.

     SEC. 1002. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Education and the 
     Secretary of Labor, as appropriate, shall take such steps as 
     such Secretaries determine to be appropriate to provide for 
     the orderly transition from any authority under provisions of 
     law amended or repealed by this division or any related 
     authority under the provisions of this division.
       (b) Extended Transition Period.--
       (1) In general.--If, on or before July 1, 1997, a State has 
     enacted a State statute that provides for the establishment 
     or conduct of three or more of the programs, projects, or 
     activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) or 
     paragraph (2), the State shall not be required to comply with 
     provisions of this Act that conflict with such State statute 
     for the period ending three years after the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Programs, projects, and activities described.--The 
     programs, projects, and activities described in this 
     paragraph are the following:
       (A) Establishment of human resource investment councils or 
     substate councils.
       (B) Reorganization or consolidation of State agencies with 
     responsibility for State employment and training programs.
       (C) Reorganization or consolidation of State employment and 
     training programs.
       (D) Restructuring of local delivery systems for State 
     employment and training programs.
       (E) Development or restructuring of State accountability or 
     oversight systems to focus on performance.
             DIVISION B--VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS
              TITLE XXI--AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 2101. REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.

       Section 3 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 702) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``, as well as 
     unexpended appropriations for carrying out the Vocational 
     Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 31-42),''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (c).

     SEC. 2102. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 706) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by inserting after ``supported 
     employment'' the following: ``and self-employment or business 
     ownership'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (12);
       (3) in paragraph (15)(A), by inserting a comma after 
     ``subparagraph (B) or (C)'';
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(36) The term `administrative costs' means--
       ``(A) expenditures not incurred by the State unit for--
       ``(i) rehabilitation counselors;
       ``(ii) rehabilitation case coordinators; or
       ``(iii) other direct service personnel; and
       ``(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A) includes 
     expenditures incurred by the State unit in the performance of 
     administrative functions under the vocational rehabilitation 
     program, including expenses related to program planning, 
     development, monitoring, and evaluation, including--
       ``(i) quality assurance;
       ``(ii) budgeting, accounting, financial management, 
     information systems, and related data processing;
       ``(iii) providing information about the program to the 
     public;
       ``(iv) technical assistance to other State agencies, 
     private nonprofit organizations, and businesses and 
     industries;
       ``(v) the State Rehabilitation Advisory Council and other 
     advisory committees;
       ``(vi) professional organization membership dues for State 
     unit employees;
       ``(vii) the removal architectural barriers in State 
     vocational rehabilitation agency offices and State operated 
     rehabilitation facilities;
       ``(viii) operating and maintaining State unit facilities, 
     equipment, and grounds;
       ``(ix) supplies;
       ``(x) administration of the comprehensive system of 
     personnel development, including personnel administration, 
     administration of affirmative action plans, and training and 
     staff development, administrative salaries, including 
     clerical and other support staff salaries, in support of 
     these functions;
       ``(xi) travel costs related to carrying out the program, 
     other than travel costs related to the provision of services;
       ``(xii) costs incurred in conducting reviews of 
     rehabilitation counselor or coordinator determinations; and
       ``(xiii) legal expenses required in the administration of 
     the program.''; and
       (5) by redesignating paragraphs (36), (22), (23), (24), 
     (25), (1), (2), (3), (26), (4), (5), (6), (27), (7), (28), 
     (29), (30), (20), (21), (8), (31), (15), (32), (9), (10), 
     (33), (11), (19), (13), (14), (16), (18), (34), (35), and 
     (17) as paragraphs (1) through (35), respectively.

     SEC. 2103. REPORTS.

       Section 13 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     712) is amended by inserting after the third sentence ``The 
     Commissioner shall also annually collect information with 
     respect to the title I, vocational rehabilitation services 
     program, on administrative costs and other expenditures under 
     the program.''.

     SEC. 2104. BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 21 the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 22. BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of the funds 
     made available in this Act may be expended by an entity 
     unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds the 
     entity will comply with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-
     10c).
       ``(b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
       ``(1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided using 
     funds made available in this Act, it is the sense of the 
     Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, in 
     expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products.
       ``(2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
     the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each 
     recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement 
     made in paragraph (1) by the Congress.
       ``(c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely 
     Labeling Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a 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 is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in 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.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of such 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 701 note) is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 21 the following:

``Sec. 172. Buy-American requirements.''.
      TITLE XXII--AMENDMENTS TO VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

     SEC. 2201. DECLARATION OF POLICY; AUTHORIZATION OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Declaration of Policy.--Section 100(a)(3)(C) of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720(a)(3)(C)) is 
     amended to read as follows:

       ``(C) Applicants and eligible individuals must be active 
     and full partners in the vocational rehabilitation process, 
     making meaningful and informed choices--
       ``(i) during assessments to determine eligibility and 
     vocational rehabilitation needs; and
       ``(ii) in the selection of the employment goal, services 
     needed to achieve the goal, entities providing such services, 
     and the methods used to procure such services.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 100(b) of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720(b)) is amended in 
     each of paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking ``fiscal years 
     1993 through 1997'' and inserting ``fiscal years 1998, 1999, 
     and 2000''.

     SEC. 2202. STATE PLANS.

       Section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     721(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``, except that in the case'' and inserting 
     ``, except that--
       ``(A) in the case'';

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       (B) by striking ``to the extent permitted by such 
     regulations,'';
       (C) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) in the case of earmarked funds used as the State 
     match for Federal funds, where such funds are earmarked for 
     particular geographic areas within a State;'';
       (2) in paragraph (7)(A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) include a description, consistent with the purposes 
     of this Act, of a comprehensive system of personnel 
     development, which, at a minimum, shall consist of--
       ``(i) a description of the procedures and activities the 
     State agency will undertake to address the current and 
     projected training needs of all personnel in the designated 
     State unit to ensure that they are adequately trained and 
     prepared;
       ``(ii) a plan to coordinate and facilitate efforts between 
     the designated State unit and institutions of higher 
     education and professional institutions to recruit, prepare, 
     and retain qualified personnel, including personnel from 
     minority backgrounds and personnel who are individuals with 
     disabilities; and
       ``(iii) the development and maintenance of a system for 
     determining on an annual basis the number and type of 
     personnel that are employed by the State agency in the 
     provision of vocational rehabilitation services, including 
     ratios of counselors to clients;'';
       (3) in paragraph (11)(A)--
       (A) by inserting ``the Rural Development Administration of 
     the Department of Agriculture,'' after ``the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs,'';
       (B) by striking ``(20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and'' and 
     inserting ``(20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.),''; and
       (C) by inserting after ``(41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.)'' the 
     following: ``, and State use contracting programs'';
       (4) by striking paragraph (13);
       (5) by striking paragraph (17);
       (6) in paragraph (24)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``students who are individuals'' and inserting ``students''; 
     and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``individualized 
     written rehabilitation program'' and inserting 
     ``individualized education program'';
       (7) in paragraph (25), by striking ``Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``Commissioner'';
       (8) in paragraph (28), by adding at the end before the 
     semicolon the following: ``and State use contracting 
     programs'';
       (9) by striking paragraph (30);
       (10) in paragraph (33), by striking ``and working 
     relationships'';
       (11) in paragraph (35), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (12) in paragraph (36)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B)(i), by moving the margin two ems to 
     the left;
       (B) in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (C) 
     (including subclause (II) of each of such clauses (ii) and 
     (iii)), by moving the margin two ems to the left; and
       (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and'';
       (13) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(37) provide assurances that the State, or any recipient 
     of funds made available to the State under this title, will 
     comply with the guidelines established under section 508(a) 
     of this Act.''; and
       (14) by redesignating paragraphs (14), (15), (16), (18) 
     through (22), (24) through (29), and (31) through (37) as 
     paragraphs (13) through (33), respectively.

     SEC. 2203. INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN FOR EMPLOYMENT.

       (a) Section Heading.--Section 102 of the Rehabilitation Act 
     of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 722) is amended in the section heading by 
     striking ``individualized written rehabilitation program'' 
     and inserting ``individualized plan for employment''.
       (b) Assessment.--Section 102(b) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     722(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) As soon as a determination has been made that an 
     individual is eligible for vocational rehabilitation 
     services, the designated State unit shall complete the 
     assessment described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 
     7(2), if such assessment is necessary, and ensure that an 
     individualized plan for employment is--
       ``(A) either--
       ``(i) at the request of the individual, developed by the 
     individual or, as appropriate, the eligible individual's 
     representative and approved by the vocational rehabilitation 
     counselor; or
       ``(ii) developed and approved by the individual or, as 
     appropriate, by a parent, a family member, a guardian, an 
     advocate, or an authorized representative of such individual 
     (hereafter referred to in this subsection as the `eligible 
     individual's representative') and the vocational 
     rehabilitation counselor;
       ``(B) based on the findings of the assessment to determine 
     the individual's eligibility and vocational rehabilitation 
     needs described in section 7(2);
       ``(C) written, and, as appropriate, otherwise documented, 
     and provided to the individual or, as appropriate, to the 
     eligible individual's representative in the native language 
     or mode of communication of the individual or, as 
     appropriate, of the eligible individual's representative;
       ``(D) implemented in a timely manner;
       ``(E) reviewed at least annually by the vocational 
     rehabilitation counselor and the individual or, as 
     appropriate, the eligible individual's representative; and
       ``(F) amended, as necessary, by the individual or, as 
     appropriate, the eligible individual's representative, in 
     collaboration with the counselor, when there are substantive 
     changes in the employment goal, the services to be provided, 
     or the service providers (such revisions or amendments shall 
     not take effect until agreed to and signed by the individual 
     or, as appropriate, by the eligible individual's 
     representative, and the vocational rehabilitation counselor).
       ``(2) The individual plan for employment shall be developed 
     and implemented in a manner that affords eligible individuals 
     the opportunity to exercise informed choice in selecting the 
     employment goal, the specific vocational rehabilitation 
     services to be provided, the entity or entities that will 
     provide the vocational rehabilitation services, and the 
     methods used to procure the services, consistent with the 
     informed choice provisions in subsection (e).
       ``(3) The individualized plan for employment shall 
     identify--
       ``(A) the specific employment goal that is chosen by the 
     individual, consistent with the unique strengths, resources, 
     priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, and informed 
     choice of the individual, and is, to the maximum extent 
     appropriate, in an integrated setting;
       ``(B) the specific vocational rehabilitation services that 
     are--
       ``(i) needed to achieve the employment goal, including, as 
     appropriate, assistive technology devices and services, and 
     personal assistance services, including training in the 
     management of such services; and
       ``(ii) provided in the most integrated setting that is 
     appropriate to the service being provided and is consistent 
     with the informed choice of the individual;
       ``(C) the entity or entities chosen by the individual or, 
     as appropriate, the eligible individual's representative, 
     that will provide the vocational rehabilitation services and 
     the methods used to procure such services;
       ``(D) timelines for the achievement of the employment goal 
     and for the initiation of services;
       ``(E) the terms and conditions of the individualized plan 
     for employment, including--
       ``(i) the responsibilities of the designated State unit and 
     the individual under such plan, including participation in 
     the costs of the plan;
       ``(ii) criteria to evaluate progress toward achievement of 
     the employment goal; and
       ``(iii) the use of comparable services and benefits under 
     such plan, in accordance with section 101(a)(8);
       ``(F) prior to the determination that the individual has 
     achieved an employment outcome, the expected need for post-
     employment services; and
       ``(G) the rights and remedies available to the individual 
     as provided in subsection (d), including notification of the 
     availability of assistance from the client assistance program 
     under section 112 of this Act.
       ``(4) For an individual with the most severe disabilities 
     for whom an employment goal in a supported employment setting 
     has been determined to be appropriate, the individualized 
     plan for employment shall, in addition to the requirements 
     identified in subsection (b)(3), identify--
       ``(A) the extended services needed by the individual;
       ``(B) the source of extended services or, to the extent 
     that the sources to provide the extended services cannot be 
     identified at the time of the development of the 
     individualized plan for employment, a description of the 
     basis for concluding that there is a reasonable expectation 
     that such sources will become available; and
       ``(C) in cases in which multiple extended service providers 
     are available to the individual, the providers of such 
     services chosen by the individual or, as appropriate, the 
     eligible individual's representative.''.
       (c) Informed Choice.--Section 102 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     722) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Each State agency, in consultation with its State 
     Rehabilitation Advisory Council, if it has one, shall, 
     consistent with section 100(a)(3)(C), develop and implement 
     written policies and procedures that enable each individual 
     to exercise informed choice throughout the vocational 
     rehabilitation process, including policies and procedures 
     that require the State agency--
       ``(1) to inform each applicant and eligible individual 
     (including students with disabilities who are making the 
     transition from programs under the responsibility of an 
     educational agency to programs under the responsibility of 
     the designated State unit), through appropriate modes of 
     communication, about the availability of, and opportunities 
     to exercise, informed choice, including the availability of 
     support services for individuals with cognitive or other 
     disabilities who require assistance in exercising informed 
     choice;
       ``(2) to assist applicants and eligible individuals to 
     exercise informed choice in decisions related to the 
     provision of assessment services;
       ``(3) to develop and implement flexible procurement 
     policies and methods that facilitate the provision of 
     services and that afford eligible individuals meaningful 
     choices among the methods used to procure services;
       ``(4) to provide or assist eligible individuals in 
     acquiring information that enables those individuals to 
     exercise informed choice in the selection of--
       ``(A) the employment goal;
       ``(B) the specific services needed to achieve the 
     individual's employment goal;
       ``(C) the providers of the selected services;

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       ``(D) the employment setting and the settings in which 
     services are provided; and
       ``(E) the methods available for procuring the selected 
     services; and
       ``(5) to ensure that the availability and scope of informed 
     choice under this section is consistent with the State 
     agency's obligations under section 12(e).''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 102 of such Act (29 
     U.S.C. 722) is amended by striking ``individualized written 
     rehabilitation program'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``individualized plan for employment''.

     SEC. 2204. SCOPE OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES.

       Section 103(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     723(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (7); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (16) as 
     paragraphs (7) through (15), respectively.

     SEC. 2205. STATE REHABILITATION ADVISORY COUNCIL.

       Section 105 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     725) is amended by striking subsection (i).

     SEC. 2206. EVALUATION STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.

       Section 106(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     726(a)) is amended in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the 
     following: ``After such date, the Commissioner shall review 
     and, if necessary, revise the evaluation standards and 
     performance indicators every three years. Any necessary 
     revisions shall be developed with input from State vocational 
     rehabilitation agencies, related professional and consumer 
     organizations, recipients of vocational rehabilitation 
     services, and other interested parties. Any proposed 
     revisions shall be subject to the notice, publication, and 
     comment provisions described in paragraph (3).''.

     SEC. 2207. MONITORING AND REVIEW.

       Section 107(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     727(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Monitoring and review reports.--Any reports detailing 
     the findings of the annual reviews and periodic on-site 
     monitoring visits shall be made available to the State 
     Rehabilitation Advisory Council for use in the development 
     and modification of the State plan.''.
          Subtitle B--Basic Vocational Rehabilitation Services

     SEC. 2211. STATE ALLOTMENTS.

       Section 110(d)(2) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 730(d)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the Secretary--'' and all that follows 
     through ``(B) not less than'' and inserting ``the Secretary, 
     not less than''; and
       (2) by striking ``fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997'' and 
     inserting ``fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000''.

     SEC. 2212. PAYMENTS TO STATES.

       Section 111(a)(2)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 731(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking clause (i); and
       (2) by striking ``(ii)''.

     SEC. 2213. CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       Section 112(h) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     732(h)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 1993 through 
     1997'' and inserting ``fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000''.
            TITLE XXIII--AMENDMENTS TO RESEARCH AND TRAINING

     SEC. 2221. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 201(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     761(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``each of fiscal years 
     1993 through 1997'' and inserting ``fiscal years 1998, 1999, 
     and 2000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``each of fiscal years 
     1993 through 1997'' and inserting ``fiscal years 1998, 1999, 
     and 2000''.

     SEC. 2222. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY AND 
                   REHABILITATION RESEARCH.

       Section 202(c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     761a(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``, except that'' and all that follows 
     through ``continue to serve as Director''; and
       (B) by striking the third and fourth sentences;
       (2) by striking paragraph (2);
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``ncessary'' and inserting ``necessary''; 
     and
       (B) by redesignating such paragraph as paragraph (2); and
       (4) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
     TITLE XXIV--AMENDMENTS TO TRAINING AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
  Subtitle A--Training Programs and Community Rehabilitation Programs

     SEC. 2231. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.

       Section 301(1)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 770(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after ``independent 
     living services programs'' the following: ``, through 
     community economic or business development programs''.

     SEC. 2232. TRAINING.

       Section 302 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     771a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``and (E)'' and inserting ``(E)'';
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, and (F) personnel specifically trained to 
     deliver services to individuals whose vocational goal is 
     self-employment or business ownership.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B)--
       (A) in clause (ii)--
       (i) by redesignating subclauses (IV) and (V) as subclauses 
     (V) and (VI), respectively; and
       (ii) by inserting after subclause (III) the following:

       ``(IV) assistance and support to individuals pursuing self-
     employment or business ownership as their rehabilitation 
     goal;''; and

       (B) in clause (iv), by moving the margin two ems to the 
     left;
       (3) by striking subsection (e);
       (4) in subsection (g)(3)(A)--
       (A) in clause (ii), by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period; and
       (C) by striking clause (iv); and
       (5) in subsection (h), by striking ``fiscal years 1993 
     through 1997'' and inserting ``fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 
     2000''; and
       (6) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) as 
     subsections (e) through (h), respectively.

     SEC. 2233. REPEALERS.

       (a) In General.--Sections 303, 304, 305, and 306 of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 772, 773, 775, and 776) 
     are hereby repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of such 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 701 note) is amended by striking the items 
     relating to sections 303, 304, 305, and 306.

     SEC. 2234. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 310 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973 (29 U.S.C. 777) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``each of fiscal years 1993 through 1997'' 
     and inserting ``fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000'';
       (2) by redesignating such section as section 303; and
       (3) by inserting such section after section 302.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of such 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 701 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking the item relating to section 310 (as such 
     section was in effect prior to the redesignation of such 
     section under subsection (a)(2)); and
       (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 302 the 
     following:

``Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations.''.

        Subtitle B--Special Projects and Supplementary Services

     SEC. 2241. SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.

       Section 311 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     777a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Subject to the provisions of section 306, the'' and 
     inserting ``The'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) establishing programs for supporting the effects of 
     vocational rehabilitation programs to promote self-employment 
     or business ownership goals of people with disabilities.''.
       (2) by striking subsection (b);
       (3) in subsections (c) and (d), by striking ``fiscal years 
     1993 through 1997'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000''
       (4) by striking subsection (e); and
       (5) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (f) as 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.

     SEC. 2242. MIGRATORY WORKERS.

       Section 312(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     777b(b)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 1993 through 
     1997'' and inserting ``fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000''.

     SEC. 2243. REPEALERS.

       (a) In General.--Sections 314 and 315 of the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 777d and 777e) are hereby repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of such 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 701 note) is amended by striking the items 
     relating to sections 314 and 315.

     SEC. 2244. SPECIAL RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 316 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973 (29 U.S.C. 777f) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``fiscal years 1993 
     through 1997'' and inserting ``fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 
     2000'';
       (2) by redesignating such section as section 313; and
       (3) by inserting such section after section 312, as amended 
     by this Act.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of such 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 701 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking the item relating to section 316 (as such 
     section was in effect prior to the redesignation of such 
     section under subsection (a)(2)); and
       (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 312 the 
     following:

``Sec. 313. Special recreational programs.''.

        TITLE XXV--AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

     SEC. 2251. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 405 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     785) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 1993 through 
     1997'' and inserting ``fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000''.
             TITLE XXVI--AMENDMENTS TO RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY

     SEC. 2261. EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

       Section 501(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     791(a)) is amended in the third

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     sentence by striking ``the Handicapped'' and inserting 
     ``People With Disabilities''.

     SEC. 2262. ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS 
                   COMPLIANCE BOARD.

       Section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     792) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Chairperson'' and 
     inserting ``chairperson''; and
       (2) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``Committee on 
     Education and Labor'' and inserting ``Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce''.

     SEC. 2263. PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS.

       Section 509 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     794e) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (i);
       (2) in subsection (l), by striking ``Committee on Education 
     and Labor'' and inserting ``Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce''; and
       (3) in subsection (m), by striking ``each of the fiscal 
     years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997'' and inserting ``each 
     of the fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000''.

     SEC. 2264. REQUIREMENT THAT FEDERAL AGENCIES PROVIDE 
                   CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH ELECTRONIC AND 
                   INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY 
                   GUIDELINES.

       Section 508(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C 
     794d(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Compliance.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each Federal agency shall comply with 
     the guidelines established under this section.
       ``(2) Certification.--
       ``(A) Establishment of certification procedures.--The 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     establish uniform procedures under which the head of each 
     Federal agency shall submit to the Director a written 
     certification, containing such information as the Director 
     may reasonably require, that such agency is in compliance 
     with the guidelines established under this section.
       ``(B) Submission of certification.--Not later than 
     September 30 of each year, the head of each Federal agency 
     shall submit to the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget a written certification in accordance with the 
     procedures established under subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Review of certification.--The Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget--
       ``(i) shall review each certification submitted by each 
     Federal agency under subparagraph (B); and
       ``(ii) shall provide notice to each such Federal agency 
     that such agency is either in compliance or not in compliance 
     with the guidelines established under this section, as the 
     case may be.
       ``(D) Assistance for and monitoring of agencies not in 
     compliance.--In the case of a Federal agency that is not in 
     compliance with the guidelines established under this 
     section, the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget--
       ``(i) shall assist such agency in its efforts to comply 
     with such guidelines; and
       ``(ii) shall monitor the progress of such agency to comply 
     with such guidelines.''.
  TITLE XXVII--AMENDMENTS TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS 
                           WITH DISABILITIES

     SEC. 2271. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Sections 622 and 638 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 795i and 795q) are each amended by striking ``each of 
     fiscal years 1993 through 1997'' and inserting ``each of the 
     fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000''.

     SEC. 2272. REPEALERS.

       (a) In General.--Parts A and D of title VI of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 795 et seq. and 795r) 
     are hereby repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) In general.--Parts B and C of title VI of such Act (29 
     U.S.C. 795g et seq. and 795k et seq.) are redesignated as 
     parts A and B of title VI of such Act, respectively.
       (2) Table of contents.--The table of contents of such Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 701 note) is amended--
       (A) by striking the items relating to parts A and D of 
     title VI (as such parts were in effect prior to the repeal of 
     such parts under subsection (a)); and
       (B) by redesignating the items relating to parts B and C of 
     title VI (as such parts were in effect prior to the 
     redesignation of such parts under paragraph (1)) as items 
     relating to parts A and B of title VI of such Act, 
     respectively.
TITLE XXVIII--AMENDMENTS TO INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND CENTERS FOR 
                           INDEPENDENT LIVING

     SEC. 2281. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Sections 714 and 727.--Sections 714 and 727 of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796e-3 and 796f-6) are 
     amended by striking ``each of the fiscal years 1993, 1994, 
     1995, 1996, and 1997'' and inserting ``each of the fiscal 
     years 1998, 1999, and 2000''.
       (b) Section 753.--Section 753 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 796l) 
     is amended by striking ``each of the fiscal years 1993 
     through 1997'' and inserting ``each of the fiscal years 1998, 
     1999, and 2000''.

     SEC. 2282. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION FOR CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT 
                   LIVING.

       Section 721(c)(1)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 796f(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``,,'' and 
     inserting a comma.
 TITLE XXIX--AMENDMENTS TO SPECIAL DEMONSTRATIONS AND TRAINING PROJECTS

     SEC. 2291. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 801 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     797) is amended by striking ``1993 through 1997.'' each place 
     such term appears and inserting ``1998 through 2000.''.

     SEC. 2292. DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES.

       Section 802 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     797a) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 802. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO INCREASE CLIENT CHOICE.

       ``(a) Grants.--The Commissioner may make grants to States 
     and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations to pay all 
     or part of the costs of projects to demonstrate ways to 
     increase client choice in the rehabilitation process, 
     including the selection of providers of vocational 
     rehabilitation services.
       ``(b) Use of Funds.--An entity that receives a grant under 
     this section shall use the grant only--
       ``(1) for activities that are directly related to planning, 
     operating, and evaluating the demonstration projects; and
       ``(2) to supplement, and not supplant, funds made available 
     from Federal and non-Federal sources for such projects.
       ``(c) Application.--Any eligible entity that desires to 
     receive a grant under this section shall submit an 
     application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information and assurances as the Commissioner may require, 
     including--
       ``(1) a description of--
       ``(A) how the applicant intends to promote increased client 
     choice in the rehabilitation process, including a 
     description, if appropriate, of how an applicant will 
     determine the cost of any service or product offered to an 
     eligible client;
       ``(B) how the applicant intends to ensure that any 
     vocational rehabilitation service or related service is 
     provided by a qualified provider who is accredited or meets 
     such other quality assurance and cost-control criteria as the 
     State may establish; and
       ``(C) the outreach activities to be conducted by the 
     applicant to obtain eligible clients; and
       ``(2) assurances that a written plan will be established 
     with the full participation of the client, which plan shall, 
     at a minimum, include--
       ``(A) a statement of the vocational rehabilitation goals to 
     be achieved;
       ``(B) a statement of the specific vocational rehabilitation 
     services to be provided, the projected dates for their 
     initiation, and the anticipated duration of each such 
     service; and
       ``(C) objective criteria, an evaluation procedure, and a 
     schedule, for determining whether such goals are being 
     achieved.
       ``(d) Award of Grants.--In selecting entities to receive 
     grants under subsection (a), the Commissioner shall take into 
     consideration the--
       ``(1) diversity of strategies used to increase client 
     choice, including selection among qualified service 
     providers;
       ``(2) geographic distribution of projects; and
       ``(3) diversity of clients to be served.
       ``(e) Records.--Entities that receive grants under 
     subsection (a) shall maintain such records as the 
     Commissioner may require and comply with any request from the 
     Commissioner for such records.
       ``(f) Direct Services.--At least 80 percent of the funds 
     awarded for any project under this section shall be used for 
     direct services, as specifically chosen by eligible clients.
       ``(g) Evaluation.--The Commissioner shall conduct an 
     evaluation of the demonstration projects with respect to the 
     services provided, clients served, client outcomes obtained, 
     implementation issues addressed, the cost effectiveness of 
     the project, and the effects of increased choice on clients 
     and service providers. The Commissioner may reserve funds for 
     the evaluation for a fiscal year from the amounts 
     appropriated to carry out projects under this section for the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(h) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Direct services.--The term `direct services' means 
     vocational rehabilitation services, as described in section 
     103(a).
       ``(2) Eligible client.--The term `eligible client' means an 
     individual with a disability, as defined in section 7(8)(A), 
     who is not currently receiving services under an 
     individualized written rehabilitation program established 
     through a designated State unit.''.

     SEC. 2293. TRAINING ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 803 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973 (29 U.S.C. 797b) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and redesignating 
     subsection (f) as subsection (d);
       (2) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated by paragraph 
     (1))--
       (A) by striking ``(g)'' and inserting ``(f)''; and
       (B) by striking the last sentence; and
       (3) by striking subsection (a) and redesignating 
     subsections (b) through (d) (as so redesignated by paragraph 
     (1)) as subsections (a) through (c).
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Paragraphs (1) and (2).--The amendments made by 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1997.
       (2) Subsection (a)(3).--The amendment made by paragraph (3) 
     of subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

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     TITLE XXX--AMENDMENTS TO THE HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER ACT

     SEC. 2295. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 205(a) of the Helen Keller National Center Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1904(a)) and section 208(h) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1907(h)) are each amended by striking ``1993 through 1997'' 
     and inserting ``1998, 1999, and 2000''.
                       TITLE XXXI--EFFECTIVE DATE

     SEC. 2297. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as provided in section 2293, this division and the 
     amendments made by this division shall take effect on October 
     1, 1997.

  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. COLLINS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CLAY 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

343

When there appeared

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Nays

60

para. 50.8                    [Roll No. 138]

                                YEAS--343

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--60

     Aderholt
     Barr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Davis (IL)
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Everett
     Goode
     Goss
     Hall (TX)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jones
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     LaHood
     Lewis (KY)
     Manzullo
     Metcalf
     Neumann
     Pappas
     Paul
     Petri
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rogan
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Smith, Linda
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Thune
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--30

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barton
     Boehlert
     Brown (OH)
     DeGette
     Flake
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gutierrez
     Hefner
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Klink
     LoBiondo
     Manton
     Miller (CA)
     Molinari
     Murtha
     Packard
     Quinn
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Towns
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Wicker
     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. 50.9  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 make technical corrections and conforming changes as may 
be necessary to reflect the actions of the House in amending the bill.

para. 50.10  emergency supplemental appropriations, fy 1997

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 
1469) making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including 
those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for 
other purposes; together with the amendment 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 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. 50.11  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1469

  Ms. KAPTUR moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 1469 be 
instructed to insist on the House position with respect to funding for 
the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and 
Children (WIC), providing a funding level of $76,000,000, to ensure no 
reduction in the number of participants being served by this program.
  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. HASTINGS of Washington, 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. 50.12  appointment of conferees--h.r. 1469

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by 
unanimous consent, appointed Messrs. Livingston, McDade, Young of 
Florida, Regula, Lewis of California, Porter, Rogers, Skeen, Wolf, 
Kolbe, Packard, Callahan, Walsh, Taylor of North Carolina, Obey, Yates, 
Stokes, Murtha, Sabo, Fazio, Hoyer, Mollohan, Mses. Kaptur and Pelosi, 
as managers on the part of the House at said conference.

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

para. 50.13  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, May 19, 1997, at 2 o'clock p.m.

para. 50.14  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, May 19, 1997, it 
adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 1997, for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 50.15  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Tuesday, May 20, 1997, it 
adjourn to meet at 9 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 1997, for the 
purpose of receiving in this Chamber former Members of Congress.

para. 50.16  order of business--recess

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That at any time on Wednesday, May 21, 1997, the Speaker may 
declare a recess, subject to the call of the Chair, for the purpose of 
receiving in this Chamber former Members of Congress.

para. 50.17  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, May 
21, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 50.18  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Budget was granted permission until midnight, Sunday, May 18, 1997, to 
file a privileged report to accompany a concurrent resolution on the 
Budget.

para. 50.19  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. 476. An Act to provide for the establishment of not less 
     than 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of America facilities by the 
     year 2000; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 50.20  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, for today after 10:45 a.m.;
  To Mr. GILLMOR, for today;
  To Mr. MANTON, for today; and
  To Ms. DeGETTE, for today.
  And then,

para. 50.21  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 3 o'clock and 44 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 
o'clock p.m. on Monday, May 19, 1997.

para. 50.22  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. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1276. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 
     for the research, development, and demonstration activities 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other 
     purposes, with an amendment; referred to the Committee on 
     Commerce for a period ending not later than June 20, 1997, 
     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. 105-99 Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.

para. 50.23  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. CHRISTENSEN (for himself, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Archer, 
             Mr. Armey, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brady, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Bryant, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Cannon, Ms. Carson, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Ford, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Green, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Holden, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Istook, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. John, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Livingston, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Markey, Mr. Mascara, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. McCrery, Mr. McDade, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McHale, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Mollohan, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, 
             Mrs. Northup, Ms. Norton, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
             Parker, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Petri, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Portman, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Riley, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rogan, 
             Mr. Rogers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Sanford, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Adam Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Spence, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Stump, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Thompson, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Turner, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. White, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wick

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             er, Mr. Wise, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Young of Florida, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1650. A bill to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Mother Teresa of 
     Calcutta in recognition of her outstanding and enduring 
     contributions through humanitarian and charitable activities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 1651. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require gain recognition in the case of certain 
     transactions that are equivalent to sales of financial 
     instruments; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1652. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the exemption from the self-employment tax 
     for termination payments received by former life insurance 
     salesmen; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Dooley 
             of California):
       H.R. 1653. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to create uniform 
     standards with respect to federally-regulated securities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McDade, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Towns, Mr. Upton, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Martinez, and Mr. Porter):
       H.R. 1654. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 in order 
     to require reciprocal responses to foreign acts, policies, 
     and practices that deny national treatment to U.S. 
     investment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. King of 
             New York, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1655. A bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 
     1956 to provide additional relief for limited purpose banks 
     from certain outdated restrictions imposed by the Competitive 
     Equality Banking Act of 1987 which by the express terms of 
     such act were intended to be temporary and have now been in 
     place for 10 years, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, and Mr. Fawell):
       H.R. 1656. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide small business employees with a simple, 
     secure, and fully portable defined benefit plan; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     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, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Mr. Poshard, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Costello, Mr. Jackson, 
             Mr. Evans, and Mr.  Yates):
       H.R. 1657. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     relating to the Interstate 4-R discretionary program; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 1658. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Atlantic 
     Striped Bass Conservation Act and related laws; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. 
             Dicks, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, and Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 1659. A bill to provide for the expeditious completion 
     of the acquisition of private mineral interests within the 
     Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument mandated by the 
     1982 Act that established the monument, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Jackson, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Rush, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Brown of California):
       H. Con. Res. 83. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the National Basketball Association and the 
     Players Association should extend pension benefits to certain 
     surviving post-World War II, pre-1965 professional basketball 
     players; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 

para. 50.24  memorials

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

       87. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Michigan, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 25 memorializing the Congress of the United 
     States to make changes in the Ready Reserve Mobilization 
     Income Insurance Program; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       88. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Georgia, 
     relative to Senate Resolution 278 urging the United States 
     Environmental Protection Agency to reaffirm the existing air 
     quality standards for ozone and particulate matter; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       89. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 17 
     memorializing the President and the Congress of the United 
     States to work for the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization to include the Republic of Poland; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       90. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Oregon, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to amend section 143(l)(4)(a) 
     and (b) of the Internal Revenue Code to allow veterans who 
     entered the Armed Forces of the United States after December 
     31, 1976, to become eligible for Oregon home loans for 
     veterans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       91. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 14 
     memorializing the United States Congress to return to the 
     states the revenue collected under the gasoline tax increase 
     of 1993; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 50.25  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 43: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Bono and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Allen, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Riley, and 
     Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 78: Mr. Klink, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 80: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Luther and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 108: Mr. Vento and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 176: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Evans, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 208: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Dellums and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 305: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Capps, 
     and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 393: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 500: Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Engel, Mr. Allen, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Oberstar, 
     and Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 536: Mr. Franks of New Jersey and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 551: Mr. Weldon of Florida and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 594: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Manton, Mr. Owens, 
     Mr. Olver, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. 
     Filner.
       H.R. 604: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 630: Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 659: Mr. Stearns and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Dooley of California and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, 
     Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kleczka, and Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Luther and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 920: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 928: Mr. Porter, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 956: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 978: Mr. Duncan and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 981: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1002: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Capps, Mr. Upton, Mr. Green, Mr. 
     Martinez, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Engel, Mr. Upton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Price 
     of North Carolina, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1029: Mr. Holden, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Mica, Mr. Torres, 
     Mr. Duncan, Mr. Green, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Baker, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Camp, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 1077: Mr. Mascara and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1117: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 1120: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1149: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Stokes, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1166: Mr. Capps, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
     Tierney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Dellums, 
     and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 1202: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. 
     Bonior.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Capps, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1296: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1335: Mr. Bishop, Mr. McHale, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Stearns, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1348: Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Herger, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Miller 
     of California, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr. 
     Stenholm.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 1390: Mr. Schumer, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Wexler, 
     Mr. Frost, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. 
     DeFazio.
       H.R. 1475: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1487: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. McKeon, 
     and Mr. Martinez.

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       H.R. 1525: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1549: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1559: Mr. Boehner and Mrs. Smith, L of Washington.
       H.R. 1571: Ms. Carson, Mr. Capps, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1573: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Mr. Evans, Mr. Sabo, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1580: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Manton, Mr. King of New York, 
     Mr. NcNulty, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1593: Mr. Hill.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H. Res. 27: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega. 
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                        MONDAY, MAY 19, 1997 (51)

para. 51.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 19, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para. 51.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of May 16, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 51.3  communications

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

       3358. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Maintenance of and Access to Records Pertaining to 
     Individuals [49 CFR Part 10] (RIN: 2105-AC57) received May 
     15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3359. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Endangered and 
     Threatened Species; Threatened Status for Southern Oregon/
     Northern California Coast Evolutionarily Significant Unit 
     (ESU) of Coho Salmon and Withdrawal of Proposed Rule to List 
     Oregon Coast Coho Salmon ESU [Docket No. 950407093-6298-03; 
     I.D. 012595A] received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3360. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Inspection and Copying of Department of Transportation 
     Opinions, Orders, and Records and Implementation of the 
     Consumer Credit Protection Act With Respect to Air Carriers 
     and Foreign Air Carriers [14 CFR Part 310 and 374] (RIN: 
     2105-AC64) received May 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3361. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Inflatable Liferafts (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD 85-205] (RIN: 
     2115-AC51) received May 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3362. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Qualifications for Tankermen and for Persons in Charge of 
     Transfers of Dangerous Liquids and Liquefied Gases (U.S. 
     Coast Guard) [CGD 79-116] (RIN: 2115-AA03) received May 15, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3363. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Memphis in May Sunset Symphony 
     Lower Mississippi River Mile 735.0--736.0, Memphis, TN (U.S. 
     Coast Guard) [CGD08-97-015] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received May 15, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3364. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Annapolis, Maryland, Severn River, Weems Creek 
     (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD05-97-010] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     May 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3365. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-12-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10027; AD 96-26-52R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 
     15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3366. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Changes in Accounting Periods and In Methods of Accounting 
     [Rev. Proc. 97-27] received May 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3367. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Extension of Test of Employment Tax Early Referral Procedures 
     for Appeals [Announcement 97-52] received May 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means. 

para. 51.4  recess--2:42 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock and 42 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 51.5  after recess--8:08 p.m.

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

para. 51.6  providing for the consideration of h. con. res. 84

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-102) the resolution (H. Res. 152) providing for the 
consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 84) 
establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.
  And then,

para. 51.7  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
May 16, 1997, at 8 o'clock and 10 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 1997.

para. 51.8  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:

  [Pursuant to the order of the House on May 16, 1997, the following 
                   report was filed on May 18, 1997]

       Mr. KASICH: Committee on the Budget. House Concurrent 
     Resolution 84. Resolution establishing the congressional 
     budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal year 1998 and 
     setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
     1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 (Rept. No. 105-100). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
     and ordered to be printed.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. 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; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-
     101 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 152. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the concurrent 
     resolution (H. Con. Res. 84) establishing the congressional 
     budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal year 1998 and 
     setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
     1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 (Rept. No. 105-102). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para. 51.9  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 911. Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     extended for a period ending not later than May 21, 1997.

para. 51.10  public bills and resolutions

  Under Clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII,

       Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Matsui) introduced a bill 
     (H.R. 1660) to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the 
     Generalized System of Preferences until May 31, 2007; which 
     was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para. 51.11  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 165: Mr. Mica, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Ms. Christian-
     Green.
       H.R. 195: Mr. Goode and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Manton and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 551: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 956: Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. 
     Calvert.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. 
     Gephardt,
       H.R. 1161: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 1162: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1327: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1377: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Flake and Mr. Dixon.

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       H.R. 1492: Mr. Archer and Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Radanovich and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Stump, Mr. Cook, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
     Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Chambliss, and Ms. Ros-
     Lehtinen.
       H.R. 1539: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Jones, Mr. Filner, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. 
     Thornberry.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Holden, Mr. Engel, 
     Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H. Res. 138: Mr. Ackerman.
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                       TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1997 (52)

para. 52.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Ms. PRYCE, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 20, 1997.
       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 Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 52.2  recess--11:03 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Ms. PRYCE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock and 3 minutes a.m., until 12 
o'clock noon.

para. 52.3  after recess--12 noon

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

para. 52.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, May 19, 1997.
  Mr. BEREUTER, 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. SUNUNU, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEREUTER 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

311

When there appeared

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Nays

44

para. 52.5                    [Roll No. 139]

                                YEAS--311

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--44

     Abercrombie
     Berry
     Borski
     Clay
     Clyburn
     DeFazio
     English
     Ensign
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hulshof
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Maloney (NY)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Miller (CA)
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Schaffer, Bob
     Stark
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Watts (OK)
     Weller

                             NOT VOTING--78

     Ackerman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Burr
     Calvert
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (IL)
     DeLay
     Doyle
     Ehrlich
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frost
     Goodling
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastert
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jones
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lazio
     Livingston
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     McInnis
     Menendez
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Parker
     Payne
     Peterson (PA)
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Smith, Linda
     Souder
     Taylor (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 52.6  communications

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

       3368. 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, 1997, pursuant 
     to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. Doc. No. 105--84); to the Committee 
     on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       3369. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--De Novo Applications for a Federal Savings Association 
     Charter [No. 97-48] (RIN: 1550-AA76) received May 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3370. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 95F-0163] received May 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3371. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food 
     for Human Consumption; 1,3-Butylene Glycol [Docket No. 87G-
     0351] received May 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3372. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Devices; Establishment of a Performances 
     Standard for Electrode Lead Wires and Patient Cables [Docket 
     No. 94N-0078] received May 16, 1997, pursuant to 5

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     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3373. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Informal Small Entity Guidance [10 
     CFR Part 2] (RIN: 3150-AF68) received May 16, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3374. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Venezuela 
     (Transmittal No. 18-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3375. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Venezuela 
     (Transmittal No. 17-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3376. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to France 
     (Transmittal No. 10-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3377. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to France 
     (Transmittal No. 11-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3378. 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. 97-15), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3379. 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 Australia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 97-16), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3380. 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 Japan for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 97-13), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3381. 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.
       3382. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997; 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.
       3383. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, 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.
       3384. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Pipeline Right-Of-Way 
     Applications and Assignment Fees; Requirement for Filing of 
     Lease Transfers [30 CFR Part 250 and 256] (RIN: 1010-AC04) 
     received May 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3385. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Operation of U.S.M.S. ``North Star'' 
     Between Seattle, Washington, and Stations of the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs and Other Government Agencies, Alaska (Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs) [25 CFR Part 142] (RIN: 1076-AD66) 
     received May 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3386. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Greenland Turbot in the Aleutian Islands Subarea [Docket No. 
     961107312-7021-02; I.D. 051297A] received May 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3387. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospace Technologies of 
     Australia, Nomad N22 and N24 Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-CE-100-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10022; AD 97-10-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3388. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-90-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10023; AD 97-10-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 
     15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3389. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-283-AD; Amdt. 39-10024; AD 97-10-12] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received May 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3390. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), 
     Ltd. Model 1125 Westwind Astra Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-96-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10018; AD 97-10-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3391. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-144-AD; Amdt. 39-10019; AD 
     97-10-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 15, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3392. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-138-AD; Amdt. 39-10020; AD 
     97-10-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 15, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3393. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Model 4101 Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-168-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10021; AD 97-10-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 
     15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3394. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Prohibition Against Certain Flights Within the Territory and 
     Airspace of Afghanistan (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 27744; Special Flight Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 
     No. 67] (RIN: 2120-AG40) received May 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3395. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Temporary Establishment of Class D Airspace; Anchorage 
     International Airport, Alaska (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AAL-3] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received May 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3396. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Omaha, NE; Correction (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ACE-21] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3397. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class D and E2 Airspace; Lawrenceville, GA 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     ASO-12] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3398. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 28904; Amdt. No. 402] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received May 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3399. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone--Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (U.S. Coast 
     Guard) [CGD09-97-012] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received May 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3400. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Security Zone; Coast Waters Adjacent to South Florida (U.S. 
     Coast Guard) [CGD07-96-013] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received May 15, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3401. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: Fort Meyers Beach, FL (U.S. Coast 
     Guard) [CGD07-97-010] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received May 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 52.7  communication from the clerk--certificate of election

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


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                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 15, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     copy of a certificate of the unofficial vote totals received 
     from the Honorable Stephanie Gonzales, Secretary of State, 
     State of New Mexico, which indicates that, according to the 
     unofficial vote totals received by the nominees whose names 
     appeared on the 1997 Special Election Ballot of May 13, 1997, 
     the Honorable Bill Redmond was elected to the Office of 
     Representative in Congress, from the Third Congressional 
     District, State of New Mexico.
           Sincerely yours,
                                                   Robin H. Carle.

para. 52.8  order of business--swearing in of member-elect

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding the fact that the certificate of 
election of Mr. Bill Redmond, the Third District of the State of New 
Mexico, has not been received by the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives, Mr. Redmond 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. REDMOND then presented himself at the bar of the House and took 
the oath of office prescribed by law.

para. 52.9  private calendar business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order today, under clause 6, rule XXIV, the 
Private Calendar rule, be dispensed with.

para. 52.10  order of business--suspension of the rules

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That on Wednesday, May 21, 1997, the Speaker be authorized to 
entertain motions to suspend the rules and pass the following bills, 
resolution, and concurrent resolution: H.R. 1377, Savings are Vital to 
Everyone's Retirement Act of 1997; H.R. 1306, Riegle-Neal Clarification 
Act of 1997; H.R. 911, Volunteer Protection Act of 1997; H. Res. 121, 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives Regarding the March 
30, 1997, Terrorist Grenade Attack in Cambodia; H. Con. Res. 63, 
Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to the Principles of the 
Marshall Plan; H.R. 956, Drug-Free Community Act.

para. 52.11  capitol rotunda ceremony honoring mother teresa

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution of the Senate (S. Con. Res. 26):

       Whereas Mother Teresa of Calcutta has greatly enhanced the 
     lives of people in all walks of life in every corner of the 
     world through her faith, her love, and her selfless 
     dedication to humanity and charitable works for nearly 70 
     years;
       Whereas Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, 
     which includes more than 3,000 members in 25 countries who 
     devote their lives to serving the poor, without accepting any 
     material reward in return;
       Whereas Mother Teresa has been recognized as an outstanding 
     humanitarian around the world and has been honored by: the 
     first Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971); the Jawaharal Nehru 
     Award for International Understanding (1972); the Nobel Peace 
     Prize (1979); and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1985).
       Whereas Mother Teresa has forever enhanced the culture and 
     history of the world; and
       Whereas Mother Teresa truly leads by example and shows the 
     people of the world the way to live by love for all humanity; 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to 
     be used on June 5, 1997, for a congressional ceremony 
     honoring Mother Teresa. 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. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Ms. 
KILPATRICK, 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. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. THOMAS 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. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 52.12  gold medal for mother teresa

  Mr. CASTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1650) to 
authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress 
to Mother Teresa of Calcutta in recognition of her outstanding and 
enduring contributions through humanitarian and charitable activities, 
and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, 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. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. THOMAS 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. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 52.13  congressional support for decent housing

  Mr. LAZIO moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 147); as amended: 

       Whereas the United States promotes and encourages the 
     creation and revitalization of sustainable and strong 
     neighborhoods in partnership with States, cities, and local 
     communities and in conjunction with the independent and 
     collective actions of private citizens and organizations;
       Whereas establishing a housing infrastructure strengthens 
     neighborhoods and local economies and nurtures the families 
     who reside in them;
       Whereas an integral element of a strong community is a 
     sufficient supply of affordable housing;
       Whereas such housing can be provided in tradional and 
     nontraditional forms, including apartment buildings, 
     transitional and temporary homes, condominiums, co-
     operatives, and single family homes;
       Whereas for many families a home is not merely shelter, but 
     also provides an opportunity for growth, prosperity, and 
     security;
       Whereas homeownership is a cornerstone of the national 
     economy because it spurs the production and sale of goods and 
     services, generates new jobs, encourages savings and 
     investment, promotes economic and civic responsibility, and 
     enhances the financial security of all people in the United 
     States;
       Whereas the United States is the first country in the world 
     to make owning a home a reality for a vast majority of its 
     families; however, more than one-third of the families in the 
     United States are not homeowners;
       Whereas a disproportionate percentage of non-homeowning 
     families in the United States are low-income families;
       Whereas the National Partners in Homeownership, a public-
     private partnership comprised of 63 national organizations 
     under the leadership of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, has established a goal of reaching an all-time 
     high homeownership level in the United States by the end of 
     the 20th century;
       Whereas there are many other nonprofit and for-profit 
     organizations that, in partnership with the Federal 
     Government and local governments, strive to make the American 
     dream of homeownership a reality for low-income families;
       Whereas national organizations such as the Fannie Mae 
     Foundation, Freddie Mac, the Local Initiatives Support 
     Corporation, the Enterprise Foundation, the Housing 
     Assistance Council, and the Neighborhood Reinvestment 
     Corporation, in conjunction with local organizations, have 
     developed thousands of homes each year for low-income 
     families and have, in the process, reduced urban decay and 
     blight and fostered business activity;
       Whereas the community building activities of neighborhood-
     based nonprofit organizations empower individuals to improve 
     their lives and make communities safer and healthier for 
     families;
       Whereas one of the best known nonprofit housing 
     organizations is Habitat for Humanity, which builds simple 
     but adequate housing for less fortunate families and 
     symbolizes the self-help approach to homeownership;
       Whereas Habitat for Humanity provides opportunities for 
     people from every segment of society to volunteer to help 
     make the American dream a reality for families who otherwise 
     would not own a home; and
       Whereas the second week of June 1997 is National 
     Homeownership Week: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that--

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       (1) it is a goal of our Nation that all citizens have safe, 
     clean, and healthy housing;
       (2) the Members of the House of Representatives should 
     demonstrate the importance of volunteerism and community 
     service;
       (3) the Members of the House of Representatives and Habitat 
     for Humanity, with support from the National Partners in 
     Homeownership, should sponsor and construct, commencing on 
     June 5, 1997, two homes in the Anacostia neighborhood of the 
     District of Columbia, each to be known as a ``House That 
     Congress Built'';
       (4) each ``House That Congress Built'' should be 
     constructed primarily by Members of the House of 
     Representatives and their families and staffs, involving and 
     symbolizing the partnership of the public, private, and 
     nonprofit sectors of society;
       (5) each ``House That Congress Built'' should be 
     constructed with the participation of the family that will 
     own the home;
       (6) upon completion and initial occupancy of the homes in 
     the fall of 1997, the Members of the House of 
     Representatives, their families and staffs, and local and 
     national leaders from the public and private nonprofit 
     sectors of society should participate, together with each 
     family that will own a ``House That Congress Built'', in an 
     event to celebrate the occasion;
       (7) in the future, the Members of the House of 
     Representatives and their families and staff should 
     participate in similar house building activities of Habitat 
     for Humanity in their own districts as part of National 
     Homeownership Week; and
       (8) these occasions should be used to emphasize and focus 
     on the importance of providing safe, clean, and healthy homes 
     for all of the people in the United States.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, recognized Mr. LAZIO and Mr. 
FLAKE, 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. SUNUNU, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. LAZIO 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. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 52.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 408

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-103) the resolution (H. Res. 153) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 408) 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.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 52.15  providing for the consideration of h. con. res. 84

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 152):

       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. 84) establishing the 
     congressional budget for the United States Government for 
     fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
     levels for fiscal years 1990, 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 
     five hours and twenty minutes (including one hour on the 
     subject of economic goals and policies), with five hours 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on the Budget and twenty 
     minutes controlled by Representative Minge of Minnesota or 
     his designee. After general debate the concurrent resolution 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
     The concurrent resolution shall be considered as read. No 
     amendment shall be in order except the amendments in the 
     nature of substitutes designated in section 2 of this 
     resolution, if printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record, designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule 
     XXIII. 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 twenty minutes 
     (except as otherwise provided in section 2) 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. The Chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of question 
     shall be fifteen minutes. After the conclusion of 
     consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment, the 
     Committee shall rise and report the concurrent resolution to 
     the House with such amendments 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) the amendment numbered 1, which shall be debatable for 
     one hour;
       (2) the amendment numbered 2;
       (3) the amendment numbered 3;
       (4) the amendment numbered 4; and
       (5) the amendment numbered 5.
       Sec. 3, Rule XLIX shall not apply with respect to the 
     adoption by the Congress of a concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 1998.

  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. KINGSTON, 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

220

When there appeared

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Nays

200

para. 52.16                   [Roll No. 140]

                                YEAS--220

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

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                                NAYS--200

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Ackerman
     Bilbray
     Brown (FL)
     Fowler
     Hastert
     Hinchey
     Jefferson
     Moran (VA)
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Waxman
     White
     Woolsey
  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. KINGSTON, 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

278

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

142

para. 52.17                   [Roll No. 141]

                                YEAS--278

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--142

     Allen
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Ackerman
     Bilbray
     Brown (FL)
     Coburn
     Fowler
     Hastert
     Hinchey
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Waxman
     White
     Woolsey
  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. 52.18  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. 1122. An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     ban partial-birth abortions.

  The message also announced that pursuant to section 711(b)(2) of 
Public Law 104-293, the Chair, on behalf of the majority leader, 
appoints the Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. Specter] as a member of the 
Commission to Assess the Organization of the Federal Government to 
Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction.

para. 52.19  s. con. res. 26--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the concurrent resolution of the Senate (S. Con Res. 26) to 
permit the use of the rotunda of the Capitol

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for a congressional ceremony honoring Mother Teresa.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

415

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affirmative

Nays

0

para. 52.20                   [Roll No. 142]

                                YEAS--415

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Ackerman
     Barr
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Brown (FL)
     Burton
     Frank (MA)
     Granger
     Hastert
     Hinchey
     Jefferson
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Spratt
     Waters
     Waxman
     White
     Wicker
     Woolsey
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 52.21  h.r. 1650--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, 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. 1650) to authorize the President to 
award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Mother Teresa of 
Calcutta in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions 
through humanitarian and charitable activities, and for other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was ordered to be taken by electronic device.
  Subsequently, during said vote,
  Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, requested that the ordering of the 
yeas and nays on the motion to suspend the rules and pass said bill be 
vacated.
  Accordingly,
  The question having been previously put, viva voce, and 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. 52.22  congressional support for decent housing

  Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, requested that the ordering of the 
yeas and nays on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the 
resolution (H. Res. 147) expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that the House of Representatives should participate in 
and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the 
United States, and for other purposes, as amended, be vacated.
  Accordingly,
  The question having been previously put, viva voce, and two-thirds of 
the Members present having voted in favor thereof, the rules were 
suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``A 
resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
House of Representatives should participate in and support activities to 
provide safe, clean, and healthy homes for the people of the United 
States, and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para. 52.23  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. 52.24  congressional budget resolution

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 
152 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 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 84) establishing the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1998 and setting 
forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 
and 2002.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. BOEHNER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

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para. 52.25  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 Ms. WATERS:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 1998.

       The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 1998 is hereby established and that 
     the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999 
     through 2002 are hereby set forth.
                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

     SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the 
     fiscal years 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 1998: $1,241,721,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,295,692,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,358,192,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,421,796,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,466,331,000,000.
       (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $36,142,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $44,250,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $54,953,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $60,198,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $45,352,000,000.
       (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 1998: $1,390,471,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,460,826,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,505,659,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,544,830,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,591,266,000,000.
       (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget 
     outlays are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,377,266,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,445,118,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,495,407,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,517,370,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,564,726,000,000.
       (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
     resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $135,545,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $147,426,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $137,215,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $95,534,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $98,395,000,000.
       (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $5,556,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $5,803,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $6,037,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $6,241,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $6,466,700,000,000.
       (6) Direct Loan Obligations.--The appropriate levels of 
     total new direct loan obligations are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $33,829,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $33,378,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $34,775,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $36,039,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $37,099,000,000.
       (7) Primary Loan Guarantee Commitments.--The appropriate 
     levels of new primary loan guarantee commitments are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $315,472,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $324,749,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $328,124,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $332,063,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $336,141,000,000.

     SEC. 102. 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 1998 through 2002 for each major functional 
     category are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $237,067,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $245,233,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $588,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $233,589,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $233,746,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $757,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $233,861,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $232,174,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $1,050,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $235,829,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $227,453,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $1,050,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $224,717,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $221,137,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $1,050,000,000.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,545,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,726,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,966,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $12,751,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,533,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,510,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,021,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $13,093,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,647,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,376,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,077,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $13,434,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,759,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,166,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,122,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $13,826,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,696,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,001,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,178,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $14,217,000,000.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,522,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,042,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,503,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,745,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,322,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,314,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,311,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,271,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,302,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,291,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,550,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,731,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,050,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,094,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,078,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,725,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,822,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,109,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,425,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,484,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,141,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,330,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,312,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,174,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,765,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,352,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $30,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,214,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,550,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $32,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,495,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,780,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $32,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,974,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,362,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $34,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,614,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,767,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $34,000,000.

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       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,757,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,465,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $7,620,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,365,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,061,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,543,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,047,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,436,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,637,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,069,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,071,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,509,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,444,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,937,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,960,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,583,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,720,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,965,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,660,000,000.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,724,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $828,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $4,739,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
     $245,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,117,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,357,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,887,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
     $253,450,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,216,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,820,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,238,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
     $255,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,226,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,264,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,574,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
     $257,989,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,642,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,481,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,680,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
     $259,897,000,000.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,663,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $39,261,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $155,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $45,737,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $38,652,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $135,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $45,422,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $37,640,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $46,698,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $38,022,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $48,098,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $38,665,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,550,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,567,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,867,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,385,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,818,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,803,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,943,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,406,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,366,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,352,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,020,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,429,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,537,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,606,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,098,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,452,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,707,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,165,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,180,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,415,000,000.
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $87,088,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $74,799,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $12,328,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $20,665,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $91,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $88,488,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $13,032,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $21,898,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $95,876,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $93,114,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $13,926,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $23,263,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $95,876,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $93,114,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $14,701,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $24,517,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $99,897,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $97,336,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,426,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $25,676,000,000.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $138,580,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $138,347,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $85,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $152,463,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $152,307,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $112,258,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $162,025,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $172,747,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $172,314,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $184,519,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $183,955,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $205,685,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $205,808,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $225,366,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $224,825,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $241,420,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $245,382,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $261,614,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $256,765,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $283,933,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $283,140,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $245,866,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $255,468,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $45,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $260,828,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $265,255,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $75,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $277,750,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $279,066,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $110,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $284,544,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $254,127,000,000.

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       (C) New direct loan obligations, $145,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $298,580,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $297,014,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $170,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $37,000,000.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,472,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,547,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,111,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,231,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,858,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,918,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,115,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,116,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,513,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,513,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $41,235,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,885,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,029,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $27,096,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,047,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $42,184,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,068,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $26,671,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,477,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,312,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,177,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $26,201,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,855,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,105,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,249,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $25,609,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,301,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,361,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,277,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $25,129,000,000.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $26,165,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,009,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $26,161,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,378,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,573,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $26,541,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,556,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $27,042,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,576,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,451,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,898,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,040,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,639,001,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,490,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,222,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,625,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,014,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,405,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,122,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,060,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $295,593,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $295,593,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $301,972,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $301,972,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $300,590,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $300,590,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $297,107,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $297,107,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $295,816,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $295,816,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (19) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$11,864,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$5,369,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$4,093,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$3,734,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$3,935,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$3,672,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$4,370,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$41,244,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$41,244,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$32,858,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$32,858,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$36,516,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$36,516,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$38,845,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$38,845,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$41,331,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$41,331,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
                 TITLE II--RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS

     SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION.

       (a) Submissions.--Not later than August 1, 1997, the House 
     committees named in subsection (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.
       (b) Instructions.--
       (1) Committee on commerce.--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 does not exceed: $396,058,000,000 
     in outlays for fiscal year 1998, $592,292,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 2002, and $2,724,790,000,000 in outlays in 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (2) Committee on ways and means.--(A) The House Committee 
     on Ways and Means shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction such that the total level of direct spending for 
     that committee does not exceed: $397,268,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 1998, $535,924,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
     year 2002, and $2,692,944,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 
     1998 through 2002.
       (B) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
     changes in laws within its

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     jurisdiction sufficient to increase revenues as follows: by 
     $36,142,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 1998, by 
     $45,352,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 2002, and by 
     $240,895,000,000 in revenues in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (c) Definition.--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.

Yeas

72

It was decided in the

Nays

358

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negative

Answered present

1

para. 52.26                   [Roll No. 143]

                                AYES--72

     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Engel
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kilpatrick
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--358

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Bishop
       

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Conyers
     Jefferson
     Schiff
     Yates
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 52.27  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. DOOLITTLE:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 1998.

       The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 1998 is hereby established and that 
     the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999 
     through 2002 are hereby set forth.
                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

     SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the 
     fiscal years 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 1998: $1,198,979,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,241,859,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,285,559,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,343,591,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,407,564,000,000.
       (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: -$11,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: -$25,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: -$43,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: -$56,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: -$55,900,000,000.
       (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 1998: $1,378,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,430,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,475,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,509,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,530,100,000,000.
       (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget 
     outlays are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,368,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,409,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,446,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,468,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,480,100,000,000.
       (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
     resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $172,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $182,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $183,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $157,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $108,500,000,000.
       (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $5,592,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $5,834,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $6,081,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $6,298,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $6,474,400,000,000.
       (6) Direct loan obligations.--The appropriate levels of 
     total new direct loan obligations are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $33,829,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $33,378,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $34,775,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $36,039,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $37,099,000,000.
       (7) Primary loan guarantee commitments.--The appropriate 
     levels of new primary loan guarantee commitments are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $315,472,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $324,749,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $328,124,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $332,063,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $335,141,000,000.

     SEC. 102. 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 1998 through 2002 for each major functional 
     category are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $268,197,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $265,978,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $588,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:

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       (A) New budget authority, $270,784,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $265,771,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $757,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $274,802,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $268,418,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $1,050,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $281,305,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $270,110,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $1,050,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $289,092,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $272,571,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,050,000,000.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,966,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $12,751,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,021,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $13,093,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,077,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $13,434,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,122,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $13,826,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,178,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $14,217,000,000.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,800,000,000. (same)
       (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, $17,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,050,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,078,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,109,000,000.
       (D) New primary 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, $1,141,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,171,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $32,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $32,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $34,000,000.
       (D) New primary 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, $34,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,133,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,872,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $9,620,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,365,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,047,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,436,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,071,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,509,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,960,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,583,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,965,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,660,000,000.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $4,739,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
     $245,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,000,000.000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,887,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
     $253,450,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,238,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
     $255,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,574,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
     $257,989,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,680,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
     $259,897,000,000.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $46,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $155,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $50,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $135,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $53,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $55,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $54,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):

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       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,867,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,385,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,943,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,406,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,020,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,429,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,098,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,452,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,180,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,475,000,000.
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $56,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $55,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $12,328,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $20,665,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $57,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $56,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $13,092,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $21,899,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $56,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $57,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $13,926,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $23,263,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $61,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $59,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $14,701,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $24,517,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $62,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $61,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,426,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $25,676,000,000.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $136,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $137,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $85,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $143,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $143,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $151,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $151,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $162,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $161,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $173,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $171,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $201,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $201,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $212,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $211,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $225,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $225,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $239,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $238,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $251,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $251,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $238,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $244,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $45,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $251,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $252,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $75,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $264,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $261,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $110,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $271,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $270,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $145,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $286,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $282,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $170,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $37,000,000.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,200,000,000.
       (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, $11,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $39,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $40,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,029,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $27,096,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $39,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $39,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,068,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $26,671,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $38,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $38,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,177,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $26,202,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $40,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $40,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,249,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $25,609,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,277,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $25,129,000,000.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (17) General Government (800):

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       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $296,549,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $296,549,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $304,567,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $304,567,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $304,867,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $304,867,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $303,659,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $303,659,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $303,754,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $303,754,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (19) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$0.
       (B) Outlays, -$0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$0.
       (B) Outlays, -$0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$0.
       (B) Outlays, -$0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$12,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$16,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (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.
       (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$48,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$48,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$44,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$44,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$46,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$46,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$50,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$50,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$64,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$64,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
                 TITLE II--RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS

     SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide for 
     two separate reconciliation bills: the first for entitlement 
     reforms and the second for tax relief. In the event Senate 
     procedures preclude the consideration of two separate bills, 
     this section would permit the consideration of one omnibus 
     reconciliation bill.
       (b) Submissions.--
       (1) Entitlement reforms.--Not later than June 12, 1997, the 
     House committees named in subsection (c) 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) Tax relief and miscellaneous reforms.--Not later than 
     June 13, 1997, the House committees named in subsection (d) 
     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.
       (c) Instructions Relating to Entitlement Reforms.--
       (1) Committee on agriculture.--The House Committee on 
     Agriculture shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
     level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
     $34,571,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
     $37,008,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $211,443,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (2) Committee on banking and financial services.--The House 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending such that the total level of direct spending for 
     that committee does not exceed: $8,435,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 1998, $5,091,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
     2002, and $50,306,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
     through 2002.
       (3) Committee on commerce.--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 does not exceed: $393,770,000,000 
     in outlays for fiscal year 1998, $507,315,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 2002, and $2,619,820,000,000 in outlays in 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (4) Committee on education and the workforce.--The House 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce shall report changes 
     in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     such that the total level of direct spending for that 
     committee does not exceed: $17,718,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 1998, $18,167,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
     2002, and $106,050,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
     through 2002.
       (5) Committee on government reform and oversight.--(A) The 
     House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending such that the total level of direct spending 
     for that committee does not exceed: $68,975,000,000 in 
     outlays for fiscal year 1998, $81,896,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $443,061,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002.
       (B) The House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     would reduce the deficit by: $214,000,000 in fiscal year 
     1998, $621,000,000 in fiscal year 2002, and $1,829,000,000 in 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (6) Committee on transportation and infrastructure.--The 
     House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending such that the total level of direct spending 
     for that committee does not exceed: $18,287,000,000 in 
     outlays for fiscal year 1998, $17,483,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $107,615,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002.
       (7) Committee on veterans' affairs.--The House Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
     level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
     $22,444,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
     $24,845,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $140,197,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (8) Committee on ways and means.--(A) The House Committee 
     on Ways and Means shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction such that the total level of direct spending for 
     that committee does not exceed: $397,463,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 1998, $506,377,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
     year 2002, and $2,621,195,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 
     1998 through 2002.
       (B) 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 is not less than: 
     $1,168,336,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 1998, 
     $1,346,679,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $7,384,496,000,000 in revenues in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (d) Instructions Relating to Tax Relief and Miscellaneous 
     Reforms.--
       (1) Committee on agriculture.--The House Committee on 
     Agriculture shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
     level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
     $34,571,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
     $37,008,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $211,443,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (2) Committee on banking and financial services.--(A) The 
     House Committee on Banking and Financial Services shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending such that the total level of direct spending 
     for that committee does not exceed: $8,435,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 1998, $5,091,000,000 in outlays for

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     fiscal year 2002, and $50,306,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002.
       (3) Committee on commerce.--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 does not exceed: $393,770,000,000 
     in outlays for fiscal year 1998, $507,315,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 2002, and $2,619,820,000,000 in outlays in 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (4) Committee on education and the workforce.--The House 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce shall report changes 
     in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     such that the total level of direct spending for that 
     committee does not exceed: $17,718,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 1998, $18,167,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
     2002, and $106,050,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
     through 2002.
       (5) Committee on government reform and oversight.--(A) The 
     House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending such that the total level of direct spending 
     for that committee does not exceed: $68,975,000,000 in 
     outlays for fiscal year 1998, $81,896,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $443,061,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002.
       (B) The House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     would reduce the deficit by: $214,000,000 in fiscal year 
     1998, $621,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $1,829,000,000 in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (6) Committee on transportation and infrastructure.--The 
     House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending such that the total level of direct spending 
     for that committee does not exceed: $18,287,000,000 in 
     outlays for fiscal year 1998, $17,483,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $107,615,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002.
       (7) Committee on veterans' affairs.--The House Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
     level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
     $22,444,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
     $24,845,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $140,197,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (8) Committee on ways and means.--(A) The House Committee 
     on Ways and Means shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction such that the total level of direct spending for 
     that committee does not exceed: $397,463,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 1998, $506,377,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
     year 2002, and $2,621,195,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 
     1998 through 2002.
       (B) 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 is not less than: 
     $1,160,936,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 1998, 
     $1,326,179,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $7,299,496,000,000 in revenues in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (e) Definition.--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.
       (f) Flexibility in Carrying Out Children's Health 
     Initiative.--If the Committees on Commerce and Ways and Means 
     report recommendations pursuant to their reconciliation 
     instructions that provide an initiative for children's health 
     that would increase the deficit by more than $2.3 billion for 
     fiscal year 1998, by more than $3.9 billion for fiscal year 
     2002, and by more than $16 billion for the period of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002, the committees shall be deemed to 
     not have complied with their reconciliation instructions 
     pursuant to section 310(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974.
                     TITLE III--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

     SEC. 301. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR SURFACE 
                   TRANSPORTATION.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to adjust the 
     appropriate budgetary levels to accommodate legislation 
     increasing spending from the highway trust fund on surface 
     transportation and highway safety above the levels assumed in 
     this resolution if such legislation is deficit neutral.
       (b) Deficit Neutrality Requirement.--(1) In order to 
     receive the adjustments specified in subsection (c), a bill 
     reported by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure that provides new budget authority above the 
     levels assumed in this resolution for programs authorized out 
     of the highway trust fund must be deficit neutral.
       (2) A deficit-neutral bill must meet the following 
     conditions:
       (A) The amount of new budget authority provided for 
     programs authorized out of the highway trust fund must be in 
     excess of $25.949 billion in new budget authority for fiscal 
     year 1998, $25.464 billion in new budget authority for fiscal 
     year 2002, and $127.973 billion in new budget authority for 
     the period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (B) The outlays estimated to flow from the excess new 
     budget authority set forth in subparagraph (A) must be offset 
     for fiscal year 1998, fiscal year 2002, and for the period of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002. For the sole purpose of 
     estimating the amount of outlays flowing from excess new 
     budget authority under this section, it shall be assumed that 
     such excess new budget authority would have an obligation 
     limitation sufficient to accommodate that new budget 
     authority.
       (C) The outlays estimated to flow from the excess new 
     budget authority must be offset by (i) other direct spending 
     or revenue provisions within that transportation bill, (ii) 
     the net reduction in other direct spending and revenue 
     legislation that is enacted during this Congress after the 
     date of adoption of this resolution and before such 
     transportation bill is reported (in excess of the levels 
     assumed in this resolution), or (iii) a combination of the 
     offsets specified in clauses (i) and (ii).
       (D) As used in 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.
       (c) Revised Levels.--(1) When the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure reports a bill (or when a 
     conference report thereon is filed) meeting the conditions 
     set forth in subsection (b)(2), the chairman of the Committee 
     on the Budget shall increase the allocation of new budget 
     authority to that committee by the amount of new budget 
     authority provided in that bill (and that is above the levels 
     set forth in subsection (b)(2)(A)) for programs authorized 
     out of the highway trust fund.
       (2) After the enactment of the transportation bill 
     described in paragraph (1) and upon the reporting of a 
     general, supplemental or continuing resolution making 
     appropriations by the Committee on Appropriations (or upon 
     the filing of a conference report thereon) establishing an 
     obligation limitation above the levels specified in 
     subsection (b)(2)(A) (at a level sufficient to obligate some 
     or all of the budget authority specified in paragraph (1)), 
     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall increase 
     the allocation and aggregate levels of outlays to that 
     committee for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 by the appropriate 
     amount.
       (d) Revisions.--Allocations and aggregates revised pursuant 
     to this section shall be considered for purposes of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as allocations and 
     aggregates contained in this resolution.
       (e) Reversals.--If any legislation referred to in this 
     section is not enacted into law, then the chairman of the 
     House Committee on the Budget shall, as soon as practicable, 
     reverse adjustments made under this section for such 
     legislation and have such adjustments published in the 
     Congressional Record.
       (f) Determination of Budgetary Levels.--For the purposes of 
     this section, budgetary levels shall be determined on the 
     basis of estimates made by the House Committee on the Budget.
       (g) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``highway trust fund'' refers to the following budget 
     accounts (or any successor accounts):
       (1) 69-8083-0-7-401 (Federal-Aid Highways).
       (2) 69-8191-0-7-401 (Mass Transit Capital Fund).
       (3) 69-8350-0-7-401 (Mass Transit Formula Grants).
       (4) 69-8016-0-7-401 (National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration-Operations and Research).
       (5) 69-8020-0-7-401 (Highway Traffic Safety Grants).
       (6) 69-8048-0-7-401 (National Motor Carrier Safety 
     Program).

     SEC. 302. SALE OF GOVERNMENT ASSETS.

       (a) Budgetary treatment.--
       (1) In general.--For the purpose of any concurrent 
     resolution on the budget and the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, no amounts realized from the sale of an asset shall be 
     scored with respect to the level of budget authority, 
     outlays, or revenues if such sale would cause an increase in 
     the deficit as calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).
       (2) Calculation of net present value.--The deficit estimate 
     of an asset sale shall be the net present value of the cash 
     flow from--
       (A) proceeds from the asset sale;
       (B) future receipts that would be expected from continued 
     ownership of the asset by the Government; and
       (C) expected future spending by the Government at a level 
     necessary to continue to operate and maintain the asset to 
     generate the receipts estimated pursuant to subparagraph (B).
       (b) 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.
       (c) 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.
       (d) Determination of Budgetary Levels.--For the purposes of 
     this section, budgetary levels shall be determined on the 
     basis of estimates made by the House Committee on the Budget.

     SEC. 303. ENVIRONMENTAL RESERVE FUND.

       (a) Committee Allocations.--In the House, after the 
     Committee on Commerce and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure report a bill (or a conference report thereon 
     is filed) to reform the Superfund program to facilitate the 
     cleanup of hazardous waste sites, the chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget shall submit revised allocations and 
     budget aggregates to carry out this section by an amount not 
     to exceed the excess subject to the limitation. These 
     revisions shall be considered for purposes of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as the allocations and 
     aggregates contained in this resolution.
       (b) Limitations.--The adjustments made under this section 
     shall not exceed--

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       (1) $200 million in budget authority for fiscal year 1998 
     and the estimated outlays flowing therefrom.
       (2) $200 million in budget authority for fiscal year 2002 
     and the estimated outlays flowing therefrom.
       (3) $1 billion in budget authority for the period of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002 and the estimated outlays flowing 
     therefrom.
       (c) Readjustments.--In the House, any adjustments made 
     under this section for any appropriation measure may be 
     readjusted if that measure is not enacted into law.

     SEC. 304. SEPARATE ALLOCATION FOR LAND ACQUISITIONS AND 
                   EXCHANGES.

       (a) Allocation by Chairman.--In the House, upon the 
     reporting of a bill by the Committee on Appropriations (or 
     upon the filing of a conference report thereon) providing up 
     to $165 million in outlays for Federal land acquisitions and 
     to finalize priority Federal land exchanges for fiscal year 
     1998 (assuming $700 million in outlays over 5 fiscal years, 
     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall allocate 
     that amount of outlays and the corresponding amount of budget 
     authority.
       (b) Treatment of Allocations in the House.--In the House, 
     for purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
     allocations made under subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     made pursuant to section 602(a)(1) of that Act and shall be 
     deemed to be a separate suballocation for purposes of the 
     application of section 302(f) of that Act as modified by 
     section 602(c) of that Act.

     SEC. 305. BALANCED BUDGET REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--It shall not be in order in the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate to consider any concurrent 
     resolution on the budget (or amendment or motion thereto, or 
     conference report thereon) or any bill, joint resolution, 
     amendment, motion, or conference report that would cause--
       (1) total outlays for fiscal year 2002 or any fiscal year 
     thereafter to exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, 
     unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of 
     Congress provide for a specific excess of outlays over 
     receipts by a rollcall vote;
       (2) an increase in the limit on the debt of the United 
     States held by the public, unless three-fifths of the whole 
     number of each House provide for such an increase by a 
     rollcall vote; or
       (3) an increase in revenues unless approved by a majority 
     of the whole number of each House by a rollcall vote.
       (b) Waiver.--The Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     section for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this section 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.
       (c) Definition.--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.

                 TITLE IV--SENSE OF CONGRESS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. SENSE OF 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 mandated 
     under existing law.
       (3) Baseline budgeting is inherently biased against 
     policies that would reduce the projected growth in spending 
     because such policies are portrayed as spending reductions 
     from an increasing baseline.
       (4) The baseline concept has encouraged Congress to 
     abdicate its constitutional obligation to control the public 
     purse for those programs which are automatically funded.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     baseline budgeting should be replaced with a budgetary model 
     that requires justification of aggregate funding levels and 
     maximizes congressional and executive accountability for 
     Federal spending.

     SEC. 402. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REPAYMENT OF THE FEDERAL DEBT.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
       (1) The Congress and the President have a basic moral and 
     ethical responsibility to future generations to repay the 
     Federal debt, including the money borrowed from the Social 
     Security Trust Fund.
       (2) The Congress and the President should enact a law which 
     creates a regimen for paying off the Federal debt within 30 
     years.
       (b) Sense of Congress Regarding President's Submission to 
     Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that:
       (1) The President's annual budget submission to Congress 
     should include a plan for repayment of Federal debt beyond 
     the year 2002, including the money borrowed from the Social 
     Security Trust Fund.
       (2) The plan should specifically explain how the President 
     would cap spending growth at a level one percentage point 
     lower than projected growth in revenues.
       (3) If spending growth were held to a level one percentage 
     point lower than projected growth in revenues, then the 
     Federal debt could be repaid within 30 years.

     SEC. 403. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COMMISSION ON LONG-TERM 
                   BUDGETARY PROBLEMS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) achieving a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002 is only 
     the first step necessary to restore our Nation's economic 
     prosperity;
       (2) the imminent retirement of the baby-boom generation 
     will greatly increase the demand for government services;
       (3) the burden will be borne by a relatively smaller work 
     force resulting in an unprecedented intergovernmental 
     transfer of financial resources;
       (4) the rising demand for retirement and medical benefits 
     will quickly jeopardize the solvency of the medicare, social 
     security, and Federal retirement trust funds; and
       (5) the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that 
     marginal tax rates would have to increase by 50 percent over 
     the next 5 years to cover the long-term projected costs of 
     retirement and health benefits.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     legislation should be enacted to create a commission to 
     assess long-term budgetary problems. Their implications for 
     both the baby-boom generation and tomorrow's workforce, and 
     make such recommendation as it deems appropriate to ensure 
     our Nation's future prosperity.

It was decided in the

Yeas

119

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

313

para. 52.28                   [Roll No. 144]

                                AYES--119

     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kingston
     Largent
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Redmond
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--313

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup

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     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Jefferson
     Schiff
     Yates
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 52.29  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 resolving clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 1998.

       The Congress determines and declares that the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998 is hereby 
     established and that the appropriate budgetary levels for 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2002 are hereby set forth.

     SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the 
     fiscal years 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 1998: $1,206,035,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,251,843,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,303,638,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,361,895,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2202: $1,421,072,000,000.
       (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $10,419,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $15,212,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $16,589,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $16,807,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $18,133,000,000.
       (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 1998: $1,392,730,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,448,751,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,500,328,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,535,090,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,582,693,000,000.
       (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget 
     outlays are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,358,584,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,422,994,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,480,134,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,495,092,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,544,270,000,000.
       (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
     resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $142,130,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $155,939,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $159,907,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $116,390,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $105,065,000,000.
       (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $5,686,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $5,954,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $6,230,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $6,488,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $6,752,800,000,000.
       (6) Direct loan obligations.--The appropriate levels of 
     total new direct loan obligations are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $35,050,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $34,901,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $36,649,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $38,249,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $39,415,000,000.
       (7) Primary loan guarantee commitments.--The appropriate 
     levels of new primary loan guarantee commitments are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $315,472,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $324,749,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $328,124,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $332,063,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $335,141,000,000.

     SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

       The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
     levels of new budget authority, budget outlays, new direct 
     loan obligations, and new primary loan guarantee commitments 
     for fiscal years 1998 through 2002 for each major functional 
     category are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $262,267,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $259,255,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $588,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $262,354,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $261,353,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $757,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $262,505,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $265,423,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,050,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $262,528,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $257,287,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,050,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $262,552,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $259,471,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,050,000,000.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,471,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,207,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,966,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $12,751,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,317,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,795,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,021,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $13,093,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,360,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,343,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,077,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $13,434,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,603,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,991,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,122,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $13,826,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,920,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,073,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,178,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $14,217,000,000.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,498,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,587,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,364,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,147,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,281,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,713,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $20,244,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,687,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,254,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,715,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,287,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,468,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,050,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,537,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,543,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,078,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,717,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,814,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,109,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,857,000,000.
       Outlays, $2,916,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,141,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,115,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $3,097,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,174,000,000.

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       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,410,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,899,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $30,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,253,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,604,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $32,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,503,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,253,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $32,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,449,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,518,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $34,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,540,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,527,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $34,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,319,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,990,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $9,620,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,365,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,066,000,000.
       (B) Outlays $11,516,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,047,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,436,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,567,000,000.
       (B) Outlays $10,978,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,071,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,509,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,429,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,899,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,960,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,583,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,232,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,630,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,965,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,660,000,000.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,824,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$728,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,960,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
     $245,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,317,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,507,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,410,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
     $253,450,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,488,000,000.
       (B) Outlays $10,092,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $4,112,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
     $255,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,326,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,364,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $4,784,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $257,989,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,942,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,781,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $4,996,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $259,897,000,000.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New Budget authority, $50,846,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $40,962,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $155,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $54,715,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,317,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $135,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $56,172,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $45,600,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $57,373,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,552,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $58,598,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $47,130,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,269,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,417,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,867,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,385,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,678,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,997,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,943,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,406,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,108,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,670,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,020,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,429,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,114,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,717,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,098,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,452,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,215,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,845,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,180,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,475,000,000
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $60,011,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $56,273,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $12,328,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $20,665,000,000
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $61,143,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $59,848,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $13,092,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $21,899,000,000
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $62,508,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $61,352,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $13,926,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $23,263,000,000
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $64,090,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $62,780,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $14,701,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $24,517,000,000
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $65,603,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $64,401,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,426,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $25,676,000,000
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $135,308,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $135,055,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $85,000,000
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $144,365,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $143,871,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $154,728,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $153,938,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $165,730,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $164,816,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $177,877,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $176,816,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $205,310,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $200,350,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $219,430,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $212,640,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $232,828,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $225,857,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $249,027,000,000.

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       (B) Outlays, $234,765,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $265,828,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $254,365,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $236,956,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $246,922,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $45,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $254,293,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $257,304,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $75,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $270,810,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $272,008,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $110,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $277,236,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $276,973,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $145,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $290,973,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $289,943,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $170,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $37,000,000.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,179,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,179,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,865,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,865,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,622,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,622,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,879,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,879,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,272,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,272,000.
       (C) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $40,462,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,112,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,029,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $27,096,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $41,918,000.00.
       (B) Outlays, $42,055,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,068,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $26,671,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,385,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,220,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,177,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $26,202,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,826,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,076,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,249,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $25,609,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,289,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,349,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,277,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $25,129,000,000.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750);
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,360,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,620,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,325,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,834,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,691,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,058,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,060,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,656,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,708,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,322,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,089,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,151,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,121,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,108,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,162,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,206,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,277,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,036,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $295,741,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $295,741,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $302,183,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $302,183,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $301,113,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $301,113,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $298,020,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $298,020,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $296,583,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $296,583,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (19) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$41,244,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$41,244,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$32,858,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$232,858,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$32,516,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$32,516,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$33,143,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$33,143,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$34,327,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$34,327,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.

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     SEC. 4. INVESTMENTS.

       The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
     levels of new budget authority and budget outlays for Federal 
     investments for fiscal years 1998 through 2002 for each major 
     functional category are:
       (1) National Defense (050)--for subfunction 051 for 
     Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation:
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $35,934,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $36,645,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $35,044,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $35,152,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $35,044,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $34,666,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $35,044,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $34,738,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $35,044,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $34,950,000,000.
       (2) General Science, Space, and Technology (250)--for 
     subfunctions 251 and 252 for General Science, Space and 
     Technology programs:
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,460,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $17,040,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,333,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $17,838,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,250,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays $18,599,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $20,213,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $19,512,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,223,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $20,534,000,000.
       (3) Energy (270)--for subfunction 271 for Energy Supply 
     Research and Development, and subfunction 272 for Energy 
     Conservation--
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,937,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $4,148,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,134,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $4,180,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,340,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $4,328,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,557,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $4,464,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,785,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $4,655,000,000.
       (4) Natural Resources and Environment (300)--for 
     subfunction 304 for Regulatory, Enforcement, and Research 
     Programs and Hazardous Substance Superfund, and subfunction 
     306 Other Natural Resources:
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,538,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $9,527,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,742,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $10,013,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,816,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $10,533,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,859,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $10,825,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,943,000,000.
       (B) Budget outlays, $10,889,000,000.
       (5) Agriculture (350)--for subfunction 352 for Research 
     Programs:
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,339,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,351,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,406,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,449,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,476,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,506,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,550,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,556,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,627,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,603,000,000.
       (6) Commerce and Housing Credit (370)--for subfunction 376 
     for Science and Technology:
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $720,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $680,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $762,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $703,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $752,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $851,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $787,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $937,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $818,000,000.
       (7) Transportation (400)--for subfunction 401 Ground 
     Transportation, subfunction 402 for Air Transportation, and 
     subfunction 403 for Water Transportation:
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $44,491,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $37,419,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $48,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $40,641,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $48,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,211,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $49,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,283,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $49,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $45,078,000,000.
       (8) Community and Regional Development (450)--for 
     subfunction 452 for Rural Development and Economic 
     Development Assistance:
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,279,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,259,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,276,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,222,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,276,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,205,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,276,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,253,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,276,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,258,000,000.
       (9) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500)--for subfunctions 501, 502, 503, 504, and 506 National 
     Service Initiative, Rehabilitation Services, and Children and 
     Families Services Program:
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $44,059,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $40,656,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $45,067,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,314,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $46,112,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $45,295,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $47,124,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,206,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $48,007,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $47,196,000,000.
       (10) Health (550)--for subfunction 552 for Health Research 
     and Training:
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,299,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,175,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,771,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,884,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,371,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,628,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,043,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,409,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,783,000,000.
       (11) Income Security (600)--for subfunction 605 for Food 
     and Nutrition Assistance:
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,618,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,506,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,636,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,627,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,734,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,727,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,834,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,827,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,948,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,940,000,000.

     SEC. 5. RECONCILIATION.

       (a) Submissions.--No later than June 30, 1997, the House 
     committees named in subsections (b) and (c) 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.
       (b) House Committees.--
       (1) Committee on commerce.--The House Committee on Commerce 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     provide direct spending sufficient to reduce outlays as 
     follows: $7,900,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
     $36,500,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $115,700,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (2) Committee on ways and means.--(A) The House Committee 
     on Ways and Means shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending sufficient to 
     reduce outlays as follows: $7,900,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 1998, $36,500,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
     2002, and $115,700,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
     through 2002.
       (B) 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 is increased by: 
     $10,419,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 1998, 
     $18,133,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $77,160,000,000 in revenues in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (c) Investment Trust Fund.--The House Committee on Ways and 
     Means shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
     that provide for the establishment of a separate account in 
     the Treasury known as the ``Investment Trust Fund'' into 
     which shall be transferred revenues realized by the acution 
     of spectrum allocations by the Federal Communications 
     Commission and, further, provide that amounts in that fund 
     shall be used exclusively for programs assumed under section 
     4.
       (d) Definition.--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. 6. COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS.

       Upon the adoption of this resolution, the Committee on the 
     Budget of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     the Budget of the Senate shall each make separate allocations 
     to the appropriate commit

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     tees of its House of Congress of total new budget authority 
     and total budget outlays for each fiscal year covered by this 
     resolution to carry out section 4. For all purposes of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, those allocations shall be 
     deemed to be made pursuant to section 302(a) and section 
     602(a) of that Act, as applicable.

     SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BUDGET TRENDS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the increasing portion of 
     the Federal budget absorbed by interest payments and 
     consumption programs, particularly health spending, has led 
     to a declining level of domestically financed investment and 
     may adversely impact the ability of the economy to grow at 
     the levels needed to provide for future generations.

     SEC. 8. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NEED TO MAINTAIN 
                   FEDERAL INVESTMENTS.

       It is the sense of Congress that a balanced program to 
     improve the economy should be based on the concurrent goals 
     of eliminating the deficit and maintaining Federal investment 
     in programs that enhance long-term productivity such as 
     research and development, education and training, and 
     physical infrastructure improvements.

     SEC. 9. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE TREATMENT OF FEDERAL 
                   INVESTMENTS WITHIN THE BUDGET.

       It is the sense of Congress that the current budget 
     structure focuses primarily on short-term spending and does 
     not highlight for decision making purposes the differences 
     between Federal spending for long-term investment and that 
     for current consumption. In order to restructure Federal 
     budget to make such a distinction, it is necessary to 
     identify an investment component in the Federal budget and 
     establish specific budgetary targets for such investments.

It was decided in the

Yeas

91

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negative

Nays

339

para. 52.30                   [Roll No. 145]

                                AYES--91

     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Green
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--339

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Jefferson
     Meehan
     Schiff
     Talent
     Yates
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 52.31  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. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 1998.

       The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 1998 is hereby established and that 
     the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999 
     through 2002 are hereby set forth.
                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

     SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the 
     fiscal years 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 1998: $1,206,379,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,252,942,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,307,528,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,366,412,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,427,435,000,000.
       (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $0.
       Fiscal year 1999: $0.
       Fiscal year 2000: $0.
       Fiscal year 2001: $0.
       Fiscal year 2002: $0.
       (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 1998: $1,399,365,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,447,879,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,495,779,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,526,178,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,552,378,000,000.
       (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget 
     outlays are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,383,432,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,440,016,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,489,140,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,516,666,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,535,000,000,000.
       (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
     resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $177,053,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $187,074,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $181,612,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $150,254,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $107,565,000,000.
       (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $5,596,684,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $5,844,015,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $6,088,538,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $6,298,829,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $6,474,034,000,000.
       (6) Direct Loan Obligations.--The appropriate levels of 
     total new direct loan obligations are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $33,829,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $33,378,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $34,775,000,000.

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       Fiscal year 2001: $36,039,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $37,099,000,000.
       (7) Primary loan guarantee commitments.--The appropriate 
     levels of new primary loan guarantee commitments are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $315,472,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $324,749,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $328,124,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $332,063,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $335,141,000,000.

     SEC. 102. 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 1998 through 2002 for each major functional 
     category are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $266,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $264,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $588,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $266,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $264,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $757,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $267,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $267,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $1,050,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $267,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $261,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $1,050,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $267,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $264,400,000,0000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $1,050,000,000.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,909,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,558,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,966,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $12,751,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,918,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,569,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,021,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $13,093,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,782,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,981,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,077,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $13,434,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,114,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,751,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,122,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $13,826,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,353,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,812,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,178,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $14,217,000,000.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,437,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,082,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,403,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,728,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,147,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,213,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,062,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,804,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,868,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,123,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,247,000,000
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,050,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,469,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,446,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,078,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,186,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,293,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,109,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,939,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,048,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,141,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,846,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,867,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,171,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,877,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,405,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,227,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,702,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $32,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,570,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,963,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $32,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,151,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,720,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $34,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,086,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,313,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $34,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,133,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,892,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $9,620,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,365,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,790,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,294,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,047,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,436,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,215,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,664,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,071,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,509,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,978,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,494,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,960,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,583,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,670,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,108,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,965,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $6,660,000,000.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,607,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$920,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $4,739,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $245,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,082,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,299,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,887,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
     $253,450,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,183,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,821,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,238,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
     $255,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,078,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,133,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,574,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
     $257,989,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,678,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,541,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,689,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
     $259,897,000,000.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $46,402,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,933,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $155,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:

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       (A) New budget authority, $* * * To Be Supplied.
       (B) Outlays, $* * * To Be Supplied.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $* * * To Be Supplied.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $* * * To Be 
     Supplied.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $* * * To Be Supplied.
       (B) Outlays, $* * * To Be Supplied.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $* * * To Be Supplied.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $* * * To Be 
     Supplied.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $* * * To Be Supplied.
       (B) Outlays, $* * * To Be Supplied.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $* * * To Be Supplied.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $* * * To Be 
     Supplied.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $49,184,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,247,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,068,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,687,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,867,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,385,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,839,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,252,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,943,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,406,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,210,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,386,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,020,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,429,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,214,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,098,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,452,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,290,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,929,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,180,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,475,000,000.
       (A) New budget authority, $46,556,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,256,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $135,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $47,114,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,357,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $48,135,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,303,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $67,320,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $58,362,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $12,328,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $20,665,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $63,750,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $63,885,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $13,092,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $21,899,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $65,903,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $66,178,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $13,926,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $23,263,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $67,759,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $67,981,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $14,701,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $24,517,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $68,739,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $68,966,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,426,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $25,676,000,000.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $140,599,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $140,567,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $85,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $149,418,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $149,394,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $159,868,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $159,747,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $170,662,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $170,385,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $181,571,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $181,127,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $203,820,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $203,964,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $214,673,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $214,148,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $229,340,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $229,337,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $244,036,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $243,181,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $256,548,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $255,769,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $240,160,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $248,861,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $45,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $255,375,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $259,346,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $75,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $271,084,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $269,669,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $110,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $276,898,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $279,007,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $145,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $288,937,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $287,221,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $170,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $37,000,000.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,424,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,524,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,060,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,196,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,792,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,866,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,022,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,043,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,383,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,398,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $40,579,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,371,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,029,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $27,096,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $41,745,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,979,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,068,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $26,671,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,015,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $42,223,000,000.

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       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,177,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $26,202,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,418,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $42,540,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,249,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $25,609,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,629,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $42,783,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,277,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $25,129,000,000.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,165,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,209,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,320,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,476,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,578,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,840,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,054,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $26,701,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,183,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,879,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,711,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,959,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,444,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,363,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,977,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,727,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,675,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,131,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,105,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $296,672,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $296,672,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $304,932,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $304,932,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $305,512,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $305,512,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $304,037,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $304,037,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $303,796,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $303,796,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (19) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $41,841,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,841,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$36,949,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$36,949,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$36,937,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$36,937,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$39,151,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$39,151,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$51,124,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$51,124,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
                 TITLE II--RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS

     SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION.

       (a) Submissions.--Not later than August 1, 1997, the House 
     committees named in subsection (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.
       (b) Instructions.--
       (1) Committee on agriculture.--The House Committee on 
     Agriculture shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
     level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
     $34,571,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
     $37,008,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $211,443,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (2) Committee on banking and financial services.--The House 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending such that the total level of direct spending for 
     that committee does not exceed: $8,435,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 1998, $5,091,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
     2002, and $50,306,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
     through 2002.
       (3) Committee on commerce.--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 does not exceed: $395,150,000,000 
     in outlays for fiscal year 1998, $513,615,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $2,638,120,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002.
       (4) Committee on education and the workforce.--The House 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce shall report changes 
     in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     such that the total level of direct spending for that 
     committee does not exceed: $17,718,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 1998, $18,167,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
     2002, and $106,050,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
     through 2002.
       (5) Committee on government reform and oversight.--(A) The 
     House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending such that the total level of direct spending 
     for that committee does not exceed: $68,975,000,000 in 
     outlays for fiscal year 1998, $81,896,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $443,061,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002.
       (B) The House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     would reduce the deficit by: $0 in fiscal year 1998, 
     $621,000,000 in fiscal year 2002, and $1,829,000,000 in 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (6) Committee on transportation and infrastructure.--The 
     House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending such that the total level of direct spending 
     for that committee does not exceed: $18,287,000,000 in 
     outlays for fiscal year 1998, $17,483,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $107,615,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002.
       (7) Committee on veterans' affairs.--The House Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
     level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
     $22,478,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
     $25,192,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $141,497,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (8) Committee on ways and means.--(A) The House Committee 
     on Ways and Means

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     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction such 
     that the total level of direct spending for that committee 
     does not exceed: $399,663,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
     1998, $511,377,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $2,639,195,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (B) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
     decrease revenues as follows: by $8,000,000,000 in revenues 
     for fiscal year 1998, by $16,000,000,000 in revenues for 
     fiscal year 2002, and by $60,000,000,000 in revenues in 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (C) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
     increase revenues as follows: by $8,000,000,000 in revenues 
     for fiscal year 1998, by $16,000,000,000 in revenues for 
     fiscal year 2002, and by $60,000,000,000 in revenues in 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (c) Definition.--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.
       (d) Children's Health Initiative.--If the Committees on 
     Commerce and Ways and Means report recommendations pursuant 
     to their reconciliation instructions that, combined, provide 
     an initiative for children's health that would increase the 
     deficit by more than $4.6 billion for fiscal year 1998, by 
     more than $8.0 billion for fiscal year 2002, and by more than 
     $32 billion for the period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002, 
     the committees shall be deemed to not have complied with 
     their reconciliation instructions pursuant to section 310(d) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
                TITLE III--SENSE OF CONGRESS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MIDDLE INCOME TAX RELIEF.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Tax reductions in tax bills enacted in the 1980's 
     predominately benefited Americans with higher incomes.
       (2) Increases in the social security payroll tax over this 
     period has resulted in a net increase in the tax burden on 
     middle income Americans.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Congress should enact legislation providing targeted tax 
     relief, with an emphasis on alleviating the tax burden on 
     middle income Americans, by enacting the following 
     provisions:
       (1) Higher education initiatives, including the President's 
     $1,500 HOPE scholarship tax credit and deductibility of up to 
     $10,000 for higher education tuition and fees.
       (2) Expansion of the child care tax credit, with increases 
     in the amount of allowable expenses, the percentage of 
     allowable expenses, and the income phase-down levels.
       (3) Homeownership provisions, including up to a $500,000 
     capital gains exclusion for home sales, and permitting tax 
     and penalty-free borrowing from an IRA account or a parent's 
     IRA account for a down payment on a first-time home purchase.
       (4) Savings provisions, including an increase in the annual 
     limit for deductible IRA contributions from $2,000 to $2,500 
     per year.

     SEC. 302. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON SMALL BUSINESS TAX RELIEF.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Small businesses are the source of most new jobs 
     created in this country.
       (2) Small businesses have a more difficult time than large 
     corporations in raising capital covering health care costs 
     for employees, and coping with estate taxes.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Congress should enact legislation providing tax incentives 
     and tax relief for small businesses, including:
       (1) Incentives for long-term investments in small 
     businesses, including capital gains relief, deferral of gains 
     on any small business investments rolled over into another 
     small business investment, and a tripling of the amount of 
     declarable losses on investments in small businesses.
       (2) Estate tax relief for family-owned small businesses and 
     farms, and an increase in small businesses eligibility for 
     10-year installment payments of estate taxes.
       (3) 100 percent deductibility of health care costs for the 
     self-employed.
       (4) Extension of the 5 percent Foreign Sales Credit (FSC) 
     to software exporters.

     SEC. 303. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON REVENUE NEUTRALITY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Large tax cuts in the 1980's led to an unprecedented 
     explosion in the level of debt owed by American taxpayers.
       (2) Tax cuts without revenue offsets increase the level of 
     spending cuts required to balance the budget, in vital areas 
     like education, health care, transportation, and research and 
     development.
       (3) It is a priority to balance the budget first, and to 
     defer tax cuts which reduce revenues until the budget is 
     actually in balance.
       (4) Targeted tax cuts for higher education, child care, 
     homeownership, increased savings, and small businesses can be 
     enacted without reducing the net level of revenues.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     all tax cuts should be fully offset by revenue increases, 
     through reinstatement of expiring excise taxes and the 
     closing of corporate tax loopholes.

     SEC. 304. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH.

       It is the sense of Congress that sufficient funding be 
     provided to insure all currently uninsured children in 
     America, through health care grants to the States and an 
     expansion of medicaid in a total amount of at least 
     $32,000,000,000 over the next 5 years.

     SEC. 305. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON MEDICARE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Medicare Part A Trust Fund will go bankrupt by the 
     year 2000 without congressional action.
       (2) Some 40,000,000 senior citizens rely on medicare for 
     affordable, quality health care.
       (3) Many low-income senior citizens are unable to afford 
     projected increases in medicare premiums.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Congress should enact legislation to extend the solvency of 
     the Medicare Trust Fund for the next 10 years, using policies 
     which:
       (1) Maintain part B premiums at 25 percent, with a phase-in 
     of home health care changes.
       (2) Provide new preventive and other health care benefits, 
     including expanded mammography coverage, coverage for 
     colorectal screenings, coverage for diabetes screening, 72 
     hours of respite care of Alzheimers patients, bone mass 
     measurements for osteoporosis care, prostate cancer 
     screening, cancer clinic benefits, and immunosuppressant 
     drugs.
       (3) Include sustainable reductions in reimbursements for 
     hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and other health care 
     providers.
       (4) Provide full funding for teaching hospitals through the 
     Graduate Medical Education program.
       (5) Increase health care choices among seniors, without 
     restricting access to fee-for-service health care.

     SEC. 306. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MEDICAID.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Hospitals and other health care providers are already 
     seriously underreimbursed for the actual cost of providing 
     medicaid services.
       (2) Medicaid is the primary source of health care coverage 
     for the uninsured, including poor children, indigent mothers, 
     and low-income senior citizens in nursing homes.
       (3) Medicaid provides critical funding for medicare 
     premiums for low-income seniors.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     medicaid legislation should increase coverage for low-income 
     adults and seniors, and uninsured children, by providing 
     that:
       (1) Any reductions in medicaid reimbursements to health 
     care providers should be used to expand coverage for 
     children's health care, legal immigrants, and low-income 
     Americans.
       (2) Spending reductions should not include either a block 
     grant or a per capita cap.
       (3) Medicaid should extend its program to pay medicare 
     premiums for low-income senior citizens, protecting them from 
     increases caused by home health care shifts.
       (4) States should be given more flexibility in managing the 
     medicaid program, through managed care options, and 
     elimination of unnecessary regulations, while fully 
     protecting the quality and availability of health care for 
     medicaid recipients.

     SEC. 307. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DOMESTIC DISCRETIONARY 
                   SPENDING.

       It is the sense of Congress that sufficient funding be 
     provided for domestic discretionary spending to allow for 
     full inflationary increases over the period from 1998 through 
     2002, to fully fund priority areas like education, health 
     care, transportation, research and development, community 
     development, crime, and housing.

     SEC. 308. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PELL GRANT LIMITS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The spiraling cost of higher education tuition and fees 
     threatens to put the cost of college out of reach for 
     millions of Americans.
       (2) Pell Grants are an effective way to make college 
     affordable for low-income students.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Congress should increase the annual limit on Pell Grants from 
     $2,700 to $3,700.

     SEC. 309. SENSE OF CONGRESS IN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Children cannot achieve their full educational 
     potential, if the school buildings they are educated in are 
     falling apart.
       (2) The General Accounting Office (GAO) has determined that 
     it will require $112,000,000,000 to repair and improve our 
     Nation's schools.
       (3) Many communities are unable to afford the full cost of 
     making such needed repairs.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Congress should enact the President's school construction 
     initiative, to provide $5,000,000,000 to leverage the repair 
     and construction of elementary and secondary schools.

     SEC. 310. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EDUCATION.

       It is the sense of Congress that funding should be 
     substantially increased in a number of programs which 
     increase educational opportunities, including:
       (1) Title I grants, to help the disadvantaged develop basic 
     educational skills.
       (2) The Technology Literacy Challenge Fund, to provide 
     computers, software, and

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     technology training to elementary and secondary schools.
       (3) Special education IDEA grants, to provide services to 
     children with disabilities.
       (4) Adult education grants, to provide adult literacy and 
     other educational programs.
       (5) The Federal work study program, to provide needy 
     students with part-time work.

     SEC. 311. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TRANSPORTATION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Our continued economic growth is dependent on 
     maintaining and expanding our basic infrastructure, 
     especially with respect to roads and bridges.
       (2) In many sections of our country, our transportation 
     infrastructure suffers from a lack of adequate funding and 
     neglect of maintenance.
       (3) For many years, Congress has failed to use funds 
     collected under the Federal gas tax to pay for essential road 
     and related transportation needs.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     all new funds collected in the transportation trust fund 
     should be fully spent on transportation improvements.

     SEC. 312. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Adequate nutrition, quality health care, educational 
     opportunities, and high quality child care for children 
     between birth and the age of 3 are scientifically shown to 
     play a critical role in later childhood and adult 
     development.
       (2) Public spending on health, nutrition, education, and 
     child care at the stage of early childhood development has 
     proven to be a sound long-term investment in human resources.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     sufficient funding should be provided in the following 
     programs to meet the needs of infants and toddlers:
       (1) WIC (the supplemental nutrition program for women, 
     infants, and children).
       (2) Head Start.
       (3) Healthy Start.
       (4) Programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities 
     under part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act (IDEA).
       (5) Programs under the Child Care and Development Block 
     Grant Act.

     SEC. 313. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HEALTH RESEARCH.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the world's 
     leading biomedical research institution.
       (2) The National Institutes of Health accomplishes its 
     mission of discovering new medical knowledge that will lead 
     to better health for everyone through supervising, funding, 
     and conducting biomedical and behavioral research to help 
     prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability 
     in humans.
       (3) The Federal investment in the National Institutes of 
     Health should be sufficient to keep up with the pace of 
     biomedical inflation and public health needs.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     funding for the National Institutes of Health should be at 
     least equal to the Institute's annual professional judgment, 
     which is the best and most reliable estimate of the minimum 
     level of funding needed to sustain the high standard of 
     scientific achievement attained by the National Institutes of 
     Health.

     SEC. 314. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Federal support of research and development has led to 
     numerous advances in science and technology that have greatly 
     enhanced the lives of all Americans.
       (2) Technological innovation has spurred almost half of the 
     economic development of the past century.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     full funding should be provided for Federal research and 
     development programs, including the National Science 
     Foundation (NSF) and the solar and renewable energies 
     programs of the Department of Energy.

     SEC. 315. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CRIME.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Crime continues to threaten residential and commercial 
     neighborhoods through the Nation.
       (2) Juvenile crime continues to grow at a faster rate than 
     other categories of crime in this Nation.
       (3) Intervention and prevention programs have been shown to 
     successfully turn the tide of violent crime.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     funding for crime intervention, prevention, and domestic 
     violence programs should be increased over current levels.

     SEC. 316. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON VETERANS.

       It is the sense of Congress that funding should not be cut 
     for veterans' COLA or for housing benefits.

     SEC. 317. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HOUSING.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) According to the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, 13,000,000 Americans have ``acute housing 
     needs''.
       (2) Current funding for rental housing assistance for the 
     elderly, disabled, working poor, and mothers making the 
     transition from welfare to work is inadequate.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     funding for housing assistance should be increased by 
     providing--
       (1) full funding for operating subsidies for public housing 
     authorities, as determined by the Performance Funding System;
       (2) additional funding for capital grants for public 
     housing authorities, to repair and maintain existing public 
     housing units; and
       (3) sufficient funding to create 50,000 new section 8 
     vouchers each year for the next 5 years.

     SEC. 318. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE.

       It is the sense of Congress that defense spending should be 
     maintained at current levels, and that priority should be 
     given to defense readiness and full funding for personnel 
     salaries and supplies, as opposed to continued expansions of 
     large weapons systems.

It was decided in the

Yeas

123

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

306

para. 52.32                   [Roll No. 146]

                                AYES--123

     Ackerman
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--306

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)

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     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Jefferson
     McIntosh
     Pomeroy
     Schiff
     Talent
     Yates
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 52.33  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. SHUSTER:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 1998.

       The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 1998 is hereby established and that 
     the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999 
     through 2002 are hereby set forth.
                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

     SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the 
     fiscal years 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 1998: $1,198,979,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,241,859,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,285,559,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,343,591,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,407,564,000,000.
       (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: -$7,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: -$11,083,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: -$21,969,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: -$22,821,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: -$19,871,000,000.
       (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 1998: $1,386,875,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,439,798,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,486,311,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,520,242,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,551,563,000,000.
       (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget 
     outlays are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,371,848,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,424,002,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,468,748,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,500,854,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,516,024,000,000.
       (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
     resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $172,869,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $182,143,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $183,189,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $157,263,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $108,460,000,000.
       (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $5,593,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $5,836,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $6,082,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $6,301,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $6,473,200,000,000.
       (6) Direct Loan Obligations.--The appropriate levels of 
     total new direct loan obligations are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $33,829,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $33,378,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $34,775,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $36,039,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $37,099,000,000.
       (7) Primary Loan Guarantee Commitments.--The appropriate 
     levels of new primary loan guarantee commitments are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $315,472,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $324,749,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $328,124,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $332,063,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $335,141,000,000.

     SEC. 102. 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 1998 through 2002 for each major functional 
     category are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $268,197,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $265,978,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $588,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $270,784,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $265,771,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $757,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $274,802,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $268,418,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $1,050,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $281,305,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $270,110,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $1,050,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $289,092,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $272,571,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $1,050,000,000.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,909,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,558,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,966,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $12,751,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,918,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,569,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,021,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $13,093,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,782,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,981,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,077,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $13,434,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,114,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,751,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,122,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $13,826,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,353,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,812,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,178,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $14,217,000,000.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,237,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,882,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,203,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,528,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,947,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,013,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,862,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,604,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,668,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,123,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,247,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,050,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,469,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,446,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,078,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,186,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,293,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,109,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,939,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,048,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,141,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,846,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,867,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,174,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 1998:

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       (A) New budget authority, $23,877,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,405,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $30,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,227,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,702,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $32,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,570,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,963,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $32,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,151,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,720,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $34,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,086,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,313,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $34,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,133,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,892,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $9,620,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $6,365,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,790,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,294,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,047,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $6,436,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,215,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,664,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,071,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $6,509,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,978,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,494,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,960,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $6,583,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,670,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,108,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,965,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $6,660,000,000.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,607,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$920,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $4,739,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $245,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,082,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,299,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,887,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $253,450,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,183,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,821,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,238,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $255,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,078,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,133,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,574,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $257,989,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,678,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,541,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,680,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $259,897,000,000.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $46,402,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $40,933,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $155,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $46,556,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,256,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $135,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $47,114,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,357,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $48,135,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,303,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $49,184,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,247,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,768,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,387,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,867,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,385,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,489,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,902,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,943,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,406,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,810,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,986,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,020,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,429,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,764,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,350,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,098,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,452,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,790,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,429,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,180,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $2,475,000,000.
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $60,020,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $56,062,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $12,328,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $20,665,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $60,450,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $59,335,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $13,092,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $21,899,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $61,703,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $60,728,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $13,926,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $23,263,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $62,959,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $61,931,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $14,701,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $24,517,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $63,339,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $62,316,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,426,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $25,676,000,000.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $137,799,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $137,767,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $85,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $144,968,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $144,944,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $154,068,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $153,947,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $163,412,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $163,135,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $172,171,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $171,727,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $201,620,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $201,764,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $212,073,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $211,548,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $225,540,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $225,537,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $239,636,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $238,781,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $251,548,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $250,769,000,000.

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       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $239,032,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $247,758,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $45,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $254,090,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $258,064,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $75,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $269,566,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $268,161,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $110,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $275,145,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $277,264,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $145,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $37,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $286,945,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $285,239,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $170,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $37,000,000.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,424,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,524,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,060,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,196,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,792,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,866,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,022,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,043,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,383,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,398,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $40,545,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,337,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,029,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $27,096,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $41,466,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,068,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $26,671,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $41,740,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,908,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,177,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $26,202,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,093,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $42,215,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,249,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $25,609,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,282,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $42,436,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,277,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $25,129,000,000.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,765,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,609,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,120,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,476,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,178,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,240,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,354,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,901,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,883,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,879,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,711,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,959,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,444,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,363,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,977,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,727,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,675,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,131,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,105,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments $0.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $296,547,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $296,547,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $304,558,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $304,558,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $305,075,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $305,075,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $303,833,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $303,833,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $303,728,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $303,728,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (19) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$41,841,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$41,841,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$36,949,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$36,949,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$36,937,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$36,937,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$39,151,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$39,151,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$51,124,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$51,124,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
                 TITLE II--RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS

     SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide for 
     two separate reconciliation bills: the first for entitlement 
     reforms and

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     the second for tax relief. In the event Senate procedures 
     preclude the consideration of two separate bills, this 
     section would permit the consideration of one omnibus 
     reconciliation bill.
       (b) Submissions.--
       (1) Entitlement reforms.--Not later than June 12, 1997, the 
     House committees named in subsection (c) 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) Tax relief and miscellaneous reforms.--Not later than 
     June 13, 1997, the House committees named in subsection (d) 
     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.
       (c) Instructions Relating to Entitlement Reforms.--
       (1) Committee on agriculture.--The House Committee on 
     Agriculture shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
     level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
     $34,571,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
     $37,008,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $211,443,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (2) Committee on banking and financial services.--The House 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending such that the total level of direct spending for 
     that committee does not exceed: -$8,435,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 1998, -$5,091,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
     year 2002, and -$50,306,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 
     1998 through 2002.
       (3) Committee on commerce.--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 does not exceed: $393,533,000,000 
     in outlays for fiscal year 1998, $506,791,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 2002, and $2,617,528,000,000 in outlays in 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (4) Committee on education and the workforce.--The House 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce shall report changes 
     in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     such that the total level of direct spending for that 
     committee does not exceed: $17,222,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 1998, $17,673,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
     2002, and $103,109,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
     through 2002.
       (5) Committee on government reform and oversight.--(A) The 
     House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending such that the total level of direct spending 
     for that committee does not exceed: $68,975,000,000 in 
     outlays for fiscal year 1998, $81,896,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $443,061,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002.
       (B) The House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     would reduce the deficit by: $0 in fiscal year 1998, 
     $621,000,000 in fiscal year 2002, and $1,829,000,000 in 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (6) Committee on transportation and infrastructure.--The 
     House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending such that the total level of direct spending 
     for that committee does not exceed: $18,087,000,000 in 
     outlays for fiscal year 1998, $17,283,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $106,615,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002.
       (7) Committee on veterans' affairs.--The House Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
     level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
     $22,444,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
     $24,563,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $139,134,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (8) Committee on ways and means.--(A) The House Committee 
     on Ways and Means shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction such that the total level of direct spending for 
     that committee does not exceed: $397,546,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 1998, $506,442,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
     year 2002, and $2,621,578,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 
     1998 through 2002.
       (B) 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 is not less than: 
     $1,176,253,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 1998, 
     $1,386,546,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $7,517,939,000,000 in revenues in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (d) Instructions Relating to Tax Relief and Miscellaneous 
     Reforms.--
       (1) Committee on agriculture.--The House Committee on 
     Agriculture shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
     level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
     $34,571,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
     $37,008,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $211,443,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (2) Committee on banking and financial services.--The House 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending such that the total level of direct spending for 
     that committee does not exceed: -$8,435,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 1998, -$5,091,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
     year 2002, and -$50,306,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 
     1998 through 2002.
       (3) Committee on commerce.--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 does not exceed: $393,533,000,000 
     in outlays for fiscal year 1998, $506,791,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 2002, and $2,617,528,000,000 in outlays in 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (4) Committee on education and the workforce.--The House 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce shall report changes 
     in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     such that the total level of direct spending for that 
     committee does not exceed: $17,222,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 1998, $17,673,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
     2002, and $103,109,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
     through 2002.
       (5) Committee on government reform and oversight.--(A) The 
     House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending such that the total level of direct spending 
     for that committee does not exceed: $68,975,000,000 in 
     outlays for fiscal year 1998, $81,896,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $443,061,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002.
       (B) The House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     would reduce the deficit by: $0 in fiscal year 1998 
     $621,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $1,829,000,000 in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (6) Committee on transportation and infrastructure.--The 
     House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending such that the total level of direct spending 
     for that committee does not exceed: $18,087,000,000 in 
     outlays for fiscal year 1998, $17,283,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $106,615,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002.
       (7) Committee on veterans' affairs.--The House Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
     level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
     $22,444,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
     $24,563,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $139,134,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (8) Committee on ways and means.--(A) The House Committee 
     on Ways and Means shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction such that the total level of direct spending for 
     that committee does not exceed: $397,546,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 1998, $506,442,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
     year 2002, and $2,621,578,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 
     1998 through 2002.
       (B) 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 is not less than: 
     $1,168,853,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 1998, 
     $1,366,046,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $7,432,939,000,000 in revenues in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (e) Definition.--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.
       (f) Children's Health Initiative.--If the Committees on 
     Commerce and Ways and Means report recommendations pursuant 
     to their reconciliation instructions that, combined, provide 
     an initiative for children's health that would increase the 
     deficit by more than $2.3 billion for fiscal year 1998, by 
     more than $3.9 billion for fiscal year 2002, and by more than 
     $16 billion for the period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002, 
     the committees shall be deemed to not have complied with 
     their reconciliation instructions pursuant to section 310(d) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
                     TITLE III--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

     SEC. 301. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR SURFACE 
                   TRANSPORTATION.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to adjust the 
     appropriate budgetary levels to accommodate legislation 
     increasing spending from the highway trust fund on surface 
     transportation and highway safety above the levels assumed in 
     this resolution if such legislation is deficit neutral.
       (b) Deficit Neutrality Requirement.--(1) In order to 
     receive the adjustments specified in subsection (c), a bill 
     reported by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure that provides new budget authority above the 
     levels assumed in this resolution for programs authorized out 
     of the highway trust fund must be deficit neutral.
       (2) A deficit-neutral bill must meet the following 
     conditions:
       (A) The amount of new budget authority provided for 
     programs authorized out of the highway trust fund must be in 
     excess of $25.949 billion in new budget authority for fiscal 
     year 1998, $25.464 billion in new budget authority for fiscal 
     year 2002, and $127.973 billion in new budget authority for 
     the period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (B) The outlays estimated to flow from the excess new 
     budget authority set forth in subparagraph (A) must be offset 
     for fiscal year 1998, fiscal year 2002, and for the period of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002. For the sole purpose of 
     estimating the amount of outlays flowing from excess new 
     budget authority under this section, it shall be assumed that 
     such excess new budget authority would have an obligation 
     limitation sufficient to accommodate that new budget 
     authority.

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       (C) The outlays estimated to flow from the excess new 
     budget authority must be offset by (i) other direct spending 
     or revenue provisions within that transportation bill, (ii) 
     the net reduction in other direct spending and revenue 
     legislation that is enacted during this Congress after the 
     date of adoption of this resolution and before such 
     transportation bill is reported (in excess of the levels 
     assumed in this resolution), or (iii) a combination of the 
     offsets specified in clauses (i) and (ii).
       (D) As used in 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.
       (c) Revised Levels.--(1) When the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure reports a bill (or when a 
     conference report thereon is filed) meeting the conditions 
     set forth in subsection (b)(2), the chairman of the Committee 
     on the Budget shall increase the allocation of new budget 
     authority to that committee by the amount of new budget 
     authority provided in that bill (and that is above the levels 
     set forth in subsection (b)(2)(A)) for programs authorized 
     out of the highway trust fund.
       (2) After the enactment of the transportation bill 
     described in paragraph (1) and upon the reporting of a 
     general, supplemental or continuing resolution making 
     appropriations by the Committee on Appropriations (or upon 
     the filing of a conference report thereon) establishing an 
     obligation limitation above the levels specified in 
     subsection (b)(2)(A) (at a level sufficient to obligate some 
     or all of the budget authority specified in paragraph (1)), 
     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall increase 
     the allocation and aggregate levels of outlays to that 
     committee for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 by the appropriate 
     amount.
       (d) Revisions.--Allocations and aggregates revised pursuant 
     to this section shall be considered for purposes of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as allocations and 
     aggregates contained in this resolution.
       (e) Reversals.--If any legislation referred to in this 
     section is not enacted into law, then the chairman of the 
     House Committee on the Budget shall, as soon as practicable, 
     reverse adjustments made under this section for such 
     legislation and have such adjustments published in the 
     Congressional Record.
       (f) Determination of Budgetary Levels.--For the purposes of 
     this section, budgetary levels shall be determined on the 
     basis of estimates made by the House Committee on the Budget.
       (g) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``highway trust fund'' refers to the following budget 
     accounts (or any successor accounts):
       (1) 69-8083-0-7-401 (Federal-Aid Highways).
       (2) 69-8191-0-7-401 (Mass Transit Capital Fund).
       (3) 69-8350-0-7-401 (Mass Transit Formula Grants).
       (4) 69-8016-0-7-401 (National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration-Operations and Research).
       (5) 69-8020-0-7-401 (Highway Traffic Safety Grants).
       (6) 69-8048-0-7-401 (National Motor Carrier Safety 
     Program).

     SEC. 302. SALE OF GOVERNMENT ASSETS.

       (a) Budgetary Treatment.--
       (1) In general.--For the purpose of any concurrent 
     resolution on the budget and the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, no amounts realized from the sale of an asset shall be 
     scored with respect to the level of budget authority, 
     outlays, or revenues if such sale would cause an increase in 
     the deficit as calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).
       (2) Calculation of net present value.--The deficit estimate 
     of an asset sale shall be the net present value of the cash 
     flow from--
       (A) proceeds from the asset sale;
       (B) future receipts that would be expected from continued 
     ownership of the asset by the Government; and
       (C) expected future spending by the Government at a level 
     necessary to continue to operate and maintain the asset to 
     generate the receipts estimated pursuant to subparagraph (B).
       (b) 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.
       (c) 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.
       (d) Determination of Budgetary Levels.--For the purposes of 
     this section, budgetary levels shall be determined on the 
     basis of estimates made by the House Committee on the Budget.

     SEC. 303. ENVIRONMENTAL RESERVE FUND.

       (a) Committee Allocations.--In the House, after the 
     Committee on Commerce and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure report a bill (or a conference report thereon 
     is filed) to reform the Superfund program to facilitate the 
     cleanup of hazardous waste sites, the chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget shall submit revised allocations and 
     budget aggregates to carry out this section by an amount not 
     to exceed the excess subject to the limitation. These 
     revisions shall be considered for purposes of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as the allocations and 
     aggregates contained in this resolution.
       (b) Limitations.--The adjustments made under this section 
     shall not exceed--
       (1) $200 million in budget authority for fiscal year 1998 
     and the estimated outlays flowing therefrom.
       (2) $200 million in budget authority for fiscal year 2002 
     and the estimated outlays flowing therefrom.
       (3) $1 billion in budget authority for the period of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002 and the estimated outlays flowing 
     therefrom.
       (c) Readjustments.--In the House, any adjustments made 
     under this section for any appropriation measure may be 
     readjusted if that measure is not enacted into law.

     SEC. 304. SEPARATE ALLOCATION FOR LAND ACQUISITIONS AND 
                   EXCHANGES.

       (a) Allocation by Chairman.--In the House, upon the 
     reporting of a bill by the Committee on Appropriations (or 
     upon the filing of a conference report thereon) providing 
     $700 million in budget authority for fiscal year 1998 for 
     Federal land acquisitions and to finalize priority Federal 
     land exchanges, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget 
     shall allocate that amount of budget authority and the 
     corresponding amount of outlays.
       (b) Treatment of Allocations in the House.--In the House, 
     for purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
     allocations made under subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     made pursuant to section 602(a)(1) of that Act and shall be 
     deemed to be a separate suballocation for purposes of the 
     application of section 302(f) of that Act as modified by 
     section 602(c) of that Act.
                 TITLE IV--SENSE OF CONGRESS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. SENSE OF 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 mandated 
     under existing law.
       (3) Baseline budgeting is inherently biased against 
     policies that would reduce the projected growth in spending 
     because such policies are portrayed as spending reductions 
     from an increasing baseline.
       (4) The baseline concept has encouraged Congress to 
     abdicate its constitutional obligation to control the public 
     purse for those programs which are automatically funded.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     baseline budgeting should be replaced with a budgetary model 
     that requires justification of aggregate funding levels and 
     maximizes congressional and executive accountability for 
     Federal spending.

     SEC. 402. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REPAYMENT OF THE FEDERAL DEBT.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
       (1) The Congress and the President have a basic moral and 
     ethical responsibility to future generations to repay the 
     Federal debt, including the money borrowed from the Social 
     Security Trust Fund.
       (2) The Congress and the President should enact a law which 
     creates a regimen for paying off the Federal debt within 30 
     years.
       (b) Sense of Congress Regarding President's Submission to 
     Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that:
       (1) The President's annual budget submission to Congress 
     should include a plan for repayment of Federal debt beyond 
     the year 2002, including the money borrowed from the Social 
     Security Trust Fund.
       (2) The plan should specifically explain how the President 
     would cap spending growth at a level one percentage point 
     lower than projected growth in revenues.
       (3) If spending growth were held to a level one percentage 
     point lower than projected growth in revenues, then the 
     Federal debt could be repaid within 30 years.

     SEC. 403. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COMMISSION ON LONG-TERM 
                   BUDGETARY PROBLEMS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) achieving a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002 is only 
     the first step necessary to restore our Nation's economic 
     prosperity;
       (2) the imminent retirement of the baby-boom generation 
     will greatly increase the demand for government services;
       (3) this burden will be borne by a relatively smaller work 
     force resulting in an unprecedented intergenerational 
     transfer of financial resources;
       (4) the rising demand for retirement and medical benefits 
     will quickly jeopardize the solvency of the medicare, social 
     security, and Federal retirement trust funds; and
       (5) the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that 
     marginal tax rates would have to increase by 50 percent over 
     the next 5 years to cover the long-term projected costs of 
     retirement and health benefits.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     legislation should be enacted to create a commission to 
     assess long-term budgetary problems, their implications for 
     both the baby-boom generation and tomorrow's workforce, and 
     make such recommendations as it deems appropriate to ensure 
     our Nation's future prosperity.

     SEC. 404. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CORPORATE WELFARE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that the functional 
     levels and aggregates in this budget resolution assume that--
       (1) the Federal Government supports profit-making 
     enterprises and industries through billions of dollars in 
     payments, benefits, and programs;
       (2) many of these subsidies do not serve a clear and 
     compelling public interest;
       (3) corporate subsidies frequently provide unfair 
     competitive advantages to certain industries and industry 
     segments; and

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       (4) at a time when millions of Americans are being asked to 
     sacrifice in order to balance the budget, the corporate 
     sector should bear its share of the burden.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     legislation should be enacted to--
       (1) eliminate the most egregious corporate subsidies; and
       (2) create a commission to recommend the elimination of 
     Federal payments, benefits, and programs which predominantly 
     benefit a particular industry or segment of an industry, 
     rather than provide a clear and compelling public benefit, 
     and include a fast-track process for the consideration of 
     those recommendations.

     SEC. 405. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION 
                   CLARIFYING AMENDMENT.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
       (1) Domestic violence is the leading cause of physical 
     injury to women. The Department of Justice estimates that 
     over 1,000,000 violent crimes against women are committed by 
     intimate partners annually.
       (2) Domestic violence dramatically affects the victim's 
     ability to participate in the workforce. A University of 
     Minnesota survey reported that one quarter of battered women 
     surveyed had lost a job partly because of being abused and 
     that over half of these women had been harassed by their 
     abuser at work.
       (3) Domestic violence is often intensified as women seek to 
     gain economic independence through attending school or 
     training programs. Batterers have been reported to prevent 
     women from attending these programs or sabotage their efforts 
     at self-improvement.
       (4) Nationwide surveys of service providers prepared by the 
     Taylor Institute of Chicago, Illinois, document, for the 
     first time, the interrelationship between domestic violence 
     and welfare by showing that from 34 percent to 65 percent of 
     AFDC recipients are current or past victims of domestic 
     violence.
       (5) Over half of the women surveyed stayed with their 
     batterers because they lacked the resources to support 
     themselves and their children. The surveys also found that 
     the availability of economic support is a critical factor in 
     poor women's ability to leave abusive situations that 
     threaten them and their children.
       (6) The restructuring of the welfare programs may impact 
     the availability of the economic support and the safety net 
     necessary to enable poor women to flee abuse without risking 
     homelessness and starvation for their families.
       (7) In recognition of this finding, the House Committee on 
     the Budget unanimously passed a sense of Congress amendment 
     on domestic violence and Federal assistance to the fiscal 
     year 1997 budget resolution. Subsequently, Congress passed 
     the family violence option amendment to last year's welfare 
     reform reconciliation bill.
       (8) The family violence option gives States the flexibility 
     to grant temporary waivers from time limits and work 
     requirements for domestic violence victims who would suffer 
     extreme hardship from the application of these provisions. 
     These waivers were not intended to be included as part of the 
     permanent 20 percent hardship exemption.
       (9) The Department of Health and Human Services has been 
     slow to issue regulations regarding this provision. As a 
     result, States are hesitant to fully implement the family 
     violence option fearing it will interfere with the 20 percent 
     hardship exemption.
       (10) Currently 15 States have opted to include the family 
     violence option in their welfare plans, and 13 other States 
     have included some type of domestic violence provisions in 
     their plans.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) States should not be subject to any numerical limits in 
     granting domestic violence good cause waivers to individuals 
     receiving assistance for all requirements where compliance 
     with such requirements would make it more difficult for 
     individuals receiving assistance to escape domestic violence; 
     and
       (2) any individuals granted a domestic violence good cause 
     waiver by States should not be included in the States' 20 
     percent hardship exemption.

    TITLE V--TRANSPORTATION REVENUES USED SOLELY FOR TRANSPORTATION

     SEC. 501. READJUSTMENTS.

       (a) Increase in Function 400.--Levels of new budget 
     authority and outlays set forth in function 400 in section 
     102 shall be increased as follows:
       (1) for fiscal year 1998, by $0 in outlays and by $0 in new 
     budget authority;
       (2) for fiscal year 1999, by $770,000,000 in outlays and by 
     $3,600,000,000 in new budget authority;
       (3) for fiscal year 2000, by $2,575,000,000 in outlays and 
     by $4,796,000,000 in new budget authority;
       (4) for fiscal year 2001, by $3,765,000,000 in outlays and 
     by $5,363,000,000 in new budget authority; and
       (5) for fiscal year 2002, by $4,488,000,000 in outlays and 
     by $5,619,000,000 in new budget authority.
       (b) Offsets.--(1)(A) The total budget outlays for each 
     fiscal year set forth in each functional category in section 
     102 shall be reduced by an amount determined through a pro 
     rata reduction of discretionary outlays within each function 
     necessary to achieve the following outlay reductions:
       (i) for fiscal year 1998, by $0 in outlays;
       (ii) for fiscal year 1999, by $746,000,000 in outlays;
       (iii) for fiscal year 2000, by $2,422,000,000 in outlays;
       (iv) for fiscal year 2001, by $3,532,000,000 in outlays; 
     and
       (v) for fiscal year 2002, by $4,242,000,000 in outlays;

     and corresponding reductions in new budget authority shall be 
     made in each function consistent with such pro rata 
     reductions in outlays. Reductions in new budget authority 
     shall be made to section 101(2) consistent with this 
     subparagraph and subsection (a).
       (B) These reductions shall not be made to the mandatory 
     outlay portion of any function, including (but not limited 
     to) Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. For purposes of 
     the application of this paragraph to function 400, the pro 
     rata share shall be determined by using the amounts provided 
     for function 400 prior to any adjustment made by subparagraph 
     (A).
       (2) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed as set forth in section 101(1)(B) 
     are reduced as follows:
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, by $0;
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, by $24,000,000;
       (C) for fiscal year 2000, by $153,000,000;
       (D) for fiscal year 2001, by $233,000,000; and
       (E) for fiscal year 2002, by $246,000,000.
       (3) The amounts by which to appropriate levels of total 
     budget outlays in section 101(3) are increased as follows:
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, by $0;
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, by $24,000,000;
       (C) for fiscal year 2000, by $153,000,000;
       (D) for fiscal year 2001, by $233,000,000;
       (D) for fiscal year 2002, by $246,000,000.
       (4) The reconciliation directives to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means in sections 201(c)(8)(B) and 201(d)(8)(B) shall be 
     adjusted accordingly.

     SEC. 502. HIGHWAY TRUST FUND ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) Allocated Amounts.--Of the amounts of outlays allocated 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
     by the joint explanatory statement accompanying this 
     resolution pursuant to sections 302 and 602 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the following amounts shall 
     be used for contract authority spending out of the Highway 
     Trust Fund--
       (1) for fiscal year 1998, $22,256,000,000 in outlays;
       (2) for fiscal year 1999, $24,063,000,000 in outlays;
       (3) for fiscal year 2000, $26,092,000,000 in outlays;
       (4) for fiscal year 2001, $27,400,000,000 in outlays; and
       (5) for fiscal year 2002, $28,344,000,000 in outlays.
       (b) Enforcement.--Determinations regarding points of order 
     made under section 302(f) or 602(c) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 shall take into account subsection (a).
       (c) Statutory Implementation.--As part of reauthorization 
     of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
     1991, provisions shall be included to enact this section into 
     permanent law.

     SEC. 503. PRIORITY FOR RESTORATION OF CUTS.

       Any outlays that would have been allocated for surface 
     transportation pursuant to section 301 shall first be used to 
     restore any cuts to discretionary spending made as a result 
     of section 501. The chairman of the House Committee on the 
     Budget shall implement section 301 consistent with this 
     section.

     SEC. 504. MATHEMATICAL CONSISTENCY.

       The Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget may make 
     technical changes consistent with this title to ensure 
     mathematical consistency.

It was decided in the

Yeas

214

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Nays

216

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                                AYES--214

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Barcia
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Buyer
     Camp
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf

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     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Linda
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thune
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--216

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Boucher
     Ensign
     Jefferson
     Schiff
     Yates
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER resumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BOEHNER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 152, reported 
the concurrent resolution back to the House.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution?
  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

333

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

99

para. 52.35                   [Roll No. 148]

                                YEAS--333

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--99

     Barton
     Becerra
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Engel
     Evans
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Kucinich
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Markey
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weygand

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Jefferson
     Schiff
     Yates
  So the concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para. 52.36  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to burma

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a message from the President, which 
was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States;
  Pursuant to section 570(b) of the Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and

[[Page 577]]

Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208) (the 
``Act''), I hereby report to the Congress that I have determined and 
certified that the Government of Burma has, after September 30, 1996, 
committed large-scale repression of the democratic opposition in Burma. 
Further, pursuant to section 204(b) of the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703(b)) (IEEPA) 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 Burma and have 
issued an Executive order prohibiting United States persons from new 
investment in Burma.
  The order prohibits United States persons from engaging in any of the 
following activities after its issuance:
  --entering a contract that includes the economic development of 
    resources located in Burma;
  --entering a contract providing for the general supervision and 
    guarantee of another person's performance of a contract that 
    includes the economic development of resources located in Burma;
  --purchasing a share of ownership, including an equity interest, in 
    the economic development of resources located in Burma;
  --entering into a contract providing for the participation in 
    royalties, earnings, or profits in the economic development of 
    resources located in Burma, without regard to the form of the 
    participation;
  --facilitating transactions of foreign persons that would violate any 
    of the foregoing prohibitions if engaged in by a United States 
    person; and
  --evading or avoiding, or attempting to violate, any of the 
    prohibitions in the order.
  Consistent with the terms of section 570(b) of the Act, the order does 
not prohibit the entry into, performance of, or financing of most 
contracts for the purchase or sale of goods, services, or technology. 
For purposes of the order, the term ``resources'' is broadly defined to 
include such things as natural, agricultural, commercial, financial, 
industrial, and human resources. However, not-for-profit educational, 
health, or other humanitarian programs or activities are not considered 
to constitute economic development of resources located in Burma. In 
accordance with section 570(b), the prohibition on an activity that 
constitutes a new investment applies if such activity is undertaken 
pursuant to an agreement, or pursuant to the exercise of rights under an 
agreement that is entered into with the Government of Burma or a non-
governmental entity in Burma, on or after the effective date of the 
Executive order.
  My Administration will continue to consult and express our concerns 
about developments in Burma with the Burmese authorities as well as 
leaders of ASEAN, Japan, the European Union, and other countries having 
major political, security, trading, and investment interests in Burma 
and seek multilateral consensus to bring about democratic reform and 
improve human rights in that country. I have, accordingly, delegated to 
the Secretary of State the responsibilities in this regard under section 
570 (c) and (d) of the Act.
  The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, is authorized to issue regulations in exercise of my authorities 
under IEEPA and section 570(b) of the Act to implement this prohibition 
on new investment. All Federal agencies are also directed to take 
actions within their authority to carry out the provisions of the 
Executive order.
  I have taken these steps in response to a deepening pattern of severe 
repression by the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) in 
Burma. During the past 7 months, the SLORC has arrested and detained 
large numbers of students and opposition supporters, sentenced dozens 
to long-term imprisonment, and prevented the expression of political 
views by the democratic opposition, including Aung San Suu Kyi and the 
National League for Democracy (NLD). It is my judgment that recent 
actions by the regime in Rangoon constitute large-scale repression of 
the democratic opposition committed by the Government of Burma within 
the meaning of section 570(b) of the Act.
  The Burmese authorities also have committed serious abuses in their 
recent military campaign against Burma's Karen minority, forcibly 
conscripting civilians and compelling thousands to flee into Thailand. 
Moreover, Burma remains the world's leading producer of opium and 
heroin, with official tolerance of drug trafficking and traffickers in 
defiance of the views of the international community.
  I believe that the actions and policies of the SLORC regime 
constitute an extraordinary and unusual threat to the security and 
stability of the region, and therefore to the national security and 
foreign policy of the United States.
  It is in the national security and foreign policy interests of the 
United States to seek an end to abuses of human rights in Burma and to 
support efforts to achieve democratic reform. Progress on these issues 
would promote regional peace and stability and would be in the 
political, security, and economic interests of the United States.
  The steps I take today demonstrate my Administration's resolve to 
support the people of Burma, who made clear their commitment to human 
rights and democracy in 1990 elections, the results of which the regime 
chose to disregard.
  I am also pleased to note that the Administration and the Congress 
speak with one voice on this issue, as reflected in executive-
legislative cooperation in the enactment of section 570 of the Foreign 
Operations Act. I look forward to continued close consultation with the 
Congress on efforts to promote human rights and democracy in Burma.
  In conclusion, I emphasize that Burma's international isolation is 
not an inevitability, and that the authorities in Rangoon retain the 
ability to secure improvements in relations with the United States as 
well as with the international community. In this respect, I once again 
call on the SLORC to lift restriction on Aung San Suu Kyi and the 
political opposition, to respect the rights of free expression, 
assembly, and association, and to undertake a dialogue that includes 
leaders of the NLD and the ethnic minorities and that deals with the 
political future of Burma.
  In the weeks and months to come, my Administration will continue to 
monitor and assess action on these issues, paying careful attention to 
the report of the U.N. Special Rapporteur appointed by the U.N. Human 
Rights Commission and the report of the U.N. Secretary General on the 
results of his good offices mandate. Thus, I urge the regime in Rangoon 
to cooperate fully with those two important U.N. initiatives on Burma.
  I am enclosing a copy of the Executive order that I have issued. The 
order is effective at 12:01 a.m., eastern daylight time, May 21, 1997.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 20, 1997.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on 
Appropriations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-85).
  And then,

para. 52.37  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to the special order agreed to on May 
16, 1997, at 3 o'clock and 32 minutes a.m., Wednesday, May 21 
(legislative day of Tuesday, May 20), 1997, the House adjourned until 
9:00 a.m. today.

para. 52.38  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. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 153. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 408) 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 (Rept. No. 105-103). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 1377. A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 to encourage retirement income 
     savings; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-104). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 956. A bill to amend the National Narcotics Leadership 
     Act of 1988 to establish a program to support and encourage 
     local communities that first demonstrate a comprehensive, 
     long-term commitment to reduce substance abuse

[[Page 578]]

     among youth, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-105 Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para. 52.39  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 956. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than May 20, 1997.

para. 52.40  dicharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Commerce discharged 
from further consideration. H.R. 956 referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 52.41  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. COBLE:
       H.R. 1661. A bill to implement the provisions of the 
     Trademark Law Treaty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 1662. 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. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 1663. A bill to clarify the intent of the Congress in 
     Public Law 93-632 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     continue to provide for the maintenance of 18 concrete dams 
     and weirs that were located in the Emigrant Wilderness at the 
     time the wilderness area was designated as wilderness in that 
     Public Law; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Skelton, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wise, Mr. Blunt, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Talent, Mr. Clay, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, and Mr. Hulshof):
       H.R. 1664. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     relating to the bridge discretionary program; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 1665. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the small issuer exemption from pro rata 
     allocation of interest expense of financial institutions to 
     tax-exempt interest; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 1666. 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1667. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount of the dependent care credit and 
     to allow such credit for respite care expenses; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KASICH:
       H.R. 1668. A bill to authorize the reburial in the Memorial 
     Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery of an unknown 
     American who lost his life while serving in the Union Army of 
     the United States during the Civil War, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 1669. A bill to authorize the reburial in the Memorial 
     Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery of two unknown 
     Americans who lost their lives during the Civil War, one 
     while serving in the Union Army of the United States and the 
     other while serving in the Army of the Confederate States of 
     America, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1670. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require air carriers to establish procedures for responding 
     to in-flight medical emergencies, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Green, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 1671. 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 2000, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 1672. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit tax-free distributions of property by 
     cooperative housing corporations to its shareholders, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Stupak, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Pallone, and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 1673. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for an increase in update for certain 
     hospitals with a high proportion of Medicare patients; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 1674. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount of the unified credit against 
     estate and gift taxes and to increase the amount of estate 
     tax deferral available to owners of small businesses; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SPRATT:
       H.R. 1675. A bill to require the Secretary of the Air Force 
     to conduct a study to identify Air Force property suitable 
     for exchange to acquire land authorized for addition to Shaw 
     Air Force Base in the State of South Carolina; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 1676. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the competitive selection of lessees when a 
     military department leases certain nonexcess personal 
     property and to ensure that the Government obtains fair 
     market value for the property; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       H.R. 1677. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain chemicals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1678. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Para 
     ethyl phenol [PEP]; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Ms. Carson, Mr. Castle, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Duncan, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodling, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Klink, Mr. Leach, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walsh, 
             Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1679. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment at the National Heart, Lung, 
     and Blood Institute of a program regarding lifesaving 
     interventions for individuals who experience cardiac arrest, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 1680. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a separate election for each spouse under the 
     one time election to exclude gain on the sale or exchange of 
     a principal residence and to increase the maximum exclusion 
     to $250,000 if both a husband and wife make the election for 
     the same residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Hamilton):
       H.R. 1681. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 with respect to the activities of the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 1682. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for an exclusion of capital gains upon the 
     sale of a principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ranstad, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Foley, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Snowbarger, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 1683. A bill to clarify the standards for State sex 
     offender registration programs under the Jacob Wetterling 
     Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender 
     Registration Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Chabot, and 
             Mr. Hostettler):
       H.R. 1684. A bill to increase the unified estate and gift 
     tax credit to exempt small businesses and farmers from 
     inheritance taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Manton, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Bob Schaffer, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Ehlers, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 1685. A bill to establish an Office of Religious 
     Persecution Monitoring, to provide for the imposition of 
     sanctions against countries engaged in a pattern of religious 
     persecution, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, the Judiciary, 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. COLLINS:
       H. Res. 154. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     that the Nation's children are its most valuable assets and 
     that their protection should be the Nation's highest 
     priority; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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para. 52.42  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       92. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Montana, relative to House Joint Resolution 12 
     urging Congress to enact legislation to allow disabled 
     military retirees concurrent receipt of full longevity 
     retirement benefits and service-connected disability 
     compensation; to the Committee on National Security. 

para. 52.43  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. SNOWBARGER introduced a bill (H.R. 1686) for the relief 
     of Lt. Col. (retired) Robert L. Stockwell, U.S. Army; which 
     was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 52.44  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 58: Mr. Torres, Ms. Harman, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. 
     Hilleary.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Levin, Mr. Clyburn, 
     Mr. Capps, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 145: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Barcia of Michigan and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Shays, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 344: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Condit, Mr. Minge, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
     Ramstad.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Bishop, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Brown of 
     California.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Carson, Mr. Wicker, 
     Mr. Torres, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 411: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 417: Mr. Yates, Mr. Horn, Mr. Olver, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Capps, and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 474: Mr. Wexler and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 531: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut.
       H.R. 533: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 534: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 561: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 619: Mr. Filner, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fazio 
     of California, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 622: Mr. Aderholt and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 674: Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 676: Mr. Wynn and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 683: Mr. Burr of North Carolina and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 705: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 766: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 856: Mr. Hansen, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Snyder, 
     Mr. McNulty, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, and Mr. Gephardt.
       H.R. 857: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 907: Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 910: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Upton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     and Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Capps and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 955: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Boehner, 
     Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Ford, Ms. Ros-
     Lehtinen, Mr. Ney, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
     Dickey.
       H.R. 956: Mr. Berman and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Riley, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Wicker, 
     and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 980: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Pease, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 992: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Everett, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
     Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 1053: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1069: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Capps, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
     Cummings.
       H.R. 1104: Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
     Torres, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1128: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1146: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1175: Mr. Matsui and Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1215: Ms. Harman, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Filner and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Klink and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1281: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     LaHood, and Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Snyder and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1311: Ms. Furse, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1358: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Green, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 1419: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1427: Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 1450: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1451: Mrs. Meek of Florida and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Ney and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1503: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1505: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Olver, Mr. Frost, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1556: Mr. Schumer and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1583: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
     Edwards, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Lampson, 
     Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Filner, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.J. Res. 65: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Capps, and Mr. 
     Bonior.
       H.J. Res. 75: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     Mr. Bass, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Castle, Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. Capps, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Gutknecht, 
     Mr. Brady, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Thompson, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Lazio of New York, and Mr. Norwood.
       H. Con. Res. 38: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Lowey, and 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Wise, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Stupak, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Mascara.
       H. Con. Res. 75: Mr. Calvert.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Solomon.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Filner, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
     LaHood.
       H. Res. 96: Mr. Markey, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. 
     Tierney.
       H. Res. 121: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Manzullo.
       H. Res. 123: Mr. Luther.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Hefley.

para. 52.45  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       13. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Council of the 
     District of Columbia, relative to Council Resolution 12-97, 
     ``Sense of the Council on Amending the Charter Resolution of 
     1997''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       14. Also, a petition of the Council of the District of 
     Columbia, relative to Council Resolution 12-116, ``Memorandum 
     of Understanding on the President's National Capital 
     Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Plan Emergency 
     Resolution of 1997''; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight. 

para. 52.46  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. 815: Mr. Rogers.
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                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1997 (53)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 53.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, May 20, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 53.2  recess for reception of former members--9:03 a.m.

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the special order agreed to on May 16, 1997, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 3 minutes a.m., subject to 
the call of the Chair.

para. 53.3  after recess--10:32 a.m.

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

para. 53.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, 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. 49. 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 a bill and 
concur

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rent resolutions of the following titles, in which the concurrence of 
the House is requested:

       S. 342. An Act to extend certain privileges, exemptions, 
     and immunities to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices.
       S. Con. Res. 6. Concurrent resolution expressing concern 
     for the continued deterioration of human rights in 
     Afghanistan and emphasizing the need for a peaceful political 
     settlement in that country.
       S. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     residents of Jerusalem and the people of Israel on the 
     thirtieth anniversary of the reunification of that historic 
     city, and for other purposes.

para. 53.5  proceedings during recess

  On motion of Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent, the proceedings had 
during the recess to receive former Members were ordered to be printed 
in the Record.

para. 53.6  order of business--suspension of the rules

  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That on Thursday, May 23, 1997, the Speaker be authorized to 
entertain a motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 956, the Drug-Free 
Community Act.

para. 53.7  retirement income savings

  Mr. FAWELL, pursuant to the order of May 20, 1997, moved to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1377) to amend title I of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to encourage retirement income 
savings; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, recognized Mr. FAWELL and Mr. 
PAYNE, 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. COBLE, 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. 53.8  riegle-neal clarification act

  Mrs. ROUKEMA, pursuant to the order of May 20, 1997, moved to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1306) to amend the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Act to clarify the applicability of host State laws to any 
branch in such State of an out-of-State bank; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, 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, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, 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. 53.9  volunteer civil liability protection

  Mr. INGLIS, pursuant to the order of May 20, 1997, moved to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 911) 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; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
INGLIS and Ms. JACKSON-LEE, 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. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. INGLIS 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. 53.10  terrorist grenade attack in cambodia

  Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to the order of May 20, 1997, moved to suspend 
the rules and agree to the following resolution (H. Res. 121): 

       Whereas Cambodia continues to recover from more than three 
     decades of recent warfare, including the genocide committed 
     by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979;
       Whereas Cambodia was the beneficiary of a massive 
     international effort to ensure peace, democracy, and 
     prosperity after the October 1991 Paris Peace Agreements on 
     Cambodia;
       Whereas more than 93 percent of the Cambodians eligible to 
     vote in the 1993 elections in Cambodia did so, thereby 
     demonstrating the commitment of the Cambodian people to 
     democracy;
       Whereas since those elections, Cambodia has made 
     significant economic progress which has contributed to 
     economic stability in Cambodia;
       Whereas since those elections, the Cambodia Armed Forces 
     have significantly diminished the threat posed by the Khmer 
     Rouge to safety and stability in Cambodia;
       Whereas other circumstances in Cambodia, including the 
     recent unsolved murders of journalists and political party 
     activists, the recent unsolved attack of party officials of 
     the Buddhist Liberal Democratic in 1995, and the quality of 
     the judicial system--described in a 1996 United Nations 
     report as ``thoroughly corrupt''--raise international concern 
     for the state of democracy in Cambodia;
       Whereas Sam Rainsy, the leader of the Khmer Nation Party, 
     was the target of a terrorist grenade attack on March 30, 
     1997, during a demonstration outside the Cambodia National 
     Assembly;
       Whereas the attack killed 19 Cambodians and wounded more 
     than 100 men, women, and children; and
       Whereas among those injured was Ron Abney, a United States 
     citizen and employee of the International Republican 
     Institute who was assisting in the advancement of democracy 
     in Cambodia and observing the demonstration: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) extends its sincerest sympathies to the families of the 
     persons killed, and the persons wounded, in the March 30, 
     1997, terrorist grenade attack outside the Cambodia National 
     Assembly;
       (2) condemns the attack as an act of terrorism detrimental 
     to peace and the development of democracy in Cambodia;
       (3) calls upon the United States Government to offer to the 
     Cambodia Government all appropriate assistance in identifying 
     and prosecuting those responsible for the attack;
       (4) calls upon the Cambodia Government to accept such 
     assistance and to expeditiously identify and prosecute those 
     responsible for the attack; and
       (5) calls upon all Cambodian political parties to renounce 
     and condemn all forms of political violence.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, 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. BARRETT of Nebraska, 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. 53.11  marshall plan 50th anniversary

  Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to the order of May 20, 1997, moved to suspend 
the rules and agree to the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 
63): 

       Whereas on June 5, 1947, in a speech at Harvard University, 
     then-Secretary of State George C. Marshall proposed the 
     establishment of a joint American-European program to provide 
     assistance, ``so far as it may be practical for us to do 
     so,'' to assist the countries of Europe to recover from the 
     devastation of World War II, and that program was 
     subsequently called ``The Marshall Plan'' in recognition of 
     the pivotal role of Secretary of State Marshall in its 
     establishment;
       Whereas then-President Harry S Truman had earlier 
     enunciated the principle of assisting democratic countries 
     which faced the threat of communist aggression and thus laid 
     the foundation for the Marshall Plan with the ``Truman 
     Doctrine'' which provided economic and military assistance to 
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     and Turkey, and this farsighted policy represented a reversal 
     of longstanding United States policy of avoiding peacetime 
     involvement in foreign military and political affairs;
       Whereas the Marshall Plan was developed, refined, and 
     enacted with the broad bipartisan involvement of the Congress 
     of the United States, including in particular the efforts of 
     Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan and Congressman 
     Christian A. Herter of Massachusetts;
       Whereas the Congress provided an estimated $13,300,000,000 
     to assist the sixteen European countries which participated 
     in the Marshall Plan during the four-year period of its 
     existence, and this material contribution represented a 
     significant sacrifice by the American people;
       Whereas the assistance provided under the Marshall Plan 
     served to ``prime the pump'' to stimulate the economies of 
     the participating European countries and resulted in an 
     average growth of 41 percent in industrial production and an 
     average growth of 33.5 percent in per capita gross national 
     product during the four years of the program;
       Whereas the spectacular economic revival of the countries 
     of Western Europe would not have been possible without the 
     creativity, technical skills, managerial competence, and hard 
     work of the European peoples; nevertheless, the Marshall Plan 
     was a vital element in assisting the European peoples in the 
     postwar economic recovery;
       Whereas the multinational economic cooperation required and 
     encouraged by the Marshall Plan was a significant impetus in 
     fostering transnational European economic cooperation and 
     unity which ultimately helped to pave the way for the North 
     Atlantic Treaty, in developing the multifaceted relationship 
     between the United States and the countries of Europe, and in 
     contributing to the establishment of the European Union; and
       Whereas 1997 marks the 50th anniversary of the original 
     speech by Secretary of State George C. Marshall calling for 
     the establishment of the Marshall Plan: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) urges all Americans on the 50th anniversary of the 
     Marshall Plan to reflect upon the significance of this 
     program as a concrete embodiment of the commitment of the 
     United States to fostering peaceful relations with the 
     economic prosperity of the countries of Europe;
       (2) reaffirms the commitment that was expressed in the 
     original Marshall Plan (``Economic Cooperation Act of 1948,'' 
     sec. 102, Public Law 80-472) was enacted--namely, that 
     ``intimate economic and other relationships exist between the 
     United States and the nations of Europe,'' that extensive and 
     friendly relations with the nations of Europe and with the 
     community of European nations is vital to the promotion of 
     ``the general welfare and national interest of the United 
     States'' and that the prosperity and security of Europe are 
     essential to ``the establishment of a lasting peace''; and
       (3) acknowledges and commends the efforts of those 
     countries which originally participated in the Marshall Plan 
     to assist the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the 
     newly independent republics of the former Soviet Union in 
     their efforts to develop market economies and democratic 
     political systems as a reflection of the same generous spirit 
     that motivated the people of the United States to help these 
     Western European countries fifty years ago.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, 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. BARRETT of Nebraska, 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.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 53.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 408

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 153):

       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. 408) 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. 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. In lieu of the 
     amendment recommended by the Committee on Resources 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 the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant 
     to clause 6 of rule XXIII. That amendment shall be considered 
     as read. Points of order against that amendment for failure 
     to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI are waived. No amendment 
     to that amendment shall be in order except the amendment 
     printed in the Congressional Record pursuant to clause 6 of 
     rule XXIII, which may be offered only by Representative 
     Miller of California 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 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,
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington 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. GUTKNECHT, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER 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

203

para. 53.13                   [Roll No. 149]

                                YEAS--226

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

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                                NAYS--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Andrews
     Hunter
     Lewis (GA)
     Schiff
     Snowbarger
  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. GUTKNECHT, 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. 53.14  h.r. 911--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 911) 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; 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

390

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

35

para. 53.15                   [Roll No. 150]

                                YEAS--390

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--35

     Becerra
     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Clayton
     Coble
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Fattah
     Filner
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lofgren
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Meek
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Paul
     Pombo
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Sandlin
     Scott
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Waters
     Watt (NC)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Andrews
     Greenwood
     Hunter
     Lewis (GA)
     McIntyre
     Schiff
     Snowbarger
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
  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. INGLIS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 543) to provide certain protections to volunteers, nonprofit 
organizations, and governmental entities in lawsuits based on the 
activities of volunteers.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. INGLIS submitted the following amendment, which was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 911, 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

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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, H.R. 911, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para. 53.16  dolphin conservation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 153 
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. 408) 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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. GUTKNECHT as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GUTKNECHT, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 153, 
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; REFERENCES.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
     ``International Dolphin Conservation Program Act''.
       (b) References to Marine Mammal Protection 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 Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 
     U.S.C. 1361 et seq.).

     SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND FINDINGS.

       (a) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to give effect to the Declaration of Panama, signed 
     October 4, 1995, by the Governments of Belize, Colombia, 
     Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Spain, 
     the United States of America, Vanuatu, and Venezuela, 
     including the establishment of the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program, relating to the protection of dolphins 
     and other species, and the conservation and management of 
     tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean;
       (2) to recognize that nations fishing for tuna in the 
     eastern tropical Pacific Ocean have achieved significant 
     reductions in dolphin mortality associated with that fishery; 
     and
       (3) to eliminate the ban on imports of tuna from those 
     nations that are in compliance with the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program.
       (b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The nations that fish for tuna in the eastern tropical 
     Pacific Ocean have achieved significant reductions in dolphin 
     mortalities associated with the purse seine fishery from 
     hundreds of thousands annually to fewer than 5,000 annually.
       (2) The provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
     1972 that impose a ban on imports from nations that fish for 
     tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean have served as an 
     incentive to reduce dolphin mortalities.
       (3) Tuna canners and processors of the United States have 
     led the canning and processing industry in promoting a 
     dolphin-safe tuna market.
       (4) 12 signatory nations to the Declaration of Panama, 
     including the United States, agreed under that Declaration to 
     require that the total annual dolphin mortality in the purse 
     seine fishery for yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical 
     Pacific Ocean not exceed 5,000, with a commitment and 
     objective to progressively reduce dolphin mortality to a 
     level approaching zero through the setting of annual limits.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraphs:
       ``(28) The term `International Dolphin Conservation 
     Program' means the international program established by the 
     agreement signed in La Jolla, California, in June 1992, as 
     formalized, modified, and enhanced in accordance with the 
     Declaration of Panama, that requires--
       ``(A) that the total annual dolphin mortality in the purse 
     seine fishery for yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical 
     Pacific Ocean not exceed 5,000, with the commitment and 
     objective to progressively reduce dolphin mortality to levels 
     approaching zero through the setting of annual limits;
       ``(B) the establishment of a per-stock per-year mortality 
     limit for dolphins, for each year through the year 2000, of 
     between 0.2 percent and 0.1 percent of the minimum population 
     estimate;
       ``(C) beginning with the year 2001, that the per-stock per-
     year mortality of dolphin not exceed 0.1 percent of the 
     minimum population estimate;
       ``(D) that if the mortality limit set forth in subparagraph 
     (A) is exceeded, all sets on dolphins shall cease for the 
     fishing year concerned;
       ``(E) that if the mortality limit set forth in subparagraph 
     (B) or (C) is exceeded sets on such stock and any mixed 
     schools containing members of such stock shall cease for that 
     fishing year;
       ``(F) in the case of subparagraph (B), to conduct a 
     scientific review and assessment in 1998 of progress toward 
     the year 2000 objective and consider recommendations as 
     appropriate; and
       ``(G) in the case of subparagraph (C), to conduct a 
     scientific review and assessment regarding that stock or 
     those stocks and consider further recommendations;
       ``(H) the establishment of a per-vessel maximum annual 
     dolphin mortality limit consistent with the established per-
     year mortality caps; and
       ``(I) the provision of a system of incentives to vessel 
     captains to continue to reduce dolphin mortality, with the 
     goal of eliminating dolphin mortality.
       ``(29) The term `Declaration of Panama' means the 
     declaration signed in Panama City, Republic of Panama, on 
     October 4, 1995.''.

     SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I.

       (a) Authorization for Incidental Taking.--Section 101(a)(2) 
     (16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(2)) is amended as follows:
       (1) By inserting after the first sentence ``Such 
     authorizations may also be granted under title III with 
     respect to the yellowfin tuna fishery of the eastern tropical 
     Pacific Ocean, subject to regulations prescribed under that 
     title by the Secretary without regard to section 103.''.
       (2) By striking the semicolon in the second sentence and 
     all that follows through ``practicable''.
       (b) Documentary Evidence.--Section 101(a) (16 U.S.C. 
     1371(a)) is amended by striking so much of paragraph (2) as 
     follows subparagraph (A) and as precedes subparagraph (C) and 
     inserting:
       ``(B) in the case of yellowfin tuna harvested with purse 
     seine nets in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and 
     products therefrom, to be exported to the United States, 
     shall require that the government of the exporting nation 
     provide documentary evidence that--
       ``(i) the tuna or products therefrom were not banned from 
     importation under this paragraph before the effective date of 
     the International Dolphin Conservation Program Act;
       ``(ii) the tuna or products therefrom were harvested after 
     the effective date of the International Dolphin Conservation 
     Program Act by vessels of a nation which participates in the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program, such harvesting 
     nation is either a member of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
     Commission or has initiated (and within 6 months thereafter 
     completed) all steps (in accordance with article V, paragraph 
     3 of the Convention establishing the Inter-American Tropical 
     Tuna Commission) necessary to become a member of that 
     organization;
       ``(iii) such nation is meeting the obligations of the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program and the 
     obligations of membership in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
     Commission, including all financial obligations;
       ``(iv) the total dolphin mortality permitted under the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program will not exceed 
     5,000 in 1997, or in any year thereafter, consistent with the 
     commitment and objective of progressively reducing dolphin 
     mortality to levels approaching zero through the setting of 
     annual limits and the goal of eliminating dolphin mortality; 
     and
       ``(v) the tuna or products therefrom were harvested after 
     the effective date of the International Dolphin Conservation 
     Program Act by vessels of a nation which participates in the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program, and such 
     harvesting nation has not vetoed the participation by any 
     other nation in such Program.''.
       (c) Acceptance of Evidence Coverage.--Section 101 (16 
     U.S.C. 1371) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsections:
       ``(d) Acceptance of Documentary Evidence.--The Secretary 
     shall not accept documentary evidence referred to in section 
     101(a)(2)(B) as satisfactory proof for purposes of section 
     101(a)(2) if--
       ``(1) the government of the harvesting nation does not 
     provide directly or authorize the Inter-American Tropical 
     Tuna Commission to release complete and accurate information 
     to the Secretary to allow a determination of compliance with 
     the International Dolphin Conservation Program;
       ``(2) the government of the harvesting nation does not 
     provide directly or authorize the Inter-American Tropical 
     Tuna Commission to release complete and accurate information 
     to the Secretary in a timely manner for the purposes of 
     tracking and verifying compliance with the minimum 
     requirements established by the Secretary in regulations 
     promulgated under subsection (f) of the Dolphin Protection 
     Consumer Information Act (16 U.S.C. 1385(f)); or
       ``(3) after taking into consideration this information, 
     findings of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, and 
     any other relevant information, including information

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     that a nation is consistently failing to take enforcement 
     actions on violations which diminish the effectiveness of the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, finds that the 
     harvesting nation is not in compliance with the International 
     Dolphin Conservation Program.
       ``(e) Exemption.--The provisions of this Act shall not 
     apply to a citizen of the United States who incidentally 
     takes any marine mammal during fishing operations outside the 
     United States exclusive economic zone (as defined in section 
     3(6) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1802(6))) when employed on a foreign fishing 
     vessel of a harvesting nation which is in compliance with the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program.''.
       (d) Annual Permits.--Section 104(h) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(h) Annual Permits.--(1) Consistent with the regulations 
     prescribed pursuant to section 103 and the requirements of 
     section 101, the Secretary may issue an annual permit to a 
     United States vessel for the taking of such marine mammals, 
     and shall issue regulations to cover the use of any such 
     annual permits.
       ``(2) Annual permits described in paragraph (1) for the 
     incidental taking of marine mammals in the course of 
     commercial purse seine fishing for yellowfin tuna in the 
     eastern tropical Pacific Ocean shall be governed by section 
     304, subject to the regulations issued pursuant to section 
     302.''.
       (e) Revisions and Funding Sources.--Section 108(a)(2) (16 
     U.S.C. 1378(a)(2)) is amended as follows:
       (1) By striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A).
       (2) By adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) discussions to expeditiously negotiate revisions to 
     the Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-American 
     Tropical Tuna Commission (1 UST 230, TIAS 2044) which will 
     incorporate conservation and management provisions agreed to 
     by the nations which have signed the Declaration of Panama;
       ``(D) a revised schedule of annual contributions to the 
     expenses of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission that 
     is equitable to participating nations; and
       ``(E) discussions with those countries participating or 
     likely to participate in the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program, to identify alternative sources of 
     funds to ensure that needed research and other measures 
     benefiting effective protection of dolphins, other marine 
     species, and the marine ecosystem;''.
       (f) Repeal of NAS Review.--Section 110 (16 U.S.C. 1380) is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) By redesignating subsection (a)(1) as subsection (a).
       (2) By striking subsection (a)(2).
       (g) Labeling of Tuna Products.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     901(d) of the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1385(d)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) It is a violation of section 5 of the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act for any producer, importer, exporter, 
     distributor, or seller of any tuna product that is exported 
     from or offered for sale in the United States to include on 
     the label of that product the term `Dolphin Safe' or any 
     other term or symbol that falsely claims or suggests that the 
     tuna contained in the product was harvested using a method of 
     fishing that is not harmful to dolphins if the product 
     contains any of the following:
       ``(A) Tuna harvested on the high seas by a vessel engaged 
     in driftnet fishing.
       ``(B) Tuna harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean 
     by a vessel using purse seine nets unless the tuna is 
     considered dolphin safe under paragraph (2).
       ``(C) Tuna harvested outside the eastern tropical Pacific 
     Ocean by a vessel using purse seine nets unless the tuna is 
     considered dolphin safe under paragraph (3).
       ``(D) Tuna harvested by a vessel engaged in any fishery 
     identified by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (4) as 
     having a regular and significant incidental mortality of 
     marine mammals.''.
       (h) Dolphin Safe Tuna.--(1) Paragraph (2) of section 901(d) 
     of the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1385(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2)(A) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), a tuna product 
     that contains tuna harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific 
     Ocean by a vessel using purse seine nets is dolphin safe if 
     the vessel is of a type and size that the Secretary has 
     determined, consistent with the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program, is not capable of deploying its purse 
     seine nets on or to encircle dolphins, or if the product 
     meets the requirements of subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), a tuna product that 
     contains tuna harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean 
     by a vessel using purse seine nets is dolphin safe if the 
     product is accompanied by a written statement executed by the 
     captain of the vessel which harvested the tuna certifying 
     that no dolphins were killed during the sets in which the 
     tuna were caught and the product is accompanied by a written 
     statement executed by--
       ``(i) the Secretary or the Secretary's designee;
       ``(ii) a representative of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
     Commission; or
       ``(iii) an authorized representative of a participating 
     nation whose national program meets the requirements of the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program,
     which states that there was an observer approved by the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program on board the 
     vessel during the entire trip and documents that no dolphins 
     were killed during the sets in which the tuna concerned were 
     caught.
       ``(C) The statements referred to in clauses (i), (ii), and 
     (iii) of subparagraph (B) shall be valid only if they are 
     endorsed in writing by each exporter, importer, and processor 
     of the product, and if such statements and endorsements 
     comply with regulations promulgated by the Secretary which 
     would provide for the verification of tuna products as 
     dolphin safe.''.
       (2) Subsection (d) of section 901 of the Dolphin Protection 
     Consumer Information Act (16 U.S.C. 1385(d)) is amended by 
     adding the following new paragraphs at the end thereof:
       ``(3) For purposes of paragraph (1)(C), tuna or a tuna 
     product that contains tuna harvested outside the eastern 
     tropical Pacific Ocean by a vessel using purse seine nets is 
     dolphin safe if--
       ``(A) it is accompanied by a written statement executed by 
     the captain of the vessel certifying that no purse seine net 
     was intentionally deployed on or to encircle dolphins during 
     the particular voyage on which the tuna was harvested; or
       ``(B) in any fishery in which the Secretary has determined 
     that a regular and significant association occurs between 
     marine mammals and tuna, it is accompanied by a written 
     statement executed by the captain of the vessel and an 
     observer, certifying that no purse seine net was 
     intentionally deployed on or to encircle marine mammals 
     during the particular voyage on which the tuna was harvested.
       ``(4) For purposes of paragraph (1)(D), tuna or a tuna 
     product that contains tuna harvested in a fishery identified 
     by the Secretary as having a regular and significant 
     incidental mortality or serious injury of marine mammals is 
     dolphin safe if it is accompanied by a written statement 
     executed by the captain of the vessel and, where determined 
     to be practicable by the Secretary, an observer participating 
     in a national or international program acceptable to the 
     Secretary certifying that no marine mammals were killed in 
     the course of the fishing operation or operations in which 
     the tuna were caught.
       ``(5) No tuna product may be labeled with any reference to 
     dolphins, porpoises, or marine mammals, unless such product 
     is labeled as dolphin safe in accordance with this 
     subsection.''.
       (i) Tracking and Verification.--Subsection (f) of section 
     901 of the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1385(f)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Tracking and Verification.--The Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall issue 
     regulations to implement subsection (d) not later than 3 
     months after the date of enactment of the International 
     Dolphin Conservation Program Act. In the development of these 
     regulations, the Secretary shall establish appropriate 
     procedures for ensuring the confidentiality of proprietary 
     information the submission of which is voluntary or 
     mandatory. Such regulations shall, consistent with 
     international efforts and in coordination with the Inter-
     American Tropical Tuna Commission, establish a domestic and 
     international tracking and verification program that provides 
     for the effective tracking of tuna labeled under subsection 
     (d), including but not limited to each of the following:
       ``(1) Specific regulations and provisions addressing the 
     use of weight calculation for purposes of tracking tuna 
     caught, landed, processed, and exported.
       ``(2) Additional measures to enhance observer coverage if 
     necessary.
       ``(3) Well location and procedures for monitoring, 
     certifying, and sealing holds above and below deck or other 
     equally effective methods of tracking and verifying tuna 
     labeled under subsection (d).
       ``(4) Reporting receipt of and database storage of radio 
     and facsimile transmittals from fishing vessels containing 
     information related to the tracking and verification of tuna, 
     and the definition of sets.
       ``(5) Shore-based verification and tracking throughout the 
     transshipment and canning process by means of Inter-American 
     Tropical Tuna Commission trip records or otherwise.
       ``(6) Provisions for annual audits and spot checks for 
     caught, landed, and processed tuna products labeled in 
     accordance with subsection (d).
       ``(7) The provision of timely access to data required under 
     this subsection by the Secretary from harvesting nations to 
     undertake the actions required in paragraph (6) of this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE III.

       (a) Heading.--The heading of title III is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL DOLPHIN CONSERVATION PROGRAM''.
       (b) Findings.--Section 301 (16 U.S.C. 1411) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In subsection (a), by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(4) Nations harvesting yellowfin tuna in the eastern 
     tropical Pacific Ocean have demonstrated their willingness to 
     participate in appropriate multilateral agreements to reduce, 
     with the goal of eliminating, dolphin mortality in that 
     fishery. Recognition of the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program will assure that the existing trend of 
     reduced dolphin mortality continues; that individual stocks 
     of dolphins are adequately protected; and that the goal of 
     eliminating all dolphin mortality continues to be a 
     priority.''.
       (2) In subsection (b), by amending paragraphs (2) and (3) 
     to read as follows:

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       ``(2) support the International Dolphin Conservation 
     Program and efforts within the Program to reduce, with the 
     goal of eliminating, the mortality referred to in paragraph 
     (1);
       ``(3) ensure that the market of the United States does not 
     act as an incentive to the harvest of tuna caught with 
     driftnets or caught by purse seine vessels in the eastern 
     tropical Pacific Ocean that are not operating in compliance 
     with the International Dolphin Conservation Program;''.
       (c) International Dolphin Conservation Program.--Section 
     302 (16 U.S.C. 1412) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 302. AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY.

       ``(a) Regulations To Implement Program Regulations.--(1) 
     The Secretary shall issue regulations to implement the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program.
       ``(2)(A) Not later than 3 months after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue 
     regulations to authorize and govern the incidental taking of 
     marine mammals in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, 
     including any species of marine mammal designated as depleted 
     under this Act but not listed as endangered or threatened 
     under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.), by vessels of the United States participating in the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program.
       ``(B) Regulations issued under this section shall include 
     provisions--
       ``(i) requiring observers on each vessel;
       ``(ii) requiring use of the backdown procedure or other 
     procedures equally or more effective in avoiding mortality of 
     marine mammals in fishing operations;
       ``(iii) prohibiting intentional deployment of nets on, or 
     encirclement of, dolphins in violation of the International 
     Dolphin Conservation Program;
       ``(iv) requiring the use of special equipment, including 
     dolphin safety panels in nets, monitoring devices as 
     identified by the International Dolphin Conservation Program, 
     as practicable, to detect unsafe fishing conditions before 
     nets are deployed by a tuna vessel, operable rafts, 
     speedboats with towing bridles, floodlights in operable 
     condition, and diving masks and snorkels;
       ``(v) ensuring that the backdown procedure during the 
     deployment of nets on, or encirclement of, dolphins is 
     completed and rolling of the net to sack up has begun no 
     later than 30 minutes after sundown;
       ``(vi) banning the use of explosive devices in all purse 
     seine operations;
       ``(vii) establishing per vessel maximum annual dolphin 
     mortality limits, total dolphin mortality limits and per-
     stock per-year mortality limits, in accordance with the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program;
       ``(viii) preventing the intentional deployment of nets on, 
     or encirclement of, dolphins after reaching either the vessel 
     maximum annual dolphin mortality limits, total dolphin 
     mortality limits, or per-stock per-year mortality limits;
       ``(ix) preventing the fishing on dolphins by a vessel 
     without an assigned vessel dolphin mortality limit;
       ``(x) allowing for the authorization and conduct of 
     experimental fishing operations, under such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, for the purpose of 
     testing proposed improvements in fishing techniques and 
     equipment (including new technology for detecting unsafe 
     fishing conditions before nets are deployed by a tuna vessel) 
     that may reduce or eliminate dolphin mortality or do not 
     require the encirclement of dolphins in the course of 
     commercial yellowfin tuna fishing;
       ``(xi) authorizing fishing within the area covered by the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program by vessels of the 
     United States without the use of special equipment or nets if 
     the vessel takes an observer and does not intentionally 
     deploy nets on, or encircle, dolphins, under such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary may prescribe; and
       ``(xii) containing such other restrictions and requirements 
     as the Secretary determines are necessary to implement the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program with respect to 
     vessels of the United States.
       ``(C) The Secretary may make such adjustments as may be 
     appropriate to the requirements of subparagraph (B) that 
     pertain to fishing gear, vessel equipment, and fishing 
     practices to the extent the adjustments are consistent with 
     the International Dolphin Conservation Program.
       ``(b) Consultation.--In developing regulations under this 
     section, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of 
     State, the Marine Mammal Commission and the United States 
     Commissioners to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission 
     appointed under section 3 of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 
     (16 U.S.C. 952).
       ``(c) Emergency Regulations.--(1) If the Secretary 
     determines, on the basis of the best scientific information 
     available (including that obtained under the International 
     Dolphin Conservation Program) that the incidental mortality 
     and serious injury of marine mammals authorized under this 
     title is having, or is likely to have, a significant adverse 
     effect on a marine mammal stock or species, the Secretary 
     shall take actions as follows--
       ``(A) notify the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission of 
     the Secretary's findings, along with recommendations to the 
     Commission as to actions necessary to reduce incidental 
     mortality and serious injury and mitigate such adverse 
     impact; and
       ``(B) prescribe emergency regulations to reduce incidental 
     mortality and serious injury and mitigate such adverse 
     impact.
       ``(2) Prior to taking action under paragraph (1) (A) or 
     (B), the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State, 
     the Marine Mammal Commission, and the United States 
     Commissioners to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.
       ``(3) Emergency regulations prescribed under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) shall be published in the Federal Register, together 
     with an explanation thereof; and
       ``(B) shall remain in effect for the duration of the 
     applicable fishing year; and
     The Secretary may terminate such emergency regulations at a 
     date earlier than that required by subparagraph (B) by 
     publication in the Federal Register of a notice of 
     termination, if the Secretary determines that the reasons for 
     the emergency action no longer exist.
       ``(4) If the Secretary finds that the incidental mortality 
     and serious injury of marine mammals in the yellowfin tuna 
     fishery in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean is continuing 
     to have a significant adverse impact on a stock or species, 
     the Secretary may extend the emergency regulations for such 
     additional periods as may be necessary.
       ``(d) Research.--The Secretary shall, in cooperation with 
     the nations participating in the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program and with the Inter-American Tropical 
     Tuna Commission, undertake or support appropriate scientific 
     research to further the goals of the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program. Such research may include but shall not 
     be limited to any of the following:
       ``(1) Devising cost-effective fishing methods and gear so 
     as to reduce, with the goal of eliminating, the incidental 
     mortality and serious injury of marine mammals in connection 
     with commercial purse seine fishing in the eastern tropical 
     Pacific Ocean.
       ``(2) Developing cost-effective methods of fishing for 
     mature yellowfin tuna without deployment of nets on, or 
     encirclement of, dolphins or other marine mammals.
       ``(3) Carrying out stock assessments for those marine 
     mammal species and marine mammal stocks taken in the purse 
     seine fishery for yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical 
     Pacific Ocean, including species or stocks not within waters 
     under the jurisdiction of the United States.
       ``(4) Studying the effects of chase and encirclement on the 
     health and biology of dolphin and individual dolphin 
     populations incidentally taken in the course of purse seine 
     fishing for yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific 
     Ocean. There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Commerce $1,000,000 to be used by the 
     Secretary, acting through the National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, to carry out this paragraph. Upon completion of the 
     study, the Secretary shall submit a report containing the 
     results of the study, together with recommendations, to the 
     Congress and to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.
       ``(5) Determining the extent to which the incidental take 
     of nontarget species, including juvenile tuna, occurs in the 
     course of purse seine fishing for yellowfin tuna in the 
     eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, the geographic location of 
     the incidental take, and the impact of that incidental take 
     on tuna stocks, and nontarget species.
     The Secretary shall include a description of the annual 
     results of research carried out under this subsection in the 
     report required under section 303.''.
       (d) Reports.--Section 303 (16 U.S.C. 1414) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 303. REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY.

       ``Notwithstanding section 103(f), the Secretary shall 
     submit an annual report to the Congress which includes each 
     of the following:
       ``(1) The results of research conducted pursuant to section 
     302.
       ``(2) A description of the status and trends of stocks of 
     tuna.
       ``(3) A description of the efforts to assess, avoid, 
     reduce, and minimize the bycatch of juvenile yellowfin tuna 
     and other nontarget species.
       ``(4) A description of the activities of the International 
     Dolphin Conservation Program and of the efforts of the United 
     States in support of the Program's goals and objectives, 
     including the protection of dolphin populations in the 
     eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and an assessment of the 
     effectiveness of the Program.
       ``(5) Actions taken by the Secretary under subsections 
     (a)(2)(B) and (d) of section 101.
       ``(6) Copies of any relevant resolutions and decisions of 
     the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, and any 
     regulations promulgated by the Secretary under this title.
       ``(7) Any other information deemed relevant by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (e) Permits.--Section 304 (16 U.S.C. 1416) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 304. PERMITS.

       ``(a) In General.--(1) Consistent with section 302, the 
     Secretary is authorized to issue a permit to a vessel of the 
     United States authorizing participation in the International 
     Dolphin Conservation Program and may require a permit for the 
     person actually in charge of and controlling the fishing 
     operation of the vessel. The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     procedures as are necessary to carry out this subsection, 
     including, but not limited to, requiring the submission of--
       ``(A) the name and official number or other identification 
     of each fishing vessel for which a permit is sought, together 
     with the name and address of the owner thereof; and
       ``(B) the tonnage, hold capacity, speed, processing 
     equipment, and type and quantity

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     of gear, including an inventory of special equipment required 
     under section 302, with respect to each vessel.
       ``(2) The Secretary is authorized to charge a fee for 
     issuing a permit under this section. The level of fees 
     charged under this paragraph may not exceed the 
     administrative cost incurred in granting an authorization and 
     issuing a permit. Fees collected under this paragraph shall 
     be available, subject to appropriations, to the Under 
     Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere for expenses 
     incurred in issuing permits under this section.
       ``(3) After the effective date of the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program Act, no vessel of the United States 
     shall operate in the yellowfin tuna fishery in the eastern 
     tropical Pacific Ocean without a valid permit issued under 
     this section.
       ``(b) Permit Sanctions.--(1) In any case in which--
       ``(A) a vessel for which a permit has been issued under 
     this section has been used in the commission of an act 
     prohibited under section 305;
       ``(B) the owner or operator of any such vessel or any other 
     person who has applied for or been issued a permit under this 
     section has acted in violation of section 305; or
       ``(C) any civil penalty or criminal fine imposed on a 
     vessel, owner or operator of a vessel, or other person who 
     has applied for or been issued a permit under this section 
     has not been paid or is overdue, the Secretary may--
       ``(i) revoke any permit with respect to such vessel, 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 or restrictions on any 
     permit issued to, or applied for by, any such vessel or 
     person under this section.
       ``(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 other such 
     matters as justice requires.
       ``(3) Transfer of ownership of a 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 transfer.
       ``(4) In the case of any permit that is suspended for the 
     failure to pay 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 section 
     unless there has been a 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 title or otherwise.''.
       (f) Prohibitions.--Section 305 is repealed and section 307 
     (16 U.S.C. 1417) is redesignated as section 305, and amended 
     as follows:
       (1) In subsection (a):
       (A) By amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) for any person to sell, purchase, offer for sale, 
     transport, or ship, in the United States, any tuna or tuna 
     product unless the tuna or tuna product is either dolphin 
     safe or has been harvested in compliance with the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program by a country that 
     is a member of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission or 
     has initiated steps, in accordance with Article V, paragraph 
     3 of the Convention establishing the Inter-American Tropical 
     Tuna Commission, to become a member of that organization;''.
       (B) By amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) except in accordance with this title and regulations 
     issued pursuant to this title as provided for in subsection 
     101(e), for any person or vessel subject to the jurisdiction 
     of the United States intentionally to set a purse seine net 
     on or to encircle any marine mammal in the course of tuna 
     fishing operations in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean; 
     or''.
       (C) By amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) for any person to import any yellowfin tuna or 
     yellowfin tuna product or any other fish or fish product in 
     violation of a ban on importation imposed under section 
     101(a)(2);''.
       (2) In subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``(a)(5) and'' 
     before ``(a)(6)''.
       (3) By striking subsection (d).
       (g) Repeal.--Section 306 is repealed and section 308 (16 
     U.S.C. 1418) is redesignated as section 306, and amended by 
     striking ``303'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``302(d)''.
       (h) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents in the 
     first section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 is 
     amended by striking the items relating to title III and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

        ``TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL DOLPHIN CONSERVATION PROGRAM

``Sec. 301. Findings and policy.
``Sec. 302. Authority of the Secretary.
``Sec. 303. Reports by the Secretary.
``Sec. 304. Permits.
``Sec. 305. Prohibitions.
``Sec. 306. Authorization of appropriations.''.

     SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS TO THE TUNA CONVENTIONS ACT OF 1950.

       (a) Membership.--Section 3(c) of the Tuna Conventions Act 
     of 1950 (16 U.S.C. 952(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) at least one shall be either the Director, or an 
     appropriate regional director, of the National Marine 
     Fisheries Service; and''.
       (b) General Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory 
     Subcommittee.--Section 4 of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 
     (16 U.S.C. 953) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 4. GENERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY 
                   SUBCOMMITTEE.

       ``The Secretary, in consultation with the United States 
     Commissioners, shall:
       ``(1) Appoint a General Advisory Committee which shall be 
     composed of not less than 5 nor more than 15 persons with 
     balanced representation from the various groups participating 
     in the fisheries included under the conventions, and from 
     nongovernmental conservation organizations. The General 
     Advisory Committee shall be invited to have representatives 
     attend all nonexecutive meetings of the United States 
     sections and shall be given full opportunity to examine and 
     to be heard on all proposed programs of investigations, 
     reports, recommendations, and regulations of the commission. 
     The General Advisory Committee may attend all meetings of the 
     international commissions to which they are invited by such 
     commissions.
       ``(2) Appoint a Scientific Advisory Subcommittee which 
     shall be composed of not less than 5 nor more than 15 
     qualified scientists with balanced representation from the 
     public and private sectors, including nongovernmental 
     conservation organizations. The Scientific Advisory 
     Subcommittee shall advise the General Advisory Committee and 
     the Commissioners on matters including the conservation of 
     ecosystems; the sustainable uses of living marine resources 
     related to the tuna fishery in the eastern Pacific Ocean; and 
     the long-term conservation and management of stocks of living 
     marine resources in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. In 
     addition, the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee shall, as 
     requested by the General Advisory Committee, the United 
     States Commissioners or the Secretary, perform functions and 
     provide assistance required by formal agreements entered into 
     by the United States for this fishery, including the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program. These functions 
     may include each of the following:
       ``(A) The review of data from the Program, including data 
     received from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.
       ``(B) Recommendations on research needs, including 
     ecosystems, fishing practices, and gear technology research, 
     including the development and use of selective, 
     environmentally safe and cost-effective fishing gear, and on 
     the coordination and facilitation of such research.
       ``(C) Recommendations concerning scientific reviews and 
     assessments required under the Program and engaging, as 
     appropriate, in such reviews and assessments.
       ``(D) Consulting with other experts as needed.
       ``(E) Recommending measures to assure the regular and 
     timely full exchange of data among the parties to the Program 
     and each nation's National Scientific Advisory Committee (or 
     equivalent).
       ``(3) Establish procedures to provide for appropriate 
     public participation and public meetings and to provide for 
     the confidentiality of confidential business data. The 
     Scientific Advisory Subcommittee shall be invited to have 
     representatives attend all nonexecutive meetings of the 
     United States sections and the General Advisory Subcommittee 
     and shall be given full opportunity to examine and to be 
     heard on all proposed programs of scientific investigation, 
     scientific reports, and scientific recommendations of the 
     commission. Representatives of the Scientific Advisory 
     Subcommittee may attend meetings of the Inter-American 
     Tropical Tuna Commission in accordance with the rules of such 
     Commission.
       ``(4) Fix the terms of office of the members of the General 
     Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory Subcommittee, who 
     shall receive no compensation for their services as such 
     members.''.
       (c) Bycatch Reduction.--The Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 
     (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:


         ``REDUCTION OF BYCATCH IN EASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC OCEAN

       ``Sec. 15. The Secretary of State, acting through the 
     United States Commissioners, should take the necessary steps 
     to establish standards and measures for a bycatch reduction 
     program for vessels fishing for yellowfin tuna in the eastern 
     tropical Pacific Ocean. The program shall include to the 
     extent practicable--
       ``(1) that sea turtles and other threatened species and 
     endangered species are released alive, to the maximum extent 
     practicable;
       ``(2) measures to reduce, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the harvest of nontarget species;
       ``(3) measures to reduce, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the mortality of nontarget species; and

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       ``(4) measures to reduce, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the mortality of juveniles of the target 
     species.''.

     SEC. 7. EQUITABLE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that each nation 
     participating in the International Dolphin Conservation 
     Program should contribute an equitable amount to the expenses 
     of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. Such 
     contributions shall take into account the number of vessels 
     from that nation fishing for tuna in the eastern tropical 
     Pacific Ocean, the consumption of tuna and tuna products from 
     the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean and other relevant factors 
     as determined by the Secretary.

     SEC. 8. POLAR BEAR PERMITS.

       Paragraph (5) of section 104(c) of the Marine Mammal 
     Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1374(c)(5)) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In subparagraph (A), by striking ``, including polar 
     bears taken but not imported prior to the date of enactment 
     of the Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994,''.
       (2) By adding the following new subparagraph at the end 
     thereof:
       ``(D) The Secretary of the Interior shall, expeditiously 
     after the expiration of the applicable 30-day period under 
     subsection (d)(2), issue a permit for the importation of 
     polar bear parts (other than internal organs) from polar 
     bears taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date of 
     enactment of the Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 
     1994, to each applicant who submits, with the permit 
     application, proof that the polar bear was legally harvested 
     in Canada by the applicant. The Secretary shall issue such 
     permits without regard to the provisions of subparagraphs (A) 
     and (C)(ii) of this paragraph, subsection (d)(3) of this 
     section, and sections 101 and 102. This subparagraph shall 
     not apply to polar bear parts that were imported before the 
     effective date of this subparagraph''.

     SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this 
     Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
     upon certification by the Secretary of State to the Congress 
     that a binding resolution of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
     Commission, or another legally binding instrument, 
     establishing the International Dolphin Conservation Program 
     has been adopted and is in effect.
       (b) Provisions Effective Upon Enactment.--Section 8 and 
     this section shall take effect on the date of 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. GILLMOR, 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

262

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

166

para. 53.17                   [Roll No. 151]

                                YEAS--262

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--166

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Andrews
     Hyde
     Lewis (GA)
     Radanovich
     Schiff
     Snowbarger
  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. 53.18  waiving clause 4(b) of rule xi against certain resolutions

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-107) the resolution (H. Res. 155) 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. 53.19  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PAPPAS, laid before the House the 
following communication from Ms. Joan Carlson, Eastern Field Director, 
Office of the Honorable Earl Pomeroy:

                                                     Earl Pomeroy,


                                Congress of the United States,

                                       North Dakota, May 20, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, 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 District Court of Cass 
     County, North Dakota.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Joan Carlson,
                                           Eastern Field Director.

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para. 53.20  senate bill and concurrent resolutions referred

  A bill and concurrent resolutions of the Senate of the following 
titles were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred 
as follows:

       S. 342. An Act to extend certain privileges, exemptions, 
     and immunities to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       S. Con. Res. 6. Concurrent resolution expressing concern 
     for the continued deterioration of human rights in 
     Afghanistan and emphasizing the need for a peaceful political 
     settlement in that country; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       S. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     residents of Jerusalem and the people of Israel on the 
     thirtieth anniversary of the reunification of that historic 
     city, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

para. 53.21  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. SNOWBARGER, 
for today after 1 p.m. and balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 53.22  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PALLONE, at 7 o'clock and 55 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 53.23  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. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1420. 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 
     (Rept. No. 105-106). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 155. 
     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. 105-107). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para. 53.24  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. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Stearns, and 
             Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 1687. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that special pay paid to certain physicians and 
     dentists of the Veterans Health Administration who retire 
     before October 1, 1999, shall be considered to be basic pay 
     for retirement purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Minge, and Mr. Latham):
       H.R. 1688. 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. WHITE (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Fazio of California, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Ms. Harman, Mr. Klug, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Paxon, Mr. Roemer, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Deutsch):
       H.R. 1689. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of 
     securities class actions under State law, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1690. A bill to amend title 28 of the United States 
     Code regarding enforcement of child custody orders; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           Br Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself and Mr. Crapo):
       H.R. 1691. A bill to provide for the stabilization, 
     enhancement, restoration, and management of the Coeur d'Alene 
     River basin watershed; 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. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Sam 
             Johnson):
       H.R. 1692. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to waive the 3-day prior hospitalization 
     requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services 
     in the case of individuals classified within certain 
     diagnosis-related groups; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1693. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to assist 
     the development of small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by women, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business.
       H.R. 1694. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for 
     certain amounts contributed to an education investment 
     account; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 1695. A bill to establish a Commission on Retirement 
     Savings; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself and Mr. Young of 
             Alaska):
       H.R. 1696. A bill to honor agreements reached in the 
     acquisition of Santa Rosa Island, CA, by the National Park 
     Service; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 1697. A bill to assess the impact of the North 
     American Free-Trade Agreement on domestic job loss and the 
     environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1698. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to assist families in the purchase of coverage for 
     children under school-based health insurance programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     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 (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Boswell, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Manton, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Vento, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Markey, Mr. Cramer, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1699. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program to 
     prevent and control juvenile crime; to modify Federal court 
     procedures applicable to violent juvenile offenders, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     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. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Young, of Alaska, Mr. 
             Hill, and Mrs. Cubin):
       H.R. 1700. A bill to authorize funds to further the strong 
     Federal interest in the improvement of highways and 
     transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 1701. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide a minimum allocation of highway funds for States that 
     have low population densities and comprise large geographic 
     areas; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H. Con. Res. 85. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the Small Business Administration should 
     appoint a commission to examine the credit needs of small 
     business concerns; to the Committee on Small Business.

para. 53.25  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 96: Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 108: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 164: Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Lowey, 
     Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Green, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Olver, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Filner, Ms. Woolsey, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Ms. Waters, Mr. Manton, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. 
     Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Baesler, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Capps, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 165: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Kingston, and Ms. 
     McKinney.
       H.R. 195: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 203: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 293: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 294: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 295: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 387: Mr. Paul, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 404: Mr. Canady of Florida and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Pappas, and Ms. McKinney.

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       H.R. 426: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Everett, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 431: Mr. Condit and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 446: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 598: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 630: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 659: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 665: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Houghton, Mr. McHugh, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Hastert and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 723: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Klink and, Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 880: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
     Foglietta, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 964: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 990: Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Poshard and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1006: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1060: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
     Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Cramer, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Dan 
     Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. 
     Bilbray.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Snyder and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
     Diaz-Balart, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Goode, and Ms. 
     Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. 
     Borski.
       H.R. 1129: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 1132: Ms. Furse, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. 
     Woolsey.
       H.R. 1138: Mr. Thornberry and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1160: Ms. Waters, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1163: Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 1170: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1188: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Snyder and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1247: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1258: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1263: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1270: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Green, Mr. 
     Hefner, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
     Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Portman, Mr. Upton, Mr. McInnis, 
     and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1296: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1298: Mr.  Yates, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1315: Mr. Green, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. 
     Payne.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Payne and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1345: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1357: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Duncan and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1401: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Poshard, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Largent, Mr. Bryant, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Hyde, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1438: Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 1442: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1475: Mr. Klug and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 1559: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Archer, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Ney, 
     Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1570: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sabo, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, 
     Mr. Stark, Mr. Yates, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Conyers, and 
     Mr. Flake.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 1593: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1612: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1684: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.J. Res. 71: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.J. Res. 75: Mr. Foley, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     McIntyre, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
     Carson, and Mr. Poshard.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     McGovern, and Mr. Nussle.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Furse, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, 
     Mr. Spratt, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     McHugh.
       H. Con. Res. 71: Ms. Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, Mr. Clement, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Rangel.
       H. Res. 45: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Hobson, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, Mr. Klug, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Rush.
       H. Res. 138: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Baldacci.

para. 53.26  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. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
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                       THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1997 (54)

para. 54.1  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,

                                                     May 22, 1997.
       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. 54.2  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 Wednesday, 
May 21, 1997.
  Mr. GIBBONS, 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. TAYLOR of North Carolina, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  Mr. GIBBONS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, 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. 54.3  communications

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

       3402. A letter from the Associate Chief, U.S. Forest 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Small 
     Business Timber Sale Set-Aside Program; Appeal Procedures on 
     Recomputation of Shares [36 CFR Part 223] (RIN: 0596-AB62) 
     received May 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       3403. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of two proposed legislative 
     items that would ease current restrictions which preclude the 
     Department of Defense from procuring certain items from 
     foreign sources; to the Committee on National Security.
       3404. A letter from the Director, Institute of Museum and 
     Library Services, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to make technical amendments to the Museum and 
     Library Services Act of 1996; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       3405. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Limited 
     Approval of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Control Measures 
     for Texas [TX43-1-7333; FRL-5824-6] received May 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3406. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sustainable Development 
     Challenge Grant Program [FRL-5825-6] received May 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3407. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Underground Storage 
     Tank Program: Approved State Program for Mississippi [FRL-
     5827-1] received May 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3408. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Export Requirements for Medical Devices; Technical 
     Amendment [21 CFR Part 812] received May 19, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3409. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Environmental Report--Materials 
     Licenses [10 CFR Part 51] received May 19, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3410. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries Off West Coast and Western Pacific States; 
     West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Closure from Point Lopez to 
     Point Mugu, CA [Docket No. 960429120-6120-01; I.D. 042997A] 
     received May 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3411. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting

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     the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Shortraker and Rougheye Rockfish in 
     the Aleutian Islands Subarea [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; 
     I.D. 050797C] received May 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3412. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Yellowfin Sole by 
     Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands [Docket No. 961107312-7021-020; I.D. 050797A] 
     received May 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3413. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Renewable Electricity Production Credit, Publication of 
     Inflation Adjustment Factor and Reference Prices for Calendar 
     Year 1997 [Notice 97-30] received May 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3414. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Agency's final rule--
     Determination of Interest Rate [Rev. Rul. 97-23] received May 
     19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       3415. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul. 97-24] received 
     May 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       3416. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled 
     ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment and 
     Benefit Programs Improvement Act of 1997''; jointly to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Ways and Means.
       3417. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     further acquisition reform government-wide, including at the 
     Department of Defense; jointly to the Committees on National 
     Security, Government Reform and Oversight, and Small 
     Business. 

para. 54.4  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 and a 
concurrent resolution of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 1650. An Act to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Mother Teresa of 
     Calcutta in recognition of her outstanding and enduring 
     contributions through humanitarian and charitable activities, 
     and for other purposes.
       H. Con. Res. 67. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 1997 
     Special Olympics Torch Relay to be run through the Capitol 
     Grounds.

  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. 430. An Act to amend the Act of June 20, 1910, to 
     protect the permanent trust funds of the State of New Mexico 
     from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which 
     distributions are made from those funds.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 543) ``An Act to provide certain protections 
to volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and governmental entities in 
lawsuits based on the activities of volunteers.''

para. 54.5  u.s. group of the north atlantic assembly

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, by unanimous 
consent, announced that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of 22 
United States Code 1928a, appointed to the United States Group of the 
North Atlantic Assembly, on the part of the House, the following 
Members: Messrs. Bereuter, Chairman, Solomon, Vice Chairman, Regula, 
Bateman, Bliley, Boehlert, Mrs. Roukema, Messrs. Ballenger, Hamilton, 
Rush, Lantos, and Manton.

para. 54.6  substance abuse reduction among youth

  Mr. PORTMAN, pursuant to the order of May 21, 1997, moved to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 956) to amend the National Narcotics 
Leadership Act of 1988 to establish a program to support and encourage 
local communities that first demonstrate a comprehensive, long-term 
commitment to reduce substance abuse among youth, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, recognized Mr. 
PORTMAN and Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the time for debate was extended by an 
additional twenty minutes.
  After further debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, announced that 
two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. PORTMAN 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. TAYLOR of North Carolina, pursuant to 
clause 5, rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed.

para. 54.7  motion to adjourn

  Mr. MOAKLEY moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, announced that 
the nays 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

80

When there appeared

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Nays

339

para. 54.8                    [Roll No. 152]

                                YEAS--80

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Tierney
     Towns
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NAYS--339

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martinez

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     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Andrews
     Becerra
     Cannon
     Deutsch
     Hefner
     Hunter
     Istook
     McCrery
     McHugh
     Pelosi
     Schiff
     Snowbarger
     Thompson
     Torres
     White
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 54.9  waiving clause 4(b) of rule xi for certain resolutions

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 155):

       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 before May 23, 
     1997, providing for consideration or disposition of any of 
     the following measures:
       (1) A concurrent resolution on the budget, an amendment 
     thereto, a conference report thereon, or an amendment 
     reported in disagreement from a conference thereon.
       (2) The bill (H.R. 1469) making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for 
     overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
     purposes, an amendment thereto, a conference report thereon, 
     or an amendment reported in disagreement from a conference 
     thereon. 

  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. 54.10  h.r. 956--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, pursuant to 
clause 5, rule I, announced the unfinished business to be the motion to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 956) to amend the National 
Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 to establish a program to support and 
encourage local communities that first demonstrate a comprehensive, 
long-term commitment to reduce substance abuse among youth, 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

420

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affirmative

Nays

1

para. 54.11                   [Roll No. 153]

                                YEAS--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Allen
     Andrews
     Burton
     Cannon
     Deutsch
     Istook
     Largent
     McHugh
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Schiff
     Snowbarger
     Thompson
  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.

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  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 54.12  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, 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 
Wednesday, May 21, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  Mr. PORTMAN demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

352

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

65

para. 54.13                   [Roll No. 154]

                                AYES--352

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--65

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     English
     Ensign
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hulshof
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Rodriguez
     Sabo
     Sessions
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Wicker

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Andrews
     Cannon
     Cooksey
     Deal
     Deutsch
     Ford
     Istook
     Largent
     Luther
     McHugh
     Morella
     Oxley
     Pelosi
     Schiff
     Slaughter
     Snowbarger
     Thompson
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 54.14  recess--1:08 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, pursuant to 
clause 12 of rule I, declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock and 8 
minutes p.m., subject to the call of the Chair.

para. 54.15  after recess--6:38 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, called the 
House to order.

para. 54.16  adjournment of the two houses

  Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, submitted the following privileged 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 87):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Thursday, May 22, 1997, or Friday, May 23, 1997, 
     pursuant to a motion made by the Majority Leader or his 
     designee, it stand adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 
     June 3, 1997, 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, May 22, 1997, Friday, May 23, 1997, or Saturday, 
     May 24, 1997, 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, June 2, 1997, 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 
     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.
  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. FAZIO 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

67

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

278

para. 54.17                   [Roll No. 155]

                                AYES--67

     Archer
     Armey
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Crane
     Crapo
     Davis (VA)
     Dickey
     Ehrlich
     English
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodling
     Graham
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hefley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Knollenberg
     LaTourette
     Linder
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Radanovich
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Smith (OR)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stump
     Talent
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

[[Page 593]]



                                NOES--278

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Callahan
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--89

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barton
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Bunning
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gejdenson
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hobson
     Houghton
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Kaptur
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paul
     Pickett
     Quinn
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Rush
     Salmon
     Schiff
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  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. 54.18  recess--7:45 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to 
clause 12 of rule I, declared the House in recess at 7 o'clock and 45 
minutes p.m., subject to the call of the Chair.



       FRIDAY, MAY 23 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF THURSDAY, MAY 22), 1997

para. 54.19  after recess--12:02 a.m.

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

para. 54.20  order of business--extension of remarks

  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That for today all Members be permitted to extend their 
remarks and to include extraneous material in that section of the Record 
entitled ``Extension of Remarks''.

para. 54.21  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, June 
4, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 54.22  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Tuesday, June 3, 1997, the Speaker, the Majority Leader and the Minority 
Leader be authorized to accept resignations and to make appointments 
authorized by law or by the House.

para. 54.23  adjournment over

  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 Tuesday, May 27, 1997;
  Ordered further, That when the House adjourns Tuesday, May 27, 1997, 
it adjourn to meet at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 30, 1997; and
  Ordered further, That when the House adjourns on Friday May 30, 1997, 
it stand adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3, 1997, for 
``morning-hour'' debates.

para. 54.24  enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, announced that pursuant to 
clause 4, rule I, the Speaker signed the following enrolled bill during 
the recess today:

       H.R. 1650. An Act to authorize the president to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Mother Teresa of 
     Calcutta in recognition of her outstanding and enduring 
     contributions through humanitarian and charitable activities, 
     and for other purposes.

para. 54.25  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 22, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Constance A. Morella to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions through June 3, 1997.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para. 54.26  committee resignation--majority

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC. May 22, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby resign from the Joint Economic 
     Committee effective today, May 22, 1997.
       Should I in the future petition to again serve on this 
     committee, I ask that such a request be given due 
     consideration.
           Sincerely,
                                               Donald A. Manzullo,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 54.27  joint economic committee

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of 15 United States Code 
1024(a), appointed Mr. Ewing, to the Joint Economic Committee, on the 
part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 54.28  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, laid before the House the

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following communication from Mr. Daryl L. Revoldt, District Staff 
Director, office of the Honorable Ralph Regula:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 12, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     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 a subpoena issued by the Canton Municipal Court, Stark 
     County, State of Ohio.
       After consultations with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Daryl L. Revoldt,
                                          District Staff Director.

para. 54.29  public works projects

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

         U.S. Congress, Committee on Transportation and 
           Infrastructure,
                                      Washington, DC, May 9, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed are copies of resolutions 
     adopted on May 7, 1997 by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. Copies of the resolutions are being 
     transmitted to the Department of the Army.
       With kind personal regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bud Shuster,
                                                         Chairman.

  The communication, together with the accompanying papers, was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations.

para. 54.30  national historical publications and records commission

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 2501 of title 
44, United States Code, appointed Mr. Blunt, to the National Historical 
Publications and Records Commission, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 54.31  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. 430. An Act to amend the Act of June 20, 1910, to 
     protect the permanent trust funds of the State of New Mexico 
     from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which 
     distributions are made from those funds.

para. 54.32  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. 1650. An Act to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Mother Teresa of 
     Calcutta in recognition of her outstanding and enduring 
     contributions through humanitarian and charitable activities, 
     and for other purposes.

para. 54.33  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. DEUTSCH, for today;
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today;
  To Mr. CANNON, for today;
  To Mr. McHUGH, for today; and
  To Ms. JACKSON-LEE, for today after 6:30 p.m. and the balance of the 
week.
  And then,

para. 54.34  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 12 o'clock and 7 minutes a.m., the House adjourned until 
10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 1997.

para. 54.35  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. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 695. A bill to 
     amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm the rights of 
     U.S. persons to use and sell encryption and to relax export 
     controls on encryption; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-108 
     Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para. 54.36  time limitation on referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 695. Referral to the Committee on International 
     Relations extended for a period ending not later than July 
     11, 1997.

para. 54.37  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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Cramer, and Ms. Jackson-
             Lee),
       H.R. 1702. A bill to encourage the development of a 
     commercial space industry in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Evans Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Buyer):
       H.R. 1703. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for improved and expedited procedures for resolving 
     complaints of unlawful employment discrimination arising 
     within the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself and Mr. Talent):
       H.R. 1704. A bill to establish a Congressional Office of 
     Regulatory Analysis; 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. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Castle, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Tierney, and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 1705. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act for 1971 to require political parties to submit reports 
     to the Federal Election Commission on expenditures of any 
     funds used to influence an election for Federal office and to 
     require reports to the Commission on any independent 
     expenditures which mention a political party or a candidate 
     for election for Federal office, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mrs. Ros-
             Lehtinen):
       H.R. 1706. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit against tax for employees who 
     provide child care assistance for dependents of their 
     employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 1707. A bill making interim emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for immediate needs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1997, 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. LIVINGSTON:
       H.R. 1708. A bill making interim emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for immediate needs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1997, 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. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Combest, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brady, 
             Mr. Sessions, and Ms. Granger):
       H.R. 1709. A bill to permit any State to use 
     nongovernmental personnel in the determination of eligibility 
     under the Medicaid, food stamps, and WIC programs; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to 
     be 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, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Dan 
             Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Manton, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Towns, Mr. Oxley, Ms. 
             Furse, Mr. Upton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Paxon, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Klug, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Mr. Ganske, Mr. Norwood, Mr. White, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Lazio of New York, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Wynn, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 1710. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to facilitate the development, clearance, and 
     use of devices to maintain and improve the public

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     health and quality of life of the citizens of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Green, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Frost, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 1711. 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 
     Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 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 and Mr. Ewing):
       H.R. 1712. A bill to encourage the People's Republic of 
     China to join the World Trade Organization by removing China 
     from title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 upon its accession to 
     the World Trade Organization and to provide a more effective 
     remedy for inadequate trade benefits extended by the People's 
     Republic of China to the United States; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILBRAY:
       H.R. 1713. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an employee to elect to receive taxable cash 
     compensation in lieu of nontaxable parking benefits, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BISHOP:
       H.R. 1714. A bill to provide for the acquisition of the 
     Plains Railroad Depot at the Jimmy Carter National Historic 
     Site; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Clement, Mr. Norwood, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cook, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Towns, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Spence, and Mr. McIntyre):
       H.R. 1715. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Foley, Mr. Lampson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Carson, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Towns, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Kildee, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1716. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a 
     nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the 
     District of Columbia, to operate a national resource center 
     and clearinghouse relating to missing children; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
             Packard):
       H.R. 1717. A bill to provide for the privatization of the 
     U.S. Postal Service; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 1718. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     lands in Wyoming to the County of Park, WY; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hill, 
             Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. John, and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 1719. A bill to protect and enhance sportsmen's 
     opportunities and enhance wildlife conservation; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Oberstar) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1720. A bill to improve transportation safety, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. FILNER (for himself, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Bishop, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
             Towns, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 1721. A bill to prohibit insurers from canceling or 
     refusing to renew fire insurance policies covering houses of 
     worship and related support structures, 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. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1722. A bill to amend various banking laws; 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. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1723. A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make the 
     restrictions on foreign students added by such Act 
     inapplicable to students lawfully present in the United 
     States on the effective date of the restrictions in cases 
     where a public school or adult education program evidences a 
     desire for such result, to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1724. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to eliminate certain restrictions on foreign students 
     added by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
     Responsibility Act of 1996; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANK of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1725. A bill to establish a regional investments for 
     national growth program to identify and fund the metropolitan 
     regional transportation projects that are essential to the 
     national economy, but exceed State and regional financial 
     capacity; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. DeGette, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Waters, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1726. A bill to establish as an element of the 
     national security of the United States the importance of 
     providing for the health, safety, and education of children 
     in the United States; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and 
     the Workforce, the Judiciary, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Banking and Financial Services, 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. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Klug, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Towns, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Horn, and Ms. 
             Slaughter):
       H.R. 1727. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to allow for additional deferred effective dates 
     for approval of applications under the new drugs provisions, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 1728. 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. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Ensign, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 1729. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend and modify the work opportunity credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 1730. 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 
     pastdue, legally enforceable State tax obligations of such 
     person; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 1731. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the standard mileage rate deduction for 
     charitable use of passenger automobiles; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 1732. A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund Act of 1965 to provide for off-budget treatment of the 
     receipts and disbursements of the land and water conservation 
     fund and the special accounts established under such Act; to 
     the Committee on Resources, 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. KILDEE (for himself and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 1733. A bill to establish the Saint Helena Island 
     National Scenic Area; 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. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. 
             Weygand):
       H.R. 1734. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958, and for other

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     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 1735. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an individual who is entitled to receive child 
     support a refundable credit equal to the amount of unpaid 
     child support and to increase the tax liability of the 
     individual required to pay such support by the amount of the 
     unpaid child support; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Clayton, 
             and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 1736. A bill to provide for a reduction in the rate of 
     adolescent pregnancy through the evaluation of public and 
     private prevention programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Lazio of New York, and 
             Mr. Combest):
       H.R. 1737. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     require that group and individual health insurance coverage 
     and group health plans provide adequate access to services 
     provided by obstetrician-gynecologists; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, for a period to be 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, Mrs. Thurman, 
             and Mr. Fazio of California):
       H.R. 1738. A bill to amend title XVIII to provide a special 
     Medicare part B enrollment period and MediGap enrollment 
     period and a waiver of the Medicare part B late enrollment 
     penalty for certain military retirees and dependents who live 
     near military hospitals that are closed or that discontinue 
     inpatient hospital 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 Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 1739. A bill to amend the Act designating the Boundary 
     Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to clarify certain provisions of 
     law regarding activities authorized within the wilderness 
     area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Ensign, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Bateman, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Frost, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pickett, and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 1740. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the application of the pension 
     nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio:
       H.R. 1741. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow taxpayers in the process of adopting a child to 
     use alternative information, rather than a TIN, to claim the 
     dependency exemption for the child; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN:
       H.R. 1742. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain viscose rayon yarn; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Foley, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Largent, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Paul, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Brady, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Nussle, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Bob Schaffer, Mr. White, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Everett, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Souder, and 
             Mr. Combest):
       H.R. 1743. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the limitations on medical savings accounts 
     relating to the number of accounts and number of employees of 
     an employer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 1744. A bill to make the antitrust laws applicable to 
     owners of teams of major league professional baseball 
     players, and to leagues composed of such teams, with respect 
     to selecting the site at which any such team plays its 
     regular season home games; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 1745. A bill to reform asset forfeiture laws; 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. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 1746. A bill to provide that, in any year in which the 
     Congress does not timely adopt a concurrent resolution on the 
     budget that eliminates the deficit by fiscal year 2002, 
     Members of Congress shall forfeit their right to be paid for 
     the remainder of that year; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 1747. A bill to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act 
     to authorize the design and construction of additions to the 
     parking garage and certain site improvements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1748. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to ban the transmission of unsolicited advertisements by 
     electronic mail, and to require that sender identification 
     information be included with electronic mail messages; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Dellums, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Berman, and Mrs. Tauscher):
       H.R. 1749. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and clarify accountability 
     for violations with respect to managed care group health 
     plans; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. KASICH:
       H. Con. Res. 86. Concurrent resolution setting forth the 
     congressional budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal years 
     1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Con. Res. 87. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses; considered and failed of 
     passage.
           By Mr. BALLENGER:
       H. Con. Res. 88. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     Government and the people of the Republic of El Salvador on 
     successfully completing free and democratic elections on 
     March 16, 1997; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Payne, Mr. Towns, Mr. Ford, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Dixon, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Ms. Carson, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Ms. Christian-Green):
       H. Con. Res. 89. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the 2004 Summer Olympic Games be held in 
     Cape Town, South Africa; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:
       H. Con. Res. 90. Concurrent resolution establishing the 
     congressional budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal year 
     1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
     fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; to the Committee on 
     the Budget.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Klug, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Ms. Rivers, Ms.  Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Furse, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and 
             Mr. Sabo):
       H. Con. Res. 91. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency should take immediate steps to abate 
     emissions of mercury and release to Congress the study of 
     mercury required under the Clean Air Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 156. Resolution relating to the disposition of 
     Senate amendments to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 
     84) establishing the congressional budget for the U.S. 
     Government for fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate 
     budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; 
     to the Committee on Rules.

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           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Berman, and Mr. 
             Stearns):
       H. Res. 157. Resolution congratulating the people of India 
     and Pakistan on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of their 
     nations' independence; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H. Res. 158. Resolution to express the support of the House 
     of Representatives for programs such as the Jump$tart 
     Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.

para. 54.38  memorials

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

       93. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Alaska, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 8 
     urging the U.S. Congress to give an affirmative expression of 
     approval to a policy authorizing the State to regulate, 
     restrict, or prohibit the export of unprocessed logs 
     harvested from its land and from the land of its political 
     subdivisions and the University of Alaska; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       94. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to House Joint Resolution 24 relating to 
     challenging the environmental and economic integrity of 
     Alaska timber as Christmas decor for the U.S. Capitol; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       95. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Arizona, relative to House Concurrent Memorial 2005 urging 
     the Congress of the United States to direct the U.S. 
     Department of Agriculture to establish reasonable, science-
     based standards by which American wheat growers can market 
     wheat and other grain products containing karnal bunt; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       96. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 7 supporting 
     continued funding of the Alaska National Guard youth corps 
     challenge program; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       97. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 9 urging the U.S. 
     Congress to pass legislation to open the coastal plain of the 
     Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK, to oil and gas 
     exploration, development, and production; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       98. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution 97-1011 
     requesting the U.S. Congress to expeditiously pass, and 
     propose to the legislatures of the several States for 
     ratification, an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
     States requiring that, in the absence of a national 
     emergency, the total of all Federal appropriations made by 
     Congress for any fiscal year may not exceed the total of all 
     estimated Federal revenues for that fiscal year; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       99. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Arizona, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 1001 declaring 
     the State's sovereignty under the U.S. Constitution and 
     demanding that the Federal Government stop mandates that are 
     beyond its powers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       100. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Maryland, relative to House Joint Resolution 25 requesting 
     the Congress of the United States to propose a Federal 
     constitutional amendment which authorizes the Congress and 
     the States to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
     American Flag; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       101. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 12 
     memorializing Congress to oppose the closure of the air 
     flight-service center at the Arcata-Eureka Airport, in 
     Humboldt County, CA, and to direct the Federal Aviation 
     Administration to act accordingly; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       102. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 12 relating to 
     reconstruction and paving of the Alaska Highway; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       103. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Arizona, relative to House Concurrent Memorial 2002 urging 
     the Congress of the United States to make more Federal 
     highway trust fund moneys available for highway projects that 
     enhance North American Free-Trade Corridors, border 
     infrastructure projects, unified port management systems, and 
     binational transportation planning activities; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 54.39  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mrs. FOWLER introduced a bill (H.R. 1750) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel Barefoot Contessa; which 
     was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para. 54.40  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 4: Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Strickland, 
     Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 15: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Gibbons, 
     Mr. Bono, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 84: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Sununu and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 122: Mr.  Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
     Hulshof, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 195: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 219: Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. Canady of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Cummings and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 404: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 411: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 418: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 466: Ms. Christian-Green and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 471: Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Baesler, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
     Coburn, and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 479: Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Hayworth, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Canady 
     of Florida, and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 536: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 552: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 553: Mr. Vento and Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 559: Mr. Evans and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland.
       H.R. 674: Mr. Doolittle and Mr. Rodriquez.
       H.R. 678: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Condit, Mr. Deutsch, 
     Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Markey, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
     Strickland, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Canady of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Hayworth, Mr. LaHood, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Miller of 
     Florida, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Paxon, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Snowbarger, 
     Mr. Stump, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Upton, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Wexler. 
       H.R. 681: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. 
     Radanovich.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     King of New York, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana.
       H.R. 731: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 744: Mr. Filner, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 745: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Owens, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 753: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Ms. Christian-
     Green.
       H.R. 768: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 778: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 779: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 780: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 813: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Miller of Florida and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 816: Mr. Goode and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Green and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 845: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 857: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 866: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 875: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. 
     Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 881: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 893: Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Wise, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Christensen, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 901: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Fowler, and 
     Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 906: Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Herger, Mr. Evans, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. 
     Bateman.
       H.R. 916: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H.R. 920: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
     Bentsen.
       H.R. 947: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Ehlers and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H.R. 992: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Sessions, 
     Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1002: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1009: Mr. Thornberry, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1031: Ms. Furse and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1036: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mr. Calvert.

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       H.R. 1037: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1104: Mr. Wexler and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1120: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1124: Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Norwood, 
     Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Paul, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. 
     Sessions.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. Petri, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1134: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Upton, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Stump, Mr. Goss, Mr. Baker, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
     McCollum, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mrs. Northup, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Latham, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Olver, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Linda 
     Smith of Washington, and Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 1153: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1169: Mr. Rush, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Stark, 
     and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Traficant, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
     Cummings, Mr. Campbell, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Dicks, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Petri, Mr. Borski, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Fawell and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1189: Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1233: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Ford, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boswell, 
     Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Engel, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, 
     Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Torres, and Mr. 
     Weygand.
       H.R. 1247: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska and Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bachus, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
     Gillmor.
       H.R. 1270: Mr. Boehlert Mr. Livingston, and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 1297: Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 1330: Mr. Parker, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
     DeFazio.
       H.R. 1335: Mr. Berman, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Gonzalez, 
     Mr. Jackson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1348: Ms. Sanchez and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1350: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Dickey, 
     and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hill, 
     Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
     Calvert, and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1382: Mr. Torres and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1383: Ms. Carson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. 
     Strickland.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. 
     Lipinski.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 1416: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1432: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1434: Mr. Watkins, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Filner, and Mr. 
     Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 1435: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, and Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 1436: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
     Lantos, Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hefner, Mrs. Lowey, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1475: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1491: Mr. Manton, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stark, 
     Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1492: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bono, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1509: Mr. Watkins and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1510: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1516: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Lucas of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Ackerman, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1527: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Linder, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Shays, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Dickey, 
     Mr. Barton of Texas, and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 1534: Mr. Goode, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
     Bryant.
       H.R. 1549: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1559: Mr. Dreier and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Kingston, 
     Mr. Shays, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. Goss, Mr. Ganske, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Cubin, 
     Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Clay, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     Skeen, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Dickey, 
     Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
     Bateman, Mr. Istook, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Furse, 
     Mr. Regula, Mr. Frost, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Spence, 
     Mr. Scott, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 1568: Mr. Frost and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 1571: Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1573: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1574: Mr. White, Mr. Graham, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. 
     Metcalf.
       H.R. 1591: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Goode, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Hastert, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1612: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 1624: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Markey, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
     Flake, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1653: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 1655: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1657: Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 1658: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1670: Mr. Frost and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 1687: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Rogan.
       H.J. Res. 75: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.J. Res. 76: Mr. Berry, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. DeFazio, 
     Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Meehan.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Lazio of New 
     York, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bilbray, 
     Mr. Forbes, Mr. Towns, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H. Con. Res. 75: Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Neumann.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Horn.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Bachus.
       H. Res. 144: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
     Kingston, Mr. Shays, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. Goss, Mr. Ganske, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Cubin, 
     Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Clay, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     Skeen, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Dickey, 
     Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
     Bateman, Mr. Istook, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Furse, 
     Mr. Regula, Mr. Frost, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Spence, 
     Mr. Scott, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. Hill.
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.
                       TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1997 (55)

para. 55.1  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 27, 1997.
       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. 55.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, May 22, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 55.3  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Gregory M. Lankler, staff of the 
Honorable C. W. Bill Young:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 16, 1997.
     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, that I have 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 is consistent with the privileges 
     and rights of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                               Gregory M. Lankler.

  And then,

para. 55.4  adjournment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, by unanimous consent, and pursuant 
to the special order agreed to on May 23, 1997, at 10 o'clock and 3 
minutes a.m., declared the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on Friday, 
May 30, 1997.

[[Page 599]]

para. 55.5  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. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 1751. A bill to amend the International Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to provide that gifts for which the statute of 
     limitations has expired for gift tax purposes may not be 
     revalued for purposes of determining the estate tax; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Herger, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Combest, Mr. Minge, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Ewing):
       H.R. 1752. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the non-recognition of gain on sale of 
     stock to certain farmers' cooperatives; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1753. A bill to provide for the establishment of not 
     less than 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of America facilities by 
     the year 2000; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 55.6  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 690: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1428: Mr. Wicker and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mrs. Kelly, 
     Mr. Wolf, Mr. Everett, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1539: Mr. Graham, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. 
     Buyer.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 165: Ms. Waters, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Baker, Mr. Clement, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 650: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 662: Mr. Filner and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 663: Mr. Hilliard, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Kaptur, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H.R. 778: Mr. Dellums and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 779: Mr. Dellums and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 780: Mr. Dellums and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1050: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Owens, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Christian-Green, 
     and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1178: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Towns and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 1537: Mr. Frost and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 1660: Mr. Dreier.
       H.J. Res. 66: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Bishop, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Kaptur, 
     Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Waters, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mr. Thompson, Ms. Sanchez, and Ms. Carson.
       H. Res. 138: Ms. Jackson-Lee and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
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.
                        Friday, May 30, 1997 (56)

para. 56.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 30, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Thomas M. Davis 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. DAVIS of Virginia, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, May 27, 
1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 56.3  communications

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

       3418. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the annual animal welfare enforcement report for 
     fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2155; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       3419. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Irish Potatoes Grown in Modoc and Siskiyou Counties, 
     California, and in all Counties in Oregon, Except Malheur 
     County; Define Fiscal Period and Decrease Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV97-947-1 IFR] received May 20, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3420. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Milk in the Central Arizona Marketing Area; Suspension of 
     Certain Provision of the Order [DA-97-01] received May 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3421. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Regulations Issued Under the Export Grape and Plum Act; 
     Exemption From Size Regulations for Black Corinth Grapes 
     [Docket No. FV-96-35-1 FIR] received May 20, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3422. A letter from the Congessional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Interstate Movement of Livestock; 
     Approved Livestock Facilities, Hog Cholera Provision, and 
     Livestock Identification [Docket No. 96-041-2] received May 
     22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       3423. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cyclanilide; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [OPP-300496; FRL-5719-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     May 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3424. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pelargonic Acid; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-300488/PP-
     6F04625; FRL-5716-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 21, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3425. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pendimethalin; 
     Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemption [OPP-300493; FRL-
     5718-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received May 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3426. A letter from the Chairman, Farm Credit System 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting its annual report for 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 2277a--13; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3427. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Secretary's report entitled ``Live Fire Test and 
     Evaluation Plan for the V-22 Aircraft,'' pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2366(c)(1); to the Committee on National Security.
       3428. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``NATO Joint Surveillance/Target Attack Radar 
     System''; to the Committee on National Security.
       3429. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation that 
     addresses several management concerns of the Department of 
     Defense; to the Committee on National Security.
       3430. A letter from the Director, Office of Small and 
     Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's report in response to 10 U.S.C. 
     2323(i); to the Committee on National Security.
       3431. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Suspension of Mobilization Income Insurance 
     Program''; to the Committee on National Security.
       3432. A letter from the Director, Washington Headquarters 
     Services, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Civilian Health and Medical Program 
     of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Selected Reserve Dental 
     Program [DoD 6010.8-R] (RIN: 0720-AA40) received May 16, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       3433. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``Nuclear Weapon Systems 
     Sustainment Programs,'' May 1997; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       3434. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Home Mortgage Disclosure [Regulation C; 
     Docket No. R-0951] received May 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       3435. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Approval of Lending Institutions and 
     Mortgagees Streamlining [Docket No. FR-4106-F-01] (RIN: 2502-
     AG78) received May 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3436. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Optional Earned Income Exclusions 
     [Docket No. FR-4080-F-02] (RIN: 2577-AB66) received May 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3437. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Manufactured Housing; Statement of 
     Policy 1997-1, State and Local Zoning Determinations 
     Involving HUD-Code

[[Page 600]]

     [Docket No. FR-4223-N-01] received May 20, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       3438. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Loan Guarantee Recovery Fund; 
     Technical Amendment to Final Rule [Docket No. FR-4108-C-06] 
     (RIN: 2506-AB87) received May 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3439. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Admission Preferences, Public 
     Housing Development, and Public Housing Modernization 
     Regulations: Technical Amendments [Docket No. FR-4166-F-01] 
     (RIN: 2501-AC38) received May 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3440. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Indonesia, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3441. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the 1997 report required by section 
     918 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and 
     Enforcement Act of 1989, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1833; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3442. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting an addendum to the October 1996 ``Audit Plan of 
     the Secretary of the Treasury on the Uses and Counterfeiting 
     of U.S. Currency in Foreign Countries,'' printed in the 
     Congressional Record dated January 9, 1997, and numbered 
     EC878; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3443. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend section 
     502 of title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to allow the 
     refinancing of direct loans using guaranteed funds; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3444. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations----General Provisions, 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title XIV, pursuant 
     to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3445. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on General Provisions, Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3446. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, transmitting the Energy Information 
     Administration's ``International Energy Outlook 1997,'' 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 790f(a)(2); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3447. A letter from the Secretary of the Commission, 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Requirements for Child-Resistant 
     Packaging; Packages Containing More Than 50 mg of Ketoprofen 
     [16 CFR Part 1700] received May 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3448. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Board of 
     Contract Appeals; Contract Appeals [10 CFR Parts 703 and 
     1023] (RIN: 1901-AA30) received May 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3449. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Anthropomorphic Test Dummy; Occupant Crash Protection 
     (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket No. 
     74-14; Notice 118] (RIN: 2127-AG75) received May 22, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3450. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash 
     Protection (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) 
     [Docket No. 74-14; Notice 117] (RIN: 2127-AG80) received May 
     19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3451. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act 
     Promulgation of Extension of Attainment Date for Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area; Ohio; Kentucky [OH107-1a; KY94-9717a; 
     FRL-5830-5] received May 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3452. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Extension of Temporary Section 182 (f) and 
     Section 182 (b) Exemption to the Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) 
     Control Requirements for the Houston/Galveston and Beaumont/
     Port Arthur Ozone Nonattainment Areas; Texas [TX76-1-7330; 
     FRL-5828-3] received May 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3453. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Section 182(f) Exemption to the Nitrogen 
     Oxides (NOx) Control Requirements for the Lake Charles Ozone 
     Non-attainment Area; Louisiana [LA-21-1-7318; FRL-5832-5] 
     received May 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3454. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule--Implementation of Section 10 of the Cable 
     Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992: 
     Indecent Programming and Other Types of Materials on Cable 
     Access Channels [MM Docket No. 92-258] received May 21, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3455. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Colstrip, Montana) [MM Docket No. 97-74, RM-9011] received 
     May 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3456. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Strasburg, Colorado) [MM Docket No. 96-175, RM-8850] 
     received May 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3457. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Pangburn, Arkansas) [MM Docket No. 96-247, RM-8914] received 
     May 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3458. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Pocatello, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-30, RM-8922] received 
     May 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3459. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Salida, Colorado) [MM Docket No. 96-246, RM-8904] received 
     May 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3460. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Pinconning, Michigan) [MM Docket No. 97-43, RM-8986] 
     received May 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3461. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Glen Arbor, Michigan) [MM Docket No. 97-41, RM-8985] 
     received May 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3462. A letter from the AMD--Peformance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Avra Valley, Comobabi, Florence, Oracle, Oro Valley, and San 
     Carlos, Arizona) [MM Docket No. 95-127, RM-8676, RM-8726] 
     received May 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3463. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Dededo, Guam) [MM Docket No. 96-214, RM-8886] received May 
     27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3464. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Twin Falls, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-28, RM-8917, RM-9066] 
     received May 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3465. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Ruidoso and Cloudcroft, New Mexico) [MM Docket No. 96-54, 
     RM-8769, RM-8809] received May 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3466. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Harrietta, Michigan) [MM Docket No. 96-239, RM-8939] 
     received May 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3467. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Belgrade, Montana) [MM Docket No. 97-85, RM-9026] received 
     May 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

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       3468. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Rules 
     and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products 
     Identification Act [16 CFR Part 303] received May 22, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3469. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Devices; Reports of Corrections and Removals 
     [Docket No. 91N-0396] received May 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3470. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Revision of Fee Schedule; 100% Fee Recovery, FY 1997 
     [10 CFR Parts 170 and 171] (RIN: 3150-AF55) received May 21, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3471. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Revised Contents of the Monthly 
     Operating Report [NRC Generic Letter 97-02] received May 21, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3472. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Licenses for Industrial Radiography 
     and Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic 
     Operations [10 CFR Parts 30, 34, 71 and 150] (RIN: 3150-AE07) 
     received May 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3473. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Rules Implementing Amendments to the Investment 
     Advisers Act of 1940 (Rule 203A-2 (adopted)) (RIN: 3235-
     AH07.1); and 19 non-major final rules--Definition of 
     ``Client'' of an Investment Adviser (Rule 203(b)(3)-1 
     (amended)) (RIN:3235-AH07.2, Eligibility for Commission 
     Registration (Rule 203A-1 (adopted)) (RIN: 3235-AH07.3), 
     Definitions (Rule 203A-3 (adopted)) (RIN: 3235-AH07.4), 
     Investment Advisers Registered with a State Securities 
     Commission (Rule 203A-4 (adopted)) (RIN: 3235-AH07.5), 
     Transition Rules (Rule 203A-5 (adopted)) (RIN: 3235-AH07.6), 
     Amendments to Application for Registration (Rule 204-1 
     (amended)) (RIN: 3235-AH07.7), Books and Records to be 
     Maintained by Investment Advisers (Rule 204-2 (amended)) 
     (RIN: 3235-AH07.8), Exemption from the Compensation 
     Prohibition of Section 205(a)(1) for Registered Investment 
     Advisers (Rule 205-3 (amended)) (RIN: 3235-AH07.9), Agency 
     Cross Transactions for Advisory Clients (Rule 206(3)-2 
     (amended)) (RIN: 3235-AH07.10), Advertisements by Investment 
     Advisers (Rule 206(4)-1 (amended)) (RIN: 3235-AH07.11), 
     Custody or Possession of Funds or Securities of Clients (Rule 
     206(4)-2 (amended)) (RIN: 3235-AH07.12), Cash Payments for 
     Client Solicitations (Rule 206(4)-3 (amended)) (RIN: 3235-
     AH07.13), Financial and Disciplinary Information that 
     Investment Advisers Must Disclose to Clients (Rule 206(4)-4 
     (amended)) (RIN: 3235-AH07.14), Definitions (Rule 222-1 
     (adopted)) (RIN: 3235-AH07.15), Definition of ``Client'' for 
     Purposes of the National De Minimis Standard (Rule 222-2 
     (adopted)) (RIN: 3235-AH07.16), Form ADV-S, Annual Report of 
     Registered Advisers (Rule 279.3 (amended)) (RIN: 3235-
     AH07.17), Application for Registration as an Investment 
     Adviser or to Amend Such an Application; Schedule I (Schedule 
     for Declaring Eligibility for SEC Registration) (Form ADV 
     (amended)) (RIN: 3235-AH07.18), Annual Supplement for 
     Investment Advisers Registered Under the Investment Advisers 
     Act of 1940 (Form ADV-S (rescinded)) (RIN: 3235-AH07.19), 
     Form for Declaring Eligibility for SEC Registration (Form 
     ADV-T (adopted)) (RIN: 3235-AH07.20), Received May 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce. May 30, 1997.
       3474. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 06-
     97 regarding a U.S./Netherlands Technical Research 
     Development Projects (TRDP) Memorandum of Understanding 
     (MOU), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3475. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 07-
     97 for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooperative 
     production and support of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile 
     (ESSM), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3476. 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 the Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States for 
     defense articles and services (Transmittal No. 97-20), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3477. 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 France for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 97-14), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3478. 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 Germany (Transmittal No. DTC-
     60-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3479. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report to 
     Congress on Turkey'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.
       3480. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the sixteenth 
     report on the activities of the Multinational Force and 
     Observers (MFO) and certain financial information concerning 
     United States Government participation in that organization, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3422(a)(2)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3481. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Semi-Annual Report on Program Activities to Facilitate 
     Weapons Destruction and Nonproliferation in the former Soviet 
     Union, October 1, 1995 through March 31, 1996, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 5956; to the Committee on International Relations.
       3482. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting information 
     concerning the unauthorized transfer of U.S.-origin defense 
     articles, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2753(e); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3483. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 97-22: Bosnian Compliance on 
     Withdrawal of Foreign Forces and Terminating Intelligence 
     Cooperation with Iran, pursuant to Public Law 104--208; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3484. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     for the period October 1, 1996 through March 31, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3485. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Audit of Certain 
     Expenditures and Events in the Executive Office of the Mayor 
     for the Period October 1, 1995 through January 31, 1997,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 47--117(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3486. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General of the 
     U.S., General Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all 
     reports issued or released in April 1997, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       3487. 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, 1995, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       3488. A letter from the Chairman, Appraisal Subcommittee, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       3489. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List [I.D. No. 97-011] received May 27, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3490. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the semiannual report on the activities 
     of the Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     1996, through March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       3491. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3492. A letter from the Chairman, National Labor Relations 
     Board, transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom 
     of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       3493. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Release of Official Information, and Testimony by OMB 
     Personnel as Witness, In Litigation [5 CFR Part 1305] (RIN: 
     0348-AB35) received May 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       3494. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting OPM's Fiscal Year 1996 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.
       3495. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``Federal Employees Health Benefits Provider 
     Integrity Amendments of 1997''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3496. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting notification of an approved proposal 
     for a personnel management demonstration project for the 
     Department of Commerce, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4703(b)(4)(B); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

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       3497. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Holidays 
     and Premium Pay [5 CFR Parts 532, 550, 551, and 610] (RIN: 
     3206-AH86) received May 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       3498. A letter from the Public Printer, U.S. Government 
     Printing Office, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3499. A letter from the President, U.S. Institute of Peace, 
     transmitting the FY 1996 annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) of 1982, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       3500. A letter from the The Librarian of Congress, Library 
     of Congress, transmitting the report of the activities of the 
     Library of Congress, including the Copyright Office, for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 
     139; to the Committee on House Oversight.
       3501. A letter from the Director, Financial Services, The 
     Library of Congress, transmitting a copy of the financial 
     statements of the Capitol Preservation Fund for the first six 
     months of fiscal year 1997 which ended on March 31, 1997, and 
     comparable data for the same period of the previous fiscal 
     year; to the Committee on House Oversight.
       3502. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of 
     Reclamation, transmitting a watershed plan and environmental 
     impact statement for McKay Dam, Umatilla Project, Oregon, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(c); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3503. A letter from the Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Subsistence 
     Management Regulations for the Public Lands in Alaska, 
     Subpart C and Subpart D--1997--1998; Subsistence Taking of 
     Fish and Wildlife Regulations [50 CFR Part 100] (RIN: 1018-
     AD90) received May 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3504. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Threatened Status for Helianthus eggertii (Eggert's 
     Sunflower) [50 CFR Part 17] (RIN: 1018-AC74) received May 21, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3505. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific 
     Crustacean Fisheries; 1997 Harvest Guideline [Docket No. 
     970512113-7113-01; I.D. 042297D] (RIN: 0648-AJ56) received 
     May 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3506. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Yellowfin Sole by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bycatch 
     Limitation Zone 1 [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 
     051397A] received May 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3507. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Magnuson-
     Stevens Act Provisions; Foreign Fishing Vessels in Internal 
     Waters; Reporting Requirements [Docket No. 970304043-7105-02; 
     I.D. 021997D] (RIN: 0648-AJ59) received May 20, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3508. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; Whiting Allocation Among Nontribal 
     Sectors [Docket No. 970403076-7114-02; I.D. 030397B] (RIN: 
     0648-AI80) received May 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3509. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Regulatory Amendment to the 
     Fishery Management Plan for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and 
     Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Commercial Quota Harvested for 
     Delaware and New Hampshire [Docket No. 960805216-7111-06; 
     I.D. 121796B] (RIN: 0648-AH06) received May 22, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3510. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific 
     Crustacean Fisheries; Technical Amendment [Docket No. 
     960614176-7112-03; I.D. 041797B] (RIN: 0648-AI19) received 
     May 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3511. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Amendment 5 to the Fishery 
     Management Plan for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and 
     Butterfish Fisheries; Resubmitted Measures [Docket No. 
     951208293-7055-04; I.D. 110796F] (RIN: 0648-AF01) received 
     May 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3512. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Colorado Regulatory Program [SPATS No. CO-034-
     FOR] received May 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3513. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``Methods For Salmonid 
     Stock-Specific Identification In Ocean Fisheries,'' pursuant 
     to section 209 of the Sustainable Fisheries Act; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3514. A letter from the Executive Director, American 
     Chemical Society, transmitting the Society's annual report 
     for the calendar year 1996 and the comprehensive report to 
     the Board of Directors of the American Chemical Society on 
     the examination of their books and records for the year 
     ending December 31, 1996, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(2) and 
     1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3515. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Prisons, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Transfer of Offenders to or from Foreign Countries 
     (Bureau of Prisons) [BOP-1065-F] (RIN: 1120-AA60) received 
     May 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       3516. A letter from the Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's report 
     regarding the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3517. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Adjustment of Status for Certain Polish and Hungarian 
     Parolees [Docket No.: INS No. 1825-97] (Rin: 1115-AE25) 
     received May 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3518. A letter from the Director, National Legislative 
     Commission, The American Legion, transmitting a copy of the 
     Legion's financial statements as of December 31, 1996, 
     pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(4) and 1103; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       3519. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit, transmitting an opinion of 
     the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
     Circuit, No. 96-3084---United States of America v. Mary Rose 
     Oakar and Joseph DeMio (April 18, 1997); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       3520. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Department of Transportation Acquisition 
     Regulations (RIN: 2105-ZZ01) received May 22, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3521. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: USS Wasp, Fleet Week 1997, Port of New York and 
     New Jersey (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD01-97-026] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received May 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3522. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; San Pedro Bay, CA, Cerritos Channel (U.S. Coast 
     Guard) [COTP Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA; 97-002] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received May 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3523. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Virginia is for 
     Lovers Cup Unlimited Hydroplane Races, Willoughby Bay, 
     Norfolk, Virginia (U.S. Coast Guard) [CGD 05-97-020] (RIN: 
     2115-AE46) received May 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3524. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 
     412 and 412EP Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 94-SW-20-AD; Amdt. 39-10033; AD 97-11-04] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received May 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3525. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Spearfish, SD, Black 
     Hills--Clyde Ice Field (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-6] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 
     22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3526. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace, Storm Lake, IA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-ACE-8] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received May 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3527. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification and Renaming of Enroute Domestic Airspace; AK 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     AAL-1] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       3528. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class D Airspace; Shreveport Downtown Airport, LA 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     ASW-01] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3529. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Bishop, CA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-11] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received May 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3530. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision to Minimum Altitudes for the Use of an Autopilot 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 27987; Amdt. 
     No. 121-265, 125-29, 135-68] (RIN: 2120-AF19) received May 
     22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3531. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``Water Service Modernization Streamlining Act 
     of 1997''; to the Committee on Science.
       3532. A letter from the Director, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's report entitled 
     ``Polar Research and Policy Study''; to the Committee on 
     Science.
       3533. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting notification that the 
     Administration has established a pilot program that improves 
     access to Federal contract opportunities for very small 
     business concerns, pursuant to section 304(h) of Public Law 
     103--403; to the Committee on Small Business.
       3534. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Regulations Under the Tax 
     Reform Act of 1986 [Treasury Regulation 26.2652-1(a)] 
     received May 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3535. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Action on Decision in Duncan v. United States, Docket No. 95-
     228 (E.D. Ky. Oct. 31, 1996), 96-2-- received May 27, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       3536. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Action on Decision in Xerox Corporation v. United States, 41 
     F.3d 647 (Fed. Cir. 1994), reh. denied (February 7, 1995), 
     cert. denied, 116 S.Ct. 72 (1995)--received May 27, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       3537. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Action on Decision in Buckeye Countrymark v. Commissioner, 
     103 T.C. 547 (1994)--received May 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3538. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Action on Decision in Robert B. and Eleanor Risman v. 
     Commissioner, 100 T.C. 191 (1993)--received May 27, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       3539. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Action on Decision in Hurt v. United States, 70 F.3d 1261 
     (4th Cir. 1995), aff'g 72 AFTR2d 93-5379 (S.D.W.V. 1993)--
     received May 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3540. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Action on Decision in United States v. Kao, 81 F.3d 114 (9th 
     Cir. 1996)--received May 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3541. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     Forms and Instructions [Rev. Proc. 97-28] received May 27, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3542. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``Military Commissary Act of 1997''; jointly to 
     the Committees on National Security and Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       3543. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     additional program proposals for purposes of Non-
     Proliferation and Disarmament Fund (NDF) activities, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 5852; jointly to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Appropriations.
       3544. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the Office's report entitled ``The 
     Government Performance and Results Act,'' report to the 
     President and the Congress from the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget; jointly to the Committees on 
     Government Reform and Oversight and the Budget.
       3545. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation entitled the ``Department of 
     Energy National Security Programs Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999''; jointly to the Committees on 
     National Security, Commerce, and Resources.
       3546. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     and Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled the 
     ``NOAA Corps Disestablishment Act''; jointly to the 
     Committees on Resources, Government Reform and Oversight, and 
     National Security.
       3547. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``Medicare and Medicaid Fraud, Abuse, and Waste 
     Prevention Amendments of 1997''; jointly to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Commerce, and the Judiciary.
       3548. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation that 
     addresses several management concerns of the Department of 
     Defense; jointly to the Committees on International 
     Relations, Transportation and Infrastructure, Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and the Judiciary.
       3549. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General of the 
     U.S., transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled 
     the ``Forfeiture Act of 1997''; jointly to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Commerce, Agriculture, 
     Resources, and Banking and Financial Services. 

para. 56.4  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. 610. An Act to implement the obligations of the United 
     States under the Chemical Weapons Convention; and
       S. 768. An Act for the relief of Michel Christopher Meili, 
     Giuseppina Meili, Mirjam Naomi Meili, and Davide Meili.

  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 the Senator from Utah [Mr. Hatch] as a 
member of the Senate delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly during 
the 1st Session of the 105th Congress, to be held in Luxembourg, May 
28-June 1, 1997.
  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 the Senator from Delaware [Mr. Biden] 
as vice chairman of the Senate delegation to the North Atlantic 
Assembly during the 105th Congress.

para. 56.5  commission to assess the organization of the federal 
          government to combat the profileration of weapons of mass 
          destruction

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 711(b) 
of Public Law 104-293, appointed to the Commission to Assess the 
Organization of the Federal Government to Combat the Proliferation of 
Weapons of Mass Destruction, Mr. Henry F. Cooper of Virginia, from 
private life, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 56.6  board of trustees for the john c. stennis center for public 
          service training and development

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 114(b) 
of Public Law 100-450, appointed Mrs. Fowler, to the Board of Trustees 
for the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and 
Development, on the part of the House, to fill the existing vacancy 
thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para. 56.7  order of business--extension of remarks

  On motion of Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That for today all Members be permitted to extend their 
remarks and to include extraneous material in that section of the Record 
entitled ``Extension of Remarks''.

para. 56.8  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 28, 1997.
     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

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     Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives. I have the honor 
     to transmit a sealed envelope received from the White House 
     on May 28, 1997 at 11:00 a.m. and said to contain a message 
     from the President whereby he notifies the Congress of the 
     continuation of the national emergency with respect to the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and 
     the Bosnian Serbs.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                            Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. 

para. 56.9  national emergency with respect to the federal republic of 
          yugoslavia

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, 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, 1997.
  On December 27, 1995, I issued Presidential Determination No. 96-7, 
directing the Secretary of the Treasury, inter alia, to suspend the 
application of sanctions imposed on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
(Serbia and Montenegro) and to continue to block property previously 
blocked until provision is made to address claims or encumbrances, 
including the claims of the other successor states of the former 
Yugoslavia. This sanctions relief, in conformity with United Nations 
Security Council Resolution 1022 of November 22, 1995 (hereinafter the 
``Resolution''), was an essential factor motivating Serbia and 
Montenegro's acceptance of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in 
Bosnia and Herzegovina initialed by the parties in Dayton on November 
21, 1995, and signed in Paris on December 14, 1995 (hereinafter the 
``Peace Agreement''). The sanctions imposed on the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) were accordingly suspended 
prospectively, effective January 16, 1996. Sanctions imposed on the 
Bosnian Serb forces and authorities and on the territory that they 
control within the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina were subsequently 
suspended prospectively, effective May 10, 1996, also in conformity with 
the Peace Agreement and the Resolution.
  Sanctions against both the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
Montenegro) and the Bosnian Serbs were subsequently terminated by 
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1074 of October 1, 1996. 
This termination, however, did not end the requirement of the 
Resolution that blocked funds and assets that are subject to claims and 
encumbrances remain blocked, until unblocked in accordance with 
applicable law. In the last year, substantial progress has been 
achieved to bring about a settlement of the conflict in the former 
Yugoslavia acceptable to the parties. Elections occurred in the 
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as provided for in the Peace 
Agreement, and the Bosnian Serb forces have continued to respect the 
zones of separation as provided in the Peace Agreement. The ultimate 
disposition of the various remaining categories of blocked assets are 
now being addressed, beginning with the unblocking of five Yugoslav 
vessels located in various United States ports effective May 19, 1997.
  Until the status of all remaining blocked property is resolved, the 
Peace Agreement implemented, and the terms of the Resolution met, this 
situation continues to 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 these emergency authorities beyond 
May 30, 1997.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 28, 1997.

  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. 105-87).

para. 56.10  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 29, 1997.
     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 May 29, 1997 at 
     4:00 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he notifies the Congress of the continuation of the 
     waiver currently in effect for the People's Republic of China 
     under the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, for a further 12-
     month period.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para. 56.11  mfn extension to people's republic of China

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby transmit the document referred to in subsection 402(d)(1) of 
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act''), with respect to the 
continuation of a waiver of application of subsections (a) and (b) of 
section 402 of the Act to the People's Republic of China. This document 
constitutes my recommendations to continue in effect this waiver for a 
further 12-month period and includes my determination that continuation 
of the waiver currently in effect for the People's Republic of China 
will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act, and 
my reasons for such determination.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 29, 1997.

  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. 105-86).

para. 56.12  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. 768. An Act for the relief of Michel Christopher Meili, 
     Giuseppina Meili, Mirjam Naomi Meili, and Davide Meili. 

  And then,

para. 56.13  adjournment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, by unanimous consent, 
and pursuant to the special order agreed to on May 23, 1997, at 10 
o'clock and 6 minutes a.m., declared the House adjourned until 12:30 
p.m. on Tueday, June 3, 1997.

para. 56.14  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. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1753. A bill to provide for the establishment of not 
     less than 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of America facilities by 
     the year 2000; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 56.15  memorials

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

       104. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Hawaii, relative to House 
     Concurrent Resolution No. 231, urging the President of the 
     United States to nominate and the United States Senate to 
     confirm at least one qualified resident from the State of 
     Hawaii to serve as an active judge on the United States Court 
     of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       105. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 257, urging the 
     President of the United States to nominate and the United 
     States Senate to confirm at least one qualified resident from 
     the State of Hawaii to serve as an active judge on the United 
     States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       106. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 
     97-1003, urging the Congress of the United States to consider 
     the proposals in this resolution as the ``Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991'' [ISTEA] comes under 
     scrutiny for reauthorization; to the Com

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     mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       107. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Indiana, relative to urging the Congress of the United 
     States to pass the ``STEP 21 Program''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       108. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution 97-
     1027, urging the Congress of the United States to amend or 
     repeal those specific provisions of the Federal ``Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996'' set forth in this resolution that place undue burden 
     and expense upon the several States in the establishment, 
     modification, and enforcement of child support obligations, 
     or that unjustifiably intrude into the personal lives of the 
     law-abiding citizens of the United States of to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means. 

para. 56.16  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 145: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 165: Ms. Waters, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Baker, Mr. Clement, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 650: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 662: Mr. Filner and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 663: Mr. Hilliard, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Kaptur, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H.R. 778: Mr. Dellums and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 779: Mr. Dellums and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 780: Mr. Dellums and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1050: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Owens, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Christian-Green, 
     and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1178: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Towns and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 1537: Mr. Frost and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 1660: Mr. Dreier.
       H.J. Res. 66: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Bishop, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Kaptur, 
     Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Waters, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Gutierrez, ,Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Sanchez, and Ms. 
     Carson.
       H. Res. 138: Ms. Jackson-Lee and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.

para. 56.17  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       15. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Detroit City 
     Council, Detroit, MI, relative to supporting the ``Jobs 
     Creation and Infrastructure Restoration Act''; which was 
     referred jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Education and the Workforce. 
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                       TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1997 (57)

para. 57.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     June 3, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable George R. Nethercutt, 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 Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 57.2  recess--12:48 p.m.

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

para. 57.3  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 57.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Friday, May 30, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 57.5  communications

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

       3550. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Gypsy Moth Generally Infested Areas 
     [Docket No. 97-038-1] received May 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3551. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Farm Service 
     Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--1997 Marketing 
     Quota and Price Support for Burley Tobacco [Workplan Number 
     96-055] received May 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3552. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a fiscal year 1998 budget amendment to 
     cover a shortfall in the Department of Defense Health 
     Program, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1106(b); (H. Doc. No. 105--
     90); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       3553. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans, Tennessee; 
     Approval of Revisions to Permit Requirements, Definitions, 
     Exemptions, and Internal Combustion Engines Regulations [TN-
     160-9624a; FRL-5831-7] received May 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3554. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Plans, Texas; Alternate 
     Reasonably Available Control Technology Demonstration for 
     Bell Helicopter Textron, Incorporated; Bell Plant 1 Facility 
     [TX-73-1-7316a, FRL-5830-7] received May 28, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3555. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Regulations of Fuels 
     and Fuel Additives: Extension of the Reformulated Gasoline 
     Program to the Phoenix, Arizona Moderate Ozone Nonattainment 
     Area [FRL-5834-4] received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3556. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Indiana [IN67-1a; FRL-
     5827-5] received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3557. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; Approval of VOC and NOx RACT Determinations for 
     Individual Sources [SIPTRAX No. PA-4058a; FRL-5832-3] 
     received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3558. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling; Timeframe for Final Rules Authorizing 
     Use of Health Claims [Docket No. 97N-0075] received May 30, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3559. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Prevailing 
     Rate Systems; Abolishment of Lubbock, TX, Nonappropriated 
     Fund Wage Area [5 CFR Part 532] (RIN: 3206-AH88) received 
     June 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3560. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; Whiting Allocation Among Nontribal 
     Sectors [Docket No. 970403076-7114-02; I.D. 030397B] (RIN: 
     0648-AI80) received June 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3561. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, United 
     States Information Agency, transmitting the Agency's final 
     rule--Exchange Visitor Program [22 CFR Part 514] received May 
     27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       3562. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Tansportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Athens, TX (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-07] received May 
     29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3563. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models 
     PA31, PA31-300, PA31-325, PA31-350, and PA31P Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-29-AD; 
     Amendment 39-9976; AD 97-07-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 
     29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3564. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 94-NM-196-AD; Amendment 39-9991; AD 97-08-03] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3565. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 
     Model 747-100, -200, and -300 Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-239-AD; Amendment 
     39-9993; AD 97-08-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 29, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3566. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc RB.211 Trent 800 
     Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-ANE-09; Amendment 39-9970; AD 97-06-13] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3567. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-116-AD; Amendment 39-9949; AD 97-05-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3568. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-26-AD; 
     Amendment 39-9954; AD 97-05-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 
     29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3569. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-11-AD; 
     Amendment 39-9948; AD 97-05-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 
     29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3570. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Auxiliary Power International 
     Corporation Model APS3200 Auxiliary Power Units (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-ANE-42; Amendment 39-
     9912; AD 97-03-06] (RIN: 2120-A64) received May 29, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3571. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Scientific Company, HTL/
     Kin-Tech Division, Fire Extinguisher Bottle Cartridges 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 97-NM-27-AD; 
     Amendment 39-9940; AD 97-04-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 
     29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3572. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Schempp-Hirth K.G. Models Standard-
     Cirrus, Nimbus-2, Nimbus-2B, Mini-Nimbus HS-7, Mini-Nimbus B, 
     Discus a, and Discus b Sailplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-19-AD; Amendment 39-9990; 
     AD 97-08-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 29, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3573. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Louis L'Hotellier, S.A., Ball and 
     Swivel Joint Quick Connectors (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket #92-CE-41-AD; Amendment 39-9994; AD 
     97-08-06] (RIN:2120-AA64) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3574. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 96-NM-43-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10032; AD 97-11-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3575. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Hiller Aircraft Corporation Model 
     UH-12, UH-12A, UH-12B, UH-12C, UH-12D, UH-12E, CH-112, H-23A, 
     H-23B, H-23C, H-23D, H-23F, HTE-1, HTE-2, and OH-23G 
     Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     SW-06-AD; Amendment 39-10029; AD 97-10-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3576. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-106-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10030; AD 97-11-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3577. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft-Manufactured 
     Model S-64F Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 95-SW-34-AD; Amendment 39-10028; AD 97-10-15] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3578. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Plattsburgh, NY (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 95-AEA-13] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66 (1997-0190)) received May 29, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3579. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Ponca City, OK (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-06] 
     received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3580. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; South New Castle, PA 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     AEA-001] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3581. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class D Airspace and Class E4 Airspace; 
     Plattsburgh, NY (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 95-AEA-09] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 29, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3582. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airport Name Change; Johnson County Industrial Airport, 
     Olathe, KS (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-ACE-3] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 29, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3583. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D and E Airspace; Sacramento, CA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-AWP-13] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3584. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace Areas (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-11] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3585. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Montrose, Colorado (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-027] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3586. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace, Wahoo, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-ACE-4] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3587. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Frostburg, PA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-007] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3588. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Marion, VA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-18] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3589. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Jeannette, PA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-010] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3590. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Uniontown, PA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-005] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3591. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Thiel, PA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-006] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3592. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Olean, NY (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-16] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received May 29,

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     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3593. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; East Butler, PA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-002] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3594. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class D Airspace and Class E5 Airspace; 
     Calverton, NY (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 95-AEA-11] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received May 29, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3595. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Altus, OK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-09] received May 
     29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3596. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Carlisle, AR (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-03] received May 
     29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3597. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class E Airspace; Alice, TX (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-05] received May 
     29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3598. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW4164 and PW4168 
     Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-ANE-10; Amendment 39-10035; AD 97-11-06] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received June 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3599. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 
     Series Airplanes and Model MD-88 Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-61-AD; Amendment 39-9995; 
     AD 97-08-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 2, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3600. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-215T Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-33-AD; Amendment 39-10038; AD 97-11-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3601. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Jetstream Model 4101 Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-85-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10031; AD 97-11-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3602. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. ALF502 and LF507 
     Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-ANE-26; Amendment 39-10034; AD 97-11-05] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received June 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3603. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospace Technologies of Australia 
     Pty Ltd. (formerly Government Aircraft Factory) Models N22B, 
     N22S, and N24A Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-CE-57-AD; Amendment 39-10040; AD 97-11-11] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3604. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospace Technologies of Australia 
     Pty Ltd. (formerly Government Aircraft Factory) Models N22B, 
     N22S, and N24A Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 95-CE-98-AD; Amendment 39-10041; AD 97-11-12] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3605. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft SA226 and SA227 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 95-CE-34-AD; Amendment 39-10042; AD 97-11-13] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received June 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3606. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28914; Amdt. No. 1799] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received June 2, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3607. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28915; Amdt. No. 1800] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received June 2, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3608. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, First-out Inventories [Rev. Rul. 97-26] received June 2, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

para. 57.6  private calendar business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. STUMP, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order today, under clause 6, rule XXIV, the 
Private Calendar rule, be dispensed with.

para. 57.7  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 30, 1997.
     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 May 30, 1997 at 
     3:26 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he notifies the Congress of modifications of duty-
     free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para. 57.8  duty free treatment of products from cambodia

  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 
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 Cambodia should be 
designated as a least developed beneficiary developing country under the 
GSP program because it has taken steps to improve worker rights and the 
protection of intellectual property. I have also determined, as a result 
of the 1995 Annual Review of petitions for changes that three products 
should be added to the GSP list of eligible products and that the 
competitive need limits on 22 products should be waived. As a result of 
a review of 1996 imports of GSP products, I have determined that de 
minimis limits on 79 products be waived and 11 products, whose imports 
no longer exceed the program's competitive need limits, should be 
redesignated as GSP eligible. Finally as a result of certain provisions 
of the legislation enacted in August 1996 reauthorizing GSP, I am 
granting GSP eligibility to an additional 1,783 articles not previously 
included under GSP, provided that they are imported directly from the 
least developed beneficiary developing countries.
  This notice is submitted in accordance with the requirements of title 
V of the Trade Act of 1974.

                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 30, 1997.

  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. 105-88).

para. 57.9  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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


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                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 30, 1997.
     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 May 30, 1997 at 
     3:26 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he submits a 6-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to the former Yugoslavia.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Robin H. Carle.

para. 57.10  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, by Executive Order 12808, President Bush declared a 
national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to 
the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States 
constituted by the actions and policies of the Governments of Serbia and 
Montenegro, blocking all property and interests in property of those 
Governments. President Bush took additional measures to prohibit trade 
and other transactions with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia 
and Montenegro) by Executive Orders 12810 and 12831, issued on June 5, 
1992, and January 15, 1993, respectively.
  On April 25, 1993, I issued Executive Order 12846, blocking the 
property and interests in property of all commercial, industrial, or 
public utility undertakings or entities organized or located in the 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) (the ``FRY 
(S&M)''), and prohibiting trade-related transactions by United States 
persons involving those areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
controlled by the Bosnian Serb forces and the United Nations Protected 
Areas in the Republic of Croatia. On October 24, 1994, because of the 
actions and policies of the Bosnian Serbs, I expanded the scope of the 
national emergency by issuance of Executive Order 12934 to block the 
property of the Bosnian Serb forces and the authorities in the territory 
that they control within the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well 
as the property of any entity organized or located in, or controlled by 
any person in, or resident in, those areas.
  On November 22, 1995, the United Nations Security Council passed 
(``Resolution 1022''), immediately and indefinitely suspending economic 
sanctions against the FRY (S&M). Sanctions were subsequently lifted by 
the United Nations Security Council pursuant to Resolution 1074 on 
October 1, 1996. Resolution 1022, however, continues to provide for the 
release of funds and assets previously blocked pursuant to sanctions 
against the FRY (S&M), provided that such funds and assets that are 
subject to claims and encumbrances, or that are the property of persons 
deemed insolvent, remain blocked until ``released in accordance with 
applicable law.'' This provision was implemented in the United States on 
December 27, 1995, by Presidential Determination No. 96-7. The 
Determination, in conformity with Resolution 1022, directed the 
Secretary of the Treasury, inter alia, to suspend the application of 
sanctions imposed on the FRY (S&M) pursuant to the above-referenced 
Executive orders and to continue to block property previously blocked 
until provision is made to address claims or encumbrances, including the 
claims of the other successor states of the former Yugoslavia. 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 by the parties in Dayton on November 
21, 1995 (the ``Peace Agreement'') and signed in Paris on December 14, 
1995. The sanctions imposed on the FRY (S&M) and on the United Nations 
Protected Areas in the Republic of Croatia were accordingly suspended 
prospectively, effective January 16, 1996. Sanctions imposed on the 
Bosnian Serb forces and authorities and on the territory that they 
control within the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina were subsequently 
suspended prospectively, effective May 10, 1996, in conformity with 
UNSCR 1022. On October 1, 1996, the United Nations passed UNSCR 1074, 
terminating U.N. sanctions against the FRY (S&M) and the Bosnian Serbs 
in light of the elections that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 
September 14, 1996. UNSCR 1074, however, reaffirms the provisions of 
UNSCR 1022 with respect to the release of blocked assets, as set forth 
above.
  The present report is submitted pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c) and 
1703(c) and covers the period from November 30, 1996, through May 29, 
1997. 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 12808 as expanded with 
respect to the Bosnian Serbs in Executive Order 12934, and against the 
FRY (S&M) contained in Executive Orders 12810, 12831, and 12846.

  1. 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).
  2. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), acting under 
authority delegated by the Secretary of the Treasury, implemented the 
sanctions imposed under the foregoing statutes in the Federal Republic 
of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and Bosnian Serb-Controlled Areas 
of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanctions Regulations, 31 
C.F.R. Part 585 (the ``Regulations''). To implement Presidential 
Determination No. 967, the Regulations were amended to authorize 
prospectively all transactions with respect to the FRY (S&M) otherwise 
prohibited (61 FR 1282, January 19, 1996). Property and interests in 
property of the FRY (S&M) previously blocked within the jurisdiction of 
the United States remain blocked, in conformity with the Peace 
Agreement and UNSCR 1022, until provision is made to address claims or 
encumbrances, including the claims of the other successor states of the 
former Yugoslavia.
  On May 10, 1996, OFAC amended the Regulations to authorize 
prospectively all transactions with respect to the Bosnian Serbs 
otherwise prohibited, except with respect to property previously 
blocked (61 FR 24696, May 16, 1996). On December 4, 1996, OFAC amended 
Appendices A and B to 31 C.F.R. chapter V, containing the names of 
entities and individuals in alphabetical order and by location that are 
subject to the various economic sanctions programs administered by 
OFAC, to remove the entries for individuals and entities that were 
determined to be acting for or on behalf of the Government of the 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). These assets 
were blocked on the basis of these persons' activities in support of 
the FRY (S&M)--activities no longer prohibited--not because the 
Government of the FRY (S&M) or entities located in or controlled from 
the FRY (S&M) had any interest in those assets (61 FR 64289, December 
4, 1996). A copy of the amendment is attached to this report.
  On April 18, 1997, the Regulations were amended by adding a new 
section 585.528, authorizing all transactions after 30 days with 
respect to the following vessels that remained blocked pursuant to the 
Regulations, effective at 10:00 a.m. local time in the location of the 
vessel on May 19, 1997: the M/V MOSLAVINA, M/V ZETA, M/V LOVCEN, M/V 
DURMITOR and M/V BAR (a/k/a M/V INVIKEN) (62 FR 19672, April 23, 1997). 
During the 30-day period, United States persons were authorized to 
negotiate settlements of their outstanding claims with respect to the 
vessels with the vessels' owners or agents and were generally licensed 
to seek and obtain judicial warrants of maritime arrest. If claims 
remained

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unresolved 10 days prior to the vessels' unblocking (May 8, 1997), 
service of the warrants could be effected at that time through the 
United States Marshal's Office in the district where the vessel was 
located to ensure that United States creditors of a vessel had the 
opportunity to assert their claims. Appendix C to 31 CFR, chapter V, 
containing the names of vessels blocked pursuant to the various 
economic sanctions programs administered by OFAC (61 FR 32936, June 26, 
1996), was also amended to remove these vessels from the list effective 
May 19, 1997. A copy of the amendment is attached to this report.

  3. Over the past year, the Departments of State and the Treasury have 
worked closely with European Union member states and other U.N. member 
nations to implement the provisions of UNSCR 1022. In the United 
States, retention of blocking authority pursuant to the extension of a 
national emergency provides a framework for administration of an 
orderly claims settlement. This accords with past policy and practice 
with respect to the suspension of sanctions regimes.
  4. During this reporting period, OFAC issued seven specific licenses 
regarding transactions pertaining to the FRY (S&M) or assets it owns or 
controls. Specific licenses have been issued (1) to authorize the 
unblocking of certain funds and other financial assets previously 
blocked; (2) for the payment of crews' wages, vessel maintenance, and 
emergency supplies for FRY (S&M)-controlled ships blocked in the United 
States; and (3) to authorize performance of certain transactions under 
pre-sanctions contracts.
  During the past 6 months, OFAC has continued to oversee the 
maintenance of blocked accounts and records with respect to: (1) 
liquidated tangible assets and personalty of the 15 blocked United 
States subsidiaries of entities organized in the FRY (S&M); (2) the 
blocked personalty, files, and records of the two Serbian banking 
institutions in New York previously placed in secure storage; (3) 
remaining tangible property, including real estate; and (4) the 5 
Yugoslav-owned vessels recently unblocked in the United States.
  5. Despite the prospective authorization of transactions with FRY 
(S&M), OFAC has continued to work closely with the United States 
Customs Service and other cooperating agencies to investigate alleged 
violations that occurred while sanctions were in force.
  Since my last report, OFAC has collected six civil monetary penalties 
totaling nearly $39,000 for violations of the sanctions. These 
violations included prohibited imports, exports, contract dealings, and 
payments to the Government of the FRY (S&M), persons in the FRY (S&M), 
or to blocked entities owned or controlled by the FRY (S&M).
  6. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from November 30, 1996, through May 29, 1997, 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 approximately $400,000, most of which represents wage and salary 
costs for Federal personnel. Personnel costs were largely centered in 
the Department of the Treasury (particularly in OFAC and its Chief 
Counsel's Office, and the United States Customs Service), the 
Department of State, the National Security Council, and the Department 
of Commerce.
  7. In the last year and a half, substantial progress has been 
achieved to bring about a settlement of the conflict in the former 
Yugoslavia acceptable to the parties. UNSCR 1074 terminates sanctions 
in view of the first free and fair elections to occur in the Republic 
of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as provided for in the Peace Agreement. In 
reaffirming Resolution 1022, however, UNSCR 1074 contemplates the 
continued blocking of assets potentially subject to conflicting claims 
and encumbrances until provision is made to address them under 
applicable law, including claims of the other successor states of the 
former Yugoslavia.
  The resolution of the crisis and conflict in the former Yugoslavia 
that has resulted from the actions and policies of the Government of 
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), and of the 
Bosnian Serb forces and the authorities in the territory that they 
control, will not be complete until such time as the Peace Agreement is 
implemented and the terms of UNSCR 1022 have been met. Therefore, I 
have continued for another year the national emergency declared on May 
30, 1992, as expanded in scope on October 25, 1994, and will continue 
to enforce the measures adopted pursuant thereto.
  I shall continue to exercise the powers at my disposal with respect 
to the measures against the Government of the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), 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, May 30, 1997.

  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. 105-89).

para. 57.11  leslie Townes (bob) hope

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 75) to confer status as an honorary veteran of the United 
States Armed Forces on Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. STUMP 
and Mr. EVANS, 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. MILLER of Florida, 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 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. 57.12  commission on structural alternatives for the federal courts 
          of appeals

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 908) to 
establish a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts 
of Appeals; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. COBLE 
and Ms. LOFGREN, 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. MILLER of Florida, 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. 57.13  national wildlife refuge system improvement

  Mr. YOUNG moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1420) 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; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, 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. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  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 SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause

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5, rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed.

para. 57.14  raggends wilderness, white river national forest, colorado

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1019) to provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyance involving 
the Raggends Wilderness, White River National Forest, Colorado, to 
correct the effects of earlier erroneous land surveys.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mrs. 
CHENOWETH and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. MILLER of Florida, 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. 57.15  white river national forest

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1020) to adjust the boundary of the White River National Forest in the 
State of Colorado to include all National Forest System lands within 
Summit County, Colorado, which are currently part of the Dillon Ranger 
District of the Arapaho National Forest.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mrs. 
CHENOWETH and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. MILLER of Florida, 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. 57.16  tahoe national forest land transfer

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1439) to facilitate the sale of certain land in Tahoe National Forest, 
in the State of California to Placer County, California; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mrs. 
CHENOWETH and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. MILLER of Florida, 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. 57.17  hoopa valley reservation south boundary

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 79) 
to provide for the conveyanace of certain land in the Six Rivers 
National Forest in the State of California for the benefit of the Hoopa 
Valley Tribe; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mrs. 
CHENOWETH and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. MILLER of Florida, 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. 57.18  recess--3:39 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 12 
of rule I, declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 39 minutes 
p.m., until approximately 5 o'clock p.m.

para. 57.19  after recess--5 p.m.

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

para. 57.20  h.r. 1420--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 1420) 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; 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

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affirmative

Nays

1

para. 57.21                   [Roll No. 156]

                                YEAS--407

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)

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     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Andrews
     Bachus
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Clayton
     DeFazio
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Ensign
     Farr
     Ford
     Furse
     Hilleary
     Hunter
     Lantos
     Lewis (CA)
     Payne
     Pickering
     Rohrabacher
     Sanford
     Schiff
     Smith, Linda
     Stump
     Thompson
  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. 57.22  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 concurrent resolution of the 
House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 84. Concurrent Resolution establishing the 
     congressional budget for the United States Government for 
     fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
     levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the resolution (H. Con. Res. 84) ``A concurrent resolution 
establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.'' and requests a conference 
with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon and 
appoints Mr. Domenici, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Lautenberg to be the 
conferees on the part of the Senate.

para. 57.23  congressional budget resolution

  Mr. KASICH, by direction of the Committee on the Budget and pursuant 
to clause 1 of rule XX, moved to take from the Speaker's table the 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 84) establishing the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1998 and setting 
forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 
and 2002; together with the amendment of the Senate thereto; and 
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.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. KASICH, the previous question 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.
  So the motion to disagree to the amendment of the Senate and agree to 
the conference asked by the Senate 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. 57.24  motion to instruct conferees--h. con. res. 84

  Mr. SPRATT 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. 
84, be instructed to do everything possible within the scope of the 
conference: (1) to agree to section 104(b) of the Senate-passed 
resolution, limiting the 10-year net cost of the tax cuts to $250 
billion; and (2) to agree to section 321 of the Senate-passed 
resolution, with respect to fair distribution of tax cuts.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SPRATT, the previous question 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.
  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. 57.25  appointment of conferees--h. con. res. 84

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. Kasich, Hobson, and Spratt as managers on the part of 
the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 57.26  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para. 57.27  message from the president--waiver authority for albania, 
          belarus, kazakstan, kyrgyzstan, tajikistan, turkmenistan, and 
          uzbekistan

  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 hereby transmit the document referred to in subsection 402(d)(1) of 
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act''), with respect to a 
further 12-month extension of authority to waive subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 402 of the Act. This document constitutes my recommendation 
to continue in effect this waiver authority for a further 12-month 
period, and includes my reasons for determining that continuation of the 
waiver authority and waivers currently in effect for Albania, Belarus, 
Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan will 
substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act. I have 
submitted a separate report with respect to the People's Republic of 
China.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 3, 1997.

  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. 105-91).

para. 57.28  message from the president--report on armenia, azerbaijan, 
          georgia, moldova, and ukraine emigration laws and policies

  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 hereby transmit a report concerning emigration laws and policies of 
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine 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 Armenia, Azerbaijan, 
Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine are in full compliance with subsections 
402(a) and 409(a) of the Act. As required by title IV, I will provide 
the Congress with periodic reports regarding the compliance of Armenia, 
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and

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Ukraine with these emigration standards.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 3, 1997.

  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. 105-92).

para. 57.29  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. SESSIONS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12 
o'clock noon on Wednesday, June 4, 1997.

para. 57.30  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1757 and h.r. 1758

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 105-115) the resolution (H. Res. 159) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1757) to consolidate international 
affairs agencies, to authorize appropriations for foreign assistance 
programs and for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal 
years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes, and providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1758) to ensure that the enlargement of 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) proceeds in a manner 
consistent the the United States interests, to strengthen relations 
between the United States and Russia, to preserve the prerogatives of 
the Congress with respect to certain arms control agreements, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 57.31  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. LoBiondo:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, June 3, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     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 Superior Court of New 
     Jersey, Cape May County.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                Frank A. LoBiondo,
                                               Member of Congress.

para. 57.32  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. 5. An Act to amend the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act, to reauthorize and make improvements to that 
     Act, and for other purposes.

para. 57.33  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. 5. An Act to amend the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act, to reauthorize and make improvements to that 
     Act, and for other purposes.

para. 57.34  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. FARR, for today;
  To Mrs. CLAYTON, for today and tomorrow;
  To Mr. PICKERING, for today and the balance of the week; and
  To Mr. BACHUS, for today.
  And then,

para. 57.35  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, pursuant to the special order 
heretofore agreed to, at 10 o'clock and 16 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12 o'clock noon on Wednesday, June 4, 1997.

para. 57.36  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. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Joint 
     Resolution 75. Resolution to confer status as an honorary 
     veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces on Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope 
     (Rept. No. 105-109). Referred to the House Calendar, and 
     ordered to be printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 79. A 
     bill to provide for the conveyance of certain land in the Six 
     Rivers National Forest in the State of California for the 
     benefit of the Hoopa Valley Tribe; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-110). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 985. A 
     bill to provide for the expansion of the Eagles Nest 
     Wilderness within Arapaho and White River National Forests, 
     CO, to include the lands known as the Slate Creek Addition 
     upon the acquisition of the lands by the United States; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 105-111). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1019. A 
     bill to provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyance 
     involving the Raggeds Wilderness, White River National 
     Forest, CO, to correct the effects of earlier erroneous land 
     surveys (Rept. No. 105-112). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1020. A 
     bill to adjust the boundary of the White River National 
     Forest in the State of Colorado to include all National 
     Forest System lands within Summit County, CO, which are 
     currently part of the Dillon Ranger District of the Arapaho 
     National Forest (Rept. No. 105-113). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1439. A 
     bill to facilitate the sale of certain land in Tahoe National 
     Forest, in the State of California to Placer County, CA; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 105-114). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 159. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1757) to consolidate international affairs agencies, to 
     authorize appropriations for the Department of State and 
     related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 and for other 
     purposes, and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1758) to 
     ensure that the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization [NATO] proceeds in a manner consistent with the 
     United States interests, to strengthen relations between the 
     United States and Russia, to preserve the prerogatives of the 
     Congress with respect to certain arms control agreements, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-115). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para. 57.37  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. METCALF (for himself and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 1754. A bill to require that a portion of the amounts 
     made available for housing programs for the homeless be used 
     for activities designed to serve primarily homeless veterans, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 1755. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for 
     overseas peacekeeping efforts, including Bosnia, for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 1756. A bill to amend chapter 53 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to require the development and implementation by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury of a national money laundering 
     and related financial crimes strategy to combat money 
     laundering and related financial crimes, 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. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 1757. A bill to consolidate international affairs 
     agencies, to authorize appropriations for the Department of 
     State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Cox of 
             California):
       H.R. 1758. A bill to ensure that the enlargement of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] proceeds in a 
     manner consistent with United States interests, to strengthen 
     relations between the United States and Russia, to preserve 
     the prerogatives of the Congress with respect to certain arms 
     control agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 1759. A bill to reform foreign assistance programs and 
     to authorize appropria

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     tions for foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1998 
     and 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 1760. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to provide for the implementation of systems for rating the 
     specific content of specific television programs; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Florida:
       H.R. 1761. A bill to provide for improved coordination, 
     communication, and enforcement related to health care fraud, 
     waste, and abuse, to create a point of order against 
     legislation which diverts savings achieved through Medicare 
     waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement activities for purposes 
     other than improving the solvency of the Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund under title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act, to ensure the integrity of such trust fund, 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. ENSIGN:
       H.R. 1762. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of outpatient parenteral 
     antimicrobial therapy 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. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Castle, Mr. Towns, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Gordon, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo):
       H.R. 1763. 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. HILL (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. 
             Hutchinson):
       H.R. 1764. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to restrict imposition of Medicaid liens and Medicaid 
     estate recovery for long-term care services in the case of 
     certain individuals who have received benefits under long-
     term care insurance policies for at least 3 years, and to 
     amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the 
     carryover of reimbursement maximums for flexible spending 
     arrangements, to allow the reimbursement of long-term care 
     insurance premiums of FSA's, and to repeal the inclusion in 
     income of long-term care coverage provided through FSA's; 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. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. McHale, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Collins, and Mr. 
             LoBiondo):
       H.R. 1765. 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. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Olver, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 1766. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     establish a demonstration project to evaluate the feasibility 
     of using the Federal employees health benefits program to 
     ensure the availability of adequate health care for Medicare-
     eligible beneficiaries under the military health care system; 
     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 
     jurisidication of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 1767. A bill to consolidate in 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 Committee on National 
     Security, 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 Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. 
             Klug, Mr. Shays, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Sanford, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 1768. A bill to terminate certain entitlements of 
     former Speakers of the House of Representatives; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1769. A bill to provide for the imposition of 
     administrative fees for Medicare overpayment collection, and 
     to require automated prepayment screening of Medicare claims, 
     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. STARK (for himself, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
             Weygand):
       H.R. 1770. A bill to prevent fraud, abuse, and waste in the 
     Medicare and Medicaid Programs, 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. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. 
             Meehan):
       H.R. 1771. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     protect the public from health hazards caused by exposure to 
     environmental tobacco smoke, 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. 1772. A bill to provide for the reduction in the 
     number of children who use tobacco products, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. THURMAN:
       H.R. 1773. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     expand the National Mail Order Pharmacy Program of the 
     Department of Defense to include covered beneficiaries under 
     the military health care system who are also entitled to 
     Medicare; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 1774. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a deduction for qualified higher 
     education expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Paxon, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.J. Res. 79. Joint resolution disapproving the extension 
     of nondiscriminatory treatment, to the products of the 
     People's Republic of China; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.

para. 57.38  memorials

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

       109. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of Colorado, relative to House Joint 
     Resolution 97-1038 supporting full funding of the federal 
     PILT program as authorized by the passage of S.455 in 1994; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       110. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution 97-1006 
     showing that the State of Colorado supports policies that 
     balance the social, economic, and environmental needs of 
     people and communities with the needs of environmental 
     preservation in federal decision-making processes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       111. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Colorado, relative to House Joint Resolution 97-1032 
     showing that the State of Colorado supports the legislation, 
     which reaffirms the Constitutional Authority of Congress as 
     the elected representatives of the people, and urges the 
     ``American Land Sovereignty Protection Act'' be introduced 
     and passed by both the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate as soon as possible during the 105th Congressional 
     session; to the Committee on Resources.
       112. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 32 requesting 
     the President and the Congress of the United States to meet 
     and to confer with the Red River Boundary Commission and the 
     representatives of the State of Oklahoma and to assist in 
     carrying out the purposes of this resolution; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       113. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 94 commending 
     the United States Congress for recognizing the threat to 
     public health and security from the misuse of explosives; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       114. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Delaware, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 6 
     memorializing 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.
       115. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 109 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to request that the Fed

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     eral Emergency Management Agency update community flood maps 
     every 10 years; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para. 57.39  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 15: Mr. Filner and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Bilbray and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 43: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Bilbray and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 51: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
     Poshard, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Weygand, Mr. Rothman, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Spence, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Clement, and Mr. 
     Skeen.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Manton and Mr. Thomas.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Ms. Christian-Green, and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 195: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Strickland and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 230: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Clement, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
     Skeen.
       H.R. 304: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Levin and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 322: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 335: Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 339: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 404: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Manton, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Shadegg and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 411: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Rothman, and Mrs. 
     Roukema.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Chenoweth, and 
     Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 457: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 556: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 616: Mr. Manton, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Danner, Mr. Boucher, 
     Mr. Capps, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 622: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 630: Mr. Capps, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Pombo, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 634: Mr. Paxon, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. 
     Myrick, and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 681: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bono, 
     Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Filner, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Horn, and Mr. 
     Stark.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Wamp and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 761: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 795: Ms. Waters, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. 
     Delahunt.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma and Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 813: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 847: Mr. Frost, Ms. Norton, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Ackerman, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 869: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, and Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cook, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
     Royce, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 875: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Turner, and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 893: Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Engel, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 950: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     DeLay, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 979: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 988: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Ms. Waters, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Turner, 
     and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 1038: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1047: Ms. Jackson-Lee and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. LaHood, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Abercrombie and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cunninghanm, and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Neumann, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Foley, and 
     Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1108: Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1126: Ms. Eshoo and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Capps, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Rush, 
     Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Sabo, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
     McGovern, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. LaTourette and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Buyer, 
     Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Upton, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. 
     Duncan.
       H.R. 1205: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1218: Mr. Filner, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Olver, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1263: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1279: Mr. Goode, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mrs. 
     Myrick.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Rush, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1350: Mr. Weller, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 1353: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Brown of 
     California, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1383: Mr. Cardin, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Rothman, and 
     Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. 
     Manton.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Porter and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1427: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Rush and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1464: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1480: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Dellums, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1481: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rush, 
     Ms. Carson, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 1526: Mr. Neumann, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Manzullo, and Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 1531: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mr. Saxton, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
     Christensen, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Goss, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Filner, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Gibbons, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. 
     Sanchez, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Archer, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. John, 
     and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1570: Mr. Berman, Mr. Markey, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1609: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Evans, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Olver, 
     and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1612: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1670: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 1673: Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. Skaggs and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1683: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 1689: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1712: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1716: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Luther, and Mr. 
     Hyde.
       H.R. 1729: Mr. Cardin and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1741: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Cummingham, and Mr. 
     Oberstar.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Fawell.
       H.J. Res. 75: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.J. Res. 76: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Rush.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Mr. Visclosky.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Ms Kaptur, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Upton.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Markey, 
     Mr. Deal of Georgia. Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. 
     Hulshof.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Solomon and Mr. Cummings.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Engel, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Holden, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Klink, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. 
     Rohrabacher.
       H. Con. Res. 75: Ms. Lofgren.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ney, Mrs. 
     Myrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Berry, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Levin, Ms. Rivers, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Forbes.
       H. Con. Res. 91: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Rush.
       H. Res. 83: Mr. Goss, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Baker, 
     Mr. Boehner, and Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H. Res. 151: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr.  Stark. 

para. 57.40  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. 1438: Ms. Christian-Green.




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                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1997 (58)

para. 58.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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


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                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     June 4, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable David L. Hobson 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. HOBSON, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, June 3, 1997.
  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:

       3609. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Apples; Grade Standards [Docket Number FV-97-301] received 
     May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3610. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act--Air Force 
     violation, case number 95-15, which totaled $400,000, 
     occurred at the Electronic Systems Center, located at Hanscom 
     Air Force Base, Massachusetts, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations.
       3611. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Multi-Year Program 
     Plan for Fiscal Years 1998-2003, pursuant to section 1205 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       3612. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Argentina, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3613. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage of S. 
     305, pursuant to Public Law 101--508, section 13101(a) (104 
     Stat. 1388--582); to the Committee on the Budget.
       3614. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--William D. Ford Federal 
     Direct Loan Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3615. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the William D. Ford Federal Direct 
     Loan Program, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3616. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Record Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of 
     the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act 
     of 1992: Rate Regulation [MM Docket No. 92-266] received May 
     29,1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3617. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Record Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Access Charge 
     Reform [CC Docket No. 96-262] received May 29, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3618. A letter from the AMD--Peformance Evaluation and 
     Record Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Price Cap 
     Performance Review for Local Exchange Carriers; Access Charge 
     Reform [CC Docket No. 94-1; CC Docket No. 96-262] received 
     May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3619. 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 24 March 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 
     1997, 1 January 1997--31 March 1997, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3620. 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. 07-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3621. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Venezuela 
     (Transmittal No. 17-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3622. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Algeria (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-70-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3623. 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.
       3624. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Amendments to the International Traffic in Arms 
     Regulations (Bureau of Political-Military Affairs) [Public 
     Notice 2539] received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3625. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     for the period October 1, 1996 through March 31, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3626. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the Semiannual Report of the Department's Inspector General 
     and the Department of Labor's Semiannual Management report to 
     Congress covering the period October 1, 1996 through March 
     31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3627. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the semiannual report 
     of the Agency's Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     1996, through March 31, 1997, and the semiannual report on 
     audit management and resolution, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       3628. A letter from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3629. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 1996, 
     through March 31, 1997; 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.
       3630. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997; 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.
       3631. A letter from the Chairman, National Science Board, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 1996, 
     through March 31, 1997; 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.
       3632. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997; 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.
       3633. A letter from the Chairman, United States 
     International Trade Commission, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on the activities of the Office of Inspector General 
     for the period October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997; 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.
       3634. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Pennsylvania Regulatory Program [PA-117-FOR] 
     received May 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3635. A letter from Tate & Tyron, Certified Public 
     Accountants, U.S. Capitol Historical Society, transmitting 
     the audited financial statements of the United States Capitol 
     Historical Society for its fiscal year ended January 31, 
     1996, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1103, 1213, and 40 U.S.C. 193m-1; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3636. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to reauthorize 
     the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) for 
     inclusion as part of the National Economic Crossroads 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1997 (NEXTEA), pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3637. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Guidelines for Furnishing Sensori-
     neural Aids (i.e., eyeglasses, contact lenses, hearing aids) 
     (RIN: 2900-AI60) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       3638. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Schedule for Rating Disabilities; 
     Muscle Injuries (RIN: 2900-AE89) received May 29, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.

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       3639. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and Determination Letters [Rev. Proc. 97-29] received 
     May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       3640. A letter from the Chairman, Prospective Payment 
     Assessment Commission, transmitting a copy of a report 
     entitled ``Medicare and the American Health Care System,'' 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1886(e)(2)(C); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

para. 58.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1757 and   h.r. 1758

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 159):

       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. 1757) to consolidate international affairs 
     agencies, to authorize appropriations for the Department of 
     State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
     and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall 
     be dispensed with. General debate shall be confirmed to the 
     bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on International Relations. After the 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. Each title of the bill shall be 
     considered as read. The Chairman of the Committee of the 
     Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 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 on the 
     bill and amendments thereto of final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.
       Sec. 2. After disposition of H.R. 1757 it shall be in order 
     to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1758) to ensure that 
     the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     (NATO) proceeds in a manner consistent with the United States 
     interests, to strengthen relations between the United States 
     and Russia, to preserve the prerogatives of the Congress with 
     respect to certain arms control agreements, 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 International Relations. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
     to final passage without intervening motion except one motion 
     to recommit.
       Sec. 3. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 1757, the Clerk 
     shall--
       (1) await the disposition of H.R. 1758 pursuant to section 
     2 of this resolution;
       (2) add the text of H.R. 1758, as passed by the House, as 
     new matter at the end of H.R. 1757;
       (3) conform the title of H.R. 1757 to reflect the addition 
     of the text of H.R. 1758 to the engrossment;
       (4) assign appropriate designations to titles within the 
     engrossment; and
       (5) conform provisions for short titles within the 
     engrossment.
       (b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 1758 to the 
     engrossment of H.R. 1757, H.R. 1758 shall be laid on the 
     table.

  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. GOODLATTE, 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

219

When there appeared

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Nays

204

para. 58.5                    [Roll No. 157]

                                YEAS--219

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Andrews
     Clayton
     Farr
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Lewis (CA)
     McDade
     Pickering
     Schiff
  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. HALL of Ohio demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays,

[[Page 617]]

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

221

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affirmative

Nays

200

para. 58.6                    [Roll No. 158]

                                YEAS--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Andrews
     Clayton
     Dunn
     Farr
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Lewis (CA)
     McDade
     Pickering
     Schiff
     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. 58.7  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 (Rept. No. 105-119) on the bill (H.R. 1469) making 
emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural 
disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in 
Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record 
under the rule.

para. 58.8  department of state authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
159 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. 1757) to consolidate international affairs agencies, to 
authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. HANSEN as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

para. 58.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DIAZ-BALART to the 
amendment submitted by Mr. SKAGGS:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. DIAZ-BALART:

       Strike ``1997.'' and insert ``1997, if the President 
     certifies that continued funding is not in the national 
     interest of the United States.''.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. SKAGGS:

       Page 97, line 1, insert ``(A) Authorization of 
     appropriations'' before ``For''.
       Page 97, after line 3, insert the following:
       (B) Limitation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subparagraph (A), no funds shall be used 
     for television broadcasting to Cuba after October 1, 1997.

It was decided in the

Yeas

271

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affirmative

Nays

155

para. 58.10                   [Roll No. 159]

                                YEAS--271

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg

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     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--155

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Parker
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Woolsey
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Andrews
     Farr
     Fazio
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Pickering
     Pomeroy
     Schiff
  So the amendment to the amendment was agreed to.

para. 58.11  recorded vote

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

         Strike Title I through Title VI of Division A and 
     sections 1301 through 1306, 1321, and 1707 of Division B and 
     insert the following new title (and conform the table of 
     contents accordingly, and make other appropriate conforming 
     amendments).
          TITLE I--REINVENTION OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES

      SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This Title may be cited as the ``Foreign Affairs Agencies 
     Reinvention Act of 1997''.

      SEC. 102. REINVENTION OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES.

       The Congress of the United States 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) In this context, the United States has an historic 
     opportunity to continue the reinvention of the agencies 
     primarily responsible for implementing the Nation's foreign 
     policies.
       (3) The continuing reinvention of the foreign affairs 
     agencies, the Department of State, the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, the United States Information Agency, the 
     International Development and Cooperation Agency and the 
     United States Agency for International Development, must 
     ensure that these agencies can effectively confront the new 
     and pressing challenges of the post Cold War world.
       (4) The reinvention of the foreign affairs agencies 
     recognizes the fact that arms control and nonproliferation, 
     sustainable development, and public diplomacy are now more 
     central than ever to the success of United States foreign 
     policy. Any integration of these agencies should preserve the 
     unique skills and capabilities of each of the agencies in a 
     reinvented Department of State.
       (5) A streamlined, reorganized and more flexible foreign 
     affairs structure under the strengthened leadership of the 
     Secretary of State can more effectively promote the 
     international interests of the United States and enhance the 
     United States' ability to meet the growing foreign policy 
     challenges during the next century.

      SEC. 103. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this title are--
       (1) to provide for the reinvention of the Department of 
     State to enable it better to incorporate additional functions 
     and agencies, manage new responsibilities, and make the 
     Department more effective and efficient and better able to 
     defend American interests and promote American values abroad;
       (2) to integrate certain agencies and certain functions of 
     other agencies of the Untied States into the reinvented 
     Department of State; and
       (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.

      SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purpose of this title--
       (1) ``agency'' means the Department of State, the Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency, the United States Information 
     Agency, the International Development Cooperation Agency, and 
     the Agency for International Development;
       (2) ``reorganization'' means integration, transfer, 
     consolidation, coordination, authorization, or abolition, 
     referred to in section 1805 of this title; and
       (3) ``officer'' is not limited by section 2104 of Title 5 
     of the United States Code.

      SEC. 105. REORGANIZATION PLAN FOR REINVENTING THE FOREIGN 
                   AFFAIRS AGENCIES

       (a) No later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, 
     the President shall submit to the Congress a reorganization 
     plan for the foreign affairs agencies specifying the 
     reorganization of the Department of State, the Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency, the United States Information Agency, 
     the International Development and Cooperation Agency, and the 
     Agency for International Development. Such plan may provide 
     for--
       (1) the transfer of the whole or a part of an agency, or of 
     the whole or a part of the functions thereof, to the 
     jurisdiction and control of the Department of State;
       (2) the abolition of all or a part of the functions of an 
     agency, except that no enforcement function or statutory 
     program shall be abolished by the plan;
       (3) the consolidation or coordination of the whole or a 
     part of an agency, or the whole or a part of the functions 
     thereof, with the whole or a part of another agency or the 
     functions thereof;
       (4) the consolidation or coordination of a part of an 
     agency or the functions thereof with another part of the same 
     agency or the functions thereof;
       (5) the authorization of an officer to delegate any of the 
     officer's functions; or
       (6) the abolition of the whole or a part of an agency which 
     agency or part does not have or on the taking effect of the 
     plan will not have, any functions.
       (b) Such plan shall provide that--
       (1) with respect to the Department of State, the Department 
     shall undertake a new round of internal reinvention to 
     incorporate new organizations and to manage new 
     responsibilities;
       (2) with respect to the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency--
       (A) within one year of the effective date of the 
     reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agencies, the 
     Arms Control and Disarmament Agency shall be fully integrated 
     with the Department of State by merging both agencies' 
     related arms control and nonproliferation functions;
       (B) the positions of the Director of the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency and the Under Secretary of State for Arms 
     Control and International Security Affairs shall be merged as 
     the Under Secretary/Senior Advisor to the President and the 
     Secretary of State, which will be able to communicate with 
     the President through the Secretary of State;
       (C) the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency's unique 
     advocacy role shall be preserved and the policy process 
     supporting those efforts will be strengthened through 
     additional interagency responsibilities; and
       (D) along with the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency's 
     technical and policy expertise, its verification, compliance, 
     and legal functions shall be preserved;
       (3) with respect to the Untied States Information Agency--

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       (A) within two years from the effective date of the 
     reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agencies, the 
     United States Information Agency and the Department of State 
     shall be integrated;
       (B) a new Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy shall be 
     established; and
       (C) the distinctiveness and editorial integrity of the 
     broadcast entities shall be respected; and
       (4) with respect to the United States Agency for 
     International Development--
       (A) the Agency shall remain a distinct agency, but shall 
     share certain administrative functions with the Department of 
     State and report to and be under the direct authority and 
     foreign policy guidance of the Secretary of State;
       (B) within two years from the effective date of the 
     reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agencies, its 
     press office and certain administrative functions shall be 
     integrated with the Department of State; and
       (C) the International Development Cooperation Agency shall 
     be abolished.
       (c) Submission of Reorganization Plan.--The President shall 
     have the reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agencies 
     delivered to both Houses on the same day and to each House 
     while it is in session. If either House is out of session at 
     the end of the 120 days after the enactment of this Act, the 
     plan shall be submitted to the first day thereafter when both 
     Houses are in session. The President's message shall include 
     an implementation section which shall (1) describe in detail 
     (A) the actions necessary or planned to complete the 
     reorganization, (B) the anticipated nature and substance of 
     any orders, directives, and other administrative and 
     operational actions which are expected to be required for 
     completing or implementing the reorganization, and (C) any 
     preliminary actions which have been taken in the 
     implementation process, and (2) contain a projected timetable 
     for completion of the implementation process. The President 
     shall also submit such further background or other 
     information as the Congress may require for its consideration 
     of the plan.
       (d) Any time during the period of 60 calendar days after 
     the date on which the plan is transmitted to it, but before 
     any joint resolution described in section 1809 has been 
     ordered reported in either House, the President may make 
     amendments or modifications to the plan, consistent with 
     sections 1805-1807 of this title, which modifications or 
     revisions shall thereafter be treated as a part of the 
     reorganization plan originally transmitted and shall not 
     affect in any way the time limits otherwise provided for in 
     this title.

     SEC. 106. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REORGANIZATION PLAN.

       A reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agencies 
     transmitted by the President under section 1805 of this 
     title--
       (1) may provide for the appointment and pay of one or more 
     officers of any agency, including the appointment of 
     additional Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries (not 
     to exceed the number, respectively of officers authorized at 
     Executive Levels III and IV of the transferring agencies), if 
     the President finds, and in his message transmitting the plan 
     declares, that by reason of a reorganization made by the plan 
     the provisions are necessary;
       (2) shall provide for the transfer or other disposition of 
     the records, property and personnel affected by a 
     reorganization;
       (3) shall provide for the transfer of such unexpended 
     balances of appropriations, and of other funds, available for 
     use in connection with a function or agency affected by 
     reorganization, as the President considers necessary by 
     reason of the reorganization for use in connection with the 
     functions affected by the reorganization, or for the use of 
     the agency which shall have the functions after the 
     reorganization plan is effective;
       (4) shall provide for terminating the affairs of an agency 
     abolished;
       (5) may provide that the provisions of law applicable to a 
     transferring agency remain applicable only to transferred 
     functions of that agency; and
       (6) shall designate which provisions of law requiring the 
     establishment of specified positions are no longer effective.

     If the reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agencies 
     transmitted by the President contains provisions required by 
     paragraph (3) of this section, such plan shall provide for 
     the transfer of unexpended balances only if such balances are 
     used for the purposes for which the appropriation was 
     originally made or for the purpose of reorganization.

     SEC. 107. LIMITATION ON POWERS.

       The reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agencies 
     submitted under this title may not provide for, and a 
     reorganization under this title may not have the effect of--
       (1) creating a new executive department or renaming an 
     existing executive department, or abolishing or transferring 
     an executive department or all the functions thereof;
       (2) authorizing an agency to exercise a function which is 
     not expressly authorized by law at the time the plan is 
     transmitted to Congress; or
       (3) creating a new agency which is not a component or part 
     of an existing agency.

     SEC. 108. REFERRAL OF PLAN AND JURISDICTION OVER RESOLUTIONS.

       The reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agencies 
     submitted pursuant to this title and any resolution with 
     respect to such plan shall be referred to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House (and all joint 
     resolutions with respect to such plan shall be referred to 
     the same committee) by the President of the Senate or the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may be.

     SEC. 109. EFFECTIVE DATE, DISAPPROVAL AND PUBLICATION OF 
                   REORGANIZATION PLAN FOR THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
                   AGENCIES.

       (a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this 
     section, a reorganization plan shall be effective upon such 
     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 120 calendar days after the 
     President has submitted the reorganization plan for the 
     foreign affairs agencies, and such plan shall become 
     effective then only if the Congress does not enact prior to 
     that date a joint resolution disapproving of the plan.
       (b) Introduction and Referral.--
       (1) In general.--Any legislative recommendation referred to 
     in subsection (a) shall be considered in the House of 
     Representatives and Senate under this subsection. Any such 
     recommendation submitted to Congress shall be introduced by 
     the majority leader (or the leader's designee) in each House 
     (by request and not later than 3 days after the date of 
     receipt by Congress of the recommendation) as a bill.
       (2) Referral.--That bill shall be referred on the date of 
     introduction to the appropriate committee (or committees) in 
     accordance with rules of the respective House.
       (3) Discharge deadline.--If any committee to which the bill 
     is referred does not report the bill by the end of the 10-day 
     period beginning on the date the bill was referred to the 
     committee, the committee shall be automatically discharged 
     from further consideration of the bill as of the end of such 
     period.
       (4) Floor consideration.--
       (A) House of representatives.--For the purpose of 
     expediting consideration and passage of a measure reported or 
     discharged under this subsection, it shall be in order for 
     the Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives to 
     report a privileged resolution providing for the 
     consideration of the bill. Any such resolution, if it makes 
     in order any amendments to the bill, shall make in order an 
     amendment consisting of the legislative recommendation.
       (B) Senate.--Any joint resolution disapproving the 
     reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agencies 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.
       (5) No recommittal.--It shall not be in order to move to 
     recommit the bill.
       (6) Final passage.--A vote on final passage of the bill 
     shall be taken in a House not later than the end of the 10-
     day period beginning on the date on which the motion to 
     proceed to its consideration in that House has been approved.
       (7) Special rules.--If the House of Representatives 
     approves a bill and the Senate approves a bill the text of 
     which is identical to the text of the bill approved by the 
     House of Representatives, the Senate is deemed to have 
     approved the bill approved by the House of Representatives, 
     effective on the later of--
       (A) the date of approval of a bill in the Senate, or
       (B) the date the Senate receives a message from the House 
     of Representatives announcing that the House has passed the 
     bill.
       (8) Not including certain days.--Days on which a House of 
     Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more 
     than 3 days shall be excluded in the computation of any 
     number of days in a period under this subsection with respect 
     to that House.
       (c) Under provisions contained in a reorganization plan for 
     the foreign affairs agencies, any provision thereof may be 
     effective at a time later than the date on which the plan 
     otherwise is effective.
       (d) A reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agencies 
     which is effective shall be printed (1) in the Statutes at 
     Large in the same volume as the public laws and (2) in the 
     Federal Register.

     SEC. 110. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS AND PENDING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) A statute enacted, and a regulation or other action 
     made, prescribed, issued, granted, or performed in respect of 
     or by an agency or function affected by a reorganization 
     under this chapter, before the effective date of the 
     reorganization, has, except to the extent rescinded, 
     modified, superseded, or made inapplicable by or under 
     authority of law or by the abolition of a function, or 
     otherwise by operation of the reorganization plan for the 
     foreign affairs agencies under this title, the same effect as 
     if the reorganization had not been made. However, if the 
     statute, regulation, or other action has vested the functions 
     in the agency from which it is removed under the 
     reorganization plan, the function to the extent to which it 
     is to be exercised after the plan becomes effective, shall be 
     deemed as vested in the agency under which the function is 
     placed by the plan.
       (b) For the purpose of subsection (a) of this section, 
     ``regulation or other action'' means a regulation, rule, 
     order, policy, determination, directive, authorization, 
     permit, privilege, requirement, designation, or other action.
       (c) A suit, action, or other proceeding lawfully commenced 
     by or against the head of an agency or other officer of the 
     United States, in his official capacity or in relation to the 
     discharge of his official duties, does not abate by reason of 
     the taking effect or a reorganization plan under this title. 
     On mo

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     tion or supplemental petition filed at any time within twelve 
     months after the reorganization plan takes effect, showing a 
     necessity for a survival of the suit, action or other 
     proceeding to obtain a settlement of the questions involved, 
     the court may allow the suit, action, or other proceeding to 
     be maintained by or against the successor of the head or 
     officer under the reorganization effected by the plan, or if 
     there is no successor, against such agency or officer as the 
     President designates.

It was decided in the

Yeas

202

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

224

para. 58.12                   [Roll No. 160]

                                AYES--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--224

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Andrews
     Becerra
     Farr
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Martinez
     Pickering
     Schiff
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 58.13  recorded vote

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

       At the end of chapter 1 of title XII (relating to 
     Department of State authorities and activities) insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 1221. REPORT ON OVERSEAS SURPLUS PROPERTIES.

       (A) Report to Congress.--Not later than March 1 of each 
     year, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Congress a 
     report listing overseas United States surplus properties for 
     sale.
       (b) Use of Funds Received From Sale of Overseas Surplus 
     Properties.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     amounts received by the United States from the sale of any 
     overseas United States surplus property shall be deposited in 
     the Treasury of the United States to be used to reduce the 
     deficit.

It was decided in the

Yeas

277

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

146

para. 58.14                   [Roll No. 161]

                                AYES--277

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

[[Page 621]]



                                NOES--146

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Armey
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Engel
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rogers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Andrews
     Buyer
     Farr
     Fattah
     Goode
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Pickering
     Royce
     Schiff
     Watkins
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 58.15  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 139, strike line 19 and all that follows through line 
     10 on page 141 (and conform the table of contents 
     accordingly).

It was decided in the

Yeas

214

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

211

para. 58.16                   [Roll No. 162]

                                AYES--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--211

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Andrews
     Buyer
     Farr
     Fattah
     Goode
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Pickering
     Schiff
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 58.17  recorded vote

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

       After chapter 2 of title XV (relating to international 
     organizations; United Nations and related agencies) insert 
     the following new chapter:

            CHAPTER 3--AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY RESTORATION ACT

     SEC. 1531. SHORT TITLE.

       This chapter may be cited as the ``American Sovereignty 
     Restoration Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 1532. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS PARTICIPATION ACT.

       (a) Repeal.--The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 
     (Public Law 79-264) is repealed.
       (b) Closure of United States Mission to United Nations.--
     Effective within 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the United States Mission to the United Nations 
     shall be closed. Any remaining functions of such office shall 
     not be carried out.
       (c) Notice.--The Secretary of State shall notify the United 
     Nations of the withdrawal of the United States from the 
     United Nations as of the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1533. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT 
                   ACT.

       (a) Repeal.--The United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act 
     (Public Law 80-357) is repealed.
       (b) Withdrawal.--Effective on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the United States withdraws from the agreement 
     between the United States and the United Nations regarding 
     the headquarters of the United Nations (signed at Lake 
     Success, New York, on June 26, 1947, which was brought into 
     effect by the United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act).
       (c) Notice.--The Secretary of State shall notify the United 
     Nations that the United States has unilaterally withdrawn 
     from the agreement between the United States of America and 
     the United Nations regarding the headquarters of the United 
     Nations as of the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1534. UNITED STATES ASSESSED AND VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS 
                   TO THE UNITED NATIONS.

       (a) Termination.--No funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for assessed or 
     voluntary contributions of the United States to the United 
     Nations.
       (b) Application.--The provisions of this section shall 
     apply to all agencies of the United Nations, including 
     independent or voluntary agencies.

[[Page 622]]

     SEC. 1535. UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

       (a) Termination.--No funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for any United 
     States contribution to any United Nations military operation.
       (b) Terminations of United States Participation in United 
     Nations Peacekeeping Operations.--No funds may be obligated 
     or expended to support the participation of any member of the 
     Armed Forces of the United States as part of any United 
     Nations military or peacekeeping operation or force. No 
     member of the Armed Forces of the United States may serve 
     under the command of the United Nations.

     SEC. 1536. WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED NATIONS PRESENCE IN 
                   FACILITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES AND REPEAL OF DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.

       (a) Withdrawal From United States Government Property.--The 
     United Nations (including any affiliated agency of the United 
     Nations) shall not occupy or use any property or facility of 
     the United States Government.
       (b) Diplomatic Immunity.--No officer or employee of the 
     United Nations or any representative, officer, or employee of 
     any mission to the United Nations of any foreign government 
     shall be entitled to enjoy the privileges and immunities of 
     the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of April 18, 
     1961, nor may any such privileges and immunities be extended 
     to any such individual.

     SEC. 1537. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, 
                   AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION ACT.

       (a) Repeal.--The Act entitled ``An Act providing for 
     membership and participation by the United States in the 
     United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural 
     Organization, and authorizing an appropriation therefor'' 
     approved July 30, 1946 (Public Law 79-565) is repealed.
       (b) Notice.--The Secretary of State shall notify the United 
     Nations that the United States has withdrawn from membership 
     in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural 
     Organization as of the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1538. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM 
                   PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1973.

       (a) Repeal.--The United Nations Environment Program 
     Participation Act of 1973 is repealed.
       (b) Notice.--The Secretary of State shall notify the United 
     Nations that the United States has withdrawn from membership 
     in the United Nations Environment Program Participation as of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

54

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

369

para. 58.18                   [Roll No. 163]

                                AYES--54

     Aderholt
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bonilla
     Burton
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Combest
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ensign
     Everett
     Foley
     Gibbons
     Hall (TX)
     Hefley
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kingston
     Largent
     Linder
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     Moran (KS)
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Paul
     Pombo
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Solomon
     Stump
     Taylor (MS)
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--369

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Andrews
     Berman
     Buyer
     Farr
     Fattah
     Goode
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Pickering
     Royce
     Schiff
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 58.19  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 156, line 12, strike ``Secretary of State'' and insert 
     ``Congress''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

176

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

244

para. 58.20                   [Roll No. 164]

                                AYES--176

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns

[[Page 623]]


     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--244

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Buyer
     Dingell
     Farr
     Fattah
     Goode
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     McIntosh
     Ortiz
     Pickering
     Schiff
     Waters
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DICKEY, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 58.21  submission of conference report--h. con. res. 84

  Mr. HOBSON submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-116) on the 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 84) establishing the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1998 and setting 
forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 
and 2002; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record 
under the rule.

para. 58.22  department of state authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, pursuant to House Resolution 
159 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. 1757) to consolidate international affairs agencies, 
to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. DICKEY resumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COOKSEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DICKEY, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 58.23  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h. con. res. 84

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-117) the resolution (H. Res. 160) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the concurrent resolution (H. 
Con. Res. 84) establishing the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 58.24  waiving requirements of clause 4(b) of rule xi

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-118) the resolution (H. Res. 161) 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. 58.25  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. FARR, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. JEFFERSON, for today after 2:30 p.m. and June 5; and
  To Mr. GOODE, for today after 5:30 p.m. and balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 58.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. Bob SCHAFFER of Colorado, at 11 o'clock and 14 
minutes p.m., the House adjourned.

para. 58.27  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. KASICH: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     House Concurrent Resolution 84. Resolution establishing the 
     congressional budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal year 
     1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
     fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 (Rept. No. 105-116). 
     Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 160. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 
     84) establishing the congressional budget for the U.S. 
     Government for fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate 
     budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 
     (Rept. No. 105-117). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 161. 
     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. 105-118). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee of Conference. Conference report 
     on H.R. 1469. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for 
     overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-119). Ordered to be printed.

para. 58.28  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. GOSS:
       H.R. 1775. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1998 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. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Leach, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, and Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 1776. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to restrict the use of soft money in political 
     campaigns, to improve the enforcement of campaign laws, to 
     promote the disclosure of information on campaign spending, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Moran of Vir

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             ginia, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McHale, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Castle, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and 
             Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 1777. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reform the financing of Federal elections, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight, 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. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Dellums (by 
             request)):
       H.R. 1778. A bill to reform the Department of Defense; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. BLUNT:
       H.R. 1779. A bill to make a minor adjustment in the 
     exterior boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the 
     Mark Twain National Forest, MO, to exclude a small parcel of 
     land containing improvements; 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. DREIER:
       H.R. 1780. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to expand the types of information on campaign 
     spending required to be reported to the Federal Election 
     Commission, to transfer responsibility for the enforcement of 
     Federal laws governing the financing of campaigns for 
     election for Federal office from the Commission to the 
     Attorney General, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight, 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. FORBES:
       H.R. 1781. A bill to clarify the application of a certain 
     transitional rule; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Ms. 
             Pelosi):
       H.R. 1782. A bill to provide for the medical use of 
     marijuana; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Herger, and 
             Mr. Sam Johnson):
       H.R. 1783. 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. HYDE:
       H.R. 1784. 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. KLECZKA:
       H.R. 1785. 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.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Chabot, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Porter, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Waters, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Olver, Mr. Manton, Mr. Shays, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Filner, 
             and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 1786. A bill to impose sanctions against Nigeria, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Banking and 
     Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Upton, and 
             Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 1787. A bill to assist in the conservation of Asian 
     elephants by supporting and providing financial resources of 
     the conservation programs of nations within the range of 
     Asian elephants and projects of persons with demonstrated 
     expertise in the conservation of Asian elephants; 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 Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1788. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     ensure adequate research and education regarding the drug 
     DES; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STENHOLM:
       H.R. 1789. A bill to reauthorize the dairy indemnity 
     program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 1790. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     create two divisions in the Eastern Judicial District of 
     Louisiana; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 1791. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the opportunity to deduct expenses with 
     respect to home offices at which administrative and 
     managerial functions are carried out on a consistent basis; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1792. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow self-employed individuals to deduct the full 
     cost of their health insurance; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H.R. 1793. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Pyrithiobac Sodium; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para. 58.29  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. SHERMAN introduced a bill (H.R. 1794) for the relief of 
     Mai Hoa ``Jasmine'' Salehi; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 58.30  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 15: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 68: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 96: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Wise, and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 122: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Neumann, and Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Etheridge, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Becerra, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. 
     Horn.
       H.R. 145: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Towns, Mr. Olver, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
     Sabo, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Clay, Mr. Martinez, 
     and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 168: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 169: Mr. Shuster.
       H.R. 216: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 304: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. McNulty, and 
     Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Miller of California and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 320: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 399: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 411: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Canady of Florida and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Goodling, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 479: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Dickey, Ms. DeGette, 
     and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 530: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 532: Mr. Frost and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 622: Mr. Shadegg and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 641: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 659: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 695: Ms. Dunn of Washington and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 712: Mr. Olver, Mr. Rush, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
     Frost, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 725: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 774: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
     Sabo, Mr. Allen, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 816: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 849: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Watts 
     of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 869: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 885: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 887: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 915: Mr. Capps, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pascrell, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Wise, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Holden, 
     Mr. Tierney, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Furse, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 921: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Canady of Florida, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
     Slaughter, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Bob Schaffer and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 961: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
     Shadegg, Mr. Stump, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 986: Mr. Paul, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. 
     Ballenger.
       H.R. 992: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1025: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1026: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1031: Mr. Manton, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hansen, 
     and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 1037: Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 1054: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. 
     Gillmor.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Paul, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1114: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1115: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and 
     Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1124: Mr. Forbes.

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       H.R. 1134: Mrs. Fowler and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Hilleary, Ms. Danner, Mr. Herger, and Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1175: Mr. Condit and Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 1206: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1246: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Metcalf, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 1260: Ms. Waters, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Stokes, Mr. Turner, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Clay, and Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 1270: Mr. Kingston, Mr. Jones, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Davis 
     of Virginia, and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Bilbray, 
     Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1296: Mr. Nadler and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1311: Mr. Rush and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1315: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. 
     Ford.
       H.R. 1323: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1327: Mr. Ryun and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1334: Ms. Carson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Ms. Christian-
     Green.
       H.R. 1335: Mr. Becerra and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1348: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 1356: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1357: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Goode, Mr. Frost, 
     and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1373: Mr. Weygand, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
     Dellums, Ms. Pelosi, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1379: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 1382: Mr. Filner and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1434: Mr. Cunningham and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 1462: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. 
     Gallegly.
       H.R. 1559: Mr. Baker, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 1573: Mr. Shays, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1576: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1591: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 1609: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Fattah, Mr. McHale, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
     Coyne, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 1683: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 1696: Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 1712: Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Parker, Mr. Combest, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
     Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1716: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1743: Mr. Riggs, Mr. Bono, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. 
     Calvert.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Redmond.
       H.J. Res. 78: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
     Hefner, Mr. Souder, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.J. Res. 79: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and 
     Mr. Kasich.
       H. Con. Res. 54: Mr. Porter.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Houghton and Ms. Molinari.
       H. Con. Res. 81: Mr. Gekas, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Pappas, 
     Mrs. Morella, Mr. Obey, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Wamp, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Torres, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
     Pelosi, and Ms. Furse.
       H. Con. Res. 88: Mr. Gallegly.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. McDermott.
       H. Res. 131: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Stark, Mr. Underwood, and Ms. 
     Waters.
       H. Res. 138: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
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para. 59.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     June 5, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Robert W. Ney to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para. 59.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, June 4, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 59.3  communications

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

       3641. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Regulation Governing the Fresh Irish Potato Diversion 
     Program, 1996 Crop [FV-97-80-01] received June 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3642. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Limes Grown in Florida and Imported Limes; Change in 
     Regulatory Period [Docket No. FV-97-911-1A IFR] received June 
     5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       3643. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary for Food, 
     Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Quality Control 
     Provisions of the Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act 
     [Workplan Number 93-018] (RIN: 0584-AB75) received May 28, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3644. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
     (Installations and Environment), Department of the Navy, 
     transmitting notification of the Secretary's intent to study 
     a commercial or industrial type function performed by 45 or 
     more civilian employees for possible outsourcing, pursuant to 
     10 U.S.C. 2304 note; to the Committee on National Security.
       3645. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Eighty-Third Annual 
     Report of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System covering operations during calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 247; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       3646. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--State 
     Energy Program (Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
     Energy) [Docket No. EE-RM-96-402] (RIN: 1904-AA81) received 
     June 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3647. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash 
     Protection; Child Restraint Systems (National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration) [Docket No. 74-14; Notice 119] (RIN: 
     2127-AG82) received June 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3648. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Standards of 
     Performance for New Stationary Sources; Standards of 
     Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants; 
     Amendments [IL-64-2-5807; FRL-5836-2] received June 5, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3649. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Arizona---- 
     Maricopa County Ozone Nonattainment Area [AZ 68-0011; FRL-
     5835-8] received June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3650. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; Approval of Source-Specific VOC and NOx RACT 
     Determinations [PA83-4062a; FRL-5835-2] received June 5, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3651. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; Approval of VOC and NOx RACT Determinations for 
     Individual Sources [SIPTRAX No. PA-4057a; FRL-5835-4] 
     received June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3652. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Regulations of Fuels 
     and Fuel Additives: Extension of the Reformulated Gasoline 
     Program to the Phoenix, Arizona Moderate Ozone Nonattainment 
     Area [FRL-5834-4] received June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3653. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Emissions: Group IV 
     Polymers and Resins [AD-FRL-5836-6] (RIN: 2060-AE37) received 
     June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3654. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Final Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions from Wood Furniture 
     Manufacturing Operations [AD-FRL-5836-8] received June 5, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3655. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Des Arc, Arkansas) [MM Docket No. 97-31, RM-8930] re

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     ceived June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3656. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Idaho Falls, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-14, RM-8916] received 
     June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3657. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Driggs, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-39, RM-8905] received June 
     5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3658. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Homedale, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-15, RM-8927] received 
     June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3659. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 96F-0370] received June 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3660. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of the 
     original report of political contributions by David J. 
     Scheffer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for War 
     Crimes Issues, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3661. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of the 
     original report of political contributions by John Christian 
     Kornblum, of Michigan, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Federal Republic 
     of Germany, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3662. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a letter notifying Congress that on May 
     29 and May 30, due to the uncertain security situation and 
     the possible threat to American citizens and the American 
     Embassy in Sierra Leone, approximately 200 U.S. military 
     personnel, including an 11-member special forces detachment, 
     were positioned in Freetown to prepare for the evacuation of 
     certain U.S. Government employees and private U.S. citizens 
     (H. Doc. No. 105-93); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       3663. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     for the period October 1, 1996 through March 31, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3664. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the semiannual report to Congress on Audit 
     Follow-up for the period October 1, 1996, through March 31, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3665. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation for National Service, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on the activities of the Office of Inspector General 
     for the period October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997; 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.
       3666. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the annual report on the valuation of the U.S. 
     Coast Guard Military Retirement System for plan year ending 
     1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3667. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--General Provisions, 
     Definitions: Change in Organizational Title from Field 
     Director and Field Area to Regional Director and Region 
     (National Park Service) (RIN: 1024-AC60) received June 3, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3668. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear in Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 
     052897B] received June 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3669. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Shortraker and Rougheye Rockfish in the Aleutian Islands 
     Subarea [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 052897A] received 
     June 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3670. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; Whiting Closure for the Mothership Sector 
     [Docket No. 970403076-7114-02; I.D. 053097A] received June 5, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3671. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Pollock in the Western 
     Regulatory Area [Docket No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 053097B] 
     received June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3672. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide for 
     the transfer of public lands to certain California Indian 
     Tribes; to the Committee on Resources.
       3673. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Big Sandy River, mile 2.1 to mile 3.1 (Coast 
     Guard) (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3674. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Security Zone; Elizabeth River, Norfolk, VA (Coast Guard) 
     [CGD 05-97-032] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3675. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation: Fireworks Displays within the First 
     Coast Guard District (Coast Guard) [CGD01-97-009] (RIN: 2115-
     AE46) received June 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3676. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 97-33] received 
     June 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       3677. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Information Reporting on Transactions with Foreign Trusts and 
     on Large Foreign Gifts [Notice 97-34] received June 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       3678. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner 
     (Examination), Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Investment Credit on Transition 
     Property [Utilities Industry Coordinated Issue] received June 
     3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       3679. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services and the Commissioner of the Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the report of the 1994-1995 
     Advisory Council on Social Security, Volumes I and II, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 907(d); jointly to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para. 59.4  department of state authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to House Resolution 159 
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. 1757) to consolidate international affairs agencies, to 
authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. NEY assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. NEY, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 59.5  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 1469

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-120) the resolution (H. Res. 162) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1469) making 
emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural 
disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in 
Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 59.6  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h. con. res. 84

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 160):


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       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. 84) establishing the 
     congressional budget for the United States Government for 
     fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
     levels for fiscal years 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 chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget.

  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 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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 59.7  recess--12:50 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 59.8  after recess--1:30 p.m.

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

para. 59.9  h. res. 160--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. 160) waiving points of order against the conference 
report to accompany the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 84) 
establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
  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. SERRANO 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

373

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

47

para. 59.10                   [Roll No. 165]

                                YEAS--373

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--47

     Becerra
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Filner
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rush
     Sanders
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Andrews
     Barton
     Farr
     Goode
     Greenwood
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Lantos
     Meek
     Pickering
     Schiff
     Souder
     Turner
  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. 59.11  congressional budget resolution

  Mr. KASICH, pursuant to House Resolution 160, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-116):

       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. 84), establishing the congressional 
     budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1998 
     and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
     years 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 to the text of the resolution 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 1998.

       (a) Declaration.--The Congress determines and declares that 
     this resolution is the concurrent resolution on the budget 
     for fiscal year 1998 including the appropriate budgetary 
     levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 as 
     required by section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974.
       (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 1998.

                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.
Sec. 102. Social security.
Sec. 103. Major functional categories.
Sec. 104. Reconciliation in the Senate.

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Sec. 105. Reconciliation in the House of Representatives.

             TITLE II--BUDGETARY RESTRAINTS AND RULEMAKING

Sec. 201. Discretionary spending limits.
Sec. 202. Allowance for the IMF.
Sec. 203. Allowance for section 8 housing assistance.
Sec. 204. Separate environmental allocation.
Sec. 205. Priority Federal land acquisitions and exchanges.
Sec. 206. Allowance for arrearages.
Sec. 207. Intercity passenger rail reserve fund for fiscal years 1998-
              2002.
Sec. 207A. Intercity passenger rail reserve fund in the Senate for 
              fiscal years 1998-2002.
Sec. 208. Mass transit reserve fund in the Senate for fiscal years 
              1998-2002.
Sec. 209. Highway reserve fund in the Senate for fiscal years 1998-
              2002.
Sec. 210. Deficit--neutral reserve fund in the House for surface 
              transportation.
Sec. 211. Sale of Government assets.
Sec. 212. Determinations of budgetary levels; reversals.
Sec. 213. Exercise of rulemaking powers.

       TITLE III--SENSE OF CONGRESS, HOUSE, AND SENATE PROVISIONS

                   Subtitle A--Sense of the Congress

Sec. 301. Sense of the Congress on repayment of the Federal debt.
Sec. 302. Sense of the Congress on tax cuts.
Sec. 303. Sense of Congress that the 10-year revenue loss from the tax 
              relief package shall not exceed $250,000,000,000.

                     Subtitle B--Sense of the House

Sec. 306. Sense of the House on Commission on Long-Term Budgetary 
              Problems.
Sec. 307. Sense of the House on corporate welfare.
Sec. 308. Sense of the House on baselines.
Sec. 309. Sense of the House on family violence option clarifying 
              amendment.

                    Subtitle C--Sense of the Senate

Sec. 311. Sense of the Senate on long term entitlement reforms, 
              including accuracy in determining changes in the cost of 
              living.
Sec. 312. Sense of the Senate on tactical fighter aircraft programs.
Sec. 313. Sense of the Senate regarding children's health coverage.
Sec. 314. Sense of the Senate on a medicaid per capita cap.
Sec. 315. Sense of the Senate that added savings go to deficit 
              reduction.
Sec. 316. Sense of the Senate on fairness in medicare.
Sec. 317. Sense of the Senate regarding assistance to Lithuania and 
              Latvia.
Sec. 318. Sense of the Senate regarding a National Commission on Higher 
              Education.
Sec. 319. Sense of the Senate on lockbox.
Sec. 320. Sense of the Senate on the earned income credit.
Sec. 321. Sense of the Senate supporting long-term entitlement reforms.
Sec. 322. Sense of the Senate on disaster assistance funding.
Sec. 323. Sense of the Senate on enforcement of bipartisan budget 
              agreement.
Sec. 324. Sense of the Senate regarding the National Institutes of 
              Health.
Sec. 325. Sense of the Senate regarding certain elderly legal aliens.
Sec. 326. Sense of the Senate regarding retroactive taxes.
Sec. 327. Sense of the Senate on social security and balancing the 
              budget.
Sec. 328. Sense of the Senate supporting sufficient funding for 
              veterans programs and benefits.
Sec. 329. Sense of the Senate on family violence option clarifying 
              amendment.
Sec. 330. Sense of the Senate regarding assistance to Amtrak.
Sec. 331. Sense of the Senate regarding the protection of children's 
              health.
Sec. 332. Sense of the Senate on depositing all Federal gasoline taxes 
              into the Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 333. Sense of the Senate on early childhood education.
Sec. 334. Sense of the Senate concerning Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 335. Sense of the Senate concerning tax incentives for the cost of 
              post-secondary education.
Sec. 336. Sense of the Senate on additional tax cuts.
Sec. 337. Sense of the Senate regarding truth in budgeting and spectrum 
              auctions.
Sec. 338. Sense of the Senate on highway demonstration projects.
Sec. 339. Sense of the Senate regarding the use of budget savings.
Sec. 340. Sense of the Senate regarding the value of the social 
              security system for future retirees.
Sec. 341. Sense of the Senate on economic growth dividend protection.
Sec. 342. Sense of the Senate supporting Federal, State, and local law 
              enforcement officers.
Sec. 343. Sense of Senate regarding parental involvement in prevention 
              of drug use by children.
                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

     SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the 
     fiscal years 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 1998: $1,199,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,241,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,285,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,343,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,407,600,000,000.
       (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $-7,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $-11,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $-22,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $-22,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $-19,900,000,000.
       (C) The amounts for Federal Insurance Contributions Act 
     revenues for hospital insurance within the recommended levels 
     of Federal revenues are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $113,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $119,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $125,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $130,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $136,800,000,000.
       (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 1998: $1,386,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,440,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,486,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,520,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,551,600,000,000.
       (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget 
     outlays are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,372,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,424,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,468,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,500,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,515,900,000,000.
       (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
     resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $-173,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $-182,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $-183,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $-157,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $-108,300,000,000.
       (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $5,593,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $5,841,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $6,088,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $6,307,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $6,481,200,000,000.
       (6) Direct loan obligations.--The appropriate levels of 
     total new direct loan obligations are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $34,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $33,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $34,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $36,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $37,400,000,000.
       (7) Primary loan guarantee commitments.--The appropriate 
     levels of new primary loan guarantee commitments are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1998: $315,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $324,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $328,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $332,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $335,300,000,000.

     SEC. 102. 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 1998: $402,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $422,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $442,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $461,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $482,800,000,000.
       (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 1998: $317,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $330,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $343,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $358,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $372,500,000,000.

     SEC. 103. 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 1998 through 2002 for each major functional 
     category are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $268,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $266,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $270,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $265,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $274,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $268,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $281,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $270,100,000,000.

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       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $289,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $272,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,100,000,000.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $12,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $13,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $13,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $13,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $14,200,000,000.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (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.
       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.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (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.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $9,600,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $6,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $6,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $6,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $6,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $6,700,000,000.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $4,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $245,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,900,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $253,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $255,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,600,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $258,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $259,900,000,000.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $46,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $40,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $46,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $47,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $48,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $49,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,900,000,000.

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       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,900,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,500,000,000.
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $60,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $56,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $12,300,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $20,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $60,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $59,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $13,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $21,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $61,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $60,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $13,900,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $23,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $63,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $61,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $14,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $24,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $63,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $62,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $25,700,000,000.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $137,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $137,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $145,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $144,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $154,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $153,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $163,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $163,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $172,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $171,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $201,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $201,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $212,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $211,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $225,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $225,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $239,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $238,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $251,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $250,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $239,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $247,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $254,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $258,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $269,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $268,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $275,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $277,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $286,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $285,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.
       (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, $12,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,800,000,000.
       (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, $13,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $40,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $27,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $41,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $26,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $41,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $26,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $42,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $25,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $42,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,300,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $25,100,000,000.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
     Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
     Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,000,000,000.

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       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $296,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $296,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (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.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $305,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $305,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $303,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $303,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $303,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $303,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (19) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$41,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$41,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$36,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$36,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$36,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$36,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$39,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$39,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$51,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$51,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.

     SEC. 104. RECONCILIATION IN THE SENATE.

       (a) Reconciliation of Spending Reductions.--Not later than 
     June 13, 1997, 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.
       (1) 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 increase outlays by not more than $300,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2002 and by not more than $1,500,000,000 for the 
     period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (2) 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 reduce 
     the deficit $434,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 and 
     $1,590,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (3) Committee on commerce, science, and transportation.--
     The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     reduce the deficit $14,849,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 and 
     $26,496,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (4) 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 (as defined in section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) to reduce 
     outlays $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 and $13,000,000 for 
     the period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (5) Committee on finance.--The Senate Committee on Finance 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction--
       (A) 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 $40,911,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2002 and $100,646,000,000 for the period of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002; and
       (B) to increase the statutory limit on the public debt to 
     not more than $5,950,000,000,000.
       (6) Committee on governmental affairs.--The Senate 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs shall report changes in 
     laws within its jurisdiction that reduce the deficit 
     $1,769,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 and $5,467,000,000 for the 
     period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (7) 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 
     (as defined in section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) to reduce outlays 
     $1,057,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 and $1,792,000,000 for the 
     period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (8) Committee on veterans' affairs.--The Senate Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs 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 $681,000,000 
     in fiscal year 2002 and $2,733,000,000 for the period of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (b) Reconciliation of Revenue Reductions.--Not later than 
     June 20, 1997, the Senate Committee on Finance shall report 
     to the Senate a reconciliation bill proposing changes in laws 
     within its jurisdiction necessary to reduce revenues by not 
     more than $20,500,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 and 
     $85,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (c) Treatment of Congressional Pay-As-You-Go.--For purposes 
     of section 202 of House Concurrent Resolution 67 (104th 
     Congress), legislation which reduces revenues pursuant to a 
     reconciliation instruction contained in subsection (b) shall 
     be taken together with all other legislation passed pursuant 
     to the reconciliation instructions contained in this 
     resolution when determining the deficit effect of such 
     legislation.
       (d) Children's Health Initiative.--
       (1) Deficit neutral adjustments.--After the reporting of 
     reconciliation legislation pursuant to subsection (a), or 
     after the submission of a conference report thereon, and if 
     the Committee on Finance reduces outlays by an amount greater 
     than the outlay reduction that is required by subsection 
     (a)(5)(A), the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 
     Senate, with the concurrence and agreement of the ranking 
     minority member, may submit in writing appropriately revised 
     (A) reconciliation instructions to the Committee on Finance 
     to reduce the deficit, (B) allocations, (C) limits, and (D) 
     aggregates.
       (2) Flexibility on adjustments.--The adjustments made 
     pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed $2,300,000,000 
     in fiscal year 1998 and $16,000,000,000 for the period of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002 and shall not cause an 
     increase in the deficit levels in this resolution.

     SEC. 105. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide for 
     two separate reconciliation bills: the first for entitlement 
     reform and the second for tax relief.
       (b) Submissions.--
       (1) Entitlement reforms.--Not later than June 13, 1997, the 
     House committees named in subsection (c) 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) Tax relief and miscellaneous reforms.--Not later than 
     June 14, 1997, the House committees named in subsection (d) 
     shall submit their recommendations to the House Committee on 
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     ceiving 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.
       (c) Instructions Relating to Entitlement Reforms.--
       (1) Committee on agriculture.--The House Committee on 
     Agriculture shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
     level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
     $34,571,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
     $37,008,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $179,884,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (2) Committee on banking and financial services.--The House 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending such that the total level of direct spending for 
     that committee does not exceed: -$8,435,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 1998, -$5,091,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
     year 2002, and -$32,743,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 
     1998 through 2002.
       (3) Committee on commerce.--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 does not exceed: $393,533,000,000 
     in outlays for fiscal year 1998, $507,150,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 2002, and $2,259,294,000,000 in outlays in 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (4) Committee on education and the workforce.--The House 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce shall report changes 
     in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     such that the total level of direct spending for that 
     committee does not exceed: $17,222,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 1998, $17,673,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
     2002, and $89,528,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
     through 2002.
       (5) Committee on government reform and oversight.--(A) The 
     House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending such that the total level of direct spending 
     for that committee does not exceed: $68,975,000,000 in 
     outlays for fiscal year 1998, $81,896,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $375,722,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002.
       (B) The House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     would reduce the deficit by: $0 in fiscal year 1998, 
     $621,000,000 in fiscal year 2002, and $1,829,000,000 in 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (6) Committee on transportation and infrastructure.--The 
     House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending such that the total level of direct spending 
     for that committee does not exceed: $18,087,000,000 in 
     outlays for fiscal year 1998, $17,283,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $88,711,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002.
       (7) Committee on veterans' affairs.--The House Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
     level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
     $22,444,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
     $24,563,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $117,959,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (8) Committee on ways and means.--(A) The House Committee 
     on Ways and Means shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction such that the total level of direct spending for 
     that committee does not exceed: $397,581,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 1998, $506,522,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
     year 2002, and $2,257,912,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 
     1998 through 2002.
       (B) 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 is not less than: 
     $1,172,136,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 1998, 
     $1,382,679,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $6,358,388,000,000 in revenues in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (C) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction to increase the 
     statutory limit on the public debt to not more than 
     $5,950,000,000,000.
       (d) Instructions Relating to Tax Relief and Miscellaneous 
     Reforms.--
       (1) Committee on agriculture.--The House Committee on 
     Agriculture shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
     level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
     $34,571,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
     $37,008,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $179,884,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (2) Committee on banking and financial services.--The House 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending such that the total level of direct spending for 
     that committee does not exceed: -$8,435,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 1998, -$5,091,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
     year 2002, and -$32,743,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 
     1998 through 2002.
       (3) Committee on commerce.--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 does not exceed: $393,533,000,000 
     in outlays for fiscal year 1998, $507,150,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 2002, and $2,259,294,000,000 in outlays in 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (4) Committee on education and the workforce.--The House 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce shall report changes 
     in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     such that the total level of direct spending for that 
     committee does not exceed: $17,222,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 1998, $17,673,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
     2002, and $89,528,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
     through 2002.
       (5) Committee on government reform and oversight.--(A) The 
     House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending such that the total level of direct spending 
     for that committee does not exceed: $68,975,000,000 in 
     outlays for fiscal year 1998, $81,896,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $375,722,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002.
       (B) The House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     would reduce the deficit by: $0 in fiscal year 1998, 
     $621,000,000 in fiscal year 2002, and $1,829,000,000 in 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (6) Committee on transportation and infrastructure.--The 
     House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending such that the total level of direct spending 
     for that committee does not exceed: $18,087,000,000 in 
     outlays for fiscal year 1998, $17,283,000,000 in outlays for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $88,711,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002.
       (7) Committee on veterans' affairs.--The House Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
     level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
     $22,444,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
     $24,563,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $117,959,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (8) Committee on ways and means.--(A) The House Committee 
     on Ways and Means shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction such that the total level of direct spending for 
     that committee does not exceed: $397,581,000,000 in outlays 
     for fiscal year 1998, $506,522,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
     year 2002, and $2,257,912,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 
     1998 through 2002.
       (B) 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 is not less than: 
     $1,164,736,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 1998, 
     $1,362,179,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $6,273,388,000,000 in revenues in fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       (C) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction to increase the 
     statutory limit on the public debt to not more than 
     $5,950,000,000,000.
       (e) Definition.--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.
       (f) Children's Health Initiative.--If the Committees on 
     Commerce and Ways and Means report recommendations pursuant 
     to their reconciliation instructions that, combined, provide 
     an initiative for children's health that would increase the 
     deficit by more than $2.3 billion for fiscal year 1998, by 
     more than $3.9 billion for fiscal year 2002, and by more than 
     $16 billion for the period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002, 
     the committees shall be deemed to not have complied with 
     their reconciliation instructions pursuant to section 310(d) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
             TITLE II--BUDGETARY RESTRAINTS AND RULEMAKING

     SEC. 201. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

       (a) Discretionary Limits.--In the Senate, in this section 
     and for the purposes of allocations made for the 
     discretionary category pursuant to section 302(a) or 602(a) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the term 
     ``discretionary spending limit'' means--
       (1) with respect to fiscal year 1998--
       (A) for the defense category $269,000,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $266,823,000,000 in outlays; and
       (B) for the nondefense category $257,857,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $286,445,000,000 in outlays;
       (2) with respect to fiscal year 1999--
       (A) for the defense category $271,500,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $266,518,000,000 in outlays; and
       (B) for the nondefense category $261,499,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $292,803,000,000 in outlays;
       (3) with respect to fiscal year 2000, for the discretionary 
     category $537,193,000,000 in new budget authority and 
     $564,265,000,000 in outlays;
       (4) with respect to fiscal year 2001, for the discretionary 
     category $542,032,000,000 in new budget authority and 
     $564,396,000,000 in outlays; and
       (5) with respect to fiscal year 2002, for the discretionary 
     category $551,074,000,000 in new budget authority and 
     $560,799,000,000 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) a revision of this resolution or 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

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     in excess of the discretionary spending limit or limits for 
     such fiscal year; or
       (B) any bill or resolution (or amendment, motion, or 
     conference report on such bill or resolution) for fiscal year 
     1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002 that would cause any of the 
     limits in this section (or suballocations of the 
     discretionary limits made pursuant to section 602(b) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974) to be exceeded.
       (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 in fiscal year 
     1998.--Until the enactment of reconciliation legislation 
     pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 104 of this 
     resolution--
       (i) subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall not apply; and
       (ii) subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall apply only 
     with respect to fiscal year 1998.
       (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 
     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, revenues, and deficits for a fiscal 
     year shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by 
     the Committee on the Budget of the Senate.

     SEC. 202. ALLOWANCE FOR THE IMF.

       (a) Adjustments.--In the Senate, for fiscal year 1998, 
     1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002, and in the House of 
     Representatives, for fiscal year 1998 or 1999, after the 
     reporting of an appropriations measure (or after the 
     submission of a conference report thereon) that includes an 
     appropriation with respect to paragraph (1) or (2), the 
     chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall increase the 
     appropriate allocations, budgetary aggregates, and, in the 
     Senate only, discretionary limits, by the amount of budget 
     authority in that measure that is the dollar equivalent, in 
     terms of Special Drawing Rights, of--
       (1) an increase in the United States quota as part of the 
     International Monetary Fund Eleventh General Review of Quotas 
     (United States Quota); or
       (2) any increase in the maximum amount available to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 17 of the 
     Bretton Woods Agreement Act, as amended from time to time 
     (New Arrangements to Borrow).
       (b) Committee Suballocations.--The Committee on 
     Appropriations may report to its House appropriately revised 
     suballocations pursuant to sections 302(b)(1) and 602(b)(1) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 following the 
     adjustments made pursuant to subsection (a).

     SEC. 203. ALLOWANCE FOR SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Adjustment for Discretionary Spending.--For fiscal year 
     1998, after the reporting of an appropriation measure (or 
     after the submission of a conference report thereon) that 
     includes an appropriation for the renewal of expiring 
     contracts for tenant- and project-based housing assistance 
     under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, the 
     chairman of the Committee on the Budget may increase the 
     appropriate allocations in this resolution by the amount 
     provided in that appropriation measure for that purpose, but 
     not to exceed $9,200,000,000 in budget authority and the 
     appropriate amount of outlays.
       (b) Committee Suballocations.--The Committee on 
     Appropriations may report to its House appropriately revised 
     suballocations pursuant to sections 302(b)(1) and 602(b)(1) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 following the 
     adjustments made pursuant to subsection (a).

     SEC. 204. SEPARATE ENVIRONMENTAL ALLOCATION.

       (a) Committee Allocations.--After the Committee on Commerce 
     and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure report 
     a bill (or after the submission of a conference report 
     thereon) or in the Senate, after the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works reports a bill (or after the submission of a 
     conference report thereon) to reform the Superfund program to 
     facilitate the cleanup of hazardous waste sites that does not 
     exceed--
       (1) $200,000,000 in budget authority for fiscal year 1998,
       (2) $200,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and
       (3) $1,000,000,000 in budget authority for the period of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002,

     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of that House may 
     increase the appropriate allocations of budget authority in 
     this resolution by the amounts provided in that bill for that 
     purpose and the outlays flowing in all years from such budget 
     authority.
       (b) Prior Surplus.--In the Senate, for the purposes of 
     section 202 of House Concurrent Resolution 67 (104th 
     Congress), legislation reported (or the submission of a 
     conference report thereon) pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
     be taken together with all other legislation passed pursuant 
     to section 104 of this resolution.

     SEC. 205. PRIORITY FEDERAL LAND ACQUISITIONS AND EXCHANGES.

       (a) Adjustment for Discretionary Spending.--For fiscal year 
     1998, after the reporting of an appropriation measure (or 
     after the submission of a conference report thereon) that 
     provides $700 million in budget authority for fiscal year 
     1998 for Federal land acquisitions and to finalize priority 
     Federal land exchanges, the Chairman of the Committee on the 
     Budget of each House shall increase the appropriate 
     allocations by that amount of budget authority and the 
     outlays flowing from such budget authority to the Committee 
     on Appropriations of that House.
       (b) Committee Suballocations.--The Committee on 
     Appropriations may report to its House appropriately revised 
     suballocations pursuant to sections 302(b)(1) and 602(b)(1) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 following the 
     adjustments made pursuant to subsection (a).

     SEC. 206. ALLOWANCE FOR ARREARAGES.

       (a) Adjustment for Discretionary Spending.--(1) In the 
     Senate, for the period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002, or 
     in the House of Representatives, for the period of fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999, after the reporting of an appropriations 
     measure (or after the submission of a conference report 
     thereon) that includes an appropriation for arrearages for 
     international organizations, international peacekeeping, and 
     multilateral development banks during that fiscal year, the 
     Chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall increase the 
     appropriate allocations, aggregates, and, in the Senate only, 
     discretionary spending limits, in this resolution by an 
     amount provided for that purpose in that appropriation 
     measure.
       (2) In the Senate, the adjustments described in paragraph 
     (1) for the period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002 may not 
     exceed $1,884,000,000 in budget authority and the outlays 
     flowing in all years from such budget authority.
       (b) Committee Suballocations.--The Committee on 
     Appropriations shall report to its House appropriately 
     revised suballocations pursuant to sections 302(b)(1) and 
     602(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 following 
     the adjustments made pursuant to subsection (a).

     SEC. 207. INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL RESERVE FUND FOR FISCAL 
                   YEARS 1998-2002.

       (a) In General.--If legislation is enacted which generates 
     revenue increases or direct spending reductions to finance an 
     intercity passenger rail fund and to the extent that such 
     increases or reductions are not included in this concurrent 
     resolution on the budget, the appropriate budgetary levels 
     and limits may be adjusted if such adjustments do not cause 
     an increase in the deficit in this resolution. Necessary 
     authorizing reforms and additional funding contained in this 
     reserve fund for intercity passenger rail should both occur 
     in this Session, and if such funds are appropriated before 
     the enactment of such reforms, such appropriated funds shall 
     not be made available until the enactment of such reforms.
       (b) Establishing a Reserve.--
       (1) Adjustments to capture savings.--After the enactment of 
     legislation described in subsection (a), the Chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget may submit revisions to the 
     appropriate allocations and aggregates by the amount that 
     provisions in such legislation generates revenue increases or 
     direct spending reductions.
       (2) Determination of maximum discretionary allowance.--Upon 
     the submission of such revisions, the Chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget shall also submit the amount of 
     revenue increases or direct spending reductions such 
     legislation generates and the maximum amount available each 
     year for adjustments pursuant to subsection (c).
       (c) Adjustments for Discretionary Spending.--
       (1) Revisions to allocations and aggregates.--After 
     either--
       (A) the reporting of an appropriations measure, or after a 
     conference committee submits a conference report thereon, 
     that appropriates funds for the National Railroad Passenger 
     Corporation and funds from the intercity passenger rail fund; 
     or
       (B) the reporting of an appropriations measure, or after a 
     conference committee submits a conference report thereon, 
     that appropriates funds from the intercity passenger rail 
     fund (funds having previously been appropriated for the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation for that same fiscal 
     year), the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget may submit 
     increased budget authority allocations, aggregates, and, in 
     the Senate only, discretionary limits, for the amount 
     appropriated for authorized expenditures from the intercity 
     passenger rail fund and the outlays in all years flowing from 
     such budget authority.
       (2) Revisions to suballocations.--The Committee on 
     Appropriations may submit appropriately revised 
     suballocations pursuant to sections 302(b)(1) and 602(b)(1) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
       (d) Limitations.--
       (1) In general.--The revisions made pursuant to subsection 
     (b) shall not be made--
       (A) with respect to direct spending reductions, unless the 
     committee that generates the direct spending reductions is 
     within its allocations under sections 302(a) and 602(a) of 
     the Budget Act in this resolution (not including the direct 
     spending reductions envisioned in subsection (b)); and

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       (B) with respect to revenue increases, unless revenues are 
     at or above the revenue aggregates in this resolution (not 
     including the revenue increases envisioned in subsection 
     (b)).
       (2) Budget authority.--The budget authority adjustments 
     made pursuant to subsection (c) shall not exceed the amounts 
     specified in subsection (b)(2) for a fiscal year.

     SEC. 207A. INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL RESERVE FUND IN THE 
                   SENATE FOR FISCAL YEARS 1998-2002.

       (a) In General.--In the Senate, if legislation is enacted 
     which generates revenue increases or direct spending 
     reductions to finance an intercity passenger rail fund and to 
     the extent that such increases or reductions are not included 
     in this concurrent resolution on the budget, the appropriate 
     budgetary levels and limits may be adjusted if such 
     adjustments do not cause an increase in the deficit in this 
     resolution.
       (b) Establishing a Reserve.--
       (1) Adjustments to capture savings.--After the enactment of 
     legislation described in subsection (a), the Chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the Senate may submit revisions to 
     the appropriate allocations and aggregates by the amount that 
     provisions in such legislation generates revenue increases or 
     direct spending reductions.
       (2) Determination of maximum discretionary allowance.--Upon 
     the submission of such revisions, the Chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the Senate shall also submit the 
     amount of revenue increases or direct spending reductions 
     such legislation generates and the maximum amount available 
     each year for adjustments pursuant to subsection (c).
       (c) Adjustments for Discretionary Spending.--
       (1) Revisions to allocations and aggregates.--After 
     either--
       (A) the reporting of an appropriations measure, or after a 
     conference committee submits a conference report thereon, 
     that appropriates funds for the National Railroad Passenger 
     Corporation and funds from the intercity passenger rail fund; 
     or
       (B) the reporting of an appropriations measure, or after a 
     conference committee submits a conference report thereon, 
     that appropriates funds from the intercity passenger rail 
     fund (funds having previously been appropriated for the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation for that same fiscal 
     year),
     the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may 
     submit increased budget authority allocations, aggregates, 
     and discretionary limits, for the amount appropriated for 
     authorized expenditures from the intercity passenger rail 
     fund and the outlays in all years flowing from such budget 
     authority.
       (2) Revisions to suballocations.--The Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate may submit appropriately revised 
     suballocations pursuant to sections 302(b)(1) and 602(b)(1) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
       (d) Limitations.--
       (1) In general.--The revisions made pursuant to subsection 
     (b) shall not be made--
       (A) with respect to direct spending reductions, unless the 
     committee that generates the direct spending reductions is 
     within its allocations under sections 302(a) and 602(a) of 
     the Budget Act in this resolution (not including the direct 
     spending reductions envisioned in subsection (b)); and
       (B) with respect to revenue increases, unless revenues are 
     at or above the revenue aggregates in this resolution (not 
     including the revenue increases envisioned in subsection 
     (b)).
       (2) Budget authority.--The budget authority adjustments 
     made pursuant to subsection (c) shall not exceed the amounts 
     specified in subsection (b)(2) for a fiscal year.

     SEC. 208. MASS TRANSIT RESERVE FUND IN THE SENATE FOR FISCAL 
                   YEARS 1998-2002.

       (a) In General.--In the Senate, if legislation generates 
     revenue increases or direct spending reductions to finance 
     mass transit and to the extent that such increases or 
     reductions are not included in this concurrent resolution on 
     the budget, the appropriate budgetary levels and limits may 
     be adjusted if such adjustments do not cause an increase in 
     the deficit in this resolution.
       (b) Adjustment for Budget Authority.--After the reporting 
     of legislation (the offering of an amendment thereto or 
     conference report thereon) that reduces non-mass transit 
     direct spending or increases revenues for a fiscal year or 
     years, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 
     Senate may submit appropriately revised allocations and 
     aggregates by an amount that equals the amount such 
     legislation reduces direct spending or increases revenues for 
     a fiscal year or years.
       (c) Establishing a Reserve.--
       (1) Revisions.--After the enactment of legislation 
     described in subsection (a), the Chairman of the Committee on 
     the Budget of the Senate may submit revisions to the 
     appropriate allocations and aggregates by the amount that 
     provisions in such legislation generates revenue increases or 
     direct nonhighway spending reductions.
       (2) Revenue increases or direct spending reductions.--After 
     the submission of such revisions, the Chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the Senate shall also submit the 
     amount of revenue increases or non-mass transit direct 
     spending reductions such legislation generates and the 
     maximum amount available each year for adjustments pursuant 
     to subsection (d).
       (d) Adjustments for Discretionary Spending.--
       (1) Revisions to allocations and aggregates.--After the 
     reporting of an appropriations measure, or after a conference 
     committee submits a conference report thereon, that makes 
     available funds for mass transit, the Chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the Senate shall submit increased 
     outlay allocations, aggregates, and discretionary limits for 
     the amount of outlays flowing from the additional 
     obligational authority provided in such bill.
       (2) Revisions to suballocations.--The Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate may submit appropriately revised 
     suballocations pursuant to sections 302(b)(1) and 602(b)(1) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
       (e) Limitations.--
       (1) In general.--The revisions made pursuant to subsection 
     (c) shall not be made--
       (A) with respect to non-mass transit direct spending 
     reductions, unless the committee that generates the direct 
     spending reductions is within its allocations under sections 
     302(a) and 602(a) of the Budget Act in this resolution (not 
     including the non-mass transit direct spending reductions 
     envisioned in subsection (c)); and
       (B) with respect to revenue increases, unless revenues are 
     at or above the revenue aggregates in this resolution (not 
     including the revenue increases envisioned in subsection 
     (c)).
       (2) Outlays.--The outlay adjustments made pursuant to 
     subsection (d) shall not exceed the amounts specified in 
     subsection (c)(2) for a fiscal year.

     SEC. 209. HIGHWAY RESERVE FUND IN THE SENATE FOR FISCAL YEARS 
                   1998-2002.

       (a) In General.--In the Senate, if legislation generates 
     revenue increases or direct spending reductions to finance 
     highways and to the extent that such increases or reductions 
     are not included in this concurrent resolution on the budget, 
     the appropriate budgetary levels and limits may be adjusted 
     if such adjustments do not cause an increase in the deficit 
     in this resolution.
       (b) Adjustments for Budget Authority.--After the reporting 
     of legislation (the offering of an amendment thereto or 
     conference report thereon) that reduces nonhighway direct 
     spending or increases revenues for a fiscal year or years, 
     the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may 
     submit appropriately revised allocations and aggregates by an 
     amount that equals the amount such legislation reduces direct 
     spending or increases revenues for a fiscal year or years.
       (c) Establishing a Reserve.--
       (1) Revisions.--After the enactment of legislation 
     described in subsection (a), the Chairman of the Committee on 
     the Budget of the Senate may submit revisions to the 
     appropriate allocations and aggregates by the amount that 
     provisions in such legislation generates revenue increases or 
     non-highway direct spending reductions.
       (2) Revenue increases or direct spending reductions.--Upon 
     the submission of such revisions, the Chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the Senate shall also submit the 
     amount of revenue increases or direct nonhighway spending 
     reductions such legislation generates and the maximum amount 
     available each year for adjustments pursuant to subsection 
     (d).
       (d) Adjustments for Discretionary Spending.--
       (1) Revisions to allocations and aggregates.--After the 
     reporting of an appropriations measure, or after a conference 
     committee submits a conference report thereon, that makes 
     available funds for highways, the Chairman of the Committee 
     on the Budget of the Senate shall submit increased outlay 
     allocations, aggregates, and discretionary limits for the 
     amount of outlays flowing from the additional obligational 
     authority provided in such measure.
       (2) Revisions to suballocations.--The Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate may submit appropriately revised 
     suballocations pursuant to sections 302(b)(1) and 602(b)(1) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
       (e) Limitations.--
       (1) In general.--The revisions made pursuant to subsection 
     (c) shall not be made--
       (A) with respect to nonhighway direct spending reductions, 
     unless the committee that generates the direct spending 
     reductions is within its allocations under section 302(a) and 
     602(a) of the Budget Act in this resolution (not including 
     the nonhighway direct spending reductions envisioned in 
     subsection (c)); and
       (B) with respect to revenue increases, unless revenues are 
     at or above the revenue aggregates in this resolution (not 
     including the revenue increases envisioned in subsection 
     (c)).
       (2) Outlays.--The outlay adjustments made pursuant to 
     subsection (d) shall not exceed the amounts specified in 
     subsection (c)(2) for a fiscal year.

     SEC. 210. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND IN THE HOUSE FOR 
                   SURFACE TRANSPORTATION.

       (a) Purpose.--In the House, the purpose of this section is 
     to adjust the appropriate budgetary levels to accommodate 
     legislation increasing spending from the highway trust fund 
     on surface transportation and highway safety above the levels 
     assumed in this resolution if such legislation is deficit 
     neutral.
       (b) Deficit Neutrality Requirement.--(1) In order to 
     receive the adjustments specified in subsection (c), a bill 
     reported by the Committee on Transportation and 
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     of the House that provides new budget authority above the 
     levels assumed in this resolution for programs authorized out 
     of the highway trust fund must be deficit neutral.
       (2) A deficit-neutral bill must meet the following 
     conditions:
       (A) The amount of new budget authority provided for 
     programs authorized out of the highway trust fund must be in 
     excess of $25.949 billion in new budget authority for fiscal 
     year 1998, $25.464 billion in new budget authority for fiscal 
     year 2002, and $127.973 billion in new budget authority for 
     the period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (B) The outlays estimated to flow from the excess new 
     budget authority set forth in subparagraph (A) must be offset 
     for fiscal year 1998, fiscal year 2002, and for the period of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002. For the sole purpose of 
     estimating the amount of outlays flowing from excess new 
     budget authority under this section, it shall be assumed that 
     such excess new budget authority would have an obligation 
     limitation sufficient to accommodate that new budget 
     authority.
       (C) The outlays estimated to flow from the excess new 
     budget authority must be offset by (i) other direct spending 
     or revenue provisions within that transportation bill, (ii) 
     the net reduction in other direct spending and revenue 
     legislation (for purposes of such offset) that is enacted 
     during this Congress after the date of adoption of this 
     resolution and before such transportation bill is reported 
     (in excess of the levels assumed in this resolution), or 
     (iii) a combination of the offsets specified in clauses (i) 
     and (ii).
       (D) As used in 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.
       (c) Revised Levels.--(1) After the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House reports a bill 
     (or after the submission of a conference report thereon) 
     meeting the conditions set forth in subsection (b)(2), the 
     chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House shall 
     increase the allocation of new budget authority to that 
     committee by the amount of new budget authority provided in 
     that bill (and that is above the levels set forth in 
     subsection (b)(2)(A)) for programs authorized out of the 
     highway trust fund.
       (2) After the enactment of the transportation bill 
     described in paragraph (1) and after the reporting of a 
     general, supplemental, or continuing resolution making 
     appropriations by the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House (or after the submission of a conference report 
     thereon) establishing an obligation limitation above the 
     levels specified in subsection (b)(2)(A) (at a level 
     sufficient to obligate some or all of the budget authority 
     specified in paragraph (1)), the chairman of the Committee on 
     the Budget of the House shall increase the allocation and 
     aggregate levels of outlays to that committee for the 
     appropriate fiscal years.
       (d) Offsetting Adjustments.--Upon the enactment of 
     legislation providing offsets pursuant to subsection (c), the 
     chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall make offsetting 
     adjustments in the appropriate allocations and aggregates.
       (e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``highway trust fund'' refers to the following budget 
     accounts (or any successor accounts):
       (1) 69-8083-0-7-401 (Federal-Aid Highways).
       (2) 69-8191-0-7-401 (Mass Transit Capital Fund).
       (3) 69-8350-0-7-401 (Mass Transit Formula Grants).
       (4) 69-8016-0-7-401 (National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration-Operations and Research).
       (5) 69-8020-0-7-401 (Highway Traffic Safety Grants).
       (6) 69-8048-0-7-401 (National Motor Carrier Safety 
     Program).

     SEC. 211. SALE OF GOVERNMENT ASSETS.

       (a) Limitation.--Subsections (b) through (d) of this 
     section shall not apply to the sale of any asset resulting 
     from the enactment of any reconciliation bill referred to in 
     section 104 or 105 of this resolution.
       (b) Budgetary Treatment.--
       (1) In general.--For the purpose of this concurrent 
     resolution on the budget and the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, no amounts realized from the sale of an asset shall be 
     scored with respect to the level of budget authority, 
     outlays, or revenues if such sale would cause an increase in 
     the deficit as calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).
       (2) Calculation of net present value.--The deficit estimate 
     of an asset sale shall be the net present value of the cash 
     flow from--
       (A) proceeds from the asset sale;
       (B) future receipts that would be expected from continued 
     ownership of the asset by the Government; and
       (C) expected future spending by the Government at a level 
     necessary to continue to operate and maintain the asset to 
     generate the receipts estimated pursuant to subparagraph (B).
       (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 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.
       (e) Intent.--The asset sale rule may be revisited when the 
     Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 is extended.

     SEC. 212. DETERMINATIONS OF BUDGETARY LEVELS; REVERSALS.

       (a) Determinations.--For purposes of this title, budgetary 
     levels shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by 
     the Committee on the Budget.
       (b) Reversals and Adjustments.--(1) In the House of 
     Representatives, if any legislation referred to in this title 
     is not enacted into law, then the chairman of the Committee 
     on the Budget shall, as soon as practicable, reverse 
     adjustments made under this title for such legislation and 
     have such adjustments published in the Congressional Record.
       (2) In the Senate, the adjustments and revisions to 
     allocations, aggregates, and limits made by the Chairman of 
     the Committee on the Budget pursuant to this title for 
     legislation shall only apply while such legislation is under 
     consideration in the Senate and shall only permanently take 
     effect upon the enactment of such legislation.
       (c) Effect of Revisions.--Any revisions made by the 
     chairman of the Committee on the Budget under this title, and 
     in the Senate, under section 104(d), shall be considered for 
     purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as the 
     allocations and aggregates, and in the Senate, the 
     discretionary spending limits, contained in this resolution, 
     and the chairman shall have such revisions published in the 
     Congressional Record.

     SEC. 213. 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 CONGRESS, HOUSE, AND SENATE PROVISIONS
                   Subtitle A--Sense of the Congress

     SEC. 301. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON REPAYMENT OF THE FEDERAL 
                   DEBT.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Congress and the President have a basic moral and 
     ethical responsibility to future generations to repay the 
     Federal debt, including the money borrowed from the Social 
     Security Trust Fund.
       (2) The Congress and the President should enact a law which 
     creates a regimen for paying off the Federal debt within 30 
     years.
       (3) If spending growth were held to a level one percentage 
     point lower than projected growth in revenues, then the 
     Federal debt could be repaid within 30 years.
       (b) Sense of the Congress Regarding President's Submission 
     to Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the President's annual budget submission to Congress 
     should include a plan for repayment of Federal debt beyond 
     the year 2002, including the money borrowed from the Social 
     Security Trust Fund; and
       (2) the plan should specifically explain how the President 
     working with Congress would cap spending growth at a level 
     one percentage point lower than projected growth in revenues.

     SEC. 302. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON TAX CUTS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that this resolution 
     assumes that--
       (1) a substantial majority of the tax cut benefits provided 
     in the tax reconciliation bill will go to middle class 
     working families earning less than approximately $100,000 per 
     year; and
       (2) the tax cuts in the tax reconciliation bill will not 
     cause revenue losses to increase significantly in years after 
     2007.

     SEC. 303. SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT THE 10-YEAR REVENUE LOSS 
                   FROM THE TAX RELIEF PACKAGE SHALL NOT EXCEED 
                   $250,000,000,000.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) a May 15, 1997 letter from the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and the Majority Leader of the Senate to the 
     President of the United States, representing the agreement on 
     the tax package in the Bipartisan Budget Agreements, states 
     that, ``It was agreed that the net tax cut shall be $85 
     billion through 2002 and not more than $250 billion through 
     2007.'';
       (2) a May 15, 1997 letter from the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and the Majority Leader of the Senate to the 
     Chief of Staff to the President, contained in the same 
     Bipartisan Budget Agreement and referring to the tax package, 
     states that ``The proposal shall not cause costs to explode 
     in the outyears.''; and
       (3) the text of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement issued on 
     May 15, 1997 states that ``If bills, resolutions or 
     conference reports are deemed to be inconsistent, remedial 
     efforts shall be made by all parties to assure consistency. 
     Such efforts shall include bipartisan Leadership consultation 
     and concurrence on amendments and scheduling as necessary.''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--
       (1) 10-year cost.--The 10-year cost of the tax 
     reconciliation bill resulting from this resolution shall not 
     exceed $250,000,000,000 and any revenue loss shall be 
     certified by the Joint Committee on Taxation in consultation 
     and cooperation with the Office of Tax Analysis of the 
     Department of Treasury.

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       (2) 5-year cost.--The 5-year cost of the tax reconciliation 
     bill resulting from this resolution shall be $85,000,000,000 
     and any revenue loss shall be certified by the Joint 
     Committee on Taxation in consultation and cooperation with 
     the Office of Tax Analysis of the Department of Treasury.
                     Subtitle B--Sense of the House

     SEC. 306. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON COMMISSION ON LONG-TERM 
                   BUDGETARY PROBLEMS.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds that--
       (1) achieving a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002 is only 
     the first step necessary to restore our Nation's economic 
     prosperity;
       (2) the imminent retirement of the baby-boom generation 
     will greatly increase the demand for government services;
       (3) this burden will be borne by a relatively smaller work 
     force resulting in an unprecedented intergenerational 
     transfer of financial resources;
       (4) the rising demand for retirement and medical benefits 
     will quickly jeopardize the solvency of the medicare, social 
     security, and Federal retirement trust funds; and
       (5) the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that 
     marginal tax rates would have to increase by 50 percent over 
     the next 5 years to cover the long-term projected costs of 
     retirement and health benefits.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
     legislation should be enacted to create a commission to 
     assess long-term budgetary problems, their implications for 
     both the baby-boom generation and tomorrow's workforce, and 
     make such recommendations as it deems appropriate to ensure 
     our Nation's future prosperity.

     SEC. 307. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON CORPORATE WELFARE.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds that the functional levels 
     and aggregates in this budget resolution assume that--
       (1) the Federal Government supports profit-making 
     enterprises and industries through billions of dollars in 
     payments, benefits, and programs;
       (2) many of these subsidies do not serve a clear and 
     compelling public interest;
       (3) corporate subsidies frequently provide unfair 
     competitive advantages to certain industries and industry 
     segments; and
       (4) at a time when millions of Americans are being asked to 
     sacrifice in order to balance the budget, the corporate 
     sector should bear its share of the burden.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
     legislation should be enacted to--
       (1) eliminate the most egregious corporate subsidies; and
       (2) create a commission to recommend the elimination of 
     Federal payments, benefits, and programs which predominantly 
     benefit a particular industry or segment of an industry, 
     rather than provide a clear and compelling public benefit, 
     and include a fast-track process for the consideration of 
     those recommendations.

     SEC. 308. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON BASELINES.

       (a) Findings.--The House 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 mandated 
     under existing law;
       (3) baseline budgeting is inherently biased against 
     policies that would reduce the projected growth in spending 
     because such policies are portrayed as spending reductions 
     from an increasing baseline; and
       (4) the baseline concept has encouraged Congress to 
     abdicate its constitutional obligation to control the public 
     purse for those programs which are automatically funded.
       (b) Sense of House.--It is the sense of the House that 
     baseline budgeting should be replaced with a budgetary model 
     that requires justification of aggregate funding levels and 
     maximizes congressional and executive accountability for 
     Federal spending.

     SEC. 309. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION 
                   CLARIFYING AMENDMENT.

       (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
       (1) Domestic violence is the leading cause of physical 
     injury to women. The Department of Justice estimates that 
     over 1,000,000 violent crimes against women are committed by 
     intimate partners annually.
       (2) Domestic violence dramatically affects the victim's 
     ability to participate in the workforce. A University of 
     Minnesota survey reported that one quarter of battered women 
     surveyed had lost a job partly because of being abused and 
     that over half of these women had been harassed by their 
     abuser at work.
       (3) Domestic violence is often intensified as women seek to 
     gain economic independence through attending school or 
     training programs. Batterers have been reported to prevent 
     women from attending these programs or sabotage their efforts 
     at self-improvement.
       (4) Nationwide surveys of service providers prepared by the 
     Taylor Institute of Chicago, Illinois, document, for the 
     first time, the interrelationship between domestic violence 
     and welfare by showing that from 34 percent to 65 percent of 
     AFDC recipients are current or past victims of domestic 
     violence.
       (5) Over half of the women surveyed stayed with their 
     batterers because they lacked the resources to support 
     themselves and their children. The surveys also found that 
     the availability of economic support is a critical factor in 
     poor women's ability to leave abusive situations that 
     threaten them and their children.
       (6) The restructuring of the welfare programs may impact 
     the availability of the economic support and the safety net 
     necessary to enable poor women to flee abuse without risking 
     homelessness and starvation for their families.
       (7) In recognition of this finding, the House Committee on 
     the Budget unanimously passed a sense of Congress amendment 
     on domestic violence and Federal assistance to the fiscal 
     year 1997 budget resolution. Subsequently, Congress passed 
     the family violence option amendment to last year's welfare 
     reform reconciliation bill.
       (8) The family violence option gives States the flexibility 
     to grant temporary waivers from time limits and work 
     requirements for domestic violence victims who would suffer 
     extreme hardship from the application of these provisions. 
     These waivers were not intended to be included as part of the 
     permanent 20 percent hardship exemption.
       (9) The Department of Health and Human Services has been 
     slow to issue regulations regarding this provision. As a 
     result, States are hesitant to fully implement the family 
     violence option fearing it will interfere with the 20 percent 
     hardship exemption.
       (10) Currently 15 States have opted to include the family 
     violence option in their welfare plans, and 13 other States 
     have included some type of domestic violence provisions in 
     their plans.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House 
     that--
       (1) States should not be subject to any numerical limits in 
     granting domestic violence good cause waivers to individuals 
     receiving assistance for all requirements where compliance 
     with such requirements would make it more difficult for 
     individuals receiving assistance to escape domestic violence; 
     and
       (2) any individuals granted a domestic violence good cause 
     waiver by States should not be included in the States' 20 
     percent hardship exemption.
                    Subtitle B--Sense of the Senate

     SEC. 311. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON LONG TERM ENTITLEMENT 
                   REFORMS, INCLUDING ACCURACY IN DETERMINING 
                   CHANGES IN THE COST OF LIVING.

       (a) Findings.--
       (1) Entitlement reforms.--The Senate finds that with 
     respect to long term entitlement reforms--
       (A) entitlement spending continues to grow dramatically as 
     a percent of total Federal spending, rising from fifty-six 
     percent of the budget in 1987 to an estimated seventy-three 
     percent of the budget in 2007;
       (B) this growth in mandatory spending poses a long-term 
     threat to the United States economy because it crowds out 
     spending for investments in education, infrastructure, 
     defense, law enforcement and other programs that enhance 
     economic growth;
       (C) in 1994, the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and 
     Tax Reform concluded that if no changes are made to current 
     entitlement laws, all Federal revenues will be spent on 
     entitlement programs and interest on the debt by the year 
     2012;
       (D) the Congressional Budget Office has also recently 
     issued a report that found that pressure on the budget from 
     demographics and rising health care costs will increase 
     dramatically after 2002; and
       (E) making significant entitlement changes will 
     significantly benefit the economy, and will forestall the 
     need for more drastic tax and spending decisions in future 
     years.
       (2) CPI.--The Senate finds that with respect to accuracy in 
     determining changes in the cost of living--
       (A) the Final Report of the Senate Finance Committee's 
     Advisory Commission to study the CPI has concluded that the 
     Consumer Price Index overstates the cost of living in the 
     United States by 1.1 percentage points;
       (B) the overstatement of the cost of living by the Consumer 
     Price Index has been recognized by economists since at least 
     1961, when a report noting the existence of the overstatement 
     was issued by a National Bureau of Economic Research 
     Committee, chaired by Professor George J. Stigler;
       (C) Congress and the President, through the indexing of 
     Federal tax brackets, social security benefits, and other 
     Federal program benefits, have undertaken to protect 
     taxpayers and beneficiaries of such programs from the erosion 
     of purchasing power due to inflation; and
       (D) the overstatement of the cost of living increases the 
     deficit and undermines the equitable administration of 
     Federal benefits and tax policies.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions in this resolution assume that--
       (1) Congress and the President should continue working to 
     enact structural entitlement reforms in the 1997 budget 
     agreement and in subsequent legislation;
       (2) Congress and the President must find the most accurate 
     measure of the change in the cost of living in the United 
     States, and should work in a bipartisan manner to implement 
     any changes that are necessary to achieve an accurate 
     measure; and
       (3) Congress and the President must work to ensure that the 
     1997 budget agreement not only keeps the unified budget in 
     balance after 2002, but that additional measures should be 
     taken to begin to achieve substantial surpluses which will 
     improve the economy and allow our nation to be ready for the 
     retirement of the baby boom generation in the year 2012.

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     SEC. 312. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON TACTICAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) the Department of Defense has proposed to modernize the 
     United States tactical fighter aircraft force through three 
     tactical fighter procurement programs, including the F/A-18 
     E/F aircraft program of the Navy, the F-22 aircraft program 
     of the Air Force, and the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft 
     program for the Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps;
       (2) the General Accounting Office, the Congressional Budget 
     Office, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, and 
     several Members of Congress have publicly stated that, given 
     the current Department of Defense budget for procurement, the 
     Department of Defense's original plan to buy over 4,400 F/A-
     18 E/F aircraft, F-22 aircraft, and Joint Strike Fighter 
     aircraft at a total program cost in excess of 
     $350,000,000,000 was not affordable;
       (3) the F/A-18 E/F, F-22, and the Joint Strike Fighter 
     tactical fighter programs will be competing for a limited 
     amount of procurement funding with numerous other aircraft 
     acquisition programs, including the Comanche helicopter 
     program, the V-22 Osprey aircraft program, and the C-17 
     aircraft program, as well as for the necessary replacement of 
     other aging aircraft such as the KC-135, the C-5A, the F-117, 
     and the EA-6B aircraft; and
       (4) the 1997 Department of Defense Quadrennial Defense 
     Review has recommended reducing the F/A-18 E/F program buy 
     from 1,000 aircraft to 548, and reducing the F-22 program buy 
     from 438 to 339.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions of this resolution assume that, within 30 
     days, the Department of Defense should transmit to Congress 
     detailed information pertaining to the implementation of this 
     revised acquisition strategy so that the Congress can 
     adequately evaluate the extent to which the revised 
     acquisition strategy is tenable and affordable given the 
     projected spending levels contained in this budget 
     resolution.

     SEC. 313. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING CHILDREN'S HEALTH 
                   COVERAGE.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) of the estimated 10 million uninsured children in the 
     United States, over 1.3 million have at least one parent who 
     is self-employed and all other uninsured children are 
     dependents of persons who are employed by another, or 
     unemployed;
       (2) these 1.3 million uninsured kids comprise approximately 
     22 percent of all children with self-employed parents, and 
     they are a significant 13 percent of all uninsured children;
       (3) the remaining uninsured children are in families where 
     neither parent is self-employed and comprise 13 percent of 
     all children in families where neither parent is self-
     employed;
       (4) children in families with a self-employed parent are 
     therefore more likely to be uninsured than children in 
     families where neither parent is self-employed; and
       (5) the current disparity in the tax law reduces the 
     affordability of health insurance for the self-employed and 
     their families, hindering the ability of children to receive 
     essential primary and preventive care services.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions of this resolution assume that from 
     resources available in this budget resolution, a portion 
     should be set aside for an immediate 100 percent 
     deductibility of health insurance costs for the self-
     employed. Full-deductibility of health expenses for the self-
     employed would make health insurance more attractive and 
     affordable, resulting in more dependents being covered. The 
     government should not encourage parents to forgo private 
     insurance for a government-run program.

     SEC. 314. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON A MEDICAID PER CAPITA CAP.

       It is the sense of the Senate that in order to meet deficit 
     reduction targets in this resolution with respect to 
     medicaid--
       (1) the per capita cap will not be used as a method for 
     meeting spending targets; and
       (2) the per capita cap could represent a significant 
     structural change that might jeopardize the quality of care 
     for children, the disabled, and senior citizens.

     SEC. 315. SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT ADDED SAVINGS GO TO 
                   DEFICIT REDUCTION.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) balancing the budget will bring numerous economic 
     benefits for the United States economy and American workers 
     and families, including improved economic growth and lower 
     interest rates;
       (2) the fiscal year 1998 budget resolution crafted pursuant 
     to an agreement reached between the Congress and the 
     Administration purports to achieve balance in the year 2002;
       (3) the deficit estimates contained in this resolution may 
     not conform to the actual deficits in subsequent years, which 
     make it imperative that any additional savings are realized 
     be devoted to deficit reduction;
       (4) the Senate's ``pay-as-you-go'' point of order prohibits 
     crediting savings from updated economic or technical data as 
     an offset for legislation that increases the deficit, and 
     ensures these savings are devoted to deficit reduction; and
       (5) Congress and the Administration must ensure that the 
     deficit levels contained in this budget are met and, if 
     actual deficits prove to be lower than projected, the 
     additional savings are used to balance the budget on or 
     before the year 2002.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions of this resolution assume that--
       (1) legislation enacted pursuant to this resolution must 
     ensure that the goal of a balanced budget is achieved on or 
     before fiscal year 2002; and
       (2) if the actual deficit is lower than the projected 
     deficit in any upcoming fiscal year, the added savings should 
     be devoted to further deficit reduction.

     SEC. 316. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON FAIRNESS IN MEDICARE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) the Trustees of the Medicare Trust Funds recently 
     announced that medicare's Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund 
     is headed for bankruptcy in 2001, and in 1997, HI will run a 
     deficit of $26,000,000,000 and add $56,000,000,000 annually 
     to the Federal deficit by 2001;
       (2) the Trustees also project that Supplementary Medical 
     Insurance (SMI), will grow twice as fast as the economy and 
     the taxpayers' subsidy to keep the SMI from bankruptcy will 
     grow from $58,000,000,000 to $89,000,000,000 annually from 
     1997 through 2001;
       (3) the Congressional Budget Office reports that when the 
     baby-boom generation begins to receive social security 
     benefits and is eligible for medicare in 2008, the Federal 
     budget will face intense pressure, resulting in mounting 
     deficits and erosion of future economic growth;
       (4) long-term solutions to address the financial and 
     demographic problems of medicare are urgently needed to 
     preserve and protect the medicare trust funds;
       (5) these solutions to address the financial and 
     demographic problems of medicare are urgently needed to 
     preserve and protect the medicare trust funds;
       (6) reform of the medicare program should ensure equity and 
     fairness for all medicare beneficiaries, and offer 
     beneficiaries more choice of private health plans, to promote 
     efficiency and enhance the quality of health care;
       (7) all Americans pay the same payroll tax of 2.9 percent 
     to the medicare trust funds, and they deserve the same 
     choices and services regardless of where they retire;
       (8) however, under the currently adjusted-average-per-
     capita cost (AAPCC), some counties receive 2.5 times more in 
     medicare reimbursements than others;
       (9) this inequity in medicare reimbursement jeopardizes the 
     quality of medicare services of rural beneficiaries and 
     penalizes the most efficient and effective medicare service 
     providers;
       (10) in some states, the result has been the absence of 
     health care choices beyond traditional, fee-for-service 
     medicine for medicare beneficiaries, which in other counties 
     and states plan providers may be significantly over-
     compensated, adding to medicare's fiscal instability; and
       (11) ending the practice of basing payments to risk 
     contract plans on local fee-for-service medical costs will 
     help correct these inequities, mitigate unnecessary cost in 
     the program, and begin the serious, long-term restructuring 
     of medicare.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions of this resolution assume that the 
     Finance Committee should strongly consider the following 
     elements for medicare reform--
       (1) any medicare reform package should include measures to 
     address the inequity in medicare reimbursement to risk 
     contract plans;
       (2) medicare should use a national update framework rather 
     than local fee-for-service spending increases to determine 
     the annual changes in risk plan payment rates;
       (3) an adequate minimum payment rate should be provided for 
     health plans participating in medicare risk contract 
     programs;
       (4) the geographic variation in medicare payment rates must 
     be reduced over time to raise the lower payment areas closer 
     to the average while taking into account actual differences 
     in input costs that exist from region to regional;
       (5) medicare managers in consultation with plan providers 
     and patient advocates should pursue competitive bidding 
     programs in communities where data indicate risk contract 
     payments are substantially excessive and when plan choices 
     would not diminish by such a bidding process; and
       (6) medicare should phase in the use of risk adjusters 
     which take account of health status so as to address 
     overpayment to some plans.

     SEC. 317. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING ASSISTANCE TO 
                   LITHUANIA AND LATVIA.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) Lithuania and Latvia reestablished democracy and free 
     market economies when they regained their freedom from the 
     Soviet Union;
       (2) Lithuania and Latvia, which have made significant 
     progress since regaining their freedom, are still struggling 
     to recover from the devastation of 50 years of communist 
     domination;
       (3) the United States, which never recognized the illegal 
     incorporation of Lithuania and Latvia into the Soviet Union, 
     has provided assistance to strengthen democratic institutions 
     and free market reforms in Lithuania and Latvia since 1991;
       (4) the people of the United States enjoy close and 
     friendly relations with the people of Lithuania and Latvia;
       (5) the success of democracy and free market reform in 
     Lithuania and Latvia is important to the security and 
     economic progress of the United States; and

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       (6) the United States as well as Lithuania and Latvia would 
     benefit from the continuation of assistance which helps 
     Lithuania and Latvia to implement commercial and trade law 
     reform, sustain private sector development, and establish 
     well-trained judiciaries.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions of this resolution assume that--
       (1) adequate assistance should be provided to Lithuania and 
     Latvia in fiscal year 1998 to continue the progress they have 
     made; and
       (2) assistance to Lithuania and Latvia should be continued 
     beyond fiscal year 1998 as they continue to build democratic 
     and free market institutions.

     SEC. 318. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING A NATIONAL COMMISSION 
                   ON HIGHER EDUCATION.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the provisions of this 
     resolution assure that a national commission should be 
     established to study and make specific recommendations 
     regarding the extent to which increases in student financial 
     aid, and the extent to which Federal, State, and local laws 
     and regulations, contribute to increases in college and 
     university tuition.

     SEC. 319. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON LOCKBOX.

       It is the Sense of the Senate that the provisions of this 
     resolution assume that to ensure all savings from medicare 
     reform are used to keep the medicare program solvent, the 
     Treasury Secretary should credit the Medicare Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund (Part A) with government securities 
     equal to any savings from Medicare Supplemental Medical 
     Insurance (Part B) reforms enacted pursuant to the 
     reconciliation instructions contained in this budget 
     resolution.

     SEC. 320. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE EARNED INCOME CREDIT.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) an April 1997 study by the Internal Revenue Service of 
     Earned Income Credit (EIC) filers for tax year 1994 revealed 
     that over $4,000,000,000 of the $17,000,000,000 spent on the 
     EIC for that year was erroneously claimed and paid by the 
     IRS, resulting in a fraud and error rate of 25.8 percent;
       (2) the IRS study further concluded that EIC reforms 
     enacted by the One Hundred Fourth Congress will only lower 
     the fraud error rate to 20.7 percent, meaning over 
     $23,000,000,000 will be wasted over the next five years; and
       (3) the President's recent proposals to combat EIC fraud 
     and error contained within this budget resolution are 
     estimated to save $124,000,000 in scoreable savings over the 
     next five years and additional savings from deterrent 
     effects.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions of this resolution assume that the 
     President should propose and Congress should enact additional 
     programmatic changes sufficient to ensure that the primary 
     purpose of the EIC to encourage work over welfare is achieved 
     without wasting billions of taxpayer dollars on fraud and 
     error.

     SEC. 321. SENSE OF THE SENATE SUPPORTING LONG-TERM 
                   ENTITLEMENT REFORMS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that this resolution 
     assumes that--
       (1) entitlement spending has risen dramatically over the 
     last thirty-five years;
       (2) in 1963, mandatory spending (i.e., entitlement spending 
     and interest on the debt) made up 29.6 percent of the budget, 
     this figure rose to 61.4 percent by 1993 and is expected to 
     reach 70 percent shortly after the year 2000;
       (3) this mandatory spending is crowding out spending for 
     the traditional ``discretionary'' functions of Government 
     like clean air and water, a strong national defense, parks 
     and recreation, education, our transportation system, law 
     enforcement, research and development and other 
     infrastructure spending; and
       (4) taking significant steps sooner rather than later to 
     reform entitlement spending will not only boost economic 
     growth in this country, it will also prevent the need for 
     drastic tax and spending decisions in the next century.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the Sense of the Senate 
     that the levels in this budget resolution assume that 
     Congress and the President should work to enact structural 
     reforms in entitlement spending in 1997 and beyond which 
     sufficiently restrain the growth of mandatory spending in 
     order to keep the budget in balance over the long term, 
     extend the solvency of the Social Security and Medicare Trust 
     Funds, avoid crowding out funding for basic Government 
     functions and that every effort should be made to hold 
     mandatory spending to no more than 70 percent of the budget.

     SEC. 322. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DISASTER ASSISTANCE FUNDING.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) emergency spending adds to the deficit and total 
     spending;
       (2) the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 exempts emergency 
     spending from the discretionary spending caps and pay-go 
     requirements;
       (3) the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 expires in 1998 and 
     needs to be extended;
       (4) since the enactment of the Budget Enforcement Act, 
     Congress and the President have approved an average of 
     $5,800,000,000 per year in emergency spending; and
       (5) a natural disaster in any particular State is 
     unpredictable, by the United States is likely to experience a 
     natural disaster almost every year.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the functional totals underlying this concurrent 
     resolution on the budget assume that the Congress should 
     consider in the extension of the Budget Enforcement Act and 
     in appropriations Acts--
       (1) provisions that budget for emergencies or that require 
     emergency spending to be offset;
       (2) provisions that provide flexibility to meet emergency 
     funding requirements associated with natural disasters;
       (3) Congress and the President should consider 
     appropriating at least $5,000,000,000 every year to provide 
     for natural disaster relief; and
       (4) Congress and the President should not designate any 
     emergency spending for natural disaster relief until such 
     amounts provided in regular appropriations are exhausted.

     SEC. 323. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON ENFORCEMENT OF BIPARTISAN 
                   BUDGET AGREEMENT.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) the bipartisan budget agreement is contingent upon--
       (A) favorable economic conditions for the next 5 years;
       (B) accurate estimates of the fiscal impacts of assumptions 
     in this resolution; and
       (C) enactment of legislation to reduce the deficit; and
       (2) if any of the conditions in paragraph (1) are not met, 
     our ability to achieve a balanced budget by 2002 will be 
     jeopardized.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the functional totals and limits in this resolution 
     assume that--
       (1) reconciliation legislation should include legislation 
     to enforce the targets set forth in the bipartisan budget 
     agreement and to ensure the balanced budget goal is met; and
       (2) such legislation shall--
       (A) establish procedures to ensure the agreement is 
     enforced in every year;
       (B) require that the President's annual budget and annual 
     Congressional concurrent resolutions on the budget comply the 
     agreement in every year;
       (C) consider provisions which provide that if the deficit 
     is below or the surplus is above the deficits projected in 
     the agreement in any year, such savings are locked in for 
     deficit and debt reduction; and
       (D) consider provisions which budget for and control 
     emergency spending in order to prevent the use of emergencies 
     to evade the budget agreement.

     SEC. 324. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE NATIONAL 
                   INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) heart disease was the leading cause of death for both 
     men and women in every year from 1970 to 1993;
       (2) mortality rates for individuals suffering from prostate 
     cancer, skin cancer, and kidney cancer continue to rise;
       (3) the mortality rate for African American women suffering 
     from diabetes is 134 percent higher than the mortality rate 
     of Caucasian women suffering from diabetes;
       (4) asthma rates for children increased 58 percent from 
     1982 to 1992;
       (5) nearly half of all American women between the ages of 
     65 and 75 reported having arthritis;
       (6) AIDS is the leading cause of death for Americans 
     between the ages of 24 and 44;
       (7) the Institute of Medicine has described United States 
     clinical research to be ``in a state of crisis'' and the 
     National Academy of Sciences concluded in 1994 that ``the 
     present cohort of clinical investigators is not adequate'';
       (8) biomedical research has been shown to be effective in 
     saving lives and reducing health care expenditures;
       (9) research sponsored by the National Institutes of Health 
     has contributed significantly to the first overall reduction 
     in cancer death rates since record keeping was instituted;
       (10) research sponsored by the National Institutes of 
     Health has resulted in the identification of genetic 
     mutations for osteoporosis; Lou Gehrig's Disease, cystic 
     fibrosis, and Huntington's Disease; breast, skin and prostate 
     cancer; and a variety of other illnesses;
       (11) research sponsored by the National Institutes of 
     Health has been key to the development of Magnetic Resonance 
     Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanning 
     technologies;
       (12) research sponsored by the National Institutes of 
     Health has developed effective treatments for Acute 
     Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Today, 80 percent of children 
     diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia are alive and 
     free of the disease after 5 years; and
       (13) research sponsored by the National Institutes of 
     Health contributed to the development of a new, cost-saving 
     cure for peptic ulcers.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that this Resolution assumes that--
       (1) appropriations for the National Institutes of Health 
     should be increased by 100 percent over the next 5 fiscal 
     years; and
       (2) appropriations for the National Institutes of Health 
     should be increased by $2,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 
     over the amount appropriated in fiscal year 1997.

     SEC. 325. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING CERTAIN ELDERLY LEGAL 
                   ALIENS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the provisions of this 
     resolution assume that--

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       (1) the Committee on Finance will include in its 
     recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 
     changes in laws within the jurisdiction of the Committee on 
     Finance that allow certain elderly, legal immigrants who will 
     cease to receive benefits under the supplemental security 
     income program as a result of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-
     193; 110 Stat. 2105) to continue to receive benefits during a 
     redetermination or reapplication period to determine if such 
     aliens would qualify for such benefits on the basis of being 
     disabled; and
       (2) the Committee on Finance in developing these 
     recommendations should offset the additional cost of this 
     proposal out of other programs within the jurisdiction of the 
     Committee on Finance.

     SEC. 326. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING RETROACTIVE TAXES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) in general, the practice of increasing a tax 
     retroactively is fundamentally unfair to taxpayers; and
       (2) retroactive taxation is disruptive to families and 
     small business in their ability to plan and budget.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the levels in this budget resolution assume that--
       (1) except for closing tax loopholes, no revenues should be 
     generated from any retroactively increased tax; and
       (2) the Congress and the President should work together to 
     ensure that any revenue generating proposal contained within 
     reconciliation legislation pursuant to this concurrent 
     resolution proposal, except those proposals closing tax 
     loopholes, should take effect prospectively.

     SEC. 327. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND 
                   BALANCING THE BUDGET.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) this budget resolution is projected to balance the 
     unified budget of the United States in fiscal year 2002;
       (2) section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 
     requires that the deficit be computed without counting the 
     annual surpluses of the Social Security Trust Funds; and
       (3) if the deficit were calculated according to the 
     requirements of section 13301, this budget resolution would 
     be projected to result in a deficit of $108,700,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2002.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the assumptions underlying this budget resolution assume 
     that after balancing the unified Federal budget, the Congress 
     should continue efforts to reduce the on-budget deficit, so 
     that the Federal budget will be balanced without counting 
     social security surpluses.

     SEC. 328. SENSE OF THE SENATE SUPPORTING SUFFICIENT FUNDING 
                   FOR VETERANS PROGRAMS AND BENEFITS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) veterans and their families represent approximately 27 
     percent of the United States population;
       (2) more than 20 million of our 26 million living veterans 
     served during wartime, sacrificing their freedom so that we 
     may have ours; and
       (3) veterans have earned the benefits promised to them.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the assumptions underlying this Budget Resolution 
     assume that the 602(b) allocation to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs will be sufficient in fiscal year 1998 to 
     fully fund all discretionary veterans programs, including 
     medical care; and
       (2) funds collected from legislation to improve the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs' ability to collect and retain 
     reimbursement from third-party payers ought to be used to 
     supplement, not supplant, an adequate appropriation for 
     medical care.

     SEC. 329. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION 
                   CLARIFYING AMENDMENT.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
       (1) Domestic violence is the leading cause of physical 
     injury to women. The Department of Justice estimates that 
     over 1,000,000 violent crimes against women are committed by 
     intimate partners annually.
       (2) Domestic violence dramatically affects the victim's 
     ability to participate in the workforce. A University of 
     Minnesota survey reported that \1/4\ of battered women 
     surveyed had lost a job partly because of being abused and 
     that over \1/2\ of these women had been harassed by their 
     abuser at work.
       (3) Domestic violence is often intensified as women seek to 
     gain economic independence through attending school or 
     training programs. Batterers have been reported to prevent 
     women from attending these programs or sabotage their efforts 
     at self-improvement.
       (4) Nationwide surveys of service providers prepared by the 
     Taylor Institute of Chicago, Illinois, document, for the 
     first time, the interrelationship between domestic violence 
     and welfare by showing that from 34 percent to 65 percent of 
     AFDC recipients are current or past victims of domestic 
     violence.
       (5) Over \1/2\ of the women surveyed stayed with their 
     batterers because they lacked the resources to support 
     themselves and their children. The surveys also found that 
     the availability of economic support is a critical factor in 
     poor women's ability to leave abusive situations that 
     threaten them and their children.
       (6) The restructuring of the welfare programs may impact 
     the availability of the economic support and the safety net 
     necessary to enable poor women to flee abuse without risking 
     homelessness and starvation for their families.
       (7) In recognition of this finding, the Committee on the 
     Budget of the Senate in considering the 1997 Resolution on 
     the budget of the United States unanimously adopted a sense 
     of the Congress amendment concerning domestic violence and 
     Federal assistance. Subsequently, Congress adopted the family 
     violence option amendment as part of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996.
       (8) The family violence option gives States the flexibility 
     to grant temporary waivers from time limits and work 
     requirements for domestic violence victims who would suffer 
     extreme hardship from the application of these provisions. 
     These waivers were not intended to be included as part of the 
     permanent 20 percent hardship exemption.
       (9) The Department of Health and Human Services has been 
     slow to issue regulations regarding this provision. As a 
     result, States are hesitant to fully implement the family 
     violence option fearing that it will interfere with the 20 
     percent hardship exemption.
       (10) Currently 15 States have opted to include the family 
     violence option in their welfare plans, and 13 other States 
     have included some type of domestic violence provisions in 
     their plans.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
     the provisions of this resolution assume that--
       (1) States should not be subject to any numerical limits in 
     granting domestic violence good cause waivers under section 
     402(a)(7)(A)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     602(a)(7)(A)(iii)) to individuals receiving assistance, for 
     all requirements where compliance with such requirements 
     would make it more difficult for individuals receiving 
     assistance to escape domestic violence; and
       (2) any individual who is granted a domestic violence good 
     cause waiver by a State shall not be included in the States' 
     20 percent hardship exemption under section 408(a)(7) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(7)).

     SEC. 330. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING ASSISTANCE TO AMTRAK.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) Amtrak is in a financial crisis, with growing and 
     substantial debt obligations approaching $2,000,000,000;
       (2) Amtrak has not been authorized since 1994;
       (3) the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation favorably reported legislation to reform 
     Amtrak during the last two Congresses, but no legislation was 
     enacted;
       (4) the Finance Committee favorably reported legislation in 
     the last Congress that created a dedicated trust fund for 
     Amtrak, but no legislation was enacted;
       (5) in 1997 Amtrak testified before the Congress that it 
     cannot survive beyond 1998 without comprehensive legislative 
     reforms and a dedicated source of capital funding; and
       (6) Congress is obligated to invest Federal tax dollars 
     responsibly and to reduce waste and inefficiency in Federal 
     programs, including Amtrak.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions of this resolution assume that--
       (1) legislative reform is urgently needed to address 
     Amtrak's financial and operational problems;
       (2) Congress should allocate additional Federal dollars to 
     Amtrak in conjunction with reforms requested by Amtrak to 
     address its precarious financial situation; and
       (3) the distribution of money from any new fund to finance 
     an intercity rail passenger fund should be implemented in 
     conjunction with legislation to reauthorize and reform the 
     National Rail Passenger Corporation.

     SEC. 331. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE PROTECTION OF 
                   CHILDREN'S HEALTH.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) Today's children and the next generation of children 
     are the prime beneficiaries of a balanced Federal budget. 
     Without a balanced budget, today's children will bear the 
     increasing burden of the Federal debt. Continued deficit 
     spending would doom future generations to slower economic 
     growth, higher taxes, and lower living standards.
       (2) The health of children is essential to the future 
     economic and social well-being of the Nation.
       (3) The medicaid program provides health coverage for over 
     17,000,000 children, or 1 out of every 4 children.
       (4) While children represent \1/2\ of all individuals 
     eligible for medicaid, children account for less than 25 
     percent of expenditures under the medicaid program.
       (5) Disproportionate share hospital (DSH) funding under the 
     medicaid program has allowed States to provide health care 
     services to thousands of uninsured pregnant women and 
     children. DSH funding under the medicaid program is critical 
     for these populations.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions of this resolution assume that the health 
     care needs of low-income pregnant women and children should 
     be a top priority. Careful study must be made of the impact 
     of medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) reform 
     proposals on children's health and on vital sources of care, 
     including children's hos

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     pitals. Any restrictions on DSH funding under the medicaid 
     program should not harm State medicaid coverage of children 
     and pregnant women.

     SEC. 332. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DEPOSITING ALL FEDERAL 
                   GASOLINE TAXES INTO THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) Since 1956, Federal gasoline excise tax revenues have 
     generally been deposited in the Highway Trust Fund and 
     reserved for transportation uses.
       (2) In 1993, Congress and the President enacted the first 
     permanent increase in the Federal gasoline excise tax which 
     was dedicated to general revenues, not the Highway Trust 
     Fund.
       (3) Over the next five years, approximately $7,000,000,000 
     per year in Federal gasoline excise tax revenues will be 
     deposited in the general fund of the Treasury, rather than 
     the Highway Trust Fund.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions in this resolution assume that Congress 
     should in the extension of the Budget Enforcement Act, ISTEA 
     reauthorization, appropriations Acts, and in any revenue 
     bills, consider dedicating all revenues from Federal gasoline 
     excise taxes, including amounts dedicated to general revenues 
     in 1993, to the Highway Trust Fund so that such taxes may be 
     used for the purpose to which they have historically been 
     dedicated, promoting transportation infrastructure and 
     building roads.

     SEC. 333. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
       (1) Scientific research on the development of the brain has 
     confirmed that the early childhood years, particularly from 
     birth to the age of 3, are critical to children's 
     development.
       (2) Studies repeatedly have shown that good quality child 
     care helps children develop well, enter school ready to 
     succeed, improve their skills, cognitive abilities and 
     socioemotional development, improve classroom learning 
     behavior, and stay safe while their parents work. Further, 
     quality early childhood programs can positively affect 
     children's long-term success in school achievement, higher 
     earnings as adults, decrease reliance on public assistance 
     and decrease involvement with the criminal justice system.
       (3) The first of the National Education Goals, endorsed by 
     the Nation's governors, passed by Congress and signed into 
     law by President Bush, stated that by the year 2000, every 
     child should enter school ready to learn and that access to a 
     high quality early childhood education program was integral 
     to meeting this goal.
       (4) According to data compiled by the RAND Corporation, 
     while 90 percent of human brain growth occurs by the age of 
     3, public spending on children in that age range equals only 
     8 percent of spending on all children. A vast majority of 
     public spending on children occurs after the brain has gone 
     through its most dramatic changes, often to correct problems 
     that should have been addressed during early childhood 
     development.
       (5) According to the Department of Education, of 
     $29,400,000,000 in current estimated education expenditures, 
     only $1,500,000,000, or 5 percent, is spent on children from 
     birth to age 5. The vast majority is spent on children over 
     age 5.
       (6) A new commitment to quality child care and early 
     childhood education is a necessary response to the fact that 
     children from birth to the age of 3 are spending more time in 
     care away from their homes. Almost 60 percent of women in the 
     workforce have children under the age of 3 requiring care.
       (7) Many States and communities are currently experimenting 
     with innovative programs directed at early childhood care and 
     education in a variety of care settings, including the home. 
     States and local communities are best able to deliver 
     efficient, cost-effective services, but while such programs 
     are long on demand, they are short on resources. Additional 
     Federal resources should not create new bureaucracy, but 
     build on successful locally driven efforts.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the budget totals and levels in this resolution assume 
     that funds ought to be directed toward increasing the supply 
     of quality child care, early childhood education, and teacher 
     and parent training for children from birth through age 3.

     SEC. 334. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) there is no direct linkage between the fuel taxes 
     deposited in the Highway Trust Fund and the transportation 
     spending from the Highway Trust Fund;
       (2) the Federal budget process has severed this linkage by 
     dividing revenues and spending into separate budget 
     categories with--
       (A) fuel taxes deposited in the Highway Trust Fund as 
     revenues; and
       (B) most spending from the Highway Trust Fund in the 
     discretionary category;
       (3) each budget category referred to in paragraph (2) has 
     its own rules and procedures; and
       (4) under budget rules in effect prior to the date of 
     adoption of this resolution, an increase in fuel taxes 
     permits increased spending to be included in the budget, but 
     not for increased Highway Trust Fund spending.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) in this session of Congress, Congress should, within a 
     unified budget, consider changing the Federal budget process 
     to establish a linkage between the fuel taxes deposited in 
     the Highway Trust Fund, including any fuel tax increases that 
     may be enacted into law after the date of adoption of this 
     resolution, and the spending from the Highway Trust Fund; and
       (2) changes to the budgetary treatment of the Highway Trust 
     Fund should not result in total program levels for highways 
     or mass transit that is inconsistent with those assumed under 
     the resolution.

     SEC. 335. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING TAX INCENTIVES FOR 
                   THE COST OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the provisions of this 
     resolution assume that any revenue reconciliation bill should 
     include tax incentives for the cost of post-secondary 
     education, including expenses of workforce education and 
     training at vocational schools and community colleges.

     SEC. 336. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON ADDITIONAL TAX CUTS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that nothing in this 
     resolution shall be construed as prohibiting Congress in 
     future years from providing additional tax relief if the cost 
     of such tax relief is offset by reductions in spending or 
     increases in revenue from alternative sources.

     SEC. 337. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TRUTH IN BUDGETING 
                   AND SPECTRUM AUCTIONS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) the electromagnetic spectrum is the property of the 
     American people and is managed on their behalf by the Federal 
     Government;
       (2) the spectrum is a highly valuable and limited natural 
     resource;
       (3) the auctioning of spectrum has raised billions of 
     dollars for the Treasury;
       (4) the estimates made regarding the value of spectrum in 
     the past have proven unreliable, having previously 
     understated and now overstating its worth; and
       (5) because estimates of spectrum value depend on a number 
     of technological, economic, market forces, and other 
     variables that cannot be predicted or completely controlled, 
     it is not possible to reliably estimate the value of a given 
     segment of spectrum; therefore,
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that as auctions occur as assumed by this resolution, the 
     Congress shall take such steps as necessary to reconcile the 
     difference between actual revenues raised and estimates made 
     and shall reduce spending and make other appropriate 
     adjustments accordingly if such auctions raise less revenue 
     than projected.

     SEC. 338. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON HIGHWAY DEMONSTRATION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) 10 demonstration projects totaling $362,000,000 were 
     listed for special line-item funding in the Surface 
     Transportation Assistance Act of 1982;
       (2) 152 demonstration projects totaling $1,400,000,000 were 
     named in the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation 
     Assistance Act of 1987;
       (3) 64 percent of the funding for the 152 projects had not 
     been obligated after 5 years and State transportation 
     officials determined the projects added little, if any, to 
     meeting their transportation infrastructure priorities;
       (4) 538 location specific projects totaling $6,230,000,000 
     were included in the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991;
       (5) more than $3,300,000,000 of the funds authorized for 
     the 538 location-specific projects remained unobligated as of 
     January 31, 1997;
       (6) the General Accounting Office determined that 31 States 
     plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico would have 
     received more funding if the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act location-specific project funds 
     were redistributed as Federal-aid highway program 
     apportionments;
       (7) this type of project funding diverts Highway Trust Fund 
     money away from State transportation priorities established 
     under the formula allocation process and under the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation and Efficiency Act of 1991;
       (8) on June 20, 1995, by a vote of 75 yeas to 21 nays, the 
     Senate voted to prohibit the use of Federal Highway Trust 
     Fund money for future demonstration projects;
       (9) the Intermodal Surface Transportation and Efficiency 
     Act of 1991 expires at the end of fiscal year 1997; and
       (10) hundreds of funding requests for specific 
     transportation projects in Congressional Districts have been 
     submitted in the House of Representatives.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) notwithstanding different views on existing Highway 
     Trust Fund distribution formulas, funding for demonstration 
     projects or other similarly titled projects diverts Highway 
     Trust Fund money away from State priorities and deprives 
     States of the ability to adequately address their 
     transportation needs;
       (2) States are best able to determine the priorities for 
     allocating Federal-Aid-To-Highway monies within their 
     jurisdiction;
       (3) Congress should not divert limited Highway Trust Fund 
     resources away from State transportation priorities by 
     authorizing new highway projects; and
       (4) Congress should not authorize any new demonstration 
     projects or other similarly-titled projects.

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     SEC. 339. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE USE OF BUDGET 
                   SAVINGS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) Poverty rates among the elderly are at the lowest level 
     since our Nation began to keep poverty statistics, due in 
     large part to the social security system and the medicare 
     program.
       (2) Twenty-two percent of every dollar spent by the Federal 
     Government goes to the social security system.
       (3) Eleven percent of every dollar spent by the Federal 
     Government goes to the medicare program.
       (4) Currently, spending on the elderly accounts for \1/3\ 
     of the Federal budget and more than \1/2\ of all domestic 
     spending other than interest on the national debt.
       (5) Future generations of Americans must be guaranteed the 
     same value from the social security system as past covered 
     recipients.
       (6) According to the 1997 report of the Managing Trustee 
     for the social security trust funds, the accumulated balance 
     in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund is 
     estimated to fall to zero by 2029, and the estimated payroll 
     tax at that time will be sufficient to cover only 75 percent 
     of the benefits owed to retirees at that time.
       (7) The accumulated balance in the Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund is estimated to fall to zero by 2001.
       (8) While the Federal budget deficit has shrunk for the 
     fourth straight year to $67,000,000,000 in 1997, measures 
     need to be taken to ensure that trend continues.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions of this resolution assume that budget 
     savings in the mandatory spending area should be used--
       (1) to protect and enhance the retirement security of the 
     American people by ensuring the long-term future of the 
     social security system;
       (2) to protect and enhance the health care security of 
     senior citizens by ensuring the long-term future of the 
     medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); and
       (3) to restore and maintain Federal budget discipline to 
     ensure that the level of private investment necessary for 
     long-term economic growth and prosperity is available.

     SEC. 340. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE VALUE OF THE 
                   SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM FOR FUTURE RETIREES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The social security system has allowed a generation of 
     Americans to retire with dignity. Today, 13 percent of the 
     population is 65 or older and by 2030, 20 percent of the 
     population will be 65 or older. More than \1/2\ of the 
     elderly do not receive private pensions and more than \1/3\ 
     have no income from assets.
       (2) For 60 percent of all senior citizens, social security 
     benefits provide almost 80 percent of their retirement 
     income. For 80 percent of all senior citizens, social 
     security benefits provide over 50 percent of their retirement 
     income.
       (3) Poverty rates among the elderly are at the lowest level 
     since the United States began to keep poverty statistics, due 
     in large part to the social security system.
       (4) Seventy-eight percent of Americans pay more in payroll 
     taxes than they do in income taxes.
       (5) According to the 1997 report of the Managing Trustee 
     for the social security trust funds, the accumulated balance 
     in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund is 
     estimated to fall to zero by 2029, and the estimated payroll 
     tax at that time will be sufficient to cover only 75 percent 
     of the benefits owed to retirees at that time.
       (6) The average American retiring in the year 2015 will pay 
     $250,000 in payroll taxes over the course of his or her 
     working career.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions of this resolution assume that no change 
     in the social security system should be made that would 
     reduce the value of the social security system for future 
     generations of retirees.

     SEC. 341. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH DIVIDEND 
                   PROTECTION.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that with respect to the 
     revenue levels established under this resolution--
       (1) according to the President's own economists, the tax 
     burden on Americans is the highest ever at 31.7 percent;
       (2) according to the National Taxpayers Union, the average 
     American family now pays almost 40 percent of their income in 
     State, local, and Federal taxes;
       (3) between 1978 and 1985, while the top marginal rate on 
     capital gains was cut almost in half--from 35 to 20 percent--
     total annual Federal receipts from the tax almost tripled 
     from $9,100,000,000 annually to $26,500,000,000 annually;
       (4) conversely, when Congress raised the rate in 1986, 
     revenues actually fell well below what was anticipated;
       (5) economists across-the-board predict that cutting the 
     capital gains rate will result in a revenue windfall for the 
     Treasury; and
       (6) while a USA Today poll from this March found 70 percent 
     of the American people believe that they need a tax cut, 
     under this resolution Federal spending will grow 17 percent 
     over five years while the net tax cuts are less than 1 
     percent of the total tax burden.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
     with respect to the revenue levels established under this 
     resolution, to the extent that actual revenues exceed the 
     revenues projected under this resolution due to higher than 
     anticipated economic growth, that revenue windfall should be 
     reserved exclusively for additional tax cuts and/or deficit 
     reduction.

     SEC. 342. SENSE OF THE SENATE SUPPORTING FEDERAL, STATE, AND 
                   LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) Our Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers 
     provide essential services that preserve and protect our 
     freedoms and security, and with the support of Federal 
     assistance, State and local law enforcement officers have 
     succeeded in reducing the national scourge of violent crime, 
     as illustrated by a murder rate in 1996 that is projected to 
     be the lowest since 1971 and a violent crime total in 1996 
     that is the lowest since 1990.
       (2) Through a comprehensive effort to attack violence 
     against women mounted by State and local law enforcement, and 
     dedicated volunteers and professionals who provide victim 
     services, shelter, counseling, and advocacy to battered women 
     and their children, important strides have been made against 
     the national scourge of violence against women, illustrated 
     by the decline in the murder rate for wives, ex-wives, and 
     girlfriends at the hands of their ``intimates'' fell to a 19-
     year low in 1995.
       (3) Federal, State, and local law enforcement efforts need 
     continued financial commitment from the Federal Government 
     for funding and financial assistance to continue their 
     efforts to combat violent crime and violence against women.
       (4) Federal, State and local law enforcement also face 
     other challenges which require continued financial commitment 
     from the Federal Government, including regaining control over 
     the Southwest Border, where drug trafficking and illegal 
     immigration continue to threaten public safety and menace 
     residents on the border and throughout the Nation.
       (5) The Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund established in 
     section 310001 the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
     Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) fully funds the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, including the 
     Violence Against Women Act, without adding to the Federal 
     budget deficit.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions and the functional totals underlying this 
     resolution assume that--
       (1) the Federal Government's commitment to fund Federal law 
     enforcement programs and programs to assist State and local 
     efforts to combat violent crime, including violence against 
     women, will be maintained; and
       (2) funding for the Violent Crime Reduction program will 
     continue as authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994.

     SEC. 343. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN 
                   PREVENTION OF DRUG USE BY CHILDREN.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the provisions of this 
     resolution assume that, from resources available in this 
     budget resolution, a portion should be set aside for a 
     national grassroots volunteer effort to encourage parental 
     education and involvement in youth drug prevention and to 
     create a drug-intolerant culture for our children.

       And the Senate agree to the same.
     John R. Kasich,
     David L. Hobson,
     John M. Spratt, Jr.,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Pete V. Domenici,
     Chuck Grassley,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
                              Managers on the Part of the Senate. 

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. KASICH, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, 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

327

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affirmative

Nays

97

para. 59.12                   [Roll No. 166]

                                YEAS--327

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn

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     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--97

     Barton
     Becerra
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Engel
     Evans
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Kucinich
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Markey
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weygand
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Andrews
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Farr
     Goode
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Pickering
     Schiff
     Turner
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 59.13  department of state authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, pursuant to House Resolution 159 
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. 1757) to consolidate international affairs agencies, to 
authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
  Mr. LaHOOD, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair.

para. 59.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CAMPBELL to the 
amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. CAMPBELL:

       Page 1, strike all following the title designation and 
     insert the following:

     SEC.  . POPULATION PLANNING ACTIVITIES OR OTHER POPULATION 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act or any other provision of law, none of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by this Act for population 
     planning activities or other population assistance may be 
     made available 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 or 
     rape or incest.
       (2) The limitation contained in paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to the treatment of injuries or illness caused by 
     unsafe abortions.
       (b) Limitations on Lobbying Activities.--(1) 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other 
     provision of law, none of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act for population planning activities 
     or other population assistance may be made available to lobby 
     for or against abortion.
       (2) The limitation contained in paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to activities in opposition to coercive abortion or 
     involuntary sterilization.

     SEC.  . UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND.

       (a) Limitation.--Subject to subsections (b), (c), and 
     (d)(2), of the amounts made available for each of the fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 to carry out part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, not more than $25,000,000 shall be 
     available for each such fiscal year for the United Nations 
     Population Fund.
       (b) Prohibition on Use of Funds in China.--None of the 
     funds made available under this section shall be made 
     available for a country program in the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (c) Conditions on Availability of Funds.--(1) Not more than 
     one-half of the amount made available to the United Nations 
     Population Fund under this section may be provided to the 
     Fund before March 1 of the fiscal year for which funds are 
     made available.
       (2) Amounts made available for each of the fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999 under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 for the United Nations Populations Fund may not be made 
     available to the Fund unless--
       (A) the Fund maintains amounts made available to the Fund 
     under this section in an account separate from accounts of 
     the Fund for other funds; and
       (B) the Fund does not commingle amounts made available to 
     the Fund under this section with other funds.
       (d) Reports.--(1) Not later than February 15, 1998, and 
     February 15, 1999, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees indicating 
     the amount of funds that the United Nations Population Fund 
     is budgeting for the year in which the report is submitted 
     for a country program in the People's Republic of China.
       (2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that the 
     United Nations Population Fund plans to spend China country 
     program funds in the People's Republic of China in the year 
     covered by the report, then the amount of such funds that the 
     Fund plans to spend in the People's Republic of China shall 
     be deducted from the funds made available to the Fund after 
     March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year 
     in which the report is submitted.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:

       Insert at the end of the bill the following new title:

  TITLE   . UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO FORCED ABORTION AND 
         FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS THAT PERFORM OR PROMOTE ABORTION

     SEC.   . FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS THAT PERFORM OR PROMOTE 
                   ABORTION.

       Section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, Public 
     Law 87-195, is amended by the addition of the following 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Restriction on Assistance to Foreign Organizations 
     that Perform or Actively Promote Abortions.--
       ``(1) Performance of Abortions.--
       ``(a) Notwithstanding section 614 of this Act or any other 
     provision of law, no funds appropriated for population 
     planning activities or other population assistance 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 pregnancy were carried to term or in cases of forcible 
     rape or incest.
       ``(b) Paragraph (a) 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.

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       ``(2) Lobbying activities.--
       ``(a) Notwithstanding section 614 of this Act or any other 
     provision of law, no funds appropriated for population 
     planning activities or other population assistance 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, 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.
       ``(b) Paragraph (a) shall not apply to activities in 
     opposition to coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.
       ``(3) The prohibitions of this subsection apply to funds 
     made available to 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 sub-
     grantee.''

     SEC.   . FORCED ABORTION IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       Section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, Public 
     Law 87-195, is amended by the addition of the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(i) Limitation Relating to Forced Abortions in the 
     People's Republic of China.--Notwithstanding section 614 of 
     this Act or any other provision of law, no funds may be made 
     available for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 
     any fiscal year unless the President certifies that (1) UNFPA 
     has terminated all activities in the People's Republic of 
     China, and the United States has received assurances that 
     UNFPA will conduct no such activities during the fiscal year 
     for which the funds are to be made available; 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.'' 

It was decided in the

Yeas

200

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

218

para. 59.15                   [Roll No. 167]

                                AYES--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--218

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Forbes
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Andrews
     Burton
     Davis (FL)
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Farr
     Goode
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     McIntosh
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Pickering
     Schiff
     Smith (MI)
     Turner
  So the amendment to the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 59.16  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

232

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

189

para. 59.17                   [Roll No. 168]

                                AYES--232

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton

[[Page 644]]


     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Andrews
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Farr
     Goode
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Matsui
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Schiff
     Turner
     White
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 59.18  order of business--further consideration of h.r. 1757

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1757) to 
consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize appropriations 
for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 
and 1999, and for other purposes, in the Committee of the Whole House on 
the state of the Union, pursuant to House Resolution 159, each further 
amendment to the bill, and all amendments thereto, shall be debatable 
for ten minutes, equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, except the following amendments: amendments en bloc offered by 
the chairman of the Committee on International Relations pursuant to 
this unanimous consent agreement; the amendment by Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
Island regarding Indonesia; the amendment by Mr. Miller of California 
regarding Cuba; the amendment by Mr. Schumer regarding Egypt; the 
amendment by Mr. Paxon or Mr. Engel regarding Palestinian land 
transactions; the amendment by Mr. Ney regarding Libya; the amendment by 
Mr. Sanford regarding authorization levels; the amendment by Ms. 
McKinney regarding arms transfer code of conduct; the amendment by Mr. 
Capps regarding Tibet; the amendment by Mr. Gilman regarding counter-
narcotics authorities; the amendment by Mr. Hamilton; and the amendment 
by Mr. Gilman; and
  Ordered further, That at any time the Chairman of the Committee on 
International Relations or a designee may, with the concurrence of the 
ranking minority member of that committee or a designee, offer 
amendments en bloc; that amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this 
unanimous consent agreement shall be considered as read, shall not be 
subject to amendment, shall not be subject to a demand for a division of 
the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole, and may 
amend portions of the bill previously read for amendment; and 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.

para. 59.19  message from the president

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

para. 59.20  recess--4:07 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 7 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5 p.m.

para. 59.21  after recess--5:14 p.m.

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

para. 59.22  order of business--consideration of the conference report on 
          h.r. 1469

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it be in order at any time today to consider a 
conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1469) making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for 
overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes; that all points 
of order against the conference report and against its consideration be 
waived; and that the conference report be considered as read when called 
up.

para. 59.23  emergency supplemental appropriation

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, called 
up the following conference report (Rept. No. 105-119):

       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 recovery from 
     natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, 
     including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1997, and for other purposes, namely:

 TITLE I--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                                DEFENSE

                               CHAPTER 1

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', 
     $306,800,000: 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.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'', 
     $7,900,000: 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'', $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, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $29,100,000: 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.

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

             Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund


                     (Including Transfer Of Funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Overseas Contingency 
     Operations Transfer Fund'',

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     $1,430,100,000: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may 
     transfer these funds only to Department of Defense operation 
     and maintenance accounts: Provided further, That the funds 
     transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for 
     the same purposes and for the same time period, as the 
     appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That 
     the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority available to the 
     Department of Defense: 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.

                      OPLAN 34A/35 P.O.W. Payments

       For payments to individuals under section 657 of Public Law 
     104-201, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

               Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Fund

       For an additional amount for the ``Reserve Mobilization 
     Income Insurance Fund'', $72,000,000, 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.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 1


                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 101. The Secretary of the Navy shall transfer up to 
     $23,000,000 to ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'' 
     from the following accounts in the specified amounts, to be 
     available only for reimbursing costs incurred for repairing 
     damage caused by hurricanes, flooding, and other natural 
     disasters during 1996 and 1997 to real property and 
     facilities at Marine Corps facilities (including Camp 
     Lejeune, North Carolina; Cherry Point, North Carolina; and 
     the Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, 
     California);
       ``Military Personnel, Marine Corps'', $4,000,000;
       ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $11,000,000;
       ``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps, 1996/
     1998'', $4,000,000; and
       ``Procurement, Marine Corps, 1996/1998'', $4,000,000.
       Sec. 102. In addition to the amounts appropriated in title 
     VI of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1997 (as 
     contained in section 101(b) of Public Law 104-208), under the 
     heading ``Defense Health Program'', $21,000,000 is hereby 
     appropriated and made available only for the provision of 
     direct patient care at military treatment facilities.
       Sec. 103. In addition to the amounts appropriated in title 
     II of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1997 (as 
     contained in section 101(b) of Public Law 104-208), under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', 
     $10,000,000 is hereby appropriated and made available only 
     for force protection and counter-terrorism initiatives.
       Sec. 104. In addition to the amounts provided in Public Law 
     104-208, $25,800,000 is appropriated under the heading 
     ``Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster and Civic Aid'': Provided, 
     That from the funds available under that heading, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall make a grant in the amount of 
     $25,800,000 to the American Red Cross for Armed Forces 
     emergency services.
       Sec. 105. Report on Cost and Source of Funds for Military 
     Activities Relating to Bosnia.--(a) Not later than 60 days 
     after enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
     Congress the report described in subsection (b).
       (b) Report Elements.--The report referred to in subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) A detailed description of the estimated cumulative cost 
     of all United States activities relating to Bosnia after 
     December 1, 1995, including--
       (A) the cost of all deployments, training activities, and 
     mobilization and other preparatory activities of the Armed 
     Forces; and
       (B) the cost of all other activities relating to United 
     States policy toward Bosnia, including humanitarian 
     assistance, reconstruction assistance, aid and other 
     financial assistance, the rescheduling or forgiveness of 
     bilateral or multilateral aid, in-kind contributions, and any 
     other activities of the United States Government.
       (2) A detailed accounting of the source of funds obligated 
     or expended to meet the costs described in paragraph (1), 
     including--
       (A) in the case of expenditures of funds of Department of 
     Defense, a breakdown of such expenditures by military service 
     or defense agency, line item, and program; and
       (B) in the case of expenditures of funds of other 
     departments and agencies of the United States, a breakdown of 
     such expenditures by department or agency and by program.
       Sec. 106. For an additional amount for ``Family Housing, 
     Navy and Marine Corps'' to cover the incremental Operation 
     and Maintenance costs arising from hurricane damage to family 
     housing units at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North 
     Carolina and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North 
     Carolina, $6,480,000, as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2854.

                               CHAPTER 2

                              RESCISSIONS

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $57,000,000 are rescinded.

                        Military Personnel, Navy


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $18,000,000 are rescinded.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $5,000,000 are rescinded.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $23,000,000 are rescinded.

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $196,000,000 are rescinded.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $51,000,000 are rescinded.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $3,000,000 are rescinded.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $117,000,000 are rescinded.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $25,000,000 are rescinded.

                    Environmental Restoration, Army


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $250,000 are rescinded.

                    Environmental Restoration, Navy


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $250,000 are rescinded.

                  Environmental Restoration, Air Force


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $250,000 are rescinded.

                Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $250,000 are rescinded.

         Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $250,000 are rescinded.

                  Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $2,000,000 are rescinded.

                              PROCUREMENT

                       Aircraft Procurement, Army


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $1,085,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-61, $5,000,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $13,000,000 are rescinded.

                       Missile Procurement, Army


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $2,707,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $24,000,000 are rescinded.

        Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $2,296,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-61, $15,400,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $5,000,000 are rescinded.

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $3,236,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-61, $18,000,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $11,000,000 are rescinded.

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                        Other Procurement, Army


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $2,502,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $21,000,000 are rescinded.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $34,000,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $52,000,000 are rescinded.

                       Weapons Procurement, Navy


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $16,000,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $6,000,000 are rescinded.

            Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $812,000 are rescinded.

                   Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-396, $10,000,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-139, $18,700,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $33,000,000 are rescinded.

                        Other Procurement, Navy


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $4,237,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-61, $3,000,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $8,000,000 are rescinded.

                       Procurement, Marine Corps


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $1,207,000 are rescinded.

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $49,376,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-61, $40,000,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $41,000,000 are rescinded.

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $16,020,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $163,000,000 are rescinded.

                  Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-61, $7,700,000 are rescinded.

                      Other Procurement, Air Force


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $3,659,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-61, $10,000,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $20,000,000 are rescinded.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $8,860,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-61, $16,113,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $5,000,000 are rescinded.

                  National Guard and Reserve Equipment


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $5,029,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $8,000,000 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 104-61, $4,366,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $18,000,000 are rescinded.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-61, $16,878,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $9,600,000 are rescinded.

         Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-61, $24,245,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $172,000,000 are rescinded.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-61, $95,714,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $87,000,000 are rescinded.

               Developmental Test and Evaluation, Defense


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-61, $6,692,000 are rescinded.

                Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-61, $160,000 are rescinded.

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     National Defense Sealift Fund


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $25,200,000 are rescinded.

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $21,000,000 are rescinded.

           Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $456,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-61, $20,652,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $27,000,000 are rescinded.

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $2,000,000 are rescinded.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 2


                             (RESCISSIONS)

       Sec. 201. Of the funds appropriated in the Military 
     Construction Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-32), 
     amounts are hereby rescinded from the following accounts in 
     the specified amounts:
       ``Military Construction, Air National Guard'', $5,000,000;
       ``Military Construction, Defense-wide'', $41,000,000;
       ``Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part II'', 
     $35,391,000;
       ``Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part III'', 
     $75,638,000; and
       ``Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part IV'', 
     $22,971,000:
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated in the Military 
     Construction Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-196), 
     amounts are hereby rescinded from the following accounts in 
     the specified amounts:
       ``Military Construction, Army'', $1,000,000;
       ``Military Construction, Navy'', $2,000,000;
       ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $3,000,000; and
       ``Military Construction, Defense-wide'', $3,000,000.


                              (RESCISSION)

       Sec. 202. Of the funds appropriated for ``Military 
     Construction, Navy'' under Public Law 103-307, $6,480,000 is 
     hereby rescinded.

                               CHAPTER 3

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 301. The Department of Defense is directed to report 
     to the congressional defense committees 30 days prior to 
     transferring management, development, and acquisition 
     authority over the elements of the National Missile Defense 
     Program from the Military Services: Provided, That the Joint 
     Requirements Oversight Council is directed to conduct an 
     analysis and submit recommendations as to the recommended 
     future roles of the Military Services with respect to 
     development and deployment of the elements of the National 
     Missile Defense Program: Provided further, That the analysis 
     and recommendations shall be submitted to the congressional 
     defense committees within 60 days of enactment of this Act: 
     Provided further, That for 60 days following enactment of 
     this

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     Act, the Department of Defense shall take no actions to delay 
     or defer planned activities under the National Missile 
     Defense Program based solely on the conduct of the Joint 
     Requirements Oversight Council analysis.
       Sec. 302. Notwithstanding section 3612(a) of title 22, 
     United States Code, the incumbent may continue to serve as 
     the Secretary of Defense designee on the Board of the Panama 
     Canal Commission if he retires as an officer of the 
     Department of Defense, until and unless the Secretary of 
     Defense designates another person to serve in this position.
       Sec. 303. Authority of Secretary of Defense to Enter Into 
     Lease of Building No. 1, Lexington Blue Grass Station, 
     Lexington, Kentucky.--
       (a) Authority to enter into lease.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may enter into an agreement for the lease of Building 
     No. 1, Lexington Blue Grass Station, Lexington, Kentucky, and 
     any real property associated with the building, for purposes 
     of the use of the building by the Defense Finance and 
     Accounting Service. The agreement shall meet the requirements 
     of this section.
       (b) Term.--(1) The agreement under this section shall 
     provide for a lease term of not to exceed 50 years, but may 
     provide for one or more options to renew or extend the term 
     of the lease.
       (2) The agreement shall include a provision specifying 
     that, if the Secretary ceases to require the leased building 
     for purpose of the use of the building by the Defense Finance 
     and Accounting Service before the expiration of the term of 
     the lease (including any extension or renewal of the term 
     under an option provided for in paragraph (1)), the remainder 
     of the lease term may, upon the approval of the lessor of the 
     building, be satisfied by the Secretary or another department 
     or agency of the Federal Government (including a military 
     department) for another purpose similar to such purpose.
       (c) Consideration.--(1) The agreement under this section 
     may not require rental payments by the United States under 
     the lease under the agreement.
       (2) The Secretary or other lessee, if any, under subsection 
     (b)(2) shall be responsible under the agreement for payment 
     of any utilities associated with the lease of the building 
     covered by the agreement and for maintenance and repair of 
     the building.
       (d) Improvement.--The agreement under this section may 
     provide for the improvement of the building covered by the 
agreement by the Secretary or other lessee, if any, under subsection 
(b)(2).

       (e) Limitation on certain activities.--The Secretary may 
     not obligate or expend funds for the costs of any utilities, 
     maintenance and repair, or improvements under this lease 
     under this section in any fiscal year unless funds are 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department 
     of Defense for such payment in such fiscal year.
       Sec. 304. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1502(a), 31 U.S.C. 
     1552(a), and 31 U.S.C. 1553(a), funds appropriated in Public 
     Law 101-511, Public Law 102-396, and Public Law 103-139, 
     under the heading ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', that were 
     obligated and expended to settle claims on the MK-50 torpedo 
     program may continue to be obligated and expended to settle 
     those claims.
       Sec. 305. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense in this or any other Act shall be available to pay 
     the cost of operating a National Missile Defense Joint 
     Program Office which includes more than 55 military and 
     civilian personnel located in the National Capital Region.
       Sec. 306. Funds obligated by the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration (NASA) in the amount of $61,300,000 
     during fiscal year 1996, 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 Air Force 
     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.
       Sec. 307. For the purposes of implementing the 1997 Defense 
     Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 
     (DEPSCoR), the term ``State'' means a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the 
     Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

   TITLE II--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR RECOVERY FROM 
                           NATURAL DISASTERS

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                          Farm Service Agency


           AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       For an additional amount for the ``Agricultural Credit 
     Insurance Fund Program Account'' for the additional cost of 
     direct and guaranteed loans authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928-1929, 
     including the cost of modifying such loans as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
     resulting from flooding and other natural disasters, 
     $23,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $18,000,000 shall be available for emergency insured loans 
     and $5,000,000 shall be available for subsidized guaranteed 
     operating loans: Provided, That the entire amount shall be 
     available only to the extent that an official budget request 
     for $23,000,000 that includes designation of the entire 
     amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined 
     in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the 
     Congress: Provided further, That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of such Act.
       For an additional amount for the ``Agricultural Credit 
     Insurance Fund Program Account'' for the additional cost of 
     direct operating loans authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928-1929, 
     including the cost of modifying such loans as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
     $6,300,000, to remain available until expended.


                     Emergency Conservation Program

       For an additional amount for ``Emergency Conservation 
     Program'' for expenses, including carcass removal, resulting 
     from flooding and other natural disasters, $70,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire 
     amount shall be available only to the extent that an official 
     budget request for $70,000,000, that includes designation of 
     the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement 
     as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the 
     President to the Congress: Provided further, That such amount 
     is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of such Act.


                        TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

       An amount of $9,000,000 is provided for assistance to small 
     orchardists to replace or rehabilitate trees and vineyards 
     damaged by natural disasters: Provided, That the entire 
     amount shall be available only to the extent that an official 
     budget request of $9,000,000, that includes designation of 
     the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement 
     as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the 
     President to the Congress: Provided further, That such amount 
     is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of such Act.

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund


                  DISASTER RESERVE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

       Effective only for losses in the fiscal year beginning 
     October 1, 1996, through the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary may use up to $50,000,000 from proceeds earned 
     from the sale of grain in the disaster reserve established in 
     the Agricultural Act of 1970 to implement a livestock 
     indemnity program for losses from natural disasters pursuant 
     to a Presidential or Secretarial declaration requested prior 
     to the date of enactment of this Act in a manner similar to 
     catastrophic loss coverage available for other commodities 
     under 7 U.S.C. 1508(b): Provided, That in administering a 
     program described in the preceding sentence, the Secretary 
     shall, to the extent practicable, utilize gross income and 
     payment limitations conditions established for the Disaster 
     Reserve Assistance Program for the 1996 crop year: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     beginning on October 1, 1997, grain in the disaster reserve 
     established in the Agricultural Act of 1970 shall not exceed 
     20 million bushels: Provided further, That the entire amount 
     shall be available only to the extent an official budget 
     request, that includes designation of the entire amount of 
     the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of such Act.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


               Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations

       For an additional amount for ``Watershed and Flood 
     Prevention Operations'' to repair damages to the waterways 
     and watersheds, including debris removal that would not be 
     authorized under the Emergency Watershed Program, resulting 
     from flooding and other natural disasters, including those in 
     prior years, $166,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent an official budget request for 
     $166,000,000, that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of such Act: Provided further, That if the 
     Secretary determines that the cost of land and farm 
     structures restoration exceeds the fair market value of an 
     affected agricultural land, the Secretary may use sufficient 
     amounts, not to exceed $15,000,000, from funds provided under 
     this heading to accept bids from willing sellers to provide 
     floodplain easements for such agricultural land inundated by 
     floods: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
     under this heading shall be used for the salmon memorandum of 
     understanding.

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                         Rural Housing Service


              Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account

                    Rural Housing Assistance Program

       Any unobligated balances remaining in the ``Rural Housing 
     Insurance Fund Program Account'' from prior years' disaster 
     supplementals shall be available until expended for Section 
     502 housing loans, Section 504 loans and grants, Section 515 
     loans, and domestic farm labor grants to meet emergency needs 
     resulting from natural disasters: Provided, That such 
     unobligated balances shall be available only to the extent an 
     official budget request that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided further, That such unobligated balances are 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of such Act: Provided further, 
     That notwithstanding section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949, 
     as amended, (42 U.S.C. 1490) the College Station area of 
     Pulaski County, Arkansas shall be eligible for loans and 
     grants available through the Rural Housing Service: Provided 
     further, That funds made available in Public Law 104-180 for 
     Community Facility Grants for the Rural Housing Assistance 
     Program may be provided to any community otherwise eligible 
     for a Community Facility Loan for expenses directly or 
     indirectly resulting from flooding and other natural 
     disasters.

                        Rural Utilities Service


                   Rural Utilities Assistance Program

       For an additional amount for ``Rural Utilities Assistance 
     Program'', for the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and 
     grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for 
     emergency expenses resulting from flooding and other natural 
     disasters, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 1998: Provided, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request for 
     $4,000,000, that includes designation of the entire amount of 
     the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     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.

                       Food and Consumer Service


Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children 
                                 (WIC)

       For an additional amount for the ``Special Supplemental 
     Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)'' as 
     authorized by section 17 of the Child
     Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. et seq.), 
     $76,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 1998: 
     Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate such funds 
     through the existing formula or, notwithstanding sections 17 
     (g), (h), or (i) of such Act and the regulations promulgated 
     thereunder, such other means as the Secretary deems 
     necessary.

                      GENERAL PROVISION, CHAPTER 1

     SEC. 1001. COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON 
                   PRICES RECEIVED FOR BULK CHEESE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     collect and disseminate, on a weekly basis, statistically 
     reliable information, obtained from cheese manufacturing 
     areas in the United States on prices received and terms of 
     trade involving bulk cheese, including information on the 
     national average price for bulk cheese sold through spot and 
     forward contract transactions. To the maximum extent 
     practicable, the Secretary shall report the prices and terms 
     of trade for spot and forward contract transactions 
     separately.
       (b) Confidentiality.--All information provided to, or 
     acquired by, the Secretary under subsection (a) shall be kept 
     confidential by each officer and employee of the Department 
     of Agriculture except that general weekly statements may be 
     issued that are based on the information and that do not 
     identify the information provided by any person.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 150 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations, of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations, of the Senate, on the rate of 
     reporting compliance by cheese manufacturers with respect to 
     the information collected under subsection (a). At the time 
     of the report, the Secretary may submit legislative 
     recommendations to improve the rate of reporting compliance.
       (d) Termination of Effectiveness.--The authority provided 
     by subsection (a) terminates effective April 5, 1999.

                               CHAPTER 2

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                economic development assistance programs

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Development 
     Assistance Programs'' for emergency infrastructure expenses 
     and the capitalization of revolving loan funds related to 
     recent flooding and other natural disasters, $52,200,000, to 
     remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
     $2,000,000 may be available for administrative expenses and 
     may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for 
     ``Salaries and Expenses'': 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.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology

                     industrial technology services

       Of the amount provided under this heading in Public Law 
     104-208 for the Advanced Technology Program, not to exceed 
     $35,000,000 shall be available for the award of new grants.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  Operations, Research, and Facilities

       Within amounts available for ``Operations, Research, and 
     Facilities'' for Satellite Observing Systems, not to exceed 
     $7,000,000 is available until expended to provide disaster 
     assistance related to recent flooding and red tide pursuant 
     to section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act, and not to exceed $2,000,000 
     is available until expended to implement the Magnuson-Stevens 
     Fishery Conservation and Management Act: Provided, That the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request for $9,000,000, that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to Congress: Provided further, 
     That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of 
     such Act.


                              Construction

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for emergency 
     expenses resulting from flooding and other natural disasters, 
     $10,800,000, 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.

                             RELATED AGENCY

        Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement

       For an additional amount for the operations of the 
     Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement, 
     $2,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 2

       Sec. 2001. Of the funds currently contained within the 
     ``Counterterrorism Fund'' of the Department of Justice, 
     $3,000,000 is provided for allocation by the Attorney General 
     to the appropriate unit or units of government in Ogden, 
     Utah, for necessary expenses, including enhancements and 
     upgrade of security and communications infrastructure, to 
     counter any potential terrorism threat related to the 2002 
     Winter Olympic games to be held in Utah.
       Sec. 2002. Expanding Small Business Participation in 
     Dredging.--Section 722(a) of the Small Business 
     Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
     644 note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1996'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 1997''.
       Sec. 2003. Section 101 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1371) is amended by adding at the end 
     thereof the following:
       ``(d) Good Samaritan Exemption.--It shall not be a 
     violation of this Act to take a marine mammal if--
       ``(1) such taking is imminently necessary to avoid serious 
     injury, additional injury, or death to a marine mammal 
     entangled in fishing gear or debris;
       ``(2) reasonable care is taken to ensure the safe release 
     of the marine mammal, taking into consideration the 
     equipment, expertise, and conditions at hand;
       ``(3) reasonable care is exercised to prevent any further 
     injury to the marine mammal; and
       ``(4) such taking is reported to the Secretary within 48 
     hours.''.
       Sec. 2004. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall have the authority to reprogram 
     or transfer up to $41,000,000 of the amounts provided under 
     ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     Operations, Research, and Facilities'' for Satellite 
     Observing Systems in Public Law 104-208 for other 
     programmatic and operational requirements of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of 
     Commerce subject to notification of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     in accordance with section 605 of the Departments of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 and which shall not be 
     available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
     with the procedure set forth in that section.

                               CHAPTER 3

                      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

       For an additional amount for ``Flood Control, Mississippi 
     River and Tributaries, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, 
     Louisiana, Mis

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     sissippi, Missouri, and Tennessee'' for emergency expenses 
     due to flooding and other natural disasters, $20,000,000, 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.


                   operation and maintenance, general

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     General'' for emergency expenses due to flooding and other 
     natural disasters, $150,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, 
     the amount for eligible navigation projects which may be 
     derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund pursuant to 
     Public Law 99-662, shall be derived from that fund: Provided 
     further, That of the total amount appropriated, $5,000,000 
     shall be available solely for the Secretary of the Army, 
     acting through the Chief of Engineers, to pay the costs of 
     the Corps of Engineers and other Federal agencies associated 
     with the development of necessary studies, an interagency 
     management plan, environmental documentation, continued 
     monitoring, and other activities related to allocations of 
     water in the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa and Apalachicola-
     Chattahoochee-Flint River Basins: Provided further, That no 
     portion of such $5,000,000 may be used by the Corps of 
     Engineers to revise its master operational manuals or water 
     control plans for operation of the reservoirs for the two 
     river basins until (1) the interstate compacts for the two 
     river basins are ratified by the Congress by law; and (2) the 
     water allocation formulas for the two river basins have been 
     agreed to by the States of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida and 
     the Federal representative to the compacts: Provided further, 
     That the preceding proviso shall not apply to the use of such 
     funds for any environmental reviews necessary for the Federal 
     representative to approve the water allocation formulas for 
     the two river basins: 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.


                 Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies

       For an additional amount for ``Flood Control and Coastal 
     Emergencies'' due to flooding and other natural disasters, 
     $415,000,000, 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 with $5,000,000 of 
     the funds appropriated herein, the Secretary of the Army is 
     directed to initiate and complete preconstruction engineering 
     and design and the associated Environmental Impact Statement 
     for an emergency outlet from Devils Lake, North Dakota, to 
     the Sheyenne River: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this paragraph, $5,000,000 shall be used 
     for the project consisting of channel restoration and 
     improvements on the James River authorized by section 401(b) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 
     99-662; 100 Stat. 4128) if the Secretary of the Army 
     determines that the need for such restoration and 
     improvements constitutes an emergency.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                         Bureau of Reclamation


                       Operation and Maintenance

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance'', 
     $7,355,000, to remain available until expended, to repair 
     damage caused by floods and other natural disasters: 
     Provided, That of the total appropriated, the amount for 
     program activities that can be financed by the Reclamation 
     Fund shall be derived from that fund: 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.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 3

       Sec. 3001. (a) Beginning in fiscal year 1997 and 
     thereafter, the United States members and the alternate 
     members appointed under the Susquehanna River Basin Compact 
     (Public Law 91-575), and the Delaware River Basin Compact 
     (Public Law 87-328), shall be officers of the U.S. Army Corps 
     of Engineers, who hold Presidential appointments as Regular 
     Army officers with Senate confirmation, and who shall serve 
     without additional compensation.
       (b) Section 2, Reservations, Paragraph (u) of Public Law 
     91-575 (84 Stat. 1509) and Section 15.1, Reservations, 
     Paragraph (d) of Public Law 87-328 (75 Stat. 688, 691) are 
     hereby repealed.
       (c) Section 2.2 of Public Law 87-328 (75 Stat. 688, 691) is 
     amended by striking the words ``during the term of office of 
     the President'' and inserting the words ``at the pleasure of 
     the President''.
       Sec. 3002. Notwithstanding section 5 of the Reclamation 
     Safety of Dams Act of 1978, Public Law 95-578, as amended, 
     the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to obligate up to 
     $1,200,000 for carrying out actual construction for safety of 
     dam purposes to modify the Willow Creek Dam, Sun River 
     Project, Montana.
       Sec. 3003. (a) Consultation and Conferencing.--As provided 
     by regulations issued under the Endangered Species Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) for emergency situations, formal 
     consultation or conferencing under section 7(a)(2) or section 
     7(a)(4) of the Act for any action authorized, funded or 
     carried out by any Federal agency to repair a Federal or non-
     Federal flood control project, facility or structure may be 
     deferred by the Federal agency authorizing, funding or 
     carrying out the action, if the agency determines that the 
     repair is needed to respond to an emergency causing an 
     imminent threat to human lives and property in 1996 or 1997. 
     Formal consultation or conferencing shall be deferred until 
     the imminent threat to human lives and property has been 
     abated. For purposes of this section, the term repair shall 
     include preventive and remedial measures to restore the 
     project, facility or structure to remove an imminent threat 
     to human lives and property.
       (b) Reasonable and Prudent Measures.--Any reasonable and 
     prudent measures specified under section 7 of the Endangered 
     Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1536) to minimize the impact of an 
     action taken under this section shall be related both in 
     nature and extent to the effect of the action taken to repair 
     the flood control project, facility or structure.

                               CHAPTER 4

       FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS


                         ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE

       Sec. 4001. The President may waive the minimum funding 
     requirements contained in subsection (k) under the heading 
     ``Assistance for the New Independent States of the Former 
     Soviet Union'' contained in the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997, as 
     included in Public Law 104-208, for activities for the 
     government of Ukraine funded in that subsection, if he 
     determines and so reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that the government of Ukraine:
       (1) has not made progress toward implementation of 
     comprehensive economic reform;
       (2) is not taking steps to ensure that United States 
     businesses and individuals are able to operate according to 
     generally accepted business principles; or
       (3) is not taking steps to cease the illegal dumping of 
     steel plate.

                               CHAPTER 5

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                              Construction

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'' to repair 
     damage caused by floods and other natural disasters, 
     $4,796,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $4,403,000 is to be derived by transfer from unobligated 
     balances of funds under the heading, ``Oregon and California 
     Grant Lands'', made available as supplemental appropriations 
     in Public Law 104-134: 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.


                   Oregon and California Grant Lands

       For an additional amount for ``Oregon and California Grant 
     Lands'' to repair damage caused by floods and other natural 
     disasters, $2,694,000, to remain available until expended and 
     to be derived from unobligated balances of funds under the 
     heading, ``Oregon and California Grant Lands'', made 
     available as supplemental appropriations in Public Law 104-
     134: 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 Fish and Wildlife Service


                          Resource Management

       For an additional amount for ``Resource Management'', 
     $5,300,000, to remain available until expended, for technical 
     assistance and fish replacement made necessary by floods and 
     other natural disasters, for restoration of public lands 
     damaged by fire, and for payments to private landowners for 
     the voluntary use of private land to store water in restored 
     wetlands: 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.


                              Construction

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'', $88,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended, to repair damage caused 
     by floods and other natural disasters: 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.


                            Land Acquisition

       For an additional amount for ``Land Acquisition'', 
     $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the 
     cost-effective emergency acquisition of land and water rights 
     necessitated by floods and other natural disasters: 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.

                         National Park Service


                              Construction

        For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for 
     emergency expenses resulting from flooding and other natural 
     disasters,

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     $187,321,000, 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 of this amount, 
     $30,000,000 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 such Act, is transmitted 
     by the President to Congress, and upon certification by the 
     Secretary of the Interior to the President that a specific 
     amount of such funds is required for (1) repair or 
     replacement of concession use facilities at Yosemite National 
     Park if the Secretary determines, after consulting with the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, that the 
     repair or replacement of those facilities cannot be postponed 
     until completion of an agreement with the Yosemite 
     Concessions Services Corporation or any responsible third 
     party to satisfy its repair or replacement obligations for 
     the facilities, or (2) the Federal portion, if any, of the 
     costs of repair or replacement of such concession use 
     facilities: Provided further, That nothing herein should be 
     construed as impairing in any way the rights of the United 
     States against the Yosemite Concession Services Corporation 
     or any other party or as relieving the Corporation or any 
     other party of its obligations to the United States: Provided 
     further, That prior to any final agreement by the Secretary 
     with the Corporation or any other party concerning its 
     obligation to repair or replace concession use facilities, 
     the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior shall certify 
     that the agreement fully satisfies the obligations of the 
     Corporation or third party: Provided further, That nothing 
     herein, or any payments, repairs, or replacements made by the 
     Corporation or a third party in fulfillment of the 
     Corporation's obligations to the United States to repair and 
     replace damaged facilities, shall create any possessory 
     interest for the Corporation or such third party in such 
     repaired or replaced facilities: Provided further, That any 
     payments made to the United States by the Corporation or a 
     third party for repair or replacement of concession use 
     facilities shall be deposited in the General Fund of the 
     Treasury or, where facilities are repaired or replaced by the 
     Corporation or any other third party, an equal amount of 
     appropriations for ``Construction'' shall be rescinded.
       For an additional amount for ``Construction'', $10,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended, to make repairs, 
     construct facilities, and provide visitor transportation and 
     for related purposes at Yosemite National Park.

                    United States Geological Survey


                 Surveys, Investigations, and Research

       For an additional amount for ``Surveys, Investigations, and 
     Research'', $4,650,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 1998, to repair or replace damaged equipment and 
     facilities caused by floods and other natural disasters: 
     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.

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs


                      Operation of Indian Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Operation of Indian 
     Programs'', $14,317,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 1998, for emergency response activities, including 
     emergency school operations, heating costs, emergency welfare 
     assistance, and to repair and replace facilities and 
     resources damaged by snow, floods, and other natural 
     disasters: 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.


                              Construction

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'', $6,249,000, 
     to remain available until expended, to repair damages caused 
     by floods and other natural disasters: 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 notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, funds appropriated herein and in Public Law 
     104-208 to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for repair of the 
     Wapato irrigation project shall be made available on a 
     nonreimbursable basis.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service


                         National Forest System

       For an additional amount for ``National Forest System'' for 
     emergency expenses resulting from flooding and other natural 
     disasters, $39,677,000, 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.


                    Reconstruction and Construction

       For an additional amount for ``Reconstruction and 
     Construction'' for emergency expenses resulting from flooding 
     and other natural disasters, $27,685,000, 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.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                         Indian Health Service


                         INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

       For an additional amount for ``Indian Health Services'' for 
     emergency expenses resulting from flooding and other natural 
     disasters, $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.


                        INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES

       For an additional amount for ``Indian Health Facilities'' 
     for emergency expenses resulting from flooding and other 
     natural disasters, $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.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 5

       Sec. 5001. Section 101(c) of Public Law 104-134 is amended 
     as follows: Under the heading ``Title III--General 
     Provisions'' amend sections 315(c)(1)(A) and 315(c)(1)(B) by 
     striking in each of those sections ``104%'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``100%''; by striking in each of those sections 
     ``1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``1994''; and by 
     striking in each of those sections ``and thereafter annually 
     adjusted upward by 4%,''.
       Sec. 5002. Section 101(d) of Public Law 104-208 is amended 
     as follows: Under the heading ``Administrative Provisions, 
     Indian Health Service'' strike the seventh proviso and insert 
     the following in lieu thereof: ``: Provided further, That 
     with respect to functions transferred by the Indian Health 
     Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian Health 
     Service is authorized to provide goods and services to those 
     entities, on a reimbursable basis, including payment in 
     advance with subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements 
     received therefrom, along with the funds received from those 
     entities pursuant to the Indian Self Determination Act, may 
     be credited to the same or subsequent appropriation account 
     which provided the funding, said amounts to remain available 
     until expended''.
       Sec. 5003. (a) Extension and Effective Date.--Section 
     3711(b)(1) of the San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights 
     Settlement Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4752) is amended by 
     striking ``June 30, 1997'' and inserting ``March 31, 1999''.
       (b) Extension for River System General Adjudication.--
     Section 3711 of such Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Extension for River System General Adjudication.--If, 
     at any time prior to March 31, 1999, the Secretary notifies 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs of the United States Senate 
     or the Committee on Resources in the United States House of 
     Representatives that the Settlement Agreement, as executed by 
     the Secretary, has been submitted to the Superior Court of 
     the State of Arizona in and for Maricopa County for 
     consideration and approval as part of the General 
     Adjudication of the Gila River System and Source, the March 
     31, 1999, referred to in subsection (b)(1) shall be deemed to 
     be changed to December 31, 1999.''.
       (c) Counties.--Section 3706(b)(3) of such Act is amended by 
     inserting ``Gila, Graham, Greenlee,'' after ``Maricopa,''.
       (d) Parties to Agreement.--Section 3703(2) of such Act is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``The Gila Valley Irrigation District and the Franklin 
     Irrigation District shall be added as parties to the 
     Agreement, but only so long as none of the aforementioned 
     parties objects to adding the Gila Valley Irrigation and/or 
     the Franklin Irrigation District as parties to the 
     Agreement.''.
       (e) Definitions.--Section 3703 of such Act is amended by 
     adding the following new paragraphs:
       ``(12) `Morenci mine complex' means the lands owned or 
     leased by Phelps Dodge Corporation, now or in the future, 
     delineated in a map as `Phelps Dodge Mining, Mineral 
     Processing, and Auxiliary Facilities Water Use Area', which 
     map is dated March 19, 1996, and is on file with the 
     Secretary of the Interior.
       ``(13) `Upper Eagle Creek Wellfield' means that area in 
     Greenlee County which is bounded by the eastern boundary of 
     Graham County on the west, the southern boundary of the Black 
     River watershed on the north, a line running north and south 
     5 miles east of the eastern boundary of Graham County on the 
     east, and the southern boundary of the natural drainage of 
     Cottonwood Canyon on the south.''.
       (f) Black River Facilities.--Section 3711 of such Act, as 
     amended by subsection (b) of this Act, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Black River Facilities.--(1) In general.--The 
     provisions and agreements set forth or referred to in 
     paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) below shall be enforceable 
     against the United States in United States district court, 
     and the immunity of the United States for such purposes and 
     for no other purpose is hereby waived. The provisions and 
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     graphs (2)(A), (3), and (4) below shall be enforceable 
     against the Tribe in United States district court, and the 
     immunity of the Tribe for such purposes and for no other 
     purpose, is hereby waived. The specific agreements made by 
     the Tribe and set forth in paragraph (5) shall be enforceable 
     against the Tribe in United States district court, and the 
     immunity of the Tribe is hereby waived as to such specific 
     agreements and for no other purpose.
       ``(2) Interim period.--
       ``(A) As of July 23, 1997, Phelps Dodge shall vacate the 
     reservation and no longer rely upon permit #2000089, dated 
     July 25, 1944. On such date the United States, through the 
     Bureau of Reclamation, shall enter, operate, and maintain the 
     Black River pump station, outbuildings, the pipeline, related 
     facilities, and certain caretaker quarters (hereinafter 
     referred to collectively as the `Black River facilities').
       ``(B) The United States and Phelps Dodge shall enter into a 
     contract for delivery of water pursuant to subparagraph (C), 
     below. Water for delivery to Phelps Dodge from the Black 
     River shall not exceed an annual average of 40 acre feet per 
     day, or 14,000 acre feet per year. All diversions from Black 
     River to Phelps Dodge shall be junior to the diversion and 
     use of up to 7,300 acre feet per year by the San Carlos 
     Apache Tribe, and no such diversion for Phelps Dodge shall 
     cause the flow of Black River to fall below 20 cubic feet per 
     second. The United States shall account for the costs for 
     operating and maintaining the Black River facilities, and 
     Phelps Dodge shall reimburse the United States for such 
     costs. Phelps Dodge shall pay to the United States, for 
     delivery to the Tribe, the sum of $20,000 per month, with an 
     annual CPI adjustment from July 23, 1997, for purposes of 
     compensating the Tribe for United States use and occupancy of 
     the Black River facilities. Phelps Dodge and the Tribe shall 
     cooperate with the United States in effectuating an orderly 
     transfer of the operations of the Black River facilities from 
     Phelps Dodge to the United States.
       ``(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     contract referred to in subparagraph (B) between the United 
     States and Phelps Dodge which provides for the diversion of 
     water from the Black River into the Black River facilities, 
     and the delivery of such water to Phelps Dodge at that 
     location where the channel of Eagle Creek last exits the 
     reservation for use in the Morenci mine complex and the towns 
     of Clifton and Morenci and at no other location, is ratified 
     and confirmed.
       ``(D) The power line right-of-way over the Tribe's 
     Reservation which currently is held by Phelps Dodge shall 
     remain in place. During the interim period, Phelps Dodge 
     shall provide power to the United States for operation of the 
     pump station and related facilities without charge, and 
     Phelps Dodge shall pay a monthly right-of-way fee to the 
     Tribe of $5,000 per month, with an annual CPI adjustment from 
     July 23, 1997.
       ``(E) Any questions regarding the water claims associated 
     with Phelps Dodge's use of the Upper Eagle Creek Wellfield, 
     its diversions of surface water from Eagle Creek, the San 
     Francisco River, Chase Creek, and/or its use of other water 
     supplies are not addressed in this title. No provision in 
     this subsection shall affect or be construed to affect any 
     claims by the Tribe, the United States, or Phelps Dodge to 
     groundwater or surface water.
       ``(3) Final arrangements and terms.--The interim period 
     described in paragraph (2) shall extend until all conditions 
     set forth in paragraph (3)(B) have been satisfied. At such 
     time, the following final arrangements shall apply, based on 
     the terms set forth below. Such terms shall bind the Tribe, 
     the United States, and Phelps Dodge, and shall be enforceable 
     pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of this Act.
       ``(A) The United States shall hold the Black River 
     facilities in trust for the Tribe, without cost to the Tribe 
     or the United States.
       ``(B) Responsibility for operation of the Black River 
     facilities shall be transferred from the United States to the 
     Tribe. The United States shall train Tribal members during 
     the interim period, and the responsibility to operate the 
     Black River facilities shall be transferred upon satisfaction 
     of 2 conditions--
       ``(i) a finding by the United States that the Tribe has 
     completed necessary training and is qualified to operate the 
     Black River facilities; and
       ``(ii) execution of the contract described in paragraph 
     (3)(E), which contract shall be executed on or before 
     December 31, 1998. In the event that the contract is not 
     executed by December 31, 1998, the transfer described in this 
     subsection shall occur on December 31, 1998 (so long as 
     condition (i) of this subparagraph has been satisfied), based 
     on application of the contract terms described in paragraph 
     (3)(E), which terms shall be enforceable under this Act. Upon 
     the approval of the Secretary, the Tribe may contract with 
     third parties to operate the Black River facilities.
       ``(C) Power lines currently operated by Phelps Dodge on the 
     Tribe's Reservation, and the right-of-way associated with 
     such power lines, shall be surrendered by Phelps Dodge to the 
     Tribe, without cost to the Tribe. Prior to the surrender of 
     the power lines, the Bureau of Reclamation shall arrange for 
     an inspection of the power lines and associated facilities by 
     a qualified third party and shall obtain a certification that 
     such power lines and facilities are of sound design and are 
     in good working order. Phelps Dodge shall pay for the cost of 
     such inspection and certification. Concurrently with the 
     surrender of the power lines and the right-of-way, Phelps 
     Dodge shall construct a switch station at the boundary of the 
     Reservation at which the Tribe may switch power on or off and 
     shall deliver ownership and control of such switch station to 
     the Tribe. Subsequent to the transfer of the power lines and 
     the right-of-way and the delivery of ownership and control of 
     the switch station to the Tribe, Phelps Dodge shall have no 
     further obligation or liability of any nature with respect to 
     the ownership, operation, or maintenance of the power lines, 
     the right-of-way, or the switch station.
       ``(D) The Tribe and the United States will enter into an 
     exchange agreement with the Salt River Project which will 
     deliver CAP water controlled by the Tribe to the Salt River 
     Project in return for the diversion of water from the Black 
     River into the Black River facilities. The exchange agreement 
     shall be subject to review and approval by Phelps Dodge, 
     which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the contract 
     referred to in this subparagraph is ratified and confirmed.
       ``(E) The Tribe, the United States, and Phelps Dodge will 
     execute a contract covering the lease and delivery of CAP 
     water from the Tribe to Phelps Dodge on the following terms:
       ``(i) The Tribe will lease to Phelps Dodge 14,000 acre feet 
     of CAP water per year as of the date on which the interim 
     period referred to in paragraph (2) expires. The lease shall 
     be subject to the terms and conditions identified in the 
     Tribal CAP Delivery Contract referenced in section 3706(b). 
     The leased CAP water shall be delivered to Phelps Dodge from 
     the Black River pursuant to the exchange referred to in 
     subparagraph (D) above, based on diversions from the Black 
     River that shall not exceed an annual average of 40 acre feet 
     per day and shall not cause the flow of Black River to fall 
     below 20 cubic feet per second. Such CAP water shall be 
     delivered to Phelps Dodge at that location where the channel 
     of Eagle Creek last exits the Reservation, to be utilized in 
     the Morenci mine complex and the towns of Clifton and 
     Morenci, and at no other location.
       ``(ii) The leased CAP water shall be junior to the 
     diversion and use of up to 7,300 acre feet per year from the 
     Black and Salt Rivers by the San Carlos Apache Tribe.
       ``(iii) The lease will be for a term of 50 years or, if 
     earlier, the date upon which mining activities at the Morenci 
     mine complex cease, with a right to renew for an additional 
     50 years upon a finding by the Secretary that the water is 
     needed for continued mining activities at the Morenci mine 
     complex. The lease shall have the following financial terms:
       ``(I) The Tribe will lease CAP water at a cost of $1,200 
     per acre foot. Phelps Dodge shall pay to the United States, 
     on behalf of the Tribe, the sum of $5,000,000 upon the 
     earlier of the execution of the agreement, or upon the 
     expiration of the interim period referred to in paragraph (2) 
     hereof, which amount shall be a prepayment for and applicable 
     to the first 4,166 acre feet of CAP water to be delivered in 
     each year during the term of the lease.
       ``(II) Phelps Dodge shall pay the United States, on behalf 
     of the Tribe, the sum of $65 per acre foot per year, with an 
     annual CPI adjustment for the remaining 9,834 acre feet of 
     water to be delivered pursuant to the lease each year. Such 
     payments shall be made in advance on January 1 of each year, 
     with a reconciliation made at year-end, if necessary, in the 
     event that less than 14,000 acre feet of CAP water is 
     diverted from the Black River due to shortages in the CAP 
     system or on the Black River.
       ``(III) Phelps Dodge shall pay in advance each month the 
     Tribe's reasonable costs associated with the Tribe's 
     operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Black River 
     facilities for purposes of delivering water to Phelps Dodge 
     pursuant to the lease, which costs shall be based upon the 
     experience of the Bureau of Reclamation in operating the 
     Black River facilities during the interim period referred to 
     in paragraph (2), subject to an annual CPI adjustment, and 
     providing for a credit for power provided by Phelps Dodge to 
     the Tribe. In addition, Phelps Dodge shall pay a monthly fee 
     of $30,000 to the United States, on behalf of the Tribe, to 
     account for the use of the Tribe's distribution system.
       ``(IV) Phelps Dodge shall pay the United States operation, 
     maintenance, and replacement charges associated with the 
     leased CAP water and such reasonable interconnection charges 
     as may be imposed by Salt River Project in connection with 
     the exchange referred to in subparagraph (D) above.
       ``(iv) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3707(b), 
     any moneys, except Black River facilities OM&R, CAP OM&R and 
     any charges associated with an exchange agreement with Salt 
     River Project, paid to the United States on behalf of the 
     Tribe from the lease referred to under paragraph (3)(D)(iii) 
     shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit 
     of the Tribe. There is hereby established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a fund to be known as the `San Carlos 
     Apache Tribe Lease Fund' for such purpose. Interest accruing 
     to the Fund may be used by the Tribe for economic and 
     community development purposes upon presentation to the 
     Secretary of a certified copy of a duly enacted resolution of 
     the Tribal Council requesting distribution and a written 
     budget approved by the Tribal Council. Such income may 
     thereafter be expended only in accordance with such budget. 
     Income not distributed shall be added to principal. The 
     United

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     States shall not be liable for any claim or causes of action 
     arising from the Tribe's use or expenditure of moneys 
     distributed from the Fund.
       ``(v) The lease is not assignable to any third party, 
     except with the consent of the Tribe and Phelps Dodge, and 
     with the approval of the Secretary.
       ``(vi) Notwithstanding subsection (b) hereof, section 3706 
     shall be fully effective immediately with respect to the CAP 
     water lease provided for in this subparagraph and the 
     Secretary shall take all actions authorized by section 3706 
     necessary for purposes of implementing this subparagraph. 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the contract 
     referred to in this subparagraph is ratified and confirmed 
     and shall be enforceable in United States district court. In 
     the event that no lease authorized by this subparagraph is 
     executed, this subparagraph, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, shall be enforceable as a lease among the 
     Tribe, the United States, and Phelps Dodge in the United 
     States district court, and the Secretary shall take all 
     action authorized by section 3706 for purposes of 
     implementing this subparagraph in such an event.
       ``(F) Any questions regarding the water claims associated 
     with Phelps Dodge's use of the Eagle Creek Wellfield, its 
     diversions of surface water from lower Eagle Creek, the San 
     Francisco River, Chase Creek, and/or its use of other water 
     supplies are not addressed by this title. No provision in 
     this subsection shall affect or be construed to affect any 
     claims by the Tribe, the United States, or Phelps Dodge to 
     groundwater or surface water.
       ``(4) Eagle creek.--From the effective date of this 
     subsection, and during the Interim Period, the Tribe shall 
     not, in any way, impede, restrict, or sue the United States 
     regarding the passage of water from the Black River 
     facilities into those portions of the channels of Willow 
     Creek and Eagle Creek which flow through the Reservation. 
     Phelps Dodge agrees to limit pumping from the Upper Eagle 
     Creek Wellfield so that the combination of water from the 
     Black River facilities and water pumped from the Upper Eagle 
     Creek Wellfield does not exceed 22,000 acre feet per year of 
     delivered water at the Phelps Dodge Lower Eagle Creek Pump 
     Station below the Reservation. In calculating the pumping 
     rates allowed under this subparagraph, transmission losses 
     from Black River and the Upper Eagle Creek Wellfield shall be 
     estimated, but in no event shall such transmission losses be 
     more than 10 percent of the Black River or Upper Eagle Creek 
     Wellfield water. Based on this agreement, the Tribe shall 
     not, in any way, impede, restrict, or sue Phelps Dodge 
     regarding the passage of water from the Phelps Dodge Upper 
     Eagle Creek Wellfield, except that--
       (A) Phelps Dodge shall pay to the United States, on behalf 
     of the Tribe, $5,000 per month, with an annual CPI adjustment 
     from July 23, 1997, to account for the passage of such flows; 
     and
       (B) the Tribe and the United States reserve the right to 
     challenge Phelps Dodge's claims regarding the pumping of 
     groundwater from the Upper Eagle Creek Wellfield, in 
     accordance with paragraphs (2)(E) and (3)(F) above. In the 
     event that a court determines that Phelps Dodge does not have 
     the right to pump the Upper Eagle Creek Wellfield, the Tribe 
     will no longer be subject to the restriction set forth in 
     this subparagraph regarding the passage of water from the 
     Wellfield through the Reservation. Nothing in this subsection 
     shall affect the rights, if any, that Phelps Dodge might 
     claim regarding the flow of water in the channel of Eagle 
     Creek in the absence of this subsection.
       ``(5) Past claims.--The Act does not address claims 
     relating to Phelps Dodge's prior occupancy and operation of 
     the Black River facilities. The Tribe agrees not to bring any 
     such claims against the United States. The Tribe also agrees 
     that within 30 days after Phelps Dodge has vacated the 
     Reservation, it shall dismiss with prejudice the suit that it 
     has filed in Tribal Court against Phelps Dodge (The San 
     Carlos Apache Tribe v. Phelps Dodge, et al., Case No. C-97-
     118), which such dismissal shall not be considered a decision 
     on the merits, and any claims that it might assert against 
     Phelps Dodge in connection with Phelps Dodge's prior 
     occupancy and operation of the Black River facilities shall 
     be brought exclusively in the United States district court.
       ``(6) Relationship to settlement.--
       ``(A) The term `Agreement', as defined by section 3703(2), 
     shall not include Phelps Dodge.
       ``(B) Section 3706(j) and section 3705(f) shall be repealed 
     and shall have no effect.
       ``(7) Ratification of settlement.--The agreement between 
     the San Carlos Apache Tribe, the Phelps Dodge Corporation, 
     and the Secretary of the Interior, as set forth in this 
     subsection, is hereby ratified and approved.''.
       (g) Technical Amendment.--Section 3702(a)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``qualification'' and inserting ``quantification''.
       Sec. 5004. Paragraph (5) of section 104(c) of the Marine 
     Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1374(c)(5)) is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) In subparagraph (A), by striking ``, including polar 
     bears taken but not imported prior to the date of enactment 
     of the Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994,''.
       (2) By adding the following new subparagraph at the end 
     thereof:
       ``(D) The Secretary of the Interior shall, expeditiously 
     after the expiration of the applicable 30 day period under 
     subsection (d)(2), issue a permit for the importation of 
     polar bear parts (other than internal organs) from polar 
     bears taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date of 
     enactment of the Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 
     1994, to each applicant who submits, with the permit 
     application, proof that the polar bear was legally harvested 
     in Canada by the applicant. The Secretary shall issue such 
     permits without regard to the provisions of subparagraphs (A) 
     and (C)(ii) of this paragraph, subsection (d)(3) of this 
     section, and sections 101 and 102. This subparagraph shall 
     not apply to polar bear parts that were imported before the 
     effective date of this subparagraph.''.
       Sec. 5005. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) section 2477 of the Revised Statutes (R.S. 2477) was 
     repealed on October 21, 1976 by the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
       (2) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act did not 
     terminate valid rights of way established under R.S. 2477 
     prior to its repeal;
       (3) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act included 
     four provisions which explicitly preserved ``valid existing 
     rights'' and made the actions of the government ``subject to 
     valid existing rights'';
       (4) after the repeal of R.S. 2477, disagreement and 
     confusion has surrounded the existence and extent of rights 
     of way established under R.S. 2477;
       (5) in 1994 the Secretary of the Interior published 
     proposed regulations for processing claims regarding R.S. 
     2477 rights of way;
       (6) in 1995 and 1996 the Congress passed, and the President 
     enacted, three separate pieces of legislation that prevented 
     the Secretary of the Interior from finalizing those 
     regulations;
       (7) the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations for Fiscal Year 
     1997 (Public Law 104-208) permanently prohibited the 
     promulgation of final rules or regulations regarding the 
     recognition, validity, or management of R.S. 2477 rights of 
     way unless such regulations were specifically authorized by a 
     subsequent Act of Congress;
       (8) the position of the Clinton Administration on this 
     issue is reflected in the written policy statement issued by 
     the Secretary of the Interior in January 1997 regarding R.S. 
     2477;
       (9) western State representatives strongly disagree with 
     the Administration's policy guidance; and
       (10) a process is needed to recommend expeditiously a 
     legislative mechanism to resolve all outstanding R.S. 2477 
     claims.
       (b) Process.--
       (1) Establishment of commission.--
       (A) There is established a commission to be known as the 
     Commission on Section 2477 of the Revised Statutes 
     (hereinafter referred to in this section as ``the 
     Commission''). The Commission shall be composed of 13 
     members, as follows:
       (i) two officials from Federal land management agencies, 
     which shall be the Secretary of the Interior and the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, or their designees;
       (ii) six Members of Congress (or their staff designee), of 
     whom two shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
     Senate and one by the Minority Leader of the Senate, and of 
     whom two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and one by the Minority Leader of the House 
     of Representatives;
       (iii) four State officials with land management or 
     transportation development responsibilities, two of whom 
     shall be from affected western States with a Republican 
     Governor and two of whom shall be from affected western 
     States with a Democratic Governor, with the four States 
     selected by mutual agreement between the President, the 
     Senate Majority Leader, and the Speaker of the House; and
       (iv) a chairman, who shall be a former member of the 
     Federal judiciary with experience in property and land 
     management law, to be selected by consensus (or failing all 
     reasonable attempts at consensus, majority vote) of the other 
     12 members of the Commission.
       (B) The Commission shall be appointed within 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this section. The Secretary of the 
     Interior shall provide any necessary support to the 
     Commission.
       (C) The chairman of the Commission shall receive 
     compensation at the daily rate of GS-15, step 7 of the 
     General Schedule, when engaged in the actual performance of 
     duties for the Commission, and shall be reimbursed for actual 
     expenses in the performance of such duties by the Secretary 
     of the Interior. All other members of the Commission shall be 
     reimbursed and compensated as appropriate by their respective 
     employers and shall not be considered Federal employees 
     solely because of their activities on the Commission.
       (D) The Commission shall conduct its first meeting no later 
     than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section, at 
     which time the Commission shall select by consensus or 
     majority vote the chairman. The Secretary of the Interior 
     shall recommend to Commission members the names of at least 
     three persons who meet the requirements of subparagraph 
     (A)(iv) for consideration at the first meeting. Any other 
     member of the Commission may also recommend persons who meet 
     the requirements of subparagraph (A)(iv) for the 
     consideration of the members at the first meeting.
       (2) Duties of commission.--
       (A) The Commission shall recommend changes to law that 
     should be enacted to provide for an expeditious resolution of 
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     outstanding claims of a right of way across Federal lands 
     established pursuant to section 2477 of the Revised Statutes 
     (43 U.S.C. 932).
       (B) The Commission shall hold a public hearing in each 
     affected State upon the request of the Governor of each such 
     State, and shall consult with the Governor of each affected 
     State in developing its recommendations. The Commission may 
     hold such other hearings as it deems necessary. All hearings 
     conducted by the Commission shall be open to the public, and 
     notice of each hearing shall be provided in media of general 
     circulation within the State at least 14 days prior to each 
     such hearing. The Secretary of the Interior shall publish a 
     public record of each hearing.
       (C) The Commission shall make its recommendations and all 
     decisions by consensus, or failing all reasonable attempts at 
     consensus, by majority vote. The Commission shall keep a 
     record of its discussions. The Commission may, by majority 
     vote, open its meetings to the public. If the Commission does 
     conduct public meetings, it shall provide public notice of 
     the time and place at least seven days in advance of each 
     such meeting.
       (D) The Commission shall submit its recommendations to the 
     Secretary of the Interior by March 1, 1998. Not later than 15 
     days prior to this date, the Commission shall provide a draft 
     of its recommendations to the Governor of each affected 
     State, and shall include any letters submitted by such 
     Governors with respect to such recommendations as an appendix 
     to the Commission's submission to the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (3) Review by secretary; submission to congress.--The 
     Secretary of the Interior shall review and either approve or 
     disapprove of the Commission's recommendations in their 
     entirety by March 31, 1998. If the Secretary of the Interior 
     approves of the Commission's recommendations, the Secretary 
     shall submit all of the Commission's recommendations to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives by 
     April 1, 1998. If the Secretary of the Interior disapproves 
     of the Commission's recommendations, the Secretary shall 
     state the reasons in writing for such disapproval and send a 
     copy of such reasons with the Commission's recommendations to 
     the Congress.
       (4) Congressional procedure.--
       (A) Introduction.--The Chairman of the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Chairman of the 
     Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives (or 
     their designees) shall introduce the Commission's 
     recommendations as a bill in their respective Houses no later 
     than 10 calendar days after such recommendations are approved 
     and submitted by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to 
     paragraph (3). The provisions of this paragraph hereinafter 
     set forth shall not apply to any bill containing the 
     recommendations of the Commission if the Secretary of the 
     Interior disapproves the Commission's recommendations under 
     paragraph (3).
       (B) Consideration in the house.--
       (i) Any committee of the House of Representatives to which 
     a bill introduced pursuant to subsection (A) is referred 
     shall report it, with or without amendment and with or 
     without recommendation, not later than 60 days of session 
     after the date of such referral. If any 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 the bill may 
     only be made by a member favoring the bill (but 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). 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 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 was agreed to or disagreed to 
     shall not be in order.
       (ii) After a bill introduced pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
     is reported or a 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. If reported and the 
     report has been available for at least one calendar day, all 
     points of order against the bill and against consideration of 
     the bill are waived. If discharged, all points of order 
     against the bill and against consideration of the bill are 
     waived. The motion is highly privileged. A motion to 
     reconsider the vote by which the motion was 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, shall be confined to the bill, and shall not exceed 
     four hours equally divided and controlled by a proponent and 
     opponent of the bill. The bill shall be considered as read 
     for amendment under the five-minute rule. Only one motion to 
     rise shall be in order, except if offered by the manager. 
     Consideration of the bill for amendment shall not exceed four 
     hours excluding time for recorded votes and quorum calls. At 
     the conclusion of the 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. A motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the 
     bill shall not be in order.
       (iii) Appeals from the decision of the Chair regarding 
     application of the rules of the House of Representatives to 
     the procedure relating to a bill introduced pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) shall be decided without debate.
       (iv) It shall not be in order to consider under this 
     subparagraph more than one bill introduced pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) except for consideration of a Senate bill 
     introduced pursuant to subparagraph (A).
       (C) Consideration in the senate.--
       (i) A bill introduced pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be 
     referred to the appropriate committee or committees. A 
     committee to which the bill is referred shall report the bill 
     not later than 60 days of session after such referral. If any 
     committee fails to report the bill within that period, that 
     committee shall be automatically discharged from further 
     consideration of the bill and the bill shall be placed on the 
     calendar.
       (ii) A motion to proceed to consideration of a bill 
     introduced pursuant to subparagraph (A) and reported or 
     automatically discharged pursuant to subparagraph (C)(i) 
     shall not be debatable. It shall not be in order to move to 
     reconsider the vote by which the motion to proceed was 
     adopted or rejected, although subsequent motions to proceed 
     may be made under this clause.
       (iii) After no more than 30 hours of consideration of a 
     bill introduced pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Senate 
     shall proceed, without intervening action or debate, to vote 
     on final disposition thereof to the exclusion of all 
     amendments not then pending and to the exclusion of all 
     motions, except a motion to reconsider or to table. The time 
     for debate on the bill shall be equally divided between the 
     Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their designees.
       (iv) Only relevant amendments to the bill shall be in 
     order. Debate on any amendment shall be limited to one hour, 
     equally divided and controlled by the Senator proposing the 
     amendment and the majority manager, unless the majority 
     manager is in favor of the amendment, in which case the 
     minority manager shall be in control of the time in 
     opposition.
       (v) A motion to recommit a bill introduced pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) shall not be in order.
       (vi) If the Senate receives a message from the House on a 
     bill introduced pursuant to subparagraph (A), consideration 
     in the Senate of all motions, amendments, or appeals 
     necessary to dispose of such message shall be limited to four 
     hours, equally divided in the usual form.
       (D) Exercise of rulemaking powers.--The provisions of this 
     paragraph are enacted by the Congress--
       (i) 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, or of that House to which they specifically 
     apply, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the 
     extent they are inconsistent therewith; and
       (ii) with full recognition of the Constitutional right of 
     either House to change such rules (so far as to 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.
       (5) Applicability of other law.--
       (A) No express authorization.--This section shall not be 
     construed as an express authorization for any final rule or 
     regulation under any law.
       (B) Federal advisory committee act.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2) shall not apply to the 
     Commission established by this section.

                               CHAPTER 6

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              Health Resources and Services Administration


               HEALTH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE LOANS PROGRAM

       Public Law 104-208, under the heading ``Health Education 
     Assistance Loans Program'' is amended by inserting after 
     ``$140,000,000'' the following: ``: Provided further, That 
     the Secretary may use up to $499,000 derived by transfer from 
     insurance premiums collected from guaranteed loans made under 
     Title VII of the Public Health Service Act for the purpose of 
     carrying out section 709 of that Act''.

                Administration for Children and Families


                CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

       Public Law 104-208, under the heading titled ``Children and 
     Families Services Programs'' is amended by inserting after 
     the reference to ``part B(1) of title IV'' the following: 
     ``and Section 1110''.

                        Office of the Secretary


            PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

       For expenses necessary to support high priority health 
     research, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the Secretary shall award such funds on a 
     competitive basis.

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                    Education for the Disadvantaged

       For additional amounts to carry out subpart 2 of part A of 
     title I of the Elementary

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     and Secondary Education Act of 1965, $101,133,000, of which 
     $78,362,000 shall be for Basic Grants and $22,771,000 shall 
     be for Concentration Grants, which shall be allocated, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, only to those 
     States, and counties within those States, that will receive, 
     from funds available under the Department of Education 
     Appropriations Act, 1997, smaller allocations for Grants to 
     Local Educational Agencies than they would have received had 
     those allocations been calculated entirely on the basis of 
     child poverty counts from the 1990 census: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Education shall use these additional funds to 
     provide those States with 50 percent of the difference 
     between the allocations they would have received had the 
     allocations under that Appropriations Act been calculated 
     entirely on the basis of the 1990 census data and the 
     allocations under the 1997 Appropriations Act: Provided 
     further, That if any State's total allocation under that 
     Appropriations Act and this paragraph is less than its 1996 
     allocation for that subpart, that State shall receive, under 
     this paragraph, the amount the State would have received had 
     that allocation been calculated entirely on the basis of 
     child poverty counts from the 1990 census: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary shall ratably reduce the allocations to 
     states under the preceding proviso for either Basic Grants or 
     Concentration Grants, or both, as the case may be, if the 
     funds available are insufficient to make those allocations in 
     full: Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate, to 
     such counties in each such State, additional amounts for 
     Basic Grants and Concentration Grants that are in the same 
     proportion, respectively, to the total amounts allocated to 
     the State, as the differences between such counties' initial 
     allocations for Basic Grants and Concentration Grants, 
     respectively (compared to what they would have received had 
     the initial allocations been calculated entirely on the basis 
     of 1990 census data), are to the differences between the 
     State's initial allocations for Basic Grants and 
     Concentration Grants, respectively (compared to the amounts 
     the State would have received had the initial allocations 
     been calculated entirely on the basis of 1990 census data): 
     Provided further, That the funds appropriated under this 
     paragraph shall become available on July 1, 1997 and shall 
     remain available through September 30, 1998: Provided 
     further, That the additional amounts appropriated under this 
     paragraph shall not be taken into account in determining 
     State allocations under any other program administered by the 
     Secretary.

                             RELATED AGENCY

          National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the National Commission on the 
     Cost of Higher Education, $650,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 6

       Sec. 6001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     fiscal year 1995 funds awarded under State-administered 
     programs of the Department of Education and funds awarded for 
     fiscal year 1996 for State-administered programs under the 
     Rehabilitation Act of the Department of Education to 
     recipients in Presidentially declared disaster areas, which 
     were declared as such during fiscal year 1997, are available 
     to those recipients for obligation until September 30, 1998: 
     Provided, That for the purposes of assisting those 
     recipients, the Secretary's waiver authority under section 
     14401 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     shall be extended to all State-administered programs of the 
     Department of Education. This special waiver authority 
     applies only to funds awarded for fiscal years 1995, 1996 and 
     1997.
       Sec. 6002. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Education may waive or modify any statutory or 
     regulatory provision applicable to the student financial aid 
     programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act that the 
     Secretary deems necessary to assist individuals and other 
     program participants who suffered financial harm from natural 
     disasters and who, at the time the disaster struck were 
     operating, residing at, or attending an institution of higher 
     education, or employed within these areas on the date which 
     the President declared the existence of a major disaster (or, 
     in the case of an individual who is a dependent student, 
     whose parent or stepparent suffered financial harm from such 
     disaster, and who resided, or was employed in such an area at 
     that time): Provided further, That such authority shall be in 
     effect only for awards for award years 1996-1997 and 1997-
     1998.
       Sec. 6003. None of the funds provided in this Act or in any 
     other Act making appropriations for fiscal year 1997 may be 
     used to administer or implement in Denver, Colorado, the 
     Medicare Competitive Pricing/Open Enrollment Demonstration, 
     as titled in the April 1, 1997, Final Request for Proposals 
     (RFP).

     SEC. 6004. EMERGENCY USE OF CHILD CARE FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, during the period beginning on April 30, 1997, and 
     ending on July 30, 1997, the Governors of the States 
     described in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) may, subject to 
     subsection (c), use amounts received for the provision of 
     child care assistance or services under the Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.) 
     to provide emergency child care services to individuals 
     described in paragraph (2) of subsection (b).
       (b) Eligibility.--
       (1) Of states.--A State described in this paragraph is a 
     State in which the President, pursuant to section 401 of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5121), has determined that a major disaster 
     exists, or that an area within the State is determined to be 
     eligible for disaster relief under other Federal law by 
     reason of damage related to flooding in 1997.
       (2) Of individuals.--An individual described in this 
     subsection is an individual who--
       (A) resides within any area in which the President, 
     pursuant to section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121), has 
     determined that a major disaster exists, or within an area 
     determined to be eligible for disaster relief under other 
     Federal law by reason of damage related to flooding in 1997; 
     and
       (B) is involved in unpaid work activities (including the 
     cleaning, repair, restoration, and rebuilding of homes, 
     businesses, and schools) resulting from the flood emergency 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       (c) Limitations.--
       (1) Requirements.--With respect to assistance provided to 
     individuals under this section, the quality, certification 
     and licensure, health and safety, nondiscrimination, and 
     other requirements applicable under the Federal programs 
     referred to in subsection (a) shall apply to child care 
     provided or obtained under this section.
       (2) Amount of funds.--The total amount utilized by each of 
     the States under subsection (a) during the period referred to 
     in such subsection shall not exceed the total amount of such 
     assistance that, notwithstanding the enactment of this 
     section, would otherwise have been expended by each such 
     State in the affected region during such period.
       (d) Priority.--In making assistance available under this 
     section, the Governors described in subsection (a) shall give 
     priority to eligible individuals who do not have access to 
     income, assets, or resources as a direct result of the 
     flooding referred to in subsection (b)(2)(A).


              extension of ssi redetermination provisions

       Sec. 6005. (a) Section 402(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(D)(i)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (I), by striking ``the date which is 1 
     year after such date of enactment,'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 1997,''; and
       (2) in subclause (III), by striking ``the date of the 
     redetermination with respect to such individual'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 1997,''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective 
     as if included in the enactment of section 402 of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996.

                               CHAPTER 7

                        CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                                 SENATE

                   Contingent Expenses of the Senate


                        Secretary of the Senate

                          (Transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for expenses of the ``Office of 
     the Secretary of the Senate'', to carry out the provisions of 
     section 8 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997, 
     $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000, to 
     be derived by transfer from funds previously appropriated 
     from fiscal year 1997 funds under the heading ``SENATE'', 
     subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

      Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress

       For payment to Marissa, Sonya, and Frank (III) Tejeda, 
     children of Frank Tejeda, late a Representative from the 
     State of Texas, $133,600.

                              OTHER AGENCY

                             Botanic Garden


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses, 
     Botanic Garden'', $33,500,000, to remain available until 
     expended, for emergency repair and renovation of the 
     Conservatory.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 7

       Sec. 7001. Section 105(f) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(f)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``The limitation on the 
     minimum rate of gross compensation under this subsection 
     shall not apply to any member or civilian employee of the 
     Capitol Police whose compensation is disbursed by the 
     Secretary of the Senate.''.
       Sec. 7002. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     or regulation, with the approval of the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate is authorized to provide additional 
     facilities, services, equipment, and office space for use by 
     a Senator in that Senator's State in connection with a 
     disaster or emergency declared by the President under the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act. Expenses incurred by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 
     of the Senate

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     under this section shall be paid from the appropriation 
     account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for 
     expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 
     of the Senate, upon vouchers signed by the Sergeant at Arms 
     and Doorkeeper of the Senate with the approval of the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
       (b) This section is effective on and after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 7003. (a) Section 2 of Public Law 100-71 (2 U.S.C. 
     65f) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(c) 
     Upon the written request of the Secretary of the Senate, with 
     the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate, there shall be transferred any amount of funds 
     available under subsection (a) specified in the request, but 
     not to exceed $10,000 in any fiscal year, from the 
     appropriation account (within the contingent fund of the 
     Senate) for expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the 
     Senate to the appropriation account for the expense allowance 
     of the Secretary of the Senate. Any funds so transferred 
     shall be available in like manner and for the same purposes 
     as are other funds in the account to which the funds are 
     transferred.''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective 
     with respect to appropriations for fiscal years beginning on 
     or after October 1, 1996.
       Sec. 7004. The Comptroller General may use available funds, 
     now and hereafter, to enter into contracts for the 
     acquisition of severable services for a period that begins in 
     one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year and to enter 
     in multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and 
     nonaudit-related services, to the same extent as executive 
     agencies under the authority of sections 303L and 304B, 
     respectively, of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act (41 U.S.C. sec. 253l and 254c).

                               CHAPTER 8

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                              Coast Guard


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses'', 
     $1,600,000, for necessary expenses directly related to 
     support activities in the TWA Flight 800 crash investigation, 
     to remain available until expended.


                              Retired Pay

       For an additional amount for ``Retired Pay'', $9,200,000.

                     Federal Highway Administration


                          Federal-Aid Highways

                        Emergency Relief Program

                          (Highway Trust Fund)

       For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief Program 
     for emergency expenses resulting from flooding and other 
     natural disasters, as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 125, 
     $650,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended: Provided further, That 23 U.S.C. 125(b)(1) shall not 
     apply to projects resulting from the December 1996 and 
     January 1997 flooding in the western States.


                          FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (Highway Trust Fund)

       The limitation under this heading in Public Law 104-205 is 
     increased by $694,810,534: Provided, That such additional 
     authority shall remain available during fiscal year 1997: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the authority provided herein above shall be distributed 
     to ensure that States receive an amount they would have 
     received had the Highway Trust Fund fiscal year 1994 income 
     statement not been understated prior to the revision on 
     December 24, 1996: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, $318,077,043 of the amount provided 
     herein above shall be distributed to assure that States 
     receive obligation authority that they would have received 
     had the Highway Trust Fund fiscal year 1995 income statement 
     not been revised on December 24, 1996: Provided further, That 
     the remaining authority provided herein above shall be 
     distributed to those States whose share of Federal-aid 
     obligation limitation under Section 310 of Public Law 104-205 
     is less than the amount such States received under Section 
     310(a) of Public Law 104-50 in fiscal year 1996 in a ratio 
     equal to the amounts necessary to bring each such State to 
     the Federal-aid obligation limitation distributed under 
     Section 310(a) of Public Law 104-50.

                    Federal Railroad Administration


              Emergency Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair

       For necessary expenses to repair and rebuild freight rail 
     lines of regional and short line railroads or a State entity 
     damaged by floods, $18,900,000, to be awarded subject to the 
     discretion of the Secretary on a case-by-case basis: 
     Provided, That up to $900,000 shall be solely for damage 
     incurred in West Virginia in September 1996 and $18,000,000 
     shall be solely for damage incurred in the Northern Plains 
     States in March and April 1997: Provided further, That funds 
     provided under this head shall be available for 
     rehabilitation of railroad rights-of-way, bridges, and other 
     facilities which are part of the general railroad system of 
     transportation, and primarily used by railroads to move 
     freight traffic: Provided further, That railroad rights-of-
     way, bridges, and other facilities owned by passenger 
     railroads, or by tourist, scenic, or historic railroads are 
     not eligible for funding under this head: Provided further, 
     That these funds shall be available only to the extent an 
     official budget request, for a specific dollar amount, that 
     includes designation of the entire amount as an emergency 
     requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by 
     the President to the Congress: 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 all funds made available 
     under this head are to remain available until September 30, 
     1997.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                  National Transportation Safety Board


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', for 
     emergency expenses resulting from the crashes of TWA Flight 
     800, ValuJet Flight 592, and Comair Flight 3272, and for 
     assistance to families of victims of aviation accidents as 
     authorized by Public Law 104-264, $29,859,000, of which 
     $4,877,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That these funds shall be available only to the extent an 
     official budget request, for a specific dollar amount, that 
     includes designation of the entire amount as an emergency 
     requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by 
     the President to the Congress: 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 notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, not more than $10,330,000 shall be provided 
     by the National Transportation Safety Board to the Department 
     of the Navy as reimbursement for costs incurred in connection 
     with recovery of wreckage from TWA Flight 800 and shall be 
     credited to the appropriation contained in the Omnibus 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997, which is available for 
     the same purpose as the appropriation originally charged for 
     the expense for which the reimbursements are received, to be 
     merged with, and to be available for the same purpose as the 
     appropriation to which such reimbursements are credited: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, of the amount provided to the National Transportation 
     Safety Board, not more than $6,059,000 shall be made 
     available to the State of New York and local counties in New 
     York, as reimbursement for costs incurred in connection with 
     the crash of TWA Flight 800: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount 
     provided, not more than $3,100,000 shall be made available to 
     Metropolitan Dade County, Florida as reimbursement for costs 
     incurred in connection with the crash of ValuJet Flight 592: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, of the amount provided, not more than $300,000 shall be 
     made available to Monroe County, Michigan as reimbursement 
     for costs incurred in connection with the crash of Comair 
     Flight 3272.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 8

       Sec. 8001. Title I of the Department of Transportation and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-
     205) is amended under the heading ``Federal Transit 
     Administration--Discretionary Grants'' by striking 
     ``$661,000,000'' and inserting ``$661,000''.
       Sec. 8002. Section 325 of Title III of the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 
     (Public Law 104-205) is amended by deleting all text 
     following: ``Provided, That such funds shall not be subject 
     to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways and 
     highway safety construction.''.
       Sec. 8003. Section 410(j) of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking the period after ``1997'' and 
     inserting ``, and an additional $500,000 for fiscal year 
     1997.''.
       Sec. 8004. Section 30308(a) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``and 1996'' and inserting ``, 
     1996, and 1997''.

                               CHAPTER 9

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For an additional amount under the heading ``Departmental 
     Offices, Salaries and Expenses'', $1,950,000: Provided, That 
     the Secretary of Treasury may utilize the law enforcement 
     services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the State 
     of Colorado, the County of Denver, and the City of Denver, 
     with their consent, and shall reimburse the State of 
     Colorado, the County of Denver, and the City of Denver for 
     the utilization of such law enforcement services, personnel 
     (for salaries, overtime, and benefits), equipment, and 
     facilities for security arrangements for the Denver Summit of 
     Eight being held June 20 through June 22, 1997, in Denver, 
     Colorado subject to verification of appropriate costs.

               COUNTER-TERRORISM AND DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                     United States Customs Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $16,000,000 shall be available until September 
     30, 1998 to develop further the Automated Targeting System.

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                          U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

                   Payment to the Postal Service Fund

       For an additional amount for the Postal Service Fund for 
     revenue forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to 
     subsection (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States 
     Code, $5,383,000.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 9

       Sec. 9001. The Administrator of General Services is 
     authorized to obligate the funds appropriated in Public Law 
     104-208 for construction of the Montgomery, Alabama 
     courthouse.
       Sec. 9002. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     in this Act or any other Act may be used by the General 
     Services Administration to implement Section 1555 of the 
     Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-
     355) prior to the date of adjournment of the first session of 
     the 105th Congress.
       Sec. 9003. (a) The Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the 
     Department of the Treasury shall not award a contract for 
     Solicitation No. BEP-97-13(TN) or Solicitation No. BEP-96-
     13(TN) until the General Accounting Office (GAO) has 
     completed a comprehensive analysis of the optimum 
     circumstances for government procurement of distinctive 
     currency paper. The GAO shall report its findings to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than 
     August 1, 1998.
       (b) The contractual term of the distinctive currency paper 
     ``bridge'' contract shall not exceed 24 months, and the 
     contract shall not be effective until the Secretary of the 
     Department of the Treasury certifies that the price under the 
     terms of any ``bridge'' contract is fair and reasonable and 
     that the terms of any ``bridge'' contract are customary and 
     appropriate according to Federal procurement regulations. In 
     addition, the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the price and profit levels 
     of any ``bridge'' contract at the time of certification.
       Sec. 9004. (a) Chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding after subchapter V the following:

      ``SUBCHAPTER VI--LEAVE TRANSFER IN DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES

     ``Sec. 6391. Authority for leave transfer program in 
       disasters and emergencies

       ``(a) For the purpose of this section--
       ``(1) `employee' means an employee as defined in section 
     6331(1); and
       ``(2) `agency' means an Executive agency.
       ``(b) In the event of a major disaster or emergency, as 
     declared by the President, that results in severe adverse 
     effects for a substantial number of employees, the President 
     may direct the Office of Personnel Management to establish an 
     emergency leave transfer program under which any employee in 
     any agency may donate unused annual leave for transfer to 
     employees of the same or other agencies who are adversely 
     affected by such disaster or emergency.
       ``(c) The Office shall establish appropriate requirements 
     for the operation of the emergency leave transfer program 
     under subsection (b), including appropriate limitations on 
     the donation and use of annual leave under the program. An 
     employee may receive and use leave under the program without 
     regard to any requirement that any annual leave and sick 
     leave to a leave recipient's credit must be exhausted before 
     any transferred annual leave may be used.
       ``(d) A leave bank established under subchapter IV may, to 
     the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Office, 
     donate annual leave to the emergency leave transfer program 
     established under subsection (b).
       ``(e) Except to the extent that the Office may prescribe by 
     regulation, nothing in section 7351 shall apply to any 
     solicitation, donation, or acceptance of leave under this 
     section.
       ``(f) The Office shall prescribe regulations necessary for 
     the administration of this section.''.
       (b) The analysis for chapter 63 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

      ``SUBCHAPTER VI--LEAVE TRANSFER IN DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES

``6391. Authority for leave transfer program in disasters and 
              emergencies.''.

                               CHAPTER 10

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                    Veterans Benefits Administration


                       Compensation and Pensions

       For an additional amount for ``Compensation and pensions'', 
     $928,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                        Administrative Provision

       The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 
     construction of a multi-story parking garage at the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Cleveland, 
     Ohio, in the amount of $12,300,000, and there is authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal year 1997 for the Parking 
     Revolving Fund account, a total of $12,300,000 for this 
     project.

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                            Housing Programs


               ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 
     $1,000,000 appropriated for special purpose grants in Public 
     Law 102-139, for a parking garage in Ashland, Kentucky, 
     $500,000 shall be made available instead for use in acquiring 
     parking in Ashland, Kentucky and $500,000 shall be made 
     available instead for the restoration of the Paramount 
     Theater in Ashland, Kentucky.


                 Preserving Existing Housing Investment

       For an additional amount for ``Preserving existing housing 
     investment'', to be made available for use in conjunction 
     with properties that are eligible for assistance under the 
     Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership 
     Act of 1990 or the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation 
     Act of 1987, $3,500,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That up to such amount shall be for a project in 
     Syracuse, New York, the processing for which was suspended, 
     deferred or interrupted for a period of nine months or more 
     because of differing interpretations, by the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development and an owner, concerning the 
     timing of the ability of an uninsured section 236 property to 
     prepay, or by the Secretary and a State rent regulatory 
     agency concerning the effect of a presumptively applicable 
     State rent control law or regulation on the determination of 
     preservation value under section 213 of such Act, if the 
     owner of such project filed a notice of intent to extend the 
     low-income affordability restrictions of the housing on or 
     before August 23, 1993, and the Secretary approved the plan 
     of action on or before July 25, 1996.


   capacity building for community development and affordable housing

                          (transfer of funds)

       For ``Capacity building for community development and 
     affordable housing'', as authorized by section 4 of the HUD 
     Demonstration Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-120), $30,200,000, 
     to remain available until expended, and to be derived by 
     transfer from the Homeownership and Opportunity for People 
     Everywhere Grants account: Provided, That at least 
     $10,000,000 of the funding under this head be used in rural 
     areas, including tribal areas.

                   Community Planning and Development


                COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS FUND

       For an additional amount for ``Community development block 
     grants fund'', as authorized under title I of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974, $500,000,000, of which 
     $250,000,000 shall become available for obligation on October 
     1, 1997, all of which shall remain available until September 
     30, 2000, for use only for buyouts, relocation, long-term 
     recovery, and mitigation in communities affected by the 
     flooding in the upper Midwest and other disasters in fiscal 
     year 1997 and such natural disasters designated 30 days prior 
     to the start of fiscal year 1997, except those activities 
     reimbursable or for which funds are made available by the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Small Business 
     Administration, or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided, 
     That in administering these amounts, the Secretary may waive, 
     or specify alternative requirements for, any provision of any 
     statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in 
     connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by 
     the recipient of these funds, except for statutory 
     requirements related to civil rights, fair housing and 
     nondiscrimination, the environment, and labor standards, upon 
     a finding that such waiver is required to facilitate the use 
     of such funds, and would not be inconsistent with the overall 
     purpose of the statute: Provided further, That the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development shall publish a notice in 
     the Federal Register governing the use of community 
     development block grants funds in conjunction with any 
     program administered by the Director of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency for buyouts for structures in disaster 
     areas: Provided further, That for any funds under this head 
     used for buyouts in conjunction with any program administered 
     by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
     each state or unit of general local government requesting 
     funds from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for 
     buyouts shall submit a plan to the Secretary which must be 
     approved by the Secretary as consistent with the requirements 
     of this program: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development and the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency shall submit quarterly reports to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on all 
     disbursements and uses of funds for or associated with 
     buyouts: Provided further, That for purposes of disasters 
     eligible under this head the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may waive, on a case-by-case basis and upon such 
     other terms as the Secretary may specify, in whole or in 
     part, the requirements that activities benefit persons of 
     low- and moderate-income pursuant to section 122 of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, and may waive, 
     in whole or in part, the requirements that housing qualify as 
     affordable housing pursuant to section 290 of the HOME 
     Investment Partnerships Act: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent an 
     official budget request, that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress: Provided further, 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.

                     Management and Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       Of the funds appropriated under this head in Public Law 
     104-204, the Secretary of Hous

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     ing and Urban Development shall enter into a contract with 
     the National Academy of Public Administration not to exceed 
     $1,000,000 no later than one month after enactment of this 
     Act for an evaluation of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development's management systems.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                    Environmental Protection Agency

                        buildings and facilities

       From the amounts appropriated under this heading in prior 
     appropriation Acts for the Center for Ecology Research and 
     Training (CERT), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
     shall, after the closing of the period for filing CERT-
     related claims pursuant to the Uniform Relocation Assistance 
     and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
     4601 et seq.), obligate the maximum amount of funds necessary 
     to settle all outstanding CERT-related claims against the EPA 
     pursuant to such Act. To the extent that unobligated balances 
     then remain from such amounts previously appropriated, the 
     EPA is authorized beginning in fiscal year 1997 to make 
     grants to the City of Bay City, Michigan, for the purpose of 
     EPA-approved environmental remediation and rehabilitation of 
     publicly owned real property included in the boundaries of 
     the CERT project.


                   state and tribal assistance grants

       The funds appropriated in Public Law 104-204 to the 
     Environmental Protection Agency under this heading for grants 
     to States and federally recognized tribes for multi-media or 
     single media pollution prevention, control, and abatement and 
     related activities, $674,207,000, may also be used for the 
     direct implementation by the Federal Government of a program 
     required by law in the absence of an acceptable State or 
     tribal program.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                            disaster relief

       For an additional amount for ``Disaster relief'', 
     $3,300,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That $2,300,000,000 shall become available for obligation on 
     September 30, 1997, but shall not become available until the 
     Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency submits 
     to the Congress a legislative proposal to control disaster 
     relief expenditures including the elimination of funding for 
     certain revenue producing facilities: Provided further, That 
     of the funds made available under this heading, up to 
     $20,000,000 may be transferred to the Disaster Assistance 
     Direct Loan Program for the cost of direct loans as 
     authorized under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
     et seq.): Provided further, That such transfer may be made to 
     subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of 
     direct loans not to exceed $21,000,000 under section 417 of 
     the Stafford Act: Provided further, That any such transfer of 
     funds shall be made only upon certification by the Director 
     of the Federal Emergency Management Agency that all 
     requirements of section 417 of the Stafford Act will be 
     complied with: Provided further, That the entire amount 
     appropriated herein 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 the entire amount appropriated herein 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.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 10

       Sec. 10001. The Secretary shall submit semi-annually to the 
     Committees on Appropriations a list of all contracts and task 
     orders issued under such contracts in excess of $250,000 
     which were entered into during the prior 6-month period by 
     the Secretary, the Government National Mortgage Association, 
     and the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (or by 
     any officer of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, the Government National Mortgage Association, or 
     the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight acting in 
     his or her capacity to represent the Secretary or these 
     entities). Each listing shall identify the parties to the 
     contract, the term and amount of the contract, and the 
     subject matter and responsibilities of the parties to the 
     contract.
       Sec. 10002. Section 8(c)(9) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 is amended by striking out ``Not less than one 
     year prior to terminating any contract'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof: ``Not less than 180 days prior to terminating 
     any contract''.
       Sec. 10003. The first sentence of section 542(c)(4) of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 is amended by 
     striking out ``on not more than 12,000 units during fiscal 
     year 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof: ``on not more than 
     12,000 units during fiscal year 1996 and not more than an 
     additional 7,500 units during fiscal year 1997''.
       Sec. 10004. Section 4(a) and (b)(3) of the HUD 
     Demonstration Act of 1993 is amended by inserting after 
     ``National Community Development Initiative'': ``, Local 
     Initiatives Support Corporation, The Enterprise Foundation, 
     Habitat for Humanity, and Youthbuild USA''.
       Sec. 10005. Section 234(c) of the National Housing Act is 
     amended by inserting after ``203(b)(2)'' the following: ``or 
     pursuant to section 203(h) under the conditions described in 
     section 203(h)''.
       Sec. 10006. Section 211(b)(4)(B) of the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 
     104-204) is amended by inserting the following at the end: 
     ``The term `owner', as used in this subparagraph, in addition 
     to it having the same meaning as in section 8(f) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, also means an affiliate of 
     the owner. The term `affiliate of the owner' means any person 
     or entity (including, but not limited to, a general partner 
     or managing member, or an officer of either) that controls an 
     owner, is controlled by an owner, or is under common control 
     with the owner. The term `control' means the direct or 
     indirect power (under contract, equity ownership, the right 
     to vote or determine a vote, or otherwise) to direct the 
     financial, legal, beneficial, or other interests of the 
     owner.''.

                               CHAPTER 11

                        OFFSETS AND RESCISSIONS

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                        Office of the Secretary


                         Fund for Rural America

       Of the funds provided on January 1, 1997 for section 793 of 
     Public Law 104-127, Fund for Rural America, not more than 
     $80,000,000 shall be available.

                       Food and Consumer Service


                 The Emergency Food Assistance Program

       Notwithstanding section 27(a) of the Food Stamp Act, the 
     amount specified for allocation under such section for fiscal 
     year 1997 shall be $80,000,000.

         Foreign Agricultural Service and General Sales Manager


                             Export Credit

       None of the funds made available in the Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997, Public Law 104-180, may be 
     used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry 
     out a combined program for export credit guarantees, supplier 
     credit guarantees, and emerging democracies facilities 
     guarantees at a level which exceeds $3,500,000,000.


                       Export Enhancement Program

       None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     in Public Law 104-180 shall be used to pay the salaries and 
     expenses of personnel to carry out an export enhancement 
     program if the aggregate amount of funds and/or commodities 
     under such program exceeds $10,000,000.

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                          Working Capital Fund

                              (Rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $6,400,000 are rescinded.

                            Legal Activities

                         assets forfeiture fund


                              (Rescission)

       Of the amounts made available to the Attorney General on 
     October 1, 1996, from surplus balances declared in prior 
     years pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 524(c), authority to obligate 
     $3,000,000 of such funds in fiscal year 1997 is rescinded.

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service

                              construction


                              (Rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances under this heading from amounts 
     made available in Public Law 103-317, $1,000,000 are 
     rescinded.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

             National Institute of Standards and Technology

                     industrial technology services


                              (Rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading 
     for the Advanced Technology Program, $7,000,000 are 
     rescinded.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                   Federal Communications Commission


                         salaries and expenses

                              (Rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $1,000,000 are rescinded.

                      Ounce of Prevention Council


                              (Rescission)

       Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $1,000,000 are rescinded.

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                            Energy Programs


           energy supply, research and development activities

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-206 and prior years' Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Acts, $11,180,000 are rescinded.

                    Power Marketing Administrations


 construction, rehabilitation, operation and maintenance, western area 
                          power administration

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-206 and prior years' Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Acts, $11,352,000 are rescinded.

                         Clean Coal Technology


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading for 
     obligation in fiscal year 1997 or prior years, $17,000,000 
     are rescinded: Pro

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     vided, 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.

                      Strategic Petroleum Reserve


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in previous 
     appropriations Acts, $11,000,000 are rescinded.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                Administration for Children and Families


                   Job Opportunities and Basic Skills

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, there is rescinded an amount equal to the total 
     of the funds within each State's limitation for fiscal year 
     1997 that are not necessary to pay such State's allowable 
     claims for such fiscal year.
       Section 403(k)(3)(F) of the Social Security Act (as in 
     effect on October 1, 1996) is amended by adding after the 
     ``,'' the following: ``reduced by an amount equal to the 
     total of those funds that are within each State's limitation 
     for fiscal year 1997 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 
     $1,000,000,000 for the purpose of determining the amount of 
     the payment under subsection (1) to which each State is 
     entitled),''.

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                    Federal Aviation Administration


                       GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

                    (Airport and Airway Trust Fund)

                 (Rescission of Contract Authorization)

       Of the unobligated balances authorized under 49 U.S.C. 
     48103 as amended, $750,000,000 are rescinded.

             National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


                     HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS

                          (Highway Trust Fund)

                 (Rescission of Contract Authorization)

       Of the available balances of contract authority under this 
     heading, $13,000,000 are rescinded.

                     Federal Transit Administration


                      TRUST FUND SHARE OF EXPENSES

                          (Highway Trust Fund)

                 (Rescission of Contract Authorization)

       Of the available balances of contract authority under this 
     heading, $271,000,000 are rescinded.


                          DISCRETIONARY GRANTS

                          (Highway Trust Fund)

                 (Rescission of Contract Authorization)

       Of the available balances of contract authority under this 
     heading, for fixed guideway modernization and bus activities 
     under 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(A) and (C), $588,000,000 are 
     rescinded.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                    General Services Administration


                   Expenses, Presidential Transition

                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $5,600,000 are rescinded.

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                            Housing Programs


               ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING

                         (including RESCISSION)

       Of the amounts recaptured under this heading during fiscal 
     year 1997 and prior years, $3,650,000,000 are rescinded: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall recapture at least $5,800,000,000 in amounts heretofore 
     maintained as section 8 reserves made available to housing 
     agencies for tenant-based assistance under the section 8 
     existing housing certificate and housing voucher programs: 
     Provided further, That all additional section 8 reserve funds 
     of an amount not less than $2,150,000,000 and any recaptures 
     (other than funds already designated for other uses) 
     specified in section 214 of Public Law 104-204 shall be 
     preserved under the head ``Section 8 Reserve Preservation 
     Account'' for use in extending section 8 contracts expiring 
     in fiscal year 1998 and thereafter: Provided further, That 
     the Secretary may recapture less than $5,800,000,000 and 
     reserve less than $2,150,000,000 where the Secretary 
     determines that insufficient section 8 funds are available 
     for current fiscal year contract obligations: Provided 
     further, That the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct an audit of all accounts of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development to determine whether the 
     Department's systems for budgeting and accounting for section 
     8 rental assistance ensure that unexpended funds do not reach 
     unreasonable levels and that obligations are spent in a 
     timely manner.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration


                    NATIONAL AERONAUTICS FACILITIES

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $365,000,000 are rescinded.


                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                          UNANTICIPATED NEEDS

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-211 to NASA for ``Space flight, control, and data 
     communications'', $4,200,000 are rescinded.

                               TITLE III

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

       Sec. 30001. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.


                       buy-american requirements

       Sec. 30002. (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of 
     the funds made available in this Act may be expended by an 
     entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds 
     the entity will comply with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 
     10a-10c).
       (b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
       (1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided using 
     funds made available in this Act, it is the sense of the 
     Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, in 
     expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products.
       (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
     the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each 
     recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement 
     made in paragraph (1) by the Congress.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a 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 is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in 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--COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION REVIEW

     SEC. 40001. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Cost of 
     Higher Education Review Act of 1997''.
       (b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) According to a report issued by the General Accounting 
     Office, tuition at 4-year public colleges and universities 
     increased 234 percent from school year 1980-1981 through 
     school year 1994-1995, while median household income rose 82 
     percent and the cost of consumer goods as measured by the 
     Consumer Price Index rose 74 percent over the same time 
     period.
       (2) A 1995 survey of college freshmen found that concern 
     about college affordability was the highest it has been in 
     the last 30 years.
       (3) Paying for a college education now ranks as one of the 
     most costly investments for American families.

     SEC. 40002. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE COST 
                   OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

       There is established a Commission to be known as the 
     ``National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education'' 
     (hereafter in this title referred to as the ``Commission'').

     SEC. 40003. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 11 
     members as follows:
       (1) Three individuals shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
     the House.
       (2) Two individuals shall be appointed by the Minority 
     Leader of the House.
       (3) Three individuals shall be appointed by the Majority 
     Leader of the Senate.
       (4) Two individuals shall be appointed by the Minority 
     Leader of the Senate.
       (5) One individual shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
     Education.
       (b) Additional Qualifications.--Each of the individuals 
     appointed under subsection (a) shall be an individual with 
     expertise and experience in higher education finance 
     (including the financing of State institutions of higher 
     education), Federal financial aid programs, education 
     economics research, public or private higher education 
     administration, or business executives who have managed 
     successful cost reduction programs.
       (c) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The members of the 
     Commission shall elect a Chairman and a Vice Chairperson. In 
     the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson will 
     assume the duties of the Chairperson.
       (d) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
       (e) Appointments.--All appointments under subsection (a) 
     shall be made within 30 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act. In the event that an officer authorized to make an 
     appointment under subsection (a) has not made such 
     appointment within such 30 days, the appointment may be made 
     for such officer as follows:
       (1) the Chairman of the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce may act under such subsection for the Speaker of 
     the House of Representatives;
       (2) the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce may act under such subsection for 
     the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
       (3) the Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources may act under

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     such subsection for the Majority Leader of the Senate; and
       (4) the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Labor 
     and Human Resources may act under such subsection for the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate.
       (f) Voting.--Each member of the Commission shall be 
     entitled to one vote, which shall be equal to the vote of 
     every other member of the Commission.
       (g) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the Commission shall not 
     affect its powers, but shall be filled in the manner in which 
     the original appointment was made.
       (h) Prohibition of Additional Pay.--Members of the 
     Commission shall receive no additional pay, allowances, or 
     benefits by reason of their service on the Commission. 
     Members appointed from among private citizens of the United 
     States may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem, in 
     lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving 
     intermittently in the government service to the extent funds 
     are available for such expenses.
       (i) Initial Meeting.--The initial meeting of the Commission 
     shall occur within 40 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 40004. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Specific Findings and Recommendations.--The Commission 
     shall study and make findings and specific recommendations 
     regarding the following:
       (1) The increase in tuition compared with other commodities 
     and services.
       (2) Innovative methods of reducing or stabilizing tuition.
       (3) Trends in college and university administrative costs, 
     including administrative staffing, ratio of administrative 
     staff to instructors, ratio of administrative staff to 
     students, remuneration of administrative staff, and 
     remuneration of college and university presidents or 
     chancellors.
       (4) Trends in (A) faculty workload and remuneration 
     (including the use of adjunct faculty), (B) faculty-to-
     student ratios, (C) number of hours spent in the classroom by 
     faculty, and (D) tenure practices, and the impact of such 
     trends on tuition.
       (5) Trends in (A) the construction and renovation of 
     academic and other collegiate facilities, and (B) the 
     modernization of facilities to access and utilize new 
     technologies, and the impact of such trends on tuition.
       (6) The extent to which increases in institutional 
     financial aid and tuition discounting have affected tuition 
     increases, including the demographics of students receiving 
     such aid, the extent to which such aid is provided to 
     students with limited need in order to attract such students 
     to particular institutions or major fields of study, and the 
     extent to which Federal financial aid, including loan aid, 
     has been used to offset such increases.
       (7) The extent to which Federal, State, and local laws, 
     regulations, or other mandates contribute to increasing 
     tuition, and recommendations on reducing those mandates.
       (8) The establishment of a mechanism for a more timely and 
     widespread distribution of data on tuition trends and other 
     costs of operating colleges and universities.
       (9) The extent to which student financial aid programs have 
     contributed to changes in tuition.
       (10) Trends in State fiscal policies that have affected 
     college costs.
       (11) The adequacy of existing Federal and State financial 
     aid programs in meeting the costs of attending colleges and 
     universities.
       (12) Other related topics determined to be appropriate by 
     the Commission.
       (b) Final Report.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission 
     shall submit to the President and to the Congress, not later 
     than 120 days after the date of the first meeting of the 
     Commission, a report which shall contain a detailed statement 
     of the findings and conclusions of the Commission, including 
     the Commission's recommendations for administrative and 
     legislative action that the Commission considers advisable.
       (2) Majority vote required for recommendations.--Any 
     recommendation described in paragraph (1) shall be made by 
     the Commission to the President and to the Congress only if 
     such recommendation is adopted by a majority vote of the 
     members of the Commission who are present and voting.
       (3) Evaluation of different circumstances.--In making any 
     findings under subsection (a) of this section, the Commission 
     shall take into account differences between public and 
     private colleges and universities, the length of the academic 
     program, the size of the institution's student population, 
     and the availability of the institution's resources, 
     including the size of the institution's endowment.

     SEC. 40005. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of 
     carrying out this title, hold such hearings and sit and act 
     at such times and places, as the Commission may find 
     advisable.
       (b) Rules and Regulations.--The Commission may adopt such 
     rules and regulations as may be necessary to establish the 
     Commission's procedures and to govern the manner of the 
     Commission's operations, organization, and personnel.
       (c) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
       (1) Information.--The Commission may request from the head 
     of any Federal agency or instrumentality such information as 
     the Commission may require for the purpose of this title. 
     Each such agency or instrumentality shall, to the extent 
     permitted by law and subject to the exceptions set forth in 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred 
     to as the Freedom of Information Act), furnish such 
     information to the Commission, upon request made by the 
     Chairperson of the Commission.
       (2) Facilities and services, personnel detail authorized.--
     Upon request of the Chairperson of the Commission, the head 
     of any Federal agency or instrumentality shall, to the extent 
     possible and subject to the discretion of such head--
       (A) make any of the facilities and services of such agency 
     or instrumentality available to the Commission; and
       (B) detail any of the personnel of such agency or 
     instrumentality to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable 
     basis, to assist the Commission in carrying out the 
     Commission's duties under this title.
       (d) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails 
     in the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     Federal agencies.
       (e) Contracting.--The Commission, to such extent and in 
     such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, may enter 
     into contracts with State agencies, private firms, 
     institutions, and individuals for the purpose of conducting 
     research or surveys necessary to enable the Commission to 
     discharge the Commission's duties under this title.
       (f) Staff.--Subject to such rules and regulations as may be 
     adopted by the Commission, and to such extent and in such 
     amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, the 
     Chairperson of the Commission shall have the power to 
     appoint, terminate, and fix the compensation (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 of any other provision, or of any other 
     provision of law, relating to the number, classification, and 
     General Schedule rates) of an Executive Director, and of such 
     additional staff as the Chairperson deems advisable to assist 
     the Commission, at rates not to exceed a rate equal to the 
     maximum rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5332 of such title.

     SEC. 40006. FUNDING OF COMMISSION.

       There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1997 
     for carrying out this title, $650,000, to remain available 
     until expended, or until one year after the termination of 
     the Commission pursuant to section 40007, whichever occurs 
     first.

     SEC. 40007. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall cease to exist on the date that is 60 
     days after the date on which the Commission is required to 
     submit its final report in accordance with section 40004(b).

            TITLE V--DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION DISASTER RELIEF

     SEC. 50001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Depository Institutions 
     Disaster Relief Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 50002. TRUTH IN LENDING ACT; EXPEDITED FUNDS 
                   AVAILABILITY ACT.

       (a) Truth in Lending Act.--During the 240-day period 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System may make exceptions 
     to the Truth in Lending Act for transactions within an area 
     in which the President, pursuant to section 401 of the Robert 
     T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, has 
     determined, on or after February 28, 1997, that a major 
     disaster exists, or within an area determined to be eligible 
     for disaster relief under other Federal law by reason of 
     damage related to the 1997 flooding of the Red River of the 
     North, the Minnesota River, and the tributaries of such 
     rivers, if the Board determines that the exception can 
     reasonably be expected to alleviate hardships to the public 
     resulting from such disaster that outweigh possible adverse 
     effects.
       (b) Expedited Funds Availability Act.--During the 240-day 
     period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may make 
     exceptions to the Expedited Funds Availability Act for 
     depository institution offices located within any area 
     referred to in subsection (a) of this section if the Board 
     determines that the exception can reasonably be expected to 
     alleviate hardships to the public resulting from such 
     disaster that outweigh possible adverse effects.
       (c) Time Limit on Exceptions.--Any exception made under 
     this section shall expire not later than September 1, 1998.
       (d) Publication Required.--The Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System shall publish in the Federal Register 
     a statement that--
       (1) describes any exception made under this section; and
       (2) explains how the exception can reasonably be expected 
     to produce benefits to the public that outweigh possible 
     adverse effects.

     SEC. 50003. DEPOSIT OF INSURANCE PROCEEDS.

       (a) In General.--The appropriate Federal banking agency 
     may, by order, permit an insured depository institution to 
     subtract from the institution's total assets, in calculating 
     compliance with the leverage limit prescribed under section 
     38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, an amount not 
     exceeding the qualifying amount attributable to insurance 
     proceeds, if the agency determines that--
       (1) the institution--
       (A) had its principal place of business within an area in 
     which the President, pursuant to section 401 of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Dis

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     aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, has determined, on 
     or after February 28, 1997, that a major disaster exists, or 
     within an area determined to be eligible for disaster relief 
     under other Federal law by reason of damage related to the 
     1997 flooding of the Red River of the North, the Minnesota 
     River, and the tributaries of such rivers, on the day before 
     the date of any such determination;
       (B) derives more than 60 percent of its total deposits from 
     persons who normally reside within, or whose principal place 
     of business is normally within, areas of intense devastation 
     caused by the major disaster;
       (C) was adequately capitalized (as defined in section 38 of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) before the major disaster; 
     and
       (D) has an acceptable plan for managing the increase in its 
     total assets and total deposits; and
       (2) the subtraction is consistent with the purpose of 
     section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (b) Time Limit on Exceptions.--Any exception made under 
     this section shall expire not later than February 28, 1999.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) Appropriate federal banking agency.--The term 
     ``appropriate Federal banking agency'' has the same meaning 
     as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (2) Insured depository institution.--The term ``insured 
     depository institution'' has the same meaning as in section 3 
     of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (3) Leverage limit.--The term ``leverage limit'' has the 
     same meaning as in section 38 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act.
       (4) Qualifying amount attributable to insurance proceeds.--
     The term ``qualifying amount attributable to insurance 
     proceeds'' means the amount (if any) by which the 
     institution's total assets exceed the institution's average 
     total assets during the calendar quarter ending before the 
     date of any determination referred to in subsection 
     (a)(1)(A), because of the deposit of insurance payments or 
     governmental assistance made with respect to damage caused 
     by, or other costs resulting from, the major disaster.

     SEC. 50004. BANKING AGENCY PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--A qualifying regulatory agency may take 
     any of the following actions with respect to depository 
     institutions or other regulated entities whose principal 
     place of business is within, or with respect to transactions 
     or activities within, an area in which the President, 
     pursuant to section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, has determined, on or 
     after February 28, 1997, that a major disaster exists, or 
     within an area determined to be eligible for disaster relief 
     under other Federal law by reason of damage related to the 
     1997 flooding of the Red River of the North, the Minnesota 
     River, and the tributaries of such rivers, if the agency 
     determines that the action would facilitate recovery from the 
     major disaster:
       (1) Procedure.--Exercising the agency's authority under 
     provisions of law other than this section without complying 
     with--
       (A) any requirement of section 553 of title 5, United 
     States Code; or
       (B) any provision of law that requires notice or 
     opportunity for hearing or sets maximum or minimum time 
     limits with respect to agency action.
       (2) Publication requirements.--Making exceptions, with 
     respect to institutions or other entities for which the 
     agency is the primary Federal regulator, to--
       (A) any publication requirement with respect to 
     establishing branches or other deposit-taking facilities; or
       (B) any similar publication requirement.
       (b) Publication Required.--A qualifying regulatory agency 
     shall publish in the Federal Register a statement that--
       (1) describes any action taken under this section; and
       (2) explains the need for the action.
       (c) Qualifying Regulatory Agency Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``qualifying regulatory agency'' 
     means--
       (1) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
       (2) the Comptroller of the Currency;
       (3) the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision;
       (4) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;
       (5) the Financial Institutions Examination Council;
       (6) the National Credit Union Administration; and
       (7) with respect to chapter 53 of title 31, United States 
     Code, the Secretary of the Treasury.
       (d) Expiration.--Any exception made under this section 
     shall expire not later than February 28, 1998.

     SEC. 50005. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

       (a) Financial Services.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
     the Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of the Office 
     of Thrift Supervision, the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration 
     should encourage depository institutions to meet the 
     financial services needs of their communities and customers 
     located in areas affected by the 1997 flooding of the Red 
     River of the North, the Minnesota River, and the tributaries 
     of such rivers.
       (b) Appraisal Standards.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that each Federal financial institutions regulatory agency 
     should, by regulation or order, make exceptions to the 
     appraisal standards prescribed by title XI of the Financial 
     Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 
     (12 U.S.C. 3331 et seq.) for transactions involving 
     institutions for which the agency is the primary Federal 
     regulator with respect to real property located within a 
     disaster area pursuant to section 1123 of the Financial 
     Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 
     (12 U.S.C. 3352), if the agency determines that the 
     exceptions can reasonably be expected to alleviate hardships 
     to the public resulting from such disaster that outweigh 
     possible adverse effects.

     SEC. 50006. OTHER AUTHORITY NOT AFFECTED.

       No provision of this title shall be construed as limiting 
     the authority of any department or agency under any other 
     provision of law.

        TITLE VI--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS WITH RESPECT TO EDUCATION

     SEC. 60001. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DISCLOSURES 
                   REQUIRED WITH RESPECT TO GRADUATION RATES.

       (a) Amendments.--Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(3)(B), by striking ``June 30'' and 
     inserting ``August 31''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)(9), by striking ``August 30'' and 
     inserting ``August 31''.
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In General.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by subsection (a) are effective upon 
     enactment.
       (2) Information dissemination.--No institution shall be 
     required to comply with the amendment made by subsection 
     (a)(1) before July 1, 1998.

     SEC. 60002. DATE EXTENSION.

       Section 1501(a)(4) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6491(a)(4)) is amended by 
     striking ``January 1, 1998'' and inserting ``January 1, 
     1999''.

     SEC. 60003. TIMELY FILING OF NOTICE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     of Education shall deem Kansas and New Mexico to have timely 
     submitted under section 8009(c)(1) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7709(c)(1)) the 
     States' written notices of intent to consider payments 
     described in section 8009(b)(1) of the Act (20 U.S.C. 
     7709(b)(1)) in providing State aid to local educational 
     agencies for school year 1997-1998, except that the Secretary 
     may require the States to submit such additional information 
     as the Secretary may require, which information shall be 
     considered part of the notices.

     SEC. 60004. HOLD HARMLESS PAYMENTS.

       Section 8002(h)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702(h)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) for fiscal year 1997 and each succeeding fiscal year 
     through fiscal year 2000 shall not be less than 85 percent of 
     the amount such agency received for fiscal year 1996 under 
     subsection (b).''.

     SEC. 60005. DATA.

       (a) In General.--Section 8003(f)(4) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(f)(4)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``expenditure,'' after ``revenue,''; and
       (B) by striking the semicolon and inserting a period;
       (2) by striking ``the Secretary'' and all that follows 
     through ``shall use'' and inserting ``the Secretary shall 
     use''; and
       (3) by striking subparagraph (B).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to fiscal years after fiscal year 
     1997.

     SEC. 60006. PAYMENTS RELATING TO FEDERAL PROPERTY.

       Section 8002(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702(i)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(i) Priority Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1)(B), 
     and for any fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 1997 for 
     which the amount appropriated to carry out this section 
     exceeds the amount so appropriated for fiscal year 1996--
       ``(A) the Secretary shall first use the excess amount (not 
     to exceed the amount equal to the difference of (i) the 
     amount appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 
     1997, and (ii) the amount appropriated to carry out this 
     section for fiscal year 1996) to increase the payment that 
     would otherwise be made under this section to not more than 
     50 percent of the maximum amount determined under subsection 
     (b) for any local educational agency described in paragraph 
     (2); and
       ``(B) the Secretary shall use the remainder of the excess 
     amount to increase the payments to each eligible local 
     educational agency under this section.
       ``(2) Local educational agency described.--A local 
     educational agency described in this paragraph is a local 
     educational agency that--
       ``(A) received a payment under this section for fiscal year 
     1996;
       ``(B) serves a school district that contains all or a 
     portion of a United States military academy;
       ``(C) serves a school district in which the local tax 
     assessor has certified that at least 60 percent of the real 
     property is federally owned; and

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       ``(D) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that such agency's per-pupil revenue derived from local 
     sources for current expenditures is not less than that 
     revenue for the preceding fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 60007. TIMELY FILING UNDER SECTION 8003.

       The Secretary of Education shall treat as timely filed, and 
     shall process for payment, an amendment to an application for 
     a fiscal year 1997 payment from a local educational agency 
     under section 8003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 if--
       (1) that agency is described in subsection (a)(3) of that 
     section, as amended by section 376 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201);
       (2) that agency was not described in that subsection prior 
     to that amendment; and
       (3) the Secretary received the amendment to the agency's 
     application prior to the enactment of this Act.

                     TITLE VII--FOOD STAMP PROGRAM

 State Option to Issue Food Stamp Benefits to Certain Individuals Made 
                      Ineligible by Welfare Reform

       (a) In General.--Section 7 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2016) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``necessary, 
     and'' the following: ``(except as provided in subsection 
     (j))''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) State Option to Issue Benefits to Certain Individuals 
     Made Ineligible by Welfare Reform.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a State agency may, with the approval of the Secretary, 
     issue benefits under this Act to an individual who is 
     ineligible to participate in the food stamp program solely as 
     a result of section 6(o)(2) of this Act or section 402 or 403 
     of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612 or 1613).
       ``(2) State payments to secretary.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than the date the State agency 
     issues benefits to individuals under this subsection, the 
     State agency shall pay the Secretary, in accordance with 
     procedures established by the Secretary, an amount that is 
     equal to--
       ``(i) the value of the benefits; and
       ``(ii) the costs of printing, shipping, and redeeming 
     coupons, and other Federal costs, incurred in providing the 
     benefits, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(B) Crediting.--Notwithstanding section 3302(b) of title 
     31, United States Code, payments received under subparagraph 
     (A) shall be credited to the food stamp program appropriation 
     account or the account from which the costs were drawn, as 
     appropriate, for the fiscal year in which the payment is 
     received.
       ``(3) Reporting.--To be eligible to issue benefits under 
     this subsection, a State agency shall comply with reporting 
     requirements established by the Secretary to carry out this 
     subsection.
       ``(4) Plan.--To be eligible to issue benefits under this 
     subsection, a State agency shall--
       ``(A) submit a plan to the Secretary that describes the 
     conditions and procedures under which the benefits will be 
     issued, including eligibility standards, benefit levels, and 
     the methodology the State agency will use to determine 
     amounts due the Secretary under paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) obtain the approval of the Secretary for the plan.
       ``(5) Violations.--A sanction, disqualification, fine, or 
     other penalty prescribed under Federal law (including 
     sections 12 and 15) shall apply to a violation committed in 
     connection with a coupon issued under this subsection.
       ``(6) Ineligibility for administrative reimbursement.--
     Administrative and other costs incurred in issuing a benefit 
     under this subsection shall not be eligible for Federal 
     funding under this Act.
       ``(7) Exclusion from enhanced payment accuracy systems.--
     Section 16(c) shall not apply to benefits issued under this 
     subsection.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 17(b)(1)(B)(iv) of the 
     Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(1)(B)(iv)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subclause (V), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subclause (VI), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(VII) waives a provision of section 7(j).''.

                   TITLE VIII--2000 DECENNIAL CENSUS

       (a) The Congress finds that--
       (1) the decennial enumeration of the population is one of 
     the most critical constitutional functions our government 
     performs;
       (2) it is the goal that the decennial enumeration of the 
     population be as accurate as possible, consistent with the 
     Constitution;
       (3) the Constitution clearly states that the census is to 
     be an ``actual enumeration'' of the population, and section 
     195 of title 13, United States Code, states that sampling 
     cannot be used for purposes of the apportionment of 
     Representatives in Congress among the several States;
       (4) the proposed use of statistical sampling by the Bureau 
     of the Census exposes taxpayers to the unacceptable risk of 
     an inaccurate, invalid and unconstitutional census; and
       (5) Congress is committed to providing the level of funding 
     that is required to perform the entire range of 
     constitutional census activities, with a particular emphasis 
     on accurately enumerating all individuals that have 
     historically been undercounted, and toward this end, the 
     Congress is eager to see aggressive and innovative promotion 
     and outreach campaigns in hard-to-count communities, the 
     hiring of enumerators within those localities, continued 
     cooperation with local government on address list 
     development, and maximizing census employment opportunities 
     for individuals seeking to make the transition from welfare 
     to work.
       (b)(1) Section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, no sampling or any other 
     statistical procedure, including any statistical adjustment, 
     may be used in any determination of population for purposes 
     of the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the 
     several States.''.
       (2) The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) None of the funds made available in this or any other 
     Act for any fiscal year may be used by the Department of 
     Commerce to plan or otherwise prepare for the use of sampling 
     or any other statistical procedure, including any statistical 
     adjustment, in any determination of population for purposes 
     of the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the 
     several States.

              TITLE IX--GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN PREVENTION ACT

     SEC. 90001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Government Shutdown 
     Prevention Act''.

     SEC. 90002. CONTINUING FUNDING.

       (a) In General.--If any regular appropriation bill for 
     fiscal year 1998 does not become law prior to the beginning 
     of fiscal year 1998 or a joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations is not in effect, there is appropriated, out 
     of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and 
     out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and 
     funds, such sums as may be necessary to continue any program, 
     project, or activity for which funds were provided in fiscal 
     year 1997.
       (b) Level of Funding.--Appropriations and funds made 
     available, and authority granted, for a program, project, or 
     activity for fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title shall be 
     at 100 per cent of the rate of operations that was provided 
     for the program, project, or activity in fiscal year 1997 in 
     the corresponding regular appropriation Act for fiscal year 
     1997.
       (c) Period of Availability.--Appropriations and funds made 
     available, and authority granted, for fiscal year 1998 
     pursuant to this title for a program, project, or activity 
     shall be available for the period beginning with the first 
     day of a lapse in appropriations and ending with the earlier 
     of--
       (1) the date on which the applicable regular appropriation 
     bill for fiscal year 1998 becomes law (whether or not that 
     law provides for that program, project, or activity) or a 
     continuing resolution making appropriations becomes law, as 
     the case may be; or
       (2) the last day of fiscal year 1998.

     SEC. 90003. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

       (a) In General.--An appropriation of funds made available, 
     or authority granted, for a program, project, or activity for 
     fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title shall be made 
     available to the extent and in the manner which would be 
     provided by the pertinent appropriations Act for fiscal year 
     1997, including all of the terms and conditions and the 
     apportionment schedule imposed with respect to the 
     appropriation made or funds made available for fiscal year 
     1997 or authority granted for the program, project, or 
     activity under current law.
       (b) Extent and Manner.--Appropriations made by this title 
     shall be available to the extent and in the manner which 
     would be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act.

     SEC. 90004. COVERAGE.

       Appropriations and funds made available, and authority 
     granted, for any program, project, or activity for fiscal 
     year 1998 pursuant to this title shall cover all obligations 
     or expenditures incurred for that program, project, or 
     activity during the portion of fiscal year 1998 for which 
     this title applies to that program, project, or activity.

     SEC. 90005. EXPENDITURES.

       Expenditures made for a program, project, or activity for 
     fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title shall be charged to 
     the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever 
     a regular appropriation bill or a joint resolution making 
     continuing appropriations until the end of fiscal year 1998 
     providing for that program, project, or activity for that 
     period becomes law.

     SEC. 90006. INITIATING OR RESUMING A PROGRAM, PROJECT, OR 
                   ACTIVITY.

       No appropriation or funds made available or authority 
     granted pursuant to this title shall be used to initiate or 
     resume any program, project, or activity for which 
     appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available 
     during fiscal year 1997.

     SEC. 90007. PROTECTION OF OTHER OBLIGATIONS.

       Nothing in this title shall be construed to effect 
     Government obligations mandated by other law, including 
     obligations with respect to Social Security, Medicare, 
     Medicaid, and veterans benefits.

     SEC. 90008. DEFINITION.

       In this title, the term ``regular appropriation bill'' 
     means any annual appropriation bill making appropriations, 
     otherwise making funds available, or granting authority, for 
     any of the following categories of programs, projects, and 
     activities:
       (1) Agriculture, rural development, and related agencies 
     programs.

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       (2) The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     judiciary, and related agencies.
       (3) The Department of Defense.
       (4) The government of the District of Columbia and other 
     activities chargeable in whole or in part against the 
     revenues of the District.
       (5) The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
     and Education, and related agencies.
       (6) The Departments of Veterans and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and sundry independent agencies, boards, 
     commissions, corporations, and offices.
       (7) Energy and water development.
       (8) Foreign assistance and related programs.
       (9) The Department of the Interior and related agencies.
       (10) Military construction.
       (11) The Department of Transportation and related agencies.
       (12) The Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal Service, the 
     Executive Office of the President, and certain independent 
     agencies.
       (13) The legislative branch.
       This Act may be cited as the ``1997 Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and 
     for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Including Those in 
     Bosnia''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Bob Livingston,
     Joseph M. McDade,
     Bill Young,
     Ralph Regula,
     Jerry Lewis,
     John Edward Porter,
     Harold Rogers,
     Joe Skeen,
     Frank R. Wolf,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Ron Packard,
     Sonny Callahan,
     James T. Walsh,
     Charles H. Taylor,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Arlen Specter,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Christopher S. Bond,
     Slade Gorton,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Conrad Burns,
     Richard C. Shelby,
     Judd Gregg,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Larry Craig,
     Lauch Faircloth,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
                               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,
  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

220

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affirmative

Nays

201

para. 59.24                   [Roll No. 169]

                                YEAS--220

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Saxton
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Largent
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Andrews
     Archer
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Farr
     Goode
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     McKinney
     Pickering
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Turner
  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. 59.25  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to the proliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical 
          weapons

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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 Act (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)), I transmit herewith a 6-month 
report on the national emergency declared by Executive Order 12938 of 
November 14, 1994, in response to the threat posed by the proliferation 
of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons (``weapons of mass 
destruction'') and of the means of delivering such weapons.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 5, 1997.


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  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. 
Doc. 105-94).

para. 59.26  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Friday, June 6, 1997, it 
adjourn to meet at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, 1997.

para. 59.27  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Saturday, June 7, 1997, it 
adjourn to meet on Tuesday, June 9, 1997, at 10:30 a.m. for ``morning-
hour debate.''

para. 59.28  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, June 
11, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 59.29  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. 1469) an act making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for 
overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1997, 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 amendment of the Senate to the resolution (H. Con. Res. 84) a 
concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the U.S. 
Government for fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

para. 59.30  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. DIAZ-BALART, for today;
  To Mr. TURNER, for today; and
  To Ms. McKINNEY, for today after 5 p.m..
  And then,

para. 59.31  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. KLINK, at 9 o'clock and 45 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 59.32  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. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 162. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1469) making emergency 
     supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural 
     disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including 
     those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1997, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-120). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. CANADY: Committee on the Judiciary. House Joint 
     Resolution 54. Resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to 
     prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United 
     States (Rept. No. 105-121). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 59.33  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1277. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than June 9, 1997.

para. 59.34  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. GILMAN:
       H.R. 1795. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to remove the dollar limitation on payment of benefits 
     from a defined benefit plan maintained by a State or local 
     government for the benefit of employees of the police 
     department or fire department; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 1796. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for 
     overseas peacekeeping efforts, including Bosnia, for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, 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. ARMEY (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Flake, Mr. Watts 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Talent, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Bliley, 
             and Mr. Boehner):
       H.R. 1797. A bill to provide scholarship assistance for 
     District of Columbia elementary and secondary school 
     students; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 1798. A bill to reform the program of the Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development for disposition of single 
     family properties in the inventory of the Department for use 
     for the homeless; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Camp, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Solomon, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Strickland, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 1799. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide for greater local input in transportation planning, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Walsh, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1800. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from 
     the computation of capital gain net income for purposes of 
     the earned income credit; to the Committee of Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself and Mr. Miller 
             of California):
       H.R. 1801. A bill to authorize the United States Man and 
     the Biosphere Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 1802. A bill to suspend United States development 
     assistance for India unless the President certifies to 
     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. Martinez) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1803. A bill to assist State and secondary and 
     postsecondary schools to develop, implement, and improve 
     career preparation education so that every student has an 
     opportunity to acquire academic and technical knowledge and 
     skills needed 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 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 1804. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 210 Seminary Street in Florence, AL, as the ``John 
     McKinley Federal Building''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 1805. A bill to amend the Auburn Indian Restoration 
     Act to establish restrictions related to gaming on and use of 
     land held in trust for the United Auburn Indian Community of 
     the Auburn Rancheria of California, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Foley, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 1806. A bill to provide for the consolidation of the 
     Office of Fossil Energy and the Office of Renewable Energy 
     and Energy Efficiency of the Department of Energy; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. 
             Weygand):
       H.R. 1807. A bill to impose a limitation on lifetime 
     aggregate limits imposed by health plans; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, for a period to be 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. 1808. A bill to prohibit the relocation of certain 
     Marine Corps helicopter aircraft to Naval Air Station 
     Miramar, CA; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1809. 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, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     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

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     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Riggs, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Combest, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Brady, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 1810. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for higher education; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washngton, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, and Mr. Hill):
       H.R. 1811. A bill to ensure the long-term protection of the 
     resources of the portion of the Columbia River known as the 
     Hanford Reach; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Crane, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Hostettler):
       H.R. 1812. A bill to provide for the elimination of the 
     Department of Education, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce and Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Stark, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Frost, Mr. Luther, Mr. Filner, and 
             Mr. Cook):
       H.R. 1813. A bill to protect the privacy of the individual 
     with respect to the social security number and other personal 
     information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 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 Mr. LUTHER (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 1814. 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. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr Dellums, 
             Ms Lofgren, Mr. Rush, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frost, Mr. Miller of California, 
             and Mr. Torres):
       H.R. 1815. A bill to protect the privacy of health 
     information in the age of genetic and other new technologies, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 1816. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for 
     tuition and related expenses for public and nonpublic 
     elementary and secondary education; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 1817. A bill to require that employers offering 
     benefits to associates of its employees who are not spouses 
     or dependents of the employees not discriminate on the basis 
     of the nature of the relationship between the employee and 
     the designated associates; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Goodling, 
             Mr. Scott, and Mr. Greenwood):
       H.R. 1818. A bill to Amend the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Frost, and Ms. 
             Christian-Green):
       H.R. 1819. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the establishment of lifetime learning 
     accounts for the purpose of accumulating funds to pay the 
     qualified expenses related to higher education and job 
     training of the taxpayer and the taxpayer's family; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     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. Camp):
       H.R. 1820. A bill to delay the application of the 
     substantiation requirements to reimbursement arrangements of 
     certain loggers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 1821. A bill to require the Attorney General to add to 
     schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, the ``club'' 
     drugs ketamine hydrochloride and gamma hydroxybutyrate; 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. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Frost, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Boyd, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Minge, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. Tierney):
       H.R. 1822. A bill to establish State infrastructure banks 
     for education; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 1823. A bill to reduce the incidence of child abuse 
     and neglect, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYNN (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Brown of California, and Mr. Baldacci):
       H.R. 1824. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     increase the annual Government-wide goal from 20 percent to 
     25 percent for procurement contracts awarded to small 
     business concerns, small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals, and small business concerns owned and controlled 
     by women; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and 
             Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H. Con. Res. 92. Concurrent resolution to recognize the 
     value of continued friendly relations between the United 
     States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Paxon, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Solomon):
       H. Con. Res. 93. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     Palestinian Authority and the sale of land to Israelis; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 94. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     military coup d'etat of May 26, 1997, in Sierra Leone; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

para. 59.35  memorials

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

       116. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Minnesota, relative to Resolution No. 2 
     memorializing the President, Congress, and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture of the United States to design and implement 
     adjustments to the Federal milk marketing order system that 
     are equitable to Minnesota's family dairy farmers; including 
     reassessment of the use of wholesale price indicators derived 
     from trade on the Green Bay Cheese Exchange; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       117. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of New Jersey, relative to Assembly Resolution No. 107 
     memorializing the United States Department of State to adopt 
     a guarantee of unimpeded access to orphaned and abandoned 
     children by Americans as a tenet of foreign policy when 
     negotiating treaties; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       118. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 9 urging the 
     United States Congress to pass legislation to open the 
     coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, 
     to oil and gas exploration, development, and production; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       119. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Hawaii, relative to House Resolution 8 
     requesting the United States Congress to enact legislation 
     requiring out-of-state mail order sellers to collect and 
     submit use taxes on goods delivered in those states that 
     impose them; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       120. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Minnesota, relative to Resolution No. 1 memorializing 
     Congress to support legislative initiatives to mitigate the 
     economic competition among the states that has resulted from 
     the adoption of targeted business incentive programs; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       121. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Iowa, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 23 
     requesting that the Congress of the United States maintain 
     and renew its commitment to America's corn growers and this 
     Nation's ethanol industry by supporting a tax exemption and 
     by taking other actions to increase this Nation's commitment 
     to the production and use of ethanol; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       122. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Hawaii, relative to House Resolution 177 urging 
     the United

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     States Congress to adopt a local purchase requirement for the 
     purchase of cigarettes by military and Coast Guard facilities 
     in Alaska and Hawaii; jointly to the Committees on National 
     Security and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       123. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Rhode Island, relative to Senate Resolution 97-S 971 
     memorializing the President and the Congress to improve 
     funding for Federal assistance programs for legal aliens; 
     jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Agriculture.
       124. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 242 urging Hawaii's 
     Congressional Delegation to support Federal proposals to 
     redirect revenues from the Federal motor fuels tax increases 
     into the Highway Trust Fund; jointly to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, the Budget, and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para. 59.36  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Ms. KAPTUR introduced a bill (H.R. 1825) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel Mighty John III; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para. 59.37  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 15: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 18: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Livingston, Ms. Christian-Green, 
     Mr. Paul, Mr. Hefner, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Holden and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Wamp, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Stark, Mr. Engel, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. 
     Cummings.
       H.R. 123: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Cook, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Shadegg, 
     Mr. Spence, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Clay, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Stump, 
     Mr. Royce, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Camp, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Turner, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
     Linder, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. Fazio 
     of California.
       H.R. 159: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 160: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 176: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ehlers, and Mrs. 
     Linda SMith of Washington.
       H.R. 195: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 197: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 198: Mr. Baker and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Chambliss and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 222: Mr. Porter and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 404: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 409: Mr. Pallone, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Bishop, Ms. 
     Molinari, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Largent, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 411: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 465: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 484: Mr. Chabot and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 536: Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Bunning and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 588: Mr. Goodlatte and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Stokes, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
     Poshard, Mr. Klink, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 674: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 712: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 768: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 807: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 836: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Evans, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and 
     Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 840: Mr. Ensign, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
     Clyburn.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 901: Mr. Foley, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Brady, Mr. Scarborough, 
     Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 939: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 978: Ms. Velazquez and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Yates, Mr. Dellums, 
     Mr. Filner, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 982: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 1022: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1031: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1032: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 1068: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1077: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1104: Mr. Rush, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H.R. 1126: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
     Bentsen, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Dicks, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McDade, 
     Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1146: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
     Dicks, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1153: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1160: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1169: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Campbell, Mr. Olver, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1219: Mr. Vento and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1220: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. LaFalce and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 1247: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 1290: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1298: Mr. Ensign and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Filner, Mr. Canady of Dlorida, 
     Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Graham, Mr. McIntyre, 
     and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 1320: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1354: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Dellums, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1357: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 1373: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 1375: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. LaFalce, and Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 1380: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1404: Mr. Markey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Rush, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Mr. Nadler, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
     McKinney, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Farr of California, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Payne, Mr. Dellums, 
     Mr. Clay, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Berman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Dixon, 
     Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 1427: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Dellums, 
     and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1441: Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 1442: Ms. Waters, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1474: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1504: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1506: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 1519: Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Snyder and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 1525: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and 
     Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
     Largent, Mr. Combest, Mr. Latham, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     Mr. Houghton, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. King of New York, 
     Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Emerson, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Horn, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Molinari, 
     Mr. Kingston, Mr. Dreier, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Shaw, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
     Oxley, Mr. Castle, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Bliley, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Crane, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
     Baker, and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 1565: Mr. Watkins and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1572: Mr. Clement and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1573: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Adam 
     Smith of Washington, and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 1580: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. 
     Slaughter, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1583: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1596: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bryant, 
     Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 1620: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1682: Mr. Frost and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1683: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Reyes, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. 
     Bonilla.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Clement, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Stump, Mr. Pickett, 
     and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 1737: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1765: Mr. Snyder and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Gonzalez, 
     Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Blumenauer and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Blumenauer and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 1783: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1789: Mr. Pombo.
       H.J. Res. 54: Mr. Rodriguez and Mr. Castle.
       H.J. Res. 64: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Deutsch, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.J. Res. 67: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Condit, 
     and Mr. Goode.
       H.J. Res. 76: Mr. Schumer and Mr. Crapo.
       H. Con. Res. 19: Mr. Lantos.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Bass, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
     Cooksey, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Mr. Holden, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
     Sisisky, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Tiahrt, 
     Mr. Skelton, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Mr. Talent, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Levin, Mr. Linder, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Markey, Mr. Sanders, Mr.

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     Furse, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Berry, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Coble, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Jones, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Payne, Mr. Torres, Mr. Collins, 
     Mr. Shays, Mr. McCrery, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H. Con. Res. 75: Ms. Furse.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Towns, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Rush, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     Klug, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Gordon.
       H. Con. Res. 91: Mr. McNulty and Mr. Waxman.
       H. Con. Res. 139: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Ballenger.

para. 59.38  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       16. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Board of 
     Directors, Federation of Asian People on Guam, relative to 
     Resolution No. 97-1 commending and supporting Representative 
     George Miller on his legislation to strip CNMI of many of its 
     immigration and labor powers; to the Committee on Resources. 

para. 59.39  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. 1525: Mr. Pascrell.
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                        FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1997 (60)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 60.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, June 5, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 60.2  communications

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

       3680. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imazamox; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300502; FRL-5721-1] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3681. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--RUS Standard 
     for Acceptance Tests and Measurements of Telecommunications 
     Plant [7 CFR Part 1755] received May 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3682. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Exemptions of 
     RUS Operational Controls under Section 306E of the Rural 
     Electrification Act; Timing of Notification to Borrowers [7 
     CFR Part 1710] received May 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3683. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Special 
     Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Final Priorities----Research in 
     Education of Individuals with Disabilities Program; Program 
     for Children with Severe Disabilities; Training Personnel for 
     the Education of Individuals with Disabilities, pursuant to 
     20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3684. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3685. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Energy 
     Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures 
     for Furnaces/Boilers, Vented Home Heating Equipment, and Pool 
     Heaters (Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) 
     [Docket No. EE-RM-93-501] (RIN: 1904-AA45) received June 3, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3686. 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-18-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3687. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     Inspector General for the period October 1, 1996 through 
     March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       3688. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Truck Size and Weight; National Network; North Carolina 
     (Federal Highway Administration) [FHWA Docket No. 96-12] 
     (RIN: 2125-AE04) received June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3689. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Two-Way End-of-Train Telemetry Devices (Federal Railroad 
     Administration) [FRA Docket No. PB-9, Notice No. 7] (RIN: 
     2130-AA73) received June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3690. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials: Shipping Description and Packaging of 
     Oxygen Generators (Research and Special Programs 
     Administration) [Docket No. HM-224A] (RIN: 2137-AD02) 
     received June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3691. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to transfer to 
     the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to conduct the 
     Census of Agriculture; jointly to the Committees on 
     Agriculture and Government Reform and Oversight.
       3692. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend 
     the Railroad Retirement Act and a related statute to change 
     the calculation of the interest rate payable with respect to 
     the investment of railroad retirement trust fund monies and 
     to require that the proceeds of uncashed checks drawn on the 
     railroad retirement and railroad unemployment insurance 
     accounts are returned to the accounts on which the checks 
     were originally drawn; jointly to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Banking and Financial 
     Services. 

  And then,

para. 60.3  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. UNDERWOOD, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
June 5, 1997, at 9 o'clock and 46 minutes a.m., the House adjourned 
until 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, 1997.

para. 60.4  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 Ms. FURSE:
       H.R. 1826. A bill to increase deficit-reduction assessments 
     for participants in the Federal price support program for 
     tobacco and to extend the period during which such 
     assessments will be collected; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       H.R. 1827. A bill to eliminate below-cost sales of timber 
     from National Forest System lands; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       H.R. 1828. A bill to limit the total number of political 
     appointees allowable; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       H.R. 1829. A bill to establish a formula for the 
     calculation of livestock grazing fees for the use of National 
     Forest System lands in the 16 contiguous Western States and 
     public domain lands administered by the Bureau of Land 
     Management; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 1830. A bill to provide for claim maintenance fees and 
     royalties on hardrock mining claims, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 1831. A bill to terminate the U.S. participation in 
     the International Space Station program; to the Committee on 
     Science.
       H.R. 1832. A bill to achieve budgetary savings by 
     terminating or limiting certain Department of Defense 
     programs, by reducing the scope of the Stockpile Stewardship 
     Program of the Department of Energy, and by reducing arms 
     transfer subsidies; 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.

para. 60.5  memorials

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

       125. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Michigan, relative to House 
     Resolution 39 memorializing the Congress of the United States 
     and the Environmental Protection Agency not to restrict the 
     use of barbecue grills; to the Committee on Commerce.
       126. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 20 memorializing 
     the President and the Congress of the United States to repeal 
     the Federal unified gift and estate tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       127. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Minnesota, relative to Resolution No. 4 memorializing 
     Congress to recognize Earth Day as a national day of service 
     and education and establishing Earth Day as a State day of 
     service and education; jointly to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce and Government Reform and Oversight.

para. 60.6  additional sponsors

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


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       H.R. 563: Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Forbes.
       H.R. 635: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 692: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mr. McDade.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Baker and Mr. Graham.
       H. Con. Res. 83: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Flake, Mr. Hyde, 
     Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Engel, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
     Murtha, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Borski, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Cummings, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Clement, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Ortiz, 
     Mr. Obey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. Clyburn.
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                       SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1997 (61)

para. 61.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     June 7, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Edward A. Pease 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. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, June 6, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 61.3  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. James M. Cole, counsel to the former 
Select Committee on Ethics and to the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct:

                                               Bryan Cave llp,

                                     Washington, DC, June 3, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you that 
     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 will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                    James M. Cole.

  And then,

para. 61.4  adjournment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, and pursuant 
to the special order agreed to on June 5, 1997, at 10 o'clock and 4 
minutes a.m., declared the House adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 
June 10, 1997.

para. 61.5  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. 848. A bill to 
     extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
     the construction of the AuSable hydroelectric project in New 
     York, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-122). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1184. A bill to 
     extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the 
     construction of the Bear Creek hydroelectric project in the 
     State of Washington, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     123). 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 
     extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the 
     construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State 
     of Washington, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-124). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

para. 61.6  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:

       Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
     Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega): H.R. 1833. A Bill to amend the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide for 
     further Self-Governance by Indian Tribes, and for other 
     purposes; which was referred to the Committee on Resources. 

para. 61.7  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII.

       Mr. BATEMAN introduced a bill (H.R. 1834) for the relief of 
     Mercedes Del Carmen Quiroz Martinez Cruz; which was referred 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 61.8  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 58: Mr. Smith of Texas and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Bono and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 457: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1118: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. McCrery and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. Boehlert.
       H. Con. Res. 89: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts.
       H. Res. 23: Mr. Hefley.
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                       TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1997 (62)

para. 62.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 10, 1997.
       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.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 62.2  recess--10:58 a.m.

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

para. 62.3  after recess--12 noon

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 62.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Saturday, June 7, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 62.5  communications

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

       3693. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Melons Grown in South Texas; Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV97-979-1 FIR] received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3694. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Imported Fire Ant; Approved Treatments 
     [Docket No. 96-063-4] received June 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3695. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous 
     Products; Revision of Standard Requirements for Clostridium 
     Perfringens Types C and D Toxoids and Bacterin-Toxoids 
     [Docket No. 92-090-2] received June 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3696. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous 
     Products; Definition of Biological Products and Guidelines 
     [Docket No. 93-152-2] (RIN: 0579-AA65) received June 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3697. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bifenthrin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300495; FRL-5719-3] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3698. A letter from the Chief, Natural Resources 
     Conservation Service, transmitting the Service's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Environmental Quality Incentives Program 
     [Workplan Number 96-004] (RIN: 0578-AA19) received June 2, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3699. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for an FY 1997 supplemental 
     appropriation and for FY 1998 budget amendments that will 
     adjust his pending budget requests to be consistent with the 
     recently negotiated Bipartisan Budget Agreement between the 
     President and the Leadership of Congress, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 105--95); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.

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       3700. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Reservists' Education: Increase in 
     Rates Payable Under the Montgomery GI Bill --Selected Reserve 
     (RIN: 2900-AI54) received May 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       3701. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Community 
     Support Requirement [Docket No. 97-39] (RIN: 3069-AA35) 
     received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       3702. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Technical 
     Amendments to Definition of Deposits in Banks or Trust 
     Companies [Docket No. 97-38] (RIN: 3069-AA63) received June 
     6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       3703. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Executive Order 12933 of October 20, 1994--
     ``Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Certain 
     Contracts'' (Employment Standards Administration, Wage and 
     Hour Division) (RIN: 1215-AA95) received May 22, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       3704. A letter from the Chairperson, National Commission on 
     Libraries and Information Science, transmitting the twenty-
     fifth annual report of the activities of the Commission 
     covering the period October 1, 1995 through September 30, 
     1996, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1504; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       3705. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] Receiving June 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       3706. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to assist states 
     and secondary and postsecondary schools to develop, 
     implement, and improve career preparation education so that 
     every student has an opportunity to acquire academic and 
     technical knowledge and skills needed for postsecondary 
     education, further learning, and a wide range of 
     opportunities in high-skill and high-wage careers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3707. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; 
     Animal Proteins Prohibited in Ruminant Feed [Docket No. 96N-
     0135] (RIN: 0910-AA91) received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3708. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Revisions to Several 
     Chapters and Appendices of the Alabama Department of 
     Environmental Management (ADEM) Administration Code for the 
     Air Pollution Control Program [AL-044-1 9710a; FRL-5829-9] 
     received June 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3709. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Ohio Ozone Maintenance 
     Plan [OH104-2a; FRL-5840-8] received June 9, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3710. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste 
     Management System; Testing and Monitoring Activities [FRL-
     5839-6] received June 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3711. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Hazardous Waste 
     Management System; Carbamate Production, Identification and 
     Listing of Hazardous Waste; Land Disposal Restrictions; 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Programs; and CERCLA 
     Hazardous Substance Designation and Reportable Quantities 
     [EPA530-Z-97; FRL-5839-7] (RIN: 2050-AD59) received June 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3712. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 96F-0369] received June 6, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3713. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Neurological Devices; Effective Date of Requirement for 
     Premarket Approval of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulators 
     [Docket No. 93N-0027] received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3714. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of an Administration 
     legislative proposal for revitalizing the Public Health 
     Service; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3715. A letter from the Director, Resource Management and 
     Planning Staff, Trade Development, International Trade 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Market Development Cooperative Program [Docket No. 
     970424097-7097-01] (RIN: 0625-ZA05) received June 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3716. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the semiannual report on the activities of the Office of the 
     Inspector General and the Secretary's semiannual report on 
     final action taken on Inspector General audits for the period 
     from October 1, 1996 through March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3717. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Directors, 
     Panama Canal Commission, transmitting the semiannual report 
     on the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997; 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.
       3718. A letter from the Deputy Director for Administration, 
     Central Intelligence Agency, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3719. A letter from the Acting Commissioner of Social 
     Security, Social Security Administration, transmitting the 
     semiannual report on the activities of the Office of 
     Inspector General for the period October 1, 1996, through 
     March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       3720. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting certification that lands for the North 
     Cannonball Unit, Standing Rock Indian Reservation have had an 
     adequate soil survey, land classification has been made and 
     that the lands to be irrigated are susceptible to 
     agricultural production by irrigation, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 
     390a; to the Committee on Resources.
       3721. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Environmental Management, Department of Energy, transmitting 
     a summary of the Department of Energy's ``Final Waste 
     Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement''; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       3722. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Change in Listing Status 
     of Steller Sea Lion (RIN: 1018-AE10) received June 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3723. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Halibut and Red King Crab Bycatch Rate Standards for 
     the Second Half of 1997 [Docket No. 900833-1095; I.D. 
     052997D] received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3724. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; 
     Apportionment of Reserve [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 
     052397B] received June 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3725. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the report on the 
     administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act 
     covering the six months ended June 30, 1996, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 621; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3726. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, United 
     States Information Agency, transmitting the Agency's final 
     rule--Exchange Visitor Program [22 CFR Part 514] received May 
     27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       3727. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Fitness Procedures; Safety Ratings (Federal Highway 
     Administration) [FHWA Docket No. MC-94-22; FHWA-97-2252] 
     (RIN: 2125-AC71) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3728. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Procedures for Participating in and received Data from the 
     National Driver Register Problem Driver Pointer System 
     (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket No. 
     84-02; Notice 11] (RIN: 2127-AG21) received May 29, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3729. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials: Use of Non-specification Open-Head Fiber 
     Drum Packagings (Research and Spe

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     cial Programs Administration) [Docket No. RSPA-97-2501 (HM-
     221B)] (RIN: 2137-AD04) received May 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3730. A letter from the Deputy Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting an informational copy 
     of a Report of Building Project Survey for the Department of 
     Transportation (DOT) Headquarters Replacement in Washington, 
     DC, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3731. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend 
     the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment 
     Insurance Act to ease administration of the railroad 
     retirement and railroad unemployment insurance programs; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3732. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a copy of the report entitled ``The Regional 
     Attorney Pilot Project,'' pursuant to Public Law 102--365, 
     section 4(b)(3) (106 Stat. 973); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3733. A letter from the Acting Associate Deputy 
     Administrator for Government Contracting and Minority 
     Enterprise Development, Small Business Administration, 
     transmitting the revised annual report on Minority Small 
     business and Capital Ownership Development for fiscal year 
     1996 to replace EC3250 which was transmitted on May 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to Public Law 100--656, section 408 (102 Stat. 
     3877); to the Committee on Small Business.
       3734. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the 
     housing loan programs for veterans and eligible persons; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       3735. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a letter informing Congress that the 
     proposal required by Section 4008(k)(1) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 was transmitted with the 
     President's fiscal year (FY) 1998 budget and associated 
     legislative language; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3736. 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 Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 1998, pursuant to 
     Public Law 101--508, section 4002(g)(1)(B) (104 Stat. 1388--
     36); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3737. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation that 
     would clarify the treatment of military and National Guard 
     aircraft as public aircraft; jointly to the Committees on 
     National Security and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3738. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the third report on 
     environmental estuarine monitoring of organotin 
     concentrations, pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 2406; jointly to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and National 
     Security.
       3739. A letter from the Administrator, National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, transmitting a copy of a 
     report entitled ``NHTSA Plan for Achieving Harmonization of 
     the U.S. and European Side Impact Standards,'' pursuant to 
     Public Law 104--205; jointly to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Commerce. 

para. 62.6  enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced that pursuant to clause 4, rule I, he signed the 
following enrolled bill on Friday, June 6, 1997:

       H.R. 1469. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for 
     overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 62.7  ausable hydroelectric project in new york

  Mr. Dan SCHAEFER  of Colorado moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 848) to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act 
applicable to the construction of the AuSable Hydroelectric Project in 
New York, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of 
Colorado and Mr. HALL of Texas, 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. CALVERT, 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. 62.8  bear creek hydroelectric project in the state of washington

  Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 1184) to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for 
the construction of the Bear Creek hydroelectric project in the State of 
Washington, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of 
Colorado and Mr. HALL of Texas, 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. CALVERT, 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. 62.9  hydroelectric project in the state of washington

  Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 1217) to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for 
the construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State of 
Washington, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of 
Colorado and Mr. HALL of Texas, 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. CALVERT, 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. 62.10  30th anniversary of the reunification of the city of 
          jerusalem

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 60): 

       Whereas for 3,000 years Jerusalem has been the focal point 
     of Jewish religious devotion;
       Whereas Jerusalem today is also considered a holy city by 
     members of the Christian and Muslim faiths;
       Whereas there has been a continuous Jewish presence in 
     Jerusalem for three millennia and a Jewish majority in the 
     city since the 1840's;
       Whereas the once thriving Jewish majority of the historic 
     Old City of Jerusalem was driven out by force during the 1948 
     Arab-Israeli War;
       Whereas from 1948 to 1967 Jerusalem was a divided city and 
     Israeli citizens of all faiths as well as Jewish citizens of 
     all states were denied access to holy sites in the area 
     controlled by Jordan;
       Whereas in 1967 Jerusalem was reunited by Israel during the 
     conflict known as the Six Day War;
       Whereas since 1967 Jerusalem has been a united city, and 
     persons of all religious faiths have been guaranteed full 
     access to holy sites within the city;
       Whereas this year marks the 30th year that Jerusalem has 
     been administered as a unified city in which the rights of 
     all faiths have been respected and protected;
       Whereas in 1990 the United States Senate and House of 
     Representatives overwhelmingly adopted Senate Concurrent 
     Resolution 106 and House Concurrent Resolution 290 declaring 
     that Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, ``must remain an 
     undivided city'' and calling on Israel and the Palestinians 
     to undertake negotiations to resolve their differences;
       Whereas Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel later cited 
     Senate Concurrent Resolution 106 as having ``helped our 
     neighbors reach the negotiating table'' to produce the 
     historic Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government 
     Arrangements, signed in Washington, D.C. on September 13, 
     1993; and
       Whereas the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-
     45), which became law

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     on November 8, 1995, states as a matter of United States 
     policy that Jerusalem should remain the undivided capital of 
     Israel: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) congratulates the residents of Jerusalem and the people 
     of Israel on the 30th anniversary of the reunification of 
     that historic city;
       (2) strongly believes that Jerusalem must remain an 
     undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and 
     religious group are protected as they have been by Israel 
     during the past 30 years;
       (3) calls upon the President and the Secretary of State to 
     affirm publicly as a matter of United States policy that 
     Jerusalem must remain the undivided capital of the State of 
     Israel; and
       (4) urges United States officials to refrain from any 
     actions that contradict this policy.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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. CALVERT, 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. CALVERT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 62.11  department of state authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, pursuant to House Resolution 159 
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. 1757) to consolidate international affairs agencies, to 
authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. EWING assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para. 62.12  recorded vote

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

       At the end of title XVII insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . STUDY OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the President and the 
     Permanent Representative of the United States to the United 
     Nations should strongly encourage the United Nations to 
     establish a commission to study, report promptly, 
     concerning--
       (1) establishing a new location for the headquarters for 
     the United Nations; and
       (2) to establish the United Nations as a part-time body.

It was decided in the

Yeas

108

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

315

para. 62.13                   [Roll No. 170]

                                AYES--108

     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Bono
     Brady
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Foley
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jones
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Moran (KS)
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Linda
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--315

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Borski
     Farr
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Kasich
     Molinari
     Pryce (OH)
     Riggs
     Rothman
     Salmon
     Schiff
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 62.14  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. 
SCARBOROUGH:

       Page 185, after line 17, insert the following section:

     SEC. 1717. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING RELIGIOUS 
                   PERSECUTION AND SUPPORT OF TERRORISM BY SUDAN.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Continued disregard of the freedom of religion by Sudan 
     is unacceptable.
       (2) Continued support of terrorist activities by Sudan is 
     of deepest concern and shall not be tolerated.
       (c) Financial Transactions With Terrorists.--
     Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the exception 
     with respect to Sudan under section 2332(a) of title 18, 
     United States Code (provided in regulations issued in August 
     1996 by the Office of Foreign Assets of the Treasury 
     Department) shall cease to be effective on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act. No such exception under such section 
     may be issued with respect to Sudan until the President 
     certifies to the Congress that Sudan is no longer sponsoring 
     or supporting terrorism. This restriction shall not be 
     interpreted to restrict humanitarian assistance or 
     transactions relating to normal diplomatic activities.


[[Page 671]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

415

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

9

para. 62.15                   [Roll No. 171]

                                AYES--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--9

     Campbell
     Conyers
     Harman
     Hinchey
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Paul
     Rahall
     Watt (NC)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Borski
     Farr
     Flake
     Hall (OH)
     Molinari
     Owens
     Rothman
     Salmon
     Schiff
     Thune
  So the amendment, as modified, was agreed to.

para. 62.16  recorded vote

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

       At the end of title XVII (relating to foreign policy 
     provisions) add the following (and conform the table of 
     contents accordingly):

     SEC. 1717. SANCTIONS AGAINST SYRIA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Syria remains in a state of war with Israel and 
     maintains large numbers of heavily armed forces near the 
     border with Israel.
       (2) Syria occupies Lebanon with almost 40,000 troops and 
     maintains undue influence on all aspects of the Lebanese 
     Government and society.
       (3) Syria continues to provide safe haven and support for 
     several groups that engage in terrorism, according to the 
     Department of State's ``Patterns of Global Terrorism'' report 
     for 1996.
       (4) Syria was listed by the Department of State as a 
     country that does not cooperate in the war on drugs.
       (5) Syria has not signed the Chemical Weapons Convention, 
     and numerous reports indicate that Syria has increased the 
     production and level of sophistication of chemical weapons. 
     Reports also indicate that such unconventional warheads have 
     been loaded on SCUD-type ballistic missiles with the range to 
     reach numerous targets in friendly nations, such as Israel, 
     Turkey, and Jordan.
       (6) Syria routinely commits a wide array of serious human 
     rights violations, and according to a recent Human Rights 
     Watch report, is engaging in the abduction of Lebanese 
     citizens and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
       (7) Several reports indicate that Syria knowingly allowed 
     the explosives used in the June 1996 Dharan bombing, which 
     killed 19 United States service personnel, to pass through 
     Syria from Lebanon to Saudi Arabia.
       (8) More than 20 trips by former Secretary of State 
     Christopher to Damascus, a meeting between President Clinton 
     and Syrian President Hafez Assad, and a Department of State-
     sponsored intensive negotiation session at Wye Plantation 
     were all unsuccessful in convincing Syria to make peace with 
     Israel. At the same time, most reports indicated that Israel 
     was prepared to make substantial concessions of land in 
     exchange for peace.
       (9) According to the Central Intelligence Agency World Fact 
     Book of 1995, petroleum comprises 53 percent of Syrian 
     exports.
       (10) By imposing sanctions against the Syrian petroleum 
     industry, the United States can apply additional pressure 
     against Syria to press the Assad regime to change its 
     dangerous and destabilizing policies.
       (b) Policy.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 
     United States should consider applying to Syria sanctions 
     which are currently enforced against Iran and Libya under the 
     Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 if the Government of 
     Syria does not eliminate its dangerous and destabilizing 
     policies.

It was decided in the

Yeas

410

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

15

para. 62.17                   [Roll No. 172]

                                AYES--410

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood

[[Page 672]]


     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--15

     Bonior
     Conyers
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     John
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     McDermott
     Minge
     Obey
     Paul
     Rahall
     Sabo
     Waters

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Farr
     Flake
     Hall (OH)
     Livingston
     Molinari
     Rothman
     Rush
     Salmon
     Schiff
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 62.18  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill add the following section:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE ABDUCTION AND 
                   DETAINMENT OF DONALD HUTCHINGS OF THE STATE OF 
                   WASHINGTON.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Al-Faran, a militant organization that seeks to merge 
     Kashmir with Pakistan, has waged a war against the Government 
     of India.
       (2) During the week of July 2, 1995, Al-Faran abducted 
     Donald Hutchings of the State of Washington, another American 
     John Childs, and 4 Western Europeans in the State of Jammu 
     and Kashmir. John Childs has since escaped.
       (3) Al-Faran has executed one hostage and threatened to 
     kill Donald Hutchings and the remaining Western European 
     hostages unless the Government of India agrees to release 
     suspected guerrillas from its jails.
       (4) Several militants have been captured by the Indian 
     Government and have given conflicting and unconfirmed reports 
     about the hostages.
       (5) Donald Hutchings and the 3 remaining Western European 
     hostages have been held against their will by Al-Faran for 
     nearly 2 years.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the militant organization Al-Faran should release, 
     immediately, Donald Hutchings and 3 Western Europeans from 
     captivity;
       (2) Al-Faran and their supporters should cease and desist 
     from all acts of hostage-taking and other violent acts within 
     the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
       (3) the State Department Rewards Program should be used to 
     the greatest extent possible to solicit new information 
     pertaining to hostages; and
       (4) the governments of the United States, the United 
     Kingdom, Germany, Norway, India, and Pakistan should share 
     and investigate all information relating to these hostages as 
     quickly as possible.

Yeas

425

It was decided in the

Nays

0

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 62.19                    [Roll No. 173

                                AYES--425

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland

[[Page 673]]


     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Paul
       

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Farr
     Flake
     Hall (OH)
     Livingston
     Molinari
     Rothman
     Salmon
     Schiff
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 62.20  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

                  DIVISION C--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 2001. PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO ANY COUNTRY 
                   THAT ASSISTS LIBYA IN CIRCUMVENTING UNITED 
                   NATIONS SANCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds made available in this 
     Act and the amendments made by this Act shall be made 
     available for assistance to any government if the President 
     determines that such country has assisted the Government of 
     Libya in violating sanctions imposed by United Nations 
     Security Council Resolution 748 (1992).
       (b) Exception.--This section shall not apply if the 
     President determines that making such funds available is 
     important to the national security interest of the United 
     States.

It was decided in the

Yeas

426

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 62.21                   [Roll No. 174]

                                AYES--426

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Farr
     Flake
     Hall (OH)
     Molinari
     Rothman
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Wolf
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 62.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment, as amended, submitted by Mr. 
MILLER of California:

       At the end of title XVII, insert the following section:

     SEC. 1717. CUBAN CIGARS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the United States should 
     not prohibit the importation into the United States, or the 
     sale or distribution in the United States, of cigars that are 
     the product of Cuba at such time as the government of Cuba 
     has (1) freed all political prisoners, (2) legalized all 
     political activity, and (3) agreed to hold free and fair 
     elections.

It was decided in the

Yeas

375

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

49

para. 62.23                   [Roll No. 175]

                                AYES--375

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof

[[Page 674]]


     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--49

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Castle
     Clay
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Dellums
     Dooley
     Ehlers
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     Lucas
     Markey
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Rangel
     Sabo
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Smith (MI)
     Snyder
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Farr
     Flake
     Hall (OH)
     Molinari
     Neal
     Radanovich
     Rothman
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Wolf
  So the amendment, as amended, was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EWING, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 62.24  order of business--consideration of amendments to h.r. 1757

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, during the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1757) to consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for 
fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes, in the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union, pursuant to House Resolution 
159, no further amendment to the bill shall be in order except (1) 
amendments en bloc offered by the chairman of the Committee on 
International Relations, pursuant to the order of the House of June 5, 
1997; and (2) an amendment offered by Mr. Sanford regarding 
authorization levels, which amendment shall be debatable under the five-
minute rule.

para. 62.25  h. con. res. 60--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. 60) relating to the 
30th anniversary of the reunification of the city of Jerusalem.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

406

It was decided in the

Nays

17

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 62.26                   [Roll No. 176]

                                YEAS--406

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman

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     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--17

     Bonior
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Hamilton
     Kucinich
     McDermott
     Minge
     Moran (VA)
     Obey
     Paul
     Petri
     Rahall
     Sununu
     Traficant
     Watt (NC)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Bateman
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Blumenauer
     Farr
     Flake
     Livingston
     Molinari
     Northup
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Schiff
     Schumer
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 62.27  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 54

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-126) the resolution (H. Res. 163) providing for the consideration of 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 54) proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress 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. 62.28  providing for the consideration of h.r. 437

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-127) the resolution (H. Res. 164) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H. R. 437) to reauthorize the National Sea Grant College 
Program Act, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 62.29  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                    U.S. House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                     Washington, DC, June 9, 1997.
     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 June 9, 1997 at 
     2:34 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he returns without his approval, H.R. 1469, the 
     ``1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act.''
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para. 62.30  veto of h.r. 1469

  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. 1469, the 
``Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act, FY 1997.'' The 
congressional majority--despite the obvious and urgent need to speed 
critical relief to people in the Dakotas, Minnesota, California, and 29 
other States ravaged by flooding and other natural disasters--has chosen 
to weigh down this legislation with a series of unacceptable provisions 
that it knows will draw my veto. The time has come to stop playing 
politics with the lives of Americans in need and to send me a clean, 
unencumbered disaster relief bill that I can and will sign the moment it 
reaches my desk.
  On March 19, 1997, I sent the Congress a request for emergency 
disaster assistance and urged the Congress to approve it promptly. Both 
the House and Senate Appropriations Committees acted expeditiously to 
approve the legislation. The core of this bill, appropriately, provides 
$5.8 billion of much-needed help to people in hard-hit States and, in 
addition, contains $1.8 billion for the Department of Defense related to 
our peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia and Southwest Asia. Regrettably, the 
Republican leadership chose to include contentious issues totally 
unrelated to disaster assistance, needlessly delaying essential relief.
  The bill contains a provision that would create an automatic 
continuing resolution for all of fiscal year 1998. While the goal of 
ensuring that the Government does not shut down again is a worthy one, 
this provision is ill-advised. The issue here is not about shutting down 
the Government. Last month, I reached agreement with the Bipartisan 
Leadership of Congress on a plan to balance the budget by 2002. That 
agreement is the right way to finish the job of putting our fiscal house 
in order, consistent with our values and principles. Putting the 
Government's finances on automatic pilot is not.
  The backbone of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement is the plan to balance 
the budget while providing funds for critical investments in education, 
the environment, and other priorities. The automatic continuing 
resolution would provide resources for fiscal year 1998 that are $18 
billion below the level contained in the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, 
threatening such investments in our future. For example: college aid 
would be reduced by $1.7 billion, eliminating nearly 375,000 students 
from the Pell Grant program; the number of women, infants, and children 
receiving food and other services through WIC would be cut by an average 
of 500,000 per month; up to 56,000 fewer children would participate in 
Head Start; the number of border patrol and FBI agents would be reduced, 
as would the number of air traffic controllers; and our goal of cleaning 
up 900 Superfund sites by the year 2000 could not be accomplished.
  The bill also contains a provision that would permanently prohibit the 
Department of Commerce from using statistical sampling techniques in the 
2000 decennial census for the purpose of apportioning Representatives in 
Congress among the States. Without sampling, the cost of the decennial 
census will increase as its accuracy, especially with regard to 
minorities and groups that are traditionally undercounted, decreases 
substantially. The National Academy of Sciences and other experts have 
recommended the use of statistical sampling for the 2000 decennial 
census.
  The Department of Justice, under the Carter and Bush Administrations 
and during my Administration, has issued three opinions regarding the 
constitutionality and legality of sampling in the decennial census. All 
three opinions concluded that the Constitution and relevant statutes 
permit the use of sampling in the decennial census. Federal courts that 
have addressed the issue have held that the Constitution and Federal 
statutes allow sampling.

  The enrolled bill contains an objectionable provision that would 
promote the conversion of certain claimed rights-of-way into paved 
highways across sensitive national parks, public lands, and military 
installations. Under the provision, a 13-member commission would study 
the issue and provide recommendations to resolve outstanding Revised 
Statute (R.S.) 2477 claims. R.S. 2477 was enacted in 1866 to grant 
rights-of-way for the construction of highways over public lands not 
already reserved for public uses. It was repealed in 1976, subject to 
``valid, existing rights.''
  This provision in the enrolled bill is objectionable because it is 
cumbersome, flawed, and duplicates the extensive public hearings 
conducted by the Department of the Interior over the last 4 years. In 
addition, the proposed commission excludes the Secretary of Defense, 
but military installations are among the Federal properties that would 
be affected by the recommendations of the commission. Furthermore, 
there is no assurance that the proposed commission would provide a 
balanced representation of views or proper public participation. Under 
the provision, the Secretary of the Interior can disapprove the 
commission's recommendations, preventing their submission to the 
Congress under ``fast-track'' procedures in the House and Senate. I 
believe--and my Administration has stated--that a better approach would 
be for Interior to submit a legislative proposal to the Congress within 
180 days to clarify R.S. 2477 claim issues permanently, with full 
congressional and public consideration.

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  The enrolled bill contains an objectionable provision that funds the 
Commission for the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement. I agree with 
the Fraternal Order of Police and other national law enforcement 
organizations that certain activities of the Commission, such as 
evaluating the handling of specific investigative cases, could 
interfere with Federal law enforcement policy and operations. This type 
of oversight is most properly the role of Congress, not an unelected 
review board. If external views about law enforcement programs are 
needed, a better approach would be to fund the National Commission to 
Support Law Enforcement.

  I also object to two other items in the bill. One reduces funding for 
the Ounce of Prevention Council by roughly one-third. This reduction 
would substantially diminish the work of the Council in coordinating 
crime prevention efforts at the Federal level and assisting community 
efforts to make their neighborhoods safer. The Council is in the 
process of awarding $1.8 million for grants to prevent youth substance 
abuse and of evaluating its existing grant programs. The Council has 
received over 300 applications from communities and community-based 
organizations from all across the country for these grants. In 
addition, the bill reduces funding for the Department of Defense Dual-
Use Applications Program. That program helps to develop technologies 
used and tested by the cost-conscious commercial sector and to 
incorporate them into military systems. Reducing funding for this 
program would result in higher costs for future defense systems. The 
projects selected in this year's competition will save the Department 
of Defense an estimated $3 billion.
  Finally, by including extraneous issues in this bill, the Republican 
leadership has also delayed necessary funding for maintaining military 
readiness. The Secretary of Defense has written the Congress detailing 
the potential disruption of military training.
  I urge the Congress to remove these extraneous provisions and to send 
me a straightforward disaster relief bill that I can sign promptly, so 
that we can help hard-hit American families and businesses as they 
struggle to rebuild. Americans in need should not have to endure 
further delay.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 9, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, ordered 
that the veto message, together with the accompanying bill, be printed 
(H. Doc. 105-96) and spread upon the pages of the Journal of the House.
  Mr. McDADE moved that the veto message and accompanying bill be 
referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
  After debate,
  Mr. McDADE moved the previous question on said motion.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question on said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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

216

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

205

para. 62.31                   [Roll No. 177]

                                YEAS--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Barcia
     Becerra
     Boucher
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Metcalf
     Molinari
     Packard
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Tauzin
  So the previous question on the motion to refer the veto message and 
accompanying bill was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the motion to refer the veto message and 
accompanying bill to the Committee on Appropriations?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion to refer was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

[[Page 677]]

para. 62.32  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, June 9, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     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 June 9, 1997 at 
     2:34 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he transmits proposed legislation entitled the 
     ``Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997.''
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                  Clerk, House of Representatives.

para. 62.33  cloning prohibition

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit today for immediate consideration and prompt 
enactment the ``Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997.'' This legislative 
proposal would prohibit any attempt to create a human being using 
somatic cell nuclear transfer technology, the method that was used to 
create Dolly the sheep. This proposal will also provide for further 
review of the ethical and scientific issues associated with the use of 
somatic cell nuclear transfer in human beings.
  Following the February report that a sheep had been successfully 
cloned using a new technique, I requested my National Bioethics Advisory 
Commission to examine the ethical and legal implications of applying the 
same cloning technology to human beings. The Commission concluded that 
at this time ``it is morally unacceptable for anyone in the public or 
private sector, whether in a research or clinical setting, to attempt to 
create a child using somatic cell nuclear transfer cloning'' and 
recommended that Federal legislation be enacted to prohibit such 
activities. I agree with the Commission's conclusion and am transmitting 
this legislative proposal to implement its recommendation.
  Various forms of cloning technology have been used for decades 
resulting in important biomedical and agricultural advances. Genes, 
cells, tissues, and even whole plants and animals have been cloned to 
develop new therapies for treating such disorders as cancer, diabetes,, 
and cystic fibrosis. Cloning technology also holds promise for producing 
replacement skin, cartilage, or bone tissue for burn or accident 
victims, and nerve tissue to treat spinal cord injury. Therefore, 
nothing in the ``Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997'' restricts activities 
in other areas of biomedical and agricultural research that involve: (1) 
the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer or other cloning technologies 
to clone molecules, DNA, cells, and tissues; or (2) the use of somatic 
cell nuclear transfer techniques to create animals.
  The Commission recommended that such legislation provide for further 
review of the state or somatic cell nuclear transfer technology and the 
ethical and social issues attendant to its potential use to create human 
beings. My legislative proposal would implement this recommendation and 
assign responsibility for the review, to be completed in the fifth year 
after passage of the legislation, to the National Bioethics Advisory 
Commission.
  I urge the Congress to give this legislation prompt and favorable 
consideration.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 9, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
Commerce and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-97).

para. 62.34  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. 610. An Act to implement the obligations of the United States 
under the Chemical Weapons Convention; 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.

para. 62.35  bill 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, a bill of the House of the following title: On June 9, 1997: 
H.R. 1469. An Act making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, 
including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1997, and for other purposes.

para. 62.36  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. FLAKE, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. FARR, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 62.37  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. CHENOWETH, at 10 o'clock and 45 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 62.38  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:

                        [Submitted June 9, 1997]

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1277. A bill to 
     authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 and fiscal year 
     1999 for the civilian research, development, demonstration, 
     and commercial application activities of the Department of 
     Energy, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-67 Pt. 2). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House 
     on the State of the Union.

                       [Submitted June 10, 1997]

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 163. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 54) proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to 
     prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United 
     States (Rept. No. 105-126). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 164. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 437) 
     to reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program Act, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-127). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.

para. 62.39  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. HYDE (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Stark, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Barr of Georgia, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Martinez, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Graham, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Clay, Mr. Evans, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Parker, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 1835. A bill to provide a more just and uniform 
     procedure for Federal civil forfeitures; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, for a period to 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 and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 1836. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to improve administration of sanctions against 
     unfit health care providers under the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE:
       H.R. 1837. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to the penalty for the rape of juveniles in 
     prison; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, and Mr. Clement) (all by request):
       H.R. 1838. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for the Coast Guard, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Norwood, and Ms. Dunn of Washington):
       H.R. 1839. A bill to establish nationally uniform 
     requirements regarding the titling and registration of 
     salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles; 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.

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           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 1840. A bill to provide a law enforcement exception to 
     the prohibition on the advertising of certain electronic 
     devices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COX of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Campbell):
       H.R. 1841. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the death tax for family farms and small 
     businesses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Bob Schaffer, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
             Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 1842. A bill to terminate further development and 
     implementation of the American Heritage Rivers Initiative; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Parker, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Bono, Mr. Pastor. Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Riggs, and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 1843. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     address the failure to appropriate sufficient funds to make 
     full payments in lieu of taxes under chapter 69 of such title 
     by exempting certain users of the National Forest System from 
     fees imposed in connection with such use; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. COLLINS:
       H.R. 1844. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the treatment of aircraft maintenance and 
     repair expenditures required by the Federal Aviation 
     Administration; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina):
       H.R. 1845. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce estate taxes on family-owned businesses; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Cooksey:
       H.R. 1846. A bill to provide for the immediate application 
     of certain orders relating to the amendment, modification, 
     suspension, or revocation of certificates under chapter 447 
     of title 49, United States Code; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 1847. A bill to improve the criminal law relating to 
     fraud against consumers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
             Ford, and Mr. Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 1848. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to modify the formula under which the Government 
     contribution for a Federal employee or annuitant enrolled in 
     a health benefits plan under such chapter is determined; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 1849. A bill to establish the Oklahoma City National 
     Memorial as a unit of the National Park System, to designate 
     the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Jackson, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Norton, and 
             Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 1850. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     plan and carry out pilot projects to test various best 
     business practices for defense inventory management; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
       H.R. 1851. A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse located 
     at 200 South Washington Street in Alexandria, VA, as the 
     ``Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr. United States Courthouse''; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 1852. A bill to reduce the duty on a polymer of 
     alkanediols, monocyclic dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester, 
     monocyclic monosulfonated dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester 
     monsodium salt and hydroxy alkoxyalkanesulfonic acid sodium 
     salt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 1853. A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
     and Applied Technology Education Act; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SABO:
       H.R. 1854. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to require the offering of children-only 
     coverage to dependents of participants under group health 
     plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 1855. A bill to establish a moratorium on large 
     fishing vessels in Atlantic herring and mackerel fisheries; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 1856. A bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 
     1956 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
     volunteer pilot project at one national wildlife refuge in 
     each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service region, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1857. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, 
     multiform civil actions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Capps, Mr. 
             Cardin, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clay, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gephardt, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Leach, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McHale, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, 
             Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Sabo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stokes, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Thompson, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and 
             Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 1858. A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on 
     the basis of sexual orientation; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Oxley, and 
             Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 1859. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to reduce restrictions on media ownership, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.J. Res. 80. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States authorizing the State 
     to prohibit the physical destruction of the flag of the 
     United States and authorizing Congress to prohibit 
     desecration of federally owned flags; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H.J. Res. 81. Joint resolution disapproving the Federal 
     Communications Commission Order 97-27, relating to revision 
     of the Commission's cable television leased commercial access 
     rules; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Cook, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Wexler, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Frost, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Porter, Mr. Engel, and 
             Mr. Dickey):
       H. Con. Res. 95. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     commending American airmen held as political prisoners at the 
     Buchenwald concentration camp during World War II for their 
     service, bravery, and fortitude; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

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para. 62.40  memorials

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

       128. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, relative to 
     House Resolution No. 20 encouraging the President and the 
     United States Congress to examine United States foreign 
     policy toward Ethiopia; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       129. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Montana, relative to House Joint Resolution 13 urging 
     Congress to amend President Clinton's unilateral action in 
     designating the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument; 
     urging Congress to require negotiation with the States and a 
     stronger consideration of the social and economic 
     consequences in the designation of national monuments and 
     wilderness areas; and requiring the Secretary of State to 
     transmit copies of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National 
     Monument Resolution; to the Committee on Resources.
       130. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Oregon, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 8 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to continue the operation of 
     and reverse the decision to close the Astoria Weather 
     Station; to the Committee on Science. 

para. 62.41  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII:

       Mr. RAHALL introduced a bill (H.R. 1860) for the relief of 
     certain Persian Gulf evacuees; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 62.42  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. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 378. A 
     bill for the relief of Heraclio Tolley (Rept. No. 105-125). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House.

para. 62.43  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 7: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 15: Mr. Rush, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 84: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Jones, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 108: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 135: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Dixon and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 197: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 230: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 245: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 404: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 407: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 446: Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 625: Mr. Holden, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 632: Mr. Goode, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 695: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
     Quinn, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Largent, Mr. Reyes, and 
     Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 712: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 869: Mr. Klug and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 880: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 910: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 923: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 971: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 983: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Poshard, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H.R. 989: Mr. McHale, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Coble, 
     Mr. Jackson, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Pastor, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1009: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Hall of Ohio and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Packard and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. Collins and Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Collins, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1072: Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. Brown of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Filner, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 1120: Mr. Cardin and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Cook, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1134: Ms. Danner, Mr. Borski, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Skaggs, and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 1166: Mr. Borski, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Bono, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Price of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
     Doolittle.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Rush, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
     Mr. McDermott, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mrs. McCarthy of 
     New York, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
     Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1231: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1270: Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 1287: Ms. Norton, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Campbell, 
     and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Frost, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Evans, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Shays, 
     Mr. Baker, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1296: Mr. Horn, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 1315: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Torres, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1350: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Christensen, and Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 1355: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Filner and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 1364: Mr. Filner, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1373: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1440: Mr. Frost, Mr. McGovern, Mr. LaFalce, and Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1455: Mr. Torres, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1480: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1497: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1503: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1526: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Holden, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Allen, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Bereuter, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
     Fawell, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Tanner, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
     Coble, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
     McDade, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Boyd, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1541: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Porter, Mr. Klug, 
     and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1542: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1592: Mrs. Fowler and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1604: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 1620: Mr. Ehrlich and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1628: Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Levin, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1631: Mr. Filner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Towns, Mr. Watts 
     of Oklahoma, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1658: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Pickett, 
     and Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 1698: Mr. Becerra, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. 
     Miller of California.
       H.R. 1706: Mr. Rush, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Frost, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1716: Mr. Shays and Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 1725: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1732: Mr. Sanders, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Filner, 
     and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1764: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1773: Mrs. Meek of Florida and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Frelinghuysen and Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 1812: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.J. Res. 79: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Burton 
     of Indiana.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, and 
     Mr. Stupak.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
     Waxman, and Mr. Scott.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Reyes.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Weller, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ethridge, 
     Mr. Largent, Mr. Frost, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H. Con. Res. 88: Mr. Menendez.
       H. Con. Res. 89: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Olver, and Mr. 
     Houghton.
       H. Con. Res. 91: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H. Res. 15: Mr. Evans.
       H. Res. 122: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.

para. 62.44  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:


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       17. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Board of 
     Supervisors, County of Santa Barbara, California, relative to 
     a vote of support for S.615 by Senator John H. Chafee and 
     H.R.761 by Representative Barney Frank at their regular 
     session; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Agriculture. 

para. 62.45  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. 1559: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington and Mrs. Emerson.




.
                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1997 (63)

para. 63.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 11, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Harold Rogers to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 63.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGERS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, June 10, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 63.3  communications

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

       3740. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Mangement Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food 
     for Human Consumption; Polydextrose [Docket No. 91F-0160] 
     received June 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3741. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Ophthalmic Devices: Reclassification of Rigid Gas 
     Permeable Contact Lens Solution; Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact 
     Lens Solution; and Contact Lens Heat Disinfecting Unit 
     [Docket No. 95N-0400] received June 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3742. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe: 
     Menhaden Oil [Docket No. 86G-0289] received June 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3743. 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 Korea for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 96-17), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3744. 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. 96-18), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3745. 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 Italy (Transmittal No. DTC-58-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3746. 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-
     55-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3747. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Inspector General for the period October 1, 1996, through 
     March 31, 1997, 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.
       3748. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     Office of Inspector General covering the period October 1, 
     1996 through March 31, 1997, 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.
       3749. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance with 
     the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3750. A letter from the Chairman of the Board, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on the activities of the Office of Inspector General 
     for the period October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997; 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.
       3751. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     1996, through March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       3752. A letter from the Chief Operating Officer/President, 
     Resolution Trust Corporation, transmitting a copy of the 
     Resolution Funding Corporation's Statement on Internal 
     Controls and the 1996 Audited Financial Statements, pursuant 
     to Public Law 101--73, section 511(a) (103 Stat. 404); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3753. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Threatened Status for Castilleja levisecta (Golden 
     Paintbrush) (RIN: 1018-AC52) received June 10, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3754. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Threatened Status for the 
     Alaska Breeding Population of the Steller's Eider (RIN: 1018-
     AC19) received June 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3755. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Threatened 
     Status for the Guajon (RIN: 1018-AD52) received June 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3756. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 053097C] received June 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3757. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Closure from Cape 
     Arago, OR, to the Oregon-California Border [Docket No. 
     970429101-7101-01; I.D. 060397A] received June 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3758. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in the Gulf of Alaska Statistical Area 620 [Docket 
     No. 96126334-7025-02; I.D. 053097F] received June 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3759. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Credit [Revenue Ruling 97-25] received June 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

para. 63.4  department of state authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 
159 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. 1757) to consolidate international affairs agencies, 
to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. ROGERS assumed the Chair.

para. 63.5  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

                  DIVISION C--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 2001. ASSISTANCE FOR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       None of the funds made available to carry out chapter 11 of 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295 
     et seq.) for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 may be made available 
     for the Russian Federation if the Russian Federation, on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, transfers an SS-
     N-22 missile system to the People's Republic of China.


[[Page 681]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

225

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

190

para. 63.6                    [Roll No. 178]

                                AYES--225

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--190

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Boehner
     Crane
     Davis (IL)
     Doolittle
     Engel
     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Linder
     McNulty
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Smith (TX)
     Stenholm
     Walsh
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 63.7  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

             DIVISION C--LIMITATION ON AMOUNT APPROPRIATED

     SEC. 2001. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT APPROPRIATED.

       Notwithstanding the specific authorizations of 
     appropriations in the preceding provisions of this Act (and 
     the amendments made by this Act), the aggregate amount 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 provided in this 
     Act (and the amendments made by this Act) may not exceed the 
     amount appropriated for fiscal year 1997 for the provisions 
     described in this Act (and the provisions of law amended by 
     this Act).

It was decided in the

Yeas

163

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

261

para. 63.8                    [Roll No. 179]

                                AYES--163

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Foley
     Fowler
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--261

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo

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     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Greenwood
     Molinari
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Towns
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KINGSTON, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 159, 
reported the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by 
the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Ms. ROS-LETHTINEN demanded a separate vote on the Serrano amendment.
  Mr. SERRANO demanded a separate vote on each of the following 
amendments: the Gilman amendments en bloc; the Gilman amendments en 
bloc; the Smith of New Jersey amendment; the Skaggs amendment, as 
amended; the Hefley amendment; the Bachus amendment; the Gilman 
amendments en bloc; the Goss amendment; the Coburn amendment; the Gilman 
amendments en bloc; the Smith of New Jersey amendment; the Serrano 
amendment; the Fox amendment; the Lazio amendment; the Smith of New 
Jersey amendment; the Gilman  amendment; the Scarborough amendment; the 
Nethercutt amendment; the Miller of California amendment, as amended; 
the Fox amendment; the Ney amendment; the Rohrabacher amendment; and the 
Paxon amendment.
  The following remaining amendments, reported from the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union were then agreed to:

       At the end of title XVII (relating to foreign policy 
     provisions) insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1717. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NAGORNO-KARABAGH 
                   CONFLICT.

       (a) Sense of Congress--It is the sense of Congress that
       (1) the United States should take a greater leadership role 
     in working for a negotiated settlement of the Nagorno-
     Karabagh conflict; and
       (2) the Secretary of State should consider the 
     participation of the United States as a co-chair of the 
     OSCE's Minsk Group a priority of the Department of State; and
       (3) the United States reaffirms its neutrality in the 
     conflict.
       (b) Congressional Statement--The congress urges the 
     President and the Secretary of State to encourage direct 
     talks between the parties to the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict.

         At the end of title XVII (relating to foreign policy 
     provisions) add the following (and conform the table of 
     contents accordingly):

     SEC. 1717. CRISIS IN ALBANIA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) During March 1997 United States Armed Forces personnel 
     evacuated approximately 500 Americans from Albania.
       (2) No Americans were injured in the evacuation.
       (3) The military operation was at times risky and 
     dangerous, with helicopters of the United States Armed Forces 
     occasionally receiving fire.
       (4) Several United States diplomats, including Ambassador 
     Marissa Lino, remained in Tirana during these unsettled and 
     perilous times.
       (5) The evacuation is the result of a rebellion in Albania 
     which followed the collapse of several pyramid investment 
     schemes.
       (6) Hundreds of thousands of Albanian citizens lost large 
     portions of their life savings in the pyramid investment 
     schemes.
       (7) Hundreds of Albanians have been killed since the crisis 
     began.
       (8) The almost complete collapse of central governmental 
     authority left Albania in a state of near-anarchy.
       (9) Many weapons depots were raided by the general 
     population of Albania and many small arms were taken by the 
     citizenry.
       (10) The proliferation of weapons in Albania has made the 
     situation very dangerous.
       (11) On March 9, 1997, Albania's political parties agreed 
     to a nine-point agreement on political reconciliation.
       (12) Under the nine-point agreement, President Sali 
     Berisha, a member of the ruling Democratic Party, appointed a 
     broadly based unity government, led by an opposition 
     socialist, former mayor of Gjirokaster Bashkim Fino.
       (13) Under the nine-point agreement, President Berisha and 
     opposition parties have agreed to hold general elections by 
     June 1997.
       (14) More than 5,500 multinational troops, led by Italy, 
     have entered Albania in order to stabilize the nation and to 
     create a safe security environment for the distribution of 
     humanitarian assistance.
       (b) Declaration of Policy.--The Congress declares the 
     following:
       (1) United States Armed Forces personnel are to be 
     commended for the evacuation operations in Albania.
       (2) United States diplomats are to be commended for their 
     service in Albania during these dangerous times.
       (3) The nine-point agreement of March 9, 1997, among all 
     Albanian political parties represents a key step toward 
     lifting Albania out of the current crisis.
       (4) Albania's new multiparty leadership is strongly urged 
     to implement in good faith the terms of the nine-point 
     agreement of March 9, 1997, and to do all possible to 
     reinspire the trust of the Albanian people.
       (5) The Albanian people are strongly urged to afford their 
     new government an opportunity to govern by laying down 
     weapons and making any changes to the government through 
     peaceful means, particularly the upcoming elections.
       (6) The United States should support the new Albanian 
     Government as it attempts to reestablish calm and achieve 
     political reconciliation and should urge the new government 
     to guarantee human rights, free and fair elections, and 
     freedom of expression.
       (7) The United States must remain closely engaged in the 
     diplomatic efforts to ease Albania's crisis and should 
     strongly support similar efforts by the Organization for 
     Security and Cooperation in Europe and the multinational 
     force, led by Italy, seeking to stabilize Albania.
       (8) The United States and the international community 
     should work with the new Albanian Government to ensure that 
     upcoming elections will be free and fair by supplying 
     political inducement, technical advice, and large numbers of 
     observers.
       (9) The United States should support the convening of a 
     multinational conference, possibly in Rome, Italy, to 
     consider options for assisting Albania to recover from the 
     political and economic crisis.
       (10) The United States should oppose any challenge to 
     Albania's international borders or territorial integrity 
     offered as a potential solution to the conflict.

       At the end of title XVII (relating to foreign policy 
     provisions) add the following (and conform the table of 
     contents accordingly):

     SEC. 1717. SANCTIONS AGAINST SYRIA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Syria remains in a state of war with Israel and 
     maintains large numbers of heavily armed forces near the 
     border with Israel.
       (2) Syria occupies Lebanon with almost 40,000 troops and 
     maintains undue influence on all aspects of the Lebanese 
     Government and society.
       (3) Syria continues to provide safe haven and support for 
     several groups that engage in terrorism, according to the 
     Department of State's ``Patterns of Global Terrorism'' report 
     for 1996.
       (4) Syria was listed by the Department of State as a 
     country that does not cooperate in the war on drugs.
       (5) Syria has not signed the Chemical Weapons Convention, 
     and numerous reports indicate that Syria has increased the 
     production and level of sophistication of chemical weapons. 
     Reports also indicate that such unconventional warheads have 
     been loaded on SCUD-type ballistic missiles with the range to 
     reach numerous targets in friendly nations, such as Israel, 
     Turkey, and Jordan.
       (6) Syria routinely commits a wide array of serious human 
     rights violations, and according to a recent Human Rights 
     Watch report, is engaging in the abduction of Lebanese 
     citizens and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
       (7) Several reports indicate that Syria knowingly allowed 
     the explosives used in the June 1996 Dharan bombing, which 
     killed 19 United States service personnel, to pass through 
     Syria from Lebanon to Saudi Arabia.
       (8) More than 20 trips by former Secretary of State 
     Christopher to Damascus, a meeting between President Clinton 
     and Syrian President Hafez Assad, and a Department of State-
     sponsored intensive negotiation session at Wye Plantation 
     were all unsuccessful in convincing Syria to make peace with 
     Israel. At the same time, most reports indicated that Israel 
     was prepared to make substantial concessions of land in 
     exchange for peace.

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       (9) According to the Central Intelligence Agency World Fact 
     Book of 1995, petroleum comprises 53 percent of Syrian 
     exports.
       (10) By imposing sanctions against the Syrian petroleum 
     industry, the United States can apply additional pressure 
     against Syria to press the Assad regime to change its 
     dangerous and destabilizing policies.
       (b) Policy.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 
     United States should consider applying to Syria sanctions 
     which are currently enforced against Iran and Libya under the 
     Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 if the Government of 
     Syria does not eliminate its dangerous and destabilizing 
     policies.

       At the end of title XVII (relating to foreign policy 
     provisions) insert the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1717. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF 
                   AZERBAIJAN'S CASPIAN SEA PETROLEUM RESERVES.

       ``It is the sense of the Congress that--
       ``(1) the President should seek cooperation from the 
     governments of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey, as well as 
     private companies with an interest in developing Azerbaijan's 
     Caspian Sea petroleum reserves, to encourage the construction 
     of a pipeline route from Azerbaijan through Armenia that 
     could reach Turkey and Mediterranean sea ports; and
       ``(2) such a route for a pipeline should in no way 
     prejudice other trans-Caucasus pipeline routes, but would 
     help to promote stability and economic growth in the Caucasus 
     region, improving relations between neighboring countries and 
     the United States.'' 

       After division B, insert the following new divison C (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

          DIVISION C--FOREIGN AID REPORTING REFORM ACT OF 1997

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Foreign Aid Reporting 
     Reform Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2002. 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. 2003. REQUIREMENT FOR CONGRESSIONAL EXPLANATION OF 
                   PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN 
                   ASSISTANCE BUDGET.

       Any committee of the House of Representatives or any 
     committee of the Senate reporting legislation authorizing the 
     enactment of new budget authority for, or providing new 
     budget authority for, foreign assistance programs shall, to 
     the maximum extent feasible, include in the report 
     accompanying that legislation an explanation for any change 
     proposed by that committee--
       (1) in the total amount of new budget authority authorized 
     or provided (as the case may be) for any foreign assistance 
     program as compared to the amount proposed by the President; 
     or
       (2) in the amount of assistance for any specific recipient 
     of assistance, or for any centrally-funded program, under any 
     foreign assistance program as compared to the amount proposed 
     by the President.

     SEC. 2004. 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.

       At the end of the bill add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

                  DIVISION C--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 2001. ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE 
                   CARIBBEAN REGION AND ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
                   REGION.

       Of the amount made available for assistance for a fiscal 
     year under sections 103 through 106 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151a through 2151d), including 
     assistance under section 104(c) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2151b(c)), the amount made available for activities and 
     programs in Latin America and the Caribbean region and the 
     Asia and the Pacific region should be in at least the same 
     proportion to the total amount of such assistance made 
     available as the amount identified in the congressional 
     presentation documents for development assistance for the 
     fiscal year for each such region is to the total amount 
     requested for development assistance for the fiscal year.

       At the end of the bill add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

                 TITLE XVIII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1801. ASSISTANCE TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.

       Notwithstanding section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 or any other provision of law, assistance under 
     chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (relating to development assistance) and under chapter 10 of 
     part I of such Act (relating to the Development Fund for 
     Africa) may be made available for the Democratic Republic of 
     Congo.

DIVISION F--ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS TITLE XXVIII--INDONESIA 
                          MILITARY ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 2801. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO INDONESIA 
                   MILITARY ASSISTANCE.

     (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
     (1)(A) Despite a surface adherence to democratic forms, the 
     Indonesian political system remains strongly authoritarian.
     (B) The government is dominated by an elite comprising 
     President Soeharto (now in his sixth 5-year term), his close 
     associates, and the military.
     (C) The government requires allegiance to a state ideology 
     known as ``Pancasila'', which stresses consultation and 
     consensus, but is also used to limit dissent, to enforce 
     social and political cohesion, and to restrict the 
     development of opposition elements.
     (2) The Government of Indonesia recognizes only one official 
     trade union, has refused to register independent trade unions 
     such as the Indonesian Prosperity Trade Union (SBSI), has 
     arrested Muchtar Pakpahan, the General Chairman of the SBSI, 
     on charges of subversion, and other labor activists, and has 
     closed the offices and confiscated materials of the SBSI.
     (3) Civil society organizations in Indonesia, such as 
     environmental organizations, election-monitoring 
     organizations, legal aid organizations, student 
     organizations, trade union organizations, and community 
     organizations, have been harassed by the Government of 
     Indonesia through such means as detentions, interrogations, 
     deniail of permission for meetings, banning of publications, 
     repeated orders to report to security forces or judicial 
     courts, and illegal seizure of documents.
     (4)(A) The armed forces of Indonesia continue to carry out 
     torture and other severe violations of human rights in East 
     Timor, Irian Jaya, and other parts of Indonesia, to detain 
     and imprison East Timorese and others for nonviolent 
     expression of political views, and to maintain unjustifiably 
     high troop levels in East Timor.

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     (B) From May 27 to May 31, the East Timorses resistance 
     forces carried out deplorable human rights violations, 
     including the reported killing of over two dozen persons in 
     an apparent attempt to disrupt national elections. A 
     resistance attack on a truck resulted in the deaths of 16 
     policemen and one soldier. Attacks on polling places also 
     resulted in the deaths of two election officials.
     (C) Violence on the part of either the Indonesian military or 
     the East Timorese resistance forces is not conducive to the 
     just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor.
     (D) Indonesian civil authorities must improve their human 
     rights performance in East Timor, Irian Jaya, and elsewhere 
     in Indonesia, and aggressively prosecute violations.
     (E) The Indonesian authorities and the resistance forces in 
     East Timor must refrain from human rights violations, 
     including attacks on civilians and non-combatants.
     (5) The Nobel Price Committee awarded the 1996 Nobel Peace 
     Prize to Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos 
     Horta for their tireless efforts to find a just and peaceful 
     solution to the conflict in East Timor.
     (6) In 1992, the Congress suspended the international 
     military and education training (IMET) program for Indonesia 
     in response to a November 12, 1991, shooting incident in East 
     Timor by Indonesian security forces against peaceful Timorese 
     demonstrators in which no progress has been made in 
     accounting for the missing persons either in that incident or 
     others who disappeared in 1995-96.
     (7) On August 1, 1996, then Secretary of State Warren 
     Christopher stated in testimony before the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate, ``I think there's a strong 
     interest in seeing an orderly transition of power there [in 
     Indonesia] that will recognize the pluralism that should 
     exist in a country of that magnitude and importance.''.
     (8) The United States has important economic, commercial, and 
     security interests in Indonesia because of its growing 
     economy and markets and its stratigic location astride a 
     number of key international straits which will only be 
     strengthened by democratic development in Indonesia and a 
     policy which promotes political pluralism and respect for 
     universal human rights.
     (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the United States should not provide military assistance 
     and arms transfers for a fiscal year to the Government of 
     Indonesia unless the President determines and certifies to 
     the Congress for that fiscal year that the Government of 
     Indonesia meets the following requirements:
     (1) Domestic monitoring of elections.--(A) The government of 
     Indonesia provides official accreditation to independent 
     election-monitoring organizations, including the Independent 
     Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP), to observe national 
     elections without interference by personnel of the Government 
     or of the armed forces.
     (B) In addition, such organizations are allowed to assess 
     such elections and to publicize or otherwise disseminate the 
     assessments throughout Indonesia.
     (2) Protection of nongovernmental organizations.--The police 
     or military of Indonesia do not confiscate materials from or 
     other wise engage in illegal raids on the offices or homes of 
     members of both domestic or international nongovernmental 
     organizations, including election-monitoring organizations, 
     legal aid organizations, student organizations, trade union 
     organizations, community organizations, environmental 
     organizations, and religious organizations.
     (3) Accountability for attack on pdi headquarters.--As 
     recommended by the Government of Indonesia's National Human 
     Rights Commission, the Government of Indonesia has 
     investigated the attack on the headquarters of the Democratic 
     Party of Indonesia (PDI) on July 27, 1996, prosecuted 
     individuals who planned and carried out the attack, and made 
     public the postmortem examination of the five individuals 
     killed in the attack.
     (4) Resolution of conflict in east timor.--
     (A) Establishment of dialogue.--The Government of Indonesia 
     is doing everything possible to enter into a process of 
     dialogue, under the auspices of the United Nations, with 
     Portugal and East Eimorese leaders of various viewpoints to 
     discuss ideas toward a resolution of the conflict in East 
     Timor and the political status of East Timor.
     (B) Reduction of troops.--The Government of Indonesia has 
     established and implemented a plan to reduce the number of 
     Indonesian troops in East Timor.
     (C) Release of political prisoners.--Individuals detained or 
     imprisoned for the non-violent expression of political views 
     in East Timor have been released from custody.
     (5) Improvement in labor rights.--The Government of Indonesia 
     has taken the following actions to improve labor rights in 
     Indonesia:
     (A) The Government has dropped charges of subversion, and 
     previous charges against the General Chairman of the SBSI 
     trade union, Muchtar Pakpahan, and released him from custody.
     (B) The Government has substantially reduced the requirements 
     for legal recognition of the SBSI or other legitimate worker 
     organizations as a trade union.
       (c) Sense of the Congress.--It also is the sense of the 
     Congress that the violent acts of the resistance in East 
     Timor should be condemned, as they discredit the East 
     Timorese cause, and could result in additional violent 
     reprisals by the Indonsian armed forces.
     (d) United States Military Assistance and Arms Transfers 
     Defined.--A used in this section, the term ``military 
     assistance and arms transfers'' means--
     (1) small arms, crowd control equipment, armored personnel 
     carriers, and such other items that can commonly be used in 
     the direct violation of human rights; and
     (2) 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 or ``IMET''), 
     except such term shall not include Expanded IMET, pursuant to 
     section 541 of such Act.

       At the end of the bill add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 1818. INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``MacBride Principles of Economic Justice Act of 1997''.
       (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 sentence: 
     ``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 as 
     agreed in writing to comply with the principles of economic 
     justice.''.
       (5) Requirements relating to funds.--Section 7 of such Act 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Prohibition.--Nothing herein shall require quotas or 
     reverse discrimination or mandate their use.''.
       (6) 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 re

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     sponsible 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).''.
       (7) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

       At the end of title XVIII insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1712. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ASSISTANCE TO 
                   LITHUANIA AND LATVIA.

       It is the sense of the United States House of 
     Representatives that--
       (1) adequate assistance should be provided to Lithuania and 
     Latvia in fiscal year 1998;
       (2) assistance to Lithuania should be continued beyond 
     fiscal year 1998 as it continues to build democratic and free 
     market institutions; and
       (3) the President should consider continuing assistance to 
     Latvia beyond fiscal year 1998, as appropriate, to build 
     democratic and free market institutions. 

       At the end of the bill add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):
               DIVISION C--ARMS TRANSFERS CODE OF CONDUCT
                TITLE XX--ARMS TRANSFERS CODE OF CONDUCT

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Code of Conduct on Arms 
     Transfers Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2002. 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 30 major armed conflicts in progress during 1995.
       (3) War is both a human tragedy and an ongoing 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 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 
     $840,000,000,000 that all countries spend on armed forces 
     every year, $191,000,000,000 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 
     United States supplies more conventional weapons to 
     developing countries than all other countries combined, 
     averaging $11,889,000,000 a year in agreements to supply such 
     weapons to developing countries for the six years since the 
     end of the cold war, 58 percent higher than the 
     $7,515,000,000 a year in such agreements for the six years 
     prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
       (8) Since the end of the cold war, 84 percent of United 
     States arms transfers have been 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 and 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. 2003. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title 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. 2004. 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, 1998, 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 law 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 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.--
       (1) In general.--The prohibition contained in subsection 
     (a) shall not apply with respect to a foreign government for 
     a fiscal year if--
       (A) subject to paragraph (2), 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 
     transfers to such government; or
       (B) 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 transfers to such 
     government.
       (2) Disapproval.--A request for an exemption to provide 
     military assistance and arms transfers to a foreign 
     government shall not take effect, or shall cease to be 
     effective, if a law is enacted disapproving such request.
       (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)(A) 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, when, in his determination, it is not contrary 
     to the national interest to do so, shall submit to the 
     Congress at the earliest possible date reports containing 
     determinations with respect to emergencies under subsection

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     (c)(1)(B). 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. 2005. 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 
     2004(a);
       (2) all requests for exemptions submitted under section 
     2004(c)(1)(A); and
       (3) all determinations with respect to emergencies under 
     section 2004(c)(1)(B).

     SEC. 2006. UNITED STATES MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND ARMS 
                   TRANSFERS DEFINED.

       For purposes of this title, the terms ``United States 
     military assistance and arms transfers'' and ``military 
     assistance and arms transfers'' mean--
       (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.
       At the appropriate place add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly);

     SEC.   . STATEMENT CONCERNING CONFLICT IN EAST TIMOR.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975 and has since 
     systematically oppressed the people of East Timor.
       (2) Since 1975 one-third of the population of East Timor is 
     estimated to have perished of starvation, war, and terror.
       (3) Indomesia's invasion was condemned by the United 
     Nations, as was its subsequent occupation of East Timor.
       (4) On November 12, 1991, Indonesian troops opened fire on 
     thousands of peaceful mourners and demonstrators at the Santa 
     Cruz cemetery in Dili, the capital of East Timor, killing 
     hundreds and wounding hundreds.
       (5) Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Bolo has been the 
     preeminent representative of the people of East Timor, and 
     has at great risk to his own life fought for the human and 
     civil rights of the people of East Timor, while also being a 
     steadfast advocate for nonviolence and dialogue between the 
     people of East Timor and the Indonesian authorities.
       (b) Declaration of Policy.--The Congress affirms its 
     support for a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in 
     East Timor.
       After title XVII insert the following new title:

 TITLE XVIII--SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE IMPRISONMENT OF NGAWANG 
                           CHOEPHEL IN CHINA

     SEC. 1801. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE IMPRISONMENT OF 
                   NGAWANG CHOEPHEL IN CHINA

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Chinese Government sentenced Ngawang Choephel to an 
     18-year prison term plus 4 years subsequent deprivation of 
     his political rights on December 26, 1996, following a secret 
     trial.
       (2) Mr. Choephel is a Tibetan national whose family fled 
     Chinese oppression to live in exile in India in 1968.
       (3) Mr. Choephel studied ethnomusicology at Middlebury 
     College in Vermont as a Fulbright Scholar, and at the Tibetan 
     Institute of Performing Arts in Dharamsala, India.
       (4) Mr. Choephel returned to Tibet in July 1995 to prepare 
     a documentary film about traditional Tibetan performing arts.
       (5) Mr. Choephel was detained in August 1995 by the Chinese 
     authorities and held incommunicado for over a year before the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China admitted to 
     holding him, and finally charged him with espionage in 
     October 1996.
       (6) There is no evidence that Mr. Choephel's activities in 
     Tibet involved anything other than purely academic research.
       (7) The Government of the People's Republic of China denies 
     Tibetans their fundamental human rights, as reported in the 
     State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, 
     and by human rights organizations, including Amnesty 
     International and Human Rights Watch, Asia.
       (8) The Government of the People's Republic of China is 
     responsible for the destruction of much of Tibetan 
     civilization since its invasion of Tibet in 1949.
       (9) The arrest of a Tibetan scholar such as Mr. Choephel, 
     who worked to preserve Tibetan culture, reflects the 
     systematic attempt by the Government of the People's Republic 
     of China to repress cultural expression in Tibet.
       (10) 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, and have excluded 
     Tibetans from participation in important policy decisions, 
     which further threatens traditional Tibetan life.
       (11) 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.
       (12) The Dalai Lama of Tibet has stated his willingness to 
     enter into negotiations with the Chinese and has repeatedly 
     accepted the framework Deng Xiaoping proposed for such 
     negotiations in 1979.
       (13) The Chinese have displayed provocative disregard for 
     the concerns of the United States by arresting and sentencing 
     prominent dissidents in close proximity to visits to China by 
     senior United States Government officials.
       (14) The United States Government policy seeks to foster 
     negotiations between the Government of the People's Republic 
     of China and the Dalai Lama, and presses China to respect 
     Tibet's unique religious, linguistic, and cultural 
     traditions.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) Ngawang Choephel and other prisoners of conscience in 
     Tibet, as well as in China, should be released immediately 
     and unconditionally;
       (2) to underscore the gravity of this matter, in all 
     appropriate official meetings with representatives of the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China, United States 
     officials should request Mr. Choephel's immediate and 
     unconditional release;
       (3) the United States Government should sponsor and promote 
     a resolution at future meetings of the United Nations 
     Commission on Human Rights and other appropriate 
     international fora regarding China and Tibet which 
     specifically addresses political prisoners and negotiations 
     with the Dalai Lama, until those situations in China and 
     Tibet improve substantially;
       (4) the United States Department of State should advise 
     American citizens that Tibet is not currently a safe 
     destination for American travelers;
       (5) an exchange program should be established in honor of 
     Ngawang Choephel, involving students of the Tibetan Institute 
     of Performing Arts and appropriate educational institutions 
     in the United States; and
       (6) the United States Government should seek access for 
     internationally recognized human rights groups to monitor 
     human rights in Tibet.
       At the end of the bill, add the following:
       Sec.   . Designation of Romania as Eligible for Assistance 
     Under NATO Participation Act of 1994.--
       (1) Sense of the congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (A) Romania has made tremendous progress toward meeting the 
     criteria for accession into the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO) by establishing a mature and functioning 
     democracy, a free market economy, civilian control of the 
     armed forces, respect for the rule of law, respect for human 
     rights and civil liberties, and by implementing a strong 
     economic reform;
       (B) Romania has further exhibited its strong commitment to 
     contribute to the stability, reconciliation, and cooperation 
     among the nations of the region by the very significant 
     signing of the basic political bilateral Treaty with Hungary 
     and recent initialing of a similar document with Ukraine;
       (C) Romania has already demonstrated its willingness and 
     ability to contribute as a future NATO ally to strengthening 
     the military capabilities and strategic cohesiveness of the 
     Alliance by joining, first among Central and Eastern European 
     countries, the Partnership for Peace Program and by actively 
     participating alongside NATO allies in Bosnia, Angola, 
     Somalia, and Albania;
       (D) due to its size, geo-strategic location, economic and 
     military potential, and huge popular support for NATO 
     integration, Romania is of immense and key strategic 
     importance to European stability; and
       (E) Romania qualifies under section 203 of the NATO 
     Participation Act of 1994 to receive assistance in making the 
     transition to a full NATO membership and should be invited to 
     start accession negotiations at the earliest stage.
       (2) Designation.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall, pursuant to 
     section 203(d)(2) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994, 
     designate Romania as eligible to receive assistance under the 
     program established under section 203(a) of such Act.

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendments [Gilman amendments en 
bloc] on which a separate vote had been demanded?

       Strike division A and insert the following (and amend the 
     table of contents accordingly):
 DIVISION A--CONSOLIDATION AND REINVENTION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES
                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Foreign Affairs 
     Agencies Consolidation and Reinvention Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 102. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:

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       (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) In this context, the United States has a historic 
     opportunity to continue the reinvention of the agencies 
     primarily responsible for implementing the Nation's foreign 
     policies.
       (3) The United States budget deficit and the agreement to 
     come to a balanced budget over 5 years requires that the 
     foreign as well as the domestic programs and activities of 
     the United States be carefully reviewed. Wherever possible, 
     foreign programs and activities must be streamlined, managed 
     more efficiently, and adapted to the requirements of the 
     post-Cold War era.
       (4) In order to streamline the foreign programs and 
     activities of the United States without jeopardizing United 
     States interests, strong and effective leadership will be 
     required. In order to promote this streamlining process, the 
     proliferation of foreign affairs agencies that occurred 
     during the Cold War must be reversed by reinventing, 
     streamlining, and reorganizing the foreign affairs structure 
     under the strengthened leadership of the Secretary of State.
       (5) The continuing reinvention, streamlining, and 
     reorganization of the foreign affairs agencies, the 
     Department of State, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 
     the United States Information Agency, the International 
     Development Cooperation Agency, and the United States Agency 
     for International Development, must ensure that these 
     agencies can effectively confront the new and pressing 
     challenges of the post-Cold War world.
       (6) Any reinvention, streamlining, and reorganization of 
     the foreign affairs agencies must recognize the fact that 
     arms control and nonproliferation, sustainable development, 
     and public diplomacy are now more central than ever to the 
     success of the United States foreign policy. Any integration 
     of these agencies should preserve the unique skills and 
     capabilities of each of the agencies in a reinvented 
     Department of State.
       (7) A reinvented, streamlined, reorganized, and more 
     flexible foreign affairs structure under the strengthened 
     leadership of the Secretary of State can more effectively 
     promote the international interests of the United States and 
     enhance the United States' ability to meet the growing 
     foreign policy challenges during the next century.
       (8) The new foreign affairs structure should be one that 
     will maintain the quality of and strengthen the public 
     diplomacy and arms control functions now performed by the 
     United States Information Agency and the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency.

     SEC. 103. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this division are--
       (1) to provide for the streamlining and reinvention of the 
     Department of State to enable it better to incorporate 
     additional functions and agencies, manage new 
     responsibilities, make the Department more effective, 
     maximize the efficient use of resources, and make it better 
     able to defend American interests and promote American values 
     abroad;
       (2) to consolidate and integrate certain agencies and 
     certain functions of other agencies of the United States into 
     the reinvented Department of State;
       (3) to ensure that the United States maintains adequate 
     representation abroad within available budgetary resources;
       (4) to ensure that programs critical to the promotion of 
     United States interests be maintained; and
       (5) 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.

     SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS.

       The following terms have the following meanings for the 
     purposes of this division:
       (1) The term ``ACDA'' means the United States Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency.
       (2) The term ``agency'' means the Department of State, the 
     Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the United States 
     Information Agency, the International Development Cooperation 
     Agency, and the Agency for International Development.
       (3) The term ``AID'' means the Agency for International 
     Development.
       (4) The term ``Department'' means the Department of State.
       (5) The term ``officer'' is not limited by the meaning of 
     such term under section 2104 of title 5, United States Code.
       (6) The term ``reorganization'' means integration, 
     transfer, consolidation, coordination, authorization, or 
     abolition.
       (7) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.
       (8) The term ``USIA'' means the United States Information 
     Agency.
 TITLE II--PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATING, STREAMLINING, AND REORGANIZING THE 
                        FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES

     SEC. 201. REORGANIZATION PLAN.

       (a) Reorganization Authority.--
       (1) In general.--No later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     Congress a reorganization plan for the foreign affairs 
     agencies specifying, in accordance with titles III through VI 
     of this division, the reorganization of the Department of 
     State, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the United 
     States Information Agency, the International Development 
     Cooperation Agency, and the Agency for International 
     Development.
       (2) Mandatory elements.--The plan shall provide for--
       (A) the transfer of the whole or a part of agencies, or of 
     the whole or a part of the functions thereof, to the 
     jurisdiction and control of the Department of State; and
       (B) the consolidation or coordination of the whole or a 
     part of agencies, or of the whole or a part of the functions 
     thereof, with the whole or a part of another agency or the 
     functions thereof.
       (3) Discretionary elements.--The plan may provide for--
       (A) the abolition of all or a part of the functions of an 
     agency, except that no enforcement function or statutory 
     program shall be abolished by the plan; and
       (B) the consolidation or coordination of a part of an 
     agency or the functions thereof with another part of the same 
     agency or the functions thereof.
       (b) Submission of Plan.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall submit the 
     reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agencies under 
     subsection (a) to both Houses of Congress on the same day and 
     to each House while it is in session. If on the date that is 
     60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the plan 
     has not been submitted and either House is not in session, 
     the plan shall be submitted on the first day thereafter when 
     both Houses are in session.
       (2) Information regarding implementation.--The message of 
     the President, submitted together with the reorganization 
     plan, shall include information regarding implementation of 
     the plan which shall--
       (A) describe in detail--
       (i) the actions necessary or planned to complete the 
     reorganization,
       (ii) the anticipated nature and substance of any orders, 
     directives, and other administrative and operational actions 
     which are expected to be required for completing or 
     implementing the reorganization, and
       (iii) any preliminary actions which have been taken in the 
     implementation process, and
       (B) contain a projected timetable for completion of the 
     implementation process.

     The President shall also provide such further background or 
     other information as the Congress may require for its 
     consideration of the plan.
       (c) Amendment of Plan.--During the 60 calendar-day period 
     after the date on which the plan is submitted to the 
     Congress, the President may transmit to the Congress 
     amendments or modifications to the plan, consistent with this 
     division, which shall be considered as though submitted 
     together with the reorganization plan and shall not affect 
     any effective date or deadline under this division.

     SEC. 202. CONTENTS OF REORGANIZATION PLAN.

       (a) Contents.--A reorganization plan for the foreign 
     affairs agencies submitted under section 201 of this title--
       (1) notwithstanding section 1 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956, may provide for the appointment and 
     pay of one or more officers of any agency, including 
     appointment of additional Under Secretaries and Assistant 
     Secretaries (except that the total number may not exceed the 
     total number of officers previously authorized at Executive 
     Schedule levels III and IV of the agencies subject to this 
     division), if the President determines, and in the 
     President's message submitting the plan declares that, by 
     reason of a reorganization made by the plan, the provisions 
     are necessary;
       (2) shall provide for the transfer or other disposition of 
     the records, property, and personnel affected by a 
     reorganization;
       (3) shall provide for the transfer of such unexpended 
     balances of appropriations, and of other funds, available for 
     use in connection with a function or agency affected by a 
     reorganization, as the President considers necessary by 
     reason of the reorganization for use in connection with the 
     functions affected by the reorganization, or for the use of 
     the agency which shall have the functions after the 
     reorganization plan is effective; and
       (4) shall provide for terminating the affairs of an agency 
     abolished.
       (b) Transfers of Officials.--If the reorganization plan for 
     the foreign affairs agencies under section 201 contains 
     provisions pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section, an 
     individual holding office immediately prior to the abolition 
     or transfer of the office by this division who was appointed 
     to the office by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate, and who performs duties substantially 
     similar to the duties of an office proposed to be created 
     under such plan, may, in the discretion of the Secretary of 
     State, assume the duties of such new office, and shall not be 
     required to be reappointed by reason of the abolition or 
     transfer of the individual's previous office.
       (c) Limitation on Transfers of Unexpended Balances.--The 
     reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agencies may 
     provide for the transfer of unexpended balances pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(3) only if such balances are used for the 
     purposes for which the appropriation was originally made or 
     for the purpose of reorganization.

     SEC. 203. LIMITATION ON POWERS.

       The reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agencies 
     submitted under this title may

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     not provide for, and a reorganization under this title may 
     not have the effect of--
       (1) creating a new executive department, renaming an 
     existing executive department, or abolishing or transferring 
     an executive department or all the functions thereof;
       (2) authorizing an agency to exercise a function which is 
     not expressly authorized by law at the time the plan is 
     submitted to Congress; or
       (3) creating a new agency which is not a component or part 
     of an existing agency.

     SEC. 204. EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION OF REORGANIZATION 
                   PLAN FOR THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES.

       (a) Effective Date.--A reorganization plan for the foreign 
     affairs agencies submitted pursuant to section 201 shall 
     become effective in accordance with titles III through VI of 
     this Division, on the effective date specified in each such 
     title with respect to the agency or agencies subject to each 
     such title.
       (b) Publication.--A reorganization plan for the foreign 
     affairs agencies which is effective shall be printed (1) in 
     the Statutes at Large, and (2) in the Federal Register.
       (c) Authority Prior to Effective Date.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a), the reorganization plan for the foreign 
     affairs agencies submitted pursuant to section 201 may 
     provide for the transfer of the whole or part of functions 
     prior to the effective dates established in titles II through 
     VI, including the transfer of personnel and funds associated 
     with such functions.
      TITLE III--UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall 
     take effect on the earlier of--
       (1) October 1, 1998; or
       (2) the date of abolition of the United States Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency pursuant to the reorganization plan 
     described in section 201.

  CHAPTER 2--ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT 
                    AGENCY AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

     SEC. 311. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND 
                   DISARMAMENT AGENCY.

       The United States Arms Control and Disarmament 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 Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency and all functions of the United States 
     Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and any office or 
     component of such agency under any statute, reorganization 
     plan, Executive order, or other provision of law as of the 
     day before the effective date of this title, except as 
     otherwise provided in this division.

     SEC. 313. UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL 
                   SECURITY.

       (a) Establishment of Under Secretary for Arms Control and 
     International Security.--Section 1 of the State Department 
     Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended in 
     subsection (b)--
       (1) by striking ``There'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--There''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Under secretary for arms control and international 
     security.--There shall be in the Department of State, among 
     the Under Secretaries authorized by paragraph (1), an Under 
     Secretary for Arms Control and International Security who 
     shall, among other duties, assist the Secretary and the 
     Deputy Secretary in matters related to arms control and 
     international security policy.''.
       (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 Under Secretary for Arms Control and 
     International Security may, in the role of advisor to the 
     National Security Council on arms control, nonproliferation, 
     and disarmament matters, and subject to the direction of the 
     President, attend and participate in meetings of the National 
     Security Council.''.

     SEC. 314. REPEAL RELATING TO INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR UNITED 
                   STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY.

       Section 50 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2593a), relating to the ACDA Inspector General, is 
     repealed.

                    CHAPTER 3--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 321. 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.
               TITLE IV--UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall 
     take effect on the earlier of--
       (1) October 1, 1999; or
       (2) the date of abolition of the United States Information 
     Agency pursuant to the reorganization plan described in 
     section 201.

 CHAPTER 2--ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY AND TRANSFER 
                              OF FUNCTIONS

     SEC. 411. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY.

       The United States Information Agency is abolished.

     SEC. 412. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Transfer 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 office or component 
     of such agency under any statute, reorganization plan, 
     Executive order, or other provision of law as of the day 
     before the effective date of this title, except as otherwise 
     provided in this division.
       (b) Preserving the Independence of International 
     Broadcasting.--The Broadcasting Board of Governors and the 
     Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau shall 
     continue to have the responsibilities set forth in title III 
     of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 
     and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), except that, as further 
     set forth in chapter 3 of this title, references in that Act 
     to the United States Information Agency shall be deemed to 
     refer to the Department of State, and references to the 
     Director of the United States Information Agency shall be 
     deemed to refer to the Secretary of the State.

     SEC. 413. UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.

       Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1) before ``There''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Under secretary for public diplomacy.--There shall be 
     in the Department of State, in addition to the Under 
     Secretaries authorized by paragraph (1), an Under Secretary 
     for Public Diplomacy who shall have responsibility, among 
     other duties, to assist the Secretary and the Deputy 
     Secretary in matters related to United States public 
     diplomacy policies and programs, including international 
     educational and cultural exchange programs, information, and 
     international broadcasting.

                    CHAPTER 3--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 421. REFERENCES IN LAW.

       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 or 
     the Director of the International Communication 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. 422. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS.

       (a) Application to Functions of Department of State.--
     Section 501 of Public Law 80-402 section 202 of Public Law 
     95-426, and section 208 of Public Law 99-93 shall not apply 
     to public affairs and other information dissemination 
     functions of the Secretary of State as carried out prior to 
     any transfer of functions pursuant to this division.
       (b) Application to Functions Transferred to Department of 
     State.--Section 501 of Public Law 80-402, section 202 of 
     Public Law 95-426, and section 208 of Public Law 99-93 shall 
     apply only to overseas public diplomacy programs of the 
     Director of the United States Information Agency as carried 
     out prior to any transfer of functions pursuant to this 
     division.
  TITLE V--UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall 
     take effect on the earlier of--
       (1) October 1, 1998; or
       (2) the date of abolition of the United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency pursuant to the 
     reorganization plan described in section 201.

 CHAPTER 2--ABOLITION OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY 
                       AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

     SEC. 511. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL 
                   DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY.

       (a) In General.--The United States International 
     Development Cooperation Agency is abolished.
       (b) AID and OPIC.--Subsection (a) shall not be interpreted 
     to apply to the Agency for International Development (AID) or 
     the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).

     SEC. 512. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

       The reorganization plan submitted pursuant to section 201 
     shall provide for the transfer to another agency or agencies 
     of all functions of the Director of the United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency and all 
     functions of the United States International Development 
     Cooperation Agency and any office or component of such 
     agencies under any statute, reorganization plan, Executive 
     order, or other provi

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     sion of law before the effective date of this title, except 
     as otherwise provided in this division.
             TITLE VI--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 601. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall 
     take effect on the earlier of--
       (1) October 1, 1999; or
       (2) the date of reorganization of the Agency for 
     International Development pursuant to the reorganization plan 
     described in section 201.

 CHAPTER 2--REORGANIZATION OF AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND 
                         TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

     SEC. 611. REORGANIZATION OF AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Agency for International Development 
     shall be reorganized in accordance with this division and the 
     reorganization plan submitted pursuant to section 201.
       (b) Authority of the Secretary of State.--The Agency for 
     International Development shall report to and be under the 
     direct authority and foreign policy guidance of the Secretary 
     of State.
       (c) Functions To Be Transferred.--The reorganization of the 
     Agency for International Development shall provide, at a 
     minimum, for the transfer to and consolidation with the 
     Department of State of the following functions of the agency:
       (1) Press office.
       (2) Certain administrative functions.
       Strike section 1303 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1303. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.

       The official with primary responsibility for matters 
     relating to personnel in the Department of State, or that 
     person's principal deputy, shall have substantial 
     professional qualifications in the field of human resource 
     policy and management.
       Strike section 1304 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1304. DIPLOMATIC SECRETARY.

       Any Assistant Secretary with primary responsibility for 
     diplomatic security, or that person's principal deputy, shall 
     have substantial professional qualifications in the fields of 
     (1) management, and (2) Federal law enforcement, 
     intelligence, or security.
       Strike section 1306.
       Strike section 1707.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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

420

When there appeared

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Nays

6

para. 63.9                    [Roll No. 180]

                                YEAS--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--6

     Cannon
     Cox
     Deal
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Scarborough

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Smith (TX)
     Stark
     Visclosky
  So the amendments en bloc were agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendments [Gilman amendments en 
bloc] on which a separate vote had been demanded?

       Page 84, line 5, strike ``$1,291,977,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,746,977,000''.
       Page 84, line 6, strike ``$1,291,977,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,746,977,000''.
       Strike line 7 on page 110 and all that follows through line 
     17 on page 112.
       Page 84, line 4, insert ``(A) Authorization of 
     appropriations.--'' before ``For''.
       Page 84, after line 7 insert the following:
       (B) Passport information services.--The Secretary of State 
     shall provide passport information without charge to citizens 
     of the United States, including--
       (i) information about who is eligible to receive a United 
     States passport and how and where to apply;
       (ii) information about the status of pending applications; 
     and
       (iii) names, addresses, and telephone numbers of State and 
     Federal officials who are authorized to provide passport 
     information in cooperation with the Department of State.
       Page 112, strike line 18 and all that follows through line 
     7 on page 114 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1208. SURCHARGE FOR PROCEEDING 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) in paragraph (2) by striking ``providing consular 
     services,'' and inserting ``the Department of State's border 
     security program, including the costs of installation and 
     operation of the machine readable visa and automated name-
     check process, improving the quality and security of the 
     United States passport, passport and visa fraud 
     investigations, and the technological infrastructure to 
     support the programs referred to in this sentence.'';
       (2) by striking the first sentence of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``For fiscal years 1998 and 1998, fees deposited 
     under the authority of paragraph (2) may not exceed 
     $140,000,000 in each fiscal year and, notwithstanding

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     paragraph (2), such fees shall be available only to the 
     extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts.''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (5).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said amendments, 
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

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 63.10                   [Roll No. 181]

                                AYES--422

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Molinari
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Sandlin
     Schiff
     Visclosky
     Wise
  So the amendments en bloc were agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Smith of New Jersey 
amendment] on which a separate vote had been demanded?

       Page 96, lines 8 and 9, strike $334,655,000'' both places 
     it appears and insert ``$344,655,000'' and ``$341,655,000'' 
     respectively.
       Page 96, lines 21 and 22, strike $30,000,000'' both places 
     it appears and insert ``40,000,000'' and ``33,000,000'' 
     respectively.
       Page 96, lines 24 and 25, strike ``10,000,000'' both places 
     it appears and insert ``$30,000,000''.
       Add at the end of Title XI:

     SEC.   .

       (a) It is the sense of Congress that the United States 
     broadcasting through Radio Free Asia and Voice of America 
     increase to continuous, 24-hour broadcasting in Mandarin, 
     Cantonese, Tibetan, and that broadcasting in additional 
     Chinese dialects be increased.
       (b) Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the President 
     shall report to the Congress on a plan to achieve continuous 
     broadcasting in Asia. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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

354

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

72

para. 63.11                   [Roll No. 182]

                                AYES--354

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf

[[Page 691]]


     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--72

     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bonilla
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Goodling
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Jackson (IL)
     Kanjorski
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Lewis (GA)
     Luther
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Parker
     Paul
     Payne
     Pombo
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Molinari
     Rangel
     Schiff
     Stark
     Weldon (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Skaggs amendment], as 
amended, on which a separate vote had been demanded?

       Page 97, line 1, insert ``(A) AUTHORIZATION OF 
     APPROPRIATIONS'' before ``for''.
       Page 97, after line 3, insert the following:
       (B) Limitation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subparagraph (A), no funds shall be used 
     for television broadcasting to Cuba after October 1, ``1997, 
     if the President certifies that continued funding is not in 
     the national interest of the United States.''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said amendment, 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

279

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

149

para. 63.12                   [Roll No. 183]

                                AYES--279

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--149

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Capps
     Christensen
     Clay
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Parker
     Paul
     Payne
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Archer
     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Molinari
     Schiff
  So the amendment, as amended, was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Hefley amendment] on 
which a separate vote had been demanded?

       At the end of chapter 1 of title XII (relating to 
     Department of State authorities and activities) insert the 
     following new section and amend the table of contents 
     accordingly):

     SEC. 1221. NOTIFICATION OF CRIMES COMMITTED BY DIPLOMATS.

       Title II of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.; commonly referred to as the 
     ``Foreign Missions Act'') is amended by inserting after 
     section 204A the following:

     ``SEC. 204B. CRIMES COMMITTED BY DIPLOMATS.

       ``(a) Records.--(1) The Secretary of State shall develop 
     and maintain records on each incident in which an individual 
     with immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of the United 
     States under the Vienna Convention who the Secretary 
     reasonably believes has committed a serious criminal offense 
     within the United States which was not subject to the 
     criminal jurisdiction of the United States. Each such record 
     shall include--

[[Page 692]]

       ``(A) the identity of such individual;
       ``(B) the nature of the offense committed by such 
     individual, including whether against property or persons;
       ``(C) whether such offense involved reckless driving or 
     driving while intoxicated; and
       ``(D) the number and nature of all other criminal offenses 
     committed in the United States by such individual.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the 
     Congress on the incidents occurring during the preceding 
     year. The report shall include the information maintained 
     under paragraph (1) together with information under section 
     1706(a).
       ``(b) Education and Encouragement of Local Law Enforcement 
     Individuals.--The Secretary shall take such steps as may be 
     necessary--
       ``(1) to educate local law enforcement officials on the 
     extent of the immunity from criminal jurisdiction provided to 
     members of a foreign mission, and family members of such 
     members, under the Vienna Convention; and
       ``(2) to encourage local law enforcement officials to fully 
     investigate, charge, and prosecute, to the extent consistent 
     with immunity from criminal jurisdiction under the Vienna 
     Convention, any member of a foreign mission, and any family 
     member of such a member, who commits a serious criminal 
     offense within the United States.
       ``(c) Interference With Local Prosecutions.--No officer or 
     employee of the Department of State may interfere with any 
     investigation, charge, or prosecution by a State or local 
     government of--
       ``(1) an alien who is a member of a foreign mission,
       ``(2) a family member of an alien described in subparagraph 
     (A), or
       ``(3) any other alien, not covered by immunity from the 
     criminal jurisdiction of the United States under the Vienna 
     Convention.
       ``(d) Notification of diplomatic Corps.--The Secretary 
     shall notify the members of each foreign mission of United 
     States policies relating to criminal offenses (particularly 
     crimes of violence) committed by such members, and the family 
     members of such members, including the policy of obtaining 
     criminal indictments, requiring such members to leave the 
     country, and declaring such members persona non grata.
       ``(e) Vienna Convention.--For the purposes of this section, 
     the term `Vienna Convention means the Vienna Convention on 
     Diplomatic Relations of April 18, 1961 (TIAS numbered 7502; 
     23 UST 3227), entered into force with respect to the United 
     States on December 13, 1972.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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.

Yeas

386

It was decided in the

Nays

42

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 63.13                   [Roll No. 184]

                                AYES--386

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--42

     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Fattah
     Foglietta
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Murtha
     Obey
     Owens
     Payne
     Rahall
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Serrano
     Snyder
     Stokes
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Filner
       

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Molinari
     Schiff
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Bachus amendment] on 
which a separate vote had been demanded?

       At the end of chapter 1 of title XII (relating to 
     Department of State authorities and activities) insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 1221. REPORT ON OVERSEAS SURPLUS PROPERTIES.

       (a) Report to Congress.--Not later than March 1 of each 
     year, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Congress a 
     report listing overseas United States surplus properties for 
     sale.
       (b) Use of Funds Received From Sale of Overseas Surplus 
     Properties.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     amounts received by the United States from the sale of any 
     overseas United States surplus property shall be deposited in 
     the Treasury of the United States to be used to reduce the 
     deficit.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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

283

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

146

para. 63.14                   [Roll No. 185]

                                AYES--283

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner

[[Page 693]]


     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--146

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Armey
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Engel
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Molinari
     Schiff
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendments [Gilman amendments en 
bloc] on which a separate vote had been demanded?

       Page 120, strike line 11 and all that follows through line 
     18, and insert the following:
       (a) Persons Authorized To Issue Reports of Births Abroad.--
     Section 33 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2705) is amended in paragraph (2) by adding 
     at the end the following: ``For purposes of this paragraph, a 
     consular officer shall include 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 he may prescribe.''.
       Page 121, after line 17, insert the following:
       (e) Definition of Consular Officer.--Section 101(a)(9) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(9)) is 
     amended by--
       (1) inserting ``or employee'' after ``officer''; and
       (2) inserting before the period at the end of the sentence 
     ``or, when used in title III, for the purpose of adjudicating 
     nationality''.
       (f) Training for Employees Performing Consular Functions.--
     Section 704 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     4024) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Prior to designation by the Secretary of State 
     pursuant to regulation to perform a consular function abroad, 
     a United States citizen employee (other than a diplomatic or 
     consular officer of the United States) shall be required to 
     complete successfully a program of training essentially 
     equivalent to the training that a consular officer who is a 
     member of the Foreign Service would receive for purposes of 
     performing such function and shall be certified by an 
     appropriate official of the Department of State to be 
     qualified by knowledge and experience to perform such 
     function. As used in this subsection, the term `consular 
     function' includes the issuance of visas, the performance of 
     notarial and other legalization functions, the adjudication 
     of passport applications, the adjudication of nationality, 
     and the issuance of citizenship documentation.''.


    section 1304--establishment of assistant secretary of state for 
                          diplomatic security

       On page 127 line 20 insert after security ``and 
     management''.


        section 1321--authorized strength of the foreign service

       On page 130 line 5 delete 1070 and insert in its place 
     1,210.
       On page 130 line 6 delete 140 and insert in its place 150.
       On page 130 line 17 delete 1065 and insert in its place 
     1,182.
       On page 130 line 18 delete 135 and insert in its place 147.
       Strike section 1702 of division B, page 163, line 3 to page 
     164, line 3, and insert the following new section (and 
     renumber the subsequent sections accordingly and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly).

     SEC. 1702. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO THE 
                   INVOLUNTARY RETURN OF PERSONS IN DANGER OF 
                   SUBJECTION TO TORTURE.

       (a) Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United States 
     that the United States shall not expel, extradite, or 
     otherwise effect the involuntary return of any person to a 
     country in which there are substantial grounds for believing 
     that the person would be in danger of being subjected to 
     torture, regardless of whether the person is physically 
     present in the United States.
       (b) Definitions.--Except as otherwise provided, terms used 
     in this section have the meanings assigned under the United 
     Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman 
     or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, subject to any 
     reservations, understandings, declarations and provisos 
     contained in the United States resolution of advice and 
     consent to ratification of such Convention.
       (c) Procedures.--Procedures shall be established to ensure 
     compliance with subsection (a) in the cases of aliens who are 
     arriving in the United States or who are physically present 
     in the United States and who are subject to removal.
       (d) Review and Construction.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, no court shall have jurisdiction to review 
     the procedures adopted to implement this section, and nothing 
     in this section shall be construed as providing any court 
     jurisdiction to review claims raised under the Convention or 
     this section, or any other determination made with respect to 
     the application of the policy set forth in subsection (a), 
     except as part of the review of a final order of removal 
     pursuant to section 242 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act, as amended.
       Strike section 1712 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1712. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO RECOGNITION OF THE 
                   ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF 
                   TURKEY.

       It is the sense of Congress that the United States should 
     use its influence with the Turkish Government and as a 
     permanent member of the United Nations Security Council to 
     suggest that the Turkish Government--
       (1) recognize the Ecumenical Patriarchate and its 
     nonpolitical, religious mission;
       (2) ensure the continued maintenance of the institution's 
     physical security needs, as provided for under Turkish and 
     international law, including but not limited to, the Treaty 
     of Lausanne, the 1968 Protocol, the Helsinki Final Act 
     (1975), and the Charter of Paris;
       (3) provide for the proper protection and safety of the 
     Ecumenical Patriarch and Patriarchate personnel; and

[[Page 694]]

       (4) reopen the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Halki Patriarchal 
     School of Theology.
       Page 183, line 1, strike ``cases and the'' and insert 
     ``cases through the provision of records and the unilateral 
     and joint''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said amendments, 
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

428

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 63.15                   [Roll No. 186]

                                AYES--428

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Cox
     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Molinari
     Schiff
  So the amendments en bloc were agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Goss amendment] on 
which a separate vote had been demanded?

       Page 139, strike line 19 and all that follows through line 
     10 on page 141 (and conform the table of contents 
     accordingly).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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

226

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

201

para. 63.16                   [Roll No. 187]

                                AYES--226

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley

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     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Hunter
     Molinari
     Riggs
     Schiff
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Coburn amendment] on 
which a separate vote had been demanded?

       At the end of title XV insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1525. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE 
                   AND MAN AND BIOSPHERE PROGRAMS.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     may be made available to the Man and Biosphere (MAB) Program 
     or the World Heritage Program administered by the United 
     Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization 
     (UNESCO).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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

222

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

202

para. 63.17                   [Roll No. 188]

                                AYES--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--202

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Ackerman
     Bachus
     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Largent
     Martinez
     Molinari
     Rangel
     Schiff
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendments [Gilman amendments en 
bloc] on which a separate vote had been demanded?

       At the end of title XVII (relating to foreign policy 
     provision) add the following (and conform the table of 
     contents accordingly):

     SEC. 1717. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES 
                   CITIZENS HELD IN PRISONS IN PERU.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Government of Peru has made substantial progress in 
     the effort to restrict the flow of illicit drugs from Peru to 
     the United States.
       (2) The Government of Peru has cooperated greatly with the 
     United States Government to stop individuals and 
     organizations seeking to transport illicit drugs from Peru to 
     the United States and to jail such drug exporters.
       (3) Any individual engaging in such exporting of illicit 
     drugs and convicted in a court of law should face stiff 
     penalties.
       (4) Any such individual should also have a right to timely 
     legal procedures.
       (5) Two United States citizens, Jennifer Davis and Krista 
     Barnes, were arrested in Peru on September 25, 1996, for 
     attempting to transport illicit drugs from Peru to the United 
     States.
       (6) Ms. Davis and Ms. Barnes have admitted their guilt upon 
     arrest and to an investigative judge.
       (7) Ms. Davis and Ms. Barnes have volunteered to cooperate 
     fully with Peruvian judicial authorities in naming 
     individuals responsible for drug trafficking and several have 
     been arrested.
       (8) More than seven months after their arrest, Ms. Davis 
     and Ms. Barnes have not yet been formally charged with a 
     crime.

[[Page 696]]

       (9) Peruvian domestic law mandates that formal charges be 
     brought within four to six months after arrest.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the Government of Peru should respect the rights of 
     prisoners to timely legal procedures, including the rights of 
     all United States citizens held in prisons in Peru.
       At the end of title XVII, insert the following:

     SEC. 1717. SPECIAL ENVOYS FOR MUTUAL DISARMAMENT.

       The President shall instruct the United States Ambassador 
     to the United Nations to support in the Security Council, the 
     General Assembly, and other United Nations bodies, 
     resolutions and other efforts to--
       (1) appoint special envoys for conflict prevention to 
     organize and conduct, in cooperation with appropriate 
     multilateral institutions, mutual disarmament talks in every 
     region of the world in which all nations would participate, 
     and to report to international financial institutions on the 
     degree of cooperation of governments with these talks;
       (2) commit each member state to agree to meet with its 
     regional special envoy within 3 months of appointment to 
     deliver and discuss its proposal for regional (and, where 
     appropriate, international) confidence-building measures, 
     including mutual reductions in the size, proximity, and 
     technological sophistication of its and other nations' armed 
     forces, that would lead to significant cuts in threat levels 
     and military spending; and
       (3) commit each member state to agree to continue meeting 
     with the special envoy and such regional bodies and states as 
     the special envoy shall suggest to complete negotiations on 
     such confidence-building measures, with the goal of making 
     significant cuts in military spending by the year 2000.
       At the end of title XVII (relating to foreign policy 
     provisions) insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1717. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF 
                   NUCLEAR WASTE FROM TAIWAN TO NORTH KOREA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Republic of China on Taiwan (Taiwan) is considering 
     transferring low-level nuclear waste to the Democratic 
     People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and paying North 
     Korea an amount in excess of $220,000,000 to accept the 
     nuclear waste.
       (2) The transfer of nuclear waste across international 
     boundaries creates worldwide environmental safety concerns.
       (3) North Korea rejected the request of the International 
     Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect 2 nuclear facilities 
     at Yongbyon in March 1993, in violation of Article III of the 
     Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, to which 
     North Korea is a signatory.
       (4) North Korea has historically been unwilling to allow 
     any third party investigators to inspect its nuclear waste 
     storage facilities.
       (5) The failure of North Korea to store nuclear waste 
     safely raises environmental concerns on the Korean peninsula.
       (6) The United States has in excess of 37,000 military 
     personnel, plus their families, on the Korean peninsula.
       (7) The current North Korean regime has been linked to 
     numerous terrorist activities, including the bombing in 1987 
     of a Korean Airline aircraft, and the bombing in 1983 in 
     Rangoon, Burma, which killed 4 South Korean Government and 13 
     diplomatic officials.
       (8) North Korea continues to be listed by the United States 
     Department of State as a state supporting international 
     terrorism.
       (9) The several hundred million dollars of hard currency 
     generated by this transaction could be used by the militarist 
     regime in North Korea to continue their reign of terror over 
     their own people and the sovereign nations of the Pacific 
     Rim.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the Government of Taiwan should refrain from issuing an 
     export license for the transfer of nuclear waste to North 
     Korea until all parties on the Korean peninsula can be 
     assured that--
       (1) North Korea can safely handle this nuclear waste;
       (2) North Korea will submit to independent third party 
     inspection of their nuclear storage facilities; and
       (3) North Korea indicates a willingness to comply with the 
     commitments it made in the ``Agreed Framework'', entered into 
     in 1994 between North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and the 
     United States, relating to nuclear materials and facilities 
     in North Korea, and meet International Atomic Energy Agency 
     safeguards with respect to North Korea's nuclear program.
       At the end of title XVII (relating to foreign policy 
     provisions) insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1717. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT REGARDING PRIME MINISTER 
                   GUJRAL OF INDIA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Prime Minister Gujral of India has recently received a 
     vote of confidence from the Indian parliament.
       (2) Prime Minister Gujral is committed to strengthening 
     ties between the United States and India through the 
     continuation of free market reforms and initiatives.
       (3) The Gujral government is on the verge of passing a 
     budget package that will carry forward economic reforms 
     initiated in 1991 that have opened India to foreign 
     investment and trade.
       (4) Prime Minister Gujral has made it a priority to improve 
     relations with Pakistan and has recently met with the Prime 
     Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, to better relations 
     between the two countries.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the Clinton Administration should support and work 
     closely with Indian Prime Minister Gujral in strengthening 
     relations between the United States and India and improving 
     relations in the South Asia region.
       At the end of title XVII (relating to foreign policy 
     provisions) insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1717. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE SOVEREIGNTY OF 
                   BELARUS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the President should 
     strongly urge the Government of President Aleksandr 
     Lukashenka of the Republic of Belarus to defend the 
     sovereignty of Belarus, maintain its independence from the 
     Russian Federation, abide by the provisions of the Helsinki 
     Accords and the constitution of the Republic of Belarus and 
     guarantee freedom of the press, allow for the flowering of 
     the Belarusan language and culture, and enforce the 
     separation of powers.

   Amendment to H.R. 1757, as Reported Offered by Mr. Rohrabacher of 
                               California

       At the end of title XVII (relating to foreign policy 
     provisions) insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1717. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE ACCESSION OF 
                   TAIWAN TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The people of the United States and the people of the 
     Republic of China on Taiwan have long enjoyed extensive ties.
       (2) Taiwan is currently the 8th largest trading partner of 
     the United States, and exports from the United States to 
     Taiwan total more than $18,000,000 annually, substantially 
     more than the United States exports to the People's Republic 
     of China.
       (3) The executive branch has committed publicly to support 
     Taiwan's bid to join the World Trade Organization and has 
     declared that the United States will not oppose this bid 
     solely on the grounds that the People's Republic of China, 
     which also seeks membership in the World Trade Organization, 
     is not yet eligible because of its unacceptable trade 
     practices.
       (4) The United States and Taiwan have concluded discussions 
     on a variety of outstanding trade issues that remain 
     unresolved with the People's Republic of China and that are 
     necessary for the United States to support Taiwan's 
     membership in the World Trade Organization.
       (5) The reversion of control over Hong Kong--a member of 
     the World Trade Organization--to the People's Republic of 
     China, scheduled by treaty to occur on July 1, 1997, will, in 
     many respects, afford to the People's Republic of China the 
     practical benefit of membership in the World Trade 
     Organization for the substantial portion of its trade in 
     goods--despite the fact that the trade practices of the 
     People's Republic of China currently fall far short of what 
     the United States expects for membership in the World Trade 
     Organization.
       (6) The executive branch has announced its interest in the 
     admission of the People's Republic of China to the World 
     Trade Organization; the fundamental sense of fairness of the 
     people of the United States warrants the United States 
     Government's support for Taiwan's relatively more meritorious 
     application for membership in the World Trade Organization.
       (7) It is in the economic interest of United States 
     consumers and exporters for Taiwan to complete the 
     requirements for accession to the World Trade Organization at 
     the earliest possible moment.
       (b) Congressional Statement.--The Congress favors public 
     support by officials of the Department of State for the 
     accession of Taiwan to the World Trade Organization.
       At the end of title XVII insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1717. REPORTS AND POLICY CONCERNING HUMAN RIGHTS 
                   VIOLATIONS IN LAOS.

       Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees on the allegations of persecution 
     and abuse of the Hmong and Laotian refugees who have returned 
     to Laos. The report shall include:
       (1) A full investigation, including full documentation of 
     individual cases of persecution, of the Lao Government's 
     treatment of Hmong and Laotian refugees who have returned to 
     Laos.
       (2) The steps the State Department will take to continue to 
     monitor any systematic human rights violations by the 
     Government of Laos.
       (3) The actions which the State Department will take to 
     ensure the cessation of human rights violations.
       At the end of the bill add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

 TITLE   . WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT PROVIDE NUCLEAR 
                              FUEL 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:
       ``(y)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the President 
     shall withhold from amounts made available under this Act or 
     any other

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     Act and allocated for a country for a fiscal year an amount 
     equal to the aggregate value of nuclear fuel and related 
     assistance and credits provided by that country, or any 
     entity of that country, to Cuba during the preceding fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) The requirement to withhold assistance for a country 
     for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) shall not apply if 
     Cuba--
       ``(A) has ratified the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
     Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) or the Treaty of Tlatelelco, and 
     Cuba is in compliance with the requirements of either such 
     Treaty;
       ``(B) has negotiated and is in compliance with full-scope 
     safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency not 
     later than two years after ratification by Cuba of such 
     Treaty; and
       ``(C) incorporates and is in compliance with 
     internationally accepted nuclear safety standards.
       ``(3) The Secretary of State shall prepare and submit to 
     the Congress each year a report containing a description of 
     the amount of nuclear fuel and related assistance and credits 
     provided by any country, or any entity of a country, to Cuba 
     during the preceding year, including the terms of each 
     transfer of such fuel, assistance, or credits.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 620(y) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as added by subsection (a), shall 
     apply with respect to assistance provided in fiscal years 
     beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       At the end of bill add the following (and conform the table 
     of contents accordingly):

   Title  . AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FOR CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC 
       SOLIDARITY ACT OF 1996 AND THE CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT OF 1992

  Not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available under Chapter 4 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346; relating 
to economic support fund), for fiscal years 1998 to 1999 to carry out 
the programs and activities under the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6021 et. seq.) and the 
Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 2001 et. seq.)
       Add the following new title to the end of the bill (and 
     adjust the table of contents accordingly)

                                Title  

       It is the sense of Congress and the President of the United 
     States should attempt to achieve the foreign policy goal of 
     an international arms sales code of conduct with all 
     Wassenaar Arrangement countries. The purpose of this goal 
     shall be to achieve an agreement on restricting or 
     prohibiting arms transfers to countries that:
       (1) Do not respect democratic processes and the rule of 
     law;
       (2) Do not adhere to internationally-recognized norms on 
     human rights; or
       (3) Are engaged in acts of armed aggression.
       At the end of the bill add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

                 DIVISION C--BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS

     SEC. 2001. BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS.

       (A) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of the funds 
     made available in this Act may be expended by an entity 
     unless the entity agrees that is expending the funds the 
     entity will consistent with International Trade Agreements 
     implemented in U.S. Law, comply with the Buy American Act (41 
     U.S.C. 10a-10c).
       (b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
       (1) Purchase of american-made requirement and products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided using 
     funds made available in this Act, it is the sense of the 
     Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, in 
     expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products.
       (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
     the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each 
     recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement 
     made in paragraph (1) by the Congress.
       (c) Probation of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a label hearing a ``Made in America'' 
     inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any 
     product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in 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. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said amendments, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

292

It was decided in the

Nays

135

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 63.18                   [Roll No. 189]

                                AYES--292

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--135

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Goode
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lucas
     McCrery
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Peterson (PA)
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Talent
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins

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     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     DeFazio
       

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Martinez
     Molinari
     Schiff
  So the amendments en bloc were agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Smith of New Jersey 
amendment] on which a separate vote had been demanded?

       In Title 17, add the following new section (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC.   . REPORT ON BORDER CLOSURES OR ECONOMIC OR COMMERCIAL 
                   BLOCKADES AFFECTING THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF 
                   THE FORMER SOVIET UNION.

       (a) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act the President shall prepare and 
     transmit to the Congress a report on any border closure or 
     use of an economic or commercial blockade by or against any 
     independent state of the former Soviet Union against any 
     other country.
       (2) Contents of report.--Such report shall contain a 
     description of the extent to extent to which such a closure 
     or blockade restricts, directly or indirectly, the transport 
     or delivery of United States humanitarian assistance, and 
     whether such closure or blockade is considered to restrict, 
     directly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of such 
     assistance for purpose of section 6201 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2379).
       (b) Definition.--The term ``independent states of the 
     former Soviet Union'' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 3 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian 
     Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 
     5801).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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.

Yeas

425

It was decided in the

Nays

0

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 63.19                   [Roll No. 190]

                                AYES--425

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     DeFazio
       

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Armey
     Berman
     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Thomas
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Serrano amendment] on 
which a separate vote had been demanded?

       At the end of title XVII (relating to foreign policy 
     provisions) insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1717. REPORT CONCERNING OFFICIAL COMPLAINTS OF THE 
                   GOVERNMENT OF CUBA TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       (a) Report to Congress.--Not later than 3 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and each subsequent 3 
     months thereafter, the Secretary of State, after 
     consultations with the heads of other Federal departments and 
     agencies, shall submit to the Congress a report listing all 
     complaints by the Government of Cuba to departments and 
     agencies of the United States Government concerning actions 
     taken by United States persons or the Government of the 
     United States.
       (b) United States Person Defined.--As used in this section 
     the term ``United States person'' means any--
       (1) United States citizen or national;
       (2) permanent resident alien; or
       (3) juridical person organized under the laws of the United 
     States.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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

141

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

287

para. 63.20                   [Roll No. 191]

                                AYES--141

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett

[[Page 699]]


     Dooley
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--287

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Molinari
     Royce
     Schiff
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Fox amendment] on 
which a separate vote had been demanded?

       At the end of title XVII insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1717. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING ASSISTANCE FOR 
                   UKRAINE.

         (a) In General.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the Government and nation of Ukraine are to be 
     commended for their decision to relinquish the nuclear 
     weapons in the possession of Ukraine after the demise of the 
     former Soviet Union;
       (2) the Government of Ukraine is to be commended for its 
     recent announcement that Ukrainian enterprises will not 
     participate in the construction of nuclear reactors in Iran;
       (3) the Government of Ukraine is to be commended for taking 
     a positive and cooperative position with regard to the 
     admission into the NATO alliance of new member-states in 
     Central and Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine's 
     willingness to negotiate a bilateral charter with that 
     alliance;
       (4) the Government of Ukraine is to be commended for its 
     efforts to ensure that the Russian-dominated Commonwealth of 
     Independent States organization does not serve as a means to 
     reintegrate the independent states of the former Soviet Union 
     into a new political entity under Russian leadership and 
     occupying the territory that comprised the former Soviet 
     Union;
       (5) the Government of Ukraine should immediately move to 
     ensure that United States investors who have been subjected 
     to extortion, fraud, or other criminal activity, or to 
     inappropriate, corrupt activities carried out by officials or 
     representatives of the Ukrainian Government, are provided 
     with full restitution or compensation for their losses;
       (6) the nation and Government of Ukraine are to be 
     commended for the adoption of a democratic constitution, the 
     conduct of free and fair elections, and the peaceful transfer 
     of executive power since Ukraine gained its independence in 
     1991; and
       (7) the President should respond positively to any request 
     made by the government of Ukraine for United States 
     government agencies assistance and involvement in the 
     implementation of additional programs to fight corruption in 
     Ukraine and to ensure that American investors in that country 
     are not subjected to unfair, inappropriate, or criminal 
     practices on the part of officials of the Government of 
     Ukraine or any citizens of Ukraine.
       (b) Availability of Amounts for Ukraine.--It is further the 
     sense of the Congress that the President should ensure that 
     Ukraine receives assistance for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 
     for political and economic reforms at a level equal to that 
     allocated to Ukraine for fiscal year 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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

415

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

12

para. 63.21                   [Roll No. 192]

                                AYES--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson

[[Page 700]]


     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--12

     Becerra
     Buyer
     DeFazio
     Filner
     Hamilton
     Kanjorski
     McDermott
     Obey
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Rahall

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Peterson (MN)
     Schiff
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Lazio amendment] on 
which a separate vote had been demanded?

       At the end of title XVII (relating to foreign policy 
     provisions) insert the following:

     SEC. 1717. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH CHILD 
                   AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS BY UNITED 
                   NATIONS PERSONNEL.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) all United Nations staff, including diplomats, should 
     comply with binding United States Federal, State, and local 
     court orders regarding child and spousal support obligations;
       (2) the internal regulations of the United Nations allows--
       (A) the United Nations to release staff salary information 
     to the courts in spousal and child support cases;
       (B) the Secretary General to authorize deduction of 
     dependency related allowances from staff salary;
       (C) the United Nations to cooperate with appropriate 
     authorities to facilitate proper legal or judicial resolution 
     of the family's claim.
       (b) Congressional Statement.--The Secretary of State should 
     urge the United Nations to fully comply with regulations 
     regarding compliance with child and spousal support 
     obligations by United Nations personnel, in a timely manner 
     and to the fullest extent possible.
       (c) Limitation on Payment of Arrearages to the United 
     Nations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of 
     funds appropriated for the payment of United States 
     arrearages to the United Nations out of funds authorized to 
     be appropriated by this Act, $10,000,000 shall not be 
     available until the Secretary of State certifies that--
       (1) the United Nations is actively enforcing child and 
     spousal support payments in compliance with Federal, State, 
     and local court orders; and
       (2) the United Nations is actively reforming its pension 
     policy, making the United Nations pension fund subject to 
     Federal, State, or local court orders of spousal or child 
     support.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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

387

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

38

para. 63.22                   [Roll No. 193]

                                AYES--387

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield

[[Page 701]]


     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--38

     Becerra
     Berman
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Clement
     Conyers
     Davis (FL)
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Eshoo
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Hamilton
     Hilliard
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kilpatrick
     McDermott
     Miller (CA)
     Obey
     Olver
     Paul
     Payne
     Rahall
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Doggett
     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Goodling
     McIntosh
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Schiff
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Smith of New Jersey 
amendment] on which a separate vote had been demanded?

       Insert at the end of the bill the following new title:

  TITLE   . UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO FORCED ABORTION AND 
         FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS THAT PERFORM OR PROMOTE ABORTION

     SEC.   . FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS THAT PERFORM OR PROMOTE 
                   ABORTION.

       Section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Public 
     Law 87-195, is amended by the addition of the following 
     subject.
       ``(h) Restriction on Assistance to Foreign Organizations 
     that Perform or Actively Promote Abortions.--
       ``(1) Performance of abortions.--
       ``(a) Notwithstanding section 614 of this Act or any other 
     provision of law, no funds appropriated for population 
     planning activities or other population assistance 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 pregnancy were carried to term or in cases of forcible 
     rape or incest.
       ``(b) Paragraph (a) 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.
       ``(2) Lobbying activities.--
       ``(a) Notwithstanding section 614 of this Act or any other 
     provision of law, no funds appropriated for population 
     planning activities or other population assistance 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, or engage in any 
     activity or effort to alter the laws or governmental policies 
     of any foreign county concerning the circumstances under 
     which abortion is permitted, regulated or prohibited.
       ``(b) Paragraph (a) shall not apply to activities in 
     opposition to coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.
       ``(3) The prohibitions of this subsection apply to funds 
     made available to 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 sub-
     grantee.''

     SEC.   . FORCED ABORTION IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       Section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, Public 
     Law 87-195, is amended by the addition of the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(i) Limitation Relating to Forced Abortions in the 
     People's Republic of China.--Notwithstanding section 614 of 
     this Act or any other provision of law, no funds may be made 
     available for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 
     any fiscal year unless the President certifies that (1) UNFPA 
     has terminated all activities in the People's Republic of 
     China, and the United States has received assurances that 
     UNFPA will conduct no such activities during the fiscal year 
     for which the funds are to be made available; 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.''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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

234

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

193

para. 63.23                   [Roll No. 194]

                                AYES--234

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Pelosi
     Schiff

[[Page 702]]


  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Gilman  amendment] on 
which a separate vote had been demanded?

       At end of Title XVII (relating to foreign policy 
     provisions) add the following new section (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC.  . ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ASSISTANCE

       (a) In General.--Section 481(e)(4), of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (a)(ii), inserting ``or under chapter 5 
     of part II'' after ``(including chapter 4 of part II)''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the semicolon 
     at the end the following: ``, other than sales or financing 
     provided for narcotics-related purposes following 
     notification in accordance with procedures applicable to 
     reprogramming notifications under section 634A of this 
     Act.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to assistance provided on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Scarborough 
amendment] on which a separate vote had been demanded?

       Page 185, after line 17, insert the following section:

     SEC. 1717. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING RELIGIOUS 
                   PERSECUTION AND SUPPORT OF TERRORISM BY SUDAN.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Continued disregard of the freedom of religion by Sudan 
     is unacceptable.
       (2) Continued support of terrorist activities by Sudan is 
     of deepest concern and shall not be tolerated.
       (b) Financial Transactions With Terrorists.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the exception 
     with respect to Sudan under section 2332(a) of title 18, 
     United States Code (provided in regulations issued in August 
     1996 by the Office of Foreign Assets of the Treasury 
     Department) shall cease to be effective on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act. No such exception under such section 
     may be issued with respect to Sudan until the President 
     certifies to the Congress that Sudan is no longer sponsoring 
     or supporting terrorism.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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

410

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

12

para. 63.24                   [Roll No. 195]

                                AYES--410

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--12

     Campbell
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     Harman
     Hinchey
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     McDermott
     Paul
     Rahall
     Stark
     Watt (NC)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Armey
     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Fox
     Greenwood
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Pelosi
     Schiff
     Taylor (NC)
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Nethercutt amendment] 
on which a separate vote had been demanded?

       At the end of title XVII insert the following section:

     SEC. 1717. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE ABDUCTION AND 
                   DETAINMENT OF DONALD HUTCHINGS OF THE STATE OF 
                   WASHINGTON.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Al-Faran, a militant organization that seeks to merge 
     Kashmir with Pakistan, has waged a war against the Government 
     of India.
       (2) During the week of July 2, 1995, Al-Faran abducted 
     Donald Hutchings of the State of Washington, and 4 Western 
     Europeans in the territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
       (3) Al-Faran has threatened to kill Donald Hutchings and 
     the Western European hostages unless the Government of India 
     agrees to release suspected guerrillas from its jails.
       (4) Several militants have been captured by the Indian 
     Government and have given conflicting and unconfirmed reports 
     about the hostages.
       (5) Donald Hutchings and the 4 Western European hostages 
     have been held against their will by Al-Faran for nearly 2 
     years.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the militant organization Al-Faran should release, 
     immediately, Donald Hutchings and 4 Western Europeans from 
     captivity;
       (2) Al-Faran and their supporters should cease and desist 
     from all acts of hostage-taking and other violent acts within 
     the State of Jammu and Kashmir, India;
       (3) the State Department Rewards Program should be used to 
     the greatest extent possible to solicit new information 
     pertaining to hostages; and

[[Page 703]]

       (4) the governments of the United States, the United 
     Kingdom, Germany, Norway, India, and Pakistan should share 
     and investigate all information relating to these hostages as 
     quickly as possible. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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

423

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 63.25                   [Roll No. 196]

                                AYES--423

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Armey
     Dunn
     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Metcalf
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Pelosi
     Schiff
     Skaggs
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Miller of California 
amendment], as amended, on which a separate vote had been demanded?

       At the end of title XVII, insert the following section:

     SEC. 1717. CUBAN CIGARS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the United States should 
     not prohibit the importation into the United States, or the 
     sale or distribution in the United States, of cigars that are 
     the product of Cuba, at such time as the government of Cuba 
     has (1) freed all political prisoners, (2) legalized all 
     political activity, and (3) agreed to hold free and fair 
     elections.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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

366

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

59

para. 63.26                   [Roll No. 197]

                                AYES--366

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)

[[Page 704]]


     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--59

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Dooley
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     Lucas
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meek
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Payne
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Smith (MI)
     Snyder
     Stokes
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Emerson
     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Hunter
     Meehan
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Schiff
  So the amendment, as amended, was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Fox amendment] on 
which a separate vote had been demanded?

       At the end of the bill, add the following:
       Sec.  . Designation of Romania as Eligible for Assistance 
     Under NATO Participation Act of 1994.--
       (1) Sense of the congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (A) Romania has made tremendous progress toward meeting the 
     criteria for accession into the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO) by establishing a mature and functioning 
     democracy, a free market economy, civilian control of the 
     armed forces, respect for the rule of law, respect for human 
     rights and civil liberties, and by implementing a strong 
     economic reform;
       (B) Romania has further exhibited its strong commitment to 
     contribute to the stability, reconciliation, and cooperation 
     among the nations of the region by the very significant 
     signing of the basic political bilateral Treaty with Hungary 
     and recent initialing of a similar document with Ukraine;
       (C) Romania has already demonstrated its willingness and 
     ability to contribute as a future NATO ally to strengthening 
     the military capabilities and strategic cohesiveness of the 
     Alliance by joining, first among Central and Eastern European 
     countries, the Partnership for Peace Program and by actively 
     participating alongside NATO allies in Bosnia, Angola, 
     Somalia, and Albania;
       (D) due to its size, geo-strategic location, economic and 
     military potential, and huge popular support for NATO 
     integration, Romania is of immense and key strategic 
     importance to European stability; and
       (E) Romania qualifies under section 203 of the NATO 
     Participation Act of 1994 to receive assistance in making the 
     transition to a full NATO membership and should be invited to 
     start accession negotiations at the earliest stage.
       (2) Designation.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall, pursuant to 
     section 203(d)(2) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994, 
     designate Romania as eligible to receive assistance under the 
     program established under section 203(a) of such Act.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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

417

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

10

para. 63.27                   [Roll No. 198]

                                AYES--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--10

     Condit
     Conyers
     Danner
     Duncan
     Hefley
     Obey
     Paul
     Sabo
     Watt (NC)
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Emerson
     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Molinari
     Radanovich
     Schiff
  So the amendment was agreed to.

[[Page 705]]

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Ney amendment] on 
which a separate vote had been demanded?

       At the end of the bill add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

                  DIVISION C--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 2001. PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO ANY COUNTRY 
                   THAT ASSISTS LIBYA IN CIRCUMVENTING UNITED 
                   NATIONS SANCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds made available in this 
     Act and the amendments made by this Act shall be made 
     available for assistance to any government if the President 
     determines that such country has assisted the Government of 
     Libya in violating sanctions imposed by United Nations 
     Security Council Resolution 748 (1992).
       (b) Exception.--This section shall not apply if the 
     President determines that making such funds available is 
     important to the national security interest of the United 
     States. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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

427

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 63.28                   [Roll No. 199]

                                AYES--427

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bonior
     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Waters
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Rohrabacher 
amendment] on which a separate vote had been demanded?

       At the end of the bill add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

                  DIVISION C--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 2001. ASSISTANCE FOR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       None of the funds made available to carry out chapter 11 of 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295 
     et seq.) for fiscal years, 1998 and 1999 may be made 
     available for the Russian Federation if the Russian 
     Federation, on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, transfers an SS-N-22 missile system to the People's 
     Republic of China.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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

244

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

184

para. 63.29                   [Roll No. 200]

                                AYES--244

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood

[[Page 706]]


     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--184

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     Lazio
     Molinari
     Schiff
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment [Paxon amendment] on 
which a separate vote had been demanded?

       At the end of the bill add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

              TITLE XVIII--OTHER FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1801. CONDEMNATION OF PALESTINIAN DEATH PENALTY FOR LAND 
                   SALES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) In recent weeks, senior officials of the Palestinian 
     Authority have announced that the death penalty will be 
     imposed on anyone who sells land to a Jew, based on a now-
     repealed Jordanian law, even in Israel.
       (2) Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat stated on 
     May 21, 1997, ``Our law is a Jordanian law that we inherited 
     . . . and sets the death penalty for those who sell land to 
     Israelis. . . . We are talking about a few traitors, and we 
     shall implement against them what is written in the law 
     books.''.
       (3) Palestinian Authority Justice Minister Freih Abu 
     Middein stated on May 5, 1997, ``I warned the land dealers 
     several times through the media not to play with fire. For 
     us, whoever sells land to Jews and settlers is more dangerous 
     than collaborators. Therefore, they must be put on trial and 
     sentenced to death . . . They are traitors.''.
       (4) Palestinian Authority Justice Minister Freih Abu 
     Middein stated on May 28, 1997, ``it is obligatory to forbid 
     the sale of land in Ramle, Lod, the Negev, and everywhere 
     else. . . . There are many [land dealers] who have fled from 
     Palestine, but anyone who has broken this serious law, will 
     remain a wanted fugitive by the Palestinian people, wherever 
     he may go.''.
       (5) Legislation implementing the death penalty was prepared 
     for consideration by the Palestinian Legislative Council, but 
     has not yet been considered.
       (6) Since the pronouncement of senior Palestinian leaders, 
     at least three Palestinians have been killed for selling land 
     to Israelis, some after visits or other scrutiny by 
     Palestinian security officials. There is further evidence 
     that the killings were committed by Palestinian security 
     officials.
       (7) Three Palestinians were extrajudicially executed 
     following their sale of land to Israelis.
       (8) The International Covenant on Civil and Political 
     Rights, to which the United States is a party, states, 
     ``sentence of death may be imposed only for the most serious 
     crimes in accordance with the law in force at the time of 
     commission of the crime. . . . This penalty can only be 
     carried out pursuant to a final judgment rendered by a 
     competent court.''.
       (9) The United States has made a financial commitment to 
     the Palestinian Authority with the understanding that the 
     rule of law would prevail, that there would be no official 
     sanction to extrajudicial killings or violations of human 
     rights, and that basic principles of peaceful and normal 
     relations would be upheld.
       (10) Despite claims to the contrary, there is no law in 
     Israel forbidding the sale of land to Arabs or people of 
     other ethnicities or nationalities.
       (b) Declarations of Policy.--The Congress declares the 
     following:
       (1) The Congress condemns in the strongest possible terms 
     the abhorrent policy and practice of murdering Palestinians 
     for sales of land to Jews. Such actions are violations of 
     international law and the spirit of the Oslo agreements, 
     casting strong doubt as to whether the Palestinians are in 
     compliance with their commitments to Israel. The Congress 
     finds the endorsement and encouragement of this practice by 
     the most senior leadership of the Palestinian Authority to be 
     reprehensible.
       (2) The Congress demands that this practice of murder and 
     racism be condemned and renounced by the Palestinian 
     leadership and that it will end immediately. If it does not, 
     the Congress should not permit the provision of direct aid to 
     the Palestinian Authority when the Middle East Peace 
     Facilitation Act of 1995 is considered for reauthorization. 
     The Congress urges the President to take this practice fully 
     into account as he now determines whether the Palestinian 
     Authority is in compliance with its commitments to Israel, 
     which he must do in accordance with the Middle East Peace 
     Facilitation Act of 1995.
       (3) The Congress strongly urges the Palestinian Legislative 
     Council to reject categorically legislation imposing the 
     penalty of death on those who sell land to Israelis.
       (c) Transmission of Copies.--The Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate are directed 
     to transmit copies of this section to the President of the 
     United States, the Secretary of State, the United Nations 
     Secretary General, the United States Ambassador to Israel, 
     the Consul General of the United States in Jerusalem, Israel, 
     the Rais of the Palestinian Authority, all members of 
     Palestinian Legislative Council, and the office of the 
     Palestine Liberation Organization in Washington, District of 
     Columbia. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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.

Yeas

425

It was decided in the

Nays

0

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affirmative

Answered present

3

para. 63.30                   [Roll No. 201]

                                AYES--425

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich

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     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Bonior
     Paul
     Rahall

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     McIntosh
     Molinari
     Schiff
  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. 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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 63.31  waiving clause 4(b) of rule xi for certain resolutions

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-128) the privileged resolution (H. Res. 165) 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. 63.32  nato enlargement

  Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to House Resolution 159, called up the bill (H.R. 
1758) to ensure that the enlargment of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO) proceeds in a manner consistent with United States 
interests, to strengthen relations between the United States and Russia, 
to preserve the prerogatives of the Congress with respect to certain 
arms control agreements, and for other purposes.
  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.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts 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 amendment:

       At the end of the bill, add the following new section:
       ``Section ----Burdensharing.--
       It is the sense of the Congress that the United States 
     already pays more than a proportionate share of the costs of 
     the common defense of Europe, and that the European members 
     of NATO should pay the bulk of the costs of NATO expansion 
     which are incurred by existing NATO members.''.
  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 yeas had it.
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was agreed to.
  Mr. GILMAN, by direction of the Committee on International Relations 
and pursuant to 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. INGLIS, 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. INGLIS, 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.
  Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 159, the text of H.R. 1758 
was appended to the engrossment of H.R. 1757, and H.R. 1758 was laid on 
the table.

para. 63.33  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of H.R. 1757 the Clerk be authorized 
to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references and to 
make such other technical and conforming changes as may be necessary to 
reflect the actions of the House in amending the bill.

para. 63.34  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, laid before the House the 
following communication from Ms. Laura Griffin, of the staff of Mr. 
Miller of Florida:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, June 5, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, 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 Circuit Court of the 
     Twelfth Judicial District, Manatee County, State of Florida.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Laura Griffin.

para. 63.35  senate enrolled bill signed

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

       S. 543. An Act to provide certain protection to volunteers, 
     nonprofit organizations, and governmental entities in 
     lawsuits based on the activities of volunteers.

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para. 63.36  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. FORBES, for 
today after 10:30 a.m. and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 63.37  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, at 6 o'clock and 39 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 63.38  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 165. 
     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. 105-128). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para. 63.39  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. HINCHEY (for himself and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 1861. A bill to amend the Forest and Range land 
     Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Wildlife 
     Refuse 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 Ms. MOLINARI:
       H.R. 1862. 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. Graham, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Talent, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Collins, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Snowbarger):
       H.R. 1863. A bill to prohibit the Environmental Protection 
     Agency from establishing a new standard for ozone or 
     particulate matter under the Clean Air Act before existing 
     ozone and particulate matter standards have been attained; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bass, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Fawell, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hobson, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Klug, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. McHale, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Porter, Mr. Portman, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rothman, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Stark, Mr. Torres, Mr. Visclosky, and 
             Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 1864. A bill to provide for a gradual reduction in the 
     loan rate for peanuts, to repeal peanut quotas for the 2002 
     and subsequent crops, and to make nonrecourse loans available 
     for peanut producers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SKAGGS (for himsef and Mr. McInnis):
       H.R. 1865. A bill to designate certain lands in the San 
     Isabel National Forest, in Colorado, as the Spanish Peaks 
     Wilderness; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1866. A bill to continue favorable treatment for need-
     based educational aid under the antitrust laws; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 63.40  private bills and resolutions

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

           By Mr. KINGSTON:
       H.R. 1867. A bill for the relief of Mr. Guy Lau and Ms. 
     Chantal Lau Pease; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LANTOS:
       H.R. 1868. A bill for the relief of Billy I. Meyer; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MOLINARI:
       H.R. 1869. A bill for the relief of the estate of Irwin 
     Rutman; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 63.41  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. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. S. 768. A 
     bill for the relief of Michel Christopher Meili, Giuseppina 
     Meili, Mirjam Naomi Meili, and Davide Meili. (Rept. No. 105-
     129). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House.

para. 63.42  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 14: Mr. Ryun, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Doolittle, 
     and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Holden, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 195: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 217: Mr. Ney and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 253: Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 255: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 304: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. 
     Hilliard.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Allen and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 411: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 426: Mr. Snyder, Mr. Paul, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 475: Mr. McDade, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 482: Mr. Engel and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 538: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 594: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 601: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 602: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 619: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Kasich, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 620: Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 681: Mr. Riggs, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Capps, Mr. Sherman, 
     Mr. Dellums, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cox of California, and Mr. 
     Torres.
       H.R. 712: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 761: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 789: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 875: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
     Davis of Florida, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Goode and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. Mica, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 1223: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1238: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1239: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1281: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. King.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1425: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 1514: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 1549: Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 1556: Mr. Tanner and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1574: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
     Hill.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 1610: Mr. Flake, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Quinn, 
     and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1613: Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 1623: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1624: Mr. Foglietta and Mr. McGovern,
       H.R. 1666: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rush, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1704: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 1705: Mrs. Roukema and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 1723: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1724: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1727: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1743: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 1748: Mr. Shays, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 1754: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Frost, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. 
     Hilliard.
       H.R. 1799: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Oxley.
       H.J. Res. 64: Mr. Boyd.
       H. Con. Res. 68: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 75: Mr. Doolittle.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
     Manzullo, and Mrs. Kelly.

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para. 63.43  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. 663: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
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                      THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1997 (64)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 64.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, June 11, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 64.2  communications

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

       3760. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propiconazole; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300494; 
     FRL-5718-8] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 11, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3761. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Environmental Security), Department of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's annual report on the defense environmental 
     quality program for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2706(b)(1); to the Committee on National Security.
       3762. A letter from the Vice-Chairman of the Board, 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 nt.; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       3763. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's Annual Report on Federal Government energy 
     management and conservation programs during Fiscal Year 1995, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6361(c); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3764. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan, South Carolina: 
     Adoption of General Conformity Regulations [SC33-1-9714a: 
     FRL-5840-5] received June 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3765. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Final 
     Source Category Limited Interim Approval of the Operating 
     Permits Program; Michigan [MI001; FRL-5842-3] received June 
     11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3766. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Secondary Lead 
     Smelting [AD-FRL-5839-2] (RIN: 2060-AH07) received June 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3767. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Preparation, Adoption, 
     and Submittal of State Implementation Plans; Appendix M, Test 
     Methods 204, 204A-204F [FRL-5836-1] (RIN: 2060-AF02) received 
     June 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3768. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia: 
     Determination of Attainment of Ozone Standard and 
     Determination Regarding Applicability of Certain Requirements 
     in the Richmond Area [VA-076-5022a; FRL-5841-5] received June 
     11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3769. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Rule Making 
     Findings of Failure to Submit Required State Implementation 
     Plan: Oregon [FRL-5831-9] received June 11, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3770. 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 Thailand for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 96-19), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3771. 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 of October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2376(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       3772. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Inspector General for the period October 1, 1996, through 
     March 31, 1997, 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.
       3773. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Retirement Board, transmitting the personal 
     financial disclosure statements of Board members, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-732 and 1-734(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3774. A letter from the Federal Co-Chairman, Appalachian 
     Regional Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997; 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.
       3775. A letter from the Acting Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting the semiannual report 
     on activities of the Inspector General for the period October 
     1, 1996, through March 31, 1997, 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.
       3776. A letter from the Chairman, National Bankruptcy 
     Review Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997; 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.
       3777. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the Inspector General for the period of October 1, 1996, 
     through March 31, 1997, and the 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.
       3778. A letter from the Inspector General, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3779. A letter from the Legislative Counsel, Office of 
     Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     make technical corrections to the Omnibus Parks and Public 
     Lands Management Act of 1996; to the Committee on Resources.
       3780. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic 
     Swordfish Fishery; Extension of Drift Gillnet Emergency 
     Closure [Docket No. 960314073-7129-04; I.D. 112696C] (RIN: 
     0648-AI23) received June 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3781. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna 
     Fisheries; Regulatory Adjustments [Docket No. 960816226-7124-
     03; I.D. 111396A] (RIN: 0648-AJ04) received June 12, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3782. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Civil Money Penalties Inflation Adjustments (Coast Guard) 
     [CGD 96-052] (RIN: 2105-AC63) received June 9, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3783. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Model 650 Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-101-AD; Amendment 
     39-10044; AD 97-12-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3784. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAC 1-11 
     200 and 400 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-193-AD; Amendment 39-10043; 
     AD 97-11-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 9, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       3785. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D and E Airspace; Sacremento, CA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-AWP-13] received June 
     9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3786. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Falsification of Security Records (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 28745; Amendment Nos. 107-9 and 
     108-14] (RIN: 2120-AG27) received June 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3787. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Industrial Seaway

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     Canal, Mississippi (Coast Guard) [CGD08-96-056] (RIN: 2115-
     AE47) received June 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3788. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Cerritos Channel, CA (Coast 
     Guard) [CG11-90-03] (RIN: 2115-A47) received June 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3789. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Prince William Sound, AK (Coast Guard) [COTP 
     PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, 97-001] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 
     9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3790. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zones, Security Zones, and Special Local Regulations 
     (Coast Guard) [CGD 97-031] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3791. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Income Tax; Specified Liability Losses [Notice 97-36] 
     received June 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3792. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification that 
     Colombia and Ecuador have adopted a regulatory program 
     governing the incidental taking of certain sea turtles, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-162, section 609(b)(2) (103 Sat. 
     1038); jointly to the Committees on Resources and 
     Appropriations. 

para. 64.3  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 54

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 163):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 54) proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to 
     prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United 
     States. The joint resolution shall be considered as read for 
     amendment. The joint resolution shall be debatable for two 
     hours 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,
  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. 64.4  united states flag

  Mr. CANADY, pursuant to House Resolution 163, called up the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 54) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical 
desecration of the flag of the United States.
  By unanimous consent, the time for debate was increased by an 
additional twenty minutes to be equally divided and controlled by Mr. 
Lipinski and Mr. Gilchrest.
  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.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, announced that 
two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  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

310

When there appeared

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Nays

114

para. 64.5                    [Roll No. 202]

                                YEAS--310

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--114

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     White
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Brown (FL)
     Capps
     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     McCrery
     Miller (CA)
     Rush
     Schiff
     Smith (MI)

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  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. 64.6  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, laid before the 
House the following communication from Ms. Wilda E. Chisolm of the staff 
of Mr. McDermott:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 11, 1997.
     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 will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Wilda E. Chisolm.

para. 64.7  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, laid before the 
House the following communication from Mr. Charles E. Williams of the 
staff of Mr. McDermott:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 11, 1997.
     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 will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                              Charles M. Williams.

para. 64.8  recess--2:21 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, pursuant to 
clause 12 of rule I, declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock and 21 
minutes p.m., subject to the call of the Chair.

para. 64.9  after recess--4:02 p.m.

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

para. 64.10  order of business--consideration of H.R. 1871

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on the 
Budget be discharged from the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1871) making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including 
those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for 
other purposes, when called up; that it shall be in order at any time to 
consider the bill in the House; that the bill be debatable for not to 
exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by Mr. Livingston 
and Mr. Obey; that all points of order against the bill and against its 
consideration be waived; and that the previous question be considered as 
ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening motion, except 
one motion to recommit, with or without instructions.

para. 64.11  emergency supplemental appropriations, fy 1997

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, called 
up the bill (H.R. 1871) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, 
including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1997, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by the foregoing order of 
the House.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  The question being,
  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.

Yeas

348

It was decided in the

Nays

74

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 64.12                   [Roll No. 203]

                                YEAS--348

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--74

     Archer
     Armey
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     Deal
     DeLay
     Duncan
     Goodling
     Graham
     Hastert
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Petri
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner

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     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Snowbarger
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Weldon (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Souder
       

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Farr
     Flake
     Forbes
     LaFalce
     Martinez
     McDade
     McDermott
     Miller (CA)
     Pelosi
     Rush
     Schiff
  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. 64.13  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12 
o'clock noon on Monday, June 16, 1997.

para. 64.14  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, June 16, 1997, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 1997, for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 64.15  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

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

para. 64.16  order of business--ethics process reform

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the order of the House of April 23, 1997, with respect 
to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and related matters of 
said committee be extended through Tuesday, June 24, 1997.

para. 64.17  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. RUSH, for today; and
  To Mr. MARTINEZ, for today after 2:45 p.m.
  And then,

para. 64.18  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WICKER, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 5 o'clock and 55 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12 o'clock noon on Monday, June 16, 1997.

para. 64.19  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.''

has been subscribed to in person and filed in duplicate with the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives by the following Member of the 105th 
Congress, pursuant to the provisions of 2 U.S.C. 25:
  Honorable Bill Redmond, Third District, New Mexico.

para. 64.20  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. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 1747. A bill to amend the John F. 
     Kennedy Center Act to authorize the design and construction 
     of additions to the parking garage and certain site 
     improvements, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-130). Referred to the Committee on the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 856. A 
     bill to provide a process leading to full self-government for 
     Puerto Rico; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-131 Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.

para. 64.21  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 856. Referral to the Committee on Rules extended for a 
     period ending not later than July 11, 1997.

para. 64.22  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. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Torres, Mr. Vento, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 1870. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to reform the provisions relating to child labor; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.R. 1871. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for 
     overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, 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. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 1872. A bill to amend the Communications Satellite Act 
     of 1962 to promote competition and privatization in satellite 
     communications, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 1873. A bill to amend chapter 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to make certain temporary Federal service 
     creditable for retirement purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Tierney):
       H.R. 1874. 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.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 1875. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to allow entry of peanut butter and 
     paste manufactured from Mexican peanuts in foreign trade 
     zones, without being subject to a tariff-rate quota; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 1876. A bill to clarify that certain large components 
     of certain scientific instruments and apparatus shall be 
     provided the same tariff treatment as those scientific 
     instruments and apparatus; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             LaHood, and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 1877. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand workstudy for eligible veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, and Mr. Davis of Florida):
       H.R. 1878. A bill to impose an indefinite moratorium on 
     enforcement of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 against certain de 
     minimis parties; 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. CASTLE:
       H.R. 1879. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty of 
     Triflusulfuron Methyl; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Pombo, 
             and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island):

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       H.R. 1880. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to modify the qualifications for a country to be 
     designated as a visa waiver pilot program country; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WAXMAN:
       H.R. 1881. A bill to establish the Tobacco Accountability 
     Board; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 1882. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain parts for in-line skates; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 1883. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of a pediatric research 
     initiative; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 1884. A bill to establish limited privileges and 
     immunities for certain information relating to compliance 
     with environmental laws, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, 
     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. HOYER (for himself and Mr. Ewing):
       H.R. 1885. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     set aside the conviction of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd by a military 
     commission in 1865 for aiding, abetting, and assisting the 
     conspirators who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut):
       H.R. 1886. A bill to suspend the duties on Pantera; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1887. A bill to suspend the duties on Triacetonamine; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 1888. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain twisted yarn of viscose rayon; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 1889. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on spring 
     steel; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1890. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     polyethylene base materials; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 1891. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to codify the employer status of staffing firms with 
     respect to their workers for purposes of employment taxes and 
     for employee benefit purposes, to clarify and enhance the 
     ability of such firms to sponsor retirement and other 
     employee benefit plans, and to facilitate the nonabusive use 
     of such firms' services by other businesses; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 1892. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat as a qualified transportation fringe which is 
     excludable from gross income the payment by the employer of 
     certain telecommunicating-relating expenses of employees; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 1893. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Tetrafluoroethylene, Hexafluoropropylene, and 
     Vinylidene fluoride; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. McDade):
       H.R. 1894. A bill to reauthorize the Delaware Water Gap 
     National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission for 10 
     additional years; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STOKES (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Rush, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Flake, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Towns, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
             Thompson, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Rangel, and Ms. Carson):
       H.R. 1895. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend 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. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 1896. 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 travel between the Member's state 
     and the District of Columbia, 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.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H.R. 1897. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     KN001--a hydrochloride; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.J. Res. 82. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States authorizing the States 
     to prohibit the physical destruction of the flag of the 
     United States and authorizing Congress to prohibit 
     destruction of federally owned flags; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Ensign, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Bonior, and Mrs. Linda Smith of 
             Washington):
       H. Con. Res. 96. Concurrent resolution apologizing for 
     those who suffered as slaves under the Constitution and laws 
     of the United States until 1865; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Evans, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Wynn, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Serrano, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Nadler):
       H. Con. Res. 97. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the alternative minimum tax requiring 
     all corporations and individuals with substantial economic 
     income to pay at least a minimum amount of income taxes 
     should be retained; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H. Con. Res. 98. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol grounds for THE SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat 
     Safety Check; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Solomon, Ms. Lofgren, and 
             Mr. Lipinski):
       H. Res. 166. Resolution to express the sense of the House 
     of Representatives concerning violence on television; to the 
     Committee on Commerce. 

para. 64.23  memorials

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

       131. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 61 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States and the Food 
     and Drug Administration regarding the phaseout of 
     chloroflurocarbons from medical inhalers; to the Committee on 
     Commerce. 

para. 64.24  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 15: Mr. Sessions and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 18: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Barcia of Michigan, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Cramer and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 51: Mr. Turner, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. 
     Hutchinson.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Largent, and Mr. 
     Combest.
       H.R. 76: Ms. Danner, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 84: Mr. Clyburn and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 107: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 127: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Boswell, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. Mascara, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 145: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Cooksey, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Snyder, 
     Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Gibbons, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Dreier, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 282: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Collins and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 305: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 404: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Franks of New Jersey and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 630: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 699: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 777: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Torres, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
     Cummings, Mr. Flake, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 793: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 806: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 898: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Linder, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1189: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1280: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Hulshof,.
       H.R. 1284: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1323: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1330: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1361: Mr. Filner, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Manton, Mr. Lipinski, Mr.

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     McGovern, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Torres, Mr. Underwood, Ms. 
     Rivers, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Allen, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
     Calvert, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1382: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1421: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Sabo and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. DeFazio, and Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Reyes, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Thune, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
     Bob Schaffer, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Strickland, and 
     Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 1534: Mr. Hill, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and 
     Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 1536: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1542: Mr. Hill and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1543: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1556: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Goss, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1609: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1630: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Coble, Mr. Johnson of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Borski, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Towns, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Vento, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Torres, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1685: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Klug, Ms. Furse, Mr. Parker, 
     Mr. Gordon, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Baker, Mr. Spence, 
     Mr. Norwood, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
     Rogers, Mr. Souder, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Goss, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Regula, Mr. Istook, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
     Strickland, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
     Payne, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 1712: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 1716: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1717: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 1741: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Ney, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
     and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 1773: Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1799: Mr. Kildee and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 1812: Mr. Manzullo and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 1815: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Olver, Mr. Kleczka, 
     Mr. Thompson, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1818: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1819: Mr. Filner and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1843: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1847: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1848: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 1853: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenwood, and 
     Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1854: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Moran 
     of Virginia, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.J. Res. 78: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Ney, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Goss.
       H. Con. Res. 19: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Miller of California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Filner, 
     Mrs. Morella, and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Stump, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Andrews, 
     Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Clay.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Lampson, Mrs. Roukema, 
     Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Stark, Ms. Sanchez, 
     Mr. Wexler, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Thompson, and 
     Ms. DeLauro.
       H. Con. Res. 75: Mr. Yates and Mr. Wexler.
       H. Con. Res. 89: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Stupak, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Evans, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. 
     Eshoo, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Markey, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Stark, Mr. Nadler, 
     Mr. Waxman, Ms. Harman, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Royce, Mr. Filner, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
     Deutsch, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H. Con. Res. 91: Mr. Andrews.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Wolf.
       H. Res. 119: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Kildee, 
     Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, and Mr. Luther.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Klug, 
     Mr. Hill, and Mr. Manzullo.
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                       MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1997 (65)

para. 65.1  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,

                                                    June 16, 1997.
       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. 65.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, June 12, 1997.
  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:

       3793. 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.
       3794. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the semiannual report on activities of the Inspector General 
     for the period October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997, and 
     the Semiannual Report on Inspector General Audit Reports 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.
       3795. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Retirement 
     Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Miscellaneous Regulations [5 CFR Part 1690] received 
     June 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3796. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for 
     Four Plants from Vernal Pools and Mesic Areas in Northern 
     California (RIN: 1018-AC96) received June 13, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3797. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for the 
     Plant Lessingia germanorum (San Francisco Lessingia) from 
     California (RIN: 1018-AC98) received June 13, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3798. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Threatened Status for the 
     Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Evolutionarily 
     Significant Unit of Coho Salmon (RIN: 1018-AE28) received 
     June 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3799. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, 
     Nearshore Pelagic Shelf Rockfish in the Central Regulatory 
     Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 961126334; I.D. 
     060697B] received June 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources. 

para. 65.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, 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. 1306. An Act to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to clarify the applicability of host State laws to any 
     branch in such State of an out-of-State bank.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 210. An Act to amend the Organic Act of Guam, the 
     Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, and the Compact of 
     Free Association Act, and for other purposes;
       S. 289. An Act to designate the United States courthouse to 
     be constructed at the corner of Superior Road and Huron Road 
     in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B. Stokes United States 
     Courthouse'';
       S. 347. An Act to designate the Federal building located at 
     100 Alabama Street NW, in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``Sam Nunn 
     Federal Center'';
       S. 419. An Act to provide surveillance, research, and 
     services aimed at prevention of birth defects, and for other 
     purposes;
       S. 478. An Act to designate the Federal building and United 
     States courthouse located at 475 Mulberry Street in Macon, 
     Georgia, as the ``William Augustus Bootle Federal Building 
     and United States Courthouse'';
       S. 628. An Act to designate the United States courthouse to 
     be constructed at the corner of 7th Street and East Jackson 
     Street in Brownsville, Texas, as the ``Reynaldo G. Garza 
     United States Courthouse'';

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       S. 681. An Act to designate the Federal building and United 
     States courthouse located at 300 Northeast First Avenue in 
     Miami, Florida, as the ``David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse'';
       S. 715. An Act to redesignate the Dublin Federal Courthouse 
     building located in Dublin, Georgia, as the J. Roy Rowland 
     Federal Courthouse; and
       S. 819. An Act to designate the United States courthouse at 
     200 South Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia, as the 
     ``Martin V. B. Bostetter, Jr. United States Courthouse''.

  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 the Senator from Washington [Mrs. Murray] as 
Vice Chair of the Senate delegation to the Canada-United States 
Interparliamentary Group during the 105th Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 101-445, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, appoints Arlene M. 
Chamberlain, of South Dakota, to the National Nutrition Monitoring 
Advisory Council.

para. 65.5  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 13, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     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 Thursday, June 12, 1997 
     at 6:40 p.m.: that the Senate passed without amendment H.J. 
     Res. 32, and, that the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 
     1871.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                            Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. 

para. 65.6  enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that pursuant to clause 
4, rule I, the Speaker signed the following enrolled bill on Thursday, 
June 12, 1997:

       H.R. 1871. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for 
     overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 65.7  private calendar objectors

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced the following Members as 
the official objectors for the Private Calendar: Messrs. Sensenbrenner, 
Coble, and Goodlatte for the majority; and Mr. Boucher and Ms. DeLauro 
for the minority.

para. 65.8  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. 1871. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for 
     overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 65.9  bill 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, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On June 12, 1997:
       H.R. 1871. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for 
     overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
     purposes.

  And then,

para. 65.10  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SCARBOROUGH, pursuant to the special order agreed to 
on June 12, 1997, at 12 o'clock and 41 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 1997.

para. 65.11  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. SPENCE: Committee on National Security. H.R. 1119. A 
     bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
     prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 
     and 1999, and for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 
     105-132). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para. 65.12  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 Ms. JACKSON-LEE:
       H.R. 1898. A bill to amend title 18 of the United States 
     Code to penalize the rape of minors in Federal prisons; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Royce, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Payne, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Davis of Florida, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Bereuter, and Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen):
       H. Con. Res. 99. Concurrent resolution expressing concern 
     over recent events in the Republic of Sierra Leone in the 
     wake of the recent military coup d'etat of that country's 
     first democratically elected President; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

para. 65.13  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,
  Mr. SCARBOROUGH introduced a bill (H.R. 1899) to authorize the 
Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the 
vessel Seagull; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure.

para. 65.14  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 165: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
     Lipinski, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 167: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Souder and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 531: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 692: Mr. Packard, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 986: Mr. Souder and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 1047: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1146: Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 1401: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 1419: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Riley and Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Dickey and Mr. Paul.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
     Rangel, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Berman.
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                       TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1997 (66)

para. 66.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 17, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable John Cooksey 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 Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 66.2  recess--12:50 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COOKSEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2 p.m.

para. 66.3  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 66.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, June 16, 1997.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER, 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. GIBBONS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, 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.

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para. 66.5  communications

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

       3800. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Final Free 
     and Reserve Percentages for the 1996-97 Crop Year for Natural 
     (Sun-Dried) Seedless Raisins [FV97-989-1 FIR] received June 
     17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       3801. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision of the 
     Salable Quantity and Allotment Percentages for Class 3 
     (Native) Spearmint Oil for the 1996-97 Marketing Year [FV96-
     985-3 FIR] June 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3802. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Metolachlor; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemption [OPP-300504; FRL-5722-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3803. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bromoxynil; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [OPP-300486B; FRL-5724-9] received June 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3804. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Azoxystrobin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300497; FRL-5718-6] 
     (RIN: 2070-AC78) received June 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3805. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Farm Service 
     Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Amending 
     Regulations for Various Commodity Warehouses (RIN: 0560-AF07) 
     received June 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       3806. A letter from the Administrator, Grain Inspection, 
     Packers and Stockyards Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fees for Official Inspection and 
     Official Weighing Services [Workplan Number 97-001] (RIN: 
     0580-AA52) received June 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3807. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals of budget authority as of June 1, 
     1997, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. Doc. No. 105-98); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       3808. A letter from the Comptroller of the Currency, 
     transmitting the 1996 Annual Report of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 14; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       3809. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Financial 
     Institutions Examination Council, the Appraisal Subcommittee, 
     transmitting the 1996 Annual Report of the Appraisal 
     Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions 
     Examination Council, pursuant to Public Law 101-73, section 
     1103(a)(4) (103 Stat. 512); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       3810. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     1650, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 
     Stat. 1388-582); to the Committee on the Budget.
       3811. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the fifth Biennial Report of the 
     Director of the National Institutes of Health, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 283; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3812. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the audit report of 
     the superfund financial activities at the Agency for Toxic 
     Substances and Disease Registry for fiscal year 1995, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 7501 nt.; to the Committee on Commerce.
       3813. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Illinois [IL127-1a; FRL-
     5841-1] received June 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3814. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision; San Diego County Air Pollution 
     Control District; Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District 
     [CA105-0037a; FRL-5842-6] received June 12, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3815. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee: Approval and 
     Revisions to the Nashville/Davidson County Portion of the 
     Tennessee SIP Regarding New Source Review, Volatile Organic 
     Compounds and Emergency Episodes [TN-128-6763a; TN-166-9634a; 
     TN-180-9712a; TN-182-9713a; FRL-5841-4] received June 12, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3816. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Oregon [OR65-
     7280; FRL-5823-8] received June 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3817. A letter from the Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Applications for Authorization to Construct, Operate, or 
     Modify Facilities Used for the Export or Import of Natural 
     Gas [Docket No. RM97-1-000; Order No. 595] received June 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3818. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling: Nutrient Content Claim for ``Plus'' 
     [Docket No. 97P-0031] received June 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3819. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Dental Devices; Endodontic Dry Heat Sterilizer; 
     Corrections and Technical Amendment [Docket No. 95N-0033] 
     received June 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3820. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 92F-0279] received June 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3821. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's 1996 Annual Report 
     of its activities, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78w(b); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3822. A letter from the Acting Chairman of the Council, 
     Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of 
     D.C. Act 12-80, ``District of Columbia Regional Airports 
     Authority Amendment Act of 1997'' received June 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3823. A letter from the Acting Chairman of the Council, 
     Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of 
     D.C. Act 12-94, ``Revised Act 12-76, Fiscal Year Budget 
     Request Act of 1997'' received June 16, 1997, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       3824. A letter from the Acting Chairman of the Council, 
     Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of 
     D.C. Act 12-79, ``Public Assistance Temporary Amendment Act 
     of 1997'' received June 11, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       3825. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions and 
     Deletions to the Procurement List [I.D. 97-012] received June 
     17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3826. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Retirement 
     Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Death Benefits [5 CFR Part 1651] received June 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3827. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the semiannual report 
     on activities of the Inspector General for the period October 
     1, 1996, through March 31, 1997, and the semiannual 
     management report on the status of audit followup 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.
       3828. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the FY 1996 annual report under 
     the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) of 
     1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3829. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the FY 1996 annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) of 1982, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3830. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3831. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Directors, 
     Tennessee Valley Authority, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3832. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and

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     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Fisheries off West Coast States and in the 
     Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Whiting 
     Closure for the Catcher/Processor Sector [Docket No. 
     970403076-7114-02; I.D. 061097D] received June 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3833. A letter from the Executive Director, National Mining 
     Hall of Fame and Museum, transmitting the Museum's 1996 
     audited financial statement and a copy of Form 990 which was 
     filed with the Internal Revenue Service, pursuant to 36 
     U.S.C. 4111; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3834. A letter from the Executive Director, U.S. Olympic 
     Committee, transmitting the annual audit and activities 
     report for calendar year 1996, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 382a(a); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3835. A letter from the Clerk, United States Court of 
     Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, transmitting an 
     opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the 
     District of Columbia Circuit (No. 96-5265--Marlena Ramallo v. 
     Janet Reno); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3836. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-70-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10045; AD 97-12-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3837. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace, Fremont, NE (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-2] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received June 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3838. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E4 and E5 Airspace at Sioux City, IA 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     ACE-25] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received June 12, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3839. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class E Airspace; El Rico, CA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-9] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received June 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3840. A letter from the Clerk, United States Court of 
     Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, transmitting an 
     opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the 
     District of Columbia Circuit (No. 95-1494--State of North 
     Carolina v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3841. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Customs 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Port 
     Passenger Acceleration Service System (PORTPASS) Program 
     [T.D. 97-48] (RIN: 1515-AB90) received June 9, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3842. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, Customs 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Archaeological and Ethnological Material from Peru [T.D. 97-
     50] (RIN: 1515-AC17) received June 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3843. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend section 7703 of title 5, United States Code, to 
     strengthen the ability of the Office of Personnel Management 
     to obtain judicial review to protect the merit system; 
     jointly to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight 
     and the Judiciary.
       3844. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend 
     the Railroad Retirement Act, the Railroad Unemployment 
     Insurance Act, and the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act to 
     increase criminal penalties; jointly to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and the Judiciary. 

para. 66.6  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. 66.7  andrew jacobs, jr. post office

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1057) to 
designate the building in Indianapolis, Indiana, which houses the 
operations of the Circle City Station Post Office as the ``Andrew 
Jacobs, Jr. Post Office Building''; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
FATTAH, 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. GIBBONS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McHUGH 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. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 66.8  john t. myers post office

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1058) to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service under 
construction at 150 West Margaret Drive in Terre Haute, Indiana, as the 
``John T. Myers Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
FATTAH, 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. GIBBONS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McHUGH 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. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 66.9  kennedy center improvements

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1747) to 
amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize the design and 
construction of additions to the parking garage and certain cite 
improvements, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, recognized Mr. KIM 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. GIBBONS, 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  eagles nest wilderness

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 985) 
to provide for the expansion of the Eagles Nest Wilderness within 
Arapaho and White River National Forests, Colorado, to include the lands 
known as the Slate Creek Addition upon the acquisition of the lands by 
the United States; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, recognized Mrs. CHENOWETH and 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. GIBBONS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mrs. CHENOWETH 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. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 66.11  hong kong trade offices

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 342) to extend certain privileges, examptions, and immunities 
to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,

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  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, 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. 66.12  end of slavery celebration

  Mr. PAPPAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 56) celebrating the end of slavery in the United States.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, recognized Mr. PAPPAS and Mr. 
CUMMINGS, 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. GIBBONS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. WATTS 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. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 66.13  recess--4:29 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 29 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair until 5 p.m.

para. 66.14  after recess--5 p.m.

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

para. 66.15  h.r. 1057--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 1057) to designate the building in Indianapolis, 
Indiana, which houses the operations of the Circle City Station Post 
Office as the ``Andrew Jacobs, Jr. Post Office Building''; 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

413

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 66.16                   [Roll No. 204]

                                YEAS--413

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Capps
     Cardin
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Ensign
     Graham
     Jefferson
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     McDade
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Moran (VA)
     Pombo
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Towns
     Woolsey
  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 building in Indianapolis, Indiana, which houses the 
operations of the Indianapolis Main Post Office as the `Andrew Jacobs, 
Jr. 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. 66.17  h.r. 1058--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, 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. 1058) to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service under construction at 150 West Margaret 
Drive in Terre Haute, Indiana, as the ``John T. Myers Post Office 
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

416

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 66.18                   [Roll No. 205]

                                YEAS--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer

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     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Burr
     Callahan
     Cardin
     Deutsch
     Granger
     Jefferson
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     McDade
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Moran (VA)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pombo
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Towns
     Woolsey
  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. 66.19  h.r. 985--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, 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. 985) to provide for the expansion of 
the Eagles Nest Wilderness within Arapaho and White River National 
Forests, Colorado, to include the lands known as the Slate Creek 
Addition upon the acquisition of the lands by the United States; 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

412

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

4

para. 66.20                   [Roll No. 206]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders

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     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--4

     Coble
     DeLay
     Paul
     Stump

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Bilbray
     Callahan
     Cardin
     Flake
     Gekas
     Green
     Jefferson
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     McDade
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Moran (VA)
     Pombo
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Towns
     Woolsey
  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. 66.21  h.j. res. 56--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 56) celebrating 
the end of slavery in the United States.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said joint resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

419

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 66.22                   [Roll No. 207]

                                YEAS--419

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bilbray
     Callahan
     Cardin
     Jefferson
     LaHood
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     McDade
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Moran (VA)
     Pombo
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Towns
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said joint resolution was agreed to.
  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. 66.23  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, 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 Monday, June 16, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 66.24  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. 210. An Act to amend the Organic Act of Guam, the 
     Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, and the Compact of 
     Free Association, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services and in addition, to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, International Relations, 
     Government Reform and Oversight, 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;
       S. 289. An Act to designate the United States courthouse to 
     be constructed at the corner of Superior Road and Huron Road 
     in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B. Stokes, United States 
     Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure;
       S. 347. An Act to designate the Federal building located at 
     100 Alabama Street NW, in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``Sam Nunn 
     Federal Center''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure;
       S. 419. An Act to provide surveillance, research, and 
     services aimed at prevention of

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     birth defects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce;
       S. 478. An Act to designate the Federal building and United 
     States courthouse located at 475 Mulberry Street in Macon, 
     Georgia, as the ``William Augustus Bootle Federal Building 
     and United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure;
       S. 628. An Act to designate the United States courthouse to 
     be constructed at the corner of 7th Street and East Jackson 
     Street in Brownsville, Texas, as the ``Reynaldo G. Garza 
     United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure;
       S. 681. An Act to designate the Federal building and United 
     States courthouse located at 300 Northeast First Avenue in 
     Miami, Florida, as the ``David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse''; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure;
       S. 715. An Act to redesignate the Dublin Federal Courthouse 
     building located in Dublin, Georgia, as the J. Roy Rowland 
     Federal Courthouse; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure;
       S. 819. An Act to designate the United States courthouse at 
     200 South Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia, as the 
     ``Martin V. B. Bostetter, Jr. United States Courthouse''; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para. 66.25  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. POMBO, for 
today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 66.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. NEUMANN, at 9 o'clock and 56 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 66.27  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1778. Referral to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure extended for a period 
     ending not later than July 18, 1997.

para. 66.28  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. SPENCE: Committee on National Security. H.R. 1778. A 
     bill to reform the Department of Defense; with an amendment; 
     referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     for a period ending not later than July 18, 1997, 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. (Rept. No. 105-133, Pt. 1).

para. 66.29  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. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Vento, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Waters, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Jackson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Carson, Mr. Torres, and 
             Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 1900. A bill to provide for adequate consumer 
     protection in the provision of financial services, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 1901. A bill to clarify that the protections of the 
     Federal Tort Claims Act apply to the members and personnel of 
     the National Gambling Impact Study Commission; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Berman, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
             Rothman):
       H.R. 1902. A bill to immunize donations made in the form of 
     charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts 
     from the antitrust laws and State laws similar to the 
     antitrust laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Traficant; Mr. Cook, 
             and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 1903. A bill to amend the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act to enhance the ability of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology to improve 
     computer security, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Science.
           By Mr. McINTYRE (for himself, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hefner, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1904. 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. McINTYRE:
       H.R. 1905. 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. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1906. 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. TANNER:
       H.R. 1907. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to allow the duty-free entry of an 
     additional quantity of green peanuts that are the product of 
     Mexico; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and 
             Mr. Everett):
       H.R. 1908. A bill to prohibit performance of military 
     honors and burial benefits to persons convicted of capital 
     crimes; to the Committee on National Security, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. 
             Roukema,  Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Wicker, 
             Mr. Bliley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Istook, Mr. Coble, Mr. Goss, Mr. Bono, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Bunning 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Thune, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Riggs, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Spence, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Young  of Alaska, Mr. Everett, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Brady, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Collins, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cook, and Mrs. Linda 
             Smith of Washington):
       H.R. 1909. A bill to provide for equal protection of the 
     law and to prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment 
     on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in 
     Federal actions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education 
     and the Workforce, 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 Ms. CARSON:
       H.R. 1910. A bill to establish minimum nationwide nitrogen 
     oxide pollution standards for fossil-fuel fired electric 
     powerplants; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Goode, Mr. John, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. 
             Radanovich):
       H.R. 1911. A bill to amend the Clear Air Act to impose 
     certain requirements on areas upwind of ozone nonattainment 
     areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 1912. A bill to prevent Government shutdowns; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 1913. A bill to require reauthorizations of budget 
     authority for Government programs at least every 10 years, to 
     provide for review of Government programs at least every 10 
     years, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules, 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Camp, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 1914. 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. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1915. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide that consensual sex

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     ual activity between adults shall not be a violation of the 
     Uniform Code of Military Justice; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 1916. A bill to prevent Government shutdowns; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 1917. A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 to transfer to State governments the 
     authority of the Bureau of Land Management to require bonds 
     or other financial guarantees for the reclamation of hardrock 
     mineral operations; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 1918. A bill to validate conveyances of certain lands 
     in the State of Nevada that form part of the right-of-way 
     granted by the United States to the Central Pacific Railway 
     Company; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOLDEN:
       H.R. 1919. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1920. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1921. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1922. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1923. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1924. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1925. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1926. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1927. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1928. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1929. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1930. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1931. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1932. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1933. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1934. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1935. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1936. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1937. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1938. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the 
     duty on a chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. MOLINARI:
       H.R. 1939. A bill to modernize and improve Federal railroad 
     infrastructure financing programs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 1940. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical P-nitrobenzoic; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 1941. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that reimbursements for costs of using 
     passenger automobiles for charitable and other organizations 
     are excluded from gross income; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 1942. A bill to provide authority to control exports, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SKEEN:
       H.R. 1943. A bill to convey certain real property within 
     the Carlsbad Project in New Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation 
     District; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 1944. A bill to provide for a land exchange involving 
     the Warner Canyon Ski Area and other land in the State of 
     Oregon; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. 
             Graham):
       H.R. 1945. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1946. A bill to amend the Worker Adjustment and 
     Retraining Notification Act to require an employer which is 
     terminating its business to offer its employees an employee 
     stock ownership plan; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. WALSH:
       H.R. 1947. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States with respect to shadow mask steel; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1948. A bill to provide for the exchange of lands 
     within Admiralty Island National Monument, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH:
       H.J. Res. 83. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States, relating to the legal 
     effect of certain treaties and other international 
     agreements; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 167. Resolution providing special investigative 
     authorities for the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight; to the Committee on Rules.

para. 66.30  memorials

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

       132. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
     relative to Resolutions memorializing the President and the 
     Congress of the United States to negotiate an international 
     ban on antipersonnel land mines; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       133. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of New Hampshire, relative to House Joint 
     Resolution 7 urging the United States Congress and the 
     Veterans Administration to maintain adequate health care 
     services for New Hampshire veterans; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs. 

para. 66.31  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. YATES introduced a bill (H.R. 1949) for the relief of 
     Nuratu Olarewaju Abeke Kadiri; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 66.32  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 15: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Quinn and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 145: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of California, 
     and Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 282: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Paxon, and Mr. 
     Houghton.
       H.R. 298: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 305: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Flake, and Ms. 
     Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 332: Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 335: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 431: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 450: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 556: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 630: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 631: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 676: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 681: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. 
     Herger.
       H.R. 746: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Petri, Mr. Brown of California, 
     and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 759: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 893: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 894: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Miller of Florida and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 920: Mr. Flake, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
     and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 992: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Combest, Ms. Granger, and Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1002: Mr. Rush, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1029: Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Clay, Mr. Scott, 
     Mr. Condit, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Carson, 
     and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1038: Ms. Norton and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Levin, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Payne, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Hill, Mr. Wise, 
     Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
     Cramer.
       H.R. 1126: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 1146: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Hill, and Mr. 
     Boucher.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1169: Mr. Manton, Mr. Paul, Mr. Camp, and Mr. 
     Sessions.
       H.R. 1206: Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 1241: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Capps, 
     and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Conyers and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 1338: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Capps, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1387: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Packard, Mr. Cox of 
     California, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Berman, 
     Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Goodling, and Ms. Carson.

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       H.R. 1390: Mr. Filner and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1425: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1450: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 1462: Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 1480: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Ms. 
     Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1491: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1519: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Evans, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Kim.
       H.R. 1531: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Green, and Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Horn, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer.
       H.R. 1571: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 1573: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     Ms. Carson, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1583: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1591: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1596: Mr. Brown of California and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 1673: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1689: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1716: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
     Stark.
       H.R. 1732: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1788: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Payne, and Ms. 
     Velazquez.
       H.R. 1824: Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Furse, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Souder.
       H. Con. Res. 37: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Bono.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Capps, Mr. Miller of California, and 
     Mr. LaFalce.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Latham, Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Holden.
       H. Con. Res. 83: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. 
     Pascrell.
       H. Con. Res. 89: Mr. Underwood.
       H. Con. Res. 96: Mr. Lazio of New York, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. Clay, and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H. Res. 144: Mr. Horn, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. 
     Bob Schaffer.
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                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1997 (67)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 67.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, June 17, 1997.
  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. 67.2  communications

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

       3845. A letter from the Director, Office of the Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Revitalizing Base Closure Communities and Community 
     Assistance--Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance 
     (RIN: 0790-AG18) received June 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       3846. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, transmitting the 
     Office's final rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement; Miscellaneous Amendments [Defense Acquisition 
     Circular 91-12] received June 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       3847. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, Thrift 
     Depositor Protection Oversight Board, transmitting the annual 
     report of the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board on 
     the Resolution Funding Corporation for the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to Public Law 101--73, section 511(a) (103 
     Stat. 404); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3848. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Controls and Displays 
     (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket No. 
     96-52; Notice 2] (RIN: 2127-AF86) received June 12, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       3849. A letter from the Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Nuclear 
     Plant Decommissioning Trust Fund Guidelines [Docket No. RM94-
     14-001; Order No. 580-A] received June 13, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3850. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Chile (Transmittal No. 
     19-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3851. A letter from the Chairman, District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     transmitting the Authority's report entitled ``District of 
     Columbia Financial Plan and Budget, Fiscal Years 1998 and 
     1999-2001,'' pursuant to Public Law 104-8, section 202(c)(6) 
     (109 Stat. 113); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       3852. A letter from the CFO and Plan Administrator, PCA 
     Retirement Committee, First South Production Credit 
     Association, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 annual pension 
     plan report of the First South Production Credit Association, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3853. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the study report on the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro to 
     determine if it is feasible and desireable to designate it as 
     a component of the National Trails System, pursuant to 16 
     U.S.C. 1244(b); to the Committee on Resources.
       3854. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the annual report entitled ``Outer Continental 
     Shelf Lease Sales: Evaluation of Bidding Results and 
     Competition'' for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 
     1337(a)(9); to the Committee on Resources.
       3855. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Low-Stress Hazardous Liquid Pipelines Serving Plants and 
     Terminals (Research and Special Programs Administration) 
     [Docket No. PS-117; Amdt. 195-57] (RIN: 2137-AC87) received 
     June 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3856. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Motor Carrier Routing Regulations; Disposition of Loss and 
     Damage Claims and Processing Salvage; Preservation of Records 
     (Federal Highway Administration) (RIN: 2125-AE12) received 
     June 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3857. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Government 
     Securities: Call for Large Position Reports [17 CFR Part 420] 
     received June 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3858. A letter from the United States Trade Representative, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     Trade Act of 1974 to extend the Generalized System of 
     Preferences; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3859. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report on the utilization of Uniformed 
     Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS) graduates, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-201 section 741(e) (110 Stat. 
     2600); jointly to the Committees on National Security and 
     Commerce.
       3860. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department's report on the 
     Portfolio Reengineering Demonstration Program for Fiscal 
     Years 1996 and 1997, pursuant to Public Law 104-134, section 
     210(g) (110 Stat. 1321-287); jointly to the Committees on 
     Banking and Financial Services and Appropriations.
       3861. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report on deliveries under 
     Section 540 of P.L. 104-107 to the Government of Bosnia-
     Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 104-107, section 540(c) 
     (110 Stat. 736); jointly to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Appropriations.
       3862. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation to improve pension and benefit 
     security, to provide equitable railroad retirement benefits; 
     jointly to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     Ways and Means, Government Reform and Oversight, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3863. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide uniform safeguards for the confidentiality of 
     information acquired for exclusively statistical purposes, 
     and to improve the efficiency of Federal statistical programs 
     and the quality of federal statistics by permitting limited 
     sharing of records for statistical purposes under strong 
     safeguards; jointly to the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, Commerce, the Judiciary, Science, and 
     Education and the Workforce. 

para. 67.3  providing for the consideration of h.r. 437

  Mr. GOSS, 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. 437) to reauthorize the National Sea Grant 
     College Pro

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     gram Act, 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, with 
     forty minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
     and ranking minority member of the Committee on Resources and 
     twenty minutes 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. In lieu of the 
     amendment recommended by the Committee on Science 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 
     the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the 
     Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 6 of 
     rule XXIII. Each section of that amendment 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. 67.4  sea grant college program

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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. 437) to reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program Act, 
and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. ROGAN as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. ROGAN, 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 Sea Grant College 
     Program Reauthorization Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM 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 National Sea Grant College Program Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.).

     SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Sea Grant Institution.--Section 203 (33 U.S.C. 1122) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(16) The term `sea grant institution' means--
       ``(A) any sea grant college or sea grant regional 
     consortium, and
       ``(B) any institution of higher education, institute, 
     laboratory, or State or local agency conducting a sea grant 
     program with amounts provided under this Act.''.
       (b) Field Related to Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes 
     Resources.--Section 203(4) (33 U.S.C. 1122(4)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(4) The term `field related to ocean, coastal, and Great 
     Lakes resources' means any discipline or field, including 
     marine affairs, resource management, technology, education, 
     or science, which is concerned with or likely to improve the 
     understanding, assessment, development, utilization, or 
     conservation of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources.''.
       (c) Secretary.--
       (1) In general.--Section 203(13) (33 U.S.C. 1122(13)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(13) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of 
     Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
     Oceans and Atmosphere.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--The Act is amended--
       (A) by striking section 203(15) (33 U.S.C. 1122(15));
       (B) in section 209(b) (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)), as amended by 
     this Act, by striking ``, the Under Secretary,''; and
       (C) by striking ``Under Secretary'' every other place it 
     appears and inserting ``Secretary''.

     SEC. 4. CONSULTATIONS REGARDING LONG-RANGE PLANNING 
                   GUIDELINES AND PRIORITIES AND EVALUATION.

       Section 204(a) (33 U.S.C. 1123(a)) is amended in the last 
     sentence by inserting after ``The Secretary'' the following: 
     ``, in consultation with the sea grant institutions and the 
     panel established under section 209,''.

     SEC. 5. DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.

       Section 204(c) (33 U.S.C. 1123(c)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Duties of Director.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director shall administer the 
     National Sea Grant College Program subject to the supervision 
     of the Secretary. In addition to any other duty prescribed by 
     law or assigned by the Secretary, the Director shall--
       ``(A) advise the Secretary with respect to the expertise 
     and capabilities which are available within or through the 
     National Sea Grant College Program, and provide (as directed 
     by the Secretary) those which are or could be of use to other 
     offices and activities within the Administration;
       ``(B) encourage other Federal departments, agencies, and 
     instrumentalities to use and take advantage of the expertise 
     and capabilities which are available through the National Sea 
     Grant College Program, on a cooperative or other basis;
       ``(C) encourage cooperation and coordination with other 
     Federal programs concerned with ocean, coastal, and Great 
     Lakes resources conservation and usage;
       ``(D) advise the Secretary on the designation of sea grant 
     institutions and, in appropriate cases, if any, on the 
     termination or suspension of any such designation;
       ``(E) encourage the formation and growth of sea grant 
     programs; and
       ``(F) oversee the operation of the National Sea Grant 
     Office established under subsection (a).
       ``(2) Duties with respect to sea grant institutions.--With 
     respect to the sea grant institutions, the Director shall--
       ``(A) evaluate the programs of the institutions, using the 
     guidelines and priorities established by the Secretary under 
     subsection (a), to ensure that the objective set forth in 
     section 202(b) is achieved;
       ``(B) subject to the availability of appropriations, 
     allocate funding among the sea grant institutions so as to--
       ``(i) promote healthy competition among those institutions,
       ``(ii) promote successful implementation of the programs 
     developed by the institutions under subsection (e), and
       ``(iii) to the maximum extent consistent with the other 
     provisions of this subparagraph, provide a stable base of 
     funding for the institutions; and
       ``(C) ensure compliance by the institutions with the 
     guidelines for merit review published pursuant to section 
     207(b)(2).''.

     SEC. 6. DUTIES OF SEA GRANT INSTITUTIONS.

       Section 204 (33 U.S.C. 1123) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Duties of the Sea Grant Institutions.--Subject to any 
     regulations or guidelines promulgated by the Secretary, it 
     shall be the responsibility of each sea grant institution 
     to--
       ``(1) develop and implement, in consultation with the 
     Secretary and the panel established under section 209, a 
     program that is consistent with the guidelines and priorities 
     developed under section 204(a); and
       ``(2) conduct merit review of all applications for project 
     grants or contracts to be awarded under section 205.''.

     SEC. 7. SEA GRANT INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 3(a) of the Sea Grant Program 
     Improvement Act of 1976 (33 U.S.C. 1124a(a)) is amended in 
     paragraph (6), by striking ``living marine resources'' and 
     all that follows through the end of the paragraph and 
     inserting ``living marine resources.''.
       (b) Program Sunset.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 3 of the Sea Grant Program Improvement 
     Act of 1976 (33 U.S.C. 1124a) is repealed.
       (2) Conforming Amendment.--Section 209(b)(1) (33 U.S.C. 
     1128(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``and section 3 of the Sea 
     Grant Program Improvement Act of 1976''.
       (3) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect 
     October 1, 2000.

     SEC. 8. DESIGNATION OF SEA GRANT INSTITUTIONS.

       Section 207 (33 U.S.C. 1126) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 207. SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND SEA GRANT REGIONAL 
                   CONSORTIA.

       ``(a) Designation.--The Secretary may designate an 
     institution of higher learning as a sea grant college, and an 
     association or alliance of two or more persons as a sea grant 
     regional consortium, if the institution, association, or 
     alliance--
       ``(1) is maintaining a balanced program of research, 
     education, training, and advisory services in fields related 
     to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources;
       ``(2) will cooperate with other sea grant institutions and 
     other persons to solve problems or meet needs relating to 
     ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources;
       ``(3) will act in accordance with such guidelines as are 
     prescribed under subsection (b)(2);
       ``(4) meets such other qualifications as the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the sea grant review panel established 
     under section 209, considers necessary or appropriate; and

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       ``(5) is recognized for excellence in marine resources 
     development and science.
       ``(b) Regulations and Guidelines.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall by regulation 
     prescribe the qualifications required to be met under 
     subsection (a)(4).
       ``(2) Merit review.--Within 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of the National Sea Grant College Program 
     Reauthorization Act of 1997, the Secretary, after 
     consultation with the sea grant institutions, shall establish 
     guidelines for the conduct of merit review by the sea grant 
     institutions of project proposals for grants and contracts to 
     be awarded under section 205. The guidelines shall, at a 
     minimum, provide for peer review of all research projects and 
     require standardized documentation of all peer review.
       ``(c) Suspension or Termination of Designation.--The 
     Secretary may, for cause and after an opportunity for 
     hearing, suspend or terminate any designation under 
     subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Grants, Contracts, and Fellowships.--Section 212(a) (33 
     U.S.C. 1131(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Authorization.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this Act--
       ``(A) $55,300,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(B) $56,400,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(C) $57,500,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       ``(2) Zebra mussel and oyster research.--Of the amount 
     authorized for a fiscal year under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) up to $2,800,000 of the amount may be made available 
     as provided in section 1301(b)(4)(A) of the Nonindigenous 
     Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 
     U.S.C. 4741(b)(4)(A)) for competitive grants for university 
     research on the zebra mussel; and
       ``(B) up to $3,000,000 of the amount may be made available 
     for competitive grants for university research on oyster 
     diseases and oyster-related human health risks.''.
       (b) Administration.--Section 212(b) (33 U.S.C. 1131(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking so much as precedes paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Administration.--
       ``(1) Limitation.--Of the amount appropriated for each 
     fiscal year under subsection (a), an amount, not exceeding 5 
     percent of the lesser of the amount authorized under 
     subsection (a) for the fiscal year or the amount appropriated 
     under subsection (a) for the fiscal year, may be used for the 
     administration of this Act, including section 209, by the 
     National Sea Grant Office and the Administration.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``subsections (a) and (c)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)''; and
       (B) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting ``(2) Limitation on 
     use of other amounts.--''; and
       (3) by moving paragraph (2) 2 ems to the right, so that the 
     left margin of paragraph (2) is aligned with the left margin 
     of paragraph (1), as amended by paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection.
       (c) Repeal.--Section 212 (33 U.S.C. 1131) is amended by 
     repealing subsection (c) and redesignating subsections (d) 
     and (e) in order as subsections (c) and (d).
       (d) Prohibition on Lobbying; Notice of Reprogramming or 
     Reorganization.--Section 212 (33 U.S.C. 1131), as amended by 
     subsection (c) of this section, is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(e) Prohibition of Lobbying Activities.--None of the 
     funds authorized by this section shall be available for any 
     activity whose purpose is to influence legislation pending 
     before the Congress, except that this subsection shall not 
     prevent officers or employees of the United States or of its 
     departments or agencies from communicating to Members of 
     Congress on the request of any Member or to Congress, through 
     the proper channels, requests for legislation or 
     appropriations which they deem necessary for the efficient 
     conduct of the public business.
       ``(f) Notice of Reprogramming.--If any funds authorized by 
     this section are subject to a reprogramming action that 
     requires notice to be provided to the Appropriations 
     Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
     notice of such action shall concurrently be provided to the 
     Committees on Science and Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate.
       ``(g) Notice of Reorganization.--The Secretary shall 
     provide notice to the Committees on Science, Resources, and 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and 
     Appropriations of the Senate, not later than 15 days before 
     any major reorganization of any program, project, or activity 
     of the National Sea Grant College Program.''.

     SEC. 10. CLERICAL, CONFORMING, AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Section 203(3) (33 U.S.C. 1122(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``the term'' and inserting ``The term''.
       (2) Section 203(6) (33 U.S.C. 1122(6)) is amended by moving 
     subparagraph (F) 2 ems to the right, so that the left margin 
     of subparagraph (F) is aligned with the left margin of 
     subparagraph (E).
       (3) The heading for section 204 (33 U.S.C. 1124) is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 204. NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM.''.

       (4) Section 209 (33 U.S.C. 1128) is amended by striking all 
     of the matter that follows the first full sentence through 
     ``shall advise'', and inserting ``(b) Duties.--The panel 
     shall advise''.
       (5) Section 205(b)(3) (33 U.S.C. 1124(b)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``or section 206''.
       (6) Section 204(d)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1123(d)(1)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``five positions'' and inserting ``one 
     position''; and
       (B) by striking ``the maximum rate for GS-18 of the General 
     Schedule under section 5332'' and inserting ``a rate 
     established by the Secretary, not to exceed the maximum daily 
     rate payable under section 5376''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 204(b)(2) (33 U.S.C. 1123(b)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``maximum rate for GS-18'' and all that follows 
     through the end of the sentence and inserting ``maximum rate 
     payable under section 5376 of title 5, United States Code.''.
       (2) Section 209 (33 U.S.C. 1128) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(3) by striking ``colleges and sea 
     grant regional consortia'' and inserting ``institutions''; 
     and
       (B) in subsection (c)(1) in the last sentence in clause (A) 
     by striking ``college, sea grant regional consortium,'' and 
     inserting ``institution''.
       (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 209(c)(5)(A) (33 U.S.C. 
     1128(c)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ``the daily rate for 
     GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, 
     United States Code'' and inserting ``a rate established by 
     the Secretary, not to exceed the maximum daily rate payable 
     under section 5376 of title 5, United States Code''.

     SEC. 11. BUY AMERICAN.

       (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--No funds 
     appropriated pursuant to section 212(a), as amended by 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'').
       (b) Sense of Congress.--In the case of any equipment or 
     products that may be authorized to be purchased with 
     financial assistance provided under section 212(a), as 
     amended by this Act, it is the sense of Congress that 
     entities receiving such assistance should, in expending the 
     assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and 
     products.
       (c) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under section 212(a), as amended by this 
     Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall provide to each 
     recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement 
     made in subsection (a) by the Congress.

  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. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SAXTON 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

422

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

3

para. 67.5                    [Roll No. 208]

                                YEAS--422

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez

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     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--3

     Hefley
     Paul
     Taylor (MS)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Andrews
     Barton
     Largent
     Lipinski
     Miller (CA)
     Pombo
     Schiff
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
  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. 67.6  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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, June 17, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GUTKNECHT 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

366

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

50

para. 67.7                    [Roll No. 209]

                                AYES--366

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--50

     Abercrombie
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Coburn
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hulshof
     Kelly
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Maloney (NY)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Pascrell
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Smith, Linda
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Waters
     Weller

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Andrews
     Armey
     Barton
     Burr
     Fawell
     Gekas
     Gordon
     Hill
     Largent
     Lewis (CA)
     Lipinski
     Lucas
     Miller (CA)
     Murtha
     Pombo
     Schiff
     Smith (NJ)
     Walsh
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 67.8  recess--5:43 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, pursuant to clause 12 of 
rule I, declared the House in recess

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          THURSDAY, JUNE 19 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JUNE 18), 1997

para. 67.9  after recess--12:45 a.m.

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

para. 67.10  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1119

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-137) the resolution (H. Res. 169) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 
and 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 67.11  enrolled joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a joint resolution of 
the House of the following title, which was thereupon signed by the 
Speaker:

       H.J. Res. 32. Joint resolution to consent to certain 
     amendments enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii 
     to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920.

para. 67.12  senate enrolled bill signed

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

       S. 342. An Act to extend certain privileges, exemptions, 
     and immunities to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices.

para. 67.13  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, a 
joint resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 32. Joint resolution to consent to certain 
     amendments enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii 
     to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920.

  And then,

para. 67.14  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, at 12 o'clock and 47 minutes a.m., Thursday, 
June 19 (Legislative day of Wednesday, June 18), 1997, the House 
adjourned.

para. 67.15  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. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 1316. A bill to amend chapter 87 of title 5, United 
     States Code, with respect to the order of precedence to be 
     applied in the payment of life insurance benefits; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-134). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole Hose on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 858. A 
     bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a 
     pilot project on designated lands within Plumas, Lassen, and 
     Tahoe National Forests in the State of California to 
     demonstrate the effectiveness of the resource management 
     activities proposed by the Quincy Library Group and to amend 
     current land and resource management plans for these national 
     forests to consider the incorporation of these resource 
     management activities; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-136, 
     Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

         [Submitted June 19 (Legislative day of June 18), 1997]

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 169. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
     prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 
     and 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-137), 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 67.16  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 858. Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended 
     for a period ending not later than June 18, 1997.

para. 67.17  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. GOSS: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. H.R. 
     1775. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 
     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 July 1, 1997, for consideration of such provisions of 
     the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of 
     that committee pursuant to clause 1(k), rule X. (Rept. No. 
     105-135, Pt. 1).

para. 67.18  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Agriculture discharged 
from further consideration. H.R. 858 referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 67.19  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 Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 1950. A bill to clarify the family violence option 
     under the temporary assistance to needy families program; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TORRES (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Valazquez, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Shays, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 1951. A bill to make an exception to the United States 
     embargo on trade with Cuba for the export of food, medicines, 
     medical supplies, medical instruments, or medical equipment, 
     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 of 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 1952. A bill to designate certain Bureau of Land 
     Management lands in the State of Utah as wilderness, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 1953. A bill to clarify State authority to tax 
     compensation paid to certain employees; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 1954. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain high tenacity single yarn of viscose rayon; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 1955. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that a person who is sentenced to life in prison or 
     death pursuant to Federal law forfeits all veterans' 
     gratuitous benefits; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SABO:
       H.R. 1956. A bill to amend sections 226 and 226A of the 
     Social Security Act to provide for entitlement to Medicare 
     benefits of any divorced individual who otherwise would be so 
     entitled on the basis of the entitlement to wife's, 
     husband's, widow's, or widower's insurance benefits but for 
     the failure to meet the 10-year marriage requirement, if such 
     individual has been married to any 2 fully insured 
     individuals for a total period of 10 years; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself and Ms. Pryce of Ohio):
       H.R. 1957. A bill to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act of 
     1978 to exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from 
     coverage under that act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD:
       H.R. 1958. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act, the act of March 16, 1950, and the Federal 
     Trade Commission Act to end the regulation of margarine; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself and Mr. Chabot):
       H. Con. Res. 100. Concurrent resolution relating to the 
     future status of Taiwan after Hong Kong's transfer to the 
     People's Republic of China on July 1, 1997; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. Livingston (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H. Res. 168. Resolution to implement the recommendations of 
     the bipartisan House Ethics Reform Task Force; to the 
     Committee on Rules.

para. 67.20  memorials

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

       134. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Nevada, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 
     11 urging Congress to protect the rights of users of roads 
     over public lands; to the Committee on Resources.
       135. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Tennessee, relative to

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     Senate Joint Resolution No. 53 memorializing the U.S. 
     Congress to appropriate funds for the replacement of the 
     Chickamauga Lock; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para. 67.21  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. WHITFIELD introduced a bill (H.R. 1959) for the relief 
     of Dr. David Robert Zetter, Dr. Sabina Emily Seitz, and 
     Daniel Robert Zetter; which was referred to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary. 

para. 67.22  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 51: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. 
     Weller.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Wicker and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Kildee and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 195: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, and Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 234: Mr. Borski, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Yates.
       H.R. 235: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 336: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Cramer and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 418: Mr. Allen and Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 457: Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Murtha, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 617: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Allen, Mr. Jackson, and Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 705: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 712: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 754: Mr. McIntyre and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 793: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Ballenger and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Souder, and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 978: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 1013: Mr. Baker, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Goode, 
     Mr. Pickett, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Taylor 
     of North Carolina, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1068: Mr. Cannon and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 1072: Mr. Olver, Mr. Waxman, and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1077: Mr. Serrano and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1108: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1120: Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
     California, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Carson, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mrs. Emerson, and 
     Mr. Smith of Oregon.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Smith 
     of Michigan, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 1142: Mr. Stupak, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 1153: Mr. Goodling and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. Vento and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1186: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Fawell, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Kildee, and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1263: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1270: Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1279: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 1311: Mr. Dellums and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 1335: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1346: Mr. Dellums and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1350: Mr. Engel, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Porter, 
     Mr. Stump, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 1369: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1391: Mr. Foley, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Danner, Mr. McCollum, 
     Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weller, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Porter, Mr. Pombo, Mrs. Thurman, 
     Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Capps, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Hyde and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1438: Mr. Blagojevich, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     McGovern, and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 1440: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1458: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1478: Mr. Engel, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Evans, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     McIntyre.
       H.R. 1505: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1542: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1567: Mr. Packard, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
     Shadegg, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Dan Schaefer 
     of Colorado.
       H.R. 1627: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1660: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 1702: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1727: Mr. Payne, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1754: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1763: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1765: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1810: Mrs. Northup, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Nethercutt, 
     Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1816: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1818: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 1877: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1883: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. 
     Schumer.
       H.R. 1908: Mr. Callahan.
       H.J. Res. 76: Mr. Ney.
       H.J. Res. 79: Mr. DeFazio.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. McGovern and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Mollohan, Ms. DeGette, Mr. McIntyre, 
     and Mr. Pascrell.
       H. Con. Res. 75: Mr. Collins.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Schumer.
       H. Con. Res. 81: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Payne, Mr. Klink, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Capps, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Crane, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
     Manton, Ms. Harman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Olver, and Ms. Pryce of 
     Ohio.
       H. Res. 26: Mr. Yates, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
     Stark, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H. Res. 103: Mr. Bateman and Mr. Calvert.
       H. Res. 135: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Frost, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Evans, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Doyle.
       H. Res. 138: Mr. Etheridge.
       H. Res. 151: Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. DeFazio.

para. 67.23  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       18. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Council of the 
     County of Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, relative to Resolution No. 
     79-97 urging strong support for the passage of H.R. 627 and 
     S. 290, establishing a three-year visa waiver pilot program 
     for Korean nationals visiting the United States in tour 
     groups; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 
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                      THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1997 (68)

para. 68.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 19, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Ken Calvert 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. CALVERT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, June 18, 1997.
  Mr. FORBES, 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. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FORBES objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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:

       3864. A letter from the Under Secretary for Domestic 
     Finance and Acting Chairman of the Thrift Depositor 
     Protection Board, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a 
     legislative proposal to terminate the Thrift Depositor 
     Protection Oversight Board; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       3865. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 97-
     B, which relates to the Department of the Army's proposed 
     enhancements or upgrades from the level of sensitivity of 
     technology or capability of defense article(s) previously 
     sold to Korea, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5)(C); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3866. A letter from the Acting Chairman of the Council, 
     Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of 
     D.C. Act 12-92, ``Ivy City Yard Fixed Right-of-Way Mass 
     Transit System Designation Temporary Act of 1997'' received 
     June 18, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3867. A letter from the Acting Chairman of the Council, 
     Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of 
     D.C. Act 12-

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     91, ``International Registration Plan Agreement Act of 1997'' 
     received June 18, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       3868. A letter from the Acting Chairman of the Council, 
     Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of 
     D.C. Act 12-93, ``Motor Vehicle Excessive Idling Fine 
     Increase Temporary Amendment Act of 1997'' received June 18, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3869. A letter from the Acting Chairman of the Council, 
     Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of 
     D.C. Act 12-88, ``Closing of a Public Alley in Square 484, 
     S.O. 90-272, Temporary Act of 1997'' received June 18, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3870. A letter from the Acting Chairman of the Council, 
     Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of 
     D.C. Act 12-87, ``Assessments Initiative Procedures Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1997'' received June 18, 1997, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       3871. A letter from the Acting Chairman of the Council, 
     Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of 
     D.C. Act 12-86, ``Closing of a Public Alley in Square 253, 
     S.O. 88-107, Temporary Act of 1997'' received June 18, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3872. A letter from the Acting Chairman of the Council, 
     Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of 
     D.C. Act 12-85, ``Children's Defense Fund Equitable Real 
     Property Tax Relief Temporary Act of 1997'' received June 18, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3873. A letter from the Acting Chairman of the Council, 
     Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of 
     D.C. Act 12-90, ``Motor Vehicle Biennial Inspection Fund Act 
     of 1997'' received June 18, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       3874. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary 
     for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--National Capital 
     Region Parks, Special Regulations (National Park Service) 
     (RIN: 1024-AC61) received June 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       3875. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Yellowfin Sole by 
     Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 061697A] received 
     June 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3876. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Railroad 
     Consolidation Procedures--Modification of Fee Policy [STB Ex 
     Parte No. 556] received June 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3877. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     38, United States Code, to permit VA to retain and use, for 
     the purpose of providing medical care and services to 
     veterans, all amounts recovered or collected as a result of 
     medical care and services furnished by VA; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       3878. A letter from the United States Trade Representative, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to promote the 
     growth of free enterprise and economic opportunity in the 
     Caribbean Basin region, to increase trade and investment 
     between the region and the United States, and to encourage 
     the adoption by Caribbean Basin countries of policies 
     necessary for participation in the Free Trade Area of the 
     Americas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3879. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to facilitate 
     the administration and enforcement of voluntary commodity 
     inspection and grading programs, the tobacco inspection 
     program, marketing orders and agreements, and the commodity 
     research and promotion programs; jointly to the Committees on 
     Agriculture and the Judiciary. 

para. 68.4  motion to adjourn

  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts 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

123

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

282

para. 68.5                    [Roll No. 210]

                                YEAS--123

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NAYS--282

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Camp
     Clyburn
     Crane
     DeGette
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Engel
     Fattah
     Flake
     Holden
     Istook
     Kleczka
     LaTourette
     Lipinski
     Manton
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Molinari
     Oberstar
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Royce
     Salmon
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (AK)

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  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 68.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 956. An Act to amend the National Narcotics Leadership 
     Act of 1988 to establish a program to support and encourage 
     local communities that first demonstrate a comprehensive, 
     long-term commitment to reduce substance abuse among youth, 
     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. 1757. An Act to consolidate international affairs 
     agencies, to authorize appropriations for the Department of 
     State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
     and to ensure that the enlargement of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization (NATO) proceeds in a manner consistent 
     with United States interests, to strengthen relations between 
     the United States and Russia, to preserve the prerogatives of 
     the Congress with respect to certain arms control agreements, 
     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. 923. An Act to deny veterans benefits to persons 
     convicted of Federal capital offenses.

para. 68.7  motion to adjourn

  Mr. FORBES moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. FORBES 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

27

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

389

para. 68.8                    [Roll No. 211]

                                YEAS--27

     Ackerman
     Brown (CA)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Dingell
     Engel
     Farr
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     John
     King (NY)
     LaFalce
     McCarthy (NY)
     McNulty
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Pastor
     Riley
     Stark
     Towns
     Waxman

                                NAYS--389

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     DeGette
     Fattah
     Flake
     Gephardt
     Goodling
     Istook
     Klink
     Klug
     Lipinski
     Manton
     Markey
     Miller (CA)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Schiff
     Smith, Adam
     Stokes
     Wise
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 68.9  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1119

  Mr. SOLOMON, 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 consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for military activities of the Department 
     of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 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 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 shall be in order except the amendments 
     printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution and amendments en bloc described in section 3 
     of this resolution.
       (c) Except as specified in section 5 of this resolution, 
     each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on 
     Rules 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 and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on National Security each may offer 
     one pro forma amendment for the

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     purpose of further debate on any pending amendment).
       (d) All points of order against amendments printed in the 
     report of the Committee on Rules and amendments en bloc 
     described in section 3 of this resolution are waived.
       (e) Consideration of the first two amendments in part 1 of 
     the report of the Committee on Rules shall begin with an 
     additional period of general debate, which shall be confined 
     to the subject of United States forces in Bosnia and shall 
     not exceed one hour 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 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 amendment en bloc.
       Sec. 4. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be fifteen minutes.
       Sec. 5. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     recognize for consideration of any amendment printed in the 
     report of the Committee on Rules 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. 
     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. 7. House Resolutions 161, 162, and 165 are laid on the 
     table.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  The following amendment to said resolution was submitted:

       Strike section 7 and insert in lieu thereof the following:
       Sec. 7. House Resolution 161, 162, and 165 are laid on the 
     table.
       Sec. 8. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     resolution, the amendment numbered 7 in part 1 of House 
     Report 105-137 may be offered in the following modified form, 
     shall be debatable for 90 minutes equally divided and 
     controlled by Representative Dellums of California or his 
     designee and an opponent, and shall otherwise be considered 
     as though printed in House Report 105-137:

       At the end of title I (page 23, before line 7), insert the 
     following new sections:

     SEC. 123. B-2 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

       (a) Prohibition of Additional Aircraft.--None of the amount 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 103(1) may be obligated for advanced procurement 
     of B-2 aircraft beyond the 21 deployable aircraft authorized 
     by law before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Production Line Curtailment.--None of the amount 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 103(1) may be obligated for reestablishment of the 
     production line for B-2 aircraft. The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may use up to $21,800,000 of funds available for the B-
     2 aircraft program for curtailment of the B-2 production 
     line.
       (c) Funding Reduction.--The amount provided in section 
     103(1) for procurement of aircraft for the Air Force is 
     hereby reduced by $331,200,000.

     SEC. 124. INCREASE IN AMOUNT FOR GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT.

       The amount provided in section 105 for procurement of 
     equipment for the reserve components is hereby increased by 
     $331,200,000.

       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, 
     the amendment numbered 15 in part 2 of House Report 105-137 
     may be offered in the following modified form, shall be 
     debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by 
     Representative Frank for Massachusetts or his designee and an 
     opponent, and shall otherwise be considered as though printed 
     in House Report 105-137:

       At the end of title XII (page 379, after line 19), insert 
     the following new section:

      SEC.1205. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS FOR COST OF NATO EXPANSION.

       (a) The amount spent by the United States as its share of 
     the total cost to North Atlantic Treaty Organization member 
     nations of the admission of new member nations to the North 
     American Treaty Organization may not exceed 10 percent of the 
     cost of expansion or a total of $2,000,000,000, whichever is 
     less, for fiscal years 1998 through 2010.
       (b) If at any time during the period specified in 
     subsection (a), the United States' share of the total cost of 
     expanding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization exceeds 10 
     percent, no further United States funds may be expended for 
     the cost of such expansion until that percentage is reduced 
     to below 10 percent.

       (c) The following amendment may be offered by 
     Representative Everett of Alabama or his designee, shall be 
     debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by 
     Representative Everett or his designee and an opponent, and 
     shall be in order as though printed as the last amendment in 
     part 1 of House Report 105-137:

       Strike out sections 332 through 335 (page 68, line 10 
     through page 77, line 21).
       (d) The following amendment may be offered by 
     Representative Weldon of Pennsylvania or his designee and 
     shall be in order as though printed as the penultimate 
     amendment in part 2 of House Report 105-137:

       At the end of title XII (page 379, after line 19), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NEED FOR RUSSIAN OPENNESS ON 
                   THE YAMANTAU MOUNTAIN PROJECT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
       (1) The United States and Russia have been working in the 
     post-Cold War era to establish a new strategic relationship 
     based on cooperation and openness between the two nations.
       (2) This effort to establish a new strategic relationship 
     has resulted in the conclusion or agreement in principle on a 
     number of far-reaching agreements, including START I, II, and 
     III, a revision in the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty, 
     and a series of other agreements (such as the Comprehensive 
     Test Ban Treaty and the Chemical Weapons Convention), 
     designed to further reduce bilateral threats and limit the 
     proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
       (3) These far-reaching agreement were based on the 
     understanding between the United States and Russia that there 
     would be a good faith effort on both sides to comply with the 
     letter and spirit of the agreements, that both sides would 
     end their Cold War competition, and that neither side would 
     seek to gain unilateral strategic advantage over the other.
       (4) Reports indicate that Russia has been pursuing 
     construction of a massive underground facility of unknown 
     purpose at Yamantau Mountain and the city of Mezhgorye 
     (formerly the settlements of Beloretsk-15 and Beloretsk-16) 
     that is designed to survive a nuclear war and appears to 
     exceed reasonable defense requirements.
       (5) The Yamantau Mountain project does not appear to be 
     consistent with the lowering of strategic threats, openness, 
     and cooperation that is the basis of the post-Cold War 
     strategic partnership between the United States and Russia.
       (6) Russia appears to have engaged in a campaign to 
     deliberately conceal and mislead the United States about the 
     purpose of the Yamantau Mountain project, as shown by the 
     following:
       (A) General and Bashkortostan, People's Deputy Leonid 
     Akimovich Tsirkunov, commandant of Beloretsk-15 and 
     Beloretsk-16, stated in 1991 and 1992 that the purpose of the 
     construction there was to build a mining and ore-processing 
     complex, but later claimed that it was an underground 
     warehouse for food and clothing.
       (B) M.Z. Shakiorov, a former communist official in the 
     region, alleged in 1992 that the Yamantau Mountain facility 
     was to become a shelter for the Russian national leadership 
     in case of nulcear war.
       (C) Sources of the Segodnya newspaper in 1996 claimed that 
     the Yamantau Mountain project was associated with the so-
     called ``Dead Hand'' nuclear retaliatory command and control 
     system for strategic missiles.
       (D) Then Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Rocket Forces 
     General Igor Sergeyev denied that the facility was associated 
     with nuclear forces.
       (E) R. Zhukov, a Deputy in the State Assembly, in 1996 
     claimed that the Yamantau Mountain facility belonged to 
     ``atomic scientists'' and posed a serious environmental 
     hazard.
       (F) Russia's 1997 federal budget lists the project as a 
     closed territory containing installations of the Ministry of 
     Defense, while First Deputy Defense Minister Audrey Kokoshin 
     recently stated that the Ministry of Defense has nothing to 
     do with the project.
       (7) Continued cooperation and progress on forging a new 
     strategic relationship between the United States and Russia 
     requires that both nations make transparent to one another 
     major projects underway or plans under consideration that 
     could alter the strategic balance sought in arms control

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     agreements or otherwise be construed by the other side as an 
     important new potential threat.
       (8) The United States has allowed senior Russian military 
     and government officials to have access to key strategic 
     facilities of the United States by providing tours of the 
     North American Air Defense (NORAD) command at Cheyenne 
     Mountain and the United States Strategic Command (STRACOM) 
     headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, among other sites, and by 
     providing extensive briefings on the operations of those 
     facilities.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--In light of the findings in 
     subsection (a), it is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Russian government should provide to the United 
     States a written explanation on the principal and secondary 
     purposes of the Yamantau Mountain project, specifically 
     identifying the intended end user and explaining the heavy 
     investment in that project;
       (2) the Russian government should allow a United States 
     delegation, including officials of the executive branch, 
     Members of Congress, and United States experts on underground 
     facilities, to have full access to the Yamantau Mountain 
     project to inspect the facility and all rail-served buildings 
     in the southern and northern settlements located near 
     Yamantau; and
       (3) the Russian government should direct senior officials 
     responsible for the Yamantau Mountain project to explain to 
     such a United States delegation the purpose and operational 
     concept of all completed and planned underground facilities 
     at Yamantau Mountain in sufficient detail (including through 
     the use of drawings and diagrams) to support a high-
     confidence judgment by the United States delegation that the 
     design is consistent with the official explanations.

       (e) The following amendment may be offered by 
     Representative Traficant of Ohio or his designee and shall be 
     in order as though printed as the last amendment in part 2 of 
     House Report 105-137:

       At the end of subtitle C of title X (page 326, after line 
     6), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1032. ASSIGNMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL TO 
                   ASSIST IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE 
                   AND CUSTOMS SERVICE.

       (a) Assignment Authority of Secretary of Defense.--Chapter 
     18 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after section 374 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 374a. Assignment of personnel to assist border patrol 
       and control

       ``(a) Assignment Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     assign up to 10,000 Department of Defense personnel at any 
     one time to assist--
       ``(1) the Immigration and Naturalization Service is 
     preventing the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, and 
     illegal aliens into the United States; and
       ``(2) the United States Customs Service in the inspection 
     of cargo, vehicles, and aircraft at points of entry into the 
     United States.
       ``(b) Request for Assignment.--The assignment of Department 
     of Defense personnel under subsection (a) may only occur--
       ``(1) at the request of the Attorney General, in the case 
     of an assignment to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service; and
       ``(2) at the request of the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     the case of an assignment to the United States Customs 
     Service.''.
       ``(c) Reimbursement Requirement.--Section 377 of this title 
     shall apply in the case of Department of Defense personnel 
     assigned under subsection (a).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 374 the following new item:

``374a. Assignment of personnel to assist border patrol and control''.

       Sec. 9. Notwithstanding section 2(e) of this resolution, 
     the additional period of general debate on the subject of 
     United States forces in Bosnia shall precede the offering of 
     amendments numbered 8 and 9 in part 1 of the report of the 
     Committee on Rules rather than the amendments numbered 1 and 
     2 in part 1 of the report.
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
amendment and the resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the amendment to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. RILEY 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

329

When there appeared

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Nays

94

para. 68.10                   [Roll No. 212]

                                YEAS--329

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--94

     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Bartlett
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blunt
     Brown (FL)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     Deutsch
     Evans
     Ewing
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goodling
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Largent
     Lewis (CA)
     Lucas
     McCarthy (NY)
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Ney
     Norwood
     Pappas
     Pease
     Pickering
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     DeGette
     English
     Istook
     Lipinski
     Miller (CA)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Reyes
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Whitfield
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?

[[Page 733]]

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mrs. FOWLER 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

322

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affirmative

Nays

101

para. 68.11                   [Roll No. 213]

                                AYES--322

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clement
     Coble
     Combest
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--101

     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Brown (FL)
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crapo
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Furse
     Gibbons
     Goodling
     Green
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Klug
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Millender-McDonald
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pickett
     Rangel
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Snowbarger
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Vento
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     DeGette
     English
     Foglietta
     Istook
     Lipinski
     Miller (CA)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Whitfield
  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.
  Pursuant to section 7 of House Resolution 169, H. Res. 161, H. Res. 
162, and H. Res. 165 were laid on the table.

para. 68.12  dod authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, 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. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 
1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. YOUNG of Florida as Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole; and after some time spent therein,

para. 68.13  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill (page 540, after line 21) insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 3606. REDUCTION OF OVERALL AUTHORIZED SPENDING LEVELS

       The total amount provided under Divisions A, B, and C 
     respectively of this bill shall each be reduced by 5% in each 
     of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999.

It was decided in the

Yeas

89

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negative

Nays

332

para. 68.14                   [Roll No. 214]

                                AYES--89

     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gilchrest
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--332

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons

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     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Ackerman
     Conyers
     DeGette
     Dooley
     Gephardt
     Herger
     Lipinski
     Miller (CA)
     Oberstar
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Schiff
     Torres
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 68.15  recorded vote

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

         Strike out section 308 (page 47, lines 14 through 21) 
     and, at the end of division A (page 379, after line 19), 
     insert the following new titles:
                 TITLE XIII--DEFENSE PERSONNEL REFORMS

     SEC. 1301. REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO MANAGEMENT 
                   HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS SUPPORT 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 3 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 130a. Management headquarters and headquarters support 
       activities personnel: limitation

       ``(a) Limitation.--Effective October 1, 2001, the number of 
     management headquarters and headquarters support activities 
     personnel in the Department of Defense may not exceed the 75 
     percent of the baseline number.
       ``(b) Phased Reduction.--The number of management 
     headquarters and headquarters support activities personnel in 
     the Department of Defense--
       ``(1) as of October 1, 1998, may not exceed 90 percent of 
     the baseline number;
       ``(2) as of October 1, 1999, may not exceed 85 percent of 
     the baseline number; and
       ``(3) as of October 1, 2000, may not exceed 80 percent of 
     the baseline number.
       ``(c) Baseline Number.--In this section, the term `baseline 
     number' means the number of management headquarters and 
     headquarters support activities personnel in the Department 
     of Defense as of October 1, 1997.
       ``(d) Management Headquarters and Headquarters Support 
     Activities Personnel Defined.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `management headquarters and headquarters 
     support activities personnel' means military and civilian 
     personnel of the Department of Defense who are assigned to, 
     or employed in, functions in management headquarters 
     activities or in management headquarters support activities.
       ``(2) The terms `management headquarters activities' and 
     `management headquarters support activities' have the 
     meanings given those terms in Department of Defense Directive 
     5100.73, entitled `Department of Defense Management 
     Headquarters and Headquarters Support Activities', as in 
     effect on November 12, 1996.
       ``(e) Limitation on Reassignment of Functions.--In carrying 
     out reductions in the number of personnel assigned to, or 
     employed in, management headquarters and headquarters support 
     activities in order to comply with this section, the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military 
     departments may not reassign functions in order to evade the 
     requirements of this section.
       ``(f) Flexibility.--If the Secretary of Defense determines, 
     and certifies to Congress, that the limitation in subsection 
     (b) with respect to any fiscal year would adversely affect 
     United States national security, the Secretary may waive the 
     limitation under that subsection with respect to that fiscal 
     year. If the Secretary of Defense determines, and certifies 
     to Congress, that the limitation in subsection (a) during 
     fiscal year 2001 would adversely affect United States 
     national security, the Secretary may waive the limitation 
     under that subsection with respect to that fiscal year. The 
     authority under this subsection may be used only once, with 
     respect to a single fiscal year.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``130a. Management headquarters and headquarters support activities 
              personnel: limitation.''.

       (b) Implementation Report.--Not later than January 15, 
     1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report--
       (1) containing a plan to achieve the personnel reductions 
     required by section 130a of title 10, United States Code, as 
     added by subsection (a); and
       (2) including the recommendations of the Secretary 
     regarding--
       (A) the revision, replacement, or augmentation of 
     Department of Defense Directive 5100.73, entitled 
     ``Department of Defense Management Headquarters and 
     Headquarters Support Activities'', as in effect on November 
     12, 1996; and
       (B) the revision of the definitions of the terms 
     ``management headquarters activities'' and ``management 
     headquarters support activities'' under that Directive so 
     that those terms apply uniformly throughout the Department of 
     Defense.
       (c) Codification of Prior Permanent Limitation on OSD 
     Personnel.--(1) Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end a new section 143 consisting 
     of--
       (A) a heading as follows:

     ``Sec. 143. Office of the Secretary of Defense personnel: 
       limitation'';

     and
       (B) a text consisting of the text of subsections (a) 
     through (f) of section 903 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 
     110 Stat. 2617).
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``143. Office of the Secretary of Defense personnel: limitation.''.

       (3) Section 903 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2617) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 1302. ADDITIONAL REDUCTION IN DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
                   WORKFORCE.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 87 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1765. Limitations on number of personnel

       ``(a) Limitation.--Effective October 1, 2001, the number of 
     defense acquisition personnel may not exceed the baseline 
     number reduced by 124,000.
       ``(b) Phased Reduction.--The number of the number of 
     defense acquisition personnel--
       ``(1) as of October 1, 1998, may not exceed the baseline 
     number reduced by 40,000;
       ``(2) as of October 1, 1999, may not exceed the baseline 
     number reduced by 80,000; and
       ``(3) as of October 1, 2000, may not exceed the baseline 
     number reduced by 102,000.
       ``(c) Baseline Number.--For purposes of this section, the 
     baseline number is the total number of defense acquisition 
     personnel as of October 1, 1997.
       ``(d) Defense Acquisition Personnel Defined.--(1) In this 
     section, the term `defense acquisition personnel' means 
     military and civilian personnel (other than civilian 
     personnel described in paragraph (2)) who are 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).
       ``(2) Such term does not include civilian employees of the 
     Department of Defense who are employed at a maintenance 
     depot.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1765. Limitations on number of personnel.''.

       (b) Implementation Report.--Not later than January 15, 
     1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report--
       (1) containing a plan to achieve the personnel reductions 
     required by section 1765 of title 10, United States Code, as 
     added by subsection (a); and
       (2) containing any recommendations (including legislative 
     proposals) that the Sec

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     retary considers necessary to fully achieve such reductions.
       (c) Technical Reference Correction.--Section 1721(c) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``November 25, 1988'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``November 12, 1996''.

     SEC. 1303. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR SEPARATION PAY FOR 
                   DEFENSE ACQUISITION PERSONNEL.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide 
     activities, $100,000,000 shall be available only for the 
     payment of separation pay under section 5597 of title 5, 
     United States Code, to civilian employees of the Department 
     of Defense who are defense acquisition personnel (as defined 
     in section 1765(d) of title 10, United States Code).

     SEC. 1304. PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS IN UNITED STATES 
                   TRANSPORTATION COMMAND.

       (a) Purpose of Reduction.--The purpose of the reduction in 
     the number of United States Transportation Command personnel 
     is to recognize and continue the effort of the Secretary of 
     Defense to achieve the United States Transportation Command 
     reengineering reform plan to eliminate administrative 
     duplication and process inefficiencies.
       (b) Reduction in United States Transportation Command 
     Personnel.--(1) Effective October 1, 1998, the number of 
     United States Transportation Command personnel may not exceed 
     the number equal to the baseline number reduced by 1,000.
       (2) For purposes of this section, the baseline number is 
     the total number of United States Transportation Command 
     personnel as of September 30, 1997.
       (c) United States Transportation Command Personnel 
     Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term ``United 
     States Transportation Command personnel'' means military and 
     civilian personnel who are assigned to, or employed in, the 
     United States Transportation Command Headquarters, Air Force 
     Air Mobility Command, Navy Military Sealift Command, Army 
     Military Traffic Management Command, and Defense Courier 
     Service.
       (d) Source of Reductions.--In reducing the number of United 
     States Transportation Command personnel as required by 
     subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall limit such 
     reductions to the United States Transportation Command 
     personnel who are in the following occupational 
     classifications established to group similar occupations and 
     work positions into a consistent structure:
       (1) Enlisted members in the Functional Support and 
     Administration classification (designated as occupational 
     code 5XX), as described in Department of Defense Instruction 
     1312.1, dated August 9, 1995, regarding ``Department of 
     Defense Occupational Information Collection and Reporting''.
       (2) Officers in the General Officers and Executives 
     classification (designated as occupational code 1XX), 
     Administrators (designated as occupational code 7XX), and 
     Supply, Procurement, and Allied Officers classification 
     (designated as occupational code 8XX), as described in such 
     instruction.
       (3) Civilian personnel in the Program Management 
     classification (designated as occupational code GS-0340), 
     Accounting and Budget classification (designated as 
     occupational code GS-0500 and related codes), Business and 
     Industry classification (designated as occupational code GS-
     1100 and related codes), and Supply classification 
     (designated as occupational code GS-2000 and related codes), 
     as described in Office of Personnel Management document El-
     12, dated November 1, 1995, entitled ``Federal Occupational 
     Groups''.
       (e) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive 
     or suspend operation of this section in the event of a war or 
     national emergency.
             TITLE XIV--DEFENSE BUSINESS PRACTICES REFORMS
            Subtitle A--Competitive Procurement Requirements

     SEC. 1401. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Competitive Procurement Required.--Chapter 165 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2784. Competitive procurement of finance and 
       accounting services

       ``(a) Study and Report.--(1) Not later than December 1, 
     1997, the Secretary of Defense shall initiate a study 
     regarding the competitive procurement of finance and 
     accounting services for the Department of Defense, including 
     non-appropriated fund instrumentalities of the Department of 
     Defense. The study shall analyze the conduct of competitions 
     among private-sector sources and the Defense Finance and 
     Accounting Service and other interested Federal agencies.
       ``(2) Not later than June 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of 
     the study conducted under paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Competitive Procurement Required.--Beginning not 
     later than October 1, 1999, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     competitively procure finance and accounting services for the 
     Department of Defense, including nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentalities of the Department of Defense. The Secretary 
     shall conduct competitions among private-sector sources and 
     the Defense Finance and Accounting Service and other 
     interested Federal agencies. Such a competition shall not 
     involve competition between components of the Defense Finance 
     and Accounting Service.
       ``(c) Improvement of Competitive Ability.--Before 
     conducting a competition under subsection (b) for the 
     procurement of finance and accounting services that are being 
     provided by a component of the Defense Finance and Accounting 
     Service, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the component 
     with an opportunity to establish its most efficient 
     organization.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2784. Competitive procurement of finance and accounting services.''.

     SEC. 1402. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES TO DISPOSE OF 
                   SURPLUS DEFENSE PROPERTY.

       (a) Competitive Procurement Required.--(1) Chapter 153 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     section 2572 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2573. Competitive procurement of services to dispose 
       of surplus property

       ``(a) Competitive Procurement of Services.--Beginning not 
     later than October 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     competitively procure services for the Department of Defense 
     in connection with the disposal of surplus property at each 
     site at which the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service 
     operates. The Secretary shall conduct competitions among 
     private-sector sources and the Defense Reutilization and 
     Marketing Service and other interested Federal agencies for 
     the performance of all such services at a particular site.
       ``(b) Improvement of Competitive Ability.--Before 
     conducting a competition under subsection (a) for the 
     procurement of services described in such subsection that are 
     being provided by a component of the Defense Reutilization 
     and Marketing Service, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     the component with an opportunity to establish its most 
     efficient organization.
       ``(c) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the end of each fiscal year in which services for the 
     disposal of surplus property are competitively procured under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report specifying--
       ``(1) the type and volume of such services procured by the 
     Department of Defense during that fiscal year from the 
     Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service and from other 
     sources;
       ``(2) the former sites of the Defense Reutilization and 
     Marketing Service operated during that fiscal year by 
     contractors (other than the Defense Reutilization and 
     Marketing Service); and
       ``(3) the total amount of any fees paid by such contractors 
     in connection with the performance of such services during 
     that fiscal year.
       ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to alter the requirements regarding the 
     identification or demilitarization of an item of excess 
     property or surplus property of the Department of Defense 
     before the disposal of the item.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `surplus property' means any personal excess 
     property which is not required for the needs and the 
     discharge of the responsibilities of all Federal agencies and 
     the disposal of which is the responsibility of the Department 
     of Defense.
       ``(2) The term `excess property' means any personal 
     property under the control of the Department of Defense which 
     is not required for its needs and the discharge of its 
     responsibilities, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2572 the following new item:

``2573. Competitive procurement of services to dispose of surplus 
              property.''.

       (b) Implementation Report.--Not later than March 1, 1998, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report--
       (1) containing a plan to implement the competitive 
     procurement requirements of section 2573 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a); and
       (2) identifying other functions of the Defense 
     Reutilization and Marketing Service that the Secretary 
     considers suitable for performance by private-sector sources.

     SEC. 1403. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY 
                   DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY.

       (a) Competitive Procurement Required.--Chapter 146 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2474. Competitive procurement of information services

       ``(a) Study and Report.--(1) Not later than December 1, 
     1997, the Secretary of Defense shall initiate a study 
     regarding the competitive procurement of those commercial and 
     industrial type functions performed before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act by the Defense Information Systems 
     Agency, with particular regard to the functions performed at 
     the entities known as megacenters. The study shall analyze 
     the conduct of competitions among private-sector sources and 
     the Defense Information Systems Agency and other interested 
     Federal agencies.
       ``(2) Not later than June 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of 
     the study conducted under paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Competitive Procurement Required.--Beginning not 
     later than October 1,

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     1999, the Secretary of Defense shall competitively procure 
     those commercial and industrial type functions performed 
     before that date by the Defense Information Systems Agency. 
     The Secretary shall conduct competitions among private-sector 
     sources and the Defense Information Systems Agency and other 
     interested Federal agencies.
       ``(c) Improvement of Competitive Ability.--Before 
     conducting a competition under subsection (b) for the 
     procurement of information services that are being provided 
     by a component of the Defense Information Systems Agency, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide the component with an 
     opportunity to establish its most efficient organization.
       ``(d) Exception for Classified Functions.--(1) The 
     requirement of subsection (b) shall not apply to the 
     procurement of services involving a classified function 
     performed by the Defense Information Systems Agency.
       ``(2) In this subsection, the term `classified function' 
     means any telecommunications or information services that--
       ``(A) involve intelligence activities;
       ``(B) involve cryptologic activities related to national 
     security;
       ``(C) involve command and control of military forces;
       ``(D) involve equipment that is an integral part of a 
     weapon or weapons system; or
       ``(E) are critical to the direct fulfillment of military or 
     intelligence missions (other than routine administrative and 
     business applications, such as payroll, finance, logistics, 
     and personnel management applications).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2474. Competitive procurement of information services.''.

     SEC. 1404. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND 
                   DUPLICATION SERVICES.

       (a) Extension.--Subsection (a) of section 351 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 266) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and 1997'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``through 1998''; and
       (2) by striking out ``Defense Printing Service'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Defense Automation and Printing 
     Service''.
       (b) Prohibition on Surcharge for Services.--Such section is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Prohibition on Imposition of Surcharge.--The Defense 
     Automation and Printing Service may not impose a surcharge on 
     any printing and duplication service for the Department of 
     Defense that is procured from a source outside of the 
     Department.''.

     SEC. 1405. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN OPHTHALMIC 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Competitive Procurement Required.--Beginning not later 
     than October 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     competitively procure from private-sector sources, or other 
     sources outside of the Department of Defense, all ophthalmic 
     services related to the provision of single vision and 
     multivision eyeware for members of the Armed Forces, retired 
     members, and certain covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 
     of title 10, United States Code, who would otherwise receive 
     such ophthalmic services through the Department of Defense.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the 
     extent that the Secretary of Defense determines that the use 
     of sources within the Department of Defense to provide such 
     ophthalmic services--
       (1) is necessary to meet the readiness requirements of the 
     Armed Forces; or
       (2) is more cost effective.
       (c) Completion of Existing Orders.--Subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to orders for ophthalmic services received on or 
     before September 30, 1998.

     SEC. 1406. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL AND 
                   INDUSTRIAL TYPE FUNCTIONS BY DEFENSE AGENCIES .

       (a) Competition Required.--Section 2461 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) Competitive Procurement By Defense Agencies.--(1) 
     Beginning not later than September 30, 1999 (unless an 
     earlier effective date is otherwise required for a specific 
     Defense Agency), the Secretary of Defense shall competitively 
     procure those commercial and industrial type functions 
     performed before that date by a Defense Agency. The Secretary 
     shall conduct competitions among private-sector sources and 
     the Defense Agency involved and other interested Federal 
     agencies.
       ``(2) Before conducting a competition under subsection (a) 
     for the procurement of a commercial or industrial type 
     function that is being performed by a component of a Defense 
     Agency, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the component 
     with an opportunity to establish its most efficient 
     organization.
       ``(3) In this subsection, the term `Defense Agency' means a 
     program activity specified in the table entitled `Program and 
     Financing' for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide 
     activities, in the budget of the President transmitted to 
     Congress for fiscal year 1998 pursuant to section 1105 of 
     title 31 (and any successor of such activity).''.
       (b) Implementation Report.--Not later than March 1, 1998, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing a plan to implement the competitive procurement 
     requirements of section 2461(g) of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a).
                Subtitle B--Reform of Conversion Process

     SEC. 1411. DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD FORMS REGARDING 
                   PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT AND REQUEST FOR 
                   PROPOSAL FOR CONVERSION OF CERTAIN OPERATIONAL 
                   FUNCTIONS OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Standard Forms Required.--Chapter 146 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     2474, as added by section 1403, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2475. Military installations: use of standard forms in 
       conversion process

       ``(a) Standardization of Requirements.--(1) The Secretary 
     of Defense shall develop standard forms (to be known as a 
     `standard performance work statement' and a `standard request 
     for proposal') to be used in the consideration for conversion 
     to contractor performance of those commercial services and 
     functions at military installations that have been converted 
     to contractor performance at a rate of 50 percent or more, as 
     determined under subsection (c).
       ``(2) A separate standard form shall be developed for each 
     service and function covered by paragraph (1) and the forms 
     shall be used throughout the Department of Defense in lieu of 
     the performance work statement and request for proposal 
     otherwise required under the procedures and requirements of 
     Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 (or any 
     successor administrative regulation or policy).
       ``(3) The Secretary shall develop and implement the 
     standard forms not later than October 1, 1998.
       ``(b) Inapplicability of Elements of OMB Circular A-76.--On 
     and after October 1, 1998, the procedures and requirements of 
     Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 regarding 
     performance work statements and requests for proposals shall 
     not apply with respect to the conversion to contractor 
     performance at a military installation of a service or 
     function for which a standard form is required under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(c) Determination of Contractor Performance Percentage.--
     In determining the percentage at which a particular 
     commercial service or function at military installations has 
     been converted to contractor performance, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall take into consideration all military 
     installations and use the final estimate of the percentage of 
     contractor performance of services and functions contained in 
     the most recent commercial and industrial activity inventory 
     database established under Office of Management and Budget 
     Circular A-76.
       ``(d) Exclusion of Multi-Function Conversion.--If a 
     commercial service or function for which a standard form is 
     developed under subsection (a) is combined with another 
     service or function (for which such a form is not required) 
     for purposes of considering the services and functions at the 
     military installation for conversion to contractor 
     performance, a standard form developed under subsection (a) 
     may not be used in the conversion process in lieu of the 
     procedures and requirements of Office of Management and 
     Budget Circular A-76 regarding performance work statements 
     and requests for proposals.
       ``(e) Effect on Other Laws.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to supersede any other requirements or 
     limitations, specifically contained in this chapter, on the 
     conversion to contractor performance of activities performed 
     by civilian employees of the Department of Defense.
       ``(f) Military Installation Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `military installation' means a base, camp, post, 
     station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or 
     other activity under the jurisdiction of the Department of 
     Defense, including any leased facility.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 2474, as added by section 1403, the 
     following new item:

``2475. Military installations: use of standard forms in conversion 
              process.''.

     SEC. 1412. STUDY AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CONVERSION 
                   OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL TYPE FUNCTIONS TO 
                   CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE.

       (a) Notification.--Section 2461 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out subsections (a) and (b) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsections:
       ``(a) Notification of Conversion Study.--(1) In the case of 
     a commercial or industrial type function of the Department of 
     Defense that on October 1, 1980, was being performed by 
     Department of Defense civilian employees, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall notify Congress of any decision to study the 
     function for possible conversion to performance by a private 
     contractor. The notification shall include information 
     regarding the anticipated length and cost of the study.
       ``(2) A study of a commercial or industrial type function 
     for possible conversion to contractor performance shall 
     include the following:
       ``(A) A comparison of the performance of the function by 
     Department of Defense civilian employees and by private 
     contractor to determine whether contractor performance will 
     result in savings to the Government over the life of the 
     contract.
       ``(B) An examination of the potential economic effect on 
     employees who would be affected by the conversion, and the 
     potential

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     economic effect on the local community and the United States 
     if more than 75 employees perform the function.
       ``(C) An examination of the effect of contracting for 
     performance of the function on the military mission of the 
     function.
       ``(b) Notification of Conversion Decision.--If, as a result 
     of the completion of a study under subsection (a) regarding 
     the possible conversion of a function to performance by a 
     private contractor, a decision is made to convert the 
     function to contractor performance, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall notify Congress of the conversion decision. The 
     notification shall--
       ``(1) indicate that the study conducted regarding 
     conversion of the function to performance by a private 
     contractor has been completed;
       ``(2) certify that the comparison required by subsection 
     (a)(2)(A) as part of the study demonstrates that the 
     performance of the function by a private contractor will 
     result in savings to the Government over the life of the 
     contract;
       ``(3) certify that the entire comparison is available for 
     examination; and
       ``(4) contain a timetable for completing conversion of the 
     function to contractor performance.''.
       (b) Waiver for Small Functions.--Subsection (d) of such 
     section is amended by striking out ``45 or fewer'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``20 or fewer''.

     SEC. 1413. COLLECTION AND RETENTION OF COST INFORMATION DATA 
                   ON CONTRACTED OUT SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Collection and Retention Required.--Section 2463 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after the section heading the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(a) Requirements In Connection With Conversion to 
     Contractor Performance.--With respect to each contract 
     converting the performance of a service or function of the 
     Department of Defense to contractor performance (and any 
     extension of such a contract), the Secretary of Defense shall 
     collect, during the term of the contract or extension, but 
     not to exceed five years, cost information data regarding 
     performance of the service or function by private contractor 
     employees. The Secretary shall provide for the permanent 
     retention of information collected under this subsection.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking out the subsection heading and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Requirements In Connection With Return to 
     Employee Performance.--''; and
       (B) by striking out ``to which this section applies'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``described in subsection (c),''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (c), as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(1)----
       (A) by striking out the subsection heading and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Covered Fiscal Years.--''; and
       (B) by striking out ``This section'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Subsection (b)''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2463. Collection and retention of cost information 
       data on contracted out services and functions

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 146 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``2463. Collection and retention of cost information data on contracted 
              out services and functions.''.
                       Subtitle C--Other Reforms

     SEC. 1421. REDUCTION IN OVERHEAD COSTS OF INVENTORY CONTROL 
                   POINTS.

       (a) Reduction in Costs Required.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall take such actions as may be necessary to reduce the 
     annual overhead costs of the supply management activities of 
     the Defense Logistics Agency and the military departments 
     (known as Inventory Control Points) so that the annual 
     overhead costs are not more than eight percent of annual net 
     sales at standard price by the Inventory Control Points.
       (b) Time To Achieve Reduction.--The Secretary shall achieve 
     the cost reductions required by subsection (a) not later than 
     September 30, 2000.
       (c) Implementation Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a plan to 
     achieve the reduction in overhead costs required by 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``overhead costs'' means the total expenses of 
     the Inventory Control Points, excluding--
       (A) annual materiel costs; and
       (B) military and civilian personnel related costs, defined 
     as personnel compensation and benefits under the March 1996 
     Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations, 
     Volume 2A, Chapter 1, Budget Account Title File (Object 
     Classification Name/Code), object classifications 200, 211, 
     220, 221, 222, and 301.
       (2) The term ``net sales at standard price'' has the 
     meaning given that term in the March 1996 Department of 
     Defense Financial Management Regulations, Volume 2B, Chapter 
     9, and displayed in ``Exhibit Fund--14 Revenue and Expenses'' 
     for the supply management business areas.

     SEC. 1422. CONSOLIDATION OF PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
                   AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Consolidation of Assistance.--Chapter 142 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Sections 2412, 2414, 2417, and 2418 are each amended by 
     inserting ``and electronic commerce'' after ``procurement'' 
     each place it appears.
       (2) Section 2413 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking out ``procurement 
     technical assistance'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``both 
     procurement technical assistance and electronic commerce 
     technical assistance''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by inserting ``and electronic 
     commerce'' after ``procurement''.
       (b) Requirement To Use Competitive Procedures.--Section 
     2413 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) The Secretary shall use competitive procedures in 
     entering into cooperative agreements under subsection (a).''.
       (c) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Section 2417 of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``The Director'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following: ``(b) Administrative Costs.--The 
     Director''; and
       (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as designated by 
     paragraph (1)) the following:
       ``(a) Limitation on Use of Funds.--In any fiscal year the 
     Secretary of Defense may use for the program authorized by 
     this chapter only funds specifically appropriated for the 
     program for that fiscal year.''.
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading for chapter 142 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:

``CHAPTER 142--PROCUREMENT AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
                               PROGRAM''.

       (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 
     142 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``142. Procurement and Electronic Commerce Technical Assista2411''.gram

       (3) The heading for section 2417 of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2417. Funding provisions''.

       (4) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 142 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 2417 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``2417. Funding provisions.''.

     SEC. 1423. PERMANENT AUTHORITY REGARDING CONVEYANCE OF 
                   UTILITY SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 159 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2687 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2688. Utility systems: permanent conveyance authority

       ``(a) Conveyance Authority.--The Secretary of a military 
     department may convey a utility system, or part of a utility 
     system, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary to a 
     municipal, private, regional, district, or cooperative 
     utility company or other entity. The conveyance may consist 
     of all right, title, and interest of the United States in the 
     utility system or such lesser estate as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to serve the interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(b) Utility System Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `utility system' includes the following:
       ``(1) Electrical generation and supply systems.
       ``(2) Water supply and treatment systems.
       ``(3) Wastewater collection and treatment systems.
       ``(4) Steam or hot or chilled water generation and supply 
     systems.
       ``(5) Natural gas supply systems.
       ``(6) Sanitary landfills or lands to be used for sanitary 
     landfills.
       ``(7) Similar utility systems.
       ``(c) Consideration.--(1) The Secretary of a military 
     department may accept consideration received for a conveyance 
     under subsection (a) in the form of a cash payment or a 
     reduction in utility rate charges for a period of time 
     sufficient to amortize the monetary value of the utility 
     system, including any real property interests, conveyed.
       ``(2) Cash payments received shall be credited to an 
     appropriation account designated as appropriate by the 
     Secretary of Defense. Amounts so credited shall be available 
     for the same time period as the appropriation credited and 
     shall be used only for the purposes authorized for that 
     appropriation.
       ``(d) Congressional Notification.--A conveyance may not be 
     made under subsection (a) until--
       ``(1) the Secretary of the military department concerned 
     submits to the appropriate committees of Congress (as defined 
     in section 2801(c)(4) of this title) a report containing an 
     economic analysis (based upon accepted life-cycle costing 
     procedures approved by the Secretary of Defense) which 
     demonstrates that the full cost to the United States of the 
     proposed conveyance is cost-effective when compared with 
     alternative means of furnishing the same utility systems; and
       ``(2) a period of 21 days has elapsed after the date on 
     which the report is received by the committees.
       ``(e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of 
     the military department

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     concerned may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     a conveyance entered into under subsection (a) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 2687 the following new item:

``2688. Utility systems: permanent conveyance authority.''.
           TITLE XV--MISCELLANEOUS ADDITIONAL DEFENSE REFORMS

     SEC. 1501. LONG-TERM CHARTER CONTRACTS FOR ACQUISITION OF 
                   AUXILIARY VESSELS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Program Authorization.--Chapter 631 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 7233. Auxiliary vessels: authority for long-term 
       charter contracts

       ``(a) Authorized Contracts.--After September 30, 1998, the 
     Secretary of the Navy, subject to subsection (b), may enter 
     into a contract for the long-term lease or charter of a newly 
     built surface vessel, under which the contractor agrees to 
     provide a crew for the vessel for the term of the long-term 
     lease or charter, for any of the following:
       ``(1) The combat logistics force of the Navy.
       ``(2) The strategic sealift program of the Navy.
       ``(3) Other auxiliary support vessels for the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(b) Contracts Required To Be Authorized by Law.--A 
     contract may be entered into under this section with respect 
     to specific vessels only if the Secretary is specifically 
     authorized by law to enter into such a contract with respect 
     to those vessels.
       ``(c) Funds for Contract Payments.--The Secretary may make 
     payments for contracts entered into under this section using 
     funds available for obligation during the fiscal year for 
     which the payments are required to be made. Any such contract 
     shall provide that the United States will not be required to 
     make a payment under the contract (other than a termination 
     payment, if required) before October 1, 2000.
       ``(d) Budgeting Provisions.--Any contract entered into 
     under this section shall be treated as a multiyear service 
     contract and as an operating lease for purposes of any 
     provision of law relating to the Federal budget and Federal 
     budget accounting procedures, including part C of title II of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
     (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.), and any regulation or directive 
     (including any directive of the Office of Management and 
     Budget) prescribed with respect to the Federal budget and 
     Federal budget accounting procedures.
       ``(e) Term of Contract.--In this section, the term `long-
     term lease or charter' means a lease, charter, service 
     contract, or conditional sale agreement with respect to a 
     vessel the term of which (including any option period) is for 
     a period of 20 years or more.
       ``(f) Option To Buy.--A contract entered into under the 
     authority of this section may contain options for the United 
     States to purchase one or more of the vessels covered by the 
     contract at any time during, or at the end of, the contract 
     period (including any option period) upon payment of an 
     amount not in excess of the unamortized portion of the cost 
     of the vessels plus amounts incurred in connection with the 
     termination of the financing arrangements associated with the 
     vessels.
       ``(g) Domestic Construction.--The Secretary shall require 
     in any contract entered into under this section that each 
     vessel to which the contract applies--
       ``(1) shall have been constructed in a shipyard within the 
     United States; and
       ``(2) upon delivery, shall be documented under the laws of 
     the United States.
       ``(h) Vessel Crewing.--The Secretary shall require in any 
     contract entered into under this section that the crew of any 
     vessel to which the contract applies be comprised of private 
     sector commercial mariners.
       ``(i) Contingent Waiver of Other Provisions of Law.--A 
     contract authorized by this section may be entered into 
     without regard to section 2401 or 2401a of this title if the 
     Secretary of Defense makes the following findings with 
     respect to that contract:
       ``(1) The need for the vessels or services to be provided 
     under the contract is expected to remain substantially 
     unchanged during the contemplated contract or option period.
       ``(2) There is a reasonable expectation that throughout the 
     contemplated contract or option period the Secretary of the 
     Navy (or, if the contract is for services to be provided to, 
     and funded by, another military department, the Secretary of 
     that military department) will request funding for the 
     contract at the level required to avoid contract 
     cancellation.
       ``(3) The use of such contract or the exercise of such 
     option is in the interest of the national defense.
       ``(j) Source of Funds for Termination Liability.--If a 
     contract entered into under this section is terminated, the 
     costs of such termination may be paid from--
       ``(1) amounts originally made available for performance of 
     the contract;
       ``(2) amounts currently available for operation and 
     maintenance of the type of vessels or services concerned and 
     not otherwise obligated; or
       ``(3) funds appropriated for those costs.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``7233. Auxiliary vessels: authority for long-term charter 
              contracts.''.

     SEC. 1502. FIBER-OPTICS BASED TELECOMMUNICATIONS LINKAGE OF 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Installation Required.--In at least one metropolitan 
     area of the United States containing multiple military 
     installations of one or more military department or Defense 
     Agency, the Secretary of Defense shall provide for the 
     installation of fiber-optics based telecommunications 
     technology to link as many of the installations in the area 
     as practicable in a privately dedicated telecommunications 
     network. The Secretary shall use a competitive process to 
     provide for the installation of the telecommunications 
     network through one or more new contracts.
       (b) Features of Network.--The telecommunications network 
     shall provide direct access to local and long distance 
     telephone carriers, allow for transmission of both classified 
     and unclassified information, and take advantage of the 
     various capabilities of fiber-optics based telecommunications 
     technology.
       (c) Time for Installation.--The telecommunications network 
     or networks to be installed under this section shall be 
     installed and operational not later than September 30, 1999.
       (d) Report on Implementation.--Not later than March 1, 
     1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the 
     implementation of subsections (a) and (b), including the 
     metropolitan area or areas selected for the 
     telecommunications network, the estimated cost of the 
     network, and potential areas for the future use of such 
     fiber-optics based telecommunications technology.

     SEC. 1503. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACTOR GUARANTEES ON 
                   MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 2403 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) The table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of such title is 
     amended by striking out the item relating to section 2403.
       (2) Section 803 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2604; 10 
     U.S.C. 2430 note) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``2403,'';
       (B) by striking out subsection (c); and
       (C) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).

     SEC. 1504. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO MICRO-PURCHASES OF 
                   COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2304 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(l) Micro-Purchases.--(1) A contracting officer may not 
     award a contract or issue a purchase order to buy commercial 
     items for an amount equal to or less than the micro-purchase 
     threshold unless a member of the Senior Executive Service or 
     a general or flag officer makes a written determination 
     that--
       ``(A) the source or sources available for the commercial 
     item do not accept a preferred micro-purchase method, and the 
     contracting officer is seeking a source that does accept such 
     a method; or
       ``(B) the nature of the commercial item necessitates a 
     contract or purchase order so that terms and conditions can 
     be specified.
       ``(2) In this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `micro-purchase threshold' has the meaning 
     provided in section 32 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428).
       ``(B) The term `preferred micro-purchase method' means the 
     use of the Government-wide commercial purchase card or any 
     other method for carrying out micro-purchases that Secretary 
     of Defense prescribes in the regulations implementing this 
     subsection.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations 
     to implement this subsection. The regulations shall include 
     such additional preferred methods of carrying out micro-
     purchases, and such exceptions to the requirement of 
     paragraph (1), as the Secretary considers appropriate.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (l) of section 2304 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall apply with respect to micro-purchases made on or after 
     October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 1505. AVAILABILITY OF SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES TO 
                   COMMERCIAL ITEM PROCUREMENTS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Section 2304(g) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (1)(B) by 
     striking out ``only''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Section 303(g) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 253(g)) is amended in paragraph (1)(B) by striking out 
     ``only''.

     SEC. 1506. TERMINATION OF THE ARMED SERVICES PATENT ADVISORY 
                   BOARD.

       (a) Termination of Board.--The organization within the 
     Department of Defense known as the Armed Services Patent 
     Advisory Board is terminated. No funds available for the 
     Department of Defense may be used for the operation of that 
     Board after the date specified in subsection (c).
       (b) Transfer of Functions.--All functions performed on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act by the Armed 
     Services Patent Advisory Board (including performance of the 
     responsibilities of the Department of Defense for security 
     review of patent applications under chapter 17 of title 35, 
     United States Code) shall be transferred to the Defense 
     Technology Security Administration.

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       (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect at 
     the end of the 120-day period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1507. COORDINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CRIMINAL 
                   INVESTIGATIONS AND AUDITS.

       (a) Board on Criminal Investigations.--Chapter 7 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 182. Board on Criminal Investigations

       ``(a) Establishment.--(1) There is in the Department of 
     Defense a Board on Criminal Investigations. The Board 
     consists of the following officials:
       ``(A) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, 
     Control, Communications, and Intelligence.
       ``(B) The head of the Army Criminal Investigation Command.
       ``(C) The head of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
       ``(D) The head of the Air Force Office of Special 
     Investigations.
       ``(2) To ensure cooperation between the military department 
     criminal investigative organizations and the Defense Criminal 
     Investigative Service, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense shall serve as a nonvoting member of 
     the Board.
       ``(b) Functions of Board.--The Board shall provide for 
     coordination and cooperation between the military department 
     criminal investigative organizations so as to avoid 
     duplication of effort and maximize resources available to the 
     military department criminal investigative organizations.
       ``(c) Regional Working Groups.--The Board shall establish 
     working groups at the regional level to address and resolve 
     issues of jurisdictional responsibility that may arise 
     regarding criminal investigations involving a military 
     department criminal investigative organization. A working 
     group shall consist of managers or supervisors of the 
     military department criminal investigative organizations who 
     have the authority to make binding decisions regarding which 
     organization will conduct a particular criminal investigation 
     or whether a criminal investigation should be conducted 
     jointly.
       ``(d) Authority of Assistant Secretary.--In the event that 
     a regional working group or the Board is unable to resolve an 
     issue of investigative responsibility, the Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, 
     and Intelligence shall have the responsibility to make a 
     final determination regarding the issue.
       ``(e) Military Department Criminal Investigative 
     Organization Defined.--In this section, the term `military 
     department criminal investigative organization' means any of 
     the following:
       ``(1) The Army Criminal Investigation Command.
       ``(2) The Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
       ``(3) The Air Force Office of Special Investigations.''.
       (b) Board on Audits.--Such chapter is further amended by 
     inserting after section 182, as added by subsection (a), the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 183. Board on Audits

       ``(a) Establishment.--(1) There is in the Department of 
     Defense a Board on Audits. The Board consists of the 
     following officials:
       ``(A) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
       ``(B) The Auditor General of the Army.
       ``(C) The Auditor General of the Navy.
       ``(D) The Auditor General of the Air Force.
       ``(E) The director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency.
       ``(2) To ensure cooperation between the defense auditing 
     organizations and the Office of the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense shall serve as a nonvoting member of 
     the Board.
       ``(b) Functions of Board.--The Board shall provide for 
     coordination and cooperation between the defense auditing 
     organizations so as to avoid duplication of effort and 
     maximize resources available to the defense auditing 
     organizations.
       ``(c) Regional Working Groups.--The Board shall establish 
     working groups at the regional level to address and resolve 
     issues of jurisdictional responsibility that may arise 
     regarding audits involving a defense auditing organization. A 
     working group shall consist of managers or supervisors of the 
     defense auditing organizations who have the authority to make 
     binding decisions regarding which defense auditing 
     organization will conduct a particular audit or whether an 
     audit should be conducted jointly.
       ``(d) Authority of Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller).--In the event that a regional working group or 
     the Board is unable to resolve an issue of jurisdictional 
     responsibility, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
     shall have the responsibility to make a final determination 
     regarding the issue.
       ``(e) Defense Auditing Organization Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `defense auditing organization' means any 
     of the following:
       ``(1) The Army Audit Agency.
       ``(2) The Naval Audit Service.
       ``(3) The Air Force Audit Agency.
       ``(4) The Defense Contract Audit Agency.''.
       (c) Working Guidance.--Not later than December 31, 1997, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe such policies as may 
     be necessary for the operation of the Board on Criminal 
     Investigations and the Board on Audits established pursuant 
     to the amendments made by this section.
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new items:

``182. Board on Criminal Investigations.
``183. Board on Audits.''.

     SEC. 1508. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND 
                   ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

       (a) Termination of Existing Advisory Committees.--(1) 
     Effective December 31, 1998, any advisory committee 
     established in, or administered or funded (in whole or in 
     part) by, the Department of Defense that (A) is in existence 
     on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
     (B) was not established by law, or expressly continued by 
     law, after January 1, 1995, is terminated.
       (2) For purposes of this section, the term ``advisory 
     committee'' means an entity that is subject to the provisions 
     of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (b) Report on Committees For Which Continuation Is 
     Requested.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report setting forth those 
     advisory committees subject to subsection (a) that the 
     Secretary proposes to continue. The Secretary shall include 
     in the report, for each such committee, the justification for 
     continuing the committee and a statement of the costs of such 
     continuation over the next four fiscal years. The Secretary 
     shall include in the report a proposal for any legislation 
     that may be required for the continuations proposed in the 
     report.
       (c) Policy for Future DOD Advisory Committees.--(1) Chapter 
     7 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after section 183, as added by section 1507(b), the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 184. Boards, commissions, and other advisory 
       committees: limitations

       ``(a) Limitation on Establishment.--No advisory committee 
     may be established in, or administered or funded (in whole or 
     in part) by, the Department of Defense except as specifically 
     provided by law after the date of the enactment of this 
     section.
       ``(b) Termination of Advisory Committees.--Each advisory 
     committee of the Department of Defense (whether established 
     by law, by the President, or by the Secretary of Defense) 
     shall terminate not later than the expiration of the four-
     year period beginning on the date of its establishment or on 
     the date of the most recent continuation of the advisory 
     committee by law.
       ``(c) Exception for Temporary Advisory Committees.--
     Subsection (a) does not apply to an advisory committee 
     established for a period of one year or less for the purpose 
     (as set forth in the charter of the advisory committee) of 
     examining a matter that is critical to the national security 
     of the United States.
       ``(d) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1 of each year 
     (beginning in 1999), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report on advisory committees of the Department of 
     Defense. In each such report, the Secretary shall identify 
     each advisory committee that the Secretary proposes to 
     support during the next fiscal year and shall set forth the 
     justification for each such committee and the projected costs 
     for that committee for the next fiscal year. In the case of 
     any advisory committee that is to terminate in the year 
     following the year in which the report is submitted pursuant 
     to subsection (b) and that the Secretary proposes be 
     continued by law, the Secretary shall include in the report a 
     request for continuation of the committee and a justification 
     and cost estimate for such continuation.
       ``(e) Advisory Committee Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `advisory committee' means an entity that is subject to 
     the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
     U.S.C. App.).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     183, as added by section 1507(d), the following new item:

``184. Boards, commissions, and other advisory committees: 
              limitations.''.

     SEC. 1509. ADVANCES FOR PAYMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 2396 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) public service utilities.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2396. Advances for payments for compliance with 
       foreign laws, rent in foreign countries, tuition, public 
       utility services, and pay and supplies of armed forces of 
       friendly foreign countries''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``2396. Advances for payments for compliance with foreign laws, rent in 
              foreign countries, tuition, public utility services, and 
              pay and supplies of armed forces friendly foreign 
              countries.''.

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     TITLE XVI--COMMISSION ON DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND STREAMLINING

     SEC. 1601. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
     commission to be known as the ``Commission on Defense 
     Organization and Streamlining'' (hereinafter in this title 
     referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of nine 
     members, appointed as follows:
       (1) Two members shall be appointed by the chairman of the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Two members shall be appointed by the ranking minority 
     party member of the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (3) Two members shall be appointed by the chairman of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (4) Two members shall be appointed by the ranking minority 
     party member of the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate.
       (5) One member, who shall serve as chairman of the 
     Commission, shall be appointed by at least three of the 
     Members of Congress referred to paragraphs (1) through (4) 
     acting jointly.
       (c) Qualifications.--Members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed from among private United States citizens with 
     knowledge and expertise in organization and management 
     matters.
       (d) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be 
     appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the 
     Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
     appointment.
       (e) Initial Organization Requirements.--(1) All 
     appointments to the Commission shall be made not later than 
     30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The Commission shall convene its first meeting not 
     later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the 
     Commission have been appointed.
       (f) Security Clearances.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     expedite the processing of appropriate security clearances 
     for members of the Commission.

     SEC. 1602. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--(1) The Commission shall examine the 
     missions, functions, and responsibilities of the Office of 
     the Secretary of Defense, the management headquarters and 
     headquarters support activities of the military departments 
     and Defense Agencies, and the various acquisition 
     organizations of the Department of Defense (and the 
     relationships among such Office, activities, and 
     organizations).
       (2) On the basis of such examination, the Commission shall 
     propose alternative organizational structures and alternative 
     allocations of authorities as it considers appropriate.
       (b) Duplication and Redundancy.-- In carrying out its 
     duties, the Commission shall identify areas of duplication 
     and recommend options to streamline, reduce, and eliminate 
     redundancies.
       (c) Special Requirements Regarding Office of Secretary.--
     The examination of the missions, functions, and 
     responsibilities of the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
     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 responsibilities in a 
     manner that ensures civilian authority in the Department of 
     Defense.
       (3) An assessment of the extent of unnecessary duplication 
     of functions between the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
     and the Joint Staff.
       (4) An assessment of the extent of unnecessary duplication 
     of functions between the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
     and the military departments.
       (5) An assessment of the appropriate number of Under 
     Secretaries of Defense, Assistant Secretaries of Defense, 
     Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense, and Deputy Assistant 
     Secretaries of Defense.
       (6) An assessment of any benefits or efficiencies derived 
     from decentralizing certain functions currently performed by 
     the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
       (d) Special Requirements Regarding Headquarters.--The 
     examination of the missions, functions, and responsibilities 
     of the management headquarters and headquarters support 
     activities of the military departments and Defense Agencies 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment on the adequacy of the present 
     headquarters organization structure to efficiently and 
     effectively support the mission of the military departments 
     and the Defense Agencies.
       (2) An assessment of options to reduce the number of 
     personnel assigned to such headquarters staffs and 
     headquarters support activities.
       (3) An assessment of the extent of unnecessary duplication 
     of functions between the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
     and headquarters staffs of the military departments and the 
     Defense Agencies.
       (4) An assessment of the possible benefits that could be 
     derived from further functional consolidation between the 
     civilian secretariat of the military departments and the 
     staffs of the military service chiefs.
       (5) An assessment of the possible benefits that could be 
     derived from reducing the number of civilian officers in the 
     military departments who are appointed by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate.
       (e) Special Requirements Regarding Acquisition 
     Organizations.--The examination of the missions, functions, 
     and responsibilities of the various acquisition organizations 
     of the Department of Defense shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of benefits of consolidation or selected 
     elimination of Department of Defense acquisition 
     organizations.
       (2) An assessment of the opportunities to streamline the 
     defense acquisition infrastructure that were realized as a 
     result of the enactment of the Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355) and the 
     Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D and E of Public Law 
     104-106) or as result of other acquisition reform initiatives 
     implemented administratively during the period from 1993 
     through 1997.
       (3) An assessment of such other defense acquisition 
     infrastructure streamlining or restructuring options as the 
     Commission considers appropriate.
       (f) Cooperation From Government Officials.--In carrying out 
     its duties, the Commission should receive the full and timely 
     cooperation of the Secretary of Defense and any other United 
     States Government official responsible for providing the 
     Commission with analyses, briefings, and other information 
     necessary for the fulfillment of its responsibilities.

     SEC. 1603. REPORTS.

       The Commission shall submit to Congress an interim report 
     containing its preliminary findings and conclusions not later 
     than March 15, 1998, and a final report containing its 
     findings and conclusions not later than July 15, 1998.

     SEC. 1604. POWERS.

       (a) Hearings.--The Commission or, at its direction, any 
     panel or member of the Commission, may, for the purpose of 
     carrying out the provisions of this title, hold hearings, sit 
     and act at times and places, take testimony, receive 
     evidence, and administer oaths to the extent that the 
     Commission or any panel or member considers advisable.
       (b) Information.--The Commission may secure directly from 
     the Department of Defense and any other Federal department or 
     agency information that the Commission considers necessary to 
     enable the Commission to carry out its responsibilities under 
     this title.

     SEC. 1605. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairman.
       (b) Quorum.--(1) Five members of the Commission shall 
     constitute a quorum other than for the purpose of holding 
     hearings.
       (2) The Commission shall act by resolution agreed to by a 
     majority of the members of the Commission.
       (c) Commission.--The Commission may establish panels 
     composed of less than full membership of the Commission for 
     the purpose of carrying out the Commission's duties. The 
     actions of each such panel shall be subject to the review and 
     control of the Commission. Any findings and determinations 
     made by such a panel shall not be considered the findings and 
     determinations of the Commission unless approved by the 
     Commission.
       (d) Authority of Individuals To Act for Commission.--Any 
     member or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the 
     Commission, take any action which the Commission is 
     authorized to take under this title.

     SEC. 1606. PERSONNEL MATTERS.

       (a) Pay of Members.--Members of the Commission shall serve 
     without pay by reason of their work on the Commission.
       (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall 
     be allowed 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, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the Commission.
       (c) Staff.--(1) The chairman of the Commission may, without 
     regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
     governing appointments in the competitive service, appoint a 
     staff director and such additional personnel as may be 
     necessary to enable the Commission to perform its duties. The 
     appointment of a staff director shall be subject to the 
     approval of the Commission.
       (2) The chairman of the Commission may fix the pay of the 
     staff director and other personnel without regard to the 
     provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of 
     title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of 
     positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the 
     rate of pay fixed under this paragraph for the staff director 
     may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5316 of such title and the rate of pay 
     for other personnel may not exceed the maximum rate payable 
     for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule.
       (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon request of the 
     chairman of the Commission, the head of any Federal 
     department or agency may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, 
     any personnel of that department or agency to the Commission 
     to assist it in carrying out its duties.
       (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--
     The chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and 
     intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code, at rates for indi

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     viduals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the 
     annual rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5316 of such title.

     SEC. 1607. MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       (a) Postal and Printing Services.--The Commission may use 
     the United States mails and obtain printing and binding 
     services in the same manner and under the same conditions as 
     other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
       (b) Miscellaneous Administrative and Support Services.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall furnish the Commission, on a 
     reimbursable basis, any administrative and support services 
     requested by the Commission.

     SEC. 1608. FUNDING.

       Funds for activities of the Commission shall be provided 
     from amounts appropriated for the Department of Defense for 
     operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities for 
     fiscal year 1998. Upon receipt of a written certification 
     from the Chairman of the Commission specifying the funds 
     required for the activities of the Commission, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall promptly disburse to the Commission, from 
     such amounts, the funds required by the Commission as stated 
     in such certification.

     SEC. 1609. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the date of 
     the submission of its final report under section 1603.

It was decided in the

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     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--14

     Bartlett
     Borski
     Davis (IL)
     Evans
     Goodling
     Hall (TX)
     Jackson (IL)
     Kennedy (MA)
     McGovern
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Neal
     Reyes
     Talent

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Ackerman
     DeGette
     Dreier
     Gephardt
     Kaptur
     Lipinski
     Miller (CA)
     Oberstar
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Schiff
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 68.17  recorded vote

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

       Page 371, after line 20, insert the following:

                      Subtitle A--General Matters

       At the end of title XII (page 379, after line 19), insert 
     the following new section:

   Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Prevention of Technology Diversion

     SEC. 1231. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds as follows:
       (1) There have been numerous reports of United States-
     origin supercomputers being obtained by countries of 
     proliferation concern for use in weapon development programs.
       (2) China is considered by the United States Government to 
     be a country of proliferation concern.
       (3) According to United States officials, China has 
     acquired at least 47 United States-origin supercomputers.
       (4) Recent reports indicate that China has purchased 
     hundreds of supercomputers for use in its weapons programs 
     and that the United States is unsure of the location of those 
     supercomputers or the purposes for which they are being used.
       (5) China has refused to allow the United States to conduct 
     post-shipment verifications of dual-use items exported from 
     the United States to ensure that those items are not diverted 
     to military use.
       (6) China has in the past diverted dual-use items intended 
     for civilian use to military purposes.

     SEC. 1232. EXPORT APPROVALS FOR SUPERCOMPUTERS.

       (a) Prior Approval of Exports and Reexports.--The President 
     shall require that no digital computer with a composite 
     theoretical performance of more than 2,000 millions of 
     theoretical operations per second (MTOPS) may be exported or 
     reexported to a country specified in subsection (b) without 
     the prior written approval of the Secretary of Commerce, the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary 
     of State, and the Director of the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency.
       (b) Covered Countries.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
     countries specified in this subsection are the countries 
     listed as ``computer tier 3'' eligible countries in section 
     740.7(d) of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as 
     in effect on June 10, 1997.
       (c) Time Limit.--The Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary 
     of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of State, 
     and the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 
     shall provide a written response to an application for export 
     approval under subsection (a) within 10 days after the 
     application is received. If any such Secretary or the 
     Director declines to approve the export of a computer, the 
     computer may be exported or reexported only pursuant to a 
     license issued by the Secretary of Commerce under the Export 
     Administration Regulations of the Department of Commerce, and 
     without regard to the licensing exceptions otherwise 
     authorized under section 740.7 of title 15 of the Code of 
     Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 10, 1997.

     SEC. 1233. REPORT ON EXPORTS OF SUPERCOMPUTERS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall provide to the 
     congressional committees specified in subsection (d) a report 
     identifying all exports of digital computers with a composite 
     theoretical performance of over 2,000 millions of theoretical 
     operations per second (MTOPS) to all countries

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     since January 25, 1996. For each export, the report shall 
     identify--
       (1) whether an export license was applied for and whether 
     one was granted;
       (2) the date of the transfer of the computer;
       (3) the United States manufacturer and exporter of the 
     computer;
       (4) the MTOPS level of the computer; and
       (5) the recipient country and end user.
       (b) Additional Information on Exports to Certain 
     Countries.--In the case of exports to countries specified in 
     subsection (c), the report under subsection (a) shall 
     identify the intended end use for the exported computer and 
     the assessment by the executive branch of whether the end 
     user is a military end user or an end user involved in 
     activities relating to nuclear, chemical, or biological 
     weapons or missile technology. Information provided under 
     this subsection may be submitted in classified form if 
     necessary.
       (c) Covered Countries.--For purposes of subsection (b), the 
     countries specified in this subsection are--
       (1) the countries listed as ``computer tier 3'' eligible 
     countries in section 740.7(d) of title 15 of the Code of 
     Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 10, 1997; and
       (2) the countries listed in section 740.7(e) of title 15 of 
     the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 10, 
     1997
       (d) Congressional Committees.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a), the congressional committees specified in this 
     subsection are the following:
       (1) The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (2) The Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 1234. POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION OF EXPORT OF 
                   SUPERCOMPUTERS.

       (a) Required Post-Shipment Verification.--The Secretary of 
     Commerce shall conduct post-shipment verification of each 
     supercomputer that is exported from the United States, on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, to a country 
     specified in subsection (c).
       (b) Covered Supercomputers.--Subsection (a) applies with 
     respect to a digital computer with a composite theoretical 
     performance in excess of 2,000 millions of theoretical 
     operations per seconds (MTOPS).
       (c) Covered Countries.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
     countries specified in this subsection are the countries 
     listed as ``computer tier 3'' eligible countries in section 
     740.7 of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in 
     effect on June 10, 1997.
       (d) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Commerce shall submit 
     to the congressional committees specified in subsection (f) 
     an annual report on the results of post shipment 
     verifications conducted under this section during the 
     preceding year. Each such report shall include a list of all 
     such items exported from the United States to such countries 
     during the previous year and, with respect to each such 
     export, the following:
       (1) The destination country.
       (2) The date of export.
       (3) The intended end use and intended end user.
       (4) The results of the post-shipment verification.
       (c) Explanation When Verification Not Conducted.--If a 
     post-shipment verification has not been conducted in 
     accordance with subsection (a) with respect to any such 
     export during the period covered by a report, the Secretary 
     shall include in the report for that period a detailed 
     explanation of the reasons why such a post-shipment 
     verification was not conducted.
       (f) Congressional Committees.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a), the congressional committees specified in this 
     subsection are the following:
       (1) The Committee on National Security and the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives.
       (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.

It was decided in the

Yeas

332

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

88

para. 68.18                   [Roll No. 216]

                                AYES--332

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--88

     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Blumenauer
     Boucher
     Brady
     Capps
     Chabot
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Ehlers
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kind (WI)
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Paul
     Petri
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Shays
     Sherman
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Stabenow
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Tierney
     Vento
     Watt (NC)
     White
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Ackerman
     DeGette
     Gephardt
     Lipinski
     Miller (CA)
     Oberstar
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Schiff
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Weygand
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 68.19  recorded vote

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

       At the end of subtitle A of title VII (page 267, after line 
     19), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 703. RESTORATION OF POLICY AFFORDING ACCESS TO CERTAIN 
                   HEALTH CARE PROCEDURES FOR FEMALE MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPENDENTS AT DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE FACILITIES.

       Section 1093 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``(a) Restriction on 
     Use of Funds.--''; and
       (2) by striking out subsection (b).

It was decided in the

Yeas

196

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

224

para. 68.20                   [Roll No. 217]

                                AYES--196

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)

[[Page 743]]


     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--224

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Forbes
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Ackerman
     DeGette
     Gephardt
     Lipinski
     McHugh
     Miller (CA)
     Oberstar
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Schiff
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COOKSEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Chairman, reported that the Committee, 
having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para. 68.21  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COOKSEY, 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, June 18, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COOKSEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 68.22  special investigative authorities

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, submitted a 
privileged reported (Rept. No. 105-139) on the resolution (H. Res. 167) 
providing special investigative authorities for the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight; referred to the House Calendar and 
ordered printed.

para. 68.23  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COOKSEY, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Wise:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 19, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, The Speaker's Rooms, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Gingrich: 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 Circuit Court of 
     Hardy County, West Virginia, in the case of West Virginia v. 
     Cook, Crim. Action No. 97-F-20.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Very truly yours,
                                                         Bob Wise,
                                              Member of Congress. 

para. 68.24  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. 923. An Act to deny veterans benefits to persons 
     convicted of Federal capital offenses; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.

para. 68.25  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. ACKERMAN, for today after 4 p.m. and blance of the week;
  To Ms. DeGETTE, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. MANTON, for today before 12:30 p.m.;
  To Mr. POMEROY, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 8 p.m.
  And then,

para. 68.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, at 11 o'clock and 28 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 68.27  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. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 1553. A bill to amend the President John F. Kennedy 
     Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 to extend the 
     authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board until 
     September 30, 1998 (Rept. No. 105-138 Pt. 1). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 167. 
     Resolution providing special investigative authorities for 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (Rept. No. 
     105-139). Referred to the House Calendar. 

para. 68.28  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1553. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than June 20, 1997. 

para. 68.29  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. MARKEY:
       H.R. 1960. A bill to modernize the Public Utility Holding 
     Company Act of 1935, the Federal Power Act, the Fair 
     Packaging and Labeling Act, and the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to promote competition in the electric 
     power industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 1961. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize the Attorney General to continue to treat 
     certain petitions approved under section 204 of such act as 
     valid notwithstanding the death of the petitioner or 
     beneficiary; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Klug, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Mica, Mr. Shays, 
             and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 1962. A bill to provide for the appointment of a Chief 
     Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer in the 
     Executive Office of the President; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Horn, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H.R. 1963. A bill to realign functional responsibilities 
     between the Federal Government and the government of the 
     District of Columbia, to address funding mechanisms and 
     sources between the Federal Government and the government of 
     the District of Columbia, to address the financial condition 
     of the District of Columbia government in both the short and 
     long-term, to provide mechanisms for improving the economy of 
     the District of Columbia, to improve the ability of the 
     District of Columbia government to match its resources with 
     its responsibilities, to further improve the efficiency of 
     the District of Columbia government, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. MARKEY:
       H.R. 1964. A bill to protect consumer privacy, empower 
     parents, enhance the telecommunications infrastructure for 
     efficient electronic commerce, and safeguard data security; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 1965. A bill to provide a more just and uniform 
     procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Baker, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 1966. A bill to expand the definition of ``special 
     Government employee'' under title 18, United States Code; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 1967. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     provide that the distribution before January 1, 1978, of a 
     phonorecord shall not for any purpose constitute a 
     publication of the musical work embodied therein; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 1968. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 2-year applicable recovery period for the 
     depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COOKSEY:
       H.R. 1969. A bill to require the disregard of debt 
     forgiveness that is more than 7 years old in applying the 
     loan and loan servicing limitations under the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Evans, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Payne, Mr. Frost, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Waters, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Thompson, 
             Mr. Scott, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Fattah):
       H.R. 1970. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide for the establishment of the Thurgood Marshall 
     Legal Educational Opportunity Program; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1971. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to improve administration of sanctions against 
     unfit health care providers under the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Evans, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Costello, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Horn, Ms. Granger, Mr. Kim, Mr. King of New York, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Parker, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Clement, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and 
             Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 1972. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the sale of personal information about children 
     without their parents' consent, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GUTKNECHT:
       H.R. 1973. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to provide for duty-free treatment of 
     oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers for use in aircraft brake 
     components; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1974. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 
     1978 to eliminate current Federal subsidies for alcoholic 
     beverage promotions overseas; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       H.R. 1975. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     protect consumers from certain unreasonable practices of 
     creditors which result in higher fees or rates of interest 
     for credit cardholders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 1976. A bill to require an annual report by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services on alcohol advertising 
     practices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 1977. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require disclosures in alcohol advertising; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 1978. A bill to establish advertising requirements for 
     alcoholic beverages; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 1979. A bill to require health warnings to be included 
     in alcoholic beverage advertisements, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 1980. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide incentives to colleges and universities to 
     develop, implement, and improve alcohol abuse prevention and 
     education programs on their campuses, to strengthen 
     sanctions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 1981. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate tax deductions for advertising and goodwill 
     expenditures relating to alcoholic beverages; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1982. A bill to carry out a comprehensive program 
     dealing with alcohol and alcohol abuse; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Education and the Workforce, 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. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 1983. A bill to amend the Rhode Island Indian Claims 
     Settlement Act to conform that act with the judgments of the 
     U.S. Federal Courts regarding the rights and sovereign status 
     of certain Indian Tribes, including the Narragansett Tribe, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 1984. A bill to provide for a four-year moratorium on 
     the establishment of new standards for ozone and fine 
     particulate matter under the Clean Air Act, pending further 
     implementation of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 
     additional review and air quality monitoring under that act; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sisisky, 
             Mr. Weygand, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 1985. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 1986. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount which may be contributed to 
     defined contribution plans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Norton, and Ms. 
             Kilpatrick):
       H.R. 1987. A bill to amend section 485(g) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 to make information regarding men's and 
     women's athletic programs at institutions of higher edu

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     cation easily available to prospective students and 
     prospective student athletes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 1988. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for cost of living adjustments in the rate of special 
     pension paid to recipients of the Congressional Medal of 
     Honor; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Stearns, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
             Davis of Florida):
       H.R. 1989. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to provide for the cancellation of 6 existing 
     leases and to ban all new leasing activities in the area off 
     the coast of Florida, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SKELTON:
       H.R. 1990. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand the range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture 
     of veterans benefits; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Petri, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Klug, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 1991. A bill to reform the coastwise, intercoastal, 
     and noncontiguous trade shipping laws, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. TIERNEY:
       H.R. 1992. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to convey the property comprising the U.S. 
     Coast Guard Recreation Facility in Nahant, MA, to the town of 
     Nahant, MA; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1993. 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 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 1994. A bill to amend the act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the establishment of the Indiana Dunes National 
     Lakeshore, and for other purposes'' to ensure an opportunity 
     for persons who convey property for inclusion in that 
     national lakeshore to retain a right to use and occupancy for 
     a fixed term, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Dooley of California, and 
             Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 1995. A bill to provide for the protection of farmland 
     at the Point Reyes National Seashore, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YATES:
       H.R. 1996. A bill to prohibit the importation, manufacture, 
     sale, purchase, transfer, receipt, or transportation of 
     handguns in any manner affecting interstate or foreign 
     commerce, except for or by members of the Armed Forces, law 
     enforcement officials, and, as authorized by the Secretary of 
     the Treasury, licensed importers, manufacturers, and dealers, 
     and pistol clubs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1997. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     and the Attorney General of the United States to be consulted 
     before the manufacture, importation, sale, or delivery of 
     armor piercing ammunition for the use of a governmental 
     entity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1998. A bill to disarm lawless persons and assist 
     State and Federal law enforcement agencies in preventing and 
     solving gun crimes by requiring registration of all firearms 
     and firearm transfers and requiring permits for the 
     possession and transfer of firearms and ammunition; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1999. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the possession or transfer of handgun ammunition 
     capable of being used to penetrate standard body armor; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2000. 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. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Bono, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Linder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Stump, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 2001. A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and 
     economic opportunity for families by repealing the income 
     tax, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a 
     national retail sales tax to be administered primarily by the 
     States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H. Con. Res. 101. Concurrent resolution recommending the 
     integration of Lithuania into the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization [NATO] at the earliest possible date; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
             Torres):
       H. Res. 170. Resolution expressing support for a National 
     Day of Unity in response to the President's call for a 
     national dialog on race; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Markey, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Norton, Mr. Murtha, 
             and Mr. Rush):
       H. Res. 171. Resolution to urge the Federal Communications 
     Commission to commence an inquiry on distilled spirits 
     advertising on television and radio; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Weller, Mr. Yates, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Shimkus, 
             and Mr. Jackson):,
       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. 68.30  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 12: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 15: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 17: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Clement, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 84: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 122: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 124: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Baesler, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
     Turner.
       H.R. 143: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mrs. Morella, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 146: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Forbes, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Snowbarger, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Shuster.
       H.R. 176: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Pickering, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
     Brady.
       H.R. 202: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 296: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Gilchrest and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 404: Mr. Doolittle and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 414: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 543: Mr. Borski, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Kleczka, 
     Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 590: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Foley, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Filner, Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. 
     Waxman.
       H.R. 612: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Gilchrest, 
     Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 622: Mr. Bob Schaffer and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 628: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 659: Mr. Regula, Mr. Porter, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Royce, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. 
     Klug.
       H.R. 681: Mrs. Tauscher and Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Stump, Mr. Evans, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Clyburn, 
     Mr. Spence, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Everett, Mr. Mascara, 
     Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 722: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Cook, Mr. Hayworth, 
     Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 773: Ms. Carson, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Berman, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Torres, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hoyer, 
     Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 910: Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 916: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 950: Mr. Moakley and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Green, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 967: Mr. McGovern, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Stark, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     Porter, and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Cardin, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Rahall, 
     Mr. Weygand, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 981: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Ackerman, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 982: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Kildee.

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       H.R. 991: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1047: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Clement and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Brady, and Mrs. 
     Thurman.
       H.R. 1120: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1138: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
     Reyes, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Carson, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Ehrlich, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Boyd, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Ford and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1206: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 1227: Mr. Pickering, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
     Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Pombo and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1287: Ms. Carson, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. 
     Cramer.
       H.R. 1323: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1330: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1335: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1367: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1373: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Stark, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Watt of North Carolina and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1395: Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. 
     Andrews.
       H.R. 1462: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1480: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Dreier, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
     Brady, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Rodriguez and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Harman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Goode, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Scott, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
     Souder, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Towns, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Brady, Mr. Turner, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Spence, Mr. Ney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Etheridge, 
     Mr. Hill, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. McInnis, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Capps, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Sisisky, and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1576: Mr. Campbell and Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. 
     Evans.
       H.R. 1609: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 1671: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 1700: Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 1704: Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 1716: Mr. Evans, Mr. LaFalce, and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 1726: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1773: Mr. Green.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Borski, Mr. Fazio 
     of California, Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, and 
     Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 1819: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1873: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1884: Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 1908: Mr. Condit, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Istook, 
     and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1955: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Cook, and Ms. Carson.
       H.J. Res. 64: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.J. Res. 67: Mr. Cramer.
       H.J. Res. 72: Mr. Baker.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Linder, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and 
     Mr. Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Andrews, and 
     Mr. Payne.
       H. Con. Res. 71: Mr. Miller of California and Mr. 
     Rodriguez.
       H. Con. Res. 75: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Green.
       H. Con. Res. 89: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Reyes, 
     Mr. Serrano, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
     Danner, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Berry, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, and Mr. Levin.
       H. Res. 96: Ms. Lofgren.
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                       FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1997 (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 Thursday, June 20, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.
  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 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, 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:

       3880. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Distance 
     Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program (RIN: 0572-
     AB31) June 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       3881. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Streamlining 
     the Rural Utilities Service Water and Waste Program 
     Regulations (RIN: 0572-AB20) received June 17, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3882. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Environmental Management, 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.
       3883. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting drafts of eight proposed items of 
     legislation that address various management concerns of the 
     Department of Defense; to the Committee on National Security.
       3884. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report on the impact of limiting the service 
     area of a facility designated as a Specialized Treatment 
     Services (STS) to not more than 100 miles from the facility; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       3885. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the thirteenth 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.
       3886. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Maine; Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions [FRL-5845-1] received June 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3887. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Designation 
     of Areas; Virginia; Redesignation of Hampton Roads Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area, Maintenance Plan and Mobile Emissions 
     Budget [VA-066-5024 and VA-068-5024; FRL-5846-7] received 
     June 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3888. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; 
     15% Rate of Progress Plan for the Northern Virginia Portion 
     of the Metropolitan Washington D.C. Area [VA045-5022; FRL-
     5846-8] received June 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3889. 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 United Kingdom (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-56-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       3890. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-76-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3891. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Saudi Arabia 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-6-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       3892. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, transmitting the Authority's Resolution 
     disapproving the Council's revised financial plan and budget 
     in D.C. Act 12-94, ``Revised D.C. Act 12-76, Fiscal Year 1998 
     Budget Request Act of 1997,'' and the Authority's recommended 
     financial plan and budget for fiscal year 1998; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3893. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule--Executive 
     Branch Financial Disclosure, Qualified Trusts, and 
     Certificates of Divestiture (RIN: 3209-AA00) received June 
     18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3894. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     Inspector General for the period October 1, 1996, through 
     March 1, 1997, and the Secretary's semiannual re

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     port 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.
       3895. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to reduce the 
     fractionated ownership of Indian lands; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3896. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule-- Redress Provisions for Persons 
     of Japanese Ancestry: Guidelines Under Ishida v. United 
     States [Order No. 2077-97] received June 16, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3897. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Scope of 
     Rules: National Security; Prevention of Acts of Violence and 
     Terrorism [BOP-1046-F; BOP-1059-F] (RIN: 1120-AA47; RIN: 
     1120-AA54) received June 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3898. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize 
     appropriations for refugee and entrant assistance for fiscal 
     years 1998, 1999, and 2000, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3899. A letter from the Director of Publications, The 
     American Council of Learned Societies, transmitting the 
     Council's Annual Report for the year 1995-1996, pursuant to 
     36 U.S.C. 1101(56) and 1103; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       3900. A letter from the the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     letter from the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, 
     dated September 27, 1996, submitting a report on Cook Inlet, 
     Alaska, together with accompanying papers and illustrations, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104--303, section 101(b)(2) (110 Stat. 
     3666--3667); (H. Doc. No. 105--99); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.
       3901. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of total 
     disability for certain individuals for purpose of nonservice-
     connected disability pension; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       3902. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Financial 
     Management Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Offset of Tax Refund Payments to Collect Past-due, Legally 
     Enforceable Nontax Debt (RIN: 1510-AA62) received June 16, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3903. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     forms and instructions [Rev. Proc. 97-31] received June 18, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3904. A letter from the Director, Office of Administration 
     and Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     annual report of cross-servicing and acquisition actions 
     undertaken pursuant to Acquisition and Cross-Servicing 
     Agreements with countries that are not part of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or its subsidiary bodies, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2349; jointly to the Committees on 
     National Security and International Relations.
       3905. A letter from the Administrator, National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's Report on Establishing a Federal Motor 
     Vehicle Safety Standard for Frontal Offset Crash Testing; 
     jointly to the Committees on Commerce, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Appropriations. 

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 a bill of the following title, in 
which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 858. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1998 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.

para. 69.4  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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, June 20, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. PAPPAS 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

336

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

49

para. 69.5                    [Roll No. 218]

                                YEAS--336

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--49

     Abercrombie
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     DeFazio
     English
     Ensign
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fox
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hoekstra
     Hulshof
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Maloney (NY)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meek
     Moran (KS)
     Nussle
     Pallone
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Tiahrt
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Weller

                             NOT VOTING--49

     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Blunt
     Brown (FL)
     Burr
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     DeGette
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dunn
     Engel
     Franks (NJ)
     Gekas
     Goss
     Herger
     Johnson, Sam
     Kolbe
     Lipinski
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDade
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Oberstar
     Pascrell
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter

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     Riggs
     Royce
     Sanchez
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Waters
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 69.6  providing for special investigative authority

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 167):

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. APPLICATION.

       This resolution shall apply to the investigation by the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of political 
     fundraising improprieties and possible violations of law.

     SEC. 2. HANDLING OF INFORMATION.

       Information obtained under the authority of this resolution 
     shall be--
       (1) considered as taken by the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight in the District of Columbia, as well as 
     at the location actually taken; and
       (2) considered as taken in executive session.

     SEC. 3. DEPOSITIONS AND INTERROGATORIES.

       The chairman of the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, after consultation with the ranking minority 
     member of the committee, may--
       (1) order the taking of depositions or interrogatories 
     anywhere within the United States, under oath and pursuant to 
     notice or subpoena; and
       (2) designate a member of the committee or an attorney on 
     the staff of the committee to conduct any such proceeding.

     SEC. 4. INTERNATIONAL AUTHORITIES.

       The chairman of the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, after consultation with the ranking minority 
     member of the committee, may--
       (1) order the taking of depositions and other testimony 
     under oath anywhere outside the United States; and
       (2) make application for issuance of letters rogatory, and 
     request, through appropriate channels, other means of 
     international assistance, as appropriate.

  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?
  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

217

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

196

para. 69.7                    [Roll No. 219]

                                YEAS--217

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--196

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Ackerman
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Clayton
     DeGette
     Doolittle
     Goss
     Johnson, Sam
     Lipinski
     Miller (CA)
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Schiff
     Stark
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Yates
     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. 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

216

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

194

para. 69.8                    [Roll No. 220]

                                AYES--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof

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     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--194

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     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
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Ackerman
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bonilla
     Clayton
     DeGette
     Doolittle
     Goss
     Herger
     Johnson, Sam
     Lipinski
     McIntosh
     Miller (CA)
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Schiff
     Stark
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Yates
     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. 69.9  consideration of amendments--h.r. 1119

  Mr. SPENCE, pursuant to section 5 of House Resolution 169, requested 
that during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes, in the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union, pursuant to said resolution, 
and following consideration of the amendment by Mr. Luther referred to 
in Part 1 of House Resolution 169, the following amendments be 
considered in the following order: (1) the amendments numbered 22 and 
41, printed in Part 2 of House Report 105-137; (2) the amendment printed 
in section 8(e) contained in House Resolution 169, and (3) the amendment 
numbered 15, printed in part 2 of House Report 105-137, as modified by 
section 8(b) of House Resolution 169; and

para. 69.10  order of business--consideration of amendments--h.r. 1119

  On motion of Mr. SPENCE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the foregoing notice be considered as sufficient 
compliance with section 5 of House Resolution 169.

para. 69.11  dod authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.  LaHOOD, 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. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 
and 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
and for other purposes.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed 
the chair; and after some 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 submitted by Mr. LUTHER:

       At the end of title I (page 23, before line 7), insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 123. TERMINATION OF NEW PRODUCTION OF TRIDENT II (D-5) 
                   MISSILES.

       (a) Production Termination.--Funds appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal years after fiscal year 1997 
     may not be obligated or expended to commence production of 
     additional Trident II (D-5) missiles.
       (b) Authorized Scope of Trident II (D-5) Program.--Amounts 
     appropriated for the Department of Defense may be expended 
     for the Trident II (D-5) missile program only for the 
     completion of production of those Trident II (D-5) missiles 
     which were commenced with funds appropriated for a fiscal 
     year before fiscal year 1998.
       (c) Funding Reduction.--The amount provided in section 102 
     for weapons procurement for the Navy is hereby reduced by 
     $342,000,000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

145

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

253

para. 69.13                   [Roll No. 221]

                                AYES--145

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Coble
     Collins
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Goodlatte
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--253

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal

[[Page 750]]


     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Ackerman
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bliley
     Brown (CA)
     Buyer
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     DeGette
     Deutsch
     Doolittle
     Ehlers
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Goss
     Johnson, Sam
     Largent
     Lipinski
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     Miller (CA)
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Schiff
     Stark
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Wise
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 69.14  recorded vote

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

       At the end of title XXXIV (page 504, after line 3), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 3404. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION, NAVAL OIL SHALE RESERVES 
                   NUMBERED 1 AND 3.

       (a) Transfer Required.--Chapter 641 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 7439. CERTAIN OIL SHALE RESERVES: TRANSFER OF 
                   JURISDICTION AND PETROLEUM EXPLORATION, 
                   DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION

       ``(a) Transfer Required.--(1) Upon the enactment of this 
     section, the Secretary of Energy shall transfer to the 
     Secretary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction over 
     all public domain lands included within Oil Shale Reserve 
     Numbered 1 and those public domain lands included within the 
     undeveloped tract of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3.
       ``(2) Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall 
     transfer to the Secretary of the Interior administrative 
     jurisdiction over those public domain lands included within 
     the developed tract of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3, which 
     consists of approximately 6,000 acres and 24 natural gas 
     wells, together with pipelines and associated facilities.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding the transfer of jurisdiction, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall continue to be responsible for all 
     environmental restoration, waste management, and 
     environmental compliance activities that are required under 
     Federal and State laws with respect to conditions existing on 
     the lands at the time of the transfer.
       ``(4) Upon the transfer to the Secretary of the Interior of 
     jurisdiction over public domain lands under this subsection, 
     the other provisions of this chapter shall cease to apply 
     with respect to the transferred lands.
       ``(b) Authority to Lease.--(1) Beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this section, or as soon thereafter as 
     practicable, the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into 
     leases with one or more private entities for the purpose of 
     exploration for, and development and production of, petroleum 
     (other than in the form of oil shale) located on or in public 
     domain lands in Oil Shale Reserves Numbered 1 and 3 
     (including the developed tract of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 
     3). Any such lease shall be made in accordance with the 
     requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C 181 et 
     seq.) regarding the lease of oil and gas lands and shall be 
     subject to valid existing rights.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding the delayed transfer of the developed 
     tract of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3 under subsection 
     (a)(2), the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into a 
     lease under paragraph (1) with respect to the developed tract 
     before the end of the one-year period beginning on the date 
     of the enactment of this section.
       ``(c) Management.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall 
     manage the lands transferred under subsection (a) in 
     accordance with the Federal and Land Policy and Management 
     Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and other laws 
     applicable to the public lands.
       ``(d) Transfer of Existing Equipment.--The lease of lands 
     by the Secretary of the Interior under this section may 
     include the transfer, at fair market value, of any well, 
     gathering line, or related equipment owned by the United 
     States on the lands transferred under subsection (a) and 
     suitable for use in the exploration, development, or 
     production of petroleum on the lands.
       ``(e) Cost Minimization.--The cost of any environmental 
     assessment required pursuant to the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in connection 
     with a proposed lease under this section shall be paid out of 
     unobligated amounts available for administrative expenses of 
     the Bureau of Land Management.
       ``(f) Distribution of Receipts.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, all moneys received from a lease under this 
     section (including sales, bonuses, royalties (including 
     interest charges collected under the Federal Oil and Gas 
     Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)), and 
     rentals) shall be paid and distributed under section 35 of 
     the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191) in the same manner as 
     moneys derived from other oil and gas leases involving public 
     domain lands other than naval petroleum reserves.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The tale of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:
``7439. Certain oil shale reserves: transfer of jurisdiction and 
              petroleum exploration, development, and production.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

248

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

146

para. 69.15                   [Roll No. 222]

                                AYES--248

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry

[[Page 751]]


     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--146

     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Bunning
     Callahan
     Collins
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Strickland
     Taylor (MS)
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--40

     Ackerman
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Brown (CA)
     Buyer
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     DeGette
     Deutsch
     Doolittle
     Ehlers
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Goss
     Johnson, Sam
     Largent
     Lipinski
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     Miller (CA)
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Schiff
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Wise
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 69.16  recorded vote

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

       At the end of title XII (page 379, after line 19), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 1205. PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATIONS CONCERNING DETARGETING 
                   OF RUSSIAN INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES.

       (a) Required Certifications.--Not later than January 1, 
     1998, the President shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing a certification by the President of each of the 
     following:
       (1) Whether it is possible for the United States to verify 
     by technical means that a Russian ICBM is or is not targeted 
     at a site in the United States.
       (2) The length of time it would take for a Russian ICBM 
     formerly, but no longer, targeted at a site in the United 
     States to be retargeted at a site in the United States.
       (3) Whether a Russian ICBM that was formerly, but is no 
     longer, targeted at a site in the United States would be 
     automatically retargeted at a site in the United States in 
     the event of an accidental launch of such missile.
       (b) Russian ICBMs Defined.--For purposes of subsection (a), 
     the term ``Russian ICBM'' means an intercontinental ballistic 
     missile of the Russian Federation.

It was decided in the

Yeas

290

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

100

para. 69.17                   [Roll No. 223]

                                AYES--290

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--100

     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Snyder
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--44

     Ackerman
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     DeGette
     Deutsch
     Doolittle
     Ehlers
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Goss
     Johnson, Sam
     Largent
     Lipinski
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     Miller (CA)
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Sandlin
     Schiff
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Wise
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 69.18  recorded vote

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

       At the end of subtitle C of title X (page 326, after line 
     6), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1032. ASSIGNMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL TO 
                   ASSIST IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE 
                   AND CUSTOMS SERVICE.

       (a) Assignment Authority of Secretary of Defense.--Chapter 
     18 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after section 374 the following new section:

     Sec. 374a. Assignment of personnel to assist border patrol 
       and control

       ``(a) Assignment Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     assign up to 10,000 Department of Defense personnel at any 
     one time to assist--

[[Page 752]]

       ``(1) the Immigration and Naturalization Service in 
     preventing the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, and 
     illegal aliens into the United States; and
       ``(2) the United States Customs Service in the inspection 
     of cargo, vehicles, and aircraft at points of entry into the 
     United States.
       ``(b) Request for Assignment.--The assignment of Department 
     of Defense personnel under subsection (a) may only occur--
       ``(1) at the request of the Attorney General, in the case 
     of an assignment to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service; and
       ``(2) at the request of the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     the case of an assignment to the United States Customs 
     Service.''.
       ``(c) Reimbursement Requirement.--Section 377 of this title 
     shall apply in the case of Department of Defense personnel 
     assigned under subsection (a).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 374 the following new item:

``374a. Assignment of personnel to assist border patrol and control.''.

       Sec. 9. Notwithstanding section 2(e) of this resolution, 
     the additional period of general debate on the subject of 
     United States forces in Bosnia shall precede the offering of 
     amendments numbered 8 and 9 in part 1 of the report of the 
     Committee on Rules rather than the amendments numbered 1 and 
     2 in part 1 of the report.

Yeas

269

It was decided in the

Nays

119

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 69.19                   [Roll No. 224]

                                AYES--269

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--119

     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stump
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--45

     Ackerman
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Canady
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     DeGette
     Deutsch
     Doolittle
     Ehlers
     Ewing
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Goss
     Johnson, Sam
     Largent
     Lipinski
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     Miller (CA)
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Schiff
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Wise
     Yates
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Chairman, reported that the Committee, 
having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para. 69.20  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. GUTKNECHT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Saturday, June 21, 1997, it 
adjourn to meet on Monday, June 23, 1997, at 10:30 a.m. for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 69.21  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. GUTKNECHT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, June 
25, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 69.22  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. 956. An Act to amend the National Narcotics Leadership 
     Act of 1988 to establish a program to support and encourage 
     local communities that first demonstrate a comprehensive, 
     long-term commitment to reduce substance abuse among youth, 
     and for other purposes.

para. 69.23  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. GOSS, for today;
  To Mrs. CLAYTON, for today;
  To Mr. STARK, for today and June 23;
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today and June 23;
  To Mr. YATES, for today; and
  To Mr. BLILEY, for today after 11:45 a.m.
  And then,

para. 69.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. TIAHRT, at 3 o'clock and 15 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 69.25  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. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1278. A 
     bill to authorize appropriations for the activities of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-66 Pt. 2). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. House Joint 
     Resolution 79. Resolution disapproving the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) 
     to the products of the People's Republic of China; adversely 
     (Rept. No. 105-140). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

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para. 69.26  subsequent action on a reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1276. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than June 26, 1997.

para. 69.27  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the Committee on the Judiciary 
discharged from further consideration. H.R. 1553 referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed.

para. 69.28  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. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Thomas):
       H.R. 2002. A bill to amend trade laws and related 
     provisions to clarify the designation of normal trade 
     relations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Boyd, Mr. Castle, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Condit, Mr. Luther, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Neumann, and Mr. Graham):
       H.R. 2003. A bill to reform the budget process and enforce 
     the bipartisan balanced budget agreement of 1997; 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 Mr. FILNER (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 2004. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the reinstatement of eligibility for dependency 
     and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses of 
     veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. McDADE (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Borski, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ehrlich, 
             Mr. Klink, Mr. Manton, Ms. Furse, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. McHale, Mr. Goodling, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Forbes, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
             Hoyer):
       H.R. 2005. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     clarify the application of the act popularly known as the 
     Death on the High Seas Act to aviation incidents; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Frost, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. 
             Morella, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
             Underwood):
       H.R. 2006. 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. THORNBERRY (for himself and Mr. Combest):
       H.R. 2007. A bill to amend the act that authorized the 
     Canadian River reclamation project, Texas, to direct the 
     Secretary of the Interior to allow use of the project 
     distribution system to transport water from sources other 
     than the project; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Ms. 
             Christian-Green):
       H. Res. 173. Resolution honoring the inaugural season of 
     the U.S. women's professional basketball leagues; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.

para. 69.29  memorials

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

       136. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative 
     to House Resolution No. 203 memorializing Congress to suspend 
     implementation of the vehicle emissions provisions of the 
     Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and subsequent regulations 
     promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency until 
     October 1, 1998; to the Committee on Commerce.
       137. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 174 memorializing the President and Congress 
     to take whatever steps are necessary to protect the rain 
     forests from further destruction; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       138. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Tennessee, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 53 
     memorializing the U.S. Congress to appropriate funds for the 
     replacement of the Chickamauga Lock; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 69.30  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. Weller introduced a bill (H.R. 2008) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel Mar Y Paz; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para. 69.31  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 37: Mr. Bilbray and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 44: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 51: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stump, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 65: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Herger, Mr. Linder, and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 107: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 108: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 122: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina and Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 284: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Goodling and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 304: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 465: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland and Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 630: Mr. McKeon, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 689: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 768: Mr. McCollum and Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 857: Mr. Rogan, Mr. Dickey, and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 881: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 893: Mr. Jefferson and Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 901: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bass, Mr. Thune, Mr. Sisisky, 
     Mr. Redmond, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 939: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 953: Ms. Brown of Florida and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 961: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Ms. Pryce 
     of Ohio.
       H.R. 970: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 1053: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Allen and Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 1104: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1168: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Skelton, 
     Mr. Clement, and Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1315: Mrs. Latham.
       H.R. 1327: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1356: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1357: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1362: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Lowey, 
     Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Gilchrest, 
     Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Moakley, and 
     Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1383: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Mr. Flake, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
     Snyder, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. 
     Thompson.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1440: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1441: Mr. Camp and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
     Danner, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Capps, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Ms. Christian-Green, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1532: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Weller, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Romer, 
     Mr. McHugh, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. 
     Gillmor.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Crapo, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Moran 
     of Virginia, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green, Mr. Hall 
     of Texas, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Holden, 
     Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Archer, Mr. Gutknecht, 
     Mr. Farr of Cali

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     fornia, Mr. Frost, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, Mr. Cramer, Mr. McHale, Mr. Foley, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1732: Mr. Evans, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and 
     Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Adam 
     Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1858: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Stump, 
     Mr. Cramer, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 1908: Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Towns, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Parker, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1955: Mr. Christensen, Mr. Camp, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
     McHugh, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
     Davis of Virginia, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 1963: Mr. Gingrich.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Holden, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Mollohan, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. 
     Christensen.
       H. Con. Res. 97: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Engel, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Olver, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Ms. Carson, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Tierney.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Frelinghuysen and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Cardin and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Bob Schaffer and Mr. Dickey.
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                      SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1997 (70)

para. 70.1  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,

                                                    June 21, 1997.
       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. 70.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, June 20, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 70.3  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 June 20, 1997:
       H.R. 956. An Act to amend the National Narcotics Leadership 
     Act of 1988 to establish a program to support and encourage 
     local communities that first demonstrate a comprehensive, 
     long-term commitment to reduce substance abuse among youth, 
     and for other purposes.

  And then,

para. 70.4  adjournment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, by unanimous consent, and 
pursuant to the special order agreed to on Friday, June 20, 1997, at 9 
o'clock and 3 minutes a.m., declared the House adjourned until 10:30 
a.m. on Monday, June 23, 1997.

para. 70.5  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. 748. A bill 
     to amend the prohibition of title 18, United States Code, 
     against financial transactions with terrorists; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-141). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1532. A bill 
     to amend title 18, United States Code, to create criminal 
     penalties for theft and willful vandalism at national 
     cemeteries; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-142). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 70.6  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII,

       Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. 
     Granger, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     Herger, Mr. Boehner, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Royce, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
     Miller of Florida, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Chambliss, 
     Mr. Cox of California, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Istook, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Deal 
     of Georgia, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Camp, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Brady, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
     Christensen, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Ewing, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Goss, Mr. Shadegg, 
     Ms. Dunn, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Ney, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Rogan, 
     Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
     Hefley, Mr. Cook, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania) introduced a 
     concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 102) expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the cost of government spending and 
     regulatory programs should be reduced so that American 
     families will be able to keep more of what they earn; which 
     was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.

para. 70.7  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 165: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 674: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1064: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and 
     Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Camp, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1416: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1620: Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 1693: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Olver, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Eshoo, 
     and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1730: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1748: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 1880: Mr. McGovern.
       H. Con. Res. 19: Ms. Carson, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Molinari, 
     Mr. Martinez, Mr. Markey, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Pallone.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Ms. Carson.
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                       MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1997 (71)

para. 71.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. PEASE, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 23, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 71.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 363. An Act to amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 1992 to extend the Electric and Magnetic Fields 
     Research and Public Information Dissemination Program.

para. 71.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to the order of the House 
of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para. 71.4  recess--10:50 a.m.

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

para. 71.5  after recess--12 noon

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

para. 71.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Saturday, June 21, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 71.7  communications

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

       3906. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification that the Department proposes to obligate FY 1997 
     funds to implement the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) 
     Program under the FY 1997 Defense Appropriations Act, Public 
     Law 104-208, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 5955; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       3907. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Maryland 1990 Base Year Emission 
     Inventory; Correction [MD033-7157; FRL-5844-3] received June 
     23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3908. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Indiana [IN79-1A; 
     FRL-5848-4] received June 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3909. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's Final Rule--Correction of 
     Implementation Plans; American Samoa, Arizona, California, 
     Hawaii, and Nevada State Implementation Plans [AS-AZ-CA-HW-
     NV-000-0002; FRL-5847-8] received June 23, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3910. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Thermally Processed Low-Acid Foods Packaged in 
     Hermetically Sealed Containers; Technical Amendment [Docket 
     No. 75N-0333] received June 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3911. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his supplemental report on the 
     deployment of combat-equipped U.S. Armed Forces to Bosnia and 
     other states in the region in order to participate in and 
     support the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led 
     Stabilization Force (SFOR), and on the beginning of the 
     withdrawal of the NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR), which 
     completed its mission and transferred authority to the SFOR 
     on December 20, 1996; (H. Doc. No. 105-100); to the Committee 
     on International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       3912. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Retirement 
     Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Periodic Participant Statements [5 CFR Part 1640] 
     received June 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3913. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Retirement 
     Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Thrift Savings Plan Vesting [5 CFR Part 1603] received 
     June 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3914. A letter from the Chairman, President and Chief 
     Executive Officer, National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
     (Amtrak), transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997; 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.
       3915. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup 
     Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for North Carolina 
     [Docket No. 960805216-7111-06; I.D. 061797B] received June 
     23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       3916. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific 
     Crustacean Fisheries; 1997 Harvest Guideline [Docket No. 
     970612136-7136-01; I.D. 060297B] (RIN: 0648-AJ61) received 
     June 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       3917. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Spearfish, SD, Black 
     Hills--Clyde Ice Field; Correction (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-6] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received June 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3918. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Santa Ynez, CA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-19] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received June 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3919. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 340B and SAAB 2000 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-76-AD; Amendment 39-10052; AD 97-13-06] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received June 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3920. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream American (Frakes 
     Aviation) Model G-73 (Mallard) Series Airplanes Modified in 
     Accordance with Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA2323WE 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-282-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10049; AD 97-13-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3921. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 340B and Model SAAB 
     2000 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 96-NM-177-AD; Amendment 39-
     10048; AD 97-13-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 23, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3922. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28922; Amdt. No. 1801] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received June 23, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3923. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28923; Amdt. No. 1802] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received June 23, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3924. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company GE90 
     Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-ANE-22-AD; Amendment 39-10046; AD 97-12-04] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3925. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company GE90 
     Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-ANE-23-AD; Amendment 39-10047, AD 97-12-05] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3926. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E5 Airspace; Utica, NY and Establishment 
     of Class E5 Airspace; Rome, NY (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 95-AEA-16] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received June 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3927. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Manitowish, WI, Manitowish 
     Waters Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AGL-7] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received June 23, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3928. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul. 97-27] received 
     June 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       3929. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 97-35] received 
     June 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       3930. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Special Rule for U.S. Permanent Residents Receiving 
     Compensation or Pensions from the Government of France 
     [Announcement 97-61] received June 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3931. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Changes in accounting periods and in methods of accounting 
     [Rev. Proc. 97-30] received June 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 71.8  tort claims clarification

  Mr. HYDE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1901) to 
clarify that the protections of the Federal Tort Claims Act apply to the 
members and personnel of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. HYDE and Mr. FRANK 
of Massachusetts, 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. PETRI, 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

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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. 71.9  charitable donations

  Mr. HYDE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1902) to 
immunize donations made in the form of charitable gift annuities and 
charitable remainder trusts from the antitrust laws and State laws 
similar to the antitrust laws.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. HYDE and Mr. FRANK 
of Massachusetts, 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. PETRI, 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. 71.10  national cemeteries vandalism

  Mr. HYDE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1532) to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to create criminal penalties for 
theft and willfull vandalism at national cemeteries; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. HYDE and Mr. FRANK 
of Massachusetts, 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. PETRI, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. DICKS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, 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. 71.11  need-based education aid

  Mr. SMITH of Texas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1866) to continue favorable treatment for need-based educational aid 
under the antitrust laws.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. SMITH of Texas and 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, 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. PETRI, 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. 71.12  arbitration program reauthorization

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1581) to 
reauthorize the program established under chapter 44 of title 28, United 
States Code, relating to arbitration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. COBLE and Mr. FRANK 
of Massachusetts, 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. PETRI, 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. 71.13  cost of government

  Mr. SESSIONS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 102): 

       Whereas the total cost of government spending and 
     regulations (total cost of government) consumers 36.2 percent 
     of the Nation's net national product;
       Whereas the total cost of government now exceeds 
     $3,520,000,000,000 annually;
       Whereas Federal regulatory costs now exceed 
     $785,000,000,000 annually;
       Whereas the cost of government in general and excessive 
     regulations in particular place a tremendous drain on the 
     economy by reducing worker productivity, increasing prices to 
     consumers, and limiting the economic choices and individual 
     freedoms of our citizenry;
       Whereas, if the average American worker were to spend all 
     of his or her gross earnings on nothing else besides meeting 
     his or her share of the total cost of government for the 
     current year, that total cost would not be met until July 3, 
     1997;
       Whereas July 3, 1997, should therefore be considered Cost 
     of Government Day 1997; and
       Whereas it is not right that the American family has to 
     give up more than 50 percent of what it earns to the 
     government: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that, as 
     part of balancing the budget and reevaluating the role of 
     government, Federal, State, and local elected officials 
     should carefully consider the costs of government spending 
     and regulatory programs in the year to come so that American 
     families will be able to keep more of what they earn.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. SESSIONS and Mr. 
WAXMAN, 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. PETRI, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SESSIONS 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. PETRI, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Wednesday, June 25, 1997.

para. 71.14  kennedy assassination review board extension

  Mr. SESSIONS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1553) 
to amend the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection 
Act of 1992 to extend the authorization of the Assassination Records 
Review Board until September 30, 1998.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. SESSIONS 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, 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. 71.15  consideration of amendments--h.r. 1119

  Mr. STUMP, pursuant to section 5 of House Resolution 169, requested 
that during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes, in the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union, pursuant to said resolution, 
and following consideration of the amendment numbered 15, printed in 
Part 2 of House Report 105-137, as modified by section 8(b) of House 
Resolution 169, the following amendments be considered in the following 
order: (1) amendment numbered 1, printed in part 2 of House Report 105-
137; (2) amendment numbered 34, printed in Part 2 of House Report 105-
137; (3)

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amendment numbered 10, printed in Part 1 of House Report 105-137; 
amendment numbered 11, printed in Part 1 of House Report 105-137; (4) 
amendment numbered 7, printed in Part 1 of House Report 105-137, as 
modified by section 8(a) of House Resolution 169; (5) the amendment 
printed in section 8(c) of House Resolution 169; and (6) amendment 
numbered 35, printed in Part 2 of House Report 105-137.

para. 71.16  dod authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, 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. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 
and 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
and for other purposes.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed 
the chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, resumed the Chair.
  When Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Chairman, reported that the Committee, 
having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para. 71.17  order of business--consideration of amendments--h.r. 1119

  On motion of Mr. STUMP, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the foregoing notice regarding the order of 
consideration of certain amendments to the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes, during further 
consideration in the Committee of the Whole, pursuant to House 
Resolution 169, be considered sufficient compliance with section 5 of 
said resolution.

para. 71.18  dod authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 
and 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
and for other purposes.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed 
the chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUYER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Chairman, reported that the Committee, 
having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para. 71.19  recess--2:36 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUYER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair until approximately 5 p.m.

para. 71.20  after recess--5:36 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, called the House to 
order.

para. 71.21  order of business--consideration of h.j. res. 79

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That at any time on Tuesday, June 24, 1997, the House may 
consider the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 79) disapproving the extension 
of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the 
products of the People's Republic of China; that the joint resolution be 
considered as read for amendment; that all points of order against the 
joint resolution and against its consideration be waived; that the joint 
resolution be debatable for three and one-half hours, equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means (in 
opposition to the joint resolution) and a Member in support of the joint 
resolution; that pursuant to sections 152 and 153 of the Trade Act of 
1974, the previous question be considered as ordered on the joint 
resolution to final passage without intervening motion; and that the 
provisions of sections 152 and 153 of the Trade Act of 1974 shall not 
otherwise apply to any 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 Fifth Congress.

para. 71.22  message from the president

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

para. 71.23  dod authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, 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. 1119) to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 
and 1999, and for other purposes.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed 
the chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 71.24  recorded vote

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

       At the end of title X (page 360, after line 8), insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC.  . PROHIBITION OF PERFORMANCE OF MILITARY HONORS UPON 
                   DEATH OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF CAPITAL CRIMES.

       (a) Military Funerals.--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 not 
     provide military honors at the funeral of a person who has 
     been convicted of a crime under State or Federal law for 
     which death is a possible punishment and for which the person 
     was sentenced to death or life imprisonment without parole.
       (b) Applicability of Section.--This section applies without 
     regard to any other provision of law relating to funeral or 
     burial benefits.

It was decided in the

Yeas

416

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affirmative

Nays

0

para. 71.25                   [Roll No. 225]

                                AYES--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
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     Mascara
     Matsui
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     McCollum
     McCrery
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     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
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     Morella
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     Paul
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     Pease
     Pelosi
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     Petri
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     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
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     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
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     Rohrabacher
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     Royce
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     Sandlin
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     Schaffer, Bob
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     Shadegg
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     Shuster
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     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
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     Smith, Linda
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     Solomon
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     Stearns
     Stenholm
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     Stump
     Stupak
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     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
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     Thompson
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     Thurman
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     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

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     Barrett (WI)
     Blunt
     Cox
     Eshoo
     Gordon
     Kilpatrick
     Lipinski
     Maloney (NY)
     McIntosh
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Pryce (OH)
     Sabo
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Stark
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 71.26  recorded vote

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

         Strike out section 568 (page 192, line 9, through page 
     201, line 9) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

     SEC. 568. IMPROVEMENT OF MISSING PERSONS AUTHORITIES 
                   APPLICABLE TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Applicability to Department of Defense Civilian 
     Employees and Contractor Employees.--(1) Section 1501 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (c) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(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)(A) Any other person who is a citizen of the United 
     States and is described in subparagraph (B) who serves with 
     or accompanies the armed forces in the field under orders and 
     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.
       ``(B) A person described in this subparagraph is any of the 
     following:
       ``(i) A civilian officer or employee of the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(ii) An employee of a contractor of the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(iii) An employee of a United States firm licensed by the 
     United States under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2778) to perform duties under contract with a 
     foreign government involving military training of the 
     military forces of that government in accordance with 
     policies of the Department of Defense.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Secretary Concerned.--In this chapter, the term 
     `Secretary concerned' includes--
       ``(1) in the case of a person covered by clause (i) of 
     subsection (c)(2)(B), the Secretary of the military 
     department or head of the element of the Department of 
     Defense employing the employee;
       ``(2) in the case of a person covered by clause (ii) of 
     subsection (c)(2)(B), the Secretary of the military 
     department or head of the element of the Department of 
     Defense contracting with the contractor; and
       ``(3) in the case of a person covered by clause (iii) of 
     subsection (c)(2)(B), the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (2) Section 1503(c) of such title is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``one military 
     officer'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``one individual 
     described in paragraph (2)'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(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) Section 1504(d) of such title is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``who are'' and all 
     that follows in that paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``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.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``section 
     1503(c)(3)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     1503(c)(4)''.
       (4) Paragraph (1) of section 1513 of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(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.

     Such term includes an unaccounted for person described in 
     section 1509(b) of this title, under the circumstances 
     specified in the last sentence of section 1509(a) of this 
     title.''.
       (b) Report on Preliminary Assessment of Status.--(1) 
     Section 1502 of such title is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (i) by striking out ``10 days'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``48 hours''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``Secretary concerned'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``theater component commander with 
     jurisdiction over the missing person'';
       (B) in subsection (a), as amended by subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (ii) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``Com- 
     mander.--''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) However, if the commander determines that operational 
     conditions resulting from hostile action or combat constitute 
     an emergency that prevents timely reporting under paragraph 
     (1)(B), the initial report should be made as soon as 
     possible, but in no case later than ten days after the date 
     on which the commander receives such information under 
     paragraph (1).'';
       (C) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
       (D) by inserting after subsection (a), as amended by 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), the following new subsection (b):
       ``(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.''; and

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       (E) in subsection (c), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``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.''.
       (2) Section 1503(a) of such title is amended by striking 
     out ``section 1502(a)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 1502(b)''.
       (3) Section 1504 of such title is amended by striking out 
     ``section 1502(a)(2)'' in subsections (a), (b), and (e)(1) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 1502(a)''.
       (4) Section 1513 of such title is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(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.''.
       (c) Frequency of Subsequent Reviews.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 1505 of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(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(a) of this title; or
       ``(B) if, before the end of such 30-year period, the 
     missing person is accounted for.''.
       (d) Information To Accompany Recommendation of Status of 
     Death.--Section 1507(b) of such title is amended adding at 
     the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(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.''.
       (e) Missing Person's Counsel.--(1) Sections 1503(f)(1) and 
     1504(f)(1) of such title are amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The identity of counsel appointed under this 
     paragraph for a missing person shall be made known to the 
     missing person's primary next of kin and any other previously 
     designated person of the person.''.
       (2) Section 1503(f)(4) of such title is amended by adding 
     at the end the following: ``The primary next of kin of a 
     missing person and any other previously designated person of 
     the missing person shall have the right to submit information 
     to the missing person's counsel relative to the disappearance 
     or status of the missing person.''.
       (3) Section 1505(c)(1) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The Secretary concerned shall appoint counsel to 
     represent any such missing person to whom such information 
     may be related. The appointment shall be in the same manner, 
     and subject to the same provisions, as an appointment under 
     section 1504(f)(1) of this title.''.
       (f) Scope of Preenactment Review.--(1) Section 1509 of such 
     title is amended by striking out in subsection (a) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(a) Review of Status.--(1) If new information is found or 
     received that may be related to one or more unaccounted for 
     persons described in subsection (b) (whether or not such 
     information specifically relates (or may specifically relate) 
     to any particular such unaccounted for person), that 
     information shall be provided to the Secretary of Defense. 
     Upon receipt of such information, the Secretary shall ensure 
     that the information is treated under paragraphs (2) and (3) 
     of section 1505(c) of this title and under section 1505(d) of 
     this title in the same manner as information received under 
     paragraph (1) of section 1505(c) of this title. For purposes 
     of the applicability of other provisions of this chapter in 
     such a case, each such unaccounted for person to whom the new 
     information may be related shall be considered to be a 
     missing person.
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned shall appoint counsel to 
     represent each such unaccounted for person to whom the new 
     information may be related. The appointment shall be in the 
     same manner, and subject to the same provisions, as an 
     appointment under section 1504(f)(1) of this title.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, new information is 
     information that--
       ``(A) is found or received after the date of the enactment 
     of the the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1998 by a United States intelligence agency, by a Department 
     of Defense agency, or by a person specified in section 
     1504(g) of this title; or
       ``(B) is identified after the date of the enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 in 
     records of the United States as information that could be 
     relevant to the case of one or more unaccounted for persons 
     described in subsection (b).''.
       (2) Such section is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Establishment of Personnel Files for Korean Conflict 
     Cases.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a 
     personnel file is established for each unaccounted for person 
     who is described in subsection (b)(1). Each such file shall 
     be handled in accordance with, and subject to the provisions 
     of, section 1506 of this title in the same manner as applies 
     to the file of a missing person.''.
       (g) Withholding of Classified Information.--Section 1506(b) 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) If classified information withheld under this 
     subsection refers to one or more unnamed missing persons, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that notice of that withheld 
     information, and notice of the date of the most recent review 
     of the classification of that withheld information, is made 
     reasonably accessible to family members of missing 
     persons.''.
       (h) Withholding of Privileged Information.--Section 1506(d) 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking out ``non-derogatory'' both places it 
     appears in the first sentence;
       (B) by inserting ``or about unnamed missing persons'' in 
     the first sentence after ``the debriefing report'';
       (C) by striking out ``the missing person'' in the second 
     sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``each missing person 
     named in the debriefing report''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Any 
     information contained in the extract of the debriefing report 
     that pertains to unnamed missing persons shall be made 
     reasonably accessible to family members of missing 
     persons.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by inserting ``, or part of a debriefing report,'' 
     after ``a debriefing report''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Whenever the Secretary withholds a debriefing report, or 
     part of a debriefing report, containing information on 
     unnamed missing persons from accessibility to families of 
     missing persons under this section, the Secretary shall 
     ensure that notice that the withheld debriefing report exists 
     is made reasonably accessible to family members of missing 
     persons.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

415

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affirmative

Nays

2

para. 71.27                   [Roll No. 226]

                                AYES--415

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     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
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     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
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     Bliley
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     Greenwood
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     Gutknecht
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     Harman
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     Hefner
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     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
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     John
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     Johnson, E. B.
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     LaFalce
     LaHood
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     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
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     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
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     Meek
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     Ryun
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     Sandlin
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     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
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     Shadegg
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     Shuster
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     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--2

     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
       

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Barrett (WI)
     Blunt
     Cox
     Eshoo
     Gordon
     Kilpatrick
     Lipinski
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     McIntosh
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Owens
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Stark
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 71.28  recorded vote

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

       At the end of title VII (page 288, after line 21), insert 
     the following new subtitle:
                    Subtitle F--Persian Gulf Illness

     SEC. 751. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``Gulf War illness'' means any one of the 
     complex of illnesses and symptoms that might have been 
     contracted by members of the Armed Forces as a result of 
     service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during 
     the Persian Gulf War.
       (2) The term ``Persian Gulf War'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
       (3) The term ``Persian Gulf veteran'' means an individual 
     who served on active duty in the Armed Forces in the 
     Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf 
     War.
       (4) The term ``contingency operation'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code, and includes a humanitarian operation, peacekeeping 
     operation, or similar operation.

     SEC. 752. PLAN FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR PERSIAN GULF 
                   VETERANS.

       (a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting jointly, shall prepare 
     a plan to provide appropriate health care to Persian Gulf 
     veterans (and their dependents) who suffer from a Gulf War 
     illness.
       (b) Contents of Plan.--In preparing the plan, the 
     Secretaries shall--
       (1) use the presumptions of service connection and illness 
     specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 721(d) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note) to determine the 
     Persian Gulf veterans (and the dependents of Persian Gulf 
     veterans) who should be covered by the plan;
       (2) consider the need and methods available to provide 
     health care services to Persian Gulf veterans who are no 
     longer on active duty in the Armed Forces, such as Persian 
     Gulf veterans who are members of the reserve components and 
     Persian Gulf veterans who have been separated from the Armed 
     Forces; and
       (3) estimate the costs to the Government to provide full or 
     partial health care services under the plan to covered 
     Persian Gulf veterans (and their covered dependents).
       (c) Follow-up Treatment.--The plan required by subsection 
     (a) shall specifically address the measures to be used to 
     monitor the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of, 
     and patient satisfaction with, health care services provided 
     to Persian Gulf veterans after their initial medical 
     examination as part of registration in the Persian Gulf War 
     Veterans Health Registry or the Comprehensive Clinical 
     Evaluation Program.
       (d) Submission of Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the 
     Secretaries shall submit to Congress the plan required by 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 753. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF REVISED DISABILITY 
                   CRITERIA FOR PHYSICAL EVALUATION BOARDS.

       Not later than March 1, 1998, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to Congress a study evaluating the revisions made by 
     the Secretary of Defense to the criteria used by Physical 
     Evaluation Boards to set disability ratings for members of 
     the Armed Forces who are no longer medically qualified for 
     continuation on active duty so as to ensure accurate 
     disability ratings related to a diagnosis of a Persian Gulf 
     illness. Such revisions were required by section 721(e) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note).

     SEC. 754. IMPROVED MEDICAL TRACKING SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS 
                   DEPLOYED OVERSEAS IN CONTINGENCY OR COMBAT 
                   OPERATIONS.

       (a) System Required.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074d the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1074e. Medical tracking system for members deployed 
       overseas

       ``(a) System Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a system to assess the medical condition of members 
     of the armed forces (including members of the reserve 
     components) who are deployed outside the United States or its 
     territories or possessions as part of a contingency operation 
     (including a humanitarian operation, peacekeeping operation, 
     or similar operation) or combat operation.
       ``(b) Elements of System.--The system shall include the use 
     of predeployment medical examinations and postdeployment 
     medical examinations (including an assessment of mental 
     health and the drawing of blood samples) to accurately record 
     the medical condition of members before their deployment and 
     any changes in their medical condition during the course of 
     their deployment. The postdeployment examination shall be 
     conducted when the member is redeployed or otherwise leaves 
     an area in which the system is in operation (or as soon as 
     possible thereafter).
       ``(c) Recordkeeping.--The results of all medical 
     examinations conducted under the system, records of all 
     health care services (including immunizations) received by 
     members described in subsection (a) in anticipation of their 
     deployment or during the course of their deployment, and 
     records of events occurring in the deployment area that may 
     affect the health of such members shall be retained and 
     maintained in a centralized location to improve future access 
     to the records.
       ``(d) Quality Assurance.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a quality assurance program to evaluate the success 
     of the system in ensuring that members described in 
     subsection (a) receive predeployment medical examinations and 
     postdeployment medical examinations and that the 
     recordkeeping requirements are met.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1074d the following new item:

``1074e. Medical tracking system for members deployed overseas.''.

     SEC. 755. REPORT ON PLANS TO TRACK LOCATION OF MEMBERS IN A 
                   THEATER OF OPERATIONS.

       Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing a plan for 
     collecting and maintaining information regarding the daily 
     location of units of the Armed Forces, and to the extent 
     practicable individual members of such units, serving in a 
     theater of operations during a contingency operation or 
     combat operation.

     SEC. 756. REPORT ON PLANS TO IMPROVE DETECTION AND MONITORING 
                   OF CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND SIMILAR HAZARDS IN 
                   A THEATER OF OPERATIONS.

       Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing a plan regarding 
     the deployment, in a theater of operations during a 
     contingency operation or combat operation, of a specialized 
     unit of the Armed Forces with the capability and expertise to 
     detect and monitor the presence of chemical, biological, and 
     similar hazards to which members of the Armed Forces may be 
     exposed.

     SEC. 757. NOTICE OF USE OF INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUGS.

       (a) Notice Requirements.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

[[Page 761]]

     ``Sec. 1107. Notice of use of investigational new drugs

       ``(a) Notice Required.--(1) Whenever the Secretary of 
     Defense requests or requires a member of the armed forces to 
     receive an investigational new drug, the Secretary shall 
     provide the member with notice containing the information 
     specified in subsection (d).
       ``(2) The Secretary shall also ensure that medical 
     providers who administer an investigational new drug or who 
     are likely to treat members who receive an investigational 
     new drug receive the information required to be provided 
     under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (d).
       ``(b) Time for Notice.--The notice required to be provided 
     to a member under subsection (a)(1) shall be provided before 
     the investigational new drug is first administered to the 
     member, if practicable, but in no case later than 30 days 
     after the investigational new drug is first administered to 
     the member.
       ``(c) Form of Notice.--The notice required under subsection 
     (a)(1) shall be provided in writing unless the Secretary of 
     Defense determines that the use of written notice is 
     impractical because of the number of members receiving the 
     investigational new drug, time constraints, or similar 
     reasons. If the Secretary provides notice under subsection 
     (a)(1) in a form other than in writing, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report describing the notification 
     method used and the reasons for the use of the alternative 
     method.
       ``(d) Content of Notice.--The notice required under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall include the following:
       ``(1) Clear notice that drug being administered is an 
     investigational new drug.
       ``(2) The reasons why the investigational new drug is being 
     administered.
       ``(3) Information regarding the possible side effects of 
     the investigational new drug, including any known side 
     effects possible as a result of the interaction of the 
     investigational new drug with other drugs or treatments being 
     administered to the members receiving the investigational new 
     drug.
       ``(4) Such other information that, as a condition of 
     authorizing the use of the investigational new drug, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services may require to be 
     disclosed.
       ``(e) Records of Use.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     ensure that the medical records of members accurately 
     document the receipt by members of any investigational new 
     drug and the notice required by subsection (d).
       ``(f) Definition.--In this section, the term 
     `investigational new drug' means a drug covered by section 
     505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
     355(i)).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``1107. Notice of use of investigational new drugs.''.

     SEC. 758. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF RESEARCH EFFORTS 
                   REGARDING GULF WAR ILLNESSES.

       Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the 
     effectiveness of medical research initiatives regarding Gulf 
     War illnesses. The report shall address the following:
       (1) The type and effectiveness of previous research 
     efforts, including the activities undertaken pursuant to 
     section 743 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note), 
     section 722 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note), 
     and sections 270 and 271 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 
     110 Stat. 1613).
       (2) Recommendations regarding additional research regarding 
     Gulf War illnesses, including research regarding the nature 
     and causes of Gulf War illnesses and appropriate treatments 
     for such illnesses.
       (3) The adequacy of Federal funding and the need for 
     additional funding for medical research initiatives regarding 
     Gulf War illnesses.

     SEC. 759. PERSIAN GULF ILLNESS CLINICAL TRIALS PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) There are many ongoing studies that investigate risk 
     factors which may be associated with the health problems 
     experienced by Persian Gulf veterans; however, there have 
     been no studies which examine health outcomes and the 
     effectiveness of the treatment received by such veterans.
       (2) The medical literature and testimony presented in 
     hearings on Gulf War illnesses indicate there are therapies, 
     such as cognitive behavioral therapy, which have been 
     effective in treating patients with symptoms similar to those 
     seen in many Persian Gulf veterans.
       (b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Defense and 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting jointly, shall 
     establish a program of cooperative clinical trials at 
     multiple sites to assess the effectiveness of protocols for 
     treating Persian Gulf veterans who suffer from ill-defined or 
     undiagnosed conditions. Such protocols shall include a 
     multidisciplinary treatment model, of which cognitive 
     behavioral therapy is a component.
       (c) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated in 
     section 201(1) for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation for the Army, the sum of $4,500,000 shall be 
     available for program element 62787A (medical technology) in 
     the budget of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1998 
     to carry out the clinical trials program established pursuant 
     to subsection (b).

It was decided in the

Yeas

417

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 71.29                   [Roll No. 227]

                                AYES--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker

[[Page 762]]


     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Barrett (WI)
     Blunt
     Cox
     Eshoo
     Gordon
     Kilpatrick
     Lipinski
     Maloney (NY)
     McDade
     McIntosh
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Riggs
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Stark
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 71.30  recorded vote

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

       At the end of title I (page 23, before line 7), insert the 
     following new sections:

     SEC. 123. B-2. AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

       (a) Prohibition of Additional Aircraft.--None of the amount 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 103(1) may be obligated for advanced procurement 
     of B-2 aircraft beyond the 21 deployable aircraft authorized 
     by law before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Production Line Curtailment.--None of the amount 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 103(1) may be obligated for reestablishment of the 
     production line for B-2 aircraft. The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may use up to $21,800,000 of funds available for the B-
     2 aircraft program for curtailment of the B-2 production 
     line.
       (c) Funding Reduction.--The amount provided in section 
     103(1) for procurement of aircraft for the Air Force is 
     hereby reduced by $331,200,000.

     SEC. 124. INCREASE IN AMOUNT FOR GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT.

       The amount provided in section 105 for procurement of 
     equipment for the reserve components is hereby increased by 
     $331,200,000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

209

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

216

para. 71.31                   [Roll No. 228]

                                AYES--209

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Camp
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--216

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Blunt
     Cox
     Gordon
     Lipinski
     Maloney (NY)
     McIntosh
     Paxon
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Yates
  So the amendment, as modified, was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 71.32  recorded vote

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

       Strike out sections 333 through 335 (page 69, line 3 
     through page 77, line 21).

It was decided in the

Yeas

145

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

278

para. 71.33                   [Roll No. 229]

                                AYES--145

     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Costello
     Cramer
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey

                                NOES--278

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement

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     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Blunt
     Cox
     Gordon
     Houghton
     Lipinski
     Maloney (NY)
     McIntosh
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Towns
     Yates
  So the amendment, as modified, was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 71.34  recorded vote

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

       At the end of title XI (page 371, after line 18), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 1112. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES 
                   IN CASE OF TRANSFER OF MISSILE SYSTEM BY 
                   RUSSIA.

       (a) In General.--No fiscal year 1998 Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction funds may, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, be obligated or expended to carry out a Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction program in Russia after the date on which it 
     is made known to the Secretary of Defense that Russia has 
     transferred to the People's Republic of China an SS-N-22 
     missile system.
       (b) Applicability.--This section shall apply with respect 
     to any transfer by Russia of an SS-N-22 missile system to the 
     People's Republic of China that occurs on or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

215

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

206

para. 71.35                   [Roll No. 230]

                                AYES--215

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--206

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Blunt
     Cox
     Davis (FL)
     Gordon
     Houghton
     Lipinski
     Maloney (NY)
     McIntosh
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Towns
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, assumed the 
Chair.
  When Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Chairman, reported that the Committee, 
having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para. 71.36  h.r. 1532--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 1532) to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
create crimi

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nal penalties for theft and willfull vandalism at national cemeteries; 
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. TAYLOR of North Carolina, 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.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
direct the United States Sentencing Commission to provide sentencing 
enhancement for offenses against property at national cemeteries.''.
  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. 71.37  message from the president--federal advisory committees

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, 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 third Annual 
Report on Federal Advisory Committees, covering fiscal year 1995.
  Consistent with my commitment to create a more responsive government, 
the executive branch continues to implement my policy of maintaining the 
number of advisory committees within the ceiling of 534 required by 
Executive Order 12838 of February 10, 1993. As a result, my 
Administration held the number of discretionary advisory committees 
(established under general congressional authorizations) to 512, or 36 
percent fewer than the 801 committees in existence at the time I took 
office.
  During fiscal year 1995, executive departments and agencies expanded 
their efforts to coordinate the implementation of Federal programs with 
State, local, and tribal governments. To facilitate these important 
efforts, my Administration worked with the Congress to pass the 
``Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995'' (Public Law 104-4), which I 
signed into law on March 22, 1995. The Act provides for an exclusion 
from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) for interactions between 
Federal officials and their intergovernmental partners while acting in 
their official capacities. This action will directly support our joint 
efforts to strengthen accountability for program results at the local 
level.
  Through the advisory committee planning process required by Executive 
Order 12838, departments and agencies have worked to minimize the number 
of advisory committees specifically mandated by statute. There were 407 
such groups in existence at the end of fiscal year 1995, representing a 
7 percent decrease over the 439 at the beginning of my Administration. 
However, we can do more to assure that the total costs to fund these 
groups, $46 million, are dedicated to support high-priority public 
involvement efforts.
  My Administration will continue to work with the Congress to assure 
that all advisory committees that are required by statute are regularly 
reviewed through the congressional reauthorization process and that 
remaining groups are instrumental in achieving national interests. The 
results that can be realized by working together to achieve our mutual 
objective of a better, more accessible government will increase the 
public's confidence in the effectiveness of our democratic system.

                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 23, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight.

para. 71.38  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YATES, for today;
  To Mr. McINTOSH, for today; and
  To Mr. COX, for today and June 24.
  And then,

para. 71.39  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FOX, at 11 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 71.40  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. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1581. A bill to 
     reauthorize the program established under chapter 44 of title 
     28, United States Code, relating to arbitration (Rept. No. 
     105-143). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1866. A bill to 
     continue favorable treatment for need-based educational aid 
     under the antitrust laws (Rept. No. 105-144). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1901. A bill to 
     clarify that the protections of the Federal Tort Claims Act 
     apply to the members and personnel of the National Gambling 
     Impact Study Commission (Rept. No. 105-145). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1902. A bill to 
     immunize donations made in the form of charitable gift 
     annuities and charitable remainder trusts from the antitrust 
     laws and State laws similar to the antitrust laws (Rept. No. 
     105-146). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 849. A bill to prohibit an alien who is 
     not lawfully present in the United States from receiving 
     assistance under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
     Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-147). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. KASICH: Committee on the Budget. H.R. 2014. A bill to 
     provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and 
     (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget 
     for fiscal year 1998 (Rept. No. 105-148). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. KASICH: Committee on the Budget. H.R. 2015. A bill to 
     provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and 
     (c) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget 
     for fiscal year 1998 (Rept. No. 105-149). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para. 71.41  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. CAPPS (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 2009. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to waive 
     the 24 month waiting period for Medicare coverage of 
     individuals disabled with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
     [ALS], to provide Medicare coverage of drugs used for 
     treatment of ALS, and to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     to increase Federal funding for research on ALS; 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. DICKEY:
       H.R. 2010. A bill to designate the bridge over lock and dam 
     numbered 4 on the Arkansas River as the ``Lawrence Blackwell 
     Memorial Bridge''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       H.R. 2011. A bill to impose certain sanctions on the 
     People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 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. SANDERS:
       H.R. 2012. 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 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 2013. A bill to designate the facility of the U.S. 
     Postal Service located at 551 Kingstown Road in South 
     Kingstown, RI, as the ``David B. Champagne Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. 
             Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foglietta, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Green, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Jackson, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs.

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             Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Matsui, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller 
             of California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Rush, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Yates, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Rangel):
       H. Con. Res. 103. Concurrent resolution celebrating the 
     accomplishments of title IX of the Education Act Amendments 
     of 1972, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the 
     goal of educational opportunities for women and girls; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H. Con. Res. 104. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress relating to the elections in Albania 
     scheduled for June 29, 1997, and the admission of a free and 
     democratic Albania to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     [NATO]; to the Committee on International Relations. 

para. 71.42  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 15: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Wise, Mr. Obey, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 195: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 197: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Gallegly, and Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 679: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Brady, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Pallone and Mr. White.
       H.R. 804: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 849: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Foley, Mr. Souder, and Mr. 
     Sherman.
       H.R. 907: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 953: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Horn, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Tauscher, 
     and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 978: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 992: Mr. Archer, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Barton of 
     Texas, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Brady.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Sessions, 
     Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Brady, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Royce, and Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Allen and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. McGovern, Mr. DeFazio, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1413: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1437: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 1534: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Combest, Mr. Holden, and Mr. 
     Riggs.
       H.R. 1632: Mr. Frost, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Andrews, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1715: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Myrick, 
     Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1763: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1802: Mr. Towns, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H.R. 1814: Mr. Minge, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
     McKinney, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Rivers, 
     Mr. Vento, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1822: Mr. Etheridge, Mr. John, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
     Velazquez, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 1902: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Olver, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Miller of California, 
     Mr. Vento, Mr. Dellums, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1970: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1983: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Wise, Ms. Danner, and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1989: Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and 
     Mrs. Thurman.
       H.J. Res. 26: Mr. Kim.
       H. Con. Res. 89: Mr. Manton and Mr. McNulty. 
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                       TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1997 (72)

  The House was called to order at 9 a.m. by the SPEAKER, when, pursuant 
to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, Members were 
recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 72.1  recess--9:37 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 37 minutes a.m. until 10 
a.m.

para. 72.2  after recess--10 a.m.

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

para. 72.3  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, June 23, 1997.
  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. 72.4  communications

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

       3932. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's ``Major'' final rule--Importation of Beef from 
     Argentina [Docket No. 94-106-5] (RIN: 0579-AA71) received 
     June 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       3933. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebuconazole; Pesticide 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemption [OPP-300506; FRL-5725-7] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3934. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bentazon; Pesticide 
     Tolerance for Emergency Exemption [OPP-300496; FRL-5720-4] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received June 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3935. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Terbacil; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300348; FRL-5718-7] 
     (RIN: 2070-AC78) received June 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3936. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a report of two violations of the Anti-
     Deficiency Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       3937. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Revised 
     Format of 40 CFR Part 52 for Materials Being Incorporated by 
     Reference for Mississippi and South Carolina [FRL-5838-7] 
     received June 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3938. A letter from the Chairman, District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     transmitting the revised District of Columbia Fiscal Year 
     1998 Financial Plan and Budget; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3939. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Intergovernmental Personnel Act Programs; Standards for a 
     Merit System of Personnel Administration (RIN: 3206-AH90) 
     received June 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3940. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Civil Monetary Penalty 
     Inflation Adjustment Rule [FRL-5849-2] received June 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       3941. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     38, United States Code, to amend provisions of law governing 
     benefits for certain children of Vietnam veterans who are 
     born with spina bifida; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       3942. 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. 72.5  military construction appropriations

  Mr. PACKARD submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 105-150) on the 
bill (H.R. 2016) making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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. 72.6  riegle-neal clarification act

  On motion of Mrs. ROUKEMA, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1306) 
to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to clarify the applicability 
of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank; 
together with the following amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken 
from the Speaker's table:

       Page 2, lines 2 and 3, strike out ``Clarification'' and 
     insert ``Amendments''.
       Page 2, line 5, before ``Subsection'' insert:
       (a) Activities of Branches of Out-of-State Banks.--
       Page 3, strike out lines 3 through 7 and insert:
       ``(3) Savings provision.--No provision of this subsection 
     shall be construed as affecting the applicability of--
       ``(A) any State law of any home State under subsection (b), 
     (c), or (d) of section 44; or
       ``(B) Federal law to State banks and State bank branches in 
     the home State or the host State.
       Page 3, after line 10 insert:
       (b) Law Applicable to Interstate Branching Operations.--
     Section 5155(f)(1) of the Revised Statutes (12 U.S.C. 
     36(f)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Review and report on actions by comptroller.--The 
     Comptroller of the Currency shall conduct an annual review of 
     the actions it has taken with regard to the applicability of 
     State law to national banks (or their branches) during the 
     preceding year, and shall include in its annual report 
     required under section 333 of the Revised Statutes (12 U.S.C. 
     14) the results of the review and the reasons for each such 
     action. The first such review and report after the date of 
     enactment of this subparagraph shall encompass all such 
     actions taken on or after January 1, 1992.''.
       Page 3, after line 10 insert:

     SEC. 3. RIGHT OF STATE TO OPT OUT.

       Nothing in this Act alters the right of States under 
     section 525 of Public Law 96-221.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend Federal 
     law to clarify the applicability of host State laws to any 
     branch in such State of an out-of-State bank, and for other 
     purposes.''. 

  On motion of Mrs. ROUKEMA, 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. 72.7  order of business--use of rotunda authorization

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the authorization contained in House Concurrent 
Resolution 216 (passed in the 104th Congress) relating to use of the 
rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate the placement of the Portrait 
Monument in the Capitol Rotunda, be extended to the 105th Congress, 
subject to concurrence by the Senate.

para. 72.8  corrections calendar

  Pursuant to clause 4, rule XIII,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, directed the Corrections 
Calendar to be called.
  When,

para. 72.9  life insurance benefits

  The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1316) to amend 
chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to the order of 
precedence to be applied in the payment of life insurance benefits.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, pursuant to clause 4 of rule 
XIII, recognized Mr. MICA and Mr. CUMMINGS, each for 30 minutes.
  After debate,
  The following amendment recommended by the Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, was submitted:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDERS.

       Section 8705 of title 5, United States Code, is amended----
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``(a) The'' and inserting 
     ``(a) Except as provided in subsection (e), the''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e)(1) Any amount which would otherwise be paid to a 
     person determined under the order of precedence named by 
     subsection (a) shall be paid (in whole or in part) by the 
     Office to another person if and to the extent expressly 
     provided for in the terms of any court decree of divorce, 
     annulment, or legal separation, or the terms of any court 
     order or court-approved property settlement agreement 
     incident to any court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal 
     separation.
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, a decree, order, or 
     agreement referred to in paragraph (1) shall not be effective 
     unless it is received, before the date of the covered 
     employee's death, by the employing agency or, if the employee 
     has separated from service, by the Office.
       ``(3) A designation under this subsection with respect to 
     any person may not be changed except----
       ``(A) with the written consent of such person, if received 
     as described in paragraph (2); or
       ``(B) by modification of the decree, order, or agreement, 
     as the case may be, if received as described in paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(4) The Office shall prescribe any regulations necessary 
     to carry out this subsection, including regulations for the 
     application of this subsection in the event that 2 or more 
     decrees, orders, or agreements, are received with respect to 
     the same amount.''.

     SEC. 2. DIRECTED ASSIGNMENT.

       Section 8706(e) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended----
       (1) by striking ``(e)'' and inserting ``(e)(1)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) A court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal 
     separation, or the terms of a court-approved property 
     settlement agreement incident to any court decree of divorce, 
     annulment, or legal separation, many direct that an insured 
     employee or former employee make an irrevocable assignment of 
     the employee's or former employee's incidents of ownership in 
     insurance under this chapter (if there is no previous 
     assignment) to the person specified in the court order or 
     court-approved property settlement agreement.''.

  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. RADANOVICH, 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. RADANOVICH, 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. 72.10  mfn--china

  Mr. CRANE, pursuant to the order of the House of June 23, 1997, called 
up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 79) disapproving the extension of 
nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the 
products of the People's Republic of China.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to the order of the House of June 23, 1997, 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.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BUNNING 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

173

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negative

Nays

259

para. 72.11                   [Roll No. 231]

                                AYES--173

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blunt
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard

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     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Rahall
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sisisky
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Linda
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--259

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Towns
     Turner
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Cox
     Schiff
     Yates
  So the joint resolution was not passed.

para. 72.12  order of business--vote on approval of the journal

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, if proceedings on the Journal resume immediately after 
an electronic vote on another question, then the minimum time for any 
electronic vote on agreeing to the Speaker's approval of the Journal may 
be five minutes.

para. 72.13  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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, June 23, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. UPTON 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

369

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

59

para. 72.14                   [Roll No. 232]

                                AYES--369

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp

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     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--59

     Abercrombie
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Costello
     Cummings
     DeFazio
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Fox
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hulshof
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Maloney (NY)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Stark
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Wicker

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bass
     Cox
     Leach
     Schiff
     Strickland
     Yates
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 72.15  dod authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 
and 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
and for other purposes.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed 
the chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 72.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. 
HILLEARY for the amendment submitted by Mr. BUYER:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. HILLEARY:

       Page 379, after line 19, add the following:
    TITLE XIII--UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

     SEC. 1301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``United States Armed Forces 
     in Bosnia Protection Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 1302. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS OF POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1)(A) On November 27, 1995, the President affirmed that 
     United States participation in the multinational military 
     Implementation Force in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina would terminate in one year.
       (B) The President declared the expiration date of the 
     mandate for the Implementation Force to be December 20, 1996.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff likewise expressed their confidence that the 
     Implementation Force would complete its mission in one year.
       (3) The exemplary performance of United States Armed Forces 
     personnel has significantly contributed to the accomplishment 
     of the military mission of the Implementation Force. The 
     courage, dedication, and professionalism of such personnel 
     have permitted a separation of the belligerent parties to the 
     conflict in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and have 
     resulted in a significant mitigation of the violence and 
     suffering in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       (4) On October 3, 1996, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff announced the intention of the United States 
     Administration to delay the removal of United States Armed 
     Forces personnel from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     until March 1997 due to operational reasons.
       (5) Notwithstanding the fact that the President, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff assured the Congress of their resolve to end the 
     mission of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina by December 20, 1996, in November 1996 
     the President announced his intention to further extend the 
     deployment of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina until June 1998.
       (6) Before the announcement of the new policy referred to 
     in paragraph (5), the President did not request authorization 
     by the Congress of a policy that would result in the further 
     deployment of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina until June 1998.
       (b) Declarations of Policy.--The Congress--
       (1) expresses its serious concerns and opposition to the 
     policy of the President that has resulted in the deployment 
     after December 20, 1996, of United States Armed Forces on the 
     ground in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina without 
     prior authorization by the Congress; and
       (2) urges the President to work with our European allies to 
     begin an orderly transition of all peacekeeping functions in 
     the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the United States 
     to appropriate European countries in preparation for a 
     complete withdrawal of all United States Armed Forces by 
     December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 1303. PROHIBITION OF USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS 
                   FOR CONTINUED DEPLOYMENT ON THE GROUND OF ARMED 
                   FORCES IN THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF 
                   BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.

       (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise available to the Department of Defense may be 
     obligated or expended for the deployment on the ground of 
     United States Armed Forces in the territory of the Republic 
     of Bosnia and Herzegovina after December 31, 1997, in 
     connection with peacekeeping operations conducted by the 
     Implementation Force, the Stabilization Force, or any 
     successor force.
       (b) Exception To Ensure Safe and Timely Withdrawal.--The 
     prohibition contained in subsection (a) shall not apply with 
     respect to the deployment of United States Armed Forces for 
     the express purpose of ensuring the safe and timely 
     withdrawal of such Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina, but such a deployment may not extend for a 
     period of more than 30 days beyond the date specified in 
     subsection (a) (or the date otherwise applicable to the 
     limitation under that subsection by reason of an extension of 
     that date pursuant to subsection (c)).
       (c) Extension of Required Withdrawal Date.--The date 
     specified in subsection (a) for the applicability of the 
     limitation under that subsection may be extended by the 
     President for an additional 180 days if--
       (1) the President transmits to the Congress a report 
     containing a request for such an extension; and
       (2) a joint resolution is enacted, in accordance with 
     section 1304, specifically approving such request.

     SEC. 1304. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST BY 
                   PRESIDENT FOR 180-DAY EXTENSION OF DEPLOYMENT.

       (a) Terms of the Resolution.--For purposes of section 1303, 
     the term ``joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution 
     that is introduced within the 10-day period beginning on the 
     date on which the President transmits the report to the 
     Congress under such section, and--
       (1) which does not have a preamble;
       (2) the matter after the resolving clause of which is as 
     follows: ``That the Congress approves the request by the 
     President for the extension of the deployment on the ground 
     of United States Armed Forces in the territory of the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina for a period ending not 
     later than June 30, 1998, as submitted by the President on --
     --------'', the blank space being filled in with the 
     appropriate date; and
       (3) the title of which is as follows: ``Joint resolution 
     approving the request by the President for an extension of 
     the deployment on the ground of United States Armed Forces in 
     the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina for a 
     period ending not later than June 30, 1998.''.
       (b) Referral.--A resolution described in subsection (a) 
     that is introduced in the House of Representatives shall be 
     referred to the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives. A resolution described in subsection (a) 
     introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate.
       (c) Discharge.--If the committee to which a resolution 
     described in subsection (a) is referred has not reported such 
     resolution (or an identical resolution) by the end of the 20-
     day period beginning on the date on which the President 
     transmits the report to the Congress under section 1303, such 
     committee shall be, at the end of such period, discharged 
     from further consideration of such resolution, and such 
     resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar of the 
     House involved.
       (d) Consideration in the Senate.--(1) On or after the third 
     day after the date on which the committee to which such a 
     resolution is referred in the Senate has reported, or has 
     been discharged (under subsection (c)) from further 
     consideration of, such a resolution in the Senate, it is in 
     order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has 
     been disagreed to) for any Member of the Senate to move to 
     proceed to the consideration of the resolution. A Member may 
     make the motion only on the day after the calendar day on 
     which the Member announces to the Senate the Member's 
     intention to make the motion. All points of order against the 
     resolution (and against consideration of the resolution) are 
     waived. The motion is privileged in the Senate and is not 
     debatable. 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 resolution is agreed to, the Senate shall immediately 
     proceed to consideration of the joint resolution without 
     intervening motion, order, or other business, and the 
     resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate 
     until disposed of.
       (2) Debate on the resolution in the Senate, and on all 
     debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall 
     be limited to not more than 2 hours, which shall be divided 
     equally between those favoring and those opposing the 
     resolution. An amendment to the

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     resolution is not in order. A motion further to limit debate 
     is in order and not debatable. A motion to postpone, or a 
     motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or 
     a motion to recommit the resolution is not in order. A motion 
     to reconsider the vote by which the resolution is agreed to 
     or disagreed to is not in order.
       (3) Immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a 
     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 resolution shall occur.
       (4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the 
     application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, 
     to the procedure relating to a resolution described in 
     subsection (a) shall be decided without debate.
       (e) Consideration in the Senate After Consideration by the 
     House of Representatives.--(1) If, before the passage by the 
     Senate of a resolution of the Senate described in subsection 
     (a), the Senate receives from the House of Representatives a 
     resolution described in subsection (a), then the following 
     procedures shall apply:
       (A) The resolution of the House of Representatives shall 
     not be referred to a committee and may not be considered in 
     the Senate except in the case of final passage as provided in 
     subparagraph (B)(ii).
       (B) With respect to a resolution described in subsection 
     (a) of the Senate--
       (i) the procedure in the Senate shall be the same as if no 
     resolution had been received from the House of 
     Representatives; but
       (ii) the vote on final passage shall be on the resolution 
     of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Upon disposition of the resolution received from the 
     House of Representatives, it shall no longer be in order to 
     consider the resolution that originated in the Senate.
       (f) Rules of the Senate and House.--This section is enacted 
     by the 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 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. 1305. PROHIBITION OF USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS 
                   FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OR RELATED ACTIVITIES IN 
                   THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOSNIA AND 
                   HERZEGOVINA.

       None of the funds appropriated or otherwise available to 
     the Department of Defense for any fiscal year may be 
     obligated or expended after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act for the following:
       (1) Conduct of, or direct support for, law enforcement 
     activities in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, except 
     for the training of law enforcement personnel or to prevent 
     imminent loss of life.
       (2) Conduct of, or support for, any activity in the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina that may have the effect 
     of jeopardizing the primary mission of the United Nations-led 
     Stabilization Force in preventing armed conflict between the 
     Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska 
     (``Bosnian Entities'').
       (3) Transfer of refugees within the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina that, in the opinion of the commander of the 
     Stabilization Force involved in such transfer--
       (A) has as one of its purposes the acquisition of control 
     by a Bosnian Entity of territory allocated to the other 
     Bosnian Entity under the Dayton Peace Agreement; or
       (B) may expose United States Armed Forces to substantial 
     risk to their personal safety.
       (4) Implementation of any decision to change the legal 
     status of any territory within the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina unless expressly agreed to by all signatories to 
     the Dayton Peace Agreement.

     SEC. 1306. REPORT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than October 31, 1997, the 
     President shall prepare and transmit to the Congress a report 
     on the deployment on the ground of United States Armed Forces 
     in the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 
     The report shall contain the following:
       (1) A description of the extent to which compliance has 
     been achieved with the requirements relating to United States 
     activities in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     contained in Public Law 104-122 (110 Stat. 876).
       (2)(A) An identification of the specific steps taken, if 
     any, by the United States Government to transfer the United 
     States portion of the peacekeeping mission in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina to appropriate European organizations, 
     such as a combined joint task force of NATO, the Western 
     European Union, or the Conference on Security and Cooperation 
     in Europe.
       (B) A description of any deficiencies in the capabilities 
     of such European organizations to conduct peacekeeping 
     activities in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a 
     description of the actions, if any, that the United States 
     Government is taking in cooperation with such organizations 
     to remedy such deficiencies.
       (3) An identification of the following:
       (A) The goals of the Stabilization Force and the criteria 
     for achieving those goals.
       (B) The measures that are being taken to protect United 
     States Armed Forces personnel from conventional warfare, 
     unconventional warfare, or terrorist attacks in the Republic 
     of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       (C) The exit strategy for the withdrawal of United States 
     Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 
     the event of civil disturbances or overt warfare.
       (D) The exit strategy and timetable for the withdrawal of 
     United States Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina in the event the Stabilization Force successfully 
     completes its mission, including whether or not a follow-on 
     force will succeed the Stabilization Force after the proposed 
     withdrawal date announced by the President of June 1998.
       (b) Form of Report.--The report described in subsection (a) 
     shall be transmitted in unclassified and classified versions.

     SEC. 1307. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title:
       (1) Bosnian entities.--The term ``Bosnian Entities'' means 
     the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika 
     Srpska.
       (2) Dayton peace agreement.--The term ``Dayton Peace 
     Agreement'' means the General Framework Agreement for Peace 
     in Bosnia and Herzegovina, initialed by the parties in 
     Dayton, Ohio, on November 21, 1995, and signed in Paris on 
     December 14, 1995.
       (3) Implementation force.--The term ``Implementation 
     Force'' means the NATO-led multinational military force in 
     the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (commonly referred to 
     as ``IFOR''), authorized under the Dayton Peace Agreement.
       (4) NATO.--The term ``NATO'' means the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization.
       (5) Stabilization force.--The term ``Stabilization Force'' 
     means the United Nations-led follow-on force to the 
     Implementation Force in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina and other countries in the region (commonly 
     referred to as ``SFOR''), authorized under United Nations 
     Security Council Resolution 1088 (December 12, 1996).

  Amendment submitted by Mr. BUYER:

       Strike out section 1201(b) (page 373, line 4, through page 
     375, line 15).
       At the end of title XII (page 379, after line 19), insert 
     the following new sections:

     SEC. 1205. UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN BOSNIA.

       (a) Limitation.--Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for the Department of Defense may not be obligated 
     for the deployment of any ground elements of the United 
     States Armed Forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     after----
       (1) June 30, 1998; or
       (2) such later date as may be specifically prescribed by 
     law after the date of the enactment of this Act, based upon a 
     request from the President or otherwise as the Congress may 
     determine.
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to the extent necessary to support (1) a limited number 
     of United States military personnel sufficient only to 
     protect United States diplomatic facilities in existence on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) noncombat 
     military personnel sufficient only to advise the commanders 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization peacekeeping operations in 
     the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       (c) Construction of Section.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be deemed to restrict the authority of the President under 
     the Constitution to protect the lives of United States 
     citizens.

     SEC. 1206. LIMITATION ON SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                   ACTIVITIES IN BOSNIA.

       None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     to the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act for the conduct 
     of, or direct support for, law enforcement activities in the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, except for the training 
     of law enforcement personnel or to prevent imminent loss of 
     life.

     SEC. 1207. PRESIDENTIAL REPORT ON POLITICAL AND MILITARY 
                   CONDITIONS IN BOSNIA.

       (a) Report.--Not later than December 15, 1997, the 
     President shall submit to Congress a report on the political 
     and military conditions in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina (hereafter in this section referred to as Bosnia-
     Herzegovina). Of the funds available to the Secretary of 
     Defense for fiscal year 1998 for the operation of United 
     States ground forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina during that fiscal 
     year, no more than 60 percent may be expended before the 
     report is submitted.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report under subsection 
     (a) shall include a discussion of the following:
       (1) An identification of the specific steps taken by the 
     United States Government to transfer the United States 
     portion of the peacekeeping mission in the Republic of Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina to European allied nations or organizations.
       (2) A detailed discussion of the proposed role and 
     involvement of the United States in supporting peacekeeping 
     activities in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     following the withdrawal of United States ground forces from 
     the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina pursuant to section 
     1205.
       (3) A detailed explanation and timetable for carrying out 
     the President's commitment to withdraw all United States 
     ground forces

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     from Bosnia-Herzegovina by the end of June 1998, including 
     the planned date of commencement and completion of the 
     withdrawal.
       (4) The date on which the transition from the multinational 
     force known as the Stabilization Force to the planned 
     multinational successor force to be known as the Deterrence 
     Force will occur and how the decision as to that date will 
     impact the estimates of costs associated with the operation 
     of United States ground forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina 
     during fiscal year 1998 as contained in the President's 
     budget for fiscal year 1998.
       (5) The military and political considerations that will 
     affect the decision to carry out such a transition.
       (6) Any plan to maintain or expand other Bosnia-related 
     operations (such as the operation designated as Operation 
     Deliberate Guard) if tensions in Bosnia-Herzegovina remain 
     sufficient to delay the transition from the Stabilization 
     Force to the Deterrence Force and the estimated cost 
     associated with each such operation.
       (7) Whether allied nations participating in the Bosnia 
     mission have similar plans to increase and maintain troop 
     strength or maintain ground forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina and, 
     if so, the identity of each such country and a description of 
     that country's plans.
       (c) Stabilization Force Defined.--As used in this section, 
     the term ``Stabilization Force'' (referred to as ``SFOR'') 
     means the follow-on force to the Implementation Force (known 
     as ``IFOR'') in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 
     other countries in the region, authorized under United 
     Nations Security Council Resolution 1008 (December 12, 1996).
       Page 371, line 25, strike out ``(1)''.
       Page 372, line 8, strike out ``(2) For purposes of this 
     paragraph,'' and insert in lieu thereof ``(b) Covered United 
     States Forces.--For purposes of this section,''.
       Page 372, line 15, strike out ``(3) and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``(c) Matters To Be Included.--''.
       Page 372, beginning on line 16, strike out ``paragraph (1), 
     for each activity identified in that paragraph'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof ``subsection (a), for each activity 
     identified under that subsection''.
       Page 372, line 18, strike out ``(A)'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``(1)''.
       Page 372, line 20, strike out ``(B)'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``(2)''.
       Page 372, line 23, strike out ``(C)'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``(3)''.
       Page 373, line 1, strike out ``(4) The first report under 
     paragraph (1)'' and insert in lieu thereof ``(d) Submission 
     of Reports.--The first report under subsection (a)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

196

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

231

para. 72.17                   [Roll No. 233]

                                AYES--196

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bonilla
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--231

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bryant
     Cox
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Torres
     Weldon (FL)
     Yates
  So the substitute amendment was not agreed to.

para. 72.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment submitted by Mr. BUYER.

It was decided in the

Yeas

278

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

148

para. 72.19                   [Roll No. 234]

                                AYES--278

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo

[[Page 771]]


     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--148

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Brady
     Bryant
     Cox
     Dingell
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Talent
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, assumed the 
Chair.
  When Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Chairman, reported that the Committee, 
having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para. 72.20  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, laid before the 
House the following communication from Charles M. Williams of the staff 
of Mr. McDermott:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 23, 1997.
     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 United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia.
       I will make the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                              Charles M. Williams.

para. 72.21  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, laid before the 
House the following communication from Wilda E. Chisolm of the staff of 
Mr. McDermott:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 23, 1997.
     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 United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia.
       I will make the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Wilda E. Chisolm.

para. 72.22  commission on security and cooperation in europe

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, by unanimous 
consent, announced that 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, 
on the part of the House, the following Members: Messrs. Hoyer, Markey, 
Cardin, and Ms. Slaughter.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 72.23  order of business--ethics process reform

  On motion of Mr. HASTERT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the order of the House of May 7, 1997, with respect to 
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and related matters of 
said committee, be extended through July 15, 1997.

para. 72.24  recess--10:37 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock and 37 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.



          WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JUNE 24), 1997

para. 72.25  after recess--1:05 a.m.

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

para. 72.26  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2015 and h.r. 2014

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-152) the resolution (H. Res. 174) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2015) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 1998, and for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2014) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) 
and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 1998.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 72.27  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. 363. An Act to amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 1992 to extend the Electric and Magnetic Fields 
     Research and Public Information Dissemination program.

para. 72.28  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. 363. An Act to amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 1992 to extend the Electric and Magnetic Fields 
     Research and Public Information Dissemination program.

para. 72.29  leave of absence

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

para. 72.30  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, at 1 o'clock and 6 minutes a.m., June 25 
(legislative day of June 24), 1997, the House adjourned.

para. 72.31  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. PACKARD: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2016. 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, 1998, and 
     for other pur

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     poses (Rept. 105-150). 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 1998 (Rept. 105-
     151). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

               June 25 (Legislative Day of June 24), 1997

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 174. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2015) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections 
     (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on 
     the budget for fiscal year 1998, and for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 2014) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent 
     resolution (Rept. 105-152). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 72.32  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. BISHOP:
       H.R. 2017. A bill to amend section 1926 of the Public 
     Health Service Act to encourage States to strengthen their 
     efforts to prevent the sale and distribution of tobacco 
     products to individuals under the age of 18, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PAXON (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Lazio of New York, and Mr. Manton):
       H.R. 2018. A bill to waive temporarily the Medicaid 
     enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of 
     Amherst, NY; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. JONES (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Manton, 
             and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 2019. 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. GINGRICH:
       H.R. 2020. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage of community attendant services 
     under the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ARMEY (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Cox of California, and Mr. McIntosh):
       H.R. 2021. A bill to provide for competition between forms 
     of motor vehicle insurance, to permit an owner of a motor 
     vehicle to choose the most appropriate form of insurance for 
     that person, to guarantee affordable premiums, to provide for 
     more adequate and timely compensation for accident victims, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CAPPS (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, and Mr. Bereuter):
       H.R. 2022. A bill to amend trade laws and related 
     provisions to clarify the designation of normal trade 
     relations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
             Gephardt):
       H.R. 2023. A bill to amend the Equal Pay Act, the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
     to provide more effective remedies to victims of 
     discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 2024. A bill to amend the National Kiwifruit Research, 
     Promotion, and Consumer Information Act to provide for 
     proportional representation of kiwifruit producers, 
     exporters, and importers on the National Kiwifruit Board; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 2025. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to allow up to 24 months of postsecondary 
     education or vocational educational training to count as a 
     permissible work activity under the program of block grants 
     to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sisisky, and 
             Mr. Torres):
       H.R. 2026. 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. LaTOURETTE:
       H.R. 2027. A bill to provide for the revision of the 
     requirements for a Canadian border boat landing permit 
     pursuant to section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act, and to require the Attorney General to report to the 
     Congress on the impact of such revision; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2028. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the taxes on certain alcoholic beverages and 
     to provide additional funds for alcohol abuse prevention 
     programs; 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. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 2029. A bill to prohibit the Corporation for National 
     and Community Service from receiving information from the 
     Selective Service System or otherwise using the Selective 
     Service System to notify young people of service 
     opportunities with the Corporation or recruit national 
     service participants; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 2030. A bill to require the Federal Government to 
     approve certain waiver requests submitted by the State of 
     Wisconsin under the food stamp and medical assistance 
     programs; 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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Dellums, 
             Mr. Towns, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clay, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Ford, and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 2031. 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. WAXMAN:
       H.R. 2032. A bill to make correct certain provisions of the 
     Safe Drinking Water Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Spence, and Mr. 
             Cook):
       H.J. Res. 84. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide a procedure 
     by which the States may propose constitutional amendments; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H. Con. Res. 105. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress relating to the elections in Albania 
     scheduled for June 29, 1997; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

para. 72.33  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. QUINN introduced a bill (H.R. 2033) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel Samakee; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para. 72.34  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 51: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 108: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 113: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 143: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 216: Mr. McDade and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 519: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
     Largent, Mr. Clement, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Ehlers and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 947: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 950: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 993: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Talent, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1038: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1053: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
     Mica, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Hefley, Ms. 
     Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Granger, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1158: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1166: Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachu

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     setts, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. 
     Markey.
       H.R. 1204: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma and Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 1302: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. 
     McGovern.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hayworth, 
     and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1348: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1451: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1494: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Canady of Florida and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 1556: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 1570: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1613: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1682: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and 
     Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1818: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 1859: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 1903: Mr. Gutknecht and Mr. Brady.
       H.R. 1908: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1955: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Ney, 
     Mr. Horn, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
     Schumer, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1989: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 2003: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Hall, 
     of Texas, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Morella, 
     Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.J. Res. 71: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
     Hayworth, and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.J. Res. 76: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H. Con. Res. 37: Mr. Towns and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H. Con. Res. 71: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Engel, Mr. Clay, and Mr. 
     Ford.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Jackson, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Pallone.
       H. Con. Res. 103: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Menendez, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H. Res. 38: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, and Mr. Nadler.
       H. Res. 119: Ms. Velazquez.

para. 72.35  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. 1515: Mr. Jackson.




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                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1997 (73)

para. 73.1  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,

                                                    June 25, 1997.
       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. 73.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, June 24, 1997.
  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:

       3943. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--HOME Investment Partnerships 
     Program: Technical Amendments to Final Rule [Docket No. FR-
     3962-F-04] (RIN: 2501-AC06) received June 23, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       3944. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--The Secretary of HUD's Regulation of 
     the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and 
     the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac): 
     Book-Entry Procedures [Docket No. FR-4095-F-02] (RIN: 2501-
     AC35) received June 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3945. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Delegation of Insuring Authority to 
     Direct Endorsement Mortgagees; Interim Rule [Docket No. FR-
     4169-I-01] (RIN: 2502-AC87) received June 23, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       3946. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Opportunities for Youth: Youthbuild 
     Program Further Streamlining [Docket No. FR-4226-F-01] (RIN: 
     2506-AB93) received June 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3947. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     facilitate the effective and efficient management of the 
     homeless assistance programs of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development, including the merger of such programs into 
     one performance fund; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       3948. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's annual report on the 
     status and accomplishments of the runaway and homeless youth 
     centers for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5715(a); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3949. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Motor Vehicle Content Labeling (National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration) [Docket No. 92-64; Notice 11] (RIN: 
     2127-AG46) received June 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3950. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Insurer Reporting Requirements; List of Insurers Required to 
     File Reports (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-130; Notice 03] (RIN: 2127-AG56) received June 
     20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3951. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal-Aid Highway Systems (Federal Highway Administration) 
     [Docket No. FHWA 97-2394] (RIN: 2125-AD74) received June 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3952. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Implementation of the 1995 Amendments to the International 
     Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and 
     Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW) (Coast Guard) [CGD 
     95-062] (RIN: 2115-AF26) received June 20, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3953. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Deerfield Beach, Florida (Coast 
     Guard) [CGD07-97-027] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received June 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3954. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; Fort Lauderdale, FL (Coast Guard) [COTP MIAMI 
     96-054] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 20, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3955. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend 
     the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment 
     Insurance Act to ease administration of the railroad 
     retirement and railroad unemployment insurance programs; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3956. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's annual report on Outreach Regarding Persian 
     Gulf Illnesses; jointly to the Committees on Veterans' 
     Affairs and National Security.
       3957. A letter from the United States Trade Representative, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to approve and 
     implement the OECD Shipbuilding Trade Agreement; jointly to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means and National Security. 

para. 73.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 1902. An Act to immunize donations made in the form of 
     charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts 
     from the antitrust laws and State laws similar to the 
     antitrust laws.

para. 73.5  dod authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, 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. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 
and 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
and for other purposes.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed 
the chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 169, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.

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  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Mr. DELLUMS demanded a separate vote on the amendment numbered 35 (the 
Rohrabacher amendment).
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment on which a separate 
vote had been demanded?

       At the end of title XI (page 371, after line 18), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 1112. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES 
                   IN CASE OF TRANSFER OF MISSILE SYSTEM BY 
                   RUSSIA.

       (a) In General.--No fiscal year 1998 Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction funds may, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, be obligated or expended to carry out a Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction program in Russia after the date on which it 
     is made known to the Secretary of Defense that Russia has 
     transferred to the People's Republic of China an SS-N-22 
     missile system.
       (b) Applicability.--This section shall apply with respect 
     to any transfer by Russia of an SS-N-22 missile system to the 
     People's Republic of China that occurs on or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, 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

204

When there appeared

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Nays

219

para. 73.6                    [Roll No. 235]

                                YEAS--204

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--219

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Abercrombie
     Brown (CA)
     Cox
     Crane
     Engel
     McHugh
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Schiff
     Smith (NJ)
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The following amendment was then 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 1998''.

     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. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 107. Chemical Demilitarization Program.
Sec. 108. Defense health programs.
Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 121. Limitation on obligation of funds for the Seawolf Submarine 
              program.
Sec. 122. Report on annual budget submission regarding the reserve 
              components.

         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research.
Sec. 203. Dual-use technology program.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Manufacturing technology program.
Sec. 212. Report on Strategic Environmental Research and Development 
              Program.
Sec. 213. Tactical unmanned aerial vehicles.
Sec. 214. Revisions to membership of and appointment authority for 
              National Ocean Research Leadership Council.
Sec. 215. Maintenance and repair of real property at Air Force 
              installations.
Sec. 216. Expansion of eligibility for Defense Experimental Program to 
              Stimulate Competitive Research.
Sec. 217. Bioassay testing of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation 
              during military service.
Sec. 218. Comanche program.

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Sec. 219. Land attack standard missile.
Sec. 220. Report on operational field assessments program.

             Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense Programs

Sec. 231. Budgetary treatment of amounts requested for procurement for 
              Ballistic Missile Defense programs.
Sec. 232. Cooperative ballistic missile defense program.
Sec. 233. Deployment dates for core theater missile defense programs
Sec. 234. Annual report on threat posed to the United States by weapons 
              of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, and cruise 
              missiles.
Sec. 235. Director of Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
Sec. 236. Tactical high energy laser program.

                  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. Refurbishment and installation of air search radar.
Sec. 306. Refurbishment of M1-A1 tanks.
Sec. 307. Procurement and electronic commerce technical assistance 
              program.

                 Subtitle B--Military Readiness Issues

Sec. 311. Expansion of scope of quarterly readiness reports.
Sec. 312. Limitation on reallocation of funds within operation and 
              maintenance appropriations.
Sec. 313. Operation of prepositioned fleet, National Training Center, 
              Fort Irwin, California.
Sec. 314. Prohibition of implementation of tiered readiness system.
Sec. 315. Reports on transfers from high-priority readiness 
              appropriations.
Sec. 316. Report on Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Exercise Program 
              and Partnership for Peace program.
Sec. 317. Quarterly reports on execution of operation and maintenance 
              appropriations.

                     Subtitle C--Civilian Personnel

Sec. 321. Pay practices when overseas teachers transfer to general 
              schedule positions.
Sec. 322. Use of approved fire-safe accommodations by Government 
              employees on official business.
Sec. 323. Veterans' preference status for certain veterans who served 
              on active duty during the Persian Gulf War.

                   Subtitle D--Depot-Level Activities

Sec. 331. Extension of authority for aviation depots and naval 
              shipyards to engage in defense-related production and 
              services.
Sec. 332. Exclusion of certain large maintenance and repair projects 
              from percentage limitation on contracting for depot-level 
              maintenance.
Sec. 333. Restrictions on contracts for performance of depot-level 
              maintenance and repair at certain facilities.
Sec. 334. Core logistics functions of Department of Defense.
Sec. 335. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence.
Sec. 336. Personnel reductions, Army depots participating in Army 
              Workload and Performance System.

                  Subtitle E--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 341. Revision of membership terms for Strategic Environmental 
              Research and Development Program scientific advisory 
              board.
Sec. 342. Amendments to authority to enter into agreements with other 
              agencies in support of environmental technology 
              certification.
Sec. 343. Authorization to pay negotiated settlement for environmental 
              cleanup at former Department of Defense sites in Canada.
Sec. 344. Modifications of authority to store and dispose of nondefense 
              toxic and hazardous materials.
Sec. 345. Revision of report requirement for Navy program to monitor 
              ecological effects of organotin.
Sec. 346. Partnerships for investment in innovative environmental 
              technologies.
Sec. 347. Pilot program to test an alternative technology for 
              eliminating solid and liquid waste emissions during ship 
              operations.

  Subtitle F--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

Sec. 361. Reorganization of laws regarding commissaries and exchanges 
              and other morale, welfare, and recreation activities.
Sec. 362. Merchandise and pricing requirements for commissary stores.
Sec. 363. Limitation on noncompetitive procurement of brand-name 
              commercial items for resale in commissary stores.
Sec. 364. Transfer of jurisdiction over exchange, commissary, and 
              morale, welfare, and recreation activities to Under 
              Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
Sec. 365. Public and private partnerships to benefit morale, welfare, 
              and recreation activities.
Sec. 366. Treatment of certain amounts received by Defense Commissary 
              Agency.
Sec. 367. Authorized use of appropriated funds for relocation of Navy 
              Exchange Service Command.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 371. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
              dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
              of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 372. Continuation of Operation Mongoose.
Sec. 373. Inclusion of Air Force depot maintenance as operation and 
              maintenance budget activity group.
Sec. 374. Programs to commemorate 50th anniversary of Marshall Plan and 
              Korean conflict.
Sec. 375. Prohibition on use of Special Operations Command budget for 
              base operation support.
Sec. 376. Continuation and expansion of demonstration program to 
              identify overpayments made to vendors.
Sec. 377. Applicability of Federal printing requirements to Defense 
              Automated Printing Service.
Sec. 378. Base operations support for military installations on Guam.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.

                       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. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Increase in number of members in certain grades authorized to 
              serve on active duty in support of the reserves.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Limitation on number of general and flag officers who may 
              serve in positions outside their own service.
Sec. 502. Exclusion of certain retired officers from limitation on 
              period of recall to active duty.
Sec. 503. Clarification of officers eligible for consideration by 
              selection boards.
Sec. 504. Authority to defer mandatory retirement for age of officers 
              serving as chaplains.

                 Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters

Sec. 511. Individual Ready Reserve activation authority.
Sec. 512. Termination of Mobilization Income Insurance Program.
Sec. 513. Correction of inequities in medical and dental care and death 
              and disability benefits for reserve members who incur or 
              aggravate an illness in the line of duty.
Sec. 514. Time-in-grade requirements for reserve commissioned officers 
              retired during force drawdown period.
Sec. 515. Authority to permit non-unit assigned officers to be 
              considered by vacancy promotion board to general officer 
              grades.
Sec. 516. Grade requirement for officers eligible to serve on 
              involuntary separation boards.
Sec. 517. Limitation on use of Air Force Reserve AGR personnel for Air 
              Force base security functions.

                    Subtitle C--Military Technicians

Sec. 521. Authority to retain on the reserve active-status list until 
              age 60 military technicians in the grade of brigadier 
              general.
Sec. 522. Military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 523. Non-dual status military technicians.
Sec. 524. Report of feasibility and desirability of conversion of AGR 
              personnel to military technicians (dual-status).

  Subtitle D--Measures To Improve Recruit Quality and Reduce Recruit 
                               Attrition

Sec. 531. Reform of military recruiting systems.
Sec. 532. Improvements in medical prescreening of applicants for 
              military service.
Sec. 533. Improvements in physical fitness of recruits.

              Subtitle E--Military Education and Training

Sec. 541. Independent panel to review military basic training.
Sec. 542. Reform of Army drill sergeant selection and training process.
Sec. 543. Requirement for candidates for admission to United States 
              Naval Academy to take oath of allegiance.
Sec. 544. Reimbursement of expenses incurred for instruction at service 
              academies of persons from foreign countries.

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Sec. 545. United States Naval Postgraduate School.
Sec. 546. Air Force Academy cadet foreign exchange program.
Sec. 547. Training in human relations matters for Army drill sergeant 
              trainees.
Sec. 548. Study of feasibility of gender-segregated basic training.

              Subtitle F--Military Decorations and Awards

Sec. 551. Study of new decorations for injury or death in line of duty.
Sec. 552. Purple heart to be awarded only to members of the armed 
              forces.
Sec. 553. Eligibility for Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for 
              participation in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation 
              Joint Guard.
Sec. 554. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations 
              to specified persons.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 561. Suspension of temporary early retirement authority.
Sec. 562. Treatment of educational accomplishments of National Guard 
              Challenge Program participants.
Sec. 563. Authority for personnel to participate in management of 
              certain non-Federal entities.
Sec. 564. Crew requirements of WC-130J aircraft.
Sec. 565. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense civil 
              military programs.
Sec. 566. Treatment of participation of members in Department of 
              Defense civil military programs.
Sec. 567. Continuation of support to senior military colleges.
Sec. 568. Improvement of missing persons authorities applicable to 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 569. Establishment of sentence of confinement for life without 
              eligibility for parole.
Sec. 570. Limitation on appeal of denial of parole for offenders 
              serving life sentence.
Sec. 571. Establishment of Public Affairs Branch in the Army.
Sec. 572. Report on making United States nationals eligible for 
              participation in Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Sec. 573. Community College of the Air Force.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 1998.
Sec. 602. Annual adjustment of basic pay and protection of member's 
              total compensation while performing certain duty.
Sec. 603. Use of food cost information to determine basic allowance for 
              subsistence.
Sec. 604. Consolidation of basic allowance for quarters, variable 
              housing allowance, and overseas housing allowances.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay 
              authorities for reserve forces.
Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay 
              authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered 
              nurses, and nurse anesthetists.
Sec. 613. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of 
              other bonuses and special pays.
Sec. 614. Increase in minimum monthly rate of hazardous duty incentive 
              pay for certain members.
Sec. 615. Availability of multiyear retention bonus for dental 
              officers.
Sec. 616. Increase in variable and additional special pays for certain 
              dental officers.
Sec. 617. Special pay for duty at designated hardship duty locations.
Sec. 618. Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus.
Sec. 619. Selected Reserve enlistment bonus for former enlisted 
              members.
Sec. 620. Special pay or bonuses for enlisted members extending tours 
              of duty overseas.
Sec. 621. Increase in amount of family separation allowance.
Sec. 622. Change in requirements for Ready Reserve muster duty 
              allowance.
Sec. 623. Expansion of reserve affiliation bonus to include Coast Guard 
              Reserve.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 631. Travel and transportation allowances for dependents of member 
              sentenced by court-martial.
Sec. 632. Dislocation allowance.

    Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters

Sec. 641. Time in which certain changes in beneficiary under Survivor 
              Benefit Plan may be made.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 651. Definition of sea duty for purposes of career sea pay.
Sec. 652. Loan repayment program for commissioned officers in certain 
              health professions.
Sec. 653. Conformance of NOAA commissioned officers separation pay to 
              separation pay for members of other uniformed services.
Sec. 654. Reimbursement of Public Health Service officers for adoption 
              expenses.
Sec. 655. Payment of back quarters and subsistence allowances to World 
              War II veterans who served as guerrilla fighters in the 
              Philippines.
Sec. 656. Space available travel for members of Selected Reserve.
Sec. 657. Study on military personnel at, near, or below the poverty 
              line.
Sec. 658. Implementation of Department of Defense supplemental food 
              program for military personnel outside the United States.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

Sec. 701. Expansion of retiree dental insurance plan to include 
              surviving spouse and child dependents of certain deceased 
              members.
Sec. 702. Provision of prosthetic devices to covered beneficiaries.

                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

Sec. 711. Addition of definition of TRICARE program to title 10.
Sec. 712. Plan for expansion of managed care option of TRICARE program.

          Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities

Sec. 721. Implementation of designated provider agreements for 
              Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities.
Sec. 722. Limitation on total payments.
Sec. 723. Continued acquisition of reduced-cost drugs.

   Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care 
                               Management

Sec. 731. Waiver or reduction of copayments under overseas dental 
              program.
Sec. 732. Premium collection requirements for medical and dental 
              insurance programs.
Sec. 733. Consistency between CHAMPUS and Medicare in payment rates for 
              services.
Sec. 734. Use of personal services contracts for provision of health 
              care services and legal protection for providers.
Sec. 735. Portability of State licenses for Department of Defense 
              health care professionals.
Sec. 736. Standard form and requirements regarding claims for payment 
              for services.
Sec. 737. Medical personnel conscience clause.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 741. Continued admission of civilians as students in physician 
              assistant training program of Army Medical Department.
Sec. 742. Emergency health care in connection with overseas activities 
              of On-Site Inspection Agency of Department of Defense.
Sec. 743. Comptroller General study of adequacy and effect of maximum 
              allowable charges for physicians under CHAMPUS.
Sec. 744. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense pharmacy 
              programs.
Sec. 745. Comptroller General study of Navy graduate medical education 
              program.
Sec. 746. Study of expansion of pharmaceuticals by mail program to 
              include additional Medicare-eligible covered 
              beneficiaries.
Sec. 747. Comptroller General study of requirement for military medical 
              facilities in National Capital region.

                    Subtitle F--Persian Gulf Illness

Sec. 751. Definitions.
Sec. 752. Plan for health care services for Persian Gulf veterans.
Sec. 753. Comptroller General study of revised disability criteria for 
              physical evaluation boards.
Sec. 754. Improved medical tracking system for members deployed 
              overseas in contingency or combat operations.
Sec. 755. Report on plans to track location of members in a theater of 
              operations.
Sec. 756. Report on plans to improve detection and monitoring of 
              chemical, biological, and similar hazards in a theater of 
              operations.
Sec. 757. Notice of use of investigational new drugs.
Sec. 758. Report on effectiveness of research efforts regarding Gulf 
              War illnesses.
Sec. 759. Persian Gulf illness clinical trials program.
Sec. 760. Sense of the Congress concerning Gulf War illness.

  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

                     Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy

Sec. 801. Case-by-case waivers of domestic source limitations.
Sec. 802. Expansion of authority to enter into contracts crossing 
              fiscal years to all severable services contracts not 
              exceeding a year.
Sec. 803. Clarification of vesting of title under contracts.

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Sec. 804. Exclusion of disaster relief, humanitarian, and peacekeeping 
              operations from restrictions on use of undefinitized 
              contract actions.
Sec. 805. Limitation and report on payment of restructuring costs under 
              defense contracts.
Sec. 806. Authority relating to purchase of certain vehicles.
Sec. 807. Multiyear procurement contracts.
Sec. 808. Domestic source limitation amendments.
Sec. 809. Repeal of expiration of domestic source limitation for 
              certain naval vessel propellers.
Sec. 810. Audit of procurement of goods by military installations in 
              the United States.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 821. Repeal of certain acquisition reports and requirements.
Sec. 822. Extension of authority for use of test and evaluation 
              installations by commercial entities.
Sec. 823. Requirement to develop and maintain list of firms not 
              eligible for defense contracts.
Sec. 824. Allowability of costs of employee stock ownership plans.
Sec. 825. Expansion of personnel eligible to participate in 
              demonstration project relating to acquisition workforce.
Sec. 826. Time for submission of annual report relating to Buy American 
              Act.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

Sec. 901. Limitation on operation and support funds for the Office of 
              the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 902. Components of National Defense University.
Sec. 903. Authorization for the Marine Corps University to employ 
              civilian professors.
Sec. 904. Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs.
Sec. 905. White House Communications Agency.
Sec. 906. Revision to required frequency for provision of policy 
              guidance for contingency plans.
Sec. 907. Termination of the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Incorporation of classified annex.
Sec. 1003. Authority for obligation of unauthorized fiscal year 1997 
              defense appropriations.
Sec. 1004. Authorization of supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 
              1997.
Sec. 1005. Increase in fiscal year 1996 transfer authority.
Sec. 1006. Fisher House trust funds.
Sec. 1007. Flexibility in financing closure of certain outstanding 
              contracts for which a small final payment is due.
Sec. 1008. United States Man and the Biosphere Program limitation.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1021. Relationship of certain laws to disposal of vessels for 
              export from the Naval Vessel Register and the National 
              Defense Reserve Fleet.
Sec. 1022. Authority to enter into a long-term charter for a vessel in 
              support of the Surveillance Towed-Array Sensor (SURTASS) 
              program.
Sec. 1023. Transfer of two specified obsolete tugboats of the Army.
Sec. 1024. Naming of a DDG-51 class destroyer the U.S.S. Thomas F. 
              Connolly.
Sec. 1025. Congressional review period with respect to transfer of the 
              ex-U.S.S. Midway (CV-41).

                  Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities

Sec. 1031. Prohibition on use of National Guard for civil-military 
              activities under State drug interdiction and counter-drug 
              activities plan.
Sec. 1032. Assignment of Department of Defense personnel to assist 
              Immigration and Naturalization Service and Customs 
              Service.
Sec. 1033. Annual report on development and deployment of narcotics 
              detection technologies.

       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

Sec. 1041. Repeal of miscellaneous obsolete reports required by prior 
              defense authorization Acts.
Sec. 1042. Repeal of annual report requirement relating to training of 
              special operations forces with friendly foreign forces.
Sec. 1043. Report on anti-terrorism activities.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 1051. Authority for special agents of the Defense Criminal 
              Investigative Service to execute warrants and make 
              arrests.
Sec. 1052. Study of investigative practices of military criminal 
              investigative organizations relating to sex crimes.
Sec. 1053. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1054. Display of POW/MIA flag.
Sec. 1055. Certification required before observance of moratorium on 
              use by Armed Forces of antipersonnel landmines.
Sec. 1056. Protection of safety-related information voluntarily 
              provided by air carriers.
Sec. 1057. National Guard Challenge Program to create opportunities for 
              civilian youth.
Sec. 1058. Lease of non-excess personal property of the military 
              departments.
Sec. 1059. Commendation of members of the Armed Forces and Government 
              civilian personnel who served during the Cold War.
Sec. 1060. Prohibition of performance of military honors upon death of 
              persons convicted of capital crimes.
Sec. 1061. Study of United States capacitor and resistor industries.
Sec. 1062. Sense of the Congress on deployment of United States Armed 
              Forces abroad for environmental preservation activities.
Sec. 1063. Study of transfer of Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System.
Sec. 1064. Oversight of counter-terrorism and anti-terrorism programs 
              and activities of the United States.
Sec. 1065. Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative.

  TITLE XI--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET 
                                 UNION

Sec. 1101. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.
Sec. 1102. Fiscal year 1998 funding allocations.
Sec. 1103. Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes.
Sec. 1104. Limitation on use of funds until specified reports are 
              submitted.
Sec. 1105. Limitation on use of funds until submission of 
              certification.
Sec. 1106. Use of funds for chemical weapons destruction facility.
Sec. 1107. Limitation on use of funds for storage facility for Russian 
              fissile material.
Sec. 1108. Limitation on use of funds for weapons storage security.
Sec. 1109. Report to Congress on issues regarding payment of taxes or 
              duties on assistance provided to Russia under Cooperative 
              Threat Reduction programs.
Sec. 1110. Limitation on obligation of funds for a specified period.
Sec. 1111. Availability of funds.

              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

                      Subtitle A--General Matters

Sec. 1201. Reports to Congress relating to United States forces in 
              Bosnia.
Sec. 1202. One-year extension of counterproliferation authorities.
Sec. 1203. Report on future military capabilities and strategy of the 
              People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1204. Temporary use of general purpose vehicles and nonlethal 
              military equipment under acquisition and cross servicing 
              agreements.
Sec. 1205. Defense burdensharing.
Sec. 1206. Presidential certifications concerning detargeting of 
              Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Sec. 1207. Limitation on payments for cost of NATO expansion.
Sec. 1208. Sense of the Congress relating to level of United States 
              military personnel in the Asia and Pacific region.
Sec. 1209. Sense of the Congress on need for Russian openness on the 
              Yamantau Mountain Project.
Sec. 1210. United States Armed Forces in Bosnia.
Sec. 1211. Limitation on support for law enforcement activities in 
              Bosnia.
Sec. 1212. Presidential report on political and military conditions in 
              Bosnia.

   Subtitle B--Matters Relating To Prevention of Technology Diversion

Sec. 1231. Findings.
Sec. 1232. Export approvals for supercomputers.
Sec. 1233. Report on exports of supercomputers.
Sec. 1234. Post-shipment verification of export of supercomputers.

                 TITLE XIII--DEFENSE PERSONNEL REFORMS

Sec. 1301. Reduction in personnel assigned to management headquaters 
              and headquarters support activities.
Sec. 1302. Additional reduction in defense acquisition workforce.
Sec. 1303. Availability of funds for separation pay for defense 
              acquisition personnel.
Sec. 1304. Personnel reductions in United States Transportation 
              Command.

             TITLE XIV--DEFENSE BUSINESS PRACTICIES REFORMS

            Subtitle A--Competitive Procurement Requirements

Sec. 1401. Competitive procurement of finance and accounting services.
Sec. 1402. Competitive procurement of services to dispose of surplus 
              defense property.
Sec. 1403. Competitive procurement of functions performed by Defense 
              Information Systems Agency.

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Sec. 1404. Competitive procurement of printing and duplication 
              services.
Sec. 1405. Competitive procurement of certain ophthalmic services.
Sec. 1406. Competitive procurement of commercial and industrial type 
              functions by defense agencies.

                Subtitle B--Reform of Conversion Process

Sec. 1411. Development of standard forms regarding performance work 
              statement and request for proposal for conversion of 
              certain operational functions of military installations.
Sec. 1412. Study and notification requirement for conversion of 
              commercial and industrial type functions to contractor 
              performance.
Sec. 1413. Collection and retention of cost information data on 
              contracted out services and functions.

                       Subtitle C--Other Reforms

Sec. 1421. Reduction in overhead costs of inventory control points.
Sec. 1422. Consolidation of procurement technical assistance and 
              electronic commerce technical assistance.
Sec. 1423. Permanent authority regarding conveyance of utility systems.

           TITLE XV--MISCELLANEOUS ADDITIONAL DEFENSE REFORMS

Sec. 1501. Long-term charter contracts for acquisition of auxiliary 
              vessels for the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1502. Fiber-optics based telecommunications linkage of military 
              installations.
Sec. 1503. Repeal of requirement for contractor guarantees on major 
              weapons systems.
Sec. 1504. Requirement relating to micro-purchases of commercial items.
Sec. 1505. Availability of simplified procedures to commercial item 
              procurements.
Sec. 1506. Termination of the Armed Services Patent Advisory Board.
Sec. 1507. Coordination of Department of Defense criminal 
              investigations and audits.
Sec. 1508. Department of Defense boards, commissions, and advisory 
              committees.
Sec. 1509. Advances for payment of public services.

     TITLE XVI--COMMISSION ON DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND STREAMLINING

Sec. 1601. Establishment of commission.
Sec. 1602. Duties of commission.
Sec. 1603. Reports.
Sec. 1604. Powers.
Sec. 1605. Commission procedures.
Sec. 1606. Personnel matters.
Sec. 1607. Miscellaneous administrative provisions.
Sec. 1608. Funding.
Sec. 1609. Termination of the commission.

            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.
Sec. 2105. Correction in authorized uses of funds, Fort Irwin, 
              California.

                            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. Authorization of military construction project at Naval Air 
              Station, Pascagoula, Mississippi, for which funds have 
              been appropriated.

                         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. Authorization of military construction project at McConnell 
              Air Force Base, Kansas, for which funds have been 
              appropriated.

                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Military housing planning and design.
Sec. 2403. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2406. Correction in authorized uses of funds, McClellan Air Force 
              Base, California.
Sec. 2407. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1995 
              projects.

   TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT 
                                PROGRAM

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. Authorization of military construction projects for which 
              funds have been appropriated.
Sec. 2603. Army Reserve construction project, Salt Lake City, Utah.

        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 1995 
              projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1994 
              projects.
Sec. 2704. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1993 
              projects.
Sec. 2705. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1992 
              projects.
Sec. 2706. Extension of availability of funds for construction of Over-
              the-Horizon Radar in Puerto Rico.
Sec. 2707. Effective date.

                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

Sec. 2801. Use of mobility enhancement funds for unspecified minor 
              construction.
Sec. 2802. Limitation on use of operation and maintenance funds for 
              facility repair projects.
Sec. 2803. Leasing of military family housing, United States Southern 
              Command, Miami, Florida.
Sec. 2804. Use of financial incentives provided as part of energy 
              savings and water conservation activities.
Sec. 2805. Congressional notification requirements regarding use of 
              Department of Defense housing funds for investments in 
              nongovernmental entities.

        Subtitle B--Real Property And Facilities Administration

Sec. 2811. Increase in ceiling for minor land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2812. Administrative expenses for certain real property 
              transactions.
Sec. 2813. Disposition of proceeds from sale of Air Force Plant 78, 
              Brigham City, Utah.

            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Sec. 2821. Consideration of military installations as sites for new 
              Federal facilities.
Sec. 2822. Prohibition against conveyance of property at military 
              installations to State-owned shipping companies.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        Part I--Army Conveyances

Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, James T. Coker Army Reserve Center, Durant, 
              Oklahoma.
Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia.
Sec. 2833. Expansion of land conveyance, Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, 
              Charlestown, Indiana.
Sec. 2834. Modification of land conveyance, Lompoc, California.
Sec. 2835. Modification of land conveyance, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, 
              Colorado.
Sec. 2836. Correction of land conveyance authority, Army Reserve 
              Center, Anderson, South Carolina.
Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Sec. 2838. Land conveyance, Gibson Army Reserve Center, Chicago, 
              Illinois.
Sec. 2839. Land conveyance, Fort Dix, New Jersey.

                       Part II--Navy Conveyances

Sec. 2851. Correction of lease authority, Naval Air Station, Meridian, 
              Mississippi.

                    Part III--Air Force Conveyances

Sec. 2861. Land transfer, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
Sec. 2862. Study of land exchange options, Shaw Air Force Base, South 
              Carolina.
Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, March Air Force Base, California.
Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 2881. Repeal of requirement to operate Naval Academy dairy farm.
Sec. 2882. Long-term lease of property, Naples Italy.
Sec. 2883. Designation of military family housing at Lackland Air Force 
              Base, Texas, in honor of Frank Tejeda, a former Member of 
              the House of Representatives.

                   TITLE XXIX--SIKES ACT IMPROVEMENT

Sec. 2901. Short title.
Sec. 2902. Definition of Sikes Act for purposes of amendments.
Sec. 2903. Codification of short title of Act.
Sec. 2904. Integrated natural resource management plans.
Sec. 2905. Review for preparation of integrated natural resource 
              management plans.

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Sec. 2906. Annual reviews and reports.
Sec. 2907. Transfer of wildlife conservation fees from closed military 
              installations.
Sec. 2908. Federal enforcement.
Sec. 2909. Natural resource management services.
Sec. 2910. Definitions.
Sec. 2911. Cooperative agreements.
Sec. 2912. Repeal of superseded provision.
Sec. 2913. Clerical amendments.
Sec. 2914. Authorizations of appropriations.

 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. Authority relating to transfers of defense environmental 
              management funds.

   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3131. Ballistic Missile Defense National Laboratory Program.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 3141. Plan for stewardship, management, and certification of 
              warheads in the nuclear weapons stockpile.
Sec. 3142. Repeal of obsolete reporting requirements.
Sec. 3143. Study and funding relating to implementation of workforce 
              restructuring plans.
Sec. 3144. Extension of authority for appointment of certain 
              scientific, engineering, and technical personnel.
Sec. 3145. Report on proposed contract for Hanford Tank Waste 
              Vitrification project.
Sec. 3146. Limitation on conduct of subcritical nuclear weapons tests.
Sec. 3147. Limitation on use of certain funds until future use plans 
              are submitted.
Sec. 3148. Plan for external oversight of national laboratories.
Sec. 3149. University-based research center.
Sec. 3150. Stockpile stewardship program.
Sec. 3151. Reports on advanced supercomputer sales to certain foreign 
              nations.
Sec. 3152. Transfers of real and personal property at certain 
              Department of Energy facilities.
Sec. 3153. Requirement to delegate certain authorities to site manager 
              of Hanford Reservation.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.
Sec. 3202. Plan for transfer of facilities from jurisdiction of Defense 
              Nuclear Facilities Safety Board to jurisdiction of 
              Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

                TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE

Sec. 3301. Authorized uses of stockpile funds.
Sec. 3302. Disposal of beryllium copper master alloy in National 
              Defense Stockpile.
Sec. 3303. Disposal of titanium sponge in National Defense Stockpile.
Sec. 3304. Conditions on transfer of stockpiled platinum reserves for 
              Treasury use.
Sec. 3305. Restrictions on disposal of certain manganese ferro.
Sec. 3306. Required procedures for disposal of strategic and critical 
              materials.

                 TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3402. Price requirement on sale of certain petroleum during fiscal 
              year 1998.
Sec. 3403. Termination of assignment of Navy officers to Office of 
              Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves.
Sec. 3404. Transfer of jurisdiction, Naval Oil Shale Reserves Numbered 
              1 and 3.

                  TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION

     Subtitle A--Authorization of Expenditures From Revolving Fund

Sec. 3501. Short title.
Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures.
Sec. 3503. Purchase of vehicles.
Sec. 3504. Expenditures only in accordance with treaties.

          Subtitle B--Facilitation of Panama Canal Transition

Sec. 3511. Short title; references.
Sec. 3512. Definitions relating to Canal transition.

    Part I--Transition Matters Relating to Commission Officers and 
                               Employees

Sec. 3521. Authority for the Administrator of the Commission to accept 
              appointment as the Administrator of the Panama Canal 
              Authority.
Sec. 3522. Post-Canal Transfer Personnel Authorities.
Sec. 3523. Enhanced authority of Commission to establish compensation 
              of Commission officers and employees.
Sec. 3524. Travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses for 
              Commission personnel no longer subject to Federal Travel 
              Regulation.
Sec. 3525. Enhanced recruitment and retention authorities.
Sec. 3526. Transition separation incentive payments.
Sec. 3527. Labor-management relations.
Sec. 3528. Availability of Panama Canal Revolving Fund for severance 
              pay for certain employees separated by Panama Canal 
              Authority after Canal Transfer Date.

Part II--Transition Matters Relating to Operation and Administration of 
                                 Canal

Sec. 3541. Establishment of procurement system and board of contract 
              appeals.
Sec. 3542. Transactions with the Panama Canal Authority.
Sec. 3543. Time limitations on filing of claims for damages.
Sec. 3544. Tolls for small vessels.
Sec. 3545. Date of actuarial evaluation of FECA liability.
Sec. 3546. Notaries public.
Sec. 3547. Commercial services.
Sec. 3548. Transfer from President to Commission of certain regulatory 
              functions relating to employment classification appeals.
Sec. 3549. Enhanced printing authority.
Sec. 3550. Technical and conforming amendments.

                  TITLE XXXVI--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 3601. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 1998.
Sec. 3602. Repeal of obsolete annual report requirement concerning 
              relative cost of shipbuilding in the various coastal 
              districts of the United States.
Sec. 3603. Provisions relating to maritime security fleet program.
Sec. 3604. Authority to utilize replacement vessels and capacity.
Sec. 3605. Authority to convey national defense reserve fleet vessel.
Sec. 3606. Determination of gross tonnage for purposes of tank vessel 
              double hull requirements.

     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 1998 for procurement for the Army as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $1,535,264,000.
       (2) For missiles, $1,176,516,000.
       (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
     $1,519,527,000.
       (4) For ammunition, $1,093,802,000.
       (5) For other procurement, $2,640,277,000.

     SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

       (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 1998 for procurement for the Navy as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $6,172,950,000.
       (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
     $1,214,687,000.
       (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $7,654,977,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $3,073,432,000.
       (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1998 for procurement for the 
     Marine Corps in the amount of $442,807,000.
       (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for procurement of ammunition 
     for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of 
     $470,355,000.

     SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $6,770,900,000.
       (2) For missiles, $2,389,183,000.
       (3) For ammunition, $436,984,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $6,574,096,000.

     SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of 
     $1,836,989,000.

     SEC. 105. RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 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, $102,700,000.
       (2) For the Air National Guard, $117,775,000.
       (3) For the Army Reserve, $90,400,000.

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       (4) For the Naval Reserve, $118,000,000.
       (5) For the Air Force Reserve, $167,630,000.
       (6) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $98,600,000.
       (7) For the Coast Guard Reserve, $5,250,000.

     SEC. 106. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 for procurement for the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense in the amount of $1,800,000.

     SEC. 107. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 the amount of $610,700,000 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 1998 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 
     $279,068,000.

     SEC. 109. DEFENSE EXPORT LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 for the Department of Defense for carrying out the 
     Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program in the total amount of 
     $1,231,000.
                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

     SEC. 121. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR THE SEAWOLF 
                   SUBMARINE PROGRAM.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy may not obligate 
     more than 50 percent of the funds appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 for Shipbuilding and Conversion for the Navy that 
     are specified as being available for the Seawolf submarine 
     program until the Secretary certifies to the congressional 
     defense committees that the Secretary will include in the 
     future-years defense program accompanying the fiscal year 
     1999 budget for the Department of Defense not less than 50 
     percent of the amount necessary to fully fund incorporation 
     into each of the first four vessels in the New Attack 
     Submarine program the technology insertion opportunities 
     specified in subsection (b).
       (b) Technology Insertion Opportunities.--The technology 
     insertion opportunities referred to in subsection (a) are 
     those technology insertion opportunities available for the 
     first four vessels in the New Attack Submarine program that 
     were presented by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
     (Research, Development, and Acquisition) in testimony before 
     the Procurement Subcommittee of the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives on March 18, 1997.

     SEC. 122. REPORT ON ANNUAL BUDGET SUBMISSION REGARDING THE 
                   RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1013 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 10544. Budget information

       ``(a) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional committees specified in subsection (d), at the 
     same time that the President submits the budget for a fiscal 
     year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a 
     report on amounts requested in that budget for the 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 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) Inclusion of Information in Next FYDP.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall specifically display in the each future-
     years defense program (or program revision) submitted to 
     Congress under section 221 of this title the amounts 
     programmed for procurement of equipment for each of the 
     reserve components.
       ``(d) Congressional Committees Specified.--The 
     congressional committees referred to in subsection (a) are 
     the following:
       ``(1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.
       ``(2) The Committee on National Security and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       ``(e) Exclusion of Coast Guard Reserve.--In this section, 
     the term `reserve components' does not include the Coast 
     Guard Reserve.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``10544. Budget information.''.
         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 1998 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $4,752,913,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $7,946,996,000.
       (3) For the Air Force, $14,659,736,000.
       (4) For Defense-wide activities, $9,914,080,000, of which--
       (A) $279,683,000 is authorized for the activities of the 
     Director, Test and Evaluation; and
       (B) $23,384,000 is authorized for the Director of 
     Operational Test and Evaluation.

     SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH.

       (a) Fiscal Year 1998.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201, $4,131,871,000 shall be 
     available for basic research and applied research projects.
       (b) Basic Research and Applied Research Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term ``basic research and 
     applied research'' means work funded in program elements for 
     defense research and development under Department of Defense 
     category 6.1 or 6.2.

     SEC. 203. DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       (a) Funding Requirement.--Of the amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorizations in section 201 for the 
     Department of Defense for science and technology programs for 
     each of fiscal years 1998 through 2001, at least the 
     following percentages of such amounts shall be available in 
     the applicable fiscal year only for dual-use projects of the 
     Department of Defense:
       (1) For fiscal year 1998, 5 percent.
       (2) For fiscal year 1999, 7 percent.
       (3) For fiscal year 2000, 10 percent.
       (4) For fiscal year 2001, 15 percent.
       (b) Senior Official for Dual-Use Program.--The person 
     responsible for developing policy relating to, and ensuring 
     effective implementation of, the dual-use technology program 
     of the Department of Defense is the senior official 
     designated by the Secretary of Defense under section 203(b) 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2451).
       (c) Limitation on Obligations.--(1) Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), funds made available pursuant to subsection 
     (a) may not be obligated until the senior official referred 
     to in subsection (b) approves the obligation.
       (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to funds made 
     available pursuant to subsection (a) to the Defense Advanced 
     Research Projects Agency.
       (3) Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) may be 
     used for a dual-use project only if the contract, cooperative 
     agreement, or other transaction by which the project is 
     carried out is entered into through the use of competitive 
     procedures.
       (d) Transfer Authority.--In addition to the transfer 
     authority provided in section 1001, the Secretary of Defense 
     may transfer funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) 
     for a dual-use project from a military department or defense 
     agency to another military department or defense agency to 
     ensure efficient implementation of the dual-use technology 
     program. The Secretary may delegate the authority provided in 
     the preceding sentence to the senior official referred to in 
     subsection (b).
       (e) Federal Cost Share.--(1) The share contributed by the 
     Secretary of a military department or the head of a defense 
     agency for the cost of a dual-use project during fiscal years 
     1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 may not be greater than 50 percent 
     of the cost of the project for that fiscal year.
       (2) In calculating the share of the costs of a dual-use 
     program contributed by a military department or a non-
     Government entity, the Secretaries of the military 
     departments may not consider in-kind contributions.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``dual-use 
     technology program'', ``dual-use project'', and ``science and 
     technology program'' have the meanings provided by section 
     203(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2452).
    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 211. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       Section 2525 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Funding Requirement.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 
     the Secretary of Defense shall make available each fiscal 
     year for the Manufacturing Technology Program the greater of 
     the following amounts:
       ``(A) 0.25 percent of the amount available for the fiscal 
     year concerned for the demonstration and validation, 
     engineering and manufacturing development, operational 
     systems development, and procurement programs of the military 
     departments and Defense Agencies.
       ``(B) The amount authorized to be appropriated by law for 
     the fiscal year concerned for projects of the military 
     departments and Defense Agencies under the Manufacturing 
     Technology Program.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 
     2000.
       ``(f) Transfer Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     transfer funds made available pursuant to subsection (e) from 
     a military department or Defense Agency to another military 
     department or Defense Agency to ensure efficient 
     implementation of the Manufacturing Technology Program. The 
     Secretary may delegate the authority provided in the 
     preceding sentence to the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and

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     Technology. Authority to transfer funds under this subsection 
     is in addition to any other authority provided by law to 
     transfer funds (whether enacted before, on, or after the date 
     of the enactment of this section) and is not subject to any 
     dollar limitation or notification requirement contained in 
     any other such authority to transfer funds.
       ``(g) Report.--(1) At the same time the President submits 
     to Congress the budget for fiscal year 1999 pursuant to 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report that--
       ``(A) specifies the plans of the Secretary for expenditures 
     under the program during fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000; 
     and
       ``(B) assesses the effectiveness of the program.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall submit an updated version of such 
     report at the same time the President submits the budget for 
     each fiscal year after fiscal year 1999 during which the 
     program is in effect shall include--
       ``(A) an assessment of whether the funding of the program, 
     as provided pursuant to the funding requirement of subsection 
     (e), is sufficient; and
       ``(B) any recommendations considered appropriate by the 
     Secretary for changes in, or an extension of, the funding 
     requirement of subsection (e).''.

     SEC. 212. REPORT ON STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Report.--Not later than February 28, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing, for each project or activity of the Strategic 
     Environmental Research and Development Program--
       (1) an explanation of why the project or activity is not 
     duplicative of environmentally related research, development, 
     and demonstration activities of other departments and 
     agencies of the Federal Government, of State and local 
     governments, or of other organizations engaged in such 
     activities; and
       (2) an explanation of why the project or activity is 
     uniquely related to and necessary for the mission of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (b) Limitation on Use of Funds Pending Submission of 
     Report.--Not more than 50 percent of the funds appropriated 
     for the Strategic Environmental Research and Development 
     Program pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
     section 201(4) may be expended until the Secretary of Defense 
     submits the report required under this section.

     SEC. 213. TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES.

       (a) Prohibition on Funding for Outrider ACTD Program.--No 
     funds authorized to be appropriated under section 201 may be 
     obligated for the Outrider Advanced Concept Technology 
     Demonstration (ACTD) program.
       (b) Funding Requirements.--Of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated for tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAV) 
     under section 201--
       (1) $10,000,000 shall be available to carry out a 
     competition for an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of 
     vertical takeoff and landing; and
       (2) $11,500,000 shall be available to provide a Predator 
     Unmanned Aerial Vehicle system equipped with synthetic 
     aperture radar and associated equipment to facilitate the 
     development of a common Tactical Control System for unmanned 
     aerial vehicles.

     SEC. 214. REVISIONS TO MEMBERSHIP OF AND APPOINTMENT 
                   AUTHORITY FOR NATIONAL OCEAN RESEARCH 
                   LEADERSHIP COUNCIL.

       (a) Membership Revisions.--Section 7902(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (11); and
       (2) in paragraph (17), by striking out ``One member'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Not more than four members''.
       (b) Appointment Authority Revisions.--Section 7902 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in paragraphs (14), (15), (16), and (17) of subsection 
     (b), by striking out ``chairman'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``President''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Delegation of Appointment Authority.--The President 
     may delegate the authority to make appointments under 
     subsection (b) to the head of a department, without authority 
     to redelegate.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 7902 of such title 
     is further amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by redesignating paragraphs (12), 
     (13), (14), (15), (16), and (17) as paragraphs (11), (12), 
     (13), (14), (15), and (16), respectively; and
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking out ``(14), (15), (16), 
     or (17)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(13), (14), (15), 
     or (16)''.
       (2) Section 282 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2473) is 
     amended by striking out subsection (c).

     SEC. 215. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF REAL PROPERTY AT AIR 
                   FORCE INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 949 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 9782. Maintenance and repair of real property

       ``(a) Allocation of Funds.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall allocate funds authorized to be appropriated by a 
     provision described in subsection (c) and a provision 
     described in subsection (d) for maintenance and repair of 
     real property at military installations of the Department of 
     the Air Force without regard to whether the installation is 
     supported with funds authorized by a provision described in 
     subsection (c) or (d).
       ``(b) Mixing of Funds Prohibited on Individual Projects.--
     The Secretary of the Air Force may not combine funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by a provision described in 
     subsection (c) and funds authorized to be appropriated by a 
     provision described in subsection (d) for an individual 
     project for maintenance and repair of real property at a 
     military installation of the Department of the Air Force.
       ``(c) Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Funds.--
     The provision described in this subsection is a provision of 
     a national defense authorization Act that authorizes funds to 
     be appropriated for a fiscal year to the Air Force for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation.
       ``(d) Operation and Maintenance Funds.--The provision 
     described in this subsection is a provision of a national 
     defense authorization Act that authorizes funds to be 
     appropriated for a fiscal year to the Air Force for operation 
     and maintenance.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``9782. Maintenance and repair of real property.''.

     SEC. 216. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DEFENSE EXPERIMENTAL 
                   PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH.

       Section 257 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; U.S.C. 2358 note) is 
     amended by adding at the end of subsection (d) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) In this section, the term `State' means a State of 
     the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.''.

     SEC. 217. BIOASSAY TESTING OF VETERANS EXPOSED TO IONIZING 
                   RADIATION DURING MILITARY SERVICE.

         Of the amount provided in section 201(4), $300,000 shall 
     be available for the Nuclear Test Personnel Review Program 
     conducted by the Defense Special Weapons Agency.

     SEC. 218. COMANCHE PROGRAM.

       The Congress supports the Army in its Comanche program 
     technology transfer and acquisition efforts, which--
       (1) offer potential RAH-66 Air Vehicle and T800 engine 
     cost, schedule, and technical risk reduction; and
       (2) include cooperative efforts with other Government 
     agencies such as the National Guard (UH-1H engine technology 
     insertion), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, 
     and other research and development programs of the military 
     departments.

     SEC. 219. LAND ATTACK STANDARD MISSILE.

       Of the amount provided in section 201(2) for research, 
     development, test, and evaluation for the Navy--
       (1) the amount available for program element 63795N for the 
     Land Attack Technology program is increased by $10,000,000, 
     to be available for flight test demonstration and risk 
     reduction activities for the Land Attack Standard Missile;
       (2) the amount available for program element 62317N (Air 
     Systems and Weapons Advance Technology) is reduced by 
     $5,000,000; and
       (3) the amount available for program element 63508N (Ship 
     Hull Mechanical and Electrical Technology) is reduced by 
     $5,000,000.

     SEC. 220. REPORT ON OPERATIONAL FIELD ASSESSMENTS PROGRAM.

       (a) Finding.--Congress recognizes the potential value that 
     the Department of Defense Operational Field Assessments 
     program, which is managed by the Director of Operational Test 
     and Evaluation, provides to the commanders of the Unified 
     Combatant Commands with respect to assessment of the 
     effectiveness of near-term operational concepts and critical 
     operational issues in quick-response operational tests and 
     evaluations.
       (b) Report.--Not later than March 30, 1998, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the Operational Field Assessments 
     program.
       (c) Content of Report.--The report shall contain the 
     following:
       (1) A review of the Operational Field Assessments program 
     which describes the goals and objectives of the program, 
     assessments by the program conducted as of the date of the 
     submission of the report, and the results of those 
     assessments.
       (2) A description of the current management and support 
     structure of the program within the Department of Defense, 
     including a description of how program responsibilities are 
     assigned within the Office of the Secretary of Defense and a 
     description of the roles of the Joint Staff, the commanders 
     of the Unified Combatant Commands, and the military 
     departments.
       (3) A description of future plans for the program and 
     funding requirements for those plans.
       (4) Recommendations regarding additional statutory 
     authority that may be required for the program.

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             Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense Programs

     SEC. 231. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS REQUESTED FOR 
                   PROCUREMENT FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Requirement for Inclusion in Budget of BMDO.--(1) 
     Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after section 222 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 224. Ballistic missile defense programs: amounts for 
       procurement

       ``(a) Requirement.--Any amount in the budget submitted to 
     Congress under section 1105 of title 31 for any fiscal year 
     for procurement for the National Missile Defense program or 
     for any system that is part of the core theater missile 
     defense program shall be set forth under the account of the 
     Department of Defense for Defense-wide procurement and, 
     within that account, under the subaccount (or other budget 
     activity level) for the Ballistic Missile Defense 
     Organization.
       ``(b) Core Theater Ballistic Missile Defense Program.--For 
     purposes of this section, the core theater missile defense 
     program consists of the systems specified in section 234 of 
     the Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1995 (10 U.S.C. 2431 
     note).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 222 the following new item:

``224. Ballistic missile defense programs: amounts for procurement.''.

     SEC. 232. COOPERATIVE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM.

       (a) Requirement for New Program Element.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a program element for the Ballistic 
     Missile Defense Organization, to be referred to as the 
     ``Cooperative Ballistic Missile Defense Program'', to support 
     technical and analytical cooperative efforts between the 
     United States and other nations that contribute to United 
     States ballistic missile defense capabilities. All 
     international cooperative ballistic missile defense programs 
     of the Department of Defense shall be budgeted and 
     administered through that program element.
       (b) Relationship to Other Program Elements.--The program 
     element established pursuant to subsection (a) is in addition 
     to the program elements for activities of the Ballistic 
     Missile Defense Organization required under section 251 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 233; 10 U.S.C. 221 note).

     SEC. 233. DEPLOYMENT DATES FOR CORE THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Change in Deployment Dates.--Section 234(a) of the 
     Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1995 (subtitle C of title II 
     of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 229; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``, to be carried out so as to achieve the specified 
     capabilities'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``, with a first unit 
     equipped (FUE) during fiscal year 1998'';
       (3) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``Navy Lower Tier 
     (Area) system'' and all that follows through ``fiscal year 
     1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Navy Area Defense 
     system'';
       (4) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking out ``with a'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``to be carried out so as to achieve a''; and
       (B) by striking out ``fiscal year 1998'' and ``fiscal year 
     2000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``fiscal year 2000'' and 
     ``fiscal year 2004'', respectively; and
       (5) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``Navy Upper Tier 
     (Theater Wide) system, with'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Navy Theater Wide system, to be carried out so as to 
     achieve''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments for Program Element Name 
     Changes.--Section 251(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 233; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``Navy Lower Tier 
     (Area) system'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Navy Area 
     Defense system''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``Navy Upper Tier 
     (Theater Wide) system'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Navy 
     Theater Wide system''.

     SEC. 234. ANNUAL REPORT ON THREAT POSED TO THE UNITED STATES 
                   BY WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, BALLISTIC 
                   MISSILES, AND CRUISE MISSILES.

       (a) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress by January 30 of each year a report on the 
     threats posed to the United States and allies of the United 
     States--
       (1) by weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, and 
     cruise missiles; and
       (2) by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, 
     ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles.
       (b) Consultation.--Each report submitted under subsection 
     (a) shall be prepared in consultation with the Director of 
     Central Intelligence.
       (c) Matters To Be Included.--Each report submitted under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) Identification of each foreign country and non-State 
     organization that possesses weapons of mass destruction, 
     ballistic missiles, or cruise missiles, and a description of 
     such weapons and missiles with respect to each such foreign 
     country and non-State organization.
       (2) A description of the means by which any foreign country 
     and non-State organization that has achieved capability with 
     respect to weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, 
     or cruise missiles has achieved that capability, including a 
     description of the international network of foreign countries 
     and private entities that provide assistance to foreign 
     countries and non-State organizations in achieving that 
     capability.
       (3) An examination of the doctrines that guide the use of 
     weapons of mass destruction in each foreign country that 
     possesses such weapons.
       (4) An examination of the existence and implementation of 
     the control mechanisms that exist with respect to nuclear 
     weapons in each foreign country that possesses such weapons.
       (5) Identification of each foreign country and non-State 
     organization that seeks to acquire or develop (indigenously 
     or with foreign assistance) weapons of mass destruction, 
     ballistic missiles, or cruise missiles, and a description of 
     such weapons and missiles with respect to each such foreign 
     country and non-State organization.
       (6) An assessment of various possible timelines for the 
     achievement by foreign countries and non-State organizations 
     of capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction, 
     ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles, taking into account 
     the probability of whether the Russian Federation and the 
     People's Republic of China will comply with the Missile 
     Technology Control Regime, the potential availability of 
     assistance from foreign technical specialists, and the 
     potential for independent sales by foreign private entities 
     without authorization from their national Governments.
       (7) For each foreign country or non-State organization that 
     has not achieved the capability to target the United States 
     or its territories with weapons of mass destruction, 
     ballistic missiles, or cruise missiles as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, an estimate of how far in advance the 
     United States is likely to be warned before such foreign 
     country or non-State organization achieves that capability.
       (8) For each foreign country or non-State organization that 
     has not achieved the capability to target members of the 
     United States Armed Forces deployed abroad with weapons of 
     mass destruction, ballistic missiles, or cruise missiles as 
     of the date of the enactment of this Act, an estimate of how 
     far in advance the United States is likely to be warned 
     before such foreign country or non-State organization 
     achieves that capability.
       (d) Classification.--Each report under subsection (a) shall 
     be submitted in classified and unclassified form.

     SEC. 235. DIRECTOR OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 8 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 203. Director of Ballistic Missile Defense 
       Organization

       ``(a) Grade.--The position of Director of the Ballistic 
     Missile Defense Organization--
       ``(1) may only be held by an officer of the armed forces on 
     the active-duty list; and
       ``(2) shall be designated under section 601 of this title 
     as a position of importance and responsibility to carry the 
     grade of general or admiral or lieutenant general or vice 
     admiral.
       ``(b) Line of Authority to Secretary of Defense.--The 
     Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization 
     reports directly to the Secretary of Defense and (if so 
     directed by the Secretary) the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     without intervening review or approval by any other officer 
     of the Department of Defense, with respect to all matters 
     pertaining to the management of ballistic missile defense 
     programs for which the Director has responsibility (including 
     matters pertaining to the status of those programs and the 
     budgets for those programs).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``203. Director of Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.''.

     SEC. 236. TACTICAL HIGH ENERGY LASER PROGRAM.

       (a) Transfer of Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     transfer the Tactical High Energy Laser program from the 
     Secretary of the Army to the Director of the Ballistic 
     Missile Defense Organization, to be carried out under the 
     Cooperative Ballistic Missile Defense Program established 
     pursuant to section 232(a).
       (b) Authorization.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in section 201, $38,200,000 is authorized for 
     the Tactical High Energy Laser program.
                  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 1998 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, $17,185,034,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $21,372,699,000.
       (3) For the Marine Corps, $2,381,245,000.
       (4) For the Air Force, $18,745,985,000.
       (5) For Defense-wide activities, $10,030,057,000.

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       (6) For the Army Reserve, $1,202,891,000.
       (7) For the Naval Reserve, $849,711,000.
       (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $110,366,000.
       (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,629,120,000.
       (10) For the Army National Guard, $2,266,432,000.
       (11) For the Air National Guard, $2,985,969,000.
       (12) For the Defense Inspector General, $136,580,000.
       (13) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
     Forces, $6,952,000.
       (14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $377,337,000.
       (15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $277,500,000.
       (16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, 
     $378,900,000.
       (17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide, 
     $27,900,000.
       (18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense 
     Sites, $202,300,000.
       (19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid 
     programs, $50,000,000.
       (20) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, 
     Defense-wide, $661,671,000.
       (21) For the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and 
     Environmental Restoration Trust Fund, $10,000,000.
       (22) For Medical Programs, Defense, $9,975,382,000.
       (23) For Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, 
     $284,700,000.
       (24) For Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, 
     $1,467,500,000.

     SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 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 Working Capital Funds, $971,952,000.
       (2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, $1,181,626,000.

     SEC. 303. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund 
     the sum of $79,977,000 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 1998 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. REFURBISHMENT AND INSTALLATION OF AIR SEARCH RADAR.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(2) for operation and maintenance for the Navy, 
     $6,000,000 shall be available only for the refurbishment and 
     installation of the AN/SPS-48E air search radar for the Ship 
     Self Defense System at the Integrated Ship Defense Systems 
     Engineering Center, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Wallops 
     Islands, Virginia.

     SEC. 306. REFURBISHMENT OF M1-A1 TANKS.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(1) for operation and maintenance for the Army, 
     $35,000,000 shall be available only for refurbishment of M1-
     A1 tanks at the Anniston Army Depot under the AIM-XXI program 
     if the Secretary of Defense determines that the cost 
     effectiveness of the pilot AIM-XXI program is validated 
     through user trials conducted at the National Training 
     Center, Fort Irwin, California.

     SEC. 307. PROCUREMENT AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TECHNICAL 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorization.--Subject to subsection (c), of the 
     amount authorized to be appropriated under section 301(5), 
     $15,000,000 shall be available for carrying out the 
     provisions of chapter 142 of title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Prohibition.--Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary 
     of Defense may not obligate or expend any funds available for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation to establish or 
     operate a resource center or program to provide technical 
     assistance relating to electronic commerce.
       (c) Limitation.--Subsections (a) and (b) apply only in the 
     event of the consolidation of the procurement technical 
     assistance program and the electronic commerce resource 
     program as a single technical assistance program funded with 
     amounts available for operation and maintenance.
                 Subtitle B--Military Readiness Issues

     SEC. 311. EXPANSION OF SCOPE OF QUARTERLY READINESS REPORTS.

       (a) Expanded Reports Required.--Section 482 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 482. Quarterly readiness reports

       ``(a) Quarterly Reports Required.--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 a quarter shall contain the information required 
     by subsections (b) (d), and (e).
       ``(b) Readiness Problems and Remedial Actions.--Each report 
     shall specifically describe--
       ``(1) readiness problems or deficiencies identified using 
     the assessments considered under subsection (c);
       ``(2) planned remedial actions; and
       ``(3) the key indicators and other relevant information 
     related to the identified problem or deficiency.
       ``(c) Consideration of Readiness Assessments.--The 
     information required under subsection (b) to be included in 
     the report for a quarter shall be based on readiness 
     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) whose membership 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.
       ``(d) Comprehensive Readiness Indicators.--Each report 
     shall also include information regarding each military 
     department (and an evaluation of such information) with 
     respect to each of the following readiness indicators:
       ``(1) Personnel strength.--
       ``(A) Individual personnel status.
       ``(B) Historical and projected personnel trends.
       ``(2) Personnel turbulence.--
       ``(A) Recruit quality.
       ``(B) Borrowed manpower.
       ``(C) Personnel stability.
       ``(3) Other personnel matters.--
       ``(A) Personnel morale.
       ``(B) Medical and dental readiness.
       ``(C) Recruit shortfalls.
       ``(4) Training.--
       ``(A) Training unit readiness and proficiency.
       ``(B) Operations tempo.
       ``(C) Training funding.
       ``(D) Training commitments and deployments.
       ``(5) Logistics--equipment fill.--
       ``(A) Deployed equipment.
       ``(B) Equipment availability.
       ``(C) Equipment that is not mission capable.
       ``(D) Age of equipment.
       ``(E) Condition of nonpacing items.
       ``(6) Logistics--equipment maintenance.--
       ``(A) Maintenance backlog.
       ``(7) Logistics--supply.--
       ``(A) Availability of ordnance and spares.
       ``(e) Unit Readiness Indicators.--Each report shall also 
     include information regarding the readiness of each unit of 
     the armed forces at the battalion, squadron, or an equivalent 
     level (or a higher level) that received a readiness rating of 
     C-3 (or below) for any month of the calendar-year quarter 
     covered by the report. With respect to each such unit, the 
     report shall separately provide the following information:
       ``(1) The unit designation and level of organization.
       ``(2) The overall readiness rating for the unit for the 
     quarter and each month of the quarter.
       ``(3) The resource area or areas (personnel, equipment and 
     supplies on hand, equipment condition, or training) that 
     adversely affected the unit's readiness rating for the 
     quarter.
       ``(4) If the unit received a readiness rating below C-1 in 
     personnel for the quarter, the primary reason for the lower 
     rating, by reason code and definition.
       ``(5) If the unit received a readiness rating below C-1 in 
     equipment and supplies on hand for the quarter, the primary 
     reason for the lower rating, by reason code and definition.
       ``(6) If the unit received a readiness rating below C-1 in 
     equipment condition for the quarter, the primary reason for 
     the lower rating, by reason code and definition.
       ``(7) If the unit received a readiness rating below C-1 in 
     training for the quarter, the primary reason for the lower 
     rating, by reason code and definition.
       ``(f) Classification of Reports.--A report under this 
     section shall be submitted in unclassified form. To the 
     extent the Secretary of Defense determines necessary, the 
     report may also be submitted in classified form.''.
       (b) Implementation Plan to Examine Readiness Indicators.--
     Not later than January 15, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan--
       (1) specifying the manner in which the Secretary will 
     implement the additional reporting requirement of subsection 
     (d) of section 482 of title 10, United States Code, as added 
     by this section; and
       (2) specifying the criteria proposed to be used to evaluate 
     the readiness indicators identified in such subsection (d).
       (c) Limitation Pending Receipt of Implementation Plan.--Of 
     the amount available

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     for fiscal year 1998 for operation and support activities of 
     the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 10 percent may not be 
     obligated until after the date on which the implementation 
     plan required by subsection (b) is submitted.
       (d) First Report; Transition.--The first report required 
     under section 482 of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
     by subsection (a), shall be submitted not later than October 
     31, 1997. Until the report required for the third quarter of 
     1998 is submitted, the Secretary of Defense may omit the 
     information required by subsection (d) of such section if the 
     Secretary determines that it is impracticable to comply with 
     such subsection with regard to the preceding reports.

     SEC. 312. LIMITATION ON REALLOCATION OF FUNDS WITHIN 
                   OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Limitation.--Whenever the Secretary of Defense proposes 
     to reallocate funds within an O&M budget activity in a manner 
     described in subsection (b), the reallocation may be made 
     only--
       (1) after the Secretary submits to the congressional 
     defense committees notice of the proposed reallocation; and
       (2) if the procedures generally applicable to transfers of 
     funds between appropriations of the Department of Defense 
     have been followed with respect to such reallocation.
       (b) Covered Reallocations.--Subsection (a) applies in the 
     case of any reallocation of funds from a subactivity of an 
     O&M budget activity to another subactivity within the same 
     O&M budget activity or to another O&M budget activity within 
     the same operation and maintenance appropriation if the 
     amount to be reallocated, when added to any previous amounts 
     reallocated from that subactivity for that fiscal year, is in 
     excess of $10,000,000.
       (c) O&M Budget Activity Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``O&M budget activity'' means a budget 
     activity within an operation and maintenance appropriation of 
     the Department of Defense for a fiscal year.
       (d) Covered Fiscal Years.--This section applies with 
     respect to funds appropriated for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 
     and 2000.

     SEC. 313. OPERATION OF PREPOSITIONED FLEET, NATIONAL TRAINING 
                   CENTER, FORT IRWIN, CALIFORNIA.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(1) for operation and maintenance for the Army, 
     $60,200,000 shall be available only to pay costs associated 
     with the operation of the prepositioned fleet of equipment 
     during training rotations at the National Training Center, 
     Fort Irwin, California.

     SEC. 314. PROHIBITION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF TIERED READINESS 
                   SYSTEM.

       (a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of a military department 
     may not implement, or be required to implement, a readiness 
     system for units of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction 
     of that Secretary under which a military unit would be 
     categorized into one of several categories (or ``tiers'') 
     according to the likelihood that the unit will be required to 
     respond to a military conflict and the time in which the unit 
     will be required to respond, if that system would have the 
     effect of changing the methods used as of October 1, 1996, by 
     the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary for 
     determining the priorities for allocating to such military 
     units funding, personnel, equipment, equipment maintenance, 
     and training resources, and the associated levels of 
     readiness of those units that result from those priorities.
       (b) Report to Congress Requesting Waiver.--If the Secretary 
     of Defense determines that implementation, for one or more of 
     the Armed Forces, of a tiered readiness system that is 
     otherwise prohibited by subsection (a) would be in the 
     national security interests of the United States, 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 setting forth that 
     determination of the Secretary, together with the rationale 
     for that determination, and a request for the enactment of 
     legislation to allow implementation of such a system.

     SEC. 315. REPORTS ON TRANSFERS FROM HIGH-PRIORITY READINESS 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Annual and Quarterly Reports Required.--Chapter 23 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 483. Reports on transfers from high-priority readiness 
       appropriations

       ``(a) Annual Reports.--Not later than the date on which the 
     President submits the budget for a fiscal year to Congress 
     pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit 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 report on 
     transfers during the preceding fiscal year from funds 
     available for each covered budget activity.
       ``(b) Quarterly Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     end of each quarter of a fiscal year, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional committees 
     specified in subsection (a) a report on transfers, during 
     that fiscal year quarter, from funds available for each 
     covered budget activity.
       ``(c) Matters To Be Included.--In each report under 
     subsection (a) or (b), the Secretary of Defense 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 Activity Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `covered budget activity' means each of 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) All subactivities under the category of Land Forces.
       ``(B) Land Forces Depot Maintenance.
       ``(C) Base Support.
       ``(D) Maintenance of Real Property.
       ``(2) The Air Operations 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) Fleet Air Training.
       ``(C) Aircraft Depot Maintenance.
       ``(D) Base Support.
       ``(E) Maintenance of Real Property.
       ``(3) The Ship Operations 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 Ship Operations.
       ``(B) Ship Operational Support and Training.
       ``(C) Ship Depot Maintenance.
       ``(D) Base Support.
       ``(E) Maintenance of Real Property.
       ``(4) The Expeditionary Forces budget activity groups 
     (known as `subactivities') within the Operating Forces budget 
     activity of the annual Operation and Maintenance, Marine 
     Corps, appropriation that are designated as follows:
       ``(A) Operational Forces.
       ``(B) Depot Maintenance.
       ``(C) Base Support.
       ``(D) Maintenance of Real Property.
       ``(5) The Air Operations and Combat Related Operations 
     budget activity groups (known as `subactivities') within the 
     Operating Forces budget activity of the annual Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force, appropriation that are designated as 
     follows:
       ``(A) Primary Combat Forces.
       ``(B) Primary Combat Weapons.
       ``(C) Air Operations Training.
       ``(D) Depot Maintenance.
       ``(E) Base Support.
       ``(F) Maintenance of Real Property.
       ``(6) The Mobility Operations budget activity group (known 
     as a `subactivity') within the Mobilization budget activity 
     of the annual Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, 
     appropriation that is designated as Airlift Operations.
       ``(e) Termination.--The requirements specified in 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall terminate upon the submission 
     of the annual report under subsection (a) covering fiscal 
     year 2000.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``483. Reports on transfers from high-priority readiness 
              appropriations.''.

     SEC. 316. REPORT ON CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF EXERCISE 
                   PROGRAM AND PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE PROGRAM.

       (a) Report.--Not later than February 16, 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 military 
     exercises conducted by the Department of Defense during 
     fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997 and the military exercises 
     planned to be conducted during fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 
     2000, under the training exercises program known as the 
     ``CJCS Exercise Program'' and under the training exercises 
     program known as the Partnership for Peace program.
       (b) Information on Exercises Conducted or To Be 
     Conducted.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the 
     following information for each such exercise, which shall be 
     set forth by fiscal year and shown within fiscal year by the 
     sponsoring command:
       (1) Name of the exercise.
       (2) Type, description, duration, and objectives of the 
     exercise
       (3) Command sponsoring the exercise.
       (4) Participating units, including the number of personnel 
     participating in each unit.
       (5) For each participating unit, the percentage of the 
     tasks on that unit's specification of tasks knows as a 
     Mission Essential Task List (or comparable specification, in 
     the case of any of the Armed Forces that do not maintain a 
     Mission Essential Task List designation) scheduled to be 
     performed as part of the exercise.
       (6) The cost of the exercise to the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff and the cost to each of the Armed Forces 
     participating in the exercise, with a description of the 
     categories of activities for which those costs are incurred 
     in each such case.
       (7) The priority of the exercise in relation to all other 
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     soring command to be conducted during that fiscal year.
       (8) In the case of an exercise conducted under the 
     Partnership for Peace program, the country with which each 
     the exercise was conducted.
       (c) Assessment.--The report shall include--
       (1) an assessment of the ability of each of the Armed 
     Forces to meet requirements of the CJCS Exercise Program and 
     the Partnership for Peace program with available assets;
       (2) an assessment of the training value of each exercise 
     covered in the report to each unit participating in the 
     exercise, including for each such unit an assessment of the 
     value of the percentage under subsection (b)(5) as an 
     indicator of the training value of the exercise for that 
     unit; and
       (3) options to minimize the negative effects on operational 
     and personnel tempo resulting from the CJCS Exercise Program 
     and the Partnership for Peace program.
       (d) Funding Limitation Pending Receipt of Report.--Of the 
     funds available for fiscal year 1998 for the conduct of the 
     CJSC Exercise Program, not more than 50 percent may be 
     expended before the report under subsection (a) is submitted.

     SEC. 317. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EXECUTION OF OPERATION AND 
                   MAINTENANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Report Required.--Chapter 23 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 483, as added by 
     section 315, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 484. Quarterly reports on execution of operation and 
       maintenance appropriations

       ``(a) Report Required.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     end of each quarter of a fiscal year, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit 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 report 
     containing budget execution data for each budget activity 
     group (known as a `subactivity') within the annual operation 
     and maintenance appropriations for the period covered by the 
     report. A report shall cover all preceding quarters of the 
     fiscal year involved.
       ``(b) Manner of Presenting Data.--The budget execution data 
     required under subsection (a) shall be displayed for the 
     fiscal year involved in the same manner used in the operation 
     and maintenance tables contained in the budget justification 
     document entitled `O-1 Exhibit' submitted to Congress in 
     support of the budget of the Department of Defense, as 
     included in the budget of the President submitted under 
     section 1105 of title 31.
       ``(c) Required Information.--The following information 
     shall be provided for each budget activity group:
       ``(1) Amounts authorized to be appropriated.
       ``(2) Amounts appropriated.
       ``(3) Direct obligations.
       ``(4) Total obligational authority.
       ``(5) Amounts related to unbudgeted contingency operations.
       ``(6) Direct obligations related to unbudgeted contingency 
     operations.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 483, as added by section 315, the 
     following new item:

``484. Quarterly reports on execution of operation and maintenance 
              appropriations.''.
                     Subtitle C--Civilian Personnel

     SEC. 321. PAY PRACTICES WHEN OVERSEAS TEACHERS TRANSFER TO 
                   GENERAL SCHEDULE POSITIONS.

       Section 5334(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``is deemed increased by 20 percent'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``shall be increased by such amount 
     as may be authorized, if any, under regulations issued by the 
     Secretary of Defense, but not to exceed 20 percent,''.

     SEC. 322. USE OF APPROVED FIRE-SAFE ACCOMMODATIONS BY 
                   GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS.

       (a) Percentage Use Requirement.--Section 5707a of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (d) as 
     subsections (b) through (e), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after the section heading the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(a)(1) For the purpose of making payments under this 
     chapter for lodging expenses incurred in a State, each agency 
     shall ensure that not less than 90 percent of the commercial-
     lodging room nights for employees of that agency for a fiscal 
     year are booked in approved places of public accommodation.
       ``(2) Each agency shall establish explicit procedures to 
     satisfy the percentage requirement of paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Definitions.--Such section is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) The term `agency' does not include the government of 
     the District of Columbia.
       ``(2) The term `approved places of public accommodation' 
     means hotels, motels, and other places of public 
     accommodation that are listed by the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency as meeting the requirements of the fire 
     prevention and control guidelines described in section 29 of 
     the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
     U.S.C. 2225).
       ``(3) The term `State' means any State, the District of 
     Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth 
     of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the 
     Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or 
     any other territory or possession of the United States.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking out ``places of public accommodation that 
     meet the requirements of the fire prevention and control 
     guidelines described in section 29 of the Federal Fire 
     Prevention and Control Act of 1974'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``approved places of public accommodation''; and
       (B) by striking out ``as defined in section 4 of the 
     Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974'';
       (2) in subsection (c), as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(1), by striking out ``does not meet the requirements of 
     the fire prevention and control guidelines described in 
     section 29 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
     1974'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``is not an approved 
     place of public accommodation''; and
       (3) in subsection (e), as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking out ``encourage'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``facilitate the ability of ''; and
       (B) by striking out ``places of public accommodation that 
     meet the requirements of the fire prevention and control 
     guidelines described in section 29 of the Federal Fire 
     Prevention and Control Act of 1974'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``approved places of public accommodation''.
       (d) Report on Implementation.--Not later than March 31, 
     1998, the Administrator of General Services, after 
     consultation with the agencies covered by section 5707a of 
     title 5, United States Code, shall submit to Congress a 
     report describing the procedures established by each agency 
     to satisfy the percentage requirement imposed by subsection 
     (a) of such section, as amended by this section.

     SEC. 323. VETERANS' PREFERENCE STATUS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS 
                   WHO SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY DURING THE PERSIAN 
                   GULF WAR.

       (a) Definition of Veteran for Purposes of Preference 
     Eligible Status.--Section 2108 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) served on active duty as defined by section 101(21) 
     of title 38 in the armed forces during the period beginning 
     on August 2, 1990, and ending on January 2, 1992;''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ``or (C)'' after 
     ``paragraph (1)(B)''.
       (b) Additional Points.--Section 3309(2) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``2108(3)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``2108(3)(A)-(B)''.
       (c) Technical Amendments.--Section 2108(1)(B) of such title 
     is further amended--
       (1) by striking ``the date of enactment of the Veterans' 
     Education and Employment Assistance Act of 1976,'' and 
     inserting ``October 15, 1976,''; and
       (2) by striking ``511(d) of title 10'' and inserting 
     ``12103(d) of title 10''.
                   Subtitle D--Depot-Level Activities

     SEC. 331. 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, 1997'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1999''.

     SEC. 332. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN LARGE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR 
                   PROJECTS FROM PERCENTAGE LIMITATION ON 
                   CONTRACTING FOR DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE.

       Section 2466 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Treatment of Certain Large Projects.--If a 
     maintenance or repair project concerning an aircraft carrier 
     or submarine that is contracted for performance by non-
     Federal Government personnel and that accounts for five 
     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.''.

     SEC. 333. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRACTS FOR PERFORMANCE OF DEPOT-
                   LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR AT CERTAIN 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Depot-Level Maintenance and Repair Defined.--(1) 
     Chapter 146 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting before section 2461 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2460. Definition of depot-level maintenance and repair

       ``(a) In General.--In this chapter, the term `depot-level 
     maintenance and repair' means material maintenance or repair 
     re

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     quiring the overhaul, upgrading, or rebuilding of parts, 
     assemblies, or subassemblies, and the testing and reclamation 
     of equipment as necessary, regardless of the source of funds 
     for the maintenance or repair. The term includes all aspects 
     of software maintenance and such portions of interim 
     contractor support, contractor logistics support, or any 
     similar contractor support for the performance of services 
     that are described in the preceding sentence.
       ``(b) Exception.--The term does not include the procurement 
     of a major weapon system modification or upgrade, except 
     where the changes to the system are primarily for safety 
     reasons, to correct a deficiency, or to improve program 
     performance.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 
     2461 the following new item:

``2460. Definition of depot-level maintenance and repair.''.
       (b) Restriction on Certain Contracts.--Section 2469 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking out ``or 
     repair'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``and repair''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Restriction on Contracts at Certain Facilities.--
       ``(1) Restriction.--The Secretary of Defense may not enter 
     into any contract for the performance of depot-level 
     maintenance and repair of weapon systems or other military 
     equipment of the Department of Defense, or for the 
     performance of management functions related to depot-level 
     maintenance and repair of such systems or equipment, at any 
     military installation where a depot-level maintenance and 
     repair facility was approved in 1995 for closure 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). In 
     the preceding sentence, the term `military installation' 
     includes a former military installation closed under the Act 
     that was a military installation when it was approved for 
     closure under the Act.
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with 
     respect to an installation or former installation described 
     in such paragraph if the Secretary of Defense certifies to 
     Congress, not later than 45 days before entering into a 
     contract for depot-level maintenance and repair at the 
     installation or former installation, that--
       ``(A) not less than 80 percent of the capacity at each of 
     the depot-level maintenance and repair activities of the 
     military department concerned is being utilized on an ongoing 
     basis to perform industrial operations in support of the 
     depot-level maintenance and repair of weapon systems and 
     other military equipment of the Department of Defense;
       ``(B) the Secretary has determined, on the basis of a 
     detailed analysis (which the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress with the certification), that the total amount of 
     the costs of the proposed contract to the Government, both 
     recurring and nonrecurring and including any costs associated 
     with planning for and executing the proposed contract, would 
     be less than the costs that would otherwise be incurred if 
     the depot-level maintenance and repair to be performed under 
     the contract were performed using equipment and facilities of 
     the Department of Defense;
       ``(C) all of the information upon which the Secretary 
     determined that the total costs to the Government would be 
     less under the contract is available for examination; and
       ``(D) none of the depot-level maintenance and repair to be 
     performed under the contract was considered, before July 1, 
     1995, to be a core logistics capability of the military 
     department concerned pursuant to section 2464 of this title.
       ``(3) Capacity of depot-level activities.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (2)(A), the capacity of depot-level maintenance and 
     repair activities shall be considered to be the same as the 
     maximum potential capacity identified by the Defense Base 
     Closure and Realignment Commission for purposes of the 
     selection in 1995 of military installations for closure or 
     realignment under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Act of 1990, without regard, after 1995, to any limitation on 
     the maximum number of Federal employees (expressed as full 
     time equivalent employees or otherwise), Federal employment 
     levels, or the actual availability of equipment to support 
     depot-level maintenance and repair.
       ``(4) GAO review.--At the same time that the Secretary 
     submits the certification and analysis to Congress under 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit a copy of the 
     certification and analysis to the Comptroller General. The 
     Comptroller General shall review the analysis and the 
     information referred to in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) 
     and, not later than 30 days after Congress receives the 
     certification, submit to Congress a report containing a 
     statement regarding whether the Comptroller General concurs 
     with the determination of the Secretary included in the 
     certification pursuant to subparagraph (B) of that paragraph.
       ``(5) Application.--This subsection shall apply with 
     respect to any contract described in paragraph (1) that is 
     entered into, or proposed to be entered into, after January 
     1, 1997.''.

     SEC. 334. CORE LOGISTICS FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 2464(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``a logistics 
     capability (including personnel, equipment, and facilities)'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``a core logistics capability 
     that is Government-owned and Government-operated (including 
     Government personnel and Government-owned and Government-
     operated equipment and facilities)'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``the logistics'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the core logistics''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) Those core logistics activities identified under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) shall include the capability, 
     facilities, and equipment to maintain and repair all types of 
     weapon systems and other military equipment that are 
     identified by the Secretary, in consultation with the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff, as necessary to enable the armed forces to 
     fulfill the national military strategy, including the 
     capability and capacity to maintain and repair any new 
     mission-essential weapon system or materiel within four years 
     after the system or materiel achieves initial operational 
     capability.
       ``(4) The Secretary of Defense shall require the 
     performance of core logistics activities identified under 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) at Government-owned, Government-
     operated facilities of the Department of Defense (including 
     Government-owned, Government-operated facilities of a 
     military department) and shall assign such facilities 
     sufficient workload to ensure cost efficiency and technical 
     proficiency in peacetime while preserving the surge capacity 
     and reconstitution capabilities necessary to meet the 
     military contingencies provided for in the national military 
     strategy.''.

     SEC. 335. CENTERS OF INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE.

       (a) Designation and Purpose.--(1) Chapter 146 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2474. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence: 
       designation; public-private partnerships

       ``(a) Designation.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     designate each depot-level activity of the military 
     departments and the Defense Agencies (other than facilities 
     approved for closure or major 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)) as a Center 
     of Industrial and Technical Excellence in the recognized core 
     competencies of the activity.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall establish a policy to encourage 
     the Secretary of each military department and the head of 
     each Defense Agency to reengineer industrial processes and 
     adopt best-business practices at their depot-level activities 
     in connection with their core competency requirements, so as 
     to serve as recognized leaders in their core competencies 
     throughout the Department of Defense and in the national 
     technology and industrial base (as defined in section 2500(1) 
     of this title).
       ``(b) Public-Private Partnerships.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall enable Centers of Industrial and Technical 
     Excellence to form public-private partnerships for the 
     performance of depot-level maintenance and repair and shall 
     encourage the use of such partnerships to maximize the 
     utilization of the capacity at such Centers.
       ``(c) Additional Work.--The policy required under 
     subsection (a) shall include measures to enable a private 
     sector entity that enters into a partnership arrangement 
     under subsection (b) or leases excess equipment and 
     facilities at a Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence 
     pursuant to section 2471 of this title to perform additional 
     work at the Center, subject to the limitations outlined in 
     subsection (b) of such section, outside of the types of work 
     normally assigned to the Center.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2474. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence: designation; 
              public-private partnerships.''.
       (b) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than March 1, 1998, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the policies established by the Secretary pursuant to section 
     2474 of title 10, United States Code, to implement the 
     requirements of such section. The report shall include--
       (1) the details of any public-private partnerships entered 
     into as of that date under subsection (b) of such section;
       (2) the details of any leases entered into as of that date 
     under section 2471 of such title with authorized entities for 
     dual-use (military and nonmilitary) purposes; and
       (3) the effect that the partnerships and leases had on 
     capacity utilization, depot rate structures, and readiness.

     SEC. 336. PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS, ARMY DEPOTS PARTICIPATING IN 
                   ARMY WORKLOAD AND PERFORMANCE SYSTEM.

       The Secretary of the Army may not carry out a reduction in 
     force of civilian employees at the five Army depots 
     participating in the demonstration and testing of the Army 
     Workload and Performance System until after the date on which 
     the Secretary submits to Congress a report certifying that--
       (1) the Army Workload and Performance System is fully 
     operational; and
       (2) the manpower audits being performed by the Comptroller 
     General, the Army Audit Agency, and the Inspector General of 
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     Army as of the date of the enactment of this Act have been 
     completed.
                  Subtitle E--Environmental Provisions

     SEC. 341. REVISION OF MEMBERSHIP TERMS FOR STRATEGIC 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 
                   SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD.

       Section 2904(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     in paragraph (4) by striking out ``three'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``not less than two and not more than four''.

     SEC. 342. AMENDMENTS TO AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS 
                   WITH OTHER AGENCIES IN SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION.

       (a) Authority To Enter Into Agreements With Indian 
     Tribes.--Section 327 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2483) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, or with an Indian 
     tribe,'' after ``with an agency of a State or local 
     government'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Definition.--In this section, the term `Indian tribe' 
     has the meaning given that term by section 101(36) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(36)).''.
       (b) Elimination of Certain Limitation on Authority.--
     Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended by striking out 
     ``in carrying out its environmental restoration activities''.

     SEC. 343. AUTHORIZATION TO PAY NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT FOR 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP AT FORMER DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE SITES IN CANADA.

       (a) Authorization.--To the extent provided in 
     appropriations Acts, the Secretary of Defense may pay an 
     amount to the Government of Canada of not more than 
     $100,000,000 (in fiscal year 1996 constant dollars), for 
     purposes of implementing the October 1996 negotiated 
     settlement between the United States and Canada relating to 
     environmental cleanup at various sites in Canada that were 
     formerly used by the Department of Defense.
       (b) Method of Payment.--The amount authorized by subsection 
     (a) shall be paid in 10 annual payments, with the first 
     payment made in fiscal year 1998.
       (c) Fiscal Year 1998 Payment.--The payment under this 
     section for fiscal year 1998 shall be made from amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to section 301(5).

     SEC. 344. MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY TO STORE AND DISPOSE OF 
                   NONDEFENSE TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.

       (a) Authority To Store Materials Owned by Members of the 
     Armed Forces.--Section 2692(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``either'' before ``by the Department''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``or by a member of the armed forces (or a 
     dependent of the member) assigned to or provided military 
     housing on the installation''.
       (b) Additional Exception to Limitation on Storage and 
     Disposal.--Section 2692(b) of such title is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (9) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (10), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
     the following new paragraph (1):
       ``(1) the storage, treatment, or disposal of materials that 
     will be or have been used in connection with an activity of 
     the Department of Defense or in connection with a service to 
     be performed on an installation of the Department for the 
     benefit of the Department;''.
       (c) Modification to Exception Relating to Storage or 
     Disposal of Explosives To Assist Law Enforcement Agencies.--
     Section 2692(b) of such title is amended in paragraph (3) (as 
     redesignated by subsection (b))--
       (1) by striking out ``Federal law enforcement'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Federal, State, or local law 
     enforcement''; and
       (2) by striking out ``Federal agency'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Federal, State, or local agency''.
       (d) Modification to Exception Relating to Storage of 
     Material in Connection With Use of a Defense Facility.--
     Section 2692(b) of such title is amended in paragraph (9) (as 
     redesignated by subsection (b))--
       (1) by striking out ``by a private person in connection 
     with the authorized and compatible use by that person of an 
     industrial-type'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``in 
     connection with the authorized use of a''; and
       (2) by striking out ``; and'' at the end and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following: ``including the use of such a 
     facility for testing materiel and training personnel;''.
       (e) Modification to Exception Relating to Treatment and 
     Disposal of Material in Connection With Use of a Defense 
     Facility.--Section 2692(b) of such title is amended in 
     paragraph (10) (as redesignated by subsection (b))--
       (1) by striking out ``by a private person in connection 
     with the authorized and compatible commercial use by that 
     person of an industrial-type'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``in connection with the authorized use of a'';
       (2) by striking out ``with that person'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``or agreement with the prospective user'';
       (3) by striking out ``for that person's'' in subparagraph 
     (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``for the prospective 
     user's''; and
       (4) by striking out the period at the end and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``; and''.
       (f) Additional Exception Relating to Space Launch 
     Facilities.--Section 2692(b) of such title is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) the storage of any material that is not owned by the 
     Department of Defense if the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned determines that the material is required 
     or generated in connection with the use of a space launch 
     facility located on an installation of the Department of 
     Defense or on other land controlled by the United States.''.
       (g) Technical Amendments.--(1) Section 2692(a)(1) of such 
     title is amended by striking out ``storage'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``storage, treatment,''.
       (2) The heading for section 2692 of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2692. Storage, treatment, and disposal of nondefense 
       toxic and hazardous materials''.

       (3) The item relating to section 2692 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 159 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``2692. Storage, treatment, and disposal of nondefense toxic and 
              hazardous materials.''.

     SEC. 345. REVISION OF REPORT REQUIREMENT FOR NAVY PROGRAM TO 
                   MONITOR ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ORGANOTIN.

       Section 333(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2486) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``June 1'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``October 30'';
       (2) by striking out paragraphs (1) and (2);
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) A description of the present and future use, if any, 
     of antifouling paints containing organotin on naval 
     vessels.''.

     SEC. 346. PARTNERSHIPS FOR INVESTMENT IN INNOVATIVE 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of 
     Defense may enter into a partnership with one or more private 
     sector entities to demonstrate and validate innovative 
     environmental technologies.
       (b) Limitations.--The Secretary of Defense may enter into a 
     partnership with respect to an environmental technology under 
     subsection (a)--
       (1) subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate and in the national interest; and
       (2) only if the Secretary determines that the technology 
     has clear potential to be of significant value to the 
     Department of Defense in carrying out its environmental 
     activities.
       (c) Funding.--Under a partnership entered into under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary may provide funds to the 
     partner or partners from appropriations available to the 
     Department of Defense for environmental activities, for a 
     period of up to five years.
       (d) Report.--In the annual report required under section 
     2706(a) of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall include the following information with respect 
     to partnerships entered into under this section:
       (1) The number of such partnerships.
       (2) A description of the nature of the technology involved 
     in each such partnership.
       (3) A list of all partners in such partnerships.
       (e) Coordination.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
     that the Department of Defense coordinates with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in any 
     verification sponsored by the Department of technologies 
     demonstrated and validated by a partnership entered into 
     under this section.
       (f) Termination of Authority.--The authority to enter into 
     agreements under subsection (a) shall terminate three years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 347. PILOT PROGRAM TO TEST AN ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR 
                   ELIMINATING SOLID AND LIQUID WASTE EMISSIONS 
                   DURING SHIP OPERATIONS.

       (a) Determination by Secretary of the Navy.--(1) The 
     Secretary of the Navy shall make a determination whether the 
     alternative technology described in paragraph (2) has the 
     clear potential for significant benefit to the Navy.
       (2) The technology referred to in paragraph (1) is an 
     alternative technology designed to thermally treat on 
     shipboard all kinds of liquid and solid wastes generated on 
     an operating ship by means of a plasma arc melter system that 
     is compact, stationary, and uses a high alumina refractory 
     hearth.
       (b) Pilot Program.--If the determination made under 
     subsection (a)(1) is in the affirmative, the Secretary shall 
     establish a pilot program to test the alternative technology. 
     In conducting the test, the Secretary shall seek to 
     demonstrate whether the technology is valid, cost-effective, 
     and in compliance with environmental laws and regulations.
       (c) Funding.--From funds appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization in section 301(2), the Secretary of the Navy 
     may use not more than $4,000,000 to carry out the pilot 
     program.
       (d) Report.--(1) If the determination made under subsection 
     (a)(1) is in the affirmative,

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     upon completion of the test conducted under the pilot program 
     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 setting forth in detail the 
     results of the test. The report shall include recommendations 
     on whether the alternative technology merits implementation 
     on naval vessels and such other recommendations as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
       (2) If the determination made under subsection (a)(1) is in 
     the negative, the Secretary shall submit to the committees 
     referred to in paragraph (1) a report containing the analysis 
     and data used by the Secretary in making the determination 
     and such other recommendations as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
  Subtitle F--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

     SEC. 361. REORGANIZATION OF LAWS REGARDING COMMISSARIES AND 
                   EXCHANGES AND OTHER MORALE, WELFARE, AND 
                   RECREATION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Description of Chapter.--(1) The heading of chapter 147 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:

 ``CHAPTER 147--COMMISSARIES AND EXCHANGES AND OTHER MORALE, WELFARE, 
                      AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES''.

       (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 amended by striking out the item relating to chapter 147 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following new item:

``147. Commissaries and Exchanges and Other Morale, Welfare, and 
    Recreation Activities...................................2481''.....

       (b) Transfer and Redesignation of Unrelated Provisions.--
     (1) Section 2481 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     transferred to chapter 159 of such title, inserted after 
     section 2685, and redesignated as section 2686.
       (2) Sections 2483 and 2490 of such title are transferred to 
     the end of subchapter III of chapter 169 of such title and 
     redesignated as sections 2867 and 2868, respectively.
       (3) Section 2491 of such title is redesignated as section 
     2500.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out the items relating to sections 2481, 
     2483, and 2490.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 159 
     of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 2685 the following new item:

``2686. Utilities and services: sale; expansion and extension of 
              systems and facilities.''.
       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter 
     III of chapter 169 of such title is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new items:

``2867. Sale of electricity from alternate energy and cogeneration 
              production facilities.
``2868. Utility services: furnishing for certain buildings.''.
       (4) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I 
     of chapter 148 of such title is amended by striking out the 
     item relating to section 2491 and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following new item:

``2500. Definitions.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 2534(d) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``section 
     2491(1)'' both places it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``section 2500(1)''.
       (2) Section 2865(b)(2) of such title is amended by striking 
     out ``section 2483(b)(2)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 2867(b)(2)''.

     SEC. 362. MERCHANDISE AND PRICING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMISSARY 
                   STORES.

       (a) Authorized Commissary Merchandise Categories.--
     Subsection (b) of section 2486 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``(b) Authorized 
     Commissary Merchandise Categories.--Merchandise sold in, at, 
     or by commissary stores may include items only in the 
     following categories:''; and
       (2) by striking out paragraph (11) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Subject to the congressional notification 
     requirements of subsection (f), such other merchandise 
     categories as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.''.
       (b) Alteration of Uniform Sales Price Surcharge or 
     Adjustment.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Uniform Sales Price Surcharge or 
     Adjustment.--'' after ``(c)'';
       (2) by striking out ``in commissary stores.'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``in, at, or by commissary stores.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     uniform percentage in effect on the date of the enactment of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     may not be changed except by a law enacted after such 
     date.''.
       (c) Establishment of Sales Price.--Subsection (d) of such 
     section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Sales Price Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall establish the sales price of each item of merchandise 
     sold in, at, or by commissary stores at the level that will 
     recoup the actual product cost of the item (consistent with 
     this section and sections 2484 and 2685 of this title).''.
       (d) Congressional Notification; Special Rules.--Such 
     section is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsections:
       ``(f) Congressional Notification.--(1) Any change in the 
     pricing policies for merchandise sold in, at, or by 
     commissary stores, and any addition of a merchandise category 
     under subsection (a)(11), shall not take effect until the 
     Secretary of Defense submits written notice of the proposed 
     change or addition to Congress and a period of 90 days of 
     continuous session of Congress expires following the date on 
     which notice was received.
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the continuity of a 
     session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the 
     Congress sine die, and the days on which either House is not 
     in session because of an adjournment or recess of more than 
     three days to a day certain are excluded in a computation of 
     such 90-day period.
       ``(g) Special Rule for Certain Merchandise.--(1) 
     Notwithstanding the general requirement that merchandise sold 
     in, at, or by commissary stores be commissary store 
     inventory, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the sale of 
     items in the merchandise categories specified in paragraph 
     (2) as noncommissary store inventory. Subsections (c) and (d) 
     shall not apply to the pricing of such items of merchandise.
       ``(2) The merchandise categories referred to in paragraph 
     (1) are as follows:
       ``(A) Magazines and other periodicals.
       ``(B) Tobacco products.''.
       (e) Clerical and Conforming Amendments.--Such section is 
     further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``In General.--'' after 
     ``(a)''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by inserting ``Special Rule for Brand-Name Commercial 
     Items.--'' after ``(e)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``in commissary stores'' both places it 
     appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``in, at, or by 
     commissary stores''.
       (f) Effect of Amendment.--(1) In the case of merchandise 
     categories authorized, before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, for sale in, at, or by commissary stores pursuant 
     to regulations prescribed under subsection (b)(11) of section 
     2486 of title 10, United States Code, as in effect before 
     such date, the Secretary of Defense may continue to authorize 
     the sale of such merchandise categories in, at, or by 
     commissary stores after such date notwithstanding the 
     amendment made by subsection (a)(2). However, the sale in 
     commissary store of such merchandise categories shall be 
     subject to the other requirements of such section 2486.
       (2) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report specifying the commissary merchandise 
     categories covered by paragraph (1).

     SEC. 363. LIMITATION ON NONCOMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF BRAND-
                   NAME COMMERCIAL ITEMS FOR RESALE IN COMMISSARY 
                   STORES.

       Section 2486(e) of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
     by section 362(e)(2), is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``In determining whether a brand 
     name commercial item is regularly sold outside of commissary 
     stores, the Secretary shall consider only sales of the item 
     on a regional or national basis by commercial grocery or 
     other retail operations consisting of multiple stores.''.

     SEC. 364. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OVER EXCHANGE, COMMISSARY, 
                   AND MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES 
                   TO UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMPTROLLER).

       (a) Comptroller Jurisdiction.--Section 135(c) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (5) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) in the areas of exchange, commissary, and 
     nonappropriated fund instrumentalities regarding morale, 
     welfare, and recreation activities.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 136(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``exchange, 
     commissary, and nonappropriated fund activities,''.

     SEC. 365. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO BENEFIT MORALE, 
                   WELFARE, AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Partnerships Authorized.--Chapter 147 of title 10, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 361, is further 
     amended by inserting before section 2482 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2481. Morale, welfare, and recreation activities: 
       leases and other contracts to benefit

       ``(a) Leases and Other Contracts Authorized.--The Secretary 
     of Defense may authorize a nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentality to enter into leases, licensing agreements, 
     concession agreements, and other contracts with private 
     persons and State or local governments involving real 
     property (and related personal property) under the control of 
     the nonappropriated fund instrumentality in order to 
     facilitate the provision of facilities, goods, or services to 
     authorized patrons of the nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentality.
       ``(b) Conditions.--A nonappropriated fund instrumentality 
     may enter into an authorized lease or other contract under 
     subsection (a) only if the nonappropriated fund instru

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     mentality determines, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense, that--
       ``(1) the use of the property subject to the lease or 
     contract will provide appropriate space, or contribute to the 
     provision of goods and services, for a morale, welfare, or 
     recreation activity of the nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentality;
       ``(2) the lease or contract will not be inconsistent with 
     and will not adversely affect the mission of the Department 
     or the nonappropriated fund instrumentality; and
       ``(3) the lease or contract will enhance the use of the 
     property subject to the lease or contract.
       ``(c) Access to Resulting Facilities, Goods, or Services.--
     The use of a lease or contract under subsection (a) to 
     provide facilities, goods, or services shall not be construed 
     to permit the use of the resulting facilities, goods, or 
     services by persons who are not authorized patrons of the 
     nonappropriated fund instrumentality that is a party to the 
     lease or contract.
       ``(d) Lease and Contract Terms.--Subsection (b) of section 
     2667 of this title shall apply to a lease or contract under 
     subsection (a), except that references to the Secretary 
     concerned shall be deemed to mean the nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentality that is a party to the lease or contract.
       ``(e) Money Rentals.--Money rentals received pursuant to a 
     lease or contract under subsection (a) shall be treated in 
     the same manner as other receipts of the nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentality that is a party to the lease or contract, 
     except that use of the rentals shall be restricted to the 
     installation at which the property covered by the lease or 
     contract is located.
       ``(f) Definition.--In 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.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 147 of such title, as amended by section 
     361, is further amended by inserting before the item relating 
     to section 2482 the following new item:

``2481. Morale, welfare, and recreation activities: leases and other 
              contracts to benefit.''.

     SEC. 366. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY DEFENSE 
                   COMMISSARY AGENCY.

       Section 2482 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Treatment of Certain Receipts.--(1) The Defense 
     Commissary Agency shall deposit amounts received from the 
     sources specified in paragraph (2) into the same account in 
     which the proceeds from the adjustment of, or surcharge on, 
     commissary store prices authorized by subsection (a) of 
     section 2685 of this title are deposited. In such amounts as 
     provided in appropriations Acts, the amounts deposited under 
     this paragraph shall be available for the purposes described 
     in subsection (b) of such section.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to amounts 
     received by the Defense Commissary Agency from--
       ``(A) the sale of items for recycling;
       ``(B) the disposal of excess property;
       ``(C) license fees, royalties, incentive allowances, and 
     management and other fees; and
       ``(D) a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the United 
     States.''.

     SEC. 367. AUTHORIZED USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR RELOCATION 
                   OF NAVY EXCHANGE SERVICE COMMAND.

       The Navy Exchange Service Command is not required to 
     reimburse the United States for appropriated funds allotted 
     to the Navy Exchange Service Command during fiscal years 
     1994, 1995, and 1996 to cover costs incurred by the Navy 
     Exchange Service Command to relocate to Virginia Beach, 
     Virginia, and to lease headquarters space in Virginia Beach.
                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 371. 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 1998.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to section 301(5) for operation and 
     maintenance for Defense-wide activities--
       (1) $30,000,000 shall be available for providing 
     educational agencies assistance (as defined in subsection 
     (d)(1)) to local educational agencies; and
       (2) $5,000,000 shall be available for making educational 
     agencies payments (as defined in subsection (d)(2)) to local 
     educational agencies.
       (b) Notification.--Not later than June 30, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) notify each local educational agency that is eligible 
     for educational agencies assistance for fiscal year 1998 of 
     that agency's eligibility for such assistance and the amount 
     of such assistance for which that agency is eligible; and
       (2) notify each local educational agency that is eligible 
     for an educational agencies payment for fiscal year 1998 of 
     that agency's eligibility for such payment and the amount of 
     the payment for which that agency is eligible.
       (c) Disbursement of Funds.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     disburse funds made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     subsection (a) not later than 30 days after the date on which 
     notification to the eligible local educational agencies is 
     provided pursuant to subsection (b).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``educational agencies assistance'' means 
     assistance authorized under section 386(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 
     102-484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 note).
       (2) The term ``educational agencies payments'' means 
     payments authorized under section 386(d) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 
     102-484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 note).
       (3) The term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).
       (e) Technical Correction Relating to Original Assistance 
     Authority.--Section 386(c)(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 
     20 U.S.C. 7703 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``section 8003(a)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``section 8003(a)(1)''; and
       (2) by striking out ``(20 U.S.C. 7703(a))'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``(20 U.S.C. 7703(a)(1))''.

     SEC. 372. CONTINUATION OF OPERATION MONGOOSE.

       Section 135 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall be 
     responsible for investigating evidence of fraud, waste, and 
     abuse uncovered as a result of the Department of Defense 
     program (known as Operation Mongoose) established to identify 
     and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse within the Department of 
     Defense, particularly fraud, waste, and abuse regarding 
     finance and accounting matters. The program shall continue 
     through fiscal year 2003.''.

     SEC. 373. INCLUSION OF AIR FORCE DEPOT MAINTENANCE AS 
                   OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET ACTIVITY 
                   GROUP.

       For fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year thereafter, Air 
     Force depot-level maintenance of materiel shall be displayed 
     as one or more budget activity groups (known as 
     ``subactivities'') within the authorization request for 
     Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, in the proposed budget 
     for that fiscal year submitted to Congress pursuant to 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code.

     SEC. 374. PROGRAMS TO COMMEMORATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF 
                   MARSHALL PLAN AND KOREAN CONFLICT.

       (a) Commemorative Programs.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     may conduct a program to commemorate the 50th anniversary of 
     the Marshall Plan that provided for the reconstruction of the 
     economies of Western Europe following World War II.
       (2) The Secretary may conduct a program to commemorate the 
     50th anniversary of the Korean conflict.
       (3) In conducting such commemorative programs, the 
     Secretary may coordinate, support, and facilitate other 
     programs and activities of the Federal Government, State and 
     local governments, and other persons in commemoration of the 
     Marshall Plan or the Korean conflict.
       (b) Marshall Plan Commemorative Activities.--The 
     commemorative programs authorized by subsection (a)(1) may 
     include activities and ceremonies--
       (1) to honor George C. Marshall, who developed the Marshall 
     Plan, for a lifetime of service to the United States as a 
     commissioned officer of the Army (including service during 
     World War II as Chief of Staff of the Army with the rank of 
     General of the Army) and as Secretary of Defense and 
     Secretary of State at the beginning of the Cold War; and
       (2) to provide the people of the United States with a clear 
     understanding and appreciation of the significance of 
     Marshall Plan.
       (c) Korean Conflict Commemorative Activities.--The 
     commemorative programs authorized by subsection (a)(2) may 
     include activities and ceremonies--
       (1) to provide the people of the United States with a clear 
     understanding and appreciation of the lessons and history of 
     the Korean conflict;
       (2) to thank and honor veterans of the Korean conflict and 
     their families;
       (3) to pay tribute to the sacrifices and contributions made 
     on the home front by the people of the United States during 
     the Korean conflict;
       (4) to highlight advances in technology, science, and 
     medicine related to military research conducted during the 
     Korean conflict;
       (5) to recognize the contributions and sacrifices made by 
     the allies of the United States in the Korean conflict; and
       (6) to highlight the role of the Armed Forces of the United 
     States, then and now, in maintaining world peace through 
     strength.
       (d) Names and Symbols.--The Secretary of Defense shall have 
     the sole and exclusive right to use the names ``The 
     Department of Defense 50th Anniversary of the Marshall 
     Plan'', ``50th Anniversary of the Marshall Plan'', and ``The 
     Korean Conflict Commemoration'', and such seal, emblems, and 
     badges incorporating such names as the Secretary may lawfully 
     adopt. Nothing in this section may be construed to supersede 
     rights that are established or vested before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (e) Commemorative Account.--(1) There is established in the 
     Treasury an account to be known as the ``Department of 
     Defense 50th

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     Anniversary of the Marshall Plan and Korean Conflict 
     Commemoration Account'', which shall be administered by the 
     Secretary of Defense as a single account. There shall be 
     deposited into the account all proceeds derived from the 
     Secretary's use of the exclusive rights described in 
     subsection (d). The Secretary may use funds in the account 
     only for the purpose of conducting the commemorative programs 
     authorized by subsection (a).
       (2) Not later than 60 days after completion of all 
     activities and ceremonies conducted as part of the 
     commemorative programs, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report containing an accounting of all the funds 
     deposited into and expended from the account or otherwise 
     expended under this section, and of any funds remaining in 
     the account. Unobligated funds remaining in the account on 
     that date shall be held in the account until transferred by 
     law.
       (f) Acceptance of Voluntary Services.--(1) Notwithstanding 
     section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 
     of Defense may accept from any person voluntary services to 
     be provided in furtherance of the commemorative programs 
     authorized by subsection (a).
       (2) A person providing voluntary services under this 
     subsection shall be considered to be a Federal employee for 
     purposes of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, 
     relating to compensation for work-related injuries. The 
     person shall also be considered a special governmental 
     employee for purposes of standards of conduct and sections 
     202, 203, 205, 207, 208, and 209 of title 18, United states 
     Code. A person who is not otherwise employed by the Federal 
     Government shall not be considered to be a Federal employee 
     for any other purpose by reason of the provision of voluntary 
     services under this subsection.
       (3) The Secretary may provide for reimbursement of 
     incidental expenses incurred by a person providing voluntary 
     services under this subsection. The Secretary shall determine 
     which expenses are eligible for reimbursement under this 
     paragraph.

     SEC. 375. PROHIBITION ON USE OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 
                   BUDGET FOR BASE OPERATION SUPPORT.

       Section 167(f) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended.--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``In addition''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Funds provided for the special operations command as 
     part of the budget for the special operations command under 
     paragraph (1) may not be used to cover base operation support 
     expenses incurred at a military installation.''.

     SEC. 376. CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM 
                   TO IDENTIFY OVERPAYMENTS MADE TO VENDORS.

       (a) Scope of Program.--Section 354 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 268; 10 U.S.C. 2461 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out the second sentence; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out ``of the Defense 
     Logistics Agency that relate to (at least) fiscal years 1993, 
     1994, and 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``relating to 
     fiscal years after fiscal year 1993 of the working-capital 
     funds and industrial, commercial, and support type activities 
     managed through the Defense Business Operations Fund, except 
     the Defense Logistics Agency to the extent such records have 
     already been audited''.
       (b) Collection Method; Contractor Payments.--Such section 
     is further amended by striking out subsections (d) and (e) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsections:
       ``(d) Collection Method.--In the case of an overpayment to 
     a vendor identified under the demonstration program, the 
     Secretary shall require the use of the procedures specified 
     in section 32.611 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, 
     regarding a setoff against existing invoices for payment to 
     the vendor, as the first method by which the Department shall 
     seek to recover the amount of the overpayment (and any 
     applicable interest and penalties) from the vendor.
       ``(e) Fees for Contractor.--The Secretary shall pay to the 
     contractor under the contract entered into under the 
     demonstration program an amount not to exceed 25 percent of 
     the total amount recovered by the Department (through the 
     collection of overpayments and the use of setoffs) solely on 
     the basis of information obtained as a result of the audits 
     performed by the contractor under the program. When an 
     overpayment is recovered through the use of a setoff, amounts 
     for the required payment to the contractor shall be derived 
     from funds available to the working-capital fund or 
     industrial, commercial, or support type activity for which 
     the overpayment is recovered.''.

     SEC. 377. APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL PRINTING REQUIREMENTS TO 
                   DEFENSE AUTOMATED PRINTING SERVICE.

       (a) Subchapter I of chapter 8 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 195. Defense Automated Printing Service: applicability 
       of Federal printing requirements

       ``The Defense Automated Printing Service shall comply fully 
     with the requirements of chapter 5 of title 44 relating to 
     the production and procurement of printing, binding, and 
     blank-book work.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``195. Defense Automated Printing Service: applicability of Federal 
              printing requirements.''.

     SEC. 378. BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS 
                   ON GUAM.

       (a) Contractor Use of Nonimmigrant Aliens.--Each contract 
     for base operations support to be performed on Guam shall 
     contain a condition that work under the contract may not be 
     performed by any alien who is issued a visa or otherwise 
     provided nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)).
       (b) Application of Section.--This section shall apply to 
     contracts entered into, amended, or otherwise modified on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                   TITLE IV--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, 1998, as follows:
       (1) The Army, 495,000.
       (2) The Navy, 395,000.
       (3) The Marine Corps, 174,000.
       (4) The Air Force, 381,000.
                       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, 1998, as follows:
       (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 366,516.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 208,000.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 94,294.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 42,000.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 107,377.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 73,431.
       (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, 1998, 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, 22,310.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 11,500.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 16,136.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,559.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 10,616.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 748.

     SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL 
                   STATUS).

       (a) Authorization for Fiscal Year 1998.--The minimum number 
     of military technicians (dual status) as of the last day of 
     fiscal year 1998 for the reserve components of the Army and 
     the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, 
     United States Code) shall be the following:
       (1) For the Army Reserve, 5,503.
       (2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     23,125.
       (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,802.
       (4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     22,853.
       (b) Requests for Future Fiscal Years.--Section 115(g) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``In each budget submitted by the 
     President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, the end 
     strength requested for military technicians (dual status) for 
     each reserve component of the Army and Air Force shall be 
     specifically set forth.''.

     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:

       

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                                                          Air     Marine
               ``Grade                  Army     Navy    Force    Corps
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major or Lieutenant Commander.......    3,219   1,071     673      140
Lieutenant Colonel or Commander.....    1,524     520     672       90
Colonel or Navy Captain.............      437     188     274     30''.
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       (b) Senior Enlisted Members.--The table in section 12012(a) 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:

       

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                                                          Air     Marine
               ``Grade                  Army     Navy    Force    Corps
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-9.................................     627     202      371       20
E-8.................................   2,585     429      900     94''.
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              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 421. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY 
                   PERSONNEL.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense for military personnel for fiscal year 
     1998 a total of $69,539,862,000. The authorization in the 
     preceding sentence supersedes any other authorization of 
     appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for 
     fiscal year 1998.
                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

     SEC. 501. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS 
                   WHO MAY SERVE IN POSITIONS OUTSIDE THEIR OWN 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 41 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 721. General and flag officers: limitation on 
       appointments, assignments, details, and duties outside an 
       officer's own service

       ``(a) Limitation.--An officer described in subsection (b) 
     may not be appointed, assigned, or detailed for a period in 
     excess of 90 days to a position external to that officer's 
     armed force if, immediately following such appointment, 
     assignment, or detail, the number of officers described in 
     subsection (b) serving in positions external to such 
     officers' armed force for a period in excess of 90 days would 
     be in excess of 24.5 percent of the total number of such 
     officers.
       ``(b) Covered Officers.--The officers covered by subsection 
     (a), and to be counted for the purposes of the limitation in 
     that subsection, are the following:
       ``(1) Any general or flag officer counted for purposes of 
     section 526(a) of this title.
       ``(2) Any general or flag officer serving in a joint duty 
     assignment position designated by the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff under section 526(b) of this title.
       ``(3) Any colonel or Navy captain counted for purposes of 
     section 777(d)(1) of this title.
       ``(c) External Positions.--For purposes of this section, 
     the following positions shall be considered to be external to 
     an officer's armed force:
       ``(1) Any position (including a position in joint 
     education) that is a joint duty assignment for purposes of 
     chapter 38 of this title.
       ``(2) Any position in the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense, a Defense Agency, or a Department of Defense Field 
     Activity.
       ``(3) Any position in the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Joint 
     Staff, or the headquarters of a combatant command (as defined 
     in chapter 6 of this title).
       ``(4) Any position in the National Guard Bureau.
       ``(5) Any position outside the Department of Defense, 
     including any position in the headquarters of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization or any other international 
     military command, any combined or multinational command, or 
     military mission.
       ``(d) Assignments, Etc. For Periods in Excess of 90 Days.--
     For purposes of this section, the appointment, assignment, or 
     detail of an officer to a position shall be considered to be 
     for a period in excess of 90 days unless the appointment, 
     assignment, or detail specifies that it is made a period of 
     90 days or less.
       ``(e) Waiver During Period of War or National Emergency.--
     The President may suspend the operation of this section 
     during any period of war or of national emergency declared by 
     Congress or the President.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``721. General and flag officers: limitation on appointments, 
              assignments, details, and duties outside an officer's own 
              service.''.

     SEC. 502. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN RETIRED OFFICERS FROM 
                   LIMITATION ON PERIOD OF RECALL TO ACTIVE DUTY.

       Effective October 1, 1997, section 688(e) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``A member''; and
       (2) adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the following 
     officers:
       ``(A) A chaplain who is assigned to duty as a chaplain for 
     the period of active duty to which ordered.
       ``(B) A health care professional (as characterized by the 
     Secretary concerned) who is assigned to duty as a health care 
     professional for the period of active duty to which ordered.
       ``(C) An officer assigned to duty with the American Battle 
     Monuments Commission for the period of active duty to which 
     ordered.''.

     SEC. 503. CLARIFICATION OF OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR 
                   CONSIDERATION BY SELECTION BOARDS.

       (a) Officers on the Active-Duty List.--Section 619(d) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``grade--'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof ``grade any of 
     the following officers:'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking out ``an officer'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``An officer''; and
       (B) by striking out ``; or'' at the end and inserting in 
     lieu thereof a period; and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and in 
     that paragraph striking out ``an officer'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``An officer''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) An officer who is recommended for promotion to that 
     grade in the report of an earlier selection board convened 
     under that section, in the case of such a report that has not 
     yet been approved by the President.''.
       (b) Officers on the Reserve Active-Status List.--Section 
     14301(c) of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``grade--'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof ``grade any of 
     the following officers:'';
       (2) by striking out ``an officer'' in each of paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof ``An 
     officer'';
       (3) by striking out the semicolon at the end of paragraph 
     (1) and inserting in lieu thereof a period;
       (4) by striking out ``; or'' at the end of paragraph (2) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a period;
       (5) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3), as so amended, 
     as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and in each such 
     paragraph striking out ``the next higher grade'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``that grade''; and
       (6) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) An officer who is recommended for promotion to that 
     grade in the report of an earlier selection board convened 
     under a provision referred to in paragraph (1), in the case 
     of such a report that has not yet been approved by the 
     President.''.
       (c) Clarifying Amendments.--Paragraphs (3) and (4) of 
     section 14301(c) of such title, as redesignated and amended 
     by subsection (b), are each amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``, if that nomination is 
     pending before the Senate''.

     SEC. 504. AUTHORITY TO DEFER MANDATORY RETIREMENT FOR AGE OF 
                   OFFICERS SERVING AS CHAPLAINS.

       (a) Authority for Deferral of Retirement for Chaplains 
     Providing Direct Support to Units or Installations.--
     Subsection (c) of section 1251 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned may defer the retirement 
     under subsection (a) of an officer who is appointed or 
     designated as a chaplain if during the period of the 
     deferment the officer will be performing duties consisting 
     primarily of providing direct support as a chaplain to units 
     or installations.''.
       (b) Authority for Deferral of Retirement for Chief and 
     Deputy Chief of Chaplains.--Such section is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) The Secretary concerned may defer the retirement 
     under subsection (a) of an officer who is the Chief of 
     Chaplains or Deputy Chief of Chaplains of that officer's 
     armed force. Such a deferment may not extend beyond the first 
     day of the month following the month in which the officer 
     becomes 68 years of age.''.
       (c) Qualification for Service as Navy Chief of Chaplains or 
     Deputy Chief of Chaplains.--(1) Section 5142(b) of such title 
     is amended by striking out ``, who are not on the retired 
     list,''.
       (2) Section 5142a of such title is amended by striking out 
     ``, who is not on the retired list,''.
                 Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters

     SEC. 511. INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE ACTIVATION AUTHORITY.

       (a) IRR Members Subject To Order to Active Duty Other Than 
     During War or National Emergency.--Section 10144 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--

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       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Within the Ready 
     Reserve''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b)(1) Within the Individual Ready Reserve of each 
     reserve component there is a category of members, as 
     designated by the Secretary concerned, who are subject to 
     being ordered to active duty involuntarily in accordance with 
     section 12304 of this title. A member may not be placed in 
     that mobilization category unless--
       ``(A) the member volunteers for that category; and
       ``(B) the member is selected for that category by the 
     Secretary concerned, based upon the needs of the service and 
     the grade and military skills of that member.
       ``(2) A member of the Individual Ready Reserve may not be 
     carried in such mobilization category of members after the 
     end of the 24-month period beginning on the date of the 
     separation of the member from active service.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall designate the grades and military 
     skills or specialities of members to be eligible for 
     placement in such mobilization category.
       ``(4) A member in such mobilization category shall be 
     eligible for benefits (other than pay and training) as are 
     normally available to members of the Selected Reserve, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (b) Criteria for Ordering to Active Duty.--Subsection (a) 
     of section 12304 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after ``of this title),'' the following: ``or 
     any member in the Individual Ready Reserve mobilization 
     category and designated as essential under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary concerned,''.
       (c) Maximum Number.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and the Individual Ready Reserve'' after 
     ``Selected Reserve''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, of whom not more than 30,000 may be 
     members of the Individual Ready Reserve'' before the period 
     at the end.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (f), by inserting ``or Individual Ready 
     Reserve'' after ``Selected Reserve'';
       (2) in subsection (g), by inserting ``, or member of the 
     Individual Ready Reserve,'' after ``to serve as a unit''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) For purposes of this section, the term `Individual 
     Ready Reserve mobilization category' means, in the case of 
     any reserve component, the category of the Individual Ready 
     Reserve described in section 10144(b) of this title.''.
       (e) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 12304. Selected Reserve and certain Individual Ready 
       Reserve members; order to active duty other than during war 
       or national emergency''.

       (2) The item relating to section 12304 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 1209 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``12304. Selected Reserve and certain Individual Ready Reserve members; 
              order to active duty other than during war or national 
              emergency.''.

     SEC. 512. TERMINATION OF MOBILIZATION INCOME INSURANCE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1214 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 12533. Termination of program

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall terminate the 
     insurance program in accordance with this section.
       ``(b) Termination of New Enrollments.--The Secretary may 
     not enroll a member of the Ready Reserve for coverage under 
     the insurance program after the date of the enactment of this 
     section.
       ``(c) Termination of Coverage.--(1) The enrollment under 
     the insurance program of insured members other than insured 
     members described in paragraph (2) is terminated as of the 
     date of the enactment of this section. The enrollment of an 
     insured member described in paragraph (2) is terminated as of 
     the date of the termination of the period of covered service 
     of that member described in that paragraph.
       ``(2) An insured member described in this paragraph is an 
     insured member who on the date of the enactment of this 
     section is serving on covered service for a period of 
     service, or has been issued an order directing the 
     performance of covered service, that satisfies or would 
     satisfy the entitlement-to-benefits provisions of this 
     chapter.
       ``(d) Termination of Payment of Benefits.--The Secretary 
     may not make any benefit payment under the insurance program 
     after the date of the enactment of this section other than to 
     an insured member who on that date (1) is serving on an order 
     to covered service, (2) has been issued an order directing 
     performance of covered service, or (3) has served on covered 
     service before that date for which benefits under the program 
     have not been paid to the member.
       ``(e) Termination of Insurance Fund.--The Secretary shall 
     close the Fund not later than 60 days after the date on which 
     the last benefit payment from the Fund is made. Any amount 
     remaining in the Fund when closed shall be covered into the 
     Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``12533. Termination of program.''.

     SEC. 513. CORRECTION OF INEQUITIES IN MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE 
                   AND DEATH AND DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR RESERVE 
                   MEMBERS WHO INCUR OR AGGRAVATE AN ILLNESS IN 
                   THE LINE OF DUTY.

       (a) Medical and Dental Care for Dependents.--Section 
     1076(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph 
     (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) who incurs or aggravates an injury or illness in the 
     line of duty while serving on active duty for a period of 30 
     days or less and whose orders are subsequently modified to 
     extend the period of active duty to a period of more than 30 
     days.''.
       (b) Medical and Dental Care.--Section 1074a(a)(3) of such 
     title is amended by inserting ``while remaining overnight 
     immediately before the commencement of inactive-duty 
     training, or'' after ``in the line of duty''.
       (c) Eligibility for Disability Retirement.--Section 
     1204(2)(C) of such title is amended by inserting ``while 
     remaining overnight immediately before the commencement of 
     inactive-duty training, or'' after ``aggravated''.
       (d) Eligibility for Disability Separation.--Section 1206 of 
     such title is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
     paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) the disability was incurred in the line of duty as a 
     result of--
       ``(A) performing active duty or inactive-duty training;
       ``(B) traveling directly to or from the place at which such 
     duty is performed; or
       ``(C) an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated 
     while remaining overnight immediately before the commencement 
     of inactive-duty training, or 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 of the 
     member's residence;''.
       (e) Recovery, Care, and Disposition of Remains.--Section 
     1481(a)(2)(D) of such title is amended by inserting 
     ``remaining overnight immediately before the commencement of 
     inactive-duty training, or'' after ``(D)''.
       (f) Entitlement to Basic Pay.--Section 204 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``while remaining 
     overnight immediately before the commencement of inactive-
     duty training, or'' in subsections (g)(1)(D) and (h)(1)(D) 
     after ``in line of duty''.
       (g) Compensation for Inactive-Duty Training.--Section 
     206(a)(3)(C) of such title is amended by inserting ``while 
     remaining overnight immediately before the commencement of 
     inactive-duty training, or'' after ``in line of duty''.

     SEC. 514. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS FOR RESERVE COMMISSIONED 
                   OFFICERS RETIRED DURING FORCE DRAWDOWN PERIOD.

       (a) Authority Comparable to Active-Duty List Officers.--
     Subsection (d)(3) of section 1370 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F) The Secretary of Defense may authorize the Secretary 
     of a military department to reduce the three-year period 
     specified in subparagraph (A) to a period of not less than 
     two years in the case of retirements effective during the 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     subparagraph and ending on September 30, 1999. The number of 
     officers in an armed force in a grade for whom a reduction is 
     made during any fiscal year in the period of service-in-grade 
     otherwise required under this paragraph may not exceed the 
     number equal to two percent of the authorized reserve active 
     status strength for that fiscal year for officers of that 
     armed force in that grade.''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by inserting ``of'' after 
     ``reduce such period to a period''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking out ``chapter 1225'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``chapter 1223''.

     SEC. 515. AUTHORITY TO PERMIT NON-UNIT ASSIGNED OFFICERS TO 
                   BE CONSIDERED BY VACANCY PROMOTION BOARD TO 
                   GENERAL OFFICER GRADES.

       (a) Convening of Selection Boards.--Section 14101(a)(2) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``(except in the case of a board convened to consider 
     officers as provided in section 14301(e) of this title).''.
       (b) Eligibility for Consideration of Certain Army 
     Officers.--Section 14301 of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (e); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively.
       (c) General Officer Promotions.--Section 14308 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ``a grade below 
     colonel in'' after ``(2) an officer in''; and

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       (2) in subsection (g)--
       (A) by inserting ``or the Air Force'' in the first sentence 
     after ``of the Army'' the first place it appears;
       (B) by striking out ``in that grade'' in the first sentence 
     and all that follows through ``Secretary of the Army'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``in the Army Reserve or the Air 
     Force Reserve, as the case may be, in that grade''; and
       (C) by striking out the second sentence.
       (d) Vacancy Promotions.--Section 14315(b)(1) of such title 
     is amended by striking out ``the duties'' in clause (A) and 
     all that follows through ``as a unit,'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``duties of a general officer of the next higher 
     reserve grade in the Army Reserve,''.

     SEC. 516. GRADE REQUIREMENT FOR OFFICERS ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON 
                   INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION BOARDS.

       Section 14906(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``a grade above lieutenant colonel or 
     commander'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the grade of 
     lieutenant colonel or commander or a higher grade''.

     SEC. 517. LIMITATION ON USE OF AIR FORCE RESERVE AGR 
                   PERSONNEL FOR AIR FORCE BASE SECURITY 
                   FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Air Force may not use 
     members of the Air Force Reserve who are AGR personnel for 
     the performance of force protection, base security, or 
     security police functions at an Air Force facility in the 
     United States until six months after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits to Congress a report on such use of AGR 
     personnel.
       (b) Matters To Be Included in Report.--The report under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) A statement of the planned scope, including each 
     planned location, of such use of AGR personnel during the 
     year in which the report is submitted and each of the five 
     subsequent years.
       (2) A detailed rationale for, and evaluation of, the cost 
     effectiveness of the use of AGR personnel to perform such 
     functions at Air Force facilities in the United States 
     compared to the use of Department of Defense civilian 
     personnel or contractor personnel for the performance of 
     these functions at those facilities.
       (3) A plan, including a cost estimate, for the 
     reemployment, conversion to AGR status, or retirement of 
     civilian employees and military technicians who are displaced 
     by the use of Air Force Reserve AGR personnel to perform 
     those functions.
       (c) AGR Personnel Defined.--For the purposes of this 
     section, the term ``AGR personnel'' means members of the Air 
     Force Reserve who are on active duty (other than for 
     training) in connection with organizing, administering, 
     recruiting, instructing, or training the Air Force Reserve.
                    Subtitle C--Military Technicians

     SEC. 521. AUTHORITY TO RETAIN ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS 
                   LIST UNTIL AGE 60 MILITARY TECHNICIANS IN THE 
                   GRADE OF BRIGADIER GENERAL.

       (a) Retention.--Section 14702(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``section 14506 or 14507'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 14506, 14507, or 14508''; 
     and
       (2) by striking out ``or colonel'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``colonel, or brigadier general''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 14508(c) of such title is 
     amended by striking out ``not later than the date on which 
     the officer becomes 60 years of age'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``not later than the last day of the month in which 
     the officer becomes 60 years of age''.

     SEC. 522. MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).

       (a) Definition.--Subsection (a) of section 10216 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--(1) For purposes of this section and any 
     other provision of law, a military technician (dual status) 
     is a Federal civilian employee who--
       ``(A) is employed under section 3101 of title 5 or section 
     709 of title 32;
       ``(B) is required as a condition of that employment to 
     maintain membership in the Selected Reserve; and
       ``(C) is assigned to a position as a technician in the 
     administration and training of the Selected Reserve or in the 
     maintenance and repair of supplies or equipment issued to the 
     Selected Reserve or the armed forces.
       ``(2) Military technicians (dual status) shall be 
     authorized and accounted for as a separate category of 
     civilian employees.''.
       (b) Unit Membership and Dual-Status Requirement.--
     Subsection (d) of such section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Unit Membership Requirement.--(1) Unless specifically 
     exempted by law, each individual who is hired as a military 
     technician (dual status) after December 1, 1995, shall be 
     required as a condition of that employment to maintain 
     membership in--
       ``(A) the unit of the Selected Reserve by which the 
     individual is employed as a military technician; or
       ``(B) a unit of the Selected Reserve that the individual is 
     employed as a military technician to support.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a military technician 
     (dual status) who is employed by the Army Reserve in an area 
     other than Army Reserve troop program units.
       ``(e) Dual-Status Requirement.--(1) Funds appropriated for 
     the Department of Defense may not (except as provided in 
     paragraph (2)) be used for compensation as a military 
     technician of any individual hired as a military technician 
     after February 10, 1996, who is no longer a member of the 
     Selected Reserve.
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned may pay compensation 
     described in paragraph (1) to an individual described in that 
     paragraph who is no longer a member of the Selected Reserve 
     for a period not to exceed six months following the 
     individual's loss of membership in the Selected Reserve if 
     the Secretary determines such loss of membership was not due 
     to the failure of that individual to meet military 
     standards.''.
       (c) National Guard Dual-Status Requirement.--Section 709(b) 
     of title 32, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``Except as prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a 
     technician'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``A technician''.
       (d) Plan for Clarification of Statutory Authority of 
     Military Technicians.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress, as part of the budget justification 
     materials submitted in support of the budget for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 1999, a legislative 
     proposal to provide statutory authority and clarification 
     under title 5, United States Code--
       (A) for the hiring, management, promotion, separation, and 
     retirement of military technicians who are employed in 
     support of units of the Army Reserve or Air Force Reserve; 
     and
       (B) for the transition to the competitive service of an 
     individual who is hired as military technician in support of 
     a unit of the Army Reserve or Air Force Reserve and who (as 
     determined by the Secretary concerned) fails to maintain 
     membership in the Selected Reserve through no fault of the 
     individual.
       (2) The legislative proposal under paragraph (1) shall be 
     developed in consultation with the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management.
       (e) Conforming Repeal.--Section 8106 of Public Law 104-61 
     (109 Stat. 654; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is repealed.
       (f) Cross-Reference Corrections.--Section 10216(c)(1) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``subsection (a)(1)'' in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (b)(1)''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments to Section 10216.--Section 10216 
     of title 10, United States Code, is further amended as 
     follows:
       (1) The heading of subsection (b) is amended by inserting 
     ``(Dual Status)'' after ``Military Technicians''.
       (2) Subsection (b)(1) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(dual status)'' after ``for military 
     technicians'';
       (B) by striking out ``dual status military technicians'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``military technicians (dual 
     status)'';
       (C) by inserting ``(dual status)'' after ``military 
     technicians'' in subparagraph (C).
       (3) Subsection (b)(2) is amended by inserting ``(dual 
     status)'' after ``military technicians'' both places it 
     appears.
       (4) Subsection (b)(3) is amended by inserting ``(dual 
     status)'' after ``Military technician''.
       (5) Subsection (c) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)(A), by inserting 
     ``(dual status)'' after ``military technicians'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``dual status 
     technicians'' in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``military technicians (dual 
     status)'';
       (C) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``(dual status)'' 
     after ``military technician''; and
       (D) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking out ``delineate--'' 
     and all that follows through ``or other reasons'' in clause 
     (ii) and inserting in lieu thereof ``delineate the specific 
     force structure reductions''.
       (h) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of section 10216 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 10216. Military technicians (dual status)''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 1007 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``10216. Military technicians (dual status).''.
       (i) Other Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 115(g) of 
     such title is amended by inserting ``(dual status)'' in the 
     first sentence after ``military technicians'' and in the 
     second sentence after ``military technician''.
       (2) Section 115a(h) of such title is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(displayed in the aggregate and 
     separately for military technicians (dual status) and non-
     dual status military technicians)'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) after ``of the following''; and
       (B) by striking out paragraph (3).

     SEC. 523. NON-DUAL STATUS MILITARY TECHNICIANS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 1007 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 10217. Non-dual status military technicians

       ``(a) Definition.--For the purposes of this section and any 
     other provision of law, a non-dual status military technician 
     is a civilian employee of the Department of Defense who--
       ``(1) was hired as a military technician before the date of 
     the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 under any of the authorities specified in 
     subsection (d); and
       ``(2) as of the date of the enactment of that Act is not a 
     member of the Selected Reserve or after such date ceases to 
     be a member of the Selected Reserve.

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       ``(b) Fiscal Year 1998 Limitation.--As of September 30 
     1998, the number of civilian employees of a military 
     department who are non-dual status military technicians may 
     not exceed the following:
       ``(1) For the Army Reserve, 1,200.
       ``(2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     2,260.
       ``(3) For the Air Force Reserve, 0.
       ``(4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 395.
       ``(c) Reductions for Future Years.--For each of the 10 
     fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1999, the Secretary 
     of the military department concerned shall reduce the number 
     of non-dual status military technicians under the 
     jurisdiction of that Secretary, as of the end of that fiscal 
     year, from the authorized number for the preceding fiscal 
     year by not less--
       ``(1) 120, for the Army Reserve;
       ``(2) 226, for the Army National Guard of the United 
     States; and
       ``(3) 39, for the Air National Guard of the United States.
       ``(d) Employment Authorities.--The authorities referred to 
     in subsection (a) are the following:
       ``(1) Section 10216 of this title.
       ``(2) Section 709 of title 32.
       ``(3) The requirements referred to in section 8401 of title 
     5.
       ``(4) Section 8016 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-61; 109 Stat. 654), 
     and any comparable provision provided on an annual basis in 
     the Department of Defense Appropriations Acts for fiscal 
     years 1984 through 1995.
       ``(5) Any memorandum of agreement between the Department of 
     Defense and the Office of Personnel Management providing for 
     the hiring of military technicians.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``10217. Non-dual status military technicians.''.
       (b) Plan for Non-Dual Status Technicians.--Not later than 
     March 31, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report setting forth recommendations of the 
     Secretary (including proposals for such legislative changes 
     as may be necessary to implement the recommendations of the 
     Secretary) for eliminating non-dual status military 
     technician positions. In developing the plan, the Secretary 
     shall consider (among other alternatives) the feasibility and 
     cost of each of the following:
       (1) Elimination or consolidation of functions and 
     positions.
       (2) Contracting for performance by contractor personnel of 
     functions currently performed by personnel in those 
     positions.
       (3) Conversion of those technicians and positions, in the 
     case of technicians of the Army National Guard of the United 
     States or the Air National Guard of the United States, to 
     State employment and positions or competitive service 
     employment positions under title 5, United States Code.
       (4) Conversion of those technicians or positions to 
     employment and positions in the competitive service under 
     title 5, United States Code, in the case of technicians of 
     the Army Reserve.
       (5) Use of incentives to facilitate the reductions required 
     under subsection (c) of section 10217 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a).

     SEC. 524. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY AND DESIRABILITY OF 
                   CONVERSION OF AGR PERSONNEL TO MILITARY 
                   TECHNICIANS (DUAL-STATUS).

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than January 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     feasibility and desirability of conversion of AGR personnel 
     to military technicians (dual-status). The report shall--
       (1) identify advantages and disadvantages of such a 
     conversion;
       (2) identify possible savings if such a conversion were to 
     be carried out; and
       (3) set forth the recommendation of the Secretary as to 
     whether such a conversion should be made.
       (b) AGR Personnel Defined.--For purposes of subsection (a), 
     the term ``AGR personnel'' means members of the Army or Air 
     Force reserve components who are on active duty (other than 
     for training) in connection with organizing, administering, 
     recruiting, instructing, or training their respective reserve 
     components.
  Subtitle D--Measures To Improve Recruit Quality and Reduce Recruit 
                               Attrition

     SEC. 531. REFORM OF MILITARY RECRUITING SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
     reforms in the recruiting systems of the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Marine Corps in order to improve the quality of 
     new recruits and to reduce attrition among recruits.
       (b) Specific Reforms.--As part of the reforms in military 
     recruiting systems to be undertaken under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall take the following steps:
       (1) Improve the system of separation codes used for 
     recruits who are separated during recruit training by (A) 
     revising and updating those codes to allow more accurate and 
     useful data collection about those separations, and (B) 
     prescribing regulations to ensure that those codes are 
     interpreted in a uniform manner by the military services.
       (2) Develop a reliable database for (A) analyzing service-
     wide data on reasons for attrition of new recruits, and (B) 
     undertaking service-wide measures to control and manage such 
     attrition.
       (3) Require that the Secretary of each military department 
     (A) adopt or strengthen incentives for recruiters to 
     thoroughly prescreen potential candidates for recruitment, 
     and (B) link incentives for recruiters, in part, to the 
     ability of a recruiter to screen out unqualified candidates 
     before enlistment.
       (4) Require that the Secretary of each military department 
     include as a measurement of recruiter performance the 
     percentage of persons enlisted by a recruiter who complete 
     initial combat training or basic training.
       (5) Assess trends in the number and use of waivers over the 
     1991-1997 period that were issued to permit applicants to 
     enlist with medical or other conditions that would otherwise 
     be disqualifying.
       (6) Require the Secretary of each military department to 
     implement policies and procedures (A) to ensure the prompt 
     separation of recruits who are unable to successfully 
     complete basic training, and (B) to remove those recruits 
     from the training environment while separation proceedings 
     are pending.
       (c) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
     report of the trends assessed under subsection (b)(5). The 
     information on those trends provided in the report shall be 
     shown by armed force and by category of waiver. The report 
     shall include recommendations of the Secretary for changing, 
     revising, or limiting the use of waivers referred to in that 
     subsection and shall be submitted not later than March 31, 
     1998.

     SEC. 532. IMPROVEMENTS IN MEDICAL PRESCREENING OF APPLICANTS 
                   FOR MILITARY SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall improve the 
     medical prescreening of applicants for entrance into the 
     Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps.
       (b) Specific Steps.--As part of those improvements, the 
     Secretary shall take the following steps:
       (1) Require that each applicant for service in the Army, 
     Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps (A) provide to the Secretary 
     the name of the applicant's medical insurer and the names of 
     past medical providers, and (B) sign a release allowing the 
     Secretary to request and obtain medical records of the 
     applicant.
       (2) Require that the forms and procedures for medical 
     prescreening of applicants that are used by recruiters and by 
     Military Entrance Processing Commands be revised so as to 
     ensure that medical questions are specific, unambiguous, and 
     tied directly to the types of medical separations most common 
     for recruits during basic training and follow-on training.
       (3) Add medical screening tests to the examinations of 
     recruits carried out by Military Entrance Processing Station, 
     provide more thorough medical examinations to selected groups 
     of applicants, or both, to the extent that the Secretary 
     determines that to do so could be cost effective in reducing 
     attrition at basic training.
       (4) Assign the responsibility for evaluating medical 
     conditions of a recruit that are missed during accession 
     processing to an agency or contractor other than the Military 
     Entrance Processing Command which carried out the accession 
     processing of that recruit (such command being the 
     organization responsible for accession medical exams).
       (5) Require that the Secretary of each military department 
     test an applicant for entrance into the Armed Forces for use 
     of illegal drugs at the Military Entrance Processing Station 
     which carries out the accession processing of that recruit 
     (in addition to any subsequent drug testing that may be 
     required).

     SEC. 533. IMPROVEMENTS IN PHYSICAL FITNESS OF RECRUITS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall take steps 
     to improve the physical fitness of recruits before they enter 
     basic training.
       (b) Specific Steps.--As part of those improvements, the 
     Secretary shall take the following steps:
       (1) Direct the Secretary of each military department to 
     implement programs under which new recruits who are in the 
     Delayed Entry Program are encouraged to participate in 
     physical fitness activities before reporting to basic 
     training.
       (2) Develop a range of incentives for new recruits to 
     participate in physical fitness programs, as well as for 
     those recruits who improve their level of fitness while in 
     the Delayed Entry Program, which may include the use of 
     monetary or other incentives, access to Department of Defense 
     military fitness facilities, and access to military medical 
     facilities in the case of a recruit who is injured while 
     participating in physical activities with recruiters or other 
     military personnel.
       (3) Evaluate whether partnerships between recruiters and 
     reserve components, or other innovative arrangements, could 
     provide a pool of qualified personnel to assist in the 
     conduct of physical training programs for new recruits in the 
     Delayed Entry Program.
              Subtitle E--Military Education and Training

     SEC. 541. INDEPENDENT PANEL TO REVIEW MILITARY BASIC 
                   TRAINING.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a panel to 
     review the basic training programs of the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Marine Corps and to make recommendations on 
     improvements to those programs.
       (b) Composition.--(1) The panel shall be composed of seven 
     members, appointed as follows:
       (A) Three members shall be appointed jointly by the 
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     ity party member of the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (B) Three members shall be appointed jointly by the 
     chairman and ranking minority party member of the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (C) One member shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
     Defense.
       (2) The members of the panel shall choose one of the 
     members to chair the panel.
       (c) Qualifications.--Members of the panel shall be 
     appointed from among private United States citizens with 
     knowledge and expertise in one or more of the following:
       (1) Training of military personnel.
       (2) Social and cultural matters affecting entrance into the 
     Armed Forces and affecting military service, military 
     training, and military readiness, such knowledge and 
     expertise to have been gained through recognized research, 
     policy making and practical experience, as demonstrated by 
     retired military personnel, representatives from educational 
     organizations, and leaders from civilian industry and other 
     Government agencies.
       (3) Factors that define appropriate military job 
     qualifications, including physical, mental, and educational 
     factors.
       (4) Combat or other theater of war operations.
       (d) Panel Functions Relating to Basic Training Programs 
     Generally.--The panel shall review the course objectives, 
     structure, and length of the basic training programs of the 
     Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. As part of that 
     review, the panel shall (with respect to each of those 
     services) take the following measures:
       (1) Determine the current end-state objectives established 
     for graduates of basic training, particularly in regard to--
       (A) physical conditioning;
       (B) technical and physical skills proficiency;
       (C) knowledge;
       (D) military socialization, including the inculcation of 
     service values and attitudes; and
       (E) basic combat operational requirements.
       (2) Assess whether those current end-state objectives, and 
     basic training itself, should be modified (in structure, 
     length, focus, program of instruction, training methods or 
     otherwise) based, in part, on the following:
       (A) An assessment of the perspectives of operational units 
     on the quality and qualifications of the initial entry 
     training graduates being assigned to those units, considering 
     in particular whether the basic training system produces 
     graduates who arrive in operational units with an appropriate 
     level of skills, physical conditioning, and degree of 
     military socialization to meet unit requirements and needs.
       (B) An assessment of the demographics, backgrounds, 
     attitudes, experience, and physical fitness of new recruits 
     entering basic training, considering in particular the 
     question of whether, given the entry level demographics, 
     education, and background of new recruits, the basic training 
     systems and objectives are most efficiently and effectively 
     structured and conducted to produce graduates who meet 
     service needs.
       (C) An assessment of the perspectives of personnel who 
     conduct basic training with regard to measures required to 
     improve basic training.
       (e) Panel Functions Relating to Gender-Integrated and 
     Gender-Segregated Basic Training.--The panel shall review the 
     basic training policies of each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, 
     and Marine Corps with regard to gender-integrated and gender-
     segregated basic training. As part of that review, the panel 
     shall (with respect to each of those services) take the 
     following measures:
       (1) Determine the historical rationales for the 
     establishment and disestablishment of gender-integrated or 
     gender-segregated basic training.
       (2) Examine the current rationales for the use of gender-
     integrated or gender-segregated basic training and, as part 
     of such examination, evaluate whether at the time any of the 
     services made a decision to integrate, or to segregate, basic 
     training by gender, the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned had substantive reason to believe, or has since 
     developed data to support, any of the following:
       (A) That gender-integrated basic training, or gender-
     segregated basic training, improves the readiness or 
     performance of operational units
       (B) That the entry level of new recruits with regard to 
     physical condition, attitudes, and values is so different 
     from that required and expected in the military services in 
     general, and in operational units in particular, that an 
     intense period of focused training is required, free from the 
     additional challenges of training males and females together.
       (C) That a significant percentage of women entering basic 
     training experienced sexual abuse or assault before entering 
     military service and that gender-segregated basic training 
     (with same-sex drill instructors) provides the best 
     opportunity for such women to have positive military female 
     role models as mentors and to enter gender-integrated 
     operational forces from a position of confidence, strength, 
     and knowledge.
       (3) Assess whether the concept of ``training as you will 
     fight'' is a valid rationale for gender-integrated basic 
     training or whether the training requirements and objectives 
     for basic training are sufficiently different from those of 
     operational unit so that such concept, when balanced against 
     other factors relating to basic training, might not be a 
     sufficient rationale for gender-integrated basic training.
       (4) Assess the degree to which different standards have 
     been established, or if not established are in fact being 
     implemented, for males and females in basic training for 
     matters such as physical fitness, physical performance (such 
     as confidence and obstacle courses), military skills (such as 
     marksmanship and hand-grenade qualifications), and 
     nonphysical tasks required of individuals and, to the degree 
     that differing standards exist or are in fact being 
     implemented, assess the effect of the use of those differing 
     standards.
       (5) Assess the degree to which performance standards in 
     basic training are based on military readiness.
       (6) Review Department of Defense and military department 
     efforts to objectively measure or evaluate the effectiveness 
     of gender-integrated basic training, as compared to gender-
     segregated basic training, particularly with regard to the 
     adequacy and scope of the efforts and with regard to the 
     relevancy of findings to operational unit requirements.
       (7) Compare the pattern of attrition in gender-integrated 
     basic training units with the pattern of attrition in gender-
     segregated basic training units and assess the relevancy of 
     the findings of such comparison.
       (8) Compare the level of readiness and morale of gender-
     integrated basic training units with the level of readiness 
     and morale of gender-segregated units and assess the 
     relevancy of the findings of such comparison.
       (f) Recommendations.--The panel shall prepare--
       (1) an evaluation of gender-integrated and gender-
     segregated basic training programs, based upon the review 
     under subsection (e); and
       (2) recommendations for such changes to the current system 
     of basic training as the panel considers warranted.
       (g) Reports.--(1) Not later than six months after the 
     members of the panel are appointed, the panel shall submit an 
     interim report on its findings and conclusions to the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       (2) Not later than one year after establishment of the 
     panel, the panel shall submit a final report to the Secretary 
     of Defense. The final report shall include recommendations 
     for legislative and administrative changes to basic training 
     programs to improve the readiness and performance of initial 
     entry training graduates and to reduce attrition, both during 
     training and in the first term of enlistment.
       (h) Submission of Reports to Congress.--Not later than one 
     month after receipt of the panel's interim report and one 
     month after receipt of the panel's final report, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit the report to Congress 
     together with the views of the Secretary regarding the report 
     and the matter covered in the report.
       (i) Pay and Expenses of Members.--(1) Each member of the 
     panel who is not an employee of the Government shall be paid 
     at a rate equal to 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 the member is 
     engaged in the performance of the duties of the panel.
       (2) The members of the panel shall be allowed 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, while away from 
     their homes or regular places of business in the performance 
     of services for the panel.
       (j) Administrative Support.--(1) Upon the request of the 
     chairman of the panel, the Secretary of Defense may detail to 
     the panel, on a nonreimbursable basis, personnel of the 
     Department of Defense to assist the panel in carrying out its 
     duties.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense shall furnish to the panel 
     such administrative and support services as may be requested 
     by the chairman of the panel.
       (k) Funding.--The Secretary of Defense shall, upon the 
     request of the panel, make available to the panel such 
     amounts as the panel may require to carry out its duties 
     under this title.
       (l) Termination of the Panel.--The panel shall terminate 60 
     days after the date on which it submits its final report 
     under subsection (g).
       (m) Subsequent Consideration by Congress.--After submission 
     of the final report of the panel to Congress, the Congress 
     shall, based upon the results of the study (and such other 
     matters as Congress considers appropriate), consider whether 
     to require by law that the Secretaries of the military 
     departments conduct basic training on a gender-segregated 
     basis.

     SEC. 542. REFORM OF ARMY DRILL SERGEANT SELECTION AND 
                   TRAINING PROCESS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army shall reform the 
     process for selection and training of drill sergeants for the 
     Army.
       (b) Measures To Be Taken.--As part of such reform, the 
     Secretary shall undertake the following measures (unless, in 
     the case of any such measure, the Secretary determines that 
     that measure would not result in improved effectiveness and 
     efficiency in the drill sergeant selection and training 
     process):
       (1) Review the overall process used by the Department of 
     the Army for selection of drill sergeants to determine--

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       (A) if that process is providing drill sergeant candidates 
     in sufficient quantity and quality to meet the needs of the 
     training system; and
       (B) whether duty as a drill sergeant is a career-enhancing 
     assignment (or is seen by potential drill sergeant candidates 
     as a career-enhancing assignment) and what steps could be 
     taken to ensure that such duty is in fact a career-enhancing 
     assignment.
       (2) Incorporate into the selection process for all drill 
     sergeants the views and recommendations of the officers and 
     senior noncommissioned officers in the chain of command of 
     each candidate for selection (particularly those of senior 
     noncommissioned officers) regarding the candidate's 
     suitability and qualifications to be a drill sergeant.
       (3) Establish a requirement for psychological screening for 
     each drill sergeant candidate.
       (4) Reform the psychological screening process for drill 
     sergeant candidates to improve the quality, depth, and rigor 
     of that screening process.
       (5) Revise the evaluation system for drill sergeants in 
     training to provide for a so-called ``whole person'' 
     assessment that gives insight into the qualifications and 
     suitability of a drill sergeant candidate beyond the 
     candidate's ability to accomplish required performance tasks.
       (6) Revise the Army military personnel records system so 
     that, under specified conditions and circumstances, a drill 
     sergeant trainee who fails to complete the training to be a 
     drill sergeant and is denied graduation will not have the 
     fact of that failure recorded in those records. The 
     conditions and circumstances under which the authority 
     provided in the preceding sentence may be shall be prescribed 
     by the Secretary in regulations.
       (7) Provide each drill sergeant in training with the 
     opportunity, before or during that training, to work with new 
     recruits in initial entry training and to be evaluated on 
     that opportunity.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 31, 1998, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services 
     of the Senate a report of the reforms adopted pursuant to 
     this section or, in the case of any measure specified in any 
     of paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b) that was not 
     adopted, the rationale why that measure was not adopted.

     SEC. 543. REQUIREMENT FOR CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION TO UNITED 
                   STATES NAVAL ACADEMY TO TAKE OATH OF 
                   ALLEGIANCE.

       (a) Requirement.--Section 6958 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) To be admitted to the Naval Academy, an appointee 
     must take and subscribe to an oath prescribed by the 
     Secretary of the Navy. If a candidate for admission refuses 
     to take and subscribe to the prescribed oath, the candidate's 
     appointment is terminated.''.
       (b) Exception for Midshipmen From Foreign Countries.--
     Section 6957 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(d) A person receiving instruction under this section is 
     not subject to section 6958(d) of this title.''.

     SEC. 544. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES INCURRED FOR INSTRUCTION 
                   AT SERVICE ACADEMIES OF PERSONS FROM FOREIGN 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 4344(b) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out the period at the end 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``, except that 
     the reimbursement rates may not be less than the cost to the 
     United States of providing such instruction, including pay, 
     allowances, and emoluments, to a cadet appointed from the 
     United States.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The amount of reimbursement waived under paragraph 
     (2) may not exceed 25 percent of the per-person reimbursement 
     amount otherwise required to be paid by a foreign country 
     under such paragraph, except in the case of not more than 
     five persons receiving instruction at the Academy under this 
     section at any one time.''.
       (b) Naval Academy.--Section 6957(b) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out the period at the end 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``, except that 
     the reimbursement rates may not be less than the cost to the 
     United States of providing such instruction, including pay, 
     allowances, and emoluments, to a midshipman appointed from 
     the United States.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The amount of reimbursement waived under paragraph 
     (2) may not exceed 25 percent of the per-person reimbursement 
     amount otherwise required to be paid by a foreign country 
     under such paragraph, except in the case of not more than 
     five persons receiving instruction at the Naval Academy under 
     this section at any one time.''.
       (c) Air Force Academy.--Section 9344(b) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out the period at the end 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``, except that 
     the reimbursement rates may not be less than the cost to the 
     United States of providing such instruction, including pay, 
     allowances, and emoluments, to a cadet appointed from the 
     United States.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The amount of reimbursement waived under paragraph 
     (2) may not exceed 25 percent of the per-person reimbursement 
     amount otherwise required to be paid by a foreign country 
     under such paragraph, except in the case of not more than 
     five persons receiving instruction at the Academy under this 
     section at any one time.''.

     SEC. 545. UNITED STATES NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL.

       (a) Authority to Admit Enlisted Members as Students.--
     Section 7045 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary may permit an enlisted member of the 
     armed forces who is assigned to the Naval Postgraduate School 
     or to a nearby command to receive instruction at the Naval 
     Postgraduate School. Admission of enlisted members for 
     instruction under this paragraph shall be on a space-
     available basis.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking out ``the students'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``officers''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     the case of an enlisted member permitted to receive 
     instruction at the Postgraduate School, the Secretary of the 
     Navy shall charge that member only for such costs and fees as 
     the Secretary considers appropriate (taking into 
     consideration the admission of enlisted members on a space-
     available basis).''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking out ``officers'' both places it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``members''; and
       (B) by striking out ``the same regulations'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``regulations, as determined appropriate by 
     the Secretary of the Navy,''.
       (b) Expansion of Authority to Admit Civilians as 
     Students.--Section 7047 of such title is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 7047. Civilian students at institutions of higher 
       education: admission

       ``(a) Admission on Tuition-Free, Exchange Basis.--(1) The 
     Secretary of the Navy may enter into an agreement with an 
     accredited institution of higher education (or a consortium 
     of such institutions) under which students described in 
     subsection (c) who are enrolled at that institution (or an 
     institution in such consortium) are permitted to receive 
     instruction at the Naval Postgraduate School on a space-
     available, tuition-free basis in exchange for which the 
     institution of higher education (or each institution in the 
     consortium) agrees to enroll, on a tuition-free basis, 
     officers of the armed forces or other persons properly 
     admitted for instruction at the Naval Postgraduate School.
       ``(2) Exchange of students under paragraph (1) need not be 
     on a one-for-one basis.
       ``(3) An exchange under such an agreement shall be on the 
     basis of in-kind reimbursement, with the total value of the 
     instruction provided during a year by the Naval Postgraduate 
     School to civilian students from the institutions that are 
     parties to the agreement being at least as great as the value 
     of instruction provided by those institutions to students 
     from the Naval Postgraduate School.
       ``(4) In determining the value of the in-kind reimbursement 
     for the instruction provided by the Naval Postgraduate 
     School, the Secretary shall use the same amount charged by 
     the Secretary for the provision of the same instruction to a 
     Federal employee who is not a Department of Defense employee.
       ``(5) The authority of the Secretary to accept an offer of 
     in-kind reimbursement under this subsection may not be 
     delegated below the level of Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
       ``(b) Admission on Cost-Reimbursable Basis.--(1) The 
     Secretary of the Navy may permit a student described in 
     subsection (c) who is enrolled at an accredited institution 
     of higher education that is a party to an agreement under 
     subsection (a) to receive instruction at the Naval 
     Postgraduate School on a cost-reimbursable, space-available 
     basis.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall ensure that the value of any 
     reimbursement received under this subsection in the case of 
     any such student is not less than the amount charged by the 
     Secretary for the provision of the same instruction to a 
     Federal employee who is not a Department of Defense employee.
       ``(c) Eligible Students.--A student enrolled at an 
     accredited institution of higher education that is party to 
     an agreement under subsection (a) may be admitted to the 
     Naval Postgraduate School under subsection (a) or (b) if the 
     student--
       ``(1) is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully 
     admitted for permanent residence in the United States;
       ``(2) has a demonstrated ability, as determined by the 
     Secretary of the Navy, in a field of study designated by the 
     Secretary as related to naval warfare, armed conflict, or 
     national security; and
       ``(3) meets the academic requirements for the course or 
     courses for which the student seeks admission to the Naval 
     Postgraduate School.
       ``(d) Standards of Conduct.--Except as the Secretary of the 
     Navy otherwise determines necessary, a person receiving 
     instruction under this section is subject to the same 
     regulations governing attendance, discipline,

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     dismissal, and standards of study as apply to students who 
     are officers of the naval service.
       ``(e) Retention of Funds Received.--Amounts received under 
     subsection (b) to reimburse the Naval Postgraduate School for 
     the costs of providing instruction to students permitted to 
     attend the Naval Postgraduate School under this section shall 
     be credited to the current appropriation supporting the 
     operation and maintenance of the Naval Postgraduate 
     School.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of section 7045 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 7045. Officers of the other armed forces; enlisted 
       members: admission''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 605 
     of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking out the item relating to section 7045 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``7045. Officers of the other armed forces; enlisted members: 
              admission.'';
     and
       (B) by striking out the item relating to section 7047 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``7047. Civilian students at institutions of higher education: 
              admission.''.
       (d) Amendment To Reflect Revised Civil Service Grade 
     Structure.--Section 7043(b) of such title is amended by 
     striking out ``grade GS-18 of the General Schedule under 
     section 5332 of title 5'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``level IV of the Executive Schedule''.

     SEC. 546. AIR FORCE ACADEMY CADET FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROGRAM.

       (a) Exchange Program Authorized.--Chapter 903 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     9344 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 9345. Exchange program with foreign military academies

       ``(a) Exchange Program Authorized.--The Secretary of the 
     Air Force may permit a student enrolled at a military academy 
     of a foreign country to receive instruction at the Air Force 
     Academy in exchange for an Air Force cadet receiving 
     instruction at that foreign military academy pursuant to an 
     exchange agreement entered into between the Secretary and 
     appropriate officials of the foreign country. Students 
     receiving instruction at the Academy under the exchange 
     program shall be in addition to persons receiving instruction 
     at the Academy under section 9344 of this title.
       ``(b) Limitations on Number and Duration of Exchanges.--An 
     exchange agreement under this section between the Secretary 
     and a foreign country shall provide for the exchange of 
     students on a one-for-one basis each fiscal year. Not more 
     than 10 Air Force cadets and a comparable number of students 
     from all foreign military academies participating in the 
     exchange program may be exchanged during any fiscal year. The 
     duration of an exchange may not exceed the equivalent of one 
     academic semester at the Air Force Academy.
       ``(c) Costs and Expenses.--(1) A student from a military 
     academy of a foreign country is not entitled to the pay, 
     allowances, and emoluments of an Air Force cadet by reason of 
     attendance at the Air Force Academy under the exchange 
     program, and the Department of Defense may not incur any cost 
     of international travel required for transportation of such a 
     student to and from the sponsoring foreign country.
       ``(2) The Secretary may provide a student from a foreign 
     country under the exchange program, during the period of the 
     exchange, with subsistence, transportation within the 
     continental United States, clothing, health care, and other 
     services to the same extent that the foreign country provides 
     comparable support and services to the exchanged Air Force 
     cadet in that foreign country.
       ``(3) The Air Force Academy shall bear all costs of the 
     exchange program from funds appropriated for the Academy. 
     Expenditures in support of the exchange program may not 
     exceed $50,000 during any fiscal year.
       ``(d) Application of Other Laws.--Subsections (c) and (d) 
     of section 9344 of this title shall apply with respect to a 
     student enrolled at a military academy of a foreign country 
     while attending the Air Force Academy under the exchange 
     program.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations to implement this section. Such regulations may 
     include qualification criteria and methods of selection for 
     students of foreign military academies to participate in the 
     exchange program.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 9344 the following new item:

``9345. Exchange program with foreign military academies.''.
       (c) Repeal of Obsolete Limitation.--Section 9353(a) of such 
     title is amended by striking out ``After the date of the 
     accrediting of the Academy, the'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``The''.

     SEC. 547. TRAINING IN HUMAN RELATIONS MATTERS FOR ARMY DRILL 
                   SERGEANT TRAINEES.

       (a) Human Relations Training Required.--The Secretary of 
     the Army shall include as part of the training program for 
     drill sergeants a course in human relations. The course shall 
     be a minimum of two days in duration.
       (b) Resources.--In developing a human relations course 
     under this section, the Secretary shall use the capabilities 
     and expertise of the Defense Equal Opportunity Management 
     Institute (DEOMI).
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect 
     drill sergeant trainee classes that begin after the end of 
     the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 548. STUDY OF FEASIBILITY OF GENDER-SEGREGATED BASIC 
                   TRAINING.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of each military department shall 
     submit to Congress a report on gender-segregated basic 
     training. Each report shall give the views of the Secretary--
       (1) on the feasibility and implications of conducting basic 
     training (or equivalent training) at the company level and 
     below through separate units for male and female recruits, 
     including the costs and other resource commitments required 
     to implement and conduct basic training in such a manner and 
     the implications for readiness and unit cohesion; and
       (2) assuming that basic training were to be conducted as 
     described in paragraph (1), on the feasibility and 
     implications of requiring drill instructors for basic 
     training units to be of the same sex as the recruits in those 
     units.
              Subtitle F--Military Decorations and Awards

     SEC. 551. STUDY OF NEW DECORATIONS FOR INJURY OR DEATH IN 
                   LINE OF DUTY.

       (a) Determination of Criteria for New Decoration.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall determine the appropriate name, 
     policy, award criteria, and design for two possible new 
     decorations.
       (2) The first such decoration would, if implemented, be 
     awarded to members of the Armed Forces who, while serving 
     under competent authority in any capacity with the Armed 
     Forces, are killed or injured in the line of duty as a result 
     of noncombat circumstances occurring--
       (A) as a result of an international terrorist attack 
     against the United States or a foreign nation friendly to the 
     United States;
       (B) while engaged in, training for, or traveling to or from 
     a peacetime or contingency operation; or
       (C) while engaged in, training for, or traveling to or from 
     service outside the territory of the United States as part of 
     a peacekeeping force.
       (3) The second such decoration would, if implemented, be 
     awarded to civilian nationals of the United States who, while 
     serving under competent authority in any capacity with the 
     Armed Forces, are killed or injured in the line of duty under 
     circumstances which, if they were members of the Armed 
     Forces, would qualify them for award of the Purple Heart or 
     the medal described in paragraph (2).
       (b) Limitation on Implementation.--Any such decoration may 
     only be implemented as provided by a law enacted after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Recommendation to Congress.--Not later than July 31, 
     1998, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a legislative 
     proposal that would, if enacted, establish the new 
     decorations developed pursuant to subsection (a). The 
     Secretary shall include with that proposal the Secretary's 
     recommendation concerning the need for, and propriety of, 
     each of the decorations.
       (d) Coordination.--The Secretary shall carry out this 
     section in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments and the Secretary of Transportation with regard 
     to the Coast Guard.

     SEC. 552. PURPLE HEART TO BE AWARDED ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 57 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1131. Purple Heart: limitation to members of the armed 
       forces

       ``The decoration known as the Purple Heart (authorized to 
     be awarded pursuant to Executive Order 11016) may only be 
     awarded to a person who is a member of the armed forces at 
     the time the person is killed or wounded under circumstances 
     otherwise qualifying that person for award of the Purple 
     Heart.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1131. Purple Heart: limitation to members of the armed forces.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 1131 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
     respect to persons who are killed or wounded after the end of 
     the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 553. ELIGIBILITY FOR ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL 
                   FOR PARTICIPATION IN OPERATION JOINT ENDEAVOR 
                   OR OPERATION JOINT GUARD.

       (a) Inclusion of Operations.--For the purpose of 
     determining the eligibility of members and former members of 
     the Armed Forces for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall designate participation in 
     Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard in the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in such other areas 
     in the region as the Secretary considers appropriate, as 
     service in an area that meets 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 participated in Operation Joint 
     Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard meet the individual service 
     requirements for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary 
     Medal as established in applicable regulations. A member or 
     former member shall be considered to have participated in 
     Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard if the 
     member--
       (1) was deployed in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
     or in such other area in the region as the Secretary of 
     Defense considers appropriate, in direct support of one or 
     both of the operations;
       (2) served on board a United States naval vessel operating 
     in the Adriatic Sea in direct support of one or both of the 
     operations; or
       (3) operated in airspace above the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina, or in such other area in the region as the 
     Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, while the 
     operations were in effect.
       (c) Operations Defined.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``Operation Joint Endeavor'' means operations 
     of the United States Armed Forces conducted in the Republic 
     of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the period beginning on 
     November 20, 1995, and ending on December 20, 1996, to assist 
     in implementing the General Framework Agreement and 
     Associated Annexes, initialed on November 21, 1995, in 
     Dayton, Ohio.
       (2) The term ``Operation Joint Guard'' means operations of 
     the United States Armed Forces conducted in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina as a successor to Operation Joint 
     Endeavor during the period beginning on December 20, 1996, 
     and ending on such date as the Secretary of Defense may 
     designate.

     SEC. 554. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS FOR AWARD OF CERTAIN 
                   DECORATIONS TO SPECIFIED PERSONS.

       (a) Waiver of Time Limitation.--Any limitation established 
     by law or policy for the time within which a recommendation 
     for the award of a military decoration or award must be 
     submitted shall not apply in the case of awards of 
     decorations described in subsections (b), (c), and (d), the 
     award of each such decoration having been determined by the 
     Secretary of the military department concerned to be 
     warranted in accordance with section 1130 of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (b) Silver Star Medal.--Subsection (a) applies to the award 
     of the Silver Star Medal as follows:
       (1) To Joseph M. Moll, Jr. of Milford, New Jersey, for 
     service during World War II.
       (2) To Philip Yolinsky of Hollywood, Florida, for service 
     during the Korean Conflict.
       (c) Navy and Marine Corps Medal.--Subsection (a) applies to 
     the award of the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Gary A. 
     Gruenwald of Damascus, Maryland, for service in Tunisia in 
     October 1977.
       (d) Distinguished Flying Cross.--Subsection (a) applies to 
     awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross for service during 
     World War II or Korea (including multiple awards to the same 
     individual) in the case of each individual concerning whom 
     the Secretary of the Navy (or an officer of the Navy acting 
     on behalf of the Secretary) submitted to the Committee on 
     National Security of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, a notice as provided in section 
     1130(b) of title 10, United States Code, that the award of 
     the Distinguished Flying Cross to that individual is 
     warranted and that a waiver of time restrictions prescribed 
     by law for recommendation for such award is recommended.
                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 561. SUSPENSION OF TEMPORARY EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY.

       Notwithstanding subsection (i) of section 4403 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 
     (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 1293 note), the Secretary of a 
     military department may not use the authority provided under 
     such section to retire a member of the Armed Forces during 
     fiscal year 1998.

     SEC. 562. TREATMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 
                   NATIONAL GUARD CHALLENGE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.

       Section 509 of title 32, United States Code, as added by 
     section 1057, is amended by adding at the end of subsection 
     (f) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) In the case of a person who is selected for training 
     in a State program conducted under the National Guard 
     Challenge Program and who obtains a general education diploma 
     in connection with such training, the general education 
     diploma shall be treated as equivalent to a high school 
     diploma for purposes of determining the eligibility of the 
     person for enlistment in the armed forces.''.

     SEC. 563. AUTHORITY FOR PERSONNEL TO PARTICIPATE IN 
                   MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES.

       (a) Military Personnel.--(1) Chapter 53 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1032 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1033. Participation in management of specified non-
       Federal entities: authorized activities

       ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary concerned may authorize 
     a member of the armed forces under the Secretary's 
     jurisdiction, as part of that member's official duties, to 
     serve without compensation as a director, officer, or 
     trustee, or to otherwise participate, in the management of an 
     entity designated under subsection (b). Any such 
     authorization shall be made on a case-by-case basis, for a 
     particular member to participate in a specific capacity with 
     a specific designated entity. Such authorization may be made 
     only for the purpose of providing oversight and advice to, 
     and coordination with, the designated entity, and 
     participation of the member in the activities of the 
     designated entity may not extend to participation in the day-
     to-day operations of the entity.
       ``(b) Designated Entities.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, 
     and the Secretary of Transportation in the case of the Coast 
     Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, 
     shall designate those entities for which authorization under 
     subsection (a) may be provided. The list of entities so 
     designated may not be revised more frequently than 
     semiannually. In making such designations, the Secretary 
     shall designate each military welfare society and may 
     designate any other entity described in paragraph (3). No 
     other entities may be designated.
       ``(2) In this section, the term `military welfare society' 
     means the following:
       ``(A) Army Emergency Relief.
       ``(B) Air Force Aid Society, Inc.
       ``(C) Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.
       ``(D) Coast Guard Mutual Assistance.
       ``(3) An entity described in this paragraph is an entity 
     that--
       ``(A) regulates and supports the athletic programs of the 
     service academies (including athletic conferences);
       ``(B) regulates international athletic competitions;
       ``(C) accredits service academies and other schools of the 
     armed forces (including regional accrediting agencies); or
       ``(D)(i) regulates the performance, standards, and policies 
     of military health care (including health care associations 
     and professional societies), and (ii) has designated the 
     position or capacity in that entity in which a member of the 
     armed forces may serve if authorized under subsection (a).
       ``(c) Publication of Designated Entities and of Authorized 
     Persons.--A designation of an entity under subsection (b), 
     and an authorization under subsection (a) of a member of the 
     armed forces to participate in the management of such an 
     entity, shall be published in the Federal Register.
       ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense, and the 
     Secretary of Transportation in the case of the Coast Guard 
     when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1032 the following new item:

``1033. Participation in management of specified non-Federal entities: 
              authorized activities.''.
       (b) Civilian Personnel.--(1) Chapter 81 of such title is 
     amended by inserting after section 1588 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1589. Participation in management of specified non-
       Federal entities: authorized activities

       ``(a) Authorization.--(1) The Secretary concerned may 
     authorize an employee described in paragraph (2), as part of 
     that employee's official duties, to serve without 
     compensation as a director, officer, or trustee, or to 
     otherwise participate, in the management of an entity 
     designated under subsection (b). Any such authorization shall 
     be made on a case-by-case basis, for a particular employee to 
     participate in a specific capacity with a specific designated 
     entity. Such authorization may be made only for the purpose 
     of providing oversight and advice to, and coordination with, 
     the designated entity, and participation of the employee in 
     the activities of the designated entity may not extend to 
     participation in the day-to-day operations of the entity.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any employee of the 
     Department of Defense or, in the case of the Coast Guard when 
     not operating as a service in the Navy, of the Department of 
     Transportation. For purposes of this section, the term 
     `employee' includes a civilian officer.
       ``(b) Designated Entities.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, 
     and the Secretary of Transportation in the case of the Coast 
     Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, 
     shall designate those entities for which authorization under 
     subsection (a) may be provided. The list of entities so 
     designated may not be revised more frequently than 
     semiannually. In making such designations, the Secretary 
     shall designate each military welfare society and may 
     designate any other entity described in paragraph (3). No 
     other entities may be designated.
       ``(2) In this section, the term `military welfare society' 
     means the following:
       ``(A) Army Emergency Relief.
       ``(B) Air Force Aid Society, Inc.
       ``(C) Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.
       ``(D) Coast Guard Mutual Assistance.
       ``(3) An entity described in this paragraph is an entity 
     that--
       ``(A) regulates and supports the athletic programs of the 
     service academies (including athletic conferences);
       ``(B) regulates international athletic competitions;
       ``(C) accredits service academies and other schools of the 
     armed forces (including regional accrediting agencies); or
       ``(D)(i) regulates the performance, standards, and policies 
     of military health care (including health care associations 
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     sional societies), and (ii) has designated the position or 
     capacity in that entity in which a Federal employee described 
     in subsection (a)(2) may serve if authorized under subsection 
     (a).
       ``(c) Publication of Designated Entities and of Authorized 
     Persons.--A designation of an entity under subsection (b), 
     and an authorization under subsection (a) of an employee to 
     participate in the management of such an entity, shall be 
     published in the Federal Register.
       ``(d) Civilians Outside the Military Departments.--In this 
     section, the term `Secretary concerned' includes the 
     Secretary of Defense with respect to employees of the 
     Department of Defense who are not employees of a military 
     department.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense, and the 
     Secretary of Transportation in the case of the Coast Guard 
     when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1588 the following new item:

``1589. Participation in management of specified non-Federal entities: 
              authorized activities.''.

     SEC. 564. CREW REQUIREMENTS OF WC-130J AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall conduct a 
     study of the crew requirements for WC-130J aircraft engaged 
     in the aerial weather reconnaissance mission involving the 
     eyewall penetration of tropical cyclones. The study shall 
     involve the operation of WC-130J aircraft in weather 
     reconnaissance missions configured to carry five crewmembers, 
     including a navigator. The study shall include the 
     participation of members of the Armed Forces assigned to 
     units currently engaged in weather reconnaissance operations.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the results of the study. The report shall include 
     the views of members of the Armed Forces assigned to units 
     currently engaged in weather reconnaissance operations who 
     participated in the study.
       (c) Limitation on Revision to Personnel Requirements.--The 
     Secretary of the Air Force may not reduce the personnel 
     requirement levels of units that, as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, are engaged in weather reconnaissance 
     operations involving the eyewall penetration of tropical 
     cyclones, including requirements for navigators, below the 
     requirements established for those units as of October 1, 
     1997, until the end of the six-month period beginning on the 
     date on which the report required under subsection (b) is 
     submitted to Congress.

     SEC. 565. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General shall conduct 
     a study to evaluate the following:
       (1) The nature, extent, and cost to the Department of 
     Defense of the support and services being provided by units 
     and members of the Armed Forces to non-Department of Defense 
     organizations and activities under the authority of section 
     2012 of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) The degree to which the Armed Forces are in compliance 
     with the requirements of such section in the provision of 
     such support and services, especially the requirements that 
     the assistance meet specific requirements relative to 
     military training and that the assistance provided be 
     incidental to military training.
       (3) The degree to which the regulations and procedures for 
     implementing such section, as required by subsection (f) of 
     such section, are consistent with the requirements of such 
     section.
       (4) The effectiveness of the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretaries of the military departments in conducting 
     oversight of the implementation of such section, and the 
     provision of such support and services under such section, to 
     ensure compliance with the requirements of such section.
       (b) Submission of Report.--Not later than March 31, 1998, 
     the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing the results of the study required by subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 566. TREATMENT OF PARTICIPATION OF MEMBERS IN DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS.

       Section 2012 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
     (h) and (i), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Treatment of Member's Participation in Provision of 
     Support or Services.--(1) The Secretary of a military 
     department may not require or request a member of the armed 
     forces to submit for consideration by a selection board 
     (including a promotion board, command selection board, or any 
     other kind of selection board) evidence of the member's 
     participation in the provision of support and services to 
     non-Department of Defense organizations and activities under 
     this section or the member's involvement in, or support of, 
     other community relations and public affairs activities of 
     the armed forces. A selection board may not evaluate a member 
     on the basis of the member's participation or involvement in, 
     or support of, such support, services, or activities.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to the 
     following members:
       ``(A) A member who is in a public affairs career field.
       ``(B) A member who is not in a public affairs career field, 
     but who is serving, at the time the member is considered by a 
     selection board, in a public affairs position specified in 
     service authorization documents or who served in such a 
     position within three years before being considered by a 
     selection board.''.

     SEC. 567. CONTINUATION OF SUPPORT TO SENIOR MILITARY 
                   COLLEGES.

       (a) Definition of Senior Military Colleges.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term ``senior military colleges'' means 
     the following:
       (1) Texas A&M University.
       (2) Norwich University.
       (3) The Virginia Military Institute.
       (4) The Citadel.
       (5) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
       (6) North Georgia College and State University.
       (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The senior military colleges consistently have provided 
     substantial numbers of highly qualified, long-serving leaders 
     to the Armed Forces.
       (2) The quality of the military leaders produced by the 
     senior military colleges is, in part, the result of the 
     rigorous military environment imposed on students attending 
     the senior military colleges by the colleges, as well as the 
     result of the long-standing close support relationship 
     between the Corps of Cadets at each college and the Reserve 
     Officer Training Corps personnel at the colleges who serve as 
     effective leadership role models and mentors.
       (3) In recognition of the quality of the young leaders 
     produced by the senior military colleges, the Department of 
     Defense and the military services have traditionally 
     maintained special relationships with the colleges, including 
     the policy to grant active duty service in the Army to 
     graduates of the colleges who desire such service and who are 
     recommended for such service by their ROTC professors of 
     military science.
       (4) Each of the senior military colleges has demonstrated 
     an ability to adapt its systems and operations to changing 
     conditions in, and requirements of, the Armed Forces without 
     compromising the quality of leaders produced and without 
     interruption of the close relationship between the colleges 
     and the Department of Defense.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--In light of the findings in 
     subsection (b), it is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the proposed initiative of the Secretary of the Army to 
     end the commitment to active duty service for all graduates 
     of senior military colleges who desire such service and who 
     are recommended for such service by their ROTC professors of 
     military science is short-sighted and contrary to the long-
     term interests of the Army;
       (2) as they have in the past, the senior military colleges 
     can and will continue to accommodate to changing military 
     requirements to ensure that future graduates entering 
     military service continue to be officers of superb quality 
     who are quickly assimilated by the Armed Forces and fully 
     prepared to make significant contributions to the Armed 
     Forces through extended military careers; and
       (3) decisions of the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary 
     of a military department that fundamentally and unilaterally 
     change the long-standing relationship of the Armed Forces 
     with the senior military colleges are not in the best 
     interests of the Department of Defense or the Armed Forces 
     and are patently unfair to students who made decisions to 
     enroll in the senior military colleges on the basis of 
     existing Department and Armed Forces policy.
       (d) Continuation of Support for Senior Military Colleges.--
     Section 2111a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (g); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(d) Additional Support.--(1) The Secretaries of the 
     military departments shall ensure that each unit of the 
     Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps at a senior military 
     college provides support to the Corps of Cadets at the 
     college over and above the level of support associated with 
     the conduct of the formal Senior Reserve Officers' Training 
     Corps course of instruction.
       ``(2) This additional support shall include the following:
       ``(A) Mentoring, teaching, coaching, counseling and 
     advising cadets and cadet leaders in the areas of leadership, 
     military, and academic performance.
       ``(B) Involvement in cadet leadership training, 
     development, and evaluation, as well as drill, ceremonies, 
     parades, and inspections.
       ``(3) This additional support may include the following:
       ``(A) Advising cadet teams, clubs, and organizations.
       ``(B) Involvement in matters of discipline and 
     administration of the Corps of Cadets so long as such 
     involvement does not interfere with the conduct of the formal 
     Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps course of instruction 
     or the support required by paragraph (2).
       ``(e) Termination or Reduction of Program Prohibited.--The 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military 
     departments may not take or authorize any action to terminate 
     or reduce a unit of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training 
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     military college unless the termination or reduction is 
     specifically requested by the college.
       ``(f) Assignment to Active Duty.--(1) The Secretary of the 
     Army shall ensure that a graduate of a senior military 
     college who desires to serve as a commissioned officer on 
     active duty upon graduation from the college, who is 
     medically and physically qualified for active duty, and who 
     is recommended for such duty by the professor of military 
     science at the college, shall be assigned to active duty. 
     This paragraph shall apply to a member of the program at a 
     senior military college who graduates from the college after 
     March 31, 1997.
       ``(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     prohibit the Secretary of the Army from requiring a member of 
     the program who graduates from a senior military college to 
     serve on active duty.''.
       (e) Technical Corrections.--Subsection (g) of such section, 
     as redesignated by subsection (d)(1), is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``College'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``University''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``and State University''.
       (f) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2111a. Support for senior military colleges''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 103 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``2111a. Support for senior military colleges.''.

     SEC. 568. IMPROVEMENT OF MISSING PERSONS AUTHORITIES 
                   APPLICABLE TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Applicability to Department of Defense Civilian 
     Employees and Contractor Employees.--(1) Section 1501 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (c) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(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)(A) Any other person who is a citizen of the United 
     States and is described in subparagraph (B) who serves with 
     or accompanies the armed forces in the field under orders and 
     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.
       ``(B) A person described in this subparagraph is any of the 
     following:
       ``(i) A civilian officer or employee of the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(ii) An employee of a contractor of the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(iii) An employee of a United States firm licensed by the 
     United States under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2778) to perform duties under contract with a 
     foreign government involving military training of the 
     military forces of that government in accordance with 
     policies of the Department of Defense.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Secretary Concerned.--In this chapter, the term 
     `Secretary concerned' includes--
       ``(1) in the case of a person covered by clause (i) of 
     subsection (c)(2)(B), the Secretary of the military 
     department or head of the element of the Department of 
     Defense employing the employee;
       ``(2) in the case of a person covered by clause (ii) of 
     subsection (c)(2)(B), the Secretary of the military 
     department or head of the element of the Department of 
     Defense contracting with the contractor; and
       ``(3) in the case of a person covered by clause (iii) of 
     subsection (c)(2)(B), the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (2) Section 1503(c) of such title is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``one military 
     officer'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``one individual 
     described in paragraph (2)'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(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) Section 1504(d) of such title is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``who are'' and all 
     that follows in that paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``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.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``section 
     1503(c)(3)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     1503(c)(4)''.
       (4) Paragraph (1) of section 1513 of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(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.
     Such term includes an unaccounted for person described in 
     section 1509(b) of this title, under the circumstances 
     specified in the last sentence of section 1509(a) of this 
     title.''.
       (b) Report on Preliminary Assessment of Status.--(1) 
     Section 1502 of such title is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (i) by striking out ``10 days'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``48 hours''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``Secretary concerned'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``theater component commander with 
     jurisdiction over the missing person'';
       (B) in subsection (a), as amended by subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (ii) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``Commander.--''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) However, if the commander determines that operational 
     conditions resulting from hostile action or combat constitute 
     an emergency that prevents timely reporting under paragraph 
     (1)(B), the initial report should be made as soon as 
     possible, but in no case later than ten days after the date 
     on which the commander receives such information under 
     paragraph (1).'';
       (C) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
       (D) by inserting after subsection (a), as amended by 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), the following new subsection (b):
       ``(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.''; and
       (E) in subsection (c), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``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.''.
       (2) Section 1503(a) of such title is amended by striking 
     out ``section 1502(a)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 1502(b)''.
       (3) Section 1504 of such title is amended by striking out 
     ``section 1502(a)(2)'' in subsections (a), (b), and (e)(1) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 1502(a)''.
       (4) Section 1513 of such title is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(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.''.

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       (c) Frequency of Subsequent Reviews.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 1505 of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(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(a) of this title; or
       ``(B) if, before the end of such 30-year period, the 
     missing person is accounted for.''.
       (d) Information To Accompany Recommendation of Status of 
     Death.--Section 1507(b) of such title is amended adding at 
     the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(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.''.
       (e) Missing Person's Counsel.--(1) Sections 1503(f)(1) and 
     1504(f)(1) of such title are amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The identity of counsel appointed under this 
     paragraph for a missing person shall be made known to the 
     missing person's primary next of kin and any other previously 
     designated person of the person.''.
       (2) Section 1503(f)(4) of such title is amended by adding 
     at the end the following: ``The primary next of kin of a 
     missing person and any other previously designated person of 
     the missing person shall have the right to submit information 
     to the missing person's counsel relative to the disappearance 
     or status of the missing person.''.
       (3) Section 1505(c)(1) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The Secretary concerned shall appoint counsel to 
     represent any such missing person to whom such information 
     may be related. The appointment shall be in the same manner, 
     and subject to the same provisions, as an appointment under 
     section 1504(f)(1) of this title.''.
       (f) Scope of Preenactment Review.--(1) Section 1509 of such 
     title is amended by striking out in subsection (a) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(a) Review of Status.--(1) If new information is found or 
     received that may be related to one or more unaccounted for 
     persons described in subsection (b) (whether or not such 
     information specifically relates (or may specifically relate) 
     to any particular such unaccounted for person), that 
     information shall be provided to the Secretary of Defense. 
     Upon receipt of such information, the Secretary shall ensure 
     that the information is treated under paragraphs (2) and (3) 
     of section 1505(c) of this title and under section 1505(d) of 
     this title in the same manner as information received under 
     paragraph (1) of section 1505(c) of this title. For purposes 
     of the applicability of other provisions of this chapter in 
     such a case, each such unaccounted for person to whom the new 
     information may be related shall be considered to be a 
     missing person.
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned shall appoint counsel to 
     represent each such unaccounted for person to whom the new 
     information may be related. The appointment shall be in the 
     same manner, and subject to the same provisions, as an 
     appointment under section 1504(f)(1) of this title.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, new information is 
     information that--
       ``(A) is found or received after the date of the enactment 
     of the the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1998 by a United States intelligence agency, by a Department 
     of Defense agency, or by a person specified in section 
     1504(g) of this title; or
       ``(B) is identified after the date of the enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 in 
     records of the United States as information that could be 
     relevant to the case of one or more unaccounted for persons 
     described in subsection (b).''.
       (2) Such section is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Establishment of Personnel Files for Korean Conflict 
     Cases.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a 
     personnel file is established for each unaccounted for person 
     who is described in subsection (b)(1). Each such file shall 
     be handled in accordance with, and subject to the provisions 
     of, section 1506 of this title in the same manner as applies 
     to the file of a missing person.''.
       (g) Withholding of Classified Information.--Section 1506(b) 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) If classified information withheld under this 
     subsection refers to one or more unnamed missing persons, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that notice of that withheld 
     information, and notice of the date of the most recent review 
     of the classification of that withheld information, is made 
     reasonably accessible to family members of missing 
     persons.''.
       (h) Withholding of Privileged Information.--Section 1506(d) 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking out ``non-derogatory'' both places it 
     appears in the first sentence;
       (B) by inserting ``or about unnamed missing persons'' in 
     the first sentence after ``the debriefing report'';
       (C) by striking out ``the missing person'' in the second 
     sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``each missing person 
     named in the debriefing report''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Any 
     information contained in the extract of the debriefing report 
     that pertains to unnamed missing persons shall be made 
     reasonably accessible to family members of missing 
     persons.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by inserting ``, or part of a debriefing report,'' 
     after ``a debriefing report''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Whenever the Secretary withholds a debriefing report, or 
     part of a debriefing report, containing information on 
     unnamed missing persons from accessibility to families of 
     missing persons under this section, the Secretary shall 
     ensure that notice that the withheld debriefing report exists 
     is made reasonably accessible to family members of missing 
     persons.''.

     SEC. 569. ESTABLISHMENT OF SENTENCE OF CONFINEMENT FOR LIFE 
                   WITHOUT ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE.

       (a) Establishment of Sentence.--(1) Chapter 47 of title 10, 
     United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 
     amended by inserting after section 856 (article 56) the 
     following new section (article):

     ``Sec. 856a. Art. 56a. Sentence of confinement for life 
       without eligibility for parole

       ``(a) For any offense for which a sentence of confinement 
     for life may be adjudged, a court-martial may adjudge a 
     sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for 
     parole.
       ``(b) An accused who is sentenced to confinement for life 
     without eligibility for parole shall be confined for the 
     remainder of the accused's life unless--
       ``(1) the sentence is set aside or otherwise modified as a 
     result of--
       ``(A) action taken by the convening authority, the 
     Secretary concerned, or another person authorized to act 
     under section 860 of this title (article 60); or
       ``(B) any other action taken during post-trial procedure 
     and review under any other provision of subchapter IX;
       ``(2) the sentence is set aside or otherwise modified as a 
     result of action taken by a Court of Criminal Appeals, the 
     Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, or the Supreme Court; 
     or
       ``(3) the accused is pardoned.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter 
     VIII of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 856 (article 56) the following new item:

``856a. 56a. Sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for 
              parole.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 856a of title 10, United 
     States Code (article 56a of the Uniform Code of Military 
     Justice), as added by subsection (a), shall be applicable 
     only with respect to an offense committed after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 570. LIMITATION ON APPEAL OF DENIAL OF PAROLE FOR 
                   OFFENDERS SERVING LIFE SENTENCE.

       (a) Exclusive Authority To Grant Parole on Appeal of 
     Denial.--Section 952 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) In a case in which parole for an offender serving a 
     sentence of confinement for life is denied, only the 
     President or the Secretary concerned may grant the offender 
     parole on appeal of that denial. The authority to grant 
     parole on appeal in such a case may not be delegated.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply only with 
     respect to any decision to deny parole made after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 571. ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS BRANCH IN THE ARMY.

       (a) New Special Branch.--Section 3064(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) the Public Affairs Corps;''.
       (b) Public Affairs Corps.--(1) Chapter 307 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 3083. Public Affairs Corps

       ``There is a Public Affairs Corps in the Army. The Public 
     Affairs Corps consists of--
       ``(1) the Chief of the Public Affairs Corps;
       ``(2) commissioned officers of the Regular Army appointed 
     therein; and
       ``(3) other members of the Army assigned thereto by the 
     Secretary of the Army.''.

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       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``3083. Public Affairs Corps.''.
       (c) Transition.--The Secretary of the Army shall implement 
     the amendments made by this section not later than October 1, 
     1998.

     SEC. 572. REPORT ON MAKING UNITED STATES NATIONALS ELIGIBLE 
                   FOR PARTICIPATION IN SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' 
                   TRAINING CORPS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate a report on the utility of permitting United States 
     nationals to participate in the Senior Reserve Officers' 
     Training Corps program.
       (b) Required Information.--The Secretary shall include in 
     the report the following information:
       (1) A brief history of the prior admission of United States 
     nationals to the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, 
     including the success rate of these cadets and midshipmen and 
     how that rate compared to the average success rate of cadets 
     and midshipmen during that same period.
       (2) The advantages of permitting United States nationals to 
     participate in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
     program.
       (3) The disadvantages of permitting United States nationals 
     to participate in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
     program.
       (4) The incremental cost of including United States 
     nationals in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
       (5) Methods of minimizing the risk that United States 
     nationals admitted to the Senior Reserve Officers' Training 
     Corps would be later disqualified because of ineligibility 
     for United States citizenship.
       (6) The recommendations of the Secretary on whether United 
     States nationals should be eligible to participate in the 
     Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program, and if so, a 
     legislative proposal which would, if enacted, achieve that 
     result.

     SEC. 573. COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE.

       (a) Limited Expansion.--Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of 
     section 9315 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(1) prescribe programs of higher education for enlisted 
     members described in subsection (d) designed to improve the 
     technical, managerial, and related skills of those members 
     and to prepare them for military jobs which require the use 
     of those skills; and ''.
       (b) Eligible Members.--Such section is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Subsection (a)(1) applies to the following members:
       ``(1) Enlisted members of the Air Force.
       ``(2) Enlisted members of other armed forces attending Air 
     Force training schools whose jobs are closely related to Air 
     Force jobs.
       ``(3) Enlisted members of other armed forces who are 
     serving as instructors at Air Force training schools.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall apply with respect to enrollments in the 
     Community College of the Air Force after March 31, 1996.
          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

     SEC. 601. INCREASE IN BASIC PAY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998.

       (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--The adjustment, to 
     become effective during fiscal year 1998, required by section 
     1009(b) of title 37, United States Code (as amended by 
     section 602), in the rate of monthly basic pay authorized 
     members of the uniformed services by section 203(a) of such 
     title shall not be made.
       (b) Increase in Basic Pay.--Effective on January 1, 1998, 
     the rates of basic pay of members of the uniformed services 
     are increased by 2.8 percent.

     SEC. 602. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF BASIC PAY AND PROTECTION OF 
                   MEMBER'S TOTAL COMPENSATION WHILE PERFORMING 
                   CERTAIN DUTY.

       (a) In General.--Section 1009 of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1009. Certain elements of compensation: adjustment; 
       protection against change

       ``(a) Elements of Compensation.--In this section, the term 
     `elements of compensation' means--
       ``(1) the monthly basic pay authorized members of the 
     uniformed services by section 203(a) of this title;
       ``(2) the basic allowance for subsistence authorized 
     members of the uniformed services by section 402 of this 
     title; and
       ``(3) the basic allowance for housing authorized members of 
     the uniformed services by section 403 of this title.
       ``(b) Annual Adjustment of Basic Pay.--Effective as of the 
     first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or 
     after January 1 of each calendar year, the rates of basic pay 
     of members of the uniformed services shall be increased by 
     the percentage (rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one 
     percent) equal to the percentage by which the Employment Cost 
     Index for the base quarter of the year before the preceding 
     calendar year exceeds the Employment Cost Index for the base 
     quarter of the second year before the preceding calendar year 
     (if at all).
       ``(c) Allocation of Adjustment.--(1) Subject to paragraph 
     (2), whenever the President determines such action to be in 
     the best interest of the Government, the President may 
     allocate the percentage increase in basic pay among such pay 
     grade and years-of-service categories as the President 
     considers appropriate.
       ``(2) In making any allocation under paragraph (1), the 
     amount of the increase in basic pay for any given pay grade 
     and years-of-service category after the allocation under 
     paragraph (1) may not be less than 75 percent of the amount 
     of the increase that otherwise would have been effective with 
     respect to such pay grade and years-of-service category under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(3) Whenever the President plans to use the authority 
     provided under paragraph (1) with respect to any anticipated 
     increase in the compensation of members of the uniformed 
     services, the President shall advise the Congress, at the 
     earliest practicable time before the effective date of the 
     increase, regarding the proposed allocation of the increase 
     among pay grade and years-of-service categories.
       ``(d) Protection of Member's Total Compensation While 
     Performing Certain Duty.--(1) The total daily amount of the 
     elements of compensation, described in subsection (a), 
     together with other pay and allowances under this title, to 
     be paid to a member of the uniformed services who is 
     temporarily assigned to duty away from the member's permanent 
     duty station or to duty under field conditions at the 
     member's permanent duty station shall not be less, for any 
     day during the assignment period, than the total amount, for 
     the day immediately preceding the date of the assignment, of 
     the elements of compensation and other pay and allowances of 
     the member.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to an 
     element of compensation or other pay or allowance of a member 
     during an assignment described in such paragraph to the 
     extent that the element of compensation or other pay or 
     allowance is reduced or terminated due to circumstances 
     unrelated to the assignment.
       ``(e) Other Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `Employment Cost Index' means the Employment 
     Cost Index (wages and salaries, private industry workers) 
     published quarterly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
       ``(2) The term `base quarter', for each year, means the 
     three-month period ending on September 30 of such year.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to such section 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 19 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:

``1009. Certain elements of compensation: adjustment; protection 
              against change.''.

     SEC. 603. USE OF FOOD COST INFORMATION TO DETERMINE BASIC 
                   ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE.

       (a) Food-Cost Based Allowance.--Section 402 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 402. Basic allowance for subsistence

       ``(a) Entitlement; Rate; Adjustment.--(1) Except as 
     otherwise provided by law, each member of a uniformed service 
     described in subsection (b) or (c) is entitled to a basic 
     allowance for subsistence. The rate for the allowance shall 
     be prescribed in regulations by the Secretary of Defense 
     after consultation with the Secretaries concerned specified 
     in subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) of section 101(5) of this 
     title. The allowance may be paid in advance for a period of 
     not more than three months.
       ``(2) Whenever basic pay is increased pursuant to section 
     1009 of this title or another law, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall adjust the basic allowance for subsistence at the same 
     rate as the most recent adjustment made to the cost of the 
     moderate food plan of the Department of Agriculture (one of 
     the four official food plans used by the Department of 
     Agriculture under the Food Stamp Act of 1977) to reflect 
     changes in the cost of the diet described by the moderate 
     food plan.
       ``(b) Enlisted Members.--An enlisted member is entitled to 
     the basic allowance for subsistence on a daily basis if the 
     member is entitled to basic pay and one or more of the 
     following applies with respect to the member:
       ``(1) Rations in kind are not available.
       ``(2) Rations in kind are available, but the Secretary of 
     Defense authorizes the payment of the basic allowance for 
     subsistence.
       ``(3) Permission to mess separately is granted.
       ``(4) The member is assigned to duty under emergency 
     conditions where no messing facilities of the United States 
     are available.
       ``(5) The member is on an authorized leave of absence, is 
     confined in a hospital, or is performing travel under orders 
     away from the member's designated post of duty (except when 
     rations in kind are available and the Secretary of Defense 
     does not authorize the payment of the basic allowance for 
     subsistence.).
       ``(c) Officers.--An officer of a uniformed service who is 
     entitled to basic pay is entitled, at all times, to the basic 
     allowances for subsistence. An aviation cadet of the Navy, 
     Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard is entitled to the 
     same basic allowance for subsistence as is provided for an 
     officer of the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, 
     respectively.
       ``(d) Special Rule for Certain Members Authorized to Mess 
     Separately.--Under regulations and in areas prescribed by the

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     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, an enlisted member who is granted 
     permission to mess separately, and whose duties require the 
     member to buy at least one meal from other than a messing 
     facility of the United States, is entitled to not more than 
     the pro rata allowance authorized for each such meal for an 
     enlisted member when rations in kind are not available.
       ``(e) Payment for Rations in Kind Actually Received.--The 
     Secretary of Defense may require a member of the uniformed 
     services to pay for rations in kind actually received by the 
     member while entitled to a basic allowance for subsistence.
       ``(f) Administration.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may 
     prescribe regulations for the administration of this section.
       ``(2) For purposes of subsection (b)(5), a member shall not 
     be considered to be performing travel under orders away from 
     his designated post of duty if the member--
       ``(A) is an enlisted member serving the member's first tour 
     of active duty;
       ``(B) has not actually reported to a permanent duty station 
     pursuant to orders directing such assignment; and
       ``(C) is not actually traveling between stations pursuant 
     to orders directing a change of station.
       ``(g) Percentage Limitation on Enlisted Members Receiving 
     Allowance.--(1) This subsection apples with respect to 
     enlisted members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine 
     Corps who, when present at their permanent duty station and 
     at which adequate messing facilities of the United States are 
     available, 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.
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned may exceed the percentage 
     limitation specified in paragraph (1) 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.
       ``(3) This subsection shall not apply to a member described 
     in paragraph (1) when the member is not residing at the 
     member's permanent duty station.
       ``(h) Rations in Kind for Certain Reserves.--(1) The 
     Secretary concerned may provide rations in kind, or a part 
     thereof, to an enlisted member of a reserve component or of 
     the National Guard when the member's instruction or duty 
     periods, described in section 206(a) of this title, total at 
     least eight hours in a calendar day. The Secretary concerned 
     may provide the member with a commutation when rations in 
     kind are not available.
       ``(2) This subsection shall not apply with respect to an 
     enlisted member of a reserve component or of the National 
     Guard who is entitled to basic pay.
       ``(i) Use of Messing Facilities.--The Secretary of Defense, 
     in consultation with the Secretaries concerned, shall 
     establish policies regarding the use of messing facilities of 
     the United States, including field messing facilities.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 404(b)(2) of title 
     37, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``under 
     section 402(e) of this title'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``by the Secretary of Defense''.
       (2) Section 1012 of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``section 402(b)(3)'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``section 402(h)''.
       (3) Section 6912 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``section 402(a) and (b)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 402(c)''.

     SEC. 604. CONSOLIDATION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS, 
                   VARIABLE HOUSING ALLOWANCE, AND OVERSEAS 
                   HOUSING ALLOWANCES.

       (a) Consolidation of Allowances.--Section 403 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 403. Basic allowance for housing

       ``(a) Components of Basic Allowance for Housing.--The basic 
     allowance for housing consists of the following components:
       ``(1) A basic allowance for quarters for members of the 
     uniformed services stationed in the United States and, under 
     certain circumstances, members on duty outside of the United 
     States whose dependents continue to reside in the United 
     States.
       ``(2) A overseas station housing allowance for members on 
     duty outside of the United States to reflect housing costs 
     incurred by the members.
       ``(3) A family separation housing allowance for members 
     with dependents when the movement of the dependents to the 
     members' permanent station is not authorized at the expense 
     of the United States.
       ``(b) Eligibility for Allowance.--(1) Except as otherwise 
     provided by law, a member of a uniformed service who is 
     entitled to basic pay shall receive the component or 
     components of the basic allowance for housing to which the 
     member is entitled under this section at the monthly rates 
     prescribed in connection with the component under this 
     section or other provision of law. The amount of the 
     allowance for a member will vary according to the pay grade 
     in which the member is assigned or distributed for basic pay 
     purposes and the member's dependency status.
       ``(2) The basic allowance for housing may be paid in 
     advance.
       ``(c) Effect of Assignment to Government Quarters.--(1) 
     Except as otherwise provided by law, a member of a uniformed 
     service who is assigned to quarters of the United States 
     appropriate to the grade, rank, or rating of the member and 
     adequate for the member and dependents, if with dependents, 
     is not entitled to a basic allowance for housing. In this 
     section, the term `quarters of the United States' includes a 
     housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed 
     service.
       ``(2) A member without dependents who is in a pay grade 
     above pay grade E-6 and is assigned to quarters of the United 
     States may elect not to occupy those quarters and instead 
     receive the basic allowance for housing to which the member 
     is otherwise entitled.
       ``(3) A member without dependents who is in pay grade E-6 
     and is assigned to quarters of the United States that do not 
     meet the minimum adequacy standards established by the 
     Secretary of Defense for members in such pay grade may elect 
     not to occupy those quarters and instead to receive the basic 
     allowance for housing to which the member is otherwise 
     entitled. The Secretary concerned may deny the right to make 
     an election under this paragraph if the Secretary determines 
     that the exercise of such an election would adversely affect 
     a training mission, military discipline, or military 
     readiness.
       ``(4) In the case of a member with dependents who is 
     assigned to quarters of the United States at a location or 
     under circumstances that, as determined by the Secretary 
     concerned, require the member's dependents to reside at 
     different location, the member shall receive a basic 
     allowance for housing as if the member were assigned to duty 
     in the area in which the dependents reside and did not reside 
     in quarters of the United States.
       ``(d) Effect of Field Duty and Sea Duty.--(1) The Secretary 
     concerned may deny the basic allowance for housing to a 
     member of a uniformed service without dependents when the 
     member is assigned to field duty with a unit conducting field 
     operations.
       ``(2) A member of a uniformed service without dependents 
     who is in a pay grade below pay grade E-6 is not entitled to 
     a basic allowance for housing while on sea duty. After taking 
     into consideration the availability of quarters for members 
     serving in pay grade E-5, the Secretary concerned may 
     authorize the payment of a basic allowance for housing to a 
     member without dependents who is serving in such pay grade 
     and is assigned to sea duty.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding section 421 of this title, two 
     members of the uniformed services in a pay grade below pay 
     grade E-6 who are married to each other, have no other 
     dependents, and are simultaneously assigned to sea duty are 
     jointly entitled to one basic allowance for housing during 
     the period of such simultaneous sea duty. The amount of the 
     allowance shall be based on the without dependents rate for 
     the pay grade of the senior member of the couple. However, 
     this paragraph shall not apply to a couple if one or both of 
     the members are entitled to a basic allowance for housing 
     under paragraph (2).
       ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall prescribe, by regulation, definitions of the 
     terms `field duty' and `sea duty'.
       ``(e) Basic Allowance for Quarters.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall determine the costs of adequate housing in a 
     military housing area for all members of the uniformed 
     services entitled to a basic allowance for quarters in that 
     area. The Secretary shall base the determination upon the 
     costs of adequate housing for civilians with comparable 
     income levels in the same area.
       ``(2) The monthly amount of a basic allowance for quarters 
     for an area of the United States for a member of a uniformed 
     service is equal to difference between--
       ``(A) the monthly cost of housing in that area, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense, for members of the 
     uniformed services serving in the same pay grade and with the 
     same dependency status as the member; and
       ``(B) 15 percent of the national average monthly cost of 
     housing in the United States, as determined by the Secretary, 
     for members of the uniformed services serving in the same pay 
     grade and with the same dependency status as the member.
       ``(3) The rates of basic allowance for quarters shall be 
     reduced as necessary to comply with this paragraph. The total 
     amount that may be paid for a fiscal year for the basic 
     allowance for quarters is the product of--
       ``(A) the total amount authorized to be paid for such 
     allowance for the preceding fiscal year (as adjusted under 
     paragraph (5)); and
       ``(B) a fraction--
       ``(i) the numerator of which is the index of the national 
     average monthly cost of housing for June of the preceding 
     fiscal year; and
       ``(ii) the denominator of which is the index of the 
     national average monthly cost of housing for June of the 
     fiscal year before the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(4) An adjustment in the rates of basic allowance for 
     quarters as a result of the Secretary's redetermination of 
     housing costs in an area shall take effect on the same date 
     as the effective date of the next increase in basic pay under 
     section 1009 of this title or other provision of law.
       ``(5) In making a determination under paragraph (3) for a 
     fiscal year, the amount authorized to be paid for the 
     preceding fiscal year for the basic allowance for quarters 
     shall be adjusted to reflect changes during

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     the year for which the determination is made in the number, 
     grade distribution, geographic distribution, and dependency 
     status of members of the uniformed services entitled to the 
     allowance from the number of such members during the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(6) So long as a member of a uniformed service retains 
     uninterrupted eligibility to receive a basic allowance for 
     quarters within an area of the United States, the monthly 
     amount of the allowance for the member may not be reduced as 
     a result of changes in housing costs in the area, changes in 
     the national average monthly cost of housing, or the 
     promotion of the member.
       ``(f) Overseas Station Housing Allowance.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense may prescribe an overseas station 
     housing allowance for a member of a uniformed service who is 
     on duty outside of the United States. The Secretary shall 
     base the station housing allowance on housing costs in the 
     overseas area in which the member is assigned.
       ``(2) So long as a member of a uniformed service retains 
     uninterrupted eligibility to receive an overseas station 
     housing allowance in an overseas area and the actual monthly 
     cost of housing for the member is not reduced, the monthly 
     amount of the overseas station housing allowance may not be 
     reduced as a result of changes in housing costs in the area 
     or the promotion of the member. The monthly amount of the 
     allowance may be adjusted to reflect changes in currency 
     rates.
       ``(g) Family Separation Housing Allowance.--(1) A member of 
     a uniformed service with dependents who is on permanent duty 
     at a location described in paragraph (2) is entitled to a 
     family separation housing allowance under this subsection at 
     a monthly rate equal to the rate of basic allowance for 
     quarters or overseas station housing allowance established 
     for that location for members without dependents in the same 
     grade.
       ``(2) A permanent duty location referred to in paragraph 
     (1) is a location--
       ``(A) to which the movement of the member's dependents is 
     not authorized at the expense of the United States under 
     section 406 of this title, and the member's dependents do not 
     reside at or near the location; and
       ``(B) at which quarters of the United States are not 
     available for assignment to the member.
       ``(3) The allowance provided under this subsection is in 
     addition to any other allowance or per diem that the member 
     is otherwise entitled to under this title.
       ``(h) Partial Allowance.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may 
     prescribe a partial basic allowance for housing for a member 
     of a uniformed service without dependents who is not entitled 
     to the allowance pursuant to subsection (c) or (d).
       ``(2) In the case of a member of a uniformed service who is 
     assigned to quarters of the United States and pays child 
     support, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the payment 
     of a partial basic allowance for housing, at a rate 
     prescribed by the Secretary, on account of the member's 
     payment of the child support. The allowance shall be at a 
     reduced rate to reflect the member's assignment to quarters 
     of the United States. The amount of the partial allowance 
     shall not exceed the monthly rate of the member's child 
     support. The payment of a partial allowance under this 
     paragraph to a member may be in addition to any allowance 
     paid to the member under paragraph (1).
       ``(i) Special Rules for Certain Members.--(1)(A) In the 
     case of a member of a reserve component of a uniformed 
     service without dependents who is called or ordered to active 
     duty (other than for training) or a retired member without 
     dependents ordered to active duty under section 688(a) of 
     title 10, the member shall be considered to be assigned to 
     duty at the location of the primary residence of the member 
     at the time of the call or order for purposes of determining 
     the amount of the member's basic allowance for housing.
       ``(B) If a member described in subparagraph (A) is called 
     or ordered to active duty for less than 30 days, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the amount of the basic 
     allowance for housing to be paid to the member.
       ``(C) This paragraph shall not apply to a member described 
     in subparagraph (A) if the member is authorized 
     transportation of household goods under section 406 of this 
     title as part of the call or order to active duty or if the 
     primary residence of the member is not owned by the member or 
     the member is not responsible for rental payments.
       ``(2) A member of a uniformed service without dependents 
     who is in pay grade E-4 (four or more years' service), or 
     above, is entitled to a basic allowance for housing while the 
     member is in a travel or leave status between permanent duty 
     stations, including time granted as delay en route or proceed 
     time, when the member is not assigned to quarters of the 
     United States. Notwithstanding subsection (e)(2), the rate of 
     basic allowance for quarters for such a member shall be equal 
     to the national average monthly cost of housing in the United 
     States, as determined by the Secretary, for members of the 
     uniformed services serving in the same pay grade and with the 
     same dependency status as the member.
       ``(3) The eligibility of an aviation cadet of the Navy, Air 
     Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard for a basic allowance for 
     housing shall be determined as if the aviation cadet were  a  
     member  of  the  uniformed  services  in  pay  grade E-4.
       ``(4) In the case of a member without dependents who is 
     assigned to duty inside the United States, the location or 
     the circumstances of which make it necessary that the member 
     be reassigned under the conditions of low cost or no cost 
     permanent change of station or permanent change of 
     assignment, the member may be treated as if the member were 
     not reassigned if the Secretary concerned determines that it 
     would be inequitable to base the member's entitlement to, and 
     amount of, a basic allowance for housing on the area to which 
     the member is reassigned.
       ``(j) Administration.--(1) The Secretary concerned may make 
     such determinations as may be necessary to administer this 
     section, including determinations of dependency and 
     relationship. When warranted by the circumstances, the 
     Secretary concerned may reconsider and change or modify any 
     such determination. This authority may be delegated by the 
     Secretary concerned. Any determination made under this 
     section with regard to a member of the uniformed services is 
     final and is not subject to review by any accounting officer 
     of the United States or a court, unless there is fraud or 
     gross negligence.
       ``(2) Parking facilities (including utility connections) 
     provided members of the uniformed services for house trailers 
     and mobile homes not owned by the Government shall not be 
     considered to be quarters for the purposes of this section or 
     any other provision of law. Any fees established by the 
     Government for the use of such a facility shall be 
     established in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of 
     maintenance, services, and utilities and to amortize the cost 
     of construction of the facility over the 25-year period 
     beginning with the completion of such construction.
       ``(k) Temporary Continuation of Allowance.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Transportation in 
     the case of the Coast Guard when not operating as a service 
     in the Navy, may allow the dependents of a member of the 
     armed forces who dies while on active duty and whose 
     dependents are occupying family housing provided by the 
     Department of Defense, or by the Department of Transportation 
     in the case of the Coast Guard, other than on a rental basis 
     on the date of the member's death to continue to occupy such 
     housing without charge for a period of 180 days.
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned may pay an allowance for 
     housing to the dependents of a member of the uniformed 
     services who dies while on active duty and whose dependents 
     are not occupying a housing facility under the jurisdiction 
     of a uniformed service on the date of the member's death or 
     are occupying such housing on a rental basis on such date, or 
     whose dependents vacate such housing sooner than 180 days 
     after the date of the member's death. The amount of the 
     allowance shall be the same amount that would otherwise be 
     payable to the deceased member under this section if the 
     member had not died. The payment of an allowance under this 
     paragraph shall terminate 180 days after the date of the 
     member's death.''.
       (b) Repeal of Superseded Authorities.--(1) Section 403a of 
     title 37, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) Section 405 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (b); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively.
       (3) Section 427 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (a); and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking out ``(b) Additional Separation 
     Allowance.--'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(a) 
     Availability of Separation Allowance.--'';
       (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``including 
     subsection (a)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``including 
     section 403(g) of this title'';
       (iii) in paragraph (4)--
       (I) by striking out ``(4) A member'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``(b) Effect of Election to Serve Unaccompanied Tour 
     of Duty.--A member'';
       (II) by striking out ``paragraph (1)(A) of this 
     subsection'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection 
     (a)(1)(A)''; and
       (iv) in paragraph (5)--
       (I) by striking out ``(5) Section 421'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``(c) Effect of Dependent Entitled to Basic 
     Pay.--Section 421''; and
       (II) by striking out ``paragraph (1)(D)'' both places it 
     appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection 
     (a)(1)(D)''.
       (4) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out the 
     items relating to sections 403 and 403a and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new item:

``403. Basic allowance for housing.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in section 101(25), by striking out ``basic allowance 
     for quarters (including any variable housing allowance or 
     station housing allowance)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``basic allowance for housing'';
       (B) in section 406(c), by striking out ``sections 404 and 
     405'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``sections 403(f), 404, 
     and 405'';
       (C) in section 420(c), by striking out ``quarters'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``housing'';
       (D) in section 551(3)(D), by striking out ``basic allowance 
     for quarters'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``basic 
     allowance for housing''; and
       (E) in section 1014(a), by striking out ``basic allowance 
     for quarters'' and inserting

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     in lieu thereof ``basic allowance for housing''.
       (2) Title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in section 708(c)(1), by striking out ``basic allowance 
     for quarters or basic allowance for subsistence'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``basic allowance for housing under 
     section 403 of title 37, basic allowance for subsistence 
     under section 402 of such title,'';
       (B) in section 2830(a)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``basic allowance for 
     quarters'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``basic allowance 
     for housing under section 403 of title 37''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``basic allowance 
     for quarters'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``basic 
     allowance for housing'';
       (C) in section 2882(b)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``section 403(b)'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 403''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``basic allowance 
     for quarters'' and all that follows through the end of the 
     paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof ``basic allowance for 
     housing under section 403 of title 37.'';
       (D) in section 7572(b)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``the total of--'' 
     and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the basic allowance for housing 
     payable under section 403 of title 37 to a member of the same 
     pay grade without dependents for the period during which the 
     member is deprived of quarters on board ship.''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``basic allowance 
     for quarters'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``basic 
     allowance for housing''; and
       (E) in section 7573, by striking out ``basic allowance for 
     quarters'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``basic allowance 
     for housing under section 403 of title 37''.
       (3) Section 5561(6)(D) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``basic allowance for quarters'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``basic allowance for housing''.
       (4) Section 107(b) of title 32, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``and quarters'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``and housing''.
       (5) Section 4(k)(10) of the Military Selective Service Act 
     (50 U.S.C. App. 454(k)(10)) is amended by striking out ``as 
     such terms'' and all that follows through ``extended or 
     amended'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``shall be entitled 
     to receive a dependency allowance equal to the basic 
     allowance for quarters provided for persons in pay grade E-1 
     under section 403 of title 37, United States Code,''.
       (d) Transition to Basic Allowance for Housing.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a plan to 
     incrementally manage the rate of growth of the various 
     components of the basic allowance for housing authorized by 
     section 403 of title 37, United States Code (as amended by 
     subsection (a)), during a transition period of not more than 
     six years. During the transition period, the Secretary may 
     continue to use the authorities provided under sections 403, 
     403a, 405(b), and 427(a) of title 37, United States Code (as 
     in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act), but subject to such modifications as the Secretary 
     considers necessary, to provide allowances for members of the 
     uniformed services.
       (e) Availability of Funds to Reduce Out-Of-Pocket Housing 
     Costs.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant 
     to section 421 for military personnel, $35,000,000 shall be 
     available to the Secretary of Defense to increase the rates 
     of basic allowance for quarters authorized members of the 
     Armed Forces by section 403 of title 37, United States Code 
     (as amended by subsection (a)), so as to further reduce out-
     of-pocket housing costs incurred by members of the Armed 
     Forces.
           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

     SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND SPECIAL 
                   PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE FORCES.

       (a) Special Pay for Health Professionals in Critically 
     Short Wartime Specialties.--Section 302g(f) of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``September 
     30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 
     1999''.
       (b) Selected Reserve Reenlistment Bonus.--Section 308b(f) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1999''.
       (c) Selected Reserve Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308c(e) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1999''.
       (d) Special Pay for Enlisted Members Assigned to Certain 
     High Priority Units.--Section 308d(c) of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``September 30, 
     1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1999''.
       (e) Selected Reserve Affiliation Bonus.--Section 308e(e) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1999''.
       (f) Ready Reserve Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus.--
     Section 308h(g) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1999''.
       (g) Prior Service Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308i(i) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1999''.

     SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND SPECIAL 
                   PAY AUTHORITIES 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, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1999''.
       (b) Accession Bonus for Registered Nurses.--Section 
     302d(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1999''.
       (c) Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists.--Section 
     302e(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1999''.

     SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES 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, 1998,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1999,''.
       (b) Reenlistment Bonus for Active Members.--Section 308(g) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1999''.
       (c) Enlistment Bonuses for Members With Critical Skills.--
     Sections 308a(c) and 308f(c) of title 37, United States Code, 
     are each amended by striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1999''.
       (d) Special Pay for Nuclear Qualified Officers Extending 
     Period of Active Duty.--Section 312(e) of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``September 30, 
     1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1999''.
       (e) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(c) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1999''.
       (f) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonus.--Section 312c(d) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``October 1, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 
     1, 1999''.
       (g) 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, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``October 1, 1999''.

     SEC. 614. INCREASE IN MINIMUM MONTHLY RATE OF HAZARDOUS DUTY 
                   INCENTIVE PAY FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS.

       (a) Aerial Flight Crewmembers.--The table in subsection (b) 
     of section 301 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``110'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``150''; and
       (2) by striking out ``125'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``150''.
       (b) Air Weapons Controller Aircrew.--The table in 
     subsection (c)(2)(A) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``100'' in the first column of amounts 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``150'';
       (2) by striking out ``110'' in the last column of amounts 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``150''; and
       (3) by striking out ``125'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``150''.
       (c) Other Members.--Subsection (c)(1) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``$110'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$150''; and
       (2) by striking out ``$165'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$225''.

     SEC. 615. AVAILABILITY OF MULTIYEAR RETENTION BONUS FOR 
                   DENTAL OFFICERS.

       (a) Availability of Retention Bonus.--Chapter 5 of title 
     37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     301d the following new section:

     ``Sec. 301e. Multiyear retention bonus: dental officers of 
       the armed forces

       ``(a) Bonus Authorized.--(1) A dental officer described in 
     subsection (b) who executes a written agreement to remain on 
     active duty for two, three, or four years after completion of 
     any other active-duty service commitment may, upon acceptance 
     of the written agreement by the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned, be paid a retention bonus as provided 
     in this section.
       ``(2) The amount of a retention bonus under paragraph (1) 
     may not exceed $14,000 for each year covered by a four-year 
     agreement. The maximum yearly retention bonus for two-year 
     and three-year agreements shall be reduced to reflect the 
     shorter service commitment.
       ``(b) Officers Automatically Eligible.--Subsection (a) 
     applies to an officer of the armed forces who--
       ``(1) is an officer of the Dental Corps of the Army or the 
     Navy or an officer of the Air Force designated as a dental 
     officer;
       ``(2) has a dental specialty in oral and maxillofacial 
     surgery;
       ``(3) is in a pay grade below pay grade 0-7;
       ``(4) has at least eight years of creditable service 
     (computed as described in section 302b(g) of this title) or 
     has completed any active-duty service commitment incurred for 
     dental education and training; and
       ``(5) has completed initial residency training (or will 
     complete such training before September 30 of the fiscal year 
     in which the officer enters into an agreement under 
     subsection (a)).

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       ``(c) Extension of Bonus to Other Dental Officers.--At the 
     discretion of the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned, the Secretary may enter into a written agreement 
     described in subsection (a)(1) with a dental officer who does 
     not have the dental specialty specified in subsection (b)(2), 
     and pay a retention bonus to such an officer as provided in 
     this section, if the officer otherwise satisfies the 
     eligibility requirements specified in subsection (b). The 
     Secretaries shall exercise the authority provided in this 
     section in a manner consistent with regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(d) Refunds.--(1) Refunds shall be required, on a pro 
     rata basis, of sums paid under this section if the officer 
     who has received the payment fails to complete the total 
     period of active duty specified in the agreement, as 
     conditions and circumstances warrant.
       ``(2) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed 
     under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the 
     United States.
       ``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11, United 
     States Code, that is entered less than five years after the 
     termination of an agreement under this section does not 
     discharge the member signing such agreement from a debt 
     arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1). This 
     paragraph applies to any case commenced under title 11 after 
     the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 301d the following new item:

``301e. Multiyear retention bonus: dental officers of the armed 
              forces.''.

     SEC. 616. INCREASE IN VARIABLE AND ADDITIONAL SPECIAL PAYS 
                   FOR CERTAIN DENTAL OFFICERS.

       (a) Variable Special Pay for Junior Officers.--Paragraph 
     (2) of section 302b(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out subparagraphs (C) through (F) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(C) $7,000 per year, if the officer has at least six but 
     less than eight years of creditable service.
       ``(D) $12,000 per year, if the officer has at least eight 
     but less than 12 years of creditable service.
       ``(E) $10,000 per year, if the officer has at least 12 but 
     less than 14 years of creditable service.
       ``(F) $9,000 per year, if the officer has at least 14 but 
     less than 18 years of creditable service.
       ``(G) $8,000 per year, if the officer has 18 or more years 
     of creditable service.''.
       (b) Variable Special Pay for Senior Officers.--Paragraph 
     (3) of such section is amended by striking out ``$1,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$7,000''.
       (c) Additional Special Pay.--Paragraph (4) of such section 
     is amended by striking out subparagraphs (B) through (D) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) $6,000 per year, if the officer has at least three 
     but less than 10 years of creditable service.
       ``(C) $15,000 per year, if the officer has 10 or more years 
     of creditable service.''.

     SEC. 617. SPECIAL PAY FOR DUTY AT DESIGNATED HARDSHIP DUTY 
                   LOCATIONS.

       (a) Special Pay Authorized.--Section 305 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out subsection (a) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(a) Special Pay Authorized.--A member of a uniformed 
     service who is entitled to basic pay may be paid special pay 
     under this section at a monthly rate not to exceed $300 while 
     the member is on duty at a location in the United States or 
     outside the United States designated by the Secretary of 
     Defense as a hardship duty location.''.
       (b) Cross References and Regulations.--Such section is 
     further amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``Exception for Certain Members Serving in 
     Certain Locations.--'' after ``(b)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``as foreign duty pay'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``as hardship duty location pay'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by inserting ``Exception for Members Receiving Career 
     Sea Pay.--'' after ``(c)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``special pay under this section'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``hardship duty location pay under 
     subsection (a)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations for the provision of hardship duty 
     location pay under subsection (a), including the actual 
     monthly rates at which the special pay will be available.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) the heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 305. Special pay: hardship duty location pay''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out the 
     item relating to section 305 and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following new item:

``305. Special pay: hardship duty location pay.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 907(d) of such title is 
     amended by striking out ``duty at certain places'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``duty at a hardship duty 
     location''.
       (e) Transition.--Until such time as the Secretary of 
     Defense prescribes regulations regarding the provision of 
     hardship duty location pay under section 305 of title 37, 
     United States Code, as amended by this section, the Secretary 
     may continue to use the authority provided by such section 
     305, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, to provide special pay to enlisted members of 
     the uniformed services on duty at certain places.

     SEC. 618. SELECTED RESERVE REENLISTMENT BONUS.

       (a) Eligible Members.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 308b of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``ten years'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``14 years''.
       (b) Bonus Amounts; Payment.--Subsection (b) of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) The amount of a bonus under this section may not 
     exceed--
       ``(A) $2,500, in the case of a member who reenlists or 
     extends an enlistment for a period of three years; and
       ``(B) $5,000, in the case of a member who reenlists or 
     extends an enlistment for a period of six years.
       ``(2) The bonus shall be paid according to a payment 
     schedule determined by the Secretary concerned, except that 
     the initial payment to a member may not exceed one-half the 
     total bonus amount for the member.''.
       (c) Number of Individual Bonuses.--Subsection (c) of such 
     section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) A member may not be paid more than one six-year bonus 
     or two three-year bonuses under this section.''.
       (d) Effect of Failure to Serve Satisfactorily.--Subsection 
     (d) of such section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) A member who receives a bonus under this section and 
     who fails, during the period for which the bonus was paid, to 
     serve satisfactorily in the element of the Selected Reserve 
     of the Ready Reserve with respect to which the bonus was paid 
     shall refund to the United States an amount that bears the 
     same relation to the amount of the bonus paid to the member 
     as the period that the member failed to serve satisfactorily 
     bears to the total period for which the bonus was paid.''.

     SEC. 619. SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTMENT BONUS FOR FORMER 
                   ENLISTED MEMBERS.

       (a) Eligible Persons.--Subsection (a)(2) of section 308i of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(A) has completed a military obligation but has less than 
     14 years of total military service;'';
       (b) Bonus Amounts; Payment.--Subsection (b) of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) The amount of a bonus under this section may not 
     exceed--
       ``(A) $2,500, in the case of a person who enlists for a 
     period of three years; and
       ``(B) $5,000, in the case of a person who enlists for a 
     period of six years.
       ``(2) The bonus shall be paid according to a payment 
     schedule determined by the Secretary concerned, except that 
     the initial payment to a person may not exceed one-half the 
     total bonus amount for the person.''.
       (c) Limitations.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(c)(1) A person may not be paid more than one six-year 
     bonus or two three-year bonuses under this section.
       ``(2) A person may not be paid a bonus under this section 
     unless the specialty associated with the position the person 
     is projected to occupy as a member of the Selected Reserve is 
     a specialty in which--
       ``(A) the person successfully served while a member on 
     active duty; and
       ``(B) the person attained a level of qualification while a 
     member commensurate with the grade and years of service of 
     the member.''.

     SEC. 620. SPECIAL PAY OR BONUSES FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS 
                   EXTENDING TOURS OF DUTY OVERSEAS.

       (a) Inclusion of Bonus Incentive.--(1) Section 314 of title 
     37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 314. Special pay or bonus: qualified enlisted members 
       extending duty at designated locations overseas

       ``(a) Covered Members.--This section applies with respect 
     to an enlisted member of an armed force who--
       ``(1) is entitled to basic pay;
       ``(2) has a specialty that is designated by the Secretary 
     concerned for the purposes of this section;
       ``(3) has completed a tour of duty (as defined in 
     accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
     concerned) at a location outside the 48 contiguous States and 
     the District of Columbia that is designated by the Secretary 
     concerned for the purposes of this section; and
       ``(4) at the end of that tour of duty executes an agreement 
     to extend that tour for a period of not less than one year.
       ``(b) Special Pay or Bonus Authorized.--Under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary concerned, an enlisted member 
     described in subsection (a) is entitled, upon acceptance by 
     the Secretary concerned of the agreement providing for 
     extension of the member's tour of duty, to either--

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       ``(1) special pay for duty performed during the period of 
     the extension at a rate of not more than $80 per month, as 
     prescribed by the Secretary concerned; or
       ``(2) a bonus of up to $2,000 per year, as prescribed by 
     the Secretary concerned, for specialty requirements at 
     designated locations.
       ``(c) Selection and Payment of Special Pay or Bonus.--Not 
     later than the date on which the Secretary concerned accepts 
     an agreement described in subsection (a)(4) providing for the 
     extension of a member's tour of duty, the Secretary concerned 
     shall notify the member regarding whether the member will 
     receive special pay or a bonus under this section. The 
     payment rate for the special pay or bonus shall be fixed at 
     the time of the agreement and may not be changed during the 
     period of the extended tour of duty. The Secretary concerned 
     may pay a bonus under this section either in a lump sum or 
     installments.
       ``(d) Repayment of Bonus.--(1) If a member who receives all 
     or part of a bonus under this section fails to complete the 
     total period of extension specified in the agreement 
     described in subsection (a)(4), the Secretary concerned may 
     require the member to repay the United States, on a pro rata 
     basis and to the extent that the Secretary determines 
     conditions and circumstances warrant, amounts paid to the 
     member under this section.
       ``(2) An obligation to repay the United States imposed 
     under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the 
     United States.
       ``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
     entered less than five years after the termination of the 
     agreement does not discharge the member signing the agreement 
     from a debt arising under the agreement or under paragraph 
     (1). This paragraph applies to any case commenced under title 
     11 on or after October 1, 1997.
       ``(e) Effect of Rest and Recuperative Absence.--A member 
     who elects to receive one of the benefits specified in 
     section 705(b) of title 10 as part of the extension of a tour 
     of duty is not entitled to the special pay or bonus 
     authorized by this section for the period of the extension of 
     duty for which the benefit under such section is provided.''.
       (2) The item relating to section 314 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``314. Special pay or bonus: qualified enlisted members extending duty 
              at designated locations overseas.''.
       (b) Application of Amendment.--Section 314 of title 37, 
     United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), shall apply 
     with respect to an agreement to extend a tour of duty as 
     provided in such section executed on or after October 1, 
     1997.

     SEC. 621. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF FAMILY SEPARATION ALLOWANCE.

       Section 427 of title 37, United States Code (as amended by 
     section 604(b)(3)), is further amended in subsection (a)(1) 
     by striking out ``$75'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$100''.

     SEC. 622. CHANGE IN REQUIREMENTS FOR READY RESERVE MUSTER 
                   DUTY ALLOWANCE.

       Section 433(c) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking out ``and shall be'' 
     and all that follows through ``is performed''; and
       (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following new 
     sentence: ``The allowance may be paid to the member on or 
     before the date on which the muster duty is performed, but 
     shall be paid not later than 30 days after the date on which 
     the muster duty is performed.''.

     SEC. 623. EXPANSION OF RESERVE AFFILIATION BONUS TO INCLUDE 
                   COAST GUARD RESERVE.

       Section 308e of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a 
     military department'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The 
     Secretary concerned'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking out ``designated by 
     the Secretary of Defense for the purposes of this section'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``designated for purposes of 
     this section in the regulations prescribed under subsection 
     (f)'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(3), by striking out ``regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``the regulations prescribed under subsection 
     (f)''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) This section shall be administered under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces 
     under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense and by the 
     Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when the 
     Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.''.
            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

     SEC. 631. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR DEPENDENTS 
                   OF MEMBER SENTENCED BY COURT-MARTIAL.

       Section 406(h)(2)(C) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out the comma at the end of clause (iii) 
     and all that follows through ``title 10.'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof a period.

     SEC. 632. DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE.

       Section 407 of title 37, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 407. Travel and transportation allowances: dislocation 
       allowance

       ``(a) Basic Eligibility.--(1) Under regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary concerned, a member of a uniformed service 
     described in paragraph (2) is entitled to a dislocation 
     allowance at the rate set forth in the tables in subsection 
     (c) for the member's pay grade and dependency status.
       ``(2) A member of the uniformed services referred to in 
     paragraph (1) is any of the following:
       ``(A) A member who makes a change of permanent station and 
     the member's dependents actually make an authorized move in 
     connection with the change, including a move by the 
     dependents--
       ``(i) to join the member at the member's duty station after 
     an unaccompanied tour of duty when the member's next tour of 
     duty is an accompanied tour at the same station; and
       ``(ii) to a location designated by the member after an 
     accompanied tour of duty when the member's next tour of duty 
     is an unaccompanied tour at the same duty station.
       ``(B) A member whose dependents actually move pursuant to 
     section 405a(a), 406(e), 406(h), or 554 of this title.
       ``(C) A member whose dependents actually move from their 
     place of residence under circumstances described in section 
     406a of this title.
       ``(D) A member who is without dependents and--
       ``(i) actually moves to a new permanent station where the 
     member is not assigned to quarters of the United States; or
       ``(ii) actually moves from a place of residence under 
     circumstances described in section 406a of this title.
       ``(E) A member who 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.
       ``(3) If a dislocation allowance is paid under this 
     subsection to a member described in subparagraph (C) or 
     (D)(ii), the member is not entitled to another dislocation 
     allowance as a member described in subparagraph (A) or (E) in 
     connection with the same move.
       ``(b) Second Allowance Authorized Under Certain 
     Circumstances.--(1) Under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary concerned, whenever a member is entitled to a 
     dislocation allowance as a member described in subparagraph 
     (C) or (D)(ii) of subsection (a)(2), the member is also 
     entitled to a second dislocation allowance at the rate set 
     forth in the tables in subsection (c) for the member's pay 
     grade and dependency status if, subsequent to the member or 
     the member's dependents actually moving from their place of 
     residence under circumstances described in section 406a of 
     this title, the member or member's dependents complete that 
     move to a new location and then actually move from that new 
     location to another location also under circumstances 
     described in section 406a of this title.
       ``(2) If a second dislocation allowance is paid under this 
     subsection, the member is not entitled to a dislocation 
     allowance as a member described in subparagraph (A) or (E) of 
     subsection (a)(2) in connection with those moves.
       ``(c) Dislocation Allowance Rates.--(1) A dislocation 
     allowance under this section shall be paid at the following 
     monthly rates, based on a member's pay grade and dependency 
     status:


                         ``COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Paygrade              Without dependents    With dependents
------------------------------------------------------------------------
O-10............................          $2,061.75           $2,538.00
O-9.............................           2,061.75            2,538.00
O-8.............................           2,061.75            2,538.00
O-7.............................           2,061.75            2,538.00
O-6.............................           1,891.50            2,285.25
O-5.............................           1,821.75            2,202.75
O-4.............................           1,688.25            1,941.75
O-3.............................           1,353.00            1,606.50
O-2.............................           1,073.25            1,371.75
O-1.............................             903.75            1,226.25
------------------------------------------------------------------------



 ``COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WITH OVER 4 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE AS AN
                   ENLISTED MEMBER OR WARRANT OFFICER
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Paygrade              Without dependents    With dependents
------------------------------------------------------------------------
O-3E............................          $1,461.00           $1,726.50
O-2E............................           1,242.00            1,557.75
O-1E............................           1,068.00            1,439.25
------------------------------------------------------------------------



                            ``WARRANT OFFICER
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Paygrade              Without dependents    With dependents
------------------------------------------------------------------------
W-5.............................          $1,715.25           $1,874.25
W-4.............................           1,523.25            1,718.25

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W-3.............................           1,280.00            1,574.25
W-2.............................           1,137.00            1,448.25
W-1.............................             951.75            1,252.50
------------------------------------------------------------------------



                            ``ENLISTED MEMBER
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Paygrade              Without dependents    With dependents
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-9.............................          $1,251.00           $1,649.25
E-8.............................           1,148.25            1,520.25
E-7.............................             981.00            1,411.50
E-6.............................             888.00            1,304.25
E-5.............................             819.00            1,173.00
E-4.............................             712.50            1,020.00
E-3.............................             699.00              949.50
E-2.............................             567.75              903.75
E-1.............................             506.25              903.75
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       ``(2) For each calendar year after 1997, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall adjust the rates in the tables in paragraph (1) 
     by the percentage equal to the rate of change of the national 
     average monthly cost of housing, as determined by the 
     Secretary under section 403 of this title for that calendar 
     year.
       ``(d) Fiscal Year Limitation; Exceptions.--(1) A member is 
     not entitled to more than one dislocation allowance during a 
     fiscal year unless--
       ``(A) the Secretary concerned finds that the exigencies of 
     the service require the member to make more than one change 
     of permanent station during the fiscal year;
       ``(B) the member is ordered to a service school as a change 
     of permanent station;
       ``(C) the member's dependents are covered by section 
     405a(a), 406(e), 406(h), or 554 of this title; or
       ``(D) subparagraph (C) or (D)(ii) of subsection (a)(2) or 
     subsection (b) apply with respect to the member or the 
     member's dependents.
       ``(2) This subsection does not apply in time of national 
     emergency or in time of war.
       ``(e) First or Last Duty.--A member is not entitled to 
     payment of a dislocation allowance when ordered from the 
     member's home to the member's first duty station or from the 
     member's last duty station to the member's home.
       ``(f) Rule of Construction.--For purposes of this section, 
     a member whose dependents may not make an authorized move in 
     connection with a change of permanent station is considered a 
     member without dependents.
       ``(g) Advance Payment.--A dislocation allowance payable 
     under this section may be paid in advance.''.
    Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters

     SEC. 641. TIME IN WHICH CERTAIN CHANGES IN BENEFICIARY UNDER 
                   SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN MAY BE MADE.

       (a) Extension of Time for Change.--Section 1450(f)(1)(C) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before 
     the period at the end the following: ``, except that such a 
     change of election to change a beneficiary under the Plan 
     from a former spouse to a spouse may be made at any time 
     after the person providing the annuity remarries (rather than 
     only within one year after the date on which that person 
     marries)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to marriages occurring before, on, 
     or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 651. DEFINITION OF SEA DUTY FOR PURPOSES OF CAREER SEA 
                   PAY.

       Section 305a(d) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking out ``, ship-based 
     staff, or ship-based aviation unit'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking out ``or ship-based 
     staff'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned may designate duty performed 
     by a member while serving on a ship the primary mission of 
     which is accomplished either while under way or in port as 
     `sea duty' for purposes of this section, even though the duty 
     is performed while the member is permanently or temporarily 
     assigned to a ship-based staff or other unit not covered by 
     paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 652. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN 
                   CERTAIN HEALTH PROFESSIONS.

       (a) Chapter 109 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2173. Education loan repayment program: commissioned 
       officers in specified health professions

       ``(a) Authority To Repay Education Loans.--For the purpose 
     of maintaining adequate numbers of commissioned officers of 
     the armed forces on active duty who are qualified in the 
     various health professions, the Secretary of a military 
     department may repay, in the case of a person described in 
     subsection (b), a loan that was used by the person to finance 
     education regarding a health profession and was obtained from 
     a governmental entity, private financial institution, school, 
     or other authorized entity.
       ``(b) Eligible Persons.--To be eligible to obtain a loan 
     repayment under this section, a person must--
       ``(1) satisfy one of the academic requirements specified in 
     subsection (c);
       ``(2) be fully qualified for, or hold, an appointment as a 
     commissioned officer in one of the health professions; and
       ``(3) sign a written agreement to serve on active duty, or, 
     if on active duty, to remain on active duty for a period in 
     addition to any other incurred active duty obligation.
       ``(c) Academic Requirements.--One of the following academic 
     requirements must be satisfied for purposes of determining 
     the eligibility of a person for a loan repayment under this 
     section:
       ``(1) The person must be fully qualified in a health 
     profession that the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned has determined to be necessary to meet identified 
     skill shortages.
       ``(2) The person must be enrolled as a full-time student in 
     the final year of a course of study at an accredited 
     educational institution leading to a degree in a health 
     profession other than medicine or osteopathic medicine.
       ``(3) The person must be enrolled in the final year of an 
     approved graduate program leading to specialty qualification 
     in medicine, dentistry, osteopathic medicine, or other health 
     profession.
       ``(d) Certain Person Ineligible.--Participants of the Armed 
     Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial 
     Assistance program under subchapter I of chapter 105 of this 
     title and students of the Uniformed Services University of 
     the Health Sciences established under section 2112 of this 
     title are not eligible for the repayment of an education loan 
     under this section.
       ``(e) Loan Repayments.--(1) Subject to the limits 
     established by paragraph (2), a loan repayment under this 
     section may consist of payment of the principal, interest, 
     and related expenses of a loan obtained by a person described 
     in subsection (b) for--
       ``(A) all educational expenses, comparable to all 
     educational expenses recognized under section 2127(a) of this 
     title for participants in the Armed Forces Health Professions 
     Scholarship and Financial Assistance program; and
       ``(B) reasonable living expenses, not to exceed expenses 
     comparable to the stipend paid under section 2121(d) of this 
     title for participants in the Armed Forces Health Professions 
     Scholarship and Financial Assistance program.
       ``(2) For each year of obligated service that a person 
     agrees to serve in an agreement described in subsection 
     (b)(3), the Secretary of the military department concerned 
     may pay not more than $22,000 on behalf of the person. This 
     maximum amount shall be increased annually by the Secretary 
     of Defense effective October 1 of each year by a percentage 
     equal to the percent increase in the average annual cost of 
     educational expenses and stipend costs of a single 
     scholarship under the Armed Forces Health Professions 
     Scholarship and Financial Assistance program. The total 
     amount that may be repaid on behalf of any person may not 
     exceed an amount determined on the basis of a four-year 
     active duty service obligation.
       ``(f) Active Duty Service Obligation.--(1) A person 
     entering into an agreement described in subsection (b)(3) 
     incurs an active duty service obligation. The length of this 
     obligation shall be determined under regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary of Defense, but those regulations may not 
     provide for a period of obligation of less than one year for 
     each maximum annual amount, or portion thereof, paid on 
     behalf of the person for qualified loans.
       ``(2) For persons on active duty before entering into the 
     agreement, the active duty service obligation shall be served 
     consecutively to any other incurred obligation.
       ``(g) Effect of Failure To Complete Obligation.--A 
     commissioned officer who is relieved of the officer's active 
     duty obligation under this section before the completion of 
     that obligation may be given, with or without the consent of 
     the officer, any alternative obligation comparable to any of 
     the alternative obligations authorized by section 2123(e) of 
     this title for participants in the Armed Forces Health 
     Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance program.
       ``(h) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section, including 
     standards for qualified loans and authorized payees and other 
     terms and conditions for the making of loan repayments.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2173. Education loan repayment program: commissioned officers in 
              specified health professions.''.

     SEC. 653. CONFORMANCE OF NOAA COMMISSIONED OFFICERS 
                   SEPARATION PAY TO SEPARATION PAY FOR MEMBERS OF 
                   OTHER UNIFORMED SERVICES.

       (a) Elimination of Limitations on Amount of Separation 
     Pay.--Section 9 of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned 
     Officers' Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 853h) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``, or $30,000, 
     whichever is less'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``, but in no event 
     more than $15,000''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``(1)'', and by striking 
     paragraph (2).
       (b) Waiver of Recoupment of Amounts Withheld for Tax 
     Purposes From Certain

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     Separation Pay.--Section 9(e)(2) of the Coast and Geodetic 
     Survey Commissioned Officers' Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 853h) is 
     amended in the first sentence by inserting before the period 
     at the end the following: ``, less the amount of Federal 
     income tax withheld from such pay (such withholding being at 
     the flat withholding rate for Federal income tax withholding, 
     as in effect pursuant to regulations prescribed under chapter 
     24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)''.
       (c) Effective Date and Application.--The amendments made by 
     this section shall take effect on October 1, 1996, and shall 
     apply to payments of separation pay that are made after 
     September 30, 1997.

     SEC. 654. REIMBURSEMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OFFICERS FOR 
                   ADOPTION EXPENSES.

       Section 221(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     213a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(16) Section 1052, Reimbursement for adoption 
     expenses.''.

     SEC. 655. PAYMENT OF BACK QUARTERS AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES 
                   TO WORLD WAR II VETERANS WHO SERVED AS 
                   GUERRILLA 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 within the territory of the Philippines by 
     Japanese forces;
       (2) escaped from captivity; and
       (3) served as a guerrilla 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 (3) of subsection (b) and which was not paid to 
     that individual. For the purposes of this subsection, the 
     Secretary of War shall be deemed to have determined that 
     conditions in the Philippines during the specified period 
     justified payment under applicable regulations of quarters 
     and subsistence allowances at the maximum special rate for 
     duty where emergency conditions existed. 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. 656. SPACE AVAILABLE TRAVEL FOR MEMBERS OF SELECTED 
                   RESERVE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 157 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2646. Space available travel: members of Selected 
       Reserve

       ``(a) Availability.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations to allow members of the Selected 
     Reserve in good standing (as determined by the Secretary 
     concerned), and dependents of such members, to receive 
     transportation on aircraft of the Department of Defense on a 
     space available basis under the same terms and conditions as 
     apply to members of the armed forces on active duty and 
     dependents of such members.
       ``(b) Condition on Dependent Transportation.--A dependent 
     of a member of the Selected Reserve may be provided 
     transportation under this section only when the dependent is 
     actually accompanying the member on the travel.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2646. Space available travel: members of Selected Reserve.''.

     SEC. 657. STUDY ON MILITARY PERSONNEL AT, NEAR, OR BELOW THE 
                   POVERTY LINE.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     study of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents who 
     subsist at, near, or below the poverty line.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The study shall include the 
     following:
       (1) An analysis of potential solutions for mitigating or 
     eliminating income levels for members of the Armed Forces 
     that result in certain members and their dependents 
     subsisting at, near, or below the poverty line, including 
     potential solutions involving changes in the systems and 
     rates of--
       (A) basic allowance for subsistence for members of the 
     Armed Forces under section 402 of title 37, United States 
     Code;
       (B) basic allowance for quarters for members of the Armed 
     Forces under section 403 of such title; and
       (C) variable housing allowance for members of the Armed 
     Forces under section 403a of such title.
       (2) An analysis of the effect of the amendments made by 
     sections 603 and 604 of this Act regarding the calculation of 
     the basic allowance for subsistence and the consolidation of 
     the basic allowance for quarters and variable housing 
     allowance on mitigating or eliminating income levels for 
     members of the Armed Forces that result in certain members 
     and their dependents subsisting at, near, or below the 
     poverty line (as defined in section 673(2) of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, including any revision 
     required by that section).
       (3) Identification of the populations of members of the 
     Armed Forces and their dependents most likely to need income 
     support under Federal programs (and the number of individuals 
     in each population), including--
       (A) the populations living in areas of the United States 
     where housing costs are notably high; and
       (B) the populations living outside the United States.
       (4) The desirability of increasing rates of basic pay 
     during a defined number of years by varying percentages 
     depending on pay grade, so as to provide for greater 
     increases for members in lower pay grades than for higher pay 
     grades.
       (c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress the findings of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 658. IMPLEMENTATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM FOR MILITARY 
                   PERSONNEL OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Funding.--Section 1060a(b) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``Pending receipt of such funds from the Secretary 
     of Agriculture for any fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense 
     may use funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
     that fiscal year for operations and maintenance to carry out, 
     and to avoid delay in implementation of, the program referred 
     to in subsection (a) during any fiscal year.''.
       (b) Submission of Plan to Congress.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a plan for implementing the 
     special supplemental food program under section 1060a of 
     title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a).
                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

     SEC. 701. EXPANSION OF RETIREE DENTAL INSURANCE PLAN TO 
                   INCLUDE SURVIVING SPOUSE AND CHILD DEPENDENTS 
                   OF CERTAIN DECEASED MEMBERS.

       Section 1076c(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking out ``dies'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``died''; and
       (B) by striking out ``or'' at the end of the subparagraph;
       (2) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph 
     (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) who died while on active duty for a period of more 
     than 30 days and whose eligible dependents are not eligible, 
     or no longer eligible, for dental benefits under section 
     1076a of this title pursuant to subsection (i)(2) of such 
     section.''.

     SEC. 702. PROVISION OF PROSTHETIC DEVICES TO COVERED 
                   BENEFICIARIES.

       (a) Inclusion Among Authorized Care.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 1077 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(15) Prosthetic devices, as determined by the Secretary 
     of Defense to be necessary because of significant conditions 
     resulting from trauma, congenital anomalies, or disease.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b) of such section 
     is amended by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Hearing aids, orthopedic footwear, and spectacles, 
     except that, outside of the United States and at stations 
     inside the United States where adequate civilian facilities 
     are unavailable, such items may be sold to dependents at cost 
     to the United States.''.
                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

     SEC. 711. ADDITION OF DEFINITION OF TRICARE PROGRAM TO TITLE 
                   10.

       Section 1072 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) The term `TRICARE program' means the managed health 
     care program that is established by the Department of Defense 
     under the authority of this chapter, principally section 1097 
     of this 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. PLAN FOR EXPANSION OF MANAGED CARE OPTION OF 
                   TRICARE PROGRAM.

       (a) Expansion Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall prepare a plan for the expansion of the managed care 
     option of the TRICARE program, known as TRICARE Prime, into 
     areas of the United States located outside of the catchment 
     areas of medical treatment facilities of the uniformed 
     services, but in which the managed care option is a cost-
     effective alternative because of--
       (1) the significant number of covered beneficiaries under 
     chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, including retired 
     members of the Armed Forces and their dependents, who reside 
     in the areas; and
       (2) the presence in the areas of sufficient nonmilitary 
     health care provider networks.
       (b) Alternatives.--As an alternative to expansion of the 
     managed care option of the

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     TRICARE program to areas of the United States in which there 
     is few or no nonmilitary health care provider networks, the 
     Secretary shall include in the plan required under subsection 
     (a) an evaluation of the feasibility and cost-effectiveness 
     of providing a member of the Armed Forces on active duty who 
     is stationed in such an area, or whose dependents reside in 
     such an area, with one or both of the following:
       (1) A monetary stipend to assist the member in obtaining 
     health care services for the member or the member's 
     dependents.
       (2) A reduction in the cost-sharing requirements applicable 
     to the TRICARE program options otherwise available to the 
     member to match the reduced cost-sharing responsibilities of 
     the managed care option of the TRICARE program.
       (c) Submission of Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress the plan required under 
     subsection (a).
          Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities

     SEC. 721. IMPLEMENTATION OF DESIGNATED PROVIDER AGREEMENTS 
                   FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES TREATMENT FACILITIES.

       (a) Commencement of Health Care Services Under Agreement.--
     Subsection (c) of section 722 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201, 
     10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B);
       (2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Unless''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary may modify the effective date 
     established under paragraph (1) for an agreement to permit a 
     transition period of not more than six months between the 
     date on which the agreement is executed by the parties and 
     the date on which the designated provider commences the 
     delivery of health care services under the agreement.''.
       (b) Temporary Continuation of Existing Participation 
     Agreements.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, 
     including any transitional period provided by the Secretary 
     under paragraph (2) of such subsection''.

     SEC. 722. LIMITATION ON TOTAL PAYMENTS.

       Section 726(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201, 10 U.S.C. 1073 
     note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``In establishing the ceiling rate for enrollees 
     with the designated providers who are also eligible for the 
     Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed 
     Services, the Secretary of Defense shall take into account 
     the health status of the enrollees.''.

     SEC. 723. CONTINUED ACQUISITION OF REDUCED-COST DRUGS.

       Section 722 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Continued Acquisition of Reduced-Cost Drugs.--A 
     designated provider shall be treated as part of the 
     Department of Defense for purposes of section 8126 of title 
     38, United States Code, in connection with the provision by 
     the designated provider of health care services to covered 
     beneficiaries pursuant to the participation agreement of the 
     designated provider under section 718(c) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 
     101-510; 42 U.S.C. 248c note) or pursuant to the agreement 
     entered into under subsection (b).''.
   Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care 
                               Management

     SEC. 731. WAIVER OR REDUCTION OF COPAYMENTS UNDER OVERSEAS 
                   DENTAL PROGRAM.

       Section 1076a(h) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking out ``Secretary'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary of Defense''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     the case of such an overseas dental plan, the Secretary may 
     waive or reduce the copayments otherwise required by 
     subsection (e) to the extent the Secretary determines 
     appropriate for the effective and efficient operation of the 
     plan.''.

     SEC. 732. PREMIUM COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL AND 
                   DENTAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Selected Reserve Dental Insurance.--Paragraph (3) of 
     section 1076b(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures 
     for the collection of the member's share of the premium for 
     coverage by the dental insurance plan. Not later than October 
     1, 1998, the Secretary shall permit a member to pay the 
     member's share of the premium through a deduction and 
     withholding from basic pay payable to the member for inactive 
     duty training or basic pay payable to the member for active 
     duty.''.
       (b) Retiree Dental Insurance Plan.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 1076c(c) of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) In the regulations prescribed under subsection (h), 
     the Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures for the 
     payment by enrolled members and by other enrolled covered 
     beneficiaries of premiums charged for coverage by the dental 
     insurance plan. Not later than October 1, 1998, the Secretary 
     shall permit a member enrolled in the plan and entitled to 
     retired pay to pay the member's share of the premium through 
     a deduction and withholding from the retired pay of the 
     member.''.
       (c) Implementation Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a plan to 
     permit, not later than October 1, 1998--
       (1) an enrollee in the Selected Reserve dental insurance 
     plan authorized under section 1076b of title 10, United 
     States Code, to pay the enrollee's share of the premium for 
     such insurance through a deduction and withholding from basic 
     pay payable to the enrollee;
       (2) a retired member of the uniformed services enrolled in 
     the dental insurance plan authorized under section 1076c of 
     such title to pay the enrollee's share of the premium for 
     such insurance through a deduction and withholding from 
     retired pay payable to the enrollee; and
       (3) a retired member of the uniformed services enrolled in 
     the managed care option of the TRICARE program known as 
     TRICARE Prime to pay the enrollee's share of the premium for 
     such option through a deduction and withholding from retired 
     pay payable to the enrollee.

     SEC. 733. CONSISTENCY BETWEEN CHAMPUS AND MEDICARE IN PAYMENT 
                   RATES FOR SERVICES.

       (a) Conformity Between Rates.--Section 1079(h) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), 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) shall be equal to 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.). The Secretary of Defense shall 
     determine the appropriate payment amount under this paragraph 
     in consultation with the other administering Secretaries.''.
       (b) Reduced Rates Authorized.--Paragraph (5) of such 
     section is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``With the consent of the health care provider, the 
     Secretary is also authorized to reduce the authorized payment 
     for certain health care services below the amount otherwise 
     required by the payment limitations under paragraph (1).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking out ``paragraph (4), the 
     Secretary'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraph (2), 
     the Secretary of Defense''; and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as 
     paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively.

     SEC. 734. USE OF PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR PROVISION OF 
                   HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND LEGAL PROTECTION FOR 
                   PROVIDERS.

       (a) Use of Contracts Outside Medical Treatment 
     Facilities.--Section 1091(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary of 
     Defense''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may also enter into personal 
     services contracts to carry out other health care 
     responsibilities of the Secretary, such as the provision of 
     medical screening examinations at Military Entrance 
     Processing Stations, at locations outside medical treatment 
     facilities, as determined necessary pursuant to regulations 
     issued by the Secretary.''.
       (b) Defense of Suits.--Section 1089 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``This subsection shall also apply if the 
     physician, dentist, nurse, pharmacist, or paramedical or 
     other supporting personnel (or the estate of such person) 
     involved is serving under a personal services contract 
     entered into by the Secretary of Defense under section 1091 
     of this title.''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(f)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) With respect to the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Armed Forces Retirement Home Board, the authority provided by 
     paragraph (1) also includes the authority to provide for 
     reasonable attorney's fees for persons described in 
     subsection (a), as determined necessary pursuant to 
     regulations issued by the head of the agency concerned.''.

     SEC. 735. PORTABILITY OF STATE LICENSES FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.

       Section 1094 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d)(1) Notwithstanding any law regarding the licensure of 
     health care providers, a health-care professional described 
     in paragraph (2) may practice the health profession or 
     professions of the health-care professional in any State, the 
     District of Columbia, or a Commonwealth, territory, or 
     possession of the United States, regardless of whether the 
     practice occurs in a health care facility of

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     the Department of Defense, a civilian facility affiliated 
     with the Department of Defense, or any other location 
     authorized by the Secretary of Defense .
       ``(2) A health-care professional referred to in paragraph 
     (1) is a member of the armed forces who--
       ``(A) has a current license to practice medicine, 
     osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or another health 
     profession; and
       ``(B) is performing authorized duties for the Department of 
     Defense.''.

     SEC. 736. STANDARD FORM AND REQUIREMENTS REGARDING CLAIMS FOR 
                   PAYMENT FOR SERVICES.

       (a) Clarification of Existing Requirements.--Section 1106 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 1106. Submittal of claims: standard form; time limits

       ``(a) Standard Form.--The Secretary of Defense, after 
     consultation with the other administering Secretaries, shall 
     prescribe by regulation a standard form for the submission of 
     claims for the payment of health care services provided under 
     this chapter.
       ``(b) Time for Submission.--A claim for payment for 
     services shall be submitted as provided in such regulations 
     not later than one year after the services are provided.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out the item relating to section 1106 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following new item:

``1106. Submittal of claims: standard form; time limits.''.

     SEC. 737. MEDICAL PERSONNEL CONSCIENCE CLAUSE.

       (a) Secretary of Defense Policy.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall establish a uniform policy for the Army, Navy, and Air 
     Force establishing the circumstances under which covered 
     members (as defined in subsection (d)) of the Army, Navy, and 
     Air Force may refuse, based on conscience, to perform an 
     abortion (or participate in the performance of an abortion) 
     or provide a covered family planning service (or participate 
     in the provision of such a service).
       (b) Conscience Clause.--(1) The policy established under 
     subsection (a) shall provide that a member of the Army, Navy, 
     or Air Force who is a covered member may not be required to 
     perform an abortion (or participate in the performance of an 
     abortion), or to provide a covered family planning service 
     (or participate in the provision of such a service), if the 
     member believes that to do so would be wrong on moral, 
     ethical or religious grounds.
       (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in a case in which refusal 
     to perform an abortion (or participate in the performance of 
     an abortion) or provide a covered family planning service 
     would pose a life-threatening risk to the patient.
       (c) Covered Family Planning Services.--For the purposes of 
     this section, a covered family planning service is any of the 
     following:
       (1) Contraceptive services, not limited to the prescription 
     or provision of a pharmaceutical preparation, device, or 
     chemical method.
       (2) Surgical sterilization.
       (d) Covered Member.--In this section, the term ``covered 
     member'' means a member of the Army, Navy, or Air Force who--
       (1) in the case of the Army, is a member of the Medical 
     Corps, Dental Corps, Nurse Corps, Medical Service Corps, 
     Veterinary Corps, or Army Medical Specialist Corps or is an 
     enlisted member directly engaged in or directly supporting 
     medically related activities;
       (2) in the case of the Navy, is a member of the Medical 
     Corps, Dental Corps, Nurse Corps, or Medical Service Corps or 
     is an enlisted member directly engaged in or directly 
     supporting medically related activities; and
       (3) in the case of the Air Force, is designated as a 
     medical officer, dental officer, Air Force nurse, medical 
     service officer, or biomedical science officer or is an 
     enlisted member directly engaged in or directly supporting 
     medically related activities.
       (e) Effective Date.--The policy established pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any refusal on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act to perform an 
     abortion (or participate in the performance of an abortion) 
     or to provide a covered family planning service.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 741. CONTINUED ADMISSION OF CIVILIANS AS STUDENTS IN 
                   PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM OF ARMY 
                   MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.

       (a) Civilian Attendance.--(1) Chapter 407 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 4416. Academy of Health Sciences: admission of 
       civilians in physician assistant training program

       ``(a) Reciprocal Agreements With Colleges.--The Secretary 
     of the Army may enter into an agreement with an accredited 
     institution of higher education under which students of the 
     institution may attend the physician assistant training 
     program conducted by the Army Medical Department at the 
     Academy of Health Sciences at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, during 
     the didactic portion of the program. In exchange for the 
     admission of such students, the institution of higher 
     education shall agree to provide such academic services as 
     the Secretary and the institution consider to be appropriate 
     to support the physician assistant training program at the 
     Academy. The Secretary shall ensure that the Army Medical 
     Department does not incur any additional costs as a result of 
     the agreement than the Department would incur to obtain such 
     academic services in the absence of the agreement.
       ``(b) Selection of Students.--The attendance of civilian 
     students at the Academy pursuant to an agreement under 
     subsection (a) may not result in a decrease in the number of 
     members of the armed forces enrolled in the physician 
     assistant training program. In consultation with the 
     institution of higher education that is a party to the 
     agreement, the Secretary shall establish qualifications and 
     methods of selection for students to receive instruction at 
     the Academy. The qualifications established shall be 
     comparable to those generally required for admission to the 
     physician assistant training program at the Academy.
       ``(c) Rules of Attendance.--Except as the Secretary 
     determines necessary, a civilian student who receives 
     instruction at the Academy pursuant to an agreement entered 
     into under subsection (a) shall be subject to the same 
     regulations governing attendance, discipline, discharge, and 
     dismissal as apply to other persons attending the Academy.
       ``(d) Report.--For each year in which an agreement under 
     subsection (a) is in effect, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report specifying the number of civilian students 
     who received instruction at the Academy under the agreement 
     during the period covered by the report and accessing the 
     benefits to the United States of the agreement.
       ``(e) Academy Defined.--In this section, the term `Academy' 
     means the Academy of Health Sciences of the Army Medical 
     Department at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``4416. Academy of Health Sciences: admission of civilians in physician 
              assistant training program.''.
       (b) Effect on Existing Demonstration Program.--An agreement 
     entered into under the demonstration program for the 
     admission of civilians as physician assistant students at the 
     Academy of Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 
     established pursuant to section 732 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 
     108 Stat. 2810) shall be treated as an agreement entered into 
     under section 4416 of title 10, United States Code (as added 
     by subsection (a)). The agreement may be extended in such 
     manner and for such period as the parties to the agreement 
     consider appropriate consistent with such section 4416.

     SEC. 742. EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE IN CONNECTION WITH OVERSEAS 
                   ACTIVITIES OF ON-SITE INSPECTION AGENCY OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Payment of Expenses for Emergency Health Care.--Chapter 
     152 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after section 2549 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2549a. Emergency health care: overseas activities of 
       On-Site Inspection Agency

       ``(a) Authority to Pay Expenses.--From funds appropriated 
     for the necessary expenses of the On-Site Inspection Agency 
     of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense may 
     pay or reimburse an employee of the Agency, a member of the 
     uniformed services or a civilian employee assigned or 
     detailed to the Agency, or an employee of a contractor 
     operating under a contract with the Agency, for emergency 
     health care services obtained by the employee, member, or 
     contractor employee while permanently or temporarily on duty 
     in a state of the former Soviet Union or the former Warsaw 
     Pact.
       ``(b) Initial Deposits.--The expenses for emergency health 
     care that may be paid or reimbursed under subsection (a) 
     include initial deposits for emergency care and inpatient 
     care.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 2549 the following new item:

``2549a. Emergency health care: overseas activities of On-Site 
              Inspection Agency.''.

     SEC. 743. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF ADEQUACY AND EFFECT OF 
                   MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CHARGES FOR PHYSICIANS UNDER 
                   CHAMPUS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General shall conduct 
     a study regarding the adequacy of the maximum allowable 
     charges for physicians established under the Civilian Health 
     and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) and 
     the effect of such charges on the participation of physicians 
     in CHAMPUS. The study shall include an evaluation of the 
     following:
       (1) The methodology used by the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish maximum allowable charges for physicians under 
     CHAMPUS, and whether such methodology conforms to the 
     requirements of section 1079(h) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (2) The differences between the established charges under 
     CHAMPUS and reimbursement rates for similar services under 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act and other health care 
     programs.
       (3) The basis for physician complaints that the CHAMPUS 
     established charges are too low.
       (4) The difficultly of CHAMPUS in ensuring physician 
     compliance with the CHAMPUS established charges in the 
     absence of legal mechanisms to enforce compliance, and the 
     effect of noncompliance on patient out-of-pocket expenses.

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       (5) The effect of the established charges under CHAMPUS on 
     the participation of physicians in CHAMPUS, and the extent 
     and success of Department of Defense efforts to increase 
     physician participation in areas with low participation 
     rates.
       (b) Submission of Report.--Not later than March 1, 1998, 
     the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing the results of the study required by subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 744. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   PHARMACY PROGRAMS.

       Not later than March 31, 1998, the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to Congress a study evaluating the pharmacy 
     programs of the Department of Defense. The study shall 
     include an examination of the following:
       (1) The merits and feasibility of establishing a uniform 
     formulary for military treatment facility pharmacies and 
     civilian contractor pharmacy benefit administrators.
       (2) The extent of, and cost impacts from, military 
     treatment facility pharmacies denying covered beneficiaries 
     under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, pharmacy 
     care access and shifting such beneficiaries to other sources 
     of pharmacy care.
       (3) The merits and feasibility of implementing other 
     pharmacy benefit management best practices at military 
     treatment facility and civilian contractor pharmacies.
       (4) The cost impacts of TRICARE program contractors being 
     unable to procure pharmaceuticals at discounted prices 
     pursuant to section 8126 of title 38, United States Code, and 
     potential ways to increase the discounts available to TRICARE 
     program contractors, with appropriate controls.

     SEC. 745. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF NAVY GRADUATE MEDICAL 
                   EDUCATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General shall conduct 
     a study to evaluate the validity of the recommendations made 
     by the Medical Education Policy Council of the Bureau of 
     Medicine and Surgery of the Navy regarding restructuring the 
     graduate medical education program of the Department of the 
     Navy. The study shall specifically address the Council's 
     recommendations relating to residency training conducted at 
     Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, and National 
     Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
       (b) Submission of Report.--Not later than March 1, 1998, 
     the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress and the 
     Secretary of the Navy a report containing the results of the 
     study required by subsection (a).
       (c) Moratorium on Restructuring.--Until the report required 
     by subsection (b) is submitted to Congress, the Secretary of 
     the Navy may not make any change in the types of residency 
     programs conducted under the Navy graduate medical education 
     program or the locations at which such residency programs are 
     conducted or otherwise restructure the Navy graduate medical 
     education program.

     SEC. 746. STUDY OF EXPANSION OF PHARMACEUTICALS BY MAIL 
                   PROGRAM TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE 
                   COVERED BENEFICIARIES.

       Not later than six months after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report regarding the feasibility and advisability 
     of expanding the category of persons eligible to participate 
     in the demonstration project for the purchase of prescription 
     pharmaceuticals by mail, as required by section 702(a) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 
     (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 1079 note), to include persons 
     referred to in section 1086(c) of title 10, United States 
     Code, who are covered by subsection (d)(1) of such section 
     and reside in the United States outside of the catchment area 
     of a medical treatment facility of the uniformed services.

     SEC. 747. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF REQUIREMENT FOR 
                   MILITARY MEDICAL FACILITIES IN NATIONAL CAPITAL 
                   REGION.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General shall conduct 
     a study to evaluate the requirement for Army, Navy, and Air 
     Force medical facilities in the National Capital Region (as 
     defined in section 2674(f)(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code). The study shall--
       (1) specifically address requirements with respect to 
     geography, facilities, integrated residencies, and medical 
     environments; and
       (2) provide specific recommendations with respect to how 
     medical and health care provided by these facilities may be 
     better coordinated to more efficiently serve, throughout the 
     National Capital Region, members of the Armed Forces on 
     active duty and covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Submission of Report.--Not later than six months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General shall submit to Congress and the Secretary of Defense 
     a report containing the results of the study required by 
     subsection (a).
                    Subtitle F--Persian Gulf Illness

     SEC. 751. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``Gulf War illness'' means any one of the 
     complex of illnesses and symptoms that might have been 
     contracted by members of the Armed Forces as a result of 
     service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during 
     the Persian Gulf War.
       (2) The term ``Persian Gulf War'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
       (3) The term ``Persian Gulf veteran'' means an individual 
     who served on active duty in the Armed Forces in the 
     Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf 
     War.
       (4) The term ``contingency operation'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code, and includes a humanitarian operation, peacekeeping 
     operation, or similar operation.

     SEC. 752. PLAN FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR PERSIAN GULF 
                   VETERANS.

       (a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting jointly, shall prepare 
     a plan to provide appropriate health care to Persian Gulf 
     veterans (and their dependents) who suffer from a Gulf War 
     illness.
       (b) Contents of Plan.--In preparing the plan, the 
     Secretaries shall--
       (1) use the presumptions of service connection and illness 
     specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 721(d) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note) to determine the 
     Persian Gulf veterans (and the dependents of Persian Gulf 
     veterans) who should be covered by the plan;
       (2) consider the need and methods available to provide 
     health care services to Persian Gulf veterans who are no 
     longer on active duty in the Armed Forces, such as Persian 
     Gulf veterans who are members of the reserve components and 
     Persian Gulf veterans who have been separated from the Armed 
     Forces; and
       (3) estimate the costs to the Government to provide full or 
     partial health care services under the plan to covered 
     Persian Gulf veterans (and their covered dependents).
       (c) Follow-up Treatment.--The plan required by subsection 
     (a) shall specifically address the measures to be used to 
     monitor the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of, 
     and patient satisfaction with, health care services provided 
     to Persian Gulf veterans after their initial medical 
     examination as part of registration in the Persian Gulf War 
     Veterans Health Registry or the Comprehensive Clinical 
     Evaluation Program.
       (d) Submission of Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the 
     Secretaries shall submit to Congress the plan required by 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 753. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF REVISED DISABILITY 
                   CRITERIA FOR PHYSICAL EVALUATION BOARDS.

       Not later than March 1, 1998, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to Congress a study evaluating the revisions made by 
     the Secretary of Defense to the criteria used by Physical 
     Evaluation Boards to set disability ratings for members of 
     the Armed Forces who are no longer medically qualified for 
     continuation on active duty so as to ensure accurate 
     disability ratings related to a diagnosis of a Persian Gulf 
     illness. Such revisions were required by section 721(e) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note).

     SEC. 754. IMPROVED MEDICAL TRACKING SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS 
                   DEPLOYED OVERSEAS IN CONTINGENCY OR COMBAT 
                   OPERATIONS.

       (a) System Required.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074d the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1074e: Medical tracking system for members deployed 
       overseas

       ``(a) System Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a system to assess the medical condition of members 
     of the armed forces (including members of the reserve 
     components) who are deployed outside the United States or its 
     territories or possessions as part of a contingency operation 
     (including a humanitarian operation, peacekeeping operation, 
     or similar operation) or combat operation.
       ``(b) Elements of System.--The system shall include the use 
     of predeployment medical examinations and postdeployment 
     medical examinations (including an assessment of mental 
     health and the drawing of blood samples) to accurately record 
     the medical condition of members before their deployment and 
     any changes in their medical condition during the course of 
     their deployment. The postdeployment examination shall be 
     conducted when the member is redeployed or otherwise leaves 
     an area in which the system is in operation (or as soon as 
     possible thereafter).
       ``(c) Recordkeeping.--The results of all medical 
     examinations conducted under the system, records of all 
     health care services (including immunizations) received by 
     members described in subsection (a) in anticipation of their 
     deployment or during the course of their deployment, and 
     records of events occurring in the deployment area that may 
     affect the health of such members shall be retained and 
     maintained in a centralized location to improve future access 
     to the records.
       ``(d) Quality Assurance.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a quality assurance program to evaluate the success 
     of the system in ensuring that members described in 
     subsection (a) receive predeployment medical examinations and 
     postdeployment medical examinations and that the 
     recordkeeping requirements are met.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1074d the following new item:

``1074e: Medical tracking system for members deployed overseas.''.

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     SEC. 755. REPORT ON PLANS TO TRACK LOCATION OF MEMBERS IN A 
                   THEATER OF OPERATIONS.

       Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing a plan for 
     collecting and maintaining information regarding the daily 
     location of units of the Armed Forces, and to the extent 
     practicable individual members of such units, serving in a 
     theater of operations during a contingency operation or 
     combat operation.

     SEC. 756. REPORT ON PLANS TO IMPROVE DETECTION AND MONITORING 
                   OF CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND SIMILAR HAZARDS IN 
                   A THEATER OF OPERATIONS.

       Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing a plan regarding 
     the deployment, in a theater of operations during a 
     contingency operation or combat operation, of a specialized 
     unit of the Armed Forces with the capability and expertise to 
     detect and monitor the presence of chemical, biological, and 
     similar hazards to which members of the Armed Forces may be 
     exposed.

     SEC. 757. NOTICE OF USE OF INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUGS.

       (a) Notice Requirements.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 1107. Notice of use of investigational new drugs

       ``(a) Notice Required.--(1) Whenever the Secretary of 
     Defense requests or requires a member of the armed forces to 
     receive an investigational new drug, the Secretary shall 
     provide the member with notice containing the information 
     specified in subsection (d).
       ``(2) The Secretary shall also ensure that medical 
     providers who administer an investigational new drug or who 
     are likely to treat members who receive an investigational 
     new drug receive the information required to be provided 
     under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (d).
       ``(b) Time for Notice.--The notice required to be provided 
     to a member under subsection (a)(1) shall be provided before 
     the investigational new drug is first administered to the 
     member, if practicable, but in no case later than 30 days 
     after the investigational new drug is first administered to 
     the member.
       ``(c) Form of Notice.--The notice required under subsection 
     (a)(1) shall be provided in writing unless the Secretary of 
     Defense determines that the use of written notice is 
     impractical because of the number of members receiving the 
     investigational new drug, time constraints, or similar 
     reasons. If the Secretary provides notice under subsection 
     (a)(1) in a form other than in writing, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report describing the notification 
     method used and the reasons for the use of the alternative 
     method.
       ``(d) Content of Notice.--The notice required under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall include the following:
       ``(1) Clear notice that drug being administered is an 
     investigational new drug.
       ``(2) The reasons why the investigational new drug is being 
     administered.
       ``(3) Information regarding the possible side effects of 
     the investigational new drug, including any known side 
     effects possible as a result of the interaction of the 
     investigational new drug with other drugs or treatments being 
     administered to the members receiving the investigational new 
     drug.
       ``(4) Such other information that, as a condition of 
     authorizing the use of the investigational new drug, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services may require to be 
     disclosed.
       ``(e) Records of Use.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     ensure that the medical records of members accurately 
     document the receipt by members of any investigational new 
     drug and the notice required by subsection (d).
       ``(f) Definition.--In this section, the term 
     `investigational new drug' means a drug covered by section 
     505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
     355(i)).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``1107. Notice of use of investigational new drugs.''.

     SEC. 758. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF RESEARCH EFFORTS 
                   REGARDING GULF WAR ILLNESSES.

       Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the 
     effectiveness of medical research initiatives regarding Gulf 
     War illnesses. The report shall address the following:
       (1) The type and effectiveness of previous research 
     efforts, including the activities undertaken pursuant to 
     section 743 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note), 
     section 722 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note), 
     and sections 270 and 271 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 
     110 Stat. 1613).
       (2) Recommendations regarding additional research regarding 
     Gulf War illnesses, including research regarding the nature 
     and causes of Gulf War illnesses and appropriate treatments 
     for such illnesses.
       (3) The adequacy of Federal funding and the need for 
     additional funding for medical research initiatives regarding 
     Gulf War illnesses.

     SEC. 759. PERSIAN GULF ILLNESS CLINICAL TRIALS PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) There are many ongoing studies that investigate risk 
     factors which may be associated with the health problems 
     experienced by Persian Gulf veterans; however, there have 
     been no studies which examine health outcomes and the 
     effectiveness of the treatment received by such veterans.
       (2) The medical literature and testimony presented in 
     hearings on Gulf War illnesses indicate there are therapies, 
     such as cognitive behavioral therapy, which have been 
     effective in treating patients with symptoms similar to those 
     seen in many Persian Gulf veterans.
       (b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Defense and 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting jointly, shall 
     establish a program of cooperative clinical trials at 
     multiple sites to assess the effectiveness of protocols for 
     treating Persian Gulf veterans who suffer from ill-defined or 
     undiagnosed conditions. Such protocols shall include a 
     multidisciplinary treatment model, of which cognitive 
     behavioral therapy is a component.
       (c) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated in 
     section 201(1) for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation for the Army, the sum of $4,500,000 shall be 
     available for program element 62787A (medical technology) in 
     the budget of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1998 
     to carry out the clinical trials program established pursuant 
     to subsection (b).

     SEC. 760. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING GULF WAR ILLNESS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Americans served in the Persian Gulf Conflict of 1991 
     in defense of vital national security interests of the United 
     States.
       (2) It was known to United States intelligence and military 
     commanders that biological and chemical agents were in 
     theater throughout the conflict.
       (3) An undetermined amount of these agents were released 
     into theater.
       (4) A large number of United States military veterans and 
     allied veterans who served in the Southwest Asia theater of 
     operations have been stricken with a variety of severe 
     illnesses.
       (5) Previous efforts to discern the causes of those 
     illnesses have been inadequate, and those illnesses are 
     affecting the health of both veterans and their families.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     all promising technology and treatments relating to Gulf War 
     illnesses should be fully explored and tested to facilitate 
     treatment for members of the Armed Forces and veterans who 
     served the United States in the Persian Gulf conflict and are 
     stricken with unexplainable illness.
  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS
                     Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy

     SEC. 801. CASE-BY-CASE WAIVERS OF DOMESTIC SOURCE 
                   LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Requirement for Case-by-Case Waivers.--Section 2534(d) 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the matter 
     appearing before paragraph (1) by striking out ``waive the 
     limitation in subsection (a) with respect to the procurement 
     of an item listed in that subsection if the Secretary 
     determines'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
     ``waive, on a case-by-case basis, the limitation in 
     subsection (a) in the case of a specific procurement of an 
     item listed in that subsection if the Secretary determines, 
     for that specific procurement,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to contracts entered into after the 
     expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 802. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS 
                   CROSSING FISCAL YEARS TO ALL SEVERABLE SERVICES 
                   CONTRACTS NOT EXCEEDING A YEAR.

       (a) Expanded Authority.--Section 2410a of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2410a. Severable services contracts for periods 
       crossing fiscal years

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary 
     of a military department may enter into a contract for 
     procurement of severable services for a period that begins in 
     one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year if (without 
     regard to any option to extend the period of the contract) 
     the contract period does not exceed one year.
       ``(b) Obligation of Funds.--Funds made available for a 
     fiscal year may be obligated for the total amount of a 
     contract entered into under the authority of subsection 
     (a).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to that section 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:

``2410a. Severable services contracts for periods crossing fiscal 
              years.''.

     SEC. 803. CLARIFICATION OF VESTING OF TITLE UNDER CONTRACTS.

       Section 2307 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Vesting of Title.--If a contract made by the head of 
     an agency provides for title to property to vest in the 
     United States, such title shall vest in accordance with the 
     terms of the contract, regardless of any security interest in 
     the property asserted by the contractor.''.

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     SEC. 804. EXCLUSION OF DISASTER RELIEF, HUMANITARIAN, AND 
                   PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS FROM RESTRICTIONS ON 
                   USE OF UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACT ACTIONS.

       Section 2326 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking out paragraph (4); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4); and
       (2) in subsection (g)(1), by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(E) Purchases in support of contingency operations.
       ``(F) Purchases in support of humanitarian or peacekeeping 
     operations, as defined in 2302(7)(B) of this title.
       ``(G) Purchases in support of emergency work and other 
     disaster relief operations performed pursuant to the Robert 
     T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).''.

     SEC. 805. LIMITATION AND REPORT ON PAYMENT OF RESTRUCTURING 
                   COSTS UNDER DEFENSE CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 137 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2324 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2325. Restructuring costs

       ``(a) Limitation on Payment of Restructuring Costs.--(1) 
     The Secretary of Defense may not pay, under section 2324 of 
     this title, a defense contractor for restructuring costs 
     associated with a business combination of the contractor 
     unless the Secretary determines in writing either--
       ``(A) that the amount of savings for the Department of 
     Defense associated with the restructuring, based on audited 
     cost data, will be at least twice the amount of the costs 
     allowed; or
       ``(B) that the amount of savings for the Department of 
     Defense associated with the restructuring, based on audited 
     cost data, will exceed the amount of the costs allowed and 
     that the business combination will result in the preservation 
     of a critical capability that otherwise might be lost to the 
     Department.
       ``(2) The Secretary may not delegate the authority to make 
     a determination under paragraph (1) to an official of the 
     Department of Defense below the level of an Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense.
       ``(b) Report.--Not later than March 1 in each of 1998, 
     1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report containing the following:
       ``(1) For each defense contractor to which the Secretary 
     has paid, under section 2324 of this title, restructuring 
     costs associated with a business combination, a summary of 
     the following:
       ``(A) The amount of savings for the Department of Defense 
     associated with such business combination that has been 
     realized as of the date of the report, based on audited cost 
     data.
       ``(B) An estimate, as of the date of the report, of the 
     amount of savings for the Department of Defense associated 
     with such business combination that is expected to be 
     achieved in the future.
       ``(2) An identification of any business combination for 
     which the Secretary has paid restructuring costs under 
     section 2324 of this title during the preceding calendar year 
     and, for each such business combination--
       ``(A) the supporting rationale for allowing such costs;
       ``(B) factual information associated with the determination 
     made under subsection (a) with respect to such costs; and
       ``(C) a discussion of whether the business combination 
     would have proceeded without the payment of restructuring 
     costs by the Secretary.
       ``(3) An assessment of the degree of vertical integration 
     resulting from business combinations of defense contractors 
     and a discussion of the measures taken by the Secretary of 
     Defense to increase the ability of the Department of Defense 
     to monitor vertical integration trends and address any 
     resulting negative consequences.
       ``(c) Definition.--In this section, the term `business 
     combination' includes a merger or acquisition.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2324 the following new item:

``2325. Restructuring costs.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 2325 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
     respect to business combinations that occur after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (10 U.S.C. 2324 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 806. AUTHORITY RELATING TO PURCHASE OF CERTAIN VEHICLES.

       Section 2253(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``$12,000'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``$30,000''.

     SEC. 807. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.

       (a) Requirement for Authorization by Law in Acts Other Than 
     Appropriations Acts.--(1) Subsection (i) of section 2306b of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) In the case of the Department of Defense, a multiyear 
     contract may not be entered into for any fiscal year under 
     this section unless the contract is specifically authorized 
     by law in an Act other than an appropriations Act.''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 2306b(i) of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall not apply with 
     respect to a contract authorized by law before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Codification of Annual Recurring Multiyear Procurement 
     Requirements.--(1) Such section is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Various Additional Requirements With Respect to 
     Multiyear Defense Contracts.--(1)(A) The head of an agency 
     may not initiate a contract described in subparagraph (B) 
     unless the congressional defense committees are notified of 
     the proposed contract at least 30 days in advance of the 
     award of the proposed contract.
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) applies to the following contracts:
       ``(i) A multiyear contract--
       ``(I) that employs economic order quantity procurement in 
     excess of $20,000,000 in any one year of the contract; or
       ``(II) that includes an unfunded contingent liability in 
     excess of $20,000,000.
       ``(ii) Any 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.
       ``(2) The head of an agency may not 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.
       ``(3) The head of an agency may not initiate a multiyear 
     procurement contract for any system (or component thereof) if 
     the value of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 
     unless authority for the contract is specifically provided in 
     an appropriations Act.
       ``(4) The head of an agency may not terminate a multiyear 
     procurement contract until 10 days after the date on which 
     notice of the proposed termination is provided to the 
     congressional defense committees.
       ``(5) The execution of multiyear authority shall require 
     the use of a present value analysis to determine lowest cost 
     compared to an annual procurement.
       ``(6) This subsection does not apply to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration or to the Coast Guard.
       ``(7) In this subsection, the term `congressional defense 
     committees' means the following:
       ``(A) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate.
       ``(B) The Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives and the Subcommittee on National Security of 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 
     on October 1, 1998.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Such section is 
     further amended as follows:
       (1) Subsection (a) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``finds--'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof ``finds each of 
     the following:'';
       (B) by capitalizing the initial letter of the first word in 
     each of paragraphs (1) through (6);
       (C) by striking out the semicolon at the end of paragraphs 
     (1) through (4) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (D) by striking out ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (5) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a period.
       (2) Subsection (d)(1) is amended by striking out 
     ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection 
     (a)''.
       (3) Subsection (i)(1) is amended by striking ``five-year'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``future-years''.
       (4) Subsection (k) is amended by striking out 
     ``subsection'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section''.

     SEC. 808. DOMESTIC SOURCE LIMITATION AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Addition of Shipboard Work Stations.--Section 
     2534(a)(3)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and'' before ``totally''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and shipboard work stations''.
       (b) Extension of Domestic Source Limitation for Valves and 
     Machine Tools.--Section 2534(c)(2)(C) of such title is 
     amended by striking out ``October 1, 1996'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``October 1, 2001''.

     SEC. 809. REPEAL OF EXPIRATION OF DOMESTIC SOURCE LIMITATION 
                   FOR CERTAIN NAVAL VESSEL PROPELLERS.

       Section 2534(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out paragraph (4).

     SEC. 810. AUDIT OF PROCUREMENT OF GOODS BY MILITARY 
                   INSTALLATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Audit Requirement.--Not later than September 30, 1998, 
     the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall 
     perform a random audit of the procurement of goods by 
     military installations during fiscal years 1996 and 1997 to 
     determine the extent to which such installations procured 
     goods made in a country other than the United States during 
     those fiscal years.
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``random audit of the procurement of goods by military 
     installations''--
       (1) means an audit of the procurement of goods (not 
     including goods obtained from the Defense Logistics Agency) 
     by not less than four and not more than twelve military 
     installations in the United States;
       (2) shall include an audit of the procurement of goods by a 
     military installation of

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     each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
       (c) Report.--Not later than October 31, 1998, the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Defense shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the results of the audit performed under 
     subsection (a).
                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

     SEC. 821. REPEAL OF CERTAIN ACQUISITION REQUIREMENTS AND 
                   REPORTS

       (a) Repeal of Reporting Requirement for Nonmajor 
     Acquisition Programs.--Section 2220(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``and nonmajor''.
       (b) Repeal of Additional Documentation Requirement for 
     Competition Exception for International Agreements.--Section 
     2304(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in 
     paragraph (2)(E) by striking out ``procedures and such 
     document is approved by the competition advocate for the 
     procuring activity.'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``procedures.''.
       (c) Elimination of Completion Status Requirement in Certain 
     Selected Acquisition Reports.--Section 2432(h)(2) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out subparagraph (D); and
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as 
     subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively.
       (d) Repeal of Requirement To Establish Procurement 
     Competition Goals.--Section 913 of the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 99 Stat. 687; 10 
     U.S.C. 2302 note), is repealed.
       (e) Repeal of Annual Report by Advocates for Competition.--
     Section 20(b) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 418(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3)(B);
       (2) by striking out paragraph (4); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as 
     paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively.
       (f) Repeal of Review and Report Relating to Procurement 
     Regulations.--Section 25 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421) is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) of 
     subsection (c); and
       (2) by striking out subsection (g).

     SEC. 822. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR USE OF TEST AND 
                   EVALUATION INSTALLATIONS BY COMMERCIAL 
                   ENTITIES.

       Section 2681(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 2000''.

     SEC. 823. REQUIREMENT TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN LIST OF FIRMS 
                   NOT ELIGIBLE FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTS.

       (a) Development and Maintenance of List.--Section 2327 of 
     title 10, United States Code, 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) List of Firms Subject to Subsection (b).--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall develop and maintain a list of all 
     firms and subsidiaries of firms that have been subject to the 
     prohibition in subsection (b) since the date occurring five 
     years before the date of the enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998. The Secretary 
     shall make the list available to the public.
       ``(2) A firm or subsidiary included on the list maintained 
     under paragraph (1) may request the Secretary of Defense to 
     remove such firm or subsidiary from the list if its foreign 
     ownership circumstances have significantly changed. Upon 
     receipt of such request, the Secretary shall determine if 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) still apply to the 
     firm or subsidiary. If the Secretary determines such 
     paragraphs no longer apply, the Secretary shall remove the 
     firm or subsidiary from the list.
       ``(3) The head of an agency shall provide a copy of the 
     list maintained under paragraph (1) to each firm or 
     subsidiary of a firm that submits a bid or proposal in 
     response to a solicitation issued by the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(4) The head of an agency shall prohibit each firm or 
     subsidiary of a firm awarded a contract by the agency from 
     using in the performance of the contract any equipment, 
     parts, or services that are provided by a firm or subsidiary 
     included on the list maintained under paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Removal From List.--Section 2327(c)(1)(A) of such title 
     is amended by inserting after ``United States,'' the 
     following: ``the Secretary shall remove the firm or 
     subsidiary from the list maintained under subsection (d)(1) 
     and''.

     SEC. 824. ALLOWABILITY OF COSTS OF EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP 
                   PLANS.

       (a) Prohibition.--Under section 2324 of title 10, United 
     States Code, the Secretary of Defense may not determine the 
     allowability of costs of employee stock ownership plans under 
     contracts with the Department of Defense in accordance with 
     the rule described in subsection (b).
       (b) Rule.--The rule referred to in subsection (a) is the 
     rule that was--
       (1) proposed by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and 
     the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council on November 7, 
     1995, and referred to as FAR Case 92-024, Employee Stock 
     Ownership Plans (60 Federal Register 56216); and
       (2) withdrawn by such Councils on April 3, 1996 (61 Federal 
     Register 14944).

     SEC. 825. EXPANSION OF PERSONNEL ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN 
                   DEMONSTRATION PROJECT RELATING TO ACQUISITION 
                   WORKFORCE.

       (a) Amendment to Purpose of Project.--Section 4308(a) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by 
     adding before the period at the end the following: ``and 
     supporting personnel assigned to work directly with the 
     acquisition workforce''.
       (b) Amendment to Eligible Workforce.--Section 4308(b)(3)(A) 
     of such Act is amended by inserting before the semicolon the 
     following: ``or involves a team of personnel more than half 
     of which consists of members of the acquisition workforce and 
     the remainder of which consists of supporting personnel 
     assigned to work directly with the acquisition workforce''.
       (c) Commencement of Project.--Section 4308(b)(3)(C) of such 
     Act, as redesignated by subsection (b)(2), is amended by 
     striking out ``this Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998''.
       (d) Limitation on Number of Participants.--Section 4308 of 
     such Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Limitation on Number of Participants.--The total 
     number of persons who may participate in the demonstration 
     project under this section may not exceed the number that is 
     equal to the total number of persons who are members of the 
     acquisition workforce.''.

     SEC. 826. TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL REPORT RELATING TO 
                   BUY AMERICAN ACT.

       Section 827 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 41 U.S.C. 10b-3) is 
     amended by striking out ``120 days'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``60 days''.
      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

     SEC. 901. LIMITATION ON OPERATION AND SUPPORT FUNDS FOR THE 
                   OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Reduction in Funds.--The amount of funds appropriated 
     pursuant to section 301 that are available for operation and 
     support activities of the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
     may not exceed the amount equal to 80 percent of the amount 
     of funds requested for such purpose in the budget submitted 
     by the President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, 
     United States Code, for fiscal year 1998.
       (b) Limitation Pending Receipt of Previously Required 
     Reports.--Of the amount available for fiscal year 1998 for 
     operation and support activities of the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense (as limited pursuant to subsection (a)), 
     not more than 90 percent may be obligated until each of the 
     following reports has been submitted to the congressional 
     defense committees:
       (1) The report required by section 901(c) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 
     104-106; 110 Stat. 401).
       (2) The report required by section 904(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
     104-201; 110 Stat. 2619).

     SEC. 902. COMPONENTS OF NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY.

       (a) Employment and Compensation of Civilian Faculty.--
     Section 1595(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``Institute for National Strategic 
     Study,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Institute for 
     National Strategic Studies, the Information Resources 
     Management College,''.
       (b) Preparation of Budget Requests.--Section 2162(d)(2) of 
     such title is amended by inserting after ``the Armed Forces 
     Staff College,'' the following: ``the Institute for National 
     Strategic Studies, the Information Resources Management 
     College,''.

     SEC. 903. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY TO 
                   EMPLOY CIVILIAN PROFESSORS.

       (a) In General.--Subsections (a) and (c) of 7478 of title 
     10, United States Code, are amended by striking ``or at the 
     Marine Corps Command and Staff College'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``or at a school of the Marine Corps 
     University''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 7478. Naval War College and Marine Corps University: 
       civilian faculty members''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 643 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``7478. Naval War College and Marine Corps University: civilian faculty 
              members.''.

     SEC. 904. CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF CHINESE MILITARY AFFAIRS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The strategic relationship between the United States 
     and the People's Republic of China will be very important for 
     future peace and security, not only in the Asia-Pacific 
     region but around the world.
       (2) The United States does not view China as an enemy, nor 
     consider that the coming century necessarily will see a new 
     great power competition between the two nations.
       (3) The end of the Cold War has eliminated what had been 
     the one fundamental common strategic interest of the United 
     States and China, that of containing the Soviet Union.
       (4) The rapid economic rise and stated geopolitical 
     ambitions of China will pose chal

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     lenges that will require careful management in order to 
     preserve peace and protect the national security interests of 
     the United States.
       (5) The ability of the Department of Defense, and the 
     United States Government more generally, to develop sound 
     security and military strategies is hampered by a limited 
     understanding of Chinese strategic goals and military 
     capabilities. The low priority accorded the study of Chinese 
     strategic and military affairs within the Government and 
     within the academic community has contributed to this limited 
     understanding.
       (6) There is a need for a United States national institute 
     for research and assessment of political, strategic, and 
     military affairs in the People's Republic of China. Such an 
     institute should be capable of providing analysis for the 
     purpose of shaping United States military strategy and policy 
     with regard to China and should be readily accessible to 
     senior leaders within the Department of Defense, but should 
     maintain academic and intellectual independence so that that 
     analysis is not first shaped by policy.
       (b) Establishment of Center for the Study of Chinese 
     Military Affairs.--(1) Chapter 108 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2165. National Defense University: Center for the 
       Study of Chinese Military Affairs

       ``(a) Establishment.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs 
     (hereinafter in this section referred to as the `Center') as 
     part of the National Defense University. The Center shall be 
     organized as an independent institute under the University.
       ``(2) The Director of the Center shall be a distinguished 
     scholar of proven academic, management, and leadership 
     credentials with a superior record of achievement and 
     publication regarding Chinese political, strategic, and 
     military affairs. The Director shall be appointed by the 
     Secretary of Defense in consultation with the chairman and 
     ranking minority party member of the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives and the chairman and 
     ranking minority party member of the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate.
       ``(b) Mission.--The mission of the Center is to study the 
     national goals and strategic posture of the People's Republic 
     of China and the ability of that nation to develop, field, 
     and deploy an effective military instrument in support of its 
     national strategic objectives.
       ``(c) Areas of Study.--The Center shall conduct research 
     relating to the People's Republic of China as follows:
       ``(1) To assess the potential of that nation to act as a 
     global great power, the Center shall conduct research that 
     considers the policies and capabilities of that nation in a 
     regional and world-wide context, including Central Asia, 
     Southwest Asia, Europe, and Latin America, as well as the 
     Asia-Pacific region.
       ``(2) To provide a fuller assessment of the areas of study 
     referred to in paragraph (1), the Center shall conduct 
     research on--
       ``(A) economic trends relative to strategic goals and 
     military capabilities;
       ``(B) strengths and weaknesses in the scientific and 
     technological sector; and
       ``(C) relevant demographic and human resource factors on 
     progress in the military sphere.
       ``(3) The Center shall conduct research on the armed forces 
     of the People's Republic of China, taking into account the 
     character of those armed forces and their role in Chinese 
     society and economy, the degree of their technological 
     sophistication, and their organizational and doctrinal 
     concepts. That research shall include inquiry into the 
     following matters:
       ``(A) Concepts concerning national interests, objectives, 
     and strategic culture.
       ``(B) Grand strategy, military strategy, military 
     operations, and tactics.
       ``(C) Doctrinal concepts at each of the four levels 
     specified in subparagraph (B).
       ``(D) The impact of doctrine on China's force structure 
     choices.
       ``(E) The interaction of doctrine and force structure at 
     each level to create an integrated system of military 
     capabilities through procurement, officer education, 
     training, and practice and other similar factors.
       ``(d) Faculty of the Center.--(1) The core faculty of the 
     Center should comprise mature scholars capable of providing 
     diverse perspectives on Chinese political, strategic, and 
     military thought. Center scholars shall demonstrate the 
     following competencies and capabilities:
       ``(A) Analysis of national strategy, military strategy, and 
     doctrine.
       ``(B) Analysis of force structure and military 
     capabilities.
       ``(C) Analysis of--
       ``(i) issues relating to weapons of mass destruction, 
     military intelligence, defense economics, trade, and 
     international economics; and
       ``(ii) the relationship between those issues and grand 
     strategy, science and technology, the sociology of human 
     resources and demography, and political science.
       ``(2) A substantial number of Center scholars shall be 
     competent in the Chinese language. The Center shall include a 
     core of junior scholars capable of providing linguistics and 
     translation support to the Center.
       ``(e) Activities of the Center.--The activities of the 
     Center shall include other elements appropriate to its 
     mission, including the following:
       ``(1) The Center should include an active conference 
     program with an international reach.
       ``(2) The Center should conduct an international 
     competition for a Visiting Fellowship in Chinese Military 
     Affairs and Chinese Security Issues. The term of the 
     fellowship should be for one year, renewable for a second. 
     The visitor should contract to produce a major publication in 
     the visitor's area of expertise.
       ``(3) The Center shall provide funds to support at least 
     one trip per analyst per year to China and the region and to 
     support visits of Chinese military leaders to the Center.
       ``(4) The Center shall support well defined, distinguished, 
     signature publications.
       ``(5) Center scholars shall have appropriate access to 
     intelligence community assessments of Chinese military 
     affairs.
       ``(f) Studies and Reports.--The Director may contract for 
     studies and reports from the private sector to supplement the 
     work of the Center.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2165. National Defense University: Center for the Study of Chinese 
              Military Affairs.''.
       (c) Implementation Report.--Not later than January 1, 1998, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     stating the timetable and organizational plan for 
     establishing the Center for the Study of Chinese Military 
     Affairs under section 2165 of title 10, United States Code, 
     as added by subsection (b).
       (d) Startup of Center.--The Secretary shall establish the 
     Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs under 
     section 2165 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (b), not later than March 1, 1998, and shall 
     appoint the first Director of the Center not later than June 
     1, 1998.
       (e) First Year Funding.--Of the amount available to the 
     Secretary of Defense for fiscal year 1998 for Defense-wide 
     operation and maintenance (other than funds otherwise 
     available for the activities of the National Defense 
     University), the Secretary shall make $5,000,000 available 
     for the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs 
     established under section 2165 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (b).

     SEC. 905. WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY.

       Of the amount appropriated pursuant to section 301 for 
     operation and maintenance for fiscal year 1998, not more than 
     $55,000,000 may be made available for the White House 
     Communications Agency.

     SEC. 906. REVISION TO REQUIRED FREQUENCY FOR PROVISION OF 
                   POLICY GUIDANCE FOR CONTINGENCY PLANS.

       Section 113(g)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking out ``annually''; 
     and
       (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``be provided 
     every two years or more frequently as needed and shall'' 
     after ``Such guidance shall''.

     SEC. 907. TERMINATION OF THE DEFENSE AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE 
                   OFFICE.

       (a) Termination of Office.--The organization within the 
     Department of Defense known as the Defense Airborne 
     Reconnaissance Office is terminated. No funds available for 
     the Department of Defense may be used for the operation of 
     that Office after the date specified in subsection (d).
       (b) Transfer of Functions.--(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) 
     and (3), the Secretary of Defense shall transfer to the 
     Defense Intelligence Agency the functions that were performed 
     on the day before the date of the enactment this Act by the 
     Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office relating to its 
     responsibilities for management oversight and coordination of 
     defense airborne reconnaissance capabilities.
       (2) The Secretary shall determine which functions are 
     appropriate for transfer under paragraph (1). In making such 
     determination, the Secretary shall ensure that program 
     management, development and acquisition, operations, and 
     related responsibilities for individual programs within the 
     Defense Airborne Reconnaissance program remain within the 
     military departments.
       (3) Any functions transferred under this subsection shall 
     be subject to the authority, direction, and control of the 
     Secretary.
       (c) Report.--(1) Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the committees named in paragraph (2) a report 
     containing the Secretary's plan for terminating and 
     transferring the functions of the Defense Airborne 
     Reconnaissance Office.
       (2) The committees referred to in paragraph (1) are--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (d) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect at 
     the end of the 120-day period beginning on 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 
     nec

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     essary in the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 
     amounts of authorizations made available to the Department of 
     Defense in this division for fiscal year 1998 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 National Security of the House 
     of Representatives to accompany the bill H.R. 1119 of the One 
     Hundred Fifth 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. AUTHORITY FOR OBLIGATION OF UNAUTHORIZED FISCAL 
                   YEAR 1997 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 1997 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 1997 
     defense appropriations that are in excess of the amounts 
     provided for such programs, projects, and activities in 
     fiscal year 1997 defense authorizations.
       (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       (1) Fiscal year 1997 defense appropriations.--The term 
     ``fiscal year 1997 defense appropriations'' means amounts 
     appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
     Defense for fiscal year 1997 in the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(b) of 
     Public Law 104-208).
       (2) Fiscal year 1997 defense authorizations.--The term 
     ``fiscal year 1997 defense authorizations'' means amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 1997 in the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201).

     SEC. 1004. AUTHORIZATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
                   FISCAL YEAR 1997.

       Amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
     Defense for fiscal year 1997 in the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201) 
     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 
     the 1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for 
     Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas 
     Peacekeeping Efforts, Including Those in Bosnia.

     SEC. 1005. INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR 1996 TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

       Section 1001(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 100 Stat. 2630) 
     is amended by striking out ``$2,000,000,000'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``$3,100,000,000''.

     SEC. 1006. FISHER HOUSE TRUST FUNDS.

       Section 2221(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for any 
     fiscal year from a trust fund specified in subsection (a) any 
     amount referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) (as 
     applicable to that trust fund), such amount to be available 
     only for the purposes stated in that paragraph. With respect 
     to any such amount, the preceding sentence is the specific 
     authorization by law required by section 1321(b)(2) of title 
     31.''.

     SEC. 1007. FLEXIBILITY IN FINANCING CLOSURE OF CERTAIN 
                   OUTSTANDING CONTRACTS FOR WHICH A SMALL FINAL 
                   PAYMENT IS DUE.

       (a) Closure of Outstanding Contracts.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may make the final payment on a contract to which 
     this section applies from the account established pursuant to 
     subsection (d).
       (b) Covered Contracts.--This section applies to any 
     contract of the Department of Defense--
       (1) that was entered into before December 5, 1990; and
       (2) for which an unobligated balance of an appropriation 
     that had been initially applied to the contract was canceled 
     before December 5, 1990, pursuant to section 1552 of title 
     31, United States Code, as in effect before that date.
       (c) Authority Limited to Small Final Payments.--The 
     Secretary may use the authority provided by this section only 
     for a contract for which the amount of the final payment due 
     is not greater than the micro-purchase threshold (as defined 
     in section 32 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 428)).
       (d) Account.--The Secretary may establish an account for 
     the purposes of this section. The Secretary may from time to 
     time transfer into the account, from funds available to the 
     Department of Defense for procurement or for research, 
     development, test, and evaluation, such amounts as the 
     Secretary determines to be needed for the purposes of the 
     account, except that no such transfer may be made that would 
     result in the balance of the account exceeding $1,000,000. 
     Amounts in the account may be used only for the purposes of 
     this section.
       (e) Closure of Account.--When the Secretary determines that 
     all contracts to which this section applies have been closed 
     and there is no further need for the account established 
     under subsection (d), the Secretary shall close the account. 
     Any amounts remaining in the account shall be covered into 
     the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

     SEC. 1008. UNITED STATES MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE PROGRAM 
                   LIMITATION.

       No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be used 
     for the United States Man and Biosphere Program, or related 
     projects.
                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

     SEC. 1021. RELATIONSHIP OF CERTAIN LAWS TO DISPOSAL OF 
                   VESSELS FOR EXPORT FROM THE NAVAL VESSEL 
                   REGISTER AND THE NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE 
                   FLEET.

       (a) Naval Vessel Register.--(1) Section 7305 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Relationship to Toxic Substances Control Act.--(1) 
     Subject to paragraph (2), the sale of a vessel under this 
     section for export, or any subsequent resale of a vessel sold 
     under this section for export--
       ``(A) is not a disposal or a distribution in commerce under 
     section 6 or 12(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
     U.S.C. 2605 and 2611(a)) or an export of hazardous waste 
     under section 3017 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6938); and
       ``(B) is not subject to section 12(b) of the Toxic 
     Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2611(b)).
       ``(2)(A) Paragraph (1) applies to a vessel being sold for 
     export only if, before the sale of such vessel, any item 
     listed in subparagraph (B) containing polychlorinated 
     biphenyls is removed from the vessel.
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) covers any transformer, large high 
     or low voltage capacitor, or hydraulic or heat transfer 
     fluid.''.
       (2) Section 7306a of such title is amended--
       (A) in the heading, by adding at the end the following: 
     ``or operational training'';
       (B) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or operational 
     training'' after ``purposes''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Relationship to Other Laws.--The sinking of a vessel 
     for an experimental purpose or for operational training 
     pursuant to subsection (a) is not--
       ``(1) a disposal or a distribution in commerce under 
     section 6 or 12(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
     U.S.C. 2605 and 2611(a)); or
       ``(2) the transport of material for the purpose of dumping 
     it into ocean waters, or the dumping of material transported 
     from a location outside the United States, under section 101 
     of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 
     1972 (33 U.S.C. 1411).''.
       (b) National Defense Reserve Fleet.--(1) Section 510(i) of 
     the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1160(i)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(i)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the sale under this 
     subsection of a vessel from the National Defense Reserve 
     Fleet for export, or any subsequent resale of a vessel sold 
     from the Fleet for export--
       ``(i) is not a disposal or a distribution in commerce under 
     section 6 or 12(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
     U.S.C. 2605 and 2611(a)) or an export of hazardous waste 
     under section 3017 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6938); and
       ``(ii) is not subject to subsection (b) of section 12 of 
     the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2611).
       ``(B)(i) Subparagraph (A) applies to a vessel being sold 
     for export only if, before the sale of such vessel, any item 
     listed in clause (ii) containing polychlorinated biphenyls is 
     removed from the vessel.
       ``(ii) Clause (i) covers any transformer, large high or low 
     voltage capacitor, or hydraulic or heat transfer fluid.''.

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       (2) Section 6 of the National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-451; 108 Stat. 4776; 16 U.S.C. 5405) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsections (a)(1) and (b)(2)--
       (i) by inserting ``or 510(i)'' after ``508''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``or 1160(i)'' after ``1158''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking out ``1999'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``2001''.

     SEC. 1022. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A LONG-TERM CHARTER FOR A 
                   VESSEL IN SUPPORT OF THE SURVEILLANCE TOWED-
                   ARRAY SENSOR (SURTASS) PROGRAM.

       The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to enter into a 
     contract in accordance with section 2401 of title 10, United 
     States Code, for the charter, for a period through fiscal 
     year 2003, of the vessel RV CORY CHOUEST (United States 
     official number 933435) in support of the Surveillance Towed-
     Array Sensor (SURTASS) program.

     SEC. 1023. TRANSFER OF TWO SPECIFIED OBSOLETE TUGBOATS OF THE 
                   ARMY.

       (a) Authority To Transfer Vessels.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may transfer the two obsolete tugboats of the Army 
     described in subsection (b) to the Brownsville Navigation 
     District, Brownsville, Texas.
       (b) Vessels Covered.--Subsection (a) applies to the 
     following two decommissioned tugboats of the Army, each of 
     which is listed as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
     as being surplus to the needs of the Army: the Normandy (LT-
     1971) and the Salerno (LT-1953).
       (c) Transfers To Be at No Cost to United States.--A 
     transfer authorized by this section shall be made at no cost 
     to the United States.
       (d) Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require such 
     additional terms and conditions in connection with the 
     transfers authorized by this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.

     SEC. 1024. NAMING OF A DDG-51 CLASS DESTROYER THE U.S.S. 
                   THOMAS F. CONNOLLY.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy 
     should name a guided missile destroyer of the DDG-51 class 
     the U.S.S. Thomas F. Connolly, in honor of Vice Admiral 
     Thomas F. Connolly (1909-1996), of the State of Minnesota, 
     who during an active-duty naval career extending from 1933 to 
     1971 became a leading architect of the modern United States 
     Navy.

     SEC. 1025. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO 
                   TRANSFER OF THE EX-U.S.S. MIDWAY (CV-41).

       In applying section 7306 of title 10, United States Code, 
     with respect to the transfer of the decommissioned aircraft 
     carrier ex-U.S.S. MIDWAY (CV-41), subsection (d)(1)(B) of 
     that section shall be applied by substituting ``30 calendar 
     days'' for ``60 days of continuous session of Congress''.
                  Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities

     SEC. 1031. PROHIBITION ON USE OF NATIONAL GUARD FOR CIVIL-
                   MILITARY ACTIVITIES UNDER STATE DRUG 
                   INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES PLAN.

       Section 112 of title 32, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
     (h) and (i), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Prohibition on Certain Civil-Military Activities.--
     Funds provided under this section may not be used to conduct 
     activities, including community-outreach programs, designed 
     to reduce the demand for illegal drugs among persons who are 
     not members of the National Guard or their dependents.''.

     SEC. 1032. ASSIGNMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL TO 
                   ASSIST IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE 
                   AND CUSTOMS SERVICE.

       (a) Assignment Authority of Secretary of Defense.--Chapter 
     18 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after section 374 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 374a. Assignment of personnel to assist border patrol 
       and control

       ``(a) Assignment Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     assign up to 10,000 Department of Defense personnel at any 
     one time to assist--
       ``(1) the Immigration and Naturalization Service in 
     preventing the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, and 
     illegal aliens into the United States; and
       ``(2) the United States Customs Service in the inspection 
     of cargo, vehicles, and aircraft at points of entry into the 
     United States.
       ``(b) Request for Assignment.--The assignment of Department 
     of Defense personnel under subsection (a) may only occur--
       ``(1) at the request of the Attorney General, in the case 
     of an assignment to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service; and
       ``(2) at the request of the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     the case of an assignment to the United States Customs 
     Service.''.
       ``(c) Reimbursement Requirement.--Section 377 of this title 
     shall apply in the case of Department of Defense personnel 
     assigned under subsection (a).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 374 the following new item:

``374a. Assignment of personnel to assist border patrol and control.''.

     SEC. 1033. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF 
                   NARCOTICS DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Report Requirement.--Not later than December 1st of 
     each year, the Director of the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy shall submit to Congress and the President a 
     report on the development and deployment of narcotics 
     detection technologies by Federal agencies. Each such report 
     shall be prepared in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
     Transportation, and the Secretary of the Treasury.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--Each report under subsection 
     (a) shall include--
       (1) a description of each project implemented by a Federal 
     agency relating to the development or deployment of narcotics 
     detection technology;
       (2) the agency responsible for each project described in 
     paragraph (1);
       (3) the amount of funds obligated or expended to carry out 
     each project described in paragraph (1) during the fiscal 
     year in which the report is submitted or during any fiscal 
     year preceding the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted;
       (4) the amount of funds estimated to be obligated or 
     expended for each project described in paragraph (1) during 
     any fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted to Congress; and
       (5) a detailed timeline for implementation of each project 
     described in paragraph (1).
       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

     SEC. 1041. REPEAL OF MISCELLANEOUS OBSOLETE REPORTS REQUIRED 
                   BY PRIOR DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACTS.

       (a) Report on Removal of Basic Point Defense Missile System 
     From Naval Amphibious Vessels.--Section 1437 of the 
     Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-
     145; 99 Stat. 757), is repealed.
       (b) Report Concerning the Stretchout of Major Defense 
     Acquisition Programs.--Section 117 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100-456; 102 
     Stat. 1933), is repealed.
       (c) Report Concerning the B-2 Aircraft Program.--Section 
     115 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 1373) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 1042. REPEAL OF ANNUAL REPORT REQUIREMENT RELATING TO 
                   TRAINING OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES WITH 
                   FRIENDLY FOREIGN FORCES.

       Section 2011 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out subsection (e).

     SEC. 1043. REPORT ON ANTI-TERRORISM ACTIVITIES.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report, in classified and unclassified form, describing--
       (1) the programs designed to carry out anti-terrorism 
     activities of the Department of Defense;
       (2) any deficiencies in those programs; and
       (3) any actions taken by the Secretary to improve 
     implementation of such programs.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 1051. AUTHORITY FOR SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE DEFENSE 
                   CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE TO EXECUTE 
                   WARRANTS AND MAKE ARRESTS.

       (a) Authority.--Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 1585 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1585a. Special agents of the Defense Criminal 
       Investigative Service: authority to execute warrants and 
       make arrests

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may authorize 
     any DCIS special agent--
       ``(1) to execute and serve any warrant or other process 
     issued under the authority of the United States; and
       ``(2) to make arrests without a warrant--
       ``(A) for any offense against the United States committed 
     in the presence of that agent; and
       ``(B) for any felony cognizable under the laws of the 
     United States if the agent has probable cause to believe that 
     the person to be arrested has committed or is committing the 
     felony.
       ``(b) Attorney General Guidelines.--Authority of a DCIS 
     special agent under subsection (a) may be exercised only in 
     accordance with guidelines approved by the Attorney General.
       ``(c) DCIS Special Agent Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `DCIS special agent' means an employee of the Department 
     of Defense who is a special agent of the Defense Criminal 
     Investigative Service (or any successor to that service).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1585 the following new item:

``1585a. Special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service: 
              authority to execute warrants and make arrests.''.

     SEC. 1052. STUDY OF INVESTIGATIVE PRACTICES OF MILITARY 
                   CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE ORGANIZATIONS RELATING 
                   TO SEX CRIMES.

       (a) Independent Study Required.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall provide for an independent study of the 
     policies, procedures, and practices of the military criminal 
     investigative organizations for the conduct of investigations 
     of complaints of sex crimes and other criminal sexual 
     misconduct arising in the Armed Forces.
       (2) The Secretary shall provide for the study to be 
     conducted by the National Academy of Public Administration. 
     The amount of a contract for the study may not exceed 
     $2,000,000.

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       (3) The Secretary shall require that all components of the 
     Department of Defense cooperate fully with the organization 
     carrying out the study.
       (b) Matters To Be Included in Study.--The Secretary shall 
     require that the organization conducting the study under this 
     section specifically consider each of the following matters:
       (1) The need (if any) for greater organizational 
     independence and autonomy for the military criminal 
     investigative organizations than exists under current chain-
     of-command structures within the military departments.
       (2) The authority of each of the military criminal 
     investigative organizations to investigate allegations of sex 
     crimes and other criminal sexual misconduct and the policies 
     of those organizations for carrying out such investigations.
       (3) The training (including training in skills and 
     techniques related to the conduct of interviews) provided by 
     each of those organizations to agents or prospective agents 
     responsible for conducting or providing support to 
     investigations of alleged sex crimes and other criminal 
     sexual misconduct, including--
       (A) the extent to which that training is comparable to the 
     training provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and 
     other civilian law enforcement agencies; and
       (B) the coordination of training and investigative policies 
     related to alleged sex crimes and other criminal sexual 
     misconduct of each of those organizations with the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation and other civilian Federal law 
     enforcement agencies.
       (4) The procedures and relevant professional standards of 
     each military criminal investigative organization with regard 
     to recruitment and hiring of agents, including an evaluation 
     of the extent to which those procedures and standards provide 
     for--
       (A) sufficient screening of prospective agents based on 
     background investigations; and
       (B) obtaining sufficient information about the 
     qualifications and relevant experience of prospective agents.
       (5) The advantages and disadvantages of establishing, 
     within each of the military criminal investigative 
     organizations or within the Defense Criminal Investigative 
     Service only, of a special unit for the investigation of 
     alleged sex crimes and other criminal sexual misconduct.
       (6) The clarity of guidance for, and consistency of 
     investigative tactics used by, each of the military criminal 
     investigative organizations for the investigation of alleged 
     sex crimes and other criminal sexual misconduct, together 
     with a comparison with the guidance and tactics used by the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation and other civilian law 
     enforcement agencies for such investigations.
       (7) The number of allegations of agent misconduct in the 
     investigation of sex crimes and other criminal sexual 
     misconduct for each of those organizations, together with a 
     comparison with the number of such allegations concerning 
     agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other 
     civilian law enforcement agencies for such investigations.
       (8) The procedures of each of the military criminal 
     investigative organizations for administrative identification 
     (known as ``titling'') of persons suspected of committing sex 
     crimes or other criminal sexual misconduct, together with a 
     comparison with the comparable procedures of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation and other civilian Federal law 
     enforcement agencies for such investigations.
       (9) The accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of reporting 
     of sex crimes and other criminal sexual misconduct by each of 
     the military criminal investigative organizations to the 
     National Crime Information Center maintained by the 
     Department of Justice.
       (10) Any recommendation for legislation or administrative 
     action to revise the organizational or operational 
     arrangements of the military criminal investigative 
     organizations or to alter recruitment, training, or 
     operational procedures, as they pertain to the investigation 
     of sex crimes and other criminal sexual misconduct.
       (c) Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall require the 
     organization conducting the study under this section to 
     submit to the Secretary a report on the study not later than 
     one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. The 
     organization shall include in the report its findings and 
     conclusions concerning each of the matters specified in 
     subsection (b).
       (2) The Secretary shall submit the report under paragraph 
     (1), together with the Secretary's comments on the report, to 
     Congress not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     report is submitted to the Secretary under paragraph (1).
       (d) Military Criminal Investigative Organization Defined.--
     For the purposes of this section, the term ``military 
     criminal investigative organization'' means any of the 
     following:
       (1) The Army Criminal Investigation Command.
       (2) The Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
       (3) The Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
       (4) The Defense Criminal Investigative Service.
       (e) Criminal Sexual Misconduct Defined.--For the purposes 
     of this section, the term ``criminal sexual misconduct'' 
     means conduct by a member of the Armed Forces involving 
     sexual abuse, sexual harassment, or other sexual misconduct 
     that constitutes an offense under the Uniform Code of 
     Military Justice.

     SEC. 1053. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, 
     and at the beginning of part I of subtitle A, are each 
     amended by striking out ``471'' in the item relating to 
     chapter 23 and inserting in lieu thereof ``481''.
       (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, 
     and at the beginning of part IV of subtitle A, are each 
     amended by striking out ``2540'' in the item relating to 
     chapter 152 and inserting in lieu thereof ``2541''.
       (3) Section 116(b)(2) is amended by striking out ``such 
     subsection'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection 
     (a)''.
       (4) Section 129c(e) is amended by striking out ``section 
     115a(g)(2)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     115a(e)(2)''.
       (5) Section 382(g) is amended by striking out ``the date of 
     the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 
     23, 1996''.
       (6) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I 
     of chapter 21 is amended by striking out the items relating 
     to sections 424 and 425 and inserting in lieu thereof the 
     following:

``424. Disclosure of organizational and personnel information: 
              exemption for Defense Intelligence Agency, National 
              Reconnaissance Office, and National Imagery and Mapping 
              Agency.''.
       (7) Section 445 is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``(1)'' before ``Except with'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively;
       (C) by striking out ``(2)'' before ``Whenever it appears'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``(b) Injunctive Relief.--''; 
     and
       (D) by striking out ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``subsection (a)''.
       (8) Section 858b is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking out ``forfeiture'' and all that follows through 
     ``due that member'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``forfeiture of pay, or of pay and allowances, due that 
     member''.
       (9) Section 943(c) is amended--
       (A) in the third sentence, by striking out ``such 
     positions'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``positions 
     referred to in the preceding sentences''; and
       (B) by capitalizing the initial letter of the third word of 
     the subsection heading.
       (10) Section 954 is amended by striking out ``this'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``his''.
       (11) Section 972(b) is amended by striking out ``the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``February 10, 1996''.
       (12) Section 976(f) is amended by striking out ``shall,'' 
     and all that follows and inserting in lieu thereof ``shall be 
     fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or 
     both, except that, in the case of an organization (as defined 
     in section 18 of such title), the fine shall not be less than 
     $25,000.''.
       (13) Section 977 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (c), by striking out ``Beginning on 
     October 1, 1996, not more than'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Not more than''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking out ``before October 
     1, 1996,'' and all that follows through ``so assigned'' the 
     second place it appears.
       (14) Section 1129(c) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``the date of the enactment of this 
     section,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``November 30, 
     1993,''; and
       (B) by striking out ``before the date of the enactment of 
     this section or'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``before such 
     date or''.
       (15) Section 1151(b) is amended by striking out ``with'' in 
     the subsection heading and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``With''.
       (16) Section 1152(g) is amended by inserting ``(1)'' before 
     ``The Secretary may''.
       (17) Section 1408(d) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``To'' in the subsection heading and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``to''; and
       (B) by redesignating the second paragraph (6) as paragraph 
     (7).
       (18) Section 1599c(c)(1)(F) is amended by striking out 
     ``Sections 106(f)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Sections 
     106(e)''.
       (19) Section 1763 is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``On and after October 1, 1993, the 
     Secretary of Defense'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The 
     Secretary of Defense''; and
       (B) by striking out ``secretaries'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Secretaries''.
       (20) Section 2010(e) is repealed.
       (21) Section 2208(k) is repealed.
       (22)(A) Section 2306(h) is amended by inserting ``for the 
     purchase of property'' after ``Multiyear contracting 
     authority''.
       (B)(i) The heading of section 2306b is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 2306b. Multiyear contracts: acquisition of property''.

       (ii) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 137 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:


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``2306b. Multiyear contracts: acquisition of property.''.
       (23) Section 2306b(k) is amended by striking out ``this 
     subsection'' in the first sentence and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``this section''.
       (24) Section 2315(a) is amended by striking out ``the 
     Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``division E of the Clinger-Cohen 
     Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.)''.
       (25) Section 2371a is amended by inserting ``Defense'' 
     before ``Advanced Research Projects Agency''.
       (26) Section 2401a(a) is amended by striking out ``leasing 
     of such vehicles'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``such 
     leasing''.
       (27) Section 2466(e) is repealed.
       (28) Section 2684(b) is amended by striking out ``, United 
     States Code,''.
       (29) Section 2885 is amended by striking out ``five years 
     after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``on February 10, 2001''.
       (30) Section 12733(3) is amended--
       (A) by inserting a comma after ``(B)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``the date of the enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``September 23, 1996,''.
       (b) Title 37, United States Code.--Section 205(d) of title 
     37, United States Code, is amended by striking out the period 
     after ``August 1, 1979'' and inserting in lieu thereof a 
     comma.
       (c) Public Law 104-201.--Effective as of September 23, 
     1996, and as if included therein as enacted, the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
     104-201) is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 367 (110 Stat. 2496) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Subchapter II of 
     chapter'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chapter''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking out ``subchapter'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``chapter''.
       (2) Section 614(b)(2)(B) (110 Stat. 2544) is amended by 
     striking out ``the period'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the semicolon''.
       (3) Section 802(1) (110 Stat. 2604) is amended by striking 
     out ``1995'' in the first quoted matter therein and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``1996''.
       (4) Section 829(c) (110 Stat. 2612) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``Section 2502(b)'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Section 2502(c)''; and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as subparagraph (C) of 
     paragraph (2).
       (d) Other Annual Defense Authorization Acts.--
       (1) of The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106) is amended as follows:
       (A) Section 533(b) (110 Stat. 315) is amended by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``and the 
     amendments made by subsection (b), effective as of October 5, 
     1994''.
       (B) Section 1501(d)(1) (110 Stat. 500) is amended by 
     striking out ``337(b)'' and ``2717'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``377(b)'' and ``2737'', respectively.
       (2) Section 845 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 10 U.S.C. 2371 
     note) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Defense'' before 
     ``Advanced''; and
       (B) in the section heading, by inserting ``defense'' after 
     the third word.
       (3) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1993 (Public Law 102-484) is amended as follows:
       (A) Section 812(c) (10 U.S.C. 1723 note) is amended by 
     inserting ``and Technology'' after ``for Acquisition''.
       (B) Subsection (e) of section 4471 (10 U.S.C. 2501 note) is 
     amended--
       (i) by realigning that subsection so as to be flush to the 
     margin; and
       (ii) by capitalizing the initial letter of the third word 
     of the subsection heading.
       (4) Section 807(b)(2)(A) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 
     102-190; 10 U.S.C. 2320 note) is amended by inserting before 
     the period the following: ``and Technology''.
       (5) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1991 (Public Law 101-510) is amended as follows:
       (A) Section 1205 (10 U.S.C. 1746 note) is amended by 
     striking out ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition'' 
     each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology''.
       (B) Section 2921 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (e)(3)(B), by striking out 
     ``Subcommittees'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Subcommittee''; and
       (ii) in subsection (f)(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''.
       (6) Section 1121(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-180; 10 
     U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking out ``under this 
     section--'' and all that follow through ``fiscal year 1990'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``under this section may not 
     exceed 5,000 during any fiscal year''.
       (d) Title 5, United States Code.--Title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 3329(b) is amended by striking out ``a position 
     described in subsection (c)'' the second place it appears.
       (2) Section 5315 is amended--
       (A) in the item relating to the Chief Information Officer 
     of the Department of the Interior, by inserting ``the'' 
     before ``Interior''; and
       (B) in the item relating to the Chief Information Officer 
     of the Department of the Treasury, by inserting ``the'' 
     before ``Treasury''.
       (3) Section 5316 is amended by striking out ``Atomic 
     Energy'' after ``Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Nuclear and Chemical and 
     Biological Defense Programs''.
       (e) Acquisition Policy Statutes.--
       (1) Section 309 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 259) is amended by striking 
     out ``and'' at the end of subsection (b)(2).
       (2) The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act is amended 
     as follows:
       (A) The item relating to section 27 in the table of 
     contents in section 1 is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 27. Restrictions on disclosing and obtaining contractor bid or 
              proposal information or source selection information.''.
       (B) Section 6(d) (41 U.S.C. 405(d)) is amended--
       (i) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph 
     (5)(J) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;
       (ii) by moving paragraph (6) two ems to the left; and
       (iii) in paragraph (12), by striking out ``small business'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``small businesses''.
       (C) Section 35(b)(2) (41 U.S.C. 431(b)(2)) is amended by 
     striking out ``commercial'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``commercially available''.
       (3) Section 6 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 605) is amended in subsections (d) and (e) by striking 
     out ``(as in effect on September 30, 1995)'' each place it 
     appears.
       (4) Subsections (d)(1) and (e) of section 16 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 645) are each amended by striking out 
     ``concerns'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``concern''.
       (f) Coordination With Other Amendments.--For purposes of 
     applying amendments made by provisions of this Act other than 
     provisions of this section, this section shall be treated as 
     having been enacted immediately before the other provisions 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1054. DISPLAY OF POW/MIA FLAG.

       (a) Required Display.--The POW/MIA flag shall be displayed 
     at the locations specified in subsection (c) each year on 
     POW/MIA flag display days. Such display shall serve (1) as 
     the symbol of the Nation's concern and commitment to 
     achieving the fullest possible accounting of Americans who, 
     having been prisoners of war or missing in action, still 
     remain unaccounted for, and (2) as the symbol of the Nation's 
     commitment to achieving the fullest possible accounting for 
     Americans who in the future may become prisoners of war, 
     missing in action, or otherwise unaccounted for as a result 
     of hostile action.
       (b) Days for Flag Display.--(1) For purposes of this 
     section, POW/MIA flag display days are the following:
       (A) Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May.
       (B) Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.
       (C) Flag Day, June 14.
       (D) Independence Day, July 4.
       (E) National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
       (F) Veterans Day, November 11.
       (2) In the case of display at United States Postal Service 
     post offices (required by subsection (c)(8)), POW/MIA flag 
     display days in any year include, in addition to the days 
     specified in paragraph (1), the last business day before each 
     such day that itself is not a business day.
       (c) Locations for Flag Display.--The locations for the 
     display of the POW/MIA flag under this section are the 
     following:
       (1) The Capitol.
       (2) The White House.
       (3) The Korean War Veterans Memorial and the Vietnam 
     Veterans Memorial.
       (4) Each national cemetery.
       (5) The buildings containing the primary offices of--
       (A) the Secretary of State;
       (B) the Secretary of Defense;
       (C) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and
       (D) the Director of the Selective Service System.
       (6) Each major military installation, as designated by the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       (7) Each Department of Veterans Affairs medical center.
       (8) Each United States Postal Service post office.
       (d) Coordination With Other Display Requirement.--Display 
     of the POW/MIA flag at the Capitol pursuant to paragraph (1) 
     of subsection (c) is in addition to the display of that flag 
     in the Rotunda of the Capitol required by Senate Concurrent 
     Resolution 5 of the 101st Congress, agreed to on February 22, 
     1989 (103 Stat. 2533).
       (e) Requirements Concerning Display at Specified 
     Locations.--(1) Display of the POW/MIA flag at the buildings 
     specified in paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (7) of subsection 
     (c) shall be on, or on the grounds of, each such building.
       (2) Display of that flag pursuant to paragraph (5) of 
     subsection (c) at the buildings containing the primary 
     offices of the officials specified in that paragraph shall be 
     in an area visible to the public.

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       (3) Display of that flag at United States Postal Service 
     post offices pursuant to paragraph (8) of subsection (c) 
     shall be on the grounds or in the public lobby of each such 
     post office.
       (f) POW/MIA Flag Defined.--As used in this section, the 
     term ``POW/MIA flag'' means the National League of Families 
     POW/MIA flag recognized officially and designated by section 
     2 of Public Law 101-355 (36 U.S.C. 189).
       (g) Regulations for Implementation.--Within 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each 
     department, agency, or other establishment responsible for a 
     location specified in subsection (c) (other than the Capitol) 
     shall prescribe such regulations as necessary to carry out 
     this section.
       (h) Procurement and Distribution of Flags.--Within 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall procure POW/MIA flags 
     and distribute them as necessary to carry out this section.
       (i) Repeal of Prior Law.--Section 1084 of Public Law 102-
     190 (36 U.S.C. 189 note) is repealed.
       (j) Daily Display of Flag at Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Medical Centers.--In addition to the display required by 
     subsection (a), the POW/MIA flag shall be displayed on, or on 
     the grounds of, each Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
     center on every day on which the flag of the United States is 
     displayed.

     SEC. 1055. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BEFORE OBSERVANCE OF 
                   MORATORIUM ON USE BY ARMED FORCES OF 
                   ANTIPERSONNEL LANDMINES.

       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. 1056. PROTECTION OF SAFETY-RELATED INFORMATION 
                   VOLUNTARILY PROVIDED BY AIR CARRIERS.

       (a) Authority To Protect Information.--Section 2640 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections 
     (i) and (j), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Authority to Protect Safety-Related Information 
     Voluntarily Provided by An Air Carrier.--(1) In any case in 
     which an air carrier voluntarily provides safety-related 
     information to the Secretary for purposes of this section, 
     the Secretary may (notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law) withhold the information from public disclosure if the 
     Secretary determines that--
       ``(A) disclosure of the information would inhibit the air 
     carrier from voluntarily providing safety-related information 
     to the Secretary; and
       ``(B) the information would aid--
       ``(i) the Secretary in carrying out his responsibilities 
     under this section; or
       ``(ii) the head of another agency in carrying out the 
     safety responsibilities of the agency.
       ``(2) If the Secretary provides to the head of another 
     agency safety-related information described in paragraph (1) 
     with respect to which the Secretary has made a determination 
     described in that paragraph, the head of that agency shall 
     (notwithstanding any other provision of law) withhold the 
     information from public disclosure.''.
       (b) Applicability.--Subsection (h) of section 2640 of title 
     10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall 
     apply with respect to requests for information made on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1057. NATIONAL GUARD CHALLENGE PROGRAM TO CREATE 
                   OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVILIAN YOUTH.

       (a) Program Authority.--Chapter 5 of title 32, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 509. National Guard Challenge Program of opportunities 
       for civilian youth

       ``(a) Program Authority and Purpose.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Chief of the National Guard 
     Bureau, may conduct a National Guard civilian youth 
     opportunities program (to be known as the `National Guard 
     Challenge Program') to use the National Guard to provide 
     military-based training, including supervised work experience 
     in community service and conservation projects, to civilian 
     youth who cease to attend secondary school before graduating 
     so as to improve the life skills and employment potential of 
     such youth.
       ``(b) Conduct of the Program.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall provide for the conduct of the National Guard Challenge 
     Program in such States as the Secretary considers to be 
     appropriate, except that Federal expenditures under the 
     program may not exceed $50,000,000 for any fiscal year.
       ``(c) Program Agreements.--(1) To carry out the National 
     Guard Challenge Program in a State, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall enter into an agreement with the Governor of the State 
     or, in the case of the District of Columbia, with the 
     commanding general of the District of Columbia National 
     Guard, under which the Governor or the commanding general 
     will establish, organize, and administer the National Guard 
     Challenge Program in the State.
       ``(2) The agreement may provide for the Secretary to 
     provide funds to the State for civilian personnel costs 
     attributable to the use of civilian employees of the National 
     Guard in the conduct of the National Guard Challenge Program.
       ``(d) Matching Funds Required.--The amount of assistance 
     provided under this section to a State program of the 
     National Guard Challenge Program may not exceed--
       ``(1) for fiscal year 1998, 75 percent of the costs of 
     operating the State program during that year;
       ``(2) for fiscal year 1999, 70 percent of the costs of 
     operating the State program during that year;
       ``(3) for fiscal year 2000, 65 percent of the costs of 
     operating the State program during that year; and
       ``(4) for fiscal year 2001 and each subsequent fiscal year, 
     60 percent of the costs of operating the State program during 
     that year.
       ``(e) Persons Eligible to Participate in Program.--A school 
     dropout from secondary school shall be eligible to 
     participate in the National Guard Challenge Program. The 
     Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the standards and 
     procedures for selecting participants from among school 
     dropouts.
       ``(f) Authorized Benefits for Participants.--(1) To the 
     extent provided in an agreement entered into in accordance 
     with subsection (c) and subject to the approval of the 
     Secretary of Defense, a person selected for training in the 
     National Guard Challenge Program may receive the following 
     benefits in connection with that training:
       ``(A) Allowances for travel expenses, personal expenses, 
     and other expenses.
       ``(B) Quarters.
       ``(C) Subsistence.
       ``(D) Transportation.
       ``(E) Equipment.
       ``(F) Clothing.
       ``(G) Recreational services and supplies.
       ``(H) Other services.
       ``(I) Subject to paragraph (2), a temporary stipend upon 
     the successful completion of the training, as characterized 
     in accordance with procedures provided in the agreement.
       ``(2) In the case of a person selected for training in the 
     National Guard Challenge Program who afterwards becomes a 
     member of the Civilian Community Corps under subtitle E of 
     title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12611 et seq.), the person may not receive a temporary 
     stipend under paragraph (1)(I) while the person is a member 
     of that Corps. The person may receive the temporary stipend 
     after completing service in the Corps unless the person 
     elects to receive benefits provided under subsection (f) or 
     (g) of section 158 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12618).
       ``(g) Program Personnel.--(1) Personnel of the National 
     Guard of a State in which the National Guard Challenge 
     Program is conducted may serve on full-time National Guard 
     duty for the purpose of providing command, administrative, 
     training, or supporting services for the program. For the 
     performance of those services, any such personnel may be 
     ordered to duty under section 502(f) of this title for not 
     longer than the period of the program.
       ``(2) A Governor participating in the National Guard 
     Challenge Program and the commanding general of the District 
     of Columbia National Guard (if the District of Columbia 
     National Guard is participating in the program) may procure 
     by contract the temporary full time services of such civilian 
     personnel as may be necessary to augment National Guard 
     personnel in carrying out the National Guard Challenge 
     Program in that State.
       ``(3) Civilian employees of the National Guard performing 
     services for the National Guard Challenge Program and 
     contractor personnel performing such services may be 
     required, when appropriate to achieve the purposes of the 
     program, to be members of the National Guard and to wear the 
     military uniform.
       ``(h) Equipment and Facilities.--(1) Equipment and 
     facilities of the National Guard, including military property 
     of the United States issued to the National Guard, may be 
     used in carrying out the National Guard Challenge Program.
       ``(2) Activities under the National Guard Challenge Program 
     shall be considered noncombat activities of the National 
     Guard for purposes of section 710 of this title.
       ``(i) Status of Participants.--(1) A person receiving 
     training under the National Guard Challenge Program shall be 
     considered an employee of the United States for the purposes 
     of the following provisions of law:
       ``(A) Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 (relating to 
     compensation of Federal employees for work injuries).
       ``(B) Section 1346(b) and chapter 171 of title 28 and any 
     other provision of law relating to the liability of the 
     United States for tortious conduct of employees of the United 
     States.
       ``(2) In the application of the provisions of law referred 
     to in paragraph (1)(A) to a person referred to in paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) the person shall not be considered to be in the 
     performance of duty while the person is not at the assigned 
     location of training or other activity or duty authorized in 
     accordance with a program agreement referred to in subsection 
     (c), except when the person is traveling to or from that 
     location or is on pass from that training or other activity 
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       ``(B) the person's monthly rate of pay shall be deemed to 
     be the minimum rate of pay provided for grade GS-2 of the 
     General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5; and
       ``(C) the entitlement of a person to receive compensation 
     for a disability shall begin on the day following the date on 
     which the person's participation in the National Guard 
     Challenge Program is terminated.
       ``(3) A person referred to in paragraph (1) may not be 
     considered an employee of the United States for any purpose 
     other than a purpose set forth in that paragraph.
       ``(j) Supplemental Resources.--(1) To carry out the 
     National Guard Challenge Program in a State, the Governor of 
     the State or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the 
     commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard 
     may supplement funds made available under the program out of 
     other resources (including gifts) available to the Governor 
     or the commanding general. The Governor or the commanding 
     general may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of 
     money, other property, or services for the National Guard 
     Challenge Program.
       ``(k) Report.--Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal 
     year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the design, conduct, and effectiveness of the 
     National Guard Challenge Program during the preceding fiscal 
     year. In preparing the report, the Secretary shall coordinate 
     with the Governor of each State in which the National Guard 
     Challenge Program is carried out and, if the program is 
     carried out in the District of Columbia, with the commanding 
     general of the District of Columbia National Guard.
       ``(l) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `State' includes the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the territories, and the District of Columbia.
       ``(2) The term `school dropout' means an individual 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.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``509. National Guard Challenge Program of opportunities for civilian 
              youth.''.

     SEC. 1058. LEASE OF NON-EXCESS PERSONAL PROPERTY OF THE 
                   MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.

       (a) Receipt of Fair Market Value.--Subsection (b)(4) of 
     section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``, in the case of the lease of real 
     property,''.
       (b) Competitive Selection.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g)(1) If a proposed lease under subsection (a) involves 
     only personal property, the lease term exceeds one year, and 
     the fair market value of the lease interest exceeds $100,000, 
     as determined by the Secretary concerned, the Secretary shall 
     use competitive procedures to select the lessee.
       ``(2) Not later than 45 days before entering into a lease 
     referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall 
     submit to Congress written notice describing the terms of the 
     proposed lease and the competitive procedures used to select 
     the lessee.''.

     SEC. 1059. COMMENDATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 
                   GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WHO SERVED DURING 
                   THE COLD WAR.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) During the period of the Cold War, from the end of 
     World War II until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, 
     the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a global 
     military rivalry.
       (2) This rivalry, potentially the most dangerous military 
     confrontation in the history of mankind, has come to a close 
     without a direct superpower military conflict.
       (3) Military and civilian personnel of the Department of 
     Defense, personnel in the intelligence community, members of 
     the foreign service, and other officers and employees of the 
     United States faithfully performed their duties during the 
     Cold War.
       (4) Many such personnel performed their duties while 
     isolated from family and friends and served overseas under 
     frequently arduous conditions in order to protect the United 
     States and achieve a lasting peace.
       (5) The discipline and dedication of those personnel were 
     fundamental to the prevention of a superpower military 
     conflict.
       (b) Congressional Commendation.--The Congress hereby 
     commends, and expresses its gratitude and appreciation for, 
     the service and sacrifices of the members of the Armed Forces 
     and civilian personnel of the Government who contributed to 
     the historic victory in the Cold War.

     SEC. 1060. PROHIBITION OF PERFORMANCE OF MILITARY HONORS UPON 
                   DEATH OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF CAPITAL CRIMES.

       (a) Military Funerals.--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 not 
     provide military honors at the funeral of a person who has 
     been convicted of a crime under State or Federal law for 
     which death is a possible punishment and for which the person 
     was sentenced to death or life imprisonment without parole.
       (b) Applicability of Section.--This section applies without 
     regard to any other provision of law relating to funeral or 
     burial benefits.

     SEC. 1061. STUDY OF UNITED STATES CAPACITOR AND RESISTOR 
                   INDUSTRIES.

       The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to assess 
     the capacitor and resistor industries in the United States in 
     order to determine--
       (1) the importance of such industries to the national 
     defense and the defense mobilization base; and
       (2) whether such industries are in danger of being 
     critically weakened because of the removal of tariffs on 
     imports under the Information Technology Agreement.

     SEC. 1062. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED 
                   STATES ARMED FORCES ABROAD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     United States Armed Forces should not be deployed outside the 
     United States to provide assistance to another nation in 
     connection with environmental preservation activities in that 
     nation.
       (b) Scope of Section.--For purposes of this section, 
     environmental preservation activities do not include 
     activities undertaken for humanitarian purposes, disaster 
     relief activities, peacekeeping activities, or operational 
     training activities.

     SEC. 1063. STUDY OF TRANSFER OF MODULAR AIRBORNE FIRE 
                   FIGHTING SYSTEM.

       Not later than six months after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, shall submit to Congress a 
     report evaluating the feasibility of transferring 
     jurisdiction over units of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting 
     System from the Department of Agriculture to the Department 
     of Defense.

     SEC. 1064. OVERSIGHT OF COUNTER-TERRORISM AND ANTI-TERRORISM 
                   PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall--
       (1) establish a Government-wide reporting system with 
     respect to the budget and expenditure of funds by executive 
     departments and agencies for the purpose of carrying out 
     counter-terrorism and anti-terrorism programs and activities; 
     and
       (2) collect information on--
       (A) the budget and expenditure of funds by executive 
     departments and agencies during fiscal years 1995 through 
     1997 for purposes of carrying out counter-terrorism and anti-
     terrorism programs and activities; and
       (B) the specific programs and activities for which such 
     funds were expended.
       (b) Report Requirement.--Not later than March 1st of each 
     year, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall submit to the President and to Congress a report, in 
     classified and unclassified form, describing, for each 
     executive department and agency and for the executive branch 
     as whole--
       (1) the amounts proposed to be expended directly for 
     counter-terrorism and anti-terrorism programs and activities 
     for the fiscal year beginning in the calendar year in which 
     the report is submitted;
       (2) the amounts proposed to be expended directly for 
     counter-terrorism and anti-terrorism programs and activities 
     for the fiscal year in which the report is submitted and the 
     amounts that have already been expended for such programs and 
     activities for that fiscal year;
       (3) the amounts proposed to be expended directly and the 
     amounts actually expended directly for counter-terrorism and 
     anti-terrorism programs and activities for the three fiscal 
     years preceding the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted; and
       (4) the specific counter-terrorism and anti-terrorism 
     programs and activities being implemented, any priorities 
     with respect to such programs and activities, and whether 
     there has been any duplication of efforts in implementing 
     such programs and activities.

     SEC. 1065. ARMAMENT RETOOLING AND MANUFACTURING SUPPORT 
                   INITIATIVE.

       (a) Expansion of Purposes of Initiative.--Section 193(b) of 
     the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Act of 1992 
     (subtitle H of title I of Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 2501 
     note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(10) To allow for the use of ammunition manufacturing 
     facilities by other entities for the purpose of 
     modernization, development, and restoration of the 
     facilities.''.
       (b) Authority to Enter Into Agreements.--Section 194(a) of 
     such Act is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (2) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) to enter into agreements (which may include 
     contracts, leases, or other arrangements for a period of not 
     more than 99 years) with other entities with respect to the 
     ammunition manufacturing facility, or a part of such 
     facility.''.
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than January 1, 1998, 
     the Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress a report 
     on progress with respect to the implementation of the 
     amendments made to the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing 
     Support Act of 1992 by this section.

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  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) of section 406 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1110.
       (b)  Fiscal Year 1998 Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds 
     Defined.--As used in this title, the term ``fiscal year 1998 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction funds'' means the funds 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.

     SEC. 1102. FISCAL YEAR 1998 FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Of the fiscal year 1998 Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction funds, not more than the following amounts may be 
     obligated for the purposes specified:
       (1) For strategic offensive arms elimination in Russia, 
     $77,900,000.
       (2) For strategic nuclear arms elimination in Ukraine, 
     $76,700,000.
       (3) For fissile material containers in Russia, $7,000,000.
       (4) For planning and design of a chemical weapons 
     destruction facility in Russia, $14,400,000.
       (5) For planning, design, and construction of a storage 
     facility for Russian fissile material, $57,700,000.
       (6) For weapons storage security in Russia, $23,500,000.
       (7) For activities designated as Defense and Military-to-
     Military Contacts in Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, 
     $7,000,000.
       (8) For military-to-military programs of the United States 
     that focus on countering the threat of proliferation of 
     weapons of mass destruction and that include the security 
     forces of the independent states of the former Soviet Union 
     other than Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakstan, 
     $2,000,000.
       (9) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
     Administrative Support $18,500,000.
       (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 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 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.

     SEC. 1103. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SPECIFIED 
                   PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--No fiscal year 1998 Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction funds, and no funds appropriated for Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs for any prior fiscal year and 
     remaining available for obligation, may be obligated or 
     expended for any of the following purposes:
       (1) Conducting with Russia any peacekeeping exercise or 
     other peacekeeping-related activity.
       (2) Provision of housing.
       (3) Provision of assistance to promote environmental 
     restoration.
       (4) Provision of assistance to promote job retraining.
       (b) Limitation With Respect to Defense Conversion 
     Assistance.--None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this 
     Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended for the 
     provision of assistance to Russia or any other state of the 
     former Soviet Union to promote defense conversion.

     SEC. 1104. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL SPECIFIED 
                   REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED.

       No fiscal year 1998 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may 
     be obligated or expended until 15 days after the date that is 
     the latest of the following:
       (1) The date on which the President submits to Congress the 
     determinations required under subsection (c) of section 211 
     of Public Law 102-228 (22 U.S.C. 2551 note) with respect to 
     any certification transmitted to Congress under subsection 
     (b) of that section during the period beginning on September 
     23, 1996, and ending on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (2) The date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     Congress the annual report required to be submitted not later 
     than January 31, 1998, under section 1206(a) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 
     104-106; 110 Stat. 471; 22 U.S.C. 5955 note).
       (3) The date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     Congress the report for fiscal year 1997 required under 
     section 1205(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2883; 22 
     U.S.C. 5952 note).

     SEC. 1105. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF 
                   CERTIFICATION.

       (a) Limitation on Use of Funds Until Submission of 
     Certification.--No fiscal year 1998 Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction funds may be obligated or expended for strategic 
     offensive arms elimination projects in Russia related to the 
     START II Treaty (as defined in section 1302(d) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2701)) until 30 days after the 
     date on which the President submits to Congress a 
     certification in writing that--
       (1) implementation of the projects would benefit the 
     national security interest of the United States; and
       (2) Russia has agreed to share the cost for the projects.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 15 days after the date that the 
     President submits to Congress the certification under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report describing the 
     arrangement between the United States and Russia with respect 
     to the sharing of costs for strategic offensive arms 
     elimination projects in Russia related to the START II 
     Treaty.

     SEC. 1106. USE OF FUNDS FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION 
                   FACILITY.

       (a) Limitation on Use of Funds Until Submission of 
     Notifications to Congress.--No fiscal year 1998 Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction funds may be obligated or expended for 
     planning and design of a chemical weapons destruction 
     facility until 15 days after the date that is the later of 
     the following:
       (1) The date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     Congress notification of an agreement between the United 
     States and Russia with respect to such chemical weapons 
     destruction facility that includes--
       (A) an agreement providing for a limitation on the 
     financial contribution by the United States for the facility;
       (B) an agreement that the United States will not pay the 
     costs for infrastructure determined by Russia to be necessary 
     to support the facility; and
       (C) an agreement on the site of the facility.
       (2) The date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     Congress notification that the Government of Russia has 
     formally approved a plan--
       (A) that allows for the destruction of chemical weapons in 
     Russia; and
       (B) that commits Russia to pay a portion of the cost for 
     the facility.
       (b) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Facility 
     Construction.--No fiscal year 1998 Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction funds authorized to be obligated in section 
     1102(a)(4) for planning and design of a chemical weapons 
     destruction facility in Russia may be used for construction 
     of such facility.

     SEC. 1107. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR STORAGE FACILITY 
                   FOR RUSSIAN FISSILE MATERIAL.

       (a) Limitation on Use of Fiscal Year 1998 Funds.--No fiscal 
     year 1998 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may be obligated 
     or expended for planning, design, or construction of a 
     storage facility for Russian fissile material until 15 days 
     after the date that is the later of the following:
       (1) The date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     Congress notification of an agreement between the United 
     States and Russia that the total share of the cost to the 
     United States for such facility will not exceed $275,000,000.
       (2) The date on which the Secretary submits to Congress 
     notification of an agreement between the United States and 
     Russia incorporating the principle of transparency with 
     respect to the use of the facility.
       (b) Limitation on Use of Funds for Fiscal Years Before 
     Fiscal Year 1998.--None of the funds appropriated for 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction programs for a fiscal year 
     before fiscal year 1998 and remaining available for 
     obligation on the date of the enactment of this Act may be 
     obligated or expended for planning, design, or construction 
     of a storage facility for Russian fissile material until--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the costs and schedule for the 
     planning, design, and construction of the facility and 
     transparency issues relating to the facility; and
       (2) 15 days have elapsed following the date of the 
     notification.

     SEC. 1108. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR WEAPONS STORAGE 
                   SECURITY.

       No fiscal year 1998 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may 
     be obligated or expended for weapons storage security in 
     Russia until--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional 
     defense committees notification of an agreement between the 
     United States and Russia on audits and examinations with 
     respect to weapons storage security; and
       (2) 15 days have elapsed following the date of the 
     notification.

     SEC. 1109. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ISSUES REGARDING PAYMENT OF 
                   TAXES OR DUTIES ON ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO 
                   RUSSIA UNDER COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Not later than September 30, 1997, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report on--
       (1) any disputes between the United States and Russia with 
     respect to payment by the United States of taxes or duties on 
     assistance provided to Russia under a Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction program, including a description of the nature of 
     each dispute, the amount of payment disputed, whether the 
     dispute was resolved, and if the dispute was resolved, the 
     means by which the dispute was resolved;

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       (2) the actions taken by the Secretary to prevent disputes 
     between the United States and Russia with respect to payment 
     by the United States of taxes or duties on assistance 
     provided to Russia under a Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     program;
       (3) any agreements between the United States and Russia 
     with respect to payment by the United States of taxes or 
     duties on assistance provided to Russia under a Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction program; and
       (4) any proposals of the Secretary on actions that should 
     be taken to prevent disputes between the United States and 
     Russia with respect to payment by the United States of taxes 
     or duties on assistance provided to Russia under a 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction program.

     SEC. 1110. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR A SPECIFIED 
                   PERIOD.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 20 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 406. Use of Cooperative Threat Reduction program 
       funds: limitation

       ``(a) In General.--In carrying out Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction programs during any fiscal year, the Secretary of 
     Defense may use funds appropriated for those programs only to 
     the extent that those funds were appropriated for that fiscal 
     year or for either of the two preceding fiscal years.
       ``(b) Definition of Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     Programs.--In this section, the term `Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction programs' means 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, 
     components, and weapons-related technology and expertise.
       ``(4) Programs to expand military-to-military and defense 
     contacts.''.
       (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 Cooperative Threat Reduction program funds: 
              limitation.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 406 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to 
     fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1998.

     SEC. 1111. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

       Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 301 for Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction programs shall be available for obligation for 
     three fiscal years.
              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS
                      Subtitle A--General Matters

     SEC. 1201. REPORTS TO CONGRESS RELATING TO UNITED STATES 
                   FORCES IN BOSNIA.

       (a) Secretary of Defense Reports on Nonmilitary Tasks 
     Carried Out by United States Forces.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     two reports identifying each activity being carried out, as 
     of the date of the report, by covered United States forces in 
     Bosnia that is an activity that (as determined by the 
     Secretary) is expected to be performed by an international or 
     local civilian organization once the multinational 
     peacekeeping mission in Bosnia is concluded.
       (b) Covered United States Forces.--For purposes of this 
     section, covered United States forces in Bosnia are United 
     States ground forces in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina that are assigned to the multinational 
     peacekeeping force known as the Stabilization Force (SFOR) or 
     to any other multinational peacekeeping force that is a 
     successor to the Stabilization Force.
       (c) Matters To Be Included.--The Secretary shall include in 
     each report under subsection (a), for each activity 
     identified under that subsection, the following:
       (1) The number of United States military personnel 
     involved.
       (2) Whether forces assigned to the SFOR (or successor 
     multinational force) from other nations also participated in 
     that activity.
       (3) The justification for using military forces rather than 
     civilian organizations to perform that activity.
       (d) Submission of Reports.--The first report under 
     subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than December 1, 
     1997. The second such report shall be submitted not later 
     than March 31, 1998.

     SEC. 1202. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF COUNTERPROLIFERATION 
                   AUTHORITIES.

       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 (d)(3), by striking out ``or'' after 
     ``fiscal year 1996,'' and by inserting ``, or $15,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998'' before the period at the end; and
       (2) in subsection (f), by striking out ``1997'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``1998''.

     SEC. 1203. REPORT ON FUTURE MILITARY CAPABILITIES AND 
                   STRATEGY OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall prepare a 
     report, in both classified and unclassified form, on the 
     future pattern of military modernization of the People's 
     Republic of China. The report shall address the probable 
     course of military-technological development in the People's 
     Liberation Army and the development of Chinese grand 
     strategy, security strategy, and military strategy, and of 
     military organizations and operational concepts, through 
     2015.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall include 
     analyses and forecasts of the following:
       (1) The goals of Chinese grand strategy, security strategy, 
     and military strategy.
       (2) Trends in Chinese political grand strategy meant to 
     establish the People's Republic of China as the leading 
     political power in the Asia-Pacific region and as a political 
     and military presence in other regions of the world, 
     including Central Asia, Southwest Asia, Europe, and Latin 
     America.
       (3) Developments in Chinese military doctrine, focusing on 
     (but not limited to) efforts to exploit the emerging 
     Revolution in Military Affairs or to conduct preemptive 
     strikes.
       (4) Efforts by the People's Republic of China to enhance 
     its capabilities in the area nuclear weapons development.
       (5) Efforts by the People's Republic of China to develop 
     long-range air-to-air or air defense missiles designed to 
     target special support aircraft such as Airborne Warning and 
     Control System (AWACS) aircraft, Joint Surveillance and 
     Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft, or other 
     command and control, intelligence, airborne early warning, or 
     electronic warfare aircraft.
       (6) Efforts by the People's Republic of China to develop a 
     capability to conduct ``information warfare'' at the 
     strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war.
       (7) Development by the People's Republic of China of 
     capabilities in the area of electronic warfare.
       (8) Efforts by the People's Republic of China to develop a 
     capability to establish control of space or to deny access 
     and use of military and commercial space systems in times of 
     crisis or war, including programs to place weapons in space 
     or to develop earth-based weapons capable of attacking space-
     based systems.
       (9) Trends that would lead the People's Republic of China 
     toward the development of advanced intelligence, 
     surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities, including 
     gaining access to commercial or third-party systems with 
     military significance.
       (10) Efforts by the People's Republic of China to develop 
     highly accurate and stealthy ballistic and cruise missiles, 
     including sea-launched cruise missiles, particularly in 
     numbers sufficient to conduct attacks capable of overwhelming 
     projected defense capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region.
       (11) Development by the People's Republic of China of 
     command and control networks, particularly those capable of 
     battle management of long-range precision strikes.
       (12) Efforts by the People's Republic of China in the area 
     of telecommunications, including common channel signaling and 
     synchronous digital hierarchy technologies.
       (13) Development by People's Republic of China of advanced 
     aerospace technologies with military applications (including 
     gas turbine ``hot section'' technologies).
       (14) Programs of the People's Republic of China involving 
     unmanned aerial vehicles, particularly those with extended 
     ranges or loitering times or potential strike capabilities.
       (15) Exploitation by the People's Republic of China for 
     military purposes of the Global Positioning System or other 
     similar systems (including commercial land surveillance 
     satellites), with such analysis and forecasts focusing 
     particularly on those signs indicative of an attempt to 
     increase accuracy of weapons or situational awareness of 
     operating forces.
       (16) Development by the People's Republic of China of 
     capabilities for denial of sea control, including such 
     systems as advanced sea mines, improved submarine 
     capabilities, or land-based sea-denial systems.
       (17) Efforts by the People's Republic of China to develop 
     its anti-submarine warfare capabilities.
       (18) Continued development by the People's Republic of 
     China of follow-on forces, particularly forces capable of 
     rapid air or amphibious assault.
       (19) Efforts by the People's Republic of China to enhance 
     its capabilities in such additional areas of strategic 
     concern as the Secretary identifies.
       (c) Analysis of Implications of Sales of Products and 
     Technologies to Entities in China.--The report under 
     subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each area for 
     analyses and forecasts specified in subsection (b)--
       (1) an assessment of the implications of sales of United 
     States and foreign products and technologies to entities in 
     the People's Republic of China; and
       (2) the potential threat of developments in that area to 
     United States strategic interests.
       (d) Submission of Report.--The report shall be submitted to 
     Congress not later than March 15, 1998.

     SEC. 1204. TEMPORARY USE OF GENERAL PURPOSE VEHICLES AND 
                   NONLETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT UNDER ACQUISITION 
                   AND CROSS SERVICING AGREEMENTS.

       Section 2350(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``other items'' in the second sentence and 
     all that follows through ``United States Munitions List'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``other nonlethal items of military 
     equipment which are not designated as significant military 
     equipment on the United States Munitions List promulgated''.

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     SEC. 1205. DEFENSE BURDENSHARING.

       (a) Efforts To Increase Allied Burdensharing.--The 
     President shall seek to have each nation that has cooperative 
     military relations with the United States (including security 
     agreements, basing arrangements, or mutual participation in 
     multinational military organizations or operations) take one 
     or more of the following actions:
       (1) For any nation in which United States military 
     personnel are assigned to permanent duty ashore, increase its 
     financial contributions to the payment of the nonpersonnel 
     costs incurred by the United States Government for stationing 
     United States military personnel in that nation, with a goal 
     of achieving by September 30, 2000, 75 percent of such costs. 
     An increase in financial contributions by any nation under 
     this paragraph may include the elimination of taxes, fees, or 
     other charges levied on United States military personnel, 
     equipment, or facilities stationed in that nation.
       (2) Increase its annual budgetary outlays for national 
     defense as a percentage of its gross domestic product by 10 
     percent or at least to a level commensurate that of the 
     United States by September 30, 1998.
       (3) Increase its annual budgetary outlays for foreign 
     assistance (to promote democratization, economic 
     stabilization, transparency arrangements, defense economic 
     conversion, respect for the rule of law, and internationally 
     recognized human rights) by 10 percent or at least to a level 
     commensurate to that of the United States by September 30, 
     1998.
       (4) Increase the amount of military assets (including 
     personnel, equipment, logistics, support and other resources) 
     that it contributes, or would be prepared to contribute, to 
     multinational military activities worldwide.
       (b) Authorities To Encourage Actions by United States 
     Allies.--In seeking the actions described in subsection (a) 
     with respect to any nation, or in response to a failure by 
     any nation to undertake one or more of such actions, the 
     President may take any of the following measures to the 
     extent otherwise authorized by law:
       (1) Reduce the end strength level of members of the Armed 
     Forces assigned to permanent duty ashore in that nation.
       (2) Impose on that nation fees or other charges similar to 
     those that such nation imposes on United States forces 
     stationed in that nation.
       (3) Reduce (through rescission, impoundment, or other 
     appropriate procedures as authorized by law) the amount the 
     United States contributes to the NATO Civil Budget, Military 
     Budget, or Security Investment Program.
       (4) Suspend, modify, or terminate any bilateral security 
     agreement the United States has with that nation, consistent 
     with the terms of such agreement.
       (5) Reduce (through rescission, impoundment or other 
     appropriate procedures as authorized by law) any United 
     States bilateral assistance appropriated for that nation.
       (6) Take any other action the President determines to be 
     appropriate as authorized by law.
       (c) Report on Progress in Increasing Allied 
     Burdensharing.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on--
       (1) steps taken by other nations to complete the actions 
     described in subsection (a);
       (2) all measures taken by the President, including those 
     authorized in subsection (b), to achieve the actions 
     described in subsection (a);
       (3) the difference between the amount allocated by other 
     nations for each of the actions described in subsection (a) 
     during the period beginning on March 1, 1996, and ending on 
     February 28, 1997, and during the period beginning on March 
     1, 1997, and ending on February 28, 1998; and
       (4) the budgetary savings to the United States that are 
     expected to accrue as a result of the steps described under 
     paragraph (1).
       (d) Report on National Security Bases for Forward 
     Deployment and Burdensharing Relationships.--(1) In order to 
     ensure the best allocation of budgetary resources, the 
     President shall undertake a review of the status of elements 
     of the United States Armed Forces that are permanently 
     stationed outside the United States. The review shall include 
     an assessment of the following:
       (A) The alliance requirements that are to be found in 
     agreements between the United States and other countries.
       (B) The national security interests that support 
     permanently stationing elements of the United States Armed 
     Forces outside the United States.
       (C) The stationing costs associated with the forward 
     deployment of elements of the United States Armed Forces.
       (D) The alternatives available to forward deployment (such 
     as material prepositioning, enhanced airlift and sealift, or 
     joint training operations) to meet such alliance requirements 
     or national security interests, with such alternatives 
     identified and described in detail.
       (E) The costs and force structure configurations associated 
     with such alternatives to forward deployment.
       (F) The financial contributions that allies of the United 
     States make to common defense efforts (to promote 
     democratization, economic stabilization, transparency 
     arrangements, defense economic conversion, respect for the 
     rule of law, and internationally recognized human rights).
       (G) The contributions that allies of the United States make 
     to meeting the stationing costs associated with the forward 
     deployment of elements of the United States Armed Forces.
       (H) The annual expenditures of the United States and its 
     allies on national defense, and the relative percentages of 
     each nation's gross domestic product constituted by those 
     expenditures.
       (2) The President shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     review under paragraph (1). The report shall be submitted not 
     later than March 1, 1998, in classified and unclassified 
     form.

     SEC. 1206. PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATIONS CONCERNING DETARGETING 
                   OF RUSSIAN INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES.

       (a) Required Certifications.--Not later than January 1, 
     1998, the President shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing a certification by the President of each of the 
     following:
       (1) Whether it is possible for the United States to verify 
     by technical means that a Russian ICBM is or is not targeted 
     at a site in the United States.
       (2) The length of time it would take for a Russian ICBM 
     formerly, but no longer, targeted at a site in the United 
     States to be retargeted at a site in the United States.
       (3) Whether a Russian ICBM that was formerly, but is no 
     longer, targeted at a site in the United States would be 
     automatically retargeted at a site in the United States in 
     the event of an accidental launch of such missile.
       (b) Russian ICBMs Defined.--For purposes of subsection (a), 
     the term ``Russian ICBM'' means an intercontinental ballistic 
     missile of the Russian Federation.

     SEC. 1207. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS FOR COST OF NATO EXPANSION.

       (a) The amount spent by the United States as its share of 
     the total cost to North Atlantic Treaty Organization member 
     nations of the admission of new member nations to the North 
     American Treaty Organization may not exceed 10 percent of the 
     cost of expansion or a total of $2,000,000,000, whichever is 
     less, for fiscal years 1998 through 2010.
       (b) If at any time during the period specified in 
     subsection (a), the United States' share of the total cost of 
     expanding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization exceeds 10 
     percent, no further United States funds may be expended for 
     the costs of such expansion until that percentage is reduced 
     to below 10 percent.

     SEC. 1208. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO LEVEL OF UNITED 
                   STATES MILITARY PERSONNEL IN THE ASIA AND 
                   PACIFIC REGION.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The stability of the Asia-Pacific region is a matter of 
     vital national interest affecting the well-being of all 
     Americans.
       (2) The nations of the Pacific Rim collectively represent 
     the United States largest trading partner and are expected to 
     account for almost one-third of the world's economic activity 
     by the start of the next century.
       (3) The increased reliance by the United States on trade 
     and Middle East oil sources has reinforced United States 
     security interests in the Southeast Asia shipping lanes 
     through the South China Sea and the key straits of Malacca, 
     Sunda, Lombok, and Makassar.
       (4) The South China Sea is a vital conduit for United 
     States Navy ships passing from the Pacific to the Indian 
     Ocean and the Persian Gulf.
       (5) Maintaining freedom of navigation in the South China 
     Sea is a fundamental interest of the United States.
       (6) The threats of proliferation of weapons of mass 
     destruction, the emerging nationalism amidst long-standing 
     ethnic and national rivalries, and the unresolved territorial 
     disputes combine to create a political landscape of potential 
     instability and conflict in this region that would jeopardize 
     the interests of the United States and the safety of United 
     States nationals.
       (7) A critical component of the East Asia strategy of the 
     United States is maintaining forward deployed forces in Asia 
     to ensure broad regional stability, to help to deter 
     aggression, to lessen the pressure for arms races, and to 
     contribute to the political and economic advances of the 
     region from which the United States benefits.
       (8) The forward presence of the United States in Northeast 
     Asia enables the United States to respond to regional 
     contingencies, to protect sea lines of communication, to 
     sustain influence, and to support operations as distant as 
     operations in the Persian Gulf.
       (9) The military forces of the United States serve to 
     prevent the political or economic control of the Asia-Pacific 
     region by a rival, hostile power or coalition of such powers, 
     thus preventing any such group from obtaining control over 
     the vast resources, enormous wealth, and advanced technology 
     of the region.
       (10) Allies of the United States in the region can base 
     their defense planning on a reliable American security 
     commitment, a reduction of which could stimulate an arms 
     buildup in the region.
       (11) The Joint Announcement of the United States-Japan 
     Security Consultative Committee of December 1996, 
     acknowledged that ``the forward presence of U.S. forces 
     continues to be an essential element for pursuing our common 
     security objectives''.

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       (12) The administration has committed itself on numerous 
     occasions to maintain approximately 100,000 troops in the 
     region, most recently by the President in Australia, the 
     Secretary of Defense in the Quadrennial Defense Review, and 
     the Secretary of State in the Republic of Korea.
       (13) The United States and Japan signed the United States-
     Japan Security Declaration in April 1996, in which the United 
     States reaffirmed its commitment to maintain this level of 
     100,000 United States military personnel in the region.
       (14) The United States military presence is recognized by 
     the nations of the region as serving stability and signaling 
     United States engagement.
       (15) The nations of East Asia and the Pacific consider the 
     commitment of the forces of the United States to be so vital 
     to their future that they scrutinize actions of the United 
     States for any sign of weakened commitment to the security of 
     the region.
       (16) The reduction of forward-based military forces could 
     negatively affect the ability of the United States to 
     contribute to the maintenance of peace and stability of the 
     Asia and Pacific region.
       (17) Recognizing that while the United States must consider 
     the overall capabilities of its forces in its decisions to 
     deploy troops, nevertheless any reduction in the number of 
     forward-based troops may reduce the perception of American 
     capability and commitment in the region that cannot be 
     completely offset by modernization of the remaining forces.
       (18) During time of crisis, redeployment of forces 
     previously removed from the area might itself be deemed an 
     act of provocation that could be used as a pretext by a 
     hostile power for armed aggression within the region, and the 
     existence of that possibility might hinder such a deployment.
       (19) Proposals to reduce the forward presence of the United 
     States in Asia or drastically subordinate security interests 
     to United States domestic budgetary concerns can erode the 
     perception of the commitment of the United States to its 
     alliances and interests in the region.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the United States should maintain approximately 100,000 
     United States military personnel in the Asia and Pacific 
     region until such time as there is a peaceful and permanent 
     resolution to the major security and political conflicts in 
     the region.

     SEC. 1209. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON NEED FOR RUSSIAN OPENNESS 
                   ON THE YAMANTAU MOUNTAIN PROJECT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
       (1) The United States and Russia have been working in the 
     post-Cold War era to establish a new strategic relationship 
     based on cooperation and openness between the two nations.
       (2) This effort to establish a new strategic relationship 
     has resulted in the conclusion or agreement in principle on a 
     number of far-reaching agreements, including START I, II, and 
     III, a revision in the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty, 
     and a series of other agreements (such as the Comprehensive 
     Test Ban Treaty and the Chemical Weapons Convention), 
     designed to further reduce bilateral threats and limit the 
     proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
       (3) These far-reaching agreements were based on the 
     understanding between the United States and Russia that there 
     would be a good faith effort on both sides to comply with the 
     letter and spirit of the agreements, that both sides would 
     end their Cold War competition, and that neither side would 
     seek to gain or maintain unilateral strategic advantage over 
     the other.
       (4) Reports indicate that Russia has been pursuing 
     construction of a massive underground facility of unknown 
     purpose at Yamantau Mountain and the city of Mezhgorye 
     (formerly the settlements of Beloretsk-15 and Beloretsk-16) 
     that is designed to survive a nuclear war and appears to 
     exceed reasonable defense requirements.
       (5) The Yamantau Mountain project does not appear to be 
     consistent with the lowering of strategic threats, openness, 
     and cooperation that is the basis of the post-Cold War 
     strategic partnership between the United States and Russia.
       (6) Russia appears to have engaged in a campaign to 
     deliberately conceal and mislead the United States about the 
     purpose of the Yamantau Mountain project, as shown by the 
     following:
       (A) General and Bashkortostan, People's Deputy Leonid 
     Akimovich Tsirkunov, commandant of Beloretsk-15 and 
     Beloretsk-16, stated in 1991 and 1992 that the purpose of the 
     construction there was to build a mining and ore-processing 
     complex, but later claimed that it was an underground 
     warehouse for food and clothing.
       (B) M.Z. Shakiorov, a former communist official in the 
     region, alleged in 1992 that the Yamantau Mountain facility 
     was to become a shelter for the Russian national leadership 
     in case of nuclear war.
       (C) Sources of the Segodnya newspaper in 1996 claimed that 
     the Yamantau Mountain project was associated with the so-
     called ``Dead Hand'' nuclear retaliatory command and control 
     system for strategic missiles.
       (D) Then Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Rocket Forces 
     General Igor Sergeyev denied that the facility was associated 
     with nuclear forces.
       (E) R. Zhukov, a Deputy in the State Assembly, in 1996 
     claimed that the Yamantau Mountain facility belonged to 
     ``atomic scientists'' and posed a serious environmental 
     hazard.
       (F) Russia's 1997 federal budget lists the project as a 
     closed territory containing installations of the Ministry of 
     Defense, while First Deputy Defense Minister Andrey Kokoshin 
     recently stated that the Ministry of Defense has nothing to 
     do with the project.
       (7) Continued cooperation and progress on forging a new 
     strategic relationship between the United States and Russia 
     requires that both nations make transparent to one another 
     major projects underway or plans under consideration that 
     could alter the strategic balance sought in arms control 
     agreements or otherwise be construed by the other side as an 
     important new potential threat.
       (8) The United States has allowed senior Russian military 
     and government officials to have access to key strategic 
     facilities of the United States by providing tours of the 
     North American Air Defense (NORAD) command at Cheyenne 
     Mountain and the United States Strategic Command (STRACOM) 
     headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, among other sites, and by 
     providing extensive briefings on the operations of those 
     facilities.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--In light of the findings in 
     subsection (a), it is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Russian government should provide to the United 
     States a written explanation on the principal and secondary 
     purposes of the Yamantau Mountain project, specifically 
     identifying the intended end user and explaining the heavy 
     investment in that project;
       (2) the Russian government should allow a United States 
     delegation, including officials of the executive branch, 
     Members of Congress, and United States experts on underground 
     facilities, to have access to the Yamantau Mountain project 
     to inspect the facility and all rail-served buildings in the 
     southern and northern settlements located near Yamantau; and
       (3) the Russian government should direct senior officials 
     responsible for the Yamantau Mountain project to explain to 
     such a United States delegation the purpose and operational 
     concept of all completed and planned underground facilities 
     at Yamantau Mountain in sufficient detail (including through 
     the use of drawings and diagrams) to support a high-
     confidence judgment by the United States delegation that the 
     design is consistent with the official explanations.

     SEC. 1210. UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN BOSNIA.

       (a) Limitation.--Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for the Department of Defense may not be obligated 
     for the deployment of any ground elements of the United 
     States Armed Forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     after--
       (1) June 30, 1998; or
       (2) such later date as may be specifically prescribed by 
     law after the date of the enactment of this Act, based upon a 
     request from the President or otherwise as the Congress may 
     determine.
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to the extent necessary to support (1) a limited number 
     of United States military personnel sufficient only to 
     protect United States diplomatic facilities in existence on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) noncombat 
     military personnel sufficient only to advise the commanders 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization peacekeeping operations in 
     the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       (c) Construction of Section.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be deemed to restrict the authority of the President under 
     the Constitution to protect the lives of United States 
     citizens.

     SEC. 1211. LIMITATION ON SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                   ACTIVITIES IN BOSNIA.

       None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     to the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act for the conduct 
     of, or direct support for, law enforcement activities in the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, except for the training 
     of law enforcement personnel or to prevent imminent loss of 
     life.

     SEC. 1212. PRESIDENTIAL REPORT ON POLITICAL AND MILITARY 
                   CONDITIONS IN BOSNIA.

       (a) Report.--Not later than December 15, 1997, the 
     President shall submit to Congress a report on the political 
     and military conditions in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina (hereafter in this section referred to as Bosnia-
     Herzegovina). Of the funds available to the Secretary of 
     Defense for fiscal year 1998 for the operation of United 
     States ground forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina during that fiscal 
     year, no more than 60 percent may be expended before the 
     report is submitted.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report under subsection 
     (a) shall include a discussion of the following:
       (1) An identification of the specific steps taken by the 
     United States Government to transfer the United States 
     portion of the peacekeeping mission in the Republic of Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina to European allied nations or organizations.
       (2) A detailed discussion of the proposed role and 
     involvement of the United States in supporting peacekeeping 
     activities in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     following the withdrawal of United States ground forces from 
     the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina pursuant to section 
     1205.
       (3) A detailed explanation and timetable for carrying out 
     the President's commitment

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     to withdraw all United States ground forces from Bosnia-
     Herzegovina by the end of June 1998, including the planned 
     date of commencement and completion of the withdrawal.
       (4) The date on which the transition from the multinational 
     force known as the Stabilization Force to the planned 
     multinational successor force to be known as the Deterrence 
     Force will occur and how the decision as to that date will 
     impact the estimates of costs associated with the operation 
     of United States ground forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina during 
     fiscal year 1998 as contained in the President's budget for 
     fiscal year 1998.
       (5) The military and political considerations that will 
     affect the decision to carry out such a transition.
       (6) Any plan to maintain or expand other Bosnia-related 
     operations (such as the operation designated as Operation 
     Deliberate Guard) if tensions in Bosnia-Herzegovina remain 
     sufficient to delay the transition from the Stabilization 
     Force to the Deterrence Force and the estimated cost 
     associated with each such operation.
       (7) Whether allied nations participating in the Bosnia 
     mission have similar plans to increase and maintain troop 
     strength or maintain ground forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina and, 
     if so, the identity of each such country and a description of 
     that country's plans.
       (c) Stabilization Force Defined.--As used in this section, 
     the term ``Stabilization Force'' (referred to as ``SFOR'') 
     means the follow-on force to the Implementation Force (known 
     as ``IFOR'') in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 
     other countries in the region, authorized under United 
     Nations Security Council Resolution 1008 (December 12, 1996).
   Subtitle B--Matters Relating To Prevention of Technology Diversion

     SEC. 1231. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds as follows:
       (1) There have been numerous reports of United States-
     origin supercomputers being obtained by countries of 
     proliferation concern for use in weapon development programs.
       (2) China is considered by the United States Government to 
     be a country of proliferation concern.
       (3) According to United States officials, China has 
     acquired at least 47 United States-origin supercomputers.
       (4) Recent reports indicate that China has purchased 
     hundreds of supercomputers for use in its weapons programs 
     and that the United States is unsure of the location of those 
     supercomputers or the purposes for which they are being used.
       (5) China has refused to allow the United States to conduct 
     post-shipment verifications of dual-use items exported from 
     the United States to ensure that those items are not diverted 
     to military use.
       (6) China has in the past diverted dual-use items intended 
     for civilian use to military purposes.

     SEC. 1232. EXPORT APPROVALS FOR SUPERCOMPUTERS.

       (a) Prior Approval of Exports and Reexports.--The President 
     shall require that no digital computer with a composite 
     theoretical performance of more than 2,000 millions of 
     theoretical operations per second (MTOPS) may be exported or 
     reexported to a country specified in subsection (b) without 
     the prior written approval of the Secretary of Commerce, the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary 
     of State, and the Director of the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency.
       (b) Covered Countries.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
     countries specified in this subsection are the countries 
     listed as ``computer tier 3'' eligible countries in section 
     740.7(d) of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as 
     in effect on June 10, 1997.
       (c) Time Limit.--The Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary 
     of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of State, 
     and the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 
     shall provide a written response to an application for export 
     approval under subsection (a) within 10 days after the 
     application is received. If any such Secretary or the 
     Director declines to approve the export of a computer, the 
     computer may be exported or reexported only pursuant to a 
     license issued by the Secretary of Commerce under the Export 
     Administration Regulations of the Department of Commerce, and 
     without regard to the licensing exceptions otherwise 
     authorized under section 740.7 of title 15 of the Code of 
     Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 10, 1997.

     SEC. 1233. REPORT ON EXPORTS OF SUPERCOMPUTERS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall provide to the 
     congressional committees specified in subsection (d) a report 
     identifying all exports of digital computers with a composite 
     theoretical performance of over 2,000 millions of theoretical 
     operations per second (MTOPS) to all countries since January 
     25, 1996. For each export, the report shall identify--
       (1) whether an export license was applied for and whether 
     one was granted;
       (2) the date of the transfer of the computer;
       (3) the United States manufacturer and exporter of the 
     computer;
       (4) the MTOPS level of the computer; and
       (5) the recipient country and end user.
       (b) Additional Information on Exports to Certain 
     Countries.--In the case of exports to countries specified in 
     subsection (c), the report under subsection (a) shall 
     identify the intended end use for the exported computer and 
     the assessment by the executive branch of whether the end 
     user is a military end user or an end user involved in 
     activities relating to nuclear, chemical, or biological 
     weapons or missile technology. Information provided under 
     this subsection may be submitted in classified form if 
     necessary.
       (c) Covered Countries.--For purposes of subsection (b), the 
     countries specified in this subsection are--
       (1) the countries listed as ``computer tier 3'' eligible 
     countries in section 740.7(d) of title 15 of the Code of 
     Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 10, 1997; and
       (2) the countries listed in section 740.7(e) of title 15 of 
     the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 10, 
     1997.
       (d) Congressional Committees.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a), the congressional committees specified in this 
     subsection are the following:
       (1) The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (2) The Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 1234. POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION OF EXPORT OF 
                   SUPERCOMPUTERS.

       (a) Required Post-Shipment Verification.--The Secretary of 
     Commerce shall conduct post-shipment verification of each 
     supercomputer that is exported from the United States, on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, to a country 
     specified in subsection (c).
       (b) Covered Supercomputers.--Subsection (a) applies with 
     respect to a digital computer with a composite theoretical 
     performance in excess of 2,000 millions of theoretical 
     operations per second (MTOPS).
       (c) Covered Countries.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
     countries specified in this subsection are the countries 
     listed as ``computer tier 3'' eligible countries in section 
     740.7 of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in 
     effect on June 10, 1997.
       (d) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Commerce shall submit 
     to the congressional committees specified in subsection (f) 
     an annual report on the results of post-shipment 
     verifications conducted under this section during the 
     preceding year. Each such report shall include a list of all 
     such items exported from the United States to such countries 
     during the previous year and, with respect to each such 
     export, the following:
       (1) The destination country.
       (2) The date of export.
       (3) The intended end use and intended end user.
       (4) The results of the post-shipment verification.
       (e) Explanation When Verification Not Conducted.--If a 
     post-shipment verification has not been conducted in 
     accordance with subsection (a) with respect to any such 
     export during the period covered by a report, the Secretary 
     shall include in the report for that period a detailed 
     explanation of the reasons why such a post-shipment 
     verification was not conducted.
       (f) Congressional Committees.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a), the congressional committees specified in this 
     subsection are the following:
       (1) The Committee on National Security and the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives.
       (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
                 TITLE XIII--DEFENSE PERSONNEL REFORMS

     SEC. 1301. REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO MANAGEMENT 
                   HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS SUPPORT 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 3 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 130a. Management headquarters and headquarters support 
       activities personnel: limitation

       ``(a) Limitation.--Effective October 1, 2001, the number of 
     management headquarters and headquarters support activities 
     personnel in the Department of Defense may not exceed the 75 
     percent of the baseline number.
       ``(b) Phased Reduction.--The number of management 
     headquarters and headquarters support activities personnel in 
     the Department of Defense--
       ``(1) as of October 1, 1998, may not exceed 90 percent of 
     the baseline number;
       ``(2) as of October 1, 1999, may not exceed 85 percent of 
     the baseline number; and
       ``(3) as of October 1, 2000, may not exceed 80 percent of 
     the baseline number.
       ``(c) Baseline Number.--In this section, the term `baseline 
     number' means the number of management headquarters and 
     headquarters support activities personnel in the Department 
     of Defense as of October 1, 1997.
       ``(d) Management Headquarters and Headquarters Support 
     Activities Personnel Defined.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `management headquarters and headquarters 
     support activities personnel' means military and civilian 
     personnel of the Department of Defense who are assigned to, 
     or employed in, functions in management headquarters 
     activities or in management headquarters support activities.
       ``(2) The terms `management headquarters activities' and 
     `management headquarters support activities' have the 
     meanings given those terms in Department of Defense Directive 
     5100.73, entitled `Department of Defense

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     Management Headquarters and Headquarters Support Activities', 
     as in effect on November 12, 1996.
       ``(e) Limitation on Reassignment of Functions.--In carrying 
     out reductions in the number of personnel assigned to, or 
     employed in, management headquarters and headquarters support 
     activities in order to comply with this section, the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military 
     departments may not reassign functions in order to evade the 
     requirements of this section.
       ``(f) Flexibility.--If the Secretary of Defense determines, 
     and certifies to Congress, that the limitation in subsection 
     (b) with respect to any fiscal year would adversely affect 
     United States national security, the Secretary may waive the 
     limitation under that subsection with respect to that fiscal 
     year. If the Secretary of Defense determines, and certifies 
     to Congress, that the limitation in subsection (a) during 
     fiscal year 2001 would adversely affect United States 
     national security, the Secretary may waive the limitation 
     under that subsection with respect to that fiscal year. The 
     authority under this subsection may be used only once, with 
     respect to a single fiscal year.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``130a. Management headquarters and headquarters support activities 
              personnel: limitation.''.
       (b) Implementation Report.--Not later than January 15, 
     1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report--
       (1) containing a plan to achieve the personnel reductions 
     required by section 130a of title 10, United States Code, as 
     added by subsection (a); and
       (2) including the recommendations of the Secretary 
     regarding--
       (A) the revision, replacement, or augmentation of 
     Department of Defense Directive 5100.73, entitled 
     ``Department of Defense Management Headquarters and 
     Headquarters Support Activities'', as in effect on November 
     12, 1996; and
       (B) the revision of the definitions of the terms 
     ``management headquarters activities'' and ``management 
     headquarters support activities'' under that Directive so 
     that those terms apply uniformly throughout the Department of 
     Defense.
       (c) Codification of Prior Permanent Limitation on OSD 
     Personnel.--(1) Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end a new section 143 consisting 
     of--
       (A) a heading as follows:

     ``Sec. 143. Office of the Secretary of Defense personnel: 
       limitation'';

       and
       (B) a text consisting of the text of subsections (a) 
     through (f) of section 903 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 
     110 Stat. 2617).
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``143. Office of the Secretary of Defense personnel: limitation.''.
       (3) Section 903 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2617) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 1302. ADDITIONAL REDUCTION IN DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
                   WORKFORCE.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 87 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1765. Limitations on number of personnel

       ``(a) Limitation.--Effective October 1, 2001, the number of 
     defense acquisition personnel may not exceed the baseline 
     number reduced by 124,000.
       ``(b) Phased Reduction.--The number of the number of 
     defense acquisition personnel--
       ``(1) as of October 1, 1998, may not exceed the baseline 
     number reduced by 40,000;
       ``(2) as of October 1, 1999, may not exceed the baseline 
     number reduced by 80,000; and
       ``(3) as of October 1, 2000, may not exceed the baseline 
     number reduced by 102,000.
       ``(c) Baseline Number.--For purposes of this section, the 
     baseline number is the total number of defense acquisition 
     personnel as of October 1, 1997.
       ``(d) Defense Acquisition Personnel Defined.--(1) In this 
     section, the term `defense acquisition personnel' means 
     military and civilian personnel (other than civilian 
     personnel described in paragraph (2)) who are 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).
       ``(2) Such term does not include civilian employees of the 
     Department of Defense who are employed at a maintenance 
     depot.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1765. Limitations on number of personnel.''.
       (b) Implementation Report.--Not later than January 15, 
     1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report--
       (1) containing a plan to achieve the personnel reductions 
     required by section 1765 of title 10, United States Code, as 
     added by subsection (a); and
       (2) containing any recommendations (including legislative 
     proposals) that the Secretary considers necessary to fully 
     achieve such reductions.
       (c) Technical Reference Correction.--Section 1721(c) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``November 25, 1988'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``November 12, 1996''.

     SEC. 1303. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR SEPARATION PAY FOR 
                   DEFENSE ACQUISITION PERSONNEL.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide 
     activities, $100,000,000 shall be available only for the 
     payment of separation pay under section 5597 of title 5, 
     United States Code, to civilian employees of the Department 
     of Defense who are defense acquisition personnel (as defined 
     in section 1765(d) of title 10, United States Code).

     SEC. 1304. PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS IN UNITED STATES 
                   TRANSPORTATION COMMAND.

       (a) Purpose of Reduction.--The purpose of the reduction in 
     the number of United States Transportation Command personnel 
     is to recognize and continue the effort of the Secretary of 
     Defense to achieve the United States Transportation Command 
     reengineering reform plan to eliminate administrative 
     duplication and process inefficiencies.
       (b) Reduction in United States Transportation Command 
     Personnel.--(1) Effective October 1, 1998, the number of 
     United States Transportation Command personnel may not exceed 
     the number equal to the baseline number reduced by 1,000.
       (2) For purposes of this section, the baseline number is 
     the total number of United States Transportation Command 
     personnel as of September 30, 1997.
       (c) United States Transportation Command Personnel 
     Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term ``United 
     States Transportation Command personnel'' means military and 
     civilian personnel who are assigned to, or employed in, the 
     United States Transportation Command Headquarters, Air Force 
     Air Mobility Command, Navy Military Sealift Command, Army 
     Military Traffic Management Command, and Defense Courier 
     Service.
       (d) Source of Reductions.--In reducing the number of United 
     States Transportation Command personnel as required by 
     subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall limit such 
     reductions to the United States Transportation Command 
     personnel who are in the following occupational 
     classifications established to group similar occupations and 
     work positions into a consistent structure:
       (1) Enlisted members in the Functional Support and 
     Administration classification (designated as occupational 
     code 5XX), as described in Department of Defense Instruction 
     1312.1, dated August 9, 1995, regarding ``Department of 
     Defense Occupational Information Collection and Reporting''.
       (2) Officers in the General Officers and Executives 
     classification (designated as occupational code 1XX), 
     Administrators (designated as occupational code 7XX), and 
     Supply, Procurement, and Allied Officers classification 
     (designated as occupational code 8XX), as described in such 
     instruction.
       (3) Civilian personnel in the Program Management 
     classification (designated as occupational code GS-0340), 
     Accounting and Budget classification (designated as 
     occupational code GS-0500 and related codes), Business and 
     Industry classification (designated as occupational code GS-
     1100 and related codes), and Supply classification 
     (designated as occupational code GS-2000 and related codes), 
     as described in Office of Personnel Management document El-
     12, dated November 1, 1995, entitled ``Federal Occupational 
     Groups''.
       (e) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive 
     or suspend operation of this section in the event of a war or 
     national emergency.
             TITLE XIV--DEFENSE BUSINESS PRACTICES REFORMS
            Subtitle A--Competitive Procurement Requirements

     SEC. 1401. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Competitive Procurement Required.--Chapter 165 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2784. Competitive procurement of finance and 
       accounting services

       ``(a) Study and Report.--(1) Not later than December 1, 
     1997, the Secretary of Defense shall initiate a study 
     regarding the competitive procurement of finance and 
     accounting services for the Department of Defense, including 
     non-appropriated fund instrumentalities of the Department of 
     Defense. The study shall analyze the conduct of competitions 
     among private-sector sources and the Defense Finance and 
     Accounting Service and other interested Federal agencies.
       ``(2) Not later than June 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of 
     the study conducted under paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Competitive Procurement Required.--Beginning not 
     later than October 1, 1999, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     competitively procure finance and accounting services for the 
     Department of Defense, including nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentalities of the Department of Defense. The Secretary 
     shall conduct competitions among private-sector sources and 
     the Defense Finance and Accounting Service and other 
     interested Federal agencies. Such a competition shall not 
     involve competition between components of the Defense Finance 
     and Accounting Service.

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       ``(c) Improvement of Competitive Ability.--Before 
     conducting a competition under subsection (b) for the 
     procurement of finance and accounting services that are being 
     provided by a component of the Defense Finance and Accounting 
     Service, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the component 
     with an opportunity to establish its most efficient 
     organization.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2784. Competitive procurement of finance and accounting services.''.

     SEC. 1402. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES TO DISPOSE OF 
                   SURPLUS DEFENSE PROPERTY.

       (a) Competitive Procurement Required.--(1) Chapter 153 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     section 2572 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2573. Competitive procurement of services to dispose 
       of surplus property

       ``(a) Competitive Procurement of Services.--Beginning not 
     later than October 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     competitively procure services for the Department of Defense 
     in connection with the disposal of surplus property at each 
     site at which the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service 
     operates. The Secretary shall conduct competitions among 
     private-sector sources and the Defense Reutilization and 
     Marketing Service and other interested Federal agencies for 
     the performance of all such services at a particular site.
       ``(b) Improvement of Competitive Ability.--Before 
     conducting a competition under subsection (a) for the 
     procurement of services described in such subsection that are 
     being provided by a component of the Defense Reutilization 
     and Marketing Service, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     the component with an opportunity to establish its most 
     efficient organization.
       ``(c) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the end of each fiscal year in which services for the 
     disposal of surplus property are competitively procured under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report specifying--
       ``(1) the type and volume of such services procured by the 
     Department of Defense during that fiscal year from the 
     Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service and from other 
     sources;
       ``(2) the former sites of the Defense Reutilization and 
     Marketing Service operated during that fiscal year by 
     contractors (other than the Defense Reutilization and 
     Marketing Service); and
       ``(3) the total amount of any fees paid by such contractors 
     in connection with the performance of such services during 
     that fiscal year.
       ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to alter the requirements regarding the 
     identification or demilitarization of an item of excess 
     property or surplus property of the Department of Defense 
     before the disposal of the item.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `surplus property' means any personal excess 
     property which is not required for the needs and the 
     discharge of the responsibilities of all Federal agencies and 
     the disposal of which is the responsibility of the Department 
     of Defense.
       ``(2) The term `excess property' means any personal 
     property under the control of the Department of Defense which 
     is not required for its needs and the discharge of its 
     responsibilities, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2572 the following new item:

``2573. Competitive procurement of services to dispose of surplus 
              property.''.
       (b) Implementation Report.--Not later than March 1, 1998, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report--
       (1) containing a plan to implement the competitive 
     procurement requirements of section 2573 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a); and
       (2) identifying other functions of the Defense 
     Reutilization and Marketing Service that the Secretary 
     considers suitable for performance by private-sector sources.

     SEC. 1403. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY 
                   DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY.

       (a) Competitive Procurement Required.--Chapter 146 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2474. Competitive procurement of information services

       ``(a) Study and Report.--(1) Not later than December 1, 
     1997, the Secretary of Defense shall initiate a study 
     regarding the competitive procurement of those commercial and 
     industrial type functions performed before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act by the Defense Information Systems 
     Agency, with particular regard to the functions performed at 
     the entities known as megacenters. The study shall analyze 
     the conduct of competitions among private-sector sources and 
     the Defense Information Systems Agency and other interested 
     Federal agencies.
       ``(2) Not later than June 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of 
     the study conducted under paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Competitive Procurement Required.--Beginning not 
     later than October 1, 1999, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     competitively procure those commercial and industrial type 
     functions performed before that date by the Defense 
     Information Systems Agency. The Secretary shall conduct 
     competitions among private-sector sources and the Defense 
     Information Systems Agency and other interested Federal 
     agencies.
       ``(c) Improvement of Competitive Ability.--Before 
     conducting a competition under subsection (b) for the 
     procurement of information services that are being provided 
     by a component of the Defense Information Systems Agency, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide the component with an 
     opportunity to establish its most efficient organization.
       ``(d) Exception for Classified Functions.--(1) The 
     requirement of subsection (b) shall not apply to the 
     procurement of services involving a classified function 
     performed by the Defense Information Systems Agency.
       ``(2) In this subsection, the term `classified function' 
     means any telecommunications or information services that--
       ``(A) involve intelligence activities;
       ``(B) involve cryptologic activities related to national 
     security;
       ``(C) involve command and control of military forces;
       ``(D) involve equipment that is an integral part of a 
     weapon or weapons system; or
       ``(E) are critical to the direct fulfillment of military or 
     intelligence missions (other than routine administrative and 
     business applications, such as payroll, finance, logistics, 
     and personnel management applications).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2474. Competitive procurement of information services.''.

     SEC. 1404. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND 
                   DUPLICATION SERVICES.

       (a) Extension.--Subsection (a) of section 351 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 266) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and 1997'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``through 1998''; and
       (2) by striking out ``Defense Printing Service'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Defense Automation and Printing 
     Service''.
       (b) Prohibition on Surcharge for Services.--Such section is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Prohibition on Imposition of Surcharge.--The Defense 
     Automation and Printing Service may not impose a surcharge on 
     any printing and duplication service for the Department of 
     Defense that is procured from a source outside of the 
     Department.''.

     SEC. 1405. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN OPHTHALMIC 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Competitive Procurement Required.--Beginning not later 
     than October 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     competitively procure from private-sector sources, or other 
     sources outside of the Department of Defense, all ophthalmic 
     services related to the provision of single vision and 
     multivision eyeware for members of the Armed Forces, retired 
     members, and certain covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 
     of title 10, United States Code, who would otherwise receive 
     such ophthalmic services through the Department of Defense.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the 
     extent that the Secretary of Defense determines that the use 
     of sources within the Department of Defense to provide such 
     ophthalmic services--
       (1) is necessary to meet the readiness requirements of the 
     Armed Forces; or
       (2) is more cost effective.
       (c) Completion of Existing Orders.--Subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to orders for ophthalmic services received on or 
     before September 30, 1998.

     SEC. 1406. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL AND 
                   INDUSTRIAL TYPE FUNCTIONS BY DEFENSE AGENCIES.

       (a) Competition Required.--Section 2461 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) Competitive Procurement by Defense Agencies.--(1) 
     Beginning not later than September 30, 1999 (unless an 
     earlier effective date is otherwise required for a specific 
     Defense Agency), the Secretary of Defense shall competitively 
     procure those commercial and industrial type functions 
     performed before that date by a Defense Agency. The Secretary 
     shall conduct competitions among private-sector sources and 
     the Defense Agency involved and other interested Federal 
     agencies.
       ``(2) Before conducting a competition under subsection (a) 
     for the procurement of a commercial or industrial type 
     function that is being performed by a component of a Defense 
     Agency, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the component 
     with an opportunity to establish its most efficient 
     organization.
       ``(3) In this subsection, the term `Defense Agency' means a 
     program activity specified in the table entitled `Program and 
     Financing' for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide 
     activities, in the budget of the President transmitted to 
     Congress for fiscal year 1998 pursuant to section 1105 of 
     title 31 (and any successor of such activity).''.
       (b) Implementation Report.--Not later than March 1, 1998, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing

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     a plan to implement the competitive procurement requirements 
     of section 2461(g) of title 10, United States Code, as added 
     by subsection (a).
                Subtitle B--Reform of Conversion Process

     SEC. 1411. DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD FORMS REGARDING 
                   PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT AND REQUEST FOR 
                   PROPOSAL FOR CONVERSION OF CERTAIN OPERATIONAL 
                   FUNCTIONS OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Standard Forms Required.--Chapter 146 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     2474, as added by section 1403, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2475. Military installations: use of standard forms in 
       conversion process

       ``(a) Standardization of Requirements.--(1) The Secretary 
     of Defense shall develop standard forms (to be known as a 
     `standard performance work statement' and a `standard request 
     for proposal') to be used in the consideration for conversion 
     to contractor performance of those commercial services and 
     functions at military installations that have been converted 
     to contractor performance at a rate of 50 percent or more, as 
     determined under subsection (c).
       ``(2) A separate standard form shall be developed for each 
     service and function covered by paragraph (1) and the forms 
     shall be used throughout the Department of Defense in lieu of 
     the performance work statement and request for proposal 
     otherwise required under the procedures and requirements of 
     Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 (or any 
     successor administrative regulation or policy).
       ``(3) The Secretary shall develop and implement the 
     standard forms not later than October 1, 1998.
       ``(b) Inapplicability of Elements of OMB Circular A-76.--On 
     and after October 1, 1998, the procedures and requirements of 
     Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 regarding 
     performance work statements and requests for proposals shall 
     not apply with respect to the conversion to contractor 
     performance at a military installation of a service or 
     function for which a standard form is required under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(c) Determination of Contractor Performance Percentage.--
     In determining the percentage at which a particular 
     commercial service or function at military installations has 
     been converted to contractor performance, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall take into consideration all military 
     installations and use the final estimate of the percentage of 
     contractor performance of services and functions contained in 
     the most recent commercial and industrial activity inventory 
     database established under Office of Management and Budget 
     Circular A-76.
       ``(d) Exclusion of Multi-Function Conversion.--If a 
     commercial service or function for which a standard form is 
     developed under subsection (a) is combined with another 
     service or function (for which such a form is not required) 
     for purposes of considering the services and functions at the 
     military installation for conversion to contractor 
     performance, a standard form developed under subsection (a) 
     may not be used in the conversion process in lieu of the 
     procedures and requirements of Office of Management and 
     Budget Circular A-76 regarding performance work statements 
     and requests for proposals.
       ``(e) Effect on Other Laws.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to supersede any other requirements or 
     limitations, specifically contained in this chapter, on the 
     conversion to contractor performance of activities performed 
     by civilian employees of the Department of Defense.
       ``(f) Military Installation Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `military installation' means a base, camp, post, 
     station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or 
     other activity under the jurisdiction of the Department of 
     Defense, including any leased facility.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 2474, as added by section 1403, the 
     following new item:

``2475. Military installations: use of standard forms in conversion 
              process.''.

     SEC. 1412. STUDY AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CONVERSION 
                   OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL TYPE FUNCTIONS TO 
                   CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE.

       (a) Notification.--Section 2461 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out subsections (a) and (b) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsections:
       ``(a) Notification of Conversion Study.--(1) In the case of 
     a commercial or industrial type function of the Department of 
     Defense that on October 1, 1980, was being performed by 
     Department of Defense civilian employees, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall notify Congress of any decision to study the 
     function for possible conversion to performance by a private 
     contractor. The notification shall include information 
     regarding the anticipated length and cost of the study.
       ``(2) A study of a commercial or industrial type function 
     for possible conversion to contractor performance shall 
     include the following:
       ``(A) A comparison of the performance of the function by 
     Department of Defense civilian employees and by private 
     contractor to determine whether contractor performance will 
     result in savings to the Government over the life of the 
     contract.
       ``(B) An examination of the potential economic effect on 
     employees who would be affected by the conversion, and the 
     potential economic effect on the local community and the 
     United States if more than 75 employees perform the function.
       ``(C) An examination of the effect of contracting for 
     performance of the function on the military mission of the 
     function.
       ``(b) Notification of Conversion Decision.--If, as a result 
     of the completion of a study under subsection (a) regarding 
     the possible conversion of a function to performance by a 
     private contractor, a decision is made to convert the 
     function to contractor performance, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall notify Congress of the conversion decision. The 
     notification shall--
       ``(1) indicate that the study conducted regarding 
     conversion of the function to performance by a private 
     contractor has been completed;
       ``(2) certify that the comparison required by subsection 
     (a)(2)(A) as part of the study demonstrates that the 
     performance of the function by a private contractor will 
     result in savings to the Government over the life of the 
     contract;
       ``(3) certify that the entire comparison is available for 
     examination; and
       ``(4) contain a timetable for completing conversion of the 
     function to contractor performance.''.
       (b) Waiver for Small Functions.--Subsection (d) of such 
     section is amended by striking out ``45 or fewer'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``20 or fewer''.

     SEC. 1413. COLLECTION AND RETENTION OF COST INFORMATION DATA 
                   ON CONTRACTED OUT SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Collection and Retention Required.--Section 2463 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after the section heading the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(a) Requirements In Connection With Conversion to 
     Contractor Performance.--With respect to each contract 
     converting the performance of a service or function of the 
     Department of Defense to contractor performance (and any 
     extension of such a contract), the Secretary of Defense shall 
     collect, during the term of the contract or extension, but 
     not to exceed five years, cost information data regarding 
     performance of the service or function by private contractor 
     employees. The Secretary shall provide for the permanent 
     retention of information collected under this subsection.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking out the subsection heading and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Requirements In Connection With Return to 
     Employee Performance.--''; and
       (B) by striking out ``to which this section applies'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``described in subsection (c),''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (c), as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking out the subsection heading and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Covered Fiscal Years.--''; and
       (B) by striking out ``This section'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Subsection (b)''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2463. Collection and retention of cost information 
       data on contracted out services and functions

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 146 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``2463. Collection and retention of cost information data on contracted 
              out services and functions.''.
                       Subtitle C--Other Reforms

     SEC. 1421. REDUCTION IN OVERHEAD COSTS OF INVENTORY CONTROL 
                   POINTS.

       (a) Reduction in Costs Required.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall take such actions as may be necessary to reduce the 
     annual overhead costs of the supply management activities of 
     the Defense Logistics Agency and the military departments 
     (known as Inventory Control Points) so that the annual 
     overhead costs are not more than eight percent of annual net 
     sales at standard price by the Inventory Control Points.
       (b) Time To Achieve Reduction.--The Secretary shall achieve 
     the cost reductions required by subsection (a) not later than 
     September 30, 2000.
       (c) Implementation Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a plan to 
     achieve the reduction in overhead costs required by 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``overhead costs'' means the total expenses of 
     the Inventory Control Points, excluding--
       (A) annual materiel costs; and
       (B) military and civilian personnel related costs, defined 
     as personnel compensation and benefits under the March 1996 
     Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations, 
     Volume 2A, Chapter 1, Budget Account Title File (Object 
     Classification Name/Code), object classifications 200, 211, 
     220, 221, 222, and 301.
       (2) The term ``net sales at standard price'' has the 
     meaning given that term in the March 1996 Department of 
     Defense Financial

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     Management Regulations, Volume 2B, Chapter 9, and displayed 
     in ``Exhibit Fund--14 Revenue and Expenses'' for the supply 
     management business areas.

     SEC. 1422. CONSOLIDATION OF PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
                   AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Consolidation of Assistance.--Chapter 142 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Sections 2412, 2414, 2417, and 2418 are each amended by 
     inserting ``and electronic commerce'' after ``procurement'' 
     each place it appears.
       (2) Section 2413 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking out ``procurement 
     technical assistance'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``both 
     procurement technical assistance and electronic commerce 
     technical assistance''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by inserting ``and electronic 
     commerce'' after ``procurement''.
       (b) Requirement To Use Competitive Procedures.--Section 
     2413 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) The Secretary shall use competitive procedures in 
     entering into cooperative agreements under subsection (a).''.
       (c) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Section 2417 of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``The Director'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following: ``(b) Administrative Costs.--The 
     Director''; and
       (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as designated by 
     paragraph (1)) the following:
       ``(a) Limitation on Use of Funds.--In any fiscal year the 
     Secretary of Defense may use for the program authorized by 
     this chapter only funds specifically appropriated for the 
     program for that fiscal year.''.
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading for chapter 142 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:

``CHAPTER 142--PROCUREMENT AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
                               PROGRAM''.

       (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 
     142 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``142. Procurement and Electronic Commerce Technical Assista2411''.gram

       (3) The heading for section 2417 of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2417. Funding provisions''.

       (4) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 142 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 2417 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``2417. Funding provisions.''.

     SEC. 1423. PERMANENT AUTHORITY REGARDING CONVEYANCE OF 
                   UTILITY SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 159 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2687 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2688. Utility systems: permanent conveyance authority.

       ``(a) Conveyance Authority.--The Secretary of a military 
     department may convey a utility system, or part of a utility 
     system, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary to a 
     municipal, private, regional, district, or cooperative 
     utility company or other entity. The conveyance may consist 
     of all right, title, and interest of the United States in the 
     utility system or such lesser estate as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to serve the interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(b) Utility System Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `utility system' includes the following:
       ``(1) Electrical generation and supply systems.
       ``(2) Water supply and treatment systems.
       ``(3) Wastewater collection and treatment systems.
       ``(4) Steam or hot or chilled water generation and supply 
     systems.
       ``(5) Natural gas supply systems.
       ``(6) Sanitary landfills or lands to be used for sanitary 
     landfills.
       ``(7) Similar utility systems.
       ``(c) Consideration.--(1) The Secretary of a military 
     department may accept consideration received for a conveyance 
     under subsection (a) in the form of a cash payment or a 
     reduction in utility rate charges for a period of time 
     sufficient to amortize the monetary value of the utility 
     system, including any real property interests, conveyed.
       ``(2) Cash payments received shall be credited to an 
     appropriation account designated as appropriate by the 
     Secretary of Defense. Amounts so credited shall be available 
     for the same time period as the appropriation credited and 
     shall be used only for the purposes authorized for that 
     appropriation.
       ``(d) Congressional Notification.--A conveyance may not be 
     made under subsection (a) until--
       ``(1) the Secretary of the military department concerned 
     submits to the appropriate committees of Congress (as defined 
     in section 2801(c)(4) of this title) a report containing an 
     economic analysis (based upon accepted life-cycle costing 
     procedures approved by the Secretary of Defense) which 
     demonstrates that the full cost to the United States of the 
     proposed conveyance is cost-effective when compared with 
     alternative means of furnishing the same utility systems; and
       ``(2) a period of 21 days has elapsed after the date on 
     which the report is received by the committees.
       ``(e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of 
     the military department concerned may require such additional 
     terms and conditions in a conveyance entered into under 
     subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     protect the interests of the United States.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 2687 the following new item:

``2688. Utility systems: permanent conveyance authority.''.
           TITLE XV--MISCELLANEOUS ADDITIONAL DEFENSE REFORMS

     SEC. 1501. LONG-TERM CHARTER CONTRACTS FOR ACQUISITION OF 
                   AUXILIARY VESSELS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Program Authorization.--Chapter 631 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 7233. Auxiliary vessels: authority for long-term 
       charter contracts

       ``(a) Authorized Contracts.--After September 30, 1998, the 
     Secretary of the Navy, subject to subsection (b), may enter 
     into a contract for the long-term lease or charter of a newly 
     built surface vessel, under which the contractor agrees to 
     provide a crew for the vessel for the term of the long-term 
     lease or charter, for any of the following:
       ``(1) The combat logistics force of the Navy.
       ``(2) The strategic sealift program of the Navy.
       ``(3) Other auxiliary support vessels for the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(b) Contracts Required To Be Authorized by Law.--A 
     contract may be entered into under this section with respect 
     to specific vessels only if the Secretary is specifically 
     authorized by law to enter into such a contract with respect 
     to those vessels.
       ``(c) Funds for Contract Payments.--The Secretary may make 
     payments for contracts entered into under this section using 
     funds available for obligation during the fiscal year for 
     which the payments are required to be made. Any such contract 
     shall provide that the United States will not be required to 
     make a payment under the contract (other than a termination 
     payment, if required) before October 1, 2000.
       ``(d) Budgeting Provisions.--Any contract entered into 
     under this section shall be treated as a multiyear service 
     contract and as an operating lease for purposes of any 
     provision of law relating to the Federal budget and Federal 
     budget accounting procedures, including part C of title II of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
     (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.), and any regulation or directive 
     (including any directive of the Office of Management and 
     Budget) prescribed with respect to the Federal budget and 
     Federal budget accounting procedures.
       ``(e) Term of Contract.--In this section, the term `long-
     term lease or charter' means a lease, charter, service 
     contract, or conditional sale agreement with respect to a 
     vessel the term of which (including any option period) is for 
     a period of 20 years or more.
       ``(f) Option To Buy.--A contract entered into under the 
     authority of this section may contain options for the United 
     States to purchase one or more of the vessels covered by the 
     contract at any time during, or at the end of, the contract 
     period (including any option period) upon payment of an 
     amount not in excess of the unamortized portion of the cost 
     of the vessels plus amounts incurred in connection with the 
     termination of the financing arrangements associated with the 
     vessels.
       ``(g) Domestic Construction.--The Secretary shall require 
     in any contract entered into under this section that each 
     vessel to which the contract applies--
       ``(1) shall have been constructed in a shipyard within the 
     United States; and
       ``(2) upon delivery, shall be documented under the laws of 
     the United States.
       ``(h) Vessel Crewing.--The Secretary shall require in any 
     contract entered into under this section that the crew of any 
     vessel to which the contract applies be comprised of private 
     sector commercial mariners.
       ``(i) Contingent Waiver of Other Provisions of Law.--A 
     contract authorized by this section may be entered into 
     without regard to section 2401 or 2401a of this title if the 
     Secretary of Defense makes the following findings with 
     respect to that contract:
       ``(1) The need for the vessels or services to be provided 
     under the contract is expected to remain substantially 
     unchanged during the contemplated contract or option period.
       ``(2) There is a reasonable expectation that throughout the 
     contemplated contract or option period the Secretary of the 
     Navy (or, if the contract is for services to be provided to, 
     and funded by, another military department, the Secretary of 
     that military department) will request funding for the 
     contract at the level required to avoid contract 
     cancellation.
       ``(3) The use of such contract or the exercise of such 
     option is in the interest of the national defense.
       ``(j) Source of Funds for Termination Liability.--If a 
     contract entered into under this section is terminated, the 
     costs of such termination may be paid from--
       ``(1) amounts originally made available for performance of 
     the contract;
       ``(2) amounts currently available for operation and 
     maintenance of the type of vessels or services concerned and 
     not otherwise obligated; or
       ``(3) funds appropriated for those costs.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is

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     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``7233. Auxiliary vessels: authority for long-term charter 
              contracts.''.

     SEC. 1502. FIBER-OPTICS BASED TELECOMMUNICATIONS LINKAGE OF 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Installation Required.--In at least one metropolitan 
     area of the United States containing multiple military 
     installations of one or more military department or Defense 
     Agency, the Secretary of Defense shall provide for the 
     installation of fiber-optics based telecommunications 
     technology to link as many of the installations in the area 
     as practicable in a privately dedicated telecommunications 
     network. The Secretary shall use a competitive process to 
     provide for the installation of the telecommunications 
     network through one or more new contracts.
       (b) Features of Network.--The telecommunications network 
     shall provide direct access to local and long distance 
     telephone carriers, allow for transmission of both classified 
     and unclassified information, and take advantage of the 
     various capabilities of fiber-optics based telecommunications 
     technology.
       (c) Time for Installation.--The telecommunications network 
     or networks to be installed under this section shall be 
     installed and operational not later than September 30, 1999.
       (d) Report on Implementation.--Not later than March 1, 
     1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the 
     implementation of subsections (a) and (b), including the 
     metropolitan area or areas selected for the 
     telecommunications network, the estimated cost of the 
     network, and potential areas for the future use of such 
     fiber-optics based telecommunications technology.

     SEC. 1503. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACTOR GUARANTEES ON 
                   MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 2403 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) The table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of such title is 
     amended by striking out the item relating to section 2403.
       (2) Section 803 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2604; 10 
     U.S.C. 2430 note) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``2403,'';
       (B) by striking out subsection (c); and
       (C) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).

     SEC. 1504. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO MICRO-PURCHASES OF 
                   COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2304 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(l) Micro-Purchases.--(1) A contracting officer may not 
     award a contract or issue a purchase order to buy commercial 
     items for an amount equal to or less than the micro-purchase 
     threshold unless a member of the Senior Executive Service or 
     a general or flag officer makes a written determination 
     that--
       ``(A) the source or sources available for the commercial 
     item do not accept a preferred micro-purchase method, and the 
     contracting officer is seeking a source that does accept such 
     a method; or
       ``(B) the nature of the commercial item necessitates a 
     contract or purchase order so that terms and conditions can 
     be specified.
       ``(2) In this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `micro-purchase threshold' has the meaning 
     provided in section 32 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428).
       ``(B) The term `preferred micro-purchase method' means the 
     use of the Government-wide commercial purchase card or any 
     other method for carrying out micro-purchases that the 
     Secretary of Defense prescribes in the regulations 
     implementing this subsection.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations 
     to implement this subsection. The regulations shall include 
     such additional preferred methods of carrying out micro-
     purchases, and such exceptions to the requirement of 
     paragraph (1), as the Secretary considers appropriate.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (l) of section 2304 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall apply with respect to micro-purchases made on or after 
     October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 1505. AVAILABILITY OF SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES TO 
                   COMMERCIAL ITEM PROCUREMENTS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Section 2304(g) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (1)(B) by 
     striking out ``only''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Section 303(g) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 253(g)) is amended in paragraph (1)(B) by striking out 
     ``only''.

     SEC. 1506. TERMINATION OF THE ARMED SERVICES PATENT ADVISORY 
                   BOARD.

       (a) Termination of Board.--The organization within the 
     Department of Defense known as the Armed Services Patent 
     Advisory Board is terminated. No funds available for the 
     Department of Defense may be used for the operation of that 
     Board after the date specified in subsection (c).
       (b) Transfer of Functions.--All functions performed on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act by the Armed 
     Services Patent Advisory Board (including performance of the 
     responsibilities of the Department of Defense for security 
     review of patent applications under chapter 17 of title 35, 
     United States Code) shall be transferred to the Defense 
     Technology Security Administration.
       (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect at 
     the end of the 120-day period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1507. COORDINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CRIMINAL 
                   INVESTIGATIONS AND AUDITS.

       (a) Board on Criminal Investigations.--Chapter 7 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 182. Board on Criminal Investigations

       ``(a) Establishment.--(1) There is in the Department of 
     Defense a Board on Criminal Investigations. The Board 
     consists of the following officials:
       ``(A) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, 
     Control, Communications, and Intelligence.
       ``(B) The head of the Army Criminal Investigation Command.
       ``(C) The head of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
       ``(D) The head of the Air Force Office of Special 
     Investigations.
       ``(2) To ensure cooperation between the military department 
     criminal investigative organizations and the Defense Criminal 
     Investigative Service, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense shall serve as a nonvoting member of 
     the Board.
       ``(b) Functions of Board.--The Board shall provide for 
     coordination and cooperation between the military department 
     criminal investigative organizations so as to avoid 
     duplication of effort and maximize resources available to the 
     military department criminal investigative organizations.
       ``(c) Regional Working Groups.--The Board shall establish 
     working groups at the regional level to address and resolve 
     issues of jurisdictional responsibility that may arise 
     regarding criminal investigations involving a military 
     department criminal investigative organization. A working 
     group shall consist of managers or supervisors of the 
     military department criminal investigative organizations who 
     have the authority to make binding decisions regarding which 
     organization will conduct a particular criminal investigation 
     or whether a criminal investigation should be conducted 
     jointly.
       ``(d) Authority of Assistant Secretary.--In the event that 
     a regional working group or the Board is unable to resolve an 
     issue of investigative responsibility, the Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, 
     and Intelligence shall have the responsibility to make a 
     final determination regarding the issue.
       ``(e) Military Department Criminal Investigative 
     Organization Defined.--In this section, the term `military 
     department criminal investigative organization' means any of 
     the following:
       ``(1) The Army Criminal Investigation Command.
       ``(2) The Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
       ``(3) The Air Force Office of Special Investigations.''.
       (b) Board on Audits.--Such chapter is further amended by 
     inserting after section 182, as added by subsection (a), the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 183. Board on Audits

       ``(a) Establishment.--(1) There is in the Department of 
     Defense a Board on Audits. The Board consists of the 
     following officials:
       ``(A) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
       ``(B) The Auditor General of the Army.
       ``(C) The Auditor General of the Navy.
       ``(D) The Auditor General of the Air Force.
       ``(E) The director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency.
       ``(2) To ensure cooperation between the defense auditing 
     organizations and the Office of the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense shall serve as a nonvoting member of 
     the Board.
       ``(b) Functions of Board.--The Board shall provide for 
     coordination and cooperation between the defense auditing 
     organizations so as to avoid duplication of effort and 
     maximize resources available to the defense auditing 
     organizations.
       ``(c) Regional Working Groups.--The Board shall establish 
     working groups at the regional level to address and resolve 
     issues of jurisdictional responsibility that may arise 
     regarding audits involving a defense auditing organization. A 
     working group shall consist of managers or supervisors of the 
     defense auditing organizations who have the authority to make 
     binding decisions regarding which defense auditing 
     organization will conduct a particular audit or whether an 
     audit should be conducted jointly.
       ``(d) Authority of Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller).--In the event that a regional working group or 
     the Board is unable to resolve an issue of jurisdictional 
     responsibility, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
     shall have the responsibility to make a final determination 
     regarding the issue.
       ``(e) Defense Auditing Organization Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `defense auditing organization' means any 
     of the following:
       ``(1) The Army Audit Agency.
       ``(2) The Naval Audit Service.
       ``(3) The Air Force Audit Agency.
       ``(4) The Defense Contract Audit Agency.''.

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       (c) Working Guidance.--Not later than December 31, 1997, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe such policies as may 
     be necessary for the operation of the Board on Criminal 
     Investigations and the Board on Audits established pursuant 
     to the amendments made by this section.
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new items:

``182. Board on Criminal Investigations.
``183. Board on Audits.''.

     SEC. 1508. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND 
                   ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

       (a) Termination of Existing Advisory Committees.--(1) 
     Effective December 31, 1998, any advisory committee 
     established in, or administered or funded (in whole or in 
     part) by, the Department of Defense that (A) is in existence 
     on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
     (B) was not established by law, or expressly continued by 
     law, after January 1, 1995, is terminated.
       (2) For purposes of this section, the term ``advisory 
     committee'' means an entity that is subject to the provisions 
     of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (b) Report on Committees For Which Continuation Is 
     Requested.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report setting forth those 
     advisory committees subject to subsection (a) that the 
     Secretary proposes to continue. The Secretary shall include 
     in the report, for each such committee, the justification for 
     continuing the committee and a statement of the costs of such 
     continuation over the next four fiscal years. The Secretary 
     shall include in the report a proposal for any legislation 
     that may be required for the continuations proposed in the 
     report.
       (c) Policy for Future DOD Advisory Committees.--(1) Chapter 
     7 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after section 183, as added by section 1507(b), the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 184. Boards, commissions, and other advisory 
       committees: limitations

       ``(a) Limitation on Establishment.--No advisory committee 
     may be established in, or administered or funded (in whole or 
     in part) by, the Department of Defense except as specifically 
     provided by law after the date of the enactment of this 
     section.
       ``(b) Termination of Advisory Committees.--Each advisory 
     committee of the Department of Defense (whether established 
     by law, by the President, or by the Secretary of Defense) 
     shall terminate not later than the expiration of the four-
     year period beginning on the date of its establishment or on 
     the date of the most recent continuation of the advisory 
     committee by law.
       ``(c) Exception for Temporary Advisory Committees.--
     Subsection (a) does not apply to an advisory committee 
     established for a period of one year or less for the purpose 
     (as set forth in the charter of the advisory committee) of 
     examining a matter that is critical to the national security 
     of the United States.
       ``(d) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1 of each year 
     (beginning in 1999), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report on advisory committees of the Department of 
     Defense. In each such report, the Secretary shall identify 
     each advisory committee that the Secretary proposes to 
     support during the next fiscal year and shall set forth the 
     justification for each such committee and the projected costs 
     for that committee for the next fiscal year. In the case of 
     any advisory committee that is to terminate in the year 
     following the year in which the report is submitted pursuant 
     to subsection (b) and that the Secretary proposes be 
     continued by law, the Secretary shall include in the report a 
     request for continuation of the committee and a justification 
     and cost estimate for such continuation.
       ``(e) Advisory Committee Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `advisory committee' means an entity that is subject to 
     the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
     U.S.C. App.).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     183, as added by section 1507(d), the following new item:

``184. Boards, commissions, and other advisory committees: 
              limitations.''.

     SEC. 1509. ADVANCES FOR PAYMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 2396 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) public service utilities.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2396. Advances for payments for compliance with 
       foreign laws, rent in foreign countries, tuition, public 
       utility services, and pay and supplies of armed forces of 
       friendly foreign countries''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``2396. Advances for payments for compliance with foreign laws, rent in 
              foreign countries, tuition, public utility services, and 
              pay and supplies of armed forces of friendly foreign 
              countries.''.
     TITLE XVI--COMMISSION ON DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND STREAMLINING

     SEC. 1601. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
     commission to be known as the ``Commission on Defense 
     Organization and Streamlining'' (hereinafter in this title 
     referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of nine 
     members, appointed as follows:
       (1) Two members shall be appointed by the chairman of the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Two members shall be appointed by the ranking minority 
     party member of the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (3) Two members shall be appointed by the chairman of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (4) Two members shall be appointed by the ranking minority 
     party member of the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate.
       (5) One member, who shall serve as chairman of the 
     Commission, shall be appointed by at least three of the 
     Members of Congress referred to paragraphs (1) through (4) 
     acting jointly.
       (c) Qualifications.--Members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed from among private United States citizens with 
     knowledge and expertise in organization and management 
     matters.
       (d) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be 
     appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the 
     Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
     appointment.
       (e) Initial Organization Requirements.--(1) All 
     appointments to the Commission shall be made not later than 
     30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The Commission shall convene its first meeting not 
     later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the 
     Commission have been appointed.
       (f) Security Clearances.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     expedite the processing of appropriate security clearances 
     for members of the Commission.

     SEC. 1602. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--(1) The Commission shall examine the 
     missions, functions, and responsibilities of the Office of 
     the Secretary of Defense, the management headquarters and 
     headquarters support activities of the military departments 
     and Defense Agencies, and the various acquisition 
     organizations of the Department of Defense (and the 
     relationships among such Office, activities, and 
     organizations).
       (2) On the basis of such examination, the Commission shall 
     propose alternative organizational structures and alternative 
     allocations of authorities as it considers appropriate.
       (b) Duplication and Redundancy.-- In carrying out its 
     duties, the Commission shall identify areas of duplication 
     and recommend options to streamline, reduce, and eliminate 
     redundancies.
       (c) Special Requirements Regarding Office of Secretary.--
     The examination of the missions, functions, and 
     responsibilities of the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
     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 responsibilities in a 
     manner that ensures civilian authority in the Department of 
     Defense.
       (3) An assessment of the extent of unnecessary duplication 
     of functions between the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
     and the Joint Staff.
       (4) An assessment of the extent of unnecessary duplication 
     of functions between the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
     and the military departments.
       (5) An assessment of the appropriate number of Under 
     Secretaries of Defense, Assistant Secretaries of Defense, 
     Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense, and Deputy Assistant 
     Secretaries of Defense.
       (6) An assessment of any benefits or efficiencies derived 
     from decentralizing certain functions currently performed by 
     the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
       (d) Special Requirements Regarding Headquarters.--The 
     examination of the missions, functions, and responsibilities 
     of the management headquarters and headquarters support 
     activities of the military departments and Defense Agencies 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment on the adequacy of the present 
     headquarters organization structure to efficiently and 
     effectively support the mission of the military departments 
     and the Defense Agencies.
       (2) An assessment of options to reduce the number of 
     personnel assigned to such headquarters staffs and 
     headquarters support activities.
       (3) An assessment of the extent of unnecessary duplication 
     of functions between the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
     and headquarters staffs of the military departments and the 
     Defense Agencies.

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       (4) An assessment of the possible benefits that could be 
     derived from further functional consolidation between the 
     civilian secretariat of the military departments and the 
     staffs of the military service chiefs.
       (5) An assessment of the possible benefits that could be 
     derived from reducing the number of civilian officers in the 
     military departments who are appointed by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate.
       (e) Special Requirements Regarding Acquisition 
     Organizations.--The examination of the missions, functions, 
     and responsibilities of the various acquisition organizations 
     of the Department of Defense shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of benefits of consolidation or selected 
     elimination of Department of Defense acquisition 
     organizations.
       (2) An assessment of the opportunities to streamline the 
     defense acquisition infrastructure that were realized as a 
     result of the enactment of the Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355) and the 
     Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D and E of Public Law 
     104-106) or as result of other acquisition reform initiatives 
     implemented administratively during the period from 1993 
     through 1997.
       (3) An assessment of such other defense acquisition 
     infrastructure streamlining or restructuring options as the 
     Commission considers appropriate.
       (f) Cooperation From Government Officials.--In carrying out 
     its duties, the Commission should receive the full and timely 
     cooperation of the Secretary of Defense and any other United 
     States Government official responsible for providing the 
     Commission with analyses, briefings, and other information 
     necessary for the fulfillment of its responsibilities.

     SEC. 1603. REPORTS.

       The Commission shall submit to Congress an interim report 
     containing its preliminary findings and conclusions not later 
     than March 15, 1998, and a final report containing its 
     findings and conclusions not later than July 15, 1998.

     SEC. 1604. POWERS.

       (a) Hearings.--The Commission or, at its direction, any 
     panel or member of the Commission, may, for the purpose of 
     carrying out the provisions of this title, hold hearings, sit 
     and act at times and places, take testimony, receive 
     evidence, and administer oaths to the extent that the 
     Commission or any panel or member considers advisable.
       (b) Information.--The Commission may secure directly from 
     the Department of Defense and any other Federal department or 
     agency information that the Commission considers necessary to 
     enable the Commission to carry out its responsibilities under 
     this title.

     SEC. 1605. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairman.
       (b) Quorum.--(1) Five members of the Commission shall 
     constitute a quorum other than for the purpose of holding 
     hearings.
       (2) The Commission shall act by resolution agreed to by a 
     majority of the members of the Commission.
       (c) Commission.--The Commission may establish panels 
     composed of less than full membership of the Commission for 
     the purpose of carrying out the Commission's duties. The 
     actions of each such panel shall be subject to the review and 
     control of the Commission. Any findings and determinations 
     made by such a panel shall not be considered the findings and 
     determinations of the Commission unless approved by the 
     Commission.
       (d) Authority of Individuals To Act for Commission.--Any 
     member or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the 
     Commission, take any action which the Commission is 
     authorized to take under this title.

     SEC. 1606. PERSONNEL MATTERS.

       (a) Pay of Members.--Members of the Commission shall serve 
     without pay by reason of their work on the Commission.
       (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall 
     be allowed 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, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the Commission.
       (c) Staff.--(1) The chairman of the Commission may, without 
     regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
     governing appointments in the competitive service, appoint a 
     staff director and such additional personnel as may be 
     necessary to enable the Commission to perform its duties. The 
     appointment of a staff director shall be subject to the 
     approval of the Commission.
       (2) The chairman of the Commission may fix the pay of the 
     staff director and other personnel without regard to the 
     provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of 
     title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of 
     positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the 
     rate of pay fixed under this paragraph for the staff director 
     may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5316 of such title and the rate of pay 
     for other personnel may not exceed the maximum rate payable 
     for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule.
       (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon request of the 
     chairman of the Commission, the head of any Federal 
     department or agency may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, 
     any personnel of that department or agency to the Commission 
     to assist it in carrying out its duties.
       (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--
     The chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and 
     intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code, at rates for individuals which do not 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
     payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5316 of such title.

     SEC. 1607. MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       (a) Postal and Printing Services.--The Commission may use 
     the United States mails and obtain printing and binding 
     services in the same manner and under the same conditions as 
     other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
       (b) Miscellaneous Administrative and Support Services.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall furnish the Commission, on a 
     reimbursable basis, any administrative and support services 
     requested by the Commission.

     SEC. 1608. FUNDING.

       Funds for activities of the Commission shall be provided 
     from amounts appropriated for the Department of Defense for 
     operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities for 
     fiscal year 1998. Upon receipt of a written certification 
     from the Chairman of the Commission specifying the funds 
     required for the activities of the Commission, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall promptly disburse to the Commission, from 
     such amounts, the funds required by the Commission as stated 
     in such certification.

     SEC. 1609. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the date of 
     the submission of its final report under section 1603.
            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998''.
                            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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona........................  Fort Huachuca..........     $20,000,000
California.....................  Fort Irwin.............     $11,150,000
                                 Naval Weapons Station,      $23,000,000
                                  Concord.
Colorado.......................  Fort Carson............     $47,300,000
Georgia........................  Fort Gordon............     $22,000,000
                                 Hunter Army Air Field,      $54,000,000
                                  Fort Stewart..........
Hawaii.........................  Schofield Barracks.....     $44,000,000
Indiana........................  Crane Army Ammunition        $7,700,000
                                  Activity.
Kansas.........................  Fort Leavenworth.......     $63,000,000
                                 Fort Riley.............     $25,800,000
Kentucky.......................  Fort Campbell..........     $43,700,000
                                 Fort Knox..............      $7,200,000
Missouri.......................  Fort Leonard Wood......      $3,200,000
New Jersey.....................  Fort Monmouth..........      $2,050,000
New Mexico.....................  White Sands Missile          $6,900,000
                                  Range.
New York.......................  Fort Drum..............     $24,400,000

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North Carolina.................  Fort Bragg.............     $61,900,000
Oklahoma.......................  Fort Sill..............     $25,000,000
South Carolina.................  Fort Jackson...........      $5,400,000
                                 Naval Weapons Station,       $7,700,000
                                  Charleston.
Texas..........................  Fort Bliss.............      $7,700,000
                                 Fort Hood..............     $27,200,000
                                 Fort Sam Houston.......     $16,000,000
Virginia.......................  Fort A.P. Hill.........      $5,400,000
                                 Fort Myer..............      $8,200,000
                                 Fort Story.............      $2,050,000
Washington.....................  Fort Lewis.............     $33,000,000
CONUS Classified...............  Classified Location....      $6,500,000
                                                         ---------------
                                     Total..............    $614,900,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       
       (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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany........................  Ansbach................     $22,000,000
                                 Heidelberg.............      $8,800,000
                                 Mannheim...............      $6,200,000
                                 Military Support Group,      $6,000,000
                                  Kaiserslautern........
Korea..........................  Camp Casey.............      $5,100,000
                                 Camp Castle............      $8,400,000
                                 Camp Humphreys.........     $32,000,000
                                 Camp Red Cloud.........     $23,600,000
                                 Camp Stanley...........      $7,000,000
Overseas Classified............  Overseas Classified....     $37,000,000
                                                         ---------------
                                     Total..............    $156,100,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to 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 or Location             Purpose                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona...............................  Fort Huachuca............  55 Units.....................      $8,000,000
Hawaii................................  Schofield Barracks.......  132 Units....................     $26,600,000
Maryland..............................  Fort George Meade........  56 Units.....................      $7,900,000
New Jersey............................  Picatinny Arsenal........  35 Units.....................      $7,300,000
North Carolina........................  Fort Bragg...............  174 Units....................     $20,150,000
Texas.................................  Fort Bliss...............  91 Units.....................     $12,900,000
                                        Fort Hood................  130 Units....................     $18,800,000
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                       Total....................    $103,950,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       
       (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 $9,550,000.

     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 sections 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Army may improve existing military family housing units 
     in an amount not to exceed $89,200,000.

     SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1997, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Army in the total amount of $2,055,364,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2101(a), $425,850,000.
       (2) For the military construction projects outside the 
     United States authorized by section 2101(b), $162,600,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor military construction projects 
     authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, 
     $6,000,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $71,577,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $200,400,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $1,148,937,000.
       (6) For the construction of the National Range Control 
     Center, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, authorized by 
     section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 
     110 Stat. 2763), $18,000,000.
       (7) For the construction of the whole barracks complex 
     renewal, Fort Knox, Kentucky, authorized by section 2101(a) 
     of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2763), 
     $22,000,000.
       (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the

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     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--
       (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a);
       (2) $14,400,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of the Force XXI Soldier 
     Development School at Fort Hood, Texas);
       (3) $24,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for rail yard expansion at Fort Carson, 
     Colorado);
       (4) $43,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a disciplinary 
     barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas);
       (5) $36,500,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a barracks at Hunter 
     Army Airfield, Fort Stewart, Georgia);
       (6) $44,200,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a barracks at Fort 
     Bragg, North Carolina); and
       (7) $17,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a barracks at Fort 
     Sill, Oklahoma).

     SEC. 2105. CORRECTION IN AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS, FORT 
                   IRWIN, CALIFORNIA.

       In the case of amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a)(1) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (division B of Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3029) and 
     section 2104(a)(1) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 524) for a military construction project for Fort 
     Irwin, California, involving the construction of an air field 
     for the National Training Center at Barstow-Daggett, 
     California, the Secretary of the Army may use such amounts 
     for the construction of a heliport at the same location.
                            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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona........................  Marine Corps Air            $12,250,000
                                  Station, Yuma.........
                                 Navy Detachment, Camp       $11,426,000
                                  Navajo................
California.....................  Marine Corps Air            $24,150,000
                                  Station, Camp
                                  Pendleton.............
                                 Marine Corps Air             $8,700,000
                                  Station, Miramar......
                                 Marine Corps Air-Ground      $3,810,000
                                  Combat Center,
                                  Twentynine Palms......
                                 Marine Corps Base, Camp     $60,069,000
                                  Pendleton.............
                                 Naval Air Facility, El      $11,000,000
                                  Centro................
                                 Naval Air Station,          $19,600,000
                                  North Island..........
                                 Naval Amphibious Base,      $10,100,000
                                  Coronado..............
                                 Naval Construction           $3,200,000
                                  Battalion Center, Port
                                  Hueneme...............
Connecticut....................  Naval Submarine Base,       $18,300,000
                                  New London............
Florida........................  Naval Air Station,           $3,480,000
                                  Jacksonville..........
                                 Naval Air Station,           $1,300,000
                                  Whiting Field.
                                 Naval Station, Mayport.     $17,940,000
Hawaii.........................  Marine Corps Air            $19,000,000
                                  Station, Kaneohe Bay..
                                 Naval Communications         $3,900,000
                                  and Telecommunications
                                  Area Master Station
                                  Eastern Pacific,
                                  Honolulu..............
                                 Naval Station, Pearl        $25,000,000
                                  Harbor.
Illinois.......................  Naval Training Center,      $41,220,000
                                  Great Lakes...........
Indiana........................  Naval Surface Warfare        $4,120,000
                                  Center, Crane.........
Maryland.......................  Naval Electronics            $2,610,000
                                  System Command, St.
                                  Ingoes................
Mississippi....................  Naval Air Station,           $7,050,000
                                  Meridian..............
North Carolina.................  Marine Corps Air             $8,800,000
                                  Station, Cherry Point.
                                 Marine Corps Air            $19,900,000
                                  Station, New River....
Rhode Island...................  Naval Undersea Warfare       $8,900,000
                                  Center Division,
                                  Newport...............
South Carolina.................  Marine Corps Air            $17,730,000
                                  Station, Beaufort.....
                                 Marine Corps Reserve         $3,200,000
                                  Detachment Parris
                                  Island................
Texas..........................  Naval Air Station,             $800,000
                                  Corpus Christi........
Virginia.......................  AEGIS Training Center,       $6,600,000
                                  Dahlgren.
                                 Fleet Combat Training        $7,000,000
                                  Center, Dam Neck......
                                 Naval Air Station,          $18,240,000
                                  Norfolk...............
                                 Naval Air Station,          $34,000,000
                                  Oceana.
                                 Naval Amphibious Base,       $8,685,000
                                  Little Creek..........
                                 Naval Shipyard,             $29,410,000
                                  Norfolk, Portsmouth...
                                 Naval Station, Norfolk.     $18,850,000
                                 Naval Surface Warfare       $13,880,000
                                  Center, Dahlgren......
                                 Naval Weapons Station,      $14,547,000
                                  Yorktown..............
Washington.....................  Naval Air Station,           $1,100,000
                                  Whidbey Island.
                                 Puget Sound Naval            $4,400,000
                                  Shipyard, Bremerton...
                                                         ---------------
                                     Total..............    $524,267,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       
       (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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bahrain........................  Administrative Support      $30,100,000
                                  Unit, Bahrain.........
Guam...........................  Naval Communications         $4,050,000
                                  and Telecommunications
                                  Area Master Station
                                  Western Pacific, Guam.

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Italy..........................  Naval Air Station,          $21,440,000
                                  Sigonella.
                                 Naval Support Activity,      $8,200,000
                                  Naples.
Puerto Rico....................  Naval Station,                 $500,000
                                  Roosevelt Roads.
United Kingdom.................  Joint Maritime               $2,330,000
                                  Communications Center,
                                  St. Mawgan............
                                                         ---------------
                                     Total..............     $66,620,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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 or Location             Purpose                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California............................  Marine Corps Air Station,  166 Units....................     $28,881,000
                                         Miramar.................
                                        Marine Corps Air-Ground    132 Units....................     $23,891,000
                                         Combat Center,
                                         Twentynine Palms........
                                        Marine Corps Base, Camp    171 Units....................     $22,518,000
                                         Pendleton...............
                                        Naval Air Station,         128 Units....................     $23,226,000
                                         Lemoore.................
                                        Naval Complex, San Diego.  94 Units.....................     $13,500,000
Hawaii................................  Naval Complex, Pearl       84 Units.....................     $17,900,000
                                         Harbor..................
Louisiana.............................  Naval Complex, New         100 Units....................     $11,930,000
                                         Orleans.................
Texas.................................  Naval Complex, Kingsville  212 Units....................     $22,250,000
                                         and Corpus Christi......
Washington............................  Naval Complex, Bangor....  118 Units....................     $15,700,000
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                       Total....................    $179,796,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       
       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriation 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 $15,100,000.

     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 $214,282,000.

     SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1997, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Navy in the total amount of $2,053,025,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(a), $524,267,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(b), $66,120,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $9,960,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $46,659,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $409,178,000.
       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $976,504,000.
       (6) For construction of bachelor enlisted quarters at Naval 
     Hospital, Great Lakes, Illinois, authorized by section 
     2201(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 
     2766), $5,200,000.
       (7) For construction of bachelor enlisted quarters at Naval 
     Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, authorized by section 
     2201(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 
     2767), $14,600,000.
       (8) For construction of a large anecohic chamber facility 
     at Patuxent River Naval Air Warfare Center, 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), $9,000,000.
       (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).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (8) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by $8,463,000, which 
     represents the combination of project savings resulting from 
     favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due 
     to force structure changes.

     SEC. 2205. AUTHORIZATION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT 
                   NAVAL AIR STATION, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, FOR 
                   WHICH FUNDS HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED.

       (a) Authorization.--The table in section 2201(a) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2766) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out the amount identified as the total and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$594,982,000''; and
       (2) by inserting after the item relating to Stennis Space 
     Center, Mississippi, the following new item:


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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 ``Naval Air Station,      $4,990,000''.
                                  Pascagoula.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2204(a) of such Act 
     (110 Stat. 2769) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding the paragraphs, by striking out 
     ``$2,213,731,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$2,218,721,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``$579,312,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$584,302,000''.
                         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:


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                   Air Force: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Installation or
             State                       Location             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama........................  Maxwell Air Force Base.     $14,874,000
Alaska.........................  Clear Air Station......     $67,069,000
                                 Eielson Air Force Base.      $7,764,000
                                 Indian Mountain........      $1,991,000
Arizona........................  Luke Air Force Base....     $10,000,000
Arkansas.......................  Little Rock Air Force        $3,400,000
                                  Base.
California.....................  Edwards Air Force Base.      $2,887,000
                                 Vandenberg Air Force        $26,876,000
                                  Base.
Colorado.......................  Buckley Air National         $6,718,000
                                  Guard Base.
                                 Falcon Air Force            $10,551,000
                                  Station.
                                 Peterson Air Force Base      $4,081,000
                                 United States Air Force     $15,229,000
                                  Academy.
Florida........................  Eglin Auxiliary Field 9      $6,470,000
                                 MacDill Air Force Base.      $1,543,000
Georgia........................  Moody Air Force Base...      $9,100,000
                                 Robins Air Force Base..     $27,763,000
Idaho..........................  Mountain Home Air Force     $17,719,000
                                  Base.
Kansas.........................  McConnell Air Force         $11,669,000
                                  Base.
Louisiana......................  Barksdale Air Force         $19,410,000
                                  Base.
Mississippi....................  Keesler Air Force Base.     $30,855,000
Missouri.......................  Whiteman Air Force Base     $40,419,000
Nevada.........................  Nellis Air Force Base..      $1,950,000
New Jersey.....................  McGuire Air Force Base.     $18,754,000
North Carolina.................  Pope Air Force Base....     $20,656,000
North Dakota...................  Grand Forks Air Force        $8,560,000
                                  Base.
                                 Minot Air Force Base...      $5,200,000
Ohio...........................  Wright-Patterson Air        $19,350,000
                                  Force Base.
Oklahoma.......................  Tinker Air Force Base..      $9,655,000
                                 Vance Air Force Base...      $6,700,000
South Carolina.................  Shaw Air Force Base....      $6,072,000
South Dakota...................  Ellsworth Air Force          $6,600,000
                                  Base.
Tennessee......................  Arnold Air Force Base..     $20,650,000
Texas..........................  Dyess Air Force Base...     $10,000,000
                                 Laughlin Air Force Base       4,800,000
                                 Randolph Air Force Base      $2,488,000
Utah...........................  Hill Air Force Base....      $6,470,000
Virginia.......................  Langley Air Force Base.      $4,031,000
Washington.....................  Fairchild Air Force          $7,366,000
                                  Base.
                                 McChord Air Force Base.      $9,655,000
CONUS Classified...............  Classified Location....      $6,175,000
                                                         ---------------
                                     Total..............    $511,520,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       
       (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 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...     $18,500,000
Italy..........................  Aviano Air Base........     $15,220,000
Korea..........................  Kunsan Air Base........     $10,325,000
                                 Osan Air Base..........     $11,100,000
Portugal.......................  Lajes Field, Azores....      $4,800,000
United Kingdom.................  Royal Air Force,            $11,400,000
                                  Lakenheath.
Overseas Classified............  Classified Location....     $31,100,000
                                                         ---------------
                                     Total..............    $102,445,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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                   Installation or Location             Purpose                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona...............................  Davis-Monthan Air Force    70 Units.....................      $9,800,000
                                         Base....................
California............................  Edwards Air Force Base...  95 Units.....................     $16,800,000

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                                        Travis Air Force Base....  70 Units.....................      $9,714,000
                                        Vandenberg Air Force Base  108 Units....................     $17,100,000
Delaware..............................  Dover Air Force Base.....  Ancillary Facility...........        $831,000
District of Columbia..................  Bolling Air Force Base...  46 Units.....................      $5,100,000
Florida...............................  MacDill Air Force Base...  58 Units.....................     $10,000,000
                                        Tyndall Air Force Base...  32 Units.....................      $4,200,000
Georgia...............................  Robins Air Force Base....  60 Units.....................      $6,800,000
Idaho.................................  Mountain Home Air Force    60 Units.....................     $11,032,000
                                         Base....................
Kansas................................  McConnell Air Force Base.  19 Units.....................      $2,951,000
                                        McConnell Air Force Base.  Ancillary Facility...........        $581,000
Mississippi...........................  Columbus Air Force Base..  50 Units.....................      $6,200,000
                                        Keesler Air Force Base...  40 Units.....................      $5,000,000
Montana...............................  Malmstrom Air Force Base.  28 Units.....................      $4,842,000
New Mexico............................  Kirtland Air Force Base..  180 Units....................     $20,900,000
North Dakota..........................  Grand Forks Air Force      42 Units.....................      $7,936,000
                                         Base....................
Texas.................................  Dyess Air Force Base.....  70 Units.....................     $10,503,000
                                        Goodfellow Air Force Base  3 Units......................        $500,000
                                        Lackland Air Force Base..  50 Units.....................      $7,400,000
                                        Sheppard Air Force Base..  40 Units.....................      $7,400,000
Wyoming...............................  F. E. Warren Air Force     52 Units.....................      $6,853,000
                                         Base....................
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                       Total....................    $172,443,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       
       (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 $11,971,000.

     SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2835 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 $156,995,000.

     SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1997, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Air Force in the total amount of $1,810,090,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(a), $505,435,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(b), $102,445,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $8,545,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $45,880,000.
       (5) For military housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $341,409,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $830,234,000.
       (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) $11,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2301(a) for the construction of a B-2 low 
     observability restoration facility at Whiteman Air Force 
     Base, Missouri).
       (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 $23,858,000, 
     which represents the combination of project savings resulting 
     from favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and 
     cancellations due to force structure changes.

     SEC. 2305. AUTHORIZATION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT 
                   MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, KANSAS, FOR WHICH 
                   FUNDS HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED.

       (a) Authorization.--The table in section 2301(a) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2771) is amended 
     in the item relating to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, by 
     striking out ``$19,130,000'' in the amount column and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$25,830,000''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2304 of such Act (110 
     Stat. 2774) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding the paragraph, by striking out 
     ``$1,894,594,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$1,901,294,000'' and
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``$603,834,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$610,534,000''.
                      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), 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                      Location             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Defense Commissary Agency......  Fort Lee, Virginia.....      $9,300,000
Defense Finance and Accounting   Columbus Center, Ohio..      $9,722,000
 Service.......................
                                 Naval Air Station,           $6,906,000
                                  Millington, Tennessee.
                                 Naval Station, Norfolk,     $12,800,000
                                  Virginia..............
                                 Naval Station, Pearl        $10,000,000
                                  Harbor, Hawaii........
Defense Intelligence Agency....  Bolling Air Force Base,      $7,000,000
                                  District of Columbia..
                                 Redstone Arsenal,           $32,700,000
                                  Alabama.
Defense Logistics Agency.......  Defense Distribution        $16,656,000
                                  Depot--DDNV, Virginia.

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                                 Defense Distribution        $15,500,000
                                  New Cumberland--DDSP,
                                  Pennsylvania..........
                                 Defense Fuel Support        $22,100,000
                                  Point, Craney Island,
                                  Virginia..............
                                 Defense General Supply       $5,200,000
                                  Center, Richmond
                                  (DLA), Virginia.......
                                 Elmendorf Air Force         $21,700,000
                                  Base, Alaska..........
                                 Naval Air Station,           $9,800,000
                                  Jacksonville, Florida.
                                 Truax Field, Wisconsin.      $4,500,000
                                 Westover Air Reserve         $4,700,000
                                  Base, Massachusetts...
                                 CONUS Various, CONUS        $11,275,000
                                  Various...............
Defense Medical Facilities       Fort Campbell, Kentucky     $13,600,000
 Office........................
                                 Fort Detrick, Maryland.      $5,300,000
                                 Fort Lewis, Washington.      $5,000,000
                                 Hill Air Force Base,         $3,100,000
                                  Utah.
                                 Holloman Air Force           $3,000,000
                                  Base, New Mexico......
                                 Lackland Air Force           $3,000,000
                                  Base, Texas...........
                                 Marine Corps Combat Dev     $19,000,000
                                  Com, Quantico,
                                  Virginia..............
                                 McGuire Air Force Base,     $35,217,000
                                  New Jersey............
                                 Naval Air Station,           $2,750,000
                                  Pensacola, Florida....
                                 Naval Station, Everett,      $7,500,000
                                  Washington............
                                 Naval Station, San           $2,100,000
                                  Diego, California.....
                                 Naval Submarine Base,        $2,300,000
                                  New London,
                                  Connecticut...........
                                 Robins Air Force Base,      $19,000,000
                                  Georgia...............
                                 Tinker Air Force Base,       $6,500,000
                                  Oklahoma..............
                                 Wright-Patterson Air         $2,750,000
                                  Force Base, Ohio......
National Security Agency.......  Fort Meade, Maryland...     $29,800,000
Special Operations Command.....  Eglin Auxiliary Field        $6,100,000
                                  3, Florida.
                                 Fort Benning, Georgia..     $12,314,000
                                 Fort Bragg, North            $1,500,000
                                  Carolina.
                                 Hurlburt Field, Florida      $2,450,000
                                 Naval Amphibious Base,       $7,400,000
                                  Coronado, California..
                                                         ---------------
                                     Total..............    $389,440,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       
       (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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Installation or
             Agency                      Location             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ballistic Missile Defense        Pacific Missile Range,       $4,565,000
 Organization.                    Kwajalein Atoll.......
Defense Logistics Agency.......  Defense Fuel Support        $16,000,000
                                  Point, Guam...........
                                 Moron Air Base, Spain..     $14,400,000
Defense Medical Facilities       Andersen Air Force           $3,700,000
 Office........................   Base, Guam............
                                                         ---------------
                                   Total................     $38,665,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2402. MILITARY HOUSING PLANNING AND DESIGN.

       Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 2405(a)(13)(A), the Secretary of 
     Defense 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 $50,000.

     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 appropriation in section 2405(a)(12)(A), the Secretary of 
     Defense may improve existing military family housing units in 
     an amount not to exceed $4,900,000.

     SEC. 2404. ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

       Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 2405(a)(10), 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, 
     1997, 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 $2,711,761,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(a), $382,390,000
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(a), $34,965,000.
       (3) For military construction projects at Anniston Army 
     Depot, Alabama, ammunition demilitarization facility, 
     authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (division B of the 
     Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2587), which was originally 
     authorized as an Army construction project, but which became 
     a Defense Agencies construction project by reason of the 
     amendments made by section 142 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 
     108 Stat. 2689), $9,900,000.
       (4) 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), $20,000,000.
       (5) For military construction projects at Umatilla Army 
     Depot, Oregon, authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division 
     B of the Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3040), as amended by 
     section 2407 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996 (110 Stat. 539) and section 2407(2) of 
     this Act, $57,427,000.
       (6) For military construction projects at Defense Finance 
     and Accounting Service, Columbus, Ohio, authorized by section 
     2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act of 
     Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 
     535), $14,200,000.
       (7) For contingency construction projects of the Secretary 
     of Defense under section 2804 of title 10, United States 
     Code, $9,844,000.

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       (8) For unspecified minor construction projects under 
     section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $25,257,000.
       (9) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $34,350,000.
       (10) For Energy Conservation projects authorized by section 
     2403, $25,000,000.
       (11) 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), $2,060,854,000.
       (12) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For improvement and planning of military family housing 
     and facilities, $4,950,000.
       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $32,724,000 of which not more than $27,673,000 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 the 
     total amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) of subsection (a).

     SEC. 2406. CORRECTION IN AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS, MCCLELLAN 
                   AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA.

       In the case of amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in section 2405(a)(1) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (division B of Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3041) for a 
     military construction project involving the upgrade of the 
     hospital facility at McClellan Air Force Base, California, 
     the Secretary of Defense may use such amounts for the 
     following medical construction projects authorized by section 
     2401 of this Act:
       (1) The Aeromedical Clinic Addition at Andersen Air Base, 
     Guam, in the amount of $3,700,000.
       (2) The Occupational Health Clinic Facility at Tinker Air 
     Force Base, Oklahoma, in the amount of $6,500,000.

     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), as amended by section 2407 of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1996 (division B of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 539), under 
     the agency heading relating to Chemical Weapons and Munitions 
     Destruction, is further amended--
       (1) in the item relating to Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, 
     by striking out ``$115,000,000'' in the amount column and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$134,000,000''; and
       (2) in the item relating to Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon, by 
     striking out ``$186,000,000'' in the amount column and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$187,000,000''.
   TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT 
                                PROGRAM

     SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
     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, 1997, 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 
     Security Investment program authorized by section 2501, in 
     the amount of $166,300,000.
            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

     SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED GUARD AND RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1997, 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 1803 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, 
     $45,098,000; and
       (B) for the Army Reserve, $69,831,000.
       (2) For the Department of the Navy, for the Naval and 
     Marine Corps Reserve, $40,561,000.
       (3) For the Department of the Air Force--
       (A) for the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     $137,275,000; and
       (B) for the Air Force Reserve, $34,443,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--The amount authorized to be appropriated 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B) is reduced by $7,900,000, 
     which represents the combination of project savings resulting 
     from favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and 
     cancellations due to force structure changes.

     SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZATION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 
                   FOR WHICH FUNDS HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED.

       (a) Army National Guard, Hilo, Hawaii.--Paragraph (1)(A) of 
     section 2601 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 
     Stat. 2780) is amended by striking out ``$59,194,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$65,094,000'' to account for a 
     project involving additions and alterations to an Army 
     aviation support facility in Hilo, Hawaii.
       (b) Naval and Marine Corps Reserve, New Orleans.--Paragraph 
     (2) of such section is amended by striking out 
     ``$32,779,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$37,579,000'' 
     to account for a project for the construction of bachelor 
     enlisted quarters at Naval Air Station, New Orleans, 
     Louisiana.

     SEC. 2603. ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, SALT LAKE CITY, 
                   UTAH.

       With regard to the military construction project for the 
     Army Reserve concerning construction of a reserve center and 
     organizational maintenance shop in Salt Lake City, Utah, to 
     be carried out using funds appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in section 2601(1)(B), the 
     Secretary of the Army may enter into an agreement with the 
     State of Utah under which the State agrees to provide 
     financial or in-kind contributions toward land acquisition, 
     site preparation, environmental assessment and remediation, 
     relocation, and other costs in connection with the project.
        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 Security Investment program (and authorizations 
     of appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later of--
       (1) October 1, 2000; or
       (2) the date for the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for military construction for fiscal year 2001.
       (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 
     Security Investment program (and authorizations of 
     appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have 
     been obligated before the later of--
       (1) October 1, 2000; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for fiscal year 2001 for military construction projects, land 
     acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or 
     contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Security Investment program.

     SEC. 2702. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   1995 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (division B of Public Law 103-337, 108 Stat. 3046), 
     authorizations for the projects set forth in the tables in 
     subsection (b), as provided in section 2101, 2201, 2202, 
     2301, 2302, 2401, or 2601 of that Act, shall remain in effect 
     until October 1, 1998, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
     authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
     1999, whichever is later.
       (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
     as follows:


                                  Army: Extension of 1995 Project Authorization
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                 State                   Installation or Location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California............................  Fort Irwin...............  National Training Center          $10,000,000
                                                                    Airfield Phase I............
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                                 Navy: Extension of 1995 Project Authorizations
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                 State                   Installation or Location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maryland..............................  Indian Head Naval Surface  Upgrade Power Plant..........      $4,000,000
                                         Warfare Center..........
                                        Indian Head Naval Surface  Denitrification/Acid Mixing        $6,400,000
                                         Warfare Center..........   Facility....................
Virginia..............................  Norfolk Marine Corps       Bachelor Enlisted Quarters...      $6,480,000
                                         Security Force Battalion
                                         Atlantic................
Washington............................  Naval Station Puget        New Construction (Housing            $780,000
                                         Sound, Everett..........   Office).....................
CONUS Classified......................  Classified Location......  Aircraft Fire/Rescue &             $2,200,000
                                                                    Vehicle Maintenance Facility
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                               Air Force: Extension of 1995 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or Location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California............................  Beale Air Force Base.....  Consolidated Support Center..     $10,400,000
                                        Los Angeles Air Force      Family Housing (50 Units)....      $8,962,000
                                         Station.................
North Carolina........................  Pope Air Force Base......  Combat Control Team Facility.      $2,400,000
                                        Pope Air Force Base......  Fire Training Center.........      $1,100,000
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                           Defense Agencies: Extension of 1995 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or Location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama...............................  Anniston Army Depot......  Carbon Filtration System.....      $5,000,000
Arkansas..............................  Pine Bluff Arsenal.......  Ammunition Demilitarization      $115,000,000
                                                                    Facility....................
California............................  Defense Contract           Administrative Facility......      $5,100,000
                                         Management Office, El
                                         Segundo.................
Oregon................................  Umatilla Army Depot......  Ammunition Demilitarization      $186,000,000
                                                                    Facility....................
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                          Army National Guard: Extension of 1995 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or Location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California............................  Camp Roberts.............  Combat Pistol Range..........        $952,000

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                                        Camp Roberts.............  Modify Record Fire Range/          $3,910,000
                                                                    Maintenance Shop
                                                                    Construction Project........
Pennsylvania..........................  Fort Indiantown Gap......  Barracks Construction Project      $6,200,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                             Naval Reserve: Extension of 1995 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or Location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Georgia...............................  Naval Air Station          Training Center..............      $2,650,000
                                         Marietta................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2703. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   1994 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 
     (division B of Public Law 103-160, 107 Stat. 1880), 
     authorizations for the projects set forth in the table in 
     subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act and 
     extended by section 2702 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public 
     Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2783), shall remain in effect until 
     October 1, 1998, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
     authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
     1999, whichever is later.
       (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as 
     follows:


                                 Navy: Extension of 1994 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or Location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California............................  Camp Pendleton Marine      Sewage Facility..............      $7,930,000
                                         Corps Base..............
Connecticut...........................  New London Naval           Hazardous Waste Facility.....      $1,450,000
                                         Submarine Base..........
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     SEC. 2704. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   1993 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 
     (division B of Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2602), the 
     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 1996 (division B of Public 
     Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 541) and section 2703 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division 
     B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2784), shall remain in 
     effect until October 1, 1998, or the date of the enactment of 
     an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 
     year 1999, whichever is later.
       (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
     as follows:


                                  Army: Extension of 1993 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                    Installation or location             Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arkansas................................  Pine Bluff Arsenal........  Ammunition                     $15,000,000
                                                                       Demilitarization Support
                                                                       Facility.................
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                          Army National Guard: Extension of 1993 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                    Installation or Location             Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama.................................  Union Springs.............  Armory....................        $813,000
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     SEC. 2705. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   1992 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extension.--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 table in 
     subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 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), section 2703 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division 
     B of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 543), and section 2704 of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2784), 
     shall remain in effect until October 1, 1998, or the date of 
     the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 1999, whichever is later.
       (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is 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.................

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                                          Umatilla Army Depot.......  Ammunition                      $7,500,000
                                                                       Demilitarization
                                                                       Utilities................
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     SEC. 2706. EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
                   CONSTRUCTION OF OVER-THE-HORIZON RADAR IN 
                   PUERTO RICO.

       Amounts appropriated under the heading ``Drug Interdiction 
     and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'' in the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-335; 108 
     Stat. 2615), and transferred to the ``Military Construction, 
     Navy'' appropriation for construction of a Relocatable Over-
     the-Horizon Radar at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto 
     Rico, shall remain available for obligation until October 1, 
     1998, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 
     funds for military construction for fiscal year 1999, 
     whichever is later.

     SEC. 2707. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, and XXVI shall take 
     effect on the later of--
       (1) October 1, 1997; 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. USE OF MOBILITY ENHANCEMENT FUNDS FOR UNSPECIFIED 
                   MINOR CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Congressional Notification.--Subsection (b)(2) of 
     section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``This 
     paragraph shall apply even though the project is to be 
     carried out using funds made available to enhance the 
     deployment and mobility of military forces and supplies.''.
       (b) Restriction on Use of Operation and Maintenance 
     Funds.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The limitations specified in paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply if the unspecified minor military construction project 
     is to be carried out using funds made available to enhance 
     the deployment and mobility of military forces and 
     supplies.''.
       (c) Technical Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking out ``minor military construction 
     projects'' in the first sentence and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``unspecified minor military construction projects'';
       (B) by striking out ``A minor'' in the second sentence and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``An unspecified minor''; and
       (C) by striking out ``a minor'' in the last sentence and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``an unspecified minor'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out ``A minor'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``An unspecified minor'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out ``a minor'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``an unspecified minor''; and
       (4) in subsection (c), by striking out ``unspecified 
     military'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``unspecified minor military''.

     SEC. 2802. LIMITATION ON USE OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
                   FUNDS FOR FACILITY REPAIR PROJECTS.

       Section 2811 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(d) Congressional Notification.--When a decision is made 
     to carry out a repair project under this section with an 
     estimated cost in excess of $10,000,000, the Secretary 
     concerned shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report containing--
       ``(1) the justification for the repair project and the 
     current estimate of the cost of the project; and
       ``(2) the justification for carrying out the project under 
     this section.
       ``(e) Repair Project Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `repair project' means a project to restore a real property 
     facility, system, or component to such a condition that it 
     may effectively be used for its designated functional 
     purpose.''.

     SEC. 2803. LEASING OF MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING, UNITED STATES 
                   SOUTHERN COMMAND, MIAMI, FLORIDA.

       (a) Leases to Exceed Maximum Rental.--Section 2828(b) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``paragraph (3)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraphs (3) and (4)'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) The Secretary of the Army may lease not more than 
     eight housing units in the vicinity of Miami, Florida, for 
     key and essential personnel, as designated by the Secretary, 
     for the United States Southern Command for which the 
     expenditure for the rental of such units (including the cost 
     of utilities, maintenance, and operation, including security 
     enhancements) exceeds the expenditure limitations in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3). The total amount for all leases under 
     this paragraph may not exceed $280,000 per year, and no lease 
     on any individual housing unit may exceed $60,000 per 
     year.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (5) of such section, 
     as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), is amended by striking 
     out ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)''.

     SEC. 2804. USE OF FINANCIAL INCENTIVES PROVIDED AS PART OF 
                   ENERGY SAVINGS AND WATER CONSERVATION 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Energy Savings.--Section 2865 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out ``and financial 
     incentives described in subsection (d)(2)'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(2), by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``Financial incentives received under 
     this paragraph or section 2866(a)(2) of this title shall be 
     credited to an appropriation account designated by the 
     Secretary of Defense.''; and
       (3) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``Each report shall also describe the types and 
     amount of financial incentives received under subsection 
     (d)(2) and section 2866(a)(2) of this title during the period 
     covered by the report and the appropriation account or 
     accounts to which the incentives were credited.''.
       (b) Water Conservation.--Section 2866(b) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``Savings.--'' in the subsection 
     heading and inserting in lieu thereof ``Savings and Financial 
     Incentives.--(1)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Financial incentives received under this section 
     shall be used as provided in section 2865(d)(2) of this 
     title.''.

     SEC. 2805. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS REGARDING 
                   USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HOUSING FUNDS FOR 
                   INVESTMENTS IN NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.

       Section 2875 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Congressional Notification Required.--Amounts in the 
     Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund or the 
     Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing 
     Improvement Fund may be used to make a cash investment under 
     this section in a nongovernmental entity 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 
     investment to the appropriate committees of Congress.''.
        Subtitle B--Real Property And Facilities Administration

     SEC. 2811. INCREASE IN CEILING FOR MINOR LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Increase.--Section 2672 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out ``$200,000'' both places it 
     appears in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$500,000''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The section heading for such 
     section is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2672. Acquisition: interests in land when cost is not 
       more than $500,000''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 159 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 2672 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new 
     item:

``2672. Acquisition: interests in land when cost is not more than 
              $500,000.''.

     SEC. 2812. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY 
                   TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 159 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2695. Acceptance of funds to cover administrative 
       expenses relating to certain real property transactions

       ``(a) Authority To Accept.--In connection with a real 
     property transaction described in subsection (b) with a non-
     Federal person or entity, the Secretary of a military 
     department may accept amounts provided by the person or 
     entity to cover administrative expenses incurred by the 
     Secretary in entering into the transaction.
       ``(b) Covered Transactions.--Subsection (a) applies to the 
     following transactions:
       ``(1) The conveyance or exchange of real property.
       ``(2) The grant of an easement over, in, or upon real 
     property of the United States.
       ``(3) The lease or license of real property of the United 
     States.
       ``(c) Use of Amounts Collected.--Amounts collected under 
     subsection (a) for administrative expenses shall be credited 
     to the appropriation, fund, or account from which the 
     expenses were paid. Amounts so credited shall be merged with 
     funds in such appropriation, fund, or account and shall be 
     available for the same purposes and subject to the same 
     limitations as the funds with which merged.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 159 of

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     such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

``2695. Acceptance of funds to cover administrative expenses relating 
              to certain real property transactions.''.

     SEC. 2813. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF AIR FORCE 
                   PLANT 78, BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH.

       Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of section 204(h)(2) of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     (40 U.S.C. 485(h)(2)), the entire amount derived from the 
     sale of Air Force Plant 78 in Brigham City, Utah, and 
     deposited in the special account in the Treasury established 
     pursuant to such section shall, to the extent provided in 
     appropriations Acts, be available to the Secretary of the Air 
     Force for facility maintenance, repair, or environmental 
     restoration at other industrial plants of the Department of 
     the Air Force.
            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

     SEC. 2821. CONSIDERATION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AS SITES 
                   FOR NEW FEDERAL FACILITIES.

       (a) 1988 Law.--Section 204(b)(5) of the Defense 
     Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 
     (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``subparagraph 
     (B)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C)(i) Before acquiring non-Federal real property as the 
     location for a new or replacement Federal facility of any 
     type, the head of the Federal agency acquiring the property 
     shall consult with the Secretary regarding the feasibility 
     and cost advantages of using Federal property or facilities 
     at a military installation to be closed or realigned under 
     this title as the location for the new or replacement 
     facility. In considering the availability and suitability of 
     a specific military installation, the Secretary and the head 
     of the Federal agency involved shall consult with the 
     redevelopment authority with respect to the installation and 
     comply with the redevelopment plan for the installation.
       ``(ii) Not later than 30 days after acquiring non-Federal 
     real property as the location for a new or replacement 
     Federal facility, the head of the Federal agency acquiring 
     the property shall submit to Congress a report containing the 
     results of the consultation under clause (i) and the reasons 
     why military installations referred to in such clause that 
     are located within the area to be served by the new or 
     replacement Federal facility or within a 200-mile radius of 
     the new or replacement facility, whichever area is greater, 
     were considered to be unsuitable or unavailable for the site 
     of the new or replacement facility.''.
       (b) 1990 Law.--Section 2905(b)(5) of the Defense Base 
     Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-510; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``subparagraph 
     (B)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C)(i) Before acquiring non-Federal real property as the 
     location for a new or replacement Federal facility of any 
     type, the head of the Federal agency acquiring the property 
     shall consult with the Secretary regarding the feasibility 
     and cost advantages of using Federal property or facilities 
     at a military installation to be closed or realigned under 
     this part as the location for the new or replacement 
     facility. In considering the availability and suitability of 
     a specific military installation, the Secretary and the head 
     of the Federal agency involved shall consult with the 
     redevelopment authority with respect to the installation and 
     comply with the redevelopment plan for the installation.
       ``(ii) Not later than 30 days after acquiring non-Federal 
     real property as the location for a new or replacement 
     Federal facility, the head of the Federal agency acquiring 
     the property shall submit to Congress a report containing the 
     results of the consultation under clause (i) and the reasons 
     why military installations referred to in such clause that 
     are located within the area to be served by the new or 
     replacement Federal facility or within a 200-mile radius of 
     the new or replacement facility, whichever area is greater, 
     were considered to be unsuitable or unavailable for the site 
     of the new or replacement facility.''.

     SEC. 2822. PROHIBITION AGAINST CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY AT 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATIONS TO STATE-OWNED SHIPPING 
                   COMPANIES.

       (a) Prohibition Against Direct Conveyance.--In disposing of 
     real property in connection with the closure of a military 
     installation 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), the Secretary of Defense may not convey 
     any portion of the property (by sale, lease, or other method) 
     to a State-owned shipping company.
       (b) Prohibition Against Indirect Conveyance.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall impose as a condition on each conveyance of 
     real property located at such an installation the requirement 
     that the property may not be subsequently conveyed (by sale, 
     lease, or other method) to a State-owned shipping company.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--If the Secretary determines at 
     any time that real property located at such an installation 
     and conveyed under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Act of 1990 has been conveyed to a State-owned shipping 
     company in violation of subsection (b) or is otherwise being 
     used by a State-owned shipping company in violation of such 
     subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     property shall revert to the United States, and the United 
     States shall have immediate right of entry thereon.
       (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``State-owned 
     shipping company'' means a commercial shipping company owned 
     or controlled by a foreign country.
                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        Part I--Army Conveyances

     SEC. 2831. LAND CONVEYANCE, JAMES T. COKER ARMY RESERVE 
                   CENTER, DURANT, OKLAHOMA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to Big Five Community 
     Services, Incorporated, a nonprofit organization operating in 
     Durant, Oklahoma, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of real property located at 
     1500 North First Street in Durant, Oklahoma, and containing 
     the James T. Coker Army Reserve Center, if the Secretary 
     determines that the Reserve Center is excess to the needs of 
     the Armed Forces.
       (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 
     Big Five Community Services, Incorporated.
       (c) Condition on Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized 
     under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that 
     Big Five Community Services, Incorporated, retain the 
     conveyed property for educational purposes.
       (d) Reversion.--If the Secretary determines at any time 
     that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) is not 
     being used for the purpose specified in subsection (c), all 
     right, title, and interest in and to such real property, 
     including any improvements thereon, shall revert to the 
     United States, and the United States shall have the right of 
     immediate entry thereon.
       (e) 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. 2832. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT A. P. HILL, VIRGINIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to Caroline County, Virginia (in this section referred 
     to as the ``County''), all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of unimproved real property 
     consisting of approximately 10 acres located at Fort A. P. 
     Hill, Virginia. The purpose of the conveyance is to permit 
     the County to establish a solid waste transfer and recycling 
     facility on the property.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the County shall permit the Army, at no 
     cost, to dispose of not less than 1,800 tons of solid waste 
     annually at the facility established on the conveyed 
     property. The obligation of the County to accept solid waste 
     under this subsection shall not commerce until after the 
     solid waste transfer and recycling facility on the conveyed 
     property becomes operational, and the establishment of a 
     solid waste collection and transfer site on the .36-acre 
     parcel described in subsection (d)(2) shall not be construed 
     to impose the obligation.
       (c) Disclaimer.--The United States shall not be responsible 
     for the provision or cost of utilities or any other 
     improvements necessary to carry out the conveyance under 
     subsection (a) or to establish or operate the solid waste 
     transfer and recycling facility intended for the property.
       (d) Reversion.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if 
     the Secretary determines that a solid waste transfer and 
     recycling facility is not operational, before December 31, 
     1999, on the real property conveyed under subsection (a), all 
     right, title, and interest in and to such real property, 
     including any improvements thereon, shall revert to the 
     United States, and the United States shall have the right of 
     immediate entry thereon.
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a parcel 
     of approximately .36 acres of the approximately 10-acre 
     parcel to be conveyed under subsection (a), which is included 
     in the larger conveyance to permit the County to establish a 
     solid waste collection and transfer site for residential 
     waste.
       (e) 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. 2833. EXPANSION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, INDIANA ARMY 
                   AMMUNITION PLANT, CHARLESTOWN, INDIANA.

       (a) Additional Conveyance.--Subsection (a) of section 2858 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 571) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary of the 
     Army''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary may also convey to the State, without 
     consideration, an additional parcel of real property at the 
     Indiana Army Ammunition Plant consisting of approximately 500 
     acres located along the Ohio River.''.

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       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended 
     by striking out ``conveyance'' both places it appears in 
     subsections (b) and (d) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``conveyances''.

     SEC. 2834. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, LOMPOC, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Change in Authorized Uses of Land.--Section 834(b)(1) 
     of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1985 (Public 
     Law 98-407; 98 Stat. 1526), is amended by striking out 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting in lieu thereof the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(A) for educational and recreational purposes;
       ``(B) for open space; or''.
       (b) Conforming Deed Changes.--With respect to the land 
     conveyance made pursuant to section 834 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act, 1985, the Secretary of the 
     Army shall execute and file in the appropriate office or 
     offices an amended deed or other appropriate instrument 
     effectuating the changes to the authorized uses of the 
     conveyed property resulting from the amendment made by 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 2835. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, ROCKY MOUNTAIN 
                   ARSENAL, COLORADO.

       Section 5(c) of Public Law 102-402 (106 Stat. 1966) is 
     amended by striking out ``The transferred property shall be 
     sold in advertised sales'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``The Administrator shall convey the transferred property to 
     Commerce City, Colorado, in a negotiated sale,''.

     SEC. 2836. CORRECTION OF LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY, ARMY 
                   RESERVE CENTER, ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

       (a) Identification of Recipient.--Subsection (a) of section 
     2824 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 
     2793) is amended by striking out ``County of Anderson, South 
     Carolina (in this section referred to as the `County')'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Board of Education, Anderson 
     County, South Carolina (in this section referred to as the 
     `Board')''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subsections (b) and (c) of such 
     section are amended by striking out ``County'' each place it 
     appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Board''.

     SEC. 2837. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Town of Spring Lake, 
     North Carolina (in this section referred to as the ``Town''), 
     all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     a parcel of unimproved real property consisting of 
     approximately 50 acres located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 
     The purpose of the conveyance is to improve access by the 
     Town to a waste treatment facility and to permit economic 
     development.
       (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 Town.
       (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. 2838. LAND CONVEYANCE, GIBSON ARMY RESERVE CENTER, 
                   CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Lawndale Business and 
     Local Development Corporation (in this section referred to as 
     the ``Corporation''), a nonprofit organization organized in 
     the State of Illinois, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, that is located at 4454 West Cermak 
     Road in Chicago, Illinois, and contains the Gibson Army 
     Reserve Center.
       (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 Corporation.
       (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. 2839. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY.

       (a) Conveyances Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the Army 
     may convey, without consideration, to the Borough of 
     Wrightstown, New Jersey (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Borough''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property (including 
     improvements thereon) consisting of approximately 39.69 acres 
     located at Fort Dix, New Jersey, for the purpose of 
     permitting the Borough to develop the parcel for economic 
     purposes.
       (2) The Secretary may convey, without consideration, to the 
     New Hanover Board of Education (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Board''), all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to an additional parcel of real property 
     (including improvements thereon) at Fort Dix consisting of 
     approximately five acres for the purpose of permitting the 
     Board to develop the parcel for educational purposes.
       (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to 
     the Secretary. The cost of the survey in connection with the 
     conveyance under subsection (a)(1) shall be borne by the 
     Borough, and the cost of the survey in connection with the 
     conveyance under subsection (a)(2) shall be borne by the 
     Board.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyances under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

                       Part II--Navy Conveyances

     SEC. 2851. CORRECTION OF LEASE AUTHORITY, NAVAL AIR STATION, 
                   MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI.

       (a) Correction of Lessee.--Subsection (a) of section 2837 
     of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2798) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``State of Mississippi (in this section 
     referred to as the `State')'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``County of Lauderdale, Mississippi (in this section referred 
     to as the `County')''; and
       (2) by striking out ``The State'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``The County''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subsections (b) and (c) of such 
     section are amended by striking out ``State'' each place it 
     appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``County''.

                    Part III--Air Force Conveyances

     SEC. 2861. LAND TRANSFER, EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA.

       (a) Transfer.--Jurisdiction over the real property 
     withdrawn by Executive Order 4525, dated October 1, 1826, 
     which consists of approximately 440 acres of land at Cape San 
     Blas, Gulf County, Florida, and any improvements thereon, is 
     transferred from the administrative jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of Transportation to the administrative 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Air Force, without 
     reimbursement. Executive Order 4525 is revoked, and the 
     transferred real property shall be administered by the 
     Secretary of the Air Force pursuant to the Federal Property 
     and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et 
     seq.) and such other laws as may be applicable to Federal 
     real property.
       (b) Use of Property.--The real property transferred under 
     subsection (a) may be used in conjunction with operations at 
     Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
       (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 Air Force. The cost of the survey shall be 
     borne by the Secretary of the Air Force.

     SEC. 2862. STUDY OF LAND EXCHANGE OPTIONS, SHAW AIR FORCE 
                   BASE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

       Section 2874 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 583) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Study of Exchange Options.--To facilitate the use of 
     a land exchange to acquire the real property described in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall conduct 
     a study to identify real property in the possession of the 
     Air Force (located in the State of South Carolina or 
     elsewhere) that satisfies the requirements of subsection 
     (b)(2), is acceptable to the party holding the property to be 
     acquired, and is otherwise suitable for exchange under this 
     section. Not later than three months after the date of the 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
     report containing the results of the study.''.

     SEC. 2863. LAND CONVEYANCE, MARCH AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey to Air Force Village West, Incorporated (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Corporation''), of Riverside, 
     California, all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property located at March 
     Air Force Base, California, and consisting of approximately 
     75 acres, as more fully described in subsection (c).
       (2) If the Secretary does not make the conveyance 
     authorized by paragraph (1) to the Corporation on or before 
     January 1, 2006, the Secretary shall convey the real property 
     instead to the March Joint Powers Authority, the 
     redevelopment authority established for March Air Force Base.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the Corporation shall pay to the United 
     States an amount equal to the fair market value of the real 
     property, as determined by the Secretary.
       (c) Land Description.--The real property to be conveyed 
     under this section is contiguous to land conveyed to the 
     Corporation pursuant to section 835 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-407; 98 
     Stat. 1527), and lies within sections 27, 28, 33, and 34 of 
     Township 3 South, Range 4 West, San Bernardino Base and 
     Meridian, County of Riverside, California. The exact acreage 
     and legal description of the real property shall be 
     determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The 
     cost of the survey shall be borne by the party receiving the 
     property.
       (d) Technical Corrections Regarding Previous Conveyance.--
     Section 835 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 
     1985 (Public Law 98-407; 98 Stat. 1527), is amended--

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       (1) in subsection (b), by striking out ``subsection (b)'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (a)''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking out ``Clark Street,'' 
     and all that follows through the period and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Village West Drive, on the west by Allen Avenue, on 
     the south by 8th Street, and the north is an extension of 
     11th Street between Allen Avenue and Clark Street.''.

     SEC. 2864. LAND CONVEYANCE, ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, SOUTH 
                   DAKOTA.

       (a) Conveyance Required.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to the Greater Box Elder 
     Area Economic Development Corporation, Box Elder, South 
     Dakota (in this section referred to as the ``Corporation''), 
     all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     the parcels of real property located at Ellsworth Air Force 
     Base, South Dakota, referred to in subsection (b).
       (b) Covered Property.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     real property referred to in subsection (a) is the following:
       (A) A parcel of real property, together with any 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 53.32 acres 
     and comprising the Skyway Military Family Housing Area.
       (B) A parcel of real property, together with any 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 137.56 
     acres and comprising the Renal Heights Military Family 
     Housing Area.
       (C) A parcel of real property, together with any 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 14.92 acres 
     and comprising the East Nike Military Family Housing Area.
       (D) A parcel of real property, together with any 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 14.69 acres 
     and comprising the South Nike Military Family Housing Area.
       (E) A parcel of real property, together with any 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 14.85 acres 
     and comprising the West Nike Military Family Housing Area.
       (2) The real property referred to in subsection (a) does 
     not include the portion of real property referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(B) that the Secretary determines to be required 
     for the construction of an access road between the main gate 
     of Ellsworth Air Force Base and an interchange on Interstate 
     Route 90 located in the vicinity of mile marker 67 in South 
     Dakota.
       (c) Conditions of Conveyance.--The conveyance of the real 
     property referred to in subsection (b) shall be subject to 
     the following conditions:
       (1) That the Corporation, and any person or entity to which 
     the Corporation transfers the property, comply in the use of 
     the property with the applicable provisions of the Ellsworth 
     Air Force Base Air Installation Compatible Use Zone Study.
       (2) That the Corporation convey a portion of the real 
     property referred to in paragraph (1)(A) of that subsection, 
     together with any improvements thereon, consisting of 
     approximately 20 acres to the Douglas School District, South 
     Dakota, for use for education purposes.
       (d) Reversionary Interest.--If the Secretary determines 
     that any portion of the real property conveyed under 
     subsection (a) is not being utilized in accordance with the 
     applicable provision of subsection (c), all right, title, and 
     interest in and to that portion of the real property shall 
     revert to the United States, and the United States shall have 
     the right of immediate entry thereon.
       (e) Legal Description.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property conveyed under subsection (a) 
     shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
     Corporation.
       (f) 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.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 2881. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO OPERATE NAVAL ACADEMY 
                   DAIRY FARM.

       (a) Operation.--(1) Chapter 603 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 6976. Operation of Naval Academy dairy farm

       ``(a) Discretion Regarding Continued Operation.--(1) 
     Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Navy may 
     terminate or reduce the dairy or other operations conducted 
     at the Naval Academy dairy farm located in Gambrills, 
     Maryland.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding the termination or reduction of 
     operations at the Naval Academy dairy farm under paragraph 
     (1), the real property containing the dairy farm (consisting 
     of approximately 875 acres)--
       ``(A) may not be declared to be excess real property to the 
     needs of the Navy or transferred or otherwise disposed of by 
     the Navy or any Federal agency; and
       ``(B) shall be maintained in its rural and agricultural 
     nature.
       ``(b) Lease Authority.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), to 
     the extent that the termination or reduction of operations at 
     the Naval Academy dairy farm permit, the Secretary of the 
     Navy may lease the real property containing the dairy farm, 
     and any improvements and personal property thereon, to such 
     persons and under such terms as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate. In leasing any of the property, the Secretary 
     may give a preference to persons who will continue dairy 
     operations on the property.
       ``(2) Any lease of property at the Naval Academy dairy farm 
     shall be subject to a condition that the lessee maintain the 
     rural and agricultural nature of the leased property.
       ``(c) Effect of Other Laws.--Nothing in section 6971 of 
     this title shall be construed to require the Secretary of the 
     Navy or the Superintendent of the Naval Academy to operate a 
     dairy farm for the Naval Academy in Gambrills, Maryland, or 
     any other location.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``6976. Operation of Naval Academy dairy farm.''.
       (b) Conforming Repeal of Existing Requirements.--Section 
     810 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1968 
     (Public Law 90-110; 81 Stat. 309), is repealed.

     SEC. 2882. LONG-TERM LEASE OF PROPERTY, NAPLES ITALY.

       (a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary of 
     the Navy may acquire by long-term lease structures and real 
     property relating to a regional hospital complex in Naples, 
     Italy, that the Secretary determines to be necessary for 
     purposes of the Naples Improvement Initiative.
       (b) Lease Term.--Notwithstanding section 2675 of title 10, 
     United States Code, the lease authorized by subsection (a) 
     shall be for a term of not more than 20 years.
       (c) Expiration of Authority.--The authority of the 
     Secretary to enter into a lease under subsection (a) shall 
     expire on September 30, 2002.
       (d) Authority Contingent on Appropriations Acts.--The 
     authority of the Secretary to enter into a lease under 
     subsection (a) is available only to the extent or in the 
     amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts.

     SEC. 2883. DESIGNATION OF MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING AT LACKLAND 
                   AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS, IN HONOR OF FRANK 
                   TEJEDA, A FORMER MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF 
                   REPRESENTATIVES.

       The military family housing developments to be constructed 
     at two locations on Government property at Lackland Air Force 
     Base, Texas, under the authority of subchapter IV of chapter 
     169 of title 10, United States Code, shall be designated by 
     the Secretary of the Air Force, at an appropriate time, as 
     follows:
       (1) The northern development shall be designated as ``Frank 
     Tejeda Estates North''.
       (2) The southern development shall be designated as ``Frank 
     Tejeda Estates South''.
                   TITLE XXIX--SIKES ACT IMPROVEMENT

     SEC. 2901. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Sikes Act Improvement 
     Amendments of 1997''.

     SEC. 2902. DEFINITION OF SIKES ACT FOR PURPOSES OF 
                   AMENDMENTS.

       In this title, the term ``Sikes Act'' means the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to promote effectual planning, development, 
     maintenance, and coordination of wildlife, fish, and game 
     conservation and rehabilitation in military reservations'', 
     approved September 15, 1960 (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.), 
     commonly referred to as the ``Sikes Act''.

     SEC. 2903. CODIFICATION OF SHORT TITLE OF ACT.

       The Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting before title I the following new section:

     ``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This Act may be cited as the `Sikes Act'.''.

     SEC. 2904. INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS.

       (a) Plans Required.--Subsection (a) of section 101 of the 
     Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Integrated Natural Resources Management Plans.--
       ``(1) Plans required.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
     out a program to provide for the conservation and 
     rehabilitation of natural resources on military 
     installations. To facilitate the program, the Secretary of 
     each military department shall prepare and implement an 
     integrated natural resources management plan for each 
     military installation in the United States under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary, unless the Secretary 
     determines that the absence of significant natural resources 
     on a particular installation makes preparation of such a plan 
     inappropriate.
       ``(2) Cooperative preparation.--The Secretary of a military 
     department shall prepare the integrated natural resources 
     management plans for which the Secretary is responsible in 
     cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, and 
     the head of the appropriate State fish and wildlife agency or 
     agencies for the State in which the military installation 
     involved is located. The resulting plan for a military 
     installation consistent with paragraph (4) shall reflect the 
     mutual agreement of the parties concerning conservation, 
     protection, and management of fish and wildlife resources.
       ``(3) Purpose of plans.--Consistent with the use of 
     military installations to ensure the preparedness of the 
     Armed Forces, the Secretaries of the military departments 
     shall carry out the program required by this subsection to 
     provide for--
       ``(A) the conservation and rehabilitation of natural 
     resources on military installations;
       ``(B) the sustained multipurpose use of these resources, to 
     include hunting, fishing, trapping, and nonconsumptive uses; 
     and
       ``(C) subject to safety requirements and military security, 
     public access to military installations to facilitate these 
     uses.

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       ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed as modifying or repealing the provisions of any 
     Federal law governing the conservation or protection of fish 
     and wildlife resources, nor as enlarging or diminishing the 
     responsibility and authority of the States for the protection 
     and management of fish and resident wildlife. Except as 
     elsewhere specifically provided in this section and section 
     102, nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing 
     the Secretary of a military department to require a Federal 
     license or permit to hunt, fish, or trap on a military 
     installation.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Title I of the Sikes Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 101(b)(4) (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(4)), by 
     striking out ``cooperative plan'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``integrated natural resource 
     management plan'';
       (2) in section 101(c) (16 U.S.C. 670a(c)), in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) by striking out ``a cooperative 
     plan'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``an integrated natural 
     resource management plan'';
       (3) in section 101(d) (16 U.S.C. 670a(d)), in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) by striking out ``cooperative plans'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``integrated natural resource 
     management plans'';
       (4) in section 101(e) (16 U.S.C. 670a(e)), by striking out 
     ``Cooperative plans'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Integrated natural resource management plans'';
       (5) in section 102 (16 U.S.C. 670b), by striking out ``a 
     cooperative plan'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``an 
     integrated natural resource management plan'';
       (6) in section 103 (16 U.S.C. 670c), by striking out ``a 
     cooperative plan'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``an 
     integrated natural resource management plan'';
       (7) in section 106(a) (16 U.S.C. 670f(a)), by striking out 
     ``cooperative plans'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``integrated natural resource management plans''; and
       (8) in section 106(c) (16 U.S.C. 670f(c)), by striking out 
     ``cooperative plans'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``integrated natural resource management plans''.
       (c) Contents of Plans.--Section 101(b) of the Sikes Act (16 
     U.S.C. 670a(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``Each cooperative plan'' and all that 
     follows through paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following:
       ``(b) Required Elements of Plans.--Consistent with the use 
     of military installations to ensure the preparedness of the 
     Armed Forces, each integrated natural resources management 
     plan prepared under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) shall, where appropriate and applicable, provide 
     for--
       ``(A) fish and wildlife management, land management, forest 
     management, and fish and wildlife-oriented recreation;
       ``(B) fish and wildlife habitat enhancement or 
     modifications;
       ``(C) wetland protection, enhancement, and restoration, 
     where necessary for support of fish or wildlife;
       ``(D) integration of, and consistency among, the various 
     activities conducted under the plan;
       ``(E) establishment of specific natural resource management 
     objectives and time frames for proposed action;
       ``(F) sustained use by the public of natural resources to 
     the extent such use is not inconsistent with the needs of 
     fish and wildlife resources management;
       ``(G) public access to the military installation that is 
     necessary or appropriate for the use described in 
     subparagraph (F), subject to requirements necessary to ensure 
     safety and military security;
       ``(H) enforcement of natural resource laws and regulations;
       ``(I) no net loss in the capability of military 
     installation lands to support the military mission of the 
     installation; and
       ``(J) such other activities as the Secretary of the 
     military department considers appropriate;''
       (2) by striking out paragraph (3);
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
       (4) in paragraph (3)(A) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     out ``collect the fees therefor,'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``collect, spend, administer, and account for fees 
     therefor,''.

     SEC. 2905. REVIEW FOR PREPARATION OF INTEGRATED NATURAL 
                   RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS.

       (a) Review of Military Installations.--
       (1) Review.--The Secretary of each military department 
     shall, by not later than nine months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act--
       (A) review each military installation in the United States 
     that is under the jurisdiction of that Secretary to determine 
     the military installations for which the preparation of an 
     integrated natural resource management plan under section 101 
     of the Sikes Act, as amended by this title, is appropriate; 
     and
       (B) submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on those 
     determinations.
       (2) Report to congress.--The Secretary of Defense shall, by 
     not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, submit to the Congress a report on the reviews 
     conducted under paragraph (1). The report shall include--
       (A) a list of those military installations reviewed under 
     paragraph (1) for which the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned determines the preparation of an 
     integrated natural resource management plan is not 
     appropriate; and
       (B) for each of the military installations listed under 
     subparagraph (A), an explanation of the reasons such a plan 
     is not appropriate.
       (b) Deadline for Integrated Natural Resource Management 
     Plans.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
     submission of the report required under subsection (a)(2), 
     the Secretary of each military department shall, for each 
     military installation for which the Secretary has not 
     determined under subsection (a)(2)(A) that preparation of an 
     integrated natural resource management plan is not 
     appropriate--
       (1) prepare and begin implementing such a plan in 
     accordance with section 101(a) of the Sikes Act, as amended 
     by section 2904; or
       (2) in the case of a military installation for which there 
     is in effect a cooperative plan under section 101(a) of the 
     Sikes Act on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, complete negotiations with the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the heads of the appropriate State agencies regarding 
     changes to that plan that are necessary for the plan to 
     constitute an integrated natural resource plan that complies 
     with that section, as amended by section 2904.
       (c) Public Comment.--The Secretary of each military 
     department shall provide an opportunity for the submission of 
     public comments on--
       (1) integrated natural resource management plans proposed 
     pursuant to subsection (b)(1); and
       (2) changes to cooperative plans proposed pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(2).

     SEC. 2906. ANNUAL REVIEWS AND REPORTS.

       Section 101 of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Reviews and Reports.--
       ``(1) Secretary of defense.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall, by not later than March 1 of each year, review the 
     extent to which integrated natural resource management plans 
     were prepared or in effect and implemented in accordance with 
     this Act in the preceding year, and submit a report on the 
     findings of that review to the committees. Each report shall 
     include--
       ``(A) the number of integrated natural resource management 
     plans in effect in the year covered by the report, including 
     the date on which each plan was issued in final form or most 
     recently revised;
       ``(B) the amount of moneys expended on conservation 
     activities conducted pursuant to those plans in the year 
     covered by the report; and
       ``(C) an assessment of the extent to which the plans comply 
     with the requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) Secretary of the interior.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior, by not later than March 1 of each year and in 
     consultation with State agencies responsible for conservation 
     or management of fish or wildlife, shall submit a report to 
     the committees on the amount of moneys expended by the 
     Department of the Interior and those State agencies in the 
     year covered by the report on conservation activities 
     conducted pursuant to integrated natural resource management 
     plans.
       ``(3) Committees defined.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `committees' means the Committee on Resources and 
     the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.''.

     SEC. 2907. TRANSFER OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FEES FROM CLOSED 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       Subsection (b)(3)(B) of section 101(b) of the Sikes Act (16 
     U.S.C. 670a(b)), as redesignated and amended by section 2904, 
     is further amended by inserting before the period at the end 
     the following: ``, unless that military installation is 
     subsequently closed, in which case the fees may be 
     transferred to another military installation to be used for 
     the same purposes''.

     SEC. 2908. FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT.

       Title I of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 106, as amended by section 
     2904(b), as section 109; and
       (2) by inserting after section 105 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 106. FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT OF OTHER LAWS.

       ``All Federal laws relating to the conservation of natural 
     resources on Federal lands may be enforced by the Secretary 
     of Defense with respect to violations of those laws that 
     occur on military installations within the United States.''.

     SEC. 2909. NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

       Title I of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after section 106 (as added by section 
     2908) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 107. NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

       ``The Secretary of each military department shall ensure, 
     within available resources, that sufficient numbers of 
     professionally trained natural resource management personnel 
     and natural resource law enforcement personnel are available 
     and assigned responsibility to perform tasks necessary to 
     comply with this Act, including the preparation and 
     implementation of integrated natural resource management 
     plans.''.

     SEC. 2910. DEFINITIONS.

       Title I of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after section

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     107 (as added by section 2909) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 108. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title:
       ``(1) Military installation.--(A) The term `military 
     installation' means any land or interest in land owned by the 
     United States and administered by the Secretary of Defense or 
     the Secretary of a military department (except civil works 
     lands). The term includes all public lands withdrawn from all 
     forms of appropriation under public land laws and reserved 
     for use by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a 
     military department.
       ``(B) The term does not include any lands otherwise covered 
     by subparagraph (A) that are subject to an approved 
     recommendation for closure 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) State fish and wildlife agency.--The term `State fish 
     and wildlife agency' means an agency or agencies of State 
     government that is responsible under State law for managing 
     fish or wildlife resources.
       ``(3) United states.--The term `United States' means the 
     States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and 
     possessions of the United States.''.

     SEC. 2911. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

       Section 103a of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670c-1) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking out ``Secretary of 
     Defense'' and inserting ``Secretary of a military 
     department'';
       (b) by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for a 
     fiscal year may be obligated to cover the cost of goods and 
     services provided either under a cooperative agreement 
     entered into under subsection (a) or through an agency 
     agreement under section 1535 of title 31, United States Code, 
     during any 18-month period beginning in that fiscal year, 
     without regard to whether the agreement crosses fiscal 
     years.''.

     SEC. 2912. REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION.

       Section 2 of the Act of October 27, 1986 (Public Law 99-
     561; 16 U.S.C. 670a-1), is repealed.

     SEC. 2913. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       Title I of the Sikes Act, as amended by this title, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the heading for the title by striking out ``MILITARY 
     RESERVATIONS'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``MILITARY 
     INSTALLATIONS'';
       (2) in section 101(b)(3) (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(3)), as 
     redesignated and amended by section 2904--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``the 
     reservation'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     installation''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ``the military 
     reservation'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the military 
     installation'';
       (4) in section 101(c) (16 U.S.C. 670a(c))--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``a military 
     reservation'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``a military 
     installation''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``the reservation'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``the installation'';
       (5) in section 102 (16 U.S.C. 670b), by striking out 
     ``military reservations'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``military installations''; and
       (6) in section 103 (16 U.S.C. 670c)--
       (A) by striking out ``military reservations'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``military installations''; and
       (B) by striking out ``such reservations'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``such installations''.

     SEC. 2914. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Programs on Military Installations.--Subsections (b) 
     and (c) of section 109 of the Sikes Act (as redesignated by 
     section 1408) are each amended by striking out ``1983'' and 
     all that follows through ``1993,'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``1983 through 2000,''.
       (b) Programs on Public Lands.--Section 209 of the Sikes Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 670o) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``the sum of 
     $10,000,000'' and all that follows through ``to enable the 
     Secretary of the Interior'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003, to 
     enable the Secretary of the Interior''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking out ``the sum of 
     $12,000,000'' and all that follows through ``to enable the 
     Secretary of Agriculture'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003, to 
     enable the Secretary of Agriculture''.
 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.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
     1998 for stockpile stewardship in carrying out weapons 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $1,733,400,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (1) For core stockpile stewardship, $1,257,100,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $1,158,290,000.
       (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), 
     $98,810,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 97-D-102, dual-axis radiographic hydrotest 
     facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $46,300,000.
       Project 96-D-102, stockpile stewardship facilities 
     revitalization, Phase VI, various locations, $19,810,000.
       Project 96-D-103, ATLAS, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 
     Los Alamos, New Mexico, $13,400,000.
       Project 96-D-105, contained firing facility addition, 
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $19,300,000.
       (2) For inertial fusion, $414,800,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $217,000,000.
       (B) For the following plant project (including maintenance, 
     restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, and 
     modification of facilities, and land acquisition related 
     thereto), $197,800,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 96-D-111, national ignition facility, location to 
     be determined, $197,800,000.
       (3) For technology transfer and education, $61,500,000, to 
     be allocated as follows:
       (A) For technology transfer, $52,500,000.
       (B) For education, $9,000,000.
       (b) Stockpile Management.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
     1998 for stockpile management in carrying out weapons 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $2,024,150,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (1) For operation and maintenance, $1,868,265,000.
       (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), 
     $155,885,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 98-D-123, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, tritium factory modernization and consolidation, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $11,000,000.
       Project 98-D-124, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Y-12 Plant consolidation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
     $6,450,000.
       Project 98-D-125, tritium extraction facility, Savannah 
     River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $9,650,000.
       Project 98-D-126, accelerator production of tritium, 
     various locations, $67,865,000.
       Project 97-D-122, nuclear materials storage facility 
     renovation, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $9,200,000.
       Project 97-D-124, steam plant wastewater treatment facility 
     upgrade, Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $1,900,000.
       Project 96-D-122, sewage treatment quality upgrade (STQU), 
     Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $6,900,000.
       Project 96-D-123, retrofit heating, ventilation, and air 
     conditioning and chillers for ozone protection, Y-12 Plant, 
     Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $2,700,000.
       Project 95-D-122, sanitary sewer upgrade, Y-12 Plant, Oak 
     Ridge, Tennessee, $12,600,000.
       Project 94-D-124, hydrogen fluoride supply system, Y-12 
     Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $1,400,000.
       Project 94-D-125, upgrade life safety, Kansas City Plant, 
     Kansas City, Missouri, $2,000,000.
       Project 93-D-122, life safety upgrades, Y-12 Plant, Oak 
     Ridge, Tennessee, $2,100,000.
       Project 92-D-126, replace emergency notification system, 
     various locations, $3,200,000.
       Project 88-D-122, facilities capability assurance program, 
     various locations, $18,920,000.
       (c) Program Direction.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1998 
     for program direction in carrying out weapons activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $208,500,000.

     SEC. 3102. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Environmental Restoration.--Funds are hereby authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal 
     year 1998 for environmental restoration in carrying out 
     environmental restoration and waste management activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $1,000,973,000, of which $388,000,000 shall be allocated to 
     the uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning 
     fund.
       (b) Closure Projects.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1998 
     for closure projects carried out in accordance with section 
     3143 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2836; 42 U.S.C. 
     7274n) in the amount of $905,800,000.
       (c) Waste Management.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1998 
     for waste management in carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs in the amount of $1,536,344,000, 
     to be allocated as follows:
       (1) For operation and maintenance, $1,455,576,000.
       (2) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and

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     the continuation of projects authorized in prior years, and 
     land acquisition related thereto), $80,768,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       Project 98-D-401, H-tank farm storm water systems upgrade, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $1,000,000.
       Project 97-D-402, tank farm restoration and safe 
     operations, Richland, Washington, $13,961,000.
       Project 96-D-408, waste management upgrades, various 
     locations, $8,200,000.
       Project 95-D-402, install permanent electrical service, 
     Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carlsbad, New Mexico, $176,000.
       Project 95-D-405, industrial landfill V and construction/
     demolition landfill VII, Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
     $3,800,000.
       Project 95-D-407, 219-S secondary containment upgrade, 
     Richland, Washington, $2,500,000.
       Project 94-D-404, Melton Valley storage tank capacity 
     increase, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, 
     Tennessee, $1,219,000.
       Project 94-D-407, initial tank retrieval systems, Richland, 
     Washington, $15,100,000.
       Project 93-D-187, high-level waste removal from filled 
     waste tanks, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
     $17,520,000.
       Project 92-D-172, hazardous waste treatment and processing 
     facility, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $5,000,000.
       Project 89-D-174, replacement high-level waste evaporator, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $1,042,000.
       Project 86-D-103, decontamination and waste treatment 
     facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $11,250,000.
       (d) Technology Development.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
     1998 for technology development in carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs in the amount of $182,881,000.
       (e) Nuclear Materials and Facilities Stabilization.--Funds 
     are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
     Energy for fiscal year 1998 for nuclear materials and 
     facilities stabilization in carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs in the amount of $1,244,021,000, 
     to be allocated as follows:
       (1) For operation and maintenance, $1,159,114,000.
       (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), 
     $84,907,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 98-D-453, plutonium stabilization and handling 
     system for plutonium finishing plant, Richland, Washington, 
     $8,136,000.
       Project 98-D-700, road rehabilitation, Idaho National 
     Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $500,000.
       Project 97-D-450, Actinide packaging and storage facility, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $18,000,000.
       Project 97-D-451, B-Plant safety class ventilation 
     upgrades, Richland, Washington, $2,000,000.
       Project 97-D-470, environmental monitoring laboratory, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $5,600,000.
       Project 97-D-473, health physics site support facility, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $4,200,000.
       Project 96-D-406, spent nuclear fuels canister storage and 
     stabilization facility, Richland, Washington, $16,744,000.
       Project 96-D-461, electrical distribution upgrade, Idaho 
     National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $2,927,000.
       Project 96-D-464, electrical and utility systems upgrade, 
     Idaho Chemical Processing Plant, Idaho National Engineering 
     Laboratory, Idaho, $14,985,000.
       Project 96-D-471, chlorofluorocarbon heating, ventilation, 
     and air conditioning and chiller retrofit, Savannah River 
     Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $8,500,000.
       Project 95-D-155, upgrade site road infrastructure, 
     Savannah River Site, South Carolina, $2,713,000.
       Project 95-D-456, security facilities consolidation, Idaho 
     Chemical Processing Plant, Idaho National Engineering 
     Laboratory, Idaho, $602,000.
       (f) Program Direction.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1998 
     for program direction in carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs in the amount of $288,251,000.
       (g) Policy and Management.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
     1998 for policy and management in carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs in the amount of $20,000,000.
       (h) Environmental Science Program.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for 
     fiscal year 1998 for the environmental science program in 
     carrying out environmental restoration and waste management 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $55,000,000.
       (i) Hanford Tank Waste Vitrification.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for 
     fiscal year 1998 for the Hanford Tank Waste Vitrification 
     project, subject to the provisions of section 3145, in the 
     amount of $70,000,000.
       (j) Adjustment.--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 (h) reduced by the sum of $20,000,000, to be derived 
     from non-safety-related contractor training expenses.

     SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1998 for other defense 
     activities in carrying out programs necessary for national 
     security in the amount of $1,512,551,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (1) For verification and control technology, $428,600,000, 
     to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For nonproliferation and verification research and 
     development, $190,000,000.
       (B) For arms control, $205,000,000.
       (C) For intelligence, $33,600,000.
       (2) For nuclear safeguards and security, $47,200,000.
       (3) For security investigations, $25,000,000.
       (4) For emergency management, $17,000,000.
       (5) For program direction, $68,900,000.
       (6) For worker and community transition assistance, 
     $22,000,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For worker and community transition, $20,000,000.
       (B) For program direction, $2,000,000.
       (7) For fissile materials control and disposition, 
     $103,451,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $99,451,000.
       (B) For program direction, $4,000,000.
       (8) For environment, safety, and health, defense, 
     $73,000,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For the Office of Environment, Safety, and Health 
     (Defense), $63,000,000.
       (B) For program direction, $10,000,000.
       (9) For the Office of Hearings and Appeals, $1,900,000.
       (10) For nuclear energy, $47,000,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For nuclear technology research and development 
     (electrometallurgical), $12,000,000.
       (B) For international nuclear safety (Soviet-designed 
     reactors), $25,000,000.
       (C) For Russian plutonium reactor core conversion, 
     $10,000,000.
       (11) For naval reactors development, $678,500,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $648,920,000.
       (B) For program direction, $20,080,000.
       (C) 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), 
     $9,500,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 98-D-200, site laboratory/facility upgrade, various 
     locations, $1,200,000.
       Project 97-D-201, advanced test reactor secondary coolant 
     refurbishment, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, 
     $4,100,000.
       Project 95-D-200, laboratory systems and hot cell upgrades, 
     various locations, $1,100,000.
       Project 90-N-102, expended core facility dry cell project, 
     Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho, $3,100,000.

     SEC. 3104. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1998 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 $190,000,000.
                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

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     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 section 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.
       (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. The Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report on each conceptual design 
     completed under this paragraph.
       (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. AUTHORITY RELATING TO TRANSFERS OF DEFENSE 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FUNDS.

       (a) Transfer Authority for Defense Environmental Management 
     Funds.--The Secretary of Energy shall provide the manager of 
     each field office of the Department of Energy with the 
     authority to transfer defense environmental management funds 
     from a program or project under the jurisdiction of the 
     office to another such program or project. Any such transfer 
     may be made only once in a fiscal year to or from a program 
     or project, and the amount transferred to or from a program 
     or project may not exceed $5,000,000 in a fiscal year.
       (b) Determination.--A transfer may not be carried out by a 
     manager of a field office pursuant to the authority provided 
     under subsection (a) unless the manager determines that such 
     transfer is necessary to address a risk to health, safety, or 
     the environment or to assure the most efficient use of 
     defense environmental management funds at that field office.
       (c) Exemption From Reprogramming Requirements.--The 
     requirements of section 3121 shall not apply to transfers of 
     funds pursuant to subsection (a).
       (d) Notification.--The Secretary of Energy, acting through 
     the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental 
     Management, shall notify Congress of any transfer of funds 
     pursuant to subsection (a) not later than 30 days after such 
     a transfer occurs.
       (e) Limitation.--Funds transferred pursuant to subsection 
     (a) may not be used for an item for which Congress has 
     specifically denied funds or for a new program or project 
     that has not been authorized by Congress.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``program or project'' means, with respect to 
     a field office of the Department of Energy, any of the 
     following:
       (A) A project listed in subsection (b) or (e) of section 
     3102 being carried out by the office.
       (B) A program referred to in subsection (a), (b), (c), (e), 
     or (g) of section 3102 being carried out by the office.
       (C) A project or program not described in subparagraph (A) 
     or (B) that is for environmental restoration or waste 
     management activities necessary for national security 
     programs of the Department of Energy, that is being carried 
     out by the office, and for which defense environmental 
     management funds have been authorized and appropriated before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The term ``defense environmental management funds'' 
     means funds appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant 
     to an authorization for carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs.
       (g) Duration of Authority.--The authority provided under 
     subsection (a) to a manager of a field office shall be in 
     effect for the period beginning on October 1, 1997, and 
     ending on September 30, 1998.
   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 3131. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE NATIONAL LABORATORY 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a 
     program for purposes of making available to the Secretary of 
     Defense the expertise of the national laboratories for the 
     ballistic missile defense programs of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (b) Task Force.--The Secretary of Energy shall conduct the 
     program through a task force consisting of the directors of 
     the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Sandia National 
     Laboratories, and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. 
     The chairmanship of the task force shall rotate each year 
     among the directors of the laboratories. The director of the 
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory shall serve as the 
     first chairman.
       (c) Activities.--Under the program, the national 
     laboratories shall carry out those activities necessary to 
     respond to requests for assistance from the Secretary of 
     Defense with respect to the ballistic missile defense 
     programs of the Department of Defense. Such activities may 
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     tion of technical modifications and test techniques, the 
     analysis of physics problems, the consolidation of range and 
     test activities, and the analysis and simulation of theater 
     missile defense deployment problems.
       (d) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     by section 3101(a)(1), $50,000,000 shall be available only 
     for the program authorized by this section.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 3141. PLAN FOR STEWARDSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND 
                   CERTIFICATION OF WARHEADS IN THE NUCLEAR 
                   WEAPONS STOCKPILE.

       (a) Plan Requirement.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     develop and annually update a plan for maintaining the 
     nuclear weapons stockpile. The plan shall cover, at a 
     minimum, stockpile stewardship, stockpile management, and 
     program direction and shall be consistent with the 
     programmatic and technical requirements of the most recent 
     annual Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum.
       (b) Plan Elements.--The plan and each update of the plan 
     shall set forth the following:
       (1) The number of warheads (including active and inactive 
     warheads) for each type of warhead in the nuclear weapons 
     stockpile.
       (2) The current age of each warhead type, and any plans for 
     stockpile lifetime extensions and modifications or 
     replacement of each warhead type.
       (3) The process by which the Secretary of Energy is 
     assessing the lifetime, and requirements for lifetime 
     extension or replacement, of the nuclear and nonnuclear 
     components of the warheads (including active and inactive 
     warheads) in the nuclear weapons stockpile.
       (4) The process used in recertifying the safety, security, 
     and reliability of each warhead type in the nuclear weapons 
     stockpile.
       (5) Any concerns which would affect the ability of the 
     Secretary of Energy to recertify the safety, security, or 
     reliability of warheads in the nuclear weapons stockpile 
     (including active and inactive warheads).
       (c) Annual Submission of Plan to Congress.--The Secretary 
     of Energy shall submit to Congress the plan developed under 
     subsection (a) not later than March 15, 1998, and shall 
     submit an updated version of the plan not later than March 15 
     of each year thereafter. The plan shall be submitted in both 
     classified and unclassified form.
       (d) Repeal of Superseded Requirements.--The following 
     provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Subsection (d) of section 3138 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 
     107 Stat. 1947; 42 U.S.C. 2121 note).
       (2) Section 3153 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 624; 42 
     U.S.C. 2121 note).
       (3) Section 3159 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 626; 42 
     U.S.C. 7271b note).
       (4) Section 3156 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2841; 42 
     U.S.C. 7271c).

     SEC. 3142. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       The following provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Subsection (e) of section 1436 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100-456; 102 
     Stat. 2075; 42 U.S.C. 2121 note).
       (2) Section 3143 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 
     1681; 42 U.S.C. 7271a).
       (3) Section 3134 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2639).

     SEC. 3143. STUDY AND FUNDING RELATING TO IMPLEMENTATION OF 
                   WORKFORCE RESTRUCTURING PLANS.

       (a) Study Requirement.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     conduct a study on the effects of workforce restructuring 
     plans for defense nuclear facilities developed pursuant to 
     section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993 (42 U.S.C. 7274h).
       (b) Matters Covered by Study.-- The study shall cover the 
     four-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this 
     Act and shall include the following:
       (1) An analysis of the number of jobs created under 
     workforce restructuring plans developed pursuant to section 
     3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1993 (42 U.S.C. 7274h).
       (2) An analysis of other benefits provided pursuant to such 
     plans and through community reuse organizations.
       (3) A description of the funds expended, and the funds 
     obligated but not expended, pursuant to such plans as of the 
     date of the report.
       (4) A description of the criteria used since October 23, 
     1992, in providing assistance pursuant to such plans.
       (5) A comparison of the benefits provided pursuant to such 
     plans--
       (A) to employees whose employment at facilities covered by 
     such plans is terminated; and
       (B) to employees whose employment at facilities where more 
     than 50 percent of the revenues are derived from contracts 
     with the Department of Defense is terminated.
       (c) Conduct of Study.--(1) The study shall be conducted 
     through a contract with a private auditing firm with which 
     the Department of Energy has no other auditing contracts.
       (2)(A) The Secretary of Energy may not enter into the 
     contract for the conduct of the study until--
       (i) the Secretary submits a notification of the proposed 
     contract award to the congressional defense committees; and
       (ii) a period of 30 days of continuous session of Congress 
     has expired following the date on which the notification is 
     submitted.
       (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the continuity of 
     a session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the 
     Congress sine die, and the days on which either House is not 
     in session because of an adjournment of more than three days 
     to a day certain are excluded in the computation of such 30-
     day period.
       (3) The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that the firm 
     conducting the study is provided access to all documents in 
     the possession of the Department of Energy that are relevant 
     to the study, including documents in the possession of the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Energy.
       (d) Report on Study.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit 
     a report to Congress on the results of the study not later 
     than January 30, 1998.
       (e) Funding.--In addition to amounts available pursuant to 
     the authorization of appropriations in section 3103(6), the 
     Secretary of Energy may use an amount not exceeding 
     $44,000,000 for implementation of the workforce restructuring 
     plans for contractor employees, to be derived from excess 
     unobligated and available funds.
       (f) Revisions to Defense Nuclear Facilities Workforce 
     Restructuring Plan Requirements.--
       (1) Revision of period for notification of changes in 
     workforce.--Section 3161(c)(1)(B) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (42 U.S.C. 
     7274h(c)(1)(B)) is amended by striking out ``120'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``90''.
       (2) Repeal of requirement for submission to congress.--
     Subsection (f) of section 3161 of such Act is repealed.
       (3) Prohibition on use of funds for local impact 
     assistance.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Department of Energy pursuant to section 3103(6) may 
     be used for local impact assistance from the Department of 
     Energy under section 3161(c)(6) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7274h(c)(6)) until--
       (A) with respect to assistance referred to in section 
     3161(c)(6)(A) of such Act, the Secretary of Energy 
     coordinates with and obtains approval of the Secretary of 
     Labor; and
       (B) with respect to assistance referred to in section 
     3161(c)(6)(C) of such Act, the Secretary of Energy 
     coordinates with and obtains approval of the Secretary of 
     Commerce.
       (4) Semiannual report to congress of local impact 
     assistance.--Every six months the Secretary of Energy shall 
     submit to Congress a report setting forth a description of, 
     and the value of, all local impact assistance provided under 
     section 3161(c)(6) of such Act.
       (g) Effect on USEC Privatization Act.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed as diminishing the obligations of 
     the Secretary of Energy under section 3110(a)(5) of the USEC 
     Privatization Act (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-341; 42 
     U.S.C. 2297h-8(a)(5)).
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``defense nuclear facility'' has the meaning 
     provided the term ``Department of Energy defense nuclear 
     facility'' in section 3163 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 ( Public Law 102-484; 
     42 U.S.C. 7274j).
       (2) The term ``contractor employee'' means an employee of a 
     contractor or subcontractor of the Department of Energy at a 
     defense nuclear facility.

     SEC. 3144. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN 
                   SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL 
                   PERSONNEL.

       Section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3095; 42 
     U.S.C. 7231 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (c); and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking out ``1997'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``1999''.

     SEC. 3145. REPORT ON PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR HANFORD TANK WASTE 
                   VITRIFICATION PROJECT.

       (a) Prior Notice to Congressional Defense Committees Before 
     Entering Into Contract.--(1) The Secretary of Energy may not 
     enter into a contract for the Hanford Tank Waste 
     Vitrification project until--
       (A) the Secretary submits a report on the proposed contract 
     to the congressional defense committees; and
       (B) a period of 30 days of continuous session of Congress 
     has expired following the date on which the report is 
     submitted.
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the continuity of a 
     session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the 
     Congress sine die, and the days on which either House is not 
     in session because of an adjournment of more than three days 
     to a day certain are excluded in the computation of such 30-
     day period.
       (b) Report.--A report under subsection (a)(1) shall include 
     the following:
       (A) A description of the activities to be carried out under 
     the contract.
       (B) A description of the funds expended, and the funds 
     obligated but not expended, as of the date of the report on 
     remediation of Hanford tank waste since 1989.
       (C) A description of the contractual and financial aspects 
     of the contract, including any provisions relating to the 
     risk of nonperformance and risk assumption by the United 
     States and the contractor or contractors.
       (D) An analysis of the cost to the United States of the 
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     detailed analysis of the annual budget authority and outlay 
     requirements for the life of the project.
       (E) If the proposed contract contemplates construction of 
     two projects, an analysis of the basis for the selection of 
     the two projects, and a detailed analysis of the costs to the 
     United States of two projects compared to the costs to the 
     United States of one project.
       (F) If the proposed contract provides for financing of the 
     project (or projects) by an entity or entities other than the 
     United States, a detailed analysis of the costs of such 
     financing compared to the costs of financing the project (or 
     projects) by the United States.

     SEC. 3146. LIMITATION ON CONDUCT OF SUBCRITICAL NUCLEAR 
                   WEAPONS TESTS.

       The Secretary of Energy may not conduct any subcritical 
     nuclear weapons tests using funds available to the Secretary 
     for fiscal year 1998 until 30 days after the Secretary 
     submits to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a detailed report on the manner in which 
     funds available to the Secretary for fiscal years 1996 and 
     1997 to conduct such tests were used.

     SEC. 3147. LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS UNTIL FUTURE 
                   USE PLANS ARE SUBMITTED.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Energy may not use more 
     than 80 percent of the funds available to the Secretary 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     3102(f) (relating to policy and management) until the 
     Secretary submits the plans described in subsection (b).
       (b) Plans.--The plans referred to in subsection (a) are the 
     draft future use plan and the final future use plan required 
     under section 3153(f) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2840; 
     42 U.S.C. 7274k).

     SEC. 3148. PLAN FOR EXTERNAL OVERSIGHT OF NATIONAL 
                   LABORATORIES.

       (a) Plan Requirement.--The Secretary of Energy, acting 
     through the Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs, shall 
     develop a plan for the external oversight of the national 
     laboratories.
       (b) Plan Elements.--The plan shall--
       (1) provide for the establishment of an external oversight 
     committee comprised of representatives of industry and 
     academia for the purpose of making recommendations to the 
     Secretary of Energy and the congressional defense committees 
     on the productivity of the laboratories and on the 
     excellence, relevance, and appropriateness of the research 
     conducted by the laboratories; and
       (2) provide for the establishment of a competitive peer 
     review process for funding basic research at the 
     laboratories.
       (c) Submission to Congress.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     submit the plan to the congressional defense committees not 
     later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (d) National Laboratories Covered.--For purposes of this 
     section, the national laboratories are--
       (1) the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California;
       (2) the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico;
       (3) the Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico; and
       (4) the Nevada Test Site.

     SEC. 3149. UNIVERSITY-BASED RESEARCH CENTER.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The maintenance of scientific and engineering 
     competence in the United States is vital to long-term 
     national security and the defense and national security 
     missions of the Department of Energy.
       (2) Engaging the universities and colleges of the Nation in 
     research on long-range problems of vital national security 
     interest will be critical to solving the technology 
     challenges faced within the defense and national programs of 
     the Department of Energy in the next century.
       (3) Enhancing collaboration among the national 
     laboratories, universities and colleges, and industry will 
     contribute significantly to the performance of these 
     Department of Energy missions.
       (b) Center.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a 
     university-based research center at a location that can 
     develop the most effective collaboration among national 
     laboratories, universities and colleges, and industry in 
     support of scientific and engineering advancement in key 
     Department of Energy defense program areas.
       (c) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Department of Energy in fiscal year 1998, the Secretary 
     shall make $5,000,000 available for the establishment and 
     operation of the Center.

     SEC. 3150. STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Eliminating the threat posed by nuclear weapons to the 
     United States is an important national security goal.
       (2) As long as nuclear threats remain, the nuclear 
     deterrent of the United States must be effective and 
     reliable.
       (3) A safe, secure, effective, and reliable United States 
     nuclear stockpile is central to the current nuclear 
     deterrence strategy of the United States.
       (4) The Secretary of Energy has undertaken a stockpile 
     stewardship and management program to ensure the safety, 
     security, effectiveness, and reliability of the nuclear 
     weapons stockpile of the United States, consistent with all 
     United States treaty requirements and the requirements of the 
     nuclear deterrence strategy of the United States.
       (5) It is the policy of the current administration that new 
     nuclear weapon designs are not required to effectively 
     implement the nuclear deterrence strategy of the United 
     States.
       (b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that--
       (1) activities of the stockpile stewardship program shall 
     be directed toward ensuring that the United States possesses 
     a safe, secure, effective, and reliable nuclear stockpile, 
     consistent with the national security requirements of the 
     United States; and
       (2) stockpile stewardship activities of the United States 
     shall be conducted in conformity with the terms of the Treaty 
     on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (TIAS 6839) and 
     the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty signed by the President on 
     September 24, 1996, when and if that treaty enters into 
     force.

     SEC. 3151. REPORTS ON ADVANCED SUPERCOMPUTER SALES TO CERTAIN 
                   FOREIGN NATIONS.

       (a) Reports.--The Secretary of Energy shall require that 
     any company that is a participant in the Accelerated 
     Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI) program of the 
     Department of Energy report to the Secretary and to the 
     Secretary of Defense each sale by that company to a country 
     designated as a Tier III country of a computer capable of 
     operating at a speed in excess of 2,000 millions theoretical 
     operations per second (MTOPS). The report shall include a 
     description of the following with respect to each such sale:
       (1) The anticipated end-use of the computer sold.
       (2) The software included with the computer.
       (3) Any arrangement under the terms of the sale regarding--
       (A) upgrading the computer;
       (B) servicing of the computer; or
       (C) the furnishing of spare parts for the computer.
       (b) Covered Countries.--For purposes of this section, the 
     countries designated as Tier III countries are the countries 
     listed as ``computer tier 3'' eligible countries in part 
     740.7 of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in 
     effect on June 10, 1997 (or any successor list).
       (c) Quarterly Submission of Reports.--The Secretary of 
     Energy shall require that reports under subsection (a) be 
     submitted quarterly.
       (d) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit to 
     Congress an annual report containing all information received 
     under subsection (a) during the preceding year. The first 
     annual report shall be submitted not later than July 1, 1998.

     SEC. 3152. TRANSFERS OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AT CERTAIN 
                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FACILITIES.

       (a) Transfer Guidelines.--(1) The Secretary of Energy shall 
     issue guidelines for the transfer by sale or lease of real 
     and personal property at Department of Energy defense nuclear 
     facilities in consultation with the community reuse 
     organizations associated with the facilities and the local 
     governments within whose jurisdiction the facilities are 
     located. The Secretary shall issue the guidelines not later 
     than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2)(A) The Secretary of Energy may not transfer real or 
     personal property under the guidelines issued under paragraph 
     (1) until--
       (i) the Secretary submits a notification of the proposed 
     transfer to the congressional defense committees; and
       (ii) a period of 30 days of continuous session of Congress 
     has expired following the date on which the notification is 
     submitted.
       (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the continuity of 
     a session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the 
     Congress sine die, and the days on which either House is not 
     in session because of an adjournment of more than three days 
     to a day certain are excluded in the computation of such 30-
     day period.
       (b) Indemnification.--(1) In the sale or lease of real or 
     personal property pursuant to the guidelines issued under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy may indemnify a 
     transferee against an action for injury to person or property 
     resulting from the release or threatened release of a 
     hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant as a result 
     of Department of Energy activities. Before such a sale or 
     lease, the Secretary shall notify the transferee that the 
     Secretary has authority to provide indemnification to the 
     transferee under this subsection. The Secretary shall include 
     in an agreement for such a sale or lease a provision 
     addressing indemnification for such an action.
       (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting 
     or modifying in any way section 120(h) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Department of Energy defense nuclear 
     facility'' has the meaning provided by section 318 of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286g).
       (2) The term ``transferee'' means a person to which real 
     property is transferred pursuant to the guidelines issued 
     under subsection (a).
       (3) The terms ``hazardous substance'', ``release'', and 
     ``pollutant or contaminant'' have the meanings provided by 
     section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).

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     SEC. 3153. REQUIREMENT TO DELEGATE CERTAIN AUTHORITIES TO 
                   SITE MANAGER OF HANFORD RESERVATION.

       Section 3173(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2848; 42 
     U.S.C. 7274k) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``In addition'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Except as provided in paragraph 
     (5), in addition''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) In the case of the Hanford Reservation, Richland, 
     Washington, the Secretary shall delegate to the Site Manager 
     the authority described in paragraph (1). The Secretary may 
     withdraw the delegated authority if the Secretary--
       ``(A) determines that the Site Manager of the Hanford 
     Reservation has misused or misapplied that authority; and
       ``(B) the Secretary submits to Congress a notification of 
     the Secretary's intent to withdraw the authority.''.
          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

     SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     1998, $17,500,000 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.).

     SEC. 3202. PLAN FOR TRANSFER OF FACILITIES FROM JURISDICTION 
                   OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD TO 
                   JURISDICTION OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION.

       (a) Plan Requirement.--(1) The Defense Nuclear Facilities 
     Safety Board (in this section referred to as the ``Board'') 
     shall develop, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy 
     and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a plan for--
       (A) increasing the authority of the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission to include the regulation of Department of Energy 
     defense nuclear facilities; and
       (B) decreasing or eliminating the functions of the Board 
     with respect to such facilities under chapter 21 of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.).
       (2) The plan shall be submitted to Congress not later than 
     six months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Plan Elements.--The plan shall include the following:
       (1) A list of facilities as described in subsection (c).
       (2) A schedule for the orderly transfer of such facilities 
     from the jurisdiction of the Board to the jurisdiction of the 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
       (3) Recommendations on the order in which the facilities 
     should be transferred, including such recommendations as the 
     Board considers appropriate with respect to the suitability 
     of the various facilities for transfer and the 
     appropriateness for the various facilities of the schedule 
     for conducting the transfer.
       (4) Such other provisions as the Board considers necessary 
     to carry out an orderly transfer under paragraph (2).
       (c) List of Facilities.--The plan shall contain a list of 
     all Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities, grouped 
     according to the following criteria:
       (1) Facilities that are similar to facilities regulated by 
     the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Facilities that are in compliance with Department of 
     Energy nuclear safety requirements and Board recommendations 
     in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Facilities the regulation of which would involve the 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission in unique national security 
     interests, including the classified design and configuration 
     of a nuclear weapon or explosive device.
       (d) Facility Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Department of Energy defense nuclear facility'' has the 
     meaning provided by section 318 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286g), except that the term includes such a 
     facility that is under construction or is planned by the 
     Secretary of Energy to be constructed.
       (e) Repeal of Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Section 210 of 
     the Department of Energy National Security and Military 
     Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1981 (42 
     U.S.C. 7272) is repealed.
                TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE

     SEC. 3301. AUTHORIZED USES OF STOCKPILE FUNDS.

       (a) Obligation of Stockpile Funds.--During fiscal year 
     1998, the National Defense Stockpile Manager may obligate up 
     to $73,000,000 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. 3302. DISPOSAL OF BERYLLIUM COPPER MASTER ALLOY IN 
                   NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE.

       (a) Disposal Authorization.--Pursuant to section 5(b) of 
     the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
     U.S.C. 98d(b)), the National Defense Stockpile Manager may 
     dispose of all beryllium copper master alloy from the 
     National Defense Stockpile provided for in section 4 of such 
     Act (50 U.S.C. 98c) as part of continued efforts to modernize 
     the Stockpile.
       (b) Precondition for Disposal.--Before beginning the 
     disposal of beryllium copper master alloy under subsection 
     (a), the National Defense Stockpile Manager shall certify to 
     Congress that the disposal of beryllium copper master alloy 
     will not adversely affect the capability of the National 
     Defense Stockpile to supply the strategic and critical 
     material needs of the United States.
       (c) Consultation With Market Impact Committee.--In 
     disposing of beryllium copper master alloy under subsection 
     (a), the National Defense Stockpile Manager shall consult 
     with the Market Impact Committee established under section 
     10(c) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling 
     Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-1(c)) to ensure that the disposal of 
     beryllium copper master alloy does not disrupt the domestic 
     beryllium industry.
       (d) Extended Sales Contracts.--The National Defense 
     Stockpile Manager shall provide for the use of long-term 
     sales contracts for the disposal of beryllium copper master 
     alloy under subsection (a) so that the domestic beryllium 
     industry can re-absorb this material into the market in a 
     gradual and nondisruptive manner. However, no such contract 
     shall provide for the disposal of beryllium copper master 
     alloy over a period longer than eight years, beginning on the 
     date of the commencement of the first contract under this 
     section.
       (e) Relationship to Other Disposal Authority.--The disposal 
     authority provided in subsection (a) is new disposal 
     authority and is in addition to, and shall not affect, any 
     other disposal authority provided by law regarding beryllium 
     copper master alloy.
       (f) Beryllium Copper Master Alloy Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``beryllium copper master alloy'' 
     means an alloy of nominally four percent beryllium in copper.

     SEC. 3303. DISPOSAL OF TITANIUM SPONGE IN NATIONAL DEFENSE 
                   STOCKPILE.

       (a) Disposal Required.--Subject to subsection (b), the 
     National Defense Stockpile Manager shall dispose of 34,800 
     short tons of titanium sponge contained in the National 
     Defense Stockpile provided for in section 4 of the Strategic 
     and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c) and 
     excess to stockpile requirements.
       (b) Consultation With Market Impact Committee.--In 
     disposing of titanium sponge under subsection (a), the 
     National Defense Stockpile Manager shall consult with the 
     Market Impact Committee established under section 10(c) of 
     the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
     U.S.C. 98h-1(c)) to ensure that the disposal of titanium 
     sponge does not disrupt the domestic titanium industry.
       (c) Relationship to Other Disposal Authority.--The disposal 
     authority provided in subsection (a) is new disposal 
     authority and is in addition to, and shall not affect, any 
     other disposal authority provided by law regarding titanium 
     sponge.

     SEC. 3304. CONDITIONS ON TRANSFER OF STOCKPILED PLATINUM 
                   RESERVES FOR TREASURY USE.

       (a) Imposition of Conditions.--Any transfer of platinum 
     contained in the National Defense Stockpile provided for in 
     section 4 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
     Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c) to the Secretary of the Treasury 
     for use to mint and issue bullion and proof platinum coins or 
     for any other purpose shall be subject to the conditions 
     contained in this section.
       (b) Yearly Limitation.--The quantity of platinum 
     transferred from the stockpile to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury may not exceed 200,000 troy ounces during any fiscal 
     year, of which not more than 81,600 troy ounces per year may 
     be platinum of the highest quality specification.
       (c) Replacement Upon Notice.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall replace platinum received from the stockpile within one 
     year after receiving notice from the Secretary of Defense 
     specifying the quantity and quality of transferred platinum 
     to be replaced and the need for replacement.
       (d) Costs.--Any transfer of platinum from the stockpile to 
     the Secretary of the Treasury shall be made without the 
     expenditure of any funds available to the Department of 
     Defense. The Secretary of the Treasury shall be responsible 
     for all costs incurred in connection with the transfer, 
     subsequent to the transfer, or in connection with the 
     replacement of the transferred platinum, such as 
     transportation, storage, testing, refining, or casting costs.

     SEC. 3305. RESTRICTIONS ON DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN MANGANESE 
                   FERRO.

       (a) Requirement for Remelting by Domestic Ferroalloy 
     Producers.--High carbon manganese ferro in the National 
     Defense Stockpile that does not meet the National Defense 
     Stockpile classification of Grade One, Specification 30(a), 
     as revised May 22, 1992, 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. After the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the President may not reclassify

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     high carbon manganese ferro stored in the National Defense 
     Stockpile as of that date.
       (b) 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.
       (c) Consultation With Market Impact Committee.--In 
     disposing of high carbon manganese ferro in the National 
     Defense Stockpile, the National Defense Stockpile Manager 
     shall consult with the Market Impact Committee established 
     under section 10(c) of the Strategic and Critical Materials 
     Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-1(c)) to ensure that the 
     disposal of high carbon manganese ferro does not disrupt the 
     domestic manganese ferro industry.
       (d) Conforming Repeal.--Section 3304 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 
     104-106; 110 Stat. 629) is repealed.

     SEC. 3306. REQUIRED PROCEDURES FOR DISPOSAL OF STRATEGIC AND 
                   CRITICAL MATERIALS.

       Section 6(b) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
     Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98e(b)) is amended in the first 
     sentence by striking out ``materials from the stockpile shall 
     be made by formal advertising or competitive negotiation 
     procedures.'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``strategic and 
     critical materials from the stockpile shall be made in 
     accordance with the next sentence.''.
                 TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

     SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary of Energy $117,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 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 1998.

       Notwithstanding section 7430(b)(2) of title 10, United 
     States Code, during fiscal year 1998, 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. TERMINATION OF ASSIGNMENT OF NAVY OFFICERS TO 
                   OFFICE OF NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE 
                   RESERVES.

       (a) Termination of Assignment Requirement.--Section 2 of 
     Public Law 96-137 (42 U.S.C. 7156a) is repealed.
       (b) Effect on Existing Assignments.--In the case of an 
     officer of the Navy assigned, as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, to a management position within the Office of 
     Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves, the Secretary of the 
     Navy may continue such assignment notwithstanding the repeal 
     of section 2 of Public Law 96-137 (42 U.S.C. 7156a), except 
     that such assignment may not extend beyond the date of the 
     sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 (Elk Hills) 
     pursuant to subtitle B of title XXXIV of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     10 U.S.C. 7420 note).

     SEC. 3404. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION, NAVAL OIL SHALE RESERVES 
                   NUMBERED 1 AND 3.

       (a) Transfer Required.--Chapter 641 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 7439. Certain oil shale reserves: transfer of 
       jurisdiction and petroleum exploration, development, and 
       production

       ``(a) Transfer Required.--(1) Upon the enactment of this 
     section, the Secretary of Energy shall transfer to the 
     Secretary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction over 
     all public domain lands included within Oil Shale Reserve 
     Numbered 1 and those public domain lands included within the 
     undeveloped tracts of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3.
       ``(2) Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall 
     transfer to the Secretary of the Interior administrative 
     jurisdiction over those public domain lands included within 
     the developed tract of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3, which 
     consists of approximately 6,000 acres and 24 natural gas 
     wells, together with pipelines and associated facilities.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding the transfer of jurisdiction, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall continue to be responsible for all 
     environmental restoration, waste management, and 
     environmental compliance activities that are required under 
     Federal and State laws with respect to conditions existing on 
     the lands at the time of the transfer.
       ``(4) Upon the transfer to the Secretary of the Interior of 
     jurisdiction over public domain lands under this subsection, 
     the other provisions of this chapter shall cease to apply 
     with respect to the transferred lands.
       ``(b) Authority To Lease.--(1) Beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this section, or as soon thereafter as 
     practicable, the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into 
     leases with one or more private entities for the purpose of 
     exploration for, and development and production of, petroleum 
     (other than in the form of oil shale) located on or in public 
     domain lands in Oil Shale Reserves Numbered 1 and 3 
     (including the developed tract of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 
     3). Any such lease shall be made in accordance with the 
     requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 
     seq.) regarding the lease of oil and gas lands and shall be 
     subject to valid existing rights.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding the delayed transfer of the developed 
     tract of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3 under subsection 
     (a)(2), the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into a 
     lease under paragraph (1) with respect to the developed tract 
     before the end of the one-year period beginning on the date 
     of the enactment of this section.
       ``(c) Management.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall 
     manage the lands transferred under subsection (a) in 
     accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
     1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and other laws applicable to 
     the public lands.
       ``(d) Transfer of Existing Equipment.--The lease of lands 
     by the Secretary of the Interior under this section may 
     include the transfer, at fair market value, of any well, 
     gathering line, or related equipment owned by the United 
     States on the lands transferred under subsection (a) and 
     suitable for use in the exploration, development, or 
     production of petroleum on the lands.
       ``(e) Cost Minimization.--The cost of any environmental 
     assessment required pursuant to the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in connection 
     with a proposed lease under this section shall be paid out of 
     unobligated amounts available for administrative expenses of 
     the Bureau of Land Management.
       ``(f) Distribution of Receipts.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, all moneys received from a lease under this 
     section (including sales, bonuses, royalties (including 
     interest charges collected under the Federal Oil and Gas 
     Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)), and 
     rentals) shall be paid and distributed under section 35 of 
     the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191) in the same manner as 
     moneys derived from other oil and gas leases involving public 
     domain lands other than naval petroleum reserves.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``7439. Certain oil shale reserves: transfer of jurisdiction and 
              petroleum exploration, development, and production.''.
                  TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
     Subtitle A--Authorization of Expenditures From Revolving Fund

     SEC. 3501. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Panama Canal Commission 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998''.

     SEC. 3502. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Panama 
     Canal Commission is authorized to use amounts in the Panama 
     Canal Revolving Fund 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, as may be necessary under the Panama Canal Act 
     of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) for the operation, 
     maintenance, improvement, and administration of the Panama 
     Canal for fiscal year 1998.
       (b) Limitations.--For fiscal year 1998, the Panama Canal 
     Commission may expend from funds in the Panama Canal 
     Revolving Fund not more than $85,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses, of which--
       (1) not more than $23,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Supervisory 
     Board of the Commission;
       (2) not more than $12,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Secretary of the 
     Commission; and
       (3) not more than $50,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Administrator of 
     the Commission.

     SEC. 3503. PURCHASE OF VEHICLES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds 
     available to the Commission shall be available for the 
     purchase and transportation to the Republic of Panama of 
     passenger motor vehicles built in the United States, the 
     purchase price of which shall not exceed $22,000 per vehicle.

     SEC. 3504. EXPENDITURES ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH TREATIES.

       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--Facilitation of Panama Canal Transition

     SEC. 3511. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

       (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the 
     ``Panama Canal Transition Facilitation Act of 1997''.
       (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

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     shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
     provision of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601 et 
     seq.).

     SEC. 3512. DEFINITIONS RELATING TO CANAL TRANSITION.

       Section 3 (22 U.S.C. 3602) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(d) For purposes of this Act:
       ``(1) The term `Canal Transfer Date' means December 31, 
     1999, such date being the date specified in the Panama Canal 
     Treaty of 1977 for the transfer of the Panama Canal from the 
     United States of America to the Republic of Panama.
       ``(2) The term `Panama Canal Authority' means the entity 
     created by the Republic of Panama to succeed the Panama Canal 
     Commission as of the Canal Transfer Date.''.

    PART I--TRANSITION MATTERS RELATING TO COMMISSION OFFICERS AND 
                               EMPLOYEES

     SEC. 3521. AUTHORITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COMMISSION 
                   TO ACCEPT APPOINTMENT AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF 
                   THE PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY.

       (a) Authority for Dual Role.--Section 1103 (22 U.S.C. 3613) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) The Congress consents, for purposes of the 8th clause 
     of article I, section 9 of the Constitution of the United 
     States, to the acceptance by the individual serving as 
     Administrator of the Commission of appointment by the 
     Republic of Panama to the position of Administrator of the 
     Panama Canal Authority. Such consent is effective only if 
     that individual, while serving in both such positions, serves 
     as Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority without 
     compensation, except for payments by the Republic of Panama 
     of travel and entertainment expenses, including per diem 
     payments.''.
       (b) Waiver of Certain Conflict-of-Interest Statutes.--Such 
     section is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsections:
       ``(d) The Administrator, with respect to participation in 
     any matter as Administrator of the Panama Canal Commission 
     (whether such participation is before, on, or after the date 
     of the enactment of the Panama Canal Transition Facilitation 
     Act of 1997), shall not be subject to section 208 of title 
     18, United States Code, insofar as the matter relates to 
     prospective employment as Administrator of the Panama Canal 
     Authority.
       ``(e) If the Republic of Panama appoints as the 
     Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority the individual 
     serving as the Administrator of the Commission and if that 
     individual accepts the appointment--
       ``(1) the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as 
     amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.), shall not apply to that 
     individual with respect to service as the Administrator of 
     the Panama Canal Authority;
       ``(2) that individual, with respect to participation in any 
     matter as the Administrator of the Panama Canal Commission, 
     is not subject to section 208 of title 18, United States 
     Code, insofar as the matter relates to service as, or 
     performance of the duties of, the Administrator of the Panama 
     Canal Authority; and
       ``(3) that individual, with respect to official acts 
     performed as the Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority, 
     is not subject to the following:
       ``(A) Sections 203 and 205 of title 18, United States Code.
       ``(B) Effective upon termination of the individual's 
     appointment as Administrator of the Panama Canal Commission 
     at noon on the Canal Transfer Date, section 207 of title 18, 
     United States Code.
       ``(C) Sections 501(a) and 502(a)(4) of the Ethics in 
     Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), with respect to 
     compensation received for, and service in, the position of 
     Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority.''.

     SEC. 3522. POST-CANAL TRANSFER PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Waiver of Certain Post-employment Restrictions for 
     Commission Personnel Becoming Employees of the Panama Canal 
     Authority.--Section 1112 (22 U.S.C. 3622) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Effective as of the Canal Transfer Date, section 207 
     of title 18, United States Code, shall not apply to an 
     individual who is an officer or employee of the Panama Canal 
     Authority, but only with respect to official acts of that 
     individual as an officer or employee of the Authority and 
     only in the case of an individual who was an officer or 
     employee of the Commission and whose employment with the 
     Commission was terminated at noon on the Canal Transfer 
     Date.''.
       (b) Consent of Congress for Acceptance by Reserve and 
     Retired Members of the Armed Forces of Employment by Panama 
     Canal Authority.--Such section is further amended by adding 
     after subsection (e), as added by subsection (a), the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1) The Congress consents to the following persons 
     accepting civil employment (and compensation for that 
     employment) with the Panama Canal Authority for which the 
     consent of the Congress is required by the last paragraph of 
     section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United 
     States, relating to acceptance of emoluments, offices, or 
     titles from a foreign government:
       ``(A) Retired members of the uniformed services.
       ``(B) Members of a reserve component of the armed forces.
       ``(C) Members of the Commisioned Reserve Corps of the 
     Public Health Service.
       ``(2) The consent of the Congress under paragraph (1) is 
     effective without regard to subsection (b) of section 908 of 
     title 37, United States Code (relating to approval required 
     for employment of Reserve and retired members by foreign 
     governments).''.

     SEC. 3523. ENHANCED AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH 
                   COMPENSATION OF COMMISSION OFFICERS AND 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Repeal of Limitations on Commission Authority.--The 
     following provisions are repealed:
       (1) Section 1215 (22 U.S.C. 3655), relating to basic pay.
       (2) Section 1219 (22 U.S.C. 3659), relating to salary 
     protection upon conversion of pay rate.
       (3) Section 1225 (22 U.S.C. 3665), relating to minimum 
     level of pay and minimum annual increases.
       (b) Savings Provision.--Section 1202 (22 U.S.C. 3642) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) In the case of an individual who is an officer or 
     employee of the Commission on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Panama Canal Transition Facilitation Act of 
     1997 and who has not had a break in service with the 
     Commission since that date, the rate of basic pay for that 
     officer or employee on or after that date may not be less 
     than the rate in effect for that officer or employee on the 
     day before that date of enactment except--
       ``(1) as provided in a collective bargaining agreement;
       ``(2) as a result of an adverse action against the officer 
     or employee; or
       ``(3) pursuant to a voluntary demotion.''.
       (c) Cross-Reference Amendments.--(1) Section 1216 (22 
     U.S.C. 3656) is amended by striking out ``1215'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``1202''.
       (2) Section 1218 (22 U.S.C. 3658) is amended by striking 
     out ``1215'' and ``1217'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``1202'' and ``1217(a)'', respectively.

     SEC. 3524. TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES 
                   FOR COMMISSION PERSONNEL NO LONGER SUBJECT TO 
                   FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATION.

       (a) Repeal of Applicability of Title 5 Provisions.--(1) 
     Section 1210 (22 U.S.C. 3650) is amended by striking out 
     subsections (a), (b), and (c).
       (2) Section 1224 (22 U.S.C. 3664) is amended--
       (A) by striking out paragraph (10); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (20) as 
     paragraphs (10) through (19), respectively.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1210 is further 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (d)(1) as subsection (a) 
     and in that subsection striking out ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (b)''; and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (d)(2) as subsection (b) 
     and in that subsection--
       (i) striking out ``Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``An''; and
       (ii) striking out ''referred to in paragraph (1)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``who is a citizen of the Republic 
     of Panama''.
       (2) The heading of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:

                        ``air transportation''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 3525. ENHANCED RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention Bonuses.--
     Section 1217 (22 U.S.C. 3657) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e);
       (2) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by striking out 
     ``for the same or similar work performed in the United States 
     by individuals employed by the Government of the United 
     States'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``of the individual to 
     whom the compensation is paid''; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(c)(1) The Commission may pay a recruitment bonus to an 
     individual who is newly appointed to a position with the 
     Commission, or a relocation bonus to an employee of the 
     Commission who must relocate to accept a position, if the 
     Commission determines that the Commission would be likely, in 
     the absence of such a bonus, to have difficulty in filling 
     the position.
       ``(2) A recruitment or relocation bonus may be paid to an 
     employee under this subsection only if the employee enters 
     into an agreement with the Commission to complete a period of 
     employment with the Commission established by the Commission. 
     If the employee voluntarily fails to complete such period of 
     employment or is separated from service in such employment as 
     a result of an adverse action before the completion of such 
     period, the employee shall repay the entire amount of the 
     bonus.
       ``(3) A relocation bonus under this subsection may be paid 
     as a lump sum. A recruitment bonus under this subsection 
     shall be paid on a pro rata basis over the period of 
     employment covered by the agreement under paragraph (2). A 
     bonus under this subsection may not be considered to be part 
     of the basic pay of an employee.
       ``(d)(1) The Commission may pay a retention bonus to an 
     employee of the Commission if the Commission determines 
     that--
       ``(A) the employee has unusually high or unique 
     qualifications and those qualifica

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     tions make it essential for the Commission to retain the 
     employee for a period specified by the Commission ending not 
     later than the Canal Transfer Date, or the Commission 
     otherwise has a special need for the services of the employee 
     making it essential for the Commission to retain the employee 
     for a period specified by the Commission ending not later 
     than the Canal Transfer Date; and
       ``(B) the employee would be likely to leave employment with 
     the Commission before the end of that period if the retention 
     bonus is not paid.
       ``(2) A retention bonus under this subsection--
       ``(A) shall be in a fixed amount;
       ``(B) shall be paid on a pro rata basis (over the period 
     specified by the Commission as essential for the retention of 
     the employee), with such payments to be made at the same time 
     and in the same manner as basic pay; and
       ``(C) may not be considered to be part of the basic pay of 
     an employee.
       ``(3) A decision by the Commission to exercise or to not 
     exercise the authority to pay a bonus under this subsection 
     shall not be subject to review under any statutory procedure 
     or any agency or negotiated grievance procedure except under 
     any of the laws referred to in section 2302(d) of title 5, 
     United States Code.''.
       (b) Educational Services.--Section 1321(e)(2) (22 U.S.C. 
     3731(e)(2)) is amended by striking out ``and persons'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``, to other Commission employees 
     when determined by the Commission to be necessary for their 
     recruitment or retention, and to other persons''.

     SEC. 3526. TRANSITION SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.

       Chapter 2 of title I (22 U.S.C. 3641 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end of subchapter III the following new 
     section:

               ``transition separation incentive payments

       ``Sec. 1233. (a) In applying to the Commission and 
     employees of the Commission the provisions of section 663 of 
     the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(f) of 
     division A of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-383), 
     relating to voluntary separation incentives for employees of 
     certain Federal agencies (in this section referred to as 
     `section 663')--
       ``(1) the term `employee' shall mean an employee of the 
     Commission who has served in the Republic of Panama in a 
     position with the Commission for a continuous period of at 
     least three years immediately before the employee's 
     separation under an appointment without time limitation and 
     who is covered under the Civil Service Retirement System or 
     the Federal Employees' Retirement System under subchapter III 
     of chapter 83 or chapter 84, respectively, of title 5, United 
     States Code, other than--
       ``(A) an employee described in any of subparagraphs (A) 
     through (F) of subsection (a)(2) of section 663; or
       ``(B) an employee of the Commission who, during the 24-
     month period preceding the date of separation, has received a 
     recruitment or relocation bonus under section 1217(c) of this 
     Act or who, within the 12-month period preceding the date of 
     separation, received a retention bonus under section 1217(d) 
     of this Act;
       ``(2) the strategic plan under subsection (b) of section 
     663 shall include (in lieu of the matter specified in 
     subsection (b)(2) of that section)--
       ``(A) the positions to be affected, identified by 
     occupational category and grade level;
       ``(B) the number and amounts of separation incentive 
     payments to be offered; and
       ``(C) a description of how such incentive payments will 
     facilitate the successful transfer of the Panama Canal to the 
     Republic of Panama;
       ``(3) a separation incentive payment under section 663 may 
     be paid to a Commission employee only to the extent necessary 
     to facilitate the successful transfer of the Panama Canal by 
     the United States of America to the Republic of Panama as 
     required by the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977;
       ``(4) such a payment--
       ``(A) may be in an amount determined by the Commission not 
     to exceed $25,000; and
       ``(B) may be made (notwithstanding the limitation specified 
     in subsection (c)(2)(D) of section 663) in the case of an 
     eligible employee who voluntarily separates (whether by 
     retirement or resignation) during the 90-day period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this section or during the 
     period beginning on October 1, 1998, and ending on December 
     31, 1998;
       ``(5) in the case of not more than 15 employees who (as 
     determined by the Commission) are unwilling to work for the 
     Panama Canal Authority after the Canal Transfer Date and who 
     occupy critical positions for which (as determined by the 
     Commission) at least two years of experience is necessary to 
     ensure that seasoned managers are in place on and after the 
     Canal Transfer Date, such a payment (notwithstanding 
     paragraph (4))--
       ``(A) may be in an amount determined by the Commission not 
     to exceed 50 percent of the basic pay of the employee; and
       ``(B) may be made (notwithstanding the limitation specified 
     in subsection (c)(2)(D) of section 663) in the case of such 
     an employee who voluntarily separates (whether by retirement 
     or resignation) during the 90-day period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this section; and
       ``(6) the provisions of subsection (f) of section 663 shall 
     not apply.
       ``(b) A decision by the Commission to exercise or to not 
     exercise the authority to pay a transition separation 
     incentive under this section shall not be subject to review 
     under any statutory procedure or any agency or negotiated 
     grievance procedure except under any of the laws referred to 
     in section 2302(d) of title 5, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 3527. LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS.

       Section 1271 (22 U.S.C. 3701) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) This subsection applies to any matter that becomes 
     the subject of collective bargaining between the Commission 
     and the exclusive representative for any bargaining unit of 
     employees of the Commission during the period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection and ending on 
     the Canal Transfer Date.
       ``(2)(A) The resolution of impasses resulting from 
     collective bargaining between the Commission and any such 
     exclusive representative during that period shall be 
     conducted in accordance with such procedures as may be 
     mutually agreed upon between the Commission and the exclusive 
     representative (without regard to any otherwise applicable 
     provisions of chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code). 
     Such mutually agreed upon procedures shall become effective 
     upon transmittal by the Chairman of the Commission to the 
     Congress of notice of the agreement to use those procedures 
     and a description of those procedures.
       ``(B) The Federal Services Impasses Panel shall not have 
     jurisdiction to resolve any impasse between the Commission 
     and any such exclusive representative in negotiations over a 
     procedure for resolving impasses.
       ``(3) If the Commission and such an exclusive 
     representative do not reach an agreement concerning a 
     procedure for resolving impasses with respect to a bargaining 
     unit and transmit notice of the agreement under paragraph (2) 
     on or before July 1, 1998, the following shall be the 
     procedure by which collective bargaining impasses between the 
     Commission and the exclusive representative for that 
     bargaining unit shall be resolved:
       ``(A) If bargaining efforts do not result in an agreement, 
     the parties shall request the Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Service to assist in achieving an agreement.
       ``(B) If an agreement is not reached within 45 days after 
     the date on which either party requests the assistance of the 
     Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in writing (or 
     within such shorter period as may be mutually agreed upon by 
     the parties), the parties shall be considered to be at an 
     impasse and shall request the Federal Services Impasses Panel 
     of the Federal Labor Relations Authority to decide the 
     impasse.
       ``(C) If the Federal Services Impasses Panel fails to issue 
     a decision within 90 days after the date on which its 
     services are requested (or within such shorter period as may 
     be mutually agreed upon by the parties), the efforts of the 
     Panel shall be terminated.
       ``(D) In such a case, the Chairman of the Panel (or another 
     member in the absence of the Chairman) shall immediately 
     determine the matter by a drawing (conducted in such manner 
     as the Chairman (or, in the absence of the Chairman, such 
     other member) determines appropriate) between the last offer 
     of the Commission and the last offer of the exclusive 
     representative, with the offer chosen through such drawing 
     becoming the binding resolution of the matter.
       ``(4) In the case of a notice of agreement described in 
     paragraph (2)(A) that is transmitted to the Congress as 
     described in the second sentence of that paragraph after July 
     1, 1998, the impasse resolution procedures covered by that 
     notice shall apply to any impasse between the Commission and 
     the other party to the agreeement that is unresolved on the 
     date on which that notice is transmitted to the Congress.''.

     SEC. 3528. AVAILABILITY OF PANAMA CANAL REVOLVING FUND FOR 
                   SEVERANCE PAY FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES SEPARATED 
                   BY PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY AFTER CANAL TRANSFER 
                   DATE.

       (a) Availability of Revolving Fund.--Section 1302(a) (22 
     U.S.C. 3712(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(10) Payment to the Panama Canal Authority, not later 
     than the Canal Transfer Date, of such amount as is computed 
     by the Commission to be the future amount of severance pay to 
     be paid by the Panama Canal Authority to employees whose 
     employment with the Authority is terminated, to the extent 
     that such severance pay is attributable to periods of service 
     performed with the Commission before the Canal Transfer Date 
     (and assuming for purposes of such computation that the 
     Panama Canal Authority, in paying severance pay to terminated 
     employees, will provide for crediting of periods of service 
     with the Commission).''.
       (b) Stylistic Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``for--'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof ``for the 
     following purposes:'';
       (2) by capitalizing the initial letter of the first word in 
     each of paragraphs (1) through (9);
       (3) by striking out the semicolon at the end of each of 
     paragraphs (1) through (7) and inserting in lieu thereof a 
     period; and
       (4) by striking out ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (8) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a period.

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PART II--TRANSITION MATTERS RELATING TO OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF 
                                 CANAL

     SEC. 3541. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCUREMENT SYSTEM AND BOARD OF 
                   CONTRACT APPEALS.

       Title III of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601 
     et seq.) is amended by inserting after the title heading the 
     following new chapter:

                        ``Chapter 1--Procurement


                          ``procurement system

       ``Sec. 3101. (a) Panama Canal Acquisition Regulation.--(1) 
     The Commission shall establish by regulation a comprehensive 
     procurement system. The regulation shall be known as the 
     `Panama Canal Acquisition Regulation' (in this section 
     referred to as the `Regulation') and shall provide for the 
     procurement of goods and services by the Commission in a 
     manner that--
       ``(A) applies the fundamental operating principles and 
     procedures in the Federal Acquisition Regulation;
       ``(B) uses efficient commercial standards of practice; and
       ``(C) is suitable for adoption and uninterrupted use by the 
     Republic of Panama after the Canal Transfer Date.
       ``(2) The Regulation shall contain provisions regarding the 
     establishment of the Panama Canal Board of Contract Appeals 
     described in section 3102.
       ``(b) Supplement to Regulation.--The Commission shall 
     develop a Supplement to the Regulation (in this section 
     referred to as the `Supplement') that identifies both the 
     provisions of Federal law applicable to procurement of goods 
     and services by the Commission and the provisions of Federal 
     law waived by the Commission under subsection (c).
       ``(c) Waiver Authority.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Commission shall determine which provisions of Federal law 
     should not apply to procurement by the Commission and may 
     waive those laws for purposes of the Regulation and 
     Supplement.
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the Commission may not 
     waive--
       ``(A) section 27 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423);
       ``(B) the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.), other than section 10(a) of such Act (41 U.S.C 
     609(a)); or
       ``(C) civil rights, environmental, or labor laws.
       ``(d) Consultation With Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy.--In establishing the Regulation and 
     developing the Supplement, the Commission shall consult with 
     the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.
       ``(e) Effective Date.--The Regulation and the Supplement 
     shall take effect on the date of publication in the Federal 
     Register, or January 1, 1999, whichever is earlier.


                ``panama canal board of contract appeals

       ``Sec. 3102. (a) Establishment.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the Commission, shall establish 
     a board of contract appeals, to be known as the Panama Canal 
     Board of Contract Appeals, in accordance with section 8 of 
     the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 607). Except as 
     otherwise provided by this section, the Panama Canal Board of 
     Contract Appeals (in this section referred to as the `Board') 
     shall be subject to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.) in the same manner as any other agency 
     board of contract appeals established under that Act.
       ``(2) The Board shall consist of three members. At least 
     one member of the Board shall be licensed to practice law in 
     the Republic of Panama. Individuals appointed to the Board 
     shall take an oath of office, the form of which shall be 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(b) Exclusive Jurisdiction To Decide Appeals.--
     Notwithstanding section 10(a)(1) of the Contract Disputes Act 
     of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 609(a)(1)) or any other provision of law, 
     the Board shall have exclusive jurisdiction to decide an 
     appeal from a decision of a contracting officer under section 
     8(d) of such Act (41 U.S.C. 607(d)).
       ``(c) Exclusive Jurisdiction To Decide Protests.--The Board 
     shall decide protests submitted to it under this subsection 
     by interested parties in accordance with subchapter V of 
     title 31, United States Code. Notwithstanding section 3556 of 
     that title, section 1491(b) of title 28, United States Code, 
     and any other provision of law, the Board shall have 
     exclusive jurisdiction to decide such protests. For purposes 
     of this subsection--
       ``(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), each reference 
     to the Comptroller General in sections 3551 through 3555 of 
     title 31, United States Code, is deemed to be a reference to 
     the Board;
       ``(2) the reference to the Comptroller General in section 
     3553(d)(3)(C)(ii) of such title is deemed to be a reference 
     to both the Board and the Comptroller General;
       ``(3) the report required by paragraph (1) of section 
     3554(e) of such title shall be submitted to the Comptroller 
     General as well as the committees listed in such paragraph;
       ``(4) the report required by paragraph (2) of such section 
     shall be submitted to the Comptroller General as well as 
     Congress; and
       ``(5) section 3556 of such title shall not apply to the 
     Board, but nothing in this subsection shall affect the right 
     of an interested party to file a protest with the appropriate 
     contracting officer.
       ``(d) Procedures.--The Board shall prescribe such 
     procedures as may be necessary for the expeditious decision 
     of appeals and protests under subsections (b) and (c).
       ``(e) Commencement.--The Board shall begin to function as 
     soon as it has been established and has prescribed procedures 
     under subsection (d), but not later than January 1, 1999.
       ``(f) Transition.--The Board shall have jurisdiction under 
     subsection (b) and (c) over any appeals and protests filed on 
     or after the date on which the Board begins to function. Any 
     appeals and protests filed before such date shall remain 
     before the forum in which they were filed.
       ``(g) Other Functions.--The Board may perform functions 
     similar to those described in this section for such other 
     matters or activities of the Commission as the Commission may 
     determine and in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
     the Commission.''.

     SEC. 3542. TRANSACTIONS WITH THE PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY.

       Section 1342 (22 U.S.C. 3752) is amended--
       (1) by designating the text of the section as subsection 
     (a); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(b) The Commission may provide office space, equipment, 
     supplies, personnel, and other in-kind services to the Panama 
     Canal Authority on a nonreimbursable basis.
       ``(c) Any executive department or agency of the United 
     States may, on a reimbursable basis, provide to the Panama 
     Canal Authority materials, supplies, equipment, work, or 
     services requested by the Panama Canal Authority, at such 
     rates as may be agreed upon by that department or agency and 
     the Panama Canal Authority.''.

     SEC. 3543. TIME LIMITATIONS ON FILING OF CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES.

       (a) Filing of Administrative Claims With Commission.--
     Sections 1411(a) (22 U.S.C. 3771(a)) and 1412 (22 U.S.C. 
     3772) are each amended in the last sentence by striking out 
     ``within 2 years after'' and all that follows through ``of 
     1985,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``within one year after 
     the date of the injury or the date of the enactment of the 
     Panama Canal Transition Facilitation Act of 1997,''.
       (b) Filing of Judicial Actions.--The penultimate sentence 
     of section 1416 (22 U.S.C. 3776) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``one year'' the first place it appears 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``180 days''; and
       (2) by striking out ``claim, or'' and all that follows 
     through ``of 1985,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``claim or 
     the date of the enactment of the Panama Canal Transition 
     Facilitation Act of 1997,''.

     SEC. 3544. TOLLS FOR SMALL VESSELS.

       Section 1602(a) (22 U.S.C. 3792(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking out ``supply ships, 
     and yachts'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``and supply 
     ships''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Tolls for small vessels (including yachts), as defined by 
     the Commission, may be set at rates determined by the 
     Commission without regard to the preceding provisions of this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 3545. DATE OF ACTUARIAL EVALUATION OF FECA LIABILITY.

       Section 5(a) of the Panama Canal Commission Compensation 
     Fund Act of 1988 (22 U.S.C. 3715c(a)) is amended by striking 
     out ``Upon the termination of the Panama Canal Commission'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``By March 31, 1998''.

     SEC. 3546. APPOINTMENT OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.

       Section 1102a (22 U.S.C. 3612a) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g)(1) The Commission may appoint any United States 
     citizen to have the general powers of a notary public to 
     perform, on behalf of Commission employees and their 
     dependents outside the United States, any notarial act that a 
     notary public is required or authorized to perform within the 
     United States. Unless an earlier expiration is provided by 
     the terms of the appointment, any such appointment shall 
     expire three months after the Canal Transfer Date.
       ``(2) Every notarial act performed by a person acting as a 
     notary under paragraph (1) shall be as valid, and of like 
     force and effect within the United States, as if executed by 
     or before a duly authorized and competent notary public in 
     the United States.
       ``(3) The signature of any person acting as a notary under 
     paragraph (1), when it appears with the title of that 
     person's office, is prima facie evidence that the signature 
     is genuine, that the person holds the designated title, and 
     that the person is authorized to perform a notarial act.''.

     SEC. 3547. COMMERCIAL SERVICES.

       Section 1102b (22 U.S.C. 3612b) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) The Commission may conduct and promote commercial 
     activities related to the management, operation, or 
     maintenance of the Panama Canal. Any such commercial activity 
     shall be carried out consistent with the Panama Canal Treaty 
     of 1977 and related agreements.''.

     SEC. 3548. TRANSFER FROM PRESIDENT TO COMMISSION OF CERTAIN 
                   REGULATORY FUNCTIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT 
                   CLASSIFICATION APPEALS.

       Sections 1221(a) and 1222(a) (22 U.S.C. 3661(a), 3662(a)) 
     are amended by striking out ``President'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Commission''.

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     SEC. 3549. ENHANCED PRINTING AUTHORITY.

       Section 1306(a) (22 U.S.C. 3714b(a)) is amended by striking 
     out ``Section 501'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Sections 
     501 through 517 and 1101 through 1123''.

     SEC. 3550. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents in section 
     1 is amended--
       (1) by striking out the item relating to section 1210 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``Sec. 1210. Air transportation.'';
       (2) by striking out the items relating to sections 1215, 
     1219, and 1225;
       (3) by inserting after the item relating to section 1232 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 1233. Transition separation incentive payments.'';
     and
       (4) by inserting after the item relating to the heading of 
     title III the following:

                        ``Chapter 1--Procurement

``Sec. 3101. Procurement system.
``Sec. 3102. Panama Canal Board of Contract Appeals.''.
       (b) Amendment To Reflect Prior Change in Compensation of 
     Administrator.--Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking out the following:
       ``Administrator of the Panama Canal Commission.''.
       (c) Amendments To Reflect Change in Travel and 
     Transportation Expenses Authority.--(1) Section 5724(a)(3) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``, 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,'' and all that follows 
     through ``Panama Canal Act of 1979'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico''.
       (2) Section 5724a(j) of such title is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after ``Northern Mariana 
     Islands,''; and
       (B) by striking out ``United States, and'' and all that 
     follows through the period at the end and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``United States.''.
       (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall take 
     effect on January 1, 1999.
       (d) Miscellaneous Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Section 3(b) (22 U.S.C. 3602(b)) is amended by striking 
     out ``the Canal Zone Code'' and all that follows through 
     ``other laws'' the second place it appears and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``laws of the United States and regulations 
     issued pursuant to such laws''.
       (2)(A) The following provisions are each amended by 
     striking out ``the effective date of this Act'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``October 1, 1979'': sections 3(b), 3(c), 
     1112(b), and 1321(c)(1).
       (B) Section 1321(c)(2) is amended by striking out ``such 
     effective date'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 
     1979''.
       (C) Section 1231(c)(3)(A) (22 U.S.C. 3671(c)(3)(A)) is 
     amended by striking out ``the day before the effective date 
     of this Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 
     1979''.
       (3) Section 1102a(h), as redesignated by section 3546(1), 
     is amended by striking out ``section 1102B'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``section 1102b''.
       (4) Section 1110(b)(2) (22 U.S.C. 3620(b)(2)) is amended by 
     striking out ``section 16 of the Act of August 1, 1956 (22 
     U.S.C. 2680a),'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 207 
     of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927)''.
       (5) Section 1212(b)(3) (22 U.S.C. 3652(b)(3)) is amended by 
     striking out ``as last in effect before the effective date of 
     section 3530 of the Panama Canal Act Amendments of 1996'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``as in effect on September 22, 
     1996''.
       (6) Section 1243(c)(2) (22 U.S.C. 3681(c)(2)) is amended by 
     striking out ``retroactivity'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``retroactively''.
       (7) Section 1341(f) (22 U.S.C. 3751(f)) is amended by 
     striking out ``sections 1302(c)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``sections 1302(b)''.
                  TITLE XXXVI--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

     SEC. 3601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                   1998.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998, to be available without fiscal year limitation if 
     so provided in appropriations Act, for the use of the 
     Department of Transportation for the Maritime Administration 
     as follows:
       (1) For expenses necessary for operations and training 
     activities, $70,000,000.
       (2) For expenses under the loan guarantee program 
     authorized by title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 1271 et seq.), $39,000,000 of which--
       (A) $35,000,000 is for the cost (as defined in section 
     502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
     661a(5))) of loan guarantees under the program; and
       (B) $4,000,000 is for administrative expenses related to 
     loan guarantee commitments under the program.

     SEC. 3602. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE ANNUAL REPORT REQUIREMENT 
                   CONCERNING RELATIVE COST OF SHIPBUILDING IN THE 
                   VARIOUS COASTAL DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 213 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 
     (46 U.S.C. App. 1123), is amended by striking out paragraph 
     (c).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``on--'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (a) and inserting in lieu thereof ``on the 
     following:'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (a) and (b) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively;
       (3) by striking out the semicolon at the end of each of 
     those paragraphs and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (4) by realigning those paragraphs so as to be indented 2 
     ems from the left margin.

     SEC. 3603. PROVISIONS RELATING TO MARITIME SECURITY FLEET 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority of Contractors To Operate Self-Propelled Tank 
     Vessels in Noncontiguous Domestic Trades.--Section 656(b) of 
     the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1187e(b)) is 
     amended by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'', and by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Subsection (a) shall not apply to operation by a 
     contractor of a self-propelled tank vessel in a noncontiguous 
     domestic trade, or to ownership by a contractor of an 
     interest in a self-propelled tank vessel that operates in a 
     noncontiguous domestic trade.''.
       (b) Relief from Delay in Certain Operations Following 
     Documentation.--Section 652(c) of the Merchant Marine Act, 
     1936 (46 U.S.C. 1187a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The third sentence of section 901(b)(1) shall 
     not apply to a vessel included in an operating agreement 
     under this subtitle.''.

     SEC. 3604. AUTHORITY TO UTILIZE REPLACEMENT VESSELS AND 
                   CAPACITY.

       Section 653(d)(1) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 1187c(d)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) a contractor or other person that commits to make 
     available a vessel or vessel capacity under the Emergency 
     Preparedness Program or another primary sealift readiness 
     program approved by the Secretary of Defense may, during the 
     activation of that vessel or capacity under that program, 
     operate or employ in foreign commerce a foreign-flag vessel 
     or foreign-flag vessel capacity as a temporary replacement 
     for the activated vessel or capacity; and''.

     SEC. 3605. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET 
                   VESSEL.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     may convey all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States Government in and to the vessel GOLDEN BEAR (United 
     States official number 239932) to the Artship Foundation, 
     located in Oakland, California (in this section referred to 
     as the ``recipient''), for use as a multi-cultural center for 
     the arts.
       (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
       (1) Delivery of vessel.--In carrying out subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall deliver the vessel--
       (A) at the place where the vessel is located on the date of 
     conveyance;
       (B) in its condition on that date; and
       (C) at no cost to the United States Government.
       (2) Additional terms.--The Secretary may require such 
     additional terms in connection with the conveyance authorized 
     by this section as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (c) Other Unneeded Equipment.--The Secretary may convey to 
     the recipient of the vessel conveyed under this section any 
     unneeded equipment from other vessels in the National Defense 
     Reserve Fleet, for use to restore the vessel conveyed under 
     this section to museum quality.

     SEC. 3606. DETERMINATION OF GROSS TONNAGE FOR PURPOSES OF 
                   TANK VESSEL DOUBLE HULL REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 3703a of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) For purposes of this section, the gross tonnage of a 
     vessel for which a tonnage certificate was issued or accepted 
     by the Secretary under this title before July 1, 1997, shall 
     be the gross tonnage of the vessel stated on the most recent 
     such certificate.''.

  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. WICKER, 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

304

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

120

para. 73.7                    [Roll No. 236]

                                AYES--304

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer

[[Page 860]]


     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--120

     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Cox
     Crane
     Lowey
     McHugh
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Radanovich
     Schiff
     Smith (NJ)
     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.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 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.''.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 73.8  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 (1) to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross 
references, and the table of contents and to make such other technical 
and conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions of the 
House in amending the bill; and (2) to make the following corrections: 
(A) on page 492, line 19, of the printed bill, strike ``2,000,000'' and 
insert ``2,000 millions'', and (B) in the section added by the amendment 
designated as amendment numbered 25 in part 2 of House Report 105-137, 
strike ``63695N'' and insert ``63795N''.

para. 73.9  h. con res. 102 --unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, 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. 102) expressing the 
sense of the Congress that the cost of government spending and 
regulatory programs should be reduced so that American families will be 
able to keep more of what they earn.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

386

It was decided in the

Nays

20

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

13

para. 73.10                   [Roll No. 237]

                                YEAS--386

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)

[[Page 861]]


     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--20

     Bonior
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Dellums
     Jackson (IL)
     Kanjorski
     McDermott
     Miller (CA)
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Payne
     Roybal-Allard
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stark
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Waters

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--13

     Becerra
     Brown (FL)
     Carson
     Flake
     Furse
     Hastings (FL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Owens
     Pelosi
     Torres

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Barton
     Cox
     Delahunt
     Dunn
     Fazio
     Lowey
     McHugh
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Obey
     Schiff
     Smith (NJ)
     Stokes
     Waxman
     Yates
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2015 and h.r. 2014

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 174):

       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. 2015) to provide for 
     reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and (c) of 
     section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 1998. The bill shall be considered as read for 
     amendment. The amendment printed in the Congressional Record 
     and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII shall be 
     considered as adopted. All points of order against provisions 
     in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, to 
     final passage without intervening motion except: (1) three 
     hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
     Budget; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.
       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 consideration of the bill 
     (H.R. 2014) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 
     order against consideration of the bill and against 
     provisions in the bill, as amended by this resolution, are 
     waived. 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 the Ways and Means. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The 
     amendment printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 2 
     pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII 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 and shall be considered 
     as read. No other amendment shall be in order except the 
     further amendment printed in the Congressional Record and 
     numbered 1 pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII, which may be 
     offered only by Representative Rangel of New York or his 
     designee, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
     one hour 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. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill, as amended, 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 further 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. 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. COMBEST, 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

222

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

204

para. 73.12                   [Roll No. 238]

                                YEAS--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa

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     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Cox
     Eshoo
     Goodlatte
     McHugh
     Pomeroy
     Schiff
     Smith (NJ)
     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. COMBEST, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY 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

228

It was decided in the

Nays

200

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 73.13                   [Roll No. 239]

                                YEAS--228

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Coburn
       

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Cox
     Meek
     Schiff
     Stark
     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. 73.14  budget reconciliation

  Mr. KASICH, pursuant to House Resolution 174, called up the bill (H.R. 
2015) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and 
(c) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 1998.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 174, the following amendment printed in 
the Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 6 of rule 
XXIII was considered as adopted:

       In section 1002, in the amendment made to section 
     16(h)(1)(B) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, amend clause (ii) 
     to read as follows:
       ``(ii) not less than 80 percent of the funds provided in 
     this subparagraph shall be used by a State agency for 
     employment and training programs under section 6(d)(4), other 
     than job search or job search training programs, for food 
     stamp recipients not excepted by section 6(o)(3).
       Strike subtitle D of title III and insert the following:
                       Subtitle D--Communications

     SEC. 3301. 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 private 
     internal radio services used by non-Government entities, 
     that--

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       ``(i) protect the safety of life, health, or property; and
       ``(ii) are not made commercially available to the public;
       ``(C) for initial licenses or construction permits assigned 
     by the Commission to existing terrestrial broadcast licensees 
     for new terrestrial digital television services; or
       ``(D) for public telecommunications services, as defined in 
     section 397(14) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     397(14)), when the license application is for channels 
     reserved for noncommercial use.'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by inserting after the second sentence the following 
     new sentence: ``The Commission shall, directly or by 
     contract, provide for the design and conduct (for purposes of 
     testing) of competitive bidding using a contingent 
     combinatorial bidding system that permits prospective bidders 
     to bid on combinations or groups of licenses in a single bid 
     and to enter multiple alternative bids within a single 
     bidding round.'';
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
       (iii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) ensuring that, in the scheduling of any competitive 
     bidding under this subsection, an adequate period is 
     allowed--
       ``(i) before issuance of bidding rules, to permit notice 
     and comment on proposed auction procedures; and
       ``(ii) after issuance of bidding rules, to ensure that 
     interested parties have a sufficient time to develop business 
     plans, assess market conditions, and evaluate the 
     availability of equipment for the relevant services.'';
       (C) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) establish methods by which a minimum bid, in an 
     amount that is more than nominal in relation to the value of 
     the public spectrum resource being made available, will be 
     required to obtain any license or permit being assigned 
     pursuant to the competitive bidding.'';
       (D) in paragraph (8)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B);
       (E) in paragraph (11), by striking ``September 30, 1998'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2002''; and
       (F) in paragraph (13)(F), by striking ``September 30, 
     1998'' and inserting ``the date of enactment of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (i) of section 309 of 
     the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(i)) 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;
       (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;
       (iii) been allocated for Federal Government use pursuant to 
     section 305 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     305);
       (iv) been designated in section 3303 of this Act; or
       (v) been allocated for unlicensed use pursuant to part 15 
     of the Commission's regulations (47 C.F.R. Part 15), if the 
     competitive bidding for licenses would interfere with 
     operation of end-user products permitted under such 
     regulations;
       (E) notwithstanding section 115(b)(1)(B) of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 925(b)(1)(B)) or any proposal 
     pursuant to such section, include frequencies at 1,710-1,755 
     megahertz;
       (F) include frequencies at 2,110-2,150 megahertz; and
       (G) include 15 megahertz from within the bands of 
     frequencies at 1,990-2,110 megahertz.
       (2) Schedule for assignment of 1,710-1,755 megahertz.--The 
     Commission shall commence competitive bidding for the 
     commercial licenses pursuant to paragraph (1)(E) after 
     January 1, 2001. The Commission shall complete the assignment 
     of such commercial licenses, and report to the Congress the 
     total revenues from such competitive bidding, by September 
     30, 2002.
       (3) Use of bands at 2,110-2,150 megahertz.--The Commission 
     shall reallocate spectrum located at 2,110-2,150 megahertz 
     for assignment by competitive bidding unless the Commission 
     determines that auction of other spectrum (A) better serves 
     the public interest, convenience, and necessity, and (B) can 
     reasonably be expected to produce greater receipts. If the 
     Commission makes such a determination, then the Commission 
     shall, within 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, identify an alternative 40 megahertz, and report to the 
     Congress an identification of such alternative 40 megahertz 
     for assignment by competitive bidding.
       (4) Use of 15 megahertz from bands at 1,990-2,110 
     megahertz.--The Commission shall reallocate 15 megahertz from 
     spectrum located at 1,990-2,110 megahertz for assignment by 
     competitive bidding unless the President determines such 
     spectrum cannot be reallocated due to the need to protect 
     incumbent Federal systems from interference, and that 
     allocation of other spectrum (A) better serves the public 
     interest, convenience, and necessity, and (B) can reasonably 
     be expected to produce greater receipts. If the President 
     makes such a determination, then the President shall, within 
     2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, identify 
     alternative bands of frequencies totalling 15 megahertz, and 
     report to the Congress an identification of such alternative 
     bands for assignment by competitive bidding.
       (5) 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; and
       (C) comply with the requirements of international 
     agreements concerning spectrum allocations.
       (6) 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 
     3301(b)(3) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the Secretary 
     shall prepare and submit to the President, the Commission, 
     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. The Commission shall, not later than one year after 
     receipt of such report, prepare, submit to the President and 
     the Congress, and implement, a plan for the immediate 
     allocation and assignment of such frequencies under the 1934 
     Act to incumbent licencees described in section 3301(b)(3) of 
     the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.''; 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 band or bands 
     of frequencies that--
       ``(A) in the aggregate span not less than 20 megahertz;
       ``(B) individually span not less than 20 megahertz, unless 
     a combination of smaller bands can reasonably be expected to 
     produce greater receipts;
       ``(C) are located below 3 gigahertz; and
       ``(D) meet 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:

[[Page 864]]

       ``(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 one 
     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 immediate allocation 
     and assignment under the 1934 Act of all such frequencies in 
     accordance with section 309(j) of such Act.''.

     SEC. 3302. AUCTION OF RECAPTURED BROADCAST TELEVISION 
                   SPECTRUM.

       Section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     309(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(14) Auction of recaptured broadcast television 
     spectrum.--
       ``(A) Limitations on terms of terrestrial television 
     broadcast licenses.--A television license that authorizes 
     analog television services may not be renewed to authorize 
     such service for a period that extends beyond December 31, 
     2006. The Commission shall have the authority to grant by 
     regulation an extension of such date to licensees in a market 
     if the Commission determines that more than 5 percent of 
     households in such market continue to rely exclusively on 
     over-the-air terrestrial analog television signals.
       ``(B) Spectrum reversion and resale.--
       ``(i) The Commission shall ensure that, when the authority 
     to broadcast analog television services under a license 
     expires pursuant to subparagraph (A), each licensee shall 
     return spectrum according to the Commission's direction and 
     the Commission shall reclaim such spectrum.
       ``(ii) Licensees for new services occupying spectrum 
     reclaimed pursuant to clause (i) shall be selected in 
     accordance with this subsection. The Commission shall 
     complete the assignment of such licenses, and report to the 
     Congress the total revenues from such competitive bidding, by 
     September 30, 2002.
       ``(C) Certain limitations on qualified bidders 
     prohibited.--In prescribing any regulations relating to the 
     qualification of bidders for spectrum reclaimed pursuant to 
     subparagraph (B)(i), the Commission shall not--
       ``(i) preclude any party from being a qualified bidder for 
     spectrum that is allocated for any use that includes digital 
     television service on the basis of--

       ``(I) the Commission's duopoly rule (47 C.F.R. 73.3555(b)); 
     or
       ``(II) the Commission's newspaper cross-ownership rule (47 
     C.F.R. 73.3555(d)); or

       ``(ii) apply either such rule to preclude such a party that 
     is a successful bidder in a competitive bidding for such 
     spectrum from using such spectrum for digital television 
     service.
       ``(D) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph:
       ``(i) The term `digital television service' means 
     television service provided using digital technology to 
     enhance audio quality and video resolution, as further 
     defined in the Memorandum Opinion, Report, and Order of the 
     Commission entitled `Advanced Television Systems and Their 
     Impact Upon the Existing Television Service', MM Docket No. 
     87-268 and any subsequent Commission proceedings dealing with 
     digital television.
       ``(ii) The term `analog television service' means service 
     provided pursuant to the transmission standards prescribed by 
     the Commission in section 73.682(a) of its regulation (47 CFR 
     73.682(a)).''.

     SEC. 3303. ALLOCATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF NEW PUBLIC SAFETY AND 
                   COMMERCIAL LICENSES.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Communications Commission 
     shall, not later than January 1, 1998, allocate on a 
     national, regional, or market basis, from radio spectrum 
     between 746 megahertz and 806 megahertz--
       (1) 24 megahertz of that spectrum for public safety 
     services according to the terms and conditions established by 
     the Commission, unless the Commission determines that the 
     needs for public safety services can be met in particular 
     areas with allocations of less than 24 megahertz; and
       (2) the remainder of that spectrum for commercial purposes 
     to be assigned by competitive bidding in accordance with 
     section 309(j).
       (b) Assignment.--The Commission shall--
       (1) assign the licenses for public safety created pursuant 
     to subsection (a) no later than March 31, 1998;
       (2) commence competitive bidding for the commercial 
     licenses created pursuant to subsection (a) after January 1, 
     2001; and
       (3) complete competitive bidding for such commercial 
     licenses, and report to the Congress the total revenues from 
     such competitive bidding, by September 30, 2002.
       (c) Licensing of Unused Frequencies for Public Safety Radio 
     Services.--
       (1) Use of unused channels for public safety.--It shall be 
     the policy of the Commission, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act or any other law, to waive whatever 
     licensee eligibility and other requirements (including 
     bidding requirements) are applicable in order to permit the 
     use of unassigned frequencies for public safety purposes by a 
     State or local governmental agency upon a showing that--
       (A) no other existing satisfactory public safety channel is 
     immediately available to satisfy the requested use;
       (B) the proposed use is technically feasible without 
     causing harmful interference to existing stations in the 
     frequency band entitled to protection from such interference 
     under the rules of the Commission; and
       (C) use of the channel for public safety purposes is 
     consistent with other existing public safety channel 
     allocations in the geographic area of proposed use.
       (2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to any 
     application that is pending before the Federal Communications 
     Commission, or that is not finally determined under either 
     section 402 or 405 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 402, 405) on May 15, 1997, or that is filed after such 
     date.
       (d) Conditions on Licenses.--With respect to public safety 
     and commercial licenses granted pursuant to this subsection, 
     the Commission shall--
       (1) establish interference limits at the boundaries of the 
     spectrum block and service area;
       (2) establish any additional technical restrictions 
     necessary to protect full-service analog television service 
     and digital television service during a transition to digital 
     television service; and
       (3) permit public safety and commercial licensees--
       (A) to aggregate multiple licenses to create larger 
     spectrum blocks and service areas; and
       (B) to disaggregate or partition licenses to create smaller 
     spectrum blocks or service areas.
       (e) Protection of Qualifying Low-Power Stations.--After 
     making any allocation or assignment under this section the 
     Commission shall seek to assure that each qualifying low-
     power television station is assigned a frequency below 746 
     megahertz to permit the continued operation of such station.
       (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Communications Commission.
       (2) Digital television service.--The term ``digital 
     television service'' means television service provided using 
     digital technology to enhance audio quality and video 
     resolution, as further defined in the Memorandum Opinion, 
     Report, and Order of the Commission entitled `Advanced 
     Television Systems and Their Impact Upon the Existing 
     Television Service', MM Docket No. 87-268 and any subsequent 
     Commission proceedings dealing with digital television.
       (3) Analog television service.--The term ``analog 
     television service'' means services provided pursuant to the 
     transmission standards prescribed by the Commission in 
     section 73.682(a) of its regulation (47 CFR 73.682(a)).
       (4) Public safety services.--The term ``public safety 
     services'' means services--
       (A) the sole or principal purpose of which is to protect 
     the safety of life, health, or property;
       (B) that are provided--
       (i) by State or local government entities; or
       (ii) by nongovernmental, private organizations that are 
     authorized by a governmental entity whose primary mission is 
     the provision of such services; and
       (C) that are not made commercially available to the public 
     by the provider.
       (5) Service area.--The term ``service area'' means the 
     geographic area over which a licensee may provide service and 
     is protected from interference.
       (6) Spectrum block.--The term ``spectrum block'' means the 
     range of frequencies over which the apparatus licensed by the 
     Commission is authorized to transmit signals.
       (7) Qualifying low-power television stations.--A station is 
     a qualifying low-power television station if, during the 90 
     days preceding the date of enactment of this Act--
       (A) such station broadcast a minimum of 18 hours per day;
       (B) such station broadcast an average of at least 3 hours 
     per week of programming that was produced within the 
     community of license of such station; and
       (C) such station was in compliance with the requirements 
     applicable to low-power television stations.

     SEC. 3304. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR SPECTRUM AUCTIONS.

       (a) Expedited Procedures.--The rules governing competitive 
     bidding under this subtitle shall be effective immediately 
     upon publication in the Federal Register notwithstanding 
     section 553(d), 801(a)(3), and 806(a) of title 5, United 
     States Code. Chapter 6 of such title, and sections 3507 and 
     3512 of title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to such 
     rules and competitive bidding procedures governing 
     frequencies assigned under this subtitle. Notwithstanding 
     section 309(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     309(b)), no application for an instrument of authorization 
     for such frequencies shall be granted by the Commission 
     earlier than 7 days following issuance of public notice by 
     the Commission of the acceptance for filing of such 
     application or of any substantial amendment thereto. 
     Notwithstanding section 309(d)(1) of such Act (47 U.S.C. 
     309(d)(1)), the Commission may specify a period (no less than 
     5 days following issuance of such public notice) for the 
     filing of petitions to deny any application for an instrument 
     of authorization for such frequencies.
       (b) Deadline for Collection.--The Commission shall conduct 
     the competitive bidding under this subtitle in a manner that 
     ensures that all proceeds of the bidding are deposited in 
     accordance with section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act 
     of 1934 not later September 30, 2002.

     SEC. 3305. UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND PAYMENT SCHEDULE.

       (a) Acceleration of Payments.--There shall be available in 
     fiscal year 2001 from funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
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     priated $2,000,000,000 to the universal service fund under 
     part 54 of the Federal Communications Commission's 
     regulations (47 C.F.R. Part 54) in addition to any other 
     revenues required to be collected under such part.
       (b) Limitation on Expenditures.--The outlays of the 
     universal service fund under part 54 of the Federal 
     Communications Commission's regulations (47 C.F.R. Part 54) 
     in fiscal year 2002 shall not exceed the amount of revenue 
     required to be collected in such fiscal year, less 
     $2,000,000,000.

     SEC. 3306. INQUIRY REQUIRED.

       The Federal Communications Commission shall, not later than 
     July 1, 1997, initiate the inquiry required by section 
     309(j)(12) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     309(j)(12)) for the purposes of collecting the information 
     required for its report under each of subparagraphs (A) 
     through (E) of such section, and shall keep the Congress 
     fully and currently informed with respect to the progress of 
     such inquiry.

       Amend section 3422 to read as follows (and conform the 
     table of contents of subtitle E of title III accordingly):

     SEC. 3422. PAYMENT OF PART OR ALL OF MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM 
                   FOR CERTAIN LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Eligibility.--Section 1902(a)(10)(E) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(a)(10)(E)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii),
       (2) in clause (iii), by striking ``and 120 percent in 1995 
     and years thereafter'' and inserting ``120 percent in 1995, 
     1996, and 1997, and 135 percent in 1998 and years 
     thereafter''; and
       (3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
       ``(iv) subject to section 1905(p)(4), for making medical 
     assistance available for the portion of medicare cost sharing 
     described in section 1905(p)(3)(A)(ii) that is attributable 
     to the application under section 1839(a)(5) of section 
     1833(d)(2) for individuals who would be described in clause 
     (iii) but for the fact that their income exceeds 135 percent, 
     but is less than 175 percent, of the official poverty line 
     (referred to in section 1905(p)(2)) for a family of the size 
     involved; and''.
       (b) 100 Percent Federal Payment.--The third sentence of 
     section 1905(b) (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended by inserting 
     ``and with respect to amounts expended for medical assistance 
     described in section 1902(a)(10)(E)(iii) for individuals 
     described in such section whose income is equal to or exceeds 
     120 percent of the official poverty line and with respect to 
     amounts expended for medical assistance described in section 
     1902(a)(10)(E)(iv) for individuals described in such 
     section'' before the period at the end.
       Strike section 3405 (relating to determination of hospital 
     stay), and conform the table of contents of subtitle E of 
     title III accordingly.
       In section 3471(c), strike ``October'' each place it 
     appears and insert ``July''.
       In section 3502, in the section 2101(a) added by such 
     section, amend paragraphs (3) and (4) to read as follows:
       ``(3) Direct purchase of services for targeted low-income 
     children from providers, such as Federally qualified health 
     centers and rural health clinics.
       ``(4) Other methods specified under the plan for the 
     provision of health insurance coverage or medical assistance 
     for targeted low-income children.
       In section 3502, amend the section 2103(a) (added by such 
     section) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Total Allotment.--The total allotment that is 
     available under this title for--
       ``(1) fiscal year 1998 is $2,830,000,000,
       ``(2) fiscal year 1999 is $2,830,000,000,
       ``(3) fiscal year 2000 is $2,830,000,000,
       ``(4) fiscal year 2001 is $2,830,000,000,
       ``(5) fiscal year 2002 is $2,830,000,000, and
       ``(6) fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year is 
     $2,850,000,000.
       In section 3502, in the section 2108(c)(4) added by such 
     section, strike ``200 percent'' and insert ``300 percent''.
       Add at the end of subtitle F of title III the following new 
     section (and conform the table of contents of such subtitle 
     accordingly):

     SEC. 3505. STATE OPTION OF CONTINUATION OF MEDICAID 
                   ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABLED CHILDREN WHO LOSE SSI 
                   BENEFITS.

       Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (XI),
       (2) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (XII), and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(XIII) with respect to whom supplemental security income 
     benefits were being paid under title XVI as of the date of 
     the enactment of section 211(a) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (P.L. 104-193)) and would continue to be paid but for 
     the enactment of that section;''.

       In section 4617(a), in the subparagraph (T)(i) inserted by 
     such section, strike ``immediately after, or at'' and insert 
     ``at, or within 48 hours after''.
       Strike the last sentence of section 403(a)(5)(B)(iv) of the 
     Social Security Act, as proposed to be added by section 
     5001(a).
       Strike subparagraph (H) of section 403(a)(5) of the Social 
     Security Act, as proposed to be added by section 5001(a), and 
     insert the following:
       ``(H) Funding.--The amount specified in this subparagraph 
     is $1,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
       Strike sections 5002 and 5004, redesignate sections 5003 
     and 5005 as sections 5002 and 5003, respectively, and insert 
     after section 5003 (as so redesignated) the following:

     SEC. 5004. RULES GOVERNING EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR WORK 
                   EXPERIENCE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 607) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Rules Governing Expenditure of Funds for Work 
     Experience and Community Service Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--To the extent that a State to which a 
     grant is made under section 403(a)(5) or any other provision 
     of section 403 uses the grant to establish or operate a work 
     experience or community service program, the State may 
     establish and operate the program in accordance with this 
     subsection.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of a work experience or 
     community experience program is to provide experience or 
     training for individuals not able to obtain employment in 
     order to assist them to move to regular employment. Such a 
     program shall be designed to improve the employability of 
     participants through actual work experience to enable 
     individuals participating in the program to move promptly 
     into regular public or private employment. Such a program 
     shall not place individuals in private, for-profit entities.
       ``(3) Limitation on projects that may be undertaken.--A 
     work experience or community service program shall be limited 
     to projects which serve a useful public purpose in fields 
     such as health, social service, environmental protection, 
     education, urban and rural development and redevelopment, 
     welfare, recreation, public facilities, public safety, and 
     day care, and other purposes identified by the State.
       ``(4) Maximum hours of participation per month.--A State 
     that elects to establish a work experience or community 
     service program shall operate the program so that each 
     participant participates in the program with the maximum 
     number of hours that any such individual may be required to 
     participate in any month being a number equal to--
       ``(A)(i) the amount of assistance provided during the month 
     to the family of which the individual is a member under the 
     State program funded under this part; plus
       ``(ii) the dollar value equivalent of any benefits provided 
     during the month to the household of which the individual is 
     a member under the food stamp program under the Food Stamp 
     Act of 1977; minus
       ``(iii) any amount collected by the State as child support 
     with respect to the family that is retained by the State; 
     divided by
       ``(B) the greater of the Federal minimum wage or the 
     applicable State minimum wage.
       ``(5) Maximum hours of participation per week.--A State 
     that elects to establish a work experience or community 
     service program may not require any participant in any such 
     program to participate in any such program for a combined 
     total of more than 40 hours per week.
       ``(6) Rule of interpretation.--This subsection shall not be 
     construed as authorizing the provision of assistance under a 
     State program funded under this part as compensation for work 
     performed, nor shall a participant be entitled to a salary or 
     to any other work or training expense provided under any 
     other provision of law by reason of participation in a work 
     experience or community service program described in this 
     subsection.''.
       (b) Retroactivity.--The amendment made by subsection (a) of 
     this section shall take effect as if included in the 
     enactment of section 103(a) of the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.

     SEC. 5005. STATE OPTION TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF CERTAIN WORK 
                   ACTIVITIES OF RECIPIENTS WITH SUFFICIENT 
                   PARTICIPATION IN WORK EXPERIENCE OR COMMUNITY 
                   SERVICE PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 407(c) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 607(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3) State option to take account of certain work 
     activities of recipients with sufficient participation in 
     work experience or community service programs.--
     Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection and 
     subsection (d)(8), for purposes of determining monthly 
     participation rates under paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (2)(B) of 
     subsection (b), an individual who, during a month, has 
     participated in a work experience or community service 
     program operated in accordance with subsection (j), for the 
     maximum number of hours that the individual may be required 
     to participate in such a program during the month shall be 
     treated as engaged in work for the month if, during the 
     month, the individual has participated in any other work 
     activity for a number of hours that is not less than the 
     number of hours required by subsection (c)(1) for the month 
     minus such maximum number of hours.''.
       (b) Retroactivity.--The amendment made by subsection (a) of 
     this section shall take effect as if included in the 
     enactment of section 103(a) of the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.

     SEC. 5006. WORKER PROTECTIONS.

       Section 407(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     607(f)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Worker Protections.--
       ``(1) Nondisplacement in work activities.--
       ``(A) General prohibition.--Subject to this paragraph, an 
     adult in a family receiving assistance under a State program 
     funded under this part attributable to funds provided by the 
     Federal Government may fill a

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     vacant employment position in order to engage in a work 
     activity.
       ``(B) Prohibition against violation of contracts.--A work 
     activity shall not violate an existing contract for services 
     or collective bargaining agreement.
       ``(C) Other prohibitions.--An adult participant in a work 
     activity shall not be employed or assigned--
       ``(i) when any other individual is on layoff from the same 
     or any substantially equivalent job; or
       ``(ii) if the employer has terminated the employment of any 
     regular employee or otherwise caused an involuntary reduction 
     if its workforce with the intention of filling the vacancy so 
     created with the participant.
       ``(2) Health and safety.--Health and safety standards 
     established under Federal and State law otherwise applicable 
     to working conditions of employees shall be equally 
     applicable to working conditions of participants engaged in a 
     work activity.
       ``(3) Nondiscrimination.--In addition to the protections 
     provided under the provisions of law specified in section 
     408(c), an individual may not be discriminated against with 
     respect to participation in work activities by reason of 
     gender.
       ``(4) Grievance procedure.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each State to which a grant is made 
     under section 403 shall establish and maintain a procedure 
     for grievances or complaints from employees alleging 
     violations of paragraph (1) and participants in work 
     activities alleging violations of paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
       ``(B) Hearing.--The procedure shall include an opportunity 
     for a hearing.
       ``(C) Remedies.--The procedure shall include remedies for 
     violation of paragraph (1), (2), or (3), which may include--
       ``(i) prohibition against placement of a participant with 
     an employer that has violated paragraph (1), (2), or (3);
       ``(ii) where applicable, reinstatement of an employee, 
     payment of lost wages and benefits, and reestablishment of 
     other relevant terms, conditions and privileges of 
     employment; and
       ``(iii) where appropriate, other equitable relief.
       ``(5) Nonpreemption of state nondisplacement laws.--The 
     provisions of this subsection relating to nondisplacement of 
     employees shall not be construed to preempt any provision of 
     State law relating to nondisplacement of employees that 
     affords greater protections to employees than is afforded by 
     such provisions of this subsection.''.
       In section 5302(a), strike subsection (c) of section 809 of 
     the new part 8 being inserted thereby.
       In section 8013(a), in the section 1729A of title 38, 
     United States Code, proposed to be added by that section, 
     strike paragraph (1) of subsection (c) and insert the 
     following (and redesignate the succeeding paragraph 
     accordingly):
       ``(c)(1) Subject to the provisions of appropriations Acts, 
     amounts in the fund shall be available, without fiscal year 
     limitation, to the Secretary for the following purposes:
       ``(A) Furnishing medical care and services under this 
     chapter, to be available during any fiscal year for the same 
     purposes and subject to the same limitations (other than with 
     respect to the period of availability for obligation) as 
     apply to amounts appropriated from the general fund of the 
     Treasury for that fiscal year for medical care.
       ``(B) Expenses of the Department for the identification, 
     billing, auditing, and collection of amounts owed the United 
     States by reason of medical care and services furnished under 
     this chapter.
       ``(2) Amounts available under paragraph (1) may not be used 
     for any purpose other than a purpose set forth in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of that paragraph.
       In section 403(a)(5)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act, as 
     proposed to be added by section 9001(a), strike ``2000'' and 
     insert ``1999''.
       Strike subparagraphs (H) and (I) of section 403(a)(5) of 
     the Social Security Act, as proposed to be added by section 
     9001(a), and insert the following:
       ``(H) Funding.--The amount specified in this subparagraph 
     is $1,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
       Redesignate subparagraph (J) of section 403(a)(5) of the 
     Social Security Act, as proposed to be added by section 
     9001(a), as subparagraph (I).
       Strike subparagraph (K) of section 403(a)(5) of the Social 
     Security Act, as proposed to be added by section 9001(a).
       Strike section 9004, redesignate section 9005 as section 
     9007, and insert after section 9003 the following (and amend 
     the table of contents of title IX accordingly):

     SEC. 9004. RULES GOVERNING EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR WORK 
                   EXPERIENCE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 607) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Rules Governing Expenditure of Funds for Work 
     Experience and Community Service Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--To the extent that a State to which a 
     grant is made under section 403(a)(5) or any other provision 
     of section 403 uses the grant to establish or operate a work 
     experience or community service program, the State may 
     establish and operate the program in accordance with this 
     subsection.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of a work experience or 
     community experience program is to provide experience or 
     training for individuals not able to obtain employment in 
     order to assist them to move to regular employment. Such a 
     program shall be designed to improve the employability of 
     participants through actual work experience to enable 
     individuals participating in the program to move promptly 
     into regular public or private employment. Such a program 
     shall not place individuals in private, for-profit entities.
       ``(3) Limitation on projects that may be undertaken.--A 
     work experience or community service program shall be limited 
     to projects which serve a useful public purpose in fields 
     such as health, social service, environmental protection, 
     education, urban and rural development and redevelopment, 
     welfare, recreation, public facilities, public safety, and 
     day care, and other purposes identified by the State.
       ``(4) Maximum hours of participation per month.--A State 
     that elects to establish a work experience or community 
     service program shall operate the program so that each 
     participant participates in the program with the maximum 
     number of hours that any such individual may be required to 
     participate in any month being a number equal to--
       ``(A)(i) the amount of assistance provided during the month 
     to the family of which the individual is a member under the 
     State program funded under this part; plus
       ``(ii) the dollar value equivalent of any benefits provided 
     during the month to the household of which the individual is 
     a member under the food stamp program under the Food Stamp 
     Act of 1977; minus
       ``(iii) any amount collected by the State as child support 
     with respect to the family that is retained by the State; 
     divided by
       ``(B) the greater of the Federal minimum wage or the 
     applicable State minimum wage.
       ``(5) Maximum hours of participation per week.--A State 
     that elects to establish a work experience or community 
     service program may not require any participant in any such 
     program to participate in any such program for a combined 
     total of more than 40 hours per week.
       ``(6) Rule of interpretation.--This subsection shall not be 
     construed as authorizing the provision of assistance under a 
     State program funded under this part as compensation for work 
     performed, nor shall a participant be entitled to a salary or 
     to any other work or training expense provided under any 
     other provision of law by reason of participation in a work 
     experience or community service program described in this 
     subsection.''.
       (b) Retroactivity.--The amendment made by subsection (a) of 
     this section shall take effect as if included in the 
     enactment of section 103(a) of the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.

     SEC. 9005. STATE OPTION TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF CERTAIN WORK 
                   ACTIVITIES OF RECIPIENTS WITH SUFFICIENT 
                   PARTICIPATION IN WORK EXPERIENCE OR COMMUNITY 
                   SERVICE PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 407(c) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 607(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3) State option to take account of certain work 
     activities of recipients with sufficient participation in 
     work experience or community service programs.--
     Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection and 
     subsection (d)(8), for purposes of determining monthly 
     participation rates under paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (2)(B) of 
     subsection (b), an individual who, during a month, has 
     participated in a work experience or community service 
     program operated in accordance with subsection (j), for the 
     maximum number of hours that the individual may be required 
     to participate in such a program during the month shall be 
     treated as engaged in work for the month if, during the 
     month, the individual has participated in any other work 
     activity for a number of hours that is not less than the 
     number of hours required by subsection (c)(1) for the month 
     minus such maximum number of hours.''.
       (b) Retroactivity.--The amendment made by subsection (a) of 
     this section shall take effect as if included in the 
     enactment of section 103(a) of the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.

     SEC. 9006. WORKER PROTECTIONS.

       Section 407(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     607(f)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Worker Protections.--
       ``(1) Nondisplacement in work activities.--
       ``(A) General prohibition.--Subject to this paragraph, an 
     adult in a family receiving assistance 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.
       ``(B) Prohibition against violation of contracts.--A work 
     activity shall not violate an existing contract for services 
     or collective bargaining agreement.
       ``(C) Other prohibitions.--An adult participant in a work 
     activity shall not be employed or assigned--
       ``(i) when any other individual is on layoff from the same 
     or any substantially equivalent job; or
       ``(ii) if the employer has terminated the employment of any 
     regular employee or otherwise caused an involuntary reduction 
     if its workforce with the intention of filling the vacancy so 
     created with the participant.
       ``(2) Health and safety.--Health and safety standards 
     established under Federal and State law otherwise applicable 
     to working conditions of employees shall be equally ap

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     plicable to working conditions of participants engaged in a 
     work activity.
       ``(3) Nondiscrimination.--In addition to the protections 
     provided under the provisions of law specified in section 
     408(c), an individual may not be discriminated against with 
     respect to participation in work activities by reason of 
     gender.
       ``(4) Grievance procedure.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each State to which a grant is made 
     under section 403 shall establish and maintain a procedure 
     for grievances or complaints from employees alleging 
     violations of paragraph (1) and participants in work 
     activities alleging violations of paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
       ``(B) Hearing.--The procedure shall include an opportunity 
     for a hearing.
       ``(C) Remedies.--The procedure shall include remedies for 
     violation of paragraph (1), (2), or (3), which may include--
       ``(i) prohibition against placement of a participant with 
     an employer that has violated paragraph (1), (2), or (3);
       ``(ii) where applicable, reinstatement of an employee, 
     payment of lost wages and benefits, and reestablishment of 
     other relevant terms, conditions and privileges of 
     employment; and
       ``(iii) where appropriate, other equitable relief.
       ``(5) Nonpreemption of state nondisplacement laws.--The 
     provisions of this subsection relating to nondisplacement of 
     employees shall not be construed to preempt any provision of 
     State law relating to nondisplacement of employees that 
     affords greater protections to employees than is afforded by 
     such provisions of this subsection.''.
       In section 10617(a)(2), in the subparagraph (T) inserted by 
     such section--
       (1) strike ``(or under the supervision of a physician)'' 
     and insert ``(or as prescribed by a physician)'', and
       (2) strike ``immediately after, or at'' in clause (i) and 
     insert ``at, or within 48 hours after''.
       At the end, add the following new title:
                      TITLE XI--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

     SEC. 11001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Budget 
     Enforcement Act of 1997''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

                      TITLE XI--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 11001. Short title; table of contents.

  Subtitle A--Amendments to the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
                          Control Act of 1974

Sec. 11101. Amendments to section 3.
Sec. 11102. Amendments to section 201.
Sec. 11103. Amendments to section 202.
Sec. 11104. Amendment to section 300.
Sec. 11105. Amendments to section 301.
Sec. 11106. Amendments to section 302.
Sec. 11107. Amendments to section 303.
Sec. 11108. Amendment to section 305.
Sec. 11109. Amendments to section 308.
Sec. 11110. Amendments to section 310.
Sec. 11111. Amendments to section 311.
Sec. 11112. Amendment to section 312.
Sec. 11113. Adjustments and Budget Committee determinations.
Sec. 11114. Effect of self-executing amendments on points of order in 
              the House of Representatives.
Sec. 11115. Amendment of section 401 and repeal of section 402.
Sec. 11116. Repeal of title VI.
Sec. 11117. Amendments to section 904.
Sec. 11118. Repeal of sections 905 and 906.
Sec. 11119. Amendments to sections 1022 and 1024.
Sec. 11120. Amendment to section 1026.

  Subtitle B--Amendments to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
                          Control Act of 1985

Sec. 11201. Purpose.
Sec. 11202. General statement and definitions.
Sec. 11203. Enforcing discretionary spending limits.
Sec. 11204. Violent crime reduction trust fund.
Sec. 11205. Enforcing pay-as-you-go.
Sec. 11206. Reports and orders.
Sec. 11207. Exempt programs and activities.
Sec. 11208. General and special sequestration rules.
Sec. 11209. The baseline.
Sec. 11210. Technical correction.
Sec. 11211. Judicial review.
Sec. 11212. Effective date.
Sec. 11213. Reduction of preexisting balances and exclusion of effects 
              of this Act from paygo scorecard.
  Subtitle A--Amendments to the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
                          Control Act of 1974

     SEC. 11101. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 3.

       Section 3 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     clause (iii), by striking the period and inserting ``; and'' 
     at the end of clause (iv), and by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(v) entitlement authority and the food stamp program.''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (9), by inserting ``, but such term does 
     not include salary or basic pay funded through an 
     appropriation Act'' before the period.

     SEC. 11102. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 201.

       (a) Term of Office.--The first sentence of section 
     201(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended 
     to read as follows: ``The term of office of the Director 
     shall be four years and shall expire on January 3 of the year 
     preceding a Presidential election.''.
       (b) Redesignation of Executed Provision.--Section 201 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (g) (relating to revenue estimates) 
     as subsection (f).

     SEC. 11103. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 202.

       (a) Assistance to Budget Committees.--The first sentence of 
     section 202(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 
     amended by inserting ``primary'' before ``duty''.
       (b) Elimination of Executed Provision.--Section 202 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
     subsection (e) and by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and 
     (h) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively.

     SEC. 11104. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 300.

       The item relating to February 25 in the timetable set forth 
     in section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 
     amended by striking ``February 25'' and inserting ``Within 6 
     weeks after President submits budget''.

     SEC. 11105. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 301.

       (a) Terms of Budget Resolutions.--Section 301(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking ``, 
     and planning levels for each of the two ensuing fiscal 
     years,'' and inserting ``and for at least each of the 4 
     ensuing fiscal years''.
       (b) Contents of Budget Resolutions.--Paragraphs (1) and (4) 
     of section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are 
     amended by striking ``, budget outlays, direct loan 
     obligations, and primary loan guarantee commitments'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``and budget outlays''.
       (c) Additional Matters.--Section 301(b) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by amending 
     paragraph (7) to read as follows--
       ``(7) set forth pay-as-you-go procedures in the Senate 
     whereby committee allocations, aggregates, and other levels 
     can be revised for legislation within a committee's 
     jurisdiction if such legislation would not increase the 
     deficit for the first year covered by the resolution and will 
     not increase the deficit for the period of 5 fiscal years 
     covered by the resolution;''.
       (d) Views and Estimates.--The first sentence of section 
     301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by 
     inserting ``or at such time as may be requested by the 
     Committee on the Budget,'' after ``Code,''.
       (e) Hearings and Report.--Section 301(e)(2) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
     ``total direct loan obligations, total primary loan guarantee 
     commitments,''.
       (f) Social Security Corrections.--Section 301(i) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by--
       (1) inserting ``Social security point of order.--'' after 
     ``(i)''; and
       (2) striking ``as reported to the Senate'' and inserting 
     ``(or amendment, motion, or conference report on such a 
     resolution)''.

     SEC. 11106. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 302.

       (a) Allocations and Suballocations.--Subsections (a) and 
     (b) of section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
     are amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Committee Spending Allocations.--
       ``(1) Allocation among committees.--The joint explanatory 
     statement accompanying a conference report on a budget 
     resolution shall include allocations, consistent with the 
     resolution recommended in the conference report, of the 
     appropriate levels (for each fiscal year covered by that 
     resolution and a total for all such years, except in the case 
     of the Committee on Appropriations only for the first such 
     fiscal year) of--
       ``(A) total new budget authority;
       ``(B) total outlays; and
       ``(C) in the Senate, social security outlays;
     among each committee of the House of Representatives or the 
     Senate that has jurisdiction over legislation providing or 
     creating such amounts.
       ``(2) No double counting.--In the House of Representatives, 
     any item allocated to one committee may not be allocated to 
     another such committee.
       ``(3) Further division of amounts.--In the House of 
     Representatives, the amounts allocated to each committee for 
     each fiscal year, other than the Committee on Appropriations, 
     shall be further divided between amounts provided or required 
     by law on the date of filing of that conference report and 
     amounts not so provided or required. The amounts allocated to 
     the Committee on Appropriations for each fiscal year shall be 
     further divided between discretionary and mandatory amounts 
     or programs, as appropriate.
       ``(4) Amounts not allocated.--(A) In the House of 
     Representatives, if a committee receives no allocation of new 
     budget authority or outlays, that committee shall be deemed 
     to have received an allocation equal to zero for new budget 
     authority or outlays.
       ``(B) In the Senate, if a committee receives no allocation 
     of new budget authority, outlays, or social security outlays, 
     that committee shall be deemed to have received an allocation 
     equal to zero for new budget authority, outlays, or social 
     security outlays.
       ``(5) Social security levels in the Senate.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(C), social 
     security surpluses equal the excess of social security 
     revenues over social security outlays in a fiscal year or 
     years with such an excess and social security deficits equal 
     the excess of social security outlays over social security 
     revenues in a fiscal year or years with such an excess.
       ``(B) Tax treatment.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(C), no 
     provision of any legislation involving a change in chapter 1 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treat

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     ed as affecting the amount of social security revenues or 
     outlays unless such provision changes the income tax 
     treatment of social security benefits.
       ``(6) Adjusting Allocation of Discretionary Spending in the 
     House of Representatives.--(A) If a concurrent resolution on 
     the budget is not adopted by April 15, the chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives shall 
     submit to the House, as soon as practicable, an allocation 
     under paragraph (1) to the Committee on Appropriations 
     consistent with the discretionary spending limits contained 
     in the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for the second fiscal year covered by that resolution.
       ``(B) As soon as practicable after an allocation under 
     paragraph (1) is submitted under this section, the Committee 
     on Appropriations shall make suballocations and promptly 
     report those suballocations to the House of Representatives.
       ``(b) Suballocations by Appropriation Committees.--As soon 
     as practicable after a concurrent resolution on the budget is 
     agreed to, the Committee on Appropriations of each House 
     (after consulting with the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     other House) shall suballocate each amount allocated to it 
     for the budget year under subsection (a) among its 
     subcommittees. Each Committee on Appropriations shall 
     promptly report to its House suballocations made or revised 
     under this paragraph.''.
       (b) Point of Order.--Section 302(c) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Point of Order.--After the Committee on 
     Appropriations has received an allocation pursuant to 
     subsection (a) for a fiscal year, it shall not be in order in 
     the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any 
     bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference 
     report providing new budget authority for that fiscal year 
     within the jurisdiction of that committee, until such 
     committee makes the suballocations required by subsection 
     (b).''.
       (c) Enforcement of Point of Order.--(1) Section 302(f)(1) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by--
       (A) striking ``providing new budget authority for such 
     fiscal year or new entitlement authority effective during 
     such fiscal year'' and inserting ``providing new budget 
     authority for any fiscal year covered by the concurrent 
     resolution'';
       (B) striking ``appropriate allocation made pursuant to 
     subsection (b) for such fiscal year'' and inserting 
     ``appropriate allocation made under subsection (a) or any 
     suballocation made under subsection (b), as applicable, for 
     the fiscal year of the concurrent resolution or for the total 
     of all fiscal years covered by the concurrent resolution''; 
     and
       (C) striking ``of new discretionary budget authority or new 
     entitlement authority to be exceeded'' and inserting ``of new 
     discretionary budget authority to be exceeded''.
       (2) Section 302(f)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Enforcement of committee allocations and 
     suballocations in the Senate.--After a concurrent resolution 
     on the budget is agreed to, it shall not be in order in the 
     Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, 
     motion, or conference report that would cause--
       ``(A) in the case of any committee except the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the appropriate allocation of new budget 
     authority or outlays under subsection (a) to be exceeded; or
       ``(B) in the case of the Committee on Appropriations, the 
     appropriate suballocation of new budget authority or outlays 
     under subsection (b) to be exceeded.''.
       (d) Separate Allocations.--Section 302(g) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(g) Separate Allocations.--The Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Budget shall make separate allocations 
     and suballocations under this section consistent with the 
     categories in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.''

     SEC. 11107. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 303.

       (a) In General.--Section 303 of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:


     ``concurrent resolution on the budget must be adopted before 
legislation providing new budget authority, new spending authority, or 
       changes in revenues or the public debt limit is considered

       ``Sec. 303. (a) In General.--It shall not be in order in 
     either the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider 
     any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference 
     report as reported to the House or Senate which provides--
       ``(1) new budget authority for a fiscal year;
       ``(2) an increase or decrease in revenues to become 
     effective during a fiscal year;
       ``(3) an increase or decrease in the public debt limit to 
     become effective during a fiscal year;
       ``(4) in the Senate only, new spending authority (as 
     defined in section 401(c)(2)) for a fiscal year; or
       ``(5) in the Senate only, outlays,
     until the concurrent resolution on the budget for such fiscal 
     year (or, in the Senate, a concurrent resolution on the 
     budget covering such fiscal year) has been agreed to pursuant 
     to section 301.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--(1) In the House of Representatives, 
     subsection (a) does not apply to any bill or resolution--
       ``(A) providing advance discretionary new budget authority 
     which first becomes available in a fiscal year following the 
     fiscal year to which the concurrent resolution applies; or
       ``(B) increasing or decreasing revenues which first become 
     effective in a fiscal year following the fiscal year to which 
     the concurrent resolution applies.

     After May 15 of any calendar year, subsection (a) does not 
     apply in the House of Representatives to any general 
     appropriation bill, or amendment thereto, which provides new 
     budget authority for the fiscal year beginning in such 
     calendar year.
       ``(2) In the Senate, subsection (a) does not apply to any 
     bill or resolution making advance appropriations for the 
     fiscal year to which the concurrent resolution applies and 
     the two succeeding fiscal years.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 303 
     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 ``new credit authority,''.

     SEC. 11108. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 305.

       Section 305(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
     is amended by inserting ``when the House is not in session'' 
     after ``holidays'' each place it appears.

     SEC. 11109. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 308.

       Section 308 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 
     amended--
       (1)(A) in the side heading of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``OR NEW CREDIT AUTHORITY,'' and by striking the first comma 
     and inserting ``OR'';
       (B) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), by 
     striking ``or new credit authority,'' each place it appears 
     and by striking the comma before ``new spending authority'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``or'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``or new credit 
     authority,'' and by striking the comma before ``new spending 
     authority'' and inserting ``or'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' 
     at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting a period; and by 
     striking paragraph (5); and
       (4) by inserting ``joint'' before ``resolution'' each place 
     it appears and, in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``joint'' 
     before ``resolutions''.

     SEC. 11110. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 310.

       Section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 
     amended by--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking 
     ``subparagraphs (C) and (D), and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) direct spending (as defined in section 250(c)(8) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985),''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting ``of the absolute 
     value'' after ``20 percent'' each place it appears.

     SEC. 11111. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 311.

       Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 
     amended to read as follows:


``NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY, NEW SPENDING AUTHORITY, AND REVENUE LEGISLATION 
                   MUST BE WITHIN APPROPRIATE LEVELS

       ``Sec. 311. (a) Enforcement of Budget Aggregates.--
       ``(1) In the house of representatives.--Except as provided 
     by subsection (c), after the Congress has completed action on 
     a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year, it 
     shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to 
     consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report providing new budget authority for such 
     fiscal year or reducing revenues for such fiscal year, if--
       ``(A) the enactment of such bill or resolution as reported;
       ``(B) the adoption and enactment of such amendment; or
       ``(C) the enactment of such bill or resolution in the form 
     recommended in such conference report;

     would cause the appropriate level of total new budget 
     authority or total budget outlays set forth in the most 
     recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     such fiscal year to be exceeded, or would cause revenues to 
     be less than the appropriate level of total revenues set 
     forth in such concurrent resolution such fiscal year or for 
     the total of all fiscal years covered by the concurrent 
     resolution, except in the case that a declaration of war by 
     the Congress is in effect.
       ``(2) In the senate.--After a concurrent resolution on the 
     budget is agreed to, it shall not be in order in the Senate 
     to consider any bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report that--
       ``(A) would cause the appropriate level of total new budget 
     authority or total outlays set forth for the first fiscal 
     year in such resolution to be exceeded; or
       ``(B) would cause revenues to be less than the appropriate 
     level of total revenues set forth for the first fiscal year 
     covered by such resolution or for the period including the 
     first fiscal year plus the following 4 fiscal years in such 
     resolution.
       ``(3) Enforcement of social security levels in the 
     senate.--After a concurrent resolution on the budget is 
     agreed to, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider 
     any bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report 
     that would cause a decrease in social security surpluses or 
     an increase in social security deficits derived from the 
     levels of social security revenues and social security 
     outlays set forth for the first fiscal year

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     covered by the resolution and for the period including the 
     first fiscal year plus the following 4 fiscal years in such 
     resolution.
       ``(b) Social Security Levels.--
       ``(1) In general.--For the purposes of subsection (a)(3), 
     social security surpluses equal the excess of social security 
     revenues over social security outlays in a fiscal year or 
     years with such an excess and social security deficits equal 
     the excess of social security outlays over social security 
     revenues in a fiscal year or years with such an excess.
       ``(2) Tax treatment.--For the purposes of this section, no 
     provision of any legislation involving a change in chapter 1 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treated as 
     affecting the amount of social security revenues or outlays 
     unless such provision changes the income tax treatment of 
     social security benefits.
       ``(c) Exception in the House of Representatives.--
     Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply in the House of 
     Representatives to any bill, resolution, or amendment that 
     provides new budget authority for a fiscal year or to any 
     conference report on any such bill or resolution, if--
       ``(1) the enactment of such bill or resolution as reported;
       ``(2) the adoption and enactment of such amendment; or
       ``(3) the enactment of such bill or resolution in the form 
     recommended in such conference report;
     would not cause the appropriate allocation of new budget 
     authority made pursuant to section 302(a) for such fiscal 
     year, for the committee within whose jurisdiction such bill, 
     resolution, or amendment falls, to be exceeded.''.

     SEC. 11112. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 312.

       (a) In General.--Section 312 of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:


                           ``points of order

       ``Sec. 312. (a) Budget Committee Determinations.--For 
     purposes of this title and title IV, the levels of new budget 
     authority, budget outlays, spending authority as described in 
     section 401(c)(2), direct spending, 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 House of Representatives or the Senate, as the case 
     may be.
       ``(b) Discretionary Spending Point of Order in the 
     Senate.--
       ``(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, it 
     shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any 
     concurrent resolution on the budget (or amendment, motion, or 
     conference report on such a resolution) that would exceed any 
     of the discretionary spending limits in section 251(c) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       ``(2) This subsection 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.
       ``(c) Maximum Deficit Amount Point of Order in the 
     Senate.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider 
     any concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year 
     under section 301, or to consider any amendment to that 
     concurrent resolution, or to consider a conference report on 
     that concurrent resolution--
       ``(1) if the level of total budget outlays for the first 
     fiscal year that is set forth in that concurrent resolution 
     or conference report exceeds the recommended level of Federal 
     revenues set forth for that year by an amount that is greater 
     than the maximum deficit amount, if any, specified in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 for 
     such fiscal year; or
       ``(2) if the adoption of such amendment would result in a 
     level of total budget outlays for that fiscal year which 
     exceeds the recommended level of Federal revenues for that 
     fiscal year, by an amount that is greater than the maximum 
     deficit amount, if any, specified in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 for such fiscal year.
       ``(d) Timing of Points of Order in the Senate.--A point of 
     order under this Act may not be raised against a bill, 
     resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report while an 
     amendment or motion, the adoption of which would remedy the 
     violation of this Act, is pending before the Senate.
       ``(e) Points of Order in the Senate Against Amendments 
     Between the Houses.--Each provision of this Act that 
     establishes a point of order against an amendment also 
     establishes a point of order in the Senate against an 
     amendment between the Houses. If a point of order under this 
     Act is raised in the Senate against an amendment between the 
     Houses, and the Presiding Officer sustains the point of 
     order, the effect shall be the same as if the Senate had 
     disagreed to the amendment.
       ``(f) Effect of a Point of Order on a Bill in the Senate.--
     In the Senate, if the Chair sustains a point of order under 
     this Act against a bill, the Chair shall then send the bill 
     to the committee of appropriate jurisdiction for further 
     consideration.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 312 
     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 ``Effect of point'' and inserting 
     ``Point''.

     SEC. 11113. ADJUSTMENTS AND BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Title III of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:


                             ``adjustments

       ``Sec. 314. (a) Adjustments.--When--
       ``(1)(A) the Committee on Appropriations reports an 
     appropriation measure for fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 
     or 2002 that specifies an amount for emergencies pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 or for continuing disability 
     reviews pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(C) of that Act;
       ``(B) any other committee reports emergency legislation 
     described in section 252(e) of that Act;
       ``(C) the Committee on Appropriations reports an 
     appropriation measure for fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 
     or 2002 that includes an appropriation with respect to clause 
     (i) or (ii), the adjustment shall be the amount of budget 
     authority in the measure that is the dollar equivalent, in 
     terms of Special Drawing Rights, of--
       ``(i) increases the United States quota as part of the 
     International Monetary Fund Eleventh General Review of Quotas 
     (United States Quota); or
       ``(ii) increases the maximum amount available to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 17 of the 
     Bretton Woods Agreement Act, as amended from time to time 
     (New Arrangements to Borrow); or
       ``(D) the Committee on Appropriations reports an 
     appropriation measure for fiscal year 1998, 1999, or 2000 
     that includes an appropriation for arrearages for 
     international organizations, international peacekeeping, and 
     multilateral development banks during that fiscal year, and 
     the sum of the appropriations for the period of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2000 do not exceed $1,884,000,000 in budget 
     authority; or
       ``(2) a conference committee submits a conference report 
     thereon;

     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate or 
     House of Representatives shall make the adjustments referred 
     to in subsection (c) to reflect the additional new budget 
     authority for such matter provided in that measure or 
     conference report and the additional outlays flowing in all 
     fiscal years from such amounts for such matter.
       ``(b) Application of Adjustments.--The adjustments and 
     revisions to allocations, aggregates, and limits made by the 
     Chairman of the Committee on the Budget pursuant to 
     subsection (a) for legislation shall only apply while such 
     legislation is under consideration and shall only permanently 
     take effect upon the enactment of that legislation.
       ``(c) Content of Adjustments.--The adjustments referred to 
     in subsection (a) shall consist of adjustments, as 
     appropriate, to--
       ``(1) the discretionary spending limits as set forth in the 
     most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget;
       ``(2) the allocations made pursuant to the most recently 
     adopted concurrent resolution on the budget pursuant to 
     section 302(a); and
       ``(3) the budgetary aggregates as set forth in the most 
     recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget.
       ``(d) Reporting Revised Suballocations.--Following the 
     adjustments made under subsection (a), the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     may report appropriately revised suballocations pursuant to 
     section 302(b) to carry out this subsection.
       ``(e) Definitions.--As used in subsection (a)(1)(A), when 
     referring to continuing disability reviews, the terms 
     `continuing disability reviews', `additional new budget 
     authority', and `additional outlays' shall have the same 
     meanings as provided in section 251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Sections 302(g), 311(c), 
     and 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are 
     repealed.
       (2) The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is 
     amended by adding after the item relating to section 313 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 314. Adjustments.''.

     SEC. 11114. EFFECT OF SELF-EXECUTING AMENDMENTS ON POINTS OF 
                   ORDER IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       (a) Effect of Points of Order.--Title III of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding after 
     section 314 the following new section:


 ``Effect of self-executing amendments on points of order in the house 
                           of representatives

       ``Sec. 315. In the House of Representatives, if a provision 
     of a bill, as reported, violates a section of this title or 
     title IV and a self-executing rule providing for 
     consideration of that bill modifies that provision to 
     eliminate such violation, then such point of order shall not 
     lie against consideration of that bill.''.
       (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 adding after the item 
     relating to section 314 the following new item:

``Sec. 315. Effect of self-executing amendments on points of order in 
              the house of representatives.''.

     SEC. 11115. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 401 AND REPEAL OF SECTION 
                   402.

       (a) Section 401.--Subsections (a) and (b) of section 401 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are amended to read as 
     follows:


    ``bills providing new spending authority or new credit authority

       ``Sec. 401. (a) Controls on Legislation Providing Spending 
     Authority or Credit Authority.--It shall not be in order in 
     either the House of Representatives or the Senate

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     to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report, as reported to its House which provides 
     new spending authority described in subsection (c)(2)(A) or 
     (B) or new credit authority, unless that bill, resolution, 
     conference report, or amendment also provides that such new 
     spending authority as described in subsection (c)(2) (A) or 
     (B) or new credit authority is to be effective for any fiscal 
     year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided 
     in appropriation Acts.
       ``(b) Legislation Providing Entitlement Authority.--It 
     shall not be in order in either the House of Representatives 
     or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, 
     amendment, motion, or conference report, as reported to its 
     House which provides new spending authority described in 
     subsection (c)(2)(C) which is to become effective before the 
     first day of the fiscal year which begins during the calendar 
     year in which such bill or resolution is reported.''.
       (b) Repealer of Section 402.--(1) Section 402 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is repealed.
       (2) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Sections 403 through 407 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are redesignated as 
     sections 402 through 406, respectively.
       (2) The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is 
     amended by deleting the item relating to section 402 and by 
     redesignating the items relating to sections 403 through 407 
     as the items relating to sections 402 through 406, 
     respectively.

     SEC. 11116. REPEAL OF TITLE VI.

       (a) Repealer.--Title VI of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--The items relating to title VI 
     of the table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 are 
     repealed.

     SEC. 11117. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 904.

       (a) Conforming Amendment.--Section 904(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
     ``(except section 905)'' and by striking ``V, and VI (except 
     section 601(a))'' and inserting ``and V''.
       (b) Waivers.--Section 904(c) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Waivers.--
       ``(1) Sections 305(b)(2), 305(c)(4), 306, 310(d)(2), 313, 
     904(c), and 904(d) of this Act may be waived or suspended in 
     the Senate only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of 
     the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
       ``(2) Sections 301(i), 302(c), 302(f), 310(g), 311(a), and 
     315 of this Act and sections 258(a)(4)(C), 
     258(A)(b)(3)(C)(I), 258(B)(f)(1), 258B(h)(1), 258(h)(3), 
     258C(a)(5), and 258(C)(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 may be waived or 
     suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of 
     three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.''.
       (c) Appeals.--Section 904(d) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Appeals.--
       ``(1) Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of the Chair 
     relating to any provision of title III or IV of section 1017 
     shall, except as otherwise provided therein, be limited to 1 
     hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the 
     mover and the manager of the resolution, concurrent 
     resolution, reconciliation bill, or rescission bill, as the 
     case may be.
       ``(2) An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, 
     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 sections 305(b)(2), 305(c)(4), 306, 
     310(d)(2), 313, 904(c), and 904(d) of this Act.
       ``(3) An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, 
     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 sections 301(i), 302(c), 302(f), 310(g), 
     311(a), and 315 of this Act and sections 258(a)(4)(C), 
     258(A)(b)(3)(C)(I), 258(B)(f)(1), 258B(h)(1), 258(h)(3), 
     258C(a)(5), and 258(C)(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.''.
       (d) Expiration of Supermajority Voting Requirements.--
     Section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Expiration of Certain Supermajority Voting 
     Requirements.--Subsections (c)(2) and (d)(3) shall expire on 
     September 30, 2002.''.

     SEC. 11118. REPEAL OF SECTIONS 905 AND 906.

       (a) Repealer.--Sections 905 and 906 of the Congressional 
     Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 are repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents set forth 
     in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974 is amended by striking the items relating 
     to sections 905 and 906.

     SEC. 11119. AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 1022 AND 1024.

       (a) Section 1022.--Section 1022(b)(1)(F) of Congressional 
     Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by 
     striking ``section 601'' and inserting ``section 251(c) the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985''.
       (b) Section 1024.--Section 1024(a)(1)(B) of Congressional 
     Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by 
     striking ``section 601(a)(2)'' and inserting ``section 251(c) 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985''.

     SEC. 11120. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1026.

       Section 1026(7)(A)(iv) of the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
     ``and'' and inserting ``or''.
  Subtitle B--Amendments to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
                          Control Act of 1985

     SEC. 11201. PURPOSE.

       This subtitle extends discretionary spending limits and 
     pay-as-you-go requirements.

     SEC. 11202. GENERAL STATEMENT AND DEFINITIONS.

       (a) General Statement.--Section 250(b) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     900(b)) is amended by striking the first two sentences and 
     inserting the following: ``This part provides for the 
     enforcement of a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002 as 
     called for in House Concurrent Resolution 84 (105th Congress, 
     1st session).''.
       (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 defense, nondefense, and 
     violent crime reduction discretionary appropriations as 
     specified in the joint explanatory statement accompanying a 
     conference report on the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.'';
       (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 ``submission of the 
     fiscal year 1992 budget that are not included with a budget 
     submission'' and inserting ``that budget submission that are 
     not included with it'';
       (4) in paragraph (14), by inserting ``first 4'' before 
     ``fiscal years'' and by striking ``1995'' and inserting 
     ``2006'';
       (5) by striking paragraphs (17) and (20) and by 
     redesignating paragraphs (18), (19), and (21) as paragraphs 
     (17), (18), and (19), respectively;
       (6) in paragraph (17) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``Omnibus Budgtet Reconciliation Act of 1990'' and inserting 
     ``Balanced Budget Act of 1997'';
       (7) in paragraph (20) (as redesignated), by striking the 
     second sentence; and
       (8) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(20) The term `consultation', when applied to the 
     Committee on the Budget of either the House of 
     Representatives or of the Senate, means written communication 
     with that committee that affords that committee an 
     opportunity to comment on the matter that is the subject of 
     the consultation before official action is taken on such 
     matter.''.

     SEC. 11203. ENFORCING DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

       (a) Extension Through Fiscal Year 2002.--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 ``1997-2002'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(7) by inserting ``(excluding 
     Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays)'' after ``5 calendar 
     days'';
       (3) 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'';
       (4) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``the following:'' 
     and all that follows through ``in concepts and definitions'' 
     the first place it appears and inserting ``the following: the 
     adjustments'' and by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C);
       (5) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``1991, 1992, 1993, 
     1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, or 1998'' and inserting ``1997 or any 
     fiscal year thereafter through 2002'', by striking ``through 
     1998'' and inserting ``through 2002'', and by striking 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (E), and (G), and by 
     redesignating subparagraphs (D), (F), and (H) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
       (6) in subsection (b)(2)(A) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``(i)'', by striking clause (ii), and by inserting ``fiscal'' 
     before ``years'';
       (7) in subsection (b)(2)(B) (as redesignated), by striking 
     everything after ``the adjustment in outlays'' and inserting 
     ``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 1997 or 
     any fiscal year thereafter through 2002; and
       (8) by adding at the end of subsection (b)(2) the following 
     new subparagraphs:
       ``(D) Allowance for IMF.--If an appropriations bill or 
     joint resolution is enacted for fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, 
     2001, or 2002 that includes an appropriation with respect to 
     clause (i) or (ii), the adjustment shall be the amount of 
     budget authority in the measure that is the dollar 
     equivalent, in terms of Special Drawing Rights, of--
       ``(i) an increase in the United States quota as part of the 
     International Monetary Fund Eleventh General Review of Quotas 
     (United States Quota); or
       ``(ii) any increase in the maximum amount available to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 17 of the 
     Bretton Woods Agreement Act, as amended from time to time 
     (New Arrangements to Borrow).
       ``(E) Allowance for international arrearages.--
       ``(i) Adjustments.--If an appropriations bill or joint 
     resolution is enacted for fiscal year 1998, 1999, or 2000 
     that includes an appropriation for arrearages for 
     international

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     organizations, international peacekeeping, and multilateral 
     banks for that fiscal year, the adjustment shall be the 
     amount of budget authority in such measure and the outlays 
     flowing in all fiscal years from such budget authority.
       ``(ii) Limitations.--The total amount of adjustments made 
     pursuant to this subparagraph for the period of fiscla years 
     1998 through 2000 shall not exceed $1,884,000,000 in budget 
     authority.''.
       (b) Shifting of Discretionary Spending Limits into the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.--
     Section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Discretionary Spending Limit.--As used in this part, 
     the term `discretionary spending limit' means--
       ``(1) with respect to fiscal year 1997, for the 
     discretionary category, the current adjusted amount of new 
     budget authority and outlays;
       ``(2) with respect to fiscal year 1998--
       ``(A) for the defense category: $269,000,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $266,823,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(B) for the nondefense category: $252,357,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $282,853,000,000 in outlays; and
       ``(C) for the violent crime reduction category: 
     $5,500,000,000 in new budget authority and $3,592,000,000 in 
     outlays;
       ``(3) with respect to fiscal year 1999--
       ``(A) for the defense category: $271,500,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $266,518,000,000 in outlays; and
       ``(B) for the nondefense category: $261,499,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $292,803,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(4) with respect to fiscal year 2000, for the 
     discretionary category: $537,193,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $564,265,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(5) with respect to fiscal year 2001, for the 
     discretionary category: $542,032,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $564,396,000,000 in outlays; and
       ``(6) with respect to fiscal year 2002, for the 
     discretionary category: $551,074,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $560,799,000,000 in outlays;

     as adjusted in strict conformance with subsection (b).''.

     SEC. 11204. VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION TRUST FUND.

       (a) Sequestration Regarding Violent Crime Reduction Trust 
     Fund.--Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 310002 of Public Law 
     103-322 (42 U.S.C. 14212) is repealed.

     SEC. 11205. ENFORCING PAY-AS-YOU-GO.

       (a) Extension.--Section 252 (2 U.S.C. 902) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to assure 
     that any legislation enacted prior to September 30, 2002, 
     affecting direct spending or receipts that increases the 
     deficit will trigger an offsetting sequestration.
       ``(b) Sequestration.--
       ``(1) Timing.--Within 15 calendar days after Congress 
     adjourns to end a session and on the same day as a 
     sequestration (if any) under sections 251 and 253, there 
     shall be a sequestration to offset the amount of any net 
     deficit increase in the budget year caused by all direct 
     spending and receipts legislation (after adjusting for any 
     prior sequestration as provided by paragraph (2)) plus any 
     net deficit increase in the prior fiscal year caused by all 
     direct spending and receipts legislation not reflected in the 
     final OMB sequestration report for that year.
       ``(2) Calculation of deficit increase.--OMB shall calculate 
     the amount of deficit increase, if any, in the budget year by 
     adding--
       ``(A) all applicable estimates of direct spending and 
     receipts legislation transmitted under subsection (d) 
     applicable to the budget year, other than any amounts 
     included in such estimates resulting from--
       ``(i) full funding of, and continuation of, the deposit 
     insurance guarantee commitment in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this section; and
       ``(ii) emergency provisions as designated under subsection 
     (e); and
       ``(B) the estimated amount of savings in direct spending 
     programs applicable to the budget year resulting from the 
     prior year's sequestration under this section or section 253, 
     if any (except for any amounts sequestered as a result of any 
     deficit increase in the fiscal year immediately preceding the 
     prior fiscal year), as published in OMB's final sequestration 
     report for that prior year; and
       ``(C) all applicable estimates of direct spending and 
     receipts legislation transmitted under subsection (d) for the 
     current year that are not reflected in the final OMB 
     sequestration report for that year, other than any amounts 
     included in such estimates resulting from emergency 
     provisions as designated under subsection (e).'';
       (2) by amending subsection (c)(1)(B), by inserting ``and 
     direct'' after ``guaranteed'';
       (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) Estimates.--
       ``(1) CBO estimates.--As soon as practicable after Congress 
     completes action on any direct spending or receipts 
     legislation, CBO shall provide an estimate of the budgetary 
     effects of that legislation.
       ``(2) OMB estimates.--Not later than 5 calendar days 
     (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays) after the 
     enactment of any direct spending or receipts legislation, OMB 
     shall transmit a report to the House of Representatives and 
     to the Senate containing--
       ``(A) the CBO estimate of the budgetary effects of that 
     legislation;
       ``(B) an OMB estimate of the budgetary effects of that 
     legislation using current economic and technical assumptions; 
     and
       ``(C) an explanation of any difference between the two 
     estimates.
       ``(3) Scope of estimates.--The estimates under this section 
     shall include the amount of change in outlays or receipts, as 
     the case may be, for the current year (if applicable), the 
     budget year, and each outyear.
       ``(4) Scorekeeping Guidelines.--OMB and CBO, after 
     consultation with each other and the Committees on the Budget 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall--
       ``(A) determine common scorekeeping guidelines; and
       ``(B) in conformance with such guidelines, prepare 
     estimates under this section.''; and
       (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``, for any fiscal year 
     from 1991 through 1998,'' and by striking ``through 1995''.

     SEC. 11206. REPORTS AND ORDERS.

       Section 254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 
     subsections (d) through (k) as (c) through (j), respectively;
       (2) in subsection (c)(2) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``1998'' and inserting ``2002''; and
       (3)(A) in subsection (f)(2)(A) (as redesignated), by 
     striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2002''; and
       (B) in subsection (f)(3) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``through 1998''.

     SEC. 11207. EXEMPT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Veterans Programs.--Section 255(b) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended 
     as follows:
       (1) In the item relating to Veterans Insurance and 
     Indemnity, strike ``Indemnity'' and insert ``Indemnities''.
       (2) In the item relating to Veterans' Canteen Service 
     Revolving Fund, strike ``Veterans'''.
       (3) In the item relating to Benefits under chapter 21 of 
     title 38, strike ``(36-0137-0-1-702)'' and insert ``(36-0120-
     0-1-701)''.
       (4) In the item relating to Veterans' compensation, strike 
     ``Veterans' compensation'' and insert ``Compensation''.
       (5) In the item relating to Veterans' pensions, strike 
     ``Veterans' pensions'' and insert ``Pensions''.
       (6) After the last item, insert the following new items:
       ``Benefits under chapter 35 of title 38, United States 
     Code, related to educational assistance for survivors and 
     dependents of certain veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities (36-0137-0-1-702);
       ``Assistance and services under chapter 31 of title 38, 
     United States Code, relating to training and rehabilitation 
     for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities (36-
     0137-0-1-702);
       ``Benefits under subchapters I, II, and III of chapter 37 
     of title 38, United States Code, relating to housing loans 
     for certain veterans and for the spouses and surviving 
     spouses of certain veterans Guaranty and Indemnity Program 
     Account (36-1119-0-1-704);
       ``Loan Guaranty Program Account (36-1025-0-1-704); and
       ``Direct Loan Program Account (36-1024-0-1-704).''.
       (b) Certain Program Bases.--Section 255(f) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(f) Optional Exemption of Military Personnel.--
       ``(1) 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.
       ``(2) The President may not use the authority provided by 
     paragraph (1) unless he notifies the Congress of the manner 
     in which such authority will be exercised on or before the 
     date specified in section 254(a) for the budget year.''.
       (c) Other Programs and Activities.--(1) Section 
     255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced Budget Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 is amended as follows:
       (A) After the first item, insert the following new item:
       ``Activities financed by voluntary payments to the 
     Government for goods or services to be provided for such 
     payments;''.
       (B) Strike ``Thrift Savings Fund (26-8141-0-7-602);''.
       (C) In the first item relating to the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs, insert ``Indian land and water claims settlements 
     and'' after the comma.
       (D) In the second item relating to the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs, strike ``miscellaneous'' and insert 
     ``Miscellaneous'' and strike ``, tribal trust funds''.
       (E) Strike ``Claims, defense (97-0102-0-1-051);''.
       (F) In the item relating to Claims, judgments, and relief 
     acts, strike ``806'' and insert ``808''.
       (G) Strike ``Coinage profit fund (20-5811-0-2-803)''.
       (H) Insert ``Compact of Free Association (14-0415-0-1-
     808);'' after the item relating to the Claims, judgments, and 
     relief acts.
       (I) Insert ``Conservation Reserve Program (12-2319-0-1-
     302);'' after the item relating to the Compensation of the 
     President.
       (J) In the item relating to the Customs Service, strike 
     ``852'' and insert ``806''.

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       (K) In the item relating to the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, insert ``, Assessment funds (20-8413-0-8-373)'' 
     before the semicolon.
       (L) Strike ``Director of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision;''.
       (M) Strike ``Eastern Indian land claims settlement fund 
     (14-2202-0-1-806);''.
       (N) After the item relating to the Exchange stabilization 
     fund, insert the following new items:
       ``Farm Credit Administration, Limitation on Administrative 
     Expenses (78-4131-0-3-351);
       ``Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation, 
     interest payment (20-1850-0-1-908);''.
       (O) Strike ``Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;''.
       (P) In the first item relating to the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, insert ``(51-4064-0-3-373)'' before 
     the semicolon.
       (Q) In the second item relating to the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, insert ``(51-4065-0-3-373)'' before 
     the semicolon.
       (R) In the third item relating to the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, insert ``(51-4066-0-3-373)'' before 
     the semicolon.
       (S) In the item relating to the Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, insert ``(95-4039-0-3-371)'' before the semicolon.
       (T) In the item relating to the Federal payment to the 
     railroad retirement account, strike ``account'' and insert 
     ``accounts''.
       (U) In the item relating to the health professions graduate 
     student loan insurance fund, insert ``program account'' after 
     ``fund'' and strike ``(Health Education Assistance Loan 
     Program) (75-4305-0-3-553)'' and insert ``(75-0340-0-1-
     552)''.
       (V) In the item relating to Higher education facilities, 
     strike ``and insurance''.
       (W) In the item relating to Internal revenue collections 
     for Puerto Rico, strike ``852'' and insert ``806''.
       (X) Amend the item relating to the Panama Canal Commission 
     to read as follows:
       ``Panama Canal Commission, Panama Canal Revolving Fund (95-
     4061-0-3-403);''.
       (Y) In the item relating to the Medical facilities 
     guarantee and loan fund, strike ``(75-4430-0-3-551)'' and 
     insert ``(75-9931-0-3-550)''.
       (Z) In the first item relating to the National Credit Union 
     Administration, insert ``operating fund (25-4056-0-3-373)'' 
     before the semicolon.
       (AA) In the second item relating to the National Credit 
     Union Administration, strike ``central'' and insert 
     ``Central'' and insert ``(25-4470-0-3-373)'' before the 
     semicolon.
       (BB) In the third item relating to the National Credit 
     Union Administration, strike ``credit'' and insert ``Credit'' 
     and insert ``(25-4468-0-3-373)'' before the semicolon.
       (CC) After the third item relating to the National Credit 
     Union Administration, insert the following new item:
       ``Office of Thrift Supervision (20-4108-0-3-373);''.
       (DD) In the item relating to Payments to health care trust 
     funds, strike ``572'' and insert ``571''.
       (EE) Strike ``Compact of Free Association, economic 
     assistance pursuant to Public Law 99-658 (14-0415-0-1-
     806);''.
       (FF) In the item relating to Payments to social security 
     trust funds, strike ``571'' and insert ``651''.
       (GG) Strike ``Payments to state and local government fiscal 
     assistance trust fund (20-2111-0-1-851);''.
       (HH) In the item relating to Payments to the United States 
     territories, strike ``852'' and insert ``806''.
       (II) Strike ``Resolution Funding Corporation;''.
       (JJ) In the item relating to the Resolution Trust 
     Corporation, insert ``Revolving Fund (22-4055-0-3-373)'' 
     before the semicolon.
       (KK) After the item relating to the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority funds, insert the following new items:
       ``Thrift Savings Fund;
       ``United States Enrichment Corporation (95-4054-0-3-271);
       ``Vaccine Injury Compensation (75-0320-0-1-551);
       ``Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund (20-8175-
     0-7-551);''.
       (2) Section 255(g)(1)(B) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended as follows:
       (A) Strike ``The following budget'' and insert ``The 
     following Federal retirement and disability''.
       (B) In the item relating to Black lung benefits, strike 
     ``lung benefits'' and insert ``Lung Disability Trust Fund''.
       (C) In the item relating to the Court of Federal Claims 
     Court Judges' Retirement Fund, strike ``Court of Federal''.
       (D) In the item relating to Longshoremen's compensation 
     benefits, insert ``Special workers compensation expenses,'' 
     before ``Longshoremen's''.
       (E) In the item relating to Railroad retirement tier II, 
     strike ``retirement tier II'' and insert ``Industry Pension 
     Fund''.
       (3) Section 255(g)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended as follows:
       (A) Strike the following items:
       ``Agency for International Development, Housing, and other 
     credit guarantee programs (72-4340-0-3-151);
       ``Agricultural credit insurance fund (12-4140-0-1-351);''.
       (B) In the item relating to Check forgery, strike ``Check'' 
     and insert ``United States Treasury check''.
       (C) Strike ``Community development grant loan guarantees 
     (86-0162-0-1-451);''.
       (D) After the item relating to the United States Treasury 
     Check forgery insurance fund, insert the following new item:
       ``Credit liquidating accounts;''.
       (E) Strike the following items:
       ``Credit union share insurance fund (25-4468-0-3-371);
       ``Economic development revolving fund (13-4406-0-3);
       ``Export-Import Bank of the United States, Limitation of 
     program activity (83-4027-0-1-155);
       ``Federal deposit Insurance Corporation (51-8419-0-8-371);
       ``Federal Housing Administration fund (86-4070-0-3-371);
       ``Federal ship financing fund (69-4301-0-3-403);
       ``Federal ship financing fund, fishing vessels (13-4417-0-
     3-376);
       ``Government National Mortgage Association, Guarantees of 
     mortgage-backed securities (86-4238-0-3-371);
       ``Health education loans (75-4307-0-3-553);
       ``Indian loan guarantee and insurance fund (14-4410-0-3-
     452);
       ``Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing fund 
     (69-4411-0-3-401);
       ``Rural development insurance fund (12-4155-0-3-452);
       ``Rural electric and telephone revolving fund (12-4230-8-3-
     271);
       ``Rural housing insurance fund (12-4141-0-3-371);
       ``Small Business Administration, Business loan and 
     investment fund (73-4154-0-3-376);
       ``Small Business Administration, Lease guarantees revolving 
     fund (73-4157-0-3-376);
       ``Small Business Administration, Pollution control 
     equipment contract guarantee revolving fund (73-4147-0-3-
     376);
       ``Small Business Administration, Surety bond guarantees 
     revolving fund (73-4156-0-3-376);
       ``Department of Veterans Affairs Loan guaranty revolving 
     fund (36-4025-0-3-704);''.
       (d) Low-Income Programs.--Section 255(h) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended 
     as follows:
       (1) Amend the item relating to Child nutrition to read as 
     follows:
       ``State child nutrition programs (with the exception of 
     special milk programs) (12-3539-0-1-605);''.
       (2) Amend the item relating to the Women, infants, and 
     children program to read as follows:
       ``Special supplemental nutrition program for women, 
     infants, and children (WIC) (12-3510-0-1-605).''.
       (e) Identification of Programs.--Section 255(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) Identification of Programs.--For purposes of 
     subsections (b), (g), and (h), each account is identified by 
     the designated budget account identification code number set 
     forth in the Budget of the United States Government 1996-
     Appendix, and an activity within an account is designated by 
     the name of the activity and the identification code number 
     of the account.''.
       (f) Optional Exemption of Military Personnel.--Section 
     255(h) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 (relating to optional exemption of military 
     personnel) is repealed.

     SEC. 11208. GENERAL AND SPECIAL SEQUESTRATION RULES.

       (a) Section Heading.--(1) The section heading of section 
     256 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
     of 1985 is amended by striking ``exceptions, limitations, and 
     special rules'' and inserting ``general and special 
     sequestration rules''.
       (2) The item relating to section 256 in the table contents 
     set forth in section 250(a) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended to read as 
     follows:

``Sec. 256. General and special sequestration rules.''.

       (b) Automatic Spending Increases.--Section 256(a) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 
     amended by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     respectively.
       (c) Guaranteed and Direct Student Loan Programs.--Section 
     256(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Student Loans.--(1) For all student loans under part 
     B or D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 made 
     during the period when a sequestration order under section 
     254 is in effect, origination fees under sections 438(c)(2) 
     and 455(c) of that Act shall be increased by a uniform 
     percentage sufficient to produce the dollar savings in 
     student loan programs (as a result of that sequestration 
     order) required by section 252 or 253, as applicable.
       ``(2) For any loan made during the period beginning on the 
     date that an order issued under section 254 takes effect with 
     respect to a fiscal year and ending at the close of such 
     fiscal year, the origination fees which are authorized to be 
     collected pursuant to sections 438(c)(2) and 455(c) of such 
     Act shall be increased by 0.50 percent.''.
       (d) Health Centers.--Section 256(e)(1) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended 
     by striking the dash and all that follows thereafter and 
     inserting ``2 percent.''.
       (e) Federal Pay.--Section 256(g)(1) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by 
     inserting ``(including any amount payable under section 5303 
     or 5304 of title 5, United States Code)'' after ``such 
     statutory pay system''.

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       (f) Treatment of Federal Administrative Expenses.--Section 
     256(h)(4) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking subparagraphs (D) 
     and (H), by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), and 
     (I), as subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G), respectively, 
     and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(H) Farm Credit Administration.''.
       (g) Commodity Credit Corporation.--Section 256(j)(5) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Dairy program.--Notwithstanding other provisions of 
     this subsection, as the sole means of achieving any reduction 
     in outlays under the milk price support program, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall provide for a reduction to be 
     made in the price received by producers for all milk produced 
     in the United States and marketed by producers for commercial 
     use. That price reduction (measured in cents per hundred 
     weight of milk marketed) shall occur under section 
     201(d)(2)(A) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
     1446(d)(2)(A)), shall begin on the day any sequestration 
     order is issued under section 254, and shall not exceed the 
     aggregate amount of the reduction in outlays under the milk 
     price support program that otherwise would have been achieved 
     by reducing payments for the purchase of milk or the products 
     of milk under this subsection during the applicable fiscal 
     year.''.
       (h) Effects of Sequestration.--Section 256(k) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) In paragraph (1), strike ``other than a trust or 
     special fund account'' and insert ``, except as provided in 
     paragraph (5)'' before the period.
       (2) Strike paragraph (4), redesignate paragraphs (5) and 
     (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively, and amend 
     paragraph (5) (as redesignated) to read as follows:
       ``(5) Budgetary resources sequestered in revolving, trust, 
     and special fund accounts, and offsetting collections 
     sequestered in appropriation accounts shall not be available 
     for obligation during the fiscal year in which the 
     sequestration occurs, but shall be available in subsequent 
     years to the extent otherwise provided in law.''.

     SEC. 11209. THE BASELINE.

       Section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), no program with 
     estimated current year outlays greater than $50,000,000 shall 
     be assumed to expire in the budget year or the outyears.
       ``(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply to a program if 
     legislation establishing or modifying that program contains a 
     provision stating `Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall not apply to 
     the program specified in ____ of this Act.', the blank space 
     being filled in with the appropriate section or sections of 
     that legislation.
       ``(iii) No bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report shall be subject to a point of order under 
     section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 solely 
     because it includes the provision specified in clause (ii).
       ``(iv) Upon the expiration of the suspensions contained in 
     section 171 of Public Law 104-193 with regard to a program in 
     such Act with estimated fiscal year outlays greater than 
     $50,000,000, that program shall be assumed to operate under 
     that Act as in effect immediately before reversion to the 
     laws suspended by such Act.''
       (2) by adding the end of subsection (b)(2) the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(D) If any law expires before the budget year or any 
     outyear, then any program with estimated current year outlays 
     greater than $50 million which operates under that law shall 
     be assumed to continue to operate under that law as in effect 
     immediately before its expiration.'';
       (3) in the second sentence of subsection (c)(5), by 
     striking ``national product fixed-weight price index'' and 
     inserting ``domestic product chain-type price index''; and
       (4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Asset Sales.--Amounts realized from the sale of an 
     asset other than a loan asset shall not be counted against 
     legislation if that sale would result in a financial cost to 
     the Federal Government.''.

     SEC. 11210. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

       Section 258 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, entitled ``Modification of Presidential 
     Order'', is repealed.

     SEC. 11211. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       Section 274 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended as follows:
       (1) Strike ``252'' or ``252(b)'' each place it occurs and 
     insert ``254''.
       (2) In subsection (d)(1)(A), strike ``257(l) to the extent 
     that'' and insert ``256(a) if'', strike the parenthetical 
     phrase, and at the end insert ``or''.
       (3) In subsection (d)(1)(B), strike ``new budget'' and all 
     that follows through ``spending authority'' and insert 
     ``budgetary resources'' and strike ``or'' after the comma.
       (4) Strike subsection (d)(1)(C).
       (5) Strike subsection (f) and redesignate subsections (g) 
     and (h) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively.
       (6) In subsection (g) (as redesignated), strike ``base 
     levels of total revenues and total budget outlays, as'' and 
     insert ``figures'', and ``251(a)(2)(B) or (c)(2),'' and 
     insert ``254''.

     SEC. 11212. 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'';
       (2) by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``2002''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     remaining sections of part C of this title shall expire 
     September 30, 2006.''.
       (b) Expiration.--Section 14002(c)(3) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 (2 U.S.C. 900 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 11213. REDUCTION OF PREEXISTING BALANCES AND EXCLUSION 
                   OF EFFECTS OF THIS ACT FROM PAYGO SCORECARD.

       Upon the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget shall--
       (1) reduce any balances of direct spending and receipts 
     legislation for any fiscal year under section 252 of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to 
     zero; and
       (2) not make any estimates of changes in direct spending 
     outlays and receipts under subsection (d) of such section 252 
     for any fiscal year resulting from the enactment of this Act 
     or the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1997.
       In the table of contents set forth in section 2, after the 
     item relating to title X, add the following new item:

``Title XI--Budget Enforcement.''.

  After debate,
  The previous question being 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. BROWN of Ohio moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on the 
Budget with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith 
with the following amendment:

       Strike subtitle F of title III and insert the following:
       Subtitle F--Child Health Insurance Initiative Act of 1997

     SEC. 3500. SHORT TITLE OF SUBTITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Child Health Insurance 
     Initiative Act of 1997''.

                      CHAPTER 1--IMPROVED OUTREACH

     SEC. 3501. GRANT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE OUTREACH EFFORTS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated, for each fiscal year beginning with 
     fiscal year 1998 to the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, $25,000,000 for grants to States, localities, and 
     nonprofit entities to promote outreach efforts to enroll 
     eligible children under the medicaid program under title XIX 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) and 
     related programs.
       (b) Use of Funds.--Funds under this section may be used to 
     reimburse States, localities, and nonprofit entities for 
     additional training and administrative costs associated with 
     outreach activities. Such activities include the following:
       (1) Use of a common application form for federal child 
     assistance programs.--Implementing use of a single 
     application form (established by the Secretary and based on 
     the model application forms developed under subsections (a) 
     and (b) of section 6506 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 701 note; 1396a note)) to determine 
     the eligibility of a child or the child's family (as 
     applicable) for assistance or benefits under the medicaid 
     program and under other Federal child assistance programs 
     (such as the temporary assistance for needy families program 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the food stamp program, as defined in 
     section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(h)), and the State program for foster care maintenance 
     payments and adoption assistance payments under part E of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.)).
       (2) Expanding outstationing of eligibility personnel.--
     Providing for the stationing of eligibility workers at sites, 
     such as hospitals and health clinics, at which children 
     receive health care or related services.
       (c) Application, Etc.--Funding shall be made available 
     under this section only upon the approval of an application 
     by a State, locality, or nonprofit entity for such funding 
     and only upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
     specifies.
       (d) Administration.--The Secretary may administer the grant 
     program under this section through the identifiable 
     administrative unit designated under section 509(a) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 709(a)) to promote 
     coordination of medicaid and maternal and child health 
     activities and other child health related activities.

                      CHAPTER 2--MEDIKIDS PROGRAM

     SEC. 3521. STATE ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENT FOR MEDIKIDS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Each State that has a plan for a child 
     health insurance program, or MediKids program, approved by 
     the Secretary is entitled to receive, from amounts in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated and for each fiscal year 
     beginning with fiscal year 1998, payment of the amounts 
     provided under section 3523.

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       (b) Application.--The Secretary shall establish a procedure 
     for the submittal and approval of plans for MediKids programs 
     under this chapter. The Secretary shall approve the plan of a 
     State for such a program if the Secretary determines that--
       (1) the State is meeting the medicaid coverage requirements 
     of section 3522(a), and
       (2) the plan provides assurances satisfactory to the 
     Secretary that the MediKids program will be conducted 
     consistent with the applicable requirements of section 3522.

     SEC. 3522. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF MEDIKIDS PROGRAM.

       (a) Adequate Medicaid Coverage.--The medicaid coverage 
     requirements of this subsection are the following:
       (1) Coverage of pregnant women and children and infants up 
     to 185 percent of poverty.--The State has established 185 
     percent of the poverty line as the applicable percentage 
     under section 1902(l)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1396a(l)(2)(A)).
       (2) Coverage of children up to 19 years of age.--The State 
     provides, either through exercise of the option under section 
     1902(l)(1)(D) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(l)(1)(D)) or 
     authority under section 1902(r)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(r)(2)) for coverage under section 1902(l)(1)(D) of such 
     Act of individuals under 19 years of age, regardless of date 
     of birth.
       (3) Maintenance of effort.--
       (A) Medicaid.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the State--
       (i) has not modified the eligibility requirements for 
     children under the State medicaid plan, as in effect on 
     January 1, 1997 in any manner that would have the effect of 
     reducing the eligibility of children for coverage under such 
     plan, and
       (ii) will use the funds provided under this chapter to 
     supplement and not supplant other Federal and State funds.
       (B) Waiver exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
     modifications made pursuant to an application for a waiver 
     under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1315) submitted before January 1, 1997.
       (b) Coverage of Uninsured Children.--
       (1) In general.--A MediKids program shall not provide 
     benefits for children who are otherwise covered for such 
     benefits under a medicaid plan or under a group health plan, 
     health insurance coverage, or other health benefits coverage, 
     but may expend funds for outreach and other activities in 
     order to promote coverage under such plans.
       (2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as requiring a MediKids plan of a State to provide 
     coverage for all near poverty level children described in 
     paragraph (1) who are residing in the State.
       (c) Medicaid-Equivalent Benefits.--Subject to subsection 
     (d), a MediKids program shall provide benefits to eligible 
     children for the equivalent items and services for which 
     medical assistance is available (other than cost sharing) to 
     children under the State's medicaid plan.
       (d) Premiums and Cost-Sharing.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a 
     MediKids program may--
       (A) require the payment of premiums as a condition for 
     coverage, but only for a covered child whose family income 
     exceeds the poverty line;
       (B) impose deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, and other 
     forms of cost-sharing with respect to benefits under the 
     program; and
       (C) vary the levels of premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, 
     copayments, and other cost-sharing based on a sliding scale 
     related to the family income of the covered child.
       (2) Limits on premiums and cost-sharing.--The Secretary 
     shall establish limits on the amount of cost-sharing expenses 
     (including premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, 
     and any other required financial contribution) that may be 
     applied under the program. Such limits shall assure that 
     total cost sharing expenses for children participating in 
     such program are reasonable in relation to the income of 
     their family (and taking into account the other types of 
     expenses generally incurred by such families and family size) 
     and that such cost sharing expenses do not unreasonably 
     reduce access to the coverage or covered services provided 
     under such program.
       (3) No cost sharing for preventive services.--A MediKids 
     program may not impose deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, 
     or similar cost sharing for preventive services.

     SEC. 3523. PAYMENT AMOUNTS.

       (a) Total Amount Available.--
       (1) In general.--The total amount of funds that is 
     available for payments under this chapter in any fiscal year 
     is the base amount specified in paragraph (2) for the fiscal 
     year reduced by the amount specified under paragraph (3) for 
     the fiscal year.
       (2) Base amount.--The base amount specified under this 
     paragraph for fiscal year 1998 and any subsequent fiscal year 
     is $2,805,000,000.
       (3) Offset for certain increased medicaid expenditures.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the amount 
     specified under this paragraph for a fiscal year is the 
     amount of aggregate additional Federal expenditures under 
     made title XIX of the Social Security Act during the fiscal 
     year that the Secretary estimates, before the beginning of 
     the fiscal year, is attributable to imposition of the 
     conditions described in section 3522(a). For purposes of 
     applying the previous sentence, any Federal expenditures that 
     result from an increase in the applicable percentage under 
     section 1902(l)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act above the 
     percentage in effect as of June 25, 1997, or from any 
     exercise of an option described in section 3522(a)(2) 
     effected on or after such date, shall be treated as 
     additional Federal expenditures attributable to the 
     imposition of the conditions described in section 3522(a).
       (B) Adjustment to reflect actual expenditures.--After the 
     end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall determine the 
     actual amount of the additional Federal expenditures 
     described in subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year. The 
     Secretary shall adjust the amount otherwise specified under 
     subparagraph (A) for subsequent years to take into account 
     the amount by which the amounts estimated for previous fiscal 
     years under such subparagraph were greater, or less than, the 
     actual amount of the expenditures for such years.
       (b) Allotment Among States.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a formula 
     for the allotment of the total amount of funds available 
     under subsection (a) among the qualifying States for each 
     fiscal year.
       (2) Basis.--The formula shall be based upon the Secretary's 
     estimate of the number of near poverty level children in the 
     State as a proportion of the total of such numbers for all 
     the qualifying States.
       (3) Carryforward.--If the Secretary does not pay to a State 
     under subsection (c) in a fiscal year the amount of its 
     allotment in that fiscal year under this subsection, the 
     amount of its allotment under this subsection for the 
     succeeding fiscal year shall be increased by the amount of 
     such shortfall.
       (c) Payments.--
       (1) In general.--From the allotment of each qualifying 
     State under subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall pay to the State for each quarter in the fiscal year an 
     amount equal to 75 percent of the total amount expended 
     during such quarter to carry out the State's MediKids 
     program.
       (2) Not counting cost sharing.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), if a MediKids program imposes premiums for coverage or 
     requires payment of deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, or 
     other cost sharing, under rules of the Secretary, 
     expenditures attributable to such premiums or cost sharing 
     shall not be taken into account under paragraph (1).
       (d) State Entitlement.--This chapter constitutes budget 
     authority in advance of appropriations Acts, and represents 
     the obligation of the Federal Government to provide for the 
     payment to qualifying States of amounts provided under this 
     section.

     SEC. 3529. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this chapter:
       (1) The term ``child'' means an individual under 19 years 
     of age.
       (2) The term ``medicaid plan'' means the plan of medical 
     assistance of a State under title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act.
       (3) The term ``MediKids program'' means a child health 
     insurance program of a State under this title.
       (4) The term ``near poverty level child'' means a child the 
     family income of which (as defined by the Secretary) is at 
     least 100 percent, but less than 300 percent, of the poverty 
     line.
       (5) 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.
       (6) The term ``qualifying State'' means a State with a 
     MediKids program for which a plan is submitted and approved 
     under this title.
       (7) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services .
       (8) The term ``State'' means the 50 States, the District of 
     Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
     Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

 CHAPTER 3--CONTINUATION OF MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABLED CHILDREN 
                         WHO LOSE SSI BENEFITS

     SEC. 3531. CONTINUATION OF MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABLED 
                   CHILDREN WHO LOSE SSI BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(II) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(II)) is 
     amended by inserting ``(or were being paid as of the date of 
     enactment of section 211(a) of the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-
     193)) and would continue to be paid but for the enactment of 
     that section'' after ``title XVI''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies to medical assistance furnished on or after July 1, 
     1997.

       CHAPTER 4--ASSURING CHILDREN'S ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE

     SEC. 3541. GUARANTEED AVAILABILITY OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH 
                   INSURANCE COVERAGE TO UNINSURED CHILDREN.

       (a) In General.--Title XXVII of the Public Health Service 
     Act, as added by section 111(a) of the Health Insurance 
     Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, is amended by 
     inserting after section 2741 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 2741A. GUARANTEED AVAILABILITY OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH 
                   INSURANCE COVERAGE TO UNINSURED CHILDREN.

       ``(a) Guaranteed Availability.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the succeeding subsections of 
     this section, each health insurance issuer that offers health 
     insurance coverage (as defined in section 2791(b)(1)) in the 
     individual market in a State, in the case of an eligible 
     child (as defined in subsection (b)) desiring to enroll in 
     individual health insurance coverage--

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       ``(A) may not decline to offer such coverage to, or deny 
     enrollment of, such child;
       ``(B) either (i) does not impose any preexisting condition 
     exclusion (as defined in section 2701(b)(1)(A)) with respect 
     to such coverage, or (ii) imposes such a preexisting 
     condition exclusion only to the extent such an exclusion may 
     be imposed under section 2701(a) in the case of an individual 
     who is not a late enrollee; and
       ``(C) shall provide that the premium for the coverage is 
     determined in a manner so that the ratio of the premium for 
     such eligible children to the premium for eligible 
     individuals described in section 2741(b) does not exceed the 
     ratio of the actuarial value of such coverage (calculated 
     based on a standardized population and a set of standardized 
     utilization and cost factors) for children to such actuarial 
     value for such coverage for such eligible individuals.
       ``(2) Substitution by state of acceptable alternative 
     mechanism.--The requirement of paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     to health insurance coverage offered in the individual market 
     in a State in which the State is implementing an acceptable 
     alternative mechanism under section 2744.
       ``(b) Eligible Child Defined.--In this part, the term 
     `eligible child' means an individual born after September 30, 
     1983, who has not attained 19 years of age and--
       ``(1) who is a citizen or national of the United States, an 
     alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien 
     otherwise permanently residing in the United States under 
     color of law;
       ``(2) who is not eligible for coverage under (A) a group 
     health plan, (B) part A or part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act, or (C) a State plan under title XIX of 
     such Act (or any successor program), and does not have other 
     health insurance coverage; and
       ``(3) with respect to whom the most recent coverage (if 
     any, within the 1-year period ending on the date coverage is 
     sought under this section) was not terminated based on a 
     factor described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 2712(b) 
     (relating to nonpayment of premiums or fraud).

     For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the term `group health 
     plan' does not include COBRA continuation coverage.
       ``(c) Incorporation of Certain Provisions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the provisions 
     of subsections (c), (d), (e) and (f) (other than paragraph 
     (1)) of section 2741 and section 2744 shall apply in relation 
     to eligible children under subsection (a) in the same manner 
     as they apply in relation to eligible individuals under 
     section 2741(a).
       ``(2) Special rules for acceptable alternative 
     mechanisms.--With respect to applying section 2744 under 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) the requirement in subsection (a)(1)(B) shall be 
     applied instead of the requirement of section 2744(a)(1)(B);
       ``(B) the requirement in subsection (a)(1)(C) shall be 
     applied instead of the requirement of section 2744(a)(1)(D); 
     and
       ``(C) any deadline specified in such section shall be 1 
     year after the deadline otherwise specified.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take apply 1 year after the effective date for section 
     2741 of the Public Health Service Act (as provided under 
     section 111(b)(1) of the Health Insurance Portability and 
     Accountability Act of 1996).

                   Amendment to H.R. --. as Reported

                     Offered by Mr. Barton of Texas

       At the end of the bill, add the following new title:
                  TITLE XI--BUDGET PROCESS ENFORCEMENT

     SEC. 11001. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Balanced 
     Budget Assurance Act of 1997''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

                  TITLE XI--BUDGET PROCESS ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 11001. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 11002. Definitions.

  Subtitle A--Ensure That the Bipartisan Balanced Budget Agreement of 
                         1997 Achieves Its Goal

Sec. 11101. Timetable.
Sec. 11102. Procedures to avoid sequestration or delay of new revenue 
              reductions.
Sec. 11103. Effect on Presidents' budget submissions; point of order.
Sec. 11104. Deficit and revenue targets.
Sec. 11105. Direct spending caps.
Sec. 11106. Economic assumptions.
Sec. 11107. Revisions to deficit and revenue targets and to the caps 
              for entitlements and other mandatory spending.

                   Subtitle B--Enforcement Provisions

Sec. 11201. Reporting excess spending.
Sec. 11202. Enforcing direct spending caps.
Sec. 11203. Sequestration rules.
Sec. 11204. Enforcing revenue targets.
Sec. 11205. Exempt programs and activities.
Sec. 11206. Special rules.
Sec. 11207. The current law baseline.
Sec. 11208. Limitations on emergency spending.

     SEC. 11002. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title:
       (1) Eligible population.--The term ``eligible population'' 
     shall mean those individuals to whom the United States is 
     obligated to make a payment under the provisions of a law 
     creating entitlement authority. Such term shall not include 
     States, localities, corporations or other nonliving entities.
       (2) Sequester and sequestration.--The terms ``sequester'' 
     and ``sequestration'' refer to or mean the cancellation of 
     budgetary resources provided by discretionary appropriations 
     or direct spending law.
       (3) Breach.--The term ``breach'' means, for any fiscal 
     year, the amount (if any) by which outlays for that year 
     (within a category of direct spending) is above that 
     category's direct spending cap for that year.
       (4) Baseline.--The term ``baseline'' means the projection 
     (described in section 11207) of current levels of new budget 
     authority, outlays, receipts, and the surplus or deficit into 
     the budget year and the outyears.
       (5) Budgetary resources.--The term ``budgetary resources'' 
     means new budget authority, unobligated balances, direct 
     spending authority, and obligation limitations.
       (6) Discretionary appropriations.--The term ``discretionary 
     appropriations'' means budgetary resources (except to fund 
     direct spending programs) provided in appropriation Acts. If 
     an appropriation Act alters the level of direct spending or 
     offsetting collections, that effect shall be treated as 
     direct spending. Classifications of new accounts or 
     activities and changes in classifications shall be made in 
     consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and the 
     Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate and 
     with CBO and OMB.
       (7) Direct spending.--The term ``direct spending'' means--
       (A) budget authority provided by law other than 
     appropriation Acts, including entitlement authority;
       (B) entitlement authority; and
       (C) the food stamp program.
     If a law other than an appropriation Act alters the level of 
     discretionary appropriations or offsetting collections, that 
     effect shall be treated as direct spending.
       (8) Entitlement authority.--The term ``entitlement 
     authority'' means authority (whether temporary or permanent) 
     to make payments (including loans and grants), the budget 
     authority for which is not provided for in advance by 
     appropriation Acts, to any person or government if, under the 
     provisions of the law containing such authority, the United 
     States is obligated to make such payments to persons or 
     governments who meet the requirements established by such 
     law.
       (9) Current.--The term ``current'' means, with respect to 
     OMB estimates included with a budget submission under section 
     1105(a) of title 31 U.S.C., the estimates consistent with the 
     economic and technical assumptions underlying that budget.
       (10) Account.--The term ``account'' means an item for which 
     there is a designated budget account designation number in 
     the President's budget.
       (11) Budget year.--The term ``budget year'' means the 
     fiscal year of the Government that starts on the next October 
     1.
       (12) Current year.--The term ``current year'' means, with 
     respect to a budget year, the fiscal year that immediately 
     precedes that budget year.
       (13) Outyear.--The term ``outyear'' means, with respect to 
     a budget year, any of the fiscal years that follow the budget 
     year.
       (14) OMB.--The term ``OMB'' means the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget.
       (15) CBO.--The term ``CBO'' means the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office.
       (16) Budget outlays and outlays.--The terms ``budget 
     outlays'' and ``outlays'' mean, with respect to any fiscal 
     year, expenditures of funds under budget authority during 
     such year.
       (17) Budget authority and new budget authority.--The terms 
     ``budget authority'' and ``new budget authority'' have the 
     meanings given to them in section 3 of the Congressional 
     Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
       (18) Appropriation act.--The term ``appropriation Act'' 
     means an Act referred to in section 105 of title 1 of the 
     United States Code.
       (19) Consolidated Deficit.--The term ``consolidated 
     deficit'' means, with respect to a fiscal year, the amount by 
     which total outlays exceed total receipts during that year.
       (20) Surplus.--The term ``surplus'' means, with respect to 
     a fiscal year, the amount by which total receipts exceed 
     total outlays during that year.
       (21) Direct spending caps.--The term ``direct spending 
     caps'' means the nominal dollar limits for entitlements and 
     other mandatory spending pursuant to section 11105 (as 
     modified by any revisions provided for in this Act).
  Subtitle A--Ensure That the Bipartisan Balanced Budget Agreement of 
                         1997 Achieves Its Goal

     SEC. 11101. TIMETABLE.

Action to be completed:
CBO economic and budget update.........................................
President's budget update based on new assumptions.....................
CBO and OMB updates....................................................
Preview report.........................................................
Not later than November 1 (and as soon as practical after the end of 
OMB and CBO Analyses of Deficits, Revenues and Spending Levels and ....
  Projections for the Upcoming Year.
Congressional action to avoid sequestration............................

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OMB issues final (look back) report for prior year and preview for ....
  current year.
Presidential sequester order or order delaying new/additional revenues 
  reductions scheduled to take effect pursuant to reconciliation 
  legislation enacted in calendar year 1997.

     SEC. 11102. PROCEDURES TO AVOID SEQUESTRATION OR DELAY OF NEW 
                   REVENUE REDUCTIONS.

       (a) Special Message.--If the OMB Analysis of Actual 
     Spending Levels and Projections for the Upcoming Year 
     indicates that--
       (1) deficits in the most recently completed fiscal year 
     exceeded, or the deficits in the budget year are projected to 
     exceed, the deficit targets in section 11104;
       (2) revenues in the most recently completed fiscal year 
     were less than, or revenues in the current year are projected 
     to be less than, the revenue targets in section 11104; or
       (3) outlays in the most recently completed fiscal year 
     exceeded, or outlays in the current year are projected to 
     exceed, the caps in section 11104;
     the President shall submit to Congress with the OMB Analysis 
     of Actual Spending Levels and Projections for the Upcoming 
     Year a special message that includes proposed legislative 
     changes to--
       (A) offset the net deficit or outlay excess;
       (B) offset any revenue shortfall; or
       (C) revise the deficit or revenue targets or the outlay 
     caps contained in this Act;
     through any combination of--
       (i) reductions in outlays;
       (ii) increases in revenues; or
       (iii) increases in the deficit targets or expenditure caps, 
     or reductions in the revenue targets, if the President 
     submits a written determination that, because of economic or 
     programmatic reasons, none of the variances from the balanced 
     budget plan should be offset.
       (b) Introduction of the President's Package.--Not later 
     than November 15, the message from the President required 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall be introduced as a joint 
     resolution in the House of Representatives or the Senate by 
     the chairman of its Committee on the Budget. If the chairman 
     fails to do so, after November 15, the joint resolution may 
     be introduced by any Member of that House of Congress and 
     shall be referred to the Committee on the Budget of that 
     House.
       (c) House Budget Committee Action.--The Committee on the 
     Budget of the House of Representatives shall, by November 15, 
     report a joint resolution containing--
       (1) the recommendations in the President's message, or 
     different policies and proposed legislative changes than 
     those contained in the message of the President, to 
     ameliorate or eliminate any excess deficits or expenditures 
     or any revenue shortfalls, or
       (2) any changes to the deficit or revenue targets or 
     expenditure caps contained in this Act, except that any 
     changes to the deficit or revenue targets or expenditure caps 
     cannot be greater than the changes recommended in the message 
     submitted by the President.
       (d) Procedure if the Committees on the Budget of the House 
     of Representatives or Senate Fails To Report Required 
     Resolution.--
       (1) Automatic discharge of committees on the budget of the 
     house.--If the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
     Representatives fails, by November 20, to report a resolution 
     meeting the requirements of subsection (c), the committee 
     shall be automatically discharged from further consideration 
     of the joint resolution reflecting the President's 
     recommendations introduced pursuant to subsection (a), and 
     the joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate 
     calendar.
       (2) Consideration of discharge resolution in the house.--If 
     the Committee has been discharged under paragraph (1) above, 
     any Member may move that the House of Representatives 
     consider the resolution. Such motion shall be highly 
     privileged and not debatable. It shall not be in order to 
     consider any amendment to the resolution except amendments 
     which are germane and which do not change the net deficit 
     impact of the resolution.
       (e) Consideration of joint resolution in the house.--
     Consideration of resolution reported pursuant to subsection 
     (c) or (d) shall be pursuant to the procedures set forth in 
     section 305 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and 
     subsection (d).
       (f) Transmittal to Senate.--If a joint resolution passes 
     the House of Representatives pursuant to subsection (e), the 
     Clerk of the House of Representatives shall cause the 
     resolution to be engrossed, certified, and transmitted to the 
     Senate within 1 calendar day of the day on which the 
     resolution is passed. The resolution shall be referred to the 
     Senate Committee on the Budget.
       (g) Requirements for Special Joint Resolution in the 
     Senate.--The Committee on the Budget of the Senate shall 
     report not later than December 1--
       (1) a joint resolution reflecting the message of the 
     President; or
       (2) the joint resolution passed by the House of 
     Representatives, with or without amendment; or
       (3) a joint resolution containing different policies and 
     proposed legislative changes than those contained in either 
     the message of the President or the resolution passed by the 
     House of Representatives, to eliminate all or part of any 
     excess deficits or expenditures or any revenue shortfalls, or
       (4) any changes to the deficit or revenue targets, or to 
     the expenditure caps, contained in this Act, except that any 
     changes to the deficit or revenue targets or expenditure caps 
     cannot be greater than the changes recommended in the message 
     submitted by the President.
       (h) Procedure if the Senate Budget Committee Fails To 
     Report Required Resolution.--
       (1) Automatic discharge of senate budget committee.--In the 
     event that the Committee on the Budget of the Senate fails, 
     by December 1, to report a resolution meeting the 
     requirements of subsection (g), the committee shall be 
     automatically discharged from further consideration of the 
     joint resolution reflecting the President's recommendations 
     introduced pursuant to subsection (a) and of the resolution 
     passed by the House of Representatives, and both joint 
     resolutions shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
       (2) Consideration of discharge resolution in the senate.--
     (A) If the Committee has been discharged under paragraph (1), 
     any member may move that the Senate consider the resolution. 
     Such motion shall be highly privileged and not debatable. It 
     shall not be in order to consider any amendment to the 
     resolution except amendments which are germane and which do 
     not change the net deficit impact of the resolution.
       (B) Consideration of resolutions reported pursuant to 
     subsections (c) or (d) shall be pursuant to the procedures 
     set forth in section 305 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 and subsection (d).
       (C) If the joint resolution reported by the Committees on 
     the Budget pursuant to subsection (c) or (g) or a joint 
     resolution discharged in the House of Representatives or the 
     Senate pursuant to subsection (d)(1) or (h)(1) would 
     eliminate less than--
       (i) the entire amount by which actual or projected deficits 
     exceed, or revenues fall short of, the targets in this Act; 
     or
       (ii) the entire amount by which actual or projected outlays 
     exceed the caps contained in this Act;
     then the Committee on the Budget of the Senate shall report a 
     joint resolution, raising the deficit targets or outlay caps, 
     or reducing the revenue targets for any year in which actual 
     or projected spending, revenues or deficits would not conform 
     to the deficit and revenue targets or expenditure caps in 
     this Act.
       (k)  Conference Reports Shall Fully Address Deficit 
     Excess.--It shall not be in order in the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate to consider a conference report 
     on a joint resolution to eliminate all or part of any excess 
     deficits or outlays or to eliminate all or part of any 
     revenue shortfall compared to the deficit and revenue targets 
     and the expenditure caps contained in this Act, unless--
       (1) the joint resolution offsets the entire amount of any 
     overage or shortfall; or
       (2) the House of Representatives and Senate both pass the 
     joint resolution reported pursuant to subsection (j)(2).
     The vote on any resolution reported pursuant to subsection 
     (j)(2) shall be solely on the subject of changing the deficit 
     or revenue targets or the expenditure limits in this Act.

     SEC. 11103. EFFECT ON PRESIDENTS' BUDGET SUBMISSIONS; POINT 
                   OF ORDER.

       (a) Budget Submission.--Any budget submitted by the 
     President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
     States Code, for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2007 shall 
     be consistent with the spending, revenue, and deficit levels 
     established in sections 11104 and 11105 or it shall recommend 
     changes to those levels
       (b) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the House 
     of Representatives or the Senate to consider any concurrent 
     resolution on the budget unless it is consistent with the 
     spending, revenue, and deficit levels established in sections 
     11104 and 11105.

     SEC. 11104. DEFICIT AND REVENUE TARGETS.

       (a) Consolidated Deficit (or Surplus) Targets.--For 
     purposes of sections 11102 and 11107, the consolidated 
     deficit targets shall be--
       (1) for fiscal year 1998, $90,500,000,000;
       (2) for fiscal year 1999, $89,700,000,000;
       (3) for fiscal year 2000, $83,000,000,000;
       (4) for fiscal year 2001, $53,300,000,000; and
       (5) for fiscal year 2002, there shall be a surplus of not 
     less than $1,400,000,000.
       (b) Consolidated Revenue Targets.--For purposes of sections 
     11102, 11107, 11201, and 11204, the consolidated revenue 
     targets shall be--
       (1) for fiscal year 1998, $1,601,800,000,000;
       (2) for fiscal year 1999, $1,664,200,000,000;
       (3) for fiscal year 2000, $1,728,100,000,000;
       (4) for fiscal year 2001, $1,805,100,000,000; and
       (5) for fiscal year 2002, $1,890,400,000,000.

     SEC. 11105. DIRECT SPENDING CAPS.

       (a) In General.--Effective upon submission of the report by 
     OMB pursuant to subsection (c), direct spending caps shall 
     apply to all entitlement authority except for undistributed 
     offsetting receipts and net interest outlays. For purposes of 
     enforcing direct spending caps under this Act, each separate 
     program shown in the table set forth in subsection (d) shall 
     be deemed to be a category.
       (b) Budget Committee Reports.--Within 30 days after 
     enactment of this Act, the Budget Committees of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate shall file with their 
     respective Houses identical reports containing account 
     numbers and spending levels for each specific category.

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       (c) Report by OMB.--Within 30 days after enactment of this 
     Act, OMB shall submit to the President and each House of 
     Congress a report containing account numbers and spending 
     limits for each specific category.
       (d) Contents of Reports.--All direct spending accounts not 
     included in these reports under separate categories shall be 
     included under the heading ``Other Entitlements and Mandatory 
     Spending''. These reports may include adjustments among the 
     caps set forth in this Act as required below, however the 
     aggregate amount available under the ``Total Entitlements and 
     Other Mandatory Spending'' cap shall be identical in each 
     such report and in this Act and shall be deemed to have been 
     adopted as part of this Act. Each such report shall include 
     the actual amounts of the caps for each year of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2002 consistent with the concurrent resolution 
     on the budget for FY 1998 for each of the following 
     categories:
       Earned Income Tax Credit,
       Family Support,
       Federal retirement:
       Civilian/other,
       Military,
       Medicaid,
       Medicare,
       Social security,
       Supplemental security income,
       Unemployment compensation,
       Veterans' benefits,
       Medicare,
       Other entitlements and mandatory spending, and
       Aggregate entitlements and other mandatory spending.
     (e) Additional Spending Limits.--Legislation enacted 
     subsequent to this Act may include additional caps to limit 
     spending for specific programs, activities, or accounts with 
     these categories. Those additional caps (if any) shall be 
     enforced in the same manner as the limits set forth in such 
     joint explanatory statement.

     SEC. 11106. ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS.

       Subject to periodic reestimation based on changed economic 
     conditions or changes in eligible population, determinations 
     of the direct spending caps under section 11105, any breaches 
     of such caps, and actions necessary to remedy such breaches 
     shall be based upon the economic assumptions set forth in the 
     joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998 
     (House Concurrent Resolution 84, 105th Congress).

     SEC. 11107. REVISIONS TO DEFICIT AND REVENUE TARGETS AND TO 
                   THE CAPS FOR ENTITLEMENTS AND OTHER MANDATORY 
                   SPENDING.

       (a) Automatic Adjustments to Deficit and Revenue Targets 
     and to Caps for Entitlements and Other Mandatory Spending.--
     When the President submits the budget under section 1105(a) 
     of title 31, United States Code, for any year, OMB shall 
     calculate (in the order set forth below), and the budget and 
     reports shall include, adjustments to the deficit and revenue 
     targets, and to the direct spending caps (and those limits as 
     cumulatively adjusted) for the current year, the budget year, 
     and each outyear, to reflect the following:
       (1) Changes to revenue targets.--
       (A) Changes in growth.--For Federal revenues and deficits 
     under laws and policies enacted or effective before July 1, 
     1997, growth adjustment factors shall equal the ratio between 
     the level of year-over-year growth measured for the fiscal 
     year most recently completed and the applicable estimated 
     level for that year as described in section 11105.
       (B) Changes in inflation.--For Federal revenues and 
     deficits under laws and policies enacted or effective before 
     July 1, 1997, inflation adjustment factors shall equal the 
     ratio between the level of year-over-year growth measured for 
     the fiscal year most recently completed and the applicable 
     estimated level for that year as described in section 11105.
       (2) Adjustments to direct spending caps.--
       (A) Changes in concepts and definitions.--The adjustments 
     produced by changes in concepts and definitions shall equal 
     the baseline levels of new budget authority and outlays using 
     up-to-date concepts and definitions minus those levels using 
     the concepts and definitions in effect before such changes. 
     Such changes in concepts and definitions may only be made in 
     consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, the 
     Budget, and Government Reform and Oversight and Governmental 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
       (B) Changes in net outlays.--Changes in net outlays for all 
     programs and activities exempt from sequestration under 
     section 11204.
       (C) Changes in inflation.--For direct spending under laws 
     and policies enacted or effective on or before July 1, 1997, 
     inflation adjustment factors shall equal the ratio between 
     the level of year-over-year inflation measured for the fiscal 
     year most recently completed and the applicable estimated 
     level for that years as described in section 11105 (relating 
     to economic assumptions). For direct spending under laws and 
     policies enacted or effective after July 1, 1997, there shall 
     be no adjustment to the direct spending caps (for changes in 
     economic conditions including inflation, nor for changes in 
     numbers of eligible beneficiaries) unless--
       (i) the Act or the joint explanatory statement of managers 
     accompanying such Act providing new direct spending includes 
     economic projections and projections of numbers of 
     beneficiaries; and
       (ii) such Act specifically provides for automatic 
     adjustments to the direct spending caps in section 11105 
     based on those projections.
       (D) Changes in eligible populations.--For direct spending 
     under laws and policies enacted or effective on or before 
     July 1, 1997, the basis for adjustments under this section 
     shall be the same as the projections underlying Table A-4, 
     CBO Baseline Projections of Mandatory Spending, Including 
     Deposit Insurance (by fiscal year, in billions of dollars), 
     published in An Analysis of the President's Budgetary 
     Proposals for Fiscal Year 1998, March 1997, page 53. For 
     direct spending under laws and policies enacted or effective 
     after July 1, 1997, there shall be no adjustment to the 
     direct spending caps for changes in numbers of eligible 
     beneficiaries unless--
       (i) the Act or the joint explanatory statement of managers 
     accompanying such Act providing new direct spending includes 
     economic projections and projections of numbers of 
     beneficiaries; and
       (ii) such Act specifically provides for automatic 
     adjustments to the direct spending caps in section 11105 
     based on those projections.
       (E) Intra-budgetary payments.--From discretionary accounts 
     to mandatory accounts. The baseline and the discretionary 
     spending caps shall be adjusted to reflect those changes.
       (c) Changes to Deficit Targets.--The deficit targets in 
     section 11104 shall be adjusted to reflect changes to the 
     revenue targets or changes to the caps for entitlements and 
     other mandatory spending pursuant to subsection (a).
       (d) Permissible Revisions to Deficit and Revenue Targets 
     and Direct Spending Caps.--Deficit and revenue targets and 
     direct spending caps as enacted pursuant to sections 11104 
     and 11105 may be revised as follows: Except as required 
     pursuant to section 11105(a), direct spending caps may only 
     be amended by recorded vote. It shall be a matter of highest 
     privilege in the House of Representatives and the Senate for 
     a Member of the House of Representatives or the Senate to 
     insist on a recorded vote solely on the question of amending 
     such caps. It shall not be in order for the Committee on 
     Rules of the House of Representatives to report a resolution 
     waiving the provisions of this subsection. This subsection 
     may be waived in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of 
     three-fifths of the Members duly chosen and sworn.
                   Subtitle B--Enforcement Provisions

     SEC. 11201. REPORTING EXCESS SPENDING.

       (a) Analysis of Actual Deficit, Revenue, and Spending 
     Levels.--As soon as practicable after any fiscal year, OMB 
     shall compile a statement of actual deficits, revenues, and 
     direct spending for that year. The statement shall identify 
     such spending by categories contained in section 11105.
       (b) Estimate of Necessary Spending Reduction.--Based on the 
     statement provided under subsection (a), the OMB shall issue 
     a report to the President and the Congress on December 15 of 
     any year in which such statement identifies actual or 
     projected deficits, revenues, or spending in the current or 
     immediately preceding fiscal years in violation of the 
     revenue targets or direct spending caps in section 11104 or 
     11105, by more than one percent of the applicable total 
     revenues or direct spending for such year. The report shall 
     include:
       (1) All instances in which actual direct spending has 
     exceeded the applicable direct spending cap.
       (2) The difference between the amount of spending available 
     under the direct spending caps for the current year and 
     estimated actual spending for the categories associated with 
     such caps.
       (3) The amounts by which direct spending shall be reduced 
     in the current fiscal year so that total actual and estimated 
     direct spending for all cap categories for the current and 
     immediately preceding fiscal years shall not exceed the 
     amounts available under the direct spending caps for such 
     fiscal years.
       (4) The amount of excess spending attributable solely to 
     changes in inflation or eligible populations.

     SEC. 11202. ENFORCING DIRECT SPENDING CAPS.

       (a) Purpose.--This subtitle provides enforcement of the 
     direct spending caps on categories of spending established 
     pursuant to section 11105. This section shall apply for any 
     fiscal year in which direct spending exceeds the applicable 
     direct spending cap.
       (b) General Rules.--
       (1) Eliminating a breach.--Each non-exempt account within a 
     category shall be reduced by a dollar amount calculated by 
     multiplying the baseline level of sequestrable budgetary 
     resources in that account at that time by the uniform 
     percentage necessary to eliminate a breach within that 
     category.
       (2) Programs, projects, or activities.--Except as otherwise 
     provided, the same percentage sequestration shall apply to 
     all programs, projects and activities within a budget 
     account.
       (3) Indefinite authority.--Except as otherwise provided, 
     sequestration in accounts for which obligations are 
     indefinite shall be taken in a manner to ensure that 
     obligations in the fiscal year of a sequestration and 
     succeeding fiscal years are reduced, from the level that 
     would actually have occurred, by the applicable sequestration 
     percentage or percentages.
       (4) Cancellation of budgetary resources.--Budgetary 
     resources sequestered from any account other than an trust, 
     special or revolving fund shall revert to the Treasury and be 
     permanently canceled.

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       (5) Implementing regulations.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, administrative rules or similar actions 
     implementing any sequestration shall take effect within 30 
     days after that sequestration.

     SEC. 11203. SEQUESTRATION RULES.

       (a) General Rules.--For programs subject to direct spending 
     caps:
       (1) Triggering of Sequestration.--Sequestration is 
     triggered if total direct spending subject to the caps 
     exceeds or is projected to exceed the aggregate cap for 
     direct spending for the current or immediately preceding 
     fiscal year.
       (2) Calculation of reductions.--Sequestration shall reduce 
     spending under each separate direct spending cap in 
     proportion to the amounts each category of direct spending 
     exceeded the applicable cap.
       (3) Uniform percentages.--In calculating the uniform 
     percentage applicable to the sequestration of all spending 
     programs or activities within each category, or the uniform 
     percentage applicable to the sequestration of nonexempt 
     direct spending programs or activities, the sequestrable base 
     for direct spending programs and activities is the total 
     level of outlays for the fiscal year for those programs or 
     activities in the current law baseline.
       (4) Permanent sequestration of direct spending.--
     Obligations in sequestered direct spending accounts shall be 
     reduced in the fiscal year in which a sequestration occurs 
     and in all succeeding fiscal years. Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, after the first direct spending 
     sequestration, any later sequestration shall reduce direct 
     spending by an amount in addition to, rather than in lieu of, 
     the reduction in direct spending in place under the existing 
     sequestration or sequestrations.
       (5) Special rule.--For any direct spending program in 
     which--
       (A) outlays pay for entitlement benefits;
       (B) a current-year sequestration takes effect after the 1st 
     day of the budget year;
       (C) that delay reduces the amount of entitlement authority 
     that is subject to sequestration in the budget; and
       (D) the uniform percentage otherwise applicable to the 
     budget-year sequestration of a program or activity is 
     increased due to the delay;
     then the uniform percentage shall revert to the uniform 
     percentage calculated under paragraph (3) when the budget 
     year is completed.
       (6) Indexed benefit payments.--If, under any entitlement 
     program--
       (A) benefit payments are made to persons or governments 
     more frequently than once a year; and
       (B) the amount of entitlement authority is periodically 
     adjusted under existing law to reflect changes in a price 
     index (commonly called ``cost of living adjustments'');
     sequestration shall first be applied to the cost of living 
     adjustment before reductions are made to the base benefit. 
     For the first fiscal year to which a sequestration applies, 
     the benefit payment reductions in such programs accomplished 
     by the order shall take effect starting with the payment made 
     at the beginning of January following a final sequester. For 
     the purposes of this subsection, veterans' compensation shall 
     be considered a program that meets the conditions of the 
     preceding sentence.
       (7) Loan programs.--For all loans made, extended, or 
     otherwise modified on or after any sequestration under loan 
     programs subject to direct spending caps--
       (A) the sequestrable base shall be total fees associated 
     with all loans made extended or otherwise modified on or 
     after the date of sequestration; and
       (B) the fees paid by borrowers shall be increased by a 
     uniform percentage sufficient to produce the dollar savings 
     in such loan programs for the fiscal year or years of the 
     sequestrations required by this section.
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any year in 
     which a sequestration is in effect, all subsequent fees shall 
     be increased by the uniform percentage and all proceeds from 
     such fees shall be paid into the general fund of the 
     Treasury.
       (8) Insurance programs.--Any sequestration of a Federal 
     program that sells insurance contracts to the public 
     (including the Federal Crop Insurance Fund, the National 
     Insurance Development Fund, the National Flood Insurance 
     fund, insurance activities of the Overseas Private Insurance 
     Corporation, and Veterans' Life insurance programs) shall be 
     accomplished by increasing premiums on contracts entered into 
     extended or otherwise modified, after the date a 
     sequestration order takes effect by the uniform sequestration 
     percentage. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     any year in which a sequestration affecting such programs is 
     in effect, subsequent premiums shall be increased by the 
     uniform percentage and all proceeds from the premium increase 
     shall be paid from the insurance fund or account to the 
     general fund of the Treasury.
       (9) State grant formulas.--For all State grant programs 
     subject to direct spending caps--
       (A) the total amount of funds available for all States 
     shall be reduced by the amount required to be sequestered; 
     and
       (B) if States are projected to receive increased funding in 
     the budget year compared to the immediately preceding fiscal 
     year, sequestration shall first be applied to the estimated 
     increases before reductions are made compared to actual 
     payments to States in the previous year--
       (i) the reductions shall be applied first to the total 
     estimated increases for all States; then
       (ii) the uniform reduction shall be made from each State's 
     grant; and
       (iii) the uniform reduction shall apply to the base funding 
     levels available to states in the immediately preceding 
     fiscal year only to the extent necessary to eliminate any 
     remaining excess over the applicable direct spending cap.
       (10) Special rule for certain programs.--Except matters 
     exempted under section 11204 and programs subject to special 
     rules set forth under section 11205 and notwithstanding any 
     other provisions of law, any sequestration required under 
     this Act shall reduce benefit levels by an amount sufficient 
     to eliminate all excess spending identified in the report 
     issued pursuant to section 11201, while maintaining the same 
     uniform percentage reduction in the monetary value of 
     benefits subject to reduction under this subsection.
       (b) Within-Session Sequester.--If a bill or resolution 
     providing direct spending for the current year is enacted 
     before July 1 of that fiscal year and causes a breach within 
     any direct spending cap for that fiscal year, 15 days later 
     there shall be a sequestration to eliminate that breach 
     within that cap.

     SEC. 11204. ENFORCING REVENUE TARGETS.

       (a) Purpose.--This section enforces the revenue targets 
     established pursuant to section 11104. This section shall 
     apply for any year in which actual revenues were less than 
     the applicable revenue target in the preceding fiscal year or 
     are projected to be less than the applicable revenue target 
     in the current year.
       (b) Estimate of Necessity To Suspend New Revenue 
     Reductions.--Based on the statement provided under section 
     11201(a), OMB shall issue a report to the President and the 
     Congress on December 15 of any year in which such statement 
     identifies actual or projected revenues in the current or 
     immediately preceding fiscal years lower than the applicable 
     revenue target in section 11104, as adjusted pursuant to 
     section 11106, by more than 1 percent of the applicable total 
     revenue target for such year. The report shall include--
       (1) all laws and policies described in subsection (c) which 
     would cause revenues to decline in the calendar year which 
     begins January 1 compared to the provisions of law in effect 
     on December 15;
       (2) the amounts by which revenues would be reduced by 
     implementation of the provisions of law described in 
     paragraph (1) compared to provisions of law in effect on 
     December 15; and
       (3) whether delaying implementation of the provisions of 
     law described in paragraph (1) would cause the total for 
     revenues in the projected revenues in the current fiscal year 
     and actual revenues in the immediately preceding fiscal year 
     to equal or exceed the total of the targets for the 
     applicable years.
       (c) No Credits, Deductions, Exclusions, Preferential Rate 
     of Tax, Etc.--If any provision of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 added by the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1997 would 
     (but for this section) first take effect in a tax benefit 
     suspension year, such provision shall not take effect until 
     the first calendar year which is not a tax benefit suspension 
     year.
       End of Suspension.--If the OMB report issued under section 
     (a) following a tax benefit suspension your indicates that 
     the total of revenues projected in the current fiscal year 
     and actual revenues in he immediately proceeding year will 
     equal or exceed the applicable targets the President shall 
     sign an order ending the delayed phase-in of new tax cuts 
     effective January 1. Such order shall provide that the new 
     tax cuts shall take effect as if the provisions of this 
     section had not taken effect.
       (e) Suspension of Benefits Being Phased In.--If, under any 
     provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, there is an 
     increase in any benefit which would (but for this section) 
     take effect with respect to a tax benefit suspension year, in 
     lieu of applying subsection (c)--
       (1) any increase in the benefit under such section with 
     respect to such year and each subsequent calendar year shall 
     be delayed 1 calendar year, and
       (2) the level of benefit under such section with respect to 
     the prior calendar year shall apply to such tax benefit 
     suspension year.
       (f) Percentage Suspension Where Full Suspension Unnecessary 
     To Achieve Revenue Target.--If the application of subsections 
     (c), (d), and (e) to any tax benefit suspension year would 
     (but for this subsection) (1) all laws and policies described 
     in subsection (c) which would cause revenues to decline in 
     the calendar year which begins January 1 compared to the 
     provisions of law in effect on December 15; subsections (c), 
     (d), and (e) shall be applied such that the amount of each 
     benefit which is denied is only the percentage of such 
     benefit which is necessary to result in revenues equal to 
     such target. Such percentage shall be determined by OMB, and 
     the same percentage shall apply to such benefits.
       (g) Tax Benefit Suspension Year.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``tax benefit suspension year'' means any 
     calendar year if the statement issued under subsection (b) 
     during the preceding calendar year indicates that--
       (1) for the fiscal year ending in such preceding calendar 
     year, actual revenues were lower than the applicable revenue 
     target in section 11104, as adjusted pursuant to section 
     11106, for such fiscal year by more than 1 percent of such 
     target, or

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       (2) for the fiscal year beginning in such preceding 
     calendar year, projected revenues (determined without regard 
     to this section) are estimated to be lower than the 
     applicable revenue target in section 11104, as adjusted 
     pursuant to section 11106, for such fiscal year by more than 
     1 percent of such target.

     SEC. 11205. EXEMPT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

       The following budget accounts, activities within accounts, 
     or income shall be exempt from sequestration--
       (1) net interest;
       (2) all payments to trust funds from excise taxes or other 
     receipts or collections properly creditable to those trust 
     funds;
       (3) offsetting receipts and collections;
       (4) all payments from one Federal direct spending budget 
     account to another Federal budget account;
       (5) all intragovernmental funds including those from which 
     funding is derived primarily from other Government accounts;
       (6) expenses to the extent they result from private 
     donations, bequests, or voluntary contributions to the 
     Government;
       (7) nonbudgetary activities, including but not limited to--
       (A) credit liquidating and financing accounts;
       (B) the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation Trust Funds;
       (C) the Thrift Savings Fund;
       (D) the Federal Reserve System; and
       (E) appropriations for the District of Columbia to the 
     extent they are appropriations of locally raised funds;
       (8) 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;
       (9) the following accounts, which largely fulfill 
     requirements of the Constitution or otherwise make payments 
     to which the Government is committed--
       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);
       Payments of Vietnam and USS Pueblo prisoner-of-war claims 
     (15-0104-0-1-153):
       Payments to copyright owners (03-5175-0-2-376);
       Salaries of Article III judges (not including cost of 
     living adjustments);
       Soldier's and Airman's Home, payment of claims (84-8930-0-
     7-705);
       Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, interest 
     payments (46-0300-0-1-401);
       (10) the following noncredit special, revolving, or trust-
     revolving funds--
       Exchange Stabilization Fund (20-4444-0-3-155); and
       Foreign Military Sales trust fund (11-82232-0-7-155).
       (j) Optional Exemption of Military Personnel.--
       (1) The President may, with respect to any military 
     personnel account, exempt that account from sequestration or 
     provide for a lower uniform percentage reduction that would 
     otherwise apply.
       (2) The President may not use the authority provided by 
     paragraph (1) 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.

     SEC. 11206. SPECIAL RULES.

       (a) Child Support Enforcement Program.--Any sequestration 
     order shall accomplish the full amount of any required 
     reduction in payments under sections 455 and 458 of the 
     Social Security Act by reducing the Federal matching rate for 
     State administrative costs under the program, as specified 
     (for the fiscal year involved) in section 455(a) of such Act, 
     to the extent necessary to reduce such expenditures by that 
     amount.
       (b) Commodity Credit Corporation.--
       (1) Effective date.--For the Commodity Credit Corporation, 
     the date on which a sequestration order takes effect in a 
     fiscal year shall vary for each crop of a commodity. In 
     general, the sequestration order shall take effect when 
     issued, but for each crop of a commodity for which 1-year 
     contracts are issued as an entitlement, the sequestration 
     order shall take effect with the start of the sign-up period 
     for that crop that begins after the sequestration order is 
     issued. Payments for each contract in such a crop shall be 
     reduced under the same terms and conditions.
       (2) Dairy program.--
       (A) As the sole means of achieving any reduction in outlays 
     under the milk price-support program, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall provide for a reduction to be made in the 
     price received by producers for all milk in the United States 
     and marketed by producers for commercial use.
       (B) That price reduction (measured in cents per hundred-
     weight of milk marketed) shall occur under subparagraph (A) 
     of section 201(d)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
     U.S.C. 1446(d)(2)(A)), shall begin on the day any 
     sequestration order is issued, and shall not exceed the 
     aggregate amount of the reduction in outlays under the milk 
     price-support program, that otherwise would have been 
     achieved by reducing payments made for the purchase of milk 
     or the products of milk under this subsection during that 
     fiscal year.
       (3) Effect of delay.--For purposes of subsection (b)(1), 
     the sequestrable base for Commodity Credit Corporation is the 
     current-year level of gross outlays resulting from new budget 
     authority that is subject to reduction under paragraphs (1) 
     and (2).
       (4) Certain authority not to be limited.--Nothing in this 
     Act shall restrict the Corporation in the discharge of its 
     authority and responsibility as a corporation to buy and sell 
     commodities in world trade, or limit or reduce in any way any 
     appropriation that provides the Corporation with funds to 
     cover its realized losses.
       (c) Earned Income Tax Credit.--
       (1) The sequestrable base for earned income tax credit 
     program is the dollar value of all current year benefits to 
     the entire eligible population.
       (2) In the event sequestration is triggered to reduce 
     earned income tax credits, all earned income tax credits 
     shall be reduced, whether or not such credits otherwise would 
     result in cash payments to beneficiaries, by a uniform 
     percentage sufficient to produce the dollar savings required 
     by the sequestration.
       (d) Regular and Extended Unemployment Compensation.--
       (1) A State may reduce each weekly benefit payment made 
     under the regular and extended unemployment benefit programs 
     for any week of unemployment occurring during any period with 
     respect to which payments are reduced under any sequestration 
     order by a percentage not to exceed the percentage by which 
     the Federal payment to the State is to be reduced for such 
     week as a result of such order.
       (2) A reduction by a State in accordance with paragraph (1) 
     shall not be considered as a failure to fulfill the 
     requirements of section 3304(a)(11) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986.
       (e) Federal Employees Health Benefits Fund.-- For the 
     Federal Employees Health Benefits Fund, a sequestration order 
     shall take effect with the next open season. The 
     sequestration shall be accomplished by annual payments from 
     that Fund to the General Fund of the Treasury. Those annual 
     payments shall be financed solely by charging higher 
     premiums. The sequestrable base for the Fund is the current-
     year level of gross outlays resulting from claims paid after 
     the sequestration order takes effect.
       (f) Federal Housing Finance Board.-- Any sequestration of 
     the Federal Housing Board shall be accomplished by annual 
     payments (by the end of each fiscal year) from that Board to 
     the general fund of the Treasury, in amounts equal to the 
     uniform sequestration percentage for that year times the 
     gross obligations of the Board in that year.
       (g) Federal Pay.--
       (1) In general.-- New budget authority to pay Federal 
     personnel from direct spending accounts shall be reduced by 
     the uniform percentage calculated under section 11203(c)(3), 
     as applicable, but no sequestration order may reduce or have 
     the effect of reducing the rate of pay to which any 
     individual is entitled under any statutory pay system (as 
     increased by any amount payable under section 5304 of title 
     5, United States Code, or any increase in rates of pay which 
     is scheduled to take effect under section 5303 of title 5, 
     United States Code, section 1109 of title 37, United States 
     Code, or any other provision of law.
       (2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) the term ``statutory pay system'' shall have the 
     meaning given that term in section 5302(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code;
      term ``elements of military pay'' means--
       (i) the elements of compensation of members of the 
     uniformed services specified in section 1009 of title 37, 
     United States Code;
       (ii) allowances provided members of the uniformed services 
     under sections 403(a) and 405 of such title; and
       (iii) cadet pay and midshipman pay under section 203(c) of 
     such title; and
       (C) the term ``uniformed services'' shall have the same 
     meaning given that term in section 101(3) of title 37, United 
     States Code.
       (h) Medicare.--
       (1) Timing of application of reductions.--
       (A) In general.-- Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     if a reduction is made in payment amounts pursuant to 
     sequestration order, the reduction shall be applied to 
     payment for services furnished after the effective date of 
     the order. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case 
     of inpatient services furnished for an individual, the 
     services shall be considered to be furnished on the date of 
     the individual's discharge from the inpatient facility.
       (B) Payment on the basis of cost reporting periods.-- In 
     the case in which payment for services of a provider of 
     services is made under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
     on a basis relating to the reasonable cost incurred for the 
     services during a cost reporting period of the provider, if a 
     reduction is made in payment amounts pursuant to a 
     sequestration order, the reduction shall be applied to 
     payment for costs for such services incurred at any time 
     during each cost reporting period of the provider any part of 
     which occurs after the effective date of order, but only (for 
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     period) in the same proportion as the fraction of the cost 
     reporting period that occurs after the effective date of the 
     order.
       (2) No increase in beneficiary charges in assignment-
     related cases.--If a reduction in payment amounts is made 
     pursuant to a sequestration order for services for which 
     payment under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act is made on the basis of an assignment described in 
     section 1842(b)(3)(B)(ii), in accordance with section 
     1842(b)(6)(B), or under the procedure described in section 
     1870(f)(1) of such Act, the person furnishing the services 
     shall be considered to have accepted payment of the 
     reasonable charge for the services, less any reduction in 
     payment amount made pursuant to a sequestration order, as 
     payment in full.
       (3) Part b premiums.--In computing the amount and method of 
     sequestration from part B of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act--
       (A) the amount of sequestration shall be calculated by 
     multiplying the total amount by which Medicare spending 
     exceeds the appropriate spending cap by a percentage that 
     reflects the ratio of total spending under Part B to total 
     Medicare spending; and
       (B) sequestration in the Part B program shall be 
     accomplished by increasing premiums to beneficiaries.
       (4) No effect on computation of aapcc.--In computing the 
     adjusted average per capita cost for purposes of section 
     1876(a)(4) of the Social Security Act, the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall not take into account any 
     reductions in payment amounts which have been or may be 
     effected under this part.
       (i) Postal Service Fund.-- Any sequestration of the Postal 
     Service Fund shall be accomplished by annual payments from 
     that Fund to the General Fund of the Treasury, and the 
     Postmaster General of the United States and shall have the 
     duty to make those payments during the first fiscal year to 
     which the sequestration order applies and each succeeding 
     fiscal year. The amount of each annual payment shall be--
       (1) the uniform sequestration percentage, times
       (2) the estimated gross obligations of the Postal Service 
     Fund in that year other than those obligations financed with 
     an appropriation for revenue forgone that year.
     Any such payment for a fiscal year shall be made as soon as 
     possible during the fiscal year, except that it may be made 
     in installments within that year if the payment schedule is 
     approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. Within 30 days 
     after the sequestration order is issued, the Postmaster 
     General shall submit to the Postal Rate Commission a plan for 
     financing the annual payment for that fiscal year and publish 
     that plan in the Federal Register. The plan may assume 
     efficiencies in the operation of the Postal Service, 
     reductions in capital expenditures, increases in the prices 
     of services, or any combination, but may not assume a lower 
     Fund surplus or higher Fund deficit and shall follow the 
     requirements of existing law governing the Postal Service in 
     all other respects. Within 30 days of the receipt of that 
     plan, the Postal Rate Commission shall approve the plan or 
     modify it in the manner that modifications are allowed under 
     current law. If the Postal Rate Commission does not respond 
     to the plan within 30 days, the plan submitted by the 
     Postmaster General shall go into effect. Any plan may be 
     later revised by the submission of a new plan to the Postal 
     Rate Commission, which may approve or modify it.
       (j) Power Marketing Administrations and T.V.A.-- Any 
     sequestration of the Department of Energy power marketing 
     administration funds or the Tennessee Valley Authority fund 
     shall be accomplished by annual payments from those funds to 
     the General Fund of the Treasury, and the administrators of 
     those funds shall have the duty to make those payments during 
     the fiscal year to which the sequestration order applies and 
     each succeeding fiscal year. The amount of each payment by a 
     fund shall be--
       (1) the direct spending uniform sequestration percentage, 
     times
       (2) the estimated gross obligations of the fund in that 
     year other than those obligations financed from discretionary 
     appropriations for that year.
     Any such payment for a fiscal year shall be made as soon as 
     possible during the fiscal year, except that it may be made 
     in installments within that year if the payment schedule is 
     approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. Annual payments by 
     a fund may be financed by reductions in costs required to 
     produce the pre-sequester amount of power (but those 
     reductions shall not include reductions in the amount of 
     power supplied by the fund), by reductions in capital 
     expenditures, by increases in tax rates, or by any 
     combination, but may not be financed by a lower fund surplus, 
     a higher fund deficit, additional borrowing, delay in 
     repayment of principal on outstanding debt and shall follow 
     the requirements of existing law governing the fund in all 
     other respects. The administrator of a fund or the TVA Board 
     is authorized to take the actions specified in this 
     subsection in order to make the annual payments to the 
     Treasury.
       (k) Business-like Transactions.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, for programs which provide a business-like 
     service in exchange for a fee, sequestration shall be 
     accomplished through a uniform increase in fees (sufficient 
     to produce the dollar savings in such programs for the fiscal 
     year of the sequestration required by section 11201(a)(2), 
     all subsequent fees shall be increased by the same 
     percentage, and all proceeds from such fees shall be paid 
     into the general fund of the Treasury, in any year for which 
     a sequester affecting such programs are in effect.

     SEC. 11207. THE CURRENT LAW BASELINE.

       (a) Submission of Reports.--CBO and OMB shall submit to the 
     President and the Congress reports setting forth the budget 
     baselines for the budget year and the next nine fiscal years. 
     The CBO report shall be submitted on or before January 15. 
     The OMB report shall accompany the President's budget.
       (b) Determination of the Budget Baseline.--(1) The budget 
     baseline shall be based on the common economic assumptions 
     set forth in section 11106, adjusted to reflect revisions 
     pursuant to subsection (c).
       (2) The budget baseline shall consist of a projection of 
     current year levels of budget authority, outlays, revenues 
     and the surplus or deficit into the budget year and the 
     relevant outyears based on current enacted laws as of the 
     date of the projection.
       (3) For discretionary spending items, the baseline shall be 
     the spending caps in effect pursuant to section 601(a)(2) of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. For years for which 
     there are no caps, the baseline for discretionary spending 
     shall be the same as the last year for which there were 
     statutory caps.
       (4) For all other expenditures and for revenues, the 
     baseline shall be adjusted by comparing unemployment, 
     inflation, interest rates, growth and other economic 
     indicators-and changes ineligible population-for the most 
     recent period for which actual data are available, compared 
     to the assumptions contained in section 11106.
       (c) Revisions to the Baseline.--The baseline shall be 
     adjusted for up-to-date economic assumptions when CBO submits 
     its Economic and Budget Update and when OMB submits its 
     budget update, and by August 1 each year, when CBO and OBM 
     submit their midyear reviews.

     SEC. 11208. LIMITATIONS ON EMERGENCY SPENDING.

       (a) In General.--(1) Within the discretionary caps for each 
     fiscal year contained in this Act, an amount shall be 
     withheld from allocation to the appropriate committees of the 
     House of Representatives and of the Senate and reserved for 
     natural disasters and other emergency purposes.
       (2) Such amount for each such fiscal year shall not be less 
     than 1 percent of total budget authority and outlays 
     available within those caps for that fiscal year.
       (3) The amounts reserved pursuant to this subsection shall 
     be made available for allocation to such committees only if--
       (A) the President has made a request for such disaster 
     funds;
       (B) the programs to be funded are included in such request; 
     and
       (C) the projected obligations for unforeseen emergency 
     needs exceed the 10-year rolling average annual expenditures 
     for existing programs included in the Presidential request 
     for the applicable fiscal year.
       (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
       (A) States and localities shall be required to maintain 
     effort and ensure that Federal assistance payments do not 
     replace, subvert or otherwise have the effect of reducing 
     regularly budgeted State and local expenditures for law 
     enforcement, refighting, road construction and maintenance, 
     building construction and maintenance or any other category 
     of regular government expenditure (to ensure that Federal 
     disaster payments are made only for incremental costs 
     directly attributable to unforeseen disasters, and do not 
     replace or reduce regular State and local expenditures for 
     the same purposes);
       (B) the President may not take administrative action to 
     waive any requirement for States or localities to make 
     minimum matching payments as a condition or receiving Federal 
     disaster assistance and prohibit the President from taking 
     administrative action to waive all or part of any repayment 
     of Federal loans for the State or local matching share 
     required as a condition of receiving Federal disaster 
     assistance, and this clause shall apply to all matching share 
     requirements and loans to meet matching share requirements 
     under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and any other Acts 
     pursuant to which the President may declare a disaster or 
     disasters and States and localities otherwise qualify for 
     Federal disaster assistance; and
       (C) a two-thirds vote in each House of Congress shall be 
     required for each emergency to reduce or waive the State 
     matching requirement of to forgive all or part of loans for 
     the State matching share as required under the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
       (b) Effect Budget Resolutions.--(1) All concurrent 
     resolutions on the budget (including revisions) shall specify 
     the amount of new budget authority and outlays within the 
     discretionary spending cap that shall be withheld from 
     allocation to the committees and reserved for natural 
     disasters, and a procedure for releasing such funds for 
     allocation to the appropriate committee. The amount withheld 
     shall be equal to 1 percent of the total discretionary 
     spending cap for fiscal year covered by the resolution, 
     unless additional amounts are specified.
       (2) The procedure for allocation of the amounts pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall ensure that the funds are released for 
     allocation only pursuant to the conditions contained in 
     subsection (a)(3)(A) through (C).

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       (c) Restriction on Use of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the amount reserved pursuant to subsection 
     (a) shall not be available for other than emergency funding 
     requirements for particular natural disasters or national 
     security emergencies so designated by Acts of Congress.
       (d) New Point of Order.--(1) Title IV of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:


                 ``point of order regarding emergencies

       ``Sec. 408. It shall not be in order in the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill or joint 
     resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report 
     thereon, containing an emergency designation for purposes of 
     section 251(b)(2)(D) or 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or of section 11207 of 
     the Balanced Budget Assurance Act of 1997 if it also provides 
     an appropriation or direct spending for any other item or 
     contains any other matter, but that bill or joint resolution, 
     amendment, or conference report may contain rescissions of 
     budget authority or reductions of direct spending, or that 
     amendment may reduce amounts for that emergency.''.
       (2) 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 407 
     the following new item:
``Sec. 408. Point of order regarding emergencies.''.

  Pending consideration of said motion,

para. 73.15  point of order

  Mr. THOMAS made a point of order against the motion to recommit, and 
said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I rise to a point of order that the amendment is not 
germane to the bill.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the budget process provisions prospectively amend 
another bill; that is, H.R. 2014, the Revenue Reconciliations Act of 
1997, specifically section 11204(c). It suspends provisions in the 
Internal Revenue Code that are added by H.R. 2014 and is, therefore, 
beyond the scope.''.
  Mr. STENHOLM was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, in rising to speak to the point of order. I will couple 
it with a parliamentary inquiry. It was my understanding, since the item 
in question is the enforcement mechanisms of the budget, what this 
motion to recommit includes is the entire Minge-Barton amendment that 
was denied an opportunity to be on the floor under the rule.
  ``In the colloquy that occurred this morning, it was my understanding, 
and at least my friends on the other side of the aisle who acceded to 
this, that this would eventually be heard in a separate bill on the 
floor by July 24. In so doing, it would then be coupled, assuming it 
passes, would be coupled with the reconciliation bill so that the final 
conference report would include, if the House chooses to include this in 
the language of the bill, would be voted upon.
  ``My question, Mr. Speaker, if that is the case, how can it be out of 
order for us to consider this amendment today when it will be in order 
to consider it on July 24?''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, responded to the inquiry, and 
said:
  ``The Chair would respond by saying that he cannot make a 
determination as to what the legislative situation would be at some 
future date 3 weeks from now.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The gentleman from California makes a point of order that the 
amendment contained in the motion to recommit with instructions is not 
germane to the bill. While the test of germaneness in this instance is 
measured against the bill as a whole, the Chair notes that a portion of 
the amendment makes provisions of another bill not presently before the 
House, namely, the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1997, contingent on 
achieving revenue targets in future fiscal years.
  ``As such, the amendment is a prospective indirect change in a bill 
not yet considered by the House. The Chair holds that the amendment is 
thus not germane to the bill, H.R. 2015, and sustains the point of 
order.''.
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on the 
Budget with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith 
with the following amendment:

       Strike subtitle F of title III and insert the following:
       Subtitle F--Child Health Insurance Initiative Act of 1997

     SEC. 3500. SHORT TITLE OF SUBTITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Child Health Insurance 
     Initiative Act of 1997''.

                      CHAPTER 1--IMPROVED OUTREACH

     SEC. 3501. GRANT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE OUTREACH EFFORTS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated, for each fiscal year beginning with 
     fiscal year 1998 to the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, $25,000,000 for grants to States, localities, and 
     nonprofit entities to promote outreach efforts to enroll 
     eligible children under the medicaid program under title XIX 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) and 
     related programs.
       (b) Use of Funds.--Funds under this section may be used to 
     reimburse States, localities, and nonprofit entities for 
     additional training and administrative costs associated with 
     outreach activities. Such activities include the following:
       (1) Use of a common application form for federal child 
     assistance programs.--Implementing use of a single 
     application form (established by the Secretary and based on 
     the model application forms developed under subsections (a) 
     and (b) of section 6506 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 701 note; 1396a note)) to determine 
     the eligibility of a child or the child's family (as 
     applicable) for assistance or benefits under the medicaid 
     program and under other Federal child assistance programs 
     (such as the temporary assistance for needy families program 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the food stamp program, as defined in 
     section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(h)), and the State program for foster care maintenance 
     payments and adoption assistance payments under part E of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.)).
       (2) Expanding outstationing of eligibility personnel.--
     Providing for the stationing of eligibility workers at sites, 
     such as hospitals and health clinics, at which children 
     receive health care or related services.
       (c) Application, Etc.--Funding shall be made available 
     under this section only upon the approval of an application 
     by a State, locality, or nonprofit entity for such funding 
     and only upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
     specifies.
       (d) Administration.--The Secretary may administer the grant 
     program under this section through the identifiable 
     administrative unit designated under section 509(a) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 709(a)) to promote 
     coordination of medicaid and maternal and child health 
     activities and other child health related activities.

                      CHAPTER 2--MEDIKIDS PROGRAM

     SEC. 3521. STATE ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENT FOR MEDIKIDS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Each State that has a plan for a child 
     health insurance program, or MediKids program, approved by 
     the Secretary is entitled to receive, from amounts in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated and for each fiscal year 
     beginning with fiscal year 1998, payment of the amounts 
     provided under section 3523.
       (b) Application.--The Secretary shall establish a procedure 
     for the submittal and approval of plans for MediKids programs 
     under this chapter. The Secretary shall approve the plan of a 
     State for such a program if the Secretary determines that--
       (1) the State is meeting the medicaid coverage requirements 
     of section 3522(a), and
       (2) the plan provides assurances satisfactory to the 
     Secretary that the MediKids program will be conducted 
     consistent with the applicable requirements of section 3522.

     SEC. 3522. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF MEDIKIDS PROGRAM.

       (a) Adequate Medicaid Coverage.--The medicaid coverage 
     requirements of this subsection are the following:
       (1) Coverage of pregnant women and children and infants up 
     to 185 percent of poverty.--The State has established 185 
     percent of the poverty line as the applicable percentage 
     under section 1902(l)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1396a(l)(2)(A)).
       (2) Coverage of children up to 19 years of age.--The State 
     provides, either through exercise of the option under section 
     1902(l)(1)(D) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(l)(1)(D)) or 
     authority under section 1902(r)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(r)(2)) for coverage under section 1902(l)(1)(D) of such 
     Act of individuals under 19 years of age, regardless of date 
     of birth.
       (3) Maintenance of effort.--
       (A) Medicaid.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the State--
       (i) has not modified the eligibility requirements for 
     children under the State medicaid plan, as in effect on 
     January 1, 1997 in any manner that would have the effect of 
     reducing the eligibility of children for coverage under such 
     plan, and
       (ii) will use the funds provided under this chapter to 
     supplement and not supplant other Federal and State funds.
       (B) Waiver exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
     modifications made pursuant to an application for a waiver 
     under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1315) submitted before January 1, 1997.
       (b) Coverage of Uninsured Children.--
       (1) In general.--A MediKids program shall not provide 
     benefits for children who are otherwise covered for such 
     benefits under a medicaid plan or under a group health plan, 
     health insurance coverage, or other health benefits coverage, 
     but may expend funds for

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     outreach and other activities in order to promote coverage 
     under such plans.
       (2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as requiring a MediKids plan of a State to provide 
     coverage for all near poverty level children described in 
     paragraph (1) who are residing in the State.
       (c) Medicaid-Equivalent Benefits.--Subject to subsection 
     (d), a MediKids program shall provide benefits to eligible 
     children for the equivalent items and services for which 
     medical assistance is available (other than cost sharing) to 
     children under the State's medicaid plan.
       (d) Premiums and Cost-Sharing.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a 
     MediKids program may--
       (A) require the payment of premiums as a condition for 
     coverage, but only for a covered child whose family income 
     exceeds the poverty line;
       (B) impose deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, and other 
     forms of cost-sharing with respect to benefits under the 
     program; and
       (C) vary the levels of premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, 
     copayments, and other cost-sharing based on a sliding scale 
     related to the family income of the covered child.
       (2) Limits on premiums and cost-sharing.--The Secretary 
     shall establish limits on the amount of cost-sharing expenses 
     (including premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, 
     and any other required financial contribution) that may be 
     applied under the program. Such limits shall assure that 
     total cost sharing expenses for children participating in 
     such program are reasonable in relation to the income of 
     their family (and taking into account the other types of 
     expenses generally incurred by such families and family size) 
     and that such cost sharing expenses do not unreasonably 
     reduce access to the coverage or covered services provided 
     under such program.
       (3) No cost sharing for preventive services.--A MediKids 
     program may not impose deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, 
     or similar cost sharing for preventive services.

     SEC. 3523. PAYMENT AMOUNTS.

       (a) Total Amount Available.--
       (1) In general.--The total amount of funds that is 
     available for payments under this chapter in any fiscal year 
     is the base amount specified in paragraph (2) for the fiscal 
     year reduced by the amount specified under paragraph (3) for 
     the fiscal year.
       (2) Base amount.--The base amount specified under this 
     paragraph for fiscal year 1998 and any subsequent fiscal year 
     is $2,805,000,000.
       (3) Offset for certain increased medicaid expenditures.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the amount 
     specified under this paragraph for a fiscal year is the 
     amount of aggregate additional Federal expenditures under 
     made title XIX of the Social Security Act during the fiscal 
     year that the Secretary estimates, before the beginning of 
     the fiscal year, is attributable to imposition of the 
     conditions described in section 3522(a). For purposes of 
     applying the previous sentence, any Federal expenditures that 
     result from an increase in the applicable percentage under 
     section 1902(l)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act above the 
     percentage in effect as of June 25, 1997, or from any 
     exercise of an option described in section 3522(a)(2) 
     effected on or after such date, shall be treated as 
     additional Federal expenditures attributable to the 
     imposition of the conditions described in section 3522(a).
       (B) Adjustment to reflect actual expenditures.--After the 
     end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall determine the 
     actual amount of the additional Federal expenditures 
     described in subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year. The 
     Secretary shall adjust the amount otherwise specified under 
     subparagraph (A) for subsequent years to take into account 
     the amount by which the amounts estimated for previous fiscal 
     years under such subparagraph were greater, or less than, the 
     actual amount of the expenditures for such years.
       (b) Allotment Among States.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a formula 
     for the allotment of the total amount of funds available 
     under subsection (a) among the qualifying States for each 
     fiscal year.
       (2) Basis.--The formula shall be based upon the Secretary's 
     estimate of the number of near poverty level children in the 
     State as a proportion of the total of such numbers for all 
     the qualifying States.
       (3) Carryforward.--If the Secretary does not pay to a State 
     under subsection (c) in a fiscal year the amount of its 
     allotment in that fiscal year under this subsection, the 
     amount of its allotment under this subsection for the 
     succeeding fiscal year shall be increased by the amount of 
     such shortfall.
       (c) Payments.--
       (1) In general.--From the allotment of each qualifying 
     State under subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall pay to the State for each quarter in the fiscal year an 
     amount equal to 75 percent of the total amount expended 
     during such quarter to carry out the State's MediKids 
     program.
       (2) Not counting cost sharing.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), if a MediKids program imposes premiums for coverage or 
     requires payment of deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, or 
     other cost sharing, under rules of the Secretary, 
     expenditures attributable to such premiums or cost sharing 
     shall not be taken into account under paragraph (1).
       (d) State Entitlement.--This chapter constitutes budget 
     authority in advance of appropriations Acts, and represents 
     the obligation of the Federal Government to provide for the 
     payment to qualifying States of amounts provided under this 
     section.

     SEC. 3529. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this chapter:
       (1) The term ``child'' means an individual under 19 years 
     of age.
       (2) The term ``medicaid plan'' means the plan of medical 
     assistance of a State under title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act.
       (3) The term ``MediKids program'' means a child health 
     insurance program of a State under this title.
       (4) The term ``near poverty level child'' means a child the 
     family income of which (as defined by the Secretary) is at 
     least 100 percent, but less than 300 percent, of the poverty 
     line.
       (5) 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.
       (6) The term ``qualifying State'' means a State with a 
     MediKids program for which a plan is submitted and approved 
     under this title.
       (7) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services .
       (8) The term ``State'' means the 50 States, the District of 
     Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
     Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

 CHAPTER 3--CONTINUATION OF MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABLED CHILDREN 
                         WHO LOSE SSI BENEFITS

     SEC. 3531. CONTINUATION OF MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABLED 
                   CHILDREN WHO LOSE SSI BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(II) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(II)) is 
     amended by inserting ``(or were being paid as of the date of 
     enactment of section 211(a) of the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-
     193)) and would continue to be paid but for the enactment of 
     that section'' after ``title XVI''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies to medical assistance furnished on or after July 1, 
     1997.

       CHAPTER 4--ASSURING CHILDREN'S ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE

     SEC. 3541. GUARANTEED AVAILABILITY OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH 
                   INSURANCE COVERAGE TO UNINSURED CHILDREN.

       (a) In General.--Title XXVII of the Public Health Service 
     Act, as added by section 111(a) of the Health Insurance 
     Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, is amended by 
     inserting after section 2741 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 2741A. GUARANTEED AVAILABILITY OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH 
                   INSURANCE COVERAGE TO UNINSURED CHILDREN.

       ``(a) Guaranteed Availability.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the succeeding subsections of 
     this section, each health insurance issuer that offers health 
     insurance coverage (as defined in section 2791(b)(1)) in the 
     individual market in a State, in the case of an eligible 
     child (as defined in subsection (b)) desiring to enroll in 
     individual health insurance coverage--
       ``(A) may not decline to offer such coverage to, or deny 
     enrollment of, such child;
       ``(B) either (i) does not impose any preexisting condition 
     exclusion (as defined in section 2701(b)(1)(A)) with respect 
     to such coverage, or (ii) imposes such a preexisting 
     condition exclusion only to the extent such an exclusion may 
     be imposed under section 2701(a) in the case of an individual 
     who is not a late enrollee; and
       ``(C) shall provide that the premium for the coverage is 
     determined in a manner so that the ratio of the premium for 
     such eligible children to the premium for eligible 
     individuals described in section 2741(b) does not exceed the 
     ratio of the actuarial value of such coverage (calculated 
     based on a standardized population and a set of standardized 
     utilization and cost factors) for children to such actuarial 
     value for such coverage for such eligible individuals.
       ``(2) Substitution by state of acceptable alternative 
     mechanism.--The requirement of paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     to health insurance coverage offered in the individual market 
     in a State in which the State is implementing an acceptable 
     alternative mechanism under section 2744.
       ``(b) Eligible Child Defined.--In this part, the term 
     `eligible child' means an individual born after September 30, 
     1983, who has not attained 19 years of age and--
       ``(1) who is a citizen or national of the United States, an 
     alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien 
     otherwise permanently residing in the United States under 
     color of law;
       ``(2) who is not eligible for coverage under (A) a group 
     health plan, (B) part A or part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act, or (C) a State plan under title XIX of 
     such Act (or any successor program), and does not have other 
     health insurance coverage; and
       ``(3) with respect to whom the most recent coverage (if 
     any, within the 1-year period ending on the date coverage is 
     sought under this section) was not terminated based on a 
     factor described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 2712(b) 
     (relating to nonpayment of premiums or fraud).

     For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the term `group health 
     plan' does not include COBRA continuation coverage.
       ``(c) Incorporation of Certain Provisions.--

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       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the provisions 
     of subsections (c), (d), (e) and (f) (other than paragraph 
     (1)) of section 2741 and section 2744 shall apply in relation 
     to eligible children under subsection (a) in the same manner 
     as they apply in relation to eligible individuals under 
     section 2741(a).
       ``(2) Special rules for acceptable alternative 
     mechanisms.--With respect to applying section 2744 under 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) the requirement in subsection (a)(1)(B) shall be 
     applied instead of the requirement of section 2744(a)(1)(B);
       ``(B) the requirement in subsection (a)(1)(C) shall be 
     applied instead of the requirement of section 2744(a)(1)(D); 
     and
       ``(C) any deadline specified in such section shall be 1 
     year after the deadline otherwise specified.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take apply 1 year after the effective date for section 
     2741 of the Public Health Service Act (as provided under 
     section 111(b)(1) of the Health Insurance Portability and 
     Accountability Act of 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. DREIER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BROWN 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

207

When there appeared

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Nays

223

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                                YEAS--207

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NAYS--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Chenoweth
     Cox
     Schiff
     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. DREIER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BONIOR 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

270

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affirmative

Nays

162

para. 73.17                   [Roll No. 241]

                                AYES--270

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich

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     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--162

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Cox
     Schiff
     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. 73.18  providing for the consideration of adjournment concurrent 
          resolution

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-154) the resolution (H. Res. 176) providing for 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. 73.19  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. 1306. An Act to amend Federal law to clarify the 
     applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State 
     of an out-of-State bank, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1902. An Act to immunize donations made in the form of 
     charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts 
     from the antitrust laws and State laws similar to the 
     antitrust laws 

para. 73.20  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YATES, for today;
  To Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, for today until 1 p.m.; and
  To Mr. COX, for today.
  And then,

para. 73.21  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. KLINK, at 11 o'clock and 53 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 73.22  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. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1086. A bill to 
     codify without substantive change laws related to 
     transportation and to improve the United States Code; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-153). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 176. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of a concurrent 
     resolution providing for adjournment of the House and Senate 
     for the Independence Day district work period (Rept. No. 105-
     154). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 73.23  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. BISHOP (for himself, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Shimkus, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi):
       H.R. 2034. A bill to amend section 1926 of the Public 
     Health Service Act to encourage States to strengthen their 
     efforts to prevent the sale and distribution of tobacco 
     products to individuals under the age of 18, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Hamilton):
       H.R. 2035. 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. Duncan, Mr. Oberstar, 
             and Mr. Lipinski): H.R. 2036. A bill to amend chapter 
             443 of title 49, United States Code, to extend the 
             authorization of the aviation insurance program, and 
             for other purposes; to the Committee on 
             Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Kasich): 
             H.R. 2037. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget 
             Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
             Deficit Control Act of 1985 to enforce the bipartisan 
             budget agreement; 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. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Jenkins, and 
             Mr. Hilleary): H.R. 2038. A bill to amend the Migrant 
             and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to 
             clarify the application of such act; to the Committee 
             on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 2039. A bill to take into trust for the Cheyenne-
     Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma certain land in Oklahoma that was 
     known as the Fort Reno Military Reservation and that was 
     formerly part of the Cheyenne-Arapaho lands, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Everett, Mr. Filner, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Clyburn, and Mr. Stearns):
       H.R. 2040. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     deny burial in a federally funded cemetery to persons 
     convicted of certain capital crimes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 2041. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     production of anticancer drugs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 2042. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     production of anticancer drugs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 2043. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     production of anticancer drugs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 2044. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     production of anticancer drugs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 2045. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     production of anticancer drugs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 2046. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     production of anticancer drugs; to the Committee on Way and 
     Means.
       H.R. 2047. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     production of anti-HIV/anti-AIDS drugs; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2048. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     production of anti-HIV/anti-AIDS drugs; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2049. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     production of anticancer drugs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 2050. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans 
     with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or 
     more and their dependents; to the Committee on National 
     Security.

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           By Mr. FORD:
       H.R. 2051. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to promote increased disclosure of spending on 
     campaigns for election for Federal office, improve the 
     ability of the Federal Election Commission to enforce the 
     laws governing the financing of such campaigns, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House 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. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2052. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act with respect to cancellation of removal and waiver of 
     exclusion for certain long-term resident aliens; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 2053. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     prohibit the distribution of any negotiable check or other 
     instrument with any solicitation to a consumer by a creditor 
     to open an account under any consumer credit plan or to 
     engage in any other credit transaction which is subject to 
     such act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gilman, 
             and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 2054. A bill to provide for the redesignation of a 
     portion of State Route 17 in New York and Pennsylvania as 
     Interstate Route 86; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
       H.R. 2055. 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.
       H.R. 2056. A bill to establish a national advisory 
     referendum on limiting the terms of Members of Congress at 
     the general election of 1998; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 2057. 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 1998; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 2058. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     phenmedipham; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2059. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     ethofumesate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2060. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     desmedipham; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2061. 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 Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 2062. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide that certain individuals who would be eligible for 
     military retired pay for nonregular service but for the fact 
     that they did not serve on active duty during a period of 
     conflict may be paid such retired pay if they served in the 
     U.S. merchant marine during or immediately after World War 
     II; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Owens, Mr. Manton, Ms. Rivers, and 
             Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2063. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make available to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury information from the National Directory of New Hires 
     for use in collecting delinquent debt owed to the Federal 
     Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Archer, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Callahan, 
             Mr. Christensen, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dreier, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fazio of California, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Kolbe, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Torres):
       H.R. 2064. A bill to reauthorize the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 2065. A bill to improve teacher mastery and use of 
     educational technology; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself and Mr. Wise) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 2066. A bill to restructure and reform the laws 
     relating to Amtrak, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 2067. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to incorporate certain features in the redesign of the U.S. 
     currency so as to make such currency readily accessible to 
     the visually impaired; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SANDERS
       H.R. 2068. A bill 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. McGovern, and Mr. 
             Lipinski):
       H.R. 2069. A bill to amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 
     1945 to ensure that firms that have shown a commitment to 
     reinvestment and job creation in the United States are given 
     preference in obtaining financial assistance from the Export-
     Import Bank of the United States; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 2070. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for the mandatory testing for serious transmissible 
     diseases of incarcerated persons whose bodily fluids come 
     into contact with corrections personnel and notice to those 
     personnel of the results of the tests, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Lipinski, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 2071. A bill to require the Federal Government, in 
     procuring goods and services and in providing certain foreign 
     trade and investment assistance relating to trade and 
     exports, to give a preference to entities that adopt and 
     enforce a corporate code of conduct and to provide for an 
     annual administrative review and petition process to ensure 
     compliance with such code; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on 
     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. HOEKSTRA:
       H.J. Res. 85. 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. 86. 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.
       H.J. Res. 87. 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. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Porter, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Miller of 
             California):
       H. Con. Res. 106. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the negotiation of an 
     international climate change agreement; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. McDADE:
       H. Con. Res. 107. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that Little League Baseball Inc. was 
     established to support and develop Little League baseball 
     worldwide and should be entitled to all of the benefits and 
     privileges available to nongovernmental international 
     organizations; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Payne, and 
             Mr. Chabot):
       H. Res. 175. Resolution expressing concern over the 
     outbreak of violence in the Republic of Congo and the 
     resulting threat to scheduled elections and constitutional 
     government in that country; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

para. 73.24  memorials

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

       139. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Ohio, relative to House 
     Concurrent Resolution No. 13 memorializing Congress to 
     examine the financial problems of self-employed and other 
     reservists who were called to active duty in Operation Desert 
     Storm and to pass legislation to provide relief; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       140. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the Territory 
     of Guam, relative to Resolution No. 88 requesting Guam's 
     Delegate to Congress, Congressman Robert A. Underwood, to 
     petition the United States Congress to expeditiously amend 
     the Organic Act of Guam to enact the critical requirement of 
     being free from felony convictions for the posts of Governor 
     and Lieutenant Governor of Guam; to the Committee on 
     Resources. 

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para. 73.25  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 15: Mr. Torres and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 198: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 297: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 301: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 632: Mr. Souder, Mr. Minge, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
     Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 681: Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Crapo, Mr. Rogan, and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 741: Mr. Hill
       H.R. 758: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Latham, Mr. Baker, 
     and Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Towns, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Jefferson, 
     Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Klink, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Green, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 784: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 795: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coyne, 
     Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Engel, 
     Mr. Foglietta, Ms. Furse, Mr. Green, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Horn, Mr. Jefferson, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     Mr. Martinez, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
     Stark, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Towns, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Capps, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Harman, 
     Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kim, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
     Rangel, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
     Reyes, Mr. Turner, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Velazquez, 
     Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
     Markey, Mr. Levin, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 885: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 886: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 888: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 907: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 920: Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 921: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 934: Mr. Cooksey and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Neumann, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1002: Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 1043: Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
     McIntyre.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 1174: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Pryce of 
     Ohio, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Shimkus, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Markey and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 1270: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
     and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1284: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1290: Mr. Saxton and Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 1353: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1367: Mr. Blagojevich and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1373: Mr. Jefferson and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1382: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1383: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Ford, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. 
     Wynn.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Roemer, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. 
     LaFalce.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1468: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1480: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Green, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. McNulty, 
     Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Clement, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Lantos, and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 1529: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1538: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 1578: Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 1648: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Istook, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Strickland and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1773: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1782: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1813: Mr. Underwood, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Campbell, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
     Dellums, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1824: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Clay, Mr. Dixon, and Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1842: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Horn and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1908: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Ford, Mr. Skaggs, and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H. Con. Res. 38: Mr. Manton.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Dixon, and 
     Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H. Con. Res. 75: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H. Res. 83: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.

para. 73.26  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
Clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       19. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the New Jersey 
     State Federation of Women's Clubs, relative to two 
     Resolutions which were adopted by the New Jersey State 
     Federation of Women's Clubs at their annual Convention, May, 
     1997; jointly to the Committees on International Relations 
     and Ways and Means. 

para. 73.27  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.R. 1636: Mr. Baesler.
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                      THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1997 (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 Wednesday, June 25, 1997.
  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:

       3958. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Farm Service 
     Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule--Livestock 
     Indemnity Program (Commodity Credit Corporation) (RIN: 0560-
     AF15) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3959. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Reserve Requirements of Depository 
     Institutions and Issue and Cancellation of Capital Stock of 
     Federal Reserve Banks [Regulations D and I; Docket No. R-
     0963] received June 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       3960. 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. 
     1871, pursuant to Public Law 101--508, section 13101(a) (104 
     Stat. 1388--578); to the Committee on the Budget.
       3961. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Special 
     Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting Final Priorities----Research in 
     Education of Individuals with Disabilities Program, pursuant 
     to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3962. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the Notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for programs administered by the Office of Special Education 
     and Rehabilitative Services, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3963. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1996 
     of the Administration on Aging, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3018; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3964. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Jersey 15 Percent 
     Rate of Progress Plan and Phase I and II Ozone Implementation 
     Plans [Region II Docket No. NJ28-2-170, FRL-5850-2] received 
     June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       3965. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of Revisions 
     to the Tennessee State Implementation Plan Regarding 
     Visibility [TN 104-1-9706(b); TN 148-1-9705(b); FRL-5849-1] 
     received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3966. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acid Rain Program: 
     Phase II Early Reduction Credits [FRL-5845-3] received June 
     26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       3967. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Technical

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     Amendments to Test Rules and Enforceable Testing Consent 
     Agreements/Testing Consent Orders [OPPTS-40030; FRL-5728-5] 
     received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3968. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Devices; Reclassification of the Infant Radiant 
     Warmer [Docket No. 85N-0285] received June 26, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3969. A letter from the Deputy Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of 
     Coatings; and Adjuvants, Production Aids, and Sanitizers 
     [Docket No. 96F-0292] received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       3970. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Japan (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-57-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       3971. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-81-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       3972. 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 Saudi Arabia (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-1-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3973. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the semi-annual 
     report for the period April 1, 1996 to September 30, 1996 
     listing Voluntary Contributions made by the United States 
     Government to International Organizations, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2226(b)(1); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       3974. 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.
       3975. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
     of Export Administration, transmitting the Bureau's final 
     rule--Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: 
     Additions to the Entity List [Docket No. 970428099-7150-02] 
     (RIN: 0694-AB60) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3976. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
     of Export Administration, transmitting the Bureau's final 
     rule--Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: 
     Additions to Entity List: National Development Centre, 
     Pakistan; and Indian Rare Earths, Ltd., India [Docket No. 
     970428099-7151-03] (RIN: 0694-AB60) received June 26, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       3977. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, 
     Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates, 
     Diversity Lottery Fee (Bureau of Consular Affairs) [Public 
     Notice 2555] received June 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       3978. A letter from the Acting Chairman of the Council, 
     Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of 
     D.C. Act 12-84, ``BNA Washington, Inc., Real Property Tax 
     Deferral Temporary Amendment Act of 1997'' received June 25, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3979. A letter from the Acting Chairman of the Council, 
     Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of 
     D.C. Act 12-83, ``Procurement Reform Temporary Amendment Act 
     of 1997'' received June 25, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       3980. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Retirement Board, transmitting the personal 
     financial disclosure statements of Board members, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1--732 and 1--734(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3981. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports issued 
     or released in May 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3982. A letter from the Director, Office of the Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--DoD Freedom of Information Act Program Regulation [DoD 
     5400.7-R] (RIN: 0790-AG48) received June 23, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       3983. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Human 
     Resources and Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting a report of proposed revision to a system of 
     records subject to the Privacy Act; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3984. 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, 1997, pursuant to Public Law 100--
     504, section 104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3985. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Official, 
     National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--NARA Reproduction Fee 
     Schedule (RIN: 3095-AA71) received June 25, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       3986. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's report on the Federal 
     Employees Family Friendly Leave Act; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       3987. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the semiannual report of the Inspector General and classified 
     annex for the period October 1, 1996, through March 31, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3988. A letter from the Senior Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator, Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, 
     U.S. Agency for International Development, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       3989. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Magnuson-
     Stevens Act Provisions; Foreign Fishing Vessels in Internal 
     Waters; Reporting Requirements [Docket No. 970304043-7145-03; 
     I.D. 061397A] (RIN: 0648-AJ59) received June 25, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3990. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop Fisheries Off 
     Alaska; 1997-98 Harvest Specifications [Docket No. 970613138-
     7138-01; I.D. 060397E] (RIN: 0648-AF81) received June 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       3991. A letter from the Executive Director, Congressional 
     Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America, 
     transmitting the annual financial report of the Society for 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(19) and 1103; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3992. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to grant the consent of Congress to the 
     Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact and the 
     Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       3993. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled the ``Victims' Rights Act of 1997''; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3994. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled the ``Child Support Recovery Amendments 
     Act of 1997''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3995. A letter from the Attorney, National Council on 
     Radiation Protection and Measurements, transmitting the 1996 
     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.
       3996. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; City of Astoria Fourth of July 
     Fireworks, Columbia River, Astoria OR (Coast Guard) [CGD13-
     97-007] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3997. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; Oregon Food Bank Blues Festival 
     Fireworks Display, Willamette River, Portland OR (Coast 
     Guard) [CGD13-97-009] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 26, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3998. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; Pensacola, Pensacola Bay, Gulf of 
     Mexico, FL (Coast Guard) (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 26, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3999. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; Oak Park 4th of July Fireworks 
     Display, Willamette River, Portland OR (Coast Guard) [CGD13-
     97-010] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4000. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Safety Zone Regulations; 
     Kennewick Old Fashioned Fourth of July Fireworks Display, 
     Columbia River, Kennewick WA (Coast Guard) [CGD13-97-008] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4001. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; St. Helens 4th of July Fireworks 
     Display, Columbia River, St. Helens OR [CGD13-97-011] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4002. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; Macy's 1997 Fourth of July 
     Fireworks, East River, New York (Coast Guard) [CGD01-97-041] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4003. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; Saint Peter's Fiesta Fireworks, 
     Gloucester, MA (Coast Guard) [CGD1-97-040] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4004. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; Destin Pass, Destin, FL (Coast 
     Guard) [Regulation 97-04] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received June 26, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4005. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; BT Global Challenge Race, Boston 
     Harbor, MA (Coast Guard) [CGD01-97-042] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4006. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; St. Andrew Bay, Panama City Marina, 
     Panama City FL (Coast Guard) [Regulation 97-14] (RIN: 2115-
     AA97) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4007. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Use 
     of MIL-C-915 cable on Merchant Vessels (Coast Guard) [CGD 97-
     030] (RIN: 2115-ZZ00) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4008. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Programs for Chemical Drug and Alcohol Testing of Commercial 
     Vessel Personnel; Implementation of Drug Testing in Foreign 
     Waters (Coast Guard) [CGD 95-011] (RIN: 2115-AF02) received 
     June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4009. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Inflatable Liferafts; Correction (Coast Guard) [CGD 85-205] 
     (RIN: 2115-AC51) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4010. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation: The ``Great Connecticut River Raft 
     Race,'' Middletown, CT (Coast Guard) [CGD01-95-178] (RIN: 
     2115-AE46) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4011. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Virginia is for 
     Lovers Cup Unlimited Hydroplane Races, Willoughby Bay, 
     Norfolk, Virginia (Coast Guard) [CGD 05-97-043] (RIN: 2115-
     AE46) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4012. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Antarctic Treaty Environmental Protection Protocol (Coast 
     Guard) [CGD 97-015] (RIN: 2115-AF43) received June 26, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4013. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Puget Sound and adjacent waters, WA-regulated navigation 
     (Coast Guard) [CGD13-97-003] (RIN: 2115-AE84) received June 
     26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4014. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Equivalency of Caribbean Cargo Ship Safety Code (Coast Guard) 
     [CGD 97-026] (RIN: 2115-ZZ01) received June 26, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4015. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Technical Amendments; Organizational Changes; Miscellaneous 
     Editorial Changes and Conforming Amendments (Coast Guard) 
     [CGD 97-023] (RIN: 2115-ZZ02) received June 26, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4016. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials: Shipping Description and Packaging of 
     Oxygen Generators; Extension of Effective Date and 
     Corrections (Research and Special Programs Administration) 
     [Docket No. HM-224A] (RIN: 2137-AD02) received June 26, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4017. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Availability of Interpretations of Hazardous Materials and 
     Pipeline Safety Regulations; Correction (Research and Special 
     Programs Administration) [Docket No. RSPA-97-2522 (RSP-3)] 
     (RIN: 2137-AD00) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4018. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Kodiak, AK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AAL-4] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4019. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Driggs, Idaho (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-6] 
     received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4020. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; University of Maryland, 
     Baltimore, MD (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AEA-023] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received June 26, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4021. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Fort McHenry, MD (Federal 
     Aviation Adminstration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-022] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4022. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Centerville, MD (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-021] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4023. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Sayre, PA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-020] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4024. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28943; Amdt. No. 1804] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received June 26, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4025. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28944; Amdt. No. 1805] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received June 26, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4026. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28942; Amdt. No. 1803] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received June 26, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4027. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class D Airspace; Idaho Falls, Idaho (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-5] 
     received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4028. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-100 and -
     300 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-73-AD; Amdt. 39-10055; AD 97-13-08] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4029. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Helicopter

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     Systems Model MD-900 Helicopters (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-SW-35-AD; Amdt. 39-10056; AD 
     97-13-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received June 26, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4030. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300-B2 and -B4 Series 
     Airplanes, Excluding Model A300-600 Series Airplanes, 
     Equipped with General Electric CF6-50 Series Engines or Pratt 
     & Whitney JT9D-59A Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-165-AD; Amdt 39-10050; AD 97-13-04] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received June 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4031. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report on the Evaluation of the U.S. 
     Department of Transportation State Infrastructure Bank Pilot 
     Program: Status as of February 28, 1997; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4032. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report on Highway Signs for the National 
     Highway System; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4033. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the ``National Implementation Plan For Modernization Of The 
     National Weather Service For Fiscal Year 1998,'' pursuant to 
     Public Law 102--567, section 703(a) (106 Stat. 4304); to the 
     Committee on Science.
       4034. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend 
     sections 2306 and 2403 of title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize memorialization of deceased spouses and surviving 
     spouses of veterans and deceased members of the Armed Forces 
     whose remains are not available for interment; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4035. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     In, First-Out Inventories [Rev. Rul. 97-28] received June 26, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       4036. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Treatment of Hong Kong and China [Notice 97-40] received June 
     26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       4037. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter notifying Congress that the report 
     concerning the tax deductibility of nonreimburseable expenses 
     incurred by members of Reserve components in connection with 
     military service required by the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 will be submitted no 
     later than July 31, 1997; jointly to the Committees on 
     National Security and Ways and Means.
       4038. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting a quarterly update 
     report on development assistance program allocations for FY 
     1997, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2413(a); jointly to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Appropriations. 

para. 74.3  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. 1553. An Act to amend the President John F. Kennedy 
     Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 to extend the 
     authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board until 
     September 30, 1998.

para. 74.4  providing for the consideration of adjournment concurrent 
          resolution

  Mr. LINDER, 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, any rule of the House to the contrary 
     notwithstanding, to consider 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 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. ROGAN, 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

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Nays

194

para. 74.5                    [Roll No. 242]

                                YEAS--230

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bentsen
     Castle
     Cox
     Cubin
     Flake
     Gonzalez
     Kasich
     Owens
     Rush
     Schiff

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  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. 74.6  order of business--votes in the house

  On motion of Mr. LINDER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That if an electronic vote on House Concurrent Resolution 108 
occurs immediately after an electronic vote on another question, the 
minimum time for that electronic vote on agreeing to the concurrent 
resolution may be five minutes.

para. 74.7  providing for the adjournment of the two houses

  Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to House Resolution 176, called up the following 
privileged concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 108):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Thursday, June 26, 1997, it stand adjourned until 
     12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 1997, 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, June 26, 1997, Friday, June 
     27, 1997, Saturday, June 28, 1997, or Sunday, June 29, 1997, 
     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, July 7, 
     1997, 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 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. 74.8  budget reconciliation tax cut

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGAN, pursuant to House Resolution 174 
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. 2014) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) 
and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 1998.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGAN, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. GOODLATTE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 74.9  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. RANGEL:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1997''.
       (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--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 Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (c) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code.
Sec. 2. Modifications of certain requirements.

              TITLE I--TAX INCENTIVES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

Sec. 101. Hope scholarship credits.
Sec. 102. Employer-provided educational assistance programs.

            TITLE II--PUBLIC-PRIVATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS

Sec. 201. Purpose.
Sec. 202. Incentives for education zones.

                      TITLE III--FAMILY TAX RELIEF

Sec. 301. Credit for families with young children.

                     TITLE IV--CAPITAL GAINS RELIEF

 Subtitle A--Exemption From Tax for Gain on Sale of Principal Residence

Sec. 401. Exemption from tax for gain on sale of principal residence.
Sec. 402. Capital loss deduction allowed with respect to sale or 
              exchange of principal residence.

   Subtitle B--Lifetime Capital Gains Rate Reduction for Nontradable 
                                Property

Sec. 411. Lifetime capital gains rate reduction for nontradable 
              property.

                       TITLE V--ESTATE TAX RELIEF

Sec. 501. Family-owned business exclusion.

               TITLE VI--EXTENSION OF EXPIRING PROVISIONS

Sec. 601. Research credit.
Sec. 602. Orphan drug credit made permanent.
Sec. 603. Contributions of appreciated stock.
Sec. 604. Extension and modification of work opportunity credit.

                   TITLE VII--EMPOWERMENT ZONES, ETC.

                     Subtitle A--Empowerment Zones

Sec. 701. Additional empowerment zones with current law benefits.
Sec. 702. Designation of additional empowerment zones and enterprise 
              communities.
Sec. 703. Volume cap not to apply to enterprise zone facility bonds 
              with respect to new empowerment zones.
Sec. 704. Modifications to enterprise zone facility bond rules for all 
              empowerment zones and enterprise communities.
Sec. 705. Modifications to enterprise zone business definition for all 
              empowerment zones and enterprise communities.

                        Subtitle B--Brownfields

Sec. 711. Expensing of environmental remediation costs.
Sec. 712. Use of redevelopment bonds for environmental remediation.

                   Subtitle C--Welfare to Work Credit

Sec. 721. Welfare to work credit.

        Subtitle D--Community Development Financial Institutions

Sec. 731. Credit for qualified equity investments in community 
              development financial institutions.

                      TITLE VIII--OTHER TAX RELIEF

Sec. 801. Suspension of statute of limitations on filing refund claims 
              during periods of disability.
Sec. 802. Modifications of Puerto Rico economic activity credit.
Sec. 803. Treatment of software as FSC export property.

           TITLE IX--INCENTIVES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Sec. 901. Tax incentives for revitalization of the District of 
              Columbia.

                           TITLE X--REVENUES

                     Subtitle A--Financial Products

Sec. 1001. Constructive sales treatment for appreciated financial 
              positions.
Sec. 1002. Limitation on exception for investment companies under 
              section 351.
Sec. 1003. Modification of rules for allocating interest expense to 
              tax-exempt interest.
Sec. 1004. Gains and losses from certain terminations with respect to 
              property.
Sec. 1005. Determination of original issue discount where pooled debt 
              obligations subject to acceleration.
Sec. 1006. Denial of interest deductions on certain debt instruments.

        Subtitle B--Corporate Organizations and Reorganizations

Sec. 1011. Tax treatment of certain extraordinary dividends.
Sec. 1012. Application of section 355 to distributions followed by 
              acquisitions and to intragroup transactions.
Sec. 1013. Tax treatment of redemptions involving related corporations.
Sec. 1014. Modification of holding period applicable to dividends 
              received deduction.

                 Subtitle C--Other Corporate Provisions

Sec. 1021. Registration and other provisions relating to confidential 
              corporate tax shelters.
Sec. 1022. Certain preferred stock treated as boot.

                 Subtitle D--Administrative Provisions

Sec. 1031. Reporting of certain payments made to attorneys.
Sec. 1032. Decrease of threshold for reporting payments to corporations 
              performing services for Federal agencies.
Sec. 1033. Disclosure of return information for administration of 
              certain veterans programs.
Sec. 1034. Continuous levy on certain payments.
Sec. 1035. Returns of beneficiaries of estates and trusts required to 
              file returns consistent with estate or trust return or to 
              notify Secretary of inconsistency.

            Subtitle E--Excise and Employment Tax Provisions

Sec. 1041. Extension and modification of Airport and Airway Trust Fund 
              taxes.
Sec. 1042. Credit for tire tax in lieu of exclusion of value of tires 
              in computing price.
Sec. 1043. Restoration of Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund 
              taxes.
Sec. 1044. Reinstatement of Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund tax.

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Sec. 1045. Extension of Federal unemployment surtax.

         Subtitle F--Provisions Relating to Tax-Exempt Entities

Sec. 1051. Expansion of look-thru rule for interest, annuities, 
              royalties, and rents derived by subsidiaries of tax-
              exempt organizations.

                 Subtitle G--Foreign-Related Provisions

Sec. 1061. Definition of foreign personal holding company income.
Sec. 1062. Personal property used predominantly in the United States 
              treated as not property of a like kind with respect to 
              property used predominantly outside the United States.
Sec. 1063. Holding period requirement for certain foreign taxes.
Sec. 1064. Penalties for failure to disclose position that certain 
              international transportation income is not includible in 
              gross income.
Sec. 1065. Interest on underpayments not reduced by foreign tax credit 
              carrybacks.

                  Subtitle H--Other Revenue Provisions

Sec. 1071. Termination of suspense accounts for family corporations 
              required to use accrual method of accounting.
Sec. 1072. Allocation of basis among properties distributed by 
              partnership.
Sec. 1073. Repeal of requirement that inventory be substantially 
              appreciated.
Sec. 1074. Extension of time for taxing precontribution gain.
Sec. 1075. Limitation on property for which income forecast method may 
              be used.
Sec. 1076. Repeal of special rule for rental use of vacation homes, 
              etc., for less than 15 days.
Sec. 1077. Expansion of requirement that involuntarily converted 
              property be replaced with property acquired from an 
              unrelated person.
Sec. 1078. Treatment of exception from installment sales rules for 
              sales of property by a manufacturer to a dealer.

     SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Modification of Deposit of Airline Ticket Tax 
     Revenues.--Deposits of taxes imposed by section 4261 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which (but for this subsection) 
     would be required to be made on or after July 1, 2001, and 
     before October 1, 2001, shall be made on October 10, 2001.
       (b) Modification of Estimated Tax Provisions.--Subparagraph 
     (C) of section 6654(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 shall not apply in determining the amount of any 
     required installment for a taxable year beginning in calendar 
     year 2001.
              TITLE I--TAX INCENTIVES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

     SEC. 101. HOPE SCHOLARSHIP CREDITS.

       (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 23 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 24. HOPE SCHOLARSHIP CREDITS.

       ``(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 equal to the sum 
     of--
       ``(1) the 100-Percent Hope Scholarship Credit, and
       ``(2) the 20-Percent Hope Scholarship Credit.
       ``(b) Amount of Credits.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Hope credit.--
       ``(A) In general.--The 100-Percent Hope Scholarship Credit 
     is the amount of the qualified higher education expenses paid 
     by the taxpayer during the taxable year for education 
     furnished to an individual during any academic period 
     beginning in such taxable year, but only if this paragraph 
     applies to such individual for such taxable year.
       ``(B) Dollar limitation.--The amount of the 100-Percent 
     Hope Scholarship Credit determined under this paragraph with 
     respect to any individual shall not exceed--
       ``(i) $1,100 for taxable years beginning in 1997, 1998, or 
     1999,
       ``(ii) $1,200 for taxable years beginning in 2000, or
       ``(iii) $1,500 for taxable years beginning in 2001 or 
     thereafter.
       ``(C) 100-percent hope scholarship credit allowed for only 
     2 taxable years.--This paragraph shall apply for a taxable 
     year with respect to the qualified higher education expenses 
     of an individual only if the taxpayer elects to have this 
     section apply with respect to such individual for such year. 
     An election under this subparagraph shall not take effect 
     with respect to an individual for any taxable year if an 
     election under this subparagraph (by the taxpayer or any 
     other individual) is in effect with respect to such 
     individual for any 2 prior taxable years.
       ``(D) 100-percent hope scholarship credit allowed only for 
     first 2 years of postsecondary education.--This paragraph 
     shall not apply for a taxable year with respect to the 
     qualified higher education expenses of an individual if the 
     individual has completed (before the beginning of such 
     taxable year) the first 2 years of postsecondary education at 
     an institution of higher education.
       ``(2) 20-percent hope scholarship credit.--
       ``(A) In general.--The 20-Percent Hope Scholarship Credit 
     is 20 percent of the qualified higher education expenses paid 
     by the taxpayer during the taxable year for education 
     furnished to an individual during any academic period 
     beginning in such taxable year. Education expenses with 
     respect to an individual for whom a Hope credit is determined 
     for the taxable year shall not be taken into account under 
     this paragraph.
       ``(B) Dollar limitation.--The amount of qualified higher 
     education expenses taken into account under subparagraph (A) 
     for any taxable year shall not exceed--
       ``(i) $4,000 for taxable years beginning in 1997, 1998, or 
     1999,
       ``(ii) $5,000 for taxable years beginning in 2000,
       ``(iii) $7,500 for taxable years beginning in 2001, or
       ``(iv) $10,000 for taxable years beginning in 2002 or 
     thereafter.
       ``(3) Credit allowed for year only if individual is at 
     least \1/2\ time student for portion of year.--No credit 
     shall be allowed under subsection (a) for a taxable year with 
     respect to the qualified higher education expenses of an 
     individual unless such individual is an eligible student for 
     at least one academic period which begins during such year.
       ``(c) Limitation Based on Modified Adjusted Gross Income.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount which would (but for this 
     section) be allowed as a credit under subsection (a) for the 
     taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the 
     amount determined under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Amount of reduction.--The amount determined under 
     this paragraph is the amount which bears the same ratio to 
     the credit which would be so allowed as--
       ``(A) the excess of--
       ``(i) the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income for 
     such taxable year, over
       ``(ii) $50,000 ($80,000 in the case of a joint return), 
     bears to
       ``(B) $20,000.
       ``(3) Modified adjusted gross income.--The term `modified 
     adjusted gross income' means the adjusted gross income of the 
     taxpayer for the taxable year increased by any amount 
     excluded from gross income under section 911, 931, or 933.
       ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Qualified higher education expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified higher education 
     expenses' means tuition and fees 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,

     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 course or other education is part of the individual's 
     degree program.
       ``(C) Exception for nonacademic fees.--Such term does not 
     include student activity fees, athletic fees, insurance 
     expenses, or other expenses unrelated to an individual's 
     academic course of instruction.
       ``(2) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' means an institution--
       ``(A) which 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) which is eligible to participate in a program under 
     title IV of such Act.
       ``(3) Eligible student.--The term `eligible student' means, 
     with respect to any academic period, a student who--
       ``(A) 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
       ``(B) is carrying at least \1/2\ the normal full-time work 
     load for the course of study the student is pursuing.
       ``(e) Treatment of Expenses Paid by Dependent.--If a 
     deduction under section 151 with respect to an individual is 
     allowed to another taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in 
     the calendar year in which such individual's taxable year 
     begins--
       ``(1) no credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) to 
     such individual for such individual's taxable year, and
       ``(2) qualified higher education expenses paid by such 
     individual during such individual's taxable year shall be 
     treated for purposes of this section as paid by such other 
     taxpayer.
       ``(f) Treatment of Certain Prepayments.--If qualified 
     higher education expenses are paid by the taxpayer during a 
     taxable year for an academic period which begins during the 
     first 3 months following such taxable year, such academic 
     period shall be treated for purposes of this section as 
     beginning during such taxable year.
       ``(g) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Denial of credit if individual convicted of drug 
     offense.--No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) 
     with respect to the qualified higher education expenses of an 
     individual for any taxable year if the individual has been 
     convicted before the end of such year of a Federal or State 
     felony offense consisting of the possession or distribution 
     of a controlled substance.

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       ``(2) Denial of credit if individual fails to make 
     satisfactory academic progress.--If--
       ``(A) if a credit is allowable under this section with 
     respect to the qualified higher education expenses of an 
     individual for any taxable year, and
       ``(B) such individual failed to make satisfactory academic 
     progress described in section 484(c) of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 during such year,

     no credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) with respect 
     to qualified higher education expenses of such individual for 
     a succeeding taxable year.
       ``(3) No double benefit.--No credit shall be allowed under 
     subsection (a) for any taxable year for any expense for which 
     a deduction is allowed under any other provision of this 
     chapter.
       ``(4) Identification requirement.--No credit shall be 
     allowed under subsection (a) to a taxpayer with respect to 
     the qualified higher education expenses of an individual 
     unless the taxpayer includes the name and taxpayer 
     identification number of such individual on the return of tax 
     for the taxable year.
       ``(5) Adjustment for certain scholarships.--The amount of 
     qualified higher education expenses otherwise taken into 
     account under subsection (b) with respect to an individual 
     for an academic period shall be reduced (before the 
     application of any dollar limitation under this section) by 
     the sum of--
       ``(A) any amounts paid for the benefit of such individual 
     which are allocable to such period as--
       ``(i) a qualified scholarship which is excludable from 
     gross income under section 117,
       ``(ii) an educational assistance allowance under chapter 
     30, 31, 32, 34, or 35 of title 38, United States Code, or 
     under chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code,
       ``(iii) a payment which is excludable from gross income 
     under section 127, or
       ``(iv) a payment (other than a gift, bequest, devise, or 
     inheritance within the meaning of section 102(a)) for such 
     individual's educational expenses, or attributable to such 
     individual's enrollment at an institution of higher 
     education, which is excludable from gross income under any 
     law of the United States, and
       ``(B) the amount excludable from gross income under section 
     135 which is allocable to such expenses with respect to such 
     individual for such period.
       ``(6) No credit 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.
       ``(7) 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.
       ``(h) Inflation Adjustments.--
       ``(1) Dollar limitation on amount of credit.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a taxable year beginning 
     after 2001, each applicable dollar amount contained in 
     subsection (b) 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, determined by substituting `calendar year 2000' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(B) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under 
     subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $50, such amount shall 
     be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $50.
       ``(2) Income limits.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a taxable year beginning 
     after 2000, the $50,000 and $80,000 amounts in subsection 
     (c)(2) shall each 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, determined by substituting `calendar year 1999' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(B) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under 
     subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $5,000, such amount 
     shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $5,000.
       ``(i) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     this section, including regulations providing for a recapture 
     of credit allowed under this section in cases where there is 
     a refund in a subsequent taxable year of any amount which was 
     taken into account in determining the amount of such 
     credit.''
       (b) Extension of Procedures Applicable to Mathematical or 
     Clerical Errors.--Paragraph (2) of section 6213(g) (relating 
     to the definition of mathematical or clerical errors) 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 inserting after subparagraph (H) 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(I) an omission of a correct TIN required under section 
     24(g)(4) (relating to higher education tuition and fees) to 
     be included on a return.''
       (c) Returns Relating to Higher Education Expenses.--
       (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 
     6050R the following new section:

     ``SEC. 6050S. RETURNS RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.

       ``(a) In General.--Any person--
       ``(1) which is an institution of higher education which 
     receives payments for qualified higher education expenses 
     with respect to any individual for any calendar year, or
       ``(2) which is engaged in a trade or business which, in the 
     course of such trade or business makes payments during any 
     calendar year to any individual which constitute 
     reimbursements or refunds (or similar amounts) of qualified 
     higher education expenses of such individual,

     shall make the return described in subsection (b) with 
     respect to the individual 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 with 
     respect to whom payments described in subsection (a) were 
     received from (or were paid to),
       ``(B) the name, address, and TIN of any individual 
     certified by the individual described in subparagraph (A) as 
     the taxpayer who will claim the individual as a dependent for 
     purposes of the deduction allowable under section 151 for any 
     taxable year ending with or within the calendar year,
       ``(C) the--
       ``(i) aggregate amount of payments for qualified higher 
     education expenses received with respect to the individual 
     described in subparagraph (A) during the calendar year, and
       ``(ii) aggregate amount of reimbursements or refunds (or 
     similar amounts) paid to such individual during the calendar 
     year, and
       ``(D) such other information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.
       ``(c) Application to Governmental Units.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) a governmental unit or any agency or instrumentality 
     thereof shall be treated as a person, and
       ``(2) any return required under subsection (a) by such 
     governmental entity 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 under subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection 
     (b)(2) a written statement showing--
       ``(1) the name, address, and phone number of the 
     information contact of the person required to make such 
     return, and
       ``(2) the aggregate amounts described in subparagraph (C) 
     of subsection (b)(2).

     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) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms 
     `institution of higher education' and `qualified higher 
     education expenses' have the respective meanings given such 
     terms by section 24.
       ``(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 any amount 
     received by any person on behalf of another person, only the 
     person first receiving such amount shall be required to make 
     the return under subsection (a).
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions 
     of this section. No penalties shall be imposed under section 
     6724 with respect to any return or statement required under 
     this section until such time as such regulations are 
     issued.''
       (2) Assessable penalties.--Section 6724(d) (relating to 
     definitions) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B) by redesignating clauses (x) 
     through (xv) as clauses (xi) through (xvi), respectively, and 
     by inserting after clause (ix) of such paragraph the 
     following new clause:
       ``(x) section 6050S (relating to returns relating to 
     payments for qualified higher education expenses),'', and
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``or'' at the end of the 
     next to last subparagraph, by striking the period at the end 
     of the last subparagraph and inserting ``, or'', and by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(Z) section 6050S(d) (relating to returns relating to 
     qualified higher education expenses).''
       (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 6050R the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 6050S. Returns relating to higher education expenses.''

       (d) 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 23 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 24. Hope scholarship credits.''

       (e) Credit Allowed Against Minimum Tax.--Section 26 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

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       ``(c) Scholarship Credits Allowed Against Minimum Tax.--
     Subsection (a) shall not apply to the credit allowable under 
     section 24, but the amount of the credit allowed by that 
     section shall not exceed the sum of--
       ``(1) the regular tax liability for the taxable year 
     reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under this 
     subpart (other than section 24), and
       ``(2) the minimum tax imposed by section 55.''
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to expenses paid after December 31, 1996 (in 
     taxable years ending after such date), for education 
     furnished in academic periods beginning after June 30, 1997.

     SEC. 102. EMPLOYER-PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Permanent Extension.--Section 127 (relating to 
     exclusion for educational assistance programs) is amended by 
     striking subsection (d) and by redesignating subsection (e) 
     as subsection (d).
       (b) Repeal of Limitation on Graduate Education.--The last 
     sentence of section 127(c)(1) is amended by striking ``, and 
     such term also does not include any payment for, or the 
     provision of any benefits with respect to, any graduate level 
     course of a kind normally taken by an individual pursuing a 
     program leading to a law, business, medical, or other 
     advanced academic or professional degree''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Extension.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1996.
       (2) Graduate education.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (b) shall apply with respect to expenses relating to courses 
     beginning after June 30, 1997.
            TITLE II--PUBLIC-PRIVATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS

     SEC. 201. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to facilitate the 
     establishment of working partnerships of public school 
     educators, businesses, labor, and community groups to--
       (1) enhance the academic curriculum for education and 
     training below the postsecondary level,
       (2) increase graduation and employment rates,
       (3) better prepare students for the rigors of college and 
     the increasingly complex workforce, and
       (4) promote the global leadership position of the United 
     States economy,

     by providing a no-cost source of capital to eligible local 
     education agencies for the cost of establishing specialized 
     academies in distressed areas (referred to as ``education 
     zones'').

     SEC. 202. INCENTIVES FOR EDUCATION ZONES.

       (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter U of chapter 1 
     (relating to additional incentives for empowerment zones), as 
     amended by subsection (b), is amended by inserting after 
     subpart B the following new subpart:

              ``Subpart C--Incentives for Education Zones

``Sec. 1397B. Credit to holders of qualified zone academy bonds.''

     ``SEC. 1397B. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF QUALIFIED ZONE ACADEMY 
                   BONDS.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of a taxpayer who 
     holds a qualified zone academy bond on the credit allowance 
     date of such bond which occurs during the taxable year, there 
     shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this 
     chapter for such taxable year the amount determined under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) Amount of Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the credit determined 
     under this subsection with respect to any qualified zone 
     academy bond is the amount equal to the product of--
       ``(A) the credit rate determined by the Secretary under 
     paragraph (2) for the month in which such bond was issued, 
     multiplied by
       ``(B) the face amount of the bond held by the taxpayer on 
     the credit allowance date.
       ``(2) Determination.--During each calendar month, the 
     Secretary shall determine a credit rate which shall apply to 
     bonds issued during the following calendar month. The credit 
     rate for any month is the percentage which the Secretary 
     estimates will permit the issuance of qualified zone academy 
     bonds without discount and without interest cost to the 
     issuer.
       ``(c) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--The credit 
     allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not 
     exceed the excess of--
       ``(1) the sum of the regular tax liability (as defined in 
     section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by section 55, over
       ``(2) the sum of the credits allowable under part IV of 
     subchapter A (other than subpart C thereof, relating to 
     refundable credits).
       ``(d) Qualified Zone Academy Bond.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified zone academy bond' 
     means any bond issued as part of an issue if--
       ``(A) 95 percent or more of the proceeds of such issue are 
     to be used for a qualified purpose with respect to a 
     qualified zone academy established by an eligible local 
     education agency,
       ``(B) the bond is issued by a State or local government 
     within the jurisdiction of which such academy is located,
       ``(C) the issuer--
       ``(i) designates such bond for purposes of this section,
       ``(ii) certifies that it has written assurances that the 
     private business contribution requirement of paragraph (2) 
     will be met with respect to such academy, and
       ``(iii) certifies that it has the written approval of the 
     eligible local education agency for such bond issuance, and
       ``(D) the term of each bond which is part of such issue 
     does not exceed the maximum term permitted under paragraph 
     (3).
       ``(2) Private business contribution requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     private business contribution requirement of this paragraph 
     is met with respect to any issue if the eligible local 
     education agency that established the qualified zone academy 
     has written commitments from private entities to make 
     qualified contributions having a present value (as of the 
     date of issuance of the issue) of not less than 10 percent of 
     the proceeds of the issue.
       ``(B) Qualified contributions.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `qualified contribution' means any 
     contribution (of a type and quality acceptable to the 
     eligible local education agency) of--
       ``(i) equipment for use in the qualified zone academy 
     (including state-of-the-art technology and vocational 
     equipment),
       ``(ii) technical assistance in developing curriculum or in 
     training teachers in order to promote appropriate market 
     driven technology in the classroom,
       ``(iii) services of employees as volunteer mentors,
       ``(iv) internships, field trips, or other educational 
     opportunities outside the academy for students, or
       ``(v) any other property or service specified by the 
     eligible local education agency.
       ``(3) Term requirement.--During each calendar month, the 
     Secretary shall determine the maximum term permitted under 
     this paragraph for bonds issued during the following calendar 
     month. Such maximum term shall be the term which the 
     Secretary estimates will result in the present value of the 
     obligation to repay the principal on the bond being equal to 
     50 percent of the face amount of the bond. Such present value 
     shall be determined using as a discount rate the average 
     annual interest rate of tax-exempt obligations having a term 
     of 10 years or more which are issued during the month. If the 
     term as so determined is not a multiple of a whole year, such 
     term shall be rounded to the next highest whole year.
       ``(4) Qualified zone academy.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified zone academy' means 
     any public school (or academic program within a public 
     school) which is established by and operated under the 
     supervision of an eligible local education agency to provide 
     education or training below the postsecondary level if--
       ``(i) such public school or program (as the case may be) is 
     designed in cooperation with business to enhance the academic 
     curriculum, increase graduation and employment rates, and 
     better prepare students for the rigors of college and the 
     increasingly complex workforce,
       ``(ii) students in such public school or program (as the 
     case may be) will be subject to the same academic standards 
     and assessments as other students educated by the eligible 
     local education agency,
       ``(iii) the comprehensive education plan of such public 
     school or program is approved by the eligible local education 
     agency, and
       ``(iv)(I) such public school is located in an empowerment 
     zone or enterprise community (including any such zone or 
     community designated after the date of the enactment of this 
     section), or
       ``(II) there is a reasonable expectation (as of the date of 
     issuance of the bonds) that at least 35 percent of the 
     students attending such school or participating in such 
     program (as the case may be) will be eligible for free or 
     reduced-cost lunches under the school lunch program 
     established under the National School Lunch Act.
       ``(B) Eligible local education agency.--The term `eligible 
     local education agency' means any local education agency as 
     defined in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       ``(5) Qualified purpose.--The term `qualified purpose' 
     means, with respect to any qualified zone academy--
       ``(A) constructing or renovating the public school facility 
     in which the academy is established,
       ``(B) providing equipment for use at such academy,
       ``(C) developing course materials for education to be 
     provided at such academy, and
       ``(D) training teachers and other school personnel in such 
     academy.
       ``(e) Limitation on Amount of Bonds Designated.--
       ``(1) National limitation.--There is a national zone 
     academy bond limitation for each calendar year. Such 
     limitation is $10,000,000,000 for 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 
     2002, and zero thereafter.
       ``(2) Allocation of limitation.--The national zone academy 
     bond limitation for a calendar year shall be allocated by the 
     Secretary among the States on the basis of their respective 
     populations of individuals below the poverty line (as defined 
     by the Office of Management and Budget). The limitation 
     amount allocated to a State under the preceding sentence 
     shall be allocated by the State education agency to qualified 
     zone academies within such State.
       ``(3) Designation subject to limitation amount.--The 
     maximum aggregate face amount of bonds issued during any 
     calendar year which may be designated under subsection (d)(1) 
     with respect to any qualified zone academy shall not exceed 
     the limitation amount allocated to such academy under 
     paragraph (2) for such calendar year.

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       ``(4) Carryover of used limitation.--If for any calendar 
     year--
       ``(A) the limitation amount for any State, exceeds
       ``(B) the amount of bonds issued during such year which are 
     designated under subsection (d)(1) with respect to qualified 
     zone academies within such State,

     the limitation amount for such State for the following 
     calendar year shall be increased by the amount of such 
     excess.
       ``(f) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Credit allowance date.--The term `credit allowance 
     date' means, with respect to any issue, the last day of the 
     1-year period beginning on the date of issuance of such issue 
     and the last day of each successive 1-year period thereafter.
       ``(2) Bond.--The term `bond' includes any obligation.
       ``(3) State.--The term `State' includes the District of 
     Columbia and any possession of the United States.
       ``(g) Credit Included in Gross Income.--Gross income 
     includes the amount of the credit allowed to the taxpayer 
     under this section.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subchapter U of chapter 1 (as in effect before the 
     amendment made by subsection (a)) is amended by redesignating 
     subpart C as subpart D, and by redesignating sections 1397B, 
     1397C, and 1397D as sections 1397D, 1397E, and 1397F, 
     respectively.
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 1394 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 1397C'' in paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``section 1397E'', and
       (B) by striking ``section 1397B'' in paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``section 1397D''.
       (3) The table of subparts for part III of subchapter U of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the last item and inserting 
     the following:

``Subpart C. Incentives for education zones.
``Subpart D. General provisions.''

       (4) The table of sections for subpart D of such part III, 
     as so redesignated, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 1397D. Enterprise zone business defined.
``Sec. 1397E. Qualified zone property defined.''

       (5) The table of sections for part IV of subchapter U of 
     chapter 1 is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 1397F. Regulations.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to obligations issued after December 31, 1997.
                      TITLE III--FAMILY TAX RELIEF

     SEC. 301. CREDIT FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN.

       (a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by 
     inserting after section 34 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 34A. FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual, there 
     shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this 
     subtitle for the taxable year an amount equal to $500 
     multiplied by the number of eligible children of the taxpayer 
     for the taxable year.
       ``(2) Phase-in of credit.--In the case of taxable years 
     beginning before January 1, 2001, paragraph (1) shall be 
     applied by substituting `$300' for `$500'.
       ``(b) Phaseout of Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the credit allowed under 
     subsection (a) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the 
     amount determined under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Amount of reduction.--The amount determined under 
     this paragraph equals the amount which bears the same ratio 
     to the credit (determined without regard to this subsection) 
     as--
       ``(A) the excess of--
       ``(i) the taxpayer's adjusted gross income for such taxable 
     year, over
       ``(ii) $60,000, bears to
       ``(B) $15,000.
     Any amount determined under this paragraph which is not a 
     multiple of $10 shall be rounded to the next lowest $10.
       ``(3) Adjusted gross income.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, adjusted gross income of any taxpayer shall be 
     increased by any amount excluded from gross income under 
     section 911, 931, or 933.
       ``(c) Eligible Child.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `eligible child' means any child (as defined in section 
     151(c)(3)) of the taxpayer--
       ``(1) who has not attained age 18 as of the close of the 
     calendar year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer 
     begins,
       ``(2) who is a dependent of the taxpayer with respect to 
     whom the taxpayer is allowed a deduction under section 151 
     for such taxable year, and
       ``(3) whose TIN is included on the taxpayer's return for 
     such taxable year.
       ``(d) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--
       ``(1) In general.--The credit allowed by subsection (a) for 
     the taxable year shall not exceed the sum of--
       ``(A) the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year 
     (reduced by the sum of the other credits allowable under this 
     part against such tax other than under this subpart, relating 
     to refundable credits), and
       ``(B) the taxpayer's social security taxes for such taxable 
     year.
       ``(2) Social security taxes.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `social security taxes' means, 
     with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year--
       ``(i) the amount of the taxes imposed by sections 3101 and 
     3201(a) on amounts received by the taxpayer during the 
     calendar year in which the taxable year begins,
       ``(ii) \1/2\ of the amount of the taxes imposed by section 
     1401 on the self-employment income of the taxpayer for the 
     taxable year, and
       ``(iii) \1/2\ of the amount of the taxes imposed by section 
     3211(a)(1) on amounts received by the taxpayer during the 
     calendar year in which the taxable year begins.
       ``(B) Coordination with special refund of social security 
     taxes.--The term `social security taxes' shall not include 
     any taxes to the extent the taxpayer is entitled to a special 
     refund of such taxes under section 6413(c).
       ``(C) Special rule.--Any amounts paid pursuant to an 
     agreement under section 3121(l) (relating to agreements 
     entered into by American employers with respect to foreign 
     affiliates) which are equivalent to the taxes referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(i) shall be treated as taxes referred to in 
     such subparagraph.
       ``(e) Inflation Adjustments.--In the case of a taxable year 
     beginning in a calendar year after 2000--
       ``(1) In general.--The $500 and $60,000 amounts contained 
     in subsections (a)(1) and (b)(2) 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 1999' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(2) Increase in phaseout range.--If the dollar amount in 
     effect under subsection (a)(1) for any taxable year exceeds 
     $500, subsection (b)(2)(B) shall be applied by substituting 
     an amount equal to 30 times such dollar amount for `$15,000'.
       ``(3) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under paragraph 
     (1) is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall be rounded 
     to the next lowest multiple of $100.
       ``(f) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Amount of credit may be determined under tables.--The 
     amount of the credit allowed by this section may be 
     determined under tables prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Certain other rules apply.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of subsections (c)(1)(E) and (F), (d), and (e) of 
     section 32 shall apply for purposes of this section.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 34 the following 
     new item:

``Sec. 34A. Families with young children.''

       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) 
     of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     before the period ``, or from section 34A of such Code''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.
                     TITLE IV--CAPITAL GAINS RELIEF
 Subtitle A--Exemption From Tax for Gain on Sale of Principal Residence

     SEC. 401. EXEMPTION FROM TAX FOR GAIN ON SALE OF PRINCIPAL 
                   RESIDENCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 121 (relating to one-time 
     exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence by 
     individual who has attained age 55) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 121. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF PRINCIPAL 
                   RESIDENCE.

       ``(a) Exclusion.--Gross income shall not include gain from 
     the sale or exchange of property if, during the 5-year period 
     ending on the date of the sale or exchange, such property has 
     been owned and used by the taxpayer as the taxpayer's 
     principal residence for periods aggregating 2 years or more.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The amount of gain excluded from 
     gross income under subsection (a) with respect to any sale or 
     exchange shall not exceed $250,000 ($500,000 in the case of a 
     joint return where both spouses meet the use requirement of 
     subsection (a)).
       ``(2) Application to only 1 sale or exchange every 2 
     years.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     sale or exchange by the taxpayer if, during the 2-year period 
     ending on the date of such sale or exchange, there was any 
     other sale or exchange by the taxpayer to which subsection 
     (a) applied.
       ``(B) Prior sales by spouse not taken into account.--If, 
     but for this subparagraph, subsection (a) would not apply to 
     a sale or exchange by a married individual filing a joint 
     return solely by reason of a prior sale or exchange by such 
     individual's spouse--
       ``(i) subparagraph (A) shall be applied without regard to 
     the sale or exchange by such individual's spouse or any 
     ownership or use by such spouse, but
       ``(ii) the amount of gain excluded from gross income under 
     subsection (a) with respect to the sale or exchange by such 
     individual shall not exceed $250,000.
       ``(C) Pre-effective date sales not taken into account.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall be applied without regard to any sale 
     or exchange before May 7, 1997.
       ``(c) Exclusion for Taxpayers Failing To Meet Certain 
     Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a sale or exchange to 
     which this subsection applies,

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     the ownership and use requirements of subsection (a) shall 
     not apply and subsection (b)(2) shall not apply; but the 
     amount of gain excluded from gross income under subsection 
     (a) with respect to such sale of exchange shall not exceed--
       ``(A) the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount 
     which would be so excluded if such requirements had been met, 
     as
       ``(B) the shorter of--
       ``(i) the aggregate periods, during the 5-year period 
     ending on the date of such sale or exchange, such property 
     has been owned and used by the taxpayer as the taxpayer's 
     principal residence, or
       ``(ii) the period after the date of the most recent prior 
     sale or exchange by the taxpayer or his spouse to which 
     subsection (a) applied and before the date of such sale or 
     exchange,

     bears to 2 years.
       ``(2) Sales and exchanges to which subsection applies.--
     This subsection shall apply to any sale or exchange if--
       ``(A) subsection (a) would not (but for this subsection) 
     apply to such sale or exchange by reason of--
       ``(i) a failure to meet the ownership and use requirements 
     of subsection (a), or
       ``(ii) subsection (b)(2), and
       ``(B) such sale or exchange is by reason of a change in 
     place of employment, health, or other unforeseen 
     circumstances.
       ``(d) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Joint returns.--For purposes of this section, if a 
     husband and wife make a joint return for the taxable year of 
     the sale or exchange of property, both spouses shall be 
     treated as meeting the ownership requirement of subsection 
     (a) with respect to such property if either spouse meets such 
     requirement.
       ``(2) Property of deceased spouse.--For purposes of this 
     section, in the case of an unmarried individual whose spouse 
     is deceased on the date of the sale or exchange of property, 
     the period such unmarried individual owned such property 
     shall include the period such deceased spouse held such 
     property before death.
       ``(3) Tenant-stockholder in cooperative housing 
     corporation.--For purposes of this section, if the taxpayer 
     holds stock as a tenant-stockholder (as defined in section 
     216) in a cooperative housing corporation (as defined in such 
     section), then--
       ``(A) the holding requirements of subsection (a) shall be 
     applied to the holding of such stock, and
       ``(B) the use requirements of subsection (a) shall be 
     applied to the house or apartment which the taxpayer was 
     entitled to occupy as such stockholder.
       ``(4) Involuntary conversions.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the 
     destruction, theft, seizure, requisition, or condemnation of 
     property shall be treated as the sale of such property.
       ``(B) Application of section 1033.--In applying section 
     1033 (relating to involuntary conversions), the amount 
     realized from the sale or exchange of property shall be 
     treated as being the amount determined without regard to this 
     section, reduced by the amount of gain not included in gross 
     income pursuant to this section.
       ``(C) Property acquired after involuntary conversion.--If 
     the basis of the property sold or exchanged is determined (in 
     whole or in part) under section 1033(b) (relating to basis of 
     property acquired through involuntary conversion), then the 
     holding and use by the taxpayer of the converted property 
     shall be treated for purposes of this section as holding and 
     use by the taxpayer of the property sold or exchanged.
       ``(5) Recognition of gain attributable to depreciation.--
     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, 1996, 
     in respect of such property.
       ``(6) Determination of use during periods of out-of-
     residence care.--In the case of a taxpayer who--
       ``(A) becomes physically or mentally incapable of self-
     care, and
       ``(B) owns property and uses such property as the 
     taxpayer's principal residence during the 5-year period 
     described in subsection (a) for periods aggregating at least 
     1 year,

     then the taxpayer shall be treated as using such property as 
     the taxpayer's principal residence during any time during 
     such 5-year period in which the taxpayer owns the property 
     and resides in any facility (including a nursing home) 
     licensed by a State or political subdivision to care for an 
     individual in the taxpayer's condition.
       ``(7) Determination of marital status.--In the case of any 
     sale or exchange, for purposes of this section--
       ``(A) the determination of whether an individual is married 
     shall be made as of the date of the sale or exchange, and
       ``(B) an individual legally separated from his spouse under 
     a decree of divorce or of separate maintenance shall not be 
     considered as married.
       ``(e) Election To Have Section Not Apply.--This section 
     shall not apply to any sale or exchange with respect to which 
     the taxpayer elects not to have this section apply.
       ``(f) Residences Acquired in Rollovers Under Section 
     1034.--For purposes of this section, in the case of property 
     the acquisition of which by the taxpayer resulted under 
     section 1034 (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this sentence) in the nonrecognition of any part 
     of the gain realized on the sale or exchange of another 
     residence, in determining the period for which the taxpayer 
     has owned and used such property as the taxpayer's principal 
     residence, there shall be included the aggregate periods for 
     which such other residence (and each prior residence taken 
     into account under section 1223(7) in determining the holding 
     period of such property) had been so owned and used.''
       (b) Repeal of Nonrecognition of Gain on Rollover of 
     Principal Residence.--Section 1034 (relating to rollover of 
     gain on sale of principal residence) is hereby repealed.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 are each amended by striking ``section 1034'' and 
     inserting ``section 121'': sections 25(e)(7), 56(e)(1)(A), 
     56(e)(3)(B)(i), 143(i)(1)(C)(i)(I), 163(h)(4)(A)(i)(I), 
     280A(d)(4)(A), 464(f)(3)(B)(i), 1033(k)(3), 1274(c)(3)(B), 
     6334(a)(13), and 7872(f)(11)(A).
       (2) Paragraph (4) of section 32(c) is amended by striking 
     ``(as defined in section 1034(h)(3))'' and by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, the term `extended active duty' means any 
     period of active duty pursuant to a call or order to such 
     duty for a period in excess of 90 days or for an indefinite 
     period.''
       (3) Subparagraph (A) of 143(m)(6) is amended by inserting 
     ``(as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
     of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1997)'' after 
     ``1034(e)''.
       (4) Subsection (e) of section 216 is amended by striking 
     ``such exchange qualifies for nonrecognition of gain under 
     section 1034(f)'' and inserting ``such dwelling unit is used 
     as his principal residence (within the meaning of section 
     121)''.
       (5) Section 512(a)(3)(D) is amended by inserting ``(as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the 
     Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1997)'' after ``1034''.
       (6) Paragraph (7) of section 1016(a) is amended by 
     inserting ``(as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1997)'' after 
     ``1034'' and by inserting ``(as so in effect)'' after 
     ``1034(e)''.
       (7) Paragraph (3) of section 1033(k) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) For exclusion from gross income of gain from 
     involuntary conversion of principal residence, see section 
     121.''
       (8) Subsection (e) of section 1038 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e) Principal residences.--If--
       ``(1) subsection (a) applies to a reacquisition of real 
     property with respect to the sale of which gain was not 
     recognized under section 121 (relating to gain on sale of 
     principal residence), and
       ``(2) within 1 year after the date of the reacquisition of 
     such property by the seller, such property is resold by him,

     then, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section shall not apply 
     to the reacquisition of such property and, for purposes of 
     applying section 121, the resale of such property shall be 
     treated as a part of the transaction constituting the 
     original sale of such property.''
       (9) Paragraph (7) of section 1223 is amended by inserting 
     ``(as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
     of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1997)'' after ``1034''.
       (10) Section 1250(d)(7) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(7) Principal residence.--Subsection (a) shall not apply 
     to a disposition to the extent that gain from the disposition 
     is excluded from gross income under section 121.''
       (11) Paragraph (2) of section 6212(c) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (C) and by redesignating the succeeding 
     subparagraphs accordingly.
       (12) Section 6504 is amended by striking paragraph (4) and 
     by redesignating the succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
       (13) The item relating to section 121 in the table of 
     sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 121. Exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence.''

       (14) The table of sections for part III of subchapter O of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     1034.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to sales and exchanges on or after May 7, 1997.
       (2) Transitional rule.--At the election of the taxpayer, 
     the amendments made by this section shall not apply to--
       (A) a sale or exchange on or before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, or
       (B) a sale or exchange after such date of enactment, if--
       (i) such sale or exchange is pursuant to a contract which 
     was binding on such date, and at all times thereafter before 
     such sale or exchange, or
       (ii) without regard to such amendments, gain would not be 
     recognized under section 1034 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act) on such sale or exchange by reason of 
     a new residence acquired on or before such date.

     SEC. 402. 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

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     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 (not in excess of $250,000) arising from the 
     sale or exchange of the principal residence (within the 
     meaning of section 121) of the taxpayer.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to sales and exchanges on or after May 7, 1997, 
     in taxable years ending after such date.
   Subtitle B--Lifetime Capital Gains Rate Reduction for Nontradable 
                                Property

     SEC. 411. LIFETIME CAPITAL GAINS RATE REDUCTION FOR 
                   NONTRADABLE PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 1 (relating to 
     maximum capital gains rate) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Maximum Capital Gains Rate.--If a taxpayer has a net 
     capital gain for any taxable year, the tax imposed by this 
     section for such taxable year shall not exceed the sum of--
       ``(1) a tax computed at the rates and in the manner as if 
     this subsection had not been enacted on the greater of--
       ``(A) taxable income reduced by the amount of the net 
     capital gain, or
       ``(B) the amount of taxable income taxed at a rate below 18 
     percent, plus
       ``(2) the sum of--
       ``(A) 18 percent of the lifetime qualified net capital gain 
     (or if lesser, the amount of taxable income in excess of the 
     amount taxed under paragraph (1)), plus
       ``(B) 28 percent of the excess of the net capital gain (or 
     if lesser, the amount of taxable income in excess of the 
     amount taxed under paragraph (1)) over the lifetime qualified 
     net capital gain for the taxable year.

     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the net capital gain 
     for any taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by 
     the amount which the taxpayer elects to take into account as 
     investment income for the taxable year under section 
     163(d)(4)(B)(iii). In the case of a taxpayer only subject to 
     tax under this section at the 15 percent rate, the amount of 
     the tax under paragraph (1)(B) on net capital gain shall be 
     determined at a rate of 7.5 percent.''
       (b) Definition.--Section 1 is amended by adding at the end 
     thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Lifetime Qualified Net Capital Gain
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (h), the 
     lifetime qualified net capital gain is the qualified net gain 
     for the taxable year.
       ``(2) Limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of the qualified net gain 
     taken into account under paragraph (1) for any taxable year 
     shall not exceed $600,000 reduced by the aggregate amount of 
     the qualified net gain taken into account under this 
     subsection by the taxpayer for prior taxable years.
       ``(B) Special rule for joint returns.--The amount of the 
     qualified net gain taken into account under this subsection 
     on a joint return for any taxable year shall be allocated 
     equally between the spouses for purposes of determining the 
     limitation under subparagraph (A) for any succeeding taxable 
     year.
       ``(3) Qualified net gain.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the term `qualified net gain' means the lesser of--
       ``(A) the net capital gain for the taxable year, or
       ``(B) the net capital gain for the taxable year determined 
     by only taking into account gains and losses from sales and 
     exchanges on or after May 7, 1997, of qualified assets.

     A taxpayer may elect for any taxable year not to take into 
     account under this subsection all (or any portion) of the 
     qualified net gain for such taxable year. Such an election, 
     once made, shall be irrevocable.
       ``(4) Qualified assets.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `qualified assets' means any property held for more 
     than 3 years other than--
       ``(A) stock or securities for which there is a market on an 
     established securities market or otherwise, and
       ``(B) property (other than stock or securities) of a kind 
     regularly traded on an established market.

     Such term shall not include any qualified small business 
     stock (as defined in section 1202) nor the principal 
     residence of the taxpayer.
       ``(5) Subsection not to apply to certain individuals.--This 
     subsection shall not apply to any individual who has not 
     attained age 25 before the close of the taxable year.
       ``(6) Subsection Not to Apply to Certain Taxpayers.--This 
     subsection shall not apply to--
       ``(A) a married individual (within the meaning of section 
     7703) filing a separate return for the taxable year, or
       ``(B) an estate or trust.
       ``(7) Special Rules.--
       ``(A) Treatment of certain sales of interests in 
     partnerships, etc.--For purposes of this subsection, any gain 
     from the sale or exchange of a qualified asset which is an 
     interest in a partnership, S corporation, or trust shall not 
     be treated as gain from the sale or exchange of a qualified 
     asset to the extent such gain is attributable to unrealized 
     appreciation in the value of property described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (4) which is held by 
     such entity. Rules similar to the rules of section 751(f) 
     shall apply for purposes of the preceding sentence.
       ``(B) Special rule for pass-thru entities.--
       ``(i) In general.--In applying this subsection with respect 
     to any pass-thru entity--

       ``(I) the determination of when the sale or exchange occurs 
     shall be made at the entity level, and
       ``(II) any gain attributable to such entity shall in no 
     event be treated as gain from sale or exchange of a qualified 
     asset if interests in such entity are described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (4).

       ``(ii) Pass-thru entity defined.--For purposes of clause 
     (i), 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.''

       (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 interests in 
     partnerships, 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 thereof 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 thereof the following: 
     ``and section 1222 shall be applied without regard to 
     paragraph (12) thereof (relating to special rule for 
     collectibles)''.
       (d) Minimum Tax Treatment.--Clause (i) of section 
     55(b)(1)(A) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of a taxpayer other than a 
     corporation, the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year 
     is the sum of--

       ``(I) 18 percent of so much of the taxable excess as does 
     not exceed the lifetime qualified net capital gain for the 
     taxable year,
       ``(II) 26 percent of so much of the ordinary taxable excess 
     as does not exceed $175,000, plus
       ``(III) 28 percent of so much of the ordinary taxable 
     excess as exceeds $175,000.

     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `ordinary 
     taxable excess' means the taxable excess reduced by the 
     lifetime qualified net capital gain. The amount determined 
     under this clause shall be reduced by the alternative minimum 
     tax foreign tax credit for the taxable year.''
       (e) Effective Date.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable 
     years ending on or after May 7, 1997.
                       TITLE V--ESTATE TAX RELIEF

     SEC. 501. 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) $400,000, increased by the amount (if any) of the 
     limitation under this paragraph not claimed by the estate of 
     a previously deceased spouse of the decedent.
       ``(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 
     dece

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     dent'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),
       ``(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),
       ``(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)), or
       ``(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 folThe applicable
                                                material percentage 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

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       ``(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).''
       (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, 
     1997.
               TITLE VI--EXTENSION OF EXPIRING PROVISIONS

     SEC. 601. RESEARCH CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Section 41(h)(1) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``May 31, 1997'' and inserting ``May 31, 
     1998'', and
       (2) by striking the last sentence.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 45C(b)(1)(D) is amended 
     by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``1998''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after May 31, 1997.

     SEC. 602. ORPHAN DRUG CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 45C is hereby 
     repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in taxable years 
     ending after May 31, 1997.

     SEC. 603. CONTRIBUTIONS OF APPRECIATED STOCK.

       (a) In General.--Clause (ii) of section 170(e)(5)(D) is 
     amended by striking ``May 31, 1997'' and inserting ``May 31, 
     1998''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to contributions made after May 31, 1997.

     SEC. 604. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY 
                   CREDIT.

       (a) Extension of Credit.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     51(c)(4) (relating to termination) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting ``September 30, 1998''.
       (b) Percentage of Wages Allowed as Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 51 (relating to 
     determination of amount) is amended by striking ``35 
     percent'' and inserting ``40 percent''.
       (2) Application of credit for individuals performing fewer 
     than 400 hours of services.--Paragraph (3) of section 51(i) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Individuals not meeting minimum employment periods.--
       ``(A) Reduction of credit for individuals performing fewer 
     than 400 hours of services.--In the case of an individual who 
     has completed at least 120 hours, but less than 400 hours, of 
     services performed for the employer, subsection (a) shall be 
     applied by substituting `25 percent' for `40 percent'.
       ``(B) Denial of credit for individuals performing fewer 
     than 120 hours of services.--No wages shall be taken into 
     account under subsection (a) with respect to any individual 
     unless such individual has completed at least 120 hours of 
     services performed for the employer.''
       (c) Modification of Eligibility Requirement Based on Period 
     on Welfare.--Subparagraph (A) of section 51(d)(2) (defining 
     qualified IV-A recipient) is amended by striking all that 
     follows ``a IV-A program'' and inserting ``for any 9 months 
     during the 18-month period ending on the hiring date.''
       (d) Certain Older Food Stamp Recipients Treated as Members 
     of Targeted Group.--Paragraph (8) of section 51(d) (defining 
     qualified food stamp recipient) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(8) Qualified food stamp recipient.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified food stamp 
     recipient' 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 being a member of a family receiving assistance 
     under a food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     for the 6-month period ending on the hiring date.
       ``(B) Certain older recipients.--The term `qualified food 
     stamp recipient' includes any individual who is certified by 
     the designated local agency--
       ``(i) as having attained age 18 but not age 50 on the 
     hiring date,
       ``(ii) as being a recipient of benefits under the food 
     stamp program who is affected by section 6(o) of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977 but who has not been made ineligible for 
     refusing to work in accordance with section 6(o)(2)(A) of 
     such Act, or failing to comply with the requirements of a 
     work program under subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of section 
     6(o)(2)(A) of such Act, and
       ``(iii) as having a hiring date which is not more than 1 
     year after the date of such cessation.
       ``(C) Termination.--In lieu of applying subsection (c)(4), 
     this subsection shall not apply to amounts paid or incurred 
     with respect to an individual who begins work for the 
     employer after September 30, 2000.''
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                   TITLE VII--EMPOWERMENT ZONES, ETC.
                     Subtitle A--Empowerment Zones

     SEC. 701. ADDITIONAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES WITH CURRENT LAW 
                   BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 1391(b) (relating 
     to designations of empowerment zones and enterprise 
     communities) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``9'' and inserting ``11'',
       (2) by striking ``6'' and inserting ``8'', and
       (3) by striking ``750,000'' and inserting ``1,000,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     except that designations of new empowerment zones made 
     pursuant to such amendments shall be made during the 180-day 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 702. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND 
                   ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1391 (relating to designation 
     procedure for empowerment zones and enterprise communities) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Additional Designations Permitted.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to the areas designated 
     under subsection (a)--
       ``(A) Enterprise communities.--The appropriate Secretaries 
     may designate in the aggregate an additional 80 nominated 
     areas as enterprise communities under this section, subject 
     to the availability of eligible nominated areas. Of that 
     number, not more than 50 may be designated in urban areas and 
     not more than 30 may be designated in rural areas.
       ``(B) Empowerment zones.--The appropriate Secretaries may 
     designate in the aggregate an additional 20 nominated areas 
     as empowerment zones under this section, subject to the 
     availability of eligible nominated areas. Of that number, not 
     more than 15 may be designated in urban areas and not more 
     than 5 may be designated in rural areas.
       ``(2) Period designations may be made.--A designation may 
     be made under this subsection after the date of the enactment 
     of this subsection and before January 1, 1999.
       ``(3) Modifications to eligibility criteria, etc.--
       ``(A) Poverty rate requirement.--
       ``(i) In general.--A nominated area shall be eligible for 
     designation under this subsection only if the poverty rate 
     for each population census tract within the nominated area is 
     not less than 20 percent and the poverty rate for at least 90 
     percent of the population census tracts within the nominated 
     area is not less than 25 percent.
       ``(ii) Treatment of census tracts with small populations.--
     A population census tract with a population of less than 
     2,000 shall be treated as having a poverty rate of not less 
     than 25 percent if--

       ``(I) more than 75 percent of such tract is zoned for 
     commercial or industrial use, and
       ``(II) such tract is contiguous to 1 or more other 
     population census tracts which have a poverty rate of not 
     less than 25 percent (determined without regard to this 
     clause).

       ``(iii) Exception for developable sites.--Clause (i) shall 
     not apply to up to 3 noncontiguous parcels in a nominated 
     area which may be developed for commercial or industrial 
     purposes. The aggregate area of noncontiguous parcels to 
     which the preceding sentence applies with respect to any 
     nominated area shall not exceed 1,000 acres (2,000 acres in 
     the case of an empowerment zone).
       ``(iv) Certain provisions not to apply.--Section 1392(a)(4) 
     (and so much of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1392(b) as 
     relate to section 1392(a)(4)) shall not apply to an area 
     nominated for designation under this subsection.
       ``(v) Special rule for rural empowerment zones and 
     enterprise communities.--The Secretary of Agriculture may 
     designate not more than 1 empowerment zone, and not more than 
     5 enterprise communities, in rural areas without regard to 
     clause (i) if such areas satisfy emigration criteria 
     specified by the Secretary of Agriculture.
       ``(B) Size limitation.--
       ``(i) In general.--The parcels described in subparagraph 
     (A)(iii) shall not be taken into

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     account in determining whether the requirement of 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 1392(a)(3) is met.
       ``(ii) Special rule for rural areas.--If a population 
     census tract (or equivalent division under section 
     1392(b)(4)) in a rural area exceeds 1,000 square miles or 
     includes a substantial amount of land owned by the Federal, 
     State, or local government, the nominated area may exclude 
     such excess square mileage or governmentally owned land and 
     the exclusion of that area will not be treated as violating 
     the continuous boundary requirement of section 1392(a)(3)(B).
       ``(C) Aggregate population limitation.--The aggregate 
     population limitation under the last sentence of subsection 
     (b)(2) shall not apply to a designation under paragraph 
     (1)(B).
       ``(D) Previously designated enterprise communities may be 
     included.--Subsection (e)(5) shall not apply to any 
     enterprise community designated under subsection (a) that is 
     also nominated for designation under this subsection.
       ``(E) Indian reservations may be nominated.--
       ``(i) In general.--Section 1393(a)(4) shall not apply to an 
     area nominated for designation under this subsection.
       ``(ii) Special rule.--An area in an Indian reservation 
     shall be treated as nominated by a State and a local 
     government if it is nominated by the reservation governing 
     body (as determined by the Secretary of Interior).''
       (b) Employment Credit Not To Apply to New Empowerment 
     Zones.--Section 1396 (relating to empowerment zone employment 
     credit) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Credit Not To Apply to Empowerment Zones Designated 
     Under Section 1391(g).--This section shall be applied without 
     regard to any empowerment zone designated under section 
     1391(g).''
       (c) Increased Expensing Under Section 179 Not To Apply in 
     Developable Sites.--Section 1397A (relating to increase in 
     expensing under section 179) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Limitation.--For purposes of this section, qualified 
     zone property shall not include any property substantially 
     all of the use of which is in any parcel described in section 
     1391(g)(3)(A)(iii).''
       (d) Set Aside for Areas With Employment Losses in Financial 
     Service Industries.--Section 1391 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Set Aside for Areas With Employment Losses in 
     Financial Service Industries.--
       ``(1) In general.--At least 3 of the additional empowerment 
     zones authorized under this section by reason of the 
     enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1997 shall be 
     nominated areas described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Description.--A nominated area is described in this 
     paragraph if--
       ``(A) at least 12 percent of the wages attributable to 
     private, nonagricultural employment in the area during 1989, 
     and subject to tax under section 3301 during such year, were 
     in the financial institution and real estate sectors, and
       ``(B) the employment in such area in such sectors for the 
     calendar year preceding the calendar year in which such area 
     is nominated for designation is 10 percent (or, if lesser, 
     5,000 full-time equivalent jobs) less than such employment 
     during 1989.

     The requirement of subparagraph (B) shall not be met if 
     substantially all of such decline in employment is 
     attributable to 1 employer. Data for the labor market area 
     which includes the nominated area may be used for purposes of 
     this paragraph if data is not separately available for the 
     nominated area.
       ``(3) Central business district eligible.--Subparagraph (D) 
     of section 1392(a)(3) shall not apply to a nominated area 
     described in paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Financial services businesses eligible.--For purposes 
     of this part, the term `enterprise zone business' includes 
     any entity (or portion of an entity) if substantially all the 
     activities of such entity (or portion thereof) consists of 
     engaging in a banking, insurance, financing, or similar 
     business in an empowerment zone designated by reason of this 
     subsection.''
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsections (e) and (f) of section 1391 are each 
     amended by striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``this 
     section''.
       (2) Section 1391(c) is amended by striking ``this section'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (a)''.

     SEC. 703. VOLUME CAP NOT TO APPLY TO ENTERPRISE ZONE FACILITY 
                   BONDS WITH RESPECT TO NEW EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1394 (relating to tax-exempt 
     enterprise zone facility bonds) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Bonds for Empowerment Zones Designated Under Section 
     1391(g).--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a new empowerment zone 
     facility bond--
       ``(A) such bond shall not be treated as a private activity 
     bond for purposes of section 146, and
       ``(B) subsection (c) of this section shall not apply.
       ``(2) Limitation on amount of bonds.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to a new 
     empowerment zone facility bond only if such bond is 
     designated for purposes of this subsection by the local 
     government which nominated the area to which such bond 
     relates.
       ``(B) Limitation on bonds designated.--The aggregate face 
     amount of bonds which may be designated under subparagraph 
     (A) with respect to any empowerment zone shall not exceed--
       ``(i) $60,000,000 if such zone is in a rural area,
       ``(ii) $130,000,000 if such zone is in an urban area and 
     the zone has a population of less than 100,000, and
       ``(iii) $230,000,000 if such zone is in an urban area and 
     the zone has a population of at least 100,000.
       ``(C) Special rules.--
       ``(i) Coordination with limitation in subsection (c).--
     Bonds to which paragraph (1) applies shall not be taken into 
     account in applying the limitation of subsection (c) to other 
     bonds.
       ``(ii) Current refunding not taken into account.--In the 
     case of a refunding (or series of refundings) of a bond 
     designated under this paragraph, the refunding obligation 
     shall be treated as designated under this paragraph (and 
     shall not be taken into account in applying subparagraph (B)) 
     if--

       ``(I) the amount of the refunding bond does not exceed the 
     outstanding amount of the refunded bond, and
       ``(II) the refunded bond is redeemed not later than 90 days 
     after the date of issuance of the refunding bond.

       ``(3) New empowerment zone facility bond.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `new empowerment zone facility 
     bond' means any bond which would be described in subsection 
     (a) if only empowerment zones designated under section 
     1391(g) were taken into account under sections 1397B and 
     1397C.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to obligations issued after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 704. MODIFICATIONS TO ENTERPRISE ZONE FACILITY BOND 
                   RULES FOR ALL EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE 
                   COMMUNITIES.

       (a) Modifications Relating to Enterprise Zone Business.--
     Paragraph (3) of section 1394(b) (defining enterprise zone 
     business) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Enterprise zone business.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as modified in this paragraph, 
     the term `enterprise zone business' has the meaning given 
     such term by section 1397B.
       ``(B) Modifications.--In applying section 1397B for 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(i) Businesses in enterprise communities eligible.--
     References in section 1397B to empowerment zones shall be 
     treated as including references to enterprise communities.
       ``(ii) Waiver of requirements during startup period.--A 
     business shall not fail to be treated as an enterprise zone 
     business during the startup period if--

       ``(I) as of the beginning of the startup period, it is 
     reasonably expected that such business will be an enterprise 
     zone business (as defined in section 1397B as modified by 
     this paragraph) at the end of such period, and
       ``(II) such business makes bona fide efforts to be such a 
     business.

       ``(iii) Reduced requirements after testing period.--A 
     business shall not fail to be treated as an enterprise zone 
     business for any taxable year beginning after the testing 
     period by reason of failing to meet any requirement of 
     subsection (b) or (c) of section 1397B if at least 35 percent 
     of the employees of such business for such year are residents 
     of an empowerment zone or an enterprise community. The 
     preceding sentence shall not apply to any business which is 
     not a qualified business by reason of paragraph (1), (4), or 
     (5) of section 1397B(d).
       ``(C) Definitions relating to subparagraph (b).--For 
     purposes of subparagraph (B)--
       ``(i) Startup period.--The term `startup period' means, 
     with respect to any property being provided for any business, 
     the period before the first taxable year beginning more than 
     2 years after the later of--

       ``(I) the date of issuance of the issue providing such 
     property, or
       ``(II) the date such property is first placed in service 
     after such issuance (or, if earlier, the date which is 3 
     years after the date described in subclause (I)).

       ``(ii) Testing period.--The term `testing period' means the 
     first 3 taxable years beginning after the startup period.
       ``(D) Portions of business may be enterprise zone 
     business.--The term `enterprise zone business' includes any 
     trades or businesses which would qualify as an enterprise 
     zone business (determined after the modifications of 
     subparagraph (B)) if such trades or businesses were 
     separately incorporated.''
       (b) Modifications Relating to Qualified Zone Property.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 1394(b) (defining qualified zone 
     property) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Qualified zone property.--The term `qualified zone 
     property' has the meaning given such term by section 1397C; 
     except that--
       ``(A) the references to empowerment zones shall be treated 
     as including references to enterprise communities, and
       ``(B) section 1397C(a)(2) shall be applied by substituting 
     `an amount equal to 15 percent of the adjusted basis' for `an 
     amount equal to the adjusted basis'.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to obligations issued after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

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     SEC. 705. MODIFICATIONS TO ENTERPRISE ZONE BUSINESS 
                   DEFINITION FOR ALL EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND 
                   ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1397B (defining enterprise zone 
     business) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``80 percent'' in subsections (b)(2) and 
     (c)(1) and inserting ``50 percent'',
       (2) by striking ``substantially all'' each place it appears 
     in subsections (b) and (c) and inserting ``a substantial 
     portion'',
       (3) by striking ``, and exclusively related to,'' in 
     subsections (b)(4) and (c)(3),
       (4) by adding at the end of subsection (d)(2) the following 
     new flush sentence:

     ``For purposes of subparagraph (B), the lessor of the 
     property may rely on a lessee's certification that such 
     lessee is an enterprise zone business.'',
       (5) by striking ``substantially all'' in subsection (d)(3) 
     and inserting ``at least 50 percent'', and
       (6) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Treatment of Businesses Straddling Census Tract 
     Lines.--For purposes of this section, if--
       ``(1) a business entity or proprietorship uses real 
     property located within an empowerment zone,
       ``(2) the business entity or proprietorship also uses real 
     property located outside the empowerment zone,
       ``(3) the amount of real property described in paragraph 
     (1) is substantial compared to the amount of real property 
     described in paragraph (2), and
       ``(4) the real property described in paragraph (2) is 
     contiguous to part or all of the real property described in 
     paragraph (1),

     then all the services performed by employees, all business 
     activities, all tangible property, and all intangible 
     property of the business entity or proprietorship that occur 
     in or is located on the real property described in paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) shall be treated as occurring or situated in an 
     empowerment zone.''
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Special rule for enterprise zone facility bonds.--For 
     purposes of section 1394(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, the amendments made by this section shall apply to 
     obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
                        Subtitle B--Brownfields

     SEC. 711. EXPENSING OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION COSTS.

       (a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 198. EXPENSING OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION COSTS.

       ``(a) In General.--A taxpayer may elect to treat any 
     qualified environmental remediation expenditure which is paid 
     or incurred by the taxpayer as an expense which is not 
     chargeable to capital account. Any expenditure which is so 
     treated shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year 
     in which it is paid or incurred.
       ``(b) Qualified Environmental Remediation Expenditure.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified environmental 
     remediation expenditure' means any expenditure--
       ``(A) which is otherwise chargeable to capital account, and
       ``(B) which is paid or incurred in connection with the 
     abatement or control of hazardous substances at a qualified 
     contaminated site.
       ``(2) Special rule for expenditures for depreciable 
     property.--Such term shall not include any expenditure for 
     the acquisition of property of a character subject to the 
     allowance for depreciation which is used in connection with 
     the abatement or control of hazardous substances at a 
     qualified contaminated site; except that the portion of the 
     allowance under section 167 for such property which is 
     otherwise allocated to such site shall be treated as a 
     qualified environmental remediation expenditure.
       ``(c) Qualified Contaminated Site.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) Qualified contaminated site.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified contaminated site' 
     means any area--
       ``(i) which is held by the taxpayer for use in a trade or 
     business or for the production of income, or which is 
     property described in section 1221(1) in the hands of the 
     taxpayer,
       ``(ii) which is within a targeted area, and
       ``(iii) at or on which there has been a release (or threat 
     of release) or disposal of any hazardous substance.
       ``(B) Taxpayer must receive statement from state 
     environmental agency.--An area shall be treated as a 
     qualified contaminated site with respect to expenditures paid 
     or incurred during any taxable year only if the taxpayer 
     receives a statement from the appropriate agency of the State 
     in which such area is located that such area meets the 
     requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Appropriate state agency.-- For purposes of 
     subparagraph (B), the appropriate agency of a State is the 
     agency designated by the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency for purposes of this section. If no agency 
     of a State is designated under the preceding sentence, the 
     appropriate agency for such State shall be the Environmental 
     Protection Agency.
       ``(2) Targeted area.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `targeted area' means--
       ``(i) any population census tract with a poverty rate of 
     not less than 20 percent,
       ``(ii) a population census tract with a population of less 
     than 2,000 if--

       ``(I) more than 75 percent of such tract is zoned for 
     commercial or industrial use, and
       ``(II) such tract is contiguous to 1 or more other 
     population census tracts which meet the requirement of clause 
     (i) without regard to this clause,

       ``(iii) any empowerment zone or enterprise community (and 
     any supplemental zone designated on December 21, 1994), and
       ``(iv) any site announced before February 1, 1997, as being 
     included as a brownfields pilot project of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency.
       ``(B) National priorities listed sites not included.--Such 
     term shall not include any site which is on, or proposed for, 
     the national priorities list under section 105(a)(8)(B) of 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this section).
       ``(C) Certain rules to apply.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph the rules of sections 1392(b)(4) and 1393(a)(9) 
     shall apply.
       ``(d) Hazardous Substance.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `hazardous substance' means--
       ``(A) any substance which is a hazardous substance as 
     defined in section 101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and
       ``(B) any substance which is designated as a hazardous 
     substance under section 102 of such Act.
       ``(2) Exception.--Such term shall not include any substance 
     with respect to which a removal or remedial action is not 
     permitted under section 104 of such Act by reason of 
     subsection (a)(3) thereof.
       ``(e) Deduction Recaptured as Ordinary Income on Sale, 
     Etc.--Solely for purposes of section 1245, in the case of 
     property to which a qualified environmental remediation 
     expenditure would have been capitalized but for this 
     section--
       ``(1) the deduction allowed by this section for such 
     expenditure shall be treated as a deduction for depreciation, 
     and
       ``(2) such property (if not otherwise section 1245 
     property) shall be treated as section 1245 property solely 
     for purposes of applying section 1245 to such deduction.
       ``(f) Coordination With Other Provisions.--Sections 280B 
     and 468 shall not apply to amounts which are treated as 
     expenses under this section.
       ``(g) 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 VI 
     of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 198. Expensing of environmental remediation costs.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after 
     such date.

     SEC. 712. USE OF REDEVELOPMENT BONDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   REMEDIATION.

       (a) Environmental Remediation Included as Redevelopment 
     Purpose.--Subparagraph (A) of section 144(c)(3) (relating to 
     redevelopment purposes) is amended by striking ``and'' at the 
     end of clause (iii), by striking the period at the end of 
     clause (iv) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end 
     the following new clause:
       ``(v) costs incurred in connection with abatement or 
     control of hazardous substances at a qualified contaminated 
     site (as defined in section 198(c)) if such costs are 
     incurred pursuant to an environmental remediation plan which 
     was approved by the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency or by the head of any State or local 
     government agency designated by the Administrator to carry 
     out the Administrator's functions under this clause.''
       (b) Certain Requirements Not To Apply To Redevelopment 
     Bonds for Environmental Remediation.--Subsection (c) of 
     section 144 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(9) Certain requirements not to apply to redevelopment 
     bonds for environmental remediation.--In the case of any bond 
     issued as part of an issue 95 percent or more of the proceeds 
     of which are to finance costs referred to in paragraph 
     (3)(A)(v)--
       ``(A) paragraph (2)(A)(i) shall not apply,
       ``(B) paragraph (2)(A)(ii) shall not apply to any issue 
     issued by the governing body described in paragraph (4)(A) 
     with respect to the area which includes the site,
       ``(C) the requirement of paragraph (2)(B)(ii) shall be 
     treated as met if--
       ``(i) the payment of the principal and interest on such 
     issue is secured by taxes imposed by a governmental unit, or
       ``(ii) such issue is approved by the applicable elected 
     representative (as defined in section 147(f)(2)(E)) of the 
     governmental unit which issued such issue (or on behalf of 
     which such issue was issued),
       ``(D) subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (2) shall not 
     apply,
       ``(E) subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (4) shall not 
     apply, and
       ``(F) if the real property referred to in clause (iii) of 
     paragraph (3)(A) is 1 or more dwelling units, such clause 
     shall apply only if the requirements of section 142(d) or 143

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     (as the case may be) are met with respect to such units.''
       (c) Penalty for Failure To Satisfactorily Complete 
     Remediation Plan.--Subsection (b) of section 150 is amended 
     by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Qualified contaminated site remediation bonds.--In 
     the case of financing provided for costs described in section 
     144(c)(3)(A)(v), no deduction shall be allowed under this 
     chapter for interest on such financing during any period 
     during which there is a determination by the Administrator of 
     the Environmental Protection Agency (or by the head of any 
     State or local government agency designated by the 
     Administrator to carry out the Administrator's functions 
     under this paragraph) that the remediation plan under which 
     such costs were incurred was not satisfactorily completed.''
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
                   Subtitle C--Welfare to Work Credit

     SEC. 721. WELFARE TO WORK CREDIT.

       (a) Additional Temporary Incentives for Employing Long-Term 
     Family Assistance Recipients.--Section 51 (relating to amount 
     of work opportunity credit) is amended by inserting after 
     subsection (d) the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Additional Temporary Incentives for Employing Long-
     Term Family Assistance Recipients.--
       ``(1) Treatment as member of targeted group.--A long-term 
     family assistance recipient shall be treated for purposes of 
     this section as a member of a targeted group.
       ``(2) Modification to percentage and years of credit.--In 
     the case of a long-term family assistance recipient, the 
     amount of the work opportunity credit determined under this 
     section for the taxable year shall be equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) 50 percent of the qualified first-year wages, and
       ``(B) 50 percent of the qualified second-year wages.
       ``(3) Modification to amount of wages taken into account.--
     In the case of a long-term family assistance recipient--
       ``(A) $10,000 of wages may be taken into account.--In lieu 
     of applying subsection (b)(3), the amount of the qualified 
     first-year wages, and the amount of qualified second-year 
     wages, which may be taken into account with respect to any 
     individual shall not exceed $10,000 per year.
       ``(B) Certain amounts treated as wages.--The term `wages' 
     includes amounts paid or incurred by the employer which are 
     excludable from such recipient's gross income under--
       ``(i) section 105 (relating to amounts received under 
     accident and health plans),
       ``(ii) section 106 (relating to contributions by employer 
     to accident and health plans),
       ``(iii) section 127 (relating to educational assistance 
     programs) or would be so excludable but for section 127(d), 
     but only to the extent paid or incurred to a person not 
     related to the employer, or
       ``(iv) section 129 (relating to dependent care assistance 
     programs).

     The amount treated as wages by clause (i) or (ii) for any 
     period shall be based on the reasonable cost of coverage for 
     the period, but shall not exceed the applicable premium for 
     the period under section 4980B(f)(4).
       ``(C) Special rules for agricultural and railway labor.--If 
     such recipient is an employee to which subparagraph (A) or 
     (B) of subsection (h)(1) applies--
       ``(i) such subparagraph (A) shall be applied by 
     substituting `$10,000' for `$6,000', and
       ``(ii) such subparagraph (B) shall be applied by 
     substituting `$825' for `$500'.
       ``(D) Termination.--In lieu of applying subsection (c)(4), 
     this subsection shall not apply to amounts paid or incurred 
     with respect to an individual who begins work for the 
     employer after September 30, 2000.
       ``(4) Long-term family assistance recipient.--For purposes 
     of this subsection, the term `long-term family assistance 
     recipient' means any individual who is certified by the 
     designated local agency--
       ``(A) as being a member of a family receiving assistance 
     under a IV-A program (as defined in subsection (d)(2)(B)) for 
     at least the 18-month period ending on the hiring date,
       ``(B)(i) as being a member of a family receiving such 
     assistance for any 18-month period beginning after the date 
     of the enactment of this subsection, and
       ``(ii) as having a hiring date which is not more than 2 
     years after the end of the earliest such 18-month period, or
       ``(C)(i) as being a member of a family which ceased to be 
     eligible after the date of the enactment of this subsection 
     for such assistance by reason of any limitation imposed by 
     Federal or State law on the maximum period such assistance is 
     payable to a family, and
       ``(ii) as having a hiring date which is not more than 2 
     years after the date of such cessation.
       ``(5) Qualified second-year wages.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified second-year wages' means, 
     with respect to any individual, the qualified wages 
     attributable to service rendered during the 1-year period 
     beginning on the day after the last day of the 1-year period 
     with respect to such individual determined under subsection 
     (b)(2).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to individuals who begin work for 
     the employer after the date of the enactment of this Act.
        Subtitle D--Community Development Financial Institutions

     SEC. 731. CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN 
                   COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 (relating to business-related credits) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 45E. QUALIFIED EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNITY 
                   DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the 
     community development financial institution investment credit 
     for any taxable year is an amount equal to the applicable 
     percentage of the qualified equity investment made by the 
     taxpayer during the taxable year.
       ``(b) Applicable Percentage.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a), the term `applicable percentage' means, with respect to 
     any investment, 25 percent, or, if the CDFI Fund establishes 
     a lower percentage with respect to such investment for 
     purposes of this section, such lower percentage.
       ``(c) Qualified Equity Investment.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified equity investment' 
     means any stock or partnership interest in a community 
     development financial institution (as defined in section 103 
     of the Community Development Banking and Financial 
     Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702))--
       ``(A) if such institution is designated for purposes of 
     this section by the CDFI Fund,
       ``(B) if such stock or partnership interest is acquired by 
     the taxpayer at its original issue from the institution 
     (directly or through an underwriter) in exchange for money or 
     other property, and
       ``(C) to the extent the amount of such investment is 
     designated for such purposes by such Fund.

     Rules similar to the rules of section 1202(c)(3) shall apply 
     for purposes of subparagraph (B).
       ``(2) Criteria for designating institutions.--Designations 
     under paragraph (1)(A) shall be made in accordance with 
     criteria established by the CDFI Fund. In establishing such 
     criteria, the CDFI Fund shall take into account the 
     requirements and criteria set forth in sections 105(b) and 
     107 of such Act.
       ``(3) CDFI fund.--The term `CDFI Fund' means the Community 
     Development Financial Institutions Fund established by 
     section 104 of such Act.
       ``(d) Limitation on Amount of Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of credit determined under 
     this section for any qualified equity investment shall not 
     exceed the credit amount allocated to such investment by the 
     CDFI Fund.
       ``(2) Overall limitation.--The aggregate credit amount 
     which may be allocated by the CDFI Fund under this section 
     shall not exceed $100,000,000.
       ``(e) Recapture of Credit Where Disposition of Equity 
     Investment Within 5 Years.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the taxpayer disposes of any 
     investment with respect to which a credit was determined 
     under subsection (a) (or any other property the basis of 
     which is determined in whole or in part by reference to the 
     adjusted basis of such investment) before the end of the 5-
     year period beginning on the date such investment was made, 
     the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year in which 
     such disposition occurs shall be increased by the aggregate 
     decrease in tax of the taxpayer resulting from the credit 
     determined under this subsection (a) with respect to such 
     investment.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     gift, transfer, or transaction described in paragraph (1), 
     (2), or (3) of section 1245(b).
       ``(3) Special rule.--Any increase in tax under paragraph 
     (1) shall not be treated as a tax imposed by this chapter for 
     purposes of--
       ``(A) determining the amount of any credit allowable under 
     this chapter, and
       ``(B) determining the amount of the tax imposed by section 
     55.
       ``(f) Basis Reduction.--The basis of any qualified equity 
     investment shall be reduced by the amount of any credit 
     determined under this section with respect to such 
     investment.
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be appropriate to carry out this section. 
     Such regulations may provide for the recapture of the credit 
     under this section with respect to investments in 
     institutions which cease to satisfy the criteria established 
     by the CDFI Fund for designation under subsection (c)(1)(A).
       ``(h) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any 
     investment made after December 31, 2006.''
       (b) Credit Made Part of General Business Credit.--
     Subsection (b) of section 38 is amended by striking ``plus'' 
     at the end of paragraph (11), by striking the period at the 
     end of paragraph (12) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) the community development financial institution 
     investment credit determined under section 45E(a).''
       (c) Credit Allowed Against Regular and Minimum Tax.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 38 (relating to 
     limitation based on amount of tax) is amended by 
     redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting 
     after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

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       ``(3) Special rules for community development financial 
     institution investment credit.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of the community development 
     financial institution investment credit--
       ``(i) this section and section 39 shall be applied 
     separately with respect to the credit, and
       ``(ii) in applying paragraph (1) to the credit--

       ``(I) 75 percent of the tentative minimum tax shall be 
     substituted for the tentative minimum tax under subparagraph 
     (A) thereof, and
       ``(II) the limitation under paragraph (1) (as modified by 
     subclause (I)) shall be reduced by the credit allowed under 
     subsection (a) for the taxable year (other than the community 
     development financial institution investment credit).

       ``(B) Community development financial institution 
     investment credit.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     `community development financial institution investment 
     credit' means the credit allowable under subsection (a) by 
     reason of section 45E(a).''
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subclause (II) of section 
     38(c)(2)(A)(ii) is amended by inserting ``and the community 
     development financial institution investment credit'' after 
     ``employment credit''.
       (d) Limitation on Carryback.--Subsection (d) of section 39 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) No carryback of community development financial 
     institution investment credit before effective date.--No 
     portion of the unused business credit for any taxable year 
     which is attributable to the credit under section 45E may be 
     carried back to a taxable year ending before the date of the 
     enactment of section 45E.''
       (e) Deduction for Unused Credit.--Subsection (c) of section 
     196 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
     (6), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(8) the community development financial institution 
     investment credit determined under section 45E(a).''
       (f) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 45E. Qualified equity investments in community development 
              financial institutions.''

       (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to investments made after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
                      TITLE VIII--OTHER TAX RELIEF

     SEC. 801. SUSPENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON FILING 
                   REFUND CLAIMS DURING PERIODS OF DISABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 6511 (relating to limitations on 
     credit or refund) is amended by redesignating subsection (h) 
     as subsection (i) and by inserting after subsection (g) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Running of Periods of Limitation Suspended While 
     Taxpayer Is Financially Disabled.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual, the 
     running of the periods specified in subsections (a), (b), and 
     (c) shall be suspended during any period of such individual's 
     life that such individual is financially disabled.
       ``(2) Financially disabled.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), an 
     individual is financially disabled if such individual is 
     unable to manage his financial affairs by reason of any 
     medically determinable physical or mental impairment 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. An individual shall not be considered to have such 
     an impairment unless proof of the existence thereof is 
     furnished in such form and manner as the Secretary may 
     require.
       ``(B) Exception where individual has guardian, etc.--An 
     individual shall not be treated as financially disabled 
     during any period that such individual's spouse or any other 
     person is authorized to act on behalf of such individual in 
     financial matters.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to claims for credit or refund for periods ending 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 802. MODIFICATIONS OF PUERTO RICO ECONOMIC ACTIVITY 
                   CREDIT.

       (a) Extension of Credit.--Section 30A(g) (relating to 
     application of credit) is amended by striking ``, and before 
     January 1, 2006''.
       (b) Taxpayers Other Than Existing Claimants Eligible for 
     Credit.--Section 30A(a)(2) (defining qualified domestic 
     corporation) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Qualified domestic corporation.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term `qualified domestic corporation' 
     means a domestic corporation with respect to which section 
     936(a)(4)(B) does not apply for the taxable year.''
       (c) Repeal of Base Period Cap.--Section 30A(a)(1) is 
     amended by striking the last sentence.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 30A(a)(3) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Separate application.--For purposes of determining 
     the amount of the credit allowed under this section, this 
     section (and so much of section 936 as relates to this 
     section) shall be applied separately with respect to Puerto 
     Rico.''
       (2) Section 30A(e)(1) is amended by inserting ``but not 
     including subsection (j) thereof'' after ``thereunder''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 803. TREATMENT OF SOFTWARE AS FSC EXPORT PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Section 927(a)(2)(B) (relating to excluded 
     property) is amended by inserting ``computer software,'' 
     after ``other than''.
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendment made by this section shall apply to software 
     licenses granted after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     in taxable years ending after such date.
       (2) Exception for existing licenses.--The amendment made by 
     this section shall not apply to software licenses granted by 
     a licensor after the date of the enactment of this Act if, on 
     such date, the person to whom the license is granted (or any 
     related person) held a substantially similar license granted 
     by the licensor (or any related person).
           TITLE IX--INCENTIVES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

     SEC. 901. TAX INCENTIVES FOR REVITALIZATION OF THE DISTRICT 
                   OF COLUMBIA.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subchapter:

   ``Subchapter W--Incentives for Revitalization of the District of 
                                Columbia

``Sec. 1400A. Employment credit.
``Sec. 1400B. Additional expensing.
``Sec. 1400C. Tax-exempt economic development bonds.
``Sec. 1400D. Credit for equity investments in and loans to District of 
              Columbia businesses.
``Sec. 1400E. Definitions.
``Sec. 1400F. Status of Economic Development Corporation for District 
              of Columbia.

     ``SEC. 1400A. EMPLOYMENT CREDIT.

       ``(a) Amount of Credit.--For purposes of section 38, the 
     amount of the District of Columbia employment credit 
     determined under this section for the taxable year shall be 
     equal to 40 percent of the qualified first-year wages for 
     such year.
       ``(b) Qualified First-Year Wages.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified first-year wages' 
     means wages paid or incurred by the employer during the 
     taxable year which are attributable to services rendered by 
     an employee of the employer--
       ``(A) during the 1-year period beginning on the day the 
     employee begins work for the employer, and
       ``(B) while the employee is a qualified District employee.
       ``(2) Only first $10,000 of wages taken into account.--The 
     amount of the qualified first-year wages which may be taken 
     into account with respect to any individual for all taxable 
     years of an employer shall not exceed $10,000.
       ``(3) Coordination with work opportunity credit.--The 
     amount of the credit determined under this section with 
     respect to qualified first-year wages of an individual shall 
     be reduced by the amount of the work opportunity credit 
     determined under section 51 with respect to such wages.
       ``(c) Qualified District Employee.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the term `qualified District employee' means any 
     employee of an employer if--
       ``(A) the principal place of abode of such employee 
     throughout the 1-year period described in subsection 
     (b)(1)(A)--
       ``(i) is within the District of Columbia, and
       ``(ii) in the case of an individual who is not a member of 
     a targeted group (within the meaning of section 51(d)), is 
     within a population census tract having a poverty rate of at 
     least 15 percent,
       ``(B)(i) substantially all of the services performed during 
     such period by such employee for such employer are performed 
     within the District of Columbia in a trade or business of the 
     employer, or
       ``(ii) the principal place of business of the employer is 
     within the District of Columbia, and
       ``(C) in the case of an individual who is not a member of a 
     targeted group (within the meaning of section 51(d)), as of 
     the beginning of such period it is reasonable to expect that 
     the compensation to be paid to such individual for services 
     performed during such period for the employer will be less 
     than $28,500.
       ``(2) Certain persons not eligible.--The term `qualified 
     District employee' shall not include--
       ``(A) any individual described in subparagraph (A), (B), or 
     (C) of section 51(i)(1) (relating to related individuals),
       ``(B) any individual described in section 51(i)(2) 
     (relating to nonqualifying rehires), determined by treating 
     qualified District employees as members of a targeted group,
       ``(C) any 5-percent owner (as defined in section 
     416(i)(1)(B)),
       ``(D) any individual employed by the employer unless such 
     individual--
       ``(i) is employed by the employer for at least 180 days, or
       ``(ii) has completed at least 400 hours of services 
     performed for the employer, and

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       ``(E) any individual employed by the employer at any 
     facility described in section 144(c)(6)(B).

     Rules similar to the rules of section 1396(d)(3) shall apply 
     for purposes of subparagraph (D).
       ``(d) Definition and Special Rules.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) Wages.--The term `wages' has the same meaning as when 
     used in section 51, including amounts treated as wages by 
     section 51(e)(3)(B); except that subsections (c)(4) and 
     (e)(3)(D) shall not apply.
       ``(2) Controlled groups.--All employers treated as a single 
     employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 shall be 
     treated as a single employer, and the credit (if any) 
     determined under this section with respect to each such 
     employer shall be its proportionate share of the wages giving 
     rise to such credit.
       ``(3) Certain other rules made applicable.--Rules similar 
     to the rules of subsections (j) and (k) of section 51, and 
     subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 52, shall apply.
       ``(4) Certification of principal place of abode.--An 
     individual shall not be treated as meeting the requirement of 
     subsection (c)(1)(A) unless requirements similar to the 
     requirements of section 51(d)(11) are met.
       ``(5) Cost-of-living adjustment of $28,500 limit.--In the 
     case of any period during a calendar year after 1997, the 
     dollar amount contained in subsection (c)(1)(C) 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 1996' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.
       ``(6) Other incentives.--
       ``(A) Extension of additional temporary incentive for 
     employing long-term family assistance recipients residing in 
     the district of columbia.--In the case of a long-term family 
     assistance recipient (as defined in section 51(e)(4)), 
     section 51(e)(3)(D) shall be applied by substituting 
     `September 30, 2002' for `September 30, 2000' if--
       ``(i) such individual's principal place of abode is within 
     the District of Columbia during the period described in 
     section 51(e)(3), and
       ``(ii) the requirement of clause (i) or (ii) of subsection 
     (c)(1)(B) is met during such period with respect to such 
     individual.
       ``(B) Extension of work opportunity credit.--In the case of 
     wages paid to a member of a targeted group (within the 
     meaning of section 51(d)) while such member's principal place 
     of abode is within the District of Columbia, section 
     51(c)(4)(B) shall be applied by substituting `September 30, 
     2002' for `September 30, 1998'.
       ``(e) Application of Section.--This section shall apply 
     with respect to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     on and after the date of the enactment of this section and 
     before October 1, 2002.

     ``SEC. 1400B. ADDITIONAL EXPENSING.

       ``(a) General Rule.--In the case of a qualified District 
     business, for purposes of section 179--
       ``(1) the limitation under section 179(b)(1) shall be 
     increased by the lesser of--
       ``(A) $20,000, or
       ``(B) the cost of section 179 property which is qualified 
     District property placed in service during the taxable year, 
     and
       ``(2) the amount taken into account under section 179(b)(2) 
     with respect to any section 179 property which is qualified 
     District property shall be 50 percent of the cost thereof.
       ``(b) Recapture.--Rules similar to the rules under section 
     179(d)(10) shall apply with respect to any qualified District 
     property which ceases to be used in the District of Columbia 
     by a District business.
       ``(c) Coordination With Section 1397A.--In no event shall 
     qualified District property be treated as qualified zone 
     property for purposes of section 1397A.
       ``(d) Application of Section.--This section shall apply to 
     property placed in service after December 31, 1997, and 
     before January 1, 2002.

     ``SEC. 1400C. TAX-EXEMPT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BONDS.

       ``(a) In General.--For purposes of part IV of subchapter B 
     of this chapter (relating to tax exemption requirements for 
     State and local bonds), the term `exempt facility bond' 
     includes any bond issued as part of an issue 95 percent or 
     more of the net proceeds (as defined in section 150(a)(3)) of 
     which are to be used to provide any District facility.
       ``(b) District Facility.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `District facility' means any District property the 
     principal user of which is a qualified District business, and 
     any land which is functionally related and subordinate to 
     such property.
       ``(c) Limitation on Amount of Bonds.--Subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to any issue if the aggregate amount of outstanding 
     District facility bonds allocable to any person (taking into 
     account such issue) exceeds $15,000,000.
       ``(d) Certain Rules To Apply.--
       ``(1) In general.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     subsections (c)(2), (d), and (e) of section 1394, and 
     subparagraphs (B)(ii), (C), and (D) of section 1394(b)(3), 
     shall apply for purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Requirements after testing period.--A business shall 
     not fail to be treated as a qualified District business for 
     purposes of this section for any taxable year beginning after 
     the testing period (as defined in section 1394(b)(3)(C)) by 
     reason of failing to meet any requirement of subsection (b) 
     or (c) of section 1397B. The preceding sentence shall not 
     apply to any business which is not a qualified business by 
     reason of paragraph (1), (4), or (5) of section 1397B(d).
       ``(e) Application of Section.--This section shall apply to 
     bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this section 
     and before January 1, 2003.

     ``SEC. 1400D. CREDIT FOR EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN AND LOANS TO 
                   DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BUSINESSES.

       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the 
     District investment credit determined under this section for 
     any taxable year is--
       ``(1) the qualified lender credit for such year, and
       ``(2) the qualified equity investment credit for such year.
       ``(b) Qualified Lender Credit.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The qualified lender credit for any 
     taxable year is the amount of credit specified for such year 
     by the Economic Development Corporation with respect to 
     qualified District loans made by the taxpayer.
       ``(2) Limitation.--In no event may the qualified lender 
     credit with respect to any loan exceed 25 percent of the cost 
     of the property purchased with the proceeds of the loan.
       ``(3) Qualified district loan.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the term `qualified district loan' means any loan for 
     the purchase (as defined in section 179(d)(2)) of property to 
     which section 168 applies (or would apply but for section 
     179) (or land which is functionally related and subordinate 
     to such property) and substantially all of the use of which 
     is in the District of Columbia and is in the active conduct 
     of a trade or business in the District of Columbia. A rule 
     similar to the rule of section 1397C(a)(2) shall apply for 
     purposes of the preceding sentence.
       ``(c) Qualified Equity Investment Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the 
     qualified equity investment credit determined under this 
     section for any taxable year is an amount equal to the 
     percentage specified by the Economic Development Corporation 
     (but not greater than 25 percent) of the aggregate amount 
     paid in cash by the taxpayer during the taxable year for the 
     purchase of District business investments.
       ``(2) District business investment.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `District business investment' means--
       ``(A) any District business stock, and
       ``(B) any District partnership interest.
       ``(3) District business stock.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the term `District business stock' means any stock in a 
     domestic corporation if--
       ``(i) such stock is acquired by the taxpayer at its 
     original issue (directly or through an underwriter) in 
     exchange for cash, and
       ``(ii) as of the time such stock was issued, such 
     corporation was engaged in a trade or business in the 
     District of Columbia (or, in the case of a new corporation, 
     such corporation was being organized for purposes of engaging 
     in such a trade or business).
       ``(B) Redemptions.--A rule similar to the rule of section 
     1202(c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(4) Qualified district partnership interest.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified District 
     partnership interest' means any interest in a partnership 
     if--
       ``(A) such interest is acquired by the taxpayer from the 
     partnership solely in exchange for cash, and
       ``(B) as of the time such interest was acquired, such 
     partnership was engaging in a trade or business in the 
     District of Columbia (or, in the case of a new partnership, 
     such partnership was being organized for purposes of engaging 
     in such a trade or business).
       ``(5) Dispositions of district business investments.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a taxpayer disposes of any District 
     business investment (or any other property the basis of which 
     is determined in whole or in part by reference to the 
     adjusted basis of such investment) before the end of the 5-
     year period beginning on the date such investment was 
     acquired by the taxpayer, the taxpayer's tax imposed by this 
     chapter for the taxable year in which such distribution 
     occurs shall be increased by the aggregate decrease in the 
     credits allowed under section 38 for all prior taxable years 
     which would have resulted solely from reducing to zero any 
     credit determined under this section with respect to such 
     investment.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any 
     gift, transfer, or transaction described in paragraph (1), 
     (2), or (3) of section 1245(b).
       ``(C) Special rule.--Any increase in tax under subparagraph 
     (A) shall not be treated as a tax imposed by this chapter for 
     purposes of--
       ``(i) determining the amount of any credit allowable under 
     this chapter, and
       ``(ii) determining the amount of the tax imposed by section 
     55.
       ``(6) Basis reduction.--For purposes of this title, the 
     basis of any District business investment shall be reduced by 
     the amount of the credit determined under this section with 
     respect to such investment.
       ``(d) Limitation on Amount of Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the District investment 
     credit determined under this section with respect to any 
     taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed the credit 
     amount allocated to such taxpayer for such

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     taxable year by the Economic Development Corporation.
       ``(2) Overall limitation.--The aggregate credit amount 
     which may be allocated by the Economic Development 
     Corporation under this section shall not exceed $95,000,000.
       ``(3) Criteria for allocating credit amounts.--The 
     allocation of credit amounts under this section shall be made 
     in accordance with criteria established by the Economic 
     Development Corporation. In establishing such criteria, such 
     Corporation shall take into account--
       ``(A) the degree to which the business receiving the loan 
     or investment will provide job opportunities for low and 
     moderate income residents of the District of Columbia, and
       ``(B) whether such business is within a population census 
     tract in the District of Columbia having a poverty rate of at 
     least 15 percent.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be appropriate to carry out this section.
       ``(f) Application of Section.--This section shall apply to 
     any credit amount allocated for taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1997, and before January 1, 2003.

     ``SEC. 1400E. DEFINITIONS.

       ``(a) Qualified District Business.--For purposes of this 
     subchapter, the term `qualified District business' means a 
     corporation, partnership, or proprietorship which would be a 
     qualified business entity (as defined in section 1397B) or a 
     qualified proprietorship (as defined in such section) if--
       ``(1) the District of Columbia were an empowerment zone 
     (and there were no other empowerment zones or enterprise 
     communities), and
       ``(2) section 1397B(b)(1) did not apply.
       ``(b) Qualified District Property.--For purposes of this 
     subchapter, the term `qualified District property' means any 
     property which would be qualified zone property (as defined 
     in section 1397C) if--
       ``(1) the District of Columbia were an empowerment zone 
     (and there were no other empowerment zones or enterprise 
     communities),
       ``(2) paragraph (1)(A) of section 1397C(a) referred to the 
     date of the enactment of this section,
       ``(3) paragraph (1)(B) of section 1397C(a) did not apply, 
     and
       ``(4) paragraph (2) of section 1397C(a) were applied by 
     substituting `an amount equal to 15 percent of the adjusted 
     basis' for `an amount equal to the adjusted basis'.
       ``(c) Economic Development Corporation.--For purposes of 
     this subchapter, the term `Economic Development Corporation' 
     means the Economic Development Corporation hereafter 
     established by law for the District of Columbia.

     ``SEC. 1400F. STATUS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR 
                   DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       ``(a) In General.--For purposes of this title and the 
     Social Security Act, the Economic Development Corporation is 
     an agency of the District of Columbia.
       ``(b) Bond Authority.--The Economic Development Corporation 
     shall be allocated 50 percent of the private activity bond 
     volume cap allocated to the District of Columbia under 
     section 146. Notwithstanding section 146(e), the District of 
     Columbia may not alter the allocation under the preceding 
     sentence.''
       (b) Credits Made Part of General Business Credit.--
       (1) Subsection (b) of section 38 is amended by striking 
     ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (12), by striking the period 
     at the end of paragraph (13) and inserting a comma, and by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(14) the District of Columbia employment credit 
     determined under section 1400A(a), plus
       ``(15) the District investment credit determined under 
     section 1400D(a).''
       (2) Subsection (d) of section 39 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) No carryback of district of columbia employment and 
     investment credits before effective date.--No portion of the 
     unused business credit for any taxable year which is 
     attributable to the credit under section 1400A or 1400D may 
     be carried back to a taxable year ending before the date of 
     the enactment of such sections.''
       (3) Subsection (c) of section 196 is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of paragraph (7), by striking the period 
     at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting a comma, and by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(9) the District of Columbia employment credit determined 
     under section 1400A(a), and
       ``(10) the District investment credit determined under 
     section 1400D(a).''
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of subchapters for 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Subchapter W. Incentives for revitalization of the District of 
              Columbia.''

       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
                           TITLE X--REVENUES
                     Subtitle A--Financial Products

     SEC. 1001. CONSTRUCTIVE SALES TREATMENT FOR APPRECIATED 
                   FINANCIAL POSITIONS.

       (a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter P of chapter 1 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1259. CONSTRUCTIVE SALES TREATMENT FOR APPRECIATED 
                   FINANCIAL POSITIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--If there is a constructive sale of an 
     appreciated financial position--
       ``(1) the taxpayer shall recognize gain as if such position 
     were sold, assigned, or otherwise terminated at its fair 
     market value on the date of such constructive sale (and any 
     gain shall be taken into account for the taxable year which 
     includes such date), and
       ``(2) for purposes of applying this title for periods after 
     the constructive sale--
       ``(A) proper adjustment shall be made in the amount of any 
     gain or loss subsequently realized with respect to such 
     position for any gain taken into account by reason of 
     paragraph (1), and
       ``(B) the holding period of such position shall be 
     determined as if such position were originally acquired on 
     the date of such constructive sale.
       ``(b) Appreciated Financial Position.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     term `appreciated financial position' means any position with 
     respect to any stock, debt instrument, or partnership 
     interest if there would be gain were such position sold, 
     assigned, or otherwise terminated at its fair market value.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--The term `appreciated financial 
     position' shall not include--
       ``(A) any position with respect to straight debt (as 
     defined in section 1361(c)(5)(B) without regard to clause 
     (iii) thereof), and
       ``(B) any position which is marked to market under any 
     provision of this title or the regulations thereunder.
       ``(3) Position.--The term `position' means an interest, 
     including a futures or forward contract, short sale, or 
     option.
       ``(c) Constructive Sale.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--A taxpayer shall be treated as having 
     made a constructive sale of an appreciated financial position 
     if the taxpayer (or a related person)--
       ``(A) enters into a short sale of the same or substantially 
     identical property,
       ``(B) enters into an offsetting notional principal contract 
     with respect to the same or substantially identical property,
       ``(C) enters into a futures or forward contract to deliver 
     the same or substantially identical property,
       ``(D) in the case of an appreciated financial position that 
     is a short sale or a contract described in subparagraph (B) 
     or (C) with respect to any property, acquires the same or 
     substantially identical property, or
       ``(E) to the extent prescribed by the Secretary in 
     regulations, enters into 1 or more other transactions (or 
     acquires 1 or more positions) that have substantially the 
     same effect as a transaction described in any of the 
     preceding subparagraphs.
       ``(2) Exception for sales of nonpublicly traded property.--
     The term `constructive sale' shall not include any contract 
     for sale of any stock, debt instrument, or partnership 
     interest which is not a marketable security (as defined in 
     section 453(f)) if the contract settles within 1 year after 
     the date such contract is entered into.
       ``(3) Exception for certain closed transactions.--In 
     applying this section, there shall be disregarded any 
     transaction (which would otherwise be treated as a 
     constructive sale) during the taxable year if--
       ``(A) such transaction is closed before the end of the 30th 
     day after the close of such taxable year, and
       ``(B) in the case of a transaction which is closed during 
     the 90-day period ending on such 30th day--
       ``(i) the taxpayer holds the appreciated financial position 
     throughout the 60-day period beginning on the date such 
     transaction is closed, and
       ``(ii) at no time during such 60-day period is the 
     taxpayer's risk of loss with respect to such position reduced 
     by reason of a circumstance which would be described in 
     section 246(c)(4) if references to stock included references 
     to such position.
       ``(4) Related person.--A person is related to another 
     person with respect to a transaction if--
       ``(A) the relationship is described in section 267 or 
     707(b), and
       ``(B) such transaction is entered into with a view toward 
     avoiding the purposes of this section.
       ``(d) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Forward contract.--The term `forward contract' means 
     a contract to deliver a substantially fixed amount of 
     property for a substantially fixed price.
       ``(2) Offsetting notional principal contract.--The term 
     `offsetting notional principal contract' means, with respect 
     to any property, an agreement which includes--
       ``(A) a requirement to pay (or provide credit for) all or 
     substantially all of the investment yield (including 
     appreciation) on such property for a specified period, and
       ``(B) a right to be reimbursed for (or receive credit for) 
     all or substantially all of any decline in the value of such 
     property.
       ``(e) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Treatment of subsequent sale of position which was 
     deemed sold.--If--
       ``(A) there is a constructive sale of any appreciated 
     financial position,
       ``(B) such position is subsequently disposed of, and
       ``(C) at the time of such disposition, the transaction 
     resulting in the constructive sale of such position is open 
     with respect to the taxpayer or any related person,

     solely for purposes of determining whether the taxpayer has 
     entered into a constructive

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     sale of any other appreciated financial position held by the 
     taxpayer, the taxpayer shall be treated as entering into such 
     transaction immediately after such disposition. For purposes 
     of the preceding sentence, an assignment or other termination 
     shall be treated as a disposition.
       ``(2) Certain trust instruments treated as stock.--For 
     purposes of this section, an interest in a trust which is 
     actively traded (within the meaning of section 1092(d)(1)) 
     shall be treated as stock.
       ``(3) Multiple positions in property.--If a taxpayer holds 
     multiple positions in property, the determination of whether 
     a specific transaction is a constructive sale and, if so, 
     which appreciated financial position is deemed sold shall be 
     made in the same manner as actual sales.
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.''
       (b) Election of Mark to Market for Securities Traders and 
     for Traders and Dealers in Commodities.--Subsection (d) of 
     section 475 (relating to mark to market accounting method for 
     dealers in securities) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Election of mark to market for securities traders and 
     for traders and dealers in commodities.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a person--
       ``(i) who is engaged in a trade or business to which this 
     paragraph applies, and
       ``(ii) who elects to be treated as a dealer in securities 
     for purposes of this section with respect to such trade or 
     business,

     subsections (a), (b)(3), (c)(3), and (e) and the preceding 
     provisions of this subsection (or, in the case of a dealer in 
     commodities, this section) shall apply to all commodities and 
     securities held by such person in any trade or business with 
     respect to which such election is in effect in the same 
     manner as if such person were a dealer in securities and all 
     references to securities included references to commodities.
       ``(B) Application of paragraph.--This paragraph shall apply 
     to any active trade or business--
       ``(i) as a trader in securities, or
       ``(ii) as a trader or dealer in commodities.
       ``(C) Exception for certain holdings of traders.--In the 
     case of a trader in securities or commodities, subsection (a) 
     shall not apply to any security or commodity (to which 
     subsection (a) would otherwise apply solely by reason of this 
     paragraph) if such security or commodity is clearly 
     identified in the trader's records (before the close of the 
     day applicable under subsection (b)(2)) as being held other 
     than in a trade or business to which the election under 
     subparagraph (A) is in effect. A security or commodity so 
     identified shall be treated as described in subsection 
     (b)(1).
       ``(D) Commodity.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `commodities' includes only commodities of a kind customarily 
     dealt in on an organized commodity exchange.
       ``(E) Election.--An election under this paragraph may be 
     made separately for each trade or business and without the 
     consent of the Secretary. Such an election, once made, shall 
     apply to the taxable year for which made and all subsequent 
     taxable years unless revoked with the consent of the 
     Secretary.''
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part IV 
     of subchapter P of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 1259. Constructive sales treatment for appreciated financial 
              positions.''

       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply 
     to any constructive sale after June 8, 1997.
       (2) Exception for sales of positions, etc. held before June 
     9, 1997.--A constructive sale before June 9, 1997, and the 
     property to which the position involved in the transaction 
     relates, shall not be taken into account in determining 
     whether any other constructive sale after June 8, 1997, has 
     occurred if, within before the close of the 30-day period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, such 
     position and property are clearly identified in the 
     taxpayer's records as offsetting. The preceding sentence 
     shall cease to apply as of the date the taxpayer ceases to 
     hold such position or property.
       (3) Special rule.--In the case of a decedent dying after 
     June 8, 1997, if--
       (A) there was a constructive sale on or before such date of 
     any appreciated financial position,
       (B) the transaction resulting in such constructive sale of 
     such position remains open (with respect to the decedent or 
     any related person) for not less than 2 years after the date 
     of such transaction (whether such period is before or after 
     such date), and
       (C) such transaction is not closed within the 30-day period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,

     then, for purposes of such Code, such position (and any 
     property related thereto, as determined under the principles 
     of section 1259(d)(1) of such Code (as so added)) shall be 
     treated as property constituting rights to receive an item of 
     income in respect of a decedent under section 691 of such 
     Code.
       (4) Election of securities traders, and for traders and 
     dealers in commodities, to be treated as dealers in 
     securities.--
       (A) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall 
     apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (B) 4-year spread of adjustments.--In the case of a 
     taxpayer who elects under section 475(d)(4) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) to change its 
     method of accounting for its first taxable year ending after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the net amount of the 
     adjustments required to be taken into account by the taxpayer 
     under section 481 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall 
     be taken into account ratably over the 4-taxable year period 
     beginning with such first taxable year.

     SEC. 1002. LIMITATION ON EXCEPTION FOR INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
                   UNDER SECTION 351.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 351(e) (relating 
     to exceptions) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 
     `investment company' includes any company if more than 80 
     percent of the value of the assets of such company (other 
     than assets held in the ordinary course of a trade or 
     business for sale to customers) is attributable to--
       ``(A) money,
       ``(B) any financial instrument (as defined in section 
     731(c)(2)(C)),
       ``(C) any foreign currency,
       ``(D) any interest in a real estate investment trust, a 
     common trust fund, a regulated investment company, or a 
     publicly traded partnership (as defined in section 7704(b)),
       ``(E) any interest described in clause (iv), (v), or (vi) 
     of section 731(c)(2)(B) (or which would be so described 
     without regard to any reference to active trading or 
     marketability),
       ``(F) any other asset specified in regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary, or
       ``(G) any combination of the foregoing.''
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to transfers after June 8, 1997, in taxable years 
     ending after such date.
       (2) Binding contracts.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a) shall not apply to any transfer pursuant to a written 
     binding contract in effect on June 8, 1997, that provides for 
     the transfer of a fixed amount of property, and at all times 
     thereafter before such transfer.

     SEC. 1003. MODIFICATION OF RULES FOR ALLOCATING INTEREST 
                   EXPENSE TO TAX-EXEMPT INTEREST.

       (a) Pro Rata Allocation Rules Applicable to Corporations.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 265(b) is amended 
     by striking ``In the case of a financial institution'' and 
     inserting ``In the case of a corporation''.
       (2) Only obligations acquired after june 8, 1997, taken 
     into account.--Subparagraph (A) of section 265(b)(2) is 
     amended by striking ``August 7, 1986'' and inserting ``June 
     8, 1997 (August 7, 1986, in the case of a financial 
     institution)''.
       (3) Small issuer exception not to apply.--Subparagraph (A) 
     of section 265(b)(3) is amended by striking ``Any qualified'' 
     and inserting ``In the case of a financial institution, any 
     qualified''.
       (4) Exception for certain bonds acquired on sale of goods 
     or services.--Subparagraph (B) of section 265(b)(4) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     the case of a taxpayer other than a financial institution, 
     such term shall not include a nonsaleable obligation acquired 
     by such taxpayer in the ordinary course of business as 
     payment for goods or services provided by such taxpayer to 
     any State or local government.''
       (5) Look-thru rules for partnerships.--Paragraph (6) of 
     section 265(b) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Look-thru rules for partnerships.--In the case of a 
     corporation which is a partner in a partnership, such 
     corporation shall be treated for purposes of this subsection 
     as holding directly its allocable share of the assets of the 
     partnership.''
       (6) Application of pro rata disallowance on affiliated 
     group basis.--Subsection (b) of section 265 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Application of disallowance on affiliated group 
     basis.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, all 
     members of an affiliated group filing a consolidated return 
     under section 1501 shall be treated as 1 taxpayer.
       ``(B) Treatment of insurance companies.--This subsection 
     shall not apply to an insurance company, and subparagraph (A) 
     shall be applied without regard to any member of an 
     affiliated group which is an insurance company.''
       (6) De minimis exception for nonfinancial institutions.--
     Subsection (b) of section 265 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) De minimis exception for nonfinancial institutions.--
     In the case of a corporation, paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     for any taxable year if the amount described in paragraph 
     (2)(A) with respect to such corporation does not exceed the 
     lesser of--
       ``(A) 2 percent of the amount described in paragraph 
     (2)(B), or
       ``(B) $1,000,000.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply to a financial 
     institution or to a dealer in tax-exempt obligations.''
       (7) Clerical amendment.--The subsection heading for section 
     265(b) is amended by striking ``Financial Institutions'' and 
     inserting ``Corporations''.

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       (b) Application of Section 265(a)(2) With Respect to 
     Controlled Groups.--Paragraph (2) of section 265(a) is 
     amended after ``obligations'' by inserting ``held by the 
     taxpayer (or any corporation which is a member of a 
     controlled group (as defined in section 267(f)(1)) which 
     includes the taxpayer)''.
       (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. 1004. GAINS AND LOSSES FROM CERTAIN TERMINATIONS WITH 
                   RESPECT TO PROPERTY.

       (a) Application of Capital Treatment to Property Other Than 
     Personal Property.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 1234A (relating 
     to gains and losses from certain terminations) is amended by 
     striking ``personal property (as defined in section 
     1092(d)(1))'' and inserting ``property''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to terminations more than 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Application of Capital Treatment, Etc. to Obligations 
     Issued by Natural Persons.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1271(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) Exception for Certain Obligations.--
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall not apply to--
       ``(A) any obligation issued by a natural person before June 
     9, 1997, and
       ``(B) any obligation issued before July 2, 1982, by an 
     issuer which is not a corporation and is not a government or 
     political subdivision thereof.
       ``(2) Termination.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     obligation purchased (within the meaning of section 
     179(d)(2)) after June 8, 1997.''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1005. DETERMINATION OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT WHERE 
                   POOLED DEBT OBLIGATIONS SUBJECT TO 
                   ACCELERATION.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 1272(a)(6) 
     (relating to debt instruments to which the paragraph applies) 
     is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i), by 
     striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting 
     ``, or'', and by inserting after clause (i) the following:
       ``(iii) any pool of debt instruments the yield on which may 
     be reduced by reason of prepayments (or to the extent 
     provided in regulations, by reason of other events).
     To the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary, in the case of a small business engaged in the 
     trade or business of selling tangible personal property at 
     retail, clause (iii) shall not apply to debt instruments 
     incurred in the ordinary course of such trade or business 
     while held by such business.''
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Change in method of accounting.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer required by this section to change its method of 
     accounting for its first taxable year beginning after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act--
       (A) such change shall be treated as initiated by the 
     taxpayer,
       (B) such change shall be treated as 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 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account 
     ratably over the 4-taxable year period beginning with such 
     first taxable year.

     SEC. 1006. DENIAL OF INTEREST DEDUCTIONS ON CERTAIN DEBT 
                   INSTRUMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 163 (relating to deduction for 
     interest) is amended by redesignating subsection (k) as 
     subsection (l) and by inserting after subsection (j) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(k) Disallowance of Deduction on Certain Debt Instruments 
     of Corporations.--
       ``(1) In general.--No deduction shall be allowed under this 
     chapter for any interest paid or accrued on a disqualified 
     debt instrument.
       ``(2) Disqualified debt instrument.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `disqualified debt instrument' means any 
     indebtedness of a corporation which is payable in equity of 
     the issuer or a related party.
       ``(3) Special rules for amounts payable in equity.--For 
     purposes of paragraph (2), indebtedness shall be treated as 
     payable in equity of the issuer or a related party only if--
       ``(A) a substantial amount of the principal or interest is 
     required to be paid or converted, or at the option of the 
     issuer or a related party is payable in, or convertible into, 
     such equity,
       ``(B) a substantial amount of the principal or interest is 
     required to be determined, or at the option of the issuer or 
     a related party is determined, by reference to the value of 
     such equity, or
       ``(C) the indebtedness is part of an arrangement which is 
     reasonably expected to result in a transaction described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B).

     For purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B), principal or 
     interest shall be treated as required to be so paid, 
     converted, or determined if it may be required at the option 
     of the holder or a related party and there is a substantial 
     certainty the option will be exercised.
       ``(4) Related party.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
     person is a related party with respect to another person if 
     such person bears a relationship to such other person 
     described in section 267(b) or 707(b).
       ``(5) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this subsection, including regulations 
     preventing avoidance of this subsection through the use of an 
     issuer other than a corporation.''
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to disqualified debt instruments issued after June 8, 
     1997.
       (2) Transition rule.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall not apply to any instrument issued after June 8, 1997, 
     if such instrument is--
       (A) issued pursuant to a written agreement which was 
     binding on such date and at all times thereafter,
       (B) described in a ruling request submitted to the Internal 
     Revenue Service on or before such date, or
       (C) described on or before such date in a public 
     announcement or in a filing with the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission required solely by reason of the distribution.
        Subtitle B--Corporate Organizations and Reorganizations

     SEC. 1011. 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 recognition of gain attributable to 
     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) Time for Reduction.--Paragraph (1) of section 1059(d) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Time for reduction.--Any reduction in basis under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall be treated as occurring at the 
     beginning of the ex-dividend date of the extraordinary 
     dividend to which the reduction relates.''
       (d) 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. 1012. APPLICATION OF SECTION 355 TO DISTRIBUTIONS 
                   FOLLOWED BY ACQUISITIONS AND TO INTRAGROUP 
                   TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) Distributions Followed by Acquisitions.--Section 355 
     (relating to distribution of stock and securities of a 
     controlled corporation) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Recognition of Gain Where Certain Distributions of 
     Stock or Securities Are Followed by Acquisition.--
       ``(1) General rule.--If there is a distribution to which 
     this subsection applies, the following rules shall apply:
       ``(A) Acquisition of controlled corporation.--If there is 
     an acquisition described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) with respect 
     to any controlled corporation, any stock or securities in the 
     controlled corporation shall not be treated as qualified 
     property for purposes of subsection (c)(2) of this section or 
     section 361(c)(2).

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       ``(B) Acquisition of distributing corporation.--If there is 
     an acquisition described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) with respect 
     to the distributing corporation, the controlled corporation 
     shall recognize gain in an amount equal to the amount of net 
     gain which would be recognized if all the assets of the 
     distributing corporation (immediately after the distribution) 
     were sold (at such time) for fair market value. Any gain 
     recognized under the preceding sentence shall be treated as 
     long-term capital gain and shall be taken into account for 
     the taxable year which includes the day after the date of 
     such distribution.
       ``(2) Distributions to which subsection applies.--
       ``(A) In general.--This subsection shall apply to any 
     distribution--
       ``(i) to which this section (or so much of section 356 as 
     relates to this section) applies, and
       ``(ii) which is part of a plan (or series of related 
     transactions) pursuant to which 1 or more persons acquire 
     directly or indirectly stock representing a 50-percent or 
     greater interest in the distributing corporation or any 
     controlled corporation.
       ``(B) Plan presumed to exist in certain cases.--If 1 or 
     more persons acquire directly or indirectly stock 
     representing a 50-percent or greater interest in the 
     distributing corporation or any controlled corporation during 
     the 4-year period beginning on the date which is 2 years 
     before the date of the distribution, such acquisition shall 
     be treated as pursuant to a plan described in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) unless it is established that the distribution and 
     the acquisition are not pursuant to a plan or series of 
     related transactions.
       ``(C) Coordination with subsection (d).--This subsection 
     shall not apply to any distribution to which subsection (d) 
     applies.
       ``(3) Special rules relating to acquisitions.--
       ``(A) Certain acquisitions not taken into account.--Except 
     as provided in regulations, the following acquisitions shall 
     not be treated as described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii):
       ``(i) The acquisition of stock in any controlled 
     corporation by the distributing corporation.
       ``(ii) The acquisition by a person of stock in any 
     controlled corporation by reason of holding stock in the 
     distributing corporation.
       ``(iii) The acquisition by a person of stock in any 
     successor corporation of the distributing corporation or any 
     controlled corporation by reason of holding stock in such 
     distributing or controlled corporation.
       ``(iv) The acquisition of stock in a corporation if 
     shareholders owning directly or indirectly a 50-percent or 
     greater interest in the distributing corporation or any 
     controlled corporation before such acquisition own indirectly 
     a 50-percent or greater interest in such distributing or 
     controlled corporation after such acquisition.

     This subparagraph shall not apply to any acquisition if the 
     stock held before the acquisition was acquired pursuant to a 
     plan described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
       ``(B) Asset acquisitions.--Except as provided in 
     regulations, for purposes of this subsection, if the assets 
     of the distributing corporation or any controlled corporation 
     are acquired by a successor corporation in a transaction 
     described in subparagraph (A), (C), or (D) of section 
     368(a)(1) or any other transaction specified in regulations 
     by the Secretary, the shareholders (immediately before the 
     acquisition) of the corporation acquiring such assets shall 
     be treated as acquiring stock in the corporation from which 
     the assets were acquired.
       ``(4) Definition and special rules.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) 50-percent or greater interest.--The term `50-percent 
     or greater interest' has the meaning given such term by 
     subsection (d)(4).
       ``(B) Distributions in title 11 or similar case.--Paragraph 
     (1) shall not apply to any distribution made in a title 11 or 
     similar case (as defined in section 368(a)(3)).
       ``(C) Aggregation and attribution rules.--
       ``(i) Aggregation.--The rules of paragraph (7)(A) of 
     subsection (d) shall apply.
       ``(ii) Attribution.--Section 355(d)(8)(A) shall apply in 
     determining whether a person holds stock or securities in any 
     corporation.
       ``(D) Successors and predecessors.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, any reference to a controlled corporation or a 
     distributing corporation shall include a reference to any 
     predecessor or successor of such corporation.
       ``(E) Statute of limitations.--If there is an acquisition 
     to which paragraph (1) (A) or (B) applies--
       ``(i) the statutory period for the assessment of any 
     deficiency attributable to any part of the gain recognized 
     under this subsection by reason of such acquisition 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 by regulations prescribe) that such acquisition 
     occurred, and
       ``(ii) 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.
       ``(5) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this subsection, including regulations--
       ``(A) providing for the application of this subsection 
     where there is more than 1 controlled corporation,
       ``(B) treating 2 or more distributions as 1 distribution 
     where necessary to prevent the avoidance of such purposes, 
     and
       ``(C) providing for the application of rules similar to the 
     rules of subsection (d)(6) where appropriate for purposes of 
     paragraph (2)(B).''
       (b) Section 355 Not To Apply to Certain Intragroup 
     Transactions.--Section 355, as amended by subsection (a), is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Section Not To Apply to Certain Intragroup 
     Transactions.--Except as provided in regulations, this 
     section shall not apply to the distribution of stock from 1 
     member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated return to 
     another member of such group, and the Secretary shall provide 
     proper adjustments for the treatment of such distribution, 
     including (if necessary) adjustments to--
       ``(1) the adjusted basis of any stock which--
       ``(A) is in a corporation which is a member of such group, 
     and
       ``(B) is held by another member of such group, and
       ``(2) the earnings and profits of any member of such 
     group.''
       (c) Determination of Control in Certain Divisive 
     Transactions.--
       (1) Section 351 transactions.--Section 351(c) (relating to 
     special rule) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Special Rules Where Distribution to Shareholders.--
       ``(1) In general.--In determining control for purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(A) the fact that any corporate transferor distributes 
     part or all of the stock in the corporation which it receives 
     in the exchange to its shareholders shall not be taken into 
     account, and
       ``(B) if the requirements of section 355 are met with 
     respect to such distribution, the shareholders shall be 
     treated as in control of such corporation immediately after 
     the exchange if the shareholders hold at least a 50-percent 
     interest in such corporation immediately after the 
     distribution.
       ``(2) 50-percent interest.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `50-percent interest' means stock 
     possessing 50 percent of the total combined voting power of 
     all classes of stock entitled to vote and 50 percent of the 
     total value of shares of all classes of stock.''
       (2) D reorganizations.--Section 368(a)(2)(H) (relating to 
     special rule for determining whether certain transactions are 
     qualified under paragraph (1)(D)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(H) Special rules for determining whether certain 
     transactions are qualified under paragraph (1)(d).--For 
     purposes of determining whether a transaction qualifies under 
     paragraph (1)(D)--
       ``(i) in the case of a transaction with respect to which 
     the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
     354(b)(1) are met, the term `control' has the meaning given 
     such term by section 304(c), and
       ``(ii) in the case of a transaction with respect to which 
     the requirements of section 355 are met, the shareholders 
     described in paragraph (1)(D) shall be treated as having 
     control of the corporation to which the assets are 
     transferred if such shareholders hold a 50-percent or greater 
     interest (as defined in section 351(c)(2)) in such 
     corporation immediately after the transfer.''
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Section 355 rules.--The amendments made by subsections 
     (a) and (b) shall apply to distributions after April 16, 
     1997.
       (2) Divisive transactions.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (c) shall apply to transfers after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) Transition rule.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any distribution after April 16, 1997, if 
     such distribution is--
       (A) made pursuant to a written agreement which was binding 
     on such date and at all times thereafter,
       (B) described in a ruling request submitted to the Internal 
     Revenue Service on or before such date, or
       (C) described on or before such date in a public 
     announcement or in a filing with the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission required solely by reason of the distribution.

     This subparagraph shall not apply to any written agreement, 
     ruling request, or public announcement or filing unless it 
     identifies the unrelated acquirer of the distributing 
     corporation or of any controlled corporation, whichever is 
     applicable.

     SEC. 1013. TAX TREATMENT OF REDEMPTIONS INVOLVING RELATED 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       (a) Stock Purchases by Related Corporations.--The last 
     sentence of section 304(a)(1) (relating to acquisition by 
     related corporation other than subsidiary) is amended to read 
     as follows: ``To the extent that such distribution is treated 
     as a distribution to which section 301 applies, the 
     transferor and the acquiring corporation shall be treated in 
     the same manner as if the transferor had transferred the 
     stock so acquired to the acquiring corporation in exchange 
     for stock of the acquiring corporation in a transaction to 
     which section 351(a) applies, and then the acquiring 
     corporation had redeemed the stock it was treated as issuing 
     in such transaction.''
       (b) Coordination With Section 1059.--Clause (iii) of 
     section 1059(e)(1)(A), as amended by this title, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(iii) which would not have been treated (in whole or in 
     part) as a dividend if--

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       ``(I) any options had not been taken into account under 
     section 318(a)(4), or
       ``(II) section 304(a) had not applied,''.

       (c) Special Rule for Acquisitions by Foreign 
     Corporations.--Section 304(b) (relating to special rules for 
     application of subsection (a)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Acquisitions by foreign corporations.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any acquisition to which 
     subsection (a) applies in which the acquiring corporation is 
     a foreign corporation, the only earnings and profits taken 
     into account under paragraph (2)(A) shall be those earnings 
     and profits--
       ``(i) which are attributable (under regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary) to stock of the acquiring corporation owned 
     (within the meaning of section 958(a)) by a corporation or 
     individual which is--

       ``(I) a United States shareholder (within the meaning of 
     section 951(b)) of the acquiring corporation, and
       ``(II) the transferor or a person who bears a relationship 
     to the transferor described in section 267(b) or 707(b), and

       ``(ii) which were accumulated during the period or periods 
     such stock was owned by such person while the acquiring 
     corporation was a controlled foreign corporation.
       ``(B) Application of section 1248.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the rules of section 1248(d) shall apply 
     except to the extent otherwise provided by the Secretary.
       ``(C) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as are appropriate to carry out the purposes of 
     this paragraph.''
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to distributions and acquisitions after June 8, 1997.
       (2) Transition rule.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any distribution or acquisition after June 
     8, 1997, if such distribution or acquisition is--
       (A) made pursuant to a written agreement which was binding 
     on such date and at all times thereafter,
       (B) described in a ruling request submitted to the Internal 
     Revenue Service on or before such date, or
       (C) described in a public announcement or filing with the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission on or before such date.

     SEC. 1014. MODIFICATION OF HOLDING PERIOD APPLICABLE TO 
                   DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 246(c)(1) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) which is held by the taxpayer for 45 days or less 
     during the 90-day period beginning on the date which is 45 
     days before the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend 
     with respect to such dividend, or''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 246(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) 90-day rule in the case of certain preference 
     dividends.--In the case of stock having preference in 
     dividends, if the taxpayer receives dividends with respect to 
     such stock which are attributable to a period or periods 
     aggregating in excess of 366 days, paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
     applied--
       ``(A) by substituting `90 days' for `45 days' each place it 
     appears, and
       ``(B) by substituting `180-day period' for `90-day 
     period'.''
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 246(c) is amended by adding 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking 
     subparagraph (B), and by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
     subparagraph (B).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to dividends received or accrued after the 30th 
     day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                 Subtitle C--Other Corporate Provisions

     SEC. 1021. REGISTRATION AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
                   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 all promoters 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) Modifications to Substantial Understatement Penalty.--
       (1) Restriction on reasonable basis for corporate 
     understatement of income tax.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     6662(d)(2) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     flush sentence:

     ``For purposes of clause (ii)(II), in no event shall a 
     corporation be treated as having a reasonable basis for its 
     tax treatment of an item attributable to a multiple-party 
     financing transaction if such treatment does not clearly 
     reflect the income of the corporation.''
       (2) Modification to definition of tax shelter.--Clause 
     (iii) of section 6662(d)(2)(C) is amended by striking ``the 
     principal purpose'' and inserting ``a significant purpose''.
       (d) 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''.
       (e) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 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.
       (2) Modifications to substantial understatement penalty.--
     The amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply to items 
     with respect to transactions entered into after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1022. CERTAIN PREFERRED STOCK TREATED AS BOOT.

       (a) Section 351.--Section 351 (relating to transfer to 
     corporation controlled by transferor) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and by 
     inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Nonqualified Preferred Stock Not Treated as Stock.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsections (a) and (b), 
     the term `stock' shall not include nonqualified preferred 
     stock.
       ``(2) Nonqualified preferred stock.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `nonqualified preferred stock' 
     means preferred stock if--
       ``(i) the holder of such stock has the right to require the 
     issuer or a related person to redeem or purchase the stock,
       ``(ii) the issuer or a related person is required to redeem 
     or purchase such stock,

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       ``(iii) the issuer or a related person has the right to 
     redeem or purchase the stock and, as of the issue date, it is 
     more likely than not that such right will be exercised, or
       ``(iv) the dividend rate on such stock varies in whole or 
     in part (directly or indirectly) with reference to interest 
     rates, commodity prices, or other similar indices.
       ``(B) Limitations.--Clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of 
     subparagraph (A) shall apply only if the right or obligation 
     referred to therein may be exercised within the 20-year 
     period beginning on the issue date of such stock and such 
     right or obligation is not subject to a contingency which, as 
     of the issue date, makes remote the likelihood of the 
     redemption or purchase.
       ``(C) Exceptions for certain rights or obligations.--
       ``(i) In general.--A right or obligation shall not be 
     treated as described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of 
     subparagraph (A) if--

       ``(I) it may be exercised only upon the death, disability, 
     or mental incompetency of the holder, or
       ``(II) in the case of a right or obligation to redeem or 
     purchase stock transferred in connection with the performance 
     of services for the issuer or a related person (and which 
     represents reasonable compensation), it may be exercised only 
     upon the holder's separation from service from the issuer or 
     a related person.

       ``(ii) Exception.--Clause (i)(I) shall not apply if the 
     stock relinquished in the exchange, or the stock acquired in 
     the exchange is in--

       ``(I) a corporation if any class of stock in such 
     corporation or a related party is readily tradable on an 
     established securities market or otherwise, or
       ``(II) any other corporation if such exchange is part of a 
     transaction or series of transactions in which such 
     corporation is to become a corporation described in subclause 
     (I).

       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Preferred stock.--The term `preferred stock' means 
     stock which is limited and preferred as to dividends and does 
     not participate (including through a conversion privilege) in 
     corporate growth to any significant extent.
       ``(B) Related person.--A person shall be treated as related 
     to another person if they bear a relationship to such other 
     person described in section 267(b) or 707(b).
       ``(4) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this subsection and sections 354(a)(2)(C), 
     355(a)(3)(D), and 356(e). The Secretary may also prescribe 
     regulations, consistent with the treatment under this 
     subsection and such sections, for the treatment of 
     nonqualified preferred stock under other provisions of this 
     title.''
       (b) Section 354.--Paragraph (2) of section 354(a) (relating 
     to exchanges of stock and securities in certain 
     reorganizations) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Nonqualified preferred stock.--
       ``(i) In general.--Nonqualified preferred stock (as defined 
     in section 351(g)(2)) received in exchange for stock other 
     than nonqualified preferred stock (as so defined) shall not 
     be treated as stock or securities.
       ``(ii) Recapitalizations of family-owned corporations.--

       ``(I) In general.--Clause (i) shall not apply in the case 
     of a recapitalization under section 368(a)(1)(E) of a family-
     owned corporation.
       ``(II) Family-owned corporation.--For purposes of this 
     clause, except as provided in regulations, the term `family-
     owned corporation' means any corporation which is described 
     in clause (i) of section 447(d)(2)(C) throughout the 8-year 
     period beginning on the date which is 5 years before the date 
     of the recapitalization. For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, stock shall not be treated as owned by a family 
     member during any period described in section 355(d)(6)(B).''

       (c) Section 355.--Paragraph (3) of section 355(a) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Non Qualified preferred stock.--Nonqualified 
     preferred stock (as defined in section 351(g)(2)) received in 
     a distribution with respect to stock other than nonqualified 
     preferred stock (as so defined) shall not be treated as stock 
     or securities.''
       (d) Section 356.--Section 356 is amended by redesignating 
     subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), 
     respectively, and by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Nonqualified Preferred Stock Treated as Other 
     Property.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     term `other property' includes nonqualified preferred stock 
     (as defined in section 351(g)(2)).
       ``(2) Exception.--The term `other property' does not 
     include nonqualified preferred stock (as so defined) to the 
     extent that, under section 354 or 355, such preferred stock 
     would be permitted to be received without the recognition of 
     gain.''
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 354(a)(2) and subparagraph 
     (C) of section 355(a)(3)(C) are each amended by inserting 
     ``(including nonqualified preferred stock, as defined in 
     section 351(g)(2))'' after ``stock''.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 354(a)(3) and subparagraph 
     (A) of section 355(a)(4) are each amended by inserting 
     ``nonqualified preferred stock and'' after ``including''.
       (3) Section 1036 is amended by redesignating subsection (b) 
     as subsection (c) and by inserting after subsection (a) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(b) Nonqualified Preferred Stock Not Treated as Stock.--
     For purposes of this section, nonqualified preferred stock 
     (as defined in section 351(g)(2)) shall be treated as 
     property other than stock.''
       (f) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to transactions after June 8, 1997.
       (2) Transition rule.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any transaction after June 8, 1997, if 
     such transaction is--
       (A) made pursuant to a written agreement which was binding 
     on such date and at all times thereafter,
       (B) described in a ruling request submitted to the Internal 
     Revenue Service on or before such date, or
       (C) described on or before such date in a public 
     announcement or in a filing with the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission required solely by reason of the distribution.
                 Subtitle D--Administrative Provisions

     SEC. 1031. 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, 1997.

     SEC. 1032. DECREASE OF THRESHOLD FOR REPORTING PAYMENTS TO 
                   CORPORATIONS PERFORMING SERVICES FOR FEDERAL 
                   AGENCIES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 6041A (relating 
     to returns regarding payments of remuneration for services 
     and direct sales) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Payments to corporations by federal executive 
     agencies.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any regulation 
     prescribed by the Secretary before the date of the enactment 
     of this paragraph, subsection (a) shall apply to remuneration 
     paid to a corporation by any Federal executive agency (as 
     defined in section 6050M(b)).
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to--
       ``(i) services under contracts described in section 
     6050M(e)(3) with respect to which the requirements of section 
     6050M(e)(2) are met, and
       ``(ii) such other services as the Secretary may specify in 
     regulations prescribed after the date of the enactment of 
     this paragraph.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to returns the due date for which (determined 
     without regard to any extension) is more than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1033. 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.

     SEC. 1034. CONTINUOUS LEVY ON CERTAIN PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6331 (relating to levy and 
     distraint) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i), and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Continuing Levy on Certain Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The effect of a levy on specified 
     payments to or received by a taxpayer shall be continuous 
     from the date such levy is first made until such levy is 
     released. Notwithstanding section 6334, such levy shall 
     attach up to 15 percent of any salary or pension payment due 
     to the taxpayer.
       ``(2) Specified payments.--For the purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the term `specified payments' means--
       ``(A) Federal payments other than payments for which 
     eligibility is based on the income or assets (or both) of a 
     payee,
       ``(B) payments described in subsection (a)(4) (relating to 
     unemployment benefits), and

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       ``(C) payments described in subsection (a)(11) (relating to 
     certain public assistance payments).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to levies issued after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1035. RETURNS OF BENEFICIARIES OF ESTATES AND TRUSTS 
                   REQUIRED TO FILE RETURNS CONSISTENT WITH ESTATE 
                   OR TRUST RETURN OR TO NOTIFY SECRETARY OF 
                   INCONSISTENCY.

       (a) Domestic Estates and Trusts.--Section 6034A (relating 
     to information to beneficiaries of estates and trusts) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Beneficiary's Return Must Be Consistent With Estate 
     or Trust Return or Secretary Notified of Inconsistency.--
       ``(1) In general.--A beneficiary of any estate or trust to 
     which subsection (a) applies shall, on such beneficiary's 
     return, treat any reported item in a manner which is 
     consistent with the treatment of such item on the applicable 
     entity's return.
       ``(2) Notification of inconsistent treatment.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any reported item, if--
       ``(i)(I) the applicable entity has filed a return but the 
     beneficiary's treatment on such beneficiary's return is (or 
     may be) inconsistent with the treatment of the item on the 
     applicable entity's return, or
       ``(II) the applicable entity has not filed a return, and
       ``(ii) the beneficiary files with the Secretary a statement 
     identifying the inconsistency,

     paragraph (1) shall not apply to such item.
       ``(B) Beneficiary receiving incorrect information.--A 
     beneficiary shall be treated as having complied with clause 
     (ii) of subparagraph (A) with respect to a reported item if 
     the beneficiary--
       ``(i) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that the treatment of the reported item on the beneficiary's 
     return is consistent with the treatment of the item on the 
     statement furnished under subsection (a) to the beneficiary 
     by the applicable entity, 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 beneficiary does not comply with 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) of paragraph (2),

     any adjustment required to make the treatment of the items by 
     such beneficiary consistent with the treatment of the items 
     on the applicable entity's 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) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Reported item.--The term `reported item' means any 
     item for which information is required to be furnished under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(B) Applicable entity.--The term `applicable entity' 
     means the estate or trust of which the taxpayer is the 
     beneficiary.
       ``(5) Addition to tax for failure to comply with section.--
     For addition to tax in the case of a beneficiary's negligence 
     in connection with, or disregard of, the requirements of this 
     section, see part II of subchapter A of chapter 68.''
       (b) Foreign Trusts.--Subsection (d) of section 6048 
     (relating to information with respect to certain foreign 
     trusts) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) United states person's return must be consistent with 
     trust return or secretary notified of inconsistency.--Rules 
     similar to the rules of section 6034A(c) shall apply to items 
     reported by a trust under subsection (b)(1)(B) and to United 
     States persons referred to in such subsection.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to returns of beneficiaries and owners filed 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            Subtitle E--Excise and Employment Tax Provisions

     SEC. 1041. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY 
                   TRUST FUND TAXES.

       (a) Fuel Taxes.--
       (1) Aviation fuel.--Clause (ii) of section 4091(b)(3)(A) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2007''.
       (2) Aviation gasoline.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     4081(d)(2) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2007''.
       (3) Noncommercial aviation.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     4041(c)(3) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2007''.
       (b) Ticket Taxes.--
       (1) Persons.--Clause (ii) of section 4261(g)(1)(A) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2007''.
       (2) Property.--Clause (ii) of section 4271(d)(1)(A) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2007''.
       (c) Modifications to Tax on Transportation of Persons by 
     Air.--Subsection (c) of section 4261 (relating to use of 
     international travel facilities) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Use of International Travel Facilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is hereby imposed a tax of $10 on 
     any amount paid (whether within or without the United States) 
     for any transportation of any person by air, if such 
     transportation begins or ends in the United States.
       ``(2) Exception for transportation entirely taxable under 
     subsection (a).--This subsection shall not apply to any 
     transportation all of which is taxable under subsection (a) 
     (determined without regard to sections 4281 and 4282).
       ``(3) Special rule for alaska and hawaii.--In any case in 
     which the tax imposed by paragraph (1) applies to a domestic 
     segment, such tax shall apply only on departure.
       ``(4) Inflation adjustment.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of transportation beginning 
     in a calendar year after 1998, the dollar amount contained in 
     paragraph (1) 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 such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 1997' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.
       ``(B) Rounding.--If any increase determined under 
     subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of 10 cents, such increase 
     shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 10 cents.''
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Fuel taxes.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply take effect on October 1, 1997.
       (2) Ticket taxes.--
       (A) In general.--The amendments made by subsections (b) and 
     (c) shall apply to transportation beginning on or after 
     October 1, 1997.
       (B) Treatment of amounts paid for tickets purchased before 
     date of enactment.--The amendments made by subsection (c) 
     shall not apply to amounts paid for a ticket purchased before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act for a specified flight 
     beginning on or after October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 1042. CREDIT FOR TIRE TAX IN LIEU OF EXCLUSION OF VALUE 
                   OF TIRES IN COMPUTING PRICE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 4051 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(e) Credit Against Tax for Tire Tax.--If--
       ``(1) tires are sold on or in connection with the sale of 
     any article, and
       ``(2) tax is imposed by this subchapter on the sale of such 
     tires,

     there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by 
     this subchapter an amount equal to the tax (if any) imposed 
     by section 4071 on such tires.''
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     4052(b)(1) is amended by striking clause (iii), by adding 
     ``and'' at the end of clause (ii), and by redesignating 
     clause (iv) as clause (iii).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 1043. RESTORATION OF LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK 
                   TRUST FUND TAXES.

       Paragraph (3) of section 4081(d) is amended by inserting 
     before the period ``, and before the date of the enactment of 
     the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 1044. REINSTATEMENT OF OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND 
                   TAX.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 4611(f) is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 1989, and before January 
     1, 1995'' and inserting ``December 31, 1997''. Paragraph (2) 
     of section 4611(f) is hereby repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 1045. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT SURTAX.

       (a) In General.--Section 3301 is amended by striking 
     ``equal to--'' and all that follows through ``thereafter;'' 
     and inserting ``6.2 percent in the case of calendar year 1998 
     and each calendar year thereafter''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.
         Subtitle F--Provisions Relating to Tax-Exempt Entities

     SEC. 1051. EXPANSION OF LOOK-THRU RULE FOR INTEREST, 
                   ANNUITIES, ROYALTIES, AND RENTS DERIVED BY 
                   SUBSIDIARIES OF TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (13) of section 512(b) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(13) Special rules for certain amounts received from 
     controlled entities.--
       ``(A) In general.--If an organization (in this paragraph 
     referred to as the `controlling organization') receives 
     (directly or indirectly) a specified payment from another 
     entity which it controls (in this paragraph referred to as 
     the `controlled entity'), notwithstanding paragraphs (1), 
     (2), and (3), the controlling organization shall include such 
     payment as an item of gross income derived from an unrelated 
     trade or business to the extent such payment reduces the net 
     unrelated income of the controlled entity (or increases any 
     net unrelated loss of the controlled entity). There shall be 
     allowed all deductions of the controlling organization 
     directly connected with amounts treated as derived from an 
     unrelated trade or business under the preceding sentence.

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       ``(B) Net unrelated income or loss.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) Net unrelated income.--The term `net unrelated 
     income' means--

       ``(I) in the case of a controlled entity which is not 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a), the portion of such 
     entity's taxable income which would be unrelated business 
     taxable income if such entity were exempt from tax under 
     section 501(a) and had the same exempt purposes (as defined 
     in section 513A(a)(5)(A)) as the controlling organization, or
       ``(II) in the case of a controlled entity which is exempt 
     from tax under section 501(a), the amount of the unrelated 
     business taxable income of the controlled entity.

       ``(ii) Net unrelated loss.--the term `net unrelated loss' 
     means the net operating loss adjusted under rules similar to 
     the rules of clause (i).
       ``(C) Specified payment.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `specified payment' means any interest, annuity, 
     royalty, or rent.
       ``(D) Definition of control.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) Control.--The term `control' means--

       ``(I) in the case of a corporation, ownership (by vote or 
     value) of more than 50 percent of the stock in such 
     corporation,
       ``(II) in the case of a partnership, ownership of more than 
     50 percent of the profits interests or capital interests in 
     such partnership, or
       ``(III) in any other case, ownership of more than 50 
     percent of the beneficial interests in the entity.

       ``(ii) Constructive ownership.--Section 318 (relating to 
     constructive ownership of stock) shall apply for purposes of 
     determining ownership of stock in a corporation. Similar 
     principles shall apply for purposes of determining ownership 
     of interests in any other entity.
       ``(E) Related persons.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     rules as may be necessary or appropriate to prevent avoidance 
     of the purposes of this paragraph through the use of related 
     persons.''
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (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) Control test.--In the case of taxable years beginning 
     before January 1, 1999, an organization shall be treated as 
     controlling another organization for purposes of section 
     512(b)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended 
     by this section) only if it controls such organization within 
     the meaning of such section, determined by substituting ``80 
     percent'' for ``50 percent'' each place it appears in 
     subparagraph (D) thereof.
                 Subtitle G--Foreign-Related Provisions

     SEC. 1061. DEFINITION OF FOREIGN PERSONAL HOLDING COMPANY 
                   INCOME.

       (a) Income From Notional Principal Contracts and Payments 
     in Lieu of Dividends.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 954(c) (defining 
     foreign personal holding company income) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Income from notional principal contracts.--Net income 
     from notional principal contracts. Any item of income, gain, 
     deduction, or loss from a notional principal contract entered 
     into for purposes of hedging any item described in any 
     preceding subparagraph shall not be taken into account for 
     purposes of this subparagraph but shall be taken into account 
     under such other subparagraph.
       ``(G) Payments in lieu of dividends.--Payments in lieu of 
     dividends which are made pursuant to an agreement to which 
     section 1058 applies.''
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     954(c)(1) is amended--
       (A) by striking the second sentence, and
       (B) by striking ``also'' in the last sentence.
       (b) Exception for Dealers.--Paragraph (2) of section 954(c) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Exception for dealers.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (A), (E), or (G) of paragraph (1) or by 
     regulations, in the case of a regular dealer in property 
     (within the meaning of paragraph (1)(B)), forward contracts, 
     option contracts, or similar financial instruments (including 
     notional principal contracts and all instruments referenced 
     to commodities), there shall not be taken into account in 
     computing foreign personal holding income any item of income, 
     gain, deduction, or loss from any transaction (including 
     hedging transactions) entered into in the ordinary course of 
     such dealer's trade or business as such a dealer.''
       (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. 1062. PERSONAL PROPERTY USED PREDOMINANTLY IN THE UNITED 
                   STATES TREATED AS NOT PROPERTY OF A LIKE KIND 
                   WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY USED PREDOMINANTLY 
                   OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 1031 (relating 
     to exchange of property held for productive use or 
     investment) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Special Rules for Foreign Real and Personal 
     Property.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Real property.--Real property located in the United 
     States and real property located outside the United States 
     are not property of a like kind.
       ``(2) Personal property.--
       ``(A) In general.--Personal property used predominantly 
     within the United States and personal property used 
     predominantly outside the United States are not property of a 
     like kind.
       ``(B) Predominant use.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (C) and (D), the predominant use of any property shall be 
     determined based on--
       ``(i) in the case of the property relinquished in the 
     exchange, the 2-year period ending on the date of such 
     relinquishment, and
       ``(ii) in the case of the property acquired in the 
     exchange, the 2-year period beginning on the date of such 
     acquisition.
       ``(C) Property held for less than 2 years.--Except in the 
     case of an exchange which is part of a transaction (or series 
     of transactions) structured to avoid the purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(i) only the periods the property was held by the person 
     relinquishing the property (or any related person) shall be 
     taken into account under subparagraph (B)(i), and
       ``(ii) only the periods the property was held by the person 
     acquiring the property (or any related person) shall be taken 
     into account under subparagraph (B)(ii).
       ``(D) Special rule for certain property.--Property 
     described in any subparagraph of section 168(g)(4) shall be 
     treated as used predominantly in the United States.''
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to transfers after June 8, 1997, in taxable years 
     ending after such date.
       (2) Binding contracts.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall not apply to any transfer pursuant to a written binding 
     contract in effect on June 8, 1997, and at all times 
     thereafter before the disposition of property. A contract 
     shall not fail to meet the requirements of the preceding 
     sentence solely because--
       (A) it provides for a sale in lieu of an exchange, or
       (B) the property to be acquired as replacement property was 
     not identified under such contract before June 9, 1997.

     SEC. 1063. HOLDING PERIOD REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN FOREIGN 
                   TAXES.

       (a) In General.--Section 901 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (k) as subsection (l) and by inserting after 
     subsection (j) the following new subsection:
       ``(k) Minimum Holding Period for Certain Taxes.--
       ``(1) In general.--No credit shall be allowed to the 
     taxpayer under subsection (a) for any income, war profits, or 
     excess profits tax by reason of a dividend or other inclusion 
     with respect to stock in a foreign corporation or a regulated 
     investment company if--
       ``(A) such stock is held by the taxpayer for 15 days or 
     less during the 30-day period beginning on the date which is 
     15 days before the date on which such share becomes ex-
     dividend with respect to such dividend, or
       ``(B) to the extent that the taxpayer is under an 
     obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to 
     make related payments with respect to positions in 
     substantially similar or related property.
       ``(2) Lower tier corporations.--To the extent that the 
     credit otherwise allowable under subsection (a) is for taxes 
     deemed paid under section 853, 902, or 960 through a chain of 
     ownership of stock in 1 or more other foreign corporations, 
     no credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for such 
     taxes to the extent--
       ``(A) attributable to stock held by any corporation in such 
     chain for less than the period described in paragraph (1)(A), 
     or
       ``(B) that such corporation is under an obligation referred 
     to in paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(3) 45-day rule in the case of certain preference 
     dividends.--In the case of stock having preference in 
     dividends, if the taxpayer receives dividends with respect to 
     such stock which are attributable to a period or periods 
     aggregating in excess of 366 days, paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
     applied--
       ``(A) by substituting `45 days' for `15 days' each place it 
     appears, and
       ``(B) by substituting `90-day period' for `30-day period'.
       ``(4) Exception for certain taxes paid by securities 
     dealers.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply 
     to any qualified tax with respect to any security held in the 
     active conduct in a foreign country of a securities business 
     of any person--
       ``(i) who is registered as a securities broker or dealer 
     under section 15(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       ``(ii) who is registered as a Government securities broker 
     or dealer under section 15C(a) of such Act, or
       ``(iii) who is licensed or authorized in such foreign 
     country to conduct securities activities in such country and 
     is subject to bona fide regulation by a securities regulating 
     authority of such country.
       ``(B) Qualified tax.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
     term `qualified tax' means a tax paid to a foreign country 
     (other than the foreign country referred to in subparagraph 
     (A)) if--
       ``(i) the dividend to which such tax is attributable is 
     subject to taxation on a net basis by the country referred to 
     in subparagraph (A), and
       ``(ii) such country allows a credit against its net basis 
     tax for the full amount of the tax paid to such other foreign 
     country.
       ``(C) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such 
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     priate to prevent the abuse of the exception provided by this 
     paragraph.
       ``(5) Certain rules to apply.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the rules of paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 
     246(c) shall apply.
       ``(6) Taxes allowed as deduction, etc.--Sections 275 and 78 
     shall not apply to any tax which is not allowable as a credit 
     under subsection (a) by reason of this subsection.''
       (b) Notice of Withholding Taxes Paid by Regulated 
     Investment Company.--Subsection (c) of section 853 (relating 
     to foreign tax credit allowed to shareholders) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Such notice 
     shall also include the amount of such taxes which (without 
     regard to the election under this section) would not be 
     allowable as a credit under section 901(a) to the regulated 
     investment company by reason of section 901(k).''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to dividends paid or accrued more than 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1064. PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE POSITION THAT 
                   CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INCOME IS 
                   NOT INCLUDIBLE IN GROSS INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Section 883 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Penalties for Failure to Disclose Position That 
     Certain International Transportation Income Is Not Includible 
     in Gross Income.--
       ``(1) In general.--A taxpayer who, with respect to any tax 
     imposed by this title, takes the position that any of its 
     gross income derived from the international operation of 1 or 
     more ships or aircraft is not includible in gross income by 
     reason of paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) or paragraph 
     (1) or (2) of section 872(b) (or by reason of any applicable 
     treaty) shall be entitled to such treatment only if such 
     position is disclosed (in such manner as the Secretary may 
     prescribe) on the return of tax for such tax (or any 
     statement attached to such return).
       ``(2) Additional penalties for failing to disclose 
     position.--If a taxpayer fails to meet the requirement of 
     paragraph (1) for any taxable year with respect to the 
     international operation of 1 or more ships or one or more 
     aircraft--
       ``(A) the amount of the income from the international 
     operation to which such failure relates--
       ``(i) which is from sources without the United States, and
       ``(ii) which is attributable to a fixed place of business 
     in the United States,

     shall be treated for purposes of this title as effectively 
     connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the 
     United States, and
       ``(B) no deductions or credits shall be allowed which are 
     attributable to income from the international operation to 
     which the failure relates.
       ``(3) Reasonable cause exception.--This subsection shall 
     not apply to a failure to disclose a position if it is shown 
     that such failure is due to reasonable cause and not due to 
     willful neglect.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     section 872(b), and paragraph (1) and (2) of 883(a), are each 
     amended by striking ``Gross income'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``Except as provided in section 883(d), gross 
     income''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997.
       (2) Coordination with treaties.--The amendments made by 
     this section shall not apply in any case where their 
     application would be contrary to any treaty obligation of the 
     United States.
       (d) Information To Be Provided by Customs Service.--The 
     United States Custom Service shall provide the Secretary of 
     the Treasury or his delegate with such information as may be 
     specified by such Secretary in order to enable such Secretary 
     to determine whether ships which are not registered in the 
     United States are engaged in transportation to or from the 
     United States.

     SEC. 1065. INTEREST ON UNDERPAYMENTS NOT REDUCED BY FOREIGN 
                   TAX CREDIT CARRYBACKS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 6601 is amended 
     by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and 
     (4), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Foreign tax credit carrybacks.--If any credit allowed 
     for any taxable year is increased by reason of a carryback of 
     tax paid or accrued to foreign countries or possessions of 
     the United States, such increase shall not affect the 
     computation of interest under this section for the period 
     ending with the filing date for the taxable year in which 
     such taxes were in fact paid or accrued, or, with respect to 
     any portion of such credit carryback from a taxable year 
     attributable to a net operating loss carryback or a capital 
     loss carryback from a subsequent taxable year, such increase 
     shall not affect the computation of interest under this 
     section for the period ending with the filing date for such 
     subsequent taxable year.''
       (b) Conforming Amendment to Refunds Attributable to Foreign 
     Tax Credit Carrybacks.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (f) of section 6611 is amended 
     by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and 
     (4), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Foreign tax credit carrybacks.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a), if any overpayment of tax imposed by subtitle 
     A results from a carryback of tax paid or accrued to foreign 
     countries or possessions of the United States, such 
     overpayment shall be deemed not to have been made before the 
     filing date for the taxable year in which such taxes were in 
     fact paid or accrued, or, with respect to any portion of such 
     credit carryback from a taxable year attributable to a net 
     operating loss carryback or a capital loss carryback from a 
     subsequent taxable year, such overpayment shall be deemed not 
     to have been made before the filing date for such subsequent 
     taxable year.''
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Paragraph (4) of section 6611(f) (as so redesignated) 
     is amended--
       (i) by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)'', and
       (ii) by striking ``paragraph (1) or (2)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``paragraph (1), (2), or (3)''.
       (B) Clause (ii) of section 6611(f)(4)(B) (as so 
     redesignated) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     subclause (I), by redesignating subclause (II) as subclause 
     (III), and by inserting after subclause (I) the following new 
     subclause:

       ``(II) in the case of a carryback of taxes paid or accrued 
     to foreign countries or possessions of the United States, the 
     taxable year in which such taxes were in fact paid or accrued 
     (or, with respect to any portion of such carryback from a 
     taxable year attributable to a net operating loss carryback 
     or a capital loss carryback from a subsequent taxable year, 
     such subsequent taxable year), and''.

       (C) Subclause (III) of section 6611(f)(4)(B)(ii) (as so 
     redesignated) is amended by inserting ``(as defined in 
     paragraph (3)(B))'' after ``credit carryback'' the first 
     place it appears.
       (D) Section 6611 is amended by striking subsection (g) and 
     by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (g) 
     and (h), respectively.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to carrybacks arising in taxable years beginning 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                  Subtitle H--Other Revenue Provisions

     SEC. 1071. 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 June 8, 1997.
       ``(B) Phaseout of existing suspense accounts.--
       ``(i) In general.--Each suspense account under this 
     subsection shall be reduced (but not below zero) for each 
     taxable year beginning after June 8, 1997, by an amount equal 
     to the lesser of--

       ``(I) the applicable portion of such account, or
       ``(II) 50 percent of the taxable income of the corporation 
     for the taxable year, or, if the corporation has no taxable 
     income for such year, the amount of any net operating loss 
     (as defined in section 172(c)) for such taxable year.

     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the amount of taxable 
     income and net operating loss shall be determined without 
     regard to this paragraph.
       ``(ii) Coordination with other reductions.--The amount of 
     the applicable portion 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.
       ``(iv) Inclusion in income.--Any reduction in a suspense 
     account under this paragraph shall be included in gross 
     income for the taxable year of the reduction.
       ``(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.
       ``(D) Amounts after 20th year.--Any amount in the account 
     as of the close of the 20th year referred to in subparagraph 
     (C) shall be treated as the applicable portion for each 
     succeeding year thereafter to the extent not reduced under 
     this paragraph for any prior taxable year after such 20th 
     year.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after June 8, 1997.

     SEC. 1072. ALLOCATION OF BASIS AMONG PROPERTIES DISTRIBUTED 
                   BY PARTNERSHIP.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 732 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(c) Allocation of Basis.--
       ``(1) In general.--The basis of distributed properties to 
     which subsection (a)(2) or (b) is applicable shall be 
     allocated--
       ``(A) first to any unrealized receivables (as defined in 
     section 751(c)) and inventory items (as defined in section 
     751(d)(2)) in an amount equal to the adjusted basis of each 
     such property to the partnership (or if the basis to be 
     allocated is less than the sum of the adjusted

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     bases of such properties to the partnership, in the manner 
     provided in paragraph (3)), and
       ``(B) to the extent of any remaining basis, to other 
     distributed properties--
       ``(i) first to the extent of each such property's adjusted 
     basis to the partnership, and
       ``(ii) then, to the extent any increase or decrease in 
     basis is required in order to have the adjusted bases of such 
     other distributed properties equal such remaining basis, in 
     the manner provided in paragraph (2) or (3), whichever is 
     appropriate.
       ``(2) Method of allocating increase.--Any increase required 
     under paragraph (1)(B) shall be allocated among the 
     properties--
       ``(A) first to properties with unrealized appreciation in 
     proportion to their respective amounts of unrealized 
     appreciation before such increase (but only to the extent of 
     each property's unrealized appreciation), and
       ``(B) then, to the extent such increase is not allocated 
     under subparagraph (A), in proportion to their respective 
     fair market values.
       ``(3) Method of allocating decrease.--Any decrease required 
     under paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B) shall be allocated--
       ``(A) first to properties with unrealized depreciation in 
     proportion to their respective amounts of unrealized 
     depreciation before such decrease (but only to the extent of 
     each property's unrealized depreciation), and
       ``(B) then, to the extent such decrease is not allocated 
     under subparagraph (A), in proportion to their respective 
     adjusted bases (as adjusted under subparagraph (A)).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to distributions after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1073. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT THAT INVENTORY BE 
                   SUBSTANTIALLY APPRECIATED.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 751(a) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(2) inventory items of the partnership,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (d) of section 751 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) Inventory Items.--For purposes of this subchapter, 
     the term `inventory items' means--
       ``(1) property of the partnership of the kind described in 
     section 1221(1),
       ``(2) any other property of the partnership which, on sale 
     or exchange by the partnership, would be considered property 
     other than a capital asset and other than property described 
     in section 1231,
       ``(3) any other property of the partnership which, if sold 
     or exchanged by the partnership, would result in a gain 
     taxable under subsection (a) of section 1246 (relating to 
     gain on foreign investment company stock), and
       ``(4) any other property held by the partnership which, if 
     held by the selling or distributee partner, would be 
     considered property of the type described in paragraph (1), 
     (2), or (3).''
       (2) Sections 724(d)(2), 731(a)(2)(B), 731(c)(6), 
     732(c)(1)(A) (as amended by the preceding section), 
     735(a)(2), and 735(c)(1) are each amended by striking 
     ``section 751(d)(2)'' and inserting ``section 751(d)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to sales, exchanges, and distributions after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1074. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR TAXING PRECONTRIBUTION GAIN.

       (a) In General.--Sections 704(c)(1)(B) and 737(b)(1) are 
     each amended by striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``10 
     years''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to property contributed to a partnership after 
     June 8, 1997.

     SEC. 1075. LIMITATION ON PROPERTY FOR WHICH INCOME FORECAST 
                   METHOD MAY BE USED.

       (a) Limitation.--Subsection (g) of section 167 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Limitation on property for which income forecast 
     method may be used.--The depreciation deduction allowable 
     under this section may be determined under the income 
     forecast method or any similar method only with respect to--
       ``(A) property described in paragraph (3) or (4) of section 
     168(f),
       ``(B) copyrights,
       ``(C) books,
       ``(D) patents, and
       ``(E) other property specified in regulations.

     Such methods may not be used with respect to any amortizable 
     section 197 intangible (as defined in section 197(c)).''
       (b) Depreciation Period for Rent-To-own Property.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 168(e)(3) 
     (relating to 3-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 qualified rent-to-own property.''
       (2) 4-year class life.--The table contained in section 
     168(g)(3)(B) is amended by inserting before the first item 
     the following new item:

  ``(A)(iii)...................................................4 ''    

       (3) Definition of qualified rent-to-own property.--
     Subsection (i) of section 168 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(14) Qualified rent-to-own property.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified rent-to-own 
     property' means property held by a rent-to-own dealer for 
     purposes of being subject to a rent-to-own contract.
       ``(B) Rent-to-own dealer.--The term `rent-to-own dealer' 
     means a person that, in the ordinary course of business, 
     regularly enters into rent-to-own contracts with customers 
     for the use of consumer property, if a substantial portion of 
     those contracts terminate and the property is returned to 
     such person before the receipt of all payments required to 
     transfer ownership of the property from such person to the 
     customer.
       ``(C) Consumer property.--The term `consumer property' 
     means tangible personal property of a type generally used 
     within the home. Such term shall not include cellular 
     telephones and any computer or peripheral equipment (as 
     defined in section 168(i)).
       ``(D) Rent-to-own contract.--The term `rent-to-own 
     contract' means any lease for the use of consumer property 
     between a rent-to-own dealer and a customer who is an 
     individual which--
       ``(i) is titled `Rent-to-Own Agreement' or `Lease Agreement 
     with Ownership Option,' or uses other similar language,
       ``(ii) provides for level, regular periodic payments (for a 
     payment period which is a week or month),
       ``(iii) provides that legal title to such property remains 
     with the rent-to-own dealer until the customer makes all the 
     payments described in clause (ii) or early purchase payments 
     required under the contract to acquire legal title to the 
     item of property,
       ``(iv) provides a beginning date and a maximum period of 
     time for which the contract may be in effect that does not 
     exceed 156 weeks or 36 months from such beginning date 
     (including renewals or options to extend),
       ``(v) provides for level payments within the 156-week or 
     36-month period that, in the aggregate, generally exceed the 
     normal retail price of the consumer property plus interest,
       ``(vi) provides for payments under the contract that, in 
     the aggregate, do not exceed $10,000 per item of consumer 
     property,
       ``(vii) provides that the customer does not have any legal 
     obligation to make all the payments referred to in clause 
     (ii) set forth under the contract, and that at the end of 
     each payment period the customer may either continue to use 
     the consumer property by making the payment for the next 
     payment period or return such property to the rent-to-own 
     dealer in good working order, in which case the customer does 
     not incur any further obligations under the contract and is 
     not entitled to a return of any payments previously made 
     under the contract, and
       ``(viii) provides that the customer has no right to sell, 
     sublease, mortgage, pawn, pledge, encumber, or otherwise 
     dispose of the consumer property until all the payments 
     stated in the contract have been made.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to property placed in service after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1076. 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, 1997, 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, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1077. 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 partner

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     ship 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 June 
     8, 1997.

     SEC. 1078. TREATMENT OF EXCEPTION FROM INSTALLMENT SALES 
                   RULES FOR SALES OF PROPERTY BY A MANUFACTURER 
                   TO A DEALER.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 811(c) of the Tax 
     Reform Act of 1986 is hereby repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Coordination with section 481.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer required by this section to change its method of 
     accounting for any taxable year--
       (A) such changes shall be treated as initiated by the 
     taxpayer,
       (B) such changes shall be treated as made with the consent 
     of the Secretary, and
       (C) the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken 
     into account under section 481(a) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 shall be taken into account ratably over the 4 
     taxable year period beginning with the first taxable year 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

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negative

Nays

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para. 74.10                   [Roll No. 243]

                                AYES--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--235

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Meehan
     Schiff
     Yates
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 
174, reported the bill, as amended pursuant to said resolution, back to 
the House.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, pursuant to House Resolution 174, was agreed 
to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997''.
       (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--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 Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code.

TITLE I--CHILD TAX CREDIT; TAX INCENTIVES FOR DEPENDENT CARE AND HEALTH 
                           CARE FOR CHILDREN

Sec. 101. Child tax credit.
Sec. 102. Inflation adjustment of limits and other modifications of 
              dependent care credit.

                     TITLE II--EDUCATION INCENTIVES

        Subtitle A--Tax Benefits Relating to Education Expenses

Sec. 201. Hope credit for higher education tuition and related 
              expenses.
Sec. 202. Deduction for qualified higher education expenses.
Sec. 203. Penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for 
              higher education expenses.
Sec. 204. Expenses for education which supplements elementary and 
              secondary education.

    Subtitle B--Expanded Education Investment Savings Opportunities

Sec. 211. Eligible educational institutions permitted to maintain 
              qualified tuition programs; other modifications of 
              qualified State tuition programs.
Sec. 212. Education investment accounts.

                Subtitle C--Other Education Initiatives

Sec. 221. Extension of exclusion for employer-provided educational 
              assistance.
Sec. 222. Increase in limitation on qualified 501(c)(3) bonds other 
              than hospital bonds.
Sec. 223. Contributions of computer technology and equipment for 
              elementary or secondary school purposes.
Sec. 224. Treatment of cancellation of certain student loans.

              TITLE III--SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT INCENTIVES

                     Subtitle A--Retirement Savings

Sec. 301. Establishment of American Dream IRA.

                       Subtitle B--Capital Gains

                    Part I--Individual Capital Gains

Sec. 311. 20 percent maximum capital gains rate for individuals.

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Sec. 312. Indexing of certain assets acquired after December 31, 2000, 
              for purposes of determining gain.
Sec. 313. Exemption from tax for gain on sale of principal residence.

                    Part II--Corporate Capital Gains

Sec. 321. Reduction of alternative capital gain tax for corporations.

                TITLE IV--ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX REFORM

Sec. 401. Adjustment of exemption amounts for taxpayers other than 
              corporations.
Sec. 402. Exemption from alternative minimum tax for small 
              corporations.
Sec. 403. Repeal of adjustment for depreciation.
Sec. 404. Minimum tax not to apply to farmers' installment sales.

     TITLE V--ESTATE, GIFT, AND GENERATION-SKIPPING TAX PROVISIONS

               Subtitle A--Estate and Gift Tax Provisions

Sec. 501. Cost-of-living adjustments relating to estate and gift tax 
              provisions.
Sec. 502. 20-year installment payment where estate consists largely of 
              interest in closely held business.
Sec. 503. No interest on certain portion of estate tax extended under 
              section 6166, reduced interest on remaining portion, and 
              no deduction for such reduced interest.
Sec. 504. Extension of treatment of certain rents under section 2032A 
              to lineal descendants.
Sec. 505. Clarification of judicial review of eligibility for extension 
              of time for payment of estate tax.
Sec. 506. Gifts may not be revalued for estate tax purposes after 
              expiration of statute of limitations.
Sec. 507. Termination of throwback rules for domestic trusts.
Sec. 508. Unified credit of decedent increased by unified credit of 
              spouse used on split gift included in decedent's gross 
              estate.
Sec. 509. Reformation of defective bequests, etc., to spouse of 
              decedent.

             Subtitle B--Generation-Skipping Tax Provisions

Sec. 511. Severing of trusts holding property having an inclusion ratio 
              of greater than zero.
Sec. 512. Expansion of exception from generation-skipping transfer tax 
              for transfers to individuals with deceased parents.

  TITLE VI--EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS

Sec. 601. Research tax credit.
Sec. 602. Contributions of stock to private foundations.
Sec. 603. Work opportunity tax credit.
Sec. 604. Orphan drug tax credit.
Sec. 605. Budgetary treatment of expiring preferential excise tax rates 
              which are dedicated to trust funds.

  TITLE VII--INCENTIVES FOR REVITALIZATION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Sec. 701. Tax incentives for revitalization of the District of 
              Columbia.
Sec. 702. Incentives conditioned on other DC reform.

                 TITLE VIII--WELFARE-TO-WORK INCENTIVES

Sec. 801. Incentives for employing long-term family assistance 
              recipients.

                   TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

            Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Excise Taxes

Sec. 901. Repeal of tax on diesel fuel used in recreational boats.
Sec. 902. Continued application of tax on imported recycled Halon-1211.
Sec. 903. Uniform rate of tax on vaccines.
Sec. 904. Operators of multiple gasoline retail outlets treated as 
              wholesale distributor for refund purposes.
Sec. 905. Exemption of electric and other clean-fuel motor vehicles 
              from luxury automobile classification.

    Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Pensions and Fringe Benefits

Sec. 911. Section 401(k) plans for certain irrigation and drainage 
              entities.
Sec. 912. Extension of moratorium on application of certain 
              nondiscrimination rules to State and local governments.
Sec. 913. Treatment of certain disability benefits received by former 
              police officers or firefighters.
Sec. 914. Portability of permissive service credit under governmental 
              pension plans.
Sec. 915. Gratuitous transfers for the benefit of employees.
Sec. 916. Treatment of certain transportation on non-commercially 
              operated aircraft as a fringe benefit excludable from 
              gross income.
Sec. 917. Minimum pension accrued benefit distributable without consent 
              increased to $5,000.
Sec. 918. Clarification of certain rules relating to employee stock 
              ownership plans of S corporations.

              Subtitle C--Revisions Relating to Disasters

Sec. 921. Authority to postpone certain tax-related deadlines by reason 
              of presidentially declared disaster.
Sec. 922. Use of certain appraisals to establish amount of disaster 
              loss.
Sec. 923. Treatment of livestock sold on account of weather-related 
              conditions.
Sec. 924. Mortgage financing for residences located in disaster areas.

          Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Employment Taxes

Sec. 931. Clarification of employment tax status of individuals 
              distributing bakery products.
Sec. 932. Clarification of standard to be used in determining 
              employment tax status of retail securities brokers.
Sec. 933. Clarification of exemption from self-employment tax for 
              certain termination payments received by former insurance 
              salesmen.
Sec. 934. Standards for determining whether individuals are not 
              employees.

          Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Small Businesses

Sec. 941. Waiver of penalty through 1998 on small businesses failing to 
              make electronic fund transfers of taxes.
Sec. 942. Clarification of treatment of home office use for 
              administrative and management activities.

                      Subtitle F--Other Provisions

Sec. 951. Use of estimates of shrinkage for inventory accounting.
Sec. 952. Assignment of workmen's compensation liability eligible for 
              exclusion relating to personal injury liability 
              assignments.
Sec. 953. Tax-exempt status for certain State worker's compensation act 
              companies.
Sec. 954. Election to continue exception from treatment of publicly 
              traded partnerships as corporations.
Sec. 955. Exclusion from unrelated business taxable income for certain 
              sponsorship payments.
Sec. 956. Associations of holders of timeshare interests to be taxed 
              like other homeowners associations.
Sec. 957. Additional advance refunding of certain Virgin Island bonds.
Sec. 958. Nonrecognition of gain on sale of stock to certain farmers' 
              cooperatives.
Sec. 959. Exception from reporting of real estate transactions for 
              sales and exchanges of certain principal residences.
Sec. 960. Increased deductibility of business meal expenses for 
              individuals subject to Federal hours of service.
Sec. 961. Qualified lessee construction allowances for short-term 
              leases.
Sec. 962. Tax treatment of consolidations of life insurance departments 
              of mutual savings banks.
Sec. 963. Offset of past-due, legally enforceable State tax obligations 
              against overpayments.
Sec. 964. Exemption of the incremental cost of a clean fuel vehicle 
              from the limits on depreciation for vehicles.
Sec. 965. Tax benefits for law enforcement officers killed in the line 
              of duty.
Sec. 966. Temporary suspension of taxable income limit on percentage 
              depletion for marginal production.

 Subtitle G--Extension of Duty-Free Treatment Under Generalized System 
  of Preferences; Tariff Treatment of Certain Equipment and Repair of 
                                Vessels

Sec. 971. Generalized system of preferences.
Sec. 972. Equipment and repair of vessels.

    Subtitle H--United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act

Sec. 981. Short title.
Sec. 982. Findings and policy.
Sec. 983. Definitions.
Sec. 984. Temporary provisions to provide NAFTA parity to partnership 
              countries.
Sec. 985. Effect of NAFTA on sugar imports from beneficiary countries.
Sec. 986. Duty-free treatment for certain beverages made with Caribbean 
              rum.
Sec. 987. Meetings of trade ministers and USTR.
Sec. 988. Report on economic development and market oriented reforms in 
              the Caribbean.

                           TITLE X--REVENUES

                     Subtitle A--Financial Products

Sec. 1001. Constructive sales treatment for appreciated financial 
              positions.
Sec. 1002. Limitation on exception for investment companies under 
              section 351.
Sec. 1003. Modification of rules for allocating interest expense to 
              tax-exempt interest.
Sec. 1004. Gains and losses from certain terminations with respect to 
              property.
Sec. 1005. Determination of original issue discount where pooled debt 
              obligations subject to acceleration.
Sec. 1006. Denial of interest deductions on certain debt instruments.

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        Subtitle B--Corporate Organizations and Reorganizations

Sec. 1011. Tax treatment of certain extraordinary dividends.
Sec. 1012. Application of section 355 to distributions followed by 
              acquisitions and to intragroup transactions.
Sec. 1013. Tax treatment of redemptions involving related corporations.
Sec. 1014. Modification of holding period applicable to dividends 
              received deduction.

                 Subtitle C--Other Corporate Provisions

Sec. 1021. Registration and other provisions relating to confidential 
              corporate tax shelters.
Sec. 1022. Certain preferred stock treated as boot.

                 Subtitle D--Administrative Provisions

Sec. 1031. Reporting of certain payments made to attorneys.
Sec. 1032. Decrease of threshold for reporting payments to corporations 
              performing services for Federal agencies.
Sec. 1033. Disclosure of return information for administration of 
              certain veterans programs.
Sec. 1034. Continuous levy on certain payments.
Sec. 1035. Modification of levy exemption.
Sec. 1036. Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return 
              information.
Sec. 1037. Returns of beneficiaries of estates and trusts required to 
              file returns consistent with estate or trust return or to 
              notify secretary of inconsistency.

                   Subtitle E--Excise Tax Provisions

Sec. 1041. Extension and modification of Airport and Airway Trust Fund 
              taxes.
Sec. 1042. Kerosene taxed as diesel fuel.
Sec. 1043. Restoration of Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund 
              taxes.
Sec. 1044. Application of communications tax to long-distance prepaid 
              telephone cards.

         Subtitle F--Provisions Relating to Tax-Exempt Entities

Sec. 1051. Expansion of look-thru rule for interest, annuities, 
              royalties, and rents derived by subsidiaries of tax-
              exempt organizations.
Sec. 1052. Limitation on increase in basis of property resulting from 
              sale by tax-exempt entity to a related person.
Sec. 1053. Modifications to exception from reporting, etc. of lobbying 
              activities.
Sec. 1054. Termination of certain exceptions from rules relating to 
              exempt organizations which provide commercial-type 
              insurance.

                  Subtitle G--Other Revenue Provisions

Sec. 1061. Termination of suspense accounts for family corporations 
              required to use accrual method of accounting.
Sec. 1062. Modification of taxable years to which net operating losses 
              may be carried.
Sec. 1063. Expansion of denial of deduction for certain amounts paid in 
              connection with insurance.
Sec. 1064. Allocation of basis among properties distributed by 
              partnership.
Sec. 1065. Repeal of requirement that inventory be substantially 
              appreciated.
Sec. 1066. Extension of time for taxing precontribution gain.
Sec. 1067. Restrictions on availability of earned income credit for 
              taxpayers who improperly claimed credit in prior year.
Sec. 1068. Limitation on property for which income forecast method may 
              be used.
Sec. 1069. Repeal of special rule for rental use of vacation homes, 
              etc., for less than 15 days.
Sec. 1070. Expansion of requirement that involuntarily converted 
              property be replaced with property acquired from an 
              unrelated person.
Sec. 1071. Treatment of exception from installment sales rules for 
              sales of property by a manufacturer to a dealer.

     TITLE XI--SIMPLIFICATION AND OTHER FOREIGN-RELATED PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 1101. Treatment of computer software as FSC export property.
Sec. 1102. Adjustment of dollar limitation on section 911 exclusion.
Sec. 1103. Certain individuals exempt from foreign tax credit 
              limitation.
Sec. 1104. Exchange rate used in translating foreign taxes.
Sec. 1105. Election to use simplified section 904 limitation for 
              alternative minimum tax.
Sec. 1106. Treatment of personal transactions by individuals under 
              foreign currency rules.
Sec. 1107. All noncontrolled section 902 corporations which are not 
              passive foreign investment companies in one foreign tax 
              limitation basket.

        Subtitle B--Treatment of Controlled Foreign Corporations

Sec. 1111. Gain on certain stock sales by controlled foreign 
              corporations treated as dividends.
Sec. 1112. Miscellaneous modifications to subpart F.
Sec. 1113. Indirect foreign tax credit allowed for certain lower tier 
              companies.

     Subtitle C--Treatment of Passive Foreign Investment Companies

Sec. 1121. United States shareholders of controlled foreign 
              corporations not subject to PFIC inclusion.
Sec. 1122. Election of mark to market for marketable stock in passive 
              foreign investment company.
Sec. 1123. Effective date.

   Subtitle D--Repeal of Excise Tax on Transfers to Foreign Entities

Sec. 1131. Repeal of excise tax on transfers to foreign entities; 
              recognition of gain on certain transfers to foreign 
              trusts and estates.

                   Subtitle E--Information Reporting

Sec. 1141. Clarification of application of return requirement to 
              foreign partnerships.
Sec. 1142. Controlled foreign partnerships subject to information 
              reporting comparable to information reporting for 
              controlled foreign corporations.
Sec. 1143. Modifications relating to returns required to be filed by 
              reason of changes in ownership interests in foreign 
              partnership.
Sec. 1144. Transfers of property to foreign partnerships subject to 
              information reporting comparable to information reporting 
              for such transfers to foreign corporations.
Sec. 1145. Extension of statute of limitation for foreign transfers.
Sec. 1146. Increase in filing thresholds for returns as to organization 
              of foreign corporations and acquisitions of stock in such 
              corporations.

Subtitle F--Determination of Foreign or Domestic Status of Partnerships

Sec. 1151. Determination of foreign or domestic status of partnerships.

              Subtitle G--Other Simplification Provisions

Sec. 1161. Transition rule for certain trusts.
Sec. 1162. Repeal of stock and securities safe harbor requirement that 
              principal office be outside the United States.

                      Subtitle H--Other Provisions

Sec. 1171. Definition of foreign personal holding company income.
Sec. 1172. Personal property used predominantly in the United States 
              treated as not property of a like kind with respect to 
              property used predominantly outside the United States.
Sec. 1173. Holding period requirement for certain foreign taxes.
Sec. 1174. Penalties for failure to disclose position that certain 
              international transportation income is not includible in 
              gross income.
Sec. 1175. Denial of treaty benefits for certain payments through 
              hybrid entities.
Sec. 1176. Interest on underpayments not reduced by foreign tax credit 
              carrybacks.
Sec. 1177. Clarification of period of limitations on claim for credit 
              or refund attributable to foreign tax credit 
              carryforward.
Sec. 1178. Miscellaneous clarifications.

   TITLE XII--SIMPLIFICATION PROVISIONS RELATING TO INDIVIDUALS AND 
                               BUSINESSES

             Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Individuals

Sec. 1201. Basic standard deduction and minimum tax exemption amount 
              for certain dependents.
Sec. 1202. Increase in amount of tax exempt from estimated tax 
              requirements.
Sec. 1203. Optional methods for computing SECA tax combined.
Sec. 1204. Treatment of certain reimbursed expenses of rural mail 
              carriers.
Sec. 1205. Treatment of traveling expenses of certain Federal employees 
              engaged in criminal investigations.
Sec. 1206. Payment of tax by commercially acceptable means.

        Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Businesses Generally

Sec. 1211. Modifications to look-back method for long-term contracts.
Sec. 1212. Minimum tax treatment of certain property and casualty 
              insurance companies.

   Subtitle C--Simplification Relating to Electing Large Partnerships

                       Part I--General Provisions

Sec. 1221. Simplified flow-through for electing large partnerships.
Sec. 1222. Simplified audit procedures for electing large partnerships.
Sec. 1223. Due date for furnishing information to partners of electing 
              large partnerships.
Sec. 1224. Returns may be required on magnetic media.
Sec. 1225. Treatment of partnership items of individual retirement 
              accounts.
Sec. 1226. Effective date.

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      Part II--Provisions Related to TEFRA Partnership Proceedings

Sec. 1231. Treatment of partnership items in deficiency proceedings.
Sec. 1232. Partnership return to be determinative of audit procedures 
              to be followed.
Sec. 1233. Provisions relating to statute of limitations.
Sec. 1234. Expansion of small partnership exception.
Sec. 1235. Exclusion of partial settlements from 1-year limitation on 
              assessment.
Sec. 1236. Extension of time for filing a request for administrative 
              adjustment.
Sec. 1237. Availability of innocent spouse relief in context of 
              partnership proceedings.
Sec. 1238. Determination of penalties at partnership level.
Sec. 1239. Provisions relating to court jurisdiction, etc.
Sec. 1240. Treatment of premature petitions filed by notice partners or 
              5-percent groups.
Sec. 1241. Bonds in case of appeals from certain proceeding.
Sec. 1242. Suspension of interest where delay in computational 
              adjustment resulting from certain settlements.
Sec. 1243. Special rules for administrative adjustment requests with 
              respect to bad debts or worthless securities.

  Part III--Provision Relating to Closing of Partnership Taxable Year 
                 With Respect to Deceased Partner, Etc.

Sec. 1246. Closing of partnership taxable year with respect to deceased 
              partner, etc.

    Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Real Estate Investment Trusts

Sec. 1251. Clarification of limitation on maximum number of 
              shareholders.
Sec. 1252. De minimis rule for tenant services income.
Sec. 1253. Attribution rules applicable to tenant ownership.
Sec. 1254. Credit for tax paid by REIT on retained capital gains.
Sec. 1255. Repeal of 30-percent gross income requirement.
Sec. 1256. Modification of earnings and profits rules for determining 
              whether REIT has earnings and profits from non-REIT year.
Sec. 1257. Treatment of foreclosure property.
Sec. 1258. Payments under hedging instruments.
Sec. 1259. Excess noncash income.
Sec. 1260. Prohibited transaction safe harbor.
Sec. 1261. Shared appreciation mortgages.
Sec. 1262. Wholly owned subsidiaries.
Sec. 1263. Effective date.

   Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Regulated Investment Companies

Sec. 1271. Repeal of 30-percent gross income limitation.

                    Subtitle F--Taxpayer Protections

Sec. 1281. Reasonable cause exception for certain penalties.
Sec. 1282. Clarification of period for filing claims for refunds.
Sec. 1283. Repeal of authority to disclose whether prospective juror 
              has been audited.
Sec. 1284. Clarification of statute of limitations.
Sec. 1285. Awarding of administrative costs.
Sec. 1286. Penalty for unauthorized inspection of tax returns or tax 
              return information.
Sec. 1287. Civil damages for unauthorized inspection of returns and 
              return information; notification of unlawful inspection 
              or disclosure.

TITLE XIII--SIMPLIFICATION PROVISIONS RELATING TO ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES

Sec. 1301. Gifts to charities exempt from gift tax filing requirements. 

Sec. 1302. Clarification of waiver of certain rights of recovery. 
Sec. 1303. Transitional rule under section 2056A.
Sec. 1304. Clarifications relating to disclaimers.
Sec. 1305. Increase of amount of lapse of general power of appointment 
              not treated as release for purposes of estate and gift 
              tax (5 or 5 power).
Sec. 1306. Treatment for estate tax purposes of short-term obligations 
              held by nonresident aliens.
Sec. 1307. Certain revocable trusts treated as part of estate.
Sec. 1308. Distributions during first 65 days of taxable year of 
              estate.
Sec. 1309. Separate share rules available to estates.
Sec. 1310. Executor of estate and beneficiaries treated as related 
              persons for disallowance of losses, etc.
Sec. 1311. Limitation on taxable year of estates.
Sec. 1312. Treatment of funeral trusts.
Sec. 1313. Adjustments for gifts within 3 years of decedent's death.
Sec. 1314. Clarification of treatment of survivor annuities under 
              qualified terminable interest rules.
Sec. 1315. Treatment under qualified domestic trust rules of forms of 
              ownership which are not trusts.
Sec. 1316. Opportunity to correct certain failures under section 2032A.
Sec. 1317. Authority to waive requirement of United States trustee for 
              qualified domestic trusts.

  TITLE XIV--SIMPLIFICATION PROVISIONS RELATING TO EXCISE TAXES, TAX-
                    EXEMPT BONDS, AND OTHER MATTERS

                 Subtitle A--Excise Tax Simplification

          Part I--Excise Taxes on Heavy Trucks and Luxury Cars

Sec. 1401. Increase in de minimis limit for after-market alterations 
              for heavy trucks and luxury cars.
Sec. 1402. Credit for tire tax in lieu of exclusion of value of tires 
              in computing price.

   Part II--Provisions Related to Distilled Spirits, Wines, and Beer

Sec. 1411. Credit or refund for imported bottled distilled spirits 
              returned to distilled spirits plant.
Sec. 1412. Authority to cancel or credit export bonds without 
              submission of records.
Sec. 1413. Repeal of required maintenance of records on premises of 
              distilled spirits plant.
Sec. 1414. Fermented material from any brewery may be received at a 
              distilled spirits plant.
Sec. 1415. Repeal of requirement for wholesale dealers in liquors to 
              post sign.
Sec. 1416. Refund of tax to wine returned to bond not limited to 
              unmerchantable wine.
Sec. 1417. Use of additional ameliorating material in certain wines.
Sec. 1418. Domestically produced beer may be withdrawn free of tax for 
              use of foreign embassies, legations, etc.
Sec. 1419. Beer may be withdrawn free of tax for destruction.
Sec. 1420. Authority to allow drawback on exported beer without 
              submission of records.
Sec. 1421. Transfer to brewery of beer imported in bulk without payment 
              of tax.
Sec. 1422. Transfer to bonded wine cellars of wine imported in bulk 
              without payment of tax.

                 Part III--Other Excise Tax Provisions

Sec. 1431. Authority to grant exemptions from registration 
              requirements.
Sec. 1432. Repeal of expired provisions.

                 Subtitle B--Tax-Exempt Bond Provisions

Sec. 1441. Repeal of $100,000 limitation on unspent proceeds under 1-
              year exception from rebate.
Sec. 1442. Exception from rebate for earnings on bona fide debt service 
              fund under construction bond rules.
Sec. 1443. Repeal of debt service-based limitation on investment in 
              certain nonpurpose investments.
Sec. 1444. Repeal of expired provisions.
Sec. 1445. Effective date.

                    Subtitle C--Tax Court Procedures

Sec. 1451. Overpayment determinations of Tax Court.
Sec. 1452. Redetermination of interest pursuant to motion.
Sec. 1453. Application of net worth requirement for awards of 
              litigation costs.
Sec. 1454. Proceedings for determination of employment status.

                      Subtitle D--Other Provisions

Sec. 1461. Extension of due date of first quarter estimated tax payment 
              by private foundations.
Sec. 1462. Clarification of authority to withhold Puerto Rico income 
              taxes from salaries of Federal employees.
Sec. 1463. Certain notices disregarded under provision increasing 
              interest rate on large corporate underpayments.

TITLE XV--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SMALL BUSINESS JOB PROTECTION 
                   ACT OF 1996 AND OTHER LEGISLATION

Sec. 1501. Amendments related to Small Business Job Protection Act of 
              1996.
Sec. 1502. Amendments related to Health Insurance Portability and 
              Accountability Act of 1996.
Sec. 1503. Amendments related to Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2.
Sec. 1504. Miscellaneous provisions.
    TITLE I--CHILD TAX CREDIT; MODIFICATION OF DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT

     SEC. 101. 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 23 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 24. 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) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Limitation based on adjusted gross income.--For 
     limitation based on adjusted gross income, see section 26(c).
       ``(2) Reduction for dependent care credit.--In the case of 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999--
       ``(A) In general.--The credit allowed by subsection (a) for 
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     mined after paragraph (1) but before paragraph (3)) shall be 
     reduced by the amount equal to 50 percent of the credit 
     allowed under section 21 for such taxable year (determined 
     after section 26(c)).
       ``(B) Exception based on adjusted gross income.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a 
     taxpayer whose modified adjusted gross income for the taxable 
     year does not exceed the threshold amount.
       ``(ii) Phasein of reduction.--If the modified adjusted 
     gross income of the taxpayer for the taxable year exceeds the 
     threshold amount by less than $5,000, the amount of the 
     reduction under subparagraph (A) shall be an amount which 
     bears the same ratio to the amount of such reduction 
     (determined without regard to this clause) as the excess of 
     the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income over the 
     threshold amount bears to $5,000. In the case of a joint 
     return, the preceding sentence shall be applied by 
     substituting `$10,000' for `$5,000' each place it appears.
       ``(iii) Threshold amount.--For purposes of this 
     subparagraph, the term `threshold amount' means--

       ``(I) $60,000 in the case of a joint return,
       ``(II) $33,000 in the case of an individual who is not 
     married, and
       ``(III) $25,000 in the case of a married individual filing 
     a separate return.

     For purposes of this clause, marital status shall be 
     determined under section 7703.
       ``(iv) Modified adjusted gross income.--For purposes of 
     this subparagraph, the term `modified adjusted gross income' 
     has the meaning given such term by section 26(c).''.
       ``(C) No reduction for dependent care of individuals 
     incapable of self-care.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
     so much of the credit which would have been allowed under 
     section 21 (determined without regard to section 26(c)) if 
     only qualifying individuals described in subparagraph (B) or 
     (C) of section 21(b)(1) were taken into account.
       ``(3) Limitation based on amount of tax.--The credit 
     allowed by subsection (a) (determined after paragraphs (1) 
     and (2)) shall not exceed the excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the taxpayer's regular tax liability for the taxable 
     year reduced by the credits allowable against such tax under 
     this subpart (other than this section), over
       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) the taxpayer's tentative minimum tax for such taxable 
     year (determined without regard to the alternative minimum 
     tax foreign tax credit), plus
       ``(ii) the credit allowed for the taxable year under 
     section 32.
       ``(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 the taxable year,
       ``(B) such individual has not attained the age of 17 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).
       ``(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.
       ``(e) Phasein of Credit.--In the case of taxable years 
     beginning in 1998, subsection (a) shall be applied by 
     substituting `$400' for `$500'.''.
       (b) High Risk Pools Permitted To Cover Dependents of High 
     Risk Individuals.--Paragraph (26) of section 501(c) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following flush sentence:
     ``A qualifying child (as defined in section 24(c)) of an 
     individual described in subparagraph (B) (without regard to 
     this sentence) shall be treated as described in subparagraph 
     (B).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 26 is amended by inserting 
     ``(other than the credit allowed by section 24)'' after 
     ``credits allowed by this subpart''.
       (2) 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. Child tax credit.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.
       (e) Notice of Credit.--The Secretary of the Treasury or his 
     delegate shall include in any booklet of instructions for 
     Form 1040, 1040A, or 1040EZ prepared by such Secretary for 
     filing individual income tax returns for taxable years 
     beginning in 1998 a notice which states only the following: 
     ``The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 which was recently passed 
     by the Congress has fulfilled its promise to provide tax 
     relief to American families. The Act's child tax credit 
     allows American families to reduce their taxes by $400 per 
     child for 1998 and $500 per child after 1998. You may wish to 
     check with your employer about changing your tax 
     withholding.''.
       (f) Adjustments to Withholding.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury or his 
     delegate shall modify the tables and procedures under section 
     3402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 such that every 
     employer making payment of wages during calendar year 1998 to 
     any specified employee--
       (A) shall reduce the amount deducted and withheld as tax 
     under chapter 24 of such Code for any payroll or other period 
     during such year to reflect such period's proportionate share 
     of the child care credit amount, and
       (B) shall, before implementing such reduction, provide 
     reasonable notice to such employees that such a reduction 
     will apply to each specified employee who does not provide 
     the employer with the notice referred to in paragraph (5).
       (2) Specified employee.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term ``specified employee'' means any employee--
       (A) whose wages from the employer on an annualized basis 
     are reasonably expected to be at least $30,000 but not more 
     than $100,000, and
       (B) who claims more than the base number of withholding 
     exemptions on the withholding exemption certificate furnished 
     to the employer.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term ``base 
     number'' means 1 withholding exemption if the certificate 
     reflects withholding for an unmarried individual and 2 
     withholding exemptions if the certificate reflects 
     withholding for a married individual.
       (3) Child care credit amount.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term ``child care credit amount'' means the 
     lesser of $800 or the amount equal to the product of--
       (A) $400, and
       (B) the number of withholding exemptions claimed by the 
     employee on the withholding exemption certificate furnished 
     to the employer to the extent such number exceeds the base 
     number (as defined in paragraph (2)) of such exemptions.
       (4) Proportionate share.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     except as provided by the Secretary of the Treasury or his 
     delegate, a period's proportionate share of the child care 
     credit amount is the amount which bears the same ratio to the 
     child care credit amount as the number of days in such period 
     bears to 365.
       (5) Notice to have subsection not apply to employee.--This 
     subsection shall not apply to any employee who provides 
     written notice (in such form as the Secretary shall 
     prescribe) to the employer of such employee's decision not to 
     have this subsection apply to such employee.
       (6) Definitions.--Terms used in this subsection which are 
     also used in chapter 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     shall have the respective meanings given such terms by such 
     chapter.

     SEC. 102. INFLATION ADJUSTMENT OF LIMITS AND OTHER 
                   MODIFICATIONS OF DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT.

       (a) Inflation Adjustment.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 21 (relating to 
     expenses for household and dependent care services necessary 
     for gainful employment) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Dollar Limit on Amount Creditable.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the employment-related 
     expenses incurred during any taxable year which may be taken 
     into account under subsection (a) shall not exceed--
       ``(A) $2,400 if there is 1 qualifying individual with 
     respect to the taxpayer for such taxable year, or
       ``(B) $4,800 if there are 2 or more qualifying individuals 
     with respect to the taxpayer for such taxable year.
     The amount determined under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     (whichever is applicable) shall be reduced by the aggregate 
     amount excludable from gross income under section 129 for the 
     taxable year.
       ``(2) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of taxable years 
     beginning in a calendar year after 1997, each of the dollar 
     amounts contained in 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 1996' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.
     If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $50, such amount shall be rounded to the next 
     lowest multiple of $50.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 21(d) 
     is amended by striking ``(c)(1)'' and inserting ``(c)(1)(A)'' 
     and by striking ``(c)(2)'' and inserting ``(c)(1)(B)''.
       (b) Reduction of Benefit Based on Adjusted Gross Income.--
       (1) In general.--Section 26 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting after 
     subsection (b) the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Reduction of Dependent Care Credit and Child Credit 
     Based on Adjusted Gross Income.--
       ``(1) In general.--The aggregate amount which would (but 
     for subsection (a), this subsection, and paragraphs (2) and 
     (3) of section 24(b)) be allowed under sections 21 and 24 
     shall be reduced (but not below zero) by $25 for each $1,000 
     (or fraction thereof) by which the taxpayer's modified 
     adjusted gross income exceeds the threshold amount. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `modified 
     adjusted gross income' means adjusted gross income increased 
     by any amount excluded from gross income under section 911, 
     931, or 933.

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       ``(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.
       ``(3) Remaining credit treated as attributable to dependent 
     care tax credit.--The aggregate amount allowable under 
     sections 21 and 24 after the application of paragraph (1) 
     shall be treated as allowable solely under section 21 to the 
     extent such amount does not exceed the amount allowable under 
     section 21 (determined without regard to section 
     21(a)(3)).''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Subsection (a) of section 21 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Limitation based on adjusted gross income.--

  ``For limitation based on adjusted gross income, see section 
26(c).''.
       (B) The section heading for section 26 is amended by 
     inserting before the period ``; phaseout of certain credits 
     based on income''.
       (C) The item relating to section 26 in the table of 
     sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 
     1 is amended by inserting before the period ``; phaseout of 
     certain credits based on income''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.
                     TITLE II--EDUCATION INCENTIVES
        Subtitle A--Tax Benefits Relating to Education Expenses

     SEC. 201. HOPE CREDIT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION AND 
                   RELATED EXPENSES.

       (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 25 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 25A. HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION AND RELATED 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 equal to 50 
     percent of qualified tuition and related expenses paid by the 
     taxpayer during such taxable year for education furnished 
     during any academic period beginning in such year.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The amount allowed as a credit 
     under subsection (a) for any taxable year with respect to the 
     qualified tuition and related expenses of any 1 individual 
     shall not exceed $1,500.
       ``(2) Credit allowed only for 2 taxable years.--No credit 
     shall be allowed under subsection (a) for a taxable year with 
     respect to the qualified tuition and related expenses of an 
     individual unless the taxpayer elects to have this section 
     apply with respect to such individual for such year. An 
     election under this paragraph shall not take effect with 
     respect to an individual for any taxable year if an election 
     under this paragraph (by the taxpayer or any other 
     individual) is in effect with respect to such individual for 
     any 2 prior taxable years.
       ``(3) Credit allowed for year only if individual is at 
     least \1/2\ time student for portion of year.--No credit 
     shall be allowed under subsection (a) for a taxable year with 
     respect to the qualified tuition and related expenses of an 
     individual unless such individual is an eligible student for 
     at least one academic period which begins during such year.
       ``(4) Credit allowed only for first two years of 
     postsecondary education.--No credit shall be allowed under 
     subsection (a) for a taxable year with respect to the 
     qualified tuition and related expenses of an individual if 
     the individual has completed (before the beginning of such 
     taxable year) the first 2 years of postsecondary education at 
     an eligible educational institution.
       ``(c) Limitation Based on Modified Adjusted Gross Income.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount which would (but for this 
     subsection) be taken into account under subsection (a) for 
     the taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the 
     amount determined under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Amount of reduction.--The amount determined under 
     this paragraph is the amount which bears the same ratio to 
     the amount which would be so taken into account as--
       ``(A) the excess of--
       ``(i) the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income for 
     such taxable year, over
       ``(ii) $40,000 ($80,000 in the case of a joint return), 
     bears to
       ``(B) $10,000 ($20,000 in the case of a joint return).
       ``(3) Modified adjusted gross income.--The term `modified 
     adjusted gross income' means the adjusted gross income of the 
     taxpayer for the taxable year increased by any amount 
     excluded from gross income under section 911, 931, or 933.
       ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Qualified tuition and related expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified tuition and related 
     expenses' means tuition and fees 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,
     at an eligible educational institution and books required for 
     courses of instruction of such individual at such 
     institution.
       ``(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 course or other education is part of the individual's 
     degree program.
       ``(C) Exception for nonacademic fees.--Such term does not 
     include student activity fees, athletic fees, insurance 
     expenses, or other expenses unrelated to an individual's 
     academic course of instruction.
       ``(2) Eligible educational institution.--The term `eligible 
     educational institution' means an institution--
       ``(A) which 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) which is eligible to participate in a program under 
     title IV of such Act.
       ``(3) Eligible student.--The term `eligible student' means, 
     with respect to any academic period, a student who--
       ``(A) 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
       ``(B) is carrying at least \1/2\ the normal full-time work 
     load for the course of study the student is pursuing.
       ``(4) Other terms relating to the higher education act.--
     The following terms shall have the meanings prescribed in 
     regulations under section 481(g) of the Higher Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(g)), as added by the Student 
     Financial Aid Improvements Act of 1997:
       ``(A) Academic period.
       ``(B) Normal full-time workload.
       ``(C) First two years of postsecondary education.
       ``(e) Treatment of Expenses Paid by Dependent.--If a 
     deduction under section 151 with respect to an individual is 
     allowed to another taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in 
     the calendar year in which such individual's taxable year 
     begins--
       ``(1) no credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) to 
     such individual for such individual's taxable year, and
       ``(2) qualified tuition and related expenses paid by such 
     individual during such individual's taxable year shall be 
     treated for purposes of this section as paid by such other 
     taxpayer.
       ``(f) Treatment of Certain Prepayments.--If qualified 
     tuition and related expenses are paid by the taxpayer during 
     a taxable year for an academic period which begins during the 
     first 3 months following such taxable year, such academic 
     period shall be treated for purposes of this section as 
     beginning during such taxable year.
       ``(g) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Identification requirement.--No credit shall be 
     allowed under subsection (a) to a taxpayer with respect to 
     the qualified tuition and related expenses of an individual 
     unless the taxpayer includes the name and taxpayer 
     identification number of such individual on the return of tax 
     for the taxable year.
       ``(2) Adjustment for certain scholarships, etc.--The amount 
     of qualified tuition and related expenses otherwise taken 
     into account under subsection (a) with respect to an 
     individual for an academic period shall be reduced (before 
     the application of subsections (b) and (c)) by the sum of any 
     amounts paid for the benefit of such individual which are 
     allocable to such period as--
       ``(A) a qualified scholarship which is excludable from 
     gross income under section 117,
       ``(B) an educational assistance allowance under chapter 30, 
     31, 32, 34, or 35 of title 38, United States Code, or under 
     chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code, and
       ``(C) a payment (other than a gift, bequest, devise, or 
     inheritance within the meaning of section 102(a)) for such 
     individual's educational expenses, or attributable to such 
     individual's enrollment at an eligible educational 
     institution, which is excludable from gross income under any 
     law of the United States.
       ``(3) Denial of credit if student convicted of a felony 
     drug offense.--No credit shall be allowed under subsection 
     (a) for qualified tuition and related expenses for the 
     enrollment or attendance of a student for any academic period 
     if such student has been convicted of a Federal or State 
     felony offense consisting of the possession or distribution 
     of a controlled substance before the end of the taxable year 
     with or within which such period ends.
       ``(4) Denial of double benefit.--No credit shall be allowed 
     under this section for any expense for which a deduction is 
     allowed under any other provision of this chapter.
       ``(5) No credit 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.
       ``(6) 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.
       ``(h) Inflation Adjustments.--
       ``(1) Dollar limitation on amount of credit.--

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       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a taxable year beginning 
     after 1998, the $1,500 amount in subsection (b)(1) 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, determined by substituting `calendar year 1997' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(B) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under 
     subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $50, such amount shall 
     be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $50.
       ``(2) Income limits.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a taxable year beginning 
     after 2000, the $40,000 and $80,000 amounts in subsection 
     (c)(2) shall each 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, determined by substituting `calendar year 1999' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(B) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under 
     subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $5,000, such amount 
     shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $5,000.
       ``(i) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     this section, including regulations providing for a recapture 
     of credit allowed under this section in cases where there is 
     a refund in a subsequent taxable year of any amount which was 
     taken into account in determining the amount of such 
     credit.''.
       (b) Extension of Procedures Applicable to Mathematical or 
     Clerical Errors.--Paragraph (2) of section 6213(g) (relating 
     to the definition of mathematical or clerical errors) 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 inserting after subparagraph (H) 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(I) an omission of a correct TIN required under section 
     25A(g)(1) (relating to higher education tuition and related 
     expenses) to be included on a return.''.
       (c) Returns Relating to Tuition and Related Expenses.--
       (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 
     6050R the following new section:

     ``SEC. 6050S. RETURNS RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION 
                   AND RELATED EXPENSES.

       ``(a) In General.--Any person--
       ``(1) which is an eligible educational institution which 
     receives payments for qualified tuition and related expenses 
     with respect to any individual for any calendar year, or
       ``(2) which is engaged in a trade or business and which, in 
     the course of such trade or business, makes payments during 
     any calendar year to any individual which constitute 
     reimbursements or refunds (or similar amounts) of qualified 
     tuition and related expenses of such individual,
     shall make the return described in subsection (b) with 
     respect to the individual 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 with 
     respect to whom payments described in subsection (a) were 
     received from (or were paid to),
       ``(B) the name, address, and TIN of any individual 
     certified by the individual described in subparagraph (A) as 
     the taxpayer who will claim the individual as a dependent for 
     purposes of the deduction allowable under section 151 for any 
     taxable year ending with or within the calendar year, and
       ``(C) the--
       ``(i) aggregate amount of payments for qualified tuition 
     and related expenses received with respect to the individual 
     described in subparagraph (A) during the calendar year, and
       ``(ii) aggregate amount of reimbursements or refunds (or 
     similar amounts) paid to such individual during the calendar 
     year, and
       ``(D) such other information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.
       ``(c) Application to Governmental Units.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) a governmental unit or any agency or instrumentality 
     thereof shall be treated as a person, and
       ``(2) any return required under subsection (a) by such 
     governmental entity 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 under subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection 
     (b)(2) a written statement showing--
       ``(1) the name, address, and phone number of the 
     information contact of the person required to make such 
     return, and
       ``(2) the aggregate amounts described in subsection 
     (b)(2)(C).
     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) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms 
     `eligible educational institution' and `qualified tuition and 
     related expenses' have the meanings given such terms by 
     section 25A.
       ``(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 any amount 
     received by any person on behalf of another person, only the 
     person first receiving such amount shall be required to make 
     the return under subsection (a).
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions 
     of this section. No penalties shall be imposed under section 
     6724 with respect to any return or statement required under 
     this section until such time as such regulations are 
     issued.''.
       (2) Assessable penalties.--
       (A) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) (relating to 
     definitions) 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 6050S (relating to returns relating to 
     payments for qualified tuition and related expenses),''.
       (B) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) is amended by striking 
     ``or'' at the end of the next to last subparagraph, by 
     striking the period at the end of the last subparagraph and 
     inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(Z) section 6050S(d) (relating to returns relating to 
     qualified tuition and related expenses).''.
       (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 6050R the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 6050S. Returns relating to higher education tuition and related 
              expenses.''.
       (d) Coordination With Section 135.--Subsection (d) of 
     section 135 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
     (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and by inserting 
     after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Coordination with higher education credit.--The 
     amount of the 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 amount of such expenses 
     which are taken into account in determining the credit 
     allowable to the taxpayer or any other person under section 
     25A with respect to such expenses.''.
       (e) 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 25 the following 
     new item:

``Sec. 25A. Higher education tuition and related expenses.''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to expenses paid after December 31, 1997 (in 
     taxable years ending after such date), for education 
     furnished in academic periods beginning after such date.

     SEC. 202. DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.

       (a) Deduction Allowed.-- Part VII of subchapter B of 
     chapter 1 (relating to additional itemized deductions for 
     individuals) is amended by redesignating section 221 as 
     section 222 and by inserting after section 220 the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 221. QUALIFIED HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.

       ``(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 for education furnished during any 
     academic period (within the meaning of section 25A) beginning 
     in such year.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Annual limit.--The amount allowed as a deduction 
     under subsection (a) for any taxable year with respect to 
     expenses paid for education furnished to any 1 individual 
     shall not exceed the lesser of--
       ``(A) $10,000, or
       ``(B) the amount includible in the taxpayer's gross income 
     for such taxable year by reason of a distribution from a 
     qualified tuition program (as defined in section 529), or an 
     education investment account (as defined in section 530), the 
     beneficiary of which is such individual.
       ``(2) Aggregate limit.--The amount allowed as a deduction 
     under subsection (a) to the taxpayer or any other individual 
     with respect to expenses paid for education furnished to any 
     1 individual shall not exceed $40,000 for all taxable years.
       ``(3) Deduction allowed for year only if individual is at 
     least \1/2\ time student for portion of year.--No deduction 
     shall be allowed under subsection (a) for a taxable year with 
     respect to the qualified higher education expenses of an 
     individual unless such individual is an eligible student (as 
     defined in section 25A(d)(3)) for at least one academic 
     period which begins during such year.
       ``(4) Deduction allowed only for first 4 years of 
     postsecondary education.--No de

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     duction shall be allowed under subsection (a) for a taxable 
     year with respect to the qualified higher education expenses 
     of an individual if the individual has completed (before the 
     beginning of such taxable year) the equivalent of the first 4 
     years of postsecondary education at an eligible educational 
     institution (determined under the rules of section 25A).
       ``(5) Coordination with credit for higher education 
     expenses.--No deduction shall be allowed under this section 
     for a taxable year with respect to the qualified higher 
     education expenses of an individual if an election is in 
     effect under section 25A with respect to such individual for 
     such taxable year.
       ``(c) Qualified Higher Education Expenses.--The term 
     `qualified higher education expenses' means qualified higher 
     education expenses (as defined in section 529) for the 
     education of--
       ``(1) the taxpayer,
       ``(2) the taxpayer's spouse, or
       ``(3) any dependent of the taxpayer with respect to whom 
     the taxpayer is allowed a deduction under section 151,
     at an eligible educational institution (as defined in section 
     529(e)(5)).
       ``(d) Treatment of Expenses Paid by Dependent.--If a 
     deduction under section 151 with respect to an individual is 
     allowed to another taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in 
     the calendar year in which such individual's taxable year 
     begins--
       ``(1) no deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) to 
     such individual for such individual's taxable year, and
       ``(2) qualified higher education expenses paid by such 
     individual during such individual's taxable year shall be 
     treated for purposes of this section as paid by such other 
     taxpayer.
       ``(e) Coordination With Amounts Includible in Gross Income 
     Under Section 529 or 530.--If any deduction is allowed under 
     subsection (a) with respect to the qualified higher education 
     expenses of an individual with respect to whom the taxpayer 
     is allowed a deduction under section 151(c), any amount which 
     would (but for this subsection) be includible in such 
     individual's gross income by reason of section 529 or section 
     530 shall be includible in the gross income of the taxpayer 
     and not such individual.
       ``(f) Adjustment for Certain Scholarships, Etc.--The amount 
     of qualified higher education expenses otherwise taken into 
     account under subsection (a) with respect to an individual 
     for an academic period shall be reduced (before the 
     application of subsection (b)) by the sum of--
       ``(1) the aggregate amount of the reductions under section 
     25A(g)(2) for the benefit of such individual for such period, 
     and
       ``(2) the amount excludable from gross income under section 
     135 by reason of such expenses with respect to such 
     individual which are allocable to such period.
       ``(g) Denial of Deduction if Student Convicted of a Felony 
     Drug Offense.--No deduction shall be allowed under subsection 
     (a) for qualified higher education expenses for the 
     enrollment or attendance of a student for any academic period 
     if such student has been convicted of a Federal or State 
     felony offense consisting of the possession or distribution 
     of a controlled substance before the end of the taxable year 
     with or within which such period ends.
       ``(h) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction shall be 
     allowed under subsection (a) for any expense for which a 
     deduction is allowed to the taxpayer under any other 
     provision of this chapter.''.
       (b) Deduction Allowed Whether or Not Taxpayer Itemizes 
     Other Deductions.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 63 is amended by 
     striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1), by striking the 
     period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ``, and'', 
     and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) the deduction allowed by section 221 (relating to 
     deduction for qualified higher education expenses).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (d) of section 63 is 
     amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1), by 
     striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) the deduction allowed by section 221 (relating to 
     deduction for qualified higher education expenses).''.
       (c) Phaseout of Exclusion for Qualified Tuition 
     Reductions.--Subsection (d) of section 117 is amended by 
     redesignating the last paragraph as paragraph (4) and by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Phaseout of exclusion.--
       ``(A) Termination.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     qualified tuition reduction for any course of instruction 
     beginning after December 31, 2001.
       ``(B) Phaseout.--The amount excludable from gross income 
     under paragraph (1) for any course of instruction beginning 
     in a calendar year after 1997 and before 2002 shall not 
     exceed the applicable percentage (determined in accordance 
     with the following table) for such calendar year of the 
     amount which would be so excludable but for this 
     subparagraph:

    In the case of                                       The applicable
      calendar year:                                     percentage is:

      1998..........................................................80 
      1999..........................................................60 
      2000..........................................................40 
      2001.......................................................20.''.
       (d) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 529(e)(3) is amended by 
     inserting ``(except as provided in section 221(e))'' after 
     ``distributee''.
       (2) The table of sections for part VII of subchapter B of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     221 and inserting:

``Sec. 221. Qualified higher education expenses.
``Sec. 222. Cross reference.''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to expenses paid after December 31, 1997 (in 
     taxable years ending after such date), for education 
     furnished in academic periods beginning after such date.

     SEC. 203. PENALTY-FREE WITHDRAWALS FROM INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT 
                   PLANS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 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:
       ``(E) Distributions from individual retirement plans for 
     higher education expenses.--Distributions to an individual 
     from an individual retirement plan 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. Distributions shall not be taken into 
     account under the preceding sentence if such distributions 
     are described in subparagraph (A), (C), or (D) or to the 
     extent paragraph (1) does not apply to such distributions by 
     reason of subparagraph (B).''.
       (b) Definition.--Section 72(t) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Qualified higher education expenses.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (2)(E)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified higher education 
     expenses' means qualified higher education expenses (as 
     defined in section 529(e)(3) without regard to subparagraph 
     (C) thereof) for education furnished to--
       ``(i) the taxpayer,
       ``(ii) the taxpayer's spouse, or
       ``(iii) any child (as defined in section 151(c)(3)) or 
     grandchild of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse,
     at an eligible educational institution (as defined in section 
     529(e)(5)).
       ``(B) Coordination with other benefits.--The amount of 
     qualified higher education expenses for any taxable year 
     shall be reduced as provided in section 25A(g)(2).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions after December 31, 1997, with 
     respect to expenses paid after such date (in taxable years 
     ending after such date), for education furnished in academic 
     periods beginning after such date.

     SEC. 204. EXPENSES FOR EDUCATION WHICH SUPPLEMENTS ELEMENTARY 
                   AND SECONDARY EDUCATION.

       (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 25A, as added by this 
     title, the following new section:

     ``SEC. 25B. EXPENSES FOR EDUCATION WHICH SUPPLEMENTS 
                   ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual, 
     there shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by 
     this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 50 
     percent of the qualifying educational assistance expenses 
     paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The amount allowed as a credit 
     under subsection (a) for any taxable year with respect to the 
     qualified educational assistance expenses of any 1 individual 
     shall not exceed $150.
       ``(2) Reduction of credit based on adjusted gross income.--
       ``(A) In general.--The aggregate amount which would (but 
     for this paragraph) be allowed by this section shall be 
     reduced (but not below zero) by $25 for each $1,000 (or 
     fraction thereof) by which the taxpayer's modified adjusted 
     gross income exceeds the threshold amount. For purposes of 
     the preceding sentence, the term `modified adjusted gross 
     income' means adjusted gross income increased by any amount 
     excluded from gross income under section 911, 931, or 933.
       ``(B) Threshold amount.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the term `threshold amount' means--
       ``(i) $80,000 in the case of a joint return,
       ``(ii) $50,000 in the case of an individual who is not 
     married, and
       ``(iii) $40,000 in the case of a married individual filing 
     a separate return.
     For purposes of this subparagraph, marital status shall be 
     determined under section 7703.
       ``(c) Qualified Educational Assistance Expenses.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified educational 
     assistance expenses' means amounts paid to a qualified entity 
     to provide supplementary education to any dependent (within 
     the meaning of section 152) of the taxpayer--
       ``(A) who is less than 18 years of age as of the close of 
     the taxable year, and
       ``(B) who is enrolled as a full-time student in an 
     elementary or secondary school.
       ``(2) Supplementary education.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), supplementary education is education provided with 
     respect to reading, mathematics, or any subject that the 
     dependent student is studying at the time in elementary or 
     secondary school classes. Eligible courses of study shall not

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     include courses providing assistance with respect to 
     preparation for college entrance examinations.
       ``(3) Qualified entity.--The term `qualified entity' means 
     a person that is accredited as a supplementary education 
     service provider by an accreditation organization that is 
     recognized by the Secretary of Education or by any other 
     agency, association, or group that is certified by the 
     Secretary for purposes of this section.''.
       (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. Expenses for education which supplements elementary and 
              secondary education.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.
    Subtitle B--Expanded Education Investment Savings Opportunities

     SEC. 211. ELIGIBLE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS PERMITTED TO 
                   MAINTAIN QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS; OTHER 
                   MODIFICATIONS OF QUALIFIED STATE TUITION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Eligible Educational Institutions Permitted to Maintain 
     Qualified Tuition Programs.--Paragraph (1) of section 529(b) 
     (defining qualified State tuition program) is amended by 
     inserting ``or by one or more eligible educational 
     institutions'' after ``maintained by a State or agency or 
     instrumentality thereof''.
       (b) Qualified Higher Education Expenses To Include Room and 
     Board.--Paragraph (3) of section 529(e) (defining qualified 
     higher education expenses) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Qualified higher education expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified higher education 
     expenses' means tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment 
     required for the enrollment or attendance of a designated 
     beneficiary at an eligible education institution.
       ``(B) Room and board included for students who are at least 
     half-time.--In the case of an individual who is an eligible 
     student (as defined in section 25A(d)(3)) for any academic 
     period, such term shall also include reasonable costs for 
     such period (as determined under the qualified tuition 
     program) incurred by the designated beneficiary for room and 
     board while attending such institution. The amount treated as 
     qualified higher education expenses by reason of the 
     preceding sentence shall not exceed the minimum amount 
     (applicable to the student) included for room and board for 
     such period in 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 date of the enactment of this paragraph) for 
     the eligible educational institution for such period.
       ``(C) Exclusion for graduate level courses.--Such term 
     shall not include expenses for any graduate level course of a 
     kind normally taken by an individual pursuing a program 
     leading to a law, business, medical, or other advanced 
     academic or professional degree. Such courses shall not be 
     taken into account in determining whether an individual is 
     described in subsection (f)(3)(A).''.
       (c) Additional Modifications.--
       (1) Member of family.--Paragraph (2) of section 529(e) 
     (relating to other definitions and special rules) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(2) Member of family.--The term `member of the family' 
     means--
       ``(A) an individual who bears a relationship to another 
     individual which is a relationship described in paragraphs 
     (1) through (8) of section 152(a), and
       ``(B) the spouse of any individual described in 
     subparagraph (A).''.
       (2) Eligible educational institution.--Section 529(e) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Eligible educational institution.--The term `eligible 
     educational institution' means an institution--
       ``(A) which 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 paragraph, and
       ``(B) which is eligible to participate in a program under 
     title IV of such Act.''.
       (3) No contributions after beneficiary attains age 18; 
     distributions required in certain cases.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 529 (as amended by subsection (f) of this section) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Restrictions relating to age of beneficiary; 
     completion of education.--
       ``(A) In general.--A program shall be treated as a 
     qualified tuition program only if--
       ``(i) no contribution is accepted on behalf of a designated 
     beneficiary after the date on which such beneficiary attains 
     age 18, and
       ``(ii) any balance to the credit of a designated 
     beneficiary (if any) on the account termination date shall be 
     distributed within 30 days after such date to such 
     beneficiary (or in the case of death, the estate of the 
     beneficiary).
       ``(B) Account termination date.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `account termination date' means 
     whichever of the following dates is the earliest:
       ``(i) The date on which the designated beneficiary 
     completes the equivalent of 4 years of post-secondary 
     education (whether or not at the same eligible educational 
     institution).
       ``(ii) The date on which the designated beneficiary attains 
     age 30.
       ``(iii) The date on which the designated beneficiary 
     dies.''.
       (4) Estate and gift tax treatment.--
       (A) Gift tax treatment.--
       (i) Paragraph (2) of section 529(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Gift tax treatment of contributions.--For purposes of 
     chapters 12 and 13, any contribution to a qualified tuition 
     program on behalf of any designated beneficiary--
       ``(A) shall be treated as a completed gift to such 
     beneficiary which is not a future interest in property, and
       ``(B) shall not be treated as a qualified transfer under 
     section 2503(e).''.
       (ii) Paragraph (5) of section 529(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(5) Other gift tax rules.--For purposes of chapters 12 
     and 13--
       ``(A) Treatment of distributions.--In no event shall a 
     distribution from a qualified tuition program be treated as a 
     taxable gift.
       ``(B) Treatment of designation of new beneficiary.--The 
     taxes imposed by chapters 12 and 13 shall apply to a transfer 
     by reason of a change in the designated beneficiary under the 
     program (or a rollover to the account of a new beneficiary) 
     only if the new beneficiary is a generation below the 
     generation of the old beneficiary (determined in accordance 
     with section 2651).''.
       (B) Estate tax treatment.--Paragraph (4) of section 529(c) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Estate tax treatment.--
       ``(A) In general.--No amount shall be includible in the 
     gross estate of any individual for purposes of chapter 11 by 
     reason of an interest in a qualified tuition program.
       ``(B) Amounts includible in estate of designated 
     beneficiary in certain cases.--Subparagraph (A) shall not 
     apply to amounts distributed on account of the death of a 
     beneficiary.''.
       (5) Limitation on contributions to qualified tuition 
     programs not maintained by a state.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 529 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(9) Limitation on contributions to qualified tuition 
     programs not maintained by a state.--In the case of a program 
     not maintained by a State or agency or instrumentality 
     thereof, such program shall not be treated as a qualified 
     tuition program unless it limits the annual contribution to 
     the program on behalf of a designated beneficiary to an 
     amount equal to the lesser of--
       ``(A) $5,000, or
       ``(B) the excess of--
       ``(i) $50,000, over
       ``(ii) the aggregate amount contributed to such program on 
     behalf of such beneficiary for all prior taxable years.''.
       (d) Additional Tax on Amounts Not Used For Higher Education 
     Expenses.--Section 529 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Imposition of Additional Tax.--
       ``(1) In general.--The tax imposed by this chapter for any 
     taxable year on any taxpayer who receives a payment or 
     distribution from a qualified tuition program which is 
     includible in gross income shall be increased by 10 percent 
     of the amount which is so includible.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the 
     payment or distribution is--
       ``(A) used for qualified higher education expenses of the 
     designated beneficiary,
       ``(B) made to a beneficiary (or to the estate of the 
     designated beneficiary) on or after the death of the 
     designated beneficiary,
       ``(C) attributable to the designated beneficiary's being 
     disabled (within the meaning of section 72(m)(7)), or
       ``(D) made on account of a scholarship, allowance, or 
     payment described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 
     135(d)(1) received by the account holder to the extent the 
     amount of the payment or distribution does not exceed the 
     amount of the scholarship, allowance, or payment.
       ``(3) Excess contributions returned before due date of 
     return.--In the case of a qualified tuition program not 
     maintained by a State or any agency or instrumentality 
     thereof, paragraph (1) shall not apply to the distribution to 
     a contributor of any contribution made during a taxable year 
     on behalf of a designated beneficiary to the extent that such 
     contribution exceeds the limitation in section 4973(e) if--
       ``(A) such distribution is received on or before the day 
     prescribed by law (including extensions of time) for filing 
     such contributor'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 contributor for the 
     taxable year in which such excess contribution was made.''.
       (e) Coordination With Education Savings Bond.--Section 
     135(c)(2) (defining qualified higher education expenses) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Contributions to qualified tuition program.--Such 
     term shall include any contribution to a qualified tuition 
     program (as defined in section 529) on behalf of a designated 
     beneficiary (as defined in such section) who is an individual 
     described in subparagraph (A); but there shall be no increase 
     in the investment in the contract for purposes of applying 
     section 72 by reason of the portion of such contribution 
     which is not includible in gross income by reason of this 
     subparagraph.''.
       (f) Tax on Excess Contributions.--

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       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 4973 is amended 
     by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2) and by 
     inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) a qualified tuition program (as defined in section 
     529) not maintained by a State or any agency or 
     instrumentality thereof, or
       ``(5) an education investment account (as defined in 
     section 530),''.
       (2) Excess contributions defined.--Section 4973 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Excess Contributions to Private Qualfied Tuition 
     Program and Education Investment Accounts.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of private education 
     investment accounts maintained for the benefit of any 1 
     beneficiary, the term `excess contributions' means the amount 
     by which the amount contributed for the taxable year to such 
     accounts exceeds the lesser of--
       ``(A) the excess of--
       ``(i) $5,000, over
       ``(ii) the aggregate amount contributed to all qualified 
     tuition programs (as defined in section 529) maintained by a 
     State or any agency or instrumentality thereof on behalf of 
     such beneficiary for such taxable year, or
       ``(B) the excess of--
       ``(i) $50,000, over
       ``(ii) the sum of--

       ``(I) the aggregate amount contributed to such accounts for 
     all prior taxable years, and
       ``(II) the aggregate amount contributed to all qualified 
     tuition programs (as defined in section 529) maintained by a 
     State or any agency or instrumentality thereof on behalf of 
     such beneficiary for such taxable year and all prior taxable 
     years.

       ``(2) Private education investment account.--For purposes 
     of paragraph (1), the term `private education investment 
     account' means--
       ``(A) a qualified tuition program (as defined in section 
     529) not maintained by a State or any agency or 
     instrumentality thereof, and
       ``(B) an education investment account (as defined in 
     section 530).
       ``(3) Special rules.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     following contributions shall not be taken into account:
       ``(A) Any contribution which is distributed out of the 
     education investment account in a distribution to which 
     section 530(c)(3)(B) applies.
       ``(B) Any contribution to a qualified tuition program (as 
     so defined) described in section 530(b)(2)(B) from any such 
     account.
       ``(C) Any rollover contribution.''.
       (g) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 26(b) is amended by 
     redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (P) as subparagraphs 
     (F) through (Q), respectively, and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) section 529(f) (relating to additional tax on certain 
     distributions from qualified tuition programs),''.
       (2) The text of section 529 is amended by striking 
     ``qualified State tuition program'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``qualified tuition program''.
       (3) Subsection (b) of section 529 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) 
     as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively.
       (4)(A) The section heading of section 529 is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 529. QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS.''.

       (B) The item relating to section 529 in the table of 
     sections for part VIII of subchapter F of chapter 1 is 
     amended by striking ``State''.
       (5)(A) The heading for part VIII of subchapter F of chapter 
     1 is amended to read as follows:

           ``PART VIII--HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS ENTITIES''.

       (B) The table of parts for subchapter F of chapter 1 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to part VIII and 
     inserting:

``Part VIII. Higher education savings entities.''.
       (h) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amendments made by this section shall take 
     effect on January 1, 1998.
       (2) Expenses to include room and board, etc.--The 
     amendments made by subsection (b) and (c)(2) shall apply to 
     distributions after December 31, 1997, with respect to 
     expenses paid after such date (in taxable years ending after 
     such date), for education furnished in academic periods 
     beginning after such date.
       (3) Penalty for noneducation withdrawals.--The amendment 
     made by subsection (d) shall apply to distributions after 
     December 31, 1997.
       (4) Coordination with education savings bonds.--The 
     amendment made by subsection (e) shall apply to taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1997.
       (5) Estate and gift tax changes.--
       (A) Gift tax changes.--Paragraphs (2) and (5) of section 
     529(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by 
     this section, shall apply to transfers (including 
     designations of new beneficiaries) made after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) Estate tax changes.--Paragraph (4) of such section 
     529(c) shall apply to estates of decedents dying after June 
     8, 1997.

     SEC. 212. EDUCATION INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--Part VIII of subchapter F of chapter 1 
     (relating to qualified State tuition programs) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 530. EDUCATION INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--An education investment account shall 
     be exempt from taxation under this subtitle. Notwithstanding 
     the preceding sentence, the education investment account 
     shall be subject to the taxes imposed by section 511 
     (relating to imposition of tax on unrelated business income 
     of charitable organizations).
       ``(b) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) Education investment account.--The term `education 
     investment account' means a trust created or organized in the 
     United States exclusively for the purpose of paying the 
     qualified higher education expenses of the account holder, 
     but only if the written governing instrument creating the 
     trust meets the following requirements:
       ``(A) No contribution will be accepted--
       ``(i) unless it is in cash,
       ``(ii) after the date on which the account holder attains 
     age 18, or
       ``(iii) in excess of $5,000 for the taxable year.
       ``(B) The trustee is a bank (as defined in section 408(n)) 
     or another person who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that the manner in which that 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 shall not be commingled with 
     other property except in a common trust fund or common 
     investment fund.
       ``(E) Any balance in the account will be distributed as 
     required under section 529(b)(8)(B) (as if such account were 
     a qualified tuition program).
     For $50,000 limit on aggregate contributions to accounts, see 
     section 4973(e).
       ``(2) Qualified higher education expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified higher education 
     expenses' has the same meaning given such term by section 
     529(e)(3).
       ``(B) Qualified tuition programs.--Such term shall include 
     amounts paid or incurred to purchase tuition credits or 
     certificates, or to make contributions to an account, under a 
     qualified tuition program (as defined in section 529(b)) for 
     the benefit of the account holder.
       ``(3) Eligible educational institution.--The term `eligible 
     educational institution' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 529(e)(5).
       ``(4) Account holder.--The term `account holder' means the 
     individual for whose benefit the education investment account 
     is established.
       ``(c) Tax Treatment of Distributions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any amount paid or distributed shall be 
     includible in gross income as required by section 529(c)(3) 
     (determined as if such account were a qualified tuition 
     program).
       ``(2) Special rules for applying estate and gift taxes with 
     respect to account.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs 
     (2), (4), and (5) of section 529(c) shall apply for purposes 
     of this section.
       ``(3) Additional tax for distributions not used for 
     educational expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The tax imposed by section 529(f) shall 
     apply to payments and distributions from an education 
     investment account in the same manner as such tax applies to 
     qualified tuition programs (as defined in section 529).
       ``(B) Excess contributions returned before due date of 
     return.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the distribution 
     to a contributor of any contribution paid during a taxable 
     year to an education investment account to the extent that 
     such contribution exceeds the limitation in section 4973(e) 
     if such distribution (and the net income with respect to such 
     excess contribution) meet requirements comparable to the 
     requirements of section 529(f)(3).
       ``(4) Rollover contributions--Paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     to any amount paid or distributed from an education 
     investment account to the extent that the amount received is 
     paid into another education investment account for the 
     benefit of the account holder or a member of the family 
     (within the meaning of section 529(e)(2)) of the account 
     holder not later than the 60th day after the date of such 
     payment or distribution. The preceding sentence shall not 
     apply to any payment or distribution if it applied to any 
     prior payment or distribution during the 12-month period 
     ending on the date of the payment or distribution.
       ``(5) Change in account holder.--Any change in the account 
     holder of an education investment account shall not be 
     treated as a distribution for purposes of paragraph (1) if 
     the new account holder is a member of the family (as so 
     defined) of the old account holder.
       ``(6) Special rules for death and divorce.--Rules similar 
     to the rules of paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 220(f) 
     shall apply.
       ``(d) Tax Treatment of Accounts.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 408(e) shall apply 
     to any education investment account.
       ``(e) Community Property Laws.--This section shall be 
     applied without regard to any community property laws.
       ``(f) Custodial Accounts.--For purposes of this section, a 
     custodial account shall be treated as a trust if the assets 
     of such account are held by a bank (as defined in section 
     408(n)) or another person who dem

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     onstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the 
     manner in which he will administer the account will be 
     consistent with the requirements of this section, and if the 
     custodial account would, except for the fact that it is not a 
     trust, constitute an account described in subsection (b)(1). 
     For purposes of this title, in the case of a custodial 
     account treated as a trust by reason of the preceding 
     sentence, the custodian of such account shall be treated as 
     the trustee thereof.
       ``(g) Reports.--The trustee of an education investment 
     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) Tax on Prohibited Transactions.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 4975(e) (relating 
     to prohibited transactions) is amended by striking ``or'' at 
     the end of subparagraph (D), by redesignating subparagraph 
     (E) as subparagraph (F), and by inserting after subparagraph 
     (D) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) an education investment account described in section 
     530, or''.
       (2) Special rule.--Subsection (c) of section 4975 is 
     amended by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(5) Special rule for education investment accounts.--An 
     individual for whose benefit an education investment account 
     is established and any contributor to such account 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 section 530(d) 
     applies with respect to such transaction.''.
       (c) Failure To Provide Reports on Education Investment 
     Accounts.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 6693(a) (relating 
     to failure to provide reports on individual retirement 
     accounts or annuities) 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 adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) section 530(g) (relating to education investment 
     accounts).''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The section heading for section 
     6693 is amended by striking ``individual retirement'' and 
     inserting ``certain tax-favored''.
       (d) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (F) of section 26(b)(2), as added by the 
     preceding section, is amended by inserting before the comma 
     ``and section 530(c)(3) (relating to additional tax on 
     certain distributions from education investment accounts)''.
       (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 135(c)(2), as added by the 
     preceding section, is amended by inserting ``, or to an 
     education investment account (as defined in section 530) on 
     behalf of an account holder (as defined in such section),'' 
     after ``(as defined in such section)''.
       (3) The table of sections for part VIII of subchapter F of 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 530. Education investment accounts.''.
       (4) The item relating to section 6693 in the table of 
     sections for part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended 
     by striking ``individual retirement'' and inserting ``certain 
     tax-favored''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.
                Subtitle C--Other Education Initiatives

     SEC. 221. EXTENSION OF EXCLUSION FOR EMPLOYER-PROVIDED 
                   EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 127 (relating to 
     educational assistance programs) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) Termination.--This section shall not apply to 
     expenses paid with respect to courses of instruction 
     beginning after December 31, 1997.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1996.

     SEC. 222. INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON QUALIFIED 501(C)(3) BONDS 
                   OTHER THAN HOSPITAL BONDS.

       (a) In General.--The text of paragraph (1) of section 
     145(b) is amended by striking ``$150,000,000.'' and inserting 
     ``the limitation determined in accordance with the following 
     table:

In the case of
  calendar year:                                     The limitation is:
  1998....................................................$160,000,000 
  1999.................................................... 170,000,000 
  2000.................................................... 180,000,000 
  2001.................................................... 190,000,000 
  2002 or thereafter................................... 200,000,000.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The heading for subsection (b) 
     of section 145 is amended by striking ``$150,000,000''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 223. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT 
                   FOR ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL PURPOSES.

       (a) Contributions of Computer Technology and Equipment for 
     Elementary or Secondary School Purposes.--Subsection (e) of 
     section 170 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) Special rule for contributions of computer technology 
     and equipment for elementary or secondary school purposes.--
       ``(A) Limit on reduction.--In the case of a qualified 
     elementary or secondary educational contribution, the 
     reduction under paragraph (1)(A) shall be no greater than the 
     amount determined under paragraph (3)(B).
       ``(B) Qualified elementary or secondary educational 
     contribution.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `qualified elementary or secondary educational contribution' 
     means a charitable contribution by a corporation of any 
     computer technology or equipment, but only if--
       ``(i) the contribution is to--

       ``(I) an educational organization described in subsection 
     (b)(1)(A)(ii), or
       ``(II) an entity described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt 
     from tax under section 501(a) (other than an entity described 
     in subclause (I)) that is organized primarily for purposes of 
     supporting elementary and secondary education,

       ``(ii) the contribution is made not later than 2 years 
     after the date the taxpayer acquired the property (or in the 
     case of property constructed by the taxpayer, the date the 
     construction of the property is substantially completed),
       ``(iii) substantially all of the use of the property by the 
     donee is for use within the United States for educational 
     purposes in any of the grades K-12 that are related to the 
     purpose or function of the organization or entity,
       ``(iv) the property is not transferred by the donee in 
     exchange for money, other property, or services, except for 
     shipping, installation and transfer costs,
       ``(v) the property will fit productively into the entity's 
     education plan, and
       ``(vi) the entity's use and disposition of the property 
     will be in accordance with the provisions of clauses (iii) 
     and (iv).
       ``(C) Contribution to private foundation.--A contribution 
     by a corporation of any computer technology or equipment to a 
     private foundation (as defined in section 509) shall be 
     treated as a qualified elementary or secondary educational 
     contribution for purposes of this paragraph if--
       ``(i) the contribution to the private foundation satisfies 
     the requirements of clauses (ii) and (iv) of subparagraph 
     (B), and
       ``(ii) within 30 days after such contribution, the private 
     foundation--

       ``(I) contributes the property to an entity described in 
     clause (i) of subparagraph (B) that satisfies the 
     requirements of clauses (iii) through (vi) of subparagraph 
     (B), and
       ``(II) notifies the donor of such contribution.

       ``(D) Special rule relating to construction of property.--
     For the purposes of this paragraph, the rules of paragraph 
     (4)(C) shall apply.
       ``(E) Definitions.--For the purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) Computer technology or equipment.--The term `computer 
     technology or equipment' means computer software (as defined 
     by section 197(e)(3)(B)), computer or peripheral equipment 
     (as defined by section 168(i)(2)(B)), and fiber optic cable 
     related to computer use.
       ``(ii) Corporation.--The term `corporation' has the meaning 
     given to such term by paragraph (4)(D).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the calendar 
     year in which this Act is enacted.

     SEC. 224. TREATMENT OF CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN STUDENT LOANS.

       (a) Certain Direct Student Loans the Repayment of Which Is 
     Income Contingent.--Paragraph (1) of section 108(f) is 
     amended by striking ``any student loan if'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``any student loan if--
       ``(A) such discharge was pursuant to a provision of such 
     loan under which all or part of the indebtedness of the 
     individual would be discharged if the individual worked for a 
     certain period of time in certain professions for any of a 
     broad class of employers, or
       ``(B) in the case of a loan made under part D of title IV 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 which has a repayment 
     schedule established under section 455(e)(4) of such Act 
     (relating to income contingent repayments), such discharge is 
     after the maximum repayment period under such loan (as 
     prescribed under such part).''.
       (b) Certain Loans by Exempt Organizations.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 108(f) (defining 
     student loan) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (B) and by striking subparagraph (D) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(D) any educational organization described in section 
     170(b)(1)(A)(ii) if such loan is made--
       ``(i) pursuant to an agreement with any entity described in 
     subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) under which the funds from 
     which the loan was made were provided to such educational 
     organization, or
       ``(ii) pursuant to a program of such educational 
     organization which is designed to encourage its students to 
     serve in occupations with unmet needs or in areas with unmet 
     needs and under which the services provided by the students 
     (or former students) are for or under the direction of a 
     governmental unit or an organization described in section 
     501(c)(3) and exempt from tax under section 501(a).

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     The term `student loan' includes any loan made by an 
     educational organization so described or by an organization 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a) to refinance a loan 
     meeting the requirements of the preceding sentence.''.
       (2) Exception for discharges on account of services 
     performed for certain lenders.--Subsection (f) of section 108 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Exception for discharges on account of services 
     performed for certain lenders.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     to the discharge of a loan made by an organization described 
     in paragraph (2)(D) (or by an organization described in 
     paragraph (2)(E) from funds provided by an organization 
     described in paragraph (2)(D)) if the discharge is on account 
     of services performed for either such organization.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to discharges of indebtedness after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
              TITLE III--SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
                     Subtitle A--Retirement Savings

     SEC. 301. 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.--
       ``(A) In general.--The aggregate amount of contributions 
     for any taxable year to all AD IRAs maintained for the 
     benefit of an individual shall not exceed $2,000.
       ``(B) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of taxable years 
     beginning in a calendar year after 1998, 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 determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 1997' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.
     If the amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $50, such amount shall be rounded to the next 
     lowest multiple of $50.
       ``(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 first-time homebuyer 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 first-time homebuyer 
     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.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of any distribution to which 
     this subparagraph applies--

       ``(I) sections 72(t) and 408(d)(3) shall not apply (but 
     section 4980A shall apply), and
       ``(II) 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 distribution is made.

       ``(ii) Distributions to which subparagraph applies.--This 
     subparagraph shall apply to a distribution before January 1, 
     1999, from an individual retirement plan (other than an AD 
     IRA) maintained for the benefit of an individual to an AD IRA 
     maintained for the benefit of such individual if such 
     distribution would be a qualified rollover contribution were 
     such individual retirement plan an AD IRA.
       ``(iii) Conversions.--The conversion of an individual 
     retirement plan (other than an AD IRA) to an AD IRA shall be 
     treated for purposes of this subparagraph as a distribution 
     from such plan to such AD IRA.
       ``(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 first-time homebuyer distribution.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(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 (as in effect 
     on the day before the date of the enactment of this section) 
     did not suspend the running of any period of time specified 
     in section 1034 (as so in effect) 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 121.
       ``(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 indi

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     vidual 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.
       ``(e) Qualified Rollover Contribution.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term `qualified rollover contribution' 
     means a rollover contribution to an AD IRA from another such 
     account, but only if such rollover contribution meets the 
     requirements of section 408(d)(3).''.
       (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, 1997.''.
       (4) Subsection (b) of section 4973 is amended by striking 
     the last sentence.
       (c) Excess Distributions Tax Not To Apply.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 4980A(d)(3) is amended by 
     inserting ``(other than AD IRAs, as defined in section 
     4980A(b))'' after ``individual retirement plans''.
       (2) 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.--
       (1) Section 4973 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Excess Contributions to American Dream IRAs.--For 
     purposes of this section, in the case of American Dream IRAs, 
     the term `excess contributions' means the amount by which the 
     amount contributed for the taxable year to such IRAs exceeds 
     the limitation in section 408A(c)(2).''.
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 4973 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes of this 
     subsection, an American Dream IRA shall not be treated as an 
     individual retirement plan.''.
       (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, 
     1997.
                       Subtitle B--Capital Gains

                    PART I--INDIVIDUAL CAPITAL GAINS

     SEC. 311. 20 PERCENT MAXIMUM CAPITAL GAINS RATE FOR 
                   INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 1 (relating to 
     maximum capital gains rate) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Maximum Capital Gains Rate.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a taxpayer has a net capital gain for 
     any taxable year, the tax imposed by this section for such 
     taxable year shall not exceed the sum of--
       ``(A) the base tax amount,
       ``(B) 10 percent of so much of the taxpayer's adjusted net 
     capital gain (or, if less, taxable income) as does not exceed 
     the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the amount of taxable income which would (without 
     regard to this paragraph) be taxed at a rate of 15 percent or 
     less, over
       ``(ii) the taxable income reduced by the adjusted net 
     capital gain, plus
       ``(C) 20 percent of the taxpayer's adjusted net capital 
     gain (or, if less, taxable income) in excess of the amount on 
     which a tax is determined under subparagraph (B).
       ``(2) Net capital gain taken into account as investment 
     income.--For purposes of this subsection, 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).
       ``(3) Base tax amount.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     base tax amount is the lesser of--
       ``(A) a tax computed at the rates and in the same manner as 
     if this subsection had not been enacted on taxable income 
     reduced by the adjusted net capital gain, or
       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) a tax computed at the rates and in the same manner as 
     if this subsection had not been enacted on the greater of--

       ``(I) taxable income reduced by the net capital gain, or
       ``(II) the amount of taxable income taxed at a rate below 
     28 percent,

       ``(ii) a tax of 26 percent of the lesser of--

       ``(I) the section 1250 gain, or
       ``(II) the amount of taxable income in excess of the sum of 
     the amount on which tax is determined under clause (i) plus 
     the net capital gain determined without regard to section 
     1250 gain, plus

       ``(iii) a tax of 28 percent of the amount of taxable income 
     in excess of the sum of--

       ``(I) the adjusted net capital gain, plus
       ``(II) the sum of the amounts on which tax is determined 
     under clauses (i) and (ii).

       ``(4) Adjusted net capital gain.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `adjusted net capital gain' means net 
     capital gain determined without regard to--
       ``(A) collectibles gain,
       ``(B) section 1202 gain, and
       ``(C) section 1250 gain.
       ``(5) Collectibles gain.--For purposes of paragraph (4)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `collectibles gain' means gain 
     from the sale or exchange of a collectible (as defined in 
     section 408(m) without regard to paragraph (3) thereof) which 
     is a capital asset held for more than 1 year but only to the 
     extent such gain is taken into account in computing gross 
     income.
       ``(B) Coordination with section 1022.--Gain from the 
     disposition of a collectible which is an indexed asset to 
     which section 1022(a) applies shall be disregarded for 
     purposes of this subsection. 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.
       ``(C) Partnerships, etc.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     any gain from the sale of an interest in a partnership, S 
     corporation, or trust which is attributable to unrealized 
     appreciation in the value of collectibles shall be treated as 
     gain from the sale or exchange of a collectible. Rules 
     similar to the rules of section 751 shall apply for purposes 
     of the preceding sentence.
       ``(6) Section 1202 gain.--For purposes of paragraph (4), 
     the term `section 1202 gain' means gain from the sale or 
     exchange of any qualified small business stock (as defined in 
     section 1202(c)) held more than 5 years which is taken into 
     account in computing gross income.
       ``(7) Section 1250 gain.--For purposes of paragraph (4), 
     the term `section 1250 gain' means the excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the amount which would be treated as ordinary income 
     under section 1245 if all section 1250 property disposed of 
     by the taxpayer were section 1245 property, over
       ``(B) the amount treated as ordinary income under section 
     1250.
     In the case of a taxable year which includes May 7, 1997, 
     section 1250 gain shall be determined by taking into account 
     only the gain properly taken into account for the portion of 
     the taxable year after May 6, 1997.
       ``(8) Pre-effective date gain.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a taxable year which 
     includes May 7, 1997, adjusted net capital gain shall be 
     determined without regard to pre-May 7, 1997, gain.
       ``(B) Pre-may 7, 1997, gain.--The term `pre-May 7, 1997, 
     gain' means the amount which would be adjusted net capital 
     gain for the taxable year if adjusted net capital gain were 
     determined by taking into account only the gain or loss 
     properly taken into account for the portion of the taxable 
     year before May 7, 1997.
       ``(C) Special rules for pass-thru entities.--In applying 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to any pass-thru entity, the 
     determination of when gains and loss are properly taken into 
     account shall be made at the entity level.
       ``(D) Pass-thru entity defined.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (C), 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) Minimum tax.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 55 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Maximum rate of tax on net capital gain of 
     noncorporate taxpayers.--The amount determined under the 
     first sentence of paragraph (1)(A)(i) shall not exceed the 
     sum of--
       ``(A) the lesser of--
       ``(i) the amount determined under such first sentence 
     computed at the rates and in the same manner as if this 
     paragraph had not been enacted on the taxable excess reduced 
     by the adjusted net capital gain (as defined in section 
     1(h)(4)), or
       ``(ii) the sum of--

       ``(I) the amount determined under such first sentence 
     computed at the rates and in the same manner as if this 
     paragraph had not been enacted on the taxable excess reduced 
     by the sum of the adjusted net capital gain (as so defined) 
     and the section 1250 gain (as defined in section 1(h)(7)), 
     plus
       ``(II) 26 percent of the lesser of the section 1250 gain 
     (as so defined) or the taxable excess reduced by the adjusted 
     net capital gain (as so defined),

       ``(B) a tax of 10 percent of so much of the taxpayer's 
     adjusted net capital gain (or, if less, taxable excess) as 
     does not exceed the amount on which a tax is determined under 
     section 1(h)(1)(B), plus
       ``(C) a tax of 20 percent of the taxpayer's adjusted net 
     capital gain (or, if less, taxable excess) in excess of the 
     amount on which tax is determined under subparagraph (B).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Clause (ii) of section 
     55(b)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``clause (i)'' and 
     inserting ``this subsection''.
       (c) Other Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (d) of section 291 is amended by inserting 
     at the end the following new sentence: ``Any capital gain 
     dividend treated as having been paid out of such difference 
     to a shareholder which is not a corporation retains its 
     characters as section 1250 gain for purposes of applying 
     section 1(h) to such shareholder.''.

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       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 1445(e) is amended by striking 
     ``28 percent'' and inserting ``20 percent''.
       (3) The second sentence of section 7518(g)(6)(A), and the 
     second sentence of section 607(h)(6)(A) of the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1936, are each amended by striking ``28 percent'' 
     and inserting ``20 percent''.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years 
     ending after May 6, 1997.
       (2) Withholding.--The amendment made by subsection (c)(2) 
     shall apply only to amounts paid after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) Application of estimated tax rules.--Clause (i) of 
     section 6654(d)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     shall be applied by substituting ``109 percent'' for ``110 
     percent'' where the preceding taxable year referred to in 
     such clause is a taxable year beginning in calendar year 
     1996.
       (4) Application of estimated tax rules for 1998.--Clause 
     (i) of section 6654(d)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 shall be applied by substituting ``105 percent'' for 
     ``110 percent'' where the preceding taxable year referred to 
     in such clause is a taxable year beginning in calendar year 
     1997.

     SEC. 312. 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.
       ``(3) Exception for principal residences.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to any disposition of the principal residence 
     (within the meaning of section 121) of the taxpayer .
       ``(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 chain-type price index for GDP for the last 
     calendar quarter ending before the asset is disposed of, 
     exceeds
       ``(ii) the chain-type price index for GDP 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) Chain-type price index for GDP.--The chain-type price 
     index for GDP for any calendar quarter is such index 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--

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       ``(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 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 Dates.--
       (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.

     SEC. 313. EXEMPTION FROM TAX FOR GAIN ON SALE OF PRINCIPAL 
                   RESIDENCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 121 (relating to one-time 
     exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence by 
     individual who has attained age 55) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 121. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF PRINCIPAL 
                   RESIDENCE.

       ``(a) Exclusion.--Gross income shall not include gain from 
     the sale or exchange of property if, during the 5-year period 
     ending on the date of the sale or exchange, such property has 
     been owned and used by the taxpayer as the taxpayer's 
     principal residence for periods aggregating 2 years or more.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The amount of gain excluded from 
     gross income under subsection (a) with respect to any sale or 
     exchange shall not exceed $250,000 ($500,000 in the case of a 
     joint return where both spouses meet the use requirement of 
     subsection (a)).
       ``(2) Application to only 1 sale or exchange every 2 
     years.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     sale or exchange by the taxpayer if, during the 2-year period 
     ending on the date of such sale or exchange, there was any 
     other sale or exchange by the taxpayer or his spouse to which 
     subsection (a) applied.
       ``(B) Premarriage sales by spouse not taken into account.--
     If, but for this subparagraph, subsection (a) would not apply 
     to a sale or exchange by a married individual by reason of a 
     sale or exchange by such individual's spouse before their 
     marriage--
       ``(i) subparagraph (A) shall be applied without regard to 
     the sale or exchange by such individual's spouse, but
       ``(ii) the amount of gain excluded from gross income under 
     subsection (a) with respect to the sale or exchange by such 
     individual shall not exceed $250,000.
       ``(C) Pre-may 7, 1997, sales not taken into account.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall be applied without regard to any sale 
     or exchange before May 7, 1997.
       ``(c) Exclusion for Taxpayers Failing To Meet Certain 
     Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a sale or exchange to 
     which this subsection applies, the ownership and use 
     requirements of subsection (a) shall not apply and subsection 
     (b)(2) shall not apply; but the amount of gain excluded from 
     gross income under subsection (a) with respect to such sale 
     of exchange shall not exceed--
       ``(A) the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount 
     which would be so excluded if such requirements had been met, 
     as
       ``(B) the shorter of--
       ``(i) the aggregate periods, during the 5-year period 
     ending on the date of such sale or exchange, such property 
     has been owned and used by the taxpayer as the taxpayer's 
     principal residence, or
       ``(ii) the period after the date of the most recent prior 
     sale or exchange by the taxpayer or his spouse to which 
     subsection (a) applied and before the date of such sale or 
     exchange,
     bears to 2 years.
       ``(2) Sales and exchanges to which subsection applies.--
     This subsection shall apply to any sale or exchange if--

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       ``(A) subsection (a) would not (but for this subsection) 
     apply to such sale or exchange by reason of--
       ``(i) a failure to meet the ownership and use requirements 
     of subsection (a), or
       ``(ii) subsection (b)(2), and
       ``(B) such sale or exchange is by reason of a change in 
     place of employment, health, or, to the extent provided in 
     regulations, other unforeseen circumstances.
       ``(d) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Joint returns.--For purposes of this section, if a 
     husband and wife make a joint return for the taxable year of 
     the sale or exchange of the property, subsection (a) shall, 
     subject to the provisions of subsection (b), apply if either 
     spouse meets the ownership and use requirements of subsection 
     (a) with respect to such property.
       ``(2) Property of deceased spouse.--For purposes of this 
     section, in the case of an unmarried individual whose spouse 
     is deceased on the date of the sale or exchange of property, 
     the period such unmarried individual owned such property 
     shall include the period such deceased spouse held such 
     property before death.
       ``(3) Property of divorced spouse.--For purposes of this 
     section, in the case of an individual holding property 
     transferred to such individual incident to divorce (within 
     the meaning of section 1041(c))--
       ``(A) the period such individual owns such property shall 
     include the period the former spouse owned the property, and
       ``(B) the dollar limitation applicable under paragraph (1) 
     shall not be less than the amount such limitation would have 
     been had the sale or exchange occurred on the date the 
     divorce became final.
       ``(4) Tenant-stockholder in cooperative housing 
     corporation.--For purposes of this section, if the taxpayer 
     holds stock as a tenant-stockholder (as defined in section 
     216) in a cooperative housing corporation (as defined in such 
     section), then--
       ``(A) the holding requirements of subsection (a) shall be 
     applied to the holding of such stock, and
       ``(B) the use requirements of subsection (a) shall be 
     applied to the house or apartment which the taxpayer was 
     entitled to occupy as such stockholder.
       ``(5) Involuntary conversions.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the 
     destruction, theft, seizure, requisition, or condemnation of 
     property shall be treated as the sale of such property.
       ``(B) Application of section 1033.--In applying section 
     1033 (relating to involuntary conversions), the amount 
     realized from the sale or exchange of property shall be 
     treated as being the amount determined without regard to this 
     section, reduced by the amount of gain not included in gross 
     income pursuant to this section.
       ``(C) Property acquired after involuntary conversion.--If 
     the basis of the property sold or exchanged is determined (in 
     whole or in part) under section 1033(b) (relating to basis of 
     property acquired through involuntary conversion), then the 
     holding and use by the taxpayer of the converted property 
     shall be treated as holding and use by the taxpayer of the 
     property sold or exchanged.
       ``(6) Recognition of gain attributable to depreciation.--
     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 May 6, 1997, in 
     respect of such property.
       ``(7) Determination of use during periods of out-of-
     residence care.--In the case of a taxpayer who--
       ``(A) becomes physically or mentally incapable of self-
     care, and
       ``(B) owns property and uses such property as the 
     taxpayer's principal residence during the 5-year period 
     described in subsection (a) for periods aggregating at least 
     1 year,
     then the taxpayer shall be treated as using such property as 
     the taxpayer's principal residence during any time during 
     such 5-year period in which the taxpayer owns the property 
     and resides in any facility (including a nursing home) 
     licensed by a State or political subdivision to care for an 
     individual in the taxpayer's condition.
       ``(8) Determination of marital status.--In the case of any 
     sale or exchange, for purposes of this section--
       ``(A) the determination of whether an individual is married 
     shall be made as of the date of the sale or exchange, and
       ``(B) an individual legally separated from his spouse under 
     a decree of divorce or of separate maintenance shall not be 
     considered as married.
       ``(9) Sales of life estates and remainder interests.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(A) In general.--This section shall not fail to apply to 
     the sale or exchange of an interest in a principal residence 
     by reason of such interest being a life estate or a remainder 
     interest in such residence, but this section shall apply only 
     to one such interest in such residence which is sold or 
     exchanged separately.
       ``(B) Exception for sales to related parties.--Subparagraph 
     (A) shall not apply to any sale to, or exchange with, any 
     person who bears a relationship to the taxpayer which is 
     described in section 267(b) or 707(b).
       ``(e) Denial of Exclusion for Expatriates.--This section 
     shall not apply to any sale or exchange by an individual if 
     the treatment provided by section 877(a)(1) applies to such 
     individual.
       ``(f) Election To Have Section Not Apply.--This section 
     shall not apply to any sale or exchange with respect to which 
     the taxpayer elects not to have this section apply.
       ``(g) Residences Acquired in Rollovers Under Section 
     1034.--For purposes of this section, in the case of property 
     the acquisition of which by the taxpayer resulted under 
     section 1034 (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this sentence) in the nonrecognition of any part 
     of the gain realized on the sale or exchange of another 
     residence, in determining the period for which the taxpayer 
     has owned and used such property as the taxpayer's principal 
     residence, there shall be included the aggregate periods for 
     which such other residence (and each prior residence taken 
     into account under section 1223(7) in determining the holding 
     period of such property) had been so owned and used.''.
       (b) Repeal of Nonrecognition of Gain on Rollover of 
     Principal Residence.--Section 1034 (relating to rollover of 
     gain on sale of principal residence) is hereby repealed.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 are each amended by striking ``section 1034'' and 
     inserting ``section 121'': sections 25(e)(7), 56(e)(1)(A), 
     56(e)(3)(B)(i), 143(i)(1)(C)(i)(I), 163(h)(4)(A)(i)(I), 
     280A(d)(4)(A), 464(f)(3)(B)(i), 1033(h)(4), 1274(c)(3)(B), 
     6334(a)(13), and 7872(f)(11)(A).
       (2) Paragraph (4) of section 32(c) is amended by striking 
     ``(as defined in section 1034(h)(3))'' and by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, the term `extended active duty' means any 
     period of active duty pursuant to a call or order to such 
     duty for a period in excess of 90 days or for an indefinite 
     period.''.
       (3) Subparagraph (A) of 143(m)(6) is amended by inserting 
     ``(as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
     of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997)'' after ``1034(e)''.
       (4) Subsection (e) of section 216 is amended by striking 
     ``such exchange qualifies for nonrecognition of gain under 
     section 1034(f)'' and inserting ``such dwelling unit is used 
     as his principal residence (within the meaning of section 
     121)''.
       (5) Section 512(a)(3)(D) is amended by inserting ``(as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the 
     Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997)'' after ``1034''.
       (6) Paragraph (7) of section 1016(a) is amended by 
     inserting ``(as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997)'' after 
     ``1034'' and by inserting ``(as so in effect)'' after 
     ``1034(e)''.
       (7) Paragraph (3) of section 1033(k) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) For exclusion from gross income of gain from 
     involuntary conversion of principal residence, see section 
     121.''.
       (8) Subsection (e) of section 1038 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e) Principal Residences.--If--
       ``(1) subsection (a) applies to a reacquisition of real 
     property with respect to the sale of which gain was not 
     recognized under section 121 (relating to gain on sale of 
     principal residence); and
       ``(2) within 1 year after the date of the reacquisition of 
     such property by the seller, such property is resold by him,
     then, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section shall not apply 
     to the reacquisition of such property and, for purposes of 
     applying section 121, the resale of such property shall be 
     treated as a part of the transaction constituting the 
     original sale of such property.''.
       (9) Paragraph (7) of section 1223 is amended by inserting 
     ``(as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
     of the Taxpayer Reief Act of 1997)'' after ``1034''.
       (10) Paragraph (7) of section 1250(d) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(7) Disposition of principal residence.--Subsection (a) 
     shall not apply to a disposition of property to the extent 
     used by the taxpayer as his principal residence (within the 
     meaning of section 121, relating to gain on sale of principal 
     residence).''.
       (11) Subsection (c) of section 6012 is amended by striking 
     ``(relating to one-time exclusion of gain from sale of 
     principal residence by individual who has attained age 55)'' 
     and inserting ``(relating to gain from sale of principal 
     residence)''.
       (12) Paragraph (2) of section 6212(c) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (C) and by redesignating the succeeding 
     subparagraphs accordingly.
       (13) Section 6504 is amended by striking paragraph (4) and 
     by redesignating the succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
       (14) The item relating to section 121 in the table of 
     sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 121. Exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence.''.
       (15) The table of sections for part III of subchapter O of 
     chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 1034.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to sales and exchanges after May 6, 1997.
       (2) Sales before date of enactment.--At the election of the 
     taxpayer, the amendments made by this section shall not apply 
     to any sale or exchange before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (3) Binding contracts.--At the election of the taxpayer, 
     the amendments made by this

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     section shall not apply to a sale or exchange after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, if--
       (A) such sale or exchange is pursuant to a contract which 
     was binding on such date, or
       (B) without regard to such amendments, gain would not be 
     recognized under section 1034 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act) on such sale or exchange by reason of 
     a new residence acquired on or before such date or with 
     respect to the acquisition of which by the taxpayer a binding 
     contract was in effect on such date.
     This paragraph shall not apply to any sale or exchange by an 
     individual if the treatment provided by section 877(a)(1) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 applies to such individual.

                    PART II--CORPORATE CAPITAL GAINS

     SEC. 321. 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 8-year 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 8-year gain, at the rates and in the manner as 
     if this subsection had not been enacted, plus
       ``(2) a tax of the applicable percentage of the amount of 
     the 8-year gain (or, if less, taxable income).
       ``(b) Applicable Percentage.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a)--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `applicable percentage' means--
       ``(A) 32 percent for the portion of any taxable year within 
     1998,
       ``(B) 31 percent for the portion of any taxable year within 
     1999, and
       ``(C) 30 percent for the portion of any taxable year after 
     1999.
       ``(2) Fiscal year taxpayers.--
       ``(A) Taxable years beginning in 1997.--In applying this 
     section to taxable years beginning in 1997, 8-year gain shall 
     not exceed the 8-year gain determined by taking into account 
     only gains and losses properly taken into account for the 
     portion of the taxable year after December 31, 1997.
       ``(B) Taxable years beginning in 1998 or 1999.--In the case 
     of a taxable year beginning in 1998 or 1999 which includes 
     portions of 2 calendar years, the applicable percentage shall 
     be applied separately to such portions by taking into 
     account--
       ``(i) in the case of the first such portion, the lesser 
     of--

       ``(I) the 8-year gain determined by taking into account 
     only gains and losses properly taken into account for such 
     portion, or
       ``(II) the 8-year gain determined for the entire taxable 
     year, and

       ``(ii) in the case of the second such portion, the 8-year 
     gain (and the taxable income) determined for the entire 
     taxable year reduced by the amount on which tax is determined 
     under subsection (a)(2) for the first such portion determined 
     under clause (i).
       ``(C) Special rule for pass-thru entities.--Section 
     1(h)(8)(C) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(c) 8-Year Gain.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `8-year gain' means the lesser of--
       ``(1) the amount of long-term capital gain which would be 
     computed for the taxable year if only gain from the sale or 
     exchange of property held by the taxpayer for more than 8 
     years were taken into account, or
       ``(2) net capital gain.
     The determination under the preceding sentence shall be made 
     without regard to collectibles gain (as defined in section 
     1(h)(5)) or section 1250 gain (as defined in section 
     1(h)(7)).
       ``(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 Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (d) of section 291 is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (a)(1) to such shareholder'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)(1) and section 1201 to such shareholder''.
       (2) Clause (iii) of section 852(b)(3)(D) is amended by 
     striking ``65 percent'' and inserting ``the applicable 
     percentage'' and by inserting at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 
     `applicable percentage' means the percentage equal to the 
     excess of 100 percent over the percentage applicable under 
     section 1201(a).''.
       (3)(A) Subparagraph (B) of section 852(b)(3) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B) Treatment of capital gain dividends by 
     shareholders.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), a 
     capital gain dividend shall be treated by the shareholders as 
     gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for 
     more than 1 year.
       ``(ii) Coordination with 8-year holding period for 
     corporate net capital gain.--The portion of any capital gain 
     dividend designated by the company as allocable to gain from 
     the sale or exchange of property held by the company for more 
     than 8 years shall be treated as gain from the sale or 
     exchange of a capital asset held for more than 8 years. Rules 
     similar to the rules of subparagraph (C) shall apply to any 
     designation under the preceding sentence.''.
       (B) Clause (i) of section 851(b)(3)(D) is amended by adding 
     at the end thereof the following new sentence: ``Rules 
     similar to the rules of subparagraph (B) shall apply in 
     determining character of the amount to be so included by any 
     such shareholder which is a corporation.''.
       (4) Subparagraph (B) of section 857(b)(3) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B) Treatment of capital gain dividends by 
     shareholders.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), a 
     capital gain dividend shall be treated by the shareholders or 
     holders of beneficial interests as gain from the sale or 
     exchange of a capital asset held for more than 1 year.
       ``(ii) Coordination with 8-year holding period for 
     corporate net capital gain.--The portion of any capital gain 
     dividend designated by the company as allocable to gain from 
     the sale or exchange of property held by the company for more 
     than 8 years shall be treated as gain from the sale or 
     exchange of a capital asset held for more than 8 years. Rules 
     similar to the rules of subparagraph (C) shall apply to any 
     designation under the preceding sentence.''.
       (5) Subsection (c) of section 584 is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``but not more than 8 years'' after ``1 
     year'' each place it appears in paragraph (2),
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2), and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and 
     inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) as part of its gains and losses from sales or 
     exchanges of capital assets held for more than 8 years, its 
     proportionate share of the gains and losses of the common 
     trust fund from sales or exchanges of capital assets held for 
     more than 8 years, and''.
       (6) Subparagraph (E) of section 904(b)(3) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations that adjust the limitation under subsection (a) 
     to reflect the rate differential for 8-year gain (as defined 
     in section 1201(c)) between the highest rate of tax specified 
     in section 11(b) and the alternate rate of tax under section 
     1201(a) and the limitation on the deduction for capital 
     losses under section 1211.''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1997.
                TITLE IV--ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX REFORM

     SEC. 401. ADJUSTMENT OF EXEMPTION AMOUNTS FOR TAXPAYERS OTHER 
                   THAN CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 55 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Adjustment of exemption amounts for taxpayers other 
     than corporations.--
       ``(A) Taxable years beginning before january 1, 2008.--In 
     the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year 
     after 1998 and before 2008--
       ``(i) In general.--The dollar amount applicable under 
     paragraph (1)(A) for any odd-numbered calendar year--

       ``(I) shall be $1,000 greater than the dollar amount 
     applicable under paragraph (1)(A) for the prior odd-numbered 
     calendar year, and
       ``(II) shall apply to taxable years beginning in such odd-
     numbered calendar year and the succeeding calendar year.

       ``(B) Taxable years beginning after december 31, 2007.--In 
     the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year 
     after 2007, the dollar amount applicable under paragraph 
     (1)(A) for taxable years beginning in 2007 shall be increased 
     by an amount equal to the product of--
       ``(i) such dollar amount, and
       ``(ii) 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 2006' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
     If any increase determined under the preceding sentence is 
     not a multiple of $100, such increase shall be rounded to the 
     next lowest multiple of $100.
       ``(C) Other amounts.--
       ``(i) The dollar amount applicable under paragraph (1)(B) 
     for any taxable year shall be an amount equal to 75 percent 
     of the dollar amount applicable under paragraph (1)(A) for 
     such year.
       ``(ii) The dollar amount applicable under paragraph (1)(C) 
     for any taxable year shall be an amount equal to 50 percent 
     of the dollar amount applicable under paragraph (1)(A) for 
     such year.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The last sentence of section 
     55(d)(3) is amended by striking ``$165,000 or (ii) $22,500'' 
     and inserting ``the minimum amount of such income (as so 
     determined) for which the exemption amount under paragraph 
     (1)(C) is zero, or (ii) such exemption amount (determined 
     without regard to this paragraph)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1998.

     SEC. 402. EXEMPTION FROM ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX FOR SMALL 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 55 (relating to alternative 
     minimum tax imposed) is amended

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     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Exemption for Small Corporations.--
       ``(1) In general.--The tentative minimum tax of a 
     corporation shall be zero for any taxable year if--
       ``(A) such corporation met the $5,000,000 gross receipts 
     test of section 448(c) for any prior taxable year beginning 
     after December 31, 1996, and
       ``(B) such corporation would meet such test for the taxable 
     year and all prior taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997, if such test were applied by substituting `$7,500,000' 
     for `$5,000,000'
       ``(2) Prospective application of minimum tax if small 
     corporation ceases to be small.--In the case of a corporation 
     whose tentative minimum tax is zero for any prior taxable 
     year by reason of paragraph (1), the application of this part 
     for taxable years beginning with the first taxable year such 
     corporation ceases to be described in paragraph (1) shall be 
     determined without regard to transactions entered into or 
     other items arising in taxable years prior to such first 
     taxable year.
       ``(3) Limitation on use of credit for prior year minimum 
     tax liability.--In the case of a taxpayer whose tentative 
     minimum tax for any taxable year is zero by reason of 
     paragraph (1), the amount described in paragraph (2) of 
     section 53(b) shall not be less than the greater of--
       ``(A) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year, or
       ``(B) 25 percent of so much of the regular tax liability 
     (reduced by the credit allowed by section 27) as exceeds 
     $25,000.
     Rules similar to the rules of section 38(c)(3)(B) shall apply 
     for purposes of the preceding sentence.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 403. REPEAL OF ADJUSTMENT FOR DEPRECIATION.

       (a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 56(a)(1)(A) is 
     amended by inserting ``and before January 1, 1999,'' after 
     ``December 31, 1986,''.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--Because it is the intent of Congress that 
     the amendment made by subsection (a) not have the result of 
     permitting any corporation with taxable income from current 
     year operations to pay no Federal income tax, the Secretary 
     of the Treasury or his delegate shall conduct a study to 
     determine whether such amendment has that result and, if so, 
     the policy implications of that result.
       (2) Report.--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 
     not later than January 1, 2001.

     SEC. 404. MINIMUM TAX NOT TO APPLY TO FARMERS' INSTALLMENT 
                   SALES.

       (a) In General.--The last sentence of paragraph (6) of 
     section 56(a) (relating to treatment of installment sales in 
     computing alternative minimum taxable income) is amended to 
     read as follows: ``This paragraph shall not apply to any 
     disposition--
       ``(A) in the case of a taxpayer using the cash receipts and 
     disbursements method of accounting, described in section 
     453(l)(2)(A) (relating to farm property), or
       ``(B) with respect to which an election is in effect under 
     section 453(l)(2)(B) (relating to timeshares and residential 
     lots).''.
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to dispositions in taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1987.
       (2) Special rule for 1987.--In the case of taxable years 
     beginning in 1987, the last sentence of section 56(a)(6) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect for such 
     taxable years) shall be applied by inserting ``or in the case 
     of a taxpayer using the cash receipts and disbursements 
     method of accounting, any disposition described in section 
     453C(e)(1)(B)(ii)'' after ``section 453C(e)(4)''.
     TITLE V--ESTATE, GIFT, AND GENERATION-SKIPPING TAX PROVISIONS
               Subtitle A--Estate and Gift Tax Provisions

     SEC. 501. 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) In general.--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) Applicable credit amount.--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.--For purposes of this section, 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
    The applicable dying, and gifts made, during:                      
                                                   exclusion amount is:
                                                                       
      1998...................................................$ 650,000 
      1999...................................................$ 750,000 
      2000...................................................$ 765,000 
      2001 through 2004......................................$ 775,000 
      2005...................................................$ 800,000 
      2006..................................................$  825,000 
      2007 or thereafter....................................$1,000,000.
       ``(2) Cost-of-living adjustment.--In the case of any 
     decedent dying, and gift made, in a calendar year after 2007, 
     the $1,000,000 amount set forth in paragraph (1) shall be 
     increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) $1,000,000, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 2006' 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 
     next lowest multiple of $10,000.''.
       (C) Estate tax returns.--Paragraph (1) of section 6018(a) 
     is amended by striking ``$600,000'' and inserting ``the 
     applicable exclusion amount in effect under section 2010(c) 
     for the calendar year which includes the date of death''.
       (D) Phaseout of graduated rates and unified credit.--
     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) Estates of nonresidents not citizens.--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''.
       (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 
     next lowest 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 
     next lowest 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 
     next lowest multiple of $10,000.''.
       (e) Amount Subject to Reduced Rate Where Extension of Time 
     for Payment of Estate Tax on Closely Held Business.--
     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) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of estates of 
     decedents dying in a calendar year after 1998, the $1,000,000 
     amount contained in paragraph (2)(A) shall be increased by an 
     amount equal to--
       ``(A) $1,000,000, 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 
     next lowest multiple of $10,000.''.
       (f) Effective date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to the es

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     tates of decedents dying, and gifts made, after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 502. 20-YEAR INSTALLMENT PAYMENT WHERE ESTATE CONSISTS 
                   LARGELY OF INTEREST IN CLOSELY HELD BUSINESS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6166(a) (relating to extension of 
     time for payment of estate tax where estate consists largely 
     of interest in closely held business) is amended by striking 
     ``10'' in paragraph (1) and the heading thereof and inserting 
     ``20''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 503. NO INTEREST ON CERTAIN PORTION OF ESTATE TAX 
                   EXTENDED UNDER SECTION 6166, REDUCED INTEREST 
                   ON REMAINING PORTION, AND NO DEDUCTION FOR SUCH 
                   REDUCED INTEREST.

       (a) No Interest and Reduced Interest.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 6601(j) 
     (relating to 4-percent rate on certain portion of estate tax 
     extended under section 6166), as amended by section 501(e), 
     are amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--If the time for payment of an amount of 
     tax imposed by chapter 11 is extended as provided in section 
     6166, then in lieu of the annual rate provided by subsection 
     (a)--
       ``(A) no interest shall be paid on the no-interest portion 
     of such amount, and
       ``(B) interest on so much of such amount as exceeds such 
     no-interest portion shall be paid at a rate equal to 45 
     percent of the annual rate provided by subsection (a).
     For purposes of this subsection, the amount of any deficiency 
     which is prorated to installments payable under section 6166 
     shall be treated as an amount of tax payable in installments 
     under such section.
       ``(2) No-interest portion.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `no-interest portion' means the lesser of--
       ``(A)(i) 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 sum of $1,000,000 and the 
     applicable exclusion amount in effect under section 2010(c), 
     reduced by
       ``(ii) the applicable credit amount in effect under section 
     2010(c), or
       ``(B) the amount of the tax imposed by chapter 11 which is 
     extended as provided in section 6166.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 6601(j), as amended by section 501, is 
     amended--
       (i) by striking ``4-percent'' each place it appears in 
     paragraph (3) and inserting ``no-interest'', and
       (ii) by striking ``4-Percent Rate on Certain Portion of'' 
     in the heading and inserting ``Rate on''.
       (B) Section 6166(b)(7)(A)(iii) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(iii) for purposes of applying section 6601(j) (relating 
     to rate on estate tax extended under section 6166), the no-
     interest portion shall be zero.''.
       (C) Section 6166(b)(8)(A)(iii) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(iii) No-interest portion not to apply.--For purposes of 
     applying section 6601(j) (relating to rate on estate tax 
     extended under section 6166), the no-interest portion shall 
     be zero.''.
       (b) Disallowance of Interest Deduction.--
       (1) Estate tax.--Paragraph (1) of section 2053(c) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Section 6166 interest.--No deduction shall be allowed 
     under this section for any interest payable under section 
     6601 on any unpaid portion of the tax imposed by section 2001 
     for the period during which an extension of time for payment 
     of such tax is in effect under section 6166.''.
       (2) Income tax.--Subparagraph (E) of section 163(h)(2) is 
     amended by striking ``or 6166''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 504. 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 the last sentence.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to leases entered into after 
     December 31, 1976.

     SEC. 505. CLARIFICATION OF JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ELIGIBILITY FOR 
                   EXTENSION OF TIME FOR PAYMENT OF ESTATE TAX.

       (a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter C of chapter 76 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to declaratory 
     judgments) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 7479. DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY OF 
                   ESTATE WITH RESPECT TO INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS 
                   UNDER SECTION 6166.

       ``(a) Creation of remedy.--In a case of actual controversy 
     involving a determination by the Secretary of (or a failure 
     by the Secretary to make a determination with respect to)--
       ``(1) whether an election may be made under section 6166 
     (relating to extension of time for payment of estate tax 
     where estate consists largely of interest in closely held 
     business) with respect to an estate, or
       ``(2) whether the extension of time for payment of tax 
     provided in section 6166(a) has ceased to apply with respect 
     to an estate,
     upon the filing of an appropriate pleading, the Tax Court may 
     make a declaration with respect to whether such election may 
     be made, whether such extension has ceased to apply, or the 
     amount of such installment payments. 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, with respect to any estate, only--
       ``(A) by the executor of such estate, or
       ``(B) by any person who has assumed an obligation to make 
     payments under section 6166 with respect to such estate (but 
     only if each other such person is joined as a party).
       ``(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. A petitioner 
     shall be deemed to have exhausted its administrative remedies 
     with respect to a failure of the Secretary to make a 
     determination at the expiration of 180 days after the date on 
     which the request for such determination was made if the 
     petitioner has taken, in a timely manner, all reasonable 
     steps to secure such determination.
       ``(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.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part IV 
     of subchapter C of chapter 76 of such Code is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 7479. Declaratory judgments relating to eligibility of estate 
              with respect to installment payments under section 
              6166.''.
       (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. 506. 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) which) 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.

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       ``(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. 507. TERMINATION OF THROWBACK RULES FOR DOMESTIC TRUSTS.

       (a) Accumulation Distributions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 665 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Special Rule For United States Trusts.--For purposes 
     of this subpart, in the case of a trust other than a foreign 
     trust, any distribution in any taxable year beginning after 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection 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 the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph.''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions 
     in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Transferred property.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (b) shall apply to sales or exchanges after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 508. 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. 509. 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 paragraph (7)(B) 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.
             Subtitle B--Generation-Skipping Tax Provisions

     SEC. 511. 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 and 1 
     such trust shall have an inclusion ratio of 1 and the other 
     such trust shall have an inclusion ratio of zero.
       ``(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. 512. 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, 1997.
                          TITLE VI--EXTENSIONS

     SEC. 601. RESEARCH TAX CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 41(h) (relating 
     to termination) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``May 31, 1997'' and inserting ``December 
     31, 1998'', and
       (2) by striking in the last sentence ``during the first 11 
     months of such taxable year.'' and inserting ``during the 30-
     month period beginning with the first month of such year. The 
     30 months referred to in the preceding sentence shall be 
     reduced by the number of full months after June 1996 (and 
     before the first month of such first taxable year) during 
     which the taxpayer paid or incurred any amount which is taken 
     into account in determining the credit under this section.''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 41(c)(4) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(B) Election.--An election under this paragraph shall 
     apply to the taxable year for which made and all succeeding 
     taxable years unless revoked with the consent of the 
     Secretary.''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 45C(b) is amended by striking 
     ``May 31, 1997'' and inserting ``December 31, 1998''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after May 31, 1997.

     SEC. 602. CONTRIBUTIONS OF STOCK TO PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Clause (ii) of section 170(e)(5)(D) 
     (relating to termination) is amended by striking ``May 31, 
     1997'' and inserting ``December 31, 1998''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to contributions made after May 31, 1997.

     SEC. 603. WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT.

       (a) Extension.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 51(c)(4) 
     (relating to termination) is amended by striking ``September 
     30, 1997'' and inserting ``September 30, 1998''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after September 30, 1997.
       (b) Work Opportunity Credit Allowed Against Minimum Tax.--
       (1) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 38 (relating to 
     limitation based on amount of tax) is amended by 
     redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting 
     after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Special rules for work opportunity credit.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of the work opportunity 
     credit--
       ``(i) this section and section 39 shall be applied 
     separately with respect to the credit, and
       ``(ii) in applying paragraph (1) to the credit--

       ``(I) subparagraph (A) shall not apply, and
       ``(II) the limitation under paragraph (1) (as modified by 
     subclause (I)) shall be reduced by the credit allowed under 
     subsection (a) for the taxable year (other than the work 
     opportunity credit).

       ``(B) Work opportunity credit.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `work opportunity credit' means the 
     credit allowable under subsection (a) by reason of section 
     51(a).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subclause (II) of section 
     38(c)(2)(A)(ii) is amended by inserting ``or the work 
     opportunity credit'' after ``employment credit''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.
       (c) Percentage of Wages Allowed as Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 51 (relating to 
     determination of amount) is amended by striking ``35 
     percent'' and inserting ``40 percent''.
       (2) Application of credit for individuals performing fewer 
     than 400 hours of services.--Paragraph (3) of section 51(i) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Individuals not meeting minimum employment periods.--
       ``(A) Reduction of credit for individuals performing fewer 
     than 400 hours of services.--In the case of an individual who 
     has completed at least 120 hours, but less than 400 hours, of 
     services performed for the employer, subsection (a) shall be 
     applied by substituting `25 percent' for `40 percent'.
       ``(B) Denial of credit for individuals performing fewer 
     than 120 hours of services.--No wages shall be taken into 
     account under subsection (a) with respect to any individual 
     unless such individual has completed at least 120 hours of 
     services performed for the employer.''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after September 30, 1997.
       (d) Modification of Eligibility Requirement Based on Period 
     on Welfare.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 51(d)(2) 
     (defining qualified IV-A recipient) is amended by striking 
     all that follows ``a IV-A program'' and inserting ``for any 9 
     months during the 18-month period ending on the hiring 
     date.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     51(d)(3) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified veteran' means any 
     veteran who is certified by the designated local agency as 
     being 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.''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after September 30, 1997.

     SEC. 604. ORPHAN DRUG TAX CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Section 45C (relating to clinical testing 
     expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions) 
     is amended by striking subsection (e).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after May 31, 1997.

     SEC. 605. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF EXPIRING PREFERENTIAL EXCISE 
                   TAX RATES WHICH ARE DEDICATED TO TRUST FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 257(b)(2) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
     (relating to the baseline) is amended by inserting before the 
     period ``; except that any expiring preferential rate (and 
     any credit or refund related thereto) shall be assumed not to 
     be extended''.
       (b) Estimate of Revenue Gain From Correcting Baseline.--For 
     purposes of estimating revenues under budget reconciliation, 
     the impact of the amendment made by subsection (a) on the 
     calculation of the baseline shall be determined in the same 
     manner as if such amendment were an amendment to the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (c) Budget Act Point of Order.--For purposes of section 
     311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
     appropriate level of revenues shall be determined on the 
     assumption that any expiring preferential rate (and any 
     credit or refund related thereto) of any excise tax dedicated 
     to a trust fund shall expire according to current law.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to budget years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
  TITLE VII--INCENTIVES FOR REVITALIZATION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

     SEC. 701. TAX INCENTIVES FOR REVITALIZATION OF THE DISTRICT 
                   OF COLUMBIA.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subchapter:

          ``Subchapter W--District of Columbia Enterprise Zone

``Sec. 1400.  Establishment of DC Zone.
``Sec. 1400A. Tax-exempt economic development bonds.
``Sec. 1400B. Credit for equity investments in and loans to District of 
              Columbia businesses.
``Sec. 1400C. Zero percent capital gains rate.
``Sec. 1400D. Credit to provide equivalent of 10 percent rate bracket 
              in lieu of 15 percent bracket.

     ``SEC. 1400. ESTABLISHMENT OF DC ZONE.

       ``(a) In General.--The applicable DC area is hereby 
     designated as the District of Columbia Enterprise Zone. For 
     purposes of this title (except as otherwise provided in this 
     subchapter), the District of Columbia Enterprise Zone shall 
     be treated as an empowerment zone designated under subchapter 
     U.
       ``(b) Applicable DC Area.--For purposes of subsection (a), 
     the term `applicable DC area' means the area consisting of--
       ``(1) the census tracts located in the District of Columbia 
     which are part of an enterprise community designated under 
     subchapter U before the date of the enactment of this 
     subchapter, and
       ``(2) all other census tracts--
       ``(A) which are located in the District of Columbia, and
       ``(B) for which the poverty rate is not less than 35 
     percent.
       ``(c) District of Columbia Enterprise Zone.--For purposes 
     of this subchapter, the terms `District of Columbia 
     Enterprise Zone' and `DC Zone' mean the District of Columbia 
     Enterprise Zone designated by subsection (a).
       ``(d) Special Rule for Application of Employment Credit.--
     In the case of the DC Zone, section 1396 (relating to 
     empowerment zone employment credit) shall be applied by 
     substituting ``20'' for ``15'' in the table contained in 
     section 1396(b). The preceding sentence shall apply only with 
     respect to qualified zone employees, as defined in section 
     1396(d), determined by treating no area other than the DC 
     Zone as an empowerment zone or enterprise community.
       ``(e) Time For Which Designation Applicable.--
       ``(1) In general.--The designation made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply for the period beginning on January 1, 1998, and 
     ending on December 31, 2002.
       ``(2) Coordination with dc enterprise community designated 
     under subchapter u.--The designation as an enterprise 
     community, under subchapter U, of the census tracts referred 
     to in subsection (b)(1) shall terminate on December 31, 2002.

     ``SEC. 1400A. TAX-EXEMPT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BONDS.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of the District of Columbia 
     Enterprise Zone--
       ``(1) subsection (a) of section 1394 (relating to tax-
     exempt facility bonds for empower

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     ment zones and enterprise communities) applies only with 
     respect to bonds issued by the Economic Development 
     Corporation, and
       ``(2) subparagraph (A) of section 1394(c)(1) (relating to 
     limitation on amount of bonds) shall be applied by 
     substituting `$15,000,000' for `$3,000,000'.
       ``(b) Economic Development Corporation.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term `Economic Development Corporation' 
     means an entity which is created by Federal law in 1997 as 
     part of the District of Columbia government.
       ``(c) Period of Applicability.--This section shall apply to 
     bonds issued during the period beginning on January 1, 1998, 
     and ending on December 31, 2002.

     ``SEC. 1400B. CREDIT FOR EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN AND LOANS TO 
                   DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BUSINESSES.

       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the DC 
     Zone investment credit determined under this section for any 
     taxable year is--
       ``(1) the qualified lender credit for such year, and
       ``(2) the qualified equity investment credit for such year.
       ``(b) Qualified Lender Credit.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The qualified lender credit for any 
     taxable year is the amount of credit specified for such year 
     by the Economic Development Corporation with respect to 
     qualified District loans made by the taxpayer.
       ``(2) Limitation.--In no event may the qualified lender 
     credit with respect to any loan exceed 25 percent of the cost 
     of the property purchased with the proceeds of the loan.
       ``(3) Qualified district loan.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the term `qualified district loan' means any loan for 
     the purchase (as defined in section 179(d)(2)) of property to 
     which section 168 applies (or would apply but for section 
     179) (or land which is functionally related and subordinate 
     to such property) and substantially all of the use of which 
     is in the District of Columbia and is in the active conduct 
     of a trade or business in the District of Columbia. A rule 
     similar to the rule of section 1397C(a)(2) shall apply for 
     purposes of the preceding sentence.
       ``(c) Qualified Equity Investment Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the 
     qualified equity investment credit determined under this 
     section for any taxable year is an amount equal to the 
     percentage specified by the Economic Development Corporation 
     (but not greater than 25 percent) of the aggregate amount 
     paid in cash by the taxpayer during the taxable year for the 
     purchase of District business investments.
       ``(2) District business investment.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `District business investment' means--
       ``(A) any District business stock, and
       ``(B) any District partnership interest.
       ``(3) District business stock.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the term `District business stock' means any stock in a 
     domestic corporation if--
       ``(i) such stock is acquired by the taxpayer at its 
     original issue (directly or through an underwriter) solely in 
     exchange for cash, and
       ``(ii) as of the time such stock was issued, such 
     corporation was engaged in a trade or business in the 
     District of Columbia (or, in the case of a new corporation, 
     such corporation was being organized for purposes of engaging 
     in such a trade or business).
       ``(B) Redemptions.--A rule similar to the rule of section 
     1202(c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(4) Qualified district partnership interest.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified District 
     partnership interest' means any interest in a partnership 
     if--
       ``(A) such interest is acquired by the taxpayer from the 
     partnership solely in exchange for cash, and
       ``(B) as of the time such interest was acquired, such 
     partnership was engaging in a trade or business in the 
     District of Columbia (or, in the case of a new partnership, 
     such partnership was being organized for purposes of engaging 
     in such a trade or business).
     A rule similar to the rule of paragraph (3)(B) shall apply 
     for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(5) Recapture of credit upon certain dispositions of 
     district business investments.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a taxpayer disposes of any District 
     business investment (or any other property the basis of which 
     is determined in whole or in part by reference to the 
     adjusted basis of such investment) before the end of the 5-
     year period beginning on the date such investment was 
     acquired by the taxpayer, the taxpayer's tax imposed by this 
     chapter for the taxable year in which such distribution 
     occurs shall be increased by the aggregate decrease in the 
     credits allowed under section 38 for all prior taxable years 
     which would have resulted solely from reducing to zero any 
     credit determined under this section with respect to such 
     investment.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any 
     gift, transfer, or transaction described in paragraph (1), 
     (2), or (3) of section 1245(b).
       ``(C) Special rule.--Any increase in tax under subparagraph 
     (A) shall not be treated as a tax imposed by this chapter for 
     purposes of--
       ``(i) determining the amount of any credit allowable under 
     this chapter, and
       ``(ii) determining the amount of the tax imposed by section 
     55.
       ``(6) Basis reduction.--For purposes of this title, the 
     basis of any District business investment shall be reduced by 
     the amount of the credit determined under this section with 
     respect to such investment.
       ``(d) Limitation on Amount of Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the DC Zone investment 
     credit determined under this section with respect to any 
     taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed the credit 
     amount allocated to such taxpayer for such taxable year by 
     the Economic Development Corporation.
       ``(2) Overall limitation.--The aggregate credit amount 
     which may be allocated by the Economic Development 
     Corporation under this section shall not exceed $75,000,000.
       ``(3) Criteria for allocating credit amounts.--The 
     allocation of credit amounts under this section shall be made 
     in accordance with criteria established by the Economic 
     Development Corporation. In establishing such criteria, such 
     Corporation shall take into account--
       ``(A) the degree to which the business receiving the loan 
     or investment will provide job opportunities for low and 
     moderate income residents of the DC Zone, and
       ``(B) whether such business is within the DC Zone.
       ``(e) Economic Development Corporation.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term `Economic Development Corporation' has 
     the meaning given such term by section 1400A(b).
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be appropriate to carry out this section.
       ``(g) Application of Section.--This section shall apply to 
     any credit amount allocated for taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1997, and before January 1, 2003.

     ``SEC. 1400C. ZERO PERCENT CAPITAL GAINS RATE.

         ``(a) Exclusion.--Gross income shall not include 
     qualified capital gain from the sale or exchange of any DC 
     Zone asset held for more than 5 years.
       ``(b) DC Zone Asset.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `DC Zone asset' means--
       ``(A) any DC Zone business stock,
       ``(B) any DC Zone partnership interest, and
       ``(C) any DC Zone business property.
       ``(2) DC zone business stock.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `DC Zone business stock' means 
     any stock in a domestic corporation which is originally 
     issued after December 31, 1997, if--
       ``(i) such stock is acquired by the taxpayer, before 
     January 1, 2003, at its original issue (directly or through 
     an underwriter) solely in exchange for cash,
       ``(ii) as of the time such stock was issued, such 
     corporation was a DC Zone business (or, in the case of a new 
     corporation, such corporation was being organized for 
     purposes of being a DC Zone business), and
       ``(iii) during substantially all of the taxpayer's holding 
     period for such stock, such corporation qualified as a DC 
     Zone business.
       ``(B) Redemptions.--A rule similar to the rule of section 
     1202(c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(3) DC zone partnership interest.--The term `DC Zone 
     partnership interest' means any capital or profits interest 
     in a domestic partnership which is originally issued after 
     December 31, 1997, if--
       ``(A) such interest is acquired by the taxpayer, before 
     January 1, 2003, from the partnership solely in exchange for 
     cash,
       ``(B) as of the time such interest was acquired, such 
     partnership was a DC Zone business (or, in the case of a new 
     partnership, such partnership was being organized for 
     purposes of being a DC Zone business), and
       ``(C) during substantially all of the taxpayer's holding 
     period for such interest, such partnership qualified as a DC 
     Zone business.
     A rule similar to the rule of paragraph (2)(B) shall apply 
     for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(4) DC zone business property.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `DC Zone business property' 
     means tangible property if--
       ``(i) such property was acquired by the taxpayer by 
     purchase (as defined in section 179(d)(2)) after December 31, 
     1997, and before January 1, 2003,
       ``(ii) the original use of such property in the DC Zone 
     commences with the taxpayer, and
       ``(iii) during substantially all of the taxpayer's holding 
     period for such property, substantially all of the use of 
     such property was in a DC Zone business of the taxpayer.
       ``(B) Special rule for buildings which are substantially 
     improved.--
       ``(i) In general.--The requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) 
     of subparagraph (A) shall be treated as met with respect to--

       ``(I) property which is substantially improved by the 
     taxpayer before January 1, 2003, and
       ``(II) any land on which such property is located.

       ``(ii) Substantial improvement.--For purposes of clause 
     (i), property shall be treated as substantially improved by 
     the taxpayer only if, during any 24-month period beginning 
     after December 31, 1997, additions to basis with respect to 
     such property in the hands of the taxpayer exceed the greater 
     of--

       ``(I) an amount equal to the adjusted basis of such 
     property at the beginning of such 24-month period in the 
     hands of the taxpayer, or
       ``(II) $5,000.

       ``(6) Treatment of subsequent purchasers, etc.--The term 
     `DC Zone asset' in

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     cludes any property which would be a DC Zone asset but for 
     paragraph (2)(A)(i), (3)(A), or (4)(A)(ii) in the hands of 
     the taxpayer if such property was a DC Zone asset in the 
     hands of a prior holder.
       ``(7) 5-year safe harbor.--If any property ceases to be a 
     DC Zone asset by reason of paragraph (2)(A)(iii), (3)(C), or 
     (4)(A)(iii) after the 5-year period beginning on the date the 
     taxpayer acquired such property, such property shall continue 
     to be treated as meeting the requirements of such paragraph; 
     except that the amount of gain to which subsection (a) 
     applies on any sale or exchange of such property shall not 
     exceed the amount which would be qualified capital gain had 
     such property been sold on the date of such cessation.
       ``(c) DC Zone Business.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `DC Zone business' means any entity which is an 
     enterprise zone business (as defined in section 1397B), 
     determined by treating no area other than the DC Zone as an 
     empowerment zone or enterprise community.
       ``(d) Other Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) Qualified capital gain.--Except as otherwise provided 
     in this subsection, the term `qualified capital gain' means 
     any gain recognized on the sale or exchange of--
       ``(A) a capital asset, or
       ``(B) property used in the trade or business (as defined in 
     section 1231(b)).
       ``(2) Gain before 1998 or after 2007 not qualified.--The 
     term `qualified capital gain' shall not include any gain 
     attributable to periods before January 1, 1998, or after 
     December 31, 2007.
       ``(3) Certain gain on real property not qualified.--The 
     term `qualified capital gain' shall not include any gain 
     which would be treated as ordinary income under section 1250 
     if section 1250 applied to all depreciation rather than the 
     additional depreciation.
       ``(4) Intangibles and land not integral part of dc zone 
     business.--The term `qualified capital gain' shall not 
     include any gain which is attributable to real property, or 
     an intangible asset, which is not an integral part of a DC 
     Zone business.
       ``(5) Related party transactions.--The term `qualified 
     capital gain' shall not include any gain attributable, 
     directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, to a transaction 
     with a related person. For purposes of this paragraph, 
     persons are related to each other if such persons are 
     described in section 267(b) or 707(b)(1).
       ``(e) Certain Other Rules To Apply.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of subsections (g), (h), (i)(2), and (j) of section 
     1202 shall apply for purposes of this section.
       ``(f) Sales and Exchanges of Interests in Partnerships and 
     S Corporations Which Are DC Zone Businesses.--In the case of 
     the sale or exchange of an interest in a partnership, or of 
     stock in an S corporation, which was a DC Zone business 
     during substantially all of the period the taxpayer held such 
     interest or stock, the amount of qualified capital gain shall 
     be determined without regard to--
       ``(1) any gain which is attributable to real property, or 
     an intangible asset, which is not an integral part of a DC 
     Zone business, and
       ``(2) any gain attributable to periods before January 1, 
     1998, or after December 31, 2007.

     ``SEC. 1400D. CREDIT TO PROVIDE EQUIVALENT OF 10 PERCENT RATE 
                   BRACKET IN LIEU OF 15 PERCENT BRACKET.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of a DC Zone individual, 
     there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by 
     this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 5 
     percent of so much of the taxpayer's taxable income for the 
     year as does not exceed the highest amount of such income 
     which is subject to the 15 percent rate under section 1.
       ``(b) DC Zone Individual.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `DC Zone individual' means an individual who has a 
     principal place of abode in the District of Columbia 
     Enterprise Zone for not less than 183 days of the taxable 
     year.
       ``(c) Credit Not To Apply to Estate or Trust.--This section 
     shall not apply to an estate or trust.
       ``(d) Coordination With Other Credits.--For purposes of 
     this chapter, the credit under this section shall be treated 
     as a credit under subpart A of part IV of subchapter A.
       ``(e) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 2007.''.
       (b) Credits Made Part of General Business Credit.--
       (1) Subsection (b) of section 38 is amended by striking 
     ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (11), by striking the period 
     at the end of paragraph (12) and inserting ``, plus'', and by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) the DC Zone investment credit determined under 
     section 1400B(a).''.
       (2) Subsection (d) of section 39 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) No carryback of dc zone credits before effective 
     date.--No portion of the unused business credit for any 
     taxable year which is attributable to the credit under 
     section 1400B, or to the credits under subchapter U by reason 
     of section 1400, may be carried back to a taxable year ending 
     before the date of the enactment of sections 1400B and 
     1400.''.
       (3) Subsection (c) of section 196 is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period 
     at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``, and'', and by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) the DC Zone investment credit determined under 
     section 1400B(a).''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of subchapters for 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Subchapter W. District of Columbia Enterprise Zone.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 702. INCENTIVES CONDITIONED ON OTHER DC REFORM.

       The amendments made by section 701 shall not take effect 
     unless an entity known as the Economic Development 
     Corporation is created by Federal law in 1997 as part of the 
     District of Columbia government.
                 TITLE VIII--WELFARE-TO-WORK INCENTIVES

     SEC. 801. INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYING LONG-TERM FAMILY 
                   ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart F of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 is amended by inserting after section 51 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 51A. TEMPORARY INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYING LONG-TERM 
                   FAMILY ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS.

       ``(a) Determination of Amount.--For purposes of section 38, 
     the amount of the welfare-to-work credit determined under 
     this section for the taxable year shall be equal to--
       ``(1) 35 percent of the qualified first-year wages for such 
     year, and
       ``(2) 50 percent of the qualified second-year wages for 
     such year.
       ``(b) Qualified Wages Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified wages' means the 
     wages paid or incurred by the employer during the taxable 
     year to individuals who are long-term family assistance 
     recipients.
       ``(2) Qualified first-year wages.--The term `qualified 
     first-year wages' means, with respect to any individual, 
     qualified wages attributable to service rendered during the 
     1-year period beginning with the day the individual begins 
     work for the employer.
       ``(3) Qualified second-year wages.--The term `qualified 
     second-year wages' means, with respect to any individual, 
     qualified wages attributable to service rendered during the 
     1-year period beginning on the day after the last day of the 
     1-year period with respect to such individual determined 
     under paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Only first $10,000 of wages per year taken into 
     account.--The amount of the qualified first-year wages, and 
     the amount of qualified second-year wages, which may be taken 
     into account with respect to any individual shall not exceed 
     $10,000 per year.
       ``(5) Wages.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `wages' has the meaning given 
     such term by section 51(c), without regard to paragraph (4) 
     thereof.
       ``(B) Certain amounts treated as wages.--The term `wages' 
     includes amounts paid or incurred by the employer which are 
     excludable from such recipient's gross income under--
       ``(i) section 105 (relating to amounts received under 
     accident and health plans),
       ``(ii) section 106 (relating to contributions by employer 
     to accident and health plans),
       ``(iii) section 127 (relating to educational assistance 
     programs) or would be so excludable but for section 127(d), 
     but only to the extent paid or incurred to a person not 
     related to the employer, or
       ``(iv) section 129 (relating to dependent care assistance 
     programs).
     The amount treated as wages by clause (i) or (ii) for any 
     period shall be based on the reasonable cost of coverage for 
     the period, but shall not exceed the applicable premium for 
     the period under section 4980B(f)(4).
       ``(C) Special rules for agricultural and railway labor.--If 
     such recipient is an employee to whom subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     of section 51(h)(1) applies, rules similar to the rules of 
     such subparagraphs shall apply except that--
       ``(i) such subparagraph (A) shall be applied by 
     substituting `$10,000' for `$6,000', and
       ``(ii) such subparagraph (B) shall be applied by 
     substituting `$833.33' for `$500'.
       ``(c) Long-Term Family Assistance Recipients.--For purposes 
     of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `long-term family assistance 
     recipient' means any individual who is certified by the 
     designated local agency (as defined in section 51(d)(10))--
       ``(A) as being a member of a family receiving assistance 
     under a IV-A program (as defined in section 51(d)(2)(B)) for 
     at least the 18-month period ending on the hiring date.
       ``(B)(i) as being a member of a family receiving such 
     assistance for 18 months beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, and
       ``(ii) as having a hiring date which is not more than 2 
     years after the end of the earliest such 18-month period, or
       ``(C)(i) as being a member of a family which ceased to be 
     eligible after the date of the enactment of this section for 
     such assistance by reason of any limitation imposed by 
     Federal or State law on the maximum period such assistance is 
     payable to a family, and
       ``(ii) as having a hiring date which is not more than 2 
     years after the date of such cessation.
       ``(2) Hiring date.--The term `hiring date' has the meaning 
     given such term by section 51(d).
       ``(d) Certain Rules To Apply.--
       ``(1) In general.--Rules similar to the rules of section 
     52, and subsections (d)(11),

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     (f), (g), (i) (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Taxpayer Reief Act of 1997), (j), and (k) of 
     section 51, shall apply for purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Credit to be part of general business credit, etc.--
     References to section 51 in section 38(b), 280C(a), and 
     1396(c)(3) shall be treated as including references to this 
     section.
       ``(e) Coordination With Work Opportunity Credit.--If a 
     credit is allowed under this section to an employer with 
     respect to an individual for any taxable year, then for 
     purposes of applying section 51 to such employer, such 
     individual shall not be treated as a member of a targeted 
     group for such taxable year.
       ``(f) Termination.--This section shall not apply to 
     individuals who begin work for the employer after April 30, 
     1999.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     F of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 51 the following 
     new item:

``Sec. 51A. Temporary incentives for employing long-term family 
              assistance recipients.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after December 31, 1997.
                   TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
            Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Excise Taxes

     SEC. 901. REPEAL OF TAX ON DIESEL FUEL USED IN RECREATIONAL 
                   BOATS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 6421(e)(2) 
     (defining off-highway business use) is amended by striking 
     clauses (iii) and (iv).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 4041(a)(1) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``, a diesel-powered train, or a diesel-
     powered boat'' each place it appears and inserting ``or a 
     diesel-powered train'', and
       (B) by striking ``vehicle, train, or boat'' and inserting 
     ``vehicle or train''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 4041(a) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (D).
       (3) Paragraph (2) of section 9503(f) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (C) and by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and 
     (E) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 902. CONTINUED APPLICATION OF TAX ON IMPORTED RECYCLED 
                   HALON-1211.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 4682(d) is 
     amended by striking ``recycled halon'' and inserting 
     ``recycled Halon-1301 or recycled Halon-2402''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 903. UNIFORM RATE OF TAX ON VACCINES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 4131 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b) Amount of Tax.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the tax imposed by 
     subsection (a) shall be 84 cents per dose of any taxable 
     vaccine.
       ``(2) Combinations of vaccines.--If any taxable vaccine is 
     described in more than 1 subparagraph of section 4132(a)(1), 
     the amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a) on such 
     vaccine shall be the sum of the amounts for the vaccines 
     which are so included.''.
       (b) Taxable Vaccines.--Paragraph (1) of section 4132(a) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Taxable vaccine.--The term `taxable vaccine' means 
     any of the following vaccines which are manufactured or 
     produced in the United States or entered into the United 
     States for consumption, use, or warehousing:
       ``(A) Any vaccine containing diphtheria toxoid.
       ``(B) Any vaccine containing tetanus toxoid.
       ``(C) Any vaccine containing pertussis bacteria, extracted 
     or partial cell bacteria, or specific pertussis antigens.
       ``(D) Any vaccine against measles.
       ``(E) Any vaccine against mumps.
       ``(F) Any vaccine against rubella.
       ``(G) Any vaccine containing polio virus.
       ``(H) Any HIB vaccine.
       ``(I) Any vaccine against hepatitis B.
       ``(J) Any vaccine against chicken pox.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 4132 
     is amended by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) and by 
     redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (2) 
     through (5), respectively.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 904. OPERATORS OF MULTIPLE GASOLINE RETAIL OUTLETS 
                   TREATED AS WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR FOR REFUND 
                   PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 6416(a)(4) 
     (defining whole distributor) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``Such term includes any person 
     who makes retail sales of gasoline at 10 or more retail motor 
     fuel outlets.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 905. EXEMPTION OF ELECTRIC AND OTHER CLEAN-FUEL MOTOR 
                   VEHICLES FROM LUXURY AUTOMOBILE CLASSIFICATION.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 4001 (relating 
     to imposition of tax) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Imposition of Tax.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is hereby imposed on the 1st 
     retail sale of any passenger vehicle a tax equal to 10 
     percent of the price for which so sold to the extent such 
     price exceeds the applicable amount.
       ``(2) Applicable amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), the applicable amount is $30,000.
       ``(B) Qualified clean-fuel vehicle property.--In the case 
     of a passenger vehicle which is propelled by a fuel which is 
     not a clean-burning fuel to which is installed qualified 
     clean-fuel vehicle property (as defined in section 
     179A(c)(1)(A)) for purposes of permitting such vehicle to be 
     propelled by a clean-burning fuel, the applicable amount is 
     equal to the sum of--
       ``(i) $30,000, plus
       ``(ii) the increase in the price for which the passenger 
     vehicle was sold (within the meaning of section 4002) due to 
     the installation of such property.
       ``(C) Purpose built passenger vehicle.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of a purpose built passenger 
     vehicle, the applicable amount is equal to 150 percent of 
     $30,000.
       ``(ii) Purpose built passenger vehicle.--For purposes of 
     clause (i), the term `purpose built passenger vehicle' means 
     a passenger vehicle produced by an original equipment 
     manufacturer and designed so that the vehicle may be 
     propelled primarily by electricity.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) 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 subparagraphs (A), 
     (B)(i), and (C)(i) of subsection (a)(2) 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) Subsection (f) of section 4001 (relating to phasedown) 
     is amended by striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)(1)''.
       (3) Subparagraph (B) of section 4003(a)(2) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B) the appropriate applicable amount as determined under 
     section 4001(a)(2).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to sales and installations occurring on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
    Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Pensions and Fringe Benefits

     SEC. 911. SECTION 401(K) PLANS FOR CERTAIN IRRIGATION AND 
                   DRAINAGE ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 401(k)(7) 
     (relating to rural cooperative plan) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii), by 
     redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v), and by inserting 
     after clause (iii) the following new clause:
       ``(iv) any organization which--

       ``(I) is a mutual irrigation or ditch company described in 
     section 501(c)(12) (without regard to the 85 percent 
     requirement thereof), or
       ``(II) is a district organized under the laws of a State as 
     a municipal corporation for the purpose of irrigation, water 
     conservation, or drainage, and'', and

       (2) in clause (v), as so redesignated, by striking ``or 
     (iii)'' and inserting ``, (iii), or (iv)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 912. EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM ON APPLICATION OF CERTAIN 
                   NONDISCRIMINATION RULES TO STATE AND LOCAL 
                   GOVERNMENTS.

       (a) General Nondiscrimination and Participation Rules.--
       (1) Nondiscrimination requirements.--Section 401(a)(5) 
     (relating to qualified pension, profit-sharing, and stock 
     bonus plans) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) Governmental plans.--Paragraphs (3) and (4) shall not 
     apply to a governmental plan (within the meaning of section 
     414(d)).''.
       (2) Additional participation requirements.--Section 
     401(a)(26)(H) (relating to additional participation 
     requirements) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(H) Exception for governmental plans.--This paragraph 
     shall not apply to a governmental plan (within the meaning of 
     section 414(d)).''.
       (3) Minimum participation standards.--Section 410(c)(2) 
     (relating to application of participation standards to 
     certain plans) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) A plan described in paragraph (1) shall be treated as 
     meeting the requirements of this section for purposes of 
     section 401(a), except that in the case of a plan described 
     in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (1), this 
     paragraph shall only apply if such plan meets the 
     requirements of section 401(a)(3) (as in effect on September 
     1, 1974).''.
       (b) Participation Standards for Qualified Cash or Deferred 
     Arrangements.--Section 401(k)(3) (relating to application of 
     participation and discrimination standards) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

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       ``(G)(i) The requirements of subparagraph (A)(i) and (C) 
     shall not apply to a governmental plan (within the meaning of 
     section 414(d)).
       ``(ii) The requirements of subsection (m)(2) (without 
     regard to subsection (a)(4)) shall apply to any matching 
     contribution of a governmental plan (as so defined).''.
       (c) Nondiscrimination Rules for Section 403(b) Plans.--
     Section 403(b)(12) (relating to nondiscrimination 
     requirements) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Governmental plans.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1)(D), the requirements of subparagraph (A)(i) shall not 
     apply to a governmental plan (within the meaning of section 
     414(d)).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section apply 
     to taxable years beginning on or after the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Treatment for years beginning before date of 
     enactment.--A governmental plan (within the meaning of 
     section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) shall be 
     treated as satisfying the requirements of sections 401(a)(3), 
     401(a)(4), 401(a)(26), 401(k), 401(m), 403 (b)(1)(D) and 
     (b)(12), and 410 of such Code for all taxable years beginning 
     before the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 913. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DISABILITY BENEFITS RECEIVED 
                   BY FORMER POLICE OFFICERS OR FIREFIGHTERS.

       (a) General Rule.--For purposes of determining whether any 
     amount to which this section applies is excludable from gross 
     income under section 104(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, the following conditions shall be treated as 
     personal injuries or sickness in the course of employment:
       (1) Heart disease.
       (2) Hypertension.
       (b) Amounts To Which Section Applies.--This section shall 
     apply to any amount--
       (1) which is payable--
       (A) to an individual (or to the survivors of an individual) 
     who was a full-time employee of any police department or fire 
     department which is organized and operated by a State, by any 
     political subdivision thereof, or by any agency or 
     instrumentality of a State or political subdivision thereof, 
     and
       (B) under a State law (as amended on May 19, 1992) which 
     irrebuttably presumed that heart disease and hypertension are 
     work-related illnesses but only for employees separating from 
     service before July 1, 1992; and
       (2) which was received in calendar year 1989, 1990, or 
     1991.
       (c) Waiver of Statute of Limitations.--If, on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act (or at any time within the 1-year 
     period beginning on such date of enactment) credit or refund 
     of any overpayment of tax resulting from the provisions of 
     this section is barred by any law or rule of law, credit or 
     refund of such overpayment shall, nevertheless, be allowed or 
     made if claim therefore is filed before the date 1 year after 
     such date of enactment.

     SEC. 914. PORTABILITY OF PERMISSIVE SERVICE CREDIT UNDER 
                   GOVERNMENTAL PENSION PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 415(b)(2) (relating to the 
     limitation for defined benefit plans) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(J) Purchase of permissive service credit.--
       ``(i) Benefits treated as derived from employer 
     contributions.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `annual benefit' shall include the accrued benefit derived 
     from contributions to a governmental plan (within the meaning 
     of section 414(d)) to purchase permissive service credit.
       ``(ii) Definition of permissive service credit.--For 
     purposes of this subparagraph, the term `permissive service 
     credit' means credit--

       ``(I) for a period of service recognized by a governmental 
     plan for purposes of calculating an employee's accrued 
     benefit under such plan,
       ``(II) which such employee has not received (or has 
     forfeited), and
       ``(III) which such employee may receive only by making a 
     contribution, as determined under the governmental plan, 
     which does not exceed the amount (actuarially determined 
     under the terms of such governmental plan) necessary to fund 
     the accrued benefit attributable to such period of service.

       ``(iii) No effect on employer `pick-up' contributions.--
     Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed as preventing 
     the application of section 414(h) to contributions to 
     purchase permissive service credit.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 415(c)(2) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The term 
     `annual addition' shall not include contributions to purchase 
     permissive service credit (within the meaning of subsection 
     (b)(2)(J)).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 915. GRATUITOUS TRANSFERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 664(d)(1) and 
     subparagraph (C) of section 664(d)(2) are each amended by 
     striking the period at the end thereof and inserting ``or, to 
     the extent the remainder interest is in qualified employer 
     securities (as defined in paragraph (3)(C)), is to be 
     transferred to an employee stock ownership plan (as defined 
     in section 4975(e)(7)) in a qualified gratuitous transfer (as 
     defined by subsection (g)).''.
       (b) Qualified Gratuitous Transfer Defined.--Section 664 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Qualified Gratuitous Transfer of Qualified Employer 
     Securities.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `qualified gratuitous transfer' means a transfer of qualified 
     employer securities to an employee stock ownership plan (as 
     defined in section 4975(e)(7)) but only to the extent that--
       ``(A) the securities transferred previously passed from a 
     decedent dying before January 1, 1999, to a trust described 
     in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (d),
       ``(B) no deduction under section 404 is allowable with 
     respect to such transfer,
       ``(C) such plan contains the provisions required by 
     paragraph (3),
       ``(D) such plan treats such securities as being 
     attributable to employer contributions but without regard to 
     the limitations otherwise applicable to such contributions 
     under section 404, and
       ``(E) the employer whose employees are covered by the plan 
     described in this paragraph files with the Secretary a 
     verified written statement consenting to the application of 
     sections 4978 and 4979A with respect to such employer.
       ``(2) Exception.--The term `qualified gratuitous transfer' 
     shall not include a transfer of qualified employer securities 
     to an employee stock ownership plan unless--
       ``(A) such plan was in existence on August 1, 1996,
       ``(B) at the time of the transfer, the decedent and members 
     of the decedent's family (within the meaning of section 
     267(c)(4)) own (directly or through the application of 
     section 318(a)) no more than 10 percent of the value of the 
     stock of the corporation referred to in paragraph (4), and
       ``(C) immediately after the transfer, such plan owns (after 
     the application of section 318(a)(4)) at least 60 percent of 
     the value of the outstanding stock of the corporation.
       ``(3) Plan requirements.--A plan contains the provisions 
     required by this paragraph if such plan provides that--
       ``(A) the qualified employer securities so transferred are 
     allocated to plan participants in a manner consistent with 
     section 401(a)(4),
       ``(B) plan participants are entitled to direct the plan as 
     to the manner in which such securities which are entitled to 
     vote and are allocated to the account of such participant are 
     to be voted,
       ``(C) an independent trustee votes the securities so 
     transferred which are not allocated to plan participants,
       ``(D) each participant who is entitled to a distribution 
     from the plan has the rights described in subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of section 409(h)(1),
       ``(E) such securities are held in a suspense account under 
     the plan to be allocated each year, up to the limitations 
     under section 415(c), after first allocating all other annual 
     additions for the limitation year, up to the limitations 
     under sections 415 (c) and (e), and
       ``(F) on termination of the plan, all securities so 
     transferred which are not allocated to plan participants as 
     of such termination are to be transferred to, or for the use 
     of, an organization described in section 170(c).
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `independent 
     trustee' means any trustee who is not a member of the family 
     (within the meaning of section 267(c)(4)) of the decedent or 
     a 5-percent shareholder. A plan shall not fail to be treated 
     as meeting the requirements of section 401(a) by reason of 
     meeting the requirements of this subsection.
       ``(4) Qualified employer securities.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `qualified employer securities' means 
     employer securities (as defined in section 409(l)) which are 
     issued by a domestic corporation--
       ``(A) which has no outstanding stock which is readily 
     tradable on an established securities market, and
       ``(B) which has only 1 class of stock.
       ``(5) Treatment of securities allocated by employee stock 
     ownership plan to persons related to decedent or 5-percent 
     shareholders.--
       ``(A) In general.--If any portion of the assets of the plan 
     attributable to securities acquired by the plan in a 
     qualified gratuitous transfer are allocated to the account 
     of--
       ``(i) any person who is related to the decedent (within the 
     meaning of section 267(b)), or
       ``(ii) any person who, at the time of such allocation or at 
     any time during the 1-year period ending on the date of the 
     acquisition of qualified employer securities by the plan, is 
     a 5-percent shareholder of the employer maintaining the plan,
     the plan shall be treated as having distributed (at the time 
     of such allocation) to such person or shareholder the amount 
     so allocated.
       ``(B) 5-percent shareholder.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `5-percent shareholder' means any person who 
     owns (directly or through the application of section 318(a)) 
     more than 5 percent of the outstanding stock of the 
     corporation which issued such qualified employer securities 
     or of any corporation which is a member of the same 
     controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of 
     section 409(l)(4)) as such corporation. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, section 318(a) shall be applied without 
     regard to the exception in paragraph (2)(B)(i) thereof.
       ``(C) Cross reference.--

  ``For excise tax on allocations described in subparagraph (A), see 
section 4979A.
       ``(6) Tax on failure to transfer unallocated securities to 
     charity on termination of plan.--If the requirements of

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     paragraph (3)(F) are not met with respect to any securities, 
     there is hereby imposed a tax on the employer maintaining the 
     plan in an amount equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) the amount of the increase in the tax which would be 
     imposed by chapter 11 if such securities were not transferred 
     as described in paragraph (1), and
       ``(B) interest on such amount at the underpayment rate 
     under section 6621 (and compounded daily) from the due date 
     for filing the return of the tax imposed by chapter 11.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 401(a)(1) is amended by inserting ``or by a 
     charitable remainder trust pursuant to a qualified gratuitous 
     transfer (as defined in section 664(g)(1)),'' after ``stock 
     bonus plans),''.
       (2) Section 404(a)(9) is amended by inserting after 
     subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) A qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined in 
     section 664(g)(1)) shall have no effect on the amount or 
     amounts otherwise deductible under paragraph (3) or (7) or 
     under this paragraph.''.
       (3) Section 415(c)(6) is amended by adding at the end 
     thereof the following new sentence:
     ``The amount of any qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined 
     in section 664(g)(1)) allocated to a participant for any 
     limitation year shall not exceed the limitations imposed by 
     this section, but such amount shall not be taken into account 
     in determining whether any other amount exceeds the 
     limitations imposed by this section.''.
       (4) Section 415(e) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7), and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) Special rule for qualified gratuitous transfers.--Any 
     qualified gratuitous transfer of qualified employer 
     securities (as defined by section 664(g)) shall not be taken 
     into account in calculating, and shall not be subject to, the 
     limitations provided in this subsection.''.
       (5) Subparagraph (B) of section 664(d)(1) and subparagraph 
     (B) of section 664(d)(2) are each amended by inserting ``and 
     other than qualified gratuitous transfers described in 
     subparagraph (C)'' after ``subparagraph (A)''.
       (6) Paragraph (4) of section 674(b) is amended by inserting 
     before the period ``or to an employee stock ownership plan 
     (as defined in section 4975(e)(7)) in a qualified gratuitous 
     transfer (as defined in section 664(g)(1))''.
       (7) Section 2055(a) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3),
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``; or'', and
       (iii) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) to an employee stock ownership plan if such transfer 
     qualifies as a qualified gratuitous transfer of qualified 
     employer securities within the meaning of section 664(g).''.
       (8) Paragraph (8) of section 2056(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(8) Special rule for charitable remainder trusts.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the surviving spouse of the decedent 
     is the only beneficiary of a qualified charitable remainder 
     trust who is not a charitable beneficiary nor an ESOP 
     beneficiary, paragraph (1) shall not apply to any interest in 
     such trust which passes or has passed from the decedent to 
     such surviving spouse.
       ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) Charitable beneficiary.--The term `charitable 
     beneficiary' means any beneficiary which is an organization 
     described in section 170(c).
       ``(ii) ESOP beneficiary.--The term `ESOP beneficiary' means 
     any beneficiary which is an employee stock ownership plan (as 
     defined in section 4975(e)(7)) that holds a remainder 
     interest in qualified employer securities (as defined in 
     section 664(g)(4)) to be transferred to such plan in a 
     qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined in section 
     664(g)(1)).
       ``(iii) Qualified charitable remainder trust.--The term 
     `qualified charitable remainder trust' means a charitable 
     remainder annuity trust or a charitable remainder unitrust 
     (described in section 664).''.
       (9) Section 4947(b) is amended by inserting after paragraph 
     (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Section 507.--The provisions of section 507(a) shall 
     not apply to a trust which is described in subsection (a)(2) 
     by reason of a distribution of qualified employer securities 
     (as defined in section 664(g)(4)) to an employee stock 
     ownership plan (as defined in section 4975(e)(7)) in a 
     qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined by section 
     664(g)).''.
       (10) The last sentence of section 4975(e)(7) is amended by 
     inserting ``and section 664(g)'' after ``section 409(n)''
       (11) Subsection (a) of section 4978 is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or acquired any qualified employer 
     securities in a qualified gratuitous transfer to which 
     section 664(g) applied'' after ``section 1042 applied'', and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (B) ``60 percent of the total value of all 
     employer securities as of such disposition in the case of any 
     qualified employer securities in a qualified gratuitous 
     transfer to which section 664(g) applied)''.
       (12) Paragraph (2) of section 4978(b) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or acquired in the qualified gratuitous 
     transfer to which section 664(g) applied'' after ``section 
     1042 applied'', and
       (B) by inserting ``or to which section 664(g) applied'' 
     after ``section 1042 applied'' in subparagraph (C) thereof.
       (13) Subsection (c) of section 4978 is amended by striking 
     ``written statement'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``written statement described in section 664(g)(1)(E) or in 
     section 1042(b)(3) (as the case may be).''.
       (14) Paragraph (2) of section 4978(e) is amended by 
     striking the period and inserting ``; except that such 
     section shall be applied without regard to subparagraph (B) 
     thereof for purposes of applying this section and section 
     4979A with respect to securities acquired in a qualified 
     gratuitous transfer (as defined in section 664(g)(1)).''.
       (15) Subsection (a) of section 4979A is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Imposition of Tax.--If--
       ``(1) there is a prohibited allocation of qualified 
     securities by any employee stock ownership plan or eligible 
     worker-owned cooperative, or
       ``(2) there is an allocation described in section 
     664(g)(5)(A),
     there is hereby imposed a tax on such allocation equal to 50 
     percent of the amount involved.''.
       (16) Subsection (c) of section 4979A is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Liability for Tax.--The tax imposed by this section 
     shall be paid by--
       ``(1) the employer sponsoring such plan, or
       ``(2) the eligible worker-owned cooperative,
     which made the written statement described in section 
     664(g)(1)(E) or in section 1042(b)(3)(B) (as the case may 
     be).''.
       (17) Section 4979A is amended by redesignating subsection 
     (d) as subsection (e) and by inserting after subsection (c) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Special Statute of Limitations for Tax Attributable 
     to Certain Allocations.--The statutory period for the 
     assessment of any tax imposed by this section on an 
     allocation described in subsection (a)(2) of qualified 
     employer securities shall not expire before the date which is 
     3 years from the later of--
       ``(1) the 1st allocation of such securities in connection 
     with a qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined in section 
     664(g)(1)), or
       ``(2) the date on which the Secretary is notified of the 
     allocation described in subsection (a)(2).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to transfers made by trusts to, or for the use 
     of, an employee stock ownership plan after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 916. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION ON NON-
                   COMMERCIALLY OPERATED AIRCRAFT AS A FRINGE 
                   BENEFIT EXCLUDABLE FROM GROSS INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 132 (relating to 
     no-additional-cost service defined) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) No-Additional-Cost Service Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term `no-additional-cost service' means any 
     service provided by an employer to an employee for use by 
     such employee if--
       ``(1) such service--
       ``(A) is offered for sale to customers in the ordinary 
     course of the line of business of the employer in which the 
     employee is performing services, or
       ``(B) consists of transportation on an aircraft, if--
       ``(i) transportation on such aircraft is not offered for 
     sale to customers,
       ``(ii) such transportation for use by such employee is 
     provided on a flight made in the ordinary course of the trade 
     or business of an employer which owns or leases such aircraft 
     for use in such trade or business, and
       ``(iii) the flight on which the transportation is provided 
     would have been made whether or not such employee was 
     transported on the flight, and
       ``(2) the employer incurs no substantial additional cost 
     (including forgone revenue) in providing such service to the 
     employee (determined without regard to any amount paid by the 
     employee for such service).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to services provided after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 917. MINIMUM PENSION ACCRUED BENEFIT DISTRIBUTABLE 
                   WITHOUT CONSENT INCREASED TO $5,000.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 411(a)(11) 
     (relating to restrictions on certain mandatory distributions) 
     is amended by striking ``$3,500'' and inserting ``the 
     applicable limit''.
       (b) Applicable Limit.--Paragraph (11) of section 411(a) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Applicable limit.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
     applicable limit is $5,000.
       ``(ii) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of plan years 
     beginning in a calendar year after 1998, the dollar amount 
     contained in clause (i) 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 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 $50, such amount shall be rounded to the next 
     lowest multiple of $50.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 411(a)(7)(B), paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
     417(e), and section 457(e)(9) are each amended by striking 
     ``$3,500'' each place in appears (other than the headings) 
     and in

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     serting ``the applicable limit under section 411(a)(11)(D)''.
       (2) The headings for paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
     417(e) and subparagraph (A) of section 457(e)(9) are each 
     amended by striking ``$3,500'' and inserting ``applicable 
     limit''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 918. CLARIFICATION OF CERTAIN RULES RELATING TO EMPLOYEE 
                   STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS OF S CORPORATIONS.

       (a) Certain Cash Distributions Permitted.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 409(h) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Plan maintained by s corporation.--In the case of a 
     plan established and maintained by an S corporation which 
     otherwise meets the requirements of this subsection or 
     section 4975(e)(7), such plan shall not be treated as failing 
     to meet the requirements of this subsection or section 401(a) 
     merely because it does not permit a participant to exercise 
     the right described in paragraph (1)(A) if such plan provides 
     that the participant entitled to a distribution has a right 
     to receive the distribution in cash.''.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 409(h) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``a plan which'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--A plan which'', and
       (B) by moving the text before subparagraph (B) 2 ems to the 
     right.
       (b) Shareholder-Employees Not Treated as Owner-Employees 
     Under Tax on Prohibited Transactions.--The last sentence of 
     section 4975(d) is amended by striking all that follows 
     ``preceding sentence,'' through ``Revision Act of 1982,''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.
              Subtitle C--Revisions Relating to Disasters

     SEC. 921. AUTHORITY TO POSTPONE CERTAIN TAX-RELATED DEADLINES 
                   BY REASON OF PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTER.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 77 is amended by inserting after 
     section 7508 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 7508A. AUTHORITY TO POSTPONE CERTAIN TAX-RELATED 
                   DEADLINES BY REASON OF PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED 
                   DISASTER.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of a taxpayer determined by 
     the Secretary to be affected by a Presidentially declared 
     disaster (as defined by section 1033(h)(3)), the Secretary 
     may prescribe regulations under which a period of up to 90 
     days may be disregarded in determining, under the internal 
     revenue laws, in respect of any tax liability (including any 
     penalty, additional amount, or addition to the tax) of such 
     taxpayer--
       ``(1) whether any of the acts by the taxpayer described in 
     paragraph (1) of section 7508(a) were performed within the 
     time prescribed therefor, and
       ``(2) the amount of any credit or refund.
       ``(b) Interest on Overpayments and Underpayments.--
     Subsection (a) shall not apply for the purpose of determining 
     interest on any overpayment or underpayment.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     77 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     7508 the following new item:

``Sec. 7508A. Authority to postpone certain tax-related deadlines by 
              reason of presidentially declared disaster.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to any period for performing an act 
     that has not expired before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 922. USE OF CERTAIN APPRAISALS TO ESTABLISH AMOUNT OF 
                   DISASTER LOSS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (i) of section 165 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Use of disaster loan appraisals to establish amount 
     of loss.--Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
     prohibit the Secretary from prescribing regulations or other 
     guidance under which an appraisal for the purpose of 
     obtaining a loan of Federal funds or a loan guarantee from 
     the Federal Government as a result of a Presidentially 
     declared disaster (as defined by section 1033(h)(3)) may be 
     used to establish the amount of any loss described in 
     paragraph (1) or (2).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 923. TREATMENT OF LIVESTOCK SOLD ON ACCOUNT OF WEATHER-
                   RELATED CONDITIONS.

       (a) Deferral of Income Inclusion.--Subsection (e) of 
     section 451 (relating to special rules for proceeds from 
     livestock sold on account of drought) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``drought conditions, and that these 
     drought conditions'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``drought, flood, or other weather-related conditions, and 
     that such conditions''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, Flood, or Other Weather-Related 
     Conditions'' after ``Drought'' in the subsection heading.
       (b) Involuntary Conversions.--Subsection (e) of section 
     1033 (relating to livestock sold on account of drought) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, flood, or other weather-related 
     conditions'' before the period at the end thereof; and
       (2) by inserting ``, Flood, or Other Weather-Related 
     Conditions'' after ``Drought'' in the subsection heading.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to sales and exchanges after December 31, 1996.

     SEC. 924. MORTGAGE FINANCING FOR RESIDENCES LOCATED IN 
                   DISASTER AREAS.

       Subsection (k) of section 143 (relating to mortgage revenue 
     bonds; qualified mortgage bond and qualified veteran's 
     mortgage bond) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(11) Special rules for residences located in disaster 
     areas.--In the case of a residence located in an area 
     determined by the President to warrant assistance from the 
     Federal Government under the Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
     the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997), this section shall be 
     applied with the following modifications to financing 
     provided with respect to such residence within 1 year after 
     the date of the disaster declaration:
       ``(A) Subsection (d) (relating to 3-year requirement) shall 
     not apply.
       ``(B) Subsections (e) and (f) (relating to purchase price 
     requirement and income requirement) shall be applied as if 
     such residence were a targeted area residence.
     The preceding sentence shall apply only with respect to bonds 
     issued after December 31, 1996, and before January 1, 
     2000.''.
          Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Employment Taxes

     SEC. 931. CLARIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT TAX STATUS OF 
                   INDIVIDUALS DISTRIBUTING BAKERY PRODUCTS.

       (a) Internal Revenue Code.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     3121(d)(3) is amended by striking ``bakery products,''.
       (b) Social Security Act.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     210(j)(3) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking 
     ``bakery products,''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to services performed after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 932. CLARIFICATION OF STANDARD TO BE USED IN DETERMINING 
                   EMPLOYMENT TAX STATUS OF SECURITIES BROKERS.

       (a) In General.--In determining for purposes of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 whether a registered 
     representative of a securities broker-dealer is an employee 
     (as defined in section 3121(d) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986), no weight shall be given to instructions from the 
     service recipient which are imposed only in compliance with 
     investor protection standards imposed by the Federal 
     Government, any State government, or a governing body 
     pursuant to a delegation by a Federal or State agency.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply to services 
     performed after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 933. CLARIFICATION OF EXEMPTION FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT TAX 
                   FOR CERTAIN TERMINATION PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY 
                   FORMER INSURANCE SALESMEN.

       (a) Internal Revenue Code.--Section 1402 (relating to 
     definitions) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(k) Codification of Treatment of Certain Termination 
     Payments Received by Former Insurance Salesmen.--Nothing in 
     subsection (a) shall be construed as including in the net 
     earnings from self-employment of an individual any amount 
     received during the taxable year from an insurance company on 
     account of services performed by such individual as an 
     insurance salesman for such company if--
       ``(1) such amount is received after termination of such 
     individual's agreement to perform such services for such 
     company,
       ``(2) such individual performs no services for such company 
     after such termination and before the close of such taxable 
     year,
       ``(3) such individual enters into a covenant not to compete 
     against such company which applies to at least the 1-year 
     period beginning on the date of such termination, and
       ``(4) the amount of such payment--
       ``(A) depends solely on policies sold by such individual 
     during the last year of such agreement and the extent to 
     which such policies remain in force for some period after 
     such termination, and
       ``(B) does not depend to any extent on length of service or 
     overall earnings from services performed for such company.''.
       (b) Social Security Act.--Section 211 of the Social 
     Security Act is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:

``Codification of Treatment of Certain Termination Payments Received by 
                       Former Insurance Salesmen

       ``(j) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed as 
     including in the net earnings from self-employment of an 
     individual any amount received during the taxable year from 
     an insurance company on account of services performed by such 
     individual as an insurance salesman for such company if--
       ``(1) such amount is received after termination of such 
     individual's agreement to perform such services for such 
     company,
       ``(2) such individual performs no services for such company 
     after such termination and before the close of such taxable 
     year,
       ``(3) such individual enters into a covenant not to compete 
     against such company which applies to at least the 1-year 
     period beginning on the date of such termination, and
       ``(4) the amount of such payment--
       ``(A) depends solely on policies sold by such individual 
     during the last year of such agree

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     ment and the extent to which such policies remain in force 
     for some period after such termination, and
       ``(B) does not depend to any extent on length of service or 
     overall earnings from services performed for such company.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to payments after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 934. STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER INDIVIDUALS ARE 
                   NOT EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 25 (general provisions relating to 
     employment taxes) is amended by adding after section 3510 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 3511. STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER INDIVIDUALS 
                   ARE NOT EMPLOYEES.

       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of this title, and 
     notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, 
     if the requirements of subsections (b), (c), and (d) are met 
     with respect to any service performed by any individual, then 
     with respect to such service--
       ``(1) the service provider shall not be treated as an 
     employee,
       ``(2) the service recipient shall not be treated as an 
     employer, and
       ``(3) the payor shall not be treated as an employer.
       ``(b) Service Provider Requirements With Regard to Service 
     Recipient.--For the purposes of subsection (a), the 
     requirements of this subsection are met if the service 
     provider, in connection with performing the service--
       ``(1) has a significant investment in assets and/or 
     training,
       ``(2) incurs significant unreimbursed expenses,
       ``(3) agrees to perform the service for a particular amount 
     of time or to complete a specific result and is liable for 
     damages for early termination without cause,
       ``(4) is paid primarily on a commissioned basis, or
       ``(5) purchases products for resale.
       ``(c) Additional Service Provider Requirements With Regard 
     to Others.--For the purposes of subsection (a), the 
     requirements of this subsection are met if--
       ``(1) the service provider--
       ``(A) has a principal place of business,
       ``(B) does not primarily provide the service in the service 
     recipient's place of business, or
       ``(C) pays a fair market rent for use of the service 
     recipient's place of business; or
       ``(2) the service provider--
       ``(A) is not required to perform service exclusively for 
     the service recipient, and
       ``(B) in the year involved, or in the preceding or 
     subsequent year--
       ``(i) has performed a significant amount of service for 
     other persons,
       ``(ii) has offered to perform service for other persons 
     through--

       ``(I) advertising,
       ``(II) individual written or oral solicitations,
       ``(III) listing with registries, agencies, brokers, and 
     other persons in the business of providing referrals to other 
     service recipients, or
       ``(IV) other similar activities, or

       ``(iii) provides service under a business name which is 
     registered with (or for which a license has been obtained 
     from) a State, a political subdivision of a State, or any 
     agency or instrumentality of 1 or more States or political 
     subdivisions.
       ``(d) Written Document Requirements.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a), the requirements of this subsection are met 
     if the services performed by the individual are performed 
     pursuant to a written contract between such individual and 
     the person for whom the services are performed, or the payor, 
     and such contract provides that the individual will not be 
     treated as an employee with respect to such services for 
     purposes of this subtitle or subtitle A.
       ``(e) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) If for any taxable year any service recipient or 
     payor fails to meet the applicable reporting requirements of 
     sections 6041(a), 6041A(a), or 6051 with respect to a service 
     provider, then, unless such failure is due to reasonable 
     cause and not willful neglect, this section shall not apply 
     in determining whether such service provider shall not be 
     treated as an employee of such service recipient or payor for 
     such year.
       ``(2) If the service provider is performing services 
     through an entity owned in whole or in part by such service 
     provider, then the references to `service provider' in 
     subsections (b) through (d) may include such entity, provided 
     that the written contract referred to in paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (d) may be with either the service provider or 
     such entity and need not be with both.
       ``(f) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Service provider.--The term `service provider' means 
     any individual who performs service for another person.
       ``(2) Service recipient.--Except as provided in paragraph 
     (5), the term `service recipient' means the person for whom 
     the service provider performs such service.
       ``(3) Payor.--Except as provided in paragraph (5), the term 
     `payor' means the person who pays the service provider for 
     the performance of such service in the event that the service 
     recipients do not pay the service provider.
       ``(4) In connection with performing the service.--The term 
     `in connection with performing the service' means in 
     connection or related to--
       ``(A) the actual service performed by the service provider 
     for the service recipients or for other persons for whom the 
     service provider has performed similar service, or
       ``(B) the operation of the service provider's trade or 
     business.
       ``(5) Exceptions.--The terms `service recipient' and 
     `payor' do not include any entity which is owned in whole or 
     in part by the service provider.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     25 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 3511. Standards for determining whether individuals are not 
              employees.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to services performed after December 31, 1997.
          Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Small Businesses

     SEC. 941. WAIVER OF PENALTY THROUGH 1998 ON SMALL BUSINESSES 
                   FAILING TO MAKE ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS OF 
                   TAXES.

       No penalty shall be imposed under the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 solely by reason of a failure by a person to use the 
     electronic fund transfer system established under section 
     6302(h) of such Code if--
       (1) such person is a member of a class of taxpayers first 
     required to use such system on or after July 1, 1997, and
       (2) such failure occurs before January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 942. 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, 
     1997.
                      Subtitle F--Other Provisions

     SEC. 951. USE OF ESTIMATES OF SHRINKAGE FOR INVENTORY 
                   ACCOUNTING.

       (a) In General.--Section 471 (relating to general rule for 
     inventories) is amended by redesignating subsection (b) as 
     subsection (c) and by inserting after subsection (a) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(b) Estimates of Inventory Shrinkage Permitted.--A method 
     of determining inventories shall not be deemed not to clearly 
     reflect income solely because it utilizes estimates of 
     inventory shrinkage that are confirmed by a physical count 
     only after the last day of the taxable year if--
       ``(1) the taxpayer normally does a physical count of 
     inventories at each location on a regular and consistent 
     basis, and
       ``(2) the taxpayer makes proper adjustments to such 
     inventories and to its estimating methods to the extent such 
     estimates are greater than or less than the actual 
     shrinkage.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Coordination with section 481.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer permitted by this section to change its method of 
     accounting to a permissible method for any taxable year--
       (A) such changes shall be treated as initiated by the 
     taxpayer,
       (B) such changes shall be treated as made with the consent 
     of the Secretary, and
       (C) the period for taking into account the adjustments 
     under section 481 by reason of such change shall be 4 years.

     SEC. 952. ASSIGNMENT OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LIABILITY 
                   ELIGIBLE FOR EXCLUSION RELATING TO PERSONAL 
                   INJURY LIABILITY ASSIGNMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 130 (relating to 
     certain personal injury liability assignments) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, or as compensation under any workmen's 
     compensation act,'' after ``(whether by suit or agreement)'' 
     in the material preceding paragraph (1),
       (2) by inserting ``or the workmen's compensation claim,'' 
     after ``agreement,'' in paragraph (1), and
       (3) by striking ``section 104(a)(2)'' in paragraph (2)(D) 
     and inserting ``paragraph (1) or (2) of section 104(a)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to claims under workmen's compensation acts filed 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 953. TAX-EXEMPT STATUS FOR CERTAIN STATE WORKER'S 
                   COMPENSATION ACT COMPANIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 501(c)(27) (relating to membership 
     organizations under workmen's compensation acts) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Any organization (including a mutual insurance 
     company) if--
       ``(i) such organization is created by State law and is 
     organized and operated under State law exclusively to--
       ``(I) provide workmen's compensation insurance which is 
     required by State law or with respect to which State law 
     provides significant disincentives if such insurance is not 
     purchased by an employer, and

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       ``(II) provide related coverage which is incidental to 
     workmen's compensation insurance,
       ``(ii) such organization must provide workmen's 
     compensation insurance to any employer in the State (for 
     employees in the State or temporarily assigned out-of-State) 
     which seeks such insurance and meets other reasonable 
     requirements relating thereto,
       ``(iii)(I) the State makes a financial commitment with 
     respect to such organization either by extending the full 
     faith and credit of the State to debt of such organization or 
     by providing the initial operating capital of such 
     organization and (II) in the case of periods after the date 
     of enactment of this subparagraph, the assets of such 
     organization revert to the State upon dissolution, and
       ``(iv) the majority of the board of directors or oversight 
     body of such organization are appointed by the chief 
     executive officer or other executive branch official of the 
     State, by the State legislature, or by both.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 501(c)(27) of such Code 
     is amended by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(27)'', by 
     redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), 
     (ii), and (iii), respectively, and by redesignating clauses 
     (i) and (ii) of subparagraphs (B) and (C) (before 
     redesignation) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 954. ELECTION TO CONTINUE EXCEPTION FROM TREATMENT OF 
                   PUBLICLY TRADED PARTNERSHIPS AS CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 7704 is amended by adding at the 
     end thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Exception for Existing Publicly Traded 
     Partnerships.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to an 
     existing publicly traded partnership which elects the 
     application of this subsection and consents to the 
     application of the tax imposed by paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Existing publicly traded partnership.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term `existing publicly traded 
     partnership' means any publicly traded partnership to which 
     subsection (a) does not apply as of the date of the enactment 
     of this paragraph (other than by reason of subsection 
     (c)(1)).
       ``(3) Additional tax on electing publicly traded 
     partnerships.--
       ``(A) Imposition of tax.--There is hereby imposed for each 
     taxable year on the income of every electing publicly traded 
     partnership a tax equal to 15 percent of the gross income for 
     such taxable year from the active conduct of trades and 
     businesses by the partnership.
       ``(B) Electing publicly traded partnership.--For purposes 
     of this paragraph, the term `electing publicly traded 
     partnership' means any partnership for which the consent 
     under paragraph (1) is in effect.
       ``(C) Adjustments in the case of tiered partnerships.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph, if the income of the partnership 
     includes its distributive share of income from another 
     partnership for any taxable year, the gross income referred 
     to in subparagraph (A) shall include the gross income of such 
     other partnership from the active conduct of trades and 
     businesses of such other partnership (in lieu of such 
     distributive share). A similar rule shall apply in the case 
     of lower-tiered partnerships.
       ``(D) Treatment of tax.--For purposes of this title, the 
     tax imposed by this paragraph shall be treated as imposed by 
     chapter 1 other than for purposes of determining the amount 
     of any credit allowable under chapter 1.
       ``(4) Election.--An election and consent under this 
     subsection shall apply to the taxable year for which made and 
     all subsequent taxable years unless revoked by the 
     partnership. Such revocation may be made without the consent 
     of the Secretary, but, once so revoked, may not be 
     reinstated.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 955. 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, 1997.

     SEC. 956. ASSOCIATIONS OF HOLDERS OF TIMESHARE INTERESTS TO 
                   BE TAXED LIKE OTHER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS.

       (a) Timeshare Associations Included as Homeowner 
     Associations.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 528(c) (defining 
     homeowners association) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or a residential real estate management 
     association'' and inserting ``, a residential real estate 
     management association, or a timeshare association'' in the 
     material preceding subparagraph (A),
       (B) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i) of 
     subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of clause 
     (ii) of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, or'', and by 
     adding at the end of subparagraph (B) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(iii) owners of timeshare rights to use, or timeshare 
     ownership interests in, association property in the case of a 
     timeshare association,'', and
       (C) by inserting ``and, in the case of a timeshare 
     association, for activities provided to or on behalf of 
     members of the association'' before the comma at the end of 
     subparagraph (C).
       (2) Timeshare association defined.--Subsection (c) of 
     section 528 is amended by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
     paragraph (5) and by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Timeshare association.--The term `timeshare 
     association' means any organization (other than a condominium 
     management association) meeting the requirement of 
     subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) if any member thereof holds 
     a timeshare right to use, or a timeshare ownership interest 
     in, real property constituting association property.''.
       (b) Exempt Function Income.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     528(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 adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) owners of timeshare rights to use, or timeshare 
     ownership interests in, real property in the case of a 
     timeshare association.''.
       (c) Rate of Tax.--Subsection (b) of section 528 (relating 
     to certain homeowners associations) is amended by inserting 
     before the period ``(32 percent of such income in the case of 
     a timeshare association)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1996.

     SEC. 957. ADDITIONAL ADVANCE REFUNDING OF CERTAIN VIRGIN 
                   ISLAND BONDS.

       Subclause (I) of section 149(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply to the second advance 
     refunding of any issue of the Virgin Islands which was first 
     advance refunded before June 9, 1997, if the debt provisions 
     of the refunding bonds are changed to repeal the priority 
     first lien requirement of the refunded bonds.

     SEC. 958. NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN ON SALE OF STOCK TO CERTAIN 
                   FARMERS' COOPERATIVES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1042 (relating to sales of stock 
     to employee stock ownership plans or certain cooperatives) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Application of Section to Sales of Stock in 
     Agricultural Refiners and Processors to Eligible Farm 
     Cooperatives.--
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall apply to the sale of 
     stock of a qualified refiner or processor to an eligible 
     farmers' cooperative.
       ``(2) Qualified refiner or processor.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified refiner or processor' means a 
     domestic corporation--
       ``(A) substantially all of the activities of which consist 
     of the active conduct of the trade or business of refining or 
     processing agricultural or horticultural products, and
       ``(B) which purchases more than one-half of such products 
     to be refined or processed from--
       ``(i) farmers who make up the eligible farmers' cooperative 
     which is purchasing stock in the corporation in a transaction 
     to which this subsection is to apply, and
       ``(ii) such cooperative.
       ``(3) Eligible farmers' cooperative.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `eligible farmers' cooperative' means an 
     organization to which part I of subchapter T applies which is 
     engaged in the marketing of agricultural or horticultural 
     products.

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       ``(4) Special rules.--In applying this section to a sale to 
     which paragraph (1) applies--
       ``(A) the eligible farmers' cooperative shall be treated in 
     the same manner as a cooperative described in subsection 
     (b)(1)(B),
       ``(B) subsection (b)(2) shall be applied by substituting 
     `100 percent' for `30 percent' each place it appears,
       ``(C) the determination as to whether any stock in the 
     domestic corporation is a qualified security shall be made 
     without regard to whether the stock is an employer security 
     or to subsection (c)(1)(A), and
       ``(D) paragraphs (2)(D) and (7) of subsection (c) shall not 
     apply.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to sales after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 959. EXCEPTION FROM REPORTING OF REAL ESTATE 
                   TRANSACTIONS FOR SALES AND EXCHANGES OF CERTAIN 
                   PRINCIPAL RESIDENCES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 6045 (relating 
     to return required in the case of real estate transactions) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Exception for sales or exchanges of certain principal 
     residences.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     sale or exchange of a residence for $250,000 or less if the 
     person referred to in paragraph (2)(A) receives written 
     assurance in a form acceptable to the Secretary from the 
     seller that--
       ``(i) such residence is the principal residence (within the 
     meaning of section 121) of the seller,
       ``(ii) there is no federally subsidized mortgage financing 
     assistance with respect to the mortgage on such residence, 
     and
       ``(iii) the seller meets the requirements of section 121(a) 
     with respect to such sale or exchange.
     If such assurance includes an assurance that the seller is 
     married, the preceding sentence shall be applied by 
     substituting `$500,000' for `$250,000'.
       ``(B) Seller.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `seller' includes the person relinquishing the residence in 
     an exchange.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to sales and exchanges after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 960. INCREASED DEDUCTIBILITY OF BUSINESS MEAL EXPENSES 
                   FOR INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL HOURS OF 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--Section 274(n) (relating to only 50 
     percent of meal and entertainment expenses allowed as 
     deduction) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Special rule for individuals subject to federal hours 
     of service.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any expenses for food or 
     beverages consumed while away from home (within the meaning 
     of section 162(a)(2)) by an individual during, or incident 
     to, the period of duty subject to the hours of service 
     limitations of the Department of Transportation, paragraph 
     (1) shall be applied by substituting `the applicable 
     percentage' for `50 percent'.
       ``(B) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `applicable percentage' means the 
     percentage determined under the following table:

``For taxable years beginning                            The applicable
  in calendar year--                                    percentage is--
  1998 or 1999..................................................55 ....

  2000 or 2001..................................................60 ....

  2002 or 2003..................................................65 ....

  2004 or 2005..................................................70 ....

  2006 or 2007..................................................75 ....

  2008 or thereafter.........................................80.''.....

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 961. QUALIFIED LESSEE CONSTRUCTION ALLOWANCES FOR SHORT-
                   TERM LEASES.

       (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 is 
     amended by inserting after section 109 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 110. QUALIFIED LESSEE CONSTRUCTION ALLOWANCES FOR 
                   SHORT-TERM LEASES.

       ``(a) In General.--Gross income of a lessee does not 
     include any amount received in cash (or treated as a rent 
     reduction) by a lessee from a lessor--
       ``(1) under a short-term lease of retail space, and
       ``(2) for the purpose of such lessee's constructing or 
     improving qualified long-term real property for use in such 
     lessee's trade or business at such retail space,
     but only to the extent that such amount does not exceed the 
     amount expended by the lessee for such construction or 
     improvement.
       ``(b) Consistent Treatment by Lessor.--Qualified long-term 
     real property constructed or improved in connection with any 
     amount excluded from a lessee's income by reason of 
     subsection (a) shall be treated as nonresidential real 
     property by the lessor.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Qualified long-term real property.--The term 
     `qualified long-term real property' means nonresidential real 
     property which is part of, or otherwise present at, the 
     retail space referred to in subsection (a) and which reverts 
     to the lessor at the termination of the lease.
       ``(2) Short-term lease.--The term `short-term lease' means 
     a lease (or other agreement for occupancy or use) of retail 
     space for 15 years or less (as determined under the rules of 
     section 168(i)(3)).
       ``(3) Retail space.--The term `retail space' means real 
     property leased, occupied, or otherwise used by a lessee in 
     its trade or business of selling tangible personal property 
     or services to the general public.
       ``(d) Information Required To Be Furnished to Secretary.--
     Under regulations, the lessee and lessor described in 
     subsection (a) shall, at such times and in such manner as may 
     be provided in such regulations, furnish to the Secretary--
       ``(1) information concerning the amounts received (or 
     treated as a rent reduction) and expended as described in 
     subsection (a), and
       ``(2) any other information which the Secretary deems 
     necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.''.
       (b) Treatment as Information Return.--Subparagraph (A) of 
     section 6724(d)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``or'' at the 
     end of clause (vii), by adding ``or'' at the end of clause 
     (viii), and by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ix) section 110(d) (relating to qualified lessee 
     construction allowances for short-term leases),''.
       (c) Cross Reference.--Paragraph (8) of section 168(i) 
     (relating to treatment of leasehold improvements) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Cross reference.--

  ``For treatment of qualified long-term real property constructed or 
improved in connection with cash or rent reduction from lessor to 
lessee, see section 110(b).''.
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part III 
     of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 109 the following new item:

``Sec. 110. Qualified lessee construction allowances for short-term 
              leases.''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to leases entered into after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 962. TAX TREATMENT OF CONSOLIDATIONS OF LIFE INSURANCE 
                   DEPARTMENTS OF MUTUAL SAVINGS BANKS.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 594 (relating to alternative tax 
     for mutual savings banks conducting life insurance business) 
     is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Treatment of Consolidations.--If 2 or more life 
     insurance departments to which subsection (a) applied are 
     consolidated into a single life insurance company pursuant to 
     a requirement of State law--
       ``(1) such consolidation shall be treated as a 
     reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(E), and
       ``(2) any payments required to be made to policyholders in 
     connection with such consolidation shall be treated as 
     policyholder dividends deductible under section 808 but only 
     if--
       ``(A) such payments are only with respect to policies in 
     effect immediately before such consolidation,
       ``(B) such payments are only with respect to policies which 
     are participating before and after such consolidation,
       ``(C) such payments shall cease with respect to any policy 
     if such policy lapses after such consolidation,
       ``(D) the policyholders before such consolidation had no 
     divisible right to the surplus of any such department and had 
     no right to vote, and
       ``(E) the approval of such policyholders was not required 
     for such consolidation.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on December 31, 1991.

     SEC. 963. OFFSET OF PAST-DUE, LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE STATE TAX 
                   OBLIGATIONS AGAINST OVERPAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6402 is amended by redesignating 
     subsections (e) through (i) as subsections (f) through (j), 
     respectively, and by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Collection of Past-Due, Legally Enforceable State Tax 
     Obligations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Upon receiving notice from any State 
     that a named person owes a past-due, legally enforceable 
     State tax obligation to such State, the Secretary shall, 
     under such conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary--
       ``(A) reduce the amount of any overpayment payable to such 
     person by the amount of such State tax obligation;
       ``(B) pay the amount by which such overpayment is reduced 
     under subparagraph (A) to such State and notify such State of 
     such person's name, taxpayer identification number, address, 
     and the amount collected; and
       ``(C) notify the person making such overpayment that the 
     overpayment has been reduced by an amount necessary to 
     satisfy a past-due, legally enforceable State tax obligation.
     If an offset is made pursuant to a joint return, the notice 
     under subparagraph (B) shall include the names, taxpayer 
     identification numbers, and addresses of each person filing 
     such return.
       ``(2) Offset permitted only against residents of state 
     seeking offset.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to an overpayment 
     by any person for a taxable year only if the address shown on 
     the return for such taxable year is an address within the 
     State seeking the offset.

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       ``(3) Priorities for offset.--Any overpayment by a person 
     shall be reduced pursuant to this subsection--
       ``(A) after such overpayment is reduced pursuant to--
       ``(i) subsection (a) with respect to any liability for any 
     internal revenue tax on the part of the person who made the 
     overpayment,
       ``(ii) subsection (c) with respect to past-due support, and
       ``(iii) subsection (d) with respect to any past-due, 
     legally enforceable debt owed to a Federal agency, and
       ``(B) before such overpayment is credited to the future 
     liability for any Federal internal revenue tax of such person 
     pursuant to subsection (b).
     If the Secretary receives notice from 1 or more agencies of 
     the State of more than 1 debt subject to paragraph (1) that 
     is owed by such person to such an agency, any overpayment by 
     such person shall be applied against such debts in the order 
     in which such debts accrued.
       ``(4) Notice; consideration of evidence.--No State may take 
     action under this subsection until such State--
       ``(A) notifies the person owing the past-due State tax 
     liability that the State proposes to take action pursuant to 
     this section,
       ``(B) gives such person at least 60 days to present 
     evidence that all or part of such liability is not past-due 
     or not legally enforceable,
       ``(C) considers any evidence presented by such person and 
     determines that an amount of such debt is past-due and 
     legally enforceable, and
       ``(D) satisfies such other conditions as the Secretary may 
     prescribe to ensure that the determination made under 
     subparagraph (C) is valid and that the State has made 
     reasonable efforts to obtain payment of such State tax 
     obligation.
       ``(5) Past-due, legally enforceable state tax obligation.--
     For purposes of this subsection, the term `past-due, legally 
     enforceable State tax obligation' means a debt--
       ``(A)(i) which resulted from--
       ``(I) a judgment rendered by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction which has determined an amount of State tax to 
     be due, or
       ``(II) a determination after an administrative hearing 
     which has determined an amount of State tax to be due, and
       ``(ii) which is no longer subject to judicial review, or
       ``(B) which resulted from a State tax which has been 
     assessed but not collected, the time for redetermination of 
     which has expired, and which has not been delinquent for more 
     than 10 years.
     For purposes of this paragraph, the term `State tax' includes 
     any local tax administered by the chief tax administration 
     agency of the State.
       ``(6) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue regulations 
     prescribing the time and manner in which States must submit 
     notices of past-due, legally enforceable State tax 
     obligations and the necessary information that must be 
     contained in or accompany such notices. The regulations shall 
     specify the types of State taxes and the minimum amount of 
     debt to which the reduction procedure established by 
     paragraph (1) may be applied. The regulations may require 
     States to pay a fee to reimburse the Secretary for the cost 
     of applying such procedure. Any fee paid to the Secretary 
     pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be used to reimburse 
     appropriations which bore all or part of the cost of applying 
     such procedure.
       ``(7) Erroneous payment to state.--Any State receiving 
     notice from the Secretary that an erroneous payment has been 
     made to such State under paragraph (1) shall pay promptly to 
     the Secretary, in accordance with such regulations as the 
     Secretary may prescribe, an amount equal to the amount of 
     such erroneous payment (without regard to whether any other 
     amounts payable to such State under such paragraph have been 
     paid to such State).''.
       (b) Disclosure of Certain Information to States Requesting 
     Refund Offsets for Past-Due, Legally Enforceable State Tax 
     Obligations.--
       (1) Paragraph (10) of section 6103(l) is amended by 
     striking ``(c) or (d)'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``(c), (d), or (e)''.
       (2) The paragraph heading for such paragraph (10) is 
     amended by striking ``section 6402(c) or 6402(d)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (c), (d), or (e) of section 6402''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 6402 is amended by striking 
     ``(c) and (d)'' and inserting ``(c), (d), and (e)''.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6402(d) is amended by striking 
     ``and before such overpayment'' and inserting ``and before 
     such overpayment is reduced pursuant to subsection (e) and 
     before such overpayment''.
       (3) Subsection (f) of section 6402, as redesignated by 
     subsection (a), is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(c) or (d)'' and inserting ``(c), (d), or 
     (e)'', and
       (B) by striking ``Federal agency'' and inserting ``Federal 
     agency or State''.
       (4) Subsection (h) of section 6402, as redesignated by 
     subsection (a), is amended by striking ``subsection (c)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (c) or (e)''.
       (d) Amendments Applied After Technical Corrections to 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996.--
       (1) Section 110(l) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended by striking 
     paragraphs (4), (5), and (7) (and the amendments made by such 
     paragraphs), and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be 
     applied as if such paragraphs (and amendments) had never been 
     enacted.
       (2) For purposes of applying the amendments made by this 
     section other than this subsection, the provisions of this 
     subsection shall be treated as having been enacted 
     immediately before the other provisions of this section.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     (other than subsection (d)) shall apply to refunds payable 
     under section 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 after 
     December 31, 1998.

     SEC. 964. EXEMPTION OF THE INCREMENTAL COST OF A CLEAN FUEL 
                   VEHICLE FROM THE LIMITS ON DEPRECIATION FOR 
                   VEHICLES.

       (a) In General.--Section 280F(a)(1) (relating to limiting 
     depreciation on luxury automobiles) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Special rule for certain clean-fuel passenger 
     automobiles.--
       ``(i) Modified automobiles.--In the case of a passenger 
     automobile which is propelled by a fuel which is not a clean-
     burning fuel to which is installed qualified clean-fuel 
     vehicle property (as defined in section 179A(c)(1)(A)) for 
     purposes of permitting such vehicle to be propelled by a 
     clean burning fuel (as defined in section 179A(e)(1)), 
     subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the cost of the installed 
     qualified clean burning vehicle property as depreciated 
     pursuant to section 168 by applying the rules under 
     subsections (b)(1), (d)(1), and (e)(3)(B) thereof.
       ``(ii) Purpose built passenger vehicles.--In the case of a 
     purpose built passenger vehicle (as defined in section 
     4001(a)(2)(C)(ii)), each of the annual limitations specified 
     in subparagraph (A) shall be tripled.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to property placed in service on or after the 
     date of enactment of this Act and before January 1, 2005.

     SEC. 965. TAX BENEFITS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED IN 
                   THE LINE OF DUTY.

       (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 
     (relating to items specifically excluded from gross income) 
     is amended by redesignating section 138 as section 139 and by 
     inserting after section 137 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 138. SURVIVOR BENEFITS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SERVICE BY A 
                   LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO IS KILLED IN THE 
                   LINE OF DUTY.

       ``(a) In General.--Gross income shall not include any 
     amount paid as a survivor annuity on account of the death of 
     a law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty--
       ``(1) if such annuity is provided under a governmental plan 
     which meets the requirements of section 401(a) to the spouse 
     (or a former spouse) of the law enforcement officer or to a 
     child of such officer, and
       ``(2) to the extent such annuity is attributable to such 
     officer's service as a law enforcement officer.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
     respect to the death of any law enforcement officer if--
       ``(A) the death was caused by the intentional misconduct of 
     the officer or by such officer's intention to bring about 
     such officer's death,
       ``(B) the officer was voluntarily intoxicated (as defined 
     in section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
     Act of 1968) at the time of death, or
       ``(C) the officer was performing such officer's duties in a 
     grossly negligent manner at the time of death.
       ``(2) Exception for benefits paid to certain individuals.--
     Subsection (a) shall not apply to any payment to an 
     individual whose actions were a substantial contributing 
     factor to the death of the officer.
       ``(c) Law Enforcement Officer.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `law enforcement officer' means an 
     individual serving a public agency (as defined in section 
     1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968) in an official capacity, with or without compensation, 
     as a law enforcement officer (as defined in such section).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--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. 138. Survivor benefits attributable to service by a law 
              enforcement officer who is killed in the line of duty.
``Sec. 139. Cross references to other Acts.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning 
     after December 31, 1996, with respect to individuals dying 
     after such date.

     SEC. 966. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF TAXABLE INCOME LIMIT ON 
                   PERCENTAGE DEPLETION FOR MARGINAL PRODUCTION.

       In the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997, and before January 1, 2000, paragraph (1) of section 
     613A(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply 
     to so much of the allowance for depletion computed under 
     section 613A(c) of such Code as is attributable to paragraph 
     (6) thereof.

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 Subtitle G--Extension of Duty-Free Treatment Under Generalized System 
  of Preferences; Tariff Treatment of Certain Equipment and Repair of 
                                Vessels

     SEC. 971. GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

       (a) Extension of Duty-Free Treatment Under System.--Section 
     505 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2465) is amended by 
     striking ``May 31, 1997'' and inserting ``May 31, 1999''.
       (b) Retroactive Application for Certain Liquidations and 
     Reliquidations.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 or any other provision of law and subject to 
     paragraph (2), the entry--
       (A) 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 May 31, 1997, and
       (B) that was made after May 31, 1997, 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.
       (2) Requests.--Liquidation or reliquidation may be made 
     under paragraph (1) 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--
       (A) to locate the entry; or
       (B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.

     SEC. 972. EQUIPMENT AND REPAIR OF VESSELS.

       (a) Tariff Treatment.--Section 466 of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 (19 U.S.C. 1466), is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(i)(1) The duty imposed by subsection (a) shall not apply 
     with respect to activities occurring in a Shipbuilding 
     Agreement Party, with respect to--
       ``(A) self-propelled seagoing vessels of 100 gross tons or 
     more that are used for transportation of goods or persons or 
     for performance of a specialized service (including, but not 
     limited to, ice breakers and dredges), and
       ``(B) tugs of 365 kilowatts or more.
     A vessel shall be considered `self-propelled seagoing' if its 
     permanent propulsion and steering provide it all the 
     characteristics of self-navigability in the high seas.
       ``(2) As used in this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `Shipbuilding Agreement Party' means a state 
     or separate customs territory that is a signatory to the 
     Shipbuilding Agreement; and
       ``(B) the term `Shipbuilding Agreement' means The Agreement 
     Respecting Normal Competitive Conditions in the Commercial 
     Shipbuilding and Repair Industry, resulting from negotiations 
     under the auspices of the Organization for Economic 
     Cooperation and Development, and entered into on December 21, 
     1994.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies only with respect to activities occurring in a 
     Shipbuilding Agreement Party (as defined in section 466(i) of 
     the Tariff Act of 1930) during the 1-year period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
    Subtitle H--United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act

     SEC. 981. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``United States-Caribbean 
     Basin Trade Partnership Act''.

     SEC. 982. FINDINGS AND POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States apparel industry is a major component 
     of the United States manufacturing sector of the United 
     States, employing nearly 825,000 people who are located in 
     every State in the country. The United States apparel 
     industry consumes 42 percent of the fabric produced by United 
     States textile mills, which employ more than 650,000 people.
       (2) In 1973 the United States apparel industry supplied 88 
     percent of the garments consumed by Americans, and in 1995 
     that share fell to less than 50 percent.
       (3) Countries in the Western Hemisphere offer the greatest 
     opportunities for increased exports of United States textile 
     and apparel products.
       (4) Given the greater propensity of countries located in 
     the Western Hemisphere to use United States components and to 
     purchase United States products compared to other countries, 
     increased trade and economic activity between the United 
     States and countries in the Western Hemisphere will create 
     new jobs in the United States as a result of expanding export 
     opportunities.
       (5) The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act represents a 
     permanent commitment by the United States to encourage the 
     development of strong democratic governments and revitalized 
     economies in neighboring countries in the Caribbean Basin.
       (6) The economic security of the countries in the Caribbean 
     Basin is potentially threatened by the diversion of 
     investment to Mexico as a result of the North American Free 
     Trade Agreement.
       (7) Offering NAFTA equivalent benefits to Caribbean Basin 
     beneficiary countries, pending their eventual accession to 
     the NAFTA or a free trade agreement comparable to the NAFTA, 
     will promote the growth of free enterprise and economic 
     opportunity in the region, and thereby enhance the national 
     security interests of the United States.
       (b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States--
       (1) to assure that the domestic textile and apparel 
     industry remains competitive in the global marketplace by 
     encouraging the formation and expansion of ``partnerships'' 
     between the textile and apparel industry of the United States 
     and the textile and apparel industry of various countries 
     located in the Western Hemisphere; and
       (2) to offer to the products of Caribbean Basin partnership 
     countries tariffs and quota treatment equivalent to that 
     accorded to products of NAFTA countries, and to seek the 
     accession of these partnership countries to the NAFTA or a 
     free trade agreement comparable to the NAFTA at the earliest 
     possible date, with the goal of achieving full participation 
     in the NAFTA or in a free trade agreement comparable to the 
     NAFTA by all partnership countries by not later than January 
     1, 2005.

     SEC. 983. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this Act:
       (1) Partnership country.--The term ``partnership country'' 
     means a beneficiary country as defined in section 
     212(a)(1)(A) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 
     U.S.C. 2702(a)(1)(A)).
       (2) NAFTA.--The term ``NAFTA'' means the North American 
     Free Trade Agreement entered into between the United States, 
     Mexico, and Canada on December 17, 1992.
       (3) Trade representative.--The term ``Trade 
     Representative'' means the United States Trade 
     Representative.
       (4) WTO and wto member.--The terms ``WTO'' and ``WTO 
     member'' have the meanings given those terms in section 2 of 
     the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501).

     SEC. 984. TEMPORARY PROVISIONS TO PROVIDE NAFTA PARITY TO 
                   PARTNERSHIP COUNTRIES.

       (a) Temporary Provisions.--Section 213(b) of the Caribbean 
     Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(b) Import-Sensitive Articles.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) through (5), 
     the duty-free treatment provided under this title does not 
     apply to--
       ``(A) textile and apparel articles which are subject to 
     textile agreements;
       ``(B) footwear not designated at the time of the effective 
     date of this title as eligible articles for the purpose of 
     the generalized system of preferences under title V of the 
     Trade Act of 1974;
       ``(C) tuna, prepared or preserved in any manner, in 
     airtight containers;
       ``(D) petroleum, or any product derived from petroleum, 
     provided for in headings 2709 and 2710 of the HTS;
       ``(E) watches and watch parts (including cases, bracelets 
     and straps), of whatever type including, but not limited to, 
     mechanical, quartz digital, or quartz analog, if such watches 
     or watch parts contain any material which is the product of 
     any country with respect to which HTS column 2 rates of duty 
     apply; or
       ``(F) articles to which reduced rates of duty apply under 
     subsection (h).
       ``(2) NAFTA transition period treatment of certain textile 
     and apparel articles.--
       ``(A) Equivalent tariff and quota treatment.--During the 
     transition period--
       ``(i) the tariff treatment accorded at any time to any 
     textile or apparel article that originates in the territory 
     of a partnership country shall be identical to the tariff 
     treatment that is accorded at such time under section 2 of 
     the Annex to an article described in the same 8-digit 
     subheading of the HTS that is an originating good of Mexico 
     and is imported into the United States;
       ``(ii) duty-free treatment under this title shall apply to 
     any textile or apparel article that is imported into the 
     United States from a partnership country and that--

       ``(I) is assembled in a partnership country, from fabrics 
     wholly formed and cut in the United States from yarns formed 
     in the United States, and is entered--

       ``(aa) under subheading 9802.00.80 of the HTS; or
       ``(bb) under chapter 61 or 62 of the HTS if, after such 
     assembly, the article would have qualified for treatment 
     under subheading 9802.00.80 of the HTS, but for the fact the 
     article was subjected to bleaching, dyeing, stone-washing, 
     enzyme-washing, acid-washing, perma-pressing, or similar 
     processes or embroidery; or

       ``(II) is knit-to-shape in a partnership country from yarns 
     wholly formed in the United States;
       ``(III) is made from fabric knit in a partnership country 
     from yarns wholly formed in the United States;
       ``(IV) is cut and assembled in a partnership country from 
     yarns wholly formed in the United States; or
       ``(V) is identified under subparagraph (C) as a handloomed, 
     handmade, or folklore article of such country and is 
     certified as such by the competent authority of such country; 
     and

       ``(iii) no quantitative restriction under any bilateral 
     textile agreement may be applied to the importation into the 
     United States of any textile or apparel article that--

       ``(I) originates in the territory of a partnership country, 
     or
       ``(II) qualifies for duty-free treatment under subclause 
     (I), (II), (III), (IV), or (V) of clause (ii).

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       ``(B) NAFTA transition period treatment of nonoriginating 
     textile and apparel articles.--
       ``(i) Preferential tariff treatment.--Subject to clause 
     (ii), the President may place in effect at any time during 
     the transition period with respect to any textile or apparel 
     article that--

       ``(I) is a product of a partnership country, but
       ``(II) does not qualify as a good that originates in the 
     territory of a partnership country,

     tariff treatment that is identical to the in-preference-level 
     tariff treatment accorded at such time under Appendix 6.B of 
     the Annex to an article described in the same 8-digit 
     subheading of the HTS that is a product of Mexico and is 
     imported into the United States. For purposes of this clause, 
     the `in-preference-level tariff treatment' accorded to an 
     article that is a product of Mexico is the rate of duty 
     applied to that article when imported in quantities less than 
     or equal to the quantities specified in Schedule 6.B.1, 
     6.B.2., or 6.B.3. of the Annex for imports of that article 
     from Mexico into the United States.
       ``(ii) Limitations on certain articles.--(I) Tariff 
     treatment under clause (i) may be extended, during any 
     calendar year, to not more than 45,000,000 square meter 
     equivalents of cotton or man-made fiber apparel, to not more 
     than 1,500,000 square meter equivalents of wool apparel, and 
     to not more than 25,000,000 square meter equivalents of goods 
     entered under subheading 9802.00.80 of the HTS.
       ``(II) Except as provided in subclause (III), the amounts 
     set forth in subclause (I) shall be allocated among the 7 
     partnership countries with the largest volume of exports to 
     the United States of textile and apparel goods in calendar 
     year 1996, based upon a pro rata share of the volume of 
     textile and apparel goods of each of those 7 countries that 
     entered the United States under subheading 9802.00.80 of the 
     HTS during the first 12 months of the 14-month period ending 
     on the date of the enactment of the United States-Caribbean 
     Basin Trade Partnership Act.
       ``(III) Five percent of the amounts set forth in subclause 
     (I) shall be allocated among the partnership countries, other 
     than those to which subclause (II) applies, based upon a pro 
     rata share of the exports to the United States of textile and 
     apparel goods of each of those countries during the first 12 
     months of the 14-month period ending on the date of the 
     enactment of the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade 
     Partnership Act.
       ``(iii) Prior consultation.--The President may implement 
     the preferential tariff treatment described in clause (i) 
     only after consultation with representatives of the United 
     States textile and apparel industry and other interested 
     parties regarding--

       ``(I) the specific articles to which such treatment will be 
     extended,
       ``(II) the annual quantities of such articles that may be 
     imported at the preferential duty rates described in clause 
     (i), and
       ``(III) the allocation of such annual quantities among 
     beneficiary countries.

       ``(C) Handloomed, handmade, and folklore articles.--For 
     purposes of subparagraph (A), the Trade Representative shall 
     consult with representatives of the partnership country for 
     the purpose of identifying particular textile and apparel 
     goods that are mutually agreed upon as being handloomed, 
     handmade, or folklore goods of a kind described in section 
     2.3 (a), (b), or (c) or Appendix 3.1.B.11 of the Annex.
       ``(D) Bilateral emergency actions.--(i) The President may 
     take--
       ``(I) bilateral emergency tariff actions of a kind 
     described in section 4 of the Annex with respect to any 
     textile or apparel article imported from a partnership 
     country if the application of tariff treatment under 
     subparagraph (A) to such article results in conditions that 
     would be cause for the taking of such actions under such 
     section 4 with respect to an article described in the same 8-
     digit subheading of the HTS that is imported from Mexico; or
       ``(II) bilateral emergency quantitative restriction actions 
     of a kind described in section 5 of the Annex with respect to 
     imports of any textile or apparel article described in 
     subparagraph (B)(i) (I) and (II) if the importation of such 
     article into the United States results in conditions that 
     would be cause for the taking of such actions under such 
     section 5 with respect to a like article that is a product of 
     Mexico.
       ``(ii) The requirement in paragraph (5) of section 4 of the 
     Annex (relating to providing compensation) shall not be 
     deemed to apply to a bilateral emergency action taken under 
     this subparagraph.
       ``(iii) For purposes of applying bilateral emergency action 
     under this subparagraph--
       ``(I) the term `transition period' in sections 4 and 5 of 
     the Annex shall be deemed to be the period defined in 
     paragraph (5)(D); and
       ``(II) any requirements to consult specified in section 4 
     or 5 of the Annex are deemed to be satisfied if the President 
     requests consultations with the partnership country in 
     question and the country does not agree to consult within the 
     time period specified in such section.
       ``(3) NAFTA transition period treatment of certain other 
     articles originating in beneficiary countries.--
       ``(A) Equivalent tariff treatment.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the tariff 
     treatment accorded at any time during the transition period 
     to any article referred to in any of subparagraphs (B) 
     through (F) of paragraph (1) that originates in the territory 
     of a partnership country shall be identical to the tariff 
     treatment that is accorded at such time under Annex 302.2 of 
     the NAFTA to an article described in the same 8-digit 
     subheading of the HTS that is an originating good of Mexico 
     and is imported into the United States.
       ``(ii) Exception.--Clause (i) does not apply to any article 
     accorded duty-free treatment under U.S. Note 2(b) to 
     subchapter II of chapter 98 of the HTS.
       ``(B) Relationship to subsection (h) duty reductions.--If 
     at any time during the transition period the rate of duty 
     that would (but for action taken under subparagraph (A)(i) in 
     regard to such period) apply with respect to any article 
     under subsection (h) is a rate of duty that is lower than the 
     rate of duty resulting from such action, then such lower rate 
     of duty shall be applied for the purposes of implementing 
     such action.
       ``(4) Customs procedures.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) The obligations under chapter 5 of the NAFTA 
     regarding customs procedures, as such obligations apply to 
     the exporting country, shall apply to importations under 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of articles from partnership 
     countries.
       ``(ii) The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe 
     regulations that require, as a condition of entry, that any 
     importer of record that claims preferential treatment under 
     paragraph (2) or (3) must comply with requirements similar in 
     all material respects to the requirements of article 502.1 of 
     the NAFTA. The certificate of origin that otherwise would be 
     required under this subparagraph shall not be required in the 
     case of an article imported under paragraph (2) or (3) if 
     such certificate of origin would not be required under 
     article 503 of the NAFTA for a similar importation from 
     Mexico.
       ``(B) Penalties for engaging in transshipment or other 
     customs fraud.--If an exporter is determined under the laws 
     of the United States to have engaged in illegal transshipment 
     of textile or apparel products from a partnership country, 
     then the President shall deny all benefits under this title 
     to such exporter, and any successors of such exporter, for a 
     period of 2 years.
       ``(C) Study by USTR on Cooperation of Other Countries 
     Concerning Circumvention.--The Trade Representative, in 
     consultation with the United States Commissioner of Customs, 
     shall conduct a study analyzing the extent to which each 
     partnership country--
       ``(i) has cooperated fully with the United States, 
     consistent with its domestic laws and procedures, in 
     instances of circumvention or alleged circumvention of 
     existing quotas on imports of textile and apparel goods, to 
     establish necessary relevant facts in the places of import, 
     export, and, where applicable, transshipment, including 
     investigation of circumvention practices, exchanges of 
     documents, correspondence, reports, and other relevant 
     information, to the extent such information is available;
       ``(ii) has taken appropriate measures, consistent with its 
     domestic laws and procedures, against exporters and importers 
     involved in instances of false declaration concerning fiber 
     content, quantities, description, classification, or origin 
     of textile and apparel goods; and
       ``(iii) has penalized the individuals and entities involved 
     in any such circumvention, consistent with its domestic laws 
     and procedures, and has worked closely to seek the 
     cooperation of any third country to prevent such 
     circumvention from taking place in that third country.
     The Trade Representative shall submit to the Congress, not 
     later than October 1, 1998, a report on the study conducted 
     under this subparagraph.
       ``(5) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) The term `the Annex' means Annex 300-B of the NAFTA.
       ``(B) The term `NAFTA' means the North American Free Trade 
     Agreement entered into between the United States, Mexico, and 
     Canada on December 17, 1992.
       ``(C) The term `partnership country' means a beneficiary 
     country.
       ``(D) The term `textile or apparel article' means any 
     article referred to in paragraph (1)(A) that is a good listed 
     in Appendix 1.1 of the Annex.
       ``(E) The term `transition period' means, with respect to a 
     partnership country, the period that begins on January 1, 
     1998, and ends on the earlier of--
       ``(i) December 31, 1998; or
       ``(ii) the date on which--

       ``(I) the United States first applies the NAFTA to the 
     partnership country upon its accession to the NAFTA, or
       ``(II) there enters into force with respect to the United 
     States and the partnership country a free trade agreement 
     comparable to the NAFTA that makes substantial progress in 
     achieving the negotiating objectives set forth in section 
     108(b)(5) of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
     Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3317(b)(5)).

       ``(F) An article shall be deemed as originating in the 
     territory of a partnership country if the article meets the 
     rules of origin for a good set forth in chapter 4 of the 
     NAFTA, and, in the case of an article described in Appendix 
     6.A of the Annex, the requirements stated in such Appendix 
     6.A for such article to be treated as if it were an 
     originating good. In applying such chapter 4 or Appendix 6.A 
     with respect to a partnership country for purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(i) no countries other than the United States and 
     partnership countries may be treated as being Parties to the 
     NAFTA,

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       ``(ii) references to trade between the United States and 
     Mexico shall be deemed to refer to trade between the United 
     States and partnership countries, and
       ``(iii) references to a Party shall be deemed to refer to 
     the United States or a partnership country, and references to 
     the Parties shall be deemed to refer to any combination of 
     partnership countries or the United States.''.
       (b) Determination Regarding Retention of Designation.--
     Section 212(e)(1) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 
     Act (19 U.S.C. 2702(e)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively;
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B)(i) Based on the President's review and analysis 
     described in subsection (f), the President may determine if 
     the preferential treatment under section 213(b)(2) and (3) 
     should be withdrawn, suspended, or limited with respect to 
     any article of a partnership country. Such determination 
     shall be included in the report required by subsection (f).
       ``(ii) Withdrawal, suspension, or limitation of the 
     preferential treatment under section 213(b)(2) and (3) with 
     respect to a partnership country shall be taken only after 
     the requirements of subsection (a)(2) and paragraph (2) of 
     this subsection have been met.''.
       (c) Reporting Requirements.--Section 212(f) of the 
     Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2702(f)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of the United States-Caribbean 
     Basin Trade Partnership Act and at the close of each 3-year 
     period thereafter, the President shall submit to the Congress 
     a complete report regarding the operation of this title, 
     including--
       ``(1) with respect to subsections (b) and (c) of this 
     section, the results of a general review of beneficiary 
     countries based on the considerations described in such 
     subsections;
       ``(2) with respect to subsection (c)(4), the degree to 
     which a country follows accepted rules of international trade 
     provided for under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
     and the World Trade Organization;
       ``(3) with respect to subsection (c)(9), the extent to 
     which beneficiary countries are providing or taking steps to 
     provide protection of intellectual property rights comparable 
     to the protection provided to the United States in bilateral 
     intellectual property rights agreements;
       ``(4) with respect to subsection (b)(2) and subsection 
     (c)(5), the extent that beneficiary countries are providing 
     or taking steps to provide protection of investment and 
     investors comparable to the protection provided to the United 
     States in bilateral investment treaties;
       ``(5) with respect to subsection (c)(3), the extent that 
     beneficiary countries are providing the United States with 
     equitable and reasonable market access in the product sectors 
     for which benefits are provided under this title;
       ``(6) with respect to subsection (c)(11), the extent that 
     beneficiary countries are cooperating with the United States 
     in administering the provisions of section 213(b); and
       ``(7) with respect to subsection (c)(8), the extent that 
     beneficiary countries are meeting the internationally 
     recognized worker rights criteria under such subsection.
     In the first report under this subsection, the President 
     shall include a review of the implementation of section 
     213(b), and his analysis of whether the benefits under 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of such section further the objectives 
     of this title and whether such benefits should be 
     continued.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 213(a)(1) of the 
     Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act is amended by inserting 
     ``and except as provided in section 213(b)(2) and (3),'' 
     after ``Tax Reform Act of 1986,''.

     SEC. 985. EFFECT OF NAFTA ON SUGAR IMPORTS FROM BENEFICIARY 
                   COUNTRIES.

       The President shall monitor the effects, if any, that the 
     implementation of the NAFTA has on the access of beneficiary 
     countries under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to 
     the United States market for sugars, syrups, and molasses. If 
     the President considers that the implementation of the NAFTA 
     is affecting, or will likely affect, in an adverse manner the 
     access of such countries to the United States market, the 
     President shall promptly--
       (1) take such actions, after consulting with interested 
     parties and with the appropriate committees of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, or
       (2) propose to the Congress such legislative actions,
     as may be necessary or appropriate to ameliorate such adverse 
     effect.

     SEC. 986. DUTY-FREE TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN BEVERAGES MADE WITH 
                   CARIBBEAN RUM.

       Section 213(a) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act 
     (19 U.S.C. 2703(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``chapter'' and inserting 
     ``title''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the duty-free 
     treatment provided under this title shall apply to liqueurs 
     and spirituous beverages produced in the territory of Canada 
     from rum if--
       ``(A) such rum is the growth, product, or manufacture of a 
     beneficiary country or of the Virgin Islands of the United 
     States;
       ``(B) such rum is imported directly from a beneficiary 
     country or the Virgin Islands of the United States into the 
     territory of Canada, and such liqueurs and spirituous 
     beverages are imported directly from the territory of Canada 
     into the customs territory of the United States;
       ``(C) when imported into the customs territory of the 
     United States, such liqueurs and spirituous beverages are 
     classified in subheading 2208.90 or 2208.40 of the HTS; and
       ``(D) such rum accounts for at least 90 percent by volume 
     of the alcoholic content of such liqueurs and spiritous 
     beverages.''.

     SEC. 987. MEETINGS OF TRADE MINISTERS AND USTR.

       (a) Schedule of Meetings.--The President shall take the 
     necessary steps to convene a meeting with the trade ministers 
     of the partnership countries in order to establish a schedule 
     of regular meetings, to commence as soon as is practicable, 
     of the trade ministers and the Trade Representative, for the 
     purpose set forth in subsection (b).
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the meetings scheduled under 
     subsection (a) is to reach agreement between the United 
     States and partnership countries on the likely timing and 
     procedures for initiating negotiations for partnership to 
     accede to the NAFTA, or to enter into mutually advantageous 
     free trade agreements with the United States that contain 
     provisions comparable to those in the NAFTA and would make 
     substantial progress in achieving the negotiating objectives 
     set forth in section 108(b)(5) of the North American Free 
     Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3317(b)(5)).

     SEC. 988. REPORT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND MARKET ORIENTED 
                   REFORMS IN THE CARIBBEAN.

       (a) In General.--The Trade Representative shall make an 
     assessment of the economic development efforts and market 
     oriented reforms in each partnership country and the ability 
     of each such country, on the basis of such efforts and 
     reforms, to undertake the obligations of the NAFTA. The Trade 
     Representative shall, not later than July 1, 1998, submit to 
     the President and to the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives a report on that assessment.
       (b) Accession to NAFTA.--
       (1) Ability of countries to implement nafta.--The Trade 
     Representative shall include in the report under subsection 
     (a) a discussion of possible timetables and procedures 
     pursuant to which partnership countries can complete the 
     economic reforms necessary to enable them to negotiate 
     accession to the NAFTA. The Trade Representative shall also 
     include an assessment of the potential phase-in periods that 
     may be necessary for those partnership countries with less 
     developed economies to implement the obligations of the 
     NAFTA.
       (2) Factors in assessing ability to implement nafta.--In 
     assessing the ability of each partnership country to 
     undertake the obligations of the NAFTA, the Trade 
     Representative should consider, among other factors--
       (A) whether the country has joined the WTO;
       (B) the extent to which the country provides equitable 
     access to the markets of that country;
       (C) the degree to which the country uses export subsidies 
     or imposes export performance requirements or local content 
     requirements;
       (D) macroeconomic reforms in the country such as the 
     abolition of price controls on traded goods and fiscal 
     discipline;
       (E) progress the country has made in the protection of 
     intellectual property rights;
       (F) progress the country has made in the elimination of 
     barriers to trade in services;
       (G) whether the country provides national treatment to 
     foreign direct investment;
       (H) the level of tariffs bound by the country under the WTO 
     (if the country is a WTO member);
       (I) the extent to which the country has taken other trade 
     liberalization measures; and
       (J) the extent which the country works to accommodate 
     market access objectives of the United States.
       (c) Parity Review in the Event a New Country Accedes to 
     NAFTA.--If--
       (1) a country or group of countries accedes to the NAFTA, 
     or
       (2) the United States negotiates a comparable free trade 
     agreement with another country or group of countries,
     the Trade Representative shall provide to the committees 
     referred to in subsection (a) a separate report on the 
     economic impact of the new trade relationship on partnership 
     countries. The report shall include any measures the Trade 
     Representative proposes to minimize the potential for the 
     diversion of investment from partnership countries to the new 
     NAFTA member or free trade agreement partner.
                           TITLE X--REVENUES
                     Subtitle A--Financial Products

     SEC. 1001. CONSTRUCTIVE SALES TREATMENT FOR APPRECIATED 
                   FINANCIAL POSITIONS.

       (a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter P of chapter 1 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1259. CONSTRUCTIVE SALES TREATMENT FOR APPRECIATED 
                   FINANCIAL POSITIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--If there is a constructive sale of an 
     appreciated financial position--
       ``(1) the taxpayer shall recognize gain as if such position 
     were sold, assigned, or other

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     wise terminated at its fair market value on the date of such 
     constructive sale (and any gain shall be taken into account 
     for the taxable year which includes such date), and
       ``(2) for purposes of applying this title for periods after 
     the constructive sale--
       ``(A) proper adjustment shall be made in the amount of any 
     gain or loss subsequently realized with respect to such 
     position for any gain taken into account by reason of 
     paragraph (1), and
       ``(B) the holding period of such position shall be 
     determined as if such position were originally acquired on 
     the date of such constructive sale.
       ``(b) Appreciated Financial Position.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     term `appreciated financial position' means any position with 
     respect to any stock, debt instrument, or partnership 
     interest if there would be gain were such position sold, 
     assigned, or otherwise terminated at its fair market value.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--The term `appreciated financial 
     position' shall not include--
       ``(A) any position with respect to straight debt (as 
     defined in section 1361(c)(5)(B) without regard to clause 
     (iii) thereof), and
       ``(B) any position which is marked to market under any 
     provision of this title or the regulations thereunder.
       ``(3) Position.--The term `position' means an interest, 
     including a futures or forward contract, short sale, or 
     option.
       ``(c) Constructive Sale.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--A taxpayer shall be treated as having 
     made a constructive sale of an appreciated financial position 
     if the taxpayer (or a related person)--
       ``(A) enters into a short sale of the same or substantially 
     identical property,
       ``(B) enters into an offsetting notional principal contract 
     with respect to the same or substantially identical property,
       ``(C) enters into a futures or forward contract to deliver 
     the same or substantially identical property,
       ``(D) in the case of an appreciated financial position that 
     is a short sale or a contract described in subparagraph (B) 
     or (C) with respect to any property, acquires the same or 
     substantially identical property, or
       ``(E) to the extent prescribed by the Secretary in 
     regulations, enters into 1 or more other transactions (or 
     acquires 1 or more positions) that have substantially the 
     same effect as a transaction described in any of the 
     preceding subparagraphs.
       ``(2) Exception for sales of nonpublicly traded property.--
     The term `constructive sale' shall not include any contract 
     for sale of any stock, debt instrument, or partnership 
     interest which is not a marketable security (as defined in 
     section 453(f)) if the contract settles within 1 year after 
     the date such contract is entered into.
       ``(3) Exception for certain closed transactions.--In 
     applying this section, there shall be disregarded any 
     transaction (which would otherwise be treated as a 
     constructive sale) during the taxable year if--
       ``(A) such transaction is closed before the end of the 30th 
     day after the close of such taxable year, and
       ``(B) in the case of a transaction which is closed during 
     the 90-day period ending on such 30th day--
       ``(i) the taxpayer holds the appreciated financial position 
     throughout the 60-day period beginning on the date such 
     transaction is closed, and
       ``(ii) at no time during such 60-day period is the 
     taxpayer's risk of loss with respect to such position reduced 
     by reason of a circumstance which would be described in 
     section 246(c)(4) if references to stock included references 
     to such position.
       ``(4) Related person.--A person is related to another 
     person with respect to a transaction if--
       ``(A) the relationship is described in section 267 or 
     707(b), and
       ``(B) such transaction is entered into with a view toward 
     avoiding the purposes of this section.
       ``(d) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Forward contract.--The term `forward contract' means 
     a contract to deliver a substantially fixed amount of 
     property for a substantially fixed price.
       ``(2) Offsetting notional principal contract.--The term 
     `offsetting notional principal contract' means, with respect 
     to any property, an agreement which includes--
       ``(A) a requirement to pay (or provide credit for) all or 
     substantially all of the investment yield (including 
     appreciation) on such property for a specified period, and
       ``(B) a right to be reimbursed for (or receive credit for) 
     all or substantially all of any decline in the value of such 
     property.
       ``(e) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Treatment of subsequent sale of position which was 
     deemed sold.--If--
       ``(A) there is a constructive sale of any appreciated 
     financial position,
       ``(B) such position is subsequently disposed of, and
       ``(C) at the time of such disposition, the transaction 
     resulting in the constructive sale of such position is open 
     with respect to the taxpayer or any related person,
     solely for purposes of determining whether the taxpayer has 
     entered into a constructive sale of any other appreciated 
     financial position held by the taxpayer, the taxpayer shall 
     be treated as entering into such transaction immediately 
     after such disposition. For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, an assignment or other termination shall be treated 
     as a disposition.
       ``(2) Certain trust instruments treated as stock.--For 
     purposes of this section, an interest in a trust which is 
     actively traded (within the meaning of section 1092(d)(1)) 
     shall be treated as stock.
       ``(3) Multiple positions in property.--If a taxpayer holds 
     multiple positions in property, the determination of whether 
     a specific transaction is a constructive sale and, if so, 
     which appreciated financial position is deemed sold shall be 
     made in the same manner as actual sales.
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.''.
       (b) Election of Mark to Market for Securities Traders and 
     for Traders and Dealers in Commodities.--Subsection (d) of 
     section 475 (relating to mark to market accounting method for 
     dealers in securities) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Election of mark to market for securities traders and 
     for traders and dealers in commodities.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a person--
       ``(i) who is engaged in a trade or business to which this 
     paragraph applies, and
       ``(ii) who elects to be treated as a dealer in securities 
     for purposes of this section with respect to such trade or 
     business,
     subsections (a), (b)(3), (c)(3), and (e) and the preceding 
     provisions of this subsection (or, in the case of a dealer in 
     commodities, this section) shall apply to all commodities and 
     securities held by such person in any trade or business with 
     respect to which such election is in effect in the same 
     manner as if such person were a dealer in securities and all 
     references to securities included references to commodities.
       ``(B) Application of paragraph.--This paragraph shall apply 
     to any active trade or business--
       ``(i) as a trader in securities, or
       ``(ii) as a trader or dealer in commodities.
       ``(C) Exception for certain holdings of traders.--In the 
     case of a trader in securities or commodities, subsection (a) 
     shall not apply to any security or commodity (to which 
     subsection (a) would otherwise apply solely by reason of this 
     paragraph) if such security or commodity is clearly 
     identified in the trader's records (before the close of the 
     day applicable under subsection (b)(2)) as being held other 
     than in a trade or business to which the election under 
     subparagraph (A) is in effect. A security or commodity so 
     identified shall be treated as described in subsection 
     (b)(1).
       ``(D) Commodity.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `commodities' includes only commodities of a kind customarily 
     dealt in on an organized commodity exchange.
       ``(E) Election.--An election under this paragraph may be 
     made separately for each trade or business and without the 
     consent of the Secretary. Such an election, once made, shall 
     apply to the taxable year for which made and all subsequent 
     taxable years unless revoked with the consent of the 
     Secretary.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part IV 
     of subchapter P of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 1259. Constructive sales treatment for appreciated financial 
              positions.''.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply 
     to any constructive sale after June 8, 1997.
       (2) Exception for sales of positions, etc. held before June 
     9, 1997.--A constructive sale before June 9, 1997, and the 
     property to which the position involved in the transaction 
     relates, shall not be taken into account in determining 
     whether any other constructive sale after June 8, 1997, has 
     occurred if, within before the close of the 30-day period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, such 
     position and property are clearly identified in the 
     taxpayer's records as offsetting. The preceding sentence 
     shall cease to apply as of the date the taxpayer ceases to 
     hold such position or property.
       (3) Special rule.--In the case of a decedent dying after 
     June 8, 1997, if--
       (A) there was a constructive sale on or before such date of 
     any appreciated financial position,
       (B) the transaction resulting in such constructive sale of 
     such position remains open (with respect to the decedent or 
     any related person) for not less than 2 years after the date 
     of such transaction (whether such period is before or after 
     such date), and
       (C) such transaction is not closed within the 30-day period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,
     then, for purposes of such Code, such position (and any 
     property related thereto, as determined under the principles 
     of section 1259(d)(1) of such Code (as so added)) shall be 
     treated as property constituting rights to receive an item of 
     income in respect of a decedent under section 691 of such 
     Code.
       (4) Election of securities traders, and for traders and 
     dealers in commodities, to be treated as dealers in 
     securities.--
       (A) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall 
     apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (B) 4-year spread of adjustments.--In the case of a 
     taxpayer who elects under section

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     475(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by 
     this section) to change its method of accounting for its 
     first taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the net amount of the adjustments required to be 
     taken into account by the taxpayer under section 481 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account 
     ratably over the 4-taxable year period beginning with such 
     first taxable year.

     SEC. 1002. LIMITATION ON EXCEPTION FOR INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
                   UNDER SECTION 351.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 351(e) (relating 
     to exceptions) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``For purposes of the preceding sentence, the determination 
     of whether a company is an investment company shall be made--
       ``(A) by taking into account all stock and securities held 
     by the company, whether or not readily marketable, and
       ``(B) by treating all of the following as securities:
       ``(i) Money.
       ``(ii) Any financial instrument (as defined in section 
     731(c)(2)(C)).
       ``(iii) Any foreign currency.
       ``(iv) Any interest in a real estate investment trust, a 
     common trust fund, a regulated investment company, or a 
     publicly traded partnership (as defined in section 7704(b)).
       ``(v) Any interest described in clause (iv), (v), or (vi) 
     of section 731(c)(2)(B) (or which would be so described 
     without regard to any reference to active trading or 
     marketability).
       ``(vi) Any other asset specified in regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to transfers after June 8, 1997, in taxable years 
     ending after such date.
       (2) Binding contracts.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a) shall not apply to any transfer pursuant to a written 
     binding contract in effect on June 8, 1997, that provides for 
     the transfer of a fixed amount of property, and at all times 
     thereafter before such transfer.

     SEC. 1003. MODIFICATION OF RULES FOR ALLOCATING INTEREST 
                   EXPENSE TO TAX-EXEMPT INTEREST.

       (a) Pro Rata Allocation Rules Applicable to Corporations.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 265(b) is amended 
     by striking ``In the case of a financial institution'' and 
     inserting ``In the case of a corporation''.
       (2) Only obligations acquired after June 8, 1997, taken 
     into account.--Subparagraph (A) of section 265(b)(2) is 
     amended by striking ``August 7, 1986'' and inserting ``June 
     8, 1997 (August 7, 1986, in the case of a financial 
     institution)''.
       (3) Small issuer exception not to apply.--Subparagraph (A) 
     of section 265(b)(3) is amended by striking ``Any qualified'' 
     and inserting ``In the case of a financial institution, any 
     qualified''.
       (4) Exception for certain bonds acquired on sale of goods 
     or services.--Subparagraph (B) of section 265(b)(4) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     the case of a taxpayer other than a financial institution, 
     such term shall not include a nonsalable obligation acquired 
     by such taxpayer in the ordinary course of business as 
     payment for goods or services provided by such taxpayer to 
     any State or local government.''.
       (5) Look-thru rules for partnerships.--Paragraph (6) of 
     section 265(b) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Look-thru rules for partnerships.--In the case of a 
     corporation which is a partner in a partnership, such 
     corporation shall be treated for purposes of this subsection 
     as holding directly its allocable share of the assets of the 
     partnership.''.
       (6) Application of pro rata disallowance on affiliated 
     group basis.--Subsection (b) of section 265 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Application of disallowance on affiliated group 
     basis.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, all 
     members of an affiliated group filing a consolidated return 
     under section 1501 shall be treated as 1 taxpayer.
       ``(B) Treatment of insurance companies.--This subsection 
     shall not apply to an insurance company, and subparagraph (A) 
     shall be applied without regard to any member of an 
     affiliated group which is an insurance company.''.
       (6) De minimis exception for nonfinancial institutions.--
     Subsection (b) of section 265 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) De minimis exception for nonfinancial institutions.--
     In the case of a corporation, paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     for any taxable year if the amount described in paragraph 
     (2)(A) with respect to such corporation does not exceed the 
     lesser of--
       ``(A) 2 percent of the amount described in paragraph 
     (2)(B), or
       ``(B) $1,000,000.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply to a financial 
     institution or to a dealer in tax-exempt obligations.''.
       (7) Clerical amendment.--The subsection heading for section 
     265(b) is amended by striking ``Financial Institutions'' and 
     inserting ``Corporations''.
       (b) Application of Section 265(a)(2) With Respect to 
     Controlled Groups.--Paragraph (2) of section 265(a) is 
     amended after ``obligations'' by inserting ``held by the 
     taxpayer (or any corporation which is a member of a 
     controlled group (as defined in section 267(f)(1)) which 
     includes the taxpayer)''.
       (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. 1004. GAINS AND LOSSES FROM CERTAIN TERMINATIONS WITH 
                   RESPECT TO PROPERTY.

       (a) Application of Capital Treatment to Property Other Than 
     Personal Property.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 1234A (relating 
     to gains and losses from certain terminations) is amended by 
     striking ``personal property (as defined in section 
     1092(d)(1))'' and inserting ``property''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to terminations more than 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Application of Capital Treatment, Etc. to Obligations 
     Issued by Natural Persons.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1271(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) Exception for Certain Obligations.--
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall not apply to--
       ``(A) any obligation issued by a natural person before June 
     9, 1997, and
       ``(B) any obligation issued before July 2, 1982, by an 
     issuer which is not a corporation and is not a government or 
     political subdivision thereof.
       ``(2) Termination.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     obligation purchased (within the meaning of section 
     179(d)(2)) after June 8, 1997.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1005. DETERMINATION OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT WHERE 
                   POOLED DEBT OBLIGATIONS SUBJECT TO 
                   ACCELERATION.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 1272(a)(6) 
     (relating to debt instruments to which the paragraph applies) 
     is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i), by 
     striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting 
     ``, or'', and by inserting after clause (i) the following:
       ``(iii) any pool of debt instruments the yield on which may 
     be reduced by reason of prepayments (or to the extent 
     provided in regulations, by reason of other events).
     To the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary, in the case of a small business engaged in the 
     trade or business of selling tangible personal property at 
     retail, clause (iii) shall not apply to debt instruments 
     incurred in the ordinary course of such trade or business 
     while held by such business.''.
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Change in method of accounting.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer required by this section to change its method of 
     accounting for its first taxable year beginning after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act--
       (A) such change shall be treated as initiated by the 
     taxpayer,
       (B) such change shall be treated as 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 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account 
     ratably over the 4-taxable year period beginning with such 
     first taxable year.

     SEC. 1006. DENIAL OF INTEREST DEDUCTIONS ON CERTAIN DEBT 
                   INSTRUMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 163 (relating to deduction for 
     interest) is amended by redesignating subsection (k) as 
     subsection (l) and by inserting after subsection (j) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(k) Disallowance of Deduction on Certain Debt Instruments 
     of Corporations.--
       ``(1) In general.--No deduction shall be allowed under this 
     chapter for any interest paid or accrued on a disqualified 
     debt instrument.
       ``(2) Disqualified debt instrument.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `disqualified debt instrument' means any 
     indebtedness of a corporation which is payable in equity of 
     the issuer or a related party.
       ``(3) Special rules for amounts payable in equity.--For 
     purposes of paragraph (2), indebtedness shall be treated as 
     payable in equity of the issuer or a related party only if--
       ``(A) a substantial amount of the principal or interest is 
     required to be paid or converted, or at the option of the 
     issuer or a related party is payable in, or convertible into, 
     such equity,
       ``(B) a substantial amount of the principal or interest is 
     required to be determined, or at the option of the issuer or 
     a related party is determined, by reference to the value of 
     such equity, or
       ``(C) the indebtedness is part of an arrangement which is 
     reasonably expected to result in a transaction described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B).
     For purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B), principal or 
     interest shall be treated as required to be so paid, 
     converted, or determined if it may be required at the option 
     of the holder or a related party and there is a substantial 
     certainty the option will be exercised.
       ``(4) Related party.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
     person is a related party with respect to another person if 
     such person

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     bears a relationship to such other person described in 
     section 267(b) or 707(b).
       ``(5) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this subsection, including regulations 
     preventing avoidance of this subsection through the use of an 
     issuer other than a corporation.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to disqualified debt instruments issued after June 8, 
     1997.
       (2) Transition rule.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall not apply to any instrument issued after June 8, 1997, 
     if such instrument is--
       (A) issued pursuant to a written agreement which was 
     binding on such date and at all times thereafter,
       (B) described in a ruling request submitted to the Internal 
     Revenue Service on or before such date, or
       (C) described on or before such date in a public 
     announcement or in a filing with the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission required solely by reason of the distribution.
        Subtitle B--Corporate Organizations and Reorganizations

     SEC. 1011. 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 recognition of gain attributable to 
     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 which is treated as a dividend shall be treated 
     as a redemption of stock for purposes of applying 
     subparagraph (A).''.
       (c) Time for Reduction.--Paragraph (1) of section 1059(d) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Time for reduction.--Any reduction in basis under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall be treated as occurring at the 
     beginning of the ex-dividend date of the extraordinary 
     dividend to which the reduction relates.''.
       (d) 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. 1012. APPLICATION OF SECTION 355 TO DISTRIBUTIONS 
                   FOLLOWED BY ACQUISITIONS AND TO INTRAGROUP 
                   TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) Distributions Followed by Acquisitions.--Section 355 
     (relating to distribution of stock and securities of a 
     controlled corporation) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Recognition of Gain Where Certain Distributions of 
     Stock or Securities Are Followed by Acquisition.--
       ``(1) General rule.--If there is a distribution to which 
     this subsection applies, the following rules shall apply:
       ``(A) Acquisition of controlled corporation.--If there is 
     an acquisition described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) with respect 
     to any controlled corporation, any stock or securities in the 
     controlled corporation shall not be treated as qualified 
     property for purposes of subsection (c)(2) of this section or 
     section 361(c)(2).
       ``(B) Acquisition of distributing corporation.--If there is 
     an acquisition described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) with respect 
     to the distributing corporation, the controlled corporation 
     shall recognize gain in an amount equal to the amount of net 
     gain which would be recognized if all the assets of the 
     distributing corporation (immediately after the distribution) 
     were sold (at such time) for fair market value. Any gain 
     recognized under the preceding sentence shall be treated as 
     long-term capital gain and shall be taken into account for 
     the taxable year which includes the day after the date of 
     such distribution.
       ``(2) Distributions to which subsection applies.--
       ``(A) In general.--This subsection shall apply to any 
     distribution--
       ``(i) to which this section (or so much of section 356 as 
     relates to this section) applies, and
       ``(ii) which is part of a plan (or series of related 
     transactions) pursuant to which 1 or more persons acquire 
     directly or indirectly stock representing a 50-percent or 
     greater interest in the distributing corporation or any 
     controlled corporation.
       ``(B) Plan presumed to exist in certain cases.--If 1 or 
     more persons acquire directly or indirectly stock 
     representing a 50-percent or greater interest in the 
     distributing corporation or any controlled corporation during 
     the 4-year period beginning on the date which is 2 years 
     before the date of the distribution, such acquisition shall 
     be treated as pursuant to a plan described in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) unless it is established that the distribution and 
     the acquisition are not pursuant to a plan or series of 
     related transactions.
       ``(C) Coordination with subsection (d).--This subsection 
     shall not apply to any distribution to which subsection (d) 
     applies.
       ``(3) Special rules relating to acquisitions.--
       ``(A) Certain acquisitions not taken into account.--Except 
     as provided in regulations, the following acquisitions shall 
     not be treated as described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii):
       ``(i) The acquisition of stock in any controlled 
     corporation by the distributing corporation.
       ``(ii) The acquisition by a person of stock in any 
     controlled corporation by reason of holding stock in the 
     distributing corporation.
       ``(iii) The acquisition by a person of stock in any 
     successor corporation of the distributing corporation or any 
     controlled corporation by reason of holding stock in such 
     distributing or controlled corporation.
       ``(iv) The acquisition of stock in a corporation if 
     shareholders owning directly or indirectly a 50-percent or 
     greater interest in the distributing corporation or any 
     controlled corporation before such acquisition own indirectly 
     a 50-percent or greater interest in such distributing or 
     controlled corporation after such acquisition.
     This subparagraph shall not apply to any acquisition if the 
     stock held before the acquisition was acquired pursuant to a 
     plan described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
       ``(B) Asset acquisitions.--Except as provided in 
     regulations, for purposes of this subsection, if the assets 
     of the distributing corporation or any controlled corporation 
     are acquired by a successor corporation in a transaction 
     described in subparagraph (A), (C), or (D) of section 
     368(a)(1) or any other transaction specified in regulations 
     by the Secretary, the shareholders (immediately before the 
     acquisition) of the corporation acquiring such assets shall 
     be treated as acquiring stock in the corporation from which 
     the assets were acquired.
       ``(4) Definition and special rules.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) 50-percent or greater interest.--The term `50-percent 
     or greater interest' has the meaning given such term by 
     subsection (d)(4).
       ``(B) Distributions in title 11 or similar case.--Paragraph 
     (1) shall not apply to any distribution made in a title 11 or 
     similar case (as defined in section 368(a)(3)).
       ``(C) Aggregation and attribution rules.--
       ``(i) Aggregation.--The rules of paragraph (7)(A) of 
     subsection (d) shall apply.
       ``(ii) Attribution.--Section 355(d)(8)(A) shall apply in 
     determining whether a person holds stock or securities in any 
     corporation.
       ``(D) Successors and predecessors.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, any reference to a controlled corporation or a 
     distributing corporation shall include a reference to any 
     predecessor or successor of such corporation.
       ``(E) Statute of limitations.--If there is an acquisition 
     to which paragraph (1) (A) or (B) applies--
       ``(i) the statutory period for the assessment of any 
     deficiency attributable to any part of the gain recognized 
     under this subsection by reason of such acquisition 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 by regulations prescribe) that such acquisition 
     occurred, and
       ``(ii) 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.
       ``(5) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this subsection, including regulations--
       ``(A) providing for the application of this subsection 
     where there is more than 1 controlled corporation,
       ``(B) treating 2 or more distributions as 1 distribution 
     where necessary to prevent the avoidance of such purposes, 
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       ``(C) providing for the application of rules similar to the 
     rules of subsection (d)(6) where appropriate for purposes of 
     paragraph (2)(B).''.
       (b) Section 355 Not To Apply to Certain Intragroup 
     Transactions.--Section 355, as amended by subsection (a), is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Section Not To Apply to Certain Intragroup 
     Transactions.--Except as provided in regulations, this 
     section shall not apply to the distribution of stock from 1 
     member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated return to 
     another member of such group, and the Secretary shall provide 
     proper adjustments for the treatment of such distribution, 
     including (if necessary) adjustments to--
       ``(1) the adjusted basis of any stock which--
       ``(A) is in a corporation which is a member of such group, 
     and
       ``(B) is held by another member of such group, and
       ``(2) the earnings and profits of any member of such 
     group.''.
       (c) Determination of Control in Certain Divisive 
     Transactions.--
       (1) Section 351 transactions.--Section 351(c) (relating to 
     special rule) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Special Rules Where Distribution to Shareholders.--
       ``(1) In general.--In determining control for purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(A) the fact that any corporate transferor distributes 
     part or all of the stock in the corporation which it receives 
     in the exchange to its shareholders shall not be taken into 
     account, and
       ``(B) if the requirements of section 355 are met with 
     respect to such distribution, the shareholders shall be 
     treated as in control of such corporation immediately after 
     the exchange if the shareholders hold at least a 50-percent 
     interest in such corporation immediately after the 
     distribution.
       ``(2) 50-percent interest.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `50-percent interest' means stock 
     possessing 50 percent of the total combined voting power of 
     all classes of stock entitled to vote and 50 percent of the 
     total value of shares of all classes of stock.''.
       (2) D reorganizations.--Section 368(a)(2)(H) (relating to 
     special rule for determining whether certain transactions are 
     qualified under paragraph (1)(D)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(H) Special rules for determining whether certain 
     transactions are qualified under paragraph (1)(d).--For 
     purposes of determining whether a transaction qualifies under 
     paragraph (1)(D)--
       ``(i) in the case of a transaction with respect to which 
     the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
     354(b)(1) are met, the term `control' has the meaning given 
     such term by section 304(c), and
       ``(ii) in the case of a transaction with respect to which 
     the requirements of section 355 are met, the shareholders 
     described in paragraph (1)(D) shall be treated as having 
     control of the corporation to which the assets are 
     transferred if such shareholders hold a 50-percent or greater 
     interest (as defined in section 351(c)(2)) in such 
     corporation immediately after the transfer.''.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Section 355 rules.--The amendments made by subsections 
     (a) and (b) shall apply to distributions after April 16, 
     1997.
       (2) Divisive transactions.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (c) shall apply to transfers after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) Transition rule.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any distribution after April 16, 1997, if 
     such distribution is--
       (A) made pursuant to a written agreement which was binding 
     on such date and at all times thereafter,
       (B) described in a ruling request submitted to the Internal 
     Revenue Service on or before such date, or
       (C) described on or before such date in a public 
     announcement or in a filing with the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission required solely by reason of the distribution.
     This paragraph shall not apply to any written agreement, 
     ruling request, or public announcement or filing unless it 
     identifies the unrelated acquirer of the distributing 
     corporation or of any controlled corporation, whichever is 
     applicable.

     SEC. 1013. TAX TREATMENT OF REDEMPTIONS INVOLVING RELATED 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       (a) Stock Purchases by Related Corporations.--The last 
     sentence of section 304(a)(1) (relating to acquisition by 
     related corporation other than subsidiary) is amended to read 
     as follows: ``To the extent that such distribution is treated 
     as a distribution to which section 301 applies, the 
     transferor and the acquiring corporation shall be treated in 
     the same manner as if the transferor had transferred the 
     stock so acquired to the acquiring corporation in exchange 
     for stock of the acquiring corporation in a transaction to 
     which section 351(a) applies, and then the acquiring 
     corporation had redeemed the stock it was treated as issuing 
     in such transaction.''.
       (b) Coordination With Section 1059.--Clause (iii) of 
     section 1059(e)(1)(A), as amended by this title, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(iii) which would not have been treated (in whole or in 
     part) as a dividend if--

       ``(I) any options had not been taken into account under 
     section 318(a)(4), or
       ``(II) section 304(a) had not applied,''.

       (c) Special Rule for Acquisitions by Foreign 
     Corporations.--Section 304(b) (relating to special rules for 
     application of subsection (a)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Acquisitions by foreign corporations.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any acquisition to which 
     subsection (a) applies in which the acquiring corporation is 
     a foreign corporation, the only earnings and profits taken 
     into account under paragraph (2)(A) shall be those earnings 
     and profits--
       ``(i) which are attributable (under regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary) to stock of the acquiring corporation owned 
     (within the meaning of section 958(a)) by a corporation or 
     individual which is--

       ``(I) a United States shareholder (within the meaning of 
     section 951(b)) of the acquiring corporation, and
       ``(II) the transferor or a person who bears a relationship 
     to the transferor described in section 267(b) or 707(b), and

       ``(ii) which were accumulated during the period or periods 
     such stock was owned by such person while the acquiring 
     corporation was a controlled foreign corporation.
       ``(B) Application of section 1248.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the rules of section 1248(d) shall apply 
     except to the extent otherwise provided by the Secretary.
       ``(C) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as are appropriate to carry out the purposes of 
     this paragraph.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to distributions and acquisitions after June 8, 1997.
       (2) Transition rule.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any distribution or acquisition after June 
     8, 1997, if such distribution or acquisition is--
       (A) made pursuant to a written agreement which was binding 
     on such date and at all times thereafter,
       (B) described in a ruling request submitted to the Internal 
     Revenue Service on or before such date, or
       (C) described in a public announcement or filing with the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission on or before such date.

     SEC. 1014. MODIFICATION OF HOLDING PERIOD APPLICABLE TO 
                   DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 246(c)(1) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) which is held by the taxpayer for 45 days or less 
     during the 90-day period beginning on the date which is 45 
     days before the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend 
     with respect to such dividend, or''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 246(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) 90-day rule in the case of certain preference 
     dividends.--In the case of stock having preference in 
     dividends, if the taxpayer receives dividends with respect to 
     such stock which are attributable to a period or periods 
     aggregating in excess of 366 days, paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
     applied--
       ``(A) by substituting `90 days' for `45 days' each place it 
     appears, and
       ``(B) by substituting `180-day period' for `90-day 
     period'.''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 246(c) is amended by adding 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking 
     subparagraph (B), and by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
     subparagraph (B).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to dividends received or accrued after the 30th 
     day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                 Subtitle C--Other Corporate Provisions

     SEC. 1021. REGISTRATION AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
                   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.

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     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 all promoters 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) Modifications to Substantial Understatement Penalty.--
       (1) Restriction on reasonable basis for corporate 
     understatement of income tax.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     6662(d)(2) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     flush sentence:
     ``For purposes of clause (ii)(II), in no event shall a 
     corporation be treated as having a reasonable basis for its 
     tax treatment of an item attributable to a multiple-party 
     financing transaction if such treatment does not clearly 
     reflect the income of the corporation.''.
       (2) Modification to definition of tax shelter.--Clause 
     (iii) of section 6662(d)(2)(C) is amended by striking ``the 
     principal purpose'' and inserting ``a significant purpose''.
       (d) 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''.
       (e) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 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.
       (2) Modifications to substantial understatement penalty.--
     The amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply to items 
     with respect to transactions entered into after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1022. CERTAIN PREFERRED STOCK TREATED AS BOOT.

       (a) Section 351.--Section 351 (relating to transfer to 
     corporation controlled by transferor) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and by 
     inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Nonqualified Preferred Stock Not Treated as Stock.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsections (a) and (b), 
     the term `stock' shall not include nonqualified preferred 
     stock.
       ``(2) Nonqualified preferred stock.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `nonqualified preferred stock' 
     means preferred stock if--
       ``(i) the holder of such stock has the right to require the 
     issuer or a related person to redeem or purchase the stock,
       ``(ii) the issuer or a related person is required to redeem 
     or purchase such stock,
       ``(iii) the issuer or a related person has the right to 
     redeem or purchase the stock and, as of the issue date, it is 
     more likely than not that such right will be exercised, or
       ``(iv) the dividend rate on such stock varies in whole or 
     in part (directly or indirectly) with reference to interest 
     rates, commodity prices, or other similar indices.
       ``(B) Limitations.--Clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of 
     subparagraph (A) shall apply only if the right or obligation 
     referred to therein may be exercised within the 20-year 
     period beginning on the issue date of such stock and such 
     right or obligation is not subject to a contingency which, as 
     of the issue date, makes remote the likelihood of the 
     redemption or purchase.
       ``(C) Exceptions for certain rights or obligations.--
       ``(i) In general.--A right or obligation shall not be 
     treated as described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of 
     subparagraph (A) if--

       ``(I) it may be exercised only upon the death, disability, 
     or mental incompetency of the holder, or
       ``(II) in the case of a right or obligation to redeem or 
     purchase stock transferred in connection with the performance 
     of services for the issuer or a related person (and which 
     represents reasonable compensation), it may be exercised only 
     upon the holder's separation from service from the issuer or 
     a related person.

       ``(ii) Exception.--Clause (i)(I) shall not apply if the 
     stock relinquished in the exchange, or the stock acquired in 
     the exchange is in--

       ``(I) a corporation if any class of stock in such 
     corporation or a related party is readily tradable on an 
     established securities market or otherwise, or
       ``(II) any other corporation if such exchange is part of a 
     transaction or series of transactions in which such 
     corporation is to become a corporation described in subclause 
     (I).

       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Preferred stock.--The term `preferred stock' means 
     stock which is limited and preferred as to dividends and does 
     not participate (including through a conversion privilege) in 
     corporate growth to any significant extent.
       ``(B) Related person.--A person shall be treated as related 
     to another person if they bear a relationship to such other 
     person described in section 267(b) or 707(b).
       ``(4) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this subsection and sections 354(a)(2)(C), 
     355(a)(3)(D), and 356(e). The Secretary may also prescribe 
     regulations, consistent with the treatment under this 
     subsection and such sections, for the treatment of 
     nonqualified preferred stock under other provisions of this 
     title.''.
       (b) Section 354.--Paragraph (2) of section 354(a) (relating 
     to exchanges of stock and securities in certain 
     reorganizations) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Nonqualified preferred stock.--
       ``(i) In general.--Nonqualified preferred stock (as defined 
     in section 351(g)(2)) received in exchange for stock other 
     than nonqualified preferred stock (as so defined) shall not 
     be treated as stock or securities.
       ``(ii) Recapitalizations of family-owned corporations.--

       ``(I) In general.--Clause (i) shall not apply in the case 
     of a recapitalization under section 368(a)(1)(E) of a family-
     owned corporation.
       ``(II) Family-owned corporation.--For purposes of this 
     clause, except as provided in regulations, the term `family-
     owned corporation' means any corporation which is described 
     in clause (i) of section 447(d)(2)(C) throughout the 8-year 
     period beginning on the date which is 5 years before the date 
     of the recapitalization. For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, stock shall not be treated as owned by a family 
     member during any period described in section 
     355(d)(6)(B).''.

       (c) Section 355.--Paragraph (3) of section 355(a) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Nonqualified preferred stock.--Nonqualified preferred 
     stock (as defined in section 351(g)(2)) received in a 
     distribution with respect to stock other than nonqualified 
     preferred stock (as so defined) shall not be treated as stock 
     or securities.''.
       (d) Section 356.--Section 356 is amended by redesignating 
     subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), 
     respectively, and by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Nonqualified Preferred Stock Treated as Other 
     Property.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     term `other property' includes nonqualified preferred stock 
     (as defined in section 351(g)(2)).
       ``(2) Exception.--The term `other property' does not 
     include nonqualified preferred stock (as so defined) to the 
     extent that, under section 354 or 355, such preferred stock 
     would be permitted to be received without the recognition of 
     gain.''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 354(a)(2) and subparagraph 
     (C) of section 355(a)(3)(C) are each amended by inserting 
     ``(including nonqualified preferred stock, as defined in 
     section 351(g)(2))'' after ``stock''.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 354(a)(3) and subparagraph 
     (A) of section 355(a)(4) are each amended by inserting 
     ``nonqualified preferred stock and'' after ``including''.
       (3) Section 1036 is amended by redesignating subsection (b) 
     as subsection (c) and by

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     inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Nonqualified Preferred Stock Not Treated as Stock.--
     For purposes of this section, nonqualified preferred stock 
     (as defined in section 351(g)(2)) shall be treated as 
     property other than stock.''.
       (f) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to transactions after June 8, 1997.
       (2) Transition rule.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any transaction after June 8, 1997, if 
     such transaction is--
       (A) made pursuant to a written agreement which was binding 
     on such date and at all times thereafter,
       (B) described in a ruling request submitted to the Internal 
     Revenue Service on or before such date, or
       (C) described on or before such date in a public 
     announcement or in a filing with the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission required solely by reason of the distribution.
                 Subtitle D--Administrative Provisions

     SEC. 1031. 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, 1997.

     SEC. 1032. DECREASE OF THRESHOLD FOR REPORTING PAYMENTS TO 
                   CORPORATIONS PERFORMING SERVICES FOR FEDERAL 
                   AGENCIES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 6041A (relating 
     to returns regarding payments of remuneration for services 
     and direct sales) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Payments to corporations by federal executive 
     agencies.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any regulation 
     prescribed by the Secretary before the date of the enactment 
     of this paragraph, subsection (a) shall apply to remuneration 
     paid to a corporation by any Federal executive agency (as 
     defined in section 6050M(b)).
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to--
       ``(i) services under contracts described in section 
     6050M(e)(3) with respect to which the requirements of section 
     6050M(e)(2) are met, and
       ``(ii) such other services as the Secretary may specify in 
     regulations prescribed after the date of the enactment of 
     this paragraph.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to returns the due date for which (determined 
     without regard to any extension) is more than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1033. 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.

     SEC. 1034. CONTINUOUS LEVY ON CERTAIN PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6331 (relating to levy and 
     distraint) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i), and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Continuing Levy on Certain Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The effect of a levy on specified 
     payments to or received by a taxpayer shall be continuous 
     from the date such levy is first made until such levy is 
     released. Notwithstanding section 6334, such continuous levy 
     shall attach to up to 15 percent of any specified payment due 
     to the taxpayer.
       ``(2) Specified payment.--For the purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the term `specified payment' means--
       ``(A) any Federal payment other than a payment for which 
     eligibility is based on the income or assets (or both) of a 
     payee,
       ``(B) any payment described in paragraph (4), (7), (9), or 
     (11) of section 6334(a), and
       ``(C) any annuity or pension payment under the Railroad 
     Retirement Act or benefit under the Railroad Unemployment 
     Insurance Act described in subsection (a)(6) of this 
     section.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to levies issued after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1035. MODIFICATION OF LEVY EXEMPTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 6334 (relating to property exempt 
     from levy) is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as 
     subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Levy Allowed on Certain Specified Payments.--Any 
     payment described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 
     6331(h)(2) shall not be exempt from levy if the Secretary 
     approves the levy thereon under section 6331(h).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to levies issued after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1036. CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISCLOSURE OF RETURNS AND 
                   RETURN INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (k) of section 6103 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Levies on certain government payments.--
       ``(A) Disclosure of return information in levies on 
     financial management service.--In serving a notice of levy, 
     or release of such levy, with respect to any applicable 
     government payment, the Secretary may disclose to officers 
     and employees of the Financial Management Service--
       ``(i) return information, including taxpayer identity 
     information,
       ``(ii) the amount of any unpaid liability under this title 
     (including penalties and interest), and
       ``(iii) the type of tax and tax period to which such unpaid 
     liability relates.
       ``(B) Restriction on use of disclosed information.--Return 
     information disclosed under subparagraph (A) may be used by 
     officers and employees of the Financial Management Service 
     only for the purpose of, and to the extent necessary in, 
     transferring levied funds in satisfaction of the levy, 
     maintaining appropriate agency records in regard to such levy 
     or the release thereof, notifying the taxpayer and the agency 
     certifying such payment that the levy has been honored, or in 
     the defense of any litigation ensuing from the honor of such 
     levy.
       ``(C) Applicable government payment.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `applicable government payment' means--
       ``(i) any Federal payment (other than a payment for which 
     eligibility is based on the income or assets (or both) of a 
     payee) certified to the Financial Management Service for 
     disbursement, and
       ``(ii) any other payment which is certified to the 
     Financial Management Service for disbursement and which the 
     Secretary designates by published notice.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 6301(p) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``(2), or (6)'' and 
     inserting ``(2), (6), or (8), and
       (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``(k)(8),'' after ``(j) 
     (1) or (2),'' each place it appears.
       (2) Section 552a(a)(8)(B) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (v), by 
     adding ``or'' at the end of clause (vi), and by adding at the 
     end the following new clause:
       ``(vii) matches performed incident to a levy described in 
     section 6103(k)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to levies issued after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1037. RETURNS OF BENEFICIARIES OF ESTATES AND TRUSTS 
                   REQUIRED TO FILE RETURNS CONSISTENT WITH ESTATE 
                   OR TRUST RETURN OR TO NOTIFY SECRETARY OF 
                   INCONSISTENCY.

       (a) Domestic Estates and Trusts.--Section 6034A (relating 
     to information to beneficiaries of estates and trusts) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Beneficiary's Return Must be Consistent with Estate 
     or Trust Return or Secretary Notified of Inconsistency.--
       ``(1) In general.--A beneficiary of any estate or trust to 
     which subsection (a) applies shall, on such beneficiary's 
     return, treat any reported item in a manner which is 
     consistent with the treatment of such item on the applicable 
     entity's return.
       ``(2) Notification of inconsistent treatment.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any reported item, if--
       ``(i)(I) the applicable entity has filed a return but the 
     beneficiary's treatment on such beneficiary's return is (or 
     may be) inconsistent with the treatment of the item on the 
     applicable entity's return, or
       ``(II) the applicable entity has not filed a return, and
       ``(ii) the beneficiary files with the Secretary a statement 
     identifying the inconsistency,
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to such item.
       ``(B) Beneficiary receiving incorrect information.--A 
     beneficiary shall be treated as having complied with clause 
     (ii) of subparagraph (A) with respect to a reported item if 
     the beneficiary--
       ``(i) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that the treatment of the reported item on the beneficiary's 
     return is consistent with the treatment of the item on the 
     statement furnished under subsection (a) to the beneficiary 
     by the applicable entity, and

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       ``(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 beneficiary does not comply with 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) of paragraph (2),
     any adjustment required to make the treatment of the items by 
     such beneficiary consistent with the treatment of the items 
     on the applicable entity's 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) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Reported item.--The term `reported item' means any 
     item for which information is required to be furnished under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(B) Applicable entity.--The term `applicable entity' 
     means the estate or trust of which the taxpayer is the 
     beneficiary.
       ``(5) Addition to tax for failure to comply with section.--
     For addition to tax in the case of a beneficiary's negligence 
     in connection with, or disregard of, the requirements of this 
     section, see part II of subchapter A of chapter 68.''.
       (b) Foreign Trusts.--Subsection (d) of section 6048 
     (relating to information with respect to certain foreign 
     trusts) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) United states person's return must be consistent with 
     trust return or secretary notified of inconsistency.--Rules 
     similar to the rules of section 6034A(c) shall apply to items 
     reported by a trust under subsection (b)(1)(B) and to United 
     States persons referred to in such subsection.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to returns of beneficiaries and owners filed 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                   Subtitle E--Excise Tax Provisions

     SEC. 1041. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY 
                   TRUST FUND TAXES.

       (a) Fuel Taxes.--
       (1) Aviation fuel.--Clause (ii) of section 4091(b)(3)(A) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2007''.
       (2) Aviation gasoline.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     4081(d)(2) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2007''.
       (3) Noncommercial aviation.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     4041(c)(3) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2007''.
       (b) Ticket Taxes.--
       (1) Persons.--Clause (ii) of section 4261(g)(1)(A) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2007''.
       (2) Property.--Clause (ii) of section 4271(d)(1)(A) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2007''.
       (c) Modifications to Tax on Transportation of Persons by 
     Air.--
       (1) In general.--Section 4261 (relating to imposition of 
     tax) is amended by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and 
     inserting the following new subsections:
       ``(a) In General.--There is hereby imposed on the amount 
     paid for taxable transportation of any person a tax equal to 
     7.5 percent of the amount so paid.
       ``(b) Domestic Segments of Taxable Transportation.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is hereby imposed on the amount 
     paid for each domestic segment of taxable transportation by 
     air a tax in the amount determined in accordance with the 
     following table for the calendar year in which the segment 
     begins:

    In the case of segments
      beginning during:                                     The tax is:
      1997 or 1998................................................$2.00
      1999........................................................$2.25
      2000........................................................$2.50
      2001........................................................$2.75
      2002 or thereafter.........................................$3.00.
       ``(2) Domestic segment.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `domestic segment' means any segment which is taxable 
     transportation described in section 4262(a)(1).
       ``(3) Changes in segments by reason of rerouting.--If--
       ``(A) a ticket is purchased for transportation between 2 
     locations on specified flights, and
       ``(B) at the initiation of the air carrier after such 
     purchase, there is a change in the route taken which changes 
     the number of domestic segments, but there is no change in 
     the amount charged for such transportation,
     the tax imposed by paragraph (1) shall be determined without 
     regard to such change in route.
       ``(c) Use of International Travel Facilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is hereby imposed a tax of $15.50 
     on any amount paid (whether within or without the United 
     States) for any transportation of any person by air, if such 
     transportation begins or ends in the United States.
       ``(2) Exception for transportation entirely taxable under 
     subsection (a).--This subsection shall not apply to any 
     transportation all of which is taxable under subsection (a) 
     (determined without regard to sections 4281 and 4282).
       ``(3) Special rule for alaska and hawaii.--In any case in 
     which the tax imposed by paragraph (1) applies to a domestic 
     segment, such tax shall apply only on departure.''.
       (2) Special rules.--Section 4261 is amended by 
     redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g), as subsections 
     (f), (g), and (h), respectively, and by inserting after 
     subsection (d) the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Amounts paid outside the united states.--In the case 
     of amounts paid outside the United States for taxable 
     transportation, the taxes imposed by subsections (a) and (b) 
     shall apply only to segments of such transportation which 
     begin and end in the United States.
       ``(2) Amounts paid for right to award free or reduced rate 
     air transportation.--Any amount paid (and the value of any 
     other benefit provided) to an air carrier (or any related 
     person) for the right to provide mileage awards for (or other 
     reductions in the cost of) any transportation of persons by 
     air shall be treated for purposes of subsection (a) as an 
     amount paid for taxable transportation, and such amount shall 
     be taxable under subsection (a) without regard to any other 
     provision of this subchapter. The Secretary shall prescribe 
     rules which reallocate items of income, deduction, credit, 
     exclusion, or other allowance to the extent necessary to 
     prevent the avoidance of tax imposed by reason of this 
     paragraph.
       ``(3) Inflation adjustment of dollar rates of tax.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of taxable events in a 
     calendar year after the last nonindexed year, the dollar 
     amount contained in subsection (b) and the dollar amount 
     contained in subsection (c) shall each 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 such calendar year by substituting the 
     year before the last nonindexed year for `calendar year 1992' 
     in subparagraph (B) thereof.
     If any increase determined under the preceding sentence is 
     not a multiple of 10 cents, such increase shall be rounded to 
     the nearest multiple of 10 cents.
       ``(B) Last nonindexed year.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the last nonindexed year is--
       ``(i) 2002 in the case of a dollar amount contained in 
     subsection (b), and
       ``(ii) 1998 in the case of a dollar amount contained in 
     subsection (c).
       ``(C) Taxable event.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), in 
     the case of the tax imposed subsection (b), the beginning of 
     the domestic segment shall be treated as the taxable 
     event.''.
       (3) Secondary liability of carrier for unpaid tax.--
     Subsection (c) of section 4263 is amended by striking 
     ``subchapter--'' and all that follows and inserting ``, such 
     tax shall be paid by the carrier providing the initial 
     segment of such transportation which begins or ends in the 
     United States.''.
       (d) Modification of Rules on Airline Fare Advertising.--
     Subsection (b) of section 7275 (relating to advertising) is 
     amended by striking ``shall--'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``shall--
       ``(1) separately state--
       ``(A) the amount to be paid for such transportation, and
       ``(B) the amount of the taxes imposed by subsections (a), 
     (b), and (c) of section 4261 at a location proximate to (and 
     in a type size not less than half the type size of) the 
     statement of the amount described in subparagraph (A), and
       ``(2) describe such taxes substantially as: `user taxes to 
     pay for airport construction and airway safety and 
     operations'.''.
       (e) Increased Airport and Airway Trust Fund Deposits.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 9502(b) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(to the extent that the rate of the tax 
     on such gasoline exceeds 4.3 cents per gallon)'' in 
     subparagraph (C), and
       (B) by striking ``to the extent attributable to the Airport 
     and Airway Trust Fund financing rate'' in subparagraph (C).
       (2) Section 9502 is amended by striking subsection (f).
       (f) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Fuel taxes.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply take effect on October 1, 1997.
       (2) Ticket taxes.--
       (A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, the amendments made by subsections (b) and (c) 
     shall apply to transportation beginning on or after October 
     1, 1997.
       (B) Treatment of amounts paid for tickets purchased before 
     date of enactment.--The amendments made by subsection (c) 
     shall not apply to amounts paid for a ticket purchased before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act for a specified flight 
     beginning on or after October 1, 1997.
       (C) Amounts paid for right to award mileage awards.--
       (i) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 4261(e) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by the amendment made 
     by subsection (c)) shall apply to amounts paid after 
     September 30, 1997.
       (ii) Payments within controlled group.--For purposes of 
     clause (i), any amount paid after June 11, 1997, and before 
     October 1, 1997, by 1 member of a controlled group for a 
     right which is described in such section 4261(e)(2) and is 
     furnished by another member of such group after September 30, 
     1997, shall be treated as paid after September 30, 1997. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, all persons treated as a 
     single employer under sub

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     section (a) or (b) of section 52 of such Code shall be 
     treated as members of a controlled group.
       (3) Advertising.--The amendment made by subsection (d) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1997.
       (4) Increased deposits into airport and airway trust 
     fund.--The amendments made by subsection (e) shall apply with 
     respect to taxes received in the Treasury on and after 
     October 1, 1997.
       (g) Delayed Deposits of Airline Ticket Tax Revenues.--
     Notwithstanding section 6302 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, in the case of deposits of taxes imposed by section 
     4261 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the due date for 
     any such deposit which would (but for this subsection) be 
     required to be made--
       (1) after August 14, 1997, and before October 1, 1997, 
     shall be October 10, 1997, or
       (2) after June 30, 1998, and before October 1, 1998, shall 
     be October 13, 1998.

     SEC. 1042. KEROSENE TAXED AS DIESEL FUEL.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 4083 (defining 
     taxable fuel) 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 adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) kerosene.''.
       (b) Rate of Tax.--Clause (iii) of section 4081(a)(2)(A) is 
     amended by inserting ``or kerosene'' after ``diesel fuel''.
       (c) Exemptions From Tax; Refunds to Vendors.--
       (1) In general.--Section 4082 (relating to exemptions for 
     diesel fuel) is amended by striking ``diesel fuel'' each 
     place it appears in subsections (a) and (c) and inserting 
     ``diesel fuel and kerosene''.
       (2) Certain kerosene exempt from dyeing requirement.--
     Section 4082 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) Exceptions to Dyeing Requirements.--
       ``(1) Aviation-grade kerosene.--Subsection (a)(2) shall not 
     apply to a removal, entry, or sale of aviation-grade kerosene 
     (as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary) 
     if the person receiving the kerosene is registered under 
     section 4101 with respect to the tax imposed by section 4091.
       ``(2) Use for non-fuel feedstock purposes.--Subsection 
     (a)(2) shall not apply to kerosene--
       ``(A) received by pipeline or barge for use by the person 
     receiving the kerosene in the manufacture or production of 
     any substance (other than gasoline, diesel fuel, or special 
     fuels referred to in section 4041), or
       ``(B) to the extent provided in regulations, removed or 
     entered--
       ``(i) for such a use by the person removing or entering the 
     kerosene, or
       ``(ii) for resale by such person for such a use by the 
     purchaser,
     but only if the person receiving, removing, or entering the 
     kerosene and such purchaser (if any) are registered under 
     section 4101 with respect to the tax imposed by section 
     4081.''.
       (3) Refunds.--
       (A) Subsection (l) of section 6427 is amended by inserting 
     ``or kerosene'' after ``diesel fuel'' each place it appears 
     in paragraphs (1), (2), and (5) (including the heading for 
     paragraph (5)).
       (B) Paragraph (5) of section 6427(l) is amended by 
     redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and by 
     inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) Sales of kerosene not for use in motor fuel.--
     Paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply to kerosene sold by a 
     vendor--
       ``(i) for any use if such sale is from a pump which (as 
     determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary) is 
     not suitable for use in fueling any diesel-powered highway 
     vehicle or train, or
       ``(ii) to the extent provided by the Secretary, for 
     blending with heating oil to be used during periods of 
     extreme or unseasonable cold.''.
       (C) Subparagraph (C) of section 6427(l)(5), as redesignated 
     by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A) or 
     (B)''.
       (D) The heading for subsection (l) of section 6427 is 
     amended by inserting ``, Kerosene,'' after ``Diesel Fuel''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 4041(a) is amended by striking 
     ``kerosene, gas oil, or fuel oil'' and inserting ``gas oil, 
     fuel oil''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 4041(c) is amended by striking 
     ``any liquid'' and inserting ``kerosene and any other 
     liquid''.
       (3)(A) The heading for section 4082 is amended by inserting 
     ``and kerosene'' after ``diesel fuel''.
       (B) The table of sections for subpart A of part III of 
     subchapter A of chapter 32 is amended by inserting ``and 
     kerosene'' after ``diesel fuel'' in the item relating to 
     section 4082.
       (4) Subsection (b) of section 4083 is amended by striking 
     ``gasoline, diesel fuel,'' and inserting ``taxable fuels''.
       (5) Subsection (a) of section 4093 is amended by striking 
     ``any liquid'' and inserting ``kerosene and any other 
     liquid''.
       (6) The material following subparagraph (F) of section 
     6416(b)(2) is amended by inserting ``or kerosene'' after 
     ``diesel fuel''.
       (7) Paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 6427(f), and the 
     heading for section 6427(f), are each amended by inserting 
     ``kerosene,'' after ``diesel fuel,''.
       (8) Paragraph (2) of section 6427(f) is amended by striking 
     ``or diesel fuel'' each place it appears and inserting ``, 
     diesel fuel, or kerosene''.
       (9) Subparagraph (A) of section 6427(i)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``or diesel fuel'' and inserting ``, diesel fuel, or 
     kerosene''.
       (10) The heading for paragraph (4) of section 6427(i) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Special rule for refunds under subsection (l).--''
       (11) Paragraph (1) of section 6715(c) is amended by 
     inserting ``or kerosene'' after ``diesel fuel''.
       (12)(A) The text of section 7232 is amended by striking 
     ``gasoline, lubricating oil, diesel fuel'' and inserting 
     ``any taxable fuel (as defined in section 4083)''.
       (B) The section heading for section 7232 is amended to read 
     as follows:

     ``SEC. 7232. FAILURE TO REGISTER UNDER SECTION 4101, FALSE 
                   REPRESENTATIONS OF REGISTRATION STATUS, ETC.''.

       (C) The table of sections for part II of subchapter A of 
     chapter 75 is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 7232 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 7232. Failure to register under section 4101, false 
              representations of registration status, etc.''.
       (13) Sections 9503(b)(1)(E) and 9508(b)(2) are each amended 
     by striking ``and diesel fuel'' and inserting ``, diesel 
     fuel, and kerosene''.
       (14) Subparagraph (B) of section 9503(b)(5) is amended by 
     striking ``or diesel fuel'' and inserting ``, diesel fuel, or 
     kerosene''.
       (15) Paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) of section 9503(f) are each 
     amended by inserting ``or kerosene'' after ``diesel fuel'' 
     each place it appears.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on July 1, 1998.
       (f) Floor Stock Taxes.--
       (1) Imposition of tax.--In the case of kerosene which is 
     held on July 1, 1998, by any person, there is hereby imposed 
     a floor stocks tax of 24.3 cents per gallon.
       (2) Liability for tax and method of payment.--
       (A) Liability for tax.--A person holding kerosene on July 
     1, 1998, 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 August 31, 1998.
       (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) Held by a person.--Kerosene 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 kerosene held by any person 
     exclusively for any use to the extent a credit or refund of 
     the tax imposed by section 4081 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is allowable for such use.
       (5) Exception for fuel held in vehicle tank.--No tax shall 
     be imposed by paragraph (1) on kerosene held in the tank of a 
     motor vehicle or motorboat.
       (6) Exception for certain amounts of fuel.--
       (A) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by paragraph (1) 
     on kerosene held on July 1, 1998, by any person if the 
     aggregate amount of kerosene 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) or (5).
       (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.
       (7) Coordination with section 4081.--No tax shall be 
     imposed by paragraph (1) on kerosene to the extent that tax 
     has been (or will be) imposed on such kerosene under section 
     4081 or 4091 of such Code.
       (8) 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

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     the same extent as if such taxes were imposed by such section 
     4081.

     SEC. 1043. RESTORATION OF LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK 
                   TRUST FUND TAXES.

       Paragraph (3) of section 4081(d) is amended by striking 
     ``shall not apply after December 31, 1995'' and inserting 
     ``shall apply after the date of the enactment of the Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997 and before October 1, 2002''.

     SEC. 1044. APPLICATION OF COMMUNICATIONS TAX TO LONG-DISTANCE 
                   PREPAID TELEPHONE CARDS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 4251 is 
     amended--
       (1) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Long-distance prepaid telephone cards and similar 
     arrangements.--Any amount paid (and the value of any other 
     benefit provided) to a provider of communications services 
     (or any related person) for the right to award, sell, or 
     otherwise make available telephone service (or reductions in 
     the cost of such service) other than local telephone service 
     through prepaid telephone cards or any similar arrangement 
     shall be treated as an amount paid for communications 
     services. The Secretary shall prescribe rules which 
     reallocate items of income, deduction, credit, exclusion, or 
     other allowance to the extent necessary to prevent the 
     avoidance of tax imposed by reason of this paragraph.'', and
       (2) by inserting ``And Special Rule'' after ``Definitions'' 
     in the heading.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to amounts paid on or after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Payments within controlled group.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), any amount paid after June 11, 1997, and 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act by 1 member of a 
     controlled group for a right which is described in section 
     4251(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by 
     this section) and is furnished by another member of such 
     group shall be treated as paid on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, all 
     persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or 
     (b) of section 52 of such Code shall be treated as members of 
     a controlled group.
         Subtitle F--Provisions Relating to Tax-Exempt Entities

     SEC. 1051. EXPANSION OF LOOK-THRU RULE FOR INTEREST, 
                   ANNUITIES, ROYALTIES, AND RENTS DERIVED BY 
                   SUBSIDIARIES OF TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (13) of section 512(b) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(13) Special rules for certain amounts received from 
     controlled entities.--
       ``(A) In general.--If an organization (in this paragraph 
     referred to as the `controlling organization') receives 
     (directly or indirectly) a specified payment from another 
     entity which it controls (in this paragraph referred to as 
     the `controlled entity'), notwithstanding paragraphs (1), 
     (2), and (3), the controlling organization shall include such 
     payment as an item of gross income derived from an unrelated 
     trade or business to the extent such payment reduces the net 
     unrelated income of the controlled entity (or increases any 
     net unrelated loss of the controlled entity). There shall be 
     allowed all deductions of the controlling organization 
     directly connected with amounts treated as derived from an 
     unrelated trade or business under the preceding sentence.
       ``(B) Net unrelated income or loss.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) Net unrelated income.--The term `net unrelated 
     income' means--

       ``(I) in the case of a controlled entity which is not 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a), the portion of such 
     entity's taxable income which would be unrelated business 
     taxable income if such entity were exempt from tax under 
     section 501(a) and had the same exempt purposes (as defined 
     in section 513A(a)(5)(A)) as the controlling organization, or
       ``(II) in the case of a controlled entity which is exempt 
     from tax under section 501(a), the amount of the unrelated 
     business taxable income of the controlled entity.

       ``(ii) Net unrelated loss.--the term `net unrelated loss' 
     means the net operating loss adjusted under rules similar to 
     the rules of clause (i).
       ``(C) Specified payment.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `specified payment' means any interest, annuity, 
     royalty, or rent.
       ``(D) Definition of control.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) Control.--The term `control' means--

       ``(I) in the case of a corporation, ownership (by vote or 
     value) of more than 50 percent of the stock in such 
     corporation,
       ``(II) in the case of a partnership, ownership of more than 
     50 percent of the profits interests or capital interests in 
     such partnership, or
       ``(III) in any other case, ownership of more than 50 
     percent of the beneficial interests in the entity.

       ``(ii) Constructive ownership.--Section 318 (relating to 
     constructive ownership of stock) shall apply for purposes of 
     determining ownership of stock in a corporation. Similar 
     principles shall apply for purposes of determining ownership 
     of interests in any other entity.
       ``(E) Related persons.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     rules as may be necessary or appropriate to prevent avoidance 
     of the purposes of this paragraph through the use of related 
     persons.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (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) Control test.--In the case of taxable years beginning 
     before January 1, 1999, an organization shall be treated as 
     controlling another organization for purposes of section 
     512(b)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended 
     by this section) only if it controls such organization within 
     the meaning of such section, determined by substituting ``80 
     percent'' for ``50 percent'' each place it appears in 
     subparagraph (D) thereof.

     SEC. 1052. LIMITATION ON INCREASE IN BASIS OF PROPERTY 
                   RESULTING FROM SALE BY TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY TO A 
                   RELATED PERSON.

       (a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter O of chapter 1 
     (relating to special rules for gain or loss on disposition of 
     property) is amended by redesignating section 1061 as section 
     1062 and by inserting after section 1060 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 1061. BASIS LIMITATION FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE OF 
                   PROPERTY BY TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY TO RELATED 
                   PERSON.

       ``(a) General Rule.--In the case of a sale or exchange of 
     property directly or indirectly between a tax-exempt entity 
     and a related person, the basis of the related person in the 
     property acquired shall not exceed the adjusted basis of such 
     property (immediately before the exchange) in the hands of 
     the tax-exempt entity, increased by the amount of gain 
     recognized to the tax-exempt entity on the transfer which is 
     subject to tax under section 511.
       ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Tax-exempt entity.--The term `tax-exempt entity' 
     means any entity which is exempt from the tax imposed by this 
     chapter.
       ``(2) Related person.--The term `related person' means any 
     person bearing a relationship to the tax-exempt entity which 
     is described in section 267(b) or 707(b)(1). For purposes of 
     applying section 267(b)(2) under the preceding sentence, such 
     an entity shall be treated as if it were an individual.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part IV 
     of subchapter O of chapter 1 is amended by striking the last 
     item and inserting the following:

``Sec. 1061. Basis limitation for sale or exchange of property by tax-
              exempt entity to related person.
``Sec. 1062. Cross references.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to sales and exchanges after June 8, 1997.
       (2) Binding contracts.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any sale or exchange pursuant to a written 
     contract which was binding on June 8, 1997, and at all times 
     thereafter before the sale or exchange.

     SEC. 1053. MODIFICATIONS TO EXCEPTION FROM REPORTING, ETC. OF 
                   LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 6033(e) (relating 
     to exception where dues generally nondeductible) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(3) Exception where dues generally nondeductible.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply to an 
     organization if more than 90 percent of the amount of the 
     aggregate annual dues (or similar payments) paid to such 
     organization are paid--
       ``(i) by individuals or families whose annual dues (or 
     similar amounts) are less than $100, or
       ``(ii) by organizations which are exempt from tax.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, all organizations 
     sharing a name, charter, historic affiliation, or similar 
     characteristics and coordinating their lobbying activities 
     shall be treated a 1 organization.
       ``(B) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of dues for annual 
     periods beginning in any calendar year after 1998, the dollar 
     amount contained in subparagraph (A)(i) 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 such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 1997' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.
     If any increase determined under the preceding sentence is 
     not a multiple of $5, such increase shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $5.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1054. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS FROM RULES 
                   RELATING TO EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS WHICH PROVIDE 
                   COMMERCIAL-TYPE INSURANCE.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
     1012(c)(4) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 shall not apply to 
     any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1997.
       (b) Special Rules.--In the case of an organization to which 
     section 501(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 applies 
     solely by reason of the amendment made by subsection (a)--
       (1) no adjustment shall be made under section 481 (or any 
     other provision) of such Code on account of a change in its 
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     counting for its first taxable year beginning after December 
     31, 1997, and
       (2) for purposes of determining gain or loss, the adjusted 
     basis of any asset held on the 1st day of such taxable year 
     shall be treated as equal to its fair market value as of such 
     day.
       (c) Reserve Weakening after June 8, 1997.--Any reserve 
     weakening after June 8, 1997, by an organization described in 
     subsection (b) shall be treated as occurring in such 
     organizations 1st taxable year beginning after December 31, 
     1997.
       (d) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury or his 
     delegate may prescribe rules for providing proper adjustments 
     for organizations described in subsection (b) with respect to 
     short taxable years which begin during 1998 by reason of 
     section 843 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
                  Subtitle G--Other Revenue Provisions

     SEC. 1061. 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 June 8, 1997.
       ``(B) Phaseout of existing suspense accounts.--
       ``(i) In general.--Each suspense account under this 
     subsection shall be reduced (but not below zero) for each 
     taxable year beginning after June 8, 1997, by an amount equal 
     to the lesser of--

       ``(I) the applicable portion of such account, or
       ``(II) 50 percent of the taxable income of the corporation 
     for the taxable year, or, if the corporation has no taxable 
     income for such year, the amount of any net operating loss 
     (as defined in section 172(c)) for such taxable year.

     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the amount of taxable 
     income and net operating loss shall be determined without 
     regard to this paragraph.
       ``(ii) Coordination with other reductions.--The amount of 
     the applicable portion 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.
       ``(iv) Inclusion in income.--Any reduction in a suspense 
     account under this paragraph shall be included in gross 
     income for the taxable year of the reduction.
       ``(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.
       ``(D) Amounts after 20th year.--Any amount in the account 
     as of the close of the 20th year referred to in subparagraph 
     (C) shall be treated as the applicable portion for each 
     succeeding year thereafter to the extent not reduced under 
     this paragraph for any prior taxable year after such 20th 
     year.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after June 8, 1997.

     SEC. 1062. MODIFICATION OF TAXABLE YEARS TO WHICH NET 
                   OPERATING LOSSES MAY BE CARRIED.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 172(b)(1) 
     (relating to years to which loss may be carried) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``3'' in clause (i) and inserting ``2'', 
     and
       (2) by striking ``15'' in clause (ii) and inserting ``20''.
       (b) Retention of 3-Year Carryback for Casualty Losses of 
     Individuals.--Paragraph (1) of section 172(b) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Casualty losses of individuals.--Subparagraph (A)(i) 
     shall be applied by substituting `3 years' for `2 years' with 
     respect to the portion of the net operating loss of an 
     individual for the taxable year which is attributable to 
     losses of property arising from fire, storm, shipwreck, or 
     other casualty, or from theft.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to net operating losses for taxable years 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1063. EXPANSION OF DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN 
                   AMOUNTS PAID IN CONNECTION WITH INSURANCE.

       (a) Denial of Deduction for Premiums.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 264(a) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Premiums on any life insurance policy, or endowment 
     or annuity contract, if the taxpayer is directly or 
     indirectly a beneficiary under the policy or contract.''.
       (b) Interest on Policy Loans.--Paragraph (4) of section 
     264(a) is amended by striking ``individual, who'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``individual.''.
       (c) Pro Rata Allocation of Interest Expense to Policy Cash 
     Values.--Section 264 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Pro Rata Allocation of Interest Expense to Policy 
     Cash Values.--
       ``(1) In general.--No deduction shall be allowed for that 
     portion of the taxpayer's interest expense which is allocable 
     to unborrowed policy cash values.
       ``(2)  Allocation.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     portion of the taxpayer's interest expense which is allocable 
     to unborrowed policy cash values is an amount which bears the 
     same ratio to such interest expense as--
       ``(A) the taxpayer's average unborrowed policy cash values 
     of life insurance policies, and annuity and endowment 
     contracts, issued after June 8, 1997, bears to
       ``(B) the average adjusted bases (within the meaning of 
     section 1016) for all assets of the taxpayer.
       ``(3) Unborrowed policy cash values.--The term `unborrowed 
     policy cash value' means, with respect to any life insurance 
     policy or annuity or endowment contract, the excess of--
       ``(A) the cash surrender value of such policy or contract 
     determined without regard to any surrender charge, over
       ``(B) the amount of any loan in respect of such policy or 
     contract.
       ``(4) Exception for certain policies and contracts covering 
     officers, directors, and employees.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any policy or contract owned by an entity engaged in 
     a trade or business which covers any individual who is an 
     officer, director, or employee of such trade or business at 
     the time first covered by the policy or contract, and such 
     policies and contracts shall not be taken into account under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(5) Exception for policies and contracts held by natural 
     persons; treatment of partnerships and s corporations.--
       ``(A) Policies and contracts held by natural persons.--
       ``(i) In general.--This subsection shall not apply to any 
     policy or contract held by a natural person.
       ``(ii) Exception where business is beneficiary.--If a trade 
     or business is directly or indirectly the beneficiary under 
     any policy or contract, to the extent of the unborrowed cash 
     value of such policy or contract, such policy or contract 
     shall be treated as held by such trade or business and not by 
     a natural person.
       ``(iii) Special rules.--

       ``(I) Certain trades or businesses not taken into 
     account.--Clause (ii) shall not apply to any trade or 
     business carried on as a sole proprietorship and to any trade 
     or business performing services as an employee.
       ``(II) Limitation on unborrowed cash value.--The amount of 
     the unborrowed cash value of any policy or contract which is 
     taken into account by reason of clause (ii) shall not exceed 
     the benefit to which the trade or business is entitled under 
     the policy or contract.

       ``(iv) Reporting.--The Secretary shall require such 
     reporting from policyholders and issuers as is necessary to 
     carry out clause (ii). Any report required under the 
     preceding sentence shall be treated as a statement referred 
     to in section 6724(d)(1).
       ``(B) Treatment of partnerships and s corporations.--In the 
     case of a partnership or S corporation, this subsection shall 
     be applied at the partnership and corporate levels.
       ``(6) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Coordination with subsection (a) and section 265.--If 
     interest on any indebtedness is disallowed under subsection 
     (a) or section 265--
       ``(i) such disallowed interest shall not be taken into 
     account for purposes of applying this subsection, and
       ``(ii) for purposes of applying paragraph (2)(B), the 
     adjusted bases otherwise taken into account shall be reduced 
     (but not below zero) by the amount of such indebtedness.
       ``(B) Coordination with section 263a.--This subsection 
     shall be applied before the application of section 263A 
     (relating to capitalization of certain expenses where 
     taxpayer produces property).''.
       ``(7) Interest expense.--The term `interest expense' means 
     the aggregate amount allowable to the taxpayer as a deduction 
     for interest (within the meaning of section 265(b)(4)) for 
     the taxable year (determined without regard to this 
     subsection, section 265(b), and section 291).
       ``(8) Aggregation rules.--
       ``(A) In general.--All members of a controlled group 
     (within the meaning of subsection (d)(5)(B)) shall be treated 
     as 1 taxpayer for purposes of this subsection.
       ``(B) Treatment of insurance companies.--This subsection 
     shall not apply to an insurance company, and subparagraph (A) 
     shall be applied without regard to any insurance company.''.
       (b) Treatment of Insurance Companies.--
       (1) Clause (ii) of section 805(a)(4)(C) is amended by 
     inserting ``, or out of the increase for the taxable year in 
     policy cash values (within the meaning of section 
     264(e)(3)(A)) of life insurance policies and annuity and 
     endowment contracts to which section 264(e) applies'' after 
     ``tax-exempt interest''.
       (2) Clause (iii) of section 805(a)(4)(D) is amended by 
     striking ``and'' and inserting ``, the increase for the 
     taxable year in policy cash values (within the meaning of 
     section 264(e)(3)(A)) of life insurance policies and annuity 
     and endowment contracts to which section 264(e) applies, 
     and''.
       (3) Subparagraph (B) of section 807(a)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``interest,'' and inserting ``interest and the 
     amount of the policyholder's share of the increase for the 
     taxable year in policy cash values (within the mean

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     ing of section 264(e)(3)(A)) of life insurance policies and 
     annuity and endowment contracts to which section 264(e) 
     applies,''.
       (4) Subparagraph (B) of section 807(b)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``interest,'' and inserting ``interest and the 
     amount of the policyholder's share of the increase for the 
     taxable year in policy cash values (within the meaning of 
     section 264(e)(3)(A)) of life insurance policies and annuity 
     and endowment contracts to which section 264(e) applies,''.
       (5) Paragraph (1) of section 812(d) 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 increase for any taxable year in the policy cash 
     values (within the meaning of section 264(e)(3)(A)) of life 
     insurance policies and annuity and endowment contracts to 
     which section 264(e) applies.''.
       (6) Subparagraph (B) of section 832(b)(5) 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) the increase for the taxable year in policy cash 
     values (within the meaning of section 264(e)(3)(A)) of life 
     insurance policies and annuity and endowment contracts to 
     which section 264(e) applies.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     265(b)(4) is amended by inserting ``, section 264,'' before 
     ``and section 291''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to contracts issued after June 8, 1997, in 
     taxable years ending after such date. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, any material increase in the death 
     benefit or other material change in the contract shall be 
     treated as a new contract but the addition of covered lives 
     shall be treated as a new contract only with respect to such 
     additional covered lives. For purposes of this subsection, an 
     increase in the death benefit under a policy or contract 
     issued in connection with a lapse described in section 
     501(d)(2) of the Health Insurance Portability and 
     Accountability Act of 1996 shall not be treated as a new 
     contract.

     SEC. 1064. ALLOCATION OF BASIS AMONG PROPERTIES DISTRIBUTED 
                   BY PARTNERSHIP.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 732 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(c) Allocation of Basis.--
       ``(1) In general.--The basis of distributed properties to 
     which subsection (a)(2) or (b) is applicable shall be 
     allocated--
       ``(A)(i) first to any unrealized receivables (as defined in 
     section 751(c)) and inventory items (as defined in section 
     751(d)(2)) in an amount equal to the adjusted basis of each 
     such property to the partnership, and
       ``(ii) if the basis to be allocated is less than the sum of 
     the adjusted bases of such properties to the partnership, 
     then, to the extent any decrease is required in order to have 
     the adjusted bases of such properties equal the basis to be 
     allocated, in the manner provided in paragraph (3), and
       ``(B) to the extent of any basis not allocated under 
     subparagraph (A), to other distributed properties--
       ``(i) first by assigning to each such other property such 
     other property's adjusted basis to the partnership, and
       ``(ii) then, to the extent any increase or decrease in 
     basis is required in order to have the adjusted bases of such 
     other distributed properties equal such remaining basis, in 
     the manner provided in paragraph (2) or (3), whichever is 
     appropriate.
       ``(2) Method of allocating increase.--Any increase required 
     under paragraph (1)(B) shall be allocated among the 
     properties--
       ``(A) first to properties with unrealized appreciation in 
     proportion to their respective amounts of unrealized 
     appreciation before such increase (but only to the extent of 
     each property's unrealized appreciation), and
       ``(B) then, to the extent such increase is not allocated 
     under subparagraph (A), in proportion to their respective 
     fair market values.
       ``(3) Method of allocating decrease.--Any decrease required 
     under paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B) shall be allocated--
       ``(A) first to properties with unrealized depreciation in 
     proportion to their respective amounts of unrealized 
     depreciation before such decrease (but only to the extent of 
     each property's unrealized depreciation), and
       ``(B) then, to the extent such decrease is not allocated 
     under subparagraph (A), in proportion to their respective 
     adjusted bases (as adjusted under subparagraph (A)).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to distributions after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1065. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT THAT INVENTORY BE 
                   SUBSTANTIALLY APPRECIATED.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 751(a) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(2) inventory items of the partnership,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (d) of section 751 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) Inventory Items.--For purposes of this subchapter, 
     the term `inventory items' means--
       ``(1) property of the partnership of the kind described in 
     section 1221(1),
       ``(2) any other property of the partnership which, on sale 
     or exchange by the partnership, would be considered property 
     other than a capital asset and other than property described 
     in section 1231,
       ``(3) any other property of the partnership which, if sold 
     or exchanged by the partnership, would result in a gain 
     taxable under subsection (a) of section 1246 (relating to 
     gain on foreign investment company stock), and
       ``(4) any other property held by the partnership which, if 
     held by the selling or distributee partner, would be 
     considered property of the type described in paragraph (1), 
     (2), or (3).''.
       (2) Sections 724(d)(2), 731(a)(2)(B), 731(c)(6), 
     732(c)(1)(A) (as amended by the preceding section), 
     735(a)(2), and 735(c)(1) are each amended by striking 
     ``section 751(d)(2)'' and inserting ``section 751(d)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to sales, exchanges, and distributions after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1066. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR TAXING PRECONTRIBUTION GAIN.

       (a) In General.--Sections 704(c)(1)(B) and 737(b)(1) are 
     each amended by striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``10 
     years''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to property contributed to a partnership after 
     June 8, 1997.

     SEC. 1067. RESTRICTIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF EARNED INCOME 
                   CREDIT FOR TAXPAYERS WHO IMPROPERLY CLAIMED 
                   CREDIT IN PRIOR YEAR.

       (a) In General.--Section 32 is amended by redesignating 
     subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (l) and (m), 
     respectively, and by inserting after subsection (j) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(k) Restrictions on Taxpayers Who Improperly Claimed 
     Credit in Prior Year.--
       ``(1) Taxpayers making prior fraudulent or reckless 
     claims.--
       ``(A) In general.--No credit shall be allowed under this 
     section for any taxable year in the disallowance period.
       ``(B) Disallowance period.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the disallowance period is--
       ``(i) the period of 10 taxable years after the most recent 
     taxable year for which there was a final determination that 
     the taxpayer's claim of credit under this section was due to 
     fraud, and
       ``(ii) the period of 2 taxable years after the most recent 
     taxable year for which there was a final determination that 
     the taxpayer's claim of credit under this section was due to 
     reckless or intentional disregard of rules and regulations 
     (but not due to fraud).
       ``(2) Taxpayers making improper prior claims.--In the case 
     of a taxpayer who is denied credit under this section for any 
     taxable year as a result of the deficiency procedures under 
     subchapter B of chapter 63, no credit shall be allowed under 
     this section for any subsequent taxable year unless the 
     taxpayer provides such information as the Secretary may 
     require to demonstrate eligibility for such credit.''.
       (b) Due Diligence Requirement on Income Tax Return 
     Preparers.--Section 6695 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(g) Failure To Be Diligent in Determining Eligibility for 
     Earned Income Credit.--Any person who is an income tax 
     preparer with respect to any return or claim for refund who 
     fails to comply with due diligence requirements imposed by 
     the Secretary by regulations with respect to determining 
     eligibility for, or the amount of, the credit allowable by 
     section 32 shall pay a penalty of $100 for each such 
     failure.''.
       (c) Extension Procedures Applicable to Mathematical or 
     Clerical Errors.--Paragraph (2) of section 6213(g) (relating 
     to the definition of mathematical or clerical errors) is 
     amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (H), 
     by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (I) and 
     inserting ``, and'', and by inserting after subparagraph (I) 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(J) an omission of information required by section 
     32(k)(2) (relating to taxpayers making improper prior claims 
     of earned income credit).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1996.

     SEC. 1068. LIMITATION ON PROPERTY FOR WHICH INCOME FORECAST 
                   METHOD MAY BE USED.

       (a) Limitation.--Subsection (g) of section 167 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Limitation on property for which income forecast 
     method may be used.--The depreciation deduction allowable 
     under this section may be determined under the income 
     forecast method or any similar method only with respect to--
       ``(A) property described in paragraph (3) or (4) of section 
     168(f),
       ``(B) copyrights,
       ``(C) books,
       ``(D) patents, and
       ``(E) other property specified in regulations.
     Such methods may not be used with respect to any amortizable 
     section 197 intangible (as defined in section 197(c)).''.
       (b) Depreciation Period for Rent-To-own Property.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 168(e)(3) 
     (relating to 3-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 qualified rent-to-own property.''.
       (2) 4-year class life.--The table contained in section 
     168(g)(3)(B) is amended by insert

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     ing before the first item the following new item:

  ``(A)(iii)..................................................4 ''.    
       (3) Definition of qualified rent-to-own property.--
     Subsection (i) of section 168 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(14) Qualified rent-to-own property.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified rent-to-own 
     property' means property held by a rent-to-own dealer for 
     purposes of being subject to a rent-to-own contract.
       ``(B) Rent-to-own dealer.--The term `rent-to-own dealer' 
     means a person that, in the ordinary course of business, 
     regularly enters into rent-to-own contracts with customers 
     for the use of consumer property, if a substantial portion of 
     those contracts terminate and the property is returned to 
     such person before the receipt of all payments required to 
     transfer ownership of the property from such person to the 
     customer.
       ``(C) Consumer property.--The term `consumer property' 
     means tangible personal property of a type generally used 
     within the home. Such term shall not include cellular 
     telephones and any computer or peripheral equipment (as 
     defined in section 168(i)).
       ``(D) Rent-to-own contract.--The term `rent-to-own 
     contract' means any lease for the use of consumer property 
     between a rent-to-own dealer and a customer who is an 
     individual which--
       ``(i) is titled `Rent-to-Own Agreement' or `Lease Agreement 
     with Ownership Option,' or uses other similar language,
       ``(ii) provides for level, regular periodic payments (for a 
     payment period which is a week or month),
       ``(iii) provides that legal title to such property remains 
     with the rent-to-own dealer until the customer makes all the 
     payments described in clause (ii) or early purchase payments 
     required under the contract to acquire legal title to the 
     item of property,
       ``(iv) provides a beginning date and a maximum period of 
     time for which the contract may be in effect that does not 
     exceed 156 weeks or 36 months from such beginning date 
     (including renewals or options to extend),
       ``(v) provides for level payments within the 156-week or 
     36-month period that, in the aggregate, generally exceed the 
     normal retail price of the consumer property plus interest,
       ``(vi) provides for payments under the contract that, in 
     the aggregate, do not exceed $10,000 per item of consumer 
     property,
       ``(vii) provides that the customer does not have any legal 
     obligation to make all the payments referred to in clause 
     (ii) set forth under the contract, and that at the end of 
     each payment period the customer may either continue to use 
     the consumer property by making the payment for the next 
     payment period or return such property to the rent-to-own 
     dealer in good working order, in which case the customer does 
     not incur any further obligations under the contract and is 
     not entitled to a return of any payments previously made 
     under the contract, and
       ``(viii) provides that the customer has no right to sell, 
     sublease, mortgage, pawn, pledge, encumber, or otherwise 
     dispose of the consumer property until all the payments 
     stated in the contract have been made.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to property placed in service after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1069. 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, 1997, 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, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1070. 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 June 
     8, 1997.

     SEC. 1071. TREATMENT OF EXCEPTION FROM INSTALLMENT SALES 
                   RULES FOR SALES OF PROPERTY BY A MANUFACTURER 
                   TO A DEALER.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 811(c) of the Tax 
     Reform Act of 1986 is hereby repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Coordination with section 481.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer required by this section to change its method of 
     accounting for any taxable year--
       (A) such changes shall be treated as initiated by the 
     taxpayer,
       (B) such changes shall be treated as made with the consent 
     of the Secretary, and
       (C) the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken 
     into account under section 481(a) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 shall be taken into account ratably over the 4 
     taxable year period beginning with the first taxable year 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
     TITLE XI--SIMPLIFICATION AND OTHER FOREIGN-RELATED PROVISIONS
                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

     SEC. 1101. TREATMENT OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE AS FSC EXPORT 
                   PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 927(a)(2) 
     (relating to property excluded from eligibility as FSC export 
     property) is amended by inserting ``, and other than computer 
     software (whether or not patented)'' before ``, for 
     commercial or home use''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to gross receipts attributable to periods after 
     December 31, 1997, in taxable years ending after such date.
       (c) Phasein of Treatment.--For purposes of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986--
       (1) 1998.--In the case of gross receipts attributable to 
     calendar year 1998, the amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to only \1/3\ of such gross receipts.
       (2) 1999.--In the case of gross receipts attributable to 
     calendar year 1999, the amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to only \2/3\ of such gross receipts.

     SEC. 1102. ADJUSTMENT OF DOLLAR LIMITATION ON SECTION 911 
                   EXCLUSION.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (2) of section 911(b) is 
     amended by--
       (1) by striking ``of $70,000'' in subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``equal to the exclusion amount for the calendar 
     year in which such taxable year begins'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Exclusion amount.--
       ``(i) In general.--The exclusion amount for any calendar 
     year is the exclusion amount determined in accordance with 
     the following table (as adjusted by clause (ii)):

``For calendar year--                         The exclusion amount is--
  1998.....................................................$72,000 ....

  1999..................................................... 74,000 ....

  2000..................................................... 76,000 ....

  2001..................................................... 78,000 ....

  2002 and thereafter...................................... 80,000.....

       ``(ii) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable 
     year beginning in a calendar year after 2007, the $80,000 
     amount in clause (i) shall be increased by an amount equal to 
     the product of--

       ``(I) such dollar amount, and
       ``(II) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, determined by substituting `2006' for `1992' in 
     subparagraph (B) thereof.

     If any increase determined under the preceding sentence is 
     not a multiple of $100, such increase shall be rounded to the 
     next lowest multiple of $100.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1103. CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS EXEMPT FROM FOREIGN TAX CREDIT 
                   LIMITATION.

       (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) Certain Individuals Exempt.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual to whom 
     this subsection applies for any taxable year--
       ``(A) the limitation of subsection (a) shall not apply,
       ``(B) no taxes paid or accrued by the individual during 
     such taxable year may be

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     deemed paid or accrued under subsection (c) in any other 
     taxable year, and
       ``(C) no taxes paid or accrued by the individual during any 
     other taxable year may be deemed paid or accrued under 
     subsection (c) in such taxable year.
       ``(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 $300 ($600 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, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1104. 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 certain taxes.--Subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply to any foreign income taxes--
       ``(i) paid after the date 2 years after the close of the 
     taxable year to which such taxes relate, or
       ``(ii) 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 inflationary currency (as 
     determined under regulations).
       ``(D) Cross reference.--

  ``For adjustments where tax is not paid within 2 years, see section 
905(c).
       ``(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. The Secretary may prescribe adjustments to tax 
     pools under sections 902 and 960 in lieu of the 
     redetermination under the preceding sentence.
       ``(2) Special rule for taxes not paid within 2 years.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     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).
       ``(B) Taxes subsequently paid.--Any such taxes if 
     subsequently paid shall be taken into account for the taxable 
     year to which such taxes relate (and translated as provided 
     in section 986(a)(2)(A)).
       ``(3) Adjustments.--The amount of tax (if any) due on any 
     redetermination under paragraph (1) 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 thereof 
     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, 1997.
       (2) Subsection (a)(2).--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a)(2) shall apply to taxes which relate to taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 1105. 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 thereof 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, 1997, 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 amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1106. 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

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     988 transaction entered into by an individual which is a 
     personal transaction.
       ``(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 on the transaction 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, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1107. ALL NONCONTROLLED SECTION 902 CORPORATIONS WHICH 
                   ARE NOT PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANIES IN 
                   ONE FOREIGN TAX LIMITATION BASKET.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (E) of section 904(d)(2) 
     (relating to noncontrolled section 902 corporations) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv) All non-pfic's treated as one.--All noncontrolled 
     section 902 corporations which are not passive foreign 
     investment companies (as defined in section 1297) shall be 
     treated as one noncontrolled section 902 corporation for 
     purposes of paragraph (1). The Secretary may prescribe 
     regulations regarding the treatment of distributions out of 
     earnings and profits for periods prior to the taxpayer's 
     acquisition of such stock.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2001.
        Subtitle B--Treatment of Controlled Foreign Corporations

     SEC. 1111. 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 thereof 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. 1112. 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 thereof 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 thereof 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, 1997.
       (c) Clarification of Treatment of Branch Tax Exemptions or 
     Reductions.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 952 is amended 
     by adding at the end thereof 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. 1113. 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

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     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.
     Subtitle C--Treatment of Passive Foreign Investment Companies

     SEC. 1121. 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, 1997, 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, 1997, 
     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. 1122. 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
       ``(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

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     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, 1997, 
     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) Treatment of Mark-to-Market Gain Under Section 4982.--
       (1) Subsection (e) of section 4982 is amended by adding at 
     the end thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Treatment of gain recognized under section 1296.--For 
     purposes of determining a regulated investment company's 
     ordinary income--
       ``(A) notwithstanding paragraph (1)(C), section 1296 shall 
     be applied as if such company's taxable year ended on October 
     31, and
       ``(B) any ordinary gain or loss from an actual disposition 
     of stock in a passive foreign investment company during the 
     portion of the calendar year after October 31 shall be taken 
     into account in determining such regulated investment 
     company's ordinary income for the following calendar year.
     In the case of a company making an election under paragraph 
     (4), the preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting 
     the last day of the company's taxable year for October 31.''.
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 852 is amended by adding at 
     the end thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Special rule for certain losses on stock in passive 
     foreign investment company.--To the extent provided in 
     regulations, the taxable income of a regulated investment 
     company (other than a company to which an election under 
     section 4982(e)(4) applies) shall be computed without regard 
     to any net reduction in the value of any stock of a passive 
     foreign investment company with respect to which an election 
     under section 1296(k) is in effect occurring after October 31 
     of the taxable year, and any such reduction shall be treated 
     as occurring on the first day of the following taxable 
     year.''.
       (3) Subsection (c) of section 852 is amended by inserting 
     after ``October 31 of such year'' the following: ``, without 
     regard to any net reduction in the value of any stock of a 
     passive foreign investment company with respect to which an 
     election under section 1296(k) is in effect occurring after 
     October 31 of such year,''.
       (d) 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.''.
       (e) 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. 1123. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this subtitle shall apply to--
       (1) taxable years of United States persons beginning after 
     December 31, 1997, and
       (2) taxable years of foreign corporations ending with or 
     within such taxable years of United States persons.
   Subtitle D--Repeal of Excise Tax on Transfers to Foreign Entities

     SEC. 1131. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON TRANSFERS TO FOREIGN 
                   ENTITIES; RECOGNITION OF GAIN ON CERTAIN 
                   TRANSFERS TO FOREIGN TRUSTS AND ESTATES.

       (a) Repeal of Excise Tax.--Chapter 5 (relating to transfers 
     to avoid income tax) is hereby repealed.
       (b) Recognition of Gain on Certain Transfers to Foreign 
     Trusts and Estates.--Subpart F of part I of subchapter J of 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 684. RECOGNITION OF GAIN ON CERTAIN TRANSFERS TO 
                   CERTAIN FOREIGN TRUSTS AND ESTATES.

       ``(a) In general.--In the case of any transfer of property 
     by a United States person to a foreign estate or trust, for 
     purposes of this subtitle, 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) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a 
     transfer to a trust by a United States person if such person 
     is treated as the owner of such trust under section 671.''.
       (b) Other Anti-Avoidance Provisions Replacing Repealed 
     Excise Tax.--
       (1) Gain recognition on exchanges involving foreign 
     persons.--Section 1035 is amended by redesignating subsection 
     (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Exchanges Involving Foreign Persons.--To the extent 
     provided in regulations, subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     any exchange having the effect of transferring property to 
     any person other than a United States person.''.
       (2) Transfers to foreign corporations.--Section 367 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

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       ``(f) Other Transfers.--To the extent provided in 
     regulations, if a United States person transfers property to 
     a foreign corporation as paid-in surplus or as a contribution 
     to capital (in a transaction not otherwise described in this 
     section), such foreign corporation shall not, for purposes of 
     determining the extent to which gain shall be recognized on 
     such transfer, be considered to be a corporation.''.
       (3) Certain transfers to partnerships.--Section 721 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Regulations Relating to Transfers to Foreign 
     Persons.--The Secretary may provide by regulations that 
     subsection (a) shall not apply to gain realized on the 
     transfer of property to a partnership if such gain, when 
     recognized, will be includible in the gross income of a 
     person other than a United States person.''.
       (4) Repeal of u.s. source treatment of deemed royalties.--
     Subparagraph (C) of section 367(d)(2) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(C) Amounts received treated as ordinary income.--For 
     purposes of this chapter, any amount included in gross income 
     by reason of this subsection shall be treated as ordinary 
     income.''.
       (5) Transfers of intangibles to partnerships.--
       (A) Subsection (d) of section 367 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Regulations relating to transfers of intangibles to 
     partnerships.--The Secretary may provide by regulations that 
     the rules of paragraph (2) also apply to the transfer of 
     intangible property by a United States person to a 
     partnership in circumstances consistent with the purposes of 
     this subsection.''.
       (B) Section 721 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) Transfers of Intangibles.--

  ``For regulatory authority to treat intangibles transferred to a 
partnership as sold, see section 367(d)(3).''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (h) of section 814 is amended by striking 
     ``or 1491''.
       (2) Section 1057 (relating to election to treat transfer to 
     foreign trust, etc., as taxable exchange) is hereby repealed.
       (3) Section 6422 is amended by striking paragraph (5) and 
     by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (13) as paragraphs 
     (5) through (12), respectively.
       (4) The table of chapters for subtitle A is amended by 
     striking the item relating to chapter 5.
       (5) The table of sections for part IV of subchapter O of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     1057.
       (6) 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. Recognition of gain on certain transfers to certain foreign 
              trusts and estates.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                   Subtitle E--Information Reporting

     SEC. 1141. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF RETURN REQUIREMENT 
                   TO FOREIGN PARTNERSHIPS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6031 (relating to return of 
     partnership income) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Foreign Partnerships.--
       ``(1) Exception for foreign partnership.--Except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), the preceding provisions of this 
     section shall not apply to a foreign partnership.
       ``(2) Certain foreign partnerships required to file 
     return.--Except as provided in regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary, this section shall apply to a foreign partnership 
     for any taxable year if for such year, such partnership has--
       ``(A) gross income derived from sources within the United 
     States, or
       ``(B) gross income which is effectively connected with the 
     conduct of a trade or business within the United States.
     The Secretary may provide simplified filing procedures for 
     foreign partnerships to which this section applies.''.
       (b) Sanction for Failure by Foreign Partnership To Comply 
     With Section 6031 To Include Denial of Deductions.--
     Subsection (f) of section 6231 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Losses and'' in the heading and inserting 
     ``Deductions, Losses, and'', and
       (2) by striking ``loss or'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``deduction, loss, or''.
       (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. 1142. CONTROLLED FOREIGN PARTNERSHIPS SUBJECT TO 
                   INFORMATION REPORTING COMPARABLE TO INFORMATION 
                   REPORTING FOR CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--So much of section 6038 (relating to 
     information with respect to certain foreign corporations) as 
     precedes paragraph (2) of subsection (a) is amended to read 
     as follows:

     ``SEC. 6038. INFORMATION REPORTING WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN 
                   FOREIGN CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS.

       ``(a) Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--Every United States person shall 
     furnish, with respect to any foreign business entity which 
     such person controls, such information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe relating to--
       ``(A) the name, the principal place of business, and the 
     nature of business of such entity, and the country under 
     whose laws such entity is incorporated (or organized in the 
     case of a partnership);
       ``(B) in the case of a foreign corporation, its post-1986 
     undistributed earnings (as defined in section 902(c));
       ``(C) a balance sheet for such entity listing assets, 
     liabilities, and capital;
       ``(D) transactions between such entity and--
       ``(i) such person,
       ``(ii) any corporation or partnership which such person 
     controls, and
       ``(iii) any United States person owning, at the time the 
     transaction takes place--

       ``(I) in the case of a foreign corporation, 10 percent or 
     more of the value of any class of stock outstanding of such 
     corporation, and
       ``(II) in the case of a foreign partnership, at least a 10-
     percent interest in such partnership; and

       ``(E)(i) in the case of a foreign corporation, a 
     description of the various classes of stock outstanding, and 
     a list showing the name and address of, and number of shares 
     held by, each United States person who is a shareholder of 
     record owning at any time during the annual accounting period 
     5 percent or more in value of any class of stock outstanding 
     of such foreign corporation, and
       ``(ii) information comparable to the information described 
     in clause (i) in the case of a foreign partnership.
     The Secretary may also require the furnishing of any other 
     information which is similar or related in nature to that 
     specified in the preceding sentence or which the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate to carry out the provisions of 
     this title.''.
       (b) Definitions.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (e) of section 6038 (relating 
     to definitions) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (4), respectively,
       (B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(1) Foreign business entity.--The term `foreign business 
     entity' means a foreign corporation and a foreign 
     partnership.'', and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Partnership-related definitions.--
       ``(A) Control.--A person is in control of a partnership if 
     such person owns directly or indirectly more than a 50 
     percent interest in such partnership.
       ``(B) 50-percent interest.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), a 50-percent interest in a partnership is--
       ``(i) an interest equal to 50 percent of the capital 
     interest, or 50 percent of the profits interest, in such 
     partnership, or
       ``(ii) to the extent provided in regulations, an interest 
     to which 50 percent of the deductions or losses of such 
     partnership are allocated.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, rules similar to the 
     rules of section 267(c) (other than paragraph (3)) shall 
     apply, except so as to consider a United States person as 
     owning such an interest which is owned by a person which is 
     not a United States person.
       ``(C) 10-percent interest.--A 10-percent interest in a 
     partnership is an interest which would be described in 
     subparagraph (B) if `10 percent' were substituted for `50 
     percent' each place it appears.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The paragraph heading for 
     paragraph (2) of section 6038(e) (as so redesignated) is 
     amended by inserting ``of corporation'' after ``Control''.
       (c) Modification of Sanctions on Partnerships and 
     Corporations for Failure To Furnish Information.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 6038 is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``$1,000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``$10,000'', and
       (B) by striking ``$24,000'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``$50,000''.
       (d) Reporting by 10-Percent Partners.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 6038 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(5) Information required from 10-percent partner of 
     controlled foreign partnership.--In the case of a foreign 
     partnership which is controlled by United States persons 
     holding at least 10-percent interests (but not by any one 
     United States person), the Secretary may require each United 
     States person who holds a 10-percent interest in such 
     partnership to furnish information relating to such 
     partnership, including information relating to such partner's 
     ownership interests in the partnership and allocations to 
     such partner of partnership items.''.
       (e) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) The following provisions of section 6038 are each 
     amended by striking ``foreign corporation'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``foreign business entity'':
       (A) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a).
       (B) Subsection (b).
       (C) Subsection (c) other than paragraph (1)(B) thereof.
       (D) Subsection (d).
       (E) Subsection (e)(4) (as redesignated by subsection (b)).
       (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 6038(c)(1) is amended by 
     inserting ``in the case of a foreign business entity which is 
     a foreign corporation,'' after ``(B)''.
       (3) Paragraph (8) of section 318(b) is amended by striking 
     ``6038(d)(1)'' and inserting ``6038(d)(2)''.

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       (4) Paragraph (4) of section 901(k) is amended by striking 
     ``foreign corporation'' and inserting ``foreign corporation 
     or partnership''.
       (5) The table of sections for subpart A of part III of 
     subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 6038 and inserting the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 6038. Information reporting with respect to certain foreign 
              corporations and partnerships.''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to annual accounting periods of foreign 
     partnerships beginning after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 1143. MODIFICATIONS RELATING TO RETURNS REQUIRED TO BE 
                   FILED BY REASON OF CHANGES IN OWNERSHIP 
                   INTERESTS IN FOREIGN PARTNERSHIP.

       (a) No Return Required Unless Changes Involve 10-Percent 
     Interest in Partnership.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 6046A (relating 
     to returns as to interests in foreign partnerships) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply to any acquisition or 
     disposition only if the United States person directly or 
     indirectly holds at least a 10-percent interest in such 
     partnership either before or after such acquisition or 
     disposition, and paragraph (3) shall apply to any change only 
     if the change is equivalent to at least a 10-interest in such 
     partnership.''.
       (2) 10-percent interest.--Section 6046A is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and by 
     inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:
       ``(d) 10-Percent Interest.--For purposes of subsection (a), 
     a 10-percent interest in a partnership is an interest 
     described in section 6038(e)(3)(C).''.
       (b) Modification of Penalty on Failure to Report Changes in 
     Ownership Interests in Foreign Corporations and 
     Partnerships.--Subsection (a) of section 6679 (relating to 
     failure to file returns, etc., with respect to foreign 
     corporations or foreign partnerships) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Civil Penalty.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to any criminal penalty 
     provided by law, any person required to file a return under 
     section 6035, 6046, or 6046A who fails to file such return at 
     the time provided in such section, or who files a return 
     which does not show the information required pursuant to such 
     section, shall pay a penalty of $10,000, unless it is shown 
     that such failure is due to reasonable cause.
       ``(2) Increase in penalty where failure continues after 
     notification.--If any failure described in paragraph (1) 
     continues for more than 90 days after the day on which the 
     Secretary mails notice of such failure to the United States 
     person, such person shall pay a penalty (in addition to the 
     amount required under paragraph (1)) of $10,000 for each 30-
     day period (or fraction thereof) during which such failure 
     continues after the expiration of such 90-day period. The 
     increase in any penalty under this paragraph shall not exceed 
     $50,000.
       ``(3) Reduced penalty for returns relating to foreign 
     personal holding companies.--In the case of a return required 
     under section 6035, paragraph (1) shall be applied by 
     substituting `$1,000' for `$10,000', and paragraph (2) shall 
     not apply.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to transfers and changes after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1144. TRANSFERS OF PROPERTY TO FOREIGN PARTNERSHIPS 
                   SUBJECT TO INFORMATION REPORTING COMPARABLE TO 
                   INFORMATION REPORTING FOR SUCH TRANSFERS TO 
                   FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 6038B(a) 
     (relating to notice of certain transfers to foreign 
     corporations) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) transfers property to--
       ``(A) a foreign corporation in an exchange described in 
     section 332, 351, 354, 355, 356, or 361, or
       ``(B) a foreign partnership in a contribution described in 
     section 721 or in any other contribution described in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary,''.
       (b) Exceptions.--Section 6038B is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (b) as subsection (c) and by inserting after 
     subsection (a) the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Exceptions for Certain Transfers to Foreign 
     Partnerships; Special Rule.--
       ``(1) Exceptions.--Subsection (a)(1)(B) shall apply to a 
     transfer by a United States person to a foreign partnership 
     only if--
       ``(A) the United States person holds (immediately after the 
     transfer) directly or indirectly at least a 10-percent 
     interest (as defined in section 6046A(d)) in the partnership, 
     or
       ``(B) the value of the property transferred (when added to 
     the value of the property transferred by such person or any 
     related person to such partnership or a related partnership 
     during the 12-month period ending on the date of the 
     transfer) exceeds $100,000.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the value of any 
     transferred property is its fair market value at the time of 
     its transfer.
       ``(2) Special rule.--If by reason of an adjustment under 
     section 482 or otherwise, a contribution described in 
     subsection (a)(1) is deemed to have been made, such 
     contribution shall be treated for purposes of this section as 
     having been made not earlier than the date specified by the 
     Secretary.''.
        (c) Modification of Penalty Applicable to Foreign 
     Corporations and Partnerships.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     6038B(b) is amended by striking ``equal to'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``equal to 10 percent of the fair 
     market value of the property at the time of the exchange 
     (and, in the case of a contribution described in subsection 
     (a)(1)(B), such person shall recognize gain as if the 
     contributed property had been sold for such value at the time 
     of such contribution).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to transfers made after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Election of retroactive effect.--Section 1494(c) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply to any transfer 
     after August 20, 1996, if the person otherwise required to 
     file a return with respect to such transfer elects to apply 
     the amendments made by this section to transfers after August 
     20, 1996. The Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate may 
     prescribe simplified reporting under the preceding sentence.

     SEC. 1145. EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR FOREIGN 
                   TRANSFERS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (8) of section 6501(c) (relating 
     to failure to notify Secretary under section 6038B) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(8) Failure to notify secretary of certain foreign 
     transfers.--In the case of any information which is required 
     to be reported to the Secretary under section 6038, 6038A, 
     6038B, 6046, 6046A, or 6048, the time for assessment of any 
     tax imposed by this title with respect to any event or period 
     to which such information relates shall not expire before the 
     date which is 3 years after the date on which the Secretary 
     is furnished the information required to be reported under 
     such section.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to information the due date for the reporting of 
     which is after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1146. 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.--
       ``(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, 1998.
Subtitle F--Determination of Foreign or Domestic Status of Partnerships

     SEC. 1151. DETERMINATION OF FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC STATUS OF 
                   PARTNERSHIPS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 7701(a) is 
     amended by inserting before the period ``unless, in the case 
     of a partnership, the partnership is more properly treated as 
     a foreign partnership under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
              Subtitle G--Other Simplification Provisions

     SEC. 1161. TRANSITION RULE FOR CERTAIN TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 1907(a) of the 
     Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following flush sentence:

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     ``To the extent prescribed in regulations by the Secretary of 
     the Treasury or his delegate, a trust which was in existence 
     on August 20, 1996 (other than a trust treated as owned by 
     the grantor under subpart E of part I of subchapter J of 
     chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), and which 
     was treated as a United States person on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act may elect to continue to be 
     treated as a United States person notwithstanding section 
     7701(a)(30)(E) of such Code.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 1907(a) of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 
     1996.

     SEC. 1162. REPEAL OF STOCK AND SECURITIES SAFE HARBOR 
                   REQUIREMENT THAT PRINCIPAL OFFICE BE OUTSIDE 
                   THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--The last sentence of clause (ii) of 
     section 864(b)(2)(A) (relating to stock or securities) is 
     amended by striking ``, or in the case of a corporation'' and 
     all that follows and inserting a period.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.
                      Subtitle H--Other Provisions

     SEC. 1171. DEFINITION OF FOREIGN PERSONAL HOLDING COMPANY 
                   INCOME.

       (a) Income From Notional Principal Contracts and Payments 
     in Lieu of Dividends.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 954(c) (defining 
     foreign personal holding company income) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(F) Income from notional principal contracts.--Net income 
     from notional principal contracts. Any item of income, gain, 
     deduction, or loss from a notional principal contract entered 
     into for purposes of hedging any item described in any 
     preceding subparagraph shall not be taken into account for 
     purposes of this subparagraph but shall be taken into account 
     under such other subparagraph.
       ``(G) Payments in lieu of dividends.--Payments in lieu of 
     dividends which are made pursuant to an agreement to which 
     section 1058 applies.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     954(c)(1) is amended--
       (A) by striking the second sentence, and
       (B) by striking ``also'' in the last sentence.
       (b) Exception for Dealers.--Paragraph (2) of section 954(c) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Exception for dealers.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (A), (E), or (G) of paragraph (1) or by 
     regulations, in the case of a regular dealer in property 
     (within the meaning of paragraph (1)(B)), forward contracts, 
     option contracts, or similar financial instruments (including 
     notional principal contracts and all instruments referenced 
     to commodities), there shall not be taken into account in 
     computing foreign personal holding income any item of income, 
     gain, deduction, or loss from any transaction (including 
     hedging transactions) entered into in the ordinary course of 
     such dealer's trade or business as such a dealer.''.
       (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. 1172. PERSONAL PROPERTY USED PREDOMINANTLY IN THE UNITED 
                   STATES TREATED AS NOT PROPERTY OF A LIKE KIND 
                   WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY USED PREDOMINANTLY 
                   OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 1031 (relating 
     to exchange of property held for productive use or 
     investment) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Special Rules for Foreign Real and Personal 
     Property.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Real property.--Real property located in the United 
     States and real property located outside the United States 
     are not property of a like kind.
       ``(2) Personal property.--
       ``(A) In general.--Personal property used predominantly 
     within the United States and personal property used 
     predominantly outside the United States are not property of a 
     like kind.
       ``(B) Predominant use.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (C) and (D), the predominant use of any property shall be 
     determined based on--
       ``(i) in the case of the property relinquished in the 
     exchange, the 2-year period ending on the date of such 
     relinquishment, and
       ``(ii) in the case of the property acquired in the 
     exchange, the 2-year period beginning on the date of such 
     acquisition.
       ``(C) Property held for less than 2 years.--Except in the 
     case of an exchange which is part of a transaction (or series 
     of transactions) structured to avoid the purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(i) only the periods the property was held by the person 
     relinquishing the property (or any related person) shall be 
     taken into account under subparagraph (B)(i), and
       ``(ii) only the periods the property was held by the person 
     acquiring the property (or any related person) shall be taken 
     into account under subparagraph (B)(ii).
       ``(D) Special rule for certain property.--Property 
     described in any subparagraph of section 168(g)(4) shall be 
     treated as used predominantly in the United States.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to transfers after June 8, 1997, in taxable years 
     ending after such date.
       (2) Binding contracts.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall not apply to any transfer pursuant to a written binding 
     contract in effect on June 8, 1997, and at all times 
     thereafter before the disposition of property. A contract 
     shall not fail to meet the requirements of the preceding 
     sentence solely because--
       (A) it provides for a sale in lieu of an exchange, or
       (B) the property to be acquired as replacement property was 
     not identified under such contract before June 9, 1997.

     SEC. 1173. HOLDING PERIOD REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN FOREIGN 
                   TAXES.

       (a) In General.--Section 901 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (k) as subsection (l) and by inserting after 
     subsection (j) the following new subsection:
       ``(k) Minimum Holding Period for Certain Taxes.--
       ``(1) Withholding taxes.--
       ``(A) In general.--In no event shall a credit be allowed 
     under subsection (a) for any withholding tax on a dividend 
     with respect to stock in a corporation if--
       ``(i) such stock is held by the recipient of the dividend 
     for 15 days or less during the 30-day period beginning on the 
     date which is 15 days before the date on which such share 
     becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend, or
       ``(ii) to the extent that the recipient of the dividend is 
     under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or 
     otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions 
     in substantially similar or related property.
       ``(B) Withholding tax.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `withholding tax' includes any tax determined on a gross 
     basis; but does not include any tax which is in the nature of 
     a prepayment of a tax imposed on a net basis.
       ``(2) Deemed paid taxes.--In the case of income, war 
     profits, or excess profits taxes deemed paid under section 
     853, 902, or 960 through a chain of ownership of stock in 1 
     or more corporations, no credit shall be allowed under 
     subsection (a) for such taxes if--
       ``(A) any stock of any corporation in such chain (the 
     ownership of which is required to obtain credit under 
     subsection (a) for such taxes) is held for less than the 
     period described in paragraph (1)(A)(i), or
       ``(B) the corporation holding the stock is under an 
     obligation referred to in paragraph (1)(A)(ii).
       ``(3) 45-day rule in the case of certain preference 
     dividends.--In the case of stock having preference in 
     dividends and dividends with respect to such stock which are 
     attributable to a period or periods aggregating in excess of 
     366 days, paragraph (1)(A)(i) shall be applied--
       ``(A) by substituting `45 days' for `15 days' each place it 
     appears, and
       ``(B) by substituting `90-day period' for `30-day period'.
       ``(4) Exception for certain taxes paid by securities 
     dealers.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply 
     to any qualified tax with respect to any security held in the 
     active conduct in a foreign country of a securities business 
     of any person--
       ``(i) who is registered as a securities broker or dealer 
     under section 15(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       ``(ii) who is registered as a Government securities broker 
     or dealer under section 15C(a) of such Act, or
       ``(iii) who is licensed or authorized in such foreign 
     country to conduct securities activities in such country and 
     is subject to bona fide regulation by a securities regulating 
     authority of such country.
       ``(B) Qualified tax.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
     term `qualified tax' means a tax paid to a foreign country 
     (other than the foreign country referred to in subparagraph 
     (A)) if--
       ``(i) the dividend to which such tax is attributable is 
     subject to taxation on a net basis by the country referred to 
     in subparagraph (A), and
       ``(ii) such country allows a credit against its net basis 
     tax for the full amount of the tax paid to such other foreign 
     country.
       ``(C) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such 
     regulations as may be appropriate to prevent the abuse of the 
     exception provided by this paragraph.
       ``(5) Certain rules to apply.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the rules of paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 
     246(c) shall apply.
       ``(6) Treatment of bona fide sales.--If a person's holding 
     period is reduced by reason of the application of the rules 
     of section 246(c)(4) to any contract for the bona fide sale 
     of stock, the determination of whether such person's holding 
     period meets the requirements of paragraph (2) shall be made 
     as of the date such contract is entered into.
       ``(7) Taxes allowed as deduction, etc.--Sections 275 and 78 
     shall not apply to any tax which is not allowable as a credit 
     under subsection (a) by reason of this subsection.''.
       (b) Notice of Withholding Taxes Paid by Regulated 
     Investment Company.--Subsection (c) of section 853 (relating 
     to foreign tax credit allowed to shareholders) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Such notice 
     shall also include the amount of such taxes which (without 
     regard to the election under this section) would not be 
     allowable as a credit under section 901(a) to the regulated 
     investment company by reason of section 901(k).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to dividends

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     paid or accrued more than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1174. PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE POSITION THAT 
                   CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INCOME IS 
                   NOT INCLUDIBLE IN GROSS INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Section 883 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Penalties for Failure to Disclose Position That 
     Certain International Transportation Income Is Not Includible 
     in Gross Income.--
       ``(1) In general.--A taxpayer who, with respect to any tax 
     imposed by this title, takes the position that any of its 
     gross income derived from the international operation of 1 or 
     more ships or aircraft is not includible in gross income by 
     reason of paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) or paragraph 
     (1) or (2) of section 872(b) (or by reason of any applicable 
     treaty) shall be entitled to such treatment only if such 
     position is disclosed (in such manner as the Secretary may 
     prescribe) on the return of tax for such tax (or any 
     statement attached to such return).
       ``(2) Additional penalties for failing to disclose 
     position.--If a taxpayer fails to meet the requirement of 
     paragraph (1) for any taxable year with respect to the 
     international operation of 1 or more ships or 1 or more 
     aircraft--
       ``(A) the amount of the income from the international 
     operation to which such failure relates--
       ``(i) which is from sources without the United States, and
       ``(ii) which is attributable to a fixed place of business 
     in the United States,
     shall be treated for purposes of this title as effectively 
     connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the 
     United States, and
       ``(B) no deductions or credits shall be allowed which are 
     attributable to income from the international operation to 
     which the failure relates.
       ``(3) Reasonable cause exception.--This subsection shall 
     not apply to a failure to disclose a position if it is shown 
     that such failure is due to reasonable cause and not due to 
     willful neglect.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     section 872(b), and paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 883(a), 
     are each amended by striking ``Gross income'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Except as provided in section 883(d), 
     gross income''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997.
       (2) Coordination with treaties.--The amendments made by 
     this section shall not apply in any case where their 
     application would be contrary to any treaty obligation of the 
     United States.
       (d) Information To Be Provided by Customs Service.--The 
     United States Custom Service shall provide the Secretary of 
     the Treasury or his delegate with such information as may be 
     specified by such Secretary in order to enable such Secretary 
     to determine whether ships which are not registered in the 
     United States are engaged in transportation to or from the 
     United States.

     SEC. 1175. DENIAL OF TREATY BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS 
                   THROUGH HYBRID ENTITIES.

       A foreign person shall be entitled under any income tax 
     treaty of the United States with a foreign country to any 
     reduced rate of any withholding tax imposed by the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 on an item of income derived through any 
     partnership or other pass-thru entity only to the extent that 
     such item is treated for purposes of the taxation laws of 
     such foreign country as an item of income of such person. The 
     preceding sentence shall not apply if--
       (1) the treaty contains a provision addressing the 
     applicability of the treaty in the case of an item of income 
     derived through a partnership, or
       (2) the foreign country imposes tax on a distribution of 
     such item of income from such partnership to such person.

     SEC. 1176. INTEREST ON UNDERPAYMENTS NOT REDUCED BY FOREIGN 
                   TAX CREDIT CARRYBACKS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 6601 is amended 
     by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and 
     (4), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Foreign tax credit carrybacks.--If any credit allowed 
     for any taxable year is increased by reason of a carryback of 
     tax paid or accrued to foreign countries or possessions of 
     the United States, such increase shall not affect the 
     computation of interest under this section for the period 
     ending with the filing date for the taxable year in which 
     such taxes were in fact paid or accrued, or, with respect to 
     any portion of such credit carryback from a taxable year 
     attributable to a net operating loss carryback or a capital 
     loss carryback from a subsequent taxable year, such increase 
     shall not affect the computation of interest under this 
     section for the period ending with the filing date for such 
     subsequent taxable year.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment to Refunds Attributable to Foreign 
     Tax Credit Carrybacks.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (f) of section 6611 is amended 
     by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and 
     (4), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Foreign tax credit carrybacks.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a), if any overpayment of tax imposed by subtitle 
     A results from a carryback of tax paid or accrued to foreign 
     countries or possessions of the United States, such 
     overpayment shall be deemed not to have been made before the 
     filing date for the taxable year in which such taxes were in 
     fact paid or accrued, or, with respect to any portion of such 
     credit carryback from a taxable year attributable to a net 
     operating loss carryback or a capital loss carryback from a 
     subsequent taxable year, such overpayment shall be deemed not 
     to have been made before the filing date for such subsequent 
     taxable year.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Paragraph (4) of section 6611(f) (as so redesignated) 
     is amended--
       (i) by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)'', and
       (ii) by striking ``paragraph (1) or (2)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``paragraph (1), (2), or (3)''.
       (B) Clause (ii) of section 6611(f)(4)(B) (as so 
     redesignated) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     subclause (I), by redesignating subclause (II) as subclause 
     (III), and by inserting after subclause (I) the following new 
     subclause:

       ``(II) in the case of a carryback of taxes paid or accrued 
     to foreign countries or possessions of the United States, the 
     taxable year in which such taxes were in fact paid or accrued 
     (or, with respect to any portion of such carryback from a 
     taxable year attributable to a net operating loss carryback 
     or a capital loss carryback from a subsequent taxable year, 
     such subsequent taxable year), and''.

       (C) Subclause (III) of section 6611(f)(4)(B)(ii) (as so 
     redesignated) is amended by inserting ``(as defined in 
     paragraph (3)(B))'' after ``credit carryback'' the first 
     place it appears.
       (D) Section 6611 is amended by striking subsection (g) and 
     by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (g) 
     and (h), respectively.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to carrybacks arising in taxable years beginning 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1177. CLARIFICATION OF PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS ON CLAIM 
                   FOR CREDIT OR REFUND ATTRIBUTABLE TO FOREIGN 
                   TAX CREDIT CARRYFORWARD.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 6511(d)(3) is 
     amended by striking ``for the year with respect to which the 
     claim is made'' and inserting ``for the year in which such 
     taxes were actually paid or accrued''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxes paid or accrued in taxable years 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1178. MISCELLANEOUS CLARIFICATIONS.

       (a) Attribution of Deemed Paid Foreign Taxes to Prior 
     Distributions.--Subparagraph (B) of section 902(c)(2) is 
     amended by striking ``deemed paid with respect to'' and 
     inserting ``attributable to''.
       (b) Financial Services Income Determined Without Regard to 
     High-Taxed Income.--Subclause (II) of section 904(d)(2)(C)(i) 
     is amended by striking ``subclause (I)'' and inserting 
     ``subclauses (I) and (III)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
   TITLE XII--SIMPLIFICATION PROVISIONS RELATING TO INDIVIDUALS AND 
                               BUSINESSES
             Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Individuals

     SEC. 1201. BASIC STANDARD DEDUCTION AND MINIMUM TAX EXEMPTION 
                   AMOUNT FOR CERTAIN DEPENDENTS.

       (a) Basic Standard Deduction.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (5) of section 63(c) (relating 
     to limitation on basic standard deduction in the case of 
     certain dependents) is amended by striking ``shall not 
     exceed'' and all that follows and inserting ``shall not 
     exceed the greater of--
       ``(A) $500, or
       ``(B) the sum of $250 and such individual's earned 
     income.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (4) of section 63(c) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(5)(A)'' in the material preceding 
     subparagraph (A) and inserting ``(5)'', and
       (B) by striking ``by substituting'' and all that follows in 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting ``by substituting for 
     `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof--
       ``(i) `calendar year 1987' in the case of the dollar 
     amounts contained in paragraph (2) or (5)(A) or subsection 
     (f), and
       ``(ii) `calendar year 1997' in the case of the dollar 
     amount contained in paragraph (5)(B).''.
       (b) Minimum Tax Exemption Amount.--Subsection (j) of 
     section 59 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(j) Treatment of Unearned Income of Minor Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a child to whom section 
     1(g) applies, the exemption amount for purposes of section 55 
     shall not exceed the sum of--
       ``(A) such child's earned income (as defined in section 
     911(d)(2)) for the taxable year, plus
       ``(B) $5,000.
       ``(2) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable 
     year beginning in a calendar year after 1998, the dollar 
     amount in paragraph (1)(B) shall be increased by an amount 
     equal to the product of--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, and
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar

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     year in which the taxable year begins, determined by 
     substituting `1997' for `1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
     If any increase determined under the preceding sentence is 
     not a multiple of $50, such increase shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $50.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1202. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF TAX EXEMPT FROM ESTIMATED 
                   TAX REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 6654(e) (relating 
     to exception where tax is small amount) is amended by 
     striking ``$500'' and inserting ``$1,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1203. OPTIONAL METHODS FOR COMPUTING SECA TAX COMBINED.

       (a) Internal Revenue Code.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (h) of section 1402 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(h) Optional Method for Computing Self-Employment 
     Income.--
       ``(1) Individuals.--In the case of any trade or business 
     which is carried on by an individual--
       ``(A) if the gross income derived by him from such trade or 
     business is not more than the upper limit for the taxable 
     year, the net earnings from self-employment derived by him 
     from such trade or business may, at his option, be deemed to 
     be 66\2/3\ percent of such gross income, or
       ``(B) if the gross income derived by him from such trade or 
     business is more than the upper limit for the taxable year 
     and the net earnings from self-employment derived by him from 
     such trade or business (computed under subsection (a) without 
     regard to this sentence) are less than the lower limit for 
     the taxable year, the net earnings from self-employment 
     derived by him from such trade or business may, at his 
     option, be deemed to be the lower limit for the taxable year.
       ``(2) Member of a partnership.--In the case of a member of 
     a partnership carrying on any trade or business--
       ``(A) if his distributive share of the gross income of the 
     partnership derived from such trade or business (after such 
     gross income has been reduced by the sum of all payments to 
     which section 707(c) applies) is not more than the upper 
     limit for the taxable year, his distributive share of income 
     described in section 702(a)(8) derived from such trade or 
     business may, at his option, be deemed to be an amount equal 
     to 66\2/3\ percent of his distributive share of such gross 
     income (after such gross income has been so reduced), or
       ``(B) if his distributive share of the gross income of the 
     partnership derived from such trade or business (after such 
     gross income has been reduced by the sum of all payments to 
     which section 707(c) applies) is more than the upper limit 
     for the taxable year and his distributive share (whether or 
     not distributed) of income described in section 702(a)(8) 
     derived from such trade or business (computed under this 
     subsection without regard to this sentence) is less than the 
     lower limit for the taxable year, his distributive share of 
     income described in section 702(a)(8) derived from such trade 
     or business may, at his option, be deemed to be the lower 
     limit for the taxable year.
       ``(3) Upper and lower limits.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) Lower limit.--The lower limit for any taxable year is 
     the sum of the amounts applicable under section 213(d) of the 
     Social Security Act for calendar quarters ending with or 
     within such taxable year.
       ``(B) Upper limit.--The upper limit for any taxable year is 
     the amount equal to 150 percent of the lower limit for such 
     taxable year.
       ``(4) Determination of gross income.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `gross income' means--
       ``(A) in the case of any such trade or business in which 
     the income is computed under a cash receipts and 
     disbursements method, the gross receipts from such trade or 
     business reduced by the cost or other basis of property which 
     was purchased and sold in carrying on such trade or business, 
     adjusted (after such reduction) in accordance with the 
     provisions of paragraphs (1) through (7) and paragraph (9) of 
     subsection (a), and
       ``(B) in the case of any such trade or business in which 
     the income is computed under an accrual method, the gross 
     income from such trade or business, adjusted in accordance 
     with the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (7) and 
     paragraph (9) of subsection (a).
       ``(5) Income derived from more than 1 trade or business.--
     For purposes of this subsection, if an individual (including 
     a member of a partnership) derives gross income from more 
     than 1 such trade or business, such gross income (including 
     his distributive share of the gross income of any partnership 
     derived from any such trade or business) shall be deemed to 
     have been derived from one trade or business.
       ``(6) Election.--The option under this subsection shall be 
     allowed for any taxable year only if elected on the first 
     return filed for such taxable year.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 1402 
     is amended by striking all that follows the first sentence 
     following paragraph (15) and inserting ``For optional method 
     of determining net earnings from self-employment, see 
     subsection (h).''.
       (b) Social Security Act.--Subsection (g) of section 211 of 
     the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Optional Method for Computing Self-Employment 
     Income.--
       ``(1) Individuals.--In the case of any trade or business 
     which is carried on by an individual--
       ``(A) if the gross income derived by him from such trade or 
     business is not more than the upper limit for the taxable 
     year, the net earnings from self-employment derived by him 
     from such trade or business may, at his option, be deemed to 
     be 66\2/3\ percent of such gross income, or
       ``(B) if the gross income derived by him from such trade or 
     business is more than the upper limit for the taxable year 
     and the net earnings from self-employment derived by him from 
     such trade or business (computed under subsection (a) without 
     regard to this sentence) are less than the lower limit for 
     the taxable year, the net earnings from self-employment 
     derived by him from such trade or business may, at his 
     option, be deemed to be the lower limit for the taxable year.
       ``(2) Member of a partnership.--In the case of a member of 
     a partnership carrying on any trade or business--
       ``(A) if his distributive share of the gross income of the 
     partnership derived from such trade or business (after such 
     gross income has been reduced by the sum of all payments to 
     which section 707(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     applies) is not more than the upper limit for the taxable 
     year, his distributive share of income described in section 
     702(a)(8) of such Code derived from such trade or business 
     may, at his option, be deemed to be an amount equal to 66\2/
     3\ percent of his distributive share of such gross income 
     (after such gross income has been so reduced), or
       ``(B) if his distributive share of the gross income of the 
     partnership derived from such trade or business (after such 
     gross income has been reduced by the sum of all payments to 
     which section 707(c) of such Code applies) is more than the 
     upper limit for the taxable year and his distributive share 
     (whether or not distributed) of income described in section 
     702(a)(8) of such Code derived from such trade or business 
     (computed under this subsection without regard to this 
     sentence) is less than the lower limit for the taxable year, 
     his distributive share of income described in section 
     702(a)(8) of such Code derived from such trade or business 
     may, at his option, be deemed to be the lower limit for the 
     taxable year.
       ``(3) Upper and lower limits.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) Lower limit.--The lower limit for any taxable year is 
     the sum of the amounts applicable under section 213(d) for 
     calendar quarters ending with or within such taxable year.
       ``(B) Upper limit.--The upper limit for any taxable year is 
     the amount equal to 150 percent of the lower limit for such 
     taxable year.
       ``(4) Determination of gross income.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `gross income' means--
       ``(A) in the case of any such trade or business in which 
     the income is computed under a cash receipts and 
     disbursements method, the gross receipts from such trade or 
     business reduced by the cost or other basis of property which 
     was purchased and sold in carrying on such trade or business, 
     adjusted (after such reduction) in accordance with the 
     provisions of paragraphs (1) through (6) and paragraph (8) of 
     subsection (a), and
       ``(B) in the case of any such trade or business in which 
     the income is computed under an accrual method, the gross 
     income from such trade or business, adjusted in accordance 
     with the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (6) and 
     paragraph (8) of subsection (a).
       ``(5) Income derived from more than 1 trade or business.--
     For purposes of this subsection, if an individual (including 
     a member of a partnership) derives gross income from more 
     than 1 such trade or business, such gross income (including 
     his distributive share of the gross income of any partnership 
     derived from any such trade or business) shall be deemed to 
     have been derived from one trade or business.
       ``(6) Election.--The option under this subsection shall be 
     allowed for any taxable year only if elected on the first 
     return filed for such taxable year.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 211 of 
     the Social Security Act is amended by striking all that 
     follows the first sentence following paragraph (15) and 
     inserting ``For optional method of determining net earnings 
     from self-employment, see subsection (g).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1204. 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

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       ``(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, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1205. 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 amounts paid or incurred with respect to 
     taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 1206. 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 (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.
       ``(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) Separate Appropriation Required for Payment of Credit 
     Card Fees.--No amount may be paid by the United States to a 
     credit card issuer for the right to receive payments of 
     internal revenue taxes by credit card without a separate 
     appropriation therefor.
       (c) 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.''.
       (d) 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 pur

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     poses 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)''.
       (e) 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.
        Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Businesses Generally

     SEC. 1211. 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.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to contracts 
     completed in taxable years ending after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Subsection (b).--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
     shall apply for purposes of section 167(g) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to property placed in service after 
     September 13, 1995.

     SEC. 1212. 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, 
     1997.
   Subtitle C--Simplification Relating to Electing Large Partnerships

                       PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1221. 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--
       ``(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

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     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' 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--

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       ``(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) Computation of Percentage Depletion.--In the case of 
     an electing large partnership, except as provided in 
     subsection (b)--
       ``(1) 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,
       ``(2) 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
       ``(3) paragraph (3) of section 705(a) shall not apply.
       ``(b) Treatment of Certain Partners.--
       ``(1) 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.
       ``(2) Disqualified person.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the term `disqualified person' means, with respect to any 
     partnership taxable year--
       ``(A) 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
       ``(B) 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.
       ``(3) Average daily production.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (2), 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)--
       ``(A) 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),
       ``(B) by treating 6,000 cubic feet of natural gas as a 
     barrel of crude oil, and
       ``(C) 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, 1997.

     SEC. 1222. SIMPLIFIED AUDIT PROCEDURES FOR ELECTING LARGE 
                   PARTNERSHIPS.

       (a) General Rule.--Chapter 63 is amended by adding at the 
     end thereof the following new subchapter:

        ``Subchapter D--Treatment of electing 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 
     electing 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 electing large partnership other than in its 
     capacity as a partner in another partnership which is not an 
     electing large partnership.
       ``(2) Treatment where partner in other partnership.--If an 
     electing large partnership is a partner in another 
     partnership which is not an electing large partnership--
       ``(A) subchapter C of this chapter shall apply to items of 
     such electing 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.

     ``SEC. 6241. PARTNER'S RETURN MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH 
                   PARTNERSHIP RETURN.

       ``(a) General Rule.--A partner of any electing 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 an electing 
     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

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     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).
       ``(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 an electing 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 
     this section 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 an electing 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 an electing large partnership is a 
     partner in another electing 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.

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       ``(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
       ``(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) Electing large partnership.--The term `electing large 
     partnership' has the meaning given to such term by section 
     775.
       ``(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 electing 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

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     Secretary may select any partner as the partner with such 
     authority.
       ``(2) Binding effect.--An electing 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 thereof the 
     following new item:

``Subchapter D. Treatment of electing large partnerships.''.

     SEC. 1223. DUE DATE FOR FURNISHING INFORMATION TO PARTNERS OF 
                   ELECTING 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 an electing large 
     partnership (as defined in section 775), 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. 1224. 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 thereof 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. 1225. TREATMENT OF PARTNERSHIP ITEMS OF INDIVIDUAL 
                   RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.

       Subsection (b) of section 6012 is amended by adding at the 
     end thereof 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. 1226. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this part shall apply to partnership 
     taxable years ending on or after December 31, 1997.

      PART II--PROVISIONS RELATED TO TEFRA PARTNERSHIP PROCEEDINGS

     SEC. 1231. 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--
       ``(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 pur

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     poses 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. 1232. 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. 1233. 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 ``section 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. 1234. 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. 1235. 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. 1236. 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--

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       ``(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. 1237. 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. 1238. 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 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. 1239. 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. 1240. 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--

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       ``(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. 1241. 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. 1242. 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. 1243. 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.

  PART III--PROVISION RELATING TO CLOSING OF PARTNERSHIP TAXABLE YEAR 
                 WITH RESPECT TO DECEASED PARTNER, ETC.

     SEC. 1246. 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, 1997.
    Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Real Estate Investment Trusts

     SEC. 1251. 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. 1252. 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.''.

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     SEC. 1253. 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. 1254. 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. 1255. 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. 1256. 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
       ``(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. 1257. 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. 1258. PAYMENTS UNDER HEDGING INSTRUMENTS.

       Section 856(c)(5)(G) (relating to treatment of certain 
     interest rate agreements), as redesignated by section 1255, 
     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. 1259. 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. 1260. 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. 1261. 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 sec

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     tion 856(j)(5)(A) is amended by inserting before the period 
     ``or appreciation in value as of any specified date''.

     SEC. 1262. 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. 1263. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this part shall apply to taxable 
     years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
   Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Regulated Investment Companies

     SEC. 1271. 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.
                    Subtitle F--Taxpayer Protections

     SEC. 1281. REASONABLE CAUSE EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN PENALTIES.

       (a) Information on Deductible Employee Contributions.--
     Subsection (g) of section 6652 (relating to information 
     required in connection with deductible employee 
     contributions) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``No penalty shall be imposed under this 
     subsection on any failure which is shown to be due to 
     reasonable cause and not willful neglect.''.
       (b) Reports on Status as Qualified Small Business.--
     Subsection (k) of section 6652 (relating to failure to make 
     reports required under section 1202) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``No penalty shall be 
     imposed under this subsection on any failure which is shown 
     to be due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect.''.
       (c) Returns of Personal Holding Company Tax by Foreign 
     Corporations.--Section 6683 (relating to failure of foreign 
     corporation to file return of personal holding company tax) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``No penalty shall be imposed under this section on any 
     failure which is shown to be due to reasonable cause and not 
     willful neglect.''.
       (d) Failure To Make Required Payments.--Subparagraph (A) of 
     section 7519(f)(4) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``No penalty shall be imposed under 
     this subparagraph on any failure which is shown to be due to 
     reasonable cause and not willful neglect.''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1282. CLARIFICATION OF PERIOD FOR FILING CLAIMS FOR 
                   REFUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 6512(b) (relating 
     to overpayment determined by Tax Court) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following flush sentence:
     ``In a case described in subparagraph (B) where the date of 
     the mailing of the notice of deficiency is during the third 
     year after the due date (with extensions) for filing the 
     return of tax and no return was filed before such date, the 
     applicable period under subsections (a) and (b)(2) of section 
     6511 shall be 3 years.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to claims for credit or refund for taxable years 
     ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1283. 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 commenced after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1284. 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 thereof 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. 1285. 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. 1286. PENALTY FOR UNAUTHORIZED INSPECTION OF TAX RETURNS 
                   OR TAX RETURN INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Part I of subchapter A of chapter 75 
     (relating to crimes, other offenses, and forfeitures) is 
     amended by adding after section 7213 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 7213A. UNAUTHORIZED INSPECTION OF RETURNS OR RETURN 
                   INFORMATION.

       ``(a) Prohibitions.--
       ``(1) Federal employees and other persons.--It shall be 
     unlawful for--
       ``(A) any officer or employee of the United States, or
       ``(B) any person described in section 6103(n) or an officer 
     or employee of any such person,
     willfully to inspect, except as authorized in this title, any 
     return or return information.
       ``(2) State and other employees.--It shall be unlawful for 
     any person (not described in paragraph (1)) willfully to 
     inspect, except as authorized in this title, any return or 
     return information acquired by such person or another person 
     under a provision of section 6103 referred to in section 
     7213(a)(2).
       ``(b) Penalty.--
       ``(1)  In general.--Any violation of subsection (a) shall 
     be punishable upon conviction by a fine in any amount not 
     exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment of not more than 1 year, or 
     both, together with the costs of prosecution.
       ``(2) Federal officers or employees.--An officer or 
     employee of the United States who is convicted of any 
     violation of subsection (a) shall, in addition to any other 
     punishment, be dismissed from office or discharged from 
     employment.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms 
     `inspect', `return', and `return information' have the 
     respective meanings given such terms by section 6103(b).''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 7213(a) is amended by 
     inserting ``(5),'' after ``(m)(2), (4),''.
       (2) The table of sections for part I of subchapter A of 
     chapter 75 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 7213 the following new item:

``Sec. 7213A. Unauthorized inspection of returns or return 
              information.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to violations occurring on and after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1287. CIVIL DAMAGES FOR UNAUTHORIZED INSPECTION OF 
                   RETURNS AND RETURN INFORMATION; NOTIFICATION OF 
                   UNLAWFUL INSPECTION OR DISCLOSURE.

       (a) Civil Damages for Unauthorized Inspection.--Subsection 
     (a) of section 7431 is amended--

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       (1) by striking ``Disclosure'' in the headings for 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting ``Inspection or 
     disclosure'', and
       (2) by striking ``discloses'' in paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
     inserting ``inspects or discloses''.
       (b) Notification of Unlawful Inspection or Disclosure.--
     Section 7431 is amended by redesignating subsections (e) and 
     (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively, and by 
     inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Notification of Unlawful Inspection and Disclosure.--
     If any person is criminally charged by indictment or 
     information with inspection or disclosure of a taxpayer's 
     return or return information in violation of--
       ``(1) paragraph (1) or (2) of section 7213(a),
       ``(2) section 7213A(a), or
       ``(3) subparagraph (B) of section 1030(a)(2) of title 18, 
     United States Code,
     the Secretary shall notify such taxpayer as soon as 
     practicable of such inspection or disclosure.''.
       (c) No Damages for Inspection Requested by Taxpayer.--
     Subsection (b) of section 7431 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Exceptions.--No liability shall arise under this 
     section with respect to any inspection or disclosure--
       ``(1) which results from a good faith, but erroneous, 
     interpretation of section 6103, or
       ``(2) which is requested by the taxpayer.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsections (c)(1)(A), (c)(1)(B)(i), and (d) of section 
     7431 are each amended by inserting ``inspection or'' before 
     ``disclosure''.
       (2) Clause (ii) of section 7431(c)(1)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``willful disclosure or a disclosure'' and inserting 
     ``willful inspection or disclosure or an inspection or 
     disclosure''.
       (3) Subsection (f) of section 7431, as redesignated by 
     subsection (b), is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms 
     `inspect', `inspection', `return', and `return information' 
     have the respective meanings given such terms by section 
     6103(b).''.
       (4) The section heading for section 7431 is amended by 
     inserting ``inspection or'' before ``disclosure''.
       (5) The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 76 is 
     amended by inserting ``inspection or'' before ``disclosure'' 
     in the item relating to section 7431.
       (6) Paragraph (2) of section 7431(g), as redesignated by 
     subsection (b), is amended by striking ``any use'' and 
     inserting ``any inspection or use''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to inspections and disclosures occurring on and 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE XIII--SIMPLIFICATION PROVISIONS RELATING TO ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES

     SEC. 1301. GIFTS TO CHARITIES EXEMPT FROM GIFT TAX FILING 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6019 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) a transfer with respect to which a deduction is 
     allowed under section 2522, except that this paragraph shall 
     apply with respect to a transfer of property (other than a 
     transfer described in section 2522(d)) only if the entire 
     value of such property is allowed as a deduction under 
     section 2522,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to gifts made after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 1302. 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. 1303. 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. 1304. 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. 1305. INCREASE OF AMOUNT OF LAPSE OF GENERAL POWER OF 
                   APPOINTMENT NOT TREATED AS RELEASE FOR PURPOSES 
                   OF ESTATE AND GIFT TAX (5 OR 5 POWER).

       (a) Estate Tax.--Subparagraph (A) of section 2041(b)(2) 
     (relating to lapse of power) is amended by striking 
     ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''.
       (b) Gift Tax.--Paragraph (1) of section 2514(e) (relating 
     to lapse of power) is amended by striking ``$5,000'' and 
     inserting ``$10,000''.
       (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. 1306. 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.

     SEC. 1307. 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. 1308. 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.

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       (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. 1309. 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. 1310. 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. 1311. 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. 1312. 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 is described in 
     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 1998, 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 1997' 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.

     SEC. 1313. 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

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     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. 1314. 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. 1315. 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. 1316. 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. 1317. 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.
  TITLE XIV--SIMPLIFICATION PROVISIONS RELATING TO EXCISE TAXES, TAX-
                    EXEMPT BONDS, AND OTHER MATTERS
                 Subtitle A--Excise Tax Simplification

          PART I--EXCISE TAXES ON HEAVY TRUCKS AND LUXURY CARS

     SEC. 1401. INCREASE IN DE MINIMIS LIMIT FOR AFTER-MARKET 
                   ALTERATIONS FOR HEAVY TRUCKS AND LUXURY CARS.

       (a) In General.--Sections 4003(a)(3)(C) and 4051(b)(2)(B) 
     (relating to exceptions) are each amended by striking 
     ``$200'' and inserting ``$1,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to installations on vehicles sold after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1402. CREDIT FOR TIRE TAX IN LIEU OF EXCLUSION OF VALUE 
                   OF TIRES IN COMPUTING PRICE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 4051 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(e) Credit Against Tax for Tire Tax.--If--
       ``(1) tires are sold on or in connection with the sale of 
     any article, and
       ``(2) tax is imposed by this subchapter on the sale of such 
     tires,
     there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by 
     this subchapter an amount equal to the tax (if any) imposed 
     by section 4071 on such tires.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     4052(b)(1) is amended by striking clause (iii), by adding 
     ``and'' at the end of clause (ii), and by redesignating 
     clause (iv) as clause (iii).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1998.

   PART II--PROVISIONS RELATED TO DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER

     SEC. 1411. CREDIT OR REFUND FOR IMPORTED BOTTLED DISTILLED 
                   SPIRITS RETURNED TO DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANT.

       (a) In General.--Section 5008(c)(1) (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 on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1412. AUTHORITY TO CANCEL OR CREDIT EXPORT BONDS WITHOUT 
                   SUBMISSION OF RECORDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5175(c) (relating to cancellation 
     of credit of 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 on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1413. REPEAL OF REQUIRED MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS ON 
                   PREMISES OF DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANT.

       (a) In General.--Section 5207(c) (relating to preservation 
     and inspection) 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 on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1414. FERMENTED MATERIAL FROM ANY BREWERY MAY BE 
                   RECEIVED AT A DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANT.

       (a) In General.--Section 5222(b)(2) (relating to receipt) 
     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 on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1415. 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.--
       (1) Section 5681(a) is amended by striking ``, and every 
     wholesale dealer in liquors,'' and by striking ``section 
     5115(a) or''.
       (2) Section 5681(c) 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. 1416. REFUND OF TAX TO WINE RETURNED TO BOND NOT LIMITED 
                   TO UNMERCHANTABLE WINE.

       (a) In General.--Section 5044(a) (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 on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

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     SEC. 1417. USE OF ADDITIONAL AMELIORATING MATERIAL IN CERTAIN 
                   WINES.

       (a) In General.--Section 5384(b)(2)(D) (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 on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1418. DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED BEER MAY BE WITHDRAWN FREE 
                   OF TAX FOR USE OF FOREIGN EMBASSIES, LEGATIONS, 
                   ETC.

       (a) In General.--Section 5053 (relating to exemptions), as 
     amended by section 1414(b), 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) shall apply for 
     purposes of this subsection.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1419. BEER MAY BE WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX FOR DESTRUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 5053 (relating to exemptions), as 
     amended by section 1418(a), 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 on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1420. 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 on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1421. 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 on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1422. TRANSFER TO BONDED WINE CELLARS OF WINE IMPORTED 
                   IN BULK WITHOUT PAYMENT OF TAX.

       (a) In General.--Part II of subchapter F of chapter 51 is 
     amended by inserting after section 5363 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 5364. WINE IMPORTED IN BULK.

       ``Wine 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 bonded wine 
     cellar without payment of the internal revenue tax imposed on 
     such wine. The proprietor of a bonded wine cellar to which 
     such wine is transferred shall become liable for the tax on 
     the wine withdrawn from customs custody under this section 
     upon release of the wine from customs custody, and the 
     importer, or the person bringing such wine 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 inserting after the item relating to 
     section 5363 the following new item:

``Sec. 5364. Wine imported in bulk.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

                 PART III--OTHER EXCISE TAX PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1431. AUTHORITY TO GRANT EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4222(b)(2) (relating to export) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``in the case of any sale or resale for 
     export,'', and
       (2) by striking ``Export'' and inserting ``Under 
     regulations''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1432. REPEAL OF EXPIRED PROVISIONS.

       (a) Piggy-Back Trailers.--Section 4051 (relating to 
     imposition of tax on heavy trucks and trailers sold at 
     retail) is amended by striking subsection (d) and by 
     redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
       (b) Deep Seabed Mining.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter F of chapter 36 (relating to 
     tax on removal of hard mineral resources from deep seabed) is 
     hereby repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of subchapters for 
     chapter 36 is amended by striking the item relating to 
     subchapter F.
       (c) Ozone-Depleting Chemicals.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 4681(b) is amended by striking 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) Base tax amount.--The base tax amount for purposes of 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to any sale or use during any 
     calendar year after 1995 shall be $5.35 increased by 45 cents 
     for each year after 1995.''.
       (2) Subsection (g) of section 4682 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(g) Chemicals Used as Propellants in Metered-Dose 
     Inhalers.--
       ``(1) Exemption from tax.--
       ``(A) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by section 4681 
     on--
       ``(i) any use of any substance as a propellant in metered-
     dose inhalers, or
       ``(ii) any qualified sale by the manufacturer, producer, or 
     importer of any substance.
       ``(B) Qualified sale.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the term `qualified sale' means any sale by the manufacturer, 
     producer, or importer of any substance--
       ``(i) for use by the purchaser as a propellant in metered 
     dose inhalers, or
       ``(ii) for resale by the purchaser to a 2d purchaser for 
     such use by the 2d purchaser.
     The preceding sentence shall apply only if the manufacturer, 
     producer, and importer, and the 1st and 2d purchasers (if 
     any) meet such registration requirements as may be prescribed 
     by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Overpayments.--If any substance on which tax was paid 
     under this subchapter is used by any person as a propellant 
     in metered-dose inhalers, credit or refund without interest 
     shall be allowed to such person in an amount equal to the tax 
     so paid. Amounts payable under the preceding sentence with 
     respect to uses during the taxable year shall be treated as 
     described in section 34(a) for such year unless claim thereof 
     has been timely filed under this paragraph.''.
                 Subtitle B--Tax-Exempt Bond Provisions

     SEC. 1441. 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. 1442. 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. 1443. 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. 1444. REPEAL OF EXPIRED PROVISIONS.

       (a) Paragraph (2) of section 148(c) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (B) and by re

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     designating 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. 1445. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this subtitle shall apply to bonds 
     issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                    Subtitle C--Tax Court Procedures

     SEC. 1451. 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. 1452. REDETERMINATION OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO MOTION.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 7481 (relating 
     to jurisdiction over interest determinations) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(c) Jurisdiction Over Interest Determinations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), if, 
     within 1 year after the date the decision of the Tax Court 
     becomes final under subsection (a) in a case to which this 
     subsection applies, the taxpayer files a motion in the Tax 
     Court for a redetermination of the amount of interest 
     involved, then the Tax Court may reopen the case solely to 
     determine whether the taxpayer has made an overpayment of 
     such interest or the Secretary has made an underpayment of 
     such interest and the amount thereof.
       ``(2) Cases to which this subsection applies.--This 
     subsection shall apply where--
       ``(A)(i) an assessment has been made by the Secretary under 
     section 6215 which includes interest as imposed by this 
     title, and
       ``(ii) the taxpayer has paid the entire amount of the 
     deficiency plus interest claimed by the Secretary, and
       ``(B) the Tax Court finds under section 6512(b) that the 
     taxpayer has made an overpayment.
       ``(3) Special rules.--If the Tax Court determines under 
     this subsection that the taxpayer has made an overpayment of 
     interest or that the Secretary has made an underpayment of 
     interest, then that determination shall be treated under 
     section 6512(b)(1) as a determination of an overpayment of 
     tax. An order of the Tax Court redetermining interest, when 
     entered upon the records of the court, shall be reviewable in 
     the same manner as a decision of the Tax Court.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1453. 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 thereof the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) 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--
       ``(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.

     SEC. 1454. PROCEEDINGS FOR DETERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT 
                   STATUS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 76 (relating to 
     proceedings by taxpayers and third parties) is amended by 
     redesignating section 7435 as section 7436 and by inserting 
     after section 7434 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 7435. PROCEEDINGS FOR DETERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT 
                   STATUS.

       ``(a) Creation of Remedy.--If, in connection with an audit 
     of any person, there is an actual controversy involving a 
     determination by the Secretary as part of an examination 
     that--
       ``(1) one or more individuals performing services for such 
     person are employees of such person for purposes of subtitle 
     C, or
       ``(2) such person is not entitled to the treatment under 
     subsection (a) of section 530 of the Revenue Act of 1978 with 
     respect to such an individual,
     upon the filing of an appropriate pleading, the Tax Court may 
     determine whether such a determination by the Secretary is 
     correct. Any such determination by the Tax Court 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 person for whom the services are 
     performed.
       ``(2) Time for filing action.--If the Secretary sends by 
     certified or registered mail notice to the petitioner of a 
     determination by the Secretary described in subsection (a), 
     no proceeding may be initiated under this section with 
     respect to such determination unless the pleading is filed 
     before the 91st day after the date of such mailing.
       ``(3) No adverse inference from treatment while action is 
     pending.--If, during the pendency of any proceeding brought 
     under this section, the petitioner changes his treatment for 
     employment tax purposes of any individual whose employment 
     status as an employee is involved in such proceeding (or of 
     any individual holding a substantially similar position) to 
     treatment as an employee, such change shall not be taken into 
     account in the Tax Court's determination under this section.
       ``(c) Small Case Procedures.--
       ``(1) In general.--At the option of the petitioner, 
     concurred in by the Tax Court or a division thereof before 
     the hearing of the case, proceedings under this section may 
     (notwithstanding the provisions of section 7453) be conducted 
     subject to the rules of evidence, practice, and procedure 
     applicable under section 7463 if the amount of employment 
     taxes placed in dispute is $10,000 or less for each calendar 
     quarter involved.
       ``(2) Finality of decisions.--A decision entered in any 
     proceeding conducted under this subsection shall not be 
     reviewed in any other court and shall not be treated as a 
     precedent for any other case not involving the same 
     petitioner and the same determinations.
       ``(3) Certain rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules 
     of the last sentence of subsection (a), and subsections (c), 
     (d), and (e), of section 7463 shall apply to proceedings 
     conducted under this subsection.
       ``(d) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Restrictions on assessment and collection pending 
     action, etc.--The principles of subsections (a), (b), and (d) 
     of section 6213, section 6214(a), section 6503(a), and 
     section 6512 shall apply to proceedings brought under this 
     section in the same manner as if the Secretary's 
     determination described in subsection (a) were a notice of 
     deficiency.
       ``(2) Awarding of costs and certain fees.--Section 7430 
     shall apply to proceedings brought under this section.
       ``(e) Employment Tax.--The term `employment tax' means any 
     tax imposed by subtitle C.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (d) of section 6511 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Special period of limitation with respect to self-
     employment tax in certain cases.--If--
       ``(A) the claim for credit or refund relates to an 
     overpayment of the tax imposed by chapter 2 (relating to the 
     tax on self-employment income) attributable to Tax Court 
     determination in a proceeding under section 7435, and
       ``(B) the allowance of a credit or refund of such 
     overpayment is otherwise prevented by the operation of any 
     law or rule of law other than section 7122 (relating to 
     compromises),
     such credit or refund may be allowed or made if claim 
     therefor is filed on or before the last day of the second 
     year after the calendar year in which such determination 
     becomes final.''.
       (2) Sections 7453 and 7481(b) are each amended by striking 
     ``section 7463'' and inserting ``section 7435(c) or 7463''.
       (3) The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 76 is 
     amended by striking the last item and inserting the 
     following:

``Sec. 7435. Proceedings for determination of employment status.
``Sec. 7436. Cross references.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                      Subtitle D--Other Provisions

     SEC. 1461. EXTENSION OF DUE DATE OF FIRST QUARTER ESTIMATED 
                   TAX PAYMENT BY PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 6655(g) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     the case of a 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 for purposes of determining underpayments of 
     estimated tax for taxable years beginning after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1462. 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 January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 1463. 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:

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       ``(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, 1997.
TITLE XV--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SMALL BUSINESS JOB PROTECTION 
                   ACT OF 1996 AND OTHER LEGISLATION

     SEC. 1501. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SMALL BUSINESS JOB 
                   PROTECTION ACT OF 1996.

       (a) Amendments Related to Subtitle A.--
       (1) Amendment related to section 1116.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 6050R(c) is amended by striking ``name and address'' 
     and inserting ``name, address, and phone number of the 
     information contact''.
       (2) Amendment to section 1116.--Paragraphs (1) and (2)(C) 
     of section 1116(b) of the Small Business Job Protection Act 
     of 1996 shall each be applied as if the reference to chapter 
     68 were a reference to chapter 61.
       (b) Amendment Related to Subtitle B.--Subsection (c) of 
     section 52 is amended by striking ``targeted jobs credit'' 
     and inserting ``work opportunity credit''.
       (c) Amendments Related to Subtitle C.--
       (1) Amendment related to section 1302.--Subparagraph (B) of 
     section 1361(e)(1) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end 
     of clause (i), striking the period at the end of clause (ii) 
     and inserting ``, and'', and adding at the end the following 
     new clause:
       ``(iii) any charitable remainder annuity trust or 
     charitable remainder unitrust (as defined in section 
     664(d)).''.
       (2) Effective date for section 1307.--
       (A) Notwithstanding section 1317 of the Small Business Job 
     Protection Act of 1996, the amendments made by subsections 
     (a) and (b) of section 1307 of such Act shall apply to 
     determinations made after December 31, 1996.
       (B) In no event shall the 120-day period referred to in 
     section 1377(b)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     (as added by such section 1307) expire before the end of the 
     120-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (3) Amendment related to section 1308.--Subparagraph (A) of 
     section 1361(b)(3) is amended by striking ``For purposes of 
     this title'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, for purposes of this 
     title''.
       (4) Amendments related to section 1316.--
       (A) Paragraph (2) of section 512(e) is amended by striking 
     ``within the meaning of section 1012'' and inserting ``as 
     defined in section 1361(e)(1)(C)''.
       (B) Paragraph (7) of section 1361(c) is redesignated as 
     paragraph (6).
       (C) Subparagraph (B) of section 1361(b)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (c)(7)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (c)(6)''.
       (D) Paragraph (1) of section 512(e) is amended by striking 
     ``section 1361(c)(7)'' and inserting ``section 1361(e)(6)''.
       (d) Amendments Related to Subtitle D.--
       (1) Amendments related to section 1421.--
       (A) Subsection (i) of section 408 is amended in the last 
     sentence by striking ``30 days'' and inserting ``31 days''.
       (B) Subparagraph (H) of section 408(k)(6) is amended by 
     striking ``if the terms of such pension'' and inserting ``of 
     an employer if the terms of simplified employee pensions of 
     such employer''.
       (C)(i) Subparagraph (B) of section 408(l)(2) is amended--
       (I) by inserting ``and the issuer of an annuity established 
     under such an arrangement'' after ``under subsection (p)'', 
     and
       (II) in clause (i), by inserting ``or issuer'' after 
     ``trustee''.
       (ii) Paragraph (2) of section 6693(c) is amended--
       (I) by inserting ``or issuer'' after ``trustee'', and
       (II) in the heading, by inserting ``and issuer'' after 
     ``trustee''.
       (D) Subsection (p) of section 408 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Coordination with maximum limitation under subsection 
     (a).--In the case of any simple retirement account, 
     subsections (a)(1) and (b)(2) shall be applied by 
     substituting `the sum of the dollar amount in effect under 
     paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of this subsection and the employer 
     contribution required under subparagraph (A)(iii) or (B)(i) 
     of paragraph (2) of this subsection, whichever is applicable' 
     for `$2,000'.''.
       (E) Clause (i) of section 408(p)(2)(D) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new sentence: ``If only individuals 
     other than employees described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     section 410(b)(3) are eligible to participate in such 
     arrangement, then the preceding sentence shall be applied 
     without regard to any qualified plan in which only employees 
     so described are eligible to participate.''.
       (F) Subparagraph (D) of section 408(p)(2) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) Grace period.--In the case of an employer who 
     establishes and maintains a plan under this subsection for 1 
     or more years and who fails to meet the requirements of this 
     subparagraph for any subsequent year due to any acquisition, 
     disposition, or similar transaction involving another such 
     employer, rules similar to the rules of section 410(b)(6)(C) 
     shall apply for purposes of this subparagraph.''.
       (G) Paragraph (5) of section 408(p) is amended in the text 
     preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ``simplified'' and 
     inserting ``simple''.
       (2) Amendments related to section 1422.--
       (A) Clause (ii) of section 401(k)(11)(D) is amended by 
     striking the period and inserting ``if such plan allows only 
     contributions required under this paragraph.''.
       (B) Paragraph (11) of section 401(k) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Cost-of-living adjustment.--The Secretary shall 
     adjust the $6,000 amount under subparagraph (B)(i)(I) at the 
     same time and in the same manner as under section 
     408(p)(2)(E).''.
       (C) Subparagraph (A) of section 404(a)(3) is amended--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``not in excess of'' and all 
     that follows and inserting the following: ``not in excess of 
     the greater of--

       ``(I) 15 percent of the compensation otherwise paid or 
     accrued during the taxable year to the beneficiaries under 
     the stock bonus or profit-sharing plan, or
       ``(II) the amount such employer is required to contribute 
     to such trust under section 401(k)(11) for such year.'', and

       (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``15 percent'' and all 
     that follows and inserting the following ``the amount 
     described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i), whichever 
     is greater, with respect to such taxable year.''.
       (D) Subparagraph (B) of section 401(k)(11) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) Administrative requirements.--

       ``(I) In general.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 408(p)(5) shall apply 
     for purposes of this subparagraph.
       ``(II) Notice of election period.--The requirements of this 
     subparagraph shall not be treated as met with respect to any 
     year unless the employer notifies each employee eligible to 
     participate, within a reasonable period of time before the 
     60th day before the beginning of such year (and, for the 
     first year the employee is so eligible, the 60th day before 
     the first day such employee is so eligible), of the rules 
     similar to the rules of section 408(p)(5)(C) which apply by 
     reason of subclause (I).''.

       (3) Amendment related to section 1433.--The heading of 
     paragraph (11) of section 401(m) is amended by striking 
     ``Alternative'' and inserting ``Additional alternative''.
       (4) Amendment related to section 1462.--The paragraph (7) 
     of section 414(q) added by section 1462 of the Small Business 
     Job Protection Act of 1996 is redesignated as paragraph (9).
       (5) Clarification of section 1450.--
       (A) Section 403(b)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     shall not apply with respect to a distribution from a 
     contract described in section 1450(b)(1) of such Act to the 
     extent that such distribution is not includible in income by 
     reason of section 403(b)(8) of such Code (determined after 
     the application of section 1450(b)(2) of such Act).
       (B) This paragraph shall apply as if included in section 
     1450 of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996.
       (e) Amendment Related to Subtitle E.--Subparagraph (A) of 
     section 956(b)(1) is amended by inserting ``to the extent 
     such amount was accumulated in prior taxable years'' after 
     ``section 316(a)(1)''.
       (f) Amendments Related to Subtitle F.--
       (1) Amendments related to section 1601.--
       (A) The heading of section 30A is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 30A. PUERTO RICO ECONOMIC ACTIVITY CREDIT.''.

       (B) The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of 
     subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended in the item relating to 
     section 30A by striking ``Puerto Rican'' and inserting 
     ``Puerto Rico''.
       (C) Paragraph (1) of section 55(c) is amended by striking 
     ``Puerto Rican'' and inserting ``Puerto Rico''.
       (2) Amendments related to section 1606.--
       (A) Clause (ii) of section 9503(c)(2)(A) is amended by 
     striking ``(or with respect to qualified diesel-powered 
     highway vehicles purchased before January 1, 1999)''.
       (B) Subparagraph (A) of section 9503(e)(5) is amended by 
     striking ``; except that'' and all that follows and inserting 
     a period.
       (3) Amendments related to section 1607.--
       (A) Subsection (f) of section 4001 (relating to phasedown 
     of tax on luxury passenger automobiles) is amended--
       (i) by inserting ``and section 4003(a)'' after ``subsection 
     (a)'', and
       (ii) by inserting ``, each place it appears,'' before ``the 
     percentage''.
       (B) Subsection (g) of section 4001 (relating to 
     termination) is amended by striking ``tax imposed by this 
     section'' and inserting ``taxes imposed by this section and 
     section 4003'' and by striking ``or use'' and inserting ``, 
     use, or installation''.
       (4) Amendments related to section 1609.--
       (A) Subsection (l) of section 4041 is amended--
       (i) by inserting ``or a fixed-wing aircraft'' after 
     ``helicopter'', and
       (ii) in the heading, by striking ``Helicopter''.
       (B) The last sentence of section 4041(a)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``section 4081(a)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``section 
     4081(a)(2)(A)(i)''.
       (C) Subsection (b) of section 4092 is amended by striking 
     ``section 4041(c)(4)'' and inserting ``section 4041(c)(2)''.

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       (D) Subsection (g) of section 4261 (as redesignated by 
     title X) is amended by inserting ``on that flight'' after 
     ``dedicated''.
       (E) Paragraph (1) of section 1609(h) of such Act is amended 
     by striking ``paragraph (3)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (3)(A)''.
       (F) Paragraph (4) of section 1609(h) of such Act is amended 
     by inserting before the period ``or exclusively for the use 
     described in section 4092(b) of such Code''.
       (5) Amendments related to section 1616.--
       (A) Subparagraph (A) of section 593(e)(1) is amended by 
     inserting ``(and, in the case of an S corporation, the 
     accumulated adjustments account, as defined in section 
     1368(e)(1))'' after ``1951,''.
       (B) Paragraph (7) of section 1374(d) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes of 
     applying this section to any amount includible in income by 
     reason of section 593(e), the preceding sentence shall be 
     applied without regard to the phrase `10-year'.''.
       (6) Amendments related to section 1621.--
       (A) Subparagraph (A) of section 860L(b)(1) is amended in 
     the text preceding clause (i) by striking ``after the startup 
     date'' and inserting ``on or after the startup date''.
       (B) Paragraph (2) of section 860L(d) is amended by striking 
     ``section 860I(c)(2)'' and inserting ``section 860I(b)(2)''.
       (C) Subparagraph (B) of section 860L(e)(2) is amended by 
     inserting ``other than foreclosure property'' after ``any 
     permitted asset''.
       (D) Subparagraph (A) of section 860L(e)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``if the FASIT'' and all that follows and inserting 
     the following new flush text after clause (ii):
     ``if the FASIT were treated as a REMIC and permitted assets 
     (other than cash or cash equivalents) were treated as 
     qualified mortgages.''.
       (E)(i) Paragraph (3) of section 860L(e) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Income from dispositions of former hedge assets.--
     Paragraph (2)(A) shall not apply to income derived from the 
     disposition of--
       ``(i) an asset which was described in subsection (c)(1)(D) 
     when first acquired by the FASIT but on the date of such 
     disposition was no longer described in subsection 
     (c)(1)(D)(ii), or
       ``(ii) a contract right to acquire an asset described in 
     clause (i).''.
       (ii) Subparagraph (A) of section 860L(e)(2) is amended by 
     inserting ``except as provided in paragraph (3),'' before 
     ``the receipt''.
       (g) Amendments Related to Subtitle G.--
       (1) Extension of period for claiming refunds for alcohol 
     fuels.--Notwithstanding section 6427(i)(3)(C) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, a claim filed under section 6427(f) of 
     such Code for any period after September 30, 1995, and before 
     October 1, 1996, shall be treated as timely filed if filed 
     before the 60th day after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (2) Amendments to Sections 1703 and 1704.--Sections 
     1703(n)(8) and 1704(j)(4)(B) of the Small Business Job 
     Protection Act of 1996 shall each be applied as if such 
     sections referred to section 1702 instead of section 1602.
       (h) Amendments Related to Subtitle H.--
       (1) Amendments related to section 1806.--
       (A) Subparagraph (B) of section 529(e)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (c)(2)(C)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (c)(3)(C)''.
       (B) Subparagraph (C) of section 529(e)(1) is amended by 
     inserting ``(or agency or instrumentality thereof)'' after 
     ``local government''.
       (C) Paragraph (2) of section 1806(c) of the Small Business 
     Job Protection Act of 1996 is amended by striking so much of 
     the first sentence as follows subparagraph (B)(ii) and 
     inserting the following:
     ``then such program (as in effect on August 20, 1996) shall 
     be treated as a qualified State tuition program with respect 
     to contributions (and earnings allocable thereto) pursuant to 
     contracts entered into under such program before the first 
     date on which such program meets such requirements 
     (determined without regard to this paragraph) and the 
     provisions of such program (as so in effect) shall apply in 
     lieu of section 529(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     with respect to such contributions and earnings.''.
       (2) Amendments related to section 1807.--
       (A) Paragraph (2) of section 23(a) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Year credit allowed.--The credit under paragraph (1) 
     with respect to any expense shall be allowed--
       ``(A) in the case of any expense paid or incurred before 
     the taxable year in which such adoption becomes final, for 
     the taxable year following the taxable year during which such 
     expense is paid or incurred, and
       ``(B) in the case of an expense paid or incurred during or 
     after the taxable year in which such adoption becomes final, 
     for the taxable year in which such expense is paid or 
     incurred.''.
       (B) Subparagraph (B) of section 23(b)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``determined--'' and all that follows and inserting 
     the following: ``determined without regard to sections 911, 
     931, and 933.''.
       (C) Paragraph (1) of section 137(b) (relating to adoption 
     assistance programs) is amended by striking ``amount 
     excludable from gross income'' and inserting ``of the amounts 
     paid or expenses incurred which may be taken into account''.
       (D)(i) Subparagraph (C) of section 414(n)(3) is amended by 
     inserting ``137,'' after ``132,''.
       (ii) Paragraph (2) of section 414(t) is amended by 
     inserting ``137,'' after ``132,''.
       (iii) Paragraph (1) of section 6039D(d) is amended by 
     striking ``or 129'' and inserting ``129, or 137''.
       (i) Amendments Related to Subtitle I.--
       (1) Amendment related to section 1901.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 6048 is amended in the heading by striking 
     ``Grantor'' and inserting ``Owner''.
       (2) Amendments related to section 1903.--
       Clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 679(a)(3)(C) are each 
     amended by inserting ``, owner,'' after ``grantor''.
       (3) Amendments related to section 1907.--
       (A) Clause (ii) of section 7701(a)(30)(E) is amended by 
     striking ``fiduciaries'' and inserting ``persons''.
       (B) Subsection (b) of section 641 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes of this 
     subsection, a foreign trust or foreign estate shall be 
     treated as a nonresident alien individual who is not present 
     in the United States at any time.''.
       (4) Effective Date Related to Subtitle I.--The Secretary of 
     the Treasury may by regulations or other administrative 
     guidance provide that the amendments made by section 1907(a) 
     of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 shall not 
     apply to a trust with respect to a reasonable period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of such Act, if--
       (A) such trust is in existence on August 20, 1996, and is a 
     United States person for purposes of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 on such date (determined without regard to such 
     amendments),
       (B) no election is in effect under section 1907(a)(3)(B) of 
     such Act with respect to such trust,
       (C) before the expiration of such reasonable period, such 
     trust makes the modifications necessary to be treated as a 
     United States person for purposes of such Code (determined 
     with regard to such amendments), and
       (D) such trust meets such other conditions as the Secretary 
     may require.
       (j) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall take effect as if 
     included in the provisions of the Small Business Job 
     Protection Act of 1996 to which they relate.
       (2) Certain administrative requirements with respect to 
     certain pension plans.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (d)(2)(D) shall apply to calendar years beginning after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1502. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY 
                   AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 301.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 26(b) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (N), by striking the 
     period at the end of subparagraph (O) and inserting ``, 
     and'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(P) section 220(f)(4) (relating to additional tax on 
     medical savings account distributions not used for qualified 
     medical expenses).''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 220(c) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through 
     (D) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively.
       (3) Subparagraph (C) of section 220(d)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``an eligible individual'' and inserting ``described 
     in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (c)(1)(A)''.
       (4) 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)(X).''.
       (5) Paragraph (4) of section 4975(d) is amended by striking 
     ``if, with respect to such transaction'' and all that follows 
     and inserting the following: ``if section 220(e)(2) applies 
     to such transaction.''.
       (b) Amendment Related to Section 321.--Subparagraph (B) of 
     section 7702B(c)(2) is amended in the last sentence by 
     inserting ``described in subparagraph (A)(i)'' after 
     ``chronically ill individual''.
       (c) Amendment Related to Section 322.--Subparagraph (B) of 
     section 162(l)(2) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``The preceding sentence shall be 
     applied separately with respect to--
       ``(i) plans which include coverage for qualified long-term 
     care services (as defined in section 7702B(c)) or are 
     qualified long-term care insurance contracts (as defined in 
     section 7702B(b)), and
       ``(ii) plans which do not include such coverage and are not 
     such contracts.''.
       (d) Amendments Related to Section 323.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 6050Q(b) is amended by 
     inserting ``, address, and phone number of the information 
     contact'' after ``name''.
       (2)(A) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) is amended by 
     striking so much as follows subparagraph (Q) and precedes the 
     last sentence, and inserting the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(R) section 6050R(c) (relating to returns relating to 
     certain purchases of fish),
       ``(S) section 6051 (relating to receipts for employees),
       ``(T) section 6052(b) (relating to returns regarding 
     payment of wages in the form of group-term life insurance),
       ``(U) section 6053(b) or (c) (relating to reports of tips),
       ``(V) section 6048(b)(1)(B) (relating to foreign trust 
     reporting requirements),
       ``(W) section 4093(c)(4)(B) (relating to certain purchasers 
     of diesel and aviation fuels),
       ``(X) section 408(i) (relating to reports with respect to 
     individual retirement plans) to

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     any person other than the Secretary with respect to the 
     amount of payments made to such person, or
       ``(Y) 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) Subsection (e) of section 6652 is amended in the last 
     sentence by striking ``section 6724(d)(2)(X)'' and inserting 
     ``section 6724(d)(2)(Y)''.
       (e) Amendment Related to Section 325.--Clauses (ii) and 
     (iii) of section 7702B(g)(4)(B) are each amended by striking 
     ``Secretary'' and inserting ``appropriate State regulatory 
     agency''.
       (f) Amendments Related to Section 501.--
       (1) Paragraph (4) of section 264(a) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (A) and all that follows through ``by the 
     taxpayer.'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) is or was an officer or employee, or
       ``(B) is or was financially interested in,
     any trade or business carried on (currently or formerly) by 
     the taxpayer.''.
       (2) The last 2 sentences of section 264(d)(2)(B)(ii) are 
     amended to read as follows:
     ``For purposes of subclause (II), the term `applicable 
     period' means the 12-month period beginning on the date the 
     policy is issued (and each successive 12-month period 
     thereafter) unless the taxpayer elects a number of months 
     (not greater than 12) other than such 12-month period to be 
     its applicable period. Such an election shall be made not 
     later than the 90th day after the date of the enactment of 
     this sentence and, if made, shall apply to the taxpayer's 
     first taxable year ending on or after October 13, 1995, and 
     all subsequent taxable years unless revoked with the consent 
     of the Secretary.''.
       (3) Subparagraph (B) of section 264(d)(4) is amended by 
     striking ``the employer'' and inserting ``the taxpayer''.
       (4) Subsection (c) of section 501 of the Health Insurance 
     Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is amended by 
     striking paragraph (3).
       (5) Paragraph (2) of section 501(d) of such Act is amended 
     by striking ``no additional premiums'' and all that follows 
     and inserting the following: ``a lapse occurring by reason of 
     no additional premiums being received under the contract 
     after October 13, 1995.''.
       (g) Amendments Related to Section 511.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 877(d)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``the 10-year period described in subsection (a)'' 
     and inserting ``the 10-year period beginning on the date the 
     individual loses United States citizenship''.
       (2) Subparagraph (D) of section 877(d)(2) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In the case 
     of any exchange occurring during such 5 years, any gain 
     recognized under this subparagraph shall be recognized 
     immediately after such loss of citizenship.''.
       (3) Paragraph (3) of section 877(d) is amended by inserting 
     ``and the period applicable under paragraph (2)'' after 
     ``subsection (a)''.
       (4) Subparagraph (A) of section 877(d)(4) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``during the 10-year period beginning on 
     the date the individual loses United States citizenship'' 
     after ``contributes property'' in clause (i),
       (B) by inserting ``immediately before such contribution'' 
     after ``from such property'', and
       (C) by striking ``during the 10-year period referred to in 
     subsection (a),''.
       (5) Subparagraph (C) of section 2501(a)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``decedent'' and inserting ``donor''.
       (6)(A) Clause (i) of section 2107(c)(2)(A) is amended by 
     striking ``such foreign country in respect of property 
     included in the gross estate'' and inserting ``such foreign 
     country''.
       (B) Subparagraph (C) of section 2107(c)(2) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(C) Proportionate share.--In the case of property which 
     is included in the gross estate solely by reason of 
     subsection (b), such property's proportionate share is the 
     percentage which the value of such property bears to the 
     total value of all property included in the gross estate 
     solely by reason of subsection (b).''.
       (h) Amendments Related to Section 512.--
       (1) Subpart A of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is 
     amended by redesignating the section 6039F added by section 
     512 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability 
     Act of 1996 as section 6039G and by moving such section 6039G 
     to immediately after the section 6039F added by section 1905 
     of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996.
       (2) The table of sections for subpart A of part III of 
     subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by striking the item 
     relating to the section 6039F related to information on 
     individuals losing United States citizenship and inserting 
     after the item relating to the section 6039F related to 
     notice of large gifts received from foreign persons the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 6039G. Information on individuals losing United States 
              citizenship.''.
       (3) Paragraph (1) of section 877(e) is amended by striking 
     ``6039F'' and inserting ``6039G''.
       (i) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the 
     Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 
     to which such amendments relate.

     SEC. 1503. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS 2.

       (a) Amendment Related to Section 1311.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 4962 is amended by striking ``subchapter A or C'' and 
     inserting ``subchapter A, C, or D''.
       (b) Amendments Related to Section 1312.--
       (1)(A) Paragraph (10) of section 6033(b) is amended by 
     striking all that precedes subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(10) the respective amounts (if any) of the taxes imposed 
     on the organization, or any organization manager of the 
     organization, during the taxable year under any of the 
     following provisions (and the respective amounts (if any) of 
     reimbursements paid by the organization during the taxable 
     year with respect to taxes imposed on any such organization 
     manager under any of such provisions):''.
       (B) Subparagraph (C) of section 6033(b)(10) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``except to the extent that, 
     by reason of section 4962, the taxes imposed under such 
     section are not required to be paid or are credited or 
     refunded,''.
       (2) Paragraph (11) of section 6033(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(11) the respective amounts (if any) of--
       ``(A) the taxes imposed with respect to the organization on 
     any organization manager, or any disqualified person, during 
     the taxable year under section 4958 (relating to taxes on 
     private excess benefit from certain charitable 
     organizations), and
       ``(B) reimbursements paid by the organization during the 
     taxable year with respect to taxes imposed under such 
     section,
     except to the extent that, by reason of section 4962, the 
     taxes imposed under such section are not required to be paid 
     or are credited or refunded,''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the 
     Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 to which such amendments relate.

     SEC. 1504. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Amendments Related to Energy Policy Act of 1992.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 263(a) is amended by striking 
     ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (F), by striking the period 
     at the end of subparagraph (G) and inserting ``; or'', and by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(H) expenditures for which a deduction is allowed under 
     section 179A.''.
       (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 312(k)(3) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``179'' in the heading and the first place 
     it appears in the text and inserting ``179 or 179A'', and
       (B) by striking ``179'' the last place it appears and 
     inserting ``179 or 179A, as the case may be''.
       (3) Paragraphs (2)(C) and (3)(C) of section 1245(a) are 
     each amended by inserting ``179A,'' after ``179,''.
       (4) The amendments made by this subsection shall take 
     effect as if included in the amendments made by section 1913 
     of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
       (b) Amendments Related to Uruguay Round Agreements Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 6621(a) is amended in the last 
     sentence by striking ``subsection (c)(3))'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (c)(3), applied by substituting `overpayment' 
     for `underpayment')''.
       (2) Subclause (II) of section 412(m)(5)(E)(ii) is amended 
     by striking ``clause (i)'' and inserting ``subclause (I)''.
       (3) Subparagraph (A) of section 767(d)(3) of the Uruguay 
     Round Agreements Act is amended in the last sentence by 
     striking ``(except that'' and all that follows through ``into 
     account)''.
       (4) The amendments made by this subsection shall take 
     effect as if included in the sections of the Uruguay Round 
     Agreements Act to which they relate.
       (c) Amendment Related to Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1993.--
       (1) Paragraph (6) of section 168(j) (defining Indian 
     reservation) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new flush sentence:
     ``For purposes of the preceding sentence, such section 3(d) 
     shall be applied by treating the term `former Indian 
     reservations in Oklahoma' as including only lands which are 
     within the jurisdictional area of an Oklahoma Indian tribe 
     (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and are 
     recognized by such Secretary as eligible for trust land 
     status under 25 CFR Part 151 (as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this sentence).''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply as if 
     included in the amendments made by section 13321 of the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, except that such 
     amendment shall not apply--
       (A) with respect to property (with an applicable recovery 
     period under section 168(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 of 6 years or less) held by the taxpayer if the taxpayer 
     claimed the benefits of section 168(j) of such Code with 
     respect to such property on a return filed before March 18, 
     1997, but only if such return is the first return of tax 
     filed for the taxable year in which such property was placed 
     in service, or
       (B) with respect to wages for which the taxpayer claimed 
     the benefits of section 45A of such Code for a taxable year 
     on a return filed before March 18, 1997, but only if such 
     return was the first return of tax filed for such taxable 
     year.
       (d) Amendment Related to Tax Reform Act of 1986.--Paragraph 
     (3) of section 1059(d) is amended by striking ``subsection 
     (a)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''.
       (e) Amendment Related to Tax Reform Act of 1984.--

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       (1) Section 267(f) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Determination of relationship resulting in 
     disallowance of loss, for purposes of other provisions.--For 
     purposes of any other section of this title which refers to a 
     relationship which would result in a disallowance of losses 
     under this section, deferral under paragraph (2) shall be 
     treated as disallowance.''.
       (2) Effective Date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if included in section 174(b) of the Tax 
     Reform Act of 1984.
       (f) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Clause (iii) of section 163(j)(2)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``clause (i)'' and inserting ``clause (ii)''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 665(d) is amended in the last 
     sentence by striking ``or 669(d) and (e)''.
       (3) Subsection (g) of section 1441 (relating to cross 
     reference) is amended by striking ``one-half'' and inserting 
     ``85 percent''.
       (4) Paragraph (1) of section 2523(g) is amended by striking 
     ``qualified remainder trust'' and inserting ``qualified 
     charitable remainder trust''.
       (5) Subsection (d) of section 9502 is amended by 
     redesignating the paragraph added by section 806 of the 
     Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 as paragraph 
     (6).

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota moved to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on the Budget with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendments:

       Strike subsection (c) of section 1 and titles I, II, III, 
     IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, and XV.
       Redesignate title X (relating to revenues), and each of the 
     sections contained therein, as title I, and sections of title 
     I, as appropriate.
       Add at the end of the bill the following new title:

                    TITLE II--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 201. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.

       It is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
     additional provisions should be added to the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 so that:
       (1) Capital gains reductions.--
       (A) Reduction in capital gains tax for noncorporate 
     taxpayers.--Effective as of May 7, 1997, there is excluded 
     from gross income of noncorporate taxpayers the following 
     percentages of capital gains from the sale or exchange of 
     assets:
       (i) 10 percent for assets held at least 1 year.
       (ii) 20 percent for assets held at least 2 years.
       (iii) 30 percent for assets held at least 3 years.
       (iv) 40 percent for assets held at least 4 years.
       (v) 50 percent for assets held five or more years.
       (B) Gains on sale of principal residence.--Up to $250,000 
     in gain realized on the sale or exchange of a principal 
     residence is excluded from taxation.
       (2) Estate and gift taxes.--
       (A) Amounts excluded by unified credit.--The unified credit 
     allowed to the estate of every decedent is increased, 
     resulting in the following amounts being excluded from the 
     estate tax:
       (i) $700,000 in the case of decedents dying in 1998.
       (ii) $800,000 in the case of decedents dying in 1999.
       (iii) $850,000 in the case of decedents dying in 2000.
       (iv) $900,000 in the case of decedents dying in 2001.
       (v) $1,000,000 in the case of decedents dying in 2002.
       (vi) $1,100,000 in the case of decedents dying in 2003.
       (vii) $1,200,000 in the case of decedents dying in 2004 and 
     thereafter.
       (B) Family farms and businesses.--In addition to 
     subparagraph (A), family farms and businesses are allowed to 
     exclude from the gross estate up to $1,000,000, beginning in 
     calendar year 1998.
       (3) Child tax credit.--There is allowed against the income 
     tax of an individual a nonrefundable credit for dependents 
     under age 17 in the following amounts:
       (A) $300 in taxable years beginning in 1997, 1998, and 
     1999, and
       (B) $500 thereafter.

     The credit is phased out for taxpayers whose adjusted gross 
     income is between $60,000 and $75,000.
       (4) Tax reductions related to educational expenses.--There 
     is allowed against the income tax of an individual--
       (A) a credit of $1,500 per year for up to two years for 
     higher education expenses, which credit--
       (i) beginning with adjusted gross income of $50,000 
     ($80,000 in the case of a joint return), is phased out 
     ratably over a range of $20,000; and
       (ii) is phased in by substituting--
       (I) `$1,100' for `$1,500' in taxable years beginning in 
     1997, 1998, and 1999, and
       (II) `$1,200' for `$1,500' in the taxable year beginning in 
     2000; and
       (B) a deduction of $10,000 ($5,000 in 1997 and 1998) for 
     higher education fees and tuition, which amount is phased out 
     ratably over a range of $20,000, beginning with adjusted 
     gross income of $50,000 ($80,000 in the case of a joint 
     return). 

  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. PETERSON of Minnesota 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

268

para. 74.11                   [Roll No. 244]

                                AYES--164

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Towns
     Turner
     Vento
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--268

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts

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     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Meehan
     Schiff
     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. LaHOOD, 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

253

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

179

para. 74.12                   [Roll No. 245]

                                AYES--253

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--179

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Meehan
     Schiff
     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. 74.13  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para. 74.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2016

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-156) the resolution (H. Res. 178) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2016) making appropriations for military construction, 
family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for the 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 74.15  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. REGULA, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was granted permission until midnight Tuesday, July 1, 
1997, to file a privileged report on the bill making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 74.16  albania elections

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 105):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the elections in Albania scheduled for June 29, 1997, 
     should be free and open; and
       (2) all political parties of Albania should honor the 
     results of such elections.
  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. 74.17  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. LEACH, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Banking 
and Financial Services was granted permission until midnight Thursday, 
July 3, 1997, to file a report on the bill (H.R. 10) to enhance 
competition in the

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financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service 
providers, and for other purposes.

para. 74.18  order of business--extension of remarks

  On motion of Mr. HASTERT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That for today all Members be permitted to extend their 
remarks and to include extraneous material in that section of the Record 
entitled ``Extension of Remarks''.

para. 74.19  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. HASTERT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, July 
9, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 74.20  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. HASTERT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Tuesday, July 8, 1997, the Speaker, Majority Leader and Minority Leader 
be authorized to accept resignations and to make appointments authorize 
by law or by the House.

para. 74.21  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 26, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Constance A. Morella or, 
     if not available to perform this duty, the Honorable Thomas 
     M. Davis to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills 
     and joint resolutions through Tuesday, July 8, 1997.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para. 74.22  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to libya

  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 hereby report to the Congress on the developments since my last 
report of January 10, 1997, concerning the national emergency with 
respect to Libya that was declared in Executive Order 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 Power 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. As previously reported, on January 2, 1997, I renewed for another 
year the national emergency with respect to Libya pursuant to the IEEPA. 
This renewal extended the current comprehensive financial and trade 
embargo against Libya in effect since 1986. Under these sanctions, 
virtually 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 have been no amendments to the Libyan Sanctions Regulations, 
31 C.F.R. Part 550 (the ``Regulations''), administered by the Office of 
Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Department of the Treasury, since 
my last report on January 10, 1997.
  3. During the last 6-month period, OFAC reviewed numerous applications 
for licenses to authorize transactions under the Regulations. Consistent 
with OFAC's ongoing scrutiny of banking transactions, the largest 
category of license approvals (68) concerned requests by non-Libyan 
persons or entities to unblock transfers interdicted because of what 
appeared to be Government of Libya interests. Two licenses authorized 
the provision of legal services to the Government of Libya in connection 
with actions in U.S. courts in which the Government of Libya was named 
as defendant. Licenses were also issued authorizing diplomatic and U.S. 
government transactions and to permit U.S. companies to engage in 
transactions with respect to intellectual property protection in Libya. 
A total of 75 licenses were issued during the reporting period.

  4. During the current 6-month period, OFAC 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 
office worked closely with the banks to assure the effectiveness in 
interdiction software systems used to identify such payments. During 
the reporting period, more than 100 transactions potentially involving 
Libya were interdicted.
  5. Since my last report, OFAC collected 13 civil monetary penalties 
totaling nearly $90,000 for violations of the U.S. sanctions against 
Libya. Ten of the violations involved the failure of banks to block 
funds transferred to Libyan-controlled financial institutions or 
commercial entities in Libya. Three U.S. corporations paid the OFAC 
penalties for export violations as part of the global plea agreements 
with the Department of Justice. Sixty-seven other cases are in active 
penalty processing.
  6. Various enforcement actions carried over from previous reporting 
periods have continued to be aggressively pursued. Numerous 
investigations are ongoing and new reports of violations are being 
scrutinized.
  7. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from January 7 through July 6, 1997, that are directly 
attributable to the exercise of the powers and authorities conferred by 
the declaration of the Libyan national emergency are estimated at 
approximately $660,000.00. 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.
  8. The policies and the 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 United Nations 
Security Council Resolution 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 Resolutions 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 will continue to coordinate its comprehensive sanctions 
enforcement efforts with those of other U.N. member states. 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, June 26, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-101).

para. 74.23  message from the president--annual report for public 
          broadcasting corporation

  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 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 for Fiscal Year 1996 and the Inventory of the 
Federal Funds Distributed to Public Telecommunications Entities by 
Federal Departments and Agencies: Fiscal Year 1996.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 26, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message and accompanying papers were 
referred to the Committee on Commerce.

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para. 74.24  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 concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 108. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment or recess of the two Houses. 

para. 74.25  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. 1553. An Act to amend the President John F. Kennedy 
     Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 to extend the 
     authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board until 
     September 30, 1998.

para. 74.26  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. 1306. An Act to amend Federal law to clarify the 
     applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State 
     of an out-of-State bank, and for other purposes; and
       H.R. 1902. An Act to immunize donations made in the form of 
     charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts 
     from the antitrust laws and State laws similar to the 
     antitrust laws.

para. 74.27  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. YATES, for 
today after 12 o'clock noon.
  And then,

para. 74.28  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to the provisions of House 
Concurrent Resolution 108, at 7 o'clock and 27 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 1997.

para. 74.29  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. 1276. A bill to 
     authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for 
     the research, development, and demonstration activities of 
     the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-99 Pt. 2). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 1818. A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-
     155). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on rules. House Resolution 178. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2016) making appropriations for military construction, family 
     housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-156). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. House Concurrent 
     Resolution 75. 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 (Rept. No. 105-
     157). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. McCOLLUM; Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1847. A bill 
     to improve the criminal law relating to fraud against 
     consumers; with an amendment (Rep. 105-158). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1898. A bill 
     to amend title 18 of the United States Code to penalize the 
     rape of minors in Federal prisons. (Rept. No. 105-159). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. House Resolution 
     154. Resolution expressing the sense of the House that the 
     Nation's children are its most valuable assets and that their 
     protection should be the Nation's highest priority (Rept. No. 
     105-160). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 103. A bill 
     to expedite State reviews of criminal records of applicants 
     for private security officer employment, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-161 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1840. A bill 
     to provide a law enforcement exception to the prohibition on 
     the advertising of certain electronic devices (Rept. No. 105-
     162). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para. 74.30  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 695. Referral to the Committee on International 
     Relations extended for a period ending not later than July 
     25, 1997.

para. 74.31  reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 695. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     affirm the rights of U.S. persons to use and sell encryption 
     and to relax export controls on encryption; with an 
     amendment; referred to the Committees on Commerce, National 
     Security, and the Permanent Select Committee on intelligence 
     for a period ending not later than September 5, 1997, for 
     consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment 
     reported by the Committee on the Judiciary as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of those committees pursuant to clause 1(e) and 
     (k), rule X and rule XLVIII, respectively.

para. 74.32  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. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 2072. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income gain from oil and gas 
     produced from certain recovered inactive wells; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 2073. A bill to prohibit fundraising at the White 
     House and elsewhere; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 2074. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to expedite the availability of reports submitted 
     to the Federal Election Commission, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 2075. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require the disclosure of certain information 
     by persons conducting polls by telephone during campaigns for 
     election for Federal office; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 2076. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to repeal the requirement that States provide for 
     voter registration by mail and to require applicants for 
     voter registration to provide a Social Security number and 
     actual proof of U.S. citizenship, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Filner, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Clay, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Olver, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 2077. A bill to establish a National Forest Preserve 
     consisting of certain Federal lands in the Sequoia National 
     Forest in the State of California to protect and preserve 
     remaining Giant Sequoia ecosystems and to provide increased 
     recreational opportunities in connection with such 
     ecosystems; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 2078. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964 to clarify the intent of Congress to hold 
     individuals responsible for discriminatory acts committed by 
     them in employment; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Ehlers):
       H.R. 2079. A bill to require implementation of an 
     alternative program for providing a benefit or employment 
     preference under Federal law; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Canady of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 2080. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964 to establish criminal liability for unlawful 
     discrimination based on disparate treatment; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, 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. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Olver, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. 
             Farr of California):
       H.R. 2081. A bill to provide for an enumeration of family 
     caregivers as part of the 2000 decennial census of 
     population; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. CLEMENT:
       H.R. 2082. A bill to establish a Commission to conduct a 
     comprehensive legal and factual study of the navigational, 
     flood control, economic development, recreational, and 
     economic impacts of the future structure, competitiveness, 
     and financial viability of TVA, 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

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     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 2083. A bill to prohibit the shipment of spent nuclear 
     fuel to the Goshute Indian reservation in Utah; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 2084. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for maximum capital gains tax rate of 15, 22, 
     and 30 percent for individuals; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Kaptur, 
             and Mr. Bonior):
       H.R. 2085. A bill to amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 
     1945 to ensure that the provision of assistance for exports 
     to China is conditioned upon adherence to responsible 
     conduct; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Largent, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Graham, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Lewis of 
             California):
       H.R. 2086. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to limit 
     the portion of the Superfund expended for administration, 
     oversight, support, studies, design, investigations, 
     monitoring, assessment, and evaluation, and enforcement 
     activities; 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. GILLMOR:
       H.R. 2087. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to require 
     that polluters are responsible for the cleanup of hazardous 
     substances, 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 Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 2088. A bill to provide for the surviving spouse and 
     dependent children of public safety officers who are killed 
     in performance of their official duties, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself and Mr. Bono):
       H.R. 2089. A bill to authorize leases on the Cabazon Indian 
     Reservation for terms not to exceed 99 years; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Manton, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 2090. A bill ordering the preparation of a Government 
     report detailing injustices suffered by Italian-Americans 
     during World War II, and a formal acknowledgment of such 
     injustices by the President; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. LINDER (for himself and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 2091. A bill to amend the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965 to add Elbert County and Hart County, 
     GA, to the Appalachian region; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Gilman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Deutsch):
       H.R. 2092. A bill to withhold United States assistance for 
     programs or projects of the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency in Cuba, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2093. A bill to temporarily waive the Medicaid 
     enrollment composition rule for D.C. Health Cooperative; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 2094. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to improve the quality of coastal recreation 
     waters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Spence, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Horn, 
             Mr. Pallone, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Dooley 
             of California, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Regula, Ms. DeGette, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Peterson 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Manzullo, and 
             Mr. Poshard):
       H.R. 2095. A bill to provide for certain activities 
     regarding the promotion of respect for human rights, the 
     development of democratic government and the development of 
     the rule of law within the People's Republic of China, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, 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 Mr. RANGEL (by request):
       H.R. 2096. A bill to promote the growth of free enterprise 
     and economic opportunity in the Caribbean Basin region, 
     increase trade and investment between the Caribbean Basin 
     region and the United States, and encourage the adoption by 
     Caribbean Basin countries of policies necessary for 
     participation in the free trade area of the Americas; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 2097. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to correct the treatment of tax exempt financing of 
     professional sports facilities; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SKEEN (for himself, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. 
             Redmond):
       H.R. 2098. A bill to establish the National Cave and Karst 
     Research Institute in the State of New Mexico, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 2099. A bill to provide that cost-of-living 
     adjustments to payments made under Federal law and to Federal 
     tax benefits shall be determined using a new price index; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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. STEARNS:
       H.R. 2100. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     authorize certain covered beneficiaries under the military 
     health care system, including the dependents of active duty 
     military personnel and retired members and their dependents, 
     to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program 
     and to ensure their future health security through the use of 
     medical savings accounts; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on 
     National Security, 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. SUNUNU:
       H.R. 2101. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude qualified conservation easements from a 
     decedent's gross estate, exempt from tax the gain on the sale 
     of qualified forest land to government entities or 
     conservation groups, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 2102. A bill to amend the Hazardous and Solid Waste 
     Amendments of 1984 to repeal the sunset of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency Office of Ombudsman, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Combest, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. 
             Sessions):
       H.R. 2103. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to provide for the 
     eventual removal of intrastate distribution restrictions on 
     State inspected meat and poultry; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mrs. THURMAN:
       H.R. 2104. A bill to ensure that persons who enroll in the 
     managed health care program of the Department of Defense 
     known as TRICARE Prime retain coverage under the program in 
     any TRICARE region; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. TOWNS
       H.R. 2105. A bill to amend section 552a of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide for the maintenance of certain health 
     information in cases where a health care facility has closed 
     or a health benefit plan sponsor has ceased to do business; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Con. Res. 108. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. GOODLATE:
       H. Res. 177. Resolution prohibiting any personal staff 
     employee of a Member of the House of Representatives from 
     holding a paid position in the campaign of the employing 
     Member; to the Committee on House Oversight.

para. 74.33  memorials

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

       141. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of New Hampshire, relative to House Joint 
     Resolution 4 urging the United States Congress, FERC, and 
     other federal agencies to continue to cooperate with and 
     support state eforts to restructure the electric utility 
     industry and promote retail competition; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       142. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 38 urging the 
     Presi

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     dent of the United States and Congress make the $1 billion of 
     Federal moneys already earmarked for abandoned mine land 
     reclamation available to states to clean up and make safe our 
     abandoned mine lands; to the Committee on Resources.
       143. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Nevada, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 6 
     expressing the support of the Nevada Legislature for the 
     Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1997 and for 
     the sale or other transfer of public land managed by the 
     Federal Government in the Las Vegas Valley if the transfer 
     does not adversely affect sparsely populated and rural 
     counties in Nevada; to the Committee on Resources.
       144. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Illinois, relative to Senate Resolution No. 73 urging the 
     United States Congress to enact legislation exempting Mother 
     Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity from work permit fees 
     while caring for the sick and the dying in our country, 
     enabling them to use their funds for charitable works; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       145. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 28 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to immediately review the 
     Federal Unified Gift and Estate Tax and to act either to 
     repeal the law, or to give special exemptions to family owned 
     farms and businesses, or to raise the unified credit against 
     the Gift and Estate Taxes, or to defer estate tax payments 
     over a period of time; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       146. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution No. 48 
     memorializing Congress to select VISN 4 to participate in the 
     demonstration project provided for in House Resolution 1362 
     and to participate in all demonstration programs for 
     Medicare-eligible veterans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means. 

para. 74.34  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. McINTYRE introduced a bill (H.R. 2106) for the relief 
     of the estate of William R. Holden and the estate of John 
     Davis; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 74.35  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 12: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Pelosi, and Ms. 
     Woolsey.
       H.R. 18: Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 23: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Owens, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Olver, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Woolsey, 
     Mr. Wise, Mr. Yates, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Mascara, 
     Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Evans, 
     Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Torres, Mr. Stark, 
     Mr. Rahall, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
     Miller of California, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
     Waters, Mr. Filner, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Oberstar, 
     Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. McHale, 
     Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Holden, Mr. Luther, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     Allen, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Eshoo, 
     and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 51: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Borski, and Mr. 
     Bonior..
       H.R. 127: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 145: Ms. Velazquez and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Weldon of Florida and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 195: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 213: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 230: Mr. McCrery and Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 241: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina and Mr. Etheridge..
       H.R. 306: Mr. Engel, Mr. Jefferson, and Ms. Millender-
     McDonald.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 388: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 466: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 471: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Gilchrest and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 536: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 574: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 604: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 616: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 630: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 631: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Bonilla and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 715: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 746: Mr. Costello, Mr. Paul, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Tiahrt, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 755: Mr. Sisisky and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Davis 
     of Virginia, Ms. Granger, Mr. Porter, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. 
     White.
       H.R. 807: Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Spence, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, Mr. Baker, Mr. Foley, and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 816: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 836: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Sawyer, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
     Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Nadler, 
     Mr. Hoyer, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Carson, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Gephardt, and 
     Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 871: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Spence, Mr. Gekas, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
     and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 893: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 901: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Oxley, 
     Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 923: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 925: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 931: Mr. Stark, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Ms. 
     Slaughter, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 953: Ms. Furse, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, Ms. Waters, and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 969: Mr. Dellums, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 981: Mrs. Clayton and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 982: Ms. DeLauro and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Christensen, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Collins, and 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1031: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1036: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Collins, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Largent, Mr. Ney, Mr. Watkins, Mrs. Myrick, 
     Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Jones, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
     Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Skelton, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Rush, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Schumer, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Evans, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1129: Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 1153: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1169: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1173: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Stark and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1264: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1270: Mr. Riley, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1296: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1298: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1322: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 1353: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1361: Mr. Bilirakis and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Evans, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. 
     Regula.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Foley, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr.Graham.
       H.R. 1378: Ms. Granger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Ramstad, 
     Mr. Brady, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1404: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Vento, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
     Sawyer, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Moran 
     of Virginia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Towns, Ms. Norton, 
     Mr.  Conyers, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Yates, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mr. Manton, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1426: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. Engel and Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 1450: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1492: Mr. Sherman and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1534: Mr. Weller, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Turner, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
     and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 1539: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Tiahrt and Mr. McDade.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Talent, and Mr. 
     Norwood.
       H.R. 1596: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1601: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Sam 
     Johnson, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
     Gibbons, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Hostettler, 
     Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Lucas of Okla

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     homa, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Royce, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Saxton, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Brady, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Bonilla, Mr. Hutchinson, and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 1716: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1748: Ms. Slaughter and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1754: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Hutchinson, 
     Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mrs. Kelley, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Clement, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
     Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
     Wolf, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1810: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. 
     Norwood.
       H.R. 1815: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Ackerman, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1818: Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Souder, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1824: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Carson, and Mr. 
     Thompson.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1870: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
     Filner, and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1873: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1874: Mr. Filner and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1876: Mr. Gordon, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1955: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Gilchrest and Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Murtha, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
     Kanjorski, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Snowbarger, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
     and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2003: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Holden, Ms. 
     Harman, Mr. Turner, Mr. Baesler, Mr. John, and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 2006: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Olver, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
     Bonior.
       H.R. 2011: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Strickland, Ms. Furse, Mr. Johnson of 
     Wisconsin, and Mr. Obey.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2038: Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. 
     Hutchinson.
       H.J. Res. 71: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Chabot.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Mr. Horn.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Barcia.
       H. Con. Res. 19: Mr. Engel and Mr. Sherman.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Brown of California.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Ensign, 
     Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Gephardt.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Mascara and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H. Con. Res. 81: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Filner, Mr. Sununu, 
     Mr. Cummings, Mr. Horn, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Ney, Mr. Gejdenson, 
     Mr. Rothman, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Holden, and 
     Mr. Brown of California.
       H. Con. Res. 96: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 103: Mr. Roemer, Mr. Owens, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Clay, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Stark, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
     Fattah, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H. Res. 144: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. McDade.
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                       TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1997 (75)

para.  75.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     July 8, 1997.
       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.  75.2  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. 2014. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998; and
       H.R. 2015. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2014) ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998,'' requests a conference 
with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and 
appoints from the Committee on Finance: Mr. Roth, Mr. Lott, and Mr. 
Moynihan; and the Committee on the Budget: Mr. Domenici, Mr. Grassley, 
Mr. Nickles, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Conrad, 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. 2015) ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
to subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998,'' requests a conference 
with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and 
appoints from the Committee on the Budget: Mr. Domenici, Mr. Grassley, 
Mr. Nickles, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Conrad, and Mrs. Boxer; the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
Helms, and Mr. Harkin; the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs: Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Shelby, and Mr. Sarbanes; the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Mr. McCain, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. 
Hollings; the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Mr. Murkowski, 
Mr. Craig, and Mr. Bumpers; the Committee on Finance: Mr. Roth, Mr. 
Lott, and Mr. Moynihan; the Committee on Governmental Affairs: Mr. 
Thompson, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Glenn; the Committee on Labor and Human 
Resources: Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Coats, and Mr. Kennedy; and the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. Specter, Mr. Thurmond, and Mr. Rockefeller, 
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. 417. An Act to extend energy conservation programs under 
     the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through September 30, 
     2002.

  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 the Senator from Alabama [Mr. Sessions], as a 
member of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics 
Control.
  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 the Senator from California [Mrs. Feinstein], 
as a member of the United States Senate Caucus on International 
Narcotics Control.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 101-509, the 
Chair announces, on behalf of the Secretary of the Senate, his 
appointment of James F. Blumstein, of Tennessee, to the Advisory 
Committee on the Records of Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 104-293, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, appoints J. James Exon of 
Nebraska, as a member of the Commission to Assess the Organization of 
the Federal Government to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass 
Destruction.

para.  75.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to the order of the House 
of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para.  75.4  recess--1 p.m.

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

para.  75.5  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para.  75.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, June 26, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.  75.7  communications

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

       4039. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Irish Potatoes Grown in Washington: Amended Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV97-946-1 FIR] received July 8, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4040. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Milk in the Eastern Colorado Marketing Area; Suspension of 
     Certain Provisions of the Order [DA-97-05] received July 3, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.

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       4041. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State 
     Designation [Docket No. 97-041-1] received June 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4042. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebufenozide; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300500; FRL-5719-9] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4043. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report of violations of the Anti-
     Deficiency Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       4044. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``Report on Accounting for 
     United States Assistance Under the Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction (CTR) Program,'' pursuant to section 1206 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       4045. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Year 1997-1998 for a Knowledge Dissemination and 
     Utilization Project Rehabilitation Research and Training 
     Centers, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       4046. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Impact Aid Program, Title 
     VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, pursuant 
     to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4047. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--William D. Ford Federal 
     Direct Loan Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4048. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the Notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Years 1997-1998 for Rehabilitation Research and 
     Training Centers and a Knowledge Dissemination and 
     Utilization Project, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4049. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the final regulations for Impact Aid 
     Program, Title VIII of the Elementary and Secretary Education 
     Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       4050. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the final regulations for William D. 
     Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4051. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Reorganizing, 
     Renumbering, and Reinvention of Regulations; Terminology; 
     Correction (RIN: 1212-AA75) received June 26, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       4052. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Kansas [KS 
     026-1026; FRL-5853-1] received July 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4053. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan for Yolo-Solano Air 
     Quality Management District [CA 105-0041a; FRL-5843-9] 
     received July 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4054. A letter from the Associate Managing Director for 
     Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     ``Major'' final rule--Assessment and Collection of Regulatory 
     Fees for Fiscal Year 1997 [MM Docket No. 96-186] received 
     June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4055. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of 
     the Telecommunications Act of 1996: Reform of Filing 
     Requirements and Carrier Classifications; Anchorage Telephone 
     Utility, Petition for Withdrawal of Cost Allocation Manual 
     [CC Docket No. 96-193; AAD 95-91] received July 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4056. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Review of Sections 
     68.104 and 68.213 of the Commission's Rules Concerning 
     Connection of Simple Inside Wiring to the Telephone Network, 
     and Petition for Modification of Section 68.213 of the 
     Commission's Rules filed by the Electronic Industries 
     Association [CC Docket No. 88-57; RM-5643] received July 2, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4057. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Raton, New Mexico) [MM Docket No. 96-206, RM-8877] received 
     July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4058. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Nashville, Arkansas) [MM Docket No. 97-16, RM-8932] received 
     July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4059. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Chatom and Grove Hill, Alabama) [MM Docket No. 97-71, RM-
     8920] received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4060. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Glenwood Springs, Colorado) [MM Docket No. 97-40, RM-8949] 
     received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4061. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Mukwonago, Wisconsin) [MM Docket No. 97-92, RM-9032] 
     received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4062. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Dickson, Oklahoma) [MM Docket No. 96-248, RM-8950] received 
     July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4063. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Naches, Washington) [MM Docket No. 97-2, RM-8955] received 
     July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4064. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Llano and Marble Falls, Texas) [MM Docket No. 95-49, RM-
     8558] received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4065. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Victor, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-37, RM-8975] received July 
     2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4066. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Victor, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-33, RM-8937] received July 
     2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4067. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Valdez, Alaska) [MM Docket No. 96-258, RM-8967] received 
     July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4068. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Franklin, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-13, RM-8915] received 
     July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4069. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Grass Valley, California) [MM Docket No. 97-29, RM-8921] 
     received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4070. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Portland and Seaside, Oregon) [MM Docket No. 96-212, RM-
     8884] received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4071. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmit

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     ting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Section 
     73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Alamogordo, New Mexico) [MM Docket No. 96-144, RM-8827] 
     received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4072. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Concerning Trade Regulation Rule on Care Labeling of Textile 
     Wearing Apparel and Certain Piece Goods; Conditional 
     Exemption From Terminology Section of the Care Labeling Rule 
     [16 CFR Part 423] received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4073. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Postmarketing Expedited Adverse Experience Reporting 
     for Human Drug and Licensed Biological Products; Increased 
     Frequency Reports [Docket No. 96N-0108] received July 2, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4074. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 97F-0062] received July 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4075. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers; Technical Amendment 
     [Docket No. 97F-0198] received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4076. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Investigational New Drug Application; Exception from 
     Informed Consent; Technical Amendment [Docket No. 97N-0223] 
     received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4077. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Adminsitration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 97F-0004] received July 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4078. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Rulemaking for the EDGAR System (RIN: 3235-AG96) 
     received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4079. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 10-
     97 extending U.S. involvement in the Cooperative Outboard 
     Logistics Update (COBLU) with the United Kingdom, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       4080. 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 Bahrain for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 97-22), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4081. 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.
       4082. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Washington 
     Convention Center Authority Accounts and Operation for Fiscal 
     Years 1995 and 1996,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-
     117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4083. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting the Chief Financial 
     Officers Act Report for the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation for 1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4084. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the 1996 management reports of the 12 
     Federal Home Loan Banks and the Financing Corporation, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       4085. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       4086. A letter from the Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 1996, 
     through March 31, 1997; 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.
       4087. A letter from the Chief, Forest Service, transmitting 
     a copy of the Final Environmental Impact Statement, Record of 
     Decision, and the Revised Land and Resource Management Plan 
     for the Tongass National Forest; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4088. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Northern Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 062497C] 
     received July 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       4089. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; 
     ``Other Rockfish'' Species Group in the Eastern Regulatory 
     Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7025-02; 
     I.D. 062497B] received July 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4090. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; Trip Limit Reductions [Docket No. 
     961227373-6373-01; I.D. 062797C] received July 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4091. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Define Fishing Trip 
     in Groundfish Fisheries [Docket No. 970619143-7143-01; I.D. 
     061097A] (RIN: 0648-AC68) received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4092. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Commercial 
     Quota Harvested for Massachusetts [Docket No. 960805216-7111-
     06; I.D. 063097C] received July 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4093. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Virginia Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan 
     [VA-104-FOR] received June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4094. A letter from the Director, Executive Office for U.S. 
     Trustees, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Qualifications and Standards for 
     Standing Trustees (RIN: 1105-AA32) received July 1, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4095. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Civil Money Penalties Inflation Adjustments (Coast Guard) 
     [CGD 96-052] (RIN: 2105-AC63) received June 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4096. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D and Class E Airspace; Los Angeles, CA 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     AWP-15] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received June 30, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4097. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Lewisburg, WV (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-24] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4098. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--IFR 
     Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 28936; Amdt. No. 403] (RIN: 2120-
     AA65) received June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4099. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -300, -
     400, and -500 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-28-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10060; AD 97-14-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4100. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-154-AD; Amdt. 39-10051; AD 97-13-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4101. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Hamilton Standard 54H60 Series 
     Propellers (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     ANE-24-AD; Amdt. 39-10054; AD 97-13-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4102. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Regulated Navigation Area Regulations;

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     Lower Mississippi River (Coast Guard) [CGD08-97-018] (RIN: 
     2115-AE84) received June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4103. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes, 
     Excluding Airplanes Equipped With Pratt & Whitney PW4000 and 
     General Electric CF6-80C2 Series Engines (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-94-AD; Amdt. 39-10064; AD 
     97-14-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 7, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4104. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation 
     Model G-159 (G-I) Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-17-AD; Amdt. 39-10066; AD 97-14-08] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received July 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4105. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation 
     Model G-159 (G-I) Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-16-AD; Amdt. 39-10068; AD 97-14-10] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received July 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4106. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Lockhead Model L-1011 Series 
     Airplanes Equipped with Rolls-Royce Model RB211-524 Series 
     Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-
     06-AD; Amdt. 39-10065, AD 97-14-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     July 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4107. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation 
     Model G-159 (G-I) Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-15-AD; Amdt. 39-10067; AD 97-14-09] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received July 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4108. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Abandonment and 
     Discontinuance of Rail Lines and Rail Transportation Under 49 
     U.S.C. 10903 [STB Ex Parte No. 537] received July 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4109. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act 
     of 1996 (RIN: 2900-AI66) received June 27, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4110. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Veterans Education: Submission of 
     School Catalogs to State Approving Agencies (RIN: 2900-AH97) 
     received June 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4111. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Regulations 
     Governing Book-Entry Treasury Bonds, Notes, and Bills; 
     Determination Regarding State Statute; District of Columbia 
     [Department of the Treasury Circular, Public Debt Series, No. 
     2-86] received July 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4112. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Accelerated Cost Recovery System [Revenue Ruling 97-29] 
     received June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4113. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Guidance Regarding Claims for Certain Income Tax Convention 
     Benefits [TD 8722] (RIN: 1545-AV33) received June 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4114. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Transition Relief for Failures to Make Plan Distribution to 
     Certain Employees or Offer Options to Defer Distribution by 
     April 1, 1997 [Announcement 97-70] received July 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means. 

para.  75.8  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 30, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     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 Monday, June 30, 1997 at 
     10:45 a.m.:
       that the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 173;
       that the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 649.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                  Clerk, House of Representatives.

para.  75.9  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, laid before the House the 
following communication from Ms. Betty S. Barnes of the staff of Mr. 
Livingston:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 25, 1997.
     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 District Court for the 
     Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance is consistent with the privileges 
     of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Betty S. Barnes.

para.  75.10  corrections calendar

  Pursuant to clause 4, rule XIII,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, directed the Corrections 
Calendar to be called.
  When,

para.  75.11  relocation assistance for illegal aliens

  The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 849) to prohibit 
an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States from receiving 
assistance under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to the rule, the bill was considered read for amendment and 
the following amendment recommended by the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure was submitted:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. DISPLACED PERSONS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Title I of the Uniform Relocation 
     Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 
     (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 104. DISPLACED PERSONS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), a 
     displaced person shall not be eligible to receive relocation 
     payments or any other assistance under this Act if the 
     displaced person is an alien not lawfully present in the 
     United States.
       ``(b) Determinations of Eligibility.--
       ``(1) Issuance of regulations.--Not later than 6 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this section, and after 
     providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, the 
     head of the lead agency shall issue regulations to carry out 
     subsection (a).
       ``(2) Contents of regulations.--Regulations issued under 
     paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) prescribe the processes, procedures, and information 
     that a displacing agency must use in determining whether a 
     displaced person is an alien not lawfully present in the 
     United States;
       ``(B) prohibit a displacing agency from discriminating 
     against any displaced person;
       ``(C) ensure that each eligibility determination is fair 
     and based on reliable information; and
       ``(D) prescribe standards for a displacing agency to apply 
     in making determinations relating to exceptional and 
     extremely unusual hardship under subsection (c).
       ``(c) Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship.--If a 
     displacing agency determines by clear and convincing evidence 
     that a determination of the ineligibility of a displaced 
     person under subsection (a) would result in exceptional and 
     extremely unusual hardship to an individual who is the 
     displaced person's spouse, parent, or child and who is a 
     citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence, the displacing agency shall provide 
     relocation payments and other assistance to the displaced 
     person under this Act if the displaced person is otherwise 
     eligible for such assistance.
       ``(d) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in 
     this section may be construed to affect any rights available 
     to a displaced person under any other provision of Federal or 
     State law.''.

     SEC. 2. DUTIES OF LEAD AGENCY.

       Section 213(a) of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
     Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
     4633(a)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
     paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and

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       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) provide, in consultation with the Attorney General 
     (acting through the Commissioner of the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service), through training and technical 
     assistance activities, information developed with the 
     Attorney General (acting through the Commissioner) on proper 
     implementation of section 104;
       ``(3) ensure that displacing agencies implement section 104 
     fairly and without discrimination;''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, pursuant to clause 4 of rule 
XIII, recognized Mr. PETRI and Mr. OBERSTAR, each for 30 minutes.
  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. GOODLING, 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. GOODLING, announced that three-fifths of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. PETRI 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. GOODLING, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until a 
time not earlier than 5 o'clock p.m. today.

para.  75.12  franklin delano roosevelt memorial

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution of 
the Senate (S.J. Res. 29) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
design and construct a permanent addition to the Franklin Delano 
Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D. C., and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. GOODLING, 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. GOODLING, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.  75.13  wenatchee national forest boundaries

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 822) to 
facilitate a land exchange involving private land within the exterior 
boundaries of Wenatchee National Forest in Chelan County, Washington; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. GOODLING, 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.  75.14  hinsdale, colorado land exchange

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 951) to 
require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands located 
in Hinsdale, Colorado.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. GOODLING, 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.  75.15  tulare, california conveyances

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 960) to 
validate certain conveyances in the City of Tulare, Tulare County, 
California, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. GOODLING, 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.  75.16  grants pass, oregon land conveyance

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1198) to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the City 
of Grants Pass, Oregon; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. GOODLING, 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.  75.17  atlantic striped bass conservation

  Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 1658) to reauthorize and amend the Atlantic Striped Bass 
Conservation Act and related laws; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, recognized Mr. PETERSON of 
Pennsylvania 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. GOODLING announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania 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. GOODLING, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.  75.18  transportation laws

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1086) 
to

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codify without substantive change laws related to transportation and to 
improve the United States Code; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Mr. 
DELAHUNT, 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. GOODLING, 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.  75.19  financial transactions prohibition with terrorists

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 748) 
to amend the prohibition of title 18, United States Code, against 
financial transactions with terrorists; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Mr. 
DELAHUNT, 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. GOODLING, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McCOLLUM 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. GOODLING, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.  75.20  law enforcement technology advertisement

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1840) 
to provide a law enforcement exception to the prohibition on the 
advertising of certain electronic devices.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Mr. 
DELAHUNT, 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. GOODLING, 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.  75.21  telemarketing fraud prevention

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1847) 
to improve the criminal law relating to fraud against consumers; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Mr. 
DELAHUNT, 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. GOODLING, 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.  75.22  nation's children highest priority

  M. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 154):

       Whereas the Nation's most valuable and vulnerable asset is 
     its children;
       Whereas their protection should be one of our highest 
     priorities;
       Whereas over 1,000,000 children are reported missing, and 
     over 100,000 attempted nonfamily abductions take place every 
     year;
       Whereas over 750,000 children under the age of 18 disappear 
     for some length of time every year;
       Whereas law enforcement officials constantly encounter 
     crimes against children;
       Whereas sex offenders are nine times more likely to repeat 
     their crimes than any other class of criminal;
       Whereas nearly two-thirds of State prisoners serving time 
     for rape and sexual assault victimized children; and
       Whereas while many missing children are returned to their 
     homes, many others are exposed to danger and exploitation: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) all Members of Congress should take appropriate action 
     to ensure the safety and protection of children in their 
     jurisdictions;
       (2) State governments should have in effect laws which 
     register offenders convicted of sexual crimes against 
     children and laws which require law enforcement to notify 
     communities of the presence of these offenders;
       (3) States should have in effect laws which severely punish 
     individuals convicted of offenses against children, 
     especially crimes involving abduction, sexual assault, 
     exploitation, and stalking;
       (4) law enforcement agencies should take the necessary 
     steps to safeguard children against the dangers of abduction 
     and exploitation; and
       (5) State and local law enforcement agencies should work in 
     close cooperation with Federal law enforcement to ensure a 
     rapid and efficient response to reports of child abductions, 
     especially in cases where a child's life may be in danger. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Mr. 
DELAHUNT, 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. GOODLING, 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.  75.23  better health plan of amherst, New york

  Mr. PAXON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2018) to 
waive termporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition rule for the 
Better Health Plan of Amherst, New York; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, recognized Mr. PAXON and Mr. 
ENGEL, 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. GOODLING, 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.  75.24  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2016

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 178):

       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. 2016) making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, 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.

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     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. The Chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 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 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. MYRICK, 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.  75.25  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1775

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-172) the resolution (H. Res. 179) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1775) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 
for 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.  75.26  providing for the consideration of h.r. 858

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-173) the resolution (H. Res. 180) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 858) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a 
pilot project on designated lands within Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe 
National Forests in the State of California to demonstrate the 
effectiveness of the resource management activities proposed by the 
Quincy Library Group and to amend current land and resource management 
plans for these national forests to consider the incorporation of these 
resources management activities.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.  75.27  recess--4:48 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 48 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5:15 p.m.

para.  75.28  after recess--5:15 p.m.

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

para.  75.29  unfinished business--h.r. 849

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, pursuant to clause 5 of rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on the passage of 
the bill (H.R. 849) to prohibit an alien who is not lawfully present in 
the United States from receiving assistance under the Uniform Relocation 
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

399

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.  75.30                   [Roll No. 246]

                                YEAS--399

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--35

     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Cox
     Dellums
     Edwards
     Fattah
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Kennedy (RI)
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lowey
     Mica
     Owens
     Pastor
     Riggs
     Rush
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Taylor (NC)
  So, pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, three-fifths of the Members 
present having voted in favor thereof, 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.  75.31  s.j. res. 29--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the joint resolution of the Senate (S.J. Res. 29) to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to design and construct a permanent 
addition to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D. C., 
and for other purposes.
  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

363

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

39

para.  75.32                   [Roll No. 247]

                                YEAS--363

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--39

     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Berman
     Bonilla
     Burton
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     DeLay
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Gallegly
     Hall (TX)
     Hefley
     Johnson, Sam
     Lewis (CA)
     Livingston
     McIntosh
     Moran (VA)
     Obey
     Paul
     Radanovich
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Stump
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt

                             NOT VOTING--32

     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Brown (OH)
     Cox
     Dellums
     Edwards
     Fattah
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lowey
     Mica
     Owens
     Pastor
     Riggs
     Rush
     Sanford
     Schiff
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Taylor (NC)
  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 notify the Senate thereof.

para.  75.33  h.r. 1658--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, 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. 1658) to reauthorize and amend the 
Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act and related laws; 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

399

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

8

para.  75.34                   [Roll No. 248]

                                YEAS--399

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre

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     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--8

     Barr
     Foley
     Manzullo
     Neumann
     Paul
     Royce
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Brown (OH)
     Cox
     Dellums
     Edwards
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Hilleary
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lowey
     Menendez
     Mica
     Riggs
     Rush
     Sanford
     Schiff
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Taylor (NC)
  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.  75.35  h.r. 748--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, 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. 748) to amend the prohibition of title 
18, United States Code, against financial transactions with terrorists; 
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.

Yeas

377

It was decided in the

Nays

33

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.  75.36                   [Roll No. 249]

                                YEAS--377

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--33

     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Campbell
     Conyers
     Dingell
     Farr
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moran (VA)
     Obey
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Snyder
     Tauscher
     Torres
     Vento
     Waters
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Delahunt
       

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Brown (OH)
     Coburn
     Cox
     Dellums
     Edwards
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Hunter
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lowey
     Riggs
     Rush
     Schiff
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
  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.  75.37  military construction

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, pursuant to House Resolution 
178 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. 2016) making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998 and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska

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as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time spent 
therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHAMBLISS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 
178, 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,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHAMBLISS, 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

395

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

14

para.  75.38                   [Roll No. 250]

                                YEAS--395

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fawell
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--14

     Barrett (WI)
     Campbell
     Conyers
     Frank (MA)
     Markey
     Minge
     Oberstar
     Paul
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Royce
     Sensenbrenner
     Stark
     Upton

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Baesler
     Becerra
     Brown (OH)
     Dellums
     Edwards
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Kanjorski
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lowey
     Murtha
     Riggs
     Schiff
     Shadegg
     Sisisky
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Taylor (NC)
     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.  75.39  commission to assess federal government organization to 
          combat weapons proliferation

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                    Washington, DC, June 26, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 711 of Public Law 
     104-293, I hereby appoint the following individual to the 
     Commission to Assess the Organization of the Federal 
     Government to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction:
       Mr. Tony Beilenson, Maryland
           Yours very truly,
                                             Richard A. Gephardt. 

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

para.  75.40  commission on the advancement of federal law enforcement

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                    Washington, DC, June 26, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 806(c)(1) of Public 
     Law 104-132, I hereby appoint the following individual to the 
     Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement:
       Mr. Gilbert Gallegos, Albuquerque, NM
           Yours very truly,
                                             Richard A. Gephardt. 

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

para.  75.41  bill 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, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On June 27, 1997:
       H.R. 1553. An Act to amend the President John F. Kennedy 
     Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 to extend the 
     authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board until 
     September 30, 1998.

para.  75.42  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. RUSH, for today before 6:30 p.m.;
  To Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, for today until 6 o'clock p.m.;
  To Mr. RIGGS for today; and
  To Mr. YATES for today after 6:15 p.m..
  And then,

para.  75.43  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. KINGSTON, at 9 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.  75.44  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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  (Pursuant to the order of the House on June 26, 1997 the following 
                   report was filed on July 1, 1997)

       Mr. REGULA: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2107. A bill 
     making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-163). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

  (Pursuant to the order of the House on June 26, 1997 the following 
                   report was filed on July 3, 1997)

       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 10. 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, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-164 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2018. A bill to 
     waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition rule 
     for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-165). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1198. A 
     bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
     certain land to the city of Grants Pass, OR, with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-166). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. Senate Joint 
     Resolution 29. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to design and construct a permanent addition to the Franklin 
     Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, DC, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-167). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 822. A 
     bill to facilitate a land exchange involving private land 
     within the exterior boundaries of Wenatchee National Forest 
     in Chelan County, WA; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-168). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1658. A 
     bill to reauthorize and amend the Atlantic Striped Bass 
     Conservation Act and related laws; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-169). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 951. A 
     bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange 
     certain lands located in Hinsdale, CO, (Rept. No. 105-170). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 960. A 
     bill to validate certain conveyances in the city of Tulare, 
     Tulare County, CA, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-171). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 179. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1775) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 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. 105-172). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 180. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 858) 
     to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot 
     project on designated lands within Plumas, Lassen and Tahoe 
     National Forest in the State of California to demonstrate the 
     effectiveness of the resource management activities proposed 
     by the Quincy Library Group and to amend current land and 
     resource management plans for these national forests to 
     consider the incorporation of these resource management 
     activities (Rept. No. 105-173). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.  75.45  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

            (The following action occurred on July 3, 1997)

       H.R. 10. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended for 
     a period ending not later than September 15, 1997.

para.  75.46  discharge of committee

            (The following action occurred on July 1, 1997)

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on National Security 
discharged from further consideration. H.R. 1775 referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.  75.47  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. CANNON:
       H.R. 2108. A bill to dispose of certain Federal properties 
     located in Dutch John, UT, and to assist the local government 
     in the interim delivery of basic services to the Dutch John 
     community, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 2109. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require reports filed under such act to be 
     filed electronically and to require the Federal Election 
     Commission to make such reports available to the public 
     within 24 hours of receipt; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Evans, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Dellums, and Ms. Rivers):
       H.R. 2110. 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 Education and the Workforce, 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. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2111. A bill to reduce the amounts allocated for 
     payments pursuant to production flexibility contracts entered 
     into under the Agricultural Market Transition Act; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 2112. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to increase the forfeiture penalty for telephone service 
     slamming and to require providers of such service to report 
     slamming incidents, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 2113. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt from certain reporting requirements certain 
     amounts paid to election officials and election workers; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 2114. 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 Finance Services.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.R. 2115. A bill to provide that compliance by States with 
     the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 shall be 
     voluntary; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 2116. A bill to designate the post office located at 
     194 Ward Street, in Paterson, NJ, as the ``Larry Doby Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 2117. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income gain on the sale or 
     exchange of farmland which by covenant is restricted to use 
     as farmland and to exclude the value of such farmland from 
     estate taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2118. A bill to prohibit smoking in Federal buildings; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Paxon, Ms. Molinari, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Cook, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Towns, Mr. Engel, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Lewis 
             of California, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Clement, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. McHale, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Wolf, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Ms. Rivers, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Manton, Mr. Shays, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Kelly, and 
             Mr. Manzullo):
       H. Con. Res. 109. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     many talents of the actor Jimmy Stewart and honoring the 
     contributions he made to the Nation; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. Jackson-Lee (for herself, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green, Mr. Archer, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. 
             Lampson):
       H. Con. Res. 110. Concurrent resolution to congratulate and 
     commend the United Way of the Texas gulf coast on the 
     occasion of its

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     75th anniversary; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.

para.  75.48  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 12: Ms. Carson, Mr. Clay, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Flake, Mr. Owens, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 15: Mr. Brown of California and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Martinez and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 51: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 53: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Everett and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 59: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 122: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 197: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 264: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 339: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 343: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Clay, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Evans, 
     Mr. Filner, Mr. Mica, Mr. Kasich, and Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 387: Mr. Sanford, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. 
     Cannon.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 492: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 519: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 616: Mr. Allen, Ms. Harman, and Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 631: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 633: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 681: Mr. Pombo and Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 753: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. 
     Gejdenson.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 767: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 774: Ms. Rivers and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 813: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 859: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Bliley and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 887: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 915: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
     Jackson, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 921: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 978: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 991: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1002: Mr. Gibbons and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1023: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 1050: Ms. Carson and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1054: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 1061: Mrs. Meek of Florida and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1108: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lampson, 
     Mr. Rush, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Hansen and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1165: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Traficant, and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 1168: Mr. Condit, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. 
     Leach.
       H.R. 1169: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1171: Mr. Ryun, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 1175: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1181: Mr. Houghton, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1240: Mr. Olver and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1280: Mr. Wexler and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 1296: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1330: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1334: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1373: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1376: Mr. Jackson, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Olver, Mr. Green, 
     and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Capps, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Frost, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Gilman, and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Visclosky and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1492: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Evans, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
     AbercrombIe, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Scott, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
     Wynn, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 1526: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Andrews, 
     Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Leach, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Souder, and Mrs. 
     Northup.
       H.R. 1534: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Riley, and Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer.
       H.R. 1543: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1544: Mr. Cook, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1609: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. John, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
     Camp, and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. Levin, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. 
     Sabo.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. Doyle and Mr. McDade.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1693: Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Rivers, and Ms. Millender-
     McDonald.
       H.R. 1709: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Manzullo, 
     Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Porter, and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 1716: Mrs. Maloney of New York and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1743: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1782: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1802: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. 
     Solomon.
       H.R. 1812: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1814: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1824: Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Flake.
       H.R. 1836: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Snowbarger, and 
     Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 1849: Mr. Frost, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Istook, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1855: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Tierney, and 
     Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1859: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 1873: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1874: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1912: Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 1946: Mr. Manton and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1955: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Dunn 
     of Washington, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Canady of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1993: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2005: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2011: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Walsh, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 2031: Mr. Flake and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 2064: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 2070: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2081: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2103: Mr. LaHood and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.J. Res. 76: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Lampson.
       H.J. Res. 78: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
     Bateman, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Coble, Mr. Redmond, 
     and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Mr. Talent and Mr. Goode.
       H. Con. Res. 40: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Leach, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
     Frost, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bliley, and 
     Mrs. Lowey.
       H. Con. Res. 97: Mr. Torres and Mr. Stark.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Greenwood.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Frost and Mr. Wolf.
       H. Res. 26: Mr. Markey, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Brown 
     of Florida, and Mr. Meehan.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Underwood.
       H. Res. 50: Mr. Doyle.
       H. Res. 122: Mr. Dellums and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.

para.  75.49  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. 886. Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
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                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1997 (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 Tuesday, July 8, 1997.
  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:

       4115. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Milk in the Upper Florida Marketing Area; Suspension of 
     Certain Provisions of the Order [DA-97-03] received July 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4116. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities 
     and Allotment Percentages for the 1997-98 Marketing Year 
     [Docket No. FV-96-985-4 FR] received July 9, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4117. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Papaya, Carambola, and Li

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     tchi from Hawaii [Docket No. 95-069-2] received July 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4118. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Gypsy Moth Generally Infested Areas 
     [Docket No. 97-038-2] received July 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4119. A letter from the Administrator, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's rule--Sugar Loan 
     Program Crop Year Definition and Loan Availability Period 
     (Commodity Credit Corporation) [Workplan Number 96-046] (RIN: 
     0560-AE94) received July 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4120. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize the 
     Secretary of Agriculture to impose user fees for the 
     inspection of livestock, meat, poultry, and products thereof, 
     and egg products; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4121. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting amendments to the FY 1998 appropriations 
     requests for the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Army 
     Corps of Engineers, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1106(b); (H. Doc. 
     NO. 105-102); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
     to be printed.
       4122. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's annual 
     report on the Defense Environmental Quality Program for 
     Fiscal Year 1995, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2706(b)(1); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       4123. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the National Defense Stockpile Requirements Report for 1997, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 98h-5; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       4124. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report entitled ``Plan for Health Care Coverage for 
     Children with Medical Conditions Caused by Parental Exposure 
     to Chemical Munitions While Serving as Members of the Armed 
     Forces''; to the Committee on National Security.
       4125. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report describing the feasibility of increasing the number 
     of persons enrolled in the Armed Forces Health Professions 
     Scholarship and Financial Assistance Programs who are 
     pursuing a course of study in dentistry; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       4126. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, Thrift 
     Depositor Protection Oversight Board, transmitting the annual 
     report of the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board for 
     the calendar year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 101-73, 
     section 511(a) (103 Stat. 404); to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       4127. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Four Local Air Pollution 
     Control Districts [CA014-0035; FRL-5850-4] received July 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4128. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of Section 
     112(1) Program of Delegation; Indiana [IN 74-3; FRL-5854-4] 
     received July 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4129. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Final 
     Full Approval of Operating Permits Program and Approval of 
     Delegation of Section 112(1); State of Iowa [FRL-5855-1] 
     received July 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4130. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants: Oregon [Docket # OR-1-0001; FRL-5852-3] received 
     July 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4131. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; 
     Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program [TX-55-1-
     7335; FRL-5856-3] received July 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4132. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Massachusetts [MA-
     7197a; FRL-5847-1] received July 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4133. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Enhanced Motor Vehicle 
     Inspection and Maintenance Program [MA014-01-7195; A-1-FRL-
     5847-2] received July 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4134. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Wyoming: Final 
     Determination of Adequacy of the State's Municipal Solid 
     Waste Permit Program [FRL-5857-1] received July 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4135. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Illinois [IL117-
     1a; FRL-5857-3] received July 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4136. 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 
     Rwanda, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2318(b)(2); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4137. 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. 97-23), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4138. 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.
       4139. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on employment of United States citizens by certain 
     international organizations, pursuant to Public Law 102-138, 
     section 181 (105 Stat. 682); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4140. 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 United States Marine Corps Morale, 
     Welfare and Recreation Activities, the Morale, Welfare and 
     Recreation Support Activity, and Miscellaneous 
     Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4141. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the FY 1996 annual report under 
     the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) of 
     1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4142. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, 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.
       4143. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna 
     Fisheries; Annual Quotas [Docket No. 970401075-7141-02; I.D. 
     121296A] (RIN: 0648-AJ69) received July 8, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4144. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Officer, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule--Definitions for the Categories of Persons 
     Prohibited From Receiving Firearms [T.D. ATF-391; Ref: Notice 
     No. 839] (RIN: 1512-AB41) received July 1, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4145. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Adjustment of 
     Civil Monetary Penalties for Inflation (RIN: 1212-AA86) 
     received July 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4146. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Minimum Income Annuity (RIN: 2900-
     AI83) received July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4147. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Servicemen's and Veterans' Group 
     Life Insurance (RIN: 2900-AI73) July 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4148. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Time 
     for Reporting Transfers to Foreign Entities Under Sections 
     1491 Through 1494 [Notice 97-42] received July 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4149. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--1997 
     Marginal Production Rates [Notice 97-38] received July 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       4150. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the 1997 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.

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       4151. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a copy of the 20th Actuarial Valuation of 
     the Assets and Liabilities Under the Railroad Retirement 
     Acts, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 321f-1; jointly to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 76.3  providing for the consideration of h.r. 858

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 180):

       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. 858) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     conduct a pilot project on designated lands within Plumas, 
     Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests in the State of California 
     to demonstrate the effectiveness of the resource management 
     activities proposed by the Quincy Library Group and to amend 
     current land and resource management plans for these national 
     forests to consider the incorporation of these resource 
     management activities. 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. In lieu 
     of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Resources 
     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 the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant 
     to clause 6 of rule XXIII. That amendment shall be considered 
     as read. Points of order against that amendment for failure 
     to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI or clause 5(a) of rule 
     XXI are waived. No amendment to that amendment shall be in 
     order except an amendment printed in the Congressional Record 
     pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII, which may be offered only 
     by Representative Miller of California 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 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 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. 76.4  plumas, lassen and tahoe national forests resource management

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to House 
Resolution 180 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. 858) to direct the Secretary of 
Agriculture to conduct a pilot project on designated lands within 
Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests in the State of California to 
demonstrate the effectiveness of the resource management activities 
proposed by the Quincy Library Group and to amend current land and 
resource management plans for these national forests to consider the 
incorporation of these resource management activities.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. PEASE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHNER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. PEASE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 76.5  order of business--consideration of amendments--h.r. 858

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the order of business in House Resolution 180 be 
modified so that it shall be in order for Mr. Young of Alaska to offer 
the amendment at the Speaker's desk in lieu of the amendment numbered 2 
in the Congressional Record by Mr. Miller of California and that the 
amendment be considered under the same terms as would otherwise apply to 
the amendment numbered 2.

para. 76.6  plumas, lassen and tahoe national forests resource management

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHNER, pursuant to House Resolution 180 
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. 858) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a 
pilot project on designated lands within Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe 
National Forests in the State of California to demonstrate the 
effectiveness of the resource management activities proposed by the 
Quincy Library Group and to amend current land and resource management 
plans for these national forests to consider the incorporation of these 
resource management activities.
  Mr. PEASE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGAN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. PEASE, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 180, 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 ``Quincy Library Group Forest 
     Recovery and Economic Stability Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. PILOT PROJECT FOR PLUMAS, LASSEN, AND TAHOE NATIONAL 
                   FORESTS TO IMPLEMENT QUINCY LIBRARY GROUP 
                   PROPOSAL.

       (a) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``Quincy Library Group-Community Stability Proposal'' means 
     the agreement by a coalition of representatives of fisheries, 
     timber, environmental, county government, citizen groups, and 
     local communities that formed in northern California to 
     develop a resource management program that promotes ecologic 
     and economic health for certain Federal lands and communities 
     in the Sierra Nevada area. Such proposal includes the map 
     entitled ``QUINCY LIBRARY GROUP Community Stability 
     Proposal'', dated June 1993, and prepared by VESTRA Resources 
     of Redding, California.
       (b) Pilot Project Required.--
       (1) Pilot project and purpose.--The Secretary of 
     Agriculture (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Secretary''), acting through the Forest Service and after 
     completion of an environmental impact statement (a record of 
     decision for which shall be adopted within 200 days), shall 
     conduct a pilot project on the Federal lands described in 
     paragraph (2) to implement and demonstrate the effectiveness 
     of the resource management activities described in subsection 
     (d) and the other requirements of this section, as 
     recommended in the Quincy Library Group-Community Stability 
     Proposal.
       (2) Pilot project area.--The Secretary shall conduct the 
     pilot project on the Federal lands within Plumas National 
     Forest, Lassen National Forest, and the Sierraville Ranger 
     District of Tahoe National Forest in the State of California 
     designated as ``Available for Group Selection'' on the map 
     entitled ``QUINCY LIBRARY GROUP Community Stability 
     Proposal'', dated June 1993 (in this section referred to as 
     the ``pilot project area''). Such map shall be on file and 
     available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
     Forest Service.
       (c) Exclusion of Certain Lands, Riparian Protection and 
     Compliance.--
       (1) Exclusion.--All spotted owl habitat areas and protected 
     activity centers located within the pilot project area 
     designated under subsection (b)(2) will be deferred from 
     resource management activities required under subsection (d) 
     and timber harvesting during the term of the pilot project.
       (2) Riparian protection.--
       (A) In general.--The Scientific Analysis Team guidelines 
     for riparian system protection described in subparagraph (B) 
     shall apply to all resource management activities conducted 
     under subsection (d) and all timber harvesting activities 
     that occur in the pilot project area during the term of the 
     pilot project.
       (B) Guidelines described.--The guidelines referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) are those in the document entitled 
     ``Viability Assessments and Management Considerations for 
     Species Associated with Late-Successional and Old-Growth 
     Forests of the Pacific Northwest'', a Forest Service research 
     document dated March 1993 and co-authored by the Sci

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     entific Analysis Team, including Dr. Jack Ward Thomas.
       (3) Compliance.--All resource management activities 
     required by subsection (d) shall be implemented to the extent 
     consistent with applicable Federal law and the standards and 
     guidelines for the conservation of the California spotted owl 
     as set forth in the California Spotted Owl Sierran Provence 
     Interim Guidelines, or the subsequently issued final 
     guidelines whichever is in effect.
       (d) Resource Management Activities.--During the term of the 
     pilot project, the Secretary shall implement and carry out 
     the following resource management activities on an acreage 
     basis on the Federal lands included within the pilot project 
     area designated under subsection (b)(2):
       (1) Fuelbreak construction.--Construction of a strategic 
     system of defensible fuel profile zones, including shaded 
     fuelbreaks, utilizing thinning, individual tree selection, 
     and other methods of vegetation management consistent with 
     the Quincy Library Group-Community Stability Proposal, on not 
     less than 40,000, but not more than 60,000, acres per year.
       (2) Group selection and individual tree selection.--
     Utilization of group selection and individual tree selection 
     uneven-aged forest management prescriptions described in the 
     Quincy Library Group-Community Stability Proposal to achieve 
     a desired future condition of all-age, multistory, fire 
     resilient forests as follows:
       (A) Group selection.--Group selection on an average acreage 
     of .57 percent of the pilot project area land each year of 
     the pilot project.
       (B) Individual tree selection.--Individual tree selection 
     may also be utilized within the pilot project area.
       (3) Total acreage.--The total acreage on which resource 
     management activities are implemented under this subsection 
     shall not exceed 70,000 acres each year.
       (4) Riparian management.--A program of riparian management, 
     including wide protection zones and riparian restoration 
     projects, consistent with riparian protection guidelines in 
     subsection (c)(2)(B).
       (e) Cost-Effectiveness.--In conducting the pilot project, 
     Secretary shall use the most cost-effective means available, 
     as determined by the Secretary, to implement resource 
     management activities described in subsection (d).
       (f) Funding.--
       (1) Source of funds.--In conducting the pilot project, the 
     Secretary shall use, subject to the relevant reprogramming 
     guidelines of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations--
       (A) those funds specifically provided to the Forest Service 
     by the Secretary to implement resource management activities 
     according to the Quincy Library Group-Community Stability 
     Proposal; and
       (B) excess funds that are allocated for the administration 
     and management of Plumas National Forest, Lassen National 
     Forest, and the Sierraville Ranger District of Tahoe National 
     Forest.
       (2) Prohibition on use of certain funds.--The Secretary may 
     not conduct the pilot project using funds appropriated for 
     any other unit of the National Forest System.
       (3) Flexibility.--Subject to normal reprogramming 
     guidelines, during the term of the pilot project, the forest 
     supervisors of Plumas National Forest, Lassen National 
     Forest, and Tahoe National Forest may allocate and use all 
     accounts that contain excess funds and all available excess 
     funds for the administration and management of Plumas 
     National Forest, Lassen National Forest, and the Sierraville 
     Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest to perform the 
     resource management activities described in subsection (d).
       (4) Restriction.--The Secretary or the forest supervisors, 
     as the case may be, shall not utilize authority provided 
     under paragraphs (1)(B) and (3) if, in their judgment, doing 
     so will limit other nontimber related multiple use activities 
     for which such funds were available.
       (5) Overhead.--Of amounts available to carry out this 
     section--
       (A) not more than 12 percent may be used or allocated for 
     general administration or other overhead; and
       (B) at least 88 percent shall be used to implement and 
     carry out activities required by this section.
       (6) Authorized supplemental funds.--There are authorized to 
     be appropriated to implement and carry out the pilot project 
     such sums as are necessary.
       (7) Baseline funds.--Amounts available for resource 
     management activities authorized under subsection (d) shall 
     at a minimum include existing baseline funding levels.
       (g) Term of Pilot Project.--The Secretary shall conduct the 
     pilot project during the period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and ending on the later of the 
     following:
       (1) The date on which the Secretary completes amendment or 
     revision of the land and resource management plans for Plumas 
     National Forest, Lassen National Forest, and Tahoe National 
     Forest pursuant to subsection (i).
       (2) The date that is five years after the date of the 
     commencement of the pilot project.
       (h) Consultation.--(1) Each statement required by 
     subsection (b)(1) shall be prepared in consultation with the 
     Quincy Library Group.
       (2) Contracting.--The Forest Service, subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, may carry out any (or all) of 
     the requirements of this section using private contracts.
       (i) Corresponding Forest Plan Amendments.--Within 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Regional 
     Forester for Region 5 shall initiate the process to amend or 
     revise the land and resource management plans for Plumas 
     National Forest, Lassen National Forest, and Tahoe National 
     Forest. The process shall include preparation of at least one 
     alternative that--
       (1) incorporates the pilot project and area designations 
     made by subsection (b), the resource management activities 
     described in subsection (d), and other aspects of the Quincy 
     Library Group Community Stability Proposal; and
       (2) makes other changes warranted by the analyses conducted 
     in compliance with section 102(2) of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)), section 
     6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
     Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604), and other applicable laws.
       (j) Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than February 28 of each year 
     during the term of the pilot project, the Secretary after 
     consultation with the Quincy Library Group, shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the status of the pilot project. The 
     report shall include at least the following:
       (A) A complete accounting of the use of funds made 
     available under subsection (f)(1)(A) until such funds are 
     fully expended.
       (B) A complete accounting of the use of funds and accounts 
     made available under subsection (f)(1) for the previous 
     fiscal year, including a schedule of the amounts drawn from 
     each account used to perform resource management activities 
     described in subsection (d).
       (C) A description of total acres treated for each of the 
     resource management activities required under subsection (d), 
     forest health improvements, fire risk reductions, water yield 
     increases, and other natural resources-related benefits 
     achieved by the implementation of the resource management 
     activities described in subsection (d).
       (D) A description of the economic benefits to local 
     communities achieved by the implementation of the pilot 
     project.
       (E) A comparison of the revenues generated by, and costs 
     incurred in, the implementation of the resource management 
     activities described in subsection (d) on the Federal lands 
     included in the pilot project area with the revenues and 
     costs during each of the fiscal years 1992 through 1997 for 
     timber management of such lands before their inclusion in the 
     pilot project.
       (F) A schedule for the resource management activities to be 
     undertaken in the pilot project area during the calendar 
     year.
       (2) Limitation on expenditures.--The amount of Federal 
     funds expended on each annual report under this subsection 
     shall not exceed $50,000.
       (k) Final Report.--
       (1) In general.--Beginning after completion of 6 months of 
     the second year of the pilot project, the Secretary shall 
     compile a science-based assessment of, and report on, the 
     effectiveness of the pilot project in meeting the stated 
     goals of this pilot project. Such assessment and report--
       (A) shall include watershed monitoring of lands treated 
     under this section, that should address the following issues 
     on a priority basis: timing of water releases, water quality 
     changes, and water yield changes over the short and long term 
     in the pilot project area;
       (B) shall be compiled in consultation with the Quincy 
     Library Group; and
       (C) shall be submitted to the Congress by July 1, 2002.
       (2) Limitations on expenditures.--The amount of Federal 
     funds expended for the assessment and report under this 
     subsection, other than for watershed monitoring under 
     paragraph (1)(A), shall not exceed $150,000. The amount of 
     Federal funds expended for watershed monitoring under 
     paragraph (1)(A) shall not exceed $75,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2000, 2001, and 2002.
       (l) Relationship to Other Laws.--Nothing in this section 
     exempts the pilot project from any Federal environmental 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. ROGAN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOOLITTLE 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

429

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

1

para. 76.7                    [Roll No. 251]

                                YEAS--429

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis

[[Page 1010]]


     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAY--1

       
     Paul
       

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Boucher
     Cox
     Edwards
     Schiff
  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. 76.8  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 make technical and conforming changes as may be necessary 
to reflect the actions of the House.

para. 76.9  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1775

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 179):

       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. 1775) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1998 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. 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. 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. 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) or clause 5(b) of 
     rule XXI are waived. No amendments 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. 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. ROGAN, announced that the yeas had it.
  MR. GOSS 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

425

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

2

para. 76.10                   [Roll No. 252]

                                YEAS--425

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox

[[Page 1011]]


     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Bonior
     DeFazio
       

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Cox
     Edwards
     Hall (OH)
     Hastert
     Neumann
     Roukema
     Schiff
  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. 76.11  intelligence authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGAN, pursuant to House Resolution 179 
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. 1775) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 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. ROGAN, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. THORNBERRY as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 76.12  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. 
SANDERS:

       In the proposed amendment, strike ``90 percent'' and insert 
     ``95 percent.'' 

It was decided in the

Yeas

142

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

289

para. 76.13                   [Roll No. 253]

                                AYES--142

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--289

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manton
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)

[[Page 1012]]


     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Cox
     Edwards
     Schiff
  So the amendment, as modified, was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 76.14  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 10, after line 15, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 306. ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF 
                   INTELLIGENCE EXPENDITURES FOR THE CURRENT AND 
                   SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEARS.

       At the time of submission of the budget of the United 
     States Government submitted for fiscal year 1999 under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, and for each 
     fiscal year thereafter, the President shall submit to 
     Congress a separate, unclassified statement of the 
     appropriations and proposed appropriations for the current 
     fiscal year, and the amount of appropriations requested for 
     the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted, for 
     national and tactical intelligence activities, including 
     activities carried out under the budget of the Department of 
     Defense to collect, analyze, produce, disseminate, or support 
     the collection of intelligence.

It was decided in the

Yeas

192

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

237

para. 76.15                   [Roll No. 254]

                                AYES--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey

                                NOES--237

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Bass
     Edwards
     Schiff
     Towns
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 76.16  order of business--consideration of amendments--h.r. 1775

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1775) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 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, in the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, pursuant to 
House Resolution 179, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may (1) 
postpone until a time during further consideration in the Committee of 
the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce 
to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed 
question that follows another electronic vote without intervening 
business, provided that the time for electronic voting on the first in 
any series of questions shall be a minimum of 15 minutes; and
  Ordered further, That the amendment by Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and 
all amendments thereto be limited to 30 minutes, equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent; the amendment numbered 6 by 
Mrs. Waters on the Los Angeles drug problem and all amendments thereto 
be limited to 60 minutes, equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent; and, the amendment numbered 7 by Mrs. Waters 
on the Gulf War chemical warfare be limited to 60 minutes, equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent.

para. 76.17  intelligence authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to House Resolution 179 
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. 1775) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 
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.
  Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

[[Page 1013]]

para. 76.18  recorded vote

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

       Page 6, after line 24, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 105. REDUCTION IN FISCAL YEAR 1998 INTELLIGENCE BUDGET.

       (a) Reduction.--The amount obligated for activities for 
     which funds are authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     (including the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred 
     to in section 102(a)) may not exceed--
       (1) the amount that the bill H.R. 1775, as reported in the 
     House of Representatives in the 105th Congress, authorizes 
     for such activities for fiscal year 1998, reduced by
       (2) the amount equal to 0.7 percent of such authorization.
       (b) Exception.--The amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     section 201 for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
     and Disability Fund may not be reduced by reason of 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Transfer and Reprogramming Authority.--(1) The 
     President, in consultation with the Director of Central 
     Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, may apply the 
     limitation required by subsection (a) by transferring amounts 
     among accounts or reprogramming amounts within an account, as 
     specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
     referred to in section 102(a).
       (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

182

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

238

para. 76.19                   [Roll No. 255]

                                AYES--182

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Woolsey

                                NOES--238

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Berman
     Collins
     Edwards
     Fattah
     Johnson, Sam
     Manton
     McDade
     Oxley
     Reyes
     Schiff
     Slaughter
     Towns
     Wexler
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 179, 
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 1998''.
                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 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 the Treasury.
       (8) The Department of Energy.
       (9) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (10) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
       (11) The National Reconnaissance Office.
       (12) The National Imagery and Mapping Agency.

     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, 1998, 
     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. 1775 of the 105th 
     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 
     1998 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 com

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     munity, 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 1998 the 
     sum of $147,588,000. Within such amount, funds identified in 
     the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in 
     section 102(a) for the Advanced Research and Development 
     Committee and the Environmental Intelligence and Applications 
     Program shall remain available until September 30, 1999.
       (b) Authorized Personnel Levels.--The elements within the 
     Community Management Account of the Director of Central 
     Intelligence are authorized a total of 313 full-time 
     personnel as of September 30, 1998. Such personnel may be 
     permanent employees of the Community Management Account 
     elements or personnel detailed from other elements of the 
     United States Government.
       (c) Classified Authorizations.--In addition to amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) and the 
     personnel authorized by subsection (b)--
       (1) there is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     1998 such amounts, and
       (2) there is authorized such personnel as of September 30, 
     1998,
     for the Community Management Account, as are specified in the 
     classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 
     102(a).
       (d) Reimbursement.--Except as provided in section 113 of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (as added by section 304 of 
     this Act), during fiscal year 1998 any officer or employee of 
     the United States or member of the Armed Forces who is 
     detailed to an element of the Community Management Account 
     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.
       (e) National Drug Intelligence Center.--
       (1) In general.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in subsection (a), the amount of $27,000,000 
     shall be available for the National Drug Intelligence Center. 
     Within such amount, funds provided for research, development, 
     test, and engineering purposes shall remain available until 
     September 30, 1999, and funds provided for procurement 
     purposes shall remain available until September 30, 2000.
       (2) Transfer of funds.--The Director of Central 
     Intelligence shall transfer to the Attorney General of the 
     United States funds available for the National Drug 
     Intelligence Center under paragraph (1). The Attorney General 
     shall utilize funds so transferred for the activities of the 
     Center.
       (3) Limitation.--Amounts available for the Center may not 
     be used in contravention of the provisions of section 
     103(d)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     403-3(d)(1)).
       (4) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Attorney General shall retain full authority over the 
     operations of the Center.
 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 1998 the sum of $196,900,000.
                     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. ADMINISTRATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF 
                   CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE.

       Subsection (e) of section 102 of the National Security Act 
     of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The Office of the Director of Central Intelligence 
     shall, for administrative purposes, be within the Central 
     Intelligence Agency.''.

     SEC. 304. DETAIL OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PERSONNEL--
                   INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Title I of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:


 ``detail of intelligence community personnel--intelligence community 
                           assignment program

       ``Sec. 113. (a) Detail.--(1) Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the head of a department with an element in 
     the intelligence community or the head of an intelligence 
     community agency or element may detail any employee within 
     that department, agency, or element to serve in any position 
     in the Intelligence Community Assignment Program on a 
     reimbursable or a nonreimbursable basis.
       ``(2) Nonreimbursable details may be for such periods as 
     are agreed to between the heads of the parent and host 
     agencies, up to a maximum of three years, except that such 
     details may be extended for a period not to exceed 1 year 
     when the heads of the parent and host agencies determine that 
     such extension is in the public interest.
       ``(b) Benefits, Allowances, Travel, Incentives.--An 
     employee detailed under subsection (a) may be authorized any 
     benefit, allowance, travel, or incentive otherwise provided 
     to enhance staffing by the organization from which they are 
     being detailed.
       ``(c) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than March 1 of each 
     year, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall 
     submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate a report describing the detail of 
     intelligence community personnel pursuant to subsection (a) 
     for the previous 12-month period, including the number of 
     employees detailed, the identity of parent and host agencies 
     or elements, and an analysis of the benefits of the program.
       ``(2) The Director shall submit the first of such reports 
     not later than March 1, 1999.
       ``(d) Termination.--The authority to make details under 
     this section terminates on September 30, 2002.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Sections 120, 121, and 110 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 are hereby redesignated as 
     sections 110, 111, and 112, respectively.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents contained in 
     the first section of such Act is amended by striking the 
     items relating to sections 120, 121, and 110 and inserting 
     the following:

``Sec. 110. National mission of National Imagery and Mapping Agency.
``Sec. 111. Collection tasking authority.
``Sec. 112. Restrictions on intelligence sharing with the United 
              Nations.
``Sec. 113. Detail of intelligence community personnel--intelligence 
              community assignment program.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     of this section shall apply to an employee on detail on or 
     after January 1, 1997.

     SEC. 305. APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELLIGENCE 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       Section 905 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     441d) is amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``1999''.

     SEC. 306. 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. 307. 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 head of the 
     appropriate element of the Intelligence Community shall 
     provide to each recipient of the assistance a notice 
     describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.

     SEC. 308. 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.

     SEC. 309. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES OF THE PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 
     the Director of Central Intelligence and the Director of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation, jointly, in consultation 
     with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, 
     including the National Security Agency, and the Departments 
     of Defense, Justice, Treasury, and State, shall prepare and 
     transmit to the Congress a report on intelligence activities 
     of the People's Republic of China, directed against or 
     affecting the interests of the United States.
       (b) Delivery of Report.--The Director of Central 
     Intelligence and the Director of the

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     Federal Bureau of Investigation, jointly, shall transmit 
     classified and unclassified versions of the report to the 
     Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, 
     the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, the Chairman 
     and Ranking Member of the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate.
       (c) Contents of Report.--Each report under subsection (a) 
     shall include information concerning the following:
       (1) Political, military, and economic espionage.
       (2) Intelligence activities designed to gain political 
     influence, including activities undertaken or coordinated by 
     the United Front Works Department of the Chinese Communist 
     Party.
       (3) Efforts to gain direct or indirect influence through 
     commercial or noncommercial intermediaries subject to control 
     by the People's Republic of China, including enterprises 
     controlled by the People's Liberation Army.
       (4) Disinformation and press manipulation by the People's 
     Republic of China with respect to the United States, 
     including activities undertaken or coordinated by the United 
     Front Works Department of the Chinese Communist Party.

     SEC. 310. REVIEW OF THE PRESENCE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN THE 
                   PERSIAN GULF THEATER.

       The Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency 
     shall conduct a review to determine what knowledge the 
     Central Intelligence Agency had about the presence or use of 
     chemical weapons in the Persian Gulf Theater during the 
     course of the Persian Gulf War. The Inspector General shall 
     submit a report of his findings to the House Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on 
     Intelligence, no later than August 15, 1998 in both 
     classified and unclassified form. The unclassified form shall 
     also be made available to the public.
                 TITLE IV--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

     SEC. 401. MULTIYEAR LEASING AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 5 of the Central Intelligence 
     Agency Act of 1949 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (a) through (f) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively;
       (2) by inserting ``(a)'' after ``Sec. 5.'';
       (3) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5), as so 
     redesignated;
       (4) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6), as 
     so redesignated, and inserting ``; and'';
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) Notwithstanding section 1341(a)(1) of title 31, 
     United States Code, enter into multiyear leases for up to 15 
     years that are not otherwise authorized pursuant to section 8 
     of this Act.''; and
       (6) by inserting at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b)(1) The authority to enter into a multiyear lease 
     under subsection (a)(7) shall be subject to appropriations 
     provided in advance for (A) the entire lease, or (B) the 
     first 12 months of the lease and the Government's estimated 
     termination liability.
       ``(2) In the case of any such lease entered into under 
     clause (B) of paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) such lease shall include a clause that provides that 
     the contract shall be terminated if budget authority (as 
     defined by section 3(2) of the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622(2))) is not 
     provided specifically for that project in an appropriations 
     Act in advance of an obligation of funds in respect thereto;
       ``(B) notwithstanding section 1552 of title 31, United 
     States Code, amounts obligated for paying termination costs 
     in respect of such lease shall remain available until the 
     costs associated with termination of such lease are paid;
       ``(C) funds available for termination liability shall 
     remain available to satisfy rental obligations in respect of 
     such lease in subsequent fiscal years in the event such lease 
     is not terminated early, but only to the extent those funds 
     are in excess of the amount of termination liability in that 
     subsequent year; and
       ``(D) annual funds made available in any fiscal year may be 
     used to make payments on such lease for a maximum of 12 
     months beginning any time during the fiscal year.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies with respect to multiyear leases entered into 
     pursuant to section 5 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act 
     of 1949, as amended by subsection (a), on or after October 1, 
     1997.

     SEC. 402. CIA CENTRAL SERVICES PROGRAM.

       The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403a 
     et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:


                       ``central services program

       ``Sec. 21. (a) Establishment.--The Director may--
       ``(1) establish a program to provide the central services 
     described in subsection (b)(2); and
       ``(2) make transfers to and expenditures from the working 
     capital fund established under subsection (b)(1).
       ``(b) Establishment and Purposes of Central Services 
     Working Capital Fund.--(1) There is established a central 
     services working capital fund. The Fund shall be available 
     until expended for the purposes described in paragraph (2), 
     subject to subsection (j).
       ``(2) The purposes of the Fund are to pay for equipment, 
     salaries, maintenance, operation and other expenses for such 
     services as the Director, subject to paragraph (3), 
     determines to be central services that are appropriate and 
     advantageous to provide to the Agency or to other Federal 
     agencies on a reimbursable basis.
       ``(3) The determination and provision of central services 
     by the Director of Central Intelligence under paragraph (2) 
     shall be subject to the prior approval of the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(c) Assets in Fund.--The Fund shall consist of money and 
     assets, as follows:
       ``(1) Amounts appropriated to the Fund for its initial 
     monetary capitalization.
       ``(2) Appropriations available to the Agency under law for 
     the purpose of supplementing the Fund.
       ``(3) Such inventories, equipment, and other assets, 
     including inventories and equipment on order, pertaining to 
     the services to be carried on by the central services 
     program.
       ``(4) Such other funds as the Director is authorized to 
     transfer to the Fund.
       ``(d) Limitations.--(1) The total value of orders for 
     services described in subsection (b)(2) from the central 
     services program at any time shall not exceed an annual 
     amount approved in advance by the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget.
       ``(2) No goods or services may be provided to any non-
     Federal entity by the central services program.
       ``(e) Reimbursements to Fund.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Fund shall be--
       ``(1) reimbursed, or credited with advance payments, from 
     applicable appropriations and funds of the Agency, other 
     Intelligence Community agencies, or other Federal agencies, 
     for the central services performed by the central services 
     program, at rates that will recover the full cost of 
     operations paid for from the Fund, including accrual of 
     annual leave, workers' compensation, depreciation of 
     capitalized plant and equipment, and amortization of 
     automated data processing software; and
       ``(2) if applicable credited with the receipts from sale or 
     exchange of property, including any real property, or in 
     payment for loss or damage to property, held by the central 
     services program as assets of the Fund.
       ``(f) Retention of Portion of Fund Income.--(1) The 
     Director may impose a fee for central services provided from 
     the Fund. The fee for any item or service provided under the 
     central services program may not exceed four percent of the 
     cost of such item or service.
       ``(2) As needed for the continued self-sustaining operation 
     of the Fund, an amount not to exceed four percent of the net 
     receipts of the Fund in fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter may be retained, subject to subsection (j), for 
     the acquisition of capital equipment and for the improvement 
     and implementation of the Agency's information management 
     systems (including financial management, payroll, and 
     personnel information systems). Any proposed use of the 
     retained income in fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000, shall 
     only be made with the approval of the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget and after notification to the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate.
       ``(3) Not later than 30 days after the close of each fiscal 
     year, amounts in excess of the amount retained under 
     paragraph (2) shall be transferred to the United States 
     Treasury.
       ``(g) Audit.--(1) The Inspector General of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency shall conduct and complete an audit of 
     the Fund within three months after the close of each fiscal 
     year. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall determine the form and content of the audit, which 
     shall include at least an itemized accounting of the central 
     services provided, the cost of each service, the total 
     receipts received, the agencies or departments serviced, and 
     the amount returned to the United States Treasury.
       ``(2) Not later than 30 days after the completion of the 
     audit, the Inspector General shall submit a copy of the audit 
     to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the 
     Director of Central Intelligence, the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and 
     the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       ``(h) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `central services program' means the program 
     established under subsection (a); and
       ``(2) the term `Fund' means the central services working 
     capital fund established under subsection (b)(1).
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Fund $5,000,000 for the purposes 
     specified in subsection (b)(2).
       ``(j) Termination.--(1) The Fund shall terminate on March 
     31, 2000, unless otherwise reauthorized by an Act of Congress 
     prior to that date.
       ``(2) Subject to paragraph (1) and after providing notice 
     to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate, the Director of Central 
     Intelligence and the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget--
       ``(A) may terminate the central services program and the 
     Fund at any time; and
       ``(B) upon any such termination, shall provide for 
     dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, 
     contracts, property,

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     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 Fund, as may be necessary.''.

     SEC. 403. PROTECTION OF CIA FACILITIES.

       Subsection (a) of section 15 of the Central Intelligence 
     Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403o(a)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'';
       (2) by striking ``powers only within Agency 
     installations,'' and all that follows through the end, and 
     inserting the following: ``powers--
       ``(A) within the Agency Headquarters Compound and the 
     property controlled and occupied by the Federal Highway 
     Administration located immediately adjacent to such Compound 
     and in the streets, sidewalks, and the open areas within the 
     zone beginning at the outside boundary of such Compound and 
     property and extending outward 500 feet; and
       ``(B) within any other Agency installation and in the 
     streets, sidewalks, and open areas within the zone beginning 
     at the outside boundary of any such installation and 
     extending outward 500 feet.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) The performance of functions and exercise of powers 
     under paragraph (1) shall be limited to those circumstances 
     where such personnel can identify specific and articulable 
     facts giving such personnel reason to believe that their 
     performance of such functions and exercise of such powers is 
     reasonable to protect against physical attack or threats of 
     attack upon the Agency installations, property, or employees.
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     preclude, or limit in any way, the authority of any Federal, 
     State, or local law enforcement agency or of any other 
     Federal police or Federal protective service.
       ``(4) The rules and regulations enforced by such personnel 
     shall be the rules and regulations promulgated by the 
     Director and shall only be applicable to the areas referred 
     to in paragraph (1).
       ``(5) On December 1, 1998, and annually thereafter, the 
     Director shall submit a report to the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and 
     the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate that 
     describes in detail the exercise of the authority granted by 
     this subsection, and the underlying facts supporting the 
     exercise of such authority, during the preceding fiscal year. 
     The Director shall make such report available to the 
     Inspector General of the Agency.''.
         TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 501. AUTHORITY TO AWARD ACADEMIC DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF 
                   SCIENCE IN INTELLIGENCE.

       (a) Authority for New Bachelor's Degree.--Section 2161 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2161. Joint Military Intelligence College: academic 
       degrees

       ``Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, 
     the president of the Joint Military Intelligence College may, 
     upon recommendation by the faculty of the college, confer 
     upon a graduate of the college who has fulfilled the 
     requirements for the degree the following:
       ``(1) The degree of Master of Science of Strategic 
     Intelligence (MSSI).
       ``(2) The degree of Bachelor of Science in Intelligence 
     (BSI).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to that section 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 108 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:

``2161. Joint Military Intelligence College: academic degrees.''.

     SEC. 502. UNAUTHORIZED USE OF NAME, INITIALS, OR SEAL OF 
                   NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE.

       (a) Extension, Reorganization, and Consolidation of 
     Authorities.--Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 425. Prohibition of unauthorized use of name, 
       initials, or seal: specified intelligence agencies

       ``(a) Prohibition.--Except with the written permission of 
     the Secretary of Defense, no person may knowingly use, in 
     connection with any merchandise, retail product, 
     impersonation, solicitation, or commercial activity in a 
     manner reasonably calculated to convey the impression that 
     such use is approved, endorsed, or authorized by the 
     Secretary of Defense, any of the following (or any colorable 
     imitation thereof):
       ``(1) The words `Defense Intelligence Agency', the initials 
     `DIA', or the seal of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
       ``(2) The words `National Reconnaissance Office', the 
     initials `NRO', or the seal of the National Reconnaissance 
     Office.
       ``(3) The words `National Imagery and Mapping Agency', the 
     initials `NIMA', or the seal of the National Imagery and 
     Mapping Agency.
       ``(4) The words `Defense Mapping Agency', the initials 
     `DMA', or the seal of the Defense Mapping Agency.''.
       (b) Transfer of Enforcement Authority.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 202 of title 10, United States Code, is transferred 
     to the end of section 425 of such title, as added by 
     subsection (a), and is amended by inserting ``Authority To 
     Enjoin Violations.--'' after ``(b)''.
       (c) Repeal of Reorganized Provisions.--Sections 202 and 445 
     of title 10, United States Code, are repealed.
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II 
     of chapter 8 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out the item relating to section 202.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I 
     of chapter 21 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out the items relating to sections 424 and 425 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``424. Disclosure of organizational and personnel information: 
              exemption for Defense Intelligence Agency, National 
              Reconnaissance Office, and National Imagery and Mapping 
              Agency.
``425. Prohibition of unauthorized use of name, initials, or seal: 
              specified intelligence agencies.''.
       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I 
     of chapter 22 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out the item relating to section 445.

     SEC. 503. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ENHANCEMENT OF 
                   CAPABILITIES OF CERTAIN ARMY FACILITIES.

       Effective October 1, 1997, section 506(b) of the 
     Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public 
     Law 104-93; 109 Stat. 974) is amended by striking out 
     ``fiscal years 1996 and 1997'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``fiscal years 1998 and 1999''.
         TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNITY PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS

     SEC. 601. COORDINATION OF ARMED FORCES INFORMATION SECURITY 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Program Execution Coordination.--The Secretary of a 
     military department or the head of a defense agency may not 
     obligate or expend funds for any information security program 
     of that military department without the concurrence of the 
     Director of the National Security Agency.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section takes effect on October 
     1, 1997.

     SEC. 602. AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE AGENT OF INTEGRATED 
                   BROADCAST SERVICE.

       All amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for 
     intelligence information data broadcast systems may be 
     obligated or expended by an intelligence element of the 
     Department of Defense only with the concurrence of the 
     official in the Department of Defense designated as the 
     executive agent of the Integrated Broadcast Service.

     SEC. 603. PREDATOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE.

       (a) Transfer of Functions.--Effective October 1, 1997, the 
     functions described in subsection (b) with respect to the 
     Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle are transferred to the 
     Secretary of the Air Force.
       (b) Functions To Be Transferred.--Subsection (a) applies to 
     those functions performed as of June 1, 1997, by the 
     organization within the Department of Defense known as the 
     Unmanned Aerial Joint Program Office with respect to the 
     Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
       (c) Transfer of Funds.--Effective October 1, 1997, all 
     unexpended funds appropriated for the Predator Unmanned 
     Aerial Vehicle that are within the Defense-Wide Program 
     Element number 0305205D are transferred to Air Force Program 
     Element number 0305154F.

     SEC. 604. U-2 SENSOR PROGRAM.

       (a) Requirement for Minimum Number of Aircraft.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall ensure--
       (1) that not less than 11 U-2 reconnaissance aircraft are 
     equipped with RAS-1 sensor suites; and
       (2) that each such aircraft that is so equipped is 
     maintained in a manner necessary to counter available threat 
     technologies until the aircraft is retired or until a 
     successor sensor suite is developed and fielded.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) takes effect on October 
     1, 1997.

     SEC. 605. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET 
                   JUSTIFICATION BOOKS.

       (a) In General.--The congressional budget justification 
     books for any element of the intelligence community submitted 
     to Congress in support of the budget of the President for any 
     fiscal year shall include, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) For each program for which appropriations are requested 
     for that element of the intelligence community in that 
     budget--
       (A) specification of the program, including the program 
     element number for the program;
       (B) the specific dollar amount requested for the program;
       (C) the appropriation account within which funding for the 
     program is placed;
       (D) the budget line item that applies to the program;
       (E) specification of whether the program is a research and 
     development program or otherwise involves research and 
     development;
       (F) identification of the total cost for the program; and
       (G) information relating to all direct and associated costs 
     in each appropriations account for the program.
       (2) A detailed accounting of all reprogramming or 
     reallocation actions and the status of those actions at the 
     time of submission of those materials.
       (3) Information relating to any unallocated cuts or taxes.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section

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     3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a).
       (2) The term ``congressional budget justification books'' 
     means the budget justification materials submitted to 
     Congress for any fiscal year in support of the budget for 
     that fiscal year for any element of the intelligence 
     community (as contained in the budget of the President 
     submitted to Congress for that fiscal year pursuant to 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code).
       (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect with 
     respect to fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 606. COORDINATION OF AIR FORCE JOINT SIGINT PROGRAM 
                   OFFICE ACTIVITIES WITH OTHER MILITARY 
                   DEPARTMENTS.

       (a) Contracts.--The Secretary of the Air Force, acting 
     through the Air Force Joint Airborne Signals Intelligence 
     Program Office, may not modify, amend, or alter a JSAF 
     program contract without coordinating with the Secretary of 
     any other military department that would be affected by the 
     modification, amendment, or alteration.
       (b) New Developments Affecting Operational Military 
     Requirements.--(1) The Secretary of the Air Force, acting 
     through the Air Force Joint Airborne Signals Intelligence 
     Program Office, may not enter into a contract described in 
     paragraph (2) without coordinating with the Secretary of the 
     military department concerned.
       (2) Paragraph (1) applies to a contract for development 
     relating to a JSAF program that may directly affect the 
     operational requirements of one of the Armed Forces (other 
     than the Air Force) for the satisfaction of intelligence 
     requirements.
       (c) JSAF Program Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term ``JSAF program'' means a program within the Joint 
     Signals Intelligence Avionics Family of programs administered 
     by the Air Force Joint Airborne Signals Intelligence Program 
     Office.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section takes effect on October 
     1, 1997.

     SEC. 607. DISCONTINUATION OF THE DEFENSE SPACE RECONNAISSANCE 
                   PROGRAM.

       Not later than October 1, 1999, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall--
       (1) discontinue the Defense Space Reconnaissance Program (a 
     program within the Joint Military Intelligence Program); and
       (2) close the organization within the Department of Defense 
     known as the Defense Space Program Office (the management 
     office for that program).

     SEC. 608. TERMINATION OF DEFENSE AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE 
                   OFFICE.

       (a) Termination of Office.--The organization within the 
     Department of Defense known as the Defense Airborne 
     Reconnaissance Office is terminated. No funds available for 
     the Department of Defense may be used for the operation of 
     that Office after the date specified in subsection (d).
       (b) Transfer of Functions.--(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) 
     and (4), the Secretary of Defense shall transfer to the 
     Defense Intelligence Agency those functions performed on the 
     day before the date of the enactment this Act by the Defense 
     Airborne Reconnaissance Office that are specified in 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) The functions transferred by the Secretary to the 
     Defense Intelligence Agency under paragraph (1) shall include 
     functions of the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office 
     relating to its responsibilities for management oversight and 
     coordination of defense airborne reconnaissance capabilities 
     (other than any responsibilities for acquisition of systems).
       (3) The Secretary shall determine which specific functions 
     are appropriate for transfer under paragraph (1). In making 
     that determination, the Secretary shall ensure that 
     responsibility for individual airborne reconnaissance 
     programs with respect to program management, for research, 
     development, test, and evaluation, for acquisition, and for 
     operations and related line management remain with the 
     respective Secretaries of the military departments.
       (4) Any function transferred to the Defense Intelligence 
     Agency under this subsection is subject to the authority, 
     direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense.
       (c) Report.--(1) Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the committees named in paragraph (2) a report 
     containing the Secretary's plan for terminating the Defense 
     Airborne Reconnaissance Office and transferring the functions 
     of that office.
       (2) The committees referred to in paragraph (1) are--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (d) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect at 
     the end of the 120-day period beginning 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. 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. 76.20  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to make technical and conforming changes as may be necessary 
to correct such things as spelling, punctuation, cross-referencing, and 
section numbering.

para. 76.21  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2107

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-174) the resolution (H. Res. 181) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2107) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 76.22  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. 173. An Act to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize donation of 
     Federal law enforcement canines that are no longer needed for 
     official purposes to individuals with experience handling 
     canines in the performance of law enforcement duties.
       H.R. 649. An Act to amend sections of the Department of 
     Energy Organization Act that are obsolete or inconsistent 
     with other statutes and to repeal a related section of the 
     Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974.

para. 76.23  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. EDWARDS, for July 8 and today;
  To Mr. MANTON, for today after 7 p.m.; and
  To Ms. SLAUGHTER, for today after 8 p.m. and balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 76.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. KINGSTON, at 11 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 76.25  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. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 181. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2107) making appropriations for the Department of the 
     Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1998, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     174). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 76.26  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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Ney, and Ms. Carson):
       H.R. 2119. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to 
     expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in the 
     transportation of paper checks; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
       H.R. 2120. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the 
     slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 2121. A bill to restrict foreign assistance for 
     countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who 
     are sought for prosecution before the International Criminal 
     Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia; 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. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Frost, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Brady, Mr. Pallone, Mr.

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             Saxton, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Pappas, 
             and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 2122. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a 
     child; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOLDEN:
       H.R. 2123. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     transfer Schuylkill County, PA, from the Eastern Judicial 
     District of Pennsylvania to the Middle Judicial District of 
     Pennsylvania; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Herger, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Largent, Mr. Souder, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Paul, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
             Riley):
       H.R. 2124. A bill to require Federal agencies to assess the 
     impact of policies and regulations on families, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO:
       H.R. 2125. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Coastal Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 2126. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to include in a special use permit with regard to Humboldt 
     Nursery a provision allowing the permittee to use Government-
     owned farming and related equipment at the nursery; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 2127. A bill to reduce costs and improve efficiency of 
     Forest Service operations by contracting out certain tasks 
     related to the planning and implementation of programs and 
     projects in the National Forest System; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 2128. A bill to permit Medicare-eligible retired 
     members of the Armed Forces and their Medicare-eligible 
     dependents to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
     Program; 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2129. A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office located 
     at 150 North 3d Street in Steubenville, OH, as the ``Douglas 
     Applegate Post Office''; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Boucher, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. 
             Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Stokes, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clement, 
             Mr. Dixon, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Capps, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Green, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 2130. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for expanding, intensifying, and coordinating 
     activities of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 
     with respect to heart attack, stroke, and other 
     cardiovascular diseases in women; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 2131. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to ensure that teachers receive 
     technology training; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
             and Mrs. Thurman):
       H. Con. Res. 111. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration should be commended for successfully carrying 
     out the Mars Pathfinder Mission, and that the United States 
     should continue to act as the leader in space exploration 
     into the 21st century; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Wexler, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
             Frost):
       H. Con. Res. 112. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the German Government should 
     expand and simplify its reparations system, provide 
     reparations to Holocaust survivors in Eastern and Central 
     Europe, and set up a fund to help cover the medical expenses 
     of Holocaust survivors; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             and Mr. Hastert):
       H. Con. Res. 113. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress about the Food and Drug Administration 
     proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 
     metered-dose inhalers as nonessential; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. King 
             of New York, Mr. Manton, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Gilman):
       H. Res. 182. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding marches in Northern Ireland; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.

para. 76.27  memorials

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

       147. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Ohio, relative to House 
     Concurrent Resolution No. 17 requesting that the President, 
     the Congress, and the Secretary of Defense of the United 
     States research the causes and symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome 
     and provide adequate funding for care of veterans suffering 
     from it; jointly to the Committees on National Security and 
     Veterans' Affairs. 

para. 76.28  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 18: Mr. Olver, Mr. Gibbons, Mr, Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 122: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 208: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 209: Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 418: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Filner, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Evans, Mr. Rothman, 
     Mr. Fawell, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. 
     Klink.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 551: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 594: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
     Foglietta.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 622: Mr. Dickey and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 630: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lantos, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 641: Mr. Paxon, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 674: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Bunning Mr. 
     Sununu, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. 
     Norwood.
       H.R. 696: Mr. Olver, Mr. Towns, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Jones and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 755: Mr. Jones and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 777: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Costello, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
     Engel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     McIntosh.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Thune and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Largent, Mr. Talent, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. 
     Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 877: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Jefferson, and 
     Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 880: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Jones, 
     Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 901: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Riley, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Paul, and 
     Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 981: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Blagojevich and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 993: Mr. Livingston and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 1018: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1038: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Gordon, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Klug, and Mr. 
     Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1069: Mr. Roemer and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Roemer and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Rogers, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Flake, 
     Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 1138: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Payne, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
     Hoyer, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Brown of California.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Levin, Mr. Condit, 
     Mr. Horn, and Mr. Torres.

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       H.R. 1298: Mr. Frank S. of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1346: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1348: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1350: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
     Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 1356: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1357: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Bono, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Camp, Mr. Gonzalez, and 
     Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Stokes, Ms. Carson, and Mr. 
     Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 1428: Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 1450: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1458: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1480: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Berry, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 1541: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1596: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. 
     Stabenow, and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1623: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 1648: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 1679: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1685: Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Goode, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
     Ms. Carson, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Talent, Mr. Riley, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Filner, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1732: Mrs. Maloney of New York and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1754: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Maton, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1763: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Dellums, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1814: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1835: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1858: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
     Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Latham, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1876: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 1903: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1908: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 1951: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Stark, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1955: Mr. Souder and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1965: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 2003: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Coburn, and Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 2038: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
     Boyd, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2040: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 2070: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 2112: Mrs. Morella and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.J. Res. 26: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.J. Res. 65: Ms. Kaptur.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
     Doolittle, and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Olver, Mr. Bartlett 
     of Maryland, Mr. Payne, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Regula, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Riley.
       H. Con. Res. 106: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Hinchey, and Ms. DeGette.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Walsh and Mr. Borski.
       H. Con. Res. 109: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. 
     Cubin, Mr. Pastor, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
     Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Frost.
       H. Res. 15: Mrs. Kelly.
       H. Res. 139: Mrs. Emerson.

para. 76.29  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. 1060: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
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                      THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1997 (77)

para. 77.1  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,

                                                    July 10, 1997.
       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. 77.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, July 9, 1997.
  Mr. GIBBONS, 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. GIBBONS 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. 77.3  communications

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

       4152. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State 
     Designation; Hawaii [Docket No. 97-063-1] received July 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4153. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fenpropathrin; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300515; 
     FRL-5731-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 10, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4154. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the annual report on the Youth Conservation 
     Corps program in the Department for Fiscal Year 1996, 
     pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1705; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4155. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the evaluation of TRICARE; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       4156. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Year 1997-1998 for a Rehabilitation Research and 
     Training Center, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4157. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the Notice of Final Funding Priorities 
     for Fiscal Years 1997-1998 for a Rehabilitation Research and 
     Training Center, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4158. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received July 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       4159. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Number 
     under the Paperwork Reduction Act; National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Group I 
     Polymers and Resins; National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Group IV Polymers and 
     Resins [AD-FRL-5858-1] (RIN: 2060-AD-56 and RIN: 2060-AE-37) 
     received July 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4160. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware--
     General Conformity Rule [DE030-1008a; FRL-5856-1] received 
     July 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4161. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Land Disposal 
     Restrictions Phase III--Emergency Extension of the K088 
     National Capacity Variance [EPA#-530-Z-96-P33F-FFFFF; FRL-
     5857-7] received July 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4162. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of Revisions to the Mississippi State 
     Implementation Plan (SIP) [MS21-1-9718a; MS22-1-9719a: FRL-
     5857-5] received July 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4163. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Minnesota; Correction 
     [MN43-02-7268; FRL-5855-8] received July 10, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4164. 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 United Kingdom (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-73-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       4165. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State,

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     transmitting certification of a proposed license for the 
     export of defense articles or defense services sold 
     commercially to Germany (Transmittal No. DTC-72-97), pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       4166. A letter from the District of Columbia Auditor, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Fiscal Year 1996 
     Annual Report on Advisory Neighborhood Commissions,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4167. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to and 
     Deletions from the Procurement List [I.D. 97-013] received 
     July 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4168. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmopheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, Pacific Ocean Perch 
     in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 070397A] received July 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4169. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Greenland Turbot in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 
     070197C] received July 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4170. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Northern Rockfish in 
     the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     961126334-7025-02; I.D. 070397B] received July 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4171. A letter from the General Counsel, National Tropical 
     Botanical Garden, transmitting the annual audit report of the 
     National Tropical Botanical Garden, Calendar Year 1996, 
     pursuant to Public Law 88-449, section 10(b) (78 Stat. 498); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4172. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Ayres Corporation S2R Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     CE-44-AD; Amdt. 39-10071; AD 97-13-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received July 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4173. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Model 172R 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     CE-35-AD; Amdt. 39-10070; AD 97-12-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received July 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4174. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Industrie Aeronautiche E Meccaniche 
     Model Piaggio P-180 Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-62-AD; Amdt. 39-10072; AD 
     97-14-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 10, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4175. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd. BN-2A 
     and BN-2A Mk 111 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-24-AD; Amdt. 39-10058; AD 
     97-14-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 10, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4176. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; Schedule of Limits on Home Health Agency Costs Per 
     Visit for Cost Reporting Periods Beginning on or After July 
     1, 1997 (Health Care Financing Administration) [BPD-889-NC] 
     (RIN: 0938-AH88) received June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce. 

para. 77.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 1901. An Act to clarify that the protections of the 
     Federal Tort Claims Act apply to the members and personnel of 
     the National Gambling Impact Study Commission.

  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. 680. An Act to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer 
     of surplus personal property to States for donation to 
     nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families 
     and individuals, and to authorize the transfer of surplus 
     real property to States, political subdivisions and 
     instrumentalities of States, and nonprofit organizations for 
     providing housing or housing assistance for low-income 
     individuals or families.

para. 77.5  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, July 9, 1997.
  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. 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

264

Nays

49

When there appeared

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Answered present

1

para. 77.6                    [Roll No. 256]

                                YEAS--364

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman

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     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--49

     Abercrombie
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Costello
     Cunningham
     DeFazio
     English
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hutchinson
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Tiahrt
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Weller

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Gilchrest
       

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Armey
     Becerra
     Crane
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Edwards
     Fattah
     Foglietta
     Jefferson
     Manton
     Markey
     Moran (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Riggs
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Slaughter
     Souder
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 77.7  budget reconciliation

  On motion of Mr. KASICH, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2015) to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of 
section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal 
year 1998; 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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 77.8  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2015

  Mr. SPRATT moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2015, be 
instructed as follows:

       (1) On the matters pertaining to increasing the age of 
     eligibility for medicare, reject the provisions contained in 
     section 5611 of the Senate amendment.
       (2) On the matters pertaining to the minimum wage, worker 
     protections, and civil rights--
       (A) insist on paragraphs (2) and (3), and reject the 
     remainder, of section 417(f) of the Social Security Act, as 
     amended by sections 5006 and 9006 of the bill, as passed the 
     House, and
       (B) reject the provisions contained in sections 5004 and 
     9004 of the bill, as passed the House. 

  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.
  Mr. SPRATT 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

414

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affirmative

Nays

14

para. 77.9                    [Roll No. 257]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--14

     Barr
     Barton
     Campbell
     Ehrlich
     Fowler
     Johnson, Sam
     Kolbe
     Porter
     Riggs
     Rohrabacher
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Shadegg
     Shays

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Armey
     Burton
     Markey
     Schiff
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
  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. 77.10  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2015

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, by unanimous consent, 
appointed the following Mem

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bers as managers on the part of the House at said conference:

  For consideration of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Kasich, Hobson, Armey, 
DeLay, Hastert, Spratt, Bonior, and Fazio of California.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Agriculture, for 
consideration of title I of the House bill, and title I of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Smith of 
Oregon, Goodlatte, and Stenholm.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services, for consideration of title II of the House bill, and title II 
of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Messrs. Leach, Lazio of New York, and Gonzalez.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
consideration of subtitles A-C of title III of the House bill, and title 
IV of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Messrs. Bliley, Dan Schaefer of Colorado, and Dingell.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
consideration of subtitle D of title III of the House bill, and subtitle 
A of title III of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Messrs. Bliley, Tauzin, and Dingell.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
consideration of subtitles E and F of title III, titles IV and X of the 
House bill, and divisions 1 and 2 of title V of the Senate amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Bliley, Bilirakis, 
and Dingell.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, for consideration of subtitle A of title V and subtitle A of 
title IX of the House bill, and chapter 2 of division 3 of title V of 
the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. 
Goodling, Talent, and Clay.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, for consideration of subtitles B and C of title V of the 
House bill, and title VII of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Messrs. Goodling, McKeon, and Kildee.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, for consideration of subtitle D of title V of the House bill, 
and chapter 7 of division 4 of title V of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Goodling, Fawell, and 
Payne.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, for consideration of title VI of the House bill, and subtitle 
A of title VI of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Messrs. Burton of Indiana, Mica, and Waxman.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Transporation and 
Infrastructure, for consideration of title VII of the House bill, and 
subtitle B of title III and subtitle B of title VI of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Shuster, 
Gilchrest, and Oberstar.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for 
consideration of title VIII of the House bill, and title VIII of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. 
Stump, Smith of New Jersey, and Evans.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Ways and Means, for 
consideration of subtitle A of title V and title IX of the House bill, 
and divisions 3 and 4 of title V of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Archer, Shaw, Camp, 
Rangel, and Levin.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Ways and Means, for 
consideration of titles IV and X of the House bill, and division 1 of 
title V of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Messrs. Archer, Thomas, and Stark.

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

para. 77.11  budget reconciliation tax cut

  On motion of Mr. KASICH, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2014) to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections b(2) and (d) of 
section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
1998, 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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 77.12  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2014

  Mr. RANGEL moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2014, be 
instructed to work in a bipartisan fashion to provide fair and equitable 
tax relief to working families and avoid large and growing out-year 
revenue costs. In doing so, the conferees shall, within the scope of the 
conference:

       1. Recede from their insistence on the provision of the 
     House bill that provides for indexing of capital assets.
       2. Support tax relief that provides a family credit 
     commonly referred to as the $500-per-child credit, to working 
     families, who pay Federal taxes.
       3. Support tax provisions designed to assist working 
     families in meeting the costs of college education and those 
     provisions shall--
       a. Include a HOPE Scholarship credit for the first 2 years 
     of postsecondary education consistent with the objectives of 
     the HOPE Scholarship credit proposed by the President so that 
     students attending low-cost community colleges are not 
     disadvantaged;
       b. Include tax benefits for families paying tuition costs 
     for the second 2 years of post-secondary education out of 
     wages and salary income; and
       c. Not include the provisions of the House bill that impose 
     new taxes on graduate students receiving tuition waivers.
  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. SPRATT 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

When there appeared

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Nays

233

para. 77.13                   [Roll No. 258]

                                YEAS--199

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     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
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky

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     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--233

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Schiff
     Slaughter
       
  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. 77.14  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2014

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, by unanimous consent, 
appointed the following Members as managers on the part of the House at 
said conference:

  For consideration of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Kasich, Archer, Crane, 
Thomas, Armey, DeLay, McDermott, Rangel, Stark, and Matsui.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, for consideration of sections 702 and 704 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Mr. Shuster, Ms. 
Molinari, and Mr. Oberstar.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, for consideration of sections 713-14, 717, 879, 1302, 1304-5, 
and 1311 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Messrs: Goodling, Fawell, and Payne.

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

para. 77.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2107

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 181):

       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. 2107) making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, 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 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. 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'' on page 46, line 25, through 
     ``part 121'' on page 47, line 6; and page 76, line 10, 
     through 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. The 
     amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution may be offered only by a Member 
     designated in the report and only at the appropriate point in 
     the reading of the bill, 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. All points of order against the 
     amendments printed in the report 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: (1) postpone 
     until a time during further consideration in the Committee of 
     the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and 
     (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic 
     voting on any postponed question that follows another 
     electronic vote without intervening business, provided that 
     the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any 
     series of questions shall be fifteen minutes. During 
     consideration of the bill, 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.

  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. CAMP, 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

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Nays

216

para. 77.16                   [Roll No. 259]

                                YEAS--217

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder

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     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--216

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Schiff
     Slaughter
       
  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. 77.17  interior appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to House Resolution 181 
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. 2107) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. LaTOURETTE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 77.18  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 5, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $19,000,000)''.
       Page 59, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $47,500,000)''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

199

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

230

para. 77.19                   [Roll No. 260]

                                AYES--199

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Portman
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand

                                NOES--230

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cummings
     Davis (VA)
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry

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     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Boucher
     Harman
     Schiff
     Slaughter
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 77.20  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 title I in the item relating to ``Department of the 
     Interior--U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service--National Wildlife 
     Refuge Fund'', after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by 
     $500,000)''.
       In title I in the item relating to ``Department of the 
     Interior--National Park Service--Construction'', after the 
     first dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $500,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

77

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

351

para. 77.21                   [Roll No. 261]

                                AYES--77

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Diaz-Balart
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennelly
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Leach
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     McNulty
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Smith, Adam
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Thurman
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman

                                NOES--351

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Boucher
     Dooley
     Harman
     Schiff
     Slaughter
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 77.22  recorded vote

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

       On line 2 of the Porter amendment strike the figure 
     $41,500,000, and insert $5,600,000.
       On line 4 of the Porter amendment strike the figure $1 and 
     insert $25,000,000.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. PORTER:

       Page 46, line 20, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $41,500,000)''.
       Page 46, line 126 after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

211

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

209

para. 77.23                   [Roll No. 262]

                                AYES--211

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--209

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)

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     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Smith (NJ)
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wolf
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Becerra
     Berman
     Boucher
     Clement
     Fowler
     Martinez
     Molinari
     Pryce (OH)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sanchez
     Schiff
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Yates
  So the amendment to the amendment was agreed to.

para. 77.24  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. 
PORTER.

It was decided in the

Yeas

246

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

179

para. 77.25                   [Roll No. 263]

                                AYES--246

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--179

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Granger
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryun
     Sandlin
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Becerra
     Berman
     Boucher
     Clement
     Martinez
     Schiff
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Yates
  So the amendment, as amended, was agreed to.
  After some further time,



          THURSDAY, JULY 11 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 10), 1997

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 77.26  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ROYCE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
9:30 a.m. today.

para. 77.27  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. MANTON, for 
today before 1 p.m.
  And then,

para. 77.28  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ROYCE, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 12 o'clock and 30 minutes a.m., Friday, July 11 
(legislative day of Thursday, July 10), 1997, the House adjourned until 
9:30 a.m. today.

para. 77.29  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. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 2132. A bill to extend nondiscriminatory treatment--
     most-favored-nation treatment--to the products of the Lao 
     People's Democratic Republic, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2133. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment--most-fa

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     vored-nation treatment--to the products of Mongolia; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 2134. A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Criminal 
     Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hansen, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Capps, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Luther, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
             Pelosi, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 2135. A bill to make exports of tobacco products and 
     the advertising of tobacco products abroad subject to the 
     restrictions on labeling and advertising applicable to 
     tobacco products in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations, 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. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 2136. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey, at fair market value, certain properties in Clark 
     County, NV, to persons who purchased adjacent properties in 
     good faith reliance on land surveys that were subsequently 
     determined to be inaccurate; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2137. 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 
     period to be 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. Pastor, and Mr. 
             Gallegly):
       H.R. 2138. 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, municipal separate storm sewer 
     systems, and municipal combined sewer overflows, including 
     control facilities, and other wet weather control facilities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 2139. A bill to amend the Dairy Production 
     Stabilization Act of 1983 to ensure that all persons who 
     benefit from the dairy promotion and research program 
     contribute to the cost of the program; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mascara, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Holden, and Mr. Coyne):
       H.R. 2140. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve accountability and reform certain programs; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. 
             Spence):
       H.R. 2141. A bill to provide for a judicial remedy for U.S. 
     persons injured as a result of violations by foreign states 
     of their arbitral obligations under international law; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H.R. 2142. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend eligibility to receive dependency and indemnity 
     compensation to veterans' surviving spouses whose subsequent 
     marriages have terminated; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MILLER of California:
       H.R. 2143. A bill to provide that certain escrowed oil and 
     gas revenues be available for improving National Park System 
     visitor facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself and Mr. 
             Abercrombie):
       H.R. 2144. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     expansion of the columbarium of the National Memorial 
     Cemetery of the Pacific; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. PICKERING:
       H.R. 2145. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     make guaranteed farm ownership loans and guaranteed farm 
     operating loans of up to $600,000, and to increase such 
     maximum loan amounts with inflation; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       H.R. 2146. A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office 
     building located at 750 Highway 28 East in Taylorsville, MS, 
     as the ``Blaine H. Eaton Post Office Building''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. 
             Sanford, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 2147. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit the use of soft money by political 
     parties and to require annual written authorization for the 
     use of amounts withheld from an individual's wages or salary 
     for political activities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Sisisky):
       H.R. 2148. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty of 
     certain other single viscose rayon yarn; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 2149. A bill to enhance the conservation and 
     protection of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Ms. Waters, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Pastor, and 
             Ms. Danner):
       H. Con. Res. 114. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress concerning the world-wide trafficking 
     of women and girls, whereby women and girls are coerced, 
     abducted, or deceived into migrating within or across 
     national borders, and particularly the trafficking of Burmese 
     women and girls in Thailand for the purposes of forced 
     prostitution; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Res. 183. Resolution honoring the life of Betty Shabazz; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

para. 77.30  memorials

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

       148. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the Territory of Guam, relative to Resolution No. 130 calling 
     upon the members of the United States Congress to rebuke the 
     current policy of the U.S. Department of Defense regarding 
     the return of excess lands in Guam to its original 
     landowners, and to express the outrage of the people of Guam 
     over this unjust policy; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       149. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the Territory 
     of Guam, relative to Resolution No. 94 requesting Congressman 
     Robert A. Underwood to desist from introducing a measure to 
     amend the Organic Act of Guam before Congress relative to the 
     Office of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       150. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts, relative to Resolutions 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to include 
     the town of Bellingham, Massachusetts within the Blackstone 
     River Valley National Heritage Corridor; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       151. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts, relative to Resolutions 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to include 
     the towns of Charlton, Dudley, Oxford, Southbridge, 
     Sturbridge, and Webster within the Quinebaug and Shetucket 
     Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor; to the Committee on 
     Resources. 

para. 77.31  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. McNULTY introduced a bill (H.R. 2150) for the relief of 
     Mrs. Lorraine Barde; which was referred to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

para. 77.32  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 51: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 81: Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 113: Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 145: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Condit, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 203: Mr. Dellums and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Roemer, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Clement, and Mr. 
     Vento.
       H.R. 404: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Condit, Mr. Green, and Mr. 
     Sessions.
       H.R. 438: Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 505: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 586: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 630: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 676: Ms. McKinney and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 681: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 695: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Kasich, Mr. Archer, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Herger, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
     Hill, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. 
     Kingston.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Parker, and Mr. 
     Wamp.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 900: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 901: Mr. Nussle and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 906: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Dellums, 
     and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, Mr. Klug, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. 
     Oberstar.
       H.R. 1002: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1009: Mr. Pickett and Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Largent and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Lucas 
     of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1120: Mr. Fazio of California.

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       H.R. 1124: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Hunter and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1180: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1281: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1296: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1329: Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Graham and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1371: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Bono, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Etheride, 
     and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1390: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Jones.
       H.R. 1518: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hayworth, and Ms. Pryce of 
     Ohio.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1542: Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 1573: Mr. Vento and Mr. Synder.
       H.R. 1609: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1631: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1670: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1748: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 1764: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1773: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1787: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     Ackerman, and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Schumer and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1802: Mr. Torres and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1836: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 1854: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Green, and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1904: Mr. Evans, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1908: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1917: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Reyes, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Clay, Mr. Rush, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1955: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1993: Mr. Green and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 2005: Mr. Lazio of New York and Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2006: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2007: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 2022: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2064: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2092: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 2101: Ms. Dunn of Washington and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2120: Mr. Green.
       H.R. 2122: Ms. Lofgren.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Meehan.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Serrano.
       H. Con. Res. 38: Mr. Cummings, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Vento, 
     and Mr. Levin.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Ms. Norton, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
     Foley, and Mr. McHugh.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Dickey and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H. Con. Res. 109: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Talent, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Spratt, and 
     Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Dreier, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     Boswell, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Sawyer, 
     Mr. Murtha, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Torres.
       H. Res. 122: Mr. Metcalf.




.
                       FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1997 (78)

para. 78.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 11, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Vince Snowbarger to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 78.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, July 10, 1997.
  Mr. MILLER of California, 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. SNOWBARGER, 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. SNOWBARGER, 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. 78.3  communications

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

       4177. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Maritime Security Program (Maritime Administration) [Docket 
     No. R-163] (RIN: 2133-AB24) received July 10, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       4178. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Commercial Driver's License Program and Controlled Substances 
     and Alcohol Use and Testing; Conforming and Technical 
     Amendments (Federal Highway Administration) (RIN: 2125-AE16) 
     received July 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4179. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Qualifications for Tankermen, and for Persons in Charge of 
     Transfers of Dangerous Liquids and Liquefied Gases (Coast 
     Guard) [CGD 79-116] (RIN: 2115-AA03) received July 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4180. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Charlestown Navy Yard Salute Gun Fire, Boston 
     Inner Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts (Coast Guard) [CGD01-97-
     033] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4181. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: New Haven Harborfest Fireworks Display, New 
     Haven, CT (Coast Guard) [CGD01-97-047] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received July 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4182. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Yampol Family Fireworks Display, Cove Neck, NY 
     (Coast Guard) [CGD01-97-048] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 
     10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4183. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; Savannah, GA (Coast Guard) [COTP 
     Savannah 97-004] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4184. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulation; SeaFair's Blue Angels Air Show, Lake 
     Washington, Seattle, WA (Coast Guard) [CGD13-97-012] (RIN: 
     2115-AA97) received July 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para. 78.4  interior appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to House Resolution 181 
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. 2107) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and for other purposes.
  Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair.

para. 78.5  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 58, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $292,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

173

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

243

para. 78.6                    [Roll No. 264]

                                AYES--173

     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kasich

[[Page 1029]]


     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Lantos
     Latham
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Woolsey

                                NOES--243

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Berman
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brady
     Chenoweth
     Doolittle
     Farr
     Hansen
     Hostettler
     Minge
     Molinari
     Pelosi
     Riggs
     Schiff
     Slaughter
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 78.7  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 59, line 10, insert after the dollar amount ``(reduced 
     by $21,014,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

175

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

246

para. 78.8                    [Roll No. 265]

                                AYES--175

     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boswell
     Bryant
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Gutknecht
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Woolsey

                                NOES--246

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capps
     Cardin
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Meek
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Berman
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Doolittle
     Farr
     Hansen
     Hostettler
     Molinari
     Riggs
     Schiff
     Slaughter
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

[[Page 1030]]

para. 78.9  recorded vote

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

       Page 76, after line 13, insert the following:

                          SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS

Financial Assistance to States and Local Education Agencies To Support 
                                the Arts

       For the necessary expenses to carry out section 202, 
     $80,000,000. Each amount otherwise appropriated in this Act 
     (other than in this paragraph) is hereby reduced by 0.62 
     percent.

                           General Provisions


           termination of the national endowment for the arts

       Sec. 201. (a) Repealers.--Sections 5, 5A, and 6 of the 
     National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 
     1965 (42 U.S.C. 954, 955) are repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Declaration of purpose.--Section 2 of the National 
     Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 951) is amended--
       (A) in paragraphs (1) and (6) by striking ``arts and the'',
       (B) in paragraphs (2) and (5) by striking ``and the arts'',
       (C) in paragraphs (4), (5), and (9) by striking ``the arts 
     and'',
       (D) in paragraph (7) by striking ``the practice of art 
     and'',
       (E) by striking paragraph (11), and
       (F) in paragraph (12) by striking ``the Arts and'' and 
     redesignating such paragraph as paragraph (11).
       (2) Definitions.--Section 3 of the National Foundation on 
     the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 952) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (f), and
       (B) in subsection (d)--
       (i) by striking ``to foster American artistic creativity, 
     to commission works of art,'',
       (ii) in paragraph (1)--

       (I) by striking ``the National Council on the Arts or'', 
     and
       (II) by striking ``, as the case may be,'',

       (iii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) by striking ``sections 5(l) and'' and inserting 
     ``section'',
       (II) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``artistic or'', and
       (III) in subparagraph (B)--

       (aa) by striking ``the National Council on the Arts and'', 
     and
       (bb) by striking ``, as the case may be,'', and
       (iv) by striking ``(d)'' and inserting ``(b)'', and
       (C) by redesignating subsections (e) and (g) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively.
       (3) Establishment of National Foundation on the Arts and 
     Humanities.--Section 4(a) of the National Foundation on the 
     Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 953(a)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``the Arts and'' each place it appears, and
       (ii) by striking ``a National Endowment for the Arts,'',
       (B) in subsection (b) by striking ``and the arts'', and
       (C) in the heading of such section by striking ``the arts 
     and''.
       (4) Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.--
     Section 9 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
     Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 958) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a) by striking ``the Arts and'',
       (B) in subsection (b) by striking ``the Chairperson of the 
     National Endowment for the Arts,'',
       (C) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in paragraph (1) by striking ``the Chairperson of the 
     National Endowment for the Arts and'',
       (ii) in paragraph (3)--
       (I) by striking ``the National Endowment for the Arts'', 
     and
       (II) by striking ``Humanities,'' and inserting 
     ``Humanities'', and
       (iii) in paragraphs (6) and (7) by striking ``the arts 
     and''.
       (5) Administrative functions.--Section 10 of the National 
     Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 959) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--

       (I) by striking ``in them'',
       (II) by striking ``the Chairperson of the National 
     Endowment for the Arts and'', and
       (III) by striking ``, in carrying out their respective 
     functions,'',

       (ii) by striking ``of an Endowment'' each place it appears,
       (iii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) by striking ``of that Endowment'' the first place it 
     appears and inserting ``the National Endowment for the 
     Humanities'',
       (II) by striking ``sections 6(f) and'' and inserting 
     ``section'', and
       (III) by striking ``sections 5(c) and'' and inserting 
     ``section'', and

       (iv) in paragraph (3) by striking ``Chairperson's 
     functions, define their duties, and supervise their 
     activities'' and inserting ``functions, define the 
     activities, and supervise the activities of the 
     Chairperson'',
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), and
       (ii) in paragraph (4)--

       (I) by striking ``one of its Endowments and received by the 
     Chairperson of an Endowment'' and inserting ``the National 
     Endowment for the Humanities and received by the Chairperson 
     of that Endowment'', and
       (II) by striking ``(4)'',

       (C) by striking subsection (c),
       (D) in subsection (d)--
       (i) by striking ``Chairperson of the National Endowment for 
     the Arts and the'', and
       (ii) by striking ``each'' the first place it appears,
       (E) in subsection (e)--
       (i) by striking ``National Council on the Arts and the'', 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``, respectively,'', and
       (F) in subsection (f)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)--

       (I) by striking ``Chairperson of the National Endowment for 
     the Arts and the'', and
       (II) by striking ``sections 5(c) and'' and inserting 
     ``section'',

       (ii) in paragraph (2)(A)--

       (I) by striking ``either of the Endowments'' and inserting 
     ``National Endowment for the Humanities'', and
       (II) by striking ``involved'', and

       (iii) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) by striking ``that provided such financial assistance'' 
     each place it appears, and
       (II) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``the National 
     Endowment for the Arts or''.

       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 11 of the 
     National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 
     1965 (42 U.S.C. 960) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (i) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (C), and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``(B)'',
       (B) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (A), and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``(B)'', and
       (II) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B), respectively,

       (C) in subsection (a)(3)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (A),
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (A),
       (iii) by striking subparagraph (C), and
       (iv) in subparagraph (D)--

       (I) by striking ``(D)'' and inserting ``(B)'', and
       (II) by striking ``and subparagraph (B)'',

       (D) in subsection (a)(4)--
       (i) by striking ``Chairperson of the National Endowment for 
     the Arts and the'',
       (ii) by striking ``, as the case may be,'', and
       (iii) by striking ``section 5(e), section 5(l)(2), section 
     7(f),'' and inserting ``section 7(f)'',
       (E) in subsection (c)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (1), and
       (ii) in paragraph (2) by striking ``(2)'',
       (F) in subsection (d)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (1), and
       (ii) in paragraph (2) by striking ``(2)'', and
       (G) by striking subsection (f).
       (d) Transition Provisions.--
       (1) Transfer of property.--On the effective date of the 
     amendments made by this section, all property donated, 
     bequeathed, or devised to the National Endowment for the Arts 
     and held by such Endowment on such date is hereby transferred 
     to the National Endowment for the Humanities.
       (2) Termination of operations.--The Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget shall provide for the termination of 
     the affairs of the National Endowment for the Arts and the 
     National Council on the Arts. Except as provided in paragraph 
     (1), the Director shall provide for the transfer or other 
     disposition 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 implementing the authorities 
     terminated by the amendments made by this section.
       (e) Conforming Amendments to Other Laws.
       (1) Poet laureate consultant.--Section 601 of Arts, 
     Humanities, and Museums Amendments of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 177) is 
     amended by striking subsection (c).
       (2) Executive schedule pay rate.--Title 5 of the United 
     States Code is amended in section 5314 by striking the item 
     relating to the Chairman of the National Endowment for the 
     Arts.
       (3) Inspector General Act of 1978.--Subsection (a)(2) of 
     the first section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App. 8G(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``the National 
     Endowment for the Arts''.
       (4) Delta Region Preservation Commission.--Section 907(a) 
     of National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
     230f(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (7),
       (B) in the first paragraph (8) by striking the period at 
     the end and inserting ``; and'', and
       (C) by redesignating the first paragraph (8) as paragraph 
     (7).
       (5) National teacher academies.--Section 514(b)(4) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1103c(b)(4)) is 
     amended by striking ``and the National Endowment for the 
     Humanities''.
       (6) Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program.--Section 932(a)(3) 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1134i(a)(3)) 
     is amended by striking ``the National Endowment for the 
     Arts,''.
       (7) Graduate assistance in areas of national need.--Section 
     943(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1134n(b)) is amended by striking ``National Endowments for 
     the Arts and the Humanities'' and inserting ``National 
     Endowment for the Humanities''.

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       (8) American Folklife Center.--Section 4(b) of the American 
     Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2103(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (5), and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
     (5) and (6), respectively.
       (9) Japan-United States Friendship Commission.--Section 
     4(a) of the Japan-United States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2903(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3) by adding ``and'' at the end, and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
       (10) Standards and systems for outdoor advertising Signs.--
     Section 131(q)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``including the National Endowment for the 
     Arts,''.
       (11) International Culture and Trade Center Commission.--
     Section 7(c)(1) of Federal Triangle Development Act (40 
     U.S.C. 1106(c)(1)) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (I), and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (I).
       (12) Livable cities.--The Livable Cities Act of 1978 (42 
     U.S.C. 8143 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 804--
       (i) in paragraph (4) by inserting ``and'' at the end,
       (ii) by striking paragraphs (5) and (7), and
       (iii) in paragraph (6)--

       (I) by striking ``; and'' at the end and inserting a 
     period, and
       (II) by redesignating such paragraph as paragraph (5), and

       (B) in section 805--
       (i) in subsection (a)--

       (I) by striking ``, in consultation with the Chairman,'', 
     and
       (II) in paragraph (3) by striking ``jointly by the 
     Secretary and the Chairman'' and inserting ``by the 
     Secretary'',

       (ii) in subsection (b) by striking ``and the Chairman shall 
     establish jointly'' and inserting ``shall establish'',
       (iii) in subsection (c) by striking ``jointly by the 
     Secretary and the Chairman'' and inserting ``by the 
     Secretary'',
       (iv) in subsection (d)--

       (I) by striking ``consult with the Chairman and'', and
       (II) by striking ``jointly by the Secretary and the 
     Chairman'' and inserting ``by the Secretary'', and

       (v) in subsection (e) by striking ``, in cooperation with 
     the Chairman,''.
       (13) Conversion of railroad passenger provisions.--Title 49 
     of the United States Code is amended--
       (A) in section 5562 by striking subsection (c),
       (B) in section 5563(a)(4)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by adding ``or'' at the end,
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (B), and
       (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
     (B),
       (C) in section 5564(c)(1)(C) by striking ``or the Chairman 
     of the National Endowment for the Arts'', and
       (D) in section 5565(c)(1)(B) by striking ``or the Chairman 
     of the National Endowment for the Arts''.
       (14) Educational Research, Development, Dissemination and 
     Improvement Act of 1994.--Title IX of Public Law 103-227 (20 
     U.S.C. 6001 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 921(j)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (5), and
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7) and (8) as 
     paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, and
       (B) in section 931(h)(3)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (H), and
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (I), (J), (K), and (L) 
     as subparagraphs(H), (I), (J), and (K), respectively.
       (15) Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.--The 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by 
     the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-
     382), is amended--
       (A) in section 2101(b) by striking ``the National Endowment 
     for the Arts,'',
       (B) in section 2205(c)(1)(D) by striking ``the National 
     Endowment for the Arts,'' and inserting ``and'',
       (C) in section 2208(d)(1)(H)(v)--
       (i) by inserting ``and'' after ``Services,'' the 2nd place 
     it appears, and
       (ii) by striking ``, and the National Endowment for the 
     Arts'',
       (D) in section 2209(b)(1)(C)(vi) by striking ``the National 
     Endowment for the Arts,'',
       (E) in section 3121(c)(2) by striking ``the National 
     Endowment for the Arts,'',
       (F) in section 10401--
       (i) in subsection (d)(6) by striking ``the National 
     Endowment for the Arts,'', and
       (ii) in subsection (e)(2) by striking ``the National 
     Endowment for the Arts,'',
       (G) in section 10411(a)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (2), and
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively,
       (H) in section 10412(b)--
       (i) in paragraph (2) by striking ``the Chairman of the 
     National Endowment for the Arts,'', and
       (ii) in paragraph (7) by striking ``, the Chairman of the 
     National Endowment for the Arts'',
       (I) in section 10414(a)(2)(B)--
       (i) in clause (i) by inserting ``and'' at the end,
       (ii) by striking clause (ii), and
       (iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii).
       (16) Delta Region Heritage; New Orleans Jazz Commission.--
     Public Law 103-433 (108 Stat. 4515) is amended--
       (A) in section 1104(b) by striking ``the Chairman of the 
     National Endowment for the Arts,'', and
       (B) in section 1207(b)(6) by striking ``and one member from 
     recommendations submitted by the Chairman of the National 
     Endowment of the Arts,''.
       (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1997.


federal financial assistance to the states and local education agencies 
                          to support the arts

       Sec. 202. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as 
     the ``Art for Kids Act''.
       (b) Grants to States.--From funds allotted under subsection 
     (e)(2), the Secretary of Education may make grants to 
     eligible States to support the arts in such a manner as will 
     furnish adequate programs, facilities, and services in the 
     arts to all the people and communities in each of the several 
     States through--
       (1) projects and productions which have substantial 
     national or international artistic and cultural significance;
       (2) projects and productions, meeting professional 
     standards of authenticity or tradition, irrespective of 
     origin, which are of significant merit;
       (3) projects and productions that will encourage and assist 
     artists to work in residence at an educational or cultural 
     institution;
       (4) projects and productions which have substantial 
     artistic and cultural significance;
       (5) projects and productions that will encourage public 
     knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of the 
     arts;
       (6) workshops that will encourage and develop the 
     appreciation and enjoyment of the arts by our citizens;
       (7) programs for the arts at the local level; and
       (8) projects that enhance managerial and organizational 
     skills and capabilities.
       (c) Grants to Local Education Agencies.--From funds 
     allotted under subsection (e)(1), the Secretary of Education 
     may make grants to eligible local education agencies to carry 
     out activities relating to the arts for the benefit of 
     children.
       (d) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section in any fiscal year, a State or local education 
     agency shall submit an application for such grants at such 
     time as shall be specified by the Secretary and accompany 
     such application with a plan that the Secretary finds--
       (1) in the case of a State applicant, designates or 
     provides for the establishment of a State agency (hereinafter 
     in this section referred to as the ``State agency'') as the 
     sole agency for the administration of the State plan;
       (2) provides that funds paid to the State or the local 
     education agency under this section will be expended solely 
     on projects, productions, and activities approved by the 
     State agency or the local education agency, as the case may 
     be, described in subsection (b) or (c), respectively;
       (3) provides that such projects, productions, and 
     activities will be carried out--
       (A) in public, private, or public charter schools;
       (B) on government property;
       (C) in government-owned or community art museums; or
       (D) in government-owned or community theaters;
       (4) provides that the State agency or the local education 
     agency, as the case may be, will make such reports, in such 
     form and containing such information, as the Secretary may 
     from time to time require, including a description of the 
     progress made toward achieving the goals of the plan 
     involved;
       (5) provides--
       (A) assurances that the State agency has held, after 
     reasonable notice, public meetings in the State to allow all 
     groups of artists, interested organizations, and the public 
     to present views and make recommendations regarding the State 
     plan; and
       (B) a summary of such recommendations and the State 
     agency's response to such recommendations;
       (6) contains--
       (A) a description of the level of participation during the 
     most recent preceding year for which information is available 
     by artists, artists' organizations, and arts organizations in 
     projects and productions for which financial assistance is 
     provided under this section;
       (B) in the case of a State applicant, for the most recent 
     preceding year for which information is available, a 
     description of the extent projects and productions receiving 
     financial assistance from the State agency are available to 
     all people and communities in the State; and
       (C) a description of projects and productions receiving 
     financial assistance under this section that exist or are 
     being developed to secure wider participation of artists, 
     artists' organizations, and arts organizations identified 
     under clause (i) of this subparagraph or that address the 
     availability of the arts to all people or communities 
     identified under subparagraph (B);
       (7) an assurance that no part of a grant received under 
     this section will be used for any project, production, or 
     activity that is obscene or contains sexually explicit 
     conduct;
       (8) an assurance that no part of a grant received under 
     this section will be used to pro

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     vide financial assistance to any applicant who in the then 
     preceding 5-year period had artistic control of, or 
     contributed significant financial support for any project, 
     production, or activity that was obscene or contained 
     sexually explicit conduct; and
       (9) an assurance that such funds will be used to 
     supplement, and not to supplant, non-Federal funds.

     No application may be approved unless the accompanying plan 
     satisfies the requirements specified in this subsection.
       (e) Allotment of Funds.--
       (1) 60 percent of the funds appropriated for any fiscal 
     year to carry out this section shall be allotted by the 
     Secretary among local education agencies based on the 
     population of children who are not less than 5 years of age, 
     and not more than 17 years of age, residing in the 
     geographical area under the jurisdiction of such agencies.
       (2) 37 percent of the funds appropriated for any fiscal 
     year to carry out this section shall be allotted by the 
     Secretary among the States as follows:
       (A) If the amount appropriated for a fiscal year does not 
     exceed $11,200,000, then the each State shall receive an 
     equal share of such amount.
       (B) If the amount appropriated for a fiscal year does 
     exceed $11,200,000, then--
       (i) the each State shall receive $200,000; and
       (ii) the amount remaining after making the allotment 
     required by clause (i) shall be allocated among the States 
     based on population.
       (f) Maintenance of Effort.--
       (1) States.--If in any fiscal year the amount of non-
     Federal funds expended by a State to carry out activities 
     relating to the arts is less that the amount of such funds so 
     expended in the preceding fiscal year by such State, then the 
     amount such State would be eligible to receive under this 
     section but for the operation of this paragraph shall be 
     reduced by 3 times the percentage reduction of such non-
     Federal funds.
       (2) Local Education Agencies.--(A) Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), if in any fiscal year the amount of non-
     Federal funds expended by a local education agency to carry 
     out activities relating to the arts is less than 90 percent 
     the amount of such funds so expended in the preceding fiscal 
     year by such agency, then such agency shall be ineligible to 
     receive a grant under this section for each fiscal year in 5-
     year period beginning after the fiscal year in which the 
     reduction occurs.
       (B) If throughout any period of 5 consecutive fiscal years 
     the aggregate amount of non-Federal funds expended by a local 
     education agency to carry out activities relating to the arts 
     is less than 80 percent the amount of such funds so expended 
     in the 5-year period ending immediately before such period of 
     5 consecutive fiscal years, then such agency shall be 
     ineligible to receive a grant under this section for each 
     fiscal year in 5-year period beginning immediately after such 
     period of 5 consecutive fiscal years during which the 
     reduction occurs.
       (g) Compliance.--Whenever the Secretary, after reasonable 
     notice and opportunity for hearing, finds that--
       (1) a State agency or local education agency is not 
     complying substantially with terms and conditions of its plan 
     approved under this section; or
       (2) any funds granted to a State agency or local education 
     agency under this section have been diverted from the 
     purposes for which they were allotted or paid;

     the Secretary shall immediately notify the Secretary of the 
     Treasury and the State agency or local education agency with 
     respect to which such finding was made that no further grants 
     will be made under this section to such agency until there is 
     no longer any default or failure to comply or the diversion 
     has been corrected, or, if compliance or correction is 
     impossible, until such agency repays or arranges the 
     repayment of the Federal funds which have been improperly 
     diverted or expended.
       (h) Guidelines.--The Secretary shall issue guidelines that 
     facilitate compliance with this section.
       (i) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       (1) the term ``arts'' includes, but is not limited to, 
     music (instrumental and vocal), dance, drama, folk art, 
     creative writing, architecture and allied fields, painting, 
     sculpture, photography, graphic and craft arts, costume and 
     fashion design, motion pictures, television, radio, film, 
     video, tape and sound recording, the arts related to the 
     presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of such 
     major art forms, all those traditional arts practiced by the 
     diverse peoples of this country, and the study and 
     application of the arts to the human environment;
       (2) the term ``sexually explicit conduct'' has the meaning 
     given it in section 2256 of title 18, United States Code;
       (3) the term ``local education agency'' has the meaning 
     given it in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965;
       (4) the term ``production'' means plays (with or without 
     music), ballet, dance and choral performances, concerts, 
     recitals, operas, exhibitions, readings, motion pictures, 
     television, radio, film, video tape and sound recordings, and 
     any other activities involving the execution or rendition of 
     the arts;
       (5) the term ``project'' means programs organized to carry 
     out this section, including programs to foster American 
     artistic creativity, to commission works of art, to create 
     opportunities for individuals to develop artistic talents 
     when carried on as a part of a program otherwise included in 
     this definition, and to develop and enhance public knowledge 
     and understanding of the arts, and includes, where 
     appropriate, rental or purchase of facilities, purchase or 
     rental of land, and acquisition of equipment, and includes 
     the renovation of facilities if (i) the amount of the 
     expenditure of Federal funds for such purpose in the case of 
     any project does not exceed $250,000;
       (6) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
     Education; and
       (7) the term ``State'' means any of the several States, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, 
     American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin 
     Islands of the United States.
       (i) Report by Inspector General.--The Inspector General of 
     the Department of Education shall submit annually to the 
     Congress a report describing the extent to which recipients 
     of grants made under subsections (b) and (c) comply with the 
     requirements of this section.
       (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $80,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998.

It was decided in the

Yeas

155

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negative

Nays

271

para. 78.10                   [Roll No. 266]

                                AYES--155

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Boyd
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Kim
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Sanford
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--271

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty

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     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Berman
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Doolittle
     Farr
     Hansen
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Slaughter
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHABOT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 78.11  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. REGULA, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was granted permission until midnight tonight, to file a 
privileged report (Rept. No. 105-175) on the bill (H.R. 2158) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, commissions, 
corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 78.12  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. REGULA, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was granted permission until midnight, Monday, July 14, 
1997, to file a privileged report on the bill making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 78.13  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. REGULA, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was granted permission until midnight Monday, July 14, 
1997, to file a privileged report on the bill making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 78.14  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries. 

para. 78.15  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHABOT, 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, July 10, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHABOT, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 78.16  national commission on the cost of higher education

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

         Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, 
           Office of the Democratic Leader,
                                    Washington, DC, July 11, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to Section 40003 of Public Law 
     105-18, I hereby appoint the following individuals to the 
     National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education:
       Dr. Blanche Touhill, St. Louis, Missouri.
       Dr. Walter Massey, Atlanta, Georgia.
           Yours very truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

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

para. 78.17  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, July 14, 1997, at 3:00 p.m.

para. 78.18  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, July 14, 1997, it 
adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 1997, for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 78.19  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, July 
16, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 78.20  message from the president--national endowment of the arts

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

To the Congress of the United States:
  It is my pleasure to transmit the Annual Report of the National 
Endowment for the Arts for 1996.
  One measure of a great nation is the vitality of its culture, the 
dedication of its people to nurturing a climate where creativity can 
flourish. By supporting our museums and theaters, our dance companies 
and symphony orchestras, our writers and our artists, the National 
Endowment for the Arts provides such a climate. Look through this report 
and you will find many reasons to be proud of our Nation's cultural life 
at the end of the 20th century and what it portends for Americans and 
the world in the years ahead.
  Despite cutbacks in its budget, the Endowment was able to fund 
thousands of projects all across America--a museum in Sitka, Alaska; a 
dance company in Miami, Florida; a production of a Eugene O'Neill play 
in New York City; a Whistler exhibition in Chicago; and artists in 
schools in all 50 States. Millions of Americans were able to see plays, 
hear concerts, and participate in the arts in their hometowns, thanks to 
the work of this small agency.
  As we set our priorities for the coming years, let's not forget the 
vital role the National Endowment for the Arts must continue to play in 
our national life. The Endowment shows the world that we take pride in 
American culture here and abroad. It is a beacon, not only of 
creativity, but of freedom. And let us keep that lamp brightly burning 
now and for all time.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 11, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work Force.

para. 78.21  message from the president--district of columbia budget 
          request--fiscal year 1998

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHABOT, 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 202(c)(5)(C)(ii) of the Financial 
Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 (``the FRMA Act''), 
I am transmitting the Council of the District of Columbia's ``Fiscal 
Year 1998 Budget Request Act of 1997.''
  The Council's proposed Fiscal Year 1998 Budget was disapproved by the 
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority (the 
``Authority'') on June 12. Under the FRMA Act, if the Authority 
disapproves the Council's financial plan and budget, the Mayor must 
submit that budget to the President to be transmitted to the Congress. 
My transmittal of the Dis

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trict Council's budget, as required by law, does not represent an 
endorsement of its contents. The budget also does not reflect the effect 
of my proposed Fiscal Year 1998 District of Columbia revitalization 
plan.
  The Authority is required to transmit separately to the Mayor, the 
Council, the President, and the Congress a financial plan and budget. 
The Authority sent its financial plan and budget to the Congress on June 
15.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 11, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 105-103).

para. 78.22  message from the president--north american free trade 
          agreement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHABOT, 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 the Study on the Operation and Effect of the 
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), as required by section 512 
of the NAFTA Implementation Act (Public Law 103-182; 107 Stat. 2155; 19 
U.S.C. 3462). The Congress and the Administration are right to be proud 
of this historic agreement. This report provides solid evidence that 
NAFTA has already proved its worth to the United States during the 3 
years it has been in effect. We can look forward to realizing NAFTA's 
full benefits in the years ahead.
  NAFTA has also contributed to the prosperity and stability of our 
closest neighbors and two of our most important trading partners. NAFTA 
aided Mexico's rapid recovery from a severe economic recession, even as 
that country carried forward a democratic transformation of historic 
proportions.
  NAFTA is an integral part of a broader growth strategy that has 
produced the strongest U.S. economy in a generation. This strategy rests 
on three mutually supportive pillars: deficit reduction, investing in 
our people through education and training, and opening foreign markets 
to allow America to compete in the global economy. The success of that 
strategy can be seen in the strength of the American economy, which 
continues to experience strong investment, low unemployment, healthy job 
creation, and subdued inflation.
  Export growth has been central to America's economic expansion. NAFTA, 
together with the Uruguay Round Agreement, the Information Technology 
Agreement, the WTO Telecommunications Agreement, 22 sectoral trade 
agreements with Japan, and over 170 other trade agreements, has 
contributed to overall U.S. real export growth of 37 percent since 1993. 
Exports have contributed nearly one-third of our economic growth--and 
have grown three times faster than overall income.
  Workers, business executives, small business owners, and farmers 
across American have contributed to the resurgence in American 
competitiveness. The ability and determination of working people across 
America to rise to the challenges of rapidly changing technologies and 
global economic competition is a great source of strength for this 
Nation.
  Cooperation between the Administration and the Congress on a 
bipartisan basis has been critical in our efforts to reduce the deficit, 
to conclude trade agreements that level the global playing field for 
America, to secure peace and prosperity along America's borders, and to 
help prepare all Americans to benefit from expanded economic 
opportunities. I hope we can continue working together to advance these 
vital goals in the years to come.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 11, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para. 78.23  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. 1901. An Act to clarify that the protections of the 
     Federal Tort Claims Act apply to the members and personnel of 
     the National Gambling Impact Study Commission.

para. 78.24  senate enrolled joint resolution signed

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

       S.J. Res. 29. A joint resolution to direct the Secretary of 
     the Interior to design and construct a permanent addition to 
     the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C., 
     and for other purposes.

para. 78.25  leave of absence

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

para. 78.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 3 o'clock and 15 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
3:00 p.m. on Monday, July 14, 1997.

para. 78.27  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. LEWIS of California: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 
     2158. A bill making appropriations for the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for 
     sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and 
     offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-175). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X Committee on Rules 
     discharged from further consideration. H.R. 856 referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
     and ordered to be printed.

para. 78.28  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. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 2151. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to correct the tariff treatment of 
     costumes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2152. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     require that group and individual health insurance coverage 
     and group health plans provide coverage for annual screening 
     mammography for any class of covered individuals if the 
     coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic mammography 
     for such class, and to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to provide for coverage of annual 
     screening mammography; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Education 
     and the Workforce, for a period to 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 and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 2153. 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 Mrs. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 2154. A bill to provide for food stamp eligibility for 
     aliens who were receiving supplemental security income 
     benefits on August 22, 1996, or aliens who are eligible for 
     supplemental security income benefits; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. NEUMANN:
       H.R. 2155. A bill to authorize continuation of a nationwide 
     permit for discharges of dredged or fill materials into 
     headwaters and isolated waters, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. REGULA:
       H.R. 2156. A bill to provide financial assistance, directly 
     and through States, to support jointly with government 
     entities, educational institutions, businesses, and nonprofit 
     public and private entities, opportunities for the people of 
     the United States to participate in the arts and the 
     humanities; and to increase understanding and appreciation of 
     the cultural heritage of the United States; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. YATES:
       H.R. 2157. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage the use of public transportation systems by 
     allowing individuals a credit against income tax for expenses 
     paid to commute to and from work using public transportation; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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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. Traficant, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     McIntyre, and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Talent and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Bono and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
     Serrano.
       H.R. 176: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Reyes and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 404: Ms. DeGette, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 409: Mr. Everett, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Upton, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Lazio 
     of New York, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Bono, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Lewis 
     of Kentucky, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
     Baesler, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mrs. Northrup, Mr. Cooksey, 
     Mr. Payne, and Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Miller of California and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. 
     Snyder.
       H.R. 872: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rogan, Ms. Sanchez, 
     and Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 952: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Wexler, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Porter, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Ackerman, 
     and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 964: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 977: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 988: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Klug, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Campbell, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. 
     Gibbons.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Bass, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Lampson, Mr. McIntyre, 
     Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Herger and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Clay, Mr. Capps, 
     and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. Miller of California and Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1270: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Foley, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Leach, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Bateman,
       H.R. 1353: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1373: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1398: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Holden, and Ms. 
     Furse.
       H.R. 1426: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. McNulty, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and 
     Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1438: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1480: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Jackson, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Matsui, 
     and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1534: Mr. Paxon, Mr. Brady, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. 
     Boehner.
       H.R. 1578: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1580: Mr. Flake, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lazio of 
     New York, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Paxon, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 1609: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1614: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Crapo and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1716: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1763: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Lazio of New York, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 1773: Mr. Hall of Texas and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1786: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Miller 
     of California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. 
     Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1799: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1864: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1909: Mr. Royce, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hostettler, 
     Mr. Ryun, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Archer, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Linder, 
     Mr. DeLay, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 1946: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 1972: Ms. Dunn of Washington and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Dingell, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Sisisky, and 
     Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 1993: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2122: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2140: Mr. Flake and Mr. Cummings.
       H.J. Res. 71: Mr. Sherman and Mr. Collins.
       H. Con. Res. 37: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Flake.
       H. Con. Res. 71: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Martinez.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Strickland, Mr. Manton, and Mr. 
     Ackerman.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gordon, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Gillmor.
       H. Con. Res. 109: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Waxman, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Maloney 
     of Connecticut, and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H. Res. 26: Mr. Vento, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Filner, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Allen, Mr. Evans, Mr. Scott, Mr. Wicker, 
     Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Royce.
       H. Res. 182: Mr. Moakley, Mr. Payne, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Borski, 
     Mr. Olver, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Holden.
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                       MONDAY, JULY 14, 1997 (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 Friday, July 11, 1997.
  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:

       4185. A letter from the Architect of the Capitol, 
     transmitting the report of all expenditures during the period 
     October 1, 1996 through March 31, 1997, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 
     162b; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       4186. 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); to the Committee on National Security.
       4187. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of 
     Utah; Salt Lake and Davis Counties Ozone Redesignation to 
     Attainment, Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 
     Purposes, Approval of Related Elements, Approval of Partial 
     NOx RACT Exemption, and Approval of Weber County I/M Program 
     [UT15-1-6775, UT12-2-6728, UT16-1-6776; FRL-5856-8] received 
     July 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4188. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's report entitled 
     ``Deposition of Air Pollutants to the Great Waters''; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4189. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Revision to Amend 
     Part 32, Uniform System of Accounts for Class A and Class B 
     Telephone Companies to Raise the Expense from $500 to $750 
     [CC Docket No. 95-60] received July 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4190. 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. 97-24), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4191. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Botswana (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-82-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       4192. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-54-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       4193. 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-85-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4194. 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 Saudi Arabia (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-62-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       4195. 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 Canada (Transmittal No. DTC-63-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4196. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a letter notifying Congress that on July 
     10, 1997, a Joint Task Force of approximately 550 U.S.

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     military personnel from the U.S. Pacific Command began 
     deploying to establish an intermediate staging base at Utapao 
     Air Base, Thailand for possible emergency noncombatant 
     evacuation operations in Cambodia; (H. Doc. No. 105--104); to 
     the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       4197. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Official, 
     National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Domestic Distribution of 
     United States Information Agency Materials in the Custody of 
     the National Archives (RIN: 3095-AA55) received June 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4198. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, United 
     States Information Agency, transmitting the Agency's final 
     rule--Exchange Visitor Program [22 CFR Part 514] received 
     June 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       4199. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-99, 
     ``Washington Convention Center Authority Collective 
     Bargaining Amendment Act of 1997'' received July 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4200. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-98, 
     ``General Public Assistance Program Termination Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1997'' received July 11, 1997, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4201. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-95, 
     ``Ivy City Yard Fixed Right-of-Way Mass Transit System 
     Designation Act of 1997'' received July 11, 1997, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4202. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-97, 
     ``Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Safety 
     Regulation Act of 1997'' received July 11, 1997, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4203. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-100, 
     ``Business Improvement Districts Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1997'' received July 11, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4204. A letter from the Acting Commissioner, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     draft 1997 strategic plan as required by Public Law 103-62; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4205. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements and Shortraker/
     Rougheye Rockfish in the Aleutian Islands Subarea [Docket No. 
     961107312-7021-02; I.D. 070397E] received July 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4206. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Fishery Management Plan for 
     the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries 
     (FMP); Recreational Measures for the 1997 Summer Flounder 
     Fishery [Docket No. 970318057-7158-02; I.D. 022097C] (RIN: 
     0648-AJ42) received July 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4207. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Collection of Past-Due Support by Administrative Offset 
     (Financial Management Service) (RIN: 1510-AA58) received July 
     1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       4208. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Visas: Documentation of Immigrants Under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act; Validity of Immigrant Visas 
     (Bureau of Consular Affairs) [22 CFR Part 42] received May 
     15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       4209. A letter from the Acting Commissioner of Social 
     Security, Social Security Administration, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation to direct the Commissioner of 
     Social Security to institute a ticket system and advocacy 
     program designed to facilitate opportunities to work for 
     Americans with disabilities who would otherwise remain 
     dependent upon disability benefits payable under the Social 
     Security or Supplemental Security Income program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 79.3  recess--3:25 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para. 79.4  after recess--8 p.m.

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

para. 79.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2158

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-180) the resolution (H. Res. 184) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2158) making appropriations for the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
for sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 79.6  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, laid before the House the 
following communication from Ms. Patricia Ann Schapp, staff of the 
Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms:

                                   Office of the Sergeant at Arms,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 14, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     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 United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                              Patricia A. Schaap. 

  And then,

para. 79.7  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
July 11, 1997, at 8 o'clock and 3 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 1997.

para. 79.8  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. CALLAHAN: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2159. A 
     bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1998, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     176). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 1853. A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Applied Technology Education Act; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-177). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. SKEEN: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2160. A bill 
     making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
     Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-178). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 765. A 
     bill to ensure maintenance of a herd of wild horses in Cape 
     Lookout National Seashore (Rept. No. 105-179). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 184. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2158) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
     independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-180). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 79.9  memorials

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

       152. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Tennessee, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 
     41 memorializing the U.S. Congress to amend the United States 
     Constitution to remove Federal Judges for ``dereliction of 
     duty'' as well as high crimes and misdemeanors; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       153. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Ohio, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 17 requesting that the President, the Congress, and the 
     Secretary of Defense of the United States research the causes 
     and symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome and provide adequate 
     funding for care of veterans suffering from it; jointly to 
     the Committees on National Security and Veterans' Affairs. 

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para. 79.10  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 8: Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 12: Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 23: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 165: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 337: Mr. Nadler and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 561: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Clyburn and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 630: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 727: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1175: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1698: Mr. Rush, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Towns, and 
     Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Metcalf and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1749: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Foglietta, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1770: Mr. Lipinski and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1782: Mr. Olver and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1855: Mr. Young of Alaska and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1970: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2004: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2020: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Stark.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, and Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut.
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                       TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1997 (80)

para. 80.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. STEARNS, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 15, 1997.
       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. 80.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate from 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. 2018. An Act to waive temporarily the Medicaid 
     enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of 
     Amherst, N.Y.

  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. 1119. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1998 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 amendments 
to the bill (H.R. 1119) ``An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 1998 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. McCain, Mr. Coats, Mr. Smith of New 
Hampshire, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Santorum, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Byrd, Mr. 
Robb, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Cleland, 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. 231. An Act to establish the National Cave and Karst 
     Research Institute in the State of New Mexico, and for other 
     purposes;
       S. 423. An Act to extend the legislative authority for the 
     Board of Regents of Gunston Hall to establish a memorial to 
     honor George Mason;
       S. 669. An Act to provide for the acquisition of the Plains 
     Railroad Depot at the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site;
       S. 731. An Act to extend the legislative authority for 
     construction of the National Peace Garden memorial, and for 
     other purposes; and
       S. 936. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1998 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 pursuant to Public Law 105-18, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic leader, appoints the following 
individuals to serve as members of the National Commission on the Cost 
of Higher Education:
  Robert V. Burns, of South Dakota; and
  Clare M. Cotton, of Massachusetts.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-18, the 
Chair, on behalf of the majority leader, appoints the following 
individuals to serve as members of the National Commission on the Cost 
of Higher Education:
  William D. Hansen, of Virginia;
  Frances M. Norris, of Virginia; and
  William E. Troutt, of Tennessee. 

para. 80.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 80.4  recess--11:11 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock and 11 minutes p.m., until 12 
o'clock noon.

para. 80.5  after recess--12 Noon

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 80.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, July 14, 1997.
  Mr. BALLENGER, 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. BALLENGER 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. 80.7  communications

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

       4210. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals of budget authority as of July 1, 
     1997, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. Doc. No. 105--105); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       4211. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 91F-0324] received July 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4212. 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.
       4213. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--General 
     Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Remittance of 
     Industrial Funding Fee in U.S. Dollars Under Federal Supply 
     Schedules Program [APD 2800-12A, CHGE 75] (RIN: 3090-AG30) 
     received July 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4214. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; 
     Adjustments to the 1997 State Quotas; Commercial Quota 
     Harvested for North Carolina [Docket No. 961210346-7035-02; 
     I.D. 070397G] received July 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4215. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Admnistration's final rule--
     Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Oregon Sport Fishery [Docket No. 
     961217359-7050-02; I.D. 070397C] received July 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4216. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Exemption of Notice Filing Requirements for Agricultural 
     Cooperative Associations which Conduct Compensated 
     Transportation Operations for

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     Nonmembers (Federal Highway Administration) [FHWA Docket No. 
     MC-96-38 and No. FHWA-97-2280] (RIN: 2125-AE03) received July 
     14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4217. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Compensated Intercorporate Hauling (Federal Highway 
     Administration) [FHWA Docket No. MC-96-37 and No. FHWA-97-
     2286] (RIN: 2125-AE02) received July 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4218. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Federal Tax Deposits by Electronic Funds Transfer [TD 8723] 
     (RIN: 1545-AS79) received July 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 80.8  private calendar

  The SPEAKER directed the Private Calendar to be called.
  When,

para. 80.9  bills passed

  The bill of the following title was considered, read twice, ordered to 
be engrossed and read a third time, was read a third time by title, and 
passed:
  H.R. 378. A bill for the relief of Heraclio Tolley.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.
  The bill of the Senate of the following title was considered, read 
twice, ordered to be read a third time, was read a third time by title, 
and passed:
  S. 768. An Act for the relief of Michel Christopher Meili, Giuseppina 
Meili, Mirjam Naomi Meili, and Davide Meili.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  The bill of the following title was considered, read twice; the 
amendment following was agreed to, and the bill, as amended, was ordered 
to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a third time by title, 
and passed:
  H.R. 584. A bill for the relief of John Wesle Davis.
  Amendment offered by the Committee on the Judiciary:
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 80.10  juvenile crime control and delinquency prevention

  Mr. RIGGS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1818) to 
amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, 
and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. RIGGS 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, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. RIGGS 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. CALVERT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 80.11  naval vessels transfer to foreign countries

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2035) to 
authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, 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, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, 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. PETRI, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 80.12  interior appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to House Resolution 181 
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. 2107) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and for other purposes.
  Mr. CALVERT, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 80.13  h.r. 1818--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 1818) to amend the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, 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

413

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

14

para. 80.14                   [Roll No. 267]

                                YEAS--413

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle

[[Page 1039]]


     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--14

     Blunt
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Davis (IL)
     Hostettler
     Metcalf
     Paul
     Pombo
     Royce
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Stump

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (FL)
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Reyes
     Schiff
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
  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. 80.15  h.r. 2035--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, 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. 2035) to authorize the transfer of 
naval vessels to certain foreign countries; 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

426

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 80.16                   [Roll No. 268]

                                YEAS--426

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Taylor (MS)
       

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (FL)
     Eshoo
     Reyes
     Schiff
     Torres
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
  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. 80.17  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, 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 Monday, July 14, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BURR demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

373

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

50

para. 80.18                   [Roll No. 269]

                                AYES--373

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla

[[Page 1040]]


     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--50

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Cunningham
     DeFazio
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hulshof
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     Meek
     Moran (KS)
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sessions
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Tiahrt
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Wicker

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Brown (FL)
     Eshoo
     Franks (NJ)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Markey
     Reyes
     Schiff
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 80.19  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2158

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 184):

         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. 2158) making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 
     commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, 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, 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. 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: 
     on page 25, line 17, through page 27, line 4; beginning with 
     ``: Provided'' on page 28, line 20, through ``loans'' on page 
     29, line 11; beginning with ``: Provided'' on page 48, line 
     3, through ``program'' on line 7; and on page 76, line 7 
     through line 12. 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. The 
     amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution may be offered only by a Member 
     designated in the report and only at the appropriate point in 
     the reading of the bill, 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. All points of order against the 
     amendments printed in the report 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: (1) postpone 
     until a time during further consideration in the Committee of 
     the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and 
     (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic 
     voting on any postponed question that follows another 
     electronic vote without intervening business, provided that 
     the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any 
     series of questions shall be 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 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. 80.20  va-hud appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to House Resolution 184 
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. 2158) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. COMBEST 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. COMBEST, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 80.21  interior appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, pursuant to House Resolution 
181 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. 2107) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and for other purposes.
  Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the

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chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 80.22  recorded vote

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

       Beginning on page 76, strike line 14 and all that follows 
     through line 10 on page 77.

It was decided in the

Yeas

96

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

328

para. 80.23                   [Roll No. 270]

                                AYES--96

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Gekas
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jones
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Largent
     Latham
     Linder
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Petri
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Smith, Linda
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Weldon (FL)

                                NOES--328

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Brown (FL)
     Conyers
     Eshoo
     Gephardt
     Johnson, Sam
     LaFalce
     Reyes
     Schiff
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 80.24  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 89, after line 15, insert the following new title:

                  TITLE IV--DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Deficit Reduction Lock-box 
     Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 402. 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 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. 403. 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. 404. 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 sec

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     tion 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. 405. 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. 406. 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 1997, 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 406 of the Deficit Reduction Lock-box Act of 1997, 
     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. 407. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--This title shall apply to all 
     appropriation bills making appropriations for fiscal year 
     1998 or any subsequent fiscal year.
       (b) 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

314

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

109

para. 80.25                   [Roll No. 271]

                                AYES--314

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn

                                NOES--109

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Clay
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Edwards
     Engel
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Manton
     Markey
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Brown (FL)
     Buyer
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Eshoo
     Johnson, Sam
     LaFalce
     Reyes
     Schiff
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 80.26  recorded vote

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

       Page 89, after line 15, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 325. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to carry out the provisions of section 5 of the Act 
     of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 465; commonly known as the 
     ``Indian Reorganization Act''), or the first section of the 
     Act of June 26, 1936 (25 U.S.C. 501 et seq.), to acquire, 
     through relinquishment, gift, exchange, or assignment, any 
     interest in lands or surface rights to lands, outside of 
     existing Indian reservations.

It was decided in the

Yeas

208

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

216

para. 80.27                   [Roll No. 272]

                                AYES--208

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)

[[Page 1043]]


     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--216

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Engel
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Brown (FL)
     Conyers
     Eshoo
     Johnson, Sam
     LaFalce
     Lewis (CA)
     Reyes
     Schiff
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 80.28  recorded vote

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

       Page 89, after line 15, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 325. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be obligated or expended for the Man and Biosphere 
     Program or the World Heritage Program administered by the 
     United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural 
     Organization (UNESCO).

It was decided in the

Yeas

222

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

203

para. 80.29                   [Roll No. 273]

                                AYES--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wynn
     Yates

[[Page 1044]]



                              NOT VOTING--9

     Brown (FL)
     Conyers
     Eshoo
     Johnson, Sam
     LaFalce
     Reyes
     Schiff
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 80.30  recorded vote

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

       Page 89, after line 15, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 325. None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act for any fiscal year may be used to designate, or to 
     post any sign designating, any portion of Canaveral National 
     Seashore in Brevard Country, Florida, as a clothing-optional 
     area or as an area in which public nudity is permitted, if 
     such designation would be contrary to county ordnance.

It was decided in the

Yeas

396

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

25

para. 80.31                   [Roll No. 274]

                                AYES--396

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--25

     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Dellums
     Engel
     Farr
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Hastings (FL)
     Kennedy (RI)
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Sabo
     Scott
     Tierney
     Waters
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Brown (FL)
     Cooksey
     Eshoo
     Hall (TX)
     Herger
     Johnson (CT)
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Reyes
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 181, 
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 46, line 14, strike ``$599,715,000'' and in lieu 
     thereof insert ``$591,715,000''.
       Page 58, line 18, strike ``$100,000,000'' and in lieu 
     thereof insert ``$101,000,000''.
       Page 59, line 10, strike ``$312,153,000'' and in lieu 
     thereof insert ``$313,153,000''.
       Page 60, line 20, strike ``$636,766,000'' and in lieu 
     thereof insert ``$644,766,000''.
       Page 60, line 25, strike ``$149,845,000'' and in lieu 
     thereof insert ``$153,845,000''.
       Page 61, line 6, strike ``$120,845,000'' and in lieu 
     thereof insert ``$123,845,000''.
       Page 61, line 7, strike ``$29,000,000'' and in lieu thereof 
     insert ``$30,000,000''.

       Page 46, line 20, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $5,600,000)''.
       Page 46, line 126 after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $25,000,000)''.

       On page 14, line 4 before the words ``water rights'' insert 
     surface''. On page 31, line 24 before the words ``water 
     rights'' insert ``surface''.

  Page 89, after line 15, insert the following new title:

                  TITLE IV--DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Deficit Reduction Lock-box 
     Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 402. 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 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 result

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     ing 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. 403. 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. 404. 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. 405. 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. 406. 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 1997, 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 406 of the Deficit Reduction Lock-box Act of 1997, 
     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. 407. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--This title shall apply to all 
     appropriation bills making appropriations for fiscal year 
     1998 or any subsequent fiscal year.
       (b) 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 89, after line 15, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 325. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the Indian Health Service by this Act may be 
     used to restructure the funding of Indian health care 
     delivery systems to Alaskan Natives.

       Page 89, after line 15, insert the following:
       Sec. 325. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for the eviction of any person from real property in 
     Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore that the person was 
     authorized, on July 10, 1997, to occupy under a lease by the 
     Department of the Interior or a special use permit issued by 
     the Department of the Interior.

       Page 89, after line 15, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 325. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be obligated or expended for the Man and Biosphere 
     Program or the World Heritage Program administered by the 
     United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural 
     Organization (UNESCO).

       Page 89, after line 15, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 325. None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act for any fiscal year may be used to designate, or to 
     post any sign designating, any portion of Canaveral National 
     Seashore in Brevard Country, Florida, as a clothing-optional 
     area or as an area in which public nudity is permitted, if 
     such designation would be contrary to county ordnance.

  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

238

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affirmative

Nays

192

para. 80.32                   [Roll No. 275]

                                YEAS--238

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)

[[Page 1046]]


     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Brown (FL)
     Markey
     Reyes
     Schiff
     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. 80.33  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. REGULA, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross 
references, and to make such other technical and conforming changes as 
may be necessary to reflect the actions of the House.

para. 80.34  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. REGULA, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 1997.

para. 80.35  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2159

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 105-184) the resolution (H. Res. 185) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2159) making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 80.36  va-hud appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, pursuant to House Resolution 184 
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. 2158) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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. GILCHREST, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 80.37  national commission on the cost of higher education

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, by unanimous consent, 
announced that the Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of section 40003 
of Public Law 105-18, appointed to the National Commission on the Cost 
of Higher Education, on the part of the House, from private life: Mr. 
Martin Anderson from California, Mr. George Waldner from Pennsylvania, 
and Mr. Jonathan Brown from California.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 80.38  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Hansen:

         U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Standards of 
           Official Conduct,
                                    Washington, DC, July 15, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I am writing pursuant to Rule L (50) of 
     the Rules of the House, to supplement the original 
     notification by Mr. Cole on June 3, 1997 that he had been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, the 
     Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the House of 
     Representatives has determined that the subpoena to Mr. Cole 
     is consistent in part and inconsistent in part with the 
     rights and privileges of the House and has directed Mr. Cole 
     to comply with the subpoena to the extent that it is 
     consistent with the rights and privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                  James V. Hansen,
                                                         Chairman.

para. 80.39  order of business--ethics process reform

  On motion of Mr. HOEKSTRA, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the order of the House of May 7, 1997, with respect to 
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and related matters of 
said committee, be extended through July 30, 1997.

para. 80.40  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. 231. An Act to establish the National Cave and Karst 
     Research Institute in the State of New Mexico, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 423. An Act to extend the legislative authority for the 
     Board of Regents of Gunston Hall to establish a memorial to 
     honor George Mason; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 669. An Act to provide for the acquisition of the Plains 
     Railroad Depot at the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       S. 731. An Act to extend the legislative authority for 
     construction of the National Peace Garden memorial, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

para. 80.41  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. 2018. An Act to waive temporarily the Medicaid 
     enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of 
     Amherst, NY.

para. 80.42  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, for today and July 16;
  To Ms. ESHOO, for today before 8:45 p.m.; and
  To Ms. WOOLSEY, for today before 8:45 p.m.
  And then,

para. 80.43  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HOEKSTRA, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 11 o'clock and 28 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
11:00 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 1997.

para. 80.44  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. 629. A bill to 
     grant the consent of the Congress to the Texas Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact (Rept. No. 105-181). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on The state of 
     the Union.
       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Report on the 
     Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (Rept. No. 105-182). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 699. A bill 
     to guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, 
     merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, 
     State, and local elections (Rept. No. 105-183 Pt. 1). Ordered 
     to be printed.

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       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 185. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2159) making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1998, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     184). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 80.45  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. PAUL:
       H.R. 2161. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey the Palmetto Bend Project to the State of Texas; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Herger, and Mr. 
             Dickey):
       H.R. 2162. A bill to prohibit the reintroduction of grizzly 
     bears into the Bitterroot Ecosystem in east central Idaho; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 2163. A bill to amend section 1951 of title 18, United 
     States Code, commonly called the Hobbs Act, to clarify that 
     the use of violence to achieve collective bargaining 
     objectives can be a violation of such section; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 2164. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit penalty-free withdrawals from individual 
     retirement accounts for certain adoption expenses; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 2165. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of FERC Project No. 
     3862 in the State of Iowa, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 2166. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow certain cash rent farm landlords to deduct soil 
     and water conservation expenditures; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 2167. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to improve on the provisions relating to pension rights 
     demonstration projects; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Minge, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Regula, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Tiahrt, and 
             Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 2168. A bill to support research efforts to understand 
     and control diseases of wheat and barley caused by Fusarium 
     graminearum and related fungi in order to ensure sustainable 
     production of wheat and barley in north-central United States 
     and the safety of food products containing wheat and barley; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
             Upton):
       H. Con. Res. 115. Concurrent resolution recognizing Grand 
     Haven, MI, as ``Coast Guard City, USA''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Stark, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Morella, 
             and Mr. Watt of North Carolina):
       H. Con. Res. 116. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to the treatment by the 
     People's Republic of China of prisoners in Tibet, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, and Mr. Rangel):
       H. Res. 186. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to allow proxy voting in committees when a 
     Member is engaged in official business in the District of 
     Columbia; to the Committee on Rules. 

para. 80.46  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 27: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 51: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 74: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 108: Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 165: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 231: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 305: Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Carson, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Snyder, Mr. Schiff, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Harman, 
     Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Lampson, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Riggs, and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 501: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Smith of Oregon, and Mr. 
     Quinn.
       H.R. 696: Mr. Filner, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Murtha, 
     Mr. Wamp, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee, Mr. Farr of California, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Schumer, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
     Pickering, and Mrs. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 875: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Blagojevich and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 978: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1036: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Camp, Mrs. Cubin, 
     Mr. Livingston, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
     Packard, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 1077: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1106: Mr. Engel and Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 1107: Mr. Engel and Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 1108: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 1166: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
     Vento, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
     Mascara, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Condit, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1228: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Davis of Florida and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Bono, Mr. Knollenberg, 
     Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Costello, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Sherman and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 1333: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 1346: Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1362: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
     Minge, Mr. Vento, Mr. Rahall, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
     Whitfield, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Furse, and Mr. 
     McDermott.
       H.R. 1438: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1492: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1542: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1632: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Owens, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1763: Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 1788: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Callahan and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 1850: Mr. Minge and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1854: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
     Dellums.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1864: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Stenholm, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Roemer, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Jones, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Whitfield, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ehlers, 
     and Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 2006: Mr. Nadler and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2040: Mr. Doyle and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 2063: Mr. Condit and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2116: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
     Mr. Pallone, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Olver, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Markey, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 2122: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2124: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Istook, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Tiahrt, 
     Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2128: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Frost, and Mrs. 
     Emerson.
       H.R. 2143: Mr. Olver and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.J. Res. 84: Mr. Stump.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Minge, Mr. Obey, Mr. Borski, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and Mr. Evans.
       H. Con. Res. 106: Mr. Olver.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Calvert, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
     Sandlin, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Con. Res. 109: Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer, and Mr. Doyle.
       H. Con. Res. 111: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Doyle, 
     Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Fowler,

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     Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Capps, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
     Sisisky, and Mr. Ortiz.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Owens, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Campbell.
       H. Res. 83: Mr. Nadler and Ms. Slaughter.
       H. Res. 182: Mr. Doyle.

para. 80.47  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. 972: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1210: Mr. Fattah.
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                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1997 (81)

para. 81.1  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,

                                                    July 16, 1997.
       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. 81.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, July 15, 1997.
  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:

       4219. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Almonds Grown in California; Order Amending the Marketing 
     Order [Docket No. A0-214-A7; FV93-981-1] received July 15, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4220. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Almonds Grown in California; Revision to Requirements 
     Regarding Inedible Almonds [Docket No. FV97-981-3 IFR] 
     received July 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       4221. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Soybean Promotion and Research: Amend the Order to Adjust 
     Representation on the United Soybean Board [No. LS-97-005] 
     received July 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       4222. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Implementation of the 
     Inventory Property Management Provisions of the Federal 
     Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 [Workplan 
     Number 96-030] (RIN: 0560-AE88) received July 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4223. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the Notice of Final Priority for 
     fiscal year 1997 for the Rehabilitation Short-Term Training 
     program, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       4224. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Indiana [IN53-3; 
     FRL-5860-4] received July 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4225. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and 
     Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 1997 Scup Recreational Fishery 
     Measures [Docket No. 960520141-7159-06; I.D. 021897B] (RIN: 
     0648-AH05) received July 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4226. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, Northern Rockfish in 
     the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     961126334-7025-02; I.D. 071097A] received July 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4227. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Section 1059 Extraordinary Dividends [TD 8724] (RIN: 1545-
     AU16) received July 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 81.4  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. 81.5  message from the president-us-prc agreement extension

  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 the Magnuson-Stevens 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 People's Republic of China Extending the Agreement of 
July 23, 1985, Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States, 
with Annexes and Agreed Minutes, as amended and extended. This 
Agreement, which was effected by an exchange of notes at Beijing on June 
6 and July 1, 1996, extends the 1985 Agreement to July 1, 1998.
  In light of the importance of our fisheries relationship with the 
People's Republic of China, I urge that the Congress give favorable 
consideration to this Agreement at an early date.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 16, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Resources and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 105-106).

para. 81.6  va-hud appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 184 
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. 2158) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  Mr. COMBEST, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 81.7  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 7, line 6, after ``$16,958,846,000,'' insert 
     ``(increased by $48,000,000)''.
       On page 57, line 7, after ``$321,646,000,'' insert 
     ``(decreased by $60,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

322

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

110

para. 81.8                    [Roll No. 276]

                                AYES--322

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton

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     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--110

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Chenoweth
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crapo
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Livingston
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryun
     Scarborough
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stump
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     White
     Wolf

                              NOT VOTING--2

       Schiff
     Young (AK)
       
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 81.9  recorded vote

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

       On page 57, line 12, strike all after ``governments'' 
     through ``Reduction'' on line 17.

It was decided in the

Yeas

244

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

187

para. 81.10                   [Roll No. 277]

                                AYES--244

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--187

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--3

       Schiff
     Torres
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.

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. SENSENBRENNER:

       Page 61, line 13, insert ``(reduced by $100,000,000)'' 
     after ``$5,426,500,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

200

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

227

para. 81.12                   [Roll No. 278]

                                AYES--200

     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley

[[Page 1050]]


     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--227

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Gonzalez
     Portman
     Rangel
     Schiff
     Spratt
     Torres
     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 184, 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:

       In the item relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS--
     Veterans Health Administration--medical and prosthetic 
     research'', after the second dollar amount (the Gulf War 
     illness research earmark), insert the following: ``(increased 
     by $5,000,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``INDEPENDENT AGENCIES--Corporation 
     for National and Community Service--national and community 
     service programs operating expenses'', after the first dollar 
     amount (the aggregate), insert the following: ``(reduced by 
     $200,000,000)''.
       On page 7, line 6, after ``$16,958,846,000,'' insert 
     ``(increased by $48,000,000)''.
       On page 57, line 7, after ``$321,646,000,'' insert 
     ``(decreased by $60,000,000)''.
       On page 11, line 7, strike ``$155,600,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$159,600,000''.
       On page 12, line 21, strike ``$175,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$176,500,000''.
       On page 13, line 19, strike ``$60,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$54,500,000''. 
       Page 16, after line 12, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 108. (a) This section is enacted contingent on the 
     enactment of legislation establishing the Medical Collections 
     Fund.
       (b) If the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that 
     the total amount to be recovered for fiscal year 1998 for 
     deposit to the Medical Collections Fund under the provisions 
     of the legislation establishing such Fund will be less than 
     the amount contained in the latest Congressional Budget 
     Office baseline estimate (computed under section 257 of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) 
     for the amount of such recoveries for that fiscal year by at 
     least $25,000,000, the Secretary shall promptly certify to 
     the Secretary of the Treasury the amount of the shortfall (as 
     estimated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs) that is in 
     excess of $25,000,000. Upon receipt of such a certification, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury shall, not later than 30 days 
     after receiving the certification, deposit in the Medical 
     Collections Fund, from any unobligated amounts in the 
     Treasury, an amount equal to the amount certified by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (c) If a deposit is made under subsection (b) and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs subsequently determines that 
     the actual amount recovered for fiscal year 1998 for deposit 
     to the Medical Collections Fund--
       (1) is greater than the amount estimated by the Secretary 
     that was used for purposes of the certification by the 
     Secretary under subsection (b), the Secretary shall pay into 
     the General Fund of the Treasury, from amounts available for 
     medical care, an amount equal to the difference between the 
     amount actually recovered and the amount so estimated (but 
     not in excess of the amount of the deposit under subsection 
     (b) pursuant to such certification); or
       (2) is less than the amount estimated by the Secretary that 
     was used for purposes of the certification by the Secretary 
     under subsection (b), the Secretary shall promptly certify to 
     the Secretary of the Treasury the amount of the shortfall.
       (d) Upon receipt of a certification from the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall, not later than 30 days after receiving 
     the certification, deposit in the Medical Collections Fund, 
     from any unobligated amounts in the Treasury, an amount equal 
     to the amount certified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       Page 48, line 2, insert ``(reduced by $27,000,000)'' after 
     ``$656,223,000,''. 
       On page 65, line 18, after ``$2,537,700,000'' insert 
     ``(reduced by $174,000)''.
       On page 57, line 12, strike all after ``governments'' 
     through ``Reduction'' on line 17.
       Page 76, and after line 17, insert:
       Sec. 422. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to implement clauses (ii) through (v) of section 
     761.93(a)(1) of title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
     (relating to the import of PCB's and PCB items at 
     concentrations of 50 ppm or greater for disposal), or to 
     authorize any person to import into the United States 
     (Pursuant to an exemption under Section 2605(e)(3)(B) of 
     title 15 of the United States Code or otherwise) any PCB's or 
     PCB items at concentrations of 50 ppm or greater for purposes 
     of disposal or treatment.
       Page 76, after line 17, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 422. None of the funds made available in this act may 
     be provided by contract or by grant (including a grant of 
     funds to be available for student aid) to any institution of 
     higher education, or subelement thereof, that is currently 
     ineligible for contracts and grants pursuant to section 514 
     of the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (as 
     contained in section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 104-
     208; 110 Stat. 3009-270).

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts 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 24, line 22, strike ``$4,600,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$4,700,000,000''.
       On page 25, line 19, strike ``$50,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$70,000,000''.
       On page 27, line 6, strike ``$50,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$75,000,000''.
       On page 27, line 8, strike ``$30,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$40,000,000''.

[[Page 1051]]

       On page 30, line 12, strike ``$823,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$883,000,000''.

  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 with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the nays had it.
  Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts 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

193

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

235

para. 81.13                   [Roll No. 279]

                                YEAS--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--235

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Ehlers
     Matsui
     Schiff
     Solomon
     Weygand
     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

397

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

31

para. 81.14                   [Roll No. 280]

                                YEAS--397

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon

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     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--31

     Barr
     Campbell
     Cox
     Crane
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Filner
     Hefley
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Markey
     McIntosh
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Paul
     Petri
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Thornberry

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Murtha
     Schiff
     Solomon
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     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. 81.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1853

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-187) the resolution (H. Res. 187) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1853) to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
Technology Education Act.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 81.16  transportation appropriations

  Mr. WOLF submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 105-188) on the bill 
(H.R. 2169) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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. 81.17  agriculture appropriations

  Mr. SKEEN 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. 2160) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  Pending said motion,
  On motion of Mr. SKEEN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That time for general debate continue not to exceed 1 hour to 
be equally divided and controlled by Mr. SKEEN and Ms. KAPTUR.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  So the motion was agreed to.
  Accordingly,
  The House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the 
state of the Union for the consideration of said bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, 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. SHIMKUS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LINDER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 81.18  senate enrolled bill signed

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

       S. 768. For the relief of Michel Christopher Meili, 
     Giuseppina Meili, Mirjam Naomi Meili, and Davide Meili.

para. 81.19  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. 2018. An Act to waive temporarily the Medicaid 
     enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of 
     Amherst, New York.

para. 81.20  bills and joint resolutions approved

  The President notified the Clerk of the House that on the following 
dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the 
following titles:

           February 3, 1997
       H.J. Res. 25. Joint resolution making technical corrections 
     to the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public 
     Law 104-208), and for other purposes.
           February 28, 1997
       H.J. Res. 36. Joint resolution approving the Presidential 
     finding that the limitation on obligations imposed by section 
     518A(a) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997, is having a 
     negative impact on the proper functioning of the population 
     planning program.
       H.R. 668. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reinstate the Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes, 
     and for other purposes.
           March 3, 1997
       H.R. 499. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service under construction at 7411 Barlite 
     Boulevard in San Antonio, Texas, as the ``Frank M. Tejeda 
     Post Office Building''.
           March 19, 1997
       H.R. 924. An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     give further assurance to the right of victims of crime to 
     attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime.
           March 25, 1997
       H.R. 514. An Act to permit the waiver of District of 
     Columbia residency requirements for certain employees of the 
     Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia.
           April 14, 1997
       H.R. 412. An Act to approve a settlement agreement between 
     the Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket 
     Irrigation District.
           April 24, 1997
       H.R. 785. An Act to designate the J. Phil Campbell, Senior, 
     Natural Resource Conservation Center.
           April 25, 1997
       H.R. 1225. An Act to make a technical correction to title 
     28, United States Code, relating to jurisdiction for lawsuits 
     against terrorist states.
           April 30, 1997
       H.R. 1003. An Act to clarify Federal law with respect to 
     restricting the use of Federal funds in support of assisted 
     suicide.
           May 14, 1997
       H.R. 1001. An Act to extend the term of appointment of 
     certain members of the Prospective Payment Assessment 
     Commission and the Physician Payment Review Commission.
           May 15, 1997
       H.R. 968. An Act to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to permit a waiver of the prohibition of 
     offering nurse aide training and competency evaluation 
     programs in certain nursing facilities.
           June 2, 1997
       H.R. 1650. An Act to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Mother Theresa of 
     Calcutta in recognition of her outstanding and enduring 
     contributions through humanitarian and charitable activities, 
     and for other purposes.
           June 4, 1997
       H.R. 5. An Act to amend the Individuals With Disabilities 
     Education Act, to reauthorize and make improvements to that 
     Act, and for other purposes.
           June 12, 1997
       H.R. 1871. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for 
     overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
     purposes.
           June 27, 1997
       H.J. Res. 32. Joint resolution to consent to certain 
     amendments enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii 
     to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920.
       H.R. 956. An Act to amend the National Narcotics Leadership 
     Act of 1988 to establish a program to support and encourage 
     local communities that first demonstrate a comprehensive, 
     long-term commitment to reduce substance abuse among youth, 
     and for other purposes.
           July 3, 1997
       H.R. 363. An Act to amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 1992 to extend the Electric and Magnetic Fields 
     Research and Public Information Dissemination program.

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       H.R. 1306. An Act to amend Federal law to clarify the 
     applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State 
     of an out-of-State bank, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1553. An Act to amend the President John F. Kennedy 
     Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 to extend the 
     authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board until 
     September 30, 1998.
       H.R. 1902. An Act to immunize donations made in the form of 
     charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts 
     from the antitrust laws and State laws similar to the 
     antitrust laws.

para. 81.21  senate bills and joint resolution approved

  The President notified the Clerk of the House that on the following 
dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the 
Senate of the following titles:

           March 17, 1997
       S. J. Res. 5. Joint resolution waiving certain provisions 
     of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to the appointment of the 
     United States Trade Representative.
           March 31, 1997
       S. 410. An Act to extend the effective date of the 
     Investment Advisers Supervision Coordination Act.
           May 14, 1997
       S. 305. An Act to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of the Congress to Francis Albert ``Frank'' 
     Sinatra in recognition of his outstanding and enduring 
     contributions through his entertainment career and 
     humanitarian activities, and for other purposes.
           June 18, 1997
       S. 543. An Act to provide certain protections to 
     volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and governmental 
     entities in lawsuits based on the activities of volunteers.
           June 27, 1997
       S. 342. An Act to extend certain privileges, exemptions, 
     and immunities to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices.

para. 81.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. REYES, for July 15; and
  To Mr. SCHIFF, for today through July 26.
  And then,

para. 81.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PALLONE, at 11 o'clock and 45 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 81.24  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 on Appropriations. Report on the 
     revised subdivision of budget totals for fiscal year 1998 
     (Rept. No. 105-185). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 1362. A 
     bill to establish a demonstration project to provide for 
     Medicare reimbursement for health care services provided to 
     certain Medicare-eligible veterans in selected facilities of 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-186 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 187. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1853) to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
     Technology Education Act (Rept. No. 105-187). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. WOLF: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2169. A bill 
     making appropriations for the Department of Transportation 
     and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-188). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 81.25  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. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 2170. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for the reimbursement of expenses incurred by a 
     Federal employee in the adoption of a child, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 2171. A bill to prohibit athlete agents from 
     soliciting representation of student athletes, and to 
     establish requirements for contracts between athlete agents 
     and student athletes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2172. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to make the restrictions on foreign student study at a 
     public elementary or secondary school inapplicable in cases 
     where the school evidences a desire for such result, and to 
     prohibit the use of Federal funds to pay the cost of such 
     study; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2173. A bill to amend the Crime Control Act of 1990 to 
     require reporting of child abuse by electronic communication 
     service providers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Shays, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. 
             Morella, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cook, and Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 2174. A bill to require equitable coverage of 
     prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, and 
     contraceptive services under health plans; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, 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:
       H.R. 2175. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an investment credit to promote the 
     conversion of U.S. coal and domestic carbonaceous feedstocks 
     into liquid fuels; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
       H.R. 2176. A bill to establish the Professional Boxing 
     Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. SNOWBARGER (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Ryun, 
             and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 2177. A bill to designate the U.S. Courthouse located 
     at 500 State Avenue in Kansas City, KS, as the ``Robert J. 
     Dole United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 2178. A bill to amend the Helium Act with respect to 
     disposal of helium; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Goss, 
             Mr. Shaw, Mr. Foley, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
             Cox of California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Blunt, and Mrs. 
             Fowler):
       H.R. 2179. A bill to repeal the authority of the President 
     to suspend the effective date of title III of the Cuban 
     Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996; 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.

para. 81.26  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 15: Mr. Ford and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 84: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 160: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 195: Mr. Graham and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 446: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 464: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 548: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 590: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 674: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Markey, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mrs. Emerson, 
     Mr. Christensen, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
     Pombo, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Parker, 
     and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Boehner and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 714: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 727: Mr. Skeen and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 746: Mrs. Clayton and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 755: Mr. Snyder and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Ney and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 774: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 840: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 869: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 901: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 925: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 939: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1031: Mr. Gingrich and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1040: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. 
     Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 1125: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. Horn and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 1147: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1260: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
     McHale, Mr. Baesler, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Condit, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1311: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1350: Mr. Klink, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Scarborough and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.

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       H.R. 1398: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1441: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 1464: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1475: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1492: Mrs. Tauscher and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1544: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1596: Ms. Harman and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1623: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1635: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Quinn, 
     Ms. Furse, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Regula, and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1689: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. 
     Sherman.
       H.R. 1704: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1727: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1733: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 1754: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1797: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Shays, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 1822: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1836: Mr. Skeen and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Stearns and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 1845: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. John, 
     and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. Watkins and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 1864: Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 1914: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1946: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1955: Mr. Clement and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Ney, 
     Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Combest, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
     Fowler, Mr. Klug, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 2004: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2021: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2064: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2101: Mr. Bass and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 2112: Mr. Stark and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 2113: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Horn, Mr. Evans, 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2116: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Sabo, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Filner, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Adam Smith 
     of Washington, Mr. Holden, Mr. Goode, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2120: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Brown of California, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2122: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2143: Mr. Stark and Ms. Pelosi.
       H. Con Res. 52: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
     Kildee, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
     Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Aderholt.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Clement, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
     Neal of Massachusetts.
       H. Res. 37: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Waxman.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Bass and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H. Res. 173: Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. 
     DeGette, Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Lowey, 
     Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Green, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Stark, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Ford, 
     Mr. Conyers, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Bentsen, and Ms. Waters.

para. 81.27  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.R. 1984: Mr. Ehlers.




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                      THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1997 (82)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 82.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, July 16, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 82.2  communications

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

       4228. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report to Congress that suspension for 
     6 months beyond August 1, 1997, of the right to bring an 
     action under title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
     Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 is necessary to the 
     national interests of the United States and will expedite a 
     transition to democracy in Cuba, pursuant to Public Law 104--
     114, section 306(c)(2); (H. Doc. No. 105--107); jointly to 
     the Committees on International Relations and the Judiciary, 
     and ordered to be printed. 

para. 82.3  intelligence authorization

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 858) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 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; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. GOSS submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 1775, 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. GOSS, 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. SUNUNU, by unanimous consent, 
appointed 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 Senate bill, and the House amendment, and modifications committed 
to conference:
  Messrs. Goss, Young of Florida, Lewis of California, Shuster, 
McCollum, Castle, Boehlert, Bass, Gibbons, Dicks, Dixon, Skaggs, Ms. 
Pelosi, Ms. Harman, Mr. Skelton and Mr. Bishop.
  From the Committee on National Security, for consideration of defense 
tactical intelligence and related activities:
  Messrs. Spence, Stump, and Dellums.

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 1775, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para. 82.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1853

  Mr. McINNIS, 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. 1853) to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
     and Applied Technology Education Act. 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 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 Education and the Workforce. 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 Education and the Workforce 
     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 on a 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.

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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. 82.5  carl d. perkins vocational and applied technology education

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, 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. 1853) to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
Technology Education Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, 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. KLUG, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EWING, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 82.6  agriculture appropriations

  Mr. SKEEN moved that the House resolve itself into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 2160) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House resolve itself into the Committee?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KLUG, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. PELOSI 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

259

When there appeared

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Nays

165

para. 82.7                    [Roll No. 281]

                                YEAS--259

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--165

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Boehlert
     Conyers
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Molinari
     Roukema
     Schiff
     Smith (TX)
     Young (AK)
  So the motion was agreed to.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts moved to reconsider the vote whereby the 
motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole was agreed to.
  Mr. KINGSTON 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. KLUG, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the 
motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote whereby the House 
agreed to resolving into the Committee of the Whole, 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

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affirmative

Nays

188

para. 82.8                    [Roll No. 282]

                                AYES--238

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood

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     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Forbes
     Furse
     Hastert
     Petri
     Roukema
     Schiff
     Souder
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to lay on the table said motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.
  Accordingly,
  The House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the 
state of the Union for the further consideration of said bill.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 82.9  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Ms. SLAUGHTER that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

191

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

233

para. 82.10                   [Roll No. 283]

                                AYES--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--233

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Forbes
     Furse
     Kasich
     Markey
     Ney
     Oxley
     Schiff
     Young (AK)
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 82.11  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Ms. KAPTUR that the Committee do now rise.


[[Page 1057]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

189

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

232

para. 82.12                   [Roll No. 284]

                                AYES--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--232

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Berman
     Fattah
     Forbes
     Ford
     Furse
     Goodling
     Markey
     McHugh
     Neumann
     Radanovich
     Schiff
     Stearns
     Young (AK)
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 82.13  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Ms. DeLAURO that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

344

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

73

para. 82.14                   [Roll No. 285]

                                AYES--344

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
       
       

                                NOES--73

     Aderholt
     Baesler
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Cook
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Dreier
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett

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     Fawell
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Goode
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Houghton
     Johnson (CT)
     Kingston
     Lewis (CA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McIntyre
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Royce
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Stump
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Weller
     Whitfield
       
       

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Berman
     Fattah
     Forbes
     Furse
     Gutknecht
     LaTourette
     Manton
     Martinez
     McHugh
     Moran (VA)
     Oxley
     Payne
     Schiff
     Souder
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Young (AK)
       
  So the motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGAN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. RIGGS, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 82.15  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. DUNCAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, July 21, 1997, at 12 o'clock noon.

para. 82.16  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. DUNCAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, July 21, 1997, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 1997, for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 82.17  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. DUNCAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, July 
23, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 82.18  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2169

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-189) the resolution (H. Res. 189) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2169) making appropriations for the 
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.
  And then,

para. 82.19  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. FORBES, for today; and
  To Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, until August 1.

para. 82.20  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. NEUMANN, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 7 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12 o'clock noon on Monday, July 21, 1997.

para. 82.21  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:

       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 189. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2169) making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-189). Referred to the House Calendar.


                       supplemental report filed

       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Supplemental 
     Report on the revised subdivision of budget totals for fiscal 
     year 1998 (Rept. No. 105-185 Part II). Referred to the 
     Committee on the Whole House on the State of the Union, and 
     ordered to be printed.

para. 82.22  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. COBLE:
       H.R. 2180. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     provide limitations on copyright liability relating to 
     material on-line, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Buyer, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coble, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Gekas, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Meehan, 
             and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 2181. A bill to ensure the safety of witnesses and to 
     promote notification of the interstate relocation of 
     witnesses by States and localities engaging in that 
     relocation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Ms. 
             Lofgren):
       H.R. 2182. A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 to clarify the authority of the inspector general of the 
     Department of Justice; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Boyd, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Hill, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brady, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. John, Mr. Johnson of 
             Wisconsin, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 2183. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for 
     elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. BRYANT:
       H.R. 2184. A bill to permit reviews of criminal records of 
     applicants for private security officer employment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. CLAYTON (for herself, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Bishop, 
             Mr. Thompson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Scott, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Dixon, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Waters, 
             and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii):
       H.R. 2185. A bill to establish equitable service for 
     customers and equal opportunity for employees of the United 
     States Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, 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 Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 2186. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance to the National Historic 
     Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, WY; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Velazquez, and Mrs. Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 2187. A bill to designate the U.S. Courthouse located 
     at 40 Foley Square in New York, NY, as the ``Thurgood 
     Marshall United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Spence, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 2188. A bill to ensure that commercial activities of 
     the People's Liberation Army of China or any Communist 
     Chinese military company are not extended normal tariff 
     treatment by the United States or treated as normal 
     commercial intercourse with the United States; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on International Relations, National Security, 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 (for himself and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 2189. 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 and other 
     means, and to authorize the Social Security Administration to 
     distribute child support collections; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Cox of California, 
             Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. 
             Hutchinson):
       H.R. 2190. A bill to provide for an annual report to 
     Congress on the intelligence activi

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     ties of the People's Republic of China directed against or 
     affecting the interests of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Mr. NEUMANN (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Solomon, 
             Mr. Livingston, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hastings 
             of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill, 
             Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Kingston, Mr. Klug, Mr. Largent, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Weller, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 2191. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 regarding procedures for budget resolutions and to amend 
     title 31, United States Code, to direct repayment of the 
     public debt; 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 Mrs. NORTHUP:
       H.R. 2192. A bill to establish a National Panel on Early 
     Reading Research and Effective Reading Instruction; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SANDLIN:
       H.R. 2193. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     clarify the definition of depot-level maintenance and repair 
     as the definition applies to the Department of the Army; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Klink, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Torres, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Ms. Harman, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Carson, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, 
             and Mr. Sandlin):
       H.R. 2194. A bill to provide for telephone access to the 
     FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of 
     sexual offenders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Spence, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Gibbons, 
             and Mr. Sam Johnson):
       H.R. 2195. A bill to provide for certain measures to 
     increase monitoring of products of the People's Republic of 
     China that are made with forced labor; 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. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Spence, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Shadegg):
       H.R. 2196. A bill to reduce the Federal funds to be 
     provided to any international financial institution by the 
     United States portion of any subsidy provided by the 
     institution to the People's Republic of China; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Stump, 
             and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 2197. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     specify the entities eligible to purchase pharmaceutical 
     products from the Federal Supply Schedule; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Green, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McHugh, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 2198. A bill to establish limitations with respect to 
     the disclosure and use of genetic information in connection 
     with group health plans and health insurance coverage, to 
     provide for consistent standards applicable in connection 
     with hospital care and medical services provided under title 
     38 of the United States Code, to prohibit employment 
     discrimination on the basis of genetic information and 
     genetic testing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, Education and the Workforce, 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. TIERNEY (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Weygand, 
             Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Markey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Jackson, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Ms. 
             DeLauro):
       H.R. 2199. A bill to reform the financing of Federal 
     elections; to the Committee on House Oversight, 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. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             and Mr. Romero-Barcelo):
       H.R. 2200. 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.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Lazio of 
             New York, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Manton, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Flake, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Owens, and Mr. 
             Boehlert):
       H.R. 2201. A bill to establish the Lower East Side Tenement 
     National Historic Site, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             McDade, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Borski, Ms. Granger, Mr. Horn, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Gordon, Mr. Blunt, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Dunn 
             of Washington, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Shimkus, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Norton, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Wise, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Barton of Texas, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Latham, 
             Mr. Foley, Mr. Spence, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
             Porter):
       H.R. 2202. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend the bone marrow donor program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mr. Dicks, Mr. White, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
             Washington, and Mr. Adam Smith of Washington):
       H. Con. Res. 117. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the interference of the 
     European Commission in the merger of the Boeing Co. and 
     McDonnell Douglas; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Cox of 
             California, and Mr. Markey):
       H. Res. 188. Resolution urging the executive branch to take 
     action regarding the acquisition by Iran of C-802 cruise 
     missiles; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. COX of California (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Spence, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Royce, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             McIntosh, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H. Res. 190. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Taiwan should be admitted to the 
     World Trade Organization without making such admission 
     conditional on the previous or simultaneous admission of the 
     People's Republic of China to the WTO; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

para. 82.23  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 12: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Skaggs, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Tiahrt and Mr. Smith of Oregon.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Pastor and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Campbell and Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 234: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 305: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 387: Mr. Owens, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. 
     Stark.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 600: Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 641: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Kim, 
     Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     Brown of California.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 727: Mr. Solomon and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 755: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 866: Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 977: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Fazio of California and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 982: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1002: Mr. King of New York and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Hefley, Ms. Granger, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and 
     Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1015: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1108: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1128: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Shays, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. 
     Nadler.
       H.R. 1175: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Campbell and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. Yates and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1504: Mr. Whitfield and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Clay and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Evans, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1550: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1583: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1608: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. King of New 
     York, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Jackson, 
     and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1614: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1671: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1710: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
     Dooley of California, Mr. Combest, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Myrick, 
     Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Shays, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Forbes, 
     Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Luther, Mr. Herger, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Smith 
     of Texas, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Tauscher, 
     Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     Doolittle.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Barton of Texas, Ms. Danner, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 1737: Mrs. Clayton and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1754: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1836: Mr. Cox of California and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Burr of North Carolina and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1849: Mr. Largent, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. 
     Reyes.
       H.R. 1859: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Klug, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1876: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1880: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 1915: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
     DeFazio.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Yates, 
     and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1955: Ms. Granger and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Regula, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
     Smith of Oregon, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. 
     Hefley.
       H.R. 2003: Mr. Edwards, Mr. Goode, Mr. Berry, Mr. Houghton, 
     Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. McHale, Mr. Kind 
     of Wisconsin, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Hefner, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Johnson of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Klug, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Stupak, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 2064: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Clement, and Mr. 
     Schumer.
       H.R. 2135: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 2143: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2174: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
     Lantos, and Mr. Farr of California.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Owens and Mr. McCollum.
       H. Con. Res. 37: Mr. Gillmor.
        H. Con. Res. 41: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Oxley.
       H. Con. Res. 45: Mr. Frost, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Stabenow, and 
     Mr. Bonior.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Thomas, 
     and Mr. Meehan.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Hinchey, and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H. Con. Res. 83: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. White, Mr. 
     Klink, and Mr. Holden.
       H. Con. Res. 112: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Yates.
       H. Con. Res. 114: Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and 
     Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H. Res. 22: Mr. Menendez.
       H. Res. 26: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Mr. Rush, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Sanders, 
     Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, and Mr. Payne.
       H. Res. 110: Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
     Sanchez, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H. Res. 151: Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. 
     Ehrlich.

para. 82.24  deletions

       H.R. 1031: Mr. Payne.
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                       MONDAY, JULY 21, 1997 (83)

para. 83.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12 o'clock noon by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 21, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jo Ann Emerson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 83.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, July 17, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 83.3  communications

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

       4229. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Onions Grown in South Texas; Amendment of Sunday Packing and 
     Loading Prohibitions [Docket No. FV97-959-1 FIR] received 
     July 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4230. A letter from the Mayor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting the District of Columbia Government's report on 
     Anti-Deficiency Act violations for the period covering 
     October 1, 1995 through September 30, 1996, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       4231. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan, Florida: Approval 
     of Revisions to the Florida SIP [FL-72-1-9720a: FRL-5858-2] 
     received July 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4232. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Indiana [IN68-3; FRL-
     5852-7] received July 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4233. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and

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     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia: 
     Approval of Group III SIP and Coke Oven Rules for Particulate 
     Matter [VA040-5017 & VA009-5017; FRL-5846-5] received July 
     17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4234. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Richmond, 
     Virginia--NOX Exemption Petition [SIPTRAX No. 
     VA062-5019; FRL-5861-2] received July 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4235. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Annual Financial Surety Update 
     Requirements for Uranium Recovery Licensees [NRC Generic 
     Letter 97-03] received July 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4236. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Sweden (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-11-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       4237. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Brazil (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-10-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       4238. 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-
     67-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4239. A letter from the General Counsel, Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, transmitting copies of the English and 
     Russian texts of the agreement and twelve joint statements 
     negotiated by the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission 
     and concluded during JCIC-XV; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4240. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Management Report for the period October 1, 
     1996 through March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       4241. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     for the period ending March 31, 1997 and Management Report, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4242. A letter from the District of Columbia Auditor, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``District of 
     Columbia General Hospital's Sole Source Contract Award to 
     Medical Services Group, Inc. Violated D.C. Laws and 
     Regulations,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4243. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, 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.
       4244. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary 
     for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Determination of 
     Critical Habitat for the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Fish 
     and Wildlife Service) (RIN: 1018-AB97) received July 18, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4245. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary 
     for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to Designate the 
     Whooping Cranes of the Rocky Mountains as Experimental 
     Nonessential and to Remove Whooping Crane Critical Habitat 
     Designations from Four Locations (Fish and Wildlife Service) 
     (RIN: 1018-AD45) received July 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4246. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to Extend 
     Endangered Status for the Jaguar in the United States (RIN: 
     1018-AC61) received July 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4247. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Endangered and Threatened Species; Interim Rule 
     Governing Take of the Threatened Southern Oregon/Northern 
     California Coast Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU) of 
     Coho Salmon [Docket No. 970424096-7155-02; I.D. 042597A] 
     (RIN: 0648-AG56) received July 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4248. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch 
     in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 071197A] received July 18, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4249. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, 
     Offshore Pelagic Shelf Rockfish in the Central Regulatory 
     Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7025-02; 
     I.D. 071597B] received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4250. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, 
     Pelagic Shelf Rockfish in the Eastern Regulatory Area of the 
     Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 071597A] 
     received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       4251. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Adjustment of Status to That of Person Admitted for 
     Permanent Residence; Temporary Removal of Certain 
     Restrictions of Eligibility [INS No. 1676-94] (RIN: 1115-
     AD83) received July 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4252. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Improvements to Hazardous Materials Identification Systems; 
     Corrections and Responses to Petitions for Reconsideration 
     (Research and Special Programs Administration) [Docket No. 
     HM-206] (RIN: 2137-AB75) received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4253. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Revenue Ruling 97-30] 
     received July 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 83.4  energy and water appropriations

  Mr. LIVINGSTON submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 105-190) on 
the bill (H.R. 2203) making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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. 83.5  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. 83.6  message from the president--mfn-mongolia

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

To the Congress of the United States:
  On September 4, 1996, I determined and reported to the Congress that 
Mongolia 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 Mongolia 
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 Mongolia. You will find 
that the report indicates continued Mongolian compliance with U.S. and 
international standards in the area of emigration.
                                               William J. Clinton.      
                                       The White House, July 18, 1997.  

  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. 105-108).
  And then,

para. 83.7  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. UNDERWOOD, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
July 17, 1997, at 12 o'clock and 10 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 1997.

para. 83.8  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. McDADE: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2203. A bill 
     making appropriations for energy and water development for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-190). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

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       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1127. A 
     bill to amend the Antiquities Act to require an Act of 
     Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State 
     legislature for the establishment by the President of 
     national monuments in excess of 5,000 acres; with amendments 
     (Rept. No. 105-191). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1663. A 
     bill to clarify the intent of the Congress in Public Law 93-
     632 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to continue to 
     provide for the maintenance of 18 concrete dams and weirs 
     that were located in the Emigrant Wilderness at the time the 
     wilderness area was designated as wilderness in that public 
     law; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-192). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1944. A 
     bill to provide for a land exchange involving the Warner 
     Canyon Ski Area and other land in the State of Oregon (Rept. 
     No. 105-193). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1661. A bill to 
     implement the provisions of the Trademark Law Treaty; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-194). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 83.9  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

               [The following occurred on July 18, 1997]

       H.R. 1778. Referral to the Committees on Commerce, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Government Reform and 
     Oversight extended for a period ending not later than 
     September 30, 1997.

para. 83.10  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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, and Mr. Clement):
       H.R. 2204. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for the Coast Guard, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mr. Dicks, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Adam 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. White, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Dreier, Ms. Harman, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Lewis of 
             California):
       H. Res. 191. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the interference of the European 
     Commission in the merger of the Boeing Company and McDonnell 
     Douglas; to the Committee on International Relations. 

para. 83.11  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 335: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1880: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2009: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2116: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Allen, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, 
     Mr. Roemer, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 2143: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H. Con. Res. 71: Mr. McGovern.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Barton of Texas.
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                       TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1997 (84)

para. 84.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 22, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jo Ann Emerson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para. 84.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate disagrees to the amendment of the House to the 
bill (S. 858) ``an act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 
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,'' agrees to a conference asked by the House on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints from the Select Committee 
on Intelligence: Mr. Shelby, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Lugar, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Kyl, 
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Allard, Mr. Coats, Mr. Kerrey, 
Mr. Glenn, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Robb, Mr. 
Lautenberg,  and Mr. Levin, and from the Committee on Armed Services: 
Mr. Thurmond, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

para. 84.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 84.4  recess--1:17 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, at 1 o'clock and 17 minutes p.m. declared the House in recess until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para. 84.5  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 84.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, July 21, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 84.7  communications

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

       4254. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Limited Ports; Dayton, OH [Docket No. 
     96-094-2] received July 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4255. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting amendments to the FY 1998 appropriations 
     requests for the Department of Labor, the Department of 
     State, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 1106(b); (H. Doc. No. 105-109); to the Committee 
     on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       4256. A letter from the Director, Operational Test and 
     Evaluation, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     entitled ``Alternative Live Fire Test and Evaluation Plan for 
     the F/A-18E/F Aircraft''; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       4257. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Certification of Requests for Equitable Adjustment [DFARS 
     Case 97-D302] received July 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       4258. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Designation of Hong Kong [DFARS Case 97-D023] received July 
     9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       4259. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``FINANCIAL AUDIT: Federal Family Education Loan Program's 
     Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 1996 and 1995'' (GAO/
     AIMD-97-111), pursuant to Public Law 101-576, section 305 
     (104 Stat. 2853); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4260. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
     to extend the Act, authorize appropriations, and for other 
     purposes, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4261. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Disclosure of 
     Premium-Related Information (RIN: 1212-AA66) received July 
     22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
       4262. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of 
     the Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes Provisions of the 
     Telecommunications Act of 1996; Policies and Rules Concerning 
     Unauthorized Changes of Consumers' Long Distance Carriers [CC 
     Docket No. 94-129] received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4263. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Thorndale, Texas) [MM Docket No. 97-5, RM-8954] received 
     July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

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       4264. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Midwest, Wyoming) [MM Docket No. 97-24, RM-8973] received 
     July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4265. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Cordele, Dawson, Montezuma, Nashville, Hawkinsville, 
     Cusseta, Cuthbert, and Leary, Georgia) [MM Docket No. 93-270, 
     RM-8323, RM-8339, RM-8428, RM-8429, RM-8430] received July 
     21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4266. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Beatty, Nevada) [MM Docket No. 97-6, RM-8944] received July 
     21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4267. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Riley, Kansas) [MM Docket No. 97-108, RM-9024] received July 
     21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4268. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Hope, North Dakota) [MM Docket No. 97-57, RM-9016] received 
     July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4269. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Hardinsburg, Indiana) [MM Docket No. 97-93, RM-9013] 
     received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4270. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Mendota, California) [MM Docket No. 97-36, RM-8991] received 
     July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4271. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Weston, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-38, RM-8971] received July 
     21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4272. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Orofino, Idaho) [MM Docket No. 97-62, RM-9008] received July 
     21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4273. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Williams, California) [MM Docket No. 97-19, RM-8978] 
     received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4274. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Snow Hill, Maryland, and Chincoteague, Virginia) [MM Docket 
     No. 97-73, RM-9012, RM-9063] received July 21, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4275. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Portsmouth, Ohio) [MM Docket No. 96-216, RM-8895] received 
     July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4276. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Bend, Oregon) [MM Docket No. 97-3, RM-8945] received July 
     21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4277. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Durango and Dolores, Colorado) [MM Docket No. 97-18, RM-
     8943, RM-9053] received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4278. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Glendo, Wyoming) [MM Docket No. 97-23, RM-8972] received 
     July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4279. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Manistique, Michigan) [MM Docket No. 97-89, RM-9029] 
     received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4280. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Huntsville, Utah) [MM Docket No. 97-4, RM-8923] received 
     July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4281. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Randolph, Utah) [MM Docket No. 97-58, RM-8998] received July 
     21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4282. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Steamboat Springs, Colorado) [MM Docket No. 97-17, RM-8942] 
     received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4283. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Lexington, Illinois) [MM Docket No. 97-64, RM-9001] received 
     July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4284. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Greenwood, Arkansas) [MM Docket No. 97-63, RM-9000] received 
     July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4285. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Kingfisher, Oklahoma) [MM Docket No. 96-251, RM-8956] 
     received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4286. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Gillette, Wyoming) [MM Docket No. 96-252, RM-8959] received 
     July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4287. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Superior, Montana) [MM Docket No. 97-61, RM-9010] received 
     July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4288. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Cooperstown, Pennsylvania) [MM Docket No. 97-49, RM-8993] 
     received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4289. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b) Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Mahnomen, Minnesota) [MM Docket No. 97-101, RM-9051] 
     received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4290. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Medical Devices; Humanitarian Use Devices; Lift of Stay 
     of Effective Date [Docket No. 91N-0404] (RIN: 0910-AA09) 
     received July 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4291. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Consolidated Guidance About 
     Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Portable 
     Gauge Licenses [NUREG-1556, Vol. 1] received July 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4292. 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 Saudi Arabia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 97-25), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4293. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmit

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     ting 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. 97-
     27), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4294. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-96-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       4295. A letter from the District of Columbia Auditor, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Certification of 
     the Fiscal Year 1997 Revised General Fund Revenue Estimates 
     in Support of the District of Columbia General Obligation 
     Bonds (Series 1997A),'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-
     117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4296. A letter from the District of Columbia Auditor, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Certification of 
     the Water and Sewer Authority's Fiscal Year 1997 Revenue 
     Estimate in Support of a $25,000,000 Revolving Line of 
     Credit,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4297. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's fiscal year 1996 financial 
     report on 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.
       4298. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports issued 
     or released in June 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4299. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     Inspector General for the period October 1, 1996, through 
     March 31, 1997, 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.
       4300. A letter from the Congressional Affairs Officer, 
     Federal Election Commission, transmitting a copy of the 
     report entitled, ``Impact of the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 on the Administration of Elections for Federal 
     Office, 1995-1996,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-7; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
       4301. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary (Civil 
     Works), Department of the Army, transmitting a report on the 
     hurricane and storm damage reduction, and environmental 
     restoration project for the Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, 
     California; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4302. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revisions to Digital Flight Data Recorder Rules (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 28109; Amdt. No. 121-
     266, 125-30, 129-27, 135-69] (RIN: 2120-AF76) received July 
     21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4303. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757 and 767 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-122-AD; Amdt. 39-10083; AD 97-15-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4304. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 
     (Regional Jet Series 100 and 200) Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-136-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10082; AD 97-14-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 21, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4305. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Air Tractor Incorporated Models AT-
     301, AT-302, AT-400, AT-400A, AT-401, AT-402, AT-501, and AT-
     502 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     96-CE-47-AD; Amdt. 39-10063; AD 97-14-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4306. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737, 747, 757, and 767 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-123-AD; Amdt. 39-10079; AD 97-15-06] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4307. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 
     214B, 214B-1, and 214ST Helicopters (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 94-SW-26-AD; Amdt. 39-10077; AD 
     97-15-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 21, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4308. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     4101 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-NM-131-AD; Amdt. 39-10078; AD 97-15-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4309. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and ATR72 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 95-NM-84-AD; Amdt 39-10075, AD 97-15-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4310. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of the Legal Description of the Dallas/Fort Worth 
     Class B Airspace Area; TX (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-11] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4311. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Brinkley, AR (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-25] received July 
     21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4312. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Longview, TX (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-26] received July 
     21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4313. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Athens, TX (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-27] received July 
     21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4314. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Chesapeake Bay 
     Offshore Powerboat Challenge, Chesapeake Bay, Kent Island, 
     Maryland (Coast Guard) [CGD 05-97-055] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4315. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulation; Elliott Bay, Seattle, WA (Coast 
     Guard) [CGD13-97-015] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 21, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4316. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Isle of Wight, Bay Ocean 
     City, Maryland (Coast Guard) [CGD05-97-013] (RIN: 2115-AE47) 
     received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4317. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Seattle Seafair Unlimited 
     Hydroplane Race, Lake Washington, Seattle, WA (Coast Guard) 
     [CGD13-97-016] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received July 21, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4318. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Delaware Bay, Delaware River (Coast Guard) [CGD 
     05-97-058] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 21, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4319. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; St. Andrew Bay, Panama City Florida, 
     Hathaway Landing Marina (Coast Guard) [COTP Mobile, AL 97-16] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4320. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Miscellaneous Sections Affected by the Taxpayer Bill of 
     Rights 2 and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 [TD 8725] (RIN: 1545-AU64) 
     received July 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 84.8  shackleford banks wild horses

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 765) to 
ensure maintenance of a herd of wild horses in Cape Lookout National 
Seashore.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.

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  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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. 84.9  warner canyon ski hill land exchange

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1944) to provide for a land exchange involving the Warner Canyon Ski 
Area and other land in the State of Oregon.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mrs. CHENOWETH and 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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. 84.10  emigrant wilderness dams and weirs

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1663) to clarify the intent of the Congress in Public Law 93-632 to 
require the Secretary of Agriculture to continue to provide for the 
maintenance of 18 concrete dams and weirs that were located in the 
Emigrant Wilderness at the time the wilderness area was designated as 
wilderness in that public law; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mrs. CHENOWETH and 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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. 84.11  trademark law treaty implementation

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1661) to 
implement the provisions of the Trademark Law Treaty; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. COBLE and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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. 84.12  cyprus situation

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 81); as amended: 

       Whereas the Republic of Cyprus has been divided and 
     occupied by foreign forces since 1974 in violation of United 
     Nations resolutions;
       Whereas the international community, the Congress, and 
     United States administrations have called for an end to the 
     status quo on Cyprus, considering that it perpetuates an 
     unacceptable violation of international law and fundamental 
     human rights affecting all the people of Cyprus, and 
     undermines significant United States interests in the Eastern 
     Mediterranean region;
       Whereas the international community and the United States 
     Government have repeatedly called for the speedy withdrawal 
     of all foreign forces from the territory of Cyprus;
       Whereas there are internationally acceptable means, 
     including the demilitarization of Cyprus and the 
     establishment of a multinational force, to ensure the 
     security of both communities in Cyprus;
       Whereas the House of Representatives has endorsed the 
     objective of the total demilitarization of Cyprus;
       Whereas during the past year tensions on Cyprus have 
     dramatically increased, with violent incidents occurring 
     along ceasefire lines at a level not reached since 1974;
       Whereas recent events in Cyprus have heightened the 
     potential for armed conflict in the region involving two 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, Greece and 
     Turkey, which would threaten vital United States interests in 
     the already volatile Eastern Mediterranean area and beyond;
       Whereas a peaceful, just, and lasting solution to the 
     Cyprus problem would greatly benefit the security, and the 
     political, economic, and social well-being of all Cypriots, 
     as well as contribute to improved relations between Greece 
     and Turkey;
       Whereas a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem would also 
     strengthen peace and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean 
     and serve important interests of the United States;
       Whereas the United Nations has repeatedly stated the 
     parameters for such a solution, most recently in United 
     Nations Security Council Resolution 1092, adopted on December 
     23, 1996, with United States support;
       Whereas the prospect of the accession by Cyprus to the 
     European Union, which the United States has actively 
     supported, could serve as a catalyst for a solution to the 
     Cyprus problem:
       Whereas President Bill Clinton has pledged that in 1997 the 
     United States will ``play a heightened role in promoting a 
     resolution in Cyprus''; and
       Whereas united States leadership will be a crucial factor 
     in achieving a solution to the Cyprus problem, and increased 
     United States involvement in the search for this solution 
     will contribute to a reduction of tensions on Cyprus; Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) reaffirms its view that the status quo on Cyprus is 
     unacceptable and detrimental to the interests of the United 
     States in the Eastern Mediterranean and beyond;
       (2) considers lasting peace and stability on Cyprus could 
     be best secured by a process of complete demilitarization 
     leading to the withdrawal of all foreign occupation forces, 
     the cessation of foreign arms transfer to Cyprus, and 
     providing for alternative internationally acceptable and 
     effective security arrangements as negotiated by the parties;
       (3) welcomes and supports the commitment by President 
     Clinton to give increased attention to Cyprus and make the 
     search for a solution a priority of United States foreign 
     policy;
       (4) encourages the President to launch an early substantive 
     initiative, in close coordination with the United Nations, 
     the European Union, and interested governments to promote a 
     speedy resolution of the Cyprus problem on the basis of 
     international law, the provisions of relevant United Nations 
     Security Council resolutions, democratic principles, 
     including respect for human rights, and in accordance with 
     the norms and requirements for accession to the European 
     Union;
       (5) calls upon the parties to lend their full support and 
     cooperation to such an initiative; and
       (6) requests the President to report actions taken to give 
     effect to the objectives set forth in paragraph (4) in the 
     bimonthly report on Cyprus transmitted to the Congress.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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. 84.13  el salvador elections

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 88): 

       Whereas on March 16, 1997, the Republic of El Salvador 
     successfully completed demo

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     cratic, multiparty elections for 84 national legislative 
     assembly seats and 262 mayoral and municipal council posts;
       Whereas the elections were deemed by international and 
     domestic observers to be free and fair and a legitimate non-
     violent expression of the will of the people of the Republic 
     of El Salvador;
       Whereas the United States has consistently supported the 
     efforts of the people of El Salvador to consolidate their 
     democracy and to implement the provisions of the 1992 peace 
     accords;
       Whereas these elections demonstrate the strength and 
     diversity of El Salvador's democratic expression and promotes 
     confidence that all political parties can work cooperatively 
     in the new assembly and at the municipal level; and
       Whereas these open, fair, and democratic elections of the 
     new assembly and at the municipal level should be broadly 
     commended: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) congratulates the Government and the people of the 
     Republic of El Salvador for the successful completion of 
     democratic, multiparty elections held on March 16, 1997, for 
     84 national legislative assembly seats and 262 mayoral and 
     municipal council posts;
       (2) congratulates El Salvadoran President Armando Calderon 
     Sol for his personal commitment to democracy, which has 
     helped in the building of national unity in the Republic of 
     El Salvador;
       (3) commends all Salvadorans for their efforts to work 
     together to take risks for democracy and to willfully pursue 
     national reconciliation in order to cement a lasting peace 
     and democratic traditions in El Salvador;
       (4) supports Salvadoran attempts to continue their 
     cooperation in order to ensure democracy, national 
     reconciliation, and economic prosperity; and
       (5) reaffirms that the United States is unequivocally 
     committed to encouraging democracy and peaceful development 
     throughout Central America.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
LUTHER, 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. LUTHER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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. 84.14  congo elections and government

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 175); as amended: 

       Whereas President Pascal Lissouba defeated former President 
     Denis Sassou-Nguesso in a 1992 election that was determined 
     to be free and fair;
       Whereas losing candidates raised questions concerning the 
     results of the 1993 legislative election and used those 
     concerns to cast doubt on the entire democratic process in 
     the Republic of Congo and as the rationale for creating 
     private militias;
       Whereas thousands of citizens of the Republic of Congo have 
     been killed in intermittent fighting between Government 
     soldiers and private militiamen since 1993;
       Whereas there are concerns about the unfinished census and 
     resulting electoral list to be used in the scheduled July 27 
     election;
       Whereas the recent fighting resulted from the Government's 
     attempt to disarm former President Sassou-Nguesso's ``Cobra'' 
     militia in advance of the scheduled July 27 election;
       Whereas the fighting and uneasy peace has caused serious 
     loss of life and diminished ability to care for those who are 
     without access to adequate medical care or food and water;
       Whereas the fighting between Government troops and 
     militiamen have forced the evacuation from the country of 
     foreign nationals and endangered refugees from both Rwanda 
     and the former Zaire; and
       Whereas African governments have attempted to bring about a 
     negotiated settlement to the current crisis: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) condemns the current fighting and urges the warring 
     parties to reach a lasting ceasefire that will allow for 
     humanitarian needs to be addressed as soon as possible;
       (2) calls on all private militia to disarm and disband 
     immediately to end the continuing threat to peace and 
     stability in the Republic of Congo;
       (3) commends African leaders from Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, 
     Cameroon, Benin, Central African Republic, Senegal, and Chad 
     for their efforts to negotiate a peaceful settlement and 
     encourages their continuing efforts to find a sustainable 
     political settlement in this matter;
       (4) supports the deployment of an African peacekeeping 
     force to the Republic of Congo if deemed necessary;
       (5) urges the Government of the Republic of Congo, in 
     cooperation with all legal political parties, to resolve in a 
     transparent manner questions concerning the scheduled 
     elections and to prepare for open and transparent elections 
     at the earliest feasible time; and
       (6) encourages the United States government to provide 
     technical assistance on election related matters if requested 
     by the Government of the Republic of Congo.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
LUTHER, 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. LUTHER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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. 84.15  sierra leone military coup d'etat

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 99): 

       Whereas for the first time in almost 30 years, the Republic 
     of Sierra Leone held their first truly democratic multiparty 
     elections to elect a president and parliament and put an end 
     to military rule;
       Whereas the elections held on February 26, 1996, and the 
     subsequent runoff election held on March 15, 1996, were 
     deemed by international and domestic observers to be free and 
     fair and legitimate expressions of the will of the people of 
     the Republic of Sierra Leone;
       Whereas on May 25, 1997, a military coup d'etat against the 
     democratically elected Government of the Republic of Sierra 
     Leone, including President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, took place;
       Whereas the coup d'etat, led by Major Johnny Paul Koroma 
     and the Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC) on May 25, 1997, 
     signifies a giant step backward for freedom and democracy in 
     the Republic of Sierra Leone;
       Whereas there has been fighting, killing, looting and a 
     disruption of relief supplies in the Republic of Sierra Leone 
     since the coup d'etat; and
       Whereas the best solution to this crisis would be a 
     peaceful solution: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) condemns the leaders and members of the rebellious 
     Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC) for ousting the 
     democratically elected Government of the Republic of Sierra 
     Leone, including President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah;
       (2) urges an immediate end to all violence in the Republic 
     of Sierra Leone;
       (3) encourages the members of the AFRC to negotiate a hand-
     over of power back to the democratically elected Government 
     of the Republic of Sierra Leone in order to restore order and 
     democracy in the country;
       (4) encourages all citizens of the Republic of Sierra Leone 
     to work together to bring about a peaceful solution to the 
     current conflict;
       (5) reaffirms the United States support of the 
     democratically elected Government of the Republic of Sierra 
     Leone led by President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah;
       (6) urges the members of the AFRC and all armed elements 
     involved in the conflict to ensure the protection and safety 
     of international aid agencies and personnel serving in the 
     country, and allow them unobstructed access to affected areas 
     to deliver emergency humanitarian relief to people in need; 
     and
       (7) commends the Organization of African Unity for calling 
     on all African countries, and the international community at 
     large, to refrain from recognizing the new regime or lending 
     support in any form whatsoever to the perpetrators of the 
     coup d'etat, the AFRC.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
LUTHER 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. LUTHER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

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para. 84.16  boeing and mcdonnell douglas companies merger

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 191):

       Whereas the Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas have 
     announced their merger;
       Whereas the Department of Defense has approved the merger 
     as consistent with the national security of the United 
     States;
       Whereas the Federal Trade Commission has found that the 
     merger does not violate the antitrust laws of the United 
     States;
       Whereas the European Commission has been highly critical of 
     the merger in its consideration of the facts;
       Whereas the European Commission is apparently determined to 
     disapprove the merger to gain an unfair competitive advantage 
     for Airbus Industries, a government-owned aircraft 
     manufacturer; and
       Whereas this dispute could threaten to disrupt the overall 
     relationship between the European Union and the United States 
     which had a two-way trade in goods and services of 
     approximately $366,000,000,000 in 1996: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that--
       (1) any disapproval by the European Commission of the 
     merger of the Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas would 
     constitute an unwarranted and unprecedented interference in a 
     United States business transaction that would directly 
     threaten thousands of American aerospace jobs and potentially 
     put many more jobs at risk on both sides of the Atlantic; and
       (2) the President should take such actions as he considers 
     to be appropriate to protect United States interests in 
     connection with this matter.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
LUTHER, 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HORN 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. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 84.17  stamp out breast cancer

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1585) to 
allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for breast cancer research 
through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United States 
postage stamps; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
LANTOS, 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. LANTOS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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. 84.18  order of business--consideration of h.r. 1853

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1853) to 
amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
Act, pursuant to House Resolution 187, the Chairman of the Committee of 
the Whole may (1) postpone until a time, during further consideration in 
the Committee of the Whole, a request for a recorded vote on any 
amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for 
electronic voting on any postponed question that follows another 
electronic vote without intervening business, provided that the time for 
electronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall be 15 
minutes.

para. 84.19  carl d. perkins vocational and applied technology education

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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 further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 1853) to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
Applied Technology Education Act.
  Mr. EWING, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para. 84.20  recorded vote

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

       Page 21, line 4, strike ``(b)'' and insert ``(c)''.
       Page 21, line 6, strike ``(b)'' and insert ``(c)''.
       Page 21, line 10, strike the periods and end quotation 
     marks and insert a semicolon.
       Page 21, after line 10, insert the following:
       (5) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``section 221'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (3) of section 201(c)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``section 222'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (4) of section 201(c)''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (J).
       Page 33, after line 12, insert the following (and 
     redesignate the subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
       ``(4) sex equity programs;''.
       Page 34, after line 5, insert the following:
       ``(e) Hold Harmless.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
     this part or section 102(a), to carry out programs described 
     in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (c), each eligible 
     recipient shall reserve from funds allocated under section 
     102(a)(1), an amount that is not less than the amount such 
     eligible recipient received in fiscal year 1997 for carrying 
     out programs under sections 221 and 222 of this Act as such 
     sections were in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technical 
     Education Act Amendments of 1997''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

207

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

214

para. 84.21                   [Roll No. 286]

                                AYES--207

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--214

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth

[[Page 1068]]


     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Archer
     Dingell
     Fattah
     Frost
     Gonzalez
     Kennedy (RI)
     McDade
     McIntyre
     Mollohan
     Ney
     Schiff
     Stabenow
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 84.22  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 52, after line 15, insert the following (and 
     redesignate any subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
       ``(8) providing an on-site workforce development 
     coordinator who will coordinate activities described in this 
     section with an emphasis on developing additional curricula 
     in cooperation with local area businesses;''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

189

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

230

para. 84.23                   [Roll No. 287]

                                AYES--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
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     John
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     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
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     Kennelly
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     Kind (WI)
     Klink
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     Lofgren
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     Meehan
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     Nadler
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     Pallone
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     Pastor
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     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
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     Thompson
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     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

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     Combest
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                             NOT VOTING--15

     Cox
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (RI)
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     McDade
     Mollohan
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     Oxley
     Parker
     Schiff
     Stabenow
     Thomas
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EWING, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 187, 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 ``Carl D. Perkins Vocational-
     Technical Education Act Amendments of 1997''.

      SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO ACT.

       (a) Short Title of Act.--Section 1(a) of the Act is amended 
     by striking ``(a) Short Title.--'' and further by striking 
     ``Vocational and Applied Technology'' and inserting 
     ``Vocational-Technical''.
       (b) References to 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 title, 
     chapter, part, subpart, section, subsection, or other 
     provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     title, chapter, part, subpart, section, subsection, or other 
     provision of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technology 
     Education Act as amended in subsection (a).

     SEC. 3. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       Section 1(b) is repealed.

     SEC. 4. PURPOSE.

       Section 2 of the Act is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

       ``It is the purpose of this Act to develop more fully the 
     academic, occupational, and technical skills of individuals 
     participating in vocational-technical education programs.

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     This purpose will be achieved through concentrating resources 
     on improving vocational-technical education programs leading 
     to academic and technical skill competencies needed to work 
     in a technologically advanced society.''.

     SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 3 of the Act is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``$1,600,000,000'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``$1,300,000,000, for fiscal 
     year 1998 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 
     succeeding fiscal years to carry out the provisions of titles 
     I and II.'';
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Title I.--Of the amounts made available under 
     subsection (a)--
       ``(1) 1.5 percent shall be reserved to carry out section 
     103, relating to Indian and Native Hawaiians programs; and
       ``(2) 0.2 percent shall be reserved to carry out section 
     101A, relating to the territories.''; and
       (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) National Programs.--None of the funds made available 
     under this section for programs authorized under titles I, 
     II, and part C of title III, shall be used for any program 
     authorized under part A of title III.
       (4) by striking subsections (d) through (f).
    TITLE I--VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TO THE STATES

     SEC. 101. ALLOTMENT.

       (a) In General.--Title I is amended by striking the matter 
     preceding the text of section 101 and inserting the 
     following:
   ``TITLE I--VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TO THE STATES

                   ``PART A--ALLOTMENT AND ALLOCATION

     ``SEC. 101. ALLOTMENT.''.

       (b) Allotment.--
       (1) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 101(a) are amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Specific Populations.--
       ``(1) In general.--In each fiscal year, from amounts made 
     available under section 3(a), the Secretary shall reserve--
       ``(A) 1.5 percent to carry out section 103, of which--
       ``(i) 1.25 percent shall be available to carry out section 
     103(c); and
       ``(ii) 0.25 percent shall be available to carry out section 
     103(i); and
       ``(B) 0.2 percent for the purpose of carrying out section 
     101A.
       ``(2) Remainder of funds.--From the remainder of the sums 
     appropriated pursuant to section 3, the Secretary shall allot 
     to each State for each fiscal year--
       ``(A) an amount which bears the same ratio to 50 percent of 
     the sums being allotted as the product of the population aged 
     15 to 19 inclusive, in the State in the fiscal year preceding 
     the fiscal year for which the determination is made and the 
     State's allotment ratio bears to the sum of the corresponding 
     products for all the States; and
       ``(B) an amount which bears the same ratio to 50 percent of 
     the sums being allotted as the product of the population aged 
     20 to 24, inclusive, in the State in the fiscal year 
     preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made 
     and the State's allotment ratio bears to the sum of the 
     corresponding products for all the States.''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 101(a) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (C);
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (D) as (A) and 
     (B), respectively;
       (C) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated, by striking 
     clause (i), and inserting the following:
       ``(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and 
     subject to subparagraph (B) and clause (ii), no State shall 
     receive less than \1/2\ of 1 percent of the amount available 
     for each such program for each fiscal year under this 
     subsection.''; and
       (D) in subparagraph (A)(ii), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``or part A, B, C, D, or E of title III''.
       (3) By amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Allotment Ratio.--
       ``(1) In general.--The allotment ratio for any State shall 
     be 1.00 less the product of--
       ``(A) 0.50; and
       ``(B) the quotient obtained by dividing the per capita 
     income for the State by the per capita income for all the 
     States (exclusive of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands), 
     except that--
       ``(i) the allotment ratio in no case shall be more than 
     0.55 or less than 0.40; and
       ``(ii) the allotment ratio for Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
     Islands shall be 0.55.
       ``(2) Allotment ratios.--The allotment ratios shall be 
     promulgated by the Secretary for each fiscal year between 
     October 1 and December 31 of the fiscal year preceding the 
     fiscal year for which the determination is made. Allotment 
     ratios shall be computed on the basis of the average of the 
     appropriate per capita incomes for the 3 most recent 
     consecutive fiscal years for which satisfactory data are 
     available.
       ``(3) Definition.--The term `per capita income' means, with 
     respect to a fiscal year, the total personal income in the 
     calendar year ending in such year, divided by the population 
     of the area concerned in such year.
       ``(4) Population determination.--For the purposes of this 
     section, population shall be determined by the Secretary on 
     the basis of the latest estimates available to the 
     Department.''.

     SEC. 101A. THE TERRITORIES.

       Section 101A of the Act is amended by inserting after 
     subsection (c) the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Restriction.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated 
     States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau shall not 
     receive any funds under this part for any fiscal year that 
     begins after September 30, 2001.''.

     SEC. 102. WITHIN STATE ALLOTMENTS.

       Section 102 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``at least'' and all that 
     follows through the semicolon and inserting ``an amount equal 
     to not less than 90 percent of the allotment shall be 
     available for basic programs under part B of title II;'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2);
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively;
       (D) in paragraph (2), as redesignated, by striking ``8.5'' 
     and inserting ``8'' and further by adding after the semicolon 
     ``and'';
       (E) in paragraph (3), as redesignated--
       (i) by striking ``5'' and inserting ``2'';
       (ii) by striking ``of which--'' and all that follows 
     through ``and'' at the end and inserting the following:
     ``which may be used for the costs of--
       ``(A) developing the State application;
       ``(B) reviewing local applications;
       ``(C) monitoring and evaluating program effectiveness; and
       ``(D) assuring compliance with all applicable Federal 
     laws.''; and
       (F) by striking paragraph (5);
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``(a)(4)'' and inserting 
     ``(a)(3)''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Rural and Urban Reserve.--A State may reserve not 
     more than 5 percent of the allotment made under section 
     102(a)(1) to use for grants to rural areas and not more than 
     5 percent of such allotment to use for grants to urban areas.
       ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `rural area' means an area that is not in a 
     metropolitan statistical area;
       ``(2) the term `urban area' means an area that serves a 
     central city in a metropolitan statistical area; and
       ``(3) the terms `central city' and `metropolitan 
     statistical area' have the same meanings given such terms in 
     section 10952 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965.''.

     SEC. 103. INDIAN AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN PROGRAMS.

       Section 103 of the Act is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 103. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Indian Policy.--All programs assisted under this 
     section shall be administered in a manner consistent with the 
     principles of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) and the government-to-
     government relationship between the Federal Government and 
     Indian tribal governments.
       ``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Alaska native.--The term `Alaska Native' means a 
     Native as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b)).
       ``(2) Bureau funded.--The term `Bureau funded school' 
     means--
       ``(A) a Bureau school;
       ``(B) a contract school; or
       ``(C) a school for which assistance is provided under the 
     Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988.
       ``(3) Indian, indian tribe, and tribal organization.--The 
     terms `Indian', `Indian tribe', and `tribal organization' 
     have the meanings given such terms in subsections (d), (e), 
     and (l), respectively, of section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
       ``(4) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)).
       ``(5) Native hawaiian and native hawaiian organization.--
     The terms `Native Hawaiian' and `Native Hawaiian 
     organization' have the meanings given such terms in 
     paragraphs (1) and (3), respectively, of section 9212 of the 
     Native Hawaiian Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7912).
       ``(6) Tribally controlled community college.--The term 
     `tribally controlled community college' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 2(a)(4) of the Tribally Controlled 
     Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
     1801(a)(4)).
       ``(7) Tribally controlled postsecondary vocational 
     institution.--The term `tribally controlled postsecondary 
     vocational institution' means an institution of higher 
     education that--
       ``(A) is formally controlled, or has been formally 
     sanctioned or chartered, by the governing body of an Indian 
     tribe or Indian tribes;
       ``(B) offers a technical degree or certificate granting 
     program;
       ``(C) is governed by a board of directors or trustees, a 
     majority of whom are Indians;
       ``(D) demonstrates adherence to stated goals, a philosophy, 
     or a plan of operation, that fosters individual Indian 
     economic and self-sufficiency opportunity, including programs 
     that are appropriate to stated tribal goals of developing 
     individual entrepreneurships and self-sustaining economic 
     infrastructures on reservations;
       ``(E) has been in operation for at least 3 years;

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       ``(F) holds accreditation with or is a candidate for 
     accreditation by a nationally recognized accrediting 
     authority for postsecondary vocational-technical education; 
     and
       ``(G) enrolls the full-time equivalent of not less than 100 
     students, of whom a majority are Indians.
       ``(c) Program Authorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--From amounts reserved under section 
     101(a)(1)(A)(i), the Secretary shall make grants to Indian 
     tribes, tribal organizations and Alaska Native entities to 
     carry out the authorized programs described in subsection 
     (d), except that such terms shall not include secondary 
     school programs in Bureau funded schools.
       ``(2) Special authority relating to secondary schools 
     operated or supported by the bureau of Indian affairs.--An 
     Indian tribe, a tribal organization, or an Alaska Native 
     entity, that receives funds through a grant made or contract 
     entered into under paragraph (1) may use the funds to provide 
     assistance to a secondary school operated or supported by the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs to enable such school to carry out 
     vocational-technical education programs.
       ``(d) Authorized Programs.--Funds made available under this 
     section shall be used to carry out vocational-technical 
     education programs consistent with the purposes of this Act.
       ``(e) Grant Application.--In order to receive a grant under 
     this section an entity described in subsection (c) shall 
     submit an application to the Secretary and shall include an 
     assurance that such entity shall comply with the requirements 
     of this Act.
       ``(f) Special Consideration.--The Secretary, in making 
     grants under subsection (c), shall give special consideration 
     to--
       ``(1) grants which involve, coordinate with, or encourage 
     tribal economic development plans; and
       ``(2) applications from tribally controlled community 
     colleges which--
       ``(A) are accredited or are candidates for accreditation by 
     a nationally recognized accreditation organization as an 
     institution of postsecondary vocational-technical education; 
     or
       ``(B) operate vocational-technical education programs that 
     are accredited or are candidates for accreditation by a 
     nationally recognized accreditation organization and issue 
     certificates for completion of vocational-technical education 
     programs.
       ``(g) Consolidation of Funds.--Each entity receiving 
     assistance under this section 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 of 1992 (25 U.S.C 3401 et 
     seq.).
       ``(h) Nonduplicative and Nonexclusive Services.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed--
       ``(1) to limit the eligibility of any entity described in 
     subsection (c) to participate in any activity offered by a 
     State or local entity under this title; or
       ``(2) to preclude or discourage any agreement, between any 
     entity described in subsection (c) and any State or local 
     entity, to facilitate the provision of services by such 
     entity or to the population served by such entity.
       ``(i) Native Hawaiian Programs.--From the funds reserved 
     pursuant to section 101(a)(1)(A)(ii), the Secretary is 
     directed to enter into contracts with organizations primarily 
     serving and representing Native Hawaiian Programs which are 
     recognized by the Governor of the State of Hawaii to plan, 
     conduct, and administer programs, or portions thereof, which 
     are authorized by and consistent with the provisions of this 
     section for the benefit of Native Hawaiian Programs.''.

     SEC. 104. TRIBALLY CONTROLLED POSTSECONDARY VOCATIONAL 
                   INSTITUTIONS.

       Part A of title I of the Act is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``SEC. 104. TRIBALLY CONTROLLED POSTSECONDARY VOCATIONAL-
                   TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary shall, subject to 
     the availability of appropriations, make grants pursuant to 
     this section to tribally controlled postsecondary vocational-
     technical institutions to provide basic support for the 
     education and training of Indian students.
       ``(b) Use of Grants.--Amounts made available pursuant to 
     this section shall be used for vocational-technical education 
     programs.
       ``(c) Amount of Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the sums appropriated for any fiscal 
     year for grants under this section are not sufficient to pay 
     in full the total amount which approved applicants are 
     eligible to receive under this section for such fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall first allocate to each such applicant 
     which received funds under this part for the preceding fiscal 
     year an amount equal to 100 percent of the product of the per 
     capita payment for the preceding fiscal year and such 
     applicant's Indian student count for the current program 
     year, plus an amount equal to the actual cost of any increase 
     to the per capita figure resulting from inflationary 
     increases to necessary costs beyond the institution's 
     control.
       ``(2) Per capita determination.--For the purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the per capita payment for any fiscal year 
     shall be determined by dividing the amount available for 
     grants to tribally controlled postsecondary vocational-
     technical institutions under this part for such program year 
     by the sum of the Indian student counts of such institutions 
     for such program year. The Secretary shall, on the basis of 
     the most accurate data available from the institutions, 
     compute the Indian student count for any fiscal year for 
     which such count was not used for the purpose of making 
     allocations under this section.
       ``(d) Eligible Grant Recipients.--To be eligible for 
     assistance under this section a tribally controlled 
     postsecondary vocational-technical institution shall--
       ``(1) be governed by a board of directors or trustees, a 
     majority of whom are Indians;
       ``(2) have been in operation for at least 3 years;
       ``(3) hold accreditation with or be a candidate for 
     accreditation by a nationally recognized accrediting 
     authority for postsecondary vocational-technical education; 
     and
       ``(4) enroll the full-time equivalent of not less than 100 
     students, of whom a majority are Indians.
       ``(e) Applications.--Any tribally controlled postsecondary 
     vocational-technical institution that desires to receive a 
     grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary in such manner and form as the Secretary may 
     require.
       ``(f) Other Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as specifically provided in this 
     Act, eligibility for assistance under this section shall not 
     preclude any tribally controlled postsecondary vocational-
     technical institution from receiving Federal financial 
     assistance under any program authorized under the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 or any other applicable program for the 
     benefit of institutions of higher education or vocational-
     technical education.
       ``(2) Prohibition on allocation of grant amount.--The 
     amount of any grant for which tribally controlled 
     postsecondary vocational-technical institutions are eligible 
     under this subpart shall not be altered because of funds 
     allocated to any such institution from funds appropriated 
     under the Act of November 2, 1921.
       ``(3) Prohibition on contract denial.--No tribally 
     controlled postsecondary vocational-technical institution for 
     which an Indian tribe has designated a portion of the funds 
     appropriated for the tribe from funds appropriated under the 
     Act of November 2, 1921, may be denied a contract for such 
     portion under the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (except as provided in that Act), or denied 
     appropriate contract support to administer such portion of 
     the appropriated funds.
       ``(g) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Indian.--The terms `Indian' and `Indian tribe' have 
     the meanings given such terms in section 2 of the Tribally 
     Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978.
       ``(2) Tribally controlled postsecondary vocational-
     technical institution.--The term `tribally controlled 
     postsecondary vocational-technical institution' means an 
     institution of higher education which is formally controlled, 
     or has been formally sanctioned or chartered by the governing 
     body of an Indian tribe or tribes which offers technical 
     degrees or certificate granting programs.
       ``(3) Indian student count.--The term `Indian student 
     count' means a number equal to the total number of Indian 
     students enrolled in each tribally controlled vocational-
     technical institution, determined as follows:
       ``(A) Registrations.--The registrations of Indian students 
     as in effect on October 1 of each year.
       ``(B) Summer term.--Credits or clock hours toward a 
     certificate earned in classes offered during a summer term 
     shall be counted toward the computation of the Indian student 
     count in the succeeding fall term.
       ``(C) Admission criteria.--Credits or clock hours toward a 
     certificate earned in classes during a summer term shall be 
     counted toward the computation of the Indian student count if 
     the institution at which the student is in attendance has 
     established criteria for the admission of such student on the 
     basis of the student's ability to benefit from the education 
     or training offered. The institution shall be presumed to 
     have established such criteria if the admission procedures 
     for such studies include counseling or testing that measures 
     the student's aptitude to successfully complete the course in 
     which the student has enrolled. No credit earned by such 
     student for purposes of obtaining a high school degree or its 
     equivalent shall be counted toward the computation of the 
     Indian student count.
       ``(D) Determination of hours.--Indian students earning 
     credits in any continuing education program of a tribally 
     controlled vocational-technical institution shall be included 
     in determining the sum of all credit or clock hours.
       ``(E) Continuing education.--Credits or clock hours earned 
     in a continuing education program shall be converted to the 
     basis that is in accordance with the institution's system for 
     providing credit for participation in such programs.
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated not more than $4,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 
     succeeding fiscal years to carry out the provisions of this 
     section.''.

       PART B--STATE ORGANIZATIONAL AND PLANNING RESPONSIBILITIES

     SEC. 111. STATE ADMINISTRATION.

       Section 111 of this Act is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ``pursuant to 
     section 113(b)(8), section 116, and section 117'';
       (2) by striking subsection (a)(1)(B);

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       (3) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ``consultation 
     with'' and all that follows through the semicolon at the end 
     of subsection (a)(1)(C) and inserting ``consultation with the 
     Governor and appropriate agencies, groups, and individuals, 
     including business, industry and representatives of employees 
     involved in the planning, administration, evaluation, and 
     coordination of programs funded under this Act;''; and
       (4) by striking subsections (b) through (g) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(b) List of Programs Assisted.--The State board shall 
     make available to each Private Industry Council established 
     under section 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act within 
     the State a listing of all programs assisted under this 
     Act.''.

     SEC. 112. STATE COUNCIL ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.

       Section 112 of the Act is repealed.

     SEC. 113. STATE APPLICATION.

       Section 113 of the Act is amended--
       (1) by redesignating such section as section 112;
       (2) by striking ``plan'' in the section heading and 
     inserting ``application'';
       (3) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(A)'' and further by 
     striking all that follows after ``Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``an application in such manner and accompanied by such 
     information as the Secretary may require but which, at a 
     minimum, shall be for a 5-year period.'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (B);
       (C) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) The State board shall conduct public hearings in the 
     State, after appropriate and sufficient notice, for the 
     purpose of affording all segments of the public and 
     interested organizations and groups an opportunity to present 
     their views and make recommendations regarding the State 
     application. A summary of such recommendations and the State 
     board's response shall be included with the State 
     application.''; and
       (D) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) The State board shall, for secondary vocational-
     technical education programs, establish effective activities 
     and procedures, by which parents, students, teachers, and 
     area residents concerned will be able to participate in State 
     and local decisions that influence programs under this Act, 
     and ensure that such individuals are given access to the 
     information needed to use such procedures.''.
       (4) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Contents.--Each State application shall--
       ``(1) describe the vocational-technical education programs 
     that will be carried out with funds received by the State 
     under this Act, including a description of--
       ``(A) the secondary and postsecondary vocational-technical 
     education programs to be carried out at the State level 
     pursuant to section 201, including programs that will be 
     carried out by the State to develop, improve, and expand 
     access to quality, state-of-the-art technology in vocational-
     technical education programs;
       ``(B) the criteria that will be used by the State in 
     approving applications of eligible recipients of funds under 
     this Act;
       ``(C) how such programs will prepare vocational-technical 
     education students for opportunities in postsecondary 
     education or entry into high skill, high wage jobs in current 
     and emerging occupations; and
       ``(D) how funds will be used to improve or develop new 
     vocational-technical education courses.
       ``(2) describe how the State will actively involve parents, 
     teachers, local businesses (including small- and medium-sized 
     businesses) and representatives of employees in the planning, 
     development, implementation, and evaluation of such 
     vocational-technical education programs;
       ``(3) describe how funds received by the State through the 
     allotment made under section 102 will be allocated among 
     secondary school vocational-technical education, or 
     postsecondary and adult vocational-technical education, or 
     both, including the rationale for such allotment;
       ``(4) describe how the State will--
       ``(A) improve the academic and technical skills of students 
     participating in vocational-technical education programs 
     which includes strengthening the academic and vocational 
     components of vocational-technical education programs through 
     the integration of academics with vocational-technical 
     education to ensure learning in the core academic and 
     vocational subjects and provide students with strong 
     experience and understanding of all aspects of the industry; 
     and
       ``(B) ensure that students who participate in such 
     vocational-technical education programs are taught to the 
     same challenging academic proficiencies as are provided for 
     all other students;
       ``(5) describe how the State will annually evaluate the 
     effectiveness of such vocational-technical education programs 
     and describe, to the extent practicable, how the State is 
     coordinating such programs to ensure nonduplication with 
     other existing Federal programs;
       ``(6) identify the benchmarks that the State will use to 
     measure the progress of the State, including a description of 
     how such benchmarks will ensure continuous improvement for 
     vocational-technical students in meeting such benchmarks;
       ``(7) describe how the State will--
       ``(A) provide vocational-technical education programs that 
     lead to high skill, high wage careers for members of special 
     populations, displaced homemakers, single parents, and single 
     pregnant women; and
       ``(B) ensure that members of special populations meet State 
     benchmarks established under section 114 and are prepared for 
     postsecondary education, further learning, and high skill, 
     high wage careers;
       ``(8) describe what steps the State shall take to involve 
     representatives of local school boards in the development of 
     the State's benchmarks;
       ``(9) provide a financial audit of funds received under 
     this Act which may be included as part of an audit of other 
     Federal or State programs; and
       ``(10) provide assurances that none of the funds expended 
     under this Act will be used to acquire equipment (including 
     computer software) in any instance in which such acquisition 
     results in a direct financial benefit to any organization 
     representing the interests of the purchasing entity or its 
     employees or any affiliate of such an organization.
       ``(c) Amendments.--The State board may submit amendments to 
     the State application, as necessary, during the 5-year 
     period. Such amendments shall be submitted in accordance with 
     section 113(c).''.

     SEC. 114. SUBMISSION OF STATE APPLICATION.

       Section 114 of the Act is amended--
       (1) by redesignating such section as section 113;
       (2) by striking ``state plan approval'' in the section 
     heading and inserting ``submission of state application'';
       (3) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(a) Application.--Each State application shall be 
     submitted to the Secretary by not later than May 1 preceding 
     the beginning of the first fiscal year for which a State 
     application is to be in effect.
       ``(b) Consultation.--The State board shall develop the 
     portion of each State application relating to the amount and 
     uses of any funds proposed to be reserved for adult 
     vocational-technical education, postsecondary vocational-
     technical education, tech-prep education, and secondary 
     vocational-technical education after consultation with the 
     State agency responsible for supervision of community 
     colleges, technical institutes, or other 2-year postsecondary 
     institutions primarily engaged in providing postsecondary 
     vocational-technical education, and the State agency 
     responsible for secondary education. If a State agency finds 
     that a portion of the final State application is 
     objectionable, such agency shall file such objections with 
     the State board. The State board shall respond to any 
     objections of such agency in submitting such application to 
     the Secretary.
       ``(c) Application Submission.--A State application 
     submitted to the Secretary under this section shall be 
     approved by the Secretary unless the Secretary makes a 
     written determination, within 90 days after receiving the 
     application, that the application is in violation of the 
     provisions of this Act.''.

     SEC. 115. ACCOUNTABILITY.

       Part B of title I is amended by inserting after section 
     113, as redesignated, the following:

     ``SEC. 114. ACCOUNTABILITY.

       ``(a) Benchmarks.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive an allotment 
     under section 102, a State shall develop and identify in the 
     State application submitted under section 113 proposed 
     rigorous and quantifiable benchmarks to measure the statewide 
     progress of the State, which shall include, at a minimum, 
     measures, of--
       ``(A) attainment of challenging State academic and 
     vocational proficiencies;
       ``(B) attainment of secondary school diplomas or general 
     equivalency diplomas; and
       ``(C) placement in, retention in, and completion of, 
     postsecondary education or advanced training, or placement 
     and retention in military service, or employment.
       ``(2) Existing benchmarks.--If a State has developed State 
     performance indicators or benchmarks for skills according to 
     challenging academic or vocational proficiencies consistent 
     with this Act, the State may use such performance indicators 
     or benchmarks in measuring the progress of vocational-
     technical education students.
       ``(b) Program Improvement and Sanctions.--
       ``(1) State program improvement plan.--If a State fails to 
     meet its State benchmarks as described in the report 
     submitted under subsection (c), the State shall develop and 
     implement a program improvement plan in consultation with 
     appropriate agencies, individuals, and organizations for the 
     first program year succeeding the program year in which the 
     State failed to meet its benchmarks in order to avoid a 
     sanction as provided under paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Local improvement plan.--If an eligible recipient 
     fails to meet its State benchmarks, the eligible recipient 
     shall develop a program improvement plan with appropriate 
     agencies, individuals, and organizations for the succeeding 
     program year.
       ``(3) Sanctions.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a State fails to meet the State 
     benchmarks required under subsection (a), and has not 
     implemented an improvement plan as described in paragraph 
     (1), has not demonstrated improvement in meeting its 
     benchmarks, or has failed to meet its benchmarks for 2 or 
     more consecutive years, the Secretary may, after notice and 
     opportunity for a hearing, or withhold from the State all, or 
     a portion of, the State's allot

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     ment under this Act. The Secretary may waive the sanction due 
     to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances such as a 
     natural disaster or a precipitous and unforeseen decline in 
     the financial resources of the State.
       ``(B) Funds resulting from reduced allotments.--The amount 
     of funds retained by the Secretary as a result of a reduction 
     in an allotment made under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     redistributed to other States in accordance with section 101.
       ``(c) Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Information.--Each State that receives an allotment 
     under section 102 shall annually prepare and submit to the 
     Secretary a report on how the State is performing on State 
     benchmarks that relate to vocational-technical education 
     programs. In preparing the report, the State may include 
     information on such additional vocational-technical education 
     benchmarks as the State may establish.
       ``(B) Special populations.--The report submitted by the 
     State in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall include a 
     description of how special populations, displaced homemakers, 
     single parents, and single pregnant women participating in 
     vocational-technical education programs have performed in 
     meeting the vocational-technical education benchmarks 
     established by the State.
       ``(2) Information dissemination.--
       ``(A) State requirements.--Each State shall make the 
     information contained in reports described under paragraph 
     (1) available to the general public through publication and 
     other appropriate methods which may include electronic 
     communication.
       ``(B) Secretary requirements.--The Secretary shall make the 
     information contained in such reports available to the 
     general public through publication and other appropriate 
     methods which may include electronic communication.
       ``(3) Benchmark performance.--Each local recipient shall 
     make available to the general public information regarding 
     how the local recipient is performing in regard to the State 
     benchmarks.''.

     SEC. 116. PROGRAM EVALUATION.

       Sections 115, 116, 117, and 118 of the Act are repealed.
    TITLE II--BASIC STATE GRANTS FOR VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION

     SEC. 201. STATE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Heading.--The heading for title II is amended to read 
     as follows:
  ``TITLE II--BASIC STATE GRANTS FOR VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION''.
       (b) Programs.--Section 201 of the Act is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``102(a)(3)'' and 
     inserting ``102(a)(2)'';
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Required Uses of Funds.--The programs described in 
     subsection (a) shall include--
       ``(1) an assessment of the vocational-technical education 
     programs carried out with funds under this Act that includes 
     an assessment of how the needs of special populations are 
     being met and how such programs will ensure that the 
     benchmarks established under section 114 are being met;
       ``(2) developing, improving, or expanding the use of 
     technology in vocational-technical education which may 
     include--
       ``(A) training of vocational-technical education personnel 
     to use state-of-the art technology, which may include 
     distance learning;
       ``(B) providing vocational-technical education students 
     with the academic and technical skills that lead to entry 
     into the high technology and telecommunications field; or
       ``(C) encouraging schools to work with high tech industries 
     to offer voluntary internships and mentoring programs;
       ``(3) professional development programs, including--
       ``(A) inservice and preservice training in state-of-the-art 
     vocational-technical education programs and techniques, 
     effective teaching skills based on research, and effective 
     practices to improve parental and community involvement; and
       ``(B) support of education programs for teachers of 
     vocational-technical education in public schools and other 
     public school personnel who are involved in the direct 
     delivery of educational services to vocational education 
     students to ensure that such teachers stay current with the 
     needs, expectations, and methods of industry; and
       ``(4) support for vocational-technical education programs 
     that improve the academic and technical skills of students 
     participating in vocational-technical education programs by 
     strengthening the academic and vocational component of such 
     vocational-technical education programs through the 
     integration of academics with vocational-technical education 
     to ensure learning in the core academic and vocational 
     subjects.'';
       (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Permissible Uses of Funds.--The programs under 
     subsection (a) may include--
       ``(1) technical support for eligible recipients;
       ``(2) establishing agreements between secondary and 
     postsecondary vocational-technical education programs in 
     order to provide postsecondary education and training 
     opportunities for students participating in such vocational-
     technical education programs, such as tech-prep programs;
       ``(3) support for programs for single parents, displaced 
     homemakers, single pregnant women, and individuals in 
     nontraditional occupations that lead to high skill, high wage 
     careers;
       ``(4) support for cooperative education;
       ``(5) support for vocational student organizations;
       ``(6) support for public charter schools operating 
     secondary vocational-technical education programs;
       ``(7) support for vocational-technical education programs 
     that offer experience in, and understanding of, all aspects 
     of the industry for which students are preparing to enter;
       ``(8) support for family and consumer sciences programs;
       ``(9) support for corrections vocational-technical 
     education;
       ``(10) support for education and business partnerships; and
       ``(11) support to improve or develop new vocational-
     technical education courses.''; and
       (4) by adding after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Restriction on Uses of Funds.--A State that receives 
     funds under section 102(a)(2) may not use any of such funds 
     to pay administrative costs.''.

     SEC. 202. SECONDARY, POSTSECONDARY, AND ADULT VOCATIONAL-
                   TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

       Part B of title II of the Act is amended to read as 
     follows:

  ``PART B--SECONDARY, POSTSECONDARY, AND ADULT VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL 
                           EDUCATION PROGRAMS

                  ``Subpart 1--Within-State Allocation

     ``SEC. 221. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO SECONDARY SCHOOL 
                   PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section and section 223, each State shall distribute the 
     funds received under this Act and available in fiscal year 
     1998 for secondary school vocational-technical education to 
     local educational agencies within the State as follows:
       ``(1) From 70 percent of such funds, each local educational 
     agency shall be allocated an amount that bears the same 
     relationship to such 70 percent as the amount such local 
     educational agency was allocated under section 1124 or such 
     section's predecessor authority of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 in the preceding fiscal year 
     bears to the total amount received under such section by 
     local educational agencies in the State in such year.
       ``(2) From 20 percent of such funds, each local educational 
     agency shall be allocated an amount that bears the same 
     relationship to such 20 percent as the number of students 
     with disabilities who have individualized education programs 
     under section 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act who are served by such local educational agency 
     in the preceding fiscal year bears to the total number of 
     such students served by local educational agencies in the 
     State in such year.
       ``(3) From 10 percent of such funds, each local educational 
     agency shall be allocated an amount that bears the same 
     relationship to such 10 percent as the number of students 
     enrolled in schools and adults enrolled in training programs 
     under the jurisdiction of such local educational agency in 
     the preceding fiscal year bears to the number of students 
     enrolled in schools and adults enrolled in training programs 
     under the jurisdiction of all local educational agencies in 
     the State in such year.
       ``(b) Special Distribution Rules for Subsequent Fiscal 
     Years.--
       ``(1) Fiscal years 1999 and 2000.--In fiscal years 1999 and 
     2000, each State shall distribute the funds available under 
     this Act in such fiscal years for secondary school 
     vocational-technical education programs to local educational 
     agencies within the State as follows:
       ``(A) Lesser or equal amounts.--Each State shall distribute 
     all funds allocated by the State for each such fiscal year 
     for secondary school vocational-technical education programs 
     in amounts less than or equal to the total amount of funds 
     distributed pursuant to section 231(a) of this Act as such 
     section was in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technical 
     Education Act Amendments of 1997 for such programs in fiscal 
     year 1997 as follows:
       ``(i) 30 percent shall be allocated to such agencies in 
     proportion to the number of individuals aged 15 to 19, 
     inclusive, who reside in the school district served by such 
     agency for the preceding fiscal year compared to the total 
     number of such individuals who reside in the school districts 
     served by all local educational agencies in the State for 
     such preceding year.
       ``(ii) 70 percent shall be allocated to such agencies in 
     proportion to the number of individuals aged 15 through 19, 
     inclusive, who reside in the school district served by such 
     agency from families with incomes below 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 for the fiscal year for which the 
     determination is made compared to the number of such 
     individuals in all the local educational agencies in the 
     State.
       ``(B) Greater amounts.--Each State shall distribute all 
     funds allocated by the State for each such fiscal year for 
     secondary school vocational-technical education programs in 
     amounts greater than the total amount of funds distributed 
     pursuant to section 231(a) of this Act as such section was in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the 
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     Education Act Amendments of 1997 for such programs in fiscal 
     year 1997 as follows:
       ``(i) 40 percent shall be allocated to such agencies in 
     proportion to the number of individuals aged 15 to 19, 
     inclusive, who reside in the school district served by such 
     agency for the preceding fiscal year compared to the total 
     number of such individuals who reside in the school districts 
     served by all local educational agencies in the State for 
     such preceding year.
       ``(ii) 60 percent shall be allocated to such agencies in 
     proportion to the number of individuals aged 15 through 19, 
     inclusive, who reside in the school district served by such 
     agency from families with incomes below 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 for the fiscal year for which the 
     determination is made compared to the number of such 
     individuals in all the local educational agencies in the 
     State.
       ``(2) Fiscal year 2001.--Each State shall distribute funds 
     allocated under this Act in fiscal year 2001 for secondary 
     school vocational-technical education programs to local 
     educational agencies within the State as follows:
       ``(A) 35 percent shall be allocated to such agencies in 
     proportion to the number of individuals aged 15 to 19, 
     inclusive, who reside in the school district served by such 
     agency for the preceding fiscal year compared to the total 
     number of such individuals who reside in the school districts 
     served by all local educational agencies in the State for 
     such preceding year.
       ``(B) 65 percent shall be allocated to such agencies in 
     proportion to the number of individuals aged 15 through 19, 
     inclusive, who reside in the school district served by such 
     agency from families with incomes below 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 for the fiscal year for which the 
     determination is made compared to the number of such 
     individuals in all the local educational agencies in the 
     State.
       ``(3) Fiscal year 2002.--Each State shall distribute funds 
     allocated under this Act in fiscal year 2002 for secondary 
     school vocational-technical education programs to local 
     educational agencies within the State as follows:
       ``(A) 40 percent shall be allocated to such agencies in 
     proportion to the number of individuals aged 15 to 19, 
     inclusive, who reside in the school district served by such 
     agency for the preceding fiscal year compared to the total 
     number of such individuals who reside in the school districts 
     served by all local educational agencies in the State for 
     such preceding year.
       ``(B) 60 percent shall be allocated to such agencies in 
     proportion to the number of individuals aged 15 through 19, 
     inclusive, who reside in the school district served by such 
     agency from families with incomes below 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 for the fiscal year for which the 
     determination is made compared to the number of such 
     individuals in all the local educational agencies in the 
     State.
       ``(c) Waiver for More Equitable Distribution.--The 
     Secretary may waive the application of subsection (b) in the 
     case of any State that submits to the Secretary an 
     application for such a waiver that--
       ``(1) demonstrates that a proposed alternative formula more 
     effectively targets funds on the basis of poverty (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)) to local educational 
     agencies within the State than the formula described in 
     subsection (b); and
       ``(2) includes a proposal for such an alternative formula.
       ``(d) Minimum Grant Amount.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
     local educational agency shall be eligible for a grant under 
     this part unless the amount allocated to such agency under 
     subsections (a) and (b) is not less than $10,000. A local 
     educational agency may enter into a consortium with other 
     local educational agencies for purposes of meeting the 
     minimum allocation requirement of this paragraph.
       ``(2) Waiver.--The State shall waive the application of 
     paragraph (1) in any case in which the local educational 
     agency--
       ``(A)(i) is located in a rural, sparsely populated area, or
       ``(ii) is a public charter school operating secondary 
     vocational-technical education programs; and
       ``(B) demonstrates that the agency is unable to enter into 
     a consortium for purposes of providing services under this 
     part.
       ``(3) Redistribution.--Any amounts that are not allocated 
     by reason of paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) shall be 
     redistributed to local educational agencies that meet the 
     requirements of paragraph (1) or (2) in accordance with the 
     provisions of this section.
       ``(e) Limited Jurisdiction Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--In applying the provisions of 
     subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), no State receiving 
     assistance under this Act shall allocate funds to a local 
     educational agency that serves only elementary schools, but 
     shall distribute such funds to the local educational agency 
     or regional educational agency that provides secondary school 
     services to secondary school students in the same attendance 
     area.
       ``(2) Secondary school jurisdiction.--The amount to be 
     allocated under paragraph (1) to a local educational agency 
     that has jurisdiction only over secondary schools shall be 
     determined based on the number of students that were enrolled 
     in such secondary schools in the previous year from the 
     elementary schools involved.
       ``(f) Allocations to Area Vocational-Technical Education 
     Schools and Educational Service Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State shall distribute funds 
     available for secondary school vocational-technical education 
     programs to the appropriate area vocational-technical 
     education school or educational service agency in any case in 
     which the area vocational-technical education school or 
     educational service agency and the local educational agency 
     concerned--
       ``(A) have formed or will form a consortium for the purpose 
     of receiving funds under this section; or
       ``(B) have entered into or will enter into a cooperative 
     arrangement for such purpose.
       ``(2) Allocation basis.--If an area vocational-technical 
     education school or educational service agency meets the 
     requirements of paragraph (1), then the amount that would 
     otherwise be distributed to the local educational agency 
     shall be allocated to the area vocational-technical education 
     school, the educational service agency, and the local 
     educational agency based on each school's or entity's 
     relative share of students who are attending vocational-
     technical education programs (based, if practicable, on the 
     average enrollment for the prior 3 years).
       ``(3) Appeals procedure.--The State board shall establish 
     an appeals procedure for resolution of any dispute arising 
     between a local educational agency and an area vocational-
     technical education school or an educational service agency 
     with respect to the allocation procedures described in this 
     section, including the decision of a local educational agency 
     to leave a consortium or terminate a cooperative arrangement.
       ``(g) Consortium Requirements.--
       ``(1) Alliance.--Any local educational agency receiving an 
     allocation that is not sufficient to conduct a program which 
     meets the requirements of section 225 is encouraged to--
       ``(A) form a consortium or enter into a cooperative 
     agreement with an area vocational-technical education school 
     or educational service agency offering programs that meet the 
     requirements of section 225; and
       ``(B) transfer such allocation to the area vocational-
     technical education school or educational service agency; and
       ``(C) operate programs that are of sufficient size, scope, 
     and quality as to be effective.
       ``(2) Funds to consortium.--Funds allocated to a consortium 
     formed to meet the requirements of this paragraph shall be 
     used only for purposes and programs that are mutually 
     beneficial to all members of the consortium and can be used 
     only for programs authorized under this Act. Such funds may 
     not be reallocated to individual members of the consortium 
     for purposes or programs benefiting only one member of the 
     consortium.
       ``(h) Data.--The Secretary shall collect information from 
     States regarding the specific dollar allocations made 
     available by the State for vocational-technical education 
     programs under subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) and how 
     these allocations are distributed to local educational 
     agencies, area vocational-technical education schools, 
     educational services agencies, and eligible institutions 
     within the State in accordance with this section.

     ``SEC. 222. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR POSTSECONDARY AND ADULT 
                   VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Allocation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsections (b) 
     and (c) and section 223, each State shall distribute funds 
     available in any fiscal year for postsecondary and adult 
     vocational-technical education programs to eligible 
     institutions or consortia of eligible institutions within the 
     State.
       ``(2) Formula.--Each eligible institution or consortium of 
     eligible institutions shall receive an amount that bears the 
     same relationship to the amount of funds available under such 
     section as the number of individuals who are Pell Grant 
     recipients or recipients of assistance from the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs and are enrolled in programs meeting the 
     requirements of section 225 offered by such institution or 
     consortium in the preceding fiscal year bears to the number 
     of such recipients enrolled in such programs within the State 
     for such year.
       ``(3) Consortium requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--In order for a consortium of eligible 
     institutions described in paragraph (2) to receive assistance 
     pursuant to such paragraph, such consortium shall operate 
     joint projects that--
       ``(i) provide services to all postsecondary institutions 
     participating in the consortium; and
       ``(ii) are of sufficient size, scope, and quality as to be 
     effective.
       ``(B) Funds to consortium.--Funds allocated to a consortium 
     formed to meet the requirements of this section shall be used 
     only

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     for purposes and programs that are mutually beneficial to all 
     members of the consortium and can be used only for programs 
     authorized under this Act. Such funds may not be reallocated 
     to individual members of the consortium for purposes or 
     programs benefiting only one member of the consortium.
       ``(b) Waiver for More Equitable Distribution.--The 
     Secretary may waive the application of subsection (a) in the 
     case of any State that submits to the Secretary of Education 
     an application for such a waiver that--
       ``(1) demonstrates that the formula described in subsection 
     (a) does not result in a distribution of funds to the 
     institutions or consortia within the State that have the 
     highest numbers of economically disadvantaged individuals and 
     that an alternative formula would result in such a 
     distribution; and
       ``(2) includes a proposal for such an alternative formula.
       ``(c) Minimum Grant Amount.--
       ``(1) In general.--No funds provided to any institution or 
     consortium under this section shall be for an amount that is 
     less than $35,000.
       ``(2) Redistribution.--Any amounts that are not distributed 
     by reason of paragraph (1) shall be redistributed to eligible 
     institutions or consortia of eligible institutions in 
     accordance with the provisions of this section.
       ``(d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `eligible institution' means an institution 
     of higher education as such term is defined in section 
     1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, a local 
     educational agency serving adults, or an area vocational 
     education school serving adults that offers or will offer a 
     program that meets the requirements of section 225 and seeks 
     to receive assistance under this part; and
       ``(2) the term `Pell Grant' means a recipient of financial 
     aid under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965.

     ``SEC. 223. SPECIAL RULES FOR VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

       ``(a) Special Rule for Minimal Allocation.--
       ``(1) General authority.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
     sections 221 and 222 and in order to make a more equitable 
     distribution of funds for programs serving the areas of 
     greatest economic need, for any program year for which a 
     minimal amount is made available by a State for distribution 
     under section 221 or 222, such State may distribute such 
     minimal amount for such year--
       ``(A) on a competitive basis; or
       ``(B) through any alternative method determined by the 
     State.
       ``(2) Minimal amount.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `minimal amount' means not more than 15 percent of the 
     total amount made available for distribution under this part.
       ``(b) Redistribution.--
       ``(1) In general.--In any academic year that a local 
     educational agency or eligible institution does not expend 
     all of the amounts it is allocated for such year under 
     section 221 or 222, such recipient shall return any 
     unexpended amounts to the State to be reallocated under 
     section 221 or 222, as appropriate.
       ``(2) Redistribution of amounts returned late in an 
     academic year.--In any academic year in which amounts are 
     returned to the State under section 221 or 222 and the State 
     is unable to reallocate such amounts according to such 
     sections in time for such amounts to be expended in such 
     academic year, the State shall retain such amounts for 
     distribution in combination with amounts provided under this 
     title for the following academic year.
       ``(c) Construction.--Nothing in section 221 or 222 shall be 
     construed--
       ``(1) to prohibit a local educational agency (or a 
     consortium thereof) that receives assistance under section 
     221, from working with an eligible recipient (or consortium 
     thereof) that receives assistance under section 222, to carry 
     out secondary school vocational-technical education programs 
     in accordance with this title;
       ``(2) to prohibit an eligible recipient (or consortium 
     thereof) that receives assistance under section 222, from 
     working with a local educational agency (or consortium 
     thereof) that receives assistance under section 221, to carry 
     out postsecondary and adult vocational-technical education 
     programs in accordance with this title; or
       ``(3) to require a charter school which provides 
     vocational-technical education programs and is a local 
     educational agency to jointly establish its eligibility 
     unless the charter school is explicitly permitted to do so 
     under the State's charter school statute.
       ``(d) Consistent Application.--For purposes of this 
     section, the State board shall provide funds to charter 
     schools that offer vocational-technical education programs 
     that are public schools of the local educational agency in 
     the same manner as it provides those funds to other schools 
     of the local educational agency. Such vocational-technical 
     education program within a charter school shall be of 
     sufficient size, scope, and quality as to be effective.

     ``SEC. 224. LOCAL APPLICATION FOR VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL 
                   EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Application Required.--Any eligible recipient 
     desiring financial assistance under this part shall, in 
     accordance with requirements established by the State board, 
     submit an application to the State board. Such application 
     shall cover the same period of time as the period of time 
     applicable to the State application submitted under section 
     112.
       ``(b) Contents.--The State board shall determine 
     requirements for local applications, except that each 
     application shall--
       ``(1) describe how the vocational-technical education 
     programs required under section 225(b) will be carried out 
     with funds received under this part;
       ``(2) describe how students participating in vocational-
     technical education programs carried out with funds under 
     this Act will reach the State benchmarks as established under 
     section 114;
       ``(3) describe how the eligible recipient will--
       ``(A) improve the academic and technical skills of students 
     participating in vocational-technical education programs by 
     strengthening the academic and vocational components of such 
     programs through the integration of academics with 
     vocational-technical education programs through a coherent 
     sequence of courses to ensure learning in the core academic 
     and vocational subjects; and
       ``(B) ensure that students who participate in such 
     vocational-technical education programs are taught to the 
     same challenging academic proficiencies as are provided for 
     all other students;
       ``(4) describe how parents, students, teachers, business 
     and representatives of employees are involved in the 
     development, implementation, and evaluation of vocational-
     technical education programs assisted under this Act, and how 
     these individuals are effectively informed about, and 
     assisted in understanding, the requirements of this Act; and
       ``(5) provide assurances that the eligible recipient will 
     provide a vocational-technical education program that is of 
     such size, scope, and quality as to bring about improvement 
     in the quality of vocational-technical education programs.

     ``SEC. 225. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) General Authority.--Each eligible recipient that 
     receives a grant under this part shall use such funds to 
     improve vocational-technical education programs.
       ``(b) Requirements for Uses of Funds.--Funds made available 
     under this part shall be used to support vocational-technical 
     education programs that--
       ``(1) strengthen the academic and technical skills of 
     students participating in vocational-technical education 
     programs by strengthening the academic and vocational 
     components of such programs through the integration of 
     academics with vocational-technical education programs 
     through a coherent sequence of courses to ensure learning in 
     the core academic and vocational subjects;
       ``(2) develop, improve, or expand the use of technology in 
     vocational-technical education which may include--
       ``(A) training of vocational-technical education personnel 
     to use State-of-the art technology, which may include 
     distance learning;
       ``(B) providing vocational-technical education students 
     with the academic and technical skills that lead to entry 
     into the high technology and telecommunications field; or
       ``(C) encouraging schools to work with high tech industries 
     to offer voluntary internships and mentoring programs;
       ``(3) provide professional development programs, 
     including--
       ``(A) inservice training in state-of-the-art vocational-
     technical education programs and techniques, effective 
     teaching skills based on research, and effective practices to 
     improve parental and community involvement; and
       ``(B) support of education programs for teachers of 
     vocational-technical education in public schools and other 
     public school personnel who are involved in the direct 
     delivery of educational services to vocational-technical 
     education students, to ensure that such teachers stay current 
     with the needs, expectations, and methods of industry;
       ``(4) support vocational-technical education programs that 
     improve the academic and technical skills of students 
     participating in vocational-technical education programs by 
     strengthening the academic component of such vocational-
     technical education programs through the integration of 
     academics with vocational-technical education to ensure 
     learning in the core academic subjects; and
       ``(5) provide an assessment of the vocational-technical 
     education programs carried out with funds under this Act, 
     including an assessment of how the needs of special 
     populations are being met, and how such programs will ensure 
     that the benchmarks established under section 114 are being 
     met.
       ``(c) Permissible Activities.--Funds made available under 
     this part may be used for--
       ``(1) establishing agreements between secondary and 
     postsecondary vocational-technical education programs in 
     order to provide postsecondary education and training 
     opportunities for students participating in such vocational-
     technical programs, such as tech-prep programs;
       ``(2) involving parents, business, and representatives of 
     employees in the design, implementation, and evaluation of 
     vocational-technical education programs authorized under this 
     Act;
       ``(3) providing career guidance and academic counseling;
       ``(4) providing work related experience, such as 
     internships, cooperative education, school-based enterprises, 
     entrepreneurship, and job shadowing that are related to 
     vocational-technical education programs;

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       ``(5) programs for single parents, displaced homemakers, 
     and single pregnant women;
       ``(6) local education and business partnerships;
       ``(7) vocational student organizations;
       ``(8) mentoring and support services;
       ``(9) leasing, purchasing, or upgrading of equipment;
       ``(10) establishing effective programs and procedures to 
     enable vocational-technical education program participants 
     and their parents to participate directly in decisions that 
     influence the programs, including providing information and 
     assistance for informed effective participation;
       ``(11) teacher preparation programs which assist 
     individuals who are interested in becoming vocational-
     technical education instructors, including individuals with 
     experience in business and industry;
       ``(12) improving or developing new vocational-technical 
     education courses; and
       ``(13) support for family and consumer sciences programs.
       ``(d) Administrative Costs.--Each eligible recipient 
     receiving funds under this part shall not use more than 2 
     percent of the funds for administrative costs associated with 
     the administration of the grant.''.

     SEC. 203. REPEAL OF PART C.

       Part C of title II is repealed.
                  TITLE III--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

     SEC. 301. EVALUATION; RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS AND 
                   DISSEMINATION.

       (a) Heading.--The heading for title III is amended to read 
     as follows:
                ``TITLE III--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT''.
       (b) Part A.--Part A of title III is amended to read as 
     follows:

                   ``PART A--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

     ``SEC. 301. EVALUATION; RESEARCH; DEMONSTRATIONS; AND 
                   DISSEMINATION.

       ``(a) Single Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop a single 
     plan for evaluation and assessment, research, demonstrations, 
     and dissemination with regard to the vocational-technical 
     education programs assisted under this Act.
       ``(2) Plan.--Such plan shall--
       ``(A) identify the vocational-technical education programs 
     the Secretary will carry out under this section;
       ``(B) describe how the Secretary will evaluate such 
     vocational-technical education programs in accordance with 
     subsection (b); and
       ``(C) include such other information as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate.
       ``(b) Evaluation and Assessment.--
       ``(1) In general.--From amounts made available under 
     subsection (g), the Secretary shall provide for the conduct 
     of an independent evaluation and assessment of vocational-
     technical education programs under this Act through studies 
     and analyses conducted independently through grants and 
     contracts awarded on a competitive basis.
       ``(2) Contents.--Such evaluation and assessment of 
     vocational-technical education programs shall include 
     descriptions of--
       ``(A) the extent to which State, local, and tribal entities 
     have developed, implemented, or improved State and local 
     vocational-technical education programs;
       ``(B) the degree to which the expenditures of funds 
     provided under this Act at the Federal, State, local, and 
     tribal levels address improvement in vocational-technical 
     education programs;
       ``(C) the extent to which vocational-technical education 
     programs succeed in preparing individuals participating in 
     such programs for entry into postsecondary education, further 
     learning, or high skill, high wage careers; and
       ``(D) the effect of State benchmarks, performance measures, 
     and other measures of accountability on the delivery of 
     vocational-technical education programs.
       ``(c) Collection of Information and Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may collect and 
     disseminate information from States regarding State efforts 
     to meet State benchmarks described in section 114.
       ``(2) Report.--The Secretary shall gather any information 
     collected pursuant to paragraph (1) and submit a report to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate.
       ``(d) Research.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants, on a 
     competitive basis, to an institution of higher education, a 
     public or private organization or agency, or a consortium of 
     such institutions, organizations, or agencies to establish a 
     national research center or centers--
       ``(A) to carry out research for the purpose of developing, 
     improving, and identifying the most successful methods for 
     successfully addressing the education, employment, and 
     training needs of participants in vocational-technical 
     education programs;
       ``(B) to carry out research to increase the effectiveness 
     and improve the implementation of vocational-technical 
     education programs, including conducting research and 
     development and studies providing longitudinal information or 
     formative evaluation with respect to vocational-technical 
     education programs;
       ``(C) to carry out research that can be used to improve 
     teaching and learning in the vocational-technical education 
     classroom; and
       ``(D) to carry out such other research as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate to achieve the purposes of this 
     Act.
       ``(2) Summary.--The Secretary shall provide an annual 
     report summarizing the evaluations and assessments described 
     in subsection (b), and the research conducted pursuant to 
     this subsection, and the findings of such evaluations and 
     assessments, and research, to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate.
       ``(e) Demonstrations and Dissemination.--
       ``(1) Demonstration program.--The Secretary is authorized 
     to carry out demonstration vocational-technical education 
     programs, to replicate model vocational-technical education 
     programs, to disseminate best practices information, and to 
     provide technical assistance upon request of a State, for the 
     purposes of developing, improving, and identifying the most 
     successful methods and techniques for providing vocational-
     technical education programs assisted under this Act.
       ``(2) Demonstration partnership.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
     demonstration partnership project involving a 4-year, 
     accredited postsecondary institution, in cooperation with 
     local public education organizations, volunteer groups, and 
     private sector business participants to provide program 
     support, and facilities for education, training, tutoring, 
     counseling, employment preparation, specific skills training 
     in emerging and established professions, retraining of 
     military medical personnel, retraining of individuals 
     displaced by corporate or military restructuring, migrant 
     workers, and other individuals who otherwise would not have 
     access to such services, through multi-site, multi-State 
     distance learning technologies.
       ``(B) Program.--Such program may be carried out directly or 
     through grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or through 
     the national center or centers.
       ``(f) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     `institution of higher education' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)).
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
     for fiscal year 1998 and such sums as may be necessary for 
     each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years to carry out this 
     part.''.

     SEC. 302. TECH-PREP EDUCATION.

       Part B of title III is amended to read as follows:

                     ``PART C--TECH-PREP EDUCATION

     ``SEC. 321. TECH-PREP EDUCATION.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--The State board, in accordance 
     with the provisions of this part, shall award grants to 
     consortia on a competitive basis or on the basis of a formula 
     determined by the State board, for tech-prep education 
     programs.
       ``(b) General Authority.--Each grant recipient shall use 
     amounts provided under the grant to develop and operate a 4- 
     or 6-year tech-prep education program.
       ``(c) Contents of Program.--Any such program shall--
       ``(1) be carried out under an articulation agreement 
     between the participants in the consortium;
       ``(2) consist of the 2 or 4 years of secondary school 
     preceding graduation and 2 years of higher education, or an 
     apprenticeship program of at least 2 years following 
     secondary instruction, with a common core of required 
     proficiency in mathematics, science, communications, and 
     technologies designed to lead to an associate degree or 
     postsecondary certificate in a specific career field;
       ``(3) include the development of tech-prep education 
     program components appropriate to the needs of the consortium 
     participants;
       ``(4) include in-service training for teachers that--
       ``(A) is designed to train vocational-technical teachers to 
     effectively implement tech-prep education programs;
       ``(B) provides for joint training for teachers in the tech-
     prep consortium; and
       ``(C) may provide such training in weekend, evening, and 
     summer sessions, institutes, or workshops;
       ``(5) include training programs for counselors designed to 
     enable counselors to more effectively--
       ``(A) provide information to students regarding tech-prep 
     education programs;
       ``(B) support student progress in completing such programs; 
     and
       ``(C) provide information on related employment 
     opportunities;
       ``(6) provide equal access to the full range of technical 
     preparation programs to individuals who are members of 
     special populations, including the development of tech-prep 
     education program services appropriate to the needs of such 
     individuals; and
       ``(7) provide for preparatory services that assist 
     participants in such programs.
       ``(d) Additional Authorized Activities.--Each such program 
     may--
       ``(1) provide for the acquisition of tech-prep education 
     program equipment; and
       ``(2) acquire technical assistance from State or local 
     entities that have successfully designed, established and 
     operated tech-prep programs.

     ``SEC. 322. APPLICATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each consortium that desires to receive 
     a grant under this part shall submit an application to the 
     State board, as appropriate, at such time and in such manner 
     as the State board shall prescribe.

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       ``(b) Plan.--Each application submitted under this section 
     shall contain a 5-year plan for the development and 
     implementation of programs under this part.
       ``(c) Approval.--The State board shall approve applications 
     based on their potential to create an effective tech-prep 
     education program as provided for in this section.
       ``(d) Special Consideration.--The State board, as 
     appropriate, shall give special consideration to applications 
     which--
       ``(1) provide for effective employment placement activities 
     or transfer of students to 4-year baccalaureate degree 
     programs;
       ``(2) are developed in consultation with business, 
     industry, institutions of higher education, and 
     representatives of employees;
       ``(3) address effectively the issues of dropout prevention 
     and reentry and the needs of special populations.

     ``SEC. 323. REPORT.

       ``Each State that receives a grant under this part shall 
     annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report on the 
     effectiveness of their Tech-Prep programs, including how 
     competitive grants were awarded within the State.

     ``SEC. 324. ALLOTMENT.

       ``The Secretary shall allot funds under this part in each 
     fiscal year in the same manner as funds are allotted under 
     section 101(a)(2).

     ``SEC. 325. AUTHORIZATION.

       ``(a) In General.--From amounts made available under 
     section 3(a), 10 percent shall be used to carry out this part 
     for fiscal year 1998 and for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.
       ``(b) Minimum Amount.--No State shall receive a grant of 
     less than $250,000 under this part in any fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 303. VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND OCCUPATIONAL 
                   INFORMATION DATA SYSTEMS.

       Part C of title IV is amended--
       (1) by striking the part heading and inserting the 
     following:

        ``PART B--VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION INFORMATION'';

       (2) by redesignating sections 421 through 424 as sections 
     311 through 314, respectively.
       (3) by amending subsection (e) of section 312, as 
     redesignated under paragraph (2), to read as follows:
       ``(e) There are authorized to be appropriated for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002 such sums as may be necessary 
     to carry out this part.'';
       (4) in section 313(a)(1), as redesignated in paragraph (2), 
     by striking ``421'' and inserting ``311''; and
       (5) by adding at the end of such part the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 315. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated for this part 
     such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1998 and such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.''.

     SEC. 304. REPEALS.

       (a) Title III.--Parts C, D, E, F, G, and H of title III of 
     the Act, as the Act was in effect on the day before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, are repealed.
       (b) Title IV.--The heading for title IV and parts A, B, E, 
     and F of such title of the Act are repealed.
                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       Title V of the Act is amended to read as follows:
                     ``TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

              ``PART A--FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 401. PAYMENTS.

       ``The Secretary shall pay from its allotment under section 
     101 to each State for any fiscal year for which the State has 
     a State application submitted in accordance with section 113 
     (including any amendment to such application) the Federal 
     share of the costs of carrying out the State application.

     ``SEC. 402. FISCAL REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds received under this 
     Act shall be used to supplement, not supplant, the amount of 
     funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be 
     made available from non-Federal sources for vocational-
     technical education programs.
       ``(b) Maintenance of Effort.--
       ``(1) Determination.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), no payments shall be made under this title for any 
     fiscal year to a State for vocational-technical education 
     programs unless the Secretary of Education determines that 
     the fiscal effort per student or the aggregate expenditures 
     of such State for vocational-technical programs for the 
     fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the 
     determination is made, equaled or exceeded such effort or 
     expenditures for vocational-technical education programs, for 
     the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which 
     the determination is made.
       ``(B) Computation.--In computing the fiscal effort or 
     aggregate expenditures pursuant to subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary of Education shall exclude capital expenditures, 
     special one-time project costs, and the cost of pilot 
     programs.
       ``(C) Decrease in federal support.--If the amount made 
     available for vocational-technical education programs under 
     this Act for a fiscal year is less than the amount made 
     available for vocational-technical education programs under 
     this Act for the preceding fiscal year, then the fiscal 
     effort per student or the aggregate expenditures of a State 
     required by subparagraph (B) for such preceding fiscal year 
     shall be decreased by the same percentage as the percentage 
     decrease in the amount so made available.
       ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirements of 
     paragraph (1) (with respect to not more than 5 percent of 
     expenditures required for the preceding fiscal year by any 
     State) for 1 program year only, after making a determination 
     that such waiver would be equitable due to exceptional or 
     uncontrollable circumstances affecting the ability of the 
     State to meet such requirements, such as a natural disaster 
     or an unforeseen and precipitous decline in financial 
     resources. No level of funding permitted under such a waiver 
     may be used as the basis for computing the fiscal effort or 
     aggregate expenditures required under this paragraph for 
     years subsequent to the year covered by such waiver. The 
     fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures for the subsequent 
     years shall be computed on the basis of the level of funding 
     that would, but for such waiver, have been required.

     ``SEC. 403. AUTHORITY TO MAKE PAYMENTS.

       ``Any authority to make payments or to enter into contracts 
     under this Act shall be available only to such extent or in 
     such amounts as are provided in advance appropriation Acts.

     ``SEC. 404. NATIONAL AND STATE FUNDING.

       ``Nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit, allow, 
     encourage, or authorize any Federal control over any aspect 
     of any private, religious, or home school, whether or not a 
     home school is treated as a private school or home school 
     under State law. This section shall not be construed to bar 
     private, religious, or home schools from participation in 
     programs or services under the Act.

     ``SEC. 405. FREEDOM TO CHOOSE.

       ``None of the funds made available under this Act shall be 
     used to--
       ``(1) require any individual to choose or pursue a specific 
     career path or major or to participate in any vocational-
     technical education program;
       ``(2) compel any individual to enter into a specific course 
     of study which requires as a condition of completion, 
     attainment of federally-funded or endorsed industry 
     recognized skills or standards;
       ``(3) require any individuals to meet or obtain federally-
     funded or federally endorsed industry recognized skills, 
     certificates, or standards, unless the participant has 
     selected and is participating in a program or course of study 
     that requires, as a condition of completion, attainment of an 
     industry-recognized skill or standard; or
       ``(4) to require any individual to obtain a federally-
     funded or endorsed certificate of mastery.

     ``SEC. 406. LIMITATION FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS.

       ``None of the funds received under this Act may be used to 
     provide vocational-technical education programs to students 
     prior to the seventh grade, except that equipment and 
     facilities purchased with funds under this Act may be used by 
     such students.

     ``SEC. 407. FEDERAL LAWS GUARANTEEING CIVIL RIGHTS.

       ``Nothing in this Act shall be construed to be inconsistent 
     with applicable Federal laws guaranteeing civil rights.

     ``SEC. 408. AUTHORIZATION OF SECRETARY.

       ``For the purposes of increasing and expanding the use of 
     technology in vocational-technical education instruction, 
     including the training of vocational-technical education 
     personnel as provided in title II, the Secretary is 
     authorized to receive funds collected by the Federal 
     Government from fees for the use of property, rights-of-way, 
     and easements under the control of Federal departments and 
     agencies for the placement of telecommunications services 
     that are dependent, in whole or in part, upon the utilization 
     of general spectrum rights for the transmission or reception 
     of such services.

     ``SEC. 409. PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOL PERSONNEL.

       ``A State or local educational agency which uses funds 
     under this Act for inservice and preservice vocational-
     technical education professional development programs for 
     vocational-technical education teachers, administrators, and 
     other personnel may, upon request, permit the participation 
     in such programs of vocational-technical education teachers, 
     administrators, and other personnel in nonprofit private 
     schools offering vocational-technical education programs 
     located in the geographical area served by such agency.

               ``PART B--STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 411. JOINT FUNDING.

       ``(a) General Authority.--Funds made available to States 
     under this Act may be used to provide additional funds under 
     an applicable program if--
       ``(1) such program otherwise meets the requirements of this 
     Act and the requirements of the applicable program;
       ``(2) such program serves the same individuals that are 
     served under this Act;
       ``(3) such program provides services in a coordinated 
     manner with services provided under this Act; and
       ``(4) such funds would be used to supplement, and not 
     supplant, funds provided from non-Federal sources.
       ``(b) Applicable Program.--For the purposes of this 
     section, the term `applicable program' means any program 
     under any of the following provisions of law:
       ``(1) Section 123, title II, and title III of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act.
       ``(2) The Wagner-Peyser Act.
       ``(c) Use of Funds as Matching Funds.--For the purposes of 
     this section, the term

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     `additional funds' does not include the use of funds as 
     matching funds.

     ``SEC. 412. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO INDUCE OUT-OF-
                   STATE RELOCATION OF BUSINESSES.

       ``No funds provided under this Act shall be used for the 
     purpose of directly providing incentives or inducements to an 
     employer to relocate a business enterprise from one State to 
     another State if such relocation would result in a reduction 
     in the number of jobs available in the State where the 
     business enterprise is located before such incentives or 
     inducements are offered.

     ``SEC. 413. STATE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     for each fiscal year for which a State receives assistance 
     under this Act, the State shall provide from non-Federal 
     sources for costs the State incurs for administration of 
     programs under this Act an amount that is not less than the 
     amount provided by the State from non-Federal sources for 
     such costs for the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(b) Exception.--If the amount made available for 
     administration of programs under this Act for a fiscal year 
     is less than the amount made available for administration of 
     programs under this Act for the preceding fiscal year, the 
     amount the State is required to provide from non-Federal 
     sources for costs the State incurs for administration of 
     programs under this Act shall be the same percentage as the 
     amount made available for administration of programs under 
     this Act.

     ``SEC. 414. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

       ``The Secretary may issue regulations under this Act only 
     to the extent necessary to administer and ensure compliance 
     with the specific requirements of this Act.

     ``SEC. 415. STUDENT ASSISTANCE AND OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Attendance Costs Not Treated as Income or 
     Resources.--The portion of any student financial assistance 
     received under this Act that is made available for attendance 
     costs described in subsection (b) shall not be considered as 
     income or resources in determining eligibility for assistance 
     under any other program funded in whole or in part with 
     Federal funds.
       ``(b) Attendance Costs.--The attendance costs described in 
     this subsection are--
       ``(1) tuition and fees normally assessed a student carrying 
     the same academic workload as determined by the institution, 
     and including costs for rental or purchase of any equipment, 
     materials, or supplies required of all students in the same 
     course of study; and
       ``(2) an allowance for books, supplies, transportation, 
     dependent care, and miscellaneous personal expenses for a 
     student attending the institution on at least a half-time 
     basis, as determined by the institution.
       ``(c) Costs of Vocational-Technical Education Services.--
     Funds made available under title II may be used to pay for 
     the costs of vocational-technical education services required 
     in an individualized education plan developed pursuant to 
     section 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act and services necessary to meet the requirements of 
     section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 with respect to 
     ensuring equal access to vocational-technical education.

                         ``PART C--DEFINITIONS

     ``SEC. 421. DEFINITIONS.

       ``Except as otherwise specified in this Act, as used in 
     this Act:
       ``(1) Administration.--The term `administration' means 
     programs of a State necessary for the proper and efficient 
     performance of its duties under this Act, including 
     supervision, but does not include curriculum development 
     programs, personnel development, or research programs.
       ``(2) All aspects of the industry.--The term `all aspects 
     of the industry' means strong experience in, and 
     comprehensive understanding of, the industry that individuals 
     are preparing to enter.
       ``(3) Area vocational-technical education school.--The term 
     `area vocational-technical education school' means--
       ``(A) a specialized secondary school used exclusively or 
     principally for the provision of vocational-technical 
     education to individuals who are available for study in 
     preparation for entering the labor market;
       ``(B) the department of a secondary school exclusively or 
     principally used for providing vocational-technical education 
     in not fewer than five different occupational fields to 
     individuals who are available for study in preparation for 
     entering the labor market;
       ``(C) a technical institute or vocational-technical 
     education school used exclusively or principally for the 
     provision of vocational-technical education to individuals 
     who have completed or left secondary school and who are 
     available for study in preparation for entering the labor 
     market, if the institute or school admits as regular students 
     both individuals who have completed secondary school and 
     individuals who have left secondary school; or
       ``(D) the department or division of a junior college, or 
     community college, that operates under the policies of the 
     State board and that provides vocational-technical education 
     in not fewer than five different occupational fields leading 
     to immediate employment but not necessarily leading to a 
     baccalaureate degree, if the department or division admits as 
     regular students both individuals who have completed 
     secondary school and individuals who have left secondary 
     school.
       ``(4) Career guidance and academic counseling.--The term 
     `career guidance and academic counseling' means providing 
     individuals with information access on career awareness and 
     planning for their occupational and academic future which 
     shall involve career options, financial aid, and 
     postsecondary options.
       ``(5) Cooperative education.--The term `cooperative 
     education' means a method of instruction of education for 
     individuals who, through written cooperative arrangements 
     between a school and employers, receive instruction, 
     including required academic courses and related vocational-
     technical education instruction, by alternation of study in 
     school with a job in any occupational field, which 
     alternation shall be planned and supervised by the school and 
     employer so that each contributes to the education and 
     employability of the individual, and may include an 
     arrangement in which work periods and school attendance may 
     be on alternate half days, full days, weeks, or other periods 
     of time in fulfilling the cooperative program.
       ``(6) Displaced homemaker.--The term `displaced homemaker' 
     means an individual who--
       ``(A) has worked primarily without remuneration to care for 
     a home and family, and for that reason has diminished 
     marketable skills; or
       ``(B) is a parent whose youngest dependent child will 
     become ineligible to receive assistance under title I of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996 not later than 2 years after the date of which 
     the parent applies for assistance under this title.
       ``(7) Educational service agency.--The term `educational 
     service agency' means a regional public multiservice agency 
     authorized by State statute to develop and manage a service 
     or program and provide the service or program to a local 
     educational agency.
       ``(8) Eligible recipient.--The term `eligible recipient' 
     means a local educational agency, an area vocational-
     technical education school, an educational service agency, an 
     institution of higher education (as such term is defined in 
     section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1141(a))), and a consortium of such entities.
       ``(9) Local educational agency.--The term `local 
     educational agency' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
       ``(10) Outlying area.--The term `outlying area' means the 
     United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of 
     the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and 
     the Republic of Palau.
       ``(11) Representatives of employees.--The term 
     `representatives of employees' means--
       ``(A) individuals who have been elected by organizations, 
     associations, or a network of similar institutions to 
     represent the economic interests of employees at a 
     significant segment of workplaces; or
       ``(B) individuals from organizations, associations, or a 
     network of similar institutions, with expertise to represent, 
     or experience representing, the interests of employees with 
     respect to vocational-technical education.
       ``(12) Secondary school.--The term `secondary school' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 14101 of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
       ``(13) Special populations.--The term `special populations' 
     means individuals with disabilities, economically 
     disadvantaged individuals, individuals of limited English 
     proficiency, and individuals participating in nontraditional 
     training and employment.
       ``(14) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Education.
       ``(15) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
     States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
       ``(16) Tech-prep program.--The term `tech-prep program' 
     means a program of study that--
       ``(A) combines at least 2 years of secondary education (as 
     determined under State law) and 2 years of postsecondary 
     education in a nonduplicative sequential course of study;
       ``(B) strengthens the applied academic component of 
     vocational-technical education through the integration of 
     academic and vocational-technical instruction;
       ``(C) provides technical preparation in an area such as 
     engineering technology, applied science, a mechanical, 
     industrial, or practical art or trade, agriculture, a health 
     occupation, business, or applied economics;
       ``(D) builds student competence in mathematics, science, 
     and communications (including through applied academics) in a 
     coherent sequence of courses; and
       ``(E) leads to an associate degree or a certificate in a 
     specific career field and to high skill, high wage employment 
     or further education.
       ``(17) Vocational-technical education.--The term 
     `vocational-technical education' means organized educational 
     programs that--
       ``(A) offer a sequence of courses that provide individuals 
     with the academic knowledge and skills the individuals need 
     to prepare for further education and careers in current or 
     emerging occupations which require other than a baccalaureate 
     or an advanced degree; and
       ``(B) include competency-based applied learning that 
     contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning 
     and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general

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     employability skills, and occupation-specific skills, of an 
     individual.
       ``(18) Vocational student organization.--The term 
     `vocational student organization' means an organization, for 
     individuals enrolled in programs of vocational-technical 
     education programs, that engages in programs as an integral 
     part of the instructional component of such programs, which 
     organization may have State and national units.''.

     SEC. 402. REPEAL OF SMITH-HUGHES VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT.

       The Act of February 23, 1917 (39 Stat. 929; 20 U.S.C. 11) 
     (commonly known as the ``Smith-Hughes Vocational Education 
     Act'') is repealed.

     SEC. 403. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided, the repeals and amendments 
     made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technical 
     Education Act Amendments of 1997.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mrs. MINK moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendments:

       Page 21, line 4, strike ``(b)'' and insert ``(c)''.
       Page 21, line 6, strike ``(b)'' and insert ``(c)''.
       Page 21, line 10, strike the periods and end quotation 
     marks and insert a semicolon.
       Page 21, after line 10, insert the following:
       (5) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``section 221'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (3) of section 201(c); and
       (ii) by striking ``section 222'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (4) of section 201(c)''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (J).
       Page 33, after line 12, insert the following (and 
     redesignate the subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
       ``(4) sex equity programs;''.
       Page 34, after line 5, insert the following:
       ``(e) Hold Harmless.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
     this part or section 102(a), to carry out programs described 
     in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (c), each eligible 
     recipient shall reserve from funds allocated under section 
     102(a)(1), an amount that is not less than the amount such 
     eligible recipient received in fiscal year 1997 for carrying 
     out programs under sections 221 and 222 of this Act as such 
     sections were in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technical 
     Education Act Amendments of 1997.

  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. QUINN, announced that the nays had it.
  Mrs. MINK 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

207

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

220

para. 84.24                   [Roll No. 288]

                                AYES--207

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--220

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Frost
     Gephardt
     Kennedy (RI)
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Parker
     Schiff
     Young (AK)
  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. QUINN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GOODLING 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

414

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

12

para. 84.25                   [Roll No. 289]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon

[[Page 1079]]


     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--12

     Bonior
     Campbell
     Dickey
     McDermott
     Mink
     Olver
     Owens
     Paul
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Sensenbrenner
     Stark

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Frost
     Gephardt
     Kennedy (RI)
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Parker
     Schiff
     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. 84.26  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 such technical corrections and conforming changes as 
may be necessary to reflect the actions of the House.

para. 84.27  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2003

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-195) the resolution (H. Res. 192) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2003) to reform the budget process and enforce the bipartisan 
balanced budget agreement of 1997.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 84.28  h.r. 765--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 765) to ensure maintenance of a herd of wild 
horses in Cape Lookout National Seashore.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BONIOR 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

416

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

6

para. 84.29                   [Roll No. 290]

                                AYES--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle

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     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--6

     Campbell
     Carson
     Paul
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Cubin
     Frost
     Gephardt
     John
     Kennedy (RI)
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Parker
     Schiff
     Thornberry
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  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. 84.30  h.r. 1944--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, 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. 1944) to provide for a land exchange 
involving the Warner Canyon Ski Area and other land in the State of 
Oregon.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BONIOR 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

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 84.31                   [Roll No. 291]

                                AYES--423

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Foglietta
     Frost
     Gephardt
     McDade
     McKinney
     Mollohan
     Parker
     Rush
     Schiff
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  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. 84.32  legislative branch

  Mr. WALSH submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 105-196) on the 
bill (H.R. 2209) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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. 84.33  h.r. 1663--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, 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. 1663) to clarify the intent of the 
Congress in Public Law 93-632 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
continue to provide for the maintenance of 18 concrete dams and weirs 
that were located in the Emigrant Wilderness at the time

[[Page 1081]]

the wilderness area was designated as wilderness in that public law; 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. QUINN, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BONIOR 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

424

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para. 84.34                   [Roll No. 292]

                                AYES--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--2

       Paul
       
     Stump

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Parker
     Schiff
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  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. 84.35  h.r. 1661--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, 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. 1661) to implement the provisions of 
the Trademark Law Treaty; 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. QUINN, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BONIOR 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

425

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 84.36                   [Roll No. 293]

                                AYES--425

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe

[[Page 1082]]


     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Johnson (WI)
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Parker
     Schiff
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  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. 84.37  h. con. res. 81--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 81) 
calling for a United States initiative seeking a just and peaceful 
resolution of the situation on Cyprus; as amended.
  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. QUINN, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BONIOR demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said concurrent 
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

417

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

4

para. 84.38                   [Roll No. 294]

                                AYES--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--4

     Barr
     Collins
     Deal
     Paul

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Emerson
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Goodling
     Hutchinson
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Parker
     Schiff
     Waters
     Waxman
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  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.

[[Page 1083]]

para. 84.39  h. con. res. 88--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 88) 
congratulating the Government and people of the Republic of El Salvador 
on successfully completing free and democratic elections on March 16, 
1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BONIOR demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said concurrent 
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

419

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

3

para. 84.40                   [Roll No. 295]

                                AYES--419

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--3

     Bryant
     Kucinich
     Paul

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Foglietta
     Hutchinson
     Johnson, Sam
     McCollum
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Parker
     Roukema
     Schiff
     Waters
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 84.41  h. res. 175--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, 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. 175) expressing concern 
over the outbreak of violence in the Republic of Congo and the resulting 
threat to scheduled elections and constitutional government in that 
country; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BONIOR 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

279

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

147

para. 84.42                   [Roll No. 296]

                                AYES--279

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott

[[Page 1084]]


     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--147

     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McKeon
     Moran (KS)
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pickering
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Rogers
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Foglietta
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Parker
     Roukema
     Schiff
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present not having voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said resolution, as amended, 
was not agreed to.

para. 84.43  h. con. res. 99--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 99) 
expressing concern over recent events in the Republic of Sierra Leone in 
the wake of the recent military coup d'etat of that country's first 
democratically elected president.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BONIOR demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said concurrent 
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

418

It was decided in the

Nays

1

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 84.44                   [Roll No. 297]

                                AYES--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--1

       
     Paul
       

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Barr
       

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Armey
     Berman
     Foglietta
     Hefner
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Parker
     Roukema

[[Page 1085]]


     Royce
     Schiff
     Slaughter
     Solomon
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 84.45  h. res. 191--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, 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. 191) expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives regarding the interference of the 
European Commission in the Merger of the Boeing Company and McDonnell 
Douglas.
  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

416

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para. 84.46                   [Roll No. 298]

                                YEAS--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Oberstar
     Stark
       

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Ballenger
     Berman
     Foglietta
     Hefner
     Hunter
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Nethercutt
     Parker
     Portman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Schiff
     Weldon (PA)
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  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. 84.47  h.r. 1585--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, 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. 1585) to allow postal patrons to 
contribute to funding for breast cancer research through the voluntary 
purchase of certain specially issued United States postage stamps; 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. QUINN, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BONIOR 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

422

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

3

para. 84.48                   [Roll No. 299]

                                AYES--422

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton

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     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--3

     Paul
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Ballenger
     Berman
     Foglietta
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Royce
     Schiff
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  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 
allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for breast cancer research 
through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United States 
postage stamps, 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. 84.49  agriculture appropriations

  Mr. SKEEN moved that the House resolve itself into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 2160) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House resolve itself into the Committee?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion was agreed to.
  Accordingly,
  The House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the 
state of the Union for the further consideration of said bill.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. PEASE assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LINDER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.



           TUESDAY, JULY 23 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 22), 1997

para. 84.50  recess--12:01 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
at 12 o'clock and 1 minute a.m. declared the House in recess subject to 
the call of the Chair.

para. 84.51  after recess--12:21 a.m.

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

para. 84.52  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2160

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-197) the resolution (H. Res. 193) providing for 
further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2160) making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.
  And then,

para. 84.53  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, at 12 o'clock and 22 minutes 
a.m., Wednesday, July 23 (legislative day of Tuesday, July 22), 1997, 
the House adjourned.

para. 84.54  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 192. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2003) to reform the budget process and enforce the bipartisan 
     balanced budget agreement of 1997 (Rept. No. 105-195). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. WALSH: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2209. A bill 
     making appropriations for the legislative branch for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-196). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 193. Resolution providing for further 
     consideration of the bill (H.R. 2160) making appropriations 
     for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
     Administration, and related agencies programs for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes. 
     (Rept. No. 105-197). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 84.55  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 (for himself and Mr. Wise):
       H.R. 2205. 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. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 2206. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
     homeless veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO (for himself and Mr. Young of 
             Alaska):
       H.R. 2207. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act concerning a proposal to construct a deep ocean 
     outfall off the coast of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frost, and 
             Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 2208. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to authorize food claims which relate a nutrient 
     to a disease or health-related condition; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. WALSH:
       H.R. 2209. A bill making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
     other purposes.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 2210. A bill for the relief of certain aliens residing 
     at 37-54 93d Street, Jackson

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     Heights, NY and 104-15 34th Avenue, Corona, NY; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Olver):
       H.R. 2211. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 2212. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to carry out a program regarding sterile 
     hypodermic needles in order to reduce the incidence of the 
     transmission of HIV; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, and Mrs. 
             Kelly):
       H.R. 2213. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish incentives to increase the demand for and 
     supply of quality child care, to provide incentives to States 
     that improve the quality of child care, to expand 
     clearinghouses and electronic networks for the distribution 
     of child care information, to improve the quality of child 
     care provided through Federal facilities and programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, House Oversight, the Judiciary, Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. HUTCHINSON (for himself and Mr. Scott):
       H.R. 2214. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to ensure that certain 
     information regarding prisoners is reported to the Attorney 
     General; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2215. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to restrict employers in obtaining, disclosing, and 
     using of genetic information; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       H.R. 2216. A bill to establish limitation with respect to 
     the disclosure and use of genetic information by life and 
     disability insurers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, for a period to be 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:
       H.R. 2217. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of FERC Project No. 
     9248 in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. NORWOOD:
       H.R. 2218. A bill to redesignate the Navy and Marine Corps 
     Reserve Center located in Augusta, GA, as the A. James Dyess 
     Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. SANDLIN:
       H.R. 2219. A bill to prevent Members of Congress from 
     receiving the 1998 pay adjustment; 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 New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Hutchinson):
       H.R. 2220. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity 
     compensation for certain surviving spouses of veterans; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 2221. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to take no further action on a proposed 
     regulation relating to the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 
     metered-dose inhalers; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. HARMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 118. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding proliferation of missile 
     technology from Russia to Iran; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para. 84.56  memorials

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

       154. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Illinois, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 34 
     urging Congress to ensure that the core principles outlined 
     in the resolution are implemented in any restructuring of 
     workforce programs, whether through legislation or regulatory 
     and administrative modifications; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       155. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Indiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 30 urging 
     the President of the United States and the Administrator of 
     the Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate both the 
     potential incremental health effects and economic 
     consequences of the proposed revisions to the National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standards; to the Committee on Commerce. 

para. 84.57  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 15: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 23: Mrs. Maloney of New York and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 51: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 146: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Torres and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 198: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 228: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 301: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
     Velazquez, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Cook, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Farr of 
     California.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Torres and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 553: Ms. Kaptur and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Knollenberg and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 712: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Baesler and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 755: Mr. Vento and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Turner and Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Minge and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 925: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 952: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 961: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Skaggs, and Mr. 
     Ewing.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 983: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1026: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
     Morella, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1051: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Sabo and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Allen, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Martinez, 
     and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1147: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 1156: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Luther, Mr. Vento, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     Minge, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Ackerman, and 
     Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1178: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1189: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1194: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1195: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Coburn, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1300: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Edwards and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1382: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and 
     Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 1401: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Berry, Mr. Rush, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
     McGovern, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 1426: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. Granger, and Mr. 
     Rodriguez.
       H.R. 1492: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1519: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Rush, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. 
     Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. 
     Martinez.
       H.R. 1534: Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Condit, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
     McCollum, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1542: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1585: Mr. Weller, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. McHale, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Kelly, and Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1670: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. McCollum and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1712: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Holden, Mr. Lewis of California, and Mr. 
     Ney.
       H.R. 1733: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1748: Mr. Capps, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1839: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 1843: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 1846: Mr. Sam Johnson and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1861: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Stark, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1864: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1912: Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 1968: Mr. Towns, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1991: Mr. Thornberry and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 2001: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 2003: Mr. Cook, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Spence, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
     Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 2004: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 2005: Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Costello, and Mr. 
     Pickering.
       H.R. 2006: Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Woolsey, and 
     Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 2064: Mr. Dicks and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 2120: Mr. Hamilton.

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       H.R. 2121: Mr. Frost, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
     Bonior, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2122: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2139: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Obey, and Mr. 
     Petri.
       H.R. 2143: Mr. Filner and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 2163: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 2196: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Sam Johnson, and 
     Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 2198: Mr. Luther and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Gilman.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Filner, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Adam 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Frost, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Cardin, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. 
     Collins.
       H. Con. Res. 81: Mr. Goode, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Yates, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Stark, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. Nadler.
       H. Con. Res. 91: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H. Con. Res. 97: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H. Con. Res. 99: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey.
       H. Res. 166: Mr. Yates.
       H. Res. 173: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Harman, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ackerman, and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H. Res. 191: Mr. Herger, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Hulshof.

para. 84.58  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. 2003: Mr. Berry and Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut.
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                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1997 (85)

para. 85.1  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,

                                                    July 23, 1997.
       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. 85.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, July 22, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 85.3  communications

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

       4321. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area 
     Classifications; Iowa [Docket No. 97-036-1] received July 21, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4322. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Brazil, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4323. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revised Requirements 
     for Designation of Reference and Equivalent Methods for PM 
     2.5 and Ambient Air Quality Surveillance for Particulate 
     Matter [AD-FRL-5725-6] (RIN: 2060-AE66) received July 17, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4324. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's ``Major'' final rule--National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter [AD-FRL-
     5725-2] (RIN: 2060-AE66) received July 17, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4325. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's ``Major'' final rule--National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone [ADA-95-58; FRL-5725-
     3] (RIN: 2060-AE57) received July 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4326. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations [Revenue Ruling 
     97-31, I.R.B. 1997-32, dated August 11, 1997] received July 
     22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means. 

para. 85.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, 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. 2016. 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, 1998, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendments 
to the bill (H.R. 2016) ``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, 1998, and 
for other purposes'', requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Burns, 
Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Craig, Mr. Stevens, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Reid, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Byrd, to be the conferees on the part of the 
Senate.

para. 85.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2003

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 192):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
     2003) to reform the budget process and enforce the bipartisan 
     balanced budget agreement of 1997. The bill shall be 
     considered as read for amendment. The previous question shall 
     be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage without 
     intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 
     divided and controlled by Representative Barton of Texas or 
     his designee and a Member opposed to the bill; and (2) 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. 85.6  budget enforcement

  Mr. CASTLE, pursuant to House Resolution 192, called up the bill (H.R. 
2003) to reform the budget process and enforce the bipartisan balanced 
budget agreement of 1997.
  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.
  Mrs. THURMAN moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on the Budget 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendment:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Balanced 
     Budget Assurance Act of 1997''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.

 Title I--Ensure That the Bipartisan Balanced Budget Agreement of 1997 
                           Achieves Its Goal

Sec. 101. Timetable.
Sec. 102. Procedures to avoid sequestration or delay of new revenue 
              reductions.
Sec. 103. Effect on Presidents' budget submissions; point of order.
Sec. 104. Deficit and revenue targets.
Sec. 105. Direct spending caps.
Sec. 106. Economic assumptions.
Sec. 107. Revisions to deficit and revenue targets and to the caps for 
              entitlements and other mandatory spending.

                    Title II--Enforcement Provisions

Sec. 201. Reporting excess spending.
Sec. 202. Enforcing direct spending caps.
Sec. 203. Sequestration rules.
Sec. 204. Enforcing revenue targets.
Sec. 205. Exempt programs and activities.
Sec. 206. Special rules.
Sec. 207. The current law baseline.
Sec. 208. Limitations on emergency spending.

Title III--Use of Budget Surplus to Preserve Social Security Trust Fund

Sec. 301. Ending Use of Receipts of Social Security Trust Fund for 
              Other Programs and Activities.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this Act:
       (1) Eligible population.--The term ``eligible population'' 
     shall mean those individuals

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     to whom the United States is obligated to make a payment 
     under the provisions of a law creating entitlement authority. 
     Such term shall not include States, localities, corporations 
     or other nonliving entities.
       (2) Sequester and sequestration.--The terms ``sequester'' 
     and ``sequestration'' refer to or mean the cancellation of 
     budgetary resources provided by discretionary appropriations 
     or direct spending law.
       (3) Breach.--The term ``breach'' means, for any fiscal 
     year, the amount (if any) by which outlays for that year 
     (within a category of direct spending) is above that 
     category's direct spending cap for that year.
       (4) Baseline.--The term ``baseline'' means the projection 
     (described in section 207) of current levels of new budget 
     authority, outlays, receipts, and the surplus or deficit into 
     the budget year and the outyears.
       (5) Budgetary resources.--The term ``budgetary resources'' 
     means new budget authority, unobligated balances, direct 
     spending authority, and obligation limitations.
       (6) Discretionary appropriations.--The term ``discretionary 
     appropriations'' means budgetary resources (except to fund 
     direct spending programs) provided in appropriation Acts. If 
     an appropriation Act alters the level of direct spending or 
     offsetting collections, that effect shall be treated as 
     direct spending. Classifications of new accounts or 
     activities and changes in classifications shall be made in 
     consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and the 
     Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate and 
     with CBO and OMB.
       (7) Direct spending.--The term ``direct spending'' means--
       (A) budget authority provided by law other than 
     appropriation Acts, including entitlement authority;
       (B) entitlement authority; and
       (C) the food stamp program.

     If a law other than an appropriation Act alters the level of 
     discretionary appropriations or offsetting collections, that 
     effect shall be treated as direct spending.
       (8) Entitlement authority.--The term ``entitlement 
     authority'' means authority (whether temporary or permanent) 
     to make payments (including loans and grants), the budget 
     authority for which is not provided for in advance by 
     appropriation Acts, to any person or government if, under the 
     provisions of the law containing such authority, the United 
     States is obligated to make such payments to persons or 
     governments who meet the requirements established by such 
     law.
       (9) Current.--The term ``current'' means, with respect to 
     OMB estimates included with a budget submission under section 
     1105(a) of title 31 U.S.C., the estimates consistent with the 
     economic and technical assumptions underlying that budget.
       (10) Account.--The term ``account'' means an item for which 
     there is a designated budget account designation number in 
     the President's budget.
       (11) Budget year.--The term ``budget year'' means the 
     fiscal year of the Government that starts on the next October 
     1.
       (12) Current year.--The term ``current year'' means, with 
     respect to a budget year, the fiscal year that immediately 
     precedes that budget year.
       (13) Outyear.--The term ``outyear'' means, with respect to 
     a budget year, any of the fiscal years that follow the budget 
     year.
       (14) OMB.--The term ``OMB'' means the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget.
       (15) CBO.--The term ``CBO'' means the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office.
       (16) Budget outlays and outlays.--The terms ``budget 
     outlays'' and ``outlays'' mean, with respect to any fiscal 
     year, expenditures of funds under budget authority during 
     such year.
       (17) Budget authority and new budget authority.--The terms 
     ``budget authority'' and ``new budget authority'' have the 
     meanings given to them in section 3 of the Congressional 
     Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
       (18) Appropriation act.--The term ``appropriation Act'' 
     means an Act referred to in section 105 of title 1 of the 
     United States Code.
       (19) Consolidated deficit.--The term ``consolidated 
     deficit'' means, with respect to a fiscal year, the amount by 
     which total outlays exceed total receipts during that year.
       (20) Surplus.--The term ``surplus'' means, with respect to 
     a fiscal year, the amount by which total receipts exceed 
     total outlays during that year.
       (21) Direct spending caps.--The term ``direct spending 
     caps'' means the nominal dollar limits for entitlements and 
     other mandatory spending pursuant to section 105 (as modified 
     by any revisions provided for in this Act).
 TITLE I--ENSURE THAT THE BIPARTISAN BALANCED BUDGET AGREEMENT OF 1997 
                           ACHIEVES ITS GOAL

     SEC. 101. TIMETABLE.

Action to be completed:
CBO economic and budget update.........................................
President's budget update based on new assumptions.....................
CBO and OMB updates....................................................
Preview report.........................................................
Not later than November 1 (and as soon as practical after the end of 
OMB and CBO Analyses of Deficits, Revenues and Spending Levels and ....
  Projections for the Upcoming Year.
Congressional action to avoid sequestration............................
OMB issues final (look back) report for prior year and preview for ....
  current year.
Presidential sequester order or order delaying new/additional revenues 
  reductions scheduled to take effect pursuant to reconciliation 
  legislation enacted in calendar year 1997.

     SEC. 102. PROCEDURES TO AVOID SEQUESTRATION OR DELAY OF NEW 
                   REVENUE REDUCTIONS.

       (a) Special Message.--If the OMB Analysis of Actual 
     Spending Levels and Projections for the Upcoming Year 
     indicates that--
       (1) deficits in the most recently completed fiscal year 
     exceeded, or the deficits in the budget year are projected to 
     exceed, the deficit targets in section 104, as adjusted 
     pursuant to section 107;
       (2) revenues in the most recently completed fiscal year 
     were less than, or revenues in the current year are projected 
     to be less than, the revenue targets in section 104, as 
     adjusted pursuant to section 107; or
       (3) outlays in the most recently completed fiscal year 
     exceeded, or outlays in the current year are projected to 
     exceed, the caps in section 104, as adjusted pursuant to 
     section 107;

     the President shall submit to Congress with the OMB Analysis 
     of Actual Spending Levels and Projections for the Upcoming 
     Year a special message that includes proposed legislative 
     changes to--
       (A) offset all or part of net deficit or outlay excess;
       (B) offset all or part of any revenue shortfall; or
       (C) revise the deficit or revenue targets or the outlay 
     caps contained in this Act;

     through any combination of--
       (i) reductions in outlays;
       (ii) increases in revenues; or
       (iii) increases in the deficit targets or expenditure caps, 
     or reductions in the revenue targets, if the President 
     submits a written determination that, because of economic or 
     programmatic reasons, less than the entire amount of the 
     variances from the balanced budget plan should be offset.
       (b) Introduction of the President's Package.--Not later 
     than November 15, the message from the President required 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall be introduced as a joint 
     resolution in the House of Representatives or the Senate by 
     the chairman of its Committee on the Budget. If the chairman 
     fails to do so, after November 15, the joint resolution may 
     be introduced by any Member of that House of Congress and 
     shall be referred to the Committee on the Budget of that 
     House.
       (c) House Committee Action.--The Committee on the Budget, 
     in consultation with the committees of jurisdiction, or, in 
     the case of revenue shortfalls, the Committee on Ways and 
     Means of the House of Representatives shall, by November 15, 
     report a joint resolution containing--
       (1) the recommendations in the President's message, or 
     different policies and proposed legislative changes than 
     those contained in the message of the President, to 
     ameliorate or eliminate any excess deficits or expenditures 
     or any revenue shortfalls, or
       (2) any changes to the deficit or revenue targets or 
     expenditure caps contained in this Act, except that any 
     changes to the deficit or revenue targets or expenditure caps 
     cannot be greater than the changes recommended in the message 
     submitted by the President.
       (d) Procedure if the Appropriate Committee of the House of 
     Representatives Fails To Report Required Resolution.--
       (1) Automatic discharge of committees on the budget of the 
     house.--If the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
     Representatives fails, by November 20, to report a resolution 
     meeting the requirements of subsection (c), the committee 
     shall be automatically discharged from further consideration 
     of the joint resolution reflecting the President's 
     recommendations introduced pursuant to subsection (a), and 
     the joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate 
     calendar.
       (2) Consideration of discharge resolution in the house.--If 
     the Committee has been discharged under paragraph (1) above, 
     any Member may move that the House of Representatives 
     consider the resolution. Such motion shall be highly 
     privileged and not debatable. It shall not be in order to 
     consider any amendment to the resolution except amendments 
     which are germane and which do not change the net deficit 
     impact of the resolution.
       (e) Consideration of Joint Resolutions in the House.--
     Consideration of resolutions reported pursuant to subsection 
     (c) or (d) shall be pursuant to the procedures set forth in 
     section 305 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and 
     subsection (d). Notwithstanding subsection (d) and any other 
     rule or order of the House of Representatives or the Senate, 
     it shall be in order to consider amendments to ameliorate any 
     excess spending or revenue shortfalls through different 
     policies and proposed legislation and which do not change the 
     net deficit impact of the resolution.
       (f) Transmittal to Senate.--If a joint resolution passes 
     the House of Representatives pursuant to subsection (e), the 
     Clerk of the House of Representatives shall cause the 
     resolution to be engrossed, certified, and transmitted to the 
     Senate within 1 calendar day of the day on which the 
     resolution is passed. The resolution shall be referred to the 
     Senate Committee on the Budget.

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       (g) Requirements for Special Joint Resolution in the 
     Senate.--The Committee on the Budget, in consultation with 
     the committees of jurisdiction, or, in the case of revenue 
     shortfalls, the Committee on Finance of the Senate shall 
     report not later than December 1--
       (1) a joint resolution reflecting the message of the 
     President; or
       (2) the joint resolution passed by the House of 
     Representatives, with or without amendment; or
       (3) a joint resolution containing different policies and 
     proposed legislative changes than those contained in either 
     the message of the President or the resolution passed by the 
     House of Representatives, to eliminate all or part of any 
     excess deficits or expenditures or any revenue shortfalls, or
       (4) any changes to the deficit or revenue targets, or to 
     the expenditure caps, contained in this Act, except that any 
     changes to the deficit or revenue targets or expenditure caps 
     cannot be greater than the changes recommended in the message 
     submitted by the President.
       (h) Procedure if the Appropriate Committee of the Senate 
     Fails To Report Required Resolution.--(1) In the event that 
     the Committee on the Budget of the Senate fails, by December 
     1, to report a resolution meeting the requirements of 
     subsection (g), the committee shall be automatically 
     discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution 
     reflecting the President's recommendations introduced 
     pursuant to subsection (a) and of the resolution passed by 
     the House of Representatives, and both joint resolutions 
     shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
       (2) Any member may move that the Senate consider the 
     resolution passed by the House of Representatives or the 
     resolution introduced pursuant to subsection (b).
       (i) Consideration of Joint Resolution in the Senate.--
     Consideration of resolutions reported pursuant to subsections 
     (c) or (d) shall be pursuant to the procedures set forth in 
     section 305 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and 
     subsection (d).
       (j) Procedure if Joint Resolution Does Not Eliminate 
     Deficit Excess.--If the joint resolution reported by the 
     Committee on the Budget, Way and Means, or Finance pursuant 
     to subsection (c) or (g) or a joint resolution discharged in 
     the House of Representatives or the Senate pursuant to 
     subsection (d)(1) or (h) would eliminate less than--
       (1) the entire amount by which actual or projected deficits 
     exceed, or revenues fall short of, the targets in this Act; 
     or
       (2) the entire amount by which actual or projected outlays 
     exceed the caps contained in this Act;

     then the Committee on the Budget of the Senate shall report a 
     joint resolution, raising the deficit targets or outlay caps, 
     or reducing the revenue targets for any year in which actual 
     or projected spending, revenues or deficits would not conform 
     to the deficit and revenue targets or expenditure caps in 
     this Act.
       (k)  Conference Reports Shall Fully Address Deficit 
     Excess.--It shall not be in order in the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate to consider a conference report 
     on a joint resolution to eliminate all or part of any excess 
     deficits or outlays or to eliminate all or part of any 
     revenue shortfall compared to the deficit and revenue targets 
     and the expenditure caps contained in this Act, unless--
       (1) the joint resolution offsets the entire amount of any 
     overage or shortfall; or
       (2) the House of Representatives and Senate both pass the 
     joint resolution reported pursuant to subsection (j)(2).

     The vote on any resolution reported pursuant to subsection 
     (j)(2) shall be solely on the subject of changing the deficit 
     or revenue targets or the expenditure limits in this Act.

     SEC. 103. EFFECT ON PRESIDENTS' BUDGET SUBMISSIONS; POINT OF 
                   ORDER.

       (a) Budget Submission.--Any budget submitted by the 
     President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
     States Code, for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2002 shall 
     be consistent with the spending, revenue, and deficit levels 
     established in sections 104 and 105, as adjusted pursuant to 
     section 107, or it shall recommend changes to those levels
       (b) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the House 
     of Representatives or the Senate to consider any concurrent 
     resolution on the budget unless it is consistent with the 
     spending, revenue, and deficit levels established in sections 
     104 and 105, as adjusted pursuant to section 107.

     SEC. 104. DEFICIT AND REVENUE TARGETS.

       (a) Consolidated Deficit (or Surplus) Targets.--For 
     purposes of sections 102 and 107, the consolidated deficit 
     targets shall be--
       (1) for fiscal year 1998, $90,500,000,000;
       (2) for fiscal year 1999, $89,700,000,000;
       (3) for fiscal year 2000, $83,000,000,000;
       (4) for fiscal year 2001, $53,300,000,000; and
       (5) for fiscal year 2002, there shall be a surplus of not 
     less than $1,400,000,000.
       (b) Consolidated Revenue Targets.--For purposes of sections 
     102, 107, 201, and 204, the consolidated revenue targets 
     shall be--
       (1) for fiscal year 1998, $1,601,800,000,000;
       (2) for fiscal year 1999, $1,664,200,000,000;
       (3) for fiscal year 2000, $1,728,100,000,000;
       (4) for fiscal year 2001, $1,805,100,000,000; and
       (5) for fiscal year 2002, $1,890,400,000,000.

     SEC. 105. DIRECT SPENDING CAPS.

       (a) In General.--Effective upon submission of the report by 
     OMB pursuant to subsection (c), direct spending caps shall 
     apply to all entitlement authority except for undistributed 
     offsetting receipts and net interest outlays, subject to 
     adjustments for changes in eligible populations and inflation 
     pursuant to section 107. For purposes of enforcing direct 
     spending caps under this Act, each separate program shown in 
     the table set forth in subsection (d) shall be deemed to be a 
     category.
       (b) Budget Committee Reports.--Within 30 days after 
     enactment of this Act, the Budget Committees of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate shall file with their 
     respective Houses identical reports containing account 
     numbers and spending levels for each specific category.
       (c) Report by OMB.--Within 30 days after enactment of this 
     Act, OMB shall submit to the President and each House of 
     Congress a report containing account numbers and spending 
     limits for each specific category.
       (d) Contents of Reports.--All direct spending accounts not 
     included in these reports under separate categories shall be 
     included under the heading ``Other Entitlements and Mandatory 
     Spending''. These reports may include adjustments among the 
     caps set forth in this Act as required below, however the 
     aggregate amount available under the ``Total Entitlements and 
     Other Mandatory Spending'' cap shall be identical in each 
     such report and in this Act and shall be deemed to have been 
     adopted as part of this Act. Each such report shall include 
     the actual amounts of the caps for each year of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2002 consistent with the concurrent resolution 
     on the budget for FY 1998 for each of the following 
     categories:
       Earned Income Tax Credit,
       Family Support,
       Civilian and other Federal retirement:
       Military retirement,
       Food stamps,
       Medicaid,
       Medicare,
       Social security,
       Supplemental security income,
       Unemployment compensation,
       Veterans' benefits,
       Other entitlements and mandatory spending, and
       Aggregate entitlements and other mandatory spending.
       (e) Additional Spending Limits.--Legislation enacted 
     subsequent to this Act may include additional caps to limit 
     spending for specific programs, activities, or accounts with 
     these categories. Those additional caps (if any) shall be 
     enforced in the same manner as the limits set forth in such 
     joint explanatory statement.

     SEC. 106. ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS.

       Subject to periodic reestimation based on changed economic 
     conditions or changes in eligible population, determinations 
     of the direct spending caps under section 105, any breaches 
     of such caps, and actions necessary to remedy such breaches 
     shall be based upon the economic assumptions set forth in the 
     joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998 
     (House Concurrent Resolution 84, 105th Congress). At the same 
     time as the submission of the report by OMB pursuant to 
     section 104(c), OMB shall submit to the President and 
     Congress a report setting forth the economic assumptions in 
     the joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998 and 
     the assumptions regarding eligible populations used in 
     preparing the report submitted pursuant to section 104(c).

     SEC. 107. REVISIONS TO DEFICIT AND REVENUE TARGETS AND TO THE 
                   CAPS FOR ENTITLEMENTS AND OTHER MANDATORY 
                   SPENDING.

       (a) Automatic Adjustments to Deficit and Revenue Targets 
     and to Caps for Entitlements and Other Mandatory Spending.--
     When the President submits the budget under section 1105(a) 
     of title 31, United States Code, and upon submission of the 
     OMB report pursuant to section 201(a) for any year, OMB shall 
     calculate (in the order set forth below), and the budget and 
     reports shall include, adjustments to the deficit and revenue 
     targets, and to the direct spending caps (and those limits as 
     cumulatively adjusted) for the current year, the budget year, 
     and each outyear, to reflect the following:
       (1) Changes to revenue targets.--
       (A) Changes in growth.--For Federal revenues and deficits 
     under laws and policies enacted or effective before July 1, 
     1997, growth adjustment factors shall equal the ratio between 
     the level of year-over-year Gross Domestic Product, as 
     adjusted by the chain-weighted GDP deflator measured for the 
     fiscal year most recently completed and the applicable 
     estimated level for that year as described in section 106.
       (B) Changes in inflation.--For Federal revenues and 
     deficits under laws and policies enacted or effective before 
     July 1, 1997, inflation adjustment factors shall equal the 
     ratio between the level of year-over-year change in the 
     Consumer Price Index measured for the fiscal year most 
     recently completed and the applicable estimated level for 
     that year as described in section 106.
       (2) Adjustments to direct spending caps.--
       (A) Changes in concepts and definitions.--The adjustments 
     produced by changes in concepts and definitions shall equal 
     the baseline levels of new budget authority and outlays using 
     up-to-date concepts and definitions minus those levels using 
     the concepts and definitions in effect before such changes. 
     Such changes in concepts and definitions may only be made in 
     consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, the 
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     form and Oversight and Governmental Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate.
       (B) Changes in net outlays.--Changes in net outlays for all 
     programs and activities exempt from sequestration under 
     section 204.
       (C) Changes in inflation.--For direct spending under laws 
     and policies enacted or effective on or before July 1, 1997, 
     inflation adjustment factors shall equal the ratio between 
     the level of year-over-year change in the Consumer Price 
     Index measured for the fiscal year most recently completed 
     and the applicable estimated level for that year as described 
     in section 106 (relating to economic assumptions). For direct 
     spending under laws and policies enacted or effective after 
     July 1, 1997, there shall be no adjustment to the direct 
     spending caps (for changes in economic conditions including 
     inflation, nor for changes in numbers of eligible 
     beneficiaries) unless--
       (i) the Act or the joint explanatory statement of managers 
     accompanying such Act providing new direct spending includes 
     economic projections and projections of numbers of 
     beneficiaries; and
       (ii) such Act specifically provides for automatic 
     adjustments to the direct spending caps in section 105 based 
     on those projections.
       (D) Changes in eligible populations.--For direct spending 
     under laws and policies enacted or effective on or before 
     July 1, 1997, the direct spending caps shall be adjusted to 
     reflect changes in eligible populations, based on the 
     assumptions set forth in the OMB report submitted pursuant to 
     section 106. In making such adjustments, OMB shall estimate 
     the changes in spending resulting from the change in eligible 
     populations. For direct spending under laws and policies 
     enacted or effective after July 1, 1997, there shall be no 
     adjustment to the direct spending caps for changes in numbers 
     of eligible beneficiaries unless--
       (i) the Act or the joint explanatory statement of managers 
     accompanying such Act providing new direct spending includes 
     economic projections and projections of numbers of 
     beneficiaries; and
       (ii) such Act specifically provides for automatic 
     adjustments to the direct spending caps in section 105 based 
     on those projections.
       (E) Intra-budgetary payments.--From discretionary accounts 
     to mandatory accounts. The baseline and the discretionary 
     spending caps shall be adjusted to reflect those changes.
       (b) Changes to Deficit Targets.--The deficit targets in 
     section 104 shall be adjusted to reflect changes to the 
     revenue targets or changes to the caps for entitlements and 
     other mandatory spending pursuant to subsection (a).
       (c) Permissible Revisions to Deficit and Revenue Targets 
     and Direct Spending Caps.--Deficit and revenue targets and 
     direct spending caps as enacted pursuant to sections 104 and 
     105 may be revised as follows: Except as required pursuant to 
     subsection (a) and (b), deficit, revenue, and direct spending 
     caps may only be adjusted by recorded vote. It shall be a 
     matter of highest privilege in the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate for a Member of the House of Representatives 
     or the Senate to insist on a recorded vote solely on the 
     question of amending such caps. It shall not be in order for 
     the Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives to 
     report a resolution waiving the provisions of this 
     subsection. This subsection may be waived in the Senate only 
     by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members duly 
     chosen and sworn.
                    TITLE II--ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS

     SEC. 201. REPORTING EXCESS SPENDING.

       (a) Analysis of Actual Deficit, Revenue, and Spending 
     Levels.--As soon as practicable after any fiscal year, OMB 
     shall compile a statement of actual and projected deficits, 
     revenues, and direct spending for that year and the current 
     fiscal year. The statement shall identify such spending by 
     categories contained in section 105.
       (b) Estimate of Necessary Spending Reduction.--Based on the 
     statement provided under subsection (a), the OMB shall issue 
     a report to the President and the Congress on December 15 of 
     any year in which such statement identifies actual or 
     projected deficits, revenues, or spending in the current or 
     immediately preceding fiscal years in violation of the 
     revenue targets or direct spending caps in section 104 or 
     105, as adjusted pursuant to section 107, by more than one-
     tenth of one percent of the applicable total revenues or 
     direct spending for such year. The report shall include:
       (1) The amount, if any, that total direct spending 
     exceeded, or is projected to exceed, the aggregate direct 
     spending cap in section 105, as adjusted pursuant to section 
     107.
       (2) All instances in which actual direct spending has 
     exceeded the applicable direct spending cap.
       (3) The difference between the amount of spending available 
     under the direct spending caps for the current year and 
     estimated actual spending for the categories associated with 
     such caps.
       (4) The amounts by which direct spending shall be reduced 
     in the current fiscal year to offset the net amount that 
     actual direct spending in the preceding fiscal year and 
     projected direct spending in the current fiscal year exceeds 
     the amounts available for each cap category.

     SEC. 202. ENFORCING DIRECT SPENDING CAPS.

       (a) Purpose.--This subtitle provides enforcement of the 
     direct spending caps on categories of spending established 
     pursuant to section 105. This section shall apply for any 
     fiscal year in which the statement provided under section 201 
     identifies actual direct spending in the preceding fiscal 
     year or projected direct spending in the current year in 
     excess of the aggregate direct spending cap, as adjusted 
     pursuant to section 107.
       (b) General Rules.--
       (1) Eliminating a breach.--Each non-exempt account within a 
     category shall be reduced by a dollar amount calculated by 
     multiplying the baseline level of sequestrable budgetary 
     resources in that account at that time by the uniform 
     percentage necessary to eliminate a breach within that 
     category.
       (2) Programs, projects, or activities.--Except as otherwise 
     provided, the same percentage sequestration shall apply to 
     all programs, projects and activities within a budget 
     account.
       (3) Indefinite authority.--Except as otherwise provided, 
     sequestration in accounts for which obligations are 
     indefinite shall be taken in a manner to ensure that 
     obligations in the fiscal year of a sequestration and 
     succeeding fiscal years are reduced, from the level that 
     would actually have occurred, by the applicable sequestration 
     percentage or percentages.
       (4) Cancellation of budgetary resources.--Budgetary 
     resources sequestered from any account other than an trust, 
     special or revolving fund shall revert to the Treasury and be 
     permanently canceled.
       (5) Implementing regulations.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, administrative rules or similar actions 
     implementing any sequestration shall take effect within 30 
     days after that sequestration.

     SEC. 203. SEQUESTRATION RULES.

       (a) General Rules.--For programs subject to direct spending 
     caps:
       (1) Triggering of sequestration.--Sequestration is 
     triggered if total direct spending subject to the caps in the 
     preceding fiscal year and projected direct spending subject 
     to the caps in the current fiscal year exceeds the total of 
     aggregate caps for direct spending for the current and 
     immediately preceding fiscal year.
       (2) Calculation of reductions.--The amount to be 
     sequestered from direct spending programs under each separate 
     cap shall be determined by multiplying the total amount that 
     direct spending in that category exceeded or is projected to 
     exceed the direct spending cap for that category by--
       (A) the net amount that total direct spending exceeded, or 
     is projected to exceed, the aggregate spending caps, as 
     identified pursuant to paragraph 201(b)(1); multiplied by
       (B) the net amount that direct spending by which the 
     category exceeded and is projected to exceed the direct 
     spending cap for that category, divided by the net amount 
     that total spending exceeded and is projected to exceed the 
     applicable direct spending cap for all categories in which 
     spending exceeds the applicable direct spending caps.
       (3) Uniform percentages.--In calculating the uniform 
     percentage applicable to the sequestration of all spending 
     programs or activities within each category, or the uniform 
     percentage applicable to the sequestration of nonexempt 
     direct spending programs or activities, the sequestrable base 
     for direct spending programs and activities is the total 
     level of outlays for the fiscal year for those programs or 
     activities in the current law baseline.
       (4) Permanent sequestration of direct spending.--
     Obligations in sequestered direct spending accounts shall be 
     reduced in the fiscal year in which a sequestration occurs 
     and in all succeeding fiscal years. Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, after the first direct spending 
     sequestration, any later sequestration shall reduce direct 
     spending by an amount in addition to, rather than in lieu of, 
     the reduction in direct spending in place under the existing 
     sequestration or sequestrations.
       (5) Special rule.--For any direct spending program in 
     which--
       (A) outlays pay for entitlement benefits;
       (B) a current-year sequestration takes effect after the 1st 
     day of the budget year;
       (C) that delay reduces the amount of entitlement authority 
     that is subject to sequestration in the budget; and
       (D) the uniform percentage otherwise applicable to the 
     budget-year sequestration of a program or activity is 
     increased due to the delay;

     then the uniform percentage shall revert to the uniform 
     percentage calculated under paragraph (3) when the budget 
     year is completed.
       (6) Indexed benefit payments.--If, under any entitlement 
     program--
       (A) benefit payments are made to persons or governments 
     more frequently than once a year; and
       (B) the amount of entitlement authority is periodically 
     adjusted under existing law to reflect changes in a price 
     index (commonly called ``cost of living adjustments'');

     sequestration shall first be applied to the cost of living 
     adjustment before reductions are made to the base benefit. 
     For the first fiscal year to which a sequestration applies, 
     the benefit payment reductions in such programs accomplished 
     by the order shall take effect starting with the payment made 
     at the beginning of January following a final sequester. For 
     the purposes of this subsection, veterans' compensation shall 
     be considered a program that meets the conditions of the 
     preceding sentence.

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       (7) Loan programs.--For all loans made, extended, or 
     otherwise modified on or after any sequestration under loan 
     programs subject to direct spending caps--
       (A) the sequestrable base shall be total fees associated 
     with all loans made extended or otherwise modified on or 
     after the date of sequestration; and
       (B) the fees paid by borrowers shall be increased by a 
     uniform percentage sufficient to produce the dollar savings 
     in such loan programs for the fiscal year or years of the 
     sequestrations required by this section.

     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any year in 
     which a sequestration is in effect, all subsequent fees shall 
     be increased by the uniform percentage and all proceeds from 
     such fees shall be paid into the general fund of the 
     Treasury.
       (8) Insurance programs.--Any sequestration of a Federal 
     program that sells insurance contracts to the public 
     (including the Federal Crop Insurance Fund, the National 
     Insurance Development Fund, the National Flood Insurance 
     fund, insurance activities of the Overseas Private Insurance 
     Corporation, and Veterans' Life insurance programs) shall be 
     accomplished by increasing premiums on contracts entered into 
     extended or otherwise modified, after the date a 
     sequestration order takes effect by the uniform sequestration 
     percentage. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     any year in which a sequestration affecting such programs is 
     in effect, subsequent premiums shall be increased by the 
     uniform percentage and all proceeds from the premium increase 
     shall be paid from the insurance fund or account to the 
     general fund of the Treasury.
       (9) State grant formulas.--For all State grant programs 
     subject to direct spending caps--
       (A) the total amount of funds available for all States 
     shall be reduced by the amount required to be sequestered; 
     and
       (B) if States are projected to receive increased funding in 
     the budget year compared to the immediately preceding fiscal 
     year, sequestration shall first be applied to the estimated 
     increases before reductions are made compared to actual 
     payments to States in the previous year--
       (i) the reductions shall be applied first to the total 
     estimated increases for all States; then
       (ii) the uniform reduction shall be made from each State's 
     grant; and
       (iii) the uniform reduction shall apply to the base funding 
     levels available to states in the immediately preceding 
     fiscal year only to the extent necessary to eliminate any 
     remaining excess over the applicable direct spending cap.
       (10) Special rule for certain programs.--Except matters 
     exempted under section 205 and programs subject to special 
     rules set forth under section 206 and notwithstanding any 
     other provisions of law, any sequestration required under 
     this Act shall reduce benefit levels by an amount sufficient 
     to eliminate all excess spending identified in the report 
     issued pursuant to section 201, while maintaining the same 
     uniform percentage reduction in the monetary value of 
     benefits subject to reduction under this subsection.
       (b) Within-Session Sequester.--If a bill or resolution 
     providing direct spending for the current year is enacted 
     before July 1 of that fiscal year and causes a breach within 
     any direct spending cap for that fiscal year, 15 days later 
     there shall be a sequestration to eliminate that breach 
     within that cap.

     SEC. 204. ENFORCING REVENUE TARGETS.

       (a) Purpose.--This section enforces the revenue targets 
     established pursuant to section 104. This section shall apply 
     for any year in which actual revenues in the preceding fiscal 
     year or projected revenues in the current year are less than 
     the applicable revenue target, as adjusted pursuant to 
     section 107.
       (b) Estimate of Necessity To Suspend New Revenue 
     Reductions.--Based on the statement provided under section 
     201(a), OMB shall issue a report to the President and the 
     Congress on December 15 of any year in which such statement 
     identifies actual or projected revenues in the current or 
     immediately preceding fiscal years lower than the applicable 
     revenue target in section 104, as adjusted pursuant to 
     section 107, by more than 0.1 percent of the applicable total 
     revenue target for such year. The report shall include--
       (1) all laws and policies described in subsection (c) which 
     would cause revenues to decline in the calendar year which 
     begins January 1 compared to the provisions of law in effect 
     on December 15;
       (2) the amounts by which revenues would be reduced by 
     implementation of the provisions of law described in 
     paragraph (1) compared to provisions of law in effect on 
     December 15; and
       (3) whether delaying implementation of the provisions of 
     law described in paragraph (1) would cause the total for 
     revenues in the current fiscal year and actual revenues in 
     the immediately preceding fiscal year to equal or exceed the 
     total of the targets for the applicable years.
       (c) No Credits, Deductions, Exclusions, Preferential Rate 
     of Tax, Etc.--(1) If any provision of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 added by the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1997 
     establishing or increasing any credit, deduction, exclusion, 
     or eligibility limit or reducing any rate would (but for this 
     section) first take effect in a tax benefit suspension year, 
     and would reduce revenues over the 5-year period beginning 
     with the tax benefit suspension year, such provision shall 
     not take effect until the first calendar year which is not a 
     tax benefit suspension year.
       (2) Suspension of Indexation.--No new adjustment for 
     inflation shall be made to any credit, deduction, or 
     exclusion enacted as part of the Revenue Reconciliation Act 
     of 1997 in a tax benefit suspension year.
       (d) End of Session.--If the OMB report issued under 
     subsection (a) indicates that the total revenues projected in 
     the current year and actual revenues in the immediately 
     preceding year will equal or exceed the applicable targets, 
     the President shall sign an order ending the delayed phase-in 
     of new tax cuts effective January 1. Such order shall provide 
     that the new tax cuts and adjustments for inflation shall 
     take effect as if the provisions of this section had not 
     taken effect.
       (e) Suspension of New Benefits Being Phased In.--If, under 
     any provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 added by 
     the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1997, there is an increase 
     in any benefit which would (but for this section) take effect 
     with respect to a tax benefit suspension year, in lieu of 
     applying subsection (c)--
       (1) any increase in the benefit under such section with 
     respect to such year and each subsequent calendar year shall 
     be delayed 1 calendar year, and
       (2) the level of benefit under such section with respect to 
     the prior calendar year shall apply to such tax benefit 
     suspension year.
       (f) Percentage Suspension Where Full Suspension Unnecessary 
     To Achieve Revenue Target.--If the application of subsections 
     (c), (d), and (e) to any tax benefit suspension year would 
     result in total revenues in the current year to equal or 
     exceed the targets described in section 104 such that the 
     amount of each benefit which is denied is only the percentage 
     of such benefit which is necessary to result in revenues 
     equal to such target. Such percentage shall be determined by 
     OMB, and the same percentage shall apply to such benefits.
       (g) Tax Benefit Suspension Year.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``tax benefit suspension year'' means any 
     calendar year if the statement issued under subsection (b) 
     during the preceding calendar year indicates that--
       (1) for the fiscal year ending in such preceding calendar 
     year, actual revenues were lower than the applicable revenue 
     target in section 104, as adjusted pursuant to section 106, 
     for such fiscal year by more than 1 percent of such target, 
     or
       (2) for the fiscal year beginning in such preceding 
     calendar year, projected revenues (determined without regard 
     to this section) are estimated to be lower than the 
     applicable revenue target in section 104, as adjusted 
     pursuant to section 106, for such fiscal year by more than 
     0.1 percent of such target.

     SEC. 205. EXEMPT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

       The following budget accounts, activities within accounts, 
     or income shall be exempt from sequestration--
       (1) net interest;
       (2) all payments to trust funds from excise taxes or other 
     receipts or collections properly creditable to those trust 
     funds;
       (3) offsetting receipts and collections;
       (4) all payments from one Federal direct spending budget 
     account to another Federal budget account;
       (5) all intragovernmental funds including those from which 
     funding is derived primarily from other Government accounts;
       (6) expenses to the extent they result from private 
     donations, bequests, or voluntary contributions to the 
     Government;
       (7) nonbudgetary activities, including but not limited to--
       (A) credit liquidating and financing accounts;
       (B) the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation Trust Funds;
       (C) the Thrift Savings Fund;
       (D) the Federal Reserve System; and
       (E) appropriations for the District of Columbia to the 
     extent they are appropriations of locally raised funds;
       (8) 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;
       (9) the following accounts, which largely fulfill 
     requirements of the Constitution or otherwise make payments 
     to which the Government is committed--
       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);
       Payments of Vietnam and USS Pueblo prisoner-of-war claims 
     (15-0104-0-1-153):
       Payments to copyright owners (03-5175-0-2-376);
       Salaries of Article III judges (not including cost of 
     living adjustments);

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       Soldier's and Airman's Home, payment of claims (84-8930-0-
     7-705);
       Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, interest 
     payments (46-0300-0-1-401);
       (10) the following noncredit special, revolving, or trust-
     revolving funds--
       Exchange Stabilization Fund (20-4444-0-3-155); and
       Foreign Military Sales trust fund (11-82232-0-7-155).

     SEC. 206. SPECIAL RULES.

       (a) Child Support Enforcement Program.--Any sequestration 
     order shall accomplish the full amount of any required 
     reduction in payments under sections 455 and 458 of the 
     Social Security Act by reducing the Federal matching rate for 
     State administrative costs under the program, as specified 
     (for the fiscal year involved) in section 455(a) of such Act, 
     to the extent necessary to reduce such expenditures by that 
     amount.
       (b) Commodity Credit Corporation.--
       (1) Effective date.--For the Commodity Credit Corporation, 
     the date on which a sequestration order takes effect in a 
     fiscal year shall vary for each crop of a commodity. In 
     general, the sequestration order shall take effect when 
     issued, but for each crop of a commodity for which 1-year 
     contracts are issued as an entitlement, the sequestration 
     order shall take effect with the start of the sign-up period 
     for that crop that begins after the sequestration order is 
     issued. Payments for each contract in such a crop shall be 
     reduced under the same terms and conditions.
       (2) Dairy program.--
       (A) As the sole means of achieving any reduction in outlays 
     under the milk price-support program, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall provide for a reduction to be made in the 
     price received by producers for all milk in the United States 
     and marketed by producers for commercial use.
       (B) That price reduction (measured in cents per hundred-
     weight of milk marketed) shall occur under subparagraph (A) 
     of section 201(d)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
     U.S.C. 1446(d)(2)(A)), shall begin on the day any 
     sequestration order is issued, and shall not exceed the 
     aggregate amount of the reduction in outlays under the milk 
     price-support program, that otherwise would have been 
     achieved by reducing payments made for the purchase of milk 
     or the products of milk under this subsection during that 
     fiscal year.
       (3) Certain authority not to be limited.--Nothing in this 
     Act shall restrict the Corporation in the discharge of its 
     authority and responsibility as a corporation to buy and sell 
     commodities in international trade, or limit or reduce in any 
     way any appropriation that provides the Corporation with 
     funds to cover its realized losses.
       (c) Earned Income Tax Credit.--
       (1) The sequestrable base for earned income tax credit 
     program is the dollar value of all current year benefits to 
     the entire eligible population.
       (2) In the event sequestration is triggered to reduce 
     earned income tax credits, all earned income tax credits 
     shall be reduced, whether or not such credits otherwise would 
     result in cash payments to beneficiaries, by a uniform 
     percentage sufficient to produce the dollar savings required 
     by the sequestration.
       (d) Regular and Extended Unemployment Compensation.--
       (1) A State may reduce each weekly benefit payment made 
     under the regular and extended unemployment benefit programs 
     for any week of unemployment occurring during any period with 
     respect to which payments are reduced under any sequestration 
     order by a percentage not to exceed the percentage by which 
     the Federal payment to the State is to be reduced for such 
     week as a result of such order.
       (2) A reduction by a State in accordance with paragraph (1) 
     shall not be considered as a failure to fulfill the 
     requirements of section 3304(a)(11) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986.
       (e) Federal Employees Health Benefits Fund.-- For the 
     Federal Employees Health Benefits Fund, a sequestration order 
     shall take effect with the next open season. The 
     sequestration shall be accomplished by annual payments from 
     that Fund to the General Fund of the Treasury. Those annual 
     payments shall be financed solely by charging higher 
     premiums. The sequestrable base for the Fund is the current-
     year level of gross outlays resulting from claims paid after 
     the sequestration order takes effect.
       (f) Federal Housing Finance Board.-- Any sequestration of 
     the Federal Housing Board shall be accomplished by annual 
     payments (by the end of each fiscal year) from that Board to 
     the general fund of the Treasury, in amounts equal to the 
     uniform sequestration percentage for that year times the 
     gross obligations of the Board in that year.
       (g) Federal Pay.--
       (1) In general.-- New budget authority to pay Federal 
     personnel from direct spending accounts shall be reduced by 
     the uniform percentage calculated under section 203(c)(3), as 
     applicable, but no sequestration order may reduce or have the 
     effect of reducing the rate of pay to which any individual is 
     entitled under any statutory pay system as increased by any 
     amount payable under section 5304 of title 5, United States 
     Code, or any increase in rates of pay which is scheduled to 
     take effect under section 5303 of title 5, United States 
     Code, section 1109 of title 37, United States Code, or any 
     other provision of law.
       (2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) the term ``statutory pay system'' shall have the 
     meaning given that term in section 5302(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code;
      term ``elements of military pay'' means--
       (i) the elements of compensation of members of the 
     uniformed services specified in section 1009 of title 37, 
     United States Code;
       (ii) allowances provided members of the uniformed services 
     under sections 403(a) and 405 of such title; and
       (iii) cadet pay and midshipman pay under section 203(c) of 
     such title; and
       (C) the term ``uniformed services'' shall have the same 
     meaning given that term in section 101(3) of title 37, United 
     States Code.
       (h) Medicare.--
       (1) In general.--Any sequestration shall accomplish 90% of 
     the required reduction by reductions in payments for services 
     under title XVIII of the Social Security Act and +10% of the 
     required reduction through increases in beneficiary premiums 
     under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act.
       (2) Timing of application of reductions.--
       (A) In general.-- Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     if a reduction is made in payment amounts pursuant to 
     sequestration order, the reduction shall be applied to 
     payment for services furnished after the effective date of 
     the order. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case 
     of inpatient services furnished for an individual, the 
     services shall be considered to be furnished on the date of 
     the individual's discharge from the inpatient facility.
       (B) Payment on the basis of cost reporting periods.-- In 
     the case in which payment for services of a provider of 
     services is made under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
     on a basis relating to the reasonable cost incurred for the 
     services during a cost reporting period of the provider, if a 
     reduction is made in payment amounts pursuant to a 
     sequestration order, the reduction shall be applied to 
     payment for costs for such services incurred at any time 
     during each cost reporting period of the provider any part of 
     which occurs after the effective date of order, but only (for 
     each such cost reporting period) in the same proportion as 
     the fraction of the cost reporting period that occurs after 
     the effective date of the order.
       (3) No increase in beneficiary charges in assignment-
     related cases.--If a reduction in payment amounts is made 
     pursuant to a sequestration order for services for which 
     payment under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act is made on the basis of an assignment described in 
     section 1842(b)(3)(B)(ii), in accordance with section 
     1842(b)(6)(B), or under the procedure described in section 
     1870(f)(1) of such Act, the person furnishing the services 
     shall be considered to have accepted payment of the 
     reasonable charge for the services, less any reduction in 
     payment amount made pursuant to a sequestration order, as 
     payment in full.
       (4) Part b premiums.--In computing the amount and method, 
     part B premiums shall be increased by a percentage to be 
     determined by dividing 10% of the amount that medicare 
     spending exceeds the applicable cap by the total amount of 
     all premium collections. All beneficiary premiums shall be 
     increased by the percentage calculated pursuant to the 
     preceding sentence, except that no increase in the premium 
     shall result in a reduction in social security benefit 
     payments to any beneficiary.
       (5) No effect on computation of aapcc.--In computing the 
     adjusted average per capita cost for purposes of section 
     1876(a)(4) of the Social Security Act, the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall not take into account any 
     reductions in payment amounts which have been or may be 
     effected under this part.
       (i) Postal Service Fund.-- Any sequestration of the Postal 
     Service Fund shall be accomplished by annual payments from 
     that Fund to the General Fund of the Treasury, and the 
     Postmaster General of the United States and shall have the 
     duty to make those payments during the first fiscal year to 
     which the sequestration order applies and each succeeding 
     fiscal year. The amount of each annual payment shall be--
       (1) the uniform sequestration percentage, times
       (2) the estimated gross obligations of the Postal Service 
     Fund in that year other than those obligations financed with 
     an appropriation for revenue forgone that year.

     Any such payment for a fiscal year shall be made as soon as 
     possible during the fiscal year, except that it may be made 
     in installments within that year if the payment schedule is 
     approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. Within 30 days 
     after the sequestration order is issued, the Postmaster 
     General shall submit to the Postal Rate Commission a plan for 
     financing the annual payment for that fiscal year and publish 
     that plan in the Federal Register. The plan may assume 
     efficiencies in the operation of the Postal Service, 
     reductions in capital expenditures, increases in the prices 
     of services, or any combination, but may not assume a lower 
     Fund surplus or higher Fund deficit and shall follow the 
     requirements of existing law governing the Postal Service in 
     all other respects. Within 30 days of the receipt of that 
     plan, the Postal Rate Commission shall approve the plan or 
     modify it in the manner that modifications are allowed under 
     current law. If the Postal Rate Commission does not respond 
     to the plan within 30 days, the plan submitted by the 
     Postmaster General shall go into effect. Any plan may be 
     later revised by the submission of a new plan to the Postal 
     Rate Commission, which may approve or modify it.
       (j) Power Marketing Administrations and T.V.A.-- Any 
     sequestration of the De

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     partment of Energy power marketing administration funds or 
     the Tennessee Valley Authority fund shall be accomplished by 
     annual payments from those funds to the General Fund of the 
     Treasury, and the administrators of those funds shall have 
     the duty to make those payments during the fiscal year to 
     which the sequestration order applies and each succeeding 
     fiscal year. The amount of each payment by a fund shall be--
       (1) the direct spending uniform sequestration percentage, 
     times
       (2) the estimated gross obligations of the fund in that 
     year other than those obligations financed from discretionary 
     appropriations for that year.

     Any such payment for a fiscal year shall be made as soon as 
     possible during the fiscal year, except that it may be made 
     in installments within that year if the payment schedule is 
     approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. Annual payments by 
     a fund may be financed by reductions in costs required to 
     produce the pre-sequester amount of power (but those 
     reductions shall not include reductions in the amount of 
     power supplied by the fund), by reductions in capital 
     expenditures, by increases in tax rates, or by any 
     combination, but may not be financed by a lower fund surplus, 
     a higher fund deficit, additional borrowing, delay in 
     repayment of principal on outstanding debt and shall follow 
     the requirements of existing law governing the fund in all 
     other respects. The administrator of a fund or the TVA Board 
     is authorized to take the actions specified in this 
     subsection in order to make the annual payments to the 
     Treasury.
       (k) Business-like Transactions.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, for programs which provide a business-like 
     service in exchange for a fee, sequestration shall be 
     accomplished through a uniform increase in fees (sufficient 
     to produce the dollar savings in such programs for the fiscal 
     year of the sequestration required by section 201(a)(2), all 
     subsequent fees shall be increased by the same percentage, 
     and all proceeds from such fees shall be paid into the 
     general fund of the Treasury, in any year for which a 
     sequester affecting such programs are in effect.

     SEC. 207. THE CURRENT LAW BASELINE.

       (a) Submission of Reports.--CBO and OMB shall submit to the 
     President and the Congress reports setting forth the budget 
     baselines for the budget year and the next nine fiscal years. 
     The CBO report shall be submitted on or before January 15. 
     The OMB report shall accompany the President's budget.
       (b) Determination of the Budget Baseline.--(1) The budget 
     baseline shall be based on the common economic assumptions 
     set forth in section 106, adjusted to reflect revisions 
     pursuant to subsection (c).
       (2) The budget baseline shall consist of a projection of 
     current year levels of budget authority, outlays, revenues 
     and the surplus or deficit into the budget year and the 
     relevant outyears based on current enacted laws as of the 
     date of the projection.
       (3) For discretionary spending items, the baseline shall be 
     the spending caps in effect pursuant to section 601(a)(2) of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. For years for which 
     there are no caps, the baseline for discretionary spending 
     shall be the same as the last year for which there were 
     statutory caps.
       (4) For all other expenditures and for revenues, the 
     baseline shall be adjusted by comparing unemployment, 
     inflation, interest rates, growth and eligible population for 
     the most recent period for which actual data are available, 
     compared to the assumptions contained in section 107.
       (c) Revisions to the Baseline.--The baseline shall be 
     adjusted for up-to-date economic assumptions for all reports 
     issued pursuant to section 107 of this Act and section 254 of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

     SEC. 208. LIMITATIONS ON EMERGENCY SPENDING.

       (a) In General.--(1) Within the discretionary caps for each 
     fiscal year contained in this Act, an amount shall be 
     withheld from allocation to the appropriate committees of the 
     House of Representatives and of the Senate and reserved for 
     natural disasters and other emergency purposes.
       (2) Such amount for each such fiscal year shall not be less 
     than 1 percent of total budget authority and outlays 
     available within those caps for that fiscal year.
       (3) No adjustments shall be made to the discretionary 
     spending limits under section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 unless the 
     amount appropriated for discretionary accounts that have been 
     designated as emergency requirements exceed the amount 
     reserved pursuant to paragraph (1). Any adjustment shall be 
     limited to the amount that total appropriations designated as 
     emergency requirements for the fiscal year exceeds the amount 
     reserved pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (4) The amounts reserved pursuant to this subsection shall 
     be made available for allocation to such committees only if--
       (A) the President has made a request for such disaster 
     funds;
       (B) the programs to be funded are included in such request; 
     and
       (C) the projected obligations for unforeseen emergency 
     needs exceed the 10-year rolling average annual expenditures 
     for existing programs included in the Presidential request 
     for the applicable fiscal year.
       (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
       (A) States and localities shall be required to maintain 
     effort and ensure that Federal assistance payments do not 
     replace, subvert or otherwise have the effect of reducing 
     regularly budgeted State and local expenditures for law 
     enforcement, firefighting, road construction and maintenance, 
     building construction and maintenance or any other category 
     of regular government expenditure (to ensure that Federal 
     disaster payments are made only for incremental costs 
     directly attributable to unforeseen disasters, and do not 
     replace or reduce regular State and local expenditures for 
     the same purposes);
       (B) the President may not take administrative action to 
     waive any requirement for States or localities to make 
     minimum matching payments as a condition or receiving Federal 
     disaster assistance or take administrative action to waive 
     all or part of any repayment of Federal loans for the State 
     or local matching share required as a condition of receiving 
     Federal disaster assistance. This clause shall apply to all 
     matching share requirements and loans to meet matching share 
     requirements under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and any 
     other Acts pursuant to which the President may declare a 
     disaster or disasters and States and localities otherwise 
     qualify for Federal disaster assistance; and
       (C) a two-thirds vote in each House of Congress shall be 
     required for each emergency to reduce or waive the State 
     matching requirement or to forgive all or part of loans for 
     the State matching share as required under the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
       (b) Effect Budget Resolutions.--(1) All concurrent 
     resolutions on the budget (including revisions) shall specify 
     the amount of new budget authority and outlays within the 
     discretionary spending cap that shall be withheld from 
     allocation to the committees and reserved for natural 
     disasters, and a procedure for releasing such funds for 
     allocation to the appropriate committee. The amount withheld 
     shall be equal to 1 percent of the total discretionary 
     spending cap for fiscal year covered by the resolution, 
     unless additional amounts are specified.
       (2) The procedure for allocation of the amounts pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall ensure that the funds are released for 
     allocation only pursuant to the conditions contained in 
     subsection (a)(3)(A) through (C).
       (c) Restriction on Use of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the amount reserved pursuant to subsection 
     (a) shall not be available for other than emergency funding 
     requirements for particular natural disasters or national 
     security emergencies so designated by Acts of Congress.
       (d) New Point of Order.--(1) Title IV of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:


                 ``point of order regarding emergencies

       ``Sec. 408. It shall not be in order in the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill or joint 
     resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report 
     thereon, containing an emergency designation for purposes of 
     section 251(b)(2)(D) or 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or of section 208 of 
     the Budget Enforcement Act of 1997 if it also provides an 
     appropriation or direct spending for any other item or 
     contains any other matter, but that bill or joint resolution, 
     amendment, or conference report may contain rescissions of 
     budget authority or reductions of direct spending, or that 
     amendment may reduce amounts for that emergency.''.
       (2) 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 407 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 408. Point of order regarding emergencies.''.

TITLE III--USE OF BUDGET SURPLUS TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND

     SEC. 301. ENDING USE OF RECEIPTS OF SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST 
                   FUND FOR OTHER PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

       (a) If, in any year, revenues are higher than the targets 
     in Section 104, as adjusted pursuant to Section 107, or 
     spending is lower than the caps in Section 105, as adjusted, 
     and the deficits are lower than the targets in Section 105, 
     as adjusted pursuant to Section 107, those amounts shall be 
     applied pursuant to subsection (b).
       (b) All funds described in subsection (a) up to $100 
     billion shall be used to reduce the consolidated budget 
     deficit and, to the extent that funds are available to 
     eliminate the consolidated budget deficit, to retire the 
     outstanding debt of the United States Government held by the 
     public.
       (c) Any use of funds described in subsection (a) for any 
     purpose other than provided in subsection (b) shall be 
     subject to the requirements of Section 252 of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and any 
     reduction in the amounts described in subsection (a) shall be 
     considered as an increase in the deficit.
       (d) When the President submits the budget under section 
     1105(a) of Title 31, United States Code for any year, OMB 
     shall adjust the Social Security Trust Fund surpluses for 
     each year under this Section, based on the most recent 
     estimates of such surpluses to be provided to OMB by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury.

  After debate,

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  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. BONILLA, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. NUSSLE 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

148

It was decided in the

Nays

279

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negative

Answered present

1

para. 85.7                    [Roll No. 300]

                                YEAS--148

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Forbes
     Fox
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Porter
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NAYS--279

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coble
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Latham
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Ensign
       

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Gonzalez
     Hutchinson
     Pallone
     Schiff
     Stark
     Young (AK)
  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. BONILLA, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BARTON 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

81

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negative

Nays

347

para. 85.8                    [Roll No. 301]

                                AYES--81

     Andrews
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boyd
     Brady
     Campbell
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Gekas
     Goode
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Inglis
     John
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Livingston
     Luther
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Minge
     Morella
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sisisky
     Smith (TX)
     Stenholm
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Wamp

                                NOES--347

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo

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     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Gonzalez
     Hutchinson
     Pallone
     Schiff
     Stark
     Young (AK)
  So the bill was not passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was not passed was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para. 85.9  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2169

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 189):

       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. 2169) making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, 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, clause 7 of rule XXI, 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. 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: 
     on page 4, line 1, through line 6; beginning with ``, of 
     which'' on page 10, line 20, through ``Fund'' on line 22; on 
     page 52, line 8, through line 15; on page 53, line 3, through 
     page 65, 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. The 
     amendments specified in section 2 of this resolution shall be 
     considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of 
     the Whole. During consideration of the bill for further 
     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: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be fifteen minutes. 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 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--
       (1) page 31, line 24, strike ``Staten Island-Midtown Ferry 
     service project'' and insert ``St. George Ferry terminal 
     project''; and
       (2) page 60, strike line 13 and all that follows through 
     page 65, line 3, and redesignate the following section 
     accordingly.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. MYRICK, 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. 85.10  transportation appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, 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 consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2169) making appropriations for the Department of Transporation 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, 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. GILCHREST, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BEREUTER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 189, 
reported the bill, as amended pursuant to said rule, 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, for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes, 
     namely:

                                TITLE I

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
     $60,009,000, of which not to exceed $40,000 shall be 
     available as the Secretary may determine for allocation 
     within the Department for official reception and 
     representation expenses: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, there may be credited to this 
     appropriation up to $1,000,000 in funds received in user 
     fees: Provided further, That no more than $606,000 shall be 
     available for the Office of Acquisition and Grants 
     Management, solely for department-wide grants management 
     activities: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated in this Act or otherwise made available may be 
     used to maintain custody of airline tariffs that are already 
     available for public and departmental access at no cost; to 
     secure them against detection, alteration, or tampering; and 
     open to inspection by the Department.

                         Office of Civil Rights

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
     $5,574,000.

           Transportation Planning, Research, and Development

       For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
     planning, research, systems development, and development 
     activities, to remain available until expended, $4,400,000.

              Transportation Administrative Service Center

       Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays 
     of the Transportation Administrative Service Center, not to 
     exceed $121,800,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 
     available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, That 
     such services shall be provided on a competitive basis to 
     entities within the Department of Transportation: Provided 
     further, That the above limitation on operating expenses 
     shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided further, That 
     no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency of the 
     Department shall be transferred to the Transportation 
     Administrative Service Center without the approval of the 
     agency modal administrator: Provided further, That no 
     assessments may be levied against any program, budget 
     activity, subactivity or project funded by this Act unless 
     notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are 
     presented to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations and are approved by such Committees.

               Minority Business Resource Center Program

       For the cost of direct loans, $1,500,000, as authorized by 
     49 U.S.C. 332: 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 not to exceed 
     $15,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to 
     carry out the direct loan program, $400,000.

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                       Minority Business Outreach

       For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center 
     outreach activities, $2,900,000, of which $2,635,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for 
     business opportunities related to any mode of transportation.

                              COAST GUARD

                           Operating Expenses


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of 
     the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase of not 
     to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; 
     payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as 
     amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and section 229(b) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)); and recreation and 
     welfare; $2,708,000,000, of which $300,000,000 shall be 
     available for defense-related activities and $25,000,000 
     shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: 
     Provided, That the number of aircraft on hand at any one time 
     shall not exceed two hundred and twelve, exclusive of 
     aircraft and parts stored to meet future attrition: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated in this or any 
     other Act shall be available for pay or administrative 
     expenses in connection with shipping commissioners in the 
     United States: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided in this Act shall be available for expenses incurred 
     for yacht documentation under 46 U.S.C. 12109, except to the 
     extent fees are collected from yacht owners and credited to 
     this appropriation: Provided further, That the Commandant 
     shall reduce both military and civilian employment levels for 
     the purpose of complying with Executive Order No. 12839: 
     Provided further, That $34,300,000 of the funds provided 
     under this heading for increased drug interdiction activities 
     are not available for obligation until the Director, Office 
     of National Drug Control Policy: (1) reviews the specific 
     activities and associated costs and benefits proposed by the 
     Coast Guard; (2) compares those activities to other drug 
     interdiction efforts government-wide; and (3) certifies, in 
     writing, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     that such expenditures represent the best investment relative 
     to other options: Provided further, That should the Director, 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy decline to make such 
     certification, after notification in writing to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Director may 
     transfer, at his discretion, up to $34,300,000 of funds 
     provided herein for Coast Guard drug interdiction activities 
     to any other entity of the Federal Government for drug 
     interdiction activities: Provided further, That up to 
     $615,000 in user fees collected pursuant to section 1111 of 
     Public Law 104-324 shall be credited to this appropriation as 
     offsetting collections in fiscal year 1998.

              Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements

       For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, 
     renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore 
     facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment 
     related thereto, $379,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be 
     derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which 
     $191,650,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate 
     or improve vessels, small boats and related equipment, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2002; $33,900,000 shall 
     be available to acquire new aircraft and increase aviation 
     capability, to remain available until September 30, 2000; 
     $47,050,000 shall be available for other equipment, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000; $59,400,000 shall be 
     available for shore facilities and aids to navigation 
     facilities, to remain available until September 30, 2000; and 
     $47,000,000 shall be available for personnel compensation and 
     benefits and related costs, to remain available until 
     September 30, 1999: Provided, That funds received from the 
     sale of HU-25 aircraft shall be credited to this 
     appropriation for the purpose of acquiring new aircraft and 
     increasing aviation capacity: Provided further, That the 
     Commandant may dispose of surplus real property by sale or 
     lease and the proceeds shall be credited to this 
     appropriation, of which not more than $9,000,000 shall be 
     credited as offsetting collections to this account, to be 
     available for the purposes of this account: Provided further, 
     That the amount herein appropriated from the General Fund 
     shall be reduced by such amount so as to result in a final 
     fiscal year 1998 appropriation from the General Fund of 
     $370,000,000: Provided further, That any proceeds from the 
     sale or lease of Coast Guard surplus real property in excess 
     of $9,000,000 shall be retained and remain available until 
     expended, but shall not be available for obligation until 
     October 1, 1998.

                Environmental Compliance and Restoration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard's 
     environmental compliance and restoration functions under 
     chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, $21,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                         Alteration of Bridges

       For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of 
     obstructive bridges, $16,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                              Retired Pay

       For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 
     therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for 
     this purpose, and payments under the Retired Serviceman's 
     Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, and for 
     payments for medical care of retired personnel and their 
     dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 
     ch. 55); $645,696,000.

                            Reserve Training


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as 
     authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities; 
     and supplies, equipment, and services; $67,000,000: Provided, 
     That no more than $20,000,000 of funds made available under 
     this heading may be transferred to Coast Guard ``Operating 
     expenses'' or otherwise made available to reimburse the Coast 
     Guard for financial support of the Coast Guard Reserve.

              Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
     applied scientific research, development, test, and 
     evaluation; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation 
     of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law, 
     $19,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $3,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
     Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to this 
     appropriation funds received from State and local 
     governments, other public authorities, private sources, and 
     foreign countries, for expenses incurred for research, 
     development, testing, and evaluation.

                              Boat Safety


                     (aquatic resources trust fund)

       For payment of necessary expenses incurred for recreational 
     boating safety assistance under Public Law 92-75, as amended, 
     $35,000,000, to be derived from the Boat Safety Account and 
     to remain available until expended.

                    FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

                               Operations

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, not otherwise provided for, including 
     operations and research activities related to commercial 
     space transportation, administrative expenses for research 
     and development, establishment of air navigation facilities 
     and the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of 
     aircraft, and carrying out the provisions of subchapter I of 
     chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, or other 
     provisions of law authorizing the obligation of funds for 
     similar programs of airport and airway development or 
     improvement, lease or purchase of four passenger motor 
     vehicles for replacement only, $5,300,000,000, of which 
     $1,880,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway 
     Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act 
     shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to 
     plan, finalize, or implement any regulation that would 
     promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically authorized 
     by law after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided 
     further, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received from States, counties, municipalities, foreign 
     authorities, other public authorities, and private sources, 
     for expenses incurred in the provision of agency services, 
     including receipts for the maintenance and operation of air 
     navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or 
     modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and 
     repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or 
     for processing major repair or alteration forms: Provided 
     further, That funds may be used to enter into a grant 
     agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to 
     assist in the development of aviation safety standards: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available for new applicants for the second career training 
     program: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 
     shall be available for paying premium pay under 5 U.S.C. 
     5546(a) to any Federal Aviation Administration employee 
     unless such employee actually performed work during the time 
     corresponding to such premium pay: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended to 
     operate a manned auxiliary flight service station in the 
     contiguous United States: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund may be 
     used to support the operations and activities of the 
     Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation.

                        Facilities and Equipment


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
     acquisition, establishment, and improvement by contract or 
     purchase, and hire of air navigation and experimental 
     facilities and equipment as authorized under part A of 
     subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including 
     initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; 
     engineering and service testing, including construction of 
     test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease 
     or grant; and construction and furnishing of quarters and 
     related accommodations for officers and employees of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote 
     localities where such accommodations are not available; and 
     the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds 
     available under this head; to be derived from the Airport and 
     Airway Trust Fund, $1,875,000,000, of which $1,655,890,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2000, and of which 
     $219,110,000 shall remain available until September 30, 1998: 
     Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received from States, counties, municipali

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     ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for 
     expenses incurred in the establishment and modernization of 
     air navigation facilities.

                 Research, Engineering, and Development


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
     research, engineering, and development, as authorized under 
     part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, 
     including construction of experimental facilities and 
     acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 
     $185,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
     Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2000: 
     Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other 
     public authorities, and private sources, for expenses 
     incurred for research, engineering, and development: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds in this Act may be obligated 
     or expended for the ``Flight 2000'' Program.

                       Grants-in-Aid for Airports


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid 
     for airport planning and development, and for noise 
     compatibility planning and programs as authorized under 
     subchapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 
     of title 49, United States Code, and under other law 
     authorizing such obligations, $1,600,000,000, to be derived 
     from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in 
     this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of 
     programs the obligations for which are in excess of 
     $1,700,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 for grants-in-aid for 
     airport planning and development, and noise compatibility 
     planning and programs, notwithstanding section 47117(h) of 
     title 49, United States Code.

                   Aviation Insurance Revolving Fund

       The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to 
     make such expenditures and investments, within the limits of 
     funds available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44307, and in 
     accordance with section 104 of the Government Corporation 
     Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may be necessary 
     in carrying out the program for aviation insurance activities 
     under chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code.

                Aircraft Purchase Loan Guarantee Program

       None of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
     activities under this heading during fiscal year 1998.

                 Administrative Services Franchise Fund

       None of the funds in this Act shall be available to 
     establish new activities under the Administrative Services 
     Franchise Fund during fiscal year 1998.

                     FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

                Limitation on General Operating Expenses

       Necessary expenses for administration, operation, including 
     motor carrier safety program operations, and research of the 
     Federal Highway Administration not to exceed $510,313,000 
     shall be paid in accordance with law from appropriations made 
     available by this Act to the Federal Highway Administration 
     together with advances and reimbursements received by the 
     Federal Highway Administration: Provided, That $202,226,000 
     of the amount provided herein shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2000.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
     implementation or execution of programs the obligations for 
     which are in excess of $21,500,000,000 for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal 
     year 1998.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States 
     Code, that are attributable to Federal-aid highways, 
     including the National Scenic and Recreational Highway as 
     authorized by 23 U.S.C. 148, not otherwise provided, 
     including reimbursements for sums expended pursuant to the 
     provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308, $20,800,000,000 or so much 
     thereof as may be available in and derived from the Highway 
     Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.

                      Right-of-Way Revolving Fund


                      (limitation on direct loans)

                          (highway trust fund)

       None of the funds under this head are available for 
     obligations for right-of-way acquisition during fiscal year 
     1998.

                      Motor Carrier Safety Grants


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 
     U.S.C. 31102, $85,000,000, to be derived from the Highway 
     Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
     implementation or execution of programs the obligations for 
     which are in excess of $85,325,000 for ``Motor Carrier Safety 
     Grants''.

             NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

                        Operations and Research

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety under 
     part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, and 
     chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, $74,492,000, of 
     which $40,674,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act may be obligated or expended to plan, finalize, or 
     implement any rulemaking to add to section 575.104 of title 
     49 of the Code of Federal Regulations any requirement 
     pertaining to a grading standard that is different from the 
     three grading standards (treadwear, traction, and temperature 
     resistance) already in effect.

                        Operations and Research


                          (highway trust fund)

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety under 23 
     U.S.C. 403 and section 2006 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240), 
     to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund, $72,415,000, of 
     which $49,520,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2000.

                     Highway Traffic Safety Grants


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred carrying out the 
     provisions of 23 U.S.C. 153, 402, 408, and 410, and chapter 
     303 of title 49, United States Code, to remain available 
     until expended, $186,000,000, to be derived from the Highway 
     Trust Fund: Provided, That, notwithstanding subsection 
     2009(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
     Act of 1991, none of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     for the planning or execution of programs the total 
     obligations for which, in fiscal year 1998, are in excess of 
     $186,500,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 
     410, and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, of 
     which $140,200,000 shall be for ``State and community highway 
     safety grants'', $2,300,000 shall be for the ``National 
     Driver Register'', $9,000,000 shall be for ``Occupant 
     Protection Incentive Grants'', subject to authorization, and 
     $35,000,000 shall be for section 410 ``Alcohol-impaired 
     driving counter-measures programs'': Provided further, That 
     none of these funds shall be used for construction, 
     rehabilitation or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings 
     and fixtures for State, local, or private buildings or 
     structures: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,268,000 
     of the funds made available for section 402 may be available 
     for administering ``State and community highway safety 
     grants'': Provided further, That not to exceed $150,000 of 
     the funds made available for section 402 may be available for 
     administering the highway safety grants authorized by section 
     1003(a)(7) of Public Law 102-240: Provided further, That not 
     to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available for section 
     410 ``Alcohol-impaired driving counter-measures programs'' 
     shall be available for technical assistance to the States.

                    FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

                      Office of the Administrator

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, not otherwise provided for, $19,434,000, of 
     which $1,389,000 shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available for the planning or execution of a program making 
     commitments to guarantee new loans under the Emergency Rail 
     Services Act of 1970, as amended, and no new commitments to 
     guarantee loans under section 211(a) or 211(h) of the 
     Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, as amended, shall 
     be made: Provided further, That, as part of the Washington 
     Union Station transaction in which the Secretary assumed the 
     first deed of trust on the property and, where the Union 
     Station Redevelopment Corporation or any successor is 
     obligated to make payments on such deed of trust on the 
     Secretary's behalf, including payments on and after September 
     30, 1988, the Secretary is authorized to receive such 
     payments directly from the Union Station Redevelopment 
     Corporation, credit them to the appropriation charged for the 
     first deed of trust, and make payments on the first deed of 
     trust with those funds: Provided further, That such 
     additional sums as may be necessary for payment on the first 
     deed of trust may be advanced by the Administrator from 
     unobligated balances available to the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, to be reimbursed from payments received from 
     the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds for rental payments to the 
     General Services Administration provided herein shall be used 
     to pay the expenses of headquarters' employees outside of the 
     Nassif building after January 1, 1998.

                            Railroad Safety

       For necessary expenses in connection with railroad safety, 
     not otherwise provided for, $56,967,000, of which $5,511,000 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     appropriated under this heading are available for the 
     reimbursement of out-of-state travel and per diem costs 
     incurred by employees of State governments directly 
     supporting the Federal railroad safety program, including 
     regulatory development and compliance-related activities.

                   Railroad Research and Development

       For necessary expenses for railroad research and 
     development, $21,038,000, to remain available until expended.

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                 Northeast Corridor Improvement Program

       For necessary expenses related to Northeast Corridor 
     improvements authorized by title VII of the Railroad 
     Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amended 
     (45 U.S.C. 851 et seq.) and 49 U.S.C. 24909, $250,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2000.

            Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program

       The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue to 
     the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations 
     pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and 
     Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-210), as 
     amended, in such amounts and at such times as may be 
     necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant to the 
     guarantee of the principal amount of obligations under 
     sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to exist 
     as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding: 
     Provided, That no new loan guarantee commitments shall be 
     made during fiscal year 1998.

                    Next Generation High-Speed Rail

       For necessary expenses for Next Generation High-Speed Rail 
     studies, corridor planning, development, demonstration, and 
     implementation, $18,395,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That funds under this head may be made 
     available for grants to States for high-speed rail corridor 
     design, feasibility studies, environmental analyses, and 
     track and signal improvements.

                     Rhode Island Rail Development

       For the costs associated with construction of a third track 
     on the Northeast Corridor between Davisville and Central 
     Falls, Rhode Island, with sufficient clearance to accommodate 
     double stack freight cars, $10,000,000, to be matched by the 
     State of Rhode Island or its designee on a dollar for dollar 
     basis and to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     as a condition of accepting such funds, the Providence and 
     Worcester (P&W) Railroad shall enter into an agreement with 
     the Secretary to reimburse Amtrak and/or the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, on a dollar for dollar basis, up to the first 
     $23,000,000 in damages resulting from the legal action 
     initiated by the P&W Railroad under its existing contracts 
     with Amtrak relating to the provision of vertical clearances 
     between Davisville and Central Falls in excess of those 
     required for present freight operations.

         Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

       To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
     the National Railroad Passenger Corporation authorized by 49 
     U.S.C. 24104, $543,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $202,000,000 shall be available for 
     operating losses, $81,000,000 shall be available for 
     mandatory passenger rail service payments, and $260,000,000 
     shall be for capital improvements: Provided, That none of the 
     funds herein appropriated for mandatory railroad retirement 
     payments shall be used for payments for National Railroad 
     Passenger Corporation employees: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended for 
     operating losses in excess of the amounts specifically 
     provided herein: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided for capital improvements may be transferred to 
     operating losses to pay for debt service interest unless 
     specifically authorized by law after the date of enactment of 
     this Act: Provided further, That the incurring of any 
     obligation or commitment by the Corporation for the purchase 
     of capital improvements prohibited by this Act or not 
     expressly provided for in an appropriations Act shall be 
     deemed a violation of 31 U.S.C. 1341: Provided further, That 
     funding under this head for capital improvements shall not be 
     made available before July 1, 1998: Provided further, That 
     the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration 
     shall submit a quarterly report to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations detailing the financial status 
     of, and future business forecasts for, the National Railroad 
     Passenger Corporation as well as recommendations for reducing 
     operating losses in the near-term and Federal financial 
     support in the long-term: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds herein appropriated shall be used for lease or purchase 
     of passenger motor vehicles or for the hire of vehicle 
     operators for any officer or employee, other than the 
     president of the Corporation, excluding the lease of 
     passenger motor vehicles for those officers or employees 
     while in official travel status.

                     FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

                        Administrative Expenses

       For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
     Transit Administration's programs authorized by chapter 53 of 
     title 49, United States Code, $45,738,000: Provided, That 
     none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
     execution of contracts under section 5327(c) of title 49, 
     United States Code, in an aggregate amount that exceeds 
     $15,000,000.

                             Formula Grants

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307, 
     5310(a)(2), 5311, and 5336, to remain available until 
     expended, $290,000,000: Provided, That no more than 
     $2,500,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for 
     these purposes: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
     under this head for formula grants, no more than $200,000,000 
     may be used for operating assistance under 49 U.S.C. 5336(d): 
     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: Provided 
     further, That in the distribution of the limitation provided 
     under this heading to 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.

                   University Transportation Centers

       For necessary expenses for university transportation 
     centers as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5317(b), to remain 
     available until expended, $6,000,000.

                     Transit Planning and Research

       For necessary expenses for transit planning and research as 
     authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5303, 5311, 5313, 5314, and 5315, to 
     remain available until expended, $86,000,000, of which 
     $39,500,000 shall be for activities under Metropolitan 
     Planning (49 U.S.C. 5303); $4,500,000 for activities under 
     Rural Transit Assistance (49 U.S.C. 5311(b)(2)); $8,250,000 
     for activities under State Planning and Research (49 U.S.C. 
     5313(b)); $22,500,000 for activities under National Planning 
     and Research (49 U.S.C. 5314); $8,250,000 for activities 
     under Transit Cooperative Research (49 U.S.C. 5313(a)); and 
     $3,000,000 for National Transit Institute (49 U.S.C. 5315).

                      Trust Fund Share of Expenses


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 
     U.S.C. 5338(a), $2,210,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended and to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: 
     Provided, That $2,210,000,000 shall be paid from the Mass 
     Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to the Federal 
     Transit Administration's formula grants account.

                          Discretionary Grants


                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
     implementation or execution of programs the obligations for 
     which are in excess of $2,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 for 
     grants under the contract authority in 49 U.S.C. 5338(b): 
     Provided, That there shall be available for fixed guideway 
     modernization, $800,000,000; there shall be available for the 
     replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and 
     related equipment and the construction of bus-related 
     facilities, $400,000,000; and there shall be available for 
     new fixed guideway systems $800,000,000, to be available as 
     follows:
       $44,600,000 for the Atlanta-North Springs project (subject 
     to authorization);
       $46,300,000 for the Boston Piers MOS-2 project (subject to 
     authorization);
       $2,300,000 for the Canton-Akron-Cleveland commuter rail 
     project (subject to authorization);
       $1,000,000 for the Charlotte South corridor transitway 
     project (subject to authorization);
       $500,000 for the Cincinnati Northeast/Northern Kentucky 
     rail line project (subject to authorization);
       $5,000,000 for the Clark County, Nevada fixed guideway 
     project (subject to authorization);
       $800,000 for the Cleveland Blue Line extension to Highland 
     Hills project (subject to authorization);
       $700,000 for the Cleveland Berea Red Line extension to 
     Hopkins International Airport (subject to authorization);
       $1,200,000 for the Cleveland Waterfront Line extension 
     project (subject to authorization);
       $14,000,000 for the Dallas-Fort Worth RAILTRAN project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $8,000,000 for the DART North Central light rail extension 
     project (subject to authorization);
       $1,500,000 for the DeKalb County, Georgia light rail 
     project (subject to authorization);
       $21,400,000 for the Denver Southwest Corridor project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $7,000,000 for the Florida Tri-County commuter rail project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $1,000,000 for the Galveston, Texas rail trolley system 
     project (subject to authorization);
       $1,000,000 for the Houston Advanced Regional Bus Plan 
     project (subject to authorization);
       $51,100,000 for the Houston Regional Bus project (subject 
     to authorization);
       $1,000,000 for the Indianapolis Northeast corridor project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $4,000,000 for the Jackson, Mississippi intermodal corridor 
     project (subject to authorization);
       $76,000,000 for the Los Angeles MOS-3 project (subject to 
     authorization);
       $27,000,000 for MARC commuter rail improvements (subject to 
     authorization);
       $1,000,000 for the Memphis, Tennessee regional rail project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $9,000,000 for the Metro-Dade Transit east-west corridor 
     project (subject to authorization);
       $9,000,000 for the Miami-North 27th Avenue project (subject 
     to authorization);
       $1,000,000 for the Mission Valley East corridor project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $54,800,000 for the New Jersey-Hudson-Bergen project 
     (subject to authorization);

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       $27,000,000 for the New Jersey Secaucus project (subject to 
     authorization);
       $8,000,000 for the New Orleans Canal Street corridor 
     project (subject to authorization);
       $2,000,000 for the New Orleans Desire Streetcar project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $6,000,000 for the North Carolina Research Triangle Park 
     project (subject to authorization);
       $2,000,000 for the Northern Indiana South Shore commuter 
     rail project (subject to authorization);
       $5,000,000 for the Oceanside-Escondido light rail project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $1,600,000 for the Oklahoma City MAPS corridor transit 
     project (subject to authorization);
       $4,000,000 for the Orange County transitway project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $31,800,000 for the Orlando Lynx light rail project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $500,000 for the Pennsylvania Strawberry Hill/Diamond 
     Branch rail project (subject to authorization);
       $8,000,000 for the Phoenix metropolitan area transit 
     project (subject to authorization);
       $3,000,000 for the Pittsburgh airport busway project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $63,400,000 for the Portland-Westside/Hillsboro project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $20,300,000 for the Sacramento LRT project (subject to 
     authorization);
       $42,800,000 for the Salt Lake City South LRT project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $1,000,000 for the San Bernardino Metrolink project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $3,000,000 for the San Diego Mid-Coast corridor project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $54,800,000 for the San Francisco BART extension to the 
     airport project (subject to authorization);
       $25,700,000 for the San Juan Tren Urbano (subject to 
     authorization);
       $21,400,000 for the San Jose Tasman LRT project (subject to 
     authorization);
       $4,000,000 for the Seattle-Tacoma commuter rail project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $2,000,000 for the Seattle-Tacoma light rail project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $30,000,000 for the St. Louis-St. Clair LRT extension 
     project (subject to authorization);
       $5,000,000 for the St. George Ferry terminal project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $2,000,000 for the Tampa Bay regional rail project (subject 
     to authorization);
       $2,000,000 for the Tidewater, Virginia rail project 
     (subject to authorization);
       $1,000,000 for the Toledo, Ohio rail project (subject to 
     authorization);
       $20,000,000 for the Twin Cities transitways projects 
     (subject to authorization);
       $2,500,000 for the Virginia Rail Express Fredericksburg to 
     Washington commuter rail project (subject to authorization);
       $5,000,000 for the Whitehall ferry terminal project 
     (subject to authorization); and
       $5,000,000 for the Wisconsin central commuter rail project 
     (subject to authorization).

                       Mass Transit Capital Fund


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 
     U.S.C. 5338(b) administered by the Federal Transit 
     Administration, $2,350,000,000, to be derived from the 
     Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended.

             Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 14 of Public Law 96-184 and Public Law 101-551, 
     $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.

             SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

             Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

       The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby 
     authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
     funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, 
     and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the 
     programs set forth in the Corporation's budget for the 
     current fiscal year.

                       Operations and Maintenance

                    (harbor maintenance trust fund)

       For necessary expenses for operation and maintenance of 
     those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway operated and 
     maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
     Corporation, including the Great Lakes Pilotage functions 
     delegated by the Secretary of Transportation, $11,200,000, to 
     be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant 
     to Public Law 99-662.

              RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

                     Research and Special Programs

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Research and Special Programs Administration, $27,934,000, of 
     which $574,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety 
     Fund, and of which $4,950,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2000: Provided, That up to $1,200,000 in fees 
     collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the 
     general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided 
     further, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to 
     be available until expended, funds received from States, 
     counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and 
     private sources for expenses incurred for training, for 
     reports publication and dissemination, and for travel 
     expenses incurred in performance of hazardous materials 
     exemptions and approvals functions.

                            Pipeline Safety


                         (pipeline safety fund)

       For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the 
     pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a 
     pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, 
     and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the 
     Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $31,486,000, of which $3,300,000 
     shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2000; and of which 
     $28,186,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, 
     of which $14,839,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2000: Provided, That in addition to amounts made 
     available for the Pipeline Safety Fund, $1,000,000 shall be 
     available for grants to States for the development and 
     establishment of one-call notification systems and shall be 
     derived from amounts previously collected under section 7005 
     of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1985.

                     Emergency Preparedness Grants


                     (emergency preparedness fund)

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5127(c), 
     $200,000, to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That 
     none of the funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 
     5127(d) shall be made available for obligation by individuals 
     other than the Secretary of Transportation, or his designee.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, as amended, $42,000,000: Provided, That none of the 
     funds under this heading shall be for the conduct of contract 
     audits.

                      SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, 
     including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $15,853,000: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     not to exceed $2,000,000 from fees established by the 
     Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board shall be 
     credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and 
     used for necessary and authorized expenses under this 
     heading: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 
     for the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar for dollar 
     basis as such offsetting collections are received during 
     fiscal year 1998, to result in a final appropriation from the 
     general fund estimated at no more than $13,853,000: Provided 
     further, That any fees received in excess of $2,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 1998 shall remain available until expended, but 
     shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 1998.

                                TITLE II

                            RELATED AGENCIES

       ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Architectural and 
     Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized by 
     section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 
     $3,640,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received for publications and training expenses.

                  NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Transportation 
     Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
     aircraft; 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 a GS-18; uniforms, or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) 
     $46,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

                             Emergency Fund

       For necessary expenses of the National Transportation 
     Safety Board for accident investigations, including hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; 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 a GS-18; 
     uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 
     U.S.C. 5901-5902), $1,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                               TITLE III

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS


                     (including transfers of funds)

       Sec. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable 
     appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be 
     available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability 
     insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries 
     on official department business; and uniforms, or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
       Sec. 302. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
     1998 pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall be 
     absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act or 
     previous appropriations Acts.
       Sec. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for 
     expenditures by the Federal Aviation

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     Administration shall be available (1) except as otherwise 
     authorized by title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) for expenses 
     of primary and secondary schooling for dependents of Federal 
     Aviation Administration personnel stationed outside the 
     continental United States at costs for any given area not in 
     excess of those of the Department of Defense for the same 
     area, when it is determined by the Secretary that the 
     schools, if any, available in the locality are unable to 
     provide adequately for the education of such dependents, and 
     (2) for transportation of said dependents between schools 
     serving the area that they attend and their places of 
     residence when the Secretary, under such regulations as may 
     be prescribed, determines that such schools are not 
     accessible by public means of transportation on a regular 
     basis.
       Sec. 304. Appropriations contained in this Act for the 
     Department of Transportation shall be available for 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 an 
     Executive Level IV.
       Sec. 305. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     for salaries and expenses of more than one hundred seven 
     political and Presidential appointees in the Department of 
     Transportation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered 
     by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside 
     the Department of Transportation.
       Sec. 306. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for 
     the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses 
     of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening 
     in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
       Sec. 307. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
     year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, 
     unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 308. The Secretary of Transportation may enter into 
     grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions with 
     any person, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, 
     any unit of State or local government, any educational 
     institution, and any other entity in execution of the 
     Technology Reinvestment Project authorized under the Defense 
     Conversion, Reinvestment and Transition Assistance Act of 
     1992 and related legislation: Provided, That the authority 
     provided in this section may be exercised without regard to 
     section 3324 of title 31, United States Code.
       Sec. 309. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract 
     pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     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. 310. (a) For fiscal year 1998 the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall distribute the obligation limitation for 
     Federal-aid highways by allocation in the ratio which sums 
     authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways that 
     are apportioned or allocated to each State for such fiscal 
     year bear to the total of the sums authorized to be 
     appropriated for Federal-aid highways that are apportioned or 
     allocated to all the States for such fiscal year.
       (b) During the period October 1 through December 31, 1997, 
     no State shall obligate more than 25 per centum of the amount 
     distributed to such State under subsection (a), and the total 
     of all State obligations during such period shall not exceed 
     12 per centum of the total amount distributed to all States 
     under such subsection.
       (c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) provide all States with authority sufficient to prevent 
     lapses of sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid 
     highways that have been apportioned to a State;
       (2) after August 1, 1998, revise a distribution of the 
     funds made available under subsection (a) if a State will not 
     obligate the amount distributed during that fiscal year and 
     redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to 
     obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed 
     during that fiscal year giving priority to those States 
     having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under 
     sections 103(e)(4), 104, and 144 of title 23, United States 
     Code, and under sections 1013(c) and 1015 of Public Law 102-
     240; and
       (3) not distribute amounts authorized for administrative 
     expenses and funded from the administrative takedown 
     authorized by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, 
     the Federal lands highway program, the intelligent 
     transportation systems program, and amounts made available 
     under sections 1040, 1047, 1064, 6001, 6005, 6006, 6023, and 
     6024 of Public Law 102-240, and 49 U.S.C. 5316, 5317, and 
     5338: Provided, That amounts made available under section 
     6005 of Public Law 102-240 shall be subject to the obligation 
     limitation for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
     construction programs under the head ``Federal-Aid Highways'' 
     in this Act.
       (d) During the period October 1 through December 31, 1997, 
     the aggregate amount of obligations under section 157 of 
     title 23, United States Code, for projects covered under 
     section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 
     1978, section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981, 
     sections 131(b), 131(j), and 404 of Public Law 97-424, 
     sections 1061, 1103-1108, 4008, 6023(b)(8), and 6023(b)(10) 
     of Public Law 102-240, and for projects authorized by Public 
     Law 99-500 and Public Law 100-17, shall not exceed 
     $277,431,840.
       (e) During the period August 2 through September 30, 1998, 
     the aggregate amount which may be obligated by all States 
     shall not exceed 2.5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds 
     apportioned or allocated to all States--
       (1) under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, United States 
     Code, and under sections 1013(c) and 1015 of Public Law 102-
     240, and
       (2) for highway assistance projects under section 103(e)(4) 
     of title 23, United States Code, which would not be obligated 
     in fiscal year 1998 if the total amount of the obligation 
     limitation provided for such fiscal year in this Act were 
     utilized.
       (f) Paragraph (e) shall not apply to any State which on or 
     after August 1, 1998, has the amount distributed to such 
     State under paragraph (a) for fiscal year 1998 reduced under 
     paragraph (c)(2).
       Sec. 311. The limitation on obligations for the programs of 
     the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any 
     authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for 
     obligation, or to any other authority previously made 
     available for obligation under the discretionary grants 
     program.
       Sec. 312. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
     implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
       Sec. 313. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would 
     establish a vessel traffic safety fairway less than five 
     miles wide between the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation 
     Scheme and the San Francisco Traffic Separation Scheme.
       Sec. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     airports may transfer, without consideration, to the Federal 
     Aviation Administration (FAA) instrument landing systems 
     (along with associated approach lighting equipment and runway 
     visual range equipment) which conform to FAA design and 
     performance specifications, the purchase of which was 
     assisted by a Federal airport-aid program, airport 
     development aid program or airport improvement program grant. 
     The FAA shall accept such equipment, which shall thereafter 
     be operated and maintained by the FAA in accordance with 
     agency criteria.
       Sec. 315. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to award a multiyear contract for production end items that: 
     (1) includes economic order quantity or long lead time 
     material procurement in excess of $10,000,000 in any one year 
     of the contract; or (2) includes a cancellation charge 
     greater than $10,000,000 which at the time of obligation has 
     not been appropriated to the limits of the Government's 
     liability; or (3) includes a requirement that permits 
     performance under the contract during the second and 
     subsequent years of the contract without conditioning such 
     performance upon the appropriation of funds: Provided, That 
     this limitation does not apply to a contract in which the 
     Federal Government incurs no financial liability from not 
     buying additional systems, subsystems, or components beyond 
     the basic contract requirements.
       Sec. 316. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
     except for fixed guideway modernization projects, funds made 
     available by this Act under ``Federal Transit Administration, 
     Discretionary grants'' for projects specified in this Act or 
     identified in reports accompanying this Act not obligated by 
     September 30, 2000, shall be made available for other 
     projects under 49 U.S.C. 5309.
       Sec. 317. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     funds appropriated before October 1, 1993, under any section 
     of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain 
     available for expenditure may be transferred to and 
     administered under the most recent appropriation heading for 
     any such section.
       Sec. 318. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     compensate in excess of 350 technical staff years under the 
     federally-funded research and development center contract 
     between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center 
     for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during fiscal year 
     1998.
       Sec. 319. Funds provided in this Act for the Transportation 
     Administrative Service Center (TASC) shall be reduced by 
     $25,000,000, which limits fiscal year 1998 TASC obligational 
     authority for elements of the Department of Transportation 
     funded in this Act to no more than $96,800,000: Provided, 
     That such reductions from the budget request shall be 
     allocated by the Department of Transportation to each 
     appropriations account in proportion to the amount included 
     in each account for the Transportation Administrative Service 
     Center.
       Sec. 320. Funds received by the Federal Highway 
     Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal 
     Railroad Administration from States, counties, 
     municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 
     for expenses incurred for training may be credited 
     respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's 
     ``Limitation on General Operating Expenses'' account, the 
     Federal Transit Administration's ``Transit Planning and 
     Research'' account, and to the Federal Railroad 
     Administration's ``Railroad Safety'' account, except for 
     State rail safety inspectors participating in training 
     pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105.
       Sec. 321. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to prepare, propose, or promulgate any regulations pursuant 
     to title V of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings 
     Act (49 U.S.C. 32901 et seq.) prescribing corporate average 
     fuel economy standards

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     for automobiles, as defined in such title, in any model year 
     that differs from standards promulgated for such automobiles 
     prior to enactment of this section.
       Sec. 322. None of the funds in this Act may be used for 
     planning, engineering, design, or construction of a sixth 
     runway at the Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado: 
     Provided, That this provision shall not apply in any case 
     where the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration determines, in writing, that safety conditions 
     warrant obligation of such funds: Provided further, That 
     funds may be used for activities related to planning or 
     analysis of airport noise issues related to the sixth runway 
     project.
       Sec. 323. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by 
     the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data 
     products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to the 
     provisions of section 6006 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, may be credited to the 
     Federal-aid highways account for the purpose of reimbursing 
     the Bureau for such expenses: Provided, That such funds shall 
     not be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety construction.
       Sec. 324. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or 
     expended for employee training which: (a) does not meet 
     identified needs for knowledge, skills and abilities bearing 
     directly upon the performance of official duties; (b) 
     contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional 
     response or psychological stress in some participants; (c) 
     does not require prior employee notification of the content 
     and methods to be used in the training and written end of 
     course evaluations; (d) 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; (e) is offensive to, or designed to change, 
     participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the 
     workplace; or (f) 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.
       Sec. 325. 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.
       Sec. 326. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     support Federal Transit Administration's field operations and 
     oversight of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
     Authority in any location other than from the Washington, 
     D.C. metropolitan area.
       Sec. 327. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary may use funds appropriated under this Act, or any 
     subsequent Act, to administer and implement the exemption 
     provisions of 49 CFR 580.6 and to adopt or amend exemptions 
     from the disclosure requirements of 49 CFR part 580 for any 
     class or category of vehicles that the Secretary deems 
     appropriate.
       Sec. 328. No funds other than those appropriated to the 
     Surface Transportation Board shall be used for conducting the 
     activities of the Board.
       Sec. 329. (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of 
     the funds made available in this Act may be expended by an 
     entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds 
     the entity will comply with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 
     10a-10c).
       (b) Sense of Congress: Requirement Regarding Notice.--
       (1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided using 
     funds made available in this Act, it is the sense of the 
     Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, in 
     expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products to the greatest extent practicable.
       (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
     the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each 
     recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement 
     made in paragraph (1) by the Congress.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a 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 is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in 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.
       Sec. 330. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     receipts, in amounts determined by the Secretary, collected 
     from users of fitness centers operated by or for the 
     Department of Transportation shall be available to support 
     the operation and maintenance of those facilities.
       Sec. 331. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for improvements to the Miller Highway in New York 
     City, New York.
       Sec. 332. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to implement or enforce regulations that would result in the 
     withdrawal of a slot from an air carrier at O'Hare 
     International Airport under section 93.223 of title 14 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations in excess of the total slots 
     withdrawn from that air carrier as of October 31, 1993 if 
     such additional slot is to be allocated to an air carrier or 
     foreign air carrier under section 93.217 of title 14 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Transportation 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998''.

  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. GILCHREST, 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

424

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affirmative

Nays

5

para. 85.11                   [Roll No. 302]

                                YEAS--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal

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     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--5

     Campbell
     Dingell
     Hostettler
     Paul
     Sanford

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Graham
     Pallone
     Schiff
     Stark
     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. 85.12  motion to adjourn

  Ms. DeLAURO moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGAN, announced that the nays had it.
  Ms. DeLAURO 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

122

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negative

Nays

279

para. 85.13                   [Roll No. 303]

                                YEAS--122

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NAYS--279

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Bateman
     Bliley
     Buyer
     Christensen
     Clement
     Conyers
     Crane
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Ensign
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Graham
     Hilleary
     Holden
     Kasich
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Martinez
     McCrery
     Myrick
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Schiff
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Souder
     Stark
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 85.14  providing for the further consideration of h.r. 2160

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 193):

       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 the further 
     consideration of the bill (H.R. 2160) making appropriations 
     for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
     Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes. 
     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: page 56, line 18, through line 24; and page 68, line 
     12, through line 16. 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. No further 
     amendment shall be in order except amendments printed before 
     July 22, 1997, in the portion of the Congressional Record 
     designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII, the 
     amendments printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 
     21, 22, and 23 pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII, and the 
     amendment by Representative Obey of Wisconsin pending when 
     the Committee of the Whole rose on July 22, 1997. Each 
     amendment shall be considered as read and shall be debatable 
     for ten minutes (except as otherwise provided in section 2 of 
     this resolution) equally divided and controlled by the 
     proponent and an opponent. The Chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed

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     question that follows another electronic vote without 
     intervening business, provided that the minimum time for 
     electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be fifteen minutes. After a motion that the Committee 
     rise has been rejected on a day, the Chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole 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. 
     After a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill 
     (as described in clause 7 of rule XXIII) has been rejected, 
     the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may not entertain 
     another such motion during further consideration of the bill. 
     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 time for debate on the following amendments 
     shall be thirty minutes:
       (1) The amendment by Representative Obey of Wisconsin 
     pending when the Committee of the Whole rose on July 22, 
     1997, which shall be debatable for thirty minutes 
     notwithstanding the time consumed on the amendment on July 
     22, 1997;
       (2) the amendment numbered 17;
       (3) the amendment numbered 3; and
       (4) the amendment numbered 21.

  Pending consideration of said resolution,

para. 85.15  motion to adjourn

  Ms. JACKSON-LEE moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGAN, announced that the nays had it.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE 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

105

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

311

para. 85.16                   [Roll No. 304]

                                AYES--105

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Rush
     Sabo
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--311

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Archer
     Bateman
     Crane
     DeLay
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Leach
     Manton
     Norwood
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Sanders
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Snowbarger
     Stark
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.
  Accordingly,
  When House Resolution 193 was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington submitted the following amendment:

       Page 2, line 17, strike ``and'' and all that follows 
     through ``1997'' on line 19, and insert in lieu thereof: 
     ``the amendment by Representative Obey of Wisconsin pending 
     when the Committee of the Whole rose on July 22, 1997, and 
     one amendment by Representative Cox of California regarding 
     assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea''.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington moved the previous question on the 
amendment to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question on said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGAN, 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

269

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

160

para. 85.17                   [Roll No. 305]

                                YEAS--269

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling

[[Page 1105]]


     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--160

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Barton
     Pallone
     Schiff
     Stark
     Young (AK)
       
  So the previous question on the amendment was ordered.
  By unanimous consent, the foregoing amendment was modified as follows 
and was considered adopted:

       Page 2, line 17, strike ``and'' and all that follows 
     through ``1997'' on line 19, and insert in lieu thereof: 
     ``the amendment by Representative Obey of Wisconsin pending 
     when the Committee of the Whole rose on July 22, 1997, and 
     one amendment by Representative Cox of California regarding 
     assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and 
     the amendment printed in the Congressional Record and 
     numbered 35 pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII''.
  By unanimous consent, 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGAN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY 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

226

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

202

para. 85.18                   [Roll No. 306]

                                AYES--226

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer

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     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Barton
     Pallone
     Porter
     Schiff
     Stark
     Young (AK)
  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. 85.19  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2203

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-198) the resolution (H. Res. 194) providing for 
the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2203) making appropriations for 
energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 85.20  committee election--majority

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Republican Conference, 
submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 196):

       Resolved, That the following Members be, and they are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Mr. Redmond.
       Committee on National Security: Mr. Redmond.
       Committee on Small Business: Mr. Pitts.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. Redmond.

  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. 85.21  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BARTON, for today after 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., July 24; and
  To Mr. STARK, for today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 85.22  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WALSH, at 7 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 85.23  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. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 194. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 2203) making appropriations for energy and water 
     development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-198). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.

para. 85.24  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. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Traficant):
       H.R. 2222. 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. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 2223. A bill to amend the Act popularly known as the 
     Recreation and Public Purposes Act to authorize transfers of 
     certain public lands or national forest lands to local 
     education agencies for use for elementary or secondary 
     schools, including public charter schools, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 2224. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans 
     with a service-connected disability and to certain dependents 
     of such veterans; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 2225. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse to be constructed on Las Vegas 
     Boulevard between Bridger Avenue and Clark Avenue in Las 
     Vegas, NV, as the ``Lloyd D. George Federal Building and 
     United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
             Goodling):
       H.R. 2226. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify treatment 
     of investment managers under such title; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York:
       H.R. 2227. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to reauthorize the national flood insurance program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Stark, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
             Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 2228. A bill to increase the number of qualified 
     teachers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 2229. 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. PITTS:
       H.R. 2230. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to establish a point of order that precludes raising 
     revenues to enforce the bipartisan budget agreement if there 
     is a revenue shortfall in any of fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002; 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 Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Christensen):
       H.R. 2231. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a sound budgetary mechanism for financing 
     health and death benefits of retired coal miners while 
     ensuring the long-term fiscal health and solvency of such 
     benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 2232. A bill to provide for increased international 
     broadcasting activities to China; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 2233. A bill to assist in the conservation of coral 
     reefs; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 2234. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to eliminate confusion about consumer liability for 
     unauthorized transactions involving debit cards that can be 
     used like credit cards, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Pickett, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Faleomavaega, and 
             Mr. Hinchey):
       H. Con. Res. 119. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the health, safety and general 
     welfare of the residents of the Nation's coalfields should 
     continue to be enhanced by the implementation of the Surface 
     Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 by State and 
     Federal regulatory authorities, and that Congress hereby 
     reaffirms the goals of the Act on its 20th anniversary, 
     August 3, 1997; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Berman, and Mr. 
             Leach):
       H. Res. 195. Resolution concerning the crisis in Cambodia; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H. Res. 196. Resolution designating majority membership to 
     certain standing committees of the House. Considered and 
     agreed to.

para. 85.25  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 7: Mr. Dickey and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 45: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 176: Mr. Clement, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 372: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, Mr. Borski, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 551: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 631: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Emerson.

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       H.R. 687: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. 
     Evans.
       H.R. 696: Mr. Rush and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 774: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Berman, Mr. Borski, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. Moran 
     of Virginia.
       H.R. 857: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota, and Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     Rodriguez.
       H.R. 916: Mr. Graham, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 967: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. McIntosh,  Mr. 
     Spence, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 992: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Kim, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Price of North Carolina and Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1296: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1350: Mrs. Emerson and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 1427: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. 
     Saxton.
       H.R. 1440: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Hunter and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Andrews, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Waxman, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1541: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1542: Mr. Sisisky and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1544: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1578: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1579: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1619: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1680: Mr. Frost, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 1814: Mrs. Lowey and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Rush, Mr. Wise, and 
     Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1903: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 1970: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Baesler, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Moran 
     of Kansas, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Souder, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, Mr. Collins, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Pitts, 
     Mr. Stump, Mr. Goode, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1993: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2003: Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 2005: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2064: Mr. Brady and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 2120: Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Underwood, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 2125: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 2129: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Regula, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Lipinski, and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 2153: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 2163: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 2185: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Serrano and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Stark, Mr. Cook, Mr. Sessions, 
     Mr. Shays, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hobson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gonzalez, 
     Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. McDermott, 
     Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Markey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Cardin, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. McKinney, 
     Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Fattah.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Obey.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Rogan and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H. Con. Res. 111: Mr. Boyd, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
     Harman, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Levin, Mr. Etheridge, 
     Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Scott, Mr. Gordon, 
     Mr. Clement, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Gilman, Ms. 
     Stabenow, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H. Con. Res. 112: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Markey, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Kaptur, 
     and Mr. McNulty.
       H. Con. Res. 116: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Lantos, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cox of California, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H. Res. 37: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Thune.
       H. Res. 182: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and 
     Mr. Markey.
       H. Res. 190: Mr. Hunter.

para. 85.26  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. 2003: Mr. Edwards and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.




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                      THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1997 (86)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 86.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, July 23, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 86.2  communications

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

       4327. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cymoxanil; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300514; FRL-5730-4] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4328. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyriproxyfen; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300518; FRL-5731-9] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4329. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dimethomorph; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300513; FRL-5730-3] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4330. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's ``Major'' final rule--Sodium Salt 
     of Acifluorfen; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions 
     [OPP-300516; FRL-5732-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 23, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4331. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 11-
     97 requesting Final Authority (RFA) to conclude a Memorandum 
     of Understanding (MOU) with Canada related to the Joint 
     Strike Fighter (JSF) Preferred Weapon System Concept, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4332. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits Program: Opportunities to Enroll 
     and Change Enrollment (RIN: 3206-AH46) received July 21, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4333. A letter from the the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives, 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. No. 105-110); to the Committee on 
     House Oversight and ordered to be printed.
       4334. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Deep-water Species 
     Fishery by Vessels using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska 
     [Docket No. 961126334-7025-02, I.D. 071897A] received July 
     23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       4335. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch 
     in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 071897B] received July 23, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4336. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and 
     Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Revision 
     of Patent and Trademark Fees for Fiscal Year 1998 (Patent and 
     Trademark Office) [Docket No. 970410086-7174-02] (RIN: 0651-
     AA92) received July 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4337. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Acquisition of Citizenship; Equal Treatment of Women in 
     Conferring Citizenship on Children Born Abroad [INS No. 1736-
     95] (RIN: 1115-AE19) received July 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4338. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Notice of Safety Directive 97-1 (Federal Railroad 
     Administration) (RIN: 2130-XX01) received July 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4339. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regulated Navigation Area; Delaware Bay and River, Salem 
     River, Christina River, and Schuylkill River (Coast Guard) 
     [CGD 05-96-010] (RIN: 2115-AE84) received July 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4340. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulation; Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Air 
     Show, Puget Sound, Washington (Coast Guard) [CGD13-97-019] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received July 24, 1997, pursuant to 5

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     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4341. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Implementation of the 1995 Amendments to the International 
     Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and 
     Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW) (Coast Guard) [CGD 
     95-062] (RIN: 2115-AF26) received July 24, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4342. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Radar Requirements for Towing Vessels 300 Gross Tons or More 
     (Coast Guard) [CGD 97-034] (RIN: 2115-AF46) received July 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4343. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting an informational copy of the 
     alteration prospectus for the Emmett J. Bean Center in 
     Lawrence, IN, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4344. A letter from the Acting Assistant Commissioner, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Maquiladora Industry [Coordinated Issue Revision] 
     received July 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4345. A letter from the National Director, Tax Forms and 
     Publications Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule-- Forms and instructions [Revenue 
     Procedure 97-32] received July 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 86.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 709. An Act to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, and for other purposes; and
       H.R. 1226. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the unauthorized inspection of tax returns or 
     tax return information.

  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. 2158. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     for sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, 
     and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2158) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
for sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes,'' 
requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Bond, Mr. Burns, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
Shelby, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Craig, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Leahy, 
Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Byrd, to be the 
conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed concurrent 
resolutions of the following titles, in which the concurrence of the 
House is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 40. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the OAS-CIAV Mission in Nicaragua; 
     and
       S. Con. Res. 41. Concurrent resolution calling for a United 
     States initiative seeking a just and peaceful resolution of 
     the situation on Cyprus.

para. 86.4  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. HASTINGS of Washington, 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

64

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

322

para. 86.5                    [Roll No. 307]

                                YEAS--64

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Berry
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Clay
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Doggett
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     McCarthy (NY)
     McNulty
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pelosi
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Thompson
     Torres
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NAYS--322

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--48

     Barton
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Brady
     Cardin
     Chenoweth
     Cox
     Crane
     Davis (FL)
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Foglietta
     Gilchrest
     Graham
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kind (WI)
     Lampson
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     Molinari
     Neal
     Norwood
     Paxon
     Pomeroy
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Roemer
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Stokes
     Sununu
     Thurman
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

[[Page 1109]]

para. 86.6  agriculture appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 193 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. 2160) making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
and for other purposes.
  Mr. LINDER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para. 86.7  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 27, line 23, strike ``$188,571,000'' and insert 
     ``$152,571,000.''.
       On page 48, line 11, strike ``$3,924,000,000'' insert 
     ``(increased by $23,700,000'').

It was decided in the

Yeas

195

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

230

para. 86.8                    [Roll No. 308]

                                AYES--195

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--230

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fazio
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Barton
     Dingell
     Hyde
     Kaptur
     Molinari
     Neal
     Schiff
     Stark
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 86.9  recorded vote

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

       In the item relating to ``Risk Management Agency'' in title 
     I, after the last dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by 
     $14,000,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``salaries and expenses''--``Food 
     and Drug Administration'' in title VI, after the aggregate 
     dollar amount in the first undesignated paragraph, insert 
     ``(increased by $10,000,000)''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

177

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

248

para. 86.10                   [Roll No. 309]

                                AYES--177

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cook
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hayworth
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--248

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner

[[Page 1110]]


     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryun
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Barton
     Dingell
     Greenwood
     Hastert
     Livingston
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Stark
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 86.11  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section the 
     following new section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to provide or pay the salaries of personnel who 
     provide crop insurance or noninsured crop disaster assistance 
     for tobacco for the 1998 or later crop years. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

209

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

216

para. 86.12                   [Roll No. 310]

                                AYES--209

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--216

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bateman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manton
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Meek
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Towns
     Turner
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Barton
     Blunt
     Dingell
     Molinari
     Rangel
     Rogan
     Schiff
     Stark
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 86.13  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 728. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be made available to provide 
     assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 
     except for assistance that is provided to needy people by the 
     United Nations World Food Program or private voluntary 
     organizations registered with the United States Agency for 
     International Development, and not by the Government of the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

418

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 86.14                   [Roll No. 311]

                                AYES--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox

[[Page 1111]]


     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Barton
     Blumenauer
     Cannon
     Coyne
     DeGette
     Dingell
     Goode
     Jenkins
     Lewis (CA)
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Visclosky
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 86.15  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 Florida:

       Insert before the short title the following new section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act to the Department of Agriculture shall 
     be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who 
     issue, under section 156 of the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7272), any nonrecourse loans to 
     sugar beet or sugar cane processors.

Yeas

175

It was decided in the

Nays

253

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para. 86.16                   [Roll No. 312]

                                AYES--175

     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clement
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Petri
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--253

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manton
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

[[Page 1112]]



                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Sisisky
       

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Barton
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Stark
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 86.17  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Ms. SLAUGHTER that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

158

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

265

para. 86.18                   [Roll No. 313]

                                AYES--158

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--265

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Ackerman
     Barton
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     Meek
     Molinari
     Reyes
     Sanford
     Schiff
     Stark
     Young (AK)
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 86.19  recorded vote

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

       Insert before the short title the following new section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to carry out, or to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel of the Department of 
     Agriculture who carry out, a nonrecourse loan program for the 
     1998 crop of quota peanuts with a national average loan rate 
     in excess of $550 per ton.

It was decided in the

Yeas

185

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

242

para. 86.20                   [Roll No. 314]

                                AYES--185

     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hayworth
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Northup
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Petri
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     White
     Wolf

                                NOES--242

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman

[[Page 1113]]


     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manton
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Barton
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Stark
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 86.21  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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

125

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

300

para. 86.22                   [Roll No. 315]

                                AYES--125

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--300

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Barton
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Kennedy (RI)
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Stark
     Waters
     Young (AK)
  So the preferential motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 86.23  recorded vote

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

       Insert before the short title the following new section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to carry out section 203 of 
     the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) or to pay 
     the salaries and expenses of personnel who carry out a market 
     program under such section.

It was decided in the

Yeas

150

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

277

para. 86.24                   [Roll No. 316]

                                AYES--150

     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Coble
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Foglietta
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goss
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lazio
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg

[[Page 1114]]


     Shaw
     Shays
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Wolf
     Yates

                                NOES--277

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manton
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Barton
     Boehner
     Gonzalez
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Stark
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LINDER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 193, 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 11, line 16, insert before the period the following: 
     ``: Provided further, That the item under the heading 
     ``Agricultural Research Service'' in title I of the 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 
     104-37; 109 Stat. 304), is amended by striking the 
     penultimate proviso, relating to conveyance of the Pecan 
     Genetics and Improvement Research Laboratory''.

       On page 12 line 17 strike ``31,654,000'' and insert 
     ``32,154,000'' and on page 13 line 24 strike ``420,723,000'' 
     and insert ``421,223,000''.

       Page 51, line 6, insert after the dollar amount 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 56, line 15, insert after the second dollar amount 
     ``(reduced by $5,470,000)''.

       Strike section 726 (page 68, lines 8 through 11), regarding 
     limitation on the use of funds for immediate office of the 
     Deputy and Assistant Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs 
     within the Farm Service Agency.

       On page 68, after line 16, add the following new section:
       ``Sec.   . For an additional amount for the purposes 
     provided for under the heading `Departmental Administration' 
     in Title I of this Act, $1,500,000, and the amount provided 
     under `National Agricultural Statistics Service' is hereby 
     reduced by $1,500,000.' '' 

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 728. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be made available to provide 
     assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 
     except for assistance that is provided to needy people by the 
     United Nations World Food Program or private voluntary 
     organizations registered with the United States Agency for 
     International Development, and not by the Government of the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea. 

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 728. None of the funds made available in title III of 
     this Act may be used to provide any assistance (other than 
     the servicing of loans made on or before September 30, 1997) 
     under any program under title V of the Housing Act of 1949 
     relating to any housing or project located, or to be located, 
     in the City of Galt, California.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. SCHUMER moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations.
  Mr. YATES moved the previous question on said motion to recommit.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. YATES demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the ordering of the 
previous question on 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

423

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

4

para. 86.25                   [Roll No. 317]

                                AYES--423

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder

[[Page 1115]]


     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--4

     Bono
     Boyd
     DeFazio
     Frank (MA)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Barton
     Gonzalez
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Stark
     Waters
     Young (AK)
  So the previous question was ordered on said motion.
  Ms. ESHOO moved to reconsider the vote on agreeing to the ordering of 
the previous question on the motion to recommit.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington 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. NUSSLE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. ESHOO 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

258

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

165

para. 86.26                   [Roll No. 318]

                                AYES--258

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--165

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Barton
     Clayton
     Fawell
     Gonzalez
     Lazio
     McDade
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Stark
     Wexler
     Young (AK)
  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 recommit said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BONIOR demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to 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.

Yeas

56

It was decided in the

Nays

363

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

2

para. 86.27                   [Roll No. 319]

                                AYES--56

     Barrett (WI)
     Blagojevich
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     DeGette
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Neal
     Oberstar

[[Page 1116]]


     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Stokes
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Waxman
     Yates

                                NOES--363

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     DeFazio
     Lipinski
       

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Ballenger
     Barton
     Ehrlich
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hinchey
     McKinney
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Stark
     Wexler
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to recommit was not agreed to.
  Mr. OBEY moved to reconsider the vote on agreeing to the motion to 
recommit.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington 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. NUSSLE, announced that the yeas 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

285

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

139

para. 86.28                   [Roll No. 320]

                                AYES--285

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--139

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clement
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott

[[Page 1117]]


     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Ballenger
     Barton
     Gonzalez
     LaFalce
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Smith, Adam
     Stark
     Wexler
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, 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

392

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

32

para. 86.29                   [Roll No. 321]

                                YEAS--392

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--32

     Andrews
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Doggett
     Ensign
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Jackson (IL)
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kucinich
     Lofgren
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Paul
     Rangel
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tierney
     Velazquez

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bachus
     Barton
     Cannon
     Gonzalez
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Spratt
     Stark
     Wexler
     Young (AK)
  So the bill was passed.
  Mr. OBEY moved to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington 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 announced that the yeas 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

284

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

132

para. 86.30                   [Roll No. 322]

                                AYES--284

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman

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     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--132

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Archer
     Bateman
     Brown (CA)
     Cannon
     Fowler
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Hoyer
     Kennelly
     Levin
     Linder
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Stark
     Thomas
     Wexler
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 86.31  message from the president

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

para. 86.32  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. NUSSLE, announced that the nays 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

96

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

315

para. 86.33                   [Roll No. 323]

                                AYES--96

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Berry
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cubin
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Rodriguez
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Woolsey

                                NOES--315

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Baldacci
     Bateman
     Cannon
     Ehrlich
     Fowler
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hoyer
     Kleczka
     Linder
     Molinari
     Olver
     Radanovich
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Spence
     Stark
     Velazquez
     Wexler
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 86.34  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2203

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 194):

       Resolved, That at anytime 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. 2203) making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, 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 pro

[[Page 1119]]

     visions 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. The Chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 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 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. HASTINGS of Washington, 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. 86.35  energy and water

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, 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. 2203) making appropriations for energy and water development for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. OXLEY as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KLUG, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. OXLEY, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 86.36  order of business--consideration of h.r. 2159

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That consideration of the bill (H.R. 2159) making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
purposes, may proceed according to the following order:
  (1) The Speaker may at any time, as though 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 said bill.
  (2) The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of 
order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with 
clause 7 of rule XXI 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.
  (3) 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'' on page 24, line 8, through ``justice'' on 
line 16. 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.
  (4) The amendments printed in House Report 105-184 may be offered only 
by a Member designated in the report and only at the appropriate point 
in the reading of the bill, 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 the amendments printed in the 
report are waived. No other amendment shall be in order unless printed 
in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose 
in clause 6 of rule XXII.
  (5) The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until 
a time during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a 
request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed question 
that follows another electronic vote without intervening business, 
provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any 
series of questions shall be 15 minutes.
  (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. 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.
  (7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this order, the amendment 
numbered 1 in House Report 105-184 shall be debatable for 40 minutes.
  (8) Notwithstanding any other provision of this order, it shall be in 
order in lieu of the amendment numbered 2 in House Report 105-184 to 
consider the amendment at the Speaker's desk authored by Representative 
Gilman of New York, Representative Pelosi of California, Representative 
Campbell of California, Representative Lowey of New York, Representative 
Greenwood of Pennsylvania, Representative DeLauro of Connecticut, and 
Representative Slaughter of New York, which may be offered by any of the 
named authors, shall be debatable for 40 minutes, and shall otherwise be 
considered as though printed as the amendment numbered 2 in House Report 
105-184.
  (9) House Resolution 185 is laid on the table.

para. 86.37  energy and water

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KLUG, 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. 2203) making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. OXLEY, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,



           FRIDAY, JULY 25 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 24), 1997

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. OXLEY, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 86.38  message from the president--immigration reform

  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 am pleased to submit for your immediate consideration and enactment 
the ``Immigration Reform Transition Act of 1997,'' which is accompanied 
by a section-by-section analysis. This legislative proposal is designed 
to ensure that the complete transition to the new ``cancellation of 
removal'' (formerly ``suspension of deportation'') provisions of the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(IIRIRA; Public Law 104-208) can be accomplished in a fair and equitable 
manner consistent with our law enforcement needs and foreign policy 
interests.
  This legislative proposal would aid the transition to IIRIRA's new 
cancellation of removal rules and prevent the unfairness of applying 
those rules to cases pending before April 1, 1997, the effective date of 
the new rules. It would also recognize the special circumstances of 
certain Central Americans who entered the United States in the 1980s in 
response to civil war and political persecution. The Nicaraguan Review 
Program, under successive Administrations from 1985 to 1995, protected 
roughly 40,000 Nicaraguans from deportation while their cases were under 
review. During this time the American Baptist Churches v.

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Thornburgh (ABC) litigation resulted in a 1990 court settlement, which 
protected roughly 190,000 Salvadorans and 50,000 Guatemalans. Other 
Central Americans have been unable to obtain a decision on their asylum 
applications for many years. Absent this legislative proposal, many of 
these individuals would be denied protection from deportation under 
IIRIRA's new cancellation of removal rules. Such a result would unduly 
harm stable families and communities here in the United States and 
undermine our strong interests in facilitating the development of peace 
and democracy in Central America.
  This legislative proposal would delay the effect of IIRIRA's new 
provisions so that immigration cases pending before April 1, 1997, will 
continue to be considered and decided under the old suspension of 
deportation rules as they existed prior to that date. IIRIRA's new 
cancellation of removal rules would generally apply to cases commended 
on or after April 1, 1997. This proposal dictates no particular outcome 
of any case. Every application for suspension of deportation or 
cancellation of removal must still be considered on a case-by-case 
basis. The proposal simply restores a fair opportunity to those whose 
cases have long been in the system or have other demonstrable equities.
  In addition to continuing to apply the old standards to old cases, 
from IIRIRA's annual cap of 4,000 cancellations of removal. It would 
also exempt from the cap cases of battered spouses and children who 
otherwise receive such cancellation.
  The proposal also guarantees that the cancellation of removal 
proceedings of certain individuals covered by the 1990 ABC litigation 
settlement and certain other Central Americans with long-pending asylum 
claims will be governed by the pre-IIRIRA substantive standard of 7 
years continuous physical presence and extreme hardship. It would 
further exempt those same individuals from IIRIRA's cap. Finally, 
individuals affected by the legislation whose time has lapsed for 
reopening their cases following a removal order would be granted 180 
days in which to do so.
  My Administration is committed to working with the Congress to enact 
this legislation. If, however, we are unsuccessful in this goal, I am 
prepared to examine any available administrative options for granting 
relief to this class of immigrants. These options could include a grant 
of Deferred Enforced Departure for certain classes of individuals who 
would qualify for relief from deportation under this legislative 
proposal. Prompt legislative action on my proposal would ensure a 
smooth transition to the full implementation of IIRIRA and prevent 
harsh and avoidable results.
  I urge the Congress to give this legislative proposal prompt and 
favorable consideration.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 24, 1997.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-
111).

para. 86.39  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. 709. An Act to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1226. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the unauthorized inspection of tax returns or 
     tax return information.

para. 86.40  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. PALLONE, for Wednesday, July 23; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 8 p.m.
  And then,

para. 86.41  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. REDMOND, at 12 o'clock and 23 minutes a.m., Friday, 
July 25 (legislative day of Thursday, July 24), 1997, the House 
adjourned.

para. 86.42  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. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 567. 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 (Rept. No. 105-199). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 98. Resolution 
     authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the SAFE KIDS 
     Buckle Up Car Seat Safety Check (Rept. No. 105-200). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2005. A bill to amend title 49, United 
     States Code, to clarify the application of the Act popularly 
     known as the Death on the High Seas Act to aviation 
     incidents, (Rept. No. 105-201). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     197. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2209) making appropriations for the legislative branch for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-202). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 86.43  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. BALDACCI (for himself and Mr. LaFalce):
       H.R. 2235. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to make 
     permanent the microloan program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 2236. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irganox 1520; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2237. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irganox 1425; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2238. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irganox 565; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2239. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irganox 1520LR; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2240. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irgacure 184; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2241. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Darocure 1173; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2242. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irgacure 819; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2243. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irgacure 369; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2244. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irgacure 1700; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2245. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irgacor 252LD; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2246. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irgacor 1405; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself and Mr. Shuster):
       H.R. 2247. 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. LEACH (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 2248. A bill to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Ecumenical Patriarch 
     Bartholomew in recognition of his outstanding and enduring 
     contributions toward religious understanding and peace, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Brown of 
             California):
       H.R. 2249. A bill to authorize appropriations for carrying 
     out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Science.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Livingston, 
             Mr. Spence, Mr. Stump, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Talent, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Porter, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Combest, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson, Mr. Klug, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Gillmor):
       H.R. 2250. 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.

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           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 2251. A bill to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Ms. FURSE:
       H.R. 2252. 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 Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, 
             Ms. Waters, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bonior, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mr. Manton, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Carson, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Capps, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Dellums, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 2253. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     revise and improve the authorities of the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs relating to the provision of counseling and 
     treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Ms. Carson, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Jackson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Olver, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Scott, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 2254. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for equity 
     investments in community development financial institutions; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KLECZKA:
       H.R. 2255. A bill to provide that the firearms prohibitions 
     applicable by reason of a domestic violence misdemeanor 
     conviction do not apply to a government official engaged in 
     official conduct while on duty; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 2256. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that States do not require 
     registration of individuals convicted of an offense that 
     involves consensual sexual activity between individuals 18 
     years of age or older; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND:
       H.R. 2257. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to make modifications to 
     the temporary housing assistance program; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 2258. 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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2259. A bill to provide for a transfer of land 
     interests in order to facilitate surface transportation 
     between the cities of Cold Bay, AK, and King Cove, AK, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Skaggs):
       H.J. Res. 88. A 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. LEACH (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H. Con. Res. 120. Concurrent resolution to authorize the 
     use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a congressional 
     ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Ms. HARMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 121. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding proliferation of missile 
     technology from Russia to Iran; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. LANTOS:
       H. Con. Res. 122. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding Israeli soldiers missing in 
     action and calling upon governments and authorities in the 
     Middle East to act to resolve these tragic cases; to the 
     Committee on International Relations. 

para. 86.44  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,

           Mr. SCARBOROUGH introduced A bill (H.R. 2260) for the 
             relief of Harold David Strother, Jr.; which was 
             referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 86.45  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 12: Mr. Rangel and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 44: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 51: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 65: Mr. McHale and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 100: Mr. Conyers and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 144: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 146: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 209: Mr. Manton and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 303: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 332: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Pascrell and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 532: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
     Clyburn, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 563: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 622: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 623: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 659: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 691: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Klug, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Condit, 
     Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Crane, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
     Castle, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Serrano, 
     Mr. Holden, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Thune, 
     Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Collins, 
     Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Boehlert and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 755: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Coble, and Mrs. 
     Emerson.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Hansen, Mr. Herger, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. 
     Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 899: Ms. Eshoo and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 983: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 986: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1009: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 1047: Mr. Rush and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1108: Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Talent, and Mr. 
     Owens.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1260: Ms. Rivers, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Scott, 
     and Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 1353: Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Pallone, and Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 1480: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1539: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 1541: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1544: Mr. Canady, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1570: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1608: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1614: Ms. Furse and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 1801: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Vento, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
     Torres.
       H.R. 1824: Ms. DeGette and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1880: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1903: Mr. Foley, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dan 
     Schaefer of Colorado, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1970: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1971: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Latham, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Ganske, Mr. Borski, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
     Baker, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 2040: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2064: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 2118: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 2122: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2129: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 2139: Mr. Condit, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Holden, Mr. Minge, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. 
     Pomeroy.
       H.R. 2173: Mr. Turner, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Solomon, and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2185: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2190: Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 2195: Mr. Royce, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 2198: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2222: Mr. Lipinski.
       H. J. Res. 70: Mr. Hefley and Mr. Cox of California.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Mr. Green.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Thompson, Mr. McNulty, 
     Mr. King of New York, and Mr. McGovern.
       H. Con. Res. 109: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Rush, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Hansen, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Vento, and Mr. 
     Minge.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota; Mr. 
     Schumer, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, 
     Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Edwards.
       H. Res. 119: Mr. McHale.
       H. Res. 166: Mr. Gilchrest.

para. 86.46  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

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


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       H.R. 695. Mr. Rothman.
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                       FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1997 (87)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 87.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, July 24, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 87.2  communications

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

       4346. 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. 22-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4347. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Greece 
     (Transmittal No. 23-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4348. 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. 21-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4349. 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. 20-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4350. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Greece 
     (Transmittal No. 15-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4351. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Greece 
     (Transmittal No. 14-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4352. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Greece 
     (Transmittal No. 13-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4353. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Greece 
     (Transmittal No. 12-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4354. 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 Emirates for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 97-29), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4355. 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 Emirates for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 97-28), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4356. 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 Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office in the United States for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 97-26), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4357. 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. 97-31), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4358. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     Semi-Annual Report on Program Activities to Facilitate 
     Weapons Destruction and Nonproliferation in the Former Soviet 
     Union, April 1, 1996 through September 30, 1996, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 5956; to the Committee on International Relations.
       4359. A letter from the Director, Office of Public/Private 
     Initiatives, International Trade Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--International Buyer Program 
     (Formerly known as the Foreign Buyer Program); Support for 
     Domestic Trade Shows [Docket No. 970702162-7162-01] received 
     July 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       4360. A letter from the Mayor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting the actuaries review of benefit changes to the 
     police officers and firefighters retirement programs, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-722(d)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4361. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, Pacific Ocean Perch 
     in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 070397F] received July 23, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4362. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation making technical amendments to the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act of 1952, the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, and the 
     Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, in 
     order to clarify and correct the provisions therein; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       4363. A letter from the General Counsel of the Department 
     of Defense and Assistant Attorney General of the United 
     States, transmitting a report of the Advisory Committee on 
     Criminal Law Jurisdiction over Civilians Accompanying the 
     Armed Forces in Time of Armed Conflict; jointly to the 
     Committees on National Security and the Judiciary.
       4364. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled ``Maritime 
     Terrorism: A Report to Congress,'' for Calendar Year 1996, 
     pursuant to 46 U.S.C. app. 1802; jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4365. 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, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly to the 
     Committees on Science and Government Reform and Oversight.
       4366. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the final report on the 3-year Staff-
     Assisted Home Dialysis Demonstration; jointly to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para. 87.3  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2209

  Ms. PRYCE, 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. 2209) making appropriations for the 
     Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, 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 or 308 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 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 
     are waived. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: 
     (1) postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business: 
     Provided, That the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 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 final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.

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  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

222

When there appeared

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Nays

201

para. 87.4                    [Roll No. 324]

                                YEAS--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Blumenauer
     Crane
     Gonzalez
     Martinez
     Miller (CA)
     Molinari
     Nussle
     Schiff
     Smith (NJ)
     Stark
     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. PEASE, 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

218

When there appeared

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Nays

203

para. 87.5                    [Roll No. 325]

                                AYES--218

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink

[[Page 1124]]


     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Blumenauer
     Crane
     Gonzalez
     Johnson, E.B.
     Linder
     Martinez
     Miller (CA)
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Smith (NJ)
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     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. 87.6  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. 1585. An Act to allow postal patrons to contribute to 
     funding for breast cancer research through the voluntary 
     purchase of certain specially issued United States postage 
     stamps, and for other purposes.

para. 87.7  energy and water

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. 2203) making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. OXLEY, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para. 87.8  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 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $90,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

97

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negative

Nays

328

para. 87.9                    [Roll No. 326]

                                AYES--97

     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Barcia
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Blagojevich
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Doggett
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Foley
     Furse
     Ganske
     Goss
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Largent
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Morella
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Porter
     Ramstad
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Skaggs
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Linda
     Souder
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Talent
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     White
     Wolf

                                NOES--328

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Blumenauer
     Gonzalez
     Martinez
     Miller (CA)
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Smith (NJ)
     Stark
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 87.10  recorded vote

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

       Insert at the end before the short title the following:
       Sec. 502. (a) Limitation.--No funds shall be made available 
     under this Act for--
       (1) nuclear technology research and development programs to 
     continue the study of treating spent nuclear fuel using 
     electrometallurgical technology; or
       (2) the demonstration of the electrometallurgical 
     technology at the Fuel Conditioning Facility.
       (b) Reduction.--Under the heading ``Department of Energy-
     Energy Programs-Energy Supply'' insert after the dollar 
     figure the following ``(reduced by $33,000,000)'' and under 
     the heading ``Department of Energy-Atomic Energy Defense 
     Activities-Other Defense Activities'' insert after the dollar 
     figure the following: ``(reduced by $12,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

134

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

290

para. 87.11                   [Roll No. 327]

                                AYES--134

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot

[[Page 1125]]


     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hall (OH)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey

                                NOES--290

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Blumenauer
     Gonzalez
     Kaptur
     Martinez
     Miller (CA)
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 87.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. FAZIO 
for the amendment submitted by Mr. PETRI:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. FAZIO:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       None of the funds made available in this act to pay the 
     salary of any officer or employee of the Department of 
     Interior may be used for the Animals-La Plata Project, in 
     Colorado and New Mexico, except for (1) activities required 
     to comply with the applicable provisions of current law; and 
     (2) continuation of activities pursuant to the Colorado Ute 
     Indian Water Rights settlement Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-585).

  Amendment submitted by Mr. PETRI:

       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 to pay the salary of any officer or employee of the 
     Department of the Interior who authorizes, or implements the 
     acquisition of land for, or construction of, the Animas-La 
     Plata Project, in Colorado and New Mexico, pursuant to the 
     Act of April 11, 1956 (43 U.S.C. 620 et seq.) and the 
     Colorado River Basin Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).

It was decided in the

Yeas

223

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

201

para. 87.13                   [Roll No. 328]

                                AYES--223

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Mascara
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--201

     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Duncan

[[Page 1126]]


     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Blumenauer
     Buyer
     Gonzalez
     Kaptur
     Martinez
     Miller (CA)
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Stark
     Young (AK)
  So the substitute amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. OXLEY, 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.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 502. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be provided by contract or by grant (including a grant of 
     funds to be available for student aid) to any institution of 
     higher education, or subelement thereof, that is currently 
     ineligible for contracts and grants pursuant to section 514 
     of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (as 
     contained in section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 104-
     208; 110 Stat. 3009-270).

  Page 35, after line 20, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 502. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract 
     with a contractor that is subject to the reporting 
     requirement set forth in subsection (d) of section 4212 of 
     title 38, United States Code, but has not submitted the most 
     recent report required by such subsection.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       None of the funds made available in this act to pay the 
     salary of any officer or employee of the Department of 
     Interior may be used for the Animals-La Plata Project, in 
     Colorado and New Mexico, except for (1) activities required 
     to comply with the applicable provisions of current law; and 
     (2) continuation of activities pursuant to the Colorado Ute 
     Indian Water Rights settlement Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-585).

  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. LaTOURETTE, 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

418

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

7

para. 87.14                   [Roll No. 329]

                                YEAS--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--7

     Ensign
     Gibbons
     Klug
     Paul
     Royce
     Sensenbrenner
     Smith (MI)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Blumenauer
     Gonzalez
     Martinez
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Molinari
     Schiff
     Stark
     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.

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para. 87.15  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. McDADE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was granted permission until midnight tonight to file a 
privileged report on a bill making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for fiscal year 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 87.16  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. McDADE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was granted permission until midnight tonight to file a 
privileged report on a bill making appropriations for the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies 
for fiscal year 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 87.17  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. McDADE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was granted permission until midnight tonight to file a 
privileged report on a bill making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
fiscal year 1998.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 87.18  defense authorization

  On motion of Mr. SPENCE, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1119) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; 
together with the amendments 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 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. 87.19  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1119

  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. 1119, be 
instructed to insist upon the provisions contained in section 1207 of 
the House bill (relating to limitation on payments for cost of NATO 
expansion).
  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. LaTOURETTE, 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

414

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

0

para. 87.20                   [Roll No. 330]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Baker
     Blumenauer
     Buyer
     Davis (VA)
     Doggett
     Gonzalez
     Lipinski
     Martinez
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Molinari
     Pelosi
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Snowbarger
     Stark
     Torres
     Watkins
     Young (AK)
  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. 87.21  appointment of conferees--h.r. 1119

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, by unanimous 
consent, appointed 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 and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference:
  Messrs. Spence, Stump, Hunter, Kasich, Bateman, Hansen, Weldon of 
Pennsylvania, Hefley, Saxton, Buyer, Mrs. Fowler, and Messrs. McHugh, 
Talent, Everett, Bartlett of Maryland, Lewis of Kentucky, Watts of 
Oklahoma, Chambliss, Riley, Dellums, Skelton, Sisisky, Spratt, Ortiz, 
Pickett, Evans, Taylor of Mis

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sissippi, Abercrombie, Meehan, Ms. Harman, and Messrs. McHale, Kennedy 
of Rhode Island, Blagojevich, Snyder, and Rodriquez.
  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 XLVII:
  Messrs. Goss, Lewis of California, and Dicks.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
consideration of sections 344, 601, 654, 735, 1021, 3143, 3144, 3201, 
3202, 3402, and 3404 of the House bill, and sections 338, 601, 663, 706, 
1064, 2823, 3136, 3140, 3151, 3160, 3201, and 3402 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Bliley, Dan Schaefer of Colorado, and Dingell.
  Provided that Mr. Oxley is appointed in lieu of Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
Colorado for consideration of sections 344 and 1021 of the House bill 
and section 2823 of the Senate amendment.
  Provided that Mr. Bilirakis is appointed in lieu of Mr. Dan Schaefer 
of Colorado for consideration of sections 601, 654, and 735 of the House 
bill, and sections 338, 601, 663, and 706 of the Senate amendment.
  Provided that Mr. Tauzin is appointed in lieu of Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
Colorado for consideration of section 1064 of the Senate amendment.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, for consideration of sections 374, 658, and 3143 of the House 
bill, and section 664 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference:
  Mr. Goodling, Mr. Fawell, and Ms. Sanchez.
  Provided that Mr. Riggs is appointed in lieu of Mr. Fawell for 
consideration of section 658 of the House bill and section 664 of the 
Senate amendment.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, for consideration of sections 322 and 3527 of the House bill, 
and sections 1068, 1107, 2811, and 3527 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Burton of Indiana, Horn, and Waxman.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on House Oversight, for 
consideration of section 543 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference:
  Messrs. Thomas, Ney, and Gejdenson.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on International 
Relations, for consideration of sections 1101-1111, 1202, 1204, 1205, 
1207, 1210, and 1231-1234 of the House bill, and sections 1009, 1013, 
1021, 1022, 1056, 1057, 1082, and 1085 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Gilman, Bereuter, and Hamilton.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary, for 
consideration of sections 374, 1057, 3521, 3522, and 3541 of the House 
bill and sections 831, 1073, 1075, 1106, and 1201-1216 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Hyde, Smith of Texas, and Conyers.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Resources, for 
consideration of sections 214, 601, 653, 1021, 2835, 2901-2914 and 3404 
of the House bill, and sections 234, 381-392, 601, 706, 2819, and 3158 
of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Young of Alaska, Tauzin, and Miller of California.
  Provided that Mr. Hefley is appointed in lieu of Mr. Saxton for 
consideration of section 3404 of the House bill.
  Provided that Mr. Delahunt is appointed in lieu of Mr. Miller of 
California for consideration of sections 2901-2914 of the House bill, 
and sections 381-392 of the Senate amendment.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Science, for 
consideration of sections 214 and 3148 of the House bill, and sections 
234 and 1064 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference:
  Messrs. Sensenbrenner, Calvert, and Brown of California.
  Provided that Mr. Rohrabacher is appointed in lieu of Mr. Calvert for 
consideration of section 1064 of the Senate amendment.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, for consideration of sections 345, 563, 601, 1021, 
2861, and 3606 of the House bill, and section 601 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Shuster, Gilchrest, and Borski.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for 
consideration of sections 751, 752 and 759 of the House bill, and 
sections 220, 542, 751, 752, 758, 1069, 1074, and 1076 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Smith of New Jersey, Bilirakis, and Kennedy of Massachusetts.

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

para. 87.22  providing for a closed conference--h.r. 1119

  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. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 
1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 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. LaTOURETTE, 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

409

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affirmative

Nays

1

para. 87.23                   [Roll No. 331]

                                YEAS--409

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt

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     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     DeFazio
       

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Baker
     Blumenauer
     Boehner
     Burton
     Buyer
     Chenoweth
     Cubin
     Gallegly
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Herger
     Lipinski
     Martinez
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Molinari
     Neumann
     Pelosi
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Snowbarger
     Stark
     Watkins
     Young (AK)
  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. 87.24  catafalque transferred to supreme court

  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. 123):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     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 such catafalque may be used in the Supreme Court 
     Building in connection with services to be conducted there 
     for the late honorable William J. Brennan, former Associate 
     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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para. 87.25  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. DICKEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, July 28, 1997, at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 87.26  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. DICKEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, July 
30, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para. 87.27  senate concurrent resolution referred

  A concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following title was taken 
from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. Con. Res. 40. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding the OAS-CIAV Mission in Nicaragua; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.

para. 87.28  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 July 9, 1997:
       H.R. 173. An Act to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize donation of 
     Federal law enforcement canines that are no longer needed for 
     official purposes to individuals with experience handling 
     canines in the performance of law enforcement duties.
       H.R. 649. An Act to amend sections of the Department of 
     Energy Organization Act that are obsolete or inconsistent 
     with other statutes and to repeal a related section of the 
     Federal Administration Act of 1974.
           On July 14, 1997:
       H.R. 1901. An Act to clarify that the protections of the 
     Federal Tort Claims Act apply to the members and personnel of 
     the National Gambling Impact Study Commission.
       H.R. 709. An Act to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1226. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the unauthorized inspection of tax returns or 
     tax return information.

para. 87.29  leave of absence

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

para. 87.30  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WELDON of Florida, pursuant to the special order 
heretofore agreed to, at 4 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 28, 1997.

para. 87.31  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. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 695. 
     A bill to amend title 18, United States, to affirm the rights 
     of U.S. persons to use and sell encryption and to relax 
     export controls on encryption; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-108 Pt. 2). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1953. A bill to 
     clarify State authority to tax compensation paid to certain 
     employees (Rept. No. 105-203). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1348. 
     A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, relating to war 
     crimes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-204). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. PORTER: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2264. 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, 1998, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-205). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Florida: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 
     2266. A bill making appropriations for the Department of 
     Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-206). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ROGERS: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2267. A bill 
     making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-207). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 87.32  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. TALENT (for himself and Mr. LaFalce):
       H.R. 2261. A bill to reauthorize and amend the programs of 
     the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 2262. A bill to make certain modifications with 
     respect to overtime pay and premium pay of customs officers; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McHALE (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Buyer, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Holden, Mr. Weller, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Talent, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Poshard, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
             Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.

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             Olver, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Goode, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Ney, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Goss, Mr. Bass, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Weygand, 
             Mr. Turner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Istook, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Bono, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Spence, 
             Mr. Sherman, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Klug, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Livingston, 
             Mr. Wise, Mr. Allen, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Largent, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Coyne, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Edwards, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Clement, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Armey, and Mr. Packard):
       H.R. 2263. A bill to authorize and request the President to 
     award the congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to 
     Theodore Roosevelt for his gallant and heroic actions in the 
     attack on San Juan Heights, Cuba, during the Spanish-American 
     War; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 2265. A bill to amend the provisions of titles 17 and 
     18, United States Code, to provide greater copyright 
     protection by amending criminal copyright infringement 
     provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 2268. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2269. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2270. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2271. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Stark, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Torres, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 2272. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the prohibitions on the transmission of abortion 
     related matters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
             Furse, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Carson, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stark, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Manton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Rush, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 2273. 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. LAZIO of New York:
       H.R. 2274. A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to 
     reauthorize certain programs for rural housing assistance; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Lazio of New York):
       H.R. 2275. A bill to prohibit discrimination in employment 
     on the basis of genetic information, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 2276. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for 
     official travel after Election Day of members of Congress who 
     will not serve as members during the next Congress; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Con. Res. 123. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     use of the catafalque situated in the crypt beneath the 
     rotunda of the Capitol in connection with memorial services 
     to be conducted in the Supreme Court Building for the late 
     honorable William J. Brennan, former Associate Justice of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Saxton):
       H. Con. Res. 124. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding acts of illegal aggression by 
     Canadian fishermen with respect to the Pacific salmon 
     fishery, 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. GUTKNECHT (for himself, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Frost, Mr. Horn, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. Molinari, 
             Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Castle, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Graham, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania):
       H. Con. Res. 125. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that each State should enact 
     legislation regarding notification procedures necessary when 
     a sexually violent offender is released; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Morella, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Green, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Yates):
       H. Con. Res. 126. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress concerning the war crimes committed by the 
     Japanese military during World War II; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para. 87.33  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,
       Mr. FARR of California introduced a bill (H.R. 2277) to 
     authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
     certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
     employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Manawanui; 
     which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para. 87.34  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 59: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Ryun, and Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 108: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Barton of Texas and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 176: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 195: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 304: Mr. Rush and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 306: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 404: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Mascara, 
     Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 424: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 484: Mr. Bilbray and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 519: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 536: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 731: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Ryun, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
     Whitfield.
       H.R. 768: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 820: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 866: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 950: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 981: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 989: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Packard and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1018: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1036: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Horn, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Goode, and 
     Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Pryce 
     of Ohio, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1104: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1247: Mr. Souder and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1270: Mr. Sununu and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1279: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 1346: Mr. Hansen, Mr. Goodling, Mr. McDade, and Mr. 
     Dreier.
       H.R. 1353: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1453: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and 
     Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Cannon, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Riley, Mrs. Northup, and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Goode, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Boswell.

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       H.R. 1531: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1534: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Kim, Mr. Hilliard, 
     Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Christensen, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Gilmor, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Salmon, Mr. Rogan, and Mr. Smith of Oregon.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. Watt of North Carolina and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Tanner, 
     Mr. Dreier, Ms. Danner, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, Mr. Minge, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Kelly, 
     Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Rothman, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Packard, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
     Hansen, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Brady and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1741: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1788: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Tanner and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Ganske, and Mr. 
     Shays.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
     Camp, and Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 1987: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2022: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2064: Mr. King of New York and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Evans, Mr. Stark, 
     Mr. Rush, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Jackson and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2129: Mr. Ney, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Parker, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 2173: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2185: Mr. Clyburn and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2198: Mr. Torres and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Paul, and Mr. 
     Gekas.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Skelton, 
     Mr. Weygand, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
     Schumer, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Cramer, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. McCarthy 
     of New York, Mr. Riley, and Ms. Carson.
       H. Con. Res. 80. Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Boswell, and 
     Mr. Hefner.
       H. Con. Res. 83: Mr. King of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Condit.
       H. Con. Res. 106: Mr. McGovern.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Packard.
       H. Con. Res. 114: Ms. Norton, Mr. McHale, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McGovern, 
     Mr. Porter, Mr. Frost, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H. Res. 37: Ms. Lofgren.
       H. Res. 157: Mrs. Cubin and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H. Res. 183: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. Payne, Mr. Olver, Ms. Waters, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Manton, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
     Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Stokes, Ms. Carson, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
     Rush, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
     Mr. Lampson, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Owens.
       H. Res. 188: Mr. Royce, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
     Spence, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. King 
     of New York.
       H. Res. 195: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Salmon.

para. 87.35  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. 198: Mr. TOWNS.
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para. 88.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 28, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Gil Gutknecht to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 88.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, 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. 833. An Act to designate the Federal building courthouse 
     at Public Square and Superior Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as 
     the ``Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse'';
       S. 1000. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     at 500 State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, as the ``Robert 
     J. Dole United States Courthouse'';
       S. 1043. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     under construction at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and 
     Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Lloyd D. George 
     United States Courthouse''; and
       S. Con. Res. 43. Concurrent resolution urging the United 
     States Trade Representative immediately to take all 
     appropriate action with regards to Mexico's imposition of 
     antidumping duties on United States high fructose corn syrup.

para. 88.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 88.4  recess--12:42 p.m.

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

para. 88.5  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 88.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, July 25, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 88.7  communications

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

       4367. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Sheep Promotion, Research, and Information [No. LS-97-002] 
     received July 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       4368. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Popcorn Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order 
     [FV-96-706FR] received July 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4369. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Milk in the Carolina and Certain Other Marketing Areas; Order 
     Amending the Orders [Docket No. AO-388-A9, et al.; DA-96-08] 
     received July 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       4370. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Research Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     National Arboretum [7 CFR Part 500] received July 25, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4371. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--User Fees; Agricultural Quarantine and 
     Inspection Services [Docket No. 96-038-3] (RIN: 0579-AA81) 
     received July 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       4372. A letter from the Administrator, Cooperative State 
     Research, Education, and Extension Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--1890 Institution Capacity Building 
     Grants Program; Administrative Provisions (RIN: 0524-AA03) 
     received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       4373. A letter from the Administrator, Cooperative State 
     Research, Education, and Extension Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Higher Education Challenge Grants 
     Program; Administrative Provisions (RIN: 0524-AA02) received 
     July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4374. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Myclobutanil; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300510; FRL-5729-3] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4375. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Lambda-cyhalothrin; 
     Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300509; FRL-5728-8] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4376. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Imidacloprid; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300511; FRL-5729-4] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4377. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Vinclozolin; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300507; FRL-5727-9] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     July 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4378. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     final rule--Azoxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances [OPP-300508; 
     FRL-5728-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 22, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4379. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fomesafen; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300512; FRL-5729-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4380. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Disaster Set-Aside 
     Program--Second Installment Set-Aside [Workplan No. 96-051] 
     (RIN: 0560-AE98) received July 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4381. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, U.S. 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Interpretation Regarding Use of 
     Electronic Media by Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity 
     Trading Advisors for Delivery of Disclosure Documents and 
     Other Materials [17 CFR Part 4] received July 21, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4382. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a report of a technical violation of the Anti-
     Deficiency Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       4383. A letter from the Director, Defense Finance and 
     Accounting Service, transmitting notification that the 
     Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is modifying 
     the scope of the cost comparison study of accounting 
     functions supporting the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       4384. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     the Navy, transmitting notification of the Secretary's intent 
     to study a commercial or industrial type function performed 
     by 45 or more civilian employees for possible outsourcing, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       4385. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Secretary's certification that the current Future Years 
     Defense Program (FYDP) fully funds the support costs 
     associated with the H-60 multiyear program through the period 
     covered by the FYDP, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2306b(i)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       4386. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a report entitled ``FINANCIAL 
     AUDIT: Panama Canal Commission's 1996 and 1995 Financial 
     Statements'' [GAO/AIMD-97-92] July 1997, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 9106(a); to the Committee on National Security.
       4387. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Civilian Health and Medical Program 
     of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Extension of the Active 
     Duty Dependents Dental Plan to Overseas Areas [DoD 6010.8-R] 
     (RIN: 0720-AA36) received July 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       4388. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Truth in Negotiations and Related Changes [DFARS Case 95-
     D708] received July 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       4389. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs and Public Liaison, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the annual report of the National Advisory 
     Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies for 
     fiscal year 1992, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 284b, 285b(b), 
     286b(b)(5), 286b-1, 286b-2(a), and 290i-3; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       4390. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Procedure 
     for Imposing Assessments on the FHLBanks [No. 97-42] (RIN: 
     3069-AA51) received July 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4391. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend section 
     514(a) of the Housing Act of 1949 to expand the entities 
     eligible for farm labor housing loans to include limited 
     partnerships, in which the general partners are nonprofit 
     entities; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4392. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     173, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 
     Stat. 1388-582); to the Committee on the Budget.
       4393. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Direct Grant Programs, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       4394. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Direct Grant Programs (RIN: 1880-
     AA76) received July 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4395. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting the Energy 
     Information Administration's Annual Report to Congress 1996, 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 790f(a)(2); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4396. A letter from the Executive Vice President and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 
     transmitting the annual report on the provision of services 
     to minority and diverse audiences by public broadcasting 
     entities and public telecommunications entities, pursuant to 
     Public Law 100-626, section 9(a) (102 Stat. 3211); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4397. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Energy 
     Conservation Program for Consumer Products; Fluorescent and 
     Incandescent Lamp Test Procedures [Docket No. EE-RM-220-IF] 
     (RIN: 1904-AA61) received July 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4398. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Acquisition Regulations; Department of Energy Management and 
     Operating Contracts [1991-AB-28] received July 22, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4399. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revisions to Criteria 
     for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [FRL-5275-3; FRL-5865-3] 
     (RIN: 2050-AE24) received July 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4400. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of Revisions 
     to the Tennessee SIP Regarding Prevention of Significant 
     Deterioration and Volatile Organic Compounds [TN189-1-
     9730(b); TN194-1-9731(b); TN198-1-9732(b); FRL-5859-7] 
     received July 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4401. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 
     15% Rate of Progress Plan and Contingency Measures for the 
     Cecil County Nonattainment Area [MD 038-3016; FRL-5864-9] 
     received July 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       4402. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Minnesota [MN44-01-
     7269a; FRL-5861-6] received July 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4403. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Vermont: PM10 
     Prevention of Significant Deterioration Increments [VT-01-
     015-01-1217(a); A-1-FRL-5859-9] received July 22, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4404. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans Wisconsin [WI66-01-7242; 
     FRL-5861-8] received July 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4405. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Changes to the 
     Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier 
     Association, Inc.; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal 
     Service [CC Docket No. 97-21; CC Docket No. 96-45] received 
     July 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4406. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Radiological Criteria for License 
     Termination (RIN: 3150-AD65) received July 22, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4407. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report entitled ``Performance 
     Improvement 1997: Evaluation Activities of the U.S. 
     Department of Health and Human Services,'' pursuant to 
     section 241(b) of the Public Health Service Act; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4408. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 08-
     97 for U.S. involvement in the NATO Tactical Communications 
     (TACOMS) in the Land Combat Zone Post-2000, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4409. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Taiwan (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-83-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       4410. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or de

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     fense services sold commercially to Russia, Ukraine and 
     Norway (Transmittal No. DTC-16-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4411. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Japan (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-43-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       4412. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Turkey (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-64-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       4413. 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 Turkey (Transmittal No. DTC-61-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4414. 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 Turkey (Transmittal No. DTC-25-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4415. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the Federation of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina (Transmittal No. DTC-66-97), pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       4416. 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.
       4417. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the policy 
     justification for a proposed transfer of funds from the 
     Development Assistance account to the account for Operating 
     Expenses of the U.S. Agency for International Development, 
     pursuant to section 652 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961; to the Committee on International Relations.
       4418. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List [97-014] received July 25, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       4419. A letter from the Director of Benefits, Farm Credit 
     Bank of Texas, transmitting the annual report for the Farm 
     Credit Bank of Texas Pension Plan for 1996, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       4420. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a report on Physicians Comparability 
     Allowances, pursuant to Public Law 103-114; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4421. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     1996, through March 31, 1997, and the semiannual report of 
     management on final actions, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       4422. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule for 13 Plant 
     Taxa from the Northern Channel Islands, California (RIN: 
     1018-AD39) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4423. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific 
     Crustacean Fisheries; 1997 Closure [Docket No. 970612136-
     7136-01; I.D. 071797B] received July 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4424. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific 
     Crustacean Fisheries; Vessel Monitoring System [Docket No. 
     970623152-7152-01; I.D. 061897A] (RIN: 0648-AJ57) received 
     July 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4425. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Final Guidelines for Megan's Law and the Jacob 
     Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent 
     Offender Registration Act (RIN: 1105-AA50) received July 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       4426. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Mandatory 
     English-as-a-Second Language Program [BOP-1013-F] (RIN: 1120-
     AA19) received July 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4427. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the 
     Army (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Danger Zone, Pacific Ocean, Naval 
     Air Weapons Station, Point Mugu, Ventura County, California 
     [33 CFR Part 334] received July 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4428. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Streamlined Procedures 
     for Modifying Approved Publicly Owned Treatment Works 
     Pretreatment Programs [FRL-5859-8] (RIN: 2040-AC57) received 
     July 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4429. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Veterans Education: Approval of 
     Training by Independent Study, Including Television (RIN: 
     2900-AI34) received July 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4430. 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, 1996, 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1519; jointly to the Committees on 
     Commerce, Ways and Means, Government Reform and Oversight, 
     the Judiciary, Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Banking and Financial Services, and International Relations. 

para. 88.8  large fishing vessels moratorium

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1855) to 
establish a moratorium on large fishing vessels in Atlantic herring and 
mackerel fisheries; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. SAXTON 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. GOODLATTE, 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. 88.9  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 concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 123. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     use of the catafalque situated in the crypt beneath the 
     rotunda of the Capitol in connection with memorial services 
     to be conducted in the Supreme Court Building for the late 
     honorable William J. Brennan, former Associate Justice of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States.

  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. 33. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the National SAFE KIDS Campaign 
     SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Check Up.

para. 88.10  new mexico statehood and enabling amendments

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 430) to amend the Act of June 20, 1910, to protect the permanent 
trust funds of the State of New Mexico from erosion due to inflation and 
modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. GOODLATTE, 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,

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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 notify the Senate thereof.

para. 88.11  pacific salmon fishery

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 124); as amended:

       Whereas Pacific salmon migrate across international 
     boundaries, allowing United States salmon stocks and Canadian 
     salmon stocks to intermingle as they travel through the 
     waters of the North Pacific Ocean;
       Whereas after many years of negotiations, in 1985 the 
     United States and Canada signed the Pacific Salmon Treaty 
     based on a primary principle of conservation and a secondary 
     principle of equity;
       Whereas the United States and Canada formed the Pacific 
     Salmon Commission to implement the Pacific Salmon Treaty;
       Whereas the Pacific Salmon Commission does not regulate the 
     Pacific salmon fishery, but provides regulatory advice and 
     recommendations to the United States and Canada;
       Whereas since the signing of the Pacific Salmon Treaty, the 
     United States and Canada have not agreed on the definition of 
     ``equity'' for purposes of the principle of equity underlying 
     the Treaty, and this disagreement has created a rift between 
     the 2 governments and the regional stakeholders of the 
     Pacific salmon fishery;
       Whereas Pacific salmon fishery regulatory regimes have not 
     been in place since 1994 because of a lack of agreement;
       Whereas an illegal fee in violation of international 
     agreements was assessed on the United States fishermen 
     traveling to Alaska, and neither the United States Government 
     nor United States fishermen have been reimbursed for that 
     fee;
       Whereas since 1994, the United States and Canada have used 
     special negotiators, a mediation process, and the current 
     stakeholders process to attempt to resolve past disputes and 
     negotiate annual and long-term Pacific salmon fishery 
     regimes;
       Whereas the good faith efforts of the United States in 
     attempting to resolve differences under the Pacific Salmon 
     Treaty have not been matched, as demonstrated in particular 
     by the rejection of continued attempts by the United States 
     to reach agreement and the withdrawal from negotiations in 
     June 1997 when an agreement seemed imminent;
       Whereas Canadian fishermen have been frustrated with their 
     own government's effort to resolve the Pacific Salmon Treaty 
     disputes and have used the harassment of United States 
     citizens as a way to get attention;
       Whereas Canadian fishermen, in protest over the lack of an 
     agreement regarding various issues under the Pacific Salmon 
     Treaty, recently undertook acts of illegal aggression against 
     United States citizens by blocking the passage of a United 
     States vessel, and there was a failure to act quickly to end 
     those acts; and
       Whereas those acts and that failure should be condemned: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the recent acts of illegal aggression by Canadian 
     fishermen with respect to the Pacific salmon fishery and the 
     slow response to those acts should be condemned;
       (2) the President should immediately take steps to protect 
     the interests of the United States with respect to the 
     Pacific salmon fishery and should not tolerate threats to 
     those interests;
       (3) the President should use all necessary and appropriate 
     means to prevent any further illegal or harassing actions 
     against the United States or its fishermen with respect to 
     the Pacific salmon fishery; and
       (4) negotiations with the stakeholders with respect to the 
     Pacific salmon fishery should resume in good faith in the 
     fall following the 1997 fishing season.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. SAXTON 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 concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, 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 
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. 88.12  pacific salmon fishery aggression

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 98):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS.

       The National SAFE KIDS Campaign (in this resolution 
     referred to as the ``sponsor'') shall be permitted to sponsor 
     a public event, the SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety 
     Check, on the Capitol grounds on August 27 and 28, 1997, or 
     on such other dates as the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate 
     may jointly designate.

     SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

       (a) In General.--The event authorized to be conducted under 
     section 1 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.
       (b) Expenses and Liabilities.--The sponsor shall assume 
     full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident 
     to all activities associated with the event.

     SEC. 3. EVENT PREPARATIONS.

       (a) Structures and Equipment.--Subject to the approval of 
     the Architect of the Capitol, the sponsor may erect upon the 
     Capitol grounds such stage, sound amplification devices, and 
     other related structures and equipment, and may take such 
     other actions, as may be required for the event authorized to 
     be conducted under section 1.
       (b) Additional Arrangements.--The Architect of the Capitol 
     and the Capitol Police Board may make such additional 
     arrangements as may be required to carry out the event.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. KIM and Mr. 
LAMPSON, 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. GOODLATTE, 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.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 88.13  cambodian crisis

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 195); as amended: 

       Whereas during the 1970s and 1980s Cambodia was wracked by 
     political conflict, civil war, foreign invasion, protracted 
     violence, and a genocide perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge from 
     1975 to 1979;
       Whereas the Paris Agreement on a Comprehensive Political 
     Settlement of the Cambodia Conflict led to the end of 2 
     decades of civil war and genocide in Cambodia, demonstrated 
     the commitment of the Cambodian people to democracy and 
     stability, and established a national constitution 
     guaranteeing fundamental human rights;
       Whereas the 1991 Paris Peace Accords set the stage for a 
     process of political accommodation, national reconciliation, 
     and the founding of a state based on democratic principles;
       Whereas the international donor community contributed more 
     than $3,000,000,000 in an effort to secure peace, democracy, 
     and stability in Cambodia following the Paris Peace Accords 
     and currently provides over 40 percent of the budget of the 
     Cambodian Government;
       Whereas the Cambodian people clearly demonstrated their 
     support of democracy when over 93 percent of eligible 
     Cambodian voters participated in United Nations sponsored 
     elections in 1993;
       Whereas since the 1993 elections, Cambodia has made 
     significant progress, as evidenced by the decision last month 
     of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to extend 
     membership to Cambodia;
       Whereas notwithstanding the notable societal and economic 
     progress since the elections of 1993, concern has 
     increasingly been raised regarding the fragile state of 
     democracy in Cambodia, in particular the quality of the 
     judicial system, which has been described in a United Nations 
     report as thoroughly corrupt; unsolved attacks in 1995 on 
     officials of the Buddhist Liberal Democratic Party; and the 
     unsolved murders of journalists and political activists;
       Whereas tensions within the Cambodian Government have 
     erupted into violence in recent months;
       Whereas on March 30, 1997, 19 Cambodians were killed and 
     more than 100 were wounded in a grenade attack on a peaceful 
     political demonstration in Phnom Penh;
       Whereas preliminary reports by eyewitnesses and reports in 
     Phnom Penh to the FBI of witness intimidation indicate that 
     forces loyal to Hun Sen were involved in the March 30, 1997, 
     grenade attack;

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       Whereas in June 1997 fighting erupted in Phnom Penh between 
     military and paramilitary forces loyal to First Prime 
     Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh and Second Prime Minister 
     Hun Sen;
       Whereas on July 5, 1997, Second Prime Minister Hun Sen 
     deposed the First Prime Minister in a violent military coup 
     d'etat;
       Whereas at least several dozen opposition politicians have 
     died in the custody of Hun Sen's forces, some after being 
     tortured, and hundreds of others have been detained due to 
     their political affiliation;
       Whereas democracy and stability in Cambodia are threatended 
     by the continued use of violence to resolve political 
     differences;
       Whereas internal Cambodian Government reports and 
     investigations by United States drug enforcement agencies 
     have reported that Hun Sen and his forces have received 
     millions of dollars in financial and material support from 
     major international drug dealers; that Hun Sen has publicly 
     threatened violence against any Cambodian official who 
     attempts to arrest alleged drug barons Teng Bumma and Mong 
     Rethy; and in a July 23, 1997, press conference in Cambodia 
     Teng Bunma admitted to providing $1,000,000 to Hun Sen to 
     fund the ongoing coup and is providing his personal fleet of 
     helicopters flown by Russian pilots to ferry Hun Sen's troops 
     to suppress democratic forces in western Cambodia;
       Whereas representatives of the United Nations and the 
     Government of Thailand estimate at least 30,000 Cambodian 
     refugees (including wounded civilians and malnourished 
     children) displaced by the ongoing fighting are massed, 
     without assistance, in northwest Cambodia near the border of 
     Thailand;
       Whereas the administration has suspended assistance to 
     Cambodia for 1 month in response to the deteriorating 
     situation in Cambodia; and
       Whereas the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 
     has decided to delay indefinitely Cambodian membership: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that--
       (1) the forcible assault upon the democratically elected 
     Government of Cambodia is illegal and unacceptable;
       (2) the recent events in Cambodia constitute a military 
     coup against the duly elected democratic Government of 
     Cambodia;
       (3) the authorities in Cambodia should take immediate steps 
     to halt all extralegal violence and to restore fully civil, 
     political, and personal liberties to the Cambodian people, 
     including freedom of the press, speech, and assembly, as well 
     as the right to a democratically elected government;
       (4) the United States should release the report by the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation concerning the March 30, 
     1997, grenade attack in Phnom Penh;
       (5) the United States should declassify and release all 
     reports by the United States Drug Enforcement Agency related 
     to Cambodia that were compiled between 1994 and the present;
       (6) the United States should press the authorities in 
     Cambodia to investigate fully and impartially all abuses and 
     extralegal actions that have occurred in Cambodia since July 
     4, 1997, and to bring to justice all those responsible for 
     such abuses and extralegal actions;
       (7) the administration should immediately invoke section 
     508 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208), as it 
     is required to do;
       (8) the United States should urgently request an emergency 
     meeting of the United Nations Security Council to consider 
     all options to restore peace in Cambodia;
       (9) the United States should encourage the Secretary 
     General of the United Nations to expand the monitoring 
     operations of the United Nations Special Representative on 
     Human Rights in Cambodia;
       (10) the United States and the Association of Southeast 
     Asian Nations (ASEAN) should coordinate efforts to restore 
     democracy, stability, and the rule of law in Cambodia;
       (11) direct United States assistance to the Government of 
     Cambodia should continue to be suspended until violence ends, 
     a democratically elected government is reconstituted, 
     necessary steps have been taken to ensure that the election 
     scheduled for 1998 takes place in a free and fair manner, the 
     military is depoliticized, and the judiciary is made 
     independent;
       (12) at least a substantial share of previously 
     appropriated United States assistance to the Government of 
     Cambodia should be redirected to provide humanitarian 
     assistance to refugees and displaced persons in western 
     Cambodia through nongovernmental agencies or through 
     Cambodian civilian, political, or military forces that are 
     opposing the coup; and
       (13) the United States should call for an emergency meeting 
     of the Donors' Consultative Group for Cambodia to encourage 
     the suspension of assistance as part of a multilateral effort 
     to encourage respect for democratic processes, 
     constitutionalism, and the rule of law.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. KIM 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 resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, 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. 88.14  death on the high seas

  Mr. DUNCAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2005) to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the application of the 
Act popularly known as the ``Death on the High Seas Act'' to aviation 
incidents; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. DUNCAN and Mr. 
LIPINSKI, 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. GOODLATTE, 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 49, United States Code, to clarify the application of the 
Act popularly known as the `Death on the High Seas Act' to aviation 
incidents, 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. 88.15  situation in republic of Korea

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 74); as amended: 

       Whereas the Korean demilitarized zone remains extremely 
     tense 44 years after the ending of the Korean War, as 
     evidenced most recently by a mortar attack and exchange of 
     gunfire on July 17, 1997;
       Whereas with more than 1,000,000 soldiers in the Democratic 
     People's Republic of Korea and 600,000 soldiers in the 
     Republic of Korea, both militaries are on a constant high 
     alert;
       Whereas the threat of North-South military confrontation 
     between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the 
     Republic of Korea is of grave concern to the United States;
       Whereas 37,000 United States troops are stationed on the 
     Korean Peninsula;
       Whereas the United States and the Republic of Korea have 
     long had a close relationship based on mutual respect, shared 
     security goals, and shared interests;
       Whereas as a result of an invitation extended last year by 
     President Clinton and Republic of Korea President Kim Young 
     Sam, four-party preparatory talks involving the United 
     States, the Republic of Korea, the Democratic People's 
     Republic of Korea, and the People's Republic of China are 
     likely to begin in August 1997 to determine timing, venue, 
     level of representation, and broad agenda categories for 
     forthcoming talks;
       Whereas the participation of China is integral to the 
     success of any agreement; and
       Whereas it will be impossible to resolve the conflict on 
     the Korean Peninsula and fashion a lasting solution unless 
     the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of 
     Korea engage in direct dialogue, without depending on other 
     parties to act as intermediaries: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) supports United States troops who have faithfully 
     served the interests of the United States by ensuring 
     stability on the Korean Peninsula;
       (2) supports our Republic of Korea allies who have made 
     good faith efforts to resolve this conflict; and
       (3) supports four-way talks between the United States, 
     China, the Republic of Korea, and the Democratic People's 
     Republic of Korea to peacefully and permanently resolve the 
     conflict between the two Koreas.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. KIM 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, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, 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,

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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. 88.16  message from the president

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

para. 88.17  republic of congo

  Mr. ROYCE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 175); as amended: 

       Whereas President Pascal Lissouba defeated former President 
     Denis Sassou-Nguesso in a 1992 election that was determined 
     to be free and fair;
       Whereas losing candidates raised questions concerning the 
     results of the 1993 legislative election and used those 
     concerns to cast doubt on the entire democratic process in 
     the Republic of Congo and as the rationale for creating 
     private militias;
       Whereas thousands of citizens of the Republic of Congo have 
     been killed in intermittent fighting between Government 
     soldiers and private militiamen since 1993;
       Whereas there are concerns about the unfinished census and 
     resulting electoral list to be used in the scheduled July 27 
     election;
       Whereas the recent fighting resulted from the Government's 
     attempt to disarm former President Sassou-Nguesso's ``Cobra'' 
     militia in advance of the scheduled July 27 election;
       Whereas the fighting and uneasy peace has caused serious 
     loss of life and diminished ability to care for those who are 
     without access to adequate medical care or food and water;
       Whereas the fighting between Government troops and 
     militiamen have forced the evacuation from the country of 
     foreign nationals and endangered refugees from both Rwanda 
     and the former Zaire; and
       Whereas African governments have attempted to bring about a 
     negotiated settlement to the current crisis: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) condemns the current fighting and urges the warring 
     parties to reach a lasting ceasefire that will allow for 
     humanitarian needs to be addressed as soon as possible;
       (2) calls on all private militia to disarm and disband 
     immediately to end the continuing threat to peace and 
     stability in the Republic of Congo;
       (3) commends African leaders from Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, 
     Cameroon, Benin, Central African Republic, Senegal, and Chad 
     for their efforts to negotiate a peaceful settlement and 
     encourages their continuing efforts to find a sustainable 
     political settlement in this matter;
       (4) supports the deployment of an African peacekeeping 
     force to the Republic of Congo if deemed necessary;
       (5) urges the Government of the Republic of Congo, in 
     cooperation with all legal political parties, to resolve in a 
     transparent manner questions concerning the scheduled 
     elections and to prepare for open and transparent elections 
     at the earliest feasible time; and
       (6) encourages the United States Government to provide 
     technical assistance on election related matters if requested 
     by the Government of the Republic of Congo. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. ROYCE 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. GOODLATTE, 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. 88.18  bankruptcy judgeships

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1596) to 
amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of 
additional bankruptcy judges, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Ms. 
LOFGREN, 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. GOODLATTE, 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. 88.19  tax compensation

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1953) to 
clarify State authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Ms. 
LOFGREN, 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. GOODLATTE, 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. 88.20  private security officer quality assurance

  Mr. BARR moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 103) to 
expedite State reviews of criminal records of applicants for private 
security officer employment, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. BARR and Ms. 
LOFGREN, 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. GOODLATTE, 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. 88.21  violent crimes repeat offenders

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 75): 

       Whereas a disturbing number of law-abiding citizens believe 
     they are prisoners in their own homes because of increasing 
     violence in our society;
       Whereas law-abiding citizens have the right to be fearful 
     knowing that violence offenders only serve on average 48 
     percent of the sentence they received
       Whereas more than \2/3\ of persons under correctional 
     supervision are currently on parole and not incarcerated;
       Whereas 1 in 3 offenders admitted to State prisons were on 
     probation or parole violators;
       Whereas the Federal Government eliminated parole in 1984 
     and prisoners convicted of Federal crimes now serve at least 
     85 percent of their sentences;
       Whereas under current Federal law, States are eligible for 
     prison construction funds if they keep felons in prison for 
     at least 85 percent of their sentence;
       Whereas in 1996, at least 25 States, among them Arizona, 
     California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 
     Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, 
     Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, North 
     Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, 
     Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, and Washington, have laws that 
     meet the 85 percent of sentence served requirements set forth 
     in the 1994 crime bill; and
       Whereas the National Association of Police Organizations, 
     the International Chiefs of Police, the Fraternal Order of 
     Police, the National Association of Chiefs of Police, the 
     National District Attorney's Association, and the Safe 
     Streets Coalition support the concept of an 85 percent 
     minimum length of service for violent criminals: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that--

[[Page 1137]]

       (1) Congress commends Arizona, California, Connecticut, 
     Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, 
     Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New 
     York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, 
     Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, and 
     Washington for their existing efforts with respect to prison 
     time served by criminal offenders;
       (2) Congress encourages all remaining States to adopt as 
     quickly as possible legislation to increase the time served 
     by violent felons; and
       (3) with respect to Federal crimes, Congress reemphasizes 
     its support for the requirement that individuals who commit 
     violent crimes should serve at least 85 percent of their 
     sentence.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and 
Mr. CONYERS, 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. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONYERS 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. 88.22  citizenship for children born outside u.s.

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1109) 
to amend the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 
1994 to eliminate the special transition rule for issuance of a 
certificate of citizenship for certain children born outside the United 
States.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Ms. 
LOFGREN, 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. GOODLATTE, 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. McCOLLUM, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 670) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Technical 
Corrections Act of 1994 to eliminate the special transition rule for 
issuance of a certificate of citizenship for certain children outside 
the United States.
  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.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 1109, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para. 88.23  war crimes

  Mr. JENKINS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1348) 
to amend title 18, United States Code, relating to war crimes; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. JENKINS 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. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONYERS 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. 88.24  state departmenT authorization

  On motion of Mr. BALLENGER, by direction of the Committee on 
International Relations and pursuant to clause 1 of rule XX, the bill 
(H.R. 1757) to consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for 
fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; together with the 
amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. BALLENGER, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
ask a the conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, 
appointed the following Members as managers on the part of the House at 
said conference:

  For consideration of the House bill (except title XXI) and the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Gilman, Goodling, Leach, Hyde, Bereuter, Smith of New Jersey, 
Hamilton, Gejdenson, Lantos, and Berman.
  For consideration of title XXI of the House bill, and modifications 
committed to conference:
  Messrs. Gilman, Hyde, Smith of New Jersey, Hamilton, and Gejdenson. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 88.25  legislative branch appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, 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. 2209) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BALLENGER, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. LaHOOD as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

para. 88.26  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 8, line 18, strike ``5,907,000'' and insert 
     ``$5,624,000''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

199

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

213

para. 88.27                   [Roll No. 332]

                                AYES--199

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Largent
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland

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     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--213

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Ackerman
     Boucher
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Johnson (WI)
     Lantos
     McDermott
     McInnis
     Metcalf
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Schiff
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Thornberry
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Wexler
     White
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 88.28  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 13, strike ``3,550 workyears'' and insert 
     ``3,200 workyears''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

170

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

242

para. 88.29                   [Roll No. 333]

                                AYES--170

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Whitfield

                                NOES--242

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Calvert
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Ackerman
     Boucher
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Lantos
     McDermott
     McInnis
     Metcalf
     Portman
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Schiff
     Smith (MI)
     Thornberry
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Wexler
     White
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 197, 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, insert after line 5 the following new section:
       Sec. 106. Section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1987 (as incorporated by reference in 
     section 101(j) of Public Law 99-500 and Public Law 99-591) (2 
     U.S.C. 117e) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (2), by striking 
     ``A donation'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
     paragraph (3), a donation'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) In the case of computer-related equipment, during 
     fiscal year 1998 the Chief Administrative Officer may donate 
     directly the equipment to a public elementary or secondary 
     school of the District of Columbia

[[Page 1139]]

     without regard to whether the donation meets the requirements 
     of the second sentence of paragraph (2), except that the 
     total number of workstations donated as a result of this 
     paragraph may not exceed 1,000.
       ``(B) In this paragraph--
       ``(i) the term `computer-related equipment' includes 
     desktops, laptops, printers, file servers, and peripherals 
     which are appropriate for use in public school education;
       ``(ii) the terms `public elementary school' and `public 
     secondary school' have the meaning given such terms in 
     section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965; and
       ``(iii) the term `workstation' includes desktops and 
     peripherals, file servers and peripherals, laptops and 
     peripherals, printers and peripherals, and workstations and 
     peripherals.
       ``(C) The Committee on House Oversight shall have authority 
     to issue regulations to carry out this paragraph.''. 

       Page 37, insert before line 1 the following new section:
       Sec. 309. Any amount appropriated in this Act for ``HOUSE 
     OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' 
     Representational Allowances'' shall be available only for 
     fiscal year 1998. 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. GEJDENSON moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the House 
with an amendment to ensure that all funds in the bill to support the 
Reserve Fund providing for the hiring of additional committee staff and 
other related expenses pursuant to clause 5(a) of rule XI are deleted.
  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. COLLINS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. GEJDENSON 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

220

para. 88.30                   [Roll No. 334]

                                YEAS--198

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NAYS--220

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Ackerman
     Boucher
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     McDermott
     McInnis
     Metcalf
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Schiff
     Torres
     Towns
     Wexler
     White
     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. COLLINS, 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

214

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

203

para. 88.31                   [Roll No. 335]

                                YEAS--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood

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     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--203

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Ackerman
     Boucher
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     McDermott
     McInnis
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Sanchez
     Schiff
     Torres
     Towns
     Wexler
     White
     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. 88.32  correction in appointment of conferees--h.r. 1119

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 6 of rule X, announced the following 
modifications in the appointment of conferees on the bill (H.R. 1119) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for fiscal year 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes:

  Mr. McKeon is added to the panel from the Committee on National 
Security to follow Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
  The first proviso to the panel from the Committee on Resources is 
stricken. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 88.33  message from the president--defense information 
          infrastructure protection

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

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to section 1061 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1997, attached is a report, with attachments, covering 
Policy on Protection of National Information Infrastructure Against 
Strategic Attack.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 28, 1997.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on National Security.

para. 88.34  providing for the consideration of H.R. 2266

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 105-213) the resolution (H. Res. 198) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2266) making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 88.35  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2264

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 105-214) the resolution (H. Res. 199) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2264), making appropriations for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 88.36  senate bills and senate 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. 833. An Act to designate the Federal building courthouse 
     at Public Square and Superior Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as 
     the ``Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       S. 1000. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     at 500 State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, as the ``Robert 
     J. Dole United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       S. 1043. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     under construction at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and 
     Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Lloyd D. George 
     United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       S. Con. Res. 43. Concurrent resolution urging the United 
     States Trade Representative immediately to take all 
     appropriate action with regards to Mexico's imposition of 
     antidumping duties on United States high fructose corn syrup; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para. 88.37  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. EVANS, for today;
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 7 p.m.;
  To Mr. FORBES, for today and the balance of the week;
  To Mr. SCHIFF, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. GONZALEZ, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. RUSH, for today.
  And then,

para. 88.38  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. CHENOWETH, at 11 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 88.39  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. GEKAS: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1596. A bill to 
     amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize the 
     appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-208). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1855. A 
     bill to establish a moratorium on large fishing vessels in 
     Atlantic herring and mackerel fisheries; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-209). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 29. A bill to designate the Federal 
     building located at 290 Broadway in New York, NY, as the 
     ``Ronald H. Brown Federal Building'' (Rept. No. 105-210). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

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       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 824. A bill to redesignate the Federal 
     building located at 717 Madison Place, NW., in the District 
     of Columbia, as the ``Howard T. Markey National Courts 
     Building'' (Rept. No. 105-211). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 1851. A bill to designate the U.S. 
     courthouse located at 200 South Washington Street in 
     Alexandria, VA, as the ``Martin V. B. Bostetter, Jr. United 
     States Courthouse'' (Rept. No. 105-212). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 198. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2266) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-213). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 199. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2264) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, 
     Health and Human Services, and Education, and related 
     agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-214). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para. 88.40  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. SANDERS:
       H.R. 2278. 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 Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Furse, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 2279. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for 
     defense contractors; to the Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 2280. A bill to establish limitations on the ability 
     of a Federal agency to pay a contractor under a contract with 
     the agency for the costs of compensation with respect to the 
     services of any individual; 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. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey):
       H. Con. Res. 127. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Nation must place greater 
     emphasis on helping young Americans to develop habits of good 
     character that are essential to their own well-being and to 
     that of our communities; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Doyle, and 
             Mr. Coyne):
       H. Con. Res. 128. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     honoring the crew members of the U.S.S. Pittsburgh for their 
     heroism in March 1945 rendering aid and assistance to the 
     U.S.S. Franklin and its crew; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Markey, and Ms. 
             Lofgren):
       H. Res. 200. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Federal Government should not 
     withhold universal service support payments; to the Committee 
     on Commerce. 

para. 88.41  memorials

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

       156. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Nevada, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 18 
     urging Congress to reform the Food and Drug Administration to 
     ensure that health care products, therapies and cures are 
     available to the public in a timely manner; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       157. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Nevada, 
     relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 16 urging interested 
     public and private entities to work cooperatively for the 
     establishment and operation of public shooting ranges and 
     recreational facilities in Clark County, Nevada; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       158. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Nevada, 
     relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 13 urging Congress to 
     provide for a bridge with four traffic lanes to serve as a 
     bypass to the existing highway over Hoover Dam; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 88.42  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 15: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Oberstar, 
     Mr. Christensen, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 40: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 55: Mr. Lazio of New York and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Turner and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 291: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
     Oberstar, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, and Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 648: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 715: Mr. McCollum and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 836: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 923: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1049: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. Hoekstra and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green, Mr. Klink, 
     Mr. John, Mr. White, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Snyder, and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 1079: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
     Poshard, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
     McHale, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Filner, and Mr. 
     Underwood.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1166: Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1175: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Foley, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1311: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1329: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1349: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Smith of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 1357: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Davis  of Illinois, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1364: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Wolf and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1410: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1428: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1542: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 1596: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 1616: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. 
     Filner.
       H.R. 1628: Mr. Weygand, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     McGovern, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1665: Mr. Stump, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Filner.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 1773: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 1799: Mr. McHugh and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1836: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1880: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Petri, and Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1903: Mr. Barcia of Michigan and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 1913: Mr. Snyder and Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 2072: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H.R. 2103: Mr. Ryun.
       H.R. 2112: Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 2116: Mr. Vento, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Rangel, 
     Mr. Spratt, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 2129: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Portman, Mr. Collins, and 
     Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 2135: Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2162: Mr. Goode, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 2174: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2198: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 2263: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.J. Res. 78: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
     Colorado.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Mr. LaFalce and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Kim.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Kim.
       H. Con. Res. 98: Mrs. Emerson.
       H. Con. Res. 124: Mr. Miller of California and Mr. Dicks.
       H. Res. 37: Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Res. 131: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H. Res. 170: Mr. Calvert and Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Res. 171: Mr. Castle, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
     Martinez, and Mr. Rothman.




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                       TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1997 (89)

para.  89.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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


[[Page 1142]]




                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 29, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jo Ann 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 Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para.  89.2  recess--9:38 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 10:00 a.m.

para.  89.3  after recess--10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Ms. PRYCE, called the House to order.

para.  89.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Ms. PRYCE, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of July 28, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.  89.5  communications

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

       4431. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Vermont; 
     Approval of PM10 State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision and 
     Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes [VT-
     014-01-1216(a); A-1-FRL-5860-2] received July 22, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4432. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report, 
     determination and certification on a chemical weapons 
     proliferation sanctions matter; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para.  89.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, 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. 2203. An Act making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2203) ``An Act making appropriations for energy and 
water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Domenici, 
Mr. Cochran, Mr. Gorton, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Burns, Mr. 
Craig, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Reid, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Hollings, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Kohl, and Mr. Dorgan, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate. 

para.  89.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2206

  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 consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2266) making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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(1)(6) of 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. 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. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 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 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.  89.8  defense appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, 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. 2266) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. CAMP as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.  89.9  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 27, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $331,000,000)''.
       Page 31, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $105,000,000)''.
       Page 35, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $12,000,000)''.
       Page 35, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $12,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

200

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

222

para.  89.10                   [Roll No. 336]

                                AYES--200

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Camp
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hilliard
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--222

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman

[[Page 1143]]


     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Cummings
     Dingell
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     LaTourette
     McInnis
     Ney
     Riley
     Schiff
     Wexler
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.  89.11  recorded vote

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

       Page 100, after line 15, insert the following new section:
       Sec.   . The total amount obligated from new budget 
     authority provided in this Act may not exceed 
     $244,415,000,000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

137

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

290

para.  89.12                   [Roll No. 337]

                                AYES--137

     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foley
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tierney
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--290

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Davis (FL)
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Ney
     Schiff
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McHUGH, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. CAMP, 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.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 9, line 19, insert after the dollar amount the 
     following: ``(reduced by $15,000,000)''.
       Page 32, line 25, insert after the dollar amount the 
     following: ``(increased by $15,000,000)''.

       Page 9, line 19, insert after the dollar amount the 
     following: ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 32, line 11, insert after the dollar amount the 
     following: ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.

       Page 96, after line 7, insert the following new sections:
       Sec. 8100A. It is the sense of the Congress that all member 
     nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
     should contribute their proportionate share to pay for the 
     costs of the Partnership for Peace program and for any future 
     costs attributable to the expansion of NATO.

[[Page 1144]]

       Sec. 8100B. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     pay for NATO expansion not authorized by law.

       Page 100, after line 15, insert the following new section.
       Sec. 8103. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract 
     with a contractor that is subject to the reporting 
     requirement set forth in subsection (d) of section 4212 of 
     title 38, United States Code, but has not submitted the most 
     recent report required by such subsection for 1997 or a 
     subsequent year.

       Page 100, after line 15, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 8103. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to approve or license the sale of F-22 advanced 
     tactical fighter to any foreign government. 

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:


         united states man and the biosphere program limitation

       Sec. 8079. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be made available for the United 
     States Man and the Biosphere Program, or related projects.

       Page 100, after line 15, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 8103. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act for the Department of Defense 
     specimen repository described in subsection (b) may be used 
     for any purpose except in accordance with the requirement in 
     paragraph numbered 3 of the covered Department of Defense 
     policy memorandum that specifically provides that permissible 
     uses of specimen samples in the repository are limited to the 
     following purposes:
       (1) Identification of human remains.
       (2) Internal quality assurance activities to validate 
     processes for collection, maintenance and analysis of 
     samples.
       (3) A purpose for which the donor of the sample (or 
     surviving next-of-kin) provides consent.
       (4) As compelled by other applicable law in a case in which 
     all of the following conditions are present:
       (A) The responsible Department of Defense official has 
     received a proper judicial order or judicial authorization.
       (B) The specimen sample is needed for the investigation or 
     prosecution of a crime punishable by one year or more of 
     confinement.
       (C) No reasonable alternative means for obtaining a 
     specimen for DNA profile analysis is available.
       (D) The use is approved by the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Health Affairs) after consultation with the 
     Department of Defense General Counsel.
       (b) The specimen repository referred to in subsection (a) 
     is the repository that was established pursuant to Deputy 
     Secretary of Defense Memorandum 47803, dated December 16, 
     1991, and designated as the ``Armed Forces Repository of 
     Specimen Samples for the Identification of Remains'' by 
     paragraph numbered 4 in the covered Department of Defense 
     policy memorandum.
       (c) For purposes of this section, the covered Department of 
     Defense policy memorandum is the memorandum of the Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) for the Secretary of 
     the Army, dated April 2, 1996, issued pursuant to law which 
     states as its subject ``Policy Refinements for the Armed 
     Forces Repository of Specimen Samples for the Identification 
     of Remains''.

  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. McHUGH, 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

322

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

105

para.  89.13                   [Roll No. 338]

                                YEAS--322

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--105

     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Clay
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Coburn
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Schiff
     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.  89.14  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, punctuation, cross references, 
and to make other conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect the 
actions of the House.

para.  89.15  order of business--votes on suspensions

  On motion of Mr. STEARNS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the Speaker be authorized to reduce to a minimum of 5 
minutes the period of time for the votes postponed on the motions to 
suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 
75) expressing

[[Page 1145]]

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, and pass the bill (H.R. 1348) 
to amend title 18, United States Code, relating to war crimes, 
immediately following the passage of H.R. 2266.

para.  89.16  h. con. res. 75--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McHUGH, 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. 75) 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.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

400

It was decided in the

Nays

24

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.  89.17                   [Roll No. 339]
  


                                YEAS--400

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  


                                NAYS--24

  

     Carson
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Dellums
     Hilliard
     Jackson (IL)
     Kilpatrick
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Payne
     Rangel
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stark
     Stokes
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Watt (NC)
  


                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

  

       
     Snyder
       

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Coburn
     DeFazio
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Schiff
     Smith, Linda
     White
     Young (AK)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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.  89.18  h.r. 1348--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McHUGH, 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. 1348) to amend title 18, United States 
Code, relating to war crimes; 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

391

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

32

para.  89.19                   [Roll No. 340]

                                YEAS--391

  

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
  

     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner

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     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  


                                NAYS--32

  

     Carson
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Frank (MA)
     Jackson (IL)
     Kanjorski
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Miller (CA)
     Murtha
     Olver
     Pappas
     Paul
     Payne
     Rangel
     Rush
     Scott
     Serrano
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
  


                             NOT VOTING--11

  

     Abercrombie
     Bonior
     Coburn
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Thomas
     White
     Young (AK)
  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.  89.20  message from the president

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

para.  89.21  waiving requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect 
          to certain resolutions

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-216) the resolution (H. Res. 201) 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.  89.22  message from the president--u.s. arctic research plan

  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:
  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 fifth 
biennial revision (1998-2002) to the United States Arctic Research Plan.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 29, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Science.

para.  89.23  recess--10:30 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. METCALF, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.



          WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 29), 1997

para.  89.24  after recess--3:14 a.m.

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

para.  89.25  submission of conference report--h.r. 2015

  Mr. HOBSON submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-217) on the 
bill (H.R. 2015) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections 
(b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 1998; together with a statement thereon, for printing in 
the Record under the rule.
  And then,

para.  89.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HOBSON, at 3 o'clock and 15 minutes a.m., Wednesday, 
July 30 (legislative day of Tuesday, July 29), 1997, the House adjourned 
until 10 o'clock a.m. today.

para.  89.27  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. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Report on the 
     Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (Rept. No. 105-215). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 201. 
     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. 105-216). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2207. A bill to amend the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act concerning a proposal to construct a 
     deep ocean outfall off the coast of Mayaguez, PR; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-237). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 2249. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake 
     Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-238, Pt. 1). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 922. A bill 
     to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds to conduct or 
     support research on the cloning of humans; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-239, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. 

para.  89.28  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. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, and 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 2281. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     implement the World Intellectual Property Organization 
     Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Blunt, and Mr. LaHood):
       H.R. 2282. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     impose restrictions on the operating rights of foreign air 
     carriers of a foreign country that has restricted U.S. air 
     carrier operations; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Herger, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Linder, Mr. Kind of

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             Wisconsin, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Fox 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Packard, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Redmond, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. Bono):
       H.R. 2283. A bill to expand the boundaries of Arches 
     National Park in the State of Utah to include portions of the 
     following drainages, Salt Wash, Lost Spring Canyon, Fish 
     Sheep Draw, Clover Canyon, Cordova Canyon, Mine Draw, and 
     Cottonwood Wash, which are currently under the jurisdiction 
     of the Bureau of Land Management, and to include a portion of 
     Fish Sheep Draw, which is currently owned by the State of 
     Utah; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 2284. A bill to amend the Freedom for Russia and 
     Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 
     1992 to eliminate the restriction on assistance to 
     Azerbaijan; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Cannon, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Dreier, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. 
             Delahunt):
       H.R. 2285. A bill to provide for the consideration, during 
     fiscal year 1997, of petitions for classification under 
     section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act without regard to the numerical limitation 
     applicable to such petitions, subject to a reduction in such 
     limitation for fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 2286. A bill to increase the rate of special pension 
     payable to persons who have received the Congressional Medal 
     of Honor; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 2287. A bill to apply the rates of duty effective 
     after December 31, 1994, to certain water resistant wool 
     trousers that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
     consumption, after December 31, 1988, and before January 1, 
     1995; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Rothman, and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 2288. A bill to amend the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
     Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 to require the Secretary of 
     State to submit to the Congress reports relating to the 
     exclusion from the United States of aliens who have 
     confiscated property of United States nationals or who 
     traffic in that property; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and 
             Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 2289. A bill to provide for the withholding of United 
     States assistance to countries that aid or are engaged in 
     nonmarket based trade with the Government of Cuba; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 2290. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve enforcement 
     under such Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. 2291. A bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife 
     Improvement Act of 1978 to enable the Secretary of the 
     Interior to more effectively utilize the proceeds of sales of 
     certain items; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             McCollum, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Watt 
             of North Carolina, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Conyers, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. Carson, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Payne, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Torres, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Goss):
       H. Con. Res. 129. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     to honor Zora Neale Hurston; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 130. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     situation in Kenya; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H. Con. Res. 131. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the ocean; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 132. Concurrent resolution relating to the 
     Republic of China (Taiwan's) participation in the United 
     Nations; to the Committee on International Relations.

para.  89.29  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 339: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 493: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 521: Mr. John.
       H.R. 551: Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 632: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Wamp, 
     and Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Hoekstra, 
     Mr. Wise, Mr. Filner, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Cummings, 
     Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Ford, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. 
     Northup, Mr. Vento, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Kennelly 
     of Connecticut, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
     Hefley, and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 727: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Foglietta and Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 795: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Weller.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Dickey and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 880: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Miller of Florida, and Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 893: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 992: Mr. Goode, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1009: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Rothman and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Poshard and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1257: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 1270: Mr. Snyder and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1333: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and 
     Mr. Becerra.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. King of New York and Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 1608: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     Goodling, and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1635: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Duncan, 
     Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis 
     of California, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. 
     Visclosky.
       H.R. 1712: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1754: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1763: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1801: Mr. Lampson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Tauscher, and 
     Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 1836: Mr. Horn and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Mollohan and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1903: Mr. Ewing and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 1908: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2069: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Vento, Ms. 
     Molinari, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Towns, Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York, and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 2102: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2174: Mr. Berman, Mr. Olver, Mr. Frost, Mr. Baldacci, 
     and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2182: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. 
     McDade.
       H.R. 2185: Mr. Frost, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Mr. Stark, Ms. Christian-Green, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 2191: Mr. White and Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 2272: Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Furse, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H. Con. Res. 27: Mr. Martinez, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Snyder, 
     Ms. Furse, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Engel.
       H. Con. Res. 68: Mr. Bonior.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. McDade, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Engel, 
     Mr. Bono, and Mr. Weygand.
       H. Con. Res. 106: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Markey.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Baldacci and Mr. Gibbons.
       H. Res. 144: Mr. Latham, Mr. King of New York, and Ms. 
     Molinari.
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                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1997 (90)

para. 90.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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


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                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 30, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jim Gibbons 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. GIBBONS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, July 29, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 90.3  communications

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

       4433. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Morocco, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4434. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Access Charge 
     Reform; Price Cap Performance Review for Local Exchange 
     Carriers; Transport Rate Structure and Pricing; End User 
     Common Line Charges [CC Docket No. 96-262; 94-1; 91-213; 95-
     72] received July 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4435. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of 
     Coatings [Docket No. 96F-0384] received July 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4436. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Paper and Paperboard 
     Components [Docket No. 93F-0428] received July 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4437. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Paper and Paperboard 
     Components [Docket No. 96F-0291] received July 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4438. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Changes to an Approved Application [Docket No. 95N-
     0329] (RIN: 0910-AA57) received July 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4439. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 12-
     97 constituting a Request for Final Authority (RFA) to 
     conclude a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United 
     Kingdom related to the TRIMARAN Demonstrator Project, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4440. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-113, 
     ``Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Federal Law 
     Conformity Temporary Act of 1997'' received July 29, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4441. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of Council 
     Resolution 12-202, ``Sense of the Council of the District of 
     Columbia in Opposition to the Death Penalty Emergency 
     Resolution of 1997'' received July 29, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       4442. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-109, 
     ``Business Improvement Districts Amendment Act of 1997'' 
     received July 29, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4443. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-108, 
     ``Closing of a Public Alley in Square 484 S.O. 90-272, 
     Reinstatement Act of 1997'' received July 29, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4444. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-107, 
     ``Closing of a Public Alley in Square 253, S.O. 88-107, 
     Reinstatement Act of 1997'' received July 29, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4445. A letter from the Employee Benefits Manager, AgFirst 
     Farm Credit Bank, transmitting the annual report of the 
     AgFirst Farm Credit Bank for the year ending December 31, 
     1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4446. A letter from the Administrator, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Regulatory Adjustments 
     [Docket No. 960816226-7144-04; I.D. 060597A] (RIN: 0648-AJ04) 
     received July 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       4447. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Missouri Regulatory Program [SPATS No. MO-032-
     FOR] received July 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4448. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's 
     final rule--Utah Regulatory Program and Utah Abandoned Mine 
     Land Reclamation Plan [UT-035-FOR] received July 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4449. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revised Structural Loads Requirements for Transport Category 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28312; Amdt. No. 25-91] (RIN: 2120-AF70) received July 28, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4450. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class D Airspace; Miami Opa Locka Airport, FL, 
     and Hollywood North Perry Airport, FL (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-7] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4451. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Silver City, NM (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-21] 
     received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4452. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace and Establishment and 
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Grand Forks, ND, Grand 
     Forks International Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-17] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4453. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Mitchell, SD, Mitchell 
     Municipal Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AGL-13] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 28, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4454. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Bismarck, ND, Bismarck 
     Municipal Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AGL-14] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 28, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4455. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Medford, WI, Medford, 
     Taylor County Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-15] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4456. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment and Modification of Class E Airspace; Ironwood, 
     MI, Ironwood Gogebic County Airport (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-16] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4457. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. Cloud, MN (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-34] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4458. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Perham, MN, Perham 
     Municipal Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AGL-8] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 28, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4459. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Harvey, ND, Harvey 
     Municipal Airport (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AGL-10] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 28, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4460. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class D Airspace; Little Rock, AFB, AR (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-02] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       4461. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Clarksville, AR (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-43] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4462. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Olney, TX (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-42] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4463. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Reserve, LA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-38] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4464. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Paragould, Ar (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-39] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4465. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Grants, NM (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-41] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4466. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; DeQueen, AR (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-37] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4467. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Weslaco, TX (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-36] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4468. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Killeen, TX (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-35] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4469. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Louis L'Hotellier, S.A., Ball and 
     Swivel Joint Quick Connectors (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 92-CE-41-AD; AD 97-08-06 R1] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4470. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company (formerly 
     known as Beech Aircraft Corporation) Models E33, F33, G33, 
     E33A, F33A, E33C, F33C, C35, D35, E35, F35, G35, H35, J35, 
     K35, M35, N35, P35, S35, V35, V35A, V35B, V35TC, V35ATC, 
     V35BTC, 36, A36, A36TC, B36TC, 50, B50, C50, 95-55, 95A55, 
     95B55, 95C55, D55, E55, 56TC, A56TC, 58, 58TC, 95, B95, B95A, 
     D95A, and E95 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-CE-34-AD; Amdt. 39-10073; AD 97-14-15] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) Received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4471. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. TPE331 Series 
     Turboprop Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-ANE-13; Amdt. 39-10084; AD 97-15-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4472. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Burkhart Grob, Luft- und Raumfahrt, 
     Model G 109 Sailplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 95-CE-03-AD; Amdt. 39-10086; AD 97-15-12] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4473. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28957; Amdt. No. 1806] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received July 28, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4474. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company (formerly 
     Beech Aircraft Corporation) Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     CE-60-AD; Amdt. 39-10087; AD 97-15-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4475. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28958; Amdt. No. 1807] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received July 28, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4476. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Pilot, Flight Instructor, Ground Instructor, and Pilot School 
     Certification Rules; Correction (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 25910; Amdt. Nos. 61-103 and 141-
     9] (RIN: 2120-AE71) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4477. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Requirements for Tax Exempt Section 501(c)(5) Organizations 
     [TD 8726] (RIN: 1545-AT95) received July 28, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4478. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``FINANCIAL AUDIT: Capitol Preservation Fund's Fiscal Years 
     1996 and 1995 Financial Statements'' (GAO/AIMD-97-99), 
     pursuant to Public Law 101--576, section 305 (104 Stat. 
     2853); jointly to the Committees on House Oversight and 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

para. 90.4  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. 2209. An Act making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
     other purposes; and
       H.R. 2266. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its 
amendments to the bill (H.R. 2209) ``An Act making appropriations for 
the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
and for other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Bennett, 
Mr. Stevens, Mr. Craig, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Dorgan, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. 
Byrd, 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. 2266) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
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. Bond, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
Shelby, Mr. Gregg, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Byrd, 
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Dorgan, 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. 1757) ``An Act to consolidate international affairs 
agencies, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and 
related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and to ensure that the 
enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) proceeds 
in a manner consistent with United States interests, to strengthen 
relations between the United States and Russia, to preserve the 
prerogatives of the Congress with respect to certain arms control 
agreements, 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. 
Hagel, Mr. Grams, Mr. Biden, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. Dodd, to be the 
conferees on the part of the Senate.

para. 90.5  waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 201):

       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 the following measures:

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       (1) Any resolution reported before August 3, 1997, 
     providing for consideration or disposition of the bill (H.R. 
     2015) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections 
     (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on 
     the budget for fiscal year 1998, an amendment thereto, a 
     conference report thereon, or an amendment reported in 
     disagreement from a conference thereon.
       (2) Any resolution reported after July 30, 1997, and before 
     August 3, 1997, providing for consideration or disposition of 
     the bill (H.R. 2014) to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
     to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998, an 
     amendment thereto, a conference report thereon, or an 
     amendment reported in disagreement from a conference 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. GIBBONS, 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

226

When there appeared

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Nays

201

para. 90.6                    [Roll No. 341]

                                YEAS--226

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Diaz-Balart
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Lazio
     Schiff
     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. GIBBONS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY 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

237

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affirmative

Nays

187

para. 90.7                    [Roll No. 342]

                                YEAS--237

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent

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     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Lazio
     Ortiz
     Riley
     Schiff
     Shaw
     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. 90.8  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2015

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-218) the resolution (H. Res. 202) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2015) to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and (c) of 
section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
1998.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 90.9  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2015

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 202):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2015) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998. 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 ninety minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
     Budget.

  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. BOEHNER, 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

226

When there appeared

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Nays

197

para. 90.10                   [Roll No. 343]

                                YEAS--226

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman

[[Page 1152]]


     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Blagojevich
     Bryant
     Fattah
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     Schiff
     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. BOEHNER, 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. 90.11  providing for the consideration of a joint resolution 
          waiving enrollment requirements

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-219) the resolution (H. Res. 203) providing for consideration of a 
joint resolution waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to 
two specified bills of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 90.12  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 an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 408. An Act 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.

para. 90.13  budget reconciliation

  Mr. KASICH, pursuant to House Resolution 202, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-217):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2015), to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 
     104(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
     year 1998, 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 
     1997''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF TITLES.

       This Act is organized into titles as follows:
     Title I--Food Stamp Provisions
     Title II--Housing and Related Provisions
     Title III--Communications and Spectrum Allocation Provisions
     Title IV--Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health 
         Provisions
     Title V--Welfare and Related Provisions
     Title VI--Education and Related Provisions
     Title VII--Civil Service Retirement and Related Provisions
     Title VIII--Veterans and Related Provisions
     Title IX--Asset Sales, User Fees, and Miscellaneous 
         Provisions
     Title X--Budget Enforcement and Process Provisions
     Title XI--District of Columbia Revitalization
                     TITLE I--FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1001. EXEMPTION.

       Section 6(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2015(o)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ``or (5)'' and 
     inserting ``(5), or (6)'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) 15-percent exemption.--
       ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
       ``(i) Caseload.--The term `caseload' means the average 
     monthly number of individuals receiving food stamps during 
     the 12-month period ending the preceding June 30.
       ``(ii) Covered individual.--The term `covered individual' 
     means a food stamp recipient, or an individual denied 
     eligibility for food stamp benefits solely due to paragraph 
     (2), who--

       ``(I) is not eligible for an exception under paragraph (3);
       ``(II) does not reside in an area covered by a waiver 
     granted under paragraph (4);
       ``(III) is not complying with subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) 
     of paragraph (2);
       ``(IV) is not receiving food stamp benefits during the 3 
     months of eligibility provided under paragraph (2); and
       ``(V) is not receiving food stamp benefits under paragraph 
     (5).

       ``(B) General rule.--Subject to subparagraphs (C) through 
     (G), a State agency may provide an exemption from the 
     requirements of paragraph (2) for covered individuals.
       ``(C) Fiscal year 1998.--Subject to subparagraphs (E) and 
     (G), for fiscal year 1998, a State agency may provide a 
     number of exemptions such that the average monthly number of 
     the exemptions in effect during the fiscal year does not 
     exceed 15 percent of the number of covered individuals in the 
     State in fiscal year 1998, as estimated by the Secretary, 
     based on the survey conducted to carry out section 16(c) for 
     fiscal year 1996 and such other factors as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate due to the timing and limitations of 
     the survey.
       ``(D) Subsequent fiscal years.--Subject to subparagraphs 
     (E) through (G), for fiscal year 1999 and each subsequent 
     fiscal year, a State agency may provide a number of 
     exemptions such that the average monthly number of the 
     exemptions in effect during the fiscal year does not exceed 
     15 percent of the number of covered individuals in the State, 
     as estimated by the Secretary under subparagraph (C), 
     adjusted by the Secretary to reflect changes in the State's 
     caseload and the Secretary's estimate of changes in the 
     proportion of food stamp recipients covered by waivers 
     granted under paragraph (4).
       ``(E) Caseload adjustments.--The Secretary shall adjust the 
     number of individuals estimated for a State under 
     subparagraph (C) or (D) during a fiscal year if the number of 
     food stamp recipients in the State varies from the State's 
     caseload by more than 10 percent, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(F) Exemption adjustments.--During fiscal year 1999 and 
     each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall increase or 
     decrease the number of individuals who may be granted an 
     exemption by a State agency under this paragraph to the 
     extent that the average monthly number of exemptions in 
     effect in the State for the preceding fiscal year under this 
     paragraph is lesser or greater than the average monthly 
     number of exemptions estimated for the State agency for such 
     preceding fiscal year under this paragraph.
       ``(G) Reporting requirement.--A State agency shall submit 
     such reports to the Secretary as the Secretary determines are 
     necessary to ensure compliance with this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 1002. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--Section 16(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Amounts.--To carry out employment and training 
     programs, the Secretary shall reserve for allocation to State 
     agencies, to remain available until expended, from funds made 
     available for each fiscal year under section 18(a)(1) the 
     amount of--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1996, $75,000,000;
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 1997, $79,000,000;
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 1998--

       ``(I) $81,000,000; and
       ``(II) an additional amount of $131,000,000;

       ``(iv) for fiscal year 1999--

       ``(I) $84,000,000; and
       ``(II) an additional amount of $131,000,000;

       ``(v) for fiscal year 2000--

       ``(I) $86,000,000; and
       ``(II) an additional amount of $131,000,000;

       ``(vi) for fiscal year 2001--

       ``(I) $88,000,000; and
       ``(II) an additional amount of $131,000,000; and

       ``(vii) for fiscal year 2002--

       ``(I) $90,000,000; and
       ``(II) an additional amount of $75,000,000.

       ``(B) Allocation.--
       ``(i) Allocation formula.--The Secretary shall allocate the 
     amounts reserved under subparagraph (A) among the State 
     agencies using a reasonable formula, as determined and 
     adjusted by the Secretary each fiscal year, to reflect--

       ``(I) changes in each State's caseload (as defined in 
     section 6(o)(6)(A));
       ``(II) for fiscal year 1998, the portion of food stamp 
     recipients who reside in each State who are not eligible for 
     an exception under section 6(o)(3); and
       ``(III) for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002, the 
     portion of food stamp recipients who reside in each State who 
     are not eligible for an exception under section 6(o)(3) and 
     who--

       ``(aa) do not reside in an area subject to a waiver granted 
     by the Secretary under section 6(o)(4); or
       ``(bb) do reside in an area subject to a waiver granted by 
     the Secretary under section 6(o)(4), if the State agency 
     provides employment and training services in the area to food 
     stamp recipients who are not eligible for an exception under 
     section 6(o)(3).
       ``(ii) Estimated factors.--The Secretary shall estimate the 
     portion of food stamp recipients who reside in each State who 
     are not eligible for an exception under section 6(o)(3) based 
     on the survey conducted to carry out subsection (c) for 
     fiscal year 1996 and such other factors as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate due to the timing and limitations of 
     the survey.
       ``(iii) Reporting requirement.--A State agency shall submit 
     such reports to the Secretary as the Secretary determines are 
     necessary to ensure compliance with this paragraph.
       ``(C) Reallocation.--If a State agency will not expend all 
     of the funds allocated to the

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     State agency for a fiscal year under subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary shall reallocate the unexpended funds to other 
     States (during the fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year) 
     as the Secretary considers appropriate and equitable.
       ``(D) Minimum allocation.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
     (B), the Secretary shall ensure that each State agency 
     operating an employment and training program shall receive 
     not less than $50,000 for each fiscal year.
       ``(E) Use of funds.--Of the amount of funds a State agency 
     receives under subparagraphs (A) through (D) for a fiscal 
     year, not less than 80 percent of the funds shall be used by 
     the State agency during the fiscal year to serve food stamp 
     recipients who--
       ``(i) are not eligible for an exception under section 
     6(o)(3); and
       ``(ii) are placed in and comply with a program described in 
     subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 6(o)(2).
       ``(F) Maintenance of effort.--To receive an allocation of 
     an additional amount made available under subclause (II) of 
     each of clauses (iii) through (vii) of subparagraph (A), a 
     State agency shall maintain the expenditures of the State 
     agency for employment and training programs and workfare 
     programs for any fiscal year under paragraph (2), and 
     administrative expenses described in section 20(g)(1), at a 
     level that is not less than the level of the expenditures by 
     the State agency to carry out the programs and such expenses 
     for fiscal year 1996.
       ``(G) Component costs.--The Secretary shall monitor State 
     agencies' expenditure of funds for employment and training 
     programs provided under this paragraph, including the costs 
     of individual components of State agencies' programs. The 
     Secretary may determine the reimbursable costs of employment 
     and training components, and, if the Secretary makes such a 
     determination, the Secretary shall determine that the amounts 
     spent or planned to be spent on the components reflect the 
     reasonable cost of efficiently and economically providing 
     components appropriate to recipient employment and training 
     needs, taking into account, as the Secretary deems 
     appropriate, prior expenditures on the components, the 
     variability of costs among State agencies' components, the 
     characteristics of the recipients to be served, and such 
     other factors as the Secretary considers necessary.''.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 30 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
     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 regarding whether the 
     amounts made available under section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977 (as a result of the amendment made by 
     subsection (a)) have been used by State agencies to increase 
     the number of work slots for recipients subject to section 
     6(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) in 
     employment and training programs and workfare in the most 
     efficient and effective manner practicable.

     SEC. 1003. DENIAL OF FOOD STAMPS FOR PRISONERS.

       (a) State Plans.--
       (1) In General.--Section 11(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (20) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(20) that the State agency shall establish a system and 
     take action on a periodic basis--
       ``(A) to verify and otherwise ensure that an individual 
     does not receive coupons in more than 1 jurisdiction within 
     the State; and
       ``(B) to verify and otherwise ensure that an individual who 
     is placed under detention in a Federal, State, or local 
     penal, correctional, or other detention facility for more 
     than 30 days shall not be eligible to participate in the food 
     stamp program as a member of any household, except that--
       ``(i) the Secretary may determine that extraordinary 
     circumstances make it impracticable for the State agency to 
     obtain information necessary to discontinue inclusion of the 
     individual; and
       ``(ii) a State agency that obtains information collected 
     under section 1611(e)(1)(I)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(I)(i)(I)) pursuant to section 
     1611(e)(1)(I)(ii)(II) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1382(e)(1)(I)(ii)(II)), or under another program determined 
     by the Secretary to be comparable to the program carried out 
     under that section, shall be considered in compliance with 
     this subparagraph.''.
       (2) Limits on disclosure and use of information.--Section 
     11(e)(8)(E) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2020(e)(8)(E)) is amended by striking ``paragraph (16)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (16) or (20)(B)''.
       (3) Effective Date.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on 
     the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (B) Extension.--The Secretary of Agriculture may grant a 
     State an extension of time to comply with the amendments made 
     by this subsection, not to exceed beyond the date that is 2 
     years after the date of enactment of this Act, if the chief 
     executive officer of the State submits a request for the 
     extension to the Secretary--
       (i) stating the reasons why the State is not able to comply 
     with the amendments made by this subsection by the date that 
     is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act;
       (ii) providing evidence that the State is making a good 
     faith effort to comply with the amendments made by this 
     subsection as soon as practicable; and
       (iii) detailing a plan to bring the State into compliance 
     with the amendments made by this subsection as soon as 
     practicable but not later than the date of the requested 
     extension.
       (b) Information Sharing.--Section 11 of the Food Stamp Act 
     of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(q) Denial of Food Stamps for Prisoners.--The Secretary 
     shall assist States, to the maximum extent practicable, in 
     implementing a system to conduct computer matches or other 
     systems to prevent prisoners described in section 
     11(e)(20)(B) from participating in the food stamp program as 
     a member of any household.''.

     SEC. 1004. NUTRITION EDUCATION.

       Section 11(f) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2020(f)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(f) To encourage'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(f) Nutrition Education.--
       ``(1) In general.--To encourage''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make available not 
     more than $600,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2001 
     to pay the Federal share of grants made to eligible private 
     nonprofit organizations and State agencies to carry out 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Eligibility.--A private nonprofit organization or 
     State agency shall be eligible to receive a grant under 
     subparagraph (A) if the organization or agency agrees--
       ``(i) to use the funds to direct a collaborative effort to 
     coordinate and integrate nutrition education into health, 
     nutrition, social service, and food distribution programs for 
     food stamp participants and other low-income households; and
       ``(ii) to design the collaborative effort to reach large 
     numbers of food stamp participants and other low-income 
     households through a network of organizations, including 
     schools, child care centers, farmers' markets, health 
     clinics, and outpatient education services.
       ``(C) Preference.--In deciding between 2 or more private 
     nonprofit organizations or State agencies that are eligible 
     to receive a grant under subparagraph (B), the Secretary 
     shall give a preference to an organization or agency that 
     conducted a collaborative effort described in subparagraph 
     (B) and received funding for the collaborative effort from 
     the Secretary before the date of enactment of this paragraph.
       ``(D) Federal share.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (E), the Federal 
     share of a grant under this paragraph shall be 50 percent.
       ``(ii) No in-kind contributions.--The non-Federal share of 
     a grant under this paragraph shall be in cash.
       ``(iii) Private funds.--The non-Federal share of a grant 
     under this paragraph may include amounts from private 
     nongovernmental sources.
       ``(E) Limit on individual grant.--The Federal share of a 
     grant under subparagraph (A) may not exceed $200,000 for a 
     fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 1005. REGULATIONS; EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement the 
     amendments made by this title.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by sections 1001 
     and 1002 take effect on October 1, 1997, without regard to 
     whether regulations have been promulgated to implement the 
     amendments made by such sections.
                TITLE II--HOUSING AND RELATED PROVISIONS

     SEC. 2001. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this title is as follows:

                TITLE II--HOUSING AND RELATED PROVISIONS

       Sec. 2001. Table of contents.
       Sec. 2002. Extension of foreclosure avoidance and borrower 
           assistance provisions for FHA single family housing 
           mortgage insurance program.
       Sec. 2003. Adjustment of maximum monthly rents for certain 
           dwelling units in new construction and substantial or 
           moderate rehabilitation projects assisted under section 
           8 rental assistance program.
       Sec. 2004. Adjustment of maximum monthly rents for non-
           turnover dwelling units assisted under section 8 rental 
           assistance program.

     SEC. 2002. EXTENSION OF FORECLOSURE AVOIDANCE AND BORROWER 
                   ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS FOR FHA SINGLE FAMILY 
                   HOUSING MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM.

       Section 407 of The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I (12 
     U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``only''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, on, or after'' after ``before''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (e).

     SEC. 2003. ADJUSTMENT OF MAXIMUM MONTHLY RENTS FOR CERTAIN 
                   DWELLING UNITS IN NEW CONSTRUCTION AND 
                   SUBSTANTIAL OR MODERATE REHABILITATION PROJECTS 
                   ASSISTED UNDER SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
                   PROGRAM.

       The third sentence of section 8(c)(2)(A) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)(2)(A)) is 
     amended by inserting

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     before the period at the end the following: ``, and during 
     fiscal year 1999 and thereafter''.

     SEC. 2004. ADJUSTMENT OF MAXIMUM MONTHLY RENTS FOR NON-
                   TURNOVER DWELLING UNITS ASSISTED UNDER SECTION 
                   8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       The last sentence of section 8(c)(2)(A) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)(2)(A)) is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and during fiscal year 1999 and thereafter''.
      TITLE III--COMMUNICATIONS AND SPECTRUM ALLOCATION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 3001. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Common Terminology.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this title, the terms used in this title have the meanings 
     provided in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 153), as amended by this section.
       (b) Additional Definitions.--Section 3 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (49) through (51) as 
     paragraphs (50) through (52), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (48) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(49) Television service.--
       ``(A) Analog television service.--The term `analog 
     television service' means television service provided 
     pursuant to the transmission standards prescribed by the 
     Commission in section 73.682(a) of its regulations (47 C.F.R. 
     73.682(a)).
       ``(B) Digital television service.--The term `digital 
     television service' means television service provided 
     pursuant to the transmission standards prescribed by the 
     Commission in section 73.682(d) of its regulations (47 C.F.R. 
     73.682(d)).''.

     SEC. 3002. SPECTRUM AUCTIONS.

       (a) Extension and Expansion of Auction Authority.--
       (1) In general.--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, then, except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), the Commission shall grant the 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) for public safety radio services, including private 
     internal radio services used by State and local governments 
     and non-government entities and including emergency road 
     services provided by not-for-profit organizations, that--
       ``(i) are used to protect the safety of life, health, or 
     property; and
       ``(ii) are not made commercially available to the public;
       ``(B) for initial licenses or construction permits for 
     digital television service given to existing terrestrial 
     broadcast licensees to replace their analog television 
     service licenses; or
       ``(C) for stations described in section 397(6) of this 
     Act.'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by inserting after the second sentence the following 
     new sentence: ``The Commission shall, directly or by 
     contract, provide for the design and conduct (for purposes of 
     testing) of competitive bidding using a contingent 
     combinatorial bidding system that permits prospective bidders 
     to bid on combinations or groups of licenses in a single bid 
     and to enter multiple alternative bids within a single 
     bidding round.'';
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
       (iii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) ensure that, in the scheduling of any competitive 
     bidding under this subsection, an adequate period is 
     allowed--
       ``(i) before issuance of bidding rules, to permit notice 
     and comment on proposed auction procedures; and
       ``(ii) after issuance of bidding rules, to ensure that 
     interested parties have a sufficient time to develop business 
     plans, assess market conditions, and evaluate the 
     availability of equipment for the relevant services.'';
       (C) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) prescribe methods by which a reasonable reserve price 
     will be required, or a minimum bid will be established, to 
     obtain any license or permit being assigned pursuant to the 
     competitive bidding, unless the Commission determines that 
     such a reserve price or minimum bid is not in the public 
     interest.'';
       (D) in paragraph (8)(B)--
       (i) by striking the third sentence; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``No 
     sums may be retained under this subparagraph during any 
     fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1998, if the annual 
     report of the Commission under section 4(k) for the second 
     preceding fiscal year fails to include in the itemized 
     statement required by paragraph (3) of such section a 
     statement of each expenditure made for purposes of conducting 
     competitive bidding under this subsection during such second 
     preceding fiscal year.'';
       (E) in paragraph (11), by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2007''; and
       (F) in paragraph (13)(F), by striking ``September 30, 
     1998'' and inserting ``the date of enactment of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997''.
       (2) Termination of Lottery Authority.--Section 309(i) of 
     the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(i)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) General authority.--Except as provided in paragraph 
     (5), if there is more than one application for any initial 
     license or construction permit, then the Commission shall 
     have the authority to grant such license or permit to a 
     qualified applicant through the use of a system of random 
     selection.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Termination of authority.--(A) Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), the Commission shall not issue any license 
     or permit using a system of random selection under this 
     subsection after July 1, 1997.
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall not apply 
     with respect to licenses or permits for stations described in 
     section 397(6) of this Act.''.
       (3) Resolution of pending comparative licensing cases.--
     Section 309 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309) 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(l) Applicability of Competitive Bidding to Pending 
     Comparative Licensing Cases.--With respect to competing 
     applications for initial licenses or construction permits for 
     commercial radio or television stations that were filed with 
     the Commission before July 1, 1997, the Commission shall--
       ``(1) have the authority to conduct a competitive bidding 
     proceeding pursuant to subsection (j) to assign such license 
     or permit;
       ``(2) treat the persons filing such applications as the 
     only persons eligible to be qualified bidders for purposes of 
     such proceeding; and
       ``(3) waive any provisions of its regulations necessary to 
     permit such persons to enter an agreement to procure the 
     removal of a conflict between their applications during the 
     180-day period beginning on the date of enactment of the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997.''.
       (4) Conforming amendment.--Section 6002 of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 is amended by striking 
     subsection (e).
       (5) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided therein, 
     the amendments made by this subsection are effective on July 
     1, 1997.
       (b) Accelerated Availability for Auction of 1,710-1,755 
     Megahertz from Initial Reallocation Report.--The band of 
     frequencies located at 1,710-1,755 megahertz identified in 
     the initial reallocation report under section 113(a) of the 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Act (47 U.S.C. 923(a)) shall, notwithstanding the timetable 
     recommended under section 113(e) of such Act and section 
     115(b)(1) of such Act, be available in accordance with this 
     subsection for assignment for commercial use. The Commission 
     shall assign licenses for such use by competitive bidding 
     commenced after January 1, 2001, pursuant to section 309(j) 
     of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)).
       (c) Commission Obligation To Make Additional Spectrum 
     Available by Auction.--
       (1) In general.--The 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) in the aggregate span not less than 55 megahertz;
       (B) are located below 3 gigahertz;
       (C) 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 (47 U.S.C. 923);
       (iii) been allocated for Federal Government use pursuant to 
     section 305 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     305);
       (iv) been designated for reallocation under section 337 of 
     the Communications Act of 1934 (as added by this Act); or
       (v) been allocated or authorized for unlicensed use 
     pursuant to part 15 of the Commission's regulations (47 
     C.F.R. Part 15), if the operation of services licensed 
     pursuant to competitive bidding would interfere with 
     operation of end-user products permitted under such 
     regulations;
       (D) include frequencies at 2,110-2,150 megahertz; and
       (E) include 15 megahertz from within the bands of 
     frequencies at 1,990-2,110 megahertz.
       (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 
     electromagnetic spectrum;
       (B) consider the cost of relocating existing uses to other 
     bands of frequencies or other means of communication;
       (C) consider the needs of existing public safety radio 
     services (as such services are described in section 
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     nications Act of 1934, as amended by this Act);
       (D) comply with the requirements of international 
     agreements concerning spectrum allocations; and
       (E) coordinate with the Secretary of Commerce when there is 
     any impact on Federal Government spectrum use.
       (3) Use of bands at 2,110-2,150 megahertz.--The Commission 
     shall reallocate spectrum located at 2,110-2,150 megahertz 
     for assignment by competitive bidding unless the Commission 
     determines that auction of other spectrum (A) better serves 
     the public interest, convenience, and necessity, and (B) can 
     reasonably be expected to produce greater receipts. If the 
     Commission makes such a determination, then the Commission 
     shall, within 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, identify an alternative 40 megahertz, and report to the 
     Congress an identification of such alternative 40 megahertz 
     for assignment by competitive bidding.
       (4) Use of 15 megahertz from bands at 1,990-2,110 
     megahertz.--The Commission shall reallocate 15 megahertz from 
     spectrum located at 1,990-2,110 megahertz for assignment by 
     competitive bidding unless the President determines such 
     spectrum cannot be reallocated due to the need to protect 
     incumbent Federal systems from interference, and that 
     allocation of other spectrum (A) better serves the public 
     interest, convenience, and necessity, and (B) can reasonably 
     be expected to produce comparable receipts. If the President 
     makes such a determination, then the President shall, within 
     2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, identify 
     alternative bands of frequencies totalling 15 megahertz, and 
     report to the Congress an identification of such alternative 
     bands for assignment by competitive bidding.
       (5) Notification to the Secretary of Commerce.--The 
     Commission shall attempt to accommodate incumbent licensees 
     displaced under this section by relocating them to other 
     frequencies available for allocation by the Commission. The 
     Commission shall notify the Secretary of Commerce whenever 
     the Commission is not able to provide for the effective 
     relocation of an incumbent licensee to a band of frequencies 
     available to the Commission for assignment. The notification 
     shall include--
       (A) specific information on the incumbent licensee;
       (B) the bands the Commission considered for relocation of 
     the licensee;
       (C) the reasons the licensee cannot be accommodated in such 
     bands; and
       (D) the bands of frequencies identified by the Commission 
     that are--
       (i) suitable for the relocation of such licensee; 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).
       (d) Identification and Reallocation of Frequencies.--
       (1) In general.--Section 113 of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923) is amended by adding at the 
     end thereof the following:
       ``(f) Additional Reallocation Report.--If the Secretary 
     receives a notice from the Commission pursuant to section 
     3002(c)(5) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the Secretary 
     shall prepare and submit to the President, the Commission, 
     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 licensees identified in the 
     Commission's notice. The Commission shall, not later than one 
     year after receipt of such report, prepare, submit to the 
     President and the Congress, and implement, a plan for the 
     immediate allocation and assignment of such frequencies under 
     the 1934 Act to incumbent licensees described in the 
     Commission's notice.
       ``(g) Relocation of Federal Government Stations.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to expedite the commercial 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 from 
     any person payment of the expenses of relocating the Federal 
     entity's operations from one or more frequencies to another 
     frequency or frequencies, including the costs of any 
     modification, replacement, or reissuance of equipment, 
     facilities, operating manuals, or regulations incurred by 
     that entity. Such payments may be in advance of relocation 
     and may be in cash or in kind. Any such payment in cash shall 
     be deposited in the account of such Federal entity in the 
     Treasury of the United States or in a separate account 
     authorized by law. Funds deposited according to this 
     paragraph shall be available, without appropriation or fiscal 
     year limitation, only for such expenses 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 that has been allocated for mixed 
     Federal and non-Federal use, or that has been scheduled for 
     reallocation to 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 within 6 
     months after receiving the petition if the following 
     requirements are met:
       ``(A) the person seeking relocation of the Federal 
     Government station has guaranteed to pay all relocation costs 
     incurred by the Federal entity, including all engineering, 
     equipment, site acquisition and construction, and regulatory 
     fee costs;
       ``(B) all activities necessary for implementing the 
     relocation have been completed, including construction of 
     replacement facilities (if necessary and appropriate) and 
     identifying and obtaining 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 clause (i) of this 
     subparagraph, 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 entity 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 who filed the petition 
     under paragraph (2) for such relocation shall take reasonable 
     steps to remedy any defects or pay the Federal entity for the 
     expenses incurred in 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 in any reallocation report 
     under this section 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.
       ``(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).''.
       (2) Section 114(a) of such Act (47 U.S.C. 924(a)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(a) or (d)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``(a), (d)(1), or (f)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``either'' and inserting 
     ``any''.
       (e) Identification and Reallocation of Auctionable 
     Frequencies.--
       (1) Second report required.--Section 113(a) of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(a)) is amended by inserting 
     ``and within 6 months after the date of enactment of the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997'' after ``Act of 1993''.
       (2) In general.--Section 113(b) of such Act (47 U.S.C. 
     923(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking the caption of paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``Initial reallocation report.--'';
       (B) by inserting ``in the initial 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 adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(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 band or bands 
     of frequencies that--
       ``(A) in the aggregate span not less than 20 megahertz;
       ``(B) are located below 3 gigahertz; and
       ``(C) meet the criteria specified in paragraphs (1) through 
     (5) of subsection (a).''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 113(d) of such Act (47 
     U.S.C. 923(d)) is amended by striking ``final report'' and 
     inserting ``initial report''.
       (4) Allocation and assignment.--Section 115 of such Act (47 
     U.S.C. 925) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``the report required by section 113(a)'' 
     in subsection (b) and inserting ``the initial reallocation 
     report required by section 113(a)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(c) Allocation and Assignment of Frequencies Identified 
     in the Second Reallocation Report.--
       ``(1) Plan and implementation.--With respect to the 
     frequencies made available for reallocation pursuant to 
     section 113(b)(3), the Commission shall, not later than one 
     year after receipt of the second reallocation report required 
     by section 113(a), prepare, submit to the President and the 
     Congress, and implement, a plan for the immediate allocation 
     and assignment under the 1934 Act of all

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     such frequencies in accordance with section 309(j) of such 
     Act.
       ``(2) Contents.--The plan prepared by the Commission under 
     paragraph (1) shall consist of a schedule of allocation and 
     assignment of those frequencies in accordance with section 
     309(j) of the 1934 Act in time for the assignment of those 
     licenses or permits by September 30, 2002.''.

     SEC. 3003. AUCTION OF RECAPTURED BROADCAST TELEVISION 
                   SPECTRUM.

       Section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     309(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(14) Auction of recaptured broadcast television 
     spectrum.--
       ``(A) Limitations on terms of terrestrial television 
     broadcast licenses.--A television broadcast license that 
     authorizes analog television service may not be renewed to 
     authorize such service for a period that extends beyond 
     December 31, 2006.
       ``(B) Extension.--The Commission shall extend the date 
     described in subparagraph (A) for any station that requests 
     such extension in any television market if the Commission 
     finds that--
       ``(i) one or more of the stations in such market that are 
     licensed to or affiliated with one of the four largest 
     national television networks are not broadcasting a digital 
     television service signal, and the Commission finds that each 
     such station has exercised due diligence and satisfies the 
     conditions for an extension of the Commission's applicable 
     construction deadlines for digital television service in that 
     market;
       ``(ii) digital-to-analog converter technology is not 
     generally available in such market; or
       ``(iii) in any market in which an extension is not 
     available under clause (i) or (ii), 15 percent or more of the 
     television households in such market--

       ``(I) do not subscribe to a multichannel video programming 
     distributor (as defined in section 602) that carries one of 
     the digital television service programming channels of each 
     of the television stations broadcasting such a channel in 
     such market; and
       ``(II) do not have either--

       ``(a) at least one television receiver capable of receiving 
     the digital television service signals of the television 
     stations licensed in such market; or
       ``(b) at least one television receiver of analog television 
     service signals equipped with digital-to-analog converter 
     technology capable of receiving the digital television 
     service signals of the television stations licensed in such 
     market.
       ``(C) Spectrum reversion and resale.--
       ``(i) The Commission shall--

       ``(I) ensure that, as licenses for analog television 
     service expire pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B), each 
     licensee shall cease using electromagnetic spectrum assigned 
     to such service according to the Commission's direction; and
       ``(II) reclaim and organize the electromagnetic spectrum in 
     a manner consistent with the objectives described in 
     paragraph (3) of this subsection.

       ``(ii) Licensees for new services occupying spectrum 
     reclaimed pursuant to clause (i) shall be assigned in 
     accordance with this subsection. The Commission shall 
     complete the assignment of such licenses, and report to the 
     Congress the total revenues from such competitive bidding, by 
     September 30, 2002.
       ``(D) Certain limitations on qualified bidders 
     prohibited.--In prescribing any regulations relating to the 
     qualification of bidders for spectrum reclaimed pursuant to 
     subparagraph (C)(i), the Commission, for any license that may 
     be used for any digital television service where the grade A 
     contour of the station is projected to encompass the entirety 
     of a city with a population in excess of 400,000 (as 
     determined using the 1990 decennial census), shall not--
       ``(i) preclude any party from being a qualified bidder for 
     such spectrum on the basis of--

       ``(I) the Commission's duopoly rule (47 C.F.R. 73.3555(b)); 
     or
       ``(II) the Commission's newspaper cross-ownership rule (47 
     C.F.R. 73.3555(d)); or

       ``(ii) apply either such rule to preclude such a party that 
     is a winning bidder in a competitive bidding for such 
     spectrum from using such spectrum for digital television 
     service.''.

     SEC. 3004. ALLOCATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF NEW PUBLIC SAFETY 
                   SERVICES LICENSES AND COMMERCIAL LICENSES.

       Title III of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by 
     inserting after section 336 (47 U.S.C. 336) the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 337. ALLOCATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF NEW PUBLIC SAFETY 
                   SERVICES LICENSES AND COMMERCIAL LICENSES.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than January 1, 1998, the 
     Commission shall allocate the electromagnetic spectrum 
     between 746 megahertz and 806 megahertz, inclusive, as 
     follows:
       ``(1) 24 megahertz of that spectrum for public safety 
     services according to the terms and conditions established by 
     the Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Commerce and the Attorney General; and
       ``(2) 36 megahertz of that spectrum for commercial use to 
     be assigned by competitive bidding pursuant to section 
     309(j).
       ``(b) Assignment.--The Commission shall--
       ``(1) commence assignment of the licenses for public safety 
     services created pursuant to subsection (a) no later than 
     September 30, 1998; and
       ``(2) commence competitive bidding for the commercial 
     licenses created pursuant to subsection (a) after January 1, 
     2001.
       ``(c) Licensing of Unused Frequencies for Public Safety 
     Services.--
       ``(1) Use of unused channels for public safety services.--
     Upon application by an entity seeking to provide public 
     safety services, the Commission shall waive any requirement 
     of this Act or its regulations implementing this Act (other 
     than its regulations regarding harmful interference) to the 
     extent necessary to permit the use of unassigned frequencies 
     for the provision of public safety services by such entity. 
     An application shall be granted under this subsection if the 
     Commission finds that--
       ``(A) no other spectrum allocated to public safety services 
     is immediately available to satisfy the requested public 
     safety service use;
       ``(B) the requested use is technically feasible without 
     causing harmful interference to other spectrum users entitled 
     to protection from such interference under the Commission's 
     regulations;
       ``(C) the use of the unassigned frequency for the provision 
     of public safety services is consistent with other 
     allocations for the provision of such services in the 
     geographic area for which the application is made;
       ``(D) the unassigned frequency was allocated for its 
     present use not less than 2 years prior to the date on which 
     the application is granted; and
       ``(E) granting such application is consistent with the 
     public interest.
       ``(2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to any 
     application to provide public safety services that is pending 
     or filed on or after the date of enactment of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997.
       ``(d) Conditions on Licenses.--In establishing service 
     rules with respect to licenses granted pursuant to this 
     section, the Commission--
       ``(1) shall establish interference limits at the boundaries 
     of the spectrum block and service area;
       ``(2) shall establish any additional technical restrictions 
     necessary to protect full-service analog television service 
     and digital television service during a transition to digital 
     television service;
       ``(3) may permit public safety services licensees and 
     commercial licensees--
       ``(A) to aggregate multiple licenses to create larger 
     spectrum blocks and service areas; and
       ``(B) to disaggregate or partition licenses to create 
     smaller spectrum blocks or service areas; and
       ``(4) shall establish rules insuring that public safety 
     services licensees using spectrum reallocated pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1) shall not be subject to harmful 
     interference from television broadcast licensees.
       ``(e) Removal and Relocation of Incumbent Broadcast 
     Licensees.--
       ``(1) Channels 60 to 69.--Any person who holds a television 
     broadcast license to operate between 746 and 806 megahertz 
     may not operate at that frequency after the date on which the 
     digital television service transition period terminates, as 
     determined by the Commission.
       ``(2) Incumbent qualifying low-power stations.--After 
     making any allocation or assignment under this section, the 
     Commission shall seek to assure, consistent with the 
     Commission's plan for allotments for digital television 
     service, that each qualifying low-power television station is 
     assigned a frequency below 746 megahertz to permit the 
     continued operation of such station.
       ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Public safety services.--The term `public safety 
     services' means services--
       ``(A) the sole or principal purpose of which is to protect 
     the safety of life, health, or property;
       ``(B) that are provided--
       ``(i) by State or local government entities; or
       ``(ii) by nongovernmental organizations that are authorized 
     by a governmental entity whose primary mission is the 
     provision of such services; and
       ``(C) that are not made commercially available to the 
     public by the provider.
       ``(2) Qualifying low-power television stations.--A station 
     is a qualifying low-power television station if, during the 
     90 days preceding the date of enactment of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997--
       ``(A) such station broadcast a minimum of 18 hours per day;
       ``(B) such station broadcast an average of at least 3 hours 
     per week of programming that was produced within the market 
     area served by such station; and
       ``(C) such station was in compliance with the requirements 
     applicable to low-power television stations.''.

     SEC. 3005. FLEXIBLE USE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM.

       Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     303) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(y) Have authority to allocate electromagnetic spectrum 
     so as to provide flexibility of use, if--
       ``(1) such use is consistent with international agreements 
     to which the United States is a party; and
       ``(2) the Commission finds, after notice and an opportunity 
     for public comment, that--
       ``(A) such an allocation would be in the public interest;
       ``(B) such use would not deter investment in communications 
     services and systems, or technology development; and
       ``(C) such use would not result in harmful interference 
     among users.''.

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     SEC. 3006. UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND PAYMENT SCHEDULE.

       (a) Appropriations to the Universal Service Fund.--
       (1) Appropriation.--There is hereby appropriated to the 
     Commission $3,000,000,000 in fiscal year 2001, which shall be 
     disbursed on October 1, 2000, to the Administrator of the 
     Federal universal service support programs established 
     pursuant to section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 254), and which may be expended by the Administrator 
     in support of such programs as provided pursuant to the rules 
     implementing that section.
       (2) Return to treasury.--The Administrator shall transfer 
     $3,000,000,000 from the funds collected for such support 
     programs to the General Fund of the Treasury on October 1, 
     2001.
       (b) Fee Adjustments.--The Commission shall direct the 
     Administrator to adjust payments by telecommunications 
     carriers and other providers of interstate telecommunications 
     so that the $3,000,000,000 of the total payments by such 
     carriers or providers to the Administrator for fiscal year 
     2001 shall be deferred until October 1, 2001.
       (c) Preservation of Authority.--Nothing in this section 
     shall affect the Administrator's authority to determine the 
     amounts that should be expended for universal service support 
     programs pursuant to section 254 of the Communications Act of 
     1934 and the rules implementing that section.
       (d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``Administrator'' means the Administrator designated by the 
     Federal Communications Commission to administer Federal 
     universal service support programs pursuant to section 254 of 
     the Communications Act of 1934.

     SEC. 3007. DEADLINE FOR COLLECTION.

       The Commission shall conduct the competitive bidding 
     required under this title or the amendments made by this 
     title in a manner that ensures that all proceeds of such 
     bidding are deposited in accordance with section 309(j)(8) of 
     the Communications Act of 1934 not later than September 30, 
     2002.

     SEC. 3008. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR SPECTRUM AUCTIONS.

       Notwithstanding section 309(b) of the Communications Act of 
     1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(b)), no application for an instrument of 
     authorization for frequencies assigned under this title (or 
     amendments made by this title) shall be granted by the 
     Commission earlier than 7 days following issuance of public 
     notice by the Commission of the acceptance for filing of such 
     application or of any substantial amendment thereto. 
     Notwithstanding section 309(d)(1) of such Act (47 U.S.C. 
     309(d)(1)), the Commission may specify a period (no less than 
     5 days following issuance of such public notice) for the 
     filing of petitions to deny any application for an instrument 
     of authorization for such frequencies.
     TITLE IV--MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH PROVISIONS

     SEC. 4000. AMENDMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AND REFERENCES 
                   TO OBRA; TABLE OF CONTENTS OF TITLE.

       (a) 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.
       (b) 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.
       (c) Table of Contents of Title.--The table of contents of 
     this title is as follows:
Sec. 4000. Amendments to Social Security Act and references to OBRA; 
              table of contents of title.

                  Subtitle A--Medicare+Choice Program

                   Chapter 1--Medicare+Choice Program


                 Subchapter A--Medicare+Choice Program

Sec. 4001. Establishment of Medicare+Choice Program.

                   ``Part C--Medicare+Choice Program

``Sec. 1851. Eligibility, election, and enrollment.
``Sec. 1852. Benefits and beneficiary protections.
``Sec. 1853. Payments to Medicare+Choice organizations.
``Sec. 1854. Premiums.
``Sec. 1855. Organizational and financial requirements for 
              Medicare+Choice organizations; provider-sponsored 
              organizations.
``Sec. 1856. Establishment of standards.
``Sec. 1857. Contracts with Medicare+Choice organizations.
``Sec. 1859. Definitions; miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 4002. Transitional rules for current medicare HMO program.
Sec. 4003. Conforming changes in medigap program.


    Subchapter B--Special Rules for Medicare+Choice Medical Savings 
                                Accounts

Sec. 4006. Medicare+Choice MSA.

                       Chapter 2--Demonstrations


Subchapter A--Medicare+Choice Competitive Pricing Demonstration Project

``Sec. 4011. Medicare prepaid competitive pricing demonstration 
              project.
``Sec. 4012. Administration through the Office of Competition; advisory 
              committee.
``Sec. 4013. Project design based on FEHBP competitive bidding model.


         Subchapter B--Social Health Maintenance Organizations

``Sec. 4014. Social health maintenance organizations (SHMOs.)


 Subchapter C--Medicare Subdivision Demonstration Project for Military 
                                Retirees

``Sec. 4015. Medicare subvention demonstration project for military 
              retirees.


                      Subchapter D--Other Projects

``Sec. 4016. Medicare coordinated care demonstration project.
``Sec. 4017. Orderly transition of municipal health service 
              demonstration projects.
``Sec. 4018. Medicare enrollment demonstration project.
``Sec. 4019. Extension of certain medicare community nursing 
              organization demonstration projects.

                         Chapter 3--Commissions

``Sec. 4021. National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare.
``Sec. 4022. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.

                     Chapter 4--Medigap Protections

``Sec. 4031. Medigap protections.
``Sec. 4032. Addition of high deductible medigap policies.

    Chapter 5--Tax Treatment of Hospitals Participating in Provider-
                        Sponsored Organizations

``Sec. 4041. Tax treatment of hospitals which participate in provider-
              sponsored organizations.

                   Subtitle B--Prevention Initiatives

``Sec. 4101. Screening mammography.
``Sec. 4102. Screening pap smear and pelvic exams.
``Sec. 4103. Prostate cancer screening tests.
``Sec. 4104. Coverage of colorectal screening.
``Sec. 4105. Diabetes self-management benefits.
``Sec. 4106. Standardization of medicare coverage of bone mass 
              measurements.
``Sec. 4107. Vaccines outreach expansion.
``Sec. 4108. Study on preventive and enhanced benefits.

                     Subtitle C--Rural Initiatives

``Sec. 4201. Medicare rural hospital flexibility program.
``Sec. 4202. Prohibiting denial of request by rural referral centers 
              for reclassification on basis of comparability of wages.
``Sec. 4203. Hospital geographic reclassification permitted for 
              purposes of disproportionate share payment adjustments.
``Sec. 4204. Medicare-dependent, small rural hospital payment 
              extension.
Sec. 4205. Rural health clinic services.
Sec. 4206. Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services.
Sec. 4207. Informatics, telemedicine, and education demonstration 
              project.

    Subtitle D--Anti-Fraud and Abuse Provisions and Improvements in 
                      Protecting Program Integrity

         Chapter 1--Revisions To Sanctions for Fraud and Abuse

Sec. 4301. Permanent exclusion for those convicted of 3 health care 
              related crimes.
Sec. 4302. Authority to refuse to enter into medicare agreements with 
              individuals or entities convicted of felonies.
Sec. 4303. Exclusion of entity controlled by family member of a 
              sanctioned individual.
Sec. 4304. Imposition of civil money penalties.

        Chapter 2--Improvements In Protecting Program Integrity

Sec. 4311. Improving information to medicare beneficiaries.
Sec. 4312. Disclosure of information and surety bonds.
Sec. 4313. Provision of certain identification numbers.
Sec. 4314. Advisory opinions regarding certain physician self-referral 
              provisions.
Sec. 4315. Replacement of reasonable charge methodology by fee 
              schedules.
Sec. 4316. Application of inherent reasonableness to all part B 
              services other than physicians' services.
Sec. 4317. Requirement to furnish diagnostic information.
Sec. 4318. Report by GAO on operation of fraud and abuse control 
              program.
Sec. 4319. Competitive bidding demonstration projects.
Sec. 4320. Prohibiting unnecessary and wasteful medicare payments for 
              certain items.
Sec. 4321. Nondiscrimination in post-hospital referral to home health 
              agencies and other entities.

            Chapter 3--Clarifications and Technical Changes

Sec. 4331. Other fraud and abuse related provisions.

             Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Part A Only

                  Chapter 1--Payment of PPS Hospitals

Sec. 4401. PPS hospital payment update.

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Sec. 4402. Maintaining savings from temporary reduction in capital 
              payments for PPS hospitals.
Sec. 4403. Disproportionate share.
Sec. 4404. Medicare capital asset sales price equal to book value.
Sec. 4405. Elimination of IME and DSH payments attributable to outlier 
              payments.
Sec. 4406. Increase base payment rate to Puerto Rico hospitals.
Sec. 4407. Certain hospital discharges to post acute care.
Sec. 4408. Reclassification of certain counties as large urban areas 
              under medicare program.
Sec. 4409. Geographic reclassification for certain disproportionately 
              large hospitals.
Sec. 4410. Floor on area wage index.

               Chapter 2--Payment of PPS-Exempt Hospitals


                subchapter a--general payment provisions

Sec. 4411. Payment update.
Sec. 4412. Reductions to capital payments for certain PPS-exempt 
              hospitals and units.
Sec. 4413. Rebasing.
Sec. 4414. Cap on TEFRA limits.
Sec. 4415. Bonus and relief payments.
Sec. 4416. Change in payment and target amount for new providers.
Sec. 4417. Treatment of certain long-term care hospitals.
Sec. 4418. Treatment of certain cancer hospitals.
Sec. 4419. Elimination of exemptions for certain hospitals.


   subchapter b--prospective payment system for pps-exempt hospitals

Sec. 4421. Prospective payment for inpatient rehabilitation hospital 
              services.
Sec. 4422. Development of proposal on payments for long-term care 
              hospitals.

           Chapter 3--Payment for Skilled Nursing Facilities

Sec. 4431. Extension of cost limits.
Sec. 4432. Prospective payment for skilled nursing facility services.

           Chapter 4--Provisions Related to Hospice Services

Sec. 4441. Payments for hospice services.
Sec. 4442. Payment for home hospice care based on location where care 
              is furnished.
Sec. 4443. Hospice care benefits periods.
Sec. 4444. Other items and services included in hospice care.
Sec. 4445. Contracting with independent physicians or physician groups 
              for hospice care services permitted.
Sec. 4446. Wavier of certain staffing requirements for hospice care 
              programs in nonurbanized areas.
Sec. 4447. Limitation on liability of beneficiaries for certain hospice 
              coverage denials.
Sec. 4448. Extending the period for physician certification of an 
              individual's terminal illness.
Sec. 4449. Effective date.

                  Chapter 5--Other Payment Provisions

Sec. 4451. Reductions in payments for enrollee bad debt.
Sec. 4452. Permanent extension of hemophilia pass-through payment.
Sec. 4453. Reduction in part A medicare premium for certain public 
              retirees.
Sec. 4454. Coverage of services in religious nonmedical health care 
              institutions under the medicare and medicaid programs.

             Subtitle F--Provisions Relating to Part B Only

              Chapter 1--Services of Health Professionals


                   subchapter a--physicians' services

Sec. 4501. Establishment of single conversion factor for 1998.
Sec. 4502. Establishing update to conversion factor to match spending 
              under sustainable growth rate.
Sec. 4503. Replacement of volume performance standard with sustainable 
              growth rate.
Sec. 4504. Payment rules for anesthesia services.
Sec. 4505. Implementation of resource-based methodologies.
Sec. 4506. Dissemination of information on high per discharge relative 
              values for in-hopsital physicians' services.
Sec. 4507.  Use of private contracts by medicare beneficiaries.


             SUBCHAPTER B--OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

Sec. 4511.  Increased medicare reimbursement For nurse practitioners 
              and clinical nurse specialists.
Sec. 4512.  Increase medicare reimbursement for physician assistants.
Sec. 4513.  No x-ray required for chiropractic services.

     Chapter 2--Payment for Hospital Outpatient Department Services

Sec. 4521.  Elimination of formula-driven overpayments (FDO) for 
              certain out patient hospital services.
Sec. 4522.  Extension of reductions in payments for costs of hospital 
              outpatient services.
Sec. 4523.  Prospective payment system for hospital outpatient 
              department services.

                     Chapter 3--Ambulance Services

Sec. 4531.  Payments for ambulance services.
Sec. 4532.  Demonstration of coverage of ambulance services under 
              medicare through contracts with units of local 
              government.

 Chapter 4--Prospective Payment for Outpatient Rehabilitation Services

Sec. 4541.  Prospective payment for outpatient rehabilitation services.

                  Chapter 5--Other Payment Provisions

Sec. 4551.  Payments for durable medical equipment.
Sec. 4552.  Oxygen and oxygen equipment.
Sec. 4553.  Reduction in updates to payment amounts for clinical 
              diagnostic laboratory tests; study on laboratory tests.
Sec. 4554.  Improvements in administration of laboratory tests benefit.
Sec. 4555.  Updates for ambulatory surgical services.
Sec. 4556.  Reimbursement for drugs and biologicals.
Sec. 4557.  Coverage of oral anti-nausea drugs under chemotherapeutic 
              regimen.
Sec. 4558.  Renal dialysis-related services.
Sec. 4559.  Temporary coverage restoration for portable 
              electrocardiogram transportation.

            Chapter 6--Part B Premium and Related Provisions


          SUBCHAPTER A--DETERMINATION OF PART B PREMIUM AMOUNT

Sec. 4571.  Part B premium.


        SUBCHAPTER B--OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO PART B PREMIUM

Sec. 4581.  Protection under the medicare program for disabled workers 
              who lost benefits under a group health plan.
Sec. 4582.  Government entities eligible to elect to pay part B 
              premiums for eligible individuals.

            Subtitle G--Provisions Relating to Parts A and B

              Chapter 1--Home Health Services and Benefits


             SUBCHAPER A--PAYMENTS FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES

Sec. 4601.  Recapturing savings resulting from temporary freeze on 
              payment increases for home health services.
Sec. 4602.  Interim payments for home health services.
Sec. 4603.  Prospective payment for home health services.
Sec. 4604.  Payment based on location where home health service is 
              furnished.


                   SUBCHAPTER B--HOME HEALTH BENEFITS

Sec. 4611.  Modification of part A home health benefit for individuals 
              enrolled under part B.
Sec. 4612.  Clarification of part-time or intermittent nursing care.
Sec. 4613.  Study on definition of homebound.
Sec. 4614.  Normative standards for home health claims denials.
Sec. 4615.  No home health benefits based solely on drawing blood.
Sec. 4616.  Reports to Congress regarding home health cost containment.

                 Chapter 2--Graduate Medical Education


                SUBCHAPTER A--INDIRECT MEDICAL EDUCATION

Sec. 4621.  Indirect graduate medical education payments.
Sec. 4622.  Payment to hospitals of indirect medical education costs 
              for Medicare+Choice enrollees.


            SUBCHAPTER B--DIRECT GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION

Sec. 4623.  Limitation on number of residents and rolling average FTE 
              count.
Sec. 4624.  Payments to hospitals for direct costs of graduate medical 
              education of Medicare+Choice enrollees.
Sec. 4625.  Permitting payment to nonhospital providers.
Sec. 4626.  Incentive payments under plans for voluntary reduction in 
              number of residents.
Sec. 4627.  Medicare special reimbursement rule for primary care 
              combined residency programs.
Sec. 4628.  Demonstration project on use of consortia.
Sec. 4629.  Recommendations on long-term policies regarding teaching 
              hospitals and graduate medical education.
Sec. 4630.  Study of hospital overhead and supervisory physician 
              components of direct medical education costs.

       Chapter 3--Provisions Relating to Medicare Secondary Payer

Sec. 4631.  Permanent extension and revision of certain secondary payer 
              provisions.
Sec. 4632.  Clarification of time and filing limitations.
Sec. 4633.  Permitting recovery against third party administrators.

                      Chapter 4--Other Provisions

Sec. 4641.  Placement of advance directive in medical record.
Sec. 4642.  Increased certification period for certain organ 
              procurement organizations.
Sec. 4643.  Office of the Chief Actuary in the Health Care Financing 
              Administration.

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Sec. 4644.  Conforming amendments to comply with congressional review 
              of agency rulemaking.

                          Subtitle H--Medicaid

                        Chapter 1--Managed Care

Sec. 4701.  State option of using managed care; change in terminology.
Sec. 4702.  Primary care case management services at State option 
              without need for waiver.
Sec. 4703.  Elimination of 75:25 restriction on risk contracts.
Sec. 4704  Increased beneficiary protections.
Sec. 4705.  Quality assurance standards.
Sec. 4706.  Solvency standards.
Sec. 4707.  Projections against fraud and abuse.
Sec. 4708.  Improve administration.
Sec. 4709.  6-month guaranteed eligibility for all individuals enrolled 
              in managed care.
Sec. 4710.  Effective dates.

             Chapter 2--Flexibility In Payment of Providers

Sec. 4711.  Flexibility in payment methods for hospital, nursing 
              facility, ICF/MR, and home health services.
Sec. 4712.  Payment for center and clinic services.
Sec. 4713.  Elimination of obstetrical and pediatric payment rate 
              requirements.
Sec. 4714.  Medicaid payment rates for certain medicare cost-sharing.
Sec. 4715.  Treatment of veterans' pensions under medicaid.

                 Chapter 3--Federal Payments to States

Sec. 4721.  Reforming disproportionate share payments under State 
              medicaid programs.
Sec. 4722.  Treatment of State taxes imposed on certain hospitals.
Sec. 4723.  Additional funding for State emergency health services 
              furnished to undocumented aliens.
Sec. 4724.  Elimination of waste, fraud, and abuse.
Sec. 4725.  Increased FMAPs.
Sec. 4726.  Increase in payment limitation for territories.

                         Chapter 4--Eligibility

Sec. 4731.  State option of continuous eligibility for 12 months; 
              clarification of State option to cover children.
Sec. 4732.  Payment of part B premiums.
Sec. 4733.  State option to permit workers with disabilities to buy 
              into medicaid.
Sec. 4734.  Penalty for fraudulent eligibility.
Sec. 4735.  Treatment of certain settlement payments.

                          Chapter 5--Benefits

Sec. 4741.  Elimination of requirement to pay for private insurance.
Sec. 4742.  Physician qualification requirements.
Sec. 4743.  Elimination of requirement of prior institutionalization 
              with respect to habilitation services furnished under a 
              waiver for home or community-based services.
Sec. 4744.  Study and report on EPSDT benefit.

              Chapter 6--Administration and Miscellaneous

Sec. 4751.  Elimination of duplicative inspection of care requirements 
              for ICFS/MR and mental hospitals.
Sec. 4752.  Alternative sanctions for noncompliant ICFS/MR.
Sec. 4753.  Modification of MMIS requirements.
Sec. 4754.  Facilitating imposition of State alternative remedies on 
              non-compliant nursing facilities.
Sec. 4755.  Removal of name from nurse aide registry.
Sec. 4756.  Medically accepted indication.
Sec. 4757.  Continuation of State-wide section 1115 medicaid waivers.
Sec. 4758.  Extension of moratorium.
Sec. 4759.  Extension of effective date for State law amendment.

   Subtitle I--Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)

Sec. 4801.  Coverage of PACE under the medicare program.
Sec. 4802.  Establishment of PACE program as medicaid State option.
Sec. 4803.  Effective date; transition.
Sec. 4804.  Study and reports.

         Subtitle J--State Children's Health Insurance Program

          Chapter 1--State Children's Health Insurance Program

Sec. 4901.  Establishment of program.

         ``TITLE XXI--STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM

Sec. 2101.  Purpose; State child health plans.
Sec. 2102.  General contents of State child health plan; eligibility; 
              outreach.
Sec. 2103.  Coverage requirements for children's health insurance.
Sec. 2104.  Allotments.
Sec. 2105.  Payments to States.
Sec. 2106.  Process for submission, approval, and amendment of State 
              child health plans.
Sec. 2107.  Strategic objectives and performance goals; plan 
              administration.
Sec. 2108.  Annual reports; evaluations.
Sec. 2109.  Miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 2110.  Definitions.

        Chapter 2--Expanded Coverage of Children Under Medicaid

Sec. 4911.  Optional use of State child health assistance funds for 
              enhanced medicaid match for expanded medicaid 
              eligibility.
Sec. 4912.  Medicaid presumptive eligibility for low-income children.
Sec. 4913.  Continuation of medicaid eligibility for disabled children 
              who lose SSI benefits.

                   Chapter 3--Diabetes Grant Programs

Sec. 4921.  Special diabetes programs for children with Type I 
              diabetes.
Sec. 4922.  Special diabetes programs for Indians.
Sec. 4923.  Report on diabetes grant programs.
                  Subtitle A--Medicare+Choice Program

                   CHAPTER 1--MEDICARE+CHOICE PROGRAM

                 Subchapter A--Medicare+ Choice Program

     SEC. 4001. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICARE+ CHOICE PROGRAM.

       Title XVIII is amended by redesignating part C as part D 
     and by inserting after part B the following new part:

                   ``Part C--Medicare+Choice Program


                ``eligibility, election, and enrollment

       ``Sec. 1851. (a) Choice of Medicare Benefits Through 
     Medicare+Choice Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of this 
     section, each Medicare+Choice eligible individual (as defined 
     in paragraph (3)) is entitled to elect to receive benefits 
     under this title--
       ``(A) through the original medicare fee-for-service program 
     under parts A and B, or
       ``(B) through enrollment in a Medicare+ Choice plan under 
     this part.
       ``(2) Types of medicare+choice plans that may be 
     available.--A Medicare+Choice plan may be any of the 
     following types of plans of health insurance:
       ``(A) Coordinated care plans.--Coordinated care plans which 
     provide health care services, including but not limited to 
     health maintenance organization plans (with or without point 
     of service options), plans offered by provider-sponsored 
     organizations (as defined in section 1855(d)), and preferred 
     provider organization plans.
       ``(B) Combination of msa plan and contributions to 
     medicare+choice msa.--An MSA plan, as defined in section 
     1859(b)(3), and a contribution into a Medicare+Choice medical 
     savings account (MSA).
       ``(C) Private fee-for-service plans.--A Medicare+Choice 
     private fee-for-service plan, as defined in section 
     1859(b)(2).
       ``(3) Medicare+choice eligible individual.--
       ``(A) In general.--In this title, subject to subparagraph 
     (B), the term `Medicare+Choice 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 
     Medicare+Choice 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 Medicare+Choice 
     plan offered by a Medicare+Choice organization only if the 
     plan serves the geographic area in which the individual 
     resides.
       ``(B) Continuation of enrollment permitted.--Pursuant to 
     rules specified by the Secretary, the Secretary shall provide 
     that a plan may offer to all individuals residing in a 
     geographic area the option to continue enrollment in the 
     plan, notwithstanding that the individual no longer resides 
     in the service area of the plan, so long as the plan provides 
     that individuals exercising this option have, as part of the 
     basic benefits described in section 1852(a)(1)(A), reasonable 
     access within that geographic area to the full range of basic 
     benefits, subject to reasonable cost sharing liability in 
     obtaining such benefits.
       ``(2) Special rule for certain individuals covered under 
     fehbp or eligible for veterans or military health benefits, 
     veterans.--
       ``(A) 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 an MSA 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.
       ``(B) VA and dod.--The Secretary may apply rules similar to 
     the rules described in subparagraph (A) in the case of 
     individuals who are eligible for health care benefits under 
     chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, or under chapter 
     17 of title 38 of such Code.
       ``(3) Limitation on eligibility of qualified medicare 
     beneficiaries and other medicaid beneficiaries to enroll in 
     an msa plan.--An individual who is a qualified medicare 
     beneficiary (as defined in section 1905(p)(1)), a qualified 
     disabled and working individual (described in section 
     1905(s)), an individual described in section 
     1902(a)(10)(E)(iii), or otherwise entitled to medicare cost-
     sharing under a State plan under title XIX is not eligible to 
     enroll in an MSA plan.

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       ``(4) Coverage under msa plans on a demonstration basis.--
       ``(A) In general.--An individual is not eligible to enroll 
     in an MSA plan under this part--
       ``(i) on or after January 1, 2003, unless the enrollment is 
     the continuation of such an enrollment in effect as of such 
     date; or
       ``(ii) as of any date if the number of such individuals so 
     enrolled as of such date has reached 390,000.

     Under rules established by the Secretary, an individual is 
     not eligible to enroll (or continue enrollment) in an MSA 
     plan for a year unless the individual provides assurances 
     satisfactory to the Secretary that the individual will reside 
     in the United States for at least 183 days during the year.
       ``(B) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall regularly evaluate 
     the impact of permitting enrollment in MSA plans under this 
     part on selection (including adverse selection), use of 
     preventive care, access to care, and the financial status of 
     the Trust Funds under this title.
       ``(C) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     periodic reports on the numbers of individuals enrolled in 
     such plans and on the evaluation being conducted under 
     subparagraph (B). The Secretary shall submit such a report, 
     by not later than March 1, 2002, on whether the time 
     limitation under subparagraph (A)(i) should be extended or 
     removed and whether to change the numerical limitation under 
     subparagraph (A)(ii).
       ``(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) Coordination through medicare+choice organizations.--
       ``(A) Enrollment.--Such process shall permit an individual 
     who wishes to elect a Medicare+Choice plan offered by a 
     Medicare+Choice 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 Medicare+Choice plan offered by 
     a Medicare+Choice organization and who wishes to terminate 
     such election, to terminate such election through the filing 
     of an appropriate election form with the organization.
       ``(3) 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 
     original medicare fee-for-service program option.
       ``(ii) Seamless continuation of coverage.--The Secretary 
     may establish procedures under which an individual who is 
     enrolled in a health plan (other than Medicare+Choice plan) 
     offered by a Medicare+Choice organization at the time of the 
     initial election period and who fails to elect to receive 
     coverage other than through the organization is deemed to 
     have elected the Medicare+Choice plan offered by the 
     organization (or, if the organization offers more than one 
     such plan, such plan or plans as the Secretary identifies 
     under such procedures).
       ``(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) the Medicare+Choice plan with respect to which such 
     election is in effect is discontinued or, subject to 
     subsection (b)(1)(B), no longer serves the area in which the 
     individual resides.
       ``(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 (as 
     defined in subsection (e)(3)(B)), the Secretary shall mail to 
     each Medicare+Choice eligible individual residing in an area 
     the following:
       ``(i) General information.--The general information 
     described in paragraph (3).
       ``(ii) List of plans and comparison of plan options.--A 
     list identifying the Medicare+Choice plans that are (or will 
     be) available to residents of the area and information 
     described in paragraph (4) concerning such plans. Such 
     information shall be presented in a comparative form.
       ``(iii) 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, to the 
     extent practicable, with the mailing of any annual notice 
     under section 1804.
       ``(B) Notification to newly eligible medicare+choice 
     eligible individuals.--To the extent practicable, the 
     Secretary shall, not later than 30 days before the beginning 
     of the initial Medicare+Choice enrollment period for an 
     individual described in subsection (e)(1), mail to the 
     individual the information described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Form.--The information disseminated under this 
     paragraph shall be written and formatted using language that 
     is easily understandable by medicare beneficiaries.
       ``(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 Medicare+Choice 
     plans and the benefits and Medicare+Choice monthly basic and 
     supplemental beneficiary premiums for such plans.
       ``(3) General information.--General information under this 
     paragraph, with respect to coverage under this part during a 
     year, shall include the following:
       ``(A) Benefits under original medicare fee-for-service 
     program option.--A general description of the benefits 
     covered under the original medicare fee-for-service program 
     under parts A and B, including--
       ``(i) covered items and services,
       ``(ii) beneficiary cost sharing, such as deductibles, 
     coinsurance, and copayment amounts, and
       ``(iii) any beneficiary liability for balance billing.
       ``(B) Election procedures.--Information and instructions on 
     how to exercise election options under this section.
       ``(C) Rights.--A general description of procedural rights 
     (including grievance and appeals procedures) of beneficiaries 
     under the original medicare fee-for-service program and the 
     Medicare+Choice program and the right to be protected against 
     discrimination based on health status-related factors under 
     section 1852(b).
       ``(D) Information on medigap and medicare select.--A 
     general description of the benefits, enrollment rights, and 
     other requirements applicable to medicare supplemental 
     policies under section 1882 and provisions relating to 
     medicare select policies described in section 1882(t).
       ``(E) Potential for contract termination.--The fact that a 
     Medicare+Choice organization may terminate its contract, 
     refuse to renew its contract, or reduce the service area 
     included in its contract, under this part, and the effect of 
     such a termination, nonrenewal, or service area reduction may 
     have on individuals enrolled with the Medicare+Choice plan 
     under this part.
       ``(4) Information comparing plan options.--Information 
     under this paragraph, with respect to a Medicare+Choice plan 
     for a year, shall include the following:
       ``(A) Benefits.--The benefits covered under the plan, 
     including the following:
       ``(i) Covered items and services beyond those provided 
     under the original medicare fee-for-service program.
       ``(ii) Any beneficiary cost sharing.
       ``(iii) Any maximum limitations on out-of-pocket expenses.
       ``(iv) In the case of an MSA plan, differences in cost 
     sharing, premiums, and balance billing under such a plan 
     compared to under other Medicare+Choice plans.
       ``(v) In the case of a Medicare+Choice private fee-for-
     service plan, differences in cost sharing, premiums, and 
     balance billing under such a plan compared to under other 
     Medicare+Choice plans.
       ``(vi) The extent to which an enrollee may obtain benefits 
     through out-of-network health care providers.
       ``(vii) The extent to which an enrollee may select among 
     in-network providers and the types of providers participating 
     in the plan's network.
       ``(viii) The organization's coverage of emergency and 
     urgently needed care.
       ``(B) Premiums.--The Medicare+Choice monthly basic 
     beneficiary premium and Medicare+Choice monthly supplemental 
     beneficiary premium, if any, for the plan or, in the case of 
     an MSA plan, the Medicare+Choice monthly MSA premium.
       ``(C) Service area.--The service area of the plan.
       ``(D) Quality and performance.--To the extent available, 
     plan quality and performance indicators for the benefits 
     under the plan (and how they compare to such indicators under 
     the original 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,
       ``(iii) information on health outcomes, and
       ``(iv) the recent record regarding compliance of the plan 
     with requirements of this part (as determined by the 
     Secretary).
       ``(E) Supplemental benefits.--Whether the organization 
     offering the plan includes mandatory supplemental benefits in 
     its base benefit package or offers optional supplemental 
     benefits and the terms and conditions (including premiums) 
     for such coverage.
       ``(5) Maintaining a toll-free number and internet site.--
     The Secretary shall maintain a toll-free number for inquiries 
     regarding Medicare+Choice options and the operation of this 
     part in all areas in which Medicare+Choice plans are offered 
     and an Internet site through which individuals may 
     electronically obtain information on such options and 
     Medicare+Choice plans.
       ``(6) Use of non-federal entities.--The Secretary may enter 
     into contracts with non-Federal entities to carry out 
     activities under this subsection.
       ``(7) Provision of information.--A Medicare+Choice 
     organization shall provide

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     the Secretary with such information on the organization and 
     each Medicare+Choice 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 if 
     medicare+choice plans available to individual.--If, at the 
     time an individual first becomes entitled to benefits under 
     part A and enrolled under part B, there is one or more 
     Medicare+Choice plans offered in the area in which the 
     individual resides, the individual shall make the election 
     under this section during a period specified by the Secretary 
     such that if the individual elects a Medicare+Choice plan 
     during the period, coverage under the plan becomes effective 
     as of the first date on which the individual may receive such 
     coverage.
       ``(2) Open enrollment and disenrollment opportunities.--
     Subject to paragraph (5)--
       ``(A) Continuous open enrollment and disenrollment through 
     2001.--At any time during 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, a 
     Medicare+Choice eligible individual may change the election 
     under subsection (a)(1).
       ``(B) Continuous open enrollment and disenrollment for 
     first 6 months during 2002.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), at any time 
     during the first 6 months of 2002, or, if the individual 
     first becomes a Medicare+Choice eligible individual during 
     2002, during the first 6 months during 2002 in which the 
     individual is a Medicare+Choice eligible individual, a 
     Medicare+Choice eligible individual may change the election 
     under subsection (a)(1).
       ``(ii) Limitation of one change.--An individual may 
     exercise the right under clause (i) only once. The limitation 
     under this clause shall not apply to changes in elections 
     effected during an annual, coordinated election period under 
     paragraph (3) or during a special enrollment period under the 
     first sentence of paragraph (4).
       ``(C) Continuous open enrollment and disenrollment for 
     first 3 months in subsequent years.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), at any time 
     during the first 3 months of a year after 2002, or, if the 
     individual first becomes a Medicare+Choice eligible 
     individual during a year after 2002, during the first 3 
     months of such year in which the individual is a 
     Medicare+Choice eligible individual, a Medicare+Choice 
     eligible individual may change the election under subsection 
     (a)(1).
       ``(ii) Limitation of one change during open enrollment 
     period each year.--An individual may exercise the right under 
     clause (i) only once during the applicable 3-month period 
     described in such clause in each year. The limitation under 
     this clause shall not apply to changes in elections effected 
     during an annual, coordinated election period under paragraph 
     (3) or during a special enrollment period under paragraph 
     (4).
       ``(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 2000), 
     the month of November before such year.
       ``(C) Medicare+choice health information fairs.--In the 
     month of November of each year (beginning with 1999), in 
     conjunction with the annual coordinated election period 
     defined in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall provide for 
     a nationally coordinated educational and publicity campaign 
     to inform Medicare+Choice eligible individuals about 
     Medicare+Choice plans and the election process provided under 
     this section.
       ``(D) Special information campaign in 1998.--During 
     November 1998 the Secretary shall provide for an educational 
     and publicity campaign to inform Medicare+Choice eligible 
     individuals about the availability of Medicare+Choice plans, 
     and eligible organizations with risk-sharing contracts under 
     section 1876, offered in different areas and the election 
     process provided under this section.
       ``(4) Special election periods.--Effective as of January 1, 
     2002, an individual may discontinue an election of a 
     Medicare+Choice plan offered by a Medicare+Choice 
     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 this 
     part has been terminated or the organization has terminated 
     or otherwise discontinued providing the plan in the area in 
     which the individual resides;
       ``(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 the individual's 
     enrollment on the basis described in clause (i) or (ii) of 
     subsection (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 this part in relation to the individual (including the 
     failure to provide an enrollee on a timely basis medically 
     necessary care for which benefits are available under the 
     plan or the failure to provide such covered care in 
     accordance with applicable quality standards); 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 exceptional 
     conditions as the Secretary may provide.
     Effective as of January 1, 2002, an individual who, upon 
     first becoming eligible for benefits under part A at age 65, 
     enrolls in a Medicare+Choice plan under this part, the 
     individual may discontinue the election of such plan, and 
     elect coverage under the original fee-for-service plan, at 
     any time during the 12-month period beginning on the 
     effective date of such enrollment.
       ``(5) Special rules for msa plans.--Notwithstanding the 
     preceding provisions of this subsection, an individual--
       ``(A) may elect an MSA plan only during--
       ``(i) an initial open enrollment period described in 
     paragraph (1),
       ``(ii) an annual, coordinated election period described in 
     paragraph (3)(B), or
       ``(iii) the month of November 1998;
       ``(B) subject to subparagraph (C), may not discontinue an 
     election of an MSA plan except during the periods described 
     in clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (A) and under the 
     first sentence of paragraph (4); and
       ``(C) who elects an MSA plan during an annual, coordinated 
     election period, and who never previously had elected such a 
     plan, may revoke such election, in a manner determined by the 
     Secretary, by not later than December 15 following the date 
     of the election.
       ``(6) Open enrollment periods.--Subject to paragraph (5), a 
     Medicare+Choice organization--
       ``(A) shall accept elections or changes to elections during 
     the initial enrollment periods described in paragraph (1), 
     during the month of November 1998 and each subsequent year 
     (as provided in paragraph (3)), and during special election 
     periods described in the first sentence of paragraph (4); and
       ``(B) may accept other changes to elections at such other 
     times as the organization provides.
       ``(f) Effectiveness of Elections and Changes 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 continuous open enrollment periods.--An 
     election or change of coverage made under subsection (e)(2) 
     shall take effect with the first day of the first calendar 
     month following the date on which the election is made.
       ``(3) Annual, coordinated election period.--An election or 
     change of coverage made during an annual, coordinated 
     election period (as defined in subsection (e)(3)(B)) in a 
     year shall take effect as of the first day of the following 
     year.
       ``(4) Other periods.--An election or change of coverage 
     made during any other period under subsection (e)(4) 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 
     Medicare+Choice organization shall provide that at any time 
     during which elections are accepted under this section with 
     respect to a Medicare+Choice 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 
     Medicare+Choice organization, in relation to a 
     Medicare+Choice plan it offers, has a capacity limit and the 
     number of Medicare+Choice 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, on a basis described in section 
     1852(b), among the individuals (who seek to elect the plan).
     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 
     Medicare+Choice organization may not for any reason terminate 
     the election of any individual under this section for a 
     Medicare+Choice plan it offers.
       ``(B) Basis for termination of election.--A Medicare+Choice 
     organization may terminate an individual's election under 
     this section with respect to a Medicare+Choice plan it offers 
     if--
       ``(i) any Medicare+Choice monthly basic and supplemental 
     beneficiary 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 
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       ``(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 in the area in which the 
     individual resides.
       ``(C) Consequence of termination.--
       ``(i) Terminations for cause.--Any individual whose 
     election is terminated under clause (i) or (ii) of 
     subparagraph (B) is deemed to have elected the original 
     medicare fee-for-service program option described in 
     subsection (a)(1)(A).
       ``(ii) Termination based on plan termination or service 
     area reduction.--Any individual whose election is terminated 
     under subparagraph (B)(iii) shall have a special election 
     period under subsection (e)(4)(A) in which to change coverage 
     to coverage under another Medicare+Choice plan. Such an 
     individual who fails to make an election during such period 
     is deemed to have chosen to change coverage to the original 
     medicare fee-for-service program option described in 
     subsection (a)(1)(A).
       ``(D) Organization obligation with respect to election 
     forms.--Pursuant to a contract under section 1857, each 
     Medicare+Choice organization receiving an election form under 
     subsection (c)(2) 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 Material and Application 
     Forms.--
       ``(1) Submission.--No marketing material or application 
     form may be distributed by a Medicare+Choice organization to 
     (or for the use of) Medicare+Choice eligible individuals 
     unless--
       ``(A) at least 45 days before the date of distribution the 
     organization has submitted the material or form to the 
     Secretary for review, and
       ``(B) the Secretary has not disapproved the distribution of 
     such material or form.
       ``(2) Review.--The standards established under section 1856 
     shall include guidelines for the review of any material or 
     form submitted and under such guidelines the Secretary shall 
     disapprove (or later require the correction of) such material 
     or form if the material or form is materially inaccurate or 
     misleading or otherwise makes a material misrepresentation.
       ``(3) Deemed approval (1-stop shopping).--In the case of 
     material or form 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 material or 
     form under paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a Medicare+Choice 
     plan in an area, the Secretary is deemed not to have 
     disapproved such distribution in all other areas covered by 
     the plan and organization except with regard to that portion 
     of such material or form that is specific only to an area 
     involved.
       ``(4) Prohibition of certain marketing practices.--Each 
     Medicare+Choice organization shall conform to fair marketing 
     standards, in relation to Medicare+Choice plans offered under 
     this part, included in the standards established under 
     section 1856. Such standards--
       ``(A) shall not permit a Medicare+Choice organization to 
     provide for cash or other monetary rebates as an inducement 
     for enrollment or otherwise, and
       ``(B) may include a prohibition against a Medicare+Choice 
     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 Medicare+Choice Plan Option.--
       ``(1) Payments to organizations.--Subject to sections 
     1852(a)(5), 1853(g), 1853(h), 1886(d)(11), and 1886(h)(3)(D), 
     payments under a contract with a Medicare+Choice organization 
     under section 1853(a) with respect to an individual electing 
     a Medicare+Choice 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.
       ``(2) Only organization entitled to payment.--Subject to 
     sections 1853(e), 1853(g), 1853(h), 1857(f)(2), and 
     1886(d)(11), and 1886(h)(3)(D), only the Medicare+Choice 
     organization shall be entitled to receive payments from the 
     Secretary under this title for services furnished to the 
     individual.


                 ``benefits and beneficiary protections

       ``Sec. 1852. (a) Basic Benefits.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in section 1859(b)(3) 
     for MSA plans, each Medicare+Choice 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 (other than hospice care) 
     for which benefits are available under parts A and B to 
     individuals residing in the area served by the plan, and
       ``(B) additional benefits required under section 
     1854(f)(1)(A).
       ``(2) Satisfaction of requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--A Medicare+Choice plan (other than an 
     MSA plan) offered by a Medicare+Choice organization satisfies 
     paragraph (1)(A), with respect to benefits for items and 
     services furnished other than through a provider or other 
     person that has a contract with the organization offering the 
     plan, if the plan provides payment in an amount so that--
       ``(i) the sum of such payment amount and any cost sharing 
     provided for under the plan, is equal to at least
       ``(ii) the total dollar amount of payment for such items 
     and services as would otherwise be authorized under parts A 
     and B (including any balance billing permitted under such 
     parts).
       ``(B) Reference to related provisions.--For provision 
     relating to--
       ``(i) limitations on balance billing against 
     Medicare+Choice organizations for non-contract providers, see 
     sections 1852(k) and 1866(a)(1)(O), and
       ``(ii) limiting actuarial value of enrollee liability for 
     covered benefits, see section 1854(e).
       ``(3) Supplemental benefits.--
       ``(A) Benefits included subject to secretary's approval.--
     Each Medicare+Choice organization may provide to individuals 
     enrolled under this part, other than under a MSA plan, 
     (without affording those individuals an option to decline the 
     coverage) supplemental health care benefits that the 
     Secretary may approve. The Secretary shall approve any such 
     supplemental benefits unless the Secretary determines that 
     including such supplemental benefits would substantially 
     discourage enrollment by Medicare+Choice eligible individuals 
     with the organization.
       ``(B) At enrollees' option.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), a 
     Medicare+Choice organization may provide to individuals 
     enrolled under this part supplemental health care benefits 
     that the individuals may elect, at their option, to have 
     covered.
       ``(ii) Special rule for msa plans.--A Medicare+Choice 
     organization may not provide, under an MSA plan, supplemental 
     health care benefits that cover the deductible described in 
     section 1859(b)(2)(B). In applying the previous sentence, 
     health benefits described in section 1882(u)(2)(B) shall not 
     be treated as covering such deductible.
       ``(C) Application to Medicare+Choice private fee-for-
     service plans.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed 
     as preventing a Medicare+Choice private fee-for-service plan 
     from offering supplemental benefits that include payment for 
     some or all of the balance billing amounts permitted 
     consistent with section 1852(k) and coverage of additional 
     services that the plan finds to be medically necessary.
       ``(4) Organization as secondary payer.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, a Medicare+Choice organization may 
     (in the case of the provision of items and services to an 
     individual under a Medicare+Choice 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 a law, plan, or policy described in such 
     section--
       ``(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 1853(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 
     Medicare+Choice 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 Medicare+Choice capitation rate 
     under section 1853 included in the announcement made at the 
     beginning of such period, then, unless otherwise required by 
     law--
       ``(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)(1) 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.
       ``(b) Antidiscrimination.--
       ``(1) Beneficiaries.--
       ``(A) In general.--A Medicare+Choice organization may not 
     deny, limit, or condition the coverage or provision of 
     benefits under this part, for individuals permitted to be 
     enrolled with the organization under this part, based on any 
     health status-related factor described in section 2702(a)(1) 
     of the Public Health Service Act.
       ``(B) Construction.--Subparagraph (A) shall not be 
     construed as requiring a Medicare+Choice organization to 
     enroll individuals who are determined to have end-stage renal 
     disease, except as provided under section 1851(a)(3)(B).
       ``(2) Providers.--A Medicare+Choice organization shall not 
     discriminate with respect to participation, reimbursement, or 
     indemnification as to any provider who is acting within the 
     scope of the provider's license or certification under 
     applicable State law, solely on the basis of such license or 
     certification. This paragraph shall not be construed to 
     prohibit a plan from including providers only to the extent 
     necessary to meet the needs of the plan's enrollees or from 
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     tablishing any measure designed to maintain quality and 
     control costs consistent with the responsibilities of the 
     plan.
       ``(c) Disclosure Requirements.--
       ``(1) Detailed description of plan provisions.--A 
     Medicare+Choice organization shall disclose, in clear, 
     accurate, and standardized form to each enrollee with a 
     Medicare+Choice plan offered by the organization under this 
     part at the time of enrollment and at least annually 
     thereafter, the following information regarding such plan:
       ``(A) Service area.--The plan's service area.
       ``(B) Benefits.--Benefits offered under the plan, including 
     information described in section 1851(d)(3)(A) and exclusions 
     from coverage and, if it is an MSA plan, a comparison of 
     benefits under such a plan with benefits under other 
     Medicare+Choice plans.
       ``(C) Access.--The number, mix, and distribution of plan 
     providers, out-of-network coverage (if any) provided by the 
     plan, and any point-of-service option (including the 
     supplemental premium for such option).
       ``(D) Out-of-area coverage.--Out-of-area coverage provided 
     by the plan.
       ``(E) Emergency coverage.--Coverage of emergency services, 
     including--
       ``(i) the appropriate use of emergency services, including 
     use of the 911 telephone system or its local equivalent in 
     emergency situations and an explanation of what constitutes 
     an emergency situation;
       ``(ii) the process and procedures of the plan for obtaining 
     emergency services; and
       ``(iii) the locations of (I) emergency departments, and 
     (II) other settings, in which plan physicians and hospitals 
     provide emergency services and post-stabilization care.
       ``(F) Supplemental benefits.--Supplemental benefits 
     available from the organization offering the plan, 
     including--
       ``(i) whether the supplemental benefits are optional,
       ``(ii) the supplemental benefits covered, and
       ``(iii) the Medicare+Choice monthly supplemental 
     beneficiary premium for the supplemental benefits.
       ``(G) Prior authorization rules.--Rules regarding prior 
     authorization or other review requirements that could result 
     in nonpayment.
       ``(H) Plan grievance and appeals procedures.--All plan 
     appeal or grievance rights and procedures.
       ``(I) Quality assurance program.--A description of the 
     organization's quality assurance program under subsection 
     (e).
       ``(2) Disclosure upon request.--Upon request of a 
     Medicare+Choice eligible individual, a Medicare+Choice 
     organization must provide the following information to such 
     individual:
       ``(A) The general coverage information and general 
     comparative plan information made available under clauses (i) 
     and (ii) of section 1851(d)(2)(A).
       ``(B) Information on procedures used by the organization to 
     control utilization of services and expenditures.
       ``(C) Information on the number of grievances, 
     redeterminations, and appeals and on the disposition in the 
     aggregate of such matters.
       ``(D) An overall summary description as to the method of 
     compensation of participating physicians.
       ``(d) Access to Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--A Medicare+Choice organization offering 
     a Medicare+Choice plan may select 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 not emergency services (as defined 
     in paragraph (3)), but (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,
       ``(ii) the services were renal dialysis services and were 
     provided other than through the organization because the 
     individual was temporarily out of the plan's service area, or
       ``(iii) the services are maintenance care or post-
     stabilization care covered under the guidelines established 
     under paragraph (2);
       ``(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) Guidelines respecting coordination of post-
     stabilization care.--A Medicare+Choice plan shall comply with 
     such guidelines as the Secretary may prescribe relating to 
     promoting efficient and timely coordination of appropriate 
     maintenance and post-stabilization care of an enrollee after 
     the enrollee has been determined to be stable under section 
     1867.
       ``(3) Definition of emergency services.--In this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `emergency services' means, 
     with respect to an individual enrolled with an organization, 
     covered inpatient and outpatient services that--
       ``(i) are furnished by a provider that is qualified to 
     furnish such services under this title, and
       ``(ii) are needed to evaluate or stabilize an emergency 
     medical condition (as defined in subparagraph (B)).
       ``(B) Emergency medical condition based on prudent 
     layperson.--The term `emergency medical condition' means a 
     medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of 
     sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that a 
     prudent layperson, who possesses an average knowledge of 
     health and medicine, could reasonably expect the absence of 
     immediate medical attention to result in--
       ``(i) placing the health of the individual (or, with 
     respect to a pregnant woman, the health of the woman or her 
     unborn child) in serious jeopardy,
       ``(ii) serious impairment to bodily functions, or
       ``(iii) serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.
       ``(4) Assuring access to services in medicare+choice 
     private fee-for-service plans.--In addition to any other 
     requirements under this part, in the case of a 
     Medicare+Choice private fee-for-service plan, the 
     organization offering the plan must demonstrate to the 
     Secretary that the organization has sufficient number and 
     range of health care professionals and providers willing to 
     provide services under the terms of the plan. The Secretary 
     shall find that an organization has met such requirement with 
     respect to any category of health care professional or 
     provider if, with respect to that category of provider--
       ``(A) the plan has established payment rates for covered 
     services furnished by that category of provider that are not 
     less than the payment rates provided for under part A, part 
     B, or both, for such services, or
       ``(B) the plan has contracts or agreements with a 
     sufficient number and range of providers within such category 
     to provide covered services under the terms of the plan, or a 
     combination of both.

     The previous sentence shall not be construed as restricting 
     the persons from whom enrollees under such a plan may obtain 
     covered benefits.
       ``(e) Quality Assurance Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each Medicare+Choice organization must 
     have arrangements, consistent with any regulation, for an 
     ongoing quality assurance program for health care services it 
     provides to individuals enrolled with Medicare+Choice plans 
     of the organization.
       ``(2) Elements of program.--
       ``(A) In general.--The quality assurance program of an 
     organization with respect to a Medicare+Choice plan (other 
     than a Medicare+Choice private fee-for-service plan or a non-
     network MSA plan) it offers shall--
       ``(i) stress health outcomes and provide for the 
     collection, analysis, and reporting of data (in accordance 
     with a quality measurement system that the Secretary 
     recognizes) that will permit measurement of outcomes and 
     other indices of the quality of Medicare+Choice plans and 
     organizations;
       ``(ii) monitor and evaluate high volume and high risk 
     services and the care of acute and chronic conditions;
       ``(iii) evaluate the continuity and coordination of care 
     that enrollees receive;
       ``(iv) be evaluated on an ongoing basis as to its 
     effectiveness;
       ``(v) include measures of consumer satisfaction;
       ``(vi) provide the Secretary with such access to 
     information collected as may be appropriate to monitor and 
     ensure the quality of care provided under this part;
       ``(vii) provide review by physicians and other health care 
     professionals of the process followed in the provision of 
     such health care services;
       ``(viii) provide for the establishment of written protocols 
     for utilization review, based on current standards of medical 
     practice;
       ``(ix) have mechanisms to detect both underutilization and 
     overutilization of services;
       ``(x) after identifying areas for improvement, establish or 
     alter practice parameters;
       ``(xi) take action to improve quality and assesses the 
     effectiveness of such action through systematic followup; and
       ``(xii) 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).
       ``(B) Elements of program for organizations offering 
     medicare+choice private fee-for-service plans and non-network 
     msa plans.--The quality assurance program of an organization 
     with respect to a Medicare+Choice private fee-for-service 
     plan or a non-network MSA plan it offers shall--
       ``(i) meet the requirements of clauses (i) through (vi) of 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(ii) insofar as it provides for the establishment of 
     written protocols for utilization review, base such protocols 
     on current standards of medical practice; and
       ``(iii) have mechanisms to evaluate utilization of services 
     and inform providers and enrollees of the results of such 
     evaluation.
       ``(C) Definition of non-network msa plan.--In this 
     subsection, the term `non-network MSA plan' means an MSA plan 
     offered by a Medicare+Choice organization that does

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     not provide benefits required to be provided by this part, in 
     whole or in part, through a defined set of providers under 
     contract, or under another arrangement, with the 
     organization.
       ``(3) External review.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each Medicare+Choice organization shall, 
     for each Medicare+Choice plan it operates, have an agreement 
     with an independent quality review and improvement 
     organization approved by the Secretary to perform functions 
     of the type described in sections 1154(a)(4)(B) and 
     1154(a)(14) with respect to services furnished by 
     Medicare+Choice plans for which payment is made under this 
     title. The previous sentence shall not apply to a 
     Medicare+Choice private fee-for-service plan or a non-network 
     MSA plan that does not employ utilization review.
       ``(B) Nonduplication of accreditation.--Except in the case 
     of the review of quality complaints, and consistent with 
     subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall ensure that the 
     external review activities conducted under subparagraph (A) 
     are not duplicative of review activities conducted as part of 
     the accreditation process.
       ``(C) Waiver authority.--The Secretary may waive the 
     requirement described in subparagraph (A) in the case of an 
     organization if the Secretary determines that the 
     organization has consistently maintained an excellent record 
     of quality assurance and compliance with other requirements 
     under this part.
       ``(4) Treatment of accreditation.--The Secretary shall 
     provide that a Medicare+Choice organization is deemed to meet 
     requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection and 
     subsection (h) (relating to confidentiality and accuracy of 
     enrollee 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, as a condition of accreditation, applies and 
     enforces standards with respect to the requirements involved 
     that are no less stringent than the standards established 
     under section 1856 to carry out the respective requirements.
       ``(f) Grievance Mechanism.--Each Medicare+Choice 
     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 
     Medicare+Choice plans of the organization under this part.
       ``(g) Coverage Determinations, Reconsiderations, and 
     Appeals.--
       ``(1) Determinations by organization.--
       ``(A) In general.--A Medicare+Choice organization shall 
     have a procedure for making determinations regarding whether 
     an individual enrolled with the plan of the organization 
     under this part is entitled to receive a health service under 
     this section and the amount (if any) that the individual is 
     required to pay with respect to such service. Subject to 
     paragraph (3), such procedures shall provide for such 
     determination to be made on a timely basis.
       ``(B) Explanation of determination.--Such a determination 
     that denies coverage, in whole in part, shall be in writing 
     and shall include a statement in understandable language of 
     the reasons for the denial and a description of the 
     reconsideration and appeals processes.
       ``(2) Reconsiderations.--
       ``(A) In general.--The organization shall provide for 
     reconsideration of a determination described in paragraph 
     (1)(B) upon request by the enrollee involved. The 
     reconsideration shall be within a time period specified by 
     the Secretary, but shall be made, subject to paragraph (3), 
     not later than 60 days after the date of the receipt of the 
     request for reconsideration.
       ``(B) Physician decision on certain reconsiderations.--A 
     reconsideration relating to a determination to deny coverage 
     based on a lack of medical necessity shall be made only by a 
     physician with appropriate expertise in the field of medicine 
     which necessitates treatment who is other than a physician 
     involved in the initial determination.
       ``(3) Expedited determinations and reconsiderations.--
       ``(A) Receipt of requests.--
       ``(i) Enrollee requests.--An enrollee in a Medicare+Choice 
     plan may request, either in writing or orally, an expedited 
     determination under paragraph (1) or an expedited 
     reconsideration under paragraph (2) by the Medicare+Choice 
     organization.
       ``(ii) Physician requests.--A physician, regardless whether 
     the physician is affiliated with the organization or not, may 
     request, either in writing or orally, such an expedited 
     determination or reconsideration.
       ``(B) Organization procedures.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Medicare+Choice organization shall 
     maintain procedures for expediting organization 
     determinations and reconsiderations when, upon request of an 
     enrollee, the organization determines that the application of 
     the normal time frame for making a determination (or a 
     reconsideration involving a determination) could seriously 
     jeopardize the life or health of the enrollee or the 
     enrollee's ability to regain maximum function.
       ``(ii) Expedition required for physician requests.--In the 
     case of a request for an expedited determination or 
     reconsideration made under subparagraph (A)(ii), the 
     organization shall expedite the determination or 
     reconsideration if the request indicates that the application 
     of the normal time frame for making a determination (or a 
     reconsideration involving a determination) could seriously 
     jeopardize the life or health of the enrollee or the 
     enrollee's ability to regain maximum function.
       ``(iii) Timely response.--In cases described in clauses (i) 
     and (ii), the organization shall notify the enrollee (and the 
     physician involved, as appropriate) of the determination or 
     reconsideration under time limitations established by the 
     Secretary, but not later than 72 hours of the time of receipt 
     of the request for the determination or reconsideration (or 
     receipt of the information necessary to make the 
     determination or reconsideration), or such longer period as 
     the Secretary may permit in specified cases.
       ``(4) Independent review of certain coverage denials.--The 
     Secretary shall contract with an independent, outside entity 
     to review and resolve in a timely manner reconsiderations 
     that affirm denial of coverage, in whole or in part.
       ``(5) Appeals.--An enrollee with a Medicare+Choice plan of 
     a Medicare+Choice 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 subsections (b) and (g) of 
     section 205 as provided in this paragraph, 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.
       ``(h) Confidentiality and Accuracy of Enrollee Records.--
     Insofar as a Medicare+Choice organization maintains medical 
     records or other health information regarding enrollees under 
     this part, the Medicare+Choice organization shall establish 
     procedures--
       ``(1) to safeguard the privacy of any individually 
     identifiable enrollee information;
       ``(2) to maintain such records and information in a manner 
     that is accurate and timely, and
       ``(3) to assure timely access of enrollees to such records 
     and information.
       ``(i) Information on Advance Directives.--Each 
     Medicare+Choice organization shall meet the requirement of 
     section 1866(f) (relating to maintaining written policies and 
     procedures respecting advance directives).
       ``(j) Rules Regarding Provider Participation.--
       ``(1) Procedures.--Insofar as a Medicare+Choice 
     organization offers benefits under a Medicare+Choice plan 
     through agreements with physicians, the organization shall 
     establish reasonable procedures relating to the participation 
     (under an agreement between a physician and the organization) 
     of physicians under such a plan. 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 such adverse decisions, including the presentation 
     of information and views of the physician regarding such 
     decision.
       ``(2) Consultation in medical policies.--A Medicare+Choice 
     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) Prohibiting interference with provider advice to 
     enrollees.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), a 
     Medicare+Choice organization (in relation to an individual 
     enrolled under a Medicare+Choice plan offered by the 
     organization under this part) shall not prohibit or otherwise 
     restrict a covered health care professional (as defined in 
     subparagraph (D)) from advising such an individual who is a 
     patient of the professional about the health status of the 
     individual or medical care or treatment for the individual's 
     condition or disease, regardless of whether benefits for such 
     care or treatment are provided under the plan, if the 
     professional is acting within the lawful scope of practice.
       ``(B) Conscience protection.--Subparagraph (A) shall not be 
     construed as requiring a Medicare+Choice plan to provide, 
     reimburse for, or provide coverage of a counseling or 
     referral service if the Medicare+Choice organization offering 
     the plan--
       ``(i) objects to the provision of such service on moral or 
     religious grounds; and
       ``(ii) in the manner and through the written 
     instrumentalities such Medicare+Choice organization deems 
     appropriate, makes available information on its policies 
     regarding such service to prospective enrollees before or 
     during enrollment and to enrollees within 90 days after the 
     date that the organization or plan adopts a change in policy 
     regarding such a counseling or referral service.
       ``(C) Construction.--Nothing in subparagraph (B) shall be 
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     sure requirements under State law or under the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
       ``(D) Health care professional defined.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the term `health care professional' means a 
     physician (as defined in section 1861(r)) or other health 
     care professional if coverage for the professional's services 
     is provided under the Medicare+Choice plan for the services 
     of the professional. Such term includes a podiatrist, 
     optometrist, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, physician 
     assistant, physical or occupational therapist and therapy 
     assistant, speech-language pathologist, audiologist, 
     registered or licensed practical nurse (including nurse 
     practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified registered 
     nurse anesthetist, and certified nurse-midwife), licensed 
     certified social worker, registered respiratory therapist, 
     and certified respiratory therapy technician.
       ``(4) Limitations on physician incentive plans.--
       ``(A) In general.--No Medicare+Choice 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.
       ``(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 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 Medicare+Choice 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.
       ``(5) Limitation on provider indemnification.--A 
     Medicare+Choice organization may not provide (directly or 
     indirectly) for a health care professional, provider of 
     services, or other entity providing health care services (or 
     group of such professionals, providers, or entities) to 
     indemnify the organization against any liability resulting 
     from a civil action brought for any damage caused to an 
     enrollee with a Medicare+Choice plan of the organization 
     under this part by the organization's denial of medically 
     necessary care.
       ``(6) Special rules for medicare+choice private fee-for-
     service plans.--For purposes of applying this part (including 
     subsection (k)(1)) and section 1866(a)(1)(O), a hospital (or 
     other provider of services), a physician or other health care 
     professional, or other entity furnishing health care services 
     is treated as having an agreement or contract in effect with 
     a Medicare+Choice organization (with respect to an individual 
     enrolled in a Medicare+Choice private fee-for-service plan it 
     offers), if--
       ``(A) the provider, professional, or other entity furnishes 
     services that are covered under the plan to such an enrollee; 
     and
       ``(B) before providing such services, the provider, 
     professional, or other entity --
       ``(i) has been informed of the individual's enrollment 
     under the plan, and
       ``(ii) either--

       ``(I) has been informed of the terms and conditions of 
     payment for such services under the plan, or
       ``(II) is given a reasonable opportunity to obtain 
     information concerning such terms and conditions, in a manner 
     reasonably designed to effect informed agreement by a 
     provider.

     The previous sentence shall only apply in the absence of an 
     explicit agreement between such a provider, professional, or 
     other entity and the Medicare+Choice organization.
       ``(k) Treatment of Services Furnished by Certain 
     Providers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     physician or other entity (other than a provider of services) 
     that does not have a contract establishing payment amounts 
     for services furnished to an individual enrolled under this 
     part with a Medicare+Choice organization described in section 
     1851(a)(2)(A) shall accept as payment in full for covered 
     services under this title that are furnished to such an 
     individual the amounts that the physician or other entity 
     could collect if the individual were not so enrolled. Any 
     penalty or other provision of law that applies to such a 
     payment with respect to an individual entitled to benefits 
     under this title (but not enrolled with a Medicare+Choice 
     organization under this part) also applies with respect to an 
     individual so enrolled.
       ``(2) Application to medicare+choice private fee-for-
     service plans.--
       ``(A) Balance billing limits under medicare+choice private 
     fee-for-service plans in case of contract providers.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of an individual enrolled in 
     a Medicare+Choice private fee-for-service plan under this 
     part, a physician, provider of services, or other entity that 
     has a contract (including through the operation of subsection 
     (j)(6)) establishing a payment rate for services furnished to 
     the enrollee shall accept as payment in full for covered 
     services under this title that are furnished to such an 
     individual an amount not to exceed (including any 
     deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, or balance billing 
     otherwise permitted under the plan) an amount equal to 115 
     percent of such payment rate.
       ``(ii) Procedures to enforce limits.--The Medicare+Choice 
     organization that offers such a plan shall establish 
     procedures, similar to the procedures described in section 
     1848(g)(1)(A), in order to carry out the previous sentence.
       ``(iii) Assuring enforcement.--If the Medicare+Choice 
     organization fails to establish and enforce procedures 
     required under clause (ii), the organization is subject to 
     intermediate sanctions under section 1857(g).
       ``(B) Enrollee liability for noncontract providers.--For 
     provision--
       ``(i) establishing minimum payment rate in the case of 
     noncontract providers under a Medicare+Choice private fee-
     for-service plan, see section 1852(a)(2); or
       ``(ii) limiting enrollee liability in the case of covered 
     services furnished by such providers, see paragraph (1) and 
     section 1866(a)(1)(O).
       ``(C) Information on beneficiary liability.--
       ``(i) In general.--Each Medicare+Choice organization that 
     offers a Medicare+Choice private fee-for-service plan shall 
     provide that enrollees under the plan who are furnished 
     services for which payment is sought under the plan are 
     provided an appropriate explanation of benefits (consistent 
     with that provided under parts A and B and, if applicable, 
     under medicare supplemental policies) that includes a clear 
     statement of the amount of the enrollee's liability 
     (including any liability for balance billing consistent with 
     this subsection) with respect to payments for such services.
       ``(ii) Advance notice before receipt of inpatient hospital 
     services and certain other services.--In addition, such 
     organization shall, in its terms and conditions of payments 
     to hospitals for inpatient hospital services and for other 
     services identified by the Secretary for which the amount of 
     the balancing billing under subparagraph (A) could be 
     substantial, require the hospital to provide to the enrollee, 
     before furnishing such services and if the hospital imposes 
     balance billing under subparagraph (A)--

       ``(I) notice of the fact that balance billing is permitted 
     under such subparagraph for such services, and
       ``(II) a good faith estimate of the likely amount of such 
     balance billing (if any), with respect to such services, 
     based upon the presenting condition of the enrollee.


              ``payments to medicare+choice organizations

       ``Sec. 1853. (a) Payments to Organizations.--
       ``(1) Monthly payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Under a contract under section 1857 and 
     subject to subsections (e) and (f) and section 1859(e)(4), 
     the Secretary shall make monthly payments under this section 
     in advance to each Medicare+Choice organization, with respect 
     to coverage of an individual under this part in a 
     Medicare+Choice payment area for a month, in an amount equal 
     to \1/12\ of the annual Medicare+Choice 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 separate rates of payment to a 
     Medicare+Choice organization with respect to classes of 
     individuals determined to have end-stage renal disease and 
     enrolled in a Medicare+Choice plan of the organization. Such 
     rates of payment shall be actuarially equivalent to rates 
     paid to other enrollees in the Medicare+Choice payment area 
     (or such other area as specified by the Secretary). In 
     accordance with regulations, the Secretary shall provide for 
     the application of the seventh sentence of section 1881(b)(7) 
     to payments under this section covering the provision of 
     renal dialysis treatment in the same manner as such sentence 
     applies to composite rate payments described in such 
     sentence.
       ``(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.

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       ``(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 
     Medicare+Choice 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.
       ``(3) Establishment of risk adjustment factors.--
       ``(A) Report.--The Secretary shall develop, and submit to 
     Congress by not later than March 1, 1999, a report on the 
     method of risk adjustment of payment rates under this 
     section, to be implemented under subparagraph (C), that 
     accounts for variations in per capita costs based on health 
     status. Such report shall include an evaluation of such 
     method by an outside, independent actuary of the actuarial 
     soundness of the proposal.
       ``(B) Data collection.--In order to carry out this 
     paragraph, the Secretary shall require Medicare+Choice 
     organizations (and eligible organizations with risk-sharing 
     contracts under section 1876) to submit data regarding 
     inpatient hospital services for periods beginning on or after 
     July 1, 1997, and data regarding other services and other 
     information as the Secretary deems necessary for periods 
     beginning on or after July 1, 1998. The Secretary may not 
     require an organization to submit such data before January 1, 
     1998.
       ``(C) Initial implementation.--The Secretary shall first 
     provide for implementation of a risk adjustment methodology 
     that accounts for variations in per capita costs based on 
     health status and other demographic factors for payments by 
     no later than January 1, 2000.
       ``(D) Uniform application to all types of plans.--Subject 
     to section 1859(e)(4), the methodology shall be applied 
     uniformly without regard to the type of plan.
       ``(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 March 1 
     before the calendar year concerned--
       ``(A) the annual Medicare+Choice capitation rate for each 
     Medicare+Choice 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 (1) 
     for a year, the Secretary shall provide for notice to 
     Medicare+Choice 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), the Secretary shall include an 
     explanation of the assumptions and changes in methodology 
     used in the announcement in sufficient detail so that 
     Medicare+Choice organizations can compute monthly adjusted 
     Medicare+Choice capitation rates for individuals in each 
     Medicare+Choice payment area which is in whole or in part 
     within the service area of such an organization.
       ``(c) Calculation of Annual Medicare+Choice Capitation 
     Rates.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this part, subject to 
     paragraphs (6)(C) and (7), each annual Medicare+Choice 
     capitation rate, for a Medicare+Choice payment area for a 
     contract year consisting of a calendar year, is equal to the 
     largest of the amounts specified in the following 
     subparagraph (A), (B), or (C):
       ``(A) Blended capitation rate.--The sum of--
       ``(i) the area-specific percentage (as specified under 
     paragraph (2) for the year) of the annual area-specific 
     Medicare+Choice capitation rate for the Medicare+Choice 
     payment area, as determined under paragraph (3) for the year, 
     and
       ``(ii) the national percentage (as specified under 
     paragraph (2) for the year) of the input-price-adjusted 
     annual national Medicare+Choice capitation rate, as 
     determined under paragraph (4) for the year,
     multiplied by the budget neutrality adjustment factor 
     determined under paragraph (5).
       ``(B) Minimum amount.--12 multiplied by the following 
     amount:
       ``(i) For 1998, $367 (but not to exceed, in the case of an 
     area outside the 50 States and the District of Columbia, 150 
     percent of the annual per capita rate of payment for 1997 
     determined under section 1876(a)(1)(C) for the area).
       ``(ii) For a succeeding year, the minimum amount specified 
     in this clause (or clause (i)) for the preceding year 
     increased by the national per capita Medicare+Choice growth 
     percentage, described in paragraph (6)(A) for that succeeding 
     year.
       ``(C) Minimum percentage increase.--
       ``(i) For 1998, 102 percent of the annual per capita rate 
     of payment for 1997 determined under section 1876(a)(1)(C) 
     for the Medicare+Choice payment area.
       ``(ii) For a subsequent year, 102 percent of the annual 
     Medicare+Choice capitation rate under this paragraph for the 
     area for the previous year.
       ``(2) Area-specific and national percentages.--For purposes 
     of paragraph (1)(A)--
       ``(A) for 1998, the `area-specific percentage' is 90 
     percent and the `national percentage' is 10 percent,
       ``(B) for 1999, the `area-specific percentage' is 82 
     percent and the `national percentage' is 18 percent,
       ``(C) for 2000, the `area-specific percentage' is 74 
     percent and the `national percentage' is 26 percent,
       ``(D) for 2001, the `area-specific percentage' is 66 
     percent and the `national percentage' is 34 percent,
       ``(E) for 2002, the `area-specific percentage' is 58 
     percent and the `national percentage' is 42 percent, and
       ``(F) for a year after 2002, the `area-specific percentage' 
     is 50 percent and the `national percentage' is 50 percent.
       ``(3) Annual area-specific medicare+choice capitation 
     rate.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), 
     subject to subparagraph (B), the annual area-specific 
     Medicare+Choice capitation rate for a Medicare+Choice payment 
     area--
       ``(i) for 1998 is, subject to subparagraph (D), the annual 
     per capita rate of payment for 1997 determined under section 
     1876(a)(1)(C) for the area, increased by the national per 
     capita Medicare+Choice growth percentage for 1998 (described 
     in paragraph (6)(A)); or
       ``(ii) for a subsequent year is the annual area-specific 
     Medicare+Choice capitation rate for the previous year 
     determined under this paragraph for the area, increased by 
     the national per capita Medicare+Choice growth percentage for 
     such subsequent year.
       ``(B) Removal of medical education from calculation of 
     adjusted average per capita cost.--
       ``(i) In general.--In determining the area-specific 
     Medicare+Choice capitation rate under subparagraph (A) for a 
     year (beginning with 1998), the annual per capita rate of 
     payment for 1997 determined under section 1876(a)(1)(C) shall 
     be adjusted to exclude from the rate the applicable percent 
     (specified in clause (ii)) of the payment adjustments 
     described in subparagraph (C).
       ``(ii) Applicable percent.--For purposes of clause (i), the 
     applicable percent for--

       ``(I) 1998 is 20 percent,
       ``(II) 1999 is 40 percent,
       ``(III) 2000 is 60 percent,
       ``(IV) 2001 is 80 percent, and
       ``(V) a succeeding year is 100 percent.

       ``(C) Payment adjustment.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the payment 
     adjustments described in this subparagraph are payment 
     adjustments which the Secretary estimates were payable during 
     1997--

       ``(I) for the indirect costs of medical education under 
     section 1886(d)(5)(B), and
       ``(II) for direct graduate medical education costs under 
     section 1886(h).

       ``(ii) Treatment of payments covered under state hospital 
     reimbursement system.--To the extent that the Secretary 
     estimates that an annual per capita rate of payment for 1997 
     described in clause (i) reflects payments to hospitals 
     reimbursed under section 1814(b)(3), the Secretary shall 
     estimate a payment adjustment that is comparable to the 
     payment adjustment that would have been made under clause (i) 
     if the hospitals had not been reimbursed under such section.
       ``(D) Treatment of areas with highly variable payment 
     rates.--In the case of a Medicare+Choice payment area for 
     which the annual per capita rate of payment determined under 
     section 1876(a)(1)(C) for 1997 varies by more than 20 percent 
     from such rate for 1996, for purposes of this subsection the 
     Secretary may substitute for such rate for 1997 a rate that 
     is more representative of the costs of the enrollees in the 
     area.
       ``(4) Input-price-adjusted annual national medicare+choice 
     capitation rate.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the 
     input-price-adjusted annual national Medicare+Choice 
     capitation rate for a Medicare+Choice payment area for a year 
     is equal to the sum, for all the types of medicare services 
     (as classified by the Secretary), of the product (for each 
     such type of service) of--
       ``(i) the national standardized annual Medicare+Choice 
     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 may, 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 medicare+choice 
     capitation rate.--In subparagraph (A)(i), the `national 
     standardized annual Medicare+Choice capitation rate' for a 
     year is equal to--

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       ``(i) the sum (for all Medicare+Choice payment areas) of 
     the product of--

       ``(I) the annual area-specific Medicare+Choice 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, multiplied by the average 
     of the risk factor weights used to adjust payments under 
     subsection (a)(1)(A) for such beneficiaries in such area; 
     divided by

       ``(ii) the sum of the products described in clause (i)(II) 
     for all areas for that year.
       ``(C) Special rules for 1998.--In applying this paragraph 
     for 1998--
       ``(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)--

       ``(I) for part A services shall be the ratio (expressed as 
     a percentage) of the national average annual per capita rate 
     of payment for part A for 1997 to the total national average 
     annual per capita rate of payment for parts A and B for 1997, 
     and
       ``(II) for part B services shall be 100 percent minus the 
     ratio described in subclause (I);

       ``(iii) for 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, 40 percent shall be adjusted by the index described 
     in clause (iii); and

       ``(v) the index values shall be computed based only on the 
     beneficiary population who are 65 years of age or older and 
     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 1999.
       ``(5) Payment adjustment budget neutrality factor.--For 
     purposes of paragraph (1)(A), for each year, the Secretary 
     shall determine a budget neutrality adjustment factor so that 
     the aggregate of the payments under this part shall equal the 
     aggregate payments that would have been made under this part 
     if payment were based entirely on area-specific capitation 
     rates.
       ``(6) National per capita medicare+choice growth percentage 
     defined.--
       ``(A) In general.--In this part, the `national per capita 
     Medicare+Choice growth percentage' for a year is the 
     percentage determined by the Secretary, by March 1st before 
     the beginning of the year involved, to reflect the 
     Secretary's estimate of the projected per capita rate of 
     growth in expenditures under this title for an individual 
     entitled to benefits under part A and enrolled under part B, 
     reduced by the number of percentage points specified in 
     subparagraph (B) for the year. Separate determinations may be 
     made for aged enrollees, disabled enrollees, and enrollees 
     with end-stage renal disease.
       ``(B) Adjustment.--The number of percentage points 
     specified in this subparagraph is--
       ``(i) for 1998, 0.8 percentage points,
       ``(ii) for 1999, 0.5 percentage points,
       ``(iii) for 2000, 0.5 percentage points,
       ``(iv) for 2001, 0.5 percentage points,
       ``(v) for 2002, 0.5 percentage points, and
       ``(vi) for a year after 2002, 0 percentage points.
       ``(C) Adjustment for over or under projection of national 
     per capita medicare+choice growth percentage.--Beginning with 
     rates calculated for 1999, before computing rates for a year 
     as described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall adjust all 
     area-specific and national Medicare+Choice capitation rates 
     (and beginning in 2000, the minimum amount) for the previous 
     year for the differences between the projections of the 
     national per capita Medicare+Choice growth percentage for 
     that year and previous years and the current estimate of such 
     percentage for such years.
       ``(7) Adjustment for national coverage determinations.--If 
     the Secretary makes a determination with respect to coverage 
     under this title that the Secretary projects will result in a 
     significant increase in the costs to Medicare+Choice of 
     providing benefits under contracts under this part (for 
     periods after any period described in section 1852(a)(5)), 
     the Secretary shall adjust appropriately the payments to such 
     organizations under this part.
       ``(d) Medicare+Choice Payment Area Defined.--
       ``(1) In general.--In this part, except as provided in 
     paragraph (3), the term `Medicare+Choice 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 Medicare+Choice payment area shall be a State or 
     such other payment area as the Secretary specifies.
       ``(3) Geographic adjustment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Upon written request of the chief 
     executive officer of a State for a contract year (beginning 
     after 1998) made by not later than February 1 of the previous 
     year, the Secretary shall make a geographic adjustment to a 
     Medicare+Choice payment area in the State otherwise 
     determined under paragraph (1)--
       ``(i) to a single statewide Medicare+Choice payment area,
       ``(ii) to the metropolitan based system described in 
     subparagraph (C), or
       ``(iii) to consolidating into a single Medicare+Choice 
     payment area noncontiguous 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 initially (and annually thereafter) adjust the payment 
     rates otherwise established under this section for 
     Medicare+Choice 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 Medicare+Choice 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 
     Medicare+Choice payment area, and
       ``(ii) all areas in the State that do not fall within a 
     metropolitan statistical area are treated as a single 
     Medicare+Choice 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 MSA Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the amount of the Medicare+Choice 
     monthly MSA premium (as defined in section 1854(b)(2)(C)) for 
     an MSA plan for a year is less than \1/12\ of the annual 
     Medicare+Choice capitation rate applied under this section 
     for the area and year involved, the Secretary shall deposit 
     an amount equal to 100 percent of such difference in a 
     Medicare+Choice MSA established (and, if applicable, 
     designated) by the individual under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Establishment and designation of medicare+choice 
     medical savings account as requirement for payment of 
     contribution.--In the case of an individual who has elected 
     coverage under an MSA plan, no payment shall be made under 
     paragraph (1) 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 
     Medicare+Choice MSA (as defined in section 138(b)(2) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986), and
       ``(B) if the individual has established more than one such 
     Medicare+Choice MSA, has designated one of such accounts as 
     the individual's Medicare+Choice 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 an MSA 
     plan effective beginning with a month in a year, the amount 
     of the contribution to the Medicare+Choice 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.
       ``(f) Payments From Trust Fund.--The payment to a 
     Medicare+Choice organization under this section for 
     individuals enrolled under this part with the organization 
     and payments to a Medicare+Choice MSA under subsection (e)(1) 
     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. Monthly payments otherwise payable under this 
     section for October 2000 shall be paid on the first business 
     day of such month. Monthly payments otherwise payable under 
     this section for October 2001 shall be paid on the last 
     business day of September 2001. Monthly payments otherwise 
     payable under this section for October 2006 shall be paid on 
     the first business day of October 2006.
       ``(g) 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 Medicare+Choice plan 
     offered by a Medicare+Choice organization--
       ``(A) payment for such services until the date of the 
     individual's discharge shall be made under this title through 
     the Medicare+Choice plan or the original medicare fee-for-
     service program option described in section 1851(a)(1)(A) (as 
     the case may be)

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     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 
     Medicare+Choice 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 
     Medicare+Choice 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.
       ``(h) Special Rule for Hospice Care.--
       ``(1) Information.--A contract under this part shall 
     require the Medicare+Choice organization to inform each 
     individual enrolled under this part with a Medicare+Choice 
     plan offered by the organization about the availability of 
     hospice care if--
       ``(A) a hospice program participating under this title is 
     located within the organization's service area; or
       ``(B) it is common practice to refer patients to hospice 
     programs outside such service area.
       ``(2) Payment.--If an individual who is enrolled with a 
     Medicare+Choice organization under this part makes an 
     election under section 1812(d)(1) to receive hospice care 
     from a particular hospice program--
       ``(A) payment for the hospice care furnished to the 
     individual shall be made to the hospice program elected by 
     the individual by the Secretary;
       ``(B) payment for other services for which the individual 
     is eligible notwithstanding the individual's election of 
     hospice care under section 1812(d)(1), including services not 
     related to the individual's terminal illness, shall be made 
     by the Secretary to the Medicare+Choice organization or the 
     provider or supplier of the service instead of payments 
     calculated under subsection (a); and
       ``(C) the Secretary shall continue to make monthly payments 
     to the Medicare+Choice organization in an amount equal to the 
     value of the additional benefits required under section 
     1854(f)(1)(A).


                               ``premiums

       ``Sec. 1854. (a) Submission of Proposed Premiums and 
     Related Information.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than May 1 of each year, each 
     Medicare+Choice organization shall submit to the Secretary, 
     in a form and manner specified by the Secretary and for each 
     Medicare+Choice plan for the service area in which it intends 
     to be offered in the following year--
       ``(A) the information described in paragraph (2), (3), or 
     (4) for the type of plan involved; and
       ``(B) the enrollment capacity (if any) in relation to the 
     plan and area.
       ``(2) Information required for coordinated care plans.--For 
     a Medicare+Choice plan described in section 1851(a)(2)(A), 
     the information described in this paragraph is as follows:
       ``(A) Basic (and additional) benefits.--For benefits 
     described in 1852(a)(1)(A)--
       ``(i) the adjusted community rate (as defined in subsection 
     (f)(3));
       ``(ii) the Medicare+Choice monthly basic beneficiary 
     premium (as defined in subsection (b)(2)(A));
       ``(iii) a description of deductibles, coinsurance, and 
     copayments applicable under the plan and the actuarial value 
     of such deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments, described 
     in subsection (e)(1)(A); and
       ``(iv) if required under subsection (f)(1), a description 
     of the additional benefits to be provided pursuant to such 
     subsection and the value determined for such proposed 
     benefits under such subsection.
       ``(B) Supplemental benefits.--For benefits described in 
     1852(a)(3)--
       ``(i) the adjusted community rate (as defined in subsection 
     (f)(3));
       ``(ii) the Medicare+Choice monthly supplemental beneficiary 
     premium (as defined in subsection (b)(2)(B)); and
       ``(iii) a description of deductibles, coinsurance, and 
     copayments applicable under the plan and the actuarial value 
     of such deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments, described 
     in subsection (e)(2).
       ``(3) Requirements for msa plans.--For an MSA plan 
     described, the information described in this paragraph is as 
     follows:
       ``(A) Basic (and additional) benefits.--For benefits 
     described in 1852(a)(1)(A), the amount of the Medicare+Choice 
     monthly MSA premium.
       ``(B) Supplemental benefits.--For benefits described in 
     1852(a)(3), the amount of the Medicare+Choice monthly 
     supplementary beneficiary premium.
       ``(4) Requirements for private fee-for-service plans.--For 
     a Medicare+Choice plan described in section 1851(a)(2)(C) for 
     benefits described in 1852(a)(1)(A), the information 
     described in this paragraph is as follows:--
       ``(A) Basic (and additional) benefits.--For benefits 
     described in 1852(a)(1)(A)--
       ``(i) the adjusted community rate (as defined in subsection 
     (f)(3));
       ``(ii) the amount of the Medicare+Choice monthly basic 
     beneficiary premium;
       ``(iii) a description of the deductibles, coinsurance, and 
     copayments applicable under the plan, and the actuarial value 
     of such deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments, as 
     described in subsection (e)(4)(A); and
       ``(iv) if required under subsection (f)(1), a description 
     of the additional benefits to be provided pursuant to such 
     subsection and the value determined for such proposed 
     benefits under such subsection.
       ``(B) Supplemental benefits.--For benefits described in 
     1852(a)(3), the amount of the Medicare+Choice monthly 
     supplemental beneficiary premium (as defined in subsection 
     (b)(2)(B)).
       ``(5) Review.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary shall review the adjusted community rates, the 
     amounts of the basic and supplemental premiums, and values 
     filed under this subsection and shall approve or disapprove 
     such rates, amounts, and value so submitted.
       ``(B) Exception.--The Secretary shall not review, approve, 
     or disapprove the amounts submitted under paragraph (3) or 
     subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B) of paragraph (4).
       ``(b) Monthly Premium Charged.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Rule for other than msa plans.--The monthly amount of 
     the premium charged to an individual enrolled in a 
     Medicare+Choice plan (other than an MSA plan) offered by a 
     Medicare+Choice organization shall be equal to the sum of the 
     Medicare+Choice monthly basic beneficiary premium and the 
     Medicare+Choice monthly supplementary beneficiary premium (if 
     any).
       ``(B) MSA plans.--The monthly amount of the premium charged 
     to an individual enrolled in an MSA plan offered by a 
     Medicare+Choice organization shall be equal to the 
     Medicare+Choice monthly supplemental beneficiary premium (if 
     any).
       ``(2) Premium terminology defined.--For purposes of this 
     part:
       ``(A) The Medicare+Choice monthly basic beneficiary 
     premium.--The term `Medicare+Choice monthly basic beneficiary 
     premium' means, with respect to a Medicare+Choice plan, the 
     amount authorized to be charged under subsection (e)(1) for 
     the plan, or, in the case of a Medicare+Choice private fee-
     for-service plan, the amount filed under subsection 
     (a)(4)(A)(ii).
       ``(B) Medicare+Choice monthly supplemental beneficiary 
     premium.--The term `Medicare+Choice monthly supplemental 
     beneficiary premium' means, with respect to a Medicare+Choice 
     plan, the amount authorized to be charged under subsection 
     (e)(2) for the plan or, in the case of a MSA plan or 
     Medicare+Choice private fee-for-service plan, the amount 
     filed under paragraph (3)(B) or (4)(B) of subsection (a).
       ``(C) Medicare+Choice monthly MSA premium.--The term 
     `Medicare+Choice monthly MSA premium' means, with respect to 
     a Medicare+Choice plan, the amount of such premium filed 
     under subsection (a)(3)(A) for the plan.
       ``(c) Uniform Premium.--The Medicare+Choice monthly basic 
     and supplemental beneficiary premium, the Medicare+Choice 
     monthly MSA premium charged under subsection (b) of a 
     Medicare+Choice organization under this part may not vary 
     among individuals enrolled in the plan.
       ``(d) Terms and Conditions of Imposing Premiums.--Each 
     Medicare+Choice organization shall permit the payment of 
     Medicare+Choice monthly basic and supplemental beneficiary 
     premiums on a monthly basis, may terminate election of 
     individuals for a Medicare+Choice plan for failure to make 
     premium payments only in accordance with section 
     1851(g)(3)(B)(i), and may not provide for cash or other 
     monetary rebates as an inducement for enrollment or 
     otherwise.
       ``(e) Limitation on Enrollee Liability.--
       ``(1) For basic and additional benefits.--In no event may--
       ``(A) the Medicare+Choice monthly basic beneficiary premium 
     (multiplied by 12) and the actuarial value of the 
     deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments applicable on 
     average to individuals enrolled under this part with a 
     Medicare+Choice plan described in section 1851(a)(2)(A) of an 
     organization with respect to required benefits described in 
     section 1852(a)(1)(A) and additional benefits (if any) 
     required under subsection (f)(1)(A) for a year, exceed
       ``(B) the actuarial value of the deductibles, coinsurance, 
     and copayments that would be applicable on average to 
     individuals entitled to benefits under part A and enrolled 
     under part B if they were not members of a Medicare+Choice 
     organization for the year.
       ``(2) For supplemental benefits.--If the Medicare+Choice 
     organization provides to its members enrolled under this part 
     in a Medicare+Choice plan described in section 1851(a)(2)(A) 
     with respect to supplemental benefits described in section 
     1852(a)(3), the sum of the Medicare+Choice monthly 
     supplemental beneficiary premium (multiplied by 12) charged 
     and the actuarial value of its deductibles, coinsurance, and 
     copayments charged with respect to such benefits may not 
     exceed the adjusted community rate for such benefits (as 
     defined in subsection (f)(3)).
       ``(3) Determination on other basis.--If the Secretary 
     determines that adequate data are not available to determine 
     the actuarial value under paragraph (1)(A) or (2), the 
     Secretary may determine such amount with respect to all 
     individuals in same geographic area, the State, or in the 
     United States, eligible to enroll in the Medicare+Choice plan

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     involved under this part or on the basis of other appropriate 
     data.
       ``(4) Special rule for private fee-for-service plans.--With 
     respect to a Medicare+Choice private fee-for-service plan 
     (other than a plan that is an MSA plan), in no event may--
       ``(A) the actuarial value of the deductibles, coinsurance, 
     and copayments applicable on average to individuals enrolled 
     under this part with such a plan of an organization with 
     respect to required benefits described in section 1852(a)(1), 
     exceed
       ``(B) the actuarial value of the deductibles, coinsurance, 
     and copayments that would be applicable on average to 
     individuals entitled to benefits under part A and enrolled 
     under part B if they were not members of a Medicare+Choice 
     organization for the year.
       ``(f) Requirement for Additional Benefits.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each Medicare+Choice organization (in 
     relation to a Medicare+Choice plan, other than an MSA 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) in 
     a value which the Secretary determines 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 1853 for the plan at the beginning 
     of contract year, exceeds
       ``(ii) the actuarial value of the required benefits 
     described in section 1852(a)(1)(A) under the plan for 
     individuals under this part, as determined based upon an 
     adjusted community rate described in paragraph (3) (as 
     reduced for the actuarial value of the coinsurance, 
     copayments, 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 (2).
       ``(D) Uniform application.--This paragraph shall be applied 
     uniformly for all enrollees for a plan.
       ``(E) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as preventing a Medicare+Choice organization from 
     providing supplemental benefits (described in section 
     1852(a)(3)) that are in addition to the health care benefits 
     otherwise required to be provided under this paragraph and 
     from imposing a premium for such supplemental benefits.
       ``(2) Stabilization fund.--A Medicare+Choice organization 
     may provide that a part of the value of an excess 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 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 Medicare+Choice 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.
       ``(3) Adjusted community rate.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, subject to paragraph (4), the term `adjusted 
     community rate' for a service or services means, at the 
     election of a Medicare+Choice organization, either--
       ``(A) the rate of payment for that service or services 
     which the Secretary annually determines would apply to an 
     individual electing a Medicare+Choice 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
       ``(B) 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 plan (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 
     Medicare+Choice coverage, or Medicare+Choice eligible 
     individuals in the area, in the State, or in the United 
     States, eligible to elect Medicare+Choice 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).
       ``(4) Determination based on insufficient data.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, if the Secretary finds that 
     there is insufficient enrollment experience to determine an 
     average of the capitation payments to be made under this part 
     at the beginning of a contract period or to determine (in the 
     case of a newly operated provider-sponsored organization or 
     other new organization) the adjusted community rate for the 
     organization, the Secretary may determine such an average 
     based on the enrollment experience of other contracts entered 
     into under this part and may determine such a rate using data 
     in the general commercial marketplace.
       ``(g) Prohibition of State Imposition of Premium Taxes.--No 
     State may impose a premium tax or similar tax with respect to 
     payments to Medicare+Choice organizations under section 1853.


    ``organizational and financial requirements for medicare+choice 
            organizations; provider-sponsored organizations

       ``Sec. 1855. (a) Organized and Licensed Under State Law.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a 
     Medicare+Choice 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 Medicare+Choice plan.
       ``(2) Special exception for provider-sponsored 
     organizations.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a provider-sponsored 
     organization that seeks to offer a Medicare+Choice plan in a 
     State, the Secretary shall waive the requirement of paragraph 
     (1) that the organization be licensed in that State if--
       ``(i) the organization files an application for such waiver 
     with the Secretary by not later than November 1, 2002, and
       ``(ii) the Secretary determines, based on the application 
     and other evidence presented to the Secretary, that any of 
     the grounds for approval of the application described in 
     subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) has been met.
       ``(B) Failure to act on licensure application on a timely 
     basis.--The ground for approval of such a waiver application 
     described in this subparagraph is that 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 a substantially complete application. No period 
     before the date of the enactment of this section shall be 
     included in determining such 90-day period.
       ``(C) Denial of application based on discriminatory 
     treatment.--The ground for approval of such a waiver 
     application described in this subparagraph is that the State 
     has denied such a licensing application and--
       ``(i) the standards or review process imposed by the State 
     as a condition of approval of the license imposes any 
     material requirements, procedures, or standards (other than 
     solvency requirements) to such organizations that are not 
     generally applicable to other entities engaged in a 
     substantially similar business, or
       ``(ii) the State requires the organization, as a condition 
     of licensure, to offer any product or plan other than a 
     Medicare+Choice plan.
       ``(D) Denial of application based on application of 
     solvency requirements.--With respect to waiver applications 
     filed on or after the date of publication of solvency 
     standards under section 1856(a), the ground for approval of 
     such a waiver application described in this subparagraph is 
     that the State has denied such a licensing application based 
     (in whole or in part) on the organization's failure to meet 
     applicable solvency requirements and--
       ``(i) such requirements are not the same as the solvency 
     standards established under section 1856(a); or
       ``(ii) the State has imposed as a condition of approval of 
     the license documentation or information requirements 
     relating to solvency or other material requirements, 
     procedures, or standards relating to solvency that are 
     different from the requirements, procedures, and standards 
     applied by the Secretary under subsection (d)(2).

     For purposes of this paragraph, the term `solvency 
     requirements' means requirements relating to solvency and 
     other matters covered under the standards established under 
     section 1856(a).
       ``(E) Treatment of waiver.--In the case of a waiver granted 
     under this paragraph for a provider-sponsored organization 
     with respect to a State--
       ``(i) Limitation to state.--The waiver shall be effective 
     only with respect to that State and does not apply to any 
     other State.
       ``(ii) Limitation to 36-month period.--The waiver shall be 
     effective only for a 36-month period and may not be renewed.
       ``(iii) Conditioned on compliance with consumer protection 
     and quality standards.--The continuation of the waiver is 
     conditioned upon the organization's compliance with the 
     requirements described in subparagraph (G).
       ``(iv) Preemption of state law.--Any provisions of law of 
     that State 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.
       ``(F) Prompt action on application.--The Secretary shall 
     grant or deny such a waiver application within 60 days after 
     the date the Secretary determines that a substantially 
     complete waiver application has been filed. Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed as preventing an organization 
     which has had such a waiver application denied from 
     submitting a subsequent waiver application.
       ``(G) Application and enforcement of state consumer 
     protection and quality standards.--

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       ``(i) In general.--A waiver granted under this paragraph to 
     an organization with respect to licensing under State law is 
     conditioned upon the organization's compliance with all 
     consumer protection and quality standards insofar as such 
     standards--

       ``(I) would apply in the State to the organization if it 
     were licensed under State law;
       ``(II) are generally applicable to other Medicare+Choice 
     organizations and plans in the State; and
       ``(III) are consistent with the standards established under 
     this part.

     Such standards shall not include any standard preempted under 
     section 1856(b)(3)(B).
       ``(ii) Incorporation into contract.--In the case of such a 
     waiver granted to an organization with respect to a State, 
     the Secretary shall incorporate the requirement that the 
     organization (and Medicare+Choice plans it offers) comply 
     with standards under clause (i) as part of the contract 
     between the Secretary and the organization under section 
     1857.
       ``(iii) Enforcement.--In the case of such a waiver granted 
     to an organization with respect to a State, the Secretary may 
     enter into an agreement with the State under which the State 
     agrees to provide for monitoring and enforcement activities 
     with respect to compliance of such an organization and its 
     Medicare+Choice plans with such standards. Such monitoring 
     and enforcement shall be conducted by the State in the same 
     manner as the State enforces such standards with respect to 
     other Medicare+Choice organizations and plans, without 
     discrimination based on the type of organization to which the 
     standards apply. Such an agreement shall specify or establish 
     mechanisms by which compliance activities are undertaken, 
     while not lengthening the time required to review and process 
     applications for waivers under this paragraph.
       ``(H) Report.--By not later than December 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means and 
     the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report regarding 
     whether the waiver process under this paragraph should be 
     continued after December 31, 2002. In making such 
     recommendation, the Secretary shall consider, among other 
     factors, the impact of such process on beneficiaries and on 
     the long-term solvency of the program under this title.
       ``(3) Licensure does not substitute for or constitute 
     certification.--The fact that an organization is licensed in 
     accordance with paragraph (1) does not deem the organization 
     to meet other requirements imposed under this part.
       ``(b) Assumption of Full Financial Risk.--The 
     Medicare+Choice organization shall assume full financial risk 
     on a prospective basis for the provision of the health care 
     services 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 such aggregate level as 
     the Secretary specifies from time to time,
       ``(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 
     care 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.
       ``(c) Certification of Provision Against Risk of Insolvency 
     for Unlicensed PSOs.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each Medicare+Choice organization that 
     is a provider-sponsored organization, that is not licensed by 
     a State under subsection (a), and for which a waiver 
     application has been approved under subsection (a)(2), shall 
     meet standards established under section 1856(a) relating to 
     the financial solvency and capital adequacy of the 
     organization.
       ``(2) Certification process for solvency standards for 
     psos.--The Secretary shall establish a process for the 
     receipt and approval of applications of a provider-sponsored 
     organization described in paragraph (1) for certification 
     (and periodic recertification) of the organization as meeting 
     such solvency standards. Under such process, the Secretary 
     shall act upon such a certification application not later 
     than 60 days after the date the application has been 
     received.
       ``(d) 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, and operated, by a 
     health care provider, or group of affiliated health care 
     providers,
       ``(B) that provides a substantial proportion (as defined by 
     the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2)) 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 the affiliated providers share, 
     directly or indirectly, substantial financial risk with 
     respect to the provision of such items and services and 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)(B), 
     the Secretary--
       ``(A) shall take into account the need for such an 
     organization to assume responsibility for providing--
       ``(i) significantly more than the majority of the items and 
     services under the contract under this section through its 
     own affiliated providers; and
       ``(ii) most of the remainder of the items and services 
     under the contract through providers with which the 
     organization has an agreement to provide such items and 
     services,
     in order to assure financial stability and to address the 
     practical considerations involved in integrating the delivery 
     of a wide range of service providers;
       ``(B) shall take into account the need for such an 
     organization to provide a limited proportion of the items and 
     services under the contract through providers that are 
     neither affiliated with nor have an agreement with the 
     organization; and
       ``(C) may allow for variation in the definition of 
     substantial proportion among such organizations based on 
     relevant differences among the 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,
       ``(C) each provider is a participant in a lawful 
     combination under which each provider shares substantial 
     financial risk in connection with the organization's 
     operations, or
       ``(D) 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, 
     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.


                      ``establishment of standards

       ``Sec. 1856. (a) 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 III of chapter 5 of title 5, United States 
     Code, standards described in section 1855(c)(1) (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 for solvency standards.--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,
       ``(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, and
       ``(iii) any standards developed by the National Association 
     of Insurance Commissioners specifically for risk-based health 
     care delivery organizations.
       ``(C) Enrollee protection against insolvency.--Such 
     standards shall include provisions to prevent enrollees from 
     being held liable to any person or entity for the 
     Medicare+Choice organization's debts in the event of the 
     organization's insolvency.
       ``(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 
     this section.

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       ``(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 April 1, 1998.
       ``(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 January 1, 1998, 
     regarding the committee's progress on achieving a consensus 
     with regard to the rulemaking proceeding and whether such 
     consensus is likely to occur before 1 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 1 month before the target date of publication.
       ``(8) Interim, final effect.--The Secretary shall publish a 
     rule under this subsection in the Federal Register by not 
     later than the target date of publication. 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 date of publication.
       ``(b) Establishment of Other Standards.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish by 
     regulation other standards (not described in subsection (a)) 
     for Medicare+Choice organizations and plans consistent with, 
     and to carry out, this part. The Secretary shall publish such 
     regulations by June 1, 1998. In order to carry out this 
     requirement in a timely manner, the Secretary may promulgate 
     regulations that take effect on an interim basis, after 
     notice and pending opportunity for public comment.
       ``(2) Use of current standards.--Consistent with the 
     requirements of this part, standards established under this 
     subsection shall be based on standards established under 
     section 1876 to carry out analogous provisions of such 
     section.
       ``(3) Relation to state laws.--
       ``(A) In general.--The standards established under this 
     subsection shall supersede any State law or regulation 
     (including standards described in subparagraph (B)) with 
     respect to Medicare+Choice plans which are offered by 
     Medicare+Choice organizations under this part to the extent 
     such law or regulation is inconsistent with such standards.
       ``(B) Standards specifically superseded.--State standards 
     relating to the following are superseded under this 
     paragraph:
       ``(i) Benefit requirements.
       ``(ii) Requirements relating to inclusion or treatment of 
     providers.
       ``(iii) Coverage determinations (including related appeals 
     and grievance processes).


             ``contracts with medicare+choice organizations

       ``Sec. 1857. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall not 
     permit the election under section 1851 of a Medicare+Choice 
     plan offered by a Medicare+Choice organization under this 
     part, and no payment shall be made under section 1853 to an 
     organization, unless the Secretary has entered into a 
     contract under this section with the organization with 
     respect to the offering of such plan. Such a contract with an 
     organization may cover more than 1 Medicare+Choice 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 paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     may not enter into a contract under this section with a 
     Medicare+Choice organization unless the organization has--
       ``(A) 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, or
       ``(B) at least 1,500 individuals (or 500 individuals in the 
     case of an organization that is a provider-sponsored 
     organization) who are receiving health benefits through the 
     organization if the organization primarily serves individuals 
     residing outside of urbanized areas.
       ``(2) Application to msa plans.--In applying paragraph (1) 
     in the case of a Medicare+Choice organization that is 
     offering an MSA plan, paragraph (1) shall be applied by 
     substituting covered lives for individuals.
       ``(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 1 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 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; 
     or
       ``(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 
     an MSA plan be effective before January 1999 with respect to 
     such coverage.
       ``(4) Previous terminations.--The Secretary may not enter 
     into a contract with a Medicare+Choice organization if a 
     previous contract with that organization under this section 
     was terminated at the request of the organization within the 
     preceding 5-year period, except in circumstances which 
     warrant special consideration, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(5) 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) Periodic auditing.--The Secretary shall provide for 
     the annual auditing of the financial records (including data 
     relating to medicare utilization, costs, and computation of 
     the adjusted community rate) of at least one-third of the 
     Medicare+Choice organizations offering Medicare+Choice plans 
     under this part. The Comptroller General shall monitor 
     auditing activities conducted under this subsection.
       ``(2) 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 Medicare+Choice 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.
       ``(3) 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.
       ``(4) Disclosure.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each Medicare+Choice 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.


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     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 
     Medicare+Choice 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 Medicare+Choice 
     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 Medicare+Choice 
     organization shall make the information reported pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) available to its enrollees upon reasonable 
     request.
       ``(5) 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.--
       ``(1) In general.--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.
       ``(2) Cost-sharing in enrollment-related costs.--
       ``(A) In general.--A Medicare+Choice organization shall pay 
     the fee established by the Secretary under subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to charge 
     a fee to each Medicare+Choice organization with a contract 
     under this part that is equal to the organization's pro rata 
     share (as determined by the Secretary) of the aggregate 
     amount of fees which the Secretary is directed to collect in 
     a fiscal year. Any amounts collected are authorized to be 
     appropriated only for the purpose of carrying out section 
     1851 (relating to enrollment and dissemination of 
     information) and section 4360 of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 (relating to the health insurance 
     counseling and assistance program).
       ``(C) Contingency.--For any fiscal year, the fees 
     authorized under subparagraph (B) are contingent upon 
     enactment in an appropriations act of a provision specifying 
     the aggregate amount of fees the Secretary is directed to 
     collect in a fiscal year. Fees collected during any fiscal 
     year under this paragraph shall be deposited and credited as 
     offsetting collections.
       ``(D) Limitation.--In any fiscal year the fees collected by 
     the Secretary under subparagraph (B) shall not exceed the 
     lesser of--
       ``(i) the estimated costs to be incurred by the Secretary 
     in the fiscal year in carrying out the activities described 
     in section 1851 and section 4360 of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990; or
       ``(ii)(I) $200,000,000 in fiscal year 1998;
       ``(II) $150,000,000 in fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(III) $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 and each 
     subsequent fiscal year.
       ``(f) Prompt Payment by Medicare+Choice Organization.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--A contract under this part shall 
     require a Medicare+Choice organization to provide prompt 
     payment (consistent with the provisions of sections 
     1816(c)(2) and 1842(c)(2)) of claims submitted for services 
     and supplies furnished to enrollees pursuant to the contract, 
     if the services or supplies are not furnished under a 
     contract between the organization and the provider or 
     supplier (or in the case of a Medicare+Choice private fee-
     for-service plan, if a claim is submitted to such 
     organization by an enrollee).
       ``(2) Secretary's option to bypass noncomplying 
     organization.--In the case of a Medicare+Choice eligible 
     organization which the Secretary determines, after notice and 
     opportunity for a hearing, has failed to make payments of 
     amounts in compliance with paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
     provide for direct payment of the amounts owed to providers 
     and suppliers (or, in the case of a Medicare+Choice private 
     fee-for-service plan, amounts owed to the enrollees) for 
     covered services and supplies furnished to individuals 
     enrolled under this part under the contract. If the Secretary 
     provides for the direct payments, the Secretary shall provide 
     for an appropriate reduction in the amount of payments 
     otherwise made to the organization under this part to reflect 
     the amount of the Secretary's payments (and the Secretary's 
     costs in making the payments).
       ``(g) Intermediate Sanctions.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     Medicare+Choice 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 premiums on individuals enrolled under this 
     part in excess of the amount of the Medicare+Choice monthly 
     basic and supplemental beneficiary premiums permitted under 
     section 1854;
       ``(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 applicable requirements of 
     section 1852(j)(3) or 1852(k)(2)(A)(ii); 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 
     Medicare+Choice 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 civil money 
     penalty procedures by the Secretary during which the 
     deficiency that is the basis of a determination under 
     subsection (c)(2) exists.
       ``(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) Civil money penalties.--The provisions of section 
     1128A (other than subsections (a) and (b)) shall apply to a 
     civil money penalty under paragraph (2) or (3) in the same 
     manner as they apply to a civil money penalty or proceeding 
     under section 1128A(a).
       ``(h) Procedures for Termination.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may terminate a contract 
     with a Medicare+Choice organization under this section in 
     accordance with formal investigation and compliance 
     procedures established by the Secretary under which--
       ``(A) 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); and
       ``(B) the Secretary provides the organization with 
     reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing (including the 
     right to appeal an initial decision) before terminating the 
     contract.
       ``(2) Exception for imminent and serious risk to health.--
     Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the Secretary determines 
     that a delay in termination, resulting from compli

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     ance with the procedures specified in such paragraph prior to 
     termination, would pose an imminent and serious risk to the 
     health of individuals enrolled under this part with the 
     organization.


                ``definitions; miscellaneous provisions

       ``Sec. 1859. (a) Definitions Relating to Medicare+Choice 
     Organizations.--In this part--
       ``(1) Medicare+choice organization.--The term 
     `Medicare+Choice organization' means a public or private 
     entity that is certified under section 1856 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 1855(d)(1).
       ``(b) Definitions Relating to Medicare+Choice Plans.--
       ``(1) Medicare+choice plan.--The term `Medicare+Choice 
     plan' means health benefits coverage offered under a policy, 
     contract, or plan by a Medicare+Choice organization pursuant 
     to and in accordance with a contract under section 1857.
       ``(2) Medicare+Choice private fee-for-service plan.--The 
     term `Medicare+Choice private fee-for-service plan' means a 
     Medicare+Choice plan that--
       ``(A) reimburses hospitals, physicians, and other providers 
     at a rate determined by the plan on a fee-for-service basis 
     without placing the provider at financial risk;
       ``(B) does not vary such rates for such a provider based on 
     utilization relating to such provider; and
       ``(C) does not restrict the selection of providers among 
     those who are lawfully authorized to provide the covered 
     services and agree to accept the terms and conditions of 
     payment established by the plan.
       ``(3) MSA plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `MSA plan' means a 
     Medicare+Choice 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 an annual 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, and that would have been payable by the 
     enrollee as deductibles, coinsurance, or copayments, 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 items and services 
     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 annual deductible under an 
     MSA plan--
       ``(i) for contract year 1999 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 per capita Medicare+Choice growth percentage under 
     section 1853(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.
       ``(c) Other References to Other Terms.--
       ``(1) Medicare+choice eligible individual.--The term 
     `Medicare+Choice eligible individual' is defined in section 
     1851(a)(3).
       ``(2) Medicare+choice payment area.--The term 
     `Medicare+Choice payment area' is defined in section 1853(d).
       ``(3) National per capita medicare+choice growth 
     percentage.--The `national per capita Medicare+Choice growth 
     percentage' is defined in section 1853(c)(6).
       ``(4) Medicare+choice monthly basic beneficiary premium; 
     medicare+choice monthly supplemental beneficiary premium.--
     The terms `Medicare+Choice monthly basic beneficiary premium' 
     and `Medicare+Choice monthly supplemental beneficiary 
     premium' are defined in section 1854(a)(2).
       ``(d) Coordinated Acute and Long-Term Care Benefits Under a 
     Medicare+Choice Plan.--Nothing in this part shall be 
     construed as preventing a State from coordinating benefits 
     under a medicaid plan under title XIX with those provided 
     under a Medicare+Choice 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 plan.
       ``(e) Restriction on Enrollment for Certain Medicare+Choice 
     Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a Medicare+Choice 
     religious fraternal benefit society plan described in 
     paragraph (2), notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     part to the contrary and in accordance with regulations of 
     the Secretary, the society offering the plan may restrict the 
     enrollment of individuals under this part to individuals who 
     are members of the church, convention, or group described in 
     paragraph (3)(B) with which the society is affiliated.
       ``(2) Medicare+choice religious fraternal benefit society 
     plan described.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
     Medicare+Choice religious fraternal benefit society plan 
     described in this paragraph is a Medicare+Choice plan 
     described in section 1851(a)(2)(A) that--
       ``(A) is offered by a religious fraternal benefit society 
     described in paragraph (3) only to members of the church, 
     convention, or group described in paragraph (3)(B); and
       ``(B) permits all such members to enroll under the plan 
     without regard to health status-related factors.

     Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as waiving any 
     plan requirements relating to financial solvency.
       ``(3) Religious fraternal benefit society defined.--For 
     purposes of paragraph (2)(A), a `religious fraternal benefit 
     society' described in this section is an organization that--
       ``(A) is described in section 501(c)(8) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under 
     section 501(a) of such Act;
       ``(B) is affiliated with, carries out the tenets of, and 
     shares a religious bond with, a church or convention or 
     association of churches or an affiliated group of churches;
       ``(C) offers, in addition to a Medicare+Choice religious 
     fraternal benefit society plan, health coverage to 
     individuals not entitled to benefits under this title who are 
     members of such church, convention, or group; and
       ``(D) does not impose any limitation on membership in the 
     society based on any health status-related factor.
       ``(4) Payment adjustment.--Under regulations of the 
     Secretary, in the case of individuals enrolled under this 
     part under a Medicare+Choice religious fraternal benefit 
     society plan described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 
     provide for such adjustment to the payment amounts otherwise 
     established under section 1854 as may be appropriate to 
     assure an appropriate payment level, taking into account the 
     actuarial characteristics and experience of such 
     individuals.''.

     SEC. 4002. TRANSITIONAL RULES FOR CURRENT MEDICARE HMO 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorizing Transitional Waiver of 50:50 Rule.--Section 
     1876(f) (42 U.S.C. 1395mm(f)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``Each'' and inserting ``For contract 
     periods beginning before January 1, 1999, each''; and
       (B) by striking ``or under a State plan approved under 
     title XIX'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``The Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary'', and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Effective for contract periods beginning after 
     December 31, 1996, the Secretary may waive or modify the 
     requirement imposed by paragraph (1) to the extent the 
     Secretary finds that it is in the public interest.''.
       (b) Transition.--
       (1) Risk-sharing contracts.--Section 1876 (42 U.S.C. 
     1395mm) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(k)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) on or after the date standards for Medicare+Choice 
     organizations and plans are first established under section 
     1856(b)(1), the Secretary shall not enter into any risk-
     sharing contract under this section with an eligible 
     organization; and
       ``(B) for any contract year beginning on or after January 
     1, 1999, the Secretary shall not renew any such contract.
       ``(2) 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, 1998, may 
     continue enrollment in such organization in accordance with 
     regulations described in section 1856(b)(1).
       ``(3) 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 1998) shall be computed--
       ``(A) with respect to individuals entitled to benefits 
     under both parts A and B, by substituting payment rates under 
     section 1853(a) for the payment rates otherwise established 
     under section 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).
       ``(4) The following requirements shall apply to eligible 
     organizations with risk-sharing contracts under this section 
     in the same manner as they apply to Medicare+Choice 
     organizations under part C:
       ``(A) Data collection requirements under section 
     1853(a)(3)(B).
       ``(B) Restrictions on imposition of premium taxes under 
     section 1854(g) in relating to payments to such organizations 
     under this section.
       ``(C) The requirement to accept enrollment of new enrollees 
     during November 1998 under section 1851(e)(6).
       ``(D) Payments under section 1857(e)(2).''.
       (2) Reasonable cost contracts.--
       (A) Phase out of contracts.--Section 1876(h) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395mm(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5)(A) After the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
     the Secretary may not enter into a reasonable cost 
     reimbursement contract under this subsection (if the contract 
     is not in effect as of such date), except for a contract with 
     an eligible organization which,

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     immediately previous to entering into such contract, had an 
     agreement in effect under section 1833(a)(1)(A).
       ``(B) The Secretary may not extend or renew a reasonable 
     cost reimbursement contract under this subsection for any 
     period beyond December 31, 2002.''.
       (B) Report on impact.--By not later than January 1, 2001, 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to 
     Congress a report that analyzes the potential impact of 
     termination of reasonable cost reimbursement contracts, 
     pursuant to the amendment made by subparagraph (A), on 
     medicare beneficiaries enrolled under such contracts and on 
     the medicare program. The report shall include such 
     recommendations regarding any extension or transition with 
     respect to such contracts as the Secretary deems appropriate.
       (c) Enrollment Transition Rule.--An individual who is 
     enrolled on December 31, 1998, with an eligible organization 
     under section 1876 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395mm) shall be considered to be enrolled with that 
     organization on January 1, 1999, under part C of title XVIII 
     of such Act if that organization has a contract under that 
     part for providing services on January 1, 1999 (unless the 
     individual has disenrolled effective on that date).
       (d) Advance Directives.--Section 1866(f) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395cc(f)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``1855(i),'' after ``1833(s),'', and
       (B) by inserting ``, Medicare+Choice organization,'' after 
     ``provider of services''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(E), by inserting ``or a 
     Medicare+Choice organization'' after ``section 
     1833(a)(1)(A)''.
       (e) Extension of Provider Requirement.--Section 
     1866(a)(1)(O) (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(1)(O)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``in the case of hospitals and skilled 
     nursing facilities,'';
       (2) by striking ``inpatient hospital and extended care'';
       (3) by inserting ``with a Medicare+Choice organization 
     under part C or'' after ``any individual enrolled'';
       (4) by striking ``(in the case of hospitals) or limits (in 
     the case of skilled nursing facilities)''; and
       (5) by inserting ``(less any payments under sections 
     1886(d)(11) and 1886(h)(3)(D))'' after ``under this title''.
       (f) Additional Conforming Changes.--
       (1) 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).
       (2) Secretarial submission of legislative proposal.--Not 
     later than 6 months 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.
       (g) Immediate Effective Date for Certain Requirements for 
     Demonstrations.--Section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security 
     Act (requiring contribution to certain costs related to the 
     enrollment process comparative materials) applies to 
     demonstrations with respect to which enrollment is effected 
     or coordinated under section 1851 of such Act.
       (h) Transition Rule for PSO Enrollment.--In applying 
     subsection (g)(1) of section 1876 of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395mm) to a risk-sharing contract entered into 
     with an eligible organization that is a provider-sponsored 
     organization (as defined in section 1855(d)(1) of such Act, 
     as inserted by section 5001) for a contract year beginning on 
     or after January 1, 1998, there shall be substituted for the 
     minimum number of enrollees provided under such section the 
     minimum number of enrollees permitted under section 
     1857(b)(1) of such Act (as so inserted).
       (i) Publication of New Capitation Rates.--Not later than 4 
     weeks after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall announce the 
     annual Medicare+Choice capitation rates for 1998 under 
     section 1853(b) of the Social Security Act.
       (j) Elimination of Health Care Prepayment Plan Option for 
     Entities Eligible to Participate As Managed Care 
     Organization.--
       (1) Elimination of option.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1833(a)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395l(a)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ``(and either is 
     sponsored by a union or employer, or does not provide, or 
     arrange for the provision of, any inpatient hospital 
     services)'' after ``prepayment basis''.
       (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by subparagraph (A) 
     applies to new contracts entered into after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and, with respect to contracts in 
     effect as of such date, shall apply to payment for services 
     furnished after December 31, 1998.
       (2) Medigap conforming amendment.--Effective January 1, 
     1999, section 1882(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395ss(g)(1)) is amended 
     by striking ``, during the period beginning on the date 
     specified in subsection (p)(1)(C) and ending on December 31, 
     1995,''.

     SEC. 4003. CONFORMING CHANGES IN MEDIGAP PROGRAM.

       (a) Conforming Amendments to Medicare+Choice Changes.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1882(d)(3)(A)(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ss(d)(3)(A)(i)) is amended--
       (A) in the matter before subclause (I), by inserting 
     ``(including an individual electing a Medicare+Choice plan 
     under section 1851)'' after ``of this title''; and
       (B) in subclause (II)--
       (i) by inserting ``in the case of an individual not 
     electing a Medicare+Choice plan'' after ``(II)'', and
       (ii) by inserting before the comma at the end the 
     following: ``or in the case of an individual electing a 
     Medicare+Choice plan, a medicare supplemental policy with 
     knowledge that the policy duplicates health benefits to which 
     the individual is otherwise entitled under the 
     Medicare+Choice plan or under another medicare supplemental 
     policy''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1882(d)(3)(B)(i)(I) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395ss(d)(3)(B)(i)(I)) is amended by inserting 
     ``(including any Medicare+Choice plan)'' after ``health 
     insurance policies''.
       (3) Medicare+choice plans not treated as medicare 
     supplementary policies.--Section 1882(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ss(g)(1)) is amended by inserting ``or a Medicare+Choice 
     plan or'' after ``does not include''.
       (b) Additional Rules Relating to Individuals Enrolled in 
     MSA Plans and Private Fee-for-Service Plans.--Section 1882 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395ss) is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(u)(1) It is unlawful for a person to sell or issue a 
     policy described in paragraph (2) to an individual with 
     knowledge that the individual has in effect under section 
     1851 an election of an MSA plan or a Medicare+Choice private 
     fee-for-service plan.
       ``(2)(A) A policy described in this subparagraph is a 
     health insurance policy (other than a policy described in 
     subparagraph (B)) that provides for coverage of expenses that 
     are otherwise required to be counted toward meeting the 
     annual deductible amount provided under the MSA plan.
       ``(B) A policy described in this subparagraph is any of the 
     following:
       ``(i) A policy that provides coverage (whether through 
     insurance or otherwise) for accidents, disability, dental 
     care, vision care, or long-term care.
       ``(ii) A policy of insurance to which substantially all of 
     the coverage 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.
       ``(iii) A policy of insurance that provides coverage for a 
     specified disease or illness.
       ``(iv) A policy of insurance that pays a fixed amount per 
     day (or other period) of hospitalization.''.

    Subchapter B--Special Rules for Medicare+Choice Medical Savings 
                                Accounts

     SEC. 4006. MEDICARE+CHOICE 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 138 as section 139 and by inserting 
     after section 137 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 138. MEDICARE+CHOICE MSA.

       ``(a) Exclusion.--Gross income shall not include any 
     payment to the Medicare+Choice MSA of an individual by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services under part C of title 
     XVIII of the Social Security Act.
       ``(b) Medicare+Choice MSA.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `Medicare+Choice MSA' means a medical savings 
     account (as defined in section 220(d))--
       ``(1) which is designated as a Medicare+Choice MSA,
       ``(2) with respect to which no contribution may be made 
     other than--
       ``(A) a contribution made by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services pursuant to part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act, or
       ``(B) a trustee-to-trustee transfer described in subsection 
     (c)(4),
       ``(3) the governing instrument of which provides that 
     trustee-to-trustee transfers described in subsection (c)(4) 
     may be made to and from such account, and
       ``(4) which is established in connection with an MSA plan 
     described in section 1859(b)(3) of the Social Security Act.
       ``(c) Special Rules for Distributions.--
       ``(1) Distributions for qualified medical expenses.--In 
     applying section 220 to a Medicare+Choice MSA--
       ``(A) qualified medical expenses shall not include amounts 
     paid for medical care for any individual other than the 
     account holder, and
       ``(B) section 220(d)(2)(C) shall not apply.
       ``(2) Penalty for distributions from medicare+choice 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 Medicare+Choice 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 Medicare+Choice MSA plan covering the account 
     holder as of Janu

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     ary 1 of the calendar year in which the taxable year begins.

     Section 220(f)(4) shall not apply to any payment or 
     distribution from a Medicare+Choice 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 Medicare+Choice 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 
     220(f)(2) and paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not 
     apply to any payment or distribution from a Medicare+Choice 
     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 220(f)(2) and 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not apply to any 
     trustee-to-trustee transfer from a Medicare+Choice MSA of an 
     account holder to another Medicare+Choice MSA of such account 
     holder.
       ``(d) Special Rules for Treatment of Account After Death of 
     Account Holder.--In applying section 220(f)(8)(A) to an 
     account which was a Medicare+Choice MSA of a decedent, the 
     rules of section 220(f) shall apply in lieu of the rules of 
     subsection (c) of this section with respect to the spouse as 
     the account holder of such Medicare+Choice MSA.
       ``(e) Reports.--In the case of a Medicare+Choice MSA, the 
     report under section 220(h)--
       ``(1) shall include the fair market value of the assets in 
     such Medicare+Choice 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.
       ``(f) Coordination With Limitation on Number of Taxpayers 
     Having Medical Savings Accounts.--Subsection (i) of section 
     220 shall not apply to an individual with respect to a 
     Medicare+Choice MSA, and Medicare+Choice MSA's shall not be 
     taken into account in determining whether the numerical 
     limitations under section 220(j) are exceeded.''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) The last sentence of section 4973(d) of such Code is 
     amended by inserting ``or section 138(c)(3)'' after ``section 
     220(f)(3)''.
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 220 of such Code is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Medicare eligible individuals.--The limitation under 
     this subsection for any month with respect to an individual 
     shall be zero for the first month such individual is entitled 
     to benefits under title XVIII of the Social Security Act and 
     for each month thereafter.''.
       (3) 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. 138. Medicare+Choice MSA.
``Sec. 139. Cross references to other Acts.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1998.

                       CHAPTER 2--DEMONSTRATIONS

Subchapter A--Medicare+Choice Competitive Pricing Demonstration Project

     SEC. 4011. MEDICARE PREPAID COMPETITIVE PRICING DEMONSTRATION 
                   PROJECT.

       (a) Establishment of Project.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services (in this subchapter referred to as the 
     ``Secretary'') shall establish a demonstration project (in 
     this subchapter referred to as the ``project'') under which 
     payments to Medicare+Choice organizations in medicare payment 
     areas in which the project is being conducted are determined 
     in accordance with a competitive pricing methodology 
     established under this subchapter.
       (b) Designation of 7 Medicare Payment Areas Covered by 
     Project.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall designate, in 
     accordance with the recommendations of the Competitive 
     Pricing Advisory Committee under paragraphs (2) and (3), 
     medicare payment areas as areas in which the project under 
     this subchapter will be conducted. In this section, the term 
     ``Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee'' means the 
     Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee established under 
     section 4012(a).
       (2) Initial designation of 4 areas.--
       (A) In general.--The Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee 
     shall recommend to the Secretary, consistent with 
     subparagraph (B), the designation of 4 specific areas as 
     medicare payment areas to be included in the project. Such 
     recommendations shall be made in a manner so as to ensure 
     that payments under the project in 2 such areas will begin on 
     January 1, 1999, and in 2 such areas will begin on January 1, 
     2000.
       (B) Location of designation.--Of the 4 areas recommended 
     under subparagraph (A), 3 shall be in urban areas and 1 shall 
     be in a rural area.
       (3) Designation of additional 3 areas.--Not later than 
     December 31, 2001, the Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee 
     may recommend to the Secretary the designation of up to 3 
     additional, specific medicare payment areas to be included in 
     the project.
       (c) Project Implementation.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     shall for each medicare payment area designated under 
     subsection (b)--
       (A) in accordance with the recommendations of the 
     Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee--
       (i) establish the benefit design among plans offered in 
     such area, and
       (ii) structure the method for selecting plans offered in 
     such area; and
       (B) in consultation with such Committee--
       (i) establish methods for setting the price to be paid to 
     plans, including, if the Secretaries determines appropriate, 
     the rewarding and penalizing of Medicare+Choice plans in the 
     area on the basis of the attainment of, or failure to attain, 
     applicable quality standards, and
       (ii) provide for the collection of plan information 
     (including information concerning quality and access to 
     care), the dissemination of information, and the methods of 
     evaluating the results of the project.
       (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall take into account 
     the recommendations of the area advisory committee 
     established in section 4012(b), in implementing a project 
     design for any area, except that no modifications may be made 
     in the project design without consultation with the 
     Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee. In no case may the 
     Secretary change the designation of an area based on 
     recommendations of any area advisory committee.
       (d) Monitoring and Report.--
       (1) Monitoring impact.--Taking into consideration the 
     recommendations of the Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee 
     and the area advisory committees, the Secretary shall closely 
     monitor and measure the impact of the project in the 
     different areas on the price and quality of, and access to, 
     medicare covered services, choice of health plans, changes in 
     enrollment, and other relevant factors.
       (2) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2002, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the progress 
     under the project under this subchapter, including a 
     comparison of the matters monitored under paragraph (1) among 
     the different designated areas. The report may include any 
     legislative recommendations for extending the project to the 
     entire medicare population.
       (e) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services may waive such requirements of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act (as amended by this Act) as may be 
     necessary for the purposes of carrying out the project.
       (f) Relationship to Other Authority.--Except pursuant to 
     this subchapter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     may not conduct or continue any medicare demonstration 
     project relating to payment of health maintenance 
     organizations, Medicare+Choice organizations, or similar 
     prepaid managed care entities on the basis of a competitive 
     bidding process or pricing system described in subsection 
     (a).
       (g) No Additional Costs to Medicare Program.--The aggregate 
     payments to Medicare+Choice organizations under the project 
     for any designated area for a fiscal year may not exceed the 
     aggregate payments to such organizations that would have been 
     made under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395 et seq.), as amended by section 4001, if the project had 
     not been conducted.
       (h) Definitions.--Any term used in this subchapter which is 
     also used in part C of title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act, as amended by section 4001, shall have the same meaning 
     as when used in such part.

     SEC. 4012. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

       (a) Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee.--
       (1) In general.--Before implementing the project under this 
     subchapter, the Secretary shall appoint the Competitive 
     Pricing Advisory Committee, including independent actuaries, 
     individuals with expertise in competitive health plan 
     pricing, and an employee of the Office of Personnel 
     Management with expertise in the administration of the 
     Federal Employees Health Benefit Program, to make 
     recommendations to the Secretary concerning the designation 
     of areas for inclusion in the project and appropriate 
     research design for implementing the project.
       (2) Initial recommendations.--The Competitive Pricing 
     Advisory Committee initially shall submit recommendations 
     regarding the area selection, benefit design among plans 
     offered, structuring choice among health plans offered, 
     methods for setting the price to be paid to plans, collection 
     of plan information (including information concerning quality 
     and access to care), information dissemination, and methods 
     of evaluating the results of the project.
       (3) Quality recommendation.--The Competitive Pricing 
     Advisory Committee shall study and make recommendations 
     regarding the feasibility of providing financial incentives 
     and penalties to plans operating under the project that meet, 
     or fail to meet, applicable quality standards.
       (4) Advice during implementation.--Upon implementation of 
     the project, the Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee shall 
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     tinue to advise the Secretary on the application of the 
     design in different areas and changes in the project based on 
     experience with its operations.
       (5) Sunset.--The Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee 
     shall terminate on December 31, 2004.
       (b) Appointment of Area Advisory Committee.--Upon the 
     designation of an area for inclusion in the project, the 
     Secretary shall appoint an area advisory committee, composed 
     of representatives of health plans, providers, and medicare 
     beneficiaries in the area, to advise the Secretary concerning 
     how the project will be implemented in the area. Such advice 
     may include advice concerning the marketing and pricing of 
     plans in the area and other salient factors. The duration of 
     such a committee for an area shall be for the duration of the 
     operation of the project in the area.
       (c) Special application.--Notwithstanding section 9(c) of 
     the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the 
     Competitive Pricing Advisory Commission and any area advisory 
     committee (described in subsection (b)) may meet as soon as 
     the members of the commission or committee, respectively, are 
     appointed.

         Subchapter B--Social Health Maintenance Organizations

     SEC. 4014. SOCIAL HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (SHMOS).

       (a) Extension of Demonstration Project Authorities.--
     Section 4018(b) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1987 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1997'' and inserting 
     ``2000'', and
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2001''.
       (b) Expansion of Cap.--Section 13567(c) of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 is amended by striking 
     ``12,000'' and inserting ``36,000''.
       (c) Report on Integration and Transition.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall submit to Congress, by not later than January 1, 1999, 
     a plan for the integration of health plans offered by social 
     health maintenance organizations (including SHMO I and SHMO 
     II sites developed under section 2355 of the Deficit 
     Reduction Act of 1984 and under the amendment made by section 
     4207(b)(3)(B)(i) of OBRA-1990, respectively) and similar 
     plans as an option under the Medicare+Choice program under 
     part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act.
       (2) Provision for transition.--Such plan shall include a 
     transition for social health maintenance organizations 
     operating under demonstration project authority under such 
     section.
       (3) Payment policy.--The report shall also include 
     recommendations on appropriate payment levels for plans 
     offered by such organizations, including an analysis of the 
     application of risk adjustment factors appropriate to the 
     population served by such organizations.

 Subchapter C--Medicare Subvention Demonstration Project for Military 
                                Retirees

     SEC. 4015. MEDICARE SUBVENTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR 
                   MILITARY RETIREES.

       (a) In General.--Title XVIII (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) (as 
     amended by sections 4603 and 4801) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:


   ``MEDICARE SUBVENTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR MILITARY RETIREES

       ``Sec. 1896. (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Administering secretaries.--The term `administering 
     Secretaries' means the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense 
     acting jointly.
       ``(2) Demonstration project; project.--The terms 
     `demonstration project' and `project' mean the demonstration 
     project carried out under this section.
       ``(3) Designated provider.--The term `designated provider' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 721(5) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2593; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note).
       ``(4) Medicare-eligible military retiree or dependent.--The 
     term `medicare-eligible military retiree or dependent' means 
     an individual described in section 1074(b) or 1076(b) of 
     title 10, United States Code, who--
       ``(A) would be eligible for health benefits under section 
     1086 of such title by reason of subsection (c)(1) of such 
     section 1086 but for the operation of subsection (d) of such 
     section 1086;
       ``(B)(i) is entitled to benefits under part A of this 
     title; and
       ``(ii) if the individual was entitled to such benefits 
     before July 1, 1997, received health care items or services 
     from a health care facility of the uniformed services before 
     that date, but after becoming entitled to benefits under part 
     A of this title;
       ``(C) is enrolled for benefits under part B of this title; 
     and
       ``(D) has attained age 65.
       ``(5) Medicare health care services.--The term `medicare 
     health care services' means items or services covered under 
     part A or B of this title.
       ``(6) Military treatment facility.--The term `military 
     treatment facility' means a facility referred to in section 
     1074(a) of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(7) TRICARE.--The term `TRICARE' has the same meaning as 
     the term `TRICARE program' under section 711 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (10 U.S.C. 
     1073 note).
       ``(8) Trust funds.--The term `trust funds' means the 
     Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund established in section 
     1817 and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust 
     Fund established in section 1841.
       ``(b) Demonstration Project.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--The administering Secretaries are 
     authorized to establish a demonstration project (under an 
     agreement entered into by the administering Secretaries) 
     under which the Secretary shall reimburse the Secretary of 
     Defense, from the trust funds, for medicare health care 
     services furnished to certain medicare-eligible military 
     retirees or dependents in a military treatment facility or by 
     a designated provider.
       ``(B) Agreement.--The agreement entered into under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include at a minimum--
       ``(i) a description of the benefits to be provided to the 
     participants of the demonstration project established under 
     this section;
       ``(ii) a description of the eligibility rules for 
     participation in the demonstration project, including any 
     cost sharing requirements;
       ``(iii) a description of how the demonstration project will 
     satisfy the requirements under this title;
       ``(iv) a description of the sites selected under paragraph 
     (2);
       ``(v) a description of how reimbursement requirements under 
     subsection (i) and maintenance of effort requirements under 
     subsection (j) will be implemented in the demonstration 
     project;
       ``(vi) a statement that the Secretary shall have access to 
     all data of the Department of Defense that the Secretary 
     determines is necessary to conduct independent estimates and 
     audits of the maintenance of effort requirement, the annual 
     reconciliation, and related matters required under the 
     demonstration project;
       ``(vii) a description of any requirement that the Secretary 
     waives pursuant to subsection (d); and
       ``(viii) a certification, provided after review by the 
     administering Secretaries, that any entity that is receiving 
     payments by reason of the demonstration project has 
     sufficient--

       ``(I) resources and expertise to provide, consistent with 
     payments under subsection (i), the full range of benefits 
     required to be provided to beneficiaries under the project; 
     and
       ``(II) information and billing systems in place to ensure 
     the accurate and timely submission of claims for benefits and 
     to ensure that providers of services, physicians, and other 
     health care professionals are reimbursed by the entity in a 
     timely and accurate manner.

       ``(2) Number of sites.--The project established under this 
     section shall be conducted in no more than 6 sites, 
     designated jointly by the administering Secretaries after 
     review of all TRICARE regions.
       ``(3) Restriction.--No new military treatment facilities 
     will be built or expanded with funds from the demonstration 
     project.
       ``(4) Duration.--The administering Secretaries shall 
     conduct the demonstration project during the 3-year period 
     beginning on January 1, 1998.
       ``(5) Report.--At least 60 days prior to the commencement 
     of the demonstration project, the administering Secretaries 
     shall submit a copy of the agreement entered into under 
     paragraph (1) to the committees of jurisdiction under this 
     title.
       ``(c) Crediting of Payments.--A payment received by the 
     Secretary of Defense under the demonstration project shall be 
     credited to the applicable Department of Defense medical 
     appropriation (and within that appropriation). Any such 
     payment received during a fiscal year for services provided 
     during a prior fiscal year may be obligated by the Secretary 
     of Defense during the fiscal year during which the payment is 
     received.
       ``(d) Waiver of Certain Medicare Requirements.--
       ``(1) Authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided under subparagraph 
     (B), the demonstration project shall meet all requirements of 
     Medicare+Choice plans under part C of this title and 
     regulations pertaining thereto, and other requirements for 
     receiving medicare payments, except that the prohibition of 
     payments to Federal providers of services under sections 
     1814(c) and 1835(d), and paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
     1862(a) shall not apply.
       ``(B) Waiver.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary is authorized to waive any requirement described 
     under subparagraph (A), or approve equivalent or alternative 
     ways of meeting such a requirement, but only if such waiver 
     or approval--
       ``(i) reflects the unique status of the Department of 
     Defense as an agency of the Federal Government; and
       ``(ii) is necessary to carry out the demonstration project.
       ``(2) Beneficiary protections and other matters.--The 
     demonstration project shall comply with the requirements of 
     part C of this title that relate to beneficiary protections 
     and other matters, including such requirements relating to 
     the following areas:
       ``(A) Enrollment and disenrollment.
       ``(B) Nondiscrimination.
       ``(C) Information provided to beneficiaries.
       ``(D) Cost-sharing limitations.
       ``(E) Appeal and grievance procedures.
       ``(F) Provider participation.
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       ``(H) Quality assurance and external review.
       ``(I) Advance directives.
       ``(J) Other areas of beneficiary protections that the 
     Secretary determines are applicable to such project.
       ``(e) Inspector General.--Nothing in the agreement entered 
     into under subsection (b) shall limit the Inspector General 
     of the Department of Health and Human Services from 
     investigating any matters regarding the expenditure of funds 
     under this title for the demonstration project, including 
     compliance with the provisions of this title and all other 
     relevant laws.
       ``(f) Voluntary Participation.--Participation of medicare-
     eligible military retirees or dependents in the demonstration 
     project shall be voluntary.
       ``(g) TRICARE Health Care Plans.--
       ``(1) Modification of tricare contracts.--In carrying out 
     the demonstration project, the Secretary of Defense is 
     authorized to amend existing TRICARE contracts (including 
     contracts with designated providers) in order to provide the 
     medicare health care services to the medicare-eligible 
     military retirees and dependents enrolled in the 
     demonstration project consistent with part C of this title.
       ``(2) Health care benefits.--The administering Secretaries 
     shall prescribe the minimum health care benefits to be 
     provided under such a plan to medicare-eligible military 
     retirees or dependents enrolled in the plan. Those benefits 
     shall include at least all medicare health care services 
     covered under this title.
       ``(h) Additional Plans.--Notwithstanding any provisions of 
     title 10, United States Code, the administering Secretaries 
     may agree to include in the demonstration project any of the 
     Medicare+Choice plans described in section 1851(a)(2)(A), and 
     such agreement may include an agreement between the Secretary 
     of Defense and the Medicare+Choice organization offering such 
     plan to provide medicare health care services to medicare-
     eligible military retirees or dependents and for such 
     Secretary to receive payments from such organization for the 
     provision of such services.
       ``(i) Payments Based on Regular Medicare Payment Rates.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the succeeding provisions of 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall reimburse the Secretary 
     of Defense for services provided under the demonstration 
     project at a rate equal to 95 percent of the amount paid to a 
     Medicare+Choice organization under part C of this title with 
     respect to such an enrollee. In cases in which a payment 
     amount may not otherwise be readily computed, the Secretary 
     shall establish rules for computing equivalent or comparable 
     payment amounts.
       ``(2) Exclusion of certain amounts.--In computing the 
     amount of payment under paragraph (1), the following shall be 
     excluded:
       ``(A) Special payments.--Any amount attributable to an 
     adjustment under subparagraphs (B) and (F) of section 
     1886(d)(5) and subsection (h) of such section.
       ``(B) Percentage of capital payments.--An amount determined 
     by the administering Secretaries for amounts attributable to 
     payments for capital-related costs under subsection (g) of 
     such section.
       ``(3) Periodic payments from medicare trust funds.--
     Payments under this subsection shall be made--
       ``(A) on a periodic basis consistent with the periodicity 
     of payments under this title; and
       ``(B) in appropriate part, as determined by the Secretary, 
     from the trust funds.
       ``(4) Cap on amount.--The aggregate amount to be reimbursed 
     under this subsection pursuant to the agreement entered into 
     between the administering Secretaries under subsection (b) 
     shall not exceed a total of--
       ``(A) $50,000,000 for calendar year 1998;
       ``(B) $60,000,000 for calendar year 1999; and
       ``(C) $65,000,000 for calendar year 2000.
       ``(j) Maintenance of Effort.--
       ``(1) Monitoring effect of demonstration program on costs 
     to medicare program.--
       ``(A) In general.--The administering Secretaries, in 
     consultation with the Comptroller General, shall closely 
     monitor the expenditures made under the medicare program for 
     medicare-eligible military retirees or dependents during the 
     period of the demonstration project compared to the 
     expenditures that would have been made for such medicare-
     eligible military retirees or dependents during that period 
     if the demonstration project had not been conducted. The 
     agreement entered into by the administering Secretaries under 
     subsection (b) shall require any participating military 
     treatment facility to maintain the level of effort for space 
     available care to medicare-eligible military retirees or 
     dependents.
       ``(B) Annual report by the comptroller general.--Not later 
     than December 31 of each year during which the demonstration 
     project is conducted, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
     the administering Secretaries and the appropriate committees 
     of Congress a report on the extent, if any, to which the 
     costs of the Secretary under the medicare program under this 
     title increased during the preceding fiscal year as a result 
     of the demonstration project.
       ``(2) Required response in case of increase in costs.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the administering Secretaries find, 
     based on paragraph (1), that the expenditures under the 
     medicare program under this title increased (or are expected 
     to increase) during a fiscal year because of the 
     demonstration project, the administering Secretaries shall 
     take such steps as may be needed--
       ``(i) to recoup for the medicare program the amount of such 
     increase in expenditures; and
       ``(ii) to prevent any such increase in the future.
       ``(B) Steps.--Such steps--
       ``(i) under subparagraph (A)(i) shall include payment of 
     the amount of such increased expenditures by the Secretary of 
     Defense from the current medical care appropriation of the 
     Department of Defense to the trust funds; and
       ``(ii) under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include suspending 
     or terminating the demonstration project (in whole or in 
     part) or lowering the amount of payment under subsection 
     (i)(1).
       ``(k) Evaluation and Reports.--
       ``(1) Independent evaluation.--The Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall conduct an evaluation of the 
     demonstration project, and shall submit annual reports on the 
     demonstration project to the administering Secretaries and to 
     the committees of jurisdiction in the Congress. The first 
     report shall be submitted not later than 12 months after the 
     date on which the demonstration project begins operation, and 
     the final report not later than 3\1/2\ years after that date. 
     The evaluation and reports shall include an assessment, based 
     on the agreement entered into under subsection (b), of the 
     following:
       ``(A) Any savings or costs to the medicare program under 
     this title resulting from the demonstration project.
       ``(B) The cost to the Department of Defense of providing 
     care to medicare-eligible military retirees and dependents 
     under the demonstration project.
       ``(C) A description of the effects of the demonstration 
     project on military treatment facility readiness and training 
     and the probable effects of the project on overall Department 
     of Defense medical readiness and training.
       ``(D) Any impact of the demonstration project on access to 
     care for active duty military personnel and their dependents.
       ``(E) An analysis of how the demonstration project affects 
     the overall accessibility of the uniformed services treatment 
     system and the amount of space available for point-of-service 
     care, and a description of the unintended effects (if any) 
     upon the normal treatment priority system.
       ``(F) Compliance by the Department of Defense with the 
     requirements under this title.
       ``(G) The number of medicare-eligible military retirees and 
     dependents opting to participate in the demonstration project 
     instead of receiving health benefits through another health 
     insurance plan (including benefits under this title).
       ``(H) A list of the health insurance plans and programs 
     that were the primary payers for medicare-eligible military 
     retirees and dependents during the year prior to their 
     participation in the demonstration project and the 
     distribution of their previous enrollment in such plans and 
     programs.
       ``(I) Any impact of the demonstration project on private 
     health care providers and beneficiaries under this title that 
     are not enrolled in the demonstration project.
       ``(J) An assessment of the access to care and quality of 
     care for medicare-eligible military retirees and dependents 
     under the demonstration project.
       ``(K) An analysis of whether, and in what manner, easier 
     access to the uniformed services treatment system affects the 
     number of medicare-eligible military retirees and dependents 
     receiving medicare health care services.
       ``(L) Any impact of the demonstration project on the access 
     to care for medicare-eligible military retirees and 
     dependents who did not enroll in the demonstration project 
     and for other individuals entitled to benefits under this 
     title.
       ``(M) A description of the difficulties (if any) 
     experienced by the Department of Defense in managing the 
     demonstration project and TRICARE contracts.
       ``(N) Any additional elements specified in the agreement 
     entered into under subsection (b).
       ``(O) Any additional elements that the Comptroller General 
     of the United States determines is appropriate to assess 
     regarding the demonstration project.
       ``(2) Report on extension and expansion of demonstration 
     project.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     submission of the final report by the Comptroller General of 
     the United States under paragraph (1), the administering 
     Secretaries shall submit to Congress a report containing 
     their recommendation as to--
       ``(A) whether there is a cost to the health care program 
     under this title in conducting the demonstration project, and 
     whether the demonstration project could be expanded without 
     there being a cost to such health care program or to the 
     Federal Government;
       ``(B) whether to extend the demonstration project or make 
     the project permanent; and
       ``(C) whether the terms and conditions of the project 
     should be continued (or modified) if the project is extended 
     or expanded.''.
       (b) Implementation Plan for Veterans Subvention.--Not later 
     than 12 months after the start of the demonstration project, 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to Congress a 
     detailed implementation plan for a subvention demonstration 
     project (that follows the model of the demonstration project 
     conducted under section 1896 of the Social Security Act (as 
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     subsection (a)) to begin in 1999 for veterans (as defined in 
     section 101 of title 38, United States Code) that are 
     eligible for benefits under title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act.

                      Subchapter D--Other Projects

     SEC. 4016. MEDICARE COORDINATED CARE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

       (a) Demonstration Projects.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall 
     conduct demonstration projects for the purpose of evaluating 
     methods, such as case management and other models of 
     coordinated care, that--
       (A) improve the quality of items and services provided to 
     target individuals; and
       (B) reduce expenditures under the medicare program under 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et 
     seq.) for items and services provided to target individuals.
       (2) Target individual defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``target individual'' means an individual that has a chronic 
     illness, as defined and identified by the Secretary, and is 
     enrolled under the fee-for-service program under parts A and 
     B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c 
     et seq.; 1395j et seq.).
       (b) Program Design.--
       (1) Initial design.--The Secretary shall evaluate best 
     practices in the private sector of methods of coordinated 
     care for a period of 1 year and design the demonstration 
     project based on such evaluation.
       (2) Number and project areas.--Not later than 2 years after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     implement at least 9 demonstration projects, including--
       (A) 5 projects in urban areas;
       (B) 3 projects in rural areas; and
       (C) 1 project within the District of Columbia which is 
     operated by a nonprofit academic medical center that 
     maintains a National Cancer Institute certified comprehensive 
     cancer center.
       (3) Expansion of projects; implementation of demonstration 
     project results.--
       (A) Expansion of projects.--If the initial report under 
     subsection (c) contains an evaluation that demonstration 
     projects--
       (i) reduce expenditures under the medicare program; or
       (ii) do not increase expenditures under the medicare 
     program and increase the quality of health care services 
     provided to target individuals and satisfaction of 
     beneficiaries and health care providers;

     the Secretary shall continue the existing demonstration 
     projects and may expand the number of demonstration projects.
       (B) Implementation of demonstration project results.--If a 
     report under subsection (c) contains an evaluation as 
     described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary may issue 
     regulations to implement, on a permanent basis, the 
     components of the demonstration project that are beneficial 
     to the medicare program.
       (c) Report to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the Secretary 
     implements the initial demonstration projects under this 
     section, and biannually thereafter, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report regarding the demonstration projects 
conducted under this section.

       (2) Contents of report.--The report in paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description of the demonstration projects conducted 
     under this section.
       (B) An evaluation of--
       (i) the cost-effectiveness of the demonstration projects;
       (ii) the quality of the health care services provided to 
     target individuals under the demonstration projects; and
       (iii) beneficiary and health care provider satisfaction 
     under the demonstration project.
       (C) Any other information regarding the demonstration 
     projects conducted under this section that the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate.
       (d) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary shall waive compliance 
     with the requirements of title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) to such extent and for such 
     period as the Secretary determines is necessary to conduct 
     demonstration projects.
       (e) Funding.--
       (1) Demonstration projects.--
       (A) In general.--
       (i) State projects.--Except as provided in clause (ii), the 
     Secretary shall provide for the transfer from the Federal 
     Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary 
     Insurance Trust Fund under title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i, 1395t), in such proportions as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate, of such funds as are 
     necessary for the costs of carrying out the demonstration 
     projects under this section.
       (ii) Cancer hospital.--In the case of the project described 
     in subsection (b)(2)(C), amounts shall be available only as 
     provided in any Federal law making appropriations for the 
     District of Columbia.
       (B) Limitation.--In conducting the demonstration project 
     under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the 
     aggregate payments made by the Secretary do not exceed the 
     amount which the Secretary would have paid if the 
     demonstration projects under this section were not 
     implemented.
       (2) Evaluation and report.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as are necessary for the purpose of 
     developing and submitting the report to Congress under 
     subsection (c).

     SEC. 4017. ORDERLY TRANSITION OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE 
                   DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

       Section 9215 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended by section 6135 of 
     OBRA-1989 and section 13557 of OBRA-1993, is further 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Secretary'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Subject to 
     subsection (c), the Secretary may further extend such 
     demonstration projects through December 31, 2000, but only 
     with respect to individuals who received at least one service 
     during the period beginning on January 1, 1996, and ending on 
     the date of the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
       ``(b) The Secretary shall work with each such demonstration 
     project to develop a plan, to be submitted to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means and the Committee on Commerce of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
     by March 31, 1998, for the orderly transition of 
     demonstration projects and the project participants to a non-
     demonstration project health care delivery system, such as 
     through integration with a private or public health plan, 
     including a medicaid managed care or Medicare+Choice plan.
       ``(c) A demonstration project under subsection (a) which 
     does not develop and submit a transition plan under 
     subsection (b) by March 31, 1998, or, if later, 6 months 
     after the date of the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997, shall be discontinued as of December 31, 1998. The 
     Secretary shall provide appropriate technical assistance to 
     assist in the transition so that disruption of medical 
     services to project participants may be minimized.''.

     SEC. 4018. MEDICARE ENROLLMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

       (a) Demonstration Project.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall implement a 
     demonstration project (in this section referred to as the 
     ``project'') for the purpose of evaluating the use of a 
     third-party contractor to conduct the Medicare+Choice plan 
     enrollment and disenrollment functions, as described in part 
     C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (as added by 
     section 4001 of this Act), in an area.
       (2) Consultation.--Before implementing the project under 
     this section, the Secretary shall consult with affected 
     parties on--
       (A) the design of the project;
       (B) the selection criteria for the third-party contractor; 
     and
       (C) the establishment of performance standards, as 
     described in paragraph (3).
       (3) Performance standards.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish performance 
     standards for the accuracy and timeliness of the 
     Medicare+Choice plan enrollment and disenrollment functions 
     performed by the third-party contractor.
       (B) Noncompliance.--In the event that the third-party 
     contractor is not in substantial compliance with the 
     performance standards established under subparagraph (A), 
     such enrollment and disenrollment functions shall be 
     performed by the Medicare+Choice plan until the Secretary 
     appoints a new third-party contractor.
       (b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall periodically 
     report to Congress on the progress of the project conducted 
     pursuant to this section.
       (c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary shall waive compliance 
     with the requirements of part C of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act (as amended by section 4001 of this Act) to such 
     extent and for such period as the Secretary determines is 
     necessary to conduct the project.
       (d) Duration.--A demonstration project under this section 
     shall be conducted for a 3-year period.
       (e) Separate From Other Demonstration Projects.--A project 
     implemented by the Secretary under this section shall not be 
     conducted in conjunction with any other demonstration 
     project.

     SEC. 4019. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN MEDICARE COMMUNITY NURSING 
                   ORGANIZATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, demonstration 
     projects conducted under section 4079 of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1987 may be conducted for an additional 
     period of 2 years, and the deadline for any report required 
     relating to the results of such projects shall be not later 
     than 6 months before the end of such additional period.

                         CHAPTER 3--COMMISSIONS

     SEC. 4021. NATIONAL BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF 
                   MEDICARE.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be 
     known as the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of 
     Medicare (in this section referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Duties of the Commission.--The Commission shall--
       (1) review and analyze the long-term financial condition of 
     the medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.);
       (2) identify problems that threaten the financial integrity 
     of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 
     Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund established under 
     that title (42 U.S.C. 1395i, 1395t), including--
       (A) the financial impact on the medicare program of the 
     significant increase in the

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     number of medicare eligible individuals which will occur 
     beginning approximately during 2010 and lasting for 
     approximately 25 years, and
       (B) the extent to which current medicare update indexes do 
     not accurately reflect inflation;
       (3) analyze potential solutions to the problems identified 
     under paragraph (2) that will ensure both the financial 
     integrity of the medicare program and the provision of 
     appropriate benefits under such program, including methods 
     used by other nations to respond to comparable demographic 
     patterns in eligibility for health care benefits for elderly 
     and disabled individuals and trends in employment-related 
     health care for retirees;
       (4) make recommendations to restore the solvency of the 
     Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the financial 
     integrity of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 
     Trust Fund;
       (5) make recommendations for establishing the appropriate 
     financial structure of the medicare program as a whole;
       (6) make recommendations for establishing the appropriate 
     balance of benefits covered and beneficiary contributions to 
     the medicare program;
       (7) make recommendations for the time periods during which 
     the recommendations described in paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) 
     should be implemented;
       (8) make recommendations regarding the financing of 
     graduate medical education (GME), including consideration of 
     alternative broad-based sources of funding for such education 
     and funding for institutions not currently eligible for such 
     GME support that conduct approved graduate medical residency 
     programs, such as children's hospitals;
       (9) make recommendations on modifying age-based eligibility 
     to correspond to changes in age-based eligibility under the 
     OASDI program and on the feasibility of allowing individuals 
     between the age of 62 and the medicare eligibility age to buy 
     into the medicare program;
       (10) make recommendations on the impact of chronic disease 
     and disability trends on future costs and quality of services 
     under the current benefit, financing, and delivery system 
     structure of the medicare program;
       (11) make recommendations regarding a comprehensive 
     approach to preserve the program; and
       (12) review and analyze such other matters as the 
     Commission deems appropriate.
       (c) Membership.--
       (1) Number and appointment.--The Commission shall be 
     composed of 17 members, of whom--
       (A) four shall be appointed by the President;
       (B) six shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
     Senate, in consultation with the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, of whom not more than 4 shall be of the same 
     political party;
       (C) six shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, in consultation with the Minority Leader of 
     the House of Representatives, of whom not more than 4 shall 
     be of the same political party; and
       (D) one, who shall serve as Chairman of the Commission, 
     appointed jointly by the President, Majority Leader of the 
     Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Deadline for appointment.--Members of the Commission 
     shall be appointed by not later than December 1, 1997.
       (3) Terms of appointment.--The term of any appointment 
     under paragraph (1) to the Commission shall be for the life 
     of the Commission.
       (4) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of its 
     Chairman or a majority of its members.
       (5) Quorum.--A quorum shall consist of 8 members of the 
     Commission, except that 4 members may conduct a hearing under 
     subsection (e).
       (6) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled 
     in the same manner in which the original appointment was made 
     not later than 30 days after the Commission is given notice 
     of the vacancy and shall not affect the power of the 
     remaining members to execute the duties of the Commission.
       (7) Compensation.--Members of the Commission shall receive 
     no additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their 
     service on the Commission.
       (8) Expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall receive 
     travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence in 
     accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (d) Staff and Support Services.--
       (1) Executive director.--
       (A) Appointment.--The Chairman shall appoint an executive 
     director of the Commission.
       (B) Compensation.--The executive director shall be paid the 
     rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
       (2) Staff.--With the approval of the Commission, the 
     executive director may appoint such personnel as the 
     executive director considers appropriate.
       (3) 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).
       (4) Experts and consultants.--With the approval of the 
     Commission, the executive director may procure temporary and 
     intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (5) 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 the 
     proper functioning of the Commission.
       (e) Powers of Commission.--
       (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 and 
     office of the chief actuary of hcfa.--
       (A) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office or the 
     Chief Actuary of the Health Care Financing Administration, or 
     both, shall provide to the Commission, upon the request of 
     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) 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 March 1, 1999, the Commission 
     shall submit a report to the President and Congress which 
     shall contain a detailed statement of only those 
     recommendations, findings, and conclusions of the Commission 
     that receive the approval of at least 11 members of the 
     Commission.
       (g) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 30 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. 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 under title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i, 1395t).

     SEC. 4022. MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--Title XVIII is amended by inserting after 
     section 1804 the following new section:


                 ``medicare payment advisory commission

       ``Sec. 1805. (a) Establishment.--There is hereby 
     established the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (in this 
     section referred to as the `Commission').
       ``(b) Duties.--
       ``(1) Review of payment policies and annual reports.--The 
     Commission shall--
       ``(A) review payment policies under this title, including 
     the topics described in paragraph (2);
       ``(B) make recommendations to Congress concerning such 
     payment policies;
       ``(C) by not later than March 1 of each year (beginning 
     with 1998), submit a report to Congress containing the 
     results of such reviews and its recommendations concerning 
     such policies; and
       ``(D) by not later than June 1 of each year (beginning with 
     1998), 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.

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       ``(2) Specific topics to be reviewed.--
       ``(A) Medicare+choice program.--Specifically, the 
     Commission shall review, with respect to the Medicare+Choice 
     program under part C, the following:
       ``(i) 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.
       ``(ii) The mechanisms used to adjust payments for risk and 
     the need to adjust such mechanisms to take into account 
     health status of beneficiaries.
       ``(iii) The implications of risk selection both among 
     Medicare+Choice organizations and between the Medicare+Choice 
     option and the original medicare fee-for-service option.
       ``(iv) The development and implementation of mechanisms to 
     assure the quality of care for those enrolled with 
     Medicare+Choice organizations.
       ``(v) The impact of the Medicare+Choice program on access 
     to care for medicare beneficiaries.
       ``(vi) Other major issues in implementation and further 
     development of the Medicare+Choice program.
       ``(B) Original medicare fee-for-service system.--
     Specifically, the Commission shall review payment policies 
     under parts A and B, including--
       ``(i) the factors affecting expenditures for services in 
     different sectors, including the process for updating 
     hospital, skilled nursing facility, physician, and other 
     fees,
       ``(ii) payment methodologies, and
       ``(iii) their relationship to access and quality of care 
     for medicare beneficiaries.
       ``(C) Interaction of medicare 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 other than under this title 
     and assess the implications of changes in health care 
     delivery in the United States and in the general market for 
     health care services on the medicare program.
       ``(3) Comments on certain secretarial reports.--If the 
     Secretary submits to Congress (or a committee of Congress) a 
     report that is required by law and that relates to payment 
     policies under this title, the Secretary shall transmit a 
     copy of the report to the Commission. The Commission shall 
     review the report and, not later than 6 months after the date 
     of submittal of the Secretary's report to Congress, shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress written 
     comments on such report. Such comments may include such 
     recommendations as the Commission deems appropriate.
       ``(4) Agenda and additional reviews.--The Commission shall 
     consult periodically with the chairmen and ranking minority 
     members of the appropriate committees of Congress regarding 
     the Commission's agenda and progress towards achieving the 
     agenda. The Commission may conduct additional reviews, and 
     submit additional reports to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress, from time to time on such topics relating to the 
     program under this title as may be requested by such chairmen 
     and members and as the Commission deems appropriate.
       ``(5) Availability of reports.--The Commission shall 
     transmit to the Secretary a copy of each report submitted 
     under this subsection and shall make such reports available 
     to the public.
       ``(6) Appropriate committees of congress.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term `appropriate committees of Congress' 
     means the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate.
       ``(c) Membership.--
       ``(1) Number and appointment.--The Commission shall be 
     composed of 15 members appointed by the Comptroller General.
       ``(2) Qualifications.--
       ``(A) In general.--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 
     health services, and other related fields, who provide a mix 
     of different professionals, broad geographic representation, 
     and a balance between urban and rural representatives.
       ``(B) Inclusion.--The membership of the Commission shall 
     include (but not be limited to) physicians and other health 
     professionals, employers, third-party payers, 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.
       ``(C) Majority nonproviders.--Individuals who are directly 
     involved in the provision, or management of the delivery, of 
     items and services covered under this title shall not 
     constitute a majority of the membership of the Commission.
       ``(D) Ethical disclosure.--The Comptroller General shall 
     establish a system for public disclosure by members of the 
     Commission of financial and other potential conflicts of 
     interest relating to such members.
       ``(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 the 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, except that in the 
     case of vacancy of the Chairmanship or Vice Chairmanship, the 
     Comptroller General may designate another member for the 
     remainder of that member's term.
       ``(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--
       ``(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 nonproprietary data of the Commission, 
     immediately upon request.
       ``(4) Periodic audit.--The Commission shall be subject to 
     periodic audit by the Comptroller General.
       ``(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. Sixty 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

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       (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 Advisory 
     Commission''.
       (2) PPRC.--
       (A) In general.--Title XVIII is amended by striking section 
     1845 (42 U.S.C. 1395w-1).
       (B) Elimination of certain reports.--Section 1848 (42 
     U.S.C. 1395w-4) is amended--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (F) of subsection (d)(2),
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) of subsection (f)(1), and
       (iii) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``Physician Payment 
     Review Commission,''.
       (C) Conforming amendments.--Section 1848 (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
     4) is amended by striking ``Physician Payment Review 
     Commission'' and inserting ``Medicare Payment Advisory 
     Commission'' each place it appears in subsections 
     (c)(2)(B)(iii), (g)(6)(C), and (g)(7)(C).
       (c) Effective Date; Transition.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall first 
     provide for appointment of members to the Medicare Payment 
     Advisory Commission (in this subsection referred to as 
     ``MedPAC'') by not later than September 30, 1997.
       (2) Transition.--As quickly as possible after the date a 
     majority of members of MedPAC are first appointed, the 
     Comptroller General, in consultation with 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''), shall provide 
     for the termination of the ProPAC and the PPRC. As of the 
     date of termination of the respective Commissions, the 
     amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, of 
     subsection (b) become effective. The Comptroller General, to 
     the extent feasible, shall provide for the transfer to the 
     MedPAC of assets and staff of the ProPAC and the PPRC, 
     without any loss of benefits or seniority by virtue of such 
     transfers. Fund balances available to the ProPAC or the PPRC 
     for any period shall be available to the MedPAC for such 
     period for like purposes.
       (3) Continuing responsibility for reports.--The MedPAC 
     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 MedPAC) by 
     the ProPAC and the PPRC, and, for this purpose, any reference 
     in law to either such Commission is deemed, after the 
     appointment of the MedPAC, to refer to the MedPAC.

                     CHAPTER 4--MEDIGAP PROTECTIONS

     SEC. 4031. MEDIGAP PROTECTIONS.

       (a) Guaranteeing Issue Without Preexisting Conditions for 
     Continuously Covered Individuals.--Section 1882(s) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ss(s)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraphs (1) and 
     (2)'' and inserting ``this subsection'',
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4), and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) The issuer of a medicare supplemental policy--
       ``(i) may not deny or condition the issuance or 
     effectiveness of a medicare supplemental policy described in 
     subparagraph (C) that is offered and is available for 
     issuance to new enrollees by such issuer;
       ``(ii) may not discriminate in the pricing of such policy, 
     because of health status, claims experience, receipt of 
     health care, or medical condition; and
       ``(iii) may not impose an exclusion of benefits based on a 
     pre-existing condition under such policy,

     in the case of an individual described in subparagraph (B) 
     who seeks to enroll under the policy not later than 63 days 
     after the date of the termination of enrollment described in 
     such subparagraph and who submits evidence of the date of 
     termination or disenrollment along with the application for 
     such medicare supplemental policy.
       ``(B) An individual described in this subparagraph is an 
     individual described in any of the following clauses:
       ``(i) The individual is enrolled under an employee welfare 
     benefit plan that provides health benefits that supplement 
     the benefits under this title and the plan terminates or 
     ceases to provide all such supplemental health benefits to 
     the individual.
       ``(ii) The individual is enrolled with a Medicare+Choice 
     organization under a Medicare+Choice plan under part C, and 
     there are circumstances permitting discontinuance of the 
     individual's election of the plan under the first sentence of 
     section 1851(e)(4).
       ``(iii) The individual is enrolled with an eligible 
     organization under a contract under section 1876, a similar 
     organization operating under demonstration project authority, 
     effective for periods before April 1, 1999, with an 
     organization under an agreement under section 1833(a)(1)(A), 
     or with an organization under a policy described in 
     subsection (t), and such enrollment ceases under the same 
     circumstances that would permit discontinuance of an 
     individual's election of coverage under the first sentence of 
     section 1851(e)(4) and, in the case of a policy described in 
     subsection (t), there is no provision under applicable State 
     law for the continuation or conversion of coverage under such 
     policy.
       ``(iv) The individual is enrolled under a medicare 
     supplemental policy under this section and such enrollment 
     ceases because--
       ``(I) of the bankruptcy or insolvency of the issuer or 
     because of other involuntary termination of coverage or 
     enrollment under such policy and there is no provision under 
     applicable State law for the continuation or conversion of 
     such coverage;
       ``(II) the issuer of the policy substantially violated a 
     material provision of the policy; or
       ``(III) the issuer (or an agent or other entity acting on 
     the issuer's behalf) materially misrepresented the policy's 
     provisions in marketing the policy to the individual.
       ``(v) The individual--
       ``(I) was enrolled under a medicare supplemental policy 
     under this section,
       ``(II) subsequently terminates such enrollment and enrolls, 
     for the first time, with any Medicare+Choice organization 
     under a Medicare+Choice plan under part C, any eligible 
     organization under a contract under section 1876, any similar 
     organization operating under demonstration project authority, 
     or any policy described in subsection (t), and
       ``(III) the subsequent enrollment under subclause (II) is 
     terminated by the enrollee during any period within the first 
     12 months of such enrollment (during which the enrollee is 
     permitted to terminate such subsequent enrollment under 
     section 1851(e)).
       ``(vi) The individual, upon first becoming eligible for 
     benefits under part A at age 65, enrolls in a Medicare+Choice 
     plan under part C, and disenrolls from such plan by not later 
     than 12 months after the effective date of such enrollment.
       ``(C)(i) Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), a medicare 
     supplemental policy described in this subparagraph is a 
     medicare supplemental policy which has a benefit package 
     classified as `A', `B', `C', or `F' under the standards 
     established under subsection (p)(2).
       ``(ii) Only for purposes of an individual described in 
     subparagraph (B)(v), a medicare supplemental policy described 
     in this subparagraph is the same medicare supplemental policy 
     referred to in such subparagraph in which the individual was 
     most recently previously enrolled, if available from the same 
     issuer, or, if not so available, a policy described in clause 
     (i).
       ``(iii) Only for purposes of an individual described in 
     subparagraph (B)(vi), a medicare supplemental policy 
     described in this subparagraph shall include any medicare 
     supplemental policy.
       ``(iv) For purposes of applying this paragraph in the case 
     of a State that provides for offering of benefit packages 
     other than under the classification referred to in clause 
     (i), the references to benefit packages in such clause are 
     deemed references to comparable benefit packages offered in 
     such State.
       ``(D) At the time of an event described in subparagraph (B) 
     because of which an individual ceases enrollment or loses 
     coverage or benefits under a contract or agreement, policy, 
     or plan, the organization that offers the contract or 
     agreement, the insurer offering the policy, or the 
     administrator of the plan, respectively, shall notify the 
     individual of the rights of the individual under this 
     paragraph, and obligations of issuers of medicare 
     supplemental policies, under subparagraph (A).''.
       (b) Limitation on Imposition of Preexisting Condition 
     Exclusion During Initial Open Enrollment Period.--Section 
     1882(s)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395ss(s)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subparagraph (C)'' 
     and inserting ``subparagraphs (C) and (D)'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) In the case of a policy issued during the 6-month 
     period described in subparagraph (A) to an individual who is 
     65 years of age or older as of the date of issuance and who 
     as of the date of the application for enrollment has a 
     continuous period of creditable coverage (as defined in 
     2701(c) of the Public Health Service Act) of--
       ``(i) at least 6 months, the policy may not exclude 
     benefits based on a pre-existing condition; or
       ``(ii) less than 6 months, if the policy excludes benefits 
     based on a preexisting condition, the policy shall reduce the 
     period of any preexisting condition exclusion by the 
     aggregate of the periods of creditable coverage (if any, as 
     so defined) applicable to the individual as of the enrollment 
     date.
     The Secretary shall specify the manner of the reduction under 
     clause (ii), based upon the rules used by the Secretary in 
     carrying out section 2701(a)(3) of such Act.''.

       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1882(d)(3)(A)(vi)(III) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395ss(d)(2)(A)(vi)(III)) is amended by inserting 
     ``, a policy described in clause (v),'' after ``Medicare 
     supplemental policy''.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Guaranteed issue.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on July 1, 1998.
       (2) Limit on preexisting condition exclusions.--The 
     amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to policies 
     issued on or after July 1, 1998.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (c) shall be effective as if included in the enactment of the 
     Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
       (e) Transition Provisions.--
       (1) In general.--If the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services identifies a State as requiring a change to its 
     statutes or regulations to conform its regulatory program to 
     the changes made by this section, the State

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     regulatory program shall not be considered to be out of 
     compliance with the requirements of section 1882 of the 
     Social Security Act due solely to failure to make such change 
     until the date specified in paragraph (4).
       (2) NAIC standards.--If, within 9 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the National Association of 
     Insurance Commissioners (in this subsection referred to as 
     the ``NAIC'') modifies its NAIC Model Regulation relating to 
     section 1882 of the Social Security Act (referred to in such 
     section as the 1991 NAIC Model Regulation, as modified 
     pursuant to section 171(m)(2) of the Social Security Act 
     Amendments of 1994 (Public Law 103-432) and as modified 
     pursuant to section 1882(d)(3)(A)(vi)(IV) of the Social 
     Security Act, as added by section 271(a) of the Health 
     Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public 
     Law 104-191) to conform to the amendments made by this 
     section, such revised regulation incorporating the 
     modifications shall be considered to be the applicable NAIC 
     model regulation (including the revised NAIC model regulation 
     and the 1991 NAIC Model Regulation) for the purposes of such 
     section.
       (3) Secretary standards.--If the NAIC does not make the 
     modifications described in paragraph (2) within the period 
     specified in such paragraph, the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services shall make the modifications described in such 
     paragraph and such revised regulation incorporating the 
     modifications shall be considered to be the appropriate 
     Regulation for the purposes of such section.
       (4) Date specified.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the date 
     specified in this paragraph for a State is the earlier of--
       (i) the date the State changes its statutes or regulations 
     to conform its regulatory program to the changes made by this 
     section, or
       (ii) 1 year after the date the NAIC or the Secretary first 
     makes the modifications under paragraph (2) or (3), 
     respectively.
       (B) Additional legislative action required.--In the case of 
     a State which the Secretary identifies as--
       (i) requiring State legislation (other than legislation 
     appropriating funds) to conform its regulatory program to the 
     changes made in this section, but
       (ii) having a legislature which is not scheduled to meet in 
     1999 in a legislative session in which such legislation may 
     be considered,

     the date specified in this paragraph is the first day of the 
     first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first 
     legislative session of the State legislature that begins on 
     or after July 1, 1999. 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.
       (f) Conforming Benefits to Changes in Terminology for 
     Hospital Outpatient Department Cost Sharing.--For purposes of 
     apply section 1882 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ss) and regulations referred to in subsection (e), 
     copayment amounts provided under section 1833(t)(5) of such 
     Act with respect to hospital outpatient department services 
     shall be treated under medicare supplemental policies in the 
     same manner as coinsurance with respect to such services.

     SEC. 4032. ADDITION OF HIGH DEDUCTIBLE MEDIGAP POLICIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1882(p) (42 U.S.C. 1395ss(p)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ``plus the 2 plans 
     described in paragraph (11)(A)'' after ``exceed 10''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11)(A) For purposes of paragraph (2), the benefit 
     packages described in this subparagraph are as follows:
       ``(i) The benefit package classified as `F' under the 
     standards established by such paragraph, except that it has a 
     high deductible feature.
       ``(ii) The benefit package classified as `J' under the 
     standards established by such paragraph, except that it has a 
     high deductible feature.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), a high deductible 
     feature is one which--
       ``(i) requires the beneficiary of the policy to pay annual 
     out-of-pocket expenses (other than premiums) in the amount 
     specified in subparagraph (C) before the policy begins 
     payment of benefits, and
       ``(ii) covers 100 percent of covered out-of-pocket expenses 
     once such deductible has been satisfied in a year.
       ``(C) The amount specified in this subparagraph--
       ``(i) for 1998 and 1999 is $1,500, and
       ``(ii) for a subsequent year, is the amount specified in 
     this subparagraph for the previous year increased by the 
     percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all urban 
     consumers (all items; U.S. city average) for the 12-month 
     period ending with August of the preceding year.

     If any amount determined under clause (ii) is not a multiple 
     of $10, it shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 
     $10.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Transition.--The provisions of section 4031(e) shall 
     apply with respect to this section in the same manner as they 
     apply to section 4031.

    CHAPTER 5--TAX TREATMENT OF HOSPITALS PARTICIPATING IN PROVIDER-
                        SPONSORED ORGANIZATIONS

     SEC. 4041. TAX 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.) 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(e) 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--Prevention Initiatives

     SEC. 4101. SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY.

       (a) Providing Annual Screening Mammography for Women Over 
     Age 39.--Section 1834(c)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395m(c)(2)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (iii), to read as follows:
       ``(iii) In the case of a woman over 39 years of age, 
     payment may not be made under this part for screening 
     mammography performed within 11 months following the month in 
     which a previous screening mammography was performed.''; and
       (2) by striking clauses (iv) and (v).
       (b) Waiver of Deductible.--The first sentence of section 
     1833(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' before ``(4)'', and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and (5) such deductible shall not apply with 
     respect to screening mammography (as described in section 
     1861(jj))''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1834(c)(1)(C) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395m(c)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ``, subject to the 
     deductible established under section 1833(b),''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to items and services furnished on or after 
     January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 4102. SCREENING PAP SMEAR AND PELVIC EXAMS.

       (a) Coverage of Pelvic Exam; Increasing Frequency of 
     Coverage of Pap Smear.--Section 1861(nn) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(nn)) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``Smear'' and inserting 
     ``Smear; Screening Pelvic Exam'';
       (2) by inserting ``or vaginal'' after ``cervical'' each 
     place it appears;
       (3) by striking ``(nn)'' and inserting ``(nn)(1)'';
       (4) 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
       (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) The term `screening pelvic exam' means a 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 had a test described 
     in this subsection during any of the preceding 3 years that 
     indicated the presence of cervical or vaginal cancer or other 
     abnormality; or
       ``(B) is at high risk of developing cervical or vaginal 
     cancer (as determined pursuant to factors identified by the 
     Secretary).''.
       (b) Waiver of Deductible.--The first sentence of section 
     1833(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(b)), as amended by section 4101(b), 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' before ``(5)'', and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end 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))''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Sections 1861(s)(14) and 
     1862(a)(1)(F) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(14), 1395y(a)(1)(F)) are 
     each amended by inserting ``and screening pelvic exam'' after 
     ``screening pap smear''.
       (d) Payment Under Physician Fee Schedule.--Section 
     1848(j)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(j)(3)) is amended by striking 
     ``and (4)'' and inserting ``(4) and (14) (with respect to 
     services described in section 1861(nn)(2))''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to items and services furnished on or after 
     January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 4103. PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING TESTS.

       (a) Coverage.--Section 1861 (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (s)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraphs (N) and 
     (O), and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (O) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(P) prostate cancer screening tests (as defined in 
     subsection (oo)); and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

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                   ``Prostate Cancer Screening Tests

       ``(oo)(1) The term `prostate cancer screening test' means a 
     test that consists of any (or all) of the procedures 
     described in paragraph (2) provided for the purpose of early 
     detection of prostate cancer to a man over 50 years of age 
     who has not had such a test during the preceding year.
       ``(2) The procedures described in this paragraph are as 
     follows:
       ``(A) A digital rectal examination.
       ``(B) A prostate-specific antigen blood test.
       ``(C) For years beginning after 2002, such other procedures 
     as the Secretary finds appropriate for the purpose of early 
     detection of prostate cancer, taking into account changes in 
     technology and standards of medical practice, availability, 
     effectiveness, costs, and such other factors as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.''.
       (b) 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)''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1862(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the semicolon at the 
     end and inserting ``, and'', and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) in the case of prostate cancer screening tests (as 
     defined in section 1861(oo)), which are performed more 
     frequently than is covered under such section;''; and
       (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``paragraph (1)(B) or 
     under paragraph (1)(F)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (B), 
     (F), or (G) of paragraph (1)''.
       (d) Payment Under Physician Fee Schedule.--Section 
     1848(j)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(j)(3)), as amended by section 
     4102, is amended by inserting ``, (2)(P) (with respect to 
     services described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 
     1861(oo)(2),'' after ``(2)(G)''
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to items and services furnished on or after 
     January 1, 2000.

     SEC. 4104. COVERAGE OF COLORECTAL SCREENING.

       (a) Coverage.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1861 (42 U.S.C. 1395x), as amended 
     by section 4103(a), is amended--
       (A) in subsection (s)(2)--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (P);
       (ii) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (Q); and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(R) colorectal cancer screening tests (as defined in 
     subsection (pp)); and''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

                  ``Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests

       ``(pp)(1) The term `colorectal cancer screening test' means 
     any of the following procedures furnished to an individual 
     for the purpose of early detection of colorectal cancer:
       ``(A) Screening fecal-occult blood test.
       ``(B) Screening flexible sigmoidoscopy.
       ``(C) In the case of an individual at high risk for 
     colorectal cancer, screening colonoscopy.
       ``(D) Such other tests or procedures, and modifications to 
     tests and procedures under this subsection, with such 
     frequency and payment limits, as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate, in consultation with appropriate organizations.
       ``(2) In paragraph (1)(C), an `individual at high risk for 
     colorectal cancer' is an individual who, because of family 
     history, prior experience of cancer or precursor neoplastic 
     polyps, a history of chronic digestive disease condition 
     (including inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's Disease, or 
     ulcerative colitis), the presence of any appropriate 
     recognized gene markers for colorectal cancer, or other 
     predisposing factors, faces a high risk for colorectal 
     cancer.''.
       (2) Deadline for publication of determination on coverage 
     of screening barium enema.--Not later than the earlier of the 
     date that is January 1, 1998, or 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall publish notice in the Federal Register with 
     respect to the determination under paragraph (1)(D) of 
     section 1861(pp) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(pp)), as added by paragraph (1), on the coverage of a 
     screening barium enema as a colorectal cancer screening test 
     under such section.
       (b) Frequency Limits and Payment.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1834 (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is amended 
     by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Frequency Limits and Payment for Colorectal Cancer 
     Screening Tests.--
       ``(1) Screening fecal-occult blood tests.--
       ``(A) Payment amount.--The payment amount for colorectal 
     cancer screening tests consisting of screening fecal-occult 
     blood tests is equal to the payment amount established for 
     diagnostic fecal-occult blood tests under section 1833(h).
       ``(B) Frequency limit.--No payment may be made under this 
     part for a colorectal cancer screening test consisting of a 
     screening fecal-occult blood test--
       ``(i) if the individual is under 50 years of age; or
       ``(ii) if the test is performed within the 11 months after 
     a previous screening fecal-occult blood test.
       ``(2) Screening flexible sigmoidoscopies.--
       ``(A) Fee schedule.--With respect to colorectal cancer 
     screening tests consisting of screening flexible 
     sigmoidoscopies, payment under section 1848 shall be 
     consistent with payment under such section for similar or 
     related services.
       ``(B) Payment limit.--In the case of screening flexible 
     sigmoidoscopy services, payment under this part shall not 
     exceed such amount as the Secretary specifies, based upon the 
     rates recognized for diagnostic flexible sigmoidoscopy 
     services.
       ``(C) Facility payment limit.--
       ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (i)(2)(A) 
     and (t) of section 1833, in the case of screening flexible 
     sigmoidoscopy services furnished on or after January 1, 1999, 
     that--

       ``(I) in accordance with regulations, may be performed in 
     an ambulatory surgical center and for which the Secretary 
     permits ambulatory surgical center payments under this part, 
     and

       ``(II) are performed in an ambulatory surgical center or 
     hospital outpatient department,

     payment under this part shall be based on the lesser of the 
     amount under the fee schedule that would apply to such 
     services if they were performed in a hospital outpatient 
     department in an area or the amount under the fee schedule 
     that would apply to such services if they were performed in 
     an ambulatory surgical center in the same area.
       ``(ii) Limitation on deductible and coinsurance.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, in the 
     case of a beneficiary who receives the services described in 
     clause (i)--

       ``(I) in computing the amount of any applicable deductible 
     or copayment, the computation of such deductible or 
     coinsurance shall be based upon the fee schedule under which 
     payment is made for the services, and
       ``(II) the amount of such coinsurance is equal to 25 
     percent of the payment amount under the fee schedule 
     described in subclause (I).

       ``(D) Special rule for detected lesions.--If during the 
     course of such screening flexible sigmoidoscopy, a lesion or 
     growth is detected which results in a biopsy or removal of 
     the lesion or growth, payment under this part shall not be 
     made for the screening flexible sigmoidoscopy but shall be 
     made for the procedure classified as a flexible sigmoidoscopy 
     with such biopsy or removal.
       ``(E) Frequency limit.--No payment may be made under this 
     part for a colorectal cancer screening test consisting of a 
     screening flexible sigmoidoscopy--
       ``(i) if the individual is under 50 years of age; or
       ``(ii) if the procedure is performed within the 47 months 
     after a previous screening flexible sigmoidoscopy.
       ``(3) Screening colonoscopy for individuals at high risk 
     for colorectal cancer.--
       ``(A) Fee schedule.--With respect to colorectal cancer 
     screening test consisting of a screening colonoscopy for 
     individuals at high risk for colorectal cancer (as defined in 
     section 1861(pp)(2)), payment under section 1848 shall be 
     consistent with payment amounts under such section for 
     similar or related services.
       ``(B) Payment limit.--In the case of screening colonoscopy 
     services, payment under this part shall not exceed such 
     amount as the Secretary specifies, based upon the rates 
     recognized for diagnostic colonoscopy services.
       ``(C) Facility payment limit.--
       ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (i)(2)(A) 
     and (t) of section 1833, in the case of screening colonoscopy 
     services furnished on or after January 1, 1999, that are 
     performed in an ambulatory surgical center or a hospital 
     outpatient department, payment under this part shall be based 
     on the lesser of the amount under the fee schedule that would 
     apply to such services if they were performed in a hospital 
     outpatient department in an area or the amount under the fee 
     schedule that would apply to such services if they were 
     performed in an ambulatory surgical center in the same area.
       ``(ii) Limitation on deductible and coinsurance.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, in the 
     case of a beneficiary who receives the services described in 
     clause (i)--

       ``(I) in computing the amount of any applicable deductible 
     or coinsurance, the computation of such deductible or 
     coinsurance shall be based upon the fee schedule under which 
     payment is made for the services, and
       ``(II) the amount of such coinsurance is equal to 25 
     percent of the payment amount under the fee schedule 
     described in subclause (I).

       ``(D) Special rule for detected lesions.--If during the 
     course of such screening colonoscopy, a lesion or growth is 
     detected which results in a biopsy or removal of the lesion 
     or growth, payment under this part shall not be made for the 
     screening colonoscopy but shall be made for the procedure 
     classified as a colonoscopy with such biopsy or removal.
       ``(E) Frequency limit.--No payment may be made under this 
     part for a colorectal cancer screening test consisting of a 
     screening colonoscopy for individuals at high risk for 
     colorectal cancer if the procedure is per

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     formed within the 23 months after a previous screening 
     colonoscopy.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Paragraphs (1)(D) and 
     (2)(D) of section 1833(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)) are each 
     amended by inserting ``or section 1834(d)(1)'' after 
     ``subsection (h)(1)''.
       (2) Section 1833(h)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(h)(1)(A)) is 
     amended by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``Subject 
     to section 1834(d)(1), the Secretary''.
       (3) Section 1862(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)), as amended by 
     section 4103(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 colorectal cancer screening tests, 
     which are performed more frequently than is covered under 
     section 1834(d);''; and
       (B) in paragraph (7), by striking ``or (G)'' and inserting 
     ``(G), or (H)''.
       (d) Payment Under Physician Fee Schedule.--Section 
     1848(j)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(j)(3)), as amended by sections 
     4102 and 4103, is amended by inserting ``(2)(R) (with respect 
     to services described in subparagraphs (B) , (C), and (D) of 
     section 1861(pp)(1)),'' before ``(3)''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to items and services furnished on or after 
     January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 4105. DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT BENEFITS.

       (a) Coverage of Diabetes Outpatient Self-management 
     Training Services.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1861 (42 U.S.C. 1395x), as amended 
     by sections 4103(a) and 4104(a), is amended--
       (A) in subsection (s)(2)--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (Q);
       (ii) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (R); and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(S) diabetes outpatient self-management training services 
     (as defined in subsection (qq)); and''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

        ``Diabetes Outpatient Self-Management Training Services

       ``(qq)(1) The term `diabetes outpatient self-management 
     training services' means educational and training services 
     furnished (at such times as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate) to an individual with diabetes by 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 ensure therapy compliance or 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 a physician, or other 
     individual or entity designated by the Secretary, 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) a physician, or such other individual or entity, 
     meets the quality standards described in this paragraph if 
     the physician, or individual or entity, meets quality 
     standards established by the Secretary, except that the 
     physician or other individual or entity shall be deemed to 
     have met such standards if the physician or other 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 
     an organization that represents individuals (including 
     individuals under this title) with diabetes as meeting 
     standards for furnishing the services.''.
       (2) Payment Under Physician Fee Schedule.--Section 
     1848(j)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(j)(3)) as amended in sections 
     4102, 4103, and 4104, is amended by inserting ``(2)(S),'' 
     before ``(3),''.
       (3) Consultation with organizations in establishing payment 
     amounts for services provided by physicians.--In establishing 
     payment amounts under section 1848 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 such organizations representing 
     individuals or medicare beneficiaries with diabetes.
       (b) Blood-testing Strips for Individuals With Diabetes.--
       (1) Including strips and monitors as durable medical 
     equipment.--The first sentence of section 1861(n) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(n)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the 
     following: ``, and includes blood-testing strips and blood 
     glucose monitors for individuals with diabetes without regard 
     to whether the individual has Type I or Type II diabetes or 
     to the individual's use of insulin (as determined under 
     standards established by the Secretary in consultation with 
     the appropriate organizations)''.
       (2) 10 percent reduction in payments for testing strips.--
     Section 1834(a)(2)(B)(iv) (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(2)(B)(iv)) is 
     amended by adding before the period the following: ``(reduced 
     by 10 percent, in the case of a blood glucose testing strip 
     furnished after 1997 for an individual with diabetes)''.
       (c) Establishment of Outcome Measures for Beneficiaries 
     With Diabetes.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, in consultation with appropriate organizations, 
     shall establish outcome measures, including glysolated 
     hemoglobin (past 90-day average blood sugar levels), for 
     purposes of evaluating the improvement of the health status 
     of medicare beneficiaries with diabetes mellitus.
       (2) Recommendations for modifications to screening 
     benefits.--Taking into account information on the health 
     status of medicare beneficiaries with diabetes mellitus as 
     measured under the outcome measures established under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall from time to time submit 
     recommendations to Congress regarding modifications to the 
     coverage of services for such beneficiaries under the 
     medicare program.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to items and 
     services furnished on or after July 1, 1998.
       (2) Testing strips.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (b)(2) shall apply with respect to blood glucose testing 
     strips furnished on or after January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 4106. STANDARDIZATION OF MEDICARE COVERAGE OF BONE MASS 
                   MEASUREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1861 (42 U.S.C. 1395x), as amended 
     by sections 4103(a), 4104(a), and 4105(a), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (s)--
       (A) in paragraph (12)(C), by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (14) and 
     inserting ``; and'',
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (15) and (16) as paragraphs 
     (16) and (17), respectively, and
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(15) bone mass measurement (as defined in subsection 
     (rr)).''; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (qq) the following new 
     subsection:

                        ``Bone Mass Measurement

       ``(rr)(1) The term `bone mass measurement' means a 
     radiologic or radioisotopic procedure or other procedure 
     approved by the Food and Drug Administration performed on a 
     qualified individual (as defined in paragraph (2)) for the 
     purpose of identifying bone mass or detecting bone loss or 
     determining bone quality, and includes a physician's 
     interpretation of the results of the procedure.
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified 
     individual' means an individual who is (in accordance with 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary)--
       ``(A) an estrogen-deficient woman at clinical risk for 
     osteoporosis;
       ``(B) an individual with vertebral abnormalities;
       ``(C) an individual receiving long-term glucocorticoid 
     steroid therapy;
       ``(D) an individual with primary hyperparathyroidism; or
       ``(E) an individual being monitored to assess the response 
     to or efficacy of an approved osteoporosis drug therapy.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall establish such standards 
     regarding the frequency with which a qualified individual 
     shall be eligible to be provided benefits for bone mass 
     measurement under this title.''.
       (b) Payment under Physician Fee Schedule.--Section 
     1848(j)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(j)(3)), as amended by sections 
     4102, 4103, 4104 and 4105, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(4) and (14)'' and inserting ``(4), 
     (14)'' and
       (2) by inserting ``and (15)'' after ``1861(nn)(2))''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Sections 1864(a), 
     1902(a)(9)(C), and 1915(a)(1)(B)(ii)(I) (42 U.S.C. 1395aa(a), 
     1396a(a)(9)(C), and 1396n(a)(1)(B)(ii)(I)) are amended by 
     striking ``paragraphs (15) and (16)'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``paragraphs (16) and (17)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to bone mass measurements performed on or after 
     July 1, 1998.

     SEC. 4107. VACCINES OUTREACH EXPANSION.

       (a) Extension of Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination 
     Campaign.--In order to increase utilization of pneumococcal 
     and influenza vaccines in medicare beneficiaries, the 
     Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Campaign carried out 
     by the Health Care Financing Administration in conjunction 
     with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the 
     National Coalition for Adult Immunization, is extended until 
     the end of fiscal year 2002.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriation.--There are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 1998 
     through 2002, $8,000,000 for the Campaign described in 
     subsection (a). Of the amount so authorized to be 
     appropriated in each fiscal year, 60 percent of the amount so 
     appropriated shall be payable from the Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund, and 40 percent shall be payable from 
     the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.

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     SEC. 4108. STUDY ON PREVENTIVE AND ENHANCED BENEFITS.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall request the National Academy of Sciences, and as 
     appropriate in conjunction with the United States Preventive 
     Services Task Force, to analyze the expansion or modification 
     of preventive or other benefits provided to medicare 
     beneficiaries under title XVIII of the Social Security Act. 
     The analysis shall consider both the short term and long term 
     benefits, and costs to the medicare program, of such 
     expansion or modification.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) Initial report.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a 
     report on the findings of the analysis conducted under 
     subsection (a) to the Committee on Ways and Means and the 
     Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate.
       (2) Contents.--Such report shall include specific findings 
     with respect to coverage of at least the following benefits:
       (A) Nutrition therapy services, including parenteral and 
     enteral nutrition and including the provision of such 
     services by a registered dietitian.
       (B) Skin cancer screening.
       (C) Medically necessary dental care.
       (D) Routine patient care costs for beneficiaries enrolled 
     in approved clinical trial programs.
       (E) Elimination of time limitation for coverage of 
     immunosuppressive drugs for transplant patients.
       (3) Funding.--From funds appropriated to the Department of 
     Health and Human Services for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, the 
     Secretary shall provide for such funding as the Secretary 
     determines necessary for the conduct of the study by the 
     National Academy of Sciences under this section.
                     Subtitle C--Rural Initiatives

     SEC. 4201. 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 1 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; and
       ``(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 1 rural health 
     network (as defined in subsection (d)) in the State; and
       ``(B) at least 1 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 1 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 a nonprofit or public hospital and 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 (or, in the case 
     of mountainous terrain or in areas with only secondary roads 
     available, a 15-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 15 (or, in the case of a 
     facility under an agreement described in subsection (f), 25) 
     acute care inpatient beds (meeting such standards as the 
     Secretary may establish) for providing inpatient care for a 
     period not to exceed 96 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 96-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 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 section 1861(aa)(2)(I).
       ``(d) Definition of Rural Health Network.--
       ``(1) In general.--In 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--
       ``(i) 1 hospital that is a member of the network;
       ``(ii) 1 peer review organization or equivalent entity; or
       ``(iii) 1 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 
     provision of extended care services, so long as the total 
     number of beds that may be used at any time for the 
     furnishing of either such services or acute care inpatient 
     services does not exceed 25 beds and the number of beds used 
     at any time for acute care inpatient services does not exceed 
     15 beds. For purposes of the previous sentence, any bed 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 shall 
     not be counted.
       ``(g) Grants.--
       ``(1) Medicare rural hospital flexibility program.--The 
     Secretary may award grants to States that have submitted 
     applications in accordance with subsection (b) for--
       ``(A) engaging in activities relating to planning and 
     implementing a rural health care plan;
       ``(B) engaging in activities relating to planning and 
     implementing rural health networks; and
       ``(C) designating facilities as critical access hospitals.
       ``(2) Rural emergency medical services.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may award grants to States 
     that have submitted applications in accordance with 
     subparagraph (B) for the establishment or expansion

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     of a program for the provision of rural emergency medical 
     services.
       ``(B) Application.--An application is in accordance with 
     this subparagraph if the State submits to the Secretary at 
     such time and in such form as the Secretary may require an 
     application containing the assurances described in 
     subparagraphs (A)(ii), (A)(iii), and (B) of subsection (b)(1) 
     and paragraph (3) of that subsection.
       ``(h) Grandfathering of Certain Facilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any medical assistance facility 
     operating in Montana and any rural primary care hospital 
     designated by the Secretary under this section prior to the 
     date of the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     shall be deemed to have been certified by the Secretary under 
     subsection (e) as a critical access hospital if such facility 
     or hospital is otherwise eligible to be designated by the 
     State as a critical access hospital under subsection (c).
       ``(2) Continuation of medical assistance facility and rural 
     primary care hospital terms.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title, with respect to any medical 
     assistance facility or rural primary care hospital described 
     in paragraph (1), any reference in this title to a `critical 
     access hospital' shall be deemed to be a reference to a 
     `medical assistance facility' or `rural primary care 
     hospital'.
       ``(i) Waiver of Conflicting Part A Provisions.--The 
     Secretary is authorized to waive such provisions of this part 
     and part D as are necessary to conduct the program 
     established under this section.
       ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated from the Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund for making grants to all States under 
     subsection (g), $25,000,000 in each of the fiscal years 1998 
     through 2002.''.
       (b) Report on Alternative to 96-Hour Rule.--Not later than 
     June 1, 1998, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility of, and 
     administrative requirements necessary to establish an 
     alternative for certain medical diagnoses (as determined by 
     the Secretary) to the 96-hour limitation for inpatient care 
     in critical access hospitals required by section 
     1820(c)(2)(B)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395i-4(c)(2)(B)(iii)), as added by subsection (a) of this 
     section.
       (c) Conforming Amendments Relating to Rural Primary Care 
     Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals.--
       (1) In general.--Title XI of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) and title XVIII of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395 et seq.) are each amended by striking ``rural primary 
     care'' each place it appears and inserting ``critical 
     access''.
       (2) Definitions.--Section 1861(mm) of the Social Security 
     Act (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.
       ``(3) The term `outpatient critical access hospital 
     services' means medical and other health services furnished 
     by a critical access hospital on an outpatient basis.''.
       (3) Part a payment.--Section 1814 of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(8), by striking ``72'' and inserting 
     ``96''; and
       (B) by amending subsection (l) to read as follows:

       ``Payment for Inpatient Critical Access Hospital Services

       ``(l) 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.''.
       (4) Payment continued to designated eachs.--Section 
     1886(d)(5)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(5)(D)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (iii)(III), by inserting ``as in effect on 
     September 30, 1997'' before the period at the end; and
       (B) in clause (v)--
       (i) by inserting ``as in effect on September 30, 1997'' 
     after ``1820(i)(1)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``1820(g)'' and inserting ``1820(d)''.
       (5) Part b payment.--Section 1834(g) of the Social Security 
     Act (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.''.
       (6) Transition for MAF.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall provide for an appropriate transition for a facility 
     that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, operated 
     as a limited service rural hospital under a demonstration 
     described in section 4008(i)(1) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 1395b-1 note) from such 
     demonstration to the program established under subsection 
     (a). At the conclusion of the transition period described in 
     subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall end such demonstration.
       (B) Transition period described.--
       (i) Initial period.--Subject to clause (ii), the transition 
     period described in this subparagraph is the period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on 
     October 1, 1998.
       (ii) Extension.--If the Secretary determines that the 
     transition is not complete as of October 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall provide for an appropriate extension of the 
     transition period.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to services furnished on or after October 1, 
     1997.

     SEC. 4202. PROHIBITING DENIAL OF REQUEST BY RURAL REFERRAL 
                   CENTERS FOR RECLASSIFICATION ON BASIS OF 
                   COMPARABILITY OF WAGES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1886(d)(10)(D) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(10)(D)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and
       (2) 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 has ever 
     been 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.''.
       (b) Continuing Treatment of Previously Designated 
     Centers.--
       (1) In general.--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 1991 shall be classified as such a rural referral 
     center for fiscal year 1998 and each subsequent fiscal year.
       (2) Budget neutrality.--The provisions of section 
     1886(d)(8)(D) of the Social Security Act shall apply to 
     reclassifications made pursuant to paragraph (1) in the same 
     manner as such provisions apply to a reclassification under 
     section 1886(d)(10) of such Act.

     SEC. 4203. HOSPITAL GEOGRAPHIC RECLASSIFICATION PERMITTED FOR 
                   PURPOSES OF DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE PAYMENT 
                   ADJUSTMENTS.

       (a) In General.--For the period described in subsection 
     (c), the Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board 
     shall consider the application under section 
     1886(d)(10)(C)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(10)(C)(i)) of a hospital described in 1886(d)(1)(B) 
     of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(1)(B)) to change the 
     hospital's geographic classification for purposes of 
     determining for a fiscal year eligibility for and amount of 
     additional payment amounts under section 1886(d)(5)(F) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(F)).
       (b) Applicable Guidelines.--The Medicare Geographic 
     Classification Review Board shall apply the guidelines 
     established for reclassification under subclause (I) of 
     section 1886(d)(10)(C)(i) of such Act to reclassification by 
     reason of subsection (a) until the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services promulgates separate guidelines for such 
     reclassification.
       (c) Period Described.--The period described in this 
     subsection is the period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and ending 30 months after such date.

     SEC. 4204. 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 October 
     1, 1997, and before October 1, 2001,''; and
       (B) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``October 1, 1994,'' 
     and inserting ``October 1, 1994, or beginning on or after 
     October 1, 1997, and before October 1, 2001,''.
       (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 October 
     1, 1997, and before October 1, 2001,'';
       (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 after clause (iii) the following new clause:
       ``(iv) with respect to discharges occurring during fiscal 
     year 1998 through fiscal year 2000, 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 1998, fiscal year 1999, or 
     fiscal year 2000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to discharges occurring on or after 
     October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 4205. RURAL HEALTH CLINIC SERVICES.

       (a) Per-Visit Payment Limits for Provider-Based Clinics.--
       (1) Extension of limit.--
       (A) In general.--The matter in section 1833(f) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395l(f)) preceding paragraph (1) is amended by striking 
     ``independent rural health clinics'' and inserting ``rural 
     health clinics (other than such clinics in rural hospitals 
     with less than 50 beds)''.

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       (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by subparagraph (A) 
     applies to services furnished on or after January 1, 1998.
       (2) Technical clarification.--Section 1833(f)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395l(f)(1)) is amended by inserting ``per visit'' after 
     ``$46''.
       (b) Assurance of Quality Services.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (I) of the first sentence of 
     section 1861(aa)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(2)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(I) has a quality assessment and performance improvement 
     program, and appropriate procedures for review of utilization 
     of clinic services, as the Secretary may specify,''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1998.
       (c) Waiver of Certain Staffing Requirements Limited to 
     Clinics in Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1861(aa)(7)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(aa)(7)(B)) is amended by inserting before the period 
     ``, or if the facility has not yet been determined to meet 
     the requirements (including subparagraph (J) of the first 
     sentence of paragraph (2)) of a rural health clinic''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     applies to waiver requests made on or after January 1, 1998.
       (d) Refinement of Shortage Area Requirements.--
       (1) Designation reviewed triennially.--Section 1861(aa)(2) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(2)) is amended in the second sentence, 
     in the matter in clause (i) preceding subclause (I)--
       (A) by striking ``and that is designated'' and inserting 
     ``and that, within the previous 3-year period, has been 
     designated''; and
       (B) by striking ``or that is designated'' and inserting 
     ``or designated''.
       (2) Area must have shortage of health care practitioners.--
     Section 1861(aa)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(2)), as amended by 
     paragraph (1), is further amended in the second sentence, in 
     the matter in clause (i) preceding subclause (I)--
       (A) by striking the comma after ``personal health 
     services''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and in which there are insufficient 
     numbers of needed health care practitioners (as determined by 
     the Secretary),'' after ``Bureau of the Census)''.
       (3) Previously qualifying clinics grandfathered only to 
     prevent shortage.--
       (A) In General.--Section 1861(aa)(2) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(2)) is amended in the third sentence 
     by inserting before the period ``if it is determined, in 
     accordance with criteria established by the Secretary in 
     regulations, to be essential to the delivery of primary care 
     services that would otherwise be unavailable in the 
     geographic area served by the clinic''.
       (B) Payment for certain physician assistant services.--
     Section 1842(b)(6)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6)(C)) is amended 
     to read as follows: ``(C) in the case of services described 
     in clause (i) of section 1861(s)(2)(K), payment shall be made 
     to either (i) the employer of the physician assistant 
     involved, or (ii) with respect to a physician assistant who 
     was the owner of a rural health clinic (as described in 
     section 1861(aa)(2)) for a continuous period beginning prior 
     to the date of the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997 and ending on the date that the Secretary determines 
     such rural health clinic no longer meets the requirements of 
     section 1861(aa)(2), for such services provided before 
     January 1, 2003, payment may be made directly to the 
     physician assistant; and''.
       (4) Effective dates; implementing regulations.--
       (A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided, the 
     amendments made by the preceding paragraphs take effect on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) Current rural health clinics.--The amendments made by 
     the preceding paragraphs take effect, with respect to 
     entities that are rural health clinics under title XVIII of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (C) Grandfathered clinics.--
       (i) In general.--The amendment made by paragraph (3)(A) 
     shall take effect on the effective date of regulations issued 
     by the Secretary under clause (ii).
       (ii) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue final 
     regulations implementing paragraph (3)(A) that shall take 
     effect no later than January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 4206. MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT FOR TELEHEALTH SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than January 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make payments 
     from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund 
     under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395j et seq.) in accordance with the methodology 
     described in subsection (b) for professional consultation via 
     telecommunications systems with a physician (as defined in 
     section 1861(r) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)) or a 
     practitioner (described in section 1842(b)(18)(C) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(18)(C)) furnishing a service for which 
     payment may be made under such part to a beneficiary under 
     the medicare program residing in a county in a rural area (as 
     defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(2)(D))) that is designated as a health professional 
     shortage area under section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e(a)(1)(A)), notwithstanding that 
     the individual physician or practitioner providing the 
     professional consultation is not at the same location as the 
     physician or practitioner furnishing the service to that 
     beneficiary.
       (b) Methodology for Determining Amount of Payments.--Taking 
     into account the findings of the report required under 
     section 192 of the Health Insurance Portability and 
     Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191; 110 Stat. 
     1988), the findings of the report required under paragraph 
     (c), and any other findings related to the clinical efficacy 
     and cost-effectiveness of telehealth applications, the 
     Secretary shall be establish a methodology for determining 
     the amount of payments made under subsection (a) within the 
     following parameters:
       (1) The payment shall be shared between the referring 
     physician or practitioner and the consulting physician or 
     practitioner. The amount of such payment shall not be greater 
     than the current fee schedule of the consulting physician or 
     practitioner for the health care services provided.
       (2) The payment shall not include any reimbursement for any 
     telephone line charges or any facility fees, and a 
     beneficiary may not be billed for any such charges or fees.
       (3) The payment shall be made subject to the coinsurance 
     and deductible requirements under subsections (a)(1) and (b) 
     of section 1833 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l).
       (4) The payment differential of section 1848(a)(3) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(a)(3)) shall apply to services 
     furnished by non-participating physicians. The provisions of 
     section 1848(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(g)) and 
     section 1842(b)(18) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(18)) 
     shall apply. Payment for such service shall be increased 
     annually by the update factor for physicians' services 
     determined under section 1848(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395w-4(d)).
       (c) Supplemental Report.--Not later than January 1, 1999, 
     the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress which shall 
     contain a detailed analysis of--
       (1) how telemedicine and telehealth systems are expanding 
     access to health care services;
       (2) the clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of 
     telemedicine and telehealth applications;
       (3) the quality of telemedicine and telehealth services 
     delivered; and
       (4) the reasonable cost of telecommunications charges 
     incurred in practicing telemedicine and telehealth in rural, 
     frontier, and underserved areas.
       (d) Expansion of Telehealth Services for Certain Medicare 
     Beneficiaries.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that examines the 
     possibility of making payments from the Federal Supplementary 
     Medical Insurance Trust Fund under part B of title XVIII of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.) for 
     professional consultation via telecommunications systems with 
     such a physician or practitioner furnishing a service for 
     which payment may be made under such part to a beneficiary 
     described in paragraph (2), notwithstanding that the 
     individual physician or practitioner providing the 
     professional consultation is not at the same location as the 
     physician or practitioner furnishing the service to that 
     beneficiary.
       (2) Beneficiary described.--A beneficiary described in this 
     paragraph is a beneficiary under the medicare program under 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et 
     seq.) who does not reside in a rural area (as so defined) 
     that is designated as a health professional shortage area 
     under section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 254e(a)(1)(A)), who is homebound or nursing 
     homebound, and for whom being transferred for health care 
     services imposes a serious hardship.
       (3) Report.--The report described in paragraph (1) shall 
     contain a detailed statement of the potential costs and 
     savings to the medicare program of making the payments 
     described in that paragraph using various reimbursement 
     schemes.

     SEC. 4207. INFORMATICS, TELEMEDICINE, AND EDUCATION 
                   DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

       (a) Purpose and Authorization.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 9 months after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall provide for a demonstration project described 
     in paragraph (2).
       (2) Description of project.--
       (A) In general.--The demonstration project described in 
     this paragraph is a single demonstration project to use 
     eligible health care provider telemedicine networks to apply 
     high-capacity computing and advanced networks to improve 
     primary care (and prevent health care complications) to 
     medicare beneficiaries with diabetes mellitus who are 
     residents of medically underserved rural areas or residents 
     of medically underserved inner-city areas.
       (B) Medically underserved defined.--As used in this 
     paragraph, the term ``medically underserved'' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 330(b)(3) of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(3)).
       (3) Waiver.--The Secretary shall waive such provisions of 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act as may be necessary to 
     provide for payment for services under the project in 
     accordance with subsection (d).
       (4) Duration of project.--The project shall be conducted 
     over a 4-year period.
       (b) Objectives of Project.--The objectives of the project 
     include the following:
       (1) Improving patient access to and compliance with 
     appropriate care guidelines for individuals with diabetes 
     mellitus through direct telecommunications link with 
     information networks in order to improve patient

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     quality-of-life and reduce overall health care costs.
       (2) Developing a curriculum to train health professionals 
     (particularly primary care health professionals) in the use 
     of medical informatics and telecommunications.
       (3) Demonstrating the application of advanced technologies, 
     such as video-conferencing from a patient's home, remote 
     monitoring of a patient's medical condition, interventional 
     informatics, and applying individualized, automated care 
     guidelines, to assist primary care providers in assisting 
     patients with diabetes in a home setting.
       (4) Application of medical informatics to residents with 
     limited English language skills.
       (5) Developing standards in the application of telemedicine 
     and medical informatics.
       (6) Developing a model for the cost-effective delivery of 
     primary and related care both in a managed care environment 
     and in a fee-for-service environment.
       (c) Eligible Health Care Provider Telemedicine Network 
     Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term ``eligible 
     health care provider telemedicine network'' means a 
     consortium that includes at least one tertiary care hospital 
     (but no more than 2 such hospitals), at least one medical 
     school, no more than 4 facilities in rural or urban areas, 
     and at least one regional telecommunications provider and 
     that meets the following requirements:
       (1) The consortium is located in an area with a high 
     concentration of medical schools and tertiary care facilities 
     in the United States and has appropriate arrangements (within 
     or outside the consortium) with such schools and facilities, 
     universities, and telecommunications providers, in order to 
     conduct the project.
       (2) The consortium submits to the Secretary an application 
     at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
     as the Secretary may require, including a description of the 
     use to which the consortium would apply any amounts received 
     under the project and the source and amount of non-Federal 
     funds used in the project.
       (3) The consortium guarantees that it will be responsible 
     for payment for all costs of the project that are not paid 
     under this section and that the maximum amount of payment 
     that may be made to the consortium under this section shall 
     not exceed the amount specified in subsection (d)(3).
       (d) Coverage as Medicare Part B Services.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to the succeeding provisions of 
     this subsection, services related to the treatment or 
     management of (including prevention of complications from) 
     diabetes for medicare beneficiaries furnished under the 
     project shall be considered to be services covered under part 
     B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act.
       (2) Payments.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), payment for such 
     services shall be made at a rate of 50 percent of the costs 
     that are reasonable and related to the provision of such 
     services. In computing such costs, the Secretary shall 
     include costs described in subparagraph (B), but may not 
     include costs described in subparagraph (C).
       (B) Costs that may be included.--The costs described in 
     this subparagraph are the permissible costs (as recognized by 
     the Secretary) for the following:
       (i) The acquisition of telemedicine equipment for use in 
     patients' homes (but only in the case of patients located in 
     medically underserved areas).
       (ii) Curriculum development and training of health 
     professionals in medical informatics and telemedicine.
       (iii) Payment of telecommunications costs (including 
     salaries and maintenance of equipment), including costs of 
     telecommunications between patients' homes and the eligible 
     network and between the network and other entities under the 
     arrangements described in subsection (c)(1).
       (iv) Payments to practitioners and providers under the 
     medicare programs.
       (C) Costs not included.--The costs described in this 
     subparagraph are costs for any of the following:
       (i) The purchase or installation of transmission equipment 
     (other than such equipment used by health professionals to 
     deliver medical informatics services under the project).
       (ii) The establishment or operation of a telecommunications 
     common carrier network.
       (iii) Construction (except for minor renovations related to 
     the installation of reimbursable equipment) or the 
     acquisition or building of real property.
       (3) Limitation.--The total amount of the payments that may 
     be made under this section shall not exceed $30,000,000 for 
     the period of the project (described in subsection (a)(4)).
       (4) Limitation on cost-sharing.--The project may not impose 
     cost sharing on a medicare beneficiary for the receipt of 
     services under the project in excess of 20 percent of the 
     costs that are reasonable and related to the provision of 
     such services.
       (e) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means and the Committee Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
     interim reports on the project and a final report on the 
     project within 6 months after the conclusion of the project. 
     The final report shall include an evaluation of the impact of 
     the use of telemedicine and medical informatics on improving 
     access of medicare beneficiaries to health care services, on 
     reducing the costs of such services, and on improving the 
     quality of life of such beneficiaries.
       (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) Interventional informatics.--The term ``interventional 
     informatics'' means using information technology and virtual 
     reality technology to intervene in patient care.
       (2) Medical informatics.--The term ``medical informatics'' 
     means the storage, retrieval, and use of biomedical and 
     related information for problem solving and decision-making 
     through computing and communications technologies.
       (3) Project.--The term ``project'' means the demonstration 
     project under this section.
    Subtitle D--Anti-Fraud and Abuse Provisions and Improvements in 
                      Protecting Program Integrity

         CHAPTER 1--REVISIONS TO SANCTIONS FOR FRAUD AND ABUSE

     SEC. 4301. PERMANENT EXCLUSION FOR THOSE CONVICTED OF 3 
                   HEALTH CARE RELATED CRIMES.

       Section 1128(c)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(c)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or in the case 
     described in subparagraph (G)'' after ``subsection (b)(12)'';
       (2) in subparagraphs (B) and (D), by striking ``In the 
     case'' and inserting ``Subject to subparagraph (G), in the 
     case''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) In the case of an exclusion of an individual under 
     subsection (a) based on a conviction occurring on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, if the 
     individual has (before, on, or after such date) been 
     convicted--
       ``(i) on one previous occasion of one or more offenses for 
     which an exclusion may be effected under such subsection, the 
     period of the exclusion shall be not less than 10 years, or
       ``(ii) on 2 or more previous occasions of one or more 
     offenses for which an exclusion may be effected under such 
     subsection, the period of the exclusion shall be 
     permanent.''.

     SEC. 4302. AUTHORITY TO REFUSE TO ENTER INTO MEDICARE 
                   AGREEMENTS WITH INDIVIDUALS OR ENTITIES 
                   CONVICTED OF FELONIES.

       (a) Medicare Part A.--Section 1866(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395cc(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``, or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) has ascertained that the provider has been convicted 
     of a felony under Federal or State law for an offense which 
     the Secretary determines is detrimental to the best interests 
     of the program or program beneficiaries.''.
       (b) Medicare Part B.--Section 1842(h) (42 U.S.C. 1395u(h)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) The Secretary may refuse to enter into an agreement 
     with a physician or supplier under this subsection, or may 
     terminate or refuse to renew such agreement, in the event 
     that such physician or supplier has been convicted of a 
     felony under Federal or State law for an offense which the 
     Secretary determines is detrimental to the best interests of 
     the program or program beneficiaries.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and apply to the entry and renewal of contracts on or after 
     such date.

     SEC. 4303. EXCLUSION OF ENTITY CONTROLLED BY FAMILY MEMBER OF 
                   A SANCTIONED INDIVIDUAL.

       (a) In General.--Section 1128 (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(8)(A)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking the dash at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) who was described in clause (i) but is no longer so 
     described because of a transfer of ownership or control 
     interest, in anticipation of (or following) a conviction, 
     assessment, or exclusion described in subparagraph (B) 
     against the person, to an immediate family member (as defined 
     in subsection (j)(1)) or a member of the household of the 
     person (as defined in subsection (j)(2)) who continues to 
     maintain an interest described in such clause--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Definition of Immediate Family Member and Member of 
     Household.--For purposes of subsection (b)(8)(A)(iii):
       ``(1) The term `immediate family member' means, with 
     respect to a person--
       ``(A) the husband or wife of the person;
       ``(B) the natural or adoptive parent, child, or sibling of 
     the person;
       ``(C) the stepparent, stepchild, stepbrother, or stepsister 
     of the person;
       ``(D) the father-, mother-, daughter-, 
     son-, brother-, or sister-in-law of the person;
       ``(E) the grandparent or grandchild of the person; and
       ``(F) the spouse of a grandparent or grandchild of the 
     person.
       ``(2) The term `member of the household' means, with 
     respect to any person, any individual sharing a common abode 
     as part of a single family unit with the person, including 
     domestic employees and others who live to

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     gether as a family unit, but not including a roomer or 
     boarder.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date that is 45 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4304. IMPOSITION OF CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES.

       (a) Civil Money Penalties for Persons That Contract With 
     Excluded Individuals.--Section 1128A(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-
     7a(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (5), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) arranges or contracts (by employment or otherwise) 
     with an individual or entity that the person knows or should 
     know is excluded from participation in a Federal health care 
     program (as defined in section 1128B(f)), for the provision 
     of items or services for which payment may be made under such 
     a program;''.
       (b) Civil Money Penalties for Kickbacks.--
       (1) Permitting secretary to impose civil money penalty.--
     Section 1128A(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a)), as amended by 
     subsection (a), is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (6), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (C) by adding after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) commits an act described in paragraph (1) or (2) of 
     section 1128B(b);''.
       (2) Description of civil money penalty applicable.--Section 
     1128A(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a)), as amended by paragraph 
     (1), is amended in the matter following paragraph (7)--
       (A) by striking ``occurs).'' and inserting ``occurs; or in 
     cases under paragraph (7), $50,000 for each such act).''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``of such claim'' the following: 
     ``(or, in cases under paragraph (7), damages of not more than 
     3 times the total amount of remuneration offered, paid, 
     solicited, or received, without regard to whether a portion 
     of such remuneration was offered, paid, solicited, or 
     received for a lawful purpose)''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Contracts with excluded persons.--The amendments made 
     by subsection (a) shall apply to arrangements and contracts 
     entered into after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Kickbacks.--The amendments made by subsection (b) shall 
     apply to acts committed after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

        CHAPTER 2--IMPROVEMENTS IN PROTECTING PROGRAM INTEGRITY

     SEC. 4311. IMPROVING INFORMATION TO MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES.

       (a) Inclusion of Information Regarding Medicare Waste, 
     Fraud, and Abuse in Annual Notice.--
       (1) In General.--Section 1804 (42 U.S.C. 1395b-2) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) The notice provided under subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       ``(1) a statement which indicates that because errors do 
     occur and because medicare fraud, waste, and abuse is a 
     significant problem, beneficiaries should carefully check any 
     explanation of benefits or itemized statement furnished 
     pursuant to section 1806 for accuracy and report any errors 
     or questionable charges by calling the toll-free phone number 
     described in paragraph (4);
       ``(2) a statement of the beneficiary's right to request an 
     itemized statement for medicare items and services (as 
     provided in section 1806(b));
       ``(3) a description of the program to collect information 
     on medicare fraud and abuse established under section 203(b) 
     of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 
     1996; and
       ``(4) a toll-free telephone number maintained by the 
     Inspector General in the Department of Health and Human 
     Services for the receipt of complaints and information about 
     waste, fraud, and abuse in the provision or billing of 
     services under this title.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply to notices provided on or after January 1, 1998.
       (b) Clarification of Requirement To Provide Explanation of 
     Medicare Benefits.--
       (1) In general.--Title XVIII is amended by inserting after 
     section 1805 (as added by section 4022) the following new 
     section:


                   ``explanation of medicare benefits

       ``Sec. 1806. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall furnish 
     to each individual for whom payment has been made under this 
     title (or would be made without regard to any deductible) a 
     statement which--
       ``(1) lists the item or service for which payment has been 
     made and the amount of such payment for each item or service; 
     and
       ``(2) includes a notice of the individual's right to 
     request an itemized statement (as provided in subsection 
     (b)).
       ``(b) Request for Itemized Statement for Medicare Items and 
     Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--An individual may submit a written 
     request to any physician, provider, supplier, or any other 
     person (including an organization, agency, or other entity) 
     for an itemized statement for any item or service provided to 
     such individual by such person with respect to which payment 
     has been made under this title.
       ``(2) 30-day period to furnish statement.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which a request under paragraph (1) has been made, a person 
     described in such paragraph shall furnish an itemized 
     statement describing each item or service provided to the 
     individual requesting the itemized statement.
       ``(B) Penalty.--Whoever knowingly fails to furnish an 
     itemized statement in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall 
     be subject to a civil money penalty of not more than $100 for 
     each such failure. Such penalty shall be imposed and 
     collected in the same manner as civil money penalties under 
     subsection (a) of section 1128A are imposed and collected 
     under that section.
       ``(3) Review of itemized statement.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the receipt 
     of an itemized statement furnished under paragraph (1), an 
     individual may submit a written request for a review of the 
     itemized statement to the Secretary.
       ``(B) Specific allegations.--A request for a review of the 
     itemized statement shall identify--
       ``(i) specific items or services that the individual 
     believes were not provided as claimed, or
       ``(ii) any other billing irregularity (including duplicate 
     billing).
       ``(4) Findings of secretary.--The Secretary shall, with 
     respect to each written request submitted under paragraph 
     (3), determine whether the itemized statement identifies 
     specific items or services that were not provided as claimed 
     or any other billing irregularity (including duplicate 
     billing) that has resulted in unnecessary payments under this 
     title.
       ``(5) Recovery of amounts.--The Secretary shall take all 
     appropriate measures to recover amounts unnecessarily paid 
     under this title with respect to a statement described in 
     paragraph (4).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 203 of 
     the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 
     1996 is repealed.
       (3) Effective dates.--
       (A) Statement by secretary.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     1806(a) of the Social Security Act, as added by paragraph 
     (1), and the repeal made by paragraph (2) shall take effect 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) Itemized statement.--Paragraph (2) of section 1806(a) 
     and section 1806(b) of the Social Security Act, as so added, 
     shall take effect not later than January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 4312. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND SURETY BONDS.

       (a) Disclosure of Information and Surety Bond Requirement 
     for Suppliers of Durable Medical Equipment.--Section 1834(a) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph 
     (15) the following new paragraph:
       ``(16) Disclosure of information and surety bond.--The 
     Secretary shall not provide for the issuance (or renewal) of 
     a provider number for a supplier of durable medical 
     equipment, for purposes of payment under this part for 
     durable medical equipment furnished by the supplier, unless 
     the supplier provides the Secretary on a continuing basis--
       ``(A) with--
       ``(i) full and complete information as to the identity of 
     each person with an ownership or control interest (as defined 
     in section 1124(a)(3)) in the supplier or in any 
     subcontractor (as defined by the Secretary in regulations) in 
     which the supplier directly or indirectly has a 5 percent or 
     more ownership interest; and
       ``(ii) to the extent determined to be feasible under 
     regulations of the Secretary, the name of any disclosing 
     entity (as defined in section 1124(a)(2)) with respect to 
     which a person with such an ownership or control interest in 
     the supplier is a person with such an ownership or control 
     interest in the disclosing entity; and
       ``(B) with a surety bond in a form specified by the 
     Secretary and in an amount that is not less than $50,000.

     The Secretary may waive the requirement of a bond under 
     subparagraph (B) in the case of a supplier that provides a 
     comparable surety bond under State law.''.
       (b) Surety Bond Requirement for Home Health Agencies.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1861(o) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(o)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8);
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) provides the Secretary on a continuing basis with a 
     surety bond in a form specified by the Secretary and in an 
     amount that is not less than $50,000; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary may 
     waive the requirement of a surety bond under paragraph (7) in 
     the case of an agency or organization that provides a 
     comparable surety bond under State law.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1861(v)(1)(H) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(H)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``the financial security 
     requirement described in subsection (o)(7)'' and inserting 
     ``the surety bond requirement described in subsection (o)(7) 
     and the financial security requirement described in 
     subsection (o)(8)''; and
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``the financial security 
     requirement described in subsection (o)(7) applies'' and 
     inserting ``the surety bond requirement described in 
     subsection

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     (o)(7) and the financial security requirement described in 
     subsection (o)(8) apply''.
       (3) Reference to current disclosure requirement.--For 
     additional provisions requiring home health agencies to 
     disclose information on ownership and control interests, see 
     section 1124 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-3).
       (c) Authorizing Application of Disclosure and Surety Bond 
     Requirements to Other Health Care Providers.--Section 
     1834(a)(16) (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(16)), as added by subsection 
     (a), is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The 
     Secretary, at the Secretary's discretion, may impose the 
     requirements of the first sentence with respect to some or 
     all providers of items or services under part A or some or 
     all suppliers or other persons (other than physicians or 
     other practitioners, as defined in section 1842(b)(18)(C)) 
     who furnish items or services under this part.''.
       (d) Application to Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation 
     Facilities (CORFs).--Section 1861(cc)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(cc)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (J);
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(I) provides the Secretary on a continuing basis with a 
     surety bond in a form specified by the Secretary and in an 
     amount that is not less than $50,000; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following flush sentence:

     ``The Secretary may waive the requirement of a surety bond 
     under subparagraph (I) in the case of a facility that 
     provides a comparable surety bond under State law.''.
       (e) Application to Rehabilitation Agencies.--Section 
     1861(p) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(p)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4)(A)(v), by inserting after ``as the 
     Secretary may find necessary,'' the following: ``and provides 
     the Secretary on a continuing basis with a surety bond in a 
     form specified by the Secretary and in an amount that is not 
     less than $50,000,'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary may 
     waive the requirement of a surety bond under paragraph 
     (4)(A)(v) in the case of a clinic or agency that provides a 
     comparable surety bond under State law.''.
       (f) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Suppliers of durable medical equipment.--The amendment 
     made by subsection (a) shall apply to suppliers of durable 
     medical equipment with respect to such equipment furnished on 
     or after January 1, 1998.
       (2) Home health agencies.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (b) shall apply to home health agencies with 
     respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 1998. 
     The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall modify 
     participation agreements under section 1866(a)(1) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(1)) with respect to 
     home health agencies to provide for implementation of such 
     amendments on a timely basis.
       (3) Other amendments.--The amendments made by subsections 
     (c) through (e) shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and may be applied with respect to 
     items and services furnished on or after January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 4313. PROVISION OF CERTAIN IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS.

       (a) Requirements To Disclose Employer Identification 
     Numbers (EINS) and Social Security Account Numbers (SSNs).--
     Section 1124(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-3(a)(1)) is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end the following: ``and 
     supply the Secretary with the both the employer 
     identification number (assigned pursuant to section 6109 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) and social security 
     account number (assigned under section 205(c)(2)(B)) of the 
     disclosing entity, each person with an ownership or control 
     interest (as defined in subsection (a)(3)), and any 
     subcontractor in which the entity directly or indirectly has 
     a 5 percent or more ownership interest.
       (b) Other Medicare Providers.--Section 1124A (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-3a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) including the employer identification number 
     (assigned pursuant to section 6109 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986) and social security account number (assigned 
     under section 205(c)(2)(B)) of the disclosing part B provider 
     and any person, managing employee, or other entity identified 
     or described under paragraph (1) or (2).''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``(or, for purposes 
     of subsection (a)(3), any entity receiving payment)'' after 
     ``on an assignment-related basis''.
       (c) Verification by Social Security Administration (SSA).--
     Section 1124A (42 U.S.C. 1320a-3a), as amended by subsection 
     (b), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Verification.--
       ``(1) Transmittal by hhs.--The Secretary shall transmit--
       ``(A) to the Commissioner of Social Security information 
     concerning each social security account number (assigned 
     under section 205(c)(2)(B)), and
       ``(B) to the Secretary of the Treasury information 
     concerning each employer identification number (assigned 
     pursuant to section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986),

     supplied to the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a)(3) or 
     section 1124(c) to the extent necessary for verification of 
     such information in accordance with paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Verification.--The Commissioner of Social Security 
     and the Secretary of the Treasury shall verify the accuracy 
     of, or correct, the information supplied by the Secretary to 
     such official pursuant to paragraph (1), and shall report 
     such verifications or corrections to the Secretary.
       ``(3) Fees for verification.--The Secretary shall reimburse 
     the Commissioner and Secretary of the Treasury, at a rate 
     negotiated between the Secretary and such official, for the 
     costs incurred by such official in performing the 
     verification and correction services described in this 
     subsection.''.
       (d) Report.--Before the amendments made by this section may 
     become effective, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall submit to Congress a report on steps the Secretary has 
     taken to assure the confidentiality of social security 
     account numbers that will be provided to the Secretary under 
     such amendments.
       (e) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Disclosure requirements.--The amendment made by 
     subsection (a) shall apply to the application of conditions 
     of participation, and entering into and renewal of contracts 
     and agreements, occurring more than 90 days after the date of 
     submission of the report under subsection (d).
       (2) Other providers.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
     shall apply to payment for items and services furnished more 
     than 90 days after the date of submission of such report.

     SEC. 4314. ADVISORY OPINIONS REGARDING CERTAIN PHYSICIAN 
                   SELF-REFERRAL PROVISIONS.

       Section 1877(g) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(g)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Advisory opinions.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall issue written 
     advisory opinions concerning whether a referral relating to 
     designated health services (other than clinical laboratory 
     services) is prohibited under this section. Each advisory 
     opinion issued by the Secretary shall be binding as to the 
     Secretary and the party or parties requesting the opinion.
       ``(B) Application of certain rules.--The Secretary shall, 
     to the extent practicable, apply the rules under subsections 
     (b)(3) and (b)(4) and take into account the regulations 
     promulgated under subsection (b)(5) of section 1128D in the 
     issuance of advisory opinions under this paragraph.
       ``(C) Regulations.--In order to implement this paragraph in 
     a timely manner, the Secretary may promulgate regulations 
     that take effect on an interim basis, after notice and 
     pending opportunity for public comment.
       ``(D) Applicability.--This paragraph shall apply to 
     requests for advisory opinions made after the date which is 
     90 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph and 
     before the close of the period described in section 
     1128D(b)(6).''.

     SEC. 4315. REPLACEMENT OF REASONABLE CHARGE METHODOLOGY BY 
                   FEE SCHEDULES.

       (a) Application of Fee Schedule.--Section 1842 (42 U.S.C. 
     1395u) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(s)(1) The Secretary may implement a statewide or other 
     areawide fee schedule to be used for payment of any item or 
     service described in paragraph (2) which is paid on a 
     reasonable charge basis. Any fee schedule established under 
     this paragraph for such item or service shall be updated each 
     year by the percentage increase in the consumer price index 
     for all urban consumers (United States city average) for the 
     12-month period ending with June of the preceding year, 
     except that in no event shall a fee schedule for an item 
     described in paragraph (2)(D) be updated before 2003.
       ``(2) The items and services described in this paragraph 
     are as follows:
       ``(A) Medical supplies.
       ``(B) Home dialysis supplies and equipment (as defined in 
     section 1881(b)(8)).
       ``(C) Therapeutic shoes.
       ``(D) Parenteral and enteral nutrients, equipment, and 
     supplies.
       ``(E) Electromyogram devices
       ``(F) Salivation devices.
       ``(G) Blood products.
       ``(H) Transfusion medicine.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1833(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395l(a)(1)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and (P)'' and inserting ``(P)''; and
       (B) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, and (Q) with respect to items or services for 
     which fee schedules are established pursuant to section 
     1842(s), the amounts paid shall be 80 percent of the lesser 
     of the actual charge or the fee schedule established in such 
     section;''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--The amendments made by this section 
     to the extent such amendments substitute fee schedules for 
     reasonable charges, shall apply to particular services as of 
     the date specified by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services.
       (d) Initial Budget Neutrality.--The Secretary, in 
     developing a fee schedule for particular services (under the 
     amendments made by this section), shall set amounts for the 
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     ule applies at a level so that the total payments under title 
     XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) for 
     those services for that year period shall be approximately 
     equal to the estimated total payments if such fee schedule 
     had not been implemented.

     SEC. 4316. APPLICATION OF INHERENT REASONABLENESS TO ALL PART 
                   B SERVICES OTHER THAN PHYSICIANS' SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 1842(b) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)) are amended to read as follows:
       ``(8)(A)(i) The Secretary shall by regulation--
       ``(I) describe the factors to be used in determining the 
     cases (of particular items or services) in which the 
     application of this part (other than to physicians' services 
     paid under section 1848) results in the determination of an 
     amount that, because of its being grossly excessive or 
     grossly deficient, is not inherently reasonable, and
       ``(II) provide in those cases for the factors to be 
     considered in determining an amount that is realistic and 
     equitable.
       ``(ii) Notwithstanding the determination made in clause 
     (i), the Secretary may not apply factors that would increase 
     or decrease the payment under this part during any year for 
     any particular item or service by more than 15 percent from 
     such payment during the preceding year except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) The Secretary may make a determination under this 
     subparagraph that would result in an increase or decrease 
     under subparagraph (A) of more than 15 percent of the payment 
     amount for a year, but only if--
       ``(i) the Secretary's determination takes into account the 
     factors described in subparagraph (C) and any additional 
     factors the Secretary determines appropriate,
       ``(ii) the Secretary's determination takes into account the 
     potential impacts described in subparagraph (D), and
       ``(iii) the Secretary complies with the procedural 
     requirements of paragraph (9).
       ``(C) The factors described in this subparagraph are as 
     follows:
       ``(i) The programs established under this title and title 
     XIX are the sole or primary sources of payment for an item or 
     service.
       ``(ii) The payment amount does not reflect changing 
     technology, increased facility with that technology, or 
     reductions in acquisition or production costs.
       ``(iii) The payment amount for an item or service under 
     this part is substantially higher or lower than the payment 
     made for the item or service by other purchasers.
       ``(D) The potential impacts of a determination under 
     subparagraph (B) on quality, access, and beneficiary 
     liability, including the likely effects on assignment rates 
     and participation rates.
       ``(9)(A) The Secretary shall consult with representatives 
     of suppliers or other individuals who furnish an item or 
     service before making a determination under paragraph (8)(B) 
     with regard to that item or service.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall publish notice of a proposed 
     determination under paragraph (8)(B) in the Federal 
     Register--
       ``(i) specifying the payment amount proposed to be 
     established with respect to an item or service,
       ``(ii) explaining the factors and data that the Secretary 
     took into account in determining the payment amount so 
     specified, and
       ``(iii) explaining the potential impacts described in 
     paragraph (8)(D).
       ``(C) After publication of the notice required by 
     subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall allow not less than 60 
     days for public comment on the proposed determination.
       ``(D)(i) Taking into consideration the comments made by the 
     public, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a 
     final determination under paragraph (8)(B) with respect to 
     the payment amount to be established with respect to the item 
     or service.
       ``(ii) A final determination published pursuant to clause 
     (i) shall explain the factors and data that the Secretary 
     took into consideration in making the final determination.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1834(a)(10)(B) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395m(a)(10)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``For covered items furnished on or after 
     January 1, 1991, the'' and inserting ``The'';
       (2) by striking ``(other than subparagraph (D))''; and
       (3) by striking all that follows ``payments under this 
     subsection'' and inserting a period.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4317. REQUIREMENT TO FURNISH DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION.

       (a) Inclusion of Non-Physician Practitioners in Requirement 
     To Provide Diagnostic Codes for Physician Services.--
     Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1842(p) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395u(p)) are each amended by inserting ``or practitioner 
     specified in subsection (b)(18)(C)'' after ``by a 
     physician''.
       (b) Requirement To Provide Diagnostic Information When 
     Ordering Certain Items or Services Furnished by Another 
     Entity.--Section 1842(p) (42 U.S.C. 1395u(p)), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) In the case of an item or service defined in 
     paragraph (3), (6), (8), or (9) of subsection 1861(s) ordered 
     by a physician or a practitioner specified in subsection 
     (b)(18)(C), but furnished by another entity, if the Secretary 
     (or fiscal agent of the Secretary) requires the entity 
     furnishing the item or service to provide diagnostic or other 
     medical information in order for payment to be made to the 
     entity, the physician or practitioner shall provide that 
     information to the entity at the time that the item or 
     service is ordered by the physician or practitioner.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to items and services furnished on or after 
     January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 4318. REPORT BY GAO ON OPERATION OF FRAUD AND ABUSE 
                   CONTROL PROGRAM.

       Section 1817(k)(6) (42 U.S.C. 1395i(k)(6)) is amended by 
     inserting ``June 1, 1998, and'' after ``Not later than''.

     SEC. 4319. COMPETITIVE BIDDING DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

       (a) General Rule.--Part B of title XVIII (42 U.S.C. 1395j 
     et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1846 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 1847. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOR COMPETITIVE 
                   ACQUISITION OF ITEMS AND SERVICES.

       ``(a) Establishment of Demonstration Project Bidding 
     Areas.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall implement not more 
     than 5 demonstration projects under which competitive 
     acquisition areas are established for contract award purposes 
     for the furnishing under this part of the items and services 
     described in subsection (d).
       ``(2) Project requirements.--Each demonstration project 
     under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall include such group of items and services as the 
     Secretary may prescribe,
       ``(B) shall be conducted in not more than 3 competitive 
     acquisition areas, and
       ``(C) shall be operated over a 3-year period.
       ``(3) Criteria for establishment of competitive acquisition 
     areas.--Each competitive acquisition area established under a 
     demonstration project implemented under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall be, or shall be within, a metropolitan 
     statistical area (as defined by the Secretary of Commerce), 
     and
       ``(B) shall be chosen based on the availability and 
     accessibility of entities able to furnish items and services, 
     and the probable savings to be realized by the use of 
     competitive bidding in the furnishing of items and services 
     in such area.
       ``(b) Awarding of Contracts in Areas.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     competition among individuals and entities supplying items 
     and services described in subsection (c) for each competitive 
     acquisition area established under a demonstration project 
     implemented under subsection (a).
       ``(2) Conditions for awarding contract.--The Secretary may 
     not award a contract to any entity under the competition 
     conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) to furnish an item or 
     service unless the Secretary finds that the entity meets 
     quality standards specified by the Secretary that the total 
     amounts to be paid under the contract are expected to be less 
     than the total amounts that would otherwise be paid.
       ``(3) Contents of contract.--A contract entered into with 
     an entity under the competition conducted pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) is subject to terms and conditions that the 
     Secretary may specify.
       ``(4) Limit on number of contractors.--The Secretary may 
     limit the number of contractors in a competitive acquisition 
     area to the number needed to meet projected demand for items 
     and services covered under the contracts.
       ``(c) Expansion of Projects.--
       ``(1) Evaluations.--The Secretary shall evaluate the impact 
     of the implementation of the demonstration projects on 
     medicare program payments, access, diversity of product 
     selection, and quality. The Secretary shall make annual 
     reports to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of 
     the Senate on the results of the evaluation described in the 
     preceding sentence and a final report not later than 6 months 
     after the termination date specified in subsection (e).
       ``(2) Expansion.--If the Secretary determines from the 
     evaluations under paragraph (1) that there is clear evidence 
     that any demonstration project--
       ``(A) results in a decrease in Federal expenditures under 
     this title, and
       ``(B) does not reduce program access, diversity of product 
     selection, and quality under this title,

     the Secretary may expand the project to additional 
     competitive acquisition areas.
       ``(d) Services described.--The items and services to which 
     this section applies are all items and services covered under 
     this part (except for physicians' services as defined in 
     section 1861(s)(1)) that the Secretary may specify. At least 
     one demonstration project shall include oxygen and oxygen 
     equipment.
       ``(e) Termination.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, all projects under this section shall terminate 
     not later than December 31, 2002.''.
       (b) Items and Services To Be Furnished Only Through 
     Competitive Acquisition.--Section 1862(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (15),
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (16) and 
     inserting ``; or'', and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (16) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(17) where the expenses are for an item or service 
     furnished in a competitive acquisi

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     tion area (as established by the Secretary under section 
     1847(a)) by an entity other than an entity with which the 
     Secretary has entered into a contract under section 1847(b) 
     for the furnishing of such an item or service in that area, 
     unless the Secretary finds that the expenses were incurred in 
     a case of urgent need, or in other circumstances specified by 
     the Secretary.''.
       (c) Study by GAO.--The Comptroller of the United States 
     shall study the effectiveness of the establishment of 
     competitive acquisition areas under section 1847(a) of the 
     Social Security Act, as added by this section.

     SEC. 4320. PROHIBITING UNNECESSARY AND WASTEFUL MEDICARE 
                   PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN ITEMS.

       Section 1861(v) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Items unrelated to patient care.--Reasonable costs do 
     not include costs for the following--
       ``(i) entertainment, including tickets to sporting and 
     other entertainment events;
       ``(ii) gifts or donations;
       ``(iii) personal use of motor vehicles;
       ``(iv) costs for fines and penalties resulting from 
     violations of Federal, State, or local laws; and
       ``(iv) education expenses for spouses or other dependents 
     of providers of services, their employees or contractors.''.

     SEC. 4321. NONDISCRIMINATION IN POST-HOSPITAL REFERRAL TO 
                   HOME HEALTH AGENCIES AND OTHER ENTITIES.

       (a) Notification of Availability of Home Health Agencies 
     and Other Entities As Part of Discharge Planning Process.--
     Section 1861(ee)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ee)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (D), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``, including the availability of home health 
     services through individuals and entities that participate in 
     the program under this title and that serve the area in which 
     the patient resides and that request to be listed by the 
     hospital as available''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(H) Consistent with section 1802, the discharge plan 
     shall--
       ``(i) not specify or otherwise limit the qualified provider 
     which may provide post-hospital home health services, and
       ``(ii) identify (in a form and manner specified by the 
     Secretary) any entity to whom the individual is referred in 
     which the hospital has a disclosable financial interest (as 
     specified by the Secretary consistent with section 
     1866(a)(1)(S)) or which has such an interest in the 
     hospital.''.
       (b) Maintenance and Disclosure of Information on Post-
     Hospital Home Health Agencies and Other Entities.--Section 
     1866(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (Q),
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (R), 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(S) in the case of a hospital that has a financial 
     interest (as specified by the Secretary in regulations) in an 
     entity to which individuals are referred as described in 
     section 1861(ee)(2)(H)(ii), or in which such an entity has 
     such a financial interest, or in which another entity has 
     such a financial interest (directly or indirectly) with such 
     hospital and such an entity, to maintain and disclose to the 
     Secretary (in a form and manner specified by the Secretary) 
     information on--
       ``(i) the nature of such financial interest,
       ``(ii) the number of individuals who were discharged from 
     the hospital and who were identified as requiring home health 
     services, and
       ``(iii) the percentage of such individuals who received 
     such services from such provider (or another such 
     provider).''.
       (c) Disclosure of Information to the Public.--Title XI is 
     amended by inserting after section 1145 the following new 
     section:


   ``public disclosure of certain information on hospital financial 
                     interest and referral patterns

       ``Sec. 1146. The Secretary shall make available to the 
     public, in a form and manner specified by the Secretary, 
     information disclosed to the Secretary pursuant to section 
     1866(a)(1)(S).''.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to 
     discharges occurring on or after the date which is 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue 
     regulations by not later than the date which is 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act to carry out the 
     amendments made by subsections (b) and (c) and such 
     amendments shall take effect as of such date (on or after the 
     issuance of such regulations) as the Secretary specifies in 
     such regulations.

            CHAPTER 3--CLARIFICATIONS AND TECHNICAL CHANGES

     SEC. 4331. OTHER FRAUD AND ABUSE RELATED PROVISIONS.

       (a) Reference Correction.--(1) Section 1128D(b)(2)(D) (42 
     U.S.C. 1320a-7d(b)(2)(D)), as added by section 205 of the 
     Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, 
     is amended by striking ``1128B(b)'' and inserting 
     ``1128A(b)''.
       (2) Section 1128E(g)(3)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7e(g)(3)(C)) is 
     amended by striking ``Veterans' Administration'' and 
     inserting ``Department of Veterans Affairs''.
       (b) Language in Definition of Conviction.--Section 
     1128E(g)(5) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7e(g)(5)), as inserted by 
     section 221(a) of the Health Insurance Portability and 
     Accountability Act of 1996, is amended by striking 
     ``paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) through 
     (4)''.
       (c) Implementation of Exclusions.--Section 1128 (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-7) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``any program under 
     title XVIII and shall direct that the following individuals 
     and entities be excluded from participation in any State 
     health care program (as defined in subsection (h))'' and 
     inserting ``any Federal health care program (as defined in 
     section 1128B(f))''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``any program under 
     title XVIII and may direct that the following individuals and 
     entities be excluded from participation in any State health 
     care program'' and inserting ``any Federal health care 
     program (as defined in section 1128B(f))''.
       (d) Sanctions for Failure to Report.--Section 1128E(b) (42 
     U.S.C. 1320a-7e(b)), as inserted by section 221(a) of the 
     Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Sanctions for failure to report.--
       ``(A) Health plans.--Any health plan that fails to report 
     information on an adverse action required to be reported 
     under this subsection shall be subject to a civil money 
     penalty of not more than $25,000 for each such adverse action 
     not reported. Such penalty shall be imposed and collected in 
     the same manner as civil money penalties under subsection (a) 
     of section 1128A are imposed and collected under that 
     section.
       ``(B) Governmental agencies.--The Secretary shall provide 
     for a publication of a public report that identifies those 
     Government agencies that have failed to report information on 
     adverse actions as required to be reported under this 
     subsection.''.
       (e) Clarification of Treatment of Certain Waivers and 
     Payments of Premiums.--Section 1128A(i)(6) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-
     7a(i)(6)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii)--
       (A) in subclause (I), by adding ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in subclause (II), by striking ``or'' at the end; and
       (C) by striking subclause (III);
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D); and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) any permissible waiver as specified in section 
     1128B(b)(3) or in regulations issued by the Secretary;''.
       (f) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in this subsection, the 
     amendments made by this section shall be effective as if 
     included in the enactment of the Health Insurance Portability 
     and Accountability Act of 1996.
       (2) Federal health program.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (c) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (3) Sanction for failure to report.--The amendment made by 
     subsection (d) shall apply to failures occurring on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
             Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Part A Only

                  CHAPTER 1--PAYMENT OF PPS HOSPITALS

     SEC. 4401. PPS HOSPITAL PAYMENT UPDATE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1886(b)(3)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(b)(3)(B)(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subclause (XII), and
       (2) by striking subclause (XIII) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(XIII) for fiscal year 1998, 0 percent,
       ``(XIV) for fiscal year 1999, the market basket percentage 
     increase minus 1.9 percentage points for hospitals in all 
     areas,
       ``(XV) for fiscal year 2000, the market basket percentage 
     increase minus 1.8 percentage points for hospitals in all 
     areas,
       ``(XVI) for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002, the market 
     basket percentage increase minus 1.1 percentage point for 
     hospitals in all areas, and
       ``(XVII) for fiscal year 2003 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year, the market basket percentage increase for hospitals in 
     all areas.''.
       (b) Temporary Relief for Certain Non-Teaching, Non-DSH 
     Hospitals.--
       (1) In general.--In the case of a hospital described in 
     paragraph (2) for its cost reporting period--
       (A) beginning in fiscal year 1998 the amount of payment 
     made to the hospital under section 1886(d) of the Social 
     Security Act for discharges occurring during such fiscal year 
     only shall be increased as though the applicable percentage 
     increase (otherwise applicable to discharges occurring during 
     fiscal year 1998 under section 1886(b)(3)(B)(i)(XIII) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(B)(i)(XIII))) had 
     been increased by 0.5 percentage points; and
       (B) beginning in fiscal year 1999 the amount of payment 
     made to the hospital under section 1886(d) of the Social 
     Security Act for discharges occurring during such fiscal year 
     only shall be increased as though the applicable percentage 
     increase (otherwise applicable to discharges occurring during 
     fiscal year 1999 under section 1886(b)(3)(B)(i)(XIII) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(B)(i)(XIII))) had 
     been increased by 0.3 percentage points.

     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in computing the increase 
     under subparagraph (B)

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     and neither subparagraph shall affect payment for discharges 
     for any hospital occurring during a fiscal year after fiscal 
     year 1999. Payment increases under this subsection for 
     discharges occurring during a fiscal year are subject to 
     settlement after the close of the fiscal year.
       (2) Hospitals covered.--A hospital described in this 
     paragraph for a cost reporting period is a hospital--
       (A) that is described in paragraph (3) for such period;
       (B) that is located in a State in which the amount of the 
     aggregate payments under section 1886(d) of such Act for 
     hospitals located in the State and described in paragraph (3) 
     for their cost reporting periods beginning during fiscal year 
     1995 is less than the aggregate allowable operating costs of 
     inpatient hospital services (as defined in section 1886(a)(4) 
     of such Act) for all such hospitals in such State with 
     respect to such cost reporting periods; and
       (C) with respect to which the payments under section 
     1886(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)) for discharges 
     occurring in the cost reporting period involved, as estimated 
     by the Secretary, is less than the allowable operating costs 
     of inpatient hospital services (as defined in section 
     1886(a)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(a)(4)) for such 
     hospital for such period, as estimated by the Secretary.
       (3) Non-teaching, non-DSH hospitals described.--A hospital 
     described in this paragraph for a cost reporting period is a 
     subsection (d) hospital (as defined in section 1886(d)(1)(B) 
     of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(1)(B))) that--
       (A) is not receiving any additional payment amount 
     described in section 1886(d)(5)(F) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(5)(F)) for discharges occurring during the period;
       (B) is not receiving any additional payment under section 
     1886(d)(5)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)) or a 
     payment under section 1886(h) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(h)) for discharges occurring during the period; and
       (C) does not qualify for payment under section 
     1886(d)(5)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)) for the 
     period.

     SEC. 4402. MAINTAINING SAVINGS FROM TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN 
                   CAPITAL PAYMENTS FOR PPS HOSPITALS.

       Section 1886(g)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(g)(1)(A)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``In addition to 
     the reduction described in the preceding sentence, for 
     discharges occurring on or after October 1, 1997, the 
     Secretary shall apply the budget neutrality adjustment factor 
     used to determine the Federal capital payment rate in effect 
     on September 30, 1995 (as described in section 412.352 of 
     title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations), to (i) the 
     unadjusted standard Federal capital payment rate (as 
     described in section 412.308(c) of that title, as in effect 
     on September 30, 1997), and (ii) the unadjusted hospital-
     specific rate (as described in section 412.328(e)(1) of that 
     title, as in effect on September 30, 1997), and, for 
     discharges occurring on or after October 1, 1997, and before 
     September 30, 2002, reduce the rates described in clauses (i) 
     and (ii) by 2.1 percent.''.

     SEC. 4403. DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1886(d)(5)(F) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(5)(F)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i) by inserting ``and before October 1, 
     1997'' after ``May 1, 1986'';
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``The amount'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to clause (ix), the amount''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ix) In the case of discharges occurring--
       ``(I) during fiscal year 1998, the additional payment 
     amount otherwise determined under clause (ii) shall be 
     reduced by 1 percent;
       ``(II) during fiscal year 1999, such additional payment 
     amount shall be reduced by 2 percent;
       ``(III) during fiscal year 2000, such additional payment 
     amount shall be reduced by 3 percent;
       ``(IV) during fiscal year 2001, such additional payment 
     amount shall be reduced by 4 percent;
       ``(V) during fiscal year 2002, such additional payment 
     amount shall be reduced by 5 percent; and
       ``(VI) during fiscal year 2003 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year, such additional payment amount shall be reduced by 0 
     percent.''.
       (b) Report on New Payment Formula.--
       (1) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of 
     the Senate a report that contains a formula for determining 
     additional payment amounts to hospitals under section 
     1886(d)(5)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(5)(F)).
       (2) Factors in Determination of Formula.--In determining 
     such formula the Secretary shall--
       (A) establish a single threshold for costs incurred by 
     hospitals in serving low-income patients, and
       (B) consider the costs described in paragraph (3).
       (3) The costs described in this paragraph are as follows:
       (A) The costs incurred by the hospital during a period (as 
     determined by the Secretary) of furnishing hospital services 
     to individuals who are entitled to benefits under part A of 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act and who receive 
     supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of such 
     Act (excluding any supplementation of those benefits by a 
     State under section 1616 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382e)).
       (B) The costs incurred by the hospital during a period (as 
     so determined) of furnishing hospital services to individuals 
     who receive medical assistance under the State plan under 
     title XIX of such Act and are not entitled to benefits under 
     part A of title XVIII of such Act (including individuals 
     enrolled in a managed care organization (as defined in 
     section 1903(m)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(1)(A)) 
     or any other managed care plan under such title and 
     individuals who receive medical assistance under such title 
     pursuant to a waiver approved by the Secretary under section 
     1115 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1315)).
       (c) Data Collection.--In developing the formula described 
     in subsection (b), the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     may require any subsection (d) hospital (as defined in 
     section 1886(d)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(1)(B))) receiving additional payments by reason of 
     section 1886(d)(5)(F) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(F)) 
     to submit to the Secretary any information that the Secretary 
     determines is necessary to develop such formula.

     SEC. 4404. MEDICARE CAPITAL ASSET SALES PRICE EQUAL TO BOOK 
                   VALUE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1861(v)(1)(O) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(v)(1)(O)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)--
       (A) by striking ``and (if applicable) a return on equity 
     capital'';
       (B) by striking ``hospital or skilled nursing facility'' 
     and inserting ``provider of services'';
       (C) by striking ``clause (iv)'' and inserting ``clause 
     (iii)''; and
       (D) by striking ``the lesser of the allowable acquisition 
     cost'' and all that follows and inserting ``the historical 
     cost of the asset, as recognized under this title, less 
     depreciation allowed, to the owner of record as of the date 
     of enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (or, in the 
     case of an asset not in existence as of that date, the first 
     owner of record of the asset after that date).'';
       (2) by striking clause (ii); and
       (3) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (ii) 
     and (iii), respectively.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     apply to changes of ownership that occur after the third 
     month beginning after the date of enactment of this section.

     SEC. 4405. ELIMINATION OF IME AND DSH PAYMENTS ATTRIBUTABLE 
                   TO OUTLIER PAYMENTS.

       (a) Indirect Medical Education.--Section 
     1886(d)(5)(B)(i)(I) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(i)(I)) is 
     amended by inserting ``, for cases qualifying for additional 
     payment under subparagraph (A)(i),'' before ``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 by inserting ``, for cases qualifying for additional 
     payment under subparagraph (A)(i),'' before ``the amount paid 
     to the hospital under subparagraph (A)''.
       (c) Cost Outlier Payments.--Section 1886(d)(5)(A)(ii) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ``exceed 
     the applicable DRG prospective payment rate'' and inserting 
     ``exceed the sum of the applicable DRG prospective payment 
     rate plus any amounts payable under subparagraphs (B) and 
     (F)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply to discharges occurring after September 30, 1997.

     SEC. 4406. INCREASE BASE PAYMENT RATE TO PUERTO RICO 
                   HOSPITALS.

       Section 1886(d)(9)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(9)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``in a 
     fiscal year beginning on or after October 1, 1987,'',
       (2) in clause (i), by striking ``75 percent'' and 
     inserting, ``for discharges beginning on or after October 1, 
     1997, 50 percent (and for discharges between October 1, 1987, 
     and September 30, 1997, 75 percent)'', and
       (3) in clause (ii), by striking ``25 percent'' and 
     inserting, ``for discharges beginning in a fiscal year 
     beginning on or after October 1, 1997, 50 percent (and for 
     discharges between October 1, 1987 and September 30, 1997, 25 
     percent)''.

     SEC. 4407. CERTAIN HOSPITAL DISCHARGES TO POST ACUTE CARE.

       Section 1886(d)(5) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (I)(ii) by inserting ``not taking in 
     account the effect of subparagraph (J),'' after ``in a fiscal 
     year, ''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(J)(i) The Secretary shall treat the term `transfer case' 
     (as defined in subparagraph (I)(ii)) as including the case of 
     a qualified discharge (as defined in clause (ii)), which is 
     classified within a diagnosis-related group described in 
     clause (iii), and which occurs on or after October 1, 1998. 
     In the case of a qualified discharge for which a substantial 
     portion of the costs of care are incurred in the early days 
     of the inpatient stay (as defined by the Secretary), in no 
     case may the payment amount otherwise provided under this 
     subsection exceed an amount equal to the sum of--
       ``(I) 50 percent of the amount of payment under this 
     subsection for transfer cases (as established under 
     subparagraph (I)(i)), and
       ``(II) 50 percent of the amount of payment which would have 
     been made under this sub

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     section with respect to the qualified discharge if no 
     transfer were involved.
       ``(ii) For purposes of clause (i), subject to clause (iii), 
     the term `qualified discharge' means a discharge classified 
     with a diagnosis-related group (described in clause (iii)) of 
     an individual from a subsection (d) hospital, if upon such 
     discharge the individual--
       ``(I) is admitted as an inpatient to a hospital or hospital 
     unit that is not a subsection (d) hospital for the provision 
     of inpatient hospital services;
       ``(II) is admitted to a skilled nursing facility;
       ``(III) is provided home health services from a home health 
     agency, if such services relate to the condition or diagnosis 
     for which such individual received inpatient hospital 
     services from the subsection (d) hospital, and if such 
     services are provided within an appropriate period (as 
     determined by the Secretary); or
       ``(IV) for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 
     2000, the individual receives post discharge services 
     described in clause (iv)(I).
       ``(iii) Subject to clause (iv), a diagnosis-related group 
     described in this clause is--
       ``(I) 1 of 10 diagnosis-related groups selected by the 
     Secretary based upon a high volume of discharges classified 
     within such groups and a disproportionate use of post 
     discharge services described in clause (ii); and
       ``(II) a diagnosis-related group specified by the Secretary 
     under clause (iv)(II).
       ``(iv) The Secretary shall include in the proposed rule 
     published under subsection (e)(5)(A) for fiscal year 2001, a 
     description of the effect of this subparagraph. The Secretary 
     may include in the proposed rule (and in the final rule 
     published under paragraph (6)) for fiscal year 2001 or a 
     subsequent fiscal year, a description of--
       ``(I) post-discharge services not described in subclauses 
     (I), (II), and (III) of clause (ii), the receipt of which 
     results in a qualified discharge; and
       ``(II) diagnosis-related groups described in clause 
     (iii)(I) in addition to the 10 selected under such clause.''.

     SEC. 4408. RECLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN COUNTIES AS LARGE 
                   URBAN AREAS UNDER MEDICARE PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--For purposes of section 1886(d) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)), the large urban 
     area of Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill-North Carolina-South 
     Carolina may be deemed to include Stanly County, North 
     Carolina.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect 
     to discharges occurring on or after October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 4409. GEOGRAPHIC RECLASSIFICATION FOR CERTAIN 
                   DISPROPORTIONATELY LARGE HOSPITALS.

       (a) New Guidelines for Reclassification.--Notwithstanding 
     the guidelines published under section 1886(d)(10)(D)(i)(I) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(10)(D)(i)(I)), the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall publish and use alternative guidelines under 
     which a hospital described in subsection (b) qualifies for 
     geographic reclassification under such section for a fiscal 
     year beginning with fiscal year 1998.
       (b) Hospitals Covered.--A hospital described in this 
     subsection is a hospital that demonstrates that--
       (1) the average hourly wage paid by the hospital is not 
     less than 108 percent of the average hourly wage paid by all 
     other hospitals located in the Metropolitan Statistical Area 
     (or the New England County Metropolitan Area) in which the 
     hospital is located;
       (2) not less than 40 percent of the adjusted uninflated 
     wages paid by all hospitals located in such Area is 
     attributable to wages paid by the hospital; and
       (3) the hospital submitted an application requesting 
     reclassification for purposes of wage index under section 
     1886(d)(10)(C) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(10)(C)) in 
     each of fiscal years 1992 through 1997 and that such request 
     was approved for each of such fiscal years.

     SEC. 4410. FLOOR ON AREA WAGE INDEX.

       (a) In General.--For purposes of section 1886(d)(3)(E) of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(E)) for 
     discharges occurring on or after October 1, 1997, 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 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(2)(D)) may not 
     be less than the area wage index 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 index 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 (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)) 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.
       (c) Exclusion of Certain Wages.--In the case of a hospital 
     that is owned by a municipality and that was reclassified as 
     an urban hospital under section 1886(d)(10) of the Social 
     Security Act for fiscal year 1996, in calculating the 
     hospital's average hourly wage for purposes of geographic 
     reclassification under such section for fiscal year 1998, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall exclude the 
     general service wages and hours of personnel associated with 
     a skilled nursing facility that is owned by the hospital of 
     the same municipality and that is physically separated from 
     the hospital to the extent that such wages and hours of such 
     personnel are not shared with the hospital and are separately 
     documented. A hospital that applied for and was denied 
     reclassification as an urban hospital for fiscal year 1998, 
     but that would have received reclassification had the 
     exclusion required by this section been applied to it, shall 
     be reclassified as an urban hospital for fiscal year 1998.

               CHAPTER 2--PAYMENT OF PPS-EXEMPT HOSPITALS

                Subchapter A--General Payment Provisions

     SEC. 4411. PAYMENT UPDATE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1886(b)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(b)(3)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subclause (V),
       (B) by redesignating subclause (VI) as subclause (VIII); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subclause (V), the following 
     subclauses:
       ``(VI) for fiscal year 1998, is 0 percent;
       ``(VII) for fiscal years 1999 through 2002, is the 
     applicable update factor specified under clause (vi) for the 
     fiscal year; and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vi) For purposes of clause (ii)(VII) for a fiscal year, 
     if a 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--
       ``(I) is equal to, or exceeds, 110 percent of the 
     hospital's target amount (as determined under subparagraph 
     (A)) for such cost reporting period, the applicable update 
     factor specified under this clause is the market basket 
     percentage;
       ``(II) exceeds 100 percent, but is less than 110 percent, 
     of such target amount for the hospital, the applicable update 
     factor specified under this clause is 0 percent or, if 
     greater, the market basket percentage minus 0.25 percentage 
     points for each percentage point by which such allowable 
     operating costs (expressed as a percentage of such target 
     amount) is less than 110 percent of such target amount;
       ``(III) is equal to, or less than 100 percent, but exceeds 
     \2/3\ of such target amount for the hospital, the applicable 
     update factor specified under this clause is 0 percent or, if 
     greater, the market basket percentage minus 2.5 percentage 
     points; or
       ``(IV) does not exceed \2/3\ of such target amount for the 
     hospital, the applicable update factor specified under this 
     clause is 0 percent.''.
       (b) No 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 adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``In making such reductions, the 
     Secretary shall treat the applicable update factor described 
     in paragraph (3)(B)(vi) for a fiscal year as being equal to 
     the market basket percentage for that year.''.

     SEC. 4412. REDUCTIONS TO CAPITAL PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN PPS-
                   EXEMPT HOSPITALS AND UNITS.

       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 are 
     attributable to portions of cost reporting periods occurring 
     during fiscal years 1998 through 2002 and that may be made 
     under this title with respect to capital-related costs of 
     inpatient hospital services of a hospital which is described 
     in clause (i), (ii), or (iv) of subsection (d)(1)(B) or a 
     unit described in the matter after clause (v) of such 
     subsection, the Secretary shall reduce the amounts of such 
     payments otherwise determined under this title by 15 
     percent.''.

     SEC. 4413. REBASING.

       (a) Option of Rebasing for Hospitals In Operation Before 
     1990.--Section 1886(b)(3)(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``subparagraphs (C), 
     (D), and (E)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (C) and 
     succeeding subparagraphs'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F)(i) In the case of a hospital (or unit described in 
     the matter following clause (v) of subsection (d)(1)(B)) that 
     received payment under this subsection for inpatient hospital 
     services furnished during cost reporting periods beginning 
     before October 1, 1990, that is within a class of hospital 
     described in clause (iii), and that elects (in a form and 
     manner determined by the Secretary) this subparagraph to 
     apply to the hospital, the target amount for the hospital's 
     12-month cost reporting period beginning during fiscal year 
     1998 is equal to the average described in clause (ii).
       ``(ii) The average described in this clause for a hospital 
     or unit shall be determined by the Secretary as follows:
       ``(I) The Secretary shall determine the allowable operating 
     costs for inpatient hospital services for the hospital or 
     unit for each of the 5 cost reporting periods for which the 
     Secretary has the most recent settled cost reports as of the 
     date of the enactment of this subparagraph.
       ``(II) The Secretary shall increase the amount determined 
     under subclause (I) for each cost reporting period by the 
     applicable percentage increase under subparagraph (B)(ii) for 
     each subsequent cost reporting period up to the cost 
     reporting period described in clause (i).
       ``(III) The Secretary shall identify among such 5 cost 
     reporting periods the cost report

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     ing periods for which the amount determined under subclause 
     (II) is the highest, and the lowest.
       ``(IV) The Secretary shall compute the averages of the 
     amounts determined under subclause (II) for the 3 cost 
     reporting periods not identified under subclause (III).
       ``(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, each of the 
     following shall be treated as a separate class of hospital:
       ``(I) Hospitals described in clause (i) of subsection 
     (d)(1)(B) and psychiatric units described in the matter 
     following clause (v) of such subsection.
       ``(II) Hospitals described in clause (ii) of such 
     subsection and rehabilitation units described in the matter 
     following clause (v) of such subsection.
       ``(III) Hospitals described in clause (iii) of such 
     subsection.
       ``(IV) Hospitals described in clause (iv) of such 
     subsection.
       ``(V) Hospitals described in clause (v) of such 
     subsection.''.
       (b) Certain Long-Term Care Hospitals.--Section 1886(b)(3) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)), as amended by subsection (a), is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G)(i) In the case of a qualified long-term care hospital 
     (as defined in clause (ii)) that elects (in a form and manner 
     determined by the Secretary) this subparagraph to apply to 
     the hospital, the target amount for the hospital's 12-month 
     cost reporting period beginning during fiscal year 1998 is 
     equal to 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 1996, increased by the 
     applicable percentage increase for the cost reporting period 
     beginning during fiscal year 1997.
       ``(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 each 
     of the 2 cost reporting periods for which the Secretary has 
     the most recent settled cost reports as of the date of the 
     enactment of this subparagraph for each of which--
       ``(I) the hospital's allowable operating costs of inpatient 
     hospital services recognized under this title exceeded 115 
     percent of the hospital's target amount, and
       ``(II) the hospital would have a disproportionate patient 
     percentage of at least 70 percent (as determined by the 
     Secretary under subsection (d)(5)(F)(vi)) if the hospital 
     were a subsection (d) hospital.''.

     SEC. 4414. CAP ON TEFRA LIMITS.

       Section 1886(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)), as amended by 
     section 4413, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(H)(i) In the case of a hospital or unit that is within a 
     class of hospital described in clause (iv), the Secretary 
     shall estimate the 75th percentile of the target amounts for 
     such hospitals within such class for cost reporting periods 
     ending during fiscal year 1996.
       ``(ii) The Secretary shall update the amount determined 
     under clause (i), for each cost reporting period after the 
     cost reporting period described in such clause and up to the 
     first cost reporting period beginning on or after October 1, 
     1997, by a factor equal to the market basket percentage 
     increase.
       ``(iii) For cost reporting periods beginning during each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2002, the Secretary shall update 
     such amount by a factor equal to the market basket percentage 
     increase.
       ``(iv) For purposes of this subparagraph, each of the 
     following shall be treated as a separate class of hospital:
       ``(I) Hospitals described in clause (i) of subsection 
     (d)(1)(B) and psychiatric units described in the matter 
     following clause (v) of such subsection.
       ``(II) Hospitals described in clause (ii) of such 
     subsection and rehabilitation units described in the matter 
     following clause (v) of such subsection.
       ``(III) Hospitals described in clause (iv) of such 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 4415. BONUS AND RELIEF PAYMENTS.

       (a) Change in Bonus Payment.--Section 1886(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(b)(1)) is amended in subparagraph (A) by striking all 
     that follows ``plus--'' and inserting the following:
       ``(i) 15 percent of the amount by which the target amount 
     exceeds the amount of the operating costs, or
       ``(ii) 2 percent of the target amount,
     whichever is less;''.
       (b) Continuous Improvement Bonus Payments.--Section 1886(b) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``plus the amount, if 
     any, provided under paragraph (2)'' before ``except that in 
     no case''; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2)(A) In addition to the payment computed under 
     paragraph (1), in the case of an eligible hospital (described 
     in subparagraph (B)) for a cost reporting period beginning on 
     or after October 1, 1997, the amount of payment on a per 
     discharge basis under paragraph (1) shall be increased by the 
     lesser of--
       ``(i) 50 percent of the amount by which the operating costs 
     are less than the expected costs (as defined in subparagraph 
     (D)) for the period; or
       ``(ii) 1 percent of the target amount for the period.
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, an `eligible 
     hospital' means with respect to a cost reporting period, a 
     hospital--
       ``(i) that has received payments under this subsection for 
     at least 3 full cost reporting periods before that cost 
     reporting period, and
       ``(ii) whose operating costs for the period are less than 
     the least of its target amount, its trended costs (as defined 
     in subparagraph (C)), or its expected costs (as defined in 
     subparagraph (D)) for the period.
       ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (B)(ii), the term 
     `trended costs' means for a hospital cost reporting period 
     ending in a fiscal year--
       ``(i) in the case of a hospital for which its cost 
     reporting period ending in fiscal year 1996 was its third or 
     subsequent full cost reporting period for which it receives 
     payments under this subsection, the lesser of the operating 
     costs or target amount for that hospital for its cost 
     reporting period ending in fiscal year 1996, or
       ``(ii) in the case of any other hospital, the operating 
     costs for that hospital for its third full cost reporting 
     period for which it receives payments under this subsection,

     increased (in a compounded manner) for each succeeding fiscal 
     year (through the fiscal year involved) by the market basket 
     percentage increase for the fiscal year.
       ``(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `expected 
     costs', with respect to the cost reporting period ending in a 
     fiscal year, means the lesser of the operating costs of 
     inpatient hospital services or target amount per discharge 
     for the previous cost reporting period updated by the market 
     basket percentage increase (as defined in paragraph 
     (3)(B)(iii)) for the fiscal year.''.
       (c) Change in Relief Payments.--Section 1886(b)(1) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(1)), as amended in subsections (a) and (b), 
     is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C)
       (2) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``greater than the target amount'' and 
     inserting ``greater than 110 percent of the target amount'', 
     and
       (B) by striking ``exceed the target amount'' and inserting 
     ``exceed 110 percent of the target amount'', and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A), the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) are greater than the target amount but do not exceed 
     110 percent of the target amount, the amount of the payment 
     with respect to those operating costs payable under part A on 
     a per discharge basis shall equal the target amount; or''.
       (d) Report.--Not later than October 1, 1999, the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that describes 
     the effect of the amendments to section 1886(b)(1) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(1)), made under this 
     section, on psychiatric hospitals (as defined in section 
     1886(d)(1)(B)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(1)(B)(i)) 
     that have approved medical residency training programs under 
     title XVIII of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.)).
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (c) shall apply with respect to cost reporting periods 
     beginning on or after October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 4416. CHANGE IN PAYMENT AND TARGET AMOUNT FOR NEW 
                   PROVIDERS.

       Section 1886(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)) is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in the case of a 
     hospital or unit that is within a class of hospital described 
     in subparagraph (B) which first receives payments under this 
     section on or after October 1, 1997--
       ``(i) for each of the first 2 cost reporting periods for 
     which the hospital has a settled cost report, the amount of 
     the payment with respect to operating costs described in 
     paragraph (1) under part A on a per discharge or per 
     admission basis (as the case may be) is equal to the lesser 
     of--
       ``(I) the amount of operating costs for such respective 
     period, or
       ``(II) 110 percent of the national median of the target 
     amount for hospitals in the same class as the hospital for 
     cost reporting periods ending during fiscal year 1996, 
     updated by the hospital market basket increase percentage to 
     the fiscal year in which the hospital first received payments 
     under this section, as adjusted under subparagraph (C); and
       ``(ii) for purposes of computing the target amount for the 
     subsequent cost reporting period, the target amount for the 
     preceding cost reporting period is equal to the amount 
     determined under clause (i) for such preceding period.
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, each of the following 
     shall be treated as a separate class of hospital:
       ``(i) Hospitals described in clause (i) of subsection 
     (d)(1)(B) and psychiatric units described in the matter 
     following clause (v) of such subsection.
       ``(ii) Hospitals described in clause (ii) of such 
     subsection and rehabilitation units described in the matter 
     following clause (v) of such subsection.
       ``(iii) Hospitals described in clause (iv) of such 
     subsection.
       ``(C) In applying subparagraph (A)(i)(II) in the case of a 
     hospital or unit, the Secretary shall provide for an 
     appropriate adjustment to the labor-related portion of the 
     amount determined under such subparagraph to take into 
     account differences between average wage-related costs in the 
     area of the hospital and the national average of such costs 
     within the same class of hospital.''; and

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       (2) in paragraph (3)(A), as amended in sections 4413 and 
     4414, by inserting ``and in paragraph (7)(A)(ii),'' before 
     ``for purposes of''.

     SEC. 4417. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN LONG-TERM CARE HOSPITALS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Section 1886(d)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(1)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``A hospital that was classified by 
     the Secretary on or before September 30, 1995, as a hospital 
     described in clause (iv) shall continue to be so classified 
     notwithstanding that it is 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.
       (b) Certain Long-Term Care Hospitals That Treat Cancer 
     Patients.--(1) Section 1886(d)(1)(B)(iv) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(1)(B)(iv)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(I)'' after ``(iv)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(II) a hospital that first received payment under this 
     subsection in 1986 which has an average inpatient length of 
     stay (as determined by the Secretary) of greater than 20 days 
     and that has 80 percent or more of its annual medicare 
     inpatient discharges with a principal diagnosis that reflects 
     a finding of neoplastic disease in the 12-month cost 
     reporting period ending in fiscal year 1997, or''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to cost reporting periods beginning on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4418. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1886(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B)(v)--
       (A) by inserting ``(I)'' after ``(v)'';
       (B) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ``, 
     or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(II) a hospital that was recognized as a comprehensive 
     cancer center or clinical cancer research center by the 
     National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of 
     Health as of April 20, 1983, that is located in a State 
     which, as of December 19, 1989, was not operating a 
     demonstration project under section 1814(b), that applied and 
     was denied, on or before December 31, 1990, for 
     classification as a hospital involved extensively in 
     treatment for or research on cancer under this clause (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     subclause), that as of the date of the enactment of this 
     subclause, is licensed for less than 50 acute care beds, and 
     that demonstrates for the 4-year period ending on December 
     31, 1996, that at least 50 percent of its total discharges 
     have a principal finding of neoplastic disease, as defined in 
     subparagraph (E);'' and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) For purposes of subparagraph (B)(v)(II) only, the 
     term `principal finding of neoplastic disease' means the 
     condition established after study to be chiefly responsible 
     for occasioning the admission of a patient to a hospital, 
     except that only discharges with ICD-9-CM principal diagnosis 
     codes of 140 through 239, V58.0, V58.1, V66.1, V66.2, or 990 
     will be considered to reflect such a principal diagnosis.''.
       (b) Payment.--
       (1) Application to cost reporting periods.--Any 
     classification by reason of section 1886(d)(1)(B)(v)(II) of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(1)(B)(v)(II)) 
     (as added by subsection (a)) shall apply to all cost 
     reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 1991.
       (2) Base year.--Notwithstanding the provisions of section 
     1886(b)(3)(E) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(E)) or 
     other provisions to the contrary, the base cost reporting 
     period for purposes of determining the target amount for any 
     hospital classified by reason of section 1886(d)(1)(B)(v)(II) 
     of such Act shall be either--
       (A) the hospital's cost reporting period beginning during 
     fiscal year 1990, or
       (B) pursuant to an election under 1886(b)(3)(G) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(G)), as added in section 4413(b), the 
     period provided for under such section.
       (3) Deadline for payments.--Any payments owed to a hospital 
     by reason of this subsection shall be made expeditiously, but 
     in no event later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 4419. ELIMINATION OF EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN HOSPITALS.

       (a) Reduction of Exemptions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(b)(4)(A)(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(b)(4)(A)(i)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``The Secretary shall provide for an exemption from, 
     or an exception and adjustment to, '' and inserting ``The 
     Secretary shall provide for an exception and adjustment to 
     (and in the case of a hospital or unit described in 
     subsection (d)(1)(B)(iii), may provide an exemption from)''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to hospitals or units that first qualify as a 
     hospital or unit described in section 1886(d)(1)(B) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(1)(B)) for cost reporting periods beginning 
     on or after October 1, 1997.
       (b) Report on Exceptions.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services shall publish annually in the Federal Register 
     a report describing the total amount of payments made to 
     hospitals by reason of section 1886(b)(4) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(4)), as amended by 
     subsection (a), ending during the previous fiscal year.

   Subchapter B--Prospective Payment System for PPS-Exempt Hospitals

     SEC. 4421. PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT FOR INPATIENT REHABILITATION 
                   HOSPITAL SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1886 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Prospective Payment for Inpatient Rehabilitation 
     Services.--
       ``(1) Payment during transition period.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 1814(b), but 
     subject to the provisions of section 1813, the amount of the 
     payment with respect to the operating and capital costs of 
     inpatient hospital services of a rehabilitation hospital or a 
     rehabilitation unit (in this subsection referred to as a 
     `rehabilitation facility'), in a cost reporting period 
     beginning on or after October 1, 2000, and before October 1, 
     2002, is equal to the sum of--
       ``(i) the TEFRA percentage (as defined in subparagraph (C)) 
     of the amount that would have been paid under part A with 
     respect to such costs if this subsection did not apply, and
       ``(ii) the prospective payment percentage (as defined in 
     subparagraph (C)) of the product of (I) the per unit payment 
     rate established under this subsection for the fiscal year in 
     which the payment unit of service occurs, and (II) the number 
     of such payment units occurring in the cost reporting period.
       ``(B) Fully implemented system.--Notwithstanding section 
     1814(b), but subject to the provisions of section 1813, the 
     amount of the payment with respect to the operating and 
     capital costs of inpatient hospital services of a 
     rehabilitation facility for a payment unit in a cost 
     reporting period beginning on or after October 1, 2002, is 
     equal to the per unit payment rate established under this 
     subsection for the fiscal year in which the payment unit of 
     service occurs.
       ``(C) TEFRA and prospective payment percentages 
     specified.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), for a cost 
     reporting period beginning--
       ``(i) on or after October 1, 2000, and before October 1, 
     2001, the `TEFRA percentage' is 66\2/3\ percent and the 
     `prospective payment percentage' is 33\1/3\ percent; and
       ``(ii) on or after October 1, 2001, and before October 1, 
     2002, the `TEFRA percentage' is 33\1/3\ percent and the 
     `prospective payment percentage' is 66\2/3\ percent.
       ``(D) Payment unit.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `payment unit' means a discharge, day of inpatient 
     hospital services, or other unit of payment defined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(2) Patient case mix groups.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish--
       ``(i) classes of patients of rehabilitation facilities 
     (each in this subsection referred to as a `case mix group'), 
     based on such factors as the Secretary deems appropriate, 
     which may include impairment, age, related prior 
     hospitalization, comorbidities, and functional capability of 
     the patient; and
       ``(ii) a method of classifying specific patients in 
     rehabilitation facilities within these groups.
       ``(B) Weighting factors.--For each case mix group the 
     Secretary shall assign an appropriate weighting which 
     reflects the relative facility resources used with respect to 
     patients classified within that group compared to patients 
     classified within other groups.
       ``(C) Adjustments for case mix.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall from time to time 
     adjust the classifications and weighting factors established 
     under this paragraph as appropriate to reflect changes in 
     treatment patterns, technology, case mix, number of payment 
     units for which payment is made under this title, and other 
     factors which may affect the relative use of resources. Such 
     adjustments shall be made in a manner so that changes in 
     aggregate payments under the classification system are a 
     result of real changes and are not a result of changes in 
     coding that are unrelated to real changes in case mix.
       ``(ii) Adjustment.--Insofar as the Secretary determines 
     that such adjustments for a previous fiscal year (or 
     estimates that such adjustments for a future fiscal year) did 
     (or are likely to) result in a change in aggregate payments 
     under the classification system during the fiscal year that 
     are a result of changes in the coding or classification of 
     patients that do not reflect real changes in case mix, the 
     Secretary shall adjust the per payment unit payment rate for 
     subsequent years so as to eliminate the effect of such coding 
     or classification changes.
       ``(D) Data collection.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     require rehabilitation facilities that provide inpatient 
     hospital services to submit such data as the Secretary deems 
     necessary to establish and administer the prospective payment 
     system under this subsection.
       ``(3) Payment rate.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall determine a 
     prospective payment rate for each payment unit for which such 
     rehabilitation facility is entitled to receive payment under 
     this title. Subject to subparagraph (B), such rate for 
     payment units occurring during a fiscal year shall be based 
     on the average payment per payment unit under this title for 
     inpatient operating and capital costs of rehabilitation 
     facilities using the most recent data available (as estimated 
     by the Secretary as of the date of establishment of the 
     system) adjusted--
       ``(i) by updating such per-payment-unit amount to the 
     fiscal year involved by the weighted average of the 
     applicable percentage increases provided under subsection 
     (b)(3)(B)(ii) (for cost reporting periods begin

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     ning during the fiscal year) covering the period from the 
     midpoint of the period for such data through the midpoint of 
     fiscal year 2000 and by an increase factor (described in 
     subparagraph (C)) specified by the Secretary for subsequent 
     fiscal years up to the fiscal year involved;
       ``(ii) by reducing such rates by a factor equal to the 
     proportion of payments under this subsection (as estimated by 
     the Secretary) based on prospective payment amounts which are 
     additional payments described in paragraph (4) (relating to 
     outlier and related payments);
       ``(iii) for variations among rehabilitation facilities by 
     area under paragraph (6);
       ``(iv) by the weighting factors established under paragraph 
     (2)(B); and
       ``(v) by such other factors as the Secretary determines are 
     necessary to properly reflect variations in necessary costs 
     of treatment among rehabilitation facilities.
       ``(B) Budget neutral rates.--The Secretary shall establish 
     the prospective payment amounts under this subsection for 
     payment units during fiscal years 2001 and 2002 at levels 
     such that, in the Secretary's estimation, the amount of total 
     payments under this subsection for such fiscal years 
     (including any payment adjustments pursuant to paragraphs (4) 
     and (6)) shall be equal to 98 percent of the amount of 
     payments that would have been made under this title during 
     the fiscal years for operating and capital costs of 
     rehabilitation facilities had this subsection not been 
     enacted. In establishing such payment amounts, the Secretary 
     shall consider the effects of the prospective payment system 
     established under this subsection on the total number of 
     payment units from rehabilitation facilities and other 
     factors described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Increase factor.--For purposes of this subsection for 
     payment units in each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 
     2001), the Secretary shall establish an increase factor. Such 
     factor shall be based on an appropriate percentage increase 
     in a market basket of goods and services comprising services 
     for which payment is made under this subsection, which may be 
     the market basket percentage increase described in subsection 
     (b)(3)(B)(iii).
       ``(4) Outlier and special payments.--
       ``(A) Outliers.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary may provide for an 
     additional payment to a rehabilitation facility for patients 
     in a case mix group, based upon the patient being classified 
     as an outlier based on an unusual length of stay, costs, or 
     other factors specified by the Secretary.
       ``(ii) Payment based on marginal cost of care.--The amount 
     of such additional payment under clause (i) shall be 
     determined by the Secretary and shall approximate the 
     marginal cost of care beyond the cutoff point applicable 
     under clause (i).
       ``(iii) Total payments.--The total amount of the additional 
     payments made under this subparagraph for payment units in a 
     fiscal year may not exceed 5 percent of the total payments 
     projected or estimated to be made based on prospective 
     payment rates for payment units in that year.
       ``(B) Adjustment.--The Secretary may provide for such 
     adjustments to the payment amounts under this subsection as 
     the Secretary deems appropriate to take into account the 
     unique circumstances of rehabilitation facilities located in 
     Alaska and Hawaii.
       ``(5) Publication.--The Secretary shall provide for 
     publication in the Federal Register, on or before August 1 
     before each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2001), of 
     the classification and weighting factors for case mix groups 
     under paragraph (2) for such fiscal year and a description of 
     the methodology and data used in computing the prospective 
     payment rates under this subsection for that fiscal year.
       ``(6) Area wage adjustment.--The Secretary shall adjust the 
     proportion (as estimated by the Secretary from time to time) 
     of rehabilitation facilities' costs which are attributable to 
     wages and wage-related costs, of the prospective payment 
     rates computed under paragraph (3) for area differences in 
     wage levels by a factor (established by the Secretary) 
     reflecting the relative hospital wage level in the geographic 
     area of the rehabilitation facility compared to the national 
     average wage level for such facilities. Not later than 
     October 1, 2001 (and at least every 36 months thereafter), 
     the Secretary shall update the factor under the preceding 
     sentence on the basis of information available to the 
     Secretary (and updated as appropriate) of the wages and wage-
     related costs incurred in furnishing rehabilitation services. 
     Any adjustments or updates made under this paragraph for a 
     fiscal year shall be made in a manner that assures that the 
     aggregated payments under this subsection in the fiscal year 
     are not greater or less than those that would have been made 
     in the year without such adjustment.
       ``(7) Limitation on review.--There shall be no 
     administrative or judicial review under section 1869, 1878, 
     or otherwise of the establishment of--
       ``(A) case mix groups, of the methodology for the 
     classification of patients within such groups, and of the 
     appropriate weighting factors thereof under paragraph (2),
       ``(B) the prospective payment rates under paragraph (3),
       ``(C) outlier and special payments under paragraph (4), and
       ``(D) area wage adjustments under paragraph (6).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1886(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and other than a 
     rehabilitation facility described in subsection (j)(1)'' 
     after ``subsection (d)(1)(B)'', and
       (2) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by inserting ``and subsection 
     (j)'' after ``For purposes of subsection (d)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to cost reporting periods beginning on or after 
     October 1, 2000, except that the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services may require the submission of data under 
     section 1886(j)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (as added by 
     subsection (a)) on and after the date of the enactment of 
     this section.

     SEC. 4422. DEVELOPMENT OF PROPOSAL ON PAYMENTS FOR LONG-TERM 
                   CARE HOSPITALS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Legislative proposal.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services shall develop a legislative proposal for 
     establishing a case-mix adjusted prospective payment system 
     for payment of long-term care hospitals described in section 
     1886(d)(1)(B)(iv) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(1)(B)(iv)) under the medicare program. Such system 
     shall include an adequate patient classification system that 
     reflects the differences in patient resource use and costs 
     among such hospitals.
       (2) Collection of data and evaluation.--In developing the 
     legislative proposal described in paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary--
       (A) may require such long-term care hospitals to submit 
     such information to the Secretary as the Secretary may 
     require to develop the proposal; and
       (B) shall consider several payment methodologies, including 
     the feasibility of expanding the current diagnosis-related 
     groups and prospective payment system established under 
     section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act to apply to 
     payments under the medicare program to long-term care 
     hospitals.
       (b) Report.--Not later than October 1, 1999, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     report that includes the legislative proposal developed under 
     subsection (a)(1).

           CHAPTER 3--PAYMENT FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES

     SEC. 4431. EXTENSION OF COST LIMITS.

       The last sentence of section 1888(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(a)) 
     is amended by striking ``subsection'' the last place it 
     appears and all that follows and inserting ``subsection, 
     except that the limits effective for cost reporting periods 
     beginning on or after October 1, 1997, shall be based on the 
     limits effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or 
     after October 1, 1996.''.

     SEC. 4432. PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITY 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1888 (42 U.S.C. 1395yy) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Prospective Payment.--
       ``(1) Payment provision.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title, subject to paragraph (7), the amount 
     of the payment for all costs (as defined in paragraph (2)(B)) 
     of covered skilled nursing facility services (as defined in 
     paragraph (2)(A)) for each day of such services furnished--
       ``(A) in a cost reporting period during the transition 
     period (as defined in paragraph (2)(E)), is equal to the sum 
     of--
       ``(i) the non-Federal percentage of the facility-specific 
     per diem rate (computed under paragraph (3)), and
       ``(ii) the Federal percentage of the adjusted Federal per 
     diem rate (determined under paragraph (4)) applicable to the 
     facility; and
       ``(B) after the transition period is equal to the adjusted 
     Federal per diem rate applicable to the facility.
       ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) Covered skilled nursing facility services.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `covered skilled nursing 
     facility services'--

       ``(I) means post-hospital extended care services as defined 
     in section 1861(i) for which benefits are provided under part 
     A; and
       ``(II) includes all items and services (other than services 
     described in clause (ii)) for which payment may be made under 
     part B and which are furnished to an individual who is a 
     resident of a skilled nursing facility during the period in 
     which the individual is provided covered post-hospital 
     extended care services.

       ``(ii) Services excluded.--Services described in this 
     clause are physicians' services, services described by 
     clauses (i) through (iii) of section 1861(s)(2)(K), certified 
     nurse-midwife services, qualified psychologist services, 
     services of a certified registered nurse anesthetist, items 
     and services described in subparagraphs (F) and (O) of 
     section 1861(s)(2), and, only with respect to services 
     furnished during 1998, the transportation costs of 
     electrocardiogram equipment for electrocardiogram test 
     services (HCPCS Code R0076). Services described in this 
     clause do not include any physical, occupational, or speech-
     language therapy services regardless of whether or not the 
     services are furnished by, or under the supervision of, a 
     physician or other health care professional.
       ``(B) All costs.--The term `all costs' means routine 
     service costs, ancillary costs, and capital-related costs of 
     covered skilled nursing facility services, but does not 
     include costs associated with approved educational 
     activities.
       ``(C) Non-federal percentage; federal percentage.--For--

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       ``(i) the first cost reporting period (as defined in 
     subparagraph (D)) of a facility, the `non-Federal percentage' 
     is 75 percent and the `Federal percentage' is 25 percent;
       ``(ii) the next cost reporting period of such facility, the 
     `non-Federal percentage' is 50 percent and the `Federal 
     percentage' is 50 percent; and
       ``(iii) the subsequent cost reporting period of such 
     facility, the `non-Federal percentage' is 25 percent and the 
     `Federal percentage' is 75 percent.
       ``(D) First cost reporting period.--The term `first cost 
     reporting period' means, with respect to a skilled nursing 
     facility, the first cost reporting period of the facility 
     beginning on or after July 1, 1998.
       ``(E) Transition period.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `transition period' means, with 
     respect to a skilled nursing facility, the 3 cost reporting 
     periods of the facility beginning with the first cost 
     reporting period.
       ``(ii) Treatment of new skilled nursing facilities.--In the 
     case of a skilled nursing facility that first received 
     payment for services under this title on or after October 1, 
     1995, payment for such services shall be made under this 
     subsection as if all services were furnished after the 
     transition period.
       ``(3) Determination of facility specific per diem rates.--
     The Secretary shall determine a facility-specific per diem 
     rate for each skilled nursing facility not described in 
     paragraph (2)(E)(ii) for a cost reporting period as follows:
       ``(A) Determining base payments.--The Secretary shall 
     determine, on a per diem basis, the total of--
       ``(i) the allowable costs of extended care services for the 
     facility for cost reporting periods beginning in fiscal year 
     1995, including costs associated with facilities described in 
     subsection (d), with appropriate adjustments (as determined 
     by the Secretary) to non-settled cost reports, and
       ``(ii) an estimate of the amounts that would be payable 
     under part B (disregarding any applicable deductibles, 
     coinsurance, and copayments) for covered skilled nursing 
     facility services described in paragraph (2)(A)(i)(II) 
     furnished during such period to an individual who is a 
     resident of the facility, regardless of whether or not the 
     payment was made to the facility or to another entity.

     In making appropriate adjustments under clause (i), the 
     Secretary shall take into account exceptions and shall take 
     into account exemptions but, with respect to exemptions, only 
     to the extent that routine costs do not exceed 150 percent of 
     the routine cost limits otherwise applicable but for the 
     exemption.
       ``(B) Update to first cost reporting period.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary 
     shall update the amount determined under subparagraph (A), 
     for each cost reporting period after the cost reporting 
     period described in subparagraph (A)(i) and up to the first 
     cost reporting period by a factor equal to the skilled 
     nursing facility market basket percentage increase minus 1 
     percentage point.
       ``(ii) Certain demonstration projects.--In the case of a 
     facility participating in the Nursing Home Case-Mix and 
     Quality Demonstration (RUGS-III), there shall be substituted 
     for the amount described in clause (i) the RUGS-III rate 
     received by the facility for 1997.
       ``(C) Updating to applicable cost reporting period.--The 
     Secretary shall update the amount determined under 
     subparagraph (B) for each cost reporting period beginning 
     with the first cost reporting period and up to and including 
     the cost reporting period involved by a factor equal to the 
     facility-specific update factor.
       ``(D) Facility-specific update factor.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the `facility-specific update factor' for 
     cost reporting periods beginning during--
       ``(i) during each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999, is equal 
     to the skilled nursing facility market basket percentage 
     increase for such fiscal year minus 1 percentage point, and
       ``(ii) during each subsequent fiscal year is equal to the 
     skilled nursing facility market basket percentage increase 
     for such fiscal year.
       ``(4) Federal per diem rate.--
       ``(A) Determination of historical per diem for 
     facilities.--For each skilled nursing facility that received 
     payments for post-hospital extended care services during a 
     cost reporting period beginning in fiscal year 1995 and that 
     was subject to (and not exempted from) the per diem limits 
     referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) (and 
     facilities described in subsection (d)), the Secretary shall 
     estimate, on a per diem basis for such cost reporting period, 
     the total of--
       ``(i) the allowable costs of extended care services 
     (excluding exceptions payments) for the facility for cost 
     reporting periods beginning in 1995 with appropriate 
     adjustments (as determined by the Secretary) to non-settled 
     cost reports, and
       ``(ii) an estimate of the amounts that would be payable 
     under part B (disregarding any applicable deductibles, 
     coinsurance, and copayments) for covered skilled nursing 
     facility services described in paragraph (2)(A)(i)(II) 
     furnished during such period to an individual who is a 
     resident of the facility, regardless of whether or not the 
     payment was made to the facility or to another entity.
       ``(B) Update to first fiscal year.--The Secretary shall 
     update the amount determined under subparagraph (A), for each 
     cost reporting period after the cost reporting period 
     described in subparagraph (A)(i) and up to the first cost 
     reporting period by a factor equal to the skilled nursing 
     facility market basket percentage increase reduced (on an 
     annualized basis) by 1 percentage point.
       ``(C) Computation of standardized per diem rate.--The 
     Secretary shall standardize the amount updated under 
     subparagraph (B) for each facility by--
       ``(i) adjusting for variations among facilities by area in 
     the average facility wage level per diem, and
       ``(ii) adjusting for variations in case mix per diem among 
     facilities.
       ``(D) Computation of weighted average per diem rates.--
       ``(i) All facilities.--The Secretary shall compute a 
     weighted average per diem rate for all facilities by 
     computing an average of the standardized amounts computed 
     under subparagraph (C), weighted for each facility by the 
     number of days of extended care services furnished during the 
     cost reporting period referred to in subparagraph (A).
       ``(ii) Freestanding facilities.--The Secretary shall 
     compute a weighted average per diem rate for freestanding 
     facilities by computing an average of the standardized 
     amounts computed under subparagraph (C) only for such 
     facilities, weighted for each facility by the number of days 
     of extended care services furnished during the cost reporting 
     period referred to in subparagraph (A).
       ``(iii) Separate computation.--The Secretary may compute 
     and apply such averages separately for facilities located in 
     urban and rural areas (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D)).
       ``(E) Updating.--
       ``(i) Initial period.--For the initial period beginning on 
     July 1, 1998, and ending on September 30, 1999, the Secretary 
     shall compute for skilled nursing facilities an unadjusted 
     federal per diem rate equal to the average of the weighted 
     average per diem rates computed under clauses (i) and (ii) of 
     subparagraph (D), increased by skilled nursing facility 
     market basket percentage change for such period minus 1 
     percentage point.
       ``(ii) Subsequent fiscal years.--The Secretary shall 
     compute an unadjusted federal per diem rate equal to the 
     federal per diem rate computed under this subparagraph--

       ``(I) for fiscal year 2000, the rate computed for the 
     initial period described in clause (i), increased by the 
     skilled nursing facility market basket percentage change for 
     the initial period minus 1 percentage point;
       ``(II) for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002, the rate 
     computed for the previous fiscal year increased by the 
     skilled nursing facility market basket percentage change for 
     the fiscal year involved minus 1 percentage point; and
       ``(III) for each subsequent fiscal year, the rate computed 
     for the previous fiscal year increased by the skilled nursing 
     facility market basket percentage change for the fiscal year 
     involved.

       ``(F) Adjustment for case mix creep.--Insofar as the 
     Secretary determines that the adjustments under subparagraph 
     (G)(i) for a previous fiscal year (or estimates that such 
     adjustments for a future fiscal year) did (or are likely to) 
     result in a change in aggregate payments under this 
     subsection during the fiscal year that are a result of 
     changes in the coding or classification of residents that do 
     not reflect real changes in case mix, the Secretary may 
     adjust unadjusted Federal per diem rates for subsequent 
     fiscal years so as to eliminate the effect of such coding or 
     classification changes.
       ``(G) Determination of federal rate.--The Secretary shall 
     compute for each skilled nursing facility for each fiscal 
     year (beginning with the initial period described in 
     subparagraph (E)(i)) an adjusted Federal per diem rate equal 
     to the unadjusted Federal per diem rate determined under 
     subparagraph (E), as adjusted under subparagraph (F), and as 
     further adjusted as follows:
       ``(i) Adjustment for case mix.--The Secretary shall provide 
     for an appropriate adjustment to account for case mix. Such 
     adjustment shall be based on a resident classification 
     system, established by the Secretary, that accounts for the 
     relative resource utilization of different patient types. The 
     case mix adjustment shall be based on resident assessment 
     data and other data that the Secretary considers appropriate.
       ``(ii) Adjustment for geographic variations in labor 
     costs.--The Secretary shall adjust the portion of such per 
     diem rate attributable to wages and wage-related costs for 
     the area in which the facility is located compared to the 
     national average of such costs using an appropriate wage 
     index as determined by the Secretary. Such adjustment shall 
     be done in a manner that does not result in aggregate 
     payments under this subsection that are greater or less than 
     those that would otherwise be made if such adjustment had not 
     been made.
       ``(H) Publication of information on per diem rates.--The 
     Secretary shall provide for publication in the Federal 
     Register, before May 1, 1998 (with respect to fiscal period 
     described in subparagraph (E)(i)) and before the August 1 
     preceding each succeeding fiscal year (with respect to that 
     succeeding fiscal year), of--
       ``(i) the unadjusted Federal per diem rates to be applied 
     to days of covered skilled nursing facility services 
     furnished during the fiscal year,
       ``(ii) the case mix classification system to be applied 
     under subparagraph (G)(i) with respect to such services 
     during the fiscal year, and

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       ``(iii) the factors to be applied in making the area wage 
     adjustment under subparagraph (G)(ii) with respect to such 
     services.
       ``(5) Skilled nursing facility market basket index and 
     percentage.--For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) Skilled nursing facility market basket index.--The 
     Secretary shall establish a skilled nursing facility market 
     basket index that reflects changes over time in the prices of 
     an appropriate mix of goods and services included in covered 
     skilled nursing facility services.
       ``(B) Skilled nursing facility market basket percentage.--
     The term `skilled nursing facility market basket percentage' 
     means, for a fiscal year or other annual period and as 
     calculated by the Secretary, the percentage change in the 
     skilled nursing facility market basket index (established 
     under subparagraph (A)) from the midpoint of the prior fiscal 
     year (or period) to the midpoint of the fiscal year (or other 
     period) involved.
       ``(6) Submission of resident assessment data.--A skilled 
     nursing facility, or a facility described in paragraph 
     (7)(B), shall provide the Secretary, in a manner and within 
     the timeframes prescribed by the Secretary, the resident 
     assessment data necessary to develop and implement the rates 
     under this subsection. For purposes of meeting such 
     requirement, a skilled nursing facility, or a facility 
     described in paragraph (7), may submit the resident 
     assessment data required under section 1819(b)(3), using the 
     standard instrument designated by the State under section 
     1819(e)(5).
       ``(7) Transition for medicare swing bed hospitals.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall determine an 
     appropriate manner in which to apply this subsection to the 
     facilities described in subparagraph (B), taking into account 
     the purposes of this subsection, and shall provide that at 
     the end of the transition period (as defined in paragraph 
     (2)(E)) such facilities shall be paid only under this 
     subsection. Payment shall not be made under this subsection 
     to such facilities for cost reporting periods beginning 
     before such date (not earlier than July 1, 1999) as the 
     Secretary specifies.
       ``(B) Facilities described.--The facilities described in 
     this subparagraph are facilities that have in effect an 
     agreement described in section 1883, for which payment is 
     made for the furnishing of extended care services on a 
     reasonable cost basis under section 1814(l) (as in effect on 
     and after such date).
       ``(8) Limitation on review.--There shall be no 
     administrative or judicial review under section 1869, 1878, 
     or otherwise of--
       ``(A) the establishment of Federal per diem rates under 
     paragraph (4), including the computation of the standardized 
     per diem rates under paragraph (4)(C), adjustments and 
     corrections for case mix under paragraphs (4)(F) and 
     (4)(G)(i), and adjustments for variations in labor-related 
     costs under paragraph (4)(G)(ii);
       ``(B) the establishment of facility specific rates before 
     January 1, 1999, (except any determination of costs paid 
     under part A of this title); and
       ``(C) the establishment of transitional amounts under 
     paragraph (7).''.
       (b) Consolidated Billing.--
       (1) For snf services.--Section 1862(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(a)), as amended by 4319(b), is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (16),
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (17) and 
     inserting ``; or'', and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (17) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(18) which are covered skilled nursing facility services 
     described in section 1888(e)(2)(A)(i) and which are furnished 
     to an individual who is a resident of a skilled nursing 
     facility or of a part of a facility that includes a skilled 
     nursing facility (as determined under regulations), by an 
     entity other than the skilled nursing facility, unless the 
     services are furnished under arrangements (as defined in 
     section 1861(w)(1)) with the entity made by the skilled 
     nursing facility.''.
       (2) Requiring payment for all part b items and services to 
     be made to facility.--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 services described in section 1888(e)(2)(A)(ii)) 
     furnished to an individual who (at the time the item or 
     service is furnished) is a resident of a skilled nursing 
     facility or of a part of a facility that includes a skilled 
     nursing facility (as determined under regulations), 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).''.
       (3) Payment rules.--Section 1888(e) (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)), 
     as added by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(9) Payment for certain services.--In the case of an item 
     or service furnished to a resident of a skilled nursing 
     facility or a part of a facility that includes a skilled 
     nursing facility (as determined under regulations) for which 
     payment would (but for this paragraph) be made under part B 
     in an amount determined in accordance with section 
     1833(a)(2)(B), the amount of the payment under such part 
     shall be the amount provided under the fee schedule for such 
     item or service.
       ``(10) Required coding.--No payment may be made under part 
     B for items and services (other than services described in 
     paragraph (2)(A)(ii)) furnished to an individual who is a 
     resident of a skilled nursing facility or of a part of a 
     facility that includes a skilled nursing facility (as 
     determined under regulations), unless the claim for such 
     payment includes a code (or codes) under a uniform coding 
     system specified by the Secretary that identifies the items 
     or services furnished.''
       (4) Facility provider number required on claims submitted 
     by physicians.--Section 1842 (42 U.S.C. 1395u) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:
       ``(t) Each request for payment, or bill submitted, for an 
     item or service furnished by a physician to an individual who 
     is a resident of a skilled nursing facility or of a part of a 
     facility that includes a skilled nursing facility (as 
     determined under regulations), for which payment may be made 
     under this part shall include the facility's medicare 
     provider number.''
       (5) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 1819(b)(3)(C)(i) (42 U.S.C. 1395i-
     3(b)(3)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ``Such'' and inserting 
     ``Subject to the timeframes prescribed by the Secretary under 
     section 1888(e)(6), such''.
       (B) 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);''.
       (C) Section 1833(a)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(2)(B)) is 
     amended by inserting ``or section 1888(e)(9)'' after 
     ``section 1886''.
       (D) Section 1861(h) (42 U.S.C 1395x(h)) is amended--
       (i) in the opening paragraph, by striking ``paragraphs (3) 
     and (6)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (3), (6), and (7)'', and
       (ii) in paragraph (7), after ``skilled nursing 
     facilities'', by inserting ``, or by others under 
     arrangements with them made by the facility''.
       (E) Section 1861(v)(7)(D) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(7)(D)) is 
     amended by inserting ``subsections (a) through (c) of'' 
     before ``section 1888.''.
       (F) Section 1866(a)(1)(H) (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(1)(H)) is 
     amended--
       (i) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) 
     and (II) respectively,
       (ii) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(H)'', and
       (iii) by adding after clause (i), as so redesignated, the 
     following new clause:
       ``(ii) in the case of skilled nursing facilities which 
     provide covered skilled nursing facility services--
       ``(I) that are furnished to an individual who is a resident 
     of the skilled nursing facility, and
       ``(II) for which the individual is entitled to have payment 
     made under this title,
     to have items and services (other than services described in 
     section 1888(e)(2)(A)(ii)) furnished by the skilled nursing 
     facility or otherwise under arrangements (as defined in 
     section 1861(w)(1)) made by the skilled nursing facility,''.
       (G) Section 1883(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395tt(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II)) is amended by inserting 
     ``subsections (a) through (d) of'' before ``section 1888''.
       (H) Section 1888(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(d)(1)) is amended 
     by striking ``Any skilled nursing facility'' and inserting 
     ``Subject to subsection (e), any skilled nursing facility''.
       (c) Medical Review Process.--In order to ensure that 
     medicare beneficiaries are furnished appropriate services in 
     skilled nursing facilities, 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 section on the quality of covered skilled nursing 
     facility 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 and physicians' services for which payment 
     is made under title XVIII of the Social Security Act.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     are effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or 
     after July 1, 1998; except that the amendments made by 
     subsection (b) shall apply to items and services furnished on 
     or after July 1, 1998.

           CHAPTER 4--PROVISIONS RELATED TO HOSPICE SERVICES

     SEC. 4441. PAYMENTS FOR HOSPICE SERVICES.

       (a) Payment Update.--Section 1814(i)(1)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395f(i)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (V), 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) for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2002, the 
     market basket percentage increase for the fiscal year 
     involved minus 1.0 percentage points; and''.
       (b) Collection of Data.--Section 1814(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395f(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Hospice programs providing hospice care for which 
     payment is made under this subsection shall submit to the 
     Secretary such data with respect to the costs for providing 
     such care for each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 
     1999, as the Secretary determines necessary.''.

     SEC. 4442. PAYMENT FOR HOME HOSPICE CARE BASED ON LOCATION 
                   WHERE CARE IS FURNISHED.

       (a) In General.--Section 1814(i)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395f(i)(2)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(D) A hospice program shall submit claims for payment for 
     hospice care furnished in an individual's home under this 
     title only on the basis of the geographic location at which 
     the service is furnished, as determined by the Secretary.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies to cost reporting periods beginning on or after 
     October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 4443. HOSPICE CARE BENEFITS PERIODS.

       (a) Restructuring of Benefit Period.--Section 1812 (42 
     U.S.C. 1395d) is amended in subsections (a)(4) and (d)(1) by 
     striking ``, a subsequent period of 30 days, and a subsequent 
     extension period'' and inserting ``and an unlimited number of 
     subsequent periods of 60 days each''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1812 (42 U.S.C. 
     1395d) is amended in subsection (d)(2)(B) by striking ``90- 
     or 30-day period or a subsequent extension period'' and 
     inserting ``90-day period or a subsequent 60-day period''.
       (2) Section 1814(a)(7)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(7)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by inserting ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (ii)--
       (i) by striking ``30-day'' and inserting ``60-day''; and
       (ii) by striking ``, and'' at the end and inserting a 
     period; and
       (C) by striking clause (iii).

     SEC. 4444. OTHER ITEMS AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN HOSPICE CARE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1861(dd)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(dd)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``, and''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following:
       ``(I) any other item or service which is specified in the 
     plan and for which payment may otherwise be made under this 
     title.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to items or services furnished on or 
     after April 1, 1998.

     SEC. 4445. CONTRACTING WITH INDEPENDENT PHYSICIANS OR 
                   PHYSICIAN GROUPS FOR HOSPICE CARE SERVICES 
                   PERMITTED.

       Section 1861(dd)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), by striking ``(F),''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ``or, in the case 
     of a physician described in subclause (I), under contract 
     with'' after ``employed by''.

     SEC. 4446. WAIVER OF CERTAIN STAFFING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
                   HOSPICE CARE PROGRAMS IN NONURBANIZED AREAS.

       Section 1861(dd)(5) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)(5)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or (C)'' after 
     ``subparagraph (A)'' each place it appears; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) The Secretary may waive the requirements of paragraph 
     (2)(A)(i) and (2)(A)(ii) for an agency or organization with 
     respect to the services described in paragraph (1)(B) and, 
     with respect to dietary counseling, paragraph (1)(H), if such 
     agency or organization--
       ``(i) is located in an area which is not an urbanized area 
     (as defined by the Bureau of Census), and
       ``(ii) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that the agency or organization has been unable, despite 
     diligent efforts, to recruit appropriate personnel.''.

     SEC. 4447. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF BENEFICIARIES FOR 
                   CERTAIN HOSPICE COVERAGE DENIALS.

       Section 1879(g) (42 U.S.C. 1395pp(g)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving such 
     subparagraphs 2 ems to the right;
       (2) by striking ``is,'' and inserting ``is--'';
       (3) by making the remaining text of subsection (g), as 
     amended, that follows ``is--'' a new paragraph (1) and 
     indenting such paragraph 2 ems to the right;
       (4) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) with respect to the provision of hospice care to an 
     individual, a determination that the individual is not 
     terminally ill.''.

     SEC. 4448. EXTENDING THE PERIOD FOR PHYSICIAN CERTIFICATION 
                   OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S TERMINAL ILLNESS.

       Section 1814(a)(7)(A)(i) (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(7)(A)(i)) is 
     amended in the matter following subclause (II) by striking 
     ``, not later than 2 days after hospice care is initiated 
     (or, if each certify verbally not later than 2 days after 
     hospice care is initiated, not later than 8 days after such 
     care is initiated)'' and inserting ``at the beginning of the 
     period''.

     SEC. 4449. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the 
     amendments made by this chapter apply to benefits provided on 
     or after the date of the enactment of this chapter, 
     regardless of whether or not an individual has made an 
     election under section 1812(d) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395d(d)) before such date.

                  CHAPTER 5--OTHER PAYMENT PROVISIONS

     SEC. 4451. REDUCTIONS IN PAYMENTS FOR ENROLLEE BAD DEBT.

       Section 1861(v)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(T) In determining such reasonable costs for hospitals, 
     no reduction in copayments under section 1833(t)(5)(B) shall 
     be treated as a bad debt and 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--
       ``(i) for cost reporting periods beginning during fiscal 
     year 1998, by 25 percent of such amount otherwise allowable,
       ``(ii) for cost reporting periods beginning during fiscal 
     year 1999, by 40 percent of such amount otherwise allowable, 
     and
       ``(iii) for cost reporting periods beginning during a 
     subsequent fiscal year, by 45 percent of such amount 
     otherwise allowable.''.

     SEC. 4452. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF HEMOPHILIA PASS-THROUGH 
                   PAYMENT.

       Section 6011(d) of OBRA-1989 (as amended by section 13505 
     of OBRA-1993) is amended by striking ``and shall expire 
     September 30, 1994.'' and inserting ``and on or before 
     September 30, 1994, and on or after October 1, 1997.''.

     SEC. 4453. REDUCTION IN PART A MEDICARE PREMIUM FOR CERTAIN 
                   PUBLIC RETIREES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1818(d) (42 U.S.C. 1395i-2(d)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``paragraph (4)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (4) and (5)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5)(A) The amount of the monthly premium shall be zero in 
     the case of an individual who is a person described in 
     subparagraph (B) for a month, if--
       ``(i) the individual's premium under this section for the 
     month is not (and will not be) paid for, in whole or in part, 
     by a State (under title XIX or otherwise), a political 
     subdivision of a State, or an agency or instrumentality of 
     one or more States or political subdivisions thereof; and
       ``(ii) in each of 84 months before such month, the 
     individual was enrolled in this part under this section and 
     the payment of the individual's premium under this section 
     for the month was not paid for, in whole or in part, by a 
     State (under title XIX or otherwise), a political subdivision 
     of a State, or an agency or instrumentality of one or more 
     States or political subdivisions thereof.
       ``(B) A person described in this subparagraph for a month 
     is a person who establishes to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that, as of the last day of the previous month--
       ``(i)(I) the person was receiving cash benefits under a 
     qualified State or local government retirement system (as 
     defined in subparagraph (C)) on the basis of the person's 
     employment in one or more positions covered under any such 
     system, and (II) the person would have at least 40 quarters 
     of coverage under title II if remuneration for medicare 
     qualified government employment (as defined in paragraph (1) 
     of section 210(p), but determined without regard to paragraph 
     (3) of such section) paid to such person were treated as 
     wages paid to such person and credited for purposes of 
     determining quarters of coverage under section 213;
       ``(ii)(I) the person was married (and had been married for 
     the previous 1-year period) to an individual who is described 
     in clause (i), or (II) the person met the requirement of 
     clause (i)(II) and was married (and had been married for the 
     previous 1-year period) to an individual described in clause 
     (i)(I);
       ``(iii) the person had been married to an individual for a 
     period of at least 1 year (at the time of such individual's 
     death) if (I) the individual was described in clause (i) at 
     the time of the individual's death, or (II) the person met 
     the requirement of clause (i)(II) and the individual was 
     described in clause (i)(I) at the time of the individual's 
     death; or
       ``(iv) the person is divorced from an individual and had 
     been married to the individual for a period of at least 10 
     years (at the time of the divorce) if (I) the individual was 
     described in clause (i) at the time of the divorce, or (II) 
     the person met the requirement of clause (i)(II) and the 
     individual was described in clause (i)(I) at the time of the 
     divorce.
       ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (B)(i)(I), the term 
     `qualified State or local government retirement system' means 
     a retirement system that--
       ``(i) is established or maintained by a State or political 
     subdivision thereof, or an agency or instrumentality of one 
     or more States or political subdivisions thereof;
       ``(ii) covers positions of some or all employees of such a 
     State, subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; and
       ``(iii) does not adjust cash retirement benefits based on 
     eligibility for a reduction in premium under this 
     paragraph.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to premiums for months beginning with January 
     1998, and months before such month may be taken into account 
     for purposes of meeting the requirement of section 
     1818(d)(5)(B)(iii) of the Social Security Act, as added by 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 4454. COVERAGE OF SERVICES IN RELIGIOUS NONMEDICAL 
                   HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE MEDICARE AND 
                   MEDICAID PROGRAMS.

       (a) Medicare Coverage.--

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       (1) In general.--Section 1861 (42 U.S.C. 1395x) (as amended 
     by sections 4103 and 4106) is amended--
       (A) in the sixth sentence of subsection (e)--
       (i) by striking ``includes'' and all that follows up to 
     ``but only'' and inserting ``includes a religious nonmedical 
     health care institution (as defined in subsection 
     (ss)(1)),'', and
       (ii) by inserting ``consistent with section 1821'' before 
     the period;
       (B) in subsection (y)--
       (i) by amending the heading to read as follows:

  ``Extended Care in Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institutions'',

       (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``includes'' and all 
     that follows up to ``but only'' and inserting ``includes a 
     religious nonmedical health care institution (as defined in 
     subsection (ss)(1)),'', and
       (iii) by inserting ``consistent with section 1821'' before 
     the period; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:

             ``Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institution

       ``(ss)(1) The term `religious nonmedical health care 
     institution' means an institution that--
       ``(A) is described in subsection (c)(3) of section 501 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxes 
     under subsection (a) of such section;
       ``(B) is lawfully operated under all applicable Federal, 
     State, and local laws and regulations;
       ``(C) provides only nonmedical nursing items and services 
     exclusively to patients who choose to rely solely upon a 
     religious method of healing and for whom the acceptance of 
     medical health services would be inconsistent with their 
     religious beliefs;
       ``(D) provides such nonmedical items and services 
     exclusively through nonmedical nursing personnel who are 
     experienced in caring for the physical needs of such 
     patients;
       ``(E) provides such nonmedical items and services to 
     inpatients on a 24-hour basis;
       ``(F) on the basis of its religious beliefs, does not 
     provide through its personnel or otherwise medical items and 
     services (including any medical screening, examination, 
     diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, or the administration of 
     drugs) for its patients;
       ``(G)(i) is not owed by, under common ownership with, or 
     has an ownership interest in, a provider of medical treatment 
     of services;
       ``(ii) is not affiliated with--
       ``(I) a provider of medical treatment or services, or
       ``(II) an individual who has an ownership interest in a 
     provider of medical treatment or services;
       ``(H) has in effect a utilization review plan which--
       ``(i) provides for the review of admissions to the 
     institution, of the duration of stays therein, of cases of 
     continuous extended duration, and of the items and services 
     furnished by the institution,
       ``(ii) requires that such reviews be made by an appropriate 
     committee of the institution that includes the individuals 
     responsible for overall administration and for supervision of 
     nursing personnel at the institution,
       ``(iii) provides that records be maintained of the 
     meetings, decisions, and actions of such committee, and
       ``(iv) meets such other requirements as the Secretary finds 
     necessary to establish an effective utilization review plan;
       ``(I) provides the Secretary with such information as the 
     Secretary may require to implement section 1821, including 
     information relating to quality of care and coverage 
     determinations; and
       ``(J) meets such other requirements as the Secretary finds 
     necessary in the interest of the health and safety of 
     individuals who are furnished services in the institution.
       ``(2) To the extent that the Secretary finds that the 
     accreditation of an institution by a State, regional, or 
     national agency or association provides reasonable assurances 
     that any or all of the requirements of paragraph (1) are met 
     or exceeded, the Secretary may treat such institution as 
     meeting the condition or conditions with respect to which the 
     Secretary made such finding.
       ``(3)(A)(i) In administering this subsection and section 
     1821, the Secretary shall not require any patient of a 
     religious nonmedical health care institution to undergo 
     medical screening, examination, diagnosis, prognosis, or 
     treatment or to accept any other medical health care service, 
     if such patient (or legal representative of the patient) 
     objects thereto on religious grounds.
       ``(ii) Clause (i) shall not be construed as preventing the 
     Secretary from requiring under section 1821(a)(2) the 
     provision of sufficient information regarding an individual's 
     condition as a condition for receipt of benefits under part A 
     for services provided in such an institution.
       ``(B)(i) In administering this subsection and section 1821, 
     the Secretary shall not subject a religious nonmedical health 
     care institution or its personnel to any medical supervision, 
     regulation, or control, insofar as such supervision, 
     regulation, or control would be contrary to the religious 
     beliefs observed by the institution or such personnel.
       ``(ii) Clause (i) shall not be construed as preventing the 
     Secretary from reviewing items and services billed by the 
     institution to the extent the Secretary determines such 
     review to be necessary to determine whether such items and 
     services were not covered under part A, are excessive, or are 
     fraudulent.
       ``(4)(A) For purposes of paragraph (1)(G)(i), an ownership 
     interest of less than 5 percent shall not be taken into 
     account.
       ``(B) For purposes of paragraph (1)(G)(ii), none of the 
     following shall be considered to create an affiliation:
       ``(i) An individual serving as an uncompensated director, 
     trustee, officer, or other member of the governing body of a 
     religious nonmedical health care institution.
       ``(ii) An individual who is a director, trustee, officer, 
     employee, or staff member of a religious nonmedical health 
     care institution having a family relationship with an 
     individual who is affiliated with (or has an ownership 
     interest in) a provider of medical treatment or services.
       ``(iii) An individual or entity furnishing goods or 
     services as a vendor to both providers of medical treatment 
     or services and religious nonmedical health care 
     institutions.''.
       (2) Conditions of coverage.--Part A of title XVIII is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:


     ``conditions for coverage of religious nonmedical health care 
                         institutional services

       ``Sec. 1821. (a) In General.--Subject to subsections (c) 
     and (d), payment under this part may be made for inpatient 
     hospital services or post-hospital extended care services 
     furnished an individual in a religious nonmedical health care 
     institution only if--
       ``(1) the individual has an election in effect for such 
     benefits under subsection (b); and
       ``(2) the individual has a condition such that the 
     individual would qualify for benefits under this part for 
     inpatient hospital services or extended care services, 
     respectively, if the individual were an inpatient or resident 
     in a hospital or skilled nursing facility that was not such 
     an institution.
       ``(b) Election.--
       ``(1) In general.--An individual may make an election under 
     this subsection in a form and manner specified by the 
     Secretary consistent with this subsection. Unless otherwise 
     provided, such an election shall take effect immediately upon 
     its execution. Such an election, once made, shall continue in 
     effect until revoked.
       ``(2) Form.--The election form under this subsection shall 
     include the following:
       ``(A) A written statement, signed by the individual (or 
     such individual's legal representative), that--
       ``(i) the individual is conscientiously opposed to 
     acceptance of nonexcepted medical treatment; and
       ``(ii) the individual's acceptance of nonexcepted medical 
     treatment would be inconsistent with the individual's sincere 
     religious beliefs.
       ``(B) A statement that the receipt of nonexcepted medical 
     services shall constitute a revocation of the election and 
     may limit further receipt of services described in subsection 
     (a).
       ``(3) Revocation.--An election under this subsection by an 
     individual may be revoked by voluntarily notifying the 
     Secretary in writing of such revocation and shall be deemed 
     to be revoked if the individual receives nonexcepted medical 
     treatment for which reimbursement is made under this title.
       ``(4) Limitation on subsequent elections.--Once an 
     individual's election under this subsection has been made and 
     revoked twice--
       ``(A) the next election may not become effective until the 
     date that is 1 year after the date of most recent previous 
     revocation, and
       ``(B) any succeeding election may not become effective 
     until the date that is 5 years after the date of the most 
     recent previous revocation.
       ``(5) Excepted medical treatment.--For purposes of this 
     subsection:
       ``(A) Excepted medical treatment.--The term `excepted 
     medical treatment' means medical care or treatment (including 
     medical and other health services)--
       ``(i) received involuntarily, or
       ``(ii) required under Federal or State law or law of a 
     political subdivision of a State.
       ``(B) Nonexcepted medical treatment.--The term `nonexcepted 
     medical treatment' means medical care or treatment (including 
     medical and other health services) other than excepted 
     medical treatment.
       ``(c) Monitoring and Safeguard Against Excessive 
     Expenditures.--
       ``(1) Estimate of expenditures.--Before the beginning of 
     each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2000), the 
     Secretary shall estimate the level of expenditures under this 
     part for services described in subsection (a) for that fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) Adjustment in payments.--
       ``(A) Proportional adjustment.--If the Secretary determines 
     that the level estimated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
     year will exceed the trigger level (as defined in 
     subparagraph (C)) for that fiscal year, the Secretary shall, 
     subject to subparagraph (B), provide for such a proportional 
     reduction in payment amounts under this part for services 
     described in subsection (a) for the fiscal year involved as 
     will assure that such level (taking into account any 
     adjustment under subparagraph (B)) does not exceed the 
     trigger level for that fiscal year.
       ``(B) Alternative adjustments.--The Secretary may, instead 
     of making some or all of the reduction described in 
     subparagraph (A), impose such other conditions or limitations 
     with respect to the coverage of covered services (including 
     limitations on new elections of coverage and new facilities) 
     as may be appropriate to reduce the level of expenditures

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     described in paragraph (1) to the trigger level.
       ``(C) Trigger level.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to adjustment under paragraph 
     (3)(B), the `trigger level' for a year is the unadjusted 
     trigger level described in clause (ii).
       ``(ii) Unadjusted trigger level.--The `unadjusted trigger 
     level' for--

       ``(I) fiscal year 1998, is $20,000,000, or
       ``(II) a succeeding fiscal year is the amount specified 
     under this clause for the previous fiscal year increased by 
     the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all 
     urban consumers (all items; United States city average) for 
     the 12-month period ending with July preceding the beginning 
     of the fiscal year.

       ``(D) Prohibition of administrative and judicial review.--
     There shall be no administrative or judicial review under 
     section 1869, 1878, or otherwise of the estimation of 
     expenditures under subparagraph (A) or the application of 
     reduction amounts under subparagraph (B).
       ``(E) Effect on billing.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title, in the case of a reduction in 
     payment provided under this subsection for services of a 
     religious nonmedical health care institution provided to an 
     individual, the amount that the institution is otherwise 
     permitted to charge the individual for such services is 
     increased by the amount of such reduction.
       ``(3) Monitoring expenditure level.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall monitor the 
     expenditure level described in paragraph (2)(A) for each 
     fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 1999).
       ``(B) Adjustment in trigger level.--
       ``(i) In general.--If the Secretary determines that such 
     level for a fiscal year exceeded, or was less than, the 
     trigger level for that fiscal year, then, subject to clause 
     (ii), the trigger level for the succeeding fiscal year shall 
     be reduced, or increased, respectively, by the amount of such 
     excess or deficit.
       ``(ii) Limitation on carryforward.--In no case may the 
     increase effected under clause (i) for a fiscal year exceed 
     $50,000,000.
       ``(d) Sunset.--If the Secretary determines that the level 
     of expenditures described in subsection (c)(1) for 3 
     consecutive fiscal years (with the first such year being not 
     earlier than fiscal year 2002) exceeds the trigger level for 
     such expenditures for such years (as determined under 
     subsection (c)(2)), benefits shall be paid under this part 
     for services described in subsection (a) and furnished on or 
     after the first January 1 that occurs after such 3 
     consecutive years only with respect to an individual who has 
     an election in effect under subsection (b) as of such January 
     1 and only during the duration of such election.
       ``(e) Annual Report.--At the beginning of each fiscal year 
     (beginning with fiscal year 1999), the Secretary shall submit 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate an 
     annual report on coverage and expenditures for services 
     described in subsection (a) under this part and under State 
     plans under title XIX. Such report shall include--
       ``(1) level of expenditures described in subsection (c)(1) 
     for the previous fiscal year and estimated for the fiscal 
     year involved;
       ``(2) trends in such level; and
       ``(3) facts and circumstances of any significant change in 
     such level from the level in previous fiscal years.''.
       (b) Medicaid.--
       (1) The third sentence of section 1902(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(a)) is amended by striking all that follows ``shall not 
     apply'' and inserting ``to a religious nonmedical health care 
     institution (as defined in section 1861(ss)(1)).''.
       (2) Section 1908(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1396g-1(e)(1)) is amended 
     by striking all that follows ``does not include'' and 
     inserting ``a religious nonmedical health care institution 
     (as defined in section 1861(ss)(1)).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1122(h) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-1(h)) is amended by 
     striking all that follows ``shall not apply to'' and 
     inserting ``a religious nonmedical health care institution 
     (as defined in section 1861(ss)(1)).''.
       (2) Section 1162 (42 U.S.C. 1320c-11) is amended--
       (A) by amending the heading to read as follows:

 ``exemptions for religious nonmedical health care institutions''; and

       (B) by striking all that follows ``shall not apply with 
     respect to a'' and inserting ``religious nonmedical health 
     care institution (as defined in section 1861(ss)(1)).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and shall apply to items and services furnished on or after 
     such date. By not later than July 1, 1998, the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall first issue regulations to 
     carry out such amendments. Such regulations may be issued so 
     they are effective on an interim basis pending notice and 
     opportunity for public comment. For periods before the 
     effective date of such regulations, such regulations shall 
     recognize elections entered into in good faith in order to 
     comply with the requirements of section 1821(b) of the Social 
     Security Act.
             Subtitle F--Provisions Relating to Part B Only

              CHAPTER 1--SERVICES OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

                   Subchapter A--Physicians' Services

     SEC. 4501. ESTABLISHMENT OF SINGLE CONVERSION FACTOR FOR 
                   1998.

       (a) In General.--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:
       ``(C) Special rules for 1998.--The single conversion factor 
     for 1998 under this subsection shall be the conversion factor 
     for primary care services for 1997, increased by the 
     Secretary's estimate of the weighted average of the three 
     separate updates that would otherwise occur were it not for 
     the enactment of chapter 1 of subtitle F of title IV of the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1848 (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
     4) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(or factors)'' each place it appears in 
     subsection (d)(1)(A) and (d)(1)(D)(ii) (as redesignated by 
     subsection (a)(1)),
       (2) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking ``or updates'',
       (3) in subsection (d)(1)(D) (as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(1)), by striking ``(or updates)'' each place it appears, 
     and
       (4) in subsection (j)(1), by striking ``The term'' and 
     inserting ``For services furnished before January 1, 1998, 
     the term''..

     SEC. 4502. ESTABLISHING UPDATE TO CONVERSION FACTOR TO MATCH 
                   SPENDING UNDER SUSTAINABLE GROWTH RATE.

       (a) Update.--
       (1) 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 otherwise provided by law, 
     subject to subparagraph (D) and the budget-neutrality factor 
     determined by the Secretary under subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii), 
     the update to the single conversion factor established in 
     paragraph (1)(C) for a year beginning with 1999 is equal to 
     the product of--
       ``(i) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     increase in the MEI (as defined in section 1842(i)(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.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), the `update adjustment factor' for a 
     year is equal (as estimated by the Secretary) to--
       ``(i) the difference between (I) the sum of the allowed 
     expenditures for physicians' services (as determined under 
     subparagraph (C)) for the period beginning April 1, 1997, and 
     ending on March 31 of the year involved, and (II) the amount 
     of actual expenditures for physicians' services furnished 
     during the period beginning April 1, 1997, and ending on 
     March 31 of the preceding year; divided by
       ``(ii) the actual expenditures for physicians' services for 
     the 12-month period ending on March 31 of the preceding year, 
     increased by the sustainable growth rate under subsection (f) 
     for the fiscal year which begins during such 12-month period.
       ``(C) Determination of allowed expenditures.--For purposes 
     of this paragraph, the allowed expenditures for physicians' 
     services for the 12-month period ending with March 31 of--
       ``(i) 1997 is equal to the actual expenditures for 
     physicians' services furnished during such 12-month period, 
     as estimated by the Secretary; or
       ``(ii) a subsequent year is equal to the allowed 
     expenditures for physicians' services for the previous year, 
     increased by the sustainable growth rate under subsection (f) 
     for the fiscal year which begins during such 12-month period.
       ``(D) 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 100 times the following amount: (1.03 + 
     (MEI percentage/100)) -1; or
       ``(ii) less than 100 times the following amount: (0.93 + 
     (MEI percentage/100)) -1,

     where `MEI percentage' means the Secretary's estimate of the 
     percentage increase in the MEI (as defined in section 
     1842(i)(3)) for the year involved.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply to the update for years beginning with 1999.
       (b) Elimination of Report.--Section 1848(d) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395w-4(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (2).

     SEC. 4503. REPLACEMENT OF VOLUME PERFORMANCE STANDARD WITH 
                   SUSTAINABLE GROWTH RATE.

       (a) 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.--The sustainable growth 
     rate for all physicians' services for a fiscal year 
     (beginning with fiscal year 1998) shall be equal to the 
     product of--
       ``(A) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the weighted 
     average percentage increase (divided by 100) in the fees for 
     all physicians' services in the fiscal year involved,
       ``(B) 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 Medicare+Choice plan 
     enrollees) from the previous fiscal year to the fiscal year 
     involved,
       ``(C) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the projected 
     percentage growth in real gross do

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     mestic product per capita (divided by 100) from the previous 
     fiscal year to the fiscal year involved, and
       ``(D) 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 and 
     regulations, determined without taking into account estimated 
     changes in expenditures resulting from the update adjustment 
     factor determined under subsection (d)(3)(B),
     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 
     Medicare+Choice plan enrollee.
       ``(B) Medicare+choice plan enrollee.--The term 
     `Medicare+Choice 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 Medicare+Choice plan offered under part C, and 
     also includes an individual who is receiving benefits under 
     this part through enrollment with an eligible organization 
     with a risk-sharing contract under section 1876.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--So much of section 1848(f) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395w-4(f)) as precedes paragraph (2) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(f) Sustainable Growth Rate.--
       ``(1) Publication.--The Secretary shall cause to have 
     published in the Federal Register the sustainable growth rate 
     for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 1998. Such 
     publication shall occur by not later than August 1 before 
     each fiscal year, except that such rate for fiscal year 1998 
     shall be published not later than November 1, 1997.''.

     SEC. 4504. PAYMENT RULES FOR ANESTHESIA SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1848(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
     4(d)(1)), as amended by section 4501(a), is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``The single'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (D), the 
     single'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) Special rules for anesthesia services.--The separate 
     conversion factor for anesthesia services for a year shall be 
     equal to 46 percent of the single conversion factor 
     established for other physicians' services, except as 
     adjusted for changes in work, practice expense, or 
     malpractice relative value units.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 
     1998.

     SEC. 4505. IMPLEMENTATION OF RESOURCE-BASED METHODOLOGIES.

       (a) 1-Year Delay in Implementation.--Section 1848(c) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395w-4(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(C)(ii), in the matter before subclause 
     (I) and after subclause (II), by striking ``1998'' and 
     inserting ``1999'' each place it appears; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)(C)(ii), by striking ``1998'' and 
     inserting ``1999''.
       (b) Phased-in Implementation.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1848(c)(2)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395w-4(c)(2)(C)(ii)) is further amended--
       (A) by striking the comma at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting a period and the following:

     ``For 1999, such number of units shall be determined based 75 
     percent on such product and based 25 percent on the relative 
     practice expense resources involved in furnishing the 
     service. For 2000, such number of units shall be determined 
     based 50 percent on such product and based 50 percent on such 
     relative practice expense resources. For 2001, such number of 
     units shall be determined based 25 percent on such product 
     and based 75 percent on such relative practice expense 
     resources. For a subsequent year, such number of units shall 
     be determined based entirely on such relative practice 
     expense resources.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1848(c)(3)(C)(ii) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395w-4(c)(3)(C)(ii)), as amended by subsection 
     (a)(2), is amended by striking ``1999'' and inserting 
     ``2002''.
       (c) Review by Comptroller General.--The Comptroller General 
     of the United States shall review and evaluate the proposed 
     rule on resource-based methodology for practice expenses 
     issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The 
     Comptroller General shall, within 6 months of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, report to the Committees on Commerce 
     and Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate the results of its 
     evaluation, including an analysis of--
       (1) the adequacy of the data used in preparing the rule,
       (2) categories of allowable costs,
       (3) methods for allocating direct and indirect expenses,
       (4) the potential impact of the rule on beneficiary access 
     to services, and
       (5) any other matters related to the appropriateness of 
     resource-based methodology for practice expenses.
     The Comptroller General shall consult with representatives of 
     physicians' organizations with respect to matters of both 
     data and methodology.
       (d) Requirements for Developing New Resource-Based Practice 
     Expense Relative Value Units.--
       (1) Development.--For purposes of section 1848(c)(2)(C)(ii) 
     of the Social Security Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall develop new resource-based relative value 
     units. In developing such units the Secretary shall--
       (A) utilize, to the maximum extent practicable, generally 
     accepted cost accounting principles which (i) recognize all 
     staff, equipment, supplies, and expenses, not just those 
     which can be tied to specific procedures, and (ii) use actual 
     data on equipment utilization and other key assumptions;
       (B) consult with organizations representing physicians 
     regarding methodology and data to be used; and
       (C) develop a refinement process to be used during each of 
     the 4 years of the transition period.
       (2) Report.--The Secretary shall transmit a report by March 
     1, 1998, on the development of resource-based relative value 
     units under paragraph (1) to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     and the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. The report shall 
     include a presentation of data to be used in developing the 
     value units and an explanation of the methodology.
       (3) Notice of proposed rulemaking.--The Secretary shall 
     publish a notice of proposed rulemaking with the new 
     resource-based relative value units on or before May 1, 1998, 
     and shall allow for a 90-day public comment period.
       (4) Items included.--The new proposed rule shall consider 
     the following:
       (A) Impact projections which compare new proposed payment 
     amounts on data on actual physician practice expenses.
       (B) Impact projections for hospital-based and other 
     specialties, geographic payment localities, and urban versus 
     rural localities.
       (e) Adjustments to Relative Value Units for 1998.--Section 
     1848(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(c)(2)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) Adjustments in relative value units for 1998.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall--

       ``(I) subject to clauses (iv) and (v), reduce the practice 
     expense relative value units applied to any services 
     described in clause (ii) furnished in 1998 to a number equal 
     to 110 percent of the number of work relative value units, 
     and
       ``(II) increase the practice expense relative value units 
     for office visit procedure codes during 1998 by a uniform 
     percentage which the Secretary estimates will result in an 
     aggregate increase in payments for such services equal to the 
     aggregate decrease in payments by reason of subclause (I).

       ``(ii) Services covered.--For purposes of clause (i), the 
     services described in this clause are physicians' services 
     that are not described in clause (iii) and for which--

       ``(I) there are work relative value units, and
       ``(II) the number of practice expense relative value units 
     (determined for 1998) exceeds 110 percent of the number of 
     work relative value units (determined for such year).

       ``(iii) Excluded services.--For purposes of clause (ii), 
     the services described in this clause are services which the 
     Secretary determines at least 75 percent of which are 
     provided under this title in an office setting.
       ``(iv) Limitation on aggregate reallocation.--If the 
     application of clause (i)(I) would result in an aggregate 
     amount of reductions under such clause in excess of 
     $390,000,000, such clause shall be applied by substituting 
     for 110 percent such greater percentage as the Secretary 
     estimates will result in the aggregate amount of such 
     reductions equaling $390,000,000.
       ``(v) No reduction for certain services.--Practice expense 
     relative value units for a procedure performed in an office 
     or in a setting out of an office shall not be reduced under 
     clause (i) if the in-office or out-of-office practice expense 
     relative value, respectively, for the procedure would 
     increase under the proposed rule on resource-based practice 
     expenses issued by the Secretary on June 18, 1997 (62 Federal 
     Register 33158 et seq.).''.
       (f) Application of Resource-Based Methodology to 
     Malpractice Relative Value Units.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1848(c)(2)(C)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395w-4(c)(2)(C)(iii)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(C)(iii)--
       (i) by inserting ``for the service for years before 2000'' 
     before ``equal'', and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     comma and by adding at the end the following flush matter:
     ``and for years beginning with 2000 based on the malpractice 
     expense resources involved in furnishing the service.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)(C)(iii), by striking ``The 
     malpractice'' and inserting ``For years before 1999, the 
     malpractice''.
       (2) Application of certain budget neutrality provisions.--
     In implementing the amendment made by paragraph (1)(A)(ii), 
     the provisions of clauses (ii)(II) and (iii) of section 
     1848(c)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
     4(c)(2)(B)) shall apply in the same manner as they apply to 
     adjustments under clause (ii)(I) of such section.

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     SEC. 4506. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON HIGH PER DISCHARGE 
                   RELATIVE VALUES FOR IN-HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS' 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Determination and Notice Concerning Hospital-Specific 
     Per Discharge Relative Values.--
       (1) In general.--For 1999 and 2001 the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services shall determine for each hospital--
       (A) the hospital-specific per discharge relative value 
     under subsection (b); and
       (B) whether the hospital-specific relative value is 
     projected to be excessive (as determined based on such value 
     represented as a percentage of the median of hospital-
     specific per discharge relative values determined under 
     subsection (b)).
       (2) Notice to subset of medical staffs; evaluation of 
     responses.--The Secretary shall notify the medical executive 
     committee of a subset of the hospitals identified under 
     paragraph (1)(B) as having an excessive hospital-specific 
     relative value, of the determinations made with respect to 
     the medical staff under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall 
     evaluate the responses of the hospitals so notified with the 
     responses of other hospitals so identified that were not so 
     notified.
       (b) Determination of Hospital-Specific Per Discharge 
     Relative Values.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the 
     hospital-specific per discharge relative value for the 
     medical staff of a hospital (other than a teaching hospital) 
     for a year shall be equal to the average per discharge 
     relative value (as determined under section 1848(c)(2) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(c)(2)) for physicians' 
     services furnished to inpatients of the hospital by the 
     hospital's medical staff (excluding interns and residents) 
     during the second year preceding that calendar year, adjusted 
     for variations in case-mix among hospitals and 
     disproportionate share status and teaching status among 
     hospitals (as determined by the Secretary under paragraph 
     (3)).
       (2) Special rule for teaching hospitals.--The hospital-
     specific relative value projected for a teaching hospital in 
     a year shall be equal to the sum of--
       (A) the average per discharge relative value (as determined 
     under section 1848(c)(2) of such Act) for physicians' 
     services furnished to inpatients of the hospital by the 
     hospital's medical staff (excluding interns and residents) 
     during the second year preceding that calendar year, and
       (B) the equivalent per discharge relative value (as 
     determined under such section) for physicians' services 
     furnished to inpatients of the hospital by interns and 
     residents of the hospital during the second year preceding 
     that calendar year, adjusted for variations in case-mix among 
     hospitals, and in disproportionate share status and teaching 
     status among hospitals (as determined by the Secretary under 
     paragraph (3)).
     The Secretary shall determine the equivalent relative value 
     unit per discharge for interns and residents based on the 
     best available data and may make such adjustment in the 
     aggregate.
       (3) Adjustment for teaching and disproportionate share 
     hospitals.--The Secretary shall adjust the allowable per 
     discharge relative values otherwise determined under this 
     subsection to take into account the needs of teaching 
     hospitals and hospitals receiving additional payments under 
     subparagraphs (F) and (G) of section 1886(d)(5) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)). The adjustment for 
     teaching status or disproportionate share shall not be less 
     than zero.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) Hospital.--The term ``hospital'' means a subsection (d) 
     hospital as defined in section 1886(d) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)) .
       (2) Medical staff.--An individual furnishing a physician's 
     service is considered to be on the medical staff of a 
     hospital--
       (A) if (in accordance with requirements for hospitals 
     established by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of 
     Health Organizations)--
       (i) the individual is subject to bylaws, rules, and 
     regulations established by the hospital to provide a 
     framework for the self-governance of medical staff 
     activities,
       (ii) subject to the bylaws, rules, and regulations, the 
     individual has clinical privileges granted by the hospital's 
     governing body, and
       (iii) under the clinical privileges, the individual may 
     provide physicians' services independently within the scope 
     of the individual's clinical privileges, or
       (B) if the physician provides at least one service to an 
     individual entitled to benefits under this title in that 
     hospital.
       (3) Physicians' services.--The term ``physicians' 
     services'' means the services described in section 1848(j)(3) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(j)(3)).
       (4) Rural area; urban area.--The terms ``rural area'' and 
     ``urban area'' have the meaning given those terms under 
     section 1886(d)(2)(D) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(2)(D)).
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services.
       (6) Teaching hospital.--The term ``teaching hospital'' 
     means a hospital which has a teaching program approved as 
     specified in section 1861(b)(6) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395x(b)(6)).

     SEC. 4507. USE OF PRIVATE CONTRACTS BY MEDICARE 
                   BENEFICIARIES.

       (a) Items or Services Provided Through Private Contracts.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1802 (42 U.S.C. 1395a) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Use of Private Contracts by Medicare Beneficiaries.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of this 
     subsection, nothing in this title shall prohibit a physician 
     or practitioner from entering into a private contract with a 
     medicare beneficiary for any item or service--
       ``(A) for which no claim for payment is to be submitted 
     under this title, and
       ``(B) for which the physician or practitioner receives--
       ``(i) no reimbursement under this title directly or on a 
     capitated basis, and
       ``(ii) receives no amount for such item or service from an 
     organization which receives reimbursement for such item or 
     service under this title directly or on a capitated basis.
       ``(2) Beneficiary protections.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     contract unless--
       ``(i) the contract is in writing and is signed by the 
     medicare beneficiary before any item or service is provided 
     pursuant to the contract;
       ``(ii) the contract contains the items described in 
     subparagraph (B); and
       ``(iii) the contract is not entered into at a time when the 
     medicare beneficiary is facing an emergency or urgent health 
     care situation.
       ``(B) Items required to be included in contract.--Any 
     contract to provide items and services to which paragraph (1) 
     applies shall clearly indicate to the medicare beneficiary 
     that by signing such contract the beneficiary--
       ``(i) agrees not to submit a claim (or to request that the 
     physician or practitioner submit a claim) under this title 
     for such items or services even if such items or services are 
     otherwise covered by this title;
       ``(ii) agrees to be responsible, whether through insurance 
     or otherwise, for payment of such items or services and 
     understands that no reimbursement will be provided under this 
     title for such items or services;
       ``(iii) acknowledges that no limits under this title 
     (including the limits under section 1848(g)) apply to amounts 
     that may be charged for such items or services;
       ``(iv) acknowledges that Medigap plans under section 1882 
     do not, and other supplemental insurance plans may elect not 
     to, make payments for such items and services because payment 
     is not made under this title; and
       ``(v) acknowledges that the medicare beneficiary has the 
     right to have such items or services provided by other 
     physicians or practitioners for whom payment would be made 
     under this title.
     Such contract shall also clearly indicate whether the 
     physician or practitioner is excluded from participation 
     under the medicare program under section 1128.
       ``(3) Physician or practitioner requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     contract entered into by a physician or practitioner unless 
     an affidavit described in subparagraph (B) is in effect 
     during the period any item or service is to be provided 
     pursuant to the contract.
       ``(B) Affidavit.--An affidavit is described in this 
     subparagraph if--
       ``(i) the affidavit identifies the physician or 
     practitioner and is in writing and is signed by the physician 
     or practitioner;
       ``(ii) the affidavit provides that the physician or 
     practitioner will not submit any claim under this title for 
     any item or service provided to any medicare beneficiary (and 
     will not receive any reimbursement or amount described in 
     paragraph (1)(B) for any such item or service) during the 2-
     year period beginning on the date the affidavit is signed; 
     and
       ``(iii) a copy of the affidavit is filed with the Secretary 
     no later than 10 days after the first contract to which such 
     affidavit applies is entered into.
       ``(C) Enforcement.--If a physician or practitioner signing 
     an affidavit under subparagraph (B) knowingly and willfully 
     submits a claim under this title for any item or service 
     provided during the 2-year period described in subparagraph 
     (B)(ii) (or receives any reimbursement or amount described in 
     paragraph (1)(B) for any such item or service) with respect 
     to such affidavit--
       ``(i) this subsection shall not apply with respect to any 
     items and services provided by the physician or practitioner 
     pursuant to any contract on and after the date of such 
     submission and before the end of such period; and
       ``(ii) no payment shall be made under this title for any 
     item or service furnished by the physician or practitioner 
     during the period described in clause (i) (and no 
     reimbursement or payment of any amount described in paragraph 
     (1)(B) shall be made for any such item or service).
       ``(4) Limitation on actual charge and claim submission 
     requirement not applicable.--Section 1848(g) shall not apply 
     with respect to any item or service provided to a medicare 
     beneficiary under a contract described in paragraph (1).
       ``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Medicare beneficiary.--The term `medicare 
     beneficiary' means an individual who is entitled to benefits 
     under part A or enrolled under part B.
       ``(B) Physician.--The term `physician' has the meaning 
     given such term by section 1861(r)(1).

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       ``(C) Practitioner.--The term `practitioner' has the 
     meaning given such term by section 1842(b)(18)(C).''
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 1802 (42 U.S.C. 1395a) is amended by striking 
     ``Any'' and inserting ``(a) Basic Freedom of Choice.--Any''.
       (B) Section 1862(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)), as amended by 
     sections 4319(b) and 4432, 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 adding after 
     paragraph (18) the following new paragraph:
       ``(19) which are for items or services which are furnished 
     pursuant to a private contract described in section 
     1802(b).''
       (b) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2001, the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services shall submit a report to 
     Congress on the effect on the program under this title of 
     private contracts entered into under the amendment made by 
     subsection (a). Such report shall include--
       (1) analyses regarding--
       (A) the fiscal impact of such contracts on total Federal 
     expenditures under title XVIII of the Social Security Act and 
     on out-of-pocket expenditures by medicare beneficiaries for 
     health services under such title; and
       (B) the quality of the health services provided under such 
     contracts; and
       (2) recommendations as to whether medicare beneficiaries 
     should continue to be able to enter private contracts under 
     section 1802(b) of such Act (as added by subsection (a)) and 
     if so, what legislative changes, if any should be made to 
     improve such contracts.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to contracts entered into on and 
     after January 1, 1998.

             Subchapter B--Other Health Care Professionals

     SEC. 4511. INCREASED MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT FOR NURSE 
                   PRACTITIONERS AND CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS.

       (a) Removal of Restrictions on Settings.--
       (1) In general.--Clause (ii) of section 1861(s)(2)(K) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(K)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(ii) services which would be physicians' services if 
     furnished by a physician (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) 
     and which are performed by a nurse practitioner or clinical 
     nurse specialist (as defined in subsection (aa)(5)) working 
     in collaboration (as defined in subsection (aa)(6)) with a 
     physician (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) which the nurse 
     practitioner or clinical nurse specialist is legally 
     authorized to perform by the State in which the services are 
     performed, and such services and supplies furnished as an 
     incident to such services as would be covered under 
     subparagraph (A) if furnished incident to a physician's 
     professional service, but only if no facility or other 
     provider charges or is paid any amounts with respect to the 
     furnishing of such services;''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 1861(s)(2)(K) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(K)) is further amended--
       (i) in clause (i), by inserting ``and such services and 
     supplies furnished as incident to such services as would be 
     covered under subparagraph (A) if furnished incident to a 
     physician's professional service; and'' after ``are 
     performed,''; and
       (ii) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv).
       (B) Section 1861(b)(4) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(b)(4)) is amended 
     by striking ``clauses (i) or (iii) of subsection (s)(2)(K)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (s)(2)(K)''.
       (C) Section 1862(a)(14) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(14)) is amended 
     by striking ``section 1861(s)(2)(K)(i) or 
     1861(s)(2)(K)(iii)'' and inserting ``section 1861(s)(2)(K)''.
       (D) Section 1866(a)(1)(H) (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(1)(H)) is 
     amended by striking ``section 1861(s)(2)(K)(i) or 
     1861(s)(2)(K)(iii)'' and inserting ``section 1861(s)(2)(K)''.
       (E) Section 1888(e)(2)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395yy(e)(2)(A)(ii)), as added by section 4432(a) (relating 
     to prospective payment system for rehabilitation hospitals), 
     is amended by striking ``through (iii)'' and inserting ``and 
     (ii)''.
       (b) Increased Payment.--
       (1) Fee schedule amount.--Subparagraph (O) of section 
     1833(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended to read as 
     follows: ``(O) with respect to services described in section 
     1861(s)(2)(K)(ii) (relating to nurse practitioner or clinical 
     nurse specialist services), the amounts paid 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, 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; and''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1833(r) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395l(r)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 
     1861(s)(2)(K)(iii) (relating to nurse practitioner or 
     clinical nurse specialist services provided in a rural 
     area)'' and inserting ``section 1861(s)(2)(K)(ii) (relating 
     to nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist 
     services)'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2);
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section 
     1861(s)(2)(K)(iii)'' and inserting ``section 
     1861(s)(2)(K)(ii)''; and
       (D) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (c) Direct Payment for Nurse Practitioners and Clinical 
     Nurse Specialists.--Section 1832(a)(2)(B)(iv) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395k(a)(2)(B)(iv)) is amended by striking ``provided in a 
     rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D))'' and 
     inserting ``but only if no facility or other provider charges 
     or is paid any amounts with respect to the furnishing of such 
     services''.
       (d) Definition of Clinical Nurse Specialist Clarified.--
     Section 1861(aa)(5) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(5)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(5)'';
       (2) by striking ``The term `physician assistant' '' and all 
     that follows through ``who performs'' and inserting ``The 
     term `physician assistant' and the term `nurse practitioner' 
     mean, for purposes of this title, a physician assistant or 
     nurse practitioner who performs''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) The term `clinical nurse specialist' means, for 
     purposes of this title, an individual who--
       ``(i) is a registered nurse and is licensed to practice 
     nursing in the State in which the clinical nurse specialist 
     services are performed; and
       ``(ii) holds a master's degree in a defined clinical area 
     of nursing from an accredited educational institution.''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to services furnished and supplies 
     provided on and after January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 4512. INCREASED MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT FOR PHYSICIAN 
                   ASSISTANTS.

       (a) Removal of Restriction on Settings.--Section 
     1861(s)(2)(K)(i) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(K)(i)), as amended by 
     section 4511, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(I) in a hospital'' and all that follows 
     through ``shortage area,'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``but only if no 
     facility or other provider charges or is paid any amounts 
     with respect to the furnishing of such services,''.
       (b) Increased Payment.--
       (1) Fee schedule amount.--Section 1833(a)(1)(O) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395l(a)(1)(O)), as amended by section 4511, is further 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 1861(s)(2)(K)(ii)'' and inserting 
     ``1861(s)(2)(K)'', and
       (B) by striking ``nurse practitioner or clinical nurse 
     specialist services'' and inserting ``services furnished by 
     physician assistants, nurse practitioners, or clinic nurse 
     specialists''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (12) of section 
     1842(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)) is repealed.
       (c) Removal of Restriction on Employment Relationship.--
     Section 1842(b)(6) (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6)), as amended by 
     section 4205, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``For purposes of subparagraph (C) of the first 
     sentence of this paragraph, an employment relationship may 
     include any independent contractor arrangement, and employer 
     status shall be determined in accordance with the law of the 
     State in which the services described in such clause are 
     performed.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to services furnished and supplies 
     provided on and after January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 4513. NO X-RAY REQUIRED FOR CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1861(r)(5) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)(5)) 
     is amended by striking ``demonstrated by X-ray to exist''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies to services furnished on or after January 1, 2000.
       (c) Utilization Guidelines.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services shall develop and implement utilization 
     guidelines relating to the coverage of chiropractic services 
     under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act in 
     cases in which a subluxation has not been demonstrated by X-
     ray to exist.

     CHAPTER 2--PAYMENT FOR HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT SERVICES

     SEC. 4521. ELIMINATION OF FORMULA-DRIVEN OVERPAYMENTS (FDO) 
                   FOR CERTAIN OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES.

       (a) Elimination of FDO for 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) Elimination of FDO for Radiology Services and 
     Diagnostic Procedures.--Section 1833(n)(1)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395l(n)(1)(B)(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``of 80 percent'', and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end 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, 1997.

     SEC. 4522. 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 1999 and during fiscal year 
     2000 before January 1, 2000''.
       (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 
     1999 and during fiscal year 2000 before January 1, 2000''.

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     SEC. 4523. PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT 
                   DEPARTMENT SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1833 (42 U.S.C. 1395l) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(t) Prospective Payment System for Hospital Outpatient 
     Department Services.--
       ``(1) Amount of payment.--
       ``(A) In general.--With respect to covered OPD services (as 
     defined in subparagraph (B)) furnished during a year 
     beginning with 1999, the amount of payment under this part 
     shall be determined under a prospective payment system 
     established by the Secretary in accordance with this 
     subsection.
       ``(B) Definition of covered opd services.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `covered OPD services'--
       ``(i) means hospital outpatient services designated by the 
     Secretary;
       ``(ii) subject to clause (iii), includes inpatient hospital 
     services designated by the Secretary that are covered under 
     this part and furnished to a hospital inpatient who (I) is 
     entitled to benefits under part A but has exhausted benefits 
     for inpatient hospital services during a spell of illness, or 
     (II) is not so entitled; but
       ``(iii) does not include any therapy services described in 
     subsection (a)(8) or ambulance services, for which payment is 
     made under a fee schedule described in section 1834(k) or 
     section 1834(l).
       ``(2) System requirements.--Under the payment system--
       ``(A) the Secretary shall develop a classification system 
     for covered OPD services;
       ``(B) the Secretary may establish groups of covered OPD 
     services, within the classification system described in 
     subparagraph (A), so that services classified within each 
     group are comparable clinically and with respect to the use 
     of resources;
       ``(C) the Secretary shall, using data on claims from 1996 
     and using data from the most recent available cost reports, 
     establish relative payment weights for covered OPD services 
     (and any groups of such services described in subparagraph 
     (B)) based on median hospital costs and shall determine 
     projections of the frequency of utilization of each such 
     service (or group of services) in 1999;
       ``(D) the Secretary shall determine a wage adjustment 
     factor to adjust the portion of payment and coinsurance 
     attributable to labor-related costs for relative differences 
     in labor and labor-related costs across geographic regions in 
     a budget neutral manner;
       ``(E) the Secretary shall establish other adjustments, in a 
     budget neutral manner, as determined to be necessary to 
     ensure equitable payments, such as outlier adjustments or 
     adjustments for certain classes of hospitals; and
       ``(F) the Secretary shall develop a method for controlling 
     unnecessary increases in the volume of covered OPD services.
       ``(3) Calculation of base amounts.--
       ``(A) Aggregate amounts that would be payable if 
     deductibles were disregarded.--The Secretary shall estimate 
     the sum of--
       ``(i) the total amounts that would be payable from the 
     Trust Fund under this part for covered OPD services in 1999, 
     determined without regard to this subsection, as though the 
     deductible under section 1833(b) did not apply, and
       ``(ii) the total amounts of copayments estimated to be paid 
     under this subsection by beneficiaries to hospitals for 
     covered OPD services in 1999, as though the deductible under 
     section 1833(b) did not apply.
       ``(B) Unadjusted copayment amount.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, subject 
     to clause (ii), the `unadjusted copayment amount' applicable 
     to a covered OPD service (or group of such services) is 20 
     percent of the national median of the charges for the service 
     (or services within the group) furnished during 1996, updated 
     to 1999 using the Secretary's estimate of charge growth 
     during the period.
       ``(ii) Adjusted to be 20 percent when fully phased in.--If 
     the pre-deductible payment percentage for a covered OPD 
     service (or group of such services) furnished in a year would 
     be equal to or exceed 80 percent, then the unadjusted 
     copayment amount shall be 20 percent of amount determined 
     under subparagraph (D).
       ``(iii) Rules for new services.--The Secretary shall 
     establish rules for establishment of an unadjusted copayment 
     amount for a covered OPD service not furnished during 1996, 
     based upon its classification within a group of such 
     services.
       ``(C) Calculation of conversion factors.--
       ``(i) For 1999.--

       ``(I) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a 1999 
     conversion factor for determining the medicare OPD fee 
     schedule amounts for each covered OPD service (or group of 
     such services) furnished in 1999. Such conversion factor 
     shall be established on the basis of the weights and 
     frequencies described in paragraph (2)(C) and in such a 
     manner that the sum for all services and groups of the 
     products (described in subclause (II) for each such service 
     or group) equals the total projected amount described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(II) Product described.--The Secretary shall determine 
     for each service or group the product of the medicare OPD fee 
     schedule amounts (taking into account appropriate adjustments 
     described in paragraphs (2)(D) and (2)(E)) and the estimated 
     frequencies for such service or group.

       ``(ii) Subsequent years.--Subject to paragraph (8)(B), the 
     Secretary shall establish a conversion factor for covered OPD 
     services furnished in subsequent years in an amount equal to 
     the conversion factor established under this subparagraph and 
     applicable to such services furnished in the previous year 
     increased by the OPD fee schedule increase factor specified 
     under clause (iii) for the year involved.
       ``(iii) OPD fee schedule increase factor.--For purposes of 
     this subparagraph, the `OPD fee schedule increase factor' for 
     services furnished in a year is equal to the market basket 
     percentage increase applicable under section 
     1886(b)(3)(B)(iii) to hospital discharges occurring during 
     the fiscal year ending in such year, reduced by 1 percentage 
     point for such factor for services furnished in each of 2000, 
     2001, and 2002. In applying the previous sentence for years 
     beginning with 2000, the Secretary may substitute for the 
     market basket percentage increase an annual percentage 
     increase that is computed and applied with respect to covered 
     OPD services furnished in a year in the same manner as the 
     market basket percentage increase is determined and applied 
     to inpatient hospital services for discharges occurring in a 
     fiscal year.
       ``(D) Calculation of medicare opd fee schedule amounts.--
     The Secretary shall compute a medicare OPD fee schedule 
     amount for each covered OPD service (or group of such 
     services) furnished in a year, in an amount equal to the 
     product of--
       ``(i) the conversion factor computed under subparagraph (C) 
     for the year, and
       ``(ii) the relative payment weight (determined under 
     paragraph (2)(C)) for the service or group.
       ``(E) Pre-deductible payment percentage.--The pre-
     deductible payment percentage for a covered OPD service (or 
     group of such services) furnished in a year is equal to the 
     ratio of--
       ``(i) the medicare OPD fee schedule amount established 
     under subparagraph (D) for the year, minus the unadjusted 
     copayment amount determined under subparagraph (B) for the 
     service or group, to
       ``(ii) the medicare OPD fee schedule amount determined 
     under subparagraph (D) for the year for such service or 
     group.
       ``(4) Medicare payment amount.--The amount of payment made 
     from the Trust Fund under this part for a covered OPD service 
     (and such services classified within a group) furnished in a 
     year is determined as follows:
       ``(A) Fee schedule adjustments.--The medicare OPD fee 
     schedule amount (computed under paragraph (3)(D)) for the 
     service or group and year is adjusted for relative 
     differences in the cost of labor and other factors determined 
     by the Secretary, as computed under paragraphs (2)(D) and 
     (2)(E).
       ``(B) Subtract applicable deductible.--Reduce the adjusted 
     amount determined under subparagraph (A) by the amount of the 
     deductible under section 1833(b), to the extent applicable.
       ``(C) Apply payment proportion to remainder.--The amount of 
     payment is the amount so determined under subparagraph (B) 
     multiplied by the pre-deductible payment percentage (as 
     determined under paragraph (3)(E)) for the service or group 
     and year involved.
       ``(5) Copayment amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the copayment amount under this subsection is the amount by 
     which the amount described in paragraph (4)(B) exceeds the 
     amount of payment determined under paragraph (4)(C).
       ``(B) Election to offer reduced copayment amount.--The 
     Secretary shall establish a procedure under which a hospital, 
     before the beginning of a year (beginning with 1999), may 
     elect to reduce the copayment amount otherwise established 
     under subparagraph (A) for some or all covered OPD services 
     to an amount that is not less than 20 percent of the medicare 
     OPD fee schedule amount (computed under paragraph (3)(D)) for 
     the service involved. Under such procedures, such reduced 
     copayment amount may not be further reduced or increased 
     during the year involved and the hospital may disseminate 
     information on the reduction of copayment amount effected 
     under this subparagraph.
       ``(C) No impact on deductibles.--Nothing in this paragraph 
     shall be construed as affecting a hospital's authority to 
     waive the charging of a deductible under section 1833(b).
       ``(6) Periodic review and adjustments components of 
     prospective payment system.--
       ``(A) Periodic review.--The Secretary may periodically 
     review and revise the groups, the relative payment weights, 
     and the wage and other adjustments described in paragraph (2) 
     to take into account changes in medical practice, changes in 
     technology, the addition of new services, new cost data, and 
     other relevant information and factors.
       ``(B) Budget neutrality adjustment.--If the Secretary makes 
     adjustments under subparagraph (A), then the adjustments for 
     a year may not cause the estimated amount of expenditures 
     under this part for the year to increase or decrease from the 
     estimated amount of expenditures under this part that would 
     have been made if the adjustments had not been made.
       ``(C) Update factor.--If the Secretary determines under 
     methodologies described in paragraph (2)(F) that the volume 
     of services paid for under this subsection increased beyond 
     amounts established through those methodologies, the 
     Secretary may appropriately adjust the update to the 
     conversion

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     factor otherwise applicable in a subsequent year.
       ``(7) Special rule for ambulance services.--The Secretary 
     shall pay for hospital outpatient services that are ambulance 
     services on the basis described in the matter in subsection 
     (a)(1) preceding subparagraph (A), or, if applicable, the fee 
     schedule established under section 1834(l).
       ``(8) Special rules for certain hospitals.--In the case of 
     hospitals described in section 1886(d)(1)(B)(v)--
       ``(A) the system under this subsection shall not apply to 
     covered OPD services furnished before January 1, 2000; and
       ``(B) the Secretary may establish a separate conversion 
     factor for such services in a manner that specifically takes 
     into account the unique costs incurred by such hospitals by 
     virtue of their patient population and service intensity.
       ``(9) Limitation on review.--There shall be no 
     administrative or judicial review under section 1869, 1878, 
     or otherwise of--
       ``(A) the development of the classification system under 
     paragraph (2), including the establishment of groups and 
     relative payment weights for covered OPD services, of wage 
     adjustment factors, other adjustments, and methods described 
     in paragraph (2)(F);
       ``(B) the calculation of base amounts under paragraph (3);
       ``(C) periodic adjustments made under paragraph (6); and
       ``(D) the establishment of a separate conversion factor 
     under paragraph (8)(B).''.
       (b) Coinsurance.--Section 1866(a)(2)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395cc(a)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``In the case of items and services for which 
     payment is made under part B under the prospective payment 
     system established under section 1833(t), clause (ii) of the 
     first sentence shall be applied by substituting for 20 
     percent of the reasonable charge, the applicable copayment 
     amount established under section 1833(t)(5).''.
       (c) Treatment of Reduction in Copayment Amount.--Section 
     1128A(i)(6) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(i)(6)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B),
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; or'', and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) a reduction in the copayment amount for covered OPD 
     services under section 1833(t)(5)(B).''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Approved asc procedures performed in hospital 
     outpatient departments.--
       (A)(i) Section 1833(i)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(i)(3)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (I) by inserting ``before January 1, 1999,'' after 
     ``furnished'', and
       (II) by striking ``in a cost reporting period''.
       (ii) The amendment made by clause (i) shall apply to 
     services furnished on or after January 1, 1999.
       (B) Section 1833(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(4)) is amended 
     by inserting ``or subsection (t)'' before the semicolon.
       (2) Radiology and other diagnostic procedures.--
       (A) Section 1833(n)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(n)(1)(A)) is 
     amended by inserting ``and before January 1, 1999,'' after 
     ``October 1, 1988,'' and after ``October 1, 1989,''.
       (B) Section 1833(a)(2)(E) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(2)(E)) is 
     amended by inserting ``or, for services or procedures 
     performed on or after January 1, 1999, subsection (t)'' 
     before the semicolon.
       (3) Other hospital outpatient services.--Section 
     1833(a)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by inserting ``furnished before January 
     1, 1999,'' after ``(i)'',
       (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ``before January 1, 
     1999,'' after ``furnished'',
       (C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv), and
       (D) by inserting after clause (ii), the following new 
     clause:
       ``(iii) if such services are furnished on or after January 
     1, 1999, the amount determined under subsection (t), or''.

                     CHAPTER 3--AMBULANCE SERVICES

     SEC. 4531. PAYMENTS FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES.

       (a) Interim Reductions.--
       (1) Payments determined on reasonable cost basis.--Section 
     1861(v)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)), as amended by section 
     4451, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(U) In determining the reasonable cost of ambulance 
     services (as described in subsection (s)(7)) provided during 
     fiscal year 1998, during fiscal year 1999, and during so much 
     of fiscal year 2000 as precedes January 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary shall not recognize the costs per trip in excess of 
     costs recognized as reasonable for ambulance services 
     provided on a per trip basis during the previous fiscal year 
     (after application of this subparagraph), increased by the 
     percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban 
     consumers (U.S. city average) as estimated by the Secretary 
     for the 12-month period ending with the midpoint of the 
     fiscal year involved reduced by 1.0 percentage point. For 
     ambulance services provided after June 30, 1998, the 
     Secretary may provide that claims for such services must 
     include a code (or codes) under a uniform coding system 
     specified by the Secretary that identifies the services 
     furnished.''.
       (2) Payments determined on reasonable charge basis.--
     Section 1842(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(19) For purposes of section 1833(a)(1), the reasonable 
     charge for ambulance services (as described in section 
     1861(s)(7)) provided during calendar year 1998 and calendar 
     year 1999 may not exceed the reasonable charge for such 
     services provided during the previous calendar year (after 
     application of this paragraph), increased by the percentage 
     increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers 
     (U.S. city average) as estimated by the Secretary for the 12-
     month period ending with the midpoint of the year involved 
     reduced by 1.0 percentage point.''.
       (b) Establishment of Prospective Fee Schedule.--
       (1) Payment in accordance with fee schedule.--Section 
     1833(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)), as amended by section 
     4315(b), is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and (Q)'' and inserting ``(Q)''; and
       (B) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, and (R) with respect to ambulance service, the 
     amounts paid shall be 80 percent of the lesser of the actual 
     charge for the services or the amount determined by a fee 
     schedule established by the Secretary under section 
     1834(l);''.
       (2) Establishment of schedule.--Section 1834 (42 U.S.C. 
     1395m), as amended by section 4541, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Establishment of Fee Schedule for Ambulance 
     Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a fee 
     schedule for payment for ambulance services whether provided 
     directly by a supplier or provider or under arrangement with 
     a provider under this part through a negotiated rulemaking 
     process described in title 5, United States Code, and in 
     accordance with the requirements of this subsection.
       ``(2) Considerations.--In establishing such fee schedule, 
     the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) establish mechanisms to control increases in 
     expenditures for ambulance services under this part;
       ``(B) establish definitions for ambulance services which 
     link payments to the type of services provided;
       ``(C) consider appropriate regional and operational 
     differences;
       ``(D) consider adjustments to payment rates to account for 
     inflation and other relevant factors; and
       ``(E) phase in the application of the payment rates under 
     the fee schedule in an efficient and fair manner.
       ``(3) Savings.--In establishing such fee schedule, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) ensure that the aggregate amount of payments made for 
     ambulance services under this part during 2000 does not 
     exceed the aggregate amount of payments which would have been 
     made for such services under this part during such year if 
     the amendments made by section 4531(a) of the Balanced Budget 
     Act of 1997 continued in effect, except that in making such 
     determination the Secretary shall assume an update in such 
     payments for 2002 equal to percentage increase in the 
     consumer price index for all urban consumers (U.S. city 
     average) for the 12-month period ending with June of the 
     previous year reduced in the case of 2001 and 2002 by 1.0 
     percentage points; and
       ``(B) set the payment amounts provided under the fee 
     schedule for services furnished in 2001 and each subsequent 
     year at amounts equal to the payment amounts under the fee 
     schedule for services furnished during the previous year, 
     increased by the percentage increase in the consumer price 
     index for all urban consumers (U.S. city average) for the 12-
     month period ending with June of the previous year reduced in 
     the case of 2001 and 2002 by 1.0 percentage points.
       ``(4) Consultation.--In establishing the fee schedule for 
     ambulance services under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     consult with various national organizations representing 
     individuals and entities who furnish and regulate ambulance 
     services and share with such organizations relevant data in 
     establishing such schedule.
       ``(5) Limitation on review.--There shall be no 
     administrative or judicial review under section 1869 or 
     otherwise of the amounts established under the fee schedule 
     for ambulance services under this subsection, including 
     matters described in paragraph (2).
       ``(6) Restraint on billing.--The provisions of 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1842(b)(18) shall apply 
     to ambulance services for which payment is made under this 
     subsection in the same manner as they apply to services 
     provided by a practitioner described in section 
     1842(b)(18)(C).
       ``(7) Coding system.--The Secretary may require the claim 
     for any services for which the amount of payment is 
     determined under this subsection to include a code (or codes) 
     under a uniform coding system specified by the Secretary that 
     identifies the services furnished.''
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 
     2000.
       (c) Authorizing Payment for Paramedic Intercept Service 
     Providers in Rural Communities.--In promulgating regulations 
     to carry out section 1861(s)(7) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(7)) with respect to the coverage of 
     ambulance service, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     may include coverage of advanced life support services (in 
     this subsection referred to as ``ALS intercept services'') 
     provided by a paramedic intercept service provider in a rural 
     area if the following conditions are met:

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       (1) The ALS intercept services are provided under a 
     contract with one or more volunteer ambulance services and 
     are medically necessary based on the health condition of the 
     individual being transported.
       (2) The volunteer ambulance service involved--
       (A) is certified as qualified to provide ambulance service 
     for purposes of such section,
       (B) provides only basic life support services at the time 
     of the intercept, and
       (C) is prohibited by State law from billing for any 
     services.
       (3) The entity supplying the ALS intercept services--
       (A) is certified as qualified to provide such services 
     under the medicare program under title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act, and
       (B) bills all recipients who receive ALS intercept services 
     from the entity, regardless of whether or not such recipients 
     are medicare beneficiaries.

     SEC. 4532. DEMONSTRATION OF COVERAGE OF AMBULANCE SERVICES 
                   UNDER MEDICARE THROUGH CONTRACTS WITH UNITS OF 
                   LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

       (a) Demonstration Project Contracts with Local 
     Governments.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall establish up to 3 demonstration projects under which, 
     at the request of a unit of local government, the Secretary 
     enters into a contract with the unit of local government 
     under which--
       (1) the unit of local government furnishes (or arranges for 
     the furnishing of) ambulance services for which payment may 
     be made under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act for individuals residing in the unit of local government 
     who are enrolled under such part, except that the unit of 
     local government may not enter into the contract unless the 
     contract covers at least 80 percent of the individuals 
     residing in the unit of local government who are enrolled 
     under such part but not in a Medicare+Choice plan;
       (2) any individual or entity furnishing ambulance services 
     under the contract meets the requirements otherwise 
     applicable to individuals and entities furnishing such 
     services under such part; and
       (3) for each month during which the contract is in effect, 
     the Secretary makes a capitated payment to the unit of local 
     government in accordance with subsection (b).

     The projects may extend over a period of not to exceed 3 
     years each.
       (b) Amount of Payment.--
       (1) In general.--The amount of the monthly payment made for 
     months occurring during a calendar year to a unit of local 
     government under a demonstration project contract under 
     subsection (a) shall be equal to the product of--
       (A) the Secretary's estimate of the number of individuals 
     covered under the contract for the month; and
       (B) \1/12\ of the capitated payment rate for the year 
     established under paragraph (2).
       (2) Capitated payment rate defined.--In this subsection, 
     the ``capitated payment rate'' applicable to a contract under 
     this subsection for a calendar year is equal to 95 percent 
     of--
       (A) for the first calendar year for which the contract is 
     in effect, the average annual per capita payment made under 
     part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect 
     to ambulance services furnished to such individuals during 
     the 3 most recent calendar years for which data on the amount 
     of such payment is available; and
       (B) for a subsequent year, the amount provided under this 
     paragraph for the previous year increased by the percentage 
     increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers 
     (U.S. city average) for the 12-month period ending with June 
     of the previous year.
       (c) Other Terms of Contract.--The Secretary and the unit of 
     local government may include in a contract under this section 
     such other terms as the parties consider appropriate, 
     including--
       (1) covering individuals residing in additional units of 
     local government (under arrangements entered into between 
     such units and the unit of local government involved);
       (2) permitting the unit of local government to transport 
     individuals to non-hospital providers if such providers are 
     able to furnish quality services at a lower cost than 
     hospital providers; or
       (3) implementing such other innovations as the unit of 
     local government may propose to improve the quality of 
     ambulance services and control the costs of such services.
       (d) Contract Payments in Lieu of Other Benefits.--Payments 
     under a contract to a unit of local government under this 
     section shall be instead of the amounts which (in the absence 
     of the contract) would otherwise be payable under part B of 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act for the services 
     covered under the contract which are furnished to individuals 
     who reside in the unit of local government.
       (e) Report on Effects of Capitated Contracts.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall evaluate the demonstration 
     projects conducted under this section. Such evaluation shall 
     include an analysis of the quality and cost-effectiveness of 
     ambulance services furnished under the projects.
       (2) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall submit a report to Congress on the study conducted 
     under paragraph (1), and shall include in the report such 
     recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate, 
     including recommendations regarding modifications to the 
     methodology used to determine the amount of payments made 
     under such contracts and extending or expanding such 
     projects.

 CHAPTER 4--PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT FOR OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION SERVICES

     SEC. 4541. PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT FOR OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Payment Based on Fee Schedule.--
       (1) Special payment rules.--Section 1833(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395l(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2) in the matter before subparagraph (A), 
     by inserting ``(C),'' before ``(D)'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``subparagraphs (D) and 
     (E) of section 1832(a)(2)'' and inserting ``section 
     1832(a)(2)(D)'';
       (C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (D) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(8) in the case of--
       ``(A) outpatient physical therapy services (which includes 
     outpatient speech-language pathology services) and outpatient 
     occupational therapy services furnished--
       ``(i) by a rehabilitation agency, public health agency, 
     clinic, comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility, or 
     skilled nursing facility,
       ``(ii) by a home health agency to an individual who is not 
     homebound, or
       ``(iii) by another entity under an arrangement with an 
     entity described in clause (i) or (ii); and
       ``(B) outpatient physical therapy services (which includes 
     outpatient speech-language pathology services) and outpatient 
     occupational therapy services furnished--
       ``(i) by a hospital to an outpatient or to a hospital 
     inpatient who is entitled to benefits under part A but has 
     exhausted benefits for inpatient hospital services during a 
     spell of illness or is not so entitled to benefits under part 
     A, or
       ``(ii) by another entity under an arrangement with a 
     hospital described in clause (i),
     the amounts described in section 1834(k); and
       ``(9) in the case of services described in section 
     1832(a)(2)(E) that are not described in paragraph (8), the 
     amounts described in section 1834(k).''.
       (2) Payment rates.--Section 1834 (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(k) Payment for Outpatient Therapy Services and 
     Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--With respect to services described in 
     section 1833(a)(8) or 1833(a)(9) for which payment is 
     determined under this subsection, the payment basis shall 
     be--
       ``(A) for services furnished during 1998, the amount 
     determined under paragraph (2); or
       ``(B) for services furnished during a subsequent year, 80 
     percent of the lesser of--
       ``(i) the actual charge for the services, or
       ``(ii) the applicable fee schedule amount (as defined in 
     paragraph (3)) for the services.
       ``(2) Payment in 1998 based upon adjusted reasonable 
     costs.--The amount under this paragraph for services is the 
     lesser of--
       ``(A) the charges imposed for the services, or
       ``(B) the adjusted reasonable costs (as defined in 
     paragraph (4)) for the services,
     less 20 percent of the amount of the charges imposed for such 
     services.
       ``(3) Applicable fee schedule amount.--In this subsection, 
     the term `applicable fee schedule amount' means, with respect 
     to services furnished in a year, the amount determined under 
     the fee schedule established under section 1848 for such 
     services furnished during the year or, if there is no such 
     fee schedule established for such services, the amount 
     determined under the fee schedule established for such 
     comparable services as the Secretary specifies.
       ``(4) Adjusted reasonable costs.--In paragraph (2), the 
     term `adjusted reasonable costs' means, with respect to any 
     services, reasonable costs determined for such services, 
     reduced by 10 percent. The 10-percent reduction shall not 
     apply to services described in section 1833(a)(8)(B) 
     (relating to services provided by hospitals).
       ``(5) Uniform coding.--For claims for services submitted on 
     or after April 1, 1998, for which the amount of payment is 
     determined under this subsection, the claim shall include a 
     code (or codes) under a uniform coding system specified by 
     the Secretary that identifies the services furnished.
       ``(6) Restraint on billing.--The provisions of 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1842(b)(18) shall apply 
     to therapy services for which payment is made under this 
     subsection in the same manner as they apply to services 
     provided by a practitioner described in section 
     1842(b)(18)(C).''.
       (3) Conforming change in billing.--Section 
     1866(a)(2)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of services 
     described in section 1833(a)(8) or section 1833(a)(9) for 
     which payment is made under part B under section 1834(k), 
     clause (ii) of the first sentence shall be applied by 
     substituting for 20 percent of the reasonable charge for such 
     services 20 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or the 
     applicable fee schedule amount (as defined in such section) 
     for such services.''.
       (b) Application of Standards to Outpatient Occupational and 
     Physical Therapy Services Provided as an Incident to a 
     Physician's Professional Services.--Section 1862(a), as 
     amended by sections 4319(b), 4432(b), and 4507(a)(2)(B), (42 
     U.S.C. 1395y(a)) is amended--

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       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (18);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (19) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:
       ``(20) in the case of outpatient occupational therapy 
     services or outpatient physical therapy services furnished as 
     an incident to a physician's professional services (as 
     described in section 1861(s)(2)(A)), that do not meet the 
     standards and conditions (other than any licensing 
     requirement specified by the Secretary) under the second 
     sentence of section 1861(p) (or under such sentence through 
     the operation of section 1861(g)) as such standards and 
     conditions would apply to such therapy services if furnished 
     by a therapist.''.
       (c) Applying Financial Limitation to All Rehabilitation 
     Services.--Section 1833(g) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(g)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``services described 
     in the second sentence of section 1861(p)'' and inserting 
     ``physical therapy services of the type described in section 
     1861(p), but not described in section 1833(a)(8)(B), and 
     physical therapy services of such type which are furnished by 
     a physician or as incident to physicians' services'', and
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``outpatient 
     occupational therapy services which are described in the 
     second sentence of section 1861(p) through the operation of 
     section 1861(g)'' and inserting ``occupational therapy 
     services (of the type that are described in section 1861(p) 
     (but not described in section 1833(a)(8)(B)) through the 
     operation of section 1861(g) and of such type which are 
     furnished by a physician or as incident to physicians' 
     services)''.
       (d) Indexing Limitation.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1833(g) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(g)), as 
     amended by subsection (c), is further amended--
       (A) by striking ``$900'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``the amount specified in paragraph (2) for the 
     year'',
       (B) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(g)'',
       (C) by designating the last sentence as a paragraph (3), 
     and
       (D) by inserting before paragraph (3), as so designated, 
     the following:
       ``(2) The amount specified in this paragraph--
       ``(A) for 1999, 2000, and 2001, is $1,500, and
       ``(B) for a subsequent year is the amount specified in this 
     paragraph for the preceding year increased by the percentage 
     increase in the MEI (as defined in section 1842(i)(3)) for 
     such subsequent year;

     except that if an increase under subparagraph (B) for a year 
     is not a multiple of $10, it shall be rounded to the nearest 
     multiple of $10.''.
       (2) Report.--By not later than January 1, 2001, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to 
     Congress a report that includes recommendations on the 
     establishment of a revised coverage policy of outpatient 
     physical therapy services and outpatient occupational therapy 
     services under the Social Security Act based on 
     classification of individuals by diagnostic category and 
     prior use of services, in both inpatient and outpatient 
     settings, in place of the uniform dollar limitations 
     specified in section 1833(g) of such Act, as amended by 
     paragraph (1). The recommendations shall include how such a 
     system of durational limits by diagnostic category might be 
     implemented in a budget-neutral manner.
       (e) Effective Dates.--
       (1) The amendments made by subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), and 
     (b) apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 1998, 
     including portions of cost reporting periods occurring on or 
     after such date, except that section 1834(k) of the Social 
     Security Act (as added by subsection (a)(2)) shall not apply 
     to services described in section 1833(a)(8)(B) of such Act 
     (as added by subsection (a)(1)) that are furnished during 
     1998.
       (2) The amendments made by subsections (a)(3) and (c) apply 
     to services furnished on or after January 1, 1999.
       (3) The amendments made by subsection (d)(1) apply to 
     expenses incurred on or after January 1, 1999.

                  CHAPTER 5--OTHER PAYMENT PROVISIONS

     SEC. 4551. 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) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``a subsequent year'' and inserting ``1993, 
     1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997'', and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(C) for each of the years 1998 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) in clause (iii), by striking ``, and'' at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (B) in clause (iv), by striking ``a subsequent year'' and 
     inserting ``1996 and 1997''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(v) for each of the years 1998 through 2002, 1 percent, 
     and
       ``(vi) for a subsequent year, the percentage increase in 
     the consumer price index for all urban consumers (United 
     States city average) for the 12-month period ending with June 
     of the previous year;''.
       (b) 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 1998 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 1995.
       (c) Upgraded Durable Medical Equipment.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1834(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)), as 
     amended by section 4312(a), is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (16) the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) Certain upgraded items.--
       ``(A) Individual's right to choose upgraded item.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the 
     Secretary may issue regulations under which an individual may 
     purchase or rent from a supplier an item of upgraded durable 
     medical equipment for which payment would be made under this 
     subsection if the item were a standard item.
       ``(B) Payments to supplier.--In the case of the purchase or 
     rental of an upgraded item under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) the supplier shall receive payment under this 
     subsection with respect to such item as if such item were a 
     standard item; and
       ``(ii) the individual purchasing or renting the item shall 
     pay the supplier an amount equal to the difference between 
     the supplier's charge and the amount under clause (i).

     In no event may the supplier's charge for an upgraded item 
     exceed the applicable fee schedule amount (if any) for such 
     item.
       ``(C) Consumer protection safeguards.--Any regulations 
     under subparagraph (A) shall provide for consumer protection 
     standards with respect to the furnishing of upgraded 
     equipment under subparagraph (A). Such regulations shall 
     provide for--
       ``(i) determination of fair market prices with respect to 
     an upgraded item;
       ``(ii) full disclosure of the availability and price of 
     standard items and proof of receipt of such disclosure 
     information by the beneficiary before the furnishing of the 
     upgraded item;
       ``(iii) conditions of participation for suppliers in the 
     billing arrangement;
       ``(iv) sanctions of suppliers who are determined to engage 
     in coercive or abusive practices, including exclusion; and
       ``(v) such other safeguards as the Secretary determines are 
     necessary.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to purchases or rentals after the effective date 
     of any regulations issued pursuant to such amendment.

     SEC. 4552. OXYGEN AND OXYGEN EQUIPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 1834(a)(9)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395m(a)(9)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (iv)--
       (A) by striking ``each subsequent year'' and inserting 
     ``1995, 1996, and 1997'', and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(v) for 1998, 75 percent of the amount determined under 
     this subparagraph for 1997; and
       ``(vi) for 1999 and each subsequent year, 70 percent of the 
     amount determined under this subparagraph for 1997.''.
       (b) Establishment of Classes for Payment.--Section 
     1848(a)(9) (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(9)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Authority to create classes.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary 
     may establish separate classes for any item of oxygen and 
     oxygen equipment and separate national limited monthly 
     payment rates for each of such classes.
       ``(ii) Budget neutrality.--The Secretary may take actions 
     under clause (i) only to the extent such actions do not 
     result in expenditures for any year to be more or less than 
     the expenditures which would have been made if such actions 
     had not been taken.''.
       (c) Standards.--The Secretary shall as soon as practicable 
     establish service standards for persons seeking payment under 
     part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act for the 
     providing of oxygen and oxygen equipment to beneficiaries 
     within their homes.
       (d) Access to Home Oxygen Equipment.--
       (1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall study issues relating to access to home oxygen 
     equipment and shall, within 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, report to the Committees on Commerce 
     and Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate the results of the study, 
     including recommendations (if any) for legislation.
       (2) Peer review evaluation.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services shall arrange for peer review organizations 
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     lished under section 1154 of the Social Security Act to 
     evaluate access to, and quality of, home oxygen equipment.
       (e) Effective Date.--
       (1) Oxygen.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to items furnished on and after January 1, 1998.
       (2) Other provisions.--The amendments made by this section 
     other than subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4553. REDUCTION IN UPDATES TO PAYMENT AMOUNTS FOR 
                   CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY TESTS; STUDY ON 
                   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 inserting ``and 
     1998 through 2002'' after ``1995''.
       (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, 1998,'' 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, 1997, is equal to 74 percent of 
     such median.''.
       (c) Study and Report on Clinical Laboratory Tests.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall request the Institute 
     of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a 
     study of payments under part B of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act for clinical laboratory tests. The study shall 
     include a review of the adequacy of the current methodology 
     and recommendations regarding alternative payment systems. 
     The study shall also analyze and discuss the relationship 
     between such payment systems and access to high quality 
     laboratory tests for medicare beneficiaries, including 
     availability and access to new testing methodologies.
       (2) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall, not later 
     than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, 
     report to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of 
     the Senate the results of the study described in paragraph 
     (1), including any recommendations for legislation.

     SEC. 4554. IMPROVEMENTS IN ADMINISTRATION OF LABORATORY TESTS 
                   BENEFIT.

       (a) Selection of Regional Carriers.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall--
       (A) divide the United States into no more than 5 regions, 
     and
       (B) designate a single carrier for each such region, for 
     the purpose of payment of claims under part B of title XVIII 
     of the Social Security Act with respect to clinical 
     diagnostic laboratory tests furnished on or after such date 
     (not later than July 1, 1999) as the Secretary specifies.
       (2) Designation.--In designating such carriers, the 
     Secretary shall consider, among other criteria--
       (A) a carrier's timeliness, quality, and experience in 
     claims processing, and
       (B) a carrier's capacity to conduct electronic data 
     interchange with laboratories and data matches with other 
     carriers.
       (3) Single data resource.--The Secretary shall select one 
     of the designated carriers to serve as a central statistical 
     resource for all claims information relating to such clinical 
     diagnostic laboratory tests handled by all the designated 
     carriers under such part.
       (4) Allocation of claims.--The allocation of claims for 
     clinical diagnostic laboratory tests to particular designated 
     carriers shall be based on whether a carrier serves the 
     geographic area where the laboratory specimen was collected 
     or other method specified by the Secretary.
       (5) Secretarial exclusion.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     with respect to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests 
     furnished by physician office laboratories if the Secretary 
     determines that such offices would be unduly burdened by the 
     application of billing responsibilities with respect to more 
     than one carrier.
       (b) Adoption of National Policies for Clinical Laboratory 
     Tests Benefit.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall first adopt, consistent with paragraph (2), 
     national coverage and administrative policies for clinical 
     diagnostic laboratory tests under part B of title XVIII of 
     the Social Security Act, using a negotiated rulemaking 
     process under subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (2) Considerations in design of national policies.--The 
     policies under paragraph (1) shall be designed to promote 
     program integrity and national uniformity and simplify 
     administrative requirements with respect to clinical 
     diagnostic laboratory tests payable under such part in 
     connection with the following:
       (A) Beneficiary information required to be submitted with 
     each claim or order for laboratory tests.
       (B) The medical conditions for which a laboratory test is 
     reasonable and necessary (within the meaning of section 
     1862(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act).
       (C) The appropriate use of procedure codes in billing for a 
     laboratory test, including the unbundling of laboratory 
     services.
       (D) The medical documentation that is required by a 
     medicare contractor at the time a claim is submitted for a 
     laboratory test in accordance with section 1833(e) of the 
     Social Security Act.
       (E) Recordkeeping requirements in addition to any 
     information required to be submitted with a claim, including 
     physicians' obligations regarding such requirements.
       (F) Procedures for filing claims and for providing 
     remittances by electronic media.
       (G) Limitation on frequency of coverage for the same tests 
     performed on the same individual.
       (3) Changes in laboratory policies pending adoption of 
     national policy.--During the period that begins on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and ends on the date the 
     Secretary first implements national policies pursuant to 
     regulations promulgated under this subsection, a carrier 
     under such part may implement changes relating to 
     requirements for the submission of a claim for clinical 
     diagnostic laboratory tests.
       (4) Use of interim policies.--After the date the Secretary 
     first implements such national policies, the Secretary shall 
     permit any carrier to develop and implement interim policies 
     of the type described in paragraph (1), in accordance with 
     guidelines established by the Secretary, in cases in which a 
     uniform national policy has not been established under this 
     subsection and there is a demonstrated need for a policy to 
     respond to aberrant utilization or provision of unnecessary 
     tests. Except as the Secretary specifically permits, no 
     policy shall be implemented under this paragraph for a period 
     of longer than 2 years.
       (5) Interim national policies.--After the date the 
     Secretary first designates regional carriers under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall establish a process under which 
     designated carriers can collectively develop and implement 
     interim national policies of the type described in paragraph 
     (1). No such policy shall be implemented under this paragraph 
     for a period of longer than 2 years.
       (6) Biennial review process.--Not less often than once 
     every 2 years, the Secretary shall solicit and review 
     comments regarding changes in the national policies 
     established under this subsection. As part of such biennial 
     review process, the Secretary shall specifically review and 
     consider whether to incorporate or supersede interim policies 
     developed under paragraph (4) or (5). Based upon such review, 
     the Secretary may provide for appropriate changes in the 
     national policies previously adopted under this subsection.
       (7) Requirement and notice.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that any policies adopted under paragraph (3), (4), or (5) 
     shall apply to all laboratory claims payable under part B of 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and shall provide for 
     advance notice to interested parties and a 45-day period in 
     which such parties may submit comments on the proposed 
     change.
       (c) Inclusion of Laboratory Representative on Carrier 
     Advisory Committees.--The Secretary shall direct that any 
     advisory committee established by a carrier to advise such 
     carrier with respect to coverage and administrative policies 
     under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act shall 
     include an individual to represent the independent clinical 
     laboratories and such other laboratories as the Secretary 
     deems appropriate. The Secretary shall consider 
     recommendations from national and local organizations that 
     represent independent clinical laboratories in such 
     selection.

     SEC. 4555. UPDATES FOR AMBULATORY SURGICAL SERVICES.

       Section 1833(i)(2)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(i)(2)(C)) is amended 
     by inserting at the end the following new sentence: ``In each 
     of the fiscal years 1998 through 2002, the increase under 
     this subparagraph shall be reduced (but not below zero) by 
     2.0 percentage points.''.

     SEC. 4556. REIMBURSEMENT FOR DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1842 (42 U.S.C. 1395u) is amended 
     by inserting after subsection (n) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(o)(1) If a physician's, supplier's, or any other 
     person's bill or request for payment for services includes a 
     charge for a drug or biological for which payment may be made 
     under this part and the drug or biological is not paid on a 
     cost or prospective payment basis as otherwise provided in 
     this part, the amount payable for the drug or biological is 
     equal to 95 percent of the average wholesale price.
       ``(2) If payment for a drug or biological is made to a 
     licensed pharmacy approved to dispense drugs or biologicals 
     under this part, the Secretary may pay a dispensing fee (less 
     the applicable deductible and coinsurance amounts) to the 
     pharmacy.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1833(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395l(a)(1)), as amended by sections 4315(b) and 4531(b)(1), 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and (R)'' and inserting ``(R)''; and
       (2) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, and (S) with respect to drugs and biologicals 
     not paid on a cost or prospective payment basis as otherwise 
     provided in this part (other than items and services 
     described in subparagraph (B)), the amounts paid shall be 80 
     percent of the lesser of the actual charge or the payment 
     amount established in section 1842(o);''.
       (c) Study and Report.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall study the effect on the average wholesale 
     price of drugs and biologicals of the amendments made by 
     subsection (a) and shall report to the Committees on Ways and 
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     Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate the result of such study not later than 
     July 1, 1999.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall apply to drugs and biologicals furnished on or 
     after January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 4557. COVERAGE OF ORAL ANTI-NAUSEA DRUGS UNDER 
                   CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC REGIMEN.

       (a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(s)(2)), as amended by sections 4104 and 4105, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (R); and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (S) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(T) an oral drug (which is approved by the Federal Food 
     and Drug Administration) prescribed for use as an acute anti-
     emetic used as part of an anticancer chemotherapeutic regimen 
     if the drug is administered by a physician (or as prescribed 
     by a physician)--
       ``(i) for use immediately before, at, or within 48 hours 
     after the time of the administration of the anticancer 
     chemotherapeutic agent; and
       ``(ii) as a full replacement for the anti-emetic therapy 
     which would otherwise be administered intravenously.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to items and services furnished on or after 
     January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 4558. RENAL DIALYSIS-RELATED SERVICES.

       (a) Auditing of Cost Reports.--Beginning with cost reports 
     for 1996, the Secretary shall audit cost reports of each 
     renal dialysis provider at least once every 3 years.
       (b) Implementation of Quality Standards.--The Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall develop, by not later than 
     January 1, 1999, and implement, by not later than January 1, 
     2000, a method to measure and report quality of renal 
     dialysis services provided under the medicare program under 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act.

     SEC. 4559. TEMPORARY COVERAGE RESTORATION FOR PORTABLE 
                   ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRANSPORTATION.

       (a) In General.--Effective only for electrocardiogram tests 
     furnished during 1998, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall restore separate payment, under part B of 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act, for the 
     transportation of electrocardiogram equipment (HCPCS code 
     R0076) based upon payment methods in effect for such service 
     as of December 31, 1996.
       (b) Determination.--By not later than July 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make a 
     recommendation to the Committees on Commerce and Ways and 
     Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate as to whether coverage of portable 
     electrocardiogram transportation should be provided under 
     part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act. In making 
     such recommendation, the Secretary shall take into account 
     the study of coverage of portable electrocardiogram 
     transportation conducted by the Comptroller General of the 
     United States and other relevant information, including 
     information submitted by interested parties.

            CHAPTER 6--PART B PREMIUM AND RELATED PROVISIONS

          Subchapter A--Determination of Part B Premium Amount

     SEC. 4571. PART B PREMIUM.

       (a) In General.--Section 1839(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395r(a)(3)) 
     is amended by striking the first 3 sentences and inserting 
     the following: ``The Secretary, during September of each 
     year, shall determine and promulgate a monthly premium rate 
     for the succeeding calendar year that is equal to 50 percent 
     of the monthly actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over, 
     determined according to paragraph (1), for that succeeding 
     calendar year.''.
       (b) Conforming and Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1839.--Section 1839 (42 U.S.C. 1395r) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``(b) and (e)'' and 
     inserting ``(b), (c), and (f)'';
       (B) in the last sentence of subsection (a)(3)--
       (i) by inserting ``rate'' after ``premium'', and
       (ii) by striking ``and the derivation of the dollar amounts 
     specified in this paragraph'';
       (C) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by striking 
     ``or (e)'';
       (D) by striking subsection (e); and
       (E) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (e) and 
     inserting that subsection after subsection (d).
       (2) Section 1844.--Subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) of 
     section 1844(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395w(a)(1)) are each amended 
     by striking ``or 1839(e), as the case may be''.

        Subchapter B--Other Provisions Related to Part B Premium

     SEC. 4581. PROTECTIONS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM FOR 
                   DISABLED WORKERS WHO LOSE BENEFITS UNDER A 
                   GROUP HEALTH PLAN.

       (a) No Premium Penalty for Late Enrollment.--The first 
     sentence of section 1839(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395r(b)) is amended 
     by inserting ``and not pursuant to a special enrollment 
     period under section 1837(i)(4)'' after ``section 1837)''.
       (b) Special Medicare Enrollment Period.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1837(i) (42 U.S.C. 1395p(i)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4)(A) In the case of an individual who is entitled to 
     benefits under part A pursuant to section 226(b) and--
       ``(i) who at the time the individual first satisfies 
     paragraph (1) of section 1836--
       ``(I) is enrolled in a group health plan described in 
     section 1862(b)(1)(A)(v) by reason of the individual's 
     current or former employment or by reason of the current or 
     former employment status of a member of the individual's 
     family, and
       ``(II) has elected not to enroll (or to be deemed enrolled) 
     under this section during the individual's initial enrollment 
     period; and
       ``(ii) whose continuous enrollment under such group health 
     plan is involuntarily terminated at a time when the 
     enrollment under the plan is not by reason of the 
     individual's current employment or by reason of the current 
     employment of a member of the individual's family,
     there shall be a special enrollment period described in 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) The special enrollment period referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) is the 6-month period beginning on the first 
     day of the month which includes the date of the enrollment 
     termination described in subparagraph (A)(ii).''.
       (2) Coverage period.--Section 1838(e) (42 U.S.C. 1395q(e)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or 1837(i)(4)(B)'' after ``1837(i)(3)'' 
     the first place it appears, and
       (B) by inserting ``or specified in section 
     1837(i)(4)(A)(i)'' after ``1837(i)(3)'' the second place it 
     appears.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to involuntary terminations of coverage under a 
     group health plan occurring on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4582. GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES ELIGIBLE TO ELECT TO PAY 
                   PART B PREMIUMS FOR ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

       Section 1839(e)(1) (as amended by section 4571(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(or any appropriate State or local 
     governmental entity specified by the Secretary)'' after 
     ``State'' the first place it appears, and
       (2) by inserting ``(or such entity)'' after ``State'' the 
     second and third place it appears.
            Subtitle G--Provisions Relating to Parts A and B

              CHAPTER 1--HOME HEALTH SERVICES AND BENEFITS

            Subchapter A--Payments For Home Health Services

     SEC. 4601. RECAPTURING 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) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(v)(1)(L)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(iv) In establishing limits under this subparagraph for 
     cost reporting periods beginning after September 30, 1997, 
     the Secretary shall not take into account any changes in the 
     home health market basket, as determined by the Secretary, 
     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 (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)(ii)).

     SEC. 4602. INTERIM 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 moving the indentation of subclauses (I) through 
     (III) 2-ems to the left;
       (2) in subclause (I), by inserting ``of the mean of the 
     labor-related and nonlabor per visit costs for freestanding 
     home health agencies'' before the comma at the end;
       (3) in subclause (II), by striking ``, or'' and inserting 
     ``of such mean,'';
       (4) in subclause (III)--
       (A) by inserting ``and before October 1, 1997,'' after 
     ``July 1, 1987,'', and
       (B) by striking the comma at the end and inserting ``of 
     such mean, or''; and
       (5) by striking the matter following subclause (III) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(IV) October 1, 1997, 105 percent of the median of the 
     labor-related and nonlabor per visit costs for freestanding 
     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 inserting ``, or on 
     or after July 1, 1997, and before October 1, 1997'' after 
     ``July 1, 1996''.
       (c) Additions to Cost Limits.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)) (as amended by section 4601(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(v) For services furnished by home health agencies for 
     cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1997, 
     the Secretary shall provide for an interim system of limits. 
     Payment shall not exceed the costs determined under the 
     preceding provisions of this subparagraph or, if lower, the 
     product of--
       ``(I) an agency-specific per beneficiary annual limitation 
     calculated based 75 percent on 98 percent of the reasonable 
     costs (including nonroutine medical supplies) for the 
     agency's 12-month cost reporting period ending during fiscal 
     year 1994, and based 25 per

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     cent on 98 percent of the standardized regional average of 
     such costs for the agency's census division, as applied to 
     such agency, for cost reporting periods ending during fiscal 
     year 1994, such costs updated by the home health market 
     basket index; and
       ``(II) the agency's unduplicated census count of patients 
     (entitled to benefits under this title) for the cost 
     reporting period subject to the limitation.
       ``(vi) For services furnished by home health agencies for 
     cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1997, 
     the following rules apply:
       ``(I) For new providers and those providers without a 12-
     month cost reporting period ending in fiscal year 1994, the 
     per beneficiary limitation shall be equal to the median of 
     these limits (or the Secretary's best estimates thereof) 
     applied to other home health agencies as determined by the 
     Secretary. A home health agency that has altered its 
     corporate structure or name shall not be considered a new 
     provider for this purpose.
       ``(II) For beneficiaries who use services furnished by more 
     than one home health agency, the per beneficiary limitations 
     shall be prorated among the agencies.
       ``(vii)(I) Not later than January 1, 1998, the Secretary 
     shall establish per visit limits applicable for fiscal year 
     1998, and not later than April 1, 1998, the Secretary shall 
     establish per beneficiary limits under clause (v)(I) for 
     fiscal year 1998.
       ``(II) Not later than August 1 of each year (beginning in 
     1998) the Secretary shall establish the limits applicable 
     under this subparagraph for services furnished during the 
     fiscal year beginning October 1 of the year.''.
       (d) Development of Case Mix System.--The Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall expand research on a 
     prospective payment system for home health agencies under the 
     medicare program that ties prospective payments to a unit of 
     service, including an intensive effort to develop a reliable 
     case mix adjuster that explains a significant amount of the 
     variances in costs.
       (e) Submission of Data for Case Mix System.--Effective for 
     cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1997, 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services may require all 
     home health agencies to submit additional information that 
     the Secretary considers necessary for the development of a 
     reliable case mix system.

     SEC. 4603. PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Title XVIII (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) (as 
     amended by section 4801) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:


             ``prospective payment for home health services

       ``Sec. 1895. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 
     1861(v), the Secretary shall provide, for cost reporting 
     periods beginning on or after October 1, 1999, for payments 
     for home health services in accordance with a prospective 
     payment system established by the Secretary under this 
     section.
       ``(b) System of Prospective Payment for Home Health 
     Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish under this 
     subsection a prospective payment system for payment for all 
     costs of home health services. Under the system under this 
     subsection all services covered and paid on a reasonable cost 
     basis under the medicare home health benefit as of the date 
     of the enactment of this section, including medical supplies, 
     shall be paid for on the basis of a prospective payment 
     amount determined under this subsection and applicable to the 
     services involved. In implementing the system, the Secretary 
     may provide for a transition (of not longer than 4 years) 
     during which a portion of such payment is based on agency-
     specific costs, but only if such transition does not result 
     in aggregate payments under this title that exceed the 
     aggregate payments that would be made if such a transition 
     did not occur.
       ``(2) Unit of payment.--In defining a prospective payment 
     amount under the system under this subsection, the Secretary 
     shall consider an appropriate unit of service and the number, 
     type, and duration of visits provided within that unit, 
     potential changes in the mix of services provided within that 
     unit and their cost, and a general system design that 
     provides for continued access to quality services.
       ``(3) Payment basis.--
       ``(A) Initial basis.--
       ``(i) In general.--Under such system the Secretary shall 
     provide for computation of a standard prospective payment 
     amount (or amounts). Such amount (or amounts) shall initially 
     be based on the most current audited cost report data 
     available to the Secretary and shall be computed in a manner 
     so that the total amounts payable under the system for fiscal 
     year 2000 shall be equal to the total amount that would have 
     been made if the system had not been in effect but if the 
     reduction in limits described in clause (ii) had been in 
     effect. Such amount shall be standardized in a manner that 
     eliminates the effect of variations in relative case mix and 
     wage levels among different home health agencies in a budget 
     neutral manner consistent with the case mix and wage level 
     adjustments provided under paragraph (4)(A). Under the 
     system, the Secretary may recognize regional differences or 
     differences based upon whether or not the services or agency 
     are in an urbanized area.
       ``(ii) Reduction.--The reduction described in this clause 
     is a reduction by 15 percent in the cost limits and per 
     beneficiary limits described in section 1861(v)(1)(L), as 
     those limits are in effect on September 30, 1999.
       ``(B) Annual update.--
       ``(i) In general.--The standard prospective payment amount 
     (or amounts) shall be adjusted for each fiscal year 
     (beginning with fiscal year 2001) in a prospective manner 
     specified by the Secretary by the home health market basket 
     percentage increase applicable to the fiscal year involved.
       ``(ii) 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 mix of goods and services included in home 
     health services in the same manner as the market basket 
     percentage increase under section 1886(b)(3)(B)(iii) is 
     determined and applied to the mix of goods and services 
     comprising inpatient hospital services for the fiscal year.
       ``(C) Adjustment for outliers.--The Secretary shall reduce 
     the standard prospective payment amount (or amounts) under 
     this paragraph applicable to home health services furnished 
     during a period by such proportion as will result in an 
     aggregate reduction in payments for the period equal to the 
     aggregate increase in payments resulting from the application 
     of paragraph (5) (relating to outliers).
       ``(4) Payment computation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The payment amount for a unit of home 
     health services shall be the applicable standard prospective 
     payment amount adjusted as follows:
       ``(i) Case mix adjustment.--The amount shall be adjusted by 
     an appropriate case mix adjustment factor (established under 
     subparagraph (B)).
       ``(ii) Area wage adjustment.--The portion of such amount 
     that the Secretary estimates to be attributable to wages and 
     wage-related costs shall be adjusted for geographic 
     differences in such costs by an area wage adjustment factor 
     (established under subparagraph (C)) for the area in which 
     the services are furnished or such other area as the 
     Secretary may specify.
       ``(B) Establishment of case mix adjustment factors.--The 
     Secretary shall establish appropriate case mix adjustment 
     factors for home health services in a manner that explains a 
     significant amount of the variation in cost among different 
     units of services.
       ``(C) Establishment of area wage adjustment factors.--The 
     Secretary shall establish area wage adjustment factors that 
     reflect the relative level of wages and wage-related costs 
     applicable to the furnishing of home health services in a 
     geographic area compared to the national average applicable 
     level. Such factors may be the factors used by the Secretary 
     for purposes of section 1886(d)(3)(E).
       ``(5) Outliers.--The Secretary may provide for an addition 
     or adjustment to the payment amount otherwise made in the 
     case of outliers because of unusual variations in the type or 
     amount of medically necessary care. The total amount of the 
     additional payments or payment adjustments made under this 
     paragraph with respect to a fiscal year may not exceed 5 
     percent of the total payments projected or estimated to be 
     made based on the prospective payment system under this 
     subsection in that year.
       ``(6) Proration of prospective payment amounts.--If a 
     beneficiary elects to transfer to, or receive services from, 
     another home health agency within the period covered by the 
     prospective payment amount, the payment shall be prorated 
     between the home health agencies involved.
       ``(c) Requirements for Payment Information.--With respect 
     to home health services furnished on or after October 1, 
     1998, no claim for such a service may be paid under this 
     title unless--
       ``(1) the claim has the unique identifier (provided under 
     section 1842(r)) for the physician who prescribed the 
     services or made the certification described in section 
     1814(a)(2) or 1835(a)(2)(A); and
       ``(2) in the case of a service visit described in paragraph 
     (1), (2), (3), or (4) of section 1861(m), the claim contains 
     a code (or codes) specified by the Secretary that identifies 
     the length of time of the service visit, as measured in 15 
     minute increments.
       ``(d) Limitation on Review.--There shall be no 
     administrative or judicial review under section 1869, 1878, 
     or otherwise of--
       ``(1) the establishment of a transition period under 
     subsection (b)(1);
       ``(2) the definition and application of payment units under 
     subsection (b)(2);
       ``(3) the computation of initial standard prospective 
     payment amounts under subsection (b)(3)(A) (including the 
     reduction described in clause (ii) of such subsection);
       ``(4) the establishment of the adjustment for outliers 
     under subsection (b)(3)(C);
       ``(5) the establishment of case mix and area wage 
     adjustments under subsection (b)(4); and
       ``(6) the establishment of any adjustments for outliers 
     under subsection (b)(5).''.
       (b) Elimination of Periodic Interim Payments for Home 
     Health Agencies.--Section 1815(e)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395g(e)(2)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C),
       (2) by striking subparagraph (D), and
       (3) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D).
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Payments under part a.--Section 1814(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395f(b)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
     striking ``and 1886'' and inserting ``1886, and 1895''.

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       (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 (other than a 
     covered osteoporosis drug) (as defined in section 1861(kk)), 
     the amount determined under the prospective payment system 
     under section 1895;'';
       (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 4432(b)(2)) 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 home health services 
     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)) (as amended by section 4432(b)(5)(B)) is amended 
     by striking ``section 1842(b)(6)(E);'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraphs (E) and (F) of section 1842(b)(6);''.
       (C) Exclusions from coverage.--Section 1862(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(a)) (as amended by sections 4319(b), 4432(b), 
     4507(a)(2)(B) and 4541(b)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (19);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (20) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (iii) by inserting after paragraph (20) the following:
       ``(21) 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.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided, the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to cost reporting 
     periods beginning on or after October 1, 1999.
       (e) Contingency.--If the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services for any reason does not establish and implement the 
     prospective payment system for home health services described 
     in section 1895(b) of the Social Security Act (as added by 
     subsection (a)) for cost reporting periods described in 
     subsection (d), for such cost reporting periods the Secretary 
     shall provide for a reduction by 15 percent in the cost 
     limits and per beneficiary limits described in section 
     1861(v)(1)(L) of such Act, as those limits would otherwise be 
     in effect on September 30, 1999.

     SEC. 4604. PAYMENT BASED ON LOCATION WHERE HOME HEALTH 
                   SERVICE IS FURNISHED.

       (a) Conditions of Participation.--Section 1891 (42 U.S.C. 
     1395bbb) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Payment on Basis of Location of Service.--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, as determined by 
     the Secretary.''.
       (b) Wage Adjustment.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(v)(1)(L)(iii)) is amended by striking ``agency is 
     located'' and inserting ``service is furnished''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply to cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 
     1, 1997.

                   Subchapter B--Home Health Benefits

     SEC. 4611. MODIFICATION OF PART A HOME HEALTH BENEFIT FOR 
                   INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED UNDER PART B.

       (a) In General.--Section 1812 (42 U.S.C. 1395d) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``home health 
     services'' and inserting ``for individuals not enrolled in 
     part B, home health services, and for individuals so 
     enrolled, post-institutional home health services furnished 
     during a home health spell of illness for up to 100 visits 
     during such spell of illness''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by adding after and below paragraph 
     (3) the following:

     ``Payment under this part for post-institutional home health 
     services furnished an individual during a home health spell 
     of illness may not be made for such services beginning after 
     such services have been furnished for a total of 100 visits 
     such spell.''.
       (b) Post-Institutional Home Health Services Defined.--
     Section 1861 (42 U.S.C. 1395x), as amended by sections 
     4103(a), 4104(a), 4105(a), 4106(a), and 4454, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

``Post-Institutional Home Health Services; Home Health Spell of Illness

       ``(tt)(1) The term `post-institutional home health 
     services' means home health services furnished to an 
     individual--
       ``(A) after discharge from a hospital or rural primary care 
     hospital in which the individual was an inpatient for not 
     less than 3 consecutive days before such discharge if such 
     home health services were initiated within 14 days after the 
     date of such discharge; or
       ``(B) after discharge from a skilled nursing facility in 
     which the individual was provided post-hospital extended care 
     services if such home health services were initiated within 
     14 days after the date of such discharge.
       ``(2) The term `home health spell of illness' with respect 
     to any individual means a period of consecutive days--
       ``(A) beginning with the first day (not included in a 
     previous home health spell of illness) (i) on which such 
     individual is furnished post-institutional home health 
     services, and (ii) which occurs in a month for which the 
     individual is entitled to benefits under part A, and
       ``(B) ending with the close of the first period of 60 
     consecutive days thereafter on each of which the individual 
     is neither an inpatient of a hospital or rural primary care 
     hospital nor an inpatient of a facility described in section 
     1819(a)(1) or subsection (y)(1) nor provided home health 
     services.''.
       (c) Maintaining Appeal Rights for Home Health Services.--
     Section 1869(b)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1395ff(b)(2)(B)) is amended 
     by inserting ``(or $100 in the case of home health 
     services)'' after ``$500''.
       (d) Maintaining Seamless Administration Through Fiscal 
     Intermediaries.--Section 1842(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(2)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) With respect to the payment of claims for home health 
     services under this part that, but for the amendments made by 
     section 4611 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, would be 
     payable under part A instead of under this part, the 
     Secretary shall continue administration of such claims 
     through fiscal intermediaries under section 1816.''.
       (e) Transition.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of title 
     XVIII of the Social Security Act, the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services shall establish a transition for the aggregate 
     amount of expenditures that are transferred from part A, to 
     part B, of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as a 
     result of the amendments made by this section, during each of 
     the years during the period beginning with 1998 and ending 
     with 2002 according to this subsection. Under the transition 
     for each such year, the Secretary shall effect such transfer, 
     between the trust funds under such parts, as will result in 
     only the proportion (specified in paragraph (2)) of such 
     aggregate expenditures for the year being transferred from 
     such part A to such part B.
       (2) Proportion specified.--The proportion specified in this 
     paragraph for--
       (A) 1998 is \1/6\,
       (B) 1999 is \1/3\,
       (C) 2000 is \1/2\,
       (D) 2001 is \2/3\, and
       (E) 2002 is \5/6\.
       (3) Application in establishing monthly premiums for 1998 
     through 2003.--
       (A) In general.--For purposes only of computing the monthly 
     premium under section 1839 of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395r), the monthly actuarial rate for enrollees age 
     65 and over shall be computed as though any reference in 
     paragraph (1) of this subsection to 2002 were a reference to 
     2003 and as if the following proportions were substituted for 
     the proportions specified in paragraph (2):
       (i) For 1998, \1/7\.
       (ii) For 1999, \2/7\.
       (iii) For 2000, \3/7\.
       (iv) For 2001, \4/7\.
       (v) For 2002, \5/7\.
       (vi) For 2003, \6/7\.
       (B) No impact on government contribution.--Subparagraph (A) 
     does not apply in determining the amount of the Government 
     contribution under section 1844 of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395w).
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 1998. For 
     purpose of applying such amendments, any home health spell of 
     illness that began, but did not end, before such date shall 
     be considered to have begun as of such date.

     SEC. 4612. CLARIFICATION OF PART-TIME OR INTERMITTENT NURSING 
                   CARE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1861(m) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(m)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``For purposes of 
     paragraphs (1) and (4), the term `part-time or intermittent 
     services' means skilled nursing and home health aide services 
     furnished any number of days per week as long as they are 
     furnished (combined) less than 8 hours each day and 28 or 
     fewer hours each week (or, subject to review on a case-by-
     case basis as to the need for care, less than 8 hours each 
     day and 35 or fewer hours per week). For purposes of sections 
     1814(a)(2)(C) and 1835(a)(2)(A), `intermittent' means skilled 
     nursing care that is either provided or needed on fewer

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     than 7 days each week, or less than 8 hours of each day for 
     periods of 21 days or less (with extensions in exceptional 
     circumstances when the need for additional care is finite and 
     predictable).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies to services furnished on or after October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 4613. STUDY ON DEFINITION OF HOMEBOUND.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall conduct a study of the criteria that should be applied, 
     and the method of applying such criteria, in the 
     determination of whether an individual is homebound for 
     purposes of qualifying for receipt of benefits for home 
     health services under the medicare program. Such criteria 
     shall include the extent and circumstances under which a 
     person may be absent from the home but nonetheless qualify.
       (b) Report.--Not later than October 1, 1998, the Secretary 
     shall submit a report to Congress on the study conducted 
     under subsection (a). The report shall include specific 
     recommendations on such criteria and methods.

     SEC. 4614. NORMATIVE STANDARDS FOR HOME HEALTH CLAIMS 
                   DENIALS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1862(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(1)) 
     (as amended by section 4104(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (G),
       (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraph 
     (H) and inserting ``, and'', and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(I) the frequency and duration of home health services 
     which are in excess of normative guidelines that the 
     Secretary shall establish by regulation;''.
       (b) Notification.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services may establish a process for notifying a physician in 
     cases in which the number of home health visits, furnished 
     under title XVIII of the Social Security Act pursuant to a 
     prescription or certification of the physician, significantly 
     exceeds such threshold (or thresholds) as the Secretary 
     specifies. The Secretary may adjust such threshold to reflect 
     demonstrated differences in the need for home health services 
     among different beneficiaries.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply to services furnished on or after October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 4615. NO HOME HEALTH BENEFITS BASED SOLELY ON DRAWING 
                   BLOOD.

       (a) In General.--Sections 1814(a)(2)(C) and 1835(a)(2)(A) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(2)(C), 1395n(a)(2)(A)) are each amended 
     by inserting ``(other than solely venipuncture for the 
     purpose of obtaining a blood sample)'' after ``skilled 
     nursing care''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     apply to home health services furnished after the 6-month 
     period beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4616. REPORTS TO CONGRESS REGARDING HOME HEALTH COST 
                   CONTAINMENT.

       (a) Estimate.--Not later than October 1, 1997, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the 
     Committees on Commerce and Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a 
     report that includes an estimate of the outlays that will be 
     made under parts A and B of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act for the provision of home health services during 
     each of fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (b) Annual Report.--Not later than the end of each of years 
     1999 through 2002, the Secretary shall submit to such 
     Committees a report that compares the actual outlays under 
     such parts for such services during the fiscal year ending in 
     the year, to the outlays estimated under subsection (a) for 
     such fiscal year. If the Secretary finds that such actual 
     outlays were greater than such estimated outlays for the 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall include in the report 
     recommendations regarding beneficiary copayments for home 
     health services provided under the medicare program or such 
     other methods as will reduce the growth in outlays for home 
     health services under the medicare program.

                 CHAPTER 2--GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION

                Subchapter A--Indirect Medical Education

     SEC. 4621. INDIRECT GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENTS.

       (a) Multiyear Transition Regarding Percentages.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(5)(B)(ii)) is 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' equals .405. For discharges occurring--
       ``(I) on or after October 1, 1988, and before October 1, 
     1997, `c' is equal to 1.89;
       ``(II) during fiscal year 1998, `c' is equal to 1.72;
       ``(III) during fiscal year 1999, `c' is equal to 1.6;
       ``(IV) during fiscal year 2000, `c' is equal to 1.47; and
       ``(V) on or after October 1, 2000, `c' is equal to 1.35.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment relating to determination of 
     standardized amount.--Section 1886(d)(2)(C)(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(2)(C)(i)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``except that the Secretary shall not take into 
     account any reduction in the amount of additional payments 
     under paragraph (5)(B)(ii) resulting from the amendment made 
     by section 4621(a)(1) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997,''.
       (b) Limitation on Number of Residents for Certain Fiscal 
     Years.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(5)(B)) is amended by adding after clause (iv) the 
     following:
       ``(v) In determining the adjustment with respect to a 
     hospital for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 
     1997, the total number of full-time equivalent interns and 
     residents in the fields of allopathic and osteopathic 
     medicine in either a hospital or nonhospital setting may not 
     exceed the number of such full-time equivalent interns and 
     residents in the hospital with respect to the hospital's most 
     recent cost reporting period ending on or before December 31, 
     1996.
       ``(vi) For purposes of clause (ii)--
       ``(I) `r' may not exceed the ratio of the number of interns 
     and residents, subject to the limit under clause (v), with 
     respect to the hospital for its most recent cost reporting 
     period to the hospital's available beds (as defined by the 
     Secretary) during that cost reporting period, and
       ``(II) for the hospital's cost reporting periods beginning 
     on or after October 1, 1997, subject to the limits described 
     in clauses (iv) and (v), the total number of full-time 
     equivalent residents for payment purposes shall equal the 
     average of the actual full-time equivalent resident count for 
     the cost reporting period and the preceding two cost 
     reporting periods.

     In the case of the first cost reporting period beginning on 
     or after October 1, 1997, subclause (II) shall be applied by 
     using the average for such period and the preceding cost 
     reporting period.
       ``(vii) If any cost reporting period beginning on or after 
     October 1, 1997, is not equal to twelve months, the Secretary 
     shall make appropriate modifications to ensure that the 
     average full-time equivalent residency count pursuant to 
     subclause (II) of clause (vi) is based on the equivalent of 
     full twelve-month cost reporting periods.
       ``(viii) Rules similar to the rules of subsection (h)(4)(H) 
     shall apply for purposes of clauses (v) and (vi).''.
       (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 to read as follows:
       ``(iv) Effective for discharges occurring on or after 
     October 1, 1997, all the time spent by an intern or resident 
     in patient care activities under an approved medical 
     residency training program at an entity in a nonhospital 
     setting shall be counted towards the determination of full-
     time equivalency if the hospital incurs all, or substantially 
     all, of the costs for the training program in that 
     setting.''.

     SEC. 4622. PAYMENT TO HOSPITALS OF INDIRECT MEDICAL EDUCATION 
                   COSTS FOR MEDICARE+CHOICE ENROLLEES.

       Section 1886(d) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(11) Additional payments for managed care enrollees.--
       ``(A) In general.--For portions of cost reporting periods 
     occurring on or after January 1, 1998, the Secretary shall 
     provide for an additional payment amount for each applicable 
     discharge of any subsection (d) hospital that has an approved 
     medical residency training program.
       ``(B) Applicable discharge.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `applicable discharge' means the 
     discharge of any individual who is enrolled under a risk-
     sharing contract with an eligible organization under section 
     1876 and who is entitled to benefits under part A or any 
     individual who is enrolled with a Medicare+Choice 
     organization under part C.
       ``(C) Determination of amount.--The amount of the payment 
     under this paragraph with respect to any applicable discharge 
     shall be equal to the applicable percentage (as defined in 
     subsection (h)(3)(D)(ii)) of the estimated average per 
     discharge amount that would otherwise have been paid under 
     paragraph (5)(B) if the individuals had not been enrolled as 
     described in subparagraph (B).
       ``(D) Special rule for hospitals under reimbursement 
     system.--The Secretary shall establish rules for the 
     application of this paragraph to a hospital reimbursed under 
     a reimbursement system authorized under section 1814(b)(3) in 
     the same manner as it would apply to the hospital if it were 
     not reimbursed under such section.''.

            Subchapter B--Direct Graduate Medical Education

     SEC. 4623. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF RESIDENTS AND ROLLING 
                   AVERAGE FTE COUNT.

       Section 1886(h)(4) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)) is amended by 
     adding after subparagraph (E) the following:
       ``(F) Limitation on number of residents in allopathic and 
     osteopathic medicine.--Such rules shall provide that for 
     purposes of a cost reporting period beginning on or after 
     October 1, 1997, the total number of full-time equivalent 
     residents before application of weighting factors (as 
     determined under this paragraph) with respect to a hospital's 
     approved medical residency training program in the fields of 
     allopathic medicine and osteopathic medicine may not exceed 
     the number of such full-time equivalent residents for the 
     hospital's most recent cost reporting period ending on or 
     before December 31, 1996.

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       ``(G) Counting interns and residents for fy 1998 and 
     subsequent years.--
       ``(i) In general.--For cost reporting periods beginning 
     during fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1997, 
     subject to the limit described in subparagraph (F), the total 
     number of full-time equivalent residents for determining a 
     hospital's graduate medical education payment shall equal the 
     average of the actual full-time equivalent resident counts 
     for the cost reporting period and the preceding two cost 
     reporting periods.
       ``(ii) Adjustment for short periods.--If any cost reporting 
     period beginning on or after October 1, 1997, is not equal to 
     twelve months, the Secretary shall make appropriate 
     modifications to ensure that the average full-time equivalent 
     resident counts pursuant to clause (i) are based on the 
     equivalent of full twelve-month cost reporting periods.
       ``(iii) Transition rule for 1998.--In the case of a 
     hospital's first cost reporting period beginning on or after 
     October 1, 1997, clause (i) shall be applied by using the 
     average for such period and the preceding cost reporting 
     period.
       ``(H) Special rules for application of subparagraphs (f) 
     and (g).--
       ``(i) New facilities.--The Secretary shall, consistent with 
     the principles of subparagraphs (F) and (G), prescribe rules 
     for the application of such subparagraphs in the case of 
     medical residency training programs established on or after 
     January 1, 1995. In promulgating such rules for purposes of 
     subparagraph (F), the Secretary shall give special 
     consideration to facilities that meet the needs of 
     underserved rural areas.
       ``(ii) Aggregation.--The Secretary may prescribe rules 
     which allow institutions which are members of the same 
     affiliated group (as defined by the Secretary) to elect to 
     apply the limitation of subparagraph (F) on an aggregate 
     basis.
       ``(iii) Data collection.--The Secretary may require any 
     entity that operates a medical residency training program and 
     to which subparagraphs (F) and (G) apply to submit to the 
     Secretary such additional information as the Secretary 
     considers necessary to carry out such subparagraphs.''

     SEC. 4624. PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS FOR DIRECT COSTS OF GRADUATE 
                   MEDICAL EDUCATION OF MEDICARE+CHOICE ENROLLEES.

       Section 1886(h)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(3)) is amended by 
     adding after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) Payment for managed care enrollees.--
       ``(i) In general.--For portions of cost reporting periods 
     occurring on or after January 1, 1998, the Secretary shall 
     provide for an additional payment amount under this 
     subsection for services furnished to individuals who are 
     enrolled under a risk-sharing contract with an eligible 
     organization under section 1876 and who are entitled to part 
     A or with a Medicare+Choice organization under part C. The 
     amount of such a payment shall equal the applicable 
     percentage of the product of--

       ``(I) the aggregate approved amount (as defined in 
     subparagraph (B)) for that period; and
       ``(II) the fraction of the total number of inpatient-bed 
     days (as established by the Secretary) during the period 
     which are attributable to such enrolled individuals.

       ``(ii) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of clause (i), 
     the applicable percentage is--

       ``(I) 20 percent in 1998,
       ``(II) 40 percent in 1999,
       ``(III) 60 percent in 2000,
       ``(IV) 80 percent in 2001, and
       ``(V) 100 percent in 2002 and subsequent years.

       ``(iii) Special rule for hospitals under reimbursement 
     system.--The Secretary shall establish rules for the 
     application of this subparagraph to a hospital reimbursed 
     under a reimbursement system authorized under section 
     1814(b)(3) in the same manner as it would apply to the 
     hospital if it were not reimbursed under such section.''.

     SEC. 4625. PERMITTING PAYMENT TO NONHOSPITAL PROVIDERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1886 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww), as 
     amended by section 4421(a), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(k) Payment to Nonhospital Providers.--
       ``(1) In general.--For cost reporting periods beginning on 
     or after October 1, 1997, the Secretary may establish rules 
     for payment to qualified nonhospital providers for their 
     direct costs of medical education, if those costs are 
     incurred in the operation of an approved medical residency 
     training program described in subsection (h). Such rules 
     shall specify the amounts, form, and manner in which such 
     payments will be made and the portion of such payments that 
     will be made from each of the trust funds under this title.
       ``(2) Qualified nonhospital providers.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `qualified nonhospital providers' 
     means--
       ``(A) a Federally qualified health center, as defined in 
     section 1861(aa)(4);
       ``(B) a rural health clinic, as defined in section 
     1861(aa)(2);
       ``(C) Medicare+Choice organizations; and
       ``(D) such other providers (other than hospitals) as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate.''.
       (b) Prohibition on Double Payments.--Section 1886(h)(3)(B) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(3)(B)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
     ``The Secretary shall reduce the aggregate approved amount to 
     the extent payment is made under subsection (k) for residents 
     included in the hospital's count of full-time equivalent 
     residents.''.

     SEC. 4626. INCENTIVE PAYMENTS UNDER PLANS FOR VOLUNTARY 
                   REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF RESIDENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1886(h) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Incentive payment under plans for voluntary reduction 
     in number of residents.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a voluntary residency 
     reduction plan for which an application is approved under 
     subparagraph (B), subject to subparagraph (F), each hospital 
     which is part of the qualifying entity submitting the plan 
     shall be paid an applicable hold harmless percentage (as 
     specified in subparagraph (E)) of the sum of--
       ``(i) the amount (if any) by which--

       ``(I) the amount of payment which would have been made 
     under this subsection if there had been a 5-percent reduction 
     in the number of full-time equivalent residents in the 
     approved medical education training programs of the hospital 
     as of June 30, 1997, exceeds
       ``(II) the amount of payment which is made under this 
     subsection, taking into account the reduction in such number 
     effected under the reduction plan; and

       ``(ii) the amount of the reduction in payment under 
     subsection (d)(5)(B) for the hospital that is attributable to 
     the reduction in number of residents effected under the plan 
     below 95 percent of the number of full-time equivalent 
     residents in such programs of the hospital as of June 30, 
     1997.

     The determination of the amounts under clauses (i) and (ii) 
     for any year shall be made on the basis of the provisions of 
     this title in effect on the application deadline date for the 
     first calendar year to which the reduction plan applies.
       ``(B) Approval of plan applications.--The Secretary may not 
     approve the application of an qualifying entity unless--
       ``(i) the application is submitted in a form and manner 
     specified by the Secretary and by not later than November 1, 
     1999,
       ``(ii) the application provides for the operation of a plan 
     for the reduction in the number of full-time equivalent 
     residents in the approved medical residency training programs 
     of the entity consistent with the requirements of 
     subparagraph (D);
       ``(iii) the entity elects in the application the period of 
     residency training years (not greater than 5) over which the 
     reduction will occur;
       ``(iv) the entity will not reduce the proportion of its 
     residents in primary care (to the total number of residents) 
     below such proportion as in effect as of the applicable time 
     described in subparagraph (D)(v); and
       ``(v) the Secretary determines that the application and the 
     entity and such plan meet such other requirements as the 
     Secretary specifies in regulations.
       ``(C) Qualifying entity.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     any of the following may be a qualifying entity:
       ``(i) Individual hospitals operating one or more approved 
     medical residency training programs.
       ``(ii) Two or more hospitals that operate such programs and 
     apply for treatment under this paragraph as a single 
     qualifying entity.
       ``(iii) A qualifying consortium (as described in section 
     4628 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997).
       ``(D) Residency reduction requirements.--
       ``(i) Individual hospital applicants.--In the case of a 
     qualifying entity described in subparagraph (C)(i), the 
     number of full-time equivalent residents in all the approved 
     medical residency training programs operated by or through 
     the entity shall be reduced as follows:

       ``(I) If the base number of residents exceeds 750 
     residents, by a number equal to at least 20 percent of such 
     base number.
       ``(II) Subject to subclause (IV), if the base number of 
     residents exceeds 600 but is less than 750 residents, by 150 
     residents.
       ``(III) Subject to subclause (IV), if the base number of 
     residents does not exceed 600 residents, by a number equal to 
     at least 25 percent of such base number.
       ``(IV) In the case of a qualifying entity which is 
     described in clause (v) and which elects treatment under this 
     subclause, by a number equal to at least 20 percent of the 
     base number.

       ``(ii) Joint applicants.--In the case of a qualifying 
     entity described in subparagraph (C)(ii), the number of full-
     time equivalent residents in the aggregate for all the 
     approved medical residency training programs operated by or 
     through the entity shall be reduced as follows:

       ``(I) Subject to subclause (II), by a number equal to at 
     least 25 percent of the base number.
       ``(II) In the case of such a qualifying entity which is 
     described in clause (v) and which elects treatment under this 
     subclause, by a number equal to at least 20 percent of the 
     base number.

       ``(iii) Consortia.--In the case of a qualifying entity 
     described in subparagraph (C)(iii), the number of full-time 
     equivalent residents in the aggregate for all the approved 
     medical residency training programs operated by or through 
     the entity shall be reduced by a number equal to at least 20 
     percent of the base number.
       ``(iv) Manner of reduction.--The reductions specified under 
     the preceding provisions of this subparagraph for a 
     qualifying entity shall be below the base number of

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     residents for that entity and shall be fully effective not 
     later than the 5th residency training year in which the 
     application under subparagraph (B) is effective.
       ``(v) Entities providing assurance of increase in primary 
     care residents.--An entity is described in this clause if--

       ``(I) the base number of residents for the entity is less 
     than 750 or the entity is described in subparagraph (C)(ii); 
     and
       ``(II) the entity represents in its application under 
     subparagraph (B) that it will increase the number of full-
     time equivalent residents in primary care by at least 20 
     percent (from such number included in the base number of 
     residents) by not later than the 5th residency training year 
     in which the application under subparagraph (B) is effective.

     If a qualifying entity fails to comply with the 
     representation described in subclause (II) by the end of such 
     5th residency training year, the entity shall be subject to 
     repayment of all amounts paid under this paragraph, in 
     accordance with procedures established to carry out 
     subparagraph (F).
       ``(vi) Base number of residents defined.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the term `base number of residents' means, 
     with respect to a qualifying entity (or its participating 
     hospitals) operating approved medical residency training 
     programs, the number of full-time equivalent residents in 
     such programs (before application of weighting factors) of 
     the entity as of the most recent residency training year 
     ending before June 30, 1997, or, if less, for any subsequent 
     residency training year that ends before the date the entity 
     makes application under this paragraph.
       ``(E) Applicable hold harmless percentage.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the `applicable hold harmless percentage' 
     for the--
       ``(i) first and second residency training years in which 
     the reduction plan is in effect, 100 percent,
       ``(ii) third such year, 75 percent,
       ``(iii) fourth such year, 50 percent, and
       ``(iv) fifth such year, 25 percent.
       ``(F) Penalty for noncompliance.--
       ``(i) In general.--No payment may be made under this 
     paragraph to a hospital for a residency training year if the 
     hospital has failed to reduce the number of full-time 
     equivalent residents (in the manner required under 
     subparagraph (D)) to the number agreed to by the Secretary 
     and the qualifying entity in approving the application under 
     this paragraph with respect to such year.
       ``(ii) Increase in number of residents in subsequent 
     years.--If payments are made under this paragraph to a 
     hospital, and if the hospital increases the number of full-
     time equivalent residents above the number of such residents 
     permitted under the reduction plan as of the completion of 
     the plan, then, as specified by the Secretary, the entity is 
     liable for repayment to the Secretary of the total amounts 
     paid under this paragraph to the entity.
       ``(G) Treatment of rotating residents.--In applying this 
     paragraph, the Secretary shall establish rules regarding the 
     counting of residents who are assigned to institutions the 
     medical residency training programs in which are not covered 
     under approved applications under this paragraph.''.
       (b) Relation to Demonstration Projects and Authority.--
       (1) Section 1886(h)(6) of the Social Security Act, added by 
     subsection (a), other than subparagraph (F)(ii) thereof, 
     shall not apply to any residency training program with 
     respect to which a demonstration project described in 
     paragraph (3) has been approved by the Health Care Financing 
     Administration as of May 27, 1997.
       (2) Effective May 27, 1997, the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services is not authorized to approve any demonstration 
     project described in paragraph (3) for any residency training 
     year beginning before July 1, 2006.
       (3) A demonstration project described in this paragraph is 
     a project that primarily provides for additional payments 
     under title XVIII of the Social Security Act in connection 
     with a reduction in the number of residents in a medical 
     residency training program.
       (c) 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 first promulgate 
     regulations that take effect on an interim basis, after 
     notice and pending opportunity for public comment, by not 
     later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 4627. MEDICARE SPECIAL REIMBURSEMENT RULE FOR PRIMARY 
                   CARE COMBINED RESIDENCY PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1886(h)(5)(G) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(5)(G)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``and (iii)'' and inserting 
     ``, (iii), and (iv)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) Special rule for certain primary care combined 
     residency programs.--(I) In the case of a resident enrolled 
     in a combined medical residency training program in which all 
     of the individual programs (that are combined) are for 
     training a primary care resident (as defined in subparagraph 
     (H)), the period of board eligibility shall be the minimum 
     number of years of formal training required to satisfy the 
     requirements for initial board eligibility in the longest of 
     the individual programs plus one additional year.
       ``(II) A resident enrolled in a combined medical residency 
     training program that includes an obstetrics and gynecology 
     program shall qualify for the period of board eligibility 
     under subclause (I) if the other programs such resident 
     combines with such obstetrics and gynecology program are for 
     training a primary care resident.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     apply to combined medical residency training programs in 
     effect for residency years beginning on or after July 1, 
     1997.

     SEC. 4628. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON USE OF CONSORTIA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall 
     establish a demonstration project under which, instead of 
     making payments to teaching hospitals pursuant to section 
     1886(h) of the Social Security Act, the Secretary shall make 
     payments under this section to each consortium that meets the 
     requirements of subsection (b) and that applies to be 
     included under the project.
       (b) Qualifying Consortia.--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 with one 
     or more approved medical residency training programs and one 
     or more of the following entities:
       (A) A school of allopathic medicine or osteopathic 
     medicine.
       (B) Another teaching hospital, which may be a children's 
     hospital.
       (C) A Federally qualified health center.
       (D) A medical group practice.
       (E) A managed care entity.
       (F) An entity furnishing outpatient services.
       (G) Such other entity as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate.
       (2) The members of the consortium have agreed to 
     participate in the programs of graduate medical education 
     that are operated by the entities in the consortium.
       (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) Amount and Source of Payment.--The total of payments to 
     a qualifying consortium for a fiscal year pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall not exceed the amount that would have 
     been paid under section 1886 (h) or (k) of the Social 
     Security Act for the teaching hospital (or hospitals) in the 
     consortium. Such payments shall be made in such proportion 
     from each of the trust funds established under title XVIII of 
     such Act as the Secretary specifies.

     SEC. 4629. RECOMMENDATIONS ON LONG-TERM POLICIES REGARDING 
                   TEACHING HOSPITALS AND GRADUATE MEDICAL 
                   EDUCATION.

       (a) In General.--The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission 
     (established under section 1805 of the Social Security Act 
     and in this section referred to as the ``Commission'') shall 
     examine and develop recommendations on whether and to what 
     extent medicare payment policies and other Federal policies 
     regarding teaching hospitals and graduate medical education 
     should be changed. Such recommendations shall include 
     recommendations regarding each of the following:
       (1) Possible methodologies for making payments for graduate 
     medical education and the selection of entities to receive 
     such payments. Matters considered under this paragraph shall 
     include--
       (A) issues regarding children's hospitals and approved 
     medical residency training programs in pediatrics, and
       (B) whether and to what extent payments are being made (or 
     should be made) for training in the nursing and other allied 
     health professions.
       (2) Federal policies regarding international medical 
     graduates.
       (3) The dependence of schools of medicine on service-
     generated income.
       (4) Whether and to what extent the needs of the United 
     States regarding the supply of physicians, in the aggregate 
     and in different specialties, will change during the 10-year 
     period beginning on October 1, 1997, and whether and to what 
     extent any such changes will have significant financial 
     effects on teaching hospitals.
       (5) Methods for promoting an appropriate number, mix, and 
     geographical distribution of health professionals.
       (b) Consultation.--In conducting the study under subsection 
     (a), the Commission shall consult with the Council on 
     Graduate Medical Education and individuals with expertise in 
     the area of graduate medical education, including--
       (1) deans from allopathic and osteopathic schools of 
     medicine;
       (2) chief executive officers (or equivalent administrative 
     heads) from academic health centers, integrated health care 
     systems, approved medical residency training programs, and 
     teaching hospitals that sponsor approved medical residency 
     training programs;
       (3) chairs of departments or divisions from allopathic and 
     osteopathic schools of medicine, schools of dentistry, and 
     approved medical residency training programs in oral surgery;
       (4) individuals with leadership experience from 
     representative fields of non-physician health professionals;
       (5) individuals with substantial experience in the study of 
     issues regarding the composi

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     tion of the health care workforce of the United States; and
       (6) individuals with expertise in health care payment 
     policies.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
     Congress a report providing its recommendations under this 
     section and the reasons and justifications for such 
     recommendations.

     SEC. 4630. STUDY OF HOSPITAL OVERHEAD AND SUPERVISORY 
                   PHYSICIAN COMPONENTS OF DIRECT MEDICAL 
                   EDUCATION COSTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall conduct a study with respect to--
       (1) variations among hospitals in the hospital overhead and 
     supervisory physician components of their direct medical 
     education costs taken into account under section 1886(h) of 
     the Social Security Act, and
       (2) the reasons for such variations.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report the results 
     of the study conducted under subsection (a) to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress, including recommendations 
     for legislation reducing variations described in subsection 
     (a) that the Secretary finds inappropriate.

       CHAPTER 3--PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER

     SEC. 4631. PERMANENT EXTENSION AND REVISION OF CERTAIN 
                   SECONDARY PAYER PROVISIONS.

       (a) 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)''.
       (b) 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 enactment of the Balanced Budget 
     Act of 1997''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Effective for 
     items and services furnished on or after the date of 
     enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, (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.''.
       (c) IRS-SSA-HCFA Data Match.--
       (1) Social security act.--Section 1862(b)(5)(C) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(b)(5)(C)) is amended by striking clause (iii).
       (2) Internal revenue code.--Section 6103(l)(12) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (F).

     SEC. 4632. CLARIFICATION OF TIME AND FILING LIMITATIONS.

       (a) 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.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply to items and services furnished on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4633. PERMITTING RECOVERY AGAINST THIRD PARTY 
                   ADMINISTRATORS.

       (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 and is not employed by or under contract 
     with the employer or group health plan at the time the action 
     for recovery is initiated by the United States or for whom it 
     provides administrative services due to the insolvency or 
     bankruptcy of the employer or plan.''.
       (b) Clarification of Beneficiary Liability.--Section 
     1862(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Limitation on beneficiary liability.--An individual 
     who is entitled to benefits under this title and is furnished 
     an item or service for which such benefits are incorrectly 
     paid is not liable for repayment of such benefits under this 
     paragraph unless payment of such benefits was made to the 
     individual.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply to items and services furnished on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

                      CHAPTER 4--OTHER PROVISIONS

     SEC. 4641. PLACEMENT OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVE IN MEDICAL RECORD.

       (a) In General.--Section 1866(f)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395cc(f)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``in the individual's 
     medical record'' and inserting ``in a prominent part of the 
     individual's current medical record''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to provider agreements entered into, renewed, or 
     extended on or after such date (not later than 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act) as the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services specifies.

     SEC. 4642. INCREASED CERTIFICATION PERIOD FOR CERTAIN ORGAN 
                   PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATIONS.

       Section 1138(b)(1)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 1320b-8(b)(1)(A)(ii)) 
     is amended by striking ``two years'' and inserting ``2 years 
     (4 years if the Secretary determines appropriate for an 
     organization on the basis of its past practices)''.

     SEC. 4643. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ACTUARY IN THE HEALTH CARE 
                   FINANCING ADMINISTRATION.

       Section 1117 (42 U.S.C. 1317) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by inserting ``and chief actuary'' 
     after ``the administrator'';
       (2) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Administrator''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b)(1) There is established in the Health Care Financing 
     Administration the position of Chief Actuary. The Chief 
     Actuary shall be appointed by, and in direct line of 
     authority to, the Administrator of such Administration. The 
     Chief Actuary shall be appointed from among individuals who 
     have demonstrated, by their education and experience, 
     superior expertise in the actuarial sciences. The Chief 
     Actuary shall exercise such duties as are appropriate for the 
     office of the Chief Actuary and in accordance with 
     professional standards of actuarial independence. The Chief 
     Actuary may be removed only for cause.
       ``(2) The Chief Actuary shall be compensated at the highest 
     rate of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service under 
     section 5382(b) of title 5, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 4644. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO COMPLY WITH CONGRESSIONAL 
                   REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING.

       (a) DRG Prospective Payment Rate Methodology.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(6) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(6)) is amended by striking ``September 1'' and 
     inserting ``August 1''.
       (2) Transition rule for fiscal year 1998.--With respect to 
     the publication in the Federal Register of the DRG 
     prospective payment rate methodology under such section for 
     fiscal year 1998, the term ``60 days'' in section 
     801(a)(3)(A) and section 802(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is deemed to be a reference to ``30 days''.
       (b) Hospital Payment Updates.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(e) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(e) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (5)(A) by striking ``May 1'' and inserting 
     ``April 1''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5)(B) by striking ``September 1'' and 
     inserting ``August 1''.
       (2) Transition rule for fiscal year 1998.--With respect to 
     the publication in the Federal Register of the appropriate 
     change factor for inpatient hospital services for discharges 
     in fiscal year 1998 under section 1886(e)(5)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(e)(5)(B)), the term ``60 days'' in section 
     801(a)(3)(A) and section 802(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is deemed to be a reference to ``30 days''.
       (c) Applications for Geographic Reclassification.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(10)(C) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(10)(C)) is amended in clause (ii), by striking 
     ``the first day of the preceding fiscal year.'' and inserting 
     ``the first day of the 13-month period ending on September 30 
     of the preceding fiscal year.''
       (2) Special rule for applications received in fiscal year 
     1997.--In the case of an application for a change in 
     geographic classification under such section for fiscal year 
     1999, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     shorten the deadlines under such section so as to permit 
     completion of a final decision by the Secretary by June 15, 
     1998.
       (d) Physician Fee Schedule.--Section 1848(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395w-4(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``Before January 1 of 
     each year beginning with 1992'' and inserting ``Before 
     November 1 of the preceding year, for each year beginning 
     with 1998''.
                          Subtitle H--Medicaid

                        CHAPTER 1--MANAGED CARE

     SEC. 4701. STATE OPTION OF USING MANAGED CARE; CHANGE IN 
                   TERMINOLOGY.

       (a) Use of Managed Care Generally.--Title XIX is amended by 
     redesignating section 1932 as section 1933 and by inserting 
     after section 1931 the following new section:


                 ``provisions relating to managed care

       ``Sec. 1932. (a) State Option To Use Managed Care.--
       ``(1) Use of medicaid managed care organizations and 
     primary care case managers.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to the succeeding provisions of 
     this section, and notwithstanding paragraph (1), (10)(B), or 
     (23)(A) of section 1902(a), a State--
       ``(i) may require an individual who is eligible for medical 
     assistance under the State

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     plan under this title to enroll with a managed care entity as 
     a condition of receiving such assistance (and, with respect 
     to assistance furnished by or under arrangements with such 
     entity, to receive such assistance through the entity), if--

       ``(I) the entity and the contract with the State meet the 
     applicable requirements of this section and section 1903(m) 
     or section 1905(t), and
       ``(II) the requirements described in the succeeding 
     paragraphs of this subsection are met; and

       ``(ii) may restrict the number of provider agreements with 
     managed care entities under the State plan if such 
     restriction does not substantially impair access to services.
       ``(B) Definition of managed care entity.--In this section, 
     the term `managed care entity' means--
       ``(i) a medicaid managed care organization, as defined in 
     section 1903(m)(1)(A), that provides or arranges for services 
     for enrollees under a contract pursuant to section 1903(m); 
     and
       ``(ii) a primary care case manager, as defined in section 
     1905(t)(2).
       ``(2) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Exemption of certain children with special needs.--A 
     State may not require under paragraph (1) the enrollment in a 
     managed care entity of an individual under 19 years of age 
     who--
       ``(i) is eligible for supplemental security income under 
     title XVI;
       ``(ii) is described in section 501(a)(1)(D);
       ``(iii) is described in section 1902(e)(3);
       ``(iv) is receiving foster care or adoption assistance 
     under part E of title IV; or
       ``(v) is in foster care or otherwise in an out-of-home 
     placement.
       ``(B) Exemption of medicare beneficiaries.--A State may not 
     require under paragraph (1) the enrollment in a managed care 
     entity of an individual who is a qualified medicare 
     beneficiary (as defined in section 1905(p)(1)) or an 
     individual otherwise eligible for benefits under title XVIII.
       ``(C) Indian enrollment.--A State may not require under 
     paragraph (1) the enrollment in a managed care entity of an 
     individual who is an Indian (as defined in section 4(c) of 
     the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 1976 (25 U.S.C. 
     1603(c)) unless the entity is one of the following (and only 
     if such entity is participating under the plan):
       ``(i) The Indian Health Service.
       ``(ii) An Indian health program operated by an Indian tribe 
     or tribal organization pursuant to a contract, grant, 
     cooperative agreement, or compact with the Indian Health 
     Service pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act (25 
     U.S.C. 450 et seq.).
       ``(iii) An urban Indian health program operated by an urban 
     Indian organization pursuant to a grant or contract with the 
     Indian Health Service pursuant to title V of the Indian 
     Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
       ``(3) Choice of coverage.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State must permit an individual to 
     choose a managed care entity from not less than two such 
     entities that meet the applicable requirements of this 
     section, and of section 1903(m) or section 1905(t).
       ``(B) State option.--At the option of the State, a State 
     shall be considered to meet the requirements of subparagraph 
     (A) in the case of an individual residing in a rural area, if 
     the State requires the individual to enroll with a managed 
     care entity if such entity--
       ``(i) permits the individual to receive such assistance 
     through not less than two physicians or case managers (to the 
     extent that at least two physicians or case managers are 
     available to provide such assistance in the area), and
       (ii) permits the individual to obtain such assistance from 
     any other provider in appropriate circumstances (as 
     established by the State under regulations of the Secretary).
       ``(C) Treatment of certain county-operated health insuring 
     organizations.--A State shall be considered to meet the 
     requirement of subparagraph (A) if--
       ``(i) the managed care entity in which the individual is 
     enrolled is a health-insuring organization which--

       ``(I) first became operational prior to January 1, 1986, or
       ``(II) is described in section 9517(c)(3) of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (as added by section 
     4734(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990), 
     and

       ``(ii) the individual is given a choice between at least 
     two providers within such entity.
       ``(4) Process for enrollment and termination and change of 
     enrollment.--As conditions under paragraph (1)(A)--
       ``(A) In general.--The State, enrollment broker (if any), 
     and managed care entity shall permit an individual eligible 
     for medical assistance under the State plan under this title 
     who is enrolled with the entity under this title to terminate 
     (or change) such enrollment--
       ``(i) for cause at any time (consistent with section 
     1903(m)(2)(A)(vi)), and
       ``(ii) without cause--

       ``(I) during the 90-day period beginning on the date the 
     individual receives notice of such enrollment, and
       ``(II) at least every 12 months thereafter.

       ``(B) Notice of termination rights.--The State shall 
     provide for notice to each such individual of the opportunity 
     to terminate (or change) enrollment under such conditions. 
     Such notice shall be provided at least 60 days before each 
     annual enrollment opportunity described in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii)(II).
       ``(C) Enrollment priorities.--In carrying out paragraph 
     (1)(A), the State shall establish a method for establishing 
     enrollment priorities in the case of a managed care entity 
     that does not have sufficient capacity to enroll all such 
     individuals seeking enrollment under which individuals 
     already enrolled with the entity are given priority in 
     continuing enrollment with the entity.
       ``(D) Default enrollment process.--In carrying out 
     paragraph (1)(A), the State shall establish a default 
     enrollment process--
       ``(i) under which any such individual who does not enroll 
     with a managed care entity during the enrollment period 
     specified by the State shall be enrolled by the State with 
     such an entity which has not been found to be out of 
     substantial compliance with the applicable requirements of 
     this section and of section 1903(m) or section 1905(t); and
       ``(ii) that takes into consideration--

       ``(I) maintaining existing provider-individual 
     relationships or relationships with providers that have 
     traditionally served beneficiaries under this title; and
       ``(II) if maintaining such provider relationships is not 
     possible, the equitable distribution of such individuals 
     among qualified managed care entities available to enroll 
     such individuals, consistent with the enrollment capacities 
     of the entities.

       ``(5) Provision of information.--
       ``(A) Information in easily understood form.--Each State, 
     enrollment broker, or managed care entity shall provide all 
     enrollment notices and informational and instructional 
     materials relating to such an entity under this title in a 
     manner and form which may be easily understood by enrollees 
     and potential enrollees of the entity who are eligible for 
     medical assistance under the State plan under this title.
       ``(B) Information to enrollees and potential enrollees.--
     Each managed care entity that is a medicaid managed care 
     organization shall, upon request, make available to enrollees 
     and potential enrollees in the organization's service area 
     information concerning the following:
       ``(i) Providers.--The identity, locations, qualifications, 
     and availability of health care providers that participate 
     with the organization.
       ``(ii) Enrollee rights and responsibilities.--The rights 
     and responsibilities of enrollees.
       ``(iii) Grievance and appeal procedures.--The procedures 
     available to an enrollee and a health care provider to 
     challenge or appeal the failure of the organization to cover 
     a service.
       ``(iv) Information on covered items and services.--All 
     items and services that are available to enrollees under the 
     contract between the State and the organization that are 
     covered either directly or through a method of referral and 
     prior authorization. Each managed care entity that is a 
     primary care case manager shall, upon request, make available 
     to enrollees and potential enrollees in the organization's 
     service area the information described in clause (iii).
       ``(C) Comparative information.--A State that requires 
     individuals to enroll with managed care entities under 
     paragraph (1)(A) shall annually (and upon request) provide, 
     directly or through the managed care entity, to such 
     individuals a list identifying the managed care entities that 
     are (or will be) available and information (presented in a 
     comparative, chart-like form) relating to the following for 
     each such entity offered:
       ``(i) Benefits and cost-sharing.--The benefits covered and 
     cost-sharing imposed by the entity.
       ``(ii) Service area.--The service area of the entity.
       ``(iii) Quality and performance.--To the extent available, 
     quality and performance indicators for the benefits under the 
     entity.
       ``(D) Information on benefits not covered under managed 
     care arrangement.--A State, directly or through managed care 
     entities, shall, on or before an individual enrolls with such 
     an entity under this title, inform the enrollee in a written 
     and prominent manner of any benefits to which the enrollee 
     may be entitled to under this title but which are not made 
     available to the enrollee through the entity. Such 
     information shall include information on where and how such 
     enrollees may access benefits not made available to the 
     enrollee through the entity.''.
       (b) Change in Terminology.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1903(m)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``The term'' and all that follows through 
     ``and--'' and inserting ``The term `medicaid managed care 
     organization' means a health maintenance organization, an 
     eligible organization with a contract under section 1876 or a 
     Medicare+Choice organization with a contract under part C of 
     title XVIII, a provider sponsored organization, or any other 
     public or private organization, which meets the requirement 
     of section 1902(w) and--''; and
       (B) by adding after and below clause (ii) the following:

     ``An organization that is a qualified health maintenance 
     organization (as defined in section 1310(d) of the Public 
     Health Service Act) is deemed to meet the requirements of 
     clauses (i) and (ii).''.
       (2) Conforming changes in terminology.--(A) Each of the 
     following provisions is amended by striking ``health 
     maintenance organization'' and inserting ``medicaid managed 
     care organization'':
       (i) Section 1902(a)(23) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(23)).
       (ii) Section 1902(a)(57) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(57)).

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       (iii) Section 1902(p)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(p)(2)).
       (iv) Section 1902(w)(2)(E) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(w)(2)(E)).
       (v) Section 1903(k) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(k)).
       (vi) In section 1903(m)(1)(B).
       (vii) In subparagraphs (A)(i) and (H)(i) of section 
     1903(m)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(2)).
       (viii) Section 1903(m)(4)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(4)(A)), 
     the first place it appears.
       (ix) Section 1925(b)(4)(D)(iv) (42 U.S.C. 1396r-
     6(b)(4)(D)(iv)).
       (x) Section 1927(j)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(j)(1)) is amended 
     by striking ``***Health Maintenance Organizations, including 
     those organizations'' and inserting ``health maintenance 
     organizations, including medicaid managed care 
     organizations''.
       (B) Section 1903(m)(2)(H) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(2)(H)) is 
     amended, in the matter following clause (iii), by striking 
     ``health maintenance''.
       (C) Clause (viii) of section 1903(w)(7)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396b(w)(7)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(viii) Services of a medicaid managed care organization 
     with a contract under section 1903(m).''.
       (D) Section 1925(b)(4)(D)(iv) (42 U.S.C. 1396r-
     6(b)(4)(D)(iv)) is amended--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``hmo'' and inserting 
     ``medicaid managed care organization''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``and the applicable requirements of 
     section 1932'' before the period at the end.
       (c) Compliance of Contract With New Requirements.--Section 
     1903(m)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(2)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (x),
       (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (xi) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xi) such contract, and the entity complies with the 
     applicable requirements of section 1932.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments to Freedom-of-Choice and 
     Termination of Enrollment Requirements.--
       (1) Section 1902(a)(23) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(23)), as 
     amended by section 4724(d), is amended by striking ``and in 
     section 1915'' and inserting ``, in section 1915, and in 
     section 1932(a)''.
       (2) Section 1903(m)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(2)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (A)(vi)--
       (i) by striking ``except as provided under subparagraph 
     (F),'',
       (ii) by striking ``without cause'' and all that follows 
     through ``for such termination'' and inserting ``in 
     accordance with section 1932(a)(4);'',
       (iii) by inserting ``in accordance with such section'' 
     after ``provides for notification''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (F).

     SEC. 4702. PRIMARY CARE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AS STATE 
                   OPTION WITHOUT NEED FOR WAIVER.

       (a) In General.--Section 1905 (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (24);
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (25) as paragraph (26) and 
     by striking the period at the end of such paragraph and 
     inserting a comma; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (24) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(25) primary care case management services (as defined in 
     subsection (t)); and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(t)(1) The term `primary care case management services' 
     means case-management related services (including locating, 
     coordinating, and monitoring of health care services) 
     provided by a primary care case manager under a primary care 
     case management contract.
       ``(2) The term `primary care case manager' means any of the 
     following that provides services of the type described in 
     paragraph (1) under a contract referred to in such paragraph:
       ``(A) A physician, a physician group practice, or an entity 
     employing or having other arrangements with physicians to 
     provide such services.
       ``(B) At State option--
       ``(i) a nurse practitioner (as described in section 
     1905(a)(21));
       ``(ii) a certified nurse-midwife (as defined in section 
     1861(gg)); or
       ``(iii) a physician assistant (as defined in section 
     1861(aa)(5)).
       ``(3) The term `primary care case management contract' 
     means a contract between a primary care case manager and a 
     State under which the manager undertakes to locate, 
     coordinate, and monitor covered primary care (and such other 
     covered services as may be specified under the contract) to 
     all individuals enrolled with the manager, and which--
       ``(A) provides for reasonable and adequate hours of 
     operation, including 24-hour availability of information, 
     referral, and treatment with respect to medical emergencies;
       ``(B) restricts enrollment to individuals residing 
     sufficiently near a service delivery site of the manager to 
     be able to reach that site within a reasonable time using 
     available and affordable modes of transportation;
       ``(C) provides for arrangements with, or referrals to, 
     sufficient numbers of physicians and other appropriate health 
     care professionals to ensure that services under the contract 
     can be furnished to enrollees promptly and without compromise 
     to quality of care;
       ``(D) prohibits discrimination on the basis of health 
     status or requirements for health care services in 
     enrollment, disenrollment, or reenrollment of individuals 
     eligible for medical assistance under this title;
       ``(E) provides for a right for an enrollee to terminate 
     enrollment in accordance with section 1932(a)(4); and
       ``(F) complies with the other applicable provisions of 
     section 1932.
       ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term `primary 
     care' includes all health care services customarily provided 
     in accordance with State licensure and certification laws and 
     regulations, and all laboratory services customarily provided 
     by or through, a general practitioner, family medicine 
     physician, internal medicine physician, obstetrician/
     gynecologist, or pediatrician.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Application of reenrollment provisions to pccms.--
     Section 1903(m)(2)(H) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(2)(H)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by inserting before the comma the 
     following: ``or with a primary care case manager with a 
     contract described in section 1905(t)(3)''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``or with the manager described in such clause if 
     the manager continues to have a contract described in section 
     1905(t)(3) with the State''.
       (2) Conforming cross-reference.--Section 1902(j) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(j)) is amended by striking ``paragraphs (1) through 
     (25)'' and inserting ``a numbered paragraph of''.

     SEC. 4703. ELIMINATION OF 75:25 RESTRICTION ON RISK 
                   CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1903(m)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396b(m)(2)(A)) is amended by striking clause (ii).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1903(m)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(2)) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E); and
       (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``clauses (i) and 
     (ii)'' and inserting ``clause (i)''.
       (2) Section 1925(b)(4)(D)(iv) (42 U.S.C. 1396r-
     6(b)(4)(D)(iv)) is amended by striking ``less than 50 
     percent'' and all that follows up to the period at the end.

     SEC. 4704. INCREASED BENEFICIARY PROTECTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1932, as added by section 4701(a), 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Beneficiary Protections.--
       ``(1) Specification of benefits.--Each contract with a 
     managed care entity under section 1903(m) or under section 
     1905(t)(3) shall specify the benefits the provision (or 
     arrangement) for which the entity is responsible.
       ``(2) Assuring coverage to emergency services.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each contract with a medicaid managed 
     care organization under section 1903(m) and each contract 
     with a primary care case manager under section 1905(t)(3) 
     shall require the organization or manager--
       ``(i) to provide coverage for emergency services (as 
     defined in subparagraph (B)) without regard to prior 
     authorization or the emergency care provider's contractual 
     relationship with the organization or manager, and
       ``(ii) to comply with guidelines established under section 
     1852(d)(2) (respecting coordination of post-stabilization 
     care) in the same manner as such guidelines apply to 
     Medicare+Choice plans offered under part C of title XVIII.

     The requirement under clause (ii) shall first apply 30 days 
     after the date of promulgation of the guidelines referred to 
     in such clause.
       ``(B) Emergency services defined.--In subparagraph (A)(i), 
     the term `emergency services' means, with respect to an 
     individual enrolled with an organization, covered inpatient 
     and outpatient services that--
       ``(i) are furnished by a provider that is qualified to 
     furnish such services under this title, and
       ``(ii) are needed to evaluate or stabilize an emergency 
     medical condition (as defined in subparagraph (C)).
       ``(C) Emergency medical condition defined.--In subparagraph 
     (B)(ii), the term `emergency medical condition' means a 
     medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of 
     sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that a 
     prudent layperson, who possesses an average knowledge of 
     health and medicine, could reasonably expect the absence of 
     immediate medical attention to result in--
       ``(i) placing the health of the individual (or, with 
     respect to a pregnant woman, the health of the woman or her 
     unborn child) in serious jeopardy,
       ``(ii) serious impairment to bodily functions, or
       ``(iii) serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.
       ``(3) Protection of enrollee-provider communications.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     under a contract under section 1903(m) a medicaid managed 
     care organization (in relation to an individual enrolled 
     under the contract) shall not prohibit or otherwise restrict 
     a covered health care professional (as defined in 
     subparagraph (D)) from advising such an individual who is a 
     patient of the professional about the health status of the 
     individual or medical care or treatment for the individual's 
     condition or disease, regardless of whether benefits for such 
     care or treatment are provided under

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     the contract, if the professional is acting within the lawful 
     scope of practice.
       ``(B) Construction.--Subparagraph (A) shall not be 
     construed as requiring a medicaid managed care organization 
     to provide, reimburse for, or provide coverage of, a 
     counseling or referral service if the organization--
       ``(i) objects to the provision of such service on moral or 
     religious grounds; and
       ``(ii) in the manner and through the written 
     instrumentalities such organization deems appropriate, makes 
     available information on its policies regarding such service 
     to prospective enrollees before or during enrollment and to 
     enrollees within 90 days after the date that the organization 
     adopts a change in policy regarding such a counseling or 
     referral service.

     Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to affect 
     disclosure requirements under State law or under the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
       ``(C) Health care professional defined.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the term `health care professional' means a 
     physician (as defined in section 1861(r)) or other health 
     care professional if coverage for the professional's services 
     is provided under the contract referred to in subparagraph 
     (A) for the services of the professional. Such term includes 
     a podiatrist, optometrist, chiropractor, psychologist, 
     dentist, physician assistant, physical or occupational 
     therapist and therapy assistant, speech-language pathologist, 
     audiologist, registered or licensed practical nurse 
     (including nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, 
     certified registered nurse anesthetist, and certified nurse-
     midwife), licensed certified social worker, registered 
     respiratory therapist, and certified respiratory therapy 
     technician.
       ``(4) Grievance procedures.--Each medicaid managed care 
     organization shall establish an internal grievance procedure 
     under which an enrollee who is eligible for medical 
     assistance under the State plan under this title, or a 
     provider on behalf of such an enrollee, may challenge the 
     denial of coverage of or payment for such assistance.
       ``(5) Demonstration of adequate capacity and services.--
     Each medicaid managed care organization shall provide the 
     State and the Secretary with adequate assurances (in a time 
     and manner determined by the Secretary) that the 
     organization, with respect to a service area, has the 
     capacity to serve the expected enrollment in such service 
     area, including assurances that the organization--
       ``(A) offers an appropriate range of services and access to 
     preventive and primary care services for the population 
     expected to be enrolled in such service area, and
       ``(B) maintains a sufficient number, mix, and geographic 
     distribution of providers of services.
       ``(6) Protecting enrollees against liability for payment.--
     Each medicaid managed care organization shall provide that an 
     individual eligible for medical assistance under the State 
     plan under this title who is enrolled with the organization 
     may not be held liable--
       ``(A) for the debts of the organization, in the event of 
     the organization's insolvency,
       ``(B) for services provided to the individual--
       ``(i) in the event of the organization failing to receive 
     payment from the State for such services; or
       ``(ii) in the event of a health care provider with a 
     contractual, referral, or other arrangement with the 
     organization failing to receive payment from the State or the 
     organization for such services, or
       ``(C) for payments to a provider that furnishes covered 
     services under a contractual, referral, or other arrangement 
     with the organization in excess of the amount that would be 
     owed by the individual if the organization had directly 
     provided the services.
       ``(7) Antidiscrimination.--A medicaid managed care 
     organization shall not discriminate with respect to 
     participation, reimbursement, or indemnification as to any 
     provider who is acting within the scope of the provider's 
     license or certification under applicable State law, solely 
     on the basis of such license or certification. This paragraph 
     shall not be construed to prohibit an organization from 
     including providers only to the extent necessary to meet the 
     needs of the organization's enrollees or from establishing 
     any measure designed to maintain quality and control costs 
     consistent with the responsibilities of the organization.
       ``(8) Compliance with certain maternity and mental health 
     requirements.--Each medicaid managed care organization shall 
     comply with the requirements of subpart 2 of part A of title 
     XXVII of the Public Health Service Act insofar as such 
     requirements apply and are effective with respect to a health 
     insurance issuer that offers group health insurance 
     coverage.''.
       (b) Protection of Enrollees Against Balance Billing Through 
     Subcontractors.--Section 1128B(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-
     7b(d)(1)) is amended by inserting ``(or, in the case of 
     services provided to an individual enrolled with a medicaid 
     managed care organization under title XIX under a contract 
     under section 1903(m) or under a contractual, referral, or 
     other arrangement under such contract, at a rate in excess of 
     the rate permitted under such contract)'' before the comma at 
     the end.

     SEC. 4705. QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1932 is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(c) Quality Assurance Standards.--
       ``(1) Quality assessment and improvement strategy.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a State provides for contracts with 
     medicaid managed care organizations under section 1903(m), 
     the State shall develop and implement a quality assessment 
     and improvement strategy consistent with this paragraph. Such 
     strategy shall include the following:
       ``(i) Access standards.--Standards for access to care so 
     that covered services are available within reasonable 
     timeframes and in a manner that ensures continuity of care 
     and adequate primary care and specialized services capacity.
       ``(ii) Other measures.--Examination of other aspects of 
     care and service directly related to the improvement of 
     quality of care (including grievance procedures and marketing 
     and information standards).
       ``(iii) Monitoring procedures.--Procedures for monitoring 
     and evaluating the quality and appropriateness of care and 
     services to enrollees that reflect the full spectrum of 
     populations enrolled under the contract and that includes 
     requirements for provision of quality assurance data to the 
     State using the data and information set that the Secretary 
     has specified for use under part C of title XVIII or such 
     alternative data as the Secretary approves, in consultation 
     with the State.
       ``(iv) Periodic review.--Regular, periodic examinations of 
     the scope and content of the strategy.
       ``(B) Standards.--The strategy developed under subparagraph 
     (A) shall be consistent with standards that the Secretary 
     first establishes within 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this section. Such standards shall not preempt 
     any State standards that are more stringent than such 
     standards. Guidelines relating to quality assurance that are 
     applied under section 1915(b)(1) shall apply under this 
     subsection until the effective date of standards for quality 
     assurance established under this subparagraph.
       ``(C) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall monitor the 
     development and implementation of strategies under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(D) Consultation.--The Secretary shall conduct activities 
     under subparagraphs (B) and (C) in consultation with the 
     States.
       ``(2) External independent review of managed care 
     activities.--
       ``(A) Review of contracts.--
       ``(i) In general.--Each contract under section 1903(m) with 
     a medicaid managed care organization shall provide for an 
     annual (as appropriate) external independent review conducted 
     by a qualified independent entity of the quality outcomes and 
     timeliness of, and access to, the items and services for 
     which the organization is responsible under the contract. The 
     requirement for such a review shall not apply until after the 
     date that the Secretary establishes the identification method 
     described in clause (ii).
       ``(ii) Qualifications of reviewer.--The Secretary, in 
     consultation with the States, shall establish a method for 
     the identification of entities that are qualified to conduct 
     reviews under clause (i).
       ``(iii) Use of protocols.--The Secretary, in coordination 
     with the National Governors' Association, shall contract with 
     an independent quality review organization (such as the 
     National Committee for Quality Assurance) to develop the 
     protocols to be used in external independent reviews 
     conducted under this paragraph on and after January 1, 1999.
       ``(iv) Availability of results.--The results of each 
     external independent review conducted under this subparagraph 
     shall be available to participating health care providers, 
     enrollees, and potential enrollees of the organization, 
     except that the results may not be made available in a manner 
     that discloses the identity of any individual patient.
       ``(B) Nonduplication of accreditation.--A State may provide 
     that, in the case of a medicaid managed care organization 
     that is accredited by a private independent entity (such as 
     those described in section 1852(e)(4)) or that has an 
     external review conducted under section 1852(e)(3), the 
     external review activities conducted under subparagraph (A) 
     with respect to the organization shall not be duplicative of 
     review activities conducted as part of the accreditation 
     process or the external review conducted under such section.
       ``(C) Deemed compliance for medicare managed care 
     organizations.--At the option of a State, the requirements of 
     subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a medicaid 
     managed care organization if the organization is an eligible 
     organization with a contract in effect under section 1876 or 
     a Medicare+Choice organization with a contract in effect 
     under C of title XVIII and the organization has had a 
     contract in effect under section 1903(m) at least during the 
     previous 2-year period.
       (b) Increased FFP for External Quality Review 
     Organizations.--Section 1903(a)(3)(C) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396b(a)(3)(C)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(C)'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii) 75 percent of the sums expended with respect to 
     costs incurred during such quarter (as found necessary by the 
     Secretary for the proper and efficient administration of the 
     State plan) as are attributable to the performance of 
     independent external reviews conducted under section 
     1932(c)(2); and''.
       (c) Studies and Reports.--
       (1) GAO study and report on quality assurance and 
     accreditation standards.--
       (A) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study and

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     analysis of the quality assurance programs and accreditation 
     standards applicable to managed care entities operating in 
     the private sector, or to such entities that operate under 
     contracts under the medicare program under title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.). Such study 
     shall determine--
       (i) if such programs and standards include consideration of 
     the accessibility and quality of the health care items and 
     services delivered under such contracts to low-income 
     individuals; and
       (ii) the appropriateness of applying such programs and 
     standards to medicaid managed care organizations under 
     section 1932(c) of such Act.
       (B) Report.--The Comptroller General shall submit a report 
     to the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Finance of the Senate on the study 
     conducted under subparagraph (A).
       (2) Study and report on services provided to individuals 
     with special health care needs.--
       (A) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
     consultation with States, managed care organizations, the 
     National Academy of State Health Policy, representatives of 
     beneficiaries with special health care needs, experts in 
     specialized health care, and others, shall conduct a study 
     concerning safeguards (if any) that may be needed to ensure 
     that the health care needs of individuals with special health 
     care needs and chronic conditions who are enrolled with 
     medicaid managed care organizations are adequately met.
       (B) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Committees described in paragraph (1)(B) a report on such 
     study.

     SEC. 4706. SOLVENCY STANDARDS.

       Section 1903(m)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ``, meets the 
     requirements of subparagraph (C)(i) (if applicable),'' after 
     ``provision is satisfactory to the State'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C)(i) Subject to clause (ii), a provision meets the 
     requirements of this subparagraph for an organization if the 
     organization meets solvency standards established by the 
     State for private health maintenance organizations or is 
     licensed or certified by the State as a risk-bearing entity.
       ``(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply to an organization if--
       ``(I) the organization is not responsible for the provision 
     (directly or through arrangements with providers of services) 
     of inpatient hospital services and physicians' services;
       ``(II) the organization is a public entity;
       ``(III) the solvency of the organization is guaranteed by 
     the State; or
       ``(IV) the organization is (or is controlled by) one or 
     more Federally-qualified health centers and meets solvency 
     standards established by the State for such an organization.

     For purposes of subclause (IV), the term `control' means the 
     possession, whether direct or indirect, of the power to 
     direct or cause the direction of the management and policies 
     of the organization through membership, board representation, 
     or an ownership interest equal to or greater than 50.1 
     percent.''.

     SEC. 4707. PROTECTIONS AGAINST FRAUD AND ABUSE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1932 (42 U.S.C. 1396v) is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Protections Against Fraud and Abuse.--
       ``(1) Prohibiting affiliations with individuals debarred by 
     Federal agencies.--
       ``(A) In general.--A managed care entity may not 
     knowingly--
       ``(i) have a person described in subparagraph (C) as a 
     director, officer, partner, or person with beneficial 
     ownership of more than 5 percent of the entity's equity, or
       ``(ii) have an employment, consulting, or other agreement 
     with a person described in such subparagraph for the 
     provision of items and services that are significant and 
     material to the entity's obligations under its contract with 
     the State.
       ``(B) Effect of noncompliance.--If a State finds that a 
     managed care entity is not in compliance with clause (i) or 
     (ii) of subparagraph (A), the State--
       ``(i) shall notify the Secretary of such noncompliance;
       ``(ii) may continue an existing agreement with the entity 
     unless the Secretary (in consultation with the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Health and Human Services) 
     directs otherwise; and
       ``(iii) may not renew or otherwise extend the duration of 
     an existing agreement with the entity unless the Secretary 
     (in consultation with the Inspector General of the Department 
     of Health and Human Services) provides to the State and to 
     Congress a written statement describing compelling reasons 
     that exist for renewing or extending the agreement.
       ``(C) Persons described.--A person is described in this 
     subparagraph if such person--
       ``(i) is debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded from 
     participating in procurement activities under the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation or from participating in 
     nonprocurement activities under regulations issued pursuant 
     to Executive Order No. 12549 or under guidelines implementing 
     such order; or
       ``(ii) is an affiliate (as defined in such Act) of a person 
     described in clause (i).
       ``(2) Restrictions on marketing.--
       ``(A) Distribution of materials.--
       ``(i) In general.--A managed care entity, with respect to 
     activities under this title, may not distribute directly or 
     through any agent or independent contractor marketing 
     materials within any State--

       ``(I) without the prior approval of the State, and
       ``(II) that contain false or materially misleading 
     information.

     The requirement of subclause (I) shall not apply with respect 
     to a State until such date as the Secretary specifies in 
     consultation with such State.
       ``(ii) Consultation in review of market materials.--In the 
     process of reviewing and approving such materials, the State 
     shall provide for consultation with a medical care advisory 
     committee.
       ``(B) Service market.--A managed care entity shall 
     distribute marketing materials to the entire service area of 
     such entity covered under the contract under section 1903(m) 
     or section 1903(t)(3).
       ``(C) Prohibition of tie-ins.--A managed care entity, or 
     any agency of such entity, may not seek to influence an 
     individual's enrollment with the entity in conjunction with 
     the sale of any other insurance.
       ``(D) Prohibiting marketing fraud.--Each managed care 
     entity shall comply with such procedures and conditions as 
     the Secretary prescribes in order to ensure that, before an 
     individual is enrolled with the entity, the individual is 
     provided accurate oral and written information sufficient to 
     make an informed decision whether or not to enroll.
       ``(E) Prohibition of `cold-call' marketing.--Each managed 
     care entity shall not, directly or indirectly, conduct door-
     to-door, telephonic, or other `cold-call' marketing of 
     enrollment under this title.
       ``(3) State conflict-of-interest safeguards in medicaid 
     risk contracting.--A medicaid managed care organization may 
     not enter into a contract with any State under section 
     1903(m) unless the State has in effect conflict-of-interest 
     safeguards with respect to officers and employees of the 
     State with responsibilities relating to contracts with such 
     organizations or to the default enrollment process described 
     in subsection (a)(4)(C)(ii) that are at least as effective as 
     the Federal safeguards provided under section 27 of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423), 
     against conflicts of interest that apply with respect to 
     Federal procurement officials with comparable 
     responsibilities with respect to such contracts.
       ``(4) Use of unique physician identifier for participating 
     physicians.--Each medicaid managed care organization shall 
     require each physician providing services to enrollees 
     eligible for medical assistance under the State plan under 
     this title to have a unique identifier in accordance with the 
     system established under section 1173(b).
       ``(e) Sanctions for Noncompliance.--
       ``(1) Use of intermediate sanctions by the state to enforce 
     requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State may not enter into or renew a 
     contract under section 1903(m) unless the State has 
     established intermediate sanctions, which may include any of 
     the types described in paragraph (2), other than the 
     termination of a contract with a medicaid managed care 
     organization, which the State may impose against a medicaid 
     managed care organization with such a contract, if the 
     organization--
       ``(i) fails substantially to provide medically necessary 
     items and services that are required (under law or under such 
     organization's contract with the State) to be provided to an 
     enrollee covered under the contract;
       ``(ii) imposes premiums or charges on enrollees in excess 
     of the premiums or charges permitted under this title;
       ``(iii) acts to discriminate among enrollees on the basis 
     of their health status or requirements for health care 
     services, including expulsion or refusal to reenroll an 
     individual, except as permitted by this title, or engaging in 
     any practice that would reasonably be expected to have the 
     effect of denying or discouraging enrollment with the 
     organization by eligible individuals whose medical condition 
     or history indicates a need for substantial future medical 
     services;
       ``(iv) misrepresents or falsifies information that is 
     furnished--

       ``(I) to the Secretary or the State under this title; or
       ``(II) to an enrollee, potential enrollee, or a health care 
     provider under such title; or

       ``(v) fails to comply with the applicable requirements of 
     section 1903(m)(2)(A)(x).

     The State may also impose such intermediate sanction against 
     a managed care entity if the State determines that the entity 
     distributed directly or through any agent or independent 
     contractor marketing materials in violation of subsection 
     (d)(2)(A)(i)(II)..
       ``(B) Rule of construction.--Clause (i) of subparagraph (A) 
     shall not apply to the provision of abortion services, except 
     that a State may impose a sanction on any medicaid managed 
     care organization that has a contract to provide abortion 
     services if the organization does not provide such services 
     as provided for under the contract.
       ``(2) Intermediate sanctions.--The sanctions described in 
     this paragraph are as follows:
       ``(A) Civil money penalties as follows:
       ``(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), (iii), or (iv), 
     not more than $25,000 for each determination under paragraph 
     (1)(A).

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       ``(ii) With respect to a determination under clause (iii) 
     or (iv)(I) of paragraph (1)(A), not more than $100,000 for 
     each such determination.
       ``(iii) With respect to a determination under paragraph 
     (1)(A)(ii), double the excess amount charged in violation of 
     such subsection (and the excess amount charged shall be 
     deducted from the penalty and returned to the individual 
     concerned).
       ``(iv) Subject to clause (ii), with respect to a 
     determination under paragraph (1)(A)(iii), $15,000 for each 
     individual not enrolled as a result of a practice described 
     in such subsection.
       ``(B) The appointment of temporary management--
       ``(i) to oversee the operation of the medicaid managed care 
     organization upon a finding by the State that there is 
     continued egregious behavior by the organization or there is 
     a substantial risk to the health of enrollees; or
       ``(ii) to assure the health of the organization's 
     enrollees, if there is a need for temporary management 
     while--

       ``(I) there is an orderly termination or reorganization of 
     the organization; or
       ``(II) improvements are made to remedy the violations found 
     under paragraph (1),

     except that temporary management under this subparagraph may 
     not be terminated until the State has determined that the 
     medicaid managed care organization has the capability to 
     ensure that the violations shall not recur.
       ``(C) Permitting individuals enrolled with the managed care 
     entity to terminate enrollment without cause, and notifying 
     such individuals of such right to terminate enrollment.
       ``(D) Suspension or default of all enrollment of 
     individuals under this title after the date the Secretary or 
     the State notifies the entity of a determination of a 
     violation of any requirement of section 1903(m) or this 
     section.
       ``(E) Suspension of payment to the entity under this title 
     for individuals enrolled after the date the Secretary or 
     State notifies the entity of such a determination and until 
     the Secretary or State is satisfied that the basis for such 
     determination has been corrected and is not likely to recur.
       ``(3) Treatment of chronic substandard entities.--In the 
     case of a medicaid managed care organization which has 
     repeatedly failed to meet the requirements of section 1903(m) 
     and this section, the State shall (regardless of what other 
     sanctions are provided) impose the sanctions described in 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Authority to terminate contract.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a managed care entity 
     which has failed to meet the requirements of this part or a 
     contract under section 1903(m) or 1905(t)(3), the State shall 
     have the authority to terminate such contract with the entity 
     and to enroll such entity's enrollees with other managed care 
     entities (or to permit such enrollees to receive medical 
     assistance under the State plan under this title other than 
     through a managed care entity).
       ``(B) Availability of hearing prior to termination of 
     contract.--A State may not terminate a contract with a 
     managed care entity under subparagraph (A) unless the entity 
     is provided with a hearing prior to the termination.
       ``(C) Notice and right to disenroll in cases of termination 
     hearing.--A State may--
       ``(i) notify individuals enrolled with a managed care 
     entity which is the subject of a hearing to terminate the 
     entity's contract with the State of the hearing, and
       ``(ii) in the case of such an entity, permit such enrollees 
     to disenroll immediately with the entity without cause.
       ``(5) Other protections for managed care entities against 
     sanctions imposed by state.--Before imposing any sanction 
     against a managed care entity other than termination of the 
     entity's contract, the State shall provide the entity with 
     notice and such other due process protections as the State 
     may provide, except that a State may not provide a managed 
     care entity with a pre-termination hearing before imposing 
     the sanction described in paragraph (2)(B).''.
       (b) Limitation on Availability of FFP for Use of Enrollment 
     Brokers.--Section 1903(b) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(b)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Amounts expended by a State for the use an enrollment 
     broker in marketing medicaid managed care organizations and 
     other managed care entities to eligible individuals under 
     this title shall be considered, for purposes of subsection 
     (a)(7), to be necessary for the proper and efficient 
     administration of the State plan but only if the following 
     conditions are met with respect to the broker:
       ``(A) The broker is independent of any such entity and of 
     any health care providers (whether or not any such provider 
     participates in the State plan under this title) that provide 
     coverage of services in the same State in which the broker is 
     conducting enrollment activities.
       ``(B) No person who is an owner, employee, consultant, or 
     has a contract with the broker either has any direct or 
     indirect financial interest with such an entity or health 
     care provider or has been excluded from participation in the 
     program under this title or title XVIII or debarred by any 
     Federal agency, or subject to a civil money penalty under 
     this Act.''.
       (c) Application of Disclosure Requirements to Managed Care 
     Entities.--Section 1124(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-3(a)(2)(A)) 
     is amended by inserting ``a managed care entity, as defined 
     in section 1932(a)(1)(B),'' after ``renal disease 
     facility,''.

     SEC. 4708. IMPROVED ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Change in Threshold Amount for Contracts Requiring 
     Secretary's Prior Approval.--Section 1903(m)(2)(A)(iii) (42 
     U.S.C. 1396b(m)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended by striking 
     ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000 for 1998 and, for a 
     subsequent year, the amount established under this clause for 
     the previous year increased by the percentage increase in the 
     consumer price index for all urban consumers over the 
     previous year''.
       (b) Permitting Same Copayments in Health Maintenance 
     Organizations as in Fee-for-Service.--Section 1916 (42 U.S.C. 
     1396o) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)(D), by striking ``or services 
     furnished'' and all that follows through ``enrolled,''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2)(D), by striking ``or (at the 
     option'' and all that follows through ``enrolled,''.
       (c) Assuring Timeliness of Provider Payments.--Section 1932 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Timeliness of Payment.--A contract under section 
     1903(m) with a medicaid managed care organization shall 
     provide that the organization shall make payment to health 
     care providers for items and services which are subject to 
     the contract and that are furnished to individuals eligible 
     for medical assistance under the State plan under this title 
     who are enrolled with the organization on a timely basis 
     consistent with the claims payment procedures described in 
     section 1902(a)(37)(A), unless the health care provider and 
     the organization agree to an alternate payment schedule.''.
       (d) Clarification of Application of FFP Denial Rules to 
     Payments Made Pursuant to Managed Care Entities.--Section 
     1903(i) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``Paragraphs (1), (2), (16), 
     (17), and (18) shall apply with respect to items or services 
     furnished and amounts expended by or through a managed care 
     entity (as defined in section 1932(a)(1)(B)) in the same 
     manner as such paragraphs apply to items or services 
     furnished and amounts expended directly by the State.''.

     SEC. 4709. 6-MONTH GUARANTEED ELIGIBILITY FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS 
                   ENROLLED IN MANAGED CARE.

       Section 1902(e)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``who is enrolled'' and all that follows 
     through ``section 1903(m)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``who is 
     enrolled with a medicaid managed care organization (as 
     defined in section 1903(m)(1)(A)), with a primary care case 
     manager (as defined in section 1905(t)),''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period ``or by or through the 
     case manager''.

     SEC. 4710. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) General Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided 
     in this chapter and section 4759, the amendments made by this 
     chapter shall take effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and shall apply to contracts entered into or renewed 
     on or after October 1, 1997.
       (b) Specific Effective Dates.--Subject to subsection (c) 
     and section 4759--
       (1) PCCM option.--The amendments made by section 4702 shall 
     apply to primary care case management services furnished on 
     or after October 1, 1997.
       (2) 75:25 rule.--The amendments made by section 4703 apply 
     to contracts under section 1903(m) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)) on and after June 20, 1997.
       (3) Quality standards.--Section 1932(c)(1) of the Social 
     Security Act, as added by section 4705(a), shall take effect 
     on January 1, 1999.
       (4) Solvency standards.--
       (A) In general.--The amendments made by section 4706 shall 
     apply to contracts entered into or renewed on or after 
     October 1, 1998.
       (B) Transition rule.--In the case of an organization that 
     as of the date of the enactment of this Act has entered into 
     a contract under section 1903(m) of the Social Security Act 
     with a State for the provision of medical assistance under 
     title XIX of such Act under which the organization assumes 
     full financial risk and is receiving capitation payments, the 
     amendment made by section 4706 shall not apply to such 
     organization until 3 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (5) Sanctions for noncompliance.--Section 1932(e) of the 
     Social Security Act, as added by section 4707(a), shall apply 
     to contracts entered into or renewed on or after April 1, 
     1998.
       (6) Limitation on ffp for enrollment brokers.--The 
     amendment made by section 4707(b) shall apply to amounts 
     expended on or after October 1, 1997.
       (7) 6-month guaranteed eligibility.--The amendments made by 
     section 4709 shall take effect on October 1, 1997.
       (c) Nonapplication to Waivers.--Nothing in this chapter (or 
     the amendments made by this chapter) shall be construed as 
     affecting the terms and conditions of any waiver, or the 
     authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services with 
     respect to any such waiver, under section 1115 or 1915 of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315, 1396n).

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             CHAPTER 2--FLEXIBILITY IN PAYMENT OF PROVIDERS

     SEC. 4711. FLEXIBILITY IN PAYMENT METHODS FOR HOSPITAL, 
                   NURSING FACILITY, ICF/MR, AND HOME HEALTH 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Repeal of Boren Requirements.--Section 1902(a)(13) (42 
     U.S.C. 1396a(a)(13)) is amended--
       (1) by striking all that precedes subparagraph (D) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(13) provide--
       ``(A) for a public process for determination of rates of 
     payment under the plan for hospital services, nursing 
     facility services, and services of intermediate care 
     facilities for the mentally retarded under which--
       ``(i) proposed rates, the methodologies underlying the 
     establishment of such rates, and justifications for the 
     proposed rates are published,
       ``(ii) providers, beneficiaries and their representatives, 
     and other concerned State residents are given a reasonable 
     opportunity for review and comment on the proposed rates, 
     methodologies, and justifications,
       ``(iii) final rates, the methodologies underlying the 
     establishment of such rates, and justifications for such 
     final rates are published, and
       ``(iv) in the case of hospitals, such rates take into 
     account (in a manner consistent with section 1923) the 
     situation of hospitals which serve a disproportionate number 
     of low-income patients with special needs;'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively;
       (3) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by adding 
     ``and'' at the end;
       (4) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``and'' at the end; and
       (5) by striking subparagraph (F).
       (b) Study and Report.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall study the effect on access to, and the quality of, 
     services provided to beneficiaries of the rate-setting 
     methods used by States pursuant to section 1902(a)(13)(A) of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(13)(A)), as 
     amended by subsection (a).
       (2) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall submit a report to the appropriate committees 
     of Congress on the conclusions of the study conducted under 
     paragraph (1), together with any recommendations for 
     legislation as a result of such conclusions.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1905(o)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1396d(o)(3)) is amended 
     by striking ``amount described in section 1902(a)(13)(D)'' 
     and inserting ``amount determined in section 
     1902(a)(13)(B)''.
       (2) Section 1923 (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4) is amended, in 
     subsections (a)(1) and (e)(1), by striking ``1902(a)(13)(A)'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``1902(a)(13)(A)(iv)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and the amendments made by 
     subsections (a) and (c) shall apply to payment for items and 
     services furnished on or after October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 4712. PAYMENT FOR CENTER AND CLINIC SERVICES.

       (a) Phase-Out of Payment Based on Reasonable Costs.--
     Section 1902(a)(13)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(13)(C)), as 
     redesignated by section 4711(a)(2), is amended by inserting 
     ``(or 95 percent for services furnished during fiscal year 
     2000, 90 percent for services furnished during fiscal year 
     2001, 85 percent for services furnished during fiscal year 
     2002, or 70 percent for services furnished during fiscal year 
     2003)'' after ``100 percent''.
       (b) Transitional Supplemental Payment for Services 
     Furnished Under Certain Managed Care Contracts.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1902(a)(13)(C) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(a)(13)(C)), as so redesignated, is further amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(C)'', and
       (B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
     following: ``and (ii) in carrying out clause (i) in the case 
     of services furnished by a Federally-qualified health center 
     or a rural health clinic pursuant to a contract between the 
     center and an organization under section 1903(m), for payment 
     to the center or clinic at least quarterly by the State of a 
     supplemental payment equal to the amount (if any) by which 
     the amount determined under clause (i) exceeds the amount of 
     the payments provided under such contract''.
       (2) Conforming amendment to managed care contract 
     requirement.--Clause (ix) of section 1903(m)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396b(m)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(ix) such contract provides, in the case of an entity 
     that has entered into a contract for the provision of 
     services with a Federally-qualified health center or a rural 
     health clinic, that the entity shall provide payment that is 
     not less than the level and amount of payment which the 
     entity would make for the services if the services were 
     furnished by a provider which is not a Federally-qualified 
     health center or a rural health clinic;''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to services furnished on or after October 1, 
     1997.
       (c) End of Transitional Payment Rules.--Effective for 
     services furnished on or after October 1, 2003--
       (1) subparagraph (C) of section 1902(a)(13) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(a)(13)), as so redesignated, is repealed, and
       (2) clause (ix) of section 1903(m)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396b(m)(2)(A)) is repealed.
       (d) Flexibility in Coverage of Non-Freestanding Look-
     Alikes.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1905(l)(2)(B)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396d(l)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended by inserting ``including 
     requirements of the Secretary that an entity may not be 
     owned, controlled, or operated by another entity,'' after 
     ``such a grant,''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to services furnished on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4713. ELIMINATION OF OBSTETRICAL AND PEDIATRIC PAYMENT 
                   RATE REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1926 (42 U.S.C. 1396r-7) is 
     repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to services furnished on or after October 1, 
     1997.

     SEC. 4714. MEDICAID PAYMENT RATES FOR CERTAIN MEDICARE COST-
                   SHARING.

       (a) Clarification Regarding State Liability for Medicare 
     Cost-Sharing.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1902(n) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(n)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(n)'', and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), a State is not 
     required to provide any payment for any expenses incurred 
     relating to payment for deductibles, coinsurance, or 
     copayments for medicare cost-sharing to the extent that 
     payment under title XVIII for the service would exceed the 
     payment amount that otherwise would be made under the State 
     plan under this title for such service if provided to an 
     eligible recipient other than a medicare beneficiary.
       ``(3) In the case in which a State's payment for medicare 
     cost-sharing for a qualified medicare beneficiary with 
     respect to an item or service is reduced or eliminated 
     through the application of paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) for purposes of applying any limitation under title 
     XVIII on the amount that the beneficiary may be billed or 
     charged for the service, the amount of payment made under 
     title XVIII plus the amount of payment (if any) under the 
     State plan shall be considered to be payment in full for the 
     service;
       ``(B) the beneficiary shall not have any legal liability to 
     make payment to a provider or to an organization described in 
     section 1903(m)(1)(A) for the service; and
       ``(C) any lawful sanction that may be imposed upon a 
     provider or such an organization for excess charges under 
     this title or title XVIII shall apply to the imposition of 
     any charge imposed upon the individual in such case.

     This paragraph shall not be construed as preventing payment 
     of any medicare cost-sharing by a medicare supplemental 
     policy or an employer retiree health plan on behalf of an 
     individual.''.
       (2) Conforming clarification.--Section 1905(p)(3) (42 
     U.S.C. 1396d(p)(3)) is amended by inserting ``(subject to 
     section 1902(n)(2))'' after ``means''.
       (b) Limitation on Medicare Providers.--
       (1) Provider agreements.--Section 1866(a)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395cc(a)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(A)'', and
       (B) by inserting before the comma at the end the following: 
     ``, and (ii) not to impose any charge that is prohibited 
     under section 1902(n)(3)''.
       (2) Nonparticipating providers.--Section 1848(g)(3)(A) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395w-4(g)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``and the provisions of 
     section 1902(n)(3)(A) apply to further limit permissible 
     charges under this section''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to payment for (and with respect to provider 
     agreements with respect to) items and services furnished on 
     or after the date of the enactment of this Act. The 
     amendments made by subsection (a) shall also apply to payment 
     by a State for items and services furnished before such date 
     if such payment is the subject of a law suit that is based on 
     the provisions of sections 1902(n) and 1905(p) of the Social 
     Security Act and that is pending as of, or is initiated 
     after, the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4715. TREATMENT OF VETERANS' PENSIONS UNDER MEDICAID.

       (a) Post-Eligibility Treatment.--Section 1902(r)(1) (42 
     U.S.C. 1396a(r)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(r)(1)'',
       (2) by inserting ``, the treatment described in 
     subparagraph (B) shall apply,'' after ``under such a 
     waiver'';
       (3) by striking ``and,'' and inserting ``, and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B)(i) In the case of a veteran who does not have a 
     spouse or a child, if the veteran--
       ``(I) receives, after the veteran has been determined to be 
     eligible for medical assistance under the State plan under 
     this title, a veteran's pension in excess of $90 per month, 
     and
       ``(II) resides in a State veterans home with respect to 
     which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs makes per diem 
     payments for nursing home care pursuant to section 1741(a) of 
     title 38, United States Code,
     any such pension payment, including any payment made due to 
     the need for aid and attendance, or for unreimbursed medical 
     expenses, that is in excess of $90 per month shall be counted 
     as income only for the purpose of applying such excess 
     payment to the State veterans home's cost of providing 
     nursing home care to the veteran.
       ``(ii) The provisions of clause (i) shall apply with 
     respect to a surviving spouse of a vet

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     eran who does not have a child in the same manner as they 
     apply to a veteran described in such clause.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply on and after October 1, 1997.

                 CHAPTER 3--FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO STATES

     SEC. 4721. REFORMING DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE PAYMENTS UNDER 
                   STATE MEDICAID PROGRAMS.

       (a) Adjustment of State DSH Allotments.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1923(f) (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(f)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Limitation on Federal Financial Participation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Payment under section 1903(a) shall not 
     be made to a State with respect to any payment adjustment 
     made under this section for hospitals in a State for quarters 
     in a fiscal year in excess of the disproportionate share 
     hospital (in this subsection referred to as `DSH') allotment 
     for the State for the fiscal year, as specified in paragraphs 
     (2) and (3).
       ``(2) State dsh allotments for fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.--The DSH allotment for a State for each fiscal year 
     during the period beginning with fiscal year 1998 and ending 
     with fiscal year 2002 is determined in accordance with the 
     following table:


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                                                                     DSH Allotment (in millions of dollars)
                       State or District                       -------------------------------------------------
                                                                  FY 98     FY 99     FY 00     FY 01     FY 02
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 Alabama                                                             293       269       248       246       246

 Alaska                                                               10        10        10         9         9

 Arizona                                                              81        81        81        81        81

 Arkansas                                                              2         2         2         2         2

 California                                                        1,085     1,068       986       931       877

 Colorado                                                             93        85        79        74        74

 Connecticut                                                         200       194       164       160       160

 Delaware                                                              4         4         4         4         4

 District of                                                          23        23        23        23        23
   Columbia

 Florida                                                             207       203       197       188       160

 Georgia                                                             253       248       241       228       215

 Hawaii                                                                0         0         0         0         0

 Idaho                                                                 1         1         1         1         1

 Illinois                                                            203       199       193       182       172

 Indiana                                                             201       197       191       181       171

 Iowa                                                                  8         8         8         8         8

 Kansas                                                               51        49        42        36        33

 Kentucky                                                            137       134       130       123       116

 Louisiana                                                           880       795       713       658       631

 Maine                                                               103        99        84        84        84

 Maryland                                                             72        70        68        64        61

 Massachusetts                                                       288       282       273       259       244

 Michigan                                                            249       244       237       224       212

 Minnesota                                                            16        16        16        16        16

 Mississippi                                                         143       141       136       129       122

 Missouri                                                            436       423       379       379       379

 Montana                                                             0.2       0.2       0.2       0.2       0.2

 Nebraska                                                              5         5         5         5         5

 Nevada                                                               37        37        37        37        37

 New Hampshire                                                       140       136       130       130       130

 New Jersey                                                          600       582       515       515       515

 New Mexico                                                            5         5         5         5         5

 New York                                                          1,512     1,482     1,436     1,361     1,285

 North Carolina                                                      278       272       264       250       236

 North Dakota                                                          1         1         1         1         1

 Ohio                                                                382       374       363       344       325

 Oklahoma                                                             16        16        16        16        16

 Oregon                                                               20        20        20        20        20

 Pennsylvania                                                        529       518       502       476       449

 Rhode Island                                                         62        60        58        55        52

 South Carolina                                                      313       303       262       262       262

 South Dakota                                                          1         1         1         1         1

 Tennessee                                                             0         0         0         0         0

 Texas                                                               979       950       806       765       765

 Utah                                                                  3         3         3         3         3

 Vermont                                                              18        18        18        18        18

 Virginia                                                             70        68        66        63        59

 Washington                                                          174       171       166       157       148

 West Virginia                                                        64        63        61        58        54

 Wisconsin                                                             7         7         7         7         7

 Wyoming                                                               0         0         0         0        0.

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       ``(3) State dsh allotments for fiscal year 2003 and 
     thereafter.--
       ``(A) In general.--The DSH allotment for any State for 
     fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year is equal to 
     the DSH allotment for the State for the preceding fiscal year 
     under paragraph (2) or this paragraph, increased, subject to 
     subparagraph (B), by the percentage change in the consumer 
     price index for all urban consumers (all items; U.S. city 
     average), for the previous fiscal year.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The DSH allotment for a State shall not 
     be increased under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year to the 
     extent that such an increase would result in the DSH 
     allotment for the year exceeding the greater of--
       ``(i) the DSH allotment for the previous year, or
       ``(ii) 12 percent of the total amount of expenditures under 
     the State plan for medical assistance during the fiscal year.
       ``(4) Definition of state.-- In this subsection, the term 
     `State' means the 50 States and the District of Columbia.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to payment adjustments attributable to DSH 
     allotments for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1998.
       (b) Limitation on Payments to Institutions For Mental 
     Diseases.--Section 1923 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396r-4) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Limitation on Certain State DSH Expenditures.--
       ``(1) In general.--Payment under section 1903(a) shall not 
     be made to a State with respect to any payment adjustments 
     made under this section for quarters in a fiscal year 
     (beginning with fiscal year 1998) to institutions for mental 
     diseases or other mental health facilities, to the extent the 
     aggregate of such adjustments in the fiscal year exceeds the 
     lesser of the following:

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       ``(A) 1995 imd dsh payment adjustments.--The total State 
     DSH expenditures that are attributable to fiscal year 1995 
     for payments to institutions for mental diseases and other 
     mental health facilities (based on reporting data specified 
     by the State on HCFA Form 64 as mental health DSH, and as 
     approved by the Secretary).
       ``(B) Applicable percentage of 1995 total dsh payment 
     allotment.--The amount of such payment adjustments which are 
     equal to the applicable percentage of the Federal share of 
     payment adjustments made to hospitals in the State under 
     subsection (c) that are attributable to the 1995 DSH 
     allotment for the State for payments to institutions for 
     mental diseases and other mental health facilities (based on 
     reporting data specified by the State on HCFA Form 64 as 
     mental health DSH, and as approved by the Secretary).
       ``(2) Applicable percentage.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     applicable percentage with respect to--
       ``(i) each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000, is the 
     percentage determined under subparagraph (B); or
       ``(ii) a succeeding fiscal year is the lesser of the 
     percentage determined under subparagraph (B) or the following 
     percentage:

       ``(I) For fiscal year 2001, 50 percent.
       ``(II) For fiscal year 2002, 40 percent.
       ``(III) For each succeeding fiscal year, 33 percent.

       ``(B) 1995 percentage.--The percentage determined under 
     this subparagraph is the ratio (determined as a percentage) 
     of--
       ``(i) the Federal share of payment adjustments made to 
     hospitals in the State under subsection (c) that are 
     attributable to the 1995 DSH allotment for the State (as 
     reported by the State not later than January 1, 1997, on HCFA 
     Form 64, and as approved by the Secretary) for payments to 
     institutions for mental diseases and other mental health 
     facilities, to
       ``(ii) the State 1995 DSH spending amount.
       ``(C) State 1995 dsh spending amount.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (B)(ii), the `State 1995 DSH spending amount', 
     with respect to a State, is the Federal medical assistance 
     percentage (for fiscal year 1995) of the payment adjustments 
     made under subsection (c) under the State plan that are 
     attributable to the fiscal year 1995 DSH allotment for the 
     State (as reported by the State not later than January 1, 
     1997, on HCFA Form 64, and as approved by the Secretary).''.
       (c) Description of Targeting Payments.--Section 1923(a)(2) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(D) A State plan under this title shall not be considered 
     to meet the requirements of section 1902(a)(13)(A)(iv) 
     (insofar as it requires payments to hospitals to take into 
     account the situation of hospitals that serve a 
     disproportionate number of low-income patients with special 
     needs), as of October 1, 1998, unless the State has submitted 
     to the Secretary by such date a description of the 
     methodology used by the State to identify and to make 
     payments to disproportionate share hospitals, including 
     children's hospitals, on the basis of the proportion of low-
     income and medicaid patients served by such hospitals. The 
     State shall provide an annual report to the Secretary 
     describing the disproportionate share payments to each such 
     disproportionate share hospital.''.
       (d) Direct Payment by State for Managed Care Enrollees.--
     Section 1923 (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(i) Requirement for Direct Payment.--
       ``(1) In general.--No payment may be made under section 
     1903(a)(1) with respect to a payment adjustment made under 
     this section, for services furnished by a hospital on or 
     after October 1, 1997, with respect to individuals eligible 
     for medical assistance under the State plan who are enrolled 
     with a managed care entity (as defined in section 
     1932(a)(1)(B)) or under any other managed care arrangement 
     unless a payment, equal to the amount of the payment 
     adjustment--
       ``(A) is made directly to the hospital by the State; and
       ``(B) is not used to determine the amount of a prepaid 
     capitation payment under the State plan to the entity or 
     arrangement with respect to such individuals.
       ``(2) Exception for current arrangements.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to a payment adjustment provided pursuant to 
     a payment arrangement in effect on July 1, 1997.''.
       (e) Transition Rule.--Effective July 1, 1997, section 
     1923(g)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-
     4(g)(2)(A)) shall be applied to the State of California as 
     though--
       (1) ``(or that begins on or after July 1, 1997, and before 
     July 1, 1999)'' were inserted in such section after ``January 
     1, 1995,''; and
       (2) ``(or 175 percent in the case of a State fiscal year 
     that begins on or after July 1, 1997, and before July 1, 
     1999)'' were inserted in such section after ``200 percent''.

     SEC. 4722. TREATMENT OF STATE TAXES IMPOSED ON CERTAIN 
                   HOSPITALS.

       (a) Exception From Tax Does Not Disqualify as Broad-Based 
     Tax.--Section 1903(w)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(w)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and (E)'' and 
     inserting ``(E), and (F)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) In no case shall a tax not qualify as a broad-based 
     health care related tax under this paragraph because it does 
     not apply to a hospital that is described in section 
     501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 
     from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code and that does 
     not accept payment under the State plan under this title or 
     under title XVIII.''.
       (b) Reduction in Federal Financial Participation in Case of 
     Imposition of Tax.--Section 1903(b) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(b)), as 
     amended by section 4707(b), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(5) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this 
     section, the amount determined under subsection (a)(1) for 
     any State shall be decreased in a quarter by the amount of 
     any health care related taxes (described in section 
     1902(w)(3)(A)) that are imposed on a hospital described in 
     subsection (w)(3)(F) in that quarter.''.
       (c) Waiver of Certain Provider Tax Provisions.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, taxes, fees, or 
     assessments, as defined in section 1903(w)(3)(A) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(w)(3)(A)), that were 
     collected by the State of New York from a health care 
     provider before June 1, 1997, and for which a waiver of the 
     provisions of subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 1903(w)(3) 
     of such Act has been applied for, or that would, but for this 
     subsection require that such a waiver be applied for, in 
     accordance with subparagraph (E) of such section, and (if so 
     applied for) upon which action by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services (including any judicial review of any such 
     proceeding) has not been completed as of July 23, 1997, are 
     deemed to be permissible health care related taxes and in 
     compliance with the requirements of subparagraphs (B) and (C) 
     of section 1903(w)(3) of such Act.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxes imposed before, on, or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and the amendment made by 
     subsection (b) shall apply to taxes imposed on or after such 
     date.

     SEC. 4723. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR STATE EMERGENCY HEALTH 
                   SERVICES FURNISHED TO UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS.

       (a) Total Amount Available for Allotment.--There are 
     available for allotments under this section for each of the 4 
     consecutive fiscal years (beginning with fiscal year 1998) 
     $25,000,000 for payments to certain States under this 
     section.
       (b) State Allotment Amount.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall compute an allotment for each fiscal year beginning 
     with fiscal year 1998 and ending with fiscal year 2001 for 
     each of the 12 States with the highest number of undocumented 
     aliens. The amount of such allotment for each such State for 
     a fiscal year shall bear the same ratio to the total amount 
     available for allotments under subsection (a) for the fiscal 
     year as the ratio of the number of undocumented aliens in the 
     State in the fiscal year bears to the total of such numbers 
     for all such States for such fiscal year. The amount of 
     allotment to a State provided under this paragraph for a 
     fiscal year that is not paid out under subsection (c) shall 
     be available for payment during the subsequent fiscal year.
       (2) Determination.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     number of undocumented aliens in a State under this section 
     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).
       (c) Use of Funds.--From the allotments made under 
     subsection (b), the Secretary shall pay to each State amounts 
     the State demonstrates were paid by the State (or by a 
     political subdivision of the State) for emergency health 
     services furnished to undocumented aliens.
       (d) State Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``State'' includes the District of Columbia.
       (e) State Entitlement.--This section 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 this section.

     SEC. 4724. ELIMINATION OF WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.

       (a) Ban on Spending for Nonhealth Related Items.--Section 
     1903(i) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraphs (2) and (16), by striking the period at 
     the end and inserting ``; or'';
       (2) in paragraphs (10)(B), (11), and (13), by adding ``or'' 
     at the end; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (16), the following:
       ``(17) with respect to any amount expended for roads, 
     bridges, stadiums, or any other item or service not covered 
     under a State plan under this title.''.
       (b) Surety Bond Requirement for Home Health Agencies.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1903(i) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)), as 
     amended by subsection (a), is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (17), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (17), the following:
       ``(18) with respect to any amount expended for home health 
     care services provided by an agency or organization unless 
     the agency or organization provides the State agency on a 
     continuing basis a surety bond in a form specified by the 
     Secretary under paragraph (7) of section 1861(o) and in an 
     amount that is not less than $50,000 or such comparable 
     surety bond as the Secretary may permit under the last 
     sentence of such section.''.

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       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to home health care services furnished on or 
     after January 1, 1998.
       (c) Conflict of Interest Safeguards.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1902(a)(4)(C) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(a)(4)(C)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and (C)'' and inserting ``(C)'';
       (B) by striking ``local officer or employee'' and inserting 
     ``local officer, employee, or independent contractor'';
       (C) by striking ``such an officer or employee'' the first 2 
     places it appears and inserting ``such an officer, employee, 
     or contractor''; and
       (D) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, 
     and (D) that each State or local officer, employee, or 
     independent contractor who is responsible for selecting, 
     awarding, or otherwise obtaining items and services under the 
     State plan shall be subject to safeguards against conflicts 
     of interest that are at least as stringent as the safeguards 
     that apply under section 27 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423) to persons described 
     in subsection (a)(2) of such section of that Act''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1998.
       (d) Authority To Refuse To Enter Into Medicaid Agreements 
     With Individuals or Entities Convicted of Felonies.--Section 
     1902(a)(23) (42 U.S.C. 1396(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``except as provided in subsection (g) and 
     in section 1915 and except in the case of Puerto Rico, the 
     Virgin Islands, and Guam,''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
     following: ``, except as provided in subsection (g) and in 
     section 1915, except that this paragraph shall not apply in 
     the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam, and 
     except that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as 
     requiring a State to provide medical assistance for such 
     services furnished by a person or entity convicted of a 
     felony under Federal or State law for an offense which the 
     State agency determines is inconsistent with the best 
     interests of beneficiaries under the State plan''.
       (e) Monitoring Payments for Dual Eligibles.--The 
     Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration 
     shall develop mechanisms to improve the monitoring of, and to 
     prevent, inappropriate payments under the medicaid program 
     under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 
     seq.) in the case of individuals who are dually eligible for 
     benefits under such program and under the medicare program 
     under title XVIII of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.).
       (f) Beneficiary and Program Protection Against Waste, 
     Fraud, and Abuse.--Section 1902(a) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (62);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (63) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (63) the following:
       ``(64) provide, not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph, a mechanism to receive reports 
     from beneficiaries and others and compile data concerning 
     alleged instances of waste, fraud, and abuse relating to the 
     operation of this title;''.
       (g) Disclosure of Information and Surety Bond Requirement 
     for Suppliers of Durable Medical Equipment.--
       (1) Requirement.--Section 1902(a) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)), as 
     amended by subsection (f), is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (63);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (64) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (64) the following:
       ``(65) provide that the State shall issue provider numbers 
     for all suppliers of medical assistance consisting of durable 
     medical equipment, as defined in section 1861(n), and the 
     State shall not issue or renew such a supplier number for any 
     such supplier unless--
       ``(A)(i) full and complete information as to the identity 
     of each person with an ownership or control interest (as 
     defined in section 1124(a)(3)) in the supplier or in any 
     subcontractor (as defined by the Secretary in regulations) in 
     which the supplier directly or indirectly has a 5 percent or 
     more ownership interest; and
       ``(ii) to the extent determined to be feasible under 
     regulations of the Secretary, the name of any disclosing 
     entity (as defined in section 1124(a)(2)) with respect to 
     which a person with such an ownership or control interest in 
     the supplier is a person with such an ownership or control 
     interest in the disclosing entity; and
       ``(B) a surety bond in a form specified by the Secretary 
     under section 1834(a)(16)(B) and in an amount that is not 
     less than $50,000 or such comparable surety bond as the 
     Secretary may permit under the second sentence of such 
     section.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to suppliers of medical assistance consisting of 
     durable medical equipment furnished on or after January 1, 
     1998.

     SEC. 4725. INCREASED FMAPS.

       (a) Alaska.--Notwithstanding the first sentence of section 
     1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)), the 
     Federal medical assistance percentage determined under such 
     sentence for Alaska shall be 59.8 percent but only with 
     respect to--
       (1) items and services furnished under a State plan under 
     title XIX or under a State child health plan under title XXI 
     of such Act during fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000;
       (2) payments made on a capitation or other risk-basis under 
     such titles for coverage occurring during such period; and
       (3) payments under title XIX of such Act attributable to 
     DSH allotments for such State determined under section 
     1923(f) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(f)) for such fiscal 
     years.
       (b) District of Columbia.--
       (1) In general.--The first sentence of section 1905(b) (42 
     U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and (2)'' and inserting ``, (2)'', and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and (3) for purposes of this title and title 
     XXI, the Federal medical assistance percentage for the 
     District of Columbia shall be 70 percent''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to--
       (A) items and services furnished on or after October 1, 
     1997;
       (B) payments made on a capitation or other risk-basis for 
     coverage occurring on or after such date; and
       (C) payments attributable to DSH allotments for such States 
     determined under section 1923(f) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396r-4(f)) for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1998.

     SEC. 4726. INCREASE IN PAYMENT LIMITATION FOR TERRITORIES.

       Section 1108 (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (f), by striking ``The'' and inserting 
     ``Subject to subsection (g), the''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Medicaid Payments to Territories for Fiscal Year 1998 
     and Thereafter.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 1998.--With respect to fiscal year 1998, 
     the amounts otherwise determined for Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
     Samoa under subsection (f) for such fiscal year shall be 
     increased by the following amounts:
       ``(A) For Puerto Rico, $30,000,000.
       ``(B) For the Virgin Islands, $750,000.
       ``(C) For Guam, $750,000.
       ``(D) For the Northern Mariana Islands, $500,000.
       ``(E) For American Samoa, $500,000.
       ``(2) Fiscal year 1999 and thereafter.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (f), with respect to fiscal year 1999 and any 
     fiscal year thereafter, the total amount certified by the 
     Secretary under title XIX for payment to--
       ``(A) Puerto Rico shall not exceed the sum of the amount 
     provided in this subsection for the preceding fiscal year 
     increased by the percentage increase in the medical care 
     component of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers 
     (as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) for the 12-
     month period ending in March preceding the beginning of the 
     fiscal year, rounded to the nearest $100,000;
       ``(B) the Virgin Islands shall not exceed the sum of the 
     amount provided in this subsection for the preceding fiscal 
     year increased by the percentage increase referred to in 
     subparagraph (A), rounded to the nearest $10,000;
       ``(C) Guam shall not exceed the sum of the amount provided 
     in this subsection for the preceding fiscal year increased by 
     the percentage increase referred to in subparagraph (A), 
     rounded to the nearest $10,000;
       ``(D) the Northern Mariana Islands shall not exceed the sum 
     of the amount provided in this subsection for the preceding 
     fiscal year increased by the percentage increase referred to 
     in subparagraph (A), rounded to the nearest $10,000; and
       ``(E) American Samoa shall not exceed the sum of the amount 
     provided in this subsection for the preceding fiscal year 
     increased by the percentage increase referred to in 
     subparagraph (A), rounded to the nearest $10,000.''.

                         CHAPTER 4--ELIGIBILITY

     SEC. 4731. STATE OPTION OF CONTINUOUS ELIGIBILITY FOR 12 
                   MONTHS; CLARIFICATION OF STATE OPTION TO COVER 
                   CHILDREN.

       (a) Continuous Eligibility Option.--Section 1902(e) (42 
     U.S.C. 1396a(e)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(12) At the option of the State, the plan may provide 
     that an individual who is under an age specified by the State 
     (not to exceed 19 years of age) and who is determined to be 
     eligible for benefits under a State plan approved under this 
     title under subsection (a)(10)(A) shall remain eligible for 
     those benefits until the earlier of--
       ``(A) the end of a period (not to exceed 12 months) 
     following the determination; or
       ``(B) the time that the individual exceeds that age.''.
       (b) Clarification of State Option To Cover All Children 
     Under 19 Years of Age.--Section 1902(l)(1)(D) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(l)(1)(D)) is amended by inserting ``(or, at the option 
     of a State, after any earlier date)'' after ``children born 
     after September 30, 1983''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to medical assistance for items and services 
     furnished on or after October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 4732. PAYMENT OF PART B PREMIUMS.

       (a) Eligibility.--Section 1902(a)(10)(E) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(a)(10)(E)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii); and
       (2) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
       ``(iv) subject to sections 1933 and 1905(p)(4), for making 
     medical assistance available (but

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     only for premiums payable with respect to months during the 
     period beginning with January 1998, and ending with December 
     2002)--
       ``(I) for medicare cost-sharing described in section 
     1905(p)(3)(A)(ii) for individuals who would be qualified 
     medicare beneficiaries described in section 1905(p)(1) but 
     for the fact that their income exceeds the income level 
     established by the State under section 1905(p)(2) and is at 
     least 120 percent, but less than 135 percent, of the official 
     poverty line (referred to in such section) for a family of 
     the size involved and who are not otherwise eligible for 
     medical assistance under the State plan, and
       ``(II) for the portion of medicare cost-sharing described 
     in section 1905(p)(3)(A)(ii) that is attributable to the 
     operation of the amendments made by (and subsection (e)(3) 
     of) section 4611 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 for 
     individuals who would be described in subclause (I) if `135 
     percent' and `175 percent' were substituted for `120 percent' 
     and `135 percent' respectively; and''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1905(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396d(b)) is amended by striking ``The term'' and inserting 
     ``Subject to section 1933(d), the term''.
       (c) Terms and Conditions of Coverage.--Title XIX (42 U.S.C. 
     1395 et seq.), as amended by section 4701(a), is amended by 
     redesignating section 1933 as section 1934 and by inserting 
     after section 1932 the following new section:


  ``state coverage of medicare cost-sharing for additional low-income 
                         medicare beneficiaries

       ``Sec. 1933. (a) In General.--A State plan under this title 
     shall provide, under section 1902(a)(10)(E)(iv) and subject 
     to the succeeding provisions of this section and through a 
     plan amendment, for medical assistance for payment of the 
     cost of medicare cost-sharing described in such section on 
     behalf of all individuals described in such section (in this 
     section referred to as `qualifying individuals') who are 
     selected to receive such assistance under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Selection of Qualifying Individuals.--A State shall 
     select qualifying individuals, and provide such individuals 
     with assistance, under this section consistent with the 
     following:
       ``(1) All qualifying individuals may apply.--The State 
     shall permit all qualifying individuals to apply for 
     assistance during a calendar year.
       ``(2) Selection on first-come, first-served basis.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each calendar year (beginning with 
     1998), from (and to the extent of) the amount of the 
     allocation under subsection (c) for the State for the fiscal 
     year ending in such calendar year, the State shall select 
     qualifying individuals who apply for the assistance in the 
     order in which they apply.
       ``(B) Carryover.--For calendar years after 1998, the State 
     shall give preference to individuals who were provided such 
     assistance (or other assistance described in section 
     1902(a)(10)(E)) in the last month of the previous year and 
     who continue to be (or become) qualifying individuals.
       ``(3) Limit on number of individuals based on allocation.--
     The State shall limit the number of qualifying individuals 
     selected with respect to assistance in a calendar year so 
     that the aggregate amount of such assistance provided to such 
     individuals in such year is estimated to be equal to (but not 
     exceed) the State's allocation under subsection (c) for the 
     fiscal year ending in such calendar year.
       ``(4) Receipt of assistance during duration of year.--If a 
     qualifying individual is selected to receive assistance under 
     this section for a month in year, the individual is entitled 
     to receive such assistance for the remainder of the year if 
     the individual continues to be a qualifying individual. The 
     fact that an individual is selected to receive assistance 
     under this section at any time during a year does not entitle 
     the individual to continued assistance for any succeeding 
     year.
       ``(c) Allocation.--
       ``(1) Total allocation.--The total amount available for 
     allocation under this section for--
       ``(A) fiscal year 1998 is $200,000,000;
       ``(B) fiscal year 1999 is $250,000,000;
       ``(C) fiscal year 2000 is $300,000,000;
       ``(D) fiscal year 2001 is $350,000,000; and
       ``(E) fiscal year 2002 is $400,000,000.
       ``(2) Allocation to states.--The Secretary shall provide 
     for the allocation of the total amount described in paragraph 
     (1) for a fiscal year, among the States that executed a plan 
     amendment in accordance with subsection (a), based upon the 
     Secretary's estimate of the ratio of--
       ``(A) an amount equal to the sum of--
       ``(i) twice the total number of individuals described in 
     section 1902(a)(10)(E)(iv)(I) in the State, and
       ``(ii) the total number of individuals described in section 
     1902(a)(10)(E)(iv)(II) in the State; to
       ``(B) the sum of the amounts computed under subparagraph 
     (A) for all eligible States.
       ``(d) Applicable FMAP.--With respect to assistance 
     described in section 1902(a)(10)(E)(iv) furnished in a State 
     for calendar quarters in a calendar year --
       ``(1) to the extent that such assistance does not exceed 
     the State's allocation under subsection (c) for the fiscal 
     year ending in the calendar year, the Federal medical 
     assistance percentage shall be equal to 100 percent; and
       ``(2) to the extent that such assistance exceeds such 
     allocation, the Federal medical assistance percentage is 0 
     percent.
       ``(e) Limitation on Entitlement.--Except as specifically 
     provided under this section, nothing in this title shall be 
     construed as establishing any entitlement of individuals 
     described in section 1902(a)(10)(E)(iv) to assistance 
     described in such section.
       ``(f) Coverage of Costs Through Part B of the Medicare 
     Program.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide 
     for the transfer from the Federal Supplementary Medical 
     Insurance Trust Fund under section 1841 to the appropriate 
     account in the Treasury that provides for payments under 
     section 1903(a) with respect to medical assistance provided 
     under this section, of an amount equivalent to the total of 
     the amount of payments made under such section that is 
     attributable to this section and such transfer shall be 
     treated as an expenditure from such Trust Fund for purposes 
     of section 1839.''.

     SEC. 4733. STATE OPTION TO PERMIT WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES 
                   TO BUY INTO MEDICAID.

       Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subclause (XI), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subclause (XII), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(XIII) who are in families whose income is less than 250 
     percent of 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, and who but for earnings in excess of the 
     limit established under section 1905(q)(2)(B), would be 
     considered to be receiving supplemental security income 
     (subject, notwithstanding section 1916, to payment of 
     premiums or other cost-sharing charges (set on a sliding 
     scale based on income) that the State may determine);''.

     SEC. 4734. PENALTY FOR FRAUDULENT ELIGIBILITY.

       Section 1128B(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(a)), as amended by 
     section 217 of the Health Insurance Portability and 
     Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191; 110 Stat. 
     2008), is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(6) for a fee knowingly and willfully counsels or assists 
     an individual to dispose of assets (including by any transfer 
     in trust) in order for the individual to become eligible for 
     medical assistance under a State plan under title XIX, if 
     disposing of the assets results in the imposition of a period 
     of ineligibility for such assistance under section 
     1917(c),''; and
       (2) in clause (ii) of the matter following such paragraph, 
     by striking ``failure, or conversion by any other person'' 
     and inserting ``failure, conversion, or provision of counsel 
     or assistance by any other person''.

     SEC. 4735. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the payments described in subsection (b) shall not be 
     considered income or resources in determining eligibility 
     for, or the amount of benefits under, a State plan of medical 
     assistance approved under title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act.
       (b) Payments Described.--The payments described in this 
     subsection are--
       (1) payments made from any fund established pursuant to a 
     class settlement in the case of Susan Walker v. Bayer 
     Corporation, et al., 96-C-5024 (N.D. Ill.); and
       (2) payments made pursuant to a release of all claims in a 
     case--
       (A) that is entered into in lieu of the class settlement 
     referred to in paragraph (1); and
       (B) that is signed by all affected parties in such case on 
     or before the later of--
       (i) December 31, 1997, or
       (ii) the date that is 270 days after the date on which such 
     release is first sent to the persons (or the legal 
     representative of such persons) to whom the payment is to be 
     made.

                          CHAPTER 5--BENEFITS

     SEC. 4741. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT TO PAY FOR PRIVATE 
                   INSURANCE.

       (a) Repeal of State Plan Provision.--Section 1902(a)(25) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(25)) is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (G); and
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) and (I) as 
     subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively.
       (b) Making Provision Optional.--Section 1906 (42 U.S.C. 
     1396e) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``For purposes of section 1902(a)(25)(G) 
     and subject to subsection (d), each'' and inserting ``Each'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``shall'' and inserting 
     ``may''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``shall'' and inserting 
     ``may''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (d).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4742. PHYSICIAN QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1903(i) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (12).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to services furnished on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

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     SEC. 4743. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT OF PRIOR 
                   INSTITUTIONALIZATION WITH RESPECT TO 
                   HABILITATION SERVICES FURNISHED UNDER A WAIVER 
                   FOR HOME OR COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1915(c)(5) (42 U.S.C. 1396n(c)(5)) 
     is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
     striking ``, with respect to individuals who receive such 
     services after discharge from a nursing facility or 
     intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     apply to services furnished on or after October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 4744. STUDY AND REPORT ON EPSDT BENEFIT.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, in consultation with Governors, directors of State 
     medicaid programs, the American Academy of Actuaries, and 
     representatives of appropriate provider and beneficiary 
     organizations, shall conduct a study of the provision of 
     early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment 
     services under the medicaid program under title XIX of the 
     Social Security Act in accordance with the requirements of 
     section 1905(r) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(r)).
       (2) Required contents.--The study conducted under paragraph 
     (1) shall include examination of the actuarial value of the 
     provision of such services under the medicaid program and an 
     examination of the portions of such actuarial value that are 
     attributable to paragraph (5) of section 1905(r) of such Act 
     and to the second sentence of such section.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall submit a report to Congress on the results of 
     the study conducted under subsection (a).

              CHAPTER 6--ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 4751. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATIVE INSPECTION OF CARE 
                   REQUIREMENTS FOR ICFS/MR AND MENTAL HOSPITALS.

       (a) Mental Hospitals.--Section 1902(a)(26) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(a)(26)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``provide--
       ``(A) with respect to each patient'' and inserting 
     ``provide, with respect to each patient''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C).
       (b) ICFS/MR.--Section 1902(a)(31) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(31)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``provide--
       ``(A) with respect to each patient'' and inserting 
     ``provide, with respect to each patient''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4752. ALTERNATIVE SANCTIONS FOR NONCOMPLIANT ICFS/MR.

       (a) In General.--Section 1902(i)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(i)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``provide'' and 
     inserting ``establish alternative remedies if the State 
     demonstrates to the Secretary's satisfaction that the 
     alternative remedies are effective in deterring noncompliance 
     and correcting deficiencies, and may provide''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     takes effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4753. MODIFICATION OF MMIS REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1903(r) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(r)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking all that precedes paragraph (5) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(r)(1) In order to receive payments under subsection (a) 
     for use of automated data systems in administration of the 
     State plan under this title, a State must have in operation 
     mechanized claims processing and information retrieval 
     systems that meet the requirements of this subsection and 
     that the Secretary has found--
       ``(A) are adequate to provide efficient, economical, and 
     effective administration of such State plan;
       ``(B) are compatible with the claims processing and 
     information retrieval systems used in the administration of 
     title XVIII, and for this purpose--
       ``(i) have a uniform identification coding system for 
     providers, other payees, and beneficiaries under this title 
     or title XVIII;
       ``(ii) provide liaison between States and carriers and 
     intermediaries with agreements under title XVIII to 
     facilitate timely exchange of appropriate data; and
       ``(iii) provide for exchange of data between the States and 
     the Secretary with respect to persons sanctioned under this 
     title or title XVIII;
       ``(C) are capable of providing accurate and timely data;
       ``(D) are complying with the applicable provisions of part 
     C of title XI;
       ``(E) are designed to receive provider claims in standard 
     formats to the extent specified by the Secretary; and
       ``(F) effective for claims filed on or after January 1, 
     1999, provide for electronic transmission of claims data in 
     the format specified by the Secretary and consistent with the 
     Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) (including 
     detailed individual enrollee encounter data and other 
     information that the Secretary may find necessary).'';
       (2) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (B) by striking all that precedes clause (i) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(2) In order to meet the requirements of this paragraph, 
     mechanized claims processing and information retrieval 
     systems must meet the following requirements:'';
       (C) in clause (iii), by striking ``under paragraph (6)''; 
     and
       (D) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as 
     paragraphs (A) through (C); and
       (3) by striking paragraphs (6), (7), and (8).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1902(a)(25)(A)(ii) (42 
     U.S.C. 1396a(a)(25)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking all that 
     follows ``shall'' and inserting the following: ``be 
     integrated with, and be monitored as a part of the 
     Secretary's review of, the State's mechanized claims 
     processing and information retrieval systems required under 
     section 1903(r);''.
       (c) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise specifically 
     provided, the amendments made by this section shall take 
     effect on January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 4754. FACILITATING IMPOSITION OF STATE ALTERNATIVE 
                   REMEDIES ON NONCOMPLIANT NURSING FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1919(h)(3)(D) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396r(h)(3)(D)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and'' at the end of clause (i);
       (2) by striking ``, and'' at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (3) by striking clause (iii).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4755. REMOVAL OF NAME FROM NURSE AIDE REGISTRY.

       (a) Medicare.--Section 1819(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(g)(1)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E), 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) Removal of name from nurse aide registry.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of a finding of neglect 
     under subparagraph (C), the State shall establish a procedure 
     to permit a nurse aide to petition the State to have his or 
     her name removed from the registry upon a determination by 
     the State that--

       ``(I) the employment and personal history of the nurse aide 
     does not reflect a pattern of abusive behavior or neglect; 
     and
       ``(II) the neglect involved in the original finding was a 
     singular occurrence.

       ``(ii) Timing of determination.--In no case shall a 
     determination on a petition submitted under clause (i) be 
     made prior to the expiration of the 1-year period beginning 
     on the date on which the name of the petitioner was added to 
     the registry under subparagraph (C).''.
       (b) Medicaid.--Section 1919(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1396r(g)(1)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E), 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) Removal of name from nurse aide registry.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of a finding of neglect 
     under subparagraph (C), the State shall establish a procedure 
     to permit a nurse aide to petition the State to have his or 
     her name removed from the registry upon a determination by 
     the State that--

       ``(I) the employment and personal history of the nurse aide 
     does not reflect a pattern of abusive behavior or neglect; 
     and
       ``(II) the neglect involved in the original finding was a 
     singular occurrence.

       ``(ii) Timing of determination.--In no case shall a 
     determination on a petition submitted under clause (i) be 
     made prior to the expiration of the 1-year period beginning 
     on the date on which the name of the petitioner was added to 
     the registry under subparagraph (C).''.
       (c) Retroactive Review.--The procedures developed by a 
     State under the amendments made by subsection (a) and (b) 
     shall permit an individual to petition for a review of any 
     finding made by a State under section 1819(g)(1)(C) or 
     1919(g)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-
     3(g)(1)(C) or 1396r(g)(1)(C)) after January 1, 1995.

     SEC. 4756. MEDICALLY ACCEPTED INDICATION.

       Section 1927(g)(1)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(g)(1)(B)(i)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subclause (II),
       (2) by redesignating subclause (III) as subclause (IV), and
       (3) by inserting after subclause (II) the following:

       ``(III) the DRUGDEX Information System; and''.

     SEC. 4757. CONTINUATION OF STATE-WIDE SECTION 1115 MEDICAID 
                   WAIVERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1115 (42 U.S.C. 1315) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e)(1) The provisions of this subsection shall apply to 
     the extension of any State-wide comprehensive demonstration 
     project (in this subsection referred to as `waiver project') 
     for which a waiver of compliance with requirements of title 
     XIX is granted under subsection (a).
       ``(2) During the 6-month period ending 1 year before the 
     date the waiver under subsection (a) with respect to a waiver 
     project would otherwise expire, the chief executive officer 
     of the State which is operating the project may submit to the 
     Secretary a written request for an extension, of up to 3 
     years, of the project.
       ``(3) If the Secretary fails to respond to the request 
     within 6 months after the date it is submitted, the request 
     is deemed to have been granted.
       ``(4) If such a request is granted, the deadline for 
     submittal of a final report under the

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     waiver project is deemed to have been extended until the date 
     that is 1 year after the date the waiver project would 
     otherwise have expired.
       ``(5) The Secretary shall release an evaluation of each 
     such project not later than 1 year after the date of receipt 
     of the final report.
       ``(6) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (7), the extension of a 
     waiver project under this subsection shall be on the same 
     terms and conditions (including applicable terms and 
     conditions relating to quality and access of services, budget 
     neutrality, data and reporting requirements, and special 
     population protections) that applied to the project before 
     its extension under this subsection.
       ``(7) If an original condition of approval of a waiver 
     project was that Federal expenditures under the project not 
     exceed the Federal expenditures that would otherwise have 
     been made, the Secretary shall take such steps as may be 
     necessary to ensure that, in the extension of the project 
     under this subsection, such condition continues to be met. In 
     applying the previous sentence, the Secretary shall take into 
     account the Secretary's best estimate of rates of change in 
     expenditures at the time of the extension.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to demonstration projects initially approved 
     before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4758. EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM.

       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, is amended by striking ``December 
     31, 1995'' and inserting ``December 31, 2002''.

     SEC. 4759. EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR STATE LAW 
                   AMENDMENT.

       In the case of a State plan under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     determines requires State legislation in order for the plan 
     to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments 
     made by a provision of this subtitle, the State plan shall 
     not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of 
     such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these 
     additional requirements before 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 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 the session is considered 
     to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.
   Subtitle I--Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)

     SEC. 4801. COVERAGE OF PACE UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

       Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:


    ``payments to, and coverage of benefits under, programs of all-
                 inclusive care for the elderly (pace)

       ``Sec. 1894. (a) Receipt of Benefits Through Enrollment in 
     PACE Program; Definitions for PACE Program Related Terms.--
       ``(1) Benefits through enrollment in a pace program.--In 
     accordance with this section, in the case of an individual 
     who is entitled to benefits under part A or enrolled under 
     part B and who is a PACE program eligible individual (as 
     defined in paragraph (5)) with respect to a PACE program 
     offered by a PACE provider under a PACE program agreement--
       ``(A) the individual may enroll in the program under this 
     section; and
       ``(B) so long as the individual is so enrolled and in 
     accordance with regulations--
       ``(i) the individual shall receive benefits under this 
     title solely through such program; and
       ``(ii) the PACE provider is entitled to payment under and 
     in accordance with this section and such agreement for 
     provision of such benefits.
       ``(2) PACE program defined.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `PACE program' means a program of all-inclusive care 
     for the elderly that meets the following requirements:
       ``(A) Operation.--The entity operating the program is a 
     PACE provider (as defined in paragraph (3)).
       ``(B) Comprehensive benefits.--The program provides 
     comprehensive health care services to PACE program eligible 
     individuals in accordance with the PACE program agreement and 
     regulations under this section.
       ``(C) Transition.--In the case of an individual who is 
     enrolled under the program under this section and whose 
     enrollment ceases for any reason (including that the 
     individual no longer qualifies as a PACE program eligible 
     individual, the termination of a PACE program agreement, or 
     otherwise), the program provides assistance to the individual 
     in obtaining necessary transitional care through appropriate 
     referrals and making the individual's medical records 
     available to new providers.
       ``(3) PACE provider defined.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `PACE provider' means an entity that--
       ``(i) subject to subparagraph (B), is (or is a distinct 
     part of) a public entity or a private, nonprofit entity 
     organized for charitable purposes under section 501(c)(3) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
       ``(ii) has entered into a PACE program agreement with 
     respect to its operation of a PACE program.
       ``(B) Treatment of private, for-profit providers.--Clause 
     (i) of subparagraph (A) shall not apply--
       ``(i) to entities subject to a demonstration project waiver 
     under subsection (h); and
       ``(ii) after the date the report under section 4804(b) of 
     the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is submitted, unless the 
     Secretary determines that any of the findings described in 
     subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2) of such 
     section are true.
       ``(4) PACE program agreement defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `PACE program agreement' means, with 
     respect to a PACE provider, an agreement, consistent with 
     this section, section 1934 (if applicable), and regulations 
     promulgated to carry out such sections, between the PACE 
     provider and the Secretary, or an agreement between the PACE 
     provider and a State administering agency for the operation 
     of a PACE program by the provider under such sections.
       ``(5) PACE program eligible individual defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term `PACE program eligible 
     individual' means, with respect to a PACE program, an 
     individual who--
       ``(A) is 55 years of age or older;
       ``(B) subject to subsection (c)(4), is determined under 
     subsection (c) to require the level of care required under 
     the State medicaid plan for coverage of nursing facility 
     services;
       ``(C) resides in the service area of the PACE program; and
       ``(D) meets such other eligibility conditions as may be 
     imposed under the PACE program agreement for the program 
     under subsection (e)(2)(A)(ii).
       ``(6) PACE protocol.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `PACE protocol' means the Protocol for the Program of 
     All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), as published by On 
     Lok, Inc., as of April 14, 1995, or any successor protocol 
     that may be agreed upon between the Secretary and On Lok, 
     Inc.
       ``(7) PACE demonstration waiver program defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term `PACE demonstration waiver 
     program' means a demonstration program under either of the 
     following sections (as in effect before the date of their 
     repeal):
       ``(A) Section 603(c) of the Social Security Amendments of 
     1983 (Public Law 98-21), as extended by section 9220 of the 
     Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 
     (Public Law 99-272).
       ``(B) Section 9412(b) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-509).
       ``(8) State administering agency defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term `State administering agency' means, 
     with respect to the operation of a PACE program in a State, 
     the agency of that State (which may be the single agency 
     responsible for administration of the State plan under title 
     XIX in the State) responsible for administering PACE program 
     agreements under this section and section 1934 in the State.
       ``(9) Trial period defined.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `trial period' means, with respect to a PACE program operated 
     by a PACE provider under a PACE program agreement, the first 
     3 contract years under such agreement with respect to such 
     program.
       ``(B) Treatment of entities previously operating pace 
     demonstration waiver programs.--Each contract year (including 
     a year occurring before the effective date of this section) 
     during which an entity has operated a PACE demonstration 
     waiver program shall be counted under subparagraph (A) as a 
     contract year during which the entity operated a PACE program 
     as a PACE provider under a PACE program agreement.
       ``(10) Regulations.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `regulations' refers to interim final or final regulations 
     promulgated under subsection (f) to carry out this section 
     and section 1934.
       ``(b) Scope of Benefits; Beneficiary Safeguards.--
       ``(1) In general.--Under a PACE program agreement, a PACE 
     provider shall--
       ``(A) provide to PACE program eligible individuals enrolled 
     with the provider, regardless of source of payment and 
     directly or under contracts with other entities, at a 
     minimum--
       ``(i) all items and services covered under this title (for 
     individuals enrolled under this section) and all items and 
     services covered under title XIX, but without any limitation 
     or condition as to amount, duration, or scope and without 
     application of deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, or other 
     cost-sharing that would otherwise apply under this title or 
     such title, respectively; and
       ``(ii) all additional items and services specified in 
     regulations, based upon those required under the PACE 
     protocol;
       ``(B) provide such enrollees access to necessary covered 
     items and services 24 hours per day, every day of the year;
       ``(C) provide services to such enrollees through a 
     comprehensive, multidisciplinary health and social services 
     delivery system which integrates acute and long-term care 
     services pursuant to regulations; and
       ``(D) specify the covered items and services that will not 
     be provided directly by the entity, and to arrange for 
     delivery of those items and services through contracts 
     meeting the requirements of regulations.
       ``(2) Quality assurance; patient safeguards.--The PACE 
     program agreement shall require the PACE provider to have in 
     effect at a minimum--

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       ``(A) a written plan of quality assurance and improvement, 
     and procedures implementing such plan, in accordance with 
     regulations; and
       ``(B) written safeguards of the rights of enrolled 
     participants (including a patient bill of rights and 
     procedures for grievances and appeals) in accordance with 
     regulations and with other requirements of this title and 
     Federal and State law that are designed for the protection of 
     patients.
       ``(c) Eligibility Determinations.--
       ``(1) In general.--The determination of whether an 
     individual is a PACE program eligible individual--
       ``(A) shall be made under and in accordance with the PACE 
     program agreement; and
       ``(B) who is entitled to medical assistance under title 
     XIX, shall be made (or who is not so entitled, may be made) 
     by the State administering agency.
       ``(2) Condition.--An individual is not a PACE program 
     eligible individual (with respect to payment under this 
     section) unless the individual's health status has been 
     determined by the Secretary or the State administering 
     agency, in accordance with regulations, to be comparable to 
     the health status of individuals who have participated in the 
     PACE demonstration waiver programs. Such determination shall 
     be based upon information on health status and related 
     indicators (such as medical diagnoses and measures of 
     activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily 
     living, and cognitive impairment) that are part of a uniform 
     minimum data set collected by PACE providers on potential 
     PACE program eligible individuals.
       ``(3) Annual eligibility recertifications.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     determination described in subsection (a)(5)(B) for an 
     individual shall be reevaluated at least annually.
       ``(B) Exception.--The requirement of annual reevaluation 
     under subparagraph (A) may be waived during a period in 
     accordance with regulations in those cases where the State 
     administering agency determines that there is no reasonable 
     expectation of improvement or significant change in an 
     individual's condition during the period because of the 
     severity of chronic condition, or degree of impairment of 
     functional capacity of the individual involved.
       ``(4) Continuation of eligibility.--An individual who is a 
     PACE program eligible individual may be deemed to continue to 
     be such an individual notwithstanding a determination that 
     the individual no longer meets the requirement of subsection 
     (a)(5)(B) if, in accordance with regulations, in the absence 
     of continued coverage under a PACE program the individual 
     reasonably would be expected to meet such requirement within 
     the succeeding 6-month period.
       ``(5) Enrollment; disenrollment.--
       ``(A) Voluntary disenrollment at any time.--The enrollment 
     and disenrollment of PACE program eligible individuals in a 
     PACE program shall be pursuant to regulations and the PACE 
     program agreement and shall permit enrollees to voluntarily 
     disenroll without cause at any time.
       ``(B) Limitations on disenrollment.--
       ``(i) In general.--Regulations promulgated by the Secretary 
     under this section and section 1934, and the PACE program 
     agreement, shall provide that the PACE program may not 
     disenroll a PACE program eligible individual except--

       ``(I) for nonpayment of premiums (if applicable) on a 
     timely basis; or
       ``(II) for engaging in disruptive or threatening behavior, 
     as defined in such regulations (developed in close 
     consultation with State administering agencies).

       ``(ii) No disenrollment for noncompliant behavior.--Except 
     as allowed under regulations promulgated to carry out clause 
     (i)(II), a PACE program may not disenroll a PACE program 
     eligible individual on the ground that the individual has 
     engaged in noncompliant behavior if such behavior is related 
     to a mental or physical condition of the individual. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `noncompliant 
     behavior' includes repeated noncompliance with medical advice 
     and repeated failure to appear for appointments.
       ``(iii) Timely review of proposed nonvoluntary 
     disenrollment.--A proposed disenrollment, other than a 
     voluntary disenrollment, shall be subject to timely review 
     and final determination by the Secretary or by the State 
     administering agency (as applicable), prior to the proposed 
     disenrollment becoming effective.
       ``(d) Payments to PACE Providers on a Capitated Basis.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a PACE provider with a 
     PACE program agreement under this section, except as provided 
     in this subsection or by regulations, the Secretary shall 
     make prospective monthly payments of a capitation amount for 
     each PACE program eligible individual enrolled under the 
     agreement under this section in the same manner and from the 
     same sources as payments are made to a Medicare+Choice 
     organization under section 1853 (or, for periods beginning 
     before January 1, 1999, to an eligible organization under a 
     risk-sharing contract under section 1876). Such payments 
     shall be subject to adjustment in the manner described in 
     section 1853(a)(2) or section 1876(a)(1)(E), as the case may 
     be.
       ``(2) Capitation amount.--The capitation amount to be 
     applied under this subsection for a provider for a contract 
     year shall be an amount specified in the PACE program 
     agreement for the year. Such amount shall be based upon 
     payment rates established for purposes of payment under 
     section 1853 (or, for periods before January 1, 1999, for 
     purposes of risk-sharing contracts under section 1876) and 
     shall be adjusted to take into account the comparative 
     frailty of PACE enrollees and such other factors as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate. Such amount under 
     such an agreement shall be computed in a manner so that the 
     total payment level for all PACE program eligible individuals 
     enrolled under a program is less than the projected payment 
     under this title for a comparable population not enrolled 
     under a PACE program.
       ``(e) PACE Program Agreement.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in close cooperation with 
     the State administering agency, shall establish procedures 
     for entering into, extending, and terminating PACE program 
     agreements for the operation of PACE programs by entities 
     that meet the requirements for a PACE provider under this 
     section, section 1934, and regulations.
       ``(B) Numerical limitation.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall not permit the 
     number of PACE providers with which agreements are in effect 
     under this section or under section 9412(b) of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 to exceed--

       ``(I) 40 as of the date of the enactment of this section; 
     or
       ``(II) as of each succeeding anniversary of such date, the 
     numerical limitation under this subparagraph for the 
     preceding year plus 20.

     Subclause (II) shall apply without regard to the actual 
     number of agreements in effect as of a previous anniversary 
     date.
       ``(ii) Treatment of certain private, for-profit 
     providers.--The numerical limitation in clause (i) shall not 
     apply to a PACE provider that--

       ``(I) is operating under a demonstration project waiver 
     under subsection (h); or
       ``(II) was operating under such a waiver and subsequently 
     qualifies for PACE provider status pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(3)(B)(ii).

       ``(2) Service area and eligibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--A PACE program agreement for a PACE 
     program--
       ``(i) shall designate the service area of the program;
       ``(ii) may provide additional requirements for individuals 
     to qualify as PACE program eligible individuals with respect 
     to the program;
       ``(iii) shall be effective for a contract year, but may be 
     extended for additional contract years in the absence of a 
     notice by a party to terminate and is subject to termination 
     by the Secretary and the State administering agency at any 
     time for cause (as provided under the agreement);
       ``(iv) shall require a PACE provider to meet all applicable 
     State and local laws and requirements; and
       ``(v) shall contain such additional terms and conditions as 
     the parties may agree to, so long as such terms and 
     conditions are consistent with this section and regulations.
       ``(B) Service area overlap.--In designating a service area 
     under a PACE program agreement under subparagraph (A)(i), the 
     Secretary (in consultation with the State administering 
     agency) may exclude from designation an area that is already 
     covered under another PACE program agreement, in order to 
     avoid unnecessary duplication of services and avoid impairing 
     the financial and service viability of an existing program.
       ``(3) Data collection; development of outcome measures.--
       ``(A) Data collection.--
       ``(i) In general.--Under a PACE program agreement, the PACE 
     provider shall--

       ``(I) collect data;
       ``(II) maintain, and afford the Secretary and the State 
     administering agency access to, the records relating to the 
     program, including pertinent financial, medical, and 
     personnel records; and
       ``(III) make available to the Secretary and the State 
     administering agency reports that the Secretary finds (in 
     consultation with State administering agencies) necessary to 
     monitor the operation, cost, and effectiveness of the PACE 
     program under this section and section 1934 .

       ``(ii) Requirements during trial period.--During the first 
     3 years of operation of a PACE program (either under this 
     section or under a PACE demonstration waiver program), the 
     PACE provider shall provide such additional data as the 
     Secretary specifies in regulations in order to perform the 
     oversight required under paragraph (4)(A).
       ``(B) Development of outcome measures.--Under a PACE 
     program agreement, the PACE provider, the Secretary, and the 
     State administering agency shall jointly cooperate in the 
     development and implementation of health status and quality 
     of life outcome measures with respect to PACE program 
     eligible individuals.
       ``(4) Oversight.--
       ``(A) Annual, close oversight during trial period.--During 
     the trial period (as defined in subsection (a)(9)) with 
     respect to a PACE program operated by a PACE provider, the 
     Secretary (in cooperation with the State administering 
     agency) shall conduct a comprehensive annual review of the 
     operation of the PACE program by the provider in order to 
     assure compliance with the requirements of this section and 
     regulations. Such a review shall include--
       ``(i) an on-site visit to the program site;
       ``(ii) comprehensive assessment of a provider's fiscal 
     soundness;

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       ``(iii) comprehensive assessment of the provider's capacity 
     to provide all PACE services to all enrolled participants;
       ``(iv) detailed analysis of the entity's substantial 
     compliance with all significant requirements of this section 
     and regulations; and
       ``(v) any other elements the Secretary or State 
     administering agency considers necessary or appropriate.
       ``(B) Continuing oversight.--After the trial period, the 
     Secretary (in cooperation with the State administering 
     agency) shall continue to conduct such review of the 
     operation of PACE providers and PACE programs as may be 
     appropriate, taking into account the performance level of a 
     provider and compliance of a provider with all significant 
     requirements of this section and regulations.
       ``(C) Disclosure.--The results of reviews under this 
     paragraph shall be reported promptly to the PACE provider, 
     along with any recommendations for changes to the provider's 
     program, and shall be made available to the public upon 
     request.
       ``(5) Termination of pace provider agreements.--
       ``(A) In general.--Under regulations--
       ``(i) the Secretary or a State administering agency may 
     terminate a PACE program agreement for cause; and
       ``(ii) a PACE provider may terminate an agreement after 
     appropriate notice to the Secretary, the State agency, and 
     enrollees.
       ``(B) Causes for termination.--In accordance with 
     regulations establishing procedures for termination of PACE 
     program agreements, the Secretary or a State administering 
     agency may terminate a PACE program agreement with a PACE 
     provider for, among other reasons, the fact that--
       ``(i) the Secretary or State administering agency 
     determines that--

       ``(I) there are significant deficiencies in the quality of 
     care provided to enrolled participants; or
       ``(II) the provider has failed to comply substantially with 
     conditions for a program or provider under this section or 
     section 1934; and

       ``(ii) the entity has failed to develop and successfully 
     initiate, within 30 days of the date of the receipt of 
     written notice of such a determination, a plan to correct the 
     deficiencies, or has failed to continue implementation of 
     such a plan.
       ``(C) Termination and transition procedures.--An entity 
     whose PACE provider agreement is terminated under this 
     paragraph shall implement the transition procedures required 
     under subsection (a)(2)(C).
       ``(6) Secretary's oversight; enforcement authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--Under regulations, if the Secretary 
     determines (after consultation with the State administering 
     agency) that a PACE provider is failing substantially to 
     comply with the requirements of this section and regulations, 
     the Secretary (and the State administering agency) may take 
     any or all of the following actions:
       ``(i) Condition the continuation of the PACE program 
     agreement upon timely execution of a corrective action plan.
       ``(ii) Withhold some or all further payments under the PACE 
     program agreement under this section or section 1934 with 
     respect to PACE program services furnished by such provider 
     until the deficiencies have been corrected.
       ``(iii) Terminate such agreement.
       ``(B) Application of intermediate sanctions.--Under 
     regulations, the Secretary may provide for the application 
     against a PACE provider of remedies described in section 
     1857(g)(2) (or, for periods before January 1, 1999, section 
     1876(i)(6)(B)) or 1903(m)(5)(B) in the case of violations by 
     the provider of the type described in section 1857(g)(1) (or 
     section 1876(i)(6)(A) for such periods) or 1903(m)(5)(A), 
     respectively (in relation to agreements, enrollees, and 
     requirements under this section or section 1934, 
     respectively).
       ``(7) Procedures for termination or imposition of 
     sanctions.--Under regulations, the provisions of section 
     1857(h) (or for periods before January 1, 1999, section 
     1876(i)(9)) shall apply to termination and sanctions 
     respecting a PACE program agreement and PACE provider under 
     this subsection in the same manner as they apply to a 
     termination and sanctions with respect to a contract and a 
     Medicare+Choice organization under part C (or for such 
     periods an eligible organization under section 1876).
       ``(8) Timely consideration of applications for pace program 
     provider status.--In considering an application for PACE 
     provider program status, the application shall be deemed 
     approved unless the Secretary, within 90 days after the date 
     of the submission of the application to the Secretary, either 
     denies such request in writing or informs the applicant in 
     writing with respect to any additional information that is 
     needed in order to make a final determination with respect to 
     the application. After the date the Secretary receives such 
     additional information, the application shall be deemed 
     approved unless the Secretary, within 90 days of such date, 
     denies such request.
       ``(f) Regulations.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall issue interim final 
     or final regulations to carry out this section and section 
     1934.
       ``(2) Use of pace protocol.--
       ``(A) In general.--In issuing such regulations, the 
     Secretary shall, to the extent consistent with the provisions 
     of this section, incorporate the requirements applied to PACE 
     demonstration waiver programs under the PACE protocol.
       ``(B) Flexibility.--In order to provide for reasonable 
     flexibility in adapting the PACE service delivery model to 
     the needs of particular organizations (such as those in rural 
     areas or those that may determine it appropriate to use 
     nonstaff physicians according to State licensing law 
     requirements) under this section and section 1934, the 
     Secretary (in close consultation with State administering 
     agencies) may modify or waive provisions of the PACE protocol 
     so long as any such modification or waiver is not 
     inconsistent with and would not impair the essential 
     elements, objectives, and requirements of this section, but 
     may not modify or waive any of the following provisions:
       ``(i) The focus on frail elderly qualifying individuals who 
     require the level of care provided in a nursing facility.
       ``(ii) The delivery of comprehensive, integrated acute and 
     long-term care services.
       ``(iii) The interdisciplinary team approach to care 
     management and service delivery.
       ``(iv) Capitated, integrated financing that allows the 
     provider to pool payments received from public and private 
     programs and individuals.
       ``(v) The assumption by the provider of full financial 
     risk.
       ``(3) Application of certain additional beneficiary and 
     program protections.--
       ``(A) In general.--In issuing such regulations and subject 
     to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may apply with respect to 
     PACE programs, providers, and agreements such requirements of 
     part C (or, for periods before January 1, 1999, section 1876) 
     and sections 1903(m) and 1932 relating to protection of 
     beneficiaries and program integrity as would apply to 
     Medicare+Choice organizations under part C (or for such 
     periods eligible organizations under risk-sharing contracts 
     under section 1876) and to medicaid managed care 
     organizations under prepaid capitation agreements under 
     section 1903(m).
       ``(B) Considerations.--In issuing such regulations, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(i) take into account the differences between populations 
     served and benefits provided under this section and under 
     part C (or, for periods before January 1, 1999, section 1876) 
     and section 1903(m);
       ``(ii) not include any requirement that conflicts with 
     carrying out PACE programs under this section; and
       ``(iii) not include any requirement restricting the 
     proportion of enrollees who are eligible for benefits under 
     this title or title XIX.
       ``(4) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as preventing the Secretary from including in 
     regulations provisions to ensure the health and safety of 
     individuals enrolled in a PACE program under this section 
     that are in addition to those otherwise provided under 
     paragraphs (2) and (3).
       ``(g) Waivers of Requirements.--With respect to carrying 
     out a PACE program under this section, the following 
     requirements of this title (and regulations relating to such 
     requirements) are waived and shall not apply:
       ``(1) Section 1812, insofar as it limits coverage of 
     institutional services.
       ``(2) Sections 1813, 1814, 1833, and 1886, insofar as such 
     sections relate to rules for payment for benefits.
       ``(3) Sections 1814(a)(2)(B), 1814(a)(2)(C), and 
     1835(a)(2)(A), insofar as they limit coverage of extended 
     care services or home health services.
       ``(4) Section 1861(i), insofar as it imposes a 3-day prior 
     hospitalization requirement for coverage of extended care 
     services.
       ``(5) Paragraphs (1) and (9) of section 1862(a), insofar as 
     they may prevent payment for PACE program services to 
     individuals enrolled under PACE programs.
       ``(h) Demonstration Project for For-Profit Entities.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to demonstrate the operation of 
     a PACE program by a private, for-profit entity, the Secretary 
     (in close consultation with State administering agencies) 
     shall grant waivers from the requirement under subsection 
     (a)(3) that a PACE provider may not be a for-profit, private 
     entity.
       ``(2) Similar terms and conditions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided under subparagraph 
     (B), and paragraph (1), the terms and conditions for 
     operation of a PACE program by a provider under this 
     subsection shall be the same as those for PACE providers that 
     are nonprofit, private organizations.
       ``(B) Numerical limitation.--The number of programs for 
     which waivers are granted under this subsection shall not 
     exceed 10. Programs with waivers granted under this 
     subsection shall not be counted against the numerical 
     limitation specified in subsection (e)(1)(B).
       ``(i) Miscellaneous Provisions.--Nothing in this section or 
     section 1934 shall be construed as preventing a PACE provider 
     from entering into contracts with other governmental or 
     nongovernmental payers for the care of PACE program eligible 
     individuals who are not eligible for benefits under part A, 
     or enrolled under part B, or eligible for medical assistance 
     under title XIX.''.

     SEC. 4802. ESTABLISHMENT OF PACE PROGRAM AS MEDICAID STATE 
                   OPTION.

       (a) In General.--Title XIX is amended--
       (1) in section 1905(a) (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)), as amended by 
     section 4702(a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25);
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (26) as paragraph (27); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (25) the following new 
     paragraph:

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       ``(26) services furnished under a PACE program under 
     section 1934 to PACE program eligible individuals enrolled 
     under the program under such section; and'';
       (2) by redesignating section 1934, as redesignated by 
     section 4732, as section 1935; and
       (3) by inserting after section 1933, as added by such 
     section, the following new section:


         ``program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (pace)

       ``Sec. 1934. (a) State Option.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may elect to provide medical 
     assistance under this section with respect to PACE program 
     services to PACE program eligible individuals who are 
     eligible for medical assistance under the State plan and who 
     are enrolled in a PACE program under a PACE program 
     agreement. Such individuals need not be eligible for benefits 
     under part A, or enrolled under part B, of title XVIII to be 
     eligible to enroll under this section. In the case of an 
     individual enrolled with a PACE program pursuant to such an 
     election--
       ``(A) the individual shall receive benefits under the plan 
     solely through such program, and
       ``(B) the PACE provider shall receive payment in accordance 
     with the PACE program agreement for provision of such 
     benefits.

     A State may establish a numerical limit on the number of 
     individuals who may be enrolled in a PACE program under a 
     PACE program agreement.
       ``(2) PACE program defined.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `PACE program' means a program of all-inclusive care 
     for the elderly that meets the following requirements:
       ``(A) Operation.--The entity operating the program is a 
     PACE provider (as defined in paragraph (3)).
       ``(B) Comprehensive benefits.--The program provides 
     comprehensive health care services to PACE program eligible 
     individuals in accordance with the PACE program agreement and 
     regulations under this section.
       ``(C) Transition.--In the case of an individual who is 
     enrolled under the program under this section and whose 
     enrollment ceases for any reason (including that the 
     individual no longer qualifies as a PACE program eligible 
     individual, the termination of a PACE program agreement, or 
     otherwise), the program provides assistance to the individual 
     in obtaining necessary transitional care through appropriate 
     referrals and making the individual's medical records 
     available to new providers.
       ``(3) PACE provider defined.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `PACE provider' means an entity that--
       ``(i) subject to subparagraph (B), is (or is a distinct 
     part of) a public entity or a private, nonprofit entity 
     organized for charitable purposes under section 501(c)(3) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and
       ``(ii) has entered into a PACE program agreement with 
     respect to its operation of a PACE program.
       ``(B) Treatment of private, for-profit providers.--Clause 
     (i) of subparagraph (A) shall not apply--
       ``(i) to entities subject to a demonstration project waiver 
     under subsection (h); and
       ``(ii) after the date the report under section 4804(b) of 
     the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is submitted, unless the 
     Secretary determines that any of the findings described in 
     subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2) of such 
     section are true.
       ``(4) PACE program agreement defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `PACE program agreement' means, with 
     respect to a PACE provider, an agreement, consistent with 
     this section, section 1894 (if applicable), and regulations 
     promulgated to carry out such sections, among the PACE 
     provider, the Secretary, and a State administering agency for 
     the operation of a PACE program by the provider under such 
     sections.
       ``(5) PACE program eligible individual defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term `PACE program eligible 
     individual' means, with respect to a PACE program, an 
     individual who--
       ``(A) is 55 years of age or older;
       ``(B) subject to subsection (c)(4), is determined under 
     subsection (c) to require the level of care required under 
     the State medicaid plan for coverage of nursing facility 
     services;
       ``(C) resides in the service area of the PACE program; and
       ``(D) meets such other eligibility conditions as may be 
     imposed under the PACE program agreement for the program 
     under subsection (e)(2)(A)(ii).
       ``(6) PACE protocol.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `PACE protocol' means the Protocol for the Program of 
     All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), as published by On 
     Lok, Inc., as of April 14, 1995, or any successor protocol 
     that may be agreed upon between the Secretary and On Lok, 
     Inc.
       ``(7) PACE demonstration waiver program defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term `PACE demonstration waiver 
     program' means a demonstration program under either of the 
     following sections (as in effect before the date of their 
     repeal):
       ``(A) Section 603(c) of the Social Security Amendments of 
     1983 (Public Law 98-21), as extended by section 9220 of the 
     Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 
     (Public Law 99-272).
       ``(B) Section 9412(b) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-509).
       ``(8) State administering agency defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term `State administering agency' means, 
     with respect to the operation of a PACE program in a State, 
     the agency of that State (which may be the single agency 
     responsible for administration of the State plan under this 
     title in the State) responsible for administering PACE 
     program agreements under this section and section 1894 in the 
     State.
       ``(9) Trial period defined.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `trial period' means, with respect to a PACE program operated 
     by a PACE provider under a PACE program agreement, the first 
     3 contract years under such agreement with respect to such 
     program.
       ``(B) Treatment of entities previously operating pace 
     demonstration waiver programs.--Each contract year (including 
     a year occurring before the effective date of this section) 
     during which an entity has operated a PACE demonstration 
     waiver program shall be counted under subparagraph (A) as a 
     contract year during which the entity operated a PACE program 
     as a PACE provider under a PACE program agreement.
       ``(10) Regulations.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `regulations' refers to interim final or final regulations 
     promulgated under subsection (f) to carry out this section 
     and section 1894.
       ``(b) Scope of Benefits; Beneficiary Safeguards.--
       ``(1) In general.--Under a PACE program agreement, a PACE 
     provider shall--
       ``(A) provide to PACE program eligible individuals, 
     regardless of source of payment and directly or under 
     contracts with other entities, at a minimum--
       ``(i) all items and services covered under title XVIII (for 
     individuals enrolled under section 1894) and all items and 
     services covered under this title, but without any limitation 
     or condition as to amount, duration, or scope and without 
     application of deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, or other 
     cost-sharing that would otherwise apply under such title or 
     this title, respectively; and
       ``(ii) all additional items and services specified in 
     regulations, based upon those required under the PACE 
     protocol;
       ``(B) provide such enrollees access to necessary covered 
     items and services 24 hours per day, every day of the year;
       ``(C) provide services to such enrollees through a 
     comprehensive, multidisciplinary health and social services 
     delivery system which integrates acute and long-term care 
     services pursuant to regulations; and
       ``(D) specify the covered items and services that will not 
     be provided directly by the entity, and to arrange for 
     delivery of those items and services through contracts 
     meeting the requirements of regulations.
       ``(2) Quality assurance; patient safeguards.--The PACE 
     program agreement shall require the PACE provider to have in 
     effect at a minimum--
       ``(A) a written plan of quality assurance and improvement, 
     and procedures implementing such plan, in accordance with 
     regulations, and
       ``(B) written safeguards of the rights of enrolled 
     participants (including a patient bill of rights and 
     procedures for grievances and appeals) in accordance with 
     regulations and with other requirements of this title and 
     Federal and State law designed for the protection of 
     patients.
       ``(c) Eligibility Determinations.--
       ``(1) In general.--The determination of--
       ``(A) whether an individual is a PACE program eligible 
     individual shall be made under and in accordance with the 
     PACE program agreement, and
       ``(B) who is entitled to medical assistance under this 
     title shall be made (or who is not so entitled, may be made) 
     by the State administering agency.
       ``(2) Condition.--An individual is not a PACE program 
     eligible individual (with respect to payment under this 
     section) unless the individual's health status has been 
     determined by the Secretary or the State administering 
     agency, in accordance with regulations, to be comparable to 
     the health status of individuals who have participated in the 
     PACE demonstration waiver programs. Such determination shall 
     be based upon information on health status and related 
     indicators (such as medical diagnoses and measures of 
     activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily 
     living, and cognitive impairment) that are part of a uniform 
     minimum data set collected by PACE providers on potential 
     eligible individuals.
       ``(3) Annual eligibility recertifications.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     determination described in subsection (a)(5)(B) for an 
     individual shall be reevaluated at least annually.
       ``(B) Exception.--The requirement of annual reevaluation 
     under subparagraph (A) may be waived during a period in 
     accordance with regulations in those cases in which the State 
     administering agency determines that there is no reasonable 
     expectation of improvement or significant change in an 
     individual's condition during the period because of the 
     severity of chronic condition, or degree of impairment of 
     functional capacity of the individual involved.
       ``(4) Continuation of eligibility.--An individual who is a 
     PACE program eligible individual may be deemed to continue to 
     be such an individual notwithstanding a determination that 
     the individual no longer meets the requirement of subsection 
     (a)(5)(B) if, in accordance with regulations, in the absence 
     of continued coverage under a PACE program the individual 
     reasonably would be expected to meet such requirement within 
     the succeeding 6-month period.

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       ``(5) Enrollment; disenrollment.--
       ``(A) Voluntary disenrollment at any time.--The enrollment 
     and disenrollment of PACE program eligible individuals in a 
     PACE program shall be pursuant to regulations and the PACE 
     program agreement and shall permit enrollees to voluntarily 
     disenroll without cause at any time.
       ``(B) Limitations on disenrollment.--
       ``(i) In general.--Regulations promulgated by the Secretary 
     under this section and section 1894, and the PACE program 
     agreement, shall provide that the PACE program may not 
     disenroll a PACE program eligible individual except--

       ``(I) for nonpayment of premiums (if applicable) on a 
     timely basis; or
       ``(II) for engaging in disruptive or threatening behavior, 
     as defined in such regulations (developed in close 
     consultation with State administering agencies).

       ``(ii) No disenrollment for noncompliant behavior.--Except 
     as allowed under regulations promulgated to carry out clause 
     (i)(II), a PACE program may not disenroll a PACE program 
     eligible individual on the ground that the individual has 
     engaged in noncompliant behavior if such behavior is related 
     to a mental or physical condition of the individual. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `noncompliant 
     behavior' includes repeated noncompliance with medical advice 
     and repeated failure to appear for appointments.
       ``(iii) Timely review of proposed nonvoluntary 
     disenrollment.--A proposed disenrollment, other than a 
     voluntary disenrollment, shall be subject to timely review 
     and final determination by the Secretary or by the State 
     administering agency (as applicable), prior to the proposed 
     disenrollment becoming effective.
       ``(d) Payments to PACE Providers on a Capitated Basis.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a PACE provider with a 
     PACE program agreement under this section, except as provided 
     in this subsection or by regulations, the State shall make 
     prospective monthly payments of a capitation amount for each 
     PACE program eligible individual enrolled under the agreement 
     under this section.
       ``(2) Capitation amount.--The capitation amount to be 
     applied under this subsection for a provider for a contract 
     year shall be an amount specified in the PACE program 
     agreement for the year. Such amount shall be an amount, 
     specified under the PACE agreement, which is less than the 
     amount that would otherwise have been made under the State 
     plan if the individuals were not so enrolled and shall be 
     adjusted to take into account the comparative frailty of PACE 
     enrollees and such other factors as the Secretary determines 
     to be appropriate. The payment under this section shall be in 
     addition to any payment made under section 1894 for 
     individuals who are enrolled in a PACE program under such 
     section.
       ``(e) PACE Program Agreement.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in close cooperation with 
     the State administering agency, shall establish procedures 
     for entering into, extending, and terminating PACE program 
     agreements for the operation of PACE programs by entities 
     that meet the requirements for a PACE provider under this 
     section, section 1894, and regulations.
       ``(B) Numerical limitation.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall not permit the 
     number of PACE providers with which agreements are in effect 
     under this section or under section 9412(b) of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 to exceed--

       ``(I) 40 as of the date of the enactment of this section, 
     or
       ``(II) as of each succeeding anniversary of such date, the 
     numerical limitation under this subparagraph for the 
     preceding year plus 20.

     Subclause (II) shall apply without regard to the actual 
     number of agreements in effect as of a previous anniversary 
     date.
       ``(ii) Treatment of certain private, for-profit 
     providers.--The numerical limitation in clause (i) shall not 
     apply to a PACE provider that--

       ``(I) is operating under a demonstration project waiver 
     under subsection (h), or
       ``(II) was operating under such a waiver and subsequently 
     qualifies for PACE provider status pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(3)(B)(ii).

       ``(2) Service area and eligibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--A PACE program agreement for a PACE 
     program--
       ``(i) shall designate the service area of the program;
       ``(ii) may provide additional requirements for individuals 
     to qualify as PACE program eligible individuals with respect 
     to the program;
       ``(iii) shall be effective for a contract year, but may be 
     extended for additional contract years in the absence of a 
     notice by a party to terminate, and is subject to termination 
     by the Secretary and the State administering agency at any 
     time for cause (as provided under the agreement);
       ``(iv) shall require a PACE provider to meet all applicable 
     State and local laws and requirements; and
       ``(v) shall contain such additional terms and conditions as 
     the parties may agree to, so long as such terms and 
     conditions are consistent with this section and regulations.
       ``(B) Service area overlap.--In designating a service area 
     under a PACE program agreement under subparagraph (A)(i), the 
     Secretary (in consultation with the State administering 
     agency) may exclude from designation an area that is already 
     covered under another PACE program agreement, in order to 
     avoid unnecessary duplication of services and avoid impairing 
     the financial and service viability of an existing program.
       ``(3) Data collection; development of outcome measures.--
       ``(A) Data collection.--
       ``(i) In general.--Under a PACE program agreement, the PACE 
     provider shall--

       ``(I) collect data;
       ``(II) maintain, and afford the Secretary and the State 
     administering agency access to, the records relating to the 
     program, including pertinent financial, medical, and 
     personnel records; and
       ``(III) submit to the Secretary and the State administering 
     agency such reports as the Secretary finds (in consultation 
     with State administering agencies) necessary to monitor the 
     operation, cost, and effectiveness of the PACE program.

       ``(ii) Requirements during trial period.--During the first 
     3 years of operation of a PACE program (either under this 
     section or under a PACE demonstration waiver program), the 
     PACE provider shall provide such additional data as the 
     Secretary specifies in regulations in order to perform the 
     oversight required under paragraph (4)(A).
       ``(B) Development of outcome measures.--Under a PACE 
     program agreement, the PACE provider, the Secretary, and the 
     State administering agency shall jointly cooperate in the 
     development and implementation of health status and quality 
     of life outcome measures with respect to PACE program 
     eligible individuals.
       ``(4) Oversight.--
       ``(A) Annual, close oversight during trial period.--During 
     the trial period (as defined in subsection (a)(9)) with 
     respect to a PACE program operated by a PACE provider, the 
     Secretary (in cooperation with the State administering 
     agency) shall conduct a comprehensive annual review of the 
     operation of the PACE program by the provider in order to 
     assure compliance with the requirements of this section and 
     regulations. Such a review shall include--
       ``(i) an onsite visit to the program site;
       ``(ii) comprehensive assessment of a provider's fiscal 
     soundness;
       ``(iii) comprehensive assessment of the provider's capacity 
     to provide all PACE services to all enrolled participants;
       ``(iv) detailed analysis of the entity's substantial 
     compliance with all significant requirements of this section 
     and regulations; and
       ``(v) any other elements the Secretary or the State 
     administering agency considers necessary or appropriate.
       ``(B) Continuing oversight.--After the trial period, the 
     Secretary (in cooperation with the State administering 
     agency) shall continue to conduct such review of the 
     operation of PACE providers and PACE programs as may be 
     appropriate, taking into account the performance level of a 
     provider and compliance of a provider with all significant 
     requirements of this section and regulations.
       ``(C) Disclosure.--The results of reviews under this 
     paragraph shall be reported promptly to the PACE provider, 
     along with any recommendations for changes to the provider's 
     program, and shall be made available to the public upon 
     request.
       ``(5) Termination of pace provider agreements.--
       ``(A) In general.--Under regulations--
       ``(i) the Secretary or a State administering agency may 
     terminate a PACE program agreement for cause, and
       ``(ii) a PACE provider may terminate such an agreement 
     after appropriate notice to the Secretary, the State 
     administering agency, and enrollees.
       ``(B) Causes for termination.--In accordance with 
     regulations establishing procedures for termination of PACE 
     program agreements, the Secretary or a State administering 
     agency may terminate a PACE program agreement with a PACE 
     provider for, among other reasons, the fact that--
       ``(i) the Secretary or State administering agency 
     determines that--

       ``(I) there are significant deficiencies in the quality of 
     care provided to enrolled participants; or
       ``(II) the provider has failed to comply substantially with 
     conditions for a program or provider under this section or 
     section 1894; and

       ``(ii) the entity has failed to develop and successfully 
     initiate, within 30 days of the date of the receipt of 
     written notice of such a determination, a plan to correct the 
     deficiencies, or has failed to continue implementation of 
     such a plan.
       ``(C) Termination and transition procedures.--An entity 
     whose PACE provider agreement is terminated under this 
     paragraph shall implement the transition procedures required 
     under subsection (a)(2)(C).
       ``(6) Secretary's oversight; enforcement authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--Under regulations, if the Secretary 
     determines (after consultation with the State administering 
     agency) that a PACE provider is failing substantially to 
     comply with the requirements of this section and regulations, 
     the Secretary (and the State administering agency) may take 
     any or all of the following actions:
       ``(i) Condition the continuation of the PACE program 
     agreement upon timely execution of a corrective action plan.
       ``(ii) Withhold some or all further payments under the PACE 
     program agreement under this section or section 1894 with 
     respect to PACE program services furnished by

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     such provider until the deficiencies have been corrected.
       ``(iii) Terminate such agreement.
       ``(B) Application of intermediate sanctions.--Under 
     regulations, the Secretary may provide for the application 
     against a PACE provider of remedies described in section 
     1857(g)(2) (or, for periods before January 1, 1999, section 
     1876(i)(6)(B)) or 1903(m)(5)(B) in the case of violations by 
     the provider of the type described in section 1857(g)(1) (or 
     1876(i)(6)(A) for such periods) or 1903(m)(5)(A), 
     respectively (in relation to agreements, enrollees, and 
     requirements under section 1894 or this section, 
     respectively).
       ``(7) Procedures for termination or imposition of 
     sanctions.--Under regulations, the provisions of section 
     1857(h) (or for periods before January 1, 1999, section 
     1876(i)(9)) shall apply to termination and sanctions 
     respecting a PACE program agreement and PACE provider under 
     this subsection in the same manner as they apply to a 
     termination and sanctions with respect to a contract and a 
     Medicare+Choice organization under part C of title XVIII (or 
     for such periods an eligible organization under section 
     1876).
       ``(8) Timely consideration of applications for pace program 
     provider status.--In considering an application for PACE 
     provider program status, the application shall be deemed 
     approved unless the Secretary, within 90 days after the date 
     of the submission of the application to the Secretary, either 
     denies such request in writing or informs the applicant in 
     writing with respect to any additional information that is 
     needed in order to make a final determination with respect to 
     the application. After the date the Secretary receives such 
     additional information, the application shall be deemed 
     approved unless the Secretary, within 90 days of such date, 
     denies such request.
       ``(f) Regulations.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall issue interim final 
     or final regulations to carry out this section and section 
     1894.
       ``(2) Use of pace protocol.--
       ``(A) In general.--In issuing such regulations, the 
     Secretary shall, to the extent consistent with the provisions 
     of this section, incorporate the requirements applied to PACE 
     demonstration waiver programs under the PACE protocol.
       ``(B) Flexibility.--In order to provide for reasonable 
     flexibility in adapting the PACE service delivery model to 
     the needs of particular organizations (such as those in rural 
     areas or those that may determine it appropriate to use 
     nonstaff physicians according to State licensing law 
     requirements) under this section and section 1894, the 
     Secretary (in close consultation with State administering 
     agencies) may modify or waive provisions of the PACE protocol 
     so long as any such modification or waiver is not 
     inconsistent with and would not impair the essential 
     elements, objectives, and requirements of this section, but 
     may not modify or waive any of the following provisions:
       ``(i) The focus on frail elderly qualifying individuals who 
     require the level of care provided in a nursing facility.
       ``(ii) The delivery of comprehensive, integrated acute and 
     long-term care services.
       ``(iii) The interdisciplinary team approach to care 
     management and service delivery.
       ``(iv) Capitated, integrated financing that allows the 
     provider to pool payments received from public and private 
     programs and individuals.
       ``(v) The assumption by the provider of full financial 
     risk.
       ``(3) Application of certain additional beneficiary and 
     program protections.--
       ``(A) In general.--In issuing such regulations and subject 
     to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may apply with respect to 
     PACE programs, providers, and agreements such requirements of 
     part C of title XVIII (or, for periods before January 1, 
     1999, section 1876) and sections 1903(m) and 1932 relating to 
     protection of beneficiaries and program integrity as would 
     apply to Medicare+Choice organizations under such part C (or 
     for such periods eligible organizations under risk-sharing 
     contracts under section 1876) and to medicaid managed care 
     organizations under prepaid capitation agreements under 
     section 1903(m).
       ``(B) Considerations.--In issuing such regulations, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(i) take into account the differences between populations 
     served and benefits provided under this section and under 
     part C of title XVIII (or, for periods before January 1, 
     1999, section 1876) and section 1903(m);
       ``(ii) not include any requirement that conflicts with 
     carrying out PACE programs under this section; and
       ``(iii) not include any requirement restricting the 
     proportion of enrollees who are eligible for benefits under 
     this title or title XVIII.
       ``(4) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as preventing the Secretary from including in 
     regulations provisions to ensure the health and safety of 
     individuals enrolled in a PACE program under this section 
     that are in addition to those otherwise provided under 
     paragraphs (2) and (3).
       ``(g) Waivers of Requirements.--With respect to carrying 
     out a PACE program under this section, the following 
     requirements of this title (and regulations relating to such 
     requirements) shall not apply:
       ``(1) Section 1902(a)(1), relating to any requirement that 
     PACE programs or PACE program services be provided in all 
     areas of a State.
       ``(2) Section 1902(a)(10), insofar as such section relates 
     to comparability of services among different population 
     groups.
       ``(3) Sections 1902(a)(23) and 1915(b)(4), relating to 
     freedom of choice of providers under a PACE program.
       ``(4) Section 1903(m)(2)(A), insofar as it restricts a PACE 
     provider from receiving prepaid capitation payments.
       ``(5) Such other provisions of this title that, as added or 
     amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the Secretary 
     determines are inapplicable to carrying out a PACE program 
     under this section.
       ``(h) Demonstration Project for For-Profit Entities.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to demonstrate the operation of 
     a PACE program by a private, for-profit entity, the Secretary 
     (in close consultation with State administering agencies) 
     shall grant waivers from the requirement under subsection 
     (a)(3) that a PACE provider may not be a for-profit, private 
     entity.
       ``(2) Similar terms and conditions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided under subparagraph 
     (B), and paragraph (1), the terms and conditions for 
     operation of a PACE program by a provider under this 
     subsection shall be the same as those for PACE providers that 
     are nonprofit, private organizations.
       ``(B) Numerical limitation.--The number of programs for 
     which waivers are granted under this subsection shall not 
     exceed 10. Programs with waivers granted under this 
     subsection shall not be counted against the numerical 
     limitation specified in subsection (e)(1)(B).
       ``(i) Post-Eligibility Treatment of Income.--A State may 
     provide for post-eligibility treatment of income for 
     individuals enrolled in PACE programs under this section in 
     the same manner as a State treats post-eligibility income for 
     individuals receiving services under a waiver under section 
     1915(c).
       ``(j) Miscellaneous Provisions.--Nothing in this section or 
     section 1894 shall be construed as preventing a PACE provider 
     from entering into contracts with other governmental or 
     nongovernmental payers for the care of PACE program eligible 
     individuals who are not eligible for benefits under part A, 
     or enrolled under part B, of title XVIII or eligible for 
     medical assistance under this title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1924(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 1396r-5(a)(5)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``from organizations 
     receiving certain waivers'' and inserting ``under pace 
     programs''; and
       (B) by striking ``from any organization'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``under a PACE demonstration waiver 
     program (as defined in section 1934(a)(7)) or under a PACE 
     program under section 1934 or 1894.''.
       (2) Section 1903(f)(4)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(f)(4)(C)) is 
     amended by inserting ``or who is a PACE program eligible 
     individual enrolled in a PACE program under section 1934,'' 
     after ``section 1902(a)(10)(A),''.

     SEC. 4803. EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION.

       (a) Timely Issuance of Regulations; Effective Date.--The 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promulgate 
     regulations to carry out this subtitle in a timely manner. 
     Such regulations shall be designed so that entities may 
     establish and operate PACE programs under sections 1894 and 
     1934 of the Social Security Act (as added by sections 4801 
     and 4802 of this subtitle) for periods beginning not later 
     than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Expansion and Transition for PACE Demonstration Project 
     Waivers.--
       (1) Expansion in current number and extension of 
     demonstration projects.--Section 9412(b) of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, as amended by section 
     4118(g) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, except that the Secretary shall grant 
     waivers of such requirements to up to the applicable 
     numerical limitation specified in sections 1894(e)(1)(B) and 
     1934(e)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, including 
     permitting the organization to assume progressively (over the 
     initial 3-year period of the waiver) the full financial 
     risk''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``In granting further extensions, an organization 
     shall not be required to provide for reporting of information 
     which is only required because of the demonstration nature of 
     the project.''.
       (2) Elimination of replication requirement.--Section 
     9412(b)(2)(B) of such Act, as so amended, shall not apply to 
     waivers granted under such section after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) Timely consideration of applications.--In considering 
     an application for waivers under such section before the 
     effective date of the repeals under subsection (d), subject 
     to the numerical limitation under the amendment made by 
     paragraph (1), the application shall be deemed approved 
     unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services, within 90 
     days after the date of its submission to the Secretary, 
     either denies such request in writing or informs the 
     applicant in writing with respect to any additional 
     information which is needed in order to make a final 
     determination with respect to the application. After the date 
     the Secretary receives such additional information, the ap

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     plication shall be deemed approved unless the Secretary, 
     within 90 days of such date, denies such request.
       (c) Priority and Special Consideration in Application.--
     During the 3-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act:
       (1) Provider status.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall give priority in processing applications of 
     entities to qualify as PACE programs under section 1894 or 
     1934 of the Social Security Act--
       (A) first, to entities that are operating a PACE 
     demonstration waiver program (as defined in sections 
     1894(a)(7) and 1934(a)(7) of such Act); and
       (B) then to entities that have applied to operate such a 
     program as of May 1, 1997.
       (2) New waivers.--The Secretary shall give priority, in the 
     awarding of additional waivers under section 9412(b) of the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986--
       (A) to any entities that have applied for such waivers 
     under such section as of May 1, 1997; and
       (B) to any entity that, as of May 1, 1997, has formally 
     contracted with a State to provide services for which payment 
     is made on a capitated basis with an understanding that the 
     entity was seeking to become a PACE provider.
       (3) Special consideration.--The Secretary shall give 
     special consideration, in the processing of applications 
     described in paragraph (1) and the awarding of waivers 
     described in paragraph (2), to an entity which as of May 1, 
     1997, through formal activities (such as entering into 
     contracts for feasibility studies) has indicated a specific 
     intent to become a PACE provider.
       (d) Repeal of Current PACE Demonstration Project Waiver 
     Authority.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the following 
     provisions of law are repealed:
       (A) Section 603(c) of the Social Security Amendments of 
     1983 (Public Law 98-21).
       (B) Section 9220 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-272).
       (C) Section 9412(b) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-509).
       (2) Delay in application to current waivers.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case 
     of waivers granted with respect to a PACE program before the 
     initial effective date of regulations described in subsection 
     (a), the repeals made by paragraph (1) shall not apply until 
     the end of a transition period (of up to 24 months) that 
     begins on the initial effective date of such regulations, and 
     that allows sufficient time for an orderly transition from 
     demonstration project authority to general authority provided 
     under the amendments made by this subtitle.
       (B) State option to seek extension of current period.--A 
     State may elect to maintain the PACE programs which (as of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act) were operating in the 
     State under the authority described in paragraph (1) until a 
     date (specified by the State) that is not later than 3 years 
     after the initial effective date of regulations described in 
     subsection (a). If a State makes such an election, the 
     repeals made by paragraph (1) shall not apply to the programs 
     until the date so specified, but only so long as such 
     programs continue to operate under the same terms and 
     conditions as apply to such programs as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
     to such programs.

     SEC. 4804. STUDY AND REPORTS.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     (in close consultation with State administering agencies, as 
     defined in sections 1894(a)(8) and 1934(a)(8) of the Social 
     Security Act) shall conduct a study of the quality and cost 
     of providing PACE program services under the medicare and 
     medicaid programs under the amendments made by this subtitle.
       (2) Study of private, for-profit providers.--Such study 
     shall specifically compare the costs, quality, and access to 
     services by entities that are private, for-profit entities 
     operating under demonstration projects waivers granted under 
     sections 1894(h) and 1934(h) of the Social Security Act with 
     the costs, quality, and access to services of other PACE 
     providers.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide for a 
     report to Congress on the impact of such amendments on 
     quality and cost of services. The Secretary shall include in 
     such report such recommendations for changes in the operation 
     of such amendments as the Secretary deems appropriate.
       (2) Treatment of private, for-profit providers.--The report 
     shall include specific findings on whether any of the 
     following findings is true:
       (A) The number of covered lives enrolled with entities 
     operating under demonstration project waivers under sections 
     1894(h) and 1934(h) of the Social Security Act is fewer than 
     800 (or such lesser number as the Secretary may find 
     statistically sufficient to make determinations respecting 
     findings described in the succeeding subparagraphs).
       (B) The population enrolled with such entities is less 
     frail than the population enrolled with other PACE providers.
       (C) Access to or quality of care for individuals enrolled 
     with such entities is lower than such access or quality for 
     individuals enrolled with other PACE providers.
       (D) The application of such section has resulted in an 
     increase in expenditures under the medicare or medicaid 
     programs above the expenditures that would have been made if 
     such section did not apply.
       (c) Information Included in Annual Recommendations.--The 
     Medicare Payment Advisory Commission shall include in its 
     annual report under section 1805(b)(1)(B) of the Social 
     Security Act recommendations on the methodology and level of 
     payments made to PACE providers under sections 1894(d) and 
     1934(d) of such Act and on the treatment of private, for-
     profit entities as PACE providers.
         Subtitle J--State Children's Health Insurance Program

          CHAPTER 1--STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM

     SEC. 4901. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Social Security Act is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new title:

         ``TITLE XXI--STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM

     ``SEC. 2101. PURPOSE; STATE CHILD HEALTH PLANS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to provide 
     funds to States to enable them to initiate and expand the 
     provision of child health assistance to uninsured, low-income 
     children in an effective and efficient manner that is 
     coordinated with other sources of health benefits coverage 
     for children. Such assistance shall be provided primarily for 
     obtaining health benefits coverage through--
       ``(1) obtaining coverage that meets the requirements of 
     section 2103, or
       ``(2) providing benefits under the State's medicaid plan 
     under title XIX,
     or a combination of both.
       ``(b) State Child Health Plan Required.--A State is not 
     eligible for payment under section 2105 unless the State has 
     submitted to the Secretary under section 2106 a plan that--
       ``(1) sets forth how the State intends to use the funds 
     provided under this title to provide child health assistance 
     to needy children consistent with the provisions of this 
     title, and
       ``(2) has been approved under section 2106.
       ``(c) 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 section 2104.
       ``(d) Effective Date.--No State is eligible for payments 
     under section 2105 for child health assistance for coverage 
     provided for periods beginning before October 1, 1997.

     ``SEC. 2102. GENERAL CONTENTS OF STATE CHILD HEALTH PLAN; 
                   ELIGIBILITY; OUTREACH.

       ``(a) General Background and Description.--A State child 
     health plan shall include a description, consistent with the 
     requirements of this title, of--
       ``(1) the extent to which, and manner in which, children in 
     the State, including targeted low-income children and other 
     classes of children classified by income and other relevant 
     factors, currently have creditable health coverage (as 
     defined in section 2110(c)(2));
       ``(2) current State efforts to provide or obtain creditable 
     health coverage for uncovered children, including the steps 
     the State is taking to identify and enroll all uncovered 
     children who are eligible to participate in public health 
     insurance programs and health insurance programs that involve 
     public-private partnerships;
       ``(3) how the plan is designed to be coordinated with such 
     efforts to increase coverage of children under creditable 
     health coverage;
       ``(4) the child health assistance provided under the plan 
     for targeted low-income children, including the proposed 
     methods of delivery, and utilization control systems;
       ``(5) eligibility standards consistent with subsection (b);
       ``(6) outreach activities consistent with subsection (c); 
     and
       ``(7) methods (including monitoring) used--
       ``(A) to assure the quality and appropriateness of care, 
     particularly with respect to well-baby care, well-child care, 
     and immunizations provided under the plan, and
       ``(B) to assure access to covered services, including 
     emergency services.
       ``(b) General Description of Eligibility Standards and 
     Methodology.--
       ``(1) Eligibility standards.--
       ``(A) In general.--The plan shall include a description of 
     the standards used to determine the eligibility of targeted 
     low-income children for child health assistance under the 
     plan. Such standards may include (to the extent consistent 
     with this title) those relating to the geographic areas to be 
     served by the plan, age, income and resources (including any 
     standards relating to spenddowns and disposition of 
     resources), residency, disability status (so long as any 
     standard relating to such status does not restrict 
     eligibility), access to or coverage under other health 
     coverage, and duration of eligibility. Such standards may not 
     discriminate on the basis of diagnosis.
       ``(B) Limitations on eligibility standards.--Such 
     eligibility standards--
       ``(i) shall, within any defined group of covered targeted 
     low-income children, not cover such children with higher 
     family income without covering children with a lower family 
     income, and
       ``(ii) may not deny eligibility based on a child having a 
     preexisting medical condition.

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       ``(2) Methodology.--The plan shall include a description of 
     methods of establishing and continuing eligibility and 
     enrollment.
       ``(3) Eligibility screening; coordination with other health 
     coverage programs.--The plan shall include a description of 
     procedures to be used to ensure--
       ``(A) through both intake and followup screening, that only 
     targeted low-income children are furnished child health 
     assistance under the State child health plan;
       ``(B) that children found through the screening to be 
     eligible for medical assistance under the State medicaid plan 
     under title XIX are enrolled for such assistance under such 
     plan;
       ``(C) that the insurance provided under the State child 
     health plan does not substitute for coverage under group 
     health plans;
       ``(D) the provision of child health assistance to targeted 
     low-income children in the State who are Indians (as defined 
     in section 4(c) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 25 
     U.S.C. 1603(c)); and
       ``(E) coordination with other public and private programs 
     providing creditable coverage for low-income children.
       ``(4) Nonentitlement.--Nothing in this title shall be 
     construed as providing an individual with an entitlement to 
     child health assistance under a State child health plan.
       ``(c) Outreach and Coordination.--A State child health plan 
     shall include a description of the procedures to be used by 
     the State to accomplish the following:
       ``(1) Outreach.--Outreach to families of children likely to 
     be eligible for child health assistance under the plan or 
     under other public or private health coverage programs to 
     inform these families of the availability of, and to assist 
     them in enrolling their children in, such a program.
       ``(2) Coordination with other health insurance programs.--
     Coordination of the administration of the State program under 
     this title with other public and private health insurance 
     programs.

     ``SEC. 2103. COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH 
                   INSURANCE.

       ``(a) Required Scope of Health Insurance Coverage.--The 
     child health assistance provided to a targeted low-income 
     child under the plan in the form described in paragraph (1) 
     of section 2101(a) shall consist, consistent with subsection 
     (c)(5), of any of the following:
       ``(1) Benchmark coverage.--Health benefits coverage that is 
     equivalent to the benefits coverage in a benchmark benefit 
     package described in subsection (b).
       ``(2) Benchmark-equivalent coverage.--Health benefits 
     coverage that meets the following requirements:
       ``(A) Inclusion of basic services.--The coverage includes 
     benefits for items and services within each of the categories 
     of basic services described in subsection (c)(1).
       ``(B) Aggregate actuarial value equivalent to benchmark 
     package.--The coverage has an aggregate actuarial value that 
     is at least actuarially equivalent to one of the benchmark 
     benefit packages.
       ``(C) Substantial actuarial value for additional services 
     included in benchmark package.--With respect to each of the 
     categories of additional services described in subsection 
     (c)(2) for which coverage is provided under the benchmark 
     benefit package used under subparagraph (B), the coverage has 
     an actuarial value that is equal to at least 75 percent of 
     the actuarial value of the coverage of that category of 
     services in such package.
       ``(3) Existing comprehensive state-based coverage.--Health 
     benefits coverage under an existing comprehensive State-based 
     program, described in subsection (d)(1).
       ``(4) Secretary-approved coverage.--Any other health 
     benefits coverage that the Secretary determines, upon 
     application by a State, provides appropriate coverage for the 
     population of targeted low-income children proposed to be 
     provided such coverage.
       ``(b) Benchmark Benefit Packages.--The benchmark benefit 
     packages are as follows:
       ``(1) FEHBP-equivalent children's health insurance 
     coverage.--The standard Blue Cross/Blue Shield preferred 
     provider option service benefit plan, described in and 
     offered under section 8903(1) of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(2) State employee coverage.--A health benefits coverage 
     plan that is offered and generally available to State 
     employees in the State involved.
       ``(3) Coverage offered through hmo.--The health insurance 
     coverage plan that--
       ``(A) is offered by a health maintenance organization (as 
     defined in section 2791(b)(3) of the Public Health Service 
     Act), and
       ``(B) has the largest insured commercial, non-medicaid 
     enrollment of covered lives of such coverage plans offered by 
     such a health maintenance organization in the State involved.
       ``(c) Categories of Services; Determination of Actuarial 
     Value of Coverage.--
       ``(1) Categories of basic services.--For purposes of this 
     section, the categories of basic services described in this 
     paragraph are as follows:
       ``(A) Inpatient and outpatient hospital services.
       ``(B) Physicians' surgical and medical services.
       ``(C) Laboratory and x-ray services.
       ``(D) Well-baby and well-child care, including age-
     appropriate immunizations.
       ``(2) Categories of additional services.--For purposes of 
     this section, the categories of additional services described 
     in this paragraph are as follows:
       ``(A) Coverage of prescription drugs.
       ``(B) Mental health services.
       ``(C) Vision services.
       ``(D) Hearing services.
       ``(3) Treatment of other categories.--Nothing in this 
     subsection shall be construed as preventing a State child 
     health plan from providing coverage of benefits that are not 
     within a category of services described in paragraph (1) or 
     (2).
       ``(4) Determination of actuarial value.--The actuarial 
     value of coverage of benchmark benefit packages, coverage 
     offered under the State child health plan, and coverage of 
     any categories of additional services under benchmark benefit 
     packages and under coverage offered by such a plan, shall be 
     set forth in an actuarial opinion in an actuarial report that 
     has been prepared--
       ``(A) by an individual who is a member of the American 
     Academy of Actuaries;
       ``(B) using generally accepted actuarial principles and 
     methodologies;
       ``(C) using a standardized set of utilization and price 
     factors;
       ``(D) using a standardized population that is 
     representative of privately insured children of the age of 
     children who are expected to be covered under the State child 
     health plan;
       ``(E) applying the same principles and factors in comparing 
     the value of different coverage (or categories of services);
       ``(F) without taking into account any differences in 
     coverage based on the method of delivery or means of cost 
     control or utilization used; and
       ``(G) taking into account the ability of a State to reduce 
     benefits by taking into account the increase in actuarial 
     value of benefits coverage offered under the State child 
     health plan that results from the limitations on cost sharing 
     under such coverage.

     The actuary preparing the opinion shall select and specify in 
     the memorandum the standardized set and population to be used 
     under subparagraphs (C) and (D).
       ``(5) Construction on prohibited coverage.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed as requiring any health benefits 
     coverage offered under the plan to provide coverage for items 
     or services for which payment is prohibited under this title, 
     notwithstanding that any benchmark benefit package includes 
     coverage for such an item or service.
       ``(d) Description of Existing Comprehensive State-Based 
     Coverage.--
       ``(1) In general.--A program described in this paragraph is 
     a child health coverage program that--
       ``(A) includes coverage of a range of benefits;
       ``(B) is administered or overseen by the State and receives 
     funds from the State;
       ``(C) is offered in New York, Florida, or Pennsylvania; and
       ``(D) was offered as of the date of the enactment of this 
     title.
       ``(2) Modifications.--A State may modify a program 
     described in paragraph (1) from time to time so long as it 
     continues to meet the requirement of subparagraph (A) and 
     does not reduce the actuarial value of the coverage under the 
     program below the lower of--
       ``(A) the actuarial value of the coverage under the program 
     as of the date of the enactment of this title, or
       ``(B) the actuarial value described in subsection 
     (a)(2)(B),

     evaluated as of the time of the modification.
       ``(e) Cost-Sharing.--
       ``(1) Description; general conditions.--
       ``(A) Description.--A State child health plan shall include 
     a description, consistent with this subsection, of the amount 
     (if any) of premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, and other 
     cost sharing imposed. Any such charges shall be imposed 
     pursuant to a public schedule.
       ``(B) Protection for lower income children.--The State 
     child health plan may only vary premiums, deductibles, 
     coinsurance, and other cost sharing based on the family 
     income of targeted low-income children in a manner that does 
     not favor children from families with higher income over 
     children from families with lower income.
       ``(2) No cost sharing on benefits for preventive 
     services.--The State child health plan may not impose 
     deductibles, coinsurance, or other cost sharing with respect 
     to benefits for services within the category of services 
     described in subsection (c)(1)(D).
       ``(3) Limitations on premiums and cost-sharing.--
       ``(A) Children in families with income below 150 percent of 
     poverty line.--In the case of a targeted low-income child 
     whose family income is at or below 150 percent of the poverty 
     line, the State child health plan may not impose--
       ``(i) an enrollment fee, premium, or similar charge that 
     exceeds the maximum monthly charge permitted consistent with 
     standards established to carry out section 1916(b)(1) (with 
     respect to individuals described in such section); and
       ``(ii) a deductible, cost sharing, or similar charge that 
     exceeds an amount that is nominal (as determined consistent 
     with regulations referred to in section 1916(a)(3), with such 
     appropriate adjustment for inflation or other reasons as the 
     Secretary determines to be reasonable).
       ``(B) Other children.--For children not described in 
     subparagraph (A), subject to paragraphs (1)(B) and (2), any 
     premiums, deductibles, cost sharing or similar charges 
     imposed under the State child health plan may be imposed on a 
     sliding scale related to income, except that the total annual 
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     gate cost-sharing with respect to all targeted low-income 
     children in a family under this title may not exceed 5 
     percent of such family's income for the year involved.
       ``(4) Relation to medicaid requirements.--Nothing in this 
     subsection shall be construed as affecting the rules relating 
     to the use of enrollment fees, premiums, deductions, cost 
     sharing, and similar charges in the case of targeted low-
     income children who are provided child health assistance in 
     the form of coverage under a medicaid program under section 
     2101(a)(2).
       ``(f) Application of Certain Requirements.--
       ``(1) Restriction on application of preexisting condition 
     exclusions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the State 
     child health plan shall not permit the imposition of any 
     preexisting condition exclusion for covered benefits under 
     the plan.
       ``(B) Group health plans and group health insurance 
     coverage.--If the State child health plan provides for 
     benefits through payment for, or a contract with, a group 
     health plan or group health insurance coverage, the plan may 
     permit the imposition of a preexisting condition exclusion 
     but only insofar as it is permitted under the applicable 
     provisions of part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and title XXVII of the 
     Public Health Service Act.
       ``(2) Compliance with other requirements.--Coverage offered 
     under this section shall comply with the requirements of 
     subpart 2 of part A of title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act insofar as such requirements apply with respect 
     to a health insurance issuer that offers group health 
     insurance coverage.

     ``SEC. 2104. ALLOTMENTS.

       ``(a) Appropriation; Total Allotment.--For the purpose of 
     providing allotments to States under this section, there is 
     appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated--
       ``(1) for fiscal year 1998, $4,275,000,000;
       ``(2) for fiscal year 1999, $4,275,000,000;
       ``(3) for fiscal year 2000, $4,275,000,000;
       ``(4) for fiscal year 2001, $4,275,000,000;
       ``(5) for fiscal year 2002, $3,150,000,000;
       ``(6) for fiscal year 2003, $3,150,000,000;
       ``(7) for fiscal year 2004, $3,150,000,000;
       ``(8) for fiscal year 2005, $4,050,000,000;
       ``(9) for fiscal year 2006, $4,050,000,000; and
       ``(10) for fiscal year 2007, $5,000,000,000.
       ``(b) Allotments to 50 States and District of Columbia.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (4) and subsection 
     (d), of the amount available for allotment under subsection 
     (a) for a fiscal year, reduced by the amount of allotments 
     made under subsection (c) for the fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall allot to each State (other than a State described in 
     such subsection) with a State child health plan approved 
     under this title the same proportion as the ratio of--
       ``(A) the product of (i) the number of children described 
     in paragraph (2) for the State for the fiscal year and (ii) 
     the State cost factor for that State (established under 
     paragraph (3)); to
       ``(B) the sum of the products computed under subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(2) Number of children.--
       ``(A) In general.--The number of children described in this 
     paragraph for a State for--
       ``(i) each of fiscal years 1998 through 2000 is equal to 
     the number of low-income children in the State with no health 
     insurance coverage for the fiscal year;
       ``(ii) fiscal year 2001 is equal to--

       ``(I) 75 percent of the number of low-income children in 
     the State for the fiscal year with no health insurance 
     coverage, plus
       ``(II) 25 percent of the number of low-income children in 
     the State for the fiscal year; and

       ``(iii) each succeeding fiscal year is equal to--

       ``(I) 50 percent of the number of low-income children in 
     the State for the fiscal year with no health insurance 
     coverage, plus
       ``(II) 50 percent of the number of low-income children in 
     the State for the fiscal year.

       ``(B) Determination of number of children.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), a determination of the number of low-income 
     children (and of such children who have no health insurance 
     coverage) for a State for a fiscal year shall be made on the 
     basis of the arithmetic average of the number of such 
     children, as reported and defined in the 3 most recent March 
     supplements to the Current Population Survey of the Bureau of 
     the Census before the beginning of the fiscal year.
       ``(3) Adjustment for geographic variations in health 
     costs.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii), 
     the `State cost factor' for a State for a fiscal year equal 
     to the sum of--
       ``(i) 0.15, and
       ``(ii) 0.85 multiplied by the ratio of--

       ``(I) the annual average wages per employee for the State 
     for such year (as determined under subparagraph (B)), to
       ``(II) the annual average wages per employee for the 50 
     States and the District of Columbia.

       ``(B) Annual average wages per employee.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the `annual average wages per employee' for 
     a State, or for all the States. for a fiscal year is equal to 
     the average of the annual wages per employee for the State or 
     for the 50 States and the District of Columbia for employees 
     in the health services industry (SIC code 8000), as reported 
     by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor 
     for each of the most recent 3 years before the beginning of 
     the fiscal year involved.
       ``(4) Floor for states.--Subject to paragraph (5), in no 
     case shall the amount of the allotment under this subsection 
     for one of the 50 States or the District of Columbia for a 
     year be less than $2,000,000. To the extent that the 
     application of the previous sentence results in an increase 
     in the allotment to a State above the amount otherwise 
     provided, the allotments for the other States and the 
     District of Columbia under this subsection shall be reduced 
     in a pro rata manner (but not below $2,000,000) so that the 
     total of such allotments in a fiscal year does not exceed the 
     amount otherwise provided for allotment under paragraph (1) 
     for that fiscal year.
       ``(c) Allotments to Territories.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the amount available for allotment 
     under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, subject to subsection 
     (d), the Secretary shall allot 0.25 percent among each of the 
     commonwealths and territories described in paragraph (3) in 
     the same proportion as the percentage specified in paragraph 
     (2) for such commonwealth or territory bears to the sum of 
     such percentages for all such commonwealths or territories so 
     described.
       ``(2) Percentage.--The percentage specified in this 
     paragraph for--
       ``(A) Puerto Rico is 91.6 percent,
       ``(B) Guam is 3.5 percent,
       ``(C) Virgin Islands is 2.6 percent,
       ``(D) American Samoa is 1.2 percent, and
       ``(E) the Northern Mariana Islands is 1.1 percent.
       ``(3) Commonwealths and territories.--A commonwealth or 
     territory described in this paragraph is any of the following 
     if it has a State child health plan approved under this 
     title:
       ``(A) Puerto Rico.
       ``(B) Guam.
       ``(C) the Virgin Islands.
       ``(D) American Samoa.
       ``(E) the Northern Mariana Islands.
       ``(d) Certain Medicaid Expenditures Counted Against 
     Individual State Allotments.--The amount of the allotment 
     otherwise provided to a State under subsection (b) or (c) for 
     a fiscal year shall be reduced by the sum of--
       ``(1) the amount (if any) of the payments made to that 
     State under section 1903(a) for calendar quarters during such 
     fiscal year that is attributable to the provision of medical 
     assistance to a child during a presumptive eligibility period 
     under section 1920A, and
       ``(2) the amount of payments under such section during such 
     period that is attributable to the provision of medical 
     assistance to a child for which payment is made under section 
     1903(a)(1) on the basis of an enhanced FMAP under section 
     1905(b).
       ``(e) 3-Year Availability of Amounts Allotted.--Amounts 
     allotted to a State pursuant to this section for a fiscal 
     year shall remain available for expenditure by the State 
     through the end of the second succeeding fiscal year; except 
     that amounts reallotted to a State under subsection (f) shall 
     be available for expenditure by the State through the end of 
     the fiscal year in which they are reallotted.
       ``(f) Procedure for Redistribution of Unused Allotments.--
     The Secretary shall determine an appropriate procedure for 
     redistribution of allotments from States that were provided 
     allotments under this section for a fiscal year but that do 
     not expend all of the amount of such allotments during the 
     period in which such allotments are available for expenditure 
     under subsection (e), to States that have fully expended the 
     amount of their allotments under this section.

     ``SEC. 2105. PAYMENTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to the succeeding provisions of 
     this section, the Secretary shall pay to each State with a 
     plan approved under this title, from its allotment under 
     section 2104 (taking into account any adjustment under 
     section 2104(d)), an amount for each quarter equal to the 
     enhanced FMAP of expenditures in the quarter--
       ``(1) for child health assistance under the plan for 
     targeted low-income children in the form of providing health 
     benefits coverage that meets the requirements of section 
     2103; and
       ``(2) only to the extent permitted consistent with 
     subsection (c)--
       ``(A) for payment for other child health assistance for 
     targeted low-income children;
       ``(B) for expenditures for health services initiatives 
     under the plan for improving the health of children 
     (including targeted low-income children and other low-income 
     children);
       ``(C) for expenditures for outreach activities as provided 
     in section 2102(c)(1) under the plan; and
       ``(D) for other reasonable costs incurred by the State to 
     administer the plan.
       ``(b) Enhanced FMAP.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
     `enhanced FMAP', for a State for a fiscal year, is equal to 
     the Federal medical assistance percentage (as defined in the 
     first sentence of section 1905(b)) for the State increased by 
     a number of percentage points equal to 30 percent of the 
     number of percentage points by which (1) such Federal medical 
     assistance percentage for the State, is less than (2) 100 
     percent; but in no case shall the enhanced FMAP for a State 
     exceed 85 percent.
       ``(c) Limitation on Certain Payments for Certain 
     Expenditures.--
       ``(1) General limitations.--Funds provided to a State under 
     this title shall only be used to carry out the purposes of 
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     (as described in section 2101), and any health insurance 
     coverage provided with such funds may include coverage of 
     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.
       ``(2) Limitation on expenditures not used for medicaid or 
     health insurance assistance.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in this paragraph, 
     payment shall not be made under subsection (a) for 
     expenditures for items described in subsection (a) (other 
     than paragraph (1)) for a quarter in a fiscal year to the 
     extent the total of such expenditures exceeds 10 percent of 
     the sum of--
       ``(i) the total Federal payments made under subsection (a) 
     for such quarter in the fiscal year, and
       ``(ii) the total Federal payments made under section 
     1903(a)(1) based on an enhanced FMAP described in section 
     1905(u)(2) for such quarter.
       ``(B) Waiver authorized for cost-effective alternative.--
     The limitation under subparagraph (A) on expenditures for 
     items described in subsection (a)(2) shall not apply to the 
     extent that a State establishes to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that--
       ``(i) coverage provided to targeted low-income children 
     through such expenditures meets the requirements of section 
     2103;
       ``(ii) the cost of such coverage is not greater, on an 
     average per child basis, than the cost of coverage that would 
     otherwise be provided under section 2103; and
       ``(iii) such coverage is provided through the use of a 
     community-based health delivery system, such as through 
     contracts with health centers receiving funds under section 
     330 of the Public Health Service Act or with hospitals such 
     as those that receive disproportionate share payment 
     adjustments under section 1886(d)(5)(F) or 1923.
       ``(3) Waiver for purchase of family coverage.--Payment may 
     be made to a State under subsection (a)(1) for the purchase 
     of family coverage under a group health plan or health 
     insurance coverage that includes coverage of targeted low-
     income children only if the State establishes to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary that--
       ``(A) purchase of such coverage is cost-effective relative 
     to the amounts that the State would have paid to obtain 
     comparable coverage only of the targeted low-income children 
     involved, and
       ``(B) such coverage shall not be provided if it would 
     otherwise substitute for health insurance coverage that would 
     be provided to such children but for the purchase of family 
     coverage.
       ``(4) Use of non-federal funds for state matching 
     requirement.--Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or 
     services assisted or subsidized to any significant extent by 
     the Federal Government, may not be included in determining 
     the amount of non-Federal contributions required under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(5) Offset of receipts attributable to premiums and other 
     cost-sharing.--For purposes of subsection (a), the amount of 
     the expenditures under the plan shall be reduced by the 
     amount of any premiums and other cost-sharing received by the 
     State.
       ``(6) Prevention of duplicative payments.--
       ``(A) Other health plans.--No payment shall be made to a 
     State under this section for expenditures for child health 
     assistance provided for a targeted low-income child under its 
     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 child health assistance under the plan.
       ``(B) Other federal governmental programs.--Except as 
     otherwise provided by law, no payment shall be made to a 
     State under this section for expenditures for child health 
     assistance provided for a targeted low-income child under its 
     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 insurance program, other 
     than an insurance program operated or financed by the Indian 
     Health Service, as identified by the Secretary. For purposes 
     of this paragraph, rules similar to the rules for 
     overpayments under section 1903(d)(2) shall apply.
       ``(7) Limitation on payment for abortions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Payment shall not be made to a State 
     under this section for any amount expended under the State 
     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.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an 
     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.
       ``(C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed as affecting the expenditure by a State, 
     locality, or private person or entity of State, local, or 
     private funds (other than funds expended under the State 
     plan) for any abortion or for health benefits coverage that 
     includes coverage of abortion.
       ``(d) Maintenance of Effort.--
       ``(1) In medicaid eligibility standards.--No payment may be 
     made under subsection (a) with respect to child health 
     assistance provided under a State child health plan if the 
     State adopts income and resource standards and methodologies 
     for purposes of determining a child's eligibility for medical 
     assistance under the State plan under title XIX that are more 
     restrictive than those applied as of June 1, 1997.
       ``(2) In amounts of payment expended for certain state-
     funded health insurance programs for children.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of the allotment for a State 
     in a fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 1999) shall be 
     reduced by the amount by which--
       ``(i) the total of the State children's health insurance 
     expenditures in the preceding fiscal year, is less than
       ``(ii) the total of such expenditures in fiscal year 1996.
       ``(B) State children's health insurance expenditures.--The 
     term `State children's health insurance expenditures' means 
     the following:
       ``(i) The State share of expenditures under this title.
       ``(ii) The State share of expenditures under title XIX that 
     are attributable to an enhanced FMAP under section 1905(u).
       ``(iii) State expenditures under health benefits coverage 
     under an existing comprehensive State-based program, 
     described section 2103(d).
       ``(e) Advance Payment; Retrospective Adjustment.--The 
     Secretary may make payments under this section for each 
     quarter on the basis of advance estimates of expenditures 
     submitted by the State and such other investigation as the 
     Secretary may find necessary, and may reduce or increase the 
     payments as necessary to adjust for any overpayment or 
     underpayment for prior quarters.

     ``SEC. 2106. PROCESS FOR SUBMISSION, APPROVAL, AND AMENDMENT 
                   OF STATE CHILD HEALTH PLANS.

       ``(a) Initial Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving payment 
     under section 2105, a State shall submit to the Secretary a 
     State child health plan that meets the applicable 
     requirements of this title.
       ``(2) Approval.--Except as the Secretary may provide under 
     subsection (e), a State plan submitted under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall be approved for purposes of this title, and
       ``(B) shall be effective beginning with a calendar quarter 
     that is specified in the plan, but in no case earlier than 
     October 1, 1997.
       ``(b) Plan Amendments.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may amend, in whole or in part, 
     its State child health plan at any time through transmittal 
     of a plan amendment.
       ``(2) Approval.--Except as the Secretary may provide under 
     subsection (e), an amendment to a State plan submitted under 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall be approved for purposes of this title, and
       ``(B) shall be effective as provided in paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Effective dates for amendments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to the succeeding provisions of 
     this paragraph, an amendment to a State plan shall take 
     effect on one or more effective dates specified in the 
     amendment.
       ``(B) Amendments relating to eligibility or benefits.--
       ``(i) 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 public notice of the change, in a form and 
     manner provided under applicable State law.
       ``(ii) 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.
       ``(C) Other amendments.--Any plan amendment that is not 
     described in subparagraph (B) and that 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.
       ``(c) Disapproval of Plans and Plan Amendments.--
       ``(1) Prompt review of plan submittals.--The Secretary 
     shall promptly review State plans and plan amendments 
     submitted under this section to determine if they 
     substantially comply with the requirements of this title.
       ``(2) 90-day approval deadlines.--A State plan or plan 
     amendment is considered approved unless the Secretary 
     notifies the State in writing, within 90 days after receipt 
     of the plan or amendment, that the plan or amendment is 
     disapproved (and the reasons for disapproval) or that 
     specified additional information is needed.
       ``(3) Correction.--In the case of a disapproval of a plan 
     or plan amendment, the Secretary shall provide a State with a 
     reasonable opportunity for correction before taking financial 
     sanctions against the State on the basis of such disapproval.
       ``(d) Program Operation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The State shall conduct the program in 
     accordance with the plan (and any amendments) approved under 
     subsection (c) and with the requirements of this title.

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       ``(2) Violations.--The Secretary shall establish a process 
     for enforcing requirements under this title. Such process 
     shall provide for the withholding of funds in the case of 
     substantial noncompliance with such requirements. In the case 
     of an enforcement action against a State under this 
     paragraph, the Secretary shall provide a State with a 
     reasonable opportunity for correction before taking financial 
     sanctions against the State on the basis of such an action.
       ``(e) Continued Approval.--An approved State child health 
     plan shall continue in effect unless and until the State 
     amends the plan under subsection (b) or the Secretary finds, 
     under subsection (d), substantial noncompliance of the plan 
     with the requirements of this title.

     ``SEC. 2107. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE GOALS; PLAN 
                   ADMINISTRATION.

       ``(a) Strategic Objectives and Performance Goals.--
       ``(1) Description.--A State child health plan shall include 
     a description of--
       ``(A) the strategic objectives,
       ``(B) the performance goals, and
       ``(C) the performance measures,
     the State has established for providing child health 
     assistance to targeted low-income children under the plan and 
     otherwise for maximizing health benefits coverage for other 
     low-income children and children generally in the State.
       ``(2) Strategic objectives.--Such plan shall identify 
     specific strategic objectives relating to increasing the 
     extent of creditable health coverage among targeted low-
     income children and other low-income children.
       ``(3) Performance goals.--Such plan shall specify one or 
     more performance goals for each such strategic objective so 
     identified.
       ``(4) Performance measures.--Such plan shall describe how 
     performance under the plan 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.
       ``(b) Records, Reports, Audits, and Evaluation.--
       ``(1) Data collection, records, and reports.--A State child 
     health plan shall include an assurance that the State will 
     collect the data, maintain the records, and furnish the 
     reports to the Secretary, at the times and in the 
     standardized format the Secretary may require in order to 
     enable the Secretary to monitor State program administration 
     and compliance and to evaluate and compare the effectiveness 
     of State plans under this title.
       ``(2) State assessment and study.--A State child health 
     plan shall include a description of the State's plan for the 
     annual assessments and reports under section 2108(a) and the 
     evaluation required by section 2108(b).
       ``(3) Audits.--A State child health plan shall include an 
     assurance that the State will afford the Secretary access to 
     any records or information relating to the plan for the 
     purposes of review or audit.
       ``(c) Program Development Process.--A State child health 
     plan shall include a description of the process used to 
     involve the public in the design and implementation of the 
     plan and the method for ensuring ongoing public involvement.
       ``(d) Program Budget.--A State child health plan shall 
     include a description of the budget for the plan. The 
     description shall be updated periodically as necessary and 
     shall include details on the planned use of funds and the 
     sources of the non-Federal share of plan expenditures, 
     including any requirements for cost-sharing by beneficiaries.
       ``(e) Application of Certain General Provisions.--The 
     following sections of this Act shall apply to States under 
     this title in the same manner as they apply to a State under 
     title XIX:
       ``(1) Title xix provisions.--
       ``(A) Section 1902(a)(4)(C) (relating to conflict of 
     interest standards).
       ``(B) Paragraphs (2), (16), and (17) of section 1903(i) 
     (relating to limitations on payment).
       ``(C) Section 1903(w) (relating to limitations on provider 
     taxes and donations).
       ``(2) Title xi provisions.--
       ``(A) Section 1115 (relating to waiver authority).
       ``(B) Section 1116 (relating to administrative and judicial 
     review), but only insofar as consistent with this title.
       ``(C) Section 1124 (relating to disclosure of ownership and 
     related information).
       ``(D) Section 1126 (relating to disclosure of information 
     about certain convicted individuals).
       ``(E) Section 1128A (relating to civil monetary penalties).
       ``(F) Section 1128B(d) (relating to criminal penalties for 
     certain additional charges).
       ``(G) Section 1132 (relating to periods within which claims 
     must be filed).

     ``SEC. 2108. ANNUAL REPORTS; EVALUATIONS.

       ``(a) Annual Report.--The State shall--
       ``(1) assess the operation of the State plan under this 
     title in each fiscal year, including the progress made in 
     reducing the number of uncovered low-income children; and
       ``(2) report to the Secretary, by January 1 following the 
     end of the fiscal year, on the result of the assessment.
       ``(b) State Evaluations.--
       ``(1) In general.--By March 31, 2000, each State that has a 
     State child health plan shall submit to the Secretary an 
     evaluation that includes each of the following:
       ``(A) An assessment of the effectiveness of the State plan 
     in increasing the number of children with creditable health 
     coverage.
       ``(B) A description and analysis of the effectiveness of 
     elements of the State plan, including--
       ``(i) the characteristics of the children and families 
     assisted under the State plan including age of the children, 
     family income, and the assisted child's access to or coverage 
     by other health insurance prior to the State plan and after 
     eligibility for the State plan ends,
       ``(ii) the quality of health coverage provided including 
     the types of benefits provided,
       ``(iii) the amount and level (including payment of part or 
     all of any premium) of assistance provided by the State,
       ``(iv) the service area of the State plan,
       ``(v) the time limits for coverage of a child under the 
     State plan,
       ``(vi) the State's choice of health benefits coverage and 
     other methods used for providing child health assistance, and
       ``(vii) the sources of non-Federal funding used in the 
     State plan.
       ``(C) An assessment of the effectiveness of other public 
     and private programs in the State in increasing the 
     availability of affordable quality individual and family 
     health insurance for children.
       ``(D) A review and assessment of State activities to 
     coordinate the plan under this title with other public and 
     private programs providing health care and health care 
     financing, including medicaid and maternal and child health 
     services.
       ``(E) An analysis of changes and trends in the State that 
     affect the provision of accessible, affordable, quality 
     health insurance and health care to children.
       ``(F) A description of any plans the State has for 
     improving the availability of health insurance and health 
     care for children.
       ``(G) Recommendations for improving the program under this 
     title.
       ``(H) Any other matters the State and the Secretary 
     consider appropriate.
       ``(2) Report of the secretary.--The Secretary shall submit 
     to Congress and make available to the public by December 31, 
     2001, a report based on the evaluations submitted by States 
     under paragraph (1), containing any conclusions and 
     recommendations the Secretary considers appropriate.

     ``SEC. 2109. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

       ``(a) Relation to Other Laws.--
       ``(1) HIPAA.--Health benefits coverage provided under 
     section 2101(a)(1) (and coverage provided under a waiver 
     under section 2105(c)(2)(B)) shall be treated as creditable 
     coverage for purposes of part 7 of subtitle B of title II of 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title 
     XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and subtitle K of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(2) ERISA.--Nothing in this title shall be construed as 
     affecting or modifying section 514 of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1144) with respect to 
     a group health plan (as defined in section 2791(a)(1) of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91(a)(1)).

     ``SEC. 2110. DEFINITIONS.

       ``(a) Child Health Assistance.--For purposes of this title, 
     the term `child health assistance' means payment for part or 
     all of the cost of health benefits coverage for targeted low-
     income children that includes any of the following (and 
     includes, in the case described in section 2105(a)(2)(A), 
     payment for part or all of the cost of providing any of the 
     following), as specified under the State plan:
       ``(1) Inpatient hospital services.
       ``(2) Outpatient hospital services.
       ``(3) Physician services.
       ``(4) Surgical services.
       ``(5) Clinic services (including health center services) 
     and other ambulatory health care services.
       ``(6) 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.
       ``(7) Over-the-counter medications.
       ``(8) Laboratory and radiological services.
       ``(9) Prenatal care and prepregnancy family planning 
     services and supplies.
       ``(10) Inpatient mental health services, other than 
     services described in paragraph (18) but including services 
     furnished in a State-operated mental hospital and including 
     residential or other 24-hour therapeutically planned 
     structured services.
       ``(11) Outpatient mental health services, other than 
     services described in paragraph (19) but including services 
     furnished in a State-operated mental hospital and including 
     community-based services.
       ``(12) Durable medical equipment and other medically-
     related or remedial devices (such as prosthetic devices, 
     implants, eyeglasses, hearing aids, dental devices, and 
     adaptive devices).
       ``(13) Disposable medical supplies.
       ``(14) 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).
       ``(15) 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.

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       ``(16) 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.
       ``(17) Dental services.
       ``(18) Inpatient substance abuse treatment services and 
     residential substance abuse treatment services.
       ``(19) Outpatient substance abuse treatment services.
       ``(20) Case management services.
       ``(21) Care coordination services.
       ``(22) Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and services 
     for individuals with speech, hearing, and language disorders.
       ``(23) Hospice care.
       ``(24) 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.
       ``(25) Premiums for private health care insurance coverage.
       ``(26) Medical transportation.
       ``(27) 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.
       ``(28) Any other health care services or items specified by 
     the Secretary and not excluded under this section.
       ``(b) Targeted Low-Income Child Defined.--For purposes of 
     this title--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the term 
     `targeted low-income child' means a child--
       ``(A) who has been determined eligible by the State for 
     child health assistance under the State plan;
       ``(B)(i) who is a low-income child, or
       ``(ii) is a child whose family income (as determined under 
     the State child health plan) exceeds the medicaid applicable 
     income level (as defined in paragraph (4)), but does not 
     exceed 50 percentage points above the medicaid applicable 
     income level; and
       ``(C) who is not found to be eligible for medical 
     assistance under title XIX or covered under a group health 
     plan or under health insurance coverage (as such terms are 
     defined in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act).
       ``(2) Children excluded.--Such term does not include--
       ``(A) a child who is an inmate of a public institution or a 
     patient in an institution for mental diseases; or
       ``(B) a child who is a member of a family that is eligible 
     for health benefits coverage under a State health benefits 
     plan on the basis of a family member's employment with a 
     public agency in the State.
       ``(3) Special rule.--A child shall not be considered to be 
     described in paragraph (1)(C) notwithstanding that the child 
     is covered under a health insurance coverage program that has 
     been in operation since before July 1, 1997, and that is 
     offered by a State which receives no Federal funds for the 
     program's operation.
       ``(4) Medicaid applicable income level.--The term `medicaid 
     applicable income level' means, with respect to a child, the 
     effective income level (expressed as a percent of the poverty 
     line) that has been specified under the State plan under 
     title XIX (including under a waiver authorized by the 
     Secretary or under section 1902(r)(2)), as of June 1, 1997, 
     for the child to be eligible for medical assistance under 
     section 1902(l)(2) for the age of such child.
       ``(c) Additional Definitions.--For purposes of this title:
       ``(1) Child.--The term `child' means an individual under 19 
     years of age.
       ``(2) Creditable health coverage.--The term `creditable 
     health coverage' has the meaning given the term `creditable 
     coverage' under section 2701(c) of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg(c)) and includes coverage that meets the 
     requirements of section 2103 provided to a targeted low-
     income child under this title or under a waiver approved 
     under section 2105(c)(2)(B) (relating to a direct service 
     waiver).
       ``(3) Group health plan; health insurance coverage; etc.--
     The terms `group health plan', `group health insurance 
     coverage', and `health insurance coverage' have the meanings 
     given such terms in section 2191 of the Public Health Service 
     Act.
       ``(4) Low-income.--The term `low-income child' means a 
     child whose family income is at or below 200 percent of the 
     poverty line for a family of the size involved.
       ``(5) 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.
       ``(6) Preexisting condition exclusion.--The term 
     `preexisting condition exclusion' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 2701(b)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg(b)(1)(A)).
       ``(7) State child health plan; plan.--Unless the context 
     otherwise requires, the terms `State child health plan' and 
     `plan' mean a State child health plan approved under section 
     2106.
       ``(8) Uncovered child.--The term `uncovered child' means a 
     child that does not have creditable health coverage.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Definition of state.--Section 1101(a)(1) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and XIX'' and inserting ``XIX, and XXI'', 
     and
       (B) by striking ``title XIX'' and inserting ``titles XIX 
     and XXI''.
       (2) Treatment as state health care program.--Section 
     1128(h) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(h)) is amended by--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``, or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) a State child health plan approved under title 
     XXI.''.

        CHAPTER 2--EXPANDED COVERAGE OF CHILDREN UNDER MEDICAID

     SEC. 4911. OPTIONAL USE OF STATE CHILD HEALTH ASSISTANCE 
                   FUNDS FOR ENHANCED MEDICAID MATCH FOR EXPANDED 
                   MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) Increased FMAP for Medical Assistance for Expanded 
     Coverage of Targeted Low-Income Children.--Section 1905 of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d), as amended by 
     section 4702(a)(2), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``Notwithstanding the first sentence of this 
     subsection, in the case of a State plan that meets the 
     condition described in subsection (u)(1), with respect to 
     expenditures described in subsection (u)(2)(A) or subsection 
     (u)(3) the Federal medical assistance percentage is equal to 
     the enhanced FMAP described in section 2105(b).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(u)(1) The conditions described in this paragraph for a 
     State plan are as follows:
       ``(A) The State is complying with the requirement of 
     section 2105(d)(1).
       ``(B) The plan provides for such reporting of information 
     about expenditures and payments attributable to the operation 
     of this subsection as the Secretary deems necessary in order 
     to carry out paragraph (2) and section 2104(d).
       ``(2)(A) For purposes of subsection (b), the expenditures 
     described in this subparagraph are expenditures for medical 
     assistance for optional targeted low-income children 
     described in subparagraph (C), but not in excess, for a State 
     for a fiscal year, of the amount described in subparagraph 
     (B) for the State and fiscal year.
       ``(B) The amount described in this subparagraph, for a 
     State for a fiscal year, is the amount of the State's 
     allotment under section 2104 (not taking into account 
     reductions under section 2104(d)(2)) for the fiscal year 
     reduced by the amount of any payments made under section 2105 
     to the State from such allotment for such fiscal year.
       ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `optional 
     targeted low-income child' means a targeted low-income child 
     as defined in section 2110(b)(1) who would not qualify for 
     medical assistance under the State plan under this title 
     based on such plan as in effect on April 15, 1997 (but taking 
     into account the expansion of age of eligibility effected 
     through the operation of section 1902(l)(2)(D)).
       ``(3) For purposes of subsection (b), the expenditures 
     described in this subparagraph are expenditures for medical 
     assistance for children who are born before October 1, 1983, 
     and who would be described in section 1902(l)(1)(D) if they 
     had been born on or after such date, and who are not eligible 
     for such assistance under the State plan under this title 
     based on such State plan as in effect as of April 15, 
     1997.''.
       (b) Establishment of Optional Eligibility Category.--
     Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)), 
     as amended by section 4733, is amended--
       (1) in subclause (XII), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subclause (XIII), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(XIV) who are optional targeted low-income children 
     described in section 1905(u)(2)(C);''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to medical assistance for items and services 
     furnished on or after October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 4912. MEDICAID PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR LOW-INCOME 
                   CHILDREN.

       (a) In General.--Title XIX of the Social Security Act is 
     amended by inserting after section 1920 the following new 
     section:


                 ``presumptive eligibility for children

       ``Sec. 1920A. (a) A State plan approved under section 1902 
     may provide for making medical assistance with respect to 
     health care items and services covered under the State plan 
     available to a child during a presumptive eligibility period.
       ``(b) For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) The term `child' means an individual under 19 years 
     of age.
       ``(2) The term `presumptive eligibility period' means, with 
     respect to a child, the period that--
       ``(A) begins with the date on which a qualified entity 
     determines, on the basis of preliminary information, that the 
     family income of the child does not exceed the applicable 
     income level of eligibility under the State plan, and
       ``(B) ends with (and includes) the earlier of--
       ``(i) the day on which a determination is made with respect 
     to the eligibility of the

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     child for medical assistance under the State plan, or
       ``(ii) in the case of a child on whose behalf an 
     application is not filed by the last day of the month 
     following the month during which the entity makes the 
     determination referred to in subparagraph (A), such last day.
       ``(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the term `qualified 
     entity' means any entity that--
       ``(i)(I) is eligible for payments under a State plan 
     approved under this title and provides items and services 
     described in subsection (a) or (II) is authorized to 
     determine eligibility of a child to participate in a Head 
     Start program under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9821 et 
     seq.), eligibility of a child to receive child care services 
     for which financial assistance is provided under the Child 
     Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 
     et seq.), eligibility of an infant or child to receive 
     assistance under the special supplemental nutrition program 
     for women, infants, and children (WIC) under section 17 of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786); and
       ``(ii) is determined by the State agency to be capable of 
     making determinations of the type described in paragraph 
     (1)(A).
       ``(B) The Secretary may issue regulations further limiting 
     those entities that may become qualified entities in order to 
     prevent fraud and abuse and for other reasons.
       ``(C) Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
     preventing a State from limiting the classes of entities that 
     may become qualified entities, consistent with any 
     limitations imposed under subparagraph (B).
       ``(c)(1) The State agency shall provide qualified entities 
     with--
       ``(A) such forms as are necessary for an application to be 
     made on behalf of a child for medical assistance under the 
     State plan, and
       ``(B) information on how to assist parents, guardians, and 
     other persons in completing and filing such forms.
       ``(2) A qualified entity that determines under subsection 
     (b)(1)(A) that a child is presumptively eligible for medical 
     assistance under a State plan shall--
       ``(A) notify the State agency of the determination within 5 
     working days after the date on which determination is made, 
     and
       ``(B) inform the parent or custodian of the child at the 
     time the determination is made that an application for 
     medical assistance under the State plan is required to be 
     made by not later than the last day of the month following 
     the month during which the determination is made.
       ``(3) In the case of a child who is determined by a 
     qualified entity to be presumptively eligible for medical 
     assistance under a State plan, the parent, guardian, or other 
     person shall make application on behalf of the child for 
     medical assistance under such plan by not later than the last 
     day of the month following the month during which the 
     determination is made, which application may be the 
     application used for the receipt of medical assistance by 
     individuals described in section 1902(l)(1).
       ``(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, 
     medical assistance for items and services described in 
     subsection (a) that--
       ``(1) are furnished to a child--
       ``(A) during a presumptive eligibility period,
       ``(B) by a entity that is eligible for payments under the 
     State plan; and
       ``(2) are included in the care and services covered by a 
     State plan;
     shall be treated as medical assistance provided by such plan 
     for purposes of section 1903.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1902(a)(47) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(47)) is amended 
     by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: 
     ``and provide for making medical assistance for items and 
     services described in subsection (a) of section 1920A 
     available to children during a presumptive eligibility period 
     in accordance with such section''.
       (2) Section 1903(u)(1)(D)(v) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(u)(1)(D)(v)) 
     is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``or for items and services described in 
     subsection (a) of section 1920A provided to a child during a 
     presumptive eligibility period under such section''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4913. CONTINUATION OF MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABLED 
                   CHILDREN WHO LOSE SSI BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(II)) is amended by inserting ``(or were 
     being paid as of the date of the enactment of section 211(a) 
     of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193)) and would continue 
     to be paid but for the enactment of that section'' after 
     ``title XVI''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies to medical assistance furnished on or after July 1, 
     1997.

                   CHAPTER 3--DIABETES GRANT PROGRAMS

     SEC. 4921. SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH TYPE I 
                   DIABETES.

       Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following section:

     ``SEC. 330B. SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH TYPE 
                   I DIABETES.

       ``(a) Type I Diabetes in Children.--The Secretary shall 
     make grants for services for the prevention and treatment of 
     type I diabetes in children, and for research in innovative 
     approaches to such services. Such grants may be made to 
     children's hospitals; grantees under section 330 and other 
     federally qualified health centers; State and local health 
     departments; and other appropriate public or nonprofit 
     private entities.
       ``(b) Funding.--Notwithstanding section 2104(a) of the 
     Social Security Act, from the amounts appropriated in such 
     section for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2002, 
     $30,000,000 is hereby transferred and made available in such 
     fiscal year for grants under this section.''.

     SEC. 4922. SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS FOR INDIANS.

       Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.), as amended by section 
     4921, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     section:

     ``SEC. 330C. SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAMS FOR INDIANS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants for 
     providing services for the prevention and treatment of 
     diabetes in accordance with subsection (b).
       ``(b) Services Through Indian Health Facilities.--For 
     purposes of subsection (a), services under such subsection 
     are provided in accordance with this subsection if the 
     services are provided through any of the following entities:
       ``(1) The Indian Health Service.
       ``(2) An Indian health program operated by an Indian tribe 
     or tribal organization pursuant to a contract, grant, 
     cooperative agreement, or compact with the Indian Health 
     Service pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act.
       ``(3) An urban Indian health program operated by an urban 
     Indian organization pursuant to a grant or contract with the 
     Indian Health Service pursuant to title V of the Indian 
     Health Care Improvement Act.
       ``(c) Funding.--Notwithstanding section 2104(a) of the 
     Social Security Act, from the amounts appropriated in such 
     section for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2002, 
     $30,000,000 is hereby transferred and made available in such 
     fiscal year for grants under this section.''.

     SEC. 4923. REPORT ON DIABETES GRANT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Evaluation.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall conduct an evaluation of the diabetes grant programs 
     established under the amendments made by this chapter.
       (b) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress--
       (1) an interim report on the evaluation conducted under 
     subsection (a) not later than January 1, 2000, and
       (2) a final report on such evaluation not later than 
     January 1, 2002.
                TITLE V--WELFARE AND RELATED PROVISIONS

     SEC. 5000. TABLE OF CONTENTS; REFERENCES.

       (a) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this title 
     is as follows:
Sec. 5000. Table of contents; references.

                      Subtitle A--TANF Block Grant

Sec. 5001. Welfare-to-work grants.
Sec. 5002. Limitation on amount of Federal funds transferable to title 
              XX programs.
Sec. 5003. Limitation on number of persons who may be treated as 
              engaged in work by reason of participation in educational 
              activities.
Sec. 5004. Penalty for failure of State to reduce assistance for 
              recipients refusing without good cause to work.

                Subtitle B--Supplemental Security Income

Sec. 5101. Extension of deadline to perform childhood disability 
              redeterminations.
Sec. 5102. Fees for Federal administration of State supplementary 
              payments.

                 Subtitle C--Child Support Enforcement

Sec. 5201. Clarification of authority to permit certain redisclosures 
              of wage and claim information.

     Subtitle D--Restricting Welfare and Public Benefits for Aliens

Sec. 5301. SSI eligibility for aliens receiving SSI on August 22, 1996, 
              and disabled aliens lawfully residing in the United 
              States on August 22, 1996.
Sec. 5302. Extension of eligibility period for refugees and certain 
              other qualified aliens from 5 to 7 years for SSI and 
              medicaid; status of Cuban and Haitian entrants.
Sec. 5303. Exceptions for certain Indians from limitation on 
              eligibility for supplemental security income and medicaid 
              benefits.
Sec. 5304. Exemption from restriction on supplemental security income 
              program participation by certain recipients eligible on 
              the basis of very old applications.
Sec. 5305. Reinstatement of eligibility for benefits.
Sec. 5306. Treatment of certain Amerasian immigrants as refugees.
Sec. 5307. Verification of eligibility for State and local public 
              benefits.
Sec. 5308. Effective date.

                 Subtitle E--Unemployment Compensation

Sec. 5401. Clarifying provision relating to base periods.
Sec. 5402. Increase in Federal unemployment account ceiling.
Sec. 5403. Special distribution to States from Unemployment Trust Fund.

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Sec. 5404. Interest-free advances to State accounts in Unemployment 
              Trust Fund restricted to States which meet funding goals.
Sec. 5405. Exemption of service performed by election workers from the 
              Federal unemployment tax.
Sec. 5406. Treatment of certain services performed by inmates.
Sec. 5407. Exemption of service performed for an elementary or 
              secondary school operated primarily for religious 
              purposes from the Federal unemployment tax.
Sec. 5408. State program integrity activities for unemployment 
              compensation.

            Subtitle F--Welfare Reform Technical Corrections

   Chapter 1--Block Grants for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

Sec. 5501. Eligible States; State plan.
Sec. 5502. Grants to States.
Sec. 5503. Use of grants.
Sec. 5504. Mandatory work requirements.
Sec. 5505. Prohibitions; requirements.
Sec. 5506. Penalties.
Sec. 5507. Data collection and reporting.
Sec. 5508. Direct funding and administration by Indian Tribes.
Sec. 5509. Research, evaluations, and national studies.
Sec. 5510. Report on data processing.
Sec. 5511. Study on alternative outcomes measures.
Sec. 5512. Limitation on payments to the territories.
Sec. 5513. Conforming amendments to the Social Security Act.
Sec. 5514. Other conforming amendments.
Sec. 5515. Modifications to the job opportunities for certain low-
              income individuals program.
Sec. 5516. Denial of assistance and benefits for drug-related 
              convictions.
Sec. 5517. Transition rule.
Sec. 5518. Effective dates.

                Chapter 2--Supplemental Security Income

Sec. 5521. Conforming and technical amendments relating to eligibility 
              restrictions.
Sec. 5522. Conforming and technical amendments relating to benefits for 
              disabled children.
Sec. 5523. Additional technical amendments to title XVI.
Sec. 5524. Additional technical amendments relating to title XVI.
Sec. 5525. Technical amendments relating to drug addicts and 
              alcoholics.
Sec. 5526. Advisory board personnel.
Sec. 5527. Timing of delivery of October 1, 2000, SSI benefit payments.
Sec. 5528. Effective dates.

                        Chapter 3--Child Support

Sec. 5531. State obligation to provide child support enforcement 
              services.
Sec. 5532. Distribution of collected support.
Sec. 5533. Civil penalties relating to State Directory of New Hires.
Sec. 5534. Federal Parent Locator Service.
Sec. 5535. Access to registry data for research purposes.
Sec. 5536. Collection and use of social security numbers for use in 
              child support enforcement.
Sec. 5537. Adoption of uniform State laws.
Sec. 5538. State laws providing expedited procedures.
Sec. 5539. Voluntary paternity acknowledgement.
Sec. 5540. Calculation of paternity establishment percentage.
Sec. 5541. Means available for provision of technical assistance and 
              operation of Federal Parent Locator Service.
Sec. 5542. Authority to collect support from Federal employees.
Sec. 5543. Definition of support order.
Sec. 5544. State law authorizing suspension of licenses.
Sec. 5545. International support enforcement.
Sec. 5546. Child support enforcement for Indian tribes.
Sec. 5547. Continuation of rules for distribution of support in the 
              case of a title IV-E child.
Sec. 5548. Good cause in foster care and food stamp cases.
Sec. 5549. Date of collection of support.
Sec. 5550. Administrative enforcement in interstate cases.
Sec. 5551. Work orders for arrearages.
Sec. 5552. Additional technical State plan amendments.
Sec. 5553. Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders.
Sec. 5554. Full faith and credit for child support orders.
Sec. 5555. Development costs of automated systems.
Sec. 5556. Additional technical amendments.
Sec. 5557. Effective date.

     Chapter 4--Restricting Welfare and Public Benefits for Aliens


             SUBCHAPTER A--ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL BENEFITS

Sec. 5561. Alien eligibility for Federal benefits: limited application 
              to medicare and benefits under the Railroad Retirement 
              Act.
Sec. 5562. Exceptions to benefit limitations: corrections to reference 
              concerning aliens whose deportation is withheld.
Sec. 5563. Veterans exception: application of minimum active duty 
              service requirement; extension to unremarried surviving 
              spouse; expanded definition of veteran.
Sec. 5564. Notification concerning aliens not lawfully present: 
              correction of terminology.
Sec. 5565. Freely associated States: contracts and licenses.
Sec. 5566. Congressional statement regarding benefits for Hmong and 
              other Highland Lao veterans.


                    SUBCHAPTER B--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 5571. Determination of treatment of battered aliens as qualified 
              aliens; inclusion of alien child of battered parent as 
              qualified alien.
Sec. 5572. Verification of eligibility for benefits.
Sec. 5573. Qualifying quarters: disclosure of quarters of coverage 
              information; correction to assure that crediting applies 
              to all quarters earned by parents before child is 18.
Sec. 5574. Statutory construction: benefit eligibility limitations 
              applicable only with respect to aliens present in the 
              United States.


    SUBCHAPTER C--MISCELLANEOUS CLERICAL AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS; 
                             EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 5581. Correcting miscellaneous clerical and technical errors.
Sec. 5582. Effective date.

                      Chapter 5--Child Protection

Sec. 5591. Conforming and technical amendments relating to child 
              protection.
Sec. 5592. Additional technical amendments relating to child 
              protection.
Sec. 5593. Effective date.

                         Chapter 6--Child Care

Sec. 5601. Conforming and technical amendments relating to child care.
Sec. 5602. Additional conforming and technical amendments.
Sec. 5603. Effective dates.

  Chapter 7--ERISA Amendments Relating to Medical Child Support Orders

Sec. 5611. Amendments relating to section 303 of the Personal 
              Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
              1996.
Sec. 5612. Amendment relating to section 381 of the Personal 
              Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
              1996.
Sec. 5613. Amendments relating to section 382 of the Personal 
              Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
              1996.

                       Subtitle G--Miscellaneous

Sec. 5701. Increase in public debt limit.
Sec. 5702. Authorization of appropriations for enforcement initiatives 
              related to the earned income tax credit.
       (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
     wherever 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 Social Security Act.
                      Subtitle A--TANF Block Grant

     SEC. 5001. WELFARE-TO-WORK GRANTS.

       (a) Grants to States.--
       (1) In general.--Section 403(a) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Welfare-to-work grants.--
       ``(A) Formula grants.--
       ``(i) Entitlement.--A State shall be entitled to receive 
     from the Secretary of Labor a grant for each fiscal year 
     specified in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph for which the 
     State is a welfare-to-work State, in an amount that does not 
     exceed the lesser of--

       ``(I) 2 times the total of the expenditures by the State 
     (excluding qualified State expenditures (as defined in 
     section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) and any expenditure described in 
     subclause (I), (II), or (IV) of section 409(a)(7)(B)(iv)) 
     during the fiscal year for activities described in 
     subparagraph (C)(i) of this paragraph; or
       ``(II) the allotment of the State under clause (iii) of 
     this subparagraph for the fiscal year.

       ``(ii) Welfare-to-work state.--A State shall be considered 
     a welfare-to-work State for a fiscal year for purposes of 
     this paragraph if the Secretary of Labor determines that the 
     State meets the following requirements:

       ``(I) The State has submitted to the Secretary of Labor and 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in the form of an 
     addendum to the State plan submitted under section 402) a 
     plan which--

       ``(aa) describes how, consistent with this subparagraph, 
     the State will use any funds provided under this subparagraph 
     during the fiscal year;
       ``(bb) specifies the formula to be used pursuant to clause 
     (vi) to distribute funds in the State, and describes the 
     process by which the formula was developed;
       ``(cc) contains evidence that the plan was developed in 
     consultation and coordination with appropriate entitites in 
     sub-State areas;
       ``(dd) contains assurances by the Governor of the State 
     that the private industry council (and any alternate agency 
     designated by the Governor under item (ee)) for a service 
     delivery area in the State will coordinate the expenditure of 
     any funds provided under this subparagraph for the benefit of 
     the service delivery area with the expenditure of the funds 
     provided to the State under section 403(a)(1); and

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       ``(ee) if the Governor of the State desires to have an 
     agency other than a private industry council administer the 
     funds provided under this subparagraph for the benefit of 1 
     or more service delivery areas in the State, contains an 
     application to the Secretary of Labor for a waiver of clause 
     (vii)(I) with respect to the area or areas in order to permit 
     an alternate agency designated by the Governor to so 
     administer the funds.

       ``(II) The State has provided to the Secretary of Labor an 
     estimate of the amount that the State intends to expend 
     during the fiscal year (excluding expenditures described in 
     section 409(a)(7)(B)(iv) (other than subclause (III) 
     thereof)) pursuant to this paragraph.
       ``(III) The State has agreed to negotiate in good faith 
     with the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect 
     to the substance and funding of any evaluation under section 
     413(j), and to cooperate with the conduct of any such 
     evaluation.
       ``(IV) The State is an eligible State for the fiscal year.
       ``(V) The State certifies that qualified State expenditures 
     (within the meaning of section 409(a)(7)) for the fiscal year 
     will be not less than the applicable percentage of historic 
     State expenditures (within the meaning of section 409(a)(7)) 
     with respect to the fiscal year.

       ``(iii) Allotments to welfare-to-work states.--

       ``(I) In general.--Subject to this clause, the allotment of 
     a welfare-to-work State for a fiscal year shall be the 
     available amount for the fiscal year, multiplied by the State 
     percentage for the fiscal year.
       ``(II) Minimum allotment.--The allotment of a welfare-to-
     work State (other than Guam, the Virgin Islands, or American 
     Samoa) for a fiscal year shall not be less than 0.25 percent 
     of the available amount for the fiscal year.
       ``(III) Pro rata reduction.--Subject to subclause (II), the 
     Secretary of Labor shall make pro rata reductions in the 
     allotments to States under this clause for a fiscal year as 
     necessary to ensure that the total of the allotments does not 
     exceed the available amount for the fiscal year.

       ``(iv) Available amount.--As used in this subparagraph, the 
     term `available amount' means, for a fiscal year, the sum 
     of--

       ``(I) 75 percent of the sum of--

       ``(aa) the amount specified in subparagraph (I) for the 
     fiscal year, minus the total of the amounts reserved pursuant 
     to subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), and (H) for the fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(bb) any amount reserved pursuant to subparagraph (F) for 
     the immediately preceding fiscal year that has not been 
     obligated; and

       ``(II) any available amount for the immediately preceding 
     fiscal year that has not been obligated by a State or sub-
     State entity.

       ``(v) State percentage.--As used in clause (iii), the term 
     `State percentage' means, with respect to a fiscal year, \1/
     2\ of the sum of--

       ``(I) the percentage represented by the number of 
     individuals in the State whose income is less than the 
     poverty line divided by the number of such individuals in the 
     United States; and
       ``(II) the percentage represented by the number of adults 
     who are recipients of assistance under the State program 
     funded under this part divided by the number of adults in the 
     United States who are recipients of assistance under any 
     State program funded under this part.

       ``(vi) Procedure for distribution of funds within states.--

       ``(I) Allocation formula.--A State to which a grant is made 
     under this subparagraph shall devise a formula for allocating 
     not less than 85 percent of the amount of the grant among the 
     service delivery areas in the State, which--

       ``(aa) determines the amount to be allocated for the 
     benefit of a service delivery area in proportion to the 
     number (if any) by which the population of the area with an 
     income that is less than the poverty line exceeds 7.5 percent 
     of the total population of the area, relative to such number 
     for all such areas in the State with such an excess, and 
     accords a weight of not less than 50 percent to this factor;
       ``(bb) may determine the amount to be allocated for the 
     benefit of such an area in proportion to the number of adults 
     residing in the area who have been recipients of assistance 
     under the State program funded under this part (whether in 
     effect before or after the amendments made by section 103(a) 
     of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 first applied to the State) for at 
     least 30 months (whether or not consecutive) relative to the 
     number of such adults residing in the State; and
       ``(cc) may determine the amount to be allocated for the 
     benefit of such an area in proportion to the number of 
     unemployed individuals residing in the area relative to the 
     number of such individuals residing in the State.

       ``(II) Distribution of funds.--

       ``(aa) In general.--If the amount allocated by the formula 
     to a service delivery area is at least $100,000, the State 
     shall distribute the amount to the entity administering the 
     grant in the area.
       ``(bb) Special rule.--If the amount allocated by the 
     formula to a service delivery area is less than $100,000, the 
     sum shall be available for distribution in the State under 
     subclause (III) during the fiscal year.

       ``(III) Projects to help long-term recipients of assistance 
     enter unsubsidized jobs.--The Governor of a State to which a 
     grant is made under this subparagraph may distribute not more 
     than 15 percent of the grant funds (plus any amount required 
     to be distributed under this subclause by reason of subclause 
     (II)(bb)) to projects that appear likely to help long-term 
     recipients of assistance under the State program funded under 
     this part (whether in effect before or after the amendments 
     made by section 103(a) of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 first applied to 
     the State) enter unsubsidized employment.

       ``(vii) Administration.--

       ``(I) Private industry councils.--The private industry 
     council for a service delivery area in a State shall have 
     sole authority, in coordination with the chief elected 
     official (as described in section 103(c) of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act) of the area, to expend the amounts 
     distributed under clause (vi)(II)(aa) for the benefit of the 
     service delivery area, in accordance with the assurances 
     described in clause (ii)(I)(dd) provided by the Governor of 
     the State.
       ``(II) Enforcement of coordination of expenditures with 
     other expenditures under this part.--Notwithstanding 
     subclause (I) of this clause, on a determination by the 
     Governor of a State that a private industry council (or an 
     alternate agency described in clause (ii)(I)(dd)) has used 
     funds provided under this subparagraph in a manner 
     inconsistent with the assurances described in clause 
     (ii)(I)(dd)--

       ``(aa) the private industry council (or such alternate 
     agency) shall remit the funds to the Governor; and
       ``(bb) the Governor shall apply to the Secretary of Labor 
     for a waiver of subclause (I) of this clause with respect to 
     the service delivery area or areas involved in order to 
     permit an alternate agency designated by the Governor to 
     administer the funds in accordance with the assurances.

       ``(III) Authority to permit use of alternate administering 
     agency.--The Secretary of Labor shall approve an application 
     submitted under clause (ii)(I)(ee) or subclause (II)(bb) of 
     this clause to waive subclause (I) of this clause with 
     respect to 1 or more service delivery areas if the Secretary 
     determines that the alternate agency designated in the 
     application would improve the effectiveness or efficiency of 
     the administration of amounts distributed under clause 
     (vi)(II)(aa) for the benefit of the area or areas.

       ``(viii) Data to be used in determining the number of adult 
     tanf recipients.--For purposes of this subparagraph, the 
     number of adult recipients of assistance under a State 
     program funded under this part for a fiscal year shall be 
     determined using data for the most recent 12-month period for 
     which such data is available before the beginning of the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(B) Competitive grants.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall award 
     grants in accordance with this subparagraph, in fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999, for projects proposed by eligible applicants, 
     based on the following:

       ``(I) The effectiveness of the proposal in--

       ``(aa) expanding the base of knowledge about programs aimed 
     at moving recipients of assistance under State programs 
     funded under this part who are least job ready into 
     unsubsidized employment.
       ``(bb) moving recipients of assistance under State programs 
     funded under this part who are least job ready into 
     unsubsidized employment; and
       ``(cc) moving recipients of assistance under State programs 
     funded under this part who are least job ready into 
     unsubsidized employment, even in labor markets that have a 
     shortage of low-skill jobs.

       ``(II) At the discretion of the Secretary of Labor, any of 
     the following:

       ``(aa) The history of success of the applicant in moving 
     individuals with multiple barriers into work.
       ``(bb) Evidence of the applicant's ability to leverage 
     private, State, and local resources.
       ``(cc) Use by the applicant of State and local resources 
     beyond those required by subparagraph (A).
       ``(dd) Plans of the applicant to coordinate with other 
     organizations at the local and State level.
       ``(ee) Use by the applicant of current or former recipients 
     of assistance under a State program funded under this part as 
     mentors, case managers, or service providers.
       ``(ii) Eligible applicants.--As used in clause (i), the 
     term `eligible applicant' means a private industry council 
     for a service delivery area in a State, a political 
     subdivision of a State, or a private entity applying in 
     conjunction with the private industry council for such a 
     service delivery area or with such a political subdivision, 
     that submits a proposal developed in consultation with the 
     Governor of the State.
       ``(iii) Determination of grant amount.--In determining the 
     amount of a grant to be made under this subparagraph for a 
     project proposed by an applicant, the Secretary of Labor 
     shall provide the applicant with an amount sufficient to 
     ensure that the project has a reasonable opportunity to be 
     successful, taking into account the number of long-term 
     recipients of assistance under a State program funded under 
     this part, the level of unemployment, the job opportunities 
     and job growth, the poverty rate, and such other factors as 
     the Secretary of Labor deems appropriate, in the area to be 
     served by the project.
       ``(iv) Consideration of needs of rural areas and cities 
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     tions of poverty.--In making grants under this subparagraph, 
     the Secretary of Labor shall consider the needs of rural 
     areas and cities with large concentrations of residents with 
     an income that is less than the poverty line.
       ``(v) Funding.--For grants under this subparagraph for each 
     fiscal year specified in subparagraph (I), there shall be 
     available to the Secretary of Labor an amount equal to the 
     sum of--

       ``(I) 25 percent of the sum of--

       ``(aa) the amount specified in subparagraph (I) for the 
     fiscal year, minus the total of the amounts reserved pursuant 
     to subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), and (H) for the fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(bb) any amount reserved pursuant to subparagraph (F) for 
     the immediately preceding fiscal year that has not been 
     obligated; and

       ``(II) any amount available for grants under this 
     subparagraph for the immediately preceding fiscal year that 
     has not been obligated.

       ``(C) Limitations on use of funds.--
       ``(i) Allowable activities.--An entity to which funds are 
     provided under this paragraph shall use the funds to move 
     individuals into and keep individuals in lasting unsubsidized 
     employment by means of any of the following:

       ``(I) The conduct and administration of community service 
     or work experience programs.
       ``(II) Job creation through public or private sector 
     employment wage subsidies.
       ``(III) On-the-job training.
       ``(IV) Contracts with public or private providers of 
     readiness, placement, and post-employment services.
       ``(V) Job vouchers for placement, readiness, and 
     postemployment services.
       ``(VI) Job retention or support services if such services 
     are not otherwise available.

     Contracts or vouchers for job placement services supported by 
     such funds must require that at least \1/2\ of the payment 
     occur after an eligible individual placed into the workforce 
     has been in the workforce for 6 months.
       ``(ii) Required beneficiaries.--An entity that operates a 
     project with funds provided under this paragraph shall expend 
     at least 70 percent of all funds provided to the project for 
     the benefit of recipients of assistance under the program 
     funded under this part of the State in which the entity is 
     located, or for the benefit of noncustodial parents of minors 
     whose custodial parent is such a recipient, who meet the 
     requirements of each of the following subclauses:

       ``(I) At least 2 of the following apply to the recipient:

       ``(aa) The individual has not completed secondary school or 
     obtained a certificate of general equivalency, and has low 
     skills in reading or mathematics.
       ``(bb) The individual requires substance abuse treatment 
     for employment.
       ``(cc) The individual has a poor work history.

       ``(II) The individual--

       ``(aa) has received assistance under the State program 
     funded under this part (whether in effect before or after the 
     amendments made by section 103 of the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 first apply 
     to the State) for at least 30 months (whether or not 
     consecutive); or
       ``(bb) within 12 months, will become ineligible for 
     assistance under the State program funded under this part by 
     reason of a durational limit on such assistance, without 
     regard to any exemption provided pursuant to section 
     408(a)(7)(C) that may apply to the individual.
       ``(iii) Targeting of individuals with characteristics 
     associated with long-term welfare dependence.--An entity that 
     operates a project with funds provided under this paragraph 
     may expend not more than 30 percent of all funds provided to 
     the project for programs that provide assistance in a form 
     described in clause (i)--

       ``(I) to recipients of assistance under the program funded 
     under this part of the State in which the entity is located 
     who have characteristics associated with long-term welfare 
     dependence (such as school dropout, teen pregnancy, or poor 
     work history), including, at the option of the State, by 
     providing assistance in such form as a condition of receiving 
     assistance under the State program funded under this part; or
       ``(II) to individuals--

       ``(aa) who are noncustodial parents of minors whose 
     custodial parent is such a recipient; and
       ``(bb) who have such characteristics.
     To the extent that the entity does not expend such funds in 
     accordance with the preceding sentence, the entity shall 
     expend such funds in accordance with clause (ii).
       ``(iv) Authority to provide work-related services to 
     individuals who have reached the 5 year limit.--An entity 
     that operates a project with funds provided under this 
     paragraph may use the funds to provide assistance in a form 
     described in clause (i) of this subparagraph to, or for the 
     benefit of, individuals who (but for section 408(a)(7)) would 
     be eligible for assistance under the program funded under 
     this part of the State in which the entity is located.
       ``(v) Relationship to other provisions of this part.--

       ``(I) Rules governing use of funds.--The rules of section 
     404, other than subsections (b), (f), and (h) of section 404, 
     shall not apply to a grant made under this paragraph.
       ``(II) Rules governing payments to states.--The Secretary 
     of Labor shall carry out the functions otherwise assigned by 
     section 405 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     with respect to the grants payable under this paragraph.
       ``(III) Administration.--Section 416 shall not apply to the 
     programs under this paragraph.

       ``(vi) Prohibition against use of grant funds for any other 
     fund matching requirement.--An entity to which funds are 
     provided under this paragraph shall not use any part of the 
     funds, nor any part of State expenditures made to match the 
     funds, to fulfill any obligation of any State, political 
     subdivision, or private industry council to contribute funds 
     under section 403(b) or 418 or any other provision of this 
     Act or other Federal law.
       ``(vii) Deadline for expenditure.--An entity to which funds 
     are provided under this paragraph shall remit to the 
     Secretary of Labor any part of the funds that are not 
     expended within 3 years after the date the funds are so 
     provided.
       ``(viii) Regulations.--Within 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of Labor, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall 
     prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to implement 
     this paragraph.
       ``(D) Definitions.--
       ``(i) Individuals with income less than the poverty line.--
     For purposes of this paragraph, the number of individuals 
     with an income that is less than the poverty line shall be 
     determined for a fiscal year--

       ``(I) based on the methodology used by the Bureau of the 
     Census to produce and publish intercensal poverty data for 
     States and counties (or, in the case of Puerto Rico, the 
     Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, other poverty data 
     selected by the Secretary of Labor); and
       ``(II) using data for the most recent year for which such 
     data is available before the beginning of the fiscal year.

       ``(ii) Private industry council.--As used in this 
     paragraph, the term `private industry council' means, with 
     respect to a service delivery area, the private industry 
     council (or successor entity) established for the service 
     delivery area pursuant to the Job Training Partnership Act.
       ``(iii) Service delivery area.--As used in this paragraph, 
     the term `service delivery area' shall have the meaning given 
     such term (or the successor to such term) for purposes of the 
     Job Training Partnership Act.
       ``(E) Set-aside for successful performance bonus.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall make a 
     grant in accordance with this subparagraph to each successful 
     performance State in fiscal year 2000.
       ``(ii) Amount of grant.--The Secretary of Labor shall 
     determine the amount of the grant payable under this 
     subparagraph to a successful performance State, which shall 
     be based on the score assigned to the State under clause 
     (iv)(I)(aa) for such prior period as the Secretary of Labor 
     deems appropriate.
       ``(iii) Formula for measuring state performance.--Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, the National 
     Governors' Association, and the American Public Welfare 
     Association, shall develop a formula for measuring--

       ``(I) the success of States in placing individuals in 
     private sector employment or in any kind of employment, 
     through programs operated with funds provided under 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(II) the duration of such placements;
       ``(III) any increase in the earnings of such individuals; 
     and
       ``(IV) such other factors as the Secretary of Labor deems 
     appropriate concerning the activities of the States with 
     respect to such individuals.

     The formula may take into account general economic conditions 
     on a State-by-State basis.
       ``(iv) Scoring of state performance; setting of performance 
     thresholds.--

       ``(I) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall--

       ``(aa) use the formula developed under clause (iii) to 
     assign a score to each State that was a welfare-to-work State 
     for fiscal years 1998 and 1999; and
       ``(bb) prescribe a performance threshold in such a manner 
     so as to ensure that the total amount of grants to be made 
     under this paragraph equals $100,000,000.

       ``(II) Availability of welfare-to-work data submitted to 
     the secretary of hhs.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall provide the Secretary of Labor with the data 
     reported by States under this part with respect to programs 
     operated with funds provided under subparagraph (A).

       ``(v) Successful performance state defined.--As used in 
     this subparagraph, the term `successful performance State' 
     means a State whose score assigned pursuant to clause 
     (iv)(I)(aa) equals or exceeds the performance threshold 
     prescribed under clause (iv)(I)(bb).
       ``(vi) Set-aside.--$100,000,000 of the amount specified in 
     subparagraph (I) for fiscal year 1999 shall be reserved for 
     grants under this subparagraph.
       ``(F) Funding for indian tribes.--1 percent of the amount 
     specified in subparagraph (I) for fiscal year 1998 and of the 
     amount so specified for fiscal year 1999 shall be reserved 
     for grants to Indian tribes under section 412(a)(3).

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       ``(G) Funding for evaluations of welfare-to-work 
     programs.--0.6 percent of the amount specified in 
     subparagraph (I) for fiscal year 1998 and of the amount so 
     specified for fiscal year 1999 shall be reserved for use by 
     the Secretary to carry out section 413(j).
       ``(H) Funding for evaluation of abstinence education 
     programs.--
       ``(i) In general.--0.2 percent of the amount specified in 
     subparagraph (I) for fiscal year 1998 and of the amount so 
     specified for fiscal year 1999 shall be reserved for use by 
     the Secretary to evaluate programs under section 510, 
     directly or through grants, contracts, or interagency 
     agreements.
       ``(ii) Authority to use funds for evaluations of welfare-
     to-work programs.--Any such amount not required for such 
     evaluations shall be available for use by the Secretary to 
     carry out section 413(j).
       ``(iii) Deadline for outlays.--Outlays from funds used 
     pursuant to clause (i) for evaluation of programs under 
     section 510 shall not be made after fiscal year 2001.
       ``(I) Appropriations.--
       ``(i) In general.--Out of any money in the Treasury of the 
     United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated $1,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999 for grants under this paragraph.
       ``(ii) Availability.--The amounts made available pursuant 
     to clause (i) shall remain available for such period as is 
     necessary to make the grants provided for in this paragraph.
       ``(J) Worker protections.--
       ``(i) Nondisplacement in work activities.--

       ``(I) General prohibition.--Subject to this clause, an 
     adult in a family receiving assistance attributable to funds 
     provided under this paragraph may fill a vacant employment 
     position in order to engage in a work activity.
       ``(II) Prohibition against violation of contracts.--A work 
     activity engaged in under a program operated with funds 
     provided under this paragraph shall not violate an existing 
     contract for services or a collective bargaining agreement, 
     and such a work activity that would violate a collective 
     bargaining agreement shall not be undertaken without the 
     written concurrence of the labor organization and employer 
     concerned.
       ``(III) Other prohibitions.--An adult participant in a work 
     activity engaged in under a program operated with funds 
     provided under this paragraph shall not be employed or 
     assigned--

       ``(aa) when any other individual is on layoff from the same 
     or any substantially equivalent job;
       ``(bb) if the employer has terminated the employment of any 
     regular employee or otherwise caused an involuntary reduction 
     in its workforce with the intention of filling the vacancy so 
     created with the participant; or
       ``(cc) if the employer has caused an involuntary reduction 
     to less than full time in hours of any employee in the same 
     or a substantially equivalent job.
       ``(ii) Health and safety.--Health and safety standards 
     established under Federal and State law otherwise applicable 
     to working conditions of employees shall be equally 
     applicable to working conditions of other participants 
     engaged in a work activity under a program operated with 
     funds provided under this paragraph.
       ``(iii) Nondiscrimination.--In addition to the protections 
     provided under the provisions of law specified in section 
     408(c), an individual may not be discriminated against by 
     reason of gender with respect to participation in work 
     activities engaged in under a program operated with funds 
     provided under this paragraph.
       ``(iv) Grievance procedure.--

       ``(I) In general.--Each State to which a grant is made 
     under this paragraph shall establish and maintain a procedure 
     for grievances or complaints from employees alleging 
     violations of clause (i) and participants in work activities 
     alleging violations of clause (i), (ii), or (iii).
       ``(II) Hearing.--The procedure shall include an opportunity 
     for a hearing.
       ``(III) Remedies.--The procedure shall include remedies for 
     violation of clause (i), (ii), or (iii), which may continue 
     during the pendency of the procedure, and which may include--

       ``(aa) suspension or termination of payments from funds 
     provided under this paragraph;
       ``(bb) prohibition of placement of a participant with an 
     employer that has violated clause (i), (ii), or (iii);
       ``(cc) where applicable, reinstatement of an employee, 
     payment of lost wages and benefits, and reestablishment of 
     other relevant terms, conditions and privileges of 
     employment; and
       ``(dd) where appropriate, other equitable relief.

       ``(IV) Appeals.--

       ``(aa) Filing.--Not later than 30 days after a grievant or 
     complainant receives an adverse decision under the procedure 
     established pursuant to subclause (I), the grievant or 
     complainant may appeal the decision to a State agency 
     designated by the State which shall be independent of the 
     State or local agency that is administering the programs 
     operated with funds provided under this paragraph and the 
     State agency administering, or supervising the administration 
     of, the State program funded under this part.
       ``(bb) Final determination.--Not later than 120 days after 
     the State agency designated under item (aa) receives a 
     grievance or complaint made under the procedure established 
     by a State pursuant to subclause (I), the State agency shall 
     make a final determination on the appeal.
       ``(v) Rule of interpretation.--This subparagraph shall not 
     be construed to affect the authority of a State to provide or 
     require workers' compensation.
       ``(vi) Nonpreemption of state law.--The provisions of this 
     subparagraph shall not be construed to preempt any provision 
     of State law that affords greater protections to employees or 
     to other participants engaged in work activities under a 
     program funded under this part than is afforded by such 
     provisions of this subparagraph.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 409(a)(7)(B)(iv) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(iv)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(iv) Expenditures by the state.--The term `expenditures 
     by the State' does not include--

       ``(I) any expenditure from amounts made available by the 
     Federal Government;
       ``(II) any State funds expended for the medicaid program 
     under title XIX;
       ``(III) any State funds which are used to match Federal 
     funds provided under section 403(a)(5); or
       ``(IV) any State funds which are expended as a condition of 
     receiving Federal funds other than under this part.

     Notwithstanding subclause (IV) of the preceding sentence, 
     such term includes expenditures by a State for child care in 
     a fiscal year to the extent that the total amount of the 
     expenditures does not exceed the amount of State expenditures 
     in fiscal year 1994 or 1995 (whichever is the greater) that 
     equal the non-Federal share for the programs described in 
     section 418(a)(1)(A).''.
       (b) Grants to Outlying Areas.--Section 1108(a)(2) (42 
     U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)), as amended by section 5512(a) of this 
     Act, is amended by inserting ``403(a)(5),'' after 
     ``403(a)(4),''.
       (c) Grants to Indian Tribes.--Section 412(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     612(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Welfare-to-work grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall award a 
     grant in accordance with this paragraph to an Indian tribe 
     for each fiscal year specified in section 403(a)(5)(I) for 
     which the Indian tribe is a welfare-to-work tribe, in such 
     amount as the Secretary of Labor deems appropriate, subject 
     to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
       ``(B) Welfare-to-work tribe.--An Indian tribe shall be 
     considered a welfare-to-work tribe for a fiscal year for 
     purposes of this paragraph if the Indian tribe meets the 
     following requirements:
       ``(i) The Indian tribe has submitted to the Secretary of 
     Labor a plan which describes how, consistent with section 
     403(a)(5), the Indian tribe will use any funds provided under 
     this paragraph during the fiscal year. If the Indian tribe 
     has a tribal family assistance plan, the plan referred to in 
     the preceding sentence shall be in the form of an addendum to 
     the tribal family assistance plan.
       ``(ii) The Indian tribe is operating a program under a 
     tribal family assistance plan approved by the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, a program described in paragraph 
     (2)(C), or an employment program funded through other sources 
     under which substantial services are provided to recipients 
     of assistance under a program funded under this part.
       ``(iii) The Indian tribe has provided the Secretary of 
     Labor with an estimate of the amount that the Indian tribe 
     intends to expend during the fiscal year (excluding tribal 
     expenditures described in section 409(a)(7)(B)(iv) (other 
     than subclause (III) thereof)) pursuant to this paragraph.
       ``(iv) The Indian tribe has agreed to negotiate in good 
     faith with the Secretary of Health and Human Services with 
     respect to the substance and funding of any evaluation under 
     section 413(j), and to cooperate with the conduct of any such 
     evaluation.
       ``(C) Limitations on use of funds.--
       ``(i) In general.--Section 403(a)(5)(C) shall apply to 
     funds provided to Indian tribes under this paragraph in the 
     same manner in which such section applies to funds provided 
     under section 403(a)(5).
       ``(ii) Waiver authority.--The Secretary of Labor may waive 
     or modify the application of a provision of section 
     403(a)(5)(C) (other than clause (vii) thereof) with respect 
     to an Indian tribe to the extent necessary to enable the 
     Indian tribe to operate a more efficient or effective program 
     with the funds provided under this paragraph.
       ``(iii) Regulations.--Within 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of Labor, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall 
     prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to implement 
     this paragraph.''.
       (d) Funds Received From Grants to be Disregarded in 
     Applying Durational Limit on Assistance.--Section 408(a)(7) 
     (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(7)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(G) Inapplicability to welfare-to-work grants and 
     assistance.--For purposes of subparagraph (A) of this 
     paragraph, a grant made under section 403(a)(5) shall not be 
     considered a grant made under section 403, and noncash 
     assistance from funds provided under section 403(a)(5) shall 
     not be considered assistance.''.
       (e) Data Collection and Reporting.--Section 411(a) (42 
     U.S.C. 611(a)(1)(A)), as amended by section 5507 of this Act, 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by adding at the end the 
     following:

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       ``(xviii) With respect to families participating in a 
     program operated with funds provided under section 
     403(a)(5)--

       ``(I) any activity described in section 403(a)(5)(C)(i) 
     engaged in by a family member;
       ``(II) the total amount expended during the month on the 
     family member for each such activity;
       ``(III) if the family member is engaged in subsidized 
     employment or on-the-job training under the program, the wage 
     paid to the family member and the amount of any wage subsidy 
     provided to the family member from Federal or State funds; 
     and
       ``(IV) if the participation of a family member in the 
     program was ended during a month due to the family member 
     obtaining employment, the wage of the family member in the 
     employment and whether the participation was ended due to the 
     family member obtaining unsubsidized employment, obtaining 
     subsidized employment, receiving an increased wage, engaging 
     in a work training activity funded under a program funded 
     other than under section 403(a)(5), or for other reasons.'';

       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, with a separate 
     statement of the percentage of such funds that are used to 
     cover administrative costs or overhead incurred for programs 
     operated with funds provided under section 403(a)(5)'' before 
     the period;
       (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, with a separate 
     statement of the total amount expended by the State during 
     the quarter on programs operated with funds provided under 
     section 403(a)(5)'' before the period;
       (4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, with a separate 
     statement of the number of such parents who participated in 
     programs operated with funds provided under section 
     403(a)(5)'' before the period;
       (5) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) with respect to families and individuals 
     participating in a program operated with funds provided under 
     section 403(a)(5)--
       ``(i) the total number of such families and individuals; 
     and
       ``(ii) the number of such families and individuals whose 
     participation in such a program was terminated during a 
     month.'' and
       (6) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``, and shall consult 
     with the Secretary of Labor in defining the data elements 
     with respect to programs operated with funds provided under 
     section 403(a)(5)'' before the period.
       (f) Evaluations.--Section 413 (42 U.S.C. 613) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Evaluation of Welfare-To-Work Programs.--
       ``(1) Evaluation.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development--
       ``(A) shall develop a plan to evaluate how grants made 
     under sections 403(a)(5) and 412(a)(3) have been used;
       ``(B) may evaluate the use of such grants by such grantees 
     as the Secretary deems appropriate, in accordance with an 
     agreement entered into with the grantees after good-faith 
     negotiations; and
       ``(C) is urged to include the following outcome measures in 
     the plan developed under subparagraph (A):
       ``(i) Placements in unsubsidized employment, and placements 
     in unsubsidized employment that last for at least 6 months.
       ``(ii) Placements in the private and public sectors.
       ``(iii) Earnings of individuals who obtain employment.
       ``(iv) Average expenditures per placement.
       ``(2) Reports to the congress.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor 
     and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall 
     submit to the Congress reports on the projects funded under 
     section 403(a)(5) and 412(a)(3) and on the evaluations of the 
     projects.
       ``(B) Interim report.--Not later than January 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall submit an interim report on the matter 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Final report.--Not later than January 1, 2001, (or at 
     a later date, if the Secretary informs the Committees of the 
     Congress with jurisdiction over the subject matter of the 
     report) the Secretary shall submit a final report on the 
     matter described in subparagraph (A).''.
       (g) Penalties.--
       (1) Penalty for failure of state to maintain historic 
     effort during year in which welfare-to-work grant is 
     received.--
       (A) In general.--Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) Penalty for failure of state to maintain historic 
     effort during year in which welfare-to-work grant is 
     received.--If a grant is made to a State under section 
     403(a)(5)(A) for a fiscal year and paragraph (7) of this 
     subsection requires the grant payable to the State under 
     section 403(a)(1) to be reduced for the immediately 
     succeeding fiscal year, then the Secretary shall reduce the 
     grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) for such 
     succeeding fiscal year by the amount of the grant made to the 
     State under section 403(a)(5)(A) for the fiscal year.''.
       (B) Inapplicability of good cause exception.--Section 
     409(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(b)(2)), as amended by 
     section 5506(k) of this Act, is amended by striking ``or 
     (12)'' and inserting ``(12), or (13)''.
       (C) Inapplicability of corrective compliance plan.--Section 
     409(c)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(c)(4)), as amended by 
     section 5506(m) of this Act, is amended by striking ``or 
     (12)'' and inserting ``(12), or (13)''.
       (2) Penalty for misuse of competitive welfare-to-work 
     funds.--Section 409(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(1)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Penalty for misuse of competitive welfare-to-work 
     funds.--If the Secretary of Labor finds that an amount paid 
     to an entity under section 403(a)(5)(B) has been used in 
     violation of subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 403(a)(5), 
     the entity shall remit to the Secretary of Labor an amount 
     equal to the amount so used.''.
       (h) Clarification That Sanctions Against Recipients Under 
     TANF Program are not Wage Reductions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 408 (42 U.S.C. 608) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Sanctions Against Recipients Not Considered Wage 
     Reductions.--A penalty imposed by a State against the family 
     of an individual by reason of the failure of the individual 
     to comply with a requirement under the State program funded 
     under this part shall not be construed to be a reduction in 
     any wage paid to the individual.''.
       (2) Retroactivity.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
     103(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996.
       (i) GAO Study of Effect of Family Violence on Need for 
     Public Assistance.--
       (1) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     of the effect of family violence on the use of public 
     assistance programs, and in particular the extent to which 
     family violence prolongs or increases the need for public 
     assistance.
       (2) Report.--Within 1 year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Education and the Workforce 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance 
     of the Senate a report that contains the findings of the 
     study required by paragraph (1).

     SEC. 5002. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF FEDERAL FUNDS TRANSFERABLE 
                   TO TITLE XX PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 404(d) (42 U.S.C. 604(d)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``A State may'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to paragraph (2), a State may''; and
       (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Limitation on amount transferable to title xx 
     programs.--A State may use not more than 10 percent of the 
     amount of any grant made to the State under section 403(a) 
     for a fiscal year to carry out State programs pursuant to 
     title XX.''.
       (b) Retroactivity.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     of this section shall take effect as if included in the 
     enactment of section 103(a) of the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.

     SEC. 5003. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF PERSONS WHO MAY BE TREATED 
                   AS ENGAGED IN WORK BY REASON OF PARTICIPATION 
                   IN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 407(c)(2)(D) (42 U.S.C. 
     607(c)(2)(D)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(D) Limitation on number of persons who may be treated as 
     engaged in work by reason of participation in educational 
     activities.--For purposes of determining monthly 
     participation rates under paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (2)(B) of 
     subsection (b), not more than 30 percent of the number of 
     individuals in all families and in 2-parent families, 
     respectively, in a State who are treated as engaged in work 
     for a month may consist of individuals who are determined to 
     be engaged in work for the month by reason of participation 
     in vocational educational training, or (if the month is in 
     fiscal year 2000 or thereafter) deemed to be engaged in work 
     for the month by reason of subparagraph (C) of this 
     paragraph.''.
       (b) Retroactivity.--The amendment made by subsection (a) of 
     this section shall take effect as if included in the 
     enactment of section 103(a) of the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.

     SEC. 5004. PENALTY FOR FAILURE OF STATE TO REDUCE ASSISTANCE 
                   FOR RECIPIENTS REFUSING WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE TO 
                   WORK.

       (a) In General.--Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)), as 
     amended by section 5001(f)(1)(A) of this Act, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(14) Penalty for failure to reduce assistance for 
     recipients refusing without good cause to work.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a State 
     to which a grant is made under section 403 in a fiscal year 
     has violated section 407(e) during 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 less than 1 percent and not more 
     than 5 percent of the State family assistance grant.
       ``(B) Penalty based on severity of failure.--The Secretary 
     shall impose reductions

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     under subparagraph (A) with respect to a fiscal year based on 
     the degree of noncompliance.''.
       (b) Retroactivity.--The amendment made by subsection (a) of 
     this section shall take effect as if included in the 
     enactment of section 103(a) of the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
                Subtitle B--Supplemental Security Income

     SEC. 5101. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO PERFORM CHILDHOOD 
                   DISABILITY REDETERMINATIONS.

       Section 211(d)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 
     110 Stat. 2190) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in the 1st sentence, by striking ``1 year'' and 
     inserting ``18 months''; and
       (B) by inserting after the 1st sentence the following: 
     ``Any redetermination required by the preceding sentence that 
     is not performed before the end of the period described in 
     the preceding sentence shall be performed as soon as is 
     practicable thereafter.''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Before commencing a redetermination under the 
     2nd sentence of subparagraph (A), in any case in which the 
     individual involved has not already been notified of the 
     provisions of this paragraph, the Commissioner of Social 
     Security shall notify the individual involved of the 
     provisions of this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 5102. FEES FOR FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION OF STATE 
                   SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS.

       (a) Fee Schedule.--
       (1) Optional state supplementary payments.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1616(d)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382e(d)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii); and
       (ii) by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following:
       ``(iv) for fiscal year 1997, $5.00;
       ``(v) for fiscal year 1998, $6.20;
       ``(vi) for fiscal year 1999, $7.60;
       ``(vii) for fiscal year 2000, $7.80;
       ``(viii) for fiscal year 2001, $8.10;
       ``(ix) for fiscal year 2002, $8.50; and
       ``(x) for fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal 
     year--
       ``(I) the applicable rate in the preceding fiscal year, 
     increased by the percentage, if any, by which the Consumer 
     Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year of the 
     increase exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the month of 
     June of the calendar year preceding the calendar year of the 
     increase, and rounded to the nearest whole cent; or
       ``(II) such different rate as the Commissioner determines 
     is appropriate for the State.''.
       (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 1616(d)(2)(C) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1382e(d)(2)(C)) is amended by striking 
     ``(B)(iv)'' and inserting ``(B)(x)(II)''.
       (2) Mandatory state supplementary payments.--
       (A) In general.--Section 212(b)(3)(B)(ii) of Public Law 93-
     66 (42 U.S.C. 1382 note) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of subclause (III); and
       (ii) by striking subclause (IV) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(IV) for fiscal year 1997, $5.00;
       ``(V) for fiscal year 1998, $6.20;
       ``(VI) for fiscal year 1999, $7.60;
       ``(VII) for fiscal year 2000, $7.80;
       ``(VIII) for fiscal year 2001, $8.10;
       ``(IX) for fiscal year 2002, $8.50; and
       ``(X) for fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal 
     year--
       ``(aa) the applicable rate in the preceding fiscal year, 
     increased by the percentage, if any, by which the Consumer 
     Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year of the 
     increase exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the month of 
     June of the calendar year preceding the calendar year of the 
     increase, and rounded to the nearest whole cent; or
       ``(bb) such different rate as the Commissioner determines 
     is appropriate for the State.''.
       (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 212(b)(3)(B)(iii) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382 note) is amended by striking 
     ``(ii)(IV)'' and inserting ``(ii)(X)(bb)''.
       (b) Use of New Fees To Defray the Social Security 
     Administration's Administrative Expenses.--
       (1) Credit to special fund for fiscal year 1998 and 
     subsequent years.--
       (A) Optional state supplementary payment fees.--Section 
     1616(d)(4) (42 U.S.C. 1382e(d)(4)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(4)(A) The first $5 of each administration fee assessed 
     pursuant to paragraph (2), upon collection, shall be 
     deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of the United 
     States as miscellaneous receipts.
       ``(B) That portion of each administration fee in excess of 
     $5, and 100 percent of each additional services fee charged 
     pursuant to paragraph (3), upon collection for fiscal year 
     1998 and each subsequent fiscal year, shall be credited to a 
     special fund established in the Treasury of the United States 
     for State supplementary payment fees. The amounts so 
     credited, to the extent and in the amounts provided in 
     advance in appropriations Acts, shall be available to defray 
     expenses incurred in carrying out this title and related 
     laws. The amounts so credited shall not be scored as receipts 
     under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, and the amounts so credited 
     shall be credited as a discretionary offset to discretionary 
     spending to the extent that the amounts so credited are made 
     available for expenditure in appropriations Acts.''.
       (B) Mandatory state supplementary payment fees.--Section 
     212(b)(3)(D) of Public Law 93-66 (42 U.S.C. 1382 note) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(D)(i) The first $5 of each administration fee assessed 
     pursuant to subparagraph (B), upon collection, shall be 
     deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of the United 
     States as miscellaneous receipts.
       ``(ii) The portion of each administration fee in excess of 
     $5, and 100 percent of each additional services fee charged 
     pursuant to subparagraph (C), upon collection for fiscal year 
     1998 and each subsequent fiscal year, shall be credited to a 
     special fund established in the Treasury of the United States 
     for State supplementary payment fees. The amounts so 
     credited, to the extent and in the amounts provided in 
     advance in appropriations Acts, shall be available to defray 
     expenses incurred in carrying out this section and title XVI 
     of the Social Security Act and related laws. The amounts so 
     credited shall not be scored as receipts under section 252 of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, and the amounts so credited shall be credited as a 
     discretionary offset to discretionary spending to the extent 
     that the amounts so credited are made available for 
     expenditure in appropriations Acts.''.
       (2) Limitations on authorization of appropriations.--From 
     amounts credited pursuant to section 1616(d)(4)(B) of the 
     Social Security Act and section 212(b)(3)(D)(ii) of Public 
     Law 93-66 to the special fund established in the Treasury of 
     the United States for State supplementary payment fees, there 
     is authorized to be appropriated an amount not to exceed 
     $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each fiscal year thereafter.
                 Subtitle C--Child Support Enforcement

     SEC. 5201. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PERMIT CERTAIN 
                   REDISCLOSURES OF WAGE AND CLAIM INFORMATION.

       Section 303(h)(1)(C) (42 U.S.C. 503(h)(1)(C)) is amended by 
     striking ``section 453(i)(1) in carrying out the child 
     support enforcement program under title IV'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (i)(1), (i)(3), and (j) of section 453''.
     Subtitle D--Restricting Welfare and Public Benefits for Aliens

     SEC. 5301. SSI ELIGIBILITY FOR ALIENS RECEIVING SSI ON AUGUST 
                   22, 1996 AND DISABLED ALIENS LAWFULLY RESIDING 
                   IN THE UNITED STATES ON AUGUST 22, 1996.

       (a) SSI Eligibility for Aliens Receiving SSI on August 22, 
     1996.--Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1612(a)(2)) is amended by adding after subparagraph (D) the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Aliens receiving ssi on august 22, 1996.--With 
     respect to eligibility for benefits for the program defined 
     in paragraph (3)(A) (relating to the supplemental security 
     income program), paragraph (1) shall not apply to an alien 
     who is lawfully residing in the United States and who was 
     receiving such benefits on August 22, 1996.''.
       (b) SSI Eligibility for Disabled Aliens Lawfully Residing 
     in the United States on August 22, 1996.--Section 402(a)(2) 
     of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) Disabled aliens lawfully residing in the united 
     states on august 22, 1996.--With respect to eligibility for 
     benefits for the program defined in paragraph (3)(A) 
     (relating to the supplemental security income program), 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to an alien who--
       ``(i) was lawfully residing in the United States on August 
     22, 1996; and
       ``(ii) is blind or disabled, as defined in section 
     1614(a)(2) or 1614(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)).''.
       (c) Extension of Grandfather Provision Relating to SSI 
     Eligibility.--Section 402(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(D)(i)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (I), by striking ``September 30, 1997,'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 1998,''; and
       (2) in subclause (III), by striking ``September 30, 1997,'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 1998''.

     SEC. 5302. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY PERIOD FOR REFUGEES AND 
                   CERTAIN OTHER QUALIFIED ALIENS FROM 5 TO 7 
                   YEARS FOR SSI AND MEDICAID; STATUS OF CUBAN AND 
                   HAITIAN ENTRANTS.

       (a) SSI.--Section 402(a)(2)(A) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) Time-limited exception for refugees and asylees.--
       ``(i) SSI.--With respect to the specified Federal program 
     described in paragraph (3)(A), paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     to an alien until 7 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;
       ``(III) an alien's deportation is withheld under section 
     243(h) of such Act; or

       ``(IV) an alien is granted status as a Cuban and Haitian 
     entrant (as defined in section

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     501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980).

       ``(ii) Food stamps.--With respect to the specified Federal 
     program described in paragraph (3)(B), 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;
       ``(III) an alien's deportation is withheld under section 
     243(h) of such Act; or
       ``(IV) an alien is granted status as a Cuban and Haitian 
     entrant (as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee 
     Education Assistance Act of 1980).''.

       (b) Medicaid.--Section 402(b)(2)(A) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) Time-limited exception for refugees and asylees.--
       ``(i) Medicaid.--With respect to the designated Federal 
     program described in paragraph (3)(C), paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to an alien until 7 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;
       ``(III) an alien's deportation is withheld under section 
     243(h) of such Act; or
       ``(IV) an alien is granted status as a Cuban and Haitian 
     entrant (as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee 
     Education Assistance Act of 1980).

       ``(ii) Other designated federal programs.--With respect to 
     the designated Federal programs under paragraph (3) (other 
     than subparagraph (C)), 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;
       ``(III) an alien's deportation is withheld under section 
     243(h) of such Act; or
       ``(IV) an alien is granted status as a Cuban and Haitian 
     entrant (as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee 
     Education Assistance Act of 1980).''.

       (c) Status of Cuban and Haitian Entrants.--
       (1) Federal means-tested public benefits.--
       (A) Section 403(b)(1) of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1613(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) An alien who is a Cuban and Haitian entrant as 
     defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance 
     Act of 1980.''.
       (B) Section 403 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613) is 
     amended by striking subsection (d).
       (2) State public benefits.--Section 412(b)(1) of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1622(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) An alien who is a Cuban and Haitian entrant as 
     defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance 
     Act of 1980 until 5 years after the alien is granted such 
     status.''.
       (3) Qualified alien defined.--Section 431(b) of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(b)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (5) by striking ``or'';
       (B) in paragraph (6) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) an alien who is a Cuban and Haitian entrant (as 
     defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance 
     Act of 1980).''.

     SEC. 5303. EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN INDIANS FROM LIMITATION ON 
                   ELIGIBILITY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME 
                   AND MEDICAID BENEFITS.

       (a) Exception from Limitation on SSI Eligibility.--Section 
     402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) SSI exception for certain indians.--With respect to 
     eligibility for benefits for the program defined in paragraph 
     (3)(A) (relating to the supplemental security income 
     program), section 401(a) and paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     any individual--
       ``(i) who is an American Indian born in Canada to whom the 
     provisions of section 289 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1359) apply; or
       ``(ii) who is a member of an Indian tribe (as defined in 
     section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e))).''.
       (b) Exception from Limitation on Medicaid Eligibility.--
     Section 402(b)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(2)) 
     is amended by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(E) Medicaid exception for certain indians.--With respect 
     to eligibility for benefits for the program defined in 
     paragraph (3)(C) (relating to the medicaid program), section 
     401(a) and paragraph (1) shall not apply to any individual 
     described in subsection (a)(2)(G).''.
       (c) SSI and Medicaid Exceptions from Limitation on 
     Eligibility of New Entrants.--Section 403 of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613) is amended by adding after subsection 
     (c) the following new subsection:
       ``(d) SSI and Medicaid Benefits for Certain Indians.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the limitations 
     under section 401(a) and subsection (a) shall not apply to an 
     individual described in section 402(a)(2)(G), but only with 
     respect to the programs specified in subsections (a)(3)(A) 
     and (b)(3)(C) of section 402.''.

     SEC. 5304. EXEMPTION FROM RESTRICTION ON SUPPLEMENTAL 
                   SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM PARTICIPATION BY 
                   CERTAIN RECIPIENTS ELIGIBLE ON THE BASIS OF 
                   VERY OLD APPLICATIONS.

       Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) SSI exception for certain recipients on the basis of 
     very old applications.--With respect to eligibility for 
     benefits for the program defined in paragraph (3)(A) 
     (relating to the supplemental security income program), 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to any individual--
       ``(i) who is receiving benefits under such program for 
     months after July 1996 on the basis of an application filed 
     before January 1, 1979; and
       ``(ii) with respect to whom the Commissioner of Social 
     Security lacks clear and convincing evidence that such 
     individual is an alien ineligible for such benefits as a 
     result of the application of this section.''.

     SEC. 5305. REINSTATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.

       (a) Food Stamps.--The Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended by adding 
     after section 435 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 436. DERIVATIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who 
     under the provisions of this title is ineligible for benefits 
     under the food stamp program (as defined in section 
     402(a)(3)(B)) shall not be eligible for such benefits because 
     the alien receives benefits under the supplemental security 
     income program (as defined in section 402(a)(3)(A)).''.
       (b) Medicaid.--Section 402(b)(2) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(F) Medicaid exception for aliens receiving ssi.--An 
     alien who is receiving benefits under the program defined in 
     subsection (a)(3)(A) (relating to the supplemental security 
     income program) shall be eligible for medical assistance 
     under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) under the same terms and conditions 
     that apply to other recipients of benefits under the program 
     defined in such subsection.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections as contained 
     in section 2 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended by adding 
     after the item relating to section 435 the following:
       ``Sec. 436. Derivative eligibility for benefits.''.

     SEC. 5306. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AMERASIAN IMMIGRANTS AS 
                   REFUGEES.

       (a) For Purposes of SSI and Food Stamps.--Section 
     402(a)(2)(A) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1612(a)(2)(A)) as amended by section 5302 is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (III);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subclause (IV) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(V) an alien is admitted to the United States as an 
     Amerasian immigrant pursuant to section 584 of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1988 (as contained in section 101(e) of 
     Public Law 100-202 and amended by the 9th proviso under 
     migration and refugee assistance in title II of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1989, Public Law 100-461, as amended).''; 
     and

       (2) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (III);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subclause (IV) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(V) an alien is admitted to the United States as an 
     Amerasian immigrant as described in clause (i)(V).''.

       (b) For Purposes of TANF, SSBG, and Medicaid.--Section 
     402(b)(2)(A) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1612(b)(2)(A)) as amended by section 5302 is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (III);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subclause (IV) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(V) an alien admitted to the United States as an 
     Amerasian immigrant as described in subsection 
     (a)(2)(A)(i)(V) until 5 years after the date of such alien's 
     entry into the United States.''; and
       (2) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (III);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subclause (IV) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and

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       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(V) an alien admitted to the United States as an 
     Amerasian immigrant as described in subsection 
     (a)(2)(A)(i)(V) until 5 years after the date of such alien's 
     entry into the United States.''.
       (c) For Purposes of Exception from 5-Year Limited 
     Eligibility of Qualified Aliens.--Section 403(b)(1) of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(E) An alien admitted to the United States as an 
     Amerasian immigrant as described in section 
     402(a)(2)(A)(i)(V).''.
       (d) For Purposes of Certain State Programs.--Section 
     412(b)(1) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1622(b)(1)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) An alien admitted to the United States as an 
     Amerasian immigrant as described in section 
     402(a)(2)(A)(i)(V).''.

     SEC. 5307. VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE AND LOCAL 
                   PUBLIC BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--The Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended by adding 
     after section 412 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 413. AUTHORIZATION FOR VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR 
                   STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC BENEFITS.

       ``A State or political subdivision of a State is authorized 
     to require an applicant for State and local public benefits 
     (as defined in section 411(c)) to provide proof of 
     eligibility.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections as contained 
     in section 2 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended by adding 
     after the item relating to section 412 the following:
       ``Sec. 413. Authorization for verification of eligibility 
           for state and local public benefits.''.

     SEC. 5308. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made by this 
     subtitle shall be effective as if included in the enactment 
     of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
                 Subtitle E--Unemployment Compensation

     SEC. 5401. CLARIFYING PROVISION RELATING TO BASE PERIODS.

       (a) In General.--No provision of a State law under which 
     the base period for such State is defined or otherwise 
     determined shall, for purposes of section 303(a)(1) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 503(a)(1)), be considered a 
     provision for a method of administration.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms 
     ``State law'', ``base period'', and ``State'' shall have the 
     meanings given them under section 205 of the Federal-State 
     Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 
     3304 note).
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply for purposes 
     of any period beginning before, on, or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 5402. INCREASE IN FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT ACCOUNT CEILING.

       (a) In General.--Section 902(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1102(a)(2)) 
     is amended by striking ``0.25 percent'' and inserting ``0.5 
     percent''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section and the amendment made by 
     this section--
       (1) shall take effect on October 1, 2001, and
       (2) shall apply to fiscal years beginning on or after that 
     date.

     SEC. 5403. SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION TO STATES FROM UNEMPLOYMENT 
                   TRUST FUND.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 903 (42 U.S.C. 
     1103(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     section, for purposes of carrying out this subsection with 
     respect to any excess amount (referred to in paragraph (1)) 
     remaining in the employment security administration account 
     as of the close of fiscal year 1999, 2000, or 2001, such 
     amount shall--
       ``(i) to the extent of any amounts not in excess of 
     $100,000,000, be subject to subparagraph (B), and
       ``(ii) to the extent of any amounts in excess of 
     $100,000,000, be subject to subparagraph (C).
       ``(B) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply with respect to 
     any amounts described in subparagraph (A)(i), except that--
       ``(i) in carrying out the provisions of paragraph (2)(B) 
     with respect to such amounts (to determine the portion of 
     such amounts which is to be allocated to a State for a 
     succeeding fiscal year), the ratio to be applied under such 
     provisions shall be the same as the ratio that--
       ``(I) the amount of funds to be allocated to such State for 
     such fiscal year pursuant to the base allocation formula 
     under title III, bears to
       ``(II) the total amount of funds to be allocated to all 
     States for such fiscal year pursuant to the base allocation 
     formula under title III,

     as determined by the Secretary of Labor, and
       ``(ii) the amounts allocated to a State pursuant to this 
     subparagraph shall be available to such State, subject to the 
     last sentence of subsection (c)(2).

     Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the application of 
     subsection (b) with respect to any allocation determined 
     under this subparagraph.
       ``(C) Any amounts described in clause (ii) of subparagraph 
     (A) (remaining in the employment security administration 
     account as of the close of any fiscal year specified in such 
     subparagraph) shall, as of the beginning of the succeeding 
     fiscal year, accrue to the Federal unemployment account, 
     without regard to the limit provided in section 902(a).''
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 903(c) 
     of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end, 
     as a flush left sentence, the following:

     ``Any amount allocated to a State under this section for 
     fiscal year 2000, 2001, or 2002 may be used by such State 
     only to pay expenses incurred by it for the administration of 
     its unemployment compensation law, and may be so used by it 
     without regard to any of the conditions prescribed in any of 
     the preceding provisions of this paragraph.''

     SEC. 5404. INTEREST-FREE ADVANCES TO STATE ACCOUNTS IN 
                   UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND RESTRICTED TO STATES 
                   WHICH MEET FUNDING GOALS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 1202(b) (42 
     U.S.C. 1322(b)) 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 new subparagraph:
       ``(C) such State meets funding goals, established under 
     regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor, relating to the 
     accounts of the States in the Unemployment Trust Fund.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to calendar years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 5405. EXEMPTION OF SERVICE PERFORMED BY ELECTION WORKERS 
                   FROM THE FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT TAX.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 3309(b) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exemption for 
     certain services) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (D),
       (2) by adding ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (E), and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F) as an election official or election worker if the 
     amount of remuneration received by the individual during the 
     calendar year for services as an election official or 
     election worker is less than $1,000;''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to service performed after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 5406. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SERVICES PERFORMED BY 
                   INMATES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 3306 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining employment) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (19),
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (20) and 
     inserting ``; or'', and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(21) service performed by a person committed to a penal 
     institution.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to service performed after January 
     1, 1994.

     SEC. 5407. EXEMPTION OF SERVICE PERFORMED FOR AN ELEMENTARY 
                   OR SECONDARY SCHOOL OPERATED PRIMARILY FOR 
                   RELIGIOUS PURPOSES FROM THE FEDERAL 
                   UNEMPLOYMENT TAX.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 3309(b) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exemption for 
     certain services) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A), and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
     following: ``, or (C) an elementary or secondary school which 
     is operated primarily for religious purposes, which is 
     described in section 501(c)(3), and which is exempt from tax 
     under section 501(a)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to service performed after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 5408. STATE PROGRAM INTEGRITY ACTIVITIES FOR 
                   UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

       Section 901(c) (42 U.S.C. 1101(c)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated out of the 
     employment security administration account to carry out 
     program integrity activities, in addition to any amounts 
     available under paragraph (1)(A)(i)--
       ``(i) $89,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(ii) $91,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(iii) $93,000,000 fiscal year 2000;
       ``(iv) $96,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
       ``(v) $98,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       ``(B) In any fiscal year in which a State receives funds 
     appropriated pursuant to this paragraph, the State shall 
     expend a proportion of the funds appropriated pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(A)(i) to carry out program integrity activities 
     that is not less than the proportion of the funds 
     appropriated under such paragraph that was expended by the 
     State to carry out program integrity activities in fiscal 
     year 1997.
       ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `program 
     integrity activities' means initial claims review activities, 
     eligibility review activities, benefit payments control 
     activities, and employer liability auditing activities.''.

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            Subtitle F--Welfare Reform Technical Corrections

   CHAPTER 1--BLOCK GRANTS FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES

     SEC. 5501. ELIGIBLE STATES; STATE PLAN.

       (a) Later Deadline for Submission of State Plans.--Section 
     402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended by striking ``2-year 
     period immediately preceding'' and inserting ``27-month 
     period ending with the close of the 1st quarter of''.
       (b) Clarification of Scope of Work Provisions.--Section 
     402(a)(1)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, consistent with section 407(e)(2)'' before the 
     period.
       (c) Correction of Cross-Reference.--Section 402(a)(1)(A)(v) 
     (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(A)(v)) is amended by striking 
     ``403(a)(2)(B)'' and inserting ``403(a)(2)(C)(iii)''.
       (d) Notification of Plan Amendments.--Section 402 (42 
     U.S.C. 602) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and 
     inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Plan Amendments.--Within 30 days after a State amends 
     a plan submitted pursuant to subsection (a), the State shall 
     notify the Secretary of the amendment.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
     ``or plan amendment'' after ``plan''.

     SEC. 5502. GRANTS TO STATES.

       (a) Bonus for Decrease in Illegitimacy Modified To Take 
     Account of Certain Territories.--
       (1) In general.--Section 403(a)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     603(a)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Amount of grant.--
       ``(i) In general.--If, for a bonus year, none of the 
     eligible States is Guam, the Virgin Islands, or American 
     Samoa, then the amount of the grant shall be--

       ``(I) $20,000,000 if there are 5 eligible States; or
       ``(II) $25,000,000 if there are fewer than 5 eligible 
     States.

       ``(ii) Amount if certain territories are eligible.--If, for 
     a bonus year, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or American Samoa is 
     an eligible State, then the amount of the grant shall be--

       ``(I) in the case of such a territory, 25 percent of the 
     mandatory ceiling amount (as defined in section 1108(c)(4)) 
     with respect to the territory; and
       ``(II) in the case of a State that is not such a 
     territory--

       ``(aa) if there are 5 eligible States other than such 
     territories, $20,000,000, minus \1/5\ of the total amount of 
     the grants payable under this paragraph to such territories 
     for the bonus year; or
       ``(bb) if there are fewer than 5 such eligible States, 
     $25,000,000, or such lesser amount as may be necessary to 
     ensure that the total amount of grants payable under this 
     paragraph for the bonus year does not exceed $100,000,000.''.
       (2) Certain territories to be ignored in ranking other 
     states.--Section 403(a)(2)(C)(i)(I)(aa) (42 U.S.C. 
     603(a)(2)(C)(i)(I)(aa)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``In the case of a State that is not a territory 
     specified in subparagraph (B), the comparative magnitude of 
     the decrease for the State shall be determined without regard 
     to the magnitude of the corresponding decrease for any such 
     territory.''.
       (b) Computation of Bonus Based on Ratios of Out-of-Wedlock 
     Births to All Births Instead of Numbers of Out-of-Wedlock 
     Births.--Section 403(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``ratio'' before 
     the period;
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking all that follows 
     ``bonus year'' and inserting a period; and
       (3) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) in clause (i)--
       (i) in subclause (I)(aa)--

       (I) by striking ``number of out-of-wedlock births that 
     occurred in the State during'' and inserting ``illegitimacy 
     ratio of the State for''; and
       (II) by striking ``number of such births that occurred 
     during'' and inserting ``illegitimacy ratio of the State 
     for''; and

       (ii) in subclause (II)(aa)--

       (I) by striking ``number of out-of-wedlock births that 
     occurred in'' each place such term appears and inserting 
     ``illegitimacy ratio of''; and
       (II) by striking ``calculate the number of out-of-wedlock 
     births'' and inserting ``calculate the illegitimacy ratio''; 
     and

       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) Illegitimacy ratio.--The term `illegitimacy ratio' 
     means, with respect to a State and a period--

       ``(I) the number of out-of-wedlock births to mothers 
     residing in the State that occurred during the period; 
     divided by
       ``(II) the number of births to mothers residing in the 
     State that occurred during the period.''.

       (c) Use of Calendar Year Data Instead of Fiscal Year Data 
     in Calculating Bonus for Decrease in Illegitimacy Ratio.--
     Section 403(a)(2)(C) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)(C)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)--
       (A) in subclause (I)(bb)--
       (i) by striking ``the fiscal year'' and inserting ``the 
     calendar year for which the most recent data are available''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``fiscal year 1995'' and inserting 
     ``calendar year 1995'';
       (B) in subclause (II), by striking ``fiscal'' each place 
     such term appears and inserting ``calendar''; and
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``fiscal years'' and 
     inserting ``calendar years''.
       (d) Correction of Heading.--Section 403(a)(3)(C)(ii) (42 
     U.S.C. 603(a)(3)(C)(ii)) is amended in the heading by 
     striking ``1997'' and inserting ``1998''.
       (e) Clarification of Contingency Fund Provision.--Section 
     403(b) (42 U.S.C. 603(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``(5)'' and inserting 
     ``(4)'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs 
     (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) Annual reconciliation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (3), if the 
     Secretary makes a payment to a State under this subsection in 
     a fiscal year, then the State shall remit to the Secretary, 
     within 1 year after the end of the first subsequent period of 
     3 consecutive months for which the State is not a needy 
     State, an amount equal to the amount (if any) by which--
       ``(i) the total amount paid to the State under paragraph 
     (3) of this subsection in the fiscal year; exceeds
       ``(ii) the product of--

       ``(I) the Federal medical assistance percentage for the 
     State (as defined in section 1905(b), as such section was in 
     effect on September 30, 1995);
       ``(II) the State's reimbursable expenditures for the fiscal 
     year; and
       ``(III) \1/12\ times the number of months during the fiscal 
     year for which the Secretary made a payment to the State 
     under such paragraph (3).

       ``(B) Definitions.--As used in subparagraph (A):
       ``(i) Reimbursable expenditures.--The term `reimbursable 
     expenditures' means, with respect to a State and a fiscal 
     year, the amount (if any) by which--

       ``(I) countable State expenditures for the fiscal year; 
     exceeds
       ``(II) historic State expenditures (as defined in section 
     409(a)(7)(B)(iii)), excluding any amount expended by the 
     State for child care under subsection (g) or (i) of section 
     402 (as in effect during fiscal year 1994) for fiscal year 
     1994.

       ``(ii) Countable state expenditures.--The term `countable 
     expenditures' means, with respect to a State and a fiscal 
     year--

       ``(I) the qualified State expenditures (as defined in 
     section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) (other than the expenditures 
     described in subclause (I)(bb) of such section)) under the 
     State program funded under this part for the fiscal year; 
     plus
       ``(II) any amount paid to the State under paragraph (3) 
     during the fiscal year that is expended by the State under 
     the State program funded under this part.''.

       (f) Administration of Contingency Fund Transferred to the 
     Secretary of HHS.--Section 403(b)(7) (42 U.S.C. 603(b)(7)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(7) State defined.--As used in this subsection, the term 
     `State' means each of the 50 States and the District of 
     Columbia.''.

     SEC. 5503. USE OF GRANTS.

        Section 404(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 604(a)(2)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, or (at the option of the State) August 21, 
     1996'' before the period.

     SEC. 5504. MANDATORY WORK REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Family With a Disabled Parent Not Treated as a 2-Parent 
     Family.--Section 407(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(2)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Family with a disabled parent not treated as a 2-
     parent family.--A family that includes a disabled parent 
     shall not be considered a 2-parent family for purposes of 
     subsections (a) and (b) of this section.''.
       (b) Correction of Heading.--Section 407(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 
     607(b)(3)) is amended in the heading by inserting ``and not 
     resulting from changes in state eligibility criteria'' before 
     the period.
       (c) State Option To Include Individuals Receiving 
     Assistance Under a Tribal Work Program in Participation Rate 
     Calculation.--Section 407(b)(4) (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(4)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the heading, by inserting ``or tribal work program'' 
     before the period; and
       (2) by inserting ``or under a tribal work program to which 
     funds are provided under this part'' before the period.
       (d) Sharing of 35-Hour Work Requirement Between Parents in 
     2-Parent Families.--Section 407(c)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     607(c)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)--
       (A) by striking ``is'' and inserting ``and the other parent 
     in the family are''; and
       (B) by inserting ``a total of'' before ``at least''; and
       (2) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by striking ``individual's spouse is'' and inserting 
     ``individual and the other parent in the family are'';
       (B) by inserting ``for a total of at least 55 hours per 
     week'' before ``during the month'';
       (C) by striking ``20'' and inserting ``50''; and
       (D) by striking ``or (7)'' and inserting ``(6), (7), (8), 
     or (12)''.
       (e) Clarification of Effort Required in Work Activities.--
     Section 407(c)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 607(c)(1)(B)) is amended by 
     striking ``making progress'' each place such term appears and 
     inserting ``participating''.
       (f) Additional Condition Under Which 12 Weeks of Job Search 
     May Count as Work.--Section 407(c)(2)(A)(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     607(c)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting ``or

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     the State is a needy State (within the meaning of section 
     403(b)(6))'' after ``United States''.
       (g) Caretaker Relative of Child Under Age 6 Deemed To Be 
     Meeting Work Requirements if Engaged in Work for 20 Hours Per 
     Week.--Section 407(c)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2)(B)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the heading, by inserting ``or relative'' after 
     ``parent'' each place such term appears; and
       (2) by striking ``in a 1-parent family who is the parent'' 
     and inserting ``who is the only parent or caretaker relative 
     in the family''.
       (h) Extension to Married Teens of Rule That Receipt of 
     Sufficient Education Is Enough To Meet Work Participation 
     Requirements.--Section 407(c)(2)(C) (42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2)(C)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``Teen head of household'' 
     and inserting ``Single teen head of household or married 
     teen'';
       (2) by striking ``a single'' and inserting ``married or 
     a''; and
       (3) by striking ``, subject to subparagraph (D) of this 
     paragraph,''.
       (i) Clarification of Number of Hours of Participation in 
     Education Directly Related to Employment That Are Required in 
     Order for Single Teen Head of Household or Married Teen To Be 
     Deemed To Be Engaged in Work.--Section 407(c)(2)(C)(ii) (42 
     U.S.C. 607(c)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ``at least'' 
     and all that follows through ``subsection'' and inserting 
     ``an average of at least 20 hours per week during the 
     month''.
       (j) Clarification of Refusal To Work for Purposes of Work 
     Penalties for Individuals.--Section 407(e)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     607(e)(2)) is amended by striking ``work'' and inserting 
     ``engage in work required in accordance with this section''.

     SEC. 5505. PROHIBITIONS; REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Elimination of Redundant Language; Clarification of 
     Home Residence Requirement.--Section 408(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     608(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(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 minor child who resides with the 
     family (consistent with paragraph (10)) or a pregnant 
     individual.''.
       (b) Clarification of Terminology.--Section 408(a)(3) (42 
     U.S.C. 608(a)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``leaves'' the 1st, 3rd, and 4th places 
     such term appears and inserting ``ceases to receive 
     assistance under''; and
       (2) by striking ``the date the family leaves the program'' 
     the 2nd place such term appears and inserting ``such date''.
       (c) Elimination of Space.--Section 408(a)(5)(A)(ii) (42 
     U.S.C. 608(a)(5)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking 
     ``described.-- For'' and inserting ``described.--For''.
       (d) Corrections to 5-Year Limit on Assistance.--
       (1) Clarification of limitation on hardship exemption.--
     Section 408(a)(7)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(7)(C)(ii)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``The number'' and inserting ``The average 
     monthly number''; and
       (B) by inserting ``during the fiscal year or the 
     immediately preceding fiscal year (but not both), as the 
     State may elect'' before the period.
       (2) Residence exception made more uniform and easier to 
     administer.--Section 408(a)(7)(D) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(7)(D)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(D) Disregard of months of assistance received by adult 
     while living in indian country or an alaskan native village 
     with 50 percent unemployment.--
       ``(i) In general.--In determining the number of months for 
     which an adult has received assistance under a State or 
     tribal program funded under this part, the State or tribe 
     shall disregard any month during which the adult lived in 
     Indian country or an Alaskan Native village if the most 
     reliable data available with respect to the month (or a 
     period including the month) indicate that at least 50 percent 
     of the adults living in Indian country or in the village were 
     not employed.
       ``(ii) Indian country defined.--As used in clause (i), the 
     term `Indian country' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.''.
       (e) Reinstatement of Deeming and Other Rules Applicable to 
     Aliens Who Entered the United States Under Affidavits of 
     Support Formerly Used.--Section 408 (42 U.S.C. 608), as 
     amended by section 5001(h)(1) of this Act, is amended by 
     striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Special Rules Relating to Treatment of Certain 
     Aliens.--For special rules relating to the treatment of 
     certain aliens, see title IV of the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
       ``(f) Special Rules Relating to the Treatment of Non-213A 
     Aliens.--The following rules shall apply if a State elects to 
     take the income or resources of any sponsor of a non-213A 
     alien into account in determining whether the alien is 
     eligible for assistance under the State program funded under 
     this part, or in determining the amount or types of such 
     assistance to be provided to the alien:
       ``(1) Deeming of sponsor's income and resources.--For a 
     period of 3 years after a non-213A alien enters the United 
     States:
       ``(A) Income deeming rule.--The income of any sponsor of 
     the alien and of any spouse of the sponsor is deemed to be 
     income of the alien, to the extent that the total amount of 
     the income exceeds the sum of--
       ``(i) the lesser of--

       ``(I) 20 percent of the total of any amounts received by 
     the sponsor or any such spouse in the month as wages or 
     salary or as net earnings from self-employment, plus the full 
     amount of any costs incurred by the sponsor and any such 
     spouse in producing self-employment income in such month; or
       ``(II) $175;

       ``(ii) the cash needs standard established by the State for 
     purposes of determining eligibility for assistance under the 
     State program funded under this part for a family of the same 
     size and composition as the sponsor and any other individuals 
     living in the same household as the sponsor who are claimed 
     by the sponsor as dependents for purposes of determining the 
     sponsor's Federal personal income tax liability but whose 
     needs are not taken into account in determining whether the 
     sponsor's family has met the cash needs standard;
       ``(iii) any amounts paid by the sponsor or any such spouse 
     to individuals not living in the household who are claimed by 
     the sponsor as dependents for purposes of determining the 
     sponsor's Federal personal income tax liability; and
       ``(iv) any payments of alimony or child support with 
     respect to individuals not living in the household.
       ``(B) Resource deeming rule.--The resources of a sponsor of 
     the alien and of any spouse of the sponsor are deemed to be 
     resources of the alien to the extent that the aggregate value 
     of the resources exceeds $1,500.
       ``(C) Sponsors of multiple non-213a aliens.--If a person is 
     a sponsor of 2 or more non-213A aliens who are living in the 
     same home, the income and resources of the sponsor and any 
     spouse of the sponsor that would be deemed income and 
     resources of any such alien under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     divided into a number of equal shares equal to the number of 
     such aliens, and the State shall deem the income and 
     resources of each such alien to include 1 such share.
       ``(2) Ineligibility of non-213a aliens sponsored by 
     agencies; exception.--A non-213A alien whose sponsor is or 
     was a public or private agency shall be ineligible for 
     assistance under a State program funded under this part, 
     during a period of 3 years after the alien enters the United 
     States, unless the State agency administering the program 
     determines that the sponsor either no longer exists or has 
     become unable to meet the alien's needs.
       ``(3) Information provisions.--
       ``(A) Duties of non-213a aliens.--A non-213A alien, as a 
     condition of eligibility for assistance under a State program 
     funded under this part during the period of 3 years after the 
     alien enters the United States, shall be required to provide 
     to the State agency administering the program--
       ``(i) such information and documentation with respect to 
     the alien's sponsor as may be necessary in order for the 
     State agency to make any determination required under this 
     subsection, and to obtain any cooperation from the sponsor 
     necessary for any such determination; and
       ``(ii) such information and documentation as the State 
     agency may request and which the alien or the alien's sponsor 
     provided in support of the alien's immigration application.
       ``(B) Duties of federal agencies.--The Secretary shall 
     enter into agreements with the Secretary of State and the 
     Attorney General under which any information available to 
     them and required in order to make any determination under 
     this subsection will be provided by them to the Secretary 
     (who may, in turn, make the information available, upon 
     request, to a concerned State agency).
       ``(4) Non-213a alien defined.--An alien is a non-213A alien 
     for purposes of this subsection if the affidavit of support 
     or similar agreement with respect to the alien that was 
     executed by the sponsor of the alien's entry into the United 
     States was executed other than pursuant to section 213A of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act.
       ``(5) Inapplicability to alien minor sponsored by a 
     parent.--This subsection shall not apply to an alien who is a 
     minor child if the sponsor of the alien or any spouse of the 
     sponsor is a parent of the alien.
       ``(6) Inapplicability to certain categories of aliens.--
     This subsection shall not apply to an alien who is--
       ``(A) admitted to the United States as a refugee under 
     section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
       ``(B) paroled into the United States under section 
     212(d)(5) of such Act for a period of at least 1 year; or
       ``(C) granted political asylum by the Attorney General 
     under section 208 of such Act.''.

     SEC. 5506. PENALTIES.

       (a) States Given More Time To File Quarterly Reports.--
     Section 409(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(2)(A)) is amended by 
     striking ``1 month'' and inserting ``45 days''.
       (b) Treatment of Support Payments Passed Through to 
     Families as Qualified State Expenditures.--Section 
     409(a)(7)(B)(i)(I)(aa) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)(I)(aa)) is 
     amended by inserting ``, including any amount collected by 
     the State as support pursuant to a plan approved under part 
     D, on behalf of a family receiving assistance under the State 
     program funded under this part, that is distributed to the 
     family under section 457(a)(1)(B) and disregarded in 
     determining the eligibility of the

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     family for, and the amount of, such assistance'' before the 
     period.
       (c) Disregard of Expenditures Made To Replace Penalty Grant 
     Reductions.--Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     609(a)(7)(B)(i)) is amended by redesignating subclause (III) 
     as subclause (IV) and by inserting after subclause (II) the 
     following:

       ``(III) Exclusion of amounts expended to replace penalty 
     grant reductions.--Such term does not include any amount 
     expended in order to comply with paragraph (12).''.

       (d) Treatment of Families of Certain Aliens as Eligible 
     Families.--Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)(IV) (42 U.S.C. 
     609(a)(7)(B)(i)(IV)), as so redesignated by subsection (c) of 
     this section, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and families'' and inserting 
     ``families''; and
       (2) by striking ``Act or section 402'' and inserting ``Act, 
     and families of aliens lawfully present in the United States 
     that would be eligible for such assistance but for the 
     application of title IV''.
       (e) Elimination of Meaningless Language.--Section 
     409(a)(7)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(ii)) is amended by 
     striking ``reduced (if appropriate) in accordance with 
     subparagraph (C)(ii)''.
       (f) Clarification of Source of Data To Be Used in 
     Determining Historic State Expenditures.--Section 
     409(a)(7)(B) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(v) Source of data.--In determining expenditures by a 
     State for fiscal years 1994 and 1995, the Secretary shall use 
     information which was reported by the State on ACF Form 231 
     or (in the case of expenditures under part F) ACF Form 331, 
     available as of the dates specified in clauses (ii) and (iii) 
     of section 403(a)(1)(D).''.
       (g) Conforming Title IV-A Penalties to Title IV-D 
     Performance-Based Standards.--Section 409(a)(8) (42 U.S.C. 
     609(a)(8)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(8) Noncompliance of state child support enforcement 
     program with requirements of part d.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary finds, with respect to 
     a State's program under part D, in a fiscal year beginning on 
     or after October 1, 1997--
       ``(i)(I) on the basis of data submitted by a State pursuant 
     to section 454(15)(B), or on the basis of the results of a 
     review conducted under section 452(a)(4), that the State 
     program failed to achieve the paternity establishment 
     percentages (as defined in section 452(g)(2)), or to meet 
     other performance measures that may be established by the 
     Secretary;
       ``(II) on the basis of the results of an audit or audits 
     conducted under section 452(a)(4)(C)(i) that the State data 
     submitted pursuant to section 454(15)(B) is incomplete or 
     unreliable; or
       ``(III) on the basis of the results of an audit or audits 
     conducted under section 452(a)(4)(C) that a State failed to 
     substantially comply with 1 or more of the requirements of 
     part D; and
       ``(ii) that, with respect to the succeeding fiscal year--

       ``(I) the State failed to take sufficient corrective action 
     to achieve the appropriate performance levels or compliance 
     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 has achieved the 
     paternity establishment percentages or other performance 
     measures as described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), or is in 
     substantial compliance with 1 or more of the requirements of 
     part D as described in subparagraph (A)(i)(III), as 
     appropriate, shall be reduced by the percentage specified in 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Amount of reductions.--The reductions required under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be--
       ``(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 finding made pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A); or
       ``(iii) not less than 3 nor more than 5 percent, if the 
     finding is the 3rd or a subsequent consecutive such finding.
       ``(C) Disregard of noncompliance which is of a technical 
     nature.--For purposes of this section and section 452(a)(4), 
     a State determined as a result of an audit--
       ``(i) to have failed to have substantially complied with 1 
     or more of the requirements of part D shall be determined to 
     have achieved substantial compliance only if the Secretary 
     determines that the extent of the noncompliance is of a 
     technical nature which does not adversely affect the 
     performance of the State's program under part D; or
       ``(ii) to have submitted incomplete or unreliable data 
     pursuant to section 454(15)(B) shall be determined to have 
     submitted adequate data only 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 paternity 
     establishment percentages (as defined under section 
     452(g)(2)) or other performance measures that may be 
     established by the Secretary.''.
       (h) Correction of Reference to 5-Year Limit on 
     Assistance.--Section 409(a)(9) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(9)) is 
     amended by striking ``408(a)(1)(B)'' and inserting 
     ``408(a)(7)''.
       (i) Correction of Errors in Penalty for Failure To Meet 
     Maintenance of Effort Requirement Applicable to the 
     Contingency Fund.--Section 409(a)(10) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(10)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the expenditures under the State program 
     funded under this part for the fiscal year (excluding any 
     amounts made available by the Federal Government)'' and 
     inserting ``the qualified State expenditures (as defined in 
     paragraph (7)(B)(i) (other than the expenditures described in 
     subclause (I)(bb) of that paragraph)) under the State program 
     funded under this part for the fiscal year'';
       (2) by inserting ``excluding any amount expended by the 
     State for child care under subsection (g) or (i) of section 
     402 (as in effect during fiscal year 1994) for fiscal year 
     1994,'' after ``(as defined in paragraph (7)(B)(iii) of this 
     subsection),''; and
       (3) by inserting ``that the State has not remitted under 
     section 403(b)(6)'' before the period.
       (j) Penalty for State Failure to Expend Additional State 
     Funds To Replace Grant Reductions.--Section 409(a)(12) (42 
     U.S.C. 609(a)(12)) is amended--
       (1) in the heading--
       (A) by striking ``Failure'' and inserting ``Requirement''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``reductions'' and inserting ``reductions; 
     penalty for failure to do so''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``If the State 
     fails during such succeeding fiscal year to make the 
     expenditure required by the preceding sentence from its own 
     funds, the Secretary may reduce the grant payable to the 
     State under section 403(a)(1) for the fiscal year that 
     follows such succeeding fiscal year by an amount equal to the 
     sum of--
       ``(A) not more than 2 percent of the State family 
     assistance grant; and
       ``(B) the amount of the expenditure required by the 
     preceding sentence.''.
       (k) Elimination of Certain Reasonable Cause Exceptions.--
     Section 409(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 609(b)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``(7) or (8)'' and inserting ``(6), (7), (8), (10), 
     or (12)''.
       (l) Clarification of What It Means To Correct a 
     Violation.--Section 409(c) (42 U.S.C. 609(c)) is amended--
       (1) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), 
     by inserting ``or discontinue, as appropriate,'' after 
     ``correct'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the heading, by inserting ``or discontinuing'' after 
     ``correcting''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or discontinues, as appropriate'' after 
     ``corrects''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the heading, by inserting ``or discontinue'' after 
     ``correct''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or discontinue, as appropriate,'' before 
     ``the violation''.
       (m) Certain Penalties Not Avoidable Through Corrective 
     Compliance Plans.--Section 409(c)(4) (42 U.S.C. 609(c)(4)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Inapplicability to certain penalties.--This 
     subsection shall not apply to the imposition of a penalty 
     against a State under paragraph (6), (7), (8), (10), or (12) 
     of subsection (a).''.
       (n) Failure to Satisfy Minimum Participation Rates.--
     Section 409(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``not more than''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``or if the noncompliance is due to extraordinary 
     circumstances such as a natural disaster or regional 
     recession. The Secretary shall provide a written report to 
     Congress to justify any waiver or penalty reduction due to 
     such extraordinary circumstances''.

     SEC. 5507. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.

       Section 411(a) (42 U.S.C. 611(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
       ``(ii) Whether a child receiving such assistance or an 
     adult in the family is receiving--

       ``(I) Federal disability insurance benefits;
       ``(II) benefits based on Federal disability status;
       ``(III) aid under a State plan approved under title XIV (as 
     in effect without regard to the amendment made by section 301 
     of the Social Security Amendments of 1972));
       ``(IV) aid or assistance under a State plan approved under 
     title XVI (as in effect without regard to such amendment) by 
     reason of being permanently and totally disabled; or
       ``(V) supplemental security income benefits under title XVI 
     (as in effect pursuant to such amendment) by reason of 
     disability.'';

       (ii) in clause (iv), by striking ``youngest child in'' and 
     inserting ``head of'';
       (iii) in each of clauses (vii) and (viii), by striking 
     ``status'' and inserting ``level''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xvii) With respect to each individual in the family who 
     has not attained 20 years of age, whether the individual is a 
     parent of a child in the family.''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``estimates'' and inserting 
     ``samples''; and
       (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``an estimate which is 
     obtained'' and inserting ``disaggregated case record 
     information on a sample of families selected''; and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7) and 
     inserting after paragraph (5) the following:

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       ``(6) Report on families receiving assistance.--The report 
     required by paragraph (1) for a fiscal quarter shall include 
     for each month in the quarter--
       ``(A) the number of families and individuals receiving 
     assistance under the State program funded under this part 
     (including the number of 2-parent and 1-parent families); and
       ``(B) the total dollar value of such assistance received by 
     all families.''.

     SEC. 5508. DIRECT FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION BY INDIAN 
                   TRIBES.

       (a) Prorating of Tribal Family Assistance Grants.--Section 
     412(a)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 612(a)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting 
     ``which shall be reduced for a fiscal year, on a pro rata 
     basis for each quarter, in the case of a tribal family 
     assistance plan approved during a fiscal year for which the 
     plan is to be in effect,'' before ``and shall''.
       (b) Tribal Option To Operate Work Activities Program.--
     Section 412(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 612(a)(2)(A)) is amended by 
     striking ``The Secretary'' and all that follows through 
     ``2002'' and inserting ``For each of fiscal years 1997, 1998, 
     1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, the Secretary shall pay to each 
     eligible Indian tribe that proposes to operate a program 
     described in subparagraph (C)''.
       (c) Discretion of Tribes To Select Population To Be Served 
     by Tribal Work Activities Program.--Section 412(a)(2)(C) (42 
     U.S.C. 612(a)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``members of the 
     Indian tribe'' and inserting ``such population and such 
     service area or areas as the tribe specifies''.
       (d) Reduction of Appropriation for Tribal Work Activities 
     Programs.--Section 412(a)(2)(D) (42 U.S.C. 612(a)(2)(D)) is 
     amended by striking ``$7,638,474'' and inserting 
     ``$7,633,287''.
       (e) Availability of Corrective Compliance Plans to Indian 
     Tribes.--Section 412(f)(1) (42 U.S.C. 612(f)(1)) is amended 
     by striking ``and (b)'' and inserting ``(b), and (c)''.
       (f) Eligibility of Tribes for Federal Loans for Welfare 
     Programs.--Section 412 (42 U.S.C. 612) is amended by 
     redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as subsections 
     (g), (h), and (i), respectively, and by inserting after 
     subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) Eligibility for Federal Loans.--Section 406 shall 
     apply to an Indian tribe with an approved tribal assistance 
     plan in the same manner as such section applies to a State, 
     except that section 406(c) shall be applied by substituting 
     `section 412(a)' for `section 403(a)'.''.

     SEC. 5509. RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS, AND NATIONAL STUDIES.

       (a) Research.--
       (1) Methods.--Section 413(a) (42 U.S.C. 613(a)) is amended 
     by inserting ``, directly or through grants, contracts, or 
     interagency agreements,'' before ``shall conduct''.
       (2) Correction of cross reference.--Section 413(a) (42 
     U.S.C. 613(a)) is amended by striking ``409'' and inserting 
     ``407''.
       (b) Correction of Erroneously Indented Paragraph.--Section 
     413(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 613(e)(1)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall annually rank States 
     to which grants are made under section 403 based on the 
     following ranking factors:
       ``(A) 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 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 the year.
       ``(B) Net changes in the out-of-wedlock ratio.--The 
     difference between the ratio described in subparagraph (A) 
     with respect to a State for the most recent year for which 
     such information is available and the ratio with respect to 
     the State for the immediately preceding year.''.
       (c) Funding of Prior Authorized Demonstrations.--Section 
     413(h)(1)(D) (42 U.S.C. 613(h)(1)(D)) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1995'' and inserting ``August 22, 1996''.
       (d) Child Poverty Reports.--
       (1) Delayed due date for initial report.--Section 413(i)(1) 
     (42 U.S.C. 613(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this part'' and inserting ``May 
     31, 1998''.
       (2) Modification of factors to be used in establishing 
     methodology for use in determining child poverty rates.--
     Section 413(i)(5) (42 U.S.C. 613(i)(5)) is amended by 
     striking ``the county-by-county'' and inserting ``, to the 
     extent available, county-by-county''.

     SEC. 5510. REPORT ON DATA PROCESSING.

       Section 106(a)(1) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 
     110 Stat. 2164) is amended by striking ``(whether in effect 
     before or after October 1, 1995)''.

     SEC. 5511. STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE OUTCOMES MEASURES.

       Section 107(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 
     110 Stat. 2164) is amended by striking ``409(a)(7)(C)'' and 
     inserting ``408(a)(7)(C)''.

     SEC. 5512. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS TO THE TERRITORIES.

       (a) Certain Payments To Be Disregarded in Determining 
     Limitation.--Section 1108(a) (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Limitation on Total Payments to Each Territory.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act (except for paragraph (2) of this subsection), the 
     total amount certified by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services under titles I, X, XIV, and XVI, under parts A and E 
     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.
       ``(2) Certain payments disregarded.--Paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection shall be applied without regard to any payment 
     made under section 403(a)(2), 403(a)(4), 406, or 413(f).''.
       (b) Certain Child Care and Social Services Expenditures by 
     Territories Treated as IV-A Expenditures for Purposes of 
     Matching Grant.--Section 1108(b)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1308(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ``, including any 
     amount paid to the State under part A of title IV that is 
     transferred in accordance with section 404(d) and expended 
     under the program to which transferred'' before the 
     semicolon.
       (c) Elimination of Duplicative Maintenance of Effort 
     Requirement.--Section 1108 (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended by 
     striking subsection (e).

     SEC. 5513. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

       (a) Amendments to Part D of Title IV.--
       (1) Corrections to determination of paternity establishment 
     percentages.--Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (d)(3)(A), by striking all that follows 
     ``for purposes of'' and inserting ``section 409(a)(8), to 
     achieve the paternity establishment percentages (as defined 
     under section 452(g)(2)) and other performance measures that 
     may be established by the Secretary, and to submit data under 
     section 454(15)(B) that is complete and reliable, and to 
     substantially comply with the requirements of this part; 
     and''; and
       (B) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``section 403(h)'' 
     and inserting ``section 409(a)(8)''.
       (2) Elimination of obsolete language.--Section 108(c)(8)(C) 
     of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 
     2165) is amended by inserting ``and all that follows through 
     `the best interests of such child to do so' '' before ``and 
     inserting''.
       (3) Insertion of language inadvertently omitted.--Section 
     108(c)(13) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 
     110 Stat. 2166) is amended by inserting ``and inserting 
     `pursuant to section 408(a)(3)' '' before the period.
       (4) Elimination of obsolete cross reference.--Section 
     464(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 664(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
     ``section 402(a)(26)'' and inserting ``section 408(a)(3)''.
       (b) Amendments to Part E of Title IV.--Each of the 
     following is amended by striking ``June 1, 1995'' each place 
     such term appears and inserting ``July 16, 1996'':
       (1) Section 472(a) (42 U.S.C. 672(a)).
       (2) Section 472(h) (42 U.S.C. 672(h)).
       (3) Section 473(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 673(a)(2)).
       (4) Section 473(b) (42 U.S.C. 673(b)).

     SEC. 5514. OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Elimination of Amendments Included Inadvertently.--
     Section 110(l) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 
     110 Stat. 2173) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (1), (4), (5), and (7);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (6), and (8) as 
     paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and
       (3) by adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3), as so 
     redesignated.
       (b) Correction of Citation.--Section 109(f) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 2177) is amended by 
     striking ``93-186'' and inserting ``93-86''.
       (c) Correction of Internal Cross Reference.--Section 
     103(a)(1) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 
     2112) is amended by striking ``603(b)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``603(b)''.
       (d) Correction of References.--Section 416 (42 U.S.C. 616) 
     is amended by striking ``amendment made by section 2103 of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity'' and 
     inserting ``amendments made by section 103 of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation''.

     SEC. 5515. MODIFICATIONS TO THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR CERTAIN 
                   LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS PROGRAM.

       Section 112(5) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 
     110 Stat. 2177) is amended in each of subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) by inserting ``under'' after ``funded''.

     SEC. 5516. DENIAL OF ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS FOR DRUG-RELATED 
                   CONVICTIONS.

       (a) Extension of Certain Requirements Coordinated With 
     Delayed Effective Date for Successor Provisions.--Section 
     115(d)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 
     2181) is amended by striking ``convictions'' and inserting 
     ``a conviction if the conviction is for conduct''.
       (b) Immediate Effectiveness of Provisions Relating to 
     Research, Evaluations, and National Studies.--Section 116(a) 
     of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 
     2181) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(6) Research, evaluations, and national studies.--Section 
     413 of the Social Security Act, as added by the amendment 
     made by section 103(a) of this Act, shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.''.

     SEC. 5517. TRANSITION RULE.

       Section 116 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 
     110 Stat. 2181) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``(but subject to 
     subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii))'' after ``this section''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), by striking ``June 30, 
     1997'' and inserting ``the later of June 30, 1997, or the day 
     before the date described in subsection (a)(2)(B) of this 
     section''.

     SEC. 5518. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) Amendments to Part A of Title IV of the Social Security 
     Act.--The amendments made by this chapter to a provision of 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act shall take 
     effect as if the amendments had been included in section 
     103(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 at the time such section became 
     law.
       (b) Amendments to Parts D and E of Title IV of the Social 
     Security Act.--The amendments made by section 5513 of this 
     Act shall take effect as if the amendments had been included 
     in section 108 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 at the time such 
     section 108 became law.
       (c) Amendments to Other Amendatory Provisions.--The 
     amendments made by section 5514(a) of this Act shall take 
     effect as if the amendments had been included in section 110 
     of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 at the time such section 110 
     became law.
       (d) Amendments to Freestanding Provisions of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996.--The amendments made by this chapter to a provision of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 that have not become part of 
     another statute shall take effect as if the amendments had 
     been included in the provision at the time the provision 
     became law.

                CHAPTER 2--SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME

     SEC. 5521. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 
                   ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS.

       (a) Denial of SSI Benefits for Fugitive Felons and 
     Probation and Parole Violators.--Section 1611(e)(6) (42 
     U.S.C. 1382(e)(6)) is amended by inserting ``and section 
     1106(c) of this Act'' after ``of 1986''.
       (b) Treatment of Prisoners.--Section 1611(e)(1)(I)(i)(II) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(I)(i)(II)) is amended by striking 
     ``inmate of the institution'' and all that follows through 
     ``this subparagraph'' and inserting ``individual who receives 
     in the month preceding the first month throughout which such 
     individual is an inmate of the jail, prison, penal 
     institution, or correctional facility that furnishes 
     information respecting such individual pursuant to subclause 
     (I), or is confined in the institution (that so furnishes 
     such information) as described in section 202(x)(1)(A)(ii), a 
     benefit under this title for such preceding month, and who is 
     determined by the Commissioner to be ineligible for benefits 
     under this title by reason of confinement based on the 
     information provided by such institution''.
       (c) Correction of Reference.--Section 1611(e)(1)(I)(i)(I) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(I)(i)(I)) is amended by striking 
     ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``this paragraph''.

     SEC. 5522. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 
                   BENEFITS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN.

       (a) Eligibility Redeterminations and Continuing Disability 
     Reviews.--
       (1) Disability eligibility redeterminations required for 
     ssi recipients who attain 18 years of age.--Section 
     1614(a)(3)(H)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(H)(iii)) is amended 
     by striking subclauses (I) and (II) and all that follows and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(I) by applying the criteria used in determining initial 
     eligibility for individuals who are age 18 or older; and
       ``(II) either during the 1-year period beginning on the 
     individual's 18th birthday or, in lieu of a continuing 
     disability review, whenever the Commissioner determines that 
     an individual's case is subject to a redetermination under 
     this clause.

     With respect to any redetermination under this clause, 
     paragraph (4) shall not apply.''.
       (2) Continuing disability review required for low birth 
     weight babies.--Section 1614(a)(3)(H)(iv) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382c(a)(3)(H)(iv)) is amended--
       (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``Not'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided in subclause (VI), not''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(VI) Subclause (I) shall not apply in the case of an 
     individual described in that subclause who, at the time of 
     the individual's initial disability determination, the 
     Commissioner determines has an impairment that is not 
     expected to improve within 12 months after the birth of that 
     individual, and who the Commissioner schedules for a 
     continuing disability review at a date that is after the 
     individual attains 1 year of age.''.
       (b) Additional Accountability Requirements.--Section 
     1631(a)(2)(F) (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(F)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (ii)(III)(bb), by striking ``the total 
     amount'' and all that follows through ``1613(c)'' and 
     inserting ``in any case in which the individual knowingly 
     misapplies benefits from such an account, the Commissioner 
     shall reduce future benefits payable to such individual (or 
     to such individual and his spouse) by an amount equal to the 
     total amount of such benefits so misapplied''; and
       (2) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:
       ``(iii) The representative payee may deposit into the 
     account established under clause (i) any other funds 
     representing past due benefits under this title to the 
     eligible individual, provided that the amount of such past 
     due benefits is equal to or exceeds the maximum monthly 
     benefit payable under this title to an eligible individual 
     (including State supplementary payments made by the 
     Commissioner pursuant to an agreement under section 1616 or 
     section 212(b) of Public Law 93-66).''.
       (c) Reduction in Cash Benefits Payable to Institutionalized 
     Individuals Whose Medical Costs Are Covered by Private 
     Insurance.--Section 1611(e) (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``hospital, extended care facility, nursing home, or 
     intermediate care facility'' and inserting ``medical 
     treatment facility'';
       (B) in clause (ii)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 
     ``hospital, home or''; and
       (ii) in subclause (I), by striking ``hospital, home, or'';
       (C) in clause (iii), by striking ``hospital, home, or''; 
     and
       (D) in the matter following clause (iii), by striking 
     ``hospital, extended care facility, nursing home, or 
     intermediate care facility which is a `medical institution or 
     nursing facility' within the meaning of section 1917(c)'' and 
     inserting ``medical treatment facility that provides services 
     described in section 1917(c)(1)(C)'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)(E)--
       (A) in clause (i)(II), by striking ``hospital, extended 
     care facility, nursing home, or intermediate care facility'' 
     and inserting ``medical treatment facility''; and
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``hospital, extended care 
     facility, nursing home, or intermediate care facility'' and 
     inserting ``medical treatment facility'';
       (3) in paragraph (1)(G), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i)--
       (A) by striking ``or which is a hospital, extended care 
     facility, nursing home, or intermediate care'' and inserting 
     ``or is in a medical treatment''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or, in the case of an individual who is 
     a child under the age of 18, under any health insurance 
     policy issued by a private provider of such insurance'' after 
     ``title XIX''; and
       (4) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``same hospital, home, or facility'' and 
     inserting ``same medical treatment facility''; and
       (B) by striking ``same such hospital, home, or facility'' 
     and inserting ``same such facility''.
       (d) Correction of U.S.C. Citation.--Section 211(c) of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 2189) is amended 
     by striking ``1382(a)(4)'' and inserting ``1382c(a)(4)''.

     SEC. 5523. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TITLE XVI.

       Section 1615(d) (42 U.S.C. 1382d(d)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by inserting a comma after 
     ``subsection (a)(1)''; and
       (2) in the last sentence, by striking ``him'' and inserting 
     ``the Commissioner''.

     SEC. 5524. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 
                   XVI.

       Section 1110(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1310(a)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(or the Commissioner, with respect to 
     any jointly financed cooperative agreement or grant 
     concerning title XVI)'' after ``Secretary'' the first place 
     it appears; and
       (2) by inserting ``(or the Commissioner, as applicable)'' 
     after ``Secretary'' the second place it appears.

     SEC. 5525. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DRUG ADDICTS AND 
                   ALCOHOLICS.

       (a) Clarification Relating to the Effective Date of the 
     Denial of SSI Disability Benefits to Drug Addicts and 
     Alcoholics.--Section 105(b)(5) of the Contract with America 
     Advancement Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-121; 110 Stat. 853) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``by the Commissioner 
     of Social Security'' and ``by the Commissioner''; and
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (F) 
     and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(D) For purposes of this paragraph, an individual's 
     claim, with respect to supplemental security income benefits 
     under title XVI of the Social Security Act based on 
     disability, which has been denied in whole before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, may not be considered to be 
     finally adjudicated before such date if, on or after such 
     date--
       ``(i) there is pending a request for either administrative 
     or judicial review with respect to such claim, or
       ``(ii) there is pending, with respect to such claim, a 
     readjudication by the Commissioner of Social Security 
     pursuant to relief in a class action or implementation by the 
     Commissioner of a court remand order.

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       ``(E) Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, 
     with respect to any individual for whom the Commissioner does 
     not perform the eligibility redetermination before the date 
     prescribed in subparagraph (C), the Commissioner shall 
     perform such eligibility redetermination in lieu of a 
     continuing disability review whenever the Commissioner 
     determines that the individual's eligibility is subject to 
     redetermination based on the preceding provisions of this 
     paragraph, and the provisions of section 1614(a)(4) of the 
     Social Security Act shall not apply to such 
     redetermination.''.
       (b) Corrections to Effective Date of Provisions Concerning 
     Representative Payees and Treatment Referrals of SSI 
     Beneficiaries Who Are Drug Addicts and Alcoholics.--Section 
     105(b)(5)(B) of such Act (Public Law 104-121; 110 Stat. 853) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) The amendments made by paragraphs (2) and (3) shall 
     take effect on July 1, 1996, with respect to any individual--
       ``(i) whose claim for benefits is finally adjudicated on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, or
       ``(ii) whose eligibility for benefits is based upon an 
     eligibility redetermination made pursuant to subparagraph 
     (C).''.
       (c) Repeal of Obsolete Reporting Requirements.--Subsections 
     (a)(3)(B) and (b)(3)(B)(ii) of section 201 of the Social 
     Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-296; 108 Stat. 1497, 1504) are repealed.

     SEC. 5526. ADVISORY BOARD PERSONNEL.

       Section 703(i) (42 U.S.C. 903(i)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``, and three'' and 
     all that follows through ``Board,''; and
       (2) in the last sentence, by striking ``clerical''.

     SEC. 5527. TIMING OF DELIVERY OF OCTOBER 1, 2000, SSI BENEFIT 
                   PAYMENTS.

       Notwithstanding the provisions of section 708(a) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 908(a)), the day designated 
     for delivery of benefit payments under title XVI of such Act 
     for October 2000 shall be the second day of such month.

     SEC. 5528. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in this section, the 
     amendments made by this chapter shall take effect as if 
     included in the enactment of title II of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 2185).
       (b) Section 5524 Amendments.--The amendments made by 
     section 5524 of this Act shall take effect as if included in 
     the enactment of the Social Security Independence and Program 
     Improvements Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-296; 108 Stat. 
     1464).
       (c) Section 5525 Amendments.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and 
     (b) of section 5525 of this Act shall take effect as if 
     included in the enactment of section 105 of the Contract with 
     America Advancement Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-121; 110 
     Stat. 852 et seq.).
       (2) Repeals.--The repeals made by section 5525(c) shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Section 5526 Amendments.--The amendments made by 
     section 5526 of this Act shall take effect as if included in 
     the enactment of section 108 of the Contract with America 
     Advancement Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-121; 110 Stat. 857).
       (e) Section 5227.--Section 5227 shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

                        CHAPTER 3--CHILD SUPPORT

     SEC. 5531. STATE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE CHILD SUPPORT 
                   ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.

       (a) Individuals Subject to Fee For Child Support 
     Enforcement Services.--Section 454(6)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     654(6)(B)) is amended by striking ``individuals not receiving 
     assistance under any State program funded under part A, 
     which'' and inserting ``an individual, other than an 
     individual receiving assistance under a State program funded 
     under part A or E, or under a State plan approved under title 
     XIX, or who is required by the State to cooperate with the 
     State agency administering the program under this part 
     pursuant to subsection (l) or (m) of section 6 of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977, and''.
       (b) Correction of Reference.--Section 464(a)(2)(A) (42 
     U.S.C. 654(a)(2)(A)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``section 454(6)'' and inserting ``section 
     454(4)(A)(ii)''.

     SEC. 5532. DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTED SUPPORT.

       (a) Continuation of Assignments.--Section 457(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     657(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``which were assigned'' and inserting 
     ``assigned''; and
       (2) by striking ``and which were in effect'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``and in effect on September 30, 1997 
     (or such earlier date, on or after August 22, 1996, as the 
     State may choose), shall remain assigned after such date.''.
       (b) State Option for Applicability.--
       (1) In general.--Section 457(a) (42 U.S.C. 657(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) State option for applicability.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this subsection, a State may elect to 
     apply the rules described in clauses (i)(II), (ii)(II), and 
     (v) of paragraph (2)(B) to support arrearages collected on 
     and after October 1, 1998, and, if the State makes such an 
     election, shall apply the provisions of this section, as in 
     effect and applied on the day before the date of enactment of 
     section 302 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193, 110 Stat. 2200), 
     other than subsection (b)(1) (as so in effect), to amounts 
     collected before October 1, 1998.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 408(a)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     608(a)(3)(A)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by inserting ``(I)'' after ``(i)'';
       (B) in clause (ii)--
       (i) by striking ``(ii)'' and inserting ``(II)''; and
       (ii) by striking the period and inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) if the State elects to distribute collections under 
     section 457(a)(6), the date the family ceases to receive 
     assistance under the program, if the assignment is executed 
     on or after October 1, 1998.''.
       (c) Distribution of Collections With Respect to Families 
     Receiving Assistance.--Section 457(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     657(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     flush language:

     ``In no event shall the total of the amounts paid to the 
     Federal Government and retained by the State exceed the total 
     of the amounts that have been paid to the family as 
     assistance by the State.''.
       (d) Families Under Certain Agreements.--Section 457(a)(4) 
     (42 U.S.C. 657(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Families under certain agreements.--In the case of an 
     amount collected for a family in accordance with a 
     cooperative agreement under section 454(33), distribute the 
     amount so collected pursuant to the terms of the 
     agreement.''.
       (e) Study and Report.--Section 457(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 
     657(a)(5)) is amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``1999''.
       (f) Corrections of References.--Section 457(a)(2)(B) (42 
     U.S.C. 657(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in clauses (i)(I) and (ii)(I)--
       (A) by striking ``(other than subsection (b)(1))'' each 
     place it appears; and
       (B) by inserting ``(other than subsection (b)(1) (as so in 
     effect))'' after ``1996'' each place it appears; and
       (2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``paragraph (4)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (5)''.
       (g) Correction of Territorial Match.--Section 457(c)(3)(A) 
     (42 U.S.C. 657(c)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``the Federal 
     medical assistance percentage (as defined in section 1118)'' 
     and inserting ``75 percent''.
       (h) Definitions.--
       (1) Federal share.--Section 457(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 657(c)(2)) 
     is amended by striking ``collected'' the second place it 
     appears and inserting ``distributed''.
       (2) Federal medical assistance percentage.--Section 
     457(c)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 657(c)(3)(B)) is amended by striking 
     ``as in effect on September 30, 1996'' and inserting ``as 
     such section was in effect on September 30, 1995''.
       (i) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 464(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 664(a)(2)(A)) is 
     amended, in the penultimate sentence, by inserting ``in 
     accordance with section 457'' after ``owed''.
       (2) Section 466(a)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(3)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``457(b)(4) or (d)(3)'' and inserting 
     ``457''.

     SEC. 5533. CIVIL PENALTIES RELATING TO STATE DIRECTORY OF NEW 
                   HIRES.

       Section 453A (42 U.S.C. 653a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``shall be less than'' and inserting ``shall not exceed''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$25'' and inserting 
     ``$25 per failure to meet the requirements of this section 
     with respect to a newly hired employee''; and
       (2) in subsection (g)(2)(B), by striking ``extracts'' and 
     all that follows through ``Labor'' and inserting 
     ``information''.

     SEC. 5534. FEDERAL PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
       (B) by striking ``to obtain'' and all that follows through 
     the period and inserting ``for the purposes specified in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3).
       ``(2) For the purpose of establishing parentage, 
     establishing, setting the amount of, modifying, or enforcing 
     child support obligations, the Federal Parent Locator Service 
     shall obtain and transmit to any authorized person specified 
     in subsection (c)--
       ``(A) information on, or facilitating the discovery of, the 
     location of any individual--
       ``(i) who is under an obligation to pay child support;
       ``(ii) against whom such an obligation is sought; or
       ``(iii) 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;
       ``(B) 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
       ``(C) information on the type, status, location, and amount 
     of any assets of, or debts owed by or to, any such 
     individual.
       ``(3) For the purpose of enforcing any Federal or State law 
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     ful taking or restraint of a child, or making or enforcing a 
     child custody or visitation determination, as defined in 
     section 463(d)(1), the Federal Parent Locator Service shall 
     be used to obtain and transmit the information specified in 
     section 463(c) to the authorized persons specified in section 
     463(d)(2).'';
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b)(1) Upon request, filed in accordance with subsection 
     (d), of any authorized person, as defined in subsection (c) 
     for the information described in subsection (a)(2), or of any 
     authorized person, as defined in section 463(d)(2) for the 
     information described in section 463(c), the Secretary shall, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, provide through 
     the Federal Parent Locator Service such information to such 
     person, if such information--
       ``(A) is contained in any files or records maintained by 
     the Secretary or by the Department of Health and Human 
     Services; or
       ``(B) is not contained in such files or records, but can be 
     obtained by the Secretary, under the authority conferred by 
     subsection (e), from any other department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the United States or of any State,

     and is not prohibited from disclosure under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) No information shall be disclosed to any person if 
     the disclosure of such information would contravene the 
     national policy or security interests of the United States or 
     the confidentiality of census data. The Secretary shall give 
     priority to requests made by any authorized person described 
     in subsection (c)(1). 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, provided 
     that--
       ``(A) in response to a request from an authorized person 
     (as defined in subsection (c) of this section and section 
     463(d)(2)), the Secretary shall advise the authorized person 
     that the Secretary has been notified that there is reasonable 
     evidence of domestic violence or child abuse and that 
     information can only be disclosed to a court or an agent of a 
     court pursuant to subparagraph (B); and
       ``(B) information may be disclosed to a court or an agent 
     of a court described in subsection (c)(2) of this section or 
     section 463(d)(2)(B), if--
       ``(i) upon receipt of information from the Secretary, the 
     court determines whether disclosure to any other person of 
     that information could be harmful to the parent or the child; 
     and
       ``(ii) if the court determines that disclosure of such 
     information to any other person could be harmful, the court 
     and its agents shall not make any such disclosure.
       ``(3) Information received or transmitted pursuant to this 
     section shall be subject to the safeguard provisions 
     contained in section 454(26).''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or to seek to enforce 
     orders providing child custody or visitation rights''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by inserting ``or to serve as the initiating court in 
     an action to seek an order'' after ``issue an order''; and
       (ii) by striking ``or to issue an order against a resident 
     parent for child custody or visitation rights''.
       (b) Use of the Federal Parent Locator Service.--Section 463 
     (42 U.S.C. 663) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``any State which is able and willing to do 
     so,'' and inserting ``every State''; and
       (ii) by striking ``such State'' and inserting ``each 
     State''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or visitation'' after 
     ``custody'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``or visitation'' 
     after ``custody'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or visitation'' after 
     ``custody''; and
       (B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2), by 
     inserting ``or visitation'' after ``custody'' each place it 
     appears;
       (4) in subsection (f)(2), by inserting ``or visitation'' 
     after ``custody''; and
       (5) by striking ``noncustodial'' each place it appears.

     SEC. 5535. ACCESS TO REGISTRY DATA FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--Section 453(j)(5) (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(5)) is 
     amended by inserting ``data in each component of the Federal 
     Parent Locator Service maintained under this section and to'' 
     before ``information''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (j)(3)(B), by striking ``registries'' and 
     inserting ``components''; and
       (2) in subsection (k)(2), by striking ``subsection (j)(3)'' 
     and inserting ``section 453A(g)(2)''.

     SEC. 5536. COLLECTION AND USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS FOR 
                   USE IN CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

       Section 466(a)(13) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(13)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``commercial''; and
       (B) by inserting ``recreational license,'' after 
     ``occupational license,''; and
       (2) in the matter following subparagraph (C), by inserting 
     ``to be used on the face of the document while the social 
     security number is kept on file at the agency'' after ``other 
     than the social security number''.

     SEC. 5537. ADOPTION OF UNIFORM STATE LAWS.

       Section 466(f) (42 U.S.C. 666(f)) is amended by striking 
     ``together'' and all that follows and inserting ``and as in 
     effect on August 22, 1996, including any amendments 
     officially adopted as of such date by the National Conference 
     of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.''.

     SEC. 5538. STATE LAWS PROVIDING EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.

       Section 466(c) (42 U.S.C. 666(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``, part E,'' after 
     ``part A''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ``any current support 
     obligation and'' after ``to satisfy''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``the tribunal and''; and
       (B) in clause (ii)--
       (i) by striking ``tribunal may'' and inserting ``court or 
     administrative agency of competent jurisdiction shall''; and
       (ii) by striking ``filed with the tribunal'' and inserting 
     ``filed with the State case registry''.

     SEC. 5539. VOLUNTARY PATERNITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

       Section 466(a)(5)(C)(i) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(5)(C)(i)) is 
     amended by inserting ``, or through the use of video or audio 
     equipment,'' after ``orally''.

     SEC. 5540. CALCULATION OF PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT PERCENTAGE.

       Section 452(g)(2) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)) is amended, in the 
     matter following subparagraph (C), by striking ``subparagraph 
     (A)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A) and (B)''.

     SEC. 5541. MEANS AVAILABLE FOR PROVISION OF TECHNICAL 
                   ASSISTANCE AND OPERATION OF FEDERAL PARENT 
                   LOCATOR SERVICE.

       (a) Technical Assistance.--Section 452(j) (42 U.S.C. 
     652(j)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
     striking ``to cover costs incurred by the Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``which shall be available for use by the 
     Secretary, either directly or through grants, contracts, or 
     interagency agreements,''.
       (b) Operation of Federal Parent Locator Service.--
       (1) Means available.--Section 453(o) (42 U.S.C. 653(o)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``Recovery of Costs'' and 
     inserting ``Use of Set-Aside Funds''; and
       (B) by striking ``to cover costs incurred by the 
     Secretary'' and inserting ``which shall be available for use 
     by the Secretary, either directly or through grants, 
     contracts, or interagency agreements,''.
       (2) Availability of funds.--Section 453(o) (42 U.S.C. 
     653(o)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Amounts appropriated under this subsection for each of 
     fiscal years 1997 through 2001 shall remain available until 
     expended.''.

     SEC. 5542. AUTHORITY TO COLLECT SUPPORT FROM FEDERAL 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Response to Notice or Process.--Section 459(c)(2)(C) 
     (42 U.S.C. 659(c)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``respond to 
     the order, process, or interrogatory'' and inserting 
     ``withhold available sums in response to the order or 
     process, or answer the interrogatory''.
       (b) Moneys Subject to Process.--Section 459(h)(1) (42 
     U.S.C. 659(h)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and in 
     subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``paid or'' each place it 
     appears;
       (2) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in clause (ii)(V), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (iii)--
       (i) by inserting ``or payable'' after ``paid''; and
       (ii) by striking ``but'' and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by inserting after clause (iii), the following:
       ``(iv) benefits paid or payable under the Railroad 
     Retirement System, but''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) of periodic benefits under title 38, United States 
     Code, except as provided in subparagraph (A)(ii)(V).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 454(19)(B)(ii) (42 
     U.S.C. 654(19)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``section 
     462(e)'' and inserting ``section 459(i)(5)''.

     SEC. 5543. DEFINITION OF SUPPORT ORDER.

       Section 453(p) (42 U.S.C. 653(p)), is amended by striking 
     ``a child and'' and inserting ``of''.

     SEC. 5544. STATE LAW AUTHORIZING SUSPENSION OF LICENSES.

       Section 466(a)(16) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(16)) is amended by 
     inserting ``and sporting'' after ``recreational''.

     SEC. 5545. INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

       Section 454(32)(A) (42 U.S.C. 654(32)(A)) is amended by 
     striking ``section 459A(d)(2)'' and inserting ``section 
     459A(d)''.

     SEC. 5546. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.

       (a) Cooperative Agreements by Indian Tribes and States for 
     Child Support Enforcement.--Section 454(33) (42 U.S.C. 
     654(33)) is amended--

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       (1) by striking ``and enforce support orders, and'' and 
     inserting ``or enforce support orders, or'';
       (2) by striking ``guidelines established by such tribe or 
     organization'' and inserting ``guidelines established or 
     adopted by such tribe or organization'';
       (3) by striking ``funding collected'' and inserting 
     ``collections''; and
       (4) by striking ``such funding'' and inserting ``such 
     collections''.
       (b) Correction of Subsection Designation.--Section 455 (42 
     U.S.C. 655) is amended by redesignating subsection (b), as 
     added by section 375(b) of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-
     193, 110 Stat. 2256), as subsection (f).
       (c) Direct Grants to Tribes.--Section 455(f) (42 U.S.C. 
     655(f)), as so redesignated by subsection (b) of this 
     section, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) The Secretary may make direct payments under this 
     part to an Indian tribe or tribal organization that 
     demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that it has 
     the capacity to operate a child support enforcement program 
     meeting the objectives of this part, including establishment 
     of paternity, establishment, modification, and enforcement of 
     support orders, and location of absent parents. The Secretary 
     shall promulgate regulations establishing the requirements 
     which must be met by an Indian tribe or tribal organization 
     to be eligible for a grant under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 5547. CONTINUATION OF RULES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPORT 
                   IN THE CASE OF A TITLE IV-E CHILD.

       Section 457 (42 U.S.C. 657) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (e) and (f)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this 
     section, amounts collected by a State as child support for 
     months in any period on behalf of a child for whom a public 
     agency is making foster care maintenance payments under part 
     E--
       ``(1) shall be retained by the State to the extent 
     necessary to reimburse it for the foster care maintenance 
     payments made with respect to the child during such period 
     (with appropriate reimbursement of the Federal Government to 
     the extent of its participation in the financing);
       ``(2) shall be paid to the public agency responsible for 
     supervising the placement of the child to the extent that the 
     amounts collected exceed the foster care maintenance payments 
     made with respect to the child during such period but not the 
     amounts required by a court or administrative order to be 
     paid as support on behalf of the child during such period; 
     and the responsible agency may use the payments in the manner 
     it determines will serve the best interests of the child, 
     including setting such payments aside for the child's future 
     needs or making all or a part thereof available to the person 
     responsible for meeting the child's day-to-day needs; and
       ``(3) shall be retained by the State, if any portion of the 
     amounts collected remains after making the payments required 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2), to the extent that such portion 
     is necessary to reimburse the State (with appropriate 
     reimbursement to the Federal Government to the extent of its 
     participation in the financing) for any past foster care 
     maintenance payments (or payments of assistance under the 
     State program funded under part A) which were made with 
     respect to the child (and with respect to which past 
     collections have not previously been retained);

     and any balance shall be paid to the State agency responsible 
     for supervising the placement of the child, for use by such 
     agency in accordance with paragraph (2).''.

     SEC. 5548. GOOD CAUSE IN FOSTER CARE AND FOOD STAMP CASES.

       (a) State Plan.--Section 454(4)(A)(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     654(4)(A)(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' before ``(III)''; and
       (2) by inserting ``or (IV) cooperation is required pursuant 
     to section 6(l)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2015(l)(1)),'' after ``title XIX,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 454(29) (42 U.S.C. 
     654(29)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``part 
     A of this title or the State program under title XIX'' and 
     inserting ``part A, the State program under part E, the State 
     program under title XIX, or the food stamp program, as 
     defined under section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2012(h)),''; and
       (B) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and all that follows 
     through the semicolon and inserting the following:
       ``(i) in the case of the State program funded under part A, 
     the State program under part E, or the State program under 
     title XIX shall, at the option of the State, be defined, 
     taking into account the best interests of the child, and 
     applied in each case, by the State agency administering such 
     program; and
       ``(ii) in the case of the food stamp program, as defined 
     under section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(h)), shall be defined and applied in each case under 
     that program in accordance with section 6(l)(2) of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(l)(2));'';
       (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or the State program 
     under title XIX'' and inserting ``the State program under 
     part E, the State program under title XIX, or the food stamp 
     program, as defined under section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act 
     of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(h))''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``individual,'' and 
     all that follows through ``XIX,'' and inserting ``individual 
     and the State agency administering the State program funded 
     under part A, the State agency administering the State 
     program under part E, the State agency administering the 
     State program under title XIX, or the State agency 
     administering the food stamp program, as defined under 
     section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(h)),''.

     SEC. 5549. DATE OF COLLECTION OF SUPPORT.

       Section 454B(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 654B(c)(1)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``The date of collection for 
     amounts collected and distributed under this part is the date 
     of receipt by the State disbursement unit, except that if 
     current support is withheld by an employer in the month when 
     due and is received by the State disbursement unit in a month 
     other than the month when due, the date of withholding may be 
     deemed to be the date of collection.''.

     SEC. 5550. ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT IN INTERSTATE CASES.

       (a) Procedures.--Section 466(a)(14) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(14)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(14) High-volume, automated administrative enforcement in 
     interstate cases.--
       ``(A) In general.--Procedures under which--
       ``(i) the State shall use high-volume automated 
     administrative enforcement, to the same extent as used for 
     intrastate cases, in response to a request made by another 
     State to enforce support orders, and shall promptly report 
     the results of such enforcement procedure to the requesting 
     State;
       ``(ii) the State may, by electronic or other means, 
     transmit to another State a request for assistance in 
     enforcing support orders through high-volume, automated 
     administrative enforcement, which request--

       ``(I) shall include such information as will enable the 
     State to which the request is transmitted to compare the 
     information about the cases to the information in the data 
     bases of the State; and
       ``(II) shall constitute a certification by the requesting 
     State--

       ``(aa) of the amount of support under an order the payment 
     of which is in arrears; and
       ``(bb) that the requesting State has complied with all 
     procedural due process requirements applicable to each case;
       ``(iii) 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
       ``(iv) 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.

       ``(B) High-volume automated administrative enforcement.--In 
     this part, the term `high-volume automated administrative 
     enforcement' means the use of automatic data processing to 
     search various State data bases, including license records, 
     employment service data, and State new hire registries, to 
     determine whether information is available regarding a parent 
     who owes a child support obligation.''.
       (b) Incentive Payments.--Section 458(d) (42 U.S.C. 658(d)) 
     is amended by inserting ``, including amounts collected under 
     section 466(a)(14),'' after ``another State''.

     SEC. 5551. WORK ORDERS FOR ARREARAGES.

       Section 466(a)(15) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(15)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(15) Procedures to ensure that persons owing overdue 
     support work or have a plan for payment of such support.--
     Procedures under which the State has the authority, in any 
     case in which an individual owes overdue support with respect 
     to a child receiving assistance under a State program funded 
     under part A, to issue an order or to request that a court or 
     an administrative process established pursuant to State law 
     issue an order that requires the individual to--
       ``(A) 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
       ``(B) 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.''.

     SEC. 5552. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL STATE PLAN AMENDMENTS.

       Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (8)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``noncustodial''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, for the purpose of establishing 
     parentage, establishing, setting the amount of, modifying, or 
     enforcing child support obligations, or making or enforcing a 
     child custody or visitation determination, as defined in 
     section 463(d)(1)'' after ``provide that'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking the comma and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and 
     inserting a comma; and

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       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B), the following 
     flush language:

     ``and shall, subject to the privacy safeguards required under 
     paragraph (26), disclose only the information described in 
     sections 453 and 463 to the authorized persons specified in 
     such sections for the purposes specified in such sections;'';
       (2) in paragraph (17)--
       (A) by striking ``in the case of a State which has'' and 
     inserting ``provide that the State will have''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and'' after ``section 453,''; and
       (3) in paragraph (26)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``will'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by inserting ``, modify,'' after ``establish'', the 
     second place it appears; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, or to make or enforce a child custody 
     determination'' after ``support'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by inserting ``or the child'' after ``1 party'';
       (ii) by inserting ``or the child'' after ``former party''; 
     and
       (iii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (D) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by inserting ``or the child'' after ``1 party'';
       (ii) by striking ``another party'' and inserting ``another 
     person'';
       (iii) by inserting ``to that person'' after ``release of 
     the information''; and
       (iv) by striking ``former party'' and inserting ``party or 
     the child''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) in cases in which the prohibitions under 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) apply, the requirement to notify 
     the Secretary, for purposes of section 453(b)(2), that the 
     State has reasonable evidence of domestic violence or child 
     abuse against a party or the child and that the disclosure of 
     such information could be harmful to the party or the child; 
     and
       ``(E) procedures providing that when the Secretary 
     discloses information about a parent or child to a State 
     court or an agent of a State court described in section 
     453(c)(2) or 463(d)(2)(B), and advises that court or agent 
     that the Secretary has been notified that there is reasonable 
     evidence of domestic violence or child abuse pursuant to 
     section 453(b)(2), the court shall determine whether 
     disclosure to any other person of information received from 
     the Secretary could be harmful to the parent or child and, if 
     the court determines that disclosure to any other person 
     could be harmful, the court and its agents shall not make any 
     such disclosure;''.

     SEC. 5553. FEDERAL CASE REGISTRY OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS.

       Section 453(h) (42 U.S.C. 653(h)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and order'' after 
     ``with respect to each case''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the heading, by inserting ``and order'' after 
     ``Case'';
       (B) by inserting ``or an order'' after ``with respect to a 
     case'' and
       (C) by inserting ``or order'' after ``and the State or 
     States which have the case''.

     SEC. 5554. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS.

       Section 1738B(f) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``a court may'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``a court having jurisdiction over 
     the parties shall issue a child support order, which must be 
     recognized.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``under subsection (d)'' 
     after ``jurisdiction''.

     SEC. 5555. DEVELOPMENT COSTS OF AUTOMATED SYSTEMS.

       (a) Definition of State.--Section 455(a)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     655(a)(3)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)--
       (A) by inserting ``or system described in clause (iii)'' 
     after ``each State''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or system'' after ``the State''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) For purposes of clause (i), a system described in 
     this clause is a system that has been approved by the 
     Secretary to receive enhanced funding pursuant to the Family 
     Support Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-485; 102 Stat. 2343) for 
     the purpose of developing a system that meets the 
     requirements of sections 454(16) (as in effect on and after 
     September 30, 1995) and 454A, including systems that have 
     received funding for such purpose pursuant to a waiver under 
     section 1115(a).''.
       (b) Temporary Limitation On Payments.--Section 344(b)(2) of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 655 note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by inserting ``or a system described in subparagraph 
     (C)'' after ``to a State''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or system'' after ``for the State''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``Act,'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``Act, and among systems that have been 
     approved by the Secretary to receive enhanced funding 
     pursuant to the Family Support Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-
     485; 102 Stat. 2343) for the purpose of developing a system 
     that meets the requirements of sections 454(16) (as in effect 
     on and after September 30, 1995) and 454A, including systems 
     that have received funding for such purpose pursuant to a 
     waiver under section 1115(a), which shall take into account--
       ``(i) the relative size of such State and system caseloads 
     under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act; and
       ``(ii) the level of automation needed to meet the automated 
     data processing requirements of such part.''.

     SEC. 5556. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Elimination of Surplusage.--Section 466(c)(1)(F) (42 
     U.S.C. 666(c)(1)(F)) is amended by striking ``of section 
     466''.
       (b) Correction of Ambiguous Amendment.--Section 
     344(a)(1)(F) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 
     110 Stat. 2234) is amended by inserting ``the first place 
     such term appears'' before ``and all that follows''.
       (c) Correction of Erroneously Drafted Provision.--Section 
     215 of the Department of Health and Human Services 
     Appropriations Act, 1997, (as contained in section 101(e) of 
     the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``Sec. 215. Sections 452(j) and 453(o) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 652(j) and 653(o)), as amended by 
     section 345 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 
     110 Stat. 2237) are each amended by striking `section 457(a)' 
     and inserting `a plan approved under this part'. Amounts 
     available under such sections 452(j) and 453(o) shall be 
     calculated as though the amendments made by this section were 
     effective October 1, 1995.''.
       (d) Elimination of Surplusage.--Section 456(a)(2)(B) (42 
     U.S.C. 656(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``, and'' and 
     inserting a period.
       (e) Correction of Date.--Section 466(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``October 1, 1996'' and 
     inserting ``January 1, 1994''.

     SEC. 5557. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     amendments made by this chapter shall take effect as if 
     included in the enactment of title III of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 2105).
       (b) Exception.--The amendments made by section 5532(b)(2) 
     of this Act shall take effect as if the amendments had been 
     included in the enactment of section 103(a) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 2112).

     CHAPTER 4--RESTRICTING WELFARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR ALIENS

             Subchapter A--Eligibility for Federal Benefits

     SEC. 5561. ALIEN ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL BENEFITS: LIMITED 
                   APPLICATION TO MEDICARE AND BENEFITS UNDER THE 
                   RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT.

       (a) Limited Application to Medicare.--Section 401(b) of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(b)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(3) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any benefit payable 
     under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (relating to the 
     medicare program) to an alien who is lawfully present in the 
     United States as determined by the Attorney General and, with 
     respect to benefits payable under part A of such title, who 
     was authorized to be employed with respect to any wages 
     attributable to employment which are counted for purposes of 
     eligibility for such benefits.''.
       (b) Limited Application to Benefits Under the Railroad 
     Retirement Act.--Section 401(b) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(b)) (as amended by subsection (a)) is 
     amended by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(4) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any benefit payable 
     under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 or the Railroad 
     Unemployment Insurance Act to an alien who is lawfully 
     present in the United States as determined by the Attorney 
     General or to an alien residing outside the United States.''.

     SEC. 5562. EXCEPTIONS TO BENEFIT LIMITATIONS: CORRECTIONS TO 
                   REFERENCE CONCERNING ALIENS WHOSE DEPORTATION 
                   IS WITHHELD.

       Sections 402(a)(2)(A), 402(b)(2)(A), 403(b)(1)(C), 
     412(b)(1)(C), and 431(b)(5) of the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1612(a)(2)(A), 1612(b)(2)(A), 1613(b)(1)(C), 1622(b)(1)(C), 
     and 1641(b)(5)) as amended by this Act are each amended by 
     striking ``section 243(h) of such Act'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``section 243(h) of such Act (as in effect 
     immediately before the effective date of section 307 of 
     division C of Public Law 104-208) or section 241(b)(3) of 
     such Act (as amended by section 305(a) of division C of 
     Public Law 104-208)''.

     SEC. 5563. VETERANS EXCEPTION: APPLICATION OF MINIMUM ACTIVE 
                   DUTY SERVICE REQUIREMENT; EXTENSION TO 
                   UNREMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSE; EXPANDED 
                   DEFINITION OF VETERAN.

       (a) Application of Minimum Active Duty Service 
     Requirement.--Sections 402(a)(2)(C)(i), 402(b)(2)(C)(i), 
     403(b)(2)(A), and 412(b)(3)(A) of the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1612(a)(2)(C)(i), 1612(b)(2)(C)(i), 1613(b)(2)(A), and 
     1622(b)(3)(A)) are each amended by inserting ``and who 
     fulfills the minimum active-duty service requirements of 
     section 5303A(d) of title 38, United States Code'' after 
     ``alienage''.
       (b) Exception Applicable to Unremarried Surviving Spouse.--
     Sections 402(a)(2)(C)(iii), 402(b)(2)(C)(iii), 403(b)(2)(C), 
     and 412(b)(3)(C)

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     of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(C)(iii), 
     1612(b)(2)(C)(iii), 1613(b)(2)(C), and 1622(b)(3)(C)) are 
     each amended by inserting before the period ``or the 
     unremarried surviving spouse of an individual described in 
     clause (i) or (ii) who is deceased if the marriage fulfills 
     the requirements of section 1304 of title 38, United States 
     Code''.
       (c) Expanded Definition of Veteran.--Sections 
     402(a)(2)(C)(i), 402(b)(2)(C)(i), 403(b)(2)(A), and 
     412(b)(3)(A) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1612(a)(2)(C)(i), 1612(b)(2)(C)(i), 1613(b)(2)(A), and 
     1622(b)(3)(A)) are each amended by inserting ``, 1101, or 
     1301, or as described in section 107'' after ``section 101''.

     SEC. 5564. NOTIFICATION CONCERNING ALIENS NOT LAWFULLY 
                   PRESENT: CORRECTION OF TERMINOLOGY.

       Section 1631(e)(9) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1383(e)(9)) and section 27 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937, as added by section 404 of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996, are each amended by striking ``unlawfully in the United 
     States'' each place it appears and inserting ``not lawfully 
     present in the United States''.

     SEC. 5565. FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES: CONTRACTS AND LICENSES.

       Sections 401(c)(2)(A) and 411(c)(2)(A) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(c)(2)(A) and 1621(c)(2)(A)) are each 
     amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end ``, or 
     to a citizen of a freely associated state, if section 141 of 
     the applicable compact of free association approved in Public 
     Law 99-239 or 99-658 (or a successor provision) is in 
     effect''.

     SEC. 5566. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT REGARDING BENEFITS FOR 
                   HMONG AND OTHER HIGHLAND LAO VETERANS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Hmong and other Highland Lao tribal peoples were 
     recruited, armed, trained, and funded for military operations 
     by the United States Department of Defense, Central 
     Intelligence Agency, Department of State, and Agency for 
     International Development to further United States national 
     security interests during the Vietnam conflict.
       (2) Hmong and other Highland Lao tribal forces sacrificed 
     their own lives and saved the lives of American military 
     personnel by rescuing downed American pilots and aircrews and 
     by engaging and successfully fighting North Vietnamese 
     troops.
       (3) Thousands of Hmong and other Highland Lao veterans who 
     fought in special guerilla units on behalf of the United 
     States during the Vietnam conflict, along with their 
     families, have been lawfully admitted to the United States in 
     recent years.
       (4) The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193), the new 
     national welfare reform law, restricts certain welfare 
     benefits for noncitizens of the United States and the 
     exceptions for noncitizen veterans of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States do not extend to Hmong veterans of the Vietnam 
     conflict era, making Hmong veterans and their families 
     receiving certain welfare benefits subject to restrictions 
     despite their military service on behalf of the United 
     States.
       (b) Congressional Statement.--It is the sense of the 
     Congress that Hmong and other Highland Lao veterans who 
     fought on behalf of the Armed Forces of the United States 
     during the Vietnam conflict and have lawfully been admitted 
     to the United States for permanent residence should be 
     considered veterans for purposes of continuing certain 
     welfare benefits consistent with the exceptions provided 
     other noncitizen veterans under the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.

                    Subchapter B--General Provisions

     SEC. 5571. DETERMINATION OF TREATMENT OF BATTERED ALIENS AS 
                   QUALIFIED ALIENS; INCLUSION OF ALIEN CHILD OF 
                   BATTERED PARENT AS QUALIFIED ALIEN.

       (a) Determination of Status by Agency Providing Benefits.--
     Section 431 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641) is 
     amended in subsections (c)(1)(A) and (c)(2)(A) by striking 
     ``Attorney General, which opinion is not subject to review by 
     any court)'' each place it appears and inserting ``agency 
     providing such benefits)''.
       (b) Guidance Issued by Attorney General.--Section 431(c) of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(c)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new undesignated paragraph:
        ``After consultation with the Secretaries of Health and 
     Human Services, Agriculture, and Housing and Urban 
     Development, the Commissioner of Social Security, and with 
     the heads of such Federal agencies administering benefits as 
     the Attorney General considers appropriate, the Attorney 
     General shall issue guidance (in the Attorney General's sole 
     and unreviewable discretion) for purposes of this subsection 
     and section 421(f), concerning the meaning of the terms 
     `battery' and `extreme cruelty', and the standards and 
     methods to be used for determining whether a substantial 
     connection exists between battery or cruelty suffered and an 
     individual's need for benefits under a specific Federal, 
     State, or local program.''.
       (c) Inclusion of Alien Child of Battered Parent as 
     Qualified Alien.--Section 431(c) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(c)) is amended--
       (1) at the end of paragraph (1)(B)(iv) by striking ``or'';
       (2) at the end of paragraph (2)(B) by striking the period 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2)(B) and before the last 
     sentence of such subsection the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) an alien child who--
       ``(A) resides in the same household as a parent who has 
     been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the United 
     States by that parent's spouse or by a member of the spouse's 
     family residing in the same household as the parent and the 
     spouse consented or acquiesced to such battery or cruelty, 
     but only if (in the opinion of the agency providing such 
     benefits) there is a substantial connection between such 
     battery or cruelty and the need for the benefits to be 
     provided; and
       ``(B) who meets the requirement of subparagraph (B) of 
     paragraph (1).''.
       (d) Inclusion of Alien Child of Battered Parent Under 
     Special Rule for Attribution of Income.--Section 421(f)(1)(A) 
     of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1631(f)(1)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (1) at the end of clause (i) by striking ``or''; and
       (2) by striking ``and the battery or cruelty described in 
     clause (i) or (ii)'' and inserting ``or (iii) the alien is a 
     child whose parent (who resides in the same household as the 
     alien child) has been battered or subjected to extreme 
     cruelty in the United States by that parent's spouse, or by a 
     member of the spouse's family residing in the same household 
     as the parent and the spouse consented to, or acquiesced in, 
     such battery or cruelty, and the battery or cruelty described 
     in clause (i), (ii), or (iii)''.

     SEC. 5572. VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.

       (a) Regulations and Guidance.--Section 432(a) of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1642(a)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting at the end of paragraph (1) the following: 
     ``Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the Attorney General of the 
     United States, after consultation with the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, shall issue interim verification 
     guidance.''; and
       (2) by adding after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the Attorney 
     General shall promulgate regulations which set forth the 
     procedures by which a State or local government can verify 
     whether an alien applying for a State or local public benefit 
     is a qualified alien, a nonimmigrant under the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act, or an alien paroled into the United 
     States under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act for less than 1 year, for purposes of 
     determining whether the alien is ineligible for benefits 
     under section 411 of this Act.''.
       (b) Disclosure of Information for Verification.--Section 
     384(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
     Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104-208) 
     is amended by adding after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) The Attorney General is authorized to disclose 
     information, to Federal, State, and local public and private 
     agencies providing benefits, to be used solely in making 
     determinations of eligibility for benefits pursuant to 
     section 431(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.''.

     SEC. 5573. QUALIFYING QUARTERS: DISCLOSURE OF QUARTERS OF 
                   COVERAGE INFORMATION; CORRECTION TO ASSURE THAT 
                   CREDITING APPLIES TO ALL QUARTERS EARNED BY 
                   PARENTS BEFORE CHILD IS 18.

       (a) Disclosure of Quarters of Coverage Information.--
     Section 435 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1645) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding 
     section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the 
     Commissioner of Social Security is authorized to disclose 
     quarters of coverage information concerning an alien and an 
     alien's spouse or parents to a government agency for the 
     purposes of this title.''.
       (b) Correction To Assure That Crediting Applies to All 
     Quarters Earned by Parents Before Child is 18.--Section 
     435(1) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1645(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``while the alien was under age 18,'' and inserting 
     ``before the date on which the alien attains age 18,''.

     SEC. 5574. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION: BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY 
                   LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE ONLY WITH RESPECT TO 
                   ALIENS PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES.

       Section 433 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1643) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d); and
       (2) by adding after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Benefit Eligibility Limitations Applicable Only With 
     Respect to Aliens Present in the United States.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the 
     limitations on eligibility for benefits under this title 
     shall not apply to eligibility

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     for benefits of aliens who are not residing, or present, in 
     the United States with respect to--
       ``(1) wages, pensions, annuities, and other earned payments 
     to which an alien is entitled resulting from employment by, 
     or on behalf of, a Federal, State, or local government agency 
     which was not prohibited during the period of such employment 
     or service under section 274A or other applicable provision 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act; or
       ``(2) benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs.''.

    Subchapter C--Miscellaneous Clerical and Technical Amendments; 
                             Effective Date

     SEC. 5581. CORRECTING MISCELLANEOUS CLERICAL AND TECHNICAL 
                   ERRORS.

       (a) Information Reporting Under Title IV of the Social 
     Security Act.--Effective July 1, 1997, section 408 (42 U.S.C. 
     608), as amended by sections 5001(h)(1) and 5505(e) of this 
     Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) State Required To Provide Certain Information.--Each 
     State to which a grant is made under section 403 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 not lawfully present in the United States.''.
       (b) Miscellaneous Clerical and Technical Corrections.--
       (1) Section 411(c)(3) of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1621(c)(3)) is amended by striking ``4001(c)'' and inserting 
     ``401(c)''.
       (2) Section 422(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1632(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``benefits (as defined in section 
     412(c)),'' and inserting ``benefits,''.
       (3) Section 412(b)(1)(C) of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1622(b)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ``with-holding'' and 
     inserting ``withholding''.
       (4) The subtitle heading for subtitle D of title IV of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996 is amended to read as follows:
                  ``Subtitle D--General Provisions''.
       (5) The subtitle heading for subtitle F of title IV of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996 is amended to read as follows:
 ``Subtitle F--Earned Income Credit Denied to Unauthorized Employees''.
       (6) Section 431(c)(2)(B) of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1641(c)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``clause (ii) of 
     subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (B) of 
     paragraph (1)''.
       (7) Section 431(c)(1)(B) of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1641(c)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (iii) by striking ``, or'' and inserting 
     ``(as in effect prior to April 1, 1997),''; and
       (B) by adding after clause (iv) the following new clause:
       ``(v) cancellation of removal pursuant to section 
     240A(b)(2) of such Act;''.

     SEC. 5582. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made by this 
     chapter shall be effective as if included in the enactment of 
     title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996.

                      CHAPTER 5--CHILD PROTECTION

     SEC. 5591. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 
                   CHILD PROTECTION.

       (a) Methods Permitted for Conduct of Study of Child 
     Welfare.--Section 429A(a) (42 U.S.C. 628b(a)) is amended by 
     inserting ``(directly, or by grant, contract, or interagency 
     agreement)'' after ``conduct''.
       (b) Redesignation of Paragraph.--Section 471(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     671(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (17);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (18) (as 
     added by section 1808(a) of the Small Business Job Protection 
     Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-188; 110 Stat. 1903)) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (18) (as added by section 
     505(3) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 
     2278)) as paragraph (19).

     SEC. 5592. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CHILD 
                   PROTECTION.

       (a) Part B Amendments.--
       (1) In general.--Part B of title IV (42 U.S.C. 620-635) is 
     amended--
       (A) in section 422(b)--
       (i) by striking the period at the end of the paragraph (9) 
     (as added by section 554(3) of the Improving America's 
     Schools Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-382; 108 Stat. 4057)) and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (ii) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
       (iii) by redesignating paragraph (9), as added by section 
     202(a)(3) of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-432, 108 Stat. 4453), as paragraph (10);
       (B) in sections 424(b) and 425(a), by striking 
     ``422(b)(9)'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``422(b)(10)''; and
       (C) by transferring section 429A (as added by section 503 
     of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 
     2277)) to the end of subpart 1.
       (2) Clarification of Conflicting Amendments.--Section 
     204(a)(2) of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-432; 108 Stat. 4456) is amended by inserting 
     ``(as added by such section 202(a))'' before ``and 
     inserting''.
       (b) Part E Amendments.--Section 472(d) (42 U.S.C. 672(d)) 
     is amended by striking ``422(b)(9)'' and inserting 
     ``422(b)(10)''.

     SEC. 5593. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this chapter shall take effect as if 
     included in the enactment of title V of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 2277).

                         CHAPTER 6--CHILD CARE

     SEC. 5601. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 
                   CHILD CARE.

       (a) Funding.--Section 418(a) (42 U.S.C. 618(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``the greater of'' after ``equal to'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``the sum of'';
       (ii) by striking ``amounts expended'' and inserting 
     ``expenditures''; and
       (iii) by striking ``section--'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``subsections (g) and (i) of section 402 (as in 
     effect before October 1, 1995); or'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``sections'' and inserting ``subsections''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a 
     period; and
       (D) in the matter following subparagraph (B), by striking 
     ``whichever is greater.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Allotments to states.--The total amount available for 
     payments to States under this paragraph, as determined under 
     subparagraph (A), shall be allotted among the States based on 
     the formula used for determining the amount of Federal 
     payments to each State under section 403(n) (as in effect 
     before October 1, 1995).'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) Federal matching of state expenditures exceeding 
     historical expenditures.--The Secretary shall pay to each 
     eligible State for a fiscal year an amount equal to the 
     lesser of the State's allotment under subparagraph (B) or the 
     Federal medical assistance percentage for the State for the 
     fiscal year (as defined in section 1905(b), as such section 
     was in effect on September 30, 1995) of so much of the 
     State's expenditures for child care in that fiscal year as 
     exceed the total amount of expenditures by the State 
     (including expenditures from amounts made available from 
     Federal funds) in fiscal year 1994 or 1995 (whichever is 
     greater) for the programs described in paragraph (1)(A).''; 
     and
       (C) in subparagraph (D)(i)--
       (i) by striking ``amounts under any grant awarded'' and 
     inserting ``any amounts allotted''; and
       (ii) by striking ``the grant is made'' and inserting ``such 
     amounts are allotted''.
       (b) Data Used To Determine Historic State Expenditures.--
     Section 418(a) (42 U.S.C. 618(a)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(5) Data used to determine state and federal shares of 
     expenditures.--In making the determinations concerning 
     expenditures required under paragraphs (1) and (2)(C), the 
     Secretary shall use information that was reported by the 
     State on ACF Form 231 and available as of the applicable 
     dates specified in clauses (i)(I), (ii), and (iii)(III) of 
     section 403(a)(1)(D).''.
       (c) Definition of State.--Section 418(d) (42 U.S.C. 618(d)) 
     is amended by striking ``or'' and inserting ``and''.

     SEC. 5602. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 658E(c)(2)(E)(ii), by striking ``tribal 
     organization'' and inserting ``tribal organizations'';
       (2) in section 658K(a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following:

       ``(iv) whether the head of the family unit is a single 
     parent;'';

       (II) in clause (v)--

       (aa) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 
     ``including the amount obtained from (and separately 
     identified)--'' and inserting ``including--''; and
       (bb) by striking subclause (II) and inserting the 
     following:

       ``(II) cash or other assistance under--

       ``(aa) the temporary assistance for needy families program 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.); and
       ``(bb) a State program for which State spending is counted 
     toward the maintenance of effort requirement under section 
     409(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     609(a)(7));''; and

       (III) in clause (x), by striking ``week'' and inserting 
     ``month''; and

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       (ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(D) Use of samples.--
       ``(i) Authority.--A State may comply with the requirement 
     to collect the information described in subparagraph (B) 
     through the use of disaggregated case record information on a 
     sample of families selected 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 samples of the information 
     described in subparagraph (B). The Secretary may develop and 
     implement procedures for verifying the quality of data 
     submitted by the States.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``Biannual'' and inserting 
     ``Annual''; and
       (ii) by striking ``6'' and inserting ``12'';
       (3) in section 658L, by striking ``1997'' and inserting 
     ``1998'';
       (4) in section 658O(c)(6)(C), by striking ``(A)'' and 
     inserting ``(B)''; and
       (5) in section 658P(13), by striking ``or'' and inserting 
     ``and''.

     SEC. 5603. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this 
     chapter and the amendments made by this chapter shall take 
     effect as if included in the enactment of title VI of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 2278).
       (b) Exceptions.--The amendment made by section 
     5601(a)(2)(B) shall take effect on October 1, 1997.

  CHAPTER 7--ERISA AMENDMENTS RELATING TO MEDICAL CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS

     SEC. 5611. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SECTION 303 OF THE PERSONAL 
                   RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OPPORTUNITY 
                   RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996.

       (a) Privacy Safeguards for Medical Child Support Orders.--
     Section 609(a)(3)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)(3)(A)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``except that, to the extent 
     provided in the order, the name and mailing address of an 
     official of a State or a political subdivision thereof may be 
     substituted for the mailing address of any such alternate 
     recipient,''.
       (b) Payment to State Official Treated as Satisfaction of 
     Plan's Obligation.--Section 609(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1169(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(9) Payment to state official treated as satisfaction of 
     plan's obligation to make payment to alternate recipient.--
     Payment of benefits by a group health plan to an official of 
     a State or a political subdivision thereof whose name and 
     address have been substituted for the name and address of an 
     alternate recipient in a qualified medical child support 
     order, pursuant to paragraph (3)(A), shall be treated, for 
     purposes of this title, as payment of benefits to the 
     alternate recipient.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to medical child support orders 
     issued on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 5612. AMENDMENT RELATING TO SECTION 381 OF THE PERSONAL 
                   RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OPPORTUNITY 
                   RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996.

       (a) Clarification of Effect of Administrative Notices.--
     Section 609(a)(2)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)(2)(B)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes 
     of this subparagraph, an administrative notice which is 
     issued pursuant to an administrative process referred to in 
     subclause (II) of the preceding sentence and which has the 
     effect of an order described in clause (i) or (ii) of the 
     preceding sentence shall be treated as such an order.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall be effective as if included in the enactment of section 
     381 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 
     2257).

     SEC. 5613. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SECTION 382 OF THE PERSONAL 
                   RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OPPORTUNITY 
                   RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996.

       (a) Elimination of Requirement That Orders Specify Affected 
     Plans.--Section 609(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``by the plan'';
       (2) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``, and'' and 
     inserting a period; and
       (4) by striking subparagraph (D).
       (b) Clarification of Applicability of Orders.--Section 
     609(a)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)(1)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``A qualified 
     medical child support order with respect to any participant 
     or beneficiary shall be deemed to apply to each group health 
     plan which has received such order, from which the 
     participant or beneficiary is eligible to receive benefits, 
     and with respect to which the requirements of paragraph (4) 
     are met.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to medical child support orders 
     issued on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                       Subtitle G--Miscellaneous

     SEC. 5701. 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 ``$5,950,000,000,000''.

     SEC. 5702. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ENFORCEMENT 
                   INITIATIVES RELATED TO THE EARNED INCOME TAX 
                   CREDIT.

       In addition to any other funds available therefor, there 
     are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, for improved application of the earned income 
     credit under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
     not more than--
       (1) $138,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       (2) $143,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       (3) $144,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       (4) $145,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
       (5) $146,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
               TITLE VI--EDUCATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS
                      Subtitle A--Higher Education

     SEC. 6101. MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY OF RESERVES.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 422 of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1072) is amended by adding after subsection 
     (g) the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Recall of Reserves; Limitations on Use of Reserve 
     Funds and Assets.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary shall, except as otherwise provided in 
     this subsection, recall $1,000,000,000 from the reserve funds 
     held by guaranty agencies on September 1, 2002.
       ``(2) Deposit.--Funds recalled by the Secretary under this 
     subsection shall be deposited in the Treasury.
       ``(3) Required share.--The Secretary shall require each 
     guaranty agency to return reserve funds under paragraph (1) 
     based on the agency's required share of recalled reserve 
     funds held by guaranty agencies as of September 30, 1996. For 
     purposes of this paragraph, a guaranty agency's required 
     share of recalled reserve funds shall be determined as 
     follows:
       ``(A) The Secretary shall compute each guaranty agency's 
     reserve ratio by dividing (i) the amount held in the agency's 
     reserve funds as of September 30, 1996 (but reflecting later 
     accounting or auditing adjustments approved by the 
     Secretary), by (ii) the original principal amount of all 
     loans for which the agency has an outstanding insurance 
     obligation as of such date, including amounts of outstanding 
     loans transferred to the agency from another guaranty agency.
       ``(B) If the reserve ratio of any guaranty agency as 
     computed under subparagraph (A) exceeds 2.0 percent, the 
     agency's required share shall include so much of the amounts 
     held in the agency's reserve funds as exceed a reserve ratio 
     of 2.0 percent.
       ``(C) If any additional amount is required to be recalled 
     under paragraph (1) (after deducting the total of the 
     required shares calculated under subparagraph (B)), such 
     additional amount shall be obtained by imposing on each 
     guaranty agency an equal percentage reduction in the amount 
     of the agency's reserve funds remaining after deduction of 
     the amount recalled under subparagraph (B), except that such 
     percentage reduction under this subparagraph shall not result 
     in the agency's reserve ratio being reduced below 0.58 
     percent. The equal percentage reduction shall be the 
     percentage obtained by dividing--
       ``(i) the additional amount required to be recalled (after 
     deducting the total of the required shares calculated under 
     subparagraph (B)), by
       ``(ii) the total amount of all such agencies' reserve funds 
     remaining (after deduction of the required shares calculated 
     under such subparagraph).
       ``(D) If any additional amount is required to be recalled 
     under paragraph (1) (after deducting the total of the 
     required shares calculated under subparagraphs (B) and (C)), 
     such additional amount shall be obtained by imposing on each 
     guaranty agency with a reserve ratio (after deducting the 
     required shares calculated under such subparagraphs) in 
     excess of 0.58 percent an equal percentage reduction in the 
     amount of the agency's reserve funds remaining (after such 
     deduction) that exceed a reserve ratio of 0.58 percent. The 
     equal percentage reduction shall be the percentage obtained 
     by dividing--
       ``(i) the additional amount to be recalled under paragraph 
     (1) (after deducting the amount recalled under subparagraphs 
     (B) and (C)), by
       ``(ii) the total amount of all such agencies' reserve funds 
     remaining (after deduction of the required shares calculated 
     under such subparagraphs) that exceed a reserve ratio of 0.58 
     percent.
       ``(4) Restricted accounts required.--
       ``(A) In general.--Within 90 days after the beginning of 
     each of the fiscal years 1998 through 2002, each guaranty 
     agency shall transfer a portion of the agency's required 
     share determined under paragraph (3) to a restricted account 
     established by the agency that is of a type selected by the 
     agency with the approval of the Secretary. Funds transferred 
     to such restricted accounts shall be invested in obligations 
     issued or guaranteed by the United States or in other 
     similarly low-risk securities.
       ``(B) Requirement.--A guaranty agency shall not use the 
     funds in such a restricted account for any purpose without 
     the express written permission of the Secretary, except that 
     a guaranty agency may use the earnings from such restricted 
     account for default reduction activities.

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       ``(C) Installments.--In each of fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002, each guaranty agency shall transfer the agency's 
     required share to such restricted account in 5 equal annual 
     installments, except that--
       ``(i) a guaranty agency that has a reserve ratio (as 
     computed under subparagraph (3)(A)) equal to or less than 
     1.10 percent may transfer the agency's required share to such 
     account in 4 equal installments beginning in fiscal year 
     1999; and
       ``(ii) a guaranty agency may transfer such required share 
     to such account in accordance with such other payment 
     schedules as are approved by the Secretary.
       ``(5) Shortage.--If, on September 1, 2002, the total amount 
     in the restricted accounts described in paragraph (4) is less 
     than the amount the Secretary is required to recall under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall require the return of the 
     amount of the shortage from other reserve funds held by 
     guaranty agencies under procedures established by the 
     Secretary. The Secretary shall first attempt to obtain the 
     amount of such shortage from each guaranty agency that failed 
     to transfer the agency's required share to the agency's 
     restricted account in accordance with paragraph (4).
       ``(6) Enforcement.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may take such reasonable 
     measures, and require such information, as may be necessary 
     to ensure that guaranty agencies comply with the requirements 
     of this subsection.
       ``(B) Prohibition.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     guaranty agency has failed to transfer to a restricted 
     account any portion of the agency's required share under this 
     subsection, the agency may not receive any other funds under 
     this part until the Secretary determines that the agency has 
     so transferred the agency's required share.
       ``(C) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirements of 
     subparagraph (B) for a guaranty agency described in such 
     subparagraph if the Secretary determines that there are 
     extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the agency 
     that justify such waiver.
       ``(7) Limitation.--
       ``(A) Restriction on other authority.--The Secretary shall 
     not have any authority to direct a guaranty agency to return 
     reserve funds under subsection (g)(1)(A) during the period 
     from the date of enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     through September 30, 2002.
       ``(B) Use of termination collections.--Any reserve funds 
     directed by the Secretary to be returned to the Secretary 
     under subsection (g)(1)(B) during such period that do not 
     exceed a guaranty agency's required share of recalled reserve 
     funds under paragraph (3)--
       ``(i) shall be used to satisfy the agency's required share 
     of recalled reserve funds; and
       ``(ii) shall be deposited in the restricted account 
     established by the agency under paragraph (4), without regard 
     to whether such funds exceed the next installment required 
     under such paragraph.
       ``(C) Use of sanctions collections.--Any reserve funds 
     directed by the Secretary to be returned to the Secretary 
     under subsection (g)(1)(C) during such period that do not 
     exceed a guaranty agency's next installment under paragraph 
     (4)--
       ``(i) shall be used to satisfy the agency's next 
     installment; and
       ``(ii) shall be deposited in the restricted account 
     established by the agency under paragraph (4).
       ``(D) Balance available to secretary.--Any reserve funds 
     directed by the Secretary to be returned to the Secretary 
     under subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (g)(1) that 
     remain after satisfaction of the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) of this paragraph shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury.
       ``(8) Definitions.--For the purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) Default reduction activities.--The term `default 
     reduction activities' means activities to reduce student loan 
     defaults that improve, strengthen, and expand default 
     prevention activities, such as--
       ``(i) establishing a program of partial loan cancellation 
     to reward disadvantaged borrowers for good repayment 
     histories with their lenders;
       ``(ii) establishing a financial and debt management 
     counseling program for high-risk borrowers that provides 
     long-term training (beginning prior to the first disbursement 
     of the borrower's first student loan and continuing through 
     the completion of the borrower's program of education or 
     training) in budgeting and other aspects of financial 
     management, including debt management;
       ``(iii) establishing a program of placement counseling to 
     assist high-risk borrowers in identifying employment or 
     additional training opportunities; and
       ``(iv) developing public service announcements that would 
     detail consequences of student loan default and provide 
     information regarding a toll-free telephone number 
     established by the guaranty agency for use by borrowers 
     seeking assistance in avoiding default.
       ``(B) Reserve funds.--The term `reserve funds' when used 
     with respect to a guaranty agency--
       ``(i) includes any reserve funds in cash or liquid assets 
     held by the guaranty agency, or held by, or under the control 
     of, any other entity; and
       ``(ii) does not include buildings, equipment, or other 
     nonliquid assets.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 428(c)(9)(A) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)(9)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``for the fiscal 
     year of the agency that begins in 1993''; and
       (2) by striking the third sentence.

     SEC. 6102. REPEAL OF DIRECT LOAN ORIGINATION FEES TO 
                   INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

       Section 452 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (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.

     SEC. 6103. FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       Subsection (a) of section 458 of the Higher Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Administrative Expenses.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each fiscal year, there shall be 
     available to the Secretary from funds not otherwise 
     appropriated, funds to be obligated for--
       ``(A) administrative costs under this part and part B, 
     including the costs of the direct student loan programs under 
     this part, and
       ``(B) administrative cost allowances payable to guaranty 
     agencies under part B and calculated in accordance with 
     paragraph (2),

     not to exceed (from such funds not otherwise appropriated) 
     $532,000,000 in fiscal year 1998, $610,000,000 in fiscal year 
     1999, $705,000,000 in fiscal year 2000, $750,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2001, and $750,000,000 in fiscal year 2002. 
     Administrative cost allowances under subparagraph (B) of this 
     paragraph shall be paid quarterly and used in accordance with 
     section 428(f). The Secretary may carry over funds available 
     under this section to a subsequent fiscal year.
       ``(2) Calculation basis.--Administrative cost allowances 
     payable to guaranty agencies under paragraph (1)(B) shall be 
     calculated on the basis of 0.85 percent of the total 
     principal amount of loans upon which insurance was issued in 
     excess of $8,200,000,000 in fiscal year 1997 and upon which 
     insurance is issued on or after October 1, 1997, except that 
     such allowances shall not exceed--
       ``(A) $170,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999; or
       ``(B) $150,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000, 2001, 
     and 2002.''.

     SEC. 6104. EXTENSION OF STUDENT AID PROGRAMS.

       Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1070 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 424(a), by striking ``1998.'' and ``2002.'' 
     and inserting ``2002.'' and ``2006.'', respectively;
       (2) in section 428(a)(5), by striking ``1998,'' and 
     ``2002.'' and inserting ``2002,'' and ``2006.'', 
     respectively; and
       (3) in section 428C(e), by striking ``1998.'' and inserting 
     ``2002.''.
      Subtitle B--Repeal of Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act

     SEC. 6201. REPEAL OF SMITH-HUGHES VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT.

       The Act of February 23, 1917 (39 Stat. 929, chapter 114; 20 
     U.S.C. 11 et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Smith-Hughes 
     Vocational Education Act''), is repealed.
       TITLE VII--CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND RELATED PROVISIONS

     SEC. 7001. INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS TO FEDERAL CIVILIAN 
                   RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.

       (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--
       (1) Agency contributions.--
       (A) In general.-- Notwithstanding section 8334 (a)(1) or 
     (k)(1) of title 5, United States Code, during the period 
     beginning on October 1, 1997, through September 30, 2002, 
     each employing agency (other than the United States Postal 
     Service or the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority) 
     shall contribute--
       (i) 8.51 percent of the basic pay of an employee;
       (ii) 9.01 percent of the basic pay of a congressional 
     employee, a law enforcement officer, a member of the Capitol 
     police, or a firefighter; and
       (iii) 9.51 percent of the basic pay of a Member of 
     Congress, a Court of Federal Claims judge, a United States 
     magistrate, a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the Armed Forces, or a bankruptcy judge;

     in lieu of the agency contributions otherwise required under 
     section 8334(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code.
       (B) Application.--For purposes of subparagraph (A) and 
     notwithstanding the amendments made by paragraph (3), during 
     the period beginning on January 1, 1999 through December 31, 
     2002, with respect to the United States Postal Service and 
     the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, the agency 
     contribution shall be determined as though those amendments 
     had not been made.
       (2) No reduction in agency contributions by the postal 
     service.--Contributions by the Treasury of the United States 
     or the United States Postal Service under section 8348 (g), 
     (h), or (m) of title 5, United States Code--
       (A) shall not be reduced as a result of the amendments made 
     under paragraph (3) of this subsection; and
       (B) shall be computed as though such amendments had not 
     been enacted.
       (3) Individual deductions, withholdings, and deposits.--
       (A) 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 offi

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     cer, firefighter, bankruptcy judge, judge of the United 
     States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, United States 
     magistrate, Court of Federal Claims judge, or member of the 
     Capitol Police, as the case may be, the percentage of basic 
     pay applicable under subsection (c).''.
       (B) Deposits.--The table under section 8334(c) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (i) 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, 1998.
7.25......................................  January 1, 1999, to December
                                             31, 1999.
7.4.......................................  January 1, 2000, to December
                                             31, 2000.
7.5.......................................  January 1, 2001, to December
                                             31, 2002.
7.........................................  After December 31, 2002.'';


       (ii) 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:

``7.5.....................................  January 1, 1970, to December
                                             31, 1998.
7.75......................................  January 1, 1999, to December
                                             31, 1999.
7.9.......................................  January 1, 2000, to December
                                             31, 2000.
8.........................................  January 1, 2001, to December
                                             31, 2002.
7.5.......................................  After December 31, 2002.'';


       (iii) 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, 1998.
8.25......................................  January 1, 1999, to December
                                             31, 1999.
8.4.......................................  January 1, 2000, to December
                                             31, 2000.
8.5.......................................  January 1, 2001, to December
                                             31, 2002.
8.........................................  After December 31, 2002.'';


       (iv) 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:

``7.5.....................................  January 1, 1975, to December
                                             31, 1998.
7.75......................................  January 1, 1999, to December
                                             31, 1999.
7.9.......................................  January 1, 2000, to December
                                             31, 2000.
8.........................................  January 1, 2001, to December
                                             31, 2002.
7.5.......................................  After December 31, 2002.'';


       (v) 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, 1998.
8.25......................................  January 1, 1999, to December
                                             31, 1999.
8.4.......................................  January 1, 2000, to December
                                             31, 2000.
8.5.......................................  January 1, 2001, to December
                                             31, 2002.
8.........................................  After December 31, 2002.'';


       (vi) 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:

``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 enactment of the
                                             Department of Defense
                                             Authorization Act, 1984, to
                                             December 31, 1998.
8.25......................................  January 1, 1999, to December
                                             31, 1999.
8.4.......................................  January 1, 2000, to December
                                             31, 2000.
8.5.......................................  January 1, 2001, to December
                                             31, 2002.
8.........................................  After December 31, 2002.'';


       (vii) 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, 1998.
 8.25.....................................  January 1, 1999, to December
                                             31, 1999.
 8.4......................................  January 1, 2000, to December
                                             31, 2000.
 8.5......................................  January 1, 2001, to December
                                             31, 2002.
 8........................................  After December 31, 2002.'';


       (viii) in the matter relating to a Court of Federal Claims 
     judge by striking:
``8.......................................  After September 30, 1988.'';


     and insert the following:

``8.......................................  October 1, 1988, to December
                                             31, 1998.
8.25......................................  January 1, 1999, to December
                                             31, 1999.
8.4.......................................  January 1, 2000, to December
                                             31, 2000.
8.5.......................................  January 1, 2001, to December
                                             31, 2002.
8.........................................  After December 31, 2002.'';


     and
       (ix) by inserting after the matter relating to a Court of 
     Federal Claims judge the following:

``Member of the Capitol Police....  2.5...........  August 1, 1920, to
                                                     June 30, 1926.
                                    .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, 1998.
                                    7.75..........  January 1, 1999, to
                                                     December 31, 1999.
                                    7.9...........  January 1, 2000, to
                                                     December 31, 2000.
                                    8.............  January 1, 2001, 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 the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Effective with respect to any period of military 
     service after December 31, 1998, 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 subsection (c) of this section 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 the following: 
     ``This paragraph shall be subject to paragraph (4).''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Effective with respect to any period of service after 
     December 31, 1998, 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 subsection (c) of this section for the 
     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 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 shall be as follows:
       

``Employee........................  7.............  January 1, 1987, to
                                                     December 31, 1998.
                                    7.25..........  January 1, 1999, to
                                                     December 31, 1999.
                                    7.4...........  January 1, 2000, to
                                                     December 31, 2000.
                                    7.5...........  January 1, 2001, to
                                                     December 31, 2002.
                                    7.............  After December 31,
                                                     2002.
Congressional employee............  7.5...........  January 1, 1987, to
                                                     December 31, 1998.
                                    7.75..........  January 1, 1999, to
                                                     December 31, 1999.
                                    7.9...........  January 1, 2000, to
                                                     December 31, 2000.
                                    8.............  January 1, 2001, to
                                                     December 31, 2002.
                                    7.5...........  After December 31,
                                                     2002.
Member............................  7.5...........  January 1, 1987, to
                                                     December 31, 1998.
                                    7.75..........  January 1, 1999, to
                                                     December 31, 1999.
                                    7.9...........  January 1, 2000, to
                                                     December 31, 2000.
                                    8.............  January 1, 2001, to
                                                     December 31, 2002.
                                    7.5...........  After December 31,
                                                     2002.
Law enforcement officer,            7.5...........  January 1, 1987, to
 firefighter, member of the                          December 31, 1998.
 Capitol Police, or air traffic
 controller.
                                    7.75..........  January 1, 1999, to
                                                     December 31, 1999.
                                    7.9...........  January 1, 2000, to
                                                     December 31, 2000.
                                    8.............  January 1, 2001, 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 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, 1999, through December 31, 1999, shall be 
     3.25 percent;
       ``(B) January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2000, shall be 
     3.4 percent; and
       ``(C) January 1, 2001, 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 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, 1999, through December 31, 1999, shall be 
     3.25 percent;
       ``(B) January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2000, shall be 
     3.4 percent; and
       ``(C) January 1, 2001, through December 31, 2002, shall be 
     3.5 percent.''.
       (2) No reduction in agency contributions.--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) Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
     System.--
       (1) Agency contributions.--Notwithstanding section 
     211(a)(2) of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 2021(a)(2)), during the period beginning on 
     October 1, 1997, through September 30, 2002, the Central 
     Intelligence Agency shall contribute 8.51 percent of the 
     basic pay of an employee participating in the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System in lieu 
     of the agency contribution otherwise required under section 
     211(a)(2) of such Act.
       (2) Individual deductions, withholdings, and deposits.--
     Notwithstanding section 211(a)(1) of the Central Intelligence 
     Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2021(a)(1)) beginning on 
     January 1, 1999, through December 31, 2002, the percentage 
     deducted and withheld from the basic pay of an employee 
     participating in the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
     and Disability System shall be as follows:
       

7.25......................................  January 1, 1999, to December
                                             31, 1999.
7.4.......................................  January 1, 2000, to December
                                             31, 2000.
7.5.......................................  January 1, 2001, to December
                                             31, 2002.



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       (3) Military service.--Section 252(h)(1) of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2082(h)(1)), is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(h)(1)(A) Each participant who has performed military 
     service before the date of separation on which entitlement to 
     an annuity under this title is based may pay to the Agency an 
     amount equal to 7 percent of the amount of basic pay paid 
     under section 204 of title 37, United States Code, to the 
     participant for each period of military service after 
     December 1956; except, the amount to be paid for military 
     service performed beginning on January 1, 1999, through 
     December 31, 2002, shall be as follows:
       

``7.25 percent of basic pay...............  January 1, 1999, to December
                                             31, 1999.
7.4 percent of basic pay..................  January 1, 2000, to December
                                             31, 2000.
7.5 percent of basic pay..................  January 1, 2001, to December
                                             31, 2002.


       ``(B) The amount of such payments shall be based on such 
     evidence of basic pay for military service as the participant 
     may provide or, if the Director determines sufficient 
     evidence has not been provided to adequately determine basic 
     pay for military service, such payment shall be based upon 
     estimates of such basic pay provided to the Director under 
     paragraph (4).''.
       (d) Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System.--
       (1) Agency contributions.--Notwithstanding section 805(a) 
     (1) and (2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     4045(a) (1) and (2)), during the period beginning on October 
     1, 1997, through September 30, 2002, each agency employing a 
     participant in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
     System shall contribute to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund--
       (A) 8.51 percent of the basic pay of each participant 
     covered under section 805(a)(1) of such Act participating in 
     the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System; and
       (B) 9.01 percent of the basic pay of each participant 
     covered under section 805(a)(2) of such Act participating in 
     the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System;

     in lieu of the agency contribution otherwise required under 
     section 805(a) (1) and (2) of such Act.
       (2) Individual deductions, withholdings, and deposits.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 805(a)(1) of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4045(a)(1)), beginning 
     on January 1, 1999, through December 31, 2002, the amount 
     withheld and deducted from the basic pay of a participant in 
     the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System shall be 
     as follows:
       

7.25......................................  January 1, 1999, to December
                                             31, 1999.
7.4.......................................  January 1, 2000, to December
                                             31, 2000.
7.5.......................................  January 1, 2001, to December
                                             31, 2002.


       (B) Foreign service criminal investigators/inspectors of 
     the office of the inspector general, agency for international 
     development.--Notwithstanding section 805(a)(2) of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4045(a)(2)), beginning 
     on January 1, 1999, through December 31, 2002, the amount 
     withheld and deducted from the basic pay of an eligible 
     Foreign Service criminal investigator/inspector of the Office 
     of the Inspector General, Agency for International 
     Development participating in the Foreign Service Retirement 
     and Disability System shall be as follows:
       

7.75......................................  January 1, 1999, to December
                                             31, 1999.
7.9.......................................  January 1, 2000, to December
                                             31, 2000.
8.........................................  January 1, 2001, to December
                                             31, 2002.


       (C) Conforming amendment.--Section 805(d)(1) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4045(d)(1)) is amended in the 
     table in the matter following subparagraph (B) by striking:
       

``On and after January 1, 1970.................................     7'';


     and inserting the following:
       

``January 1, 1970, through December 31, 1998, inclusive........        7
January 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999, inclusive..........     7.25
January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2000, inclusive..........      7.4
January 1, 2001, through December 31, 2002, inclusive..........      7.5
After December 31, 2002........................................     7''.

       (D) Military service.--Section 805(e) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4045(e)) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (e)(1) by striking ``Each'' and inserting 
     ``Subject to paragraph (5), each''; and
       (ii) by adding after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Effective with respect to any period of military or 
     naval service after December 31, 1998, the percentage of 
     basic pay under section 204 of title 37, United States Code, 
     payable under paragraph (1) shall be equal to the same 
     percentage as would be applicable under section 8334(c) of 
     title 5, United States Code, for that same period for service 
     as an employee.''.
       (e) Foreign Service Pension System.--
       (1) Individual deductions and withholdings from pay.--
       (A) In general.--Section 856(a) of the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071e(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a)(1) The employing agency shall deduct and withhold 
     from the basic pay of each participant the applicable 
     percentage of basic pay specified in paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection minus the percentage then in effect under section 
     3101(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
     3101(a)) (relating to the rate of tax for old age, survivors, 
     and disability insurance).
       ``(2) The applicable percentage under this subsection shall 
     be as follows:
       

``7.5.....................................  Before January 1, 1999.
7.75......................................  January 1, 1999, to December
                                             31, 1999.
 7.9......................................  January 1, 2000, to December
                                             31, 2000.
8.........................................  January 1, 2001, to December
                                             31, 2002.
7.5.......................................  After December 31, 2002.''.


       (B) Volunteer service.--Subsection 854(c) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071c(c)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(c)(1) Credit shall be given under this System to a 
     participant for a period of prior satisfactory service as--
       ``(A) a volunteer or volunteer leader under the Peace Corps 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.),

       ``(B) a volunteer under part A of title VIII of the 
     Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, or
       ``(C) a full-time volunteer for a period of service of at 
     least 1 year's duration under part A, B, or C of title I of 
     the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et 
     seq.),
     if the participant makes a payment to the Fund equal to 3 
     percent of pay received for the volunteer service; except, 
     the amount to be paid for volunteer service beginning on 
     January 1, 1999, through December 31, 2002, shall be as 
     follows:
       

``3.25....................................  January 1, 1999, to December
                                             31, 1999.
3.4.......................................  January 1, 2000, to December
                                             31, 2000.
3.5.......................................  January 1, 2001, to December
                                             31, 2002.


       ``(2) The amount of such payments shall be determined in 
     accordance with regulations of the Secretary of State 
     consistent with regulations for making corresponding 
     determinations under chapter 83, title 5, United States Code, 
     together with interest determined under regulations issued by 
     the Secretary of State.''.
       (2) No reduction in agency contributions.--Agency 
     contributions under section 857 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071f) shall not be reduced as a result of 
     the amendments made under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
       (f) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--This section shall take effect on--
       (A) October 1, 1997; or
       (B) if later, the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Special rule.--If the date of enactment of this Act is 
     later than October 1, 1997, then any reference to October 1, 
     1997, in subsection (a)(1), (c)(1), or (d)(1) shall be 
     treated as a reference to the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7002. GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL 
                   EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 8906 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and all that 
     follows through the end of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(a)(1) Not later than October 1 of each year, the Office 
     of Personnel Management shall determine the weighted average 
     of the subscription charges that will be in effect during the 
     following contract year with respect to--
       ``(A) enrollments under this chapter for self alone; and
       ``(B) enrollments under this chapter for self and family.
       ``(2) In determining each weighted average under paragraph 
     (1), the weight to be given to a particular subscription 
     charge shall, with respect to each plan (and option) to which 
     it is to apply, be commensurate with the number of enrollees 
     enrolled in such plan (and option) as of March 31 of the year 
     in which the determination is being made.
       ``(3) For purposes of paragraph (2), the term `enrollee' 
     means any individual who, during the contract year for which 
     the weighted average is to be used under this section, will 
     be eligible for a Government contribution for health 
     benefits.
       ``(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
     biweekly Government contribution for health benefits for an 
     employee or annuitant enrolled in a health benefits plan 
     under this chapter is adjusted to an amount equal to 72 
     percent of the weighted average under subsection (a)(1) (A) 
     or (B), as applicable. For an employee, the adjustment begins 
     on the first day of the employee's first pay period of each 
     year. For an annuitant, the adjustment begins on the first 
     day of the first period of each year for which an annuity 
     payment is made.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     first day of the contract year that begins in 1999. Nothing 
     in this subsection shall prevent the Office of Personnel 
     Management from taking any action, before such first day, 
     which it considers necessary in order to ensure the timely 
     implementation of this section.

     SEC. 7003. 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:

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       ``(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 take effect on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act or October 1, 1997, whichever is later.
       (2) Provisions relating to payments for fiscal year 1998.--
       (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 1998 
     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 1998 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 before 
     October 1, 1998.
                TITLE VIII--VETERANS AND RELATED MATTERS

     SEC. 8001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Veterans 
     Reconciliation Act of 1997''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     title is as follows:
Sec. 8001. Short title; table of contents.

             Subtitle A--Extension of Temporary Authorities

Sec. 8011. Enhanced loan asset sale authority.
Sec. 8012. Home loan fees.
Sec. 8013. Procedures applicable to liquidation sales on defaulted home 
              loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 8014. Income verification authority.
Sec. 8015. Limitation on pension for certain recipients of medicaid-
              covered nursing home care.

         Subtitle B--Copayments and Medical Care Cost Recovery

Sec. 8021. Authority to require that certain veterans make copayments 
              in exchange for receiving health care benefits.
Sec. 8022. Medical care cost recovery authority.
Sec. 8023. Department of Veterans Affairs medical-care receipts.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 8031. Rounding down of cost-of-living adjustments in compensation 
              and DIC rates for fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
Sec. 8032. Increase in amount of home loan fees for the purchase of 
              repossessed homes from the Department of Veterans 
              Affairs.
Sec. 8033. Withholding of payments and benefits.
             Subtitle A--Extension of Temporary Authorities

     SEC. 8011. ENHANCED LOAN ASSET SALE AUTHORITY.

       Section 3720(h)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``December 31, 1997'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``December 31, 2002''.

     SEC. 8012. 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. 8013. 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 in 
     lieu thereof ``October 1, 2002''.

     SEC. 8014. 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. 8015. 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''.
         Subtitle B--Copayments and Medical Care Cost Recovery

     SEC. 8021. AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN VETERANS MAKE 
                   COPAYMENTS IN EXCHANGE FOR RECEIVING HEALTH 
                   CARE BENEFITS.

       (a) Hospital and Medical Care.--
       (1) Extension.--Section 1710(f)(2)(B) of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting ``before September 30, 
     2002,'' after ``(B)''.
       (2) Repeal of superseded provision.--Section 8013(e) of the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (38 U.S.C. 1710 
     note) is repealed.
       (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. 8022. MEDICAL CARE COST RECOVERY AUTHORITY.

       Section 1729(a)(2)(E) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``October 1, 1998'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``October 1, 2002''.

     SEC. 8023. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL-CARE 
                   RECEIPTS.

       (a) Allocation of Receipts.--(1) Chapter 17 of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     1729 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1729A. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care 
       Collections Fund

       ``(a) There is in the Treasury a fund to be known as the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund.
       ``(b) Amounts recovered or collected after June 30, 1997, 
     under any of the following provisions of law shall be 
     deposited in the fund:
       ``(1) Section 1710(f) of this title.
       ``(2) Section 1710(g) of this title.
       ``(3) Section 1711 of this title.
       ``(4) Section 1722A of this title.
       ``(5) Section 1729 of this title.
       ``(6) Public Law 87-693, popularly known as the `Federal 
     Medical Care Recovery Act' (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), to the 
     extent that a recovery or collection under that law is based 
     on medical care or services furnished under this chapter.
       ``(c)(1) Subject to the provisions of appropriations Acts, 
     amounts in the fund shall be available, without fiscal year 
     limitation, to the Secretary for the following purposes:
       ``(A) Furnishing medical care and services under this 
     chapter, to be available during any fiscal year for the same 
     purposes and subject to the same limitations (other than with 
     respect to the period of availability for obligation) as 
     apply to amounts appropriated from the general fund of the 
     Treasury for that fiscal year for medical care.
       ``(B) Expenses of the Department for the identification, 
     billing, auditing, and collection of amounts owed the United 
     States by reason of medical care and services furnished under 
     this chapter.
       ``(2) Amounts available under paragraph (1) may not be used 
     for any purpose other than a purpose set forth in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of that paragraph.
       ``(3)(A) If for fiscal year 1998 the Secretary determines 
     that the total amount to be recovered under the provisions of 
     law specified in subsection (b) will be less than the amount 
     contained in the latest Congressional Budget Office baseline 
     estimate (computed under section 257 of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) for the amount of 
     such recoveries for fiscal year 1998 by at least $25,000,000, 
     the Secretary shall promptly certify to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury the amount of the shortfall (as estimated by the 
     Secretary) that is in excess of $25,000,000. Upon receipt of 
     such a certification, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, 
     not later than 30 days after receiving the certification, 
     deposit in the fund, from any unobligated amounts in the 
     Treasury, an amount equal to the amount certified by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) If for fiscal year 1998 a deposit is made under 
     subparagraph (A) and the Secretary subsequently determines 
     that the actual amount recovered for that fiscal year under 
     the provisions of law specified in subsection (b) is greater 
     than the amount estimated by the Secretary that was used for 
     purposes of the certification by the Secretary under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall pay into the general 
     fund of the Treasury, from amounts available for medical 
     care, an amount equal to the difference between the amount 
     actually recovered and the amount so estimated (but not in 
     excess of the amount of the deposit under subparagraph (A) 
     pursuant to such certification).
       ``(C) If for fiscal year 1998 a deposit is made under 
     subparagraph (A) and the Secretary subsequently determines 
     that the actual amount recovered for that fiscal year under 
     the provisions of law specified in subsection (b) is less 
     than the amount estimated by the Secretary that was used for 
     purposes of the certification by the Secretary under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall promptly certify to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury the amount of the shortfall. Upon 
     receipt of such a certification, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall, not later than 30 days after receiving the 
     certification, deposit in the fund, from any unobligated 
     amounts in the Treasury, an amount equal to the amount 
     certified by the Secretary.
       ``(d)(1) Of the total amount recovered or collected by the 
     Department during a fiscal year under the provisions of law 
     referred to in subsection (b) and made available from the 
     fund, the Secretary shall make available to each designated 
     health care region of the Department an amount that bears the 
     same ratio to the total amount so made available as the 
     amount recovered or collected by such region during that 
     fiscal year under such provisions of law bears to such total 
     amount recovered or collected during that fiscal year. The 
     Secretary shall make available to each region the entirety of 
     the amount specified to be made available to such region by 
     the preceding sentence.
       ``(2) In this subsection, the term `designated health care 
     regions of the Department' means the geographic areas 
     designated by the Secretary for purposes of the management 
     of, and allocation of resources for, health care services 
     provided by the Department.
       ``(e)(1) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 
     quarterly reports on the operation of this section for fiscal 
     years 1998, 1999, and 2000 and for the first quarter of 
     fiscal year 2001. Each such report shall specify the amount 
     collected under each of the provisions specified in 
     subsection (b) during the preceding quarter and

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     the amount originally estimated to be collected under each 
     such provision during such quarter.
       ``(2) A report under paragraph (1) for a quarter shall be 
     submitted not later than 45 days after the end of that 
     quarter.
       ``(f) Amounts recovered or collected under the provisions 
     of law referred to in subsection (b) shall be treated for the 
     purposes of sections 251 and 252 of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901, 902) as 
     offsets to discretionary appropriations (rather than as 
     offsets to direct spending) to the extent that such amounts 
     are made available for expenditure in appropriations Acts for 
     the purposes specified in subsection (c).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1729 the following new item:
``1729A. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections 
              Fund.''

       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 17 of such title is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) Section 1710(f) is amended by striking out paragraph 
     (4) and redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
       (2) Section 1710(g) is amended by striking out paragraph 
     (4).
       (3) Section 1722A(b) is amended by striking out 
     ``Department of Veterans Affairs Medical-Care Cost Recovery 
     Fund'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund''.
       (4) Section 1729 is amended by striking out subsection (g).
       (c) Disposition of Funds in Medical-Care Cost Recovery 
     Fund.--The amount of the unobligated balance remaining in the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical-Care Cost Recovery 
     Fund (established pursuant to section 1729(g)(1) of title 38, 
     United States Code) at the close of June 30, 1997, shall be 
     deposited, not later than December 31, 1997, in the Treasury 
     as miscellaneous receipts, and the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical-Care Cost Recovery Fund shall be terminated 
     when the deposit is made.
       (d) Determination of Amounts Subject to Recovery.--Section 
     1729 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``the reasonable 
     cost of'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``reasonable charges 
     for''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) by striking out ``the reasonable cost of'' in the first 
     sentence of subparagraph (A) and in subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``reasonable charges for''; and
       (B) by striking out ``cost'' in the second sentence of 
     subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof ``charges''.
       (e) Technical Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 712(b) 
     of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out subparagraph (B); and
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
       (f) Implementation.--Not later than January 1, 1999, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees 
     on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives a report on the implementation of this 
     section. The report shall describe the collections under each 
     of the provisions specified in section 1729A(b) of title 38, 
     United States Code, as added by subsection (a). Information 
     on such collections shall be shown for each of the health 
     service networks (known as Veterans Integrated Service 
     Networks) and, to the extent practicable for each facility 
     within each such network. The Secretary shall include in the 
     report an analysis of differences among the networks with 
     respect to (A) the market in which the networks operates, (B) 
     the effort expended to achieve collections, (C) the 
     efficiency of such effort, and (D) any other relevant 
     information.
       (g) Effective Date.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), this section and the amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1997.
       (2) The amendments made by subsection (d) shall take effect 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 8031. ROUNDING DOWN OF COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS IN 
                   COMPENSATION AND DIC RATES FOR FISCAL YEARS 
                   1998 THROUGH 2002.

       (a) 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 1998 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.''.

       (b) 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 1998 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) 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. 8032. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF HOME LOAN FEES FOR THE 
                   PURCHASE OF REPOSSESSED HOMES FROM THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       Section 3729(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``or 3733(a)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking out ``and'' at the 
     end;
       (C) in subparagraph (E), by striking out the period at the 
     end and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) in the case of a loan made under section 3733(a) of 
     this title, the amount of such fee shall be 2.25 percent of 
     the total loan amount.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4), as amended by section 8012(1) of this 
     Act, by striking out ``or (E)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``(E), or (F)''.

     SEC. 8033. 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--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``No officer''; and
       (2) 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.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(b) 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.
       ``(c) 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 enactment of 
     this Act.
     TITLE IX--ASSET SALES, USER FEES, AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 9000. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this title is as follows:

     TITLE IX--ASSET SALES, USER FEES, AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 9000. Table of contents.

                        Subtitle A--Asset Sales

Sec. 9101. Sale of Governors Island, New York.
Sec. 9102. Sale of air rights.

                         Subtitle B--User Fees

Sec. 9201. Extension of higher vessel tonnage duties.

                  Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 9301. Temporary Federal share formula adjustment.
Sec. 9302. Increase in excise taxes on tobacco products.
Sec. 9303. Lease of excess strategic petroleum reserve capacity.
                        Subtitle A--Asset Sales

     SEC. 9101. SALE OF GOVERNORS ISLAND, NEW YORK.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Administrator of General Services shall, no earlier 
     than fiscal year 2002, 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 Offer.--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 
     offer to purchase all or part of Governors Island at fair 
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     the Administrator of General Services. Not later than 90 days 
     after notification by the Administrator of General Services, 
     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. 9102. 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, 2002, 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, 
     1997, 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, 1998.
                         Subtitle B--User Fees

     SEC. 9201. 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 1991 through 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, 1998,'' and inserting 
     ``for fiscal years 1991 through 2002,''.
                  Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 9301. TEMPORARY FEDERAL SHARE FORMULA ADJUSTMENT.

       The Federal share of the cost of assistance provided under 
     the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) for damages suffered 
     in Kittson, Marshall, Polk, Norman, Clay, and Wilkin 
     Counties, Minnesota, as a result of the 1997 floods in the 
     Red River Valley in Minnesota and North Dakota shall be at 
     least 90 percent.

     SEC. 9302. INCREASE IN EXCISE TAXES ON TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

       (a) Cigarettes.--Subsection (b) of section 5701 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$12 per thousand ($10 per thousand on 
     cigarettes removed during 1991 or 1992)'' in paragraph (1) 
     and inserting ``$19.50 per thousand ($17 per thousand on 
     cigarettes removed during 2000 or 2001)'', and
       (2) by striking ``$25.20 per thousand ($21 per thousand on 
     cigarettes removed during 1991 or 1992)'' in paragraph (2) 
     and inserting ``$40.95 per thousand ($35.70 per thousand on 
     cigarettes removed during 2000 or 2001)''.
       (b) Cigars.--Subsection (a) of section 5701 of such Code is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``$1.125 cents per thousand (93.75 cents 
     per thousand on cigars removed during 1991 or 1992)'' in 
     paragraph (1) and inserting ``$1.828 cents per thousand 
     ($1.594 cents per thousand on cigars removed during 2000 or 
     2001)'', and
       (2) by striking ``equal to'' and all that follows in 
     paragraph (2) and inserting ``equal to 20.719 percent (18.063 
     percent on cigars removed during 2000 or 2001) of the price 
     for which sold but not more than $48.75 per thousand ($42.50 
     per thousand on cigars removed during 2000 or 2001).''.
       (c) Cigarette Papers.--Subsection (c) of section 5701 of 
     such Code is amended by striking ``0.75 cent (0.625 cent on 
     cigarette papers removed during 1991 or 1992)'' and inserting 
     ``1.22 cents (1.06 cents on cigarette papers removed during 
     2000 or 2001)''.
       (d) Cigarette Tubes.--Subsection (d) of section 5701 of 
     such Code is amended by striking ``1.5 cents (1.25 cents on 
     cigarette tubes removed during 1991 or 1992)'' and inserting 
     ``2.44 cents (2.13 cents on cigarette tubes removed during 
     2000 or 2001)''.
       (e) Smokeless Tobacco.--Subsection (e) of section 5701 of 
     such Code is amended--
       (1) by striking ``36 cents (30 cents on snuff removed 
     during 1991 or 1992)'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``58.5 
     cents (51 cents on snuff removed during 2000 or 2001)'', and
       (2) by striking ``12 cents (10 cents on chewing tobacco 
     removed during 1991 or 1992)'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``19.5 cents (17 cents on chewing tobacco removed during 2000 
     or 2001)''.
       (f) Pipe Tobacco.--Subsection (f) of section 5701 of such 
     Code is amended by striking ``67.5 cents (56.25 cents on pipe 
     tobacco removed during 1991 or 1992)'' and inserting 
     ``$1.0969 cents (95.67 cents on pipe tobacco removed during 
     2000 or 2001)''.
       (g) Imposition of Excise Tax on Manufacture or Importation 
     of Roll-Your-Own Tobacco.--
       (1) In general.--Section 5701 of such Code (relating to 
     rate of tax) is amended by redesignating subsection (g) as 
     subsection (h) and by inserting after subsection (f) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(g) Roll-Your-Own Tobacco.--On roll-your-own tobacco, 
     manufactured in or imported into the United States, there 
     shall be imposed a tax of $1.0969 cents (95.67 cents on roll-
     your-own tobacco removed during 2000 or 2001) per pound (and 
     a proportionate tax at the like rate on all fractional parts 
     of a pound).''.
       (2) Roll-your-own tobacco.--Section 5702 of such Code 
     (relating to definitions) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(p) Roll-Your-Own Tobacco.--The term `roll-your-own 
     tobacco' means any tobacco which, because of its appearance, 
     type, packaging, or labeling, is suitable for use and likely 
     to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as tobacco for 
     making cigarettes.''.
       (3) Technical amendments.--
       (A) Subsection (c) of section 5702 of such Code is amended 
     by striking ``and pipe tobacco'' and inserting ``pipe 
     tobacco, and roll-your-own tobacco''.
       (B) Subsection (d) of section 5702 of such Code is 
     amended--
       (i) in the material preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``or pipe tobacco'' and inserting ``pipe tobacco, or roll-
     your-own tobacco'', and
       (ii) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(1) a person who produces cigars, cigarettes, smokeless 
     tobacco, pipe tobacco, or roll-your-own tobacco solely for 
     the person's own personal consumption or use, and''.
       (C) The chapter heading for chapter 52 of such Code is 
     amended to read as follows:

    ``CHAPTER 52--TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES''.

       (D) The table of chapters for subtitle E of such Code is 
     amended by striking the item relating to chapter 52 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Chapter 52. Tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes.''.

       (h) Modifications of Certain Tobacco Tax Provisions.--
       (1) Exemption for exported tobacco products and cigarette 
     papers and tubes to apply only to articles marked for 
     export.--
       (A) Subsection (b) of section 5704 of such Code is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Tobacco 
     products and cigarette papers and tubes may not be 
     transferred or removed under this subsection unless such 
     products or papers and tubes bear such marks, labels, or 
     notices as the Secretary shall by regulations prescribe.''.
       (B) Section 5761 of such Code 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) Sale of Tobacco Products and Cigarette Papers and 
     Tubes for Export.--Except as provided in subsections (b) and 
     (d) of section 5704--
       ``(1) every person who sells, relands, or receives within 
     the jurisdiction of the United States any tobacco products or 
     cigarette papers or tubes which have been labeled or shipped 
     for exportation under this chapter,
       ``(2) every person who sells or receives such relanded 
     tobacco products or cigarette papers or tubes, and
       ``(3) every person who aids or abets in such selling, 
     relanding, or receiving,

     shall, in addition to the tax and any other penalty provided 
     in this title, be liable for a penalty equal to the greater 
     of $1,000 or 5 times the amount of the tax imposed by this 
     chapter. All tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes 
     relanded within the jurisdiction of the United States, and 
     all vessels, vehicles, and aircraft used in such relanding or 
     in removing such products, papers, and tubes from the place 
     where relanded, shall be forfeited to the United States.''.
       (C) Subsection (a) of section 5761 of such Code is amended 
     by striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (b) 
     or (c)''.
       (D) Subsection (d) of section 5761 of such Code, as 
     redesignated by subparagraph (B), is amended by striking 
     ``The penalty imposed by subsection (b)'' and inserting ``The 
     penalties imposed by subsections (b) and (c)''.
       (E)(i) Subpart F of chapter 52 of such Code is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 5754. RESTRICTION ON IMPORTATION OF PREVIOUSLY 
                   EXPORTED TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Tobacco products and cigarette papers 
     and tubes previously exported from the United States may be 
     imported or brought into the United States only as provided 
     in section 5704(d). For purposes of this section, section 
     5704(d), section 5761, and such other provisions as the 
     Secretary may specify by regulations, references to 
     exportation shall be treated as including a reference to 
     shipment to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
       ``(b) Cross Reference.--

  ``For penalty for the sale of tobacco products and cigarette papers 
and tubes in the United States which are labeled for export, see 
section 5761(c).''.


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       (ii) The table of sections for subpart F of chapter 52 of 
     such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 5754. Restriction on importation of previously exported tobacco 
              products.''.

       (2) Importers required to be qualified.--
       (A) Sections 5712, 5713(a), 5721, 5722, 5762(a)(1), and 
     5763 (b) and (c) of such Code are each amended by inserting 
     ``or importer'' after ``manufacturer''.
       (B) The heading of subsection (b) of section 5763 of such 
     Code is amended by inserting ``Qualified Importers,'' after 
     ``Manufacturers,''.
       (C) The heading for subchapter B of chapter 52 of such Code 
     is amended by inserting ``and Importers'' after 
     ``Manufacturers''.
       (D) The item relating to subchapter B in the table of 
     subchapters for chapter 52 of such Code is amended by 
     inserting ``and importers'' after ``manufacturers''.
       (3) Books of 25 or fewer cigarette papers subject to tax.--
     Subsection (c) of section 5701 of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``On each book or set of cigarette papers containing 
     more than 25 papers,'' and inserting ``On cigarette 
     papers,''.
       (4) Storage of tobacco products.--Subsection (k) of section 
     5702 of such Code is amended by inserting ``under section 
     5704'' after ``internal revenue bond''.
       (5) Authority to prescribe minimum manufacturing activity 
     requirements.--Section 5712 of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1), by redesignating 
     paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and by inserting after 
     paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) the activity proposed to be carried out at such 
     premises does not meet such minimum capacity or activity 
     requirements as the Secretary may prescribe, or''.
       (i) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to articles removed (as defined in section 5702(k) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this 
     section) after December 31, 1999.
       (2) Transitional rule.--Any person who--
       (A) on the date of the enactment of this Act is engaged in 
     business as a manufacturer of roll-your-own tobacco or as an 
     importer of tobacco products or cigarette papers and tubes, 
     and
       (B) before January 1, 2000, submits an application under 
     subchapter B of chapter 52 of such Code to engage in such 
     business,

     may, notwithstanding such subchapter B, continue to engage in 
     such business pending final action on such application. 
     Pending such final action, all provisions of such chapter 52 
     shall apply to such applicant in the same manner and to the 
     same extent as if such applicant were a holder of a permit 
     under such chapter 52 to engage in such business.
       (j) Floor Stocks Taxes.--
       (1) Imposition of tax.--On tobacco products and cigarette 
     papers and tubes manufactured in or imported into the United 
     States which are removed before any tax increase date, and 
     held on such date for sale by any person, there is hereby 
     imposed a tax in an amount equal to the excess of--
       (A) the tax which would be imposed under section 5701 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on the article if the 
     article had been removed on such date, over
       (B) the prior tax (if any) imposed under section 5701 of 
     such Code on such article.
       (2) Authority to exempt cigarettes held in vending 
     machines.--To the extent provided in regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary, no tax shall be imposed by paragraph (1) on 
     cigarettes held for retail sale on any tax increase date, by 
     any person in any vending machine. If the Secretary provides 
     such a benefit with respect to any person, the Secretary may 
     reduce the $500 amount in paragraph (3) with respect to such 
     person.
       (3) Credit against tax.--Each person shall be allowed as a 
     credit against the taxes imposed by paragraph (1) an amount 
     equal to $500. Such credit shall not exceed the amount of 
     taxes imposed by paragraph (1) on any tax increase date, for 
     which such person is liable.
       (4) Liability for tax and method of payment.--
       (A) Liability for tax.--A person holding cigarettes on any 
     tax increase date, to which any 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 
     by regulations.
       (C) Time for payment.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     shall be paid on or before April 1 following any tax increase 
     date.
       (5) Articles in foreign trade zones.--Notwithstanding the 
     Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 998, 19 U.S.C. 81a) and any 
     other provision of law, any article which is located in a 
     foreign trade zone on any tax increase date, shall be subject 
     to the tax imposed by paragraph (1) if--
       (A) internal revenue taxes have been determined, or customs 
     duties liquidated, with respect to such article before such 
     date pursuant to a request made under the 1st proviso of 
     section 3(a) of such Act, or
       (B) such article is held on such date under the supervision 
     of a customs officer pursuant to the 2d proviso of such 
     section 3(a).
       (6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) In general.--Terms used in this subsection which are 
     also used in section 5702 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 shall have the respective meanings such terms have in 
     such section, as amended by this Act.
       (B) Tax increase date.--The term ``tax increase date'' 
     means January 1, 2000, and January 1, 2002.
       (C) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate.
       (7) Controlled groups.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     section 5061(e)(3) of such Code shall apply for purposes of 
     this subsection.
       (8) Other laws applicable.--All provisions of law, 
     including penalties, applicable with respect to the taxes 
     imposed by section 5701 of such Code shall, insofar as 
     applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this 
     subsection, apply to the floor stocks taxes imposed by 
     paragraph (1), to the same extent as if such taxes were 
     imposed by such section 5701. The Secretary may treat any 
     person who bore the ultimate burden of the tax imposed by 
     paragraph (1) as the person to whom a credit or refund under 
     such provisions may be allowed or made.

     SEC. 9303. 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 related costs of storage and removals of petroleum 
     products (including the proportionate cost of replacement 
     facilities necessitated as a result of any withdrawals) 
     incurred by the United States on behalf of the foreign 
     government or its representative.
       ``(c) Access to Stored Oil.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that agreements to store petroleum products for foreign 
     governments or their representatives do not impair the 
     ability of the United States to withdraw, distribute, or sell 
     petroleum products 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.--Funds collected through the 
     leasing of Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities authorized 
     by subsection (a) after September 30, 2007, shall be used by 
     the Secretary of Energy without further appropriation for the 
     purchase of petroleum products 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.''.

     SEC. 9304. IDENTIFICATION OF LIMITED TAX BENEFITS SUBJECT TO 
                   LINE ITEM VETO.

       Section 1021(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
     shall only apply to 3306(c)(21) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (as added by section 5406 of this Act).

     SEC. 9305. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS IN APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.

       Section 5120(e) of title 38, United States Code, shall not 
     apply to benefit payments otherwise payable on October 1, 
     2000.
           TITLE X--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT AND PROCESS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 10001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Budget 
     Enforcement Act of 1997''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     title is as follows:

Sec. 10001. Short title; table of contents.

  Subtitle A--Amendments to the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
                          Control Act of 1974

Sec. 10101. Amendment to section 3.
Sec. 10102. Amendments to section 201.
Sec. 10103. Amendments to section 202.
Sec. 10104. Amendment to section 300.
Sec. 10105. Amendments to section 301.
Sec. 10106. Amendments to section 302.
Sec. 10107. Amendments to section 303.
Sec. 10108. Amendment to section 304.
Sec. 10109. Amendment to section 305.
Sec. 10110. Amendments to section 308.
Sec. 10111. Amendments to section 310.
Sec. 10112. Amendments to section 311.
Sec. 10113. Amendment to section 312.
Sec. 10114. Adjustments.
Sec. 10115. Effect of adoption of a special order of business in the 
              House of Representatives.
Sec. 10116. Amendment to section 401 and repeal of section 402.
Sec. 10117. Amendments to title V.
Sec. 10118. Repeal of title VI.
Sec. 10119. Amendments to section 904.
Sec. 10120. Repeal of sections 905 and 906.
Sec. 10121. Amendments to sections 1022 and 1024.
Sec. 10122. Amendment to section 1026.
Sec. 10123. Senate task force on consideration of budget measures.

  Subtitle B--Amendments to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
                          Control Act of 1985

Sec. 10201. Purpose.

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Sec. 10202. General statement and definitions.
Sec. 10203. Enforcing discretionary spending limits.
Sec. 10204. Violent crime reduction spending.
Sec. 10205. Enforcing pay-as-you-go.
Sec. 10206. Reports and orders.
Sec. 10207. Exempt programs and activities.
Sec. 10208. General and special sequestration rules.
Sec. 10209. The baseline.
Sec. 10210. Technical correction.
Sec. 10211. Judicial review.
Sec. 10212. Effective date.
Sec. 10213. Reduction of preexisting balances and exclusion of effects 
              of this Act from paygo scorecard.
  Subtitle A--Amendments to the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
                          Control Act of 1974

     SEC. 10101. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3.

       Section 3(9) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(9) The term `entitlement authority' means--
       ``(A) the authority to make payments (including loans and 
     grants), the budget authority for which is not provided for 
     in advance by appropriation Acts, to any person or government 
     if, under the provisions of the law containing that 
     authority, the United States is obligated to make such 
     payments to persons or governments who meet the requirements 
     established by that law; and
       ``(B) the food stamp program.''.

     SEC. 10102. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 201.

       (a) Term of Office.--The first sentence of section 
     201(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended 
     to read as follows: ``The term of office of the Director 
     shall be 4 years and shall expire on January 3 of the year 
     preceding each Presidential election.''.
       (b) Conforming Change.--Section 201(e) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended by inserting ``and'' before 
     ``the Library'', by striking ``and the Office of Technology 
     Assessment,'', by inserting ``and'' before ``the Librarian'', 
     and by striking ``, and the Technology Assessment Board''.
       (c) Redesignation of Executed Provision.--Section 201 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (g) (relating to revenue estimates) 
     as subsection (f).

     SEC. 10103. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 202.

       (a) Assistance to Budget Committees.--The first sentence of 
     section 202(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 
     amended by inserting ``primary'' before ``duty''.
       (b) Elimination of Executed Provision.--Section 202 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
     subsection (e) and by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and 
     (h) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively.
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--The first sentence of section 
     202(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (as 
     redesignated) is amended by--
       (1) striking ``and'' before ``(B)''; and
       (2) inserting before the period the following: ``, and (C) 
     a statement of the levels of budget authority and outlays for 
     each program assumed to be extended in the baseline, as 
     provided in section 257(b)(2)(A) and for excise taxes assumed 
     to be extended under section 257(b)(2)(C) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985''.

     SEC. 10104. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 300.

       (a) Timetable.--The item relating to February 25 in the 
     timetable set forth in section 300 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking ``February 25'' and 
     inserting ``Not later than 6 weeks after President submits 
     budget''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Clause 4(g) of rule X of 
     the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
     striking ``on or before February 25 of each year'' and 
     inserting ``not later than 6 weeks after the President 
     submits his budget''.
       (2) Clause 3(c) of rule XLVIII of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by striking ``On or before March 
     15 of each year'' and inserting ``Within 6 weeks after the 
     President submits a budget under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code'' and by striking ``section 301(c)'' and 
     inserting ``section 301(d)''.

     SEC. 10105. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 301.

       (a) Terms of Budget Resolutions.--Section 301(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking ``, 
     and planning levels for each of the two ensuing fiscal 
     years,'' and inserting ``and for at least each of the 4 
     ensuing fiscal years''.
       (b) Contents of Budget Resolutions.--Paragraphs (1) and (4) 
     of section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are 
     amended by striking ``, budget outlays, direct loan 
     obligations, and primary loan guarantee commitments'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``and outlays''.
       (c) Additional Matters.--Section 301(b) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by--
       (1) striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
       ``(7) set forth procedures in the Senate whereby committee 
     allocations, aggregates, and other levels can be revised for 
     legislation if that legislation would not increase the 
     deficit, or would not increase the deficit when taken with 
     other legislation enacted after the adoption of the 
     resolution, for the first fiscal year or the total period of 
     fiscal years covered by the resolution;'';
       (2) in paragraph 8, striking the period and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (3) adding the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) set forth direct loan obligation and primary loan 
     guarantee commitment levels.''.
       (d) Views and Estimates.--The first sentence of section 
     301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by 
     inserting ``or at such time as may be requested by the 
     Committee on the Budget,'' after ``Code,''.
       (e) Hearings and Report.--Section 301(e) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``In developing'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--In developing''; and
       (2) by striking the sentence beginning with ``The report 
     accompanying'' and all that follows through the end of the 
     subsection and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Required contents of report.--The report accompanying 
     the resolution shall include--
       ``(A) a comparison of the levels of total new budget 
     authority, total outlays, total revenues, and the surplus or 
     deficit for each fiscal year set forth in the resolution with 
     those requested in the budget submitted by the President;
       ``(B) with respect to each major functional category, an 
     estimate of total new budget authority and total outlays, 
     with the estimates divided between discretionary and 
     mandatory amounts;
       ``(C) the economic assumptions that underlie each of the 
     matters set forth in the resolution and any alternative 
     economic assumptions and objectives the committee considered;
       ``(D) information, data, and comparisons indicating the 
     manner in which, and the basis on which, the committee 
     determined each of the matters set forth in the resolution;
       ``(E) the estimated levels of tax expenditures (the tax 
     expenditures budget) by major items and functional categories 
     for the President's budget and in the resolution; and
       ``(F) allocations described in section 302(a).
       ``(3) Additional contents of report.--The report 
     accompanying the resolution may include--
       ``(A) a statement of any significant changes in the 
     proposed levels of Federal assistance to State and local 
     governments;
       ``(B) an allocation of the level of Federal revenues 
     recommended in the resolution among the major sources of such 
     revenues;
       ``(C) information, data, and comparisons on the share of 
     total Federal budget outlays and of gross domestic product 
     devoted to investment in the budget submitted by the 
     President and in the resolution;
       ``(D) the assumed levels of budget authority and outlays 
     for public buildings, with a division between amounts for 
     construction and repair and for rental payments; and
       ``(E) other matters, relating to the budget and to fiscal 
     policy, that the committee deems appropriate.''.
       (f) Social Security Corrections.--(1) Section 301(i) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by--
       (A) inserting ``Social Security Point of Order.--'' after 
     ``(i)''; and
       (B) striking ``as reported to the Senate'' and inserting 
     ``(or amendment, motion, or conference report on the 
     resolution)''; and
       (2) Section 22 of House Concurrent Resolution 218 (103d 
     Congress) is repealed.

     SEC. 10106. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 302.

       (a) Allocations and Suballocations.--Section 302 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
     subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Committee Spending Allocations.--
       ``(1) Allocation among committees.--The joint explanatory 
     statement accompanying a conference report on a concurrent 
     resolution on the budget shall include an allocation, 
     consistent with the resolution recommended in the conference 
     report, of the levels for the first fiscal year of the 
     resolution, for at least each of the ensuing 4 fiscal years, 
     and a total for that period of fiscal years (except in the 
     case of the Committee on Appropriations only for the fiscal 
     year of that resolution) of--
       ``(A) total new budget authority; and
       ``(B) total outlays;
     among each committee of the House of Representatives or the 
     Senate that has jurisdiction over legislation providing or 
     creating such amounts.
       ``(2) No double counting.--In the House of Representatives, 
     any item allocated to one committee may not be allocated to 
     another committee.
       ``(3) Further division of amounts.--
       ``(A) In the senate.--In the Senate, the amount allocated 
     to the Committee on Appropriations shall be further divided 
     among the categories specified in section 250(c)(4) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and 
     shall not exceed the limits for each category set forth in 
     section 251(c) of that Act.
       ``(B) In the house.--In the House of Representatives, the 
     amounts allocated to each committee for each fiscal year, 
     other than the Committee on Appropriations, shall be further 
     divided between amounts provided or required by law on the 
     date of filing of that conference report and amounts not so 
     provided or required. The amounts allocated to the Committee 
     on Appropriations shall be further divided--
       ``(i) between discretionary and mandatory amounts or 
     programs, as appropriate; and
       ``(ii) consistent with the categories specified in section 
     250(c)(4) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.
       ``(4) Amounts not allocated.--In the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate, if a

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     committee receives no allocation of new budget authority or 
     outlays, that committee shall be deemed to have received an 
     allocation equal to zero for new budget authority or outlays.
       ``(5) Adjusting allocation of discretionary spending in the 
     house of representatives.--(A) If a concurrent resolution on 
     the budget is not adopted by April 15, the chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives shall 
     submit to the House, as soon as practicable, an allocation 
     under paragraph (1) to the Committee on Appropriations 
     consistent with the discretionary spending levels in the most 
     recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     the appropriate fiscal year covered by that resolution.
       ``(B) As soon as practicable after an allocation under 
     paragraph (1) is submitted under this section, the Committee 
     on Appropriations shall make suballocations and report those 
     suballocations to the House of Representatives.
       ``(b) Suballocations by Appropriations Committees.--As soon 
     as practicable after a concurrent resolution on the budget is 
     agreed to, the Committee on Appropriations of each House 
     (after consulting with the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     other House) shall suballocate each amount allocated to it 
     for the budget year under subsection (a) among its 
     subcommittees. Each Committee on Appropriations shall 
     promptly report to its House suballocations made or revised 
     under this subsection. The Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives shall further divide among its 
     subcommittees the divisions made under subsection (a)(3)(B) 
     and promptly report those divisions to the House.''.
       (b) Point of Order.--Section 302(c) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Point of Order.--After the Committee on 
     Appropriations has received an allocation pursuant to 
     subsection (a) for a fiscal year, it shall not be in order in 
     the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any 
     bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference 
     report within the jurisdiction of that committee providing 
     new budget authority for that fiscal year, until that 
     committee makes the suballocations required by subsection 
     (b).''.
       (c) Enforcement of Point of Order.--
       (1) In the house.--Section 302(f)(1) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended by--
       (A) striking ``providing new budget authority for such 
     fiscal year or new entitlement authority effective during 
     such fiscal year'' and inserting ``providing new budget 
     authority for any fiscal year''; and
       (B) striking ``appropriate allocation made pursuant to 
     subsection (b)'' and all that follows through ``exceeded.'' 
     and inserting ``applicable allocation of new budget authority 
     made under subsection (a) or (b) for the first fiscal year or 
     the total of fiscal years to be exceeded.''.
       (2) In the senate.--Section 302(f)(2) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) In the senate.--After a concurrent resolution on the 
     budget is agreed to, it shall not be in order in the Senate 
     to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report that would cause--
       ``(A) in the case of any committee except the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the applicable allocation of new budget 
     authority or outlays under subsection (a) for the first 
     fiscal year or the total of fiscal years to be exceeded; or
       ``(B) in the case of the Committee on Appropriations, the 
     applicable suballocation of new budget authority or outlays 
     under subsection (b) to be exceeded.''.
       (d) Pay-As-You-Go Exception in the House.--Section 302(g) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(g) Pay-as-You-Go Exception in the House.--
       ``(1) In general.--(A) Subsection (f)(1) and, after April 
     15, section 303(a) shall not apply to any bill or joint 
     resolution, as reported, amendment thereto, or conference 
     report thereon if, for each fiscal year covered by the most 
     recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget--
       ``(i) the enactment of that bill or resolution as reported;
       ``(ii) the adoption and enactment of that amendment; or
       ``(iii) the enactment of that bill or resolution in the 
     form recommended in that conference report,

     would not increase the deficit, and, if the sum of any 
     revenue increases provided in legislation already enacted 
     during the current session (when added to revenue increases, 
     if any, in excess of any outlay increase provided by the 
     legislation proposed for consideration) is at least as great 
     as the sum of the amount, if any, by which the aggregate 
     level of Federal revenues should be increased as set forth in 
     that concurrent resolution and the amount, if any, by which 
     revenues are to be increased pursuant to pay-as-you-go 
     procedures under section 301(b)(8), if included in that 
     concurrent resolution.
       ``(B) Section 311(a), as that section applies to revenues, 
     shall not apply to any bill, joint resolution, amendment 
     thereto, or conference report thereon if, for each fiscal 
     year covered by the most recently agreed to concurrent 
     resolution on the budget--
       ``(i) the enactment of that bill or resolution as reported;
       ``(ii) the adoption and enactment of that amendment; or
       ``(iii) the enactment of that bill or resolution in the 
     form recommended in that conference report,

     would not increase the deficit, and, if the sum of any outlay 
     reductions provided in legislation already enacted during the 
     current session (when added to outlay reductions, if any, in 
     excess of any revenue reduction provided by the legislation 
     proposed for consideration) is at least as great as the sum 
     of the amount, if any, by which the aggregate level of 
     Federal outlays should be reduced as required by that 
     concurrent resolution and the amount, if any, by which 
     outlays are to be reduced pursuant to pay-as-you-go 
     procedures under section 301(b)(8), if included in that 
     concurrent resolution.
       ``(2) Revised allocations.--(A) As soon as practicable 
     after Congress agrees to a bill or joint resolution that 
     would have been subject to a point of order under subsection 
     (f)(1) but for the exception provided in paragraph (1)(A) or 
     would have been subject to a point of order under section 
     311(a) but for the exception provided in paragraph (1)(B), 
     the chairman of the committee on the Budget of the House of 
     Representatives shall file with the House appropriately 
     revised allocations under section 302(a) and revised 
     functional levels and budget aggregates to reflect that bill.
       ``(B) Such revised allocations, functional levels, and 
     budget aggregates shall be considered for the purposes of 
     this Act as allocations, functional levels, and budget 
     aggregates contained in the most recently agreed to 
     concurrent resolution on the budget.''.

     SEC. 10107. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 303.

       (a) In General.--Section 303 of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:


  ``concurrent resolution on the budget must be adopted before budget-
                   related legislation is considered

       ``Sec. 303. (a) In General.--Until the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for a fiscal year has been agreed 
     to, it shall not be in order in the House of Representatives, 
     with respect to the first fiscal year covered by that 
     resolution, or the Senate, with respect to any fiscal year 
     covered by that resolution, to consider any bill or joint 
     resolution, amendment or motion thereto, or conference report 
     thereon that--
       ``(1) first provides new budget authority for that fiscal 
     year;
       ``(2) first provides an increase or decrease in revenues 
     during that fiscal year;
       ``(3) provides an increase or decrease in the public debt 
     limit to become effective during that fiscal year;
       ``(4) in the Senate only, first provides new entitlement 
     authority for that fiscal year; or
       ``(5) in the Senate only, first provides for an increase or 
     decrease in outlays for that fiscal year.
       ``(b) Exceptions in the House.-- In the House of 
     Representatives, subsection (a) does not apply--
       ``(1)(A) to any bill or joint resolution, as reported, 
     providing advance discretionary new budget authority that 
     first becomes available for the first or second fiscal year 
     after the budget year; or
       ``(B) to any bill or joint resolution, as reported, first 
     increasing or decreasing revenues in a fiscal year following 
     the fiscal year to which the concurrent resolution applies;
       ``(2) after May 15, to any general appropriation bill or 
     amendment thereto; or
       ``(3) to any bill or joint resolution unless it is reported 
     by a committee.
       ``(c) Application to Appropriation Measures in the 
     Senate.--
       ``(1) In general.--Until the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for a fiscal year has been agreed to and an allocation 
     has been made to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate under section 302(a) for that year, it shall not be in 
     order in the Senate to consider any appropriation bill or 
     joint resolution, amendment or motion thereto, or conference 
     report thereon for that year or any subsequent year.
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to 
     appropriations legislation making advance appropriations for 
     the first or second fiscal year after the year the allocation 
     referred to in that paragraph is made.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 303 
     in the table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is 
     amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 303. Concurrent resolution on the budget must be adopted before 
              budget-related legislation is considered.''.

     SEC. 10108. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 304.

       Section 304 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 
     amended by--
       (1) striking ``(a) In General.--''; and
       (2) striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 10109. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 305.

       (a) Budget Act.--Section 305(a)(1) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) When a concurrent resolution on the budget has been 
     reported by the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
     Representatives and has been referred to the appropriate 
     calendar of the House, it shall be in order on any day 
     thereafter, subject to clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives, to move to proceed to the 
     consideration of the concurrent resolution. The motion is 
     highly privileged and is not debatable. An amendment to the 
     motion is not in order and it is not in order

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     to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed 
     to or disagreed to.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment in the House.--The first sentence 
     of clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by striking ``, or as provided by 
     section 305(a)(1)'' and all that follows thereafter through 
     ``under that section)''.

     SEC. 10110. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 308.

       Section 308 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 
     amended--
       (1)(A) in the heading of subsection (a), by striking ``, 
     New Spending Authority, or New Credit Authority,'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs 
     (B) and (C), respectively;
       (C) in subsection (a)(1)(B) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``spending authority'' through ``commitments'' and inserting 
     ``revenues, or tax expenditures''; and
       (D) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), by 
     striking ``, new spending authority described in section 
     401(c)(2), or new credit authority,'' each place it appears;
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``, new spending 
     authority described in section 401(c)(2), or new credit 
     authority,'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' 
     at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting a period; and by 
     striking paragraph (5); and
       (4) by inserting ``joint'' before ``resolution'' each place 
     it appears except when ``concurrent'', ``such'', or 
     ``reconciliation'' precedes ``resolution'' and, in subsection 
     (b)(1), by inserting ``joint'' before ``resolutions'' each 
     place it appears.

     SEC. 10111. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 310.

       Section 310(c)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``20 percent'' the first place it appears 
     and all that follows thereafter through ``, and'' and 
     inserting the following:
        ``(I) in the Senate, 20 percent of the total of the 
     amounts of the changes such committee was directed to make 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) of such subsection; or
       ``(II) in the House of Representatives, 20 percent of the 
     sum of the absolute value of the changes the committee was 
     directed to make under paragraph (1) and the absolute value 
     of the changes the committee was directed to make under 
     paragraph (2); and''; and
       (2) by striking ``20 percent'' the second place it appears 
     and all that follows thereafter through ``; and'' and 
     inserting the following:
        ``(I) in the Senate, 20 percent of the total of the 
     amounts of the changes such committee was directed to make 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) of such subsection; or
       ``(II) in the House of Representatives, 20 percent of the 
     sum of the absolute value of the changes the committee was 
     directed to make under paragraph (1) and the absolute value 
     of the changes the committee was directed to make under 
     paragraph (2); and''.

     SEC. 10112. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 311.

       (a) In General.--Section 311 of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:


     ``BUDGET-RELATED LEGISLATION MUST BE WITHIN APPROPRIATE LEVELS

       ``Sec. 311. (a) Enforcement of Budget Aggregates.--
       ``(1) In the house of representatives.--Except as provided 
     by subsection (c), after the Congress has completed action on 
     a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year, it 
     shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to 
     consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report providing new budget authority or reducing 
     revenues, if--
       ``(A) the enactment of that bill or resolution as reported;
       ``(B) the adoption and enactment of that amendment; or
       ``(C) the enactment of that bill or resolution in the form 
     recommended in that conference report;

     would cause the level of total new budget authority or total 
     outlays set forth in the applicable concurrent resolution on 
     the budget for the first fiscal year to be exceeded, or would 
     cause revenues to be less than the level of total revenues 
     set forth in that concurrent resolution for the first fiscal 
     year or for the total of that first fiscal year and the 
     ensuing fiscal years for which allocations are provided under 
     section 302(a), except when a declaration of war by the 
     Congress is in effect.
       ``(2) In the senate.--After a concurrent resolution on the 
     budget is agreed to, it shall not be in order in the Senate 
     to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report that--
       ``(A) would cause the level of total new budget authority 
     or total outlays set forth for the first fiscal year in the 
     applicable resolution to be exceeded; or
       ``(B) would cause revenues to be less than the level of 
     total revenues set forth for that first fiscal year or for 
     the total of that first fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal 
     years in the applicable resolution for which allocations are 
     provided under section 302(a).
       ``(3) Enforcement of social security levels in the 
     senate.--After a concurrent resolution on the budget is 
     agreed to, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider 
     any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference 
     report that would cause a decrease in social security 
     surpluses or an increase in social security deficits relative 
     to the levels set forth in the applicable resolution for the 
     first fiscal year or for the total of that fiscal year and 
     the ensuing fiscal years for which allocations are provided 
     under section 302(a).
       ``(b) Social Security Levels.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(3), 
     social security surpluses equal the excess of social security 
     revenues over social security outlays in a fiscal year or 
     years with such an excess and social security deficits equal 
     the excess of social security outlays over social security 
     revenues in a fiscal year or years with such an excess.
       ``(2) Tax treatment.--For purposes of subsection (a)(3), no 
     provision of any legislation involving a change in chapter 1 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treated as 
     affecting the amount of social security revenues or outlays 
     unless that provision changes the income tax treatment of 
     social security benefits.
       ``(c) Exception in the House of Representatives.--
     Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply in the House of 
     Representatives to any bill, joint resolution, or amendment 
     that provides new budget authority for a fiscal year or to 
     any conference report on any such bill or resolution, if--
       ``(1) the enactment of that bill or resolution as reported;
       ``(2) the adoption and enactment of that amendment; or
       ``(3) the enactment of that bill or resolution in the form 
     recommended in that conference report;

     would not cause the appropriate allocation of new budget 
     authority made pursuant to section 302(a) for that fiscal 
     year to be exceeded.''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents set forth in 
     section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974 is amended by striking the item relating 
     to section 311 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 311. Budget-related legislation must be within appropriate 
              levels.''.

     SEC. 10113. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 312.

       (a) In General.--Section 312 of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:


                  ``determinations and points of order

       ``Sec. 312. (a) Budget Committee Determinations.--For 
     purposes of this title and title IV, the levels of new budget 
     authority, outlays, direct spending, 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 House of Representatives or the Senate, as applicable.
       ``(b) Discretionary Spending Point of Order in the 
     Senate.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, it shall not be in order in the Senate to 
     consider any bill or resolution (or amendment, motion, or 
     conference report on that bill or resolution) that would 
     exceed any of the discretionary spending limits in section 
     251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--This subsection 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.
       ``(c) Maximum Deficit Amount Point of Order in the 
     Senate.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider 
     any concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year, or 
     to consider any amendment to that concurrent resolution, or 
     to consider a conference report on that concurrent 
     resolution, if--
       ``(1) the level of total outlays for the first fiscal year 
     set forth in that concurrent resolution or conference report 
     exceeds; or
       ``(2) the adoption of that amendment would result in a 
     level of total outlays for that fiscal year that exceeds;

     the recommended level of Federal revenues for that fiscal 
     year, by an amount that is greater than the maximum deficit 
     amount, if any, specified in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 for that fiscal year.
       ``(d) Timing of Points of Order in the Senate.--A point of 
     order under this Act may not be raised against a bill, 
     resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report while an 
     amendment or motion, the adoption of which would remedy the 
     violation of this Act, is pending before the Senate.
       ``(e) Points of Order in the Senate Against Amendments 
     Between the Houses.--Each provision of this Act that 
     establishes a point of order against an amendment also 
     establishes a point of order in the Senate against an 
     amendment between the Houses. If a point of order under this 
     Act is raised in the Senate against an amendment between the 
     Houses and the point of order is sustained, the effect shall 
     be the same as if the Senate had disagreed to the amendment.
       ``(f) Effect of a Point of Order in the Senate.--In the 
     Senate, if a point of order under this Act against a bill or 
     resolution is sustained, the Presiding Officer shall then 
     recommit the bill or resolution to the committee of 
     appropriate jurisdiction for further consideration.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) In general.--Section 313 of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(c) When'' and inserting ``(d) Conference 
     Reports.--When''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (e) and redesignating subsection 
     (d) as subsection (e).

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       (2) Table of contents.--The item relating to section 312 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 ``Effect of points'' and inserting 
     ``Determinations and points''.

     SEC. 10114. ADJUSTMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Title III of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:


                             ``adjustments

       ``Sec. 314. (a) Adjustments.--
       ``(1) In general.--After the reporting of a bill or joint 
     resolution, the offering of an amendment thereto, or the 
     submission of a conference report thereon, the chairman of 
     the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives 
     or the Senate shall make the adjustments set forth in 
     paragraph (2) for the amount of new budget authority in that 
     measure (if that measure meets the requirements set forth in 
     subsection (b)) and the outlays flowing from that budget 
     authority.
       ``(2) Matters to be adjusted.--The adjustments referred to 
     in paragraph (1) are to be made to--
       ``(A) the discretionary spending limits, if any, set forth 
     in the appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget;
       ``(B) the allocations made pursuant to the appropriate 
     concurrent resolution on the budget pursuant to section 
     302(a); and
       ``(C) the budgetary aggregates as set forth in the 
     appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget.
       ``(b) Amounts of Adjustments.--The adjustment referred to 
     in subsection (a) shall be--
       ``(1) an amount provided and designated as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) or 252(e) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985;
       ``(2) an amount provided for continuing disability reviews 
     subject to the limitations in section 251(b)(2)(C) of that 
     Act;
       ``(3) for any fiscal year through 2002, an amount provided 
     that is the dollar equivalent of the Special Drawing Rights 
     with respect to--
       ``(A) an increase in the United States quota as part of the 
     International Monetary Fund Eleventh General Review of Quotas 
     (United States Quota); or
       ``(B) any increase in the maximum amount available to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 17 of the 
     Bretton Woods Agreements Act, as amended from time to time 
     (New Arrangements to Borrow);
       ``(4) an amount provided not to exceed $1,884,000,000 for 
     the period of fiscal years 1998 through 2000 for arrearages 
     for international organizations, international peacekeeping, 
     and multilateral development banks; or
       ``(5) an amount provided for an earned income tax credit 
     compliance initiative but not to exceed--
       ``(A) with respect to fiscal year 1998, $138,000,000 in new 
     budget authority;
       ``(B) with respect to fiscal year 1999, $143,000,000 in new 
     budget authority;
       ``(C) with respect to fiscal year 2000, $144,000,000 in new 
     budget authority;
       ``(D) with respect to fiscal year 2001, $145,000,000 in new 
     budget authority; and
       ``(E) with respect to fiscal year 2002, $146,000,000 in new 
     budget authority.
       ``(c) Application of Adjustments.--The adjustments made 
     pursuant to subsection (a) for legislation shall--
       ``(1) apply while that legislation is under consideration;
       ``(2) take effect upon the enactment of that legislation; 
     and
       ``(3) be published in the Congressional Record as soon as 
     practicable.
       ``(d) Reporting Revised Suballocations.--Following any 
     adjustment made under subsection (a), the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     may report appropriately revised suballocations under section 
     302(b) to carry out this section.
       ``(e) Definitions for CDRs.--As used in subsection (b)(2)--
       ``(1) the term `continuing disability reviews' shall have 
     the same meaning as provided in section 251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985; and
       ``(2) the term `new budget authority' shall have the same 
     meaning as the term `additional new budget authority' and the 
     term `outlays' shall have the same meaning as `additional 
     outlays' in that section.''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents set forth in 
     section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974 is amended by adding after the item 
     relating to section 313 the following new item:

``Sec. 314. Adjustments.''.

     SEC. 10115. EFFECT OF ADOPTION OF A SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 
                   IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       (a) Effect of Points of Order.--Title III of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding after 
     section 314 the following new section:


  ``Effect of adoption of a special order of business in the house of 
                            representatives

       ``Sec. 315. For purposes of a reported bill or joint 
     resolution considered in the House of Representatives 
     pursuant to a special order of business, the term `as 
     reported' in this title or title IV shall be considered to 
     refer to the text made in order as an original bill or joint 
     resolution for the purpose of amendment or to the text on 
     which the previous question is ordered directly to passage, 
     as the case may be.''.
       (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 adding after the item 
     relating to section 314 the following new item:

``Sec. 315. Effect of adoption of a special order of business in the 
              House of Representatives.''.

     SEC. 10116. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 401 AND REPEAL OF SECTION 
                   402.

       (a) Section 401.--
       (1) Controls.--Section 401 of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974 is amended by--
       (A) striking the heading and inserting the following:


   ``budget-related legislation not subject to appropriations''; and

       (B) striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Controls on Certain Budget-related Legislation Not 
     Subject to Appropriations.--It shall not be in order in 
     either the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider 
     any bill or joint resolution (in the House of Representatives 
     only, as reported), amendment, motion, or conference report 
     that provides--
       ``(1) new authority to enter into contracts under which the 
     United States is obligated to make outlays;
       ``(2) new authority to incur indebtedness (other than 
     indebtedness incurred under chapter 31 of title 31 of the 
     United States Code) for the repayment of which the United 
     States is liable; or
       ``(3) new credit authority;
     unless that bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report also provides that the new authority is to 
     be effective for any fiscal year only to the extent or in the 
     amounts provided in advance in appropriation Acts.''.
       (2) Point of order.--Section 401(b) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``new'' before ``entitlement'' in the 
     heading;
       (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Point of order.--It shall not be in order in either 
     the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any 
     bill or joint resolution (in the House of Representatives 
     only, as reported), amendment, motion, or conference report 
     that provides new entitlement authority that is to become 
     effective during the current fiscal year.''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``new spending authority described in 
     subsection (c)(2)(C)'' and inserting ``new entitlement 
     authority''; and
       (ii) by striking ``of that House'' and inserting ``of the 
     Senate or may then be referred to the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House, as the case may be,''.
       (3) Definitions.--Section 401 of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 is amended by striking subsection (c).
       (4) Exceptions.--Section 401(d) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``new spending authority 
     if the budget authority for outlays which result from such 
     new spending authority is derived'' and inserting ``new 
     authority described in those subsections if outlays from that 
     new authority will flow'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph 
     (3) as paragraph (2); and
       (C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated, by striking ``new 
     spending authority'' and inserting ``new authority described 
     in those subsections''.
       (5) Redesignation.--Subsection (d) of section 401 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is redesignated as 
     subsection (c).
       (6) Conforming Amendments.--(A) Clause 1(b)(4) of rule X of 
     the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(4) The amount of new 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 
     appropriation Acts; new authority to incur indebtedness 
     (other than indebtedness incurred under chapter 31 of title 
     31 of the United States Code) for the repayment of which the 
     United States is liable, the budget authority for which is 
     not provided in advance by appropriation Acts; new 
     entitlement authority as defined in section 3(9) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, including bills and 
     resolutions (reported by other committees) which provide new 
     entitlement authority as defined in section 3(9) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and are referred to the 
     committee under clause 4(a); authority to forego the 
     collection by the United States of proprietary offsetting 
     receipts, the budget authority for which is not provided in 
     advance by appropriation Acts to offset such foregone 
     receipts; and authority to make payments by the United States 
     (including loans, grants, and payments from revolving funds) 
     other than those covered by this subparagraph, the budget 
     authority for which is not provided in advance by 
     appropriation Acts.''.
       (B) Clause 4(a)(2) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by striking ``new spending 
     authority described in section 401(c)(2)(C)'' and inserting 
     ``new entitlement authority as defined in section 3(9)'' and 
     by striking ``total amount of new spending authority'' and 
     inserting ``total amount of new entitlement authority''.

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       (C) Clause 2(l)(3) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by striking ``new spending 
     authority as described in section 401(c)(2)'' and by 
     inserting ``new entitlement authority as defined in section 
     3(9)''.
       (b) Repealer of Section 402.--Section 402 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is repealed.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Redesignation.--Sections 403 through 407 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are redesignated as sections 
     402 through 406, respectively.
       (2) GAO analysis.--Section 404 (as redesignated) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
     ``spending authority as described by section 401(c)(2) and 
     which provide permanent appropriations,'' and inserting 
     ``mandatory spending''.
       (3) Table of contents.--The table of contents set forth in 
     section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974 is amended by--
       (A) striking the item for section 401 and inserting the 
     following:

``Sec. 401. Budget-related legislation not subject to 
              appropriations.''; and
       (B) striking the item relating to section 402 and 
     redesignating the items relating to sections 403 through 407 
     as the items relating to sections 402 through 406, 
     respectively.
       (4) Conforming amendments.--(A) Clause 2(l)(3) of rule XI 
     of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
     striking ``section 403'' and inserting ``section 402''.
       (B) Clause 7(d) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by striking ``section 403'' and 
     inserting ``section 402''.

     SEC. 10117. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE V.

       (a) Section 502.--Section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990 is amended as follows:
       (1) In the second sentence of paragraph (1), insert ``and 
     financing arrangements that defer payment for more than 90 
     days, including the sale of a government asset on credit 
     terms'' before the period.
       (2) In paragraph (5)(A), insert ``or modification thereof'' 
     before the first comma.
       (3) In paragraph (5), strike subparagraphs (B) and (C) and 
     insert the following:
       ``(B) The cost of a direct loan shall be the net present 
     value, at the time when the direct loan is disbursed, of the 
     following estimated cash flows:
       ``(i) loan disbursements;
       ``(ii) repayments of principal; and
       ``(iii) 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;
     including the effects of changes in loan terms resulting from 
     the exercise by the borrower of an option included in the 
     loan contract.
       ``(C) The cost of a loan guarantee shall be the net present 
     value, at the time when the guaranteed loan is disbursed, of 
     the following estimated cash flows:
       ``(i) payments by the Government to cover defaults and 
     delinquencies, interest subsidies, or other payments; and
       ``(ii) payments to the Government including origination and 
     other fees, penalties and recoveries;

     including the effects of changes in loan terms resulting from 
     the exercise by the guaranteed lender of an option included 
     in the loan guarantee contract, or by the borrower of an 
     option included in the guaranteed loan contract.''.
       (4) In paragraph (5), amend subparagraph (D) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(D) The cost of a modification is the difference between 
     the current estimate of the net present value of the 
     remaining cash flows under the terms of a direct loan or loan 
     guarantee contract, and the current estimate of the net 
     present value of the remaining cash flows under the terms of 
     the contract, as modified.''.
       (5) In paragraph (5)(E), insert ``the cash flows of'' after 
     ``to''.
       (6) In paragraph (5), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) When funds are obligated for a direct loan or loan 
     guarantee, the estimated cost shall be based on the current 
     assumptions, adjusted to incorporate the terms of the loan 
     contract, for the fiscal year in which the funds are 
     obligated.''.
       (7) Redesignate paragraph (9) as paragraph (11) and after 
     paragraph (8) add the following new paragraphs:
       ``(9) The term `modification' means any Government action 
     that alters the estimated cost of an outstanding direct loan 
     (or direct loan obligation) or an outstanding loan guarantee 
     (or loan guarantee commitment) from the current estimate of 
     cash flows. This includes the sale of loan assets, with or 
     without recourse, and the purchase of guaranteed loans. This 
     also includes any action resulting from new legislation, or 
     from the exercise of administrative discretion under existing 
     law, that directly or indirectly alters the estimated cost of 
     outstanding direct loans (or direct loan obligations) or loan 
     guarantees (or loan guarantee commitments) such as a change 
     in collection procedures.
       ``(10) The term `current' has the same meaning as in 
     section 250(c)(9) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.''.
       (b) Section 504.--Section 504 of the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990 is amended as follows:
       (1) Amend subsection (b)(1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) new budget authority to cover their costs is provided 
     in advance in an appropriations Act;''.
       (2) In subsection (b)(2), strike ``is enacted'' and insert 
     ``has been provided in advance in an appropriations Act''.
       (3) In subsection (c), strike ``Subsection (b)'' and insert 
     ``Subsections (b) and (e)''.
       (4) In subsection (d)(1), strike ``directly or indirectly 
     alter the costs of outstanding direct loans and loan 
     guarantees'' and insert ``modify outstanding direct loans (or 
     direct loan obligations) or loan guarantees (or loan 
     guarantee commitments)''.
       (5) Amend subsection (e) to read as follows:
       ``(e) Modifications.--An outstanding direct loan (or direct 
     loan obligation) or loan guarantee (or loan guarantee 
     commitment) shall not be modified in a manner that increases 
     its costs unless budget authority for the additional cost has 
     been provided in advance in an appropriations Act.''.
       (c) Section 505.--Section 505 of the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990 is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (c), by inserting before the period at 
     the end of the second sentence the following: ``, except that 
     the rate of interest charged by the Secretary on lending to 
     financing accounts (including amounts treated as lending to 
     financing accounts by the Federal Financing Bank (hereinafter 
     in this subsection referred to as the `Bank') pursuant to 
     section 406(b)) and the rate of interest paid to financing 
     accounts on uninvested balances in financing accounts shall 
     be the same as the rate determined pursuant to section 
     502(5)(E). For guaranteed loans financed by the Bank and 
     treated as direct loans by a Federal agency pursuant to 
     section 406(b), any fee or interest surcharge (the amount by 
     which the interest rate charged exceeds the rate determined 
     pursuant to section 502(5)(E)) that the Bank charges to a 
     private borrower pursuant to section 6(c) of the Federal 
     Financing Bank Act of 1973 shall be considered a cash flow to 
     the Government for the purposes of determining the cost of 
     the direct loan pursuant to section 502(5). All such amounts 
     shall be credited to the appropriate financing account. The 
     Bank is authorized to require reimbursement from a Federal 
     agency to cover the administrative expenses of the Bank that 
     are attributable to the direct loans financed for that 
     agency. All such payments by an agency shall be considered 
     administrative expenses subject to section 504(g). This 
     subsection shall apply to transactions related to direct loan 
     obligations or loan guarantee commitments made on or after 
     October 1, 1991''.
       (2) In subsection (c), by striking ``supercede'' and 
     inserting ``supersede''.
       (3) By amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) Authorization for Liquidating Accounts.--(1) Amounts 
     in liquidating accounts shall be available only for payments 
     resulting from direct loan obligations or loan guarantee 
     commitments made prior to October 1, 1991, for--
       ``(A) interest payments and principal repayments to the 
     Treasury or the Federal Financing Bank for amounts borrowed;
       ``(B) disbursements of loans;
       ``(C) default and other guarantee claim payments;
       ``(D) interest supplement payments;
       ``(E) payments for the costs of foreclosing, managing, and 
     selling collateral that are capitalized or routinely deducted 
     from the proceeds of sales;
       ``(F) payments to financing accounts when required for 
     modifications;
       ``(G) administrative expenses, if--
       ``(i) amounts credited to the liquidating account would 
     have been available for administrative expenses under a 
     provision of law in effect prior to October 1, 1991; and
       ``(ii) no direct loan obligation or loan guarantee 
     commitment has been made, or any modification of a direct 
     loan or loan guarantee has been made, since September 30, 
     1991; or
       ``(H) such other payments as are necessary for the 
     liquidation of such direct loan obligations and loan 
     guarantee commitments.
       ``(2) Amounts credited to liquidating accounts in any year 
     shall be available only for payments required in that year. 
     Any unobligated balances in liquidating accounts at the end 
     of a fiscal year shall be transferred to miscellaneous 
     receipts as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal 
     year.
         ``(3) If funds in liquidating accounts are insufficient 
     to satisfy obligations and commitments of such accounts, 
     there is hereby provided permanent, indefinite authority to 
     make any payments required to be made on such obligations and 
     commitments.''.
       (d) Section 506.--Section 506 of the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(a) In General.--'';
       (2) by striking ``(1)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--'';
       (3) by striking ``(2) The'' and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Study.--The'';
       (4) by striking ``(3)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Access to Data.--''; and
       (5) in subsection (c) (as redesignated) by striking 
     ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)''.

     SEC. 10118. REPEAL OF TITLE VI.

       (a) Repealer.--Title VI of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) The items relating to title 
     VI of the table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 are 
     repealed.

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       (2) Clause 4(h) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by striking ``section 302 or 
     section 602 (in the case of fiscal years 1991 through 1995)'' 
     and inserting ``section 302''.

     SEC. 10119. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 904.

       (a) Conforming Amendment.--Section 904(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
     ``(except section 905)'' and by striking ``V, and VI (except 
     section 601(a))'' and inserting ``and V''.
       (b) Waivers.--Section 904(c) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Waivers.--
       ``(1) Permanent.--Sections 305(b)(2), 305(c)(4), 306, 
     310(d)(2), 313, 904(c), and 904(d) of this Act may be waived 
     or suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of 
     three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
       ``(2) Temporary.--Sections 301(i), 302(c), 302(f), 310(g), 
     311(a), 312(b), and 312(c) of this Act and sections 
     258(a)(4)(C), 258A(b)(3)(C)(I), 258B(f)(1), 258B(h)(1), 
     258(h)(3), 258C(a)(5), and 258C(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 may be waived or 
     suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of 
     three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.''.
       (c) Appeals.--Section 904(d) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Appeals.--
       ``(1) Procedure.--Appeals in the Senate from the decisions 
     of the Chair relating to any provision of title III or IV or 
     section 1017 shall, except as otherwise provided therein, be 
     limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and 
     controlled by, the mover and the manager of the resolution, 
     concurrent resolution, reconciliation bill, or rescission 
     bill, as the case may be.
       ``(2) Permanent.--An affirmative vote of three-fifths of 
     the Members, 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 sections 305(b)(2), 305(c)(4), 
     306, 310(d)(2), 313, 904(c), and 904(d) of this Act.
       ``(3) Temporary.--An affirmative vote of three-fifths of 
     the Members, 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 sections 301(i), 302(c), 302(f), 
     310(g), 311(a), 312(b), and 312(c) of this Act and sections 
     258(a)(4)(C), 258A(b)(3)(C)(I), 258B(f)(1), 258B(h)(1), 
     258(h)(3), 258C(a)(5), and 258C(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.''.
       (d) Expiration of Supermajority Voting Requirements.--
     Section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Expiration of Certain Supermajority Voting 
     Requirements.--Subsections (c)(2) and (d)(3) shall expire on 
     September 30, 2002.''.

     SEC. 10120. REPEAL OF SECTIONS 905 AND 906.

       (a) Repealer.--Sections 905 and 906 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 are repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents set forth 
     in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974 is amended by striking the items relating 
     to sections 905 and 906.

     SEC. 10121. AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 1022 AND 1024.

       (a) Section 1022.--Section 1022(b)(1)(F) of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is 
     amended by striking ``section 601'' and inserting ``section 
     251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985''.
       (b) Section 1024.--Section 1024(a)(1)(B) of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is 
     amended by striking ``section 601(a)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985''.

     SEC. 10122. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1026.

       Section 1026(7)(A)(iv) of the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by striking ``; 
     and'' and inserting ``; or''.

     SEC. 10123. SENATE TASK FORCE ON CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET 
                   MEASURES.

       (a) Appointment of Members.--The Majority Leader and 
     Minority Leader of the Senate shall each appoint 3 Senators 
     to serve on a bipartisan task force to study the floor 
     procedures for the consideration of budget resolutions and 
     reconciliation bills in the Senate as provided in sections 
     305(b) and 310(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
       (b) Report of the Task Force.--The task force shall submit 
     its report to the Senate not later than October 8, 1997.
  Subtitle B--Amendments to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
                          Control Act of 1985

     SEC. 10201. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this subtitle is to extend discretionary 
     spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirements.

     SEC. 10202. 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 2 sentences and inserting the 
     following: ``This part provides for budget enforcement as 
     called for in House Concurrent Resolution 84 (105th Congress, 
     1st session).''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``(but including'' through ``amount' ''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``section 601 of that Act as adjusted under 
     sections 251 and 253'' and inserting ``section 251'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) The term `category' means the subsets of 
     discretionary appropriations in section 251(c). Discretionary 
     appropriations in each of the categories shall be those 
     designated in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
     the conference report on the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. New 
     accounts or activities shall be categorized only after 
     consultation with the committees on Appropriations and the 
     Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate and 
     that consultation shall, to the extent practicable, include 
     written communication to such committees that affords such 
     committees the opportunity to comment before official action 
     is taken with respect to new accounts or activities.'';
       (3) 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.'';
       (4) in paragraph (9), by striking ``submission of the 
     fiscal year 1992 budget that are not included with a budget 
     submission'' and inserting ``that budget submission that are 
     not included with it'';
       (5) in paragraph (14), by inserting ``first 4'' before 
     ``fiscal years'' and by striking ``through fiscal year 
     1995'';
       (6) by striking paragraphs (17) and (20) and by 
     redesignating paragraphs (18), (19), and (21) as paragraphs 
     (17), (18), and (19), respectively;
       (7) in paragraph (17) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990'' and inserting 
     ``Balanced Budget Act of 1997'';
       (8) in paragraph (18) (as redesignated), by striking all 
     after ``expenses'' and inserting ``the Federal deposit 
     insurance agencies, and other Federal agencies supervising 
     insured depository institutions, resulting from full funding 
     of, and continuation of, the deposit insurance guarantee 
     commitment in effect under current estimates.''; and
       (9) by striking paragraph (19) (as redesignated) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(19) The term `asset sale' means the sale to the public 
     of any asset (except for those assets covered by title V of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974), whether physical or 
     financial, owned in whole or in part by the United States.''.

     SEC. 10203. ENFORCING DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

       (a) Extension Through Fiscal Year 2002.--Section 251 of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 
     amended--
       (1) in the heading of subsection (a), by striking ``Fiscal 
     Years 1991-1998'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``(h)'' both places 
     it appears and inserting ``(f)'';
       (3) by striking subsection (a)(7) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(7) Estimates.--
       ``(A) CBO estimates.--As soon as practicable after Congress 
     completes action on any discretionary appropriation, CBO, 
     after consultation with the Committees on the Budget of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate, shall provide OMB 
     with an estimate of the amount of discretionary new budget 
     authority and outlays for the current year (if any) and the 
     budget year provided by that legislation.
       ``(B) OMB estimates and explanation of differences.--Not 
     later than 7 calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and 
     legal holidays) after the date of enactment of any 
     discretionary appropriation, OMB shall transmit a report to 
     the House of Representatives and to the Senate containing the 
     CBO estimate of that legislation, an OMB estimate of the 
     amount of discretionary new budget authority and outlays for 
     the current year (if any) and the budget year provided by 
     that legislation, and an explanation of any difference 
     between the 2 estimates. If during the preparation of the 
     report OMB determines that there is a significant difference 
     between OMB and CBO, OMB shall consult with the Committees on 
     the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     regarding that difference and that consultation shall 
     include, to extent practicable, written communication to 
     those committees that affords such committees the opportunity 
     to comment before the issuance of the report.
       ``(C) Assumptions and guidelines.--OMB estimates under this 
     paragraph shall be made using current economic and technical 
     assumptions. OMB shall use the OMB estimates transmitted to 
     the Congress under this paragraph. OMB and CBO shall prepare 
     estimates under this paragraph in conformance with 
     scorekeeping guidelines determined after consultation among 
     the House and Senate Committees on the Budget, CBO, and OMB.
       ``(D) Annual appropriations.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, amounts provided by annual appropriations shall 
     include any new budget authority and outlays for the current 
     year (if any) and the budget year in accounts for which 
     funding is provided in that legislation that result from 
     previously enacted legislation.'';
       (4) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Adjustments to Discretionary Spending Limits.--

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       ``(1) Preview Report.--When the President submits the 
     budget under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 
     OMB shall calculate and the budget shall include adjustments 
     to discretionary spending limits (and those limits as 
     cumulatively adjusted) for the budget year and each outyear 
     to reflect changes in concepts and definitions. Such changes 
     shall equal the baseline levels of new budget authority and 
     outlays using up-to-date concepts and definitions minus those 
     levels using the concepts and definitions in effect before 
     such changes. Such changes may only be made after 
     consultation with the committees on Appropriations and the 
     Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate and 
     that consultation shall include written communication to such 
     committees that affords such committees the opportunity to 
     comment before official action is taken with respect to such 
     changes.
       ``(2) Sequestration reports.--When OMB submits a 
     sequestration report under section 254(e), (f), or (g) for a 
     fiscal year, OMB shall calculate, and the sequestration 
     report and subsequent budgets submitted by the President 
     under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, shall 
     include adjustments to discretionary spending limits (and 
     those limits as adjusted) for the fiscal year and each 
     succeeding year through 2002, as follows:
       ``(A) Emergency appropriations.--If, for any fiscal year, 
     appropriations for discretionary accounts are enacted that 
     the President designates as emergency requirements and that 
     the Congress so designates in statute, the adjustment shall 
     be the total of such appropriations in discretionary accounts 
     designated as emergency requirements and the outlays flowing 
     in all fiscal years from such appropriations. This 
     subparagraph shall not apply to appropriations to cover 
     agricultural crop disaster assistance.
       ``(B) Special outlay allowance.--If, in any fiscal year, 
     outlays for a category exceed the discretionary spending 
     limit for that category but new budget authority does not 
     exceed its limit for that category (after application of the 
     first step of a sequestration described in subsection (a)(2), 
     if necessary), the adjustment in outlays for a fiscal year is 
     the amount of the excess but not to exceed 0.5 percent of the 
     sum of the adjusted discretionary spending limits on outlays 
     for that fiscal year.
       ``(C) Continuing disability reviews.--(i) If a bill or 
     joint resolution making appropriations for a fiscal year is 
     enacted that specifies an amount for continuing disability 
     reviews under the heading `Limitation on Administrative 
     Expenses' for the Social Security Administration, the 
     adjustments for that fiscal year shall be the additional new 
     budget authority provided in that Act for such reviews for 
     that fiscal year and the additional outlays flowing from such 
     amounts, but shall not exceed--
       ``(I) for fiscal year 1998, $290,000,000 in additional new 
     budget authority and $338,000,000 in additional outlays;
       ``(II) for fiscal year 1999, $520,000,000 in additional new 
     budget authority and $520,000,000 in additional outlays;
       ``(III) for fiscal year 2000, $520,000,000 in additional 
     new budget authority and $520,000,000 in additional outlays;
       ``(IV) for fiscal year 2001, $520,000,000 in additional new 
     budget authority and $520,000,000 in additional outlays; and
       ``(V) for fiscal year 2002, $520,000,000 in additional new 
     budget authority and $520,000,000 in additional outlays.
       ``(ii) As used in this subparagraph--
       ``(I) the term `continuing disability reviews' means 
     reviews or redeterminations as defined under section 
     201(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act and reviews and 
     redeterminations authorized under section 211 of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996;
       ``(II) the term `additional new budget authority' means the 
     amount provided for a fiscal year, in excess of $200,000,000, 
     in an appropriations Act and specified to pay for the costs 
     of continuing disability reviews under the heading 
     `Limitation on Administrative Expenses' for the Social 
     Security Administration; and
       ``(III) the term `additional outlays' means outlays, in 
     excess of $200,000,000 in a fiscal year, flowing from the 
     amounts specified for continuing disability reviews under the 
     heading `Limitation on Administrative Expenses' for the 
     Social Security Administration, including outlays in that 
     fiscal year flowing from amounts specified in Acts enacted 
     for prior fiscal years (but not before 1996).
       ``(D) Allowance for imf.--If an appropriation bill or joint 
     resolution is enacted for a fiscal year through 2002 that 
     includes an appropriation with respect to clause (i) or (ii), 
     the adjustment shall be the amount of budget authority in the 
     measure that is the dollar equivalent of the Special Drawing 
     Rights with respect to--
       ``(i) an increase in the United States quota as part of the 
     International Monetary Fund Eleventh General Review of Quotas 
     (United States Quota); or
       ``(ii) any increase in the maximum amount available to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 17 of the 
     Bretton Woods Agreements Act, as amended from time to time 
     (New Arrangements to Borrow).
       ``(E) Allowance for international arrearages.--
       ``(i) Adjustments.--If an appropriation bill or joint 
     resolution is enacted for fiscal year 1998, 1999, or 2000 
     that includes an appropriation for arrearages for 
     international organizations, international peacekeeping, and 
     multilateral development banks for that fiscal year, the 
     adjustment shall be the amount of budget authority in that 
     measure and the outlays flowing in all fiscal years from that 
     budget authority.
       ``(ii) Limitations.--The total amount of adjustments made 
     pursuant to this subparagraph for the period of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2000 shall not exceed $1,884,000,000 in budget 
     authority.
       ``(F) EITC compliance initiative.--If an appropriation bill 
     or joint resolution is enacted for a fiscal year that 
     includes an appropriation for an earned income tax credit 
     compliance initiative, the adjustment shall be the amount of 
     budget authority in that measure for that initiative and the 
     outlays flowing in all fiscal years from that budget 
     authority, but not to exceed--
       ``(i) with respect to fiscal year 1998, $138,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $131,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(ii) with respect to fiscal year 1999, $143,000,000 in 
     new budget authority and $143,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(iii) with respect to fiscal year 2000, $144,000,000 in 
     new budget authority and $144,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(iv) with respect to fiscal year 2001, $145,000,000 in 
     new budget authority and $145,000,000 in outlays; and
       ``(v) with respect to fiscal year 2002, $146,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $146,000,000 in outlays.''.
       (b) Shifting of Discretionary Spending Limits Into the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.--
     Section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Discretionary Spending Limit.--As used in this part, 
     the term `discretionary spending limit' means--
       ``(1) with respect to fiscal year 1997, for the 
     discretionary category, the current adjusted limits of new 
     budget authority and outlays;
       ``(2) with respect to fiscal year 1998--
       ``(A) for the defense category: $269,000,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $266,823,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(B) for the nondefense category: $252,357,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $282,853,000,000 in outlays; and
       ``(C) for the violent crime reduction category: 
     $5,500,000,000 in new budget authority and $3,592,000,000 in 
     outlays;
       ``(3) with respect to fiscal year 1999--
       ``(A) for the defense category: $271,500,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $266,518,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(B) for the nondefense category: $255,699,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $287,850,000,000 in outlays; and
       ``(C) for the violent crime reduction category: 
     $5,800,000,000 in new budget authority and $4,953,000,000 in 
     outlays;
       ``(4) with respect to fiscal year 2000--
       ``(A) for the discretionary category: $532,693,000,000 in 
     new budget authority and $558,711,000,000 in outlays; and
       ``(B) for the violent crime reduction category: 
     $4,500,000,000 in new budget authority and $5,554,000,000 in 
     outlays;
       ``(5) with respect to fiscal year 2001, for the 
     discretionary category: $542,032,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $564,396,000,000 in outlays; and
       ``(6) with respect to fiscal year 2002, for the 
     discretionary category: $551,074,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $560,799,000,000 in outlays;

     as adjusted in strict conformance with subsection (b).''.
       (c) Repeal of Duplicative Provisions.--Sections 201, 202, 
     204(b), 206, and 211 of House Concurrent Resolution 84 (105th 
     Congress) are repealed.

     SEC. 10204. VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION SPENDING.

       (a) Sequestration Regarding Violent Crime Reduction 
     Spending.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is repealed.
       (2) Table of contents.--The item relating to section 251A 
     in the table contents set forth in section 250(a) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 
     repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 310002 of Public Law 
     103-322 (42 U.S.C. 14212) is repealed.

     SEC. 10205. ENFORCING PAY-AS-YOU-GO.

       Section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to assure 
     that any legislation enacted before October 1, 2002, 
     affecting direct spending or receipts that increases the 
     deficit will trigger an offsetting sequestration.
       ``(b) Sequestration.--
       ``(1) Timing.--Not later than 15 calendar days after the 
     date Congress adjourns to end a session and on the same day 
     as a sequestration (if any) under section 251 or 253, there 
     shall be a sequestration to offset the amount of any net 
     deficit increase caused by all direct spending and receipts 
     legislation enacted before October 1, 2002, as calculated 
     under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Calculation of deficit increase.--OMB shall calculate 
     the amount of deficit increase or decrease by adding--
       ``(A) all OMB estimates for the budget year of direct 
     spending and receipts legislation transmitted under 
     subsection (d);
       ``(B) the estimated amount of savings in direct spending 
     programs applicable to budget

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     year resulting from the prior year's sequestration under this 
     section or section 253, if any, as published in OMB's final 
     sequestration report for that prior year; and
       ``(C) any net deficit increase or decrease in the current 
     year resulting from all OMB estimates for the current year of 
     direct spending and receipts legislation transmitted under 
     subsection (d) that were not reflected in the final OMB 
     sequestration report for the current year.'';
       (2) by amending subsection (c)(1)(B), by inserting ``and 
     direct'' after ``guaranteed'';
       (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) Estimates.--
       ``(1) CBO estimates.--As soon as practicable after Congress 
     completes action on any direct spending or receipts 
     legislation, CBO shall provide an estimate to OMB of that 
     legislation.
       ``(2) OMB estimates.--Not later than 7 calendar days 
     (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) after the 
     date of enactment of any direct spending or receipts 
     legislation, OMB shall transmit a report to the House of 
     Representatives and to the Senate containing--
       ``(A) the CBO estimate of that legislation;
       ``(B) an OMB estimate of that legislation using current 
     economic and technical assumptions; and
       ``(C) an explanation of any difference between the 2 
     estimates.
       ``(3) Significant differences.--If during the preparation 
     of the report under paragraph (2) OMB determines that there 
     is a significant difference between the OMB and CBO 
     estimates, OMB shall consult with the Committees on the 
     Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     regarding that difference and that consultation, to the 
     extent practicable, shall include written communication to 
     such committees that affords such committees the opportunity 
     to comment before the issuance of that report.
       ``(4) Scope of estimates.--The estimates under this section 
     shall include the amount of change in outlays or receipts for 
     the current year (if applicable), the budget year, and each 
     outyear excluding any amounts resulting from--
       ``(A) full funding of, and continuation of, the deposit 
     insurance guarantee commitment in effect under current 
     estimates; and
       ``(B) emergency provisions as designated under subsection 
     (e).
       ``(5) Scorekeeping guidelines.--OMB and CBO, after 
     consultation with each other and the Committees on the Budget 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall--
       ``(A) determine common scorekeeping guidelines; and
       ``(B) in conformance with such guidelines, prepare 
     estimates under this section.''; and
       (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``, for any fiscal year 
     from 1991 through 1998,'' and by striking ``through 1995''.

     SEC. 10206. REPORTS AND ORDERS.

       Section 254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 
     subsections (d) through (k) as (c) through (j), respectively;
       (2) in subsection (c) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``1998'' and inserting ``2002'';
       (3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``(h)'' and inserting ``(f)'';
       (4)(A) in subsection (f)(2)(A) (as redesignated), by 
     striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2002'';
       (B) in subsection (f)(3) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``through 1998''; and
       (C) by striking subsection (f)(4) (as redesignated) and by 
     redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) of that subsection as 
     paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (5) in subsection (g) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``(g)'' each place it appears and inserting ``(f)''.

     SEC. 10207. EXEMPT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Veterans Programs.--Section 255(b) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended 
     as follows:
       (1) In the item relating to Veterans Insurance and 
     Indemnity, strike ``Indemnity'' and insert ``Indemnities''.
       (2) In the item relating to Veterans' Canteen Service 
     Revolving Fund, strike ``Veterans' ''.
       (3) In the item relating to Benefits under chapter 21 of 
     title 38, strike ``(36-0137-0-1-702)'' and insert ``(36-0120-
     0-1-701)''.
       (4) In the item relating to Veterans' compensation, strike 
     ``Veterans' compensation'' and insert ``Compensation''.
       (5) In the item relating to Veterans' pensions, strike 
     ``Veterans' pensions'' and insert ``Pensions''.
       (6) After the last item, insert the following new items:
       ``Benefits under chapter 35 of title 38, United States 
     Code, related to educational assistance for survivors and 
     dependents of certain veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities (36-0137-0-1-702);
       ``Assistance and services under chapter 31 of title 38, 
     United States Code, relating to training and rehabilitation 
     for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities (36-
     0137-0-1-702);
       ``Benefits under subchapters I, II, and III of chapter 37 
     of title 38, United States Code, relating to housing loans 
     for certain veterans and for the spouses and surviving 
     spouses of certain veterans Guaranty and Indemnity Program 
     Account (36-1119-0-1-704);
       ``Loan Guaranty Program Account (36-1025-0-1-704); and
       ``Direct Loan Program Account (36-1024-0-1-704).''.
       (b) Certain Program Bases.--Section 255(f) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(f) Optional Exemption of Military Personnel.--
       ``(1) In general.--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.
       ``(2) Limitation.--The President may not use the authority 
     provided by paragraph (1) unless the President notifies the 
     Congress of the manner in which such authority will be 
     exercised on or before the date specified in section 254(a) 
     for the budget year.''.
       (c) Other Programs and Activities.--(1) Section 
     255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced Budget Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 is amended as follows:
       (A) After the first item, insert the following new item:
       ``Activities financed by voluntary payments to the 
     Government for goods or services to be provided for such 
     payments;''.
       (B) Strike ``Thrift Savings Fund (26-8141-0-7-602);''.
       (C) In the first item relating to the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs, insert ``Indian land and water claims settlements 
     and'' after the comma.
       (D) In the second item relating to the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs, strike ``miscellaneous'' and insert 
     ``Miscellaneous'' and strike ``, tribal trust funds''.
       (E) Strike ``Claims, defense (97-0102-0-1-051);''.
       (F) In the item relating to Claims, judgments, and relief 
     acts, strike ``806'' and insert ``808''.
       (G) Strike ``Coinage profit fund (20-5811-0-2-803);''.
       (H) Insert ``Compact of Free Association (14-0415-0-1-
     808);'' after the item relating to the Claims, judgments, and 
     relief acts.
       (I) Insert ``Conservation Reserve Program (12-2319-0-1-
     302);'' after the item relating to the Compensation of the 
     President.
       (J) In the item relating to the Customs Service, strike 
     ``852'' and insert ``806''.
       (K) In the item relating to the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, insert ``, Assessment funds (20-8413-0-8-373)'' 
     before the semicolon.
       (L) Strike ``Director of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision;''.
       (M) Strike ``Eastern Indian land claims settlement fund 
     (14-2202-0-1-806);''.
       (N) After the item relating to the Exchange stabilization 
     fund, insert the following new items:
       ``Farm Credit Administration, Limitation on Administrative 
     Expenses (78-4131-0-3-351);
       ``Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation, 
     interest payment (20-1850-0-1-908);''.
       (O) Strike ``Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;''.
       (P) In the first item relating to the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, insert ``(51-4064-0-3-373)'' before 
     the semicolon.
       (Q) In the second item relating to the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, insert ``(51-4065-0-3-373)'' before 
     the semicolon.
       (R) In the third item relating to the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, insert ``(51-4066-0-3-373)'' before 
     the semicolon.
       (S) In the item relating to the Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, insert ``(95-4039-0-3-371)'' before the semicolon.
       (T) In the item relating to the Federal payment to the 
     railroad retirement account, strike ``account'' and insert 
     ``accounts''.
       (U) In the item relating to the health professions graduate 
     student loan insurance fund, insert ``program account'' after 
     ``fund'' and strike ``(Health Education Assistance Loan 
     Program) (75-4305-0-3-553)'' and insert ``(75-0340-0-1-
     552)''.
       (V) In the item relating to Higher education facilities, 
     strike ``and insurance''.
       (W) In the item relating to Internal Revenue collections 
     for Puerto Rico, strike ``852'' and insert ``806''.
       (X) Amend the item relating to the Panama Canal Commission 
     to read as follows:
       ``Panama Canal Commission, Panama Canal Revolving Fund (95-
     4061-0-3-403);''.
       (Y) In the item relating to the Medical facilities 
     guarantee and loan fund, strike ``(75-4430-0-3-551)'' and 
     insert ``(75-9931-0-3-550)''.
       (Z) In the first item relating to the National Credit Union 
     Administration, insert ``operating fund (25-4056-0-3-373)'' 
     before the semicolon.
       (AA) In the second item relating to the National Credit 
     Union Administration, strike ``central'' and insert 
     ``Central'' and insert ``(25-4470-0-3-373)'' before the 
     semicolon.
       (BB) In the third item relating to the National Credit 
     Union Administration, strike ``credit'' and insert ``Credit'' 
     and insert ``(25-4468-0-3-373)'' before the semicolon.
       (CC) After the third item relating to the National Credit 
     Union Administration, insert the following new item:
       ``Office of Thrift Supervision (20-4108-0-3-373);''.
       (DD) In the item relating to Payments to health care trust 
     funds, strike ``572'' and insert ``571''.
       (EE) Strike ``Compact of Free Association, economic 
     assistance pursuant to Public Law 99-658 (14-0415-0-1-
     806);''.
       (FF) In the item relating to Payments to social security 
     trust funds, strike ``571'' and insert ``651''.
       (GG) Strike ``Payments to state and local government fiscal 
     assistance trust fund (20-2111-0-1-851);''.

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       (HH) In the item relating to Payments to the United States 
     territories, strike ``852'' and insert ``806''.
       (II) Strike ``Resolution Funding Corporation;''.
       (JJ) In the item relating to the Resolution Trust 
     Corporation, insert ``Revolving Fund (22-4055-0-3-373)'' 
     before the semicolon.
       (KK) After the item relating to the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority funds, insert the following new items:
       ``Thrift Savings Fund;
       ``United States Enrichment Corporation (95-4054-0-3-271);
       ``Vaccine Injury Compensation (75-0320-0-1-551);
       ``Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund (20-8175-
     0-7-551);''.
       (2) Section 255(g)(1)(B) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended as follows:
       (A) Strike ``The following budget'' and insert ``The 
     following Federal retirement and disability''.
       (B) In the item relating to Black lung benefits, strike 
     ``lung benefits'' and insert ``Lung Disability Trust Fund''.
       (C) In the item relating to the Court of Federal Claims 
     Court Judges' Retirement Fund, strike ``Court of Federal''.
       (D) In the item relating to Longshoremen's compensation 
     benefits, insert ``Special workers compensation expenses,'' 
     before ``Longshoremen's''.
       (E) In the item relating to Railroad retirement tier II, 
     strike ``retirement tier II'' and insert ``Industry Pension 
     Fund''.
       (3) Section 255(g)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended as follows:
       (A) Strike the following items:
       ``Agency for International Development, Housing, and other 
     credit guarantee programs (72-4340-0-3-151);
       ``Agricultural credit insurance fund (12-4140-0-1-351);''.
       (B) In the item relating to Check forgery, strike ``Check'' 
     and insert ``United States Treasury check''.
       (C) Strike ``Community development grant loan guarantees 
     (86-0162-0-1-451);''.
       (D) After the item relating to the United States Treasury 
     Check forgery insurance fund, insert the following new item:
       ``Credit liquidating accounts;''.
       (E) Strike the following items:
       ``Credit union share insurance fund (25-4468-0-3-371);''.
       ``Economic development revolving fund (13-4406-0-3-452);''.
       ``Export-Import Bank of the United States, Limitation of 
     program activity (83-4027-0-3-155);''.
       ``Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (51-8419-0-8-
     371);''.
       ``Federal Housing Administration fund (86-4070-0-3-371);''.
       ``Federal ship financing fund (69-4301-0-3-403);''.
       ``Federal ship financing fund, fishing vessels (13-4417-0-
     3-376);''.
       ``Government National Mortgage Association, Guarantees of 
     mortgage-backed securities (86-4238-0-3-371);''.
       ``Health education loans (75-4307-0-3-553);''.
       ``Indian loan guarantee and insurance fund (14-4410-0-3-
     452);''.
       ``Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing fund 
     (69-4411-0-3-401);''.
       ``Rural development insurance fund (12-4155-0-3-452);''.
       ``Rural electric and telephone revolving fund (12-4230-8-3-
     271);''.
       ``Rural housing insurance fund (12-4141-0-3-371);''.
       ``Small Business Administration, Business loan and 
     investment fund (73-4154-0-3-376);''.
       ``Small Business Administration, Lease guarantees revolving 
     fund (73-4157-0-3-376);''.
       ``Small Business Administration, Pollution control 
     equipment contract guarantee revolving fund (73-4147-0-3-
     376);''.
       ``Small Business Administration, Surety bond guarantees 
     revolving fund (73-4156-0-3-376);''.
       ``Department of Veterans Affairs Loan guaranty revolving 
     fund (36-4025-0-3-704);''.
       (d) Low-Income Programs.--Section 255(h) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended 
     as follows:
       (1) Amend the item relating to Child nutrition to read as 
     follows:
       ``Child nutrition programs (with the exception of special 
     milk programs) (12-3539-0-1-605);''.
       (2) After the second item insert the following new items:
       ``Temporary assistance for needy families (75-1552-0-1-
     609);
       ``Contingency fund (75-1522-0-1-609);''
       ``Child care entitlement to States (75-1550-0-1-609);
       (3) Amend the item relating to Women, infants, and children 
     program to read as follows:
       ``Special supplemental nutrition program for women, 
     infants, and children (WIC) (12-3510-0-1-605);''.
       (4) After the last item add the following new item:
       ``Family support payments to States (75-1501-0-1-609);''.
       (e) Identification of Programs.--Section 255(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) Identification of Programs.--For purposes of 
     subsections (b), (g), and (h), each account is identified by 
     the designated budget account identification code number set 
     forth in the Budget of the United States Government 1998-
     Appendix, and an activity within an account is designated by 
     the name of the activity and the identification code number 
     of the account.''.
       (f) Optional Exemption of Military Personnel.--Section 
     255(h) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 (relating to optional exemption of military 
     personnel) is repealed.

     SEC. 10208. GENERAL AND SPECIAL SEQUESTRATION RULES.

       (a) Headings.--
       (1) Section.--The section heading of section 256 of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 
     amended by striking ``exceptions, limitations, and special 
     rules'' and inserting ``general and special sequestration 
     rules''.
       (2) Table of contents.--The item relating to section 256 in 
     the table contents set forth in section 250(a) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 
     amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 256. GENERAL AND SPECIAL SEQUESTRATION RULES.''.

       (b) Automatic Spending Increases.--Section 256(a) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 
     amended by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     respectively.
       (c) Guaranteed and Direct Student Loan Programs.--Section 
     256(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Student Loans.--For all student loans under part B or 
     D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 made during 
     the period when a sequestration order under section 254 is in 
     effect as required by section 252 or 253, origination fees 
     under sections 438(c)(2) and 455(c) of that Act shall each be 
     increased by 0.50 percentage point.''.
       (d) Health Centers.--Section 256(e)(1) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended 
     by striking the dash and all that follows thereafter and 
     inserting ``2 percent.''.
       (e) Treatment of Federal Administrative Expenses.--Section 
     256(h) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``joint resolution'' and 
     inserting ``part''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraphs (D) and 
     (H), by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), and (I), 
     as subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G), respectively, and by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(H) Farm Credit Administration.''.
       (f) Commodity Credit Corporation.--Section 256(j) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 
     amended by striking paragraphs (2) through (5) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(2) Reduction in payments made under contracts.--(A) Loan 
     eligibility under any contract entered into with a person by 
     the Commodity Credit Corporation prior to the time an order 
     has been issued under section 254 shall not be reduced by an 
     order subsequently issued. Subject to subparagraph (B), after 
     an order is issued under such section for a fiscal year, any 
     cash payments for loans or loan deficiencies made by the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation shall be subject to reduction 
     under the order.
       ``(B) Each loan contract entered into with producers or 
     producer cooperatives with respect to a particular crop of a 
     commodity and subject to reduction under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be reduced in accordance with the same terms and 
     conditions. If some, but not all, contracts applicable to a 
     crop of a commodity have been entered into prior to the 
     issuance of an order under section 254, the order shall 
     provide that the necessary reduction in payments under 
     contracts applicable to the commodity be uniformly applied to 
     all contracts for the next succeeding crop of the commodity, 
     under the authority provided in paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Delayed reduction in outlays permissible.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, if an 
     order under section 254 is issued with respect to a fiscal 
     year, any reduction under the order applicable to contracts 
     described in paragraph (1) may provide for reductions in 
     outlays for the account involved to occur in the fiscal year 
     following the fiscal year to which the order applies.
       ``(4) Uniform percentage rate of reduction and other 
     limitations.--All reductions described in paragraph (2) which 
     are required to be made in connection with an order issued 
     under section 254 with respect to a fiscal year shall be made 
     so as to ensure that outlays for each program, project, 
     activity, or account involved are reduced by a percentage 
     rate that is uniform for all such programs, projects, 
     activities, and accounts, and may not be made so as to 
     achieve a percentage rate of reduction in any such item 
     exceeding the rate specified in the order.
       ``(5) Dairy program.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this subsection, as the sole means of achieving any 
     reduction in outlays under the milk price support program, 
     the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide for a reduction to 
     be made in the price received by producers for all milk 
     produced in the United States and marketed by producers for 
     commercial use. That price reduction (measured in cents per 
     hundred weight of milk marketed) shall occur under section 
     201(d)(2)(A) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
     1446(d)(2)(A)), shall begin on the day any sequestration 
     order is issued under section 254, and shall not exceed the 
     aggregate amount of the reduction in outlays under the milk 
     price support program that otherwise would have been achieved 
     by reducing pay

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     ments for the purchase of milk or the products of milk under 
     this subsection during the applicable fiscal year.''.
       (g) Effects of Sequestration.--Section 256(k) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) In paragraph (1), strike ``other than a trust or 
     special fund account'' and insert ``, except as provided in 
     paragraph (5)'' before the period.
       (2) Amend paragraph (6) to read as follows:
       ``(6) Budgetary resources sequestered in revolving, trust, 
     and special fund accounts and offsetting collections 
     sequestered in appropriation accounts shall not be available 
     for obligation during the fiscal year in which the 
     sequestration occurs, but shall be available in subsequent 
     years to the extent otherwise provided in law.''.

     SEC. 10209. THE BASELINE.

       (a) In General.--Section 257 of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A)(i) No program established by a law enacted on or 
     before the date of enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997 with estimated current year outlays greater than 
     $50,000,000 shall be assumed to expire in the budget year or 
     the outyears. The scoring of new programs with estimated 
     outlays greater than $50,000,000 a year shall be based on 
     scoring by the Committees on Budget or OMB, as applicable. 
     OMB, CBO, and the Budget Committees shall consult on the 
     scoring of such programs where there are differenes between 
     CBO and OMB.
       ``(ii) On the expiration of the suspension of a provision 
     of law that is suspended under section 171 of Public Law 104-
     127 and that authorizes a program with estimated fiscal year 
     outlays that are greater than $50,000,000, for purposes of 
     clause (i), the program shall be assumed to continue to 
     operate in the same manner as the program operated 
     immediately before the expiration of the suspension.'';
       (2) by adding the end of subsection (b)(2) the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(D) If any law expires before the budget year or any 
     outyear, then any program with estimated current year outlays 
     greater than $50,000,000 that operates under that law shall 
     be assumed to continue to operate under that law as in effect 
     immediately before its expiration.'';
       (3) in the second sentence of subsection (c)(5), by 
     striking ``national product fixed-weight price index'' and 
     inserting ``domestic product chain-type price index''; and
       (4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Asset Sales.--Amounts realized from the sale of an 
     asset shall not be included in estimates under section 251, 
     252, or 253 if that sale would result in a financial cost to 
     the Federal Government as determined pursuant to scorekeeping 
     guidelines.''.
       (b) President's Budget.--Section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(32) a statement of the levels of budget authority and 
     outlays for each program assumed to be extended in the 
     baseline as provided in section 257(b)(2)(A) and for excise 
     taxes assumed to be extended under section 257(b)(2)(C) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.''.
       (c) Budgetary Treatment of Certain Trust Fund Operations.--
     Section 710 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 911) is 
     amended to read as follows:

             ``budgetary treatment of trust fund operations

       ``Sec. 710. (a) The receipts and disbursements of the 
     Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the 
     Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and the taxes imposed 
     under sections 1401 and 3101 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 shall not be included in the totals of the budget of the 
     United States Government as submitted by the President or of 
     the congressional budget and shall be exempt from any general 
     budget limitation imposed by statute on expenditures and net 
     lending (budget outlays) of the United States Government.
       ``(b) No provision of law enacted after the date of 
     enactment of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (other than a provision of an 
     appropriation Act that appropriated funds authorized under 
     the Social Security Act as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     control Act of 1985) may provide for payments from the 
     general fund of the Treasury to any Trust Fund specified in 
     subsection (a) or for payments from any such Trust Fund to 
     the general fund of the Treasury.''.

     SEC. 10210. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

       Section 258 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, entitled ``Modification of Presidential 
     Order'', is repealed.

     SEC. 10211. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       Section 274 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended as follows:
       (1) Strike ``252'' or ``252(b)'' each place it occurs and 
     insert ``254''.
       (2) In subsection (d)(1)(A), strike ``257(l) to the extent 
     that'' and insert ``256(a) if'' and at the end insert ``or''.
       (3) In subsection (d)(1)(B), strike ``new budget'' and all 
     that follows through ``spending authority'' and insert 
     ``budgetary resources'' and strike ``or'' after the comma.
       (4) Strike subsection (d)(1)(C).
       (5) Strike subsection (f) and redesignate subsections (g) 
     and (h) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively.
       (6) In subsection (g) (as redesignated), strike ``base 
     levels of total revenues and total budget outlays, as'' and 
     insert ``figures'', and strike ``251(a)(2)(B) or (c)(2),'' 
     and insert ``254''.

     SEC. 10212. 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'';
       (2) by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``2002''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     remaining sections of part C of this title shall expire 
     September 30, 2006.''.
       (b) Expiration.--Section 14002(c)(3) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 (2 U.S.C. 900 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 10213. REDUCTION OF PREEXISTING BALANCES AND EXCLUSION 
                   OF EFFECTS OF THIS ACT FROM PAYGO SCORECARD.

       Upon the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget shall--
       (1) reduce any balances of direct spending and receipts 
     legislation for any fiscal year under section 252 of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to 
     zero; and
       (2) not make any estimates of changes in direct spending 
     outlays and receipts under subsection (d) of that section for 
     any fiscal year resulting from the enactment of this Act or 
     of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
             TITLE XI--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA REVITALIZATION

     SECTION 11000. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``National 
     Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
     1997''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this title 
     is as follows:

Sec. 11000. Short title; table of contents.

           Subtitle A--District of Columbia Retirement Funds

             Chapter 1--Short Title; Findings; Definitions

Sec. 11001. Short title.
Sec. 11002. Findings and declaration of policy.
Sec. 11003. Definitions.

 Chapter 2--Federal Benefit Payments Under District Retirement Programs

Sec. 11011. Obligation of Federal government to make benefit payments.
Sec. 11012. Federal benefit payments described.
Sec. 11013. Establishment of single annual cost-of-living adjustment 
              under District Retirement Program.

   Chapter 3--Determinations And Review of Eligibility and Payments; 
                          Information Sharing

Sec. 11021. Determination of eligibility for and amount of Federal 
              benefit payments made by Trustee.
Sec. 11022. Procedures for resolving claims arising from denied benefit 
              payments.
Sec. 11023. Transfer of and access to records of District Government.
Sec. 11024. Federal information sharing for verification of benefit 
              determinations.

  Chapter 4--District Of Columbia Federal Pension Liability Trust Fund

Sec. 11031. Creation of Trust Fund.
Sec. 11032. Uses of amounts in Trust Fund.
Sec. 11033. Transfer of assets and obligations of District Retirement 
              Funds.
Sec. 11034. Treatment of Trust Fund under certain laws.
Sec. 11035. Administration through Trustee.

           Chapter 5--Responsibilities Of District Government

Sec. 11041. Interim administration.
Sec. 11042. Replacement plan.

 Chapter 6--Financing Of Benefit Payments After Depletion of Trust Fund

Sec. 11051. Creation of Federal Supplemental Fund.
Sec. 11052. Uses of amounts in Fund.
Sec. 11053. Determination of annual payment into Federal Supplemental 
              Fund.
Sec. 11054. Determination of methodology for making payments.
Sec. 11055. Special requirements upon discontinuation of Trust Fund.

                           Chapter 7--Reports

Sec. 11061. Annual valuations and reports by enrolled actuary.
Sec. 11062. Reports by Comptroller General.

                    Chapter 8--Judicial Enforcement

Sec. 11071. Judicial review.
Sec. 11072. Jurisdiction and venue.
Sec. 11073. Statute of limitations.
Sec. 11074. Treatment of misappropriation of fund amounts as Federal 
              crime.

                        Chapter 9--Miscellaneous

Sec. 11081. Coordination between Secretary, Trustee, and District 
              Government.
Sec. 11082. Study of alternatives for financing Federal obligations.
Sec. 11083. Issuance of regulations by Secretary.

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Sec. 11084. Effect on Reform Act and other laws.
Sec. 11085. Reference to new Federal program for retirement of judges 
              of District of Columbia courts.
Sec. 11086. Full faith and credit.
Sec. 11087. Severability of provisions.

                  Subtitle B--Management Reform Plans

Sec. 11101. Short title.
Sec. 11102. Management reform plans for District Government.
Sec. 11103. Procedures for development of plans.
Sec. 11104. Implementation of plans.
Sec. 11105. Reform of powers and duties of department heads.
Sec. 11106. No effect on powers of Financial Responsibility and 
              Management Assistance Authority.

                      Subtitle C--Criminal Justice

                         Chapter 1--Corrections

Sec. 11201. Bureau of Prisons.
Sec. 11202. Corrections Trustee.
Sec. 11203. Priority consideration for employees of the District of 
              Columbia.
Sec. 11204. Amendments related to persons with a mental disease or 
              defect.
Sec. 11205. Liability for and litigation authority of Corrections 
              Trustee.
Sec. 11206. Permitting expenditure of funds to carry out certain sewer 
              agreement.

                         Chapter 2--Sentencing

Sec. 11211. Truth-in-Sentencing Commission.
Sec. 11212. General duties, powers, and goals of Commission.
Sec. 11213. Data collection.
Sec. 11214. Enactment of amendments to District of Columbia Code.

               Chapter 3--Offender Supervision and Parole

Sec. 11231. Parole.
Sec. 11232. Pretrial Services, Defense Services, Parole, Adult 
              Probation and Offender Supervision Trustee.
Sec. 11233. Offender Supervision, Defender and Courts Services Agency.
Sec. 11234. Authorization of appropriations.

                 Chapter 4--District Of Columbia Courts


  SUBCHAPTER A--TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCING OF COURTS TO 
                           FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 11241. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 11242. Administration of courts under District of Columbia Code.
Sec. 11243. Budgeting and financing requirements for courts under Home 
              Rule Act.
Sec. 11244. Auditing of accounts of court system.
Sec. 11245. Miscellaneous budgeting and financing requirements for 
              courts under District law.
Sec. 11246. Other provisions relating to administration of District of 
              Columbia courts.


               SUBCHAPTER B--JUDICIAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM

Sec. 11251. Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund.
Sec. 11252. Termination of current fund and program.
Sec. 11253. Conforming amendments.


  SUBCHAPTER C--MISCELLANEOUS CONFORMING AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Sec. 11261. Treatment of courts under miscellaneous District laws.
Sec. 11262. Representation of indigents in criminal cases.

    Chapter 5--Pretrial Services Agency and Public Defender Service

Sec. 11271. Amendments affecting Pretrial Services Agency.
Sec. 11272. Amendments affecting Public Defender Service.

                  Chapter 6--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 11281. Technical assistance and research.
Sec. 11282. Exemption from personnel and budget ceilings for Trustees 
              and related agencies.

     Subtitle D--Privatization of Tax Collection and Administration

Sec. 11301. Findings.
Sec. 11302. Authorizing Chief Financial Officer to privatize tax 
              administration and collection.

   Subtitle E--Financing of District of Columbia Accumulated Deficit

Sec. 11401. Findings.
Sec. 11402. Authorization for intermediate-term advances of funds by 
              the Secretary of the Treasury to liquidate the 
              accumulated general fund deficit of the District of 
              Columbia.
Sec. 11403. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 11404. Technical corrections.
Sec. 11405. Authorization for issuance of general obligation bonds by 
              the District of Columbia to finance or refund its 
              accumulated general fund deficit.

      Subtitle F--District of Columbia Bond Financing Improvements

Sec. 11501. Short title.
Sec. 11502. Findings.
Sec. 11503. Amendment to Section 462 (relating to contents of borrowing 
              legislation and elections on issuing general obligation 
              bonds).
Sec. 11504. Amendment to Section 466 (relating to public or negotiated 
              sale of general obligation bonds).
Sec. 11505. Amendment to Section 467 (relating to authority to create 
              security interests in District revenues).
Sec. 11506. Amendment to Section 472 (relating to borrowing in 
              anticipation of revenues).
Sec. 11507. Addition of new Section 475 (relating to general obligation 
              bond anticipation notes).
Sec. 11508. Amendment to Section 490 (relating to revenue bonds and 
              other obligations).
Sec. 11509. Conforming amendment.

           Subtitle G--District of Columbia Government Budget

Sec. 11601. Elimination of the annual Federal payment to the District 
              of Columbia.
Sec. 11602. Requirement that the District of Columbia balance its 
              budget in FY 1998.
Sec. 11603. Permitting expedited submission and approval of consensus 
              budget and financial plan.
Sec. 11604. Increase in maximum amount of permitted District borrowing.

                  Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Provisions

        Chapter 1--Regulatory Reform in the District of Columbia

Sec. 11701. Review and revision of regulations and permit and 
              application processes.
Sec. 11702. Repeal of Clean Air Compliance Fee Act of 1994.
Sec. 11703. Repeal requirement for Congressional authorization of 
              certain mergers involving District of Columbia public 
              utility corporations.
Sec. 11704. Exemption of certain contracts from Council review.

               Chapter 2--Other Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 11711. Revisions to Financial Responsibility and Management 
              Assistance Act.
Sec. 11712. Cooperative agreements between Federal agencies and 
              Metropolitan Police Department.
Sec. 11713. Permitting garnishment of wages of officers and employees 
              of District of Columbia government.
Sec. 11714. Permitting excess appropriations by Water and Sewer 
              Authority for capital projects.
Sec. 11715. Requiring certain Federal officials to provide notice 
              before carrying out activities affecting real property 
              located in District of Columbia.
Sec. 11716. Repeal term of deed of conveyance to certain hospital.
Sec. 11717. Short title of Home Rule Act.

             Chapter 3--Effective Date; General Provisions

Sec. 11721. Effective date.
Sec. 11722. Technical assistance.
Sec. 11723. Liability.
           Subtitle A--District of Columbia Retirement Funds

             CHAPTER 1--SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; DEFINITIONS

     SEC. 11001. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
     Retirement Protection Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 11002. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) State and municipal retirement programs should be 
     funded on an actuarially sound basis;
       (2) the retirement programs for the police officers and 
     firefighters, teachers and judges of the District of Columbia 
     had significant unfunded liabilities totaling approximately 
     $1,900,000,000 when the Federal government transferred those 
     programs to the District of Columbia, and those liabilities 
     have since increased to nearly $4,800,000,000, an increase 
     which is almost entirely attributable to the accumulation of 
     interest on the value which existed at the time of transfer;
       (3) the District of Columbia has fully met its financial 
     obligations under the District of Columbia Retirement Reform 
     Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-122);
       (4) the growth of the unfunded liabilities of the three 
     pension funds listed above did not occur because of any 
     action taken or any failure to act that lay within the power 
     of the District of Columbia government or the District of 
     Columbia Retirement Board;
       (5) the presence of the unfunded pension liability is 
     having and will continue to have a negative impact on the 
     District of Columbia's credit rating as it is a legal 
     obligation and the total unfunded liability exceeds the total 
     General Obligation debt of the District, and the costs 
     associated with this liability are a contributing cause of 
     the District's ongoing financial crisis;
       (6) the obligations of the District associated with these 
     pension programs in fiscal year 1997 represents nearly 10 
     percent of the District's revenue;
       (7) the annual Federal contribution toward these costs 
     under the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act has 
     remained $52,000,000;
       (8) if the unfunded pension liability situation is not 
     resolved, in 2004 the District of Columbia would be 
     responsible for annual costs exceeding $800,000,000, a figure 
     which would be impossible to meet without catastrophic impact 
     on the District government's resources and programs;

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       (9) the financial resources of the District of Columbia are 
     not adequate to discharge the unfunded liabilities of the 
     retirement programs; and
       (10) the level of benefits and funding of the current 
     retirement programs were authorized by various Acts of 
     Congress.
       (b) Policy.--It is the policy of this subtitle--
       (1) to relieve the District of Columbia government of the 
     responsibility for the unfunded pension liabilities 
     transferred to it by the Federal government;
       (2) for the Federal government to assume the legal 
     responsibility for paying certain pension benefits (including 
     certain unfunded pension liabilities which existed as of the 
     day prior to introduction of this legislation) for the 
     retirement plans of teachers, police, and firefighters;
       (3) to provide for a responsible Federal system for payment 
     of benefits accrued prior to the date of introduction of this 
     legislation; and
       (4) to require the establishment of replacement plans by 
     the District of Columbia government for the current 
     retirement plans for teachers, and police and firefighters.

     SEC. 11003. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the following definitions 
     shall apply:
       (1) The term ``contract'' means the contract under section 
     11035 between the Secretary and the Trustee.
       (2) The term ``covered District employee'' means a teacher 
     of the District of Columbia public schools, or a member of 
     the Metropolitan Police Force or the Fire Department of the 
     District of Columbia, as defined under the District 
     Retirement Program.
       (3) The term ``District Government'' means any entity 
     treated as part of the District government under section 
     305(5) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Act of 1995, including the District 
     of Columbia Retirement Board (as defined in section 102(5) of 
     the Reform Act).
       (4) The term ``District Retirement Fund'' means the 
     District of Columbia Police Officers and Fire Fighters 
     Retirement Fund and the District of Columbia Teachers 
     Retirement Fund, as defined in the Reform Act.
       (5) The term ``District Retirement Program'' means any of 
     the retirement programs for teachers and members of the 
     Metropolitan Police Force and Fire Department, as described 
     in section 102(7) of the Reform Act as in effect on the day 
     before the freeze date (except as amended by section 11013).
       (6) The term ``enrolled actuary'' means the enrolled 
     actuary engaged by the Trustee under section 11061(a).
       (7) The term ``Federal benefit payment'' means a payment 
     described in section 11012.
       (8) The term ``Federal Supplemental Fund'' means the 
     Federal Supplemental District of Columbia Pension Fund 
     created under section 11051.
       (9) The term ``freeze date'' means June 30, 1997.
       (10) The term ``person'' means an individual, partnership, 
     joint venture, corporation, mutual company, joint-stock 
     company, trust, estate, unincorporated organization, 
     association, or employee organization.
       (11) The term ``Reform Act'' means the District of Columbia 
     Retirement Reform Act (Public Law 96-122).
       (12) The term ``replacement plan'' means the plan described 
     in section 11042.
       (13) The term ``replacement plan adoption date'' means the 
     date upon which the legislation establishing the replacement 
     plan becomes effective, or the first day after the expiration 
     of the 1-year period which begins on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, whichever occurs first.
       (14) The term ``Trust Fund'' means the District of Columbia 
     Federal Pension Liability Trust Fund established under 
     section 11031.
       (15) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Treasury or the Secretary's designee.
       (16) The term ``Trustee'' means the person or persons 
     selected by the Secretary under section 11035.

 CHAPTER 2--FEDERAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS UNDER DISTRICT RETIREMENT PROGRAMS

     SEC. 11011. OBLIGATION OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO MAKE BENEFIT 
                   PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--In accordance with the provisions of this 
     subtitle, the Federal Government shall make Federal benefit 
     payments associated with the pension plans for police 
     officers, firefighters, and teachers of the District of 
     Columbia.
       (b) No Reversion of Federal Responsibility to District.--At 
     no point after the effective date of this subtitle may the 
     responsibility or any part thereof assigned to the Federal 
     Government under subsection (a) for making Federal benefit 
     payments revert to the District of Columbia.

     SEC. 11012. FEDERAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS DESCRIBED.

       (a) In General.--Subject to the succeeding provisions of 
     this subtitle, a ``Federal benefit payment'' is any benefit 
     payment to which an individual is entitled under a District 
     Retirement Program, in such amount and under such terms and 
     conditions as may apply under such Program.
       (b) Treatment of Service Occurring After Freeze Date.--
     Service after the freeze date shall not be credited for 
     purposes of determining the amount of any Federal benefit 
     payment. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     affect the crediting of such service for any other purpose 
     under the District Retirement Program.
       (c) Special Rule Regarding Disability Benefits.--To the 
     extent that any portion of a benefit payment to which an 
     individual is entitled under a District Retirement Program is 
     based on a determination of disability made by the District 
     of Columbia Retirement Board or the Trustee after the freeze 
     date, the Federal benefit payment determined with respect to 
     the individual shall be an amount equal to the deferred 
     retirement benefit or normal retirement benefit the 
     individual would receive if the individual left service on 
     the day before the commencement of disability retirement 
     benefits.
       (d) Special Rule Regarding Certain Death Benefits.--
       (1) In general.--In the case of a benefit payment to which 
     an individual is entitled under a District Retirement Program 
     which is payable on the death of a covered District employee 
     or former covered District employee and which is not 
     determined by the length of service of the employee or former 
     employee, the Federal benefit payment determined with respect 
     to the individual shall be equal to the pre-freeze date 
     percentage of the amount otherwise payable.
       (2) Pre-freeze date percentage defined.--In paragraph (1), 
     the ``pre-freeze date percentage'' with respect to a covered 
     District employee or former covered District employee is the 
     amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to the quotient of--
       (A) the number of months of the covered District employee's 
     or former covered District employee's service prior to the 
     freeze date; divided by
       (B) the total number of months of the covered District 
     employee's or former covered District employee's service.

     SEC. 11013. ESTABLISHMENT OF SINGLE ANNUAL COST-OF-LIVING 
                   ADJUSTMENT UNDER DISTRICT RETIREMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Program for Police and Fire Fighters.--Subsection (m) 
     of the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act 
     (DC Code, sec. 4-624) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Mayor shall'' and 
     all that follows and inserting the following: ``on January 1 
     of each year (or within a reasonable time thereafter), the 
     Mayor shall determine the per centum change in the price 
     index for the preceding year by determining the difference 
     between the index published for December of the preceding 
     year and the index published for December of the second 
     preceding year.''; and
       (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3)(A) If (in accordance with paragraph (2)) the Mayor 
     determines in a year (beginning with 1999) that the per 
     centum change in the price index for the preceding year 
     indicates a rise in the price index, each annuity having a 
     commencing date on or before March 1 of the year shall, 
     effective March 1 of the year, be increased by an amount 
     equal to--
       ``(i) in the case of an annuity having a commencing date on 
     or before March 1 of such preceding year, the per centum 
     change computed under paragraph (1), adjusted to the nearest 
     \1/10\ of 1 per centum; or
       ``(ii) in the case of an annuity having a commencing date 
     after March 1 of such preceding year, a pro rata increase 
     equal to the product of--
       ``(I) \1/12\ of the per centum change computed under 
     paragraph (1), multiplied by
       ``(II) the number of months (not to exceed 12 months, 
     counting any portion of a month as an entire month) for which 
     the annuity was payable before the effective date of the 
     increase,
     adjusted to the nearest \1/10\ of 1 per centum.
       ``(B) On January 1, 1998 (or within a reasonable time 
     thereafter), the Mayor shall determine the per centum change 
     in the price index published for December 1997 over the price 
     index published for June 1997. If such per centum change 
     indicates a rise in the price index, effective March 1, 
     1998--
       ``(i) each annuity having a commencing date on or before 
     September 1, 1997, shall be increased by an amount equal to 
     such per centum change, adjusted to the nearest \1/10\ of 1 
     per centum; and
       ``(ii) each annuity having a commencing date after 
     September 1, 1997, and on or before March 1, 1998, shall be 
     increased by a pro rata increase equal to the product of--
       ``(I) \1/6\ of such per centum change, multiplied by
       ``(II) the number of months (not to exceed 6 months, 
     counting any portion of a month as an entire month) for which 
     the annuity was payable before the effective date of the 
     increase,
     adjusted to the nearest \1/10\ of 1 per centum.''.
       (b) Program for Teachers.--Section 21(b) of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act for the retirement of public-school 
     teachers in the District of Columbia'', approved August 7, 
     1946 (DC Code, sec. 31-1241(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Mayor shall--'' and 
     all that follows and inserting the following: ``On January 1 
     of each year (or within a reasonable time thereafter), the 
     Mayor shall determine the per centum change in the price 
     index for the preceding year by determining the difference 
     between the index published for December of the preceding 
     year and the index published for December of the second 
     preceding year.''; and
       (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2)(A) If (in accordance with paragraph (1)) the Mayor 
     determines in a year (begin

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     ning with 1999) that the per centum change in the price index 
     for the preceding year indicates a rise in the price index, 
     each annuity having a commencing date on or before March 1 of 
     the year shall, effective March 1 of the year, be increased 
     by an amount equal to--
       ``(i) in the case of an annuity having a commencing date on 
     or before March 1 of such preceding year, the per centum 
     change computed under paragraph (1), adjusted to the nearest 
     \1/10\ of 1 per centum; or
       ``(ii) in the case of an annuity having a commencing date 
     after March 1 of such preceding year, a pro rata increase 
     equal to the product of--
       ``(I) \1/12\ of the per centum change computed under 
     paragraph (1), multiplied by
       ``(II) the number of months (not to exceed 12 months, 
     counting any portion of a month as an entire month) for which 
     the annuity was payable before the effective date of the 
     increase,
     adjusted to the nearest \1/10\ of 1 per centum.
       ``(B) On January 1, 1998 (or within a reasonable time 
     thereafter), the Mayor shall determine the per centum change 
     in the price index published for December 1997 over the price 
     index published for June 1997. If such per centum change 
     indicates a rise in the price index, effective March 1, 
     1998--
       ``(i) each annuity having a commencing date on or before 
     September 1, 1997, shall be increased by an amount equal to 
     such per centum change, adjusted to the nearest \1/10\ of 1 
     per centum; and
       ``(ii) each annuity having a commencing date after 
     September 1, 1997, and on or before March 1, 1998, shall be 
     increased by a pro rata increase equal to the product of--
       ``(I) \1/6\ of such per centum change, multiplied by
       ``(II) the number of months (not to exceed 6 months, 
     counting any portion of a month as an entire month) for which 
     the annuity was payable before the effective date of the 
     increase,
     adjusted to the nearest \1/10\ of 1 per centum.''.

   CHAPTER 3--DETERMINATIONS AND REVIEW OF ELIGIBILITY AND PAYMENTS; 
                          INFORMATION SHARING

     SEC. 11021. DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR AND AMOUNT OF 
                   FEDERAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS MADE BY TRUSTEE.

       Notwithstanding any provision of a District Retirement 
     Program or any other law, rule, or regulation, the Trustee--
       (1) shall determine whether an individual is eligible to 
     receive a Federal benefit payment under this subtitle;
       (2) shall determine the amount and form of an individual's 
     Federal benefit payment under this subtitle; and
       (3) may recoup or recover any amounts paid under this 
     subtitle as a result of errors or omissions by the Trustee, 
     the District Government, or any other person.

     SEC. 11022. PROCEDURES FOR RESOLVING CLAIMS ARISING FROM 
                   DENIED BENEFIT PAYMENTS.

       (a) Requiring Notice and Opportunity for Review.--In 
     accordance with procedures approved by the Secretary, the 
     Trustee shall provide to any individual whose claim for a 
     Federal benefit payment under this subtitle has been denied 
     in whole or in part--
       (1) adequate written notice of such denial, setting forth 
     the specific reasons for the denial in a manner calculated to 
     be understood by the average participant in the District 
     Retirement Program; and
       (2) a reasonable opportunity for a full and fair review of 
     the decision denying such claim.
       (b) Standard for Review.--Any factual determination made by 
     the Trustee shall be presumed correct unless rebutted by 
     clear and convincing evidence. The Trustee's interpretation 
     and construction of the benefit provisions of the District 
     Retirement Program and this subtitle shall be entitled to 
     great deference.

     SEC. 11023. TRANSFER OF AND ACCESS TO RECORDS OF DISTRICT 
                   GOVERNMENT.

       (a) In General.--Within 30 days after the Secretary or the 
     Trustee requests, the District Government shall furnish 
     copies of all records, documents, information, or data the 
     Secretary or the Trustee deems necessary to carry out 
     responsibilities under this subtitle and the contract. Upon 
     request, the District Government shall grant the Secretary or 
     the Trustee direct access to such information systems, 
     records, documents, information or data as the Secretary or 
     Trustee requires to carry out responsibilities under this 
     subtitle or the contract.
       (b) Repayment by District Government.--The District 
     Government shall reimburse the Trust Fund for all costs, 
     including benefit costs, that are attributable to errors or 
     omissions in the transferred records that are identified 
     within 3 years after such records are transferred.

     SEC. 11024. FEDERAL INFORMATION SHARING FOR VERIFICATION OF 
                   BENEFIT DETERMINATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Except with respect to taxpayer returns 
     and return information subject to section 6103 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Secretary may--
       (1) secure directly from any department or agency of the 
     United States information necessary to enable the Secretary 
     to verify or confirm benefit determinations under this 
     subtitle; and
       (2) by regulation authorize the Trustee to review such 
     information for purposes of administering this subtitle and 
     the contract.
       (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code.--The Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended as follows:
       (1) In section 6103(l), as amended by section 1206(a) of 
     the Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2, by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(16) Disclosure of return information for purposes of 
     administering the district of columbia retirement protection 
     act of 1997.--
       ``(A) In general.--Upon written request available return 
     information (including such information disclosed to the 
     Social Security Administration under paragraph (1) or (5) of 
     this subsection), relating to the amount of wage income (as 
     defined in section 3121(a) or 3401(a)), the name, address, 
     and identifying number assigned under section 6109, of payors 
     of wage income, taxpayer identity (as defined in subsection 
     6103(b)(6)), and the occupational status reflected on any 
     return filed by, or with respect to, any individual with 
     respect to whom eligibility for, or the correct amount of, 
     benefits under the District of Columbia Retirement Protection 
     Act of 1997, is sought to be determined, shall be disclosed 
     by the Commissioner of Social Security, or to the extent not 
     available from the Social Security Administration, by the 
     Secretary, to any duly authorized officer or employee of the 
     Department of the Treasury, or a Trustee or any designated 
     officer or employee of a Trustee (as defined in the District 
     of Columbia Retirement Protection Act of 1997), or any 
     actuary engaged by a Trustee under the terms of the District 
     of Columbia Retirement Protection Act of 1997, whose official 
     duties require such disclosure, solely for the purpose of, 
     and to the extent necessary in, determining an individual's 
     eligibility for, or the correct amount of, benefits under the 
     District of Columbia Retirement Protection Act of 1997.
       ``(B) Disclosure for use in judicial or administrative 
     proceedings.--Return information disclosed to any person 
     under this paragraph may be disclosed in a judicial or 
     administrative proceeding relating to the determination of an 
     individual's eligibility for, or the correct amount of, 
     benefits under the District of Columbia Retirement Protection 
     Act of 1997.''.
       (2) In section 6103(a)(3), by striking ``(6) or (12)'' and 
     inserting ``(6), (12), or (16)'';
       (3) In section 6103(i)(7)(B)(i), by inserting after 
     ``(other than an agency referred to in subparagraph (A))'' 
     and before the word ``for'' the words ``or by a Trustee as 
     defined in the District of Columbia Retirement Protection Act 
     of 1997,''.
       (4) In section 6103(p)(3)(A), by striking ``or (15)'' and 
     inserting ``(15), or (16)''.
       (5) In section 6103(p)(4) in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), by striking ``or (12)'' and inserting 
     ``(12), or (16), or any other person described in subsection 
     (l)(16)''.
       (6) In section 6103(p)(4)(F)(i), by striking ``or (9),'' 
     and inserting ``(9), or (16), or any other person described 
     in subsection (1)(16)''.
       (7) In section 6103(p)(4)(F) in the matter following clause 
     (iii)--
       (A) by inserting after ``any such agency, body or 
     commission'' and before the words ``for the General 
     Accounting Office'' the words ``, including an agency or any 
     other person described in subsection (l)(16),'';
       (B) by striking ``to such agency, body, or commission'' and 
     inserting ``to such agency, body, or commission, including an 
     agency or any other person described in subsection 
     (l)(16),'';
       (C) by striking ``or (12)(B)'' and inserting ``, (12)(B), 
     or (16)'';
       (D) by inserting after the words ``any agent,'' and before 
     the words ``this paragraph shall'' the words ``or any person 
     including an agent described in subsection (l)(16),'';
       (E) by inserting after the words ``such agent'' and before 
     ``(except that'' the words ``or other person''; and
       (F) by inserting after the words ``an agent,'' and before 
     the words ``any report'' the words ``or any person including 
     an agent described in subsection (l)(16),''.
       (8) In section 7213(a)(2), by striking ``or (15),'' and 
     inserting ``(15), or (16)''.
       (c) Confidentiality.--The Secretary may issue regulations 
     governing the confidentiality of the information obtained 
     pursuant to subsection (a) and the provisions of law amended 
     by subsection (b).

  CHAPTER 4--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FEDERAL PENSION LIABILITY TRUST FUND

     SEC. 11031. CREATION OF TRUST FUND.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established on the books of 
     the Treasury the District of Columbia Federal Pension 
     Liability Trust Fund, consisting of the assets transferred 
     pursuant to section 11033 and any income earned on the 
     investment of such assets pursuant to subsection (b).
       (b) Investment of Assets.--The Trustee may invest the 
     assets of the Trust Fund in private securities and any other 
     form of investment deemed appropriate by the Secretary.

     SEC. 11032. USES OF AMOUNTS IN TRUST FUND.

       (a) In General.--Amounts in the Trust Fund shall be used--
       (1) to make Federal benefit payments under this subtitle;
       (2) subject to subsection (b), to cover the reasonable and 
     necessary expenses of administering the Trust Fund under the 
     contract entered into pursuant to section 11035(b); and
       (3) for such other purposes as are specified in this 
     subtitle.
       (b) Special Rules Regarding Administrative Expenses.--
       (1) Budgeting; certification and approval.--The 
     administrative expenses of the Trust Fund shall be paid in 
     accordance with an annual budget set forth by the Trustee

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     which shall be subject to certification and approval by the 
     Secretary.
       (2) Use of District retirement fund for interim 
     administration.--The Secretary is authorized to requisition 
     from the District Retirement Fund such sums as are necessary 
     to administer the Trust Fund until assets are transferred to 
     the Trust Fund pursuant to section 11033.

     SEC. 11033. TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND OBLIGATIONS OF DISTRICT 
                   RETIREMENT FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--As of the replacement plan adoption date, 
     all obligations to make Federal benefit payments and all 
     assets of the District Retirement Fund as of the replacement 
     plan adoption date (except as provided in subsections (b) and 
     (c)) shall be transferred to the Trust Fund.
       (b) Designation of Assets to be Retained by District 
     Retirement Fund.--The Secretary shall designate assets with a 
     value of $1.275 billion that shall not be transferred from 
     the District Retirement Fund under subsection (a). The 
     Secretary's designation and valuation of the assets shall be 
     final and binding.
       (c) Exception for Certain Employee Contributions.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to assets 
     consisting of the District Retirement Fund consisting of any 
     employee contributions deducted and withheld after the freeze 
     date or any interest thereon (computed at a rate and in a 
     manner determined by the Secretary).
       (2) Employee contributions defined.--In paragraph (1), the 
     term ``employee contributions'' means amounts deducted and 
     withheld from the salaries of covered District employees and 
     paid to the District Retirement Fund (and, in the case of 
     teachers, amounts of additional deposits paid to the District 
     Retirement Fund), pursuant to the District Retirement 
     Program.
       (d) Responsibilities of District Government.--
       (1) In general.--The transfer of assets from the District 
     Retirement Fund under this section shall be made in 
     accordance with the direction of the Secretary. The District 
     Government shall promptly take all steps, and execute all 
     documents, that the Secretary deems necessary to effect the 
     transfer.
       (2) Final reconciliation of accounts.--As soon as 
     practicable after the replacement plan adoption date, the 
     District Government shall furnish the Trustee a final 
     reconciliation of accounts in connection with the transfer of 
     assets and obligations to the Trust Fund. The allocation of 
     assets under this section shall be adjusted in accordance 
     with this reconciliation.

     SEC. 11034. TREATMENT OF TRUST FUND UNDER CERTAIN LAWS.

       (a) Internal Revenue Code.--For purposes of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986--
       (1) the Trust Fund shall be treated as a trust described in 
     section 401(a) of the Code which is exempt from taxation 
     under section 501(a) of the Code;
       (2) any transfer to or distribution from the Trust Fund 
     shall be treated in the same manner as a transfer to or 
     distribution from a trust described in section 401(a) of the 
     Code; and
       (3) the benefits provided by the Trust Fund shall be 
     treated as benefits provided under a governmental plan 
     maintained by the District of Columbia.
       (b) ERISA.--For purposes of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, the benefits provided by the Trust Fund 
     shall be treated as benefits provided under a governmental 
     plan maintained by the District of Columbia.
       (c) Application of Certain Future Amendments to Internal 
     Revenue Code.--To the extent that any provision of subpart A 
     of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, such provision as 
     amended shall apply to the Trust Fund only to the extent the 
     Secretary determines that application of the provision as 
     amended is consistent with the administration of this 
     subtitle.

     SEC. 11035. ADMINISTRATION THROUGH TRUSTEE.

       (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the enactment 
     of this subtitle, the Secretary shall select a Trustee to 
     administer the Trust Fund and otherwise carry out the 
     responsibilities and duties specified in this subtitle in 
     accordance with the contract described in subsection (b).
       (b) Contract.--The Secretary shall enter into a contract 
     with the Trustee to provide for the management, investment, 
     control and auditing of Trust Fund assets, the making of 
     Federal benefit payments under this subtitle from the Trust 
     Fund, and such other matters as the Secretary deems 
     appropriate. The Secretary shall enforce the provisions of 
     the contract and otherwise monitor the administration of the 
     Trust Fund.
       (c) Reports.--The Trustee shall report to the Secretary, in 
     a form and manner and at such intervals as the Secretary may 
     prescribe, on any matters or transactions relating to the 
     Trust Fund, including financial matters, as the Secretary may 
     require.

           CHAPTER 5--RESPONSIBILITIES OF DISTRICT GOVERNMENT

     SEC. 11041. INTERIM ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Administration of Benefits Until Appointment of 
     Trustee.--Notwithstanding chapter 2, after the enactment of 
     this subtitle the District Government shall continue to 
     discharge its duties and responsibilities under the District 
     Retirement Program and the District Retirement Fund (as such 
     duties and responsibilities are modified by this subtitle), 
     including the responsibility for Federal benefit payments, 
     until such time as the Secretary notifies the District 
     Government that the Secretary has directed the Trustee to 
     carry out the duties and responsibilities required under the 
     contract.
       (b) Reimbursement From Trust Fund.--The Trustee shall 
     reimburse the District Government for any administrative 
     expenses incurred by the District Government in carrying out 
     subsection (a)--
       (1) if the Trustee finds such expenses to be reasonable and 
     necessary; and
       (2) to the extent that the District Government is not 
     reimbursed for such expenses from other sources.
       (c) Making District Retirement Fund Whole.--The District 
     Government shall reimburse the District Retirement Fund for 
     any benefits paid inconsistent with this subtitle from the 
     District Retirement Fund between the freeze date and the 
     replacement plan adoption date.

     SEC. 11042. REPLACEMENT PLAN.

       (a) Adoption by District Government.--Not later than one 
     year after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, the 
     District Government shall adopt a replacement plan for 
     pension benefits for covered District employees, effective as 
     of the freeze date.
       (b) Replacement Plan Imposed If District Government Fails 
     to Adopt Plan.--If the District Government fails to adopt a 
     replacement plan within the period prescribed in subsection 
     (a), the retirement program applicable to police, 
     firefighters, and teachers under the laws of the District of 
     Columbia in effect as of June 1, 1997 (except as otherwise 
     amended by this Act), including all requirements of the 
     program regarding benefits, contributions, and cost-of-living 
     adjustments, shall be treated as the replacement plan for 
     purposes of this subtitle.
       (c) No Payment of Amounts Paid as Federal Benefit 
     Payment.--Notwithstanding any provision of the Reform Act or 
     any other law, rule, or regulation, the District Government 
     is not required to pay any amount under any replacement plan 
     under this subtitle if the amount is paid as a Federal 
     benefit payment under this subtitle.

 CHAPTER 6--FINANCING OF BENEFIT PAYMENTS AFTER DEPLETION OF TRUST FUND

     SEC. 11051. CREATION OF FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL FUND.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established on the books of 
     the Treasury the Federal Supplemental District of Columbia 
     Pension Fund, which shall be administered by the Secretary 
     and shall consist of the following assets:
       (1) Amounts deposited into such Fund under the provisions 
     of this subtitle.
       (2) Any amount otherwise appropriated to such Fund.
       (3) Any income earned on the investment of the assets of 
     such Fund pursuant to subsection (b).
       (b) Investment of Assets.--The Secretary shall invest such 
     portion of the Federal Supplemental Fund as is not in the 
     judgment of the Secretary required to meet current 
     withdrawals. Such investments shall be in public debt 
     securities with maturities suitable to the needs of the 
     Federal Supplemental Fund, as determined by the Secretary, 
     and bearing interest at rates determined by the Secretary, 
     taking into consideration current market yields on 
     outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of 
     comparable maturities.
       (c) Recordkeeping for Actuarial Status.--The Secretary 
     shall provide for the keeping of such records as are 
     necessary for determining the actuarial status of the Federal 
     Supplemental Fund.

     SEC. 11052. USES OF AMOUNTS IN FUND.

       Amounts in the Federal Supplemental Fund shall be used for 
     the accumulation of funds in order to finance obligations of 
     the Federal Government for benefits and necessary 
     administrative expenses under the provisions of this 
     subtitle, in accordance with the methodology selected by the 
     Secretary under section 11054(b), except that payments from 
     the Fund for administrative expenses may be made only the 
     extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in 
     appropriations acts.

     SEC. 11053. DETERMINATION OF ANNUAL PAYMENT INTO FEDERAL 
                   SUPPLEMENTAL FUND.

       (a) In General.--At the end of each applicable fiscal year 
     the Secretary shall promptly pay into the Federal 
     Supplemental Fund from the General Fund of the Treasury an 
     amount equal to the sum of--
       (1) the annual amortization amount for the year (which may 
     not be less than zero); and
       (2) the covered administrative expenses for the year.
       (b) Determination of Amounts.--For purposes of this 
     section:
       (1) The ``original unfunded liability'' is the amount that 
     is the present value as of the freeze date of future benefits 
     payable from the Federal Supplemental Fund.
       (2) The ``annual amortization amount'' is the amount 
     determined by the enrolled actuary to be necessary to 
     amortize in equal annual installments (until fully 
     amortized)--
       (A) the original unfunded liability over a 30-year period;
       (B) a net experience gain or loss over a 10-year period; 
     and
       (C) any other changes in actuarial liability over a 20-year 
     period.
       (3) The ``covered administrative expenses'' are the 
     expenses determined by the Secretary (on an annual basis) to 
     be necessary

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     to administer the Federal Supplemental Fund.
       (c) Timing.--The first applicable fiscal year under 
     subsection (a) is the first fiscal year that ends more than 
     six months after the replacement plan adoption date.

     SEC. 11054. DETERMINATION OF METHODOLOGY FOR MAKING PAYMENTS.

       (a) Notice to President and Congress.--Not later than 18 
     months before the time that assets remaining in the Trust 
     Fund are projected to be insufficient for making Federal 
     benefit payments and covering necessary administrative 
     expenses when due, the Secretary shall so advise the 
     President and the Congress.
       (b) Selection of Methodology.--Before all available assets 
     of the Trust Fund have been depleted, the Secretary shall 
     determine whether Federal benefit payments and necessary 
     administrative expenses under this subtitle shall be made by 
     one of the following methods:
       (1) Continuation of the Trust Fund using payments from the 
     Federal Supplemental Fund.
       (2) Discontinuation of the Trust Fund, with payments made--
       (A) by direct payment by the Secretary from the Federal 
     Supplemental Fund; or
       (B) from the Federal Supplemental Fund through another 
     department or agency of the United States.
       (c) Arrangements by Secretary.--The Secretary shall make 
     appropriate arrangements to implement the determinations made 
     in this subsection.

     SEC. 11055. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS UPON DISCONTINUATION OF 
                   TRUST FUND.

       (a) Successor to Trustee.--If the Secretary determines that 
     the Trust Fund shall be discontinued after it has been 
     depleted of assets, the Secretary shall appoint a successor 
     to the Trustee to administer the requirements of this 
     subtitle, with the same powers and subject to the same 
     conditions as were applicable to the Trustee.
       (b) Continuing Application of Terms and Conditions.--The 
     methodology selected by the Secretary under section 11054(b), 
     and the payment of benefits pursuant to such methodology, 
     shall be subject to the same arrangements, terms, and 
     conditions as were applicable under this subtitle to the 
     Trust Fund and the benefits paid under the Trust Fund 
     (including provisions relating to the treatment of the Trust 
     Fund under certain laws).

                           CHAPTER 7--REPORTS

     SEC. 11061. ANNUAL VALUATIONS AND REPORTS BY ENROLLED 
                   ACTUARY.

       (a) Determination of Actuarial Valuations.--The Trustee 
     shall engage an enrolled actuary (as defined in section 
     7701(a)(35) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) who is a 
     member of the American Academy of Actuaries to perform an 
     annual actuarial valuation (in a manner and form determined 
     by the Secretary) of the Trust Fund and the Federal 
     Supplemental Fund for obligations assumed by the Federal 
     Government under this subtitle.
       (b) Annual Report on Status of Funds.--The enrolled actuary 
     shall prepare and submit to the Secretary and the Trustee an 
     annual report on the actuarial status of the Trust Fund and 
     the Federal Supplemental Fund, and shall include in the 
     report--
       (1) a projection of when assets in the Trust Fund will be 
     insufficient to pay benefits and necessary administrative 
     expenses when due; and
       (2) a determination of the annual payment to the Federal 
     Supplemental Fund under section 11053.

     SEC. 11062. REPORTS BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General is authorized to 
     conduct evaluations of the administration of this subtitle to 
     ensure that the Trust Fund and Federal Supplemental Fund are 
     being properly administered and shall report the findings of 
     such evaluations to the Secretary and the Congress.
       (b) Access to Information.--For the purpose of evaluations 
     under subsection (a) the Comptroller General, subject to 
     section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, shall have 
     access to and the right to copy any books, accounts, records, 
     correspondence or other pertinent documents that are in the 
     possession of the Secretary or the Trustee, or any contractor 
     or subcontractor of the Secretary or the Trustee.

                    CHAPTER 8--JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT

     SEC. 11071. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) In General.--A civil action may be brought--
       (1) by a participant or beneficiary to enforce or clarify 
     rights to benefits from the Trust Fund or Federal 
     Supplemental Fund under this subtitle;
       (2) by the Trustee--
       (A) to enforce any claim arising (in whole or in part) 
     under this subtitle or the contract; or
       (B) to recover benefits improperly paid from the Trust Fund 
     or Federal Supplemental Fund or to clarify a participant's or 
     beneficiary's rights to benefits from the Trust Fund or 
     Federal Supplemental Fund; and
       (3) by the Secretary to enforce any provision of this 
     subtitle or the contract.
       (b) Treatment of Trust Fund.--The Trust Fund may sue and be 
     sued as an entity.
       (c) Exclusive Remedy.--This chapter shall be the exclusive 
     means for bringing actions against the Trust Fund, the 
     Trustee or the Secretary under this subtitle.

     SEC. 11072. JURISDICTION AND VENUE.

       (a) In General.--The United States District Court for the 
     District of Columbia shall have exclusive jurisdiction and 
     venue, regardless of the amount in controversy, of--
       (1) civil actions brought by participants or beneficiaries 
     pursuant to this subtitle, and
       (2) any other action otherwise arising (in whole or part) 
     under this subtitle or the contract.
       (b) Review by Court of Appeals.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any order of the United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia issued pursuant to an 
     action described in subsection (a) that concerns the validity 
     or enforceability of any provision of this subtitle or seeks 
     injunctive relief against the Secretary or Trustee under this 
     subtitle shall be reviewable only pursuant to a notice of 
     appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the District 
     of Columbia Circuit.
       (c) Review by Supreme Court.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, review by the Supreme Court of the United 
     States of a decision of the Court of Appeals that is issued 
     pursuant to subsection (b) may be had only if the petition 
     for relief is filed within 20 calendar days after the entry 
     of such decision.
       (d) Restrictions on Declaratory or Injunctive Relief.--No 
     order of any court granting declaratory or injunctive relief 
     against the Secretary or the Trustee shall take effect during 
     the pendency of the action before such court, during the time 
     an appeal may be taken, or (if an appeal is taken or petition 
     for certiorari filed) during the period before the court has 
     entered its final order disposing of the action.

     SEC. 11073. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Action for Benefits.--Any civil action by an individual 
     with respect to a Federal benefit payment under this subtitle 
     shall be commenced within 180 days of a final benefit 
     determination.
       (b) Action for Breach of Contract or Other Violations.--
     Except as provided in subsection (c), any civil action for 
     breach of the contract or any other violation of this 
     subtitle shall be commenced within the later of--
       (1) six years after the last act that constituted the 
     alleged breach or violation or, in the case of an omission, 
     six years after the last date on which the alleged breach or 
     violation could have been cured; or
       (2) three years after the earliest date on which the 
     plaintiff knew or could have reasonably been expected to have 
     known of the act or omission on which the action is based.
       (c) Special Rule for Actions Against Secretary.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (b), any action against the 
     Secretary arising (in whole or part) under this subtitle or 
     the contract shall be commenced within one year of the events 
     giving rise to the cause of action.

     SEC. 11074. TREATMENT OF MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUND AMOUNTS AS 
                   FEDERAL CRIME.

       The provisions of section 664 of title 18, United States 
     Code (relating to theft or embezzlement from employee benefit 
     plans), shall apply to the Trust Fund and the Federal 
     Supplemental Fund.

                        CHAPTER 9--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 11081. COORDINATION BETWEEN SECRETARY, TRUSTEE, AND 
                   DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

       The Secretary, Trustee, and District Government shall carry 
     out responsibilities under this subtitle and under the 
     contract in a manner which promotes the cost-effective and 
     efficient administration of benefit payments under the 
     District Retirement Programs, and in a manner which avoids 
     unnecessary interruptions and delays in paying individuals 
     the full benefits to which they are entitled under such 
     Programs.

     SEC. 11082. STUDY OF ALTERNATIVES FOR FINANCING FEDERAL 
                   OBLIGATIONS.

       (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     the enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary shall enter 
     into a contract with an independent consultant to conduct a 
     study of actuarial alternatives for financing the federal 
     obligations assumed under this subtitle, together with an 
     analysis of the impact of each alternative on the federal 
     budget. The Secretary and the District Government shall 
     cooperate with the consultant and shall provide direct access 
     to such information systems, records, documents, information, 
     or data as will enable the consultant to conduct the study.
       (b) Deadline.--The contract entered into under subsection 
     (a) shall require the consultant to report the results of the 
     study not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (c) No Effect on Federal Obligations.--Nothing in this 
     section may be construed to affect any obligation of the 
     Federal Government to make payments under this subtitle.

     SEC. 11083. ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS BY SECRETARY.

       The Secretary is authorized to issue regulations to 
     implement, interpret, administer and carry out the purposes 
     of this subtitle, and, in the Secretary's discretion, those 
     regulations may have retroactive effect.

     SEC. 11084. EFFECT ON REFORM ACT AND OTHER LAWS.

       (a) Reform Act.--
       (1) In general.--This subtitle supersedes any provision of 
     the Reform Act inconsistent with this subtitle and the 
     regulations thereunder.
       (2) Termination of payments to district retirement funds.--
     Section 144 of the Reform Act (DC Code, sec. 1-724) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

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       ``(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no 
     Federal payments may be made to any Fund established by this 
     title for any fiscal year after fiscal year 1997.''.
       (b) No Effect on Tax Treatment of Benefits.--Except as 
     otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this subtitle may 
     be construed to affect the application of any provision of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to any annuity or other 
     benefit provided to or on behalf of any individual, including 
     any disability benefit or any portion of a retirement benefit 
     attributable to an individual's disability status.
       (c) No Effect on Benefits for Park Police and Secret 
     Service.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be deemed to alter 
     or amend in any way the provisions of existing law (including 
     the Reform Act) relating to the program of annuities, other 
     retirement benefits, or medical benefits for members and 
     officers, retired members and officers, and survivors 
     thereof, of the United States Park Police force, the United 
     States Secret Service, or the United States Secret Service 
     Uniformed Division.

     SEC. 11085. REFERENCE TO NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM FOR RETIREMENT 
                   OF JUDGES OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS.

       For provisions describing the retirement program for judges 
     and judicial personnel of the District of Columbia, see 
     subchapter B of chapter 4 of subtitle C.

     SEC. 11086. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT.

       Federal obligations for benefits under this subtitle are 
     backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.

     SEC. 11087. SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS.

       If any provision of this subtitle, or the application of 
     such provision to any person or circumstances, shall be held 
     invalid, the remainder of this subtitle, or the application 
     of such provision to persons or circumstances other than 
     those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected 
     thereby.
                  Subtitle B--Management Reform Plans

     SEC. 11101. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
     Management Reform Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 11102. MANAGEMENT REFORM PLANS FOR DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

       (a) In General.--In accordance with the provisions of this 
     subtitle, the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Authority (hereafter in this 
     subtitle referred to as the ``Authority'') and the government 
     of the District of Columbia shall develop and implement 
     management reform plans--
       (1) for each of the departments of the government of the 
     District of Columbia described in paragraph (1) of subsection 
     (b); and
       (2) for all entities of the government of the District of 
     Columbia with respect to the items described in paragraph (2) 
     of subsection (b).
       (b) Departments and Items Subject to Plans.--
       (1) Departments described.--The departments referred to in 
     this paragraph are as follows:
       (A) The Department of Administrative Services.
       (B) The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.
       (C) The Department of Corrections.
       (D) The Department of Employment Services.
       (E) The Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services.
       (F) The Department of Housing and Community Development.
       (G) The Department of Human Services.
       (H) The Department of Public Works.
       (I) The Public Health Department.
       (2) Items described.--The items referred to in this 
     paragraph are as follows:
       (A) Asset management.
       (B) Information resources management.
       (C) Personnel.
       (D) Procurement.

     SEC. 11103. PROCEDURES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS.

       (a) Contracts With Consultants.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act (or, at the 
     option of the Authority and upon notification to Congress, 
     not later than 60 days after such date), the Authority shall 
     enter into contracts with consultants to develop the 
     management reform plans under this subtitle.
       (b) Deadline for Submission of Plans.--Under a contract 
     entered into with the Authority under subsection (a), a 
     consultant shall submit a completed management reform plan 
     for the department or item involved within 90 days (or, at 
     the option of the Authority, within 120 days).
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Authority such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out the contracts entered into under this 
     section.

     SEC. 11104. IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANS.

       (a) Establishment of Management Reform Teams.--With respect 
     to each management reform plan developed under this subtitle, 
     there shall be a management reform team consisting of the 
     following:
       (1) The Chair of the Authority (or the Chair's designee).
       (2) The Chair of the Council of the District of Columbia 
     (or the Chair's designee).
       (3) The Mayor of the District of Columbia (or the Mayor's 
     designee).
       (4) In the case of a management reform plan for a 
     department of the government of the District of Columbia, the 
     head of the department involved.
       (b) Responsibility for Implementation of Plans.--
       (1) Plans for specific departments.--In the case of a 
     management reform plan for a department of the government of 
     the District of Columbia, the head of the department involved 
     shall take any and all steps within his or her authority to 
     implement the terms of the plan, in consultation and 
     coordination with the other members of the management reform 
     team.
       (2) Plans for items covering entire district government.--
     In the case of a management reform plan for an item described 
     in section 11102(b)(2), each member of the management reform 
     team shall take any and all steps within the member's 
     authority to implement the terms of the plan, under the 
     direction and subject to the instructions of the Chair of the 
     Authority (or the Chair's designee).
       (3) Report to authority.--In carrying out any of the 
     management reform plans under this section, the member of the 
     management reform team described in subsection (a)(4) shall 
     report to the Authority.

     SEC. 11105. REFORM OF POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT HEADS.

       (a) Appointment and Removal.--
       (1) Appointment.--
       (A) In general.--During a control year, the head of each 
     department of the government of the District of Columbia 
     described in section 11102(b)(1) shall be appointed by the 
     Mayor as follows:
       (i) Prior to appointment, the Authority may submit 
     recommendations for the appointment to the Mayor.
       (ii) In consultation with the Authority and the Council, 
     the Mayor shall nominate an individual for appointment and 
     notify the Council of the nomination.
       (iii) After the expiration of the 7-day period which begins 
     on the date the Mayor notifies the Council of the nomination 
     under clause (ii), the Mayor shall notify the Authority of 
     the nomination.
       (iv) The nomination shall be effective subject to approval 
     by a majority vote of the Authority.
       (B) Appointment by authority if no nomination made within 
     30 days.--During a control year, if the Mayor fails to 
     nominate an individual to fill a vacancy in the position of 
     the head of any of the departments described in section 
     11102(b)(1) during the 30-day period which begins on the date 
     the vacancy begins (or during such longer period as the 
     Authority may establish, upon notification to Congress), the 
     Authority shall appoint an individual to fill the vacancy.
       (C) Positions deemed vacant upon enactment.--For purposes 
     of this paragraph, a vacancy shall be deemed to exist in the 
     position of the head of each of the departments described in 
     section 11102(b)(1) upon the date of the enactment of this 
     Act. Nothing in this subparagraph shall be deemed to affect 
     any of the powers and duties of any individual serving as the 
     head of such a department as of such date.
       (2) Removal.--During a control year, the head of any of the 
     departments of the government of the District of Columbia 
     described in section 11102(b)(1) may be removed by the 
     Authority or by the Mayor with the approval of the Authority.
       (3) Control year defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``control year'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     305(4) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Act of 1995.
       (b) Control Over Personnel.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in paragraph (3), all personnel of the 
     departments of the government of the District of Columbia 
     described in section 11102(b)(1) shall be appointed by and 
     shall act under the direction and control of the head of the 
     department involved.
       (2) Reassignment of personnel.--The head of each of the 
     departments described in section 11102(b)(1) may reassign any 
     personnel of the department in such manner as the head 
     considers appropriate.
       (3) Requirements for adverse actions.--The head of each of 
     the departments described in section 11102(b)(1) may take 
     corrective or adverse action against any personnel of the 
     department pursuant to rules (promulgated consistent with the 
     publication and comment provisions of the District of 
     Columbia Administrative Procedure Act) which--
       (A) provide that adverse actions may only be taken for 
     cause;
       (B) define the causes for which a corrective or adverse 
     action may be taken;
       (C) require prior written notice of the grounds on which 
     the action is proposed to be taken;
       (D) require an opportunity to be heard (which may be in 
     writing only) before the action becomes effective, unless the 
     head of the department finds that taking action prior to the 
     exercise of such opportunity is necessary to protect the 
     integrity of government operations, in which case a hearing 
     shall be afforded within a reasonable time after the action 
     becomes effective; and
       (E) provide that the head of the department shall be the 
     final administrative authority with respect to the action, 
     subject to judicial review of the record of the 
     administrative proceeding in an action against the District 
     of Columbia to be brought only in the Superior Court for the 
     District of Columbia.

     SEC. 11106. NO EFFECT ON POWERS OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 
                   AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY.

       Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to affect the 
     authority of the District of Columbia Financial 
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     agement Assistance Authority to carry out any of its powers 
     under the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Act of 1995.
                      Subtitle C--Criminal Justice

                         CHAPTER 1--CORRECTIONS

     SEC. 11201. BUREAU OF PRISONS.

       (a) Felons Sentenced Pursuant to the Truth-In-Sentencing 
     Requirements.--Not later than October 1, 2001, any person who 
     has been sentenced to incarceration pursuant to the District 
     of Columbia Code or the truth-in-sentencing system as 
     described in section 11211 shall be designated by the Bureau 
     of Prisons to a penal or correctional facility operated or 
     contracted for by the Bureau of Prisons, for such term of 
     imprisonment as the court may direct. Such persons shall be 
     subject to any law or regulation applicable to persons 
     committed for violations of laws of the United States 
     consistent with the sentence imposed.
       (b) Felons Sentenced Pursuant to the D.C. Code.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 
     December 31, 2001, the Lorton Correctional Complex shall be 
     closed and the felony population sentenced pursuant to the 
     District of Columbia Code residing at the Lorton Correctional 
     Complex shall be transferred to a penal or correctional 
     facility operated or contracted for by the Bureau of Prisons. 
     Such persons shall be subject to any law or regulation 
     applicable to persons committed for violations of laws of the 
     United States consistent with the sentence imposed, and the 
     Bureau of Prisons shall be responsible for the custody, care, 
     subsistence, education, treatment and training of such 
     persons.
       (c) Privatization.--
       (1) Transition of inmates from lorton.--The Bureau of 
     Prisons shall house, in private contract facilities--
       (A) at least 2000 District of Columbia sentenced felons by 
     December 31, 1999; and
       (B) at least 50 percent of the District of Columbia 
     sentenced felony population by September 30, 2003.
       (2) Duties of deputy attorney general.--The Deputy Attorney 
     General shall--
       (A) be responsible for overseeing Bureau of Prisons 
     privatization activities; and
       (B) submit a report to Congress on October 1 of each year 
     detailing the progress and status of compliance with 
     privatization requirements.
       (3) Duties of attorney general.--The Attorney General 
     shall--
       (A) conduct a study of correctional privatization, 
     including a review of relevant research and related legal 
     issues, and comparative analysis of the cost effectiveness 
     and feasibility of private sector and Federal, State, and 
     local governmental operation of prisons and corrections 
     programs at all security levels; and
       (B) submit a report to Congress no later than one year 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (d) Site Acquisition and Construction.--In order to house 
     the District of Columbia felony inmate population the Bureau 
     of Prisons shall acquire land, construct and build new 
     facilities at sites selected by the Bureau of Prisons, or 
     contract for appropriate bed space, but no facilities may be 
     built on the grounds of the Lorton Reservation.
       (e) National Capital Planning.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the requirements of the National Capital 
     Planning Act of 1952 (40 U.S.C. 71 et seq.) shall not apply 
     to any actions taken by the Bureau of Prisons or its agents 
     or employees.
       (f) Department of Corrections Authority.--The District of 
     Columbia Department of Corrections shall remain responsible 
     for the custody, care, subsistence, education, treatment, and 
     training of any person convicted of a felony offense pursuant 
     to the District of Columbia Code and housed at the Lorton 
     Correctional Complex until December 31, 2001, or the date on 
     which the last inmate housed at the Lorton Correctional 
     Complex is designated by the Bureau of Prisons, whichever is 
     earlier.
       (g) Lorton Correctional Complex.--
       (1) Transfer of functions.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, to the extent the Bureau of Prisons assumes 
     functions of the Department of Corrections under this 
     subtitle, the Department is no longer responsible for such 
     functions and the provisions of ``An Act to create a 
     Department of Corrections in the District of Columbia'', 
     approved June 27, 1946 (D.C. Code 24-441, 442), that apply 
     with respect to such functions are no longer applicable. 
     Except as provided in paragraph (2), any property on which 
     the Lorton Correctional Complex is located shall be 
     transferred to the Department of the Interior.
       (2) Transfer of land.--
       (A) In general.--
       (i) Fairfax county water authority.--150 acres of parcel 
     106-4-001-54 located west of Ox Road (State Route 123) on 
     which the Lorton Correctional Complex is located shall be 
     transferred, without consideration, to the Fairfax County 
     Water Authority of Fairfax, Virginia.
       (ii) Fairfax county department of parks and recreation.--
     Any acres of parcel 106-4-001-54 located west of Ox Road 
     (State Route 123) on which the Lorton Correctional Complex is 
     located not transferred under clause (i) shall be assigned to 
     the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, for 
     conveyance to the Fairfax County Department of Parks and 
     Recreation for recreational purposes pursuant to the section 
     203(k)(2) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(k)(2)).
       (B) Condition of transfer.--
       (i) Water services.--The United States Government shall not 
     transfer any parcels under this paragraph unless the Fairfax 
     County Water Authority certifies that it will continue to 
     provide water services to the Lorton Correctional Complex at 
     the rate it provided water services prior to the transfer.
       (ii) Restriction on transfer.--No Federal agency may 
     transfer the property under this paragraph until the 
     prospective recipient of the property provides to such 
     agency--

       (I) a land description survey suitable for transferring 
     property under Virginia law; and
       (II) any necessary surveys to determine the presence of any 
     hazardous substances, contaminants or pollutants.

       (iii) Lorton Correctional Complex.--The Lorton Correctional 
     Complex shall remain available for the District of Columbia 
     Department of Corrections to house District of Columbia 
     felony inmates until the last inmate at the Complex has been 
     designated by the Bureau of Prisons or until December 31, 
     2003, whichever is earlier.
       (C) Authorization.--The General Services Administration and 
     the National Park Service is authorized to expend any funds 
     necessary to ensure that the transfer or conveyance under 
     subparagraph (A) complies with all applicable environmental 
     and historic preservation laws.
       (3) Water mains.--Any water mains located on or across the 
     Lorton Correctional Complex on the date of the transfers 
     under paragraph (2), that are owned by the Fairfax County 
     Water Authority and provide water to the public, shall be 
     permitted to remain in place, and shall be operated, 
     maintained, repaired, and replaced by the Fairfax County 
     Water Authority or a successor agency furnishing water to the 
     public in Fairfax County or adjacent jurisdictions, but shall 
     not interfere with operations of the Lorton Correctional 
     Complex.
       (g) District of Columbia Corrections Information Council.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established a council to be 
     known as the District of Columbia Correction Information 
     Council (hereafter referred to as ``Council'').
       (2) Membership.--The Council shall be composed of 3 members 
     appointed as follows:
       (A) 2 individuals appointed by the mayor of the District of 
     Columbia.
       (B) 1 individual appointed by the Council of the District 
     of Columbia.
       (3) Compensation.--Members of the Council may not receive 
     pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on 
     the Council.
       (4) Duties.--The Council shall report to the Director of 
     the Bureau of Prisons with advice and information regarding 
     matters affecting the District of Columbia sentenced felon 
     population.
       (h) Timing of Inmate Transfers.--As soon as practicable 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
     the Bureau of Prisons shall begin the transferring of inmates 
     to Bureau of Prison or private contract facilities required 
     by this section.

     SEC. 11202. CORRECTIONS TRUSTEE.

       (a) Appointment and Removal of Trustee.--
       (1) Appointment.--Pursuant to the Federal Government's 
     assumption of responsibility for persons convicted of a 
     felony offense under the District of Columbia Code, the 
     Attorney General, in consultation with the Chairman of the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority (hereafter in this chapter referred to 
     as the ``D.C. Control Board''), the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia, the District of Columbia Council, and the District 
     of Columbia judiciary, shall select a Corrections Trustee, 
     who shall be an independent officer of the government of the 
     District of Columbia, to oversee financial operations of the 
     District of Columbia Department of Corrections until the 
     Bureau of Prisons has designated all felony offenders 
     sentenced under the District of Columbia Code to a penal or 
     correctional facility operated or contracted for by the 
     Bureau of Prisons under section 11201.
       (2) Removal.--The Corrections Trustee may be removed by the 
     Mayor with the concurrence of the Attorney General. The 
     Attorney General shall have the authority to remove the 
     Corrections Trustee for misfeasance or malfeasance in office. 
     At the request of the Corrections Trustee, the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority may exercise any of its powers and authorities on 
     behalf of the Corrections Trustee.
       (b) Duties of Trustee.--Beginning on the date of 
     appointment and continuing until the felony population 
     sentenced pursuant to the District of Columbia Code residing 
     at the Lorton Correctional Complex is transferred to a penal 
     or correctional facility operated or contracted for by the 
     Bureau of Prisons, the Corrections Trustee shall carry out 
     the following responsibilities (notwithstanding any law of 
     the District of Columbia to the contrary):
       (1) Exercise financial oversight over the District of 
     Columbia Department of Corrections and allocate funds as 
     enacted in law or as otherwise allocated, including funds for 
     short term improvements which are necessary for the safety 
     and security of staff, inmates and the community.
       (2) Purchase any necessary goods or services on behalf of 
     the District of Columbia Department of Corrections consistent 
     with Federal procurement regulations as they apply to the 
     Bureau of Prisons.
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       (1) In general.--Funds available for the Corrections 
     Trustee, staff and all necessary and appropriate operations 
     shall be made available to the extent provided in 
     appropriations acts to the Corrections Trustee. Funding 
     requests shall be proposed by the Corrections Trustee to the 
     President and Congress for each Fiscal Year.
       (2) Reimbursement to bureau of prisons.--Upon receipt of 
     Federal funds, the Corrections Trustee shall immediately 
     provide an advance reimbursement to the Bureau of Prisons of 
     all funds identified by the Congress for construction of new 
     prisons and major renovations, which shall remain available 
     until expended. The Bureau of Prisons shall be responsible 
     and accountable for determining how these funds shall be used 
     for renovation and construction, including type, security 
     level, and location of new facilities.
       (3) Accountability and reports.--The District of Columbia 
     Department of Corrections and the Bureau of Prisons shall 
     maintain accountability for funds reimbursed from the 
     Corrections Trustee, and shall provide expense reports by 
     project at the request of the Corrections Trustee.
       (d) Compensation and Detailees.--The Corrections Trustee 
     shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed the basic pay 
     payable for Level IV of the Executive Schedule. The 
     Corrections Trustee may appoint and fix the pay of additional 
     staff without regard to the provisions of the District of 
     Columbia Code governing appointments and salaries, 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 title 5, United States Code, relating to 
     classification and General Schedule pay rates. Upon request 
     of the Corrections Trustee, the head of any Federal 
     department or agency may, on a reimbursable or non 
     reimbursable basis, provide services and detail any personnel 
     of that department or agency to the Corrections Trustee to 
     assist in carrying out his duties.
       (e) Procurement and Judicial Review.--The provisions of the 
     District of Columbia Code governing procurement shall not 
     apply to the Corrections Trustee. The Corrections Trustee may 
     seek judicial enforcement of his authority to carry out his 
     duties.
       (f) Preservation of Retirement and Certain Other Rights of 
     Federal Employees Who Become Employed by the Corrections 
     Trustee.--
       (1) In general.--A Federal employee who, within 3 days 
     after separating from the Federal Government, is appointed 
     Corrections Trustee or becomes employed by the Corrections 
     Trustee--
       (A) shall be treated as an employee of the Federal 
     Government for purposes of chapters 83, 84, 87, and 89 of 
     title 5 of the United States Code; and
       (B) if, after serving with the Trustee, such employee 
     becomes reemployed by the Federal Government, shall be 
     entitled to credit for the full period of such individual's 
     service with the Trustee, for purposes of determining the 
     applicable leave accrual rate.
       (2) Regulations.--The Office of Personnel Management shall 
     prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out 
     this subsection.

     SEC. 11203. PRIORITY CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE 
                   DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       (a) Establishment.--As soon as practicable after 
     appointment, the Bureau of Prisons, working with the 
     Corrections Trustee, shall establish a priority consideration 
     program to facilitate employment placement for employees of 
     the District of Columbia Department of Corrections who are 
     scheduled to be separated from service as a result of closing 
     the Lorton Correctional Complex.
       (b) Provisions.--The priority consideration program shall 
     include provisions under which a vacant federal correctional 
     institution position established as a result of this Act and 
     identified for external hiring shall not be filled by the 
     appointment of any individual from outside of the District of 
     Columbia Department of Corrections if there is available any 
     interested applicant within the District of Columbia 
     Department of Corrections who meets all qualification and 
     suitability requirements for Bureau of Prisons law 
     enforcement positions, including those related to criminal 
     history, educational experience and level of functions, drug 
     use, and work-related misconduct. The priority consideration 
     program shall also include provisions under which an employee 
     described in subsection (a) who does not meet the 
     qualification and suitability requirements for Bureau of 
     Prisons law enforcement positions shall receive priority 
     consideration for other Federal positions, and any such 
     employee who is found to be well qualified for such a 
     position may be appointed without regard to the provisions of 
     title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the 
     competitive service. Such program shall terminate one year 
     after the closing of the Lorton Correctional Complex.

     SEC. 11204. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO PERSONS WITH A MENTAL 
                   DISEASE OR DEFECT.

       Title 18, United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 4246 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a) by inserting ``in the custody of the 
     Bureau of Prisons'' after ``certifies that a person''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Definition.--As used in this chapter the term 
     ``State'' includes the District of Columbia.''.
       (2) Section 4247(a) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(D) by striking ``and'' after the semi-
     colon;
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) `State' includes the District of Columbia.''.
       (3) Section 4247(j) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``This chapter does'' and inserting 
     ``Sections 4241, 4242, 4243, and 4244 do'.

     SEC. 11205. LIABILITY FOR AND LITIGATION AUTHORITY OF 
                   CORRECTIONS TRUSTEE.

       (a) Liability.--The District of Columbia shall defend any 
     civil action or proceeding brought in any court or other 
     official Federal, state, or municipal forum against the 
     Corrections Trustee, or against the District of Columbia or 
     it officers, employees, or agents, and shall assume any 
     liability resulting from such an action or proceeding, if the 
     action or proceeding arises from--
       (1) an inmate's confinement with the District of Columbia 
     Department of Corrections;
       (2) the District of Columbia's operation or management of 
     the buildings, facilities, or lands comprising the Lorton 
     property; or
       (3) the District of Columbia's operations or activities 
     occurring on any property not specifically transferred to the 
     administrative control of the Federal Government pursuant to 
     this Act.
       (b) Litigation.--
       (1) Corporation Counsel.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia shall provide 
     litigation services to the Corrections Trustee, except that 
     the Trustee may instead elect, either generally or in 
     relation to particular cases or classes of cases, to hire 
     necessary staff and personnel or enter into contracts for the 
     provision of litigation services at the Trustee's expense.
       (2) Attorney General.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), with 
     respect to any litigation involving the Corrections Trustee, 
     the Attorney General may--
       (i) direct the litigation of the Trustee, and of the 
     District of Columbia on behalf of the Trustee; and
       (ii) provide on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis 
     litigation services for the Trustee at the Trustee's request 
     or on the Attorney General's own initiative.
       (B) Approval of settlement.--With respect to any litigation 
     involving the Corrections Trustee, the Trustee may not agree 
     to any settlement involving any form of equitable relief 
     without the approval of the Attorney General. The Trustee 
     shall provide to the Attorney General such notice and reports 
     concerning litigation as the Attorney General may direct.
       (C) Discretion.--Any decision to exercise any authority of 
     the Attorney General under this subsection shall be in the 
     sole discretion of the Attorney General and shall not be 
     reviewable in any court.
       (c) Limitations.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed--
       (1) as a waiver of sovereign immunity, or as limiting any 
     other defense or immunity that would otherwise be available 
     to the United States, the District of Columbia, their 
     agencies, officers, employees, or agents; or
       (2) to obligate the District of Columbia to represent or 
     indemnify the Corrections Trustee or any officer, employee, 
     or agent where the Trustee (or any person employed by or 
     acting under the authority of the Trustee) acts beyond the 
     scope of his authority.

     SEC. 11206. PERMITTING EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS TO CARRY OUT 
                   CERTAIN SEWER AGREEMENT.

       Notwithstanding the fourth sentence of section 446 of the 
     District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
     Reorganization Act, the District of Columbia is authorized to 
     obligate or expend such funds as may be necessary during a 
     fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 1997) to carry out 
     the Sewage Delivery System and Capacity Purchase Agreement 
     between Fairfax County and the District of Columbia with 
     respect to Project Number K00301, without regard to the 
     amount appropriated for such purpose in the budget of the 
     District of Columbia for the fiscal year.

                         CHAPTER 2--SENTENCING

     SEC. 11211. TRUTH IN SENTENCING COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established as an independent 
     agency of the District of Columbia a District of Columbia 
     Truth in Sentencing Commission (hereafter in this chapter 
     referred to as ``the Commission''), which shall consist of 7 
     voting members. The Attorney General, or the Attorney 
     General's designee, shall be the chairperson of the 
     Commission and shall have the duty to convene meetings of the 
     Commission to ensure that it fulfills its responsibilities 
     under this Act. The members shall serve for the life of the 
     Commission and shall be subject to removal only for neglect 
     of duty, malfeasance in office, or other good cause shown.
       (b) Membership.--The members of the Commission shall have 
     knowledge and responsibility with respect to criminal justice 
     matters. Two members of the Commission shall be judges of the 
     Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and shall be 
     appointed by the chief judge of that court; one member shall 
     be a representative of the District of Columbia Council and 
     shall be appointed by the chairperson or chairperson pro temp 
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     resentative of the executive branch of the District of 
     Columbia government with official responsibilities for 
     criminal justice matters in the District of Columbia and 
     shall be appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia; 
     one member shall be a representative of the District of 
     Columbia Public Defender Service and shall be appointed by 
     the Director of such Service; and one member shall be a 
     representative of the United States Attorney for the District 
     of Columbia and shall be appointed by the United States 
     Attorney. A representative of the Federal Bureau of Prisons 
     and a representative of the office of Corporation Counsel of 
     the District of Columbia shall each serve as a non-voting, ex 
     officio member.
       (c) Vacancy.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
     in the same manner as the original appointment. Members of 
     the Commission shall receive no compensation for their 
     services, but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, 
     and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of 
     duties vested in the Commission, but not in excess of the 
     maximum amounts authorized under section 456 of title 28, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 11212. GENERAL DUTIES, POWERS, AND GOALS OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Recommendations.--The Commission shall, within 180 days 
     after the enactment of this Act, make recommendations to the 
     District of Columbia Council for amendments to the District 
     of Columbia Code with respect to the sentences to be imposed 
     for all felonies committed on or after 3 years after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Contents of Recommendations.--Such recommendations 
     shall--
       (1) as to all felonies described in paragraph (h), meet the 
     truth in sentencing standards of 20104(a)(1) of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994;
       (2) as to all felonies ensure that--
       (A) an offender will have a sentence imposed that--
       (i) reflects the seriousness of the offense and the 
     criminal history of the offender; and
       (ii) provides for just punishment, affords adequate 
     deterrence to potential future criminal conduct of the 
     offender and others, and provides the offender with needed 
     educational or vocational training, medical care, and other 
     correctional treatment;
       (B) good time shall be calculated pursuant to section 3624 
     of title 18, United States Code; and
       (C) an adequate period of supervision will be imposed to 
     follow release from the imprisonment.
       (c) Death Penalty.--The Commission shall not have the power 
     to recommend a sentence of death for any offense nor for any 
     offense a term of imprisonment less than that prescribed by 
     the D.C. Code as a mandatory minimum sentence.
       (d) Other Features of Recommendations.--The Commission 
     shall ensure that its recommendations--
       (1) will be neutral as to the race, sex, marital status, 
     ethnic origin, religious affiliation, national origin, creed, 
     socioeconomic status, and sexual orientation of offenders;
       (2) will include provisions designed to maximize the 
     effectiveness of the drug court of the Superior Court of the 
     District of Columbia; and
       (3) will be fully consistent with all other provisions of 
     this Act, including provisions relating to the administration 
     of probation, parole, and supervised release for District of 
     Columbia Code offenders.
       (e) Vote; Termination.--The recommendations of the 
     Commission required under subsections (a)-(d) shall be 
     adopted by a vote of not less than 6 of the members and when 
     made shall be transmitted forthwith to the District of 
     Columbia Council. The Commission shall cease to exist 90 days 
     after the transmittal of recommendations to the Council or on 
     the last date on which timely recommendations may be made if 
     the Commission is unable to agree on such recommendations.
       (f) Recommendations for Implementation.--In fulfilling its 
     responsibilities, the Commission may adopt by a vote of not 
     less than 6 of the members and transmit to the Superior Court 
     of the District of Columbia recommended rules and principles 
     for determining the sentence to be imposed, including--
       (1) whether to impose a sentence of probation, a term of 
     imprisonment and/or a fine, and the amount or length thereof, 
     and including intermediate sanctions in appropriate cases; 
     and
       (2) whether multiple sentences of terms of imprisonment 
     should run concurrently or consecutively.
       (g) Powers.--The Commission is authorized--
       (1) to hold hearings and call witnesses that might assist 
     the Commission in the exercise of its powers;
       (2) to perform such other functions as may be necessary to 
     carry out the purposes of this section; and
       (3) except as otherwise provided, to conduct business, 
     exercise powers, and fulfill duties by the vote of a majority 
     of the members present at any meeting.
       (h) Felonies Described.--The felonies described in this 
     subsection are violations of any of the following provisions 
     of law:
       (1) The following provisions relating to arson:
       (A) Section 820 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a 
     code of law for the District of Columbia,'' approved March 3, 
     1901 (DC Code, sec. 22-401).
       (B) Section 821 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a 
     code of law for the District of Columbia,'' approved March 3, 
     1901 (DC Code, sec. 22-402).
       (2) The following provisions relating to felony assault:
       (A) Section 803 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a 
     code of law for the District of Columbia,'' approved March 3, 
     1901 (DC Code, sec. 22-501).
       (B) Section 804 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a 
     code of law for the District of Columbia,'' approved March 3, 
     1901 (DC Code, sec. 22-502).
       (C) Section 805 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a 
     code of law for the District of Columbia,'' approved March 3, 
     1901 (DC Code, sec. 22-503).
       (D) Section 806a of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish 
     a code of law for the District of Columbia,'' approved March 
     3, 1901 (DC Code, sec. 22-504.1).
       (E) Section 432 of the Revised Statutes, relating to the 
     District of Columbia (DC Code, sec. 22-505).
       (F) Section 807 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a 
     code of law for the District of Columbia,'' approved March 3, 
     1901 (DC Code, sec. 22-506).
       (3) Section 502 of the District of Columbia Theft and White 
     Collar Crimes Act of 1982 (DC Code, sec. 22-722) (relating to 
     obstruction of justice).
       (4) Section 3 of the Act of February 13, 1885 (chapter 58; 
     23 Stat. 303) (DC Code, sec. 22-901) (relating to cruelty to 
     children).
       (5) Section 823 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a 
     code of law for the District of Columbia,'' approved March 3, 
     1901 (DC Code, sec. 22-1801) (relating to first degree 
     burglary).
       (6) Section 812 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a 
     code of law for the District of Columbia,'' approved March 3, 
     1901 (DC Code, sec. 22-2101) (relating to kidnapping).
       (7) The following provisions relating to murder and 
     manslaughter:
       (A) Section 798 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a 
     code of law for the District of Columbia,'' approved March 3, 
     1901 (DC Code, sec. 22-2401).
       (B) Section 799 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a 
     code of law for the District of Columbia,'' approved March 3, 
     1901 (DC Code, sec. 22-2402).
       (C) Section 800 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a 
     code of law for the District of Columbia,'' approved March 3, 
     1901 (DC Code, sec. 22-2403).
       (D) Section 801 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a 
     code of law for the District of Columbia,'' approved March 3, 
     1901 (DC Code, sec. 22-2404).
       (E) Section 802 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a 
     code of law for the District of Columbia,'' approved March 3, 
     1901 (DC Code, sec. 22-2405).
       (F) Section 802a of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish 
     a code of law for the District of Columbia,'' approved March 
     3, 1901 (DC Code, sec. 22-2406).
       (8) Section 8 of the Act of July 15, 1932 (chapter 492; 47 
     Stat. 698) (DC Code, sec. 22-2601) (relating to prison 
     breach).
       (9) The Act entitled ``An Act to prohibit the introduction 
     of contraband into the District of Columbia penal 
     institutions,'' approved December 15, 1941 (DC Code, sec. 22-
     2603).
       (10) Section 810 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish 
     a code of law for the District of Columbia,'' approved March 
     3, 1901 (DC Code, sec. 22-2901) (relating to robbery).
       (11) Section 811a of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish 
     a code of law for the District of Columbia,'' approved March 
     3, 1901 (DC Code, sec. 22-2903) (relating to carjacking).
       (12) The Dangerous Weapons Act (DC Code, sec. 22-3201 et 
     seq.).
       (13) The following provisions relating to sex offenses:
       (A) Section 201 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 (DC 
     Code, sec. 22-4102).
       (B) Section 202 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 (DC 
     Code, sec. 22-4103).
       (C) Section 203 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 (DC 
     Code, sec. 22-4104).
       (D) Section 204 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 (DC 
     Code, sec. 22-4105).
       (E) Section 207 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 (DC 
     Code, sec. 22-4108).
       (F) Section 208 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 (DC 
     Code, sec. 22-4109).
       (G) Section 209 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 (DC 
     Code, sec. 22-4110).
       (H) Section 212 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 (DC 
     Code, sec. 22-4113).
       (I) Section 213 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 (DC 
     Code, sec. 22-4114).
       (J) Section 214 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 (DC 
     Code, sec. 22-4115).
       (K) Section 215 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 (DC 
     Code, sec. 22-4116).
       (L) Section 217 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 (DC 
     Code, sec. 22-4118).
       (M) Section 219 of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 (DC 
     Code, sec. 22-4120).
       (14) Section 401 of the District of Columbia Uniform 
     Controlled Substances Act of 1981 (D.C. Code, sec. 33-541) 
     (relating to recidivist drug offenders), but only in the case 
     of a second or subsequent violation.

     SEC. 11213. DATA COLLECTION.

       (a) Data for Attorney General.--The Commission, the 
     Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the District of 
     Columbia Department of Corrections, and other agencies as 
     necessary shall provide to the Attorney General such data as 
     are requested in furtherance of this Act.
       (b) Superior Court.--The Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia, in connection with defendants sentenced in such 
     Court,

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     shall provide to the Commission and the Attorney General such 
     data as are requested for planning, statistical analysis or 
     projecting future prison population levels.

     SEC. 11214. ENACTMENT OF AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
                   CODE.

       If, within 270 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Council of the District of Columbia has failed to 
     amend the District of Columbia Code to enact in whole the 
     recommendations of the Commission under this chapter, or if 
     the Commission fails to make such recommendations within the 
     deadline established under such section, the Attorney General 
     (after consultation with the Commission) shall promulgate 
     within 90 days amendments to the District of Columbia Code 
     with respect to the sentences to be imposed for all offenses 
     committed on or after 3 years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act. Such amendments shall be consistent with the 
     standards of subsections (a) through (d) of section 11212. 
     Such amendments shall take effect 30 days after the Attorney 
     General transmits the recommendations to Congress.

               CHAPTER 3--OFFENDER SUPERVISION AND PAROLE

     SEC. 11231. PAROLE.

       (a) Paroling Jurisdiction.--
       (1) Jurisdiction of parole commission to grant or deny 
     parole and to impose conditions.--Not later than one year 
     after date of the enactment of this Act, the United States 
     Parole Commission shall assume the jurisdiction and authority 
     of the Board of Parole of the District of Columbia to grant 
     and deny parole, and to impose conditions upon an order of 
     parole, in the case of any imprisoned felon who is eligible 
     for parole or reparole under the District of Columbia Code. 
     The Parole Commission shall have exclusive authority to amend 
     or supplement any regulation interpreting or implementing the 
     parole laws of the District of Columbia with respect to 
     felons, provided that the Commission adheres to the 
     rulemaking procedures set forth in section 4218 of title 18, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Jurisdiction of parole commission to revoke parole or 
     modify conditions.--On the date in which the District of 
     Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender, and Courts Services 
     Agency is established under section 11233, the United States 
     Parole Commission shall assume any remaining powers, duties, 
     and jurisdiction of the Board of Parole of the District of 
     Columbia, including jurisdiction to revoke parole and to 
     modify the conditions of parole, with respect to felons.
       (3) Jurisdiction of superior court.--On the date on which 
     the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender, and 
     Courts Services Agency is established under section 11233, 
     the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall assume 
     the jurisdiction and authority of the Board of Parole of the 
     District of Columbia to grant, deny, and revoke parole, and 
     to impose and modify conditions of parole, with respect to 
     misdemeanants.
       (b) Abolition of the Board of Parole.--On the date on which 
     the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender, and 
     Courts Services Agency is established under section 11233, 
     the Board of Parole established in the District of Columbia 
     Board of Parole Amendment Act of 1987 shall be abolished.
       (c) Rulemaking and Legislative Responsibility for Parole 
     Matters.--The Parole Commission shall exercise the authority 
     vested in it by this section pursuant to the parole laws and 
     regulations of the District of Columbia, except that the 
     Council of the District of Columbia and the Board of Parole 
     of the District of Columbia may not revise any such laws or 
     regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act) without the concurrence of the Attorney General.
       (d) Increase in the Authorized Number of United States 
     Parole Commissioners.--Section 2(c) of the Parole Commission 
     Phaseout Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-232) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(c) The United States Parole Commission shall have no 
     more than five members.''.

     SEC. 11232. PRETRIAL SERVICES, DEFENSE SERVICES, PAROLE, 
                   ADULT PROBATION AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION 
                   TRUSTEE.

       (a) Appointment and Removal.--
       (1) Appointment.--The Attorney General, in consultation 
     with the Chairman of the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority (hereafter 
     in this section referred to as the ``D.C. Control Board'') 
     and the Mayor of the District of Columbia, shall appoint a 
     Pretrial Services, Defense Services, Parole, Adult Probation 
     and Offender Supervision Trustee, who shall be an independent 
     officer of the government of the District of Columbia, to 
     effectuate the reorganization and transition of functions and 
     funding relating to pretrial services, defense services, 
     parole, adult probation and offender supervision.
       (2) Removal.--The Trustee may be removed by the Mayor with 
     the concurrence of the Attorney General. The Attorney General 
     shall have the authority to remove the Trustee for 
     misfeasance or malfeasance in office. At the request of the 
     Trustee, the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Authority may exercise any of its 
     powers and authorities on behalf of the Trustee.
       (b) Authority.--Beginning on the date of appointment, and 
     continuing until the District of Columbia Offender 
     Supervision, Defender, and Courts Services Agency is 
     established under section 11233, the Trustee shall--
       (1) have the authority to exercise all powers and functions 
     authorized for the Director of the District of Columbia 
     Offender Supervision, Defender and Courts Services Agency;
       (2) have the authority to direct the actions of all 
     agencies of the District of Columbia whose functions will be 
     assumed by or within the District of Columbia Offender 
     Supervision, Defender and Courts Services Agency, and of the 
     Board of Parole of the District of Columbia, including the 
     authority to discharge or replace any officers or employees 
     of these agencies, except that the Trustee may not direct the 
     conduct of particular cases by the District of Columbia 
     Public Defender Service;
       (3) exercise financial oversight over all agencies of the 
     District of Columbia whose functions will be assumed by or 
     within the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, 
     Defender and Courts Services Agency, and over the Board of 
     Parole of the District of Columbia, and allocate funds to 
     these agencies as appropriated by Congress and allocated by 
     the President;
       (4) receive and transmit to the District of Columbia 
     Pretrial Services Agency all funds appropriated for such 
     agency; and
       (5) receive and transmit to the District of Columbia Public 
     Defender Service all funds appropriated for such agency.
       (c) Compensation.--The Trustee shall be compensated at a 
     rate not to exceed the basic pay payable for Level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule. The Trustee may appoint and fix the pay 
     of additional staff without regard to the provisions of the 
     District of Columbia Code governing appointments and 
     salaries, 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 title 5, United States 
     Code, relating to classification and General Schedule pay 
     rates. Upon request of the Trustee, the head of any Federal 
     department or agency may, on a reimbursable or non-
     reimbursable basis, provide services and/or detail any 
     personnel of that department or agency to the Trusteeship to 
     assist in carrying out its duties.
       (d) Procurement and Judicial Review.--The provisions of the 
     District of Columbia Code governing procurement shall not 
     apply to the Trustee. The Trustee may enter into such 
     contracts as the Trustee considers appropriate to carry out 
     the Trustee's duties. The Trustee may seek judicial 
     enforcement of the Trustee's authority to carry out the 
     Trustee's duties.
       (e) Preservation of Retirement and Certain Other Rights of 
     Federal Employee Who Becomes the Trustee or Federal Employees 
     Who Become Employed by the Trustee.--
       (1) In general.--A Federal employee who, within 3 days 
     after separating from the Federal Government, is appointed 
     Trustee or becomes employed by the Trustee--
       (A) shall be treated as an employee of the Federal 
     Government for purposes of chapters 83, 84, 87, and 89 of 
     title 5 of the United States Code; and
       (B) if, after serving with the Trustee, such employee 
     becomes reemployed by the Federal Government, shall be 
     entitled to credit for the full period of such individual's 
     service with the Trustee, for purposes of determining the 
     applicable leave accrual rate.
       (2) Regulations.--The Office of Personnel Management shall 
     prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out 
     this subsection.
       (f) Funding.--Funds available for operations of the Trustee 
     shall be made available to the extent provided in 
     appropriations acts to the Trustee, through the State Justice 
     Institute. Funding requests shall be proposed by the Trustee 
     to the President and Congress for each Fiscal Year.
       (g) Liability and Litigation Authority.--
       (1) Liability.--The District of Columbia shall defend any 
     civil action or proceeding brought in any court or other 
     official Federal, state, or municipal forum against the 
     Trustee, or against the District of Columbia or its officers, 
     employees, or agents, and shall assume any liability 
     resulting from such an action or proceeding, if the action or 
     proceeding arises from the--
       (A) supervision of offenders on probation, parole, or 
     supervised release;
       (B) provision of pretrial services by the District of 
     Columbia; or
       (C) activities of the District of Columbia Board of Parole.
       (2) Litigation.--
       (A) Corporation counsel.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia shall provide 
     litigation services to the Trustee, except that the Trustee 
     may instead elect, either generally or in relation to 
     particular cases or classes of cases, to hire necessary staff 
     and personnel or enter into contracts for the provision of 
     litigation services at the Trustee's expense.
       (B) Attorney general.--
       (i) In general.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), with 
     respect to any litigation involving the Trustee, the Attorney 
     General may--

       (I) direct the litigation of the Trustee, and of the 
     District of Columbia on behalf of the Trustee; and
       (II) provide on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis 
     litigation services for the Trustee at the Trustee's request 
     or on the Attorney General's own initiative.

       (ii) Approval of settlement.--With respect to any 
     litigation involving the Trustee, the Trustee may not agree 
     to any settlement involving any form of equitable relief 
     without the approval of the Attorney General. The Trustee 
     shall provide to the Attorney

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     General such notice and reports concerning litigation as the 
     Attorney General may direct.
       (iii) Discretion.--Any decision to exercise any authority 
     of the Attorney General under this paragraph shall be in the 
     sole discretion of the Attorney General and shall not be 
     reviewable in any court.
       (3) Limitations.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed--
       (1) as a waiver of sovereign immunity, or as limiting any 
     other defense or immunity that would otherwise be available 
     to the United States, the District of Columbia, their 
     agencies, officers, employees, or agents; or
       (2) to obligate the District of Columbia to represent or 
     indemnify the Corrections Trustee or any officer, employee, 
     or agent where the Trustee (or any person employed by or 
     acting under the authority of the Trustee) acts beyond the 
     scope of his authority.
       (h) Certification.--The District of Columbia Offender 
     Supervision, Defender, and Courts Services Agency shall 
     assume its duties pursuant to section 11233 when, within the 
     period beginning one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this subtitle and ending three years after the date of the 
     enactment of this subtitle, the Trustee certifies to the 
     Attorney General and the Attorney General concurs that the 
     Agency can carry out the functions described in section 11233 
     and the United States Parole Commission can carry out the 
     functions described in section 11231.

     SEC. 11233. OFFENDER SUPERVISION, DEFENDER AND COURTS 
                   SERVICES AGENCY.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     executive branch of the Federal Government the District of 
     Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender, and Courts Services 
     Agency (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
     ``Agency'') which shall assume its duties not less than one 
     year or more than three years after the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (b) Director.--
       (1) Appointment and compensation.--The Agency shall be 
     headed by a Director appointed by the President, by and with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of six 
     years. The Director shall be compensated at the rate 
     prescribed for Level IV of the Executive Schedule, and may be 
     removed from office prior to the expiration of term only for 
     neglect of duty, malfeasance in office, or other good cause 
     shown.
       (2) Powers and duties of director.--The Director shall--
       (A) submit annual appropriation requests for the Agency to 
     the Office of Management and Budget;
       (B) determine, in consultation with the Chief Judge of the 
     United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 
     the Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia, and the Chairman of the United States Parole 
     Commission, uniform supervision and reporting practices for 
     the Agency;
       (C) hire and supervise supervision officers and support 
     staff for the Agency;
       (D) direct the use of funds made available to the Agency;
       (E) enter into such contracts, leases, and cooperative 
     agreements as may be necessary for the performance of the 
     Agency's functions, including contracts for substance abuse 
     and other treatment and rehabilitative programs;
       (F) develop and operate intermediate sanctions programs for 
     sentenced offenders; and
       (G) arrange for the supervision of District of Columbia 
     paroled offenders in jurisdictions outside the District of 
     Columbia.
       (c) Functions.--
       (1) In general.--The Agency shall provide supervision, 
     through qualified supervision officers, for offenders on 
     probation, parole, and supervised release pursuant to the 
     District of Columbia Code. The Agency shall carry out its 
     responsibilities on behalf of the court or agency having 
     jurisdiction over the offender being supervised.
       (2) Supervision of released offenders.--The Agency shall 
     supervise any offender who is released from imprisonment for 
     any term of supervised release imposed by the Superior Court 
     of the District of Columbia. Such offender shall be subject 
     to the authority of the United States Parole Commission until 
     completion of the term of supervised release. The United 
     States Parole Commission shall have and exercise the same 
     authority as is vested in the United States district courts 
     by paragraphs (d) through (i) of section 3583 of title 18, 
     United States Code, except that--
       (A) the procedures followed by the Commission in exercising 
     such authority shall be those set forth in chapter 311 of 
     title 18, United States Code; and
       (B) an extension of a term of supervised release under 
     subsection (e)(2) of section 3583 may only be ordered by the 
     Superior Court upon motion from the Commission.
       (3) Supervision of probationers.--Subject to appropriations 
     and program availability, the Agency shall supervise all 
     offenders placed on probation by the Superior Court of the 
     District of Columbia. The Agency shall carry out the 
     conditions of release imposed by the Superior Court 
     (including conditions that probationers undergo training, 
     education, therapy, counseling, drug testing, or drug 
     treatment), and shall make such reports to the Superior Court 
     with respect to an individual on probation as the Superior 
     Court may require.
       (4) Supervision of district of columbia parolees.--The 
     Agency shall supervise all individuals on parole pursuant to 
     the District of Columbia Code. The Agency shall carry out the 
     conditions of release imposed by the United States Parole 
     Commission or, with respect to a misdemeanant, by the 
     Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and shall make 
     such reports to the Commission or Court with respect to an 
     individual on parole supervision as the Commission or Court 
     may require.
       (d) Authority of Officers.--The supervision officers of the 
     Agency shall have and exercise the same powers and authority 
     as are granted by law to United States Probation and Pretrial 
     Officers.
       (e) Pretrial Services Agency and Public Defender Service.--
       (1) Independent entities.--The District of Columbia 
     Pretrial Services Agency established by subchapter I of 
     chapter 13 title 23, District of Columbia Code, and the 
     District of Columbia Public Defender Service established by 
     title III of the District of Columbia Court Reform and 
     Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 (D.C. Code, sec. 1-2701 et 
     seq.) shall function as independent entities within the 
     Agency.
       (2) Submission on behalf of pretrial services.--The 
     Director of the Agency shall submit, on behalf of the 
     District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency and with the 
     approval of the Director of the Pretrial Services Agency, an 
     annual appropriation request to the Office of Management and 
     Budget. Such request shall be separate from the request 
     submitted for the Agency.
       (3) Submission on behalf of public defender service.--The 
     Director of the Agency shall submit, on behalf of the 
     District of Columbia Public Defender Service and with the 
     approval of the Director of the Public Defender Service, an 
     annual appropriation request to the Office of Management and 
     Budget. Such request shall be separate from that submitted 
     for the Agency.
       (4) Liability of District of Columbia.--The District of 
     Columbia shall defend any civil action or proceeding brought 
     in any court or other official Federal, state, or municipal 
     forum against the District of Columbia Pretrial Services 
     Agency, the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, or 
     the District of Columbia or its officers, employees, or 
     agents, and shall assume any liability resulting from such an 
     action or proceeding, if the action or proceeding arises from 
     the activities of the District of Columbia Pretrial Services 
     Agency or the District of Columbia Public Defender Service 
     prior to the date on which the Offender Supervision, Defender 
     and Courts Services Agency assumes its duties.
       (5) Litigation.--
       (A) Corporation counsel.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia shall provide 
     litigation services to the District of Columbia Pretrial 
     Services Agency and the District of Columbia Public Defender 
     Service, except that the District of Columbia Pretrial 
     Services Agency and the District of Columbia Public Defender 
     Service may instead elect, either generally or in relation to 
     particular cases or classes of cases, to hire necessary staff 
     and personnel or enter into contracts for the provision of 
     litigation services at such agency's expense.
       (B) Attorney general.--
       (i) In general.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), with 
     respect to any litigation involving the District of Columbia 
     Pretrial Services Agency, the Attorney General may--

       (I) direct the litigation of the agency, and of the 
     District of Columbia on behalf of the agency; and
       (II) provide on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis 
     litigation services for the agency at the agency's request or 
     on the Attorney General's own initiative.

       (ii) Approval of settlement.--With respect to any 
     litigation involving the District of Columbia Pretrial 
     Services Agency, the agency may not agree to any settlement 
     involving any form of equitable relief without the approval 
     of the Attorney General. The agency shall provide to the 
     Attorney General such notice and reports concerning 
     litigation as the Attorney General may direct.
       (iii) Discretion.--Any decision to exercise any authority 
     of the Attorney General under this paragraph shall be in the 
     sole discretion of the Attorney General and shall not be 
     reviewable in any court.

     SEC. 11234. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated through the State 
     Justice Institute in each fiscal year such sums as may be 
     necessary for the following:
       (1) District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency.
       (2) District of Columbia Public Defender Service.
       (3) Supervision of offenders on probation, parole, or 
     supervised release for offenses under the District of 
     Columbia Code.
       (4) Operation of the parole system for offenders convicted 
     of offenses under the District of Columbia Code.
       (5) Operation of the Trusteeship described in section 
     11232.

                 CHAPTER 4--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

  Subchapter A--Transfer of Administration and Financing of Courts to 
                           Federal Government

     SEC. 11241. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Authorizations.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated through the State Justice Institute in each 
     fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for the following:
       (1) The Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

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       (2) The District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
       (3) The District of Columbia Court System.
       (b) Submission to OMB.--The Joint Committee on Judicial 
     Administration in the District of Columbia shall include in 
     its submissions to the Office of Management and Budget and 
     the Congress, the budget and appropriations requests of the 
     Superior Court for the District of Columbia, the District of 
     Columbia Court of Appeals, and the District of Columbia Court 
     System.

     SEC. 11242. ADMINISTRATION OF COURTS UNDER DISTRICT OF 
                   COLUMBIA CODE.

       (a) Submission of Annual Budget Requests by Joint Committee 
     on Judicial Administration.--Section 11-1701(b)(4), District 
     of Columbia Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Submission of the annual budget requests of the 
     District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the Superior Court of 
     the District of Columbia, and the District of Columbia Court 
     System as the integrated budget of the District of Columbia 
     courts, except that such requests may be modified upon the 
     concurrence of four of the five members of the Joint 
     Committee.''.
       (b) Audit of Accounts of Courts.--Section 11-1723(a)(3), 
     District of Columbia Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) The Fiscal Officer shall be responsible for the 
     approval of vouchers and the internal auditing of the 
     accounts of the courts and shall arrange for an annual 
     independent audit of the accounts of the courts.''.
       (c) Appointment and Removal of Court Personnel.--Section 
     11-1725(b) of the District of Columbia Code is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(b) The Executive Officer shall appoint, and may remove, 
     the Director of Social Services, the clerks of the courts, 
     the Auditor-Master, and all other nonjudicial personnel for 
     the courts (other than the Register of Wills and personal law 
     clerks and secretaries of the judges) as may be necessary, 
     subject to--
       ``(1) regulations approved by the Joint Committee; and
       ``(2) the approval of the chief judge of the court to which 
     the personnel are or will be assigned.
       ``Appointments and removals of court personnel shall not be 
     subject to the laws, rules, and limitations applicable to 
     District of Columbia employees.''.
       (d) Procurement of Equipment and Supplies.--Section 11-
     1742(b), District of Columbia Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) The Executive Officer shall be responsible for the 
     procurement of necessary equipment, supplies, and services 
     for the courts and shall have power, subject to applicable 
     law, to reimburse the District of Columbia government for 
     services provided and to contract for such equipment, 
     supplies, and services as may be necessary.''.
       (e) Budget and Expenditures.--
       (1) In general.--Section 11-1743, District of Columbia 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 11-1743. Annual Budget and Expenditures.

       ``(a) The Joint Committee shall prepare and submit to the 
     Mayor and the Council of the District of Columbia annual 
     estimates of the expenditures and appropriations necessary 
     for the maintenance and operations of the District of 
     Columbia courts, and shall submit such estimates to Congress 
     and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget after 
     submitting them to the Mayor and the Council. All such 
     estimates shall be included in the budget without revision by 
     the President but subject to the President's recommendations.
       ``(b) The District of Columbia Courts may make such 
     expenditures as may be necessary to execute efficiently the 
     functions vested in the Courts.
       ``(c) All expenditures of the Courts shall be allowed and 
     paid upon presentation of itemized vouchers signed by the 
     certifying officer designated by the Joint Committee. All 
     such expenditures shall be paid out of moneys appropriated 
     for purposes of the Courts.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The item relating to section 11-
     1743 in the table of sections for subchapter III of chapter 
     17 of title 11, District of Columbia Code, is amended to read 
     as follows:

``11-1743. Annual budget and expenditures.''.

     SEC. 11243. BUDGETING AND FINANCING REQUIREMENTS FOR COURTS 
                   UNDER HOME RULE ACT.

       (a) Budget of Courts.--Section 445 of the District of 
     Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act 
     (DC Code, Title 11 App.) is amended to read as follows:
       ``Sec. 445. The District of Columbia courts shall prepare 
     and annually submit to the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, for inclusion in the annual budget, 
     annual estimates of the expenditures and appropriations 
     necessary for the maintenance and operation of the District 
     of Columbia court system. The courts shall submit as part of 
     their budgets both a multiyear plan and a multiyear capital 
     improvements plan and shall submit a statement presenting 
     qualitative and quantitative descriptions of court activities 
     and the status of efforts to comply with reports of the 
     Comptroller General of the United States.''.
       (b) Financial Duties of the Mayor.--Section 448(a)(6) of 
     such Act (DC Code, sec. 47-310(a)(6)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(6) supervise and be responsible for the levying and 
     collection of all taxes, special assessments, license fees, 
     and other revenues of the District, as required by law, and 
     receive all moneys receivable by the District from the 
     Federal Government or from any agency or instrumentality of 
     the District, except that this paragraph shall not apply to 
     moneys from the District of Columbia Courts.''.
       (c) Funds of the District.--Section 450 of such Act (DC 
     Code, sec. 47-130) is amended to read as follows:
       ``Sec. 450. The General Fund of the District shall be 
     composed of those District revenues which on the effective 
     date of this title are paid into the Treasury of the United 
     States and credited either to the General Fund of the 
     District or its miscellaneous receipts, but shall not include 
     any revenues which are applied by law to any special fund 
     existing on the date of enactment of this title. The Council 
     may from time to time establish such additional special funds 
     as may be necessary for the efficient operation of the 
     government of the District. All money received by any agency, 
     officer, or employee of the District in its or his official 
     capacity shall belong to the District government and shall be 
     paid promptly to the Mayor for deposit in the appropriate 
     fund, except that all money received by the District of 
     Columbia Courts shall be deposited in the Treasury of the 
     United States or the Crime Victims Fund.''.
       (d) Reductions in Budgets of Independent Agencies.--Section 
     453(c) of such Act (DC Code, sec. 47-304.1(c)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(c) Subsection (a) shall not apply to amounts 
     appropriated or otherwise made available to the Council or to 
     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.''.
       (e) Treatment of Court Fees in Calculation of Limits on 
     District Borrowing.--Section 603 of such Act (DC Code, sec. 
     47-313) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``less court fees, 
     any fees'' and inserting ``less any fees''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``section 2501, 
     title 47 of the District of Columbia Code, as amended'' and 
     inserting ``title VI of the District of Columbia Revenue Act 
     of 1939'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``less court fees, any 
     fees'' and inserting ``less any fees''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking the last sentence 
     (relating to budget estimates of the District of Columbia 
     courts).

     SEC. 11244. AUDITING OF ACCOUNTS OF COURT SYSTEM.

       (a) Powers of District of Columbia Auditor.--Section 455 of 
     the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
     Reorganization Act (DC Code, sec. 47-117) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) This section shall not apply to the District of 
     Columbia Courts or the accounts and operations thereof.''
       (b) Submission of GAO Audit Reports to Mayor and Council.--
     Section 715(b) of title 31, United States Code (DC Code, sec. 
     47-118.1(b)), is amended by striking ``and the Mayor'' and 
     inserting ``and (other than the audit reports of the District 
     of Columbia Courts) the Mayor''.
       (c) Independent Annual Audit.--Section 4 of Public Law 94-
     399 (DC Code, sec. 47-119) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(d) This section shall not apply to the District of 
     Columbia Courts or the financial operations thereof.''

     SEC. 11245. MISCELLANEOUS BUDGETING AND FINANCING 
                   REQUIREMENTS FOR COURTS UNDER DISTRICT LAW.

       (a) Deposit of Public Funds.--Section 2(21) of the District 
     of Columbia Depository Act of 1977 (DC Code, sec. 47-341(21)) 
     is amended by striking ``a court, agency'' and inserting ``an 
     agency''.
       (b) Reprogramming of Budget Amounts.--Section 4(h) of D.C. 
     Law 3-100 (DC Code, sec. 47-363(h)) is amended by striking 
     ``the District of Columbia courts,''.
       (c) Control of Grant Funds.--(1) Section 3(1) of D.C. Law 
     3-104 (DC Code, sec. 47-382(1)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) `Agency' means the highest organizational structure 
     of the District at which budgeting data is aggregated, but 
     shall not include the District of Columbia Courts.''
       (2) Section 4(b) of D.C. Law 3-104 (DC Code, sec. 47-
     383(b)) is amended to read at follows:
       ``(b) The Trustees of the University of the District of 
     Columbia, the Board of Education, and the D.C. General 
     Hospital Commission shall submit to the Mayor two copies of 
     the application and completed approval form, as an advisory 
     notice, concurrent with submitting the application and 
     completed approval form to a grant-making agency in 
     accordance with rules and regulations issued pursuant to 
     subsection (c) of this section.''.

     SEC. 11246. OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO ADMINISTRATION OF 
                   DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS.

       (a) Juror Fees.--Section 11-1912(a), District of Columbia 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Notwithstanding section 602(a) of the District of 
     Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 
     grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court shall 
     receive fees and expenses at rates established by the Board 
     of Judges of the Superior Court'', except that such fees and 
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     penses may not exceed the respective rates paid to such 
     jurors in the Federal system.''.
       (b) Compensation and Benefits for Court Personnel.--
       (1) In general.--Section 11-1726, District of Columbia 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 11-1726. Compensation and benefits for court 
       personnel.

       ``(a) In the case of nonjudicial employees of the District 
     of Columbia courts whose compensation is not otherwise fixed 
     by this title, the Executive Officer shall fix the rates of 
     compensation of such employees without regard to chapter 51 
     and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States 
     Code. Any rates so established shall be subject to the 
     limitation on pay fixed by administrative action in section 
     5373 of such title. In fixing the rates of compensation of 
     nonjudicial employees under this section, the Executive 
     Officer may be guided by the rates of compensation fixed for 
     employees in the executive and judicial branches of the 
     Federal Government or State or local governments occupying 
     the same or similar positions or occupying positions of 
     similar responsibility, duty, and difficulty.
       ``(b)(1) Nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia 
     courts shall be treated as employees of the Federal 
     Government solely for purposes of any of the following 
     provisions of title 5, United States Code:
       ``(A) Subchapter 1 of chapter 81 (relating to compensation 
     for work injuries).
       ``(B) Chapter 83 (relating to retirement).
       ``(C) Chapter 84 (relating to the Federal Employees' 
     Retirement System).
       ``(D) Chapter 87 (relating to life insurance).
       ``(E) Chapter 89 (relating to health insurance).
       ``(2) The employing agency shall make contributions under 
     the provisions referred to paragraph (1) at the same rates 
     applicable to agencies of the Federal Government.
       ``(3) An individual who is a nonjudicial employee of the 
     District of Columbia courts on the date of the enactment of 
     the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 may make, within 60 days 
     after such date, an election under section 8351 or section 
     8432 of title 5, United States Code, to participate in the 
     Thrift Savings Plan for Federal employees.
       ``(c)(1) Judicial employees of the District of Columbia 
     courts shall be treated as employees of the Federal 
     Government for purposes of any of the following provisions of 
     title 5, United States Code:
       ``(A) Subchapter 1 of chapter 81 (relating to compensation 
     for work injuries).
       ``(B) Chapter 87 (relating to life insurance).
       ``(C) Chapter 89 (relating to health insurance).
       ``(2) The employing agency shall make contributions under 
     the provisions referred to paragraph (1) at the same rates 
     applicable to agencies of the Federal Government.
       ``(3) For purposes of section 8706(b) and section 
     8901(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code, benefits paid from 
     the retirement system for judicial employees of the District 
     of Columbia courts or from the system providing benefits to 
     survivors of such employees shall be considered an annuity.
       ``(4) For purposes of section 8901(3)(A) of title 5, United 
     States Code, the retirement system for judicial employees of 
     the District of Columbia courts shall be considered a 
     retirement system for employees of the Government.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 11, District of Columbia 
     Code, is amended by amending the item relating to section 11-
     1726 to read as follows:
``11-1726. Compensation and benefits for court personnel.''.

       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to all months beginning after the 
     date on which the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management issues regulations to carry out section 11-1726, 
     District of Columbia Code (as amended by paragraph (1)).
       (c) Retirement Period for Executive Officer.--Section 11-
     1703(d), District of Columbia Code, is amended by striking 
     the period at the end and inserting the following: ``, except 
     that the Executive Officer (if initially hired after October 
     1, 1997) shall be eligible for retirement under subchapter 
     III of chapter 15 when the Executive Officer has completed 7 
     years of service as Executive Officer, whether continuous or 
     not.''.

               Subchapter B--Judicial Retirement Program

     SEC. 11251. JUDICIAL RETIREMENT AND SURVIVORS ANNUITY FUND.

       (a) Establishment of Fund.--Section 11-1570, District of 
     Columbia Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 11-1570. The District of Columbia Judicial Retirement 
       and Survivors Annuity Fund.

       ``(a) There is established in the Treasury a fund known as 
     the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors 
     Annuity Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
     `Fund'), which shall consist of the following assets:
       ``(1) Amounts deposited by, or deducted and withheld from 
     the salary and retired pay of, a judge under section 1563 or 
     1567 of this title, which shall be credited to an individual 
     account of the judge.
       ``(2) Amounts transferred from the District of Columbia 
     Judges' Retirement Fund under section 124(c)(1) of the 
     District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act, as amended by 
     section 11252 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
       ``(3) Amounts deposited under subsection (d).
       ``(4) Any return on investment of the assets of the Fund.
       ``(b)(1) The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this 
     section referred to as the `Secretary') shall be responsible 
     for the administration of the Fund. The Secretary may carry 
     out such responsibilities through an agreement with a Trustee 
     or contractor (who may be the Trustee or contractor appointed 
     to carry out responsibilities relating to Federal benefit 
     payments under title I of the National Capital Revitalization 
     and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997) and an enrolled 
     actuary (as defined in section 7701(a)(35) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986) who is a member of the American Academy 
     of Actuaries (who may be the enrolled actuary engaged under 
     such Act).
       ``(2) The chief judges of the District of Columbia Court of 
     Appeals and Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall 
     submit to the President and the Secretary an annual estimate 
     of the expenditures and appropriations necessary for the 
     maintenance and operation of the Fund, and such supplemental 
     and deficiency estimates as may be required from time to time 
     for the same purposes, according to law.
       ``(3) The Secretary may cause periodic examinations of the 
     Fund to be made by an enrolled actuary (as defined in section 
     7701(a)(35) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) who is a 
     member of the American Academy of Actuaries.
       ``(c)(1) Amounts in the Fund are available for the payment 
     of judges' retirement pay, annuities, refunds, and allowances 
     under this subchapter.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of District law 
     or any other law, rule, or regulation, the Secretary may 
     review benefit determinations under this subchapter made 
     prior to the date of the enactment of the National Capital 
     Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, 
     and shall make initial benefit determinations after such 
     date.
       ``(d)(1) Subject to the availability of appropriations, 
     there shall be deposited in the Fund, not later than the 
     close of each fiscal year (beginning with the first fiscal 
     year which ends more than 6 months after the replacement plan 
     adoption date described in section 103(13) of the National 
     Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
     1997), an amount equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) the normal cost for the year;
       ``(B) the annual amortization amount for the year (which 
     may not be less than zero); and
       ``(C) the covered administrative expenses for the year.
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) The `original unfunded liability' is the amount that 
     is the present value as of June 30, 1997, of future benefits 
     payable from the Fund (net the sum of future normal cost and 
     plan assets as of such date).
       ``(B) The `annual amortization amount' is the amount 
     determined by the enrolled actuary to be necessary to 
     amortize in equal annual installments (until fully 
     amortized)--
       ``(i) the original unfunded liability over a 30-year 
     period;
       ``(ii) a net experience gain or loss over a 10-year period; 
     and
       ``(iii) any other changes in actuarial liability over a 20-
     year period.
       ``(C) The `covered administrative expenses' are the 
     expenses determined by the Secretary (on an annual basis) to 
     be necessary to administer the Fund.
       ``(3) Deposits made under this subsection shall be taken 
     from sums available for that fiscal year for the payment of 
     the expenses of the Court, and shall not be credited to the 
     account of any individual.
       ``(e) The Secretary shall invest such portion of the Fund 
     as is not in the judgment of the Secretary required to meet 
     current withdrawals. Such investments shall be in public debt 
     securities with maturities suitable to the needs of the Fund, 
     as determined by the Secretary, and bearing interest at rates 
     determined by the Secretary, taking into consideration 
     current market yields on outstanding marketable obligations 
     of the United States of comparable maturities.
       ``(f) None of the moneys mentioned in this subchapter shall 
     be assignable, either in law or in equity, or be subject to 
     execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal 
     process (except to the extent permitted pursuant to the 
     District of Columbia Spouse Equity Act of 1988).
       ``(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of District law, 
     rule, or regulation, any civil action brought--
       ``(1) by an individual to enforce or clarify rights to 
     benefits from the Fund; or
       ``(2) by the Secretary--
       ``(A) to enforce any claim arising (in whole or in part) 
     under this section or any contract entered into to carry out 
     this section,
       ``(B) to recover benefits improperly paid from the Fund or 
     to clarify an individual's rights to benefits from the Fund, 
     or
       ``(C) to enforce any provision of this section or any 
     contract entered into to carry out this section,
     shall be brought in the United States District Court for the 
     District of Columbia.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter III of chapter 15 of title 11, District of 
     Columbia Code, is amended by amending the item relating to 
     section 11-1570 to read as follows:

``11-1570. The District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors 
              Annuity Fund.''.

     SEC. 11252. TERMINATION OF CURRENT FUND AND PROGRAM.

       (a) Termination of Judges' Retirement Fund.--Section 124 of 
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     bia Retirement Reform Act (DC Code, sec. 1-714) is amended by 
     striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or 
     the amendments made by this Act, upon the date the assets of 
     the Retirement Fund described in title I of the National 
     Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
     1997 are transferred, the assets of the District of Columbia 
     Judges' Retirement Fund established under subsection (a) 
     shall be transferred to the District of Columbia Judicial 
     Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund under section 11-1570, 
     District of Columbia Code, and no amounts shall be deposited 
     into the District of Columbia Judges' Retirement Fund after 
     the date on which the assets are so transferred.
       ``(2) The District of Columbia Judges' Retirement Fund 
     established under subsection (a) shall be continued in the 
     Treasury and appropriated for the purposes provided in this 
     Act until such time as all amounts in such Fund have been 
     expended or transferred to the District of Columbia Judicial 
     Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund pursuant to paragraph 
     (1). Thereafter any payments of retirement pay, annuities, 
     refunds, and allowances for judicial personnel of the 
     District of Columbia shall be paid from the District of 
     Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund in 
     accordance with subchapter III of chapter 15 of title 11, 
     District of Columbia Code.''.
       (b) Removal of Judges From Retirement Board.--Section 
     121(b)(1)(A) of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform 
     Act (DC Code, sec. 1-711(b)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``13'' 
     and inserting ``11'';
       (2) by striking clause (vii); and
       (3) by redesignating clauses (viii) and (ix) as clauses 
     (vii) and (viii).

     SEC. 11253. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Transfer of Authority Over Fund to Secretary of the 
     Treasury.--Title 11, District of Columbia Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In sections 11-1561(8)(C), 11-1562(c), 11-1563(b), 11-
     1563(c), 11-1564(d)(6), 11-1564(d)(7), 11-1566(a), and 11-
     1570(c), by striking ``Commissioner [Mayor]'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Secretary of the Treasury''.
       (2) In sections 11-1566(b)(2), 11-1567(a), 11-1567(b), by 
     striking ``Mayor'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Secretary of the Treasury''.
       (3) In sections 11-1564(d)(2)(A) and 11-1568.1(1)(B), by 
     striking ``Mayor of the District of Columbia'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Secretary of the Treasury''.
       (4) In section 11-1563(a), by striking ``paid to the 
     Custodian of Retirement Funds (as defined in section 102(6) 
     of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act)'' and 
     inserting ``paid to the Secretary of the Treasury''.
       (b) Definition of fund.--Section 11-1561(4), District of 
     Columbia Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) The term `fund' means the District of Columbia 
     Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund established by 
     sections 11-1570.''.
       (c) Treatment of Federal Service of Judges.--Section 11-
     1564(d)(4), District of Columbia Code, is amended by striking 
     ``Judges' Retirement Fund established by section 124(a) of 
     the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act'' and 
     inserting ``Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund 
     under section 11-1570''.

  Subchapter C--Miscellaneous Conforming and Administrative Provisions

     SEC. 11261. TREATMENT OF COURTS UNDER MISCELLANEOUS DISTRICT 
                   LAWS.

       (a) Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Act.--Paragraph (5) of section 305 of the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Act of 1995 (DC Code, sec. 47-393(5)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(5) The term `District government' means the government 
     of the District of Columbia, including any department, agency 
     or instrumentality of the government of the District of 
     Columbia; 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 
     or any other agency, board, or commission established by the 
     Mayor or the Council; the Council of the District of 
     Columbia; and any other agency, public authority, or public 
     benefit corporation which 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), except that such term does not include the 
     Authority.''.
       (b) Merit Personnel Act.--(1) Section 201 of the District 
     of Columbia Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (DC 
     Code, sec. 1-602.1) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) 
     or unless'' and inserting ``Unless''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (b).
       (2) Section 301(13) of the District of Columbia 
     Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (DC Code, sec. 1-
     603.1(13)) is amended by striking ``, the Superior Court of 
     the District of Columbia, and the District of Columbia Court 
     of Appeals shall be considered independent agencies'' and 
     inserting ``shall be considered an independent agency''.

     SEC. 11262. REPRESENTATION OF INDIGENTS IN CRIMINAL CASES.

       (a) Budget.--Section 11-2607, District of Columbia Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 11-2607. Preparation of Budget

       ``The joint committee shall prepare and include in its 
     annual budget requests for the District of Columbia court 
     system estimates of the expenditures and appropriations 
     necessary for furnishing representation by private attorneys 
     to persons entitled to representation in accordance with 
     section 2601 of this title.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 11-2608 of 
     the District of Columbia Code is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 11-2608. Authorization of appropriations

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated through the State 
     Justice Institute such sums as may be necessary to pay for 
     representation by private attorneys and related services 
     under this chapter. When so specified in appropriation Acts, 
     such appropriations shall remain available until expended.''.
       (c) Repeal Authority of Council.--
       (1) In general.--Section 11-2609, District of Columbia 
     Code, is repealed.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     26 of title 11, District of Columbia Code, is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 11-2609.

    CHAPTER 5--PRETRIAL SERVICES AGENCY AND PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE

     SEC. 11271. AMENDMENTS AFFECTING PRETRIAL SERVICES AGENCY.

       (a) In General.--Sections 23-1304 through 23-1308 of the 
     District of Columbia Code are amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 23-1304. Executive committee; composition; appointment 
       and qualifications of Director

       ``(a) The agency shall be advised by an executive committee 
     of seven members, of which four members shall constitute a 
     quorum. The Executive Committee shall be composed of the 
     following persons or their designees: the Chief Judge of the 
     United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
     Circuit, the Chief Judge of the United States District Court 
     for the District of Columbia, the Chief Judge of the District 
     of the Columbia Court of Appeals, the Chief Judge of the 
     Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the United States 
     Attorney for the District of Columbia, the Director of the 
     District of Columbia Public Defender Service, and the 
     Director of the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, 
     Defender and Courts Services Agency.
       ``(b) The Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals 
     for the District of Columbia Circuit and the Chief Judge of 
     the United States District Court for the District of 
     Columbia, in consultation with the other members of the 
     executive committee, shall appoint a Director of the agency 
     who shall be a member of the bar of the District of Columbia.

     ``Sec. 23-1305. Duties of director; compensation

       ``(a) The Director of the agency shall be responsible for 
     the supervision and execution of the duties of the agency. 
     The Director shall be compensated as a member of the Senior 
     Executive Service pursuant to subchapter VIII of chapter 53 
     of title 5, United States Code.

     ``Sec. 23-1306. Chief assistant and other agency personnel; 
       compensation

       ``The Director shall employ a chief assistant who shall be 
     compensated as a member of the Senior Executive Service 
     pursuant to section 5382 of title 5, United States Code. The 
     Director shall employ such agency personnel as may be 
     necessary properly to conduct the business of the agency. All 
     employees other than the chief assistant shall receive 
     compensation that is comparable to levels of compensation 
     established for Federal pretrial services agencies.

     ``Sec. 23-1307. Annual reports

       ``(a) The Director shall each year submit to the executive 
     committee and to the Director of the District of Columbia 
     Offender Supervision, Defender and Courts Services Agency a 
     report as to the Pretrial Services Agency's administration of 
     its responsibilities for the previous fiscal year. The 
     Director shall include in the report a statement of financial 
     condition, revenues, and expenses for the past fiscal year.

     ``Sec. 23-1308. Appropriation; budget

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated through the State 
     Justice Institute in each fiscal year such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter. 
     Funds appropriated by Congress for the District of Columbia 
     Pretrial Services Agency shall be received by the Director of 
     the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender and 
     Courts Services Agency, and shall be disbursed by that 
     Director to and on behalf of the District of Columbia 
     Pretrial Services Agency. The District of Columbia Pretrial 
     Services Agency shall submit to the Director of the District 
     of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender and Courts 
     Services Agency at the time and in the form prescribed by 
     that Director, reports of its activities and financial 
     position and its proposed budget.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter I of chapter 13 of title 23, District of Columbia 
     Code, is amended by striking the items relating to sections 
     23-1304 through 23-1308 and inserting the following:

``23-1304. Executive committee; composition; appointment and 
              qualifications of Director.
``23-1305. Duties of director; compensation.
``23-1306. Chief assistant and other agency personnel; compensation.

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``23-1307. Annual reports.
``23-1308. Appropriation; budget.''

     SEC. 11272. AMENDMENTS AFFECTING PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE.

       (a) Board of Trustees.--Section 303(a) of the District of 
     Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 (DC 
     Code, sec. 1-2703(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) The Service shall be advised on matters of general 
     policy by a Board of Trustees.''.
       (b) Appointment of Director and Deputy Director.--Section 
     304 of such Act (DC Code, sec. 1-2704) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 304. DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR; APPOINTMENT; 
                   DUTIES; MEMBERSHIP IN BAR REQUIRED.

       ``The Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the District of Columbia Circuit and the Chief Judge of the 
     United States District Court for the District of Columbia, in 
     consultation with the persons described in subparagraphs (B) 
     through (D) of section 303(b)(1) and the Board of Trustees, 
     shall appoint a Director and Deputy Director of the Service. 
     The Director shall be responsible for the supervision and 
     execution of the duties of the Service. The Deputy Director 
     shall assist the Director and shall perform such duties as 
     the Director may prescribe. The Director and Deputy Director 
     shall be members of the bar of the District of Columbia. The 
     Director of the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, 
     Defender and Courts Services Agency shall fix the 
     compensation of the Director and the Deputy Director, but the 
     compensation of the Director shall not exceed the 
     compensation received by the United States Attorney for the 
     District of Columbia.''.
       (c) Annual Report and Audit.--Section 306 of such Act (DC 
     Code, sec. 1-2706) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``Board of Trustees'' and inserting 
     ``Director'', and
       (B) by striking ``and to the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``to the Director of the District of 
     Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender and Courts Services 
     Agency, and to the Office of Management and Budget''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``Board of Trustees'' and inserting 
     ``Director''; and
       (B) by striking ``the Administrative Office of the United 
     States Courts'' and inserting ``the Director of the District 
     of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender and Courts 
     Services Agency''.
       (d) Appropriations.--Section 307 of such Act (DC Code, sec. 
     1-2707) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) There are authorized to be appropriated through the 
     State Justice Institute in each fiscal year such sums as may 
     be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 
     Funds appropriated by Congress for the District of Columbia 
     Public Defender Service shall be received by the Director of 
     the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender and 
     Courts Services Agency, and shall be disbursed by that 
     Director to and on behalf of the Service. The Service shall 
     submit to the Director of the District of Columbia Offender 
     Supervision, Defender and Courts Services Agency, at the time 
     and in the form prescribed by that Director, reports of its 
     activities and financial position and its proposed budget.''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``Upon approval of the 
     Board of Trustees, the'' and inserting ``The'' .

                  CHAPTER 6--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11281. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RESEARCH.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Institute of Justice in each fiscal year (beginning with 
     fiscal year 1998) such sums as may be necessary for the 
     following activities:
       (1) Research and demonstration projects, evaluations, and 
     technical assistance to assess and analyze the crime problem 
     in the District of Columbia, and to improve the ability of 
     the criminal justice and other systems and entities in the 
     District of Columbia to prevent, solve, and punish crimes.
       (2) The establishment of a locally-based corporation or 
     institute in the District of Columbia supporting research and 
     demonstration projects relating to the prevention, solution, 
     or punishment of crimes in the District of Columbia, 
     including the provision of related technical assistance.

     SEC. 11282. EXEMPTION FROM PERSONNEL AND BUDGET CEILINGS FOR 
                   TRUSTEES AND RELATED AGENCIES.

       The Trustees described in sections 11202 and 11232 and the 
     activities and personnel of, and the funds allocated or 
     otherwise available to, the Trustees and the agencies over 
     which the Trustees exercise financial oversight pursuant to 
     those sections, shall not be subject to any general personnel 
     or budget limitations which otherwise apply to the District 
     of Columbia government or its agencies in any appropriations 
     act.
     Subtitle D--Privatization of Tax Collection and Administration

     SEC. 11301. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds as follows:
       (1) The District of Columbia government has historically 
     had a poor record of determining and collecting all revenue 
     it is due under its revenue code.
       (2) The impact on the District's financial condition of 
     poor administration and collection is significant and has 
     contributed both to the size of its accumulated operating 
     deficit and to the difficulty in balancing the budget going 
     forward.
       (3) More complete collection of taxes would not only 
     increase District of Columbia revenues, but would give 
     residents and businesses a sense of equity and that all were 
     paying their fair share.
       (4) Once District tax processing and collection is 
     competently managed it will be possible for the District 
     government to accurately assess the true value of its many 
     taxes and determine that some may be reduced or eliminated 
     without a significant negative impact on revenues.
       (5) Any reduction or elimination of non-productive or 
     counterproductive taxes or taxes which cost more to 
     administer than they produce in revenue would significantly 
     improve the negative atmosphere surrounding the District of 
     Columbia tax system and its enforcement.

     SEC. 11302. AUTHORIZING CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO PRIVATIZE 
                   TAX ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION.

       The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia may 
     enter into contracts with a private entity for the 
     administration and collection of taxes of the District of 
     Columbia.
   Subtitle E--Financing of District of Columbia Accumulated Deficit

     SEC. 11401. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds as follows:
       (1) The District of Columbia government sold accumulated 
     deficit financing bonds in 1991.
       (2) Between 1991 and the end of fiscal year 1997 the 
     District of Columbia government is expected to accumulate an 
     operating deficit in excess of $500,000,000.
       (3) Requiring the District of Columbia budget for fiscal 
     year 1998 to be balanced will ensure that no further addition 
     is made to the accumulated operating deficit.
       (4) In every other example of an American city in financial 
     crisis, a vital and necessary component of recovery was to 
     finance the accumulated operating deficit.
       (5) Carrying forward an accumualted operating deficit of 
     more than $500,000,000 has a significant negative impact on 
     the District of Columbia's cash flow and financial condition 
     and on its ability to improve its credit rating.
       (6) It is not feasible to carry forward such a debt with an 
     expectation of paying it off gradually from future budget 
     surpluses.
       (7) Financing the accumulated deficit would improve the 
     District's cash management position and allow more normal 
     cash management techniques.

     SEC. 11402. AUTHORIZATION FOR INTERMEDIATE-TERM ADVANCES OF 
                   FUNDS BY THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO 
                   LIQUIDATE THE ACCUMULATED GENERAL FUND DEFICIT 
                   OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       Title VI of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1939 
     (DC Code, sec. 47-3401 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating sections 602 through 605 as sections 
     603 through 606, respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after section 601 the following:

     ``SEC. 602. INTERMEDIATE-TERM ADVANCES FOR LIQUIDATION OF 
                   DEFICIT.

       ``(a) In General.--If the conditions in subsection (b) are 
     satisfied, the Secretary shall make an advance of funds from 
     time to time, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated and to the extent provided in advance in annual 
     appropriations Acts, for the purpose of assisting the 
     District government in liquidating the outstanding 
     accumulated operating deficit of the general fund of the 
     District government existing as of September 30, 1997.
       ``(b) Conditions to Making Any Intermediate-Term Advance.--
     The Secretary shall make an advance under this section if--
       ``(1) the Mayor delivers to the Secretary the following 
     instruments, in form and substance satisfactory to the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) a financing agreement in which the Mayor agrees to 
     procedures for requisitioning advances;
       ``(B) a requisition for an advance under this section; and
       ``(C) a promissory note evidencing the District 
     government's obligation to reimburse the Treasury for the 
     requisitioned advance, which note may be a general obligation 
     bond issued under section 461(a) of the District of Columbia 
     Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act by the 
     District government to the Secretary if the Secretary 
     determines that such a bond is satisfactory;
       ``(2) the date on which the requisitioned advance is 
     requested to be made is not later than 3 years from the date 
     of enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997;
       ``(3) the District government delivers to the Secretary--
       ``(A) evidence demonstrating to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that, at the time of the Mayor's requisition for an 
     advance, the District government is effectively unable to 
     obtain credit in the public credit markets or elsewhere in 
     sufficient amounts and on sufficiently reasonable terms to 
     meet the District government's need for financing to 
     accomplish the purpose described in subsection (a); and
       ``(B) a schedule setting out the anticipated timing and 
     amounts of requisitions for advances under this section;

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       ``(4) the Authority certifies to the Secretary that--
       ``(A) there is an approved financial plan and budget in 
     effect under the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 for the 
     fiscal year in which the requisition is to be made;
       ``(B) at the time that the Mayor's requisition for an 
     advance is delivered to the Secretary, the District 
     government is in compliance with the approved financial plan 
     and budget;
       ``(C) both the receipt of funds from such advance and the 
     reimbursement of Treasury for such advance are consistent 
     with the approved financial plan and budget for the year;
       ``(D) such advance will not adversely affect the financial 
     stability of the District government; and
       ``(E) at the time that the Mayor's requisition for an 
     advance is delivered to the Secretary, the District 
     government is effectively unable to obtain credit in the 
     public credit markets or elsewhere in sufficient amounts and 
     on sufficiently reasonable terms to meet the District 
     government's need for financing to accomplish the purpose 
     described in subsection (a);
       ``(5) the Inspector General of the District of Columbia 
     certifies to the Secretary the information described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (4), and in making 
     this certification, the Inspector General may rely upon an 
     audit conducted by an outside auditor engaged by the 
     Inspector General under section 208(a)(4) of the District of 
     Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985 if, after 
     reasonable inquiry, the Inspector General concurs in the 
     findings of such audit;
       ``(6) the Secretary determines that--
       ``(A) there is reasonable assurance of reimbursement for 
     the requisitioned advance; and
       ``(B) the debt owed by the District government to the 
     Treasury on account of the requisitioned advance will not be 
     subordinate to any other debt owed by the District or to any 
     other claims against the District; and
       ``(7) the Secretary receives from such persons as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate such additional 
     certifications and opinions relating to such matters as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate.
       ``(c) Amount of Any Intermediate-Term Advance.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), if 
     the conditions in paragraph (2) are satisfied, each advance 
     made under this section shall be in the amount designated by 
     the Mayor in the Mayor's requisition for such advance.
       ``(2) Conditions applicable to designated amount.--
     Paragraph (1) applies if--
       ``(A) the Mayor certifies that the amount designated in the 
     Mayor's requisition for such advance is needed to accomplish 
     the purpose described in subsection (a) within 30 days of the 
     time that the Mayor's requisition is delivered to the 
     Secretary; and
       ``(B) the Authority concurs in the Mayor's certification 
     under subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Maximum amount.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
     aggregate amount of all advances made under this section 
     shall not be greater than $300,000,000.
       ``(d) Maturity of Any Intermediate-Term Advance.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), each advance made under this section shall mature on the 
     date designated by the Mayor in the Mayor's requisition for 
     such advance.
       ``(2) Latest permissible maturity date.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (1), the maturity date for any advance made under 
     this section shall not be later than 10 years from the date 
     on which the first advance under this section is made.
       ``(4) Secretary's right to require early reimbursement.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the Secretary determines, 
     at any time while any advance made under this section has not 
     been fully reimbursed, that the District is able to obtain 
     credit in the public credit markets or elsewhere in 
     sufficient amounts and on sufficiently reasonable terms, in 
     the judgment of the Secretary, to refinance all or a portion 
     of the unpaid balance of such advance in the public credit 
     markets or elsewhere without adversely affecting the 
     financial stability of the District government, the Secretary 
     may require reimbursement for all or a portion of the unpaid 
     balance of such advance at any time after the Secretary makes 
     the determination.
       ``(e) Interest Rate.--Each advance made under this section 
     shall bear interest at an annual rate equal to a rate 
     determined by the Secretary at the time that the Secretary 
     makes such advance taking into consideration the prevailing 
     yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United 
     States with remaining periods to maturity comparable to the 
     repayment schedule of such advance, plus \1/8\ of 1 percent.
       ``(f) Other Terms and Conditions.--Each advance made under 
     this section shall be on such other terms and conditions, 
     including repayment schedule, as the Secretary determines to 
     be appropriate.
       ``(g) Deposit of Advances.--As provided in section 204(b) 
     of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Act of 1995, advances made under this 
     section for the account of the District government shall be 
     deposited by the Secretary into an escrow account held by the 
     Authority.''.

     SEC. 11403. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Amendment to Section 601.--Section 601 of the District 
     of Columbia Revenue Act of 1939 (DC Code, sec. 47-3401) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i)(IV), by striking ``602(b)'' 
     and inserting ``603(b)''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(2)(B)(iii), by striking ``602(b)'' 
     and inserting ``603(b)''.
       (b) Amendment to Section 604.--Section 604 of the District 
     of Columbia Revenue Act of 1939 (DC Code, sec. 47-3401.3) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A)(i), by striking ``602'' and 
     inserting ``603''; and
       (2) in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i), by striking ``602'' and 
     inserting ``603''.

     SEC. 11404. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       Section 601 of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1939 
     (DC Code, sec. 47-3401) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(3)(D), by striking ``September 30, 
     1995'' and inserting ``September 30, 1996'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2)(E), by striking ``September 30, 
     1996'' and inserting ``September 30, 1997'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i), by striking ``October 1, 
     1995'' and inserting ``September 30, 1995'';
       (4) in subsection (d)(2)(B)(i)(II), by striking ``September 
     30, 1997'' and inserting ``September 30, 1998'';
       (5) in subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii)--
       (A) by striking ``September 30, 1995'' and inserting 
     ``October 1, 1995''; and
       (B) by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting 
     ``October 1, 1997''; and
       (6) in subsection (d)(2)(C)(iv), by striking ``September 
     30, 1997'' and inserting ``September 30, 1998''.

     SEC. 11405. AUTHORIZATION FOR ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION 
                   BONDS BY THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO FINANCE OR 
                   REFUND ITS ACCUMULATED GENERAL FUND DEFICIT.

       Section 461(a) of the District of Columbia Self-Government 
     and Governmental Reorganization Act (DC Code, sec. 47-321(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``to finance or refund 
     the outstanding accumulated operating deficit of the general 
     fund of the District of $500,000,000, existing as of 
     September 30, 1997,'' after ``existing as of September 30, 
     1990,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``existing as of 
     September 30, 1990'' after ``operating deficit''.
      Subtitle F--District of Columbia Bond Financing Improvements

     SEC. 11501. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
     Bond Financing Improvements Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 11502. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds as follows:
       (1) The bond authorization provision of the District of 
     Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act 
     (commonly known as the ``Home Rule Act'') have not been 
     updated to conform with changes in the municipal securities 
     marketplace.
       (2) The Home Rule Act unduly limits the ability of the 
     District to take advantage of cost savings, investment 
     opportunities, and other efficiencies generally available to 
     municipal securities issuers.
       (3) Section 461 of the Home Rule Act limits the ability of 
     the District government to implement cost-effective capital 
     planning to the extent that it does not permit the District 
     access to interim capital financing in anticipation of its 
     periodic long-term borrowings.
       (4) Section 462 of the Home Rule Act prevents the 
     reprogramming of unused bond proceeds from dormant projects 
     to other pending, authorized, and viable projects.
       (5) Section 466 of the Home Rule Act requires that the 
     District undertake competitive bond sales even under 
     circumstances in which greater efficiencies can be achieved 
     through negotiated sales.
       (6) Section 490 of the Home Rule Act does not permit the 
     issuance and sale of taxable and tax-exempt bonds for the 
     full range of economic development and governmental purposes 
     permitted the States and their political subdivisions.

     SEC. 11503. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 462 (RELATING TO CONTENTS OF 
                   BORROWING LEGISLATION AND ELECTIONS ON ISSUING 
                   GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS).

       Section 462(a) of the District of Columbia Self-Government 
     and Governmental Reorganization Act (DC Code, sec. 47-322(a)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) The Council may by act authorize the issuance of 
     general obligation bonds for the purposes specified in 
     section 461. Such an Act shall contain, at least, 
     provisions--
       ``(1) briefly describing the projects or categories of 
     projects to be financed by the Act;
       ``(2) identifying the act authorizing each such project or 
     category of projects;
       ``(3) setting forth the maximum amount of the principal of 
     the indebtedness which may be incurred for the projects to be 
     financed;
       ``(4) setting forth the maximum rate of interest to be paid 
     on such indebtedness;
       ``(5) setting forth the maximum allowable maturity for the 
     issue and the maximum debt service payable in any year; and
       ``(6) setting forth, in the event that the Council 
     determines in its discretion to submit the question of 
     issuing such bonds to a vote of the qualified voters of the 
     District, the manner of holding such election, the date of 
     such election, the manner of voting for or against the 
     incurring of such indebtedness, and the form of ballot to be 
     used at such election.''.

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     SEC. 11504. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 466 (RELATING TO PUBLIC OR 
                   NEGOTIATED SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS).

       Section 466 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and 
     Governmental Reorganization Act (DC Code, sec. 47-326) is 
     amended by striking all after the heading and inserting the 
     following:
       ``Sec. 466. General obligation bonds issued under this part 
     may be sold at a private sale on a negotiated basis (in such 
     manner as the Mayor may determine to be in the public 
     interest), or may be sold at public sale upon sealed 
     proposals after publication of a notice of such public sale 
     at least once not less than 10 days prior to the date fixed 
     for sale in a daily newspaper carrying municipal bond notices 
     and devoted primarily to financial news or to the subject of 
     State and municipal bonds published in the city of New York, 
     New York, and in 1 or more newspapers of general circulation 
     published in the District. Such notice of public sale shall 
     state, among other things, that no proposal shall be 
     considered unless there is deposited with the District as a 
     down payment a certified check, cashier's check, or surety 
     for an amount equal to at least 2 percent of the par amount 
     of general obligation bonds bid for, and the Mayor shall 
     reserve the right to reject any and all bids.''

     SEC. 11505. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 467 (RELATING TO AUTHORITY 
                   TO CREATE SECURITY INTERESTS IN DISTRICT 
                   REVENUES).

       Section 467 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and 
     Governmental Reorganization Act (D.C. Code Sec. 47-326.1.) is 
     amended by striking all after the heading and inserting the 
     following:
       ``Sec. 467. (a) In general.--An act of the Council 
     authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds or notes 
     under section 461(a), section 471(a), section 472(a), or 
     section 475(a) may create a security interest in any District 
     revenues as additional security for the payment of the bonds 
     or notes authorized by such act.
       ``(b) Contents of Acts.--Any such act creating a security 
     interest in District revenues may contain provisions (which 
     may be part of the contract with the holders of such bonds or 
     notes)--
       ``(1) describing the particular District revenues which are 
     subject to such security interest;
       ``(2) creating a reasonably required debt service reserve 
     fund or any other special fund;
       ``(3) authorizing the Mayor of the District to execute a 
     trust indenture securing the bonds or notes;
       ``(4) vesting in the trustee under such a trust indenture 
     such properties, rights, powers, and duties in trust as may 
     be necessary, convenient, or desirable;
       ``(5) authorizing the Mayor of the District to enter into 
     and amend agreements concerning--
       ``(A) the custody, collection, use, disposition, security, 
     investment, and payment of the proceeds of the bonds or notes 
     and the District revenues which are subject to such security 
     interest; and
       ``(B) the doing of any act (or the refraining from doing 
     any act) that the District would have the right to do in the 
     absence of such an agreement;
       ``(6) prescribing the remedies of the holders of the bonds 
     or notes in the event of a default; and
       ``(7) authorizing the Mayor to take any other actions in 
     connection with the issuance, sale, delivery, security, and 
     payment of the bonds or notes.
       ``(c) Timing and Perfection of Security Interests.--
     Notwithstanding article 9 of title 28 of the District of 
     Columbia Code, any security interest in District revenues 
     created under subsection (a) shall be valid, binding, and 
     perfected from the time such security interest is created, 
     with or without the physical delivery of any funds or any 
     other property and with or without any further action. Such 
     security interest shall be valid, binding, and perfected 
     whether or not any statement, document, or instrument 
     relating to such security interest is recorded or filed. The 
     lien created by such security interest is valid, binding, and 
     perfected with respect to any individual or legal entity 
     having claims against the District, whether or not such 
     individual or legal entity has notice of such lien.
       ``(d) Obligations and Expenditures Not Subject to 
     Appropriation.--The fourth sentence of section 446 shall not 
     apply to any obligation or expenditure of any District 
     revenues to secure any general obligation bond or note under 
     subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 11506. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 472 (RELATING TO BORROWING 
                   IN ANTICIPATION OF REVENUES).

       Section 472 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and 
     Governmental Reorganization Act (DC Code, sec. 47-328) is 
     amended by striking all after the heading and inserting the 
     following:
       ``Sec. 472. (a) In General.--In anticipation of the 
     collection or receipt of revenues for a fiscal year, the 
     Council may by act authorize the issuance of general 
     obligation notes for such fiscal year, to be known as revenue 
     anticipation notes.
       ``(b) Limit on Aggregate Notes Outstanding.--The total 
     amount of all revenue anticipation notes issued under 
     subsection (a) outstanding at any time during a fiscal year 
     shall not exceed 20 percent of the total anticipated revenue 
     of the District for such fiscal year, as certified by the 
     Mayor under this subsection. The Mayor shall certify, as of a 
     date which occurs not more than 15 days before each original 
     issuance of such revenue anticipation notes, the total 
     anticipated revenue of the District for such fiscal year.
       ``(c) Permitted Outstanding Duration.--Any revenue 
     anticipation note issued under subsection (a) may be renewed. 
     Any such note, including any renewal note, shall be due and 
     payable not later than the last day of the fiscal year during 
     which the note was originally issued.
       ``(d) Effective Date of Authorization Acts; Payments Not 
     Subject to Appropriation.--
       ``(1) Effective date.--Notwithstanding section 602(c)(1), 
     any act of the Council authorizing the issuance of revenue 
     anticipation notes under subsection (a) shall take effect--
       ``(A) if such act is enacted during a control year (as 
     defined in section 305(4) of the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 
     1995), on the date of approval by the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority; 
     or
       ``(B) if such act is enacted during any other year, on the 
     date of enactment of such act.
       ``(2) Payments not subject to appropriation.--The fourth 
     sentence of section 446 shall not apply to any amount 
     obligated or expended by the District for the payment of the 
     principal of, interest on, or redemption premium for any 
     revenue anticipation note issued under subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 11507. ADDITION OF NEW SECTION 475 (RELATING TO GENERAL 
                   OBLIGATION BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES).

       (a) In General.--Subpart 2 of part E of title IV of the 
     District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
     Reorganization Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:


                       ``bond anticipation notes

       ``Sec. 475. (a) Authorizing Issuance.--
       ``(1) In general.--In anticipation of the issuance of 
     general obligation bonds, the Council may by act authorize 
     the issuance of general obligation notes to be known as bond 
     anticipation notes in accordance with this section.
       ``(2) Purposes; permitting issuance of general obligation 
     bonds to cover indebtedness.--The proceeds of bond 
     anticipation notes issued under this section shall be used 
     for the purposes for which general obligation bonds may be 
     issued under section 461, and such notes shall constitute 
     indebtedness which may be refunded through the issuance of 
     general obligation bonds under such section.
       ``(b) Maximum Annual Debt Service Amount.--The Act of the 
     Council authorizing the issuance of bond anticipation notes 
     shall set forth for the bonds anticipated by such notes an 
     estimated maximum annual debt service amount based on an 
     estimated schedule of annual principal payments and an 
     estimated schedule of annual interest payments (based on an 
     estimated maximum average annual interest rate for such bonds 
     over a period of 30 years from the earlier of the date of 
     issuance of the notes or the date of original issuance of 
     prior notes in anticipation of those bonds). Such estimated 
     maximum annual debt service amount as estimated at the time 
     of issuance of the original bond anticipation notes shall be 
     included in the calculation required by section 603(b) while 
     such notes or renewal notes are outstanding.
       ``(c) Permitted Outstanding Duration.--Any bond 
     anticipation note, including any renewal note, shall be due 
     and payable not later than the last day of the third fiscal 
     year following the fiscal year during which the note was 
     originally issued.
       ``(d) General Authority of Council.--If provided for in Act 
     of the Council authorizing such an issue of bond anticipation 
     notes, bond anticipation notes may be issued in succession, 
     in such amounts, at such times, and bearing interest rates 
     within the permitted maximum authorized by such Act.
       ``(e) Effective Date of Authorization Acts; Payments Not 
     Subject to Appropriation.--
       ``(1) Effective date.--Notwithstanding section 602(c)(1), 
     any act of the Council authorizing the renewal of bond 
     anticipation notes under subsection (c) or the issuance of 
     general obligation bonds under section 461(a) to refund any 
     bond anticipation notes shall take effect--
       ``(A) if such act is enacted during a control year (as 
     defined in section 305(4) of the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 
     1995), on the date of approval by the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority; 
     or
       ``(B) if such act is enacted during any other year, on the 
     date of enactment of such act.
       ``(2) Payment not subject to appropriation.--The fourth 
     sentence of 446 shall not apply to any amount obligated or 
     expended by the District for the payment of the principal of, 
     interest on, or redemption premium for any bond anticipation 
     note issued under this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
     Reorganization Act is amended by adding at the end of the 
     items relating to subpart 2 of part E of title IV the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 475. Bond anticipation notes.''.

     SEC. 11508. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 490 (RELATING TO REVENUE 
                   BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS).

       Section 490 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and 
     Governmental Reorganization Act (DC Code, sec. 47-334), as

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     amended by section 2 of the District of Columbia Water and 
     Sewer Authority Act of 1996, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by amending paragraphs (1) through (3) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Council may by act 
     or by resolution authorize the issuance of taxable and tax-
     exempt revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations to borrow 
     money to finance, refinance, or reimburse and to assist in 
     the financing, refinancing, or reimbursing of or for capital 
     projects and other undertakings by the District or by any 
     District instrumentality, or on behalf of any qualified 
     applicant, including capital projects or undertakings in the 
     areas of housing; health facilities; transit and utility 
     facilities; manufacturing; sports, convention, and 
     entertainment facilities; recreation, tourism and hospitality 
     facilities; facilities to house and equip operations of the 
     District government or its instrumentalities; public 
     infrastructure development and redevelopment; elementary, 
     secondary and college and university facilities; educational 
     programs which provide loans for the payment of educational 
     expenses for or on behalf of students; facilities used to 
     house and equip operations related to the study, development, 
     application, or production of innovative commercial or 
     industrial technologies and social services; water and sewer 
     facilities (as defined in paragraph (5)); pollution control 
     facilities; solid and hazardous waste disposal facilities; 
     parking facilities, industrial and commercial development; 
     authorized capital expenditures of the District; and any 
     other property or project that will, as determined by the 
     Council, contribute to the health, education, safety, or 
     welfare, of, or the creation or preservation of jobs for, 
     residents of the District, or to economic development of the 
     District, and any facilities or property, real or personal, 
     used in connection with or supplementing any of the 
     foregoing; lease-purchase financing of any of the foregoing 
     facilities or property; and any costs related to the 
     issuance, carrying, security, liquidity or credit enhancement 
     of or for revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations, 
     including, capitalized interest and reserves, and the costs 
     of bond insurance, letters of credit, and guaranteed 
     investment, forward purchase, remarketing, auction, and swap 
     agreements. Any such financing, refinancing, or reimbursement 
     may be effected by loans made directly or indirectly to any 
     individual or legal entity, by the purchase of any mortgage, 
     note, or other security, or by the purchase, lease, or sale 
     of any property.
       ``(2) Any revenue bond, note, or other obligation issued 
     under paragraph (1) shall be a special obligation of the 
     District and shall be a negotiable instrument, whether or not 
     such revenue bond, note, or other obligation is a security as 
     defined in section 28:8-102(1)(a) of title 28 of the District 
     of Columbia Code.
       ``(3) Any revenue bond, note, or other obligation issued 
     under paragraph (1) shall be paid and secured (as to 
     principal, interest, and any premium) as provided by the act 
     or resolution of the Council authorizing the issuance of such 
     revenue bond, note, or other obligation. Any act or 
     resolution of the Council, or any delegation of Council 
     authority under subsection (a)(6), authorizing the issuance 
     of revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations may provide for 
     (A) the payment of such revenue bonds, notes, or other 
     obligations from any available revenues, assets, property 
     (including water and sewer enterprise fund revenues, assets, 
     or other property in the case of bonds, notes, or obligations 
     issued with respect to water and sewer facilities), and (B) 
     the securing of such revenue bond, note, or other obligation 
     by the mortgage of real property or the creation of a 
     security interest in available revenues, assets, or other 
     property (including water and sewer enterprise fund revenues, 
     assets, or other property in the case of bonds, notes, or 
     obligations issued with respect to water and sewer 
     facilities).'',
       (B) by amending paragraph (4)(A) to read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) In authorizing the issuance of any revenue bond, 
     note, or other obligation under paragraph (1), the Council 
     may enter into, or authorize the Mayor to enter into, any 
     agreement concerning the acquisition, use, or disposition of 
     any available revenues, assets, or property. Any such 
     agreement may create a security interest in any available 
     revenues, assets, or property, may provide for the custody, 
     collection, security, investment, and payment of any 
     available revenues (including any funds held in trust) for 
     the payment of such revenue bond, note, or other obligation, 
     may mortgage any property, may provide for the acquisition, 
     construction, maintenance, and disposition of the undertaking 
     financed or refinanced using the proceeds of such revenue 
     bond, note, or other obligation, and may provide for the 
     doing of any act (or the refraining from doing of any act) 
     which the District has the right to do in the absence of such 
     agreement. Any such agreement may be assigned for the benefit 
     of, or made a part of any contract with, any holder of such 
     revenue bond, note, or other obligation issued under 
     paragraph (1).'', and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6)(A) The Council may by act delegate to any District 
     instrumentality the authority of the Council under subsection 
     (a)(1) to issue taxable or tax-exempt revenue bonds, notes, 
     or other obligations to borrow money for the purposes 
     specified in this subsection. For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the Council shall specify for what undertakings revenue 
     bonds, notes, or other obligations may be issued under each 
     delegation made pursuant to this paragraph. Any District 
     instrumentality may exercise the authority and the powers 
     incident thereto delegated to it by the Council as described 
     in the first sentence of this paragraph only in accordance 
     with this paragraph and shall be consistent with this 
     paragraph and the terms of the delegation.
       ``(B) Revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations issued by 
     a District instrumentality under a delegation of authority 
     described in subparagraph (A) shall be issued by resolution 
     of that instrumentality, and any such resolution shall not be 
     considered to be an act of the Council.
       ``(C) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as 
     restricting, impairing, or superseding the authority 
     otherwise vested by law in any District instrumentality.'';
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) No property owned by the United States may be 
     mortgaged or made subject to any security interest to secure 
     any revenue bond, note, or other obligation issued under 
     subsection (a)(1).'';
       (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Any and all such revenue bonds, notes, or other 
     obligations issued under subsection (a)(1) shall not be 
     general obligations of the District, shall not be a pledge of 
     or involve the faith and credit or taxing power of the 
     District (other than with respect to any dedicated taxes) and 
     shall not constitute a debt of the District, and shall not 
     constitute lending of the public credit for private 
     undertakings for purposes of section 602(a)(2).'';
       (4) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
       ``(f) The fourth sentence of section 446 shall not apply 
     to--
       ``(1) any amount (including the amount of any accrued 
     interest or premium) obligated or expended from the proceeds 
     of the sale of any revenue bond, note, or other obligations 
     issued under subsection (a)(1);
       ``(2) any amount obligated or expended for the payment of 
     the principal of, interest on, or any premium for any revenue 
     bond, note, or other obligation issued under subsection 
     (a)(1);
       ``(3) any amount obligated or expended pursuant to 
     provisions made to secure any revenue bond, note, or other 
     obligations issued under subsection (a)(1); and
       ``(4) any amount obligated or expended pursuant to 
     commitments made in connection with the issuance of revenue 
     bonds, notes, or other obligations for repair, maintenance, 
     and capital improvements relating to undertakings financed 
     through any revenue bond, note, or other obligation issued 
     under subsection (a)(1).''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(i) The revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations issued 
     under subsection (a)(1) are not general obligation bonds of 
     the District government and shall not be included in 
     determining the aggregate amount of all outstanding 
     obligations subject to the limitation specified in section 
     603(b).
       ``(j) The issuance of revenue bonds, notes, or other 
     obligations by the District where the ultimate obligation to 
     repay such revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations is that 
     of one or more non-governmental persons or entities may be 
     authorized by resolution of the Council. The issuance of all 
     other revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations by the 
     District shall be authorized by act of the Council.
       ``(k) During any control period (as defined in section 209 
     of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Act of 1995), any act or resolution of 
     the Council authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds, notes, 
     or other obligations under subsection (a)(1) shall be 
     submitted to the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority for 
     certification in accordance with section 204 of that Act. Any 
     certification issued by the Authority during a control period 
     shall be effective for purposes of this subsection for 
     revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations issued pursuant to 
     such act or resolution of the Council whether the revenue 
     bonds, notes, or other obligations are issued during or 
     subsequent to that control period.
       ``(l) The following provisions of law shall not apply with 
     respect to property acquired, held, and disposed of by the 
     District in accordance with the terms of any lease-purchase 
     financing authorized pursuant to subsection (a)(1):
       ``(1) The Act entitled `An Act authorizing the sale of 
     certain real estate in the District of Columbia no longer 
     required for public purposes', approved August 5, 1939 (53 
     Stat. 1211; DC Code sec. 9-401 et seq.).
       ``(2) Subchapter III of chapter 13 of title 16, District of 
     Columbia Code.
       ``(3) Any other provision of District of Columbia law that 
     prohibits or restricts lease-purchase financing.
       ``(m) For purposes of this section, the following 
     definitions shall apply:
       ``(1) The term `revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations' 
     means special fund bonds, notes, or other obligations 
     (including refunding bonds, notes, or other obligations) used 
     to borrow money to finance, assist in financing, refinance, 
     or repay, restore or reimburse moneys used for purposes 
     referred to in subsection (a)(1) the principal of and 
     interest, if any, on which are to be paid and secured in the 
     manner described in this section and which are special 
     obligations and to which

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     the full faith and credit of the District of Columbia is not 
     pledged.
       ``(2) The term `District instrumentality' means any agency 
     or instrumentality (including an independent agency or 
     instrumentality), authority, commission, board, department, 
     division, office, body, or officer of the District of 
     Columbia government duly established by an act of the Council 
     or by the laws of the United States, whether established 
     before or after the date of enactment of the District of 
     Columbia Bond Financing Improvements Act of 1997.
       ``(3) The term `available revenues' means gross revenues 
     and receipts, other than general fund tax receipts, lawfully 
     available for the purpose and not otherwise exclusively 
     committed to another purpose, including enterprise funds, 
     grants, subsidies, contributions, fees, dedicated taxes and 
     fees, investment income and proceeds of revenue bonds, notes, 
     or other obligations issued under this section.
       ``(4) The term `enterprise fund' means a fund or account 
     for operations that are financed or operated in a manner 
     similar to private business enterprises, or established so 
     that separate determinations may more readily be made 
     periodically of revenues earned, expenses incurred, or net 
     income for management control, accountability, capital 
     maintenance, public policy, or other purposes.
       ``(5) The term `dedicated taxes and fees' means taxes and 
     surtaxes, portions thereof, tax increments, or payments in 
     lieu of taxes, and fees that are dedicated pursuant to law to 
     the payment of the debt service on revenue bonds, notes, or 
     other obligations authorized under this section, the 
     provision and maintenance of reserves for that purpose, or 
     the provision of working capital for or the maintenance, 
     repair, reconstruction or improvement of the undertaking to 
     which the revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations relate.
       ``(6) The term `tax increments' means taxes, other than the 
     special tax provided for in section 481 and pledged to the 
     payment of general obligation indebtedness of the District, 
     allocable to the increase in taxable value of real property 
     or the increase in sales tax receipts, each from a certain 
     date or dates, in prescribed areas, to the extent that such 
     increases are not otherwise exclusively committed to another 
     purpose and as further provided for pursuant to an act of the 
     Council.''.

     SEC. 11509. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

       The fourth sentence of section 446 of the District of 
     Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act 
     (DC Code, sec. 47-304) is amended to read as follows: 
     ``Except as provided in section 467(d), section 471(c), 
     section 472(d)(2), section 475(e)(2), section 483(d), and 
     section 490(f), (g), and (h)(3), no amount may be obligated 
     or expended by any officer or employee of the District of 
     Columbia government unless such amount has been approved by 
     Act of Congress, and then only according to such Act.''.
           Subtitle G--District of Columbia Government Budget

     SEC. 11601. ELIMINATION OF THE ANNUAL FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE 
                   DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       (a) Elimination of Payment.--
       (1) In general.--Title V of the District of Columbia Self-
     Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (DC Code, sec. 
     47-3406 et seq.) is hereby repealed.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents of such Act 
     is amended by striking the items relating to title V.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Home rule act.--The District of Columbia Self-
     Government and Governmental Reorganization Act is amended as 
     follows:
       (A) In section 103(10) (DC Code, sec. 1-202(10)), by 
     striking ``the annual Federal payment to the District 
     authorized under title V,''.
       (B) In section 483 (DC Code, sec. 47-331.2), by striking 
     subsection (c).
       (C) In section 603(c) (DC Code, sec. 47-313(c)), by 
     striking the fourth sentence.
       (D) In section 603(f)(1) (DC Code, sec. 47-313(f)(1)), by 
     striking ``(other than the fourth sentence)''.
       (2) Financial responsibility and management assistance 
     act.--The District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Act of 1995 is amended--
       (A) by striking section 205 (DC Code, sec. 47-392.5); and
       (B) in the table of contents for such Act, by striking the 
     item relating to section 205.
       (3) Procurement practices act.--Section 208(a)(2) of the 
     District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985 (DC 
     Code, sec. 1-1182.8(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); 
     and
       (3) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``Amounts deposited in the dedicated fund described in 
     subparagraph (B)'' and inserting ``Amounts appropriated for 
     the Inspector General''.
       (4) District of columbia revenue act of 1939.--The District 
     of Columbia Revenue Act of 1939 (DC Code, sec. 47-3401 et 
     seq.) is amended as follows:
       (A) In section 603(b) (as redesignated by section 11402)--
       (i) in paragraph (5), by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a period; and
       (iii) by striking paragraph (7).
       (B) In section 603(c) (as redesignated by section 11402), 
     by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) Applicable limit defined.--In this paragraph, the 
     `applicable limit' for a fiscal year is equal to 15 percent 
     of the total anticipated revenues of the District government 
     for such fiscal year, as certified by the Mayor at the time 
     of the Mayor's requisition for an advance.''.
       (C) In section 605(b) (as redesignated by section 11402)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating paragraphs 
     (2) through (4) as paragraphs (1) through (3);
       (ii) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``other'' in the heading;
       (iii) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``If, after'' and all that follows through ``the Secretary'' 
     and inserting ``The Secretary'';
       (iv) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``to individuals,'' and inserting ``to individuals (including 
     any Federal contribution authorized to be appropriated 
     pursuant to section 11601(c)(2) of the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997),'';
       (v) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''; 
     and
       (vi) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``(1) through (3)'' and inserting ``(1) and (2)''.
       (c) Federal Contribution to Operations of Government of 
     Nation's Capital.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
       (A) Congress has restricted the overall size of the 
     District of Columbia's economy by limiting the height of 
     buildings in the District and imposing other limitations 
     relating to the Federal presence in the District.
       (B) Congress has imposed limitations on the District's 
     ability to tax income earned in the District of Columbia.
       (C) The unique status of the District of Columbia as the 
     seat of the government of the United States imposes unusual 
     costs and requirements which are not imposed on other 
     jurisdictions and many of which are not directly reimbursed 
     by the Federal government.
       (D) These factors play a significant role in causing the 
     relative tax burden on District residents to be greater than 
     the burden on residents in other jurisdictions in the 
     Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and in other cities of 
     comparable size.
       (2) Federal contribution.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated a Federal contribution towards the costs of the 
     operation of the government of the Nation's capital--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $190,000,000; and
       (B) for each subsequent fiscal year, such amount as may be 
     necessary for such contribution.

     In determining the amount appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization under this paragraph, Congress shall take into 
     account the findings described in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 11602. REQUIREMENT THAT THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BALANCE 
                   ITS BUDGET IN FY 1998.

       (a) In General.--Section 201(c)(1) of the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Act of 1995 is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1999'' and inserting 
     ``1998''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``1996, 1997, and 
     1998,'' and inserting ``1996 and 1997,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 603(f) of the District 
     of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization 
     Act (DC Code, sec. 47-313(f)) is amended by striking ``Act of 
     1995)--'' and all that follows through ``(2) the Council'' 
     and inserting ``Act of 1995), the Council''.

     SEC. 11603. PERMITTING EXPEDITED SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL OF 
                   CONSENSUS BUDGET AND FINANCIAL PLAN.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Act (hereafter in this subsection 
     referred to as the ``Act'') was structured as to preserve the 
     maximum prerogatives of each branch of elected self-
     government consistent with returning the District of Columbia 
     to full financial stability and health.
       (2) The Act was intended to eliminate unnecessary 
     bureaucratic barriers and procedures throughout the District 
     government, including the budget process.
       (3) Preservation of home rule and self-government are 
     consistent with cooperation between elected officials and the 
     Authority in drawing the annual budget and other matters 
     affecting the District of Columbia government, and are 
     preferable to achieve greater efficiency, communication among 
     the parties, and avoidance of conflict and delay.
       (b) In General.--Section 202 of the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 
     1995 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(i) Expedited Submission and Approval of Consensus Budget 
     and Financial Plan.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, if the Mayor, the Council, and the Authority 
     jointly develop a financial plan and budget for the fiscal 
     year which meets the requirements applicable under section 
     201 and which the Mayor, Council, and Authority certify 
     reflects a consensus among them--
       ``(1) such financial plan and budget shall serve as the 
     budget of the District government for the fiscal year adopted 
     by the Council under section 446 of the District of Columbia 
     Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act; and

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       ``(2) the Mayor shall transmit the financial plan and 
     budget to the President and Congress under such section.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (b) 
     shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning with 
     fiscal year 1998.

     SEC. 11604. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PERMITTED DISTRICT 
                   BORROWING.

       Section 603(b) of the District of Columbia Self-Government 
     and Governmental Reorganization Act (DC Code, sec. 47-313(b)) 
     is amended by striking ``14 per centum'' each place it 
     appears in paragraph (1) and paragraph (3) and inserting ``17 
     percent''.
                  Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Provisions

        CHAPTER 1--REGULATORY REFORM IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

     SEC. 11701. REVIEW AND REVISION OF REGULATIONS AND PERMIT AND 
                   APPLICATION PROCESSES.

       (a) Review of Current Regulations by Authority.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this title, the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority 
     shall complete a review of regulations of the District of 
     Columbia in effect as of the date of the enactment of this 
     title and analyze the extent to which such regulations 
     unnecessarily and inappropriately impair economic development 
     in the District of Columbia and the financial stability and 
     management efficiency of the District of Columbia government. 
     To the greatest extent possible, such review shall take into 
     account the work and recommendations of the Business 
     Regulatory Reform Commission pursuant to the Business 
     Regulatory Reform Commission Act of 1994 (DC Code, sec. 2-
     4101 et seq.) and other existing and ongoing public and 
     private regulatory reform efforts. The Authority shall 
     transmit the findings of its review to the Mayor, Council, 
     and Congress.
       (2) Revision.--Based on the review conducted under 
     paragraph (1) and taking into account actions by the Council 
     and the Executive Branch of the District of Columbia 
     government, the Authority shall take such additional actions 
     as it considers appropriate to repeal or revise the 
     regulations of the District of Columbia, in accordance with 
     (and subject to the terms and conditions described in) 
     section 207 of the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995.
       (b) Survey and Revision of Permit and Application 
     Processes.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this title, the Authority shall complete a 
     review of the current processes of the District of Columbia 
     for obtaining permits and applications of all types and 
     analyze the extent to which such processes and their 
     completion times vary from the processes applicable in other 
     jurisdictions. To the greatest extent possible, such review 
     shall take into account the work and recommendations of the 
     Business Regulatory Reform Commission pursuant to the 
     Business Regulatory Reform Commission Act of 1994 (DC Code, 
     sec. 2-4101 et seq.) and other existing and ongoing public 
     and private regulatory reform efforts. The Authority shall 
     transmit the findings of its review to the Mayor, Council, 
     and Congress.
       (2) Revision.--Based on the review conducted under 
     paragraph (1) and taking into account actions by the Council 
     and the Executive Branch of the District of Columbia 
     government, the Authority shall take such additional actions 
     as it considers appropriate to repeal or revise the permit 
     and application processes (and their completion times) of the 
     District of Columbia, in accordance with (and subject to the 
     terms and conditions described in) section 207 of the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Act of 1995. In carrying out such repeals or 
     revisions, the Authority shall seek to ensure that the 
     average time required to obtain a permit or application from 
     the District of Columbia is consistent with the average time 
     for other similar jurisdictions in the United States.
       (c) Reports to Congress.--Upon the expiration of the 6-
     month period which begins on the date of the enactment of 
     this title and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the Authority 
     shall submit a report to Congress describing the steps taken 
     to carry out the requirements of this section and the 
     effectiveness of the regulatory, permit, and application 
     processes of the District of Columbia.

     SEC. 11702. REPEAL OF CLEAN AIR COMPLIANCE FEE ACT OF 1994.

       (a) Repeal.--
       (1) In general.--Effective March 21, 1995, the Clean Air 
     Compliance Fee Act of 1994 is hereby repealed (DC Code, sec. 
     47-2731 et seq.), except as provided in subsection (b).
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 2(b)(2) of the Stable 
     and Reliable Source of Revenues for WMATA Act of 1982 (DC 
     Code, sec. 1-2466(b)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (H).
       (b) Exception for Provisions Exempting Delivery of 
     Newspapers From Application of Certain Taxes.--Subsection (a) 
     shall not apply to section 14 of the Clean Air Compliance Fee 
     Act of 1994.

     SEC. 11703. REPEAL REQUIREMENT FOR CONGRESSIONAL 
                   AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN MERGERS INVOLVING 
                   DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC UTILITY 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       Section 11 of the Act of March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 1006; DC 
     Code, sec. 43-802) is hereby repealed.

     SEC. 11704. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS FROM COUNCIL 
                   REVIEW.

       (a) In General.--Section 451 of the District of Columbia 
     Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (sec. 1-
     1130, D.C. Code) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) Exemption for Certain Contracts.--The requirements of 
     this section shall not apply with respect to any of the 
     following contracts:
       ``(1) Any contract entered into by the Washington 
     Convention Center Authority for preconstruction activities, 
     project management, design, or construction.
       ``(2) Any contract entered into by the District of Columbia 
     Water and Sewer Authority established pursuant to the Water 
     and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public 
     Works Reorganization Act of 1996, other than contracts for 
     the sale or lease of the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment 
     Plant.
       ``(3) At the option of the Council, any contract for a 
     highway improvement project carried out under title 23, 
     United States Code.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to contracts entered into on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this title.

               CHAPTER 2--OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11711. REVISIONS TO FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND 
                   MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT.

       (a) Use of Interest on Accounts of Authority for Benefit of 
     District.--Section 106 of the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 (DC 
     Code, sec. 47-391.6) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) Use of Interest on Accounts for District.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, the Authority may transfer or otherwise expend any 
     amounts derived from interest earned on accounts held by the 
     Authority on behalf of the District of Columbia for such 
     purposes as it considers appropriate to promote the economic 
     stability and management efficiency of the District 
     government.
       ``(2) Spending not subject to appropriation by congress.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (a)(3), any amounts transferred or 
     otherwise expended pursuant to paragraph (1) may be obligated 
     or expended without approval by Act of Congress.''.
       (b) Appointment of Inspector General.--Section 303(e)(1) of 
     such Act (DC Code, sec. 1-1182.8 note) is amended by striking 
     ``the Authority'' and inserting ``the Mayor''.

     SEC. 11712. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN FEDERAL AGENCIES 
                   AND METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

       (a) Agreements.--Each covered Federal law enforcement 
     agency may enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
     Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia to 
     assist the Department in carrying out crime prevention and 
     law enforcement activities in the District of Columbia, 
     including taking appropriate action to enforce subsection (e) 
     (except that nothing in such an agreement may be construed to 
     grant authority to the United States to prosecute violations 
     of subsection (e)).
       (b) Contents of Agreement.--An agreement entered into 
     between a covered Federal law enforcement agency and the 
     Metropolitan Police Department pursuant to this section may 
     include agreements relating to--
       (1) sending personnel of the agency on patrol in areas of 
     the District of Columbia which immediately surround the area 
     of the agency's jurisdiction, and granting personnel of the 
     agency the power to arrest in such areas;
       (2) sharing and donating equipment and supplies with the 
     Metropolitan Police Department;
       (3) operating on shared radio frequencies with the 
     Metropolitan Police Department;
       (4) permitting personnel of the agency to carry out 
     processing and papering of suspects they arrest in the 
     District of Columbia; and
       (5) such other items as the agency and the Metropolitan 
     Police Department may agree to include in the agreement.
       (c) Coordination With U.S. Attorney's Office.--Agreements 
     entered into pursuant to this section shall be coordinated in 
     advance with the United States Attorney for the District of 
     Columbia.
       (d) Covered Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Described.--In 
     this section, the term ``covered Federal law enforcement 
     agency'' means any of the following:
       (1) United States Capitol Police.
       (2) United States Marshals Service.
       (3) Library of Congress Police.
       (4) Bureau of Engraving and Printing Police Force.
       (5) Supreme Court Police.
       (6) Amtrak Police Department.
       (7) Department of Protective Services, United States 
     Holocaust Museum.
       (8) Government Printing Office Police.
       (9) United States Park Police.
       (10) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
       (11) Drug Enforcement Administration.
       (12) Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (13) Criminal Investigation Division, Internal Revenue 
     Service.
       (14) Department of the Navy Police Division, Naval District 
     Washington.
       (15) Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
       (16) 11th Security Police Squadron, Bolling Air Force Base.
       (17) United States Army Military District of Washington.

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       (18) United States Customs Service.
       (19) Immigration and Naturalization Service.
       (20) Postal Inspection Service, United States Postal 
     Service.
       (21) Uniformed Division, United States Secret Service.
       (22) United States Secret Service.
       (23) National Zoological Park Police.
       (24) Federal Protective Service, General Services 
     Administration, National Capital Region.
       (25) Defense Protective Service, Department of Defense 
     Washington Headquarters Services.
       (26) Office of Protective Services, Smithsonian 
     Institution.
       (27) Office of Protective Services, National Gallery of 
     Art.
       (28) United States Army Criminal Investigation Command, 
     Department of the Army Washington District, 3rd Military 
     Police Group.
       (29) Marine Corps Law Enforcement.
       (30) Department of State Diplomatic Security.
       (31) United States Coast Guard.
       (32) United States Postal Police.
       (e) Certain Prohibited Activity.--Effective with respect to 
     conduct occurring on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this title, whoever in the District of Columbia knowingly and 
     willfully obstructs any bridge connecting the District of 
     Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia--
       (1) shall be fined not less than $1,000 and not more than 
     $5,000, and in addition may be imprisoned not more than 30 
     days; or
       (2) if applicable, shall be subject to prosecution by the 
     District of Columbia under the provisions of District law and 
     regulation amended by the Safe Streets Anti-Prostitution 
     Amendment Act of 1996 (D.C. Law 11-130).

     SEC. 11713. PERMITTING GARNISHMENT OF WAGES OF OFFICERS AND 
                   EMPLOYEES OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT.

       Section 2 of D.C. Law 2-14 (DC Code, sec. 1-516) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``After July 25'' and inserting ``(a) After 
     July 25''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) After October 1, 1997, wages salaries, annuities, 
     retirement and disability benefits, and other remuneration 
     based upon employment, or other income owed by, due from, and 
     payable by the government of the District of Columbia to any 
     individual shall be subject to attachment, garnishment, 
     assignment, or withholding in accordance with subchapter III 
     of chapter 5 of title 16 of the District of Columbia Code in 
     the same manner and to the same extent as if the government 
     of the District of Columbia were a private person.''.

     SEC. 11714. PERMITTING EXCESS APPROPRIATIONS BY WATER AND 
                   SEWER AUTHORITY FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 445A of the District of Columbia 
     Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (DC Code, 
     sec. 43-1691), as added by section 4(a) of the District of 
     Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Act of 1996, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The District'' and inserting ``(a) In 
     General.--The District''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Permitting Expenditure of Excess Revenues for Capital 
     Projects in Excess of Budget.--Notwithstanding the amount 
     appropriated for the District of Columbia Water and Sewer 
     Authority for capital projects for a fiscal year, if the 
     revenues of the Authority for the year exceed the estimated 
     revenues of the Authority provided in the annual budget of 
     the District of Columbia for the fiscal year, the Authority 
     may obligate or expend an additional amount for capital 
     projects during the year equal to the amount of such excess 
     revenues.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The fourth sentence of section 
     446 of such Act (DC Code, sec. 47-304), as amended by section 
     2(c)(2) of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 
     Act of 1996, is amended by striking ``in section 467(d)'' and 
     inserting ``in section 445A(b), section 467(d)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning on or 
     after October 1, 1996.

     SEC. 11715. REQUIRING CERTAIN FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO PROVIDE 
                   NOTICE BEFORE CARRYING OUT ACTIVITIES AFFECTING 
                   REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       (a) Heads of Federal Agencies.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (d), the 
     head of any Federal agency may not carry out any activity 
     that affects real property located in the District of 
     Columbia unless--
       (A) not later than 60 days before carrying out such 
     activity, the head of the agency provides a notice describing 
     such activity and the property affected to the Administrator 
     of General Services and the Administrator of General Services 
     transmits such notice to the individuals described in 
     subsection (c); and
       (B) the head of the agency provides the individuals 
     described in subsection (c) with the opportunity to present 
     oral or written comments on the activity to a representative 
     of the head of the agency before the head of the agency 
     carries out the activity.
       (2) Federal agency defined.--In subsection (a), the term 
     ``Federal agency'' means an executive department (as defined 
     in section 101 of title 5, United States Code).
       (b) Architect of the Capitol.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (d), the Architect of the Capitol may not carry 
     out any activity that affects real property located in the 
     District of Columbia unless--
       (1) not later than 60 days before carrying out such 
     activity, the Architect provides a notice describing such 
     activity and the property affected to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate and such Committees transmit such notice 
     to the individuals described in subsection (c); and
       (2) the Architect provides the individuals described in 
     subsection (c) with the opportunity to present oral or 
     written comments on the activity to a representative of the 
     Architect before the Architect carries out the activity.
       (c) Individuals Described.--The individuals described in 
     this paragraph (with respect to the activity and the real 
     property involved) are the Mayor of the District of Columbia, 
     the Chair of the Council of the District of Columbia, and the 
     Chair of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (as established 
     pursuant to section 738 of the District of Columbia Self-
     Government and Governmental Reorganization Act) in whose 
     neighborhood such property is located.
       (d) Exception for Emergencies.--The head of a Federal 
     agency or the Architect of the Capitol may waive the 
     requirements of subsection (a) if the head of the agency or 
     the Architect finds that compliance with the requirements 
     would jeopardize the public safety or the national security 
     interests of the United States, but only if the head of the 
     agency or the Architect--
       (1) certifies such finding and the reasons for such finding 
     to the individuals described in subsection (c) and to 
     Congress; and
       (2) at the earliest time practicable, provides such 
     individuals with the notice described in paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (a) or (b) (whichever is applicable) and the 
     opportunity to present comments described in paragraph (2) of 
     subsection (a) or (b).
       (e) Effective Date.--Section 1 shall apply to activities 
     carried out after the expiration of the 60-day period that 
     begins on the date of the enactment of this title.

     SEC. 11716. REPEAL TERM OF DEED OF CONVEYANCE TO CERTAIN 
                   HOSPITAL.

       Secton 2 of the Act of June 6, 1952 (chapter 486; 66 Stat. 
     288) (DC Code, sec. 32-121) is hereby repealed.

     SEC. 11717. SHORT TITLE OF HOME RULE ACT.

       (a) In General.--Section 101 of the District of Columbia 
     Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act is 
     amended by striking ``District of Columbia Self-Government 
     and Governmental Reorganization Act'' and inserting 
     ``District of Columbia Home Rule Act''.
       (b) References in Law.--Any reference in law or regulation 
     to the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
     Reorganization Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
     District of Columbia Home Rule Act.

             CHAPTER 3--EFFECTIVE DATE; GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11721. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this title, the provisions 
     of this title shall take effect on the later of October 1, 
     1997, or the day the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority certifies 
     that the financial plan and budget for the District 
     government for fiscal year 1998 meet the requirements of 
     section 201(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995, as 
     amended by this title.

     SEC. 11722. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

       Any Federal agency (as defined in section 101 of title 31, 
     United States Code) may provide, at the discretion of the 
     head of the agency, technical assistance to, and training 
     for, personnel of the Government of the District of Columbia. 
     Such assistance shall be limited to assistance that does not 
     interfere with the mission of the agency. The authority 
     provided by this section shall expire three years from the 
     date of enactment of this statute.

     SEC. 11723. LIABILITY.

       (a) District of Columbia.--The District of Columbia shall 
     defend any civil action or proceeding pending on the 
     effective date of this title in any court or other official 
     municipal, state, or federal forum against the District of 
     Columbia or its officers, employees, or agents, and shall 
     assume any liability resulting from such an action or 
     proceeding.
       (b) State Justice Institute.--The State Justice Institute 
     shall not be liable for damages or equitable relief on the 
     basis of the activities or operations of any federal or 
     District of Columbia agency which receives funds through the 
     State Justice Institute pursuant to this title.
       (c) United States.--The United States, its officers, 
     employees, and agents, and its agencies shall not--
       (1) be responsible for the payment of any judgments, 
     liabilities or costs resulting from any action or proceeding 
     against the District of Columbia or its agencies, officers, 
     employees, or agents;
       (2) be subject to liability in any case on the basis of the 
     activities of the District of Columbia or its agencies, 
     officers, employees, or agents; or
       (3) be subject to liability in any case under section 1979 
     of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983).
       (d) Limitations.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as a waiver of sovereign immunity, or as limiting 
     any other defense

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     or immunity that would otherwise be available to the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, their agencies, officers, 
     employees, or agents.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     For consideration of the House bill, and the Senate 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     John R. Kasich,
     David L. Hobson,
     Richard K. Armey,
     Tom DeLay,
     J. Dennis Hastert,
     John M. Spratt, Jr.,
     David E. Bonior,
     Vic Fazio.
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Agriculture, 
     for consideration of title I of the House bill, and title I 
     of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Robert Smith,
     Bob Goodlatte,
     Charles W. Stenholm.
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services, for consideration of title II of the 
     House bill, and title II of the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     James A. Leach,
     Rick Lazio.
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
     consideration of subtitles A-C of title III of the House 
     bill, and title IV of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Tom Bliley,
     Dan Schaefer,
     John D. Dingell.
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
     consideration of subtitle D of title III of the House bill, 
     and subtitle A of title III of the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Tom Bliley,
     Billy Tauzin.
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
     consideration of subtitles E and F of title III, titles IV 
     and X of the House bill, and divisions 1 and 2 of title V of 
     the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Tom Bliley,
     Michael Bilirakis.
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, for consideration of subtitle A of title V and 
     subtitle A of title IX of the House bill, and chapter 2 of 
     division 3 of title V of the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Bill Goodling,
     Jim Talent.
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, for consideration of subtitles B and C of 
     title V of the House bill, and title VII of the Senate 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Bill Goodling,
     Howard ``Buck'' McKeon,
     Dale E. Kildee.
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, for consideration of subtitle D of title V of 
     the House bill, and chapter 7 of division 4 of title V of the 
     Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Donald M. Payne.
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, for consideration of title VI of the 
     House bill, and subtitle A of title VI of the Senate 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Dan Burton,
     John L. Mica.
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, for consideration of title VII of the 
     House bill, and subtitle B of title III and subtitle B of 
     title VI of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
     to conference:
     Bud Shuster,
     Wayne T. Gilchrest,
     James L. Oberstar.
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs, for consideration of title VIII of the House bill, 
     and title VIII of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Bob Stump,
     Christopher H. Smith,
     Lane Evans.
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for consideration of subtitle A of title V and title IX of 
     the House bill, and divisions 3 and 4 of title V of the 
     Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Bill Archer,
     E. Clay Shaw, Jr.,
     Dave Camp,
     Charles B. Rangel,
     Sander M. Levin.
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for consideration of titles IV and X of the House bill, and 
     division 1 of title V of the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Bill Archer,
     William Thomas.
                                Managers on the part of the House.
     From the Committee on the Budget:
     Pete Domenici,
     Chuck Grassley,
     Don Nickles,
     Phil Gramm,
     Frank Lautenberg.
     From the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:
     Dick Lugar.
     From the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
     Alfonse D'Amato,
     Richard Shelby,
     Paul Sarbanes.
     From the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation:
     John McCain,
     Ted Stevens,
       (Except for provisions in universal service fund).
     From the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
     Frank H. Murkowski,
     Larry E. Craig.
     From the Committee on Finance:
     Bill Roth,
     Trent Lott,
     Daniel P. Moynihan.
     From the Committee on Governmental Affairs:
     Fred Thompson,
     Ms. Susan Collins.
     From the Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
     Arlen Specter,
     Strom Thurmond,
     John Rockefeller.
                              Managers on the part of the Senate. 

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,

para. 90.14  call of the house

  On motion of Mr. SHAYS, by unanimous consent, a call of the House was 
ordered.
  The call was taken by electronic device, and the following-named 
Members responded--

para. 90.15                   [Roll No. 344]
     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts

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     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER announced that 410 Members had been recorded, a 
quorum.
  Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.
  After further 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 announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SHAYS 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

346

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

85

para. 90.16                   [Roll No. 345]

                                AYES--346

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--85

     Baesler
     Ballenger
     Barton
     Berry
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boucher
     Bryant
     Burr
     Clay
     Coble
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     Largent
     Markey
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Mica
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Pombo
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Stark
     Stokes
     Taylor (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Schiff
     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. 90.17  terrorist bombing in jerusalem

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 133):

       Whereas on July 30, 1997, two terrorist bombs exploded 
     almost simultaneously in the open market in Jerusalem killing 
     at least 13 people and wounding more than 150 others, and
       Whereas this attack is a violent and vicious assault 
     against the peace process and against citizens of Israel: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) Expresses the deep condolences of the Congress and the 
     American people to the families of the victims and to the 
     people of Israel for the loss of life and the serious 
     injuries that have been suffered in the terrorist bombing in 
     the Jerusalem market and expresses the solidarity of the 
     American people with the people of Israel in the face of this 
     tragic and senseless act;
       (2) Reaffirms the determination of the Congress to join 
     with the government of Israel in fighting against 
     international terrorism;
       (3) Urges Yassir Arafat and officials of the Palestinian 
     Authority to undertake immediately unequivocal action to 
     bring to justice leaders of terrorist organizations and 
     extremist groups and to eliminate all weapons and explosives 
     in the hands of such groups;
       (4) Reaffirms the commitment of the Congress of the United 
     States to the peace process in the Middle East and urges all 
     parties to work together to bring lasting peace and security 
     without violence and terrorism to that region; and
       (5) Urges the President and appropriate Executive agencies 
     to provide all appropriate assistance to the government of 
     Israel to provide medical and other assistance to the victims 
     of this terrorist act, to bring to justice the terrorist 
     leaders behind this and similar acts of violence, and to work 
     to prevent such terrorist acts in the future.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution?

[[Page 1302]]

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, announced that the yeas had it.
  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. SOLOMON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the question on agreeing to said 
concurrent resolution were postponed.

para. 90.18  foreign operations appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Thursday, July 24, 1997, 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. 2159) making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. THORNBERRY as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER resumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 90.19  submission of conference report--h.r. 2014

  Mr. ARCHER submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-220) on the 
bill (H.R. 2014) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections 
(b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 1998; together with a statement thereon, for printing in 
the Record under the rule.

para. 90.20  foreign operations appropriations

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, July 24, 
1997, 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. 2159) making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 90.21  recorded vote

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

       In Title I, under the heading ``Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation Noncredit Account'' after ``$32,000,000'' insert 
     ``(reduced by $11,200,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

156

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

272

para. 90.22                   [Roll No. 346]

                                AYES--156

     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kucinich
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Markey
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Obey
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Woolsey

                                NOES--272

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Schiff
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 90.23  recorded vote

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

       At the end of title I (page 5, after line 14), insert the 
     following new paragraph:


                          reduction in amounts

       Each amount otherwise provided in this title is hereby 
     reduced to $0.

It was decided in the

Yeas

40

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

387

para. 90.24                   [Roll No. 347]

                                AYES--40

     Bachus
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Burton
     Campbell
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Crapo
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ensign
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Istook
     Markey
     McIntosh
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pombo
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Linda
     Stearns
     Taylor (MS)
     Traficant
     Wamp

                                NOES--387

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton

[[Page 1303]]


     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Schiff
     Solomon
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     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. THORNBERRY, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 90.25  h. con. res. 133--unfinished business--

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to 
clause 5 of rule I, announced the unfinished business to be the question 
on agreeing to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 133) expressing 
the sense of the Congress regarding the terrorist bombing in the 
Jerusalem market on July 30, 1997.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

427

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 90.26                   [Roll No. 348]

                                YEAS--427

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
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     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Paul
       

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Nethercutt
     Schiff
     Stark
     Young (AK)
  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. 90.27  foreign operations appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to the 
order of the House of Thursday, July 24, 1997, 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. 2159) making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 90.28  order of business--ethics process reform

  On motion of Mr. FOX, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the order of the House of May 7, 1997, with respect to 
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and related matters of 
said committee, be extended through Wednesday, September 10, 1997.

para. 90.29  senate enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of 
the following titles:

       S. 430. An Act of June 20, 1910, to protect the permanent 
     trust funds of the State of New Mexico from erosion due to 
     inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are 
     made from those funds.
       S. 670. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to eliminate the special 
     transition rule for issuance of a certificate of citizenship 
     for certain children born outside the United States.

  And then,

para. 90.30  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FOX, at 11 o'clock and 10 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 90.31  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. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 202. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2015) to provide for 
     reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and (c) of 
     section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 1998 (Rept. No. 105-218). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 203. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of a joint resolution 
     waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to two 
     specified bills of the 105th Congress (Rept. No. 105-219). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee of conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2014. A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998 (Rept. No. 105-
     220). Ordered to be printed.

para. 90.32  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 695. Referral to the Committee on Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select) extended for a period ending not later 
     than September 12, 1997. 

para. 90.33  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. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 2292. A bill to restructure the Internal Revenue 
     Service, and for other purposes; 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. TAYLOR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2293. A bill to eliminate attorney fee awards and 
     limit relief available in suits against certain public 
     entities; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. COBLE (by request):
       H.R. 2294. 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. HASTERT (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Mica, and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 2295. A bill to amend the National Narcotics 
     Leadership Act of 1988 to extend the authorization for the 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy until September 30, 
     1998; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Deutsch, and 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 2296. A bill to withhold foreign assistance to 
     Caribbean Basin Initiative countries that support membership 
     for the Government of Cuba into the Caribbean Community 
     [CARICOM] or the Central American Common Market [CACM], 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. BAKER:
       H.R. 2297. A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Stupak, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Deutsch):
       H.R. 2298. A bill to improve the regulation of 
     radiopharmaceuticals; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. COBURN:
       H.R. 2299. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     convey lands acquired for the Candy Lake project, Osage 
     County, OK; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       H.R. 2300. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     convey lands acquired for the Sallisaw Creek project, 
     Sequoyah County, OK; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. DANNER:
       H.R. 2301. A bill to establish a program to improve the 
     control of 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 Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Pastor, and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 2302. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to clarify the relief available under current law, and to 
     provide Tribe additional relief and procedural rights for 
     certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such 
     procedural rights; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 2303. A bill to establish voluntary national 
     guidelines for the safety and training of State correctional 
     officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 2304. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to make technical corrections to a map relating to the 
     Coastal Barrier Resources System; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio and Mr. Jones:
       H.R. 2305. A bill to establish a commission to assist in 
     commemoration of the centennial of powered flight and the 
     achievements of the Wright brothers; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 2306. A bill to authorize construction of the Fort 
     Peck Reservation Rural Water System in the State of Montana, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (by request):
       H.R. 2307. A bill to facilitate the effective and efficient 
     management of the homeless

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     assistance programs of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, including the merger of such programs into one 
     performance fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. McDADE:
       H.R. 2308. A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to assure 
     the power of States and localities to limit group homes for 
     recovering drug and alcohol abusers; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 2309. A bill to permit the leasing of mineral rights, 
     in any case in which the Indian owners of an allotment that 
     is located within the boundaries of the Fort Berthold Indian 
     Reservation and held in trust by the United States have 
     executed leases to more than 50 percent of the mineral estate 
     of that allotment; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 2310. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from income capital gain from the sale of a 
     principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOB SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Hefley, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
             Colorado, and Mr. Skaggs):
       H.R. 2311. A bill to amend section 435(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to the definition 
     of an eligible lender; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 2312. A bill to amend section 1584 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to clarify that forcing immigrants into slave 
     labor by withholding immigration documents, or by threatening 
     to involve immigration authorities, is a violation of such 
     section; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 2313. A bill to prohibit the construction of any 
     monument, memorial, or other structure at the site of the Iwo 
     Jima Memorial in Arlington, VA, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WATKINS:
       H.R. 2314. A bill to restore Federal Indian services to 
     members of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma residing in 
     Maverick County, TX, to clarify U.S. citizenship status of 
     such members, to provide trust land for the benefit of the 
     tribe, 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. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. Leach, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Stark, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Evans, and 
             Ms. Woolsey):
       H.J. Res. 89. Joint resolution calling on the President to 
     continue to support and fully participate in negotiations at 
     the United Nations to conclude an international agreement to 
     establish an international criminal court; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gephardt, 
             Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Cardin, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Engel, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Yates, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, and Mr. Sherman):
       H. Con. Res. 133. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the terrorist bombing in the 
     Jerusalem market on July 30, 1997; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, discharged; considered and agreed 
     to.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Pappas, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Klink, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
             Capps, Mr. Filner, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Green, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Bonior):
       H. Con. Res. 134. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol to allow Members of Congress to 
     greet and receive His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Owens):
       H. Con. Res. 135. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     people of the Republic of Liberia for holding multiparty 
     elections; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BALDACCI:
       H. Res. 204. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued in 
     honor of Samantha Smith; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. LAMPSON:
       H. Res. 205. Resolution calling for the prosecution of Pol 
     Pot for crimes against humanity; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para. 90.34  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII.

       Mr. LEWIS of Georgia introduced a bill (H.R. 2315) for the 
     relief of John Edward Armstrong Denney; which was referred to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 90.35  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 15: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 54: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 80: Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 164: Ms. Danner, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Allen, Mr. Jackson, 
     Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Schumer, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Kleczka, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 195: Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 292: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 599: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Clay, Ms. Kaptur, and 
     Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 620: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 631: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 632: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. 
     Nussle.
       H.R. 705: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 815: Mr. McDade, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 878: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, and Ms. 
     Woolsey.
       H.R. 928: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 959: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Capps, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 974: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 986: Mr. Stump, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1002: Mr. Pascrell and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Radanovich and Mr. Schaefer.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. McDade, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Spence, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
     Graham.
       H.R. 1075: Mr. Walsh and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1151: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1154: Mr. Filner, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Bentsen and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 1424: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 1534: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Skeen, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Ehrlich, 
     Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Parker, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Upton, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Hunter, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Jones, Mr. Callahan, 
     Mr. Kingston, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Spence, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Regula, Ms. 
     Granger, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Coble, Mr. Bono, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1574: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1624: Mr. Farr of California and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Shaw and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1704: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Camp, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. 
     Graham.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1726: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1743: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 1761: Mr. Wexler and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1767: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. 
     Sabo.
       H.R. 1786: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Cummings.
       H.R. 1816: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1843: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1854: Mr. Rush and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1904: Mr. Boyd, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. 
     Pelosi, and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. 
     Pombo.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2025: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2038: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2040: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 2064: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 2120: Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 2129: Mr. Oxley, Ms. Norton, Mr. Spence, and Mrs. 
     Thurman.
       H.R. 2140: Mr. Coburn and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 2196: Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Goss, Mr. Klug, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. 
     Fowler, Mr. Burton of Indi

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     ana, Mr. Rangel, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
     Owens, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Evans, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Ms. 
     DeGette, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Morella, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2222: Mr. Stark.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Mica, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
     Cardin, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. Sanders.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Hobson, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Stark, 
     Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Portman, Mr. Talent, Mr. McNulty, and 
     Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     and Mr. McNulty.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Radanovich.
       H. Res. 183: Mr. Watt of North Carolina and Mrs. McCarthy 
     of New York.

para. 90.36  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. 695: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Everett, and Mr. 
     Hefley.
       H.R. 1577: Mr. Hill.
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                      THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1997 (91)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 91.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, July 30, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 91.2  communications

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

       4479. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Fresh Cut Flowers and Fresh Cut Greens Promotion and 
     Information Order [FV-97-703] received July 28, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4480. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Regulations Governing the Fresh Irish Potato Diversion 
     Program, 1996 Crop [Docket No. FV-97-80-02] (RIN:0581-AA93) 
     received July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       4481. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Buprofezin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300519; FRL-5732-1] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4482. 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 1996, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3871; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       4483. A letter from the Director, Office of the Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Compensation of Certain Former Operatives Incarcerated 
     by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (RIN: 0790-AG43) 
     received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       4484. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter concerning the mobilization 
     income insurance program for activated Reservists, pursuant 
     to Public Law 104--201, section 1233; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       4485. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Base Closure Community Redevelopment 
     and Homeless Assistance [FR-3820] received July 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       4486. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the Demonstration Program to Train Military 
     Medical Personnel in CIvilian Shock Trauma Units, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104--201, section 744; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       4487. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on Dual Use Application Program Investment Strategy 
     for Fiscal Years 1998 through 2000, pursuant to Public Law 
     104--201, section 203(g); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       4488. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary for 
     International and Commercial Programs, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the annual report to Congress describing the 
     activities of the Defense Production Act Fund, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. app. 2094; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4489. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Homeownership of Single Family Homes 
     Program (HOPE 3); Streamlining Rule [FR-3857] received July 
     24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       4490. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Amendment 
     of Affordable Housing Program Regulation [No. 97-44] (RIN: 
     3069-AA28) received July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4491. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Investment and Deposit Activities (RIN: 3133-AB73) 
     received July 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4492. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Glenrock, Wyoming) [MM Docket No. 96-227, RM-8910] received 
     July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4493. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Mt. Juliet and Belle Meade, Tennessee) [MM Docket No. 97-97, 
     RM-9047] received July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4494. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Fife Lake, Michigan) [MM Docket No. 97-25, RM-8981] received 
     July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4495. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Bear Creek and Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania) [MM Docket No. 
     96-151, RM-8808, RM-8891] received July 31, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4496. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.606(b), Table of Allotments, TV Broadcast Stations 
     (Johnstown and Jeannette, Pennsylvania) [MM Docket No. 97-96, 
     RM-8756] received July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4497. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Centennial, Wyoming) [MM DOcket No. 97-88, RM-9031] received 
     July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4498. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Smith and Reno, Nevada, Susanville and Truckee, California) 
     [MM Docket No. 96-103, RM-8794, RM-8839] received July 31, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4499. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Atlanta, Louisiana) [MM Docket No. 97-105, RM-9046] received 
     July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4500. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Parker, Arizona) [MM Docket No. 96-164, RM-8847] received 
     July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4501. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Earlville, Illinois) [MM Docket No. 97-48, RM-8994] received 
     July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4502. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 96F-0051] received July 28, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4503. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Compliance with Small Business 
     Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act [EGM 97-015] received 
     July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4504. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the forty-fifth 
     report on the extent and disposition of United States 
     contributions to international organizations for fiscal year 
     1996, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 262a; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4505. A letter from the Director, Office of the Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Privacy Program [32 CFR Part 311] received

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     July 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4506. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Releasing Information (RIN: 
     3052-AB77) received July 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4507. A letter from the Office of Special Counsel, 
     transmitting the Annual Report of the Office of the Special 
     Counsel (OSC) for Fiscal Year (FY) 1996, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101--12, section 3(a)(11) (103 Stat. 29); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4508. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     a report on the Plan for Census 2000, pursuant to Public Law 
     105--18, title VIII (111 stat. 217); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4509. A letter from the the Acting Chief Administrative 
     Officer, the U.S. House of Representatives, transmitting the 
     quarterly report of receipts and expenditures of 
     appropriations and other funds for the period October 1, 
     1996, through December 31, 1996 as compiled by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a; (H. Doc. 
     No. 105--112); to the Committee on House Oversight and 
     ordered to be printed.
       4510. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notice on leasing systems for the Western Gulf of Mexico, 
     Sale 168, scheduled to be held in August 1997, pursuant to 43 
     U.S.C. 1337(a)(8); to the Committee on Resources.
       4511. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Greenland Turbot in 
     the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 
     072297D] received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4512. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast 
     Salmon Fisheries; Amendment 12 [Docket No. 970318059-7148-02; 
     I.D. 022197B] (RIN: 0648-AI82) received July 28, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4513. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 
     Upper White Salmon River in the State of Washington as a 
     component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       4514. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, Reserve 
     Officers Association, transmitting the Association's 
     financial audit for the period ending March 31, 1997, 
     pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(41) and 1103; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       4515. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to amend Title 17 to 
     implement the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances 
     and Phonograms Treaty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4516. A letter from the Treasurer, The Congressional Medal 
     of Honor Society of the United States of America, 
     transmitting the annual financial report of the Society for 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(19) and 1103; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4517. A letter from the Chairman, United States Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting the 1996 annual report of the 
     activities of the Commission, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 997; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4518. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Twentieth Annual Report on the 
     Child Support Enforcement Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     652(a)(10); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4519. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a report on the 
     implementation of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land 
     Withdrawal Act, pursuant to Public Law 102--579, section 
     23(a)(2); jointly to the Committees on National Security and 
     Commerce.
       4520. A letter from the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve 
     System, transmitting the Board's mid-year Monetary Policy 
     Report to the Congress, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 225a; jointly 
     to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services and 
     Education and the Workforce. 

para. 91.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, 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. 98. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat 
     Safety Check.

  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:

       H.R. 1866. An Act to continue favorable treatment for need-
     based educational aid under the antitrust laws.
       H.R. 2169. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2169) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes,'' requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mr. Shelby, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Specter, Mr. Bond, 
Mr. Gorton, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
Byrd, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Reid, Mr. Kohl, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Inouye, to 
be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

para. 91.4  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2014

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-221) the resolution (H. Res. 206) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2014) to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of 
section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
1998.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 91.5  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para. 91.6  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2014

  Mr. DREIER, 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. 2014) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998. 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 and one half hours equally divided and controlled by 
     the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. DREIER submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:

       After ``debatable for'' insert ``two and one half hours'' 
     and ``three hours''.

  After further debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, 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. 91.7  further message from the senate

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

       S. 871. An Act to establish the Oklahoma City National 
     Memorial as a unit of the National Park System; to designate 
     the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust, 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 amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2015) ``An Act to provide 
for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 
of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.''.

para. 91.8  budget reconciliation tax cut

  Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to House Resolution 206, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-220):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2014) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections 
     (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on 
     the budget for fiscal year 1998, 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:

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997''.
       (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--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 Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (c) Section 15 Not To Apply.--No amendment made by this Act 
     shall be treated as a change in a rate of tax for purposes of 
     section 15 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (d) Waiver of Estimated Tax Penalties.--No addition to tax 
     shall be made under section 6654 or 6655 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 for any period before January 1, 1998, 
     for any payment the due date of which is before January 16, 
     1998, with respect to any underpayment attributable to such 
     period to the extent such underpayment was created or 
     increased by any provision of this Act.
       (e) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; etc.

                       TITLE I--CHILD TAX CREDIT

Sec. 101. Child tax credit.

                     TITLE II--EDUCATION INCENTIVES

        Subtitle A--Tax Benefits Relating to Education Expenses

Sec. 201. Hope and lifetime learning credits.
Sec. 202. Deduction for interest on education loans.
Sec. 203. Penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for 
              higher education expenses.

    Subtitle B--Expanded Education Investment Savings Opportunities

                   Part I--Qualified Tuition Programs

Sec. 211. Modifications of qualified State tuition programs.

           Part Ii--Education Individual Retirement Accounts

Sec. 213. Education individual retirement accounts.

                Subtitle C--Other Education Initiatives

Sec. 221. Extension of exclusion for employer-provided educational 
              assistance.
Sec. 222. Repeal of limitation on qualified 501(c)(3) bonds other than 
              hospital bonds.
Sec. 223. Increase in arbitrage rebate exception for governmental bonds 
              used to finance education facilities.
Sec. 224. Contributions of computer technology and equipment for 
              elementary or secondary school purposes.
Sec. 225. Treatment of cancellation of certain student loans.
Sec. 226. Incentives for education zones.

              TITLE III--SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT INCENTIVES

                     Subtitle A--Retirement Savings

Sec. 301. Restoration of IRA deduction for certain taxpayers.
Sec. 302. Establishment of nondeductible tax-free individual retirement 
              accounts.
Sec. 303. Distributions from certain plans may be used without penalty 
              to purchase first homes.
Sec. 304. Certain bullion not treated as collectibles.

                       Subtitle B--Capital Gains

Sec. 311. 20 percent maximum capital gains rate for individuals.
Sec. 312. Exemption from tax for gain on sale of principal residence.
Sec. 313. Rollover of gain from sale of qualified stock.
Sec. 314. Amount of net capital gain taken into account in computing 
              alternative tax on capital gains for corporations not to 
              exceed taxable income of the corporation.

                TITLE IV--ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX REFORM

Sec. 401. Exemption from alternative minimum tax for small 
              corporations.
Sec. 402. Repeal of separate depreciation lives for minimum tax 
              purposes.
Sec. 403. Minimum tax not to apply to farmers' installment sales.

     TITLE V--ESTATE, GIFT, AND GENERATION-SKIPPING TAX PROVISIONS

               Subtitle A--Estate and Gift Tax Provisions

Sec. 501. Cost-of-living adjustments relating to estate and gift tax 
              provisions.
Sec. 502. Family-owned business exclusion.
Sec. 503. Modifications to rate of interest on portion of estate tax 
              extended under section 6166.
Sec. 504. Extension of treatment of certain rents under section 2032A 
              to lineal descendants.
Sec. 505. Clarification of judicial review of eligibility for extension 
              of time for payment of estate tax.
Sec. 506. Gifts may not be revalued for estate tax purposes after 
              expiration of statute of limitations.
Sec. 507. Repeal of throwback rules applicable to certain domestic 
              trusts.
Sec. 508. Treatment of land subject to a qualified conservation 
              easement.

             Subtitle B--Generation-Skipping Tax Provision

Sec. 511. Expansion of exception from generation-skipping transfer tax 
              for transfers to individuals with deceased parents.

                          TITLE VI--EXTENSIONS

Sec. 601. Research tax credit.
Sec. 602. Contributions of stock to private foundations.
Sec. 603. Work opportunity tax credit.
Sec. 604. Orphan drug tax credit.

  TITLE VII--INCENTIVES FOR REVITALIZATION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Sec. 701. Tax incentives for revitalization of the District of 
              Columbia.

                 TITLE VIII--WELFARE-TO-WORK INCENTIVES

Sec. 801. Incentives for employing long-term family assistance 
              recipients.

                   TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

            Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Excise Taxes

Sec. 901. General revenue portion of highway motor fuels taxes 
              deposited into Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 902. Repeal of tax on diesel fuel used in recreational boats.
Sec. 903. Continued application of tax on imported recycled Halon-1211.
Sec. 904. Uniform rate of tax on vaccines.
Sec. 905. Operators of multiple gasoline retail outlets treated as 
              wholesale distributor for refund purposes.
Sec. 906. Exemption of electric and other clean-fuel motor vehicles 
              from luxury automobile classification.
Sec. 907. Rate of tax on certain special fuels determined on basis of 
              BTU equivalency with gasoline.
Sec. 908. Modification of tax treatment of hard cider.
Sec. 909. Study of feasibility of moving collection point for distilled 
              spirits excise tax.
Sec. 910. Clarification of authority to use semi-generic designations 
              on wine labels.

              Subtitle B--Revisions Relating to Disasters

Sec. 911. Authority to postpone certain tax-related deadlines by reason 
              of presidentially declared disaster.
Sec. 912. Use of certain appraisals to establish amount of disaster 
              loss.
Sec. 913. Treatment of livestock sold on account of weather-related 
              conditions.
Sec. 914. Mortgage financing for residences located in disaster areas.
Sec. 915. Abatement of interest on underpayments by taxpayers in 
              presidentially declared disaster areas.

          Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Employment Taxes

Sec. 921. Clarification of standard to be used in determining 
              employment tax status of securities brokers.
Sec. 922. Clarification of exemption from self-employment tax for 
              certain termination payments received by former insurance 
              salesmen.

          Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Small Businesses

Sec. 931. Waiver of penalty through June 30, 1998, on small businesses 
              failing to make electronic fund transfers of taxes.
Sec. 932. Clarification of treatment of home office use for 
              administrative and management activities.
Sec. 933. Averaging of farm income over 3 years.
Sec. 934. Increase in deduction for health insurance costs of self-
              employed individuals.
Sec. 935. Moratorium on certain regulations.

                        Subtitle E--Brownfields

Sec. 941. Expensing of environmental remediation costs.

Subtitle F--Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, Brownfields, and 
              Community Development Financial Institutions

                Chapter 1--Additional Empowerment Zones

Sec. 951. Additional empowerment zones.

                    Chapter 2--New Empowerment Zones

Sec. 952. Designation of new empowerment zones.
Sec. 953. Volume cap not to apply to enterprise zone facility bonds 
              with respect to new empowerment zones.
Sec. 954. Modification to eligibility criteria for designation of 
              future enterprise zones in Alaska or Hawaii.

  Chapter 3--Treatment Of Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities

Sec. 955. Modifications to enterprise zone facility bond rules for all 
              empowerment zones and enterprise communities.
Sec. 956. Modifications to enterprise zone business definition for all 
              empowerment zones and enterprise communities.

                      Subtitle G--Other Provisions

Sec. 961. Use of estimates of shrinkage for inventory accounting.
Sec. 962. Assignment of workmen's compensation liability eligible for 
              exclusion relating to personal injury liability 
              assignments.
Sec. 963. Tax-exempt status for certain State worker's compensation act 
              companies.

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Sec. 964. Election for 1987 partnerships to continue exception from 
              treatment of publicly traded partnerships as 
              corporations.
Sec. 965. Exclusion from unrelated business taxable income for certain 
              sponsorship payments.
Sec. 966. Associations of holders of timeshare interests to be taxed 
              like other homeowners associations.
Sec. 967. Additional advance refunding of certain Virgin Island bonds.
Sec. 968. Nonrecognition of gain on sale of stock to certain farmers' 
              cooperatives.
Sec. 969. Increased deductibility of business meal expenses for 
              individuals subject to Federal hours of service.
Sec. 970. Clarification of de minimis fringe benefit rules to no-charge 
              employee meals.
Sec. 971. Exemption of the incremental cost of a clean fuel vehicle 
              from the limits on depreciation for vehicles.
Sec. 972. Temporary suspension of taxable income limit on percentage 
              depletion for marginal production.
Sec. 973. Increase in standard mileage rate expense deduction for 
              charitable use of passenger automobile.
Sec. 974. Clarification of treatment of certain receivables purchased 
              by cooperative hospital service organizations.
Sec. 975. Deduction in computing adjusted gross income for expenses in 
              connection with service performed by certain officials.
Sec. 976. Combined employment tax reporting demonstration project.
Sec. 977. Elective carryback of existing carryovers of National 
              Railroad Passenger Corporation.

 Subtitle H--Extension of Duty-Free Treatment Under Generalized System 
                             of Preferences

Sec. 981. Generalized System of Preferences.

                           TITLE X--REVENUES

                     Subtitle A--Financial Products

Sec. 1001. Constructive sales treatment for appreciated financial 
              positions.
Sec. 1002. Limitation on exception for investment companies under 
              section 351.
Sec. 1003. Gains and losses from certain terminations with respect to 
              property.
Sec. 1004. Determination of original issue discount where pooled debt 
              obligations subject to acceleration.
Sec. 1005. Denial of interest deductions on certain debt instruments.

        Subtitle B--Corporate Organizations and Reorganizations

Sec. 1011. Tax treatment of certain extraordinary dividends.
Sec. 1012. Application of section 355 to distributions in connection 
              with acquisitions and to intragroup transactions.
Sec. 1013. Tax treatment of redemptions involving related corporations.
Sec. 1014. Certain preferred stock treated as boot.
Sec. 1015. Modification of holding period applicable to dividends 
              received deduction.

                 Subtitle C--Administrative Provisions

Sec. 1021. Reporting of certain payments made to attorneys.
Sec. 1022. Decrease of threshold for reporting payments to corporations 
              performing services for Federal agencies.
Sec. 1023. Disclosure of return information for administration of 
              certain veterans programs.
Sec. 1024. Continuous levy on certain payments.
Sec. 1025. Modification of levy exemption.
Sec. 1026. Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return 
              information.
Sec. 1027. Returns of beneficiaries of estates and trusts required to 
              file returns consistent with estate or trust return or to 
              notify Secretary of inconsistency.
Sec. 1028. Registration and other provisions relating to confidential 
              corporate tax shelters.

            Subtitle D--Excise and Employment Tax Provisions

Sec. 1031. Extension and modification of taxes funding Airport and 
              Airway Trust Fund; increased deposits into such Fund.
Sec. 1032. Kerosene taxed as diesel fuel.
Sec. 1033. Restoration of Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund 
              taxes.
Sec. 1034. Application of communications tax to prepaid telephone 
              cards.
Sec. 1035. Extension of temporary unemployment tax.

         Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Tax-Exempt Entities

Sec. 1041. Expansion of look-thru rule for interest, annuities, 
              royalties, and rents derived by subsidiaries of tax-
              exempt organizations.
Sec. 1042. Termination of certain exceptions from rules relating to 
              exempt organizations which provide commercial-type 
              insurance.

                     Subtitle F--Foreign Provisions

Sec. 1051. Definition of foreign personal holding company income.
Sec. 1052. Personal property used predominantly in the United States 
              treated as not property of a like kind with respect to 
              property used predominantly outside the United States.
Sec. 1053. Holding period requirement for certain foreign taxes.
Sec. 1054. Denial of treaty benefits for certain payments through 
              hybrid entities.
Sec. 1055. Interest on underpayments not reduced by foreign tax credit 
              carrybacks.
Sec. 1056. Clarification of period of limitations on claim for credit 
              or refund attributable to foreign tax credit 
              carryforward.
Sec. 1057. Repeal of exception to alternative minimum foreign tax 
              credit limit.

                   Subtitle G--Partnership Provisions

Sec. 1061. Allocation of basis among properties distributed by 
              partnership.
Sec. 1062. Repeal of requirement that inventory be substantially 
              appreciated with respect to sale or exchange of 
              partnership interest.
Sec. 1063. Extension of time for taxing precontribution gain.

                     Subtitle H--Pension Provisions

Sec. 1071. Pension accrued benefit distributable without consent 
              increased to $5,000.
Sec. 1072. Election to receive taxable cash compensation in lieu of 
              nontaxable parking benefits.
Sec. 1073. Repeal of excess distribution and excess retirement 
              accumulation tax.
Sec. 1074. Increase in tax on prohibited transactions.
Sec. 1075. Basis recovery rules for annuities over more than one life.

                  Subtitle I--Other Revenue Provisions

Sec. 1081. Termination of suspense accounts for family corporations 
              required to use accrual method of accounting.
Sec. 1082. Modification of taxable years to which net operating losses 
              may be carried.
Sec. 1083. Modifications to taxable years to which unused credits may 
              be carried.
Sec. 1084. Expansion of denial of deduction for certain amounts paid in 
              connection with insurance.
Sec. 1085. Improved enforcement of the application of the earned income 
              credit.
Sec. 1086. Limitation on property for which income forecast method may 
              be used.
Sec. 1087. Expansion of requirement that involuntarily converted 
              property be replaced with property acquired from an 
              unrelated person.
Sec. 1088. Treatment of exception from installment sales rules for 
              sales of property by a manufacturer to a dealer.
Sec. 1089. Limitations on charitable remainder trust eligibility for 
              certain trusts.
Sec. 1090. Expanded SSA records for tax enforcement.
Sec. 1091. Modification of estimated tax safe harbors.

     TITLE XI--SIMPLIFICATION AND OTHER FOREIGN-RELATED PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 1101. Certain individuals exempt from foreign tax credit 
              limitation.
Sec. 1102. Exchange rate used in translating foreign taxes.
Sec. 1103. Election to use simplified section 904 limitation for 
              alternative minimum tax.
Sec. 1104. Treatment of personal transactions by individuals under 
              foreign currency rules.
Sec. 1105. Foreign tax credit treatment of dividends from noncontrolled 
              section 902 corporations.

        Subtitle B--Treatment of Controlled Foreign Corporations

Sec. 1111. Gain on certain stock sales by controlled foreign 
              corporations treated as dividends.
Sec. 1112. Miscellaneous modifications to subpart F.
Sec. 1113. Indirect foreign tax credit allowed for certain lower tier 
              companies.

     Subtitle C--Treatment of Passive Foreign Investment Companies

Sec. 1121. United States shareholders of controlled foreign 
              corporations not subject to PFIC inclusion.
Sec. 1122. Election of mark to market for marketable stock in passive 
              foreign investment company.
Sec. 1123. Valuation of assets for passive foreign investment company 
              determination.
Sec. 1124. Effective date.

   Subtitle D--Repeal of Excise Tax on Transfers to Foreign Entities

Sec. 1131. Repeal of excise tax on transfers to foreign entities; 
              recognition of gain on certain transfers to foreign 
              trusts and estates.

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                   Subtitle E--Information Reporting

Sec. 1141. Clarification of application of return requirement to 
              foreign partnerships.
Sec. 1142. Controlled foreign partnerships subject to information 
              reporting comparable to information reporting for 
              controlled foreign corporations.
Sec. 1143. Modifications relating to returns required to be filed by 
              reason of changes in ownership interests in foreign 
              partnership.
Sec. 1144. Transfers of property to foreign partnerships subject to 
              information reporting comparable to information reporting 
              for such transfers to foreign corporations.
Sec. 1145. Extension of statute of limitations for foreign transfers.
Sec. 1146. Increase in filing thresholds for returns as to organization 
              of foreign corporations and acquisitions of stock in such 
              corporations.

Subtitle F--Determination of Foreign or Domestic Status of Partnerships

Sec. 1151. Determination of foreign or domestic status of partnerships.

              Subtitle G--Other Simplification Provisions

Sec. 1161. Transition rule for certain trusts.
Sec. 1162. Repeal of stock and securities safe harbor requirement that 
              principal office be outside the United States.
Sec. 1163. Miscellaneous clarifications.

                      Subtitle H--Other Provisions

Sec. 1171. Treatment of computer software as FSC export property.
Sec. 1172. Adjustment of dollar limitation on section 911 exclusion.
Sec. 1173. United States property not to include certain assets 
              acquired by dealers in ordinary course of trade or 
              business.
Sec. 1174. Treatment of nonresident aliens engaged in international 
              transportation services.
Sec. 1175. Exemption for active financing income.

   TITLE XII--SIMPLIFICATION PROVISIONS RELATING TO INDIVIDUALS AND 
                               BUSINESSES

             Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Individuals

Sec. 1201. Basic standard deduction and minimum tax exemption amount 
              for certain dependents.
Sec. 1202. Increase in amount of tax exempt from estimated tax 
              requirements.
Sec. 1203. Treatment of certain reimbursed expenses of rural mail 
              carriers.
Sec. 1204. Treatment of traveling expenses of certain Federal employees 
              engaged in criminal investigations.
Sec. 1205. Payment of tax by commercially acceptable means.

        Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Businesses Generally

Sec. 1211. Modifications to look-back method for long-term contracts.
Sec. 1212. Minimum tax treatment of certain property and casualty 
              insurance companies.
Sec. 1213. Qualified lessee construction allowances for short-term 
              leases.

   Subtitle C--Simplification Relating to Electing Large Partnerships

                       Part I--General Provisions

Sec. 1221. Simplified flow-through for electing large partnerships.
Sec. 1222. Simplified audit procedures for electing large partnerships.
Sec. 1223. Due date for furnishing information to partners of electing 
              large partnerships.
Sec. 1224. Returns required on magnetic media.
Sec. 1225. Treatment of partnership items of individual retirement 
              accounts.
Sec. 1226. Effective date.

      Part II--Provisions Related to TEFRA Partnership Proceedings

Sec. 1231. Treatment of partnership items in deficiency proceedings.
Sec. 1232. Partnership return to be determinative of audit procedures 
              to be followed.
Sec. 1233. Provisions relating to statute of limitations.
Sec. 1234. Expansion of small partnership exception.
Sec. 1235. Exclusion of partial settlements from 1-year limitation on 
              assessment.
Sec. 1236. Extension of time for filing a request for administrative 
              adjustment.
Sec. 1237. Availability of innocent spouse relief in context of 
              partnership proceedings.
Sec. 1238. Determination of penalties at partnership level.
Sec. 1239. Provisions relating to court jurisdiction, etc.
Sec. 1240. Treatment of premature petitions filed by notice partners or 
              5-percent groups.
Sec. 1241. Bonds in case of appeals from certain proceeding.
Sec. 1242. Suspension of interest where delay in computational 
              adjustment resulting from certain settlements.
Sec. 1243. Special rules for administrative adjustment requests with 
              respect to bad debts or worthless securities.

  Part III--Provision Relating to Closing of Partnership Taxable Year 
                 With Respect to Deceased Partner, Etc.

Sec. 1246. Closing of partnership taxable year with respect to deceased 
              partner, etc.

    Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Real Estate Investment Trusts

Sec. 1251. Clarification of limitation on maximum number of 
              shareholders.
Sec. 1252. De minimis rule for tenant services income.
Sec. 1253. Attribution rules applicable to stock ownership.
Sec. 1254. Credit for tax paid by REIT on retained capital gains.
Sec. 1255. Repeal of 30-percent gross income requirement.
Sec. 1256. Modification of earnings and profits rules for determining 
              whether REIT has earnings and profits from non-REIT year.
Sec. 1257. Treatment of foreclosure property.
Sec. 1258. Payments under hedging instruments.
Sec. 1259. Excess noncash income.
Sec. 1260. Prohibited transaction safe harbor.
Sec. 1261. Shared appreciation mortgages.
Sec. 1262. Wholly owned subsidiaries.
Sec. 1263. Effective date.

   Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Regulated Investment Companies

Sec. 1271. Repeal of 30-percent gross income limitation.

                    Subtitle F--Taxpayer Protections

Sec. 1281. Reasonable cause exception for certain penalties.
Sec. 1282. Clarification of period for filing claims for refunds.
Sec. 1283. Repeal of authority to disclose whether prospective juror 
              has been audited.
Sec. 1284. Clarification of statute of limitations.
Sec. 1285. Awarding of administrative costs.

TITLE XIII--SIMPLIFICATION PROVISIONS RELATING TO ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES

Sec. 1301. Gifts to charities exempt from gift tax filing requirements.
Sec. 1302. Clarification of waiver of certain rights of recovery.
Sec. 1303. Transitional rule under section 2056A.
Sec. 1304. Treatment for estate tax purposes of short-term obligations 
              held by nonresident aliens.
Sec. 1305. Certain revocable trusts treated as part of estate.
Sec. 1306. Distributions during first 65 days of taxable year of 
              estate.
Sec. 1307. Separate share rules available to estates.
Sec. 1308. Executor of estate and beneficiaries treated as related 
              persons for disallowance of losses, etc.
Sec. 1309. Treatment of funeral trusts.
Sec. 1310. Adjustments for gifts within 3 years of decedent's death.
Sec. 1311. Clarification of treatment of survivor annuities under 
              qualified terminable interest rules.
Sec. 1312. Treatment under qualified domestic trust rules of forms of 
              ownership which are not trusts.
Sec. 1313. Opportunity to correct certain failures under section 2032A.
Sec. 1314. Authority to waive requirement of United States trustee for 
              qualified domestic trusts.

  TITLE XIV--SIMPLIFICATION PROVISIONS RELATING TO EXCISE TAXES, TAX-
                    EXEMPT BONDS, AND OTHER MATTERS

                 Subtitle A--Excise Tax Simplification

          Part I--Excise Taxes on Heavy Trucks and Luxury Cars

Sec. 1401. Increase in de minimis limit for after-market alterations 
              for heavy trucks and luxury cars.
Sec. 1402. Credit for tire tax in lieu of exclusion of value of tires 
              in computing price.

   Part II--Provisions Related to Distilled Spirits, Wines, and Beer

Sec. 1411. Credit or refund for imported bottled distilled spirits 
              returned to distilled spirits plant.
Sec. 1412. Authority to cancel or credit export bonds without 
              submission of records.
Sec. 1413. Repeal of required maintenance of records on premises of 
              distilled spirits plant.
Sec. 1414. Fermented material from any brewery may be received at a 
              distilled spirits plant.
Sec. 1415. Repeal of requirement for wholesale dealers in liquors to 
              post sign.
Sec. 1416. Refund of tax to wine returned to bond not limited to 
              unmerchantable wine.
Sec. 1417. Use of additional ameliorating material in certain wines.
Sec. 1418. Domestically produced beer may be withdrawn free of tax for 
              use of foreign embassies, legations, etc.
Sec. 1419. Beer may be withdrawn free of tax for destruction.
Sec. 1420. Authority to allow drawback on exported beer without 
              submission of records.
Sec. 1421. Transfer to brewery of beer imported in bulk without payment 
              of tax.

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Sec. 1422. Transfer to bonded wine cellars of wine imported in bulk 
              without payment of tax.

                 Part III--Other Excise Tax Provisions

Sec. 1431. Authority to grant exemptions from registration 
              requirements.
Sec. 1432. Repeal of expired provisions.
Sec. 1433. Simplification of imposition of excise tax on arrows.
Sec. 1434. Modifications to retail tax on heavy trucks.
Sec. 1435. Skydiving flights exempt from tax on transportation of 
              persons by air.
Sec. 1436. Allowance or credit of refund for tax-paid aviation fuel 
              purchased by registered producer of aviation fuel.

                 Subtitle B--Tax-Exempt Bond Provisions

Sec. 1441. Repeal of $100,000 limitation on unspent proceeds under 1-
              year exception from rebate.
Sec. 1442. Exception from rebate for earnings on bona fide debt service 
              fund under construction bond rules.
Sec. 1443. Repeal of debt service-based limitation on investment in 
              certain nonpurpose investments.
Sec. 1444. Repeal of expired provisions.
Sec. 1445. Effective date.

                    Subtitle C--Tax Court Procedures

Sec. 1451. Overpayment determinations of Tax Court.
Sec. 1452. Redetermination of interest pursuant to motion.
Sec. 1453. Application of net worth requirement for awards of 
              litigation costs.
Sec. 1454. Proceedings for determination of employment status.

                      Subtitle D--Other Provisions

Sec. 1461. Extension of due date of first quarter estimated tax payment 
              by private foundations.
Sec. 1462. Clarification of authority to withhold Puerto Rico income 
              taxes from salaries of Federal employees.
Sec. 1463. Certain notices disregarded under provision increasing 
              interest rate on large corporate underpayments.

                TITLE XV--PENSIONS AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

                       Subtitle A--Simplification

Sec. 1501. Matching contributions of self-employed individuals not 
              treated as elective employer contributions.
Sec. 1502. Modification of prohibition of assignment or alienation.
Sec. 1503. Elimination of paperwork burdens on plans.
Sec. 1504. Modification of 403(b) exclusion allowance to conform to 415 
              modifications.
Sec. 1505. Extension of moratorium on application of certain 
              nondiscrimination rules to State and local governments.
Sec. 1506. Clarification of certain rules relating to employee stock 
              ownership plans of S corporations.
Sec. 1507. Modification of 10-percent tax for nondeductible 
              contributions.
Sec. 1508. Modification of funding requirements for certain plans.
Sec. 1509. Clarification of disqualification rules relating to 
              acceptance of rollover contributions.
Sec. 1510. New technologies in retirement plans.

Subtitle B--Other Provisions Relating to Pensions and Employee Benefits

Sec. 1521. Increase in current liability funding limit.
Sec. 1522. Special rules for church plans.
Sec. 1523. Repeal of application of unrelated business income tax to 
              ESOPs.
Sec. 1524. Diversification of section 401(k) plan investments.
Sec. 1525. Section 401(k) plans for certain irrigation and drainage 
              entities.
Sec. 1526. Portability of permissive service credit under governmental 
              pension plans.
Sec. 1527. Removal of dollar limitation on benefit payments from a 
              defined benefit plan maintained for certain police and 
              fire employees.
Sec. 1528. Survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the 
              line of duty.
Sec. 1529. Treatment of certain disability benefits received by former 
              police officers or firefighters.
Sec. 1530. Gratuitous transfers for the benefit of employees.

         Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Certain Health Acts

Sec. 1531. Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to implement 
              the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 
              and the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996.
Sec. 1532. Special rules relating to church plans.

           Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Plan Amendments

Sec. 1541. Provisions relating to plan amendments.

     TITLE XVI--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SMALL BUSINESS JOB 
              PROTECTION ACT OF 1996 AND OTHER LEGISLATION

Sec. 1600. Coordination with other titles.
Sec. 1601. Amendments related to Small Business Job Protection Act of 
              1996.
Sec. 1602. Amendments related to Health Insurance Portability and 
              Accountability Act of 1996.
Sec. 1603. Amendments related to Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2.
Sec. 1604. Miscellaneous provisions.

TITLE XVII--IDENTIFICATION OF LIMITED TAX BENEFITS SUBJECT TO LINE ITEM 
                                  VETO

Sec. 1701. Identification of limited tax benefits subject to line item 
              veto.
                       TITLE I--CHILD TAX CREDIT

     SEC. 101. 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 23 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 24. 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 with respect to each qualifying child of the 
     taxpayer an amount equal to $500 ($400 in the case of taxable 
     years beginning in 1998).
       ``(b) Limitation Based on Adjusted Gross Income.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the credit allowable under 
     subsection (a) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by $50 
     for each $1,000 (or fraction thereof) by which the taxpayer's 
     modified adjusted gross income exceeds the threshold amount. 
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `modified 
     adjusted gross income' means adjusted gross income increased 
     by any amount excluded from gross income under section 911, 
     931, or 933.
       ``(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 the taxable year,
       ``(B) such individual has not attained the age of 17 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).
       ``(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) Additional Credit for Families With 3 or More 
     Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxpayer with 3 or more 
     qualifying children for any taxable year, the amount of the 
     credit allowed under this section shall be equal to the 
     greater of--
       ``(A) the amount of the credit allowed under this section 
     (without regard to this subsection and after application of 
     the limitation under section 26), or
       ``(B) the alternative credit amount determined under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Alternative credit amount.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the alternative credit amount is the amount of 
     the credit which would be allowed under this section if the 
     limitation under paragraph (3) were applied in lieu of the 
     limitation under section 26.
       ``(3) Limitation.--The limitation under this paragraph for 
     any taxable year is the limitation under section 26 (without 
     regard to this subsection)--
       ``(A) increased by the taxpayer's social security taxes for 
     such taxable year, and
       ``(B) reduced by the sum of--
       ``(i) the credits allowed under this part other than under 
     subpart C or this section, and
       ``(ii) the credit allowed under section 32 without regard 
     to subsection (m) thereof.
       ``(4) Unused credit to be refundable.--If the amount of the 
     credit under paragraph (1)(B) exceeds the amount of the 
     credit under paragraph (1)(A), such excess shall be treated 
     as a credit to which subpart C applies. The rule of section 
     32(h) shall apply to such excess.
       ``(5) Social security taxes.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (3)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `social security taxes' means, 
     with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year--
       ``(i) the amount of the taxes imposed by sections 3101 and 
     3201(a) on amounts received by the taxpayer during the 
     calendar year in which the taxable year begins,
       ``(ii) 50 percent of the taxes imposed by section 1401 on 
     the self-employment income of the taxpayer for the taxable 
     year, and
       ``(iii) 50 percent of the taxes imposed by section 
     3211(a)(1) on amounts received by the taxpayer during the 
     calendar year in which the taxable year begins.
       ``(B) Coordination with special refund of social security 
     taxes.--The term `social security taxes' shall not include 
     any taxes to the extent the taxpayer is entitled to a special 
     refund of such taxes under section 6413(c).
       ``(C) Special rule.--Any amounts paid pursuant to an 
     agreement under section

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     3121(l) (relating to agreements entered into by American 
     employers with respect to foreign affiliates) which are 
     equivalent to the taxes referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) 
     shall be treated as taxes referred to in such subparagraph.
       ``(e) Identification Requirement.--No credit shall be 
     allowed under this section to a taxpayer with respect to any 
     qualifying child unless the taxpayer includes the name and 
     taxpayer identification number of such qualifying child on 
     the return of tax for the taxable year.
       ``(f) 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) Supplemental Credit.--Section 32 is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(m) Supplemental Child Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxpayer with respect 
     to whom a credit is allowed under section 24 for the taxable 
     year, there shall be allowed as a credit under this section 
     an amount equal to the supplemental child credit (if any) 
     determined for such taxpayer for such taxable year under 
     paragraph (2). Such credit shall be in addition to the credit 
     allowed under subsection (a).
       ``(2) Supplemental child credit.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the supplemental child credit is an amount equal 
     to the excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the amount determined under section 24(d)(1)(A), over
       ``(B) the amount determined under section 24(d)(1)(B).

     The amounts referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be 
     determined as if section 24(d) applied to all taxpayers.
       ``(3) Coordination with section 24.--The amount of the 
     credit under section 24 shall be reduced by the amount of the 
     credit allowed under this subsection.''
       (c) High Risk Pools Permitted To Cover Spouses and 
     Dependents of High Risk Individuals.--Paragraph (26) of 
     section 501(c) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     flush sentence:
     ``A spouse and any qualifying child (as defined in section 
     24(c)) of an individual described in subparagraph (B) 
     (without regard to this sentence) shall be treated as 
     described in subparagraph (B).''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end ``, or 
     enacted by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997''.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6213(g) (relating to the 
     definition of mathematical or clerical errors) 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 inserting after subparagraph (H) the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(I) an omission of a correct TIN required under section 
     24(e) (relating to child tax credit) to be included on a 
     return.''.
       (3) 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. Child tax credit.''.

       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.
                     TITLE II--EDUCATION INCENTIVES
        Subtitle A--Tax Benefits Relating to Education Expenses

     SEC. 201. HOPE AND LIFETIME LEARNING CREDITS.

       (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 25 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 25A. HOPE AND LIFETIME LEARNING CREDITS.

       ``(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 equal to the sum 
     of--
       ``(1) the Hope Scholarship Credit, plus
       ``(2) the Lifetime Learning Credit.
       ``(b) Hope Scholarship Credit.--
       ``(1) Per student credit.--In the case of any eligible 
     student for whom an election is in effect under this section 
     for any taxable year, the Hope Scholarship Credit is an 
     amount equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) 100 percent of so much of the qualified tuition and 
     related expenses paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year 
     (for education furnished to the eligible student during any 
     academic period beginning in such taxable year) as does not 
     exceed $1,000, plus
       ``(B) 50 percent of such expenses so paid as exceeds $1,000 
     but does not exceed the applicable limit.
       ``(2) Limitations applicable to hope scholarship credit.--
       ``(A) Credit allowed only for 2 taxable years.--An election 
     to have this section apply with respect to any eligible 
     student for purposes of the Hope Scholarship Credit under 
     subsection (a)(1) may not be made for any taxable year if 
     such an election (by the taxpayer or any other individual) is 
     in effect with respect to such student for any 2 prior 
     taxable years.
       ``(B) Credit allowed for year only if individual is at 
     least \1/2\ time student for portion of year.--The Hope 
     Scholarship Credit under subsection (a)(1) shall not be 
     allowed for a taxable year with respect to the qualified 
     tuition and related expenses of an individual unless such 
     individual is an eligible student for at least one academic 
     period which begins during such year.
       ``(C) Credit allowed only for first 2 years of 
     postsecondary education.--The Hope Scholarship Credit under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall not be allowed for a taxable year 
     with respect to the qualified tuition and related expenses of 
     an eligible student if the student has completed (before the 
     beginning of such taxable year) the first 2 years of 
     postsecondary education at an eligible educational 
     institution.
       ``(D) Denial of credit if student convicted of a felony 
     drug offense.--The Hope Scholarship Credit under subsection 
     (a)(1) shall not be allowed for qualified tuition and related 
     expenses for the enrollment or attendance of a student for 
     any academic period if such student has been convicted of a 
     Federal or State felony offense consisting of the possession 
     or distribution of a controlled substance before the end of 
     the taxable year with or within which such period ends.
       ``(3) Eligible student.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `eligible student' means, with respect to any 
     academic period, a student who--
       ``(A) 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
       ``(B) is carrying at least \1/2\ the normal full-time work 
     load for the course of study the student is pursuing.
       ``(4) Applicable limit.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), 
     the applicable limit for any taxable year is an amount equal 
     to 2 times the dollar amount in effect under paragraph (1)(A) 
     for such taxable year.
       ``(c) Lifetime Learning Credit.--
       ``(1) Per taxpayer credit.--The Lifetime Learning Credit 
     for any taxpayer for any taxable year is an amount equal to 
     20 percent of so much of the qualified tuition and related 
     expenses paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year (for 
     education furnished during any academic period beginning in 
     such taxable year) as does not exceed $10,000 ($5,000 in the 
     case of taxable years beginning before January 1, 2003).
       ``(2) Special rules for determining expenses.--
       ``(A) Coordination with hope scholarship.--The qualified 
     tuition and related expenses with respect to an individual 
     who is an eligible student for whom a Hope Scholarship Credit 
     under subsection (a)(1) is allowed for the taxable year shall 
     not be taken into account under this subsection.
       ``(B) Expenses eligible for lifetime learning credit.--For 
     purposes of paragraph (1), qualified tuition and related 
     expenses shall include expenses described in subsection 
     (f)(1) with respect to any course of instruction at an 
     eligible educational institution to acquire or improve job 
     skills of the individual.
       ``(d) Limitation Based on Modified Adjusted Gross Income.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount which would (but for this 
     subsection) be taken into account under subsection (a) for 
     the taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the 
     amount determined under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Amount of reduction.--The amount determined under 
     this paragraph is the amount which bears the same ratio to 
     the amount which would be so taken into account as--
       ``(A) the excess of--
       ``(i) the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income for 
     such taxable year, over
       ``(ii) $40,000 ($80,000 in the case of a joint return), 
     bears to
       ``(B) $10,000 ($20,000 in the case of a joint return).
       ``(3) Modified adjusted gross income.--The term `modified 
     adjusted gross income' means the adjusted gross income of the 
     taxpayer for the taxable year increased by any amount 
     excluded from gross income under section 911, 931, or 933.
       ``(e) Election To Have Section Apply.--
       ``(1) In general.--No credit shall be allowed under 
     subsection (a) for a taxable year with respect to the 
     qualified tuition and related expenses of an individual 
     unless the taxpayer elects to have this section apply with 
     respect to such individual for such year.
       ``(2) Coordination with exclusions.--An election under this 
     subsection shall not take effect with respect to an 
     individual for any taxable year if any portion of any 
     distribution during such taxable year from an education 
     individual retirement account is excluded from gross income 
     under section 530(d)(2).
       ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Qualified tuition and related expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified tuition and related 
     expenses' means tuition and fees 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,

     at an eligible educational institution for courses of 
     instruction of such individual at such institution.
       ``(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 course or other education is part of the individual's 
     degree program.
       ``(C) Exception for nonacademic fees.--Such term does not 
     include student activity

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     fees, athletic fees, insurance expenses, or other expenses 
     unrelated to an individual's academic course of instruction.
       ``(2) Eligible educational institution.--The term `eligible 
     educational institution' means an institution--
       ``(A) which 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) which is eligible to participate in a program under 
     title IV of such Act.
       ``(g) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Identification requirement.--No credit shall be 
     allowed under subsection (a) to a taxpayer with respect to 
     the qualified tuition and related expenses of an individual 
     unless the taxpayer includes the name and taxpayer 
     identification number of such individual on the return of tax 
     for the taxable year.
       ``(2) Adjustment for certain scholarships, etc.--The amount 
     of qualified tuition and related expenses otherwise taken 
     into account under subsection (a) with respect to an 
     individual for an academic period shall be reduced (before 
     the application of subsections (b), (c), and (d)) by the sum 
     of any amounts paid for the benefit of such individual which 
     are allocable to such period as--
       ``(A) a qualified scholarship which is excludable from 
     gross income under section 117,
       ``(B) an educational assistance allowance under chapter 30, 
     31, 32, 34, or 35 of title 38, United States Code, or under 
     chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code, and
       ``(C) a payment (other than a gift, bequest, devise, or 
     inheritance within the meaning of section 102(a)) for such 
     individual's educational expenses, or attributable to such 
     individual's enrollment at an eligible educational 
     institution, which is excludable from gross income under any 
     law of the United States.
       ``(3) Treatment of expenses paid by dependent.--If a 
     deduction under section 151 with respect to an individual is 
     allowed to another taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in 
     the calendar year in which such individual's taxable year 
     begins--
       ``(A) no credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) to 
     such individual for such individual's taxable year, and
       ``(B) qualified tuition and related expenses paid by such 
     individual during such individual's taxable year shall be 
     treated for purposes of this section as paid by such other 
     taxpayer.
       ``(4) Treatment of certain prepayments.--If qualified 
     tuition and related expenses are paid by the taxpayer during 
     a taxable year for an academic period which begins during the 
     first 3 months following such taxable year, such academic 
     period shall be treated for purposes of this section as 
     beginning during such taxable year.
       ``(5) Denial of double benefit.--No credit shall be allowed 
     under this section for any expense for which a deduction is 
     allowed under any other provision of this chapter.
       ``(6) No credit 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.
       ``(7) 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.
       ``(h) Inflation Adjustments.--
       ``(1) Dollar limitation on amount of credit.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a taxable year beginning 
     after 2001, each of the $1,000 amounts under subsection 
     (b)(1) 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, determined by substituting `calendar year 2000' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(B) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under 
     subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall 
     be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $100.
       ``(2) Income limits.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a taxable year beginning 
     after 2001, the $40,000 and $80,000 amounts in subsection 
     (d)(2) shall each 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, determined by substituting `calendar year 2000' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(B) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under 
     subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $1,000, such amount 
     shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $1,000.
       ``(i) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     this section, including regulations providing for a recapture 
     of the credit allowed under this section in cases where there 
     is a refund in a subsequent taxable year of any amount which 
     was taken into account in determining the amount of such 
     credit.''.
       (b) Extension of Procedures Applicable to Mathematical or 
     Clerical Errors.--Paragraph (2) of section 6213(g) (relating 
     to the definition of mathematical or clerical errors), as 
     amended by section 101, is amended by striking ``and'' at the 
     end of subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (I) and inserting ``, and'', and by inserting 
     after subparagraph (I) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(J) an omission of a correct TIN required under section 
     25A(g)(1) (relating to higher education tuition and related 
     expenses) to be included on a return.''.
       (c) Returns Relating to Tuition and Related Expenses.--
       (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 
     6050R the following new section:

     ``SEC. 6050S. RETURNS RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION 
                   AND RELATED EXPENSES.

       ``(a) In General.--Any person--
       ``(1) which is an eligible educational institution which 
     receives payments for qualified tuition and related expenses 
     with respect to any individual for any calendar year, or
       ``(2) which is engaged in a trade or business and which, in 
     the course of such trade or business, makes payments during 
     any calendar year to any individual which constitute 
     reimbursements or refunds (or similar amounts) of qualified 
     tuition and related expenses of such individual,

     shall make the return described in subsection (b) with 
     respect to the individual 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 with 
     respect to whom payments described in subsection (a) were 
     received from (or were paid to),
       ``(B) the name, address, and TIN of any individual 
     certified by the individual described in subparagraph (A) as 
     the taxpayer who will claim the individual as a dependent for 
     purposes of the deduction allowable under section 151 for any 
     taxable year ending with or within the calendar year, and
       ``(C) the--
       ``(i) aggregate amount of payments for qualified tuition 
     and related expenses received with respect to the individual 
     described in subparagraph (A) during the calendar year, and
       ``(ii) aggregate amount of reimbursements or refunds (or 
     similar amounts) paid to such individual during the calendar 
     year, and
       ``(D) such other information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.
       ``(c) Application to Governmental Units.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) a governmental unit or any agency or instrumentality 
     thereof shall be treated as a person, and
       ``(2) any return required under subsection (a) by such 
     governmental entity 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 under subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection 
     (b)(2) a written statement showing--
       ``(1) the name, address, and phone number of the 
     information contact of the person required to make such 
     return, and
       ``(2) the aggregate amounts described in subparagraph (C) 
     of subsection (b)(2).

     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) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms 
     `eligible educational institution' and `qualified tuition and 
     related expenses' have the meanings given such terms by 
     section 25A.
       ``(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 any amount 
     received by any person on behalf of another person, only the 
     person first receiving such amount shall be required to make 
     the return under subsection (a).
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions 
     of this section. No penalties shall be imposed under part II 
     of subchapter B of chapter 68 with respect to any return or 
     statement required under this section until such time as such 
     regulations are issued.''.
       (2) Assessable penalties.--
       (A) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) (relating to 
     definitions) 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 6050S (relating to returns relating to 
     payments for qualified tuition and related expenses),''.
       (B) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) is amended by striking 
     ``or'' at the end of the next to last subparagraph, by 
     striking the period at the end of the last subparagraph and 
     inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(Z) section 6050S(d) (relating to returns relating to 
     qualified tuition and related expenses).''.

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       (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 6050R the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 6050S. Returns relating to higher education tuition and related 
              expenses.''.

       (d) Coordination With Section 135.--Subsection (d) of 
     section 135 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
     (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and by inserting 
     after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Coordination with higher education credit.--The 
     amount of the 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 amount of such expenses 
     which are taken into account in determining the credit 
     allowable to the taxpayer or any other person under section 
     25A with respect to such expenses.''.
       (e) 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 25 the following 
     new item:

``Sec. 25A. Higher education tuition and related expenses.''.

       (f) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to expenses paid after December 31, 1997 (in taxable 
     years ending after such date), for education furnished in 
     academic periods beginning after such date.
       (2) Lifetime learning credit.--Section 25A(a)(2) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply to expenses paid 
     after June 30, 1998 (in taxable years ending after such 
     date), for education furnished in academic periods beginning 
     after such dates.

     SEC. 202. 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 221 as section 222 and by 
     inserting after section 220 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 221. 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 the amount determined in accordance with the 
     following table:

                                               ``In the case The dollar
                                                    years begamount is:
      1998......................................................$1,000 
      1999......................................................$1,500 
      2000......................................................$2,000 
      2001 or thereafter........................................$2,500.

       ``(2) Limitation based on modified adjusted gross income.--
       ``(A) In general.--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 
     determined under subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Amount of reduction.--The amount determined under 
     this subparagraph is 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) $40,000 ($60,000 in the case of a joint return), 
     bears to

       ``(ii) $15,000.
       ``(C) Modified adjusted gross income.--The term `modified 
     adjusted gross income' means adjusted gross income 
     determined--
       ``(i) without regard to this section and sections 135, 137, 
     911, 931, and 933, and
       ``(ii) after application of sections 86, 219, and 469.

     For purposes of sections 86, 135, 137, 219, and 469, adjusted 
     gross income shall be determined without regard to the 
     deduction allowed under this section.
       ``(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, the 
     taxpayer's spouse, or any dependent of the taxpayer as of the 
     time the indebtedness was incurred,
       ``(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 an eligible 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) at an eligible 
     educational institution, reduced by the sum of--
       ``(A) the amount excluded from gross income under section 
     127, 135, or 530 by reason of such expenses, and
       ``(B) the amount of any scholarship, allowance, or payment 
     described in section 25A(g)(2).

     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `eligible 
     educational institution' has the same meaning given such term 
     by section 25A(f)(2), 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) Eligible student.--The term `eligible student' has 
     the meaning given such term by section 25A(b)(3).
       ``(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.
       ``(g) Inflation Adjustments.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxable year beginning 
     after 2002, the $40,000 and $60,000 amounts in subsection 
     (b)(2) 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 2001' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(2) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under paragraph 
     (1) is not a multiple of $5,000, such amount shall be rounded 
     to the next lowest multiple of $5,000.''.
       (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) Interest on education loans.--The deduction allowed 
     by section 221.''.
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Section 6050S(a)(2) (relating to returns 
     relating to higher education tuition and related expenses) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) which is engaged in a trade or business and which, in 
     the course of such trade or business--
       ``(A) makes payments during any calendar year to any 
     individual which constitutes reimbursements or refunds (or 
     similar amounts) of qualified tuition and related expenses of 
     such individual, or
       ``(B) except as provided in regulations, receives from any 
     individual interest aggregating $600 or more for any calendar 
     year on 1 or more qualified education loans,''.
       (2) Information.--Section 6050S(b)(2) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or interest'' after ``payments'' in 
     subparagraph (A), and
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     clause (i), by inserting ``and'' at the end of clause (ii), 
     and by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) aggregate amount of interest received for the 
     calendar year from such individual,''.
       (3) Definition.--Section 6050S(e) is amended by inserting 
     ``, and except as provided in regulations, the term 
     `qualified education loan' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 221(e)(1)'' after ``section 25A''.
       (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. 221. Interest on education loans.
``Sec. 222. Cross reference.''.

       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any qualified education loan (as defined in 
     section 221(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--
       (1) any loan interest payment due and paid after December 
     31, 1997, and
       (2) the portion of the 60-month period referred to in 
     section 221(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added 
     by this section) after December 31, 1997.

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     SEC. 203. PENALTY-FREE WITHDRAWALS FROM INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT 
                   PLANS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 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:
       ``(E) Distributions from individual retirement plans for 
     higher education expenses.--Distributions to an individual 
     from an individual retirement plan 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. Distributions shall not be taken into 
     account under the preceding sentence if such distributions 
     are described in subparagraph (A), (C), or (D) or to the 
     extent paragraph (1) does not apply to such distributions by 
     reason of subparagraph (B).''.
       (b) Definition.--Section 72(t) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Qualified higher education expenses.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (2)(E)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified higher education 
     expenses' means qualified higher education expenses (as 
     defined in section 529(e)(3)) for education furnished to--
       ``(i) the taxpayer,
       ``(ii) the taxpayer's spouse, or
       ``(iii) any child (as defined in section 151(c)(3)) or 
     grandchild of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse,

     at an eligible educational institution (as defined in section 
     529(e)(5)).
       ``(B) Coordination with other benefits.--The amount of 
     qualified higher education expenses for any taxable year 
     shall be reduced as provided in section 25A(g)(2).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions after December 31, 1997, with 
     respect to expenses paid after such date (in taxable years 
     ending after such date), for education furnished in academic 
     periods beginning after such date.
    Subtitle B--Expanded Education Investment Savings Opportunities

                   PART I--QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 211. MODIFICATIONS OF QUALIFIED STATE TUITION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Qualified Higher Education Expenses To Include Room and 
     Board.--Paragraph (3) of section 529(e) (defining qualified 
     higher education expenses) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Qualified higher education expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified higher education 
     expenses' means tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment 
     required for the enrollment or attendance of a designated 
     beneficiary at an eligible educational institution.
       ``(B) Room and board included for students under guaranteed 
     plans who are at least half-time.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of an individual who is an 
     eligible student (as defined in section 25A(b)(3)) for any 
     academic period, such term shall also include reasonable 
     costs for such period (as determined under the qualified 
     State tuition program) incurred by the designated beneficiary 
     for room and board while attending such institution. For 
     purposes of subsection (b)(7), a designated beneficiary shall 
     be treated as meeting the requirements of this clause.
       ``(ii) Limitation.--The amount treated as qualified higher 
     education expenses by reason of the preceding sentence shall 
     not exceed the minimum amount (applicable to the student) 
     included for room and board for such period in 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 date of 
     the enactment of this paragraph) for the eligible educational 
     institution for such period.''
       (b) Additional Modifications.--
       (1) Member of family.--Paragraph (2) of section 529(e) 
     (relating to other definitions and special rules) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(2) Member of family.--The term `member of the family' 
     means--
       ``(A) an individual who bears a relationship to another 
     individual which is a relationship described in paragraphs 
     (1) through (8) of section 152(a), and
       ``(B) the spouse of any individual described in 
     subparagraph (A).''.
       (2) Eligible educational institution.--Section 529(e) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Eligible educational institution.--The term `eligible 
     educational institution' means an institution--
       ``(A) which 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 paragraph, and
       ``(B) which is eligible to participate in a program under 
     title IV of such Act.''.
       (3) Estate and gift tax treatment.--
       (A) Gift tax treatment.--
       (i) Paragraph (2) of section 529(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Gift tax treatment of contributions.--For purposes of 
     chapters 12 and 13--
       ``(A) In general.--Any contribution to a qualified tuition 
     program on behalf of any designated beneficiary--
       ``(i) shall be treated as a completed gift to such 
     beneficiary which is not a future interest in property, and
       ``(ii) shall not be treated as a qualified transfer under 
     section 2503(e).
       ``(B) Treatment of excess contributions.--If the aggregate 
     amount of contributions described in subparagraph (A) during 
     the calendar year by a donor exceeds the limitation for such 
     year under section 2503(b), such aggregate amount shall, at 
     the election of the donor, be taken into account for purposes 
     of such section ratably over the 5-year period beginning with 
     such calendar year.''
       (ii) Paragraph (5) of section 529(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(5) Other gift tax rules.--For purposes of chapters 12 
     and 13--
       ``(A) Treatment of distributions.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), in no event shall a distribution from a 
     qualified tuition program be treated as a taxable gift.
       ``(B) Treatment of designation of new beneficiary.--The 
     taxes imposed by chapters 12 and 13 shall apply to a transfer 
     by reason of a change in the designated beneficiary under the 
     program (or a rollover to the account of a new beneficiary) 
     only if the new beneficiary is a generation below the 
     generation of the old beneficiary (determined in accordance 
     with section 2651).''.
       (B) Estate tax treatment.--Paragraph (4) of section 529(c) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Estate tax treatment.--
       ``(A) In general.--No amount shall be includible in the 
     gross estate of any individual for purposes of chapter 11 by 
     reason of an interest in a qualified tuition program.
       ``(B) Amounts includible in estate of designated 
     beneficiary in certain cases.--Subparagraph (A) shall not 
     apply to amounts distributed on account of the death of a 
     beneficiary.
       ``(C) Amounts includible in estate of donor making excess 
     contributions.--In the case of a donor who makes the election 
     described in paragraph (2)(B) and who dies before the close 
     of the 5-year period referred to in such paragraph, 
     notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the gross estate of the 
     donor shall include the portion of such contributions 
     properly allocable to periods after the date of death of the 
     donor.''
       (4) Prohibition against investment direction.--Section 
     529(b)(5) is amended by inserting ``directly or indirectly'' 
     after ``may not''.
       (c) Coordination With Education Savings Bond.--Section 
     135(c)(2) (defining qualified higher education expenses) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Contributions to qualified state tuition program.--
     Such term shall include any contribution to a qualified State 
     tuition program (as defined in section 529) on behalf of a 
     designated beneficiary (as defined in such section) who is an 
     individual described in subparagraph (A); but there shall be 
     no increase in the investment in the contract for purposes of 
     applying section 529(c)(3)(A) by reason of any portion of 
     such contribution which is not includible in gross income by 
     reason of this subparagraph.''.
       (d) Clarification of Taxation of Distributions.--
     Subparagraph (A) of section 529(c)(3) is amended by striking 
     ``section 72'' and inserting ``section 72(b)''.
       (e) Technical Amendments.--
       (1)(A) The heading for part VIII of subchapter F of chapter 
     1 is amended to read as follows:

           ``PART VIII--HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS ENTITIES''.

       (B) The table of parts for subchapter F of chapter 1 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to part VIII and 
     inserting:

``Part VIII. Higher education savings entities.''.

       (2)(A) Section 529(d) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Reports.--Each officer or employee having control of 
     the qualified State tuition program or their designee shall 
     make such reports regarding such program to the Secretary and 
     to designated beneficiaries with respect to contributions, 
     distributions, and such other matters as the Secretary may 
     require. 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 the Secretary.''.
       (B) Paragraph (2) of section 6693(a) (relating to failure 
     to provide reports on individual retirement accounts or 
     annuities) 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 adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Section 529(d) (relating to qualified State tuition 
     programs).''.
       (C) The section heading for section 6693 is amended by 
     striking ``individual retirement'' and inserting ``certain 
     tax-favored''.
       (D) The item relating to section 6693 in the table of 
     sections for part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended 
     by striking ``individual retirement'' and inserting ``certain 
     tax-favored''.
       (f) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amendments made by this section shall take 
     effect on January 1, 1998.
       (2) Expenses to include room and board.--The amendment made 
     by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the 
     amendments made by section 1806 of the Small Business Job 
     Protection Act of 1996.
       (3) Eligible educational institution.--The amendment made 
     by subsection (b)(2) shall apply to distributions after 
     December 31, 1997, with respect to expenses paid after such 
     date (in taxable years ending after such date), for education 
     furnished in academic periods beginning after such date.

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       (4) Coordination with education savings bonds.--The 
     amendment made by subsection (c) shall apply to taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1997.
       (5) Estate and gift tax changes.--
       (A) Gift tax changes.--Paragraphs (2) and (5) of section 
     529(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by 
     this section, shall apply to transfers (including 
     designations of new beneficiaries) made after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) Estate tax changes.--Paragraph (4) of such section 
     529(c) shall apply to estates of decedents dying after June 
     8, 1997.
       (6) Transition rule for pre-august 20, 1996 contracts.--In 
     the case of any contract issued prior to August 20, 1996, 
     section 529(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     shall be applied for taxable years ending after August 20, 
     1996, without regard to the requirement that a distribution 
     be transferred to a member of the family or the requirement 
     that a change in beneficiaries may be made only to a member 
     of the family.

           PART II--EDUCATION INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS

     SEC. 213. EDUCATION INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--Part VIII of subchapter F of chapter 1 
     (relating to qualified State tuition programs) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 530. EDUCATION INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--An education individual retirement 
     account shall be exempt from taxation under this subtitle. 
     Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the education 
     individual retirement account shall be subject to the taxes 
     imposed by section 511 (relating to imposition of tax on 
     unrelated business income of charitable organizations).
       ``(b) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) Education individual retirement account.--The term 
     `education individual retirement account' means a trust 
     created or organized in the United States exclusively for the 
     purpose of paying the qualified higher education expenses of 
     the designated beneficiary of the trust (and designated as an 
     education individual retirement account at the time created 
     or organized), but only if the written governing instrument 
     creating the trust meets the following requirements:
       ``(A) No contribution will be accepted--
       ``(i) unless it is in cash,
       ``(ii) after the date on which such beneficiary attains age 
     18, or
       ``(iii) except in the case of rollover contributions, if 
     such contribution would result in aggregate contributions for 
     the taxable year exceeding $500.
       ``(B) The trustee is a bank (as defined in section 408(n)) 
     or another person who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that the manner in which that person will 
     administer the trust will be consistent with the requirements 
     of this section or who has so demonstrated with respect to 
     any individual retirement plan.
       ``(C) No part of the trust assets will be invested in life 
     insurance contracts.
       ``(D) The assets of the trust shall not be commingled with 
     other property except in a common trust fund or common 
     investment fund.
       ``(E) Upon the death of the designated beneficiary, any 
     balance to the credit of the beneficiary shall be distributed 
     within 30 days after the date of death to the estate of such 
     beneficiary.
       ``(2) Qualified higher education expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified higher education 
     expenses' has the meaning given such term by section 
     529(e)(3), reduced as provided in section 25A(g)(2).
       ``(B) Qualified state tuition programs.--Such term shall 
     include amounts paid or incurred to purchase tuition credits 
     or certificates, or to make contributions to an account, 
     under a qualified State tuition program (as defined in 
     section 529(b)) for the benefit of the beneficiary of the 
     account.
       ``(3) Eligible educational institution.--The term `eligible 
     educational institution' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 529(e)(5).
       ``(c) Reduction in Permitted Contributions Based on 
     Adjusted Gross Income.--
       ``(1) In general.--The maximum amount which a contributor 
     could otherwise make to an account under this section shall 
     be reduced by an amount which bears the same ratio to such 
     maximum amount as--
       ``(A) the excess of--
       ``(i) the contributor's modified adjusted gross income for 
     such taxable year, over
       ``(ii) $95,000 ($150,000 in the case of a joint return), 
     bears to
       ``(B) $15,000 ($10,000 in the case of a joint return).
       ``(2) Modified adjusted gross income.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term `modified adjusted gross income' 
     means the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the 
     taxable year increased by any amount excluded from gross 
     income under section 911, 931, or 933.
       ``(d) Tax Treatment of Distributions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any distribution shall be includible in 
     the gross income of the distributee in the manner as provided 
     in section 72(b).
       ``(2) Distributions for qualified higher education 
     expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--No amount shall be includible in gross 
     income under paragraph (1) if the qualified higher education 
     expenses of the designated beneficiary during the taxable 
     year are not less than the aggregate distributions during the 
     taxable year.
       ``(B) Distributions in excess of expenses.--If such 
     aggregate distributions exceed such expenses during the 
     taxable year, the amount otherwise includible in gross income 
     under paragraph (1) shall be reduced by the amount which 
     bears the same ratio to the amount which would be includible 
     in gross income under paragraph (1) (without regard to this 
     subparagraph) as the qualified higher education expenses bear 
     to such aggregate distributions.
       ``(C) Election to waive exclusion.--A taxpayer may elect to 
     waive the application of this paragraph for any taxable year.
       ``(3) Special rules for applying estate and gift taxes with 
     respect to account.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs 
     (2), (4), and (5) of section 529(c) shall apply for purposes 
     of this section.
       ``(4) Additional tax for distributions not used for 
     educational expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The tax imposed by this chapter for any 
     taxable year on any taxpayer who receives a payment or 
     distribution from an education individual retirement account 
     which is includible in gross income shall be increased by 10 
     percent of the amount which is so includible.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the 
     payment or distribution is--
       ``(i) made to a beneficiary (or to the estate of the 
     designated beneficiary) on or after the death of the 
     designated beneficiary,
       ``(ii) attributable to the designated beneficiary's being 
     disabled (within the meaning of section 72(m)(7)), or
       ``(iii) made on account of a scholarship, allowance, or 
     payment described in section 25A(g)(2) received by the 
     account holder to the extent the amount of the payment or 
     distribution does not exceed the amount of the scholarship, 
     allowance, or payment.
       ``(C) Excess contributions returned before due date of 
     return.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the distribution 
     of any contribution made during a taxable year on behalf of a 
     designated beneficiary to the extent that such contribution 
     exceeds $500 if--
       ``(i) such distribution is received on or before the day 
     prescribed by law (including extensions of time) for filing 
     such contributor's return for such taxable year, and
       ``(ii) such distribution is accompanied by the amount of 
     net income attributable to such excess contribution.

     Any net income described in clause (ii) shall be included in 
     gross income for the taxable year in which such excess 
     contribution was made.
       ``(5) Rollover contributions.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any amount paid or distributed from an education 
     individual retirement account to the extent that the amount 
     received is paid into another education individual retirement 
     account for the benefit of the same beneficiary or a member 
     of the family (within the meaning of section 529(e)(2)) of 
     such beneficiary not later than the 60th day after the date 
     of such payment or distribution. The preceding sentence shall 
     not apply to any payment or distribution if it applied to any 
     prior payment or distribution during the 12-month period 
     ending on the date of the payment or distribution.
       ``(6) Change in beneficiary.--Any change in the beneficiary 
     of an education individual retirement account shall not be 
     treated as a distribution for purposes of paragraph (1) if 
     the new beneficiary is a member of the family (as so defined) 
     of the old beneficiary.
       ``(7) Special rules for death and divorce.--Rules similar 
     to the rules of paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 220(f) 
     shall apply.
       ``(e) Tax Treatment of Accounts.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 408(e) shall apply 
     to any education individual retirement account.
       ``(f) Community Property Laws.--This section shall be 
     applied without regard to any community property laws.
       ``(g) Custodial Accounts.--For purposes of this section, a 
     custodial account shall be treated as a trust if the assets 
     of such account are held by a bank (as defined in section 
     408(n)) or another person who demonstrates, to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary, that the manner in which he 
     will administer the account will be consistent with the 
     requirements of this section, and if the custodial account 
     would, except for the fact that it is not a trust, constitute 
     an account described in subsection (b)(1). For purposes of 
     this title, in the case of a custodial account treated as a 
     trust by reason of the preceding sentence, the custodian of 
     such account shall be treated as the trustee thereof.
       ``(h) Reports.--The trustee of an education individual 
     retirement account shall make such reports regarding such 
     account to the Secretary and to the beneficiary of the 
     account with respect to contributions, distributions, and 
     such other matters as the Secretary may require. 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.''.
       (b) Tax on Prohibited Transactions.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 4975(e) (relating 
     to prohibited transactions) is amended by striking ``or'' at 
     the end of subparagraph (D), by redesignating subparagraph 
     (E) as subparagraph (F), and by inserting after subparagraph 
     (D) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) an education individual retirement account described 
     in section 530, or''.
       (2) Special rule.--Subsection (c) of section 4975 is 
     amended by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following 
     new paragraph:

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       ``(5) Special rule for education individual retirement 
     accounts.--An individual for whose benefit an education 
     individual retirement account is established and any 
     contributor to such account 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 section 530(d) applies with respect to 
     such transaction.''.
       (c) Failure To Provide Reports on Education Individual 
     Retirement Accounts.--Paragraph (2) of section 6693(a) 
     (relating to failure to provide reports on individual 
     retirement accounts or annuities) 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) Section 530(h) (relating to education individual 
     retirement accounts).''.
       (d) Tax on Excess Contributions.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 4973 is amended 
     by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2), by adding 
     ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3), and by inserting after 
     paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) an education individual retirement account (as 
     defined in section 530),''.
       (2) Excess contributions defined.--Section 4973 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Excess Contributions to Education Individual 
     Retirement Accounts.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of education individual 
     retirement accounts maintained for the benefit of any 1 
     beneficiary, the term `excess contributions' means--
       ``(A) the amount by which the amount contributed for the 
     taxable year to such accounts exceeds $500, and
       ``(B) any amount contributed to such accounts for any 
     taxable year if any amount is contributed during such year to 
     a qualified State tuition program for the benefit of such 
     beneficiary.
       ``(2) Special rules.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     following contributions shall not be taken into account:
       ``(A) Any contribution which is distributed out of the 
     education individual retirement account in a distribution to 
     which section 530(d)(4)(C) applies.
       ``(B) Any contribution described in section 530(b)(2)(B) to 
     a qualified State tuition program.
       ``(C) Any rollover contribution.''.
       (e) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Section 26(b)(2) is amended by redesignating 
     subparagraphs (E) through (P) as subparagraphs (F) through 
     (Q), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) section 530(d)(3) (relating to additional tax on 
     certain distributions from education individual retirement 
     accounts),''.
       (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 135(c)(2), as added by the 
     preceding section, is amended by inserting ``, or to an 
     education individual retirement account (as defined in 
     section 530) on behalf of an account beneficiary,'' after 
     ``(as defined in such section)''.
       (3) The table of sections for part VIII of subchapter F of 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 530. Education individual retirement accounts.''.

       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.
                Subtitle C--Other Education Initiatives

     SEC. 221. EXTENSION OF EXCLUSION FOR EMPLOYER-PROVIDED 
                   EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 127 (relating to 
     educational assistance programs) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) Termination.--This section shall not apply to 
     expenses paid with respect to courses beginning after May 31, 
     2000.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1996.

     SEC. 222. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON QUALIFIED 501(C)(3) BONDS 
                   OTHER THAN HOSPITAL BONDS.

       Section 145(b) (relating to qualified 501(c)(3) bond) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Termination of limitation.--This subsection shall not 
     apply with respect to bonds issued after the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph as part of an issue 95 percent or 
     more of the net proceeds of which are to be used to finance 
     capital expenditures incurred after such date.''.

     SEC. 223. INCREASE IN ARBITRAGE REBATE EXCEPTION FOR 
                   GOVERNMENTAL BONDS USED TO FINANCE EDUCATION 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 148(f)(4)(D) (relating to 
     exception for governmental units issuing $5,000,000 or less 
     of bonds) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     clause:
       ``(vii) Increase in exception for bonds financing public 
     school capital expenditures.--Each of the $5,000,000 amounts 
     in the preceding provisions of this subparagraph shall be 
     increased by the lesser of $5,000,000 or so much of the 
     aggregate face amount of the bonds as are attributable to 
     financing the construction (within the meaning of 
     subparagraph (C)(iv)) of public school facilities.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to bonds issued after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 224. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT 
                   FOR ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL PURPOSES.

       (a) Contributions of Computer Technology and Equipment for 
     Elementary or Secondary School Purposes.--Subsection (e) of 
     section 170 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) Special rule for contributions of computer technology 
     and equipment for elementary or secondary school purposes.--
       ``(A) Limit on reduction.--In the case of a qualified 
     elementary or secondary educational contribution, the 
     reduction under paragraph (1)(A) shall be no greater than the 
     amount determined under paragraph (3)(B).
       ``(B) Qualified elementary or secondary educational 
     contribution.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `qualified elementary or secondary educational contribution' 
     means a charitable contribution by a corporation of any 
     computer technology or equipment, but only if--
       ``(i) the contribution is to--

       ``(I) an educational organization described in subsection 
     (b)(1)(A)(ii), or
       ``(II) an entity described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt 
     from tax under section 501(a) (other than an entity described 
     in subclause (I)) that is organized primarily for purposes of 
     supporting elementary and secondary education,

       ``(ii) the contribution is made not later than 2 years 
     after the date the taxpayer acquired the property (or in the 
     case of property constructed by the taxpayer, the date the 
     construction of the property is substantially completed),
       ``(iii) the original use of the property is by the donor or 
     the donee,
       ``(iv) substantially all of the use of the property by the 
     donee is for use within the United States for educational 
     purposes in any of the grades K-12 that are related to the 
     purpose or function of the organization or entity,
       ``(v) the property is not transferred by the donee in 
     exchange for money, other property, or services, except for 
     shipping, installation and transfer costs,
       ``(vi) the property will fit productively into the entity's 
     education plan, and
       ``(vii) the entity's use and disposition of the property 
     will be in accordance with the provisions of clauses (iv) and 
     (v).
       ``(C) Contribution to private foundation.--A contribution 
     by a corporation of any computer technology or equipment to a 
     private foundation (as defined in section 509) shall be 
     treated as a qualified elementary or secondary educational 
     contribution for purposes of this paragraph if--
       ``(i) the contribution to the private foundation satisfies 
     the requirements of clauses (ii) and (v) of subparagraph (B), 
     and
       ``(ii) within 30 days after such contribution, the private 
     foundation--

       ``(I) contributes the property to an entity described in 
     clause (i) of subparagraph (B) that satisfies the 
     requirements of clauses (iv) through (vii) of subparagraph 
     (B), and
       ``(II) notifies the donor of such contribution.

       ``(D) Special rule relating to construction of property.--
     For the purposes of this paragraph, the rules of paragraph 
     (4)(C) shall apply.
       ``(E) Definitions.--For the purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) Computer technology or equipment.--The term `computer 
     technology or equipment' means computer software (as defined 
     by section 197(e)(3)(B)), computer or peripheral equipment 
     (as defined by section 168(i)(2)(B)), and fiber optic cable 
     related to computer use.
       ``(ii) Corporation.--The term `corporation' has the meaning 
     given to such term by paragraph (4)(D).
       ``(F) Termination.--This paragraph shall not apply to any 
     contribution made during any taxable year beginning after 
     December 31, 1999.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 225. TREATMENT OF CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN STUDENT LOANS.

       (a) Certain Loans by Exempt Organizations.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 108(f) (defining 
     student loan) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (B) and by striking subparagraph (D) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(D) any educational organization described in section 
     170(b)(1)(A)(ii) if such loan is made--
       ``(i) pursuant to an agreement with any entity described in 
     subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) under which the funds from 
     which the loan was made were provided to such educational 
     organization, or
       ``(ii) pursuant to a program of such educational 
     organization which is designed to encourage its students to 
     serve in occupations with unmet needs or in areas with unmet 
     needs and under which the services provided by the students 
     (or former students) are for or under the direction of a 
     governmental unit or an organization described in section 
     501(c)(3) and exempt from tax under section 501(a).

     The term `student loan' includes any loan made by an 
     educational organization so described or by an organization 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a) to refinance a loan 
     meeting the requirements of the preceding sentence.''.

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       (2) Exception for discharges on account of services 
     performed for certain lenders.--Subsection (f) of section 108 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Exception for discharges on account of services 
     performed for certain lenders.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     to the discharge of a loan made by an organization described 
     in paragraph (2)(D) (or by an organization described in 
     paragraph (2)(E) from funds provided by an organization 
     described in paragraph (2)(D)) if the discharge is on account 
     of services performed for either such organization.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to discharges of indebtedness after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 226. INCENTIVES FOR EDUCATION ZONES.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter U of chapter 1 (relating to 
     additional incentives for empowerment zones) is amended by 
     redesignating part IV as part V, by redesignating section 
     1397E as section 1397F, and by inserting after part III the 
     following new part:

               ``PART IV--INCENTIVES FOR EDUCATION ZONES

``Sec. 1397E. Credit to holders of qualified zone academy bonds.''

     ``SEC. 1397E. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF QUALIFIED ZONE ACADEMY 
                   BONDS.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an eligible 
     taxpayer who holds a qualified zone academy bond on the 
     credit allowance date of such bond which occurs during the 
     taxable year, there shall be allowed as a credit against the 
     tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable year the amount 
     determined under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Amount of Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the credit determined 
     under this subsection with respect to any qualified zone 
     academy bond is the amount equal to the product of--
       ``(A) the credit rate determined by the Secretary under 
     paragraph (2) for the month in which such bond was issued, 
     multiplied by
       ``(B) the face amount of the bond held by the taxpayer on 
     the credit allowance date.
       ``(2) Determination.--During each calendar month, the 
     Secretary shall determine a credit rate which shall apply to 
     bonds issued during the following calendar month. The credit 
     rate for any month is the percentage which the Secretary 
     estimates will permit the issuance of qualified zone academy 
     bonds without discount and without interest cost to the 
     issuer.
       ``(c) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--The credit 
     allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not 
     exceed the excess of--
       ``(1) the sum of the regular tax liability (as defined in 
     section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by section 55, over
       ``(2) the sum of the credits allowable under part IV of 
     subchapter A (other than subpart C thereof, relating to 
     refundable credits).
       ``(d) Qualified Zone Academy Bond.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified zone academy bond' 
     means any bond issued as part of an issue if--
       ``(A) 95 percent or more of the proceeds of such issue are 
     to be used for a qualified purpose with respect to a 
     qualified zone academy established by an eligible local 
     education agency,
       ``(B) the bond is issued by a State or local government 
     within the jurisdiction of which such academy is located,
       ``(C) the issuer--
       ``(i) designates such bond for purposes of this section,
       ``(ii) certifies that it has written assurances that the 
     private business contribution requirement of paragraph (2) 
     will be met with respect to such academy, and
       ``(iii) certifies that it has the written approval of the 
     eligible local education agency for such bond issuance, and
       ``(D) the term of each bond which is part of such issue 
     does not exceed the maximum term permitted under paragraph 
     (3).
       ``(2) Private business contribution requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     private business contribution requirement of this paragraph 
     is met with respect to any issue if the eligible local 
     education agency that established the qualified zone academy 
     has written commitments from private entities to make 
     qualified contributions having a present value (as of the 
     date of issuance of the issue) of not less than 10 percent of 
     the proceeds of the issue.
       ``(B) Qualified contributions.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `qualified contribution' means any 
     contribution (of a type and quality acceptable to the 
     eligible local education agency) of--
       ``(i) equipment for use in the qualified zone academy 
     (including state-of-the-art technology and vocational 
     equipment),
       ``(ii) technical assistance in developing curriculum or in 
     training teachers in order to promote appropriate market 
     driven technology in the classroom,
       ``(iii) services of employees as volunteer mentors,
       ``(iv) internships, field trips, or other educational 
     opportunities outside the academy for students, or
       ``(v) any other property or service specified by the 
     eligible local education agency.
       ``(3) Term requirement.--During each calendar month, the 
     Secretary shall determine the maximum term permitted under 
     this paragraph for bonds issued during the following calendar 
     month. Such maximum term shall be the term which the 
     Secretary estimates will result in the present value of the 
     obligation to repay the principal on the bond being equal to 
     50 percent of the face amount of the bond. Such present value 
     shall be determined using as a discount rate the average 
     annual interest rate of tax-exempt obligations having a term 
     of 10 years or more which are issued during the month. If the 
     term as so determined is not a multiple of a whole year, such 
     term shall be rounded to the next highest whole year.
       ``(4) Qualified zone academy.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified zone academy' means 
     any public school (or academic program within a public 
     school) which is established by and operated under the 
     supervision of an eligible local education agency to provide 
     education or training below the postsecondary level if--
       ``(i) such public school or program (as the case may be) is 
     designed in cooperation with business to enhance the academic 
     curriculum, increase graduation and employment rates, and 
     better prepare students for the rigors of college and the 
     increasingly complex workforce,
       ``(ii) students in such public school or program (as the 
     case may be) will be subject to the same academic standards 
     and assessments as other students educated by the eligible 
     local education agency,
       ``(iii) the comprehensive education plan of such public 
     school or program is approved by the eligible local education 
     agency, and
       ``(iv)(I) such public school is located in an empowerment 
     zone or enterprise community (including any such zone or 
     community designated after the date of the enactment of this 
     section), or
       ``(II) there is a reasonable expectation (as of the date of 
     issuance of the bonds) that at least 35 percent of the 
     students attending such school or participating in such 
     program (as the case may be) will be eligible for free or 
     reduced-cost lunches under the school lunch program 
     established under the National School Lunch Act.
       ``(B) Eligible local education agency.--The term `eligible 
     local education agency' means any local education agency as 
     defined in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       ``(5) Qualified purpose.--The term `qualified purpose' 
     means, with respect to any qualified zone academy--
       ``(A) rehabilitating or repairing the public school 
     facility in which the academy is established,
       ``(B) providing equipment for use at such academy,
       ``(C) developing course materials for education to be 
     provided at such academy, and
       ``(D) training teachers and other school personnel in such 
     academy.
       ``(6) Eligible taxpayer.--The term `eligible taxpayer' 
     means--
       ``(A) a bank (within the meaning of section 581),
       ``(B) an insurance company to which subchapter L applies, 
     and
       ``(C) a corporation actively engaged in the business of 
     lending money.
       ``(e) Limitation on Amount of Bonds Designated.--
       ``(1) National limitation.--There is a national zone 
     academy bond limitation for each calendar year. Such 
     limitation is $400,000,000 for 1998 and 1999, and, except as 
     provided in paragraph (4), zero thereafter.
       ``(2) Allocation of limitation.--The national zone academy 
     bond limitation for a calendar year shall be allocated by the 
     Secretary among the States on the basis of their respective 
     populations of individuals below the poverty line (as defined 
     by the Office of Management and Budget). The limitation 
     amount allocated to a State under the preceding sentence 
     shall be allocated by the State education agency to qualified 
     zone academies within such State.
       ``(3) Designation subject to limitation amount.--The 
     maximum aggregate face amount of bonds issued during any 
     calendar year which may be designated under subsection (d)(1) 
     with respect to any qualified zone academy shall not exceed 
     the limitation amount allocated to such academy under 
     paragraph (2) for such calendar year.
       ``(4) Carryover of unused limitation.--If for any calendar 
     year--
       ``(A) the limitation amount for any State, exceeds
       ``(B) the amount of bonds issued during such year which are 
     designated under subsection (d)(1) with respect to qualified 
     zone academies within such State,

     the limitation amount for such State for the following 
     calendar year shall be increased by the amount of such 
     excess.
       ``(f) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Credit allowance date.--The term `credit allowance 
     date' means, with respect to any issue, the last day of the 
     1-year period beginning on the date of issuance of such issue 
     and the last day of each successive 1-year period thereafter.
       ``(2) Bond.--The term `bond' includes any obligation.
       ``(3) State.--The term `State' includes the District of 
     Columbia and any possession of the United States.
       ``(g) Credit Included in Gross Income.--Gross income 
     includes the amount of the credit allowed to the taxpayer 
     under this section.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The table of parts for subchapter U of chapter 1 is 
     amended by striking the last item and inserting the 
     following:

``Part IV. Incentives for education zones.
``Part V. Regulations.''


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       (2) The table of sections for part V, as so redesignated, 
     is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 1397F. Regulations.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to obligations issued after December 31, 1997.
              TITLE III--SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
                     Subtitle A--Retirement Savings

     SEC. 301. RESTORATION OF IRA DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN TAXPAYERS.

       (a) Increase in Income Limits Applicable to 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 taxThe applicable
                                                      dollar amount is:
  1998.....................................................$50,000 ....

  1999.....................................................$51,000 ....

  2000.....................................................$52,000 ....

  2001.....................................................$53,000 ....

  2002.....................................................$54,000 ....

  2003.....................................................$60,000 ....

  2004.....................................................$65,000 ....

  2005.....................................................$70,000 ....

  2006.....................................................$75,000 ....

  2007 and thereafter......................................$80,000.....

       ``(ii) In the case of any other taxpayer (other than a 
     married individual filing a separate return):

                                                ``For taxThe applicable
                                                      dollar amount is:
  1998.....................................................$30,000 ....

  1999.....................................................$31,000 ....

  2000.....................................................$32,000 ....

  2001.....................................................$33,000 ....

  2002.....................................................$34,000 ....

  2003.....................................................$40,000 ....

  2004.....................................................$45,000 ....

  2005 and thereafter......................................$50,000.....

       ``(iii) In the case of a married individual filing a 
     separate return, zero.''.
       (2) Increase in phase-out range for joint returns.--Clause 
     (ii) of section 219(g)(2)(A) is amended by inserting 
     ``($20,000 in the case of a joint return for a taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 2006)''.
       (b) Limitations for Active Participation Not Based on 
     Spouse's Participation.--Section 219(g) (relating to 
     limitation on deduction for active participants in certain 
     pension plans) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or the individual's spouse'' in paragraph 
     (1), and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Special rule for certain spouses.--In the case of an 
     individual who is an active participant at no time during any 
     plan year ending with or within the taxable year but whose 
     spouse is an active participant for any part of any such plan 
     year--
       ``(A) the applicable dollar amount under paragraph 
     (3)(B)(i) with respect to the taxpayer shall be $150,000, and
       ``(B) the amount applicable under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) 
     shall be $10,000.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 302. ESTABLISHMENT OF NONDEDUCTIBLE TAX-FREE INDIVIDUAL 
                   RETIREMENT 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. ROTH IRAS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--Except as provided in this section, a 
     Roth IRA shall be treated for purposes of this title in the 
     same manner as an individual retirement plan.
       ``(b) Roth IRA.--For purposes of this title, the term `Roth 
     IRA' means an individual retirement plan (as defined in 
     section 7701(a)(37)) which is designated (in such manner as 
     the Secretary may prescribe) at the time of establishment of 
     the plan as a Roth 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 a Roth IRA.
       ``(2) Contribution limit.--The aggregate amount of 
     contributions for any taxable year to all Roth 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 (d)(1) or (g) of 
     such section), over
       ``(B) the aggregate amount of contributions for such 
     taxable year to all other individual retirement plans (other 
     than Roth IRAs) maintained for the benefit of the individual.
       ``(3) Limits based on modified adjusted gross income.--
       ``(A) Dollar limit.--The amount determined under paragraph 
     (2) for any taxable year shall be reduced (but not below 
     zero) by the amount which bears the same ratio to such amount 
     as--
       ``(i) the excess of--

       ``(I) the taxpayer's adjusted gross income for such taxable 
     year, over
       ``(II) the applicable dollar amount, bears to

       ``(ii) $15,000 ($10,000 in the case of a joint return).

     The rules of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 219(g)(2) 
     shall apply to any reduction under this subparagraph.
       ``(B) Rollover from ira.--A taxpayer shall not be allowed 
     to make a qualified rollover contribution to a Roth IRA from 
     an individual retirement plan other than a Roth IRA during 
     any taxable year if--
       ``(i) the taxpayer's adjusted gross income for such taxable 
     year exceeds $100,000, or
       ``(ii) the taxpayer is a married individual filing a 
     separate return.
       ``(C) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) adjusted gross income shall be determined in the same 
     manner as under section 219(g)(3), except that any amount 
     included in gross income under subsection (d)(3) shall not be 
     taken into account and the deduction under section 219 shall 
     be taken into account, and
       ``(ii) the applicable dollar amount is--

       ``(I) in the case of a taxpayer filing a joint return, 
     $150,000,
       ``(II) in the case of any other taxpayer (other than a 
     married individual filing a separate return), $95,000, and
       ``(III) in the case of a married individual filing a 
     separate return, zero.

       ``(D) Marital status.--Section 219(g)(4) shall apply for 
     purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(4) Contributions permitted after age 70\1/2\.--
     Contributions to a Roth IRA may be made even after the 
     individual for whom the account is maintained has attained 
     age 70\1/2\.
       ``(5) Mandatory distribution rules not to apply before 
     death.--Notwithstanding subsections (a)(6) and (b)(3) of 
     section 408 (relating to required distributions), the 
     following provisions shall not apply to any Roth IRA:
       ``(A) Section 401(a)(9)(A).
       ``(B) The incidental death benefit requirements of section 
     401(a).
       ``(6) Rollover contributions.--
       ``(A) In general.--No rollover contribution may be made to 
     a Roth 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).
       ``(7) 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 a Roth IRA shall not be includible in gross 
     income.
       ``(B) Nonqualified distributions.--In applying section 72 
     to any distribution from a Roth IRA which is not a qualified 
     distribution, such distribution shall be treated as made from 
     contributions to the Roth IRA to the extent that such 
     distribution, when added to all previous distributions from 
     the Roth IRA, does not exceed the aggregate amount of 
     contributions to the Roth 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) Certain distributions within 5 years.--A payment or 
     distribution shall not be treated as a qualified distribution 
     under subparagraph (A) 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 a Roth IRA (or such individual's spouse made 
     a contribution to a Roth 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 from an 
     individual retirement plan other than a Roth IRA (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.
       ``(3) Rollovers from an ira other than a Roth IRA.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 408(d)(3), in 
     the case of any distribution to which this paragraph 
     applies--
       ``(i) there shall be included in gross income any amount 
     which would be includible were it not part of a qualified 
     rollover contribution,
       ``(ii) section 72(t) shall not apply, and
       ``(iii) in the case of a distribution before January 1, 
     1999, 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.
       ``(B) Distributions to which paragraph applies.--This 
     paragraph shall apply to a distribution from an individual 
     retirement plan (other than a Roth IRA) maintained for the 
     benefit of an individual which is contributed to a Roth IRA 
     maintained for the benefit of such individual in a qualified 
     rollover contribution.
       ``(C) Conversions.--The conversion of an individual 
     retirement plan (other than a Roth IRA) to a Roth IRA shall 
     be treated for purposes of this paragraph as a distribution 
     to which this paragraph applies.
       ``(D) Conversion of excess contributions.--If, no later 
     than the due date for filing the return of tax for any 
     taxable year (without regard to extensions), an individual

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     transfers, from an individual retirement plan (other than a 
     Roth IRA), contributions for such taxable year (and any 
     earnings allocable thereto) to a Roth IRA, no such amount 
     shall be includible in gross income to the extent no 
     deduction was allowed with respect to such amount.
       ``(E) Additional reporting requirements.--Trustees of Roth 
     IRAs, trustees of individual retirement plans, or both, 
     whichever is appropriate, shall include such additional 
     information in reports required under section 408(i) as the 
     Secretary may require to ensure that amounts required to be 
     included in gross income under subparagraph (A) are so 
     included.
       ``(4) Coordination with individual retirement accounts.--
     Section 408(d)(2) shall be applied separately with respect to 
     Roth IRAs and other individual retirement plans.
       ``(5) Qualified special purpose distribution.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term `qualified special purpose 
     distribution' means any distribution to which subparagraph 
     (F) of section 72(t)(2) applies.
       ``(e) Qualified Rollover Contribution.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term `qualified rollover contribution' 
     means a rollover contribution to a Roth 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 (other than a Roth IRA) to a Roth 
     IRA.''.
       (b) Excess Contributions.--Section 4973(b), as amended by 
     title II, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Excess Contributions to Roth IRAs.--For purposes of 
     this section, in the case of contributions to a Roth IRA 
     (within the meaning of section 408A(b)), the term `excess 
     contributions' means the sum of--
       ``(1) the excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the amount contributed for the taxable year to such 
     accounts (other than a qualified rollover contribution 
     described in section 408A(e)), over
       ``(B) the amount allowable as a contribution under sections 
     408A (c)(2) and (c)(3), and
       ``(2) the amount determined under this subsection for the 
     preceding taxable year, reduced by the sum of--
       ``(A) the distributions out of the accounts for the taxable 
     year, and
       ``(B) the excess (if any) of the maximum amount allowable 
     as a contribution under sections 408A (c)(2) and (c)(3) for 
     the taxable year over the amount contributed to the accounts 
     for the taxable year.

     For purposes of this subsection, any contribution which is 
     distributed from a Roth IRA in a distribution described in 
     section 408(d)(4) shall be treated as an amount not 
     contributed.''
       (c) Spousal IRA.--Clause (ii) of section 219(c)(1)(B) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(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 a Roth IRA under section 408A for such taxable 
     year.''.

       (d) Authority To Prescribe Necessary Reporting.--Section 
     408(i) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``under regulations'', and
       (2) by striking ``in such regulations'' each place it 
     appears.
       (e) Conforming 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. Roth IRAs.''.

       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 303. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM CERTAIN PLANS MAY BE USED 
                   WITHOUT PENALTY TO PURCHASE FIRST HOMES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) (relating 
     to exceptions to 10-percent additional tax on early 
     distributions from qualified retirement plans), as amended by 
     section 203, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Distributions from certain plans for first home 
     purchases.--Distributions to an individual from an individual 
     retirement plan which are qualified first-time homebuyer 
     distributions (as defined in paragraph (8)). Distributions 
     shall not be taken into account under the preceding sentence 
     if such distributions are described in subparagraph (A), (C), 
     (D), or (E) or to the extent paragraph (1) does not apply to 
     such distributions by reason of subparagraph (B).''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 72(t), as amended by section 203, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(8) Qualified first-time homebuyer distributions.--For 
     purposes of paragraph (2)(F)--
       ``(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 120th 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 (as in effect 
     on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph) did not suspend the running of any period of time 
     specified in section 1034 (as so in effect) 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 121.
       ``(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)(B) applies to any other 
     amount.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to payments and distributions in taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 304. CERTAIN BULLION NOT TREATED AS COLLECTIBLES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 408(m) (relating 
     to exception for certain coins) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) Exception for certain coins and bullion.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the term `collectible' shall not 
     include--
       ``(A) any coin which is--
       ``(i) a gold coin described in paragraph (7), (8), (9), or 
     (10) of section 5112(a) of title 31, United States Code,
       ``(ii) a silver coin described in section 5112(e) of title 
     31, United States Code,
       ``(iii) a platinum coin described in section 5112(k) of 
     title 31, United States Code, or
       ``(iv) a coin issued under the laws of any State, or
       ``(B) any gold, silver, platinum, or palladium bullion of a 
     fineness equal to or exceeding the minimum fineness that a 
     contract market (as described in section 7 of the Commodity 
     Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. 7) requires for metals which may be 
     delivered in satisfaction of a regulated futures contract,

     if such bullion is in the physical possession of a trustee 
     described under subsection (a) of this section.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.
                       Subtitle B--Capital Gains

     SEC. 311. MAXIMUM CAPITAL GAINS RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 1 (relating to 
     maximum capital gains rate) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Maximum Capital Gains Rate.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a taxpayer has a net capital gain for 
     any taxable year, the tax imposed by this section for such 
     taxable year shall not exceed the sum of--
       ``(A) a tax computed at the rates and in the same manner as 
     if this subsection had not been enacted on the greater of--
       ``(i) taxable income reduced by the net capital gain, or
       ``(ii) the lesser of--

       ``(I) the amount of taxable income taxed at a rate below 28 
     percent, or
       ``(II) taxable income reduced by the adjusted net capital 
     gain, plus

       ``(B) 25 percent of the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the unrecaptured section 1250 gain (or, if less, the 
     net capital gain), over
       ``(ii) the excess (if any) of--

       ``(I) the sum of the amount on which tax is determined 
     under subparagraph (A) plus the net capital gain, over
       ``(II) taxable income, plus

       ``(C) 28 percent of the amount of taxable income in excess 
     of the sum of--

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       ``(i) the adjusted net capital gain, plus
       ``(ii) the sum of the amounts on which tax is determined 
     under subparagraphs (A) and (B), plus
       ``(D) 10 percent of so much of the taxpayer's adjusted net 
     capital gain (or, if less, taxable income) as does not exceed 
     the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the amount of taxable income which would (without 
     regard to this paragraph) be taxed at a rate below 28 
     percent, over
       ``(ii) the taxable income reduced by the adjusted net 
     capital gain, plus
       ``(E) 20 percent of the taxpayer's adjusted net capital 
     gain (or, if less, taxable income) in excess of the amount on 
     which a tax is determined under subparagraph (D).
       ``(2) Reduced capital gain rates for qualified 5-year 
     gain.--
       ``(A) Reduction in 10-percent rate.--In the case of any 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 2000, the rate 
     under paragraph (1)(D) shall be 8 percent with respect to so 
     much of the amount to which the 10-percent rate would 
     otherwise apply as does not exceed qualified 5-year gain, and 
     10 percent with respect to the remainder of such amount.
       ``(B) Reduction in 20-percent rate.--The rate under 
     paragraph (1)(E) shall be 18 percent with respect to so much 
     of the amount to which the 20-percent rate would otherwise 
     apply as does not exceed the lesser of--
       ``(i) the excess of qualified 5-year gain over the amount 
     of such gain taken into account under subparagraph (A) of 
     this paragraph, or
       ``(ii) the amount of qualified 5-year gain (determined by 
     taking into account only property the holding period for 
     which begins after December 31, 2000),

     and 20 percent with respect to the remainder of such amount. 
     For purposes of determining under the preceding sentence 
     whether the holding period of property begins after December 
     31, 2000, the holding period of property acquired pursuant to 
     the exercise of an option (or other right or obligation to 
     acquire property) shall include the period such option (or 
     other right or obligation) was held.
       ``(3) Net capital gain taken into account as investment 
     income.--For purposes of this subsection, 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).
       ``(4) Adjusted net capital gain.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `adjusted net capital gain' means net 
     capital gain determined without regard to--
       ``(A) collectibles gain,
       ``(B) unrecaptured section 1250 gain,
       ``(C) section 1202 gain, and
       ``(D) mid-term gain.
       ``(5) Collectibles gain.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `collectibles gain' means gain 
     from the sale or exchange of a collectible (as defined in 
     section 408(m) without regard to paragraph (3) thereof) which 
     is a capital asset held for more than 1 year but only to the 
     extent such gain is taken into account in computing gross 
     income.
       ``(B) Partnerships, etc.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     any gain from the sale of an interest in a partnership, S 
     corporation, or trust which is attributable to unrealized 
     appreciation in the value of collectibles shall be treated as 
     gain from the sale or exchange of a collectible. Rules 
     similar to the rules of section 751 shall apply for purposes 
     of the preceding sentence.
       ``(6) Unrecaptured section 1250 gain.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `unrecaptured section 1250 
     gain' means the amount of long-term capital gain which would 
     be treated as ordinary income if--
       ``(i) section 1250(b)(1) included all depreciation and the 
     applicable percentage under section 1250(a) were 100 percent, 
     and
       ``(ii) in the case of gain properly taken into account 
     after July 28, 1997, only gain from section 1250 property 
     held for more than 18 months were taken into account.
       ``(B) Limitation with respect to section 1231 property.--
     The amount of unrecaptured section 1250 gain from sales, 
     exchanges, and conversions described in section 1231(a)(3)(A) 
     for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess of the net 
     section 1231 gain (as defined in section 1231(c)(3)) for such 
     year over the amount treated as ordinary income under section 
     1231(c)(1) for such year.
       ``(C) Pre-may 7, 1997, gain.--In the case of a taxable year 
     which includes May 7, 1997, subparagraph (A) shall be applied 
     by taking into account only the gain properly taken into 
     account for the portion of the taxable year after May 6, 
     1997.
       ``(7) Section 1202 gain.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `section 1202 gain' means an amount equal to the 
     gain excluded from gross income under section 1202(a).
       ``(8) Mid-term gain.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `mid-term gain' means the amount which would be adjusted 
     net capital gain for the taxable year if--
       ``(A) adjusted net capital gain were determined by taking 
     into account only the gain or loss properly taken into 
     account after July 28, 1997, from property held for more than 
     1 year but not more than 18 months, and
       ``(B) paragraph (3) and section 1212 did not apply.
       ``(9) Qualified 5-year gain.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified 5-year gain' means the amount 
     of long-term capital gain which would be computed for the 
     taxable year if only gains from the sale or exchange of 
     property held by the taxpayer for more than 5 years were 
     taken into account. The determination under the preceding 
     sentence shall be made without regard to collectibles gain, 
     unrecaptured section 1250 gain (determined without regard to 
     subparagraph (B) of paragraph (6)), section 1202 gain, or 
     mid-term gain.
       ``(10) Pre-effective date gain.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a taxable year which 
     includes May 7, 1997, gains and losses properly taken into 
     account for the portion of the taxable year before May 7, 
     1997, shall be taken into account in determining mid-term 
     gain as if such gains and losses were described in paragraph 
     (8)(A).
       ``(B) Special rules for pass-thru entities.--In applying 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to any pass-thru entity, the 
     determination of when gains and loss are properly taken into 
     account shall be made at the entity level.
       ``(C) Pass-thru entity defined.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (B), 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.
       ``(11) Treatment of pass-thru entities.--The Secretary may 
     prescribe such regulations as are appropriate (including 
     regulations requiring reporting) to apply this subsection in 
     the case of sales and exchanges by pass-thru entities (as 
     defined in paragraph (10)(C)) and of interests in such 
     entities.''.
       (b) Minimum Tax.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 55 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Maximum rate of tax on net capital gain of 
     noncorporate taxpayers.--The amount determined under the 
     first sentence of paragraph (1)(A)(i) shall not exceed the 
     sum of--
       ``(A) the amount determined under such first sentence 
     computed at the rates and in the same manner as if this 
     paragraph had not been enacted on the taxable excess reduced 
     by the lesser of--
       ``(i) the net capital gain, or
       ``(ii) the sum of--

       ``(I) the adjusted net capital gain, plus
       ``(II) the unrecaptured section 1250 gain, plus

       ``(B) 25 percent of the lesser of--
       ``(i) the unrecaptured section 1250 gain, or
       ``(ii) the amount of taxable excess in excess of the sum 
     of--

       ``(I) the adjusted net capital gain, plus
       ``(II) the amount on which a tax is determined under 
     subparagraph (A), plus

       ``(C) 10 percent of so much of the taxpayer's adjusted net 
     capital gain (or, if less, taxable excess) as does not exceed 
     the amount on which a tax is determined under section 
     1(h)(1)(D), plus
       ``(D) 20 percent of the taxpayer's adjusted net capital 
     gain (or, if less, taxable excess) in excess of the amount on 
     which tax is determined under subparagraph (C).

     In the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000, rules similar to the rules of section 1(h)(2) shall 
     apply for purposes of subparagraphs (C) and (D). Terms used 
     in this paragraph which are also used in section 1(h) shall 
     have the respective meanings given such terms by section 
     1(h).''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Clause (ii) of section 55(b)(1)(A) is amended by 
     striking ``clause (i)'' and inserting ``this subsection''.
       (B) Paragraph (7) of section 57(a) is amended by striking 
     ``one-half'' and inserting ``42 percent''.
       (c) Other Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 1445(e) is amended by striking 
     ``28 percent'' and inserting ``20 percent''.
       (2) The second sentence of section 7518(g)(6)(A), and the 
     second sentence of section 607(h)(6)(A) of the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1936, are each amended by striking ``28 percent'' 
     and inserting ``20 percent''.
       (3) Paragraph (2) of section 904(b) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Coordination with capital gains rates.--The Secretary 
     may by regulations modify the application of this paragraph 
     and paragraph (3) to the extent necessary to properly reflect 
     any capital gain rate differential under section 1(h) or 
     1201(a) and the computation of net capital gain.''.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years 
     ending after May 6, 1997.
       (2) Withholding.--The amendment made by subsection (c)(1) 
     shall apply only to amounts paid after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (e) 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 a capital 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 capital asset or property used in the trade 
     or business (as defined in

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     section 1231(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) 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.

     SEC. 312. EXEMPTION FROM TAX FOR GAIN ON SALE OF PRINCIPAL 
                   RESIDENCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 121 (relating to one-time 
     exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence by 
     individual who has attained age 55) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 121. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF PRINCIPAL 
                   RESIDENCE.

       ``(a) Exclusion.--Gross income shall not include gain from 
     the sale or exchange of property if, during the 5-year period 
     ending on the date of the sale or exchange, such property has 
     been owned and used by the taxpayer as the taxpayer's 
     principal residence for periods aggregating 2 years or more.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of gain excluded from gross 
     income under subsection (a) with respect to any sale or 
     exchange shall not exceed $250,000.
       ``(2) $500,000 limitation for certain joint returns.--
     Paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting `$500,000' for 
     `$250,000' if--
       ``(A) a husband and wife make a joint return for the 
     taxable year of the sale or exchange of the property,
       ``(B) either spouse meets the ownership requirements of 
     subsection (a) with respect to such property,
       ``(C) both spouses meet the use requirements of subsection 
     (a) with respect to such property, and
       ``(D) neither spouse is ineligible for the benefits of 
     subsection (a) with respect to such property by reason of 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Application to only 1 sale or exchange every 2 
     years.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     sale or exchange by the taxpayer if, during the 2-year period 
     ending on the date of such sale or exchange, there was any 
     other sale or exchange by the taxpayer to which subsection 
     (a) applied.
       ``(B) Pre-may 7, 1997, sales not taken into account.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall be applied without regard to any sale 
     or exchange before May 7, 1997.
       ``(c) Exclusion for Taxpayers Failing To Meet Certain 
     Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a sale or exchange to 
     which this subsection applies, the ownership and use 
     requirements of subsection (a) shall not apply and subsection 
     (b)(3) shall not apply; but the amount of gain excluded from 
     gross income under subsection (a) with respect to such sale 
     or exchange shall not exceed--
       ``(A) the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount 
     which would be so excluded under this section if such 
     requirements had been met, as
       ``(B) the shorter of--
       ``(i) the aggregate periods, during the 5-year period 
     ending on the date of such sale or exchange, such property 
     has been owned and used by the taxpayer as the taxpayer's 
     principal residence, or
       ``(ii) the period after the date of the most recent prior 
     sale or exchange by the taxpayer to which subsection (a) 
     applied and before the date of such sale or exchange,

     bears to 2 years.
       ``(2) Sales and exchanges to which subsection applies.--
     This subsection shall apply to any sale or exchange if--
       ``(A) subsection (a) would not (but for this subsection) 
     apply to such sale or exchange by reason of--
       ``(i) a failure to meet the ownership and use requirements 
     of subsection (a), or
       ``(ii) subsection (b)(3), and
       ``(B) such sale or exchange is by reason of a change in 
     place of employment, health, or, to the extent provided in 
     regulations, unforeseen circumstances.
       ``(d) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Joint returns.--If a husband and wife make a joint 
     return for the taxable year of the sale or exchange of the 
     property, subsections (a) and (c) shall apply if either 
     spouse meets the ownership and use requirements of subsection 
     (a) with respect to such property.
       ``(2) Property of deceased spouse.--For purposes of this 
     section, in the case of an unmarried individual whose spouse 
     is deceased on the date of the sale or exchange of property, 
     the period such unmarried individual owned and used such 
     property shall include the period such deceased spouse owned 
     and used such property before death.
       ``(3) Property owned by spouse or former spouse.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(A) Property transferred to individual from spouse or 
     former spouse.--In the case of an individual holding property 
     transferred to such individual in a transaction described in 
     section 1041(a), the period such individual owns such 
     property shall include the period the transferor owned the 
     property.
       ``(B) Property used by former spouse pursuant to divorce 
     decree, etc.--Solely for purposes of this section, an 
     individual shall be treated as using property as such 
     individual's principal residence during any period of 
     ownership while such individual's spouse or former spouse is 
     granted use of the property under a divorce or separation 
     instrument (as defined in section 71(b)(2)).
       ``(4) Tenant-stockholder in cooperative housing 
     corporation.--For purposes of this section, if the taxpayer 
     holds stock as a tenant-stockholder (as defined in section 
     216) in a cooperative housing corporation (as defined in such 
     section), then--
       ``(A) the holding requirements of subsection (a) shall be 
     applied to the holding of such stock, and
       ``(B) the use requirements of subsection (a) shall be 
     applied to the house or apartment which the taxpayer was 
     entitled to occupy as such stockholder.
       ``(5) Involuntary conversions.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the 
     destruction, theft, seizure, requisition, or condemnation of 
     property shall be treated as the sale of such property.
       ``(B) Application of section 1033.--In applying section 
     1033 (relating to involuntary conversions), the amount 
     realized from the sale or exchange of property shall be 
     treated as being the amount determined without regard to this 
     section, reduced by the amount of gain not included in gross 
     income pursuant to this section.
       ``(C) Property acquired after involuntary conversion.--If 
     the basis of the property sold or exchanged is determined (in 
     whole or in part) under section 1033(b) (relating to basis of 
     property acquired through involuntary conversion), then the 
     holding and use by the taxpayer of the converted property 
     shall be treated as holding and use by the taxpayer of the 
     property sold or exchanged.
       ``(6) Recognition of gain attributable to depreciation.--
     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 May 6, 1997, in 
     respect of such property.
       ``(7) Determination of use during periods of out-of-
     residence care.--In the case of a taxpayer who--
       ``(A) becomes physically or mentally incapable of self-
     care, and
       ``(B) owns property and uses such property as the 
     taxpayer's principal residence during the 5-year period 
     described in subsection (a) for periods aggregating at least 
     1 year,

     then the taxpayer shall be treated as using such property as 
     the taxpayer's principal residence during any time during 
     such 5-year period in which the taxpayer owns the property 
     and resides in any facility (including a nursing home) 
     licensed by a State or political subdivision to care for an 
     individual in the taxpayer's condition.
       ``(8) Sales of remainder interests.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(A) In general.--At the election of the taxpayer, this 
     section shall not fail to apply to the sale or exchange of an 
     interest in a principal residence by reason of such interest 
     being a remainder interest in such residence, but this 
     section shall not apply to any other interest in such 
     residence which is sold or exchanged separately.
       ``(B) Exception for sales to related parties.--Subparagraph 
     (A) shall not apply to any sale to, or exchange with, any 
     person who bears a relationship to the taxpayer which is 
     described in section 267(b) or 707(b).
       ``(e) Denial of Exclusion for Expatriates.--This section 
     shall not apply to any sale or exchange by an individual if 
     the treatment provided by section 877(a)(1) applies to such 
     individual.
       ``(f) Election To Have Section Not Apply.--This section 
     shall not apply to any sale or exchange with respect to which 
     the taxpayer elects not to have this section apply.
       ``(g) Residences Acquired in Rollovers Under Section 
     1034.--For purposes of this section, in the case of property 
     the acquisition of which by the taxpayer resulted under 
     section 1034 (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this section) in the nonrecognition of any part 
     of the gain realized on the sale or exchange of another 
     residence, in determining the period for which the taxpayer 
     has owned and used such property as the taxpayer's principal 
     residence, there shall be included the aggregate periods for 
     which such other residence (and each prior residence taken 
     into account under section 1223(7) in determining the holding 
     period of such property) had been so owned and used.''.
       (b) Repeal of Nonrecognition of Gain on Rollover of 
     Principal Residence.--Section 1034 (relating to rollover of 
     gain on sale of principal residence) is hereby repealed.
       (c) Exception From Reporting.--Subsection (e) of section 
     6045 (relating to return required in the case of real estate 
     transactions) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(5) Exception for sales or exchanges of certain principal 
     residences.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     sale or exchange of a residence for $250,000 or less if the 
     person referred to in

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     paragraph (2) receives written assurance in a form acceptable 
     to the Secretary from the seller that--
       ``(i) such residence is the principal residence (within the 
     meaning of section 121) of the seller,
       ``(ii) if the Secretary requires the inclusion on the 
     return under subsection (a) of information as to whether 
     there is federally subsidized mortgage financing assistance 
     with respect to the mortgage on residences, that there is no 
     such assistance with respect to the mortgage on such 
     residence, and
       ``(iii) the full amount of the gain on such sale or 
     exchange is excludable from gross income under section 121.

     If such assurance includes an assurance that the seller is 
     married, the preceding sentence shall be applied by 
     substituting `$500,000' for `$250,000'.

     The Secretary may by regulation increase the dollar amounts 
     under this subparagraph if the Secretary determines that such 
     an increase will not materially reduce revenues to the 
     Treasury.
       ``(B) Seller.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `seller' includes the person relinquishing the residence in 
     an exchange.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 are each amended by striking ``section 1034'' and 
     inserting ``section 121'': sections 25(e)(7), 56(e)(1)(A), 
     56(e)(3)(B)(i), 143(i)(1)(C)(i)(I), 163(h)(4)(A)(i)(I), 
     280A(d)(4)(A), 464(f)(3)(B)(i), 1033(h)(4), 1274(c)(3)(B), 
     6334(a)(13), and 7872(f)(11)(A).
       (2) Paragraph (4) of section 32(c) is amended by striking 
     ``(as defined in section 1034(h)(3))'' and by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, the term `extended active duty' means any 
     period of active duty pursuant to a call or order to such 
     duty for a period in excess of 90 days or for an indefinite 
     period.''.
       (3) Subparagraph (A) of 143(m)(6) is amended by inserting 
     ``(as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
     of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997)'' after ``1034(e)''.
       (4) Subsection (e) of section 216 is amended by striking 
     ``such exchange qualifies for nonrecognition of gain under 
     section 1034(f)'' and inserting ``such dwelling unit is used 
     as his principal residence (within the meaning of section 
     121)''.
       (5) Section 512(a)(3)(D) is amended by inserting ``(as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the 
     Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997)'' after ``1034''.
       (6) Paragraph (7) of section 1016(a) is amended by 
     inserting ``(as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997)'' after 
     ``1034'' and by inserting ``(as so in effect)'' after 
     ``1034(e)''.
       (7) Paragraph (3) of section 1033(k) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) For exclusion from gross income of gain from 
     involuntary conversion of principal residence, see section 
     121.''.
       (8) Subsection (e) of section 1038 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e) Principal Residences.--If--
       ``(1) subsection (a) applies to a reacquisition of real 
     property with respect to the sale of which gain was not 
     recognized under section 121 (relating to gain on sale of 
     principal residence); and
       ``(2) within 1 year after the date of the reacquisition of 
     such property by the seller, such property is resold by him,

     then, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section shall not apply 
     to the reacquisition of such property and, for purposes of 
     applying section 121, the resale of such property shall be 
     treated as a part of the transaction constituting the 
     original sale of such property.''.
       (9) Paragraph (7) of section 1223 is amended by inserting 
     ``(as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
     of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997)'' after ``1034''.
       (10)(A) Subsection (d) of section 1250 is amended by 
     striking paragraph (7) and by redesignating paragraphs (9) 
     and (10) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively.
       (B) Subsection (e) of section 1250 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (3).
       (11) Subsection (c) of section 6012 is amended by striking 
     ``(relating to one-time exclusion of gain from sale of 
     principal residence by individual who has attained age 55)'' 
     and inserting ``(relating to gain from sale of principal 
     residence)''.
       (12) Paragraph (2) of section 6212(c) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (C) and by redesignating the succeeding 
     subparagraphs accordingly.
       (13) Section 6504 is amended by striking paragraph (4) and 
     by redesignating the succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
       (14) The item relating to section 121 in the table of 
     sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended 
     to read as follows:


``Sec. 121. Exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence.''.

       (15) The table of sections for part III of subchapter O of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     1034.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to sales and exchanges after May 6, 1997.
       (2) Sales before date of enactment.--At the election of the 
     taxpayer, the amendments made by this section shall not apply 
     to any sale or exchange before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (3) Certain sales within 2 years after date of enactment.--
     Section 121 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended 
     by this section) shall be applied without regard to 
     subsection (c)(2)(B) thereof in the case of any sale or 
     exchange of property during the 2-year period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act if the taxpayer held 
     such property on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     fails to meet the ownership and use requirements of 
     subsection (a) thereof with respect to such property.
       (4) Binding contracts.--At the election of the taxpayer, 
     the amendments made by this section shall not apply to a sale 
     or exchange after the date of the enactment of this Act, if--
       (A) such sale or exchange is pursuant to a contract which 
     was binding on such date, or
       (B) without regard to such amendments, gain would not be 
     recognized under section 1034 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act) on such sale or exchange by reason of 
     a new residence acquired on or before such date or with 
     respect to the acquisition of which by the taxpayer a binding 
     contract was in effect on such date.

     This paragraph shall not apply to any sale or exchange by an 
     individual if the treatment provided by section 877(a)(1) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 applies to such individual.

     SEC. 313. ROLLOVER OF GAIN FROM SALE OF QUALIFIED STOCK.

       (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter O of chapter 1 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1045. ROLLOVER OF GAIN FROM QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS 
                   STOCK TO ANOTHER QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS 
                   STOCK.

       ``(a) Nonrecognition of Gain.--In the case of any sale of 
     qualified small business stock held by an individual for more 
     than 6 months and with respect to which such individual 
     elects the application of this section, gain from such sale 
     shall be recognized only to the extent that the amount 
     realized on such sale exceeds--
       ``(1) the cost of any qualified small business stock 
     purchased by the taxpayer during the 60-day period beginning 
     on the date of such sale, reduced by
       ``(2) any portion of such cost previously taken into 
     account under this section.
     This section shall not apply to any gain which is treated as 
     ordinary income for purposes of this title.
       ``(b) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) Qualified small business stock.--The term `qualified 
     small business stock' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 1202(c).
       ``(2) Purchase.--A taxpayer shall be treated as having 
     purchased any property if, but for paragraph (3), the 
     unadjusted basis of such property in the hands of the 
     taxpayer would be its cost (within the meaning of section 
     1012).
       ``(3) Basis adjustments.--If gain from any sale is not 
     recognized by reason of subsection (a), such gain shall be 
     applied to reduce (in the order acquired) the basis for 
     determining gain or loss of any qualified small business 
     stock which is purchased by the taxpayer during the 60-day 
     period described in subsection (a).
       ``(4) Holding period.--For purposes of determining whether 
     the nonrecognition of gain under subsection (a) applies to 
     stock which is sold--
       ``(A) the taxpayer's holding period for such stock and the 
     stock referred to in subsection (a)(1) shall be determined 
     without regard to section 1223, and
       ``(B) only the first 6 months of the taxpayer's holding 
     period for the stock referred to in subsection (a)(1) shall 
     be taken into account for purposes of applying section 
     1202(c)(2).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1016(a)(23) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or 1044'' and inserting ``, 1044, or 
     1045'', and
       (B) by striking ``or 1044(d)'' and inserting ``, 1044(d), 
     or 1045(b)(4)''.
       (2) Section 1223 is amended by redesignating paragraph (15) 
     as paragraph (16) and by inserting after paragraph (14) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(15) In determining the period for which the taxpayer has 
     held property the acquisition of which resulted under section 
     1045 in the nonrecognition of any part of the gain realized 
     on the sale of other property, there shall be included the 
     period for which such other property has been held as of the 
     date of such sale.''.
       (3) The table of sections for part III of subchapter O of 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 1045. Rollover of gain from qualified small business stock to 
              another qualified small business stock.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to sales after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 314. AMOUNT OF NET CAPITAL GAIN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN 
                   COMPUTING ALTERNATIVE TAX ON CAPITAL GAINS FOR 
                   CORPORATIONS NOT TO EXCEED TAXABLE INCOME OF 
                   THE CORPORATION.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 1201(a) is 
     amended by inserting before the period ``(or, if less, 
     taxable income)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1997.

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                TITLE IV--ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX REFORM

     SEC. 401. EXEMPTION FROM ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX FOR SMALL 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 55 (relating to alternative 
     minimum tax imposed) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Exemption for Small Corporations.--
       ``(1) In general.--The tentative minimum tax of a 
     corporation shall be zero for any taxable year if--
       ``(A) such corporation met the $5,000,000 gross receipts 
     test of section 448(c) for its first taxable year beginning 
     after December 31, 1996, and
       ``(B) such corporation would meet such test for the taxable 
     year and all prior taxable years beginning after such first 
     taxable year if such test were applied by substituting 
     `$7,500,000' for `$5,000,000'.
       ``(2) Prospective application of minimum tax if small 
     corporation ceases to be small.--In the case of a corporation 
     whose tentative minimum tax is zero for any prior taxable 
     year by reason of paragraph (1), the application of this part 
     for taxable years beginning with the first taxable year such 
     corporation ceases to be described in paragraph (1) shall be 
     determined with the following modifications:
       ``(A) Section 56(a)(1) (relating to depreciation) and 
     section 56(a)(5) (relating to pollution control facilities) 
     shall apply only to property placed in service on or after 
     the change date.
       ``(B) Section 56(a)(2) (relating to mining exploration and 
     development costs) shall apply only to costs paid or incurred 
     on or after the change date.
       ``(C) Section 56(a)(3) (relating to treatment of long-term 
     contracts) shall apply only to contracts entered into on or 
     after the change date.
       ``(D) Section 56(a)(4) (relating to alternative net 
     operating loss deduction) shall apply in the same manner as 
     if, in section 56(d)(2), the change date were substituted for 
     `January 1, 1987' and the day before the change date were 
     substituted for `December 31, 1986' each place it appears.
       ``(E) Section 56(g)(2)(B) (relating to limitation on 
     allowance of negative adjustments based on adjusted current 
     earnings) shall apply only to prior taxable years beginning 
     on or after the change date.
       ``(F) Section 56(g)(4)(A) (relating to adjustment for 
     depreciation to adjusted current earnings) shall not apply.
       ``(G) Subparagraphs (D) and (F) of section 56(g)(4) 
     (relating to other earnings and profits adjustments and 
     depletion) shall apply in the same manner as if the day 
     before the change date were substituted for `December 31, 
     1989' each place it appears therein.
       ``(3) Exception.--The modifications in paragraph (2) shall 
     not apply to--
       ``(A) any item acquired by the corporation in a transaction 
     to which section 381 applies, and
       ``(B) any property the basis of which in the hands of the 
     corporation is determined by reference to the basis of the 
     property in the hands of the transferor,

     if such item or property was subject to any provision 
     referred to in paragraph (2) while held by the transferor.
       ``(4) Change date.--For purposes of paragraph (2), the 
     change date is the first day of the first taxable year for 
     which the taxpayer ceases to be described in paragraph (1).
       ``(5) Limitation on use of credit for prior year minimum 
     tax liability.--In the case of a taxpayer whose tentative 
     minimum tax for any taxable year is zero by reason of 
     paragraph (1), section 53(c) shall be applied for such year 
     by reducing the amount otherwise taken into account under 
     section 53(c)(1) by 25 percent of so much of such amount as 
     exceeds $25,000. Rules similar to the rules of section 
     38(c)(3)(B) shall apply for purposes of the preceding 
     sentence.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 402. REPEAL OF SEPARATE DEPRECIATION LIVES FOR MINIMUM 
                   TAX PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 56(a)(1)(A) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     the case of property placed in service after December 31, 
     1998, the preceding sentence shall not apply but clause (ii) 
     shall continue to apply.''
       (b) Pollution Control Facilities.--Paragraph (5) of section 
     56(a) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``In the case of such a facility placed in service 
     after December 31, 1998, such deduction shall be determined 
     under section 168 using the straight line method.''.

     SEC. 403. MINIMUM TAX NOT TO APPLY TO FARMERS' INSTALLMENT 
                   SALES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 56 is amended by 
     striking paragraph (6) (relating to treatment of installment 
     sales) and by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as 
     paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively.
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to dispositions in taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1987.
       (2) Special rule for 1987.--In the case of taxable years 
     beginning in 1987, the last sentence of section 56(a)(6) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect for such 
     taxable years) shall be applied by inserting ``or in the case 
     of a taxpayer using the cash receipts and disbursements 
     method of accounting, any disposition described in section 
     453C(e)(1)(B)(ii)'' after ``section 453C(e)(4)''.
     TITLE V--ESTATE, GIFT, AND GENERATION-SKIPPING TAX PROVISIONS
               Subtitle A--Estate and Gift Tax Provisions

     SEC. 501. 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) In general.--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) Applicable credit amount.--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, 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,                                    The applicable
  and gifts made                                              exclusion
  during:                                                    amount is:
      1998...................................................$ 625,000 
      1999...................................................$ 650,000 
      2000 and 2001..........................................$ 675,000 
      2002 and 2003..........................................$ 700,000 
      2004...................................................$ 850,000 
      2005...................................................$ 950,000 
      2006 or thereafter..................................$1,000,000.''

       (C) Estate tax returns.--Paragraph (1) of section 6018(a) 
     is amended by striking ``$600,000'' and inserting ``the 
     applicable exclusion amount in effect under section 2010(c) 
     for the calendar year which includes the date of death''.
       (D) Phaseout of graduated rates and unified credit.--
     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) Estates of nonresidents not citizens.--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''.
       (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 
     next lowest 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 
     next lowest 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 
     next lowest multiple of $10,000.''.
       (e) Amount Subject to Reduced Rate Where Extension of Time 
     for Payment of Estate Tax on Closely Held Business.--
     Subsection (j) of section 6601 is amended by redesignating 
     paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting after 
     paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

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       ``(3) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of estates of 
     decedents dying in a calendar year after 1998, the $1,000,000 
     amount contained in paragraph (2)(A) shall be increased by an 
     amount equal to--
       ``(A) $1,000,000, 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 
     next lowest multiple of $10,000.''.
       (f) Effective date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to the estates of decedents dying, and gifts 
     made, after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 502. 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 excess of $1,300,000 over the applicable 
     exclusion amount under section 2010(c) with respect to such 
     estate.
       ``(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 executor elects the application of this section 
     and files the agreement referred to in subsection (h),
       ``(C) 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
       ``(D) 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 subparagraph (A) or 
     (B), 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)), which produce, or are held 
     for the production of, income of which is described in 
     section 543(a) or in section 954(c)(1) (determined without 
     regard to subparagraph (A) thereof and 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

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     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 folThe applicable
                                                material percentage 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 (i)(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) Agreement.--The agreement referred to in this 
     subsection is a written agreement signed by each person in 
     being who has an interest (whether or not in possession) in 
     any property designated in such agreement consenting to the 
     application of subsection (f) with respect to such property.
       ``(i) 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) Paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 2032A(d) (relating 
     to election; agreement).
       ``(I) Section 2032A(e)(10) (relating to community 
     property).
       ``(J) Section 2032A(e)(14) (relating to treatment of 
     replacement property acquired in section 1031 or 1033 
     transactions).
       ``(K) Section 2032A(f) (relating to statute of 
     limitations).
       ``(L) Section 6166(b)(3) (relating to farmhouses and 
     certain other structures taken into account).
       ``(M) Subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of section 6166(g)(1) 
     (relating to acceleration of payment).
       ``(N) Section 6324B (relating to special lien for 
     additional estate tax).''.
       (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, 
     1997.

     SEC. 503. MODIFICATIONS TO RATE OF INTEREST ON PORTION OF 
                   ESTATE TAX EXTENDED UNDER SECTION 6166.

       (a) In General.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 6601(j) 
     (relating to 4-percent rate on certain portion of estate tax 
     extended under section 6166) are amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--If the time for payment of an amount of 
     tax imposed by chapter 11 is extended as provided in section 
     6166, then in lieu of the annual rate provided by subsection 
     (a)--
       ``(A) interest on the 2-percent portion of such amount 
     shall be paid at the rate of 2 percent, and
       ``(B) interest on so much of such amount as exceeds the 2-
     percent portion shall be paid at a rate equal to 45 percent 
     of the annual rate provided by subsection (a).

     For purposes of this subsection, the amount of any deficiency 
     which is prorated to installments payable under section 6166 
     shall be treated as an amount of tax payable in installments 
     under such section.
       ``(2) 2-percent portion.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `2-percent portion' means the lesser of--
       ``(A)(i) 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 sum of $1,000,000 and the 
     applicable exclusion amount in effect under section 2010(c), 
     reduced by
       ``(ii) the applicable credit amount in effect under section 
     2010(c), or
       ``(B) the amount of the tax imposed by chapter 11 which is 
     extended as provided in section 6166.''.
       (b) Disallowance of Interest Deduction.--
       (1) Estate tax.--Paragraph (1) of section 2053(c) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Section 6166 interest.--No deduction shall be allowed 
     under this section for any interest payable under section 
     6601 on any unpaid portion of the tax imposed by section 2001 
     for the period during which an extension of time for payment 
     of such tax is in effect under section 6166.''.
       (2) Income tax.--
       (A) Section 163 is amended by redesignating subsection (k) 
     as subsection (l) and by inserting after subsection (j) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(k) Section 6166 Interest.--No deduction shall be allowed 
     under this section for any interest payable under section 
     6601 on any unpaid portion of the tax imposed by section 2001 
     for the period during which an extension of time for payment 
     of such tax is in effect under section 6166.''.
       (B) Subparagraph (E) of section 163(h)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``or 6166'' and all that follows and inserting a 
     period.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraphs (7)(A)(iii) and (8)(A)(iii) of section 
     6166(b) are amended by striking ``4-percent'' each place it 
     appears (including the heading) and inserting ``2-percent''.
       (2) Paragraph (4) of section 6601(j), as redesignated by 
     section 501(e), is amended by striking ``4-percent'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``2-percent''.
       (3) The subsection heading for section 6601(j) is amended 
     by striking ``4-Percent'' and inserting ``2-Percent''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to estates of decedents dying after December 31, 1997.
       (2) Election.--In the case of the estate of any decedent 
     dying before January 1, 1998, with respect to which there is 
     an election under section 6166 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, the executor of the estate may elect to have the 
     amendments made by this section apply with respect to 
     installments due after the effective date of the election; 
     except that the 2-percent portion of such installments shall 
     be equal to the amount which would be the 4-percent portion 
     of such installments without regard to such election. Such an 
     election shall be made before January 1, 1999 in the manner 
     prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury and, once made, 
     is irrevocable.

     SEC. 504. 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 the last sentence.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to leases entered into after 
     December 31, 1976.

     SEC. 505. CLARIFICATION OF JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ELIGIBILITY FOR 
                   EXTENSION OF TIME FOR PAYMENT OF ESTATE TAX.

       (a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter C of chapter 76 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to declaratory 
     judgments) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

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     ``SEC. 7479. DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY OF 
                   ESTATE WITH RESPECT TO INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS 
                   UNDER SECTION 6166.

       ``(a) Creation of remedy.--In a case of actual controversy 
     involving a determination by the Secretary of (or a failure 
     by the Secretary to make a determination with respect to)--
       ``(1) whether an election may be made under section 6166 
     (relating to extension of time for payment of estate tax 
     where estate consists largely of interest in closely held 
     business) with respect to an estate, or
       ``(2) whether the extension of time for payment of tax 
     provided in section 6166(a) has ceased to apply with respect 
     to an estate,

     upon the filing of an appropriate pleading, the Tax Court may 
     make a declaration with respect to whether such election may 
     be made or whether such extension has ceased to apply. 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, with respect to any estate, only--
       ``(A) by the executor of such estate, or
       ``(B) by any person who has assumed an obligation to make 
     payments under section 6166 with respect to such estate (but 
     only if each other such person is joined as a party).
       ``(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. A petitioner 
     shall be deemed to have exhausted its administrative remedies 
     with respect to a failure of the Secretary to make a 
     determination at the expiration of 180 days after the date on 
     which the request for such determination was made if the 
     petitioner has taken, in a timely manner, all reasonable 
     steps to secure such determination.
       ``(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.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part IV 
     of subchapter C of chapter 76 of such Code is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 7479. Declaratory judgments relating to eligibility of estate 
              with respect to installment payments under section 
              6166.''.

       (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. 506. 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) which) 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. 507. REPEAL OF THROWBACK RULES APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN 
                   DOMESTIC TRUSTS.

       (a) Accumulation Distributions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 665 is amended by inserting after 
     subsection (b) the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Exception for Accumulation Distributions From Certain 
     Domestic Trusts.--For purposes of this subpart--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a qualified trust, any 
     distribution in any taxable year beginning after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection shall be computed without 
     regard to any undistributed net income.
       ``(2) Qualified trust.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `qualified trust' means any trust other than--
       ``(A) a foreign trust (or, except as provided in 
     regulations, a domestic trust which at any time was a foreign 
     trust), or
       ``(B) a trust created before March 1, 1984, unless it is 
     established that the trust would not be aggregated with other 
     trusts under section 643(f) if such section applied to such 
     trust.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Subsection (b) of section 665 
     is amended by inserting ``except as provided in subsection 
     (c),'' after ``subpart,''.
       (b) Repeal of Tax on Transfers to Trusts at Less Than Fair 
     Market Value.--
       (1) Subpart A of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 is 
     amended by striking section 644 and by redesignating section 
     645 as section 644.
       (2) Paragraph (5) of section 706(b) is amended by striking 
     ``section 645'' and inserting ``section 644''.
       (3) The table of sections for such subpart is amended by 
     striking the last 2 items and inserting the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 644. Taxable year of trusts.''

       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Accumulation distributions.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (a) shall apply to distributions in taxable years 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Transferred property.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (b) shall apply to sales or exchanges after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 508. 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 (6), then, except as otherwise 
     provided in this subsection, there shall be excluded from the 
     gross estate the lesser of--
       ``(A) the applicable percentage of 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 exclusion limitation.
       ``(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 (5)).
       ``(3) Exclusion limitation.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the exclusion limitation is the limitation determined in 
     accordance with the following table:


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                                            ``In the case The exclusion
                                                decedentslimitation is:
      1998....................................................$100,000 
      1999....................................................$200,000 
      2000....................................................$300,000 
      2001....................................................$400,000 
      2002 or thereafter......................................$500,000.

       ``(4) 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.

       ``(5) 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 2032A(e)(5)).
       ``(6) 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.
       ``(7) Calculation of estate tax due.--An executor making 
     the election described in paragraph (6) shall, for purposes 
     of calculating the amount of tax imposed by section 2001, 
     include the value of any development right (as defined in 
     paragraph (5)) 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.
       ``(8) 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 an individual described in 
     subparagraph (C), as of the date of the election described in 
     paragraph (6).
       ``(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 more than a de minimis use for a commercial recreational 
     activity.
       ``(C) Individual described.--An individual is described in 
     this subparagraph if such individual is--
       ``(i) the decedent,
       ``(ii) a member of the decedent's family,
       ``(iii) the executor of the decedent's estate, or
       ``(iv) the trustee of a trust the corpus of which includes 
     the land to be subject to the qualified conservation 
     easement.
       ``(D) 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.
       ``(9) 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 
     ``or'' at the end of paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking the 
     period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting ``, or'' and 
     by adding at the end 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) Qualified Conservation Contribution Where Surface and 
     Mineral Rights are Separated.--Section 170(h)(5)(B)(ii) 
     (relating to special rule) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(ii) Special rule.--With respect to any contribution of 
     property in which the ownership of the surface estate and 
     mineral interests has been and remains separated, 
     subparagraph (A) shall be treated as met if the probability 
     of surface mining occurring on such property is so remote as 
     to be negligible.''.
       (e) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Exclusion.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and 
     (b) shall apply to estates of decedents dying after December 
     31, 1997.
       (2) Easements.--The amendments made by subsections (c) and 
     (d) shall apply to easements granted after December 31, 1997.
             Subtitle B--Generation-Skipping Tax Provision

     SEC. 511. 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, 1997.
                          TITLE VI--EXTENSIONS

     SEC. 601. RESEARCH TAX CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 41(h) (relating 
     to termination) is amended--

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       (1) by striking ``May 31, 1997'' and inserting ``June 30, 
     1998'', and
       (2) by striking in the last sentence ``during the first 11 
     months of such taxable year.'' and inserting ``during the 24-
     month period beginning with the first month of such year. The 
     24 months referred to in the preceding sentence shall be 
     reduced by the number of full months after June 1996 (and 
     before the first month of such first taxable year) during 
     which the taxpayer paid or incurred any amount which is taken 
     into account in determining the credit under this section.''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 41(c)(4) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(B) Election.--An election under this paragraph shall 
     apply to the taxable year for which made and all succeeding 
     taxable years unless revoked with the consent of the 
     Secretary.''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 45C(b) is amended by striking 
     ``May 31, 1997'' and inserting ``June 30, 1998''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after May 31, 1997.

     SEC. 602. CONTRIBUTIONS OF STOCK TO PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Clause (ii) of section 170(e)(5)(D) 
     (relating to termination) is amended by striking ``May 31, 
     1997'' and inserting ``June 30, 1998''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to contributions made after May 31, 1997.

     SEC. 603. WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT.

       (a) Extension.--Subparagraph (B) of section 51(c)(4) 
     (relating to termination) is amended by striking ``September 
     30, 1997'' and inserting ``June 30, 1998''.
       (b) Modification of Eligibility Requirement Based on Period 
     on Welfare.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 51(d)(2) 
     (defining qualified IV-A recipient) is amended by striking 
     all that follows ``a IV-A program'' and inserting ``for any 9 
     months during the 18-month period ending on the hiring 
     date.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     51(d)(3) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified veteran' means any 
     veteran who is certified by the designated local agency as 
     being 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.''.
       (c) Qualified SSI Recipients Treated as Members of Targeted 
     Groups.--
       (1) In general.--Section 51(d)(1) (relating to members of 
     targeted groups) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (G) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(H) a qualified SSI recipient.''.
       (2) Qualified ssi recipients.--Section 51(d) is amended by 
     redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), and (11) as paragraphs 
     (10), (11), and (12), respectively, and by inserting after 
     paragraph (8) the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Qualified ssi recipient.--The term `qualified SSI 
     recipient' means any individual who is certified by the 
     designated local agency as receiving supplemental security 
     income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act 
     (including supplemental security income benefits of the type 
     described in section 1616 of such Act or section 212 of 
     Public Law 93-66) for any month ending within the 60-day 
     period ending on the hiring date.''.
       (d) Percentage of Wages Allowed as Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 51 (relating to 
     determination of amount) is amended by striking ``35 
     percent'' and inserting ``40 percent''.
       (2) Application of credit for individuals performing fewer 
     than 400 hours of services.--Paragraph (3) of section 51(i) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Individuals not meeting minimum employment periods.--
       ``(A) Reduction of credit for individuals performing fewer 
     than 400 hours of service.--In the case of an individual who 
     has performed at least 120 hours, but less than 400 hours, of 
     service for the employer, subsection (a) shall be applied by 
     substituting `25 percent' for `40 percent'.
       ``(B) Denial of credit for individuals performing fewer 
     than 120 hours of service.--No wages shall be taken into 
     account under subsection (a) with respect to any individual 
     unless such individual has performed at least 120 hours of 
     service for the employer.''.
       (e) Effective date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after September 30, 1997.

     SEC. 604. ORPHAN DRUG TAX CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Section 45C (relating to clinical testing 
     expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions) 
     is amended by striking subsection (e).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after May 31, 1997.
  TITLE VII--INCENTIVES FOR REVITALIZATION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

     SEC. 701. TAX INCENTIVES FOR REVITALIZATION OF THE DISTRICT 
                   OF COLUMBIA.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subchapter:

          ``Subchapter W--District of Columbia Enterprise Zone

``Sec. 1400.  Establishment of DC Zone.
``Sec. 1400A. Tax-exempt economic development bonds.
``Sec. 1400B. Zero percent capital gains rate.
``Sec. 1400C. First-time homebuyer credit for District of Columbia.

     ``SEC. 1400. ESTABLISHMENT OF DC ZONE.

       ``(a) In General.--For purposes of this title--
       ``(1) the applicable DC area is hereby designated as the 
     District of Columbia Enterprise Zone, and
       ``(2) except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the 
     District of Columbia Enterprise Zone shall be treated as an 
     empowerment zone designated under subchapter U.
       ``(b) Applicable DC Area.--For purposes of subsection (a), 
     the term `applicable DC area' means the area consisting of--
       ``(1) the census tracts located in the District of Columbia 
     which are part of an enterprise community designated under 
     subchapter U before the date of the enactment of this 
     subchapter, and
       ``(2) all other census tracts--
       ``(A) which are located in the District of Columbia, and
       ``(B) for which the poverty rate is not less than than 20 
     percent.
       ``(c) District of Columbia Enterprise Zone.--For purposes 
     of this subchapter, the terms `District of Columbia 
     Enterprise Zone' and `DC Zone' mean the District of Columbia 
     Enterprise Zone designated by subsection (a).
       ``(d) Special Rules for Application of Employment Credit.--
       ``(1) Employees whose principal place of abode is in 
     district of columbia.--With respect to the DC Zone, section 
     1396(d)(1)(B) (relating to empowerment zone employment 
     credit) shall be applied by substituting `the District of 
     Columbia' for `such empowerment zone'.
       ``(2) No decrease of percentage in 2002.--In the case of 
     the DC Zone, section 1396 (relating to empowerment zone 
     employment credit) shall be applied by substituting ``20'' 
     for ``15'' in the table contained in section 1396(b). The 
     preceding sentence shall apply only with respect to qualified 
     zone employees, as defined in section 1396(d), determined by 
     treating no area other than the DC Zone as an empowerment 
     zone or enterprise community.
       ``(e) Special Rule for Application of Enterprise Zone 
     Business Definition.--For purposes of this subchapter and for 
     purposes of applying subchapter U with respect to the DC 
     Zone, section 1397B shall be applied without regard to 
     subsections (b)(6) and (c)(5) thereof.
       ``(f) Time For Which Designation Applicable.--
       ``(1) In general.--The designation made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply for the period beginning on January 1, 1998, and 
     ending on December 31, 2002.
       ``(2) Coordination with dc enterprise community designated 
     under subchapter u.--The designation under subchapter U of 
     the census tracts referred to in subsection (b)(1) as an 
     enterprise community shall terminate on December 31, 2002.

     ``SEC. 1400A. TAX-EXEMPT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BONDS.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of the District of Columbia 
     Enterprise Zone, subparagraph (A) of section 1394(c)(1) 
     (relating to limitation on amount of bonds) shall be applied 
     by substituting `$15,000,000' for `$3,000,000'.
       ``(b) Period of Applicability.--This section shall apply to 
     bonds issued during the period beginning on January 1, 1998, 
     and ending on December 31, 2002.

     ``SEC. 1400B. ZERO PERCENT CAPITAL GAINS RATE.

       ``(a) Exclusion.--Gross income shall not include qualified 
     capital gain from the sale or exchange of any DC Zone asset 
     held for more than 5 years.
       ``(b) DC Zone Asset.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `DC Zone asset' means--
       ``(A) any DC Zone business stock,
       ``(B) any DC Zone partnership interest, and
       ``(C) any DC Zone business property.
       ``(2) DC zone business stock.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `DC Zone business stock' means 
     any stock in a domestic corporation which is originally 
     issued after December 31, 1997, if--
       ``(i) such stock is acquired by the taxpayer, before 
     January 1, 2003, at its original issue (directly or through 
     an underwriter) solely in exchange for cash,
       ``(ii) as of the time such stock was issued, such 
     corporation was a DC Zone business (or, in the case of a new 
     corporation, such corporation was being organized for 
     purposes of being a DC Zone business), and
       ``(iii) during substantially all of the taxpayer's holding 
     period for such stock, such corporation qualified as a DC 
     Zone business.
       ``(B) Redemptions.--A rule similar to the rule of section 
     1202(c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(3) DC zone partnership interest.--The term `DC Zone 
     partnership interest' means any capital or profits interest 
     in a domestic partnership which is originally issued after 
     December 31, 1997, if--
       ``(A) such interest is acquired by the taxpayer, before 
     January 1, 2003, from the partnership solely in exchange for 
     cash,
       ``(B) as of the time such interest was acquired, such 
     partnership was a DC Zone busi

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     ness (or, in the case of a new partnership, such partnership 
     was being organized for purposes of being a DC Zone 
     business), and
       ``(C) during substantially all of the taxpayer's holding 
     period for such interest, such partnership qualified as a DC 
     Zone business.

     A rule similar to the rule of paragraph (2)(B) shall apply 
     for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(4) DC zone business property.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `DC Zone business property' 
     means tangible property if--
       ``(i) such property was acquired by the taxpayer by 
     purchase (as defined in section 179(d)(2)) after December 31, 
     1997, and before January 1, 2003,
       ``(ii) the original use of such property in the DC Zone 
     commences with the taxpayer, and
       ``(iii) during substantially all of the taxpayer's holding 
     period for such property, substantially all of the use of 
     such property was in a DC Zone business of the taxpayer.
       ``(B) Special rule for buildings which are substantially 
     improved.--
       ``(i) In general.--The requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) 
     of subparagraph (A) shall be treated as met with respect to--

       ``(I) property which is substantially improved by the 
     taxpayer before January 1, 2003, and
       ``(II) any land on which such property is located.

       ``(ii) Substantial improvement.--For purposes of clause 
     (i), property shall be treated as substantially improved by 
     the taxpayer only if, during any 24-month period beginning 
     after December 31, 1997, additions to basis with respect to 
     such property in the hands of the taxpayer exceed the greater 
     of--

       ``(I) an amount equal to the adjusted basis of such 
     property at the beginning of such 24-month period in the 
     hands of the taxpayer, or
       ``(II) $5,000.

       ``(6) Treatment of subsequent purchasers, etc.--The term 
     `DC Zone asset' includes any property which would be a DC 
     Zone asset but for paragraph (2)(A)(i), (3)(A), or (4)(A)(ii) 
     in the hands of the taxpayer if such property was a DC Zone 
     asset in the hands of a prior holder.
       ``(7) 5-year safe harbor.--If any property ceases to be a 
     DC Zone asset by reason of paragraph (2)(A)(iii), (3)(C), or 
     (4)(A)(iii) after the 5-year period beginning on the date the 
     taxpayer acquired such property, such property shall continue 
     to be treated as meeting the requirements of such paragraph; 
     except that the amount of gain to which subsection (a) 
     applies on any sale or exchange of such property shall not 
     exceed the amount which would be qualified capital gain had 
     such property been sold on the date of such cessation.
       ``(c) DC Zone Business.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `DC Zone business' means any entity which is an 
     enterprise zone business (as defined in section 1397B), 
     determined--
       ``(1) after the application of section 1400(e),
       ``(2) by substituting ``80 percent'' for ``50 percent'' in 
     subsections (b)(2) and (c)(1) of section 1397B, and
       ``(3) by treating no area other than the DC Zone as an 
     empowerment zone or enterprise community.
       ``(d) Treatment of Zone as Including Census Tracts With 10 
     Percent Poverty Rate.--For purposes of applying this section 
     (and for purposes of applying this subchapter and subchapter 
     U with respect to this section), the DC Zone shall be treated 
     as including all census tracts--
       ``(1) which are located in the District of Columbia, and
       ``(2) for which the poverty rate is not less than 10 
     percent.
       ``(e) Other Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) Qualified capital gain.--Except as otherwise provided 
     in this subsection, the term `qualified capital gain' means 
     any gain recognized on the sale or exchange of--
       ``(A) a capital asset, or
       ``(B) property used in the trade or business (as defined in 
     section 1231(b)).
       ``(2) Gain before 1998 or after 2007 not qualified.--The 
     term `qualified capital gain' shall not include any gain 
     attributable to periods before January 1, 1998, or after 
     December 31, 2007.
       ``(3) Certain gain not qualified.--The term `qualified 
     capital gain' shall not include any gain which would be 
     treated as ordinary income under section 1245 or under 
     section 1250 if section 1250 applied to all depreciation 
     rather than the additional depreciation.
       ``(4) Intangibles and land not integral part of dc zone 
     business.--The term `qualified capital gain' shall not 
     include any gain which is attributable to real property, or 
     an intangible asset, which is not an integral part of a DC 
     Zone business.
       ``(5) Related party transactions.--The term `qualified 
     capital gain' shall not include any gain attributable, 
     directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, to a transaction 
     with a related person. For purposes of this paragraph, 
     persons are related to each other if such persons are 
     described in section 267(b) or 707(b)(1).
       ``(f) Certain Other Rules To Apply.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of subsections (g), (h), (i)(2), and (j) of section 
     1202 shall apply for purposes of this section.
       ``(g) Sales and Exchanges of Interests in Partnerships and 
     S Corporations Which Are DC Zone Businesses.--In the case of 
     the sale or exchange of an interest in a partnership, or of 
     stock in an S corporation, which was a DC Zone business 
     during substantially all of the period the taxpayer held such 
     interest or stock, the amount of qualified capital gain shall 
     be determined without regard to--
       ``(1) any gain which is attributable to real property, or 
     an intangible asset, which is not an integral part of a DC 
     Zone business, and
       ``(2) any gain attributable to periods before January 1, 
     1998, or after December 31, 2007.

     ``SEC. 1400C. FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER CREDIT FOR DISTRICT OF 
                   COLUMBIA.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual 
     who is a first-time homebuyer of a principal residence in the 
     District of Columbia during any taxable year, there shall be 
     allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter 
     for the taxable year an amount equal to so much of the 
     purchase price of the residence as does not exceed $5,000.
       ``(b) Limitation Based on Modified Adjusted Gross Income.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount allowable as a credit under 
     subsection (a) (determined without regard to this subsection) 
     for the taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by 
     the amount which bears the same ratio to the credit so 
     allowable as--
       ``(A) the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income for 
     such taxable year, over
       ``(ii) $70,000 ($110,000 in the case of a joint return), 
     bears to
       ``(B) $20,000.
       ``(2) Modified adjusted gross income.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term `modified adjusted gross income' 
     means the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the 
     taxable year increased by any amount excluded from gross 
     income under section 911, 931, or 933.
       ``(c) First-Time Homebuyer.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `first-time homebuyer' has the 
     same meaning as when used in section 72(t)(8)(D)(i), except 
     that `principal residence in the District of Columbia during 
     the 1-year period' shall be substituted for `principal 
     residence during the 2-year period' in subclause (I) thereof.
       ``(2) One-time only.--If an individual is treated as a 
     first-time homebuyer with respect to any principal residence, 
     such individual may not be treated as a first-time homebuyer 
     with respect to any other principal residence.
       ``(3) Principal residence.--The term `principal residence' 
     has the same meaning as when used in section 121.
       ``(d) Carryover of Credit.--If the credit allowable under 
     subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by section 
     26(a) for such taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits 
     allowable under subpart A of part IV of subchapter A (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.
       ``(e) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Allocation of dollar limitation.--
       ``(A) Married individuals filing separately.--In the case 
     of a married individual filing a separate return, subsection 
     (a) shall be applied by substituting `$2,500' for `$5,000'.
       ``(B) Other taxpayers.--If 2 or more individuals who are 
     not married purchase a principal residence, the amount of the 
     credit allowed under subsection (a) shall be allocated among 
     such individuals in such manner as the Secretary may 
     prescribe, except that the total amount of the credits 
     allowed to all such individuals shall not exceed $5,000.
       ``(2) Purchase.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `purchase' means any 
     acquisition, but only if--
       ``(i) the property is not acquired from a person whose 
     relationship to the person acquiring it would result in the 
     disallowance of losses under section 267 or 707(b) (but, in 
     applying section 267 (b) and (c) for purposes of this 
     section, paragraph (4) of section 267(c) shall be treated as 
     providing that the family of an individual shall include only 
     his spouse, ancestors, and lineal descendants), and
       ``(ii) the basis of the property in the hands of the person 
     acquiring it is not determined--

       ``(I) in whole or in part by reference to the adjusted 
     basis of such property in the hands of the person from whom 
     acquired, or

       ``(II) under section 1014(a) (relating to property acquired 
     from a decedent).

       ``(B) Construction.--A residence which is constructed by 
     the taxpayer shall be treated as purchased by the taxpayer.
       ``(3) Purchase price.--The term `purchase price' means the 
     adjusted basis of the principal residence on the date of 
     acquisition (within the meaning of section 72(t)(8)(D)(iii)).
       ``(f) Reporting.--If the Secretary requires information 
     reporting under section 6045 by a person described in 
     subsection (e)(2) thereof to verify the eligibility of 
     taxpayers for the credit allowable by this section, the 
     exception provided by section 6045(e)(5) shall not apply.
       ``(g) Credit Treated as Nonrefundable Personal Credit.--For 
     purposes of this title, the credit allowed by this section 
     shall be treated as a credit allowable under subpart A of 
     part IV of subchapter A of this chapter.
       ``(h) Basis Adjustment.--For purposes of this subtitle, if 
     a credit is allowed under this section with respect to the 
     purchase of any residence, the basis of such residence shall 
     be reduced by the amount of the credit so allowed.
       ``(i) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any 
     property purchased after December 31, 2000.''

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       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (d) of section 39 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) No carryback of dc zone credits before effective 
     date.--No portion of the unused business credit for any 
     taxable year which is attributable to the credits allowable 
     under subchapter U by reason of section 1400 may be carried 
     back to a taxable year ending before the date of the 
     enactment of section 1400.''
       (2) Subsection (a) of section 1016 is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25), by striking the period 
     at the end of paragraph (26) and inserting ``, and'', and by 
     adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(27) in the case of a residence with respect to which a 
     credit was allowed under section 1400C, to the extent 
     provided in section 1400C(h).''
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of subchapters for 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Subchapter W. District of Columbia Enterprise Zone.''.

       (d) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (c), 
     the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
                 TITLE VIII--WELFARE-TO-WORK INCENTIVES

     SEC. 801. INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYING LONG-TERM FAMILY 
                   ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart F of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 is amended by inserting after section 51 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 51A. TEMPORARY INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYING LONG-TERM 
                   FAMILY ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS.

       ``(a) Determination of Amount.--For purposes of section 38, 
     the amount of the welfare-to-work credit determined under 
     this section for the taxable year shall be equal to--
       ``(1) 35 percent of the qualified first-year wages for such 
     year, and
       ``(2) 50 percent of the qualified second-year wages for 
     such year.
       ``(b) Qualified Wages Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified wages' means the 
     wages paid or incurred by the employer during the taxable 
     year to individuals who are long-term family assistance 
     recipients.
       ``(2) Qualified first-year wages.--The term `qualified 
     first-year wages' means, with respect to any individual, 
     qualified wages attributable to service rendered during the 
     1-year period beginning with the day the individual begins 
     work for the employer.
       ``(3) Qualified second-year wages.--The term `qualified 
     second-year wages' means, with respect to any individual, 
     qualified wages attributable to service rendered during the 
     1-year period beginning on the day after the last day of the 
     1-year period with respect to such individual determined 
     under paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Only first $10,000 of wages per year taken into 
     account.--The amount of the qualified first-year wages, and 
     the amount of qualified second-year wages, which may be taken 
     into account with respect to any individual shall not exceed 
     $10,000 per year.
       ``(5) Wages.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `wages' has the meaning given 
     such term by section 51(c), without regard to paragraph (4) 
     thereof.
       ``(B) Certain amounts treated as wages.--The term `wages' 
     includes amounts paid or incurred by the employer which are 
     excludable from such recipient's gross income under--
       ``(i) section 105 (relating to amounts received under 
     accident and health plans),
       ``(ii) section 106 (relating to contributions by employer 
     to accident and health plans),
       ``(iii) section 127 (relating to educational assistance 
     programs) or would be so excludable but for section 127(d), 
     but only to the extent paid or incurred to a person not 
     related to the employer, or
       ``(iv) section 129 (relating to dependent care assistance 
     programs).

     The amount treated as wages by clause (i) or (ii) for any 
     period shall be based on the reasonable cost of coverage for 
     the period, but shall not exceed the applicable premium for 
     the period under section 4980B(f)(4).
       ``(C) Special rules for agricultural and railway labor.--If 
     such recipient is an employee to whom subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     of section 51(h)(1) applies, rules similar to the rules of 
     such subparagraphs shall apply except that--
       ``(i) such subparagraph (A) shall be applied by 
     substituting `$10,000' for `$6,000', and
       ``(ii) such subparagraph (B) shall be applied by 
     substituting `$833.33' for `$500'.
       ``(c) Long-Term Family Assistance Recipients.--For purposes 
     of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `long-term family assistance 
     recipient' means any individual who is certified by the 
     designated local agency (as defined in section 51(d)(10))--
       ``(A) as being a member of a family receiving assistance 
     under a IV-A program (as defined in section 51(d)(2)(B)) for 
     at least the 18-month period ending on the hiring date,
       ``(B)(i) as being a member of a family receiving such 
     assistance for 18 months beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, and
       ``(ii) as having a hiring date which is not more than 2 
     years after the end of the earliest such 18-month period, or
       ``(C)(i) as being a member of a family which ceased to be 
     eligible after the date of the enactment of this section for 
     such assistance by reason of any limitation imposed by 
     Federal or State law on the maximum period such assistance is 
     payable to a family, and
       ``(ii) as having a hiring date which is not more than 2 
     years after the date of such cessation.
       ``(2) Hiring date.--The term `hiring date' has the meaning 
     given such term by section 51(d).
       ``(d) Certain Rules To Apply.--
       ``(1) In general.--Rules similar to the rules of section 
     52, and subsections (d)(11), (f), (g), (i) (as in effect on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of the Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997), (j), and (k) of section 51, shall apply 
     for purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Credit to be part of general business credit, etc.--
     References to section 51 in section 38(b), 280C(a), and 
     1396(c)(3) shall be treated as including references to this 
     section.
       ``(e) Coordination With Work Opportunity Credit.--If a 
     credit is allowed under this section to an employer with 
     respect to an individual for any taxable year, then for 
     purposes of applying section 51 to such employer, such 
     individual shall not be treated as a member of a targeted 
     group for such taxable year.
       ``(f) Termination.--This section shall not apply to 
     individuals who begin work for the employer after April 30, 
     1999.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     F of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 51 the following 
     new item:

``Sec. 51A. Temporary incentives for employing long-term family 
              assistance recipients.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after December 31, 1997.
                   TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
            Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Excise Taxes

     SEC. 901. GENERAL REVENUE PORTION OF HIGHWAY MOTOR FUELS 
                   TAXES DEPOSITED INTO HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 9503(b) (relating 
     to certain additional taxes not transferred to Highway Trust 
     Fund) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Certain taxes not transferred to highway trust 
     fund.--For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), there shall 
     not be taken into account the taxes imposed by--
       ``(A) section 4041(d),
       ``(B) section 4081 to the extent attributable to the rate 
     specified in section 4081(a)(2)(B),
       ``(C) section 4041 or 4081 to the extent attributable to 
     fuel used in a train,
       ``(D) in the case of fuels used as described in paragraph 
     (4)(D), (5)(B), or (6)(D) of subsection (c), section 4041 or 
     4081--
       ``(i) with respect to so much of the rate of tax on 
     gasoline or special motor fuels as exceeds 11.5 cents per 
     gallon, and
       ``(ii) with respect to so much of the rate of tax on diesel 
     fuel or kerosene as exceeds 17.5 cents per gallon,
       ``(E) in the case of fuels described in section 
     4041(b)(2)(A), 4041(k), or 4081(c), section 4041 or 4081 
     before October 1, 1999, with respect to a rate equal to 2.5 
     cents per gallon, or
       ``(F) in the case of fuels described in section 4081(c)(2), 
     such section before October 1, 1999, with respect to a rate 
     equal to 2.8 cents per gallon.''.
       (b) Mass Transit Portion.--Section 9503(e)(2) (relating to 
     transfers to Mass Transit Account) is amended by striking ``2 
     cents'' and inserting ``2.85 cents''.
       (c) Limitation on Expenditures.--Subsection (c) of section 
     9503 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) Limitation on expenditures.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, in calculating amounts under section 
     157(a) of title 23, United States Code, and sections 1013(c), 
     1015(a), and 1015(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240; 105 Stat. 1914), 
     deposits in the Highway Trust Fund resulting from the 
     amendments made by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 shall not 
     be taken into account.''.
       (d) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Section 9503 is amended by striking subsection (f).
       (2) The last sentence of subparagraph (A) of section 
     9503(c)(2) is amended by striking ``by taking into account 
     only the Highway Trust Fund financing rate applicable to any 
     fuel'' and inserting ``by taking into account only the 
     portion of the taxes which are deposited into the Highway 
     Trust Fund''.
       (3) Paragraphs (4)(D), (5)(B), and (6)(D) of section 
     9503(c) are each amended by striking ``attributable to the 
     Highway Trust Fund financing rate'' and inserting ``deposited 
     into the Highway Trust Fund''.
       (e) Delayed Deposits of Highway Motor Fuel Tax Revenues.--
     Notwithstanding section 6302 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, in the case of deposits of taxes imposed by sections 
     4041 and 4081 (other than subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii)) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the due date for any deposit 
     which would (but for this subsection) be required to be made 
     after July 31, 1998, and before October 1, 1998, shall be 
     October 5, 1998.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxes re

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     ceived in the Treasury after September 30, 1997.

     SEC. 902. REPEAL OF TAX ON DIESEL FUEL USED IN RECREATIONAL 
                   BOATS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 6421(e)(2) 
     (defining off-highway business use) is amended by striking 
     clauses (iii) and (iv).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 4041(a)(1) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``, a diesel-powered train, or a diesel-
     powered boat'' each place it appears and inserting ``or a 
     diesel-powered train'', and
       (B) by striking ``vehicle, train, or boat'' and inserting 
     ``vehicle or train''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 4041(a) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (D).
       (3) Paragraph (3) of section 4083(a) is amended by striking 
     ``, a diesel-powered train, or a diesel-powered boat'' and 
     inserting ``or a diesel-powered train''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 903. CONTINUED APPLICATION OF TAX ON IMPORTED RECYCLED 
                   HALON-1211.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 4682(d) is 
     amended by striking ``recycled halon'' and inserting 
     ``recycled Halon-1301 or recycled Halon-2402''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 904. UNIFORM RATE OF TAX ON VACCINES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 4131 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b) Amount of Tax.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the tax imposed by 
     subsection (a) shall be 75 cents per dose of any taxable 
     vaccine.
       ``(2) Combinations of vaccines.--If any taxable vaccine is 
     described in more than 1 subparagraph of section 4132(a)(1), 
     the amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a) on such 
     vaccine shall be the sum of the amounts for the vaccines 
     which are so included.''.
       (b) Taxable Vaccines.--Paragraph (1) of section 4132(a) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Taxable vaccine.--The term `taxable vaccine' means 
     any of the following vaccines which are manufactured or 
     produced in the United States or entered into the United 
     States for consumption, use, or warehousing:
       ``(A) Any vaccine containing diphtheria toxoid.
       ``(B) Any vaccine containing tetanus toxoid.
       ``(C) Any vaccine containing pertussis bacteria, extracted 
     or partial cell bacteria, or specific pertussis antigens.
       ``(D) Any vaccine against measles.
       ``(E) Any vaccine against mumps.
       ``(F) Any vaccine against rubella.
       ``(G) Any vaccine containing polio virus.
       ``(H) Any HIB vaccine.
       ``(I) Any vaccine against hepatitis B.
       ``(J) Any vaccine against chicken pox.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 4132 
     is amended by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) and 
     by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (8) as paragraphs (2) 
     through (4), respectively.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the day after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (e) Limitation on Certain Credits or Refunds.--For purposes 
     of applying section 4132(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to any claim for credit or refund filed 
     before January 1, 1999, the amount of tax taken into account 
     shall not exceed the tax computed under the rate in effect on 
     the day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 905. OPERATORS OF MULTIPLE GASOLINE RETAIL OUTLETS 
                   TREATED AS WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR FOR REFUND 
                   PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 6416(a)(4) 
     (defining wholesale distributor) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``Such term includes any 
     person who makes retail sales of gasoline at 10 or more 
     retail motor fuel outlets.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to sales after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 906. EXEMPTION OF ELECTRIC AND OTHER CLEAN-FUEL MOTOR 
                   VEHICLES FROM LUXURY AUTOMOBILE CLASSIFICATION.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 4001 (relating 
     to imposition of tax) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Imposition of Tax.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is hereby imposed on the 1st 
     retail sale of any passenger vehicle a tax equal to 10 
     percent of the price for which so sold to the extent such 
     price exceeds the applicable amount.
       ``(2) Applicable amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), the applicable amount is $30,000.
       ``(B) Qualified clean-fuel vehicle property.--In the case 
     of a passenger vehicle which is propelled by a fuel which is 
     not a clean-burning fuel and to which is installed qualified 
     clean-fuel vehicle property (as defined in section 
     179A(c)(1)(A)) for purposes of permitting such vehicle to be 
     propelled by a clean-burning fuel, the applicable amount is 
     equal to the sum of--
       ``(i) the dollar amount in effect under subparagraph (A), 
     plus
       ``(ii) the increase in the price for which the passenger 
     vehicle was sold (within the meaning of section 4002) due to 
     the installation of such property.
       ``(C) Purpose built passenger vehicle.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of a purpose built passenger 
     vehicle, the applicable amount is equal to 150 percent of the 
     dollar amount in effect under subparagraph (A).
       ``(ii) Purpose built passenger vehicle.--For purposes of 
     clause (i), the term `purpose built passenger vehicle' means 
     a passenger vehicle produced by an original equipment 
     manufacturer and designed so that the vehicle may be 
     propelled primarily by electricity.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (e) of section 4001 (relating to inflation 
     adjustment) is amended by striking ``and section 4003(a)''.
       (2) Subsection (f) of section 4001 (relating to phasedown) 
     is amended by striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)(1)''.
       (3) Subparagraph (A) of section 4003(a)(1) is amended by 
     inserting ``(other than property described in section 
     4001(a)(2)(B))'' after ``part or accessory''.
       (4) Subparagraph (B) of section 4003(a)(2) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B) the appropriate applicable amount as determined under 
     section 4001(a)(2).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to sales and installations occurring after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 907. RATE OF TAX ON CERTAIN SPECIAL FUELS DETERMINED ON 
                   BASIS OF BTU EQUIVALENCY WITH GASOLINE.

       (a) Special Motor Fuels.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 4041(a) (relating 
     to special motor fuels) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Special motor fuels.--
       ``(A) In general.--There is hereby imposed a tax on any 
     liquid (other than kerosene, gas oil, fuel oil, or any 
     product taxable under section 4081)--
       ``(i) sold by any person to an owner, lessee, or other 
     operator of a motor vehicle or motorboat for use as a fuel in 
     such motor vehicle or motorboat, or
       ``(ii) used by any person as a fuel in a motor vehicle or 
     motorboat unless there was a taxable sale of such liquid 
     under clause (i).
       ``(B) Rate of tax.--The rate of the tax imposed by this 
     paragraph shall be--
       ``(i) except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, 
     the rate of tax specified in section 4081(a)(2)(A)(i) which 
     is in effect at the time of such sale or use,
       ``(ii) 13.6 cents per gallon in the case of liquefied 
     petroleum gas, and
       ``(iii) 11.9 cents per gallon in the case of liquefied 
     natural gas.

     In the case of any sale or use after September 30, 1999, 
     clause (ii) shall be applied by substituting `3.2 cents' for 
     `13.6 cents', and clause (iii) shall be applied by 
     substituting `2.8 cents' for `11.9 cents'.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 4041(d) 
     is amended by inserting ``and other than liquefied natural 
     gas'' after ``liquefied petroleum gas''.
       (b) Methanol Fuel Produced From Natural Gas.--Subparagraph 
     (A) of section 4041(m)(1) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) the rate of the tax imposed by subsection (a)(2) 
     shall be--
       ``(i) after September 30, 1997, and before October 1, 
     1999--

       ``(I) in the case of fuel none of the alcohol in which 
     consists of ethanol, 9.15 cents per gallon, and
       ``(II) in any other case, 11.3 cents per gallon, and

       ``(ii) after September 30, 1999--

       ``(I) in the case of fuel none of the alcohol in which 
     consists of ethanol, 2.15 cents per gallon, and
       ``(II) in any other case, 4.3 cents per gallon, and''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 908. MODIFICATION OF TAX TREATMENT OF HARD CIDER.

       (a) Hard Cider Containing Less Than 7 Percent Alcohol Taxed 
     as Wine.--Subsection (b) of section 5041 (relating to 
     imposition and rate of tax) 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) On hard cider derived primarily from apples or apple 
     concentrate and water, containing no other fruit product, and 
     containing at least one-half of 1 percent and less than 7 
     percent alcohol by volume, 22.6 cents per wine gallon.''.
       (b) Application of Small Producer Credit.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 5041(c) (relating to credit for small domestic 
     producers) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``In the case of wine described in subsection 
     (b)(6), the preceding sentence shall be applied by 
     substituting `5.6 cents' for `90 cents'.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 909. STUDY OF FEASIBILITY OF MOVING COLLECTION POINT FOR 
                   DISTILLED SPIRITS EXCISE TAX.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury or his 
     delegate shall conduct a study of options for changing the 
     event on which the tax imposed by section 5001 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is determined. One such option 
     which shall be studied is determining such tax on removal 
     from registered wholesale warehouses. In studying each such 
     option, such Secretary shall focus on administrative issues 
     including--
       (1) tax compliance,

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       (2) the number of taxpayers required to pay the tax,
       (3) the types of financial responsibility requirements that 
     might be required, and
       (4) special requirements regarding segregation of non-tax-
     paid distilled spirits from other products.

     Such study shall review the effects of each such option on 
     the Department of the Treasury (including staffing and other 
     demands on budgetary resources) and the change in the period 
     between the time such tax is currently paid and the time such 
     tax would be paid under each such option.
       (b) Report.--The report of such study shall be submitted to 
     the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Ways and Means of the House of Representatives not later than 
     March 31, 1998.

     SEC. 910. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE SEMI-GENERIC 
                   DESIGNATIONS ON WINE LABELS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5388 (relating to designation of 
     wines) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Use of Semi-Generic Designations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Semi-generic designations may be used to 
     designate wines of an origin other than that indicated by 
     such name only if--
       ``(A) there appears in direct conjunction therewith an 
     appropriate appellation of origin disclosing the true place 
     of origin of the wine, and
       ``(B) the wine so designated conforms to the standard of 
     identity, if any, for such wine contained in the regulations 
     under this section or, if there is no such standard, to the 
     trade understanding of such class or type.
       ``(2) Determination of whether name is semi-generic.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     a name of geographic significance, which is also the 
     designation of a class or type of wine, shall be deemed to 
     have become semi-generic only if so found by the Secretary.
       ``(B) Certain names treated as semi-generic.--The following 
     names shall be treated as semi-generic: Angelica, Burgundy, 
     Claret, Chablis, Champagne, Chianti, Malaga, Marsala, 
     Madeira, Moselle, Port, Rhine Wine or Hock, Sauterne, Haut 
     Sauterne, Sherry, Tokay.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
              Subtitle B--Revisions Relating to Disasters

     SEC. 911. AUTHORITY TO POSTPONE CERTAIN TAX-RELATED DEADLINES 
                   BY REASON OF PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTER.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 77 is amended by inserting after 
     section 7508 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 7508A. AUTHORITY TO POSTPONE CERTAIN TAX-RELATED 
                   DEADLINES BY REASON OF PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED 
                   DISASTER.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of a taxpayer determined by 
     the Secretary to be affected by a Presidentially declared 
     disaster (as defined by section 1033(h)(3)), the Secretary 
     may prescribe regulations under which a period of up to 90 
     days may be disregarded in determining, under the internal 
     revenue laws, in respect of any tax liability (including any 
     penalty, additional amount, or addition to the tax) of such 
     taxpayer--
       ``(1) whether any of the acts described in paragraph (1) of 
     section 7508(a) were performed within the time prescribed 
     therefor, and
       ``(2) the amount of any credit or refund.
       ``(b) Interest on Overpayments and Underpayments.--
     Subsection (a) shall not apply for the purpose of determining 
     interest on any overpayment or underpayment.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     77 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     7508 the following new item:

``Sec. 7508A. Authority to postpone certain tax-related deadlines by 
              reason of presidentially declared disaster.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to any period for performing an act 
     that has not expired before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 912. USE OF CERTAIN APPRAISALS TO ESTABLISH AMOUNT OF 
                   DISASTER LOSS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (i) of section 165 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Use of disaster loan appraisals to establish amount 
     of loss.--Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
     prohibit the Secretary from prescribing regulations or other 
     guidance under which an appraisal for the purpose of 
     obtaining a loan of Federal funds or a loan guarantee from 
     the Federal Government as a result of a Presidentially 
     declared disaster (as defined by section 1033(h)(3)) may be 
     used to establish the amount of any loss described in 
     paragraph (1) or (2).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 913. TREATMENT OF LIVESTOCK SOLD ON ACCOUNT OF WEATHER-
                   RELATED CONDITIONS.

       (a) Deferral of Income Inclusion.--Subsection (e) of 
     section 451 (relating to special rules for proceeds from 
     livestock sold on account of drought) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``drought conditions, and that these 
     drought conditions'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``drought, flood, or other weather-related conditions, and 
     that such conditions''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, Flood, or Other Weather-Related 
     Conditions'' after ``Drought'' in the subsection heading.
       (b) Involuntary Conversions.--Subsection (e) of section 
     1033 (relating to livestock sold on account of drought) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, flood, or other weather-related 
     conditions'' before the period at the end thereof; and
       (2) by inserting ``, Flood, or Other Weather-Related 
     Conditions'' after ``Drought'' in the subsection heading.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to sales and exchanges after December 31, 1996.

     SEC. 914. MORTGAGE FINANCING FOR RESIDENCES LOCATED IN 
                   DISASTER AREAS.

       Subsection (k) of section 143 (relating to mortgage revenue 
     bonds; qualified mortgage bond and qualified veteran's 
     mortgage bond) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(11) Special rules for residences located in disaster 
     areas.--In the case of a residence located in an area 
     determined by the President to warrant assistance from the 
     Federal Government under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (as in effect on the date 
     of the enactment of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997), this 
     section shall be applied with the following modifications to 
     financing provided with respect to such residence within 2 
     years after the date of the disaster declaration:
       ``(A) Subsection (d) (relating to 3-year requirement) shall 
     not apply.
       ``(B) Subsections (e) and (f) (relating to purchase price 
     requirement and income requirement) shall be applied as if 
     such residence were a targeted area residence.

     The preceding sentence shall apply only with respect to bonds 
     issued after December 31, 1996, and before January 1, 
     1999.''.

     SEC. 915. ABATEMENT OF INTEREST ON UNDERPAYMENTS BY TAXPAYERS 
                   IN PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTER AREAS.

       (a) In General.--If the Secretary of the Treasury extends 
     for any period the time for filing income tax returns under 
     section 6081 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the 
     time for paying income tax with respect to such returns under 
     section 6161 of such Code (and waives any penalties relating 
     to the failure to so file or so pay) for any individual 
     located in a Presidentially declared disaster area, the 
     Secretary shall, notwithstanding section 7508A(b) of such 
     Code, abate for such period the assessment of any interest 
     prescribed under section 6601 of such Code on such income 
     tax.
       (b) Presidentially Declared Disaster Area.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a), the term ``Presidentially declared disaster 
     area'' means, with respect to any individual, any area which 
     the President has determined during 1997 warrants assistance 
     by the Federal Government under the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
       (c) Individual.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``individual'' shall not include any estate or trust.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to disasters 
     declared after December 31, 1996.
          Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Employment Taxes

     SEC. 921. CLARIFICATION OF STANDARD TO BE USED IN DETERMINING 
                   EMPLOYMENT TAX STATUS OF SECURITIES BROKERS.

       (a) In General.--In determining for purposes of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 whether a registered 
     representative of a securities broker-dealer is an employee 
     (as defined in section 3121(d) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986), no weight shall be given to instructions from the 
     service recipient which are imposed only in compliance with 
     investor protection standards imposed by the Federal 
     Government, any State government, or a governing body 
     pursuant to a delegation by a Federal or State agency.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply to services 
     performed after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 922. CLARIFICATION OF EXEMPTION FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT TAX 
                   FOR CERTAIN TERMINATION PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY 
                   FORMER INSURANCE SALESMEN.

       (a) Internal Revenue Code.--Section 1402 (relating to 
     definitions) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(k) Codification of Treatment of Certain Termination 
     Payments Received by Former Insurance Salesmen.--Nothing in 
     subsection (a) shall be construed as including in the net 
     earnings from self-employment of an individual any amount 
     received during the taxable year from an insurance company on 
     account of services performed by such individual as an 
     insurance salesman for such company if--
       ``(1) such amount is received after termination of such 
     individual's agreement to perform such services for such 
     company,
       ``(2) such individual performs no services for such company 
     after such termination and before the close of such taxable 
     year,
       ``(3) such individual enters into a covenant not to compete 
     against such company which applies to at least the 1-year 
     period beginning on the date of such termination, and
       ``(4) the amount of such payment--
       ``(A) depends primarily on policies sold by or credited to 
     the account of such individual during the last year of such 
     agreement or

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     the extent to which such policies remain in force for some 
     period after such termination, or both, and
       ``(B) does not depend to any extent on length of service or 
     overall earnings from services performed for such company 
     (without regard to whether eligibility for payment depends on 
     length of service).''.
       (b) Social Security Act.--Section 211 of the Social 
     Security Act is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:

``Codification of Treatment of Certain Termination Payments Received by 
                       Former Insurance Salesmen

       ``(j) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed as 
     including in the net earnings from self-employment of an 
     individual any amount received during the taxable year from 
     an insurance company on account of services performed by such 
     individual as an insurance salesman for such company if--
       ``(1) such amount is received after termination of such 
     individual's agreement to perform such services for such 
     company,
       ``(2) such individual performs no services for such company 
     after such termination and before the close of such taxable 
     year,
       ``(3) such individual enters into a covenant not to compete 
     against such company which applies to at least the 1-year 
     period beginning on the date of such termination, and
       ``(4) the amount of such payment--
       ``(A) depends primarily on policies sold by or credited to 
     the account of such individual during the last year of such 
     agreement or the extent to which such policies remain in 
     force for some period after such termination, or both, and
       ``(B) does not depend to any extent on length of service or 
     overall earnings from services performed for such company 
     (without regard to whether eligibility for payment depends on 
     length of service).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to payments after December 31, 1997.
          Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Small Businesses

     SEC. 931. WAIVER OF PENALTY THROUGH JUNE 30, 1998, ON SMALL 
                   BUSINESSES FAILING TO MAKE ELECTRONIC FUND 
                   TRANSFERS OF TAXES.

       No penalty shall be imposed under the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 solely by reason of a failure by a person to use the 
     electronic fund transfer system established under section 
     6302(h) of such Code if--
       (1) such person is a member of a class of taxpayers first 
     required to use such system on or after July 1, 1997, and
       (2) such failure occurs before July 1, 1998.

     SEC. 932. 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, 
     1998.

     SEC. 933. AVERAGING OF FARM INCOME OVER 3 YEARS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter Q of chapter 1 (relating to 
     readjustment of tax between years and special limitations) is 
     amended by adding the following new part:

                       ``PART I--INCOME AVERAGING

``Sec. 1301. Averaging of farm income.

     ``SEC. 1301. AVERAGING OF FARM INCOME.

       ``(a) In General.--At the election of an individual engaged 
     in a farming business, the tax imposed by section 1 for such 
     taxable year shall be equal to the sum of--
       ``(1) a tax computed under such section on taxable income 
     reduced by elected farm income, plus
       ``(2) the increase in tax imposed by section 1 which would 
     result if taxable income for each of the 3 prior taxable 
     years were increased by an amount equal to one-third of the 
     elected farm income.

     Any adjustment under this section for any taxable year shall 
     be taken into account in applying this section for any 
     subsequent taxable year.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) Elected farm income.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `elected farm income' means so 
     much of the taxable income for the taxable year--
       ``(i) which is attributable to any farming business; and
       ``(ii) which is specified in the election under subsection 
     (a).
       ``(B) Treatment of gains.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), gain from the sale or other disposition of property 
     (other than land) regularly used by the taxpayer in such a 
     farming business for a substantial period shall be treated as 
     attributable to such a farming business.
       ``(2) Individual.--The term `individual' shall not include 
     any estate or trust.
       ``(3) Farming business.--The term `farming business' has 
     the meaning given such term by section 263A(e)(4).
       ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes 
     of this section, including regulations regarding--
       ``(1) the order and manner in which items of income, gain, 
     deduction, or loss, or limitations on tax, shall be taken 
     into account in computing the tax imposed by this chapter on 
     the income of any taxpayer to whom this section applies for 
     any taxable year, and
       ``(2) the treatment of any short taxable year.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for such 
     subchapter Q is amended by inserting before the item relating 
     to part II the following new item:

``Part I. Income averaging.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997, and before January 1, 2001.

     SEC. 934. INCREASE IN DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF 
                   SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) In General.--The table contained in section 
     162(l)(1)(B) is amended to read as follows:

                                                ``For taxThe applicable
                                             ginning in percentage is--
  1997..........................................................40 ....

  1998 and 1999.................................................45 ....

  2000 and 2001.................................................50 ....

  2002..........................................................60 ....

  2003 through 2005.............................................80 ....

  2006..........................................................90 ....

  2007 and thereafter.......................................100.''.....

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1996.

     SEC. 935. MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN REGULATIONS.

       No temporary or final regulation with respect to the 
     definition of a limited partner under section 1402(a)(13) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 may be issued or made 
     effective before July 1, 1998.
                        Subtitle E--Brownfields

     SEC. 941. EXPENSING OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION COSTS.

       (a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 198. EXPENSING OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION COSTS.

       ``(a) In General.--A taxpayer may elect to treat any 
     qualified environmental remediation expenditure which is paid 
     or incurred by the taxpayer as an expense which is not 
     chargeable to capital account. Any expenditure which is so 
     treated shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year 
     in which it is paid or incurred.
       ``(b) Qualified Environmental Remediation Expenditure.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified environmental 
     remediation expenditure' means any expenditure--
       ``(A) which is otherwise chargeable to capital account, and
       ``(B) which is paid or incurred in connection with the 
     abatement or control of hazardous substances at a qualified 
     contaminated site.
       ``(2) Special rule for expenditures for depreciable 
     property.--Such term shall not include any expenditure for 
     the acquisition of property of a character subject to the 
     allowance for depreciation which is used in connection with 
     the abatement or control of hazardous substances at a 
     qualified contaminated site; except that the portion of the 
     allowance under section 167 for such property which is 
     otherwise allocated to such site shall be treated as a 
     qualified environmental remediation expenditure.
       ``(c) Qualified Contaminated Site.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) Qualified contaminated site.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified contaminated site' 
     means any area--
       ``(i) which is held by the taxpayer for use in a trade or 
     business or for the production of income, or which is 
     property described in section 1221(1) in the hands of the 
     taxpayer,
       ``(ii) which is within a targeted area, and
       ``(iii) at or on which there has been a release (or threat 
     of release) or disposal of any hazardous substance.
       ``(B) Taxpayer must receive statement from state 
     environmental agency.--An area shall be treated as a 
     qualified contaminated site with respect to expenditures paid 
     or incurred during any taxable year only if the taxpayer 
     receives a statement from the appropriate agency of the State 
     in which such area is located that such area meets the 
     requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Appropriate state agency.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (B), the chief executive officer of each State 
     may, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, designate the appropriate 
     State environmental agency within 60 days of the date of the 
     enactment of this section. If the chief executive officer of 
     a State has not designated an appropriate State environmental 
     agency within such 60-day period, the appropriate 
     environmental agency for such State shall be designated by 
     the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       ``(2) Targeted area.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `targeted area' means--
       ``(i) any population census tract with a poverty rate of 
     not less than 20 percent,
       ``(ii) a population census tract with a population of less 
     than 2,000 if--

       ``(I) more than 75 percent of such tract is zoned for 
     commercial or industrial use, and
       ``(II) such tract is contiguous to 1 or more other 
     population census tracts which meet

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     the requirement of clause (i) without regard to this clause,

       ``(iii) any empowerment zone or enterprise community (and 
     any supplemental zone designated on December 21, 1994), and
       ``(iv) any site announced before February 1, 1997, as being 
     included as a brownfields pilot project of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency.
       ``(B) National priorities listed sites not included.--Such 
     term shall not include any site which is on, or proposed for, 
     the national priorities list under section 105(a)(8)(B) of 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this section).
       ``(C) Certain rules to apply.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph the rules of sections 1392(b)(4) and 1393(a)(9) 
     shall apply.
       ``(d) Hazardous Substance.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `hazardous substance' means--
       ``(A) any substance which is a hazardous substance as 
     defined in section 101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and
       ``(B) any substance which is designated as a hazardous 
     substance under section 102 of such Act.
       ``(2) Exception.--Such term shall not include any substance 
     with respect to which a removal or remedial action is not 
     permitted under section 104 of such Act by reason of 
     subsection (a)(3) thereof.
       ``(e) Deduction Recaptured as Ordinary Income on Sale, 
     Etc.--Solely for purposes of section 1245, in the case of 
     property to which a qualified environmental remediation 
     expenditure would have been capitalized but for this 
     section--
       ``(1) the deduction allowed by this section for such 
     expenditure shall be treated as a deduction for depreciation, 
     and
       ``(2) such property (if not otherwise section 1245 
     property) shall be treated as section 1245 property solely 
     for purposes of applying section 1245 to such deduction.
       ``(f) Coordination With Other Provisions.--Sections 280B 
     and 468 shall not apply to amounts which are treated as 
     expenses under this section.
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.
       ``(h) Termination.--This section shall not apply to 
     expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2000.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VI 
     of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 198. Expensing of environmental remediation costs.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after 
     such date.
Subtitle F--Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, Brownfields, and 
              Community Development Financial Institutions

                CHAPTER 1--ADDITIONAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES

     SEC. 951. ADDITIONAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 1391(b) (relating 
     to designations of empowerment zones and enterprise 
     communities) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``9'' and inserting ``11'',
       (2) by striking ``6'' and inserting ``8'', and
       (3) by striking ``750,000'' and inserting ``1,000,000''.
       (b) Special Rules for Application of Employment Credit.--
     Subsection (b) of section 1396 (relating to empowerment zone 
     employment credit) is amended--
       (1) by striking so much of the subsection as precedes the 
     table and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Applicable Percentage.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     term `applicable percentage' means the percentage determined 
     in accordance with the following table:'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Special Rule.--With respect to each empowerment zone 
     designated pursuant to the amendments made by the Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997 to section 1391(b)(2), the following table 
     shall apply in lieu of the table in paragraph (1):

                                                 ``In the case of wages
                                                paid or iThe applicable
                                                        cpercentage is:
  2000 through 2004.............................................20 ....

  2005..........................................................15 ....

  2006..........................................................10 ....

  2007.........................................................5.''....

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     except that designations of new empowerment zones made 
     pursuant to such amendments shall be made during the 180-day 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. No 
     designation pursuant to such amendments shall take effect 
     before January 1, 2000.

                    CHAPTER 2--NEW EMPOWERMENT ZONES

     SEC. 952. DESIGNATION OF NEW EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1391 (relating to designation 
     procedure for empowerment zones and enterprise communities) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Additional Designations Permitted.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to the areas designated 
     under subsection (a), the appropriate Secretaries may 
     designate in the aggregate an additional 20 nominated areas 
     as empowerment zones under this section, subject to the 
     availability of eligible nominated areas. Of that number, not 
     more than 15 may be designated in urban areas and not more 
     than 5 may be designated in rural areas.
       ``(2) Period designations may be made and take effect.--A 
     designation may be made under this subsection after the date 
     of the enactment of this subsection and before January 1, 
     1999.
       ``(3) Modifications to eligibility criteria, etc.--
       ``(A) Poverty rate requirement.--
       ``(i) In general.--A nominated area shall be eligible for 
     designation under this subsection only if the poverty rate 
     for each population census tract within the nominated area is 
     not less than 20 percent and the poverty rate for at least 90 
     percent of the population census tracts within the nominated 
     area is not less than 25 percent.
       ``(ii) Treatment of census tracts with small populations.--
     A population census tract with a population of less than 
     2,000 shall be treated as having a poverty rate of not less 
     than 25 percent if--

       ``(I) more than 75 percent of such tract is zoned for 
     commercial or industrial use, and
       ``(II) such tract is contiguous to 1 or more other 
     population census tracts which have a poverty rate of not 
     less than 25 percent (determined without regard to this 
     clause).

       ``(iii) Exception for developable sites.--Clause (i) shall 
     not apply to up to 3 noncontiguous parcels in a nominated 
     area which may be developed for commercial or industrial 
     purposes. The aggregate area of noncontiguous parcels to 
     which the preceding sentence applies with respect to any 
     nominated area shall not exceed 2,000 acres.
       ``(iv) Certain provisions not to apply.--Section 1392(a)(4) 
     (and so much of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1392(b) as 
     relate to section 1392(a)(4)) shall not apply to an area 
     nominated for designation under this subsection.
       ``(v) Special rule for rural empowerment zone.--The 
     Secretary of Agriculture may designate not more than 1 
     empowerment zone in a rural area without regard to clause (i) 
     if such area satisfies emigration criteria specified by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture.
       ``(B) Size limitation.--
       ``(i) In general.--The parcels described in subparagraph 
     (A)(iii) shall not be taken into account in determining 
     whether the requirement of subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
     1392(a)(3) is met.
       ``(ii) Special rule for rural areas.--If a population 
     census tract (or equivalent division under section 
     1392(b)(4)) in a rural area exceeds 1,000 square miles or 
     includes a substantial amount of land owned by the Federal, 
     State, or local government, the nominated area may exclude 
     such excess square mileage or governmentally owned land and 
     the exclusion of that area will not be treated as violating 
     the continuous boundary requirement of section 1392(a)(3)(B).
       ``(C) Aggregate population limitation.--The aggregate 
     population limitation under the last sentence of subsection 
     (b)(2) shall not apply to a designation under paragraph 
     (1)(B).
       ``(D) Previously designated enterprise communities may be 
     included.--Subsection (e)(5) shall not apply to any 
     enterprise community designated under subsection (a) that is 
     also nominated for designation under this subsection.
       ``(E) Indian reservations may be nominated.--
       ``(i) In general.--Section 1393(a)(4) shall not apply to an 
     area nominated for designation under this subsection.
       ``(ii) Special rule.--An area in an Indian reservation 
     shall be treated as nominated by a State and a local 
     government if it is nominated by the reservation governing 
     body (as determined by the Secretary of Interior).''
       (b) Employment Credit Not To Apply to New Empowerment 
     Zones.--Section 1396 (relating to empowerment zone employment 
     credit) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Credit Not To Apply to Empowerment Zones Designated 
     Under Section 1391(g).--This section shall be applied without 
     regard to any empowerment zone designated under section 
     1391(g).''
       (c) Increased Expensing Under Section 179 Not To Apply in 
     Developable Sites.--Section 1397A (relating to increase in 
     expensing under section 179) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Limitation.--For purposes of this section, qualified 
     zone property shall not include any property substantially 
     all of the use of which is in any parcel described in section 
     1391(g)(3)(A)(iii).''
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsections (e) and (f) of section 1391 are each 
     amended by striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``this 
     section''.
       (2) Section 1391(c) is amended by striking ``this section'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (a)''.

     SEC. 953. VOLUME CAP NOT TO APPLY TO ENTERPRISE ZONE FACILITY 
                   BONDS WITH RESPECT TO NEW EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1394 (relating to tax-exempt 
     enterprise zone facility bonds) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Bonds for Empowerment Zones Designated Under Section 
     1391(g).--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a new empowerment zone 
     facility bond--

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       ``(A) such bond shall not be treated as a private activity 
     bond for purposes of section 146, and
       ``(B) subsection (c) of this section shall not apply.
       ``(2) Limitation on amount of bonds.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to a new 
     empowerment zone facility bond only if such bond is 
     designated for purposes of this subsection by the local 
     government which nominated the area to which such bond 
     relates.
       ``(B) Limitation on bonds designated.--The aggregate face 
     amount of bonds which may be designated under subparagraph 
     (A) with respect to any empowerment zone shall not exceed--
       ``(i) $60,000,000 if such zone is in a rural area,
       ``(ii) $130,000,000 if such zone is in an urban area and 
     the zone has a population of less than 100,000, and
       ``(iii) $230,000,000 if such zone is in an urban area and 
     the zone has a population of at least 100,000.
       ``(C) Special rules.--
       ``(i) Coordination with limitation in subsection (c).--
     Bonds to which paragraph (1) applies shall not be taken into 
     account in applying the limitation of subsection (c) to other 
     bonds.
       ``(ii) Current refunding not taken into account.--In the 
     case of a refunding (or series of refundings) of a bond 
     designated under this paragraph, the refunding obligation 
     shall be treated as designated under this paragraph (and 
     shall not be taken into account in applying subparagraph (B)) 
     if--

       ``(I) the amount of the refunding bond does not exceed the 
     outstanding amount of the refunded bond, and
       ``(II) the refunded bond is redeemed not later than 90 days 
     after the date of issuance of the refunding bond.

       ``(3) New empowerment zone facility bond.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `new empowerment zone facility 
     bond' means any bond which would be described in subsection 
     (a) if only empowerment zones designated under section 
     1391(g) were taken into account under sections 1397B and 
     1397C.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to obligations issued after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 954. MODIFICATION TO ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR 
                   DESIGNATION OF FUTURE ENTERPRISE ZONES IN 
                   ALASKA OR HAWAII.

       Section 1392 (relating to eligibility criteria) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Special Eligibility for Nominated Areas Located in 
     Alaska or Hawaii.--A nominated area in Alaska or Hawaii shall 
     be treated as meeting the requirements of paragraphs (2), 
     (3), and (4) of subsection (a) if for each census tract or 
     block group within such area 20 percent or more of the 
     families have income which is 50 percent or less of the 
     statewide median family income (as determined under section 
     143).''.

  CHAPTER 3--TREATMENT OF EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES

     SEC. 955. MODIFICATIONS TO ENTERPRISE ZONE FACILITY BOND 
                   RULES FOR ALL EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE 
                   COMMUNITIES.

       (a) Modifications Relating to Enterprise Zone Business.--
     Paragraph (3) of section 1394(b) (defining enterprise zone 
     business) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Enterprise zone business.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as modified in this paragraph, 
     the term `enterprise zone business' has the meaning given 
     such term by section 1397B.
       ``(B) Modifications.--In applying section 1397B for 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(i) Businesses in enterprise communities eligible.--
     References in section 1397B to empowerment zones shall be 
     treated as including references to enterprise communities.
       ``(ii) Waiver of requirements during startup period.--A 
     business shall not fail to be treated as an enterprise zone 
     business during the startup period if--

       ``(I) as of the beginning of the startup period, it is 
     reasonably expected that such business will be an enterprise 
     zone business (as defined in section 1397B as modified by 
     this paragraph) at the end of such period, and
       ``(II) such business makes bona fide efforts to be such a 
     business.

       ``(iii) Reduced requirements after testing period.--A 
     business shall not fail to be treated as an enterprise zone 
     business for any taxable year beginning after the testing 
     period by reason of failing to meet any requirement of 
     subsection (b) or (c) of section 1397B if at least 35 percent 
     of the employees of such business for such year are residents 
     of an empowerment zone or an enterprise community. The 
     preceding sentence shall not apply to any business which is 
     not a qualified business by reason of paragraph (1), (4), or 
     (5) of section 1397B(d).
       ``(C) Definitions relating to subparagraph (b).--For 
     purposes of subparagraph (B)--
       ``(i) Startup period.--The term `startup period' means, 
     with respect to any property being provided for any business, 
     the period before the first taxable year beginning more than 
     2 years after the later of--

       ``(I) the date of issuance of the issue providing such 
     property, or
       ``(II) the date such property is first placed in service 
     after such issuance (or, if earlier, the date which is 3 
     years after the date described in subclause (I)).

       ``(ii) Testing period.--The term `testing period' means the 
     first 3 taxable years beginning after the startup period.
       ``(D) Portions of business may be enterprise zone 
     business.--The term `enterprise zone business' includes any 
     trades or businesses which would qualify as an enterprise 
     zone business (determined after the modifications of 
     subparagraph (B)) if such trades or businesses were 
     separately incorporated.''
       (b) Modifications Relating to Qualified Zone Property.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 1394(b) (defining qualified zone 
     property) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Qualified zone property.--The term `qualified zone 
     property' has the meaning given such term by section 1397C; 
     except that--
       ``(A) the references to empowerment zones shall be treated 
     as including references to enterprise communities, and
       ``(B) section 1397C(a)(2) shall be applied by substituting 
     `an amount equal to 15 percent of the adjusted basis' for `an 
     amount equal to the adjusted basis'.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to obligations issued after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 956. MODIFICATIONS TO ENTERPRISE ZONE BUSINESS 
                   DEFINITION FOR ALL EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND 
                   ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1397B (defining enterprise zone 
     business) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``80 percent'' in subsections (b)(2) and 
     (c)(1) and inserting ``50 percent'',
       (2) by striking ``substantially all'' each place it appears 
     in subsections (b) and (c) and inserting ``a substantial 
     portion'',
       (3) by striking ``, and exclusively related to,'' in 
     subsections (b)(4) and (c)(3),
       (4) by adding at the end of subsection (d)(2) the following 
     new flush sentence:

     ``For purposes of subparagraph (B), the lessor of the 
     property may rely on a lessee's certification that such 
     lessee is an enterprise zone business.'',
       (5) by striking ``substantially all'' in subsection (d)(3) 
     and inserting ``at least 50 percent'', and
       (6) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Treatment of Businesses Straddling Census Tract 
     Lines.--For purposes of this section, if--
       ``(1) a business entity or proprietorship uses real 
     property located within an empowerment zone,
       ``(2) the business entity or proprietorship also uses real 
     property located outside the empowerment zone,
       ``(3) the amount of real property described in paragraph 
     (1) is substantial compared to the amount of real property 
     described in paragraph (2), and
       ``(4) the real property described in paragraph (2) is 
     contiguous to part or all of the real property described in 
     paragraph (1),

     then all the services performed by employees, all business 
     activities, all tangible property, and all intangible 
     property of the business entity or proprietorship that occur 
     in or is located on the real property described in paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) shall be treated as occurring or situated in an 
     empowerment zone.''
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Special rule for enterprise zone facility bonds.--For 
     purposes of section 1394(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, the amendments made by this section shall apply to 
     obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
                      Subtitle G--Other Provisions

     SEC. 961. USE OF ESTIMATES OF SHRINKAGE FOR INVENTORY 
                   ACCOUNTING.

       (a) In General.--Section 471 (relating to general rule for 
     inventories) is amended by redesignating subsection (b) as 
     subsection (c) and by inserting after subsection (a) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(b) Estimates of Inventory Shrinkage Permitted.--A method 
     of determining inventories shall not be treated as failing to 
     clearly reflect income solely because it utilizes estimates 
     of inventory shrinkage that are confirmed by a physical count 
     only after the last day of the taxable year if--
       ``(1) the taxpayer normally does a physical count of 
     inventories at each location on a regular and consistent 
     basis, and
       ``(2) the taxpayer makes proper adjustments to such 
     inventories and to its estimating methods to the extent such 
     estimates are greater than or less than the actual 
     shrinkage.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Coordination with section 481.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer permitted by this section to change its method of 
     accounting to a permissible method for any taxable year--
       (A) such changes shall be treated as initiated by the 
     taxpayer,
       (B) such changes shall be treated as made with the consent 
     of the Secretary of the Treasury, and
       (C) the period for taking into account the adjustments 
     under section 481 by reason of such change shall be 4 years.

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     SEC. 962. ASSIGNMENT OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LIABILITY 
                   ELIGIBLE FOR EXCLUSION RELATING TO PERSONAL 
                   INJURY LIABILITY ASSIGNMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 130 (relating to 
     certain personal injury liability assignments) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, or as compensation under any workmen's 
     compensation act,'' after ``(whether by suit or agreement)'' 
     in the material preceding paragraph (1),
       (2) by inserting ``or the workmen's compensation claim,'' 
     after ``agreement,'' in paragraph (1), and
       (3) by striking ``section 104(a)(2)'' in paragraph (2)(D) 
     and inserting ``paragraph (1) or (2) of section 104(a)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to claims under workmen's compensation acts filed 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 963. TAX-EXEMPT STATUS FOR CERTAIN STATE WORKER'S 
                   COMPENSATION ACT COMPANIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 501(c)(27) (relating to membership 
     organizations under workmen's compensation acts) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Any organization (including a mutual insurance 
     company) if--
       ``(i) such organization is created by State law and is 
     organized and operated under State law exclusively to--
       ``(I) provide workmen's compensation insurance which is 
     required by State law or with respect to which State law 
     provides significant disincentives if such insurance is not 
     purchased by an employer, and
       ``(II) provide related coverage which is incidental to 
     workmen's compensation insurance,
       ``(ii) such organization must provide workmen's 
     compensation insurance to any employer in the State (for 
     employees in the State or temporarily assigned out-of-State) 
     which seeks such insurance and meets other reasonable 
     requirements relating thereto,
       ``(iii)(I) the State makes a financial commitment with 
     respect to such organization either by extending the full 
     faith and credit of the State to the initial debt of such 
     organization or by providing the initial operating capital of 
     such organization, and (II) in the case of periods after the 
     date of enactment of this subparagraph, the assets of such 
     organization revert to the State upon dissolution or State 
     law does not permit the dissolution of such organization, and
       ``(iv) the majority of the board of directors or oversight 
     body of such organization are appointed by the chief 
     executive officer or other executive branch official of the 
     State, by the State legislature, or by both.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 501(c)(27) is amended 
     by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(27)'', by redesignating 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and 
     (iii), respectively, and by redesignating clauses (i) and 
     (ii) of subparagraphs (B) and (C) (before redesignation) as 
     subclauses (I) and (II), respectively.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 964. ELECTION FOR 1987 PARTNERSHIPS TO CONTINUE 
                   EXCEPTION FROM TREATMENT OF PUBLICLY TRADED 
                   PARTNERSHIPS AS CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 7704 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Exception for Electing 1987 Partnerships.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to an 
     electing 1987 partnership.
       ``(2) Electing 1987 partnership.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `electing 1987 partnership' means any 
     publicly traded partnership if--
       ``(A) such partnership is an existing partnership (as 
     defined in section 10211(c)(2) of the Revenue Reconciliation 
     Act of 1987),
       ``(B) subsection (a) has not applied (and without regard to 
     subsection (c)(1) would not have applied) to such partnership 
     for all prior taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1987, and before January 1, 1998, and
       ``(C) such partnership elects the application of this 
     subsection, and consents to the application of the tax 
     imposed by paragraph (3), for its first taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 1997.

     A partnership which, but for this sentence, would be treated 
     as an electing 1987 partnership shall cease to be so treated 
     (and the election under subparagraph (C) shall cease to be in 
     effect) as of the 1st day after December 31, 1997, on which 
     there has been an addition of a substantial new line of 
     business with respect to such partnership.
       ``(3) Additional tax on electing partnerships.--
       ``(A) Imposition of tax.--There is hereby imposed for each 
     taxable year on the income of each electing 1987 partnership 
     a tax equal to 3.5 percent of such partnership's gross income 
     for the taxable year from the active conduct of trades and 
     businesses by the partnership.
       ``(B) Adjustments in the case of tiered partnerships.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph, in the case of a partnership 
     which is a partner in another partnership, the gross income 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) shall include the 
     partnership's distributive share of the gross income of such 
     other partnership from the active conduct of trades and 
     businesses of such other partnership. A similar rule shall 
     apply in the case of lower-tiered partnerships.
       ``(C) Treatment of tax.--For purposes of this title, the 
     tax imposed by this paragraph shall be treated as imposed by 
     chapter 1 other than for purposes of determining the amount 
     of any credit allowable under chapter 1.
       ``(4) Election.--An election and consent under this 
     subsection shall apply to the taxable year for which made and 
     all subsequent taxable years unless revoked by the 
     partnership. Such revocation may be made without the consent 
     of the Secretary, but, once so revoked, may not be 
     reinstated.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 965. 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) Safe harbor does not apply to periodicals and 
     qualified convention and trade show activities.--The term 
     `qualified sponsorship payment' does not include--

       ``(I) any payment which entitles the payor to the use or 
     acknowledgement of the name or logo (or product lines) of the 
     payor's trade or business 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, or
       ``(II) any payment made in connection with any qualified 
     convention or trade show activity (as defined in subsection 
     (d)(3)(B)).

       ``(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, 1997.

     SEC. 966. ASSOCIATIONS OF HOLDERS OF TIMESHARE INTERESTS TO 
                   BE TAXED LIKE OTHER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS.

       (a) Timeshare Associations Included as Homeowner 
     Associations.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 528(c) (defining 
     homeowners association) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or a residential real estate management 
     association'' and inserting ``, a residential real estate 
     management association, or a timeshare association'' in the 
     material preceding subparagraph (A),
       (B) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i) of 
     subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of clause 
     (ii) of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, or'', and by 
     adding at the end of subparagraph (B) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(iii) owners of timeshare rights to use, or timeshare 
     ownership interests in, association property in the case of a 
     timeshare association,'', and
       (C) by inserting ``and, in the case of a timeshare 
     association, for activities provided to or on behalf of 
     members of the association'' before the comma at the end of 
     subparagraph (C).
       (2) Timeshare association defined.--Subsection (c) of 
     section 528 is amended by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
     paragraph (5) and by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Timeshare association.--The term `timeshare 
     association' means any organization (other than a condominium 
     management association) meeting the requirement of 
     subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) if any member thereof holds 
     a timeshare right to use, or a timeshare ownership interest 
     in, real property constituting association property.''.
       (b) Exempt Function Income.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     528(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 adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraph:

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       ``(C) owners of timeshare rights to use, or timeshare 
     ownership interests in, real property in the case of a 
     timeshare association.''.
       (c) Association Property.--Paragraph (5) of section 528(c), 
     as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new flush sentence:

     ``In the case of a timeshare association, such term includes 
     property in which the timeshare association, or members of 
     the association, have rights arising out of recorded 
     easements, covenants, or other recorded instruments to use 
     property related to the timeshare project.''.
       (d) Rate of Tax.--Subsection (b) of section 528 (relating 
     to certain homeowners associations) is amended by inserting 
     before the period ``(32 percent of such income in the case of 
     a timeshare association)''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1996.

     SEC. 967. ADDITIONAL ADVANCE REFUNDING OF CERTAIN VIRGIN 
                   ISLAND BONDS.

       Subclause (I) of section 149(d)(3)(A)(i) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply to the second advance 
     refunding of any issue of the Virgin Islands which was first 
     advance refunded before June 9, 1997, if the debt provisions 
     of the refunding bonds are changed to repeal the priority 
     first lien requirement of the refunded bonds.

     SEC. 968. NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN ON SALE OF STOCK TO CERTAIN 
                   FARMERS' COOPERATIVES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1042 (relating to sales of stock 
     to employee stock ownership plans or certain cooperatives) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Application of Section to Sales of Stock in 
     Agricultural Refiners and Processors to Eligible Farm 
     Cooperatives.--
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall apply to the sale of 
     stock of a qualified refiner or processor to an eligible 
     farmers' cooperative.
       ``(2) Qualified refiner or processor.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified refiner or processor' means a 
     domestic corporation--
       ``(A) substantially all of the activities of which consist 
     of the active conduct of the trade or business of refining or 
     processing agricultural or horticultural products, and
       ``(B) which, during the 1-year period ending on the date of 
     the sale, purchases more than one-half of such products to be 
     refined or processed from--
       ``(i) farmers who make up the eligible farmers' cooperative 
     which is purchasing stock in the corporation in a transaction 
     to which this subsection is to apply, or
       ``(ii) such cooperative.
       ``(3) Eligible farmers' cooperative.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `eligible farmers' cooperative' means an 
     organization to which part I of subchapter T applies and 
     which is engaged in the marketing of agricultural or 
     horticultural products.
       ``(4) Special rules.--In applying this section to a sale to 
     which paragraph (1) applies--
       ``(A) the eligible farmers' cooperative shall be treated in 
     the same manner as a cooperative described in subsection 
     (b)(1)(B),
       ``(B) subsection (b)(2) shall be applied by substituting 
     `100 percent' for `30 percent' each place it appears,
       ``(C) the determination as to whether any stock in the 
     domestic corporation is a qualified security shall be made 
     without regard to whether the stock is an employer security 
     or to subsection (c)(1)(A), and
       ``(D) paragraphs (2)(D) and (7) of subsection (c) shall not 
     apply.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to sales after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 969. INCREASED DEDUCTIBILITY OF BUSINESS MEAL EXPENSES 
                   FOR INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL HOURS OF 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--Section 274(n) (relating to only 50 
     percent of meal and entertainment expenses allowed as 
     deduction) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Special rule for individuals subject to federal hours 
     of service.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any expenses for food or 
     beverages consumed while away from home (within the meaning 
     of section 162(a)(2)) by an individual during, or incident 
     to, the period of duty subject to the hours of service 
     limitations of the Department of Transportation, paragraph 
     (1) shall be applied by substituting `the applicable 
     percentage' for `50 percent'.
       ``(B) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `applicable percentage' means the 
     percentage determined under the following table:

``For taxable years be-                                  The applicable
  ginning in calendar year--                            percentage is--
  1998 or 1999..................................................55 ....

  2000 or 2001..................................................60 ....

  2002 or 2003..................................................65 ....

  2004 or 2005..................................................70 ....

  2006 or 2007..................................................75 ....

  2008 or thereafter.........................................80.''.....

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 970. CLARIFICATION OF DE MINIMIS FRINGE BENEFIT RULES TO 
                   NO-CHARGE EMPLOYEE MEALS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 132(e) (defining 
     de minimis fringe) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``For purposes of subparagraph (B), 
     an employee entitled under section 119 to exclude the value 
     of a meal provided at such facility shall be treated as 
     having paid an amount for such meal equal to the direct 
     operating costs of the facility attributable to such meal.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 971. EXEMPTION OF THE INCREMENTAL COST OF A CLEAN FUEL 
                   VEHICLE FROM THE LIMITS ON DEPRECIATION FOR 
                   VEHICLES.

       (a) In General.--Section 280F(a)(1) (relating to limiting 
     depreciation on luxury automobiles) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Special rule for certain clean-fuel passenger 
     automobiles.--
       ``(i) Modified automobiles.--In the case of a passenger 
     automobile which is propelled by a fuel which is not a clean-
     burning fuel and to which is installed qualified clean-fuel 
     vehicle property (as defined in section 179A(c)(1)(A)) for 
     purposes of permitting such vehicle to be propelled by a 
     clean burning fuel (as defined in section 179A(e)(1)), 
     subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the cost of the installed 
     qualified clean burning vehicle property.
       ``(ii) Purpose built passenger vehicles.--In the case of a 
     purpose built passenger vehicle (as defined in section 
     4001(a)(2)(C)(ii)), each of the annual limitations specified 
     in subparagraph (A) shall be tripled.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to property placed in service after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and before January 1, 2005.

     SEC. 972. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF TAXABLE INCOME LIMIT ON 
                   PERCENTAGE DEPLETION FOR MARGINAL PRODUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (6) of section 613A(c) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(H) Temporary suspension of taxable income limit with 
     respect to marginal production.--The second sentence of 
     subsection (a) of section 613 shall not apply to so much of 
     the allowance for depletion as is determined under 
     subparagraph (A) for any taxable year beginning after 
     December 31, 1997, and before January 1, 2000.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 973. INCREASE IN STANDARD MILEAGE RATE EXPENSE DEDUCTION 
                   FOR CHARITABLE USE OF PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE.

       (a) In General.--Section 170(i) (relating to standard 
     mileage rate for use of passenger automobile) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(i) Standard Mileage Rate for Use of Passenger 
     Automobile.--For purposes of computing the deduction under 
     this section for use of a passenger automobile, the standard 
     mileage rate shall be 14 cents per mile.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 974. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN RECEIVABLES 
                   PURCHASED BY COOPERATIVE HOSPITAL SERVICE 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 501(e)(1) is 
     amended by inserting ``(including the purchase of patron 
     accounts receivable on a recourse basis)'' after ``billing 
     and collection''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1996.

     SEC. 975. DEDUCTION IN COMPUTING ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME FOR 
                   EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH SERVICE PERFORMED 
                   BY CERTAIN OFFICIALS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 62(a) (defining 
     adjusted gross income) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Certain expenses of officials.--The deductions 
     allowed by section 162 which consist of expenses paid or 
     incurred with respect to services performed by an official as 
     an employee of a State or a political subdivision thereof in 
     a position compensated in whole or in part on a fee basis.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to expenses paid or incurred in taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1986.

     SEC. 976. COMBINED EMPLOYMENT TAX REPORTING DEMONSTRATION 
                   PROJECT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     provide for a demonstration project to assess the feasibility 
     and desirability of expanding combined Federal and State tax 
     reporting.
       (b) Description of Demonstration Project.--The 
     demonstration project under subsection (a) shall be--
       (1) carried out between the Internal Revenue Service and 
     the State of Montana for a period ending with the date which 
     is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act,
       (2) limited to the reporting of employment taxes, and
       (3) limited to the disclosure of the taxpayer identity (as 
     defined in section 6103(b)(6) of such Code) and the signature 
     of the taxpayer.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 6103(d) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Disclosure for certain combined reporting project.--
     The Secretary shall disclose taxpayer identities and 
     signatures for purposes of the demonstration project 
     described in section 967 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 
     1997.''.

     SEC. 977. ELECTIVE CARRYBACK OF EXISTING CARRYOVERS OF 
                   NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION.

       (a) Elective Carryback.--

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       (1) In general.--If the National Railroad Passenger 
     Corporation (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Corporation'')--
       (A) makes an election under this section for its first 
     taxable year ending after September 30, 1997, and
       (B) agrees to the conditions specified in paragraph (2),

     then the Corporation shall be treated as having made a 
     payment of the tax imposed by chapter 1 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 for such first taxable year and the 
     succeeding taxable year in an amount (for each such taxable 
     year) equal to 50 percent of the amount determined under 
     paragraph (3). Each such payment shall be treated as having 
     been made by the Corporation on the last day prescribed by 
     law (without regard to extensions) for filing its return of 
     tax under chapter 1 of such Code for the taxable year to 
     which such payment relates.
       (2) Conditions.--
       (A) In general.--This section shall only apply to the 
     Corporation if it agrees (in such manner as the Secretary of 
     the Treasury or his delegate may prescribe) to--
       (i) except as provided in clause (ii), use any refund of 
     the payment described in paragraph (1) (and any interest 
     thereon) solely to finance qualified expenses of the 
     Corporation, and
       (ii) make the payments to non-Amtrak States as described in 
     subsection (c).
       (B) Repayment.--
       (i) In general.--The Corporation shall repay to the United 
     States any amount not used in accordance with this paragraph 
     and any amount remaining unused as of January 1, 2010.
       (ii) Special rules.--For purposes of clause (i)--

       (I) no amount shall be treated as remaining unused as of 
     January 1, 2010, if it is obligated as of such date for a 
     qualified expense, and
       (II) the Corporation shall not be treated as failing to 
     meet the requirements of clause (i) by reason of investing 
     any amount for a temporary period.

       (3) Amount.--For purposes of paragraph (1)--
       (A) In general.--The amount determined under this paragraph 
     shall be the lesser of--
       (i) 35 percent of the Corporation's existing qualified 
     carryovers, or
       (ii) the Corporation's net tax liability for the carryback 
     period.
       (B) Dollar limit.--Such amount shall not exceed 
     $2,323,000,000.
       (b) Existing Qualified Carryovers; Net Tax Liability.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       (1) Existing qualified carryovers.--The term ``existing 
     qualified carryovers'' means the aggregate of the amounts 
     which are net operating loss carryovers under section 172(b) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to the Corporation's 
     first taxable year ending after September 30, 1997.
       (2) Net tax liability for carryback period.--
       (A) In general.--The Corporation's net tax liability for 
     the carryback period is the aggregate of the net tax 
     liability of the Corporation's railroad predecessors for 
     taxable years in the carryback period.
       (B) Net tax liability.--The term ``net tax liability'' 
     means, with respect to any taxable year, the amount of the 
     tax imposed by chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     (or any corresponding provision of prior law) for such 
     taxable year, reduced by the sum of the credits allowable 
     against such tax under such Code (or any corresponding 
     provision of prior law).
       (C) Carryback period.--The term ``carryback period'' means 
     the period--
       (i) which begins with the first taxable year of any 
     railroad predecessor beginning before January 1, 1971, for 
     which there is a net tax liability, and
       (ii) which ends with the last taxable year of any railroad 
     predecessor beginning before January 1, 1971.
       (3) Railroad predecessor.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``railroad predecessor'' means--
       (i) any railroad which entered into a contract under 
     section 401 or 404(a) of the Rail Passenger Service Act of 
     1970 relieving the railroad of its entire responsibility for 
     the provision of intercity rail passenger service, and
       (ii) any predecessor thereof.
       (B) Consolidated returns.--If any railroad described in 
     subparagraph (A) was a member of an affiliated group which 
     filed a consolidated return for any taxable year in the 
     carryback period, each member of such group shall be treated 
     as a railroad predecessor for such year.
       (c) Payments to Non-Amtrak States.--
       (1) In general.--Within 30 days after receipt of any refund 
     of any payment described in subsection (a)(1), the 
     Corporation shall pay to each non-Amtrak State an amount 
     equal to 1 percent of the amount of such refund.
       (2) Use of payment.--Each non-Amtrak State shall use the 
     payment described in paragraph (1) (and any interest thereon) 
     solely to finance qualified expenses of the State.
       (3) Repayment.--A non-Amtrak State shall pay to the United 
     States--
       (A) any portion of the payment received by the State under 
     paragraph (1) (and any interest thereon) which is used for a 
     purpose other than to finance qualified expenses of the State 
     or which remains unused as of January 1, 2010, or
       (B) if such State ceases to be a non-Amtrak State, the 
     portion of such payment (and any interest thereon) remaining 
     as of the date of the cessation.

     Rules similar to the rules of subsection (a)(2)(B) shall 
     apply for purposes of this paragraph.
       (d) Tax Consequences.--
       (1) Reduction in carryovers.--If the Corporation elects the 
     application of this section, the Corporation's existing 
     qualified carryovers shall be reduced by an amount equal to 
     the amount determined under subsection (a)(3) divided by 
     0.35.
       (2) Reduction in tax paid by railroad predecessors.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury or his 
     delegate shall appropriately adjust the tax account of each 
     railroad predecessor to reduce the net tax liability of such 
     predecessor for taxable years beginning in the carryback 
     period which is offset by reason of the application of this 
     section.
       (B) FIFO ordering rule.--The Secretary shall make the 
     adjustments under subparagraph (A) first for the earliest 
     year in the carryback period and then for each subsequent 
     year in such period.
       (C) No effect on other taxpayers.--In no event shall any 
     taxpayer other than the Corporation be allowed a refund or 
     credit by reason of this section.
       (D) Waiver of limitations.--If the adjustment under 
     subparagraph (A) is barred by the operation of any law or 
     rule of law, such law or rule of law shall be waived solely 
     for purposes of making such adjustment.
       (3) Tax treatment of expenditures.--With respect to any 
     payment by the Corporation of qualified expenses described in 
     subsection (e)(1)(A) during any taxable year from the amount 
     of any refund of the payment described in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) no deduction shall be allowed to the Corporation with 
     respect to any amount paid or incurred which is attributable 
     to such amount, and
       (B) the basis of any property shall be reduced by the 
     portion of the cost of such property which is attributable to 
     such amount.
       (4) Payments to a non-amtrak state.--No deduction shall be 
     allowed to the Corporation under chapter 1 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 for any payment to a non-Amtrak State 
     required under subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii).
       (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       (1) Qualified expenses.--The term ``qualified expenses'' 
     means expenses incurred for--
       (A) in the case of the Corporation--
       (i) the acquisition of equipment, rolling stock, and other 
     capital improvements, the upgrading of maintenance 
     facilities, and the maintenance of existing equipment, in 
     intercity passenger rail service, and
       (ii) the payment of interest and principal on obligations 
     incurred for such acquisition, upgrading, and maintenance, 
     and
       (B) in the case of a non-Amtrak State--
       (i) the acquisition of equipment, rolling stock, and other 
     capital improvements, the upgrading of maintenance 
     facilities, and the maintenance of existing equipment, in 
     intercity passenger rail service,
       (ii) the acquisition of equipment, rolling stock, and other 
     capital improvements, the upgrading of maintenance 
     facilities, and the maintenance of existing equipment, in 
     intercity bus service,
       (iii) the purchase of intercity passenger rail services 
     from the Corporation, and
       (iv) the payment of interest and principal on obligations 
     incurred for such acquisition, upgrading, maintenance, and 
     purchase.

     In the case of a non-Amtrak State which provides its own 
     intercity passenger rail service on the date of the enactment 
     of this paragraph, subparagraph (B) shall be applied by only 
     taking into account clauses (i) and (iv).
       (2) Non-amtrak state.--The term ``non-Amtrak State'' means, 
     with respect to any payment, any State which does not receive 
     intercity passenger rail service from the Corporation at any 
     time during the period beginning on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act and ending on the date of the payment.
       (f) Authorizing Reform Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall not 
     make payment of any refund of any payment described in 
     subsection (a)(1) earlier than the date of the enactment of 
     Federal legislation, other than legislation included in this 
     section, which is enacted after July 29, 1997, and which 
     authorizes reforms of the National Railroad Passenger 
     Corporation.
       (2) No interest.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, if the payment of any refund is delayed by reason of 
     paragraph (1), no interest shall accrue with respect to such 
     payment prior to the 45th day following the date of the 
     enactment of Federal legislation described in paragraph (1).
       (3) Estimate of revenue.--For purposes of estimating 
     revenues under budget reconciliation, the impact of this 
     section on Federal revenues shall be determined without 
     regard to this subsection.
 Subtitle H--Extension of Duty-Free Treatment Under Generalized System 
                             of Preferences

     SEC. 981. GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

       (a) Extension of Duty-Free Treatment Under System.--Section 
     505 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2465) is amended by 
     striking ``May 31, 1997'' and inserting ``June 30, 1998''.
       (b) Retroactive Application for Certain Liquidations and 
     Reliquidations.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 or any other provision of law and subject to 
     paragraph (2), the entry--

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       (A) 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 May 31, 1997, and
       (B) that was made after May 31, 1997, 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.
       (2) Requests.--Liquidation or reliquidation may be made 
     under paragraph (1) 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--
       (A) to locate the entry; or
       (B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.
                           TITLE X--REVENUES
                     Subtitle A--Financial Products

     SEC. 1001. CONSTRUCTIVE SALES TREATMENT FOR APPRECIATED 
                   FINANCIAL POSITIONS.

       (a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter P of chapter 1 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1259. CONSTRUCTIVE SALES TREATMENT FOR APPRECIATED 
                   FINANCIAL POSITIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--If there is a constructive sale of an 
     appreciated financial position--
       ``(1) the taxpayer shall recognize gain as if such position 
     were sold, assigned, or otherwise terminated at its fair 
     market value on the date of such constructive sale (and any 
     gain shall be taken into account for the taxable year which 
     includes such date), and
       ``(2) for purposes of applying this title for periods after 
     the constructive sale--
       ``(A) proper adjustment shall be made in the amount of any 
     gain or loss subsequently realized with respect to such 
     position for any gain taken into account by reason of 
     paragraph (1), and
       ``(B) the holding period of such position shall be 
     determined as if such position were originally acquired on 
     the date of such constructive sale.
       ``(b) Appreciated Financial Position.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     term `appreciated financial position' means any position with 
     respect to any stock, debt instrument, or partnership 
     interest if there would be gain were such position sold, 
     assigned, or otherwise terminated at its fair market value.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--The term `appreciated financial 
     position' shall not include--
       ``(A) any position with respect to debt if--
       ``(i) the debt unconditionally entitles the holder to 
     receive a specified principal amount,
       ``(ii) the interest payments (or other similar amounts) 
     with respect to such debt meet the requirements of clause (i) 
     of section 860G(a)(1)(B), and
       ``(iii) such debt is not convertible (directly or 
     indirectly) into stock of the issuer or any related person, 
     and
       ``(B) any position which is marked to market under any 
     provision of this title or the regulations thereunder.
       ``(3) Position.--The term `position' means an interest, 
     including a futures or forward contract, short sale, or 
     option.
       ``(c) Constructive Sale.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--A taxpayer shall be treated as having 
     made a constructive sale of an appreciated financial position 
     if the taxpayer (or a related person)--
       ``(A) enters into a short sale of the same or substantially 
     identical property,
       ``(B) enters into an offsetting notional principal contract 
     with respect to the same or substantially identical property,
       ``(C) enters into a futures or forward contract to deliver 
     the same or substantially identical property,
       ``(D) in the case of an appreciated financial position that 
     is a short sale or a contract described in subparagraph (B) 
     or (C) with respect to any property, acquires the same or 
     substantially identical property, or
       ``(E) to the extent prescribed by the Secretary in 
     regulations, enters into 1 or more other transactions (or 
     acquires 1 or more positions) that have substantially the 
     same effect as a transaction described in any of the 
     preceding subparagraphs.
       ``(2) Exception for sales of nonpublicly traded property.--
     The term `constructive sale' shall not include any contract 
     for sale of any stock, debt instrument, or partnership 
     interest which is not a marketable security (as defined in 
     section 453(f)) if the contract settles within 1 year after 
     the date such contract is entered into.
       ``(3) Exception for certain closed transactions.--
       ``(A) In general.--In applying this section, there shall be 
     disregarded any transaction (which would otherwise be treated 
     as a constructive sale) during the taxable year if--
       ``(i) such transaction is closed before the end of the 30th 
     day after the close of such taxable year,
       ``(ii) the taxpayer holds the appreciated financial 
     position throughout the 60-day period beginning on the date 
     such transaction is closed, and
       ``(iii) at no time during such 60-day period is the 
     taxpayer's risk of loss with respect to such position reduced 
     by reason of a circumstance which would be described in 
     section 246(c)(4) if references to stock included references 
     to such position.
       ``(B) Treatment of positions which are reestablished.--If--
       ``(i) a transaction, which would otherwise be treated as a 
     constructive sale of an appreciated financial position, is 
     closed during the taxable year or during the 30 days 
     thereafter, and
       ``(ii) another substantially similar transaction is entered 
     into during the 60-day period beginning on the date the 
     transaction referred to in clause (i) is closed--

       ``(I) which also would otherwise be treated as a 
     constructive sale of such position,
       ``(II) which is closed before the 30th day after the close 
     of the taxable year in which the transaction referred to in 
     clause (i) occurs, and
       ``(III) which meets the requirements of clauses (ii) and 
     (iii) of subparagraph (A),

     the transaction referred to in clause (ii) shall be 
     disregarded for purposes of determining whether the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A)(iii) are met with respect to 
     the transaction described in clause (i).
       ``(4) Related person.--A person is related to another 
     person with respect to a transaction if--
       ``(A) the relationship is described in section 267(b) or 
     707(b), and
       ``(B) such transaction is entered into with a view toward 
     avoiding the purposes of this section.
       ``(d) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Forward contract.--The term `forward contract' means 
     a contract to deliver a substantially fixed amount of 
     property for a substantially fixed price.
       ``(2) Offsetting notional principal contract.--The term 
     `offsetting notional principal contract' means, with respect 
     to any property, an agreement which includes--
       ``(A) a requirement to pay (or provide credit for) all or 
     substantially all of the investment yield (including 
     appreciation) on such property for a specified period, and
       ``(B) a right to be reimbursed for (or receive credit for) 
     all or substantially all of any decline in the value of such 
     property.
       ``(e) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Treatment of subsequent sale of position which was 
     deemed sold.--If--
       ``(A) there is a constructive sale of any appreciated 
     financial position,
       ``(B) such position is subsequently disposed of, and
       ``(C) at the time of such disposition, the transaction 
     resulting in the constructive sale of such position is open 
     with respect to the taxpayer or any related person,

     solely for purposes of determining whether the taxpayer has 
     entered into a constructive sale of any other appreciated 
     financial position held by the taxpayer, the taxpayer shall 
     be treated as entering into such transaction immediately 
     after such disposition. For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, an assignment or other termination shall be treated 
     as a disposition.
       ``(2) Certain trust instruments treated as stock.--For 
     purposes of this section, an interest in a trust which is 
     actively traded (within the meaning of section 1092(d)(1)) 
     shall be treated as stock unless substantially all (by value) 
     of the property held by the trust is debt described in 
     subsection (b)(2)(A).
       ``(3) Multiple positions in property.--If a taxpayer holds 
     multiple positions in property, the determination of whether 
     a specific transaction is a constructive sale and, if so, 
     which appreciated financial position is deemed sold shall be 
     made in the same manner as actual sales.
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.''.
       (b) Election of Mark to Market for Dealers in Commodities 
     and for Traders in Securities or Commodities.--Section 475 
     (relating to mark to market accounting method for dealers in 
     securities) is amended by redesignating subsection (e) as 
     subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following new subsections:
       ``(e) Election of Mark to Market For Dealers in 
     Commodities.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a dealer in commodities 
     who elects the application of this subsection, this section 
     shall apply to commodities held by such dealer in the same 
     manner as this section applies to securities held by a dealer 
     in securities.
       ``(2) Commodity.--For purposes of this subsection and 
     subsection (f), the term `commodity' means--
       ``(A) any commodity which is actively traded (within the 
     meaning of section 1092(d)(1));
       ``(B) any notional principal contract with respect to any 
     commodity described in subparagraph (A);
       ``(C) any evidence of an interest in, or a derivative 
     instrument in, any commodity described in subparagraph (A) or 
     (B), including any option, forward contract, futures 
     contract, short position, and any similar instrument in such 
     a commodity; and
       ``(D) any position which--
       ``(i) is not a commodity described in subparagraph (A), 
     (B), or (C),
       ``(ii) is a hedge with respect to such a commodity, and
       ``(iii) is clearly identified in the taxpayer's records as 
     being described in this subparagraph before the close of the 
     day on which it was acquired or entered into (or such other 
     time as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe).
       ``(3) Election.--An election under this subsection may be 
     made without the consent of

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     the Secretary. Such an election, once made, shall apply to 
     the taxable year for which made and all subsequent taxable 
     years unless revoked with the consent of the Secretary.
       ``(f) Election of Mark to Market For Traders in Securities 
     or Commodities.--
       ``(1) Traders in securities.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a person who is engaged 
     in a trade or business as a trader in securities and who 
     elects to have this paragraph apply to such trade or 
     business--
       ``(i) such person shall recognize gain or loss on any 
     security held in connection with such trade or business at 
     the close of any taxable year as if such security were sold 
     for its fair market value on the last business day of such 
     taxable year, and
       ``(ii) any 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.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any 
     security--
       ``(i) which is established to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary as having no connection to the activities of such 
     person as a trader, and
       ``(ii) which is clearly identified in such person's records 
     as being described in clause (i) before the close of the day 
     on which it was acquired, originated, or entered into (or 
     such other time as the Secretary may by regulations 
     prescribe).

     If a security ceases to be described in clause (i) at any 
     time after it was identified as such under clause (ii), 
     subparagraph (A) shall apply to any changes in value of the 
     security occurring after the cessation.
       ``(C) Coordination with section 1259.--Any security to 
     which subparagraph (A) applies and which was acquired in the 
     normal course of the taxpayer's activities as a trader in 
     securities shall not be taken into account in applying 
     section 1259 to any position to which subparagraph (A) does 
     not apply.
       ``(D) Other rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     subsections (b)(4) and (d) shall apply to securities held by 
     a person in any trade or business with respect to which an 
     election under this paragraph is in effect.
       ``(2) Traders in commodities.--In the case of a person who 
     is engaged in a trade or business as a trader in commodities 
     and who elects to have this paragraph apply to such trade or 
     business, paragraph (1) shall apply to commodities held by 
     such trader in connection with such trade or business in the 
     same manner as paragraph (1) applies to securities held by a 
     trader in securities.
       ``(3) Election.--The elections under paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     may be made separately for each trade or business and without 
     the consent of the Secretary. Such an election, once made, 
     shall apply to the taxable year for which made and all 
     subsequent taxable years unless revoked with the consent of 
     the Secretary.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part IV 
     of subchapter P of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 1259. Constructive sales treatment for appreciated financial 
              positions.''.

       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply 
     to any constructive sale after June 8, 1997.
       (2) Exception for sales of positions, etc. held before june 
     9, 1997.--If--
       (A) before June 9, 1997, the taxpayer entered into any 
     transaction which is a constructive sale of any appreciated 
     financial position, and
       (B) before the close of the 30-day period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act or before such later date 
     as may be specified by the Secretary of the Treasury, such 
     transaction and position are clearly identified in the 
     taxpayer's records as offsetting,

     such transaction and position shall not be taken into account 
     in determining whether any other constructive sale after June 
     8, 1997, has occurred. The preceding sentence shall cease to 
     apply as of the date such transaction is closed or the 
     taxpayer ceases to hold such position.
       (3) Special rule.--In the case of a decedent dying after 
     June 8, 1997, if--
       (A) there was a constructive sale on or before such date of 
     any appreciated financial position,
       (B) the transaction resulting in such constructive sale of 
     such position remains open (with respect to the decedent or 
     any related person)--
       (i) for not less than 2 years after the date of such 
     transaction (whether such period is before or after June 8, 
     1997), and
       (ii) at any time during the 3-year period ending on the 
     date of the decedent's death, and
       (C) such transaction is not closed within the 30-day period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,

     then, for purposes of such Code, such position (and the 
     transaction resulting in such constructive sale) shall be 
     treated as property constituting rights to receive an item of 
     income in respect of a decedent under section 691 of such 
     Code. Section 1014(c) of such Code shall not apply to so much 
     of such position's or property's value (as included in the 
     decedent's estate for purposes of chapter 11 of such Code) as 
     exceeds its fair market value as of the date such transaction 
     is closed.
       (4) Election of mark to market by securities traders and 
     traders and dealers in commodities.--
       (A) In general.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) 4-year spread of adjustments.--In the case of a 
     taxpayer who elects under subsection (e) or (f) of section 
     475 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this 
     section) to change its method of accounting for the taxable 
     year which includes the date of the enactment of this Act--
       (i) any identification required under such subsection with 
     respect to securities and commodities held on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act shall be treated as timely made if made 
     on or before the 30th day after such date of enactment, and
       (ii) the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken 
     into account by the taxpayer under section 481 of such Code 
     shall be taken into account ratably over the 4-taxable year 
     period beginning with such first taxable year.

     SEC. 1002. LIMITATION ON EXCEPTION FOR INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
                   UNDER SECTION 351.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 351(e) (relating 
     to exceptions) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``For purposes of the preceding sentence, the determination 
     of whether a company is an investment company shall be made--
       ``(A) by taking into account all stock and securities held 
     by the company, and
       ``(B) by treating as stock and securities--
       ``(i) money,
       ``(ii) stocks and other equity interests in a corporation, 
     evidences of indebtedness, options, forward or futures 
     contracts, notional principal contracts and derivatives,
       ``(iii) any foreign currency,
       ``(iv) any interest in a real estate investment trust, a 
     common trust fund, a regulated investment company, a 
     publicly-traded partnership (as defined in section 7704(b)) 
     or any other equity interest (other than in a corporation) 
     which pursuant to its terms or any other arrangement is 
     readily convertible into, or exchangeable for, any asset 
     described in any preceding clause, this clause or clause (v) 
     or (viii),
       ``(v) except to the extent provided in regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary, any interest in a precious 
     metal, unless such metal is used or held in the active 
     conduct of a trade or business after the contribution,
       ``(vi) except as otherwise provided in regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary, interests in any entity if 
     substantially all of the assets of such entity consist 
     (directly or indirectly) of any assets described in any 
     preceding clause or clause (viii),
       ``(vii) to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary, any interest in any entity not described in 
     clause (vi), but only to the extent of the value of such 
     interest that is attributable to assets listed in clauses (i) 
     through (v) or clause (viii), or
       ``(viii) any other asset specified in regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary.

     The Secretary may prescribe regulations that, under 
     appropriate circumstances, treat any asset described in 
     clauses (i) through (v) as not so listed.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to transfers after June 8, 1997, in taxable years 
     ending after such date.
       (2) Binding contracts.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a) shall not apply to any transfer pursuant to a written 
     binding contract in effect on June 8, 1997, and at all times 
     thereafter before such transfer if such contract provides for 
     the transfer of a fixed amount of property.

     SEC. 1003. GAINS AND LOSSES FROM CERTAIN TERMINATIONS WITH 
                   RESPECT TO PROPERTY.

       (a) Application of Capital Treatment to Property Other Than 
     Personal Property.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 1234A (relating 
     to gains and losses from certain terminations) is amended by 
     striking ``personal property (as defined in section 
     1092(d)(1))'' and inserting ``property''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to terminations more than 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Treatment of Short Sales of Property Which Becomes 
     Substantially Worthless.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1233 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Short Sales of Property Which Becomes Substantially 
     Worthless.--
       ``(1) In general.--If--
       ``(A) the taxpayer enters into a short sale of property, 
     and
       ``(B) such property becomes substantially worthless,

     the taxpayer shall recognize gain in the same manner as if 
     the short sale were closed when the property becomes 
     substantially worthless. To the extent provided in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the preceding 
     sentence also shall apply with respect to any option with 
     respect to property, any offsetting notional principal 
     contract with respect to property, any futures or forward 
     contract to deliver any property, and any other similar 
     transaction.
       ``(2) Statute of limitations.--If property becomes 
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     taxable year and any short sale of such property remains open 
     at the time such property becomes substantially worthless, 
     then--
       ``(A) the statutory period for the assessment of any 
     deficiency attributable to any part of the gain on such 
     transaction shall not expire before the earlier of--
       ``(i) the date which is 3 years after the date the 
     Secretary is notified by the taxpayer (in such manner as the 
     Secretary may by regulations prescribe) of the substantial 
     worthlessness of such property, or
       ``(ii) the date which is 6 years after the date the return 
     for such taxable year is filed, and
       ``(B) such deficiency may be assessed before the date 
     applicable under subparagraph (A) notwithstanding the 
     provisions of any other law or rule of law which would 
     otherwise prevent such assessment.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to property which becomes substantially worthless 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Application of Capital Treatment, Etc. to Obligations 
     Issued by Natural Persons.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1271(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) Exception for Certain Obligations.--
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall not apply to--
       ``(A) any obligation issued by a natural person before June 
     9, 1997, and
       ``(B) any obligation issued before July 2, 1982, by an 
     issuer which is not a corporation and is not a government or 
     political subdivision thereof.
       ``(2) Termination.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     obligation purchased (within the meaning of section 
     1272(d)(1)) after June 8, 1997.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to sales, exchanges, and retirements after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1004. DETERMINATION OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT WHERE 
                   POOLED DEBT OBLIGATIONS SUBJECT TO 
                   ACCELERATION.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 1272(a)(6) 
     (relating to debt instruments to which the paragraph applies) 
     is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i), by 
     striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting 
     ``, or'', and by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) any pool of debt instruments the yield on which may 
     be affected by reason of prepayments (or to the extent 
     provided in regulations, by reason of other events).

     To the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary, in the case of a small business engaged in the 
     trade or business of selling tangible personal property at 
     retail, clause (iii) shall not apply to debt instruments 
     incurred in the ordinary course of such trade or business 
     while held by such business.''.
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Change in method of accounting.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer required by this section to change its method of 
     accounting for its first taxable year beginning after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act--
       (A) such change shall be treated as initiated by the 
     taxpayer,
       (B) such change shall be treated as made with the consent 
     of the Secretary of the Treasury, and
       (C) the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken 
     into account by the taxpayer under section 481 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account 
     ratably over the 4-taxable year period beginning with such 
     first taxable year.

     SEC. 1005. DENIAL OF INTEREST DEDUCTIONS ON CERTAIN DEBT 
                   INSTRUMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 163 (relating to deduction for 
     interest), as amended by title V, is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (l) as subsection (m) and by inserting after 
     subsection (k) the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Disallowance of Deduction on Certain Debt Instruments 
     of Corporations.--
       ``(1) In general.--No deduction shall be allowed under this 
     chapter for any interest paid or accrued on a disqualified 
     debt instrument.
       ``(2) Disqualified debt instrument.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `disqualified debt instrument' means any 
     indebtedness of a corporation which is payable in equity of 
     the issuer or a related party.
       ``(3) Special rules for amounts payable in equity.--For 
     purposes of paragraph (2), indebtedness shall be treated as 
     payable in equity of the issuer or a related party only if--
       ``(A) a substantial amount of the principal or interest is 
     required to be paid or converted, or at the option of the 
     issuer or a related party is payable in, or convertible into, 
     such equity,
       ``(B) a substantial amount of the principal or interest is 
     required to be determined, or at the option of the issuer or 
     a related party is determined, by reference to the value of 
     such equity, or
       ``(C) the indebtedness is part of an arrangement which is 
     reasonably expected to result in a transaction described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B).

     For purposes of this paragraph, principal or interest shall 
     be treated as required to be so paid, converted, or 
     determined if it may be required at the option of the holder 
     or a related party and there is a substantial certainty the 
     option will be exercised.
       ``(4) Related party.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
     person is a related party with respect to another person if 
     such person bears a relationship to such other person 
     described in section 267(b) or 707(b).
       ``(5) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this subsection, including regulations 
     preventing avoidance of this subsection through the use of an 
     issuer other than a corporation.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to disqualified debt instruments issued after June 8, 
     1997.
       (2) Transition rule.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall not apply to any instrument issued after June 8, 1997, 
     if such instrument is--
       (A) issued pursuant to a written agreement which was 
     binding on such date and at all times thereafter,
       (B) described in a ruling request submitted to the Internal 
     Revenue Service on or before such date, or
       (C) described on or before such date in a public 
     announcement or in a filing with the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission required solely by reason of the issuance.
        Subtitle B--Corporate Organizations and Reorganizations

     SEC. 1011. 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 recognition of gain attributable to 
     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 which is treated as a dividend shall be treated 
     as a redemption of stock for purposes of applying 
     subparagraph (A).''.
       (c) Time for Reduction.--Paragraph (1) of section 1059(d) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Time for reduction.--Any reduction in basis under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall be treated as occurring at the 
     beginning of the ex-dividend date of the extraordinary 
     dividend to which the reduction relates.''.
       (d) 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. 1012. APPLICATION OF SECTION 355 TO DISTRIBUTIONS IN 
                   CONNECTION WITH ACQUISITIONS AND TO INTRAGROUP 
                   TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) Distributions In Connection With Acquisitions.--Section 
     355 (relating to distributions of stock and securities of a 
     controlled corporation) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Recognition of Gain on Certain Distributions of Stock 
     or Securities In Connection With Acquisitions.--
       ``(1) General rule.--If there is a distribution to which 
     this subsection applies, any stock or securities in the 
     controlled corporation shall not be treated as qualified 
     property for purposes of subsection (c)(2) of this section or 
     section 361(c)(2).
       ``(2) Distributions to which subsection applies.--
       ``(A) In general.--This subsection shall apply to any 
     distribution--

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       ``(i) to which this section (or so much of section 356 as 
     relates to this section) applies, and
       ``(ii) which is part of a plan (or series of related 
     transactions) pursuant to which 1 or more persons acquire 
     directly or indirectly stock representing a 50-percent or 
     greater interest in the distributing corporation or any 
     controlled corporation.
       ``(B) Plan presumed to exist in certain cases.--If 1 or 
     more persons acquire directly or indirectly stock 
     representing a 50-percent or greater interest in the 
     distributing corporation or any controlled corporation during 
     the 4-year period beginning on the date which is 2 years 
     before the date of the distribution, such acquisition shall 
     be treated as pursuant to a plan described in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) unless it is established that the distribution and 
     the acquisition are not pursuant to a plan or series of 
     related transactions.
       ``(C) Certain plans disregarded.--A plan (or series of 
     related transactions) shall not be treated as described in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) if, immediately after the completion of 
     such plan or transactions, the distributing corporation and 
     all controlled corporations are members of a single 
     affiliated group (as defined in section 1504 without regard 
     to subsection (b) thereof).
       ``(D) Coordination with subsection (d).--This subsection 
     shall not apply to any distribution to which subsection (d) 
     applies.
       ``(3) Special rules relating to acquisitions.--
       ``(A) Certain acquisitions not taken into account.--Except 
     as provided in regulations, the following acquisitions shall 
     not be treated as described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii):
       ``(i) The acquisition of stock in any controlled 
     corporation by the distributing corporation.
       ``(ii) The acquisition by a person of stock in any 
     controlled corporation by reason of holding stock or 
     securities in the distributing corporation.
       ``(iii) The acquisition by a person of stock in any 
     successor corporation of the distributing corporation or any 
     controlled corporation by reason of holding stock or 
     securities in such distributing or controlled corporation.
       ``(iv) The acquisition of stock in a corporation if 
     shareholders owning directly or indirectly stock possessing--

       ``(I) more than 50 percent of the total combined voting 
     power of all classes of stock entitled to vote, and
       ``(II) more than 50 percent of the total value of shares of 
     all classes of stock,

     in the distributing corporation or any controlled corporation 
     before such acquisition own directly or indirectly stock 
     possessing such vote and value in such distributing or 
     controlled corporation after such acquisition.

     This subparagraph shall not apply to any acquisition if the 
     stock held before the acquisition was acquired pursuant to a 
     plan (or series of related transactions) described in 
     paragraph (2)(A)(ii).
       ``(B) Asset acquisitions.--Except as provided in 
     regulations, for purposes of this subsection, if the assets 
     of the distributing corporation or any controlled corporation 
     are acquired by a successor corporation in a transaction 
     described in subparagraph (A), (C), or (D) of section 
     368(a)(1) or any other transaction specified in regulations 
     by the Secretary, the shareholders (immediately before the 
     acquisition) of the corporation acquiring such assets shall 
     be treated as acquiring stock in the corporation from which 
     the assets were acquired.
       ``(4) Definition and special rules.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) 50-percent or greater interest.--The term `50-percent 
     or greater interest' has the meaning given such term by 
     subsection (d)(4).
       ``(B) Distributions in title 11 or similar case.--Paragraph 
     (1) shall not apply to any distribution made in a title 11 or 
     similar case (as defined in section 368(a)(3)).
       ``(C) Aggregation and attribution rules.--
       ``(i) Aggregation.--The rules of paragraph (7)(A) of 
     subsection (d) shall apply.
       ``(ii) Attribution.--Section 318(a)(2) shall apply in 
     determining whether a person holds stock or securities in any 
     corporation. Except as provided in regulations, section 
     318(a)(2)(C) shall be applied without regard to the phrase 
     `50 percent or more in value' for purposes of the preceding 
     sentence.
       ``(D) Successors and predecessors.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, any reference to a controlled corporation or a 
     distributing corporation shall include a reference to any 
     predecessor or successor of such corporation.
       ``(E) Statute of limitations.--If there is a distribution 
     to which paragraph (1) applies--
       ``(i) the statutory period for the assessment of any 
     deficiency attributable to any part of the gain recognized 
     under this subsection by reason of such distribution 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 by regulations prescribe) that such 
     distribution occurred, and
       ``(ii) 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.
       ``(5) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this subsection, including regulations--
       ``(A) providing for the application of this subsection 
     where there is more than 1 controlled corporation,
       ``(B) treating 2 or more distributions as 1 distribution 
     where necessary to prevent the avoidance of such purposes, 
     and
       ``(C) providing for the application of rules similar to the 
     rules of subsection (d)(6) where appropriate for purposes of 
     paragraph (2)(B).''.
       (b) Special Rules for Certain Intragroup Transactions.--
       (1) Section 355 not to apply.--Section 355, as amended by 
     subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(f) Section Not To Apply to Certain Intragroup 
     Distributions.--Except as provided in regulations, this 
     section (or so much of section 356 as relates to this 
     section) shall not apply to the distribution of stock from 1 
     member of an affiliated group (as defined in section 1504(a)) 
     to another member of such group if such distribution is part 
     of a plan (or series of related transactions) described in 
     subsection (e)(2)(A)(ii) (determined after the application of 
     subsection (e)).''.
       (2) Adjustments to basis.--Section 358 (relating to basis 
     to distributees) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(g) Adjustments in Intragroup Transactions Involving 
     Section 355.--In the case of a distribution to which section 
     355 (or so much of section 356 as relates to section 355) 
     applies and which involves the distribution of stock from 1 
     member of an affiliated group (as defined in section 1504(a) 
     without regard to subsection (b) thereof) to another member 
     of such group, the Secretary may, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, provide adjustments to the 
     adjusted basis of any stock which--
       ``(1) is in a corporation which is a member of such group, 
     and
       ``(2) is held by another member of such group,
     to appropriately reflect the proper treatment of such 
     distribution.''.
       (c) Determination of Control in Certain Divisive 
     Transactions.--
       (1) Section 351 transactions.--Section 351(c) (relating to 
     special rule) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Special Rules Where Distribution to Shareholders.--In 
     determining control for purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the fact that any corporate transferor distributes 
     part or all of the stock in the corporation which it receives 
     in the exchange to its shareholders shall not be taken into 
     account, and
       ``(2) if the requirements of section 355 are met with 
     respect to such distribution, the shareholders shall be 
     treated as in control of such corporation immediately after 
     the exchange if the shareholders own (immediately after the 
     distribution) stock possessing--
       ``(A) more than 50 percent of the total combined voting 
     power of all classes of stock of such corporation entitled to 
     vote, and
       ``(B) more than 50 percent of the total value of shares of 
     all classes of stock of such corporation.''.
       (2) D reorganizations.--Section 368(a)(2)(H) (relating to 
     special rule for determining whether certain transactions are 
     qualified under paragraph (1)(D)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(H) Special rules for determining whether certain 
     transactions are qualified under paragraph (1)(d).--For 
     purposes of determining whether a transaction qualifies under 
     paragraph (1)(D)--
       ``(i) in the case of a transaction with respect to which 
     the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
     354(b)(1) are met, the term `control' has the meaning given 
     such term by section 304(c), and
       ``(ii) in the case of a transaction with respect to which 
     the requirements of section 355 are met, the shareholders 
     described in paragraph (1)(D) shall be treated as having 
     control of the corporation to which the assets are 
     transferred if such shareholders own (immediately after the 
     distribution) stock possessing--

       ``(I) more than 50 percent of the total combined voting 
     power of all classes of stock of such corporation entitled to 
     vote, and
       ``(II) more than 50 percent of the total value of shares of 
     all classes of stock of such corporation.''.

       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Section 355 rules.--The amendments made by subsections 
     (a) and (b) shall apply to distributions after April 16, 
     1997, pursuant to a plan (or series of related transactions) 
     which involves an acquisition described in section 
     355(e)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     occurring after such date.
       (2) Divisive transactions.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (c) shall apply to transfers after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) Transition rule.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any distribution pursuant to a plan (or 
     series of related transactions) which involves an acquisition 
     described in section 355(e)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (or, in the case of the amendments made by 
     subsection (c), any transfer) occurring after April 16, 1997, 
     if such acquisition or transfer is--
       (A) made pursuant to an agreement which was binding on such 
     date and at all times thereafter,
       (B) described in a ruling request submitted to the Internal 
     Revenue Service on or before such date, or
       (C) described on or before such date in a public 
     announcement or in a filing with the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission re

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     quired solely by reason of the acquisition or transfer.

     This paragraph shall not apply to any agreement, ruling 
     request, or public announcement or filing unless it 
     identifies the acquirer of the distributing corporation or 
     any controlled corporation, or the transferee, whichever is 
     applicable.

     SEC. 1013. TAX TREATMENT OF REDEMPTIONS INVOLVING RELATED 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       (a) Stock Purchases by Related Corporations.--The last 
     sentence of section 304(a)(1) (relating to acquisition by 
     related corporation other than subsidiary) is amended to read 
     as follows: ``To the extent that such distribution is treated 
     as a distribution to which section 301 applies, the 
     transferor and the acquiring corporation shall be treated in 
     the same manner as if the transferor had transferred the 
     stock so acquired to the acquiring corporation in exchange 
     for stock of the acquiring corporation in a transaction to 
     which section 351(a) applies, and then the acquiring 
     corporation had redeemed the stock it was treated as issuing 
     in such transaction.''.
       (b) Coordination With Section 1059.--Clause (iii) of 
     section 1059(e)(1)(A), as amended by this title, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(iii) which would not have been treated (in whole or in 
     part) as a dividend if--

       ``(I) any options had not been taken into account under 
     section 318(a)(4), or
       ``(II) section 304(a) had not applied,''.

       (c) Special Rule for Acquisitions by Foreign 
     Corporations.--Section 304(b) (relating to special rules for 
     application of subsection (a)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Acquisitions by foreign corporations.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any acquisition to which 
     subsection (a) applies in which the acquiring corporation is 
     a foreign corporation, the only earnings and profits taken 
     into account under paragraph (2)(A) shall be those earnings 
     and profits--
       ``(i) which are attributable (under regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary) to stock of the acquiring corporation owned 
     (within the meaning of section 958(a)) by a corporation or 
     individual which is--

       ``(I) a United States shareholder (within the meaning of 
     section 951(b)) of the acquiring corporation, and
       ``(II) the transferor or a person who bears a relationship 
     to the transferor described in section 267(b) or 707(b), and

       ``(ii) which were accumulated during the period or periods 
     such stock was owned by such person while the acquiring 
     corporation was a controlled foreign corporation.
       ``(B) Application of section 1248.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the rules of section 1248(d) shall apply 
     except to the extent otherwise provided by the Secretary.
       ``(C) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as are appropriate to carry out the purposes of 
     this paragraph.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to distributions and acquisitions after June 8, 1997.
       (2) Transition rule.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any distribution or acquisition after June 
     8, 1997, if such distribution or acquisition is--
       (A) made pursuant to a written agreement which was binding 
     on such date and at all times thereafter,
       (B) described in a ruling request submitted to the Internal 
     Revenue Service on or before such date, or
       (C) described in a public announcement or filing with the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission on or before such date.

     SEC. 1014. CERTAIN PREFERRED STOCK TREATED AS BOOT.

       (a) Section 351.--Section 351 (relating to transfer to 
     corporation controlled by transferor) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and by 
     inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Nonqualified Preferred Stock Not Treated as Stock.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a person who transfers 
     property to a corporation and receives nonqualified preferred 
     stock--
       ``(A) subsection (a) shall not apply to such transferor,
       ``(B) subsection (b) shall apply to such transferor, and
       ``(C) such nonqualified preferred stock shall be treated as 
     other property for purposes of applying subsection (b).
       ``(2) Nonqualified preferred stock.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `nonqualified preferred stock' 
     means preferred stock if--
       ``(i) the holder of such stock has the right to require the 
     issuer or a related person to redeem or purchase the stock,
       ``(ii) the issuer or a related person is required to redeem 
     or purchase such stock,
       ``(iii) the issuer or a related person has the right to 
     redeem or purchase the stock and, as of the issue date, it is 
     more likely than not that such right will be exercised, or
       ``(iv) the dividend rate on such stock varies in whole or 
     in part (directly or indirectly) with reference to interest 
     rates, commodity prices, or other similar indices.
       ``(B) Limitations.--Clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of 
     subparagraph (A) shall apply only if the right or obligation 
     referred to therein may be exercised within the 20-year 
     period beginning on the issue date of such stock and such 
     right or obligation is not subject to a contingency which, as 
     of the issue date, makes remote the likelihood of the 
     redemption or purchase.
       ``(C) Exceptions for certain rights or obligations.--
       ``(i) In general.--A right or obligation shall not be 
     treated as described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of 
     subparagraph (A) if--

       ``(I) it may be exercised only upon the death, disability, 
     or mental incompetency of the holder, or
       ``(II) in the case of a right or obligation to redeem or 
     purchase stock transferred in connection with the performance 
     of services for the issuer or a related person (and which 
     represents reasonable compensation), it may be exercised only 
     upon the holder's separation from service from the issuer or 
     a related person.

       ``(ii) Exception.--Clause (i)(I) shall not apply if the 
     stock relinquished in the exchange, or the stock acquired in 
     the exchange is in--

       ``(I) a corporation if any class of stock in such 
     corporation or a related party is readily tradable on an 
     established securities market or otherwise, or

       ``(II) any other corporation if such exchange is part of a 
     transaction or series of transactions in which such 
     corporation is to become a corporation described in subclause 
     (I).

       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Preferred stock.--The term `preferred stock' means 
     stock which is limited and preferred as to dividends and does 
     not participate in corporate growth to any significant 
     extent.
       ``(B) Related person.--A person shall be treated as related 
     to another person if they bear a relationship to such other 
     person described in section 267(b) or 707(b).
       ``(4) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this subsection and sections 354(a)(2)(C), 
     355(a)(3)(D), and 356(e). The Secretary may also prescribe 
     regulations, consistent with the treatment under this 
     subsection and such sections, for the treatment of 
     nonqualified preferred stock under other provisions of this 
     title.''.
       (b) Section 354.--Paragraph (2) of section 354(a) (relating 
     to exchanges of stock and securities in certain 
     reorganizations) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Nonqualified preferred stock.--
       ``(i) In general.--Nonqualified preferred stock (as defined 
     in section 351(g)(2)) received in exchange for stock other 
     than nonqualified preferred stock (as so defined) shall not 
     be treated as stock or securities.
       ``(ii) Recapitalizations of family-owned corporations.--

       ``(I) In general.--Clause (i) shall not apply in the case 
     of a recapitalization under section 368(a)(1)(E) of a family-
     owned corporation.
       ``(II) Family-owned corporation.--For purposes of this 
     clause, except as provided in regulations, the term `family-
     owned corporation' means any corporation which is described 
     in clause (i) of section 447(d)(2)(C) throughout the 8-year 
     period beginning on the date which is 5 years before the date 
     of the recapitalization. For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, stock shall not be treated as owned by a family 
     member during any period described in section 
     355(d)(6)(B).''.

       (c) Section 355.--Paragraph (3) of section 355(a) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Nonqualified preferred stock.--Nonqualified preferred 
     stock (as defined in section 351(g)(2)) received in a 
     distribution with respect to stock other than nonqualified 
     preferred stock (as so defined) shall not be treated as stock 
     or securities.''.
       (d) Section 356.--Section 356 is amended by redesignating 
     subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), 
     respectively, and by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Nonqualified Preferred Stock Treated as Other 
     Property.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     term `other property' includes nonqualified preferred stock 
     (as defined in section 351(g)(2)).
       ``(2) Exception.--The term `other property' does not 
     include nonqualified preferred stock (as so defined) to the 
     extent that, under section 354 or 355, such preferred stock 
     would be permitted to be received without the recognition of 
     gain.''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 354(a)(2) and subparagraph 
     (C) of section 355(a)(3)(C) are each amended by inserting 
     ``(including nonqualified preferred stock, as defined in 
     section 351(g)(2))'' after ``stock''.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 354(a)(3) and subparagraph 
     (A) of section 355(a)(4) are each amended by inserting 
     ``nonqualified preferred stock and'' after ``including''.
       (3) Section 1036 is amended by redesignating subsection (b) 
     as subsection (c) and by inserting after subsection (a) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(b) Nonqualified Preferred Stock Not Treated as Stock.--
     For purposes of this section, nonqualified preferred stock 
     (as defined in section 351(g)(2)) shall be treated as 
     property other than stock.''.
       (f) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to transactions after June 8, 1997.
       (2) Transition rule.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any transaction after June 8, 1997, if 
     such transaction is--

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       (A) made pursuant to a written agreement which was binding 
     on such date and at all times thereafter,
       (B) described in a ruling request submitted to the Internal 
     Revenue Service on or before such date, or
       (C) described on or before such date in a public 
     announcement or in a filing with the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission required solely by reason of the transaction.

     SEC. 1015. MODIFICATION OF HOLDING PERIOD APPLICABLE TO 
                   DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 246(c)(1) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) which is held by the taxpayer for 45 days or less 
     during the 90-day period beginning on the date which is 45 
     days before the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend 
     with respect to such dividend, or''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 246(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) 90-day rule in the case of certain preference 
     dividends.--In the case of stock having preference in 
     dividends, if the taxpayer receives dividends with respect to 
     such stock which are attributable to a period or periods 
     aggregating in excess of 366 days, paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
     applied--
       ``(A) by substituting `90 days' for `45 days' each place it 
     appears, and
       ``(B) by substituting `180-day period' for `90-day 
     period'.''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 246(c) is amended by adding 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking 
     subparagraph (B), and by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
     subparagraph (B).
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to dividends received or accrued after the 30th day 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Transitional rule.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to dividends received or accrued during the 
     2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act if--
       (A) the dividend is paid with respect to stock held by the 
     taxpayer on June 8, 1997, and all times thereafter until the 
     dividend is received,
       (B) such stock is continuously subject to a position 
     described in section 246(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 on June 8, 1997, and all times thereafter until the 
     dividend is received, and
       (C) such stock and position are clearly identified in the 
     taxpayer's records within 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     Stock shall not be treated as meeting the requirement of 
     subparagraph (B) if the position is sold, closed, or 
     otherwise terminated and reestablished.
                 Subtitle C--Administrative Provisions

     SEC. 1021. 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, 1997.

     SEC. 1022. DECREASE OF THRESHOLD FOR REPORTING PAYMENTS TO 
                   CORPORATIONS PERFORMING SERVICES FOR FEDERAL 
                   AGENCIES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 6041A (relating 
     to returns regarding payments of remuneration for services 
     and direct sales) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Payments to corporations by federal executive 
     agencies.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any regulation 
     prescribed by the Secretary before the date of the enactment 
     of this paragraph, subsection (a) shall apply to remuneration 
     paid to a corporation by any Federal executive agency (as 
     defined in section 6050M(b)).
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to--
       ``(i) services under contracts described in section 
     6050M(e)(3) with respect to which the requirements of section 
     6050M(e)(2) are met, and
       ``(ii) such other services as the Secretary may specify in 
     regulations prescribed after the date of the enactment of 
     this paragraph.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to returns the due date for which (determined 
     without regard to any extension) is more than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1023. DISCLOSURE OF RETURN INFORMATION FOR 
                   ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN VETERANS PROGRAMS.

       (a) General Rule.--Clause (viii) of section 6103(l)(7)(D) 
     (relating to disclosure of return information to Federal, 
     State, and local agencies administering certain programs) is 
     amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2003''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1024. CONTINUOUS LEVY ON CERTAIN PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6331 (relating to levy and 
     distraint) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i), and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Continuing Levy on Certain Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The effect of a levy on specified 
     payments to or received by a taxpayer shall be continuous 
     from the date such levy is first made until such levy is 
     released. Notwithstanding section 6334, such continuous levy 
     shall attach to up to 15 percent of any specified payment due 
     to the taxpayer.
       ``(2) Specified payment.--For the purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the term `specified payment' means--
       ``(A) any Federal payment other than a payment for which 
     eligibility is based on the income or assets (or both) of a 
     payee,
       ``(B) any payment described in paragraph (4), (7), (9), or 
     (11) of section 6334(a), and
       ``(C) any annuity or pension payment under the Railroad 
     Retirement Act or benefit under the Railroad Unemployment 
     Insurance Act.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to levies issued after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1025. MODIFICATION OF LEVY EXEMPTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 6334 (relating to property exempt 
     from levy) is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as 
     subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Levy Allowed on Certain Specified Payments.--Any 
     payment described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 
     6331(h)(2) shall not be exempt from levy if the Secretary 
     approves the levy thereon under section 6331(h).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to levies issued after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1026. CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISCLOSURE OF RETURNS AND 
                   RETURN INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (k) of section 6103 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Levies on certain government payments.--
       ``(A) Disclosure of return information in levies on 
     financial management service.--In serving a notice of levy, 
     or release of such levy, with respect to any applicable 
     government payment, the Secretary may disclose to officers 
     and employees of the Financial Management Service--
       ``(i) return information, including taxpayer identity 
     information,
       ``(ii) the amount of any unpaid liability under this title 
     (including penalties and interest), and
       ``(iii) the type of tax and tax period to which such unpaid 
     liability relates.
       ``(B) Restriction on use of disclosed information.--Return 
     information disclosed under subparagraph (A) may be used by 
     officers and employees of the Financial Management Service 
     only for the purpose of, and to the extent necessary in, 
     transferring levied funds in satisfaction of the levy, 
     maintaining appropriate agency records in regard to such levy 
     or the release thereof, notifying the taxpayer and the agency 
     certifying such payment that the levy has been honored, or in 
     the defense of any litigation ensuing from the honor of such 
     levy.
       ``(C) Applicable government payment.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `applicable government payment' means--
       ``(i) any Federal payment (other than a payment for which 
     eligibility is based on the income or assets (or both) of a 
     payee) certified to the Financial Management Service for 
     disbursement, and
       ``(ii) any other payment which is certified to the 
     Financial Management Service for disbursement and which the 
     Secretary designates by published notice.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 6103(p) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``(2), or (6)'' and 
     inserting ``(2), (6), or (8)'', and
       (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``(k)(8),'' after ``(j) 
     (1) or (2),'' each place it appears.
       (2) Section 552a(a)(8)(B) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (v), by 
     adding ``or'' at the end of clause (vi), and by adding at the 
     end the following new clause:
       ``(vii) matches performed incident to a levy described in 
     section 6103(k)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to levies issued after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

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     SEC. 1027. RETURNS OF BENEFICIARIES OF ESTATES AND TRUSTS 
                   REQUIRED TO FILE RETURNS CONSISTENT WITH ESTATE 
                   OR TRUST RETURN OR TO NOTIFY SECRETARY OF 
                   INCONSISTENCY.

       (a) Domestic Estates and Trusts.--Section 6034A (relating 
     to information to beneficiaries of estates and trusts) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Beneficiary's Return Must be Consistent with Estate 
     or Trust Return or Secretary Notified of Inconsistency.--
       ``(1) In general.--A beneficiary of any estate or trust to 
     which subsection (a) applies shall, on such beneficiary's 
     return, treat any reported item in a manner which is 
     consistent with the treatment of such item on the applicable 
     entity's return.
       ``(2) Notification of inconsistent treatment.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any reported item, if--
       ``(i)(I) the applicable entity has filed a return but the 
     beneficiary's treatment on such beneficiary's return is (or 
     may be) inconsistent with the treatment of the item on the 
     applicable entity's return, or
       ``(II) the applicable entity has not filed a return, and
       ``(ii) the beneficiary files with the Secretary a statement 
     identifying the inconsistency,

     paragraph (1) shall not apply to such item.
       ``(B) Beneficiary receiving incorrect information.--A 
     beneficiary shall be treated as having complied with clause 
     (ii) of subparagraph (A) with respect to a reported item if 
     the beneficiary--
       ``(i) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that the treatment of the reported item on the beneficiary's 
     return is consistent with the treatment of the item on the 
     statement furnished under subsection (a) to the beneficiary 
     by the applicable entity, 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 beneficiary does not comply with 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) of paragraph (2),

     any adjustment required to make the treatment of the items by 
     such beneficiary consistent with the treatment of the items 
     on the applicable entity's 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) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Reported item.--The term `reported item' means any 
     item for which information is required to be furnished under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(B) Applicable entity.--The term `applicable entity' 
     means the estate or trust of which the taxpayer is the 
     beneficiary.
       ``(5) Addition to tax for failure to comply with section.--
     For addition to tax in the case of a beneficiary's negligence 
     in connection with, or disregard of, the requirements of this 
     section, see part II of subchapter A of chapter 68.''.
       (b) Foreign Trusts.--Subsection (d) of section 6048 
     (relating to information with respect to certain foreign 
     trusts) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) United states person's return must be consistent with 
     trust return or secretary notified of inconsistency.--Rules 
     similar to the rules of section 6034A(c) shall apply to items 
     reported by a trust under subsection (b)(1)(B) and to United 
     States persons referred to in such subsection.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to returns of beneficiaries and owners filed 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1028. REGISTRATION AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
                   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 all promoters 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) Modifications to Substantial Understatement Penalty.--
       (1) Restriction on reasonable basis for corporate 
     understatement of income tax.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     6662(d)(2) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     flush sentence:

     ``For purposes of clause (ii)(II), in no event shall a 
     corporation be treated as having a reasonable basis for its 
     tax treatment of an item attributable to a multiple-party 
     financing transaction if such treatment does not clearly 
     reflect the income of the corporation.''.
       (2) Modification to definition of tax shelter.--Clause 
     (iii) of section 6662(d)(2)(C) is amended by striking ``the 
     principal purpose'' and inserting ``a significant purpose''.
       (d) 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''.
       (e) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 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.
       (2) Modifications to substantial understatement penalty.--
     The amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply to items 
     with respect to transactions entered into after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
            Subtitle D--Excise and Employment Tax Provisions

     SEC. 1031. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF TAXES FUNDING 
                   AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND; INCREASED 
                   DEPOSITS INTO SUCH FUND.

       (a) Fuel Taxes.--
       (1) Aviation fuel.--Clause (ii) of section 4091(b)(3)(A) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2007''.
       (2) Aviation gasoline.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     4081(d)(2) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2007''.
       (3) Noncommercial aviation.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     4041(c)(3) is amended by

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     striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting ``September 30, 
     2007''.
       (b) Ticket Taxes.--
       (1) Persons.--Clause (ii) of section 4261(g)(1)(A) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2007''.
       (2) Property.--Clause (ii) of section 4271(d)(1)(A) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2007''.
       (c) Modifications to Tax on Transportation of Persons by 
     Air.--
       (1) In general.--Section 4261 (relating to imposition of 
     tax) is amended by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and 
     inserting the following new subsections:
       ``(a) In General.--There is hereby imposed on the amount 
     paid for taxable transportation of any person a tax equal to 
     7.5 percent of the amount so paid.
       ``(b) Domestic Segments of Taxable Transportation.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is hereby imposed on the amount 
     paid for each domestic segment of taxable transportation by 
     air a tax in the amount determined in accordance with the 
     following table for the period in which the segment begins:

In the case of segments                                                
  beginning:                                                The tax is:
    After September 30, 1997, and before October 1, 1998.........$1.00 
    After September 30, 1998, and before October 1, 1999.........$2.00 
    After September 30, 1999, and before January 1, 2000.........$2.25 
    During 2000..................................................$2.50 
    During 2001..................................................$2.75 
    During 2002 or thereafter....................................$3.00.

       ``(2) Domestic segment.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `domestic segment' means any segment consisting of 1 
     takeoff and 1 landing and which is taxable transportation 
     described in section 4262(a)(1).
       ``(3) Changes in segments by reason of rerouting.--If--
       ``(A) transportation is purchased between 2 locations on 
     specified flights, and
       ``(B) there is a change in the route taken between such 2 
     locations which changes the number of domestic segments, but 
     there is no change in the amount charged for such 
     transportation,

     the tax imposed by paragraph (1) shall be determined without 
     regard to such change in route.
       ``(c) Use of International Travel Facilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is hereby imposed a tax of $12.00 
     on any amount paid (whether within or without the United 
     States) for any transportation of any person by air, if such 
     transportation begins or ends in the United States.
       ``(2) Exception for transportation entirely taxable under 
     subsection (a).--This subsection shall not apply to any 
     transportation all of which is taxable under subsection (a) 
     (determined without regard to sections 4281 and 4282).
       ``(3) Special rule for alaska and hawaii.--In any case in 
     which the tax imposed by paragraph (1) applies to a domestic 
     segment beginning or ending in Alaska or Hawaii, such tax 
     shall apply only to departures and shall be at the rate of 
     $6.''.
       (2) Special rules.--Section 4261 is amended by 
     redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as subsections 
     (f), (g), and (h), respectively, and by inserting after 
     subsection (d) the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Segments to and from rural airports.--
       ``(A) Exception from segment tax.--The tax imposed by 
     subsection (b)(1) shall not apply to any domestic segment 
     beginning or ending at an airport which is a rural airport 
     for the calendar year in which such segment begins or ends 
     (as the case may be).
       ``(B) Rural airport.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `rural airport' means, with respect to any calendar 
     year, any airport if--
       ``(i) there were fewer than 100,000 commercial passengers 
     departing by air during the second preceding calendar year 
     from such airport, and
       ``(ii) such airport--

       ``(I) is not located within 75 miles of another airport 
     which is not described in clause (i), or

       ``(II) is receiving essential air service subsidies as of 
     the date of the enactment of this paragraph.

       ``(C) No phasein of reduced ticket tax.--In the case of 
     transportation beginning before October 1, 1999--
       ``(i) In general.--Paragraph (5) shall not apply to any 
     domestic segment beginning or ending at an airport which is a 
     rural airport for the calendar year in which such segment 
     begins or ends (as the case may be).
       ``(ii) Transportation involving multiple segments.--In the 
     case of transportation involving more than 1 domestic segment 
     at least 1 of which does not begin or end at a rural airport, 
     the 7.5 percent rate applicable by reason of clause (i) shall 
     be applied by taking into account only an amount which bears 
     the same ratio to the amount paid for such transportation as 
     the number of specified miles in domestic segments which 
     begin or end at a rural airport bears to the total number of 
     specified miles in such transportation.
       ``(2) Amounts paid outside the united states.--In the case 
     of amounts paid outside the United States for taxable 
     transportation, the taxes imposed by subsections (a) and (b) 
     shall apply only if such transportation begins and ends in 
     the United States.
       ``(3) Amounts paid for right to award free or reduced rate 
     air transportation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any amount paid (and the value of any 
     other benefit provided) to an air carrier (or any related 
     person) for the right to provide mileage awards for (or other 
     reductions in the cost of) any transportation of persons by 
     air shall be treated for purposes of subsection (a) as an 
     amount paid for taxable transportation, and such amount shall 
     be taxable under subsection (a) without regard to any other 
     provision of this subchapter.
       ``(B) Controlled group.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     a corporation and all wholly owned subsidiaries of such 
     corporation shall be treated as 1 corporation.
       ``(C) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe rules 
     which reallocate items of income, deduction, credit, 
     exclusion, or other allowance to the extent necessary to 
     prevent the avoidance of tax imposed by reason of this 
     paragraph. The Secretary may prescribe rules which exclude 
     from the tax imposed by subsection (a) amounts attributable 
     to mileage awards which are used other than for 
     transportation of persons by air.
       ``(4) Inflation adjustment of dollar rates of tax.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of taxable events in a 
     calendar year after the last nonindexed year, the $3.00 
     amount contained in subsection (b) and each dollar amount 
     contained in subsection (c) 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 such calendar year by substituting the 
     year before the last nonindexed year for `calendar year 1992' 
     in subparagraph (B) thereof.

     If any increase determined under the preceding sentence is 
     not a multiple of 10 cents, such increase shall be rounded to 
     the nearest multiple of 10 cents.
       ``(B) Last nonindexed year.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the last nonindexed year is--
       ``(i) 2002 in the case of the $3.00 amount contained in 
     subsection (b), and
       ``(ii) 1998 in the case of the dollar amounts contained in 
     subsection (c).
       ``(C) Taxable event.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), in 
     the case of the tax imposed subsection (b), the beginning of 
     the domestic segment shall be treated as the taxable event.
       ``(5) Rates of ticket tax for transportation beginning 
     before october 1, 1999.--Subsection (a) shall be applied by 
     substituting for `7.5 percent'--
       ``(A) `9 percent' in the case of transportation beginning 
     after September 30, 1997, and before October 1, 1998, and
       ``(B) `8 percent' in the case of transportation beginning 
     after September 30, 1998, and before October 1, 1999.''.
       (3) Secondary liability of carrier for unpaid tax.--
     Subsection (c) of section 4263 is amended by striking 
     ``subchapter--'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``subchapter, such tax shall be paid by the carrier providing 
     the initial segment of such transportation which begins or 
     ends in the United States.''.
       (d) Increased Airport and Airway Trust Fund Deposits.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 9502(b) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(to the extent that the rate of the tax 
     on such gasoline exceeds 4.3 cents per gallon)'' in 
     subparagraph (C),
       (B) by striking ``to the extent attributable to the Airport 
     and Airway Trust Fund financing rate'' in subparagraph (D), 
     and
       (C) by adding at the end the following flush sentence:

     ``There shall not be taken into account under paragraph (1) 
     so much of the taxes imposed by sections 4081 and 4091 as are 
     determined at the rates specified in section 4081(a)(2)(B) or 
     4091(b)(2).''.
       (2) Section 9502 is amended by striking subsection (f).
       (e) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Fuel taxes.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply take effect on October 1, 1997.
       (2) Ticket taxes.--
       (A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, the amendments made by subsections (b) and (c) 
     shall apply to transportation beginning on or after October 
     1, 1997.
       (B) Treatment of amounts paid for tickets purchased before 
     date of enactment.--The amendments made by subsection (c) 
     shall not apply to amounts paid for a ticket purchased before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act for a specified flight 
     beginning on or after October 1, 1997.
       (C) Amounts paid for right to award mileage awards.--
       (i) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 4261(e) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by the amendment made 
     by subsection (c)) shall apply to amounts paid (and other 
     benefits provided) after September 30, 1997.
       (ii) Payments within controlled group.--For purposes of 
     clause (i), any amount paid after June 11, 1997, and before 
     October 1, 1997, by 1 member of a controlled group for a 
     right which is described in such section 4261(e)(3) and is 
     furnished by another member of such group after September 30, 
     1997, shall be treated as paid after September 30, 1997. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, all persons treated as a 
     single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 of 
     such Code

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     shall be treated as members of a controlled group.
       (3) Increased deposits into airport and airway trust 
     fund.--The amendments made by subsection (d) shall apply with 
     respect to taxes received in the Treasury on and after 
     October 1, 1997.
       (g) Delayed Deposits of Airport Trust Fund Tax Revenues.--
     Notwithstanding section 6302 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986--
       (1) in the case of deposits of taxes imposed by section 
     4261 of such Code, the due date for any such deposit which 
     would (but for this subsection) be required to be made after 
     August 14, 1997, and before October 1, 1997, shall be October 
     10, 1997,
       (2) in the case of deposits of taxes imposed by section 
     4261 of such Code, the due date for any such deposit which 
     would (but for this subsection) be required to be made after 
     August 14, 1998, and before October 1, 1998, shall be October 
     5, 1998, and
       (3) in the case of deposits of taxes imposed by sections 
     4081(a)(2)(A)(ii), 4091, and 4271 of such Code, the due date 
     for any such deposit which would (but for this subsection) be 
     required to be made after July 31, 1998, and before October 
     1, 1998, shall be October 5, 1998.

     SEC. 1032. KEROSENE TAXED AS DIESEL FUEL.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 4083 (defining 
     taxable fuel) 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 adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) kerosene.''.
       (b) Rate of Tax.--Clause (iii) of section 4081(a)(2)(A) is 
     amended by inserting ``or kerosene'' after ``diesel fuel''.
       (c) Exemptions From Tax; Refunds to Vendors.--
       (1) In general.--Section 4082 (relating to exemptions for 
     diesel fuel) is amended by striking ``diesel fuel'' each 
     place it appears in subsections (a), (c), and (d) and 
     inserting ``diesel fuel and kerosene''.
       (2) Certain kerosene exempt from dyeing requirement.--
     Section 4082 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) Additional Exceptions to Dyeing Requirements for 
     Kerosene.--
       ``(1) Aviation-grade kerosene.--Subsection (a)(2) shall not 
     apply to a removal, entry, or sale of aviation-grade kerosene 
     (as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary) 
     if the person receiving the kerosene is registered under 
     section 4101 with respect to the tax imposed by section 4091.
       ``(2) Use for non-fuel feedstock purposes.--Subsection 
     (a)(2) shall not apply to kerosene--
       ``(A) received by pipeline or vessel for use by the person 
     receiving the kerosene in the manufacture or production of 
     any substance (other than gasoline, diesel fuel, or special 
     fuels referred to in section 4041), or
       ``(B) to the extent provided in regulations, removed or 
     entered--
       ``(i) for such a use by the person removing or entering the 
     kerosene, or
       ``(ii) for resale by such person for such a use by the 
     purchaser,

     but only if the person receiving, removing, or entering the 
     kerosene and such purchaser (if any) are registered under 
     section 4101 with respect to the tax imposed by section 4081.
       ``(3) Wholesale distributors.--To the extent provided in 
     regulations, subsection (a)(2) shall not apply to a removal, 
     entry, or sale of kerosene to a wholesale distributor of 
     kerosene if such distributor--
       ``(A) is registered under section 4101 with respect to the 
     tax imposed by section 4081 on kerosene, and
       ``(B) sells kerosene exclusively to ultimate vendors 
     described in section 6427(l)(5)(B) with respect to 
     kerosene.''
       (3) Refunds.--
       (A) Subsection (l) of section 6427 is amended by inserting 
     ``or kerosene'' after ``diesel fuel'' each place it appears 
     in paragraphs (1), (2), and (5) (including the heading for 
     paragraph (5)).
       (B) Paragraph (5) of section 6427(l) is amended by 
     redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and by 
     inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) Sales of kerosene not for use in motor fuel.--
     Paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply to kerosene sold by a 
     vendor--
       ``(i) for any use if such sale is from a pump which (as 
     determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary) is 
     not suitable for use in fueling any diesel-powered highway 
     vehicle or train, or
       ``(ii) to the extent provided by the Secretary, for 
     blending with heating oil to be used during periods of 
     extreme or unseasonable cold.''.
       (C) Subparagraph (C) of section 6427(l)(5), as redesignated 
     by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A) or 
     (B)''.
       (D) The heading for subsection (l) of section 6427 is 
     amended by inserting ``, Kerosene,'' after ``Diesel Fuel''.
       (E) Clause (i) of section 6427(i)(5)(A) is amended by 
     inserting ``($100 or more in the case of kerosene)'' after 
     ``$200 or more''.
       (d) Certain Approved Terminals of Registered Persons 
     Required To Offer Dyed Diesel Fuel and Kerosene for 
     Nontaxable Purposes.--Section 4101 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Certain Approved Terminals of Registered Persons 
     Required To Offer Dyed Diesel Fuel and Kerosene for 
     Nontaxable Purposes.--
       ``(1) In general.--A terminal for kerosene or diesel fuel 
     may not be an approved facility for storage of non-tax-paid 
     diesel fuel or kerosene under this section unless the 
     operator of such terminal offers dyed diesel fuel and 
     kerosene for removal for nontaxable use in accordance with 
     section 4082(a).
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     terminal exclusively providing aviation-grade kerosene by 
     pipeline to an airport.''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 4041(a), as amended by title 
     IX, is amended by striking ``kerosene,''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 4041(c) is amended by striking 
     ``any liquid'' and inserting ``kerosene and any other 
     liquid''.
       (3)(A) The heading for section 4082 is amended by inserting 
     ``AND KEROSENE'' after ``DIESEL FUEL''.
       (B) The table of sections for subpart A of part III of 
     subchapter A of chapter 32 is amended by inserting ``and 
     kerosene'' after ``diesel fuel'' in the item relating to 
     section 4082.
       (4) Subsection (b) of section 4083 is amended by striking 
     ``gasoline, diesel fuel,'' and inserting ``taxable fuels''.
       (5) Subsection (a) of section 4093 is amended by striking 
     ``any liquid'' and inserting ``kerosene and any other 
     liquid''.
       (6) The material following subparagraph (F) of section 
     6416(b)(2) is amended by inserting ``or kerosene'' after 
     ``diesel fuel''.
       (7) Paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 6427(f), and the 
     heading for section 6427(f), are each amended by inserting 
     ``kerosene,'' after ``diesel fuel,''.
       (8) Paragraph (2) of section 6427(f) is amended by striking 
     ``or diesel fuel'' each place it appears and inserting ``, 
     diesel fuel, or kerosene''.
       (9) Subparagraph (A) of section 6427(i)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``or diesel fuel'' and inserting ``, diesel fuel, or 
     kerosene''.
       (10) The heading for paragraph (4) of section 6427(i) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Special rule for refunds under subsection (l).--''
       (11) Paragraph (1) of section 6715(c) is amended by 
     inserting ``or kerosene'' after ``diesel fuel''.
       (12)(A) The text of section 7232 is amended by striking 
     ``gasoline, lubricating oil, diesel fuel'' and inserting 
     ``any taxable fuel (as defined in section 4083)''.
       (B) The section heading for section 7232 is amended to read 
     as follows:

     ``SEC. 7232. FAILURE TO REGISTER UNDER SECTION 4101, FALSE 
                   REPRESENTATIONS OF REGISTRATION STATUS, ETC.''.

       (C) The table of sections for part II of subchapter A of 
     chapter 75 is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 7232 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 7232. Failure to register under section 4101, false 
              representations of registration status, etc.''.

       (13) Sections 9503(b)(1)(E) and 9508(b)(2) are each amended 
     by striking ``and diesel fuel'' and inserting ``, diesel 
     fuel, and kerosene''.
       (14) Subparagraph (B) of section 9503(b)(5) is amended by 
     striking ``or diesel fuel'' and inserting ``, diesel fuel, or 
     kerosene''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on July 1, 1998.
       (g) Floor Stock Taxes.--
       (1) Imposition of tax.--In the case of kerosene which is 
     held on July 1, 1998, by any person, there is hereby imposed 
     a floor stocks tax of 24.4 cents per gallon.
       (2) Liability for tax and method of payment.--
       (A) Liability for tax.--A person holding kerosene on July 
     1, 1998, 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 August 31, 1998.
       (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) Held by a person.--Kerosene 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 kerosene held by any person 
     exclusively for any use to the extent a credit or refund of 
     the tax imposed by section 4081 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is allowable for such use.
       (5) Exception for fuel held in vehicle tank.--No tax shall 
     be imposed by paragraph (1) on kerosene held in the tank of a 
     motor vehicle or motorboat.
       (6) Exception for certain amounts of fuel.--
       (A) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by paragraph (1) 
     on kerosene held on July 1, 1998, by any person if the 
     aggregate amount of kerosene 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 in

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     formation 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.--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.
       (7) Coordination with section 4081.--No tax shall be 
     imposed by paragraph (1) on kerosene to the extent that tax 
     has been (or will be) imposed on such kerosene under section 
     4081 or 4091 of such Code.
       (8) 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.

     SEC. 1033. RESTORATION OF LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK 
                   TRUST FUND TAXES.

       Paragraph (3) of section 4081(d) is amended by striking 
     ``shall not apply after December 31, 1995'' and inserting 
     ``shall apply after September 30, 1997, and before April 1, 
     2005''.

     SEC. 1034. APPLICATION OF COMMUNICATIONS TAX TO PREPAID 
                   TELEPHONE CARDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4251 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Treatment of Prepaid Telephone Cards.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this subchapter, in the 
     case of communications services acquired by means of a 
     prepaid telephone card--
       ``(A) the face amount of such card shall be treated as the 
     amount paid for such communications services, and
       ``(B) that amount shall be treated as paid when the card is 
     transferred by any telecommunications carrier to any person 
     who is not such a carrier.
       ``(2) Determination of face amount in absence of specified 
     dollar amount.--In the case of any prepaid telephone card 
     which entitles the user other than to a specified dollar 
     amount of use, the face amount shall be determined under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Prepaid telephone card.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `prepaid telephone card' means any card 
     or other similar arrangement which permits its holder to 
     obtain communications services and pay for such services in 
     advance.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts paid in calendar months beginning more 
     than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1035. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY UNEMPLOYMENT TAX.

       Section 3301 (relating to rate of unemployment tax) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``1998'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``2007'', and
       (2) by striking ``1999'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``2008''.
         Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Tax-Exempt Entities

     SEC. 1041. EXPANSION OF LOOK-THRU RULE FOR INTEREST, 
                   ANNUITIES, ROYALTIES, AND RENTS DERIVED BY 
                   SUBSIDIARIES OF TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (13) of section 512(b) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(13) Special rules for certain amounts received from 
     controlled entities.--
       ``(A) In general.--If an organization (in this paragraph 
     referred to as the `controlling organization') receives 
     (directly or indirectly) a specified payment from another 
     entity which it controls (in this paragraph referred to as 
     the `controlled entity'), notwithstanding paragraphs (1), 
     (2), and (3), the controlling organization shall include such 
     payment as an item of gross income derived from an unrelated 
     trade or business to the extent such payment reduces the net 
     unrelated income of the controlled entity (or increases any 
     net unrelated loss of the controlled entity). There shall be 
     allowed all deductions of the controlling organization 
     directly connected with amounts treated as derived from an 
     unrelated trade or business under the preceding sentence.
       ``(B) Net unrelated income or loss.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) Net unrelated income.--The term `net unrelated 
     income' means--

       ``(I) in the case of a controlled entity which is not 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a), the portion of such 
     entity's taxable income which would be unrelated business 
     taxable income if such entity were exempt from tax under 
     section 501(a) and had the same exempt purposes (as defined 
     in section 513A(a)(5)(A)) as the controlling organization, or
       ``(II) in the case of a controlled entity which is exempt 
     from tax under section 501(a), the amount of the unrelated 
     business taxable income of the controlled entity.

       ``(ii) Net unrelated loss.--The term `net unrelated loss' 
     means the net operating loss adjusted under rules similar to 
     the rules of clause (i).
       ``(C) Specified payment.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `specified payment' means any interest, annuity, 
     royalty, or rent.
       ``(D) Definition of control.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) Control.--The term `control' means--

       ``(I) in the case of a corporation, ownership (by vote or 
     value) of more than 50 percent of the stock in such 
     corporation,
       ``(II) in the case of a partnership, ownership of more than 
     50 percent of the profits interests or capital interests in 
     such partnership, or
       ``(III) in any other case, ownership of more than 50 
     percent of the beneficial interests in the entity.

       ``(ii) Constructive ownership.--Section 318 (relating to 
     constructive ownership of stock) shall apply for purposes of 
     determining ownership of stock in a corporation. Similar 
     principles shall apply for purposes of determining ownership 
     of interests in any other entity.
       ``(E) Related persons.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     rules as may be necessary or appropriate to prevent avoidance 
     of the purposes of this paragraph through the use of related 
     persons.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (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) Binding contracts.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any payment made during the first 2 
     taxable years beginning on or after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act if such payment is made pursuant to a written 
     binding contract in effect on June 8, 1997, and at all times 
     thereafter before such payment.

     SEC. 1042. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS FROM RULES 
                   RELATING TO EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS WHICH PROVIDE 
                   COMMERCIAL-TYPE INSURANCE.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
     1012(c)(4) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 shall not apply to 
     any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1997.
       (b) Special Rules.--In the case of an organization to which 
     section 501(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 applies 
     solely by reason of the amendment made by subsection (a)--
       (1) no adjustment shall be made under section 481 (or any 
     other provision) of such Code on account of a change in its 
     method of accounting for its first taxable year beginning 
     after December 31, 1997, and
       (2) for purposes of determining gain or loss, the adjusted 
     basis of any asset held on the 1st day of such taxable year 
     shall be treated as equal to its fair market value as of such 
     day.
       (c) Reserve Weakening After June 8, 1997.--Any reserve 
     weakening after June 8, 1997, by an organization described in 
     subsection (b) shall be treated as occurring in such 
     organization's 1st taxable year beginning after December 31, 
     1997.
       (d) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury or his 
     delegate may prescribe rules for providing proper adjustments 
     for organizations described in subsection (b) with respect to 
     short taxable years which begin during 1998 by reason of 
     section 843 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
                     Subtitle F--Foreign Provisions

     SEC. 1051. DEFINITION OF FOREIGN PERSONAL HOLDING COMPANY 
                   INCOME.

       (a) Income From Notional Principal Contracts and Payments 
     in Lieu of Dividends.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 954(c) (defining 
     foreign personal holding company income) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(F) Income from notional principal contracts.--Net income 
     from notional principal contracts. Any item of income, gain, 
     deduction, or loss from a notional principal contract entered 
     into for purposes of hedging any item described in any 
     preceding subparagraph shall not be taken into account for 
     purposes of this subparagraph but shall be taken into account 
     under such other subparagraph.
       ``(G) Payments in lieu of dividends.--Payments in lieu of 
     dividends which are made pursuant to an agreement to which 
     section 1058 applies.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     954(c)(1) is amended--
       (A) by striking the second sentence, and
       (B) by striking ``also'' in the last sentence.
       (b) Exception for Dealers.--Paragraph (2) of section 954(c) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Exception for dealers.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (A), (E), or (G) of paragraph (1) or by 
     regulations, in the case of a regular dealer in property 
     (within the meaning of paragraph (1)(B)), forward contracts, 
     option contracts, or similar financial instruments (including 
     notional principal contracts and all instruments referenced 
     to commodities), there shall not be taken into account in 
     computing foreign personal holding income any item of income, 
     gain, deduction, or loss from any transaction (including 
     hedging transactions) entered into in the ordinary course of 
     such dealer's trade or business as such a dealer.''.

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       (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. 1052. PERSONAL PROPERTY USED PREDOMINANTLY IN THE UNITED 
                   STATES TREATED AS NOT PROPERTY OF A LIKE KIND 
                   WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY USED PREDOMINANTLY 
                   OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 1031 (relating 
     to exchange of property held for productive use or 
     investment) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Special Rules for Foreign Real and Personal 
     Property.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Real property.--Real property located in the United 
     States and real property located outside the United States 
     are not property of a like kind.
       ``(2) Personal property.--
       ``(A) In general.--Personal property used predominantly 
     within the United States and personal property used 
     predominantly outside the United States are not property of a 
     like kind.
       ``(B) Predominant use.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (C) and (D), the predominant use of any property shall be 
     determined based on--
       ``(i) in the case of the property relinquished in the 
     exchange, the 2-year period ending on the date of such 
     relinquishment, and
       ``(ii) in the case of the property acquired in the 
     exchange, the 2-year period beginning on the date of such 
     acquisition.
       ``(C) Property held for less than 2 years.--Except in the 
     case of an exchange which is part of a transaction (or series 
     of transactions) structured to avoid the purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(i) only the periods the property was held by the person 
     relinquishing the property (or any related person) shall be 
     taken into account under subparagraph (B)(i), and
       ``(ii) only the periods the property was held by the person 
     acquiring the property (or any related person) shall be taken 
     into account under subparagraph (B)(ii).
       ``(D) Special rule for certain property.--Property 
     described in any subparagraph of section 168(g)(4) shall be 
     treated as used predominantly in the United States.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to transfers after June 8, 1997, in taxable years 
     ending after such date.
       (2) Binding contracts.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall not apply to any transfer pursuant to a written binding 
     contract in effect on June 8, 1997, and at all times 
     thereafter before the disposition of property. A contract 
     shall not fail to meet the requirements of the preceding 
     sentence solely because--
       (A) it provides for a sale in lieu of an exchange, or
       (B) the property to be acquired as replacement property was 
     not identified under such contract before June 9, 1997.

     SEC. 1053. HOLDING PERIOD REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN FOREIGN 
                   TAXES.

       (a) In General.--Section 901 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (k) as subsection (l) and by inserting after 
     subsection (j) the following new subsection:
       ``(k) Minimum Holding Period for Certain Taxes.--
       ``(1) Withholding taxes.--
       ``(A) In general.--In no event shall a credit be allowed 
     under subsection (a) for any withholding tax on a dividend 
     with respect to stock in a corporation if--
       ``(i) such stock is held by the recipient of the dividend 
     for 15 days or less during the 30-day period beginning on the 
     date which is 15 days before the date on which such share 
     becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend, or
       ``(ii) to the extent that the recipient of the dividend is 
     under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or 
     otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions 
     in substantially similar or related property.
       ``(B) Withholding tax.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `withholding tax' includes any tax determined on a gross 
     basis; but does not include any tax which is in the nature of 
     a prepayment of a tax imposed on a net basis.
       ``(2) Deemed paid taxes.--In the case of income, war 
     profits, or excess profits taxes deemed paid under section 
     853, 902, or 960 through a chain of ownership of stock in 1 
     or more corporations, no credit shall be allowed under 
     subsection (a) for such taxes if--
       ``(A) any stock of any corporation in such chain (the 
     ownership of which is required to obtain credit under 
     subsection (a) for such taxes) is held for less than the 
     period described in paragraph (1)(A)(i), or
       ``(B) the corporation holding the stock is under an 
     obligation referred to in paragraph (1)(A)(ii).
       ``(3) 45-day rule in the case of certain preference 
     dividends.--In the case of stock having preference in 
     dividends and dividends with respect to such stock which are 
     attributable to a period or periods aggregating in excess of 
     366 days, paragraph (1)(A)(i) shall be applied--
       ``(A) by substituting `45 days' for `15 days' each place it 
     appears, and
       ``(B) by substituting `90-day period' for `30-day period'.
       ``(4) Exception for certain taxes paid by securities 
     dealers.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply 
     to any qualified tax with respect to any security held in the 
     active conduct in a foreign country of a securities business 
     of any person--
       ``(i) who is registered as a securities broker or dealer 
     under section 15(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       ``(ii) who is registered as a Government securities broker 
     or dealer under section 15C(a) of such Act, or
       ``(iii) who is licensed or authorized in such foreign 
     country to conduct securities activities in such country and 
     is subject to bona fide regulation by a securities regulating 
     authority of such country.
       ``(B) Qualified tax.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
     term `qualified tax' means a tax paid to a foreign country 
     (other than the foreign country referred to in subparagraph 
     (A)) if--
       ``(i) the dividend to which such tax is attributable is 
     subject to taxation on a net basis by the country referred to 
     in subparagraph (A), and
       ``(ii) such country allows a credit against its net basis 
     tax for the full amount of the tax paid to such other foreign 
     country.
       ``(C) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such 
     regulations as may be appropriate to carry out this 
     paragraph, including regulations to prevent the abuse of the 
     exception provided by this paragraph and to treat other taxes 
     as qualified taxes.
       ``(5) Certain rules to apply.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the rules of paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 
     246(c) shall apply.
       ``(6) Treatment of bona fide sales.--If a person's holding 
     period is reduced by reason of the application of the rules 
     of section 246(c)(4) to any contract for the bona fide sale 
     of stock, the determination of whether such person's holding 
     period meets the requirements of paragraph (2) with respect 
     to taxes deemed paid under section 902 or 960 shall be made 
     as of the date such contract is entered into.
       ``(7) Taxes allowed as deduction, etc.--Sections 275 and 78 
     shall not apply to any tax which is not allowable as a credit 
     under subsection (a) by reason of this subsection.''.
       (b) Notice of Withholding Taxes Paid by Regulated 
     Investment Company.--Subsection (c) of section 853 (relating 
     to foreign tax credit allowed to shareholders) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Such notice 
     shall also include the amount of such taxes which (without 
     regard to the election under this section) would not be 
     allowable as a credit under section 901(a) to the regulated 
     investment company by reason of section 901(k).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to dividends paid or accrued more than 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1054. DENIAL OF TREATY BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS 
                   THROUGH HYBRID ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 894 (relating to income affected 
     by treaty) is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Denial of Treaty Benefits for Certain Payments 
     Through Hybrid Entities.--
       ``(1) Application to certain payments.--A foreign person 
     shall not be entitled under any income tax treaty of the 
     United States with a foreign country to any reduced rate of 
     any withholding tax imposed by this title on an item of 
     income derived through an entity which is treated as a 
     partnership (or is otherwise treated as fiscally transparent) 
     for purposes of this title if--
       ``(A) such item is not treated for purposes of the taxation 
     laws of such foreign country as an item of income of such 
     person,
       ``(B) the treaty does not contain a provision addressing 
     the applicability of the treaty in the case of an item of 
     income derived through a partnership, and
       ``(C) the foreign country does not impose tax on a 
     distribution of such item of income from such entity to such 
     person.
       ``(2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to determine 
     the extent to which a taxpayer to which paragraph (1) does 
     not apply shall not be entitled to benefits under any income 
     tax treaty of the United States with respect to any payment 
     received by, or income attributable to any activities of, an 
     entity organized in any jurisdiction (including the United 
     States) that is treated as a partnership or is otherwise 
     treated as fiscally transparent for purposes of this title 
     (including a common investment trust under section 584, a 
     grantor trust, or an entity that is disregarded for purposes 
     of this title) and is treated as fiscally nontransparent for 
     purposes of the tax laws of the jurisdiction of residence of 
     the taxpayer.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply upon the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1055. INTEREST ON UNDERPAYMENTS NOT REDUCED BY FOREIGN 
                   TAX CREDIT CARRYBACKS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 6601 is amended 
     by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and 
     (4), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Foreign tax credit carrybacks.--If any credit allowed 
     for any taxable year is increased by reason of a carryback of 
     tax paid or accrued to foreign countries or possessions of 
     the United States, such increase shall not affect the 
     computation of interest under this section for the period 
     ending with the filing date for the taxable year in which 
     such taxes were in fact paid or accrued, or, with respect to 
     any portion of such credit carryback from a taxable year 
     attributable to a net operating loss carryback or a capital 
     loss carryback from a subsequent taxable

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     year, such increase shall not affect the computation of 
     interest under this section for the period ending with the 
     filing date for such subsequent taxable year.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment to Refunds Attributable to Foreign 
     Tax Credit Carrybacks.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (f) of section 6611 is amended 
     by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and 
     (4), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Foreign tax credit carrybacks.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a), if any overpayment of tax imposed by subtitle 
     A results from a carryback of tax paid or accrued to foreign 
     countries or possessions of the United States, such 
     overpayment shall be deemed not to have been made before the 
     filing date for the taxable year in which such taxes were in 
     fact paid or accrued, or, with respect to any portion of such 
     credit carryback from a taxable year attributable to a net 
     operating loss carryback or a capital loss carryback from a 
     subsequent taxable year, such overpayment shall be deemed not 
     to have been made before the filing date for such subsequent 
     taxable year.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Paragraph (4) of section 6611(f) (as so redesignated) 
     is amended--
       (i) by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)'', and
       (ii) by striking ``paragraph (1) or (2)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``paragraph (1), (2), or (3)''.
       (B) Clause (ii) of section 6611(f)(4)(B) (as so 
     redesignated) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     subclause (I), by redesignating subclause (II) as subclause 
     (III), and by inserting after subclause (I) the following new 
     subclause:

       ``(II) in the case of a carryback of taxes paid or accrued 
     to foreign countries or possessions of the United States, the 
     taxable year in which such taxes were in fact paid or accrued 
     (or, with respect to any portion of such carryback from a 
     taxable year attributable to a net operating loss carryback 
     or a capital loss carryback from a subsequent taxable year, 
     such subsequent taxable year), and''.

       (C) Subclause (III) of section 6611(f)(4)(B)(ii) (as so 
     redesignated) is amended by inserting ``(as defined in 
     paragraph (3)(B))'' after ``credit carryback'' the first 
     place it appears.
       (D) Section 6611 is amended by striking subsection (g) and 
     by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (g) 
     and (h), respectively.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to foreign tax credit carrybacks arising in 
     taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 1056. CLARIFICATION OF PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS ON CLAIM 
                   FOR CREDIT OR REFUND ATTRIBUTABLE TO FOREIGN 
                   TAX CREDIT CARRYFORWARD.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 6511(d)(3) is 
     amended by striking ``for the year with respect to which the 
     claim is made'' and inserting ``for the year in which such 
     taxes were actually paid or accrued''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxes paid or accrued in taxable years 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1057. REPEAL OF EXCEPTION TO ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM FOREIGN 
                   TAX CREDIT LIMIT.

       (a) In General.--Section 59(a)(2) (relating to limitation 
     to 90 percent of tax) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (C).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
                   Subtitle G--Partnership Provisions

     SEC. 1061. ALLOCATION OF BASIS AMONG PROPERTIES DISTRIBUTED 
                   BY PARTNERSHIP.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 732 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(c) Allocation of Basis.--
       ``(1) In general.--The basis of distributed properties to 
     which subsection (a)(2) or (b) is applicable shall be 
     allocated--
       ``(A)(i) first to any unrealized receivables (as defined in 
     section 751(c)) and inventory items (as defined in section 
     751(d)(2)) in an amount equal to the adjusted basis of each 
     such property to the partnership, and
       ``(ii) if the basis to be allocated is less than the sum of 
     the adjusted bases of such properties to the partnership, 
     then, to the extent any decrease is required in order to have 
     the adjusted bases of such properties equal the basis to be 
     allocated, in the manner provided in paragraph (3), and
       ``(B) to the extent of any basis remaining after the 
     allocation under subparagraph (A), to other distributed 
     properties--
       ``(i) first by assigning to each such other property such 
     other property's adjusted basis to the partnership, and
       ``(ii) then, to the extent any increase or decrease in 
     basis is required in order to have the adjusted bases of such 
     other distributed properties equal such remaining basis, in 
     the manner provided in paragraph (2) or (3), whichever is 
     appropriate.
       ``(2) Method of allocating increase.--Any increase required 
     under paragraph (1)(B) shall be allocated among the 
     properties--
       ``(A) first to properties with unrealized appreciation in 
     proportion to their respective amounts of unrealized 
     appreciation before such increase (but only to the extent of 
     each property's unrealized appreciation), and
       ``(B) then, to the extent such increase is not allocated 
     under subparagraph (A), in proportion to their respective 
     fair market values.
       ``(3) Method of allocating decrease.--Any decrease required 
     under paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B) shall be allocated--
       ``(A) first to properties with unrealized depreciation in 
     proportion to their respective amounts of unrealized 
     depreciation before such decrease (but only to the extent of 
     each property's unrealized depreciation), and
       ``(B) then, to the extent such decrease is not allocated 
     under subparagraph (A), in proportion to their respective 
     adjusted bases (as adjusted under subparagraph (A)).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to distributions after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1062. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT THAT INVENTORY BE 
                   SUBSTANTIALLY APPRECIATED WITH RESPECT TO SALE 
                   OR EXCHANGE OF PARTNERSHIP INTEREST.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 751(a) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(2) inventory items of the partnership,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 751(b) is amended by 
     striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(A) partnership property which is--
       ``(i) unrealized receivables, or
       ``(ii) inventory items which have appreciated substantially 
     in value,

     in exchange for all or a part of his interest in other 
     partnership property (including money), or
       ``(B) partnership property (including money) other than 
     property described in subparagraph (A)(i) or (ii) in exchange 
     for all or a part of his interest in partnership property 
     described in subparagraph (A)(i) or (ii),''.
       (B) Subsection (b) of section 751 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Substantial appreciation.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) In general.--Inventory items of the partnership shall 
     be considered to have appreciated substantially in value if 
     their fair market value exceeds 120 percent of the adjusted 
     basis to the partnership of such property.
       ``(B) Certain property excluded.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), there shall be excluded any inventory 
     property if a principal purpose for acquiring such property 
     was to avoid the provisions of this subsection relating to 
     inventory items.''
       (2) Subsection (d) of section 751 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) Inventory Items.--For purposes of this subchapter, 
     the term `inventory items' means--
       ``(1) property of the partnership of the kind described in 
     section 1221(1),
       ``(2) any other property of the partnership which, on sale 
     or exchange by the partnership, would be considered property 
     other than a capital asset and other than property described 
     in section 1231,
       ``(3) any other property of the partnership which, if sold 
     or exchanged by the partnership, would result in a gain 
     taxable under subsection (a) of section 1246 (relating to 
     gain on foreign investment company stock), and
       ``(4) any other property held by the partnership which, if 
     held by the selling or distributee partner, would be 
     considered property of the type described in paragraph (1), 
     (2), or (3).''.
       (3) Sections 724(d)(2), 731(a)(2)(B), 731(c)(6), 
     732(c)(1)(A) (as amended by the preceding section), 
     735(a)(2), and 735(c)(1) are each amended by striking 
     ``section 751(d)(2)'' and inserting ``section 751(d)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to sales, exchanges, and distributions after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Binding contracts.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any sale or exchange pursuant to a written 
     binding contract in effect on June 8, 1997, and at all times 
     thereafter before such sale or exchange.

     SEC. 1063. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR TAXING PRECONTRIBUTION GAIN.

       (a) In General.--Sections 704(c)(1)(B) and 737(b)(1) are 
     each amended by striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``7 
     years''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to property contributed to a partnership after June 8, 
     1997.
       (2) Binding contracts.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a) shall not apply to any property contributed pursuant to a 
     written binding contract in effect on June 8, 1997, and at 
     all times thereafter before such contribution if such 
     contract provides for the contribution of a fixed amount of 
     property.
                     Subtitle H--Pension Provisions

     SEC. 1071. PENSION ACCRUED BENEFIT DISTRIBUTABLE WITHOUT 
                   CONSENT INCREASED TO $5,000.

       (a) Amendment to 1986 Code.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 411(a)(11) 
     (relating to restrictions on certain mandatory distributions) 
     is amended by striking ``$3,500'' and inserting ``$5,000''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 411(a)(7)(B), paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
     417(e), and section 457(e)(9) are each amended by striking 
     ``$3,500'' each place it appears (other than the headings) 
     and inserting ``the dollar limit under section 
     411(a)(11)(A)''.

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       (B) The headings for paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
     417(e) and subparagraph (A) of section 457(e)(9) are each 
     amended by striking ``$3,500'' and inserting ``dollar 
     limit''.
       (b) Amendments to ERISA.--
       (1) In general.--Section 203(e)(1) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1053(e)(1)) 
     is amended by striking ``$3,500'' and inserting ``$5,000''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Sections 204(d)(1) and 205(g) 
     (1) and (2) (29 U.S.C. 1054(d)(1) and 1055(g) (1) and (2)) 
     are each amended by striking ``$3,500'' and inserting ``the 
     dollar limit under section 203(e)(1)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1072. ELECTION TO RECEIVE TAXABLE CASH COMPENSATION IN 
                   LIEU OF NONTAXABLE PARKING BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Section 132(f)(4) (relating to benefits 
     not in lieu of compensation) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``This paragraph shall not apply 
     to any qualified parking provided in lieu of compensation 
     which otherwise would have been includible in gross income of 
     the employee, and no amount shall be included in the gross 
     income of the employee solely because the employee may choose 
     between the qualified parking and compensation.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1073. REPEAL OF EXCESS DISTRIBUTION AND EXCESS 
                   RETIREMENT ACCUMULATION TAX.

       (a) Repeal of Excess Distribution and Excess Retirement 
     Accumulation Tax.--Section 4980A (relating to excess 
     distributions from qualified retirement plans) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 691(c)(1) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (C).
       (2) Section 2013 is amended by striking subsection (g).
       (3) Section 2053(c)(1)(B) is amended by striking the last 
     sentence.
       (4) Section 6018(a) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Excess distribution tax repeal.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), the repeal made by subsection (a) shall apply 
     to excess distributions received after December 31, 1996.
       (2) Excess retirement accumulation tax repeal.--The repeal 
     made by subsection (a) with respect to section 4980A(d) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the amendments made by 
     subsection (b) shall apply to estates of decedents dying 
     after December 31, 1996.

     SEC. 1074. INCREASE IN TAX ON PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4975(a) is amended by striking 
     ``10 percent'' and inserting ``15 percent''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to prohibited transactions occurring after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1075. BASIS RECOVERY RULES FOR ANNUITIES OVER MORE THAN 
                   ONE LIFE.

       (a) In General.--Section 72(d)(1)(B) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv) Number of anticipated payments where more than one 
     life.--If the annuity is payable over the lives of more than 
     1 individual, the number of anticipated payments shall be 
     determined as follows:

``If the combined ages                                                 
  of annuitants are:                                     The number is:
  Not more than 110............................................410 ....

  More than 110 but not more than 120..........................360 ....

  More than 120 but not more than 130..........................310 ....

  More than 130 but not more than 140..........................260 ....

  More than 140.............................................210.''.....

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 72(d)(1)(B)(iii) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``If the annuity is payable over the life 
     of a single individual, the number of anticipated payments 
     shall be determined as follows:'' after the heading and 
     before the table, and
       (2) by striking ``primary'' in the table.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to annuity starting dates beginning 
     after December 31, 1997.
                  Subtitle I--Other Revenue Provisions

     SEC. 1081. 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 striking paragraphs (3) and (4), by redesignating 
     paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (3) and (4), 
     respectively, and by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) 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 June 8, 1997.
       ``(B) Phaseout of existing suspense accounts.--
       ``(i) In general.--Each suspense account under this 
     subsection shall be reduced (but not below zero) for each 
     taxable year beginning after June 8, 1997, by an amount equal 
     to the lesser of--

       ``(I) the applicable portion of such account, or
       ``(II) 50 percent of the taxable income of the corporation 
     for the taxable year, or, if the corporation has no taxable 
     income for such year, the amount of any net operating loss 
     (as defined in section 172(c)) for such taxable year.

     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the amount of taxable 
     income and net operating loss shall be determined without 
     regard to this paragraph.
       ``(ii) Coordination with other reductions.--The amount of 
     the applicable portion 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.
       ``(iv) Inclusion in income.--Any reduction in a suspense 
     account under this paragraph shall be included in gross 
     income for the taxable year of the reduction.
       ``(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.
       ``(D) Amounts after 20th year.--Any amount in the account 
     as of the close of the 20th year referred to in subparagraph 
     (C) shall be treated as the applicable portion for each 
     succeeding year thereafter to the extent not reduced under 
     this paragraph for any prior taxable year after such 20th 
     year.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after June 8, 1997.

     SEC. 1082. MODIFICATION OF TAXABLE YEARS TO WHICH NET 
                   OPERATING LOSSES MAY BE CARRIED.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 172(b)(1) 
     (relating to years to which loss may be carried) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``3'' in clause (i) and inserting ``2'', 
     and
       (2) by striking ``15'' in clause (ii) and inserting ``20''.
       (b) Retention of 3-Year Carryback for Certain Losses.--
     Paragraph (1) of section 172(b) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Retention of 3-year carryback in certain cases.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subparagraph (A)(i) shall be applied by 
     substituting `3 years' for `2 years' with respect to the 
     portion of the net operating loss for the taxable year which 
     is an eligible loss with respect to the taxpayer.
       ``(ii) Eligible loss.--For purposes of clause (i), the term 
     `eligible loss' means--

       ``(I) in the case of an individual, losses of property 
     arising from fire, storm, shipwreck, or other casualty, or 
     from theft,
       ``(II) in the case of a taxpayer which is a small business, 
     net operating losses attributable to Presidentially declared 
     disasters (as defined in section 1033(h)(3)), and
       ``(III) in the case of a taxpayer engaged in the trade or 
     business of farming (as defined in section 263A(e)(4)), net 
     operating losses attributable to such Presidentially declared 
     disasters.

       ``(iii) Small business.--For purposes of this subparagraph, 
     the term `small business' means a corporation or partnership 
     which meets the gross receipts test of section 448(c) for the 
     taxable year in which the loss arose (or, in the case of a 
     sole proprietorship, which would meet such test if such 
     proprietorship were a corporation).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to net operating losses for taxable years 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1083. MODIFICATIONS TO TAXABLE YEARS TO WHICH UNUSED 
                   CREDITS MAY BE CARRIED.

       (a) In General.--Section 39(a) (relating to unused credits) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``3'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``1'' and by striking ``15'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``20''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``18'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``22'' and by striking ``17'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``21''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to credits arising in taxable years beginning 
     after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 1084. EXPANSION OF DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN 
                   AMOUNTS PAID IN CONNECTION WITH INSURANCE.

       (a) Denial of Deduction for Premiums.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 264(a) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(1) Premiums on any life insurance policy, or endowment 
     or annuity contract, if the taxpayer is directly or 
     indirectly a beneficiary under the policy or contract.''.
       (2) Exceptions.--Section 264 is amended by redesignating 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (c), (d), and 
     (e), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (a) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(b) Exceptions to Subsection (a)(1).--Subsection (a)(1) 
     shall not apply to--
       ``(1) any annuity contract described in section 72(s)(5), 
     and
       ``(2) any annuity contract to which section 72(u) 
     applies.''.
       (b) Interest on Policy Loans.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (4) of section 264(a) is amended 
     by striking ``individual, who'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``individual.''.

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       (2) Coordination with transfers for value.--Paragraph (2) 
     of section 101(a) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new flush sentence:

     ``The term `other amounts' in the first sentence of this 
     paragraph includes interest paid or accrued by the transferee 
     on indebtedness with respect to such contract or any interest 
     therein if such interest paid or accrued is not allowable as 
     a deduction by reason of section 264(a)(4).''.
       (c) Pro Rata Allocation of Interest Expense to Policy Cash 
     Values.--Section 264 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Pro Rata Allocation of Interest Expense to Policy 
     Cash Values.--
       ``(1) In general.--No deduction shall be allowed for that 
     portion of the taxpayer's interest expense which is allocable 
     to unborrowed policy cash values.
       ``(2)  Allocation.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     portion of the taxpayer's interest expense which is allocable 
     to unborrowed policy cash values is an amount which bears the 
     same ratio to such interest expense as--
       ``(A) the taxpayer's average unborrowed policy cash values 
     of life insurance policies, and annuity and endowment 
     contracts, issued after June 8, 1997, bears to
       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) in the case of assets of the taxpayer which are life 
     insurance policies or annuity or endowment contracts, the 
     average unborrowed policy cash values of such policies and 
     contracts, and
       ``(ii) in the case of assets of the taxpayer not described 
     in clause (i), the average adjusted bases (within the meaning 
     of section 1016) of such assets.
       ``(3) Unborrowed policy cash value.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `unborrowed policy cash value' means, 
     with respect to any life insurance policy or annuity or 
     endowment contract, the excess of--
       ``(A) the cash surrender value of such policy or contract 
     determined without regard to any surrender charge, over
       ``(B) the amount of any loan with respect to such policy or 
     contract.
       ``(4) Exception for certain policies and contracts.--
       ``(A) Policies and contracts covering 20-percent owners, 
     officers, directors, and employees.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any policy or contract owned by an entity engaged in 
     a trade or business if such policy or contract covers only 1 
     individual and if such individual is (at the time first 
     covered by the policy or contract)--
       ``(i) a 20-percent owner of such entity, or
       ``(ii) an individual (not described in clause (i)) who is 
     an officer, director, or employee of such trade or business.

     A policy or contract covering a 20-percent owner of such 
     entity shall not be treated as failing to meet the 
     requirements of the preceding sentence by reason of covering 
     the joint lives of such owner and such owner's spouse.
       ``(B) Contracts subject to current income inclusion.--
     Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any annuity contract to 
     which section 72(u) applies.
       ``(C) Coordination with paragraph (2).--Any policy or 
     contract to which paragraph (1) does not apply by reason of 
     this paragraph shall not be taken into account under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(D) 20-percent owner.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the term `20-percent owner' has the meaning given such term 
     by subsection (e)(4).
       ``(5) Exception for policies and contracts held by natural 
     persons; treatment of partnerships and s corporations.--
       ``(A) Policies and contracts held by natural persons.--
       ``(i) In general.--This subsection shall not apply to any 
     policy or contract held by a natural person.
       ``(ii) Exception where business is beneficiary.--If a trade 
     or business is directly or indirectly the beneficiary under 
     any policy or contract, such policy or contract shall be 
     treated as held by such trade or business and not by a 
     natural person.
       ``(iii) Special rules.--

       ``(I) Certain trades or businesses not taken into 
     account.--Clause (ii) shall not apply to any trade or 
     business carried on as a sole proprietorship and to any trade 
     or business performing services as an employee.
       ``(II) Limitation on unborrowed cash value.--The amount of 
     the unborrowed cash value of any policy or contract which is 
     taken into account by reason of clause (ii) shall not exceed 
     the benefit to which the trade or business is directly or 
     indirectly entitled under the policy or contract.

       ``(iv) Reporting.--The Secretary shall require such 
     reporting from policyholders and issuers as is necessary to 
     carry out clause (ii). Any report required under the 
     preceding sentence shall be treated as a statement referred 
     to in section 6724(d)(1).
       ``(B) Treatment of partnerships and s corporations.--In the 
     case of a partnership or S corporation, this subsection shall 
     be applied at the partnership and corporate levels.
       ``(6) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Coordination with subsection (a) and section 265.--If 
     interest on any indebtedness is disallowed under subsection 
     (a) or section 265--
       ``(i) such disallowed interest shall not be taken into 
     account for purposes of applying this subsection, and
       ``(ii) the amount otherwise taken into account under 
     paragraph (2)(B) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the 
     amount of such indebtedness.
       ``(B) Coordination with section 263a.--This subsection 
     shall be applied before the application of section 263A 
     (relating to capitalization of certain expenses where 
     taxpayer produces property).
       ``(7) Interest expense.--The term `interest expense' means 
     the aggregate amount allowable to the taxpayer as a deduction 
     for interest (within the meaning of section 265(b)(4)) for 
     the taxable year (determined without regard to this 
     subsection, section 265(b), and section 291).
       ``(8) Aggregation rules.--
       ``(A) In general.--All members of a controlled group 
     (within the meaning of subsection (d)(5)(B)) shall be treated 
     as 1 taxpayer for purposes of this subsection.
       ``(B) Treatment of insurance companies.--This subsection 
     shall not apply to an insurance company subject to tax under 
     subchapter L, and subparagraph (A) shall be applied without 
     regard to any member of an affiliated group which is an 
     insurance company.''.
       (b) Treatment of Insurance Companies.--
       (1)(A) Clause (ii) of section 805(a)(4)(C) is amended by 
     inserting ``, or out of the increase for the taxable year in 
     policy cash values (within the meaning of subparagraph (F)) 
     of life insurance policies and annuity and endowment 
     contracts to which section 264(f) applies,'' after ``tax-
     exempt interest''.
       (B) Clause (iii) of section 805(a)(4)(D) is amended by 
     striking ``and'' and inserting ``, the increase for the 
     taxable year in policy cash values (within the meaning of 
     subparagraph (F)) of life insurance policies and annuity and 
     endowment contracts to which section 264(f) applies, and''.
       (C) Paragraph (4) of section 805(a) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Increase in policy cash values.--For purposes of 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D)--
       ``(i) In general.--The increase in the policy cash value 
     for any taxable year with respect to policy or contract is 
     the amount of the increase in the adjusted cash value during 
     such taxable year determined without regard to--

       ``(I) gross premiums paid during such taxable year, and
       ``(II) distributions (other than amounts includible in the 
     policyholder's gross income) during such taxable year to 
     which section 72(e) applies.

       ``(ii) Adjusted cash value.--For purposes of clause (i), 
     the term `adjusted cash value' means the cash surrender value 
     of the policy or contract increased by the sum of--

       ``(I) commissions payable with respect to such policy or 
     contract for the taxable year, and
       ``(II) asset management fees, surrender charges, mortality 
     and expense charges, and any other fees or charges specified 
     in regulations prescribed by the Secretary which are imposed 
     (or which would be imposed were the policy or contract 
     canceled) with respect to such policy or contract for the 
     taxable year.''.

       (2)(A) Subparagraph (B) of section 807(a)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``interest,'' and inserting ``interest and the 
     amount of the policyholder's share of the increase for the 
     taxable year in policy cash values (within the meaning of 
     section 805(a)(4)(F)) of life insurance policies and annuity 
     and endowment contracts to which section 264(f) applies,''.
       (B) Subparagraph (B) of section 807(b)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``interest,'' and inserting ``interest and the 
     amount of the policyholder's share of the increase for the 
     taxable year in policy cash values (within the meaning of 
     section 805(a)(4)(F)) of life insurance policies and annuity 
     and endowment contracts to which section 264(f) applies,''.
       (3) Paragraph (1) of section 812(d) 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 increase for any taxable year in the policy cash 
     values (within the meaning of section 805(a)(4)(F)) of life 
     insurance policies and annuity and endowment contracts to 
     which section 264(f) applies.''.
       (4) Subparagraph (B) of section 832(b)(5) 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) the increase for the taxable year in policy cash 
     values (within the meaning of section 805(a)(4)(F)) of life 
     insurance policies and annuity and endowment contracts to 
     which section 264(f) applies.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     265(b)(4) is amended by inserting ``, section 264,'' before 
     ``and section 291''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to contracts issued after June 8, 1997, in 
     taxable years ending after such date. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, any material increase in the death 
     benefit or other material change in the contract shall be 
     treated as a new contract but the addition of covered lives 
     shall be treated as a new contract only with respect to such 
     additional covered lives. For purposes of this subsection, an 
     increase in the death benefit under a policy or contract 
     issued in connection with a lapse described in section 
     501(d)(2) of the Health Insurance Portability and 
     Accountability Act of 1996 shall not be treated as a new 
     contract.

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     SEC. 1085. IMPROVED ENFORCEMENT OF THE APPLICATION OF THE 
                   EARNED INCOME CREDIT.

       (a) Restrictions on Availability of Earned Income Credit 
     for Taxpayers who Improperly Claimed Credit in Prior Year.--
       (1) In general.--Section 32 is amended by redesignating 
     subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (l) and (m), 
     respectively, and by inserting after subsection (j) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(k) Restrictions on Taxpayers Who Improperly Claimed 
     Credit in Prior Year.--
       ``(1) Taxpayers making prior fraudulent or reckless 
     claims.--
       ``(A) In general.--No credit shall be allowed under this 
     section for any taxable year in the disallowance period.
       ``(B) Disallowance period.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the disallowance period is--
       ``(i) the period of 10 taxable years after the most recent 
     taxable year for which there was a final determination that 
     the taxpayer's claim of credit under this section was due to 
     fraud, and
       ``(ii) the period of 2 taxable years after the most recent 
     taxable year for which there was a final determination that 
     the taxpayer's claim of credit under this section was due to 
     reckless or intentional disregard of rules and regulations 
     (but not due to fraud).
       ``(2) Taxpayers making improper prior claims.--In the case 
     of a taxpayer who is denied credit under this section for any 
     taxable year as a result of the deficiency procedures under 
     subchapter B of chapter 63, no credit shall be allowed under 
     this section for any subsequent taxable year unless the 
     taxpayer provides such information as the Secretary may 
     require to demonstrate eligibility for such credit.''.
       (2) Due diligence requirement on income tax return 
     preparers.--Section 6695 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(g) Failure To Be Diligent in Determining Eligibility for 
     Earned Income Credit.--Any person who is an income tax return 
     preparer with respect to any return or claim for refund who 
     fails to comply with due diligence requirements imposed by 
     the Secretary by regulations with respect to determining 
     eligibility for, or the amount of, the credit allowable by 
     section 32 shall pay a penalty of $100 for each such 
     failure.''.
       (3) Extension procedures applicable to mathematical or 
     clerical errors.--Paragraph (2) of section 6213(g) (relating 
     to the definition of mathematical or clerical errors) is 
     amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (H), 
     by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (I) and 
     inserting ``, and'', and by inserting after subparagraph (I) 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(J) an omission of information required by section 
     32(k)(2) (relating to taxpayers making improper prior claims 
     of earned income credit).''.
       (b) Increase in Net Loss Disregarded for Modified Adjusted 
     gross Income.--Section 32(c)(5)(B)(iv) is amended by striking 
     ``50 percent'' and inserting ``75 percent''.
       (c) Workfare Payments Not Included in Earned Income.--
     Section 32(c)(2)(B) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end 
     of clause (iii), by striking the period at the end of clause 
     (iv) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the 
     following new clause:
       ``(v) no amount described in subparagraph (A) received for 
     service performed in work activities as defined in section 
     407(d) of the Social Security Act to which the taxpayer is 
     assigned under any State program under part A of title IV of 
     such Act, but only to the extent such amount is subsidized 
     under such State program.''.
       (d) Certain Nontaxable Income Included in Modified Adjusted 
     Gross Income.--Section 32(c)(5)(B) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii),
       (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (iv)(III),
       (3) by inserting after clause (iv)(III) the following new 
     clauses:
       ``(v) interest received or accrued during the taxable year 
     which is exempt from tax imposed by this chapter, and
       ``(vi) 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.'', and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Clause (vi) shall not include any amount which is not 
     includible in gross income by reason of section 402(c), 
     403(a)(4), 403(b), 408(d) (3), (4), or (5), or 457(e)(10).''.
       (e) Effective Dates.--
       (1) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 1996.
       (2) The amendments made by subsections (b), (c), and (d) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1086. LIMITATION ON PROPERTY FOR WHICH INCOME FORECAST 
                   METHOD MAY BE USED.

       (a) Limitation.--Subsection (g) of section 167 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Limitation on property for which income forecast 
     method may be used.--The depreciation deduction allowable 
     under this section may be determined under the income 
     forecast method or any similar method only with respect to--
       ``(A) property described in paragraph (3) or (4) of section 
     168(f),
       ``(B) copyrights,
       ``(C) books,
       ``(D) patents, and
       ``(E) other property specified in regulations.

     Such methods may not be used with respect to any amortizable 
     section 197 intangible (as defined in section 197(c)).''.
       (b) Depreciation Period for Rent-To-Own Property.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 168(e)(3) 
     (relating to 3-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 qualified rent-to-own property.''.
       (2) 4-year class life.--The table contained in section 
     168(g)(3)(B) is amended by inserting before the first item 
     the following new item:

  ``(A)(iii)..................................................4 ''.    

       (3) Definition of qualified rent-to-own property.--
     Subsection (i) of section 168 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(14) Qualified rent-to-own property.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified rent-to-own 
     property' means property held by a rent-to-own dealer for 
     purposes of being subject to a rent-to-own contract.
       ``(B) Rent-to-own dealer.--The term `rent-to-own dealer' 
     means a person that, in the ordinary course of business, 
     regularly enters into rent-to-own contracts with customers 
     for the use of consumer property, if a substantial portion of 
     those contracts terminate and the property is returned to 
     such person before the receipt of all payments required to 
     transfer ownership of the property from such person to the 
     customer.
       ``(C) Consumer property.--The term `consumer property' 
     means tangible personal property of a type generally used 
     within the home for personal use.
       ``(D) Rent-to-own contract.--The term `rent-to-own 
     contract' means any lease for the use of consumer property 
     between a rent-to-own dealer and a customer who is an 
     individual which--
       ``(i) is titled `Rent-to-Own Agreement' or `Lease Agreement 
     with Ownership Option,' or uses other similar language,
       ``(ii) provides for level (or decreasing where no payment 
     is less than 40 percent of the largest payment), regular 
     periodic payments (for a payment period which is a week or 
     month),
       ``(iii) provides that legal title to such property remains 
     with the rent-to-own dealer until the customer makes all the 
     payments described in clause (ii) or early purchase payments 
     required under the contract to acquire legal title to the 
     item of property,
       ``(iv) provides a beginning date and a maximum period of 
     time for which the contract may be in effect that does not 
     exceed 156 weeks or 36 months from such beginning date 
     (including renewals or options to extend),
       ``(v) provides for payments within the 156-week or 36-month 
     period that, in the aggregate, generally exceed the normal 
     retail price of the consumer property plus interest,
       ``(vi) provides for payments under the contract that, in 
     the aggregate, do not exceed $10,000 per item of consumer 
     property,
       ``(vii) provides that the customer does not have any legal 
     obligation to make all the payments referred to in clause 
     (ii) set forth under the contract, and that at the end of 
     each payment period the customer may either continue to use 
     the consumer property by making the payment for the next 
     payment period or return such property to the rent-to-own 
     dealer in good working order, in which case the customer does 
     not incur any further obligations under the contract and is 
     not entitled to a return of any payments previously made 
     under the contract, and
       ``(viii) provides that the customer has no right to sell, 
     sublease, mortgage, pawn, pledge, encumber, or otherwise 
     dispose of the consumer property until all the payments 
     stated in the contract have been made.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to property placed in service after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1087. 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

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     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 June 
     8, 1997.

     SEC. 1088. TREATMENT OF EXCEPTION FROM INSTALLMENT SALES 
                   RULES FOR SALES OF PROPERTY BY A MANUFACTURER 
                   TO A DEALER.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 811(c) of the Tax 
     Reform Act of 1986 is hereby repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning more than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Coordination with section 481.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer required by this section to change its method of 
     accounting for any taxable year--
       (A) such changes shall be treated as initiated by the 
     taxpayer,
       (B) such changes shall be treated as made with the consent 
     of the Secretary of the Treasury, and
       (C) the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken 
     into account under section 481(a) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 shall be taken into account ratably over the 4 
     taxable year period beginning with the first taxable year 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1089. LIMITATIONS ON CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST 
                   ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN TRUSTS.

       (a) Limitation on Noncharitable Distributions.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of section 
     664(d) (relating to charitable remainder trusts) are each 
     amended by inserting ``nor more than 50 percent'' after ``not 
     less than 5 percent''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to transfers in trust after June 18, 1997.
       (b) Minimum Charitable Benefit.--
       (1) Charitable remainder annuity trusts.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 664(d) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (C), and by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) the value (determined under section 7520) of such 
     remainder interest is at least 10 percent of the initial net 
     fair market value of all property placed in the trust.''
       (2) Charitable remainder unitrusts.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 664(d) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (C), and by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) with respect to each contribution of property to the 
     trust, the value (determined under section 7520) of such 
     remainder interest in such property is at least 10 percent of 
     the net fair market value of such property as of the date 
     such property is contributed to the trust.''.
       (3) Void or reformed trust.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     2055(e) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(J) Void or reformed trust in cases of insufficient 
     remainder interests.--In the case of a trust that would 
     qualify (or could be reformed to qualify pursuant to 
     subparagraph (B)) but for failure to satisfy the requirement 
     of paragraph (1)(D) or (2)(D) of section 664(d), such trust 
     may be--
       ``(i) declared null and void ab initio, or
       ``(ii) changed by reformation, amendment, or otherwise to 
     meet such requirement by reducing the payout rate or the 
     duration (or both) of any noncharitable beneficiary's 
     interest to the extent necessary to satisfy such requirement,

     pursuant to a proceeding that is commenced within the period 
     required in subparagraph (C)(iii). In a case described in 
     clause (i), no deduction shall be allowed under this title 
     for any transfer to the trust and any transactions entered 
     into by the trust prior to being declared void shall be 
     treated as entered into by the transferor.''
       (4) Severance of certain additional contributions.--
     Subsection (d) of section 664 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Severance of certain additional contributions.--If--
       ``(A) any contribution is made to a trust which before the 
     contribution is a charitable remainder unitrust, and
       ``(B) such contribution would (but for this paragraph) 
     result in such trust ceasing to be a charitable unitrust by 
     reason of paragraph (2)(D), such contribution shall be 
     treated as a transfer to a separate trust under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary.''
       (5) Conforming amendment.--Section 2055(e)(3)(G) is amended 
     by inserting ``(or other proceeding pursuant to subparagraph 
     (J)'' after ``reformation''.
       (6) Effective dates.--
       (A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, the amendments made by this subsection shall apply 
     to transfers in trust after July 28, 1997.
       (B) Special rule for certain decedents.--The amendments 
     made by this subsection shall not apply to transfers in trust 
     under the terms of a will (or other testamentary instrument) 
     executed on or before July 28, 1997, if the decedent--
       (i) dies before January 1, 1999, without having republished 
     the will (or amended such instrument) by codicil or 
     otherwise, or
       (ii) was on July 28, 1997, under a mental disability to 
     change the disposition of his property and did not regain his 
     competence to dispose of such property before the date of his 
     death.

     SEC. 1090. EXPANDED SSA RECORDS FOR TAX ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Expansion of Coordinated Enforcement Efforts of IRS and 
     HHS Office of Child Support Enforcement.--
       (1) State reporting of ssn of child.--Section 454A(e)(4)(D) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654a(e)(4)(D)) is 
     amended by striking ``the birth date of any child'' and 
     inserting ``the birth date and, beginning not later than 
     October 1, 1999, the social security number, of any child''.
       (2) Federal case registry of child support orders.--Section 
     453(h) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 653(h)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Beginning not later than October 1, 1999, the information 
     referred to in paragraph (1) shall include the names and 
     social security numbers of the children of such 
     individuals.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Administration of federal tax laws.--The Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall have access to the information described 
     in paragraph (2) for the purpose of administering those 
     sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which grant tax 
     benefits based on support or residence of children.''.
       (3) Coordination between secretaries.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     consult regarding the implementation issues resulting from 
     the amendments made by this subsection, including interim 
     deadlines for States that may be able before October 1, 1999, 
     to provide the data required by such amendments. The 
     Secretaries shall report to Congress on the results of such 
     consultation.
       (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.
       (b) Required Submission of SSN's on Applications.--
       (1) In general.--Section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``With respect to an application for 
     a social security account number for an individual who has 
     not attained the age of 18 before such application, such 
     evidence shall include the information described in 
     subparagraph (C)(ii).'',
       (B) in the second sentence of subparagraph (C)(ii), insert 
     ``the Commissioner of Social Security and'' after ``available 
     to'', and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(H) The Commissioner of Social Security shall share with 
     the Secretary of the Treasury the information obtained by the 
     Commissioner pursuant to the second sentence of subparagraph 
     (B)(ii) and to subparagraph (C)(ii) for the purpose of 
     administering those sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 which grant tax benefits based on support or residence 
     of children.''.
       (2) Effective dates.--
       (A) The amendment made by paragraph (1)(A) shall apply to 
     applications made after the date which is 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) The amendments made by subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
     paragraph (1) shall apply to information obtained on, before, 
     or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1091. MODIFICATION OF ESTIMATED TAX SAFE HARBORS.

       (a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 6654(d)(1)(C) 
     (relating to limitation on use of preceding year's tax) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) In general.--If the adjusted gross income shown on 
     the return of the individual for the preceding taxable year 
     beginning in any calendar year exceeds $150,000, clause (ii) 
     of subparagraph (B) shall be applied by substituting the 
     applicable percentage for `100 percent'. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, the applicable percentage shall be 
     determined in accordance with the following table:

                                                ``If the The applicable
                                                   able ypercentage is:
  1998, 1999, or 2000..........................................105 ....

  2001.........................................................112 ....

  2002 or thereafter...........................................110.....

     This clause shall not apply in the case of a preceding 
     taxable year beginning in calendar year 1997.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to any installment payment for 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997.
     TITLE XI--SIMPLIFICATION AND OTHER FOREIGN-RELATED PROVISIONS
                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

     SEC. 1101. CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS EXEMPT FROM FOREIGN TAX CREDIT 
                   LIMITATION.

       (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) Certain Individuals Exempt.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual to whom 
     this subsection applies for any taxable year--
       ``(A) the limitation of subsection (a) shall not apply,
       ``(B) no taxes paid or accrued by the individual during 
     such taxable year may be deemed paid or accrued under 
     subsection (c) in any other taxable year, and

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       ``(C) no taxes paid or accrued by the individual during any 
     other taxable year may be deemed paid or accrued under 
     subsection (c) in such taxable year.
       ``(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 $300 ($600 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, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1102. 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 certain taxes.--Subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply to any foreign income taxes--
       ``(i) paid after the date 2 years after the close of the 
     taxable year to which such taxes relate, or
       ``(ii) 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 inflationary currency (as 
     determined under regulations).
       ``(D) Cross reference.--

  ``For adjustments where tax is not paid within 2 years, see section 
905(c).

       ``(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. The Secretary may prescribe adjustments to the 
     pools of post-1986 foreign income taxes and the pools of 
     post-1986 undistributed earnings under sections 902 and 960 
     in lieu of the redetermination under the preceding sentence.
       ``(2) Special rule for taxes not paid within 2 years.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     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).
       ``(B) Taxes subsequently paid.--Any such taxes if 
     subsequently paid--
       ``(i) shall be taken into account--

       ``(I) in the case of taxes deemed paid under section 902 or 
     section 960, for the taxable year in which paid (and no 
     redetermination shall be made under this section by reason of 
     such payment), and
       ``(II) in any other case, for the taxable year to which 
     such taxes relate, and

       ``(ii) shall be translated as provided in section 
     986(a)(2)(A).
       ``(3) Adjustments.--The amount of tax (if any) due on any 
     redetermination under paragraph (1) 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 thereof 
     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, 1997.
       (2) Subsection (a)(2).--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a)(2) shall apply to taxes which relate to taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 1103. 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 thereof 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, 1997, 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 amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

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     SEC. 1104. 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.
       ``(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 on the transaction 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--
       ``(A) section 162 (other than traveling expenses described 
     in subsection (a)(2) thereof), or
       ``(B) section 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, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1105. FOREIGN TAX CREDIT TREATMENT OF DIVIDENDS FROM 
                   NONCONTROLLED SECTION 902 CORPORATIONS.

       (a) Separate Basket Only To Apply to Pre-2003 Earnings.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (E) of section 904(d)(1) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(E) in the case of a corporation, dividends from 
     noncontrolled section 902 corporations out of earnings and 
     profits accumulated in taxable years beginning before January 
     1, 2003,''.
       (2) Aggregation of non-pfics.--Subparagraph (E) of section 
     904(d)(2) (relating to noncontrolled section 902 
     corporations) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new clause:
       ``(iv) All non-pfics treated as one.--All noncontrolled 
     section 902 corporations which are not passive foreign 
     investment companies (as defined in section 1297) shall be 
     treated as one noncontrolled section 902 corporation for 
     purposes of paragraph (1).''.
       (3) Conforming amendments.--Subparagraphs (C)(iii)(II) and 
     (D) of section 904(d)(2) are each amended by inserting ``out 
     of earnings and profits accumulated in taxable years 
     beginning before January 1, 2003'' after ``corporation''.
       (b) Application of Look-Thru Rules to Dividends of 
     Noncontrolled Section 902 Corporations Attributable to Post-
     2002 Earnings.--Section 904(d) 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) Look-thru applies to dividends from noncontrolled 
     section 902 corporations.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, any 
     applicable dividend shall be treated as income in a separate 
     category in proportion to the ratio of--
       ``(i) the portion of the earnings and profits described in 
     subparagraph (B)(ii) attributable to income in such category, 
     to
       ``(ii) the total amount of such earnings and profits.
       ``(B) Applicable dividend.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `applicable dividend' means any dividend--
       ``(i) from a noncontrolled section 902 corporation with 
     respect to the taxpayer, and
       ``(ii) paid out of earnings and profits accumulated in 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 2002.
       ``(C) Special rules.--
       ``(i) In general.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph 
     (3)(F) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(ii) Earnings and profits.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph and paragraph (1)(E)--

       ``(I) In general.--The rules of section 316 shall apply.
       ``(II) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe 
     regulations regarding the treatment of distributions out of 
     earnings and profits for periods prior to the taxpayer's 
     acquisition of such stock.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2002.
        Subtitle B--Treatment of Controlled Foreign Corporations

     SEC. 1111. 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 thereof 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. 1112. 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 thereof 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 thereof 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, 1997.
       (c) Clarification of Treatment of Branch Tax Exemptions or 
     Reductions.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 952 is amended 
     by adding at the end thereof 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. 1113. 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

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       ``(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.
     Subtitle C--Treatment of Passive Foreign Investment Companies

     SEC. 1121. 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, 1997, 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, 1997, 
     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. 1122. 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
       ``(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.

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       ``(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, 1997, 
     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) Treatment of Mark-to-Market Gain Under Section 4982.--
       (1) Subsection (e) of section 4982 is amended by adding at 
     the end thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Treatment of gain recognized under section 1296.--For 
     purposes of determining a regulated investment company's 
     ordinary income--
       ``(A) notwithstanding paragraph (1)(C), section 1296 shall 
     be applied as if such company's taxable year ended on October 
     31, and
       ``(B) any ordinary gain or loss from an actual disposition 
     of stock in a passive foreign investment company during the 
     portion of the calendar year after October 31 shall be taken 
     into account in determining such regulated investment 
     company's ordinary income for the following calendar year.

     In the case of a company making an election under paragraph 
     (4), the preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting 
     the last day of the company's taxable year for October 31.''.
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 852 is amended by adding at 
     the end thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Special rule for certain losses on stock in passive 
     foreign investment company.--To the extent provided in 
     regulations, the taxable income of a regulated investment 
     company (other than a company to which an election under 
     section 4982(e)(4) applies) shall be computed without regard 
     to any net reduction in the value of any stock of a passive 
     foreign investment company with respect to which an election 
     under section 1296(k) is in effect occurring after October 31 
     of the taxable year, and any such reduction shall be treated 
     as occurring on the first day of the following taxable 
     year.''.
       (3) Subsection (c) of section 852 is amended by inserting 
     after ``October 31 of such year'' the following: ``, without 
     regard to any net reduction in the value of any stock of a 
     passive foreign investment company with respect to which an 
     election under section 1296(k) is in effect occurring after 
     October 31 of such year,''.
       (d) 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.''.

       (e) Clarification of Gain Recognition Election.--The last 
     sentence of section

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     1298(b)(1), as so redesignated, is amended by inserting 
     ``(determined without regard to the preceding sentence)'' 
     after ``investment company''.

     SEC. 1123. VALUATION OF ASSETS FOR PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT 
                   COMPANY DETERMINATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 1297, as redesignated by section 
     1122, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Methods for Measuring Assets.--
       ``(1) Determination using value.--The determination under 
     subsection (a)(2) shall be made on the basis of the value of 
     the assets of a foreign corporation if--
       ``(A) such corporation is a publicly traded corporation for 
     the taxable year, or
       ``(B) paragraph (2) does not apply to such corporation for 
     the taxable year.
       ``(2) Determination using adjusted bases.--The 
     determination under subsection (a)(2) shall be based on the 
     adjusted bases (as determined for the purposes of computing 
     earnings and profits) of the assets of a foreign corporation 
     if such corporation is not described in paragraph (1)(A) and 
     such corporation--
       ``(A) is a controlled foreign corporation, or
       ``(B) elects the application of this paragraph.

     An election under subparagraph (B), once made, may be revoked 
     only with the consent of the Secretary.
       ``(3) Publicly traded corporation.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, a foreign corporation shall be treated as a 
     publicly traded corporation if the stock in the corporation 
     is regularly traded on--
       ``(A) 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
       ``(B) any exchange or other market which the Secretary 
     determines has rules adequate to carry out the purposes of 
     this subsection.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1297(a), as 
     redesignated by section 1122, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(by value)'' and inserting ``(as 
     determined in accordance with subsection (e))'', and
       (2) by striking the last two sentences.

     SEC. 1124. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this subtitle shall apply to--
       (1) taxable years of United States persons beginning after 
     December 31, 1997, and
       (2) taxable years of foreign corporations ending with or 
     within such taxable years of United States persons.
   Subtitle D--Repeal of Excise Tax on Transfers to Foreign Entities

     SEC. 1131. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON TRANSFERS TO FOREIGN 
                   ENTITIES; RECOGNITION OF GAIN ON CERTAIN 
                   TRANSFERS TO FOREIGN TRUSTS AND ESTATES.

       (a) Repeal of Excise Tax.--Chapter 5 (relating to transfers 
     to avoid income tax) is hereby repealed.
       (b) Recognition of Gain on Certain Transfers to Foreign 
     Trusts and Estates.--Subpart F of part I of subchapter J of 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 684. RECOGNITION OF GAIN ON CERTAIN TRANSFERS TO 
                   CERTAIN FOREIGN TRUSTS AND ESTATES.

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in regulations, in 
     the case of any transfer of property by a United States 
     person to a foreign estate or trust, for purposes of this 
     subtitle, 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) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a 
     transfer to a trust by a United States person to the extent 
     that any person is treated as the owner of such trust under 
     section 671.
       ``(c) Treatment of Trusts Which Become Foreign Trusts.--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.''.
       (b) Other Anti-Avoidance Provisions Replacing Repealed 
     Excise Tax.--
       (1) Gain recognition on exchanges involving foreign 
     persons.--Section 1035 is amended by redesignating subsection 
     (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Exchanges Involving Foreign Persons.--To the extent 
     provided in regulations, subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     any exchange having the effect of transferring property to 
     any person other than a United States person.''.
       (2) Transfers to foreign corporations.--Section 367 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Other Transfers.--To the extent provided in 
     regulations, if a United States person transfers property to 
     a foreign corporation as paid-in surplus or as a contribution 
     to capital (in a transaction not otherwise described in this 
     section), 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.''.
       (3) Certain transfers to partnerships.--Section 721 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Regulations Relating to Certain Transfers to 
     Partnerships.--The Secretary may provide by regulations that 
     subsection (a) shall not apply to gain realized on the 
     transfer of property to a partnership if such gain, when 
     recognized, will be includible in the gross income of a 
     person other than a United States person.''.
       (4) Repeal of u.s. source treatment of deemed royalties.--
     Subparagraph (C) of section 367(d)(2) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(C) Amounts received treated as ordinary income.--For 
     purposes of this chapter, any amount included in gross income 
     by reason of this subsection shall be treated as ordinary 
     income.''.
       (5) Transfers of intangibles to partnerships.--
       (A) Subsection (d) of section 367 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Regulations relating to transfers of intangibles to 
     partnerships.--The Secretary may provide by regulations that 
     the rules of paragraph (2) also apply to the transfer of 
     intangible property by a United States person to a 
     partnership in circumstances consistent with the purposes of 
     this subsection.''.
       (B) Section 721 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) Transfers of Intangibles.--

  ``For regulatory authority to treat intangibles transferred to a 
partnership as sold, see section 367(d)(3).''.

       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (h) of section 814 is amended by striking 
     ``or 1491''.
       (2) Section 1057 (relating to election to treat transfer to 
     foreign trust, etc., as taxable exchange) is hereby repealed.
       (3) Section 6422 is amended by striking paragraph (5) and 
     by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (13) as paragraphs 
     (5) through (12), respectively.
       (4) The table of chapters for subtitle A is amended by 
     striking the item relating to chapter 5.
       (5) The table of sections for part IV of subchapter O of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     1057.
       (6) 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. Recognition of gain on certain transfers to certain foreign 
              trusts and estates.''.

       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                   Subtitle E--Information Reporting

     SEC. 1141. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF RETURN REQUIREMENT 
                   TO FOREIGN PARTNERSHIPS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6031 (relating to return of 
     partnership income) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Foreign Partnerships.--
       ``(1) Exception for foreign partnership.--Except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), the preceding provisions of this 
     section shall not apply to a foreign partnership.
       ``(2) Certain foreign partnerships required to file 
     return.--Except as provided in regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary, this section shall apply to a foreign partnership 
     for any taxable year if for such year, such partnership has--
       ``(A) gross income derived from sources within the United 
     States, or
       ``(B) gross income which is effectively connected with the 
     conduct of a trade or business within the United States.

     The Secretary may provide simplified filing procedures for 
     foreign partnerships to which this section applies.''.
       (b) Sanction for Failure by Foreign Partnership To Comply 
     With Section 6031 To Include Denial of Deductions.--
     Subsection (f) of section 6231 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Losses and'' in the heading and inserting 
     ``Deductions, Losses, and'', and
       (2) by striking ``loss or'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``deduction, loss, or''.
       (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. 1142. CONTROLLED FOREIGN PARTNERSHIPS SUBJECT TO 
                   INFORMATION REPORTING COMPARABLE TO INFORMATION 
                   REPORTING FOR CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--So much of section 6038 (relating to 
     information with respect to certain foreign corporations) as 
     precedes paragraph (2) of subsection (a) is amended to read 
     as follows:

     ``SEC. 6038. INFORMATION REPORTING WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN 
                   FOREIGN CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS.

       ``(a) Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--Every United States person shall 
     furnish, with respect to any foreign business entity which 
     such person controls, such information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe relating to--
       ``(A) the name, the principal place of business, and the 
     nature of business of such entity, and the country under 
     whose laws such

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     entity is incorporated (or organized in the case of a 
     partnership);
       ``(B) in the case of a foreign corporation, its post-1986 
     undistributed earnings (as defined in section 902(c));
       ``(C) a balance sheet for such entity listing assets, 
     liabilities, and capital;
       ``(D) transactions between such entity and--
       ``(i) such person,
       ``(ii) any corporation or partnership which such person 
     controls, and
       ``(iii) any United States person owning, at the time the 
     transaction takes place--

       ``(I) in the case of a foreign corporation, 10 percent or 
     more of the value of any class of stock outstanding of such 
     corporation, and
       ``(II) in the case of a foreign partnership, at least a 10-
     percent interest in such partnership; and

       ``(E)(i) in the case of a foreign corporation, a 
     description of the various classes of stock outstanding, and 
     a list showing the name and address of, and number of shares 
     held by, each United States person who is a shareholder of 
     record owning at any time during the annual accounting period 
     5 percent or more in value of any class of stock outstanding 
     of such foreign corporation, and
       ``(ii) information comparable to the information described 
     in clause (i) in the case of a foreign partnership.

     The Secretary may also require the furnishing of any other 
     information which is similar or related in nature to that 
     specified in the preceding sentence or which the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate to carry out the provisions of 
     this title.''.
       (b) Definitions.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (e) of section 6038 (relating 
     to definitions) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (4), respectively,
       (B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(1) Foreign business entity.--The term `foreign business 
     entity' means a foreign corporation and a foreign 
     partnership.'', and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Partnership-related definitions.--
       ``(A) Control.--A person is in control of a partnership if 
     such person owns directly or indirectly more than a 50 
     percent interest in such partnership.
       ``(B) 50-percent interest.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), a 50-percent interest in a partnership is--
       ``(i) an interest equal to 50 percent of the capital 
     interest, or 50 percent of the profits interest, in such 
     partnership, or
       ``(ii) to the extent provided in regulations, an interest 
     to which 50 percent of the deductions or losses of such 
     partnership are allocated.


     For purposes of the preceding sentence, rules similar to the 
     rules of section 267(c) (other than paragraph (3)) shall 
     apply.
       ``(C) 10-percent interest.--A 10-percent interest in a 
     partnership is an interest which would be described in 
     subparagraph (B) if `10 percent' were substituted for `50 
     percent' each place it appears.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The paragraph heading for 
     paragraph (2) of section 6038(e) (as so redesignated) is 
     amended by inserting ``of corporation'' after ``Control''.
       (c) Modification of Sanctions on Partnerships and 
     Corporations for Failure To Furnish Information.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 6038 is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``$1,000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``$10,000'', and
       (B) by striking ``$24,000'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``$50,000''.
       (d) Reporting by 10-Percent Partners.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 6038 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(5) Information required from 10-percent partner of 
     controlled foreign partnership.--In the case of a foreign 
     partnership which is controlled by United States persons 
     holding at least 10-percent interests (but not by any one 
     United States person), the Secretary may require each United 
     States person who holds a 10-percent interest in such 
     partnership to furnish information relating to such 
     partnership, including information relating to such partner's 
     ownership interests in the partnership and allocations to 
     such partner of partnership items.''.
       (e) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) The following provisions of section 6038 are each 
     amended by striking ``foreign corporation'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``foreign business entity'':
       (A) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a).
       (B) Subsection (b).
       (C) Subsection (c) other than paragraph (1)(B) thereof.
       (D) Subsection (d).
       (E) Subsection (e)(4) (as redesignated by subsection (b)).
       (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 6038(c)(1) is amended by 
     inserting ``in the case of a foreign business entity which is 
     a foreign corporation,'' after ``(B)''.
       (3) Paragraph (8) of section 318(b) is amended by striking 
     ``6038(d)(1)'' and inserting ``6038(d)(2)''.
       (4) Paragraph (4) of section 901(k) is amended by striking 
     ``foreign corporation'' and inserting ``foreign corporation 
     or partnership''.
       (5) The table of sections for subpart A of part III of 
     subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 6038 and inserting the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 6038. Information reporting with respect to certain foreign 
              corporations and partnerships.''.

       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to annual accounting periods beginning after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1143. MODIFICATIONS RELATING TO RETURNS REQUIRED TO BE 
                   FILED BY REASON OF CHANGES IN OWNERSHIP 
                   INTERESTS IN FOREIGN PARTNERSHIP.

       (a) No Return Required Unless Changes Involve 10-Percent 
     Interest in Partnership.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 6046A (relating 
     to returns as to interests in foreign partnerships) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply to any acquisition or 
     disposition only if the United States person directly or 
     indirectly holds at least a 10-percent interest in such 
     partnership either before or after such acquisition or 
     disposition, and paragraph (3) shall apply to any change only 
     if the change is equivalent to at least a 10-percent interest 
     in such partnership.''.
       (2) 10-percent interest.--Section 6046A is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and by 
     inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:
       ``(d) 10-Percent Interest.--For purposes of subsection (a), 
     a 10-percent interest in a partnership is an interest 
     described in section 6038(e)(3)(C).''.
       (b) Modification of Penalty on Failure to Report Changes in 
     Ownership Interests in Foreign Corporations and 
     Partnerships.--Subsection (a) of section 6679 (relating to 
     failure to file returns, etc., with respect to foreign 
     corporations or foreign partnerships) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Civil Penalty.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to any criminal penalty 
     provided by law, any person required to file a return under 
     section 6035, 6046, or 6046A who fails to file such return at 
     the time provided in such section, or who files a return 
     which does not show the information required pursuant to such 
     section, shall pay a penalty of $10,000, unless it is shown 
     that such failure is due to reasonable cause.
       ``(2) Increase in penalty where failure continues after 
     notification.--If any failure described in paragraph (1) 
     continues for more than 90 days after the day on which the 
     Secretary mails notice of such failure to the United States 
     person, such person shall pay a penalty (in addition to the 
     amount required under paragraph (1)) of $10,000 for each 30-
     day period (or fraction thereof) during which such failure 
     continues after the expiration of such 90-day period. The 
     increase in any penalty under this paragraph shall not exceed 
     $50,000.
       ``(3) Reduced penalty for returns relating to foreign 
     personal holding companies.--In the case of a return required 
     under section 6035, paragraph (1) shall be applied by 
     substituting `$1,000' for `$10,000', and paragraph (2) shall 
     not apply.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to transfers and changes after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1144. TRANSFERS OF PROPERTY TO FOREIGN PARTNERSHIPS 
                   SUBJECT TO INFORMATION REPORTING COMPARABLE TO 
                   INFORMATION REPORTING FOR SUCH TRANSFERS TO 
                   FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 6038B(a) 
     (relating to notice of certain transfers to foreign 
     corporations) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) transfers property to--
       ``(A) a foreign corporation in an exchange described in 
     section 332, 351, 354, 355, 356, or 361, or
       ``(B) a foreign partnership in a contribution described in 
     section 721 or in any other contribution described in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary,''.
       (b) Exceptions.--Section 6038B is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (b) as subsection (c) and by inserting after 
     subsection (a) the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Exceptions for Certain Transfers to Foreign 
     Partnerships; Special Rule.--
       ``(1) Exceptions.--Subsection (a)(1)(B) shall apply to a 
     transfer by a United States person to a foreign partnership 
     only if--
       ``(A) the United States person holds (immediately after the 
     transfer) directly or indirectly at least a 10-percent 
     interest (as defined in section 6046A(d)) in the partnership, 
     or
       ``(B) the value of the property transferred (when added to 
     the value of the property transferred by such person or any 
     related person to such partnership or a related partnership 
     during the 12-month period ending on the date of the 
     transfer) exceeds $100,000.

     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the value of any 
     transferred property is its fair market value at the time of 
     its transfer.
       ``(2) Special rule.--If by reason of an adjustment under 
     section 482 or otherwise, a contribution described in 
     subsection (a)(1) is deemed to have been made, such 
     contribution shall be treated for purposes of this section as 
     having been made not earlier than the date specified by the 
     Secretary.''.
        (c) Modification of Penalty Applicable to Foreign 
     Corporations and Partnerships.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 6038B(b) is 
     amended by striking ``equal to'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``equal to 10 percent of the fair market value of 
     the property at the time of the exchange (and, in the case of 
     a contribution described in subsection (a)(1)(B), such person 
     shall recognize

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     gain as if the contributed property had been sold for such 
     value at the time of such contribution).''.
       (2) Limit on penalty.--Section 6038B(b) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Limit on penalty.--The penalty under paragraph (1) 
     with respect to any exchange shall not exceed $100,000 unless 
     the failure with respect to such exchange was due to 
     intentional disregard.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to transfers made after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Election of retroactive effect.--Section 1494(c) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply to any transfer 
     after August 20, 1996, if all applicable reporting 
     requirements under section 6038B of such Code (as amended by 
     this section) are satisfied. The Secretary of the Treasury or 
     his delegate may prescribe simplified reporting requirements 
     under the preceding sentence.

     SEC. 1145. EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FOREIGN 
                   TRANSFERS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (8) of section 6501(c) (relating 
     to failure to notify Secretary under section 6038B) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(8) Failure to notify secretary of certain foreign 
     transfers.--In the case of any information which is required 
     to be reported to the Secretary under section 6038, 6038A, 
     6038B, 6046, 6046A, or 6048, the time for assessment of any 
     tax imposed by this title with respect to any event or period 
     to which such information relates shall not expire before the 
     date which is 3 years after the date on which the Secretary 
     is furnished the information required to be reported under 
     such section.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to information the due date for the reporting of 
     which is after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1146. 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.--
       ``(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, 1998.
Subtitle F--Determination of Foreign or Domestic Status of Partnerships

     SEC. 1151. DETERMINATION OF FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC STATUS OF 
                   PARTNERSHIPS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 7701(a) is 
     amended by inserting before the period ``unless, in the case 
     of a partnership, the Secretary provides otherwise by 
     regulations''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Any regulations issued with respect to 
     the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to 
     partnerships created or organized after the date determined 
     under section 7805(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     (without regard to paragraph (2) thereof) with respect to 
     such regulations.
              Subtitle G--Other Simplification Provisions

     SEC. 1161. TRANSITION RULE FOR CERTAIN TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 1907(a) of the 
     Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following flush sentence:

     ``To the extent prescribed in regulations by the Secretary of 
     the Treasury or his delegate, a trust which was in existence 
     on August 20, 1996 (other than a trust treated as owned by 
     the grantor under subpart E of part I of subchapter J of 
     chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), and which 
     was treated as a United States person on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act may elect to continue to be 
     treated as a United States person notwithstanding section 
     7701(a)(30)(E) of such Code.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 1907(a) of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 
     1996.

     SEC. 1162. REPEAL OF STOCK AND SECURITIES SAFE HARBOR 
                   REQUIREMENT THAT PRINCIPAL OFFICE BE OUTSIDE 
                   THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--The last sentence of clause (ii) of 
     section 864(b)(2)(A) (relating to stock or securities) is 
     amended by striking ``, or in the case of a corporation'' and 
     all that follows and inserting a period.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1163. MISCELLANEOUS CLARIFICATIONS.

       (a) Attribution of Deemed Paid Foreign Taxes to Prior 
     Distributions.--Subparagraph (B) of section 902(c)(2) is 
     amended by striking ``deemed paid with respect to'' and 
     inserting ``attributable to''.
       (b) Financial Services Income Determined Without Regard to 
     High-Taxed Income.--Subclause (II) of section 904(d)(2)(C)(i) 
     is amended by striking ``subclause (I)'' and inserting 
     ``subclauses (I) and (III)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                      Subtitle H--Other Provisions

     SEC. 1171. TREATMENT OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE AS FSC EXPORT 
                   PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 927(a)(2) 
     (relating to property excluded from eligibility as FSC export 
     property) is amended by inserting ``, and other than computer 
     software (whether or not patented)'' before ``, for 
     commercial or home use''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to gross receipts attributable to periods after 
     December 31, 1997, in taxable years ending after such date.

     SEC. 1172. ADJUSTMENT OF DOLLAR LIMITATION ON SECTION 911 
                   EXCLUSION.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (2) of section 911(b) is 
     amended by--
       (1) by striking ``of $70,000'' in subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``equal to the exclusion amount for the calendar 
     year in which such taxable year begins'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Exclusion amount.--
       ``(i) In general.--The exclusion amount for any calendar 
     year is the exclusion amount determined in accordance with 
     the following table (as adjusted by clause (ii)):

                                                          The exclusion
``For calendar year--                                       amount is--
  1998.....................................................$72,000 ....

  1999..................................................... 74,000 ....

  2000..................................................... 76,000 ....

  2001..................................................... 78,000 ....

  2002 and thereafter...................................... 80,000.....

       ``(ii) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable 
     year beginning in a calendar year after 2007, the $80,000 
     amount in clause (i) shall be increased by an amount equal to 
     the product of--

       ``(I) such dollar amount, and
       ``(II) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, determined by substituting `2006' for `1992' in 
     subparagraph (B) thereof.

     If any increase determined under the preceding sentence is 
     not a multiple of $100, such increase shall be rounded to the 
     next lowest multiple of $100.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1173. UNITED STATES PROPERTY NOT TO INCLUDE CERTAIN 
                   ASSETS ACQUIRED BY DEALERS IN ORDINARY COURSE 
                   OF TRADE OR BUSINESS.

       (a) In General.--Section 956(c)(2) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (H), by striking the 
     period at the end of subparagraph (I) and inserting a 
     semicolon, and by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(J) deposits of cash or securities made or received on 
     commercial terms in the ordinary course of a United States or 
     foreign person's business as a dealer in securities or in 
     commodities, but only to the extent such deposits are made or 
     received as collateral or margin for (i) a securities loan, 
     notional principal contract, options contract, forward 
     contract, or futures contract, or (ii) any other financial 
     transaction in which the Secretary determines that it is 
     customary to post collateral or margin; and
       ``(K) an obligation of a United States person to the extent 
     the principal amount of the obligation does not exceed the 
     fair market value of readily marketable securities sold or 
     purchased pursuant to a sale and repurchase agreement or 
     otherwise posted or received as collateral for the obligation 
     in the ordinary course of its business by a United States or 
     foreign person which is a dealer in securities or 
     commodities.

     For purposes of subparagraphs (J) and (K), the term `dealer 
     in securities' has the mean

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     ing given such term by section 475(c)(1), and the term 
     `dealer in commodities' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 475(e), except that such term shall include a futures 
     commission merchant.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years of foreign corporations 
     beginning after December 31, 1997, and to taxable years of 
     United States shareholders with or within which such taxable 
     years of foreign corporations end.

     SEC. 1174. TREATMENT OF NONRESIDENT ALIENS ENGAGED IN 
                   INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

       (a) Sourcing Rules.--
       (1) In general.--Section 861(a)(3) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new flush sentence:

     ``In addition, except for purposes of sections 79 and 105 and 
     subchapter D, compensation for labor or services performed in 
     the United States shall not be deemed to be income from 
     sources within the United States if the labor or services are 
     performed by a nonresident alien individual in connection 
     with the individual's temporary presence in the United States 
     as a regular member of the crew of a foreign vessel engaged 
     in transportation between the United States and a foreign 
     country or a possession of the United States.''.
       (2) Transportation income.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     863(c)(2) is amended by adding at the end the following flush 
     sentence:

     ``In the case of transportation income derived from, or in 
     connection with, a vessel, this subparagraph shall only apply 
     if the taxpayer is a citizen or resident alien.''.
       (b) Presence in United States.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (7) of section 7701(b) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Crew members temporarily present.--An individual who 
     is temporarily present in the United States on any day as a 
     regular member of the crew of a foreign vessel engaged in 
     transportation between the United States and a foreign 
     country or a possession of the United States shall not be 
     treated as present in the United States on such day unless 
     such individual otherwise engages in any trade or business in 
     the United States on such day.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     7701(b)(7) is amended by striking ``or (C)'' and inserting 
     ``, (C), or (D)''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to remuneration for services performed in taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1997.
       (2) Presence.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 1175. EXEMPTION FOR ACTIVE FINANCING INCOME.

       (a) Exemption From Foreign Personal Holding Company 
     Income.--Section 954 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Special Rule for Income Derived in the Active Conduct 
     of Banking, Financing, or Similar Businesses.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (c)(1), 
     foreign personal holding company income shall not include 
     income which is--
       ``(A) derived in the active conduct by a controlled foreign 
     corporation of a banking, financing, or similar business, but 
     only if the corporation is predominantly engaged in the 
     active conduct of such business,
       ``(B) received from a person other than a related person 
     (within the meaning of subsection (d)(3)) and derived from 
     the investments made by a qualifying insurance company of its 
     reserves or of 80 percent of its unearned premiums (as both 
     are determined in the manner prescribed under paragraph (4)), 
     or
       ``(C) received from a person other than a related person 
     (within the meaning of subsection (d)(3)) and derived from 
     investments made by a qualifying insurance company of an 
     amount of its assets equal to--
       ``(i) in the case of contracts regulated in the country in 
     which sold as property, casualty, or health insurance 
     contracts, one-third of its premiums earned on such insurance 
     contracts during the taxable year (as defined in section 
     832(b)(4)), and
       ``(ii) in the case of contracts regulated in the country in 
     which sold as life insurance or annuity contracts, the 
     greater of--

       ``(I) 10 percent of the reserves described in subparagraph 
     (B) for such contracts, or
       ``(II) in the case of a qualifying insurance company which 
     is a start-up company, $10,000,000.

       ``(2) Principles for determining applicable income.--
       ``(A) Banking and financing income.--The determination as 
     to whether income is described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
     made--
       ``(i) except as provided in clause (ii), in accordance with 
     the applicable principles of section 904(d)(2)(C)(ii), except 
     that such income shall include income from all leases entered 
     into in the ordinary course of the active conduct of a 
     banking, financing, or similar business, and
       ``(ii) in the case of a corporation described in paragraph 
     (3)(B), in accordance with the applicable principles of 
     section 1296(b) (as in effect on the day before the enactment 
     of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997) for determining what is 
     not passive income.
       ``(B) Insurance income.--Under rules prescribed by the 
     Secretary, for purposes of paragraphs (1) (B) and (C)--
       ``(i) in the case of contracts which are separate account-
     type contracts (including variable contracts not meeting the 
     requirements of section 817), only income specifically 
     allocable to such contracts shall be taken into account, and
       ``(ii) in the case of other contracts, income not allocable 
     under clause (i) shall be allocated ratably among such 
     contracts.
       ``(C) Look-thru rules.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations consistent with the principles of section 
     904(d)(3) which provide that dividends, interest, income 
     equivalent to interest, rents, or royalties received or 
     accrued from a related person (within the meaning of 
     subsection (d)(3)) shall be subject to look-thru treatment 
     for purposes of this subsection.
       ``(3) Predominantly engaged.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1)(A), a corporation shall be deemed predominantly engaged 
     in the active conduct of a banking, financing, or similar 
     business only if--
       ``(A) more than 70 percent of its gross income is derived 
     from such business from transactions with persons which are 
     not related persons (as defined in subsection (d)(3)) and 
     which are located within the country under the laws of which 
     the controlled foreign corporation is created or organized, 
     or
       ``(B) the corporation is--
       ``(i) engaged in the active conduct of a banking or 
     securities business (within the meaning of section 1296(b), 
     as in effect before the enactment of the Taxpayer Relief Act 
     of 1997), or
       ``(ii) a qualified bank affiliate or a qualified securities 
     affiliate (within the meaning of the proposed regulations 
     under such section 1296(b)).
       ``(4) Methods for determining unearned premiums and 
     reserves.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)--
       ``(A) Property and casualty contracts.--The unearned 
     premiums and reserves of a qualifying insurance company with 
     respect to property, casualty, or health insurance contracts 
     shall be determined using the same methods and interest rates 
     which would be used if such company were subject to tax under 
     subchapter L.
       ``(B) Life insurance and annuity contracts.--The reserves 
     of a qualifying insurance company with respect to life 
     insurance or annuity contracts shall be determined under the 
     method described in paragraph (5) which such company elects 
     to apply for purposes of this paragraph. Such election shall 
     be made at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 
     prescribe and, once made, shall be irrevocable without the 
     consent of the Secretary.
       ``(C) Limitation on reserves.--In no event shall the 
     reserve determined under this paragraph for any contract as 
     of any time exceed the amount which would be taken into 
     account with respect to such contract as of such time in 
     determining foreign annual statement reserves (less any 
     catastrophe or deficiency reserves).
       ``(5) Methods.--The methods described in this paragraph are 
     as follows:
       ``(A) U.S. method.--The method which would apply if the 
     qualifying insurance company were subject to tax under 
     subchapter L, except that the interest rate used shall be an 
     interest rate determined for the foreign country in which 
     such company is created or organized and which is calculated 
     in the same manner as the Federal mid-term rate under section 
     1274(d).
       ``(B) Foreign method.--A preliminary term method, except 
     that the interest rate used shall be the interest rate 
     determined for the foreign country in which such company is 
     created or organized and which is calculated in the same 
     manner as the Federal mid-term rate under section 1274(d). If 
     a qualifying insurance company uses such a preliminary term 
     method with respect to contracts insuring risks located in 
     such foreign country, such method shall apply if such company 
     elects the method under this clause.
       ``(C) Cash surrender value.--A method under which reserves 
     are equal to the net surrender value (as defined in section 
     807(e)(1)(A)) of the contract.
       ``(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Terms relating to insurance companies.--
       ``(i) Qualifying insurance company.--The term `qualifying 
     insurance company' means any entity which--

       ``(I) is subject to regulation as an insurance company 
     under the laws of its country of incorporation,
       ``(II) realizes at least 50 percent of its net written 
     premiums from the insurance or reinsurance of risks located 
     within the country in which such entity is created or 
     organized, and
       ``(III) is engaged in the active conduct of an insurance 
     business and would be subject to tax under subchapter L if it 
     were a domestic corporation.

       ``(ii) Start-up company.--A qualifying insurance company 
     shall be treated as a start-up company if such company (and 
     any predecessor) has not been engaged in the active conduct 
     of an insurance business for more than 5 years as of the 
     beginning of the taxable year of such company.
       ``(B) Located.--For purposes of paragraph (3)(A)--
       ``(i) In general.--A person shall be treated as located--

       ``(I) except as provided in subclause (II), within the 
     country in which it maintains an office or other fixed place 
     of business through which it engages in a trade or busi

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     ness and by which the transaction is effected, or
       ``(II) in the case of a natural person, within the country 
     in which such person is physically located when such person 
     enters into a transaction.

       ``(ii) Special rule for qualified business units.--Gross 
     income derived by a corporation's qualified business unit 
     (within the meaning of section 989(a)) from transactions with 
     persons which are not related persons (as defined in 
     subsection (d)(3)) and which are located in the country in 
     which the qualified business unit both maintains its 
     principal office and conducts substantial business activity 
     shall be treated as derived from transactions with persons 
     which are not related persons (as defined in subsection 
     (d)(3)) and which are located within the country under the 
     laws of which the controlled foreign corporation is created 
     or organized.
       ``(7) Anti-abuse rules.--For purposes of applying this 
     subsection, there shall be disregarded any item of income, 
     gain, loss, or deduction with respect to any transaction or 
     series of transactions one of the principal purposes of which 
     is qualifying income or gain for the exclusion under this 
     section, including any change in the method of computing 
     reserves or any other transaction or series of transactions a 
     principal purpose of which is the acceleration or deferral of 
     any item in order to claim the benefits of such exclusion 
     through the application of this subsection.
       ``(8) Coordination with section 953.--This subsection shall 
     not apply to investment income allocable to contracts that 
     insure related party risks or risks located in a foreign 
     country other than the country in which the qualifying 
     insurance comapny is created or organized.
       ``(9) Application.--This subsection shall apply to the 
     first full taxable year of a foreign corporation beginning 
     after December 31, 1997, and before January 1, 1999, and to 
     taxable years of United States shareholders with or within 
     which such taxable year of such foreign corporation ends.''.
       (b) Exemption From Foreign Base Company Services Income.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 954(e) 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:
       ``(C) in the case of taxable years described in subsection 
     (h)(8), the active conduct by a controlled foreign 
     corporation of a banking, financing, insurance, or similar 
     business, but only if the corporation is predominantly 
     engaged in the active conduct of such business (within the 
     meaning of subsection (h)(3)) or is a qualifying insurance 
     company.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to the first full taxable year of a foreign 
     corporation beginning after December 31, 1997, and before 
     January 1, 1999, and to taxable years of United States 
     shareholders with or within which such taxable year of such 
     foreign corporation ends.
   TITLE XII--SIMPLIFICATION PROVISIONS RELATING TO INDIVIDUALS AND 
                               BUSINESSES
             Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Individuals

     SEC. 1201. BASIC STANDARD DEDUCTION AND MINIMUM TAX EXEMPTION 
                   AMOUNT FOR CERTAIN DEPENDENTS.

       (a) Basic Standard Deduction.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (5) of section 63(c) (relating 
     to limitation on basic standard deduction in the case of 
     certain dependents) is amended by striking ``shall not 
     exceed'' and all that follows and inserting ``shall not 
     exceed the greater of--
       ``(A) $500, or
       ``(B) the sum of $250 and such individual's earned 
     income.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (4) of section 63(c) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(5)(A)'' in the material preceding 
     subparagraph (A) and inserting ``(5)'', and
       (B) by striking ``by substituting'' and all that follows in 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting ``by substituting for 
     `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof--
       ``(i) `calendar year 1987' in the case of the dollar 
     amounts contained in paragraph (2) or (5)(A) or subsection 
     (f), and
       ``(ii) `calendar year 1997' in the case of the dollar 
     amount contained in paragraph (5)(B).''.
       (b) Minimum Tax Exemption Amount.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (j) of section 59 is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(j) Treatment of Unearned Income of Minor Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a child to whom section 
     1(g) applies, the exemption amount for purposes of section 55 
     shall not exceed the sum of--
       ``(A) such child's earned income (as defined in section 
     911(d)(2)) for the taxable year, plus
       ``(B) $5,000.
       ``(2) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable 
     year beginning in a calendar year after 1998, the dollar 
     amount in paragraph (1)(B) shall be increased by an amount 
     equal to the product of--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, and
       ``(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 `1997' for `1992' in 
     subparagraph (B) thereof.

     If any increase determined under the preceding sentence is 
     not a multiple of $50, such increase shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $50.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Clause (iv) of section 
     6103(e)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``or 59(j)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1202. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF TAX EXEMPT FROM ESTIMATED 
                   TAX REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 6654(e) (relating 
     to exception where tax is small amount) is amended by 
     striking ``$500'' and inserting ``$1,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1203. 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, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1204. 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 amounts paid or incurred with respect to 
     taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 1205. 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 (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,

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       ``(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.
        Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Businesses Generally

     SEC. 1211. 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 im

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     posed by this chapter (determined without regard to 
     extensions).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to contracts 
     completed in taxable years ending after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Subsection (b).--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
     shall apply for purposes of section 167(g) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to property placed in service after 
     September 13, 1995.

     SEC. 1212. 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, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1213. QUALIFIED LESSEE CONSTRUCTION ALLOWANCES FOR 
                   SHORT-TERM LEASES.

       (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 is 
     amended by inserting after section 109 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 110. QUALIFIED LESSEE CONSTRUCTION ALLOWANCES FOR 
                   SHORT-TERM LEASES.

       ``(a) In General.--Gross income of a lessee does not 
     include any amount received in cash (or treated as a rent 
     reduction) by a lessee from a lessor--
       ``(1) under a short-term lease of retail space, and
       ``(2) for the purpose of such lessee's constructing or 
     improving qualified long-term real property for use in such 
     lessee's trade or business at such retail space,

     but only to the extent that such amount does not exceed the 
     amount expended by the lessee for such construction or 
     improvement.
       ``(b) Consistent Treatment by Lessor.--Qualified long-term 
     real property constructed or improved in connection with any 
     amount excluded from a lessee's income by reason of 
     subsection (a) shall be treated as nonresidential real 
     property of the lessor (including for purposes of section 
     168(i)(8)(B)).
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Qualified long-term real property.--The term 
     `qualified long-term real property' means nonresidential real 
     property which is part of, or otherwise present at, the 
     retail space referred to in subsection (a) and which reverts 
     to the lessor at the termination of the lease.
       ``(2) Short-term lease.--The term `short-term lease' means 
     a lease (or other agreement for occupancy or use) of retail 
     space for 15 years or less (as determined under the rules of 
     section 168(i)(3)).
       ``(3) Retail space.--The term `retail space' means real 
     property leased, occupied, or otherwise used by a lessee in 
     its trade or business of selling tangible personal property 
     or services to the general public.
       ``(d) Information Required To Be Furnished to Secretary.--
     Under regulations, the lessee and lessor described in 
     subsection (a) shall, at such times and in such manner as may 
     be provided in such regulations, furnish to the Secretary--
       ``(1) information concerning the amounts received (or 
     treated as a rent reduction) and expended as described in 
     subsection (a), and
       ``(2) any other information which the Secretary deems 
     necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.''.
       (b) Treatment as Information Return.--Subparagraph (A) of 
     section 6724(d)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``or'' at the 
     end of clause (vii), by adding ``or'' at the end of clause 
     (viii), and by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ix) section 110(d) (relating to qualified lessee 
     construction allowances for short-term leases),''.
       (c) Cross Reference.--Paragraph (8) of section 168(i) 
     (relating to treatment of leasehold improvements) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Cross reference.--

  ``For treatment of qualified long-term real property constructed or 
improved in connection with cash or rent reduction from lessor to 
lessee, see section 110(b).''.

       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part III 
     of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 109 the following new item:

``Sec. 110. Qualified lessee construction allowances for short-term 
              leases.''.

       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to leases entered into after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
   Subtitle C--Simplification Relating to Electing Large Partnerships

                       PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1221. 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--
       ``(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.

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       ``(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' 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)) 
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     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) Computation of Percentage Depletion.--In the case of 
     an electing large partnership, except as provided in 
     subsection (b)--
       ``(1) 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,
       ``(2) 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
       ``(3) paragraph (3) of section 705(a) shall not apply.
       ``(b) Treatment of Certain Partners.--
       ``(1) 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.
       ``(2) Disqualified person.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the term `disqualified person' means, with respect to any 
     partnership taxable year--
       ``(A) 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
       ``(B) 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.
       ``(3) Average daily production.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (2), 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)--
       ``(A) 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),
       ``(B) by treating 6,000 cubic feet of natural gas as a 
     barrel of crude oil, and
       ``(C) 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, 1997.

     SEC. 1222. SIMPLIFIED AUDIT PROCEDURES FOR ELECTING LARGE 
                   PARTNERSHIPS.

       (a) General Rule.--Chapter 63 is amended by adding at the 
     end thereof the following new subchapter:

        ``Subchapter D--Treatment of electing 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 
     electing 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 electing large partnership other than in its 
     capacity as a partner in another partnership which is not an 
     electing large partnership.
       ``(2) Treatment where partner in other partnership.--If an 
     electing large partnership is a partner in another 
     partnership which is not an electing large partnership--
       ``(A) subchapter C of this chapter shall apply to items of 
     such electing 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.

     ``SEC. 6241. PARTNER'S RETURN MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH 
                   PARTNERSHIP RETURN.

       ``(a) General Rule.--A partner of any electing 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 an electing 
     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 
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     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).
       ``(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 an electing 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 
     this section 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 an electing 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 an electing large partnership is a 
     partner in another electing 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.

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       ``(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
       ``(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 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.

               ``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) Electing large partnership.--The term `electing large 
     partnership' has the meaning given to such term by section 
     775.
       ``(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 electing 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

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     Secretary may select any partner as the partner with such 
     authority.
       ``(2) Binding effect.--An electing 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.--
       ``(1) Suspension of period of limitations on making 
     adjustment, assessment, or collection.--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--
       ``(A) for adjustment or assessment, 60 days thereafter, and
       ``(B) for collection, 6 months thereafter.

     A rule similar to the rule of section 6213(f)(2) shall apply 
     for purposes of section 6246.
       ``(2) Suspension of period of limitation for filing for 
     judicial review.--The running of the period specified in 
     section 6247(a) or 6252(b) shall, in a case under title 11 of 
     the United States Code, be suspended during the period during 
     which the partnership is prohibited by reason of such case 
     from filing a petition under section 6247 or 6252 and for 60 
     days 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) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 7421 is amended by inserting 
     ``6246(b),'' after ``6213(a),''.
       (2) Subsection (c) of section 7459 is amended by striking 
     ``or section 6228(a)'' and inserting ``, 6228(a), 6247, or 
     6252''.
       (3) Subparagraph (E) of section 7482(b)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``or 6228(a)'' and inserting ``, 6228(a), 6247, or 
     6252''.
       (4)(A) The text of section 7485(b) is amended by striking 
     ``or 6228(a)'' and inserting ``, 6228(a), 6247, or 6252''.
       (B) The subsection heading for section 7485(b) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b) Bond in Case of Appeal of Certain Partnership-Related 
     Decisions.--''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of subchapters for 
     chapter 63 is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following new item:

``Subchapter D. Treatment of electing large partnerships.''.

     SEC. 1223. DUE DATE FOR FURNISHING INFORMATION TO PARTNERS OF 
                   ELECTING 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 an electing large 
     partnership (as defined in section 775), 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. 1224. RETURNS REQUIRED ON MAGNETIC MEDIA.

       Paragraph (2) of section 6011(e) (relating to returns on 
     magnetic media) is amended by adding at the end thereof 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. 1225. TREATMENT OF PARTNERSHIP ITEMS OF INDIVIDUAL 
                   RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.

       Subsection (b) of section 6012 is amended by adding at the 
     end thereof 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. 1226. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this part shall apply to partnership 
     taxable years ending on or after December 31, 1997.

      PART II--PROVISIONS RELATED TO TEFRA PARTNERSHIP PROCEEDINGS

     SEC. 1231. 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--
       ``(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 sub

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     section (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. 1232. 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. 1233. 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 ``section 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. 1234. 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. 1235. 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:

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       ``(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. 1236. 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. 1237. 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. 1238. 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 1237, is amended by inserting ``(including any 
     liability for any penalties, additions to tax, or additional 
     amounts 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 1237, 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 1237, 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 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. 1239. 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.''.

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       (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.''.
       (3) Subsection (a) of section 7421, as amended by section 
     1222, is amended by inserting ``6225(b),'' after 
     ``6213(a),''.
       (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. 1240. 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. 1241. 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. 1242. 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. 1243. 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.

  PART III--PROVISION RELATING TO CLOSING OF PARTNERSHIP TAXABLE YEAR 
                 WITH RESPECT TO DECEASED PARTNER, ETC.

     SEC. 1246. 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, 1997.
    Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Real Estate Investment Trusts

     SEC. 1251. 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. 1252. 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

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     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. 1253. ATTRIBUTION RULES APPLICABLE TO STOCK OWNERSHIP.

       Section 856(d)(5) (relating to constructive ownership of 
     stock) is amended by striking ``except that'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``except that--
       ``(A) `10 percent' shall be substituted for `50 percent' in 
     subparagraph (C) of paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 318(a), 
     and
       ``(B) section 318(a)(3)(A) shall be applied 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. 1254. 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. 1255. 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. 1256. 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
       ``(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. 1257. 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. 1258. PAYMENTS UNDER HEDGING INSTRUMENTS.

       Section 856(c)(5)(G) (relating to treatment of certain 
     interest rate agreements), as redesignated by section 1255, 
     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. 1259. 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. 1260. 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

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     foreclosure property or sales to which section 1033 
     applies)''.

     SEC. 1261. 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 seller 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. 1262. 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. 1263. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this part shall apply to taxable 
     years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
   Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Regulated Investment Companies

     SEC. 1271. 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 beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
                    Subtitle F--Taxpayer Protections

     SEC. 1281. REASONABLE CAUSE EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN PENALTIES.

       (a) Information on Deductible Employee Contributions.--
     Subsection (g) of section 6652 (relating to information 
     required in connection with deductible employee 
     contributions) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``No penalty shall be imposed under this 
     subsection on any failure which is shown to be due to 
     reasonable cause and not willful neglect.''.
       (b) Reports on Status as Qualified Small Business.--
     Subsection (k) of section 6652 (relating to failure to make 
     reports required under section 1202) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``No penalty shall be 
     imposed under this subsection on any failure which is shown 
     to be due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect.''.
       (c) Returns of Personal Holding Company Tax by Foreign 
     Corporations.--Section 6683 (relating to failure of foreign 
     corporation to file return of personal holding company tax) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``No penalty shall be imposed under this section on any 
     failure which is shown to be due to reasonable cause and not 
     willful neglect.''.
       (d) Failure To Make Required Payments.--Subparagraph (A) of 
     section 7519(f)(4) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``No penalty shall be imposed under 
     this subparagraph on any failure which is shown to be due to 
     reasonable cause and not willful neglect.''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1282. CLARIFICATION OF PERIOD FOR FILING CLAIMS FOR 
                   REFUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 6512(b) (relating 
     to overpayment determined by Tax Court) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following flush sentence:

     ``In a case described in subparagraph (B) where the date of 
     the mailing of the notice of deficiency is during the third 
     year after the due date (with extensions) for filing the 
     return of tax and no return was filed before such date, the 
     applicable period under subsections (a) and (b)(2) of section 
     6511 shall be 3 years.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to claims for credit or refund for taxable years 
     ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1283. 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 commenced after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1284. 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 thereof 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. 1285. 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.
TITLE XIII--SIMPLIFICATION PROVISIONS RELATING TO ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES

     SEC. 1301. GIFTS TO CHARITIES EXEMPT FROM GIFT TAX FILING 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6019 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) a transfer with respect to which a deduction is 
     allowed under section 2522 but only if--
       ``(A)(i) such transfer is of the donor's entire interest in 
     the property transferred, and
       ``(ii) no other interest in such property is or has been 
     transferred (for less than adequate and full consideration in 
     money or money's worth) from the donor to a person, or for a 
     use, not described in subsection (a) or (b) of section 2522, 
     or
       ``(B) such transfer is described in section 2522(d),''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to gifts made after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 1302. 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:

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       ``(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. 1303. 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. 1304. 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.

     SEC. 1305. 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. 1306. 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. 1307. 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. 1308. 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. 1309. 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. 685. 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 
     with respect to whom such services or property are to be 
     provided at their death under contracts described in 
     paragraph (1),
       ``(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 under subpart E by the 
     purchasers of the contracts described in paragraph (1).
       ``(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 is described in 
     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 1998, 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 1997' 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 fu

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     neral trust by treating each beneficiary's interest in each 
     such trust as a separate trust.
       ``(e) Treatment of Amounts Refunded to Purchaser on 
     Cancellation.--No gain or loss shall be recognized to a 
     purchaser of a contract described in subsection (b)(1) by 
     reason of any payment from such trust to such purchaser by 
     reason of cancellation of such contract. 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 purchaser 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. 685. Treatment of funeral trusts.''.

       (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. 1310. 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. 1311. 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. 1312. 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. 1313. 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. 1314. 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.
  TITLE XIV--SIMPLIFICATION PROVISIONS RELATING TO EXCISE TAXES, TAX-
                    EXEMPT BONDS, AND OTHER MATTERS
                 Subtitle A--Excise Tax Simplification

          PART I--EXCISE TAXES ON HEAVY TRUCKS AND LUXURY CARS

     SEC. 1401. INCREASE IN DE MINIMIS LIMIT FOR AFTER-MARKET 
                   ALTERATIONS FOR HEAVY TRUCKS AND LUXURY CARS.

       (a) In General.--Sections 4003(a)(3)(C) and 4051(b)(2)(B) 
     (relating to exceptions) are each amended by striking 
     ``$200'' and inserting ``$1,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to installations on vehicles sold after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1402. CREDIT FOR TIRE TAX IN LIEU OF EXCLUSION OF VALUE 
                   OF TIRES IN COMPUTING PRICE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 4051 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(e) Credit Against Tax for Tire Tax.--If--
       ``(1) tires are sold on or in connection with the sale of 
     any article, and
       ``(2) tax is imposed by this subchapter on the sale of such 
     tires,

     there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by 
     this subchapter an amount equal to the tax (if any) imposed 
     by section 4071 on such tires.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     4052(b)(1) is amended by striking clause (iii), by adding 
     ``and'' at the end of clause (ii), and by redesignating 
     clause (iv) as clause (iii).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1998.

   PART II--PROVISIONS RELATED TO DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER

     SEC. 1411. CREDIT OR REFUND FOR IMPORTED BOTTLED DISTILLED 
                   SPIRITS RETURNED TO DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANT.

       (a) In General.--Section 5008(c)(1) (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 on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1412. AUTHORITY TO CANCEL OR CREDIT EXPORT BONDS WITHOUT 
                   SUBMISSION OF RECORDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5175(c) (relating to cancellation 
     of credit of 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 on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1413. REPEAL OF REQUIRED MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS ON 
                   PREMISES OF DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANT.

       (a) In General.--Section 5207(c) (relating to preservation 
     and inspection) is amended

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     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 on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1414. FERMENTED MATERIAL FROM ANY BREWERY MAY BE 
                   RECEIVED AT A DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANT.

       (a) In General.--Section 5222(b)(2) (relating to receipt) 
     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 on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1415. 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.--
       (1) Section 5681(a) is amended by striking ``, and every 
     wholesale dealer in liquors,'' and by striking ``section 
     5115(a) or''.
       (2) Section 5681(c) 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. 1416. REFUND OF TAX TO WINE RETURNED TO BOND NOT LIMITED 
                   TO UNMERCHANTABLE WINE.

       (a) In General.--Section 5044(a) (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 on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1417. USE OF ADDITIONAL AMELIORATING MATERIAL IN CERTAIN 
                   WINES.

       (a) In General.--Section 5384(b)(2)(D) (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 on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1418. DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED BEER MAY BE WITHDRAWN FREE 
                   OF TAX FOR USE OF FOREIGN EMBASSIES, LEGATIONS, 
                   ETC.

       (a) In General.--Section 5053 (relating to exemptions), as 
     amended by section 1414(b), 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) shall apply for 
     purposes of this subsection.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1419. BEER MAY BE WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX FOR DESTRUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 5053 (relating to exemptions), as 
     amended by section 1418(a), 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 on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1420. 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 on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1421. 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 on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1422. TRANSFER TO BONDED WINE CELLARS OF WINE IMPORTED 
                   IN BULK WITHOUT PAYMENT OF TAX.

       (a) In General.--Part II of subchapter F of chapter 51 is 
     amended by inserting after section 5363 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 5364. WINE IMPORTED IN BULK.

       ``Wine 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 bonded wine 
     cellar without payment of the internal revenue tax imposed on 
     such wine. The proprietor of a bonded wine cellar to which 
     such wine is transferred shall become liable for the tax on 
     the wine withdrawn from customs custody under this section 
     upon release of the wine from customs custody, and the 
     importer, or the person bringing such wine 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 inserting after the item relating to 
     section 5363 the following new item:

``Sec. 5364. Wine imported in bulk.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
     that begins at least 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

                 PART III--OTHER EXCISE TAX PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1431. AUTHORITY TO GRANT EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4222(b)(2) (relating to export) is 
     amended--

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       (1) by striking ``in the case of any sale or resale for 
     export,'', and
       (2) by striking ``Export'' and inserting ``Under 
     regulations''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1432. REPEAL OF EXPIRED PROVISIONS.

       (a) Piggy-Back Trailers.--Section 4051 (relating to 
     imposition of tax on heavy trucks and trailers sold at 
     retail) is amended by striking subsection (d) and by 
     redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
       (b) Deep Seabed Mining.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter F of chapter 36 (relating to 
     tax on removal of hard mineral resources from deep seabed) is 
     hereby repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of subchapters for 
     chapter 36 is amended by striking the item relating to 
     subchapter F.
       (c) Ozone-Depleting Chemicals.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 4681(b) is amended by striking 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) Base tax amount.--The base tax amount for purposes of 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to any sale or use during any 
     calendar year after 1995 shall be $5.35 increased by 45 cents 
     for each year after 1995.''.
       (2) Subsection (g) of section 4682 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(g) Chemicals Used as Propellants in Metered-Dose 
     Inhalers.--
       ``(1) Exemption from tax.--
       ``(A) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by section 4681 
     on--
       ``(i) any use of any substance as a propellant in metered-
     dose inhalers, or
       ``(ii) any qualified sale by the manufacturer, producer, or 
     importer of any substance.
       ``(B) Qualified sale.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the term `qualified sale' means any sale by the manufacturer, 
     producer, or importer of any substance--
       ``(i) for use by the purchaser as a propellant in metered 
     dose inhalers, or
       ``(ii) for resale by the purchaser to a 2d purchaser for 
     such use by the 2d purchaser.

     The preceding sentence shall apply only if the manufacturer, 
     producer, and importer, and the 1st and 2d purchasers (if 
     any) meet such registration requirements as may be prescribed 
     by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Overpayments.--If any substance on which tax was paid 
     under this subchapter is used by any person as a propellant 
     in metered-dose inhalers, credit or refund without interest 
     shall be allowed to such person in an amount equal to the tax 
     so paid. Amounts payable under the preceding sentence with 
     respect to uses during the taxable year shall be treated as 
     described in section 34(a) for such year unless claim thereof 
     has been timely filed under this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 1433. SIMPLIFICATION OF IMPOSITION OF EXCISE TAX ON 
                   ARROWS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 4161 (relating 
     to imposition of tax) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Bows and Arrows, Etc.--
       ``(1) Bows.--
       ``(A) In general.--There is hereby imposed on the sale by 
     the manufacturer, producer, or importer of any bow which has 
     a draw weight of 10 pounds or more, a tax equal to 11 percent 
     of the price for which so sold.
       ``(B) Parts and accessories.--There is hereby imposed upon 
     the sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer--
       ``(i) of any part of accessory suitable for inclusion in or 
     attachment to a bow described in subparagraph (A), and
       ``(ii) of any quiver suitable for use with arrows described 
     in paragraph (2), a tax equivalent to 11 percent of the price 
     for which so sold.
       ``(2) Arrows.--There is hereby imposed on the sale by the 
     manufacturer, producer, or importer of any shaft, point, 
     nock, or vane of a type used in the manufacture of any arrow 
     which after its assembly--
       ``(A) measures 18 inches overall or more in length, or
       ``(B) measures less than 18 inches overall in length but is 
     suitable for use with a bow described in paragraph (1)(A),

     a tax equal to 12.4 percent of the price for which so sold.
       ``(3) Coordination with subsection (a).--No tax shall be 
     imposed under this subsection with respect to any article 
     taxable under subsection (a).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to articles sold by the manufacturer, producer, 
     or importer after September 30 1997.

     SEC. 1434. MODIFICATIONS TO RETAIL TAX ON HEAVY TRUCKS.

       (a) Certain Repairs and Modifications Not Treated as 
     Manufacture.--Section 4052 is amended by redesignating the 
     subsection defining a long-term lease as subsection (e) and 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Certain Repairs and Modifications Not Treated as 
     Manufacture.--
       ``(1) In general.--An article described in section 
     4051(a)(1) shall not be treated as manufactured or produced 
     solely by reason of repairs or modifications to the article 
     (including any modification which changes the transportation 
     function of the article or restores a wrecked article to a 
     functional condition) if the cost of such repairs and 
     modifications does not exceed 75 percent of the retail price 
     of a comparable new article.
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the 
     article (as repaired or modified) would, if new, be taxable 
     under section 4051 and the article when new was not taxable 
     under this section or the corresponding provision of prior 
     law.''.
       (b) Simplification of Certification Procedures With Respect 
     to Sales of Taxable Articles.--
       (1) Repeal of registration requirement.--Subsection (d) of 
     section 4052 is amended by striking ``rules of--'' and all 
     that follows through ``shall apply'' and inserting ``rules of 
     subsections (c) and (d) of section 4216 (relating to partial 
     payments) shall apply''.
       (2) Requirement to modify regulations.--Section 4052 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations which permit, in lieu of any other certification, 
     persons who are purchasing articles taxable under this 
     subchapter for resale or leasing in a long-term lease to 
     execute a statement (made under penalties of perjury) on the 
     sale invoice that such sale is for resale. The Secretary 
     shall not impose any registration requirement as a condition 
     of using such procedure.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 1435. SKYDIVING FLIGHTS EXEMPT FROM TAX ON 
                   TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS BY AIR.

       (a) In General.--Section 4261 (relating to imposition of 
     tax on transportation of persons by air), as previously 
     amended by this Act, is amended by redesignating subsection 
     (h) as subsection (i) and by inserting after subsection (g) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Exemption for Skydiving Uses.--No tax shall be 
     imposed by this section or section 4271 on any air 
     transportation exclusively for the purpose of skydiving.''.
       (b) Transportation Treated as Noncommercial Aviation.--The 
     last sentence of section 4041(c)(2) is amended by inserting 
     before the period ``or by reason of section 4261(h)''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Subsection (a).--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to amounts paid after September 30, 1997.
       (2) Subsection (b).--The amendment made by subsection (b) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 1436. ALLOWANCE OR CREDIT OF REFUND FOR TAX-PAID 
                   AVIATION FUEL PURCHASED BY REGISTERED PRODUCER 
                   OF AVIATION FUEL.

       (a) In General.--Section 4091 (relating to aviation fuel) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Refund of Tax-Paid Aviation Fuel to Registered 
     Producer of Fuel.--If--
       ``(1) a producer of aviation fuel is registered under 
     section 4101, and
       ``(2) such producer establishes to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that a prior tax was paid (and not credited or 
     refunded) on aviation fuel held by such producer,

     then an amount equal to the tax so paid shall be allowed as a 
     refund (without interest) to such producer in the same manner 
     as if it were an overpayment of tax imposed by this 
     section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The last sentence of section 
     6416(d) is amended by inserting before the period ``or to the 
     tax imposed by section 4091 in the case of refunds described 
     in section 4091(d)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to fuel acquired by the producer after September 
     30, 1997.
                 Subtitle B--Tax-Exempt Bond Provisions

     SEC. 1441. 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. 1442. 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. 1443. 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. 1444. 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. 1445. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this subtitle shall apply to bonds 
     issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                    Subtitle C--Tax Court Procedures

     SEC. 1451. 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

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     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. 1452. REDETERMINATION OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO MOTION.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 7481 (relating 
     to jurisdiction over interest determinations) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(c) Jurisdiction Over Interest Determinations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), if, 
     within 1 year after the date the decision of the Tax Court 
     becomes final under subsection (a) in a case to which this 
     subsection applies, the taxpayer files a motion in the Tax 
     Court for a redetermination of the amount of interest 
     involved, then the Tax Court may reopen the case solely to 
     determine whether the taxpayer has made an overpayment of 
     such interest or the Secretary has made an underpayment of 
     such interest and the amount thereof.
       ``(2) Cases to which this subsection applies.--This 
     subsection shall apply where--
       ``(A)(i) an assessment has been made by the Secretary under 
     section 6215 which includes interest as imposed by this 
     title, and
       ``(ii) the taxpayer has paid the entire amount of the 
     deficiency plus interest claimed by the Secretary, and
       ``(B) the Tax Court finds under section 6512(b) that the 
     taxpayer has made an overpayment.
       ``(3) Special rules.--If the Tax Court determines under 
     this subsection that the taxpayer has made an overpayment of 
     interest or that the Secretary has made an underpayment of 
     interest, then that determination shall be treated under 
     section 6512(b)(1) as a determination of an overpayment of 
     tax. An order of the Tax Court redetermining interest, when 
     entered upon the records of the court, shall be reviewable in 
     the same manner as a decision of the Tax Court.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1453. 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 thereof the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) 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--
       ``(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 separate individuals for purposes of clause (i) of such 
     section.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to proceedings commenced after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1454. PROCEEDINGS FOR DETERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT 
                   STATUS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 76 (relating to 
     proceedings by taxpayers and third parties) is amended by 
     redesignating section 7436 as section 7437 and by inserting 
     after section 7435 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 7436. PROCEEDINGS FOR DETERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT 
                   STATUS.

       ``(a) Creation of Remedy.--If, in connection with an audit 
     of any person, there is an actual controversy involving a 
     determination by the Secretary as part of an examination 
     that--
       ``(1) one or more individuals performing services for such 
     person are employees of such person for purposes of subtitle 
     C, or
       ``(2) such person is not entitled to the treatment under 
     subsection (a) of section 530 of the Revenue Act of 1978 with 
     respect to such an individual,

     upon the filing of an appropriate pleading, the Tax Court may 
     determine whether such a determination by the Secretary is 
     correct. Any such redetermination by the Tax Court 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 person for whom the services are 
     performed.
       ``(2) Time for filing action.--If the Secretary sends by 
     certified or registered mail notice to the petitioner of a 
     determination by the Secretary described in subsection (a), 
     no proceeding may be initiated under this section with 
     respect to such determination unless the pleading is filed 
     before the 91st day after the date of such mailing.
       ``(3) No adverse inference from treatment while action is 
     pending.--If, during the pendency of any proceeding brought 
     under this section, the petitioner changes his treatment for 
     employment tax purposes of any individual whose employment 
     status as an employee is involved in such proceeding (or of 
     any individual holding a substantially similar position) to 
     treatment as an employee, such change shall not be taken into 
     account in the Tax Court's determination under this section.
       ``(c) Small Case Procedures.--
       ``(1) In general.--At the option of the petitioner, 
     concurred in by the Tax Court or a division thereof before 
     the hearing of the case, proceedings under this section may 
     (notwithstanding the provisions of section 7453) be conducted 
     subject to the rules of evidence, practice, and procedure 
     applicable under section 7463 if the amount of employment 
     taxes placed in dispute is $10,000 or less for each calendar 
     quarter involved.
       ``(2) Finality of decisions.--A decision entered in any 
     proceeding conducted under this subsection shall not be 
     reviewed in any other court and shall not be treated as a 
     precedent for any other case not involving the same 
     petitioner and the same determinations.
       ``(3) Certain rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules 
     of the last sentence of subsection (a), and subsections (c), 
     (d), and (e), of section 7463 shall apply to proceedings 
     conducted under this subsection.
       ``(d) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Restrictions on assessment and collection pending 
     action, etc.--The principles of subsections (a), (b), (c), 
     (d), and (f) of section 6213, section 6214(a), section 6215, 
     section 6503(a), section 6512, and section 7481 shall apply 
     to proceedings brought under this section in the same manner 
     as if the Secretary's determination described in subsection 
     (a) were a notice of deficiency.
       ``(2) Awarding of costs and certain fees.--Section 7430 
     shall apply to proceedings brought under this section.
       ``(e) Employment Tax.--The term `employment tax' means any 
     tax imposed by subtitle C.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (d) of section 6511 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Special period of limitation with respect to self-
     employment tax in certain cases.--If--
       ``(A) the claim for credit or refund relates to an 
     overpayment of the tax imposed by chapter 2 (relating to the 
     tax on self-employment income) attributable to Tax Court 
     determination in a proceeding under section 7436, and
       ``(B) the allowance of a credit or refund of such 
     overpayment is otherwise prevented by the operation of any 
     law or rule of law other than section 7122 (relating to 
     compromises),

     such credit or refund may be allowed or made if claim 
     therefor is filed on or before the last day of the second 
     year after the calendar year in which such determination 
     becomes final.''.
       (2) Subsection (a) of section 7421 is amended by striking 
     ``and 7429(b)'' and inserting ``7429(b), and 7436''.
       (3) Sections 7453 and 7481(b) are each amended by striking 
     ``section 7463'' and inserting ``section 7436(c) or 7463''.
       (4) The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 76 is 
     amended by striking the last item and inserting the 
     following:

``Sec. 7436. Proceedings for determination of employment status.
``Sec. 7437. Cross references.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                      Subtitle D--Other Provisions

     SEC. 1461. EXTENSION OF DUE DATE OF FIRST QUARTER ESTIMATED 
                   TAX PAYMENT BY PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 6655(g) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     the case of a 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 for purposes of determining underpayments of 
     estimated tax for taxable years beginning after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1462. 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 January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 1463. 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, 1997.

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                TITLE XV--PENSIONS AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
                       Subtitle A--Simplification

     SEC. 1501. MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS OF SELF-EMPLOYED 
                   INDIVIDUALS NOT TREATED AS ELECTIVE EMPLOYER 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 402(g) (relating to limitation on 
     exclusion for elective deferrals) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(9) Matching contributions on behalf of self-employed 
     individuals not treated as elective employer contributions.--
     Except as provided in section 401(k)(3)(D)(ii), any matching 
     contribution described in section 401(m)(4)(A) which is made 
     on behalf of a self-employed individual (as defined in 
     section 401(c)) shall not be treated as an elective employer 
     contribution under a qualified cash or deferred arrangement 
     (as defined in section 401(k)) for purposes of this title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment for Simple Retirement Accounts.--
     Section 408(p) (relating to simple retirement accounts) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Matching contributions on behalf of self-employed 
     individuals not treated as elective employer contributions.--
     Any matching contribution described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii) 
     which is made on behalf of a self-employed individual (as 
     defined in section 401(c)) shall not be treated as an 
     elective employer contribution to a simple retirement account 
     for purposes of this title.''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Elective deferrals.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a) shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1997.
       (2) Simple retirement accounts.--The amendment made by 
     subsection (b) shall apply to years beginning after December 
     31, 1996.

     SEC. 1502. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION OF ASSIGNMENT OR 
                   ALIENATION.

       (a) Amendment to ERISA.--Section 206(d) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1056(d)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any offset of a 
     participant's benefits provided under an employee pension 
     benefit plan against an amount that the participant is 
     ordered or required to pay to the plan if--
       ``(A) the order or requirement to pay arises--
       ``(i) under a judgment of conviction for a crime involving 
     such plan,
       ``(ii) under a civil judgment (including a consent order or 
     decree) entered by a court in an action brought in connection 
     with a violation (or alleged violation) of part 4 of this 
     subtitle, or
       ``(iii) pursuant to a settlement agreement between the 
     Secretary and the participant, or a settlement agreement 
     between the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the 
     participant, in connection with a violation (or alleged 
     violation) of part 4 of this subtitle by a fiduciary or any 
     other person,
       ``(B) the judgment, order, decree, or settlement agreement 
     expressly provides for the offset of all or part of the 
     amount ordered or required to be paid to the plan against the 
     participant's benefits provided under the plan, and
       ``(C) in a case in which the survivor annuity requirements 
     of section 205 apply with respect to distributions from the 
     plan to the participant, if the participant has a spouse at 
     the time at which the offset is to be made--
       ``(i) either--
       ``(I) such spouse has consented in writing to such offset 
     and such consent is witnessed by a notary public or 
     representative of the plan (or it is established to the 
     satisfaction of a plan representative that such consent may 
     not be obtained by reason of circumstances described in 
     section 205(c)(2)(B)), or
       ``(II) an election to waive the right of the spouse to a 
     qualified joint and survivor annuity or a qualified 
     preretirement survivor annuity is in effect in accordance 
     with the requirements of section 205(c),
       ``(ii) such spouse is ordered or required in such judgment, 
     order, decree, or settlement to pay an amount to the plan in 
     connection with a violation of part 4 of this subtitle, or
       ``(iii) in such judgment, order, decree, or settlement, 
     such spouse retains the right to receive the survivor annuity 
     under a qualified joint and survivor annuity provided 
     pursuant to section 205(a)(1) and under a qualified 
     preretirement survivor annuity provided pursuant to section 
     205(a)(2), determined in accordance with paragraph (5).

     A plan shall not be treated as failing to meet the 
     requirements of section 205 solely by reason of an offset 
     under this paragraph.
       ``(5)(A) The survivor annuity described in paragraph 
     (4)(C)(iii) shall be determined as if--
       ``(i) the participant terminated employment on the date of 
     the offset,
       ``(ii) there was no offset,
       ``(iii) the plan permitted commencement of benefits only on 
     or after normal retirement age,
       ``(iv) the plan provided only the minimum-required 
     qualified joint and survivor annuity, and
       ``(v) the amount of the qualified preretirement survivor 
     annuity under the plan is equal to the amount of the survivor 
     annuity payable under the minimum-required qualified joint 
     and survivor annuity.
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `minimum-
     required qualified joint and survivor annuity' means the 
     qualified joint and survivor annuity which is the actuarial 
     equivalent of the participant's accrued benefit (within the 
     meaning of section 3(23)) and under which the survivor 
     annuity is 50 percent of the amount of the annuity which is 
     payable during the joint lives of the participant and the 
     spouse.''.
       (b) Amendment to 1986 Code.--Section 401(a)(13) (relating 
     to assignment and alienation) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(C) Special rule for certain judgments and settlements.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any offset of a 
     participant's benefits provided under a plan against an 
     amount that the participant is ordered or required to pay to 
     the plan if--
       ``(i) the order or requirement to pay arises--

       ``(I) under a judgment of conviction for a crime involving 
     such plan,
       ``(II) under a civil judgment (including a consent order or 
     decree) entered by a court in an action brought in connection 
     with a violation (or alleged violation) of part 4 of subtitle 
     B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974, or
       ``(III) pursuant to a settlement agreement between the 
     Secretary of Labor and the participant, or a settlement 
     agreement between the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
     and the participant, in connection with a violation (or 
     alleged violation) of part 4 of such subtitle by a fiduciary 
     or any other person,

       ``(ii) the judgment, order, decree, or settlement agreement 
     expressly provides for the offset of all or part of the 
     amount ordered or required to be paid to the plan against the 
     participant's benefits provided under the plan, and
       ``(iii) in a case in which the survivor annuity 
     requirements of section 401(a)(11) apply with respect to 
     distributions from the plan to the participant, if the 
     participant has a spouse at the time at which the offset is 
     to be made--

       ``(I) either such spouse has consented in writing to such 
     offset and such consent is witnessed by a notary public or 
     representative of the plan (or it is established to the 
     satisfaction of a plan representative that such consent may 
     not be obtained by reason of circumstances described in 
     section 417(a)(2)(B)), or an election to waive the right of 
     the spouse to either a qualified joint and survivor annuity 
     or a qualified preretirement survivor annuity is in effect in 
     accordance with the requirements of section 417(a),
       ``(II) such spouse is ordered or required in such judgment, 
     order, decree, or settlement to pay an amount to the plan in 
     connection with a violation of part 4 of such subtitle, or
       ``(III) in such judgment, order, decree, or settlement, 
     such spouse retains the right to receive the survivor annuity 
     under a qualified joint and survivor annuity provided 
     pursuant to section 401(a)(11)(A)(i) and under a qualified 
     preretirement survivor annuity provided pursuant to section 
     401(a)(11)(A)(ii), determined in accordance with subparagraph 
     (D).

     A plan shall not be treated as failing to meet the 
     requirements of this subsection, subsection (k), section 
     403(b), or section 409(d) solely by reason of an offset 
     described in this subparagraph.
       ``(D) Survivor annuity.--
       ``(i) In general.--The survivor annuity described in 
     subparagraph (C)(iii)(III) shall be determined as if--

       ``(I) the participant terminated employment on the date of 
     the offset,
       ``(II) there was no offset,
       ``(III) the plan permitted commencement of benefits only on 
     or after normal retirement age,
       ``(IV) the plan provided only the minimum-required 
     qualified joint and survivor annuity, and
       ``(V) the amount of the qualified preretirement survivor 
     annuity under the plan is equal to the amount of the survivor 
     annuity payable under the minimum-required qualified joint 
     and survivor annuity.

       ``(ii) Definition.--For purposes of this subparagraph, the 
     term `minimum-required qualified joint and survivor annuity' 
     means the qualified joint and survivor annuity which is the 
     actuarial equivalent of the participant's accrued benefit 
     (within the meaning of section 411(a)(7)) and under which the 
     survivor annuity is 50 percent of the amount of the annuity 
     which is payable during the joint lives of the participant 
     and the spouse.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to judgments, orders, and decrees issued, and 
     settlement agreements entered into, on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1503. ELIMINATION OF PAPERWORK BURDENS ON PLANS.

       (a) Elimination of Unnecessary Filing Requirements.--
     Section 101(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1021(b)) is amended by striking paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3) and by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) 
     as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.
       (b) Elimination of Plan Description.--
       (1) In general.--Section 102(a) of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1022(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2), and
       (B) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting ``(a)''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 102(b) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1022(b)) is 
     amended by striking ``The plan description and summary plan 
     description shall contain'' and inserting ``The summary plan 
     description shall contain''.

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       (B) The heading for section 102 of such Act is amended by 
     striking ``plan description and''.
       (c) Furnishing of Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Section 104(a)(1) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1024(a)(1)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``Sec. 104. (a)(1) The administrator of any employee 
     benefit plan subject to this part shall file with the 
     Secretary the annual report for a plan year within 210 days 
     after the close of such year (or within such time as may be 
     required by regulations promulgated by the Secretary in order 
     to reduce duplicative filing). The Secretary shall make 
     copies of such annual reports available for inspection in the 
     public document room of the Department of Labor.''.
       (2) Secretary may request documents.--
       (A) In general.--Section 104(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1024(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) The administrator of any employee benefit plan 
     subject to this part shall furnish to the Secretary, upon 
     request, any documents relating to the employee benefit plan, 
     including but not limited to, the latest summary plan 
     description (including any summaries of plan changes not 
     contained in the summary plan description), and the 
     bargaining agreement, trust agreement, contract, or other 
     instrument under which the plan is established or 
     operated.''.
       (B) Penalty.--Section 502(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1132(c)) is amended by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
     paragraph (7) and by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
     following:
       ``(6) If, within 30 days of a request by the Secretary to a 
     plan administrator for documents under section 104(a)(6), the 
     plan administrator fails to furnish the material requested to 
     the Secretary, the Secretary may assess a civil penalty 
     against the plan administrator of up to $100 a day from the 
     date of such failure (but in no event in excess of $1,000 per 
     request). No penalty shall be imposed under this paragraph 
     for any failure resulting from matters reasonably beyond the 
     control of the plan administrator.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 104(b)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1024(b)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``section 102(a)(1)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``section 102(a)''.
       (2) Section 104(b)(2) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1024(b)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``the plan description and'' and 
     inserting ``the latest updated summary plan description 
     and''.
       (3) Section 104(b)(4) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1024(b)(4)) is 
     amended by striking ``plan description''.
       (4) Section 106(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1026(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``descriptions,''.
       (5) Section 107 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1027) is amended by 
     striking ``description or''.
       (6) Section 108(2)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1028(2)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``plan descriptions, annual reports,'' 
     and inserting ``annual reports''.
       (7) Section 502(a)(6) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1132(a)(6)) is 
     amended by striking ``or (5)'' and inserting ``(5), or (6)''.
       (e) Technical Correction.--Section 1144(c) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-14(c)) is amended by 
     redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (8).

     SEC. 1504. MODIFICATION OF 403(B) EXCLUSION ALLOWANCE TO 
                   CONFORM TO 415 MODIFICATIONS.

       (a) Definition of Compensation.--
       (1) In general.--Section 403(b)(3) (defining includible 
     compensation) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Such term includes--
       ``(A) any elective deferral (as defined in section 
     402(g)(3)), and
       ``(B) any amount which is contributed or deferred by the 
     employer at the election of the employee and which is not 
     includible in the gross income of the employee by reason of 
     section 125 or 457.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1997.
       (b) Repeal of Rules in Section 415(e).--The Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall modify the regulations regarding the 
     exclusion allowance under section 403(b)(2) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to reflect the amendment made by section 
     1452(a) of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996. 
     Such modification shall take effect for years beginning after 
     December 31, 1999.

     SEC. 1505. EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM ON APPLICATION OF CERTAIN 
                   NONDISCRIMINATION RULES TO STATE AND LOCAL 
                   GOVERNMENTS.

       (a) General Nondiscrimination and Participation Rules.--
       (1) Nondiscrimination requirements.--Section 401(a)(5) 
     (relating to qualified pension, profit-sharing, and stock 
     bonus plans) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) State and local governmental plans.--Paragraphs (3) 
     and (4) shall not apply to a governmental plan (within the 
     meaning of section 414(d)) maintained by a State or local 
     government or political subdivision thereof (or agency or 
     instrumentality thereof).''.
       (2) Additional participation requirements.--Section 
     401(a)(26)(H) (relating to additional participation 
     requirements) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(H) Exception for state and local governmental plans.--
     This paragraph shall not apply to a governmental plan (within 
     the meaning of section 414(d)) maintained by a State or local 
     government or political subdivision thereof (or agency or 
     instrumentality thereof).''.
       (3) Minimum participation standards.--Section 410(c)(2) 
     (relating to application of participation standards to 
     certain plans) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) A plan described in paragraph (1) shall be treated as 
     meeting the requirements of this section for purposes of 
     section 401(a), except that in the case of a plan described 
     in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (1), this 
     paragraph shall apply only if such plan meets the 
     requirements of section 401(a)(3) (as in effect on September 
     1, 1974).''.
       (b) Participation and Discrimination Standards for 
     Qualified Cash or Deferred Arrangements.--Section 401(k)(3) 
     (relating to application of participation and discrimination 
     standards) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) A governmental plan (within the meaning of section 
     414(d)) maintained by a State or local government or 
     political subdivision thereof (or agency or instrumentality 
     thereof) shall be treated as meeting the requirements of this 
     paragraph.''.
       (c) Nondiscrimination Rules for Section 403(b) Plans.--
     Section 403(b)(12) (relating to nondiscrimination 
     requirements) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) State and local governmental plans.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(D), the requirements of subparagraph (A)(i) 
     (other than those relating to section 401(a)(17)) shall not 
     apply to a governmental plan (within the meaning of section 
     414(d)) maintained by a State or local government or 
     political subdivision thereof (or agency or instrumentality 
     thereof).''.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section apply 
     to taxable years beginning on or after the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Treatment for years beginning before date of 
     enactment.--A governmental plan (within the meaning of 
     section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) 
     maintained by a State or local government or political 
     subdivision thereof (or agency or instrumentality thereof) 
     shall be treated as satisfying the requirements of sections 
     401(a)(3), 401(a)(4), 401(a)(26), 401(k), 401(m), 403 
     (b)(1)(D) and (b)(12), and 410 of such Code for all taxable 
     years beginning before the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1506. CLARIFICATION OF CERTAIN RULES RELATING TO 
                   EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS OF S 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       (a) Certain Cash Distributions Permitted.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 409(h) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Exception for certain plans restricted from 
     distributing securities.--
       ``(i) In general.--A plan to which this subparagraph 
     applies shall not be treated as failing to meet the 
     requirements of this subsection or section 401(a) merely 
     because it does not permit a participant to exercise the 
     right described in paragraph (1)(A) if such plan provides 
     that the participant entitled to a distribution has a right 
     to receive the distribution in cash, except that such plan 
     may distribute employer securities subject to a requirement 
     that such securities may be resold to the employer under 
     terms which meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(ii) Applicable plans.--This subparagraph shall apply to 
     a plan which otherwise meets the requirements of this 
     subsection or section 4975(e)(7) and which is established and 
     maintained by--

       ``(I) an employer whose charter or bylaws restrict the 
     ownership of substantially all outstanding employer 
     securities to employees or to a trust described in section 
     401(a), or
       ``(II) an S corporation.''

       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 409(h), as in effect before 
     the amendment made by paragraph (1), is amended--
       (A) by striking ``A plan which'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--A plan which'', and
       (B) by striking the last sentence.
       (b) Certain Shareholder-Employees Not Treated as Owner-
     Employees.--
       (1) Amendment to 1986 code.--
       (A) In general.--Section 4975(f) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Exemptions not to apply to certain transactions.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a trust described in 
     section 401(a) which is part of a plan providing 
     contributions or benefits for employees some or all of whom 
     are owner-employees (as defined in section 401(c)(3)), the 
     exemptions provided by subsection (d) (other than paragraphs 
     (9) and (12)) shall not apply to a transaction in which the 
     plan directly or indirectly--
       ``(i) lends any part of the corpus or income of the plan 
     to,
       ``(ii) pays any compensation for personal services rendered 
     to the plan to, or
       ``(iii) acquires for the plan any property from, or sells 
     any property to,

     any such owner-employee, a member of the family (as defined 
     in section 267(c)(4)) of any such owner-employee, or any 
     corporation in which any such owner-employee owns, directly 
     or indirectly, 50 percent or more of the total combined 
     voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote or 50 
     percent or more of the total value of shares of all classes 
     of stock of the corporation.
       ``(B) Special rules for shareholder-employees, etc.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
     following shall be treated as owner-employees:

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       ``(I) A shareholder-employee.
       ``(II) A participant or beneficiary of an individual 
     retirement plan (as defined in section 7701(a)(37)).
       ``(III) An employer or association of employees which 
     establishes such an individual retirement plan under section 
     408(c).

       ``(ii) Exception for certain transactions involving 
     shareholder-employees.--Subparagraph (A)(iii) shall not apply 
     to a transaction which consists of a sale of employer 
     securities to an employee stock ownership plan (as defined in 
     subsection (e)(7)) by a shareholder-employee, a member of the 
     family (as defined in section 267(c)(4)) of such shareholder-
     employee, or a corporation in which such a shareholder-
     employee owns stock representing a 50 percent or greater 
     interest described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Shareholder-employee.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (B), the term `shareholder-employee' means an employee or 
     officer of an S corporation who owns (or is considered as 
     owning within the meaning of section 318(a)(1)) more than 5 
     percent of the outstanding stock of the corporation on any 
     day during the taxable year of such corporation.''
       (B) Conforming amendments.--Section 4975(d) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``The prohibitions'' and inserting ``Except 
     as provided in subsection (f)(6), the prohibitions'', and
       (ii) by striking the last two sentences thereof.
       (2) Amendment to erisa.--Section 408(d) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1108(d)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(d)(1) Section 407(b) and subsections (b), (c), and (e) 
     of this section shall not apply to a transaction in which a 
     plan directly or indirectly--
       ``(A) lends any part of the corpus or income of the plan 
     to,
       ``(B) pays any compensation for personal services rendered 
     to the plan to, or
       ``(C) acquires for the plan any property from, or sells any 
     property to,

     any person who is with respect to the plan an owner-employee 
     (as defined in section 401(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986), a member of the family (as defined in section 
     267(c)(4) of such Code) of any such owner-employee, or any 
     corporation in which any such owner-employee owns, directly 
     or indirectly, 50 percent or more of the total combined 
     voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote or 50 
     percent or more of the total value of shares of all classes 
     of stock of the corporation.
       ``(2)(A) For purposes of paragraph (1), the following shall 
     be treated as owner-employees:
       ``(i) A shareholder-employee.
       ``(ii) A participant or beneficiary of an individual 
     retirement plan (as defined in section 7701(a)(37) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
       ``(iii) An employer or association of employees which 
     establishes such an individual retirement plan under section 
     408(c) of such Code.
       ``(B) Paragraph (1)(C) shall not apply to a transaction 
     which consists of a sale of employer securities to an 
     employee stock ownership plan (as defined in section 
     407(d)(6)) by a shareholder-employee, a member of the family 
     (as defined in section 267(c)(4) of such Code) of any such 
     owner-employee, or a corporation in which such a shareholder-
     employee owns stock representing a 50 percent or greater 
     interest described in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) For purposes of paragraph (2), the term `shareholder-
     employee' means an employee or officer of an S corporation 
     (as defined in section 1361(a)(1) of such Code) who owns (or 
     is considered as owning within the meaning of section 
     318(a)(1) of such Code) more than 5 percent of the 
     outstanding stock of the corporation on any day during the 
     taxable year of such corporation.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1507. MODIFICATION OF 10-PERCENT TAX FOR NONDEDUCTIBLE 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4972(c)(6)(B) (relating to 
     exceptions) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) so much of the contributions to 1 or more defined 
     contribution plans which are not deductible when contributed 
     solely because of section 404(a)(7) as does not exceed the 
     greater of--
       ``(i) the amount of contributions not in excess of 6 
     percent of compensation (within the meaning of section 
     404(a)) paid or accrued (during the taxable year for which 
     the contributions were made) to beneficiaries under the 
     plans, or
       ``(ii) the sum of--

       ``(I) the amount of contributions described in section 
     401(m)(4)(A), plus
       ``(II) the amount of contributions described in section 
     402(g)(3)(A).''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1508. MODIFICATION OF FUNDING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
                   PLANS.

       (a) Funding Rules for Certain Plans.--Section 769 of the 
     Retirement Protection Act of 1994 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Transition Rules for Certain Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a plan that--
       ``(A) was not required to pay a variable rate premium for 
     the plan year beginning in 1996;
       ``(B) has not, in any plan year beginning after 1995 and 
     before 2009, merged with another plan (other than a plan 
     sponsored by an employer that was in 1996 within the 
     controlled group of the plan sponsor); and
       ``(C) is sponsored by a company that is engaged primarily 
     in the interurban or interstate passenger bus service,

     the transition rules described in paragraph (2) shall apply 
     for any plan year beginning after 1996 and before 2010.
       ``(2) Transition rules.--The transition rules described in 
     this paragraph are as follows:
       ``(A) For purposes of section 412(l)(9)(A) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 and section 302(d)(9)(A) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974--
       ``(i) the funded current liability percentage for any plan 
     year beginning after 1996 and before 2005 shall be treated as 
     not less than 90 percent if for such plan year the funded 
     current liability percentage is at least 85 percent, and
       ``(ii) the funded current liability percentage for any plan 
     year beginning after 2004 and before 2010 shall be treated as 
     not less than 90 percent if for such plan year the funded 
     current liability percentage satisfies the minimum percentage 
     determined according to the following table:

                                                ``In the casThe minimum
                                                     yearpercentage is:
  2005...........................................................86....

  2006...........................................................87....

  2007...........................................................88....

  2008...........................................................89....

  2009 and thereafter...........................................90.....

       ``(B) Sections 412(c)(7)(E)(i)(I) of such Code and 
     302(c)(7)(E)(i)(I) of such Act shall be applied--
       ``(i) by substituting `85 percent' for `90 percent' for 
     plan years beginning after 1996 and before 2005, and
       ``(ii) by substituting the minimum percentage specified in 
     the table contained in subparagraph (A)(ii) for `90 percent' 
     for plan years beginning after 2004 and before 2010.
       ``(C) In the event the funded current liability percentage 
     of a plan is less than 85 percent for any plan year beginning 
     after 1996 and before 2005, the transition rules under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall continue to apply to the plan 
     if contributions for such a plan year are made to the plan in 
     an amount equal to the lesser of--
       ``(i) the amount necessary to result in a funded current 
     liability percentage of 85 percent, or
       ``(ii) the greater of--

       ``(I) 2 percent of the plan's current liability as of the 
     beginning of such plan year, or
       ``(II) the amount necessary to result in a funded current 
     liability percentage of 80 percent as of the end of such plan 
     year.

     For the plan year beginning in 2005 and for each of the 3 
     succeeding plan years, the transition rules under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall continue to apply to the plan 
     for such plan year only if contributions to the plan for such 
     plan year equal at least the expected increase in current 
     liability due to benefits accruing during such plan year.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 1996.

     SEC. 1509. CLARIFICATION OF DISQUALIFICATION RULES RELATING 
                   TO ACCEPTANCE OF ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTIONS.

       The Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate shall clarify 
     that, under the Internal Revenue Service regulations 
     protecting pension plans from disqualification by reason of 
     the receipt of invalid rollover contributions under section 
     402(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in order for the 
     administrator of the plan receiving any such contribution to 
     reasonably conclude that the contribution is a valid rollover 
     contribution it is not necessary for the distributing plan to 
     have a determination letter with respect to its status as a 
     qualified plan under section 401 of such Code.

     SEC. 1510. NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN RETIREMENT PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 1998, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor shall 
     each issue guidance which is designed to--
       (1) interpret the notice, election, consent, disclosure, 
     and time requirements (and related recordkeeping 
     requirements) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 relating to 
     retirement plans as applied to the use of new technologies by 
     plan sponsors and administrators while maintaining the 
     protection of the rights of participants and beneficiaries, 
     and
       (2) clarify the extent to which writing requirements under 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 relating to retirement 
     plans shall be interpreted to permit paperless transactions.
       (b) Applicability of Final Regulations.--Final regulations 
     applicable to the guidance regarding new technologies 
     described in subsection (a) shall not be effective until the 
     first plan year beginning at least 6 months after the 
     issuance of such final regulations.
Subtitle B--Other Provisions Relating to Pensions and Employee Benefits

     SEC. 1521. INCREASE IN CURRENT LIABILITY FUNDING LIMIT.

       (a) Amendment to 1986 Code.--Section 412(c)(7) (relating to 
     full-funding limitation) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``150 percent'' in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) 
     and inserting ``the applicable percentage'', and

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       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A)(i)(I), the applicable percentage shall be determined in 
     accordance with the following table:

                                              ``In the caThe applicable
                                                     yearpercentage is:
  1999 or 2000.................................................155 ....

  2001 or 2002.................................................160 ....

  2003 or 2004.................................................165 ....

  2005 and succeeding years.................................170.''.....

       (b) Amendment to ERISA.--Section 302(c)(7) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1082(c)(7)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``150 percent'' in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) 
     and inserting ``the applicable percentage'', and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A)(i)(I), the applicable percentage shall be determined in 
     accordance with the following table:

                                              ``In the caThe applicable
                                                     yearpercentage is:
  1999 or 2000.................................................155 ....

  2001 or 2002.................................................160 ....

  2003 or 2004.................................................165 ....

  2005 and succeeding years.................................170.''.....

       (c) Special Amortization Rule.--
       (1) Code amendment.--Section 412(b)(2) 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 after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) the amount necessary to amortize in equal annual 
     installments (until fully amortized) over a period of 20 
     years the contributions which would be required to be made 
     under the plan but for the provisions of subsection 
     (c)(7)(A)(i)(I).''.
       (2) ERISA amendment.--Section 302(b)(2) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1082(b)(2)) 
     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 after subparagraph 
     (D) the following:
       ``(E) the amount necessary to amortize in equal annual 
     installments (until fully amortized) over a period of 20 
     years the contributions which would be required to be made 
     under the plan but for the provisions of subsection 
     (c)(7)(A)(i)(I).''.
       (3) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 412(c)(7)(D) is amended by adding ``and'' at 
     the end of clause (i), by striking ``, and'' at the end of 
     clause (ii) and inserting a period, and by striking clause 
     (iii).
       (B) Section 302(c)(7)(D) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1082(c)(7)(D)) is amended by 
     adding ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by striking ``, 
     and'' at the end of clause (ii) and inserting a period, and 
     by striking clause (iii).
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 1998.
       (2) Special rule for unamortized balances under existing 
     law.--The unamortized balance (as of the close of the plan 
     year preceding the plan's first year beginning in 1999) of 
     any amortization base established under section 
     412(c)(7)(D)(iii) of such Code and section 302(c)(7)(D)(iii) 
     of such Act (as repealed by subsection (c)(3)) for any plan 
     year beginning before 1999 shall be amortized in equal annual 
     installments (until fully amortized) over a period of years 
     equal to the excess of--
       (A) 20 years, over
       (B) the number of years since the amortization base was 
     established.

     SEC. 1522. SPECIAL RULES FOR CHURCH PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 414(e)(5) (relating to special 
     rules for chaplains and self-employed ministers) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``not eligible to participate'' in 
     subparagraph (C) and inserting ``not otherwise 
     participating'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Exclusion.--In the case of a contribution to a church 
     plan made on behalf of a minister described in subparagraph 
     (A)(i)(II), such contribution shall not be included in the 
     gross income of the minister to the extent that such 
     contribution would not be so included if the minister was an 
     employee of a church.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 1523. REPEAL OF APPLICATION OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME 
                   TAX TO ESOPS.

       (a) In General.--Section 512(e) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Exception for esops.--This subsection shall not apply 
     to employer securities (within the meaning of section 409(l)) 
     held by an employee stock ownership plan described in section 
     4975(e)(7).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1524. DIVERSIFICATION OF SECTION 401(K) PLAN 
                   INVESTMENTS.

       (a) Limitations on Investment in Employer Securities and 
     Employer Real Property by Cash or Deferred Arrangements.--
     Section 407(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1107(b)) is amended by redesignating 
     paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and by inserting after 
     paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:
       ``(2)(A) If this paragraph applies to an eligible 
     individual account plan, the portion of such plan which 
     consists of applicable elective deferrals (and earnings 
     allocable thereto) shall be treated as a separate plan--
       ``(i) which is not an eligible individual account plan, and
       ``(ii) to which the requirements of this section apply.
       ``(B)(i) This paragraph shall apply to any eligible 
     individual account plan if any portion of the plan's 
     applicable elective deferrals (or earnings allocable thereto) 
     are required to be invested in qualifying employer securities 
     or qualifying employer real property or both--
       ``(I) pursuant to the terms of the plan, or
       ``(II) at the direction of a person other than the 
     participant on whose behalf such elective deferrals are made 
     to the plan (or a beneficiary).
       ``(ii) This paragraph shall not apply to an individual 
     account plan for a plan year if, on the last day of the 
     preceding plan year, the fair market value of the assets of 
     all individual account plans maintained by the employer 
     equals not more than 10 percent of the fair market value of 
     the assets of all pension plans (other than multiemployer 
     plans) maintained by the employer.
       ``(iii) This paragraph shall not apply to an individual 
     account plan that is an employee stock ownership plan as 
     defined in section 4975(e)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.
       ``(iv) This paragraph shall not apply to an individual 
     account plan if, pursuant to the terms of the plan, the 
     portion of any employee's applicable elective deferrals which 
     is required to be invested in qualifying employer securities 
     and qualifying employer real property for any year may not 
     exceed 1 percent of the employee's compensation which is 
     taken into account under the plan in determining the maximum 
     amount of the employee's applicable elective deferrals for 
     such year.
       ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `applicable 
     elective deferral' means any elective deferral (as defined in 
     section 402(g)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) 
     which is made pursuant to a qualified cash or deferred 
     arrangement as defined in section 401(k) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to elective deferrals for plan years beginning 
     after December 31, 1998.

     SEC. 1525. SECTION 401(K) PLANS FOR CERTAIN IRRIGATION AND 
                   DRAINAGE ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 401(k)(7) 
     (relating to rural cooperative plan) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii), by 
     redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v), and by inserting 
     after clause (iii) the following new clause:
       ``(iv) any organization which--

       ``(I) is a mutual irrigation or ditch company described in 
     section 501(c)(12) (without regard to the 85 percent 
     requirement thereof), or
       ``(II) is a district organized under the laws of a State as 
     a municipal corporation for the purpose of irrigation, water 
     conservation, or drainage, and'', and

       (2) in clause (v), as so redesignated, by striking ``or 
     (iii)'' and inserting ``, (iii), or (iv)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 1526. PORTABILITY OF PERMISSIVE SERVICE CREDIT UNDER 
                   GOVERNMENTAL PENSION PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 415 (relating to limitations on 
     benefits and contributions under qualified plans) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(n) Special Rules Relating to Purchase of Permissive 
     Service Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--If an employee makes 1 or more 
     contributions to a defined benefit governmental plan (within 
     the meaning of section 414(d)) to purchase permissive service 
     credit under such plan, then the requirements of this section 
     shall be treated as met only if--
       ``(A) the requirements of subsection (b) are met, 
     determined by treating the accrued benefit derived from all 
     such contributions as an annual benefit for purposes of 
     subsection (b), or
       ``(B) the requirements of subsection (c) are met, 
     determined by treating all such contributions as annual 
     additions for purposes of subsection (c).
       ``(2) Application of limit.--For purposes of--
       ``(A) applying paragraph (1)(A), the plan shall not fail to 
     meet the reduced limit under subsection (b)(2)(C) solely by 
     reason of this subsection, and
       ``(B) applying paragraph (1)(B), the plan shall not fail to 
     meet the percentage limitation under subsection (c)(1)(B) 
     solely by reason of this subsection.
       ``(3) Permissive service credit.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `permissive service credit' 
     means service credit--
       ``(i) recognized by the governmental plan for purposes of 
     calculating a participant's benefit under the plan,
       ``(ii) which such participant has not received under such 
     governmental plan, and
       ``(iii) which such participant may receive only by making a 
     voluntary additional contribution, in an amount determined 
     under such governmental plan, which does not ex

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     ceed the amount necessary to fund the benefit attributable to 
     such service credit.
       ``(B) Limitation on nonqualified service credit.--A plan 
     shall fail to meet the requirements of this section if--
       ``(i) more than 5 years of permissive service credit 
     attributable to nonqualified service are taken into account 
     for purposes of this subsection, or
       ``(ii) any permissive service credit attributable to 
     nonqualified service is taken into account under this 
     subsection before the employee has at least 5 years of 
     participation under the plan.
       ``(C) Nonqualified service.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (B), the term `nonqualified service' means service for which 
     permissive service credit is allowed other than--
       ``(i) service (including parental, medical, sabbatical, and 
     similar leave) as an employee of the Government of the United 
     States, any State or political subdivision thereof, or any 
     agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than 
     military service or service for credit which was obtained as 
     a result of a repayment described in subsection (k)(3)),
       ``(ii) service (including parental, medical, sabbatical, 
     and similar leave) as an employee (other than as an employee 
     described in clause (i)) of an educational organization 
     described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) which is a public, 
     private, or sectarian school which provides elementary or 
     secondary education (through grade 12), as determined under 
     State law,
       ``(iii) service as an employee of an association of 
     employees who are described in clause (i), or
       ``(iv) military service (other than qualified military 
     service under section 414(u)) recognized by such governmental 
     plan.

     In the case of service described in clauses (i), (ii), or 
     (iii), such service will be nonqualified service if 
     recognition of such service would cause a participant to 
     receive a retirement benefit for the same service under more 
     than one plan.''
       (b) Special Rule for Repayment of Cashouts.--Section 415(k) 
     (relating to special rules) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Repayments of cashouts under governmental plans.--In 
     the case of any repayment of contributions (including 
     interest thereon) to the governmental plan with respect to an 
     amount previously refunded upon a forfeiture of service 
     credit under the plan or under another governmental plan 
     maintained by a State or local government employer within the 
     same State, any such repayment shall not be taken into 
     account for purposes of this section.''
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to permissive service credit contributions made in 
     years beginning after December 31, 1997.
       (2) Transition rule.--
       (A) In general.--In the case of an eligible participant in 
     a governmental plan (within the meaning of section 414(d) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), the limitations of 
     section 415(c)(1) of such Code shall not be applied to reduce 
     the amount of permissive service credit which may be 
     purchased to an amount less than the amount which was allowed 
     to be purchased under the terms of the plan as in effect on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) Eligible participant.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), an eligible participant is an individual who first 
     became a participant in the plan before the first plan year 
     beginning after the last day of the calendar year in which 
     the next regular session (following the date of the enactment 
     of this Act) of the governing body with authority to amend 
     the plan ends.

     SEC. 1527. REMOVAL OF DOLLAR LIMITATION ON BENEFIT PAYMENTS 
                   FROM A DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN MAINTAINED FOR 
                   CERTAIN POLICE AND FIRE EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (G) of section 415(b)(2) is 
     amended by striking ``participant--'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``participant, subparagraph (C) of this 
     paragraph shall not apply.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1996.

     SEC. 1528. SURVIVOR BENEFITS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS 
                   KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

       (a) In General.--Section 101 (relating to certain death 
     benefits) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Survivor Benefits Attributable to Service by a Public 
     Safety Officer who is Killed in the Line of Duty.--
       ``(1) In general.--Gross income shall not include any 
     amount paid as a survivor annuity on account of the death of 
     a public safety officer (as such term is defined in section 
     1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968) killed in the line of duty--
       ``(A) if such annuity is provided, under a governmental 
     plan which meets the requirements of section 401(a), to the 
     spouse (or a former spouse) of the public safety officer or 
     to a child of such officer; and
       ``(B) to the extent such annuity is attributable to such 
     officer's service as a public safety officer.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with 
     respect to the death of any public safety officer if, as 
     determined in accordance with the provisions of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968--
       ``(A) the death was caused by the intentional misconduct of 
     the officer or by such officer's intention to bring about 
     such officer's death;
       ``(B) the officer was voluntarily intoxicated (as defined 
     in section 1204 of such Act) at the time of death;
       ``(C) the officer was performing such officer's duties in a 
     grossly negligent manner at the time of death; or
       ``(D) the payment is to an individual whose actions were a 
     substantial contributing factor to the death of the 
     officer.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning 
     after December 31, 1996, with respect to individuals dying 
     after such date.

     SEC. 1529. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DISABILITY BENEFITS RECEIVED 
                   BY FORMER POLICE OFFICERS OR FIREFIGHTERS.

       (a) General Rule.--For purposes of determining whether any 
     amount to which this section applies is excludable from gross 
     income under section 104(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, the following conditions shall be treated as 
     personal injuries or sickness in the course of employment:
       (1) Heart disease.
       (2) Hypertension.
       (b) Amounts To Which Section Applies.--This section shall 
     apply to any amount--
       (1) which is payable--
       (A) to an individual (or to the survivors of an individual) 
     who was a full-time employee of any police department or fire 
     department which is organized and operated by a State, by any 
     political subdivision thereof, or by any agency or 
     instrumentality of a State or political subdivision thereof, 
     and
       (B) under a State law (as amended on May 19, 1992) which 
     irrebuttably presumed that heart disease and hypertension are 
     work-related illnesses but only for employees separating from 
     service before July 1, 1992; and
       (2) which was received in calendar year 1989, 1990, or 
     1991.
       (c) Waiver of Statute of Limitations.--If, on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act (or at any time within the 1-year 
     period beginning on such date of enactment), credit or refund 
     of any overpayment of tax resulting from the provisions of 
     this section is barred by any law or rule of law (including 
     res judicata), then credit or refund of such overpayment 
     shall, nevertheless, be allowed or made if claim therefore is 
     filed before the date 1 year after such date of enactment.

     SEC. 1530. GRATUITOUS TRANSFERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 664(d)(1) and 
     subparagraph (C) of section 664(d)(2) are each amended by 
     striking the period at the end thereof and inserting ``or, to 
     the extent the remainder interest is in qualified employer 
     securities (as defined in subsection (g)(4)), all or part of 
     such securities are to be transferred to an employee stock 
     ownership plan (as defined in section 4975(e)(7)) in a 
     qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined by subsection 
     (g)).''.
       (b) Qualified Gratuitous Transfer Defined.--Section 664 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Qualified Gratuitous Transfer of Qualified Employer 
     Securities.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `qualified gratuitous transfer' means a transfer of qualified 
     employer securities to an employee stock ownership plan (as 
     defined in section 4975(e)(7)) but only to the extent that--
       ``(A) the securities transferred previously passed from a 
     decedent dying before January 1, 1999, to a trust described 
     in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (d),
       ``(B) no deduction under section 404 is allowable with 
     respect to such transfer,
       ``(C) such plan contains the provisions required by 
     paragraph (3),
       ``(D) such plan treats such securities as being 
     attributable to employer contributions but without regard to 
     the limitations otherwise applicable to such contributions 
     under section 404, and
       ``(E) the employer whose employees are covered by the plan 
     described in this paragraph files with the Secretary a 
     verified written statement consenting to the application of 
     sections 4978 and 4979A with respect to such employer.
       ``(2) Exception.--The term `qualified gratuitous transfer' 
     shall not include a transfer of qualified employer securities 
     to an employee stock ownership plan unless--
       ``(A) such plan was in existence on August 1, 1996,
       ``(B) at the time of the transfer, the decedent and members 
     of the decedent's family (within the meaning of section 
     2032A(e)(2)) own (directly or through the application of 
     section 318(a)) no more than 10 percent of the value of the 
     stock of the corporation referred to in paragraph (4), and
       ``(C) immediately after the transfer, such plan owns (after 
     the application of section 318(a)(4)) at least 60 percent of 
     the value of the outstanding stock of the corporation.
       ``(3) Plan requirements.--A plan contains the provisions 
     required by this paragraph if such plan provides that--
       ``(A) the qualified employer securities so transferred are 
     allocated to plan participants in a manner consistent with 
     section 401(a)(4),
       ``(B) plan participants are entitled to direct the plan as 
     to the manner in which such securities which are entitled to 
     vote and are allocated to the account of such participant are 
     to be voted,
       ``(C) an independent trustee votes the securities so 
     transferred which are not allocated to plan participants,
       ``(D) each participant who is entitled to a distribution 
     from the plan has the rights described in subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of section 409(h)(1),

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       ``(E) such securities are held in a suspense account under 
     the plan to be allocated each year, up to the limitations 
     under section 415(c), after first allocating all other annual 
     additions for the limitation year, up to the limitations 
     under sections 415 (c) and (e), and
       ``(F) on termination of the plan, all securities so 
     transferred which are not allocated to plan participants as 
     of such termination are to be transferred to, or for the use 
     of, an organization described in section 170(c).

     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `independent 
     trustee' means any trustee who is not a member of the family 
     (within the meaning of section 2032A(e)(2)) of the decedent 
     or a 5-percent shareholder. A plan shall not fail to be 
     treated as meeting the requirements of section 401(a) by 
     reason of meeting the requirements of this subsection.
       ``(4) Qualified employer securities.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `qualified employer securities' means 
     employer securities (as defined in section 409(l)) which are 
     issued by a domestic corporation--
       ``(A) which has no outstanding stock which is readily 
     tradable on an established securities market, and
       ``(B) which has only 1 class of stock.
       ``(5) Treatment of securities allocated by employee stock 
     ownership plan to persons related to decedent or 5-percent 
     shareholders.--
       ``(A) In general.--If any portion of the assets of the plan 
     attributable to securities acquired by the plan in a 
     qualified gratuitous transfer are allocated to the account 
     of--
       ``(i) any person who is related to the decedent (within the 
     meaning of section 267(b)) or a member of the decedent's 
     family (within the meaning of section 2032A(e)(2)), or
       ``(ii) any person who, at the time of such allocation or at 
     any time during the 1-year period ending on the date of the 
     acquisition of qualified employer securities by the plan, is 
     a 5-percent shareholder of the employer maintaining the plan,

     the plan shall be treated as having distributed (at the time 
     of such allocation) to such person or shareholder the amount 
     so allocated.
       ``(B) 5-percent shareholder.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `5-percent shareholder' means any person who 
     owns (directly or through the application of section 318(a)) 
     more than 5 percent of the outstanding stock of the 
     corporation which issued such qualified employer securities 
     or of any corporation which is a member of the same 
     controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of 
     section 409(l)(4)) as such corporation. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, section 318(a) shall be applied without 
     regard to the exception in paragraph (2)(B)(i) thereof.
       ``(C) Cross reference.--

  ``For excise tax on allocations described in subparagraph (A), see 
section 4979A.
       ``(6) Tax on failure to transfer unallocated securities to 
     charity on termination of plan.--If the requirements of 
     paragraph (3)(F) are not met with respect to any securities, 
     there is hereby imposed a tax on the employer maintaining the 
     plan in an amount equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) the amount of the increase in the tax which would be 
     imposed by chapter 11 if such securities were not transferred 
     as described in paragraph (1), and
       ``(B) interest on such amount at the underpayment rate 
     under section 6621 (and compounded daily) from the due date 
     for filing the return of the tax imposed by chapter 11.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 401(a)(1) is amended by inserting ``or by a 
     charitable remainder trust pursuant to a qualified gratuitous 
     transfer (as defined in section 664(g)(1)),'' after ``stock 
     bonus plans),''.
       (2) Section 404(a)(9) is amended by inserting after 
     subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) A qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined in 
     section 664(g)(1)) shall have no effect on the amount or 
     amounts otherwise deductible under paragraph (3) or (7) or 
     under this paragraph.''.
       (3) Section 415(c)(6) is amended by adding at the end 
     thereof the following new sentence:

     ``The amount of any qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined 
     in section 664(g)(1)) allocated to a participant for any 
     limitation year shall not exceed the limitations imposed by 
     this section, but such amount shall not be taken into account 
     in determining whether any other amount exceeds the 
     limitations imposed by this section.''.
       (4) Section 415(e) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7), and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) Special rule for qualified gratuitous transfers.--Any 
     qualified gratuitous transfer of qualified employer 
     securities (as defined by section 664(g)) shall not be taken 
     into account in calculating, and shall not be subject to, the 
     limitations provided in this subsection.''.
       (5) Subparagraph (B) of section 664(d)(1) and subparagraph 
     (B) of section 664(d)(2) are each amended by inserting ``and 
     other than qualified gratuitous transfers described in 
     subparagraph (C)'' after ``subparagraph (A)''.
       (6) Paragraph (4) of section 674(b) is amended by inserting 
     before the period ``or to an employee stock ownership plan 
     (as defined in section 4975(e)(7)) in a qualified gratuitous 
     transfer (as defined in section 664(g)(1))''.
       (7) Section 2055(a) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3),
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``; or'', and
       (iii) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) to an employee stock ownership plan if such transfer 
     qualifies as a qualified gratuitous transfer of qualified 
     employer securities within the meaning of section 664(g).''.
       (8) Paragraph (8) of section 2056(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(8) Special rule for charitable remainder trusts.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the surviving spouse of the decedent 
     is the only beneficiary of a qualified charitable remainder 
     trust who is not a charitable beneficiary nor an ESOP 
     beneficiary, paragraph (1) shall not apply to any interest in 
     such trust which passes or has passed from the decedent to 
     such surviving spouse.
       ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) Charitable beneficiary.--The term `charitable 
     beneficiary' means any beneficiary which is an organization 
     described in section 170(c).
       ``(ii) ESOP beneficiary.--The term `ESOP beneficiary' means 
     any beneficiary which is an employee stock ownership plan (as 
     defined in section 4975(e)(7)) that holds a remainder 
     interest in qualified employer securities (as defined in 
     section 664(g)(4)) to be transferred to such plan in a 
     qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined in section 
     664(g)(1)).
       ``(iii) Qualified charitable remainder trust.--The term 
     `qualified charitable remainder trust' means a charitable 
     remainder annuity trust or a charitable remainder unitrust 
     (described in section 664).''.
       (9) Section 4947(b) is amended by inserting after paragraph 
     (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Section 507.--The provisions of section 507(a) shall 
     not apply to a trust which is described in subsection (a)(2) 
     by reason of a distribution of qualified employer securities 
     (as defined in section 664(g)(4)) to an employee stock 
     ownership plan (as defined in section 4975(e)(7)) in a 
     qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined by section 
     664(g)).''.
       (10) The last sentence of section 4975(e)(7) is amended by 
     inserting ``and section 664(g)'' after ``section 409(n)''
       (11) Subsection (a) of section 4978 is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or acquired any qualified employer 
     securities in a qualified gratuitous transfer to which 
     section 664(g) applied'' after ``section 1042 applied'', and
       (B) by inserting before the comma at the end of paragraph 
     (2) ``60 percent of the total value of all employer 
     securities as of such disposition in the case of any 
     qualified employer securities acquired in a qualified 
     gratuitous transfer to which section 664(g) applied)''.
       (12) Paragraph (2) of section 4978(b) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or acquired in the qualified gratuitous 
     transfer to which section 664(g) applied'' after ``section 
     1042 applied'', and
       (B) by inserting ``or to which section 664(g) applied'' 
     after ``section 1042 applied'' in subparagraph (A) thereof.
       (13) Subsection (c) of section 4978 is amended by striking 
     ``written statement'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``written statement described in section 664(g)(1)(E) or in 
     section 1042(b)(3) (as the case may be).''.
       (14) Paragraph (2) of section 4978(e) is amended by 
     striking the period and inserting ``; except that such 
     section shall be applied without regard to subparagraph (B) 
     thereof for purposes of applying this section and section 
     4979A with respect to securities acquired in a qualified 
     gratuitous transfer (as defined in section 664(g)(1)).''.
       (15) Subsection (a) of section 4979A is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Imposition of Tax.--If--
       ``(1) there is a prohibited allocation of qualified 
     securities by any employee stock ownership plan or eligible 
     worker-owned cooperative, or
       ``(2) there is an allocation described in section 
     664(g)(5)(A),

     there is hereby imposed a tax on such allocation equal to 50 
     percent of the amount involved.''.
       (16) Subsection (c) of section 4979A is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Liability for Tax.--The tax imposed by this section 
     shall be paid by--
       ``(1) the employer sponsoring such plan, or
       ``(2) the eligible worker-owned cooperative,

     which made the written statement described in section 
     664(g)(1)(E) or in section 1042(b)(3)(B) (as the case may 
     be).''.
       (17) Section 4979A is amended by redesignating subsection 
     (d) as subsection (e) and by inserting after subsection (c) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Special Statute of Limitations for Tax Attributable 
     to Certain Allocations.--The statutory period for the 
     assessment of any tax imposed by this section on an 
     allocation described in subsection (a)(2) of qualified 
     employer securities shall not expire before the date which is 
     3 years from the later of--
       ``(1) the 1st allocation of such securities in connection 
     with a qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined in section 
     664(g)(1)), or
       ``(2) the date on which the Secretary is notified of the 
     allocation described in subsection (a)(2).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to transfers made by trusts to, or for the use 
     of, an em

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     ployee stock ownership plan after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
         Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Certain Health Acts

     SEC. 1531. AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO 
                   IMPLEMENT THE NEWBORNS' AND MOTHERS' HEALTH 
                   PROTECTION ACT OF 1996 AND THE MENTAL HEALTH 
                   PARITY ACT OF 1996.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle K is amended--
       (1) by striking all that precedes section 9801 and 
     inserting the following:
              ``Subtitle K--Group Health Plan Requirements
``Chapter 100. Group health plan requirements.

             ``CHAPTER 100--GROUP HEALTH PLAN REQUIREMENTS

``Subchapter A. Requirements relating to portability, access, and 
              renewability.
``Subchapter B. Other requirements.
``Subchapter C. General provisions.

   ``Subchapter A--Requirements Relating to Portability, Access, and 
                              Renewability

``Sec. 9801. Increased portability through limitation on preexisting 
              condition exclusions.
``Sec. 9802. Prohibiting discrimination against individual participants 
              and beneficiaries based on health status.
``Sec. 9803. Guaranteed renewability in multiemployer plans and certain 
              multiple employer welfare arrangements.'',
       (2) by redesignating sections 9804, 9805, and 9806 as 
     sections 9831, 9832, and 9833, respectively,
       (3) by inserting before section 9831 (as so redesignated) 
     the following:

                   ``Subchapter C--General Provisions

``Sec. 9831. General exceptions.
``Sec. 9832. Definitions.
``Sec. 9833. Regulations.'', and

       (4) by inserting after section 9803 the following:

                   ``Subchapter B--Other Requirements

``Sec. 9811. Standards relating to benefits for mothers and newborns.
``Sec. 9812. Parity in the application of certain limits to mental 
              health benefits.

     ``SEC. 9811. STANDARDS RELATING TO BENEFITS FOR MOTHERS AND 
                   NEWBORNS.

       ``(a) Requirements for Minimum Hospital Stay Following 
     Birth.--
       ``(1) In general.--A group health plan may not--
       ``(A) except as provided in paragraph (2)--
       ``(i) restrict benefits for any hospital length of stay in 
     connection with childbirth for the mother or newborn child, 
     following a normal vaginal delivery, to less than 48 hours, 
     or
       ``(ii) restrict benefits for any hospital length of stay in 
     connection with childbirth for the mother or newborn child, 
     following a caesarean section, to less than 96 hours; or
       ``(B) require that a provider obtain authorization from the 
     plan or the issuer for prescribing any length of stay 
     required under subparagraph (A) (without regard to paragraph 
     (2)).
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply in 
     connection with any group health plan in any case in which 
     the decision to discharge the mother or her newborn child 
     prior to the expiration of the minimum length of stay 
     otherwise required under paragraph (1)(A) is made by an 
     attending provider in consultation with the mother.
       ``(b) Prohibitions.--A group health plan may not--
       ``(1) deny to the mother or her newborn child eligibility, 
     or continued eligibility, to enroll or to renew coverage 
     under the terms of the plan, solely for the purpose of 
     avoiding the requirements of this section;
       ``(2) provide monetary payments or rebates to mothers to 
     encourage such mothers to accept less than the minimum 
     protections available under this section;
       ``(3) penalize or otherwise reduce or limit the 
     reimbursement of an attending provider because such provider 
     provided care to an individual participant or beneficiary in 
     accordance with this section;
       ``(4) provide incentives (monetary or otherwise) to an 
     attending provider to induce such provider to provide care to 
     an individual participant or beneficiary in a manner 
     inconsistent with this section; or
       ``(5) subject to subsection (c)(3), restrict benefits for 
     any portion of a period within a hospital length of stay 
     required under subsection (a) in a manner which is less 
     favorable than the benefits provided for any preceding 
     portion of such stay.
       ``(c) Rules of Construction.--
       ``(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require 
     a mother who is a participant or beneficiary--
       ``(A) to give birth in a hospital; or
       ``(B) to stay in the hospital for a fixed period of time 
     following the birth of her child.
       ``(2) This section shall not apply with respect to any 
     group health plan which does not provide benefits for 
     hospital lengths of stay in connection with childbirth for a 
     mother or her newborn child.
       ``(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
     preventing a group health plan from imposing deductibles, 
     coinsurance, or other cost-sharing in relation to benefits 
     for hospital lengths of stay in connection with childbirth 
     for a mother or newborn child under the plan, except that 
     such coinsurance or other cost-sharing for any portion of a 
     period within a hospital length of stay required under 
     subsection (a) may not be greater than such coinsurance or 
     cost-sharing for any preceding portion of such stay.
       ``(d) Level and Type of Reimbursements.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to prevent a group health plan 
     from negotiating the level and type of reimbursement with a 
     provider for care provided in accordance with this section.
       ``(f) Preemption; Exception for Health Insurance Coverage 
     in Certain States.--The requirements of this section shall 
     not apply with respect to health insurance coverage if there 
     is a State law (including a decision, rule, regulation, or 
     other State action having the effect of law) for a State that 
     regulates such coverage that is described in any of the 
     following paragraphs:
       ``(1) Such State law requires such coverage to provide for 
     at least a 48-hour hospital length of stay following a normal 
     vaginal delivery and at least a 96-hour hospital length of 
     stay following a caesarean section.
       ``(2) Such State law requires such coverage to provide for 
     maternity and pediatric care in accordance with guidelines 
     established by the American College of Obstetricians and 
     Gynecologists, the American Academy of Pediatrics, or other 
     established professional medical associations.
       ``(3) Such State law requires, in connection with such 
     coverage for maternity care, that the hospital length of stay 
     for such care is left to the decision of (or required to be 
     made by) the attending provider in consultation with the 
     mother.

     ``SEC. 9812. PARITY IN THE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LIMITS TO 
                   MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Aggregate lifetime limits.--In the case of a group 
     health plan that provides both medical and surgical benefits 
     and mental health benefits--
       ``(A) No lifetime limit.--If the plan does not include an 
     aggregate lifetime limit on substantially all medical and 
     surgical benefits, the plan may not impose any aggregate 
     lifetime limit on mental health benefits.
       ``(B) Lifetime limit.--If the plan includes an aggregate 
     lifetime limit on substantially all medical and surgical 
     benefits (in this paragraph referred to as the `applicable 
     lifetime limit'), the plan shall either--
       ``(i) apply the applicable lifetime limit both to the 
     medical and surgical benefits to which it otherwise would 
     apply and to mental health benefits and not distinguish in 
     the application of such limit between such medical and 
     surgical benefits and mental health benefits; or
       ``(ii) not include any aggregate lifetime limit on mental 
     health benefits that is less than the applicable lifetime 
     limit.
       ``(C) Rule in case of different limits.--In the case of a 
     plan that is not described in subparagraph (A) or (B) and 
     that includes no or different aggregate lifetime limits on 
     different categories of medical and surgical benefits, the 
     Secretary shall establish rules under which subparagraph (B) 
     is applied to such plan with respect to mental health 
     benefits by substituting for the applicable lifetime limit an 
     average aggregate lifetime limit that is computed taking into 
     account the weighted average of the aggregate lifetime limits 
     applicable to such categories.
       ``(2) Annual limits.--In the case of a group health plan 
     that provides both medical and surgical benefits and mental 
     health benefits--
       ``(A) No annual limit.--If the plan does not include an 
     annual limit on substantially all medical and surgical 
     benefits, the plan may not impose any annual limit on mental 
     health benefits.
       ``(B) Annual limit.--If the plan includes an annual limit 
     on substantially all medical and surgical benefits (in this 
     paragraph referred to as the `applicable annual limit'), the 
     plan shall either--
       ``(i) apply the applicable annual limit both to medical and 
     surgical benefits to which it otherwise would apply and to 
     mental health benefits and not distinguish in the application 
     of such limit between such medical and surgical benefits and 
     mental health benefits; or
       ``(ii) not include any annual limit on mental health 
     benefits that is less than the applicable annual limit.
       ``(C) Rule in case of different limits.--In the case of a 
     plan that is not described in subparagraph (A) or (B) and 
     that includes no or different annual limits on different 
     categories of medical and surgical benefits, the Secretary 
     shall establish rules under which subparagraph (B) is applied 
     to such plan with respect to mental health benefits by 
     substituting for the applicable annual limit an average 
     annual limit that is computed taking into account the 
     weighted average of the annual limits applicable to such 
     categories.
       ``(b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed--
       ``(1) as requiring a group health plan to provide any 
     mental health benefits; or
       ``(2) in the case of a group health plan that provides 
     mental health benefits, as affecting the terms and conditions 
     (including cost sharing, limits on numbers of visits or days 
     of coverage, and requirements relating to medical necessity) 
     relating to the amount, duration, or scope of mental health 
     benefits under the plan, except as specifically pro

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     vided in subsection (a) (in regard to parity in the 
     imposition of aggregate lifetime limits and annual limits for 
     mental health benefits).
       ``(c) Exemptions.--
       ``(1) Small employer exemption.--This section shall not 
     apply to any group health plan for any plan year of a small 
     employer (as defined in section 4980D(d)(2)).
       ``(2) Increased cost exemption.--This section shall not 
     apply with respect to a group health plan if the application 
     of this section to such plan results in an increase in the 
     cost under the plan of at least 1 percent.
       ``(d) Separate Application to Each Option Offered.--In the 
     case of a group health plan that offers a participant or 
     beneficiary two or more benefit package options under the 
     plan, the requirements of this section shall be applied 
     separately with respect to each such option.
       ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Aggregate lifetime limit.--The term `aggregate 
     lifetime limit' means, with respect to benefits under a group 
     health plan, a dollar limitation on the total amount that may 
     be paid with respect to such benefits under the plan with 
     respect to an individual or other coverage unit.
       ``(2) Annual limit.--The term `annual limit' means, with 
     respect to benefits under a group health plan, a dollar 
     limitation on the total amount of benefits that may be paid 
     with respect to such benefits in a 12-month period under the 
     plan with respect to an individual or other coverage unit.
       ``(3) Medical or surgical benefits.--The term `medical or 
     surgical benefits' means benefits with respect to medical or 
     surgical services, as defined under the terms of the plan, 
     but does not include mental health benefits.
       ``(4) Mental health benefits.--The term `mental health 
     benefits' means benefits with respect to mental health 
     services, as defined under the terms of the plan, but does 
     not include benefits with respect to treatment of substance 
     abuse or chemical dependency.
       ``(f) Sunset.--This section shall not apply to benefits for 
     services furnished on or after September 30, 2001.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Chapter 100 of such Code is further amended--
       (A) in the last sentence of section 9801(c)(1), by striking 
     ``section 9805(c)'' and inserting ``section 9832(c)'';
       (B) in section 9831(b), by striking ``9805(c)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``9832(c)(1)'';
       (C) in section 9831(c)(1), by striking ``9805(c)(2)'' and 
     inserting ``9832(c)(2)'';
       (D) in section 9831(c)(2), by striking ``9805(c)(3)'' and 
     inserting ``9832(c)(3)''; and
       (E) in section 9831(c)(3), by striking ``9805(c)(4)'' and 
     inserting ``9832(c)(4)''.
       (2) Section 4980D of such Code is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``plan portability, 
     access, and renewability'' and inserting ``plans'';
       (B) in subsection (c)(3)(B)(i)(I), by striking 
     ``9805(d)(3)'' and inserting ``9832(d)(3)'';
       (C) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ``(other than a 
     failure attributable to section 9811)'' after ``on any 
     failure'';
       (D) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ``9805'' and 
     inserting ``9832'';
       (E) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``9805(a)'' and 
     inserting ``9832(a)''.
       (3) The table of subtitles for such Code is amended by 
     striking the item relating to subtitle K and inserting the 
     following new item:

``Subtitle K. Group health plan requirements.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to group health plans for plan years 
     beginning on or after January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 1532. SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO CHURCH PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 9802 (relating to prohibiting 
     discrimination against individual participants and 
     beneficiaries based on health status) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Special Rules for Church Plans.--A church plan (as 
     defined in section 414(e)) shall not be treated as failing to 
     meet the requirements of this section solely because such 
     plan requires evidence of good health for coverage of--
       ``(1) both any employee of an employer with 10 or less 
     employees (determined without regard to section 414(e)(3)(C)) 
     and any self-employed individual, or
       ``(2) any individual who enrolls after the first 90 days of 
     initial eligibility under the plan.
     This subsection shall apply to a plan for any year only if 
     the plan included the provisions described in the preceding 
     sentence on July 15, 1997, and at all times thereafter before 
     the beginning of such year.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 401(a) of the Health Insurance Portability and 
     Accountability Act of 1996.
           Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Plan Amendments

     SEC. 1541. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PLAN AMENDMENTS.

       (a) In General.--If this section applies to any plan or 
     contract amendment--
       (1) such plan or contract shall be treated as being 
     operated in accordance with the terms of the plan during the 
     period described in subsection (b)(2)(A), and
       (2) such plan shall not fail to meet the requirements of 
     section 411(d)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or 
     section 204(g) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974 by reason of such amendment.
       (b) Amendments to Which Section Applies.--
       (1) In general.--This section shall apply to any amendment 
     to any plan or annuity contract which is made--
       (A) pursuant to any amendment made by this title or 
     subtitle H of title X, and
       (B) before the first day of the first plan year beginning 
     on or after January 1, 1999.
     In the case of a governmental plan (as defined in section 
     414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), this paragraph 
     shall be applied by substituting ``2001'' for ``1999''.
       (2) Conditions.--This section shall not apply to any 
     amendment unless--
       (A) during the period--
       (i) beginning on the date the legislative amendment 
     described in paragraph (1)(A) takes effect (or in the case of 
     a plan or contract amendment not required by such legislative 
     amendment, the effective date specified by the plan), and
       (ii) ending on the date described in paragraph (1)(B) (or, 
     if earlier, the date the plan or contract amendment is 
     adopted),
     the plan or contract is operated as if such plan or contract 
     amendment were in effect, and
       (B) such plan or contract amendment applies retroactively 
     for such period.
     TITLE XVI--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SMALL BUSINESS JOB 
              PROTECTION ACT OF 1996 AND OTHER LEGISLATION

     SEC. 1600. COORDINATION WITH OTHER TITLES.

       For purposes of applying the amendments made by any title 
     of this Act other than this title, the provisions of this 
     title shall be treated as having been enacted immediately 
     before the provisions of such other titles.

     SEC. 1601. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SMALL BUSINESS JOB 
                   PROTECTION ACT OF 1996.

       (a) Amendments Related to Subtitle A.--
       (1) Amendment related to section 1116.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 6050R(c) is amended by striking ``name and address'' 
     and inserting ``name, address, and phone number of the 
     information contact''.
       (2) Amendment to section 1116.--Paragraphs (1) and (2)(C) 
     of section 1116(b) of the Small Business Job Protection Act 
     of 1996 shall each be applied as if the reference to chapter 
     68 were a reference to chapter 61.
       (b) Amendment Related to Subtitle B.--Subsection (c) of 
     section 52 is amended by striking ``targeted jobs credit'' 
     and inserting ``work opportunity credit''.
       (c) Amendments Related to Subtitle C.--
       (1) Amendment related to section 1302.--Subparagraph (B) of 
     section 1361(e)(1) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end 
     of clause (i), striking the period at the end of clause (ii) 
     and inserting ``, and'', and adding at the end the following 
     new clause:
       ``(iii) any charitable remainder annuity trust or 
     charitable remainder unitrust (as defined in section 
     664(d)).''.
       (2) Effective date for section 1307.--
       (A) Notwithstanding section 1317 of the Small Business Job 
     Protection Act of 1996, the amendments made by subsections 
     (a) and (b) of section 1307 of such Act shall apply to 
     determinations made after December 31, 1996.
       (B) In no event shall the 120-day period referred to in 
     section 1377(b)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     (as added by such section 1307) expire before the end of the 
     120-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (3) Amendment related to section 1308.--Subparagraph (A) of 
     section 1361(b)(3) is amended by striking ``For purposes of 
     this title'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, for purposes of this 
     title''.
       (4) Amendments related to section 1316.--
       (A) Paragraph (2) of section 512(e) is amended by striking 
     ``within the meaning of section 1012'' and inserting ``as 
     defined in section 1361(e)(1)(C)''.
       (B) Paragraph (7) of section 1361(c) is redesignated as 
     paragraph (6).
       (C) Subparagraph (B) of section 1361(b)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (c)(7)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (c)(6)''.
       (D) Paragraph (1) of section 512(e) is amended by striking 
     ``section 1361(c)(7)'' and inserting ``section 1361(c)(6)''.
       (d) Amendments Related to Subtitle D.--
       (1) Amendments related to section 1421.--
       (A) Subsection (i) of section 408 is amended in the last 
     sentence by striking ``30 days'' and inserting ``31 days''.
       (B) Subparagraph (H) of section 408(k)(6) is amended by 
     striking ``if the terms of such pension'' and inserting ``of 
     an employer if the terms of simplified employee pensions of 
     such employer''.
       (C)(i) Subparagraph (B) of section 408(l)(2) is amended--
       (I) by inserting ``and the issuer of an annuity established 
     under such an arrangement'' after ``under subsection (p)'', 
     and
       (II) in clause (i), by inserting ``or issuer'' after 
     ``trustee''.
       (ii) Paragraph (2) of section 6693(c) is amended--
       (I) by inserting ``or issuer'' after ``trustee'', and
       (II) in the heading, by inserting ``and issuer'' after 
     ``trustee''.
       (D) Subsection (p) of section 408 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Coordination with maximum limitation under subsection 
     (a).--In the case of any simple retirement account, 
     subsections (a)(1) and (b)(2) shall be applied by 
     substituting `the sum of the dollar amount in effect under 
     paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of this subsection and the employer 
     contribution required under subparagraph (A)(iii) or (B)(i) 
     of

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     paragraph (2) of this subsection, whichever is applicable' 
     for `$2,000'.''.
       (E) Clause (i) of section 408(p)(2)(D) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new sentence: ``If only individuals 
     other than employees described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     section 410(b)(3) are eligible to participate in such 
     arrangement, then the preceding sentence shall be applied 
     without regard to any qualified plan in which only employees 
     so described are eligible to participate.''.
       (F) Subparagraph (D) of section 408(p)(2) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) Grace period.--In the case of an employer who 
     establishes and maintains a plan under this subsection for 1 
     or more years and who fails to meet any requirement of this 
     subsection for any subsequent year due to any acquisition, 
     disposition, or similar transaction involving another such 
     employer, rules similar to the rules of section 410(b)(6)(C) 
     shall apply for purposes of this subsection.''.
       (G) Paragraph (5) of section 408(p) is amended in the text 
     preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ``simplified'' and 
     inserting ``simple''.
       (2) Amendments related to section 1422.--
       (A) Clause (ii) of section 401(k)(11)(D) is amended by 
     striking the period and inserting ``if such plan allows only 
     contributions required under this paragraph.''.
       (B) Paragraph (11) of section 401(k) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Cost-of-living adjustment.--The Secretary shall 
     adjust the $6,000 amount under subparagraph (B)(i)(I) at the 
     same time and in the same manner as under section 
     408(p)(2)(E).''.
       (C) Subparagraph (A) of section 404(a)(3) is amended--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``not in excess of'' and all 
     that follows and inserting the following: ``not in excess of 
     the greater of--

       ``(I) 15 percent of the compensation otherwise paid or 
     accrued during the taxable year to the beneficiaries under 
     the stock bonus or profit-sharing plan, or
       ``(II) the amount such employer is required to contribute 
     to such trust under section 401(k)(11) for such year.'', and

       (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``15 percent'' and all 
     that follows and inserting the following ``the amount 
     described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i), whichever 
     is greater, with respect to such taxable year.''.
       (D) Subparagraph (B) of section 401(k)(11) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) Administrative requirements.--

       ``(I) In general.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 408(p)(5) shall apply 
     for purposes of this subparagraph.
       ``(II) Notice of election period.--The requirements of this 
     subparagraph shall not be treated as met with respect to any 
     year unless the employer notifies each employee eligible to 
     participate, within a reasonable period of time before the 
     60th day before the beginning of such year (and, for the 
     first year the employee is so eligible, the 60th day before 
     the first day such employee is so eligible), of the rules 
     similar to the rules of section 408(p)(5)(C) which apply by 
     reason of subclause (I).''.

       (3) Amendment related to section 1433.--The heading of 
     paragraph (11) of section 401(m) is amended by striking 
     ``Alternative'' and inserting ``Additional alternative''.
       (4) Clarification of section 1450.--
       (A) Section 403(b)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     shall not apply with respect to a distribution from a 
     contract described in section 1450(b)(1) of such Act to the 
     extent that such distribution is not includible in income by 
     reason of--
       (i) in the case of distributions before January 1, 1998, 
     section 403 (b)(8) or (b)(10) of such Code (determined after 
     the application of section 1450(b)(2) of such Act), and
       (ii) in the case of distributions on and after such date, 
     such section 403(b)(1).
       (B) This paragraph shall apply as if included in section 
     1450 of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996.
       (5) Amendment related to section 1451.--Clause (ii) of 
     section 205(c)(8)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 is amended by striking ``Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary of the Treasury''.
       (6) Amendments related to section 1461.--
       (A) Section 414(e)(5)(A) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) Certain ministers may participate.--For purposes of 
     this part--
       ``(i) In general.--A duly ordained, commissioned, or 
     licensed minister of a church is described in paragraph 
     (3)(B) if, in connection with the exercise of their ministry, 
     the minister--

       ``(I) is a self-employed individual (within the meaning of 
     section 401(c)(1)(B), or
       ``(II) is employed by an organization other than an 
     organization which is described in section 501(c)(3) and with 
     respect to which the minister shares common religious bonds.

       ``(ii) Treatment as employer and employee.--For purposes of 
     sections 403(b)(1)(A) and 404(a)(10), a minister described in 
     clause (i)(I) shall be treated as employed by the minister's 
     own employer which is an organization described in section 
     501(c)(3) and exempt from tax under section 501(a).''.
       (B) Section 403(b)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``or'' at 
     the end of clause (i), by inserting ``or'' at the end of 
     clause (ii), and by adding at the end the following new 
     clause:
       ``(iii) for the minister described in section 414(e)(5)(A) 
     by the minister or by an employer,''.
       (7) Amendment related to section 1462.--The paragraph (7) 
     of section 414(q) added by section 1462 of the Small Business 
     Job Protection Act of 1996 is redesignated as paragraph (9).
       (e) Amendment Related to Subtitle E.--Subparagraph (A) of 
     section 956(b)(1) is amended by inserting ``to the extent 
     such amount was accumulated in prior taxable years'' after 
     ``section 316(a)(1)''.
       (f) Amendments Related to Subtitle F.--
       (1) Amendments related to section 1601.--
       (A) The heading of section 30A is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 30A. PUERTO RICO ECONOMIC ACTIVITY CREDIT.''.

       (B) The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of 
     subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended in the item relating to 
     section 30A by striking ``Puerto Rican'' and inserting 
     ``Puerto Rico''.
       (C) Paragraph (1) of section 55(c) is amended by striking 
     ``Puerto Rican'' and inserting ``Puerto Rico''.
       (2) Amendments related to section 1606.--
       (A) Clause (ii) of section 9503(c)(2)(A) is amended by 
     striking ``(or with respect to qualified diesel-powered 
     highway vehicles purchased before January 1, 1999)''.
       (B) Subparagraph (A) of section 9503(e)(5) is amended by 
     striking ``; except that'' and all that follows and inserting 
     a period.
       (3) Amendments related to section 1607.--
       (A) Subsection (f) of section 4001 (relating to phasedown 
     of tax on luxury passenger automobiles) is amended--
       (i) by inserting ``and section 4003(a)'' after ``subsection 
     (a)'', and
       (ii) by inserting ``, each place it appears,'' before ``the 
     percentage''.
       (B) Subsection (g) of section 4001 (relating to 
     termination) is amended by striking ``tax imposed by this 
     section'' and inserting ``taxes imposed by this section and 
     section 4003'' and by striking ``or use'' and inserting ``, 
     use, or installation''.
       (C) The amendments made by this paragraph shall apply to 
     sales after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (4) Amendments related to section 1609.--
       (A) Subsection (l) of section 4041 is amended--
       (i) by inserting ``or a fixed-wing aircraft'' after 
     ``helicopter'', and
       (ii) in the heading, by striking ``Helicopter''.
       (B) The last sentence of section 4041(a)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``section 4081(a)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``section 
     4081(a)(2)(A)(i)''.
       (C) Subsection (b) of section 4092 is amended by striking 
     ``section 4041(c)(4)'' and inserting ``section 4041(c)(2)''.
       (D) Subsection (g) of section 4261 (as redesignated by 
     title X) is amended by inserting ``on that flight'' after 
     ``dedicated''.
       (E) Paragraph (1) of section 1609(h) of such Act is amended 
     by striking ``paragraph (3)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (3)(A)''.
       (F) Paragraph (4) of section 1609(h) of such Act is amended 
     by inserting before the period ``or exclusively for the use 
     described in section 4092(b) of such Code''.
       (5) Amendments related to section 1616.--
       (A) Subparagraph (A) of section 593(e)(1) is amended by 
     inserting ``(and, in the case of an S corporation, the 
     accumulated adjustments account, as defined in section 
     1368(e)(1))'' after ``1951,''.
       (B) Paragraph (7) of section 1374(d) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes of 
     applying this section to any amount includible in income by 
     reason of section 593(e), the preceding sentence shall be 
     applied without regard to the phrase `10-year'.''.
       (6) Amendments related to section 1621.--
       (A) Subparagraph (A) of section 860L(b)(1) is amended in 
     the text preceding clause (i) by striking ``after the startup 
     date'' and inserting ``on or after the startup date''.
       (B) Paragraph (2) of section 860L(d) is amended by striking 
     ``section 860I(c)(2)'' and inserting ``section 860I(b)(2)''.
       (C) Subparagraph (B) of section 860L(e)(2) is amended by 
     inserting ``other than foreclosure property'' after ``any 
     permitted asset''.
       (D) Subparagraph (A) of section 860L(e)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``if the FASIT'' and all that follows and inserting 
     the following new flush text after clause (ii):
     ``if the FASIT were treated as a REMIC and permitted assets 
     (other than cash or cash equivalents) were treated as 
     qualified mortgages.''.
       (E)(i) Paragraph (3) of section 860L(e) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Income from dispositions of former hedge assets.--
     Paragraph (2)(A) shall not apply to income derived from the 
     disposition of--
       ``(i) an asset which was described in subsection (c)(1)(D) 
     when first acquired by the FASIT but on the date of such 
     disposition was no longer described in subsection 
     (c)(1)(D)(ii), or
       ``(ii) a contract right to acquire an asset described in 
     clause (i).''.
       (ii) Subparagraph (A) of section 860L(e)(2) is amended by 
     inserting ``except as provided in paragraph (3),'' before 
     ``the receipt''.
       (g) Amendments Related to Subtitle G.--
       (1) Extension of period for claiming refunds for alcohol 
     fuels.--Notwithstanding section 6427(i)(3)(C) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, a claim filed under section 6427(f) of 
     such Code for any period after September 30, 1995, and before 
     October 1, 1996, shall be treated as timely filed if filed 
     before

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     the 60th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Amendments to Sections 1703 and 1704.--Sections 
     1703(n)(8) and 1704(j)(4)(B) of the Small Business Job 
     Protection Act of 1996 shall each be applied as if such 
     sections referred to section 1702 instead of section 1602.
       (h) Amendments Related to Subtitle H.--
       (1) Amendments related to section 1806.--
       (A) Subparagraph (B) of section 529(e)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (c)(2)(C)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (c)(3)(C)''.
       (B) Subparagraph (C) of section 529(e)(1) is amended by 
     inserting ``(or agency or instrumentality thereof)'' after 
     ``local government''.
       (C) Paragraph (2) of section 1806(c) of the Small Business 
     Job Protection Act of 1996 is amended by striking so much of 
     the first sentence as follows subparagraph (B)(ii) and 
     inserting the following:
     ``then such program (as in effect on August 20, 1996) shall 
     be treated as a qualified State tuition program with respect 
     to contributions (and earnings allocable thereto) pursuant to 
     contracts entered into under such program before the first 
     date on which such program meets such requirements 
     (determined without regard to this paragraph) and the 
     provisions of such program (as so in effect) shall apply in 
     lieu of section 529(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     with respect to such contributions and earnings.''.
       (2) Amendments related to section 1807.--
       (A) Paragraph (2) of section 23(a) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Year credit allowed.--The credit under paragraph (1) 
     with respect to any expense shall be allowed--
       ``(A) in the case of any expense paid or incurred before 
     the taxable year in which such adoption becomes final, for 
     the taxable year following the taxable year during which such 
     expense is paid or incurred, and
       ``(B) in the case of an expense paid or incurred during or 
     after the taxable year in which such adoption becomes final, 
     for the taxable year in which such expense is paid or 
     incurred.''.
       (B) Subparagraph (B) of section 23(b)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``determined--'' and all that follows and inserting 
     the following: ``determined without regard to sections 911, 
     931, and 933.''.
       (C) Paragraph (1) of section 137(b) (relating to adoption 
     assistance programs) is amended by striking ``amount 
     excludable from gross income'' and inserting ``of the amounts 
     paid or expenses incurred which may be taken into account''.
       (D)(i) Subparagraph (C) of section 414(n)(3) is amended by 
     inserting ``137,'' after ``132,''.
       (ii) Paragraph (2) of section 414(t) is amended by 
     inserting ``137,'' after ``132,''.
       (iii) Paragraph (1) of section 6039D(d) is amended by 
     striking ``or 129'' and inserting ``129, or 137''.
       (i) Amendments Related to Subtitle I.--
       (1) Amendment related to section 1901.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 6048 is amended in the heading by striking 
     ``Grantor'' and inserting ``Owner''.
       (2) Amendments related to section 1903.--
       Clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 679(a)(3)(C) are each 
     amended by inserting ``, owner,'' after ``grantor''.
       (3) Amendments related to section 1907.--
       (A) Clause (ii) of section 7701(a)(30)(E) is amended by 
     striking ``fiduciaries'' and inserting ``persons''.
       (B) Subsection (b) of section 641 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes of this 
     subsection, a foreign trust or foreign estate shall be 
     treated as a nonresident alien individual who is not present 
     in the United States at any time.''.
       (4) Effective date related to subtitle i.--The Secretary of 
     the Treasury may by regulations or other administrative 
     guidance provide that the amendments made by section 1907(a) 
     of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 shall not 
     apply to a trust with respect to a reasonable period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of such Act, if--
       (A) such trust is in existence on August 20, 1996, and is a 
     United States person for purposes of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 on such date (determined without regard to such 
     amendments),
       (B) no election is in effect under section 1907(a)(3)(B) of 
     such Act with respect to such trust,
       (C) before the expiration of such reasonable period, such 
     trust makes the modifications necessary to be treated as a 
     United States person for purposes of such Code (determined 
     with regard to such amendments), and
       (D) such trust meets such other conditions as the Secretary 
     may require.
       (j) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall take effect as if 
     included in the provisions of the Small Business Job 
     Protection Act of 1996 to which they relate.
       (2) Certain administrative requirements with respect to 
     certain pension plans.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (d)(2)(D) shall apply to calendar years beginning after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1602. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY 
                   AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 301.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 26(b) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (N), by striking the 
     period at the end of subparagraph (O) and inserting ``, 
     and'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(P) section 220(f)(4) (relating to additional tax on 
     medical savings account distributions not used for qualified 
     medical expenses).''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 220(c) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through 
     (D) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively.
       (3) Subparagraph (C) of section 220(d)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``an eligible individual'' and inserting ``described 
     in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (c)(1)(A)''.
       (4) 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)(X).''.
       (5) Paragraph (4) of section 4975(c) is amended by striking 
     ``if, with respect to such transaction'' and all that follows 
     and inserting the following: ``if section 220(e)(2) applies 
     to such transaction.''.
       (b) Amendment Related to Section 321.--Subparagraph (B) of 
     section 7702B(c)(2) is amended in the last sentence by 
     inserting ``described in subparagraph (A)(i)'' after 
     ``chronically ill individual''.
       (c) Amendments Related to Section 322.--Subparagraph (B) of 
     section 162(l)(2) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``The preceding sentence shall be 
     applied separately with respect to--
       ``(i) plans which include coverage for qualified long-term 
     care services (as defined in section 7702B(c)) or are 
     qualified long-term care insurance contracts (as defined in 
     section 7702B(b)), and
       ``(ii) plans which do not include such coverage and are not 
     such contracts.''.
       (d) Amendments Related to Section 323.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 6050Q(b) is amended by 
     inserting ``, address, and phone number of the information 
     contact'' after ``name''.
       (2)(A) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) is amended by 
     striking so much as follows subparagraph (Q) and precedes the 
     last sentence, and inserting the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(R) section 6050R(c) (relating to returns relating to 
     certain purchases of fish),
       ``(S) section 6051 (relating to receipts for employees),
       ``(T) section 6052(b) (relating to returns regarding 
     payment of wages in the form of group-term life insurance),
       ``(U) section 6053(b) or (c) (relating to reports of tips),
       ``(V) section 6048(b)(1)(B) (relating to foreign trust 
     reporting requirements),
       ``(W) section 4093(c)(4)(B) (relating to certain purchasers 
     of diesel and aviation fuels),
       ``(X) 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
       ``(Y) 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) Subsection (e) of section 6652 is amended in the last 
     sentence by striking ``section 6724(d)(2)(X)'' and inserting 
     ``section 6724(d)(2)(Y)''.
       (e) Amendment Related to Section 325.--Clauses (ii) and 
     (iii) of section 7702B(g)(4)(B) are each amended by striking 
     ``Secretary'' and inserting ``appropriate State regulatory 
     agency''.
       (f) Amendments Related to Section 501.--
       (1) Paragraph (4) of section 264(a) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (A) and all that follows through ``by the 
     taxpayer.'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) is or was an officer or employee, or
       ``(B) is or was financially interested in,
     any trade or business carried on (currently or formerly) by 
     the taxpayer.''.
       (2) The last 2 sentences of section 264(d)(2)(B)(ii) are 
     amended to read as follows:
     ``For purposes of subclause (II), the term `applicable 
     period' means the 12-month period beginning on the date the 
     policy is issued (and each successive 12-month period 
     thereafter) unless the taxpayer elects a number of months 
     (not greater than 12) other than such 12-month period to be 
     its applicable period. Such an election shall be made not 
     later than the 90th day after the date of the enactment of 
     this sentence and, if made, shall apply to the taxpayer's 
     first taxable year ending on or after October 13, 1995, and 
     all subsequent taxable years unless revoked with the consent 
     of the Secretary.''.
       (3) Subparagraph (B) of section 264(d)(4) is amended by 
     striking ``the employer'' and inserting ``the taxpayer''.
       (4) Subsection (c) of section 501 of the Health Insurance 
     Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is amended by 
     striking paragraph (3).
       (5) Paragraph (2) of section 501(d) of such Act is amended 
     by striking ``no additional premiums'' and all that follows 
     and inserting the following: ``a lapse occurring after 
     October 13, 1995, by reason of no additional premiums being 
     received under the contract.''.
       (g) Amendments Related to Section 511.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 877(d)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``the 10-year period described in subsection (a)'' 
     and inserting ``the 10-year period beginning on the date the 
     individual loses United States citizenship''.
       (2) Subparagraph (D) of section 877(d)(2) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In the case 
     of any exchange occurring during such 5 years, any gain 
     recognized under this subparagraph shall be rec

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     ognized immediately after such loss of citizenship.''.
       (3) Paragraph (3) of section 877(d) is amended by inserting 
     ``and the period applicable under paragraph (2)'' after 
     ``subsection (a)''.
       (4) Subparagraph (A) of section 877(d)(4) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``during the 10-year period beginning on 
     the date the individual loses United States citizenship'' 
     after ``contributes property'' in clause (i),
       (B) by inserting ``immediately before such contribution'' 
     after ``from such property'', and
       (C) by striking ``during the 10-year period referred to in 
     subsection (a),''.
       (5) Subparagraph (C) of section 2501(a)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``decedent'' and inserting ``donor''.
       (6)(A) Clause (i) of section 2107(c)(2)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``such foreign country in respect of property 
     included in the gross estate as the value of the property'' 
     and inserting ``such foreign country as the value of the 
     property subjected to such taxes by such foreign country 
     and''.
       (B) Subparagraph (C) of section 2107(c)(2) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(C) Proportionate share.--In the case of property which 
     is included in the gross estate solely by reason of 
     subsection (b), such property's proportionate share is the 
     percentage which the value of such property bears to the 
     total value of all property included in the gross estate 
     solely by reason of subsection (b).''.
       (h) Amendments Related to Section 512.--
       (1) Subpart A of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is 
     amended by redesignating the section 6039F added by section 
     512 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability 
     Act of 1996 as section 6039G and by moving such section 6039G 
     to immediately after the section 6039F added by section 1905 
     of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996.
       (2) The table of sections for subpart A of part III of 
     subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by striking the item 
     relating to the section 6039F related to information on 
     individuals losing United States citizenship and inserting 
     after the item relating to the section 6039F related to 
     notice of large gifts received from foreign persons the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 6039G. Information on individuals losing United States 
              citizenship.''.

       (3) Paragraph (1) of section 877(e) is amended by striking 
     ``6039F'' and inserting ``6039G''.
       (i) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the 
     Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 
     to which such amendments relate.

     SEC. 1603. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS 2.

       (a) Amendment Related to Section 1311.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 4962 is amended by striking ``subchapter A or C'' and 
     inserting ``subchapter A, C, or D''.
       (b) Amendments Related to Section 1312.--
       (1)(A) Paragraph (10) of section 6033(b) is amended by 
     striking all that precedes subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(10) the respective amounts (if any) of the taxes imposed 
     on the organization, or any organization manager of the 
     organization, during the taxable year under any of the 
     following provisions (and the respective amounts (if any) of 
     reimbursements paid by the organization during the taxable 
     year with respect to taxes imposed on any such organization 
     manager under any of such provisions):''.
       (B) Subparagraph (C) of section 6033(b)(10) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``except to the extent that, 
     by reason of section 4962, the taxes imposed under such 
     section are not required to be paid or are credited or 
     refunded,''.
       (2) Paragraph (11) of section 6033(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(11) the respective amounts (if any) of--
       ``(A) the taxes imposed with respect to the organization on 
     any organization manager, or any disqualified person, during 
     the taxable year under section 4958 (relating to taxes on 
     private excess benefit from certain charitable 
     organizations), and
       ``(B) reimbursements paid by the organization during the 
     taxable year with respect to taxes imposed under such 
     section,

     except to the extent that, by reason of section 4962, the 
     taxes imposed under such section are not required to be paid 
     or are credited or refunded,''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the 
     Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 to which such amendments relate.

     SEC. 1604. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Amendments Related to Energy Policy Act of 1992.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 263(a) is amended by striking 
     ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (F), by striking the period 
     at the end of subparagraph (G) and inserting ``; or'', and by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(H) expenditures for which a deduction is allowed under 
     section 179A.''.
       (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 312(k)(3) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``179'' in the heading and the first place 
     it appears in the text and inserting ``179 or 179A'', and
       (B) by striking ``179'' the last place it appears and 
     inserting ``179 or 179A, as the case may be''.
       (3) Paragraphs (2)(C) and (3)(C) of section 1245(a) are 
     each amended by inserting ``179A,'' after ``179,''.
       (4) The amendments made by this subsection shall take 
     effect as if included in the amendments made by section 1913 
     of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
       (b) Amendments Related to Uruguay Round Agreements Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 6621(a) is amended in the last 
     sentence by striking ``subsection (c)(3))'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (c)(3), applied by substituting `overpayment' 
     for `underpayment')''.
       (2)(A) Subclause (II) of section 412(m)(5)(E)(ii) is 
     amended by striking ``clause (i)'' and inserting ``subclause 
     (I)''.
       (B) Subclause (II) of section 302(e)(5)(E)(ii) of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is amended by 
     striking ``clause (i)'' and inserting ``subclause (I)''.
       (3) Subparagraph (A) of section 767(d)(3) of the Uruguay 
     Round Agreements Act is amended in the last sentence by 
     striking ``(except that'' and all that follows through ``into 
     account)''.
       (4) The amendments made by this subsection shall take 
     effect as if included in the sections of the Uruguay Round 
     Agreements Act to which they relate.
       (c) Amendment Related to Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1993.--
       (1) Paragraph (6) of section 168(j) (defining Indian 
     reservation) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new flush sentence:

     ``For purposes of the preceding sentence, such section 3(d) 
     shall be applied by treating the term `former Indian 
     reservations in Oklahoma' as including only lands which are 
     within the jurisdictional area of an Oklahoma Indian tribe 
     (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and are 
     recognized by such Secretary as eligible for trust land 
     status under 25 CFR Part 151 (as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this sentence).''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply as if 
     included in the amendments made by section 13321 of the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, except that such 
     amendment shall not apply--
       (A) with respect to property (with an applicable recovery 
     period under section 168(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 of 6 years or less) held by the taxpayer if the taxpayer 
     claimed the benefits of section 168(j) of such Code with 
     respect to such property on a return filed before March 18, 
     1997, but only if such return is the first return of tax 
     filed for the taxable year in which such property was placed 
     in service, or
       (B) with respect to wages for which the taxpayer claimed 
     the benefits of section 45A of such Code for a taxable year 
     on a return filed before March 18, 1997, but only if such 
     return was the first return of tax filed for such taxable 
     year.
       (d) Amendments Related to Tax Reform Act of 1986.--
       (1) Paragraph (3) of section 1059(d) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (a)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''.
       (2)(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 833(b)(1) is amended--
       (i) by inserting before the comma at the end of clause (i) 
     ``and liabilities incurred during the taxable year under 
     cost-plus contracts'', and
       (ii) by inserting before the comma at the end of clause 
     (ii) ``or in connection with the administration of cost-plus 
     contracts''.
       (B) The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall take 
     effect as if included in the amendments made by section 1012 
     of the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
       (e) Amendment Related to Tax Reform Act of 1984.--
       (1) Section 267(f) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Determination of relationship resulting in 
     disallowance of loss, for purposes of other provisions.--For 
     purposes of any other section of this title which refers to a 
     relationship which would result in a disallowance of losses 
     under this section, deferral under paragraph (2) shall be 
     treated as disallowance.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if included in section 174(b) of the Tax 
     Reform Act of 1984.
       (f) Amendments Related to Balanced Budget Act of 1997.--
       (1) The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is amended--
       (A) in the table of contents for title IV, in the item 
     relating to section 4921, by striking ``children with'';
       (B) in the heading for section 4921, by striking ``children 
     with''; and
       (C) in the section added by section 4921--
       (i) in the heading for such section, by striking ``children 
     with''; and
       (ii) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, directly or through 
     grants, shall provide for research into the prevention and 
     cure of Type I diabetes.''.
       (2)(A) Section 11201(g)(2)(B)(iii) of the Balanced Budget 
     Act of 1997 shall apply as if the reference in such section 
     to ``December 31, 2003'' were a reference to ``December 31, 
     2001''.
       (B) Notwithstanding section 11104(b)(3) of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997, in carrying out any of the management 
     reform plans under such section, the head of a department of 
     the government of the District of Columbia shall report 
     solely to the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Authority.

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       (3) Section 9302 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(k) Coordination With Tobacco Industry Settlement 
     Agreement.--The increase in excise taxes collected as a 
     result of the amendments made by subsections (a), (e), and 
     (g) of this section shall be credited against the total 
     payments made by parties pursuant to Federal legislation 
     implementing the tobacco industry settlement agreement of 
     June 20, 1997.
       (4) The provisions of, and amendments made by, this 
     subsection shall take effect immediately after the sections 
     referred to in this subsection take effect.
       (g) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Clause (iii) of section 163(j)(2)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``clause (i)'' and inserting ``clause (ii)''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 665(d) is amended in the last 
     sentence by striking ``or 669(d) and (e)''.
       (3) Subsection (g) of section 1441 (relating to cross 
     reference) is amended by striking ``one-half'' and inserting 
     ``85 percent''.
       (4) Paragraph (1) of section 2523(g) is amended by striking 
     ``qualified remainder trust'' and inserting ``qualified 
     charitable remainder trust''.
       (5) Subsection (d) of section 9502 is amended by 
     redesignating the paragraph added by section 806 of the 
     Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 as paragraph 
     (6).
TITLE XVII--IDENTIFICATION OF LIMITED TAX BENEFITS SUBJECT TO LINE ITEM 
                                  VETO

     SEC. 1701. IDENTIFICATION OF LIMITED TAX BENEFITS SUBJECT TO 
                   LINE ITEM VETO.

       Section 1021(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 shall only apply to--
       (1) section 101(c) (relating to high risk pools permitted 
     to cover dependents of high risk individuals);
       (2) section 222 (relating to limitation on qualified 
     501(c)(3) bonds other than hospital bonds);
       (3) section 224 (relating to contributions of computer 
     technology and equipment for elementary or secondary school 
     purposes);
       (4) section 312(a) (relating to treatment of remainder 
     interests for purposes of provision relating to gain on sale 
     of principal residence);
       (5) section 501(b) (relating to indexing of alternative 
     valuation of certain farm, etc., real property);
       (6) section 504 (relating to extension of treatment of 
     certain rents under section 2032A to lineal descendants);
       (7) section 505 (relating to clarification of judicial 
     review of eligibility for extension of time for payment of 
     estate tax);
       (8) section 508 (relating to treatment of land subject to 
     qualified conservation easement);
       (9) section 511 (relating to expansion of exception from 
     generation-skipping transfer tax for transfers to individuals 
     with deceased parents);
       (10) section 601 (relating to the research tax credit);
       (11) section 602 (relating to contributions of stock to 
     private foundations);
       (12) section 603 (relating to the work opportunity tax 
     credit);
       (13) section 604 (relating to orphan drug tax credit);
       (14) section 701 (relating to incentives for revitalization 
     of the District of Columbia) to the extent it amends the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create sections 1400 and 
     1400A (relating to tax-exempt economic development bonds);
       (15) section 701 (relating to incentives for revitalization 
     of the District of Columbia) to the extent it amends the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create section 1400C 
     (relating to first-time homebuyer credit for District of 
     Columbia);
       (16) section 801 (relating to incentives for employing 
     long-term family assistance recipients);
       (17) section 904(b) (relating to uniform rate of tax on 
     vaccines) as it relates to any vaccine containing pertussis 
     bacteria, extracted or partial cell bacteria, or specific 
     pertussis antigens;
       (18) section 904(b) (relating to uniform rate of tax on 
     vaccines) as it relates to any vaccine against measles;
       (19) section 904(b) (relating to uniform rate of tax on 
     vaccines) as it relates to any vaccine against mumps;
       (20) section 904(b) (relating to uniform rate of tax on 
     vaccines) as it relates to any vaccine against rubella;
       (21) section 905 (relating to operators of multiple retail 
     gasoline outlets treated as wholesale distributors for refund 
     purposes);
       (22) section 906 (relating to exemption of electric and 
     other clean-fuel motor vehicles from luxury automobile 
     classification);
       (23) section 907(a) (relating to rate of tax on liquefied 
     natural gas determined on basis of BTU equivalency with 
     gasoline);
       (24) section 907(b) (relating to rate of tax on methanol 
     from natural gas determined on basis of BTU equivalency with 
     gasoline);
       (25) section 908 (relating to modification of tax treatment 
     of hard cider);
       (26) section 914 (relating to mortgage financing for 
     residences located in disaster areas);
       (27) section 962 (relating to assignment of workmen's 
     compensation liability eligible for exclusion relating to 
     personal injury liability assignments);
       (28) section 963 (relating to tax-exempt status for certain 
     State worker's compensation act companies);
       (29) section 967 (relating to additional advance refunding 
     of certain Virgin Island bonds);
       (30) section 968 (relating to nonrecognition of gain on 
     sale of stock to certain farmers' cooperatives);
       (31) section 971 (relating to exemption of the incremental 
     cost of a clean fuel vehicle from the limits on depreciation 
     for vehicles);
       (32) section 974 (relating to clarification of treatment of 
     certain receivables purchased by cooperative hospital service 
     organizations);
       (33) section 975 (relating to deduction in computing 
     adjusted gross income for expenses in connection with service 
     performed by certain officials) with respect to taxable years 
     beginning before 1991;
       (34) section 977 (relating to elective carryback of 
     existing carryovers of National Railroad Passenger 
     Corporation);
       (35) section 1005(b)(2)(B) (relating to transition rule for 
     instruments described in a ruling request submitted to the 
     Internal Revenue Service on or before June 8, 1997);
       (36) section 1005(b)(2)(C) (relating to transition rule for 
     instruments described on or before June 8, 1997, in a public 
     announcement or in a filing with the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission) as it relates to a public announcement;
       (37) section 1005(b)(2)(C) (relating to transition rule for 
     instruments described on or before June 8, 1997, in a public 
     announcement or in a filing with the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission) as it relates to a filing with the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission;
       (38) section 1011(d)(2)(B) (relating to transition rule for 
     distributions made pursuant to the terms of a tender offer 
     outstanding on May 3, 1995);
       (39) section 1011(d)(3) (relating to transition rule for 
     distributions made pursuant to the terms of a tender offer 
     outstanding on September 13, 1995);
       (40) section 1012(d)(3)(B) (relating to transition rule for 
     distributions pursuant to an acquisition described in section 
     355(e)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     described in a ruling request submitted to the Internal 
     Revenue Service on or before April 16, 1997);
       (41) section 1012(d)(3)(C) (relating to transition rule for 
     distributions pursuant to an acquisition described in section 
     355(e)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     described in a public announcement or filing with the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission) as it relates to a public 
     announcement;
       (42) section 1012(d)(3)(C) (relating to transition rule for 
     distributions pursuant to an acquisition described in section 
     355(e)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     described in a public announcement or filing with the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission) as it relates to a filing 
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
       (43) section 1013(d)(2)(B) (relating to transition rule for 
     distributions or acquisitions after June 8, 1997, described 
     in a ruling request submitted to the Internal Revenue Service 
     submitted on or before June 8, 1997);
       (44) section 1013(d)(2)(C) (relating to transition rule for 
     distributions or acquisitions after June 8, 1997, described 
     in a public announcement or filing with the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission on or before June 8, 1997) as it relates 
     to a public announcement;
       (45) section 1013(d)(2)(C) (relating to transition rule for 
     distributions or acquisitions after June 8, 1997, described 
     in a public announcement or filing with the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission on or before June 8, 1997) as it relates 
     to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
       (46) section 1014(f)(2)(B) (relating to transition rule for 
     any transaction after June 8, 1997, if such transaction is 
     described in a ruling request submitted to the Internal 
     Revenue Service on or before June 8, 1997);
       (47) section 1014(f)(2)(C) (relating to transition rule for 
     any transaction after June 8, 1997, if such transaction is 
     described in a public announcement or filing with the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission on or before June 8, 1997) 
     as it relates to a public announcement;
       (48) section 1014(f)(2)(C) (relating to transition rule for 
     any transaction after June 8, 1997, if such transaction is 
     described in a public announcement or filing with the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission on or before June 8, 1997) 
     as it relates to a filing with the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission;
       (49) section 1042(b) (relating to special rules for 
     provision terminating certain exceptions from rules relating 
     to exempt organizations which provide commercial-type 
     insurance);
       (50) section 1081(a) (relating to termination of suspense 
     accounts for family corporations required to use accrual 
     method of accounting) as it relates to the repeal of Internal 
     Revenue Code section 447(i)(3);
       (51) section 1089(b)(3) (relating to reformations);
       (52) section 1089(b)(5)(B)(i) (relating to persons under a 
     mental disability;
       (53) section 1171 (relating to treatment of computer 
     software as FSC export property);
       (54) section 1175 (relating to exemption for active 
     financing income);
       (55) section 1204 (relating to travel expenses of certain 
     Federal employees engaged in criminal investigations);
       (56) section 1236 (relating to extension of time for filing 
     a request for administrative adjustment);
       (57) section 1243 (relating to special rules for 
     administrative adjustment request with respect to bad debts 
     or worthless securities);

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       (58) section 1251 (relating to clarification of limitation 
     on maximum number of shareholders);
       (59) section 1253 (relating to attribution rules applicable 
     to stock ownership);
       (60) section 1256 (relating to modification of earnings and 
     profits rules for determining whether REIT has earnings and 
     profits from non-REIT year);
       (61) section 1257 (relating to treatment of foreclosure 
     property);
       (62) section 1261 (relating to shared appreciation 
     mortgages);
       (63) section 1302 (relating to clarification of waiver of 
     certain rights of recovery);
       (64) section 1303 (relating to transitional rule under 
     section 2056A);
       (65) section 1304 (relating to treatment for estate tax 
     purposes of short-term obligations held by nonresident 
     aliens);
       (66) section 1311 (relating to clarification of treatment 
     of survivor annuities under qualified terminable interest 
     rules);
       (67) section 1312 (relating to treatment of qualified 
     domestic trust rules of forms of ownership which are not 
     trusts);
       (68) section 1313 (relating to opportunity to correct 
     failures under section 2032A);
       (69) section 1414 (relating to fermented material from any 
     brewery may be received at a distilled spirits plant);
       (70) section 1417 (relating to use of additional 
     ameliorating material in certain wines);
       (71) section 1418 (relating to domestically produced beer 
     may be withdrawn free of tax for use of foreign embassies, 
     legations, etc.);
       (72) section 1421 (relating to transfer to brewery of beer 
     imported in bulk without payment of tax);
       (73) section 1422 (relating to transfer to bonded wine 
     cellars of wine imported in bulk without payment of tax);
       (74) section 1506 (relating to clarification of certain 
     rules relating to employee stock ownership plans of S 
     corporations);
       (75) section 1507 (relating to modification of 10-percent 
     tax for nondeductible contributions);
       (76) section 1523 (relating to repeal of application of 
     unrelated business income tax to ESOPs);
       (77) section 1530 (relating to gratuitous transfers for the 
     benefit of employees);
       (78) section 1532 (relating to special rules relating to 
     church plans); and
       (79) section 1604(c)(2) (relating to amendment related to 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993).
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     For consideration of the House bill, and the Senate 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     John R. Kasich,
     Bill Archer,
     Phil Crane,
     William M. Thomas,
     Dick Armey,
     Tom Delay,
     Charles B. Rangel,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, for consideration of secs. 702 and 704 of 
     the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Bud Shuster,
     Susan Molinari,
     James L. Oberstar,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, for consideration of secs. 713-14, 717, 879, 
     1302, 1304-5, and 1311 of the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Bill Goodling,
     Harris W. Fawell,
     Donald M. Payne,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     From the Committee on Finance:
     Bill Roth,
     Trent Lott,
     Daniel P. Moynihan,
     From the Committee on the Budget:
     Pete Domenici,
     Don Nickles,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,

para. 91.9  call of the house

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, a call of the House was 
ordered.
  The call was taken by electronic device, and the following-named 
Members responded--414

para. 91.10                   [Roll No. 349]
     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER, announced that 414 Members had been recorded, 
a quorum.
  Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.
  After further debate,
  On motion of Mr. ARCHER, 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 announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ARCHER 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

389

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affirmative

Nays

43

para. 91.11                   [Roll No. 350]

                                YEAS--389

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--43

     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Campbell
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Jackson (IL)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Payne
     Rahall
     Rush
     Sanders
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stark
     Stokes
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Gonzalez
     Schiff
     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. 91.12  adjournment of the two houses

  Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent, submitted the following privileged 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 136):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That, in consonance with section 132(a) of the 
     Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, when the House 
     adjourns on the legislative day of Friday, August 1, 1997 or 
     Saturday, August 2, 1997, pursuant to a motion made by the 
     majority leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 
     noon on Wednesday, September 3, 1997, 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, July 31, 1997, Friday, August 
     1, 1997, or Saturday, August 2, 1997, 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 Tuesday, September 2, 1997, 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.

  The SPEAKER announced that pursuant to section 132 of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended, the yeas and nays were ordered, 
and the vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

403

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

16

para. 91.13                   [Roll No. 351]

                                YEAS--403

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)

[[Page 1396]]


     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
       

                                NAYS--16

     Cunningham
     DeFazio
     Goode
     Green
     Hastings (FL)
     Hooley
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kucinich
     Lofgren
     Minge
     Obey
     Olver
     Sanchez
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sherman
     Taylor (MS)
       

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Ackerman
     Bentsen
     Cubin
     Edwards
     Gonzalez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (WA)
     Maloney (CT)
     McDade
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Smith, Adam
     Young (AK)
  So the concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the votes 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. 91.14  waiving certain enrollment requirements

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by unanimous consent, submitted for consideration the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 90) waiving certain enrollment requirements 
with respect to two specified bills of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice, 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 said joint resolution was 
passed, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.
  By unanimous consent, House Resolution 203 was laid on the table.

para. 91.15  order of business--consideration of h.r. 2264

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That consideration of the bill (H.R. 2264) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, and for other purposes, may proceed according to the 
following order:
  (1) The Speaker may at any time, as though 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 said bill.
  (2) 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 Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule.
  (3) 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, '' on page 41, line 26, through ``$2,245,000,000'' on page 
42, line 3. Where points of order are waived against part of 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.
  (4) The amendments printed in House Report 105-214 may be offered only 
by a Member designated in the report and only at the appropriate point 
in the reading of the bill, shall be considered as read, shall not be 
subject to amendment except pro forma amendments offered 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 the amendments printed in the report are waived.
  (5) 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.
  (6) The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until 
a time during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a 
request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed question 
that follows another electronic vote without intervening business, 
provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any 
series of questions shall be 15 minutes.
  (7) During consideration of the bill, points of order against 
amendments for failure to comply with clause 2(e) of rule XXI are 
waived.
  (8) 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.
  (9) Notwithstanding any other provision of this order, it shall be in 
order to consider in lieu of amendments numbered 1 and 2 in House Report 
105-214 the amendment I have placed at the Speaker's desk. That 
amendment shall otherwise be considered as though printed as the 
amendment numbered 1 in House Report 105-214.
  (10) House Resolution 199 is laid on the table.

para. 91.16  chief administrative officer of the house

  Mr. BOEHNER submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 
207):

       Resolved, That James M. Eagen, III, of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania, be, and he is hereby, chosen Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.

  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. 91.17  marine mammal protection

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 408) 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; 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; REFERENCES.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
     ``International Dolphin Conservation Program Act''.
       (b) References to Marine Mammal Protection 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 Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 
     U.S.C. 1361 et seq.).

[[Page 1397]]

     SEC. 2. PURPOSES AND FINDINGS.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to give effect to the Declaration of Panama, signed 
     October 4, 1995, by the Governments of Belize, Colombia, 
     Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Spain, 
     the United States of America, Vanuatu, and Venezuela, 
     including the establishment of the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program, relating to the protection of dolphins 
     and other species, and the conservation and management of 
     tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean;
       (2) to recognize that nations fishing for tuna in the 
     eastern tropical Pacific Ocean have achieved significant 
     reductions in dolphin mortality associated with that fishery; 
     and
       (3) to eliminate the ban on imports of tuna from those 
     nations that are in compliance with the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program.
       (b) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) the nations that fish for tuna in the eastern tropical 
     Pacific Ocean have achieved significant reductions in dolphin 
     mortality associated with the purse seine fishery from 
     hundreds of thousands annually to fewer than 5,000 annually;
       (2) the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
     1972 that impose a ban on imports from nations that fish for 
     tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean have served as an 
     incentive to reduce dolphin mortalities;
       (3) tuna canners and processors of the United States have 
     led the canning and processing industry in promoting a 
     dolphin-safe tuna market; and
       (4) 12 signatory nations to the Declaration of Panama, 
     including the United States, agreed under that Declaration to 
     require that the total annual dolphin mortality in the purse 
     seine fishery for yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical 
     Pacific Ocean not exceed 5,000 animals, with the objective of 
     progressively reducing dolphin mortality to a level 
     approaching zero through the setting of annual limits and 
     with the goal of eliminating dolphin mortality.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraphs:
       ``(28) The term `International Dolphin Conservation 
     Program' means the international program established by the 
     agreement signed in LaJolla, California, in June, 1992, as 
     formalized, modified, and enhanced in accordance with the 
     Declaration of Panama.
       ``(29) The term `Declaration of Panama' means the 
     declaration signed in Panama City, Republic of Panama, on 
     October 4, 1995.''.

     SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I.

       (a) Exceptions to Moratorium.--Section 101(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 
     1371(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after the first sentence ``Such 
     authorizations may be granted under title III with respect to 
     purse seine fishing for yellowfin tuna in the eastern 
     tropical Pacific Ocean, subject to regulations prescribed 
     under that title by the Secretary without regard to section 
     103.''; and
       (2) by striking the semicolon in the second sentence and 
     all that follows through ``practicable''.
       (b) Documentation Required.--Section 101(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 
     1371(a)(2)) is further amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) in the case of yellowfin tuna harvested with purse 
     seine nets in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and 
     products therefrom, to be exported to the United States, 
     shall require that the government of the exporting nation 
     provide documentary evidence that--
       ``(i)(I) the tuna or products therefrom were not banned 
     from importation under this paragraph before the effective 
     date of section 4 of the International Dolphin Conservation 
     Program Act; or
       ``(II) the tuna or products therefrom were harvested after 
     the effective date of section 4 of the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program Act by vessels of a nation which 
     participates in the International Dolphin Conservation 
     Program, and such harvesting nation is either a member of the 
     Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission or has initiated (and 
     within 6 months thereafter completed) all steps required of 
     applicant nations, in accordance with article V, paragraph 3 
     of the Convention establishing the Inter-American Tropical 
     Tuna Commission, to become a member of that organization;
       ``(ii) such nation is meeting the obligations of the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program and the 
     obligations of membership in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
     Commission, including all financial obligations; and
       ``(iii) the total dolphin mortality limits, and per-stock 
     per-year dolphin mortality limits permitted for that nation's 
     vessels under the International Dolphin Conservation Program 
     do not exceed the limits determined for 1997, or for any year 
     thereafter, consistent with the objective of progressively 
     reducing dolphin mortality to a level approaching zero 
     through the setting of annual limits and the goal of 
     eliminating dolphin mortality, and requirements of the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program;'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) shall not accept such documentary evidence if--
       ``(i) the government of the harvesting nation does not 
     provide directly or authorize the Inter-American Tropical 
     Tuna Commission to release complete and accurate information 
     to the Secretary in a timely manner--

       ``(I) to allow determination of compliance with the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program; and
       ``(II) for the purposes of tracking and verifying 
     compliance with the minimum requirements established by the 
     Secretary in regulations promulgated under subsection (f) of 
     the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1385(f)); or

       ``(ii) after taking into consideration such information, 
     findings of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, and 
     any other relevant information, including information that a 
     nation is consistently failing to take enforcement actions on 
     violations which diminish the effectiveness of the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, finds that the 
     harvesting nation is not in compliance with the International 
     Dolphin Conservation Program.''; and
       (4) by striking ``subparagraph (E)'' in the matter after 
     subparagraph (F), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection, and inserting ``subparagraph (F)''.
       (c) Certain Incidental Takings.--Section 101 (16 U.S.C. 
     1371) is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(e) Act Not to Apply to Incidental Takings by United 
     States Citizens Employed on Foreign Vessels Outside the 
     United States EEZ.--The provisions of this Act shall not 
     apply to a citizen of the United States who incidentally 
     takes any marine mammal during fishing operations outside the 
     United States exclusive economic zone (as defined in section 
     3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1802)) when employed on a foreign fishing 
     vessel of a harvesting nation which is in compliance with the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program.''.
       (d) Permits.--Section 104(h) (16 U.S.C. 1374(h)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(h) General Permits.--
       ``(1) Consistent with the regulations prescribed pursuant 
     to section 103 of this title and to the requirements of 
     section 101 of this title, the Secretary may issue an annual 
     permit to a United States purse seine fishing vessel for the 
     taking of such marine mammals, and shall issue regulations to 
     cover the use of any such annual permits.
       ``(2) Such annual permits for the incidental taking of 
     marine mammals in the course of commercial purse seine 
     fishing for yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific 
     Ocean shall be governed by section 306 of this Act, subject 
     to the regulations issued pursuant to section 303 of this 
     Act.''.
       (e) International Negotiations.--Section 108(a)(2) (16 
     U.S.C. 1378(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) negotiations to revise the Convention for the 
     Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission 
     (1 U.S.T. 230; TIAS 2044) which will incorporate--
       ``(i) the conservation and management provisions agreed to 
     by the nations which have signed the Declaration of Panama 
     and in the Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish 
     Stocks Agreement, as opened for signature on December 4, 
     1995; and
       ``(ii) a revised schedule of annual contributions to the 
     expenses of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission that 
     is equitable to participating nations; and
       ``(D) discussions with those countries participating, or 
     likely to participate, in the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program, for the purpose of identifying sources 
     of funds needed for research and other measures promoting 
     effective protection of dolphins, other marine species, and 
     the marine ecosystem;''.
       (f) Research Grants.--Section 110(a) (16 U.S.C. 1380(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1)'' in paragraph (1); and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2).

     SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO DOLPHIN PROTECTION CONSUMER INFORMATION 
                   ACT.

       (a) Labeling Standard.-- Subsection (d) of the Dolphin 
     Protection Consumer Information Act (16 U.S.C. 1385(d)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Labeling Standard.--
       ``(1) It is a violation of section 5 of the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) for any producer, importer, 
     exporter, distributor, or seller of any tuna product that is 
     exported from or offered for sale in the United States to 
     include on the label of that product the term `dolphin safe' 
     or any other term or symbol that falsely claims or suggests 
     that the tuna contained in the product were harvested using a 
     method of fishing that is not harmful to dolphins if the 
     product contains tuna harvested--
       ``(A) on the high seas by a vessel engaged in driftnet 
     fishing;
       ``(B) outside the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean by a 
     vessel using purse seine nets--
       ``(i) in a fishery in which the Secretary has determined 
     that a regular and significant association occurs between 
     dolphins and tuna (similar to the association between 
     dolphins and tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean), 
     unless such product is accompanied by a written statement, 
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     pating in a national or international program acceptable to 
     the Secretary, certifying that no purse seine net was 
     intentionally deployed on or used to encircle dolphins during 
     the particular voyage on which the tuna were caught and no 
     dolphins were killed or seriously injured in the sets in 
     which the tuna were caught; or
       ``(ii) in any other fishery (other than a fishery described 
     in subparagraph (D)) unless the product is accompanied by a 
     written statement executed by the captain of the vessel 
     certifying that no purse seine net was intentionally deployed 
     on or used to encircle dolphins during the particular voyage 
     on which the tuna was harvested;
       ``(C) in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean by a vessel 
     using a purse seine net unless the tuna meet the requirements 
     for being considered dolphin safe under paragraph (2); or
       ``(D) by a vessel in a fishery other than one described in 
     subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) that is identified by the 
     Secretary as having a regular and significant mortality or 
     serious injury of dolphins, unless such product is 
     accompanied by a written statement executed by the captain of 
     the vessel and an observer participating in a national or 
     international program acceptable to the Secretary that no 
     dolphins were killed or seriously injured in the sets or 
     other gear deployments in which the tuna were caught, 
     provided that the Secretary determines that such an observer 
     statement is necessary.
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(C), a tuna product that 
     contains tuna harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean 
     by a vessel using purse seine nets is dolphin safe if--
       ``(A) the vessel is of a type and size that the Secretary 
     has determined, consistent with the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program, is not capable of deploying its purse 
     seine nets on or to encircle dolphins; or
       ``(B)(i) the product is accompanied by a written statement 
     executed by the captain providing the certification required 
     under subsection (h);
       ``(ii) the product is accompanied by a written statement 
     executed by--
       ``(I) the Secretary or the Secretary's designee;
       ``(II) a representative of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
     Commission; or
       ``(III) an authorized representative of a participating 
     nation whose national program meets the requirements of the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program,

     which states that there was an observer approved by the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program on board the 
     vessel during the entire trip and that such observer provided 
     the certification required under subsection (h); and
       ``(iii) the statements referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) 
     are endorsed in writing by each exporter, importer, and 
     processor of the product; and
       ``(C) the written statements and endorsements referred to 
     in subparagraph (B) comply with regulations promulgated by 
     the Secretary which provide for the verification of tuna 
     products as dolphin safe.
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary of Commerce shall develop an 
     official mark that may be used to label tuna products as 
     dolphin safe in accordance with this Act.
       ``(B) A tuna product that bears the dolphin safe mark 
     developed under subparagraph (A) shall not bear any other 
     label or mark that refers to dolphins, porpoises, or marine 
     mammals.
       ``(C) It is a violation of section 5 of the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to label a tuna product with 
     any label or mark that refers to dolphins, porpoises, or 
     marine mammals other than the mark developed under 
     subparagraph (A) unless--
       ``(i) no dolphins were killed or seriously injured in the 
     sets or other gear deployments in which the tuna were caught;
       ``(ii) the label is supported by a tracking and 
     verification program which is comparable in effectiveness to 
     the program established under subsection (f); and
       ``(iii) the label complies with all applicable labeling, 
     marketing, and advertising laws and regulations of the 
     Federal Trade Commission, including any guidelines for 
     environmental labeling.
       ``(D) If the Secretary determines that the use of a label 
     referred to in subparagraph (C) is substantially undermining 
     the conservation goals of the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program, the Secretary shall report that 
     determination to the United States Senate Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the United States 
     House of Representatives Committees on Resources and on 
     Commerce, along with recommendations to correct such 
     problems.
       ``(E) It is a violation of section 5 of the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) willingly and knowingly to use 
     a label referred to in subparagraph (C) in a campaign or 
     effort to mislead or deceive consumers about the level of 
     protection afforded dolphins under the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program.''.
       (b) Tracking Regulations.--Subsection (f) of the Dolphin 
     Protection Consumer Information Act (16 U.S.C. 1385(f)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, shall issue regulations to 
     implement this Act, including regulations to establish a 
     domestic tracking and verification program that provides for 
     the effective tracking of tuna labeled under subsection (d). 
     In the development of these regulations, the Secretary shall 
     establish appropriate procedures for ensuring the 
     confidentiality of proprietary information the submission of 
     which is voluntary or mandatory. The regulations shall 
     address each of the following items:
       ``(1) The use of weight calculation for purposes of 
     tracking tuna caught, landed, processed, and exported.
       ``(2) Additional measures to enhance current observer 
     coverage, including the establishment of criteria for 
     training, and for improving monitoring and reporting 
     capabilities and procedures.
       ``(3) The designation of well location, procedures for 
     sealing holds, procedures for monitoring and certifying both 
     above and below deck, or through equally effective methods, 
     the tracking and verification of tuna labeled under 
     subsection (d).
       ``(4) The reporting, receipt, and database storage of radio 
     and facsimile transmittals from fishing vessels containing 
     information related to the tracking and verification of tuna, 
     and the definition of set.
       ``(5) The shore-based verification and tracking throughout 
     the fishing, transshipment, and canning process by means of 
     Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission trip records or 
     otherwise.
       ``(6) The use of periodic audits and spot checks for 
     caught, landed, and processed tuna products labeled in 
     accordance with subsection (d).
       ``(7) The provision of timely access to data required under 
     this subsection by the Secretary from harvesting nations to 
     undertake the actions required in paragraph (6) of this 
     paragraph.

     The Secretary may make such adjustments as may be appropriate 
     to the regulations promulgated under this subsection to 
     implement an international tracking and verification program 
     that meets or exceeds the minimum requirements established by 
     the Secretary under this subsection.''.
       (c) Findings Concerning Impact on Depleted Stocks.--The 
     Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act (16 U.S.C. 1385) 
     is amended by striking subsections (g), (h), and (i) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(g) Secretarial Findings.--(1) Between March 1, 1999, and 
     March 31, 1999, the Secretary shall, on the basis of the 
     research conducted before March 1, 1999, under section 304(a) 
     of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, information 
     obtained under the International Dolphin Conservation 
     Program, and any other relevant information, make an initial 
     finding regarding whether the intentional deployment on or 
     encirclement of dolphins with purse seine nets is having a 
     significant adverse impact on any depleted dolphin stock in 
     the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. The initial finding shall 
     be published immediately in the Federal Register and shall 
     become effective upon a subsequent date determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(2) Between July 1, 2001, and December 31, 2002, the 
     Secretary shall, on the basis of the completed study 
     conducted under section 304(a) of the Marine Mammal 
     Protection Act of 1972, information obtained under the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program, and any other 
     relevant information, make a finding regarding whether the 
     intentional deployment on or encirclement of dolphins with 
     purse seine nets is having a significant adverse impact on 
     any depleted dolphin stock in the eastern tropical Pacific 
     Ocean. The finding shall be published immediately in the 
     Federal Register and shall become effective upon a subsequent 
     date determined by the Secretary.
       ``(h) Certification by Captain and Observer.--
       ``(1) Unless otherwise required by paragraph (2), the 
     certification by the captain under subsection (d)(2)(B)(i) 
     and the certification provided by the observer as specified 
     in subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii) shall be that no dolphins were 
     killed or seriously injured during the sets in which the tuna 
     were caught.
       ``(2) The certification by the captain under subsection 
     (d)(2)(B)(i) and the certification provided by the observer 
     as specified under subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii) shall be that no 
     tuna were caught on the trip in which such tuna were 
     harvested using a purse seine net intentionally deployed on 
     or to encircle dolphins, and that no dolphins were killed or 
     seriously injured during the sets in which the tuna were 
     caught, if the tuna were caught on a trip commencing--
       ``(A) before the effective date of the initial finding by 
     the Secretary under subsection (g)(1);
       ``(B) after the effective date of such initial finding and 
     before the effective date of the finding of the Secretary 
     under subsection (g)(2), where the initial finding is that 
     the intentional deployment on or encirclement of dolphins is 
     having a significant adverse impact on any depleted dolphin 
     stock; or
       ``(C) after the effective date of the finding under 
     subsection (g)(2), where such finding is that the intentional 
     deployment on or encirclement of dolphins is having a 
     significant adverse impact on any such depleted stock.''.

     SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE III.

       (a) Change of Title Heading.--The heading of title III is 
     amended to read as follows:

       ``TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL DOLPHIN CONSERVATION PROGRAM''.

       (b) Additional Findings.--Section 301 (16 U.S.C. 1411) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4) of subsection (a) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4) Nations harvesting yellowfin tuna in the eastern 
     tropical Pacific Ocean have demonstrated their willingness to 
     participate in appropriate multilateral agreements to reduce 
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     level approaching zero through the setting of annual limits, 
     with the goal of eliminating dolphin mortality in that 
     fishery. Recognition of the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program will assure that the existing trend of 
     reduced dolphin mortality continues; that individual stocks 
     of dolphins are adequately protected; and that the goal of 
     eliminating all dolphin mortality continues to be a 
     priority.''; and
       (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(2) support the International Dolphin Conservation 
     Program and efforts within the Program to reduce, with the 
     goal of eliminating, the mortality referred to in paragraph 
     (1);
       ``(3) ensure that the market of the United States does not 
     act as an incentive to the harvest of tuna caught with 
     driftnets or caught by purse seine vessels in the eastern 
     tropical Pacific Ocean not operating in compliance with the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program;''.
       (c) Title III (16 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.) is amended by 
     striking sections 302 through 306 (16 U.S.C. 1412 through 
     1416) and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 302. INTERNATIONAL DOLPHIN CONSERVATION PROGRAM.

       ``The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     Secretary, shall seek to secure a binding international 
     agreement to establish an International Dolphin Conservation 
     Program that requires--
       ``(1) that the total annual dolphin mortality in the purse 
     seine fishery for yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical 
     Pacific Ocean shall not exceed 5,000 animals with a 
     commitment and objective to progressively reduce dolphin 
     mortality to a level approaching zero through the setting of 
     annual limits;
       ``(2) the establishment of a per-stock per-year dolphin 
     mortality limit, to be in effect through calendar year 2000, 
     at a level between 0.2 percent and 0.1 percent of the minimum 
     population estimate, as calculated, revised, or approved by 
     the Secretary;
       ``(3) the establishment of a per-stock per-year dolphin 
     mortality limit, beginning with the calendar year 2001, at a 
     level less than or equal to 0.1 percent of the minimum 
     population estimate as calculated, revised, or approved by 
     the Secretary;
       ``(4) that if a dolphin mortality limit is exceeded under--
       ``(A) paragraph (1), all sets on dolphins shall cease for 
     the applicable fishing year; and
       ``(B) paragraph (2) or (3), all sets on the stocks covered 
     under paragraph (2) or (3) and any mixed schools that contain 
     any of those stocks shall cease for the applicable fishing 
     year;
       ``(5) a scientific review and assessment to be conducted in 
     calendar year 1998 to--
       ``(A) assess progress in meeting the objectives set for 
     calendar year 2000 under paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) as appropriate, consider recommendations for meeting 
     these objectives;
       ``(6) a scientific review and assessment to be conducted in 
     calendar year 2000--
       ``(A) to review the stocks covered under paragraph (3); and
       ``(B) as appropriate to consider recommendations to further 
     the objectives set under that paragraph;
       ``(7) the establishment of a per vessel maximum annual 
     dolphin mortality limit consistent with the established per-
     year mortality limits, as determined under paragraphs (1) 
     through (3); and
       ``(8) the provision of a system of incentives to vessel 
     captains to continue to reduce dolphin mortality, with the 
     goal of eliminating dolphin mortality.

     ``SEC. 303. REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY.

       ``(a) Regulations.--
       ``(1) The Secretary shall issue regulations, and revise 
     those regulations as may be appropriate, to implement the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program.
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall issue regulations to authorize 
     and govern the taking of marine mammals in the eastern 
     tropical Pacific Ocean, including any species of marine 
     mammal designated as depleted under this Act but not listed 
     as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), by vessels of the United States 
     participating in the International Dolphin Conservation 
     Program.
       ``(B) Regulations issued under this section shall include 
     provisions--
       ``(i) requiring observers on each vessel;
       ``(ii) requiring use of the backdown procedure or other 
     procedures equally or more effective in avoiding mortality 
     of, or serious injury to, marine mammals in fishing 
     operations;
       ``(iii) prohibiting intentional sets on stocks and schools 
     in accordance with the International Dolphin Conservation 
     Program;
       ``(iv) requiring the use of special equipment, including 
     dolphin safety panels in nets, monitoring devices as 
     identified by the International Dolphin Conservation Program 
     to detect unsafe fishing conditions that may cause high 
     incidental dolphin mortality before nets are deployed by a 
     tuna vessel, operable rafts, speedboats with towing bridles, 
     floodlights in operable condition, and diving masks and 
     snorkels;
       ``(v) ensuring that the backdown procedure during sets of 
     purse seine net on marine mammals is completed and rolling of 
     the net to sack up has begun no later than 30 minutes before 
     sundown;
       ``(vi) banning the use of explosive devices in all purse 
     seine operations;
       ``(vii) establishing per vessel maximum annual dolphin 
     mortality limits, total dolphin mortality limits and per-
     stock per-year mortality limits in accordance with the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program;
       ``(viii) preventing the making of intentional sets on 
     dolphins after reaching either the vessel maximum annual 
     dolphin mortality limits, total dolphin mortality limits, or 
     per-stock per-year mortality limits;
       ``(ix) preventing the fishing on dolphins by a vessel 
     without an assigned vessel dolphin mortality limit;
       ``(x) allowing for the authorization and conduct of 
     experimental fishing operations, under such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, for the purpose of 
     testing proposed improvements in fishing techniques and 
     equipment that may reduce or eliminate dolphin mortality or 
     serious injury do not require the encirclement of dolphins in 
     the course of commercial yellowfin tuna fishing;
       ``(xi) authorizing fishing within the area covered by the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program by vessels of the 
     United States without the use of special equipment or nets if 
     the vessel takes an observer and does not intentionally 
     deploy nets on, or encircle, dolphins, under such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary may prescribe; and
       ``(xii) containing such other restrictions and requirements 
     as the Secretary determines are necessary to implement the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program with respect to 
     vessels of the United States.
       ``(C) Adjustments to requirements.--The Secretary may make 
     such adjustments as may be appropriate to requirements of 
     subparagraph (B) that pertain to fishing gear, vessel 
     equipment, and fishing practices to the extent the 
     adjustments are consistent with the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program.
       ``(b) Consultation.--In developing any regulation under 
     this section, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary 
     of State, the Marine Mammal Commission, and the United States 
     Commissioners to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission 
     appointed under section 3 of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 
     (16 U.S.C. 952).
       ``(c) Emergency Regulations.--
       ``(1) If the Secretary determines, on the basis of the best 
     scientific information available (including research 
     conducted under section 304 and information obtained under 
     the International Dolphin Conservation Program) that the 
     incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals 
     authorized under this title is having, or is likely to have, 
     a significant adverse impact on a marine mammal stock or 
     species, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) notify the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission of 
     his or her determination, along with recommendations to the 
     Commission as to actions necessary to reduce incidental 
     mortality and serious injury and mitigate such adverse 
     impact; and
       ``(B) prescribe emergency regulations to reduce incidental 
     mortality and serious injury and mitigate such adverse 
     impact.
       ``(2) Before taking action under subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary 
     of State, the Marine Mammal Commission, and the United States 
     Commissioners to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.
       ``(3) Emergency regulations prescribed under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) shall be published in the Federal Register, together 
     with an explanation thereof;
       ``(B) shall remain in effect for the duration of the 
     applicable fishing year; and
       ``(C) may be terminated by the Secretary at an earlier date 
     by publication in the Federal Register of a notice of 
     termination if the Secretary determines that the reasons for 
     the emergency action no longer exist.
       ``(4) If the Secretary finds that the incidental mortality 
     and serious injury of marine mammals in the yellowfin tuna 
     fishery in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean is continuing 
     to have a significant adverse impact on a stock or species, 
     the Secretary may extend the emergency regulations for such 
     additional periods as may be necessary.
       ``(5) Within 120 days after the Secretary notifies the 
     United States Commissioners to the Inter-American Tropical 
     Tuna Commission of the Secretary's determination under 
     paragraph (1)(A), the United States Commissioners shall call 
     for a special meeting of the Commission to address the 
     actions necessary to reduce incidental mortality and serious 
     injury and mitigate the adverse impact which resulted in the 
     determination. The Commissioners shall report the results of 
     the special meeting in writing to the Secretary and to the 
     Secretary of State. In their report, the Commissioners 
     shall--
       ``(A) include a description of the actions taken by the 
     harvesting nations or under the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program to reduce the incidental mortality and 
     serious injury and measures to mitigate the adverse impact on 
     the marine mammal species or stock;
       ``(B) indicate whether, in their judgment, the actions 
     taken address the problem adequately; and
       ``(C) if they indicate that the actions taken do not 
     address the problem adequately, include recommendations of 
     such additional action to be taken as may be necessary.

     ``SEC. 304. RESEARCH.

       ``(a) Required Research.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, in consultation 
     with the Marine Mammal Commission and the Inter-American 
     Tropical Tuna Commission, conduct a study of the ef

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     fect of intentional encirclement (including chase) on 
     dolphins and dolphin stocks incidentally taken in the course 
     of purse seine fishing for yellowfin tuna in the eastern 
     tropical Pacific Ocean. The study, which shall commence on 
     October 1, 1997, shall consist of abundance surveys as 
     described in paragraph (2) and stress studies as described in 
     paragraph (3), and shall address the question of whether such 
     encirclement is having a significant adverse impact on any 
     depleted dolphin stock in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
       ``(2) Population abundance surveys.--The abundance surveys 
     under this subsection shall survey the abundance of such 
     depleted stocks and shall be conducted during each of the 
     calendar years 1998, 1999, and 2000.
       ``(3) Stress studies.--The stress studies under this 
     subsection shall include--
       ``(A) a review of relevant stress-related research and a 3-
     year series of necropsy samples from dolphins obtained by 
     commercial vessels;
       ``(B) a 1-year review of relevant historical demographic 
     and biological data related to dolphins and dolphin stocks 
     referred to in paragraph (1); and
       ``(C) an experiment involving the repeated chasing and 
     capturing of dolphins by means of intentional encirclement.
       ``(4) Report.--No later than 90 days after publishing the 
     finding under subsection (g)(2) of the Dolphin Protection 
     Consumer Information Act, the Secretary shall complete and 
     submit a report containing the results of the research 
     described in this subsection to the United States Senate 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
     United States House of Representatives Committees on 
     Resources and on Commerce, and to the Inter-American Tropical 
     Tuna Commission.
       ``(b) Other Research.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to conducting the research 
     described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall, in 
     consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission and in 
     cooperation with the nations participating in the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program and the Inter-
     American Tropical Tuna Commission, undertake or support 
     appropriate scientific research to further the goals of the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program.
       ``(2) Specific areas of research.--Research carried out 
     under paragraph (1) may include--
       ``(A) projects to devise cost-effective fishing methods and 
     gear so as to reduce, with the goal of eliminating, the 
     incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals in 
     connection with commercial purse seine fishing in the eastern 
     tropical Pacific Ocean;
       ``(B) projects to develop cost-effective methods of fishing 
     for mature yellowfin tuna without setting nets on dolphins or 
     other marine mammals;
       ``(C) projects to carry out stock assessments for those 
     marine mammal species and marine mammal stocks taken in the 
     purse seine fishery for yellowfin tuna in the eastern 
     tropical Pacific Ocean, including species or stocks not 
     within waters under the jurisdiction of the United States; 
     and
       ``(D) projects to determine the extent to which the 
     incidental take of nontarget species, including juvenile 
     tuna, occurs in the course of purse seine fishing for 
     yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, the 
     geographic location of the incidental take, and the impact of 
     that incidental take on tuna stocks and nontarget species.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary the following amounts, to be used by the Secretary 
     to carry out the research described in subsection (a):
       ``(A) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       ``(B) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       ``(C) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       ``(D) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       ``(2) In addition to the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section 
     $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 
     2001.

     ``SEC. 305. REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY.

       ``Notwithstanding section 103(f), the Secretary shall 
     submit annual reports to the Congress which include--
       ``(1) results of research conducted pursuant to section 
     304;
       ``(2) a description of the status and trends of stocks of 
     tuna;
       ``(3) a description of the efforts to assess, avoid, 
     reduce, and minimize the bycatch of juvenile yellowfin tuna 
     and bycatch of nontarget species;
       ``(4) a description of the activities of the International 
     Dolphin Conservation Program and of the efforts of the United 
     States in support of the Program's goals and objectives, 
     including the protection of dolphin stocks in the eastern 
     tropical Pacific Ocean, and an assessment of the 
     effectiveness of the Program;
       ``(5) actions taken by the Secretary under section 
     101(a)(2)(B) and section 101(d);
       ``(6) copies of any relevant resolutions and decisions of 
     the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, and any 
     regulations promulgated by the Secretary under this title; 
     and
       ``(7) any other information deemed relevant by the 
     Secretary.

     ``SEC. 306. PERMITS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Consistent with the regulations issued pursuant to 
     section 303, the Secretary shall issue a permit to a vessel 
     of the United States authorizing participation in the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program and may require a 
     permit for the person actually in charge of and controlling 
     the fishing operation of the vessel. The Secretary shall 
     prescribe such procedures as are necessary to carry out this 
     subsection, including requiring the submission of--
       ``(A) the name and official number or other identification 
     of each fishing vessel for which a permit is sought, together 
     with the name and address of the owner thereof; and
       ``(B) the tonnage, hold capacity, speed, processing 
     equipment, and type and quantity of gear, including an 
     inventory of special equipment required under section 303, 
     with respect to each vessel.
       ``(2) The Secretary is authorized to charge a fee for 
     granting an authorization and issuing a permit under this 
     section. The level of fees charged under this paragraph may 
     not exceed the administrative cost incurred in granting an 
     authorization and issuing a permit. Fees collected under this 
     paragraph shall be available to the Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere for expenses incurred in 
     granting authorizations and issuing permits under this 
     section.
       ``(3) After the effective date of the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program Act, no vessel of the United States 
     shall operate in the yellowfin tuna fishery in the eastern 
     tropical Pacific Ocean without a valid permit issued under 
     this section.
       ``(b) Permit Sanctions.--
       ``(1) In any case in which--
       ``(A) a vessel for which a permit has been issued under 
     this section has been used in the commission of an act 
     prohibited under section 307;
       ``(B) the owner or operator of any such vessel or any other 
     person who has applied for or been issued a permit under this 
     section has acted in violation of section 307; or
       ``(C) any civil penalty or criminal fine imposed on a 
     vessel, owner or operator of a vessel, or other person who 
     has applied for or been issued a permit under this section 
     has not been paid or is overdue,
     the Secretary may--
       ``(i) revoke any permit with respect to such vessel, 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 or restrictions on any 
     permit issued to, or applied for by, any such vessel or 
     person under this section.
       ``(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 other such 
     matters as justice requires.
       ``(3) Transfer of ownership of a 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 transfer.
       ``(4) In the case of any permit that is suspended for the 
     failure to pay 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 section 
     unless there has been a 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 title or otherwise.''.
       (d) Section 307 (16 U.S.C. 1417) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection 
     (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) for any person to sell, purchase, offer for sale, 
     transport, or ship, in the United States, any tuna or tuna 
     product unless the tuna or tuna product is either dolphin 
     safe or has been harvested in compliance with the 
     International Dolphin Conservation Program by a country that 
     is a member of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission or 
     has initiated and within 6 months thereafter completed all 
     steps required of applicant nations in accordance with 
     Article V, paragraph 3 of the Convention establishing the 
     Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, to become a member 
     of that organization;
       ``(2) except as provided for in subsection 101(d), for any 
     person or vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
     States intentionally to set a purse seine net on or to 
     encircle any marine mammal in the course of tuna fishing 
     operations in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean except in 
     accordance with this title and regulations issued pursuant to 
     this title; and
       ``(3) for any person to import any yellowfin tuna or 
     yellowfin tuna product or any other fish or fish product in 
     violation of a ban on importation imposed under section 
     101(a)(2);'';
       (2) by inserting ``(a)(5) or'' before ``(a)(6)'' in 
     subsection (b)(2); and
       (3) by striking subsection (d).
       (e) Section 308 (16 U.S.C. 1418) is repealed.
       (f) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents in the 
     first section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 is 
     amended

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     by striking the items relating to title III and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:

        ``TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL DOLPHIN CONSERVATION PROGRAM

``Sec. 301. Findings and policy.
``Sec. 302. International Dolphin Conservation Program.
``Sec. 303. Regulatory authority of the Secretary.
``Sec. 304. Research.
``Sec. 305. Reports by the Secretary.
``Sec. 306. Permits.
``Sec. 307. Prohibitions.''.

     SEC. 7. AMENDMENTS TO THE TUNA CONVENTIONS ACT.

       (a) Section 3(c) of the Tuna Conventions Act (16 U.S.C. 
     952(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) at least one shall be either the Administrator, or an 
     appropriate officer, of the National Marine Fisheries 
     Service; and''.
       (b) Section 4 of the Tuna Conventions Act (16 U.S.C. 953) 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 4. GENERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY 
                   SUBCOMMITTEE.

       ``(a) Appointments; Public Participation; Compensation.--
     The Secretary, in consultation with the United States 
     Commissioners, shall--
       ``(1) appoint a General Advisory Committee which shall be 
     composed of not less than 5 nor more than 15 persons with 
     balanced representation from the various groups participating 
     in the fisheries included under the conventions, and from 
     nongovernmental conservation organizations;
       ``(2) appoint a Scientific Advisory Subcommittee which 
     shall be composed of not less than 5 nor more than 15 
     qualified scientists with balanced representation from the 
     public and private sectors, including nongovernmental 
     conservation organizations;
       ``(3) establish procedures to provide for appropriate 
     public participation and public meetings and to provide for 
     the confidentiality of confidential business data; and
       ``(4) fix the terms of office of the members of the General 
     Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory Subcommittee, who 
     shall receive no compensation for their services as such 
     members.
       ``(b) Functions.--
       ``(1) General advisory committee.--The General Advisory 
     Committee shall be invited to have representatives attend all 
     nonexecutive meetings of the United States sections and shall 
     be given full opportunity to examine and to be heard on all 
     proposed programs of investigations, reports, 
     recommendations, and regulations of the Commission. The 
     General Advisory Committee may attend all meetings of the 
     international commissions to which they are invited by such 
     commissions.
       ``(2) Scientific Advisory Subcommittee.--
       ``(A) Advice.--The Scientific Advisory Subcommittee shall 
     advise the General Advisory Committee and the Commissioners 
     on matters including--
       ``(i) the conservation of ecosystems;
       ``(ii) the sustainable uses of living marine resources 
     related to the tuna fishery in the eastern Pacific Ocean; and
       ``(iii) the long-term conservation and management of stocks 
     of living marine resources in the eastern tropical Pacific 
     Ocean.
       ``(B) Other functions and assistance.--The Scientific 
     Advisory Subcommittee shall, as requested by the General 
     Advisory Committee, the United States Commissioners, or the 
     Secretary, perform functions and provide assistance required 
     by formal agreements entered into by the United States for 
     this fishery, including the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program. These functions may include--
       ``(i) the review of data from the Program, including data 
     received from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission;
       ``(ii) recommendations on research needs, including 
     ecosystems, fishing practices, and gear technology research, 
     including the development and use of selective, 
     environmentally safe and cost-effective fishing gear, and on 
     the coordination and facilitation of such research;
       ``(iii) recommendations concerning scientific reviews and 
     assessments required under the Program and engaging, as 
     appropriate, in such reviews and assessments;
       ``(iv) consulting with other experts as needed; and
       ``(v) recommending measures to assure the regular and 
     timely full exchange of data among the parties to the Program 
     and each nation's National Scientific Advisory Committee (or 
     its equivalent).
       ``(3) Attendance at meetings.--The Scientific Advisory 
     Subcommittee shall be invited to have representatives attend 
     all nonexecutive meetings of the United States sections and 
     the General Advisory Subcommittee and shall be given full 
     opportunity to examine and to be heard on all proposed 
     programs of scientific investigation, scientific reports, and 
     scientific recommendations of the commission. Representatives 
     of the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee may attend meetings 
     of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission in accordance 
     with the rules of such Commission.''.
       (c) Bycatch Reduction.--The Tuna Conventions Act (16 U.S.C. 
     951 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 15. REDUCTION OF BYCATCH IN THE EASTERN TROPICAL 
                   PACIFIC OCEAN.

       ``The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Commerce and acting through the United States 
     Commissioners, shall seek, in cooperation with other nations 
     whose vessel fish for tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific 
     Ocean, to establish standards and measures for a bycatch 
     reduction program for vessels fishing for yellowfin tuna in 
     the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. The bycatch reduction 
     program shall include measures--
       ``(1) to require, to the maximum extent practicable, that 
     sea turtles and other threatened species and endangered 
     species are released alive;
       ``(2) to reduce, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     harvest of nontarget species;
       ``(3) to reduce, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     mortality of nontarget species; and
       ``(4) to reduce, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     mortality of juveniles of the target species.''.

     SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) Amendments to Take Effect When IDCP in Force.--Sections 
     3 through 7 of this Act (except for section 304 of the Marine 
     Mammal Protection Act of 1972 as added by section 6 of this 
     Act) shall become effective upon--
       (1) certification by the Secretary of Commerce that--
       (A) sufficient funding is available to complete the first 
     year of the study required under section 304(a) of the Marine 
     Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as so added; and
       (B) the study has commenced; and
       (2) certification by the Secretary of State to Congress 
     that a binding resolution of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
     Commission or other legally binding instrument establishing 
     the International Dolphin Conservation Program has been 
     adopted and is in force.
       (b) Special Effective Date.--Notwithstanding subsection 
     (a), the Secretary of Commerce may issue regulations under--
       (1) subsection (f)(2) of the Dolphin Protection Consumer 
     Information Act (16 U.S.C. 1385(f)(2)), as added by section 
     5(b) of this Act;
       (2) section 303(a) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
     1972 (16 U.S.C. 1413(a)), as added by section 6(c) of this 
     Act,
     at any time after the date of enactment of this Act.
  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, 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. 91.18  honoring the life of Betty Shabazz

  On motion of Mr. RANGEL, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Oversight was discharged from further consideration of the following 
resolution (H. Res. 183):

       Whereas the Nation honors Betty Shabazz as a wife, mother, 
     educator, and advocate for civil and human rights, women, and 
     the poor;
       Whereas Betty Shabazz, through her life and deeds, has been 
     an inspiration to people around the world;
       Whereas Betty Shabazz was a woman of strength, resilience, 
     perseverance, and grace who overcame the greatest of 
     challenges;
       Whereas Betty Shabazz was born Betty Sanders in Detroit, 
     Michigan, on May 28, 1936;
       Whereas Betty Shabazz met and married the controversial 
     activist and leader El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) in 
     New York in 1958;
       Whereas on February 21, 1965, while pregnant with twins, 
     Betty Shabazz and their four daughters witnessed Malcolm X's 
     assassination;
       Whereas Betty Shabazz exhibited her resiliency and 
     determination as a single mother, raising and educating her 
     six daughters, Attallah, Qubilah, Ilyasah, Gamilah, and twins 
     Malikah and Malaak;
       Whereas Betty Shabazz found the time to become certified as 
     a registered nurse, and to later earn bachelor's and master's 
     degrees and, finally, a doctorate in education administration 
     from the University of Massachusetts;
       Whereas Betty Shabazz joined the administrative staff of 
     Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York, rising to high 
     positions;
       Whereas, while preserving the public memory of her late 
     husband, Betty Shabazz earned a reputation of her own, as an 
     educator, public speaker, and advocate for women, education, 
     and civil and human rights;
       Whereas on June 23, 1997, Betty Shabazz succumbed to 
     injuries suffered in a tragic fire;
       Whereas Betty Shabazz personified the roles of wife, 
     mother, and professional woman; and
       Whereas Betty Shabazz will be forever remembered for her 
     love of family, her commitment to humankind, and for the joy 
     and laughter she brought to all those who knew her: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors the life 
     of Betty Shabazz.

  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.

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para. 91.19  committee resignation--minority

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

                                 U.S. House of Representatives

                                    Washington, DC, July 30, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: As of today's date, I will be taking a 
     leave of absence from the Small Business Committee so that I 
     can continue serving on the Budget Committee.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bob Weygand,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 91.20  committee resignation--minority

  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, July 30, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I would like to inform you that I am 
     resigning from my assignment on the House Committee of 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       Thank you very much.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Cynthia McKinney,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 91.21  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 208):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and that 
     they are hereby, elected to the following standing committees 
     of the House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Robert 
     Weygand of Rhode Island.
       To the Committee on National Security: Cynthia McKinney 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. 91.22  order of business--consideration of amendments--h.r. 2159

  On motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2159) 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
other purposes, in the Committee of the Whole, pursuant to the order of 
the House of July 24, 1997, no other amendment shall be in order (except 
pro forma amendments offered for the purpose of debate) unless printed 
before August 1, 1997, in the portion of the Congressional Record 
designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII.

para. 91.23  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was granted permission until midnight, Tuesday, August 5, 
1997, to file a privileged report on a bill 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, 1998, and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para. 91.24  india and pakistan independence--50th anniversary

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
following resolution (H. Res. 157):

       Whereas in August 1947 the people of Pakistan and India 
     gained their independence from the British;
       Whereas the people of India, Pakistan, and the United 
     States have a common interest in the promotion and 
     preservation of democratic systems of government;
       Whereas since independence in 1947 the people of India have 
     maintained the world's largest democracy, one that serves as 
     an inspiration for people throughout the world;
       Whereas in recent years the people of Pakistan have 
     reasserted their own strong commitment to building and 
     sustaining a democratic system of government;
       Whereas, in addition to democracy, the people of Pakistan, 
     India, and the United States have had many shared values and 
     interests over the past fifty years, including the desire to 
     promote the peaceful development of the South Asian region;
       Whereas Indian and Pakistani citizens, who have visited or 
     lived in the United States, and United States citizens, who 
     have visited or lived in India and Pakistan, have done much 
     to improve mutual understanding and build friendship over the 
     past fifty years;
       Whereas United States citizens of Pakistani or Indian 
     origin have contributed greatly to the advancement of 
     knowledge, the development of the United States economy, and 
     the enrichment of cultural life in the United States;
       Whereas the ties of trade and investment among the United 
     States, India, and Pakistan have grown over fifty years to 
     the great benefit of the people of all three countries; and
       Whereas the fiftieth anniversary of the independence of 
     Pakistan and India offers an opportunity for India, Pakistan, 
     and the United States to renew their commitment to 
     international cooperation on issues of mutual interest and 
     concern: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) congratulates the people of India and Pakistan on the 
     occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of their nations' 
     independence;
       (2) looks forward to broadening and deepening United States 
     cooperation and friendship with Pakistan and India in the 
     years ahead for the benefit of the people of all three 
     countries; and
       (3) intends to send a delegation to India and Pakistan 
     during this 50th anniversary year of independence to further 
     enhance the mutual understanding among the United States, 
     Pakistan, and India and among the United States Congress and 
     the parliaments of those countries.

  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. 91.25  correct enrollment of h.r. 2014

  Mr. ARCHER, by unanimous consent, submitted the following concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 138):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 2014), 
     to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) 
     and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 1998, the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives shall make the following corrections:
       (1) In the amendment proposed to be added by section 
     1085(c), strike ``section 407(d)'' and insert ``paragraph (4) 
     or (7) of section 407(d)''.
       (2) Strike subparagraph (B) of section 1031(e)(2) and 
     insert the following:
       ``(B) Treatment of amounts paid for tickets purchased 
     before october 1, 1997.--The amendments made by subsection 
     (c) shall not apply to amounts paid before October 1, 1997; 
     except that--
       ``(i) the amendment made to section 4261(c) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply to amounts paid more than 7 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act for 
     transportation beginning on or after October 1, 1997, and
       ``(ii) the amendment made to section 4263(c) of such Code 
     shall apply to the extent related to taxes imposed under the 
     amendment made to such section 4261(c) on the amounts 
     described in clause (i).''.

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

para. 91.26  corn syrup antidumping duties

  On motion of Mr. CRANE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Ways 
and Means was discharged from further consideration of the following 
concurrent resolution of the Senate (S. Con. Res. 43):

       Whereas the North American Free Trade Agreement (in this 
     resolution, referred to as ``the NAFTA'') was intended to 
     reduce trade barriers between Canada, Mexico and the United 
     States;
       Whereas the NAFTA represented an opportunity for corn 
     farmers and refiners to increase exports of highly 
     competitive United States corn and corn products;
       Whereas corn is the number one United States cash crop with 
     a value of $25,000,000,000;
       Whereas United States corn refiners are highly efficient, 
     provide over 10,000 nonfarm jobs, and add over $2,000,000 of 
     value to the United States corn crop;
       Whereas the Government of Mexico has initiated an 
     antidumping investigation into imports of high fructose corn 
     syrup from the United States which may violate the 
     antidumping standards of the World Trade Organization;
       Whereas on June 25, 1997, the Government of Mexico 
     published a Preliminary Deter

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     mination imposing very high antidumping duties on imports of 
     United States high fructose corn syrup;
       Whereas there has been concern that Mexico's initiation of 
     the antidumping investigation was motivated by political 
     pressure from the Mexican sugar industry rather than the 
     merits of Mexico's antidumping law: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Government of Mexico should review carefully 
     whether it properly initiated this antidumping investigation 
     in conformity with the standards set forth in the World Trade 
     Organization Agreement on Antidumping, and should terminate 
     this investigation immediately;
       (2) if the United States Trade Representative considers 
     that Mexico initiated this antidumping investigation in 
     violation of World Trade Organization standards, and if the 
     Government of Mexico does not terminate the antidumping 
     investigation, then the United States Trade Representative 
     should immediately undertake appropriate measures, including 
     actions pursuant to the dispute settlement provisions of the 
     World Trade Organization.

  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. 91.27  chief administrative officer of the house

  Mr. James M. Eagen III, Chief Administrative Officer of the House, 
appeared at the bar of the House and took the oath of office prescribed 
by law administered by the Speaker.

para. 91.28  resignation of legislative counsel

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

                                    U.S. House of Representatives,


                            Office of the Legislative Counsel,

                                     Washington, DC, July 8, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Capitol, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I would like to resign from my position 
     as the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives 
     effective July 31, 1997. I would like to continue my service 
     in the Office of the Legislative Counsel as a Senior Counsel.
       I will leave my position knowing that my Office is finally 
     fully enabled to provide needed services to the House.
       As you know the primary function of the Office is to draft 
     legislation (including amendments and conference reports) 
     which will carry out the policy of the Members involved. 
     Ideally, there would be time for conferences to develop the 
     policy and the persons responsible for the policy would be 
     available. If that can be done it is very satisfactory work 
     to participate in the process. I have taken a real interest 
     in seeing that the Office is able to effectively do its work.
       When I joined the Office in 1962 it had 11 attorneys and 
     did not provide services to all the Committees. A good 
     working relationship had been established with only the Ways 
     and Means Committee and the Committee on Commerce. However, 
     through time and the changes in the Committees, the Office 
     has been able to establish good working relationships with 
     all the Committees. Without a doubt, your actions and those 
     taken by your leadership have facilitated the Office in 
     providing services to the Committees and the Leadership. I 
     think it can be said that the House does not act on 
     significant legislation which has not been a responsibility 
     of an attorney in the Office.
       The morale in the Office is quite high because of the 
     action you took on the pay comparability with the Senate and 
     also on account of the Committee responsibilities.
       The tutorial process the Office follows with new attorneys 
     allows the new attorney to begin Committee work with a fellow 
     attorney in about a year. When the new attorney graduates to 
     Committee work they feel they have been given a special 
     responsibility.
       Now an attorney doing Committee work can readily feel that 
     he or she is making a significant contribution to a public 
     measure.
       I am encouraged about continuing in the Office. The Office 
     undertook an extensive audit of its work and the problems 
     presented to it in carrying out its work. As a result of the 
     audit some very interesting work has been developed in 
     communicating our services to the Members. The Office has a 
     web site which provides information about the Office and the 
     services it provides. In addition, we will soon have the 
     capacity to fax material directly from our personal 
     computers. That will relieve us of the time needed to make 
     copies and deliver the work. In addition, the Office has 
     developed a team to mediate differences in the Office. 
     Finally, work has been done in improving the working 
     conditions of the clerical/administrative staff. 
     Consequently, I think we are doing well and we know what our 
     difficulties are and we are prepared to deal with them.
       I have particularly enjoyed serving as the Legislative 
     Counsel under your Speakership.
           Sincerely yours,
                                                   David E. Meade,
                                              Legislative Counsel.

  The resignation was accepted.

para. 91.29  legislative counsel of the house

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 521 of the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (2 United States Code 282), 
appointed Mr. M. Pope Barrow, Jr., Legislative Counsel of the U.S. House 
of Representatives.

para. 91.30  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iraq continuation

  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, 1997, 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 the stability in the Middle East and hostile to United 
States interests 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 31, 1997.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. 
Doc. 105-113).

para. 91.31  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:
  I hereby report to the Congress on the developments since my last 
report of February 10, 1997, concerning the national emergency with 
respect to Iraq that was declared in Executive Order 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).
  This report discusses only matters concerning the national emergency 
with respect to Iraq that was declared in Executive Order 12722 and 
matters relating to Executive Orders 12724 and 12817 (the ``Executive 
Orders''). The report covers events from February 2 through August 1, 
1997.
  Executive Order 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 contracting 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 12724, which was issued in order to align the sanctions 
imposed by the United States with United Nations Security Council 
Resolution (UNSCR) 661 of August 6, 1990.
  1. In April 1995, the U.N. Security Council adopted UNSCR 986 author

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izing Iraq to export up to $1 billion in petroleum and petroleum 
products every 90 days for a total of 180 days under U.N. supervision 
in order to finance the purchase of food, medicine, and other 
humanitarian supplies. UNSCR 986 includes arrangements to ensure 
equitable distribution of humanitarian goods purchased with UNSCR 986 
oil revenues 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. On May 20, 
1996, a memorandum of understanding was concluded between the 
Secretariat of the United Nations and the Government of Iraq agreeing 
on terms for implementing UNSCR 986. On August 8, 1996, the UNSC 
committee established pursuant to UNSCR 661 (``the 661 Committee'') 
adopted procedures to be employed by the 661 Committee in 
implementation of UNSCR 986. On December 9, 1996, the Secretary General 
released the report requested by paragraph 13 of UNSCR 986, making 
UNSCR 986 effective as of 12:01 a.m. December 10.
  On June 4, 1997, the U.N. Security Council adopted UNSCR 1111, 
renewing for another 180 days the authorization for Iraqi petroleum 
sales contained in UNSCR 986 of April 14, 1995. The Resolution became 
effective on June 8, 1997. During the reporting period, imports into 
the United States under this program totaled approximately 9.5 million 
barrels.
  2. There have been no amendments to the Iraqi Sanctions Regulations, 
31 C.F.R. Part 575 (the ``ISR'' or the ``Regulations'') administered by 
the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Department of the 
Treasury during the reporting period.
  As previously reported, the Regulations were amended on December 10, 
1996, to provide a statement of licensing policy regarding specific 
licensing of United States persons seeking to purchase Iraqi-origin 
petroleum and petroleum products from Iraq (61 Fed. Reg. 65312, 
December 11, 1996). Statements of licensing policy were also provided 
regarding sales of essential parts and equipment for the Kirkuk-
Yumurtalik pipeline systems, and sales of humanitarian goods to Iraq, 
pursuant to United Nations approval. A general license was also added 
to authorize dealings in Iraqi-origin petroleum and petroleum products 
that have been exported from Iraq with the United Nations and United 
States Government approval.

  All executory contracts must contain terms requiring that all 
proceeds of the oil purchases from the Government of Iraq, including 
the State Oil Marketing Organization, must be placed in the U.N. escrow 
account at Banque National de Paris, New York (the ``986 escrow 
account''), and all Iraqi payments for authorized sales of pipeline 
parts and equipment, humanitarian goods, and incidental transaction 
costs borne by Iraq will, upon arrival by the 661 Committee, be paid or 
payable out of the 986 escrow account.
  3. Investigations of possible violations of the Iraqi sanctions 
continue to be pursued and appropriate enforcement actions taken. 
Several cases from prior reporting periods are continuing and recent 
additional allegations have been referred by the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control (OFAC) to the U.S. Customs Service for investigation.
  On July 10, 1995, an indictment was brought against three U.S. 
citizens in the Eastern District of New York for conspiracy in a case 
involving the attempted exportation and transshipment to Iraq of 
zirconium ingots in violation of the IEEPA and the ISR. The intended 
use of the merchandise was the manufacture of cladding for radioactive 
materials to be used in nuclear reactors. The case was the culmination 
of a successful undercover operation conducted by agents of the U.S. 
Customs Service in New York in cooperation with OFAC and the U.S. 
Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. On February 6, 
1997, one of the defendants plead guilty to a 10-count criminal 
indictment including conspiracy to violate the Iraqi Sanctions and the 
IEEPA. The trial of the remaining defendants is ongoing.
  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 OFAC's listing 
of individuals and organizations determined to be Specially Designated 
Nationals (SDNs) of the Government of Iraq.
  Since my last report, OFAC collected four civil monetary penalties 
totaling more than $470,000 for violations of IEEPA and the ISR. The 
violations involved brokerage firms' failure to block assets of an 
Iraqi SDN and effecting certain securities trades with respect thereto. 
Additional administrative proceedings have been initiated and others 
await commencement.
  4. The Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a total of 700 
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 action against Iraqi governmental 
entitites, legal representation of Iraq, and the exportation to Iraq of 
donated medicine, medical supplies, and food intended for humanitarian 
relief purposes, executory contracts pursuant to UNSCR 986, sales of 
humanitarian supplies to Iraq under UNSCR 986, the execution of powers 
of attorney relating to the administration of personal assets and 
decedent's estates in Iraq and the protection of preexistent 
intellectual property rights in Iraq. Since my last report, 47 specific 
licenses have been issued.
  5. The expense incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from February 2 through August 1, 1997, that 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 $1.2 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 Bureau of Intelligence and Research, the U.S. Mission to 
the United Nations, and the Office of the Legal Advisor), and the 
Department of Transportation (particularly the U.S. Coast Guard).

  6. 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 relevant 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. Seven 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 in Lebanon and in northern 
Iraq; incomplete declarations to weapons instructors and refusal of 
unimpeded access by these 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 the systematic repression of minorities and denial 
of humanitarian assistance. The Government of Iraq has repeatedly said 
it will not be bound by UNSCR 668. 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.
  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 affirm that the Security Council must 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, July 31, 1997.

  The message was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-114).

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para. 91.32  speaker, majority leader and minority leader to accept 
          resignations, appoint commissions

  On motion of Mr. HOEKSTRA, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Wednesday, September 3, 1997, the Speaker, the Majority Leader and the 
Minority Leader be authorized to accept resignations and to make 
appointments authorized by law or by the House.

para. 91.33  extension of remarks

  On motion of Mr. HOEKSTRA, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That for today all Members be permitted to extend their 
remarks and to include extraneous material in that section of the Record 
entitled ``Extension of Remarks''.

para. 91.34  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. HOEKSTRA, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
September 3, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para. 91.35  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 joint 
resolution and a concurrent resolution of the House of the following 
titles:

       H. J. Res. 90. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements with respect to two specified bills of the One 
     Hundred Fifth Congress; and
       H. Con. Res. 136. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses.

para. 91.36  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 concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 138. Concurrent resolution to correct 
     technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2014.

       The message further 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. 2014) ``An Act to provide for reconciliation 
     pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.''.

para. 91.37  enrolled joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a joint resolution of 
the House of the following title, which was thereupon signed by the 
Speaker:

       H.J. Res. 90. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements with respect to two specified bills of the One 
     Hundred Fifth Congress. 

para. 91.38  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, a 
joint resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 90. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements with respect to two specified bills of the One 
     Hundred Fifth Congress. 

  And then,

para. 91.39  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHERMAN, at 8 o'clock and 55 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

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. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 206. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2014) to provide for 
     reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of 
     section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 1998 (Rept. No. 105-221). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1211. 
     A bill for the relief of Global Exploration and Development 
     Corp., Kerr-McGee Corp., and Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp.; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 105-222). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 1370. A bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of 
     the United States; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-224). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 1502. 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. 
     105-225). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 1484. A bill to redesignate the Dublin 
     Federal courthouse building located in Dublin, GA, as the J. 
     Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse; with amendments (Rept. No. 
     105-226). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 1479. A bill to designate the Federal 
     building and U.S. courthouse located at 300 Northeast First 
     Avenue in Miami, FL, as the ``David W. Dyer Federal 
     Courthouse''; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-227). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 994. A bill to designate the U.S. border 
     station located in Pharr, TX, as the ``Kika de la Garza 
     United States Border Station'' (Rept. No. 105-228). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 962. A bill to redesignate a Federal 
     building in Suitland, MD, as the ``W. Edwards Deming Federal 
     Building'' (Rept. No. 105-229). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 892. A bill to redesignate the Federal 
     building located at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, MS, as 
     the ``Aaron Henry United States Post Office''; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 105-230). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 643. A bill to designate the U.S. 
     courthouse to be constructed at the corner of Superior and 
     Huron Roads, in Cleveland, OH, as the ``Carl B. Stokes United 
     States Courthouse'' (Rept. No. 105-231). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 613. A bill to designate the Federal 
     building located at 100 Alabama Street NW, in Atlanta, GA, as 
     the ``Sam Nunn Federal Center''; with amendments (Rept. No. 
     105-232). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 595. A bill to designate the Federal 
     building and U.S. courthouse located at 475 Mulberry Street 
     in Macon, GA, as the ``William Augustus Bootle Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse'' (Rept. No. 105-233). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 548. A bill to designate the U.S. 
     courthouse located at 500 Pearl Street in New York City, NY, 
     as the ``Ted Weiss United States Courthouse'' (Rept. No. 105-
     234). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 81. A bill to designate the U.S. 
     courthouse located at 401 South Michigan Street in South 
     Bend, IN, as the ``Robert K. Rodibaugh United States 
     Bankruptcy Courthouse'' (Rept. No. 105-235). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2204. A bill to authorize appropriations 
     for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the Coast Guard, and for 
     other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-236). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union. 

para. 91.41  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 695. Referral to the Committee on National Security 
     extended for a period ending not later than September 12, 
     1997. 

para. 91.42  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. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Capps):
       H.R. 2316. A bill to amend trade laws and related 
     provisions to clarify the designation of normal trade 
     relations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 2317. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Pilot 
     Program; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii):

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       H.R. 2318. A bill to repeal the provisions of the Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997 which change the rates of the airline 
     ticket taxes and impose a separate tax on domestic segments 
     of air transportation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Vento, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Carson, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 2319. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to safeguard consumers in connection with utilization of 
     certain debit credit cards; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself and Mrs. 
             Morella):
       H.R. 2320. A bill to establish an education satellite loan 
     guarantee program to facilitate the development of an 
     integrated, national and global telecommunications system 
     dedicated to instruction and used soley for communications 
     among Federal, State, and local instructional institutions 
     and agencies and instructional resource providers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Castle, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Clement, Mrs. 
             Morella, and Mr. Quinn):
       H.R. 2321. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 regarding the treatment of golf caddies for employment 
     tax purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 2322. A bill to suspend the duty on the organo-
     phosphorus compound ACM until January 1, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Mr. Lazio of New York, and 
             Mr. Kanjorski):
       H.R. 2323. A bill to allow depository institutions to offer 
     negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to all businesses, to 
     repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand 
     deposits, to require the Board of Governors of the Fedeal 
     Reserve System to pay interest on certain reserves, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 2324. A bill to suspend the duty on the synthetic 
     organic coloring matter C.I. Pigment Yellow 109 until January 
     1, 2000; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2325. A bill to suspend the duty on the synthetic 
     organic coloring matter C.I. Pigment Yellow 110 until January 
     1, 2000; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2326. A bill to suspend the duty on the organic 
     chemical parachlorobenzonitrile until January 1, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Green, and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       H.R. 2327. 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 Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Sisisky, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 2328. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to impose 
     certain requirements on areas upwind of ozone nonattainment 
     areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 2329. 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 Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Green, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Ford, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Olver, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. 
             Pelosi):
       H.R. 2330. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to make direct loans and provide lines of 
     credit to finance surface transportation projects, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Frost, Mr. Petri, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Olver, and Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 2331. 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. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Barcia 
             of Michigan, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bono, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller 
             of California, Mr. Ney, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Riley, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Tanner, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 2332. A bill to amend section 304 of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 to require the marking of frozen produce with the 
     country of origin on the front panel of the package for 
     retail sale; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2333. A bill to provide improvements for the financial 
     and emotional security of seniors; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Banking and Financial Services, 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. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 2334. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     ferroboron; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODE (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Pickett, and Mr. Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 2335. 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. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 2336. A bill to temporarily decrease the duty on 
     certain industrial nylon fabrics; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 2337. A bill to authorize funds to further the strong 
     Federal interest in the improvement of highways and 
     transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Gilman, and Mrs. 
             Kelly):
       H.R. 2338. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require that health-care professionals of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs be assigned to facilities of the Department 
     only in States in which they are licensed to practice, and to 
     require that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs follow State 
     requirements concerning the filing of death certificates; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut):
       H.R. 2339. A bill relating to the tariff treatment of 
     nuclear fuel assemblies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself and Mr. Cunningham):
       H.R. 2340. A bill to provide for mandatory prison terms for 
     possessing, brandishing, or discharging a firearm or 
     destructive device during a Federal crime that is a crime of 
     violence or a drug trafficking crime; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KIM (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, and 
             Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 2341. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     authorize Federal participation in financing of projects to 
     demonstrate the feasibility of deployment of magnetic 
     levitation transportation technology, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Science, 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. KLECZKA:
       H.R. 2342. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     permit gunsmiths to obtain a Federal firearms license without 
     having to comply with State or local laws relating to zoning 
     of firearms businesses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 2343. A bill to abolish the Thrift Depositor 
     Protection Oversight Board, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2344. A bill to expand the enforcement options under 
     the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products 
     Inspection Act to include the imposition of civil money 
     penalities; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             Furse, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Minge, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 2345. A bill to prohibit the sale, lease, or other 
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     er aircraft to Latin American countries; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2346. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit desecration of veterans' memorials; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 2347. A bill to ensure the accuracy of information 
     regarding the eligibility of applicants for benefits under 
     Federal benefit programs; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Dellums, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Dixon, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Ford, Mr. Flake, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Owens, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Ms. Harman, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Waters, Mr. Scott, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Torres, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Condit, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 2348. A bill to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 701 South Santa Fe Avenue in Compton, CA, and 
     known as the Compton Main Post Office, as the ``Mervyn 
     Dymally Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Dixon, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Condit, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Norton, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Owens, Mr. Filner, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Flake, Mr. Ford, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Torres, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Harman, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Scott, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Berman, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and 
             Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 2349. A bill to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 10301 South Compton Avenue, in Los Angeles, CA, 
     and known as the Watts Finance Office, as the ``Augustus F. 
     Hawkins Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MILLER of California:
       H.R. 2350. A bill to authorize certain uses of water from 
     the Solano Project, California; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Vento, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Shays, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Yates, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Thompson, Mr. Bonior, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Dellums, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Tierney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 2351. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to ensure the recovery of our Nation's declining 
     biological diversity; to reaffirm and strengthen this 
     Nation's commitment to protect wildlife; to safeguard our 
     children's economic and ecological future; and to provide 
     assurances to local governments, communities, and individuals 
     in their planning and economic develpoment efforts; 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. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, and Mr. Bob Schaffer):
       H.R. 2352. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to require local approval of designations of railroad rights-
     of-way for interim use as trails; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 2353. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit certain conduct relating to civil disorders; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Manton, and Mr. 
             Ensign):
       H.R. 2354. A bill to amend the Professional Boxing Safety 
     Act of 1996 to provide an additional safety provision; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ORTIZ:
       H.R. 2355. A bill to extend the repayment periods for the 
     repayment for Nueces River reclamation project; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Cannon, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Kim, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 2356. 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. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 2357. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide that a State or local government may not, in 
     their minimum wage laws, ordinances, regulations, or orders, 
     preclude a tip credit or require a certain tip credit; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Spence):
       H.R. 2358. A bill to provide for improved monitoring of 
     human rights violations in the People's Republic of China; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Yates, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Stark, Mr. Filner, and 
             Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 2359. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     acting through the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco, and Firearms, to issue minimum safety and security 
     standards for dealers of firearms; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 2360. A bill to mandate price stability as the primary 
     goal of the monetary policy of the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. 
             Redmond):
       H.R. 2361. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to the ``three strikes'' life sentence; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Conyers, 
             Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 2362. A bill to guarantee a republican form of 
     government to the States by preventing paramilitary violence; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Combest, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Traficant, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Mr. Lazio of New York, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Portman, Mr. Mica, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, Mr. Collins, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Hastert, and Mr. Cooksey):
       H.R. 2363. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses 
     involving methamphetamine; 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. SHAYS:
       H.R. 2364. A bill to reduce Federal spending in several 
     programs; to the Committee on National Security, and in 
     addition to the Committees on International Relations, 
     Science, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Resources, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, 
     and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consider

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     ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
     the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 2365. A bill to reduce acid deposition under the Clean 
     Air Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. STENHOLM (for himself, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 2366. A bill to transfer to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture the authority to conduct the census of 
     agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, 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. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, and 
             Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 2367. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     1997, 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. TAUZIN (for himself and Mr. Gillmor):
       H.R. 2368. A bill to promote the privacy of interactive 
     computer service users through self-regulation by the 
     providers of such services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri):
       H.R. 2369. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
     eavesdropping, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Miller of 
             California, and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 2370. A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam for the 
     purposes of clarifying the local judicial structure and the 
     office of Attorney General; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 2371. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to require that contracts entered into by the 
     Commissioner of Social Security and the States and local 
     governments providing for furnishing the Commissioner with 
     death certificate information require that such information 
     be furnished within 30 days after the death involved; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Cox of California, and Mr. Lazio of New 
             York):
       H.R. 2372. A bill to ensure that the development of the 
     Internet and interactive computer services is unfettered by 
     Federal and State regulation; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART:
       H.J. Res. 90. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements with respect to two specified bills of the 105th 
     Congress; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Boyd, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Everett, Mr. Foley, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Riley, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.J. Res. 91. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin 
     Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CALLAHAN (for himself, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Norwood, and 
             Mr. Riley):
       H.J. Res. 92. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOODE:
       H.J. Res. 93. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to the power 
     of the several States to propose amendments to the 
     Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H. Con. Res. 136. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses; considered and agreed to
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Porter):
       H. Con. Res. 137. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the House of Representatives concerning the urgent 
     need for an international criminal tribunal to try members of 
     the Iraqi regime for crimes against humanity; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H. Con. Res. 138. Concurrent resolution to correct 
     technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2014; 
     which was considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pickett, 
             and Mr. Hamilton):
       H. Con. Res. 139. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States Government should 
     fully participate in EXPO 2000 in the year 2000, in Hannover, 
     Germany, and should encourage the academic community and the 
     private sector in the United States to support this 
     worthwhile undertaking; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H. Con. Res. 140. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that before the consideration of any 
     legislation regarding the comprehensive tobacco settlement 
     each plaintiff attorney shall fully disclose the attorney's 
     anticipated fees as a result of such settlement agreement; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 207. Resolution electing the Chief Administrative 
     Officer of the U.S. House of Representatives; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 208. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H. Res. 209. Resolution amending the rules of the House of 
     Representatives to take away the power of the Committee on 
     Rules to report rules or orders waiving the germaneness 
     requirement; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H. Res. 210. Resolution to express the sense of the House 
     of Representatives on consideration of comprehensive campaign 
     finance reform; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H. Res. 211. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the conditions for the United 
     States becoming a signatory to any international agreement on 
     greenhouse gas emissions under the U.N. Framework Convention 
     on Climate Change; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Berry, Mr. Capps, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Clement, Mr. Evans, Mr. Flake, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Wynn):
       H. Res. 212. Resolution recognizing suicide as a national 
     problem, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce. 

para. 91.43  memorials

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

       159. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of California, relative to Assembly 
     Joint Resolution No. 19 memorializing the President and 
     Congress of the United States to endorse and support the 
     Southwest Defense Complex, and the efforts of the Southwest 
     Defense Alliance in furtherance of the Southwest Defense 
     Complex; to the Committee on National Security.
       160. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to Legislative Resolve No. 36 requesting the 
     President of the United States to take all actions necessary, 
     within the considerable limits of the resources of the United 
     States, to protect on an equal basis all peoples and 
     resources of this great Union from threat of missile attack 
     regardless of the physical location of the member state; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       161. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of New Hampshire, relative to House Joint 
     Resolution 5 urging the United States Congress and the United 
     States Environmental Protection Agency to make certain 
     changes in the Clean Air Act which would result in more cost 
     effective air pollutant emission reductions; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       162. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to Legislative Resolve No. 40 requesting the 
     United States Congress to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
       163. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to Legislative Resolve No. 30 urging the 
     United States Congress to amend the Social Security Act so 
     that the higher cost of living in Alaska is reflected when 
     the per capita income of the state is used as a factor in 
     determining the federal share of Medicaid costs; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       164. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Maine, relative to a Joint Resolution 
     memorializing the United States Postal Service to issue a 
     stamp commemorating Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       165. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 168 requesting 
     the Congress of the United States to conduct thorough 
     oversight hearings of the Office of the Inspector General 
     audit process sufficient to ensure that the rights and 
     protections inherent in the nation's legal code are 
     maintained

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     and upheld in the process; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       166. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 12 
     memorializing the President and the Congress to appropriate 
     federal funds to be used to preserve and protect the Bolinas 
     Lagoon; to the Committee on Resources.
       167. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to Legislative Resolve No. 26 supporting 
     enhancement of visitors access to Denali National Park and 
     Preserve through development of a northern railroad route 
     corridor access to the vicinity of Wonder Lake; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       168. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to Legislative Resolve No. 20 urging the 
     legislature of each state of the nation to ratify a balanced 
     budget amendment that is passed by the United States 
     Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       169. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Tennessee, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 32 post-
     ratifying Amendment 15 to the Constitution of the United 
     States of America guaranteeing the right of citizens to vote 
     regardless of race, color, or previous condition of 
     servitude; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       170. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to Legislative Resolve No. 27 relating to 
     the creation of a new United States Court of Appeals for the 
     Twelfth Circuit; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       171. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to Legislative Resolve No. 19 requesting the 
     United States Congress to accommodate Alaska's unique 
     wetlands circumstances by amending the Clean Water Act to 
     modify the wetlands regulatory program and to recognize 
     Alaska's outstanding history of wetlands conservation; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       172. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Texas, relative to House Concurrent Resolution 137 urging the 
     United States Congress to create a NAFTA Trade Impact Fund 
     under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act to 
     provide border states and communities with funding for 
     transportation infrastructure for the facilitation of free 
     trade and NAFTA-generated passenger and commercial traffic; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       173. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 5 
     memorializing the President and Congress of the United States 
     to continue efforts to ensure that veterans of the Gulf War 
     are appropriately cared for, to do everything possible to 
     understand and explain Gulf War illnesses, to put into place 
     those military doctrines, personnel, and medical policies, 
     procedures, and equipment that will minimize any future 
     problems from exposure to biological or chemical agents or 
     other environmental hazards, and to use all means necessary 
     to ensure that Gulf War veterans who placed themselves in 
     harm's way on behalf of all Americans, are provided the 
     assistance, support, and care they deserve; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs. 

para. 91.44  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. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 998. A 
     bill for the relief of Lloyd B. Gamble (Rept. No. 105-223). 
     Ordered to be printed. 

para. 91.45  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 12: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 56: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Gibbons and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 234: Ms. Christian-Green and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 282: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Kanjorski and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Gilman and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 458: Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 526: Mr. Stump. 
       H.R. 543: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Filner, Mr. Christensn, Mr. 
     Campbell, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 559: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 610: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Roemer. 
       H.R. 628: Mr. Pastor. 
       H.R. 634: Mr. Herger, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 674: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Camp, Mr. Upton, Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 678: Mr. Baesler, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Clay, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Costello, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
     Eshoo, Mr. Ford, Ms. Furse, Mr. Green, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Jackson, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Owens, 
     Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. 
     Sanchez, Mr. Scott, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Camp, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
     Collins, Mr. Cox of California, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilchrest, 
     Mr. Goodling, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
     Houghton, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Klug, Mr. Lazio of New 
     York, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Norwood, 
     Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. 
     Bob Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith 
     of New Jersey, Mr. Spence, Mr. Souder, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Whitfield, Mr. White, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gordon, Mr. McDade, Mr. Redmond, Mr. 
     Foley, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. Menendez, 
     Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 690: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 725: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. 
     Whitfield.
       H.R. 755: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Ganske, and Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 789: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 793: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Barr of Georgia and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 890: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Stearns, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 900: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 974: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 991: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Frost, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1010: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1100: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Towns and Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Parker, and Ms. 
     Furse.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1153: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Payne, Mr. Engel, 
     and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1246: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1290: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1302: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1318: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 1373: Ms. Christian-Green and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1391: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 1404: Ms. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Matsui, Mr. Owens, Ms. Waters, Mr. Ford and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 1427: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. McIntyre and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1453: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Stump, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1497: Mr. Furse.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Murtha and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1514: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. Brown of California and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Pickett and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 1526: Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 1529: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1531: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1534: Mr. Stump, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Latham, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
     Radanovich, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Weldon 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Crapo.
       H.R. 1542: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1544: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1573: Mr. Strickland, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1574: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1583: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Parker, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
     Canady of Florida, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
     Hunter, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Packard, and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
     Stokes, and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 1683: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1685: Mr. Neumann, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
     Stark, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Stupak, 
     Mr. Torres, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Pickering, 
     Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Wicker, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Green, and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Kim, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Reyes, Ms. 
     Sanchez, Mr. Capps, and Mrs. Chenoweth.

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       H.R. 1711: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1712: Mr. Minge and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 1748: Mr. Underwood and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1799: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1806: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1815: Mr. Evans, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1824: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Snyder, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
     Roemer.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. White, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 1903: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 1909: Mr. Sam Johnson and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1913: Mr. Rodriguez and Mr. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1951: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1975: Mr. Borski, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Bob Schaffer, 
     Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Watkins, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 1991: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Parker and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Condit, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     McDade, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2011: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 2064: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2070: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. 
     Roukema, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Flake.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 2095: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Bentsen, and 
     Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 2112: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2113: Mr. Graham and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 2121: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Nadler, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2122: Ms. Furse  and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 2124: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 2129: Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 2139: Mr. McDade, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
     Boswell.
       H.R. 2167: Mr. Olver, Mr. Manton, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Frost, 
     and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2168: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Cambell, Mr. Dickey, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
     Goode.
       H.R. 2185: Mr. Becerra, Mr. Farr of California, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Furse, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Payne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Ford, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
     Flake, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 2191: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 2198: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 2206: Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 2211: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Traficant, and Mrs. 
     Myrick.
       H.R. 2234: Mr. Stark, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2248: Mr. Klink, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Capps, Mr. 
     Weygand, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Lantos, 
     Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
     Engel, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Spence, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Tierney, 
     Mr. Evans, Mr. Levin, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Boyd, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
     Dingell.
       H.R. 2253: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2272: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2283: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. 
     Aderholt.
       H. Con. Res. 19: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     King of New York, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Porter, 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Dellums.
       H. Con. Res. 38: Ms. Kaptur.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Parker, Ms. 
     Hooley of Oregon, Mr. McHale, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
     and Mr. Ortiz.
       H. Con. Res. 68: Ms. Furse.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Jenkins, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H. Con. Res. 83: Mr. Dellums and Mr. Frost.
       H. Con. Res. 91: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Baldacci.
       H. Con. Res. 96: Mr. Engel.
       H. Con. Res. 106: Mr. Torres and Mr. Campbell.
       H. Con. Res. 109: Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Shuster.
       H. Con. Res. 112: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Owens, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
     Dellums, and Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 114: Mr. Talent, Mr. Stark, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Clement.
       H. Con. Res. 120: Mr. Klink, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mrs. Morella.
       H. Con. Res. 121: Mr. Packard, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
     Hall of Ohio, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Blagojevich, 
     Mr. Menendez, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Hutchinson, 
     Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Hunter and Ms. Dunn.
       H. Con. Res. 126: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H. Con. Res. 129: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Mica, and Ms. Furse.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Mr. Ney and Mr. Porter.
       H. Con. Res. 37: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H. Res. 110: Ms. Furse, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H. Res. 119: Mr. Reyes and Mr. Vento.
       H. Res. 173: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Torres, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ney, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Towns, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Clement, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Thompson, 
     Mr. Kleczka, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Engel.
       H. Res. 200: Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Green, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Klink, 
     and Mr. Gutierrez. 

para. 91.46  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       20. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the City and County 
     of Honolulu, relative to Resolution 97-150 urging the United 
     States Congress to proceed with the funding of the new 
     aircraft carrier known as CVN-77 and to designate Pearl 
     Harbor as the Home Port of the new carrier or one of its 
     sister carriers; which was referred to the Committee on 
     National Security. 

para. 91.47  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. 303: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and 
     Mr. Olver. 
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                       FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1997 (92)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 92.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, July 31, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 92.2  communications

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

       4521. A letter from the Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting the 1996 annual report on 
     enforcement actions and initiatives, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     1833; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       4522. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Final 
     Listing of Model Year 1998 High-Theft Vehicle Lines [Docket 
     No. 97-038; Notice 01] (RIN: 2127-AG71) received July 28, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4523. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rules--Phase Two Recommendations of Task Force on Disclosure 
     Simplification: Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities (Item 
     701 of Reg. S-B) (RIN: 3235-AG80.1), Recent Sales of 
     Unregistered Securities (Item 701 of Reg. S-K) (RIN: 3235-
     AG80.2), Requirements as to Proper Form (Rule 401) (RIN: 
     3235-AG80.3), Preparation of Registration Statement (Rule 
     404) (RIN: 3235-AG80.4), Filing of Prospectuses, Number of 
     Copies (Rule 424) (RIN: 3235-AG80.5), Immediate Effectiveness 
     of Certain Registration Statements and Post-Effective 
     Amendments (Rule 462) (RIN: 3235-AG80.6), Report of Offering 
     of Securities and Use of Proceeds Therefrom (Rule 463) (RIN: 
     3235-AG80.7), Filing of Investment Company Prospectuses--
     Number of Copies (Rule 497) (RIN: 3235-AG80.8), Mandated 
     Electronic Submissions and Exemptions (Rule 101(c)(5)) (RIN: 
     3235-AG80.9), Notice of Sales of Securities Under Reg. D and 
     Section 4(6) of the Securities Act (Form D) (RIN: 3235-
     AG80.10), Optional Form for the Registration of Securities to 
     be Sold to the Public by Certain Small Business Issuers (Form 
     SB-1) (RIN: 3235-AG80.11), Optional Form for the Registration 
     of Securities to be Sold to the Public by Small Business 
     Issuers (Form SB-2) (RIN: 3235-AG80.12), Registration 
     Statement of Securities Act (Form S-1) (RIN: 3235-AG80.13), 
     Registration Under the Securities Act of Securities of 
     Certain Issuers (Form S-2) (RIN: 3235-AG80.14), Registration 
     Under the Securities Act of Securities of Certain Issuers 
     Offered Pursuant to Certain Types of Transactions (Form S-3) 
     (RIN: 3235-AG80.15), Registration Under the Securities Act of 
     Securities of Certain Real Estate Companies (Form S-11) (RIN: 
     3235-AG80.16), Registration of Securities Issued in Business 
     Combinations (Form S-4) (RIN: 3235-AG80.17), Registration 
     Statement Under the Securities Act for Securities of Certain 
     Foreign Private Issuers (Form F-1) (RIN: 3235-AG80.18), 
     Registration Under the Securities Act for Securities of 
     Certain Foreign Private Issuers (Form F-2) (RIN: 3235-
     AG80.19), Registration of Securities of Foreign Private 
     Issuers

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     Issued in Certain Business Combination Transactions (Form F-
     4) (RIN: 3235-AG80.20), Report of Sales of Securities and Use 
     of Proceeds Therefrom (Form SR) (RIN: 3235-AG80.21), Annual 
     Reports of Predecessors (Rule 13a-2) (RIN: 3235-AG80.22), 
     Registration of Securities of Certain Successor Issuers 
     Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Exchange Act (Form 8-
     B) (RIN: 3235-AG80.23), Exemption of Depository Shares (Rule 
     12a-8) (RIN: 3235-AG80.24), Effectiveness of Registration 
     (Rule 12d1-2) (RIN: 3235-AG80.25), Registration of Securities 
     of Successor Issuers (Rule 12g-3) (RIN: 3235-AG80.26), 
     Requirements of Annual Reports (Rule 13a-1) (RIN: 3235-
     AG80.27), Reports for Depository Shares Registered on Form F-
     6 (Rule 15d-3) (RIN: 3235-AG80.28), Reporting by Successor 
     Issuers (Rule 15d-5) (RIN: 3235-AG80.29), Registration of 
     Certain Classes of Securities Pursuant to Section 12(b) or 
     (g) of Exchange Act (Form 8-A) (RIN: 3235-AG80.30), General 
     Form for Registration of Securities Pursuant to Section 12(b) 
     or (g) of the Exchange Act (Form 10) (RIN: 3235-AG80.31), 
     Registration of Securities of Foreign Private Issuers 
     Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) and Annual and Transition 
     Reports Pursuant to Sections 13 and 15(d) (Form 20-F) (RIN: 
     3235-AG80.32), Quarterly and Transition Reports Under Section 
     13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (Form 10-Q) (RIN: 3235-
     AG80.33), Optional Form for Quarterly and Transition Reports 
     of Small Business Issuers Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the 
     Exchange Act (Form 10-QSB) (RIN: 3235-AG80.34), Annual and 
     Transition Reports Pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the 
     Exchange Act (Form 10-K) (RIN: 3235-AG80.35), Optional Form 
     for Annual and Transition Reports of Small Business Issuers 
     Under Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (Form 10-KSB) 
     (RIN: 3235-AG80.36); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4524. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Exemption for the Acquisition of Securities 
     During the Existance of An Underwriting or Selling Syndicate 
     [Release Nos. IC-22775, IS-1095; File No. S7-7-96] (RIN: 
     3235-AG61) received August 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4525. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 09-
     97 for a cooperative agreement with Italy and Germany to 
     upgrade the HARM missile, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4526. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Iranian Transactions Regulations: 
     Performance on Awards; Certain Legal Services [31 CFR Part 
     560] received July 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4527. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Blocked Persons, Specially 
     Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, 
     Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers, and Blocked 
     Vessels: Additional Designations and Removal of Two 
     Individuals [31 CFR Chapter V] received July 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4528. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Schedule of Fees for Consular services, 
     Department of State and overseas embassies and consulates, 
     Diversity Visa Lottery Fee (Bureau of Consular Affairs) [22 
     CFR Part 22] received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4529. A letter from the Employee Benefits Manager, AgFirst 
     Farm Credit Bank, transmitting the annual report of the 
     Independent Associations' Retirement Plan for the plan year 
     January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       4530. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a report on General 
     Accounting Office employees detailed to Congressional 
     committees as of July 18, 1997, pursuant to Public Law 101--
     520; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4531. A letter from the Director, Office of Insular 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting the third 
     annual report on the Federal-CNMI Initiative on Labor, 
     Immigration, and Law Enforcement in the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands; to the Committee on Resources.
       4532. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Land 
     and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Designation of 
     Payor Recordkeeping (Minerals Management Service) (RIN: 1010-
     AC38) received August 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4533. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     ``Other Rockfish'' Species Group in the Central Regulatory 
     Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7052-02; 
     I.D. 072397C] received July 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4534. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     ``Other Rockfish'' Species Group in the Western Regulatory 
     Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7052-02; 
     I.D. 072397A] received July 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4535. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Asministration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Species in the Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/``Other Flatfish'' 
     Fishery Category by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 961107312-7012-02; I.D. 
     072597A] received July 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4536. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend the Privacy Protection Act of 1980; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4537. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Classified National Security Information and Access to 
     Classified Information [A.G. Order No. 2091-97] received July 
     22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       4538. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Handling Payments from 
     the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to Delinquent FSA Farm Loan 
     Program Borrowers (RIN: 0560-AE93) received July 31, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4539. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Debt 
     Collection----Procedural Rules for Salary Offset, 
     Administrative Offset, and Tax Refund Offset [19 CFR Part 
     201] received July 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4540. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Liquefied Natural Gas Regulations-- Miscellaneous Amendments 
     (Research and Special Programs Administration) [Docket No. 
     PS-151; Amdt. 193-14] (RIN: 2137-AC88) received July 31, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4541. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Determination of Situations that Demonstrate a 
     Substantial Connection Between Battery or Extreme Cruelty and 
     Need for Specific Public Benefits [AG Order No. xx-97] 
     received July 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4542. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Changes in accounting periods and in methods of accounting 
     [Rev. Proc. 97-38] received July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4543. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Changes in accounting periods and in methods of accounting 
     [Rev. Proc. 97-39] received July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4544. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Changes in accounting periods and in methods of accounting 
     [Rev. Proc. 97-35] received July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4545. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Changes in accounting periods and in methods of accounting 
     [Rev. Proc. 97-36] received July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4546. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Changes in accounting periods and in methods of accounting 
     [Rev. Proc. 97-37] received July 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4547. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Rev. Proc. 
     97-40] received July 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4548. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the incentives and personnel actions available to 
     the Department of Defense for encouraging excellence in the 
     management of defense acquisition programs, pursuant to 
     Public Law 103--355; jointly to the Committees on National 
     Security and Government Reform and Oversight.
       4549. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     to implement the President's FY 1998 Budget to shift a 
     greater portion of the administrative costs of SBA programs 
     from the general taxpayer to program beneficiaries; jointly 
     to the Committees on Small Business and Science. 

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para. 92.3  resignation as member of house of representatives

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 30, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This letter is to officially notify you 
     of my resignation as a member of the United States House of 
     Representatives effective 12:01 a.m. on August 2, 1997.
       It has been a great honor to serve the people of New York's 
     13th congressional district.
       Thank you.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Susan Molinari,
                                               Member of Congress.
                                 ______
                                 
                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 30, 1997.
     Hon. Alexander F. Treadwell,
     Secretary of State, New York State Department of State, 
         Albany, NY.
       Dear Mr. Secretary: This letter is to officially notify you 
     of my resignation as a member of the United States House of 
     Representatives effective 12:01 a.m. on August 2, 1997.
       It has been a great honor to serve the people of New York's 
     13th congressional district.
       Thank you.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Susan Molinari,
                                               Member of Congress.

para. 92.4  committee resignation--majority

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 31, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, U.S. Capitol,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I am grateful to you and the members of 
     the Republican Steering Committee for appointing me to fill 
     the vacancy on the Transportation and Infrastructure 
     Committee. In order to accommodate this new committee 
     assignment, I am resigning from the Committee on 
     International Relations. Please accept this letter as 
     official notification of resignation from the International 
     Relations Committee effective August 1, 1997. As I have 
     discussed with your staff, I will continue to serve on the 
     Agriculture and Veterans' Affairs committees.
       Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
           Very truly yours,
                                                     Jerry Moran. 

  The resignation was accepted.

para. 92.5  committee election--majority

  Mr. PEASE, by direction of the Republican Conference, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 213):

       Resolved, That the following Member be, and he is hereby, 
     elected to the following standing committee of the House of 
     Representatives:
       Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Mr. Moran 
     of Kansas.

  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. 92.6  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

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

                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 31, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Thomas M. Davis to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions through September 3, 1997.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.
  And then,

para. 92.7  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PAUL, pursuant to the provisions of House Concurrent 
Resolution 136, at 9 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 12 o'clock noon on Wednesday, September 3, 1997.

para. 92.8  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. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2207. A bill to amend the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act concerning a proposal to construct a 
     deep ocean outfall off the coast of Mayaguez, PR; with an 
     amendment (Rept. 105-237). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 2249. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake 
     Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. 105-238, Pt. 1) Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 922. A bill 
     to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds to conduct or 
     support research on the cloning of humans; with an amendment 
     (Rept. 105-239, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para. 92.9  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. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Archer, Mr. Thomas, Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington, Mr. Boehner, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Linder, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Talent, 
             Mr. Nussle, Ms. Granger, Mr. Crane, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ensign, 
             Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, Mr. Parker, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Riley, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Neumann, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hill, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Rogan, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mr. Pombo, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Pappas):
       H.R. 2373. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow taxfree expenditures from education individual 
     retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school 
     expenses and to increase the maximum annnual amount of 
     contributions to such accounts; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
             Shays):
       H.R. 2374. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide special funding to States for 
     implementation of national estuary conservation and and 
     management plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 2375. A bill to designate the headquaters building of 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 
     Washington, DC, as the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 2376. A bill to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Bono, and 
             Mr. Combest):
       H.R. 2377. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to establish a 24-month pilot program permitting certain 
     aliens to be admitted into the United States to provide 
     temporary or seasonal agricultural services pursuant to a 
     labor condition attestation; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and, in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 
     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. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Sisisky, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H. Con. Res. 141. Concurrent resolution to commend the 
     bravery and honor of the citizens of Remy, France, for their 
     actions with respect to Lt. Houston Braly and to recognize 
     the efforts of the 364th Fighter Group to raise funds to 
     restore the stained glass windows of a church in Remy; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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           By Mr. PEASE:
       H. Res. 213. Resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Petri, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Graham, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. 
             Chambliss):
       H. Res. 214. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Department of Education should 
     suspend any and all planning, development, implementation, or 
     administration of any national testing proposal in reading, 
     mathematics, or any other subject area until Congress 
     provides specific, explicit statutory authority; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Res. 215. Resolution recognizing the successful struggle 
     of the people of Jamaica for their nation's independence; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Res. 216. Resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
     with respect to Marcus Garvey; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para. 92.10  memorials

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

       174. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 
     No. 158 memorializing the Congress of the United States to 
     approve the settlement agreement reached with the tobacco 
     industry by the attorney generals of the various states and 
     authorizes the United States Food and Drug Administration to 
     adopt regulations to protect our children from tobacco 
     marketing and access; to the Committee on Commerce.
       175. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 89 
     memorializing Congress to request the Environmental 
     Protection Agency to grant an exemption relative to the 
     painting of the Crescent City Connection which would limit 
     the requirements for the removal and capture of residue from 
     previous paint coatings during the painting procedure; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       176. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 24 
     recognizing the significance of African-American and other 
     black music to global culture, and the positive impact of 
     this art form on global commerce, would designate the month 
     of June as Black Music Month throughout the State of 
     California, and would call upon the people of the state to 
     study, reflect on, and celebrate the majesty, vitality, and 
     importance of African-American and other black music; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       177. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 25 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to adopt an 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide 
     each citizen with a constitutional right to a clean and 
     healthful environment and protection of our other natural 
     resources; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       178. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 77 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to revise the 
     federal highway funding formulas to ensure that Louisiana 
     gets its fair share of federal highway funds; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       179. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 35 
     memorializing the United States Congress to amend federal 
     statutes 46 U.S.C. 11108 and 11109, otherwise known as Seaman 
     Protection and Relief Act, to remove the prohibition against 
     states from withholding income tax from wages due or accruing 
     to a master or seaman and the attachment of wages for tax 
     payments; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       180. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 98 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to examine 
     formulas and to consider using risk factors in determining 
     how to distribute section 130 highway dollars to the states 
     for rail safety purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       181. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of New Hampshire, relative to House Joint 
     Resolution 2 urging the members of Congress to support and 
     pass the Family Forestland Preservation Tax Act; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       182. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 21 
     memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact 
     legislation allowing the employees of the Lafourche Basin 
     Levee District to opt-out of the Social Security System and 
     to join the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, 
     effective January 1, 1998; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means. 

para. 92.11  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 483: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 536: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 982: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1078: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Manton, Ms. 
     Velazquez, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Torres, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
     Waters, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
     Farr of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Torres, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Kucinich, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Farr of California and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1586: Mr. Filner, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Evans, and 
     Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1635: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Gordon, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. King, Mr. Reyes, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Serrano, 
     and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1850: Ms. Furse and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1870: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1946: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Tiahrt and Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 2063: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 2064: Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 2140: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 2317: Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Con. Res. 116: Mr. Porter.
       H. Res. 166: Mr. Calvert.


                              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 Tuesday, the seventh day of January, in the 
year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-seven, being the first 
session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress, held under the Constitution 
of the United States, and in the two hundred and twenty first year of 
the independence of the United States.

________________________________________________________________________

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.
                    WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1997 (93)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 93.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Friday, August 1, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 93.2  communications

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

       4550. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Removal of U.S. Grade Standards and Other Selected 
     Regulations [Docket Number FV-95-303] received August 13, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4551. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Winter Pears Grown in Oregon, Washington, and California; 
     Increased Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV97-927-1IFR] received 
     August 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4552. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Dried Prunes Produced in California; Increased Assessment 
     Rate [Docket No. FV97-993-1 IFR] received August 5, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4553. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Milk in the Texas Marketing Area; Suspension of Certain 
     Provisions of the Order [DA-97-06] received August 5, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4554. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Reduced Assessment Rates for Specified Marketing Orders 
     [Docket No. FV97-922-2 IFR] received August 5, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4555. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Irish Potatoes Grown in Modoc and Siskiyou Counties, 
     California, and in All Counties in Oregon, Except Malheur 
     County; Define Fiscal Period and Decrease Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV97-947-1 FIR] received August 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4556. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Amendments to the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act 
     [Docket Number FV96-351A] (RIN: 0581-AB48) received August 
     14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       4557. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil 
     Produced in the Far West; Revision of Administrative Rules 
     and Regulations Governing Issuance of Additional Allotment 
     Base to New and Existing Producers [Docket No. FV97-985-1 FR] 
     received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4558. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Almonds Grown in California; Amended Assessment Rate [Docket 
     No. FV97-981-4 FR] received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4559. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Fresh Peaches Grown in Georgia; Termination of Marketing 
     Order No. 918 [Docket No. FV-97-918-1 FR] received August 19, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4560. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Kiwifruit Grown in California; Revision of Administrative 
     Rules Pertaining to Delinquent Assessments [Docket No. FV97-
     920-1 FR] received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4561. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Kiwifruit Grown in California; Assessment Rate [Docket No. 
     FV97-920-3 IFR] received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4562. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Fresh Bartlett Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Reduced 
     Assessment Rate [Docket No. FV97-931-2 IFR] received August 
     26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       4563. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Limes Grown in Florida and Imported Limes; Change in 
     Regulatory Period [Docket No. FV97-911-1A FIR] received 
     August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4564. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Research Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     National Arboretum [7 CFR Part 500] received August 28, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4565. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Humane Treatment of Dogs; Tethering 
     [Docket No. 95-078-2] (RIN: 0579-AA74) received August 14, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4566. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Additions to 
     the Quarantined Areas [Docket No.97-056-4] received August 
     14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       4567. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Change in Disease Status of the 
     Dominican Republic Because of Hog Cholera [Docket No. 97-084-
     1] received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4568. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Oriental Fruit Fly; Designa

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     tion of Quarantined Area [Docket No. 97-073-1] received 
     September 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       4569. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Change in Disease Status of Italy, 
     Except the Island of Sardinia, Because of African Swine Fever 
     [Docket No. 97-002-2] received September 2, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4570. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Herbicide Safener HOE-
     107892; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-
     300517; FRL-5731-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 6, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4571. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bacillus Cereus Strain 
     BP01; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-
     300526; FRL-5735-6] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 6, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4572. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Copper Octanoate; 
     Tolerance Exemption [OPP-300524; FRL-5734-7] (RIN: 2070-AB78) 
     received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4573. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fludioxonil; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300520; FRL-5732-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4574. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Coat Protein of Potato 
     Virus Y and the Genetic Material Necessary for its 
     production; Exemption from the requirement of a tolerance 
     [OPP-300531; FRL-5738-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 13, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4575. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Replicase Protein of 
     Potato Leaf Roll Virus and the Genetic Material Necessary for 
     its production; Exemption from the requirement of a tolerance 
     [OPP-300530; FRL-5738-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 13, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4576. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Myclobutanil; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300522 FRL-5732-9] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4577. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Federal Agricultural Mortgage 
     Corporation; Receivers and Conservators (RIN: 3052-AB72) 
     received August 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4578. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--1997 Marketing Quotas 
     and Price Support Levels for Fire-Cured (type 21), Fire-Cured 
     (types 22-23), Dark Air-Cured (types 35-36), Virginia Sun-
     Cured (type 37), and Cigar-Filler and Binder (types 42-44 and 
     53-55) Tobaccos (Commodity Credit Corporation) [Workplan 
     Number 96-056] (RIN: 0560-AF03) received August 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4579. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Disaster Reserve 
     Assistance Program (RIN: 0560-AF11) received August 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4580. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--
     Macadamia Tree Crop Insurance Regulations; and Common Crop 
     Insurance Regulations, Macadamia Tree Crop Insurance 
     Provisions [7 CFR Part 456 and 457] received August 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4581. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--
     General Crop Insurance Regulations, and Common Crop Insurance 
     Regulations; and Peach Crop Insurance Provisions [7 CFR Parts 
     403 and 457] received August 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4582. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule--
     Macadamia Nut Crop Insurance Regulations; and Common Crop 
     Insurance Regulations, Macadamia Nut Crop Insurance 
     Provisions [7 CFR Parts 455 and 457] received August 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4583. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Accounting 
     Requirements for RUSElectric Borrowers (RIN: 0572-AB36) 
     received August 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4584. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, U.S. 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Securities Representing Investment 
     of Customer Funds Held in Segregated Accounts by Futures 
     Commission Merchants [17 CFR Part 1] received August 5, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4585. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting amendments to FY 1998 appropriations 
     requests that would provide resources for the implementation 
     of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
     Improvement Act of 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. 
     No. 105-118); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
     to be printed.
       4586. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting FY 1998 budget amendments for the 
     Legislative Branch, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 
     105-120); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
     be printed.
       4587. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an amendment to the FY 1998 
     appropriations requests for the Department of Commerce, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 105-121); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       4588. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available 
     appropriations of $7,642,000 for the Department of the 
     Treasury from the Treasury Counter-Terrorism Fund, pursuant 
     to Public Law 104-208; (H. Doc. No. 105-123); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       4589. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     the Navy, transmitting notification of intent to study a 
     commercial or industrial type function performed by 45 or 
     more civilian employees for possible outsourcing, pursuant to 
     10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       4590. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting the Secretary's Selected Acquisition 
     Reports (SARS) for the quarter ending June 30, 1997, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2432; to the Committee on National Security.
       4591. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on improvement of pricing policies for use of major 
     range and test facility installations of the military 
     departments, pursuant to Public Law 103-160, section 846(a) 
     (107 Stat. 1723); to the Committee on National Security.
       4592. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Departmentof Defense Newspapers, 
     Magazines and Civilian Enterprise Publications (RIN: 0790-
     AG37) received August 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       4593. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Single Process Initiative [DFARS Case 97-D014] received 
     August 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       4594. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Cost 
     Principles [DFARS Case 95-D714] received September 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       4595. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Application of Berry Amendment [DFARS Case 96-D333] received 
     September 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       4596. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's ``Major'' final rule--Bank Holding Companies and 
     Change in Bank Control (Regulation Y); Amendments to 
     Restrictions in the Board's Section 20 Orders [Regulation Y; 
     Docket No.R-0958] received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       4597. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Oman, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4598. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     1226, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 
     Stat. 1388-582); to the Committee on the Budget.
       4599. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     1901, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 
     Stat. 1388-582); to the Committee on the Budget.
       4600. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     OSHA, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--

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     Longshoring and Marine Terminals (Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration) [Docket No. S-025] (RIN: 1218-AA56) 
     received July 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       4601. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received August 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       4602. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash 
     Protection; Occupant Protection in Interior Impact (National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket No. 74-14; 
     Notice 121] (RIN: 2127-AG94) received August 28, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4603. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Toxic Substances 
     Control Act Test Guidelines [OPPTS-42193; FRL-5719-5] (RIN: 
     2070-AB76) received August 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4604. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Revisions to Tennessee SIP Chapter 1200-3-5 
     Visible Emissions [TN-142-9727(a); FRL-5872-9] received 
     August 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4605. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO-
     028-1028; FRL-5875-7] received August 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4606. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans Tennessee: Approval of 
     Revisions to the Chattanooga/Hamilton County Portion of the 
     Tennessee SIP Regarding Prevention of Significant 
     Deterioration (PSD), Nitrogen Oxides, Lead Emissions, 
     Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), and PM10 Revisions [TN-178-
     02-9724a; TN-179-01-9723a; FRL-5871-9] received August 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4607. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Revision to the 
     Illinois State Implementation Plan for Ozone [IL137-1a; FRL-
     5868-5] received August 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4608. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Transportation 
     Conformity Rule Amendments: Flexibility and Streamlining 
     [FRL-5871-4] (RIN: 2060-AG16) received August 6, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4609. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Control of Air 
     Pollution; Amendments to Emission Requirements Applicable to 
     New Nonroad Spark Ignition Engines At or Below 19 Kilowatts 
     and New Marine Spark Ignition Engines: Provisions for 
     Replacement Engines and the Use of Two Stroke Engines on 
     Certain Nonhandheld Equipment [FRL-5871-1] received August 6, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4610. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans Tennessee: Approval of 
     Revisions to the SIP Regarding Emission Standards and 
     Monitoring Requirements for Additional Control Areas [TN-171-
     01-9764a; FRL-5863-9] received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4611. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans Tennessee: Approval of 
     Revisions to Maintenance Plan for Knox County, Tennessee [TN-
     150-01-9711a; FRL-5866-1] received August 6, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4612. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants; States of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska 
     [FRL-5868-3] received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4613. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Bay Area Air Quality Management 
     District [CA-179-0045a; FRL-5863-4] received August 6, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4614. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maine; 
     (Hancock and Waldo Counties Ozone Maintenance Plan Revision--
     Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets) [ME47-01-7002a; A-1-FRL-
     5867-8] received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4615. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Sacramento Metropolitan Air 
     Quality Management District and Santa Barbara County Air 
     Pollution Control District [CA-173-0044a; FRL-5867-3] 
     received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4616. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Revisions to North Carolina SIP Involving 
     Open Burning and Other Miscellaneous Rules [NC-82-9728(a); 
     FRL-5863-6] received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4617. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--New York: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Program Revisions 
     [FRL-5870-8] received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4618. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of 
     Maryland; Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance 
     Program [MD037-3015; FRL-5864-8] received August 6, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4619. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Modification of 
     Significant New Use Rules for Certain Substances [OPPTS-
     50626A; FRL-5735-4] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received August 6, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4620. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona--Maricopa 
     County PM-10 Nonattainment Area [AZ-69-0012; FRL-5867-9] 
     received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4621. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Outer Continental Shelf 
     Air Regulations Consistency Update for Alaska [Alaska 001; 
     FRL-5847-7] received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4622. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of 
     Georgia; Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance 
     Program [GA-34-2-9716; FRL-5865-9] received August 6, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4623. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of 
     Columbia, New Source Review Program [DC032-2006; FRL-5864-4] 
     received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4624. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Washington [WA61-7136, 
     WA64-7139a; FRL-5869-8] received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4625. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Reasonably Available 
     Control Technology for Volatile Organic Compounds for the 
     State of New Jersey [Region II Docket No. NJ17-2-169, FRL-
     5868-4] received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4626. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 
     Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from 
     Degreasing Operations and Vehicle Refinishing, and Definition 
     of Motor Vehicle [MD040-4014a and MD047-4014a; FRL-5867-5] 
     received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4627. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Chromium Emissions

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     From Hard and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium 
     Anodizing Tanks [AD-FRL-5872-7] received August 6, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4628. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act Approval 
     and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans (SIP); Texas; 
     Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Increments for 
     particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter (PM-10); 
     Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes [TX60-
     1-7269; FRL-5870-1] received August 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4629. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air 
     Pollution Control District [CA-128-0043; FRL-5875-9] received 
     August 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4630. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Designated 
     Facilities and Pollutants, Louisiana; Control of Landfill Gas 
     Emissions from Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [LA-
     39-1-7332a; FRL-5876-3] received August 13, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4631. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; Approval of VOC and NOX RACT 
     Determinations for Individual Sources [SIPTRAX No. PA-4051a; 
     FRL-5865-8] received August 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4632. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO-
     029-1029; FRL-5875-4] received August 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4633. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan, South Carolina: 
     Addition of Supplement C to the Air Quality Modeling 
     Guidelines [SC-30-1-9645a: FRL-5877-1] received August 15, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4634. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air 
     Pollution Control District [CA 157-0046a; FRL-5881-1] 
     received August 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4635. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Bay Area Air Quality Management 
     District [CA 034-0049a FRL-5880-4] received August 20, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4636. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Hobbs, Tatum and Jal, New Mexico) [MM Docket No. 96-77, RM-
     8780, RM-8918] received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4637. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Idalou, Texas) [MM Docket No. 97-69, RM-9007] received 
     August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4638. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Clayton and Jena, Louisiana) [MM Docket No. 97-59, RM-8976] 
     received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4639. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--The Commission's 
     Forfeiture Policy Statement and Amendment of Section 1.80 of 
     the Rules to Incorporate the Forfeiture Guidelines [CI Docket 
     No. 95-6] received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4640. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Parts 
     2, 15, and 97 of the Commission's Rules To Permit Use of 
     Radio Frequencies Above 40 GHz for New Radio Applications; 
     International Harmonization of Frequency Bands Above 40 GHz; 
     Petition of Sky Station International, Inc., for Amendment of 
     the Commission's Rules To Establish Requirements for a Global 
     Stratospheric Telecommunications Service in the 47.2-47.5 GHz 
     and 47.9-48.2 GHz Frequency Bands [ET Docket No. 94-124, RM-
     8308; RM-8784] received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4641. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Part 
     90 of the Commission's Rules To Provide for the Use of the 
     220-222 MHz Band by the Private Land Mobile Radio Service [PR 
     Docket No. 89-552] received August 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4642. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Shawsville, Virginia) [MM Docket No. 97-103, RM-9030] 
     received August 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4643. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Mansura, Louisiana) [MM Docket No. 97-110, RM-9045] received 
     August 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4644. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Cloudcroft, New Mexico) [MM Docket No. 96-257, RM-8966] 
     received August 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4645. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Mount Horeb, Mazomanie and Dodgeville, Wisconsin) [MM Docket 
     No. 97-10, RM-8984, RM-9033] received August 29, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C.801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4646. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (St. Marks and Woodville, Florida) [MM Docket No. 96-142, RM-
     8829, RM-8873] received August 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4647. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of 
     Section 254(k) of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended 
     [FCC 97-163] received August 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C.801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4648. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Correction to Ranges of Comparability for Clothes Washers 
     (RIN: 3084-AA26) received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4649. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 95F-0170] August 5, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4650. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, 
     Processing, Packing, or Holding of Drugs; Revision of Certain 
     Labeling Controls; Partial Extension of Compliance Date 
     [Docket No. 88N-0320] received August 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committeeon Commerce.
       4651. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food and Cosmetic Labeling; Revocation of Certain 
     Regulations [Docket No. 96N-0174] (RIN: 0910-AA69) received 
     August 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4652. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting two 
     final rules: ``Statement of Priciples and Policy for the 
     Agreement State Program,'' and ``Policy Statement On Adequacy 
     and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs'' received 
     September 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4653. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Human 
     Tissue Intended for Transplantation (Food and Drug 
     Administration) [Docket No. 93N-0453] (RIN: 0910-AA40) 
     received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.

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       4654. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the listing of all 
     outstanding Letters of Offer to sell any major defense 
     equipment for $1 million or more; the listing of all Letters 
     of Offer that were accepted, as of June 30, 1997, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(a); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       4655. 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, 1996 to January 31, 1997, 
     pursuant to Public Law 102--182, section 308(a) (105 Stat. 
     1257); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4656. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on 
     proliferation of missiles and essential components of 
     nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2751 nt.; to the Committee on International Relations.
       4657. 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.
       4658. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on additional measures to 
     confirm that the embargo on Iran prohibits all trade and 
     investment activities by United States persons, wherever 
     located, and to consolidate in one order the various 
     prohibitions previously imposed to deal with the national 
     emergency declared on March 15, 1995, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 105--117); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       4659. 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, 1997, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. 
     Doc. No. 105--119); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       4660. 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.
       4661. A letter from the Director, Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, transmitting the Agency's classified 
     Executive Summary and Annexes to the U.S. Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency's (ACDA) 1996 Annual Report, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2590; to the Committee on International Relations.
       4662. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the 1996 Annual Report of the United 
     States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA), pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2590; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       4663. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an alternative plan for Federal civilian 
     employee pay adjustments, to take effect in January 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5305(c)(1); (H. Doc. No. 105--122); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and ordered 
     to be printed.
       4664. A letter from the Director, Bureau of the Census, 
     transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Census Designated Place 
     (CDP) Program for Census 2000 [Docket No. 970728183-7183-01] 
     received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4665. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List [97-015] received August 19, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       4666. A letter from the Director of Benefits, Farm Credit 
     Bank of Texas, transmitting the annual report for the Farm 
     Credit Banks of Texas Thrift Plus Plan for the Year ended 
     December 31, 1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4667. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--General 
     Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Acquisition 
     of Commercial Items [APD 2800.12A, CHGE 76] (RIN: 3090-AF86) 
     received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4668. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of 
     the Office of Personnel Management (RIN: 3206-AG 87,3209-
     AA15) received August 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4669. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     1996, through March 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       4670. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     the calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4671. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Delegation of Royalty Management 
     Functions to States (Minerals Management Service) (RIN: 1010-
     AC25) received July 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4672. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird 
     Hunting; Temporary Conditional Approval of Tungsten-Iron Shot 
     as Nontoxic for the 1997-98 Season (RIN: 1018-AE09) received 
     August 11,1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4673. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlifeand Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird 
     Hunting; Final Framework for Early-Season Migratory Bird 
     Hunting Regulations (RIN: 1018-AE14) received August 15, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4674. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Adult Education Program (Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs) (RIN: 1076-AA15) received August 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4675. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Logical Mining Units in General; 
     LMU Application Procedures; LMU Approval Criteria; LMU 
     Diligence; and Administration of LMU Operations [WO-320-1320-
     02-24-1A] (RIN: 1004-AD12) received August 19, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4676. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary 
     for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--St. Croix National 
     Scenic Riverway, Boating Operations (RIN: 1024-AC46) received 
     August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4677. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's ''Major'' final rule--Migratory 
     Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain 
     Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 1997-98 
     Early Season (RIN: 1018-AE14) received August 27, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4678. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule--Migratory 
     Bird Hunting; Early Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for 
     Certain Migratory Game Birds in the Contiguous United States, 
     Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (RIN: 
     1018-AE14) received August 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee onResources.
       4679. A letter from the Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Endangered Status for Three Plants from the Channel Islands 
     of Southern California (RIN: 1018-AD37) received August 14, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4680. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Area 2A Commercial Fishery 
     [Docket No. 961217359-7050-02; I.D. 080597A] received August 
     13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       4681. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Framework 9 to the Atlantic 
     Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan [Docket No. 970508108-
     7108-01; I.D. 022597B] (RIN: 0648-AJ62) received August 13, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4682. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific States; West 
     Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Adjustment from the Queets 
     River to Leadbetter Point, WA [Docket No. 970429101-7101-01; 
     I.D. 070297B] received August 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4683. A letter from the Acting Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; Amendment 9 [Docket No. 970311053-7139-
     02; I.D. 020397B] (RIN: 0648-AJ23) received August 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4684. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial 
     Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan 
     Regulations [Docket No. 970129015-7170-04; I.D. 031997B] 
     (RIN: 0648-AI84) received August 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C.801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4685. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oce

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     anic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Western Pacific Crustacean 
     Fisheries; Amendment 9; OMB Control Numbers [Docket No. 
     960401094-6183-02; I.D. 022296D] (RIN: 0648-AI32) received 
     August 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4686. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure [Docket No. 961204340-
     7087-02; I.D. 073097D] received August 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4687. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop Fishery; 
     Shelikof District of Registration Area K [Docket No. 
     970613138-7138-01; I.D. 080797B] received August 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4688. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-water Species 
     Fishery by Vessels using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska 
     [Docket No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 080897B] received August 
     15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       4689. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop Fishery; 
     Closure in Registration Area Q [Docket No. 970613138-7138-01; 
     I.D. 081397A] received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4690. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Endangered and Threatened Species: Listing of 
     Several Evolutionary Significant Units (ESUs) of West Coast 
     Steelhead [Docket No. 960730210-7193-02; I.D. 050294D] (RIN: 
     0648-XX65) received August 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4691. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Northern 
     Anchovy Fishery; Quotas for the 1997-98 Fishing Year [Docket 
     No. 970813196-7196-01; I.D. 073197A] received August 28, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4692. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; End of the Primary 
     Seasonand Resumption of Trip Limits for the Shore-based 
     Whiting Sector [Docket No. 961227373-6373-01; I.D. 082097C] 
     received August 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       4693. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Indiana Regulatory Program [SPATS No. IN-136-FOR; State 
     Program Amendment No. 95-4] received August 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4694. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Indiana Regulatory Program [SPATS No. IN-138-FOR; State 
     Program Amendment No. 95-3 II] received August 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4695. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--North Dakota Regulatory Program [ND-036-FOR, Amendment 
     No. XXIV] received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4696. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Coal Moisture (RIN:1029-AB78) received August 25, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4697. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Kentucky Regulatory Program [KY-211-FOR] received 
     September 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4698. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Pension and 
     Welfare Benefits, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Final Rule Relating to Adjustment of 
     Civil Monetary Penalties (RIN: 1210-0056) received August 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committeeon 
     the Judiciary.
       4699. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Army, transmitting a report on the Clifton, 
     Arizona Local Flood Protection Project; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4700. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Army, transmitting a report on the Federal 
     navigation project at Santa Barbara Harbor, California; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4701. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Civil Works, 
     Department of the Army, transmitting volume II of the annual 
     report on civil works activities for fiscal year 1995; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4702. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Small Railroads; Policy Statement on Enforcement Program 
     (Federal Railroad Administration) [FRA Docket No. SBR97-1, 
     Notice 1] (RIN: 2130-AB15) received August 8, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4703. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Passenger Origin-Destination Survey Reports [Docket No. OST-
     95-744] (RIN: 2139-AA04) received August 14, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4704. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-149-AD; Amdt. 39-10100; AD 97-16-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4705. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Commercial Passenger-Carrying Operations in Single-Engine 
     Aircraft under Instrument Flight Rules (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 28743; Amdt. No. 135-70] (RIN: 
     2120-AG22) received August 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4706. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney PW2000 Series 
     Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-ANE-25-AD; Amdt. 39-10094, AD 97-11-51 R1] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received August 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4707. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     4101 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-NM-137-AD; Amdt. 39-10090; AD 97-16-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4708. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-221-AD; Amdt. 39-10089; AD 97-15-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4709. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche 
     Rinaldo Piaggio S.p.A. Model P-180 Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-56-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10088; AD 97-15-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4710. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Avco Lycoming and Textron Lycoming 
     Reciprocating Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-ANE-26-AD; Amdt. 39-10085; AD 97-15-11] 
     (RIN:2120-AA64) received August 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4711. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28982; Amdt. No. 1811] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received August 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4712. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28981; Amdt. No. 1810] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received August 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4713. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28983; Amdt. No. 1812] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received August 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4714. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Alteration of Jet Route (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Airspace Docket No. 94-ASW-8] (RIN: 2120-

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     AA66) received August 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committeeon Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4715. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Assateague 
     Channel, Chincoteague, Virginia (Coast Guard) [CGD05-97-012] 
     (RIN: 2115-AE46) received August 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4716. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Security Zone; Port Canaveral, FL (Coast Guard) [COTP 
     JACKSONVILLE 97-035] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received August 4,1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4717. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100 and -200 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-NM-152-AD; Amdt. 39-10102; AD 97-17-01] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4718. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of the Legal Description of the Dallas/Fort Worth 
     Class B Airspace Area; TX (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-11] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4719. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; SD (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-19] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4720. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Grafton, ND (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-23] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4721. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Carlisle, AR (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-03] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4722. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Alice, TX (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-05] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4723. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Ponca City, OK (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-06] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4724. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Athens, TX (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-07] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4725. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Altus, OK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-09] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4726. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 Series 
     Turboprop Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-ANE-32-AD; Amdt. 39-10107; AD 97-17-05] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4727. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Puritan-Bennett Aero Systems Co., 
     Cone and Seal Assemblies, part numbers 210543 and 210543-01 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-75-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10113; AD 97-18-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 
     28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4728. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 Series 
     Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-ANE-08; Amdt. 39-10106; AD 97-17-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4729. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300-600 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 95-
     NM-228-AD; Amdt. 39-10097; AD 97-16-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4730. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Railroad/Highway Projects (Federal Highway Administration) 
     [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-97-2681] (RIN: 2125-AD86) received 
     August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4731. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials: Withdrawal of Radiation Protection 
     Program Requirement (Research and Special Programs 
     Administration) [Docket No. RSPA-97-2850 (HM-169B)] (RIN: 
     2137-AD08) received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4732. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Inland Waterways Navigation Regulations--Temporary Reduction 
     in Speed Limits on the St. Clair River, Great Lakes (Coast 
     Guard) [CGD09-97-021] (RIN: 2115-AE84) received August 28, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4733. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety and Security Zones; Presidential Visit, Martha's 
     Vineyard, MA (Coast Guard) [CGD01 97-085] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4734. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety and Security Zones; Presidential Visit, Martha's 
     Vineyard, MA (Coast Guard) [CGD01 97-082] (RIN: 2115-AA97) 
     received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4735. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Norfolk Harbor, 
     Elizabeth River, Norfolk, Virginia and Portsmouth, Virginia 
     (Coast Guard) [CGD 05-97-007] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4736. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Hampton Offshore 
     Challenge, Chesapeake Bay, Hampton, Virginia (Coast Guard) 
     [CGD 05-97-065] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received August 28, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4737. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Aviat Aircraft, Inc. Models S-1S, 
     S-1T, S-2, S-2A, S-2S, and S-2B Airplanes (formerly known as 
     Pitts Models S-1S, S-1T, S-2, S-2A, S-2S, and S-2B Airplanes) 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-23-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10109; AD 97-17-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 
     25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4738. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28992; Amdt. No. 1813] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received August 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4739. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28994; Amdt. No. 1815] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received August 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4740. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28993; Amdt. No. 1814] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received August 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4741. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Water Quality Standards 
     for Idaho [FRL-5864-2] received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4742. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Nomenclature 
     Changes in the Board's Regulations [STB Ex Parte No. 567] 
     received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5

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     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4743. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--The 
     May Department Stores Co. v. United States [Citation: 36 Fed. 
     Cl. 680 (1996)] received August 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4744. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, First-out Inventories [Rev. Rul. 97-32] received August 
     4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       4745. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Procedure for Changing a Method of Accounting under Section 
     263A (RIN: 1545-AQ94) received August 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4746. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 97-44] received 
     August 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4747. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Highly Compensated Employee Definition [Notice 97-45] 
     received August 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4748. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Remedial Amendment Period (RIN: 1545-AV23) received August 
     13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       4749. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Allocations of Deprication Recapture among Partners in a 
     Partnership (RIN: 1545-AT32) received August 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4750. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Medical Savings Accounts [Announcement 97-79] received August 
     15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       4751. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Reduction in Certain Deductions of Mutual Life Insurance 
     Companies [Rev. Rul. 97-35] received August 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4752. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Designated Private Delivery Services [Notice 97-50] received 
     August 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4753. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Low-
     Income Housing Credit [Revenue Ruling 97-34] received August 
     25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       4754. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Electing Small Business Trusts [Notice 97-49] received August 
     25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       4755. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Taxation of fringe benefits [Revenue Ruling 97-33] received 
     August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4756. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Rules 
     for Property Produced in a Farming Business [TD 8729] (RIN: 
     1545-AV37) received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4757. A letter from the National Director, Tax Forms and 
     Publications Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting 
     the Service's final rule--Filing Information Returns 
     Magnetically/Electronically [Rev. Proc. 97-34] received 
     August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4758. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, United 
     States Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Country of Origin Marking [T.D. 97-72] (RIN: 1515-AB82) 
     received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4759. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the Annual Report to the Congress on 
     Foreign Economic Collection and Industrial Espionage, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103--359, section 809(b) (108 Stat. 
     3454); to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
       4760. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the eighty-second Annual Report of the Federal 
     Trade Commission, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 154(k); jointly to 
     the Committees on Commerce and the Judiciary. 

para. 93.3  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. 2160. An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2160) ``An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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. Stevens, Mr. 
Bumpers, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Inouye, to 
be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the 
following titles in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 797. An Act to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to 
     authorize the design and construction of additions to the 
     parking garage and certain site improvements, and for other 
     purposes;
       S. 910. An Act to authorize appropriations for carrying out 
     the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999, and for other purposes;
       S. 996. An Act to provide for the authorization of 
     appropriations in each fiscal year for arbitration in United 
     States district courts; and
       S. 1120. An Act to provide for a consultant for the 
     President pro tempore.

  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 the following Senators to the Commission on Security and 
Cooperation in Europe--the Senator from Wisconsin [Mr. Feingold], the 
Senator from Florida [Mr. Graham], the Senator from New Jersey [Mr. 
Lautenberg], and the Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid].
  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 the following Senators to the Commission on Security and 
Cooperation in Europe--the Senator from Montana [Mr. Burns], the Senator 
from Colorado [Mr. Campbell], the Senator from Maine [Ms. Snowe], and 
the Senator from Michigan [Mr. Abraham]. 

para. 93.4  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

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

                                    U.S. House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                   Washington, DC, August 1, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     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, August 1, 1997 at 
     12:00 p.m.: that the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 
     584, that the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 1198, that 
     the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 1944.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                            Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. 

para. 93.5  enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced that pursuant to clause 4, rule I, he signed the 
following enrolled bills on Friday, August 1, 1997:

       H.R. 408. An Act 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.

       H.R. 584. An Act for the relief of John Wesley Davis.

       H.R. 1198. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain land to the city of Grants Pass, Oregon.

       H.R. 1585. An Act to allow postal patrons to contribute to 
     funding for breast cancer research through the voluntary 
     purchase of certain specially issued United States postage 
     stamps, and for other purposes.

       H.R. 1944. An Act to provide for a land exchange involving 
     the Warner Canyon ski area and other land in the State of 
     Oregon.

       H.R. 2014. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.

       H.R. 2015. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     subsections (b)(1) and (c) of

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     section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 1998.

para. 93.6  50th anniversary of independence for india and pakistan

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 157 and 
the order of the House of Thursday, July 31, 1997, announced the 
appointment of the following Members of the House as members of the 
delegation attending the 50th anniversary of the independence of India 
and Pakistan: Messrs. Gilman, Ackerman, Hastings of Florida, Engel, and 
Faleomavaega.

para. 93.7  designation of deputy clerk of the house

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                   Washington, DC, August 1, 1997.
     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, I herewith designate 
     Mr. Jeff Trandahl, Deputy Clerk, along with Ms. Julie 
     Perrier, Assistant Clerk and Mr. Ray Strong, 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 they 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 105th 
     Congress or until modified by me.
           Sincerely yours,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                  Clerk, House of Representatives.

para. 93.8  resignation as member of house of representatives

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, August 4, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, The Capitol, H-232,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This missive comes as an official 
     announcement of my resignation from the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, effective October 15, 1997.
       My duties and responsibilities as pastor of the Allen 
     A.M.E. Church in Jamaica, New York, has grown to such a level 
     that I am needed there on a more consistent basis. I have 
     enjoyed the opportunities that you have given me to converse 
     with you regarding my ideas for community, educational, and 
     economic development. I hope that my leaving does not 
     preclude our ability to, in some way, continue these 
     discussions in the future.
       With warmest regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                   Floyd H. Flake,
                                               Member of Congress.

para. 93.9  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                         House of Representatives,
                                  Washington, DC, August 11, 1997.
     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 correspondence 
     received from the White House on August 11, 1997 at 3:12 p.m. 
     and said to contain a message from the President pursuant to 
     the Line Item Veto Act (P.L. 104-130) transmitting one 
     cancellation with respect to the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     (P.L. 105-33).
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                  Clerk, House of Representatives.

para. 93.10  cancellation pursuant to line item veto act--h.r. 2015

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

                                                  The White House,
                                      Washington, August 11, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: In accordance with the Line Item Veto 
     Act, I hereby cancel one item of new direct spending, as 
     specified in the attached report, contained in the ``Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997'' (Public Law 105-33; H.R. 2015). I have 
     determined that this cancellation will reduce the Federal 
     budget deficit, will not impair any essential Government 
     functions, and will not harm the national interest. This 
     letter, together with its attachment, constitutes a special 
     message under section 1022 of the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974, as amended.
           Sincerely,
                                               William J. Clinton.

  Pursuant to the section 1025(a) of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the message, together with the 
accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on the Budget and the 
Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-115).

para. 93.11  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                         House of Representatives,
                                  Washington, DC, August 11, 1997.
     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 correspondence 
     received from the White House on August 11, 1997 at 3:12 p.m. 
     and said to contain a message from the President pursuant to 
     the Line Item Veto Act (P.L. 104-130) transmitting two 
     cancellations with respect to the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 
     (P.L. 105-34).
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                 Clerk, House of Representatives. 

para. 93.12  cancellation pursuant to line item veto act--h.r. 2014

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

                                              The White House,

                                      Washington, August 11, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: In accordance with the Line Item Veto 
     Act, I hereby cancel two limited tax benefits, as specified 
     in the attached reports, contained in the ``Taxpayer Relief 
     Act of 1997'' (Public Law 105-34; H.R. 2014). I have 
     determined that each of these cancellations will reduce the 
     Federal budget deficit, will not impair any essential 
     Government functions, and will not harm the national 
     interest. This letter, together with its attachments, 
     constitutes a special message under section 1022 of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, as 
     amended.
           Sincerely,
                                               William J. Clinton.

  Pursuant to the section 1025(a) of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the message, together with the 
accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on the Budget and the 
Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-116).

para. 93.13  public works projects

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

         Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of 
           Representatives,
                                    Washington, DC, July 25, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed are copies of resolutions 
     adopted on July 23, 1997 by the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure. Copies of the resolutions are being 
     transmitted to the Department of the Army.
       With kind personal regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                            Bud Shuster, Chairman.

  The communication, together with the accompanying papers, was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations.

para. 93.14  public works projects

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

         Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of 
           Representatives,
                                  Washington, DC, August 13, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Newt: Enclosed please find copies of resolutions 
     approved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure on July 23, 1997, in accordance with 40 U.S.C. 
     Sec. 606.
       With warm regards, I remain
           Sincerely,
                                            Bud Shuster, Chairman.

  The communication, together with the accompanying papers, was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations.

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para. 93.15  subpoena

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from Mr. 
Hansen, Chairman, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct:

         House of Representatives, Committee on Standards of 
           Official Conduct,
                                    Washington, DC, July 31, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L of the Rules of the House of Representatives, that 
     the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct has been 
     served with a subpoena (for documents) issued by the U.S. 
     District Court for the District of Massachusetts and directed 
     to the ``Keeper of the Records.''
       After consulting with the Office of General Counsel, the 
     Committee will make the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                  James V. Hansen,
                                                         Chairman.

para. 93.16  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from Mr. 
Dingell:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, August 6, 1997.
     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 I have received a subpoena (for documents and testimony) 
     issued by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of 
     California in the matter of Oxycal Laboratories, Inc., et al. 
     v. Patrick, et al., No. SA CV-96-1119 AHS (EEx). The subpoena 
     was directed to ``The Office of Congressman John D. 
     Dingell.''
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena appears not to be 
     consistent with the rights and privileges of the House and, 
     therefore, should be resisted.
           Sincerely,
                                                  John D. Dingell.

para. 93.17  subpoena

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from Mr. 
Shuster, Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure:

         Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of 
           Representatives,
                                   Washington, DC, August 7, 1997.
     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 the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure has been served with a 
     subpoena (for documents) issued by the U.S. District Court 
     for the District of Massachusetts and directed to the 
     ``Keeper of Records.''
       After consulting with the Office of General Counsel, the 
     Committee will make the determination required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bud Shuster,
                                                         Chairman.

para. 93.18  subpoena

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from Jay 
Eagen, Chief Administrative Officer, House of Representatives:

         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of 
           Representatives,
                                   Washington, DC, August 8, 1997.
     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 the Office of 
     the Chief Administrative Officer (``CAO'') has been served 
     with a subpoena (for documents) issued by the U.S. District 
     Court for the District of Massachusetts and directed to the 
     ``Keeper of Records.''
       After consulting with the Office of the General Counsel, 
     the CAO will make the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Jay Eagen,
                                     Chief Administrative Officer.

para. 93.19  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from Ms. 
Rivers:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                                  August 18, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Gingrich: 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 Third Judicial 
     Circuit Court of the State of Michigan in the case of Marcus 
     Management, Inc. v. Robert Marquess, et al., Case No. 97-
     715508 CK.
       After consultation with the Office of the General Counsel, 
     I have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Lynn N. Rivers.  

para. 93.20  advisory committee on the records of congress

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

                                    Office of the Clerk,          


                               House of Representatives,      

                                  Washington, DC, August 12, 1997.
     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: Mr. Roger Davidson, 3510 Edmunds Street, N.W., 
     Washington, D.C. 20007.
           With warm regards,
                                            Robin H. Carle, Clerk.

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

para. 93.21  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1119

  Mr. TRAFICANT, 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. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 
and 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
and for other purposes, to insist upon the provisions of section 1032 of 
the House bill (relating to the assignment of Department of Defense 
personnel to border patrol and control).

para. 93.22   military construction appropriations

  On motion of Mr. PACKARD, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2016) 
making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and 
base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 93.23  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2016

  Mr. HEFNER moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2016, be 
instructed to insist on the House position with respect to funding for 
family housing, dormitories and barracks for military personnel serving 
worldwide.
  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. SNOWBARGER, 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. 93.24  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2016

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, by unanimous 
consent, appointed Messrs. Packard, Porter, Hobson, Wicker, Kingston, 
Parker, Tiahrt, Wamp, Livingston, Hefner, Olver, Edwards, Dicks, Hoyer, 
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. 93.25  va-hud appropriations

  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, by unanimous consent, the bill 
(H.R. 2158) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; together

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with the amendment 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 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. 93.26  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2158

  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. 2158, be 
instructed to insist on the position of the House regarding the total 
funding level provided for the Environmental Protection Agency's 
``Hazardous Substance Superfund'' account.
  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. SNOWBARGER, 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. 93.27  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2158

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, by unanimous 
consent, appointed Messrs. Lewis of California, DeLay, Walsh, Hobson, 
Knollenberg, Frelinghuysen, Neuman, Wicker, Livingston, Stokes, 
Mollohan, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Meek, Messrs. Price, 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. 93.28  transportation appropriations

  On motion of Mr. WOLF, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2169) 
making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
purposes; together with the amendment 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 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. 93.29  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2169

  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. 2169, be 
instructed to insist on the House position with respect to providing 
$200,000,000 for operating assistance under the transit formula grants 
program.
  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. SNOWBARGER, 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. 93.30  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2169

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, by unanimous 
consent, appointed Messrs. Wolf, DeLay, Regula, Rogers, Packard, 
Callahan, Tiahrt, Aderholt, Livingston, Sabo, Foglietta, Torres, Olver, 
Pastor, 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. 93.31  energy and water appropriations

  On motion of Mr. McDADE, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2203) 
making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; together with 
the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. McDADE, 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. 93.32  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2203

  Mr. FAZIO moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2203, be 
instructed to recede to the Senate on funding levels provided for 
nonproliferation and arms control programs under the Department of 
Energy.
  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. SNOWBARGER, 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. 93.33  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2203

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, by unanimous 
consent, appointed Messrs. McDade, Rogers, Knollenberg, Frelinghuysen, 
Parker, Callahan, Dickey, Livingston, Fazio, Visclosky, Edwards, Pastor, 
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. 93.34  foreign operations appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Thursday, July 24, 1997, 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. 2159) making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 93.35  order of business--consideration of amendments--h.r. 2159

  On motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2159) 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
other purposes, no further amendment shall be in order in the Committee 
of the Whole except the amendment numbered 1 in House Report 105-184 and 
the amendment to that amendment, under the terms of the order of the 
House of July 24, 1997, and the pending amendment numbered 38 offered by 
Mr. Burton and the amendment numbered 40 by Mr. Burton.

para. 93.36  order of business--vacating request for recorded vote on 
          amendment--h.r. 2159

  On motion of Mr. BEREUTER, by unanimous consent, the request for a 
recorded vote in the Committee of the whole on the Bereuter amendment to

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the bill (H.R. 2159) making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, and for other purposes, was vacated.
  Accordingly, said amendment prevailed by voice vote.

para. 93.37  legislative branch appropriations

  On motion of Mr. WALSH, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2209) 
making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; together with the 
amendments 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 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. 93.38  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2209

  Mr. SERRANO moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2209, be 
instructed to agree to the position in Senate amendment numbered 1 with 
respect to the account ``Joint Committee on Taxation'' providing not 
more than a 4.64 percent increase for the Joint Committee on Taxation 
compared to an 8 percent increase 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. SERRANO 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

202

When there appeared

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Nays

208

para. 93.39                   [Roll No. 352]

                                YEAS--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Largent
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--208

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Berman
     Capps
     Dixon
     Engel
     Ensign
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hinchey
     Istook
     Lantos
     McCollum
     McInnis
     Payne
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Rush
     Schiff
     Smith, Linda
     Tanner
     Towns
     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. 93.40  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2209

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, by unanimous 
consent, appointed Messrs. Walsh, Young of Florida, Cunningham, Wamp, 
Latham, Livingston, Serrano, Fazio, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Obey, as 
managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 93.41  agriculture appropriations

  On motion of Mr. SKEEN, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2160) 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, 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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 93.42  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2160

  Ms. KAPTUR moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2160, be 
instructed to recede to the Senate regarding funding levels provided 
under the Food and Drug Administration for the program to prevent the 
use of tobacco products by minors.

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  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. SNOWBARGER, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Ms. KAPTUR 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

When there appeared

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Nays

125

para. 93.43                   [Roll No. 353]

                                YEAS--299

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--125

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Granger
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kim
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     Lucas
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ryun
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Clay
     Dixon
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Lantos
     McCollum
     Rush
     Schiff
     Towns
  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. 93.44  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2160

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, by unanimous 
consent, appointed Messrs. Skeen, Walsh, Dickey, Kingston, Nethercutt, 
Bonilla, Latham, Livingston, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Fazio, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
DeLauro, and Mr. Obey, as managers on the part of the House at said 
conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 93.45  dod appropriations

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent, the bill 
(H.R. 2266) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; together 
with the amendments 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 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. 93.46  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2266

  Ms. 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. 2266, be 
instructed to insist on the House position prohibiting the use of funds 
to approve or license the sale of the F-22 advanced tactical fighter to 
any foreign government.
  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. SNOWBARGER, 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. 93.47  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2266

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, by unanimous 
consent, appointed Messrs. Young of Florida, McDade, Lewis of 
California, Skeen, Hobson, Bonilla, Nethercutt, Istook, Cunningham, 
Livingston, Murtha, Dicks, Hefner, Sabo, Dixon, Visclosky, 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. 93.48  providing for a closed conference--h.r. 2266

  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. 2266) making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
purposes; be closed to the public at such times as classified na

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tional 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. SNOWBARGER, 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

420

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affirmative

Nays

4

para. 93.49                   [Roll No. 354]

                                YEAS--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--4

     Conyers
     DeFazio
     Stark
     Watt (NC)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Clay
     Dixon
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     McCollum
     Schiff
     Towns
     Weldon (FL)
     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. 93.50  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. 1120. An Act to provide for a consultant for the 
     President pro tempore; to the Committee on House Oversight.

para. 93.51  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 August 1, 1997:
       H.R. 2014. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
       H.R. 2015. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
       H.R. 1198. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain land to the city of Grants Pass, Oregon.
       H.R. 584. An Act for the relief of John Wesley Davis.
       H.R. 1944. An Act to provide for a land exchange involving 
     the Warner Canyon Ski Area and other land in the State of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 1585. An Act to allow postal patrons to contribute to 
     funding for breast cancer research through the voluntary 
     purchase of certain specially issued United States postage 
     stamps, and for other purposes.
           On August 4, 1997:
       H.R. 408. An Act 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.

para. 93.52  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. GONZALEZ, for today and the balance of the week; and
  To Mr. SCHIFF, for today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 93.53  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. NEUMANN, at 10 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 93.54  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:

  [Pursuant to the order of the House on July 31, 1997 the following 
                  report was filed on August 5, 1997]

       Mr. KOLBE: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2378. 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, 1998, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     240). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

                     [Submitted September 3, 1997]

       Mr. KOLBE: Committee on Appropriations. Supplemental report 
     on H.R. 2378. 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, 1998, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-240, Pt. 2).
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 700. A 
     bill to remove the restriction on the distribution of certain 
     revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members 
     of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-241). Referred to the Committee on 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 976. A 
     bill to provide for the disposition of certain funds 
     appropriated to pay judgment in favor of the Mississippi

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     Sioux Indians, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-242). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1903. A bill 
     to amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
     Act to enhance the ability of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology to improve computer security, and 
     for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-243). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

para. 93.55  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. COBLE:
       H.R. 2379. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     U.S. courthouse located at 251 North Main Street in Winston-
     Salem, NC, as the ``Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and United 
     States Courthouse``; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 2380. A bill to amend title 18 of the United States 
     Code with respect to gambling on the Internet, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DICKS (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Clement, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Adam Smith of 
             Washington, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Jefferson):
       H.R. 2381. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to allow certain grant funds to 
     be used to provide parent education; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, for a period to be 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. Barcia of Michigan, 
             Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 2382. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to change the 
     discretionary spending limits to allow the 4.3 cents per 
     gallon Federal gas tax redirected to the Highway Trust Fund 
     to be spent on other domestic programs; to the Committee on 
     the Budget.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself and Mr. Coble):
       H.R. 2383. A bill to authorize the enforcement by State and 
     local governments of certain Federal Communications 
     Commission regulations regarding use of citizens band radio 
     equipment; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 2384. A bill to prohibit reactivation of the high flux 
     beam reactor at Brookhaven National Laboratory; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Weygand, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Skaggs, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 2385. A bill to repeal the provision providing for 
     crediting the increase in excise taxes on certain tobacco 
     products against payments made pursuant to tobacco industry 
     settlement legislation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Spence):
       H.R. 2386. A bill to implement the provisions of the Taiwan 
     Relations Act concerning the stability and security of Taiwan 
     and United States cooperation with Taiwan on the development 
     and acquisition of defensive military articles; 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. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Morella, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Obey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Luther, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Allen, Mr. Capps, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. McHale, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 2387. A bill to repeal the provision crediting 
     increased excise taxes on certain tobacco products against 
     payments made pursuant to the tobacco industry settlement 
     legislation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McDADE:
       H.R. 2388. A bill to provide for a temporary increase in 
     the basic formula price for milk of the highest use 
     classification under Federal milk marketing orders; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H.R. 2389. A bill to authorize funding for the National 
     Women's Business Council, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. MOAKLEY:
       H.R. 2390. A bill to repeal the provision which credits the 
     increase in the tobacco excise taxes enacted by the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997 against the payments due under the tobacco 
     industry settlement agreement of June 20, 1997; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 2391. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to extend and make uniform the repayment plans available 
     under the various Federal student loan programs; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 2392. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     place a limitation on habeas corpus relief that prevents 
     retrial of an accused; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAXTON (by request):
       H.R. 2393. 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. SHIMKUS:
       H.R. 2394. A bill to direct the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to transfer certain parcels of 
     land located in the counties of Greene and Calhoun, IL; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CHRISTENSEN:
       H. Con. Res. 142. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol rotunda for the Senate Thanksgiving 
     Celebration; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H. Res. 217. Resolution recognizing the important 
     contributions made by Americans of Austrian heritage; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE:
       H. Res. 218. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should 
     be issued in honor of Ava Gardner; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight. 

para. 93.56  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII.

        Mr. SCARBOROUGH introduced a bill (H.R. 2395) to authorize 
     the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel Elmo; which was referred 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 93.57  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 12: Mr. Shays, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     Mr. Engel, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 15: Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 51: Ms. Furse, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Pombo, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 64: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 80: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 108: Mr. Owens and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
     Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Manton, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Coburn, 
     Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Green, and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 180: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 209: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 211: Mr. Frost, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 301: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 305: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Dixon.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Combest and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 404: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 438: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 480: Mr. Oxley and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 498: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Gibbons and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 551: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Pascrell and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 635: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 641: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 689: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 695: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 758: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Rogan, and Mr. Smith of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. 
     Traficant.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Foley, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. Green Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Combest, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Snyder, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Stenholm, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 864: Ms. Carson, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Manton, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Neal of

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     Massachusetts, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Poshard, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Owens, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
     Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Shimkus, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Coyne, 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 869: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Furse, and Mr. 
     Graham.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Furse, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. 
     Wexler.
       H.R. 880: Mr. Collins, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, and Mrs. 
     Northup.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Boyd and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 906: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 925: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 1009: Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Pitts, Mr. Clement, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Bateman, 
     Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1037: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Turner, and Mr. 
     Chambliss.
       H.R. 1050: Mr. Clay and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1053: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hastert, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Cooksey, and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Klug, Mr. Horn, Mr. Weller, and 
     Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Camp, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1108: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
     Green, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 1132: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Jackson, Ms. Carson, Mr. Payne, Mr. Baesler, 
     and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1154: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 1158: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 1164: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. Engel, Mr. Stokes, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1171: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1178: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1218: Mr. Payne and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 1232: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1241: Mr. Stark, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. 
     Stenholm.
       H.R. 1270: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan.
       H.R. 1345: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
     Lampson, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Lowey, 
     Mr. Bonior, Mr. Klink, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Capps, 
     Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Nadler, 
     Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Hefley.
       H.R. 1423: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1427: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1434: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1437: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Torres and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Sanders, 
     Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1508: Mr. Kleczka and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1519: Mr. Ackerman and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 1531: Ms. Furse, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1541: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1542: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and 
     Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1570: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1571: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1624: Mr. Baldacci and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Largent, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 1716: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1754: Mr. McGovern and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 1773: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Luther, and Mr. 
     Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1799: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Ehlers, and 
     Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 1827: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1832: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1836: Mr. Roemer, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. 
     Bereuter.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. 
     Everett.
       H.R. 1842: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
     Royce, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1849: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 1861: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1873: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. 
     Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1874: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1903: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1908: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Meehan, 
     Mr. Payne, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Allen, and Mr. 
     Hilliard.
       H.R. 1962: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 1970: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Herger, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
     Dickey, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
     Kasich, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Nussle, 
     Mr. Berry, Mr. John, Mr. Bryant, and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Manton, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Schiff, 
     and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2020: Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Green, Mr. Clement, Ms. Eshoo, 
     Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Weller, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Gibbons and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 2034: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Ms. Christian-
     Green, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 2072: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Combest, 
     Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 2085: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 2103: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 2110: Ms. Christian-Green and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2113: Mr. Vento, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Baesler, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2116: Mr. Clay, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     LoBiondo, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Carson, Mr. Kucinich, 
     Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mrs. 
     Clayton.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York, Mr. Serrano, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 2122: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 2140: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Wynn, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 2145: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 2185: Mr. Martinez, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 2231: Mr. Barton of Texas and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 2232: Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Gilman, Mr. McCollum, 
     Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
     Hyde, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 2250: Mr. Ney, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
     Deal of Georgia, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Christensen, 
     Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 2251: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 2263: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Cook, Ms. 
     Sanchez, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Lazio of 
     New York.
       H.R. 2283: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Quinn, and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 2290: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 2317: Mr. Torres, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Gutierrez, and Ms. 
     Christian-Green.
       H.R. 2321: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Snowbarger, 
     Mr. Bliley, and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 2329: Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 2369: Mr. Manton.
       H.J. Res. 66: Mr. Wynn, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Rangel, 
     Mr. Towns, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Allen, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Hinojosa, 
     Mr. Payne, Mr. Vento, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
     Mr. Becerra, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
     McHale, Mr. Ford, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Engel, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McGovern, 
     and Mr. Sanders.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Yates, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 36: Mr. Traficant.
       H. Con. Res. 38: Mr. Pascrell.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. McHale, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Skaggs, and Mr. Cook.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Ms. Furse.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Torres, 
     Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
     Waters, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, Mr. Riggs, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Nadler, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Weller, 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Danner, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
     Wexler, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H. Con. Res. 89: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H. Con. Res. 96: Ms. Furse.
       H. Con. Res. 109: Mr. Porter and Mr. Ney.
       H. Con. Res. 114: Ms. Furse, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H. Con. Res. 127: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. McGovern.
       H. Con. Res. 128: Mr. Mascara and Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Scott, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     Mr. Lampson, Mr. Payne, Mr. Engel, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hastert, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. 
     Morella, Ms. Norton, Mr. Upton, Mr. Condit, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Traficant, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Nadler,

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     Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Olver, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Cook, Mr. King of 
     New York, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Metcalf, 
     Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, and Mr. Luther.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Holden and Mr. Luther.
       H. Res. 83: Mrs. Morella.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Cook.
       H. Res. 171: Ms. Slaughter and Mrs. Lowey.

para. 93.58  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. 1031: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 2332: Mr. Boehner.
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                    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1997 (94)

para. 94.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                September 4, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable James E. Rogan to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 94.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGAN, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, September 3, 1997.
  Mr. MILLER of California, 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. ROGAN, 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. ROGAN, 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. 94.3  communications

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

       4761. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, New York, 
     Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin; 
     Issuance of Grower Diversion Certificates [Docket No. FV97-
     930-5 IFR] received September 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4762. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glyphosate; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300521; FRL-5732-7] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4763. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Propiconazole; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300525; 
     FRL-5735-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4764. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Avermectin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300528; FRL-5737-1] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4765. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals of budget authority as of August 1, 
     1997, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. Doc. No. 105--124); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       4766. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage of H.R. 
     584, H.R. 1944, H.R. 1585, and H.R. 408, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101--508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388--582); to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
       4767. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations----Administration of Grants 
     and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, 
     Hospitals, and other Non-Profit Organizations and Uniform 
     Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative 
     Agreements to State and Local Governments, pursuant to 20 
     U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4768. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Solicitation Notice 
     Environmental Education Grants Program Fiscal Year 1998 [FRL-
     5878-7] received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       4769. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Final Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard 
     (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket No. 
     96-122; Notice 02] (RIN: 2127-AG33) received August 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4770. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Anthropomorphic Test Dummy; Six-Year Old Child Dummy 
     (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-047, Notice 01] (RIN: 2127-AG44) received August 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4771. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania; Approval of Definitions for the Pennsylvania 
     VOC and NOx RACT and New Source Review Regulations [PA 042-
     4067; FRL-5869-5] received August 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4772. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Ohio Ozone Maintenance 
     Plan [OH104-3a; FRL-5874-4] received August 8, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4773. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Extension of Interim 
     Revised Durability Procedures for Light-Duty Vehicles and 
     Light-Duty Trucks [AMS-FRL-5879-2] received August 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4774. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Emission Guidelines for 
     Existing Sources and Standards of Performances for New 
     Stationary Sources: Large Municipal Waste Combustion Units 
     [AD-FRL-5879-6] received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4775. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 
     Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Sheet-Fed 
     and Web Lithographic Printing and Paper Coatings [MD040-
     3018a; FRL-5881-6] received August 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4776. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Rule Making a 
     Finding of Failure to Submit a Required State Implementation 
     Plan for Particulate Matter; California----Owens Valley [FRL-
     5883-7] received August 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4777. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Second Emergency 
     Revision of the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) Treatment 
     Standards for Listed Hazardous Wastes from Carbamate 
     Production [FRL-5884-2] (RIN: 2050-AD38) received August 26, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4778. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water Use of 
     Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required Under the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act [16 CFR Part 305] received 
     August 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4779. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--CLIA 
     Program; Fee Schedule Revision [HSQ-219-GNC] (RIN: 0938-AG87) 
     received September 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4780. 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. 97-34), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4781. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and

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     Acceptance (LOA) to Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States for 
     defense articles and services (Transmittal No. 97-37), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4782. 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. 97-38), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4783. 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. 97-40), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4784. 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. 97-41), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4785. 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 Korea for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 97-42), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4786. 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. 97-33), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4787. 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 Korea for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 97-36), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4788. 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. 97-39), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4789. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 13-
     97 for a cooperative agreement with Australia in a project on 
     advanced integrated aircraft survivability equipment 
     technology, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       4790. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Korea (Transmittal No. 
     24-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4791. 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 $4 million to Ethiopia, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2411; to the Committee on International Relations.
       4792. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the first annual report on the 
     implementation of a comprehensive program to monitor the end-
     use of defense articles and services, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2785; (H. Doc. No. 105--125); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       4793. 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.
       4794. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting a decision of the Board of Directors 
     on an alleged violation of the Worker Adjustment and 
     Retraining Notification (WARN) provisions made applicable by 
     the Congressional Accountability Act; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       4795. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revocation of Obsolete 
     Employee Responsibilities and Conduct Rules [FRL-5870-7] 
     received August 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4796. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Urine 
     Surveillance [BOP-1072-F] (RIN: 1120-AA68) received August 
     25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       4797. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials: Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Liquefied 
     Compressed Gas Services; Revisions and Response to Petitions 
     for Reconsideration [Docket No. RSPA-97-2133 (HM-225)] (RIN: 
     2137-AC97) received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4798. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Manistee River, MI (Coast 
     Guard) [CGD09-97-014] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received August 19, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4799. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations: Hurricane Offshore Classic, St. 
     Petersburg, FL (Coast Guard) [CGD07-97-031] (RIN: 2115-AE46) 
     received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4800. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation; Clifton River Days, Tennessee River 
     mile 158 to 160, Clifton, Tennessee (Coast Guard) [CGD08-97-
     028] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4801. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation; MY102 Boomsday, Tennessee River 
     mile 645 to 649, Knoxville, Tennessee (Coast Guard) [CGD08-
     97-027] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received August 19, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4802. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulation; Riverfest, Cumberland River mile 
     126.5 to 128.5, Clarksville, Tennessee (Coast Guard) [CGD08-
     97-026] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received August 19, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4803. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Ship Channel, Great Egg 
     Harbor Bay, New Jersey (Coast Guard) [CGD05-97-002] (RIN: 
     2115-AE47) received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4804. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide 
     flexibility in the order in which the Boards of Veterans' 
     Appeals hears and considers appeals; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       4805. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize 
     provision of care to veterans treated with nasopharyngeal 
     radium irradiation; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       4806. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 97-47] received 
     September 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4807. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient 
     Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 1998 Rates 
     (Health Care Financing Administration) [BPD-878-FC] (RIN: 
     0938-AH55) received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4808. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the reports entitled 
     ``Progress Toward Implementing Superfund'' for fiscal years 
     1992-1994, pursuant to Public Law 99--499, section 120(e)(5) 
     (100 Stat. 1669); jointly to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 94.4  motion to adjourn

  Mr. MILLER of California moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGAN, 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

53

When there appeared

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Nays

371

para. 94.5                    [Roll No. 355]

                                YEAS--53

     Andrews
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Torres
     Towns
     Waters
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Yates

[[Page 1433]]



                                NAYS--371

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bono
     Engel
     Gonzalez
     Lazio
     Manton
     McCollum
     Schiff
     Taylor (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 94.6  foreign operations appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ROGAN, pursuant to the order of the House 
of Thursday, July 24, 1997, 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. 2159) making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; 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 amendment submitted by Mr. BURTON:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (presiding the short title) the following new section:


                   limitation on assistance in india

       Sec. 572. Not more than $41,775,000 of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act under 
     the heading ``Development Assistance'' may be made available 
     for assistance in India.

It was decided in the

Yeas

82

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negative

Nays

342

para. 94.8                    [Roll No. 356]

                                AYES--82

     Aderholt
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bonior
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Canady
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Gibbons
     Goodling
     Granger
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Jones
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Miller (CA)
     Myrick
     Nussle
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Smith, Linda
     Solomon
     Stump
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thune
     Towns
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Wolf

                                NOES--342

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula

[[Page 1434]]


     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     McCollum
     McIntyre
     Neumann
     Pryce (OH)
     Schiff
     Thompson
     Waxman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 94.9  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 572. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are 
     revised by reducing the amount made available for ``economic 
     support fund'', and increasing the amount made available for 
     ``contribution to the african development fund'' as 
     authorized by section 526(c) Public Law 103-306; 108 Stat. 
     163, by $25,000,000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

273

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

150

para. 94.10                   [Roll No. 357]

                                AYES--273

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--150

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Becerra
     Conyers
     Cox
     Farr
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     McCollum
     Neumann
     Pryce (OH)
     Schiff
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 94.11  recorded vote

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

       After the last section (preceding the short title), insert 
     the following:


   limitation on funds for abortion, family planning, or population 
                            control efforts

       Sec. 572. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be made available for--
       (1) population control or population planning programs;
       (2) family planning activities; or
       (3) abortion procedures.

It was decided in the

Yeas

147

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

278

para. 94.12                   [Roll No. 358]

                                AYES--147

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Forbes
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Riley
     Rogers
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--278

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell

[[Page 1435]]


     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     English
     Gonzalez
     McCollum
     Neumann
     Pryce (OH)
     Schiff
     Smith (NJ)
     Wolf
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 94.13  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 94, after line 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 572. None of the funds made available under the 
     heading ``development assistance'' may be used to directly 
     support or promote trophy hunting or the international 
     commercial trade in elephant ivory, elephant hides, or 
     rhinoceros horns.
         

Yeas

159

It was decided in the

Nays

267

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para. 94.14                   [Roll No. 359]

                                AYES--159

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Conyers
     Cook
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cummings
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--267

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     McDade
       

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Boucher
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     McCollum
     Neumann
     Pryce (OH)
     Schiff
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 94.15  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:


            PROHIBITION ON FUNDS FOR SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS

       Sec. 572. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act may be used for programs at the United States Army 
     School of the Americas located at Fort Benning, Georgia.


[[Page 1436]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

210

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

217

para. 94.16                   [Roll No. 360]

                                AYES--210

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--217

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bilbray
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     McCollum
     Neumann
     Pryce (OH)
     Schiff
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 94.17  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:


  SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING COSTS OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE 
                       PROGRAM AND NATO EXPANSION

       Sec. 572. It is the sense of the Congress that all member 
     nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
     should contribute their proportionate share to pay for the 
     costs of the Partnership for Peace program and for any future 
     costs attributable to the expansion of NATO.

It was decided in the

Yeas

425

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 94.18                   [Roll No. 361]

                                AYES--425

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard

[[Page 1437]]


     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Gonzalez
     McCollum
     McKeon
     Moakley
     Neumann
     Pryce (OH)
     Rothman
     Schiff
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 94.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GILMAN to the 
amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. GILMAN:

       Strike all after the title heading and insert the 
     following:

     SEC.   . POPULATION PLANNING ACTIVITIES OR OTHER POPULATION 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act or any other provision of law, none of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for 
     population planning activities or other population assistance 
     may be made available 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 or rape or incest.
       (2) The limitation contained in paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to the treatment of injuries or illness caused by 
     unsafe abortions.
       (b) Limitation on Lobbying Activities.--(1) Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this Act or any other provision of 
     law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act for population planning activities or 
     other population assistance may be made available to lobby 
     for or against abortion.
       (2) The limitation contained in paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to activities in opposition to coercive abortion or 
     involuntary sterilization.

     SEC.   . UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND.

       (a) Limitation.--Subject to subsections (b), (c), and 
     (d)(2), of the amounts made available for each of the fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 to carry out apart I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, not more than $25,000,000 shall be 
     available for each such fiscal year for the United Nations 
     Population Fund.
       (b) Prohibition on Use of Funds in China.--None of the 
     funds made available under this section shall be made 
     available for a country program in the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (c) Conditions on Availability of Funds.--(1) Not more than 
     one-half of the amount made available to the United Nations 
     Population Fund under this section may be provided to the 
     Fund before March 1 of the fiscal year for which funds are 
     made available.
       (2) Amounts made available for each of the fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999 under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 for the United Nations Population Fund may not be made 
     available to the Fund unless--
       (A) the fund maintains amounts made available to the Fund 
     under this section in an account separate from accounts of 
     the Fund for other funds; and
       (B) the Fund does not commingle amounts made available to 
     the Fund under this section with other funds.
       (d) Reports.--(1) Not later than February 15, 1998, and 
     February 15, 1999, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees indicating 
     the amount of funds that the United Nations Population Fund 
     is budgeting for the year in which the report is submitted 
     for a country program in the People's Republic of China.
       (2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that the 
     United Nations Population Fund plans to spend China country 
     program funds in the People's Republic of China in the year 
     covered by the report, then the amount of such funds that the 
     Fund plans to spend in the People's Republic of China shall 
     be deducted from the funds made available to the Fund after 
     March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year 
     in which the report is submitted.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short tile) the following new section:


foreign organizations that perform or promote abortion overseas; forced 
               abortion in the people's republic of china

       Sec. 572. (a) Section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection.
       ``(h) Restriction on Assistance to Foreign Organizations 
     That Perform or Actively Promote Abortions.--
       ``(1) Performance of abortions.--
       ``(A) Notwithstanding section 614 of this Act or any other 
     provision of law, no funds appropriated for population 
     planning activities or other population assistance 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 pregnancy were carried to term or in cases of forcible 
     rape or incest.
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) 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.
       ``(2) Lobbying Activities.--(A) Notwith- standing section 
     614 of this Act of any other provision of law, no funds 
     appropriated for population planning activities or other 
     population assistance may be made available for any foreign 
     private, non-governmental, 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, 
     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.
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to activities in 
     opposition to coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.
       ``(3) Application to foreign organizations.--The 
     prohibitions of this subsection apply to funds made available 
     to a foreign organization either directly or as a 
     subcontractor or subgrantee, and the certifications required 
     by paragraphs (1) and (2) apply to activities in which the 
     organization engages either directly or through a 
     subcontractor or subgrantee.''.
       (b) Section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Limitation Relating to Forced Abortions in the 
     People's Republic of China.--Notwithstanding section 614 of 
     this Act or any other provision of law, no funds may be made 
     available for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 
     any fiscal year unless the President certifies that--
       ``(1) UNFPA has terminated all activities in the People's 
     Republic of China, and the United States has received 
     assurances that UNFPA will conduct no such activities during 
     the fiscal year for which the funds are to be made available; 
     or
       ``(2) during the 12 months proceeding 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.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

210

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

218

para. 94.20                   [Roll No. 362]

                                AYES--210

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey

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     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--218

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Forbes
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Boucher
     Gonzalez
     Neumann
     Pryce (OH)
     Schiff
  So the amendment to the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 94.21  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

234

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

191

para. 94.22                   [Roll No. 363]

                                AYES--234

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Boucher
     Gonzalez
     Jones
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Pryce (OH)
     Schiff
     Sessions
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Chairman, pursuant to the order of the House of 
July 24, 1997, 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:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:


  limitation on assistance to the p.l.o. and the palestinian authority

       Sec. 572. (a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of 
     the Congress that the Palestine Liberation Organization 
     (hereafter the

[[Page 1439]]

     ``P.L.O.'') should do far more to demonstrate an irrevocable 
     denunciation of terrorism and to ensure a peaceful settlement 
     of the Middle East dispute, and in particular it should--
       (1) submit to the Palestinian Council for formal approval 
     the necessary changes to those specific articles of the 
     Palestinian National Charter which deny Israel's right to 
     exist or support the use of violence;
       (2) to the maximum extent possible, preempt acts of terror, 
     discipline violators, publicly condemn all terrorist acts, 
     actively work to dismantle other terrorist organizations, and 
     contribute to stemming the violence that has resulted in the 
     deaths of over 230 Israeli and United States citizens since 
     the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-
     Government Arrangements (hereafter the ``Declaration of 
     Principles'') on September 13, 1993, at the White House;
       (3) prohibit participation in the P.L.O. or the Palestinian 
     Authority or its successors of any groups or individuals 
     which promote or commit acts of terrorism;
       (4) cease all anti-Israel rhetoric, which potentially 
     undermines the peace process;
       (5) confiscate all unlicensed weapons and restrict the 
     issuance of licenses to those with legitimate need;
       (6) transfer and cooperate in transfer proceedings relating 
     to any person accused by Israel or the United States of 
     having committed acts of terrorism against Israeli or United 
     States nationals; and
       (7) respect civil liberties, human rights and democratic 
     norms as applied equally to all persons regardless of ethnic, 
     religious, or national origin.
       (b) Limitation on Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
     Act may be obligated for assistance to the P.L.O. or the 
     Palestinian Authority only for the period beginning 3 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act and for 6 months 
     thereafter, and only if--
       (A) the President has exercised the authority under section 
     604(a) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 
     (title VI of Public Law 104-107) or any other legislation to 
     suspend or make inapplicable section 307 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 and that suspension is still in 
     effect; and
       (B) in addition to the requirements contained in such Act 
     or other legislation, the President prepares and transmits to 
     the Congress a report described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Report.--A report described in this paragraph is a 
     report containing the following:
       (A) A description of all efforts being made to apprehend, 
     prosecute, or have extradited to the United States Mohammad 
     Deif (allegedly responsible for the death of Nachshon 
     Wachsman, a United States citizen), Amjad Hinawi (allegedly 
     responsible for the death of David Boim, a United States 
     citizen), Abu Abbas (responsible for the death of Leon 
     Klinghoffer, a United States citizen), Amid al-Iindi 
     (allegedly responsible for death of David Berger, a United 
     States citizen), and Nafez Mahmoud Sabih (who helped plan the 
     February 1996 attack on a Jerusalem bus in which Jewish 
     Theological Seminary students Sara Duker and Matthew 
     Eisenfeld, both United States citizens, were murdered).
       (B) An official, updated, and revised copy of the 
     Palestinian National Charter (Covenant) showing which 
     specific articles have been rescinded by the decision taken 
     on April 24, 1996 by the P.L.O. Executive Committee.
       (C) A description of all actions being taken by the 
     Palestinian Authority to eradicate and prevent the use of the 
     map of Israel to represent ``Palestine''.
       (D) A certification that the Palestinian Authority has 
     established a court system that respects due process 
     requirements, including the right to a lawyer, the right to 
     confront witnesses, the right to be informed of the charges 
     under which one is accused, and the right to a jury trial.
       (E) A certification that the Palestinian Authority has 
     established humane prison conditions.
       (F) A certification that the Palestinian Authority has 
     taken all measures to rescind the death penalty imposed for 
     the sale of land to Jews, has eliminated the practice of 
     incarcerating real estate agents for the sale of land to Jews 
     or Israelis, and has actively sought the perpetrators of such 
     actions.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:


   sense of the congress relating to international adoption laws and 
                         practices of paraguay

       Sec. 572. It is the sense of the Congress that the 
     President and the Secretary of State should use all 
     opportunities and means to express directly to all 
     appropriate officials of the Government of Paraguay that--
       (1) the United States respects and supports the commitment 
     of the Government of Paraguay to reform its laws and 
     practices regarding international adoptions;
       (2) the pending international adoption cases filed by 
     United States families at or prior to the establishment by 
     the Government of Paraguay of a moratorium on international 
     adoptions, including the 11 adoption cases commonly referred 
     to as the ``window of opportunity'' adoption cases, should be 
     allowed to continue and complete the adoption process in a 
     fair, unbiased, and timely fashion;
       (3) such United States adoption cases should be determined 
     on the basis of the two key tenets for international adoption 
     in Paraguay, namely the fitness of the petitioning family to 
     be parents and what is in the best interests and welfare of 
     the child; and
       (4) any international adoption reform legislation approved 
     by the Government of Paraguay should allow such United States 
     adoption cases to complete the adoption process.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 572. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act under the heading ``nonproliferation, 
     anti-terrorism, demining and related programs'' that are made 
     available for the International Atomic Energy Agency shall be 
     made available for programs and projects of such Agency in 
     Cuba.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:


                 prohibition of assistance to cambodia

       Sec.   . (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
     be made available to the Government of Cambodia.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act for the 
     International Development Association, the International 
     Monetary Fund, or the Asian Development Bank may be used for 
     any loan to the Government of Cambodia.

       At the end of the bill, insert the following after the last 
     section (preceding the short title):


         limitation of assistance to the government of croatia

       Sec. 572. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title II of this Act may be made available to 
     the Government of Croatia if that government relocates the 
     remains of Croatian Ustashe soldiers, who participated during 
     the Holocaust in the mass murder of Jews, Serbs, and Gypsies, 
     at the site of the World War II concentration camp at 
     Jasenovac, Croatia.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:


          limitation on procurement outside the United States

       Sec. 572. Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act 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, 
     produced in the country in which the assistance is to be 
     provided, except that this paragraph only applies if 
     procurement in that country would cost less than procurement 
     in the United States or less developed countries;
       (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; or
       (3) the President determines on a case-by-case basis that 
     procurement outside the United States or less developed 
     countries would result in the more efficient use of United 
     States foreign assistance resources.

       At the end of the bill, insert the following new section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds in this Act may be used to pay 
     for NATO Expansion not authorized by law.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section--
     preceding the short title--the following new section:
       Sec.  . (a). None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
     be made available directly to the Government of Cambodia.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 572. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are 
     revised by reducing the amount made available for ``economic 
     support fund'', and increasing the amount made available for 
     ``contribution to the african development fund'' as 
     authorized by section 526(c) Public Law 103-306; 108 Stat. 
     163, by $25,000,000.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:


  SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING COSTS OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE 
                       PROGRAM AND NATO EXPANSION

       Sec. 572. It is the sense of the Congress that all member 
     nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
     should contribute their proportionate share to pay for the 
     costs of the Partnership for Peace program and for any future 
     costs attributable to the expansion of NATO.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short tile) the following new section:


foreign organizations that perform or promote abortion overseas; forced 
               abortion in the people's republic of china

       Sec. 572. (a) Section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection.
       ``(h) Restriction on Assistance to Foreign Organizations 
     That Perform or Actively Promote Abortions.--
       ``(1) Performance of abortions.--
       ``(A) Notwithstanding section 614 of this Act or any other 
     provision of law, no funds appropriated for population 
     planning activities or other population assistance may be 
     made available for any foreign private , nongovernmental, or 
     multilateral organization

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     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 pregnancy were carried 
     to term or in cases of forcible rape or incest.
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) 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.
       ``(2) Lobbying Activities.--(A) Notwith- standing section 
     614 of this Act of any other provision of law, no funds 
     appropriated for population planning activities or other 
     population assistance may be made available for any foreign 
     private, non-governmental, 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, 
     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.
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to activities in 
     opposition to coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.
       ``(3) Application to foreign organizations.--The 
     prohibitions of this subsection apply to funds made available 
     to a foreign organization either directly or as a 
     subcontractor or subgrantee, and the certifications required 
     by paragraphs (1) and (2) apply to activities in which the 
     organization engages either directly or through a 
     subcontractor or subgrantee.''.
       (b) Section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Limitation Relating to Forced Abortions in the 
     People's Republic of China.--Notwithstanding section 614 of 
     this Act or any other provision of law, no funds may be made 
     available for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 
     any fiscal year unless the President certifies that--
       ``(1) UNFPA has terminated all activities in the People's 
     Republic of China, and the United States has received 
     assurances that UNFPA will conduct no such activities during 
     the fiscal year for which the funds are to be made available; 
     or
       ``(2) during the 12 months proceeding 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.''.

  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. HASTERT, 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

375

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affirmative

Nays

49

para. 94.23                   [Roll No. 364]

                                YEAS--375

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--49

     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Berry
     Campbell
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Deal
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ford
     Goodling
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     John
     Jones
     Lucas
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Norwood
     Paul
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Rahall
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Sanders
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Stump
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Traficant
     Watkins
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Boucher
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Kind (WI)
     Neumann
     Pryce (OH)
     Salmon
     Schiff
     Smith (TX)
  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. 94.24  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, 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. 94.25  messages from the president

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

para. 94.26  labor, hhs appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, pursuant to the order of the 
House of July 31, 1997, 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. 2264) making appropriations for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. GOODLATTE as Chairman

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of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 94.27  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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, September 3, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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

363

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

46

para. 94.28                   [Roll No. 365]

                                YEAS--363

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey

                                NAYS--46

     Abercrombie
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     DeFazio
     Doggett
     English
     Ensign
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hulshof
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kucinich
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     McNulty
     Miller (CA)
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Slaughter
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Bono
     Boucher
     Buyer
     Clayton
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Dicks
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Harman
     King (NY)
     Lantos
     McDade
     Neumann
     Pryce (OH)
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 94.29  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1119

  Mr. TRAFICANT submitted the privileged motion 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. 1119) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes, to insist upon the 
provisions of section 1032 of the House bill (relating to the assignment 
of Department of Defense personnel to border patrol and control).
  Pending consideration of said motion,

para. 94.30  order of business--postponement of vote on motion to 
          instruct conferees

  On motion of Mr. TRAFICANT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order for the House to postpone the request 
for a recorded vote today on the motion to instruct conferees on the 
bill H.R. 1119, until Friday, September 5, 1997.
  Further pending consideration of said motion,
  On demand of Mr. REYES, pursuant to clause 1, rule XXVIII,
  Ordered, That time for debate be equally divided among Messrs. SPENCE, 
TRAFICANT, and REYES.
  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.
  Mr. REYES demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore Mr. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to the 
previous order of the House the request for the vote was postponed until 
Friday, September 5, 1997.

para. 94.31  diana, princess of wales

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
following resolution (H. Res. 219):

       Whereas the House of Representatives has heard with great 
     sadness of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a tragic 
     automobile accident;
       Whereas Diana, Princess of Wales, touched the hearts of the 
     British and American people with her unflagging humanitarian 
     and charitable efforts, her grace, and her good humor;
       Whereas Diana, Princess of Wales, was a leader in such 
     causes as the struggles against HIV/AIDS, breast cancer, and 
     homelessness, and in efforts on behalf of the innocent 
     victims of antipersonnel land mines;
       Whereas many of the more than 100 humanitarian and 
     charitable causes championed by Diana, Princess of Wales, 
     operated within the United States and involved matters 
     important to the American people; and

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       Whereas the outpouring of sympathy by the American people 
     has underscored the ties between the British and American 
     peoples, who are at this moment united with people around the 
     world in their sadness at the passing of Diana, Princess of 
     Wales: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives expresses its 
     deep and heartfelt condolences to the British people and 
     government and to the family, especially the children, of 
     Diana, Princess of Wales, on their tragic loss.
       Sec. 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 
     transmit copies of this resolution to the Ambassador of the 
     United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the 
     United States for transmittal to the British government and 
     to the family of Diana, Princess of Wales.

  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. 94.32  message from the president--federal labor relations 
          authority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, 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 am pleased to transmit the 
Eighteenth Annual Report of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for 
Fiscal Year 1996.
  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, September 4, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight.

para. 94.33  message from the president--u.s. government activities at 
          the united nations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, 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 calendar year 1996. The report is required by the United 
Nations Participation Act (Public Law 264, 79th Congress; 22 U.S.C. 
287b).
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 4, 1997. 

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations.

para. 94.34  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Ms. PRYCE of 
Ohio, for today after 12 noon and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 94.35  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, at 11 o'clock and 36 minutes 
p.m., the House adjourned.

para. 94.36  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. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2036. A bill to amend chapter 443 of 
     title 49, United States Code, to extend the authorization of 
     the aviation insurance program, and for other purposes, 
     (Rept. No. 105-244). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para. 94.37  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. DELAHUNT:
       H.R. 2396. A bill to amend section 1128B of the Social 
     Security Act to repeal the criminal penalty for counseling or 
     assisting an individual to dispose of assets in order to 
     become eligible for Medicaid benefits; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CHRISTENSEN (for himself and Mr. Bliley):
       H.R. 2397. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend eligibility for hospital care and medical services 
     under chapter 17 of that title to veterans who have been 
     awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes;to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 2398. A bill to amend the Small Reclamation Projects 
     Act of 1956 to provide for Federal cooperation in non-Federal 
     reclamation projects and for participation by non-Federal 
     agencies in Federal projects; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. CLAYTON:
       H.R. 2399. A bill to provide assistance for low-income 
     working families;to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 2400. A bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid 
     highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. DEUTSCH:
       H.R. 2401. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to make technical corrections to a map relating to the 
     Coastal Barrier Resources System; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 2402. A bill to make technical and clarifying 
     amendments to improve management of water-related facilities 
     in the Western United States; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Shaw, 
             Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Coble, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 2403. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the rate of tax on unrecaptured section 1250 
     gain from 25 percent to 20 percent; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 2404. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prohibit tax- related mailings from disclosing in any 
     public way an individual's Social Security number; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 2405. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     relating to criteria for granting slots to new entrant air 
     carriers at certain high density airports; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself and Mr. Leach):
       H.R. 2406. A bill to provide for the temporary extension of 
     certain programs relating to public housing, and for other 
     purposes;to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Latham, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 2407. A bill to reauthorize the Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy, 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 Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 2408. A bill to improve academic and social outcomes 
     for students by providing productive activities during after 
     school hours; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 2409. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
     nondiscriminatory coverage for substances abuse treatment 
     services under private group and individual health coverage; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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. COBLE:
       H. Con. Res. 143.Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     accomplishments and contributions of the Director General of 
     the World Intellectual Property Organization, Arpad Bogsch, 
     on the occasion of his conclusion of service with that body; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Dunn 
             of Washington, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, and 
             Mr. Gutierrez):
       H. Con. Res. 144.Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that former Secretary General of the United 
     Nations Kurt Waldheim should not receive a retirement 
     allowance from the United Nations; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Shimkus, 
             and Mr. Weller):
       H. Con. Res. 145.Concurrent resolution condemning in the 
     strongest possible terms the bombing in Jerusalem on 
     September 4,

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     1997;to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Fawell, Ms. Carson, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Istook, Mr. Shays, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Castle, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Riley, 
             Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Wise, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Parker, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Graham, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
             Colorado, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Cook, Mr. Hefley, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cox of California, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Hill, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mr. Capps, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. 
             Spence):
       H. Res. 219. Resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     House of Representatives on the tragic death of Diana, 
     Princess of Wales; to the Committee on International 
     Relations. September 4, 1997, committee discharged; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Kingston, Mrs. Cubin, 
             and Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington):
       H. Res. 220. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the failure of the 
     Executive to take care that the laws be faithfully executed; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 94.38  memorials

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

       183. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of California, relative to Assembly Joint 
     Resolution No. 30 memorializing the President and the 
     Congress of the United States to protect the jobs of the 
     hard-working men and women who serve our country at McClellan 
     Air Force Base, by bringing in private firms to perform 
     repair work at the facility; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       184. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 22 
     requesting the President, the Congress, and the Department of 
     Defense to support the efforts of the citizens of the State 
     of California and the County of San Diego to acquire the 
     United States Navy aircraft carrier Midway for a regional 
     museum and an educational and entertainment complex; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       185. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts, relative to Resolutions memorializing the 
     President and Congress of the United States to uphold section 
     907 of the Freedom Support Act of 1992 which denies any 
     United States Assistance to the country of Azerbaijan because 
     of its blockade of humanitarian assistance to Armenia and 
     Nagorno-Karabagh; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       186. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Tennessee, relative to House Joint Resolution 
     No. 77 memorializing the U.S. Congress to enact the 
     Streamlined Transportation Efficiency Program for the 21st 
     Century (STEP 21); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       187. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 7 
     memorializing Congress and the President of the United States 
     to authorize and fund a prompt evaluation of the physical 
     potential for, and economic feasibility of, raising Friant 
     Dam and making use of the increased capacity to help meet 
     flood protection and water supply needs for the citizens of 
     this state, without impairing the existing rights of, and 
     benefits to, and without altering the costs to, the current 
     users of the waters of the San Joaquin River; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       188. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 28 
     memorializing the President and Congress of the United States 
     to enact House Resolution 836, to provide full benefits from 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans who served in 
     the Philippine Commonwealth Army and the Special Philippine 
     Scouts during World War II; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       189. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 25 
     urging Congress and the President to enact the Breast-Cancer 
     Research Stamp Act of 1997; jointly to the Committees on 
     Government Reform and Oversight and Commerce. 

para. 94.39  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII.

       Mr. DOYLE introduced A bill (H.R. 2410) for the relief of 
     Jozef Richard Madar, Etela Madar, and Jozef Thomas Madar; 
     which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 94.40  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 4: Mr. Paxon, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 7: Mr. Cox of California and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Goode, Mr. Manton, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. 
     Gejdenson.
       H.R. 65: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. 
     Upton.
       H.R. 86: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 135: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 148: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 150: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 161: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Saxton, 
     Mr. Mollohan, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 347: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 536: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 547: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 622: Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 650: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 705: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Kolbe and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 746: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Torres, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
     Burr of North Carolina, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 755: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Souder and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 830: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 841: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 915: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Manton, 
     Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 939: Mr. Ensign and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 972: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 978: Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Cook and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 982: Mr. Shays and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 983: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Engel, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Jackson, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Green, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Woolsey, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 992: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Collins, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Serrano, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1035: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1108: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Baesler, Mr. Baker, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
     Jenkins, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hoekstra, 
     Mr. Clement, Mr. Quinn, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Boucher and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1151: Ms. Waters, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Miller of California, 
     Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Farr of 
     California.
       H.R. 1161: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1175: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1206: Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Riggs, Mr. Talent, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
     Mr. Brady, Mr. Spence, Mr. Cook, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Gibbons, 
     Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1290: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 1298: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1338: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Cook, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cannon, 
     and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1357: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1369: Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 1373: Mr. Rush, Mr. Payne, Mr. Towns, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1440: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 1462: Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 1534: Ms. Danner, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, Mr. Talent, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Young of 
     Alaska, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Pappas, 
     Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Berry, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1539: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1540: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 1577: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 1608: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
     Traficant, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Rahall, Mr.

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     Rohrabacher, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Berman, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and 
     Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1630: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Christian-Green, 
     Mr. Callahan, and Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1679: Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Fawell, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1705: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Collins, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Edwards, 
     Mr. Ney, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Young 
     of Alaska.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Hansen and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1727: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Jackson, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. 
     Velazquez.
       H.R. 1776: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1807: Mr. Kasich, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mr. Underwood, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Stark, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. 
     Pallone.
       H.R. 1813: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
     Murtha.
       H.R. 1814: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1822: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1873: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1880: Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Menendez, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1991: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Kildee, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Green, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Goode, Mr. Rahall, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Nussle, 
     Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2011: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2064: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 2120: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Miller of 
     California.
       H.R. 2141: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 2149: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2163: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2174: Mr. Capps, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
     DeGette, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Green, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy 
     of Rhode Island, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Skaggs and Mr. 
     Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2179: Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 2190: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 2198: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Schiff, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Wexler. Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Crane, 
     Mr. Hyde, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
     Scott, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Menendez, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Turner, 
     Mr. Wynn, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Clement, and Ms. 
     Eshoo.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 2248: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Baker, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Chabot, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cook, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Fowler, 
     Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Green, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hyde, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
     Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kucinich, 
     Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Manton, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, 
     Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pascrell, 
     Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Porter, 
     Mr. Poshard, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
     Reyes, Mr. Riley, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rothman, 
     Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Skeen, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Ms. Stabenow Mr. Stark, 
     Mr. Talent, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, 
     Mr. Upton, Mr. Vento, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Walsh, 
     Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Wexler, Mr. Royce, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Callahan, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
     Snyder, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Wise, Mr. Bass, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Scott, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. 
     Harman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Berman, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
     Dickey, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Sununu, Ms. DeLauro, 
     Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Kim, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. McDade, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
     Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
     Hill, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. McCrery, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Dreier, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Mollohan, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Davis of 
     Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hall of 
     Ohio, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Gingrich, Mr. Bono, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
     Clay, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Mascara, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Graham, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Weller, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
     Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
     Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Foley, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2272: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. 
     Ackerman.
       H.R. 2305: Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 2332: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 2361: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 2387: Mrs. Mink  of Hawaii, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kennedy 
     of Rhode Island, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Yates, Ms. Woolsey, and 
     Mr. Schumer.
       H.J. Res. 26: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Edwards, and Mr. Berry.
       H. Con. Res. 126: Mr. Klink, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Miller of 
     Florida, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Payne.
       H. Con. Res. 128: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
     Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Foley, Mr. Clement, and Ms. 
     Granger.
       H. Con. Res. 141: Mr. Reyes and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H. Res. 96: Mr. Underwood.
       H. Res. 135: Mr. Engel, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Collins, Mr. Spence, and Mr. 
     Kingston.
       H. Res. 214: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Cunningham, and 
     Mr. Sensenbrenner.

para. 94.41  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. 695: Mr. Thornberry.
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                     FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1997 (95)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 95.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, September 4, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 95.2  communications

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

       4809. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--National Poultry Improvement Plan and 
     Auxiliary Provisions [Docket No. 96-070-2] received August 
     20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       4810. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mexican Fruit Fly Regulations; Removal 
     of Regulated Area [Docket No. 97-085-1] received August 20, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4811. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Upland Cotton Marketing 
     Year Transition Procedure for Import Quotas--received August 
     8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       4812. A letter from the General Sales Manager, Foreign 
     Agricultural Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     CCC Facility Guarantee Program (FGP) (Commodity Credit 
     Corporation) [Workplan Number 96-001] (RIN: 0551-AA35) 
     received August 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4813. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 
     Contract Action Reporting [DFARS Case 97-D013] received 
     August 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       4814. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Incorporation, Organization, and Conversion of 
     Federal Mutual Associations (Office of Thrift Supervision) 
     [No. 97-83] (RIN: 1550-AB06) received August 25, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       4815. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Regulation of Fuels and 
     Fuel Additives: Baseline Require

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     ments for Gasoline Produced by Foreign Refiners [FRL-5883-3] 
     (RIN: 2060-AH48) received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4816. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Telephone Number 
     Portability [CC Docket No. 95-116, RM-8535] received August 
     25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       4817. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Policy and Rules 
     Concerning the Interstate, Interexchange Marketplace; 
     Implementation of Section 254(g) of the Communications Act of 
     1934, as amended [CC Docket No. 96-61] received August 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4818. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Rule 
     Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water 
     Use of Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required 
     Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act [16 CFR Part 
     305] received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4819. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, 
     and Sanitizers [Docket No. 89F-0176] received August 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4820. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives and Components of 
     Coatings [Docket No. 92F-0261] received August 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4821. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--New Drug Applications and Abbreviated New Drug 
     Applications; Editorial Amendments [21 CFR Part 314] received 
     August 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4822. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of 
     Animals; Selenium [Docket No. 86F-0060] received August 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4823. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Specific Requirements on Content and Format of Labeling 
     for Human Prescription Drugs; Addition of ``Geriatric Use'' 
     Subsection in the Labeling [Docket No. 89N-0474] (RIN: 0910-
     AA25) received September 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4824. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Final Policy Statement on the 
     Restructuring and Economic Deregulation of the Electric 
     Utility Industry [10 CFR Part 50] received August 20, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4825. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Chemical Process Safety at Fuel 
     Cycle Facilities [NUREG-1601] received August 25, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4826. 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. 97-35), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       4827. A letter from the Acting Chief Counsel, Office of 
     Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Reporting and 
     Procedures Regulations: Consolidation of Information 
     Collections; Annual Reports on Blocked Assets and Retained 
     Transfers; Reports on Rejected Transfers; Reports on 
     Litigation; Procedure for Releasing Funds Believed to Have 
     Been Blocked due to Mistaken Identity; Procedure for Removal 
     from the Lists of Blocked Persons and Vessels [31 CFR Parts 
     500, 501, 505, 515, 535, 536, 550, 560, 575, 585, 590, 595, 
     and 596] received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       4828. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Small Entity Compliance Guide 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration) [48 CFR 
     Chapter 1] received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4829. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Modification of Existing Contracts 
     under FARA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) 
     [FAC 97-01; FAR Case 96-606; Item XIX] (RIN: 9000-AH44) 
     received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4830. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Modification of Existing Contracts 
     under FASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) 
     [FAC 97-01; FAR Case 94-723; Item XVIII] (RIN: 9000-AG90) 
     received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4831. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Year 2000 Compliance (National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration) [FAC 97-01; FAR Case 
     96-607; Item XVII] (RIN: 9000-AG90) received August 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4832. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Independent Government Estimates-
     Construction (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) 
     [FAC 97-01; FAR Case 97-005; Item XVI] (RIN: 9000-AH63) 
     received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4833. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Local Government Lobbying Costs 
     (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) [FAC 97-01; 
     FAR Case 96-003; Item XV] (RIN: 9000-AH35) received August 
     14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4834. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Foreign Differential Pay (National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration) [FAC 97-01; FAR Case 
     96-012; Item XIV] (RIN: 9000-AH43) received August 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4835. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Designation of Hong Kong (National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration) [FAC 97-01; FAR Case 
     97-019; Item XIII] (RIN: 9000-AH68) received August 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4836. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Executive Order 12933, 
     Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Certain Contracts 
     (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) [FAC 97-01; 
     FAR Case 94-610; Item XII] (RIN: 9000-AH62) received August 
     14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4837. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Minority Small Business and Capital 
     Ownership (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) 
     [FAC 97-01; FAR Case 95-028; Item XI] (RIN: 9000-AH34) 
     received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4838. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Economically Disadvantaged 
     Individuals (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) 
     [FAC 97-01; FAR Case 97-008; Item X] (RIN: 9000-AH65) 
     received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4839. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Certificate of Competency (National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration) [FAC 97-01; FAR Case 
     96-002; Item IX] (RIN: 9000-AH66) received August 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4840. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; ADP/Telecommunications Federal Supply 
     Schedules (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) 
     [FAC 97-01; FAR Case 96-602; Item VIII] (RIN: 9000-AH29) 
     received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4841. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Service Contracting (National 
     Aeronautics and Space Adminis

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     tration) [FAC 97-01; FAR Case 95-311; Item VII] (RIN: 9000-
     AH14) received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4842. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; New FAR Certificates (National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration) [FAC 97-1; FAR Case 96-
     329; Item VI] (RIN: 9000-AH67) received August 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4843. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Environmentally Sound Products 
     (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) [FAC 97-01; 
     FAR Case 92-054A; Item V] (RIN: 9000-AG40) received August 
     14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4844. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Automatic Data Processing Equipment 
     Leasing Costs (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) 
     [FAC 97-01; FAR Case 96-010; Item IV] (RIN: 9000-AH41) 
     received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4845. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Irrevocable Letters of Credit and 
     Alternatives to Miller Act Bonds (National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration) [FAC 97-01; FAR Case 95-301; Item III] 
     (RIN: 9000-AG99) received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       4846. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; FASA and the Walsh-Healey Public 
     Contracts Act (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) 
     [FAC 97-01; FAR Case 96-601; Item II] (RIN: 9000-AH31) 
     received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4847. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Business Process Innovation (National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration) [FAC 97-01; FAR Case 
     97-006; Item I] (RIN: 9000-AH64) received August 14, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4848. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Circular 97-01; Introduction (National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration) [48 CFR Chapter 1] 
     received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4849. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Presidential Management Intern Program (RIN: 3206-AH53) 
     received August 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4850. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Qualification Requirements (General) (RIN: 3206-AH85) 
     received August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4851. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Pipeline Right-Of-Way 
     Applications and Assignment Fees; Requirements for Filing of 
     Lease Transfers (RIN: 1010-AC04) received August 12, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4852. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Regulations for the 
     Administration of Special Use Permits on National Wildlife 
     Refuges in Alaska (RIN: 1018-AD93) received August 25, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4853. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Migratory Bird 
     Harvest Information Program (RIN: 1018-AD08) received August 
     25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       4854. A letter from the Under Secretary for Oceans and 
     Atmosphere, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Financial Assistance for the 
     Pribilof Environmental Restoration Program (National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration) received August 19, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4855. A letter from the Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Subsistence 
     Management Regulation for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C & 
     Subpart D--1997-1998 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife 
     Regulations; Correcting Amendments (RIN: 1018-AD90) received 
     August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4856. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; 
     Commercial Quota Harvested for Maryland [Docket No. 
     961210346-7035-02; I.D. 081597C] received August 25, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4857. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; 1997 Management Measures for Nontrawl 
     Sablefish [Docket No. 970520120-7198-02; I.D. 040297A] (RIN: 
     0648-AJ19) received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4858. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; ``Other Rockfish'' 
     Species Group in the Eastern Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 
     Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 070397D] received 
     August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       4859. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, Pacific Ocean Perch 
     in the Eastern Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 070797A] received August 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4860. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Indiana Regulatory Program [SPATS No. IN-127-FOR; State 
     Program Amdt. No. 95-5] received September 3, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4861. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Religious 
     Beliefs and Practices [BOP 1011-F] (RIN: 1120-AA17) received 
     August 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       4862. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Nonimmigrant Classes; Treaty Aliens; E 
     Classification [INS 1427-93] (RIN: 1115-AC51) received August 
     20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       4863. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Clean Vessel Act 
     Pumpout Symbol, Slogan and Program Crediting (RIN: 1018-AC67) 
     received August 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4864. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Regulations 
     Governing United States Treasury Certificates of 
     Indebtedness, Treasury Notes, and Treasury Bonds--State and 
     Local Government Series [Department of the Treasury Circular, 
     Public Debt Series No. 3-72] received August 29, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4865. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Rules 
     and Regulations [Rev. Proc. 97-41] received August 6, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4866. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Rev. Proc. 
     97-42] received August 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       4867. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, first-out inventories [Rev. Rul. 97-37] received August 
     29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       4868. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul. 97-36] received 
     August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4869. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations; Requests for Certain 
     Determination Letters and Applications for Recognition of 
     Exemption [Announcement 97-89] received August 25, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       4870. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule--Medicare 
     Program; Hospice Wage Index (Health Care Financing 
     Administration) [BPD-820-F] (RIN: 0938-AG93) received August 
     8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means. 

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para. 95.3  motion to adjourn

  Mr. MILLER of California moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, 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

44

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

339

para. 95.4                    [Roll No. 366]

                                YEAS--44

     Andrews
     Berry
     Bishop
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Clay
     Clement
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Filner
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Markey
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Stark
     Towns
     Walsh
     Waters
     Woolsey

                                NAYS--339

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--50

     Abercrombie
     Archer
     Bachus
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Deal
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Engel
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Hefner
     Herger
     Houghton
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kleczka
     LaTourette
     Martinez
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Oxley
     Parker
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Slaughter
     Torres
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 95.5  labor, hhs appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, pursuant to the order of the 
House of July 31, 1997 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. 2264) making appropriations for 
the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
other purposes.
  Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 95.6  recorded vote

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

       Page 13, line 8, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following ``(reduced by $4,309,000)''.
       Page 68, line 17, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $4,309,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

167

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

260

para. 95.7                    [Roll No. 367]

                                AYES--167

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--260

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell

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     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Ballenger
     Boucher
     Gonzalez
     Pryce (OH)
     Schiff
     Stenholm
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 95.8  motion to instruct--h.r. 1119

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to the order of the House 
of September 4, 1997, and clause 5, rule I, announced the unfinished 
business to be the request for a recorded vote on the question on 
agreeing to the motion to instruct confrees on the bill (H.R. 1119) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes, to 
insist upon the provisions of section 1032 of the House bill (relating 
to the assignment of Department of Defense personnel to border patrol 
and control).
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that a recorded vote on 
agreeing to said motion had been demanded, 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

261

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

150

para. 95.9                    [Roll No. 368]

                                AYES--261

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--150

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazaquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Baker
     Ballenger
     Boucher
     Callahan
     Everett
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Istook
     Lewis (CA)
     Lipinski
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     Miller (FL)
     Parker
     Pelosi
     Pryce (OH)
     Schiff
     Smith, Linda
     Solomon
     Stenholm
     Waxman
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to instruct was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para. 95.10  committee resignation--minority

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


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                                                September 4, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Effective immediately I do hereby resign 
     my assignment on the Committee on the Budget to take a new 
     assignment on the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Brad Sherman,
                                              Member of Congress. 

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 95.11  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 221):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and that 
     they are hereby, elected to the following standing committees 
     of the House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the 
     following Member: Brad Sherman 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. 95.12  mideast terrorism

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 146):

       Whereas on September 4, 1997, three terrorist bombs 
     exploded almost simultaneously on the Ben Yehuda street 
     pedestrian mail in Jerusalem, killing at least four innocent 
     people and wounding over 190 others; and
       Whereas Hamas claimed responsibility for this bombing; and
       Whereas despite a clear U.S. call that Palestinian 
     commitment to fight terror must be constant and absolute, PLO 
     Chairman Yasser Arafat convened a national unity conference 
     on August 20, 1997, in which he embraced leaders of the Hamas 
     and Islamic Holy War movements; and
       Whereas in the four years that the Oslo process has been in 
     effect, it is clear that the leaders of the Palestinian 
     Authority have yet to implement in any sustained manner the 
     specific pledges they made in numerous agreements to: prevent 
     incitement and hostile propaganda; combat terrorist 
     organizations and their infrastructure systematically and 
     effectively; apprehend and punish terrorists; and confiscate 
     illegal firearms: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress
       Expresses its outrage at this latest attack on civilian 
     Israelis, extends the deepest sympathies of the Congress and 
     the American people to the families of the victims and to the 
     people and Government of Israel at this tragic loss of 
     innocent human life, and expresses the commitment of the 
     American people to remain dedicated to Israel's security in 
     the face of this brutal and heinous act of terrorism;
       Demands that Chairman Arafat and the Palestinian Authority 
     systematically and comprehensively eliminate the terrorist 
     infrastructure and combat terrorist activities of members of 
     all terror groups operating in areas under its control and 
     fulfill the commitments the PLO made to Israel, the United 
     States, and the world; and
       Informs PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat and the leaders of the 
     Palestinian Authority in the strongest possible terms that 
     choices must now be made: either they do what they solemnly 
     pledged to do as part of the Oslo process to fight terror and 
     the terrorist infrastructure in a consistent, serious and 
     sustained manner, or the entire peace process, relations with 
     America, and the hopes of the Palestinian people for a better 
     future will be seriously jeopardized; and
       Urges Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to underscore 
     to the Palestinians one distinct message: the Palestinian 
     Authority must fulfill its most important single obligation 
     of fighting terrorism relentlessly with all the means at its 
     disposal; and
       Believes that all United States assistance to the 
     Palestinian Authority, whether direct or indirect, should be 
     suspended until such time as substantive compliance with its 
     commitments under the Oslo agreements is achieved. 

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
concurrent resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the 
operation thereof, 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. 95.13  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. PAUL, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, September 8, 1997, at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 95.14  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. PAUL, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
September 10, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para. 95.15  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. BALLENGER, 
for today after 10:30 a.m.
  And then,

para. 95.16  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WOLF, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed 
to, at 3 o'clock and 31 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 12:30 
p.m. on Monday, September 8, 1997.

para. 95.17  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. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 901. A 
     bill to preserve the sovereignty of the United States over 
     public lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, 
     and to preserve State sovereignty and private property rights 
     in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and 
     acquired lands; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-245). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

para. 95.18  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 10. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended for 
     a period ending not later than September 30, 1997.
       H.R. 695. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than September 12, 1997.

para. 95.19  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. DELAHUNT:
       H.R. 2411. A bill to provide for a land exchange involving 
     the Cape Cod National Seashore and to extend the authority 
     for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 2412. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to modify the religious worker visa programs and to 
     extend the visa waiver pilot program, and to amend the 
     Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
     of 1996 to modify the effective date for certain paperwork 
     changes in the employer sanctions programs; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 2413. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act; title 18, United States Code; the Illegal Immigration 
     Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996; and the 
     Immigration Act of 1990 to make technical corrections to such 
     statutes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 2414. A bill to provide for a 10-year circulating 
     commemorative coin program to commemorate each of the 50 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. CONDIT:
       H.R. 2415. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act concerning the effect of administrative orders on 
     civil penalty actions; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 2416. A bill to provide for the transfer of certain 
     rights and property to the U.S. Forest Service in exchange 
     for a payment to the occupant of such property, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 2417. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to fight 
     fraud by hospitals under the Medicare Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rush, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Dixon, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 2418. A bill to extend the National Bone Marrow Donor 
     Program, and to establish a provision regarding the bone 
     marrow registry and persons of mixed ancestry; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

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           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 2419. A bill to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and 
     Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act 
     to decrease the requisite blood quantum required for 
     membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 2420. A bill to permit the transportation of 
     passengers between U.S. ports by certain foreign-flag vessels 
     and to encourage U.S.-flag vessels to participate in such 
     transportation; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2421. A bill to repeal the Military Selective Service 
     Act; to the Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 2422. 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. TOWNS:
       H.R. 2423. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to disseminate to the public information 
     relating to fraud, abuse, and quality of care in nursing 
     homes; to the Committee on Commerce. 
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Shays, Mr. Castle, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bass, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Condit, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Ms. Dunn of Washinton, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, Mr. Kingston, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Danner, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Jones, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. 
             Bereuter):
       H.R. 2424. A bill to amend the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 
     to eliminate the requirement that a Federal budget must exist 
     in order for the President to use the line-item veto 
     authority; to the Committee on Budget.
           By Ms. Woolsey:
       H.R. 2427. A bill to recognize businesses which show an 
     exemplary commitment to participating with schools to enhance 
     educators' technology capabilities and to make every student 
     technologically literate, to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.

           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Cook, Mr. Ryun, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Porter, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Foley):
       H. Con. Res. 146. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the terrorist bombing in 
     Jerusalem on September 4, 1997; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       H. Con. Res. 147. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     commemorating Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 221. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to. 

para. 95.20  private bills and resolutions

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

           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2425. A bill for the relief of Lawrence E. Hall, Jr. 
     and Nancy T. Hall; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 2426. A bill for the relief of Vince Munoz, Governor 
     of the Tribal Council of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and all 
     other enrolled members of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H. Res. 222. Resolution for the relief of Vince Munoz, 
     Governor of the Tribal Council of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 
     and all other enrolled members of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 95.21  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 66: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 108: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 164: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Coburn, 
     Mr. Scott, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Stark, 
     Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ney, Mr. Mascara, Mr. LoBiondo, 
     Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
     Dixon, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 176: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 198: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 336: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 404: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. 
     Sherman.
       H.R. 444: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 561: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 594: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Wexler, 
     Mr. Camp, Mr. Collins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
     Mr. McCollum, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 610: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 619: Mr. Nadler and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 712: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 735: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     Mr. Filner, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 755: Mr. Coburn and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 834: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Clement, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Mascara, Mr. McHale, 
     Mr. Meehan, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sisisky, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Weygand, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Klink, and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 877: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
     Goode, Mr. Scarborough, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Cramer, 
     and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 925: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 971: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. Pascrell and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 1151: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 1165: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Price 
     of North Carolina, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Vento, 
     and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 1261: Mr. Leach, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1446: Mr. Oberstar and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1455: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1526: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1542: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Boehlert and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1698: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Ms. 
     Christian-Green.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 1769: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 1770: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 1782: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1836: Mr. Hoyer and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Baesler, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Gillmor and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 1878: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 1909: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
     Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1913: Mr. Green and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Stark, Mr. Horn, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachuesetts, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. 
     Jones.
       H.R. 2038: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
     LoBiondo, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2121: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2129: Mr. Linder, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2156: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 2185: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Owens, and 
     Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 2196: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 2253: Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Faleomavaega, and 
     Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 2293: Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 2332: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 2345: Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 2349: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Dooley 
     of California, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Petri, and Mr. 
     Abercrombie.
       H.R. 2365: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 2373: Mr. Kingston, Mr. Thune, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
     and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 2380: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     Wolf, Mr. Goode, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 2385: Mr. Ford, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Pascrell, and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 2387: Mrs. Roukema, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Green, and Mr. 
     Abercrombie.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Turner, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. 
     LaHood.
       H. Con. Res. 91: Mr. Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 95: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Bass, 
     Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. McCrery.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Brown 
     of Ohio, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. King of New York, 
     Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. McCrery, 
     Mr. Gallegly, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H. Con. Res. 132: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H. Res. 16: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Minge.
       H. Res. 119: Mr. Cook and Mr. Riggs.
       H. Res. 214: Mr. Spence.
       H. Res. 220: Mr. Ney.

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para. 95.22  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.R. 674: Mr. Camp.
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                     MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1997 (96)

para. 96.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 September 8, 1997
       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. 96.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, 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. 2159. An Act making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2159) ``An Act making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes,'' requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mr. McConnell, Mr. Specter, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Shelby, 
Mr. Bennett, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
Inouye, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. 
Byrd, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

para. 96.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to the order of the House 
of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-hour 
debate''.

para. 96.4  recess--12:42 p.m.

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

para. 96.5  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 96.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, September 5, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 96.7  communications

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

       4871. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Potato Research and Promotion Plan; Suspension of Portions of 
     the Plan; Amendments of the Regulations Regarding Importers' 
     Votes; and Clarification of Reporting Requirements [FV-96-
     703IFR] received September 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4872. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     1997 Amendment to Cotton Board Rules and Regulations 
     Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports [CN-97-003] 
     received September 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4873. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Milk in the Tennessee Valley Marketing Area; Suspension of 
     Certain Provisions of the Order [DA-97-09] received September 
     5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       4874. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyridate; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300527; FRL-5736-9] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4875. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Sethoxydim; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300533; FRL-5738-6] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4876. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Coat Proteins of 
     Watermelon Mosaic Virus-2 and Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus 
     and the Genetic Material necessary for its production; 
     Exemption from the requirement of a tolerance [OPP-300537; 
     FRL-5739-3] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 25, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4877. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Chlorfenapyr; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300529; FRL-5737-7] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4878. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Coat Protein of Papaya 
     Ringspot Virus and the Genetic Material Necessary for its 
     Production; Exemption from the requirement of a tolerance 
     [OPP-300538; FRL-5739-4] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4879. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Coat Protein of 
     Cucumber Mosaic Virus and the Genetic Material Necessary for 
     its Production; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance 
     [OPP-300539; FRL-5739-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4880. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting the CBO's Sequestration Update Report 
     for FY 1998, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) 
     (104 Stat. 1388-587); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       4881. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     the Navy, transmitting notification of intent to study a 
     commercial or industrial type function performed by 45 or 
     more civilian employees for possible outsourcing, pursuant to 
     10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       4882. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report entitled ``Use of Test and Evaluation Installations 
     by Commercial Entities,'' pursuant to Public Law 103-160, 
     section 846(a) (107 Stat. 1723); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       4883. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a report waiving the application of 
     the survivability tests to the F-22 program, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104-106, section 2366(c); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       4884. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Data 
     Universal Numbering System Number [DFARS Case 97-D019] 
     received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       4885. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. 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.
       4886. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to Morocco, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4887. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the Board's annual report for the 1996 
     calendar year, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1422b; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       4888. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the fiscal year 1995 Annual Report of 
     the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
     (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 
     pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 671(f); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       4889. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 1996 annual report on the Loan 
     Repayment Program for Research Generally, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 2541-1(i); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4890. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Policy, 
     Management and Budget, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's Fiscal Year 1993 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. 1669); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4891. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting a report 
     entitled ``Electricity Prices in a Competitive Environment: 
     Marginal Cost Pricing of Generation Services and Financial 
     Status of Electric Utilities''; to the Committee on Commerce.
       4892. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Designation of

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     Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Indiana [IN83-1a; 
     FRL-5882-6] received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4893. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO 
     032-1032; FRL-5877-3] received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4894. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO 
     030-1030; FRL-5877-2] received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4895. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Emission Guidelines for 
     Existing Sources and Standards of Performance for New 
     Stationary Sources: Large Municipal Waste Combustion Units 
     [AD-FRL-5879-4] received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4896. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--List of Regulated 
     Substances and Thresholds for Accidental Release Prevention 
     [FRL-5881-8] received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4897. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Air Quality: Revision 
     to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds--Exclusion of 16 
     Compounds [FRL-5880-9] (RIN: 2060-AG70) received August 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4898. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Report to Congress for 1995 
     pursuant to the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising 
     Act, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1337(b); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4899. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the nondisclosure of 
     safeguards information for the quarter ending June 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(e); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4900. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Use of Fixed Neutron Absorbers at 
     Fuels and Materials Facilities [Regulatory Guide 3.70] 
     received September 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4901. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     report proposing to delay the submission of the National 
     Energy Policy Plan until April 1, 1998; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4902. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 1996 Annual Report on the AIDS 
     Research Loan Repayment Program; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       4903. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the Inspector General for the period October 1, 1996, through 
     March 31, 1997, 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.
       4904. A letter from the Manager, Employee Benefits/Payroll, 
     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.
       4905. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List [97-016] received September 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4906. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting the Report on Accountability 
     for 1996; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4907. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--OMB Approval Numbers 
     Under the Paperwork Reduction Act [FRL-5483-4] received 
     August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4908. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the annual report in compliance with 
     the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4909. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a monthly listing of new 
     investigations, audits, and evaluations; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4910. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits Program Acquisition Regulation; 
     Truth in Negotiations Act and Related Changes (RIN: 3206-
     AH45) received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4911. A letter from the Director, Financial Services, 
     Library of Congress, transmitting activities of the United 
     States Capitol Preservation Commission Fund for the first 
     nine months of the fiscal year 1997, pursuant to Public Law 
     100-696, section 804 (102 Stat. 4610); to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       4912. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Royalty Management, 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.
       4913. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Public Land Records (Bureau of 
     Land Management) [WO-420-1050-00-24-1A] (RIN: 1004-AC 81) 
     received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4914. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop Fishery; 
     Closure in Registration Area O [Docket No. 970613138-7138-01; 
     I.D. 082897C] received September 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4915. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; Sablefish Trip Limit Changes South of 36 
     degrees N. Lat. [Docket No. 961227373-6373-01; I.D. 082797F] 
     received September 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4916. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop Fishery; 
     Closure in Registration Area H [Docket No. 970613138-7138-01; 
     I.D. 082897B] received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4917. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Red Snapper Management 
     Measures [Docket No. 970730185-7206-02; I.D. 070797B] (RIN: 
     0648-AJ13) received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4918. A letter from the Program Director, National Fund for 
     Medical Education, transmitting the Fund's audited financial 
     statement for the year ended December 31, 1996, pursuant to 
     36 U.S.C. 1101(34) and 1103; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4919. A letter from the Accounting Administrative 
     Supervisor, National Society of the Daughters of the American 
     Revolution, transmitting their report and financial audit for 
     the year ending February 28, 1997, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 
     1101(66) and 1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       4920. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Army, transmitting a report on the 
     authorization of a deep-draft navigation project at Chignik 
     Harbor, Alaska, pursuant to Public Law 104-303, section 
     101(b)(1); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4921. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Regulated Navigation Area Regulations; Lower 
     Mississippi River [CGD08-97-008] (RIN: 2115-AE84) received 
     August 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4922. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Procedures for Abatement of Highway Traffic Noise and 
     Construction Noise (Federal Highway Administration) [FHWA 
     Docket No. 96-26: FHWA-97-2348] (RIN: 2125-AD97) received 
     August 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4923. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-124-AD; Amdt. 39-10104; AD 97-17-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4924. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 
     214ST Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-SW-27-AD; Amdt. 39-10108; AD 97-17-06] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4925. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 
     Series Airplanes and Model MD-88 Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-53-AD; Amdt. 39-10110; AD 
     96-23-07 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received

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     August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4926. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Realignment of VOR Federal Airways in the vicinity of Helena, 
     AR (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     ASW-31] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received August 25, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4927. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class D Airspace; Glenview, IL (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-2] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4928. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Ely, MN (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-12] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4929. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace, Aurora, MO (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-ACE-15] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4930. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-167-AD; Amdt. 39-10099; AD 97-16-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4931. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Grand River, MI (Coast 
     Guard) [CGD09-97-008] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received August 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4932. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone; San Pedro Bay, CA (Coast Guard) [COTP Los 
     Angeles-Long Beach, CA; 97-005] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     August 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4933. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Hood Canal, WA (Coast 
     Guard) [CGD13-95-011] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received August 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4934. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal 
     Waterway, Florida (Coast Guard) [CGD07-97-020] (RIN: 2115-
     AE47) received August 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4935. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's report 
     on the Civilian Separation Pay Program during Fiscal Year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5597 nt.; jointly to the 
     Committees on National Security and Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4936. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     report to notify that the Department will require an 
     additional 45 days to transmit the implementation plan for 
     addressing the issues raised in the Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board's Recommendation 97-1 concerning the 
     safe storage of uranium-233 material, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     2286d(e); jointly to the Committees on National Security and 
     Commerce.
       4937. A letter from the Acting 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.
       4938. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, United States Enrichment Corporation, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation to amend the Atomic Energy Act 
     of 1954 to provide additional funding for continued 
     predeployment activities relating to the Atomic Vapor Laser 
     Isotopic Separation Technology for the Enrichment of Uranium; 
     jointly to the Committees on Commerce and the Budget.
       4939. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report authorizing the 
     transfer of up to $100M in defense articles and services to 
     the Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-107, section 540(c); jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       4940. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on intent 
     to obligate funds for additional program proposals for 
     purposes of Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund activities, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-208, title II; jointly to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Appropriations. 

para. 96.8  mississippi sioux indians judgment fund

  Mr. HILL moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 976) to 
provide for the disposition of certain funds appropriated to pay 
judgment in favor of the Mississippi Sioux Indians, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. HILL 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. UPTON, 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. 96.9  agua caliente band of cahuilla indians

  Mr. HILL moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 700) to 
remove the restriction on the distribution of certain revenues from the 
Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of 
Cahuilla Indians; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. HILL 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. UPTON, 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. 96.10  need-based educational aid

  Mr. SMITH of Texas moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1866) to continue 
favorable treatment for need-based educational aid under the antitrust 
laws:

       Page 2, strike out lines 4 through 17 and insert:

     SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF FAVORABLE TREATMENT FOR NEED-BASED 
                   EDUCATIONAL AID UNDER THE ANTITRUST LAWS.

       (a) Amendments.--Section 568 of the Improving America's 
     Schools Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 1 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``Temporary''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (4) and and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(4) to exchange through an independent third party, 
     before awarding need-based financial aid to any of such 
     students who is commonly admitted to the institutions of 
     higher education involved, data submitted by the student so 
     admitted, the student's family, or a financial institution on 
     behalf of the student or the student's family relating to 
     assets, liabilities, income, expenses, the number of family 
     members, and the number of the student's siblings in college, 
     if each of such institutions of higher education is permitted 
     to retrieve such data only once with respect to the 
     student.''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``September 30, 1997'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 2001''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect immediately before September 30, 1997. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. SMITH of Texas and 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, 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. UPTON, 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.

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  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. 96.11  recess--3:10 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 10 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 6 o'clock p.m.

para. 96.12  after recess--6:05 p.m.

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

para. 96.13  labor, hhs appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, pursuant to the order of the House 
of July 31, 1997 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. 2264) making appropriations for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
other purposes.
  Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 96.14  recorded vote

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

       Page 17, line 6, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $11,250.00)''
       Page 69, line 26, after each dollar amount., insert the 
     following:``(increased by $11,250,000).
       Level-funds OSHA, transfers increase to Vocational and 
     Adult education.

It was decided in the

Yeas

160

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

237

para. 96.15                   [Roll No. 369]

                                AYES--160

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Foley
     Fowler
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Skeen
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--237

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Baker
     Barcia
     Bliley
     Capps
     Carson
     Cooksey
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Forbes
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Hilliard
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     McCarthy (MO)
     McInnis
     Miller (CA)
     Murtha
     Pickett
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Schiff
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 96.16  recorded vote

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

       Page 17, line 6, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $11,250,000)''.
       Page 68, line 17, after each dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $11,250,000)''.
       Level-funds OSHA, transfers increase to IDEA, Individuals 
     With Disabilities Education Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

157

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negative

Nays

240

para. 96.17                   [Roll No. 370]

                                AYES--157

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

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                                NOES--240

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Baker
     Barcia
     Bliley
     Capps
     Carson
     Cooksey
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Hilliard
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     McInnis
     Miller (CA)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Thomas
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHADEGG, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 96.18  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HOUGHTON, for today after 7 p.m.;
  To Ms. JACKSON-LEE, for today;
  To Mr. RANGEL, for today;
  To Mr. GONZALEZ, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Ms. CARSON, for today.
  And then,

para. 96.19  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PALLONE, at 10 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 96.20  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. TALENT: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 2261. A bill 
     to reauthorize and amend the programs of the Small Business 
     Act and the Small Business Investment Act, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-246). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 96.21  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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Waxman, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 2428. A bill to improve the operations and governance 
     of the Internal Revenue Service, 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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Poshard, and 
             Mr. Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 2429. A bill to reauthorize the Small Business 
     Technology Transfer Program through fiscal year 2000; to the 
     Committee on Small Business, 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. DELAHUNT:
       H.R. 2430. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to exempt certain adopted children, and certain children 
     coming to the United States for adoption, from the 
     requirement to present documentation of vaccination against 
     vaccine-preventable diseases; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 2431. A bill to establish an Office of Religious 
     Persecution Monitoring, to provide for the imposition of 
     sanctions against countries engaged in a pattern of religious 
     persecution, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, the Judiciary, 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. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 2432. A bill to provide relief for domestic producers 
     of tailored wool apparel from increased imports of such 
     apparel from Canada; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 2433. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require candidates for the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate to file information included in 
     quarterly candidate reports with the Federal Election 
     Commission within 48 hours of the time the information 
     becomes available, to require all reports filed with the 
     Federal Election Commission to be filed electronically, to 
     require the information contained in such reports to be made 
     available through the Internet, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2434. A bill to establish counseling programs for 
     disabled and retired police officers; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para. 96.22  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,

       Mr. ISTOOK introduced a bill (H.R. 2435) for the relief of 
     Farah Sirmanshahi, Sepandan Farnia, and Farbod Farnia; which 
     was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 96.23  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 18: Mr. Cramer and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Brady.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Packard, and Mr. 
     Istook.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 251: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Wolf and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Rothman and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 402: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 424: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 712: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 816: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Cramer and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 923: Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 934: Mr. Crapo and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 978: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 986: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bliley, 
     and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1036: Mr. Nethercutt and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1079: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Condit, Ms. 
     Waters, and Mrs. Thurman.

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       H.R. 1117: Ms. Velazquez and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1169: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Kaptur, 
     and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1285: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1328: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1371: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Rohrabacher, and 
     Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1437: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1457: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. 
     Kucinich.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. 
     Sawyer.
       H.R. 1693: Mr. Rush, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
     Kucinich.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1754: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma and Mr. John.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 1849: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1858: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1904: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Livingston, Mr. Petri, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Mica, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
     Everett, Mr. Linder, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Green, and Mr. 
     Thomas.
       H.R. 1993: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2074: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 2140: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2174: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2185: Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 2202: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
     Mica, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Ford, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2223: Mr. Stump and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 2248: Mr. Mica, Mr. Shays, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Fattah, 
     Mr. Crane, Mr. Berry, Mr. Markey, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
     Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
     Colorado, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Herger, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Oberstar, 
     Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. LaTourette, 
     Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Crapo, Ms. 
     Granger, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Cox of California, 
     Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hulshof, Ms. Danner, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 2335: Mr. Scott and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Filner and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 2351: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Clay, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Nadler and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2373: Mr. Kasich and Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 2380: Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2392: Mr. Gekas.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Mr. Cummings and Mr. Sherman.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and 
     Mr. Doyle.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Rahall, 
     Mr. Bob Schaffer, Ms. Carson, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Stenholm.

para. 96.24  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. 695: Mr. Jones.
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                     TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1997 (97)

para. 97.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                September 9, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jo Ann 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 Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 97.2  recess--9:50 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 10 o'clock a.m.

para. 97.3  after recess--10 a.m.

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

para. 97.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, September 8, 1997.
  Mr. MILLER of California, 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. NEY, 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. NEY, 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. 97.5  communications

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

       4941. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Additions to 
     the Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 97-056-3] received July 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       4942. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Triclopyr; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300535; FRL-5738-8] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4943. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Gamma Aminobutyric 
     Acid; Pesticide Tolerance Exemption [OPP-300547; FRL-5741-4] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4944. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glutamic Acid; 
     Pesticide Tolerance Exemption [OPP-300546; FRL-5741-3] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received September 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4945. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--2,4-D; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300536; FRL-5738-9] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4946. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     Agricultural Fair Practices Act to authorize the 
     administrative enforcement of the AFPA by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4947. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish a trust for 
     the benefit of the seller of livestock until the seller 
     receives payment in full for the livestock; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       4948. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an amendment to the FY 1998 
     appropriations requests for the Compensation program of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; 
     (H. Doc. No. 105-126); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       4949. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Citizenship Requirements for Owners and Charterers of Vessels 
     with Obligation Guarantees [Docket No. R-171] (RIN: 2133-
     AB31) received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       4950. A letter from the Acquisition Executive, United 
     States Special Operations Command, transmitting a report on 
     the intention to waive the requirement for the realistic 
     survivability tests for the MH-47E and MH-60K aircraft 
     program, pursuant to Public Law 102-484, section 142; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       4951. A letter from the Comptroller of the Currency, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Prohibition Against Use of Interstate Branches 
     Primarily for Deposit Production [Docket No. 97-16] (RIN: 
     1557-AB50) received September 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4952. A letter from the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve 
     System, transmitting the eighth 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.
       4953. A letter from the Director, Financial Crimes 
     Enforcement Network, transmitting the Network's final rule--
     Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations--Exemptions 
     from the Requirement to Report Transactions in Currency (RIN: 
     1506-AA11) received September 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       4954. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Pension and 
     Welfare Benefits, Depart

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     ment of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Class Exemption for Collective Investment Fund Conversion 
     Transactions [Prohibited Transaction Exemption 97-41; 
     Exemption Application No. D-09988] received August 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       4955. 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 1996,'' pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 2120e(d)(2)(E)(ii)(II); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4956. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on activities of the Office 
     of Minority Health during fiscal years 1995 and 1996, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-527, section 2 (104 Stat. 2313); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       4957. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Carlisle, Irvine, and Morehead, Kentucky) [MM Docket No. 96-
     161, RM-8842] received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4958. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final rule--
     International Settlement Rates [IB Docket No. 96-261] 
     received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4959. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Deerfield, Missouri) [MM Docket No. 97-111, RM-9052] 
     received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4960. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Grand Isle, Louisiana) [MM Docket No. 97-123, RM-9062] 
     received September 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       4961. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Part 
     68 of the Commission's Rules [CC Docket No. 96-28] received 
     September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       4962. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     enhance nuclear safety and physical security and to increase 
     the agency's efficiency and enhance the economic use of NRC 
     resources; to the Committee on Commerce.
       4963. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 97-30: Creation of a Middle 
     East Peace and Stability Fund Using Current and Prior Year 
     Economic Support Funds Appropriated for Egypt, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2601(c)(3); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       4964. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of the 
     Secretary's determination and justification for authorizing 
     assistance to support Pakistan's contribution to the 
     voluntary international military contingent in Haiti, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2261(a)(2); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       4965. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Semiannual Report on Program Activities to Facilitate 
     Weapons Destruction and Nonproliferation in the Former Soviet 
     Union, October 1, 1996 through March 31, 1997, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 5956; to the Committee on International Relations.
       4966. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the semiannual report of the Inspector 
     General for the period April 1, 1996 through September 30, 
     1996, 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.
       4967. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     144, ``Real Property Assessment Process and Tax Revenue 
     Anticipation Notes Amendment Act of 1997'' received September 
     3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4968. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     119, ``Iglesia Del Dios Vivo Columna Y Apoya De La Verdad `La 
     Lux Del Mundo' Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 
     1997'' received September 3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       4969. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     117, ``Sex Offender Registration Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1997'' received September 3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       4970. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     143, ``Human Rights Amendment Act of 1997'' received 
     September 3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4971. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     140, ``Homestead Exemption Penalty Expansion Amendment Act of 
     1997'' received September 3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       4972. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     132, ``Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act Pay Limit Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1997'' received September 3, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4973. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     131, ``Health Care for the Homeless Project, Inc., Equitable 
     Real Property Tax Relief Act of 1997'' received September 3, 
     1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4974. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     130, ``Real Property Interests Reporting Improvement 
     Amendment Act of 1997'' received September 3, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4975. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     129, ``Washington Home for Incurables Equitable Real Property 
     Tax Relief Act of 1997'' received September 3, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4976. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     126, ``Faith Tabernacle Church Equitable Real Property Tax 
     Relief Act of 1997'' received September 3, 1997, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       4977. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     125, ``Living Word Church Equitable Real Property Tax Relief 
     Act of 1997'' received September 3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       4978. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     128, ``Healthcare Entity Conversion Act of 1997'' received 
     September 3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       4979. A letter from the Chairman of the Council, Council of 
     the District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-
     139, ``Real Property Tax Sale Amendment Act of 1997'' 
     received September 3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       4980. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Uniform Administrative Requirements 
     for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local 
     Governments [32 CFR Part 33] received September 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       4981. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--1997-98 Refuge-
     Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations (RIN: 1018-
     AE18) received September 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       4982. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--National Environmental Policy Act; Revision of Policies 
     and Procedures [Docket No. 96N-0057] received August 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       4983. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Mammoth Lakes, CA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-22] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4984. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; South Lake Tahoe, CA 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-
     AWP-3] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 8, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       4985. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Sebastian, FL (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-11] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       4986. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Amendment to Class E Airspace; 
     Titusville, FL (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-ASO-5] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 8, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4987. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Guidelines Establishing 
     Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants; EPA Method 
     1613 [FRL-5889-3] (RIN: 2040-AC64) received September 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4988. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Arbitration of 
     Certain Disputes Subject to the Statutory Jurisdiction of the 
     Surface Transportation Board [STB Ex Parte No. 560] received 
     September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       4989. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to remove a statutory provision requiring a 
     specified number of full-time equivalent positions in the 
     VA's Office of Inspector General; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       4990. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Qualified State Tuition Programs [Notice 97-52] received 
     September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       4991. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report concerning restoration of 
     Federal income tax deductions for unreimbursed employee 
     business expenses incurred in performing reserve military 
     duty, pursuant to Public Law 104-106, section 1232; jointly 
     to the Committees on National Security and Ways and Means.
       4992. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on the Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 
     Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 8629(b); jointly to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Education and the Workforce.
       4993. A letter from the Administrator, Health Care 
     Financing Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule-- Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) 
     Payment Exception Requests and Organ Procurement Costs [BPD-
     763-F] (RIN: 0938-AG20) received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Commerce. 

para. 97.6  motion to adjourn

  Mr. MILLER of California moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, 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

43

When there appeared

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Nays

347

para. 97.7                    [Roll No. 371]

                                YEAS--43

     Allen
     Andrews
     Berry
     Bonior
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Filner
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Jackson (IL)
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Radanovich
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stump
     Thurman
     Torres
     Waters
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NAYS--347

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--44

     Baker
     Barcia
     Boucher
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Conyers
     Cox
     Crane
     Dellums
     Engel
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Leach
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Parker
     Pomeroy
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Stenholm
     Sununu
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 97.8  motion to adjourn

  Mr. DOGGETT moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, 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

29

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

367

para. 97.9                    [Roll No. 372]

                                YEAS--29

     Allen
     Berry
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Hastings (FL)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Manton
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Thurman
     Torres
     Woolsey

                                NAYS--367

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia

[[Page 1459]]


     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--37

     Archer
     Baesler
     Baker
     Bateman
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Burr
     Carson
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Engel
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Kennedy (MA)
     Matsui
     Meek
     Moran (VA)
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Pomeroy
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 97.10  labor, hhs appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, pursuant to the order of the House 
of July 31, 1997, 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. 2264) making appropriations for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
other purposes.
  Mr. BEREUTER, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para. 97.11  recorded vote

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

       Page 17, line 14, after the semicolon, insert the 
     following: ``and including $68,725,000 for Federal compliance 
     assistance under the Occupational Safety an Health Act,''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

164

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

255

para. 97.12                   [Roll No. 373]

                                AYES--164

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker

                                NOES--255

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Camp
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy

[[Page 1460]]


     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Baker
     Cannon
     Carson
     Cox
     Dellums
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Quinn
     Schiff
     Serrano
     Towns
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 97.13  motion to rise

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

It was decided in the

Yeas

42

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

375

para. 97.14                   [Roll No. 374]

                                AYES--42

     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Barr
     Barton
     Bryant
     Cannon
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Combest
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Graham
     Hastert
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Jones
     Largent
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Pappas
     Pitts
     Riley
     Rogan
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Strickland
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Yates

                                NOES--375

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bentsen
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Dellums
     Foley
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Johnson, Sam
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Schiff
     Serrano
     Solomon
     Towns
     Wolf
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 97.15  call in committee

  Mr. BEREUTER, Acting 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. 97.16                   [Roll No. 375]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--409

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald

[[Page 1461]]


     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  Thereupon, Mr. BEREUTER, Acting Chairman, announced that 409 Members 
had been recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.

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 Mr. BURTON:

       Page 44, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(decreased by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 73, line 15, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

417

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

3

para. 97.18                   [Roll No. 376]

                                AYES--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--3

     Bass
     Ensign
     Thomas

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Becerra
     Berry
     Boehner
     Carson
     Dellums
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Owens
     Schiff
     Serrano
     Smith, Linda
     Torres
     Towns
  So the amendment was 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. COBURN:

       Page 45, after line 11, insert the following:

                          Revision of Amounts

       The amounts otherwise provided by this title are revised by 
     increasing the amount made available for ``Health Resources 
     and Services Administration--Health Resources and Services'' 
     (and the amount specified under such heading for State AIDS 
     Drug Assistance Programs authorized by section 2616 of the 
     Public Health Service Act), reducing the amount made 
     available for ``Agency for Health Care Policy and Research--
     Health Care Policy and Research'', reducing the amount made 
     available for ``Administration for Children and Families--
     Refugee and Entrant Assistance'', reducing the amount made 
     available for ``Office of the Secretary--General Departmental 
     Management'' from general Federal funds, and reducing the 
     amount made available for ``Office of the Secretary--Policy 
     Research'', by $34,868,000, $2,338,000, $22,668,000, 
     $4,812,000, and $5,000,000, respectively.

It was decided in the

Yeas

141

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

382

para. 97.20                   [Roll No. 377]

                                AYES--141

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Forbes
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Klink
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McInnis
     McIntosh

[[Page 1462]]


     McKeon
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker

                                NOES--382

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Carson
     Dellums
     Dickey
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Owens
     Schiff
     Serrano
     Towns
     Velazquez
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 97.21  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. ISTOOK:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. CASTLE:

       At the end of title    of the bill, insert after the last 
     section (preceding the short title) the following section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds appropriated in the Act may be 
     made available to any entity under the title X of the Public 
     Health Service Act unless the applicant for the award 
     certifies to the Secretary that it encourages family 
     participation in the decision of minors to seek family 
     planning services and that it provides counseling to minors 
     on how to resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging in 
     sexual activities.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. ISTOOK:

       At the end of title II, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following section:
       Sec.   . (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     provider of services under title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act shall be exempt from any State law requiring 
     notification or the reporting of child abuse, child 
     molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act or any other 
     Act for any fiscal year may be made available to any provider 
     of services under title X of the Public Health Service Act if 
     such provider knowingly provides contraceptive drugs or 
     devices to a minor, unless--
       (1) the minor is emancipated under applicable State law;
       (2) the minor has the written consent of a custodial parent 
     or custodial legal guardian to receive the drugs or devices;
       (3) a court of competent jurisdiction has directed that the 
     minor may receive the drugs or devices; or
       (4) such provider of services has given actual written 
     notice to a custodial parent or custodial legal guardian of 
     the minor, notifying the parent or legal guardian of the 
     intent to provide the drugs or devices, at least five 
     business days before providing the drugs or devices.
       (c) Each provider of services under title X of the Public 
     Health Service Act shall each year certify to the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services compliance with this section. 
     Such Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be 
     necessary to effectuate this section.

It was decided in the

Yeas

220

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

201

para. 97.22                   [Roll No. 378]

                                AYES--220

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Neal
     Ney
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--201

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers

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     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Forbes
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Carson
     Cooksey
     Dellums
     Flake
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Lewis (GA)
     Nadler
     Schiff
     Serrano
     Towns
     Velazquez
  So the substitute amendment was agreed to.

para. 97.23  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. 
ISTOOK.

It was decided in the

Yeas

254

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

169

para. 97.24                   [Roll No. 379]

                                AYES--254

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--169

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Forbes
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kildee
     King (NY)
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Carson
     Dellums
     Flake
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Nadler
     Schiff
     Serrano
     Towns
     Velazquez
  So the amendment, as amended, was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 97.25  submission of conference report--h.r. 2016

  Mr. PACKARD submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-247) on the 
bill (H.R. 2016) making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; 
together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the 
rule.

para. 97.26  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, 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 8, 1997.
  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.
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 97.27  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. DELLUMS, for today;
  To Mr. SCHIFF, for today through September 19; and
  To Ms. CARSON, for today.
  And then,

para. 97.28  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BROWN of Ohio, at 11 o'clock and 7 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 97.29  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. PACKARD: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2016. A bill mak

[[Page 1464]]

     ing appropriations for military construction, family housing, 
     and base realignment and closure for the Department of 
     Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-247). Ordered to be 
     printed.

para. 97.30  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:

                     [Submitted September 5, 1997]

           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Shays, Mr. Castle, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bass, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Condit, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, Mr. Kingston, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Jones, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. 
             Bereuter):
       H.R. 2424. A bill to amend the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 
     to eliminate the requirement that a Federal budget deficit 
     must exist in order for the President to use the line-item 
     veto authority; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 2427. A bill to recognize businesses which show an 
     exemplary commitment to participating with schools to enhance 
     educators' technology capabilities and to make every student 
     technologically literate; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.

                     [Submitted September 9, 1997]

           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 2436. A bill disapproving the cancellation transmitted 
     by the President on August 11, 1997, regarding Public Law 
     105-33; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 2437. A bill to provide for a waiver for the State of 
     New York of certain health care provider tax provisions under 
     Medicaid; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. RYUN (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Snowbarger, 
             Mr. Largent, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Talent, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Thune):
       H.R. 2438. A bill to encourage the establishment of 
     appropriate trails on abandoned railroad rights-of-way, while 
     ensuring the protection of certain reversionary property 
     rights; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 2439. 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. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 2440. A bill to make technical amendments to section 
     10 of title 9, United States Code; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Ford):
       H.R. 2441. 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 Education 
     and the Workforce, for a period to 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. 2442. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to clarify the relief available under current law, and to 
     provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain 
     aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural 
     rights; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Morella, 
             and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2443. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 601 Fourth Street, NW, in the District of Columbia, as the 
     ``Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office 
     Memorial Building'', in honor of William H. Christian, Jr., 
     Martha Dixon Martinez, Michael J. Miller, Anthony Palmisano, 
     and Edwin R. Woodriffe; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STENHOLM (for himself and Mr. Hulshof):
       H.R. 2444. A bill disapproving the cancellations 
     transmitted by the President on August 11, 1997, regarding 
     Public Law 105-34; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Sherman, 
             and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H. Con. Res. 148. Concurrent resolution commemorating the 
     75th anniversary of the burning of Smyrna and honoring the 
     memory of its civilian victims, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Hyde, and 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H. Res. 223. Resolution concerning the death of Mother 
     Teresa; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. McDade, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Klink):
       H. Res. 224. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Secretary of Agriculture should 
     establish a temporary emergency minimum milk price that is 
     equitable to all producers nationwide and that provides price 
     relief to economically distressed milk producers; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Cox 
             of California, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
             Royce):
       H. Res. 225. Resolution urging the President to make clear 
     to the People's Republic of China the commitment of the 
     American people to security and democracy on Taiwan; to the 
     Committee on International Relations. 

para. 97.31  memorials

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

       190. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of Nevada, relative to Assembly Joint 
     Resolution No. 7 urging Congress to enact legislation 
     patterned after the ``Rodeo Freedom Act of 1995''; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       191. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the Commonwealth of The Mariana Islands, relative to House 
     Resolution No. 10-147, HD1 requesting the Japanese and U.S. 
     governments to provide for funding of $500,000 from each 
     respective entities for the construction of a memorial 
     honoring CNMI civilians, both Chamorros and Carolinians, who 
     have lost their lives during the devastation of World War II; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       192. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Nevada, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 8 urging 
     Congress to enact the Southern Nevada Public Land Management 
     Act of 1997; to the Committee on Resources. 

para. 97.32  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. McINTYRE introduced a bill (H.R. 2445) for the relief 
     of Rabon Lowry; which was referred to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para. 97.33  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 15: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Brady.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 292: Mr. Petri and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 687: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 714: Mr. McHale and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and 
     Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 853: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 857: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
     Mr. Hill, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Capps, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Holden, Mr. Walsh, 
     and Mr. Young of Florida.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 893: Mr. Farr of California and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1025: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1108: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1203: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1232: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 1240: Mrs. Morella and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1361: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
     Martinez, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Cook and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1428: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Markey, and Mrs. 
     Kelly.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of Oregon, and Mr. 
     Strickland.
       H.R. 1555: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Stokes.
       H.R. 1586: Mr. Levin, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1671: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1690: Mr. Cook, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 1697: Mr. Barett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1717: Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 1735: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1753: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1754: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.

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       H.R. 1763: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1787: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Farr of 
     California.
       H.R. 1807: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1842: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1880: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1970: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2072: Mr. Green and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 2103: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 2113: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2121: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2125: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 2149: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 2168: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 2210: Mr. Flake, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Manton, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 2211: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 2231: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 2248: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sanford, 
     Mr. Thomas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
     Edwards, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Gilchrest, 
     and Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 2343: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 2359: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2385: Mrs. Roukema and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 2388: Mr. Shuster, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Boehlert, and Mr. Obey.
       H.R. 2409: Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 2424: Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
     Stearns, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
     Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Gephardt, and Mr. Martinez.
       H. Con. Res. 106: Mr. Shays, Ms. Furse, Mr. Capps, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Stark.
       H. Con. Res. 112: Mr. Engel, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Green, Mr. 
     Pascrell, and Mr. Rothman.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
     Jenkins, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Frost.
       H. Res. 26: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Clay, Ms. Furse, 
     and Ms. Slaughter.
       H. Res. 139: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H. Res. 190: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H. Res. 214: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H. Res. 220: Mr. Gutknecht and Mr. Ganske.
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                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 (98)

para. 98.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 10, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Mac Collins 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. COLLINS of Georgia, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, 
September 9, 1997.
  Mr. TIERNEY, 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. COLLINS of Georgia, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  Mr. TIERNEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, 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. 98.3  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 joint 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 75. Joint resolution to confer status as an 
     honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces on Leslie 
     Townes (Bob) Hope.

  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. 1139. An Act to reauthorize the programs of the Small 
     Business Administration, and for other purposes. 

para. 98.4  motion to adjourn

  Mr. MILLER of California moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, 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

37

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

370

para. 98.5                    [Roll No. 380]

                                YEAS--37

     Allen
     Berry
     Bonior
     Boyd
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Johnson (WI)
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Reyes
     Torres
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NAYS--370

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow

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     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Bono
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Crane
     Crapo
     Davis (IL)
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Hill
     Livingston
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Owens
     Payne
     Rangel
     Schiff
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Waters
     Wise
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 98.6  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, 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, September 9, 
1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  Mr. TIERNEY 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

352

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

58

para. 98.7                    [Roll No. 381]

                                AYES--352

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--58

     Abercrombie
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Costello
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dickey
     Doggett
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rogan
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Bono
     Burr
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Crapo
     Davis (IL)
     Dellums
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     McKeon
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Owens
     Payne
     Rangel
     Schiff
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Waters
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 98.8  motion to adjourn

  Mr. McDERMOTT moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, announced that 
the nays had it.
  Mr. McDERMOTT 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

36

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

368

para. 98.9                    [Roll No. 382]

                                YEAS--36

     Allen
     Barrett (WI)
     Berry
     Bonior
     Boyd
     Buyer
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Johnson, E.B.
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Stupak
     Thurman
     Weygand
     Woolsey

                                NAYS--368

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht

[[Page 1467]]


     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Archer
     Baesler
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clyburn
     Cummings
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Edwards
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Hastert
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Johnson, Sam
     McCollum
     Morella
     Owens
     Pickering
     Rangel
     Roukema
     Schiff
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 98.10  labor, hhs appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, pursuant to the 
order of the House of July 31, 1997, 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. 2264) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after 
some time spent therein,

para. 98.11  call in committee

  Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Acting 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. 98.12                   [Roll No. 383]
     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  Thereupon, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Acting Chairman, announced that 
411 Members had been recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.

para. 98.13  motion to rise

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

It was decided in the

Yeas

40

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

369

para. 98.14                   [Roll No. 384]

                                AYES--40

     Allen
     Andrews
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro

[[Page 1468]]


     Dingell
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Johnson, E.B.
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Rodriguez
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stupak
     Vento
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                                NOES--369

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Baker
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Berry
     Carson
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Dellums
     Dooley
     English
     Fazio
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Kennedy (RI)
     Matsui
     McKinney
     Minge
     Moran (VA)
     Oxley
     Radanovich
     Schiff
     Stenholm
     Tauscher
     Torres
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, assumed the Chair.

para. 98.15  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.
  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para. 98.16  recorded vote

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

       Page 66, line 7, after ``$796,000,000'' insert ``(increased 
     by $18,000,000)''.
       Page 66, line 12, after ``$7,000,000'' insert ``(increased 
     by $18,000,000)''.
       Page 82, line 6, after ``$174,661,000'' insert ``(increased 
     by $18,000,000)''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

170

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

253

para. 98.17                   [Roll No. 385]

                                AYES--170

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--253

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald

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     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Carson
     Conyers
     Dellums
     Foglietta
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Kolbe
     Schiff
     Waxman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 98.18  recorded vote

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

       Page 64, line 7, after each dollar amount, insert 
     ``(decreased by $40,000,000)''.
       Page 65, lines 7 and 8, after each dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $40,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

185

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

238

para. 98.19                   [Roll No. 386]

                                AYES--185

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--238

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bonior
     Burton
     Carson
     Dellums
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Kolbe
     Schiff
     Waxman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 98.20  message from the president--telecommunications payments to 
          cuba from u.s. persons

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

To the Congress of the United States:
  This report is submitted pursuant to 1705(e)(6) of the Cuban Democracy 
Act of 1992, 22 U.S.C. 6004(e)(6) (the ``CDA''), as amended by section 
102(g) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 
1996, Public Law 104-114 (March 12, 1996), 110 Stat. 785, 22 U.S.C. 
6021-91 (the ``LIBERTAD Act''), which requires that I report to the 
Congress on a semiannual basis detailing payments to Cuba by any United 
States person as a result of the provision of telecommunications 
services authorized by this subsection.
  The CDA, which provides that telecommunications services are permitted 
between the United States and Cuba, specifically authorizes the 
President to provide for payments to Cuba by license. The CDA states 
that licenses may be issued for full or partial settlement of 
telecommunications services with Cuba, but may not require any 
withdrawal from a blocked account. Following enactment of the CDA on 
October 23, 1992, a number of U.S. Telecommunications companies 
successfully negotiated agreements to provide telecommunications 
services between the United States and Cuba consistent with policy 
guidelines developed by the Department of State and the Federal 
Communications Commission.
  Subsequent to enactment of the CDA, the Department of the Treasury's 
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended the Cuban Assets Control 
Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515 (the ``CACR''), to provide for specific 
licensing on a case-by-case basis for certain transactions incident to 
the receipt or transmission of telecommunications between the United 
States and Cuba, 31 C.F.R. 515.542(c), including settlement of charges 
under traffic agreements.
  The OFAC has issued eight licenses authorizing transactions incident 
to the receipt or transmission of telecommunications between the United 
States and Cuba since the enactment of the CDA. None of these licenses 
permits payments to the Government of Cuba from a blocked account. For 
the

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period January 1 through June 30, 1997, OFAC-licensed U.S. carriers 
reported payments to the Government of Cuba in settlement of charges 
under telecommunications traffic agreements as follows:

AT&T Corporation (formally, American Telephone and Telegraph$13,997,179
AT&T de Puerto Rico.............................................274,470
Global One (formerly, Sprint Incorporated)....................4,857,205
IDB WorldCom Services, Inc. (formerly, IDB Communications, Inc1,427,078
MCI International, Inc. (formerly, MCI Communications Corporat4,066,925
Telefonica Larga Distancia de Puerto Rico, Inc..................113,668
WilTel, Inc. (formerly, WilTel Underseas Cable, Inc.).........5,032,250
WorldCom, Inc. (formerly, LDDS Communications, Inc.)..........1,378,502
      Total..................................................31,143,432

  I shall continue to report semiannually on telecommunications 
payments to the Government of Cuba from United States persons.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 10, 1997. 

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. 
Doc. 105-127).
  And then,

para. 98.21  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GUTKNECHT, at 8 o'clock and 35 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 98.22  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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Boehlert, and Mr. Borski) (all by request):
       H.R. 2446. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reduce the costs of 
     disaster relief and emergency assistance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York:
       H.R. 2447. A bill to reform the assisted multifamily rental 
     housing programs of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, protect the financial interests of the Federal 
     Government, maintain the affordability and availability of 
     low-income housing, enhance the effectiveness of enforcement 
     provisions relating to single family and multifamily housing, 
     and consolidate and reform the management of multifamily 
     housing programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BONO:
       H.R. 2448. A bill to provide protection from personal 
     intrusion; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Talent, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Riggs, Mr. Graham, Mr. Souder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paul, 
             and Mr. Hilleary):
       H.R. 2449. A bill to allow the recovery of attorneys' fees 
     and costs by certain employers and labor organizations who 
     are prevailing parties in proceedings brought against them by 
     the National Labor Relations Board; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Campbell):
       H.R. 2450. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the amount of the charitable deduction 
     allowable for contributions of food inventory, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
       H.R. 2451. A bill to protect children and other vulnerable 
     subpopulations from exposure to certain environmental 
     pollutants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 2452. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make grants to counties to carry out 
     programs to provide to parents in families participating in 
     State programs funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act, training relating to early childhood 
     development and education to prepare such parents for 
     employment as caregivers by providers of high quality child 
     care services; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
     a period to be 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:
       H. Con. Res. 149. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the visit of Secretary of 
     State Madeleine Albright to the Middle East; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Edwards, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Skelton):
       H. Con. Res. 150. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress relating to the timely distribution of 
     payments to local educational agencies under the Impact Aid 
     Program; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pombo, Mr. McInnis, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Riggs, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H. Con. Res. 151. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should manage 
     its public domain National Forests to maximize the reduction 
     of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere among many other 
     objectives and that the United States should serve as an 
     example and as a world leader in actively managing its public 
     domain national forests in a manner that substantially 
     reduces the amount of carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. NORTHUP (for herself, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       H. Res. 226. Resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     House of Representatives on the death of Mother Teresa of 
     Calcutta; to the Committee on International Relations. 

para. 98.23  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 135: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 145: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 203: Mr. Davis of Virginia and Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
     Colorado.
       H.R. 292: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 404: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Brady.
       H.R. 438: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 453: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Delahunt, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 455: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 456: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 536: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 543: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 696: Mr. Dellums and Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Watt of North Carolina and Mr. Gephardt.
       H.R. 900: Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Rivers, 
     and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. Ramstad and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Riley and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1173: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. John.
       H.R. 1288: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 1411: Mr. Thomas.
       H.R. 1550: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 1653: Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
     Edwards, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1705: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 1709: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1799: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. 
     Thompson.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1951: Ms. Waters and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Hamilton, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
     Mr. Levin, and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 2078: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2119: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 2129: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 2163: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 2182: Mr. Bonior and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Packard, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Traficant, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Bono, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 2253: Mrs. Morella, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Cook, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 2273: Mr. Owens, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
     Weller, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sherman, 
     Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Sandlin, 
     Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 2290: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2321: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Goode, and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2374: Ms. Christian-Green and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2380: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2385: Mr. Yates, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and 
     Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 2387: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Carson, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
     Rothman, Mr. Con

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     yers, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, and 
     Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 2424: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Sessions.
       H.J. Res. 37: Mr. Goode.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H. Con. Res. 111: Mr. Engel, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Green.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Yates.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Redmond, Mr. Talent, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Ewing, 
     and Mr. Pickering.
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                    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1997 (99)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 99.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, September 10, 1997.
  Mr. MILLER of California, 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. MILLER of California 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. 99.2  communications

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

       4994. A letter from the Under Secretary for Rural 
     Development, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Rural Cooperative Development Grants 
     (RIN: 0570-AA20) received August 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4995. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Paraquat; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300542; FRL-5739-8] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4996. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Desmedipham; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300532; FRL-5738-5] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4997. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cyromazine; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300534; FRL-5738-7] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4998. A letter from the Director, Test, Systems Engineering 
     & Evaluation, Department of Defense, transmitting a report to 
     notify Congress of the intent to obligate funds for FY 1998 
     Foreign Comparative Testing projects, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2350a(g); to the Committee on National Security.
       4999. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting 
     a list of certified civilian recipients for the Pearl Harbor 
     Commemorative Medal, pursuant to Public Law 104-201, section 
     1066; to the Committee on National Security.
       5000. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on programs for youth who are dependents of members 
     of the Armed Forces, pursuant to Public Law 104-201, section 
     1044(b); to the Committee on National Security.
       5001. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the Department's efforts to form partnerships to 
     share their child-care model with the civilian sector, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-201, section 1043; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       5002. A letter from the Clerk, United States Court of 
     Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, transmitting an 
     opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the 
     District of Columbia Circuit (No. 96-1209--Unbelievable, 
     Inc., D/B/A Frontier Hotel & Casino v. National Labor 
     Relations Board); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       5003. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Hydraulic Brake 
     Systems; Passenger Car Brake Systems (National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket No. 85-6; Notice 12] 
     (RIN: 2127-AG05) received September 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5004. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Rhode 
     Island; Reasonably Available Control Technology for Nitrogen 
     Oxides [FRL-5883-4] received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5005. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans and Designation of 
     Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes: State of Oregon, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5006. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Outer Continental Shelf 
     Air Regulations Remands [FRL-5880-6] (RIN: 2060-AG40, AG39) 
     received August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       5007. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Extension of Operating 
     Permits Program Interim Approvals [FRL-5884-6] received 
     August 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5008. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, 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.
       5009. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the President has authorized the expenditure of up to $30 
     million in Foreign Military Financing funds to support 
     counternarcotics operations in Colombia (Presidential 
     Determination No. 97-31), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2364(a)(1); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5010. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the original 
     report of political contributions by nominees as chiefs of 
     mission, ambassadors at large, or ministers, and their 
     families, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5011. A letter from the Director, United States Information 
     Agency, transmitting the 1995 annual report entitled 
     ``International Exchange and Training Activities of the U.S. 
     Government''; to the Committee on International Relations.
       5012. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the final regulations for 
     Administration of Grants and Agreements with Institutions of 
     Higher Education, Hospitals, and other Non-Profit 
     Organizations and Uniform Administration Requirements for 
     Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local 
     Governments, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5013. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and 
     Cooperative Agreements: Common Rule (RIN: 2105-AC66) received 
     September 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5014. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary 
     for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the 1996 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.
       5015. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace South of Abbotsford, British 
     Columbia, on the United States Side of the U.S./Canadian 
     Border, and the Establishment of a Class C Airspace Area in 
     the Vicinity of Point Roberts, Washington (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 93-AWA-16] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received September 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5016. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Normal and Transport Category Rotorcraft Regulations (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 29008; Amdt. 27-34, 29-
     41] (RIN: 2120-AZ97) received September 4, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5017. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establish Class E Airspace; Spencer, IA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-9] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received September 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5018. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     4101 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-NM-181-AD; Amdt. 39-10118; AD 97-18-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5019. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 
     Model 757 Series Airplanes Equipped with Rolls Royce Engines 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-125-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10114; AD 97-18-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5020. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-41-AD; Amdt. 39-10119; AD 97-18-09] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received September 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5021. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes 
     Equipped with Pratt & Whitney Engines (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-130-AD; Amdt. 39-10115; AD 
     97-18-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5022. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Model BAe 125-800A Series 
     Airplanes, and Model Hawker 800 and Hawker 800XP Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-228-AD; Amdt. 39-10117; AD 97-18-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5023. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Waimanalo Bay, Oahu, Hawaii (Coast Guard) [COTP 
     HONOLULU 97-003] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received September 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5024. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Regulations (Coast Guard) 
     [CGD 96-046] (RIN: 2115-AF35) received September 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5025. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, United 
     States Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Duty-Free Treatment of Articles Imported from U.S. 
     Insular Possessions [T.D. 97-75] (RIN: 1515-AB14) received 
     August 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5026. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, United 
     States Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Use of Containers Designated as Instruments of 
     International Traffic in Point-to-Point Local Traffic [T.D. 
     97-69] (RIN: 1515-AB79) received August 4, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para. 99.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, 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. 1420. An Act 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.

  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. 1161. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize appropriations for refugee and entrant 
     assistance for fiscal years 1998 and 1999.

  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 the following Senators as members of the Senate 
Delegation to the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group during 
the 1st Session of the 105th Congress, to be held in Nova Scotia and 
Prince Edward Island, Canada, September 11-15, 1997: The Senator from 
Washington [Mrs. Murray], vice chair; the Senator from Maryland [Mr. 
Sarbanes]; and the Senator from Hawaii [Mr. Akaka].

para. 99.4  canada-u.s. interparliamentary group

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of 22 United States Code 276d, 
in addition to Mr. HOUGHTON, chairman, appointed on March 13, 1997 
appointed to the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group, Messrs. 
Houghton, Chairman, Bereuter, Goss, Stearns, Manzullo, English, Sanford, 
Hamilton, Oberstar, Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Danner, and Mr. Hastings 
of Florida, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 99.5  labor, hhs appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Thursday, July 31, 1997, 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. 2264) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  Mr. LaHOOD, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para. 99.6  motion to rise

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

It was decided in the

Yeas

39

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negative

Nays

362

para. 99.7                    [Roll No. 387]

                                YEAS--39

     Berry
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hinchey
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kind (WI)
     Lowey
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Slaughter
     Stupak
     Vento
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                                NAYS--362

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo

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     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--32

     Allen
     Barr
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Burr
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Dooley
     Flake
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Lewis (GA)
     Meek
     Moran (VA)
     Norwood
     Roemer
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Solomon
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wise
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 99.8  recorded vote

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

       Page 94, strike lines 16 through 21 and insert the 
     following (and redesignate the succeeding sections 
     accordingly):
       Sec. 508(a) None of the funds appropriated under this Act 
     shall be expended for any abortion.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be 
     expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage 
     of abortion.
       (c) The term ``health benefits coverage'' means the package 
     of services covered by a managed care provider or 
     organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement.
       Sec. 509(a) The limitations established in the preceding 
     section shall not apply to an abortion--
       (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or 
     incest; or
       (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical 
     disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a 
     life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from 
     the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a 
     physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an 
     abortion is performed.
       (b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as 
     prohibiting the expenditure by a State locality, entity, or 
     private person of State, local, or private funds (other than 
     a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching 
     funds) for abortion services or coverage of abortion by 
     contract or other arrangement.
       (c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as 
     restricting the ability of any managed care provider or 
     organization from offering abortion coverage or the ability 
     of a State or locality to contract separately with such a 
     provider for such coverage with state funds (other that a 
     State's contribution of Medicaid matching funds).

It was decided in the

Yeas

270

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

150

para. 99.9                    [Roll No. 388]

                                AYES--270

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--150

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Morella
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bonilla
     Borski
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Moran (VA)
     Payne
     Schiff
     Solomon
  So the amendment was agreed to.

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. HEFLEY:

       Page 79, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $50,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

155

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

265

para. 99.11                   [Roll No. 389]

                                AYES--155

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Foley
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich

[[Page 1474]]


     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker

                                NOES--265

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Payne
     Schiff
     Solomon
     Taylor (NC)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

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. CRANE:

       Page 79, strike lines 8 through 21.

It was decided in the

Yeas

78

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

345

para. 99.13                   [Roll No. 390]

                                AYES--78

     Archer
     Armey
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burton
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Graham
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Largent
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Paul
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)

                                NOES--345

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bonilla
     Borski
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Meek
     Payne
     Schiff
     Taylor (NC)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

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. HASTERT:


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       On page 93, line 2, after the word ``drug'' insert a 
     period, and strike out beginning with the word ``unless'' on 
     line 2 all the language thru line 5 on page 93.

It was decided in the

Yeas

266

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

158

para. 99.15                   [Roll No. 391]

                                AYES--266

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--158

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bonilla
     Borski
     Dellums
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Meek
     Payne
     Schiff
     Taylor (NC)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

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. HOSTETTLER:

       At the end of title V (relating to general provisions), 
     insert the following new sections:
       Sec.  . (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to administer or enforce the restriction on the 
     discretion of the National Labor Relations Board set forth in 
     the proviso in section 14(c)(1) of the National Labor 
     Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 164(c)(1)).
       (b) The limitation established in subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to any labor dispute involving an employer whose 
     business activity in interstate commerce is greater than--
       (1) the financial threshold amount in effect for the class 
     or category of the employer under the rules and standards of 
     the National Labor Relations Board pursuant to section 14(c) 
     of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 164(c)); as 
     adjusted by
       (2) the percentage increase (since the threshold amount was 
     established or last adjusted) in the Consumer Price Index for 
     All Urban Consumers published by the Secretary of Labor, 
     acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, pursuant to 
     section 4 of the Act of March 4, 1913 (29 U.S.C. 2) and 
     section 100(c)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 720(c)(1)).

It was decided in the

Yeas

176

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

235

para. 99.17                   [Roll No. 392]

                                AYES--176

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--235

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman

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     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Baker
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Christensen
     Cox
     Dellums
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Lewis (GA)
     McCarthy (MO)
     Meek
     Murtha
     Payne
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rush
     Schiff
     Shadegg
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHNER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, 
having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para. 99.18  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, September 15, 1997 at 12 o'clock noon.

para. 99.19  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, September 15, 1997, 
it adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 16, 1997 for 
``morning-hour debate''.

para. 99.20  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
September 17, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para. 99.21  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2016

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-248) the resolution (H. Res. 228) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2016) making 
appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base 
realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 99.22  order of business--consideration of h. res. 227

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the Committee on International Relations be discharged 
from further consideration of House Resolution 227, to the end that the 
resolution be considered immediately in the House, and that after debate 
for not to exceed one hour controlled by the Chairman of the Committee 
on International Relations, the resolution be considered as agreed to 
and a motion to reconsider be laid on the table.
  Accordingly,
  The House considered the following resolution (H. Res. 227):

       Whereas the House of Representatives has heard with great 
     sorrow of the death of Mother Teresa of Calcutta;
       Whereas Mother Teresa of Calcutta dedicated her life to 
     helping the sick, the dying, the unborn, and the poorest of 
     the poor for a half century;
       Whereas Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, 
     which now comprises over 3,000 members in 25 countries who 
     are engaged in caring for the sick, dying, and poor;
       Whereas Mother Teresa's humanitarian work and the 
     inspiration she provided to others has been recognized by the 
     award of the first Pope John XXIII Peace Prize in 1971, the 
     Jawaharal Nehru Award for International Understanding in 
     1972, the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, and the Presidential 
     Medal of Freedom in 1985;
       Whereas in 1997, pursuant to Public Law 105-16, Mother 
     Teresa was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal; and
       Whereas Mother Teresa's life-long example of selfless 
     dedication to humanitarian work has inspired millions of 
     people around the world: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives expresses its 
     admiration and respect for the life and work of Mother 
     Teresa, and its sympathy to the Missionaries of Charity on 
     their loss.
       Sec. 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 
     transmit a copy of this resolution to the General Mother 
     House of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, the resolution was 
considered as agreed to and the motion to reconsider was laid on the 
table.

para. 99.23  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. 1866. An Act to continue favorable treatment for need-
     based educational aid under the antitrust laws.

para. 99.24  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following titles was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 1161. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize appropriations for refugee and entrant 
     assistance for fiscal years 1998 and 1999; to the Committee 
     of the Judiciary.

para. 99.25  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BONILLA, for today; and
  To Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, for today after 3 p.m.
  And then,

para. 99.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ROHRABACHER, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 6 o'clock and 27 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12 o'clock noon on Monday, September 15, 1997.

para. 99.27  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. KOLBE. Committee on Appropriations. Supplemental report 
     on H.R. 2378. 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, 1998, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-240, Pt. 3).
       Mr. LINDER. Committee on Rules. House Resolution 228. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2016) making 
     appropriations for military construction, family housing, and 
     base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-248). Referred to the House Calendar. 


para. 99.28  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 695. Referral to the Committee on Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select) extended for a period ending not later 
     than September 16, 1997.
       H.R. 695. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than September 26, 1997. 

para. 99.29  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 Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Weller, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Holden, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Engel, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Owens, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Dellums, 
             Mr. Dixon, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Carson, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Ford):
       H.R. 2453. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the African-American Civil 
     War veterans; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2454. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to prohibit any financial institution which accepts the 
     direct deposit of Social Security benefits into the account 
     of an accountholder from imposing any fee on the withdrawal 
     of any amount from such account by such accountholder by 
     electronic fund transfer, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.T4Lipinski, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Costello, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Filner, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Lampson):
       H.R. 2455. A bill to reform the safety practices of the 
     railroad industry, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, 
     and hazardous materials releases, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Herger, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brady, Mr. 
             Bryant, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, 
             Mr. Condit, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ewing, 
             Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Kim, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mrs. 
             Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paul, Mr. Paxon, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Portman, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Riley, 
             Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. White, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Linder, Mr. Redmond, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington, Mr. Horn, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Thornberry):
       H.R. 2456. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that married couples may file a combined 
     return under which each spouse is taxed using the rates 
     applicable to unmarried individuals; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2457. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to prohibit any financial institution which accepts the 
     direct deposit of veterans benefits paid by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs into the account of an accountholder from 
     imposing any fee on the withdrawal of any amount from such 
     account by such accountholder by electronic fund transfer, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer):
       H.R. 2458. A bill to provide new authority to the Secretary 
     of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to safeguard 
     communities, lives, and property from catastrophic wildfire 
     by eliminating hazardous fuels buildup, and to undertake 
     other forest management projects to protect noncommodity 
     resources, on Federal lands where wildlands abut, or are 
     located in close proximity to, urban areas; 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. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Capps, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Allen, Mr. Filner, Ms. Furse, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Harman, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Upton, Mr. Bonior, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Olver, Mr. Clay, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Klug, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Castle, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Weller, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rush, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Flake, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Towns, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             Yates, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Leach, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Minge, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Torres, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. John, Ms. Waters, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Engel, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Hamilton, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Foley, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Obey, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Frost, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Poshard, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Horn, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. 
             Wolf):
       H.R. 2459. A bill to restrict the use of funds for new 
     deployments of antipersonnel landmines, and for other 
     purposes; 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. SAM JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 2460. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to scanning receivers and similar devices; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 2461. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint and issue coins in commemoration of the centennial 
     anniversary of the first manned flight of Orville and Wilbur 
     Wright in Kitty Hawk, NC, on December 17, 1903; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Hobson, Mr. Portman, Mrs. Cubin, and Mrs. 
             Northup):
       H.R. 2462. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the taxable income of each spouse of a married 
     couple to be taxed using either the rates applicable to 
     single filers or the rates applicable to joint returns; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
             LaFalce):
       H.R. 2463. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to prevent States from requiring employees of 
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     and community service programs to work in exchange for child 
     support collected on their behalf; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Delahunt):
       H.R. 2464. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to exempt internationally adopted children under age 10 
     from the immunization requirement; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 2465. A bill to make medical savings accounts 
     available in connection with certain health plans under 
     chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other 
     purposes; 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. STARK:
       H.R. 2466. A bill to amend the Social Security Act with 
     respect to limiting the use of automatic stays and discharge 
     in bankruptcy proceedings for provider liability for health 
     care fraud; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. STUPAK:
       H.R. 2467. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to relieve a spouse or former spouse of liability for 
     income tax for a taxable year if the divorce decree allocates 
     such liability to the other spouse; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Borski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Olver, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
             Lipinski):
       H.R. 2468. 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 Education and the Workforce, for a period 
     to be 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 (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Manton, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Upton, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 2469. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act and other statutes to provide for improvements 
     in the regulation of food ingredients, nutrient content 
     claims, and health claims, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bliley, Mr. John, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Gilman):
       H. Res. 227. Resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     House of Representatives on the death of Mother Teresa of 
     Calcutta; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Farr of California):
       H. Res. 229. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to limit admission of ex-Members of the House 
     of Representatives to the House floor and rooms leading 
     thereto in certain instances where personal or pecuniary 
     interests are involved; to the Committee on Rules.

para. 99.30  memorials

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

       193. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of California, relative to Assembly Joint 
     Resolution 29 memorializing the President and Congress of the 
     United States to adopt specified guidelines and policies with 
     respect to Base Realignment and Closure legislation; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       194. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts, relative to Resolutions 
     memorializing the United States Senate Foreign Relations 
     Committee to hold a hearing and vote on the nomination of 
     William F. Weld as United States Ambassador to Mexico; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       195. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 80 memorializing the United States Congress to 
     extend the coastal boundary in Louisiana to be at least equal 
     to that of Texas and Mississippi; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       196. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State 
     of Nevada, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 10 
     urging Congress and the Uniform Law Commissioners to make 
     certain changes to the laws regarding jurisdiction over 
     matters of child custody; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       197. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution 16 
     memorializing the President and Congress of the United States 
     to study the impact of the Fair Housing Amendments Act and 
     evaluate how well the act is assisting individuals with 
     disabilities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       198. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution 8 
     memorializing the President and the Congress to maintain the 
     current standards relating to truck size and weight set forth 
     in the federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
     Act of 1991; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       199. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Resolution No. 99 
     memorializing the United States Congress to enact legislation 
     to return the control of the Mississippi River to state and 
     local governing authorities; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       200. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 10 memorializing the United States Congress to 
     reauthorize laws providing funding for projects under the 
     federal Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration 
     Act; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       201. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 75 memorializing the United States Congress to 
     take such action as is necessary to amend the federal 
     regulations regarding commercial driver's license standards; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       202. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 253 memorializing the United States Congress 
     to enact legislation to return the control of the Mississippi 
     River to state and local governing authorities; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       203. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Resolution No. 97 
     memorializing Congress not to renew the temporary two-tenths 
     percent unemployment insurance tax; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       204. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 170 memorializing the United States Congress 
     to enact legislation which would provide for consideration of 
     geographical location and the availability of patient options 
     in the reimbursement of claims for emergencies treated in 
     rural hospital emergency rooms which are not life-threatening 
     and to enact legislation which would correct the current 
     inequity in reimbursing rural hospitals for costs of 
     stabilizing patients who are to be referred to larger, more 
     suitable equipped facilities; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       205. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 160 memorializing the United States Congress 
     to require the Health Care Financing Administration to 
     enforce existing regulations prohibiting the improper 
     downstreaming of hospital self-referrals from physicians they 
     compensate and to instruct the Health Care Financing 
     Administration to reinstate the two ``Hoyer letters'' stating 
     that hospitals referring to their own home health agencies 
     are in violation of federal regulations on self-referral; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       206. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 194 memorializing the United States Congress 
     and the appropriate federal agencies to approve the Louisiana 
     Coastal Wetlands Conservation Plan; jointly to the Committees 
     on Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       207. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of Nevada, 
     relative to Senate Bill No. 400 urging Congress to address 
     the problem of child labor; jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations, Commerce, and Education and the 
     Workforce. 

para. 99.31  private bills and resolutions

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

           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 2470. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of doucmentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employement in the coastwise 
     trade for the vessel Windwisp; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 2471. 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 M/V Bahama Pride; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 99.32  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 15: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 211: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 251: Mr. LaTourette.

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       H.R. 350: Mr. Jackson, Mr. Christensen, Mr. LoBiondo, and 
     Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. King of New 
     York.
       H.R. 741: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 881: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 939: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 991: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Klink, Mr. Andrews, 
     and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. McCollum and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1031: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 1070: Mr. Cramer and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 1104: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1129: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1280: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 1289: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Cook, Mr. Weller, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1367: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1371: Ms. Kaptur and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gilchrest, and 
     Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 1573: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1613: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 1671: Ms. Lofgren and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Miller of Florida and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1703: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Goodling, 
     Mr. Bishop, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
     Christensen, Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Souder, 
     and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1748: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Kingston, and 
     Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1773: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1909: Mr. Blunt and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 1970: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 1975: Mr. Kildee and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Riley, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Young of 
     Alaska, and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Waxman, 
     Mr. Berman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Brown of California, and Ms. 
     Eshoo.
       H.R. 2019: Mr. Crapo and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. 
     Shays.
       H.R. 2140: Mr. Lampson and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Minge, Ms. 
     Carson, and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 2212: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2233: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Goss, Mr. Farr 
     of California, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 2250: Mr. Cook, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2272: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2283: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
     Gallegly.
       H.R. 2345: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2363: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Brady, Mr. Cannon, Ms. Danner, 
     Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Parker, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Souder, and 
     Mr. Green.
       H.R. 2403: Mr. McCrery, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Foley, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Barton 
     of Texas, Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2438: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Herger, and Mrs. 
     Chenoweth.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Owens, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
     Davis of Virginia, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. Thurman, 
     Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Myrick, and Ms. 
     Woolsey.
       H. Con. Res. 96: Mr. Owens.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
     Minge, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. Payne.
       H. Con. Res. 131: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Horn, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Green, 
     Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     McGovern, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Mr. Rush.
       H. Con. Res. 139: Mr. Gephardt and Mr. McCollum.
       H. Res. 224: Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. Blunt.
       H. Res. 226: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Foley, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Bliley, Mr. McDade, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Duncan, 
     Mr. Bishop, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Brown 
     of Ohio, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Adam 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Largent, 
     Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Camp, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Aderholt, 
     Mr. Pombo, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
     Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Chabot, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Wolf, 
     Mr. LaHood, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Blunt, Mr. King of New 
     York, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Clement, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Hayworth, 
     Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ryun, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. John, Mr. Baesler, 
     Mr. Serrano, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Green.

para. 99.33  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. 2034: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
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                    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1997 (100)

para. 100.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 15, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Doc Hastings to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 100.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, 
September 11, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 100.3  communications

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

       5027. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Milk in the Tennessee Valley Marketing Area; Termination of 
     the Order [DA-97-09] received September 12, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5028. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Services, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
     Florida; Limiting the Volume of Small Florida Red Seedless 
     Grapefruit [Docket No. FV97-905-1 IFR] received September 12, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5029. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Oriental Fruit Fly; Designation of 
     Quarantined Area [Docket No. 97-073-2] received September 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5030. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Additions to 
     Quarantined Areas and Treatments [Docket No. 97-056-5] 
     received September 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5031. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to improve the 
     safety net for agricultural producers; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5032. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the Mid-Session Review of 
     the 1998 Budget, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1106(a); (H. Doc. No. 
     105-129); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
     be printed.
       5033. A letter from the the Director, the Office of 
     Management and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on 
     rescissions and deferrals of budget authority as of September 
     1, 1997, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e); (H. Doc. No. 105-128); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       5034. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-
     Deficiency Act by the Department of the Navy, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       5035. A letter from the Director, Washington Headquarters 
     Services, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Civilian Health and Medical Program 
     of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Health Promotion and 
     Disease Prevention Visits and Immunizations [DoD 6010.8-R] 
     (RIN: 0720-AA33) received September 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       5036. A letter from the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve 
     System, transmitting the Board's final rule--Collection of 
     Checks and Other Items by Federal Reserve Banks and Funds 
     Transfers Through Fedwire [Regulation J; Docket No. R-0972] 
     received September 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5037. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department of Defense Education 
     Activity (DoDEA) Accountability Report and the Accountability 
     Profiles for the Department of Defense Dependents Schools, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 924; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       5038. 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 1996, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 5617; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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       5039. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received September 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       5040. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize the 
     National Assessment Governing Board to develop policy for 
     voluntary national tests in reading and mathematics; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       5041. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the annual Horse Protection Enforcement Report 
     for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1830; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5042. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Consumer Information Regulations, Uniform Tire Quality 
     Grading Standards (National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration) [Docket No. 94-30, Notice] (RIN: 2127-AF17) 
     received September 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5043. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designation Facilities and 
     Pollutants: Oregon; Correction [OR-1-0001; FRL-5891-5] 
     received September 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5044. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Texas: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revisions [FRL-5892-1] received September 10, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5045. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: State of 
     Washington [WA 13-6-6121; WA 55-7130; and WA 57-7132; FRL-
     5889-5] received September 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5046. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Northern Sierra Air Quality 
     Management District [CA 185-0047a; FRL-5888-8] received 
     September 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5047. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision; South Coast Air Quality 
     Management District [CA 167-0036a; FRL-5888-6] received 
     September 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5048. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan, South Carolina: 
     Listing of Exempt Volatile Organic Compounds [SC31-1-9646a: 
     FRL-5874-9] received September 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5049. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Direct Final Rule 
     Amending the Test Procedures for Heavy-Duty Engines, and 
     Light-Duty Vehicles and Trucks and the Amending of Emission 
     Standard Provisions for Gaseous Fueled Vehicles and Engines 
     [FRL-5881-3] received September 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5050. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Georgetown and Garden City, South Carolina) [MM Docket No. 
     96-196, RM-8878] received September 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5051. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Bainbridge, Georgia) [MM Docket No. 96-253, RM-8962] 
     received September 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5052. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--National Environmental Policy Act; Revision of Policies 
     and Procedures; Correction [Docket No. 96N-0057] received 
     September 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5053. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the annual report on authorized U.S. 
     commercial exports, military assistance and foreign military 
     sales and military imports for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104-106, section 1324(c) (110 Stat. 481); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5054. 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.
       5055. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Privacy Program [32 CFR Part 311] 
     received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5056. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the Federal 
     physicians comparability allowance authority; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5057. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting a letter providing observations of 
     numerous errors and misrepresentations in the Inspector 
     General of the Railroad Retirement Board's semiannual report 
     for the period October 1, 1996 through March 31, 1997; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5058. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 
     Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7052-02; I.D. 090597B] received 
     September 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5059. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 090597A] received September 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5060. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for Connecticut 
     [Docket No. 961210346-7035-02; I.D. 090897B] received 
     September 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5061. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico [Docket No. 970903225-7225-01; 
     I.D. 081297G] received September 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5062. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation to repeal section 808 of the 
     Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       5063. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Visas: documentation of nonimmigrants under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended [Public notice 
     2594] received September 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5064. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Canadian Border Boat Landing Program [INS No. 1796-96] 
     (RIN: 1115-AE53) received September 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5065. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Offshore Supply Vessels (Coast Guard) [CGD 82-004 and 
     CGD 86-074] (RIN: 2115-AA77) received September 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5066. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Overfill Devices (Coast Guard) [CGD 90-071a] (RIN: 
     2115-AD87) received September 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5067. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Antarctic Treaty Environmental Protection Protocol (Coast 
     Guard) [CGD 97-015] (RIN: 2115-AF43) received September 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5068. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone: Harbor Festival Fireworks Display, Greenport, NY 
     (Coast Guard) [CGD01-97-089] (RIN: 2115-AA97) received 
     September 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5069. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Fleur De Lis Regatta Ohio River 
     Mile 602.0-604.0, Louisville, Kentucky

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     (Coast Guard) [CGD08-97-035] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     September 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5070. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Qualifications for Tankermen and for Persons in Charge of 
     Transfers of Dangerous Liquids and Liquefied Gases (Coast 
     Guard) [CGD 79-116] (RIN: 2115-AA03) received September 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5071. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     4101 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     97-NM-164-AD; Amdt. 39-10122; AD 97-19-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5072. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 
     S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-145 Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-221-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10124; AD 97-19-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 11, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5073. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 
     (Regional Jet Series 100) Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-271-AD; Amdt. 39-10120; AD 
     97-18-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 11, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5074. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737 Series Airplanes 
     Equipped With Manual IPECO Captain and First Officer Seats 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-168-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10123; AD 97-19-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 11, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5075. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to enhance the 
     safety of motor carrier operations and the Nation's highway 
     system by amending existing Federal motor carrier safety laws 
     to strengthen Federal and State enforcement capabilities and 
     to provide the Department of Transportation with greater 
     administrative flexibility through which to promote 
     innovative approaches to ensuring motor carrier safety; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5076. A letter from the Chairman, Surface Transportation 
     Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Acquisition of 
     Rail Lines Under 49 U.S.C. 10901 and 10902--Advance Notice of 
     Proposed Transactions [STB Ex Parte No. 562] received 
     September 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5077. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Mark 
     to Market Accounting Method for Dealers in Securities [Rev. 
     Rul. 97-39] received September 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5078. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Changes in accounting periods and in methods of accounting 
     [Rev. Proc. 97-43] received September 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5079. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Medical Savings Accounts [Announcement 97-96] received 
     September 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5080. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Interest Rate [Rev. Rul. 97-40] received 
     September 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5081. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report concerning the tax deductibility of nonreimburseable 
     expenses incurred by members of reserve components in 
     connection with military service, pursuant to Public Law 104-
     201, section 1251; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5082. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to establish the 
     position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and 
     Regulatory Programs; jointly to the Committees on Agriculture 
     and Government Reform and Oversight.
       5083. 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); jointly to the 
     Committees on House Oversight and Education and the 
     Workforce.
       5084. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report notifying Congress of 
     determinations that institutions of higher education have 
     been deemed ineligible for certain Federal funding, pursuant 
     to Public Law 104-208, section 514; jointly to the Committees 
     on National Security, Education and the Workforce, and 
     Appropriations. 

para. 100.4  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 Senate of the following title:

       S. Con. Res. 50. Concurrent resolution condemning in the 
     strongest possible terms the bombing in Jerusalem on 
     September 4, 1997.

  And then,

para. 100.5  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HORN, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
Thursday, September 11, 1997, at 1 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 16, 1997.

para. 100.6  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. SPENCE: Committee on National Security. H.R. 695. A 
     bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm the 
     rights of United States persons to use and sell encryption 
     and to relax export controls on encryption; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-108, Pt. 3). Ordered to be printed.

para. 100.7  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. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado:
       H.R. 2472. A bill to extend certain programs under the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 2473. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to exempt orphan children from the immigration 
     vaccination requirement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. 
             Collins):
       H.R. 2474. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the rate of the excise tax on diesel fuel used 
     in trains by 1.25 cents per gallon, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Stark, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Payne, Mr. Manton, and 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 2475. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to 
     prohibit imports of articles produced or manufactured with 
     bonded child labor, and for other purposes; 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. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
             Lipinski):
       H.R. 2476. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require the National Transportation Safety Board and 
     individual foreign air carriers to address the needs of 
     families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents 
     involving foreign air carriers; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 100.8  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 339: Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 1544: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 1967: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 2129: Mr. Boehner, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 2377: Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. 
     Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Everett, Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Gekas, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. Boyd.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Lazio of New 
     York.
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                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1997 (101)

para. 101.1  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 16, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Dan Miller to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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para. 101.2  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to the order 
of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for 
``morning-hour debate''.

para. 101.3  recess--10:53 a.m.

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

para. 101.4  after recess--12 noon

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 101.5  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, September 15, 1997.
  Mr. MILLER of California, 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. MILLER of California 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. 101.6  private calendar business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. CUMMINGS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order today, under clause 6, rule XXIV, the 
Private Calendar rule, be dispensed with.

para. 101.7  john griesemer post office

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1254) to 
designate the United States Post Office Building located at Bennett and 
Kansas Avenue in Springfield, Missouri, as the ``John Griesemer Post 
Office Building''; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
CUMMINGS, 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.
  Mr. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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. 101.8  airmen held at buchenwald

  Mr. MICA moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 95):

       Whereas 168 Allied airmen captured by Axis forces during 
     World War II were held as political prisoners at the 
     Buchenwald concentration camp in Weimar, Germany;
       Whereas of these captured airmen, 82 were Americans, 26 
     were Canadians, 48 were Britons, 9 were Australians, 2 were 
     New Zealanders, and 1 was Jamaican;
       Whereas the facts and circumstances of their confinement 
     are amply documented in the official records maintained by 
     the National Archives and Records Administration;
       Whereas a report from the International Red Cross 
     concerning Stalag Luft III in Sagan, Germany, mentioned six 
     American airmen held at Buchenwald, including one whose name 
     does not appear on the lists maintained by the National 
     Archives;
       Whereas since the liberation of Buchenwald in 1945 numerous 
     personal memoirs, scholarly books, and articles have been 
     published describing the conditions at the concentration 
     camp;
       Whereas this extensive documentation records the 
     extraordinarily inhuman treatment, deprivations, and personal 
     suffering inflicted on these 168 Allied airmen and other 
     inmates at Buchenwald; and
       Whereas Allied Governments and veterans organizations 
     outside the United States have granted special recognition to 
     their citizens and servicemembers who were here as political 
     prisoners in World War II concentration camps: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) recognizes and commends the 82 American airmen held as 
     political prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp 
     during World War II for their faithful service, personal 
     bravery, and exceptional fortitude; and
       (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
     recognizing and commending, by name, the service, bravery, 
     and fortitude of those airman.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. MICA and Mr. 
CUMMINGS, 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. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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. 101.9  jimmy stewart recognition

  Mr. MICA moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 109):

       Whereas James M. (``Jimmy'') Stewart made more than 80 
     films including comedies, westerns, and dramas of suspense;
       Whereas Jimmy Stewart won an Academy Award for best 
     performance by an actor in 1940 for his performance in ``The 
     Philadelphia Story'' and received four other Oscar 
     nominations for his performances in ``Mr. Smith Goes to 
     Washington'', ``It's a Wonderful Life'', ``Harvey'', and 
     ``Anatomy of a Murder'';
       Whereas Jimmy Stewart received a Screen Actors Guild Award 
     in 1968 for ``fostering the finest ideals of the acting 
     profession''; the American Film Institute's eighth life 
     achievement award in 1980, a Kennedy Center Honor in 1983, a 
     special Academy Award in 1984 for ``50 years of meaningful 
     performances'' and ``for his high ideals, both on and off the 
     screen'', and the annual tribute by the Film Society of 
     Lincoln Center in 1990;
       Whereas Jimmy Stewart appeared in a number of television 
     shows and Broadway plays and received a Tony Award;
       Whereas Jimmy Stewart's poetry was compiled into his 1989 
     book entitled ``Jimmy Stewart and his Poems'';
       Whereas Jimmy Stewart enlisted in the military and served 
     during World War II as operations officer, chief of staff, 
     and squadron commander of the Second Combat Wing of the U.S. 
     Eighth Air Force in England;
       Whereas Jimmy Stewart's military decorations include two 
     Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Air Medal, multiple oak 
     leaf clusters, six battle stars, and the Croix de Guerre with 
     Palm;
       Whereas Jimmy Stewart attained the rank of colonel during 
     World War II and the rank of brigadier general in 1959, 
     making him the highest ranking entertainer in the American 
     military;
       Whereas Jimmy Stewart was active in national politics in 
     his later years and was a close personal friend of former 
     President Ronald Reagan;
       Whereas Jimmy Stewart testified before Congress in 1988 in 
     favor of a bill that was later enacted to require film 
     exhibitors and distributors to disclose to the public whether 
     certain culturally, historically, or aesthetically 
     significant films had been colorized or otherwise altered 
     from the original; and
       Whereas in 1985 President Ronald Reagan awarded Jimmy 
     Stewart the Nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential 
     Medal of Freedom: Now, therefore be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That Congress recognizes the many talents of the 
     late James M. (``Jimmy'') Stewart and honors the artistic, 
     military, and political contributions he made to the Nation.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. MICA and Mr. 
CUMMINGS, 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. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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. 101.10  computer security

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1903) to amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to 
enhance the ability of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology to improve computer security, and for other purposes; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. SENSEN

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BRENNER and Mr. GORDON, 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.
  Mr. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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. 101.11  message from the president

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

para. 101.12  earthquake hazards reduction

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 910) to authorize appropriations for carrying out the 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. SENSENBRENNER and 
Mr. BROWN 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. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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. 101.13  use of the rotunda to greet patriarch bartholomew

  Mr. NEY moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 134); as amended:

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to 
     be used on October 21, 1997, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon 
     for a ceremony to allow Members of Congress to greet and 
     receive His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew, the 270th 
     Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, 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.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. NEY and Ms. 
KILPATRICK, 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. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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. 101.14  national housing act amendment

  Mr. LAZIO moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 562) to amend section 255 of the National Housing Act to prevent the 
funding of unnecessary or excessive costs for obtaining a home equity 
conversion mortgage; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.  LaHOOD, recognized Mr. LAZIO and Mr. 
KENNEDY of Massachusetts, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the motion to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill, as amended, was modified as follows:

       Beginning on page 6, line 5 strike out sections 301 and 302 
     and renumber succeeding sections accordingly.

  After further 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.
  Mr. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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. 101.15  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2016

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 228):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2016) making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, 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. 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. 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

238

When there appeared

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Nays

189

para. 101.16                  [Roll No. 393]

                                YEAS--238

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

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                                NAYS--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (FL)
     Evans
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Schiff
  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. 101.17  military construction appropriations

  Mr. PACKARD, pursuant to House Resolution 228, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-247):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2016) ``making appropriations for military construction, 
     family housing, and base realignment and closure for the 
     Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 1998, 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 21, 22, 
     and 28.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendments of the Senate numbered 4, 13, 25, and 26, 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: 
     $714,377,000; 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 sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $65,577,000; 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: 
     $683,666,000; 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: 
     $44,880,000; 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: 
     $646,342,000; 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: 
     $48,850,000; 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: 
     $118,350,000; 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: 
     $190,444,000; 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 sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $74,167,000; 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: 
     $47,329,000; 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: 
     $30,243,000; 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: 
     $197,300,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 15:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 14, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $1,140,568,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 16:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 14, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $1,337,868,000; 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: 
     $393,832,000; 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: 
     $1,370,336,000; 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: 
     $295,709,000; 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: 
     $1,125,943,000; 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 matter proposed by the House and stricken by 
     the Senate insert:


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 123. (a) Subject to thirty days prior notification to 
     the Committees on Appropriations, such additional amounts as 
     may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 
     transferred to the Department of Defense Family Housing 
     Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction 
     in ``Family Housing'' accounts, to be merged with and to be 
     available for the same purposes and for the same period of 
     time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund: Provided, 
     That appropriations made available to the Fund shall be 
     available to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 
     guarantees issued by the De

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     partment of Defense pursuant to the provisions of subchapter 
     IV of chapter 169, title 10, United States Code, pertaining 
     to alternative means of acquiring and improving military 
     family housing and supporting facilities.
       (b) Subject to thirty days prior notification to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, such additional amounts as may 
     be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred 
     to the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing 
     Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for the 
     acquisition or construction of military unaccompanied housing 
     in ``Military Construction'' accounts, to be merged with and 
     to be available for the same purposes and for the same period 
     of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund: 
     Provided, That appropriations made available to the Fund 
     shall be available to cover the costs, as defined in section 
     502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct 
     loans or loan guarantees issued by the Department of Defense 
     pursuant to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169, 
     title 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means 
     of acquiring and improving military unaccompanied housing and 
     ancillary supporting facilities.
       And on page 3 of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 2016, on 
     line 20, strike ``$662,305,000'' and insert ``$701,855,000'', 
     and
       On page 17 of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 2016, 
     beginning on line 24 strike ``Department of Defense'' and 
     insert ``Housing Revitalization Support Office''; 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:
       Sec. 125. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Act, 
     the following accounts are hereby reduced by the specified 
     amounts--
       ``Military Construction, Army'', $7,900,000;
       ``Military Construction, Navy'', $5,600,000;
       ``Military Construction, Air Force'', $7,600,000;
       ``Military Construction, Defense-wide'', $6,100,000;
       ``North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
     Program'', $1,000,000;
       ``Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part III'', 
     $8,000,000;
       ``Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part IV'', 
     $8,000,000;
       ``Family Housing, Army'', $36,700,000;
       ``Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps'', $13,100,000;
       ``Family Housing, Air Force'', $14,700,000;
       ``Family Housing, Defense-wide'', $100,000.
       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 matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 128. (a) Not later than 60 days before issuing any 
     solicitation for a contract with the private sector for 
     military family housing or military unaccompanied housing, 
     the Secretary of the military department concerned shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees the notice 
     described in subsection (b).
       (b)(1) A notice referred to in subsection (a) is a notice 
     of any guarantee (including the making of mortgage or rental 
     payments) proposed to be made by the Secretary to the private 
     party under the contract involved in the event of--
       (A) the closure or realignment of the installation for 
     which housing is provided under the contract;
       (B) a reduction in force of units stationed at such 
     installation; or
       (C) the extended deployment overseas of units stationed at 
     such installation.
       (2) Each notice under this subsection shall specify the 
     nature of the guarantee involved and assess the extent and 
     likelihood, if any, of the liability of the Federal 
     Government with respect to the guarantee.
       (c) In this section, the term ``congressional defense 
     committees'' means the following:
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Military 
     Construction Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.
       (2) The Committee on National Security and the Military 
     Construction Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Ron Packard,
     John Edward Porter,
     David L. Hobson,
     Roger F. Wicker,
     Jack Kingston,
     Mike Parker,
     Todd Tiahrt,
     Zach Wamp,
     Bob Livingston,
     W.G. (Bill) Hefner,
     John W. Olver,
     Chet Edwards,
     Norman D. Dicks,
     Steny H. Hoyer,
     David R. Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Conrad Burns,
     Kay Bailey Hutchinson,
     Lauch Faircloth,
     Larry Craig,
     Ted Stevens,
     Patty Murray,
     Harry Reid,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     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.
  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

413

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affirmative

Nays

12

para. 101.18                  [Roll No. 394]

                                YEAS--413

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak

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     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--12

     Barrett (WI)
     Campbell
     Cubin
     Filner
     McCollum
     Minge
     Paul
     Royce
     Sensenbrenner
     Stark
     Thornberry
     Upton

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Brown (FL)
     Evans
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Millender-McDonald
     Nadler
     Schiff
     Smith (TX)
  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. 101.19  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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 15, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 101.20  foreign operations appropriations

  On motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2159) 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
other purposes; together with the amendment 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 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. 101.21  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2159

  Ms. PELOSI moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2159 be 
instructed to insist on the provision of the House bill with respect to 
providing $650 million for the Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund, 
including $50 million for combating infectious diseases.
  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. 101.22  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2159

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. Callahan, Porter, Wolf, Packard, Knollenberg, Forbes, 
Kingston, Frelinghuysen, Livingston, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Yates, Mrs. Lowey, 
Messrs. Foglietta, 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. 101.23  recess--4:13 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 13 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5:00 p.m.

para. 101.24  after recess--5:11 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, called the House to order.

para. 101.25  h.r. 1254--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 1254) to designate the United States Post Office 
building located at Bennett and Kansas Avenue in Springfield, Missouri, 
as the ``John N. Griesemer Post Office Building''; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate the United States Post Office building located at 1919 West 
Bennett Street in Springfield, Missouri, as the `John N. Griesemer 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. 101.26  h. con. res. 95--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 95) 
recognizing and commending American airmen held as political prisoners 
at the Buchenwald concentration camp during World War II for their 
service, bravery, and fortitude.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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 concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 101.27  h. con. res. 109--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 109) 
recognizing the many talents of the actor Jimmy Stewart and honoring the 
contributions he made to the Nation.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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 concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 101.28  h.r. 1903--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 1903) to amend the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology Act to enhance the ability of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology to improve computer security, and 
for other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 101.29  s. 910--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 910) to authorize 
appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 
1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BALLENGER 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

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Nays

0

para. 101.30                  [Roll No. 395]

                                YEAS--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Parker
     Rangel
     Schiff
     Souder
     Sununu
     White
  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. 101.31  h. con. res. 134--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 134) 
authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol to allow Members of 
Congress to greet and receive His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew; as 
amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McCRERY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said concurrent 
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

421

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 101.32                  [Roll No. 396]

                                AYES--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign

[[Page 1488]]


     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Kennelly
     Metcalf
     Olver
     Pascrell
     Rangel
     Schiff
     Waters
  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 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. 101.33  s. 562--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 562) to amend section 255 
of the National Housing Act to prevent the funding of unnecessary or 
excessive costs for obtaining a home equity conversion mortgage; as 
amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART 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

422

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 101.34                  [Roll No. 397]

                                AYES--422

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez

[[Page 1489]]


     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Abercrombie
     Brown (FL)
     Ehlers
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Metcalf
     Neal
     Schiff
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
  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 for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to 
public housing, to reauthorize certain programs relating to housing 
assistance, and to amend section 255 of the National Housing Act to 
prevent the funding of unnecessary or excessive costs for obtaining a 
home equity conversion mortgage, 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 
amendments.

para. 101.35  labor, hhs appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Thursday, July 31, 1997, 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. 2264) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  Mr. BEREUTER, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para. 101.36  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec.     . (a) Prohibition of Funds for National Testing in 
     Reading and Mathematics.--None of the funds made available in 
     this Act may be used to develop, plan, implement, or 
     administer any national testing program in reading or 
     mathematics.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the 
     following:
       (1) The National Assessment of Educational Progress carried 
     out under sections 411 through 413 of the Improving America's 
     Schools Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 9010-9012).
       (2) The Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS).

It was decided in the

Yeas

295

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

125

para. 101.37                  [Roll No. 398]

                                AYES--295

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--125

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Clement
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Davis (FL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Becerra
     Flake
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Hinojosa
     Martinez
     Ortiz
     Pelosi
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Torres
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 101.38  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 516. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to pay the expenses of an election officer appointed 
     by a court to oversee an election of any officer or trustee 
     for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

It was decided in the

Yeas

225

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

195

para. 101.39                  [Roll No. 399]

                                AYES--225

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham

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     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--195

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Becerra
     Crapo
     Flake
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Martinez
     Ortiz
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Solomon
     Torres
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THUNE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BEREUTER, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, 
having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para. 101.40  message from the president--export expansion and reciprocal 
          trade agreements

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THUNE, 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 a legislative proposal entitled the ``Export 
Expansion and Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act of 1997.'' Also 
transmitted is a section-by-section analysis.
  This proposal would renew over 60 years of cooperation between the 
Congress and the executive branch in the negotiation and implementation 
of market-opening trade agreements for the benefit of American workers 
and companies.
  The sustained, robust performance of our economy over the past 5 years 
is powerful proof that congressional-executive cooperation works. We 
have made great strides together. We have invested in education and in 
health care for the American people. We have achieved an historic 
balanced budget agreement. At the same time, we have put in place trade 
agreements that have lowered barriers to American products and services 
around the world.
  Our companies, farms, and working people have responded. Our economy 
has produced more jobs, more growth, and greater economic stability than 
at any time in decades. It has also generated more exports than ever 
before. Indeed, America's remarkable economic performance over the past 
5 years has been fueled in significant part by the strength of our 
dynamic export sector. Fully 96 percent of the world's consumers live 
outside the United States. Many of our greatest economic opportunities 
today lie beyond our borders. The future promises still greater 
opportunities.
  Many foreign markets, especially in the developing world, are growing 
at tremendous rates. Latin American and Asian economies, for example, 
are expected to expand at three times the rate of the U.S. economy over 
the coming years. Consumers and industries in these countries prize 
American goods, farm products, services, and the many expressions of 
American inventiveness and culture. While America is the world's 
greatest exporting nation, we need to do more if we want to continue to 
expand our own economy and produce good, high-wage jobs.
  We have made real progress in breaking down barriers to American 
products around the world. But many of the nations with the highest 
growth rates almost invariably impose far higher trade barriers than we 
do. We need to level the playing field with those countries. They are 
the nations whose markets hold the greatest potential for American 
workers, firms, and agricultural producers.
  Today, the United States is the world's strongest competitor. The 
strength of the U.S. economy over the past several years is testimony to 
the creativity, productivity, and ingenuity of American firms and 
workers. We cannot afford to squander our great advantages by retreating 
to the sidelines and watching other countries conclude preferential 
trade deals that shut out our goods and services. Over 20 such 
agreements have been concluded in Latin America and Asia alone since 
1992. The United States must continue to shape and direct world trading 
rules that are in America's interest and that foster democracy and 
stability around the globe.
  I have pledged my Administration to this task, but I cannot fully 
succeed without the Congress at my side. We must work in partnership, 
together with the American people, in securing our country's future. The 
United States must be united when we sit down at the negotiating table. 
Our trading partners will only negotiate with one America--not first 
with an American President and next with an American Congress.
  The proposal I am sending you today ensures that the Congress will be 
a full partner in setting negotiating objectives, establishing trade 
priorities, and in gaining the greatest possible benefits through our 
trade agreements. The proposal expands upon previous fast-track 
legislation to ensure that the Congress is fully apprised and actively 
consulted throughout the negotiating process. I am convinced that this 
collaboration will strengthen both America's effectiveness and leverage 
at the bargaining table.
  Widening the scope of consultations will also help ensure that we will 
take all of America's vital interests into account. That is particularly 
important

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because today our trade agreements address a wider range of activities 
than they once did. As we move forward with our trade agenda, we must 
continue to honor and reinforce the other values that make America an 
example for the world. I count chief among these values America's 
longstanding concern for the rights of workers and for protection of the 
environment. The proposal I am transmitting to you recognizes the 
importance of those concerns. It makes clear that the agreements we 
conclude should complement and reinforce those values.
  Ever since President Franklin Roosevelt proposed and the Congress 
enacted America's first reciprocal trade act in the depths of the Great 
Depression, the Congress and the President have been united, on a 
bipartisan basis, in supporting a fair and open trading system. Our 
predecessors learned from direct experience the path to America's 
prosperity. We owe much of our own prosperity to their wisdom. I urge 
the Congress to renew our longstanding partnership by approving the 
proposal I have transmitted today.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 16, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the 
Committee on Rules and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-130).

para. 101.41  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. GONZALEZ, 
for today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 101.42  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HUNTER, at 12 o'clock midnight, the House adjourned.

para. 101.43  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. GOSS: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. H.R. 
     695. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm 
     the rights of U.S. persons to use and sell encryption and to 
     relax export controls on encryption; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-108, Pt. 4). Ordered to be printed.

para. 101.44  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. PAUL:
       H.R. 2477. A bill to enforce the guarantees of the 1st, 
     14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution of the United 
     States by prohibiting certain devices used to deny the right 
     to participate in certain elections; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       H.R. 2478. A bill to require that candidates who receive 
     campaign financing from the Presidential Election Campaign 
     Fund agree not to participate in multicandidate forums that 
     exclude candidates who have broad-based public support; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       H.R. 2479. A bill to authorize a study by the National 
     Academy of Sciences on the migration of plutonium underground 
     at the Nevada Test Site; 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. GANSKE (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hastert, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Linder, Mr. Manton, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Paul, Mr. Porter, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Mr. Upton, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 2480. A bill to provide for the approval of a petition 
     pending at the Food and Drug Administration to allow the use 
     of low-dose irradiation to pasteurize red meat, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LAFALCE:
       H.R. 2481. A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to clarify that 
     records of arrival or departure are not required to be 
     collected for purposes of the automated entry-exit control 
     system developed under section 110 of such Act for Canadians 
     who are not otherwise required to possess a visa, passport, 
     or border crossing identification card; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 2482. A bill to require that the Secretary of 
     Agriculture include an estimate of the cost to produce milk 
     whenever the Secretary announces the basic formula price for 
     milk to be used under Federal milk marketing orders; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PAXON:
       H.R. 2483. A bill to terminate the taxes imposed by the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 other than Social Security and 
     railroad retirement-related taxes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2484. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to speed up by 1 year the application of 
     risk adjustment factors under the Medicare+ Choice 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. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hefley, 
             and Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 2485. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 
     9601 et seq.) to provide liability relief for small parties, 
     innocent landowners, and prospective purchasers; 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. 

para. 101.45  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,

       Mr. BURTON of Indiana introduced a bill (H.R. 2486) to 
     authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
     certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
     employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Southland; 
     which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para. 101.46  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 27: Mr. Neumann and Mr. Shuster.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Christensen and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. 
     Stabenow, and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 84: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 182: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Watt 
     of North Carolina.
       H.R. 292: Mr. Kolbe and Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Hutchinson, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 339: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 409: Mr. Dreier and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 411: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 438: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 563: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 659: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Cox of California and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Bishop, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Borski, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Manton, and Mr. Neal 
     of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Pascrell and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R 875: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 922: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 923: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 981: Ms. Slaughter and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1018: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1041: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1060: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Hastings 
     of Washington, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Martinez, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Skeen, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Snyder, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1165: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Goss, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1241: Mr. Rodriguez and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1270: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Holden, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1329: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1410: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1411: Mr. Upton, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Blumenauer and Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Torres, Mr. Rush, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 1534: Mr. Everett, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ryun, Mr. White, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. McDade, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Nussle, 
     Mr. Dicks, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Petri, 
     Mr. LaHood, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 1541: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 1555: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 1580: Mr. McHugh and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 1704: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania and Mr. Baker.

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       H.R. 1712: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 1727: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1753: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1791: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1792: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1823: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Cummings.
       H.R. 1842: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1883: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Peterson  of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2040: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 2070: Mr. Riggs and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 2112: Mr. Capps and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 2118: Ms. DeGette and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2172: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 2173: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2174: Mr. Jackson and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2191: Mr. Bliley and Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 2198: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Rush, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Leach, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
     Wolf, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Baldacci, 
     and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 2206: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Smith 
     of New Jersey, and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 2290: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2319: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2321: Mr. Crane, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Horn, and Mr. 
     Ramstad.
       H.R. 2365: Mr. LaFalce and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2366: Mrs. Emerson and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2367: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Pascrell, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
     Snyder, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Carson, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2380: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Roukema, 
     Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. Graham, Mr. Wicker, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Leach, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2385: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Kelly. and Mr. 
     Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 2405: Mr. Traficant and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2469: Mr. Green and Mr. Strickland.
       H.J. Res. 71: Mr. Holden, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Graham.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Souder.
       H. Con. Res. 109: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H. Con. Res. 114: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H. Con. Res. 134: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut.
       H. Res. 64: Ms. Rivers.
       H. Res. 171: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H. Res. 220: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Souder.
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                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1997 (102)

para. 102.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 17, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Ken Calvert 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. CALVERT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, September 16, 1997.
  Mr. MILLER of California, 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. CALVERT, 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. CALVERT, 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. 102.3  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. 63. An Act to designate the reservoir created by 
     Trinity Dam in the Central Valley project, California, as 
     ``Trinity Lake''.

  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. 308. An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study concerning grazing use and open space of 
     certain land within and adjacent to Grand Teton National 
     Park, Wyoming, and to extend temporarily certain grazing 
     privileges;
       S. 931. An Act to designate the Marjory Stoneman Douglas 
     Wilderness and the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center;
       S. 965. An Act to amend title II of the Hydrogen Future Act 
     of 1996 to extend an authorization contained therein, and for 
     other purposes;
       S. 1026. An Act to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of 
     the United States; and
       S. Con. Res. 45. Concurrent resolution commending Dr. Hans 
     Blix for his distinguished service as Director General of the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency on the occasion of his 
     retirement.

  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 the following Senators as members of the Senate 
Delegation to the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group during 
the 1st Session of the 105th Congress, to be held in Nova Scotia and 
Prince Edward Island, Canada, September 11-15, 1997:
  Mr. Murkowski, Chairman; Mr. Hatch; Mr. Grassley; Mr. Coats; Mr. 
DeWine; and Mr. Enzi.

para. 102.4  motion to adjourn

  Mr. MILLER of California moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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

43

Nays

355

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para. 102.5                   [Roll No. 400]

                                YEAS--43

     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Berry
     Brown (OH)
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Jefferson
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Slaughter
     Stupak
     Tierney
     Towns
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                                NAYS--355

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo

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     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Pryce (OH)
       

                             NOT VOTING--34

     Ackerman
     Barton
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Conyers
     Crapo
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Inglis
     Istook
     Kaptur
     Livingston
     McCrery
     McInnis
     Moran (VA)
     Norwood
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Taylor (NC)
     Wise
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 102.6  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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, September 16, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 102.7  motion to adjourn

  Ms. DeLAURO moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that the nays 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.

Yeas

39

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

364

para. 102.8                   [Roll No. 401]

                                YEAS--39

     Allen
     Andrews
     Berry
     Bonior
     Brown (OH)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Kaptur
     Lowey
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Ney
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Slaughter
     Stupak
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Vento
     Waters
     Woolsey

                                NAYS--364

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--30

     Armey
     Becerra
     Boehner
     Brown (CA)
     Castle
     Diaz-Balart
     Fawell
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Johnson, Sam
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Leach
     Martinez
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Moran (VA)
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rohrabacher
     Schiff
     Souder
     Talent
     Waxman
     Wise
     Yates
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 102.9  labor, hhs appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Thursday, July 31, 1997, 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. 2264) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after 
some time spent therein,
  The Committee rose informally to receive messages from the President 
and a further message from the Senate.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, assumed the Chair.

para. 102.10  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Williams, one of his 
secretaries.

para. 102.11  further message from the senate

  A further 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. 2016) ``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, 
1998, and for other purposes.''.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COLLINS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr.  LaTOURETTE, Acting Chairman, pursuant to the order of the 
House of July 31, 1997, reported the bill back to the House with sundry 
amendments adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by the order of the House of 
July 31, 1997.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 2, line 15, after ``reimbursements,'' insert ``of 
     which $2,500,000 shall be available for purposes of carrying 
     out section 738 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act (relating to homeless veterans' reintegration 
     projects);''

       On page 2, line 15, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(reduced by $21,000,000)''.
       On page 2, line 16, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(reduced by $23,000,000)''.
       On page 3, line 9, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(reduced by $21,000,000)''.
       On page 23, line 20, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.
       On page 68, line 17, after the first dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $25,000,000) and after the second dollar 
     amount insert ``(increased by $25,000,000)''.
       On page 78, line 18, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,500,000)''.
       On page 78, line 19, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,500,000''.
       On page 85, line 5, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,500,000)''.

       On page 8, line 18, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(reduced by $20,000,000)''.
       On page 9, line 22, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       On page 9 line 25, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       On page 42, line 22, after the first dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $32,835,000 for community based resource 
     centers)''.
       On page 64, line 7, after the first dollar amount insert 
     the following: ``(reduced by $12,835,000)''.
       On page 64, line 7, after the second dollar amount insert 
     the following: ``(reduced by $12,835,000)''.

       Page 24, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $25,000)''. 

       In the item relating to ``Health Resources and Services 
     Administration--health resources and services'', insert after 
     the first dollar amount (before the comma) ``(reduced by 
     $9,000,000)''; and in the fifth proviso (relating to the 
     program under title X of the Public Health Service Act), 
     insert after the dollar amount ``(reduced by $9,000,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``Administration on Aging--aging 
     services programs'', insert after the dollar amount (before 
     the colon) ``(increased by $4,725,000)''.

       Page 44, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(decreased by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 73, line 15, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.

       At the end of title    of the bill, insert after the last 
     section (preceding the short title) the following section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds appropriated in the Act may be 
     made available to any entity under the title X of the Public 
     Health Service Act unless the applicant for the award 
     certifies to the Secretary that it encourages family 
     participation in the decision of minors to seek family 
     planning services and that it provides counseling to minors 
     on how to resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging in 
     sexual activities.

       At the end of title II, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following section:
       Sec.   . (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     provider of services under title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act shall be exempt from any State law requiring 
     notification or the reporting of child abuse, child 
     molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act or any other 
     Act for any fiscal year may be made available to any provider 
     of services under title X of the Public Health Service Act if 
     such provider knowingly provides contraceptive drugs or 
     devices to a minor, unless--
       (1) the minor is emancipated under applicable State law;
       (2) the minor has the written consent of a custodial parent 
     or custodial legal guardian to receive the drugs or devices;
       (3) a court of competent jurisdiction has directed that the 
     minor may receive the drugs or devices; or
       (4) such provider of services has given actual written 
     notice to a custodial parent or custodial legal guardian of 
     the minor, notifying the parent or legal guardian of the 
     intent to provide the drugs or devices, at least five 
     business days before providing the drugs or devices.
       (c) Each provider of services under title X of the Public 
     Health Service Act shall each year certify to the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services compliance with this section. 
     Such Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be 
     necessary to effectuate this section.

       Page 64, line 7, after each dollar amount, insert 
     ``(decreased by $20,000,000)''.
       Page 69, line 26, after each dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $20,000,000)''.

       Page 64, line 7, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $25,000,000)''.
       Page 66, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $25,000,000)''.

       Page 64, line 7, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $55,000,000)''.
       Page 64, line 7, after the second dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $55,000,000)''.
       Page 68, line 17, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $55,000,000)''.
       Page 68, line 17, after the second dollar amount, insert 
     the following: ``(increased by $55,000,000)''.

       On page 65, line 23, strike ``whole school reform as 
     authorized under section 1502(a)(1)(C)'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``comprehensive school reform: Provided that such 
     approaches show the most promise of enabling children served 
     by Title 1 to meet challenging State content standards and 
     challenging State student performance standards which shall 
     include an emphasis on basic academics and parental 
     involvement based on proven research and practices'';
       On page 73, line 19, strike ``whole school reform'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``comprehensive school reform: 
     Provided that such approaches show the most promise of 
     enabling children to meet challenging State content standards 
     and challenging State student performance standards which 
     shall include an emphasis on basic academics and parental 
     involvement based on proven research and practices''.

       Page 66, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,500,000)''.
       Page 66, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,500,000)''.
       Page 73, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,500,000)''

       Page 74, line 3, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $100,000)''.

       Page 94, strike lines 16 through 21 and insert the 
     following (and redesignate the succeeding sections 
     accordingly):
       Sec. 508(a) None of the funds appropriated under this Act 
     shall be expended for any abortion.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be 
     expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage 
     of abortion.
       (c) The term ``health benefits coverage'' means the package 
     of services covered by a managed care provider or 
     organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement.
       Sec. 509(a) The limitations established in the preceding 
     section shall not apply to an abortion--
       (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or 
     incest; or
       (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical 
     disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a 
     life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from 
     the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a 
     physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an 
     abortion is performed.
       (b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as 
     prohibiting the expenditure by a State locality, entity, or 
     private person of State, local, or private funds (other than 
     a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching 
     funds) for abortion services or coverage of abortion by 
     contract or other arrangement.
       (c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as 
     restricting the ability of any managed care provider or 
     organization from offering abortion coverage or the ability 
     of a State or locality to contract separately with such a 
     provider for such coverage with state funds (other that a 
     State's contribution of Medicaid matching funds).

       On page 93, line 2, after the word ``drug'' insert a 
     period, and strike out beginning with the word ``unless'' on 
     line 2 all the language thru line 5 on page 93.

       Page 102, after line 24, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 516. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are 
     revised by reducing the amount made available for 
     ``DEPARTMENT OF LABOR--Employment and Training Ad

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     ministration--State Unemployment Insurance and Employment 
     Service Operations'' from the Unemployment Trust Fund (and 
     the amount specified under such heading for assisting States 
     to convert their automated State employment security agency 
     systems to be year 2000 compliant), and increasing the amount 
     made available for ``DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
     SERVICES--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--Disease 
     Control, Research, and Training'' from general Federal funds, 
     by $7,000,000.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec.     . (a) Prohibition of Funds for National Testing in 
     Reading and Mathematics.--None of the funds made available in 
     this Act may be used to develop, plan, implement, or 
     administer any national testing program in reading or 
     mathematics.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the 
     following:
       (1) The National Assessment of Educational Progress carried 
     out under sections 411 through 413 of the Improving America's 
     Schools Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 9010-9012).
       (2) The Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS).

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 516. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to pay the expenses of an election officer appointed 
     by a court to oversee an election of any officer or trustee 
     for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

       Page 102, after line 24, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 516. Subsection (k) of section 9302 of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997, as added by section 1604(f)(3) of the 
     Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, is repealed.

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec.   . (a) Limitation on Penalties Under IDEA.--None of 
     the funds made available in this Act may be used by the 
     Department of Education to investigate, or to impose, 
     administer, or enforce any penalty, sanction, or remedy for, 
     a State's election not to provide special education and 
     related services under the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) to individuals who are 
     18 years of age or older and are incarcerated in adult State 
     prisons.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     withholding of financial assistance to a State by the 
     Department of Education pursuant to the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).

  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. COLLINS of Georgia, 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

346

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affirmative

Nays

80

para. 102.12                  [Roll No. 402]

                                YEAS--346

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--80

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Bachus
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burton
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Doolittle
     Everett
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Granger
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Largent
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Condit
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Kasich
     Schiff
     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. 102.13  notice--consideration of resolution--question of privileges

  Mr. MENENDEZ, 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, former Representative Robert Dornan has abused his 
     privileges as a former Member of the House of 
     Representatives, and has conducted himself on the floor in a 
     manner which brings discredit to the House;
       Whereas in the course of Representative Menendez of New 
     Jersey representing his constituents, exercising his rights 
     as an elected representative of the people and a Member of 
     this House to debate on the House floor, and asking a valid 
     parliamentary inquiry that did not name any individual by 
     name, Robert Dornan, a former Member of this House, verbally 
     assaulted Representative Menendez of New Jersey, using 
     profane language, accused Representative Menendez of 
     religious bigotry, called his integrity into question, and by 
     the tone of voice and the context of his remarks clearly 
     attempted to lure Representative Menendez off the floor into 
     a physical altercation;
       Whereas Representative Menendez' family did not face 
     persecution and come to this land, the home and cradle of 
     democracy, so that anyone could attempt to intimidate his 
     constitutional exercise of the democratic process on behalf 
     of the people of his district;
       Whereas, clause 2 of rule I of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives calls upon the Speaker of the House to 
     preserve order and decorum on the House floor Therefore, be 
     it

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       Resolved that, the Sergeant-at-Arms is instructed to remove 
     former Representative Robert Dornan from the Hall of the 
     House and rooms leading thereto, and to prevent him from 
     returning to the Hall of the House and rooms leading thereto 
     until the election contest concerning the 46th District of 
     California is resolved.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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 Chair 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 made at the time designated by the Chair for 
consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 102.14  additional co-sponsors--  h.r. 1609

  Mr. WELLER, by unanimous consent, was authorized to be considered as 
the first sponsor of the bill (H.R. 1609) to reauthorize the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, and for other purposes; 
for the purpose of adding cosponsors and for requesting reprints 
pursuant to clause 4 of rule 22.

para. 102.15  gold medal for patriarch bartholomew

  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. 2248) to authorize the President to award a gold medal on 
behalf of the Congress to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in 
recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions toward 
religious understanding and peace, 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. 102.16  permission to file supplemental report

  On motion of Mr. LEACH, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Banking 
and Financial Services was granted permission to file a supplemental 
report to accompany the report (House Report 105-164) on the bill 
(H.R.10) 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, and for other 
purposes.

para. 102.17  message from the president--federal advisory committees

  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 provided by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended 
(Public Law 92-463; 5 U.S.C., App. 2, 6(c)), I am submitting the Twenty-
Fifth Annual Report on Federal Advisory Committees, covering fiscal year 
1996.
  The executive branch continues to implement my policy of maintaining 
the number of advisory committees within the ceiling of 534 required by 
Executive Order 12838 of February 10, 1993. As a result, the number of 
discretionary advisory committees (established under general 
congressional authorizations) was held to 501, or 37 percent fewer than 
those 801 committees in existence at the beginning of my Administration. 
Savings achieved through the elimination of discretionary committees 
during fiscal year 1996 totalled $2.5 million.
  Through the advisory committee planning process required by Executive 
Order 12838, departments and agencies have worked to minimize the total 
number of advisory committees specifically mandated by statute. The 407 
such groups supported at the end of fiscal year 1996 represents a modest 
7 percent decrease over the 439 in existence at the beginning of my 
Administration. However, more can be done to assure that the total costs 
to fund these groups in fiscal year 1997, or $38.5 million, are 
dedicated to support high-priority public involvement efforts.
  During fiscal year 1996, the General Services Administration (GSA) 
initiated a process for collaborating with executive departments and 
agencies to increase public participation opportunities at all levels of 
American society. Building upon my Administration's commitment to expand 
access to Federal decisionmakers, managers at all levels will be 
provided with more timely guidance that includes enhanced options for 
achieving objectives, better training, and exposure to a variety of 
tools and techniques, which when used in conjunction with advisory 
committees, offer additional flexibility to address a wide variety of 
public participation needs.
  Actions to broaden the scope and effectiveness of public participation 
within the Federal sector will continue during fiscal year 1997. During 
the year, GSA will develop newly updated guidance implementing FACA. At 
the same time, GSA will continue to support and work closely with such 
agencies as the Council on Environmental Quality and the Departments of 
Agriculture and the Interior to align its efforts with key 
Administration policies relating to ecosystem and land management 
priorities.
  My Administration will continue to work with the Congress to assure 
that all advisory committees that are required by statute are regularly 
reviewed through the congressional reauthorization process and that 
remaining committees are instrumental in achieving national interests.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 17, 1997.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight.

para. 102.18  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iran

  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 hereby report to the Congress on developments concerning the 
national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive 
Order 12957 of March 15, 1995, and matters relating to the measures in 
that order and in Executive Order 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), section 401(c) of the 
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), 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 12957 and does not deal with those relating to the emergency 
declared on November 14, 1979, in connection with the hostage crisis.
  1. On March 15, 1995, I issued Executive Order 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 Speaker of the House and 
the President of the Senate by letter 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 12959 to further 
respond to the Iranian threat to the national security, foreign policy, 
and economy of the United States.

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  Executive Order 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 dealings 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 certain 
reexport, investment, trade 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 a 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.
  At the time of signing Executive Order 12959, I directed the Secretary 
of the Treasury to authorize, through specific 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 related to other international 
obligations and United States Government functions, and transactions 
related to 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, Kazakhstan, and 
Turkmenistan.

  Executive Order 12959 revoked sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order 
12613 of October 29, 1987, and sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order 
12957 of March 15, 1995, to the extent they are inconsistent with it. A 
copy of Executive Order 12959 was transmitted to the Speaker of the 
House and the President of the Senate by letter dated May 6, 1995.
  2. On March 5, 1997, I renewed for another year the national 
emergency with respect to Iran pursuant to IEEPA. This renewal extended 
the authority for the current comprehensive trade embargo against Iran 
in effect since May 1995. Under these sanctions, virtually all trade 
with Iran is prohibited except for trade in information and 
informational materials and certain other limited exceptions.
  3. On August 19, 1997, I issued Executive Order 13059 in order to 
clarify the steps taken in Executive Order 12957 and Executive Order 
12959, to confirm that the embargo on Iran prohibits all trade and 
investment activities by United States persons, wherever located, and 
to consolidate in one order the various prohibitions previously imposed 
to deal with the national emergency declared on March 15, 1995. A copy 
of Executive Order 13059 was transmitted to the Speaker of the House 
and the President of the Senate by letter dated August 19, 1997.
  The order prohibits (1) the importation into the United States of any 
goods or services of Iranian origin or owned or controlled by the 
Government of Iran except information or informational material; (2) 
the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply from the United States 
or by a United States person, wherever located, of goods, technology, 
or services to Iran or the Government of Iran, including knowing 
transfers to a third country for direct or indirect supply, 
transshipment, or reexportation to Iran or the Government of Iran, or 
specifically for use in the production, commingling with, or 
incorporation into goods, technology, or services to be supplied, 
transshipped, or reexported exclusively or predominantly to Iran or the 
Government of Iran; (3) reexportation from a third country of 
controlled U.S.-origin goods, technology, or services by a person other 
than a United States person; (4) purchase, sale, transport, swap, 
brokerage, approval, financing, facilitation, guarantee, or other 
transactions or dealings by United States persons, wherever located, 
related to direct or indirect trade with Iran or the Government of Iran 
or to goods or services of Iranian origin or owned or controlled by the 
Government of Iran; (5) new investment by United States persons in Iran 
or in property or entities owned or controlled by the Government of 
Iran; (6) approval, financing, facilitation, or guarantee by a United 
States person of any transaction by a foreign person that a United 
States person would be prohibited from performing under the embargo; 
and (7) any evasion, avoidance, or attempt to violate a prohibition 
under the order.
  Executive Order 13059 became effective at 12:01 a.m., eastern 
daylight time on August 20, 1997. Revocation of corresponding 
provisions in prior Executive orders does not affect the applicability 
of those provisions, or of regulations, licenses, or other 
administrative actions taken pursuant to those provisions, with respect 
to any transaction or violation occurring before the effective date of 
Executive Order 13059. Specific licenses issued pursuant to prior 
Executive orders continue in effect, unless revoked or amended by the 
Secretary of the Treasury. General licenses, regulations, orders, and 
directives issued pursuant to prior orders continue in effect, except 
to the extent inconsistent with Executive Order 13059 or otherwise 
revoked or modified by the Secretary of the Treasury.
  4. The Iranian Transactions Regulations, 31 CFR Part 560 (the 
``ITR''), were amended on April 18, 1997 (62 Fed. Reg. 19670, April 23, 
1997), on July 30, 1997 (62 Fed. Reg. 41851, August 4, 1997), and on 
August 25, 1997 (62 Fed. Reg. 45098, August 25, 1997). In April 1997, 
Section 560.603 was amended to require a United States person to file a 
transaction report as to each foreign affiliate that engages in 
reportable oil-related transactions involving Iran of $1,000,000 or 
more during the calendar quarter.
  In July 1997, sections 560.510(d)(1) and (d)(2) were amended to 
generally license all payments of awards against Iran issued by the 
Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal in The Hague, irrespective of the source of 
funds for payment, and to generally license implementation (except 
exports or reexports that are subject to export license application 
requirements of Federal agencies other than the Department of the 
Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)) as well as payment 
of awards or settlements in cases to which the United States Government 
is a party.
  Sections 560.525(a)(3) and (a)(5)(i) were amended to generally 
license the provision of legal services to initiate and conduct U.S. 
court and other domestic legal proceedings on behalf of persons in Iran 
or the Government of Iran and to initiate proceedings to resolve 
disputes between the Government of Iran or an Iranian national and the 
United States or a United States national, notwithstanding the 
prohibition on exportation of services to Iran. On August 25, 1997, 
general reporting, record keeping, licensing, and other procedural 
regulations were moved from the ITR to a separate part (31 CFR Part 
501) dealing solely with such procedural matters. (62 Fed. Reg. 45098, 
August 25, 1997). A copy of these amendments is attached.
  5. During the current 6-month period, OFAC made numerous decisions 
with respect to applications for licenses to engage in transactions 
under the ITR, and issued 12 licenses. The majority of denials were in 
response to requests to authorize commercial exports to Iran--
particularly of machinery and equipment for various industries--and the 
importation of Iranian-origin goods. The licenses issued authorized 
certain financial transactions, including those relating to disposal of 
U.S.-owned goods located in Iran and extension of, but not payment 
under, standby letters of credit. Pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of 
Executive Order 12959 and consistent with the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-
Proliferation Act of 1992 and other statutory restrictions concerning 
certain goods and technology, including those involved in air-safety 
cases, Treasury continues to consult with the Departments of State and 
Commerce on these matters.
  The U.S. financial community continues to scrutinize transactions 
associated with Iran and to consult with

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OFAC about their appropriate handling. Many of these inquiries have 
resulted in investigations into the activities of U.S. parties and, 
where appropriate, the initiation of enforcement action.
  6. On March 20, 1997, a seven-count indictment was returned by a 
grand jury in the District of Maryland against a U.S. resident and two 
Iranian co-conspirators. The March indictment superseded a two-count 
indictment handed down on February 13, 1997. Each indictment charged 
violations of IEEPA and the ITR involving the attempted exportation 
from the United States to Iran of sophisticated state-of-the-art gas 
chromotographs used in the electric power industry, which were 
prevented from reaching Iran.
  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 ITR. Various enforcement actions carried 
over from previous reporting periods are continuing and new reports of 
violations are being aggressively pursued. Since my last report on 
March 14, 1997, OFAC has collected four civil monetary penalties 
totaling nearly $22,000. The violations relate to the unlicensed import 
from or export of goods to Iran. Civil penalty action is pending 
against 37 companies, financial institutions, and individuals for 
violations of the Regulations.

  7. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from March 15 through September 14, 1997, 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 $850,000, most of which represent 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 Intelligence 
and Research, and the Office of the Legal Adviser), and the Department 
of Commerce (the Bureau of Export Administration and the General 
Counsel's Office).
  8. The situation reviewed above continues to present 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 12957 and the 
comprehensive economic sanctions imposed by Executive Order 12959 
underscore the United States Government opposition to the actions 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 Orders 12957 and 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 17, 1997.

  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. 105-131).

para. 102.19  order of business--consideration of h.r. 2278

  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during consideration of the bill (H.R. 2378) 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, 1998, and for other 
purposes, 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. 102.20  treasury, postal service appropriations

  Mr. KOLBE 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. 2378) 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, 
1998, and for other purposes.
  Pending said motion,
  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That time for general debate continue not to exceed one hour 
to be equally divided and controlled by Mr. KOLBE and Mr. HOYER.
  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 was agreed to.
  Accordingly,
  The House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the 
state of the Union for the consideration of said bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. DREIER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. LaTOURETTE assumed the Chair; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaTOURETTE, Acting 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 
with the recommendation that the amendments be agreed to and that the 
bill, as amended, do pass.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
amendments and the bill.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 5, line 6, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 12, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.

       Page 50, line 7, after ``chapter 35'' insert the following: 
     ``including $200,000 to be used under those provisions to 
     coordinate implementation of chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code (popularly known as the Congressional Review 
     Act)''.

       Add at the end of the bill on page 101, after line 18 the 
     following new section:
       Sec.  . None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     used for any tax-related mailing to any person if the social 
     security account number issued to any individual for purposes 
     of section 205(c)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act is 
     included--
       (1) on the outside of such mailing, or
       (2) as part of the contents of such mailing unless--
       (A) the contents are in an envelope (or other appropriate 
     wrapper) which is sealed, and
       (B) such number may not be viewed without opening such 
     envelope (or wrapper).

     For purposes of this section, the term ``tax-related 
     mailing'' means any mailing related to the administration of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

       Page 101, after line 18, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 633. None of the funds made available in this Act for 
     the United States Custom Service may be used to allow the 
     importation into the United States of any good, ware, 
     article, or merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured by 
     forced or indentured child labor, as determined pursuant to 
     section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).

  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. SMITH of New Jersey, 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

231

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affirmative

Nays

192

para. 102.21                  [Roll No. 403]

                                YEAS--231

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Ballenger

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     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--192

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Davis (VA)
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Oberstar
     Schiff
     Smith, Linda
     White
     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. 102.22  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. SKEEN, by unanimous consent, the managers on the part 
of the House were granted permission until midnight tonight to file a 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-252) on the bill (H.R. 2160) making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; together with a statement 
thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 102.23  motion to adjourn

  Mr. MILLER of California moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. MILLER of California 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

57

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negative

Nays

359

para. 102.24                  [Roll No. 404]

                                AYES--57

     Allen
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Berman
     Berry
     Bonior
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Goodling
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Kaptur
     Largent
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Markey
     McNulty
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Sanford
     Shadegg
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Torres
     Towns
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                                NOES--359

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek

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     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Ackerman
     Dicks
     English
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Hefner
     Houghton
     Lewis (CA)
     Moran (VA)
     Neal
     Schiff
     Stabenow
     Tauscher
     White
     Yates
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 102.25  providing for the consideration of H. Res. 168

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-250) the resolution (H. Res. 230) providing for consideration of 
the resolution (H. Res. 168) to implement the recommendations of the 
bipartisan House Ethics Reform Task Force.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 102.26  senate bill and concurrent 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. 965. An Act to amend title II of the Hydrogen Future Act 
     of 1996 to extend an authorization contained therein, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
       S. Con. Res. 45. Concurrent resolution commending Dr. Hans 
     Blix for his distinguished service as Director General of the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency on the occasion of his 
     retirement; to the Committee on International Relations.

para. 102.27  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. 63. To designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam 
     in the Central Valley project, California, as ``Trinity 
     Lake''; and
       H.R. 2016. Making appropriations for military construction, 
     family housing, and base realignment and closure for the 
     Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 1998, and for other purposes.

para. 102.28  bill 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, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On September 11, 1997:
       H.R. 1866. An Act to continue favorable treatment for need-
     based educational aid under the antitrust laws.

para. 102.29  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YATES, for September 16 after 8 p.m. and today; and
  To Mr. GOSS, for today after 2 p.m. and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 102.30  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, at 8 o'clock and 28 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 102.31  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. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     Supplemental report on H.R. 10. 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, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-164, Pt. 2).
       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 2343. A bill to abolish the Thrift Depositor Protection 
     Oversight Board, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-249). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 230. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. 
     Res. 168) to implement the recommendations of the bipartisan 
     House Ethics Reform Task Force (Rept. No. 105-250). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2247. A bill to reform the statutes 
     relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-
     251). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. SKEEN: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2160. A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-252). Ordered to 
     be printed.

para. 102.32  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. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 2487. A bill to improve the effectiveness and 
     efficiency of the child support enforcement program and 
     thereby increase the financial stability of single parent 
     families including those attempting to leave welfare; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Castle, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Luther, Mr. Brady, Ms. Dunn 
             of Washington, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Wexler, Mrs. Morella, 
             and Mr. Barcia of Michigan):
       H.R. 2488. A bill to amend the National Child Protection 
     Act of 1993 to facilitate the fingerprint checks authorized 
     by that act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Evans, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Costello, Mr. Thune, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Hulshof, Ms. Danner, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hill, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Yates, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, and Mr. Bonior):
       H.R. 2489. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the incentives for alcohol used as a 
     fuel shall be extended as part of any extension of fuel tax 
     rates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LARGENT:
       H.R. 2490. A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 2491. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to make permanent the religious worker visa program; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2492. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude certain severance payments from gross income 
     and to allow a refundable credit for job training expenses of 
     older long-time employees who are laid off; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Andrews, and Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut):
       H. Con. Res. 152. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that all parties to the multiparty 
     peace talks regarding Northern Ireland should condemn 
     violence and fully integrate internationally recognized human 
     rights standards and adequately address outstanding human 
     rights violations as part of the peace process; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana):
       H. Res. 231. A resolution urging the President to make 
     clear to the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 
     the commitment of the American people in support of

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     democracy and religious and economic freedom for the people 
     of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para. 102.33  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 12: Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 23: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 84: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 96: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 336: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 492: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 631: Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 634: Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 725: Mr. Stump and Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 875: Mr. LaHood and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 934: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Conyers, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 1022: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1047: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. Fawell, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Souder, 
     and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Flake.
       H.R. 1126: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Costello, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and 
     Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1264: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1335: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hobson, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and 
     Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1595: Ms. Pryce of Ohio and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1609: Mr. Jackson, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and 
     Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Linder and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Dreier, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan.
       H.R. 1754: Mr. Sessions, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. 
     Spence.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Clement, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
     Schiff, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Davis of Virginia, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Christensen, 
     Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Bereuter, Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York, Mr. Gutknecht, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Ramstad, 
     Mr. Neumann, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 1849: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1970: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1984: Ms. Carson, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Cannon, and Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Mr. Torres, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Mr. Bass, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2113: Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 2140: Mr. Green.
       H.R. 2212: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 2248: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
     Hilleary, Mr. Sisisky, Ms. Waters, Mr. Jones, Mr. Gephardt, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Obey, and 
     Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 2293: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 2321: Mr. Christensen and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 2345: Mr. Markey, Mr. Farr of California, and Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 2385: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2387: Mr. Visclosky, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
     Brown of California, Mr. Markey, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
     Mr. Strickland, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Bachus, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Cook, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Levin, 
     Mr. Vento, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2409: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
     McNulty.
       H.R. 2428: Mr. Stark, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Yates, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2449: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Upton, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
     Istook, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2465: Mr. Mica, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Campbell, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gibbons, 
     Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hill, 
     Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
     Kolbe, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, 
     Mr. Packard, Mr. Paul, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
     Souder, Mr. Stump, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. White.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
     Waters, Mr. Borski, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Dellums.
       H. Con. Res. 19: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 132: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Andrews, 
     and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Sandlin and Ms. Eshoo.
       H. Res. 83: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Baldacci.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Gibbons.
       H. Res. 224: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
     Minge, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Evans.
       H. Res. 229: Mr. Capps, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Frost.

para. 102.34  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. 2029: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
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                   THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1997 (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, September 17, 1997.
  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. 103.2  communications

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

       5085. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Amended Assessment Rate for Domestically Produced Peanuts 
     Handled by Persons Not Subject to Marketing Agreement No. 
     146, and for Marketing Agreement No. 146 Regulating the 
     Quality of Domestically Produced Peanuts [Docket No. FV97-
     998-3 IFR] received September 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5086. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Imported Seed and Screenings [Docket 
     No. 93-126-5] (RIN: 0579-AA64) received September 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5087. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Reporting Requirements 
     For Risk/Benefit Information [OPP-60010H; FRL-5739-1] (RIN: 
     2070-AB50) received September 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5088. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cloransulam-methyl; 
     Pesticide Tolerances [OPP-300550; FRL-5744-2] (RIN: 2070-
     AB78) received September 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5089. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tree Assistance Program 
     [Workplan No. 97-011] (RIN: 0560-AF17) received September 15, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5090. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an amendment to the FY 1998 
     appropriations request for the Department of the Treasury, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 105--132); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       5091. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting amendments to the FY 1998 appropriations 
     requests for the Office of the United States Trade 
     Representative (USTR) and the Department of Transportation, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 105-133); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       5092. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Home Investment Partnerships 
     Program--Additional Streamlining [Docket No. FR-4111-F-02] 
     (RIN: 2501-AC30) received September 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       5093. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to India, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5094. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Technical 
     Amendment to the Community Support Requirement [No. 97-56] 
     (RIN: 3069-AA35) received September 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       5095. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's ``Major'' final rule--Standards of 
     Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission 
     Guidelines for Existing Sources: Hospital, Medical, and Infec

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     tious Waste Incinerators [AD-FRL-5878-8] (RIN: 2060-AC62) 
     received September 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5096. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans for the State of 
     Alabama--Proposed Disapproval of the Request to Redesignate 
     the Birmingham, Alabama (Jefferson and Shelby Counties) 
     Marginal Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment and the 
     Associated Maintenance Plan [AL-40-7142; FRL-5895-5] received 
     September 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5097. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Commonwealth of Virginia; Interim Final Determination for the 
     Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Programs 
     [VA-056-5023; FRL-5895-6] received September 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5098. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Texas: Final 
     Authorization and Incorporation By Reference of State 
     Hazardous Waste Management Program [FRL-5871-3] received 
     September 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5099. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan: Employee Commute 
     Options (Employer Trip Reduction) Program for Texas [TX-21-1-
     7345a; FRL-5894-4] September 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5100. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Priorities 
     List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites [FRL-5895-8] 
     received September 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5101. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Reasonably Available 
     Control Technology for Oxides of Nitrogen for Specific 
     Sources in the State of New York [Region 2 Docket No. NY24-2-
     172b, FRL-5892-5] received September 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5102. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final rule--
     Rulemaking to Amend Parts 1, 2, 21, and 25 of the 
     Commission's Rules to Redesignate the 27.5-29.5 GHz Frequency 
     Band, to Establish Rules and Policies for Local Multipoint 
     Distribution Service and for Fixed Satellite Services; 
     Petitions for Reconsideration of the Commission's Competitive 
     Bidding Rules [CC Docket No. 92-297] received September 17, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5103. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Disqualification of a Clinical Investigator [Docket No. 
     95N-0138] received September 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5104. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Definition of Safety-Related 
     Structures, Systems, and Components; Technical Amendment 
     (RIN: 3150-AF75) received September 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5105. A letter from the Director, Bureau of the Census, 
     transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Revision of Section 
     30.56(b): Conditional Exemptions for Filing Shipper's Export 
     Declarations (SED) for Tools of Trade [Docket No. 970624153-
     7228-02] (RIN: 0607-AA23) received September 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5106. A letter from the Information Officer, Defense 
     Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5107. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Retirement 
     Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Methods of Withdrawing Funds from the Thrift Savings 
     Plan [5 CFR Part 1650] received September 17, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       5108. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Retirement 
     Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Claims Collection [5 CFR Part 1639] received September 
     17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5109. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Retirement 
     Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule--Correction of Administrative Errors [5 CFR Part 1605] 
     received September 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5110. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program: Merger of 
     Life Insurance Regulations; Living Benefits; Assignment of 
     Life Insurance (RIN: 3206-AF32, 3206-AG79, 3206-AG68) 
     received September 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5111. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Pay Administration (General); Severance Pay for Panama Canal 
     Commission Employees (RIN: 3206-AF89) received September 17, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5112. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock by Trawl 
     Vessels Using Nonpelagic Trawl Gear in Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 091097C] 
     received September 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5113. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in 
     Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 
     961126334-7025-02; I.D. 091097D] received September 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5114. A letter from the National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; 
     Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category [I.D. 090897C] 
     received September 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5115. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Virginia Regulatory Program [VA-106-FOR] received 
     September 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5116. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Buy 
     America; Rolling Stock, Technical Amendment (RIN: 2132-AA59) 
     received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5117. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft-Manufactured 
     Model S-64E Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-SW-04-AD; Amdt. 39-10130; AD 97-19-10] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received September 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5118. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-220-AD; Amdt. 39-10121; AD 97-19-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5119. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-229-AD; Amdt. 39-10125; AD 97-19-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5120. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Model Falcon 2000 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-182-AD; Amdt. 39-10127; AD 97-19-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5121. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 
     214ST Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 94-SW-28-AD; Amdt. 39-10129; AD 97-19-09] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received September 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5122. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-180-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10128; AD 97-19-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5123. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Eagle River, WI (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-24] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5124. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting

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     the Department's final rule--Establishment of Class E 
     Airspace; Frostburg, PA; Correction (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-007] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received September 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5125. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Lawrenceville, IL (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-25] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5126. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Preston, MN (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-20] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5127. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification to the Saipan Class D Airspace Area; CQ (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-6] (RIN: 
     2120-AA66) received September 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5128. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Moorhead, MN (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-21] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5129. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Regulations 
     Governing Book-Entry Treasury Bonds, Notes and Bills [31 CFR 
     Part 357] received August 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5130. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Penalty-free Withdrawals from IRAs for Higher Education 
     Expenses [Notice 97-53] received September 16, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5131. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Interpretation of Federal Means-Tested Public Benefit--
     received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5132. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to require that 
     the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services develop and implement a scientific, cost-
     effective strategy to effectively and efficiently address the 
     public health risks related to shell eggs and egg products, 
     including risks during transportation and storage; jointly to 
     the Committees on Commerce and Agriculture.
       5133. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report entitled ``Protecting Workers 
     Exposed to Lead-Based Paint Hazards,'' pursuant to Public Law 
     102--550, section 405(c)(2); jointly to the Committees on 
     Commerce and Education and the Workforce. 

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 without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 134. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol to allow Members of Congress to 
     greet and receive His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew.

  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:

       H.R. 2264. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes, and
       H.R. 2378. 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, 1998, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2264) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Specter, 
Mr. Cochran, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Bond, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Craig, 
Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hollins, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
Bumpers, Mr. Reid, Mr. Kohl, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Byrd, 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. 2378) ``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, 1998, and for other purposes,'' requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mr. Campbell, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Kohl, 
and Ms. Mikulski, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 101-445, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, appoints Charles H. 
White, of Mississippi, to the National Nutrition Monitoring Advisory 
Council.

para. 103.4  motion to adjourn

  Mr. DOGGETT moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, 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

41

When there appeared

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Nays

370

para. 103.5                   [Roll No. 405]

                                YEAS--41

     Allen
     Berry
     Bonior
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Hastings (FL)
     Kaptur
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                                NAYS--370

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan

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     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Andrews
     Becerra
     Bonilla
     Burr
     Clayton
     Davis (FL)
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Hinchey
     Hunter
     Largent
     Meek
     Moran (VA)
     Oberstar
     Oxley
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Yates
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 103.6  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, 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, September 17, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOGGETT 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

337

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affirmative

Nays

78

para. 103.7                   [Roll No. 406]

                                AYES--337

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--78

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Borski
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     DeFazio
     Doggett
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hulshof
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Moran (KS)
     Nussle
     Pallone
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaffer, Bob
     Shadegg
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Andrews
     Bonilla
     Burr
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Hunter
     Meek
     Oberstar
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Schiff
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 103.8  providing for the consideration of h. res. 168

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 230):

       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 resolution (H. Res. 168) to implement the recommendations 
     of the bipartisan House Ethics Reform Task Force. The first 
     reading of the resolution shall be dispensed with. General 
     debate shall be confined to the resolution and shall not 
     exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by 
     Representative Livingston of Louisiana and Representative 
     Cardin of Maryland or their designees. After general debate 
     the resolution shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. The resolution shall be considered as read. 
     No amendment shall be in order except those printed in the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution. Each 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 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 resolution for amendment the Committee 
     shall rise and report the resolution to the House with such 
     amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered on the resolution and 
     amendments thereto to final adoption without intervening 
     motion or demand for division of the question except one 
     motion to recommit.


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  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. 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

227

When there appeared

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Nays

191

para. 103.9                   [Roll No. 407]

                                YEAS--227

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Fattah
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Johnson, Sam
     Largent
     Meek
     Oberstar
     Schiff
     Stupak
     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. 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. 103.10  house ethics reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 230 
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 
resolution (H. Res. 168):

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. USE OF NON-COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

       (a) Rules Amendment.--Clause 6(a) of rule X of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(3)(A) At the beginning of each Congress--
       ``(i) the Speaker (or his designee) shall designate a list 
     of 10 Members from the majority party; and
       ``(ii) the minority leader (or his designee) shall 
     designate a list of 10 Members from the minority party;

     who are not members of the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct and who may be assigned to serve as a member of an 
     investigative subcommittee of that committee during that 
     Congress. Members so chosen shall be announced to the House.
       ``(B) Whenever the chairman and ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct jointly 
     determine that Members designated under subdivision (A) 
     should be assigned to serve on an investigative subcommittee 
     of that committee, they shall each select the same number of 
     Members of his respective party from the list to serve on 
     that subcommittee.''.
       (b) Conforming Rules Amendment.--Clause 6(b)(2)(A) of rule 
     X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
     inserting after the first sentence the following new 
     sentence: ``Service on an investigative subcommittee of the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct pursuant to 
     paragraph (a)(3) shall not be counted against the limitation 
     on subcommittee service.''.

     SEC. 2. DURATION OF SERVICE ON THE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF 
                   OFFICIAL CONDUCT.

       The second sentence of clause 6(a)(2) of rule X of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as 
     follows: ``No Member shall serve as a member of the Committee 
     on Standards of Official Conduct for more than two Congresses 
     in any period of three 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 a Member having served on the committee for two 
     Congresses shall be eligible for election to the committee as 
     chairman or ranking minority member for one additional 
     Congress. Not less than two Members from each party shall 
     rotate off the committee at the end of each Congress.''.

     SEC. 3. COMMITTEE AGENDAS.

       The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt 
     rules providing that the chairman shall establish the agenda 
     for meetings of the committee, but shall not preclude the 
     ranking minority member from placing any item on the agenda.

     SEC. 4. COMMITTEE STAFF.

       (a) Committee Rules.--The Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct shall adopt rules providing that:
       (1)(A) The staff is to be assembled and retained as a 
     professional, nonpartisan staff.
       (B) Each member of the staff shall be professional and 
     demonstrably qualified for the position for which he is 
     hired.
       (C) The staff as a whole and each member of the staff shall 
     perform all official duties in a nonpartisan manner.
       (D) No member of the staff shall engage in any partisan 
     political activity directly affecting any congressional or 
     presidential election.
       (E) No member of the staff or outside counsel may accept 
     public speaking engagements

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     or write for publication on any subject that is in any way 
     related to his or her employment or duties with the committee 
     without specific prior approval from the chairman and ranking 
     minority member.
       (F) No member of the staff or outside counsel may make 
     public, unless approved by an affirmative vote of a majority 
     of the members of the committee, any information, document, 
     or other material that is confidential, derived from 
     executive session, or classified and that is obtained during 
     the course of employment with the committee.
       (2)(A) All staff members shall be appointed by an 
     affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
     committee. Such vote shall occur at the first meeting of the 
     membership of the committee during each Congress and as 
     necessary during the Congress.
       (B) Subject to the approval of Committee on House 
     Oversight, the committee may retain counsel not employed by 
     the House of Representatives whenever the committee 
     determines, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 
     members of the committee, that the retention of outside 
     counsel is necessary and appropriate.
       (C) If the committee determines that it is necessary to 
     retain staff members for the purpose of a particular 
     investigation or other proceeding, then such staff shall be 
     retained only for the duration of that particular 
     investigation or proceeding.
       (3) Outside counsel may be dismissed prior to the end of a 
     contract between the committee and such counsel only by an 
     affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
     committee.
       (4) Only subparagraphs (C), (E), and (F) of paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to shared staff.
       (b) Additional Committee Staff.--In addition to any other 
     staff provided for by law, rule, or other authority, with 
     respect to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
     the chairman and ranking minority member each may appoint one 
     individual as a shared staff member from his or her personal 
     staff to perform service for the committee. Such shared staff 
     may assist the chairman or ranking minority member on any 
     subcommittee on which he serves.

     SEC. 5. MEETINGS AND HEARINGS.

       (a) House Rules.--(1) Clause 4(e)(3) of rule X of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3)(A) Notwithstanding clause 2(g)(1) of rule XI, each 
     meeting of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or 
     any subcommittee thereof shall occur in executive session, 
     unless the committee or subcommittee by an affirmative vote 
     of a majority of its members opens the meeting to the public.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI, hearings 
     of an adjudicatory subcommittee or sanction hearings held by 
     the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall be held 
     in open session unless the subcommittee or committee, in open 
     session by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members, 
     closes all or part of the remainder of the hearing on that 
     day to the public.''.
       (2)(A) The first sentence of clause 2(g)(1) of rule XI of 
     the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
     inserting ``(except the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct)'' after ``thereof''.
       (B) The first sentence of clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting 
     ``(except the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct)'' 
     after ``thereof''.
       (b) Committee Rules.--The Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct shall adopt rules providing that--
       (1) all meetings of the committee or any subcommittee 
     thereof shall occur in executive session unless the committee 
     or subcommittee by an affirmative vote of a majority of its 
     members opens the meeting or hearing to the public; and
       (2) any hearing held by an adjudicatory subcommittee or any 
     sanction hearing held by the committee shall be open to the 
     public unless the committee or subcommittee by an affirmative 
     vote of a majority of its members closes the hearing to the 
     public.

     SEC. 6. CONFIDENTIALITY OATHS.

       Clause 4(e) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(4) Before any member, officer, or employee of the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, including members 
     of any subcommittee of the committee selected pursuant to 
     clause 6(a)(3) and shared staff, may have access to 
     information that is confidential under the rules of the 
     committee, the following oath (or affirmation) shall be 
     executed:

     `I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not disclose, to 
     any person or entity outside the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct, any information received in the course of 
     my service with the committee, except as authorized by the 
     committee 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. This 
     subparagraph establishes a standard of conduct within the 
     meaning of subparagraph (1)(B). Breaches of confidentiality 
     shall be investigated by the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct and appropriate action shall be taken.''.

     SEC. 7. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.

       The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt 
     rules providing that, unless otherwise determined by a vote 
     of the committee, only the chairman or ranking minority 
     member, after consultation with each other, may make public 
     statements regarding matters before the committee or any 
     subcommittee thereof.

     SEC. 8. CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMMITTEE VOTES.

       (a) Records.--The last sentence in clause 2(e)(1) of rule 
     XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
     adding before the period at the end the following: ``, except 
     that in the case of rollcall votes in the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct taken in executive session, the 
     result of any such vote shall not be made available for 
     inspection by the public without an affirmative vote of a 
     majority of the members of the committee''.
       (b) Reports.--Clause 2(l)(2)(B) of rule XI of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``The preceding sentence shall 
     not apply to votes taken in executive session by the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.''.

     SEC. 9. FILINGS BY NON-MEMBERS OF INFORMATION OFFERED AS A 
                   COMPLAINT.

       (a) Filings Sponsored by Members.--Clause 4(e)(2)(B) of 
     rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is 
     amended by striking ``or submitted to'', by inserting ``(I)'' 
     after ``(i)'', by striking ``a complaint'' and inserting 
     ``information offered as a complaint'', and by adding after 
     subdivision (I) the following new subdivision:
       ``(II) upon receipt of information offered as a complaint, 
     in writing and under oath, from an individual not a Member of 
     the House provided that a Member of the House certifies in 
     writing to the committee that he or she believes the 
     information is submitted in good faith and warrants the 
     review and consideration of the committee, or''.
       (b) Direct Filing.--Clause 4(e)(2)(B)(ii) of rule X of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(ii) upon receipt of information offered as a complaint, 
     in writing and under oath, directly from an individual not a 
     Member of the House.''.

     SEC. 10. REQUIREMENTS TO CONSTITUTE A COMPLAINT.

       (a) Procedural Requirements.--The Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct shall amend its rules regarding procedural 
     requirements governing information submitted as a complaint 
     pursuant to clause 4(e)(2)(B)(ii) of rule X of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives to provide that--
       (1) an individual who submits information to the committee 
     offered as a complaint must either have personal knowledge of 
     conduct which is the basis of the violation alleged in the 
     information, or base the information offered as a complaint 
     upon--
       (A) information received from another individual who the 
     complainant has a good faith reason to believe has personal 
     knowledge of such conduct; or
       (B) his personal review of--
       (i) documents kept in the ordinary course of business, 
     government, or personal affairs; or
       (ii) photographs, films, videotapes, or recordings;

     that contain information regarding conduct which is the basis 
     of a violation alleged in the information offered as a 
     complaint;
       (2) a complainant or an individual from whom the 
     complainant obtains information will be found to have 
     personal knowledge of conduct which is the basis of the 
     violation alleged in the information offered as a complaint 
     if the complainant or that individual witnessed or was a 
     participant in such conduct; and
       (3) an individual who submits information offered as a 
     complaint consisting solely of information contained in a 
     news or opinion source or publication that he believes to be 
     true does not have the requisite personal knowledge.
       (b) Time for Determination.--The Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct shall amend its rules regarding complaints 
     to provide that whenever information offered as a complaint 
     is submitted to the committee, the chairman and ranking 
     minority member shall have 14 calendar days or 5 legislative 
     days, whichever occurs first, to determine whether the 
     information meets the requirements of the committee's rules 
     for what constitutes a complaint.

     SEC. 11. DUTIES OF CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBER 
                   REGARDING PROPERLY FILED COMPLAINTS.

       (a) Committee Rules.--The Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct shall adopt rules providing that whenever 
     the chairman and ranking minority member jointly determine 
     that information submitted to the committee meets the 
     requirements of the committee's rules for what constitutes a 
     complaint, they shall have 45 calendar days or 5 legislative 
     days, whichever is later, after the date that the chairman 
     and ranking minority member determine that information filed 
     meets the requirements of the committee's rules for what 
     constitutes a complaint, unless the committee by an 
     affirmative vote of a majority of its members votes 
     otherwise, to--
       (1) recommend to the committee that it dispose of the 
     complaint, or any portion thereof, in any manner that does 
     not require action by the House, which may include dismissal 
     of the complaint or resolution of the complaint by a letter 
     to the Member, officer, or employee of the House against whom 
     the complaint is made;
       (2) establish an investigative subcommittee; or
       (3) request that the committee extend the applicable 45-
     calendar day or 5-legislative

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     day period by one additional 45-calendar day period when they 
     determine more time is necessary in order to make a 
     recommendation under paragraph (1).
       (b) House Rules.--Clause 4(e)(2)(A) of rule X of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting 
     ``(i)'' after ``(A)'', by striking ``and no'' and inserting 
     ``and, except as provided by subdivision (ii), no'', and by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii)(I) Upon the receipt of information offered as a 
     complaint that is in compliance with this rule and the 
     committee rules, the chairman and ranking minority member may 
     jointly appoint members to serve as an investigative 
     subcommittee.
       ``(II) The chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     committee may jointly gather additional information 
     concerning alleged conduct which is the basis of a complaint 
     or of information offered as a complaint until they have 
     established an investigative subcommittee or the chairman or 
     ranking minority member has placed on the committee agenda 
     the issue of whether to establish an investigative 
     subcommittee.''.
       (c) Disposition of Properly Filed Complaints by Chairman 
     and Ranking Minority Member if no Action Taken by Them Within 
     Prescribed Time Limit.--The Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct shall adopt rules providing that if the 
     chairman and ranking minority member jointly determine that 
     information submitted to the committee meets the requirements 
     of the committee rules for what constitutes a complaint, and 
     the complaint is not disposed of within the applicable time 
     periods under subsection (a), then they shall establish an 
     investigative subcommittee and forward the complaint, or any 
     portion thereof, to that subcommittee for its consideration. 
     However, if, at any time during those periods, either the 
     chairman or ranking minority member places on the agenda the 
     issue of whether to establish an investigative subcommittee, 
     then an investigative subcommittee may be established only by 
     an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
     committee.
       (d) House Rules.--Clause 4(e)(2)(B) of rule X of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentences:

     ``If a complaint is not disposed of within the applicable 
     time periods set forth in the rules of the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct, then the chairman and ranking 
     minority member shall jointly establish an investigative 
     subcommittee and forward the complaint, or any portion 
     thereof, to that subcommittee for its consideration. However, 
     if, at any time during those periods, either the chairman or 
     ranking minority member places on the agenda the issue of 
     whether to establish an investigative subcommittee,then an 
     investigative subcommittee may be established only by an 
     affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
     committee.''.

     SEC. 12. DUTIES OF CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBER 
                   REGARDING INFORMATION NOT CONSTITUTING A 
                   COMPLAINT.

       The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt 
     rules providing that whenever the chairman and ranking 
     minority member jointly determine that information submitted 
     to the committee does not meet the requirements for what 
     constitutes a complaint set forth in the committee rules, 
     they may--
       (1) return the information to the complainant with a 
     statement that it fails to meet the requirements for what 
     constitutes a complaint set forth in the committee's rules; 
     or
       (2) recommend to the committee that it authorize the 
     establishment of an investigative subcommittee.

     SEC. 13. INVESTIGATIVE AND ADJUDICATORY SUBCOMMITTEES.

       The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt 
     rules providing that--
       (1)(A) investigative subcommittees shall be comprised of 4 
     Members (with equal representation from the majority and 
     minority parties) whenever such subcommittee is established 
     pursuant to the rules of the committee; and
       (B) adjudicatory subcommittees shall be comprised of the 
     members of the committee who did not serve on the 
     investigative subcommittee (with equal representation from 
     the majority and minority parties) whenever such subcommittee 
     is established pursuant to the rules of the committee;
       (2) at the time of appointment, the chairman shall 
     designate one member of the subcommittee to serve as chairman 
     and the ranking minority member shall designate one member of 
     the subcommittee to serve as the ranking minority member of 
     the investigative subcommittee or adjudicatory subcommittee; 
     and
       (3) the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     committee may serve as members of an investigative 
     subcommittee, but may not serve as non-voting, ex officio 
     members.

     SEC. 14. STANDARD OF PROOF FOR ADOPTION OF STATEMENT OF 
                   ALLEGED VIOLATION.

       The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall amend 
     its rules to provide that an investigative subcommittee may 
     adopt a statement of alleged violation only if it determines 
     by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
     committee that there is substantial reason to believe that a 
     violation of the Code of Official Conduct, or of a law, rule, 
     regulation, or other standard of conduct applicable to the 
     performance of official duties or the discharge of official 
     responsibilities by a Member, officer, or employee of the 
     House of Representatives has occurred.

     SEC. 15. SUBCOMMITTEE POWERS.

       (a) Subpoena Power.--
       (1) House rules.--Clause 2(m)(2)(A) of rule XI of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives is amended--
       (A) in the second sentence by striking ``The'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided by the next sentence, the''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting after the second sentence the following 
     new sentence: ``In the case of the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct or any subcommittee thereof, a subpoena may 
     be authorized and issued by the committee only when 
     authorized by a majority of the members voting (a majority 
     being present) or by a subcommittee only when authorized by 
     an affirmative vote of a majority of its members.''.
       (2) Committee rules.--The Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct shall adopt rules providing that an 
     investigative subcommittee or an adjudicatory subcommittee 
     may authorize and issue subpoenas only when authorized by an 
     affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
     subcommittee.
       (b) Expansion of Scope of Investigations.--The Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt rules providing 
     that an investigative subcommittee may, upon an affirmative 
     vote of a majority of its members, expand the scope of its 
     investigation without the approval of the committee.
       (c) Amendments of Statements of Alleged Violation.--The 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt rules 
     to provide that--
       (1) an investigative subcommittee may, upon an affirmative 
     vote of a majority of its members, amend its statement of 
     alleged violation anytime before the statement of alleged 
     violation is transmitted to the committee; and
       (2) if an investigative subcommittee amends its statement 
     of alleged violation, the respondent shall be notified in 
     writing and shall have 30 calendar days from the date of that 
     notification to file an answer to the amended statement of 
     alleged violation.

     SEC. 16. DUE PROCESS RIGHTS OF RESPONDENTS.

       The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall amend 
     its rules to provide that--
       (1) not less than 10 calendar days before a scheduled vote 
     by an investigative subcommittee on a statement of alleged 
     violation, the subcommittee shall provide the respondent with 
     a copy of the statement of alleged violation it intends to 
     adopt together with all evidence it intends to use to prove 
     those charges which it intends to adopt, including 
     documentary evidence, witness testimony, memoranda of witness 
     interviews, and physical evidence, unless the subcommittee by 
     an affirmative vote of a majority of its members decides to 
     withhold certain evidence in order to protect a witness, but 
     if such evidence is withheld, the subcommittee shall inform 
     the respondent that evidence is being withheld and of the 
     count to which such evidence relates;
       (2) neither the respondent nor his counsel shall, directly 
     or indirectly, contact the subcommittee or any member thereof 
     during the period of time set forth in paragraph (1) except 
     for the sole purpose of settlement discussions where counsels 
     for the respondent and the subcommittee are present;
       (3) if, at any time after the issuance of a statement of 
     alleged violation, the committee or any subcommittee thereof 
     determines that it intends to use evidence not provided to a 
     respondent under paragraph (1) to prove the charges contained 
     in the statement of alleged violation (or any amendment 
     thereof), such evidence shall be made immediately available 
     to the respondent, and it may be used in any further 
     proceeding under the committee's rules;
       (4) evidence provided pursuant to paragraph (1) or (3) 
     shall be made available to the respondent and his or her 
     counsel only after each agrees, in writing, that no document, 
     information, or other materials obtained pursuant to that 
     paragraph shall be made public until--
       (A) such time as a statement of alleged violation is made 
     public by the committee if the respondent has waived the 
     adjudicatory hearing; or
       (B) the commencement of an adjudicatory hearing if the 
     respondent has not waived an adjudicatory hearing;

     but the failure of respondent and his counsel to so agree in 
     writing, and therefore not receive the evidence, shall not 
     preclude the issuance of a statement of alleged violation at 
     the end of the period referred to in paragraph (1);
       (5) a respondent shall receive written notice whenever--
       (A) the chairman and ranking minority member determine that 
     information the committee has received constitutes a 
     complaint;
       (B) a complaint or allegation is transmitted to an 
     investigative subcommittee;
       (C) that subcommittee votes to authorize its first subpoena 
     or to take testimony under oath, whichever occurs first; and
       (D) an investigative subcommittee votes to expand the scope 
     of its investigation;
       (6) whenever an investigative subcommittee adopts a 
     statement of alleged violation and a respondent enters into 
     an agreement with that subcommittee to settle a complaint on 
     which that statement is based, that agreement, unless the 
     respondent re

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     quests otherwise, shall be in writing and signed by the 
     respondent and respondent's counsel, the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the subcommittee, and the outside counsel, 
     if any;
       (7) statements or information derived solely from a 
     respondent or his counsel during any settlement discussions 
     between the committee or a subcommittee thereof and the 
     respondent shall not be included in any report of the 
     subcommittee or the committee or otherwise publicly disclosed 
     without the consent of the respondent; and
       (8) whenever a motion to establish an investigative 
     subcommittee does not prevail, the committee shall promptly 
     send a letter to the respondent informing him of such vote.

     SEC. 17. COMMITTEE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall amend 
     its rules to provide that--
       (1) whenever an investigative subcommittee does not adopt a 
     statement of alleged violation and transmits a report to that 
     effect to the committee, the committee may by an affirmative 
     vote of a majority of its members transmit such report to the 
     House of Representatives; and
       (2) whenever an investigative subcommittee adopts a 
     statement of alleged violation, the respondent admits to the 
     violations set forth in such statement, the respondent waives 
     his or her right to an adjudicatory hearing, and the 
     respondent's waiver is approved by the committee--
       (A) the subcommittee shall prepare a report for transmittal 
     to the committee, a final draft of which shall be provided to 
     the respondent not less than 15 calendar days before the 
     subcommittee votes on whether to adopt the report;
       (B) the respondent may submit views in writing regarding 
     the final draft to the subcommittee within 7 calendar days of 
     receipt of that draft;
       (C) the subcommittee shall transmit a report to the 
     committee regarding the statement of alleged violation 
     together with any views submitted by the respondent pursuant 
     to subparagraph (B), and the committee shall make the report 
     together with the respondent's views available to the public 
     before the commencement of any sanction hearing; and
       (D) the committee shall by an affirmative vote of a 
     majority of its members issue a report and transmit such 
     report to the House of Representatives, together with the 
     respondent's views previously submitted pursuant to 
     subparagraph (B) and any additional views respondent may 
     submit for attachment to the final report; and
       (3) members of the committee shall have not less than 72 
     hours to review any report transmitted to the committee by an 
     investigative subcommittee before both the commencement of a 
     sanction hearing and the committee vote on whether to adopt 
     the report.

     SEC. 18. REFERRALS TO FEDERAL OR STATE AUTHORITIES.

       Clause 4(e)(1)(C) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by striking ``with the approval of 
     the House'' and inserting ``either with the approval of the 
     House or by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members 
     of the committee''.

     SEC. 19. FRIVOLOUS FILINGS.

       Clause 4(e) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(5)(A) If a complaint or information offered as a 
     complaint is deemed frivolous by an affirmative vote of a 
     majority of the members of the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct, the committee may take such action as it, 
     by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members, deems 
     appropriate in the circumstances.
       ``(B) Complaints filed before the One Hundred Fifth 
     Congress may not be deemed frivolous by the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct.''.

     SEC. 20. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall--
       (1) clarify its rules to provide that whenever the 
     committee votes to authorize an investigation on its own 
     initiative, the chairman and ranking minority member shall 
     establish an investigative subcommittee to undertake such 
     investigation;
       (2) revise its rules to refer to hearings held by an 
     adjudicatory subcommittee as adjudicatory hearings; and
       (3) make such other amendments to its rules as necessary to 
     conform such rules to this resolution.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, 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. LIVINGSTON:

       At the end, add the following new section:

     SEC. 21. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This resolution and the amendments made by it apply with 
     respect to any complaint or information offered as a 
     complaint that is or has been filed during this Congress.
         

Yeas

420

It was decided in the

Nays

0

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 103.12                  [Roll No. 408]

                                AYES--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

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                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Kim
       

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bonilla
     Conyers
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Granger
     Meek
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Pickering
     Schiff
  So the amendment was 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. MURTHA:

       Page 9, strike line 16 and all that follows thereafter 
     through page 10, line 10, and insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 9. FILINGS BY NON-MEMBERS OF INFORMATION OFFERED AS A 
                   COMPLAINT.

       (a) Filings Sponsored by Members.--Clause 4(e)(2)(B) of 
     Rule X of the rules of the House of Representatives is 
     amended by striking ``or submitted to'', by striking ``a 
     complaint'' and inserting ``information offered as a 
     complaint'', and by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii) upon receipt of information offered as a complaint, 
     in writing and under oath, from an individual not a Member of 
     the House provided that a Member of the House certifies in 
     writing to the committee that he or she believes the 
     information is submitted in good faith and warrants the 
     review and consideration of the committee.
       Page 10, strike line 12 and all that follows thereafter 
     through page 11, line 23, and on line 24, strike ``(b) Time 
     for Determination.--.''

Yeas

228

It was decided in the

Nays

193

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 103.14                  [Roll No. 409]

                                AYES--228

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--193

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Kim
       

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bonilla
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     McCollum
     Meek
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Schiff
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was 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. TAUZIN:

       Page 14, line 21, after the period, add the following new 
     sentence: ``If 180 calendar days have passed since a motion 
     to establish an investigative subcommittee did not prevail, 
     the complaint shall be dismissed without prejudice.''.
       Page 15, line 12, before the quotation marks, add the 
     following new sentence: ``If 180 calendar days have passed 
     since a motion to establish an investigative subcommittee did 
     not prevail, the complaint shall be dismissed without 
     prejudice.''.
       Page 22, line 16, strike ``and'', on line 20, strike the 
     period and insert ``; and'', and after line 20, insert the 
     following new paragraph:
       (9) if 180 calendar days have passed since a motion to 
     establish an investigative subcommittee did not prevail, the 
     committee shall send a letter to the complainant and the 
     respondent stating that the complaint has been dismissed 
     without prejudice.
         

Yeas

181

It was decided in the

Nays

236

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para. 103.16                  [Roll No. 410]

                                AYES--181

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)

[[Page 1510]]


     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker

                                NOES--236

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Kim
       

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bonilla
     Clay
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Hastings (FL)
     Largent
     Meek
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Porter
     Schiff
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (AK)
  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. BUNNING:

       Page 17, strike line 22 and all that follows thereafter 
     through page 18, line 9, and insert the following: amended in 
     the first sentence by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``, except in the case of a subcommittee of the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, a subpoena may be 
     authorized and issued only when authorized by an affirmative 
     vote of a majority of its members''.
       Page 18, line 21, strike ``without the approval'' and 
     insert ``when approved by an affirmative vote of a majority 
     of the members''.

Yeas

221

It was decided in the

Nays

194

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 103.18                  [Roll No. 411]

                                AYES--221

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--194

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Kim
       

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Baker
     Bonilla
     Clay
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Hastings (FL)
     Lipinski
     Meek
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Porter
     Schiff
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.

[[Page 1511]]

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 230, reported 
the resolution 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:

       At the end, add the following new section:

     SEC. 21. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This resolution and the amendments made by it apply with 
     respect to any complaint or information offered as a 
     complaint that is or has been filed during this Congress.

       Page 9, strike line 16 and all that follows thereafter 
     through page 10, line 10, and insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 9. FILINGS BY NON-MEMBERS OF INFORMATION OFFERED AS A 
                   COMPLAINT.

       (a) Filings Sponsored by Members.--Clause 4(e)(2)(B) of 
     Rule X of the rules of the House of Representatives is 
     amended by striking ``or submitted to'', by striking ``a 
     complaint'' and inserting ``information offered as a 
     complaint'', and by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii) upon receipt of information offered as a complaint, 
     in writing and under oath, from an individual not a Member of 
     the House provided that a Member of the House certifies in 
     writing to the committee that he or she believes the 
     information is submitted in good faith and warrants the 
     review and consideration of the committee.
       Page 10, strike line 12 and all that follows thereafter 
     through page 11, line 23, and on line 24, strike ``(b) Time 
     for Determination.--.''

       Page 17, strike line 22 and all that follows thereafter 
     through page 18, line 9, and insert the following: amended in 
     the first sentence by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``, except in the case of a subcommittee of the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, a subpoena may be 
     authorized and issued only when authorized by an affirmative 
     vote of a majority of its members''.
       Page 18, line 21, strike ``without the approval'' and 
     insert ``when approved by an affirmative vote of a majority 
     of the members''.

  Mr. CARDIN moved to recommit the resolution to the Committee on Rules 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendment:

       Strike out all after the resolving clause, and insert:

     SECTION 1. USE OF NON-COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

       (a) Rules Amendment.--Clause 6(a) of rule X of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(3)(A) At the beginning of each Congress--
       ``(i) the Speaker (or his designee) shall designate a list 
     of 11 Members from the majority party; and
       ``(ii) the minority leader (or his designee) shall 
     designate a list of 11 Members from the minority party;

     who are not members of the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct and who may be assigned to serve as a member of an 
     investigative subcommittee of that committee during that 
     Congress. Members so chosen shall be announced tothe House.
       ``(B) Whenever the chairman and ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct jointly 
     determine that Members designated under subdivision (A) 
     should be assigned to serve on an investigative subcommittee 
     of that committee, they shall each select the same number of 
     Members of his respective party from the list to serve on 
     that subcommittee.''.
       (b) Conforming Rules Amendment.--Clause 6(b)(2)(A) of rule 
     X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
     inserting after the first sentence the following new 
     sentence: ``Service on an investigative subcommittee of the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct pursuant to 
     paragraph (a)(3) shall not be counted against the limitation 
     on subcommittee service.''.

     SEC. 2. DURATION OF SERVICE ON THE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF 
                   OFFICIAL CONDUCT.

       The second sentence of clause 6(a)(2) of rule X of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as 
     follows: ``No Member shall serve as a member of the Committee 
     on Standards of Official Conduct for more than two Congresses 
     in any period of three 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 a Member having served on the committee for two 
     Congresses shall be eligible for election to the committee as 
     chairman or ranking minority member for one additional 
     Congress. Not less than two Members from each party shall 
     rotate off the committee at the end of each Congress.''.

     SEC. 3. COMMITTEE AGENDAS.

       The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt 
     rules providing that the chairman shall establish the agenda 
     for meetings of the committee, but shall not preclude the 
     ranking minority member from placing any item on the agenda.

     SEC. 4. COMMITTEE STAFF.

       (a) Committee Rules.--The Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct shall adopt rules providing that:
       (1)(A) The staff is to be assembled and retained as a 
     professional, nonpartisan staff.
       (B) Each member of the staff shall be professional and 
     demonstrably qualified for the position for which he is 
     hired.
       (C) The staff as a whole and each member of the staff shall 
     perform all official duties in a nonpartisan manner.
       (D) No member of the staff shall engage in any partisan 
     political activity directly affecting any congressional or 
     presidential election.
       (E) No member of the staff or outside counsel may accept 
     public speaking engagements or write for publication on any 
     subject that is in any way related to his or her employment 
     or duties with the committee without specific prior approval 
     from the chairman and ranking minority member.
       (F) No member of the staff or outside counsel may make 
     public, unless approved by an affirmative vote of a majority 
     of the members of the committee, any information, document, 
     or other material that is confidential, derived from 
     executive session, or classified and that is obtained during 
     the course of employment with the committee.
       (2)(A) All staff members shall be appointed by an 
     affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
     committee. Such vote shall occur at the first meeting of the 
     membership of the committee during each Congress and as 
     necessary during the Congress.
       (B) Subject to the approval of Committee on House 
     Oversight, the committee may retain counsel not employed by 
     the House of Representatives whenever the committee 
     determines, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 
     members of the committee, that the retention of outside 
     counsel is necessary and appropriate.
       (C) If the committee determines that it is necessary to 
     retain staff members for the purpose of a particular 
     investigation or other proceeding, then such staff shall be 
     retained only for the duration of that particular 
     investigation or proceeding.
       (3) Outside counsel may be dismissed prior to the end of a 
     contract between the committee and such counsel only by an 
     affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
     committee.
       (4) Only subparagraphs (C), (E), and (F) of paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to shared staff.
       (b) Additional Committee Staff.--In addition to any other 
     staff provided for by law, rule, or other authority, with 
     respect to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
     the chairman and ranking minority member each may appoint one 
     individual as a shared staff member from his or her personal 
     staff to perform service for the committee. Such shared staff 
     may assist the chairman or ranking minority member on any 
     subcommittee on which he serves.

     SEC. 5. MEETINGS AND HEARINGS.

       (a) House Rules.--(1) Clause 4(e)(3) of rule X of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3)(A) Notwithstanding clause 2(g)(1) of rule XI, each 
     meeting of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or 
     any subcommittee thereof shall occur in executive session, 
     unless the committee or subcommittee by an affirmative vote 
     of a majority of its members opens the meeting to the public.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI, hearings 
     of an adjudicatory subcommittee or sanction hearings held by 
     the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall be held 
     in open session unless the subcommittee or committee, in open 
     session by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members, 
     closes all or part of the remainder of the hearing on that 
     day to the public.''.
       (2)(A) The first sentence of clause 2(g)(1) of rule XI of 
     the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
     inserting ``(except the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct)'' after ``thereof''.
       (B) The first sentence of clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting 
     ``(except the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct)'' 
     after ``thereof''.
       (b) Committee Rules.--The Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct shall adopt rules providing that--
       (1) all meetings of the committee or any subcommittee 
     thereof shall occur in executive session unless the committee 
     or subcommittee by an affirmative vote of a majority of its 
     members opens the meeting or hearing to the public; and
       (2) any hearing held by an adjudicatory subcommittee or any 
     sanction hearing held by the committee shall be open to the 
     public unless the committee or subcommittee by an affirmative 
     vote of a majority of its members closes the hearing to the 
     public.

     SEC. 6. CONFIDENTIALITY OATHS.

       Clause 4(e) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(4) Before any member, officer, or employee of the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, including members 
     of any subcommittee of the committee selected pursuant to 
     clause 6(a)(3) and shared staff, may have access to 
     information that is confidential under the rules of the 
     committee, the following oath (or affirmation) shall be 
     executed:

     `I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not disclose, to 
     any person or entity outside the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct, any information received in the course of 
     my service with the committee, except as authorized by the 
     committee or in accordance with its rules.'


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     Copies of the executed oath shall be retained by the Clerk of 
     the House as part of the records of the House. This 
     subparagraph establishes a standard of conduct within the 
     meaning of subparagraph (1)(B). Breaches of confidentiality 
     shall be investigated by the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct and appropriate action shall be taken.''.

     SEC. 7. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.

       The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt 
     rules providing that, unless otherwise determined by a vote 
     of the committee, only the chairman or ranking minority 
     member, after consultation with each other, may make public 
     statements regarding matters before the committee or any 
     subcommittee thereof.

     SEC. 8. CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMMITTEE VOTES.

       (a) Records.--The last sentence in clause 2(e)(1) of rule 
     XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
     adding before the period at the end the following: ``, except 
     that in the case of rollcall votes in the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct taken in executive session, the 
     result of any such vote shall not be made available for 
     inspection by the public without an affirmative vote of a 
     majority of the members of the committee''.
       (b) Reports.--Clause 2(l)(2)(B) of rule XI of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``The preceding sentence shall 
     not apply to votes taken in executive session by the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.''.

     SEC. 9. FILINGS BY NON-MEMBERS OF INFORMATION OFFERED AS A 
                   COMPLAINT.

       (a) Filings Sponsored by Members.--Clause 4(e)(2)(B) of 
     rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is 
     amended by striking ``or submitted to'', by inserting ``(I)'' 
     after ``(i)'', by striking ``a complaint'' and inserting 
     ``information offered as a complaint'', and by adding after 
     subdivision (I) the following new subdivision:
       ``(II) upon receipt of information offered as a complaint, 
     in writing and under oath, from an individual not a Member of 
     the House provided that a Member of the House certifies in 
     writing to the committee that he or she believes the 
     information is submitted in good faith and warrants the 
     review and consideration of the committee, or''.
       (b) Direct Filing.--Clause 4(e)(2)(B)(ii) of rule X of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(ii) upon receipt of information offered as a complaint, 
     in writing and under oath, directly from an individual not a 
     Member of the House.''.

     SEC. 10. REQUIREMENTS TO CONSTITUTE A COMPLAINT.

       (a) Procedural Requirements.--The Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct shall amend its rules regarding procedural 
     requirements governing information submitted as a complaint 
     pursuant to clause 4(e)(2)(B)(ii) of rule X of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives to provide that--
       (1) an individual who submits information to the committee 
     offered as a complaint must either have personal knowledge of 
     conduct which is the basis of the violation alleged in the 
     information, or base the information offered as a complaint 
     upon--
       (A) information received from another individual who the 
     complainant has a good faith reason to believe has personal 
     knowledge of such conduct; or
       (B) his personal review of--
       (i) documents kept in the ordinary course of business, 
     government, or personal affairs; or
       (ii) photographs, films, videotapes, or recordings;

     that contain information regarding conduct which is the basis 
     of a violation alleged in the information offered as a 
     complaint;
       (2) a complainant or an individual from whom the 
     complainant obtains information will be found to have 
     personal knowledge of conduct which is the basis of the 
     violation alleged in the information offered as a complaint 
     if the complainant or that individual witnessed or was a 
     participant in such conduct; and
       (3) an individual who submits information offered as a 
     complaint consisting solely of information contained in a 
     news or opinion source or publication that he believes to be 
     true does not have the requisite personal knowledge.
       (b) Time for Determination.--The Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct shall amend its rules regarding complaints 
     to provide that whenever information offered as a complaint 
     is submitted to the committee, the chairman and ranking 
     minority member shall have 14 calendar days or 5 legislative 
     days, whichever occurs first, to determine whether the 
     information meets the requirements of the committee's rules 
     for what constitutes a complaint.

     SEC. 11. DUTIES OF CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBER 
                   REGARDING PROPERLY FILED COMPLAINTS.

       (a) Committee Rules.--The Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct shall adopt rules providing that whenever 
     the chairman and ranking minority member jointly determine 
     that information submitted to the committee meets the 
     requirements of the committee's rules for what constitutes a 
     complaint, they shall have 45 calendar days or 5 legislative 
     days, whichever is later, after the date that the chairman 
     and ranking minority member determine that information filed 
     meets the requirements of the committee's rules for what 
     constitutes a complaint, unless the committee by an 
     affirmative vote of a majority of its members votes 
     otherwise, to--
       (1) recommend to the committee that it dispose of the 
     complaint, or any portion thereof, in any manner that does 
     not require action by the House, which may include dismissal 
     of the complaint or resolution of the complaint by a letter 
     to the Member, officer, or employee of the House against whom 
     the complaint is made;
       (2) establish an investigative subcommittee; or
       (3) request that the committee extend the applicable 45-
     calendar day or 5-legislative day period by one additional 
     45-calendar day period when they determine more time is 
     necessary in order to make a recommendation under paragraph 
     (1).
       (b) House Rules.--Clause 4(e)(2)(A) of rule X of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting 
     ``(i)'' after ``(A)'', by striking ``and no'' and inserting 
     ``and, except as provided by subdivision (ii), no'', and by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii)(I) Upon the receipt of information offered as a 
     complaint that is in compliance with this rule and the 
     committee rules, the chairman and ranking minority member may 
     jointly appoint members to serve as an investigative 
     subcommittee.
       ``(II) The chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     committee may jointly gather additional information 
     concerning alleged conduct which is the basis of a complaint 
     or of information offered as a complaint until they have 
     established an investigative subcommittee or the chairman or 
     ranking minority member has placed on the committee agenda 
     the issue of whether to establish an investigative 
     subcommittee.''.
       (c) Disposition of Properly Filed Complaints by Chairman 
     and Ranking Minority Member if No Action Taken by Them Within 
     Prescribed Time Limit.--The Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct shall adopt rules providing that if the 
     chairman and ranking minority member jointly determine that 
     information submitted to the committee meets the requirements 
     of the committee rules for what constitutes a complaint, and 
     the complaint is not disposed of within the applicable time 
     periods under subsection (a), then they shall establish an 
     investigative subcommittee and forward the complaint, or any 
     portion thereof, to that subcommittee for its consideration. 
     However, if, at any time during those periods, either the 
     chairman or ranking minority member places on the agenda the 
     issue of whether to establish an investigative subcommittee, 
     then an investigative subcommittee may be established only by 
     an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
     committee.
       (d) House Rules.--Clause 4(e)(2)(B) of rule X of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentences:

     ``If a complaint is not disposed of within the applicable 
     time periods set forth in the rules of the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct, then the chairman and ranking 
     minority member shall jointly establish an investigative 
     subcommittee and forward the complaint, or any portion 
     thereof, to that subcommittee for its consideration. However, 
     if, at any time during those periods, either the chairman or 
     ranking minority member places on the agenda the issue of 
     whether to establish an investigative subcommittee,then an 
     investigative subcommittee may be established only by an 
     affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
     committee.''.

     SEC. 12. DUTIES OF CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBER 
                   REGARDING INFORMATION NOT CONSTITUTING A 
                   COMPLAINT.

       The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt 
     rules providing that whenever the chairman and ranking 
     minority member jointly determine that information submitted 
     to the committee does not meet the requirements for what 
     constitutes a complaint set forth in the committee rules, 
     they may--
       (1) return the information to the complainant with a 
     statement that it fails to meet the requirements for what 
     constitutes a complaint set forth in the committee's rules; 
     or
       (2) recommend to the committee that it authorize the 
     establishment of an investigative subcommittee.

     SEC. 13. INVESTIGATIVE AND ADJUDICATORY SUBCOMMITTEES.

       The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt 
     rules providing that--
       (1)(A) investigative subcommittees shall be comprised of 4 
     Members (with equal representation from the majority and 
     minority parties) whenever such subcommittee is established 
     pursuant to the rules of the committee; and
       (B) adjudicatory subcommittees shall be comprised of the 
     members of the committee who did not serve on the 
     investigative subcommittee (with equal representation from 
     the majority and minority parties) whenever such subcommittee 
     is established pursuant to the rules of the committee;
       (2) at the time of appointment, the chairman shall 
     designate one member of the subcommittee to serve as chairman 
     and the ranking minority member shall designate one member of 
     the subcommittee to serve as the ranking minority member of 
     the investigative subcommittee or adjudicatory subcommittee; 
     and
       (3) the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     committee may serve as members of an investigative 
     subcommittee, but may not serve as non-voting, ex officio 
     members.

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     SEC. 14. STANDARD OF PROOF FOR ADOPTION OF STATEMENT OF 
                   ALLEGED VIOLATION.

       The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall amend 
     its rules to provide that an investigative subcommittee may 
     adopt a statement of alleged violation only if it determines 
     by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
     committee that there is substantial reason to believe that a 
     violation of the Code of Official Conduct, or of a law, rule, 
     regulation, or other standard of conduct applicable to the 
     performance of official duties or the discharge of official 
     responsibilities by a Member, officer, or employee of the 
     House of Representatives has occurred.

     SEC. 15. SUBCOMMITTEE POWERS.

       (a) Subpoena Power.--
       (1) House rules.--Clause 2(m)(2)(A) of rule XI of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives is amended--
       (A) in the second sentence by striking ``The'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided by the next sentence, the''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting after the second sentence the following 
     new sentence: ``In the case of the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct or any subcommittee thereof, a subpoena may 
     be authorized and issued by the committee only when 
     authorized by a majority of the members voting (a majority 
     being present) or by a subcommittee only when authorized by 
     an affirmative vote of a majority of its members.''.
       (2) Committee rules.--The Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct shall adopt rules providing that an 
     investigative subcommittee or an adjudicatory subcommittee 
     may authorize and issue subpoenas only when authorized by an 
     affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
     subcommittee.
       (b) Expansion of Scope of Investigations.--The Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt rules providing 
     that an investigative subcommittee may, upon an affirmative 
     vote of a majority of its members, expand the scope of its 
     investigation without the approval of the committee.
       (c) Amendments of Statements of Alleged Violation.--The 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt rules 
     to provide that--
       (1) an investigative subcommittee may, upon an affirmative 
     vote of a majority of its members, amend its statement of 
     alleged violation anytime before the statement of alleged 
     violation is transmitted to the committee; and
       (2) if an investigative subcommittee amends its statement 
     of alleged violation, the respondent shall be notified in 
     writing and shall have 30 calendar days from the date of that 
     notification to file an answer to the amended statement of 
     alleged violation.

     SEC. 16. DUE PROCESS RIGHTS OF RESPONDENTS.

       The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall amend 
     its rules to provide that--
       (1) not less than 10 calendar days before a scheduled vote 
     by an investigative subcommittee on a statement of alleged 
     violation, the subcommittee shall provide the respondent with 
     a copy of the statement of alleged violation it intends to 
     adopt together with all evidence it intends to use to prove 
     those charges which it intends to adopt, including 
     documentary evidence, witness testimony, memoranda of witness 
     interviews, and physical evidence, unless the subcommittee by 
     an affirmative vote of a majority of its members decides to 
     withhold certain evidence in order to protect a witness, but 
     if such evidence is withheld, the subcommittee shall inform 
     the respondent that evidence is being withheld and of the 
     count to which such evidence relates;
       (2) neither the respondent nor his counsel shall, directly 
     or indirectly, contact the subcommittee or any member thereof 
     during the period of time set forth in paragraph (1) except 
     for the sole purpose of settlement discussions where counsels 
     for the respondent and the subcommittee are present;
       (3) if, at any time after the issuance of a statement of 
     alleged violation, the committee or any subcommittee thereof 
     determines that it intends to use evidence not provided to a 
     respondent under paragraph (1) to prove the charges contained 
     in the statement of alleged violation (or any amendment 
     thereof), such evidence shall be made immediately available 
     to the respondent, and it may be used in any further 
     proceeding under the committee's rules;
       (4) evidence provided pursuant to paragraph (1) or (3) 
     shall be made available to the respondent and his or her 
     counsel only after each agrees, in writing, that no document, 
     information, or other materials obtained pursuant to that 
     paragraph shall be made public until--
       (A) such time as a statement of alleged violation is made 
     public by the committee if the respondent has waived the 
     adjudicatory hearing; or
       (B) the commencement of an adjudicatory hearing if the 
     respondent has not waived an adjudicatory hearing;

     but the failure of respondent and his counsel to so agree in 
     writing, and therefore not receive the evidence, shall not 
     preclude the issuance of a statement of alleged violation at 
     the end of the period referred to in paragraph (1);
       (5) a respondent shall receive written notice whenever--
       (A) the chairman and ranking minority member determine that 
     information the committee has received constitutes a 
     complaint;
       (B) a complaint or allegation is transmitted to an 
     investigative subcommittee;
       (C) that subcommittee votes to authorize its first subpoena 
     or to take testimony under oath, whichever occurs first; and
       (D) an investigative subcommittee votes to expand the scope 
     of its investigation;
       (6) whenever an investigative subcommittee adopts a 
     statement of alleged violation and a respondent enters into 
     an agreement with that subcommittee to settle a complaint on 
     which that statement is based, that agreement, unless the 
     respondent requests otherwise, shall be in writing and signed 
     by the respondent and respondent's counsel, the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the subcommittee, and the outside 
     counsel, if any;
       (7) statements or information derived solely from a 
     respondent or his counsel during any settlement discussions 
     between the committee or a subcommittee thereof and the 
     respondent shall not be included in any report of the 
     subcommittee or the committee or otherwise publicly disclosed 
     without the consent of the respondent; and
       (8) whenever a motion to establish an investigative 
     subcommittee does not prevail, the committee shall promptly 
     send a letter to the respondent informing him of such vote.

     SEC. 17. COMMITTEE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall amend 
     its rules to provide that--
       (1) whenever an investigative subcommittee does not adopt a 
     statement of alleged violation and transmits a report to that 
     effect to the committee, the committee may by an affirmative 
     vote of a majority of its members transmit such report to the 
     House of Representatives; and
       (2) whenever an investigative subcommittee adopts a 
     statement of alleged violation, the respondent admits to the 
     violations set forth in such statement, the respondent waives 
     his or her right to an adjudicatory hearing, and the 
     respondent's waiver is approved by the committee--
       (A) the subcommittee shall prepare a report for transmittal 
     to the committee, a final draft of which shall be provided to 
     the respondent not less than 15 calendar days before the 
     subcommittee votes on whether to adopt the report;
       (B) the respondent may submit views in writing regarding 
     the final draft to the subcommittee within 7 calendar days of 
     receipt of that draft;
       (C) the subcommittee shall transmit a report to the 
     committee regarding the statement of alleged violation 
     together with any views submitted by the respondent pursuant 
     to subparagraph (B), and the committee shall make the report 
     together with the respondent's views available to the public 
     before the commencement of any sanction hearing; and
       (D) the committee shall by an affirmative vote of a 
     majority of its members issue a report and transmit such 
     report to the House of Representatives, together with the 
     respondent's views previously submitted pursuant to 
     subparagraph (B) and any additional views respondent may 
     submit for attachment to the final report; and
       (3) members of the committee shall have not less than 72 
     hours to review any report transmitted to the committee by an 
     investigative subcommittee before both the commencement of a 
     sanction hearing and the committee vote on whether to adopt 
     the report.

     SEC. 18. REFERRALS TO FEDERAL OR STATE AUTHORITIES.

       Clause 4(e)(1)(C) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by striking ``with the approval of 
     the House'' and inserting ``either with the approval of the 
     House or by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members 
     of the committee''.

     SEC. 19. FRIVOLOUS FILINGS.

       Clause 4(e) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(5)(A) If a complaint or information offered as a 
     complaint is deemed frivolous by an affirmative vote of a 
     majority of the members of the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct, the committee may take such action as it, 
     by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members, deems 
     appropriate in the circumstances.
       ``(B) Complaints filed before the One Hundred Fifth 
     Congress may not be deemed frivolous by the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct.''.

     SEC. 20. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall--
       (1) clarify its rules to provide that whenever the 
     committee votes to authorize an investigation on its own 
     initiative, the chairman and ranking minority member shall 
     establish an investigative subcommittee to undertake such 
     investigation;
       (2) revise its rules to refer to hearings held by an 
     adjudicatory subcommittee as adjudicatory hearings; and
       (3) make such other amendments to its rules as necessary to 
     conform such rules to this resolution.

     SEC. 21. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This resolution and the amendments made by it apply with 
     respect to any complaint or information offered as a 
     complaint that is or has been filed during this Congress.

  Mr. CARDIN moved to recommit the resolution to the Committee on Rules 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendment:


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       Strike out all after the resolving clause, and insert:

  By unanimous consent, said motion was made debatable for four minutes, 
equally divided and controlled by Mr. Cardin and Mr. Livingston.
  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 resolution with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. CARDIN 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

176

It was decided in the

Nays

236

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negative

Answered present

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                                AYES--176

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--236

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Kim
       

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Baker
     Bonilla
     Clay
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Lipinski
     Meek
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Porter
     Schiff
     Smith, Adam
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the house agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. LIVINGSTON 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

258

It was decided in the

Nays

154

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 103.20                  [Roll No. 413]

                                AYES--258

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner

[[Page 1515]]


     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--154

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Kim
       

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Abercrombie
     Baker
     Bonilla
     Clay
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Lipinski
     Meek
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Porter
     Schiff
     Smith, Adam
     Weldon (PA)
     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. 103.21  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2160

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-255) the resolution (H. Res. 232) waiving points 
of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2160) 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 103.22  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. PACKARD, by unanimous consent, the managers on the 
part of the House were granted permission until midnight tonight to file 
a conference report (Rept. No. 105-254) on the bill (H.R. 2209) making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; together with a statement 
thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 103.23  notice--consideration of resolution--question of privileges

  Mr. MENENDEZ, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to call up the following resolution (H. Res. 233), as a 
question of the privileges of the House:

       Whereas the privilege of admission to the Hall of the House 
     or rooms leading thereto is subject to the requirements of 
     proper decorum;
       Whereas concern has arisen that the privilege of admission 
     to the Hall of the House or rooms leading thereto has become 
     the subject of abuse;
       Whereas Representative Menendez of New Jersey has given 
     notice pursuant to clause 2 of rule IX of his intention to 
     offer a question of the privileges of the House addressing 
     that concern;
       Whereas these circumstances warrant an immediate 
     affirmation by the House of its unequivocal commitment to the 
     principle that every person who exercises the privilege of 
     admission to the Hall of the House or rooms leading thereto 
     assumes a concomitant responsibility to comport himself in a 
     manner that properly dignifies the proceedings of the House; 
     Therefore be it
       Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms is instructed to remove 
     former Representative Robert Dornan from the Hall of the 
     House and rooms leading thereto and to prevent him from 
     returning to the Hall of the House and rooms leading thereto 
     until the election contest concerning the forty-sixth 
     district of California is resolved.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, responded to the foregoing 
notice, and said:
  "Pursuant to rule IX, the Chair determines that this is the 
appropriate time to call up the resolution.''.

para. 103.24  privileges of the house

  Mr. MENENDEZ rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 233):

       Whereas the privilege of admission to the Hall of the House 
     or rooms leading thereto is subject to the requirements of 
     proper decorum;
       Whereas concern has arisen that the privilege of admission 
     to the Hall of the House or rooms leading thereto has become 
     the subject of abuse;
       Whereas Representative Menendez of New Jersey has given 
     notice pursuant to clause 2 of rule IX of his intention to 
     offer a question of the privileges of the House addressing 
     that concern;
       Whereas these circumstances warrant an immediate 
     affirmation by the House of its unequivocal commitment to the 
     principle that every person who exercises the privilege of 
     admission to the Hall of the House or rooms leading thereto 
     assumes a concomitant responsibility to comport himself in a 
     manner that properly dignifies the proceedings of the House; 
     Therefore be it
       Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms is instructed to remove 
     former Representative Robert Dornan from the Hall of the 
     House and rooms leading thereto and to prevent him from 
     returning to the Hall of the House and rooms leading thereto 
     until the election contest concerning the forty-sixth 
     district of California is resolved.

  The SPEAKER ruled that the resolution submitted did present a question 
of the privileges of the House under rule IX.
  Mr. STEARNS 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 announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. STEARNS demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the motion to 
table 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.

Yeas

86

It was decided in the

Nays

291

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

3

para. 103.25                  [Roll No. 414]

                                AYES--86

     Aderholt
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bliley
     Bono
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Gekas
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Johnson, Sam
     Kim
     Kingston
     Largent
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Packard
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf

                                NOES--291

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums

[[Page 1516]]


     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Northup
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Ehlers
     Ney
     Sanchez

                             NOT VOTING--53

     Archer
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bonilla
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Deal
     Foglietta
     Fowler
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Luther
     Manton
     McCrery
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Meek
     Moakley
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Porter
     Schiff
     Smith, Adam
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Wamp
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to lay the resolution on the table was not agreed to.
  The motion to reconsider said vote whereby the motion to lay the 
resolution on the table was not agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 2(a)(2) of rule IX, recognized Mr. 
MENENDEZ for thirty minutes.
  On motion of Mr. MENENDEZ, by unanimous consent, the time for debate 
on said resolution was 20 minutes, equally divided and controlled by Mr. 
Menendez and Mr. Solomon.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the time for debate on 
said resolution was increased by an additional six minutes, equally 
divided and controlled by Mr. Menendez and Mr. Solomon.
  After further 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 announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MENENDEZ 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

289

It was decided in the

Nays

65

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affirmative

Answered present

7

para. 103.26                  [Roll No. 415]

                                AYES--289

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--65

     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Bono
     Brady
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Everett
     Gekas
     Hall (TX)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Johnson, Sam
     Kim
     Kingston
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Norwood
     Packard
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Shadegg
     Smith (NJ)
     Snowbarger
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Tiahrt
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--7

     Ehlers
     Mica
     Ney
     Sanchez
     Solomon
     Thomas
     Traficant

                             NOT VOTING--72

     Archer
     Baker
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Deal
     Fawell
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Fowler
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra

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     Klug
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Manton
     McCrery
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Meek
     Moakley
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Pickett
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Salmon
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Stenholm
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Wamp
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Wynn
     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. 103.27  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, September 22, 1997, at 12 o'clock noon.

para. 103.28  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, September 22, 1997, 
it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 23, 1997, for 
``morning-hour debate''.

para. 103.29  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
September 24, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para. 103.30  surplus personal property to nonprofit providers

  On motion of Mr. HORN, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 680) 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; together with the following amendments of the Senate 
thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table:

       Page 4, after line 8 insert:
       (D)(i) The administrator shall ensure that nonprofit 
     organizations that are sold or leased property under 
     subparagraph (B) shall develop and use guidelines to take 
     into consideration any disability of an individual for the 
     purposes of fulfilling any self-help requirement under 
     subparagraph (C)(i).
       (ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
     ``disability'' has the meaning given such term under section 
     3(2) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12102(2)).
       Page 4, line 9, strike out ``(D)'' and insert ``(E)''. 

  On motion of Mr. HORN, 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. 103.31  fbi washington field office memorial building

  On motion of Mr. KIM, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2443) to designate the Federal building 
located at 601 Fourth Street, N.W., in the District of Columbia, as the 
``Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial 
Building'', in honor of William H. Christian, Jr., Martha Dixon 
Martinez, Michael J. Miller, Anthony Palmisano, and Edwin R. Woodriffe.
  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. 103.32  senate enrolled bill signed

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

       S. 910. An Act to authorize appropriations for carrying out 
     the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.

para. 103.33  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. 63. An Act to designate the reservoir created by 
     Trinity Dam in the Central Valley project, California, as 
     ``Trinity Lake.''
       H.R. 2016. 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, 1998, and for other purposes.

para. 103.34  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BONILLA, for today;
  To Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, for today after 3 p.m.; and
  To Mrs. MEEK, for today.
  And then,

para. 103.35  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PAXON, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 7 o'clock and 58 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12 o'clock noon on Monday, September 22, 1997.

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 Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1460. A 
     bill to allow for election of the Delegate from Guam by other 
     than separate ballot, and for other purposes: with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-253). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. WALSH: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2209. A bill making appropriations for the legislative 
     branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 105-254). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 232. Resolution waiving points of order against 
     the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2160) 
     making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
     Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies programs 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-255). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1683. A bill to 
     clarify the standards for State sex offender registration 
     programs under the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children 
     and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-256). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary, H.R. 2027. 
     A bill to provide for the revision of the requirements for a 
     Canadian border boat landing permit pursuant to section 235 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and to require the 
     Attorney General to report to the Congress on the impact of 
     such revision (Rept. No. 105-257). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2181. A bill 
     to ensure the safety of witnesses and to promote notification 
     of the interstate relocation of witnesses by States and 
     localities engaging in that relocation, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-258). 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. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Stump, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Bono, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Hill, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Hayworth, and 
             Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 2493. A bill to establish a mechanism by which the 
     Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 
     can provide for uniform management of livestock grazing on 
     Federal lands; 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. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Martinez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Torres, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Ford, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Dellums):

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       H.R. 2495. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to increase postsecondary education opportunities for 
     Hispanic students and other student populations 
     underrepresented in postsecondary education; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
             Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Linder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Neumann, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Sununu):
       H.R. 2496. A bill to create a tax cut reserve fund to 
     protect revenues generated by economic growth; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Gingrich, 
             Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Livingston, 
             Mr. Hyde, Mr. Stump, Mr. Combest, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Linder, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Shaw, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Collins, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Istook, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Dan 
             Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Cannon, Ms. Granger, Mr. Brady, Mr. Hill, and Mr. 
             Salmon):
       H.R. 2497. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to clarify the right of Medicare beneficiaries 
     to enter into private contracts with physicians and other 
     health care professionals for the provision of health 
     services for which no payment is sought 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 Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN (for herself, Mr. Rangel, and 
             Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 2498. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to extend to certain fine jewelry 
     certain trade benefits of insular possessions of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Herger, and 
             Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 2499. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their 
     charitable contributions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 2500. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 2501. A bill to provide for the conveyance of all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in a small 
     parcel of real property included in the Cherokee National 
     Forest in the State of Tennessee so as to provide clear title 
     to the church occupying and using the property; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself and Mr. Jenkins):
       H.R. 2502. A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund Act of 1965 to allow national park units that cannot 
     charge an entrance or admission fee to retain other fees and 
     charges; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 2503. A bill to establish felony violations for the 
     failure to pay legal child support obligations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 2504. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish 
     headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain 
     individuals; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 2505. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize the Attorney General to permit certain 
     United States citizens traveling by small pleasure craft to 
     enter the United States from Canada without obtaining a 
     landing permit or applying for admission at a port of entry 
     and to authorize the Attorney General to eliminate the fee 
     associated with the issuance of an I-68 landing permit; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 2506. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey the Collbran Reclamation Project to the Ute Water 
     Conservancy District and the Collbran Conservancy District; 
     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. NADLER:
       H.R. 2507. A bill to amend the Bank Protection Act of 1968 
     and the Federal Credit Union Act to require enhanced security 
     measures at depository institutions and automated teller 
     machines sufficient to provide surveillance pictures which 
     can be used effectively as evidence in criminal prosecutions, 
     to amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation to make technical recommendations 
     with regard to such security measures, 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. POMBO:
       H.R. 2508. A bill to provide for the conveyance of Federal 
     land in San Joaquin County, CA, to the city of Tracy, CA; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. 
             Emerson, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2509. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to 
     eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SANDLIN:
       H.R. 2510. A bill to prevent Members of Congress from 
     receiving any automatic pay adjustment which might otherwise 
     take effect in 1998; 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. SKAGGS:
       H.R. 2511. A bill to prohibit the Student Loan Marketing 
     Association from conditioning the waiver of redemption 
     premiums, otherwise chargeable in connection with the 
     refinancing of securities acquired by the Association while 
     it was a government-sponsored enterprise, on the use of its 
     own investment banking subsidiary; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. 
             Traficant):
       H. Con. Res. 153. Concurrent resolution commending Italy 
     for its efforts to resolve the crisis in Albania and to 
     promote democracy and a market-based economy in Albania; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SAWYER (for himself and Mrs. Morella):
       H. Con. Res. 154. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should develop, 
     promote, and implement policies to achieve the voluntary 
     stabilization of the population growth of the Nation; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H. Res. 233. A resolution relating to a question of the 
     privileges of the House; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. FARR of California:
       H. Res. 234. A resolution congratulating the city of 
     Gonzales, CA, on the 50th anniversary of its incorporation 
     and recognizing the contribution of the city's residents to 
     the Nation; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Camp, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Condit, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cook, 
             Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Danner, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, 
             Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Green, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Holden, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Jackson, 
             Mr. Jenkins, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lazio of New 
             York, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Mica, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Rogan, Mr. Romero-

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             Barcelo, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rush, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Bob Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shays, 
             Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Dunn, 
             Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Weller):
       H. Res. 235. Resolution expressing support for the goals of 
     National Mammography Day; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Woolsey, and 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York):
       H. Res. 236. A resolution to express the sense of the House 
     of Representatives on consideration of comprehensive campaign 
     finance reform; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeGette, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Torres, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Ms. Furse, Mr. Stark, Mr. Rush, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Olver, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Engel, Mr. Green, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Shays):
       H. Res. 237. Resolution to limit the access of lobbyists to 
     the Hall of the House, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules. 

para. 103.38  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       208. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Alabama, relative to House 
     Resolution 133 encouraging the U.S. Congress to adopt the 
     Parents and Students Savings Accounts Plus Act; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 103.39  private bills and resolutions

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

           By Mr. DELAHUNT:
       H.R. 2494. A bill to authorize and request the President to 
     award the Medal of Honor to James L. Cadigan, of Hingham, MA; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. SISISKY:
       H.R. 2512. 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 Old Joe; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 103.40  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 84: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 135: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 136: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 164: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Jenkins, 
     and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 292: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 525: Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 610: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 663: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 687: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 754: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 768: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 786: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 836: Ms. Danner, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     Schumer, and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 978: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 988: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Snyder, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. 
     Oberstar.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Green, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Levin and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1159: Ms. Eshoo and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Markey, Mr. Christensen, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Rothman and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 1270: Mr. Young of Florida.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1284: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Myrick, and 
     Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1376: Mr. Towns, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Neal 
     of Massachusetts, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Foglietta, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Saxton, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Torres, Mr. Costello, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. 
     Emerson, and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 1537: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1567: Mr. Ensign and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 1608: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
     Cunningham, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1704: Mr. Bass, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 1714: Mr. Chambliss and Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 1768: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1839: Ms. Harman, Mr. Royce, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Bass, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Etheridge, and Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Berman, Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 2034: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Graham, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 2069: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2139: Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2174: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Pallone, and 
     Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 2232: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
     Sam Johnson, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 2233: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2327: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, 
     Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Salmon, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Skeen, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Cox of California, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 2331: Mr. Petersen of Minnesota, Ms. Slaughter, and 
     Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 2332: Mr. Stupak and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 2351: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 2360: Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 2365: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2367: Ms. Waters, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. 
     Hefner.
       H.R. 2373: Mr. Aderholt and Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 2380: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2390: Mr. Yates, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Tierney, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Olver, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2404: Mr. Kleczka and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2438: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Gibbons, 
     Mr. Brady, and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 2451: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
     Stark, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Coble, Mr. Crane, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Cox of California, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sam Johnson, and 
     Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 2458: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2459: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, Mr. Synder, Ms. Danner, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. 
     Stupak.
       H.R. 2490: Mr. Kasich, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Jones, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Packard, 
     Mr. Redmond, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.J. Res. 28: Ms. Danner.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Scott.
       H. Con. Res. 91: Mr. Allen and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H. Con. Res. 121: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
     Engel, Mr. McHale, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
     Visclosky, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Levin, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Bunning 
     of Kentucky, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Borski, Mr. Coyne, 
     Mr. McGovern, Mr. Poshard, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Foley, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Turner, 
     Mr. Lampson, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Goode, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Weller, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Tierney, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Young of 
     Alaska, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Tauscher, 
     and Mr. Holden.
       H. Con. Res. 126: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Ms. 
     Eshoo, Mr. Royce, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Solomon.
       H. Con. Res. 131: Mr. Porter.
       H. Con. Res. 151: Mr. Redmond, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
     Gibbons, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Tauzin.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Largent and Mr. Nussle.
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                    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1997 (104)

para. 104.1  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,

                                               September 22, 1997.
       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.

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para. 104.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, September 18, 1997.
  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:

       5134. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fenarimol; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300556; FRL-5745-6] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5135. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Endothall; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300544; FRL-5740-8] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5136. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Triadimefon; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300549; FRL-5743-6] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5137. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Bifenthrin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300543; FRL-5740-6] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5138. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Maneb; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300545; FRL-5741-2] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received September 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5139. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan 
     Policies and Operations, and Funding Operations; Cumulative 
     Voting (RIN: 3052-AB75) received September 19, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5140. A letter from the Administrator, Grain Inspection, 
     Packers and Stockyards Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Fees for Official Inspection and 
     Official Weighing Services (RIN: 0580-AA56) received 
     September 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5141. A letter from the Director, Central Intelligence 
     Agency, transmitting a report of two violations of the Anti-
     Deficiency Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       5142. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       5143. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maine; 
     (General Conformity Rule) [ME-046-6996a; A-1-FRL-5894-8] 
     received September 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5144. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 
     15% Rate of Progress Plan for the Maryland Portion of the 
     Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Area [MD 039-3019; FRL-5896-1] 
     received September 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5145. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Grandfathered 
     Short-Spaced FM Stations [MM Docket No. 96-120, RM-7651] 
     received September 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5146. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendments of Parts 
     73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules to Permit Certain Minor 
     Changes in Broadcast Facilities Without a Construction Permit 
     [MM Docket 96-58] received September 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5147. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Biological Product Standards; Technical Amendment [21 
     CFR Part 610] received September 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5148. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Germany (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-75-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5149. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Delegation of Authority, 
     Cooperative Agreements and Contracts for Oil and Gas 
     Inspections; Cooperative Agreements [WO-300-07-1310-00] (RIN: 
     1004-AD09) received September 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5150. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the 
     Army (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report on the authorization of harbor and environmental 
     restoration improvements at St. Paul Island Harbor, Alaska, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-303 section 101(b)(3); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5151. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 
     (Regional Jet Series 100) Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-48-AD; Amdt. 39-10132; AD 
     97-19-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 18, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5152. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-239-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10136; AD 97-19-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5153. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Operational Measures to Reduce Oil Spills from Existing Tank 
     Vessels Without Double Hulls (Coast Guard) [CGD 91-045] (RIN: 
     2115-AF51) received September 18, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5154. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul. 97-41] received 
     September 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 104.4  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. 1198. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     act to provide permanent authority for entry into the United 
     States of certain religious workers; to the Committee on the 
     Juciciary.

  And then,

para. 104.5  adjournment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, by unanimous consent, and pursuant 
to the special order agreed to on September 18, 1997, at 12 o'clock and 
3 minutes p.m., declared the House adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on 
Tuesday, September 23, 1997.

para. 104.6  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 411: Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 1771: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Pallone.
       H.R. 1772: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. 
     Pallone.
       H.R. 1836: Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 2009: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Martinez, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 2077: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 2388: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 2434: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Frost. 

para. 104.7  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       21. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Roger Liverman, Jr. 
     of Provo, Utah, relative to a redress of grievances and 
     petition for private claim; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 
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                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1997 (105)

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by the SPEAKER, when, 
pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, Members 
were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 105.1  recess--1:08 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to clause 12 of

[[Page 1521]]

rule I, at 1 o'clock and 8 minutes p.m. declared the House in recess 
until 2 o'clock p.m.

para. 105.2  after recess--2 p.m.

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

para. 105.3  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, September 22, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 105.4  communications

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

       5155. 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.
       5156. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports issued 
     or released in August 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5157. A letter from the Executive Director, National 
     Capital Planning Commission, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar years 1992-1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5158. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule--Migratory 
     Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird 
     Hunting Regulations (RIN: 1018-AE14) received September 22, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5159. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 97-51] received 
     September 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5160. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Partner's Distributive Share [Revenue Ruling 97-38] received 
     September 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 105.5  corrections calendar

  Pursuant to clause 4, rule XIII,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, directed the Corrections Calendar 
to be called.
  When,

para. 105.6  thrift depositor protection oversight board abolishment

  The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2343) to abolish 
the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to the rule, the bill was considered read for amendment and 
the following amendment recommended by the Committee on Banking and 
Financial Services was submitted:

       Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Thrift Depositor Protection 
     Oversight Board Abolishment Act''.

     SEC. 2. ABOLISHMENT OF THE THRIFT DEPOSITOR PROTECTION 
                   OVERSIGHT BOARD.

       (a) In General.--Effective at the end of the 3-month period 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Thrift 
     Depositor Protection Oversight Board established under 
     section 21A of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (hereafter in 
     this section referred to as the ``Oversight Board) is hereby 
     abolished.
       (b) Disposition of Affairs.--
       (1) Power of chairperson.--Effective on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Chairperson of the Oversight Board 
     (or the designee of the Chairperson) may exercise on behalf 
     of the Oversight Board any power of the Oversight Board 
     necessary to settle and conclude the affairs of the Oversight 
     Board.
       (2) Availability of funds.--Funds available to the 
     Oversight Board shall be available to the Chairperson of the 
     Oversight Board to pay expenses incurred in carrying out the 
     requirements of paragraph (1).
       (c) Savings Provision.--
       (1) Existing rights, duties, and obligations not 
     affected.--No provision of this Act shall be construed as 
     affecting the validity of any right, duty, or obligation of 
     the United States, the Oversight Board, the Resolution Trust 
     Corporation, or any other person which--
       (A) arises under or pursuant to the Federal Home Loan Bank 
     Act, or any other provision of law applicable with respect to 
     the Oversight Board; and
       (B) existed on the day before the abolishment of the 
     Oversight Board in accordance with subsection (a).
       (2) Continuation of suits.--No action or other proceeding 
     commenced by or against the Oversight Board with respect to 
     any function of the Oversight Board shall abate by reason of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Liabilities.--
       (A) In general.--All liabilities arising out of the 
     operation of the Oversight Board between August 9, 1989, and 
     the end of the 3-month period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this Act shall remain the direct liabilities of 
     the United States.
       (B) No substitution.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     not be substituted for the Oversight Board as a party to any 
     such action or proceeding.
       (4) Continuations of orders, resolutions, determinations, 
     and regulations pertaining to the resolution funding 
     corporation.--
       (A) In general.--All orders, resolutions, determinations, 
     and regulations regarding the Resolution Funding Corporation 
     which--
       (i) have been issued, made, and prescribed, or allowed to 
     become effective by the Oversight Board, or by a court of 
     competent jurisdiction, in the performance of functions which 
     are transferred by this Act; and
       (ii) are in effect at the end of the 3-month period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,
     shall continue in effect according to the terms of such 
     orders, resolutions, determinations, and regulations until 
     modified, terminated, set aside, or superseded in accordance 
     with applicable law.
       (B) Enforceability of orders, resolutions, determinations, 
     and regulations before transfer.--Before the effective date 
     of the transfer of the authority and duties of the Resolution 
     Funding Corporation to the Secretary of the Treasury under 
     section 3, all orders, resolutions, determinations, and 
     regulations pertaining to the Resolution Funding Corporation 
     shall be enforceable by and against the United States.
       (C) Enforceability of orders, resolutions, determinations, 
     and regulations after transfer.--On and after the effective 
     date of the transfer of the authority and duties of the 
     Resolution Funding Corporation to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, all orders, resolutions, determinations, and 
     regulations pertaining to the Resolution Funding Corporation 
     shall be enforceable by and against the Secretary of the 
     Treasury.

     SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF THRIFT DEPOSITOR PROTECTION OVERSIGHT 
                   BOARD AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF RESOLUTION 
                   FUNDING CORPORATION TO THE SECRETARY OF THE 
                   TREASURY.

       The authority and duties of the Thrift Depositor Protection 
     Oversight Board under sections 21A(a)(6)(I) and 21B of the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank Act are hereby transferred to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury (or the designee of the Secretary) 
     as of the end of the 3-month period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD.

       Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, section 
     14(b)(2) of the Resolution Trust Corporation Completion Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1831q note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively.

     SEC. 5. TIME OF MEETINGS OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY 
                   BOARD.

       (a) In General.--Section 14(b)(6)(A) of the Resolution 
     Trust Corporation Completion Act (12 U.S.C. 1831q note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``4 times a year, or more frequently if 
     requested by the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board 
     or'' and inserting ``2 times a year or at the request of''; 
     and
       (2) by striking the 2d sentence.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The heading for section 
     14(b)(6)(A) of the Resolution Trust Corporation Completion 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1831q note) is amended by striking ``and 
     location''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, 
recognized Mr. LEACH and Mr. LaFALCE, each for 30 minutes.
  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. PEASE, 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. PEASE, announced that three-fifths of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mrs. MALONEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I,

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announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 105.7  50 states commemorative coin

  Mr. CASTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2414) to 
provide for a 10-year circulating commemorative coin program to 
commemorate each of the 50 States, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. 105.8  arbitration in u.s. district courts authorization

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 996) to provide for the authorization of appropriations in each 
fiscal year for arbitration in United States district courts; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. COBLE and Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE, 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. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. 105.9  canadian border boat landing permits

  Mr. SMITH of Texas, moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
2027) to provide for the revision of the requirements for a Canadian 
border boat landing permit pursuant to section 235 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act, and to require the Attorney General to report to 
the Congress on the impact of such revision.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. SMITH of Texas and 
Mr. WATT of North Carolina, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, 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. 105.10  sex offenders registration programs

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1683) 
to clarify the standards for State sex offender registration programs 
under the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent 
Offender Registration Act; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, 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. 105.11  carl b. stokes united states courthouse

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 643) to 
designate the United States courthouse to be constructed at the corner 
of Superior and Huron Roads, in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B. Stokes 
United States Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. KIM 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?
  Mr. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, 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. 105.12  howard t. markey national courts building

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 824) to 
redesignate the Federal building located at 717 Madison Place, NW., in 
the District of Columbia, as the ``Howard T. Markey National Courts 
Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. KIM 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. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, 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. 105.13  robert j. dole united states courthouse

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 
1000) to designate the United States courthouse at 500 States Avenue in 
Kansas City, Kansas, as the ``Robert J. Dole United States Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, recognized Mr. KIM 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. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, 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. 105.14  kika de la garza united states border station

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 994) to 
designate the United States border station located in Pharr, Texas, as 
the ``Kika de la Garza United States Border Station''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, recognized Mr. KIM 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. GUTKNECHT, 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

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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. 105.15  ronald h. brown federal building

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 29) to 
designate the Federal building located at 290 Broadway in New York, New 
York, as the ``Ronald H. Brown Federal Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, recognized Mr. KIM 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. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BASS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, 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. 105.16  oklahoma city national memorial

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 871) to establish the Oklahoma City National Memorial as a unit of 
the National Park System; to designate the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust, 
and other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, 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, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, 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. 105.17  national wildlife refuge system

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1420) 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:

       Page 4, line 11, after ``a'' insert ``wildlife-dependent 
     recreational use or any other''.
       Page 11, line 19, strike out ``and''.
       Page 11, strike out lines 22 and 23 and insert ``fish and 
     wildlife agencies during the course of acquiring and managing 
     refuges; and
       ``(N) monitor the status and trend of fish, wildlife, and 
     plants in each refuge.''.
       Page 15, line 8, after ``use'' insert ``, except that, in 
     the case of any use authorized for a period longer than 10 
     years (such as an electric utility right-of-way), the 
     reevaluation required by this clause shall examine compliance 
     with the terms and conditions of the authorization, not 
     examine the authorization itself''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, 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 agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, 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. 105.18  hood bay land exchange

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1948) to provide for the exchange of lands within Admiralty Island 
National Monument, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, 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. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, 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. 105.19  delegate from guam election

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1460) to allow for election of the Delegate from Guam by other than 
separate ballot, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, recognized Mr. YOUNG of Alaska 
and Mr. UNDERWOOD, 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. GUTKNECHT, 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. 105.20  interior appropriations

  On motion of Mr. REGULA, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2107) 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 105.21  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2107

  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. 2107 be 
instructed to agree to the amendments of the Senate numbered 120 and 
numbered 121.
  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. GUTKNECHT, 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. 105.22  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2107

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, by unanimous 
consent, appointed Messrs. Regula, McDade, Kolbe, Skeen, Taylor of North 
Carolina, Nethercutt, Miller of Florida, Wamp, Livingston, Yates, 
Murtha, Dicks, Skaggs, Moran, and Obey, as managers on the part of the 
House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

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para. 105.23  labor, hhs, education appropriations

  On motion of Mr. PORTER, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2264) 
making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; together with the amendment 
of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. PORTER, 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. 105.24  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2264

  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. 2264 be 
instructed to insist on the Senate position to provide $368,716,000 for 
congregate meals for the elderly.
  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. GUTKNECHT, 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. 105.25  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2264

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, by unanimous 
consent, appointed Messrs. Porter, Young of Florida, Bonilla, Istook, 
Miller of Florida, Dickey, Wicker, Mrs. Northup, Messrs. Livingston, 
Obey, Stokes, Hoyer, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, and Ms. DeLauro, as 
managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 105.26  h.r. 2343--unfinished business

  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. 2343) to abolish the Thrift Depositor Protection 
Oversight Board, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that three-fifths of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  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

420

When there appeared

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Nays

0

para. 105.27                  [Roll No. 416]

                                YEAS--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bonilla
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     John
     Lofgren
     Ortiz
     Pelosi
     Schiff
     Smith, Linda
     Woolsey
  So, pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, three-fifths of the Members 
present having voted in favor thereof, said 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 
bill.

para. 105.28  h.r. 2414--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 (H.R. 2414) to provide for a 10-year 
circulating commemorative coin program to commemorate each of the 50 
States, 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. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-

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thirds of those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. TIERNEY demanded a recorded vote on the motion to suspend the 
rules and pass the 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

413

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

6

para. 105.29                  [Roll No. 417]

                                AYES--413

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--6

     Coburn
     Ganske
     LoBiondo
     Roukema
     Slaughter
     Thornberry

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bonilla
     Cox
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinojosa
     John
     Lofgren
     Ortiz
     Schiff
     Taylor (NC)
     Woolsey
  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. 105.30  s. 996--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. 996) to provide for the 
authorization of appropriations in each fiscal year for arbitration in 
United States district courts; 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. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT demanded a recorded vote on the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the 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

421

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 105.31                  [Roll No. 418]

                                AYES--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)

[[Page 1526]]


     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bonilla
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     John
     Lofgren
     Ortiz
     Schiff
     Woolsey
  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 of the bill was amended, so as to 
read: ``An Act to provide for the authorization of appropriations in 
each fiscal year for arbitration in United States district courts, 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 
amendments.

para. 105.32  recess--7:07 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 7 o'clock and 7 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 9 o'clock p.m.

para. 105.33  after recess--9 p.m.

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

para. 105.34  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2209

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-263) the resolution (H. Res. 238) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2209) making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 105.35  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2267

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-264) the resolution (H. Res. 239) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2267) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 105.36  submission of conference report--h.r. 2266

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-265) 
on the bill (H.R. 2266) making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record 
under the rule.

para. 105.37  h.r. 2027--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 (H.R. 2027) to provide for the revision of 
the requirements for a Canadian border boat landing permit pursuant to 
section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and to require the 
Attorney General to report to the Congress on the impact of such 
revision.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT 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

<3-line {>

Nays

5

para. 105.38                  [Roll No. 419]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver

[[Page 1527]]


     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--5

     Becerra
     Carson
     Scott
     Waters
     Watt (NC)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bilbray
     Bonilla
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Lowey
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Schiff
     Serrano
     Thompson
     Torres
     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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 105.39  h.r. 1683--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 (H.R. 1683) to clarify the standards for 
State sex offender registration programs under the Jacob Wetterling 
Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act; 
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. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT 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.

Yeas

415

It was decided in the

Nays

2

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 105.40                  [Roll No. 420]

                                AYES--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--2

     Scott
     Watt (NC)
       

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

      Paul
       
       

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bonilla
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Lowey
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Serrano
     Thompson
     Torres
     Yates
  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. 105.41  h.r. 643--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 (H.R. 643) to designate the United States 
courthouse to be constructed at the corner of Superior and Huron Roads, 
in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B. Stokes United States Courthouse''.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-

[[Page 1528]]

thirds of those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT 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

420

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 105.42                  [Roll No. 421]

                                AYES--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bonilla
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     John
     Lowey
     Schiff
     Serrano
     Thompson
     Waters
     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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 105.43  h.r. 824--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 (H.R. 824) to redesignate the Federal 
building located at 717 Madison Place, NW., in the District of Columbia, 
as the ``Howard T. Markey National Courts Building''.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT 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

420

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 105.44                  [Roll No. 422]

                                AYES--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)

[[Page 1529]]


     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bonilla
     Coburn
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Lowey
     Portman
     Schiff
     Serrano
     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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 105.45  s. 1000--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. 1000) to designate the 
United States courthouse at 500 States Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, as 
the ``Robert J. Dole United States Courthouse''.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, 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. 105.46  h.r. 29--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 29) to designate the Federal building 
located at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the ``Ronald H. Brown 
Federal Building''.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, 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. 105.47  s. 871--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. 871) to establish the 
Oklahoma City National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System; 
to designate the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust, and 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. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT 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

414

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

7

para. 105.48                  [Roll No. 423]

                                AYES--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes

[[Page 1530]]


     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--7

     Campbell
     Chenoweth
     McIntosh
     Paul
     Rogan
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bonilla
     Coburn
     Emerson
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Lowey
     Schiff
     Serrano
     Yates
  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 
amendment.

para. 105.49  h.r. 1420--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 agree to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
1420) 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.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to the amendment of the 
Senate?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT demanded a recorded vote on the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the amendment of the Senate, 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

419

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 105.50                  [Roll No. 424]

                                AYES--419

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bonilla
     Coburn
     Emerson
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Lowey
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Serrano
     Yates
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and the amendment of the Senate was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 105.51  h.r. 1948--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 (H.R. 1948) to provide for the exchange of 
lands within Admiralty Island National Monument, 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. GUTKNECHT, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT demanded a recorded vote on the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass said bill, as amended, which demand was supported by one-

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fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

420

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affirmative

Nays

0

para. 105.52                  [Roll No. 425]

                                AYES--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bonilla
     Coburn
     Emerson
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Schiff
     Serrano
     Yates
  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. 105.53  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. 680. An Act to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer 
     of surplus personal property to States for donation to 
     nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families 
     and individuals, and to authorize the transfer of surplus 
     real property to States, political subdivisions and 
     instrumentalities of States, and nonprofit organizations for 
     providing housing or housing assistance for low-income 
     individuals or families.

para. 105.54  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BONILLA, for today and the balance of the week;
  To Ms. WOOLSEY, for today before 7:30 p.m.; and
  To Mr. GONZALEZ, for today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 105.55  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. NADLER, at 11 o'clock and 39 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 105.56  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 references to the proper calendar, as 
follows:

       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 2429. A bill 
     to reauthorize the Small Business Technology Transfer Program 
     through fiscal year 2000; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-
     259 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Report on the 
     revised subdivision totals for fiscal year 1998 (Rept. No. 
     105-260). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1948. A 
     bill to provide for the exchange of lands within Admiralty 
     Island National Monument, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-261). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. House 
     Concurrent Resolution 131. Resolution expressing the sense of 
     Congress regarding the ocean; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-
     262). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 238. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2209) making 
     appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-263). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 239. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2267) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the judiciary, and related agencies for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-264). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Florida: Committee of Conference. Conference 
     report on H.R. 2266. A bill making appropriations for the 
     Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 1998, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-265). Ordered 
     to be printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1787. A 
     bill to assist in the conservation of Asian elephants by 
     supporting and providing financial resources for the 
     conservation programs of nations within the range of Asian 
     elephants and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise 
     in the conservation of Asian elephants; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-266 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para. 105.57  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1787. Referral to the Committee on International 
     Relations extended for a period ending not later than October 
     6, 1997.

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para. 105.58  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. Hulshof, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Thomas, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Nussle, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 2513. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore and modify the provision of the Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997 relating to exempting active financing 
     income from foreign personal holding company income and to 
     provide for the nonrecognition of gain on the sale of stock 
     in agricultural processors to certain farmers' cooperatives; 
     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. TORRES:
       H.R. 2514. A bill to authorize the President to award a 
     congressional gold medal to the family of the late Raul 
     Julia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Emerson, and 
             Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2515. A bill to address the declining health of 
     forests on Federal lands in the United States through a 
     program of recovery and protection consistent with the 
     requirements of existing public land management and 
     environmental laws, to establish a program to inventory, 
     monitor, and analyze public and private forests and their 
     resources, 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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 2516. A bill to extend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 through March 31, 1998; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RILEY (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Hill, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Brady, 
             Mr. Thune, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. 
             Christensen):
       H.R. 2517. 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.
           By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Hutchinson):
       H.R. 2518. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to increase student options for the consolidation of their 
     student loan obligations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 2519. A bill to increase the legal age of smoking from 
     18 to 21; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2520. A bill to suspend the duty on halofenozide until 
     January 1, 2001; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2521. A bill to suspend the duty on modified secondary 
     and modified secondary-tertiary amine phenol/formaldehyde 
     copolymers until January 1, 2001; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2522. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to 
     prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in programs 
     receiving Federal financial assistance; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ney, Mr. Evans, 
             and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 2523. 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 Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Ms. Rivers):
       H.R. 2524. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the nonrefundable personal credits, the 
     standard deduction, and the deduction for personal exemptions 
     in determining alternative minimum tax liability; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Norton, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Waters, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
             Harman, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 2525. A bill to protect women's reproductive health 
     and constitutional right to choice, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, 
     for a period to 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, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 2526. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     make the percentage limitations on individual contributions 
     to the Thrift Savings Plan more consistent with the dollar 
     amount limitation on elective deferrals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 2527. A bill to repeal the provision in the Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997 relating to the termination of certain 
     exceptions from rules relating to exempt organizations which 
     provide commercial-type insurance; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Shays, and Ms. 
             Slaughter):
       H.R. 2528. 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:
       H.R. 2529. 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, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House 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. SKAGGS:
       H.R. 2530. A bill to prohibit the Student Loan Marketing 
     Association from conditioning the waiver of redemption 
     premiums, otherwise chargeable in connection with the 
     refinancing of securities acquired by the Association while 
     it was a government-sponsored enterprise, on the use of its 
     own investment banking subsidiary; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2531. A bill to provide for increased international 
     broadcasting activities to China; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2532. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, the Public Health Service Act, and the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to expand access to 
     health insurance coverage without pre-existing condition 
     exclusions in the group and individual health insurance 
     markets; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the 
     Workforce, for a period to be 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. Davis 
             of Virginia, and Mr. Frost):
       H. Con. Res. 155. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     in honor of U.S. Masters Swimming, Inc.; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Lantos, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Capps, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Solomon, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Farr of California, Mrs. Morella, and 
             Mr. Berman):
       H. Con. Res. 156. Concurrent resolution expressing concern 
     for the continued deterioration of human rights in 
     Afghanistan and emphasizing the need for a peaceful political 
     settlement in that country; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H. Res. 238. Resolution waiving points of order against the 
     conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2209) making 
     appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; House 
     Calendar No. 94. House Report No. 105-263.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H. Res. 239. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 2267) making appropriations for the Departments of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes; House Calendar No. 95. House Report No. 
     105-264.

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           By Mr. PASTOR:
       H. Res. 240. Resolution recognizing Hispanic culture in the 
     United States; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Leach, Ms. Furse, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Capps, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Hamilton, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Jackson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Porter, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Vento, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates):
       H. Res. 241. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Senate should act swiftly and 
     expeditiously to give its advice and consent to ratification 
     of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para. 105.59  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 15: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 176: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 224: Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 225: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 253: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 590: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 632: Mr. Aderholt and Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 678: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Bass, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 714: Mr. Pitts, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Goodling, and Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Brown of California and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 778: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 779: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 780: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 925: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 991: Ms. Norton, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Capps, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1039: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. Dreier and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1072: Mr. Stark, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1100: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Wexler, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Wexler and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 1319: Mr. Pitts.
       H.R. 1330: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rush, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fattah, and 
     Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1353: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 1373: Mr. Martinez and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1426: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1438: Ms. Carson and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1440: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Foley and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1534: Mr. Armey, Mr. Scarborough, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
     Buyer, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
     Ney, Mr. John, Mr. Horn, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
     Colorado, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Young of 
     Florida, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Archer, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
     Linder, Mr. Paul, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
     Redmond, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Davis 
     of Virginia.
       H.R. 1539: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Condit, Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia, and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 1704: Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Lazio of New York, 
     Mr. Archer, Mr. Hastert, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1737: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 1735: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Weygand, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, 
     Mr. Foley, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
     Green, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Frost, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Souder, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 1788: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 1797: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Cox of California, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1816: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Markey, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Sununu, Mrs. Northup, 
     Mr. Paul, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Weller, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Andrews, and 
     Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1967: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Kim, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Bateman, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Stark and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2069: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 2072: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Stenholm, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 2103: Ms. Granger and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 2121: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2131: Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2140: Mr. Traficant and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 2198: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2206: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 2220: Mr. Saxton and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Torres, Mr. Latham, and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 2223: Mr. Riggs and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 2302: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Davis of Virginia, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Wexler, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Mr. Olver, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2317: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2332: Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 2382: Mr. Borski, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 2387: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Evans, and 
     Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Manton, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Mr. Nadler, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Houghton, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Flake, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
     Ms. Velazquez, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 2437: Mr. Manton, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Mr. Nadler, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McNulty, Mr. King of 
     New York, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Lowey, 
     Mr. Flake, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2460: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 2464: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Nadler, and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 2483: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
     Smith of Michigan, Mr. Packard, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
     Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 2492: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2495: Mr. Rangel and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2500: Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 2509: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Ms. Furse, Mr. Walsh, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. 
     Boyd.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Ms. Stabenow.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Conyers.
       H. Con. Res. 112: Mr. Lampson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Rangel.
       H. Con. Res. 116: Mr. Doyle and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H. Con. Res. 127: Ms. Danner, Mr. Packard, and Mr. Bishop.
       H. Con. Res. 141: Mr. Sherman.
       H. Con. Res. 144: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
     Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Capps, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Mr. Menendez.
       H. Con. Res. 153: Mr. Serrano.

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       H. Res. 139: Mr. Burr of North Carolina and Mr. Salmon.
       H. Res. 172: Mr. Frost, Mr. Borski, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. 
     Filner.
       H. Res. 212: Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. 
     Waxman.
       H. Res. 235: Mr. Evans, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Petri, 
     Mr. Torres, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Capps, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Carson, 
     Mr. Rangel, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Shaw, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
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                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1997 (106)

para. 106.1  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 24, 1997.
       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. 106.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, September 23, 1997.
  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 pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, 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 pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY 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. 106.3  communications

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

       5161. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Kiwifruit Grown in California; Relaxation in Pack 
     Requirements [Docket No. FV97-920-2 FR] received September 
     23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       5162. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Expenses Associated With Transporting 
     and Disposing of Tuberculosis-Exposed Animals [Docket No. 97-
     061-1] received September 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5163. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Federal Perkins Loan Program, 
     Federal Work-Study Program, and Federal Supplemental 
     Educational Opportunity Grant Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       5164. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the final regulations for the Federal 
     Perkins Loan Program, Federal Work-Study Program, and Federal 
     Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
       5165. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Pennsylvania, General Conformity Rule [PA105-4066a; FRL-5897-
     8] received September 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5166. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans, New Mexico; 
     Recodification of, and Revisions to, the Air Quality Control 
     Regulations [NM-31-1-7310a; FRL-5893-6] received September 
     23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       5167. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Michigan [MI51-01-7259; 
     FRL-5898-2] received September 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5168. A letter from the AMD--Performace Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Closed Captioning 
     and Video Description of Video Programming; Implementation of 
     Section 305 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Video 
     Programming Accessibility [MM Docket No. 95-176] received 
     September 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5169. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Investigational Device Exemptions; Treatment Use 
     [Docket No. 96N-0299] received September 23, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5170. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Korea (Transmittal No. 
     25-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5171. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule--Migratory 
     Bird Hunting: Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain 
     Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 1997-98 
     Late Season (RIN: 1018-AE14) received September 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5172. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner 
     (Examination), Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Petroleum Industry Coordinated Issue: 
     Capitalization of Delay Rentals--received September 23, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5173. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Work 
     Opportunity Tax Credit and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit [Notice 
     97-54] received September 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5174. A letter from the Assistant Commissioner 
     (Examination), Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Utilities Industry Coordinated Issue: 
     Department of Energy Decontamination and Decommissioning 
     Fund--received September 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 106.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 111. An Act to provide for the conveyance of a parcel 
     of unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, California, to the 
     Dos Palos Ag Boosters for use as a farm school.

para. 106.5  motion to adjourn

  Mr. MILLER of California moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, 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

59

When there appeared

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Nays

342

para. 106.6                   [Roll No. 426]

                                YEAS--59

     Allen
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (OH)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Harman
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Martinez
     McDade
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Murtha
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tierney
     Turner
     Vento
     Waxman
     Wexler

                                NAYS--342

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley

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     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--32

     Bonilla
     Bono
     Burr
     Crane
     Crapo
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     McCrery
     Moran (VA)
     Riggs
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Stokes
     Thomas
     Torres
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 106.7  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, 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, September 23, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  On a division demanded by Mr. DOGGETT, there appeared, yeas--157, 
nays--70.
  Mr. FAZIO 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

324

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

81

para. 106.8                   [Roll No. 427]

                                AYES--324

     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--81

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Costello
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Doggett
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hulshof
     Johnson (WI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Shimkus
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller
     Wolf

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Armey
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Chenoweth
     Collins
     Conyers
     Crane
     Diaz-Balart
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     McCrery
     Moran (VA)
     Peterson (PA)
     Riggs
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Torres
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL) 
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 106.9  motion to adjourn

  Mr. GEPHARDT moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,

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  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, 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.
  Mr. DOGGETT moved to reconsider the ordering of the yeas and nays on 
the motion to adjourn.
  Mr. McINNIS moved to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the 
ordering of the yeas and nays on the motion to adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the motion to reconsider the ordering 
of the yeas and nays on the motion to adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOGGETT demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays.
  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

217

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

197

para. 106.10                  [Roll No. 428]

                                YEAS--217

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Bliley
     Bonilla
     DeGette
     Fawell
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Largent
     Livingston
     Oxley
     Porter
     Riggs
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Torres
     Wynn
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the 
ordering of the yeas and nays on the motion to adjourn was agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

124

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

293

para. 106.11                  [Roll No. 429]

                                YEAS--124

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NAYS--293

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof

[[Page 1537]]


     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bonilla
     Clement
     Danner
     Frank (MA)
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Hastings (FL)
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Largent
     McCollum
     Riggs
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Wynn
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 106.12  message from the president

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

para. 106.13  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2209

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 238):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2209) making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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. 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. BEREUTER, 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

237

When there appeared

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Nays

186

para. 106.14                  [Roll No. 430]

                                YEAS--237

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--186

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bonilla
     Dellums
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hunter
     Kennelly
     Redmond
     Schiff
  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. BEREUTER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MILLER of California 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

408

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affirmative

Nays

5

para. 106.15                  [Roll No. 431]

                                AYES--408

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--5

     Green
     Largent
     Meehan
     Scarborough
     Strickland

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Berman
     Bonilla
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Buyer
     DeGette
     Dellums
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Kennelly
     Redmond
     Schiff
     Skaggs
     Smith (MI)
     Watkins
  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. 106.16  legislative branch appropriations

  Mr. WALSH, pursuant to House Resolution 238, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-254):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2209) ``making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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 number 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:

                              JOINT ITEMS

       For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
     $2,750,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Printing

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
     Printing, $804,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 
     Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation, $5,815,500, to be disbursed by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House.

                   Office of the Attending Physician

       For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of 
     the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his 
     assistants, including; (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month 
     to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per 
     month each to two medical officers while on duty in the 
     Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an allowance of $500 
     per month to one assistant and $400 per month each to not 
     exceed nine assistants on the basis heretofore provided for 
     such assistants; and (4) $893,000 for reimbursement to the 
     Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and 
     equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, 
     which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable 
     appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, 
     allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be 
     available for all the purposes thereof, $1,266,000, to be 
     disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House.

                          Capitol Police Board

                             Capitol Police


                                salaries

       For the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers, 
     members, and employees of the Capitol Police, including 
     overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, clothing allowance 
     of not more than $600 each for members required to wear 
     civilian attire, and Government contributions for health, 
     retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employees 
     benefits, $70,955,000, of which $34,118,000 is provided to 
     the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be 
     disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, 
     and $36,837,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by the Secretary of 
     the Senate: Provided, That, of the amounts appropriated under 
     this heading, such amounts as may be necessary may be 
     transferred between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of 
     the Senate, upon approval of the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.


                            general expenses

       For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the 
     Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and 
     other equipment, security equipment and installation, 
     uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical 
     services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal 
     and professional services, the employee assistance program, 
     not more than $2,000 for the awards program, postage, 
     telephone service, travel advances, relocation of instructor 
     and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center, and $85 per month for extra services 
     performed for the Capitol Police Board by an employee of the 
     Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives designated by the Chairman of the Board, 
     $3,099,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative 
     Officer of the House of Representatives: Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic 
     training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 1998 shall be 
     paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to 
     the Department of the Treasury.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 110. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1998 for the 
     Capitol Police Board for the

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     Capitol Police may be transferred between the headings 
     ``salaries'' and ``general expenses'' upon the approval of--
       (1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives, in the case of amounts transferred from the 
     appropriation provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House 
     of Representatives under the heading ``salaries'';
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, in the 
     case of amounts transferred from the appropriation provided 
     to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate under 
     the heading ``salaries''; and
       (3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives, in the case of other transfers.
       Sec. 111. (a)(1) The Capitol Police Board shall establish 
     and maintain unified schedules of rates of basic pay for 
     members and civilian employees of the Capitol Police which 
     shall apply to both members and employees whose appointing 
     authority is an officer of the Senate and members and 
     employees whose appointing authority is an officer of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) The Capital Police Board may, from time to time, adjust 
     any schedule established under paragraph (1) to the extent 
     that the Board determines appropriate to reflect changes in 
     the cost of living and to maintain pay comparability.
       (3) A schedule established or revised under paragraph (1) 
     or (2) shall take effect only upon approval by the Committee 
     on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
       (4) A schedule approved under paragraph (3) shall have the 
     force and effect of law.
       (b)(1) The Capitol Police Board shall prescribe, by 
     regulation, a unified leave system for members and civilian 
     employees of the Capitol Police which shall apply to both 
     members and employees whose appointing authority is an 
     officer of the Senate and members and employees whose 
     appointing authority is an officer of the House of 
     Representatives. The leave system shall include provisions 
     for--
       (A) annual leave, based on years of service;
       (B) sick leave;
       (C) administrative leave;
       (D) leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
     (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.);
       (E) leave without pay and leave with reduced pay, including 
     provisions relating to contributions for benefits for any 
     period of such leave;
       (F) approval of all leave by the Chief or the designee of 
     the Chief;
       (G) the order in which categories of leave shall be used;
       (H) use, accrual, and carryover rules and limitations, 
     including rules and limitations for any period of active duty 
     in the armed forces;
       (I) advance of annual leave or sick leave after a member or 
     civilian employee have used all such accrued leave;
       (J) buy back of annual leave or sick leave used during an 
     extended recovery period in the case of an injury in the 
     performance of duty;
       (K) the use of accrued leave before termination of the 
     employment as a member or civilian employee of the Capitol 
     Police, with provision for lump sum payment for unused annual 
     leave; and
       (L) a leave sharing program.
       (2) The leave system under this section may not provide for 
     the accrual of either annual or sick leave for any period of 
     leave without pay or leave with reduced pay.
       (3) All provisions of the leave system established under 
     this subsection shall be subject to the approval of the 
     Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. 
     All regulations approved under this subsection shall have the 
     force and effect of law.
       (c)(1) Upon the approval of the Capitol Police Board, a 
     member or civilian employee of the Capitol Police who is 
     separated from service may be paid a lump sum payment for the 
     accrued annual leave of the member or civilian employee.
       (2) The lump sum payment under paragraph (1)--
       (A) shall equal the pay the member or civilian employee 
     would have received had such member or employee remained in 
     the service until the expiration of the period of annual 
     leave;
       (B) shall be paid from amounts appropriated to the Capitol 
     Police;
       (C) shall be based on the rate of basic pay in effect with 
     respect to the member or civilian employee on the last day of 
     service of the member or civilian employee;
       (D) shall not be calculated on the basis of extending the 
     period of leave described under subparagraph (A) by any 
     holiday occurring after the date of separation from service;
       (E) shall be considered pay for taxation purposes only; and
       (F) shall be paid only after the Chairman of the Capitol 
     Police Board certifies the applicable period of leave to the 
     Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer 
     of the House of Representatives, as appropriate.
       (3) A member or civilian employee of the Capitol Police who 
     enters active duty in the armed forces may--
       (A) receive a lump sum payment for accrued annual leave in 
     accordance with this subsection, in addition to any pay or 
     allowance payable from the armed forces; or
       (B) elect to have the leave remain to the credit of such 
     member or civilian employee until such member or civilian 
     employee returns from active duty.
       (4) The Capitol Police Board may prescribe regulations to 
     carry out this subsection. No lump sum payment may be paid 
     under this subsection until such regulations are approved by 
     the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and 
     the Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives. All regulations approved under this 
     subsection shall have the force and effect of law.
       (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 
     the appointing authority of any officer of the Senate or the 
     House of Representatives.

           Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office

       For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and 
     Special Service Office, $1,991,000, to be disbursed by the 
     Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such 
     amount may be used to employ more than forty individuals: 
     Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board is authorized, 
     during emergencies, to employ not more than two additional 
     individuals for not more than one hundred twenty days each, 
     and not more than ten additional individuals for not more 
     than six months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.

                      Statements of Appropriations

       For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, of the statements for the first session of 
     the One Hundred Fifth Congress, showing appropriations made, 
     indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized, together 
     with a chronological history of the regular appropriations 
     bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons 
     designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise 
     the work.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
     authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,479,000.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public 
     Law 93-344), including not more than $2,500 to be expended on 
     the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget 
     Office in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses, $24,797,000: Provided, That no part of 
     such amount may be used for the purchase or hire of a 
     passenger motor vehicle.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Capitol Buildings and Grounds


                           capitol buildings

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the 
     Assistant Architect of the Capitol, and other personal 
     services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and 
     studies in connection with activities under the care of the 
     Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the 
     maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol and electrical 
     substations of the Senate and House office buildings under 
     the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including 
     furnishings and office equipment, including not more than 
     $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to 
     be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for 
     purchase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a 
     passenger motor vehicle; and not to exceed $20,000 for 
     attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of 
     the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with 
     subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol, 
     $36,977,000, of which $7,500,000 shall remain available until 
     expended.


                            capitol grounds

       For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of 
     grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office 
     buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $5,116,000, of which 
     $745,000 shall remain available until expended.


                        senate office buildings

       For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and 
     operation of Senate Office Buildings; and furniture and 
     furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision 
     of the Architect of the Capitol, $52,021,000, of which 
     $13,200,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That appropriations under this heading for management 
     personnel and miscellaneous restaurant expenses hereafter 
     shall be transferred at the beginning of each fiscal year to 
     the special deposit account in the United States Treasury 
     established under Public Law 87-82, approved July 6, 1961, as 
     amended (40 U.S.C. 174j-4), and effective October 1, 1997, 
     all management personnel of the Senate Restaurant facilities 
     shall be paid from the special deposit account. Management 
     personnel transferred hereunder shall be paid at the same 
     rates of pay applicable immediately prior to the date of 
     transfer, and annual and sick leave balances shall be 
     credited to leave accounts of such personnel in the Senate 
     Restaurants.
       And after line 4, page 2, of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 
     2209, insert the following:

                                 SENATE


                           expense allowances

       For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the 
     President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader 
     of the

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     Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $10,000; 
     Majority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip of the 
     Senate, $5,000; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority 
     Conference Committees, $3,000 for each Chairman; in all, 
     $56,000.


    representation allowances for the majority and minority leaders

       For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority 
     Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, 
     $30,000.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

       For compensation of officers, employees, and others as 
     authorized by law, including agency contributions, 
     $77,254,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation 
     without regard to the below limitations, as follows:


                      office of the vice president

       For the Office of the Vice President, $1,612,000.


                  office of the president pro tempore

       For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $371,000.


              offices of the majority and minority leaders

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 
     $2,388,000.


               Offices of the majority and minority whips

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,221,000.


                         conference committees

       For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of 
     the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the 
     Chairman of each such committee, $1,061,000 for each such 
     committee; in all, $2,122,000.


 offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the 
                       conference of the minority

       For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the 
     Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $409,000.


                           policy committees

       For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the 
     Minority Policy Committee, $1,077,500 for each such 
     committee; in all, $2,155,000.


                         office of the chaplain

       For Office of the Chaplain, $260,000.


                        office of the secretary

       For Office of the Secretary, $13,306,000.


             office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeepers

       For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
     $33,037,000.


        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

       For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 
     Secretary for the Minority, $1,165,000.


               agency contributions and related expenses

       For agency contributions for employee benefits, as 
     authorized by law, and related expenses, $19,208,000.

            office of the legislative counsel of the senate

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
     Counsel of the Senate, $3,605,000.

                     office of senate legal counsel

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal 
     Counsel, $966,000.

Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority 
                             of the Senate

       For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, 
     $3,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, 
     $3,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; 
     Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $3,000; in all, 
     $12,000.

                   Contingent Expenses of the Senate


                      inquiries and investigations

       For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the 
     Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law 
     601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, section 112 of 
     Public Law 96-304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 
     11, 1980, $75,600,000.


expenses of the United States senate caucus on international narcotics 
                                control

       For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on 
     International Narcotics Control, $370,000.


                        secretary of the senate

       For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
     $1,511,000.


             sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

       For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate, $64,833,000, of which $7,000,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 1999.


                          miscellaneous items

       For miscellaneous items, $7,905,000.


        senators' official personnel and office expense account

       For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense 
     Account, $228,600,000.


                      stationery (revolving fund)

       For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500, for 
     officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority and 
     Conference of the Minority of the Senate, $8,500; in all, 
     $13,000.


                          official mail costs

       For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the 
     Senate, $300,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     1999.


                       administrative provisions

       Section 1. (a) For fiscal year 1998, and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, the Secretary of the Senate is authorized to make 
     advance payments under a contract or other agreement to 
     provide a service or deliver an article for the United States 
     Government without regard to the provisions of section 3324 
     of title 31, United States Code.
       (b) An advance payment authorized by subsection (a) shall 
     be made in accordance with regulations issued by the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
       (c) The authority granted by subsection (a) shall not take 
     effect until regulations are issued pursuant to subsection 
     (b).
       Sec. 2. (a) Upon the written request of the Majority or 
     Minority Whip of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate 
     shall transfer during any fiscal year, from the 
     appropriations account appropriated under the heading 
     ``Salaries, Officers and Employees'' and ``Offices of the 
     Majority and Minority Whips'', such amount as either whip 
     shall specify to the appropriations account, within the 
     contingent fund of the Senate, ``Miscellaneous Items''.
       (b) The Majority and Minority Whips of the Senate are each 
     authorized to incur such expenses as may be necessary or 
     appropriate. Expenses incurred by either such whip shall be 
     paid from the amount transferred pursuant to subsection (a) 
     by such whip and upon vouchers approved by such whip.
       (c) The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to advance 
     such sums as may be necessary to defray expenses incurred in 
     carrying out subsection (a) and (b).
       Sec. 3. (a) Effective in the case of any fiscal year which 
     begins on or after October 1, 1997, clause (iii) of paragraph 
     (3)(A) of section 506(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), in case the Senator 
     represents Alabama, $182,567, Alaska, $251,901, Arizona, 
     $197,079, Arkansas, $168,282, California, $468,724, Colorado, 
     $186,350, Connecticut, $160,903, Delaware, $127,198, Florida, 
     $299,746, Georgia, $210,214, Hawaii, $279,512, Idaho, 
     $163,335, Illinois, $266,248, Indiana, $194,770, Iowa, 
     $170,565, Kansas, $168,177, Kentucky, $177,338, Louisiana, 
     $185,647, Maine, $147,746, Maryland, $173,020, Massachusetts, 
     $195,799, Michigan, $236,459, Minnesota, $187,702, 
     Mississippi, $168,103, Missouri, $197,941, Montana, $161,725, 
     Nebraska, $160,361, Nevada, $171,096, New Hampshire, 
     $142,394, New Jersey, $206,260, New Mexico, $166,140, New 
     York, $327,955, North Carolina, $210,946, North Dakota, 
     $149,824, Ohio, $259,452, Oklahoma, $181,761, Oregon, 
     $189,345, Pennsylvania, $266,148, Rhode Island, $138,582, 
     South Carolina, $170,451, South Dakota, $151,450, Tennessee, 
     $191,954, Texas, $348,681, Utah, $168,632, Vermont, $135,925, 
     Virginia, $193,467, Washington, $214,694, West Virginia, 
     $147,772, Wisconsin, $191,569, Wyoming, $152,438, plus''.
       (b) Subsection (a) of the first section of Public Law 100-
     137 (2 U.S.C. 58c) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(6) Effective on and after October 1, 1997, the Senator's 
     Account shall be available for the payment of franked mail 
     expenses of Senators.''.
       (c)(1) Section 12 of Public Law 101-520 is repealed.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be effective 
     on and after October 1, 1997.
       (d) Nothing in this section affects the authority of the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate to 
     prescribe regulations relating to the frank by Senators and 
     officers of the Senate.
       Sec. 4. (a) The aggregate amount authorized by Senate 
     Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is increased--
       (1) by $401,635 for the period March 1, 1997, through 
     September 30, 1998, and
       (2) by $994,150 for the period March 1, 1998, through 
     February 28, 1999.
       (b) This section is effective on and after October 1, 1997.
       Sec. 5. Effective on and after October 1, 1997, each of the 
     dollar amounts contained in the table under section 105(d)(1) 
     of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 
     61-1) shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that table 
     on December 31, 1995, increased by 2 percent on January 1, 
     1996, and by 2.3 percent on January 1, 1997.
       Sec. 6. (a) The aggregate amount authorized by Senate 
     Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is increased--
       (1) by $125,000 for the period March 1, 1997, through 
     September 30, 1998; and
       (2) by $175,000 for the period March 1, 1998, through 
     February 28, 1999.
       (b) Funds in the account, within the contingent fund of the 
     Senate, available for the expenses of inquiries and 
     investigations shall be available for franked mail expenses 
     incurred by committees of the Senate the other expenses of 
     which are paid from that account.
       (c) This section is effective for fiscal years beginning on 
     and after October 1, 1997.
       Sec. 7. Section 1101 of Public Law 85-58 (2 U.S.C. 46a-1) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Disbursements from the fund shall be made upon vouchers 
     approved by the Secretary of the Senate, or his designee.''.
       And on page 9, after line 15, of the House engrossed bill, 
     H.R. 2209, insert:
       ``Sec. 107. Title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``the Speaker of the House of Representatives'' each 
     place it appears in sections 5532(i)(2)(B), 5532(i)(3), 
     8344(k)(2)(B), 8344(k)(3), 8468(h)(2)(B), and 8468(h)(3) and 
     inserting ``the Committee on

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     House Oversight of the House of Representatives''.
       Sec. 108. (a) For fiscal year 1998 and each succeeding 
     fiscal year, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives is authorized to make advance payments under 
     a contract or other agreement to provide a service or deliver 
     an article for the United States Government without regard to 
     the provisions of section 3324 of title 31, United States 
     Code.
       (b) An advance payment authorized by subsection (a) shall 
     be made in accordance with regulations issued by the 
     Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives.
       (c) The authority granted by subsection (a) shall not take 
     effect until regulations are issued pursuant to subsection 
     (b).
       Sec. 109. (a) There is hereby established an account in the 
     House of Representatives for purposes of making payments of 
     the House of Representatives to the Employees' Compensation 
     Fund under section 8147 of title 5, United States Code.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, payments 
     may be made from the account established under subsection (a) 
     at any time after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     without regard to the fiscal year for which the obligation to 
     make such payments is incurred.
       (c) The account established under subsection (a) shall be 
     treated as a category of allowances and expenses for purposes 
     of section 101(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b(a)).''
       And on page 20, line 19, of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 
     2209, strike ``$37,181,000'' and insert ``$36,610,000''; 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:


                          capitol power plant

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, 
     power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water 
     and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office 
     buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds 
     about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air 
     conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of 
     such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and 
     Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water 
     for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the 
     Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal 
     Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, 
     expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon 
     request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so 
     received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit 
     of this appropriation, $33,932,000, of which $1,650,000 shall 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That not more than 
     $4,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this 
     appropriation as herein provided shall be available for 
     obligation during fiscal year 1998.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                     Congressional Research Service


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
     U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated 
     Constitution of the United States of America, $64,603,000: 
     Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay any 
     salary or expense in connection with any publication, or 
     preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public 
     General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress 
     unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either 
     the Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration 
     of the Senate: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the compensation of the Director of 
     the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 
     shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the annual rate 
     of basic pay for positions at level IV of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and Binding


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and 
     the distribution of Congressional information in any format; 
     printing and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; 
     expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session 
     index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law (44 
     U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of Government publications 
     authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; 
     and printing, binding, and distribution of Government 
     publications authorized by law to be distributed without 
     charge to the recipient, $81,669,000, of which $11,017,000 
     shall be derived by transfer from the Government Printing 
     Office revolving fund under section 309 of title 44, United 
     States Code: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be 
     available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the 
     Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident 
     Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44 U.S.C. 906: 
     Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available 
     for the payment of obligations incurred under the 
     appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal 
     years.
       This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations 
     Appropriations Act, 1998''.

                        TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

                             BOTANIC GARDEN

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, 
     grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, 
     maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor 
     vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on 
     the Library, $3,016,000.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not 
     otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance 
     of the Union Catalogs; custody and custodial care of the 
     Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and 
     repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the 
     custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the 
     American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and 
     distribution of catalog records and other publications of the 
     Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and 
     expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not 
     properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by 
     the Board, $227,016,000, of which not more than $7,869,000 
     shall be derived from collections credited to this 
     appropriation during fiscal year 1998, and shall remain 
     available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 
     (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150): Provided, That 
     the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds 
     derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in 
     excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure 
     in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the total 
     amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the 
     amount by which collections are less than the $7,869,000: 
     Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
     $9,619,000 is to remain available until expended for 
     acquisition of books, periodicals, newspapers, and all other 
     materials including subscriptions for bibliographic services 
     for the Library, including $40,000 to be available solely for 
     the purchase, when specifically approved by the Librarian, of 
     special and unique materials for additions to the 
     collections: Provided further, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, $5,584,000 is to remain available until 
     expended for the acquisition and partial support for 
     implementation of an integrated library system (ILS).

                            Copyright Office


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including 
     publication of the decisions of the United States courts 
     involving copyrights, $34,361,000, of which not more than 
     $17,340,000 shall be derived from collections credited to 
     this appropriation during fiscal year 1998 under 17 U.S.C. 
     708(d), and not more than $5,086,000 shall be derived from 
     collections during fiscal year 1998 under 17 U.S.C. 
     111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005: Provided, That the 
     total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the 
     amount by which collections are less than $22,426,000: 
     Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount 
     appropriated is available for the maintenance of an 
     ``International Copyright Institute'' in the Copyright Office 
     of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training 
     nationals of developing countries in intellectual property 
     laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than 
     $2,250 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian 
     of Congress, in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses for activities of the International 
     Copyright Institute.

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 
     1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), 
     $46,561,000, of which $12,944,000 shall remain available 
     until expended.

                       Furniture and Furnishings

       For necessary expenses for the purchase, installation, and 
     repair of furniture, furnishings, office and library 
     equipment, $4,178,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the 
     Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount of not 
     more than $194,290, of which $58,100 is for the Congressional 
     Research Service, when specifically authorized by the 
     Librarian, for attendance at meetings concerned with the 
     function or activity for which the appropriation is made.
       Sec. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall be used by the Library of Congress to administer any 
     flexible or compressed work schedule which--
       (1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the 
     grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15; and
       (2) grants such manager or supervisor the right to not be 
     at work for all or a portion of a workday because of time 
     worked by the manager or supervisor on another workday.
       (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``manager or 
     supervisor'' means any management official or supervisor, as 
     such terms are defined in section 7103(a) (10) and (11) of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       Sec. 203. Appropriated funds received by the Library of 
     Congress from other Federal

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     agencies to cover general and administrative overhead costs 
     generated by performing reimbursable work for other agencies 
     under the authority of 31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536 shall not be 
     used to employ more than 65 employees and may be expended or 
     obligated--
       (1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such extent or 
     in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts; or
       (2) in the case of an advance payment, only--
       (A) to pay for such general or administrative overhead 
     costs as are attributable to the work performed for such 
     agency; or
       (B) to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in 
     appropriations Acts, with respect to any purpose not 
     allowable under subparagraph (A).
       Sec. 204. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of 
     Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended, 
     on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses for the incentive awards program.
       Sec. 205. Of the amount appropriated to the Library of 
     Congress in this Act, not more than $12,000 may be expended, 
     on th4 certification of the Librarian of Congress, in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses for the Overseas Field Offices.
       Sec. 206. (a) For fiscal year 1998, the obligational 
     authority of the Library of Congress for the activities 
     described in subsection (b) may not exceed $100,490,000.
       (b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are 
     reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded 
     from sources other than appropriations to the Library in 
     appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.
       Sec. 207. (a) Establishment.--Effective October 1, 1997, 
     there is established in the Treasury of the United States a 
     revolving fund to be known as the Cooperative Acquisitions 
     Program Revolving Fund (in this section referred to as the 
     ``revolving fund''). Moneys in the revolving fund shall be 
     available to the Librarian of Congress, without fiscal year 
     limitation, for financing the cooperative acquisitions 
     program (in this section referred to as the ``program'') 
     under which the Library acquires foreign publications and 
     research materials on behalf of participating institutions on 
     a cost-recovery basis. Obligations under the revolving fund 
     are limited to amounts specified in the appropriations Act 
     for that purpose for any fiscal year.
       (b) Amounts Deposited.--The revolving fund shall consist 
     of--
       (1) any amounts appropriated by law for the purposes of the 
     revolving fund;
       (2) any amounts held by the Librarian as of October 1, 1997 
     or the date of enactment, whichever is later, that were 
     collected as payment for the Library's indirect cost of the 
     program; and
       (3) the difference between (A) the total value of the 
     supplies, equipment, gift fund balances, and other assets of 
     the program, and (B) the total value of the liabilities 
     (including unfunded liabilities such as the value of accrued 
     annual leave of employees) of the program.
       (c) Credits to the Revolving Fund.--The revolving fund 
     shall be credited with all advances and amounts received as 
     payment for purchases under the program and services and 
     supplies furnished to program participants, at rates 
     estimated by the Librarian to be adequate to recover the full 
     direct and indirect costs of the program to the Library over 
     a reasonable period of time.
       (d) Unobligated Balances.--Any unobligated and unexpended 
     balances in the revolving fund that the Librarian determines 
     to be in excess of amounts needed for activities financed by 
     the revolving fund, shall be deposited in the Treasury of the 
     United States as miscellaneous receipts. Amounts needed for 
     activities financed by the revolving fund means the direct 
     and indirect costs of the program, including the costs of 
     purchasing, shipping, binding of books and other library 
     materials; supplies, materials, equipment and services needed 
     in support of the program; salaries and benefits; general 
     overhead; and travel.
       (e) Annual Report.--Not later than March 31 of each year, 
     the Librarian of Congress shall prepare and submit to 
     Congress an audited financial statement for the revolving 
     fund for the preceding fiscal year. The audit shall be 
     conducted in accordance with Government Auditing Standards 
     for financial audits issued by the Comptroller General of the 
     United States.
       Sec. 208. Authority of the Board to Invest Gift Funds.--
     Section 4 of the Act entitled ``An Act to create a Library of 
     Congress Trust Fund Board, and for other purposes'', approved 
     March 3, 1925 (2 U.S.C. 160), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new undesignated paragraph:
       ``Upon agreement by the Librarian of Congress and the 
     Board, a gift or bequest accepted by the Librarian under the 
     first paragraph of this section may be invested or reinvested 
     in the same manner as provided for trust funds under the 
     second paragraph of section 2.''.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Library Buildings and Grounds


                     structural and mechanical care

       For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
     structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
     buildings and ground, 11,573,000, of which $3,910,000 shall 
     remain available until expended.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                 Office of Superintendent of Documents


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents 
     necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of 
     Government publications and their distribution to the public, 
     Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and 
     designated depository and international exchange libraries as 
     authorized by law, $29,077,000: Provided, That travel 
     expenses, including travel expenses of the Depository Library 
     Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed $150,000: 
     Provided further, That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 
     from current year appropriations are authorized for producing 
     and disseminating Congressional serial sets and other related 
     publications for 1996 and 1997 to depository and other 
     designated libraries.

               Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

       The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized to make 
     such expenditures, within the limits of funds 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 programs and purposes 
     set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the 
     Government Printing Office revolving fund: Provided, that not 
     more than $2,500 may be expended on the certification of the 
     Public Printer in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses: Provided further, That the revolving fund 
     shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 
     twelve passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That 
     expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the 
     advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed 
     necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United 
     States Code: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall 
     be available for temporary or intermittent services under 
     section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates 
     for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the 
     annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided further, 
     That the revolving fund and the funds provided under the 
     headings ``Office of Superintendent of Documents'' and 
     salaries and expenses'' together may not be available for the 
     full-time equivalent employment of more than 3,550 workyears: 
     Provided further, That activities financed through the 
     revolving fund may provide information in any format: 
     Provided further, that the revolving fund shall not be used 
     to administer any flexible or compressed work schedule which 
     applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the grade 
     or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15: Provided 
     further, That expenses for attendance at meetings shall not 
     exceed $75,000: Provided further, That $1,500,000 may be 
     expended on the certification of the Public Printer, for 
     reimbursement to the General Account office, for a management 
     audit.

                       GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, 
     including not more than $7,000 to be expended on the 
     certification of the Comptroller General of the United States 
     in connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 
     3109(b) of title 5, United States code, but at rates for 
     individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual 
     rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor 
     vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance 
     with 31 U.S.C. 3324; benefits comparable to those payable 
     under sections 901(5), 901(6) and 908(8) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 4081(6) and 4081(8)); 
     and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller General 
     of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign 
     countries; $339,499,000: Provided, That not more than 
     $1,000,000 of reimbursements received incident to the 
     operation of the General Accounting Office Building shall be 
     available for use in fiscal year 1998: Provided further, That 
     an additional amount of $4,404,000 shall be available by 
     transfer from funds previously deposited in the special 
     account established pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 782: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 9105 hereafter 
     amounts reimbursed to the Comptroller General pursuant to 
     that section shall be deposited to the appropriation of the 
     General Accounting Office then available and remain available 
     until expended, and not more than $2,000,000 of such funds 
     shall be available for use in fiscal year 1998: Provided 
     further, That this appropriation and appropriations for 
     administrative expenses of any other department or agency 
     which is a member of the Joint Financial Management 
     Improvement Program (JFMIP) shall be available to finance an 
     appropriate share of JFMIP costs as determined by the JFMIP, 
     including the salary of the Executive Director and 
     secretarial support: Provided further, That this 
     appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses 
     of any other department or agency which is a member of the 
     National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional 
     Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance 
     an appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by 
     the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of 
     non-Federal participants. Payments hereunder to either the 
     Forum or the JFMIP may be credited as reimbursements to any 
     appropriation from which costs involved are initially 
     financed: Provided fur

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     ther, That this appropriation and appropriations for 
     administrative expenses of any other department or agency 
     which is a member of the American Consortium on International 
     Public Administration (ACIPA) shall be available to finance 
     an appropriate share of ACIPA costs as determined by the 
     ACIPA, including any expenses attributable to membership of 
     ACIPA in the International Institute of Administrative 
     Sciences.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall be used for the maintenance or care of private 
     vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may 
     be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities 
     for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on 
     House Oversight and for the Senate issued by the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
       Sec. 302. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 1998 
     unless expressly so provided in this Act.
       Sec. 303. Whenever in this Act any office or position not 
     specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 
     is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or 
     designation of any office or position appropriated for is 
     different from that specifically established by such Act, the 
     rate of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be 
     the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That the 
     provisions in this Act for the various items of official 
     expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and 
     Members of the House of Representatives shall be the 
     permanent law with respect thereto.
       Sec. 304. 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 or 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. 305. (a) 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) 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.
       (c) If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal 
     agency that any person intentionally affixed a 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 is 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 section 9.400 through 9.409 of title 
     48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 306. 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.
       Sec. 307. Amounts available for administrative expenses of 
     any legislative branch entity which participates in the 
     Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) 
     established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available 
     to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined 
     by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared 
     among all participating legislative branch entities (in such 
     allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) 
     may not exceed $1,500.
       Sec. 308. (a) Section 713(a) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after ``Senate,'' the 
     following: ``or the seal of the United States House of 
     Representatives, or the seal of the United States 
     Congress,''.
       (b) Section 713 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(d) Whoever, except as directed by the United States 
     House of Representatives, or the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives on its behalf, knowingly uses, manufactures, 
     reproduces, sells or purchases for resale, either separately 
     or appended to any article manufactured or sold, any likeness 
     of the seal of the United States House of Representatives, or 
     any substantial part thereof, except for manufacture or sale 
     of the article for the official use of the Government of the 
     United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned 
     not more than six months, or both.
       ``(e) Whoever, except as directed by the United States 
     Congress, or the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the 
     House of Representatives, acting jointly on its behalf, 
     knowingly uses, manufactures, reproduces, sells or purchases 
     for resale, either separately or appended to any article 
     manufactured or sold, any likeness of the seal of the United 
     States Congress, or any substantial part thereof, except for 
     manufacture or sale of the article for the official use of 
     the Government of the United States, shall be fined under 
     this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or 
     both.''.
       (c) Section 713(f) of title 18, United States Code (as 
     redesignated by subsection (b)(1)), 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 a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) in the case of the seal of the United States of 
     Representatives, upon complaint by the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(4) in the case of the seal of the United States 
     Congress, upon complaint by the Secretary of the Senate and 
     the Clerk of the House of Representatives, acting jointly.''.
       (d) The heading of section 713 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``and the seal of the United 
     States Senate'' and inserting the following: ``the seal of 
     the United States Senate, the seal of the United States House 
     of Representatives, and the seal of the United States 
     Congress''.
       ``(e) The table of sections for chapter 33 of part I of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by amending the item 
     relating to section 713 to read as follows:

``713. Use of likenesses of the great seal of the United States, the 
              seals of the President and Vice President, the seal of 
              the United States Senate, the seal of the United States 
              House of Representatives, and the seal of the United 
              States Congress.''.

       Sec. 309. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in 
     the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``1997'' and 
     inserting ``1998''.
       Sec. 310. (a) Severance Pay.--Section 5595 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (B) by adding after subparagraph (E) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(F) the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, but only 
     with respect to the United States Senate Restaurants; and'';
       ``(2) in subsection (a)(2)--
       ``(A) in clause (vii) by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       ``(B) by redesignating clause (viii) as clause (ix) and 
     inserting after clause (vii) the following:
       ``(viii) an employee of the United States Senate 
     Restaurants of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, 
     who is employed on a temporary when actually employed basis; 
     or''; and
       (3) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following: 
     ``The Architect of the Capitol may prescribe regulations to 
     effect the application and operation of this section to the 
     agency specified in subsection (a)(1)(F) of this section.''.
       (b) Early Retirement.--(1) This subsection applies to an 
     employee of the United States Senate Restaurants of the 
     Office of the Architect of the Capitol who--
       (A) voluntarily separates from service on or after the date 
     of enactment of this Act and before October 1, 1999; and
       (B) on such date of separation--
       (i) has completed 25 years of service as defined under 
     section 8331(12) or 8401(26) of title 5, United States Code; 
     or
       ``(ii) has completed 20 years of such service and is at 
     least 50 years of age.
       (2) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 83 or 84 of 
     title 5, United States Code, an employee described under 
     paragraph (1) is entitled to an annuity which shall be 
     computed consistent with the provisions of law applicable to 
     annuities under section 8336(d) and 8414(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (c) Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.--(1) In this 
     subsection, the term ``employee'' means an employee of the 
     United States Senate Restaurants of the Office of the 
     Architect of the Capitol, serving without limitation, who has 
     been currently employed for a continuous period of at least 
     12 months, except that such term shall not include--
       (A) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 
     83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another 
     retirement system for employees of the Government;
       (B) an employee having a disability on the basis of which 
     such employee is or would be eligible for disability 
     retirement under any of the retirement systems referred to in 
     subparagraph (A); or
       (C) an employee who is employed on a temporary when 
     actually employed basis.
       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to 
     avoid or minimize the need for involuntary separations due to 
     a reduction in force, reorganization, transfer of function, 
     or other similar action affecting the agency, the Architect 
     of the Capitol shall establish a program under which 
     voluntary separation incentive payments may be offered to 
     encourage not more than 50 eligible employees to separate 
     from service voluntarily (whether by retirement or 
     resignation) during the period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act through September 30, 1999.
       ``(3) Such voluntary separation incentive payments shall be 
     paid in accordance with the provisions of section 5597(d) of 
     title 5, United States Code. Any such payment shall not be a 
     basis of payment, and shall not be included in the 
     computation, of any other type of Government benefit.
       (4)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an employee who has 
     received a voluntary separation incentive payment under this 
     section and accepts employment with the Government of the 
     United States within 5 years after the date of the separation 
     on which the payment is based shall be required to repay

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     the entire amount of the incentive payment to the agency that 
     paid the incentive payment.
       (B)(i) If the employment is with an Executive agency (as 
     defined by section 105 of title 5, United States Code), the 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management may, at the 
     request of the head of the agency, waive the repayment if the 
     individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the 
     only qualified applicant available for the position.
       (ii) If the employment is with an entity in the legislative 
     branch, the head of the entity or the appointing official may 
     waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses 
     unique abilities and is the only qualified applicant 
     available for the position.
       (iii) If the employment is with the judicial branch, the 
     Director of the Administrative Office of the United States 
     Courts may waive the repayment if the individual involved 
     possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified 
     applicant available for the position.
       (C) For purposes of subparagraph (A) (but not subparagraph 
     (B)), the term ``employment'' includes employment under a 
     personal services contract with the United States.
       (5) The Architect of the Capitol may prescribe regulations 
     to carry out this subsection.
       (d) Competitive Service Treatment for Certain Employees.--
     (1) This subsection applies to any employee of the United 
     States Senate Restaurants of the Office of the Architect of 
     the Capitol who--
       (A) is involuntarily separated from service on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and before October 1, 1999 
     (except by removal for cause on charges of misconduct or 
     delinquency); and
       (B) has performed any period of service employed in the 
     Office of the Architect of the Capitol (including the United 
     States Senate Restaurants) in a position in the excepted 
     service as defined under section 2103 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (2) For purposes of applying for employment for any 
     position in the executive branch (including for purposes of 
     the administration of chapter 33 of title 5, United States 
     Code, with respect to such employment application), any 
     period of service described under paragraph (1)(B) of this 
     subsection shall be deemed a period of service in the 
     competitive service as defined under section 2102 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (3) This subsection shall--
       (A) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (B) apply only to an employment application submitted by an 
     employee during the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
     such employee's separation from service described under 
     paragraph (1)(A).
       (e) Retraining, Job Placement, and Counseling Services.--
     (1) In this subsection, the term ``employee''--
       (A) means an employee of the United States Senate 
     Restaurants of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; 
     and
       (B) shall not include--
       (i) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 
     83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another 
     retirement system for employees of the Government; or
       (ii) an employee who is employed on a temporary when 
     actually employed basis.
       (2) The architect of the Capitol may establish a program to 
     provide retraining, job placement, and counseling services to 
     employees and former employees.
       (3) A former employee may not participate in a program 
     established under this subsection, if--
       (A) the former employee was separated from service with the 
     United States Senate Restaurants of the Office of the 
     Architect of the Capitol for more than 1 year; or
       (B) the separation was by removal for cause on charges of 
     misconduct or delinquency.
       (4) Retraining costs for the program established under this 
     subsection may not exceed $5,000 for each employee or former 
     employee.
       (f) Administrative Provisions.--(1) The Architect of the 
     Capitol--
       (A) may use employees of the Office of the Architect of the 
     Capitol to establish and administer programs and carry out 
     the provisions of this section; and
       (B) may procure temporary and intermittent services under 
     section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, to carry out 
     such provisions--
       (i) not subject to the 1 year of service limitation under 
     such section 3109(b); and
       (ii) at rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily 
     equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
     level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such 
     title.
       (2) Funds to carry out subsections (a) and (c) may be 
     expended only from funds available for the basic pay of the 
     employee who is receiving the applicable payment.
       (3) Funds to carry out subsection (e) may be expended from 
     any funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol.
       Sec. 311. (a) Rate of Pay for Director of Engineering.--
     Section 108(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     1991 (40 U.S.C. 166b-3b(a)) is amended by striking ``the rate 
     of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule'' 
     and inserting ``such rate as the Architect considers 
     appropriate, not to exceed 90 percent of the highest total 
     rate of pay for the Senior Executive Service under chapter 53 
     of title 5, United States Code, for the locality involved''.
       (b) Applicable Rate of pay.--Section 108(b)(1) of such Act 
     (40 U.S.C. 166b-3b(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking the second sentence; and
       (2) by striking ``the maximum rate allowable for the Senior 
     Executive Service'' each place it appears in subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) and inserting the following: ``the highest total 
     rate of pay for the Senior Executive Service under chapter 53 
     of title 5, United States Code, for the locality involved''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or after 
     January 1, 1998.
       And on page 38, line 15 of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 
     2209, strike ``Sec. 309'' and insert ``Sec. 312'' ; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
     James T. Walsh,
     Bill Young,
     R. Duke Cunningham,
     Zach Wamp,
     Tom Latham,
     Bob Livingston,
     Jose E. Serrano,
     Vic Fazio,
     Marcy Kaptur,
     David Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ted Stevens,
     Larry E. Craig,
     Thad Cochran,
     Byron L. Dorgan,
     Barbara Boxer,
     Robert 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.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, 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

309

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affirmative

Nays

106

para. 106.17                  [Roll No. 432]

                                YEAS--309

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scott

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     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stokes
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--106

     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Fox
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodling
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     McHale
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Paul
     Pease
     Poshard
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Linda
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Traficant
     Turner
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Armey
     Bonilla
     Coble
     Emerson
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Hastings (FL)
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Kasich
     Parker
     Peterson (MN)
     Portman
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Spratt
  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. 106.18  motion to adjourn

  Mr. TIERNEY moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. TIERNEY 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

82

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

325

para. 106.19                  [Roll No. 433]

                                AYES--82

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Berry
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hostettler
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pelosi
     Rodriguez
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--325

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
  

  

     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Baesler
     Berman
     Bonilla
     Burr
     Buyer
     Cooksey
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Markey
     Martinez
     Roukema
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Taylor (NC)
     Vento
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 106.20  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2267

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 239):

       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. 2267) making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, 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 amendment printed in part 1 of 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. Points of 
     order against provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure 
     to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. Before 
     consideration of any other

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     amendment it shall be in order to consider the amendment 
     numbered 1 in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules, 
     if offered by the Member designated in the report, which may 
     amend portions of the bill not yet read for amendment. The 
     amendments printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee 
     on Rules may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
     report and, except for the amendment numbered 1, may be 
     offered only at the appropriate point in the reading of the 
     bill. The amendments in part 2 of the report of the Committee 
     on Rules 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. All points of order against the amendment 
     numbered 2 in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules 
     are waived. Points of order against the amendments numbered 1 
     and 3 in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules for 
     failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. 
     During consideration of the bill for further 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: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be fifteen minutes. 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 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. 106.21  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to angola

  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 emergency declared with respect to the 
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (``UNITA'') is to 
continue in effect beyond September 26, 1997, 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. The actions and policies 
of UNITA pose a continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to the 
foreign policy of the United States. 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 to reduce its 
ability to pursue its aggressive policies of territorial acquisition.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 24, 1997.

  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. 105-134).

para. 106.22  motion to adjourn

  Mr. MILLER of California moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. MILLER of California 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

66

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

348

para. 106.23                  [Roll No. 434]

                                YEAS--66

     Allen
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kind (WI)
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Sawyer
     Slaughter
     Solomon
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                                NAYS--348

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin

[[Page 1547]]


     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Berman
     Bonilla
     Collins
     Cummings
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hunter
     Markey
     Nadler
     Norwood
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Roukema
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Vento
     Weldon (PA)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 106.24  treasury, postal service appropriations

  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2378) 
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, 1998, and 
for other purposes; together with the amendment of the Senate thereto, 
was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. KOLBE, 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. 106.25  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2378

  Mr. HOYER moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2378, be 
instructed to insist on the House position providing $514,000 for the 
fourth year of operation of the Exploited Child Unit of the National 
Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
  Pending consideration of said motion,
  On demand of Mrs. Linda SMITH of Washington, pursuant to clause 1, 
rule XXVIII,
  Ordered, That time for debate be equally divided among Messrs. KOLBE, 
HOYER, and Mrs. Linda SMITH of Washington.
  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 order the previous question on said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mrs. Linda SMITH of Washington 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. 106.26                  [Roll No. 435]

                                YEAS--229

     Ackerman
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--199

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Largent
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bonilla
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hunter
     Schiff
  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. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HOYER 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

412

It was decided in the

Nays

2

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

6

para. 106.27                  [Roll No. 436]

                                AYES--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono

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     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--2

     Coburn
     Shimkus
       

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--6

     Goode
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Shadegg
     Smith, Linda
     Souder

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bonilla
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hunter
     Kaptur
     McHale
     Miller (CA)
     Ney
     Pastor
     Schiff
     Spence
     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. 106.28  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2378

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, 
appointed the following Members as managers on the part of the House at 
said conference:
  For consideration of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Kolbe, Wolf, Livingston, 
Hoyer, and Obey.
  As additional conferees solely for consideration of titles I through 
IV of the House bill, and titles I through IV of the Senate amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference: Mr. Istook, Mrs. Northup, and 
Mrs. Meek.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para. 106.29  motion to adjourn

  Ms. ESHOO moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the nays had it.
  Ms. ESHOO 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

70

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

342

para. 106.30                  [Roll No. 437]

                                AYES--70

     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Harman
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Shadegg
     Slaughter
     Souder
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waxman

                                NOES--342

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre

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     McKeon
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Allen
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Buyer
     Doolittle
     Fawell
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hunter
     McHale
     Pelosi
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Smith (MI)
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 106.31  commerce, justice, state, judiciary appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 239 
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. 2267) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska assumed the Chair; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, 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. 106.32  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2266

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-267) the resolution (H. Res. 242) waiving points of order against 
the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2266) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 106.33  providing for the consideration of h.r. 901

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-268) the resolution (H. Res. 243) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 901) to preserve the sovereignty of the United States over 
public lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, and to 
preserve State sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal 
lands surrounding those public lands and acquired lands.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 106.34  commerce, justice, state, judiciary appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to House Resolution 239 
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. 2267) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, 
resumed the chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HUTCHINSON, 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. 106.35  free and democratic austria

  On motion of Mr. HASTERT, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
following resolution (H. Res. 217):

       Whereas the United States and the Republic of Austria have 
     enjoyed close and friendly relations since the inception of 
     the Republic of Austria;
       Whereas 1997 marks the 50th anniversary of the Marshall 
     Plan which was critically important to the reconstruction of 
     the Republic of Austria and to the establishment of friendly 
     ties between the Republic of Austria and the United States;
       Whereas on September 26, 1945, a conference of 
     representatives of the nine Federal states of the Republic of 
     Austria was held in Vienna that laid the foundation for the 
     provisional Austrian Government and the early elections in 
     November 1945; and
       Whereas a number of States have already proclaimed 
     September 26, 1997, as ``Austrian-American Day'': Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) declares that the warm and cordial relations between 
     the people of the United States and the Republic of Austria 
     should grow stronger; and
       (2) acknowledges the important contributions to the United 
     States by Americans of Austrian heritage.

  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. 106.36  notice--consideration of resolution--question of privileges

  Mr. BACHUS, 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:

Resolution Directing the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to 
undertake an appropriate investigation of the circumstances surrounding 
               Representative Hilliard's travel to Libya

       Whereas Libya is an unapologetic terrorist state that 
     openly supports, promotes and inspires terrorists,
       Whereas Libya arms, trains and harbors terrorists;
       Whereas Libya was involved in the 1985 terrorist attacks on 
     airports in Rome and Vienna that left 20 men, women and 
     children, including 5 American citizens, dead;
       Whereas Libya is responsible for the deaths of two American 
     soldiers in a 1986 terrorist bombing in Berlin;
       Whereas Libya is responsible for the deaths of 270 men, 
     women and children, including 189 Americans, in the terrorist 
     bombing of Pan Am flight 103 in 1988;
       Whereas the Security Council of the United Nations has 
     imposed sanctions on Libya in response to its responsibility 
     for the bombings of both Pan Am flight 103 and UTA flight 
     772; and
       Whereas those sanctions were put into effect in the United 
     States in 1986 by imposing of Treasury Department 
     regulations, the violation of which may be punishable by a 
     civil penalty and by criminal penalties including fine or 
     imprisonment, and which among other things bar United States 
     persons from engaging in transactions relating to 
     transportation to and from Libya and from dealing in any 
     property in which the government of Libya has any interest;
       Whereas Libyan leader Moammar Ghadafi has called terrorist 
     attacks that have left innocent men, women and children dead 
     and wounded ``heroic operations'';
       Whereas Congress has gone on record in its opposition to 
     the Libyan government, passing laws that condemn Libya for 
     supporting terrorism, list Libya among the countries denied 
     direct or indirect United States assistance, authorize the 
     President to prohibit imports and exports to Libya, and ban 
     investment in the Libyan oil industry;
       Whereas Libya is dedicated to destroying the Middle East 
     peace process;
       Whereas the Department of State has reported that 
     Representative Earl Hilliard traveled to Libya in August 
     without authorization of or approval from the Department of 
     State;
       Whereas Representative Earl Hilliard has refused to confirm 
     or deny whether he traveled to Libya or offer an explanation 
     for his travel to Libya;

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       Whereas if Representative Hilliard did travel to Libya, his 
     actions would be in direct violation of United States policy 
     toward Libya;
       Whereas this episode raises questions of propriety 
     regarding travel to Libya, Representative Hilliard should 
     explain his reasons for traveling to Libya and his activities 
     while there;
       Whereas the Committee should inquire of Representative Earl 
     Hilliard what individual, organization, government agency or 
     other entity paid for his travel to and from Libya and his 
     expenses while in Libya;
       Whereas Representative Hilliard has not disclosed whether 
     he engaged in any transactions relating to his travel to and 
     from Libya, or in other transactions while in Libya;
       Whereas these circumstances warrant an immediate 
     affirmation by the House of its unequivocal opposition to 
     travel to Libya by its members and to terrorism and the 
     terrorist agenda pursued by the Libyan government of Moammar 
     Ghadafi; and
       Whereas Representative Earl Hilliard has conducted himself 
     in a manner which is inconsistent with the dignity of the 
     House and is not conduct appropriate to the House and its 
     members: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct undertake an immediate and thorough investigation of 
     the circumstances surrounding Representative Earl Hilliard's 
     travel to Libya and report back to the House.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HUTCHINSON, 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 designation at a later time. The determination whether the 
resolution constitutes a question of privilege will made at the time 
designated for consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 106.37  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. 111. An Act to provide for the conveyance of a parcel 
     of unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, California, to the 
     Dos Palos Ag Boosters for use as a farm school.

para. 106.38  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:

       H.R. 680. An Act to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer 
     of surplus personal property to States for donation to 
     nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families 
     and individuals, and to authorize the transfer of surplus 
     real property to States, political subdivisions and 
     instrumentalities of States, and nonprofit organizations for 
     providing housing or housing assistance for low-income 
     individuals or families.

para. 106.39  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. GIBBONS, for today after 6 p.m. and the balance of the week;
  To Mr. HUNTER, for today;
  To Mr. SCHIFF through October 3;and
  To Mr. McHALE, for today after 3 p.m.
  And then,

para. 106.40  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, at 11 o'clock and 21 minutes 
p.m., the House adjourned.

para. 106.41  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. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 242. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2266) making 
     appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 105-267). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 243. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 901) to preserve the sovereignty of the United 
     States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the 
     Untied States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private 
     property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public 
     lands and acquired lands (Rept. No. 105-268). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.

para. 106.42  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. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 2533. A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 and the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act to clarify eligibility for relief from 
     removal and deportation for certain aliens; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Smith of Oregon, and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 2534. A bill to reform, extend, and repeal certain 
     agricultural research, extension, and education programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 2535. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to allow the consolidation of student loans under the Federal 
     Family Loan Program and the Direct Loan Program; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 2536. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     with respect to improving the administration of the student 
     financial assistance programs under title IV of that Act; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H.R. 2537. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     revise the rules relating to the court-ordered apportionment 
     of the retired pay of members of the Armed Forces to former 
     spouses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on National 
     Security, 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. REDMOND:
       H.R. 2538. A bill to establish a Presidential commission to 
     determine the validity of certain land claims arising out of 
     the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 involving the 
     descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens at the time 
     of the Treaty; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 2539. A bill to prohibit the use of United States 
     funds to provide for the participation of certain Chinese 
     officials in international conferences, exchanges, programs, 
     and activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Frost, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 2540. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to facilitate the immigration to the United States of 
     certain aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were 
     fathered by United States citizens; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 2541. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     extend the authority under which comparability allowances may 
     be paid to Government physicians, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 2542. A bill to prevent Members of Congress from 
     receiving any automatic pay adjustment which might otherwise 
     take effect in 1998; 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. STARK (for himself, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Miller 
             of California):
       H.R. 2543. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to require hospitals, skilled nursing 
     facilities, home health agencies, hospice programs, clinical 
     laboratories, and ambulance services to fund annual financial 
     and compliance audits as a condition of participation 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. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H. Con. Res. 157. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the effects of global 
     warming-induced climate disruption on the Pacific nations 
     that are allies of the United States and the resulting threat 
     to the global interests of the United States; to the 
     Committee on International Relations. 

para. 106.43  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 165: Mr. Capps.

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       H.R. 211: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 404: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 492: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 551: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 586: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 594: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. 
     Doyle.
       H.R. 619: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
     Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 755: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Roemer, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     McNulty, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 802: Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Upton, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Vento, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 857: Mr. Sessions and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 978: Mr. Kildee and Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 986: Mr. Collins, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. 
     Hilleary.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 993: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 1025: Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. 
     Minge.
       H.R. 1036: Mr. Bliley and Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Horn, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Foley, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Nethercutt, and 
     Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 1075: Mr. Coyne, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Furse, 
     and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1108: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1126: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Sununu, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Miller 
     of California.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 1270: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1411: Mr. Cannon and Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Foley and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Ney and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Levin and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1534: Mr. Boyd, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Green, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Oxley, 
     Mr. Kasich, Mr. Istook, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Leach, 
     Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Porter, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     Oberstar, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 1624: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Kildee.
       H.R. 1704: Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1754: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1786: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Neal 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Velazquez,  and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1814: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1836: Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 1881: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 2020: Mr. Reyes, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Cook, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Leach, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Yates, and 
     Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 2038; Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. 
     Foley.
       H.R. 2100: Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 2128: Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 2172: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2273: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Allen, Mr. Condit, 
     Mr. Goode, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 2367: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Wolf and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2424: Mr. Klug, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2451: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Bateman, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
     Ballenger, and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 2476: Mr. Dellums, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Filner, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2480: Mr. Cook and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2481: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. 
     Stupak.
       H.R. 2488: Mr. Pallone and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 2493: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2502: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 2523: Mr. Bereuter.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Brady.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H. Res. 190: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
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                   THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1997 (107)

para. 107.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 25, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jo Ann Emerson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 107.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, September 24, 
1997.
  Mr. McNULTY, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. McNULTY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 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 bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 2248. An Act to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Ecumenical Patriarch 
     Bartholomew in recognition of his outstanding and enduring 
     contributions toward religious understanding and peace, and 
     for other purposes; and
       H.R. 2443. An Act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 601 Fourth Street, NW., in the District of Columbia, as 
     the ``Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field 
     Office Memorial Building'', in honor of William H. Christian, 
     Jr., Martha Dixon Martinez, Michael J. Miller, Anthony 
     Palmisano, and Edwin R. Woodriffe.

  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. 2209) ``An Act making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, 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. 542. An Act to authorize the Secretary of Transportation 
     to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate 
     endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the 
     vessel FAR HORIZONS;
       S. 662. An Act to authorize the Secretary of Transportation 
     to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate 
     endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the 
     vessel VORTICE;
       S. 830. An Act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
     regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products, 
     and for other purposes; and
       S. 880. An Act to authorize the Secretary of Transportation 
     to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate 
     endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the 
     vessel DUSKEN IV.

para. 107.4  motion to adjourn

  Mrs. MINK moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mrs. MINK 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

71

When there appeared

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Nays

337

para. 107.5                   [Roll No. 438]

                                YEAS--71

     Allen
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Conyers
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Largent
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Shadegg
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Yates

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                                NAYS--337

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Andrews
     Archer
     Bonilla
     Burton
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cummings
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Foglietta
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Hastings (FL)
     Hunter
     Johnson, Sam
     Manton
     McInnis
     Nadler
     Reyes
     Rogan
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Solomon
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 107.6  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. 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 Wednesday, September 24, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE demanded a recorded vote on 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

331

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affirmative

Nays

78

para. 107.7                   [Roll No. 439]

                                AYES--331

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--78

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Cramer
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Doggett
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Kelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Moran (KS)
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Riley
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Towns

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     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weller

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Archer
     Bonilla
     Chenoweth
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Dixon
     Foglietta
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Houghton
     Manton
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Peterson (MN)
     Rogan
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 107.8  motion to adjourn

  Ms. WOOLSEY moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the nays had it.
  Ms. WOOLSEY 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

82

When there appeared

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Nays

334

para. 107.9                   [Roll No. 440]

                                YEAS--82

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Harman
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Myrick
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Shadegg
     Solomon
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                                NAYS--334

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bonilla
     Clement
     Cox
     Edwards
     Foglietta
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Largent
     McInnis
     Oxley
     Rogan
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Weldon (FL)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 107.10  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2266

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 242):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2266) making appropriations for the Department of 
     Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts 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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para. 107.11                  [Roll No. 441]

                                YEAS--419

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon

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     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--3

     Manton
     Ortiz
     Weldon (PA)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bonilla
     DeGette
     Foglietta
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Linder
     McInnis
     Rogan
     Schiff
     Tauzin
  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. 107.12  dod appropriations

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida called up the following conference report (Rept. 
No. 105-265):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2266) ``making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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, 1998, 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, subsistence, 
     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; $20,452,057,000.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     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; $16,493,518,000.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     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; 
     $6,137,899,000.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     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; $17,102,120,000.

                        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; 
     $2,032,046,000.

                        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; $1,376,601,000.

                    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; $391,770,000.

                      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; 
     $815,915,000.

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                     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; $3,333,867,000.

                  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; $1,334,712,000.

                                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 $11,437,000, 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; $16,754,306,000 and, in addition, 
     $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the National 
     Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund: Provided, That of the 
     funds appropriated in this paragraph, not less than 
     $300,000,000 shall be made available only for conventional 
     ammunition care and maintenance.

                    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 $5,500,000, 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; $21,617,766,000 
     and, in addition, $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
     from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction 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; $2,372,635,000.

                  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; $18,492,883,000 and, in addition, 
     $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the National 
     Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       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; $10,369,740,000, of which not to exceed 
     $25,000,000 may be available for the CINC initiative fund 
     account; and of which not to exceed $28,850,000 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.

                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; 
     $1,207,891,000.

                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; 
     $921,711,000.

            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; $116,366,000.

              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; $1,632,030,000.

             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); $2,419,632,000: Provided, 
     That not later than March 15, 1998, the Director of the Army 
     National Guard shall provide a report to the congressional 
     defense committees identifying the allocation, by 
     installation and activity, of all base operations funds 
     appropriated under this heading.

             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; $3,013,282,000.

             Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses directly relating to Overseas Contingency 
     Operations by United States military forces; $1,884,000,000: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these 
     funds only to operation and maintenance accounts within this 
     title, and working capital funds: Provided further, That the 
     funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be available 
     for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the 
     appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That 
     the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere 
     in this Act.

          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; $6,952,000, of which 
     not to exceed $2,500 can be used for official representation 
     purposes.

                    Environmental Restoration, Army


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Army, $375,337,000, to remain 
     available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the Army 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 the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer 
     the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
     appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred: 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: 
     Provided further, That not more than twenty-five per centum 
     of funds provided under this heading may be obligated for 
     environmental remediation by the Corps of Engineers under 
     total environmental remediation contracts.

                    Environmental Restoration, Navy


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Navy, $275,500,000, to remain 
     available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the

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     Navy 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 the Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer 
     the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
     appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred: 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.

                  Environmental Restoration, Air Force


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Air Force, $376,900,000, to 
     remain available until transferred: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of the Air Force 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 the Air Force, or for similar 
     purposes, transfer the funds made available by this 
     appropriation to other appropriations made available to the 
     Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be 
     available for the same purposes and for the same time period 
     as the appropriations to which transferred: 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.

                Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of Defense, $26,900,000, 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, 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 to which 
     transferred: 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.

         Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Army, $242,300,000, to remain 
     available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
     for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris 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 the Army, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred: 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.

             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); 
     $47,130,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999.

                  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; 
     $382,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000: 
     Provided, That of the amounts provided under this heading, 
     $35,000,000 shall be available only to support the 
     dismantling and disposal of nuclear submarines and submarine 
     reactor components in the Russian Far East: Provided further, 
     That of the amounts provided under this heading, $5,000,000 
     shall be available only for the Arctic Military Environmental 
     Cooperation Program.

                 Quality of Life Enhancements, Defense

         For expenses, not otherwise provided for, resulting from 
     unfunded shortfalls in the repair and maintenance of real 
     property of the Department of Defense (including military 
     housing and barracks); $360,000,000, for the maintenance of 
     real property of the Department of Defense (including minor 
     construction and major maintenance and repair), which shall 
     remain available for obligation until September 30, 1999, as 
     follows:
       Army, $100,000,000;
       Navy, $70,000,000;
       Marine Corps, $45,000,000; and
       Air Force, $145,000,000.

                               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; 
     $1,346,317,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000.

                       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; 
     $762,409,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000.

        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; $1,298,707,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2000.

                    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 of 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; 
     $1,037,202,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000.

                        Other Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked 
     combat vehicles; 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; 
     $2,679,130,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000.

                       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; $6,535,444,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2000.

                       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

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     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; $1,102,193,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2000.

            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 of 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; 
     $397,547,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000.

                   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, 
     $153,444,000;
       NSSN, $2,314,903,000;
       NSSN (AP), $284,859,000;
       CVN-77 (AP), $50,000,000;
       CVN Refuelings, $1,615,003,000;
       CVN Refuelings (AP), $46,855,000;
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $3,411,200,000;
       DDG-51 destroyer program (AP), $157,806,000;
       LPD-17 amphibious transport dock ship (AP), $100,000,000;
       Oceanographic ship program (AP), $16,000,000;
       LCAC landing craft air cushion program, $20,000,000; and
       For craft, outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and 
     first destination transportation, $137,521,000;

     In all: $8,235,591,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2002: Provided, That additional 
     obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2002, 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 
     provided under this heading 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 provided under this 
     heading 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 194 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and 
     the purchase of one vehicle required for physical security of 
     personnel, notwithstanding price limitations applicable to 
     passenger vehicles but not to exceed $232,340 per vehicle; 
     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; $3,144,205,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2000.

                       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 40 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; 
     $482,398,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000.

                    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; 
     $6,480,983,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000: Provided, That of the funds made 
     available under this heading, $331,000,000 shall be available 
     for long lead activities related to the procurement of 
     additional B-2 bombers: Provided further, That if the 
     President determines that no additional B-2 bombers should be 
     procured during this fiscal year, and he certifies to the 
     Congress his decision, the funding described in the previous 
     proviso shall be made available to modify and repair the 
     existing fleet of B-2 bombers.

                     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; 
     $2,394,202,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000.

                  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; 
     $398,534,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000.

                      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 196 passenger motor 
     vehicles for replacement only; the purchase of one vehicle 
     required for physical security of personnel, notwithstanding 
     price limitations applicable to passenger vehicles but not to 
     exceed $232,340 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; $6,592,909,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2000.

                       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 381 passenger 
     motor vehicles 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; $2,106,444,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2000.

                  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; $653,000,000, 
     to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2000: 
     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; $5,156,507,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 1999.

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            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; $8,115,686,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 1999: Provided, 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; $14,507,804,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 1999: Provided, 
     That of the funds made available in this paragraph, 
     $4,000,000 shall be only for development of coal-derived jet 
     fuel technologies.

        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; $9,821,760,000, to 
     remain available for obligation until September 30, 1999: 
     Provided, That not less than $409,898,000 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 funds appropriated for the 
     Dual-Use Applications Program under section 5803 of the 
     Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208), shall remain 
     available for obligation 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; $258,183,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 1999.

                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; $31,384,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 1999.

                                TITLE V

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     Defense Working Capital Funds

       For the Defense Working Capital Funds; $971,952,000.

                     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); $1,074,948,000, 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 shipboard 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 these restrictions 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.

                                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; $10,369,075,000, of which $10,095,007,000 
     shall be for Operation and maintenance, of which not to 
     exceed two per centum shall remain available until September 
     30, 1999, and of which $274,068,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2000, shall be for 
     Procurement.

           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, $600,700,000, of which $462,200,000 shall 
     be for Operation and maintenance, $72,200,000 shall be for 
     Procurement to remain available until September 30, 2000, and 
     $66,300,000 shall be for Research, development, test and 
     evaluation to remain available until September 30, 1999: 
     Provided, That of the funds available under this heading, 
     $1,000,000 shall be available until expended each year only 
     for a Johnston Atoll off-island leave program: Provided 
     further, That the Secretaries concerned shall, pursuant to 
     uniform regulations, prescribe travel and transportation 
     allowances for travel by participants in the off-island leave 
     program.

         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; $712,882,000: Provided, That the funds 
     appropriated under this head 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; $138,380,000, of which 
     $136,580,000 shall be for Operation and maintenance, of which 
     not to exceed $500,000 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 $1,800,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2000, 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; $196,900,000.

               Intelligence Community Management Account


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community 
     Management Account; $121,080,000, of which $39,011,000 for 
     the Advanced Research and Development Committee and the 
     Environmental Intelligence and Applications Program shall 
     remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided, That of 
     the funds appropriated under this heading, $27,000,000 shall 
     be transferred to the Department of Justice for the National 
     Drug Intelligence Center to support the Department of 
     Defense's counter-drug intelligence responsibilities, and of 
     the said amount, $1,500,000 for Procurement shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2000, and $3,000,000 for 
     Research, development, test and evaluation shall remain 
     available until September 30, 1999.

Payment to Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and Environmental 
                            Restoration Fund

       For payment to Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, 
     and Environmental Restoration Fund, as authorized by law; 
     $35,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                 National Security Education Trust Fund

       For the purposes of title VIII of Public Law 102-183, 
     $2,000,000, to be derived from the National Security 
     Education Trust Fund, 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 diplo

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     matic 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 $2,000,000,000 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 
     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: Provided further, 
     That of the authority provided under this section, not to 
     exceed $65,000,000 shall be available to meet requirements 
     for termination of the Reserve Mobilization Insurance 
     Program, notwithstanding chapter 1214 of title 10 of the 
     United States Code.


                          (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: Provided further, That transfers may be made between 
     working capital funds and the ``Foreign Currency 
     Fluctuations, Defense'' appropriation and the ``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. 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. 8008. (a) 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:
       Apache Longbow radar;
       AV-8B aircraft; and
       Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles.
       (b) None of the funds provided in this Act and hereafter 
     may be used to submit to Congress (or to any committee of 
     Congress) a request for authority to enter into a contract 
     covered by those provisions of subsection (a) that precede 
     the first proviso of that subsection unless--
       (1) such request is made as part of the submission of the 
     President's Budget for the United States Government for any 
     fiscal year and is set forth in the Appendix to that budget 
     as part of proposed legislative language for appropriations 
     bills for the next fiscal year; or
       (2) such request is formally submitted by the President as 
     a budget amendment; or
       (3) the Secretary of Defense makes such request in writing 
     to the congressional defense committees.
       Sec. 8009. 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. 8010. (a) During fiscal year 1998, 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 1999 budget request for the Department 
     of Defense as well as all justification material and other 
     documentation supporting the fiscal year 1999 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 1999.
       (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to 
     military (civilian) technicians.
       Sec. 8011. 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. 8012. 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. 8013. (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 3015(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

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     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. 8014. 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 per centum Native 
     American ownership.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8015. 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. 8016. 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.
       Sec. 8017. 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. 8018. 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. 8019. 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 1999 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, 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. 8020. 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, 
     .30 caliber rifles, or M-1911 pistols.
       Sec. 8021. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to 
     pay more than 50 per centum of an amount paid to any person 
     under section 308 of title 37, United States Code, in a lump 
     sum.
       Sec. 8022. No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated 
     or made available in this Act shall be used during a single 
     fiscal year 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 congressional 
     defense committees that such a relocation is required in the 
     best interest of the Government.
       Sec. 8023. A member of a reserve component whose unit or 
     whose residence is located in a state which is not contiguous 
     with another state is authorized to travel in a space 
     required status on aircraft of the Armed Forces between home 
     and place of inactive duty training, or place of duty in lieu 
     of unit training assembly, when there is no road or railroad 
     transportation (or combination of road and railroad 
     transportation between those locations: Provided, That a 
     member traveling in that status on a military aircraft 
     pursuant to the authority provided in this section is not 
     authorized to receive travel, transportation, or per diem 
     allowances in connection with that travel.
       Sec. 8024. In addition to funds provided elsewhere in this 
     Act, $8,000,000 is appropriated only for incentive payments 
     authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 
     1974, 25 U.S.C. 1544: Provided, That 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: Provided further, That contractors participating in the 
     test program established by Section 854 of Public Law 101-189 
     (15 U.S.C. 637 note) shall be eligible for the program 
     established by Section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 
     1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544).
       Sec. 8025. 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 M-9 or M-11 9 mm 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. 8026. 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 10101 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 sections 331, 332, 333, or 12406 
     of title 10, or other provision of law, as applicable; or
       (B) full-time military service for his or her 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. 8027. 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. 8028. Funds appropriated by this Act for the American 
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     shall not be used for any national or international political 
     or psychological activities.
       Sec. 8029. 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. 8030. 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. 8031. (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 supplies 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. 8032. 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. 8033. 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 appropriations or fund which incurred such 
     obligations.
       Sec. 8034. Of the funds made available in this Act, not 
     less than $26,247,000 shall be available for the Civil Air 
     Patrol, of which $22,702,000 shall be available for Operation 
     and maintenance.
       Sec. 8035. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     are available to establish a new Department of Defense 
     (department) federally funded research and development center 
     (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a separate entity 
     administrated by an organization managing another FFRDC, or 
     as a nonprofit membership corporation consisting of a 
     consortium of other FFRDCs and other non-profit entities.
       (b) Limitation on Compensation--Federally Funded Research 
     and Development Center (FFRDC).--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 from any source during 
     fiscal year 1998 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 
     funds available to the department during fiscal year 1998, 
     not more than 6,206 staff years of technical effort (staff 
     years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs: Provided, That of 
     the specific amount referred to previously in this 
     subsection, not more than 1,105 staff years may be funded for 
     the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs.
       (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall control the total number of staff 
     years to be performed by defense FFRDCs during fiscal year 
     1998 so as to reduce the total amounts appropriated in titles 
     II, III, and IV of this Act by $71,800,000: Provided, That 
     the total amounts appropriated in titles II, III, and IV of 
     this Act are hereby reduced by $71,800,000 to reflect savings 
     from the use of defense FFRDCs by the department.
       (f) Within 60 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report presenting the specific amounts 
     of staff years of technical effort to be allocated by the 
     department for each defense FFRDC during fiscal year 1998: 
     Provided, That, after the submission of the report required 
     by this subsection, the department may not reallocate more 
     than five per centum of an FFRDC's staff years among other 
     defense FFRDCs until 30 days after a detailed justification 
     for any such reallocation is submitted to the congressional 
     defense committees.
       (g) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of 
     the department's fiscal year 1999 budget request, submit a 
     report presenting the specific amounts of staff years of 
     technical effort to be allocated for each defense FFRDC 
     during that fiscal year.
       (h) No part of the reductions contained in subsection (e) 
     of this section may be applied against any budget activity, 
     activity group, subactivity group, line item, program 
     element, program, project, subproject or activity which does 
     not fund defense FFRDC activities within each appropriation 
     account, and the reductions in subsection (e) shall be 
     allocated on a proportional basis.
       (i) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report listing the specific funding 
     reductions allocated to each category listed in subsection 
     (h) above pursuant to this section.
       Sec. 8036. None of the funds in this or any other Act shall 
     be available for the preparation of studies on--
       (a) the cost effectiveness or feasibility of removal and 
     transportation of unitary chemical weapons or agents 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. 8037. 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. 8038. 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. 8039. 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. 8040. (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 1998. 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.

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       (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. 8041. The total amounts appropriated in titles II, 
     III, and IV of this Act are hereby reduced by $300,000,000 to 
     reflect savings from the use of advisory and assistance 
     services by the Department of Defense: Provided, That the 
     savings shall be applied to the following titles in the 
     following amounts:
       Title II, Operation and Maintenance, $112,000,000;
       Title III, Procurement, $62,000,000; and
       Title IV, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
     $126,000,000:

     Provided further, That the savings specified shall be applied 
     only to funds budgeted to purchase advisory and assistance 
     services: Provided further, That the savings shall be applied 
     on a pro-rata basis to each program, project and activity 
     which included budget funds for advisory and assistance 
     services.
       Sec. 8042. 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. 8043. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the amounts provided in all appropriation accounts in titles 
     III and IV of this Act are reduced by 1.5 percent: Provided, 
     That these reductions shall be applied on a pro-rata basis to 
     each line item, program element, program, project, 
     subproject, and activity within each appropriation account: 
     Provided further, That not later than 60 days after the 
     enactment of this Act, the Undersecretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller) shall submit a report to the congressional 
     defense committees listing the specific funding reductions 
     allocated to each category listed in the preceding proviso 
     pursuant to this section.


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8044. 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. 8045. 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. 8046. 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. 8047. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds available for ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug 
     Activities, Defense'' may be obligated for the Young Marines 
     program.
       Sec. 8048. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in title IV of this Act is 
     hereby reduced by $474,000,000: Provided, That each program 
     element, program, project, subproject, and activity funded in 
     title IV of this Act shall be allocated a pro-rata share of 
     any of the reductions made by this section: Provided further, 
     That not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, 
     the Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall submit a 
     report to the congressional defense committees listing the 
     specific funding reductions allocated to each category listed 
     in the preceding proviso pursuant to this section.
       Sec. 8049. 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. 8050. 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. 8051. 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. 8052. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the 
     appropriations or funds available to the Department of 
     Defense Working Capital Funds 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 Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an 
     item would not have been chargeable to the Department of 
     Defense Working Capital Funds 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 1999 budget request for the Department 
     of Defense as well as all justification material and other 
     documentation supporting the fiscal year 1999 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 1999 procurement appropriation and not in the 
     supply management business area or any other area or category 
     of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds.
       Sec. 8053. None of the funds provided in this Act and 
     hereafter 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. 8054. 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, 1999.
       Sec. 8055. 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. 8056. Of the funds appropriated by 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 and cost to complete 
     estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from 
     Department of Defense activities.
       Sec. 8057. 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. 8058. 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. 8059. (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.
       (c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with 
     appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of 
     the Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in 
     expending the appropriation, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products, provided that American-made equipment 
     and products are cost-competitive, quality-competitive, and 
     available in a timely fashion.
       Sec. 8060. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be available for a contract for studies, analysis, or 
     consulting services

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     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. 8061. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and 
     (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be 
     used--
       (1) to establish a field operating agency; or
       (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or 
     civilian employee of the Department who is transferred or 
     reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or 
     employee's place of duty remains at the location of that 
     headquarters.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military 
     department may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a 
     case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, and 
     certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate that the granting of the waiver 
     will reduce the personnel requirements or the financial 
     requirements of the department.
       (c) This section does not apply to field operating agencies 
     funded within the National Foreign Intelligence Program.
       Sec. 8062. 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 1998 until the 
     enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1998.
       Sec. 8063. Notwithstanding section 303 of Public Law 96-487 
     or any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized to lease real and personal property at Naval Air 
     Facility, Adak, Alaska, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2667(f), for 
     commercial, industrial or other purposes.


                             (RESCISSIONS)

       Sec. 8064. Of the funds provided in Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded 
     from the following accounts in the specified amounts:
       ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1996/2000'', 
     $35,600,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Navy, 1996/1998'', $3,300,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Army, 1997/1999'', $5,000,000;
       ``Procurement of Ammunition, Army, 1997/1999'', $5,000,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Army, 1997/1999'', $6,000,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Navy, 1997/1999'', $2,200,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 1997/1999'', $24,000,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, 1997/
     1998'', $6,000,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 1997/
     1998'', $40,000,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, 
     1997/1998'', $25,000,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, 
     1997/1998'', $24,000,000.
         Sec. 8065. 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. 8066. 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. 8067. 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. 8068. 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. 8069. 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, 1997 
     level: Provided, That the Service Surgeons General may waive 
     this section by certifying to the congressional defense 
     committees that the beneficiary population is declining in 
     some catchment areas and civilian strength reductions may be 
     consistent with responsible resource stewardship and 
     capitation-based budgeting.


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

         Sec. 8070. 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 $1,118,000,000.
         Sec. 8071. (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. 8072. 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. 8073. 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. 8074. 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 and 
     equipment, on a nonreimbursable basis, to the Indian Health 
     Service when it is in conjunction with a civil-military 
     project.
       Sec. 8075. 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. 8076. 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. 8077. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each 
     contract awarded by the Department of Defense during the 
     current fiscal year 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, on a case-by-case basis, in the 
     interest of national security.
       Sec. 8078. During the current fiscal year, the Army shall 
     use the former George Air Force Base as the airhead for the 
     National Training Center at Fort Irwin: Provided, That none 
     of the funds in this Act shall be obligated or expended to 
     transport Army personnel into Edwards Air Force Base for 
     training rotations at the National Training Center.

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       Sec. 8079. (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. 8080. (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, 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.--This section applies to--
       (1) 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
       (2) 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. 8081. To the extent authorized by subchapter VI of 
     chapter 148 of title 10, United States Code, 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 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: Provided further, That 
     amounts charged for administrative fees and deposited to the 
     special account provided for under section 2540c(d) of title 
     10, shall be available for paying the costs of administrative 
     expenses of the Department of Defense that are attributable 
     to the loan guarantee program under subchapter VI of chapter 
     148 of title 10.
       Sec. 8082. 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. 8083. 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--
       (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. 8084. (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 or 
     agents to the Johnston Atoll for the purpose of storing or 
     demilitarizing such munitions or agents.
       (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     any obsolete World War II chemical munition or agent 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. 8085. 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 
     who was a member of the military forces of the Soviet Union 
     or for any individual who is or was a member of the military 
     forces of the Russian Federation.
       Sec. 8086. During the current fiscal year, no more than 
     $10,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be 
     transferred to appropriations available for the pay of 
     military personnel, to be merged with, and to be available 
     for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in 
     connection with support and services for eligible 
     organizations and activities outside the Department of 
     Defense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       Sec. 8087. For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 31, 
     United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in 
     this Act under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'' shall be considered to be for the same purpose as any 
     subdivision under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'' appropriations in any prior year, and the one percent 
     limitation shall apply to the total amount of the 
     appropriation.
       Sec. 8088. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1552(a), not more than 
     $14,000,000 appropriated under the heading ``Aircraft 
     Procurement, Air Force'' in Public Law 102-396 which was 
     available and obligated for the B-2 Aircraft Program shall 
     remain available for expenditure and for adjusting 
     obligations for such program until September 30, 2003.
       Sec. 8089. During the current fiscal year, in the case of 
     an appropriation account of the Department of Defense for 
     which the period of availability for obligation has expired 
     or which has closed under the provisions of section 1552 of 
     title 31, United States Code, and which has a negative 
     unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an 
     adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current 
     appropriation account for the same purpose as the expired or 
     closed account if--
       (1) the obligation would have been properly chargeable 
     (except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before 
     the end of the period of availability or closing of that 
     account;
       (2) the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to 
     any current appropriation account of the Department of 
     Defense; and
       (3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation is 
     not chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department 
     of Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, 
     Public Law 101-510, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1551 note): 
     Provided, That in the case of an expired account, if 
     subsequent review or investigation discloses that there was 
     not in fact a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance in 
     the account, any charge to a current account under the 
     authority of this section shall be reversed and recorded 
     against the expired account: Provided further, That the total 
     amount charged to a current appropriation under this section 
     may not exceed an amount equal to one percent of the total 
     appropriation for that account.


                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 8090. 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, 
     1989/2000'':
       SSN-688 attack submarine program, $3,000,000;
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $1,500,000;
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $8,000,000;
       T-AO fleet oiler program, $3,453,000;
       AOE combat support ship program, $3,600,000; and
       For craft, outfitting, and post delivery, $2,019,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1989/2000'':
       SSN-21 attack submarine program, $21,572,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1991/2001'':
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $1,060,000;
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $1,600,000;
       LSD-41 cargo variant ship program, $2,666,000;
       AOE combat support ship program, $7,307,000; and
       For craft, outfitting, and post delivery, $12,000,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1991/2001'':
       SSN-21 attack submarine program, $24,633,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1996/2000'':
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $5,592,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1996/2000'':

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       SSN-21 attack submarine program, $5,592,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1994/1998'':
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $400,000; and
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $1,054,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1995/1999'':
       For craft, outfitting, and post delivery, conversions, and 
     first destination transportation, $715,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1996/2000'':
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $17,513,000; and
       For craft, outfitting, and post delivery, conversions, and 
     first destination transportation, $878,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1997/2001'':
       For craft, outfitting, and post delivery, conversions, and 
     first destination transportation, $3,600,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1997/2001'':
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $24,160,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1996/2000'':
       Fast Patrol Boat, $9,500,000;
       To:
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 1998/
     1999'', $9,500,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1997/2001'':
       Oceanographic ship SWATH, $45,000,000;
       To:
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 1998/
     1999'', $45,000,000;
       From:
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 1997/1999'', 
     $73,531,000;
       To:
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, 
     1997/1998'', $73,531,000:

     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, to facilitate a full and final settlement of all claims 
     under contracts N00024-79-C-2614 and N00024-77-C-2031, the 
     Secretary of the Navy may offset the amount of $1,660,680.84, 
     owed by the Navy under contract N00024-79-C-2614 for the T-
     ARC-7 against an equal amount, $1,660,680.84, owed to the 
     Navy under contract N00024-77-C-2031 for the AD 43.
       Sec. 8091. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees by 
     February 1, 1998 a detailed report identifying, by amount and 
     by separate budget activity, activity group, subactivity 
     group, line item, program element, program, project, 
     subproject, and activity, any activity for which the fiscal 
     year 1999 budget request was reduced because Congress 
     appropriated funds above the President's budget request for 
     that specific activity for fiscal year 1998.
       Sec. 8092. (a) None of the funds available to the 
     Department of Defense under this Act may be obligated or 
     expended to reimburse a defense contractor for restructuring 
     costs associated with a business combination of the defense 
     contractor that occurs after the date of enactment of this 
     Act unless--
       (1) the auditable savings for the Department of Defense 
     resulting from the restructuring will exceed the costs 
     allowed by a factor of at least two to one; or
       (2) the savings for the Department of Defense resulting 
     from the restructuring will exceed the costs allowed and the 
     Secretary of Defense determines that the business combination 
     will result in the preservation of a critical capability that 
     might otherwise be lost to the Department; and
       (3) the report required by Section 818(e) of Public Law 
     103-337 to be submitted to Congress in 1997 is submitted.
       (b) Not later than April 1, 1998, the Comptroller General 
     shall, in consultation with the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense, and the 
     Secretary of Labor, submit to Congress a report which shall 
     include the following:
       (1) an analysis and breakdown of the restructuring costs 
     paid by or submitted to the Department of Defense to 
     companies involved in business combinations since 1993;
       (2) an analysis of the specific costs associated with 
     workforce reductions;
       (3) an analysis of the services provided to the workers 
     affected by business combinations;
       (4) an analysis of the effectiveness of the restructuring 
     costs used to assist laid off workers in gaining employment; 
     and
       (5) in accordance with section 818 of Public Law 103-337, 
     an analysis of the savings reached from the business 
     combination relative to the restructuring costs paid by the 
     Department of Defense.
       (c) The report should set forth recommendations to make 
     this program more effective for workers affected by business 
     combinations and more efficient in terms of the use of 
     Federal dollars.
       Sec. 8093. Funds appropriated in title II of this Act for 
     supervision and administration costs for facilities 
     maintenance and repair, minor construction, or design 
     projects may be obligated at the time the reimbursable order 
     is accepted by the performing activity: Provided, That for 
     the purpose of this section, supervision and administration 
     costs includes all in-house Government cost.
       Sec. 8094. The Secretary of Defense may waive reimbursement 
     of the cost of conferences, seminars, courses of instruction, 
     or similar educational activities of the Asia-Pacific Center 
     for Security Studies for military officers and civilian 
     officials of foreign nations if the Secretary determines that 
     attendance by such personnel, without reimbursement, is in 
     the national security interest of the United States: 
     Provided, That costs for which reimbursement is waived 
     pursuant to this subsection shall be paid from appropriations 
     available for the Asia-Pacific Center.
       Sec. 8095. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of 
     equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by 
     any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable 
     basis. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish 
     the amount of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case 
     basis.
       (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be 
     credited to funds available for the National Guard Distance 
     Learning Project and be available to defray the costs 
     associated with the use of equipment of the project under 
     that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such 
     purposes without fiscal year limitation.
       Sec. 8096. 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.
       Sec. 8097. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
     notwithstanding the provisions in section 7306 of title 10, 
     United States Code, in addition to amounts otherwise 
     appropriated or made available by this Act, $13,000,000 is 
     appropriated to the Department of the Navy and shall be 
     available only for a grant to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space 
     Foundation only for the refurbishment of the former U.S.S. 
     Intrepid (CV 11).
       Sec. 8098. In accordance with section 1557 of title 31, 
     United States Code, the following obligated balance shall be 
     exempt from subchapter IV of chapter 15 of such title and 
     shall remain available for expenditure without fiscal year 
     limitation: Funds obligated by the Economic Development 
     Administration for EDA Project No. 04-49-04095 from funds 
     made available in the Department of Defense Appropriations 
     Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-189).
       Sec. 8099. None of the funds provided by this Act may be 
     used to pay costs of instruction for an Air Force officer for 
     enrollment commencing during the 1998-1999 academic year in a 
     postgraduate degree program at a civilian educational 
     institution if--
       (1) the degree program to be pursued by that officer is 
     offered by the Air Force Institute of Technology (or was 
     offered by that institute during the 1996-1997 academic 
     year);
       (2) the officer is qualified for enrollment at the Air 
     Force Institute of Technology in that degree program; and
       (3) the number of students commencing that degree program 
     at the Air Force Institute of Technology during the first 
     semester of the 1998-1999 academic year is less than the 
     number of students commencing that degree program for the 
     first semester of the 1996-1997 academic year.
       Sec. 8100. During the current fiscal year, the amounts 
     which are necessary for the operation and maintenance of the 
     Fisher Houses administered by the Departments of the Army, 
     the Navy, and the Air Force are hereby appropriated, to be 
     derived from amounts which are available in the applicable 
     Fisher House trust fund established under 10 U.S.C. 2221 for 
     the Fisher Houses of each such department.
       Sec. 8101. During the current fiscal year, refunds 
     attributable to the use of the Government travel card by 
     military personnel and civilian employees of the Department 
     of Defense may be credited to operation and maintenance 
     accounts of the Department of Defense which are current when 
     the refunds are received.
       Sec. 8102. During the current fiscal year, not more than a 
     total of $60,000,000 in withdrawal credits may be made by the 
     Marine Corps Supply Management activity group of the Navy 
     Working Capital Fund, Department of Defense Working Capital 
     Funds, to the credit of current applicable appropriations of 
     a Department of Defense activity in connection with the 
     acquisition of critical low density repairables that are 
     capitalized into the Navy Working Capital Fund.
       Sec. 8103. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3902, during the 
     current fiscal year interest penalties may be paid by the 
     Department of Defense from funds financing the operation of 
     the military department or defense agency with which the 
     invoice or contract payment is associated.
       Sec. 8104. At the time the President submits his budget for 
     fiscal year 1999, the Department of Defense shall transmit to 
     the congressional defense committees a budget justification 
     document for the active and reserve Military Personnel 
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     known as the ``M-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 military personnel in any budget 
     request, or amended budget request, for fiscal year 1999.
       Sec. 8105. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced 
     by $100,000,000 to reflect savings due to excess inventory, 
     to be distributed as follows: ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', $40,000,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', 
     $40,000,000; and ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', 
     $20,000,000.
       Sec. 8106. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in title III of this Act is 
     hereby reduced by $75,000,000 to reflect savings from repeal 
     of section 2403 of title 10, United States Code.
       Sec. 8107. The Secretary of the Army may exchange or sell 
     one Army C-20 aircraft and may apply the exchange allowance 
     or sale proceeds in whole or in part payment for the 
     acquisition of one C-37 aircraft: Provided, That in addition 
     to such exchange allowance or sale proceeds, of the amount 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1998 for Aircraft Procurement, 
     Air Force, not more than $6,000,000 shall be made available 
     for acquisition of the C-37 for the United States Army: 
     Provided further, That in addition to such exchange allowance 
     or sale proceeds, of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 
     1997 for Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, not more than 
     $27,100,000 shall be made available for acquisition of the C-
     37 for the United States Army.
       Sec. 8108. During the current fiscal year, the Secretary of 
     Defense may award contracts for capital assets having a 
     development or acquisition cost of not less than $100,000 of 
     a Working Capital Fund in advance of the availability of 
     funds in the Working Capital Fund for minor construction, 
     automatic data processing equipment, software, equipment, and 
     other capital improvements.
       Sec. 8109. From funds made available by this Act for the 
     Maritime Technology Program up to $250,000 shall be made 
     available to assist with a pilot project that will facilitate 
     the transfer of commercial cruise ship shipbuilding 
     technology and expertise to U.S. yards, utilize the 
     experience and expertise of existing U.S.-flag cruise ship 
     operators, and enable the operation of a U.S.-flag foreign-
     built cruise ship, and two newly-constructed U.S.-flag cruise 
     ships: Provided, That a person (including a related person 
     with respect to that person) who, within 18 months after the 
     date of enactment, enters into a binding contract for 
     construction in the United States of two cruise ships, which 
     contract shall provide for the construction of two cruise 
     ships of equal or greater size than the cruise ship being 
     operated by such person on the date of enactment and shall 
     require the delivery of the first cruise ship no later than 
     January 1, 2005, and the second cruise ship no later than 
     January 1, 2008, may document with a coastwise endorsement a 
     cruise ship constructed pursuant to this section and a 
     foreign-built cruise ship otherwise in compliance with 46 
     U.S.C. sections 289, 883 and 12106 until such date which is 
     twenty-four (24) months after the delivery of the second 
     cruise ship or any subsequently delivered cruise ship: 
     Provided further, That a person (including a related person 
     with respect to that person) within the meaning of 46 U.S.C. 
     section 801 may not operate a U.S.-flag foreign-built cruise 
     ship, or any other cruise ship, in coastwise trade between or 
     among the islands of Hawaii, upon execution of the contract 
     referred to in this section and continuing throughout the 
     life expectancy (as that term is used in 46 U.S.C. App 1125) 
     of a newly constructed U.S. flag cruise ship referred to in 
     this section, unless the cruise ship is operated by a person 
     (including a related person with respect to that person) that 
     is operating a cruise ship in coastwise trade between or 
     among the islands of Hawaii on the date of enactment, except 
     if any cruise ship constructed pursuant to this section 
     operates in regular service other than between or among the 
     islands of Hawaii: Provided further, That for purposes of 
     this section the term ``cruise ship'' means a vessel that is 
     at least 10,000 gross tons (as measured under chapter 143 of 
     title 46, United States Code) and has berth or stateroom 
     accommodations for at least 275 passengers: Provided further, 
     That for purposes of this section, unless otherwise defined 
     in this section, the term ``person'' means a corporation, 
     partnership or association the controlling interest of which 
     is owned by citizens of the United States within the meaning 
     of 46 U.S.C. section 802(b): Provided further, That for 
     purposes of this section the term ``related person'' means 
     with respect to a person (i) a holding company, subsidiary, 
     affiliate or association of the person and (ii) an officer, 
     director, or agent of the person or of an entity referred to 
     in (i): Provided further, That none of the funds provided in 
     this or any other Act may be obligated for the tooling to 
     construct or the construction of vessels addressed by this 
     section.
       Sec. 8110. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees not later than November 15, 
     1997 an aviation safety plan outlining an appropriate level 
     of navigational safety upgrades for all Department of Defense 
     aircraft and the associated funding profile to install these 
     upgrades in an expeditious manner.
       Sec. 8111. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall obligate the funds provided for 
     University Research Initiatives in the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (titles I through VIII under section 
     101(b) of Public Law 104-208) for the projects and in the 
     amounts provided for in House Report 104-863 of the House of 
     Representatives, 104th Congress, second session.
       Sec. 8112. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and Senate, not later than April 15, 1998, a report on 
     alternatives for current theater combat simulations: 
     Provided, That this report shall be based on a review and 
     evaluation by the Defense Science Board of the adequacy of 
     the current models used by the Department of Defense for 
     theater combat simulations, with particular emphasis on the 
     tactical warfare (TACWAR) model and the ability of that model 
     to adequately measure airpower, stealth, and other 
     asymmetrical United States warfighting advantages, and shall 
     include the recommendations of the Defense Science Board for 
     improvements to current models and modeling techniques.
       Sec. 8113. Effective on June 30, 1998, section 8106(a) of 
     the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1997 (titles I 
     through VIII of the matter under section 101(b) of Public Law 
     104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-111; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), is amended 
     by striking out ``$3,000,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$1,000,000''.
       Sec. 8114. None of the funds appropriated in title IV of 
     this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to 
     military forces for operational training, operational use or 
     inventory requirements: Provided, That this restriction does 
     not apply to end-items used in development, prototyping, and 
     test activities preceding and leading to acceptance for 
     operational use: Provided further, That this restriction does 
     not apply to programs funded within the National Foreign 
     Intelligence Program: Provided further, 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 it is in the 
     national security interest to do so.
       Sec. 8115. It is the sense of the Congress that all member 
     nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
     should contribute their proportionate share to pay for the 
     costs of the Partnership for Peace program and for any future 
     costs attributable to the expansion of NATO.
       Sec. 8116. The budget of the President for fiscal year 1999 
     submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 
     United States Code, and each annual budget request 
     thereafter, shall include budget activity groups (known as 
     ``subactivities'') in the operation and maintenance accounts 
     of the military departments and other appropriation accounts, 
     as may be necessary, to separately identify all costs 
     incurred by the Department of Defense to support the 
     expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The 
     budget justification materials submitted to Congress in 
     support of the budget of the Department of Defense for fiscal 
     year 1999, and subsequent fiscal years, shall provide 
     complete, detailed estimates for the incremental costs of 
     such expansion.
       Sec. 8117. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract 
     with a contractor that is subject to the reporting 
     requirement set forth in subsection (d) of section 4212 of 
     title 38, United States Code, but has not submitted the most 
     recent report required by such subsection for 1997 or a 
     subsequent year.
       Sec. 8118. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to approve or license the sale of the F-22 advanced 
     tactical fighter to any foreign government.
       Sec. 8119. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be made available for the United 
     States Man and the Biosphere Program, or related projects.
       Sec. 8120. Up to $4,500,000 of funds available to the 
     Department of Defense may be available for the payment of 
     claims for loss and damage to personal property suffered as a 
     direct result of the flooding in the Red River Basin during 
     April and May, 1997 by members of the Armed Forces residing 
     in the vicinity of Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, 
     without regard to the provisions of section 3721(e) of title 
     31, United States Code.
       Sec. 8121. Of the total amount appropriated under title II 
     for the Navy, the Secretary of the Navy shall make 
     $25,000,000 available for a program to demonstrate expanded 
     use of multitechnology automated reader cards throughout the 
     Navy and the Marine Corps, including demonstration of the use 
     of the so-called ``smartship'' technology of the ship-to-
     shore work load / off load program.
       Sec. 8122. (a) Findings.--(1) The North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization, at the Madrid summit, decided to admit three 
     new members, the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary.
       (2) The President, on behalf of the United States endorsed 
     and advocated the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization to include three additional members.
       (3) The Senate will consider the ratification of 
     instruments to approve the admissions of new members to the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
       (4) The United States has contributed more than 
     $20,000,000,000 since 1952 for infrastructure and support of 
     the Alliance.
       (5) In appropriations Acts considered by the Congress for 
     fiscal year 1998, $449,000,000 has been requested by the 
     President for expenditures in direct support of United States 
     participation in the Alliance.
       (6) In appropriations Acts considered by the Congress for 
     fiscal year 1998, $9,983,300,000

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     has been requested by the President in support of United 
     States military expenditures in North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization countries.
       (b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     identify and report to the congressional defense committees 
     not later than October 1, 1997--
       (1) the amounts necessary, by appropriation account, for 
     all anticipated costs to the United States for the admission 
     of the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary to the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization for the fiscal years 1998, 1999, 
     2000, 2001 and 2002; and
       (2) any new commitments or obligations entered into or 
     assumed by the United States in association with the 
     admission of new members to the Alliance, to include the 
     deployment of United States military personnel, the provision 
     of defense articles or equipment, training activities and the 
     modification and construction of military facilities.
       Sec. 8123. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-
     case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each 
     limitation on the procurement of defense items from foreign 
     sources provided in law if the Secretary determines that the 
     application of the limitation with respect to that country 
     would invalidate cooperative programs entered into between 
     the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would 
     invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of 
     defense items entered into under section 2531 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and the country does not discriminate 
     against the same or similar defense items produced in the 
     United States for that country.
       (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to--
       (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised 
     after such date under contracts that are entered into before 
     such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason 
     other than the application of a waiver granted under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding 
     construction of warships, ball and roller bearings, and 
     clothing or textile materials as defined by section 11 
     (chapters 50-65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and 
     products classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 
     through 6406, 6505, 7019, and 9404.
       Sec. 8124. It is the sense of Congress that should the 
     Senate ratify NATO enlargement, that the proportional cost of 
     the United States share of the NATO common budget should not 
     increase, and that if any NATO member does not pay its share, 
     the United States shall not pay either.
       Sec. 8125. Congress finds that the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Commission directed the transfer of only 10 
     electro-magnetic test environment systems from Eglin Air 
     Force Base, Florida, to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
       Sec. 8126. (a) Findings.--(1) The Department of Defense 
     budget is insufficient to fulfill all the requirements on the 
     unfunded priorities lists of the military services and 
     defense agencies;
       (2) the documented printing expenses of the Department of 
     Defense amount to several hundred million dollars per year, 
     and a similar amount of undocumented printing expenses may be 
     included in external defense contracts;
       (3) printing in two or more colors generally increases 
     costs;
       (4) the Joint Committee on Printing of the Congress of the 
     United States has established regulations intended to protect 
     taxpayers from extravagant Government printing expenses;
       (5) the Government Printing and Binding Regulations 
     published by the Joint Committee on Printing direct that ``. 
     . . it is the responsibility of the head of any department, 
     independent office or establishment of the Government to 
     assure that all multicolor printing shall contribute 
     demonstrable value toward achieving a greater fulfillment of 
     the ultimate end-purpose of whatever printed item in which it 
     is included.'';
       (6) the Department of Defense publishes a large number of 
     brochures, calendars, and other products in which the use of 
     multicolor printing does not appear to meet the demonstrably 
     valuable contribution requirement of the Joint Committee on 
     Printing, but instead appears to be used primarily for 
     decorative effect; and
       (7) the Department of Defense could save resources for 
     higher priority needs by reducing printing expenses.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--Therefore, it is the sense of the 
     Senate that--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense should ensure that the 
     printing costs of the Department of Defense and military 
     services are held to the lowest amount possible;
       (2) the Department of Defense should strictly comply with 
     the Printing and Binding Regulations published by the Joint 
     Committee on Printing of the Congress of the United States;
       (3) the Department of Defense budget submission for fiscal 
     year 1999 should reflect the savings that will result from 
     the stricter printing guidelines in paragraphs (1) and (2).


                             (RESCISSIONS)

       Sec. 8127. Of the funds provided in title III of the 
     Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 
     104-61), $62,000,000 are rescinded, and of the funds provided 
     in title IV of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     1997 (as contained in section 101(b) of Public Law 104-208), 
     $38,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That such rescissions 
     shall not be made before July 1, 1998: Provided further, That 
     not later than June 1, 1998, the Undersecretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller) shall submit a report to the congressional 
     defense committees listing the specific programs, projects 
     and activities proposed for rescission subject to the 
     provisions of this section.
       Sec. 8128. Section 303(e) of the 1997 Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from Natural 
     Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Including 
     Those in Bosnia (Public Law 105-18; 111 Stat. 168) is struck 
     and the following is inserted in lieu thereof:
       ``(e) Availability of Funds.--The Secretary may use funds 
     available in the Defense Working Capital Fund for the payment 
     of the costs of utilities, maintenance and repair, and 
     improvements entered into under the lease under this 
     section.''.
       Sec. 8129. Subject to amounts appropriated under the 
     heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'' in this Act for 
     the New Attack Submarine Program, and notwithstanding any 
     provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996 and of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1997 to the contrary, and notwithstanding 
     section 2304(k) of title 10, United States Code, and the 
     policy set forth in paragraph (1) of that section, the 
     Secretary of the Navy may enter into a contract during fiscal 
     year 1998 for the necessary procurement of four submarines 
     under the New Attack Submarine Program with one of the two 
     shipbuilders which are party to the Team Agreement between 
     Electric Boat Corporation and Newport News Shipbuilding and 
     Dry Dock Company dated February 25, 1997, that was submitted 
     to the Congress by the Secretary of the Navy on March 31, 
     1997, as the prime contractor on the condition such prime 
     contractor enter into one or more subcontracts (under such 
     prime contract) with the other shipbuilder which is a party 
     to such Team Agreement as contemplated in such Team 
     Agreement, with such contract providing for construction of 
     the first submarine in fiscal year 1998 and for the advance 
     construction and advance procurement of material for the 
     second, third, and fourth submarines in fiscal year 1998: 
     Provided, That such prime contract shall provide that if such 
     contract is terminated, the United States shall not be liable 
     for termination costs in excess of the total amount 
     appropriated for the New Attack Submarine Program.
       Sec. 8130. In addition to the amounts provided elsewhere in 
     this Act, $3,000,000 is hereby appropriated for ``Operations 
     and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', and shall be made available 
     only for the establishment of the ``21st Century National 
     Security Study Group'' (hereinafter in this section referred 
     to as the ``Study Group''): Provided, That these funds may be 
     obligated only upon the completion of a memorandum of 
     agreement between the Secretary of Defense (after 
     consultation with the President), the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of 
     Representatives, the Majority Leader of the Senate, and the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate: Provided further, That this 
     memorandum of agreement will set forth the scope of the 
     Group's work, as well as its charter, composition, 
     authorities, lifespan, and products to be generated: Provided 
     further, That this memorandum of agreement shall be completed 
     not later than December 15, 1997.
       Sec. 8131. (a) Panel to Review Long Range Air Power.--(1) 
     There is hereby established an independent panel to evaluate 
     the adequacy of current planning for United States long-range 
     air power and the requirement for continued low-rate 
     production of B-2 stealth bombers.
       (2) The panel shall be composed of nine members appointed 
     as follows:
       (A) Two members shall be named by the President;
       (B) Two members shall be named by the Speaker of the House 
     of Representatives;
       (C) One member shall be named by the minority leader of the 
     House of Representatives;
       (D) Two members shall be named by the majority leader of 
     the Senate;
       (E) One member shall be named by the minority leader of the 
     Senate; and
       (F) One member, will serve as chairman of the panel, shall 
     be named by the President.
       (b) Functions of Panel.--(1) Not later than March 1, 1998, 
     the panel shall submit to the President and Congress a report 
     containing its conclusions and recommendations concerning the 
     appropriate B-2 bomber force and specifically stating its 
     recommendation on whether additional funds for the B-2 should 
     be used for continued low-rate production of the B-2 or for 
     upgrades to improve deployability, survivability and 
     maintainability.
       (2) As part of its evaluation and review, the panel shall 
     consider, but not be limited to, the following:
       (A) Scenarios involving no warning time and little warning 
     time from potential adversaries;
       (B) The make-up of the current bomber fleet and expected 
     attrition to that fleet over the next fifteen years;
       (C) The potential effect of additional B-2 bombers on 
     deterrence;
       (D) The potential effect of additional B-2 bombers in the 
     ``halt phase'' of a conflict;
       (E) The potential of a biological or chemical ``lock-out'' 
     of tactical U.S. assets by future adversaries and the effect 
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       (F) Trade-offs between additional B-2 bombers and other 
     programmed DOD assets in meeting the scenarios described in 
     subsections (b)(2)(A) through (b)(2)(E) above;
       (G) The desirability of an increased rate of purchase of 
     precision-guided munitions for aircraft in the existing B-2 
     fleet;
       (H) The desirability of improving the low observable 
     characteristics of the existing B-2 fleet; and
       (I) The affordability of additional B-2 bombers in the 
     context of projected levels of future defense funding.
       (c) Panel Administration.--(1) The members of the panel 
     shall be allowed 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, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the panel.
       (2) Upon the request of the chairman of the panel, the 
     Secretary of Defense may detail to the panel, on a 
     nonreimbursable basis, personnel of the Department of Defense 
     to assist the panel in carrying out its duties. The Secretary 
     of Defense shall furnish to the panel such administrative and 
     support services as may be requested by the chairman of the 
     panel and shall ensure that all appropriate actions are taken 
     to preserve the options of the President until the panel 
     submits its report under subsection (b)(1).
       (d) Funding.--The Secretary of Defense shall, upon the 
     request of the panel, make available to the panel such 
     amounts as the panel may require to carry out its duties 
     under this section.
       (e) Termination of the Panel.--The panel shall terminate 30 
     days after the date on which it submits its report under 
     subsection (b)(1).
       Sec. 8132. None of the funds in this Act may be made 
     available for the deployment of United States armed forces in 
     the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after June 30, 1998, 
     unless the President, after consultation with the bipartisan 
     leadership of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
     transmits to the Congress not later than May 15, 1998 a 
     certification that the continued presence of United States 
     armed forces is required in order to meet the national 
     security interests of the United States: Provided, That such 
     certification shall specify the following aspects of any 
     deployment beyond June 30, 1998--
       (1) The reasons why such deployment is in the national 
     interest;
       (2) The number of United States military personnel to be 
     deployed in and around the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     and the former Yugoslavia;
       (3) The expected duration of any such deployment;
       (4) The mission and objectives of United States military 
     forces deployed in and around the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina and the former Yugoslavia;
       (5) The exit strategy for United States forces engaged in 
     such deployment;
       (6) The costs associated with any deployment beyond June 
     30, 1998; and
       (7) The impact of such deployment on the morale, retention, 
     and effectiveness of U.S. forces:

     Provided further, That concurrent with said certification, 
     the President shall submit a supplemental appropriations 
     request for such amounts as are necessary for any continued 
     deployment beyond June 30, 1998: Provided further, That 
     nothing in this section shall be deemed to restrict the 
     authority of the President under the Constitution to protect 
     the lives of United States citizens.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1998''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Bill Young,
     Joseph M. McDade,
     Jerry Lewis,
     Joe Skeen,
     David L. Hobson,
     Henry Bonilla,
     George R. Nethercutt, Jr.,
     Ernest Istook,
     Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham,
     Bob Livingston,
     John P. Murtha,
     Norm Dicks
       (except on amendment dealing with the B-2 bomber.),
     W.G. Bill Hefner,
     Martin Olav Sabo,
     Julian C. Dixon,
     Peter J. Visclosky,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Arlen Specter,
     Pete Domenici,
     Christopher S. Bond,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Richard Shelby,
     Judd Gregg,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Robert Byrd,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     Dale Bumpers,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Byron L. Dorgan,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  Pending consideration of the conference report,
  On demand of Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, pursuant to clause 2, rule 
XXVIII,
  Ordered, That time for debate be equally divided among Messrs. YOUNG 
of Florida, MURTHA, and FRANK of Massachusetts.
  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, Mrs. 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

356

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

65

para. 107.13                  [Roll No. 442]

                                YEAS--356

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

[[Page 1569]]



                                NAYS--65

     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Blumenauer
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Chenoweth
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gutierrez
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Morella
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Paul
     Payne
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Stark
     Torres
     Vento
     Watt (NC)
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bonilla
     Foglietta
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinojosa
     Largent
     McInnis
     Owens
     Rogan
     Schiff
     Solomon
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 107.14  commerce, justice, state, judiciary appropriations

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to House Resolution 239 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. 2267) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and for other purposes.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, 
resumed the chair.

para. 107.15  recorded vote

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

       Page 116, strike line 16 and all that follows through line 
     2 on page 117 and insert the following:

     SEC. 616. ATTORNEYS FEES AND OTHER COSTS IN CERTAIN CRIMINAL 
                   CASES.

       During fiscal year 1997 and in any fiscal year thereafter, 
     the court, in any criminal case pending on or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, shall award, and the United 
     States shall pay, to a prevailing party, other than the 
     United States, a reasonable attorney's fee and other 
     litigation costs, unless the court finds that the position of 
     the United States was substantially justified or that other 
     special circumstances make an award unjust. Such awards shall 
     be granted pursuant to the procedures and limitations 
     provided for an award under section 2412 of title 28, United 
     States Code. Fees and other expenses awarded under this 
     provision to a party shall be paid by the agency over which 
     the party prevails from any funds made available to the 
     agency by appropriation. No new appropriations shall be made 
     as a result of this provision. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

340

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

84

para. 107.16                  [Roll No. 443]

                                AYES--340

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--84

     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Collins
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Nadler
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Torres
     Turner
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bonilla
     Conyers
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hoyer
     McInnis
     Rogan
     Schiff
  So the amendment was 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. SCOTT:

       Page 29, line 10, insert after the amount ``(reduced by 
     $258,750,000)'' and insert as follows: page 28, line 17, 
     after the amount insert ``(increased by $80,000,000)''; page 
     29, line 20, after the amount insert ``(increased by 
     $13,000,000)'' and on line 22, after the amount insert 
     ``(increased by $8,000,000)'' and on line 25 after the amount 
     insert ``(increased by $40,000,000)''; page 31, line 1, after 
     the amount insert ``(increased by $37,000,000)'' and on line 
     21 after the amount insert ``(increased by $76,750,000)'' and 
     on line 13 after the amount insert ``(increase by 
     $4,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

129

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

291

para. 107.18                  [Roll No. 444]

                                AYES--129

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)

[[Page 1570]]


     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gutierrez
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Horn
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Talent
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--291

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Archer
     Bonilla
     Collins
     Dellums
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Livingston
     McInnis
     Rogan
     Schiff
     Spence
     Taylor (NC)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 107.19  recorded vote

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

       Page 29, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(decreased by $30,000,000)''.
       Page 31, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $30,000,000)''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

162

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

259

para. 107.20                  [Roll No. 445]

                                AYES--162

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Goodling
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--259

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White

[[Page 1571]]


     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bonilla
     Buyer
     Canady
     Collins
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hutchinson
     McInnis
     Rogan
     Schiff
  So the 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 following amendment submitted by Mr. COBURN:

       Page 34, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $74,100,000)''.
       Page 49, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $74,100,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

163

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

261

para. 107.22                  [Roll No. 446]

                                AYES--163

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Bono
     Bryant
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--261

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bonilla
     Collins
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     McInnis
     Rogan
     Schiff
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 107.23  recorded vote

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

       In title I, under the heading ``General Provisions--
     Department of Justice'', strike section 103. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

155

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

264

para. 107.24                  [Roll No. 447]

                                AYES--155

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--264

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones

[[Page 1572]]


     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bonilla
     Collins
     Crane
     Dellums
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     McInnis
     Obey
     Radanovich
     Rogan
     Schiff
     Thomas
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 107.25  motion to rise

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

It was decided in the

Yeas

102

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

315

para. 107.26                  [Roll No. 448]

                                AYES--102

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gutierrez
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Salmon
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--315

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bonilla
     Buyer
     Chenoweth
     Collins
     Cummings
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Lazio
     Leach
     McInnis
     Miller (CA)
     Rogan
     Schiff
     Young (AK)
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 107.27  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 6, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $6,000,000)''.
       On page 6, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $6,000,000)''.
       On page 22, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $42,000,000)''.
       On page 44, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.
       On page 47, line 26, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.
       On page 48, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $6,000,000)''.
       On page 50, lines 13 and 23, after each dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(reduced by $15,000,000)''.
       On page 51, line 11, after the second dollar amount, insert 
     the following: ``(reduced by $15,000,000)''.
       On page 51, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $15,000,000)''.
       On page 51, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       On page 51, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.
       On page 54, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.
       On page 59, line 26, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $13,000,000)''.
       On page 65, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $9,000,000)''.
       On page 95, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       On page 96, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       On page 96, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $6,000,000)''.
       On page 98, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $109,000,000)''.
       On page 98, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $109,000,000)''.


[[Page 1573]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

246

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

176

para. 107.28                  [Roll No. 449]

                                AYES--246

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--176

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Foley
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bonilla
     Clement
     Collins
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Lazio
     Rogan
     Schiff
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 107.29  motion to rise

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

It was decided in the

Yeas

119

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

293

para. 107.30                  [Roll No. 450]

                                AYES--119

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanchez
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Woolsey

                                NOES--293

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter

[[Page 1574]]


     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Bonilla
     Clayton
     Collins
     Foglietta
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Hill
     Hoyer
     Johnson, Sam
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Martinez
     Matsui
     Radanovich
     Rogan
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Yates
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 107.31  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the question raised by an appeal in the Committee, to wit: 
``Shall the following decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the 
Committee?''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

231

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

188

para. 107.32                  [Roll No. 451]

                                AYES--231

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--188

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Ackerman
     Bonilla
     Boucher
     Collins
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Lazio
     Rogan
     Schiff
     Weldon (PA)
  So the decision of the Chair stood as the judgment of the Committee.
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BAKER, assumed the Chair.

para. 107.33  message from the president

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

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para. 107.34  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 38, line 22, after ``$21,700,000'' insert ``(increased 
     by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 54, line 11, after ``$28,490,000'' insert ``(reduced 
     by $1,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

356

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

64

para. 107.35                  [Roll No. 452]

                                AYES--356

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale

[[Page 1575]]


     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--64

     Archer
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Christensen
     Crane
     Cubin
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Everett
     Fawell
     Frelinghuysen
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Goss
     Granger
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Johnson (CT)
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     Leach
     Levin
     Livingston
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCrery
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pickett
     Porter
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Sanford
     Shaw
     Skeen
     Snyder
     Thomas
     White

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bonilla
     Collins
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Lazio
     Rogan
     Schiff
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 107.36  motion to rise

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

It was decided in the

Yeas

107

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

294

para. 107.37                  [Roll No. 453]

                                AYES--107

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanchez
     Sawyer
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                                NOES--294

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Coble
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--32

     Armey
     Ballenger
     Bonilla
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Collins
     Doyle
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hyde
     Johnson, Sam
     Largent
     Lazio
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Wamp
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the Senate.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, assumed the Chair.

para. 107.38  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. 2266) ``An Act making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
and for other purposes.''
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 871) ``An Act to establish the Oklahoma City 
National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System; to designate 
the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust, and for other purposes.''. 

  The Committee resumed its sitting;

para. 107.39  motion to rise

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


[[Page 1576]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

103

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

281

para. 107.40                  [Roll No. 454]

                                AYES--103

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanchez
     Sawyer
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                                NOES--281

     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--49

     Archer
     Armey
     Ballenger
     Bliley
     Bonilla
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Davis (VA)
     Diaz-Balart
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Ewing
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilleary
     Johnson, Sam
     Kleczka
     Largent
     Lazio
     Linder
     Manzullo
     McDade
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Oxley
     Parker
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rogan
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Wamp
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 107.41  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 42, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $90,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

107

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

305

para. 107.42                  [Roll No. 455]

                                AYES--107

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady
     Burton
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gekas
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Leach
     Linder
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Paul
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pitts
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanford
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White

                                NOES--305

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman

[[Page 1577]]


     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Ballenger
     Bonilla
     Collins
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Lazio
     McCrery
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rogan
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Solomon
     Taylor (NC)
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 107.43  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 49, line 9, insert ``(reduced by $175,100,000)'' after 
     ``$185,100,000)''
       Page 49, line 10, insert ``(reduced by $74,100,000)'' after 
     ``$74,100,000''
       Page 49, line 12, insert ``(reduced by $500,000)'' after 
     ``$500,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

177

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

235

para. 107.44                  [Roll No. 456]

                                AYES--177

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf

                                NOES--235

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Bonilla
     Collins
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Lazio
     McCrery
     McDade
     Oxley
     Quinn
     Rogan
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Smith (OR)
     Taylor (NC)
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. STEARNS, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 107.45  order of business--consideration of amendments to h.r. 2267

  On motion of Mr. ROGERS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2267) 
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, and for other purposes, in the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union, pursuant to House Resolution 239, 
no further amendment shall be in order except (1) amendments printed 
before September 25, 1997, in the portion of the Congressional Record 
designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII; (2) amendments 
numbered 2 and 3 in part 2 of the House Report 105-264; (3) one 
amendment offered by Representative Mollohan of West Virginia; (4) one 
amendment to the amendment printed in the Congressional Record and 
numbered 4; and (5) pro forma amendments offered by the chairman or 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their 
designees;
  Ordered further, That, each amendment shall be considered as read and 
(other than the amendments numbered 2 and 3 in part 2 of House Report 
105-264 and the amendment numbered 4 and any amendment thereto) shall be 
debatable for ten minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent;
  Ordered further, That, the amendment numbered 4 shall be debatable for 
60 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, except that if an amendment thereto is offered before that 
debate begins, then the amendment and the amendment thereto shall be 
debatable for 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the original 
proponent and an opponent;
  Ordered further, That, the amendment numbered 4 may be offered only 
before noon on Friday, September 26, 1997, or after 5 o'clock p.m. on 
Monday, September 29, 1997; the amendment numbered 2 in House Report 
105-264 may be offered on Tuesday, September 30, 1997; and the amendment 
numbered 4 and the amendment offered by Representative Rogers may be 
offered without regard to the stage of the reading; and
  Ordered further, That, after the sum of the number of motions to 
strike out the enacting words of the bill (as described in clause 7 of 
rule XXIII) of that the Committee rise offered by Members of the 
minority party reaches three, the chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
may entertain another such motion during further consider

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ation of the bill only if offered by the chairman of the Committee on 
Appropriations or the Majority Leader or their designee.

para. 107.46  commerce, state, justice, the judiciary appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
239 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. 2267) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, 
resumed the chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTINGS, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 107.47  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. ROGERS, by unanimous consent, the managers on the 
part of the House were granted permission until midnight tonight to file 
a conference report (Rept. No. 105-271) on the bill (H.R. 2203) making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes; together with a 
statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 107.48  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to angola

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, 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 April 4, 1997, concerning the national emergency with respect 
to Angola that was declared in Executive Order 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 
the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (``UNITA''), 
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 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 (OFAC) issued the UNITA (Angola) Sanctions Regulations 
(the ``Regulations'') (58 Fed. Reg. 64904) to implement my declaration 
of a national emergency and imposition of sanctions against UNITA. 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 of entry. 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, Benuela 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.
  There has been one amendment to the Regulations since my report of 
April 3, 1997. The UNITA (Angola) Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR Part 
590, were amended on August 25, 1997. General reporting, recordkeeping, 
licensing, and other procedural regulations were moved from the 
Regulations to a separate part (31 CFR Part 501) dealing solely with 
such procedural matters. (62 Fed. Reg. 45098, August 25, 1997). A copy 
of the amendment is attached.
  2. The OFAC 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 via the Internet, 
Fax-on-Demand, special fliers, and computer bulletin board information 
initiated by OFAC and posted through the U.S. Department of Commerce and 
the U.S. Government Printing Office. There have been no license 
applications under the program since my last report.
  3. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from March 26, 1997, through September 25, 1997, that are 
directly attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities 
conferred by the declaration of a national emergency with respect to 
UNITA are approximately $50,000, most of which represent 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) 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 24, 1997. 

  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. 105-135).

para. 107.49  library of congress trust fund board

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, by unanimous 
consent, announced that the Speaker, pursuant to section 1 of 2 United 
States Code 154, as amended by section 1 of Public Law 102-246, 
appointed to the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, Mr. Wayne Berman 
of the District of Columbia to fill the existing vacancy thereon.

para. 107.50  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. 542. An Act to authorize the Secretary of Transportation 
     to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate 
     endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the 
     vessel FAR HORIZONS; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       S. 662. An Act to authorize the Secretary of Transportation 
     to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate 
     endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the 
     vessel VORTICE; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       S. 880. An Act to authorize the Secretary of Transportation 
     to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate 
     endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the 
     vessel DUSKEN IV; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para. 107.51  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. 2209. An Act making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 2443. An Act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 601 Fourth Street, NW., in the District of Columbia, as 
     the ``Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field 
     Office Memorial Building'', in honor of William H. Christian, 
     Jr., Martha Dixon Martinez, Michael J. Miller, Anthony 
     Palmisiano, and Edwin R. Woodriffe.
       H.R. 2248. An Act to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Ecumenical Patriarch 
     Barthol- omew in recognition of his outstanding and enduring 
     contributions toward religious understanding and peace, and 
     for other purposes.

para. 107.52  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 title:

           On September 24, 1997:
       H.R. 111. An Act to provide for the conveyance of a parcel 
     of unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, California, to the 
     Dos Palos Ag Boosters for use as a farm school.
           On September 25 1997:
       H.R. 2443. An Act to designate the Federal Building located 
     at 601 Fourth Street, NW., in the District of Columbia, as 
     the ``Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field 
     Office Memorial Building'', in honor of William H. Christian, 
     Jr., Martha Dixon Martinez, Michael J. Miller, Anthony 
     Palmisiano, and Edwin R. Woodriffe.
       H.R. 2248, An Act authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of the Congress to Ecumenical Patriarch 
     Bartholomew in recognition of his outstanding and enduring 
     contributions toward religious understanding and peace, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 2209, An Act making appropriations for the legislative 
     branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
     other purposes.

para. 107.53  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. ROGAN, for today;
  To Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, for today after 1 p.m. and the balance of 
the week;
  To Mr. LAZIO, for today after 2:30 p.m.; and
  To Mr. YOUNG of Alaska for today after 6 p.m.
  And then,

para. 107.54  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. MORELLA, at 11 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para. 107.55  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:

       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2516. A bill to extend the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 through March 
     31, 1998; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-270). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 107.56  subsequent action on a reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of Rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 695. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than September 29, 1997.

para. 107.57  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 Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 2544. A bill to improve the ability of Federal 
     agencies to license federally owned inventions; to the 
     Committee on Science, 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. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Bonior, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Evans, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Fazio of 
             California):
       H.R. 2545. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for prostate 
     cancer research through the voluntary purchase of certain 
     specially issued United States postage stamps; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 2546. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to make college more affordable and accessible; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Ortiz):
       H.R. 2547. A bill to develop and maintain a coordinated, 
     comprehensive, and long-range national policy with respect to 
     ocean and coastal activities that will assist the Nation in 
     meeting specified objectives, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 2548. 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 Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     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:
       H.R. 2549. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to restrict the application of the windfall elimination 
     provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from 
     benefits under such title and other monthly periodic payments 
     exceeds $2,000 and to provide for a graduated implementation 
     of such provision on amounts above such $2,000 amount; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KLECZKA:
       H.R. 2550. A bill to adjust the rules for deducting 
     military separation pay amounts from veterans' disability 
     compensation; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Barcia 
             of Michigan, and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 2551. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize the Attorney General to eliminate the fee 
     associated with the issuance of an I-68 landing permit; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 2552. A bill to amend the requirements in the Federal 
     Credit Union Act relating to audit requirements and 
     supervisory committee oversight of insured credit unions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Frost, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 2553. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make the dependent care credit refundable, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2554. A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis 
     of certain factors with respect to any aspect of a surety 
     bond transaction; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Payne, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 2555. 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. SAXTON:
       H.R. 2556. A bill to reauthorize the North American 
     Wetlands Conservation Act and the Partnerships for Wildlife 
     Act; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2557. A bill to provide for the removal of abandoned 
     vessels; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2558. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for payment for hospital outpatient 
     department services equal to payment rates established for 
     similar services provided outside the hospital setting; 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. 2559. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to limit the ability of hospitals to treat 
     noncontiguous facilities as hospital outpatient departments; 
     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. THOMPSON:
       H.R. 2560. A bill to award congressional gold medals to 
     Jean Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo 
     Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma 
     Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and 
     Jefferson Thomas, commonly referred to collectively as the 
     ``Little Rock Nine'' on the occasion of the 40th anniversary 
     of the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, 
     Arkansas; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 2561. A bill to provide low-income children 
     educational opportunities; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H. Con. Res. 158. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     deployment of United States military personnel in the service 
     of the United Nations in the former Yugoslav Republic of 
     Macedonia; 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. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Horn, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Manton, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Pallone, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Riggs):
       H. Con. Res. 159. Concurrent resolution honoring the memory 
     of the victims of the Great Irish Potato Famine, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 244. Resolution demanding that the Office of the 
     United States Attorney for the Central District of California 
     file criminal charges against Hermandad Mexicana Nacional for 
     failure to comply with a valid subpoena under the Federal 
     Contested Elections Act; 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. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Menendez, and Mr. Payne):
       H. Res. 245. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives in support of a free and fair referendum 
     on self-determination for the people of Western Sahara; to 
     the Committee on International Relations. 

para. 107.58  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. 1313. A bill for 
     the relief of Nancy B. Wilson (Rept. No. 105-269). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House.

para. 107.59  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 26: Mr. Ney, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ney, 
     and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 146: Mr. Manton and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Leach and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Olver, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 600: Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. John, Mr. Berry, 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
     Scott, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Condit, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
     Stokes, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 621: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 627: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 628: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Ney, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 687: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Stenholm, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 774: Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1009: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 1025: Ms. DeLauro and Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 1031: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Ford, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut, Mr. McHale, Mr. Parker, Mr. Solomon, Ms. Brown 
     of Florida, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Vento, Mr. Foley, and Mr. 
     Pickering.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Manton, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1234: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Hinojosa and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1481: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. 
     Stump.
       H.R. 1608: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Gilman, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Bliley, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
     of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Bono, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 1823: Mr. Ney, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. 
     Thompson.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 1870: Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Rush, and Mr. 
     Strickland.
       H.R. 1909: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 1951: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Lowey, 
     Mr. Hefner, and Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 2013: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Costello
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 2129: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2163: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 2195: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2228: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 2232: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2257: Mr. Filner, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. 
     Sanders.
       H.R. 2348: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Faleomavaega, and 
     Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2349: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frost, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 2400: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Borski, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Wise, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Horn, Mr. Clement, Mr. Franks of 
     New Jersey, Mr. Costello, Mr. Mica, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Quinn, 
     Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Nadler, 
     Mr. Bachus, Ms. Danner, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Baker, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Bass, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Ney, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Emerson, 
     Mr. Mascara, Mr. Pease, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
     Sandlin, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Johnson 
     of Wisconsin, Mr. Cook, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Holden, 
     Mr. Pickering, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Granger, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Moran 
     of Kansas, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
     Conyers, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. King of 
     New York, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of California, 
     Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Payne, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rothman, 
     Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Towns, 
     Mr. Upton, Mr. Weller, Mr. Manton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith 
     of Michigan, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 2422: Mr. Frost, Mr. Olver, Mr. Boucher, and Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii.
       H.R. 2439: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 2449: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
     Baker, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Kasich, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2453: Mr. Horn, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Waters, and Mr. 
     Quinn.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 2457: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2481: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
     Manton, Mr. Towns, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 2483: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Jones, Mr. Bliley, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Parker, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Mica, 
     Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Riley, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
     Hastert, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 2489: Mr. Ney, Mr. Klug, Mr. Rush, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
     Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. McHugh, 
     and Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 2492: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 19: Mr. Levin.

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       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Costello, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
     Sisisky, Mr. Sabo, and Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H. Con. Res. 127: Mr. Strickland.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
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                    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1997 (108)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 108.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, September 25, 1997.
  Mr. MILLER of California, 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. MILLER of California 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. 108.2  communications

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

       5175. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Dried Prunes Produced in California; Increased Assessment 
     Rate [Docket No. FV97-993-1 FIR] received September 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5176. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Importation of Cut Flowers [Docket No. 
     95-082-2] received September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5177. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Importation of Fruits and Vegetables 
     [Docket No. 96-046-3] received September 25, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5178. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Foreign Potatoes [Docket No. 97-010-2] 
     received September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5179. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Loan Policies and Operations; 
     Definitions; Loan Underwriting (RIN: 3052-AB64) received 
     September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5180. A letter from the Chief, Natural Resources 
     Conservation Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (RIN: 0578-AA21) received 
     September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5181. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Settlement of 
     Debt Owed by Electric Borrowers (RIN: 0572-AB26) received 
     September 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5182. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Utilities 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Rural 
     Telephone Bank and Telecommunications Program Loan Policies, 
     Types of Loans, Loan Requirements (RIN: 0572-AB32) received 
     September 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5183. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's Report on Improvements to the Joint Manpower 
     Process, pursuant to Public Law 104--201, section 509(a) (110 
     Stat. 2513); to the Committee on National Security.
       5184. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Revision 
     of Financing Corporation Operations Regulation [No. 97-57] 
     (RIN: 3069-AA57) received September 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       5185. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's second annual report 
     to Congress summarizing evaluation activities related to the 
     Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children 
     with Serious Emotional Disturbances program, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 300X--4(g); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5186. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Schedule of Fees Authorized by 49 U.S.C. 30141; Fee for 
     Review and Processing of Conformity Certificates for 
     Nonconforming Vehicles (National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-046; Notice 2] (RIN: 2127-
     AG73) received September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5187. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories; 
     National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 
     Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants [IL-64-2-5807; FRL-5898-5] 
     (RIN: 2060-AE76) received September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5188. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. 14-
     97 for U.S. involvement with Australia in a Project on MSX 
     Satellite Trials, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5189. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``District's 
     Purchase of Presidential Inaugural Tickets,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       5190. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the report on cases completed by the U.S. 
     Merit Systems Protection Board in FY 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 1204(a)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5191. A letter from the the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     the U.S. House of Representatives, transmitting the quarterly 
     report of receipts and expenditures of appropriations and 
     other funds for the period January 1, 1997, through March 31, 
     1997 as compiled by the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a; (H. Doc. No. 105-136); to the 
     Committee on House Oversight and ordered to be printed.
       5192. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Magnuson Act 
     Provisions; Appointment of Regional Fishery Management 
     Council Members [I.D. 032797B] (RIN: 0648-AJ95) received 
     September 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5193. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 091997A] received September 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5194. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Literacy 
     Program [BOP-1036-I] (RIN: 1120-AA33) received September 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       5195. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Inmate 
     Discipline and Good Conduct Time [BOP-1040-F] (RIN: 1120-
     AA34) received September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5196. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Good Conduct 
     Time [BOP-1032-I] (RIN: 1120-AA62) received September 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       5197. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regulated Navigation Area: Miami, FL (Coast Guard) [CGD07-97-
     019] (RIN: 2115-AE84) received September 25, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       5198. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Manchester Harbor, MA 
     (Coast Guard) [CGD01-97-022] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received 
     September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5199. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; Head of the Licking Regatta 
     Licking River Mile 0.0-3.5, Newport, Kentucky (Coast Guard) 
     [CGD08-97-039] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received September 25, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5200. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations; 1997 Galveston Offshore Powerboat 
     Festival, Galveston, TX (Coast Guard) [CGD8-97-038] (RIN: 
     2115-AE46) received September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5201. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulation; Commencement Bay Maritime Festival 
     Tugboat Races, Commencement Bay, Tacoma, WA [CGD13-97-027] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5202. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Technical Amendments; Organizational Changes; Miscellaneous 
     Editorial Changes and Conforming Amendments (Coast Guard) 
     [CGD 97-057] (RIN: 215-ZZ02) received September

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     25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5203. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Harmonization with International Safety Standards (Coast 
     Guard) [CGD 95-028] (RIN: 2115-AF10) received September 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5204. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Small Passenger Vessel Inspection and Certification (Coast 
     Guard) [CGD 85-080] (RIN: 2115-AC22) received September 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5205. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regulated Navigation Area; Egmont Channel, Tampa Bay, FL 
     (Coast Guard) [COTP Tampa 97-046] (RIN: 2115-AE84) received 
     September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5206. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Motor Carrier Transportation; Technical Amendments (Federal 
     Highway Administration) (RIN: 2125-AE23) received September 
     25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5207. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Provision of Health Care to Vietnam 
     Veterans' Children with Spina Bifida (RIN: 2900-AI65) 
     received September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       5208. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Monetary Allowance Under 38 U.S.C. 
     1805 for a Child Suffering from Spina Bifida Who is a Child 
     of a Vietnam Veteran (RIN: 2900-AI70) received September 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       5209. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Provision of Vocational Training and 
     Rehabilitation to Vietnam Veterans' Children with Spina 
     Bifida (RIN: 2900-AI72) received September 25, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       5210. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, First-out Inventories [Revenue Ruling 97-42] received 
     September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5211. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Available Unit Rule [TD 8732] (RIN: 1545-AT60) received 
     September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5212. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Requirements incident to adoption and use of LIFO inventory 
     method [Rev. Proc. 97-44] received September 25, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5213. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Section 42(d)(5) Federal Grants [TD 8731] (RIN: 1545-AU92) 
     received September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5214. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Import Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological Artifacts from 
     Mali [T.D. 97-80] (RIN: 1515-AC22) received September 22, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

para. 108.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a bill and a concurrent resolution 
of the following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is 
requested:

       S. 1211. An Act to provide permanent authority for the 
     administration of au pair programs.
       S. Con. Res. 11. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 25th 
     anniversary of the establishment of the first nutrition 
     program for the elderly under the Older Americans Act of 
     1965. 

para. 108.4  order of business--consideration of h.j. res. 94

  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. 94) making 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
purposes, when called up; and
  Ordered further, That it be in order at any time on Monday, September 
29, 1997, or any day thereafter, to consider the joint resolution in the 
House; that the joint resolution be considered as read for amendment; 
that the joint resolution be debatable for not to exceed one hour, to be 
equally divided and controlled by Mr. Livingston and Mr. Obey; and that 
the previous question be considered as ordered on the joint resolution 
to final passage without intervening motion, except one motion to 
recommit, with or without instructions.

para. 108.5  submission of conference report--h.r. 2203

  Mr. LIVINGSTON submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-271) on 
the bill (H.R. 2203) making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record 
under the rule.

para. 108.6  commerce, justice, state, judiciary appropriations

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to House Resolution 239 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. 2267) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and for other purposes.
  Mr. NUSSLE, Acting Chairman, assumed 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. GILMAN:

       Page 67, line 19, insert before the period the following: 
     Provided, That, of such amount, not more than $356,242,740 
     shall be available for obligation until the Secretary of 
     State has made one or more designations of organizations as 
     foreign terrorist organizations pursuant to section 219(a) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)), as 
     added by section 302 of Public Law 104-132 (110 Stat. 1214, 
     1248).
         

Yeas

396

It was decided in the

Nays

6

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affirmative

Answered present

5

para. 108.8                   [Roll No. 457]

                                AYES--396

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe

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     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--6

     Dellums
     McKinney
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Paul
     Rahall

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--5

     Bonior
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kucinich
     Moran (VA)
     Waters

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonilla
     Buyer
     Collins
     Conyers
     Dicks
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Lazio
     McInnis
     Meek
     Owens
     Quinn
     Reyes
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Spratt
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Weygand 
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 108.9  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. BARTLETT:

       In title IV relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 
     AGENCIES'', in the item relating to ``International 
     Organizations and Conferences--contributions to international 
     organizations'' strike ``of which not to exceed $54,000,000 
     shall remain available until expended for payment of 
     arrearages'' and all that follows through the second proviso.
       In title IV relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 
     AGENCIES'', in the item relating to ``International 
     Organizations and Conferences--contributions to international 
     peacekeeping activities'' strike ``of which not to exceed 
     $46,000,000 shall remain available until expended for payment 
     of arrearages'' and all that follows through the first 
     proviso.

It was decided in the

Yeas

165

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

242

para. 108.10                  [Roll No. 458]

                                AYES--165

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fowler
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--242

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonilla
     Buyer
     Collins
     Dicks
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hostettler
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Lazio
     McInnis
     Meek
     Owens
     Quinn
     Reyes
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Spratt
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Weygand
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.

para. 108.11  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 617. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to pay the expenses of an election officer appointed 
     by a court to oversee an election of any officer or trustee 
     for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

213

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

189

para. 108.12                  [Roll No. 459]

                                AYES--213

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger

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     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--31

     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonilla
     Burton
     Buyer
     Capps
     Collins
     Dicks
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Lazio
     Manzullo
     McInnis
     Meek
     Owens
     Quinn
     Reyes
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Strickland
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Weygand
     Young (AK) 
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, 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. 108.13  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, 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 25, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 108.14  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. MILLER of Florida, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, September 29, 1997, at 10:30 a.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 108.15  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. MILLER of Florida, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
October 1, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, 
be dispensed with.

para. 108.16  senate bill and concurrent 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. 1211. An Act to provide permanent authority for the 
     administration of au pair programs; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       S. Con. Res. 11. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 25th 
     anniversary of the establishment of the first nutrition 
     program for the elderly under the Older Americans Act of 
     1965; to the Committee on Education and the workforce.

para. 108.17  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. 2266. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes.

para. 108.18  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. 2266. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes.

para. 108.19  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. REYES, for today;
  To Mr. QUINN, for today;
  To Mr. HASTINGS of Florida for September 23 and balance of the week;
  To Ms. HARMAN, for today;
  To Mr. BENTSEN, for today;
  To Mr. LAZIO, for today;
  To Ms. JACKSON-LEE, for today after 11 a.m. and September 29;
  To Mr. DICKS, for today; and
  To Mr. BUYER, for today.
  And then,

para. 108.20  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HORN, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed 
to, at 4 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 10:30 
a.m. on Monday, September 29, 1997.

para. 108.21  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. McDADE: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2203. A bill making appropriations for energy and water 
     development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-271). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2487. A bill 
     to improve the effec

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     tiveness and efficiency of the child support enforcement 
     program and thereby increase the financial stability of 
     single parent families including those attempting to leave 
     welfare; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-272). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2165. A bill to 
     extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
     the construction of FERC Project Number 3862 in the State of 
     Iowa, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-273). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1262. A bill to 
     authorize appropriations for the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-274). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2472. A bill to 
     extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (Rept. No. 105-275). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 108.22  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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2562. A bill to promote accuracy in the determination 
     of amounts of private pension plan benefits and 
     contributions; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Weller, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Ms. Danner, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Herger, and Mr. Ensign):
       H.R. 2563. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses 
     for purposes of tax administration; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Klink, 
             Mr. McDade, Mr. McHale, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Shuster, and 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2564. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 450 North Centre Street in Pottsville, 
     Pennsylvania, as the ``Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. JONES (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Hefner, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina):
       H.R. 2565. A bill to require the establishment of a 
     research and grant program for the eradication or control of 
     Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins; to the 
     Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Resources, 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. MORELLA:
       H.R. 2566. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     expand the class of individuals under the Civil Service 
     Retirement System eligible to elect the option under which 
     the deposit which is normally required in connection with a 
     refund previously taken may instead be made up through an 
     actuarially equivalent annuity reduction; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. 
             Cunningham):
       H.R. 2567. A bill to ensure the equitable treatment of 
     graduates of the Uniformed Services University of the Health 
     Sciences of the Class of 1987; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Klug, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Weller, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Costello, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             LaHood, and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 2568. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to 
     take into account newly developed renewable energy-based 
     fuels and to equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition 
     incentives to increase the flexibility of controlled fleet 
     owners and operators, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 94. Joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. BALDACCI:
       H. Con. Res. 160. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the 
     Senate to compile and make available to the public the names 
     of candidates for election to the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate who agree to conduct campaigns in accordance 
     with a Code of Election Ethics; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Levin, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Sherman, and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 246. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     denouncing and rejecting a resolution adopted by Foreign 
     Ministers of the Arab League urging the easing of United 
     Nations sanctions against Libya which were imposed because of 
     Libya's refusal to surrender individuals on its territory who 
     are wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of 
     Pan Am Flight 103; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Allen, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Forbes, and 
             Mr. Salmon):
       H. Res. 247. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors 
     leading to the House floor and in the Rayburn room; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Borski, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Sherman):
       H. Res. 248. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that India should be a permanent member of 
     the United Nations Security Council; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para. 108.23  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. BLILEY introduced a bill (H.R. 2569) for the relief of 
     Maria Dos Anjos Pires Soares; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 108.24  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 51: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. 
     Bishop.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 631: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Luther and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Barcia of Michigan and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 910: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Adam 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Calvert, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Towns and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1025: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Riley.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Borski, Mr. Clay, 
     Mr. Schiff, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Schiff, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Tierney, and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Rush and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Kasich and Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. Nethercutt and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1373: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1411: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri and Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. Walsh and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1534: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1839: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Ford, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1846: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1909: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
     Dreier, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Stump, 
     Mr. Jones, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Largent, Mr. Burton 
     of Indiana, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
     Cooksey, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 1967: Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 1984: Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. 
     Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. McDade, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
     Gordon.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Vento, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
     Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 2053: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Bass, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina, Mr.

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     LoBiondo, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 2211: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2281: Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 2327: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
     Castle, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2357: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2358: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2373: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Bachus, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Spence, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 2377: Mr. Stump, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Thomas, Mr. Graham, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Latham, 
     Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Foley, and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
     Rangel, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Woolsey, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2438: Mr. Crapo, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Campbell, 
     Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Riley, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Cooksey.
       H.R. 2462: Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Inglis 
     of South Carolina.
       H.R. 2483: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Ehrlich, 
     Mr. Bryant, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. Brady, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
     Duncan, and Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 2503: Mr. Frost, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2527: Mr. McNulty and Mr. Jefferson.
       H. Con. Res. 27: Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H. Res. 224: Mr. Bono, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. 
     Pickering.
       H. Res. 235: Mr. Baker, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
     McIntyre, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Pease, 
     Mr. Tierney, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Thompson, 
     Mr. Nadler, Mr. Bentsen, and Ms. Stabenow.
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                    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1997 (109)

para. 109.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 29, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable George R. Nethercutt, Jr. 
     to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 109.2  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. 462. An Act to reform and consolidate the public and 
     assisted housing programs of the United States, and to 
     redirect primary responsibility for these programs from the 
     Federal Government to States and localities, and for other 
     purposes;
       S. 1178. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to extend the visa waiver pilot program, and for other 
     purposes; and
       S. 1227. An Act to amend title I of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify treatment of 
     investment managers under such title.

para. 109.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NETHERCUTT, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 109.4  recess--10:43 a.m.

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

para. 109.5  after recess--12 noon

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

para. 109.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, September 26, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 109.7  communications

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

       5215. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Nectarines and Peaches Grown in California; Revision of 
     Handling Requirements for Fresh Nectarines and Peaches 
     [Docket No. FV96-916-3 FIR] received September 29, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5216. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Milk in the New Mexico-West Texas Marketing Area; Suspension 
     of Certain Provisions of the Order [DA-97-07] received 
     September 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5217. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Change in Handling 
     Regulation for Area No. 2 [Docket No. FV97-948-1 IFR] 
     received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5218. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Suspension 
     of Provisions Concerning Certain Offers of Reserve Raisins to 
     Handlers for Free Use [Docket No. FV-97-989-2 FR] received 
     September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5219. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Specialty Crops; Import Regulations; Extension of Reporting 
     Period for Peanuts Imported Under 1997 Import Quotas [Docket 
     No. FV97-999-1 IFR] received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5220. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Almonds Grown in California; Revision to Requirments 
     Regarding Inedible Almonds [Docket No. FV97-981-3 FIR] 
     received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5221. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tree Assistance Program 
     [Workplan No. 97-011] (RIN: 0560-AF17) received September 29, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5222. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Department of the Air Force, transmitting 
     notification that the Commander of Lackland Air Force Base, 
     Texas, has conducted a cost comparison to reduce the cost of 
     Kennel Management, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       5223. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Department of the Air Force, transmitting 
     notification that the Commander in Chief of United States 
     Strategic Command is initiating a cost comparison of non-
     military essential computer systems support functions 
     impacting a total of 352 employees, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2304 nt.; to the Committee on National Security.
       5224. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary (Acquisition 
     and Technology), Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     report to Congress for Department of Defense purchases from 
     foreign entities in fiscal year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-201, section 827 (110 Stat. 2611); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       5225. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     (Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence), 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report on support 
     services other than telecommunications support services 
     provided to the White House by the Department of Defense 
     through the White House Communications Agency for the 3rd 
     quarter of FY 1997, pursuant to Public Law 104-201, section 
     912; to the Committee on National Security.
       5226. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Reserve 
     Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter 
     advising that the report on reserve retirement initiatives 
     will be submitted on or about November 28, 1997, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104-201, section 531; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       5227. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on Modification of Requirement for Conversion of 
     Military Positions to Civilian Positions; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       5228. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the annual report on the operations of the 
     Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) for fiscal year 1996, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5302(c)(2); to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       5229. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, 
     transmitting the Service's final rule--Depositories and 
     Financial Agents of the Federal Government (RIN: 1510-AA42) 
     received August 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       5230. A letter from the Administrator, Health Care 
     Financing Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     ``Major'' final rule-- Medicaid Program; Coverage of Personal 
     Care Services [MB-071-F] (RIN: 0938-AH00) received September 
     17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       5231. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Enforcement Guidance Memorandum [EGM 
     97-015] received September 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5232. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's Com

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     bined Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Quarterly Report to 
     Congress on the status of Exxon and Stripper Well Oil 
     Overcharge Funds as of December 31, 1996; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5233. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule--Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of 
     Certain Investment Company Securities [Release Nos. 33-7448, 
     IC-22815; File No. S7-19-97] (RIN: 3235-AG73) received 
     September 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5234. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Rule 
     Amendments Relating to Multiple Class and Series Investment 
     Companies [Release No. IC-22835; File No. S7-24-96] (RIN: 
     3235-AG72) received September 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5235. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on the 
     progress made toward opening the United States Embassy in 
     Jerusalem, pursuant to Public Law 104-45, section 6 (109 
     Stat. 400); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5236. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Blocked Persons, Specially 
     Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, 
     Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers, and Blocked 
     Vessels: Additional Designations and Removal of Two 
     Individuals [31 CFR Chapter V] received September 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5237. A letter from the Deputy Director, Russia-NIS Program 
     Office, International Trade Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Cooperative Agreement Program 
     for American Business Centers in Russia and the New 
     Independent States [Docket No. 970910230-7230-01] received 
     September 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5238. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-106, ``Arts 
     and Humanities Enterprise Fund Establishment Amendment Act of 
     1997'' received September 26, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       5239. A letter from the Mayor, The District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-147, ``Amended Fiscal Year 
     1998 Concensus Budget Request Act of 1997'' received 
     September 11, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5240. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to and 
     Deletions from the Procurement List [97-017] received 
     September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5241. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Government Contractors, Affirmative Action 
     Requirements, Executive Order 11246 (RIN: 1215-AA01) received 
     August 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5242. A letter from the Deputy Associate Administrator for 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Part 15 Rewrite; Contracting by 
     Negotiation and Competitive Range Determination (National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration) [FAC 97-02; FAR Case 
     95-029] (RIN: 9000-AH21) received September 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5243. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report entitled ``Achieving a 
     Representative Federal Workforce: Addressing the Barriers to 
     Hispanic Participation,'' pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5244. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the Board's strategic plan, 
     including mission and vision statement, goals, and an annual 
     performance plan, pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5245. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of 
     Government Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Removal of Superseded References to the Former Honorarium 
     Ban, Revisions to Conform with Procurement Integrity Changes 
     and Conflict-of-Interest Exemptions, and Other Updates (RINs: 
     3209-AA00 and 3209-AA04) received September 12, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5246. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Retirement, Health, and Life Insurance Coverage for Certain 
     Employees of the District of Columbia Under the National 
     Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
     1997 (RIN: 3206-AI02) received September 26, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       5247. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the annual report on royalty management and collection 
     activities for Federal and Indian mineral leases in FY 1996, 
     pursuant to 30 U.S.C. 237; to the Committee on Resources.
       5248. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the Act 
     which established the Frederick Law Olmstead National 
     Historic Site, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by 
     modifying the boundary; to the Committee on Resources.
       5249. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the Act 
     which established the Richmond National Battlefield Park, in 
     the Commonwealth of Virginia, by modifying the boundary; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       5250. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish 
     and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule--Migratory 
     Bird Hunting; Late Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for 
     Certain Migratory Game Birds (RIN: 1018-AE14) received 
     September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5251. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Shortraker/Rougheye Rockfish in the Eastern Regulatory Area 
     of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7052-02; I.D. 
     092297D] received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5252. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to establish a 
     uniform, workable administrative process by which those 
     States and local governments that claim R.S. 2477 rights-of-
     way across Federal land can have the appropriate Federal land 
     manager make binding determinations of their existence and 
     validity; to the Committee on Resources.
       5253. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the report on Loan Portfolio 
     Valuation, pursuant to Public Law 104-134, section 31001; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5254. A letter from the Executive Secretary, Inland 
     Waterways Users Board, transmitting the Board's eleventh 
     annual report of its activities; recommendations regarding 
     construction, rehabilitation priorities and spending levels 
     on the commercial navigational features and components of 
     inland waterways and harbors, pursuant to Public Law 99-662, 
     section 302(b) (100 Stat. 4111); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5255. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the 
     Army (Civil Works), Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report entitled ``Columbia River Treaty Fishing Access 
     Sites,'' pursuant to Public Law 104-303, section 512; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5256. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the report on continuing 
     disability reviews for the fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104-121, section 103(d)(2) (110 Stat. 850); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5257. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the report on options for 
     enhancing the Social Security card, pursuant to Public Law 
     104-208, section 657; Public Law 104-93, section 111; jointly 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means and the Judiciary. 

para. 109.8  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Reid P.F. Stuntz, Minority Staff 
Director and Chief Counsel of the Committee on Commerce:

                                    U.S. House of Representatives,


                                        Committee on Commerce,

                               Washington, DC, September 25, 1997.
     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 I have received subpoenas for documents and testimony 
     issued by the U.S. District Courts for the Central District 
     of California and the District of Columbia, respectively, in 
     the matter of Oxycal Laboratories, Inc., et al. v. Patrick, 
     et al., No. SA CV-96-1119 AHS (Eex) (D.D. Cal.) (a civil 
     dispute between private parties that apparently arises out of 
     an alleged breach of a settlement agreement).
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoenas appear, at least in part, 
     not to be consistent with the rights and privileges of the 
     House and, to the extent consistent with the rights and 
     privileges of the House, should be resisted.
           Sincerely,

                                             Reid P.F. Stuntz,

                                       Minority Staff Director and
                                                    Chief Counsel.

para. 109.9  religious workers immigration

  Mr. SMITH of Texas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1198) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
permanent authority for entry into the

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United States of certain religious workers; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. SMITH of Texas and 
Mr. CONDIT, 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. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. TRAFICANT 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.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 109.10  refugee assistance

  Mr. SMITH of Texas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1161) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
authorize appropriations for refugee and entrant assistance for fiscal 
years 1998 and 1999.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. SMITH of Texas and 
Mr. CONDIT, 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. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT 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.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 109.11  au pair programs

  Mr. CAMPBELL moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1211) to provide permanent authority for the administration 
of au pair programs.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. CAMPBELL 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. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT 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.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 109.12  school districts land conveyance

  Mr. CAMPBELL moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1116) 
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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. CAMPBELL 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. UPTON, 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. 109.13  sense of congress regarding the ocean

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 131); as amended: 

       Whereas the ocean comprises nearly three quarters of the 
     surface of the Earth;
       Whereas the ocean contains diverse species of fish and 
     other living organisms which form the largest eco-system on 
     Earth;
       Whereas these living marine resources provide important 
     food resources to the United States and the world, and 
     unsustainable use of these resources has unacceptable 
     economic, environmental, and cultural consequences;
       Whereas the ocean and sea floor contain vast energy and 
     mineral resources which are critical to the economy of the 
     United States and the world;
       Whereas the ocean largely controls global weather and 
     climate, and is the ultimate source of all water resources;
       Whereas the vast majority of the deep ocean is unexplored 
     and unknown, and the ocean is truly the last frontier on 
     Earth for science and civilization;
       Whereas the ocean is the common means of transportation 
     between coastal nations and carries the majority of the 
     United States foreign trade;
       Whereas any nation's use or misuse of ocean resources has 
     effects far beyond that nation's borders;
       Whereas it has been 30 years since the Commission on Marine 
     Science, Engineering, and Resources (popularly known as the 
     Stratton Commission) met to examine the state of United 
     States ocean and coastal policy, and issued recommendations 
     which led to the present Federal structure for oceanography 
     and marine resource management; and
       Whereas 1998 has been declared the International Year of 
     the Ocean, and in order to observe such celebration, the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other 
     Federal agencies, in cooperation with organizations concerned 
     with ocean science and marine resources, have resolved to 
     promote exploration, utilization, conservation, and public 
     awareness of the ocean: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the ocean is of paramount importance to the economic 
     future, environmental quality, and national security of the 
     United States;
       (2) the United States has a responsibility to exercise and 
     promote comprehensive stewardship of the ocean and the living 
     marine resources it contains; and
       (3) Federal agencies are encouraged to take advantage of 
     the United States and international focus on the oceans in 
     1998, to--
       (A) review United States oceanography and marine resources 
     management policies and programs;
       (B) identify opportunities to streamline, better direct, 
     and increase interagency cooperation in oceanographic 
     research and marine resource management policies and 
     programs; and
       (C) develop scientific, educational, and resource 
     management programs which will advance the exploration of the 
     ocean and the sustainable use of ocean resources.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
FARR, 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. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT 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.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 109.14  coral reef conservation

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2233) to 
assist in the conservation of coral reefs; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
FARR, 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. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT 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.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 109.15  canadian river project distribution system

  Mr. THORNBERRY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
2007) to amend the Act that authorized the Canadian Rover reclamation 
project,

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Texas, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow use of the 
project distribution system to transport water from sources other than 
the project; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. THORNBERRY and Mr. 
FARR, 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. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT 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.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 109.16  miccosukee indian land claims

  Mr. THORNBERRY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1476) to settle certain Miccosukee Indian land takings claims within the 
State of Florida.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. THORNBERRY and Mr. 
FARR, 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. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT 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.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 109.17  small business reauthorization

  Mr. TALENT moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2261) to 
reauthorize and amend the programs of the Small Business Act and the 
Small Business Investment Act, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. TALENT and Mr. 
LaFALCE, 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. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MILLER of Florida 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.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 109.18  child support enforcement

  Mr. SHAW moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2487) to 
improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the child support 
enforcement program and thereby increase the financial stability of 
single parent families including those attempting to leave welfare; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. SHAW and Mr. LEVIN, 
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. UPTON, 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. 109.19  securities and exchange commission authority

  Mr. OXLEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1262) to 
authorize appropriations for the Securities and Exchange Commission for 
fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. OXLEY and Mr. 
MANTON, 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. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. DOGGETT 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. UPTON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 109.20  energy policy and conservation act extensions

  Mr. CRAPO moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2472) to 
extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. CRAPO and Mr. HALL 
of Texas, 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. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. DOGGETT demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays.
  Mr. CRAPO 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.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 109.21  iowa ferc project extension

  Mr. CRAPO moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2165) to 
extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the 
construction of FERC Project Number 3862 in the State of Iowa, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. CRAPO and Mr. HALL 
of Texas 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. UPTON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT 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.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 109.22  puerto rico deep ocean outfall

  Mr. BOEHLERT moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2207) 
to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act concerning a proporsal 
to construct a deep ocean outfall off the coast of Mayaguez, Puerto 
Rico; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. BOEHLERT and Mr. 
BORSKI, 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. UPTON announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT 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.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para. 109.23  martin bostetter courthouse

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 
819) to deisgnate the United States courthouse at 200 South Washington 
Street

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in Alexandria, Virginia, as the ``Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr. United 
States Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, recognized Mr. KIM 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. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. KIM objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, 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. 109.24  howard metzenbaum united states courthouse

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 
833) to designate the Federal building courthouse at Public Square and 
Superior Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Howard M. Metzenbaum United 
States Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. KIM 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. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CRAPO objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, 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. 109.25  ted weiss united states courthouse

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 548) to 
designate the United States courthouse located at 500 Pearl Street in 
New York City, New York, as the ``Ted Weiss United States Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. KIM 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. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CRAPO objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, 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. 109.26  aviation insurance reauthorization

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2036) to 
amend chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code, to extend the 
authorization of the aviation insurance program, and for other purposes; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. KIM and 
Mr. OBERSTAR, 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. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, 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. 109.27  william bootle federal building

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 595) to 
designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 
475 Mulberry Street in Macon, Georgia, as the ``William Augustus Bootle 
Federal Building and Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. KIM 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. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida 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. 109.28  recess--2:32 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 12 
of rule I, declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock and 32 minutes 
p.m., until approximately 5 p.m.

para. 109.29  after recess--5 p.m.

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

para. 109.30  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 (Rept. No. 105-284) on the bill (H.R. 2378) 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, 1998, and for other 
purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record 
under the rule.

para. 109.31  order of business-- consideration of the conference report 
          to accompany h.r. 2378

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order on Tuesday, or on any day thereafter, 
to consider the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2378) 
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, 1998, and 
for other purposes; that all points of order against the conference 
report and against its consideration be waived; and that the conference 
report be considered as read when called up.

para. 109.32  motion to adjourn

  Mr. MILLER of California 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. 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

55

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

339

para. 109.33                  [Roll No. 460]

                                YEAS--55

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Coburn
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilleary
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Kind (WI)
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Obey
     Olver
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Rodriguez
     Sanchez
     Shadegg
     Slaughter
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Woolsey

                                NAYS--339

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger

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     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--39

     Barcia
     Bono
     Brown (OH)
     Chenoweth
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Jenkins
     McIntosh
     Neal
     Owens
     Pallone
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Souder
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Towns
     Watkins
     Wexler
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 109.34  continuing appropriations, fy 1998

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to the special order of the House of 
September 26, 1997, called up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 94) making 
continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said special order.
  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. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ROHRABACHER demanded that the vote be taken by a recorded vote, 
which demand was not supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded 
vote was refused.
  Mr. ROHRABACHER 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

355

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

57

para. 109.35                  [Roll No. 461]

                                YEAS--355

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

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                                NAYS--57

     Baker
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Bono
     Campbell
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Everett
     Ewing
     Gallegly
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Horn
     Hunter
     Jones
     Largent
     Manzullo
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Paul
     Pickett
     Riley
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Stearns
     Stump
     Taylor (MS)
     Traficant
     Wamp

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Barcia
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Ensign
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Jenkins
     Neal
     Pallone
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Schiff
     Stenholm
     Watkins
     Young (FL)
  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. 109.36  s. 1211--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced the unfinished 
business to be the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 
1211) to provide permanent authority for the administration of au pair 
programs.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER announced that two-thirds of those present had voted in 
the affirmative.
  Mr. DOGGETT demanded a recorded vote on the motion to suspend and pass 
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

377

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

33

para. 109.37                  [Roll No. 462]

                                AYES--377

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--33

     Barr
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Blunt
     Chenoweth
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Duncan
     Ganske
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     LaHood
     Moran (KS)
     Neumann
     Paul
     Petri
     Pombo
     Riggs
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Stearns
     Stump
     Wamp
     Waters

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Bachus
     Barcia
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Manzullo
     Neal
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Schiff
     Stenholm
     Vento
     Watkins
     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. 109.38  h.r. 2261--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, 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. 2261) to reauthorize and amend the 
programs of the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment 
Act, 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. EWING, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE demanded a recorded vote on the motion to suspend 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

397

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

17

para. 109.39                  [Roll No. 463]

                                AYES--397

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble

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     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--17

     Barr
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cox
     Dreier
     Hastings (WA)
     Hostettler
     Jones
     McIntosh
     Miller (FL)
     Neumann
     Paul
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sanford
     Stump

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Neal
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Schiff
     Stenholm
     Watkins
     Young (FL)
  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. TALENT, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1139) to reauthorize the programs of the Small Business 
Administration, and for other purposes; was taken from the Speaker's 
table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. TALENT submitted the following amendment, which was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 2261, 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 
reauthorize and amend the programs of the Small Business Act and the 
Small Business Investment Act, 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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendments.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 2261, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para. 109.40  h.r. 2472--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, 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. 2472) to extend certain programs under 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
  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 those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. DOGGETT demanded a recorded vote on the motion to suspend and pass 
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

405

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

8

para. 109.41                  [Roll No. 464]

                                AYES--405

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick

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     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                 NOES--8

     Doolittle
     Hostettler
     Neumann
     Paul
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Sununu
     Tiahrt

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Chenoweth
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Neal
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Schiff
     Stenholm
     Watkins
     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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 109.42  committee election--majority

  Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 249):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are 
     hereby, elected to the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct: Mr. Smith of Texas; Mr. Hefley of Colorado; Mr. 
     Goodlatte of Virginia; and Mr. Knollenberg of Michigan.

  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. 109.43  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 250):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and that 
     they are hereby, elected to the following standing committee 
     of the House of Representatives:
       Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Mr. Sabo of 
     Minnesota; Mr. Pastor of New Mexico; Mr. Fattah of 
     Pennsylvania; and Ms. Lofgren 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. 109.44  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1757

  Mr. DOGGETT, 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. 1757) to consolidate international affairs agencies, to 
authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes, to 
reject section 1601 of the Senate amendment, which provides for payment 
of all private claims against the Iraqi Government before those of U.S. 
veterans and the U.S. Government (i.e., U.S. Taxpayers).

para. 109.45  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. DINGELL:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 26, 1997.
     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 the ``Office of Congressman John D. Dingell'' has 
     received a subpoena for documents and testimony issued by the 
     U.S. District Court for the Central District of California 
     and the District of Columbia, respectively, in the matter of 
     Oxycal Laboratories, Inc., et al. v. Patrick, et al., No. SA 
     CV-96-1119 AHS (Eex) (C.D. Cal.) (a civil dispute between 
     private parties that apparently arises out of an alleged 
     breach of a settlement agreement).
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena appears, at least in part, 
     not to be consistent with the rights and privileges of the 
     House and, to the extent not consistent with the rights and 
     privileges of the House, should be resisted.
           Sincerely,
                                                  John D. Dingell.

para. 109.46  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. DINGELL:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 26, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule 1(50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have received a subpoena for documents issued by the 
     U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 
     the matter of Oxycal Laboratories, Inc., et al., v. Patrick, 
     et al., No SA CV-96-1119 AHS (Eex) (C.D. Cal.) (a civil 
     dispute between private parties that apparently arises out of 
     an alleged breach of a settlement agreement).
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena appears, at least in part, 
     not to be consistent with the rights and privileges of the 
     House and, to the extent not consistent with the rights and 
     privileges of the House, should be resisted.
           Sincerely,
                                                  John D. Dingell.

para. 109.47  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Ms. GRANGER, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. BLILEY:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                        Committee On Commerce,

                               Washington, DC, September 26, 1997.
     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 of Representatives, 
     that the Committee on Commerce has received subpoenas for 
     documents and testimony issued by the U.S. District Courts 
     for the Central District of California and the District of 
     Columbia, respectively, in the matter of Oxycal Laboratories, 
     Inc., et al. v. Patrick, et al., No SA CV-96-1119 AHS (EEx) 
     (C.D. Cal.) (civil dispute between private parties that 
     apparently arises out of an alleged breach of a settlement 
     agreement).
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoenas appear, at least in part, 
     not to be consistent with the rights and privileges of the 
     House and, to the extent not consistent with the rights and 
     privileges of the House, should be resisted.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Tom Bliley,
                                                         Chairman.

para. 109.48  providing for the consideration of h. res. 244

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-280) the resolution (H. Res. 253) providing for consideration of 
the resolution (H. Res. 244) demanding that the Office of the United 
States Attorney for the Central District of California file criminal 
charges against Hermandad Mexacana Nacional for failure to comply with a 
valid subpoena under the Federal Contested Election Act.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 109.49  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2203

  Mr. McINNNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept.

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No. 105-281) the resolution (H. Res. 254) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2203) making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 109.50  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1370

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-282) the resolution (H. Res. 255) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1370) to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United 
States.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 109.51  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1127

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-283) the resolution (H. Res. 156) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1127) to amend the Antiquities Act to require an Act of 
Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature for 
the establishment by the President of national monuments in excess of 
5,000 acres.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 109.52  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. 1420. An Act 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.

para. 109.53  senate enrolled bill signed

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

       S. 871. An Act to establish the Oklahoma City National 
     Memorial as a unit of the National Park System; to designate 
     the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust, and for other purposes.

para. 109.54  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HEFNER, for today;
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today through October 1, 1997;
  To Mr. RANGEL, for today;
  To Ms. HARMON, for today; and
  To Mr. FATTAH, for today.
  And then,

para. 109.55  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHADEGG, at 9 o'clock and 52 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 109.56  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. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 695. A bill to 
     amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm the rights of 
     U.S. persons to use and sell encryption and to relax export 
     controls on encryton; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-108, 
     Pt. 5). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 512. A 
     bill to prohibit the expenditure of funds from the land and 
     water conservation fund for the creation of new National 
     Wildlife Refuges without specific authorization from Congress 
     pursuant to a recommendation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
     Service to create the refuge (Rept. No. 105-276). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2223. A 
     bill to assist in the conservation of coral reefs; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-277). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1476. A 
     bill to settle certain Miccosukee Indian land takings claims 
     within the State of Florida (Rept. No. 105-278). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2007. A 
     bill to amend the act that authorized the Canadian River 
     reclamation project, TX, to direct the Secretary of the 
     Interior to allow use of the project distribution system to 
     transport water from sources other than the project; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-279). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 253. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. 
     Res. 244) demanding that the Office of the U.S. Attorney for 
     the Central District of California file criminal charges 
     against Hermandad Mexicana Nacional for failure to comply 
     with a valid subpoena under the Federal Contested Elections 
     Act (Rept. No. 105-280). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     254. Resolution waiving points of order against the 
     conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2203) making 
     appropriations for energy and water development for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-281). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 255. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1370) to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States (Rept. No. 105-282). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 256. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1127) to amend the Antiquities Act to require an Act of 
     Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State 
     legislature for the establishment by the President of 
     national monuments in excess of 5,000 acres (Rept. No. 105-
     283). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. KOLBE: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2378. 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, 1998, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-284). Ordered to be printed.

para. 109.57  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 Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. 
             Spence):
       H.R. 2570. A bill to condemn those officials of the Chinese 
     Communist Party, the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China, and other persons who are involved in the enforcement 
     of forced abortions by preventing such persons from entering 
     or remaining in the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Stearns, and 
             Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 2571. A bill to authorize major medical facility 
     projects and major medical facility leases for the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. 
             Filner):
       H.R. 2572. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require that in the case of past-due benefits awarded an 
     individual pursuant to a proceeding before the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, the payment of attorneys fees with respect 
     to such award may not exceed 20 percent of the award; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 2573. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require that a majority of the funds raised by 
     a candidate for election to the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives come from individuals residing in the State 
     the candidate seeks to represent, to require labor 
     organizations to provide their members with information on 
     the use of member dues for political purposes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 2574. A bill to consolidate certain mineral interests 
     in the National Grasslands in Billings County, ND, through 
     the exchange of Federal and private mineral interests to 
     enhance land management capabilities and environmental and 
     wildlife protection, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 2575. A bill to suspend the duty on the 2,6-Dimethyl-
     m-Dioxan-4-ol Acetate until January 1, 2001; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 2576. A bill to suspend the duty on B-Bromo-B-
     nitrostyrene until January 1, 2001; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. THURMAN:
       H.R. 2577. A bill to exempt certain individuals who were 65 
     years of age or older as of the date of the enactment of the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 from changes made 
     by the act in the Medicare secondary payer rules for 
     individuals with end stage renal disease; 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. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 249. Resolution designating Majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.

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           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 250. Resolution designating Minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H. Res. 251. Resolution expressing support for the goals of 
     America Recycles Day; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Cox 
             of California, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
             Royce):
       H. Res. 252. Resolution urging the President to make clear 
     to the People's Republic of China the commitment of the 
     American people to security and democracy on the Republic of 
     China on Taiwan; to the Committee on International Relations. 


para. 109.58  memorials

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

       209. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Missouri, relative to House 
     Concurrent Resolution No. 23 advising and strongly urging the 
     EPA to retain the existing NAAQS for ozone; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       210. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Louisiana, relative to House Resolution No. 120 
     urging and requesting the Congress of the United States to 
     propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
     for ratification, for submission to the states, to provide 
     for election of members of the federal judiciary; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       211. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Oregon, relative to House Bill 3640 requesting that the 
     Federal Government honor the Federal Government's original 
     mandate to implement and complete the cleanup and restoration 
     of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation; jointly to the Committees 
     on National Security and Commerce. 

para. 109.59  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 26: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 250: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 345: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 367: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 610: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 754: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 778: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 779: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 780: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Abercrombie and Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 992: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Paxon, Mr. Redmon, D. Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Shays, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Stark, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 1531: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 1631: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1704: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1710: Mr. Fawell, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Wamp, 
     and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Cooksey, Ms. Danner, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Hefley, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. 
     Sessions.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Holden, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. 
     Greenwood.
       H.R. 2090: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Torres, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Rothman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 2110: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Lewis of Georgia
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 2250: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2273: Mr. Blumenauer and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 2382: Mr. Frost and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2383: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 2424: Mr. Herger, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Farr of 
     California.
       H.R. 2434: Mr. Filner, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Filner, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
     Costello.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Minge, and Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. 
     Filner.
       H.R. 2460: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2476: Mr. Thompson, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2488: Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 2497: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Taylor 
     of North Carolina, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Goss, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. 
     Fowler, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Traficant, 
     Mr. Paxon, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Porter, Mr. Callahan, 
     Mrs. Northup, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
     Hulshof, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Solomon, Ms. Pryce of 
     Ohio, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Snowbarger, Mr. Bass, Mr. Graham, Mr. Shays, Mr. McCollum, 
     Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
     Ehlers, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2503: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
     Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 2526: Mr. Frost, Mr. Talent, Mr. Goss, Mr. Underwood, 
     Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 2535: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2554: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
     Talent.
       H.J. Res. 84: Mr. Shadegg.
       H. Con. Res. 38: Mr. Shays.
       H. Con. Res. 68: Ms. Kaptur.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Walsh.
       H. Con. Res. 114: Ms. Stabenow.
       H. Con. Res. 158: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.

para. 109.60  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       22. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Louisiana 
     Municipal Association, relative to a resolution memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to act to grant to the 
     states the authority needed to enforce the collection of 
     sales taxes on interstate catalog sales; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       23. Also, a petition of Gregory D. Watson of Austin, Texas, 
     relative to bringing to the attention of Congress a 
     significant correction as to the sequence of events leading 
     to the 1992 ratification of the 27th article of amendment to 
     the United States Constitution, and referencing action taken 
     by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky two 
     centuries earlier in the year 1792; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       24. Also, a petition of the County of Los Angeles, Board of 
     Supervisors, relative to requesting that Federal and State 
     legislation be enacted to allow men and women from the 
     military to obtain credit for their training so that their 
     skills are transferable to the private sector and to other 
     government agencies; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
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                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 (110)

para. 110.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 30, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable John R. Thune 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 Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 110.2  recess--9:24 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THUNE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 10 o'clock a.m.

para. 110.3  after recess--10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 110.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, September 29, 1997.
  Mr. McNULTY, 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. McNULTY 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. 110.5  communications

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

       5258. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act 
     Reclassification; Nevada-Clark County Nonattainment Area; 
     Carbon Monoxide [NV029-0003A FRL-5900-1] received September 
     30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       5259. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plans (SIP); Louisiana; 
     Control of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions; 
     Reasonable Available Control Technology (RACT) Catch-Ups; 
     Major Source Definition Corrections [LA-8-1-7346; FRL-5899-4] 
     received Sep

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     tember 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5260. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Part 
     90 of the Commission's Rules to Facilitate Future Development 
     of SMR Systems in the 800 MHz Frequency Band; Implementation 
     of Sections 3(n) and 322 of the Communications Act--
     Regulatory Treatment of Mobile Services; Implementation of 
     Section 309(j) of the Communications Act--Competitive Bidding 
     [PR Docket No. 93-144, RM-8117, RM-8030, RM-8029; GN Docket 
     No. 93-252; PP Docket No. 93-253; FCC 97-224] received 
     September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5261. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Lake City, Minnesota) [MM Docket No. 97-133, RM-9086] 
     received September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5262. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Temple and Taylor, Texas) [MM Docket No. 96-219, RM-8881] 
     received September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5263. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Slidell and Kenner, Louisiana) [MM Docket No. 97-102, RM-
     8969] received September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5264. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Dickson and Kingston Springs, Tennessee) [MM Docket No. 96-
     265, RM-8913] received September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5265. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Part 
     90 of the Commission's Rules to Facilitate Future Development 
     of SMR Systems in the 800 MHz Frequency Band; Implementation 
     of Sections 3(n) and 322 of the Communications Act--
     Regulatory Treatment of Mobile Services; Implementation of 
     Section 309(j) of the Communications Act--Competitive Bidding 
     [PR Docket No. 93-144, RM-8117, RM-8030; RM-8029; GN Docket 
     No. 93-252; PP Docket No. 93-253; FCC 97-223] received 
     September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5266. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a monthly listing of new 
     investigations, audits, and evaluations; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5267. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for New Jersey 
     (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) [Docket No. 
     961210346-7035-02; I.D. 092297B] received September 29, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5268. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling 
     Category [I.D. 091897A] received September 30, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5269. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule-- Dean John A. Knauss Marine 
     Policy Fellowship National Sea Grant College Federal Fellows 
     Program [Docket No. 970624154-7154-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA30) 
     received September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5270. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials Regulations; Editorial Corrections and 
     Clarifications (Research and Special Programs Administration) 
     [Docket No. RSPA-97-2910 (HM-189N)] (RIN: 2137-AD09) received 
     September 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5271. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-213-AD; Amdt. 39-10144; AD 97-20-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5272. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300-600 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-170-AD; Amdt. 39-10145; AD 97-20-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5273. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 
     Series Turboshaft Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-ANE-15; Amdt. 39-10137; AD 97-19-17] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received September 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5274. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-100, -200, 
     and -300 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-63-AD; Amdt. 39-10147; AD 97-20-10] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received September 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5275. A letter from the Chair, Water Rights Task Force, 
     transmitting the report of the Federal Water Rights Task 
     Force, pursuant to Public Law 104--127, section 389(d)(3); 
     jointly to the Committees on Agriculture and Resources.
       5276. 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 1999, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f; jointly to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Ways and Means.
       5277. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the Chairman's comments regarding the 
     budget level proposed by OMB for fiscal year 1999; jointly to 
     the Committees on Appropriations, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Ways and Means.
       5278. A letter from the Labor and Management Members, 
     Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's budget 
     request for fiscal year 1999, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f; 
     jointly to the Committees on Appropriations, Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means. 

para. 110.6  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. 459. An Act to amend the Native American Programs Act of 
     1974 to extend certain authorizations, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 110.7  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. 110.8  motion to adjourn

  Ms. VELAZQUEZ moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, announced that the nays had it.
  Ms. VELAZQUEZ 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

132

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

285

para. 110.9                   [Roll No. 465]

                                YEAS--132

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Neal
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow

[[Page 1598]]


     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NAYS--285

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Dellums
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Klink
     Lampson
     Livingston
     Minge
     Obey
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Rothman
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schumer
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 110.10  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, 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 30, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE 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

360

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

56

para. 110.11                  [Roll No. 466]

                                YEAS--360

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--56

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Costello
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Doggett
     English
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Filner
     Fox
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Hulshof
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Markey
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Moran (KS)
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sessions
     Stark
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Armey
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Flake
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hastert
     Hilliard
     Lampson
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Rothman
     Saxton
     Schiff
  So the Journal was approved.

[[Page 1599]]

para. 110.12  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2203

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 254):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2203) making appropriations for energy and water 
     development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     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. NEY, announced that the yeas 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

415

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

3

para. 110.13                  [Roll No. 467]

                                YEAS--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--3

     Ensign
     Gibbons
     Kelly

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Barr
     Bishop
     Cardin
     Dellums
     Farr
     Flake
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     LaFalce
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Rothman
     Saxton
     Schiff
  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  energy and water development appropriations

  Mr. McDADE, pursuant to House Resolution 254, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-271):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2203) ``making appropriations for energy and water 
     development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     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, 1998, for energy and water development, 
     and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

       The following appropriations shall be expended under the 
     direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of 
     the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil functions of the 
     Department of the Army pertaining to rivers and harbors, 
     flood control, beach erosion, and related purposes.


                         general investigations

       For expenses necessary for the collection and study of 
     basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood 
     control, shore protection, and related projects, restudy of 
     authorized projects, miscellaneous investigations, and, when 
     authorized by laws, surveys and detailed studies and plans 
     and specifications of projects prior to construction, 
     $156,804,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     funds are provided for the following projects in the amounts 
     specified:
       Delaware Bay Coastline, Delaware and New Jersey, $456,000;
       Tampa Harbor, Alafia Channel, Florida, $270,000;
       Laulaulei, Hawaii, $200,000;
       Barnegat Inlet to Little Egg Harbor Inlet, New Jersey, 
     $400,000;
       Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Harbor Inlet, New Jersey, 
     $472,000;
       Great Egg Harbor Inlet to Townsends Inlet, New Jersey, 
     $400,000;
       Lower Cape May Meadows--Cape May Point, New Jersey, 
     $154,000;
       Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey, $400,000;
       Raritan Bay to Sandy Hook Bay (Cliffwood Beach), New 
     Jersey, $300,000;
       Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet, New Jersey, $500,000; 
     and
       Monongahela River, Fairmont, West Virginia, $350,000:

     Provided, That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers, is directed to use $600,000 of the funds 
     appropriated in Public Law 102-377 for the Red River 
     Waterway, Shreveport, Louisiana, to Daingerfield, Texas, 
     project for the feasibility phase of the Red River 
     Navigation, Southwest Arkansas, study: Provided further, That 
     the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
     Engineers, is directed to

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     use $470,000 of the funds appropriated herein to initiate the 
     feasibility phase for the Metropolitan Louisville, Southwest, 
     Kentucky, study: Provided further, That the Secretary of the 
     Army is directed to use $500,000 of the funds appropriated 
     herein to implement section 211(f)(7) of Public Law 104-303 
     (110 Stat. 3684) and to reimburse the non-Federal sponsor a 
     portion of the Federal share of project costs for the Hunting 
     Bayou element of the project for flood control, Buffalo Bayou 
     and tributaries, Texas: Provided further, That the Secretary 
     of the Army is directed to use $150,000 of the funds 
     appropriated herein to implement section 211(f)(8) of Public 
     Law 104-303 (110 Stat. 3684) and to reimburse the non-Federal 
     sponsor a portion of the Federal share of project costs for 
     the project for flood control, White Oak Bayou watershed, 
     Texas.


                         construction, general

       For the prosecution of river and harbor, flood control, 
     shore protection, and related projects authorized by laws; 
     and detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of 
     projects (including those for development with participation 
     or under consideration for participation by States, local 
     governments, or private groups) authorized or made eligible 
     for selection by law (but such studies shall not constitute a 
     commitment of the Government to construction), 
     $1,473,373,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     such sums as are necessary pursuant to Public Law 99-662 
     shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, for 
     one-half of the costs of construction and rehabilitation of 
     inland waterways projects, including rehabilitation costs for 
     the Lock and Dam 25, Mississippi River, Illinois and 
     Missouri; Lock and Dam 14, Mississippi River, Iowa; Lock and 
     Dam 24, Mississippi River, Illinois and Missouri; and Lock 
     and Dam 3, Mississippi River, Minnesota, projects, and of 
     which funds are provided for the following projects in the 
     amounts specified:
       Arkansas River, Tucker Creek, Arkansas, $300,000;
       Norco Bluffs, California, $1,000,000;
       San Timoteo Creek (Santa Ana River Mainstem), California, 
     $5,000,000;
       Panama City Beaches, Florida, $5,000,000;
       Tybee Island, Georgia, $2,000,000;
       Indianapolis Central Waterfront, Indiana, $5,000,000;
       Indiana Shoreline Erosion, Indiana, $3,000,000;
       Lake George, Hobart, Indiana, $3,500,000;
       Ohio River Flood Protection, Indiana, $1,300,000;
       Harlan, Williamsburg, and Middlesboro, Kentucky, elements 
     of the Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River and Upper 
     Cumberland River, $26,390,000;
       Martin County, Kentucky, element of the Levisa and Tug 
     Forks of the Big Sandy River and Upper Cumberland River, 
     $5,000,000;
       Pike County, Kentucky, element of the Levisa and Tug Forks 
     of the Big Sandy River and Upper Cumberland River, 
     $5,300,000;
       Town of Martin (Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River 
     and Upper Cumberland River), Kentucky, $700,000;
       Salyersville, Kentucky, $2,050,000;
       Southern and Eastern Kentucky, Kentucky, $3,000,000;
       Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity (Hurricane Protection), 
     Louisiana, $22,920,000;
       Lake Pontchartrain (Jefferson Parish) Stormwater Discharge, 
     Louisiana, $3,000,000;
       Jackson County, Mississippi, $3,000,000;
       Natchez Bluff, Mississippi, $4,000,000;
       Pearl River, Mississippi (Walkiah Bluff), $2,000,000;
       Joseph G. Minish Passaic River Park, New Jersey, 
     $3,000,000;
       Hudson River, Athens, New York, $8,700,000;
      Lackawanna River, Olyphant, Pennsylvania, $1400,000;
      Lackawanna River, Scranton, Pennsylvania, $5,425,000;
      Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, $339,000;
      South Central Pennsylvania Environment Improvement Program, 
     $30,000,000, of which $10,000,000 shall be available only for 
     water-related environmental infrastructure and resource 
     protection and development projects in Lackawanna, Lycoming, 
     Susquenhanna, Wyoming, Pike, and Monroe counties in 
     Pennsylvania in accordance with the purposes of subsection 
     (a) and requirements of subsection (b) through (e) of section 
     313 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992, as 
     amended;
      Wallisville Lake, Texas, $9,200,000;
      Virginia Beach, Virginia (Reimbursement), $925,000;
      Virginia Beach, Virginia (Hurricane Protection), 
     $13,000,000;
      West Virginia and Pennsylvania Flood Control, West Virginia 
     and Pennsylvania, $3,000,000;
      Hatfield Bottom (Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sand River 
     and Upper Cumberland River), West Virginia, $1,000,000;
      Lower Mingo (Kermit) (Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sand 
     River and Upper Cumberland River), West Virginia, $6,300,000;
      Lower Mingo, West Virginia, Tributaries Supplement, 
     $150,000;
      Upper Mingo County (Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sand 
     River and Upper Cumberland River), West Virginia, $3,000,000;
      Levisa Basin Flood Warning System (Levisa and Tug Forks of 
     the Big Sandy River and Upper Cumberland River), Kentucky and 
     Virginia, $400,000;
      Tug Fork Basin Flood Warning System (Levisa and Tug Forks of 
     the Big Sandy River and Upper Cumberland River), West 
     Virginia, $400,000; and
        Wayne County (Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River 
     and Upper Cumberland River), West Virginia, $1,200,000:

     Provided, That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers, is directed to proceed with design and 
     construction of the Southeast Louisiana, Louisiana, project 
     and to award continuing contracts, which are not to be 
     considered fully funded, beginning in fiscal year 1998 
     consistent with the limit of the authorized appropriation 
     ceiling: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army 
     acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to use 
     $225,000 of funds provided herein to construct necessary 
     repairs to the flume and conduit for flood control at the 
     Hagerman's Run, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, flood control 
     project: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army is 
     directed to incorporate the economic analyses for the Green 
     Ridge and Plot sections of the Lackawanna River, Scranton, 
     Pennsylvania, project with the economic analysis for the 
     Albright Street section of the project, and to cost-share and 
     implement these combined sections as a single project with no 
     separable elements, except that each section may be 
     undertaken individually when the non-Federal sponsor provides 
     the applicable local cooperation requirements: Provided 
     further, That section 114 of Public Law 101-101, the Energy 
     and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1990, is amended by 
     striking ``total cost of $19,600,000'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof, ``total cost of $40,000,000'': Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
     Engineers, is authorized and directed to combine the 
     Wilmington Harbor--Northeast Cape Fear River, North Carolina, 
     project authorized in section 202(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986, the Wilmington Harbor, Channel 
     Widening, North Carolina, project authorized in section 
     101(a)(23) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996, 
     and the Cape Fear--Northeast (Cape Fear) Rivers, North 
     Carolina, project authorized in section 101(a)(22) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1996 into a single project 
     with one Project Cooperation Agreement based on cost sharing 
     as a single project: Provided further, That The Secretary of 
     the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed 
     to use $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein to 
     initiate construction of the Houston-Galveston Navigation 
     Channels, Texas, project and execute a Project Cooperation 
     Agreement for the entire project authorized in the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996, Public Law 104-303: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army acting 
     through the Chief of Engineers, may use up to $5,000,000 of 
     the funding appropriated herein to initiate construction of 
     an emergency outlet from Devils Lake, North Dakota, to the 
     Sheyenne river, and that this 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 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(D)(i)); except that 
     funds shall not become available unless the Secretary of the 
     Army determines that an emergency (as defined in section 102 
     of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) exists with respect to the 
     emergency need for the outlet and reports to Congress that 
     the construction is technically sound, economically 
     justified, and environmentally acceptable and in compliance 
     with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
     4321 et seq.): Provided further, That the economic 
     justification for the emergency outlet shall be prepared in 
     accordance with the principles and guidelines for economic 
     evaluation as required by regulations and procedures of the 
     Army Corps of Engineers for all flood control projects, and 
     that the economic justification be fully described, including 
     the analysis of the benefits and costs, in the project plan 
     documents: Provided further, That the plans for the emergency 
     outlet shall be reviewed and, to be effective, shall contain 
     assurances provided by the Secretary of State, after 
     consultation with the International Joint Commission, that 
     the project will not violate the requirements or intent of 
     the Treaty Between the United States and Great Britain 
     Relating to Boundary Waters Between the United States and 
     Canada, signed at Washington January 11, 1909 (36 Stat. 2448; 
     TS 548) (commonly known as the ``Boundary Waters Treaty of 
     1909''): Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army 
     shall submit the final plans and other documents for the 
     emergency outlet to Congress: Provided further, That no funds 
     made available under this Act or any other Act for any fiscal 
     year may be used by the Secretary of the Army to carry out 
     the portion of the feasibility study of the Devils Lake 
     Basin, North Dakota, authorized under the Energy and Water 
     Development Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-377), 
     that addresses the needs of the area for stabilized lake 
     levels through inlet controls, or to otherwise study any 
     facility or carry out any activity that would permit the 
     transfer of water from the Missouri River Basin into Devils 
     Lake: Provided further, That the entire amount of $5,000,000 
     shall be available only to the extent an official budget 
     request, that includes the designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined by the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army is directed 
     to use $2,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein to 
     implement section 211(f)(6) of Public Law 104-303 (110 Stat. 
     3683) and to reimburse the non-Federal sponsor a portion of 
     the Federal share of project

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     construction costs for the flood control components 
     comprising the Brays Bayou element of the project for flood 
     control, Buffalo Bayou and tributaries, Texas.


 FLOOD CONTROL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS, 
       KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, AND TENNESSEE

       For expenses necessary for prosecuting work of flood 
     control, and rescue work, repair, restoration, or maintenance 
     of flood control projects threatened or destroyed by flood, 
     as authorized by law (33 U.S.C. 702a, 702g-1), $296,212,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding the funding limitations set forth in Public 
     Law 104-6 (109 Stat. 85), the Secretary of the Army, acting 
     through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized and directed to 
     use additional funds appropriated herein or previously 
     appropriated to complete remedial measures to prevent slope 
     instability at Hickman Bluff, Kentucky: Provided further, 
     That, using funds appropriated in this Act, the Secretary of 
     the Army may construct the Ten and Fifteen Mile Bayou channel 
     enlargement as an integral part of the work accomplished on 
     the St. Francis Basin, Arkansas and Missouri Project, 
     authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1950: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers, is directed to use up to $4,000,000, 
     including the $1,900,000 appropriated herein, to dredge 
     Sardis Lake, Mississippi, at 100 percent Federal cost, so 
     that the City of Sardis, Mississippi, may proceed with its 
     development of the valuable resources of Sardis Lake in 
     Mississippi, consistent with language provided in House 
     Report 104-679, accompanying the Fiscal Year 1997 Energy and 
     Water Development Appropriations Act (Public Law 104-206): 
     Provided further, That within available funds, the Secretary 
     of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is 
     directed to conduct, at 100 percent Federal cost, the 
     necessary Environmental Assessment and Impact Studies for the 
     initial components of Sardis Lake development as provided in 
     the Sardis Lake Recreation and Tourism Master Plan, Phase II.


                   operation and maintenance, general

       For expenses necessary for the preservation, operation, 
     maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood 
     control, and related works, including such sums as may be 
     necessary for the maintenance of harbor channels provided by 
     a State, municipality or other public agency, outside of 
     harbor lines, and serving essential needs of general commerce 
     and navigation; surveys and charting of northern and 
     northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and 
     straightening channels; and removal of obstructions to 
     navigation, $1,740,025,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which such sums as become available in the 
     Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99-662, 
     may be derived from that Fund, and of which such sums as 
     become available from the special account established by the 
     Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965, as amended (16 
     U.S.C. 460l), may be derived from that Fund for construction, 
     operation, and maintenance of outdoor recreation facilities, 
     and of which funds are provided for the following projects in 
     the amounts specified:
       Anclote River, Florida, $1,500,000;
       Beverly Shores, Indiana, $1,700,000;
       Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, $16,500,000;
       Flint River, Michigan, $875,000; and
       Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania, $4,690,000:

     Provided, That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers, is directed to use funds appropriated in 
     Public Law 104-206 to reimburse the local sponsor of the Fort 
     Myers Beach, Florida, project for the maintenance dredging 
     performed by the local sponsor to open the authorized channel 
     to navigation in fiscal year 1996: Provided further, That no 
     funds, whether appropriated, contributed, or otherwise 
     provided, shall be available to the United States Army Corps 
     of Engineers for the purpose of acquiring land in Jasper 
     County, South Carolina, in connection with the Savannah 
     Harbor navigation project: Provided, further, That the 
     Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, 
     is authorized and directed to dredge a navigational channel 
     in the Chena River at Fairbanks, Alaska, from its confluence 
     with the Tanana River upstream to the University Road Bridge 
     that will allow the safe passage during normal water levels 
     of vessels up to 350 feet in length, 60 feet in width, and 
     drafting up to 3 feet: Provided further, That using 
     $6,000,000 of funds appropriated herein, the Secretary of the 
     Army is directed to extend the navigation channel on the 
     Allegheny River, Pennsylvania, project to provide passenger 
     boat access to the Kittanning, Pennsylvania, Riverfront Park: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army, acting 
     through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to use $2,500,000 
     of the funds provided herein to implement measures upstream 
     of Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, to intercept and dispose of 
     solid waste.


                           regulatory program

       For expenses necessary for administration of laws 
     pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 
     $106,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                 flood control and coastal emergencies

       For expenses necessary for emergency flood control, 
     hurricane, and shore protection activities, as authorized by 
     section 5 of the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941, 
     as amended, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended.


            formerly utilized sites remedial action program

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses necessary to administer and execute the 
     Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program to clean up 
     contaminated sites throughout the United States where work 
     was performed as part of the Nation's early atomic energy 
     program, $140,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the unexpended balances of prior 
     appropriations provided for these activities in this Act or 
     any previous Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act 
     may be transferred to and merged with this appropriation 
     account, and thereafter, may be accounted for as one fund for 
     the same time period as originally enacted.


                            general expenses

       For expenses necessary for general administration and 
     related functions in the Office of the Chief of Engineers and 
     offices of the Division Engineers, activities of the Coastal 
     Engineering Research Board, the Humphreys Engineer Center 
     Support Activity, the Engineering Strategic Studies Center, 
     the Water Resources Support Center, and the USACE Finance 
     Center, and for costs of implementing the Secretary of the 
     Army's plan to reduce the number of division offices as 
     directed in title I, Public Law 104-206, $148,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That no part of 
     any other appropriation provided in title I, of this Act 
     shall be available to fund the activities of the Office of 
     the Chief of Engineers or the executive direction and 
     management activities of the division offices.


                             revolving fund

       Amounts in the Revolving Fund may be used to construct a 
     17,000 square foot addition to the United States Army Corps 
     of Engineers Alaska District main office building on 
     Elmendorf Air Force Base. The Revolving Fund shall be 
     reimbursed for such funding from the benefiting 
     appropriations by collection each year of user fees 
     sufficient to repay the capitalized cost of the asset and to 
     operate and maintain the asset.


                        administrative provision

       Appropriations in this title shall be available for 
     official reception and representation expenses (not to exceed 
     $5,000); and during the current fiscal year the revolving 
     fund, Corps of Engineers, shall be available for purchase 
     (not to exceed 100 for replacement only) and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

       Sec. 101. In fiscal year 1998, the Secretary of the Army is 
     authorized and directed to provide planning, design and 
     construction assistance to non-Federal interests in carrying 
     out water related environmental infrastructure and 
     environmental resources development projects in Alaska, 
     including assistance for wastewater treatment and related 
     facilities; water supply, storage, treatment and distribution 
     facilities; and development, restoration or improvement of 
     wetlands and other aquatic areas for the purpose of 
     protection and development of surface water resources: 
     Provided, That the non-Federal interest shall enter into a 
     binding agreement with the Secretary wherein the non-Federal 
     interest will provide all lands, easements, rights-of-way, 
     relocations, and dredge material disposal areas required for 
     the projects, and pay 50 per centum of the costs of required 
     feasibility studies, 25 per centum of the costs of designing 
     and constructing the project, and 100 per centum of the costs 
     of operation, maintenance, repair, replacement or 
     rehabilitation of the project: Provided further, That the 
     value of lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations and 
     dredged material disposal areas provided by the non-Federal 
     interest shall be credited toward the non-Federal share, not 
     to exceed 25 per centum, of the costs of designing and 
     constructing the project: Provided further, That utilizing 
     $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein, the Secretary is 
     directed to carry out this section.
       Sec. 102. Green Brook Sub-Basin Flood Control Project, New 
     Jersey.--No funds made available under this Act or any other 
     Act for any fiscal year may be used by the Secretary of the 
     Army to construct the Oak Way detention structure or the Sky 
     Top detention structure in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, as 
     part of the project for flood control, Green Brook Sub-basin, 
     Raritan River Basin, New Jersey, authorized by section 401(a) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 
     99-662, 100 Stat. 4119).

                                TITLE II

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                          Central Utah Project


                central utah project completion account

       For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah 
     Project Completion Act, and for activities related to the 
     Unitah and Upalco Units authorized by 43 U.S.C. 620, 
     $40,353,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $16,610,000 shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation 
     Mitigation and Conservation Account: Provided, That of the 
     amounts deposited into that account, $5,000,000 shall be 
     considered the Federal contribution authorized by paragraph 
     402(b)(2) of the Central Utah Project Completion Act and 
     $11,610,000 shall be available to the Utah Reclamation 
     Mitigation and Conservation Commission to carry out 
     activities authorized under that Act.
       In addition, for necessary expenses incurred in carrying 
     out related responsibil

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     ities of the Secretary of the Interior, $800,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                         Bureau of Reclamation

       For carrying out the functions of the Bureau of Reclamation 
     as provided in the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 
     1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or 
     supplementary thereto) and other Acts applicable to that 
     Bureau as follows:


                      WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For management, development, and restoration of water and 
     related natural resources and for related activities, 
     including the operation, maintenance and rehabilitation of 
     reclamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling 
     related Federal responsibilities to Native Americans, and 
     related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements with, 
     State and local governments, Indian tribes, and others, 
     $694,348,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $18,758,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper 
     Colorado River Basin Fund and $56,442,000 shall be available 
     for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development 
     Fund, and of which such amounts as may be necessary may be 
     advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: Provided, That such 
     transfers may be increased or decreased within the overall 
     appropriation under this heading: Provided further, That of 
     the total appropriated, the amount for program activities 
     that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of 
     Reclamation special fee account established by 16 U.S.C. 
     460l--6a(i) shall be derived from that Fund or account: 
     Provided further, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 
     are available until expended for the purposes for which 
     contributed: Provided further, That funds advanced under 43 
     U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account and are 
     available until expended for the same purposes as the sums 
     appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That any 
     amounts provided for the safety of dams modification work at 
     Coolidge Dam, San Carlos Irrigation Project, Arizona, are in 
     addition to the amount authorized in 43 U.S.C. 509: Provided 
     further, That using $500,000 of funds appropriated herein, 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall undertake a non-
     reimbursable project to install drains in the Pena Blanca 
     area of New Mexico to prevent seepage from Cochiti Dam: 
     Provided further, That funds available for expenditure for 
     the Department Irrigation Drainage Program may be expended by 
     the Bureau of Reclamation for site remediation on a 
     nonreimbursable basis: Provided further, That the amount 
     authorized for Indian municipal, rural, and industrial water 
     features by Section 10 of Public Law 89-108, as amended by 
     Section 8 of Public Law 99-294 and Section 1701(b) of Public 
     Law 102-575, is increased by $1,300,000 (October, 1997 
     prices): Provided further, That the unexpended balances of 
     the Bureau of Reclamation appropriation accounts for 
     ``Construction Program (Including Transfer of Funds)'', 
     ``General Investigations'', ``Emergency Fund'', and 
     ``Operation and Maintenance'' shall be transferred to and 
     merged with this account, to be available for the purposes 
     for which they originally were appropriated: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of the Interior may use 
     $2,500,000 of funds appropriated herein to initiate 
     construction of the McCall Area Wastewater Reclamation and 
     Reuse, Idaho, project.


               bureau of reclamation loan program account

       For the cost of direct loans and/or grants, $10,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, as authorized by the Small 
     Reclamation Projects Act of August 6, 1956, as amended (43 
     U.S.C. 422a-422l): 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 not to 
     exceed $31,000,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the program for direct loans and/or grants, $425,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total 
     sums appropriated, the amount of program activities that can 
     be financed by the Reclamation Fund shall be derived from 
     that Fund.


                central valley project restoration fund

       For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, and habitat 
     restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the 
     Central Valley Project Improvement Act, such sums as may be 
     collected in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund 
     pursuant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), 3405(f), and 
     3406(c)(1) of Public Law 102-575, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the Bureau of Reclamation is 
     directed to levy additional mitigation and restoration 
     payments totaling no more than $25,130,000 (October 1992 
     price levels) on a three-year rolling average basis, as 
     authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law 102-575.


               california bay-delta ecosystem restoration

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior 
     and other participating Federal agencies in carrying out the 
     California Bay-Delta Environmental Enhancement and Water 
     Security Act consistent with plans to be approved by the 
     Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with such Federal 
     agencies, $85,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
     which such amounts as may be necessary to conform with such 
     plans shall be transferred to appropriate accounts of such 
     Federal agencies: Provided, That such funds may be obligated 
     only as non-Federal sources provide their share in accordance 
     with the cost-sharing agreement required under section 102(d) 
     of such Act: Provided further, That such funds may be 
     obligated prior to the completion of a final programmatic 
     environmental impact statement only if: (1) consistent with 
     40 C.F.R. 1506.1(c); and (2) used for purposes that the 
     Secretary finds are of sufficiently high priority to warrant 
     such an expenditure.


                       policy and administration

       For necessary expenses of policy, administration, and 
     related functions in the office of the Commissioner, the 
     Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the Bureau 
     of Reclamation, to remain available until expended, 
     $47,558,000, to be derived from the Reclamation Fund and be 
     nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377: Provided, That 
     no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be 
     available for activities or functions budgeted as policy and 
     administrative expenses.


                        administrative provision

       Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be 
     available for purchase of not to exceed six passenger motor 
     vehicles for replacement only.

                               TITLE III

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                            Energy Programs


                             energy supply

       For expenses of the Department of Energy activities 
     including the purchase, construction and acquisition of plant 
     and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for energy 
     supply, and uranium supply and enrichment activities in 
     carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the 
     acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any 
     facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, 
     or expansion, $906,807,000.


                  non-defense environmental management

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other expenses necessary for non-defense environmental 
     management activities in carrying out the purposes of the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 1701 et 
     seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility 
     acquisition, construction or expansion, $497,059,000, to 
     remain available until expended.


      uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning fund

       For necessary expenses in carrying out uranium enrichment 
     facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial 
     actions and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 and title X, subtitle A of the Energy Policy Act 
     of 1992, $220,200,000, to be derived from the Fund, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That $40,000,000 of 
     amounts derived from the Fund for such expenses shall be 
     available in accordance with title X, subtitle A, of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992.


                                science

       For expenses of the Department of Energy activities 
     including the purchase, construction and acquisition of plant 
     and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for 
     science activities in carrying out the purposes of the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
     seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
     property or facility or for plant or facility acquisition, 
     construction, or expansion, and purchase of 15 passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only, $2,235,708,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That $35,000,000 
     of the unobligated balances originally available for 
     Superconducting Super Collider termination activities shall 
     be made available for other activities under this heading.


                      nuclear waste disposal fund

       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, $160,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund; of which 
     $4,000,000 shall be available to the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission to license a multi-purpose canister design; and of 
     which not to exceed $5,000,000 may be provided to affected 
     local governments, as defined in Public Law 97-425, to 
     conduct appropriate activities pursuant to the Act: Provided, 
     That the distribution of the funds to the units of local 
     government shall be determined by the Department of Energy: 
     Provided further, That the funds shall be made available to 
     the units of local government by direct payment: Provided 
     further, That within ninety days of the completion of each 
     Federal fiscal year, each local entity shall provide 
     certification to the Department of Energy, that all funds 
     expended from such payments have been expended for activities 
     as defined in Public Law 97-425. Failure to provide such 
     certification shall cause such entity to be prohibited from 
     any further funding provided for similar activities: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds herein appropriated may be: 
     (1) used directly or indirectly to influence legislative 
     action on any matter pending before Congress or a State 
     legislature or for lobbying activity as provided in 18 U.S.C. 
     1913; (2) used

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     for litigation expenses; or (3) used to support multistate 
     efforts or other coalition building activities inconsistent 
     with the restrictions contained in this Act: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds provided herein shall be 
     distributed to the State of Nevada by direct payment, grant, 
     or other means, for financial assistance under section 116 of 
     the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to 
     payments in lieu of taxes under section 116(c)(3)(A) of the 
     Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended.


                      departmental administration

       For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy 
     necessary for departmental administration in carrying out the 
     purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles and official reception and representation expenses 
     (not to exceed $35,000), $218,747,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That moneys received by the 
     Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total 
     $131,330,000 in fiscal year 1998 may be retained and used for 
     operating expenses within this account, and may remain 
     available until expended, as authorized by section 201 of 
     Public Law 95-238, notwithstanding the provisions of 31 
     U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That the sum herein 
     appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of miscellaneous 
     revenues received during fiscal year 1998 so as to result in 
     a final fiscal year 1998 appropriation from the General Fund 
     estimated at not more than $87,417,000.


                    office of the inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
     General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, as amended, $27,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                    Atomic Energy Defense Activities


                           weapons activities

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy 
     defense weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of 
     the Department of Energy Organization Act 42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
     seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility 
     acquisition, construction, or expansion; and the purchase of 
     passenger motor vehicles (not to exceed 70 for replacement 
     only), $4,146,692,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That funding for any ballistic missile defense 
     program undertaken by the Department of Energy for the 
     Department of Defense shall be provided by the Department of 
     Defense according to procedures established for Work for 
     Others by the Department of Energy.


         defense environmental restoration and waste management

       For Department of Energy Expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense 
     environmental restoration and waste management activities in 
     carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the 
     acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any 
     facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, 
     or expansion; and the purchase of passenger motor vehicles 
     (not to exceed 6 for replacement only), $4,429,438,000, to 
     remain available until expended; and, in addition, 
     $200,000,000 for privatization projects, to remain available 
     until expended.


                  defense facilities closure projects

       For expenses of the Department of Energy to accelerate the 
     closure of defense environmental management sites, including 
     the purchase, construction and acquisition of plant and 
     capital equipment and other necessary expenses, $890,800,000, 
     to remain available until expended.


                        other defense activities

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense, other 
     defense activities, in carrying out the purposes of the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et 
     seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility 
     acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of 
     passenger motor vehicles (not to exceed 2 for replacement 
     only), $1,666,008,000, to remain available until expended.


                     defense nuclear waste disposal

       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, $190,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                    Power Marketing Administrations


         operation and maintenance, alaska power administration

       For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of 
     projects in Alaska and of marketing electric power and 
     energy, $3,500,000, to remain available until expended; and, 
     in addition, $10,000,000 for capital assets acquisition, to 
     remain available until expended.


                  bonneville power administration fund

       Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, 
     established pursuant to Public Law 93-454, are approved for 
     the anadromous fish supplementation facilities in the Yakima 
     River Basin, Methow River Basin and Upper Snake River Basin, 
     for the Billy Shaw Reservoir resident fish substitution 
     project, and for the resident trout fish culture facility in 
     Southeast Idaho; and official reception and representation 
     expenses in an amount not to exceed $3,000.
       During fiscal year 1998, no new direct loan obligation may 
     be made.

      Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration

       For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of 
     power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power 
     and energy pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the 
     southeastern power area, $12,222,000, to remain available 
     until expended; in addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 
     not to exceed $20,000,000 in reimbursement for transmission 
     wheeling and ancillary services, to remain available until 
     expended.


      operation and maintenance, southwestern power administration

       For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of 
     power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power 
     and energy, and for construction and acquisition of 
     transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, 
     and for administrative expenses, including official reception 
     and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500 
     in carrying out the provisions of section 5 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the 
     southwestern power area, $25,210,000, to remain available 
     until expended; in addition, notwithstanding the provisions 
     of 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to exceed $4,650,000 in 
     reimbursements, to remain available until expended.


 construction, rehabilitation, operation and maintenance, western area 
                          power administration

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, 
     section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
     7101 et seq.), and other related activities including 
     conservation and renewable resources programs as authorized, 
     including the replacement of not more than two helicopters 
     through transfers, exchanges, or sale, and official reception 
     and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed 
     $1,500, $189,043,000, to remain available until expended, of 
     which $182,806,000 shall be derived from the Department of 
     the Interior Reclamation Fund: Provided, That of the amount 
     herein appropriated, $5,592,000 is for deposit into the Utah 
     Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account pursuant to 
     title IV of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
     Adjustment Act of 1992: Provided further, That the Secretary 
     of the Treasury is authorized to transfer from the Colorado 
     River Dam Fund to the Western Area Power Administration 
     $5,592,000 to carry out the power marketing and transmission 
     activities of the Boulder Canyon project as provided in 
     section 104(a)(4) of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984, to 
     remain available until expended.


           falcon and amistad operating and maintenance fund

       For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the 
     hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, 
     $970,000, to remain available until expended, and to be 
     derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance 
     Fund of the Western Area Power Administration, as provided in 
     section 423 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     fiscal years 1994 and 1995.

                  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission to carry out the provisions of the Department of 
     Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, the hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, and official reception and 
     representation expenses (not to exceed $3,000), $162,141,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed 
     $162,141,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and 
     other services and collections in fiscal year 1998 shall be 
     retained and used for necessary expenses in this account, and 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
     the sum herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be 
     reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 1998 so 
     as to result in a final fiscal year 1998 appropriation from 
     the General Fund estimated at not more than $0.

                          Department of Energy

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 301. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act or 
     any prior appropriations Act may be used to award a 
     management and operating contract unless such contract is 
     awarded using competitive procedures or the Secretary of 
     Energy grants, on a case-by-case basis, a waiver to allow for 
     such a deviation. The Secretary may not delegate the 
     authority to grant such a waiver.
       (b) At least 60 days before a contract award, amendment, or 
     modification for which the Secretary intends to grant such a 
     waiver, the Secretary shall submit to the Subcommittees on 
     Energy and Water Development of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     a report notifying the subcommittees of the waiver and 
     setting forth the reasons for the waiver.

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       Sec. 302. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act or 
     any prior appropriations Act may be used to award, amend, or 
     modify a contract in a manner that deviates from the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation, unless the Secretary of Energy 
     grants, on a case-by-case basis, a waiver to allow for such a 
     deviation. The Secretary may not delegate the authority to 
     grant such a waiver.
       (b) At least 60 days before a contract award, amendment, or 
     modification for which the Secretary intends to grant such a 
     waiver, the Secretary shall submit to the Subcommittees on 
     Energy and Water Development of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     a report notifying the subcommittees of the waiver and 
     setting forth the reasons for the waiver.
       Sec. 303. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any 
     prior appropriations Act may be used to--
       (1) develop or implement a workforce restructuring plan 
     that covers employees of the Department of Energy; or
       (2) provide enhanced severance payments or other benefits 
     for employees of the Department of Energy;

     under section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2644; 42 
     U.S.C. 7274h).
       Sec. 304. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any 
     prior appropriations Act may be used to augment the 
     $61,159,000 made available for obligation by this Act for 
     severance payments and other benefits and community 
     assistance grants under section 3161 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 
     106 Stat. 2644; 42 U.S.C. 7274h).
       Sec. 305. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any 
     prior appropriations Act may be used to prepare or initiate 
     Requests For Proposals (RFPs) for a program if the program 
     has not been funded by Congress.


                   (transfers of unexpended balances)

       Sec. 306. The unexpended balances of prior appropriations 
     provided for activities in this Act may be transferred to 
     appropriation accounts for such activities established 
     pursuant to this title. Balances so transferred may be merged 
     with funds in the applicable established accounts and 
     thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same time 
     period as originally enacted.

                                TITLE IV

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                    Appalachian Regional Commission

       Foe expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized 
     by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as 
     amended, notwithstanding section 405 of said Act, and for 
     necessary expenses for the Federal Co-Chairman and the 
     alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission and for 
     payment of the Federal share of the administrative expenses 
     of the Commission, including services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     $170,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
     Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized by the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 100-456, 
     section 1441, $17,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                     Nuclear Regulatory Commission


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Commission in carrying out 
     the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as 
     amended, and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 
     including the employment of aliens; services authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109; publication and dissemination of atomic 
     information; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms; 
     official representation expenses (not to exceed $20,000); 
     reimbursements to the General Services Administration for 
     security guard services; hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
     aircraft, $468,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That of the amount appropriated herein, $15,000,000 
     shall be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund: Provided 
     further, That from this appropriation, transfers of sums may 
     be made to other agencies of the Government for the 
     performance of the work for which this appropriation is made, 
     and in such cases the sums so transferred may be merged with 
     the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, 
     That moneys received by the Commission for the cooperative 
     nuclear safety research program, services rendered to State 
     governments, foreign governments and international 
     organizations, and the material and information access 
     authorization programs, including criminal history checks 
     under section 149 of the Atomic Energy Act may be retained 
     and used for salaries and expenses associated with those 
     activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain 
     available until expended: Provided further, That revenues 
     from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services 
     and collections estimated at $450,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 
     shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and 
     expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
     $3,000,000 of the funds herein appropriated for regulatory 
     reviews and other assistance provided to the Department of 
     Energy and other Federal agencies shall be excluded from 
     license fee revenues, notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 2214: 
     Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be 
     reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 
     1998 from licensing fees, inspection services and other 
     services and collections, excluding those moneys received for 
     the cooperative nuclear safety research program, services 
     rendered to State governments, foreign governments and 
     international organizations, and the material and information 
     access authorization programs, so as to result in a final 
     fiscal year 1998 appropriation estimated at not more than 
     $18,000,000.

                      Office of Inspector General


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, including services authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, $4,800,000, to remain available until expended; 
     and in addition, an amount not to exceed 5 percent of this 
     sum may be transferred from Salaries and Expenses, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission: Provided, That notice of such 
     transfers shall be given to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and Senate: Provided further, 
     That from this appropriation, transfers of sums may be made 
     to other agencies of the Government for the performance of 
     the work for which this appropriation is made, and in such 
     cases the sums so transferred may be merged with the 
     appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That 
     revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other 
     services and collections shall be retained and used for 
     necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein 
     appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues 
     received during fiscal year 1998 from licensing fees, 
     inspection services, and other services and collections, so 
     as to result in a final fiscal year 1998 appropriation 
     estimated at not more than $0.

                  Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Nuclear Waste Technical 
     Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100-203, section 
     5051, $2,600,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, 
     and to remain available until expended.

                       Tennessee Valley Authority

       For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the 
     Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended (16 U.S.C. 
     Ch. 12A), including hire, maintenance, and operation of 
     aircraft, and purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     $70,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $6,900,000 shall be available for operation, maintenance, 
     surveillance, and improvement of Land Between the Lakes; and 
     for essential stewardship activities for which appropriations 
     were provided to the Tennessee Valley Authority in Public Law 
     104-206, such sums as are necessary in fiscal year 1999 and 
     thereafter, to be derived only from one or more of the 
     following sources: nonpower fund balances and collections; 
     investment returns of the nonpower program; applied 
     programmatic savings in the power and nonpower programs; 
     savings from the suspension of bonuses and award; savings 
     from reductions in memberships and contributions; increases 
     in collections resulting from nonpower activities, including 
     user fees; or increases in charges to private and public 
     utilities both investor and cooperatively owned, as well as 
     to direct load customers: Provided, That such funds are 
     available to fund the stewardship activities under this 
     paragraph, notwithstanding sections 11, 14, 15, 29, or other 
     provisions of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, as amended, 
     or provisions of the TVA power bond covenants: Provided 
     further, That the savings from, and revenue adjustments to, 
     the TVA budget in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter shall be 
     sufficient to fund the aforementioned stewardship activities 
     such that the net spending authority and resulting outlays 
     for these activities shall not exceed $0 in fiscal year 1999 
     and thereafter.

                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 
     congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 
     matters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to 
     Members of Congress as described in section 1913 of title 18, 
     United States Code.
       Sec. 502. (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.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a 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 is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds

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     made available in 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.
       Sec. 503. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be provided by contract or by grant (including a grant of 
     funds to be available for student aid) to any institution of 
     higher education, or subelement thereof, that is currently 
     ineligible for contracts and grants pursuant to section 514 
     of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (as 
     contained in section 101(e) of division A of Public law 104-
     208; 110 Stat. 3009-270).
       Sec. 504. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract 
     with a contractor that is subject to the reporting 
     requirement set forth in subsection (d) of section 4212 of 
     title 38, United States Code, but has not submitted the most 
     recent report required by such subsection.
       Sec. 505. None of the funds made available in this Act to 
     pay the salary of any officer or employee of the Department 
     of the Interior may be used for the Animas-La Plata Project, 
     in Colorado and New Mexico, except for: (1) activities 
     required to comply with the applicable provisions of current 
     law; and (2) continuation of activities pursuant to the 
     Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 1988 
     (Public Law 100-585).
       Sec. 506. Section 1621 of title XVI of the Reclamation 
     Wastewater and Groundwater Act, Public Law 104-266, is 
     amended by--
       (1) striking ``study'' in the section title and in 
     subsection (a), and inserting ``project'' into the title and 
     in subsection (a);
       (2) inserting in subsection (a) ``planning, design, and 
     construction of the'' following ``to participate in the''; 
     and
       (3) inserting in subsection (a) ``and nonpotable surface 
     water'' following ``impaired ground water''.
       Sec. 507. Section 1208(a)(2) of the Yavapai-Prescott Indian 
     Treaty Settlement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-434) is amended 
     by striking ``$4,000,000 for construction'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``$13,000,000, at 1997 prices, for construction 
     plus or minus such amounts as may be justified by reason of 
     ordinary fluctuations of applicable cost indexes''.
       Sec. 508. (a) The State of West Virginia shall receive 
     credit towards its required contribution under Contract No. 
     DACW59-C-0071 for the cost of recreational facilities to be 
     constructed by a joint venture of the State in cooperation 
     with private interests for recreation development at 
     Stonewall Jackson Lake, West Virginia, except that the State 
     shall receive no credit for costs associated with golf course 
     development and the amount of the credit may not exceed the 
     amount owed by State under the Contract.
       (b) The Corps of Engineers shall revise both the 1977 
     recreation cost-sharing agreement and the Park and Recreation 
     Lease dated October 2, 1995 to remove the requirement that 
     such recreation facilities are to be owned by the Government 
     at the time of their completion as contained in Article 2-06 
     of the cost-sharing agreement and Article 36 of the lease.
       (c) Nothing in this section shall reduce the amount of 
     funds owed the United States Government pursuant to the 1977 
     recreation cost-sharing agreement.
       Sec. 509. Amounts to be transferred to the Department of 
     Energy by the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) 
     pursuant to this section shall be retained and used for the 
     specific purpose of development and demonstration of AVLIS 
     technology for uranium enrichment: Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding section 1605 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2297e-4), USEC shall transfer to 
     the Department such sums as are necessary in fiscal year 1998 
     for AVLIS demonstration and development activities to be 
     derived only from one or more of the following sources: 
     savings from adjustments in the level of inventories; savings 
     from reductions in capital and operating costs; savings from 
     reductions in power costs including savings from increased 
     use of off-peak power; or savings from adjustments in the 
     amount of purchases: Provided further, That the savings from 
     such reductions and adjustments in the amounts paid by USEC 
     in fiscal year 1998 shall be sufficient to fund the 
     aforementioned AVLIS demonstration and development activities 
     such that the net spending authority and resulting outlays 
     for these activities shall not exceed $0 in fiscal year 1998 
     and thereafter: Provided further, That, prior to transferring 
     funds to the Department for AVLIS activities pursuant to this 
     section, the Chief Financial Officer of USEC shall submit to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate an itemized listing of the amounts 
     of the reductions made pursuant to this section to fund the 
     proposed transfer: Provided further, That, by November 1, 
     1998, the Chief Financial Officer of USEC shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and Senate an itemized listing of the amounts of the 
     reductions made pursuant to this section for fiscal year 
     1998: Provided further, That the provisions in this section 
     related to the transfer to and use by the Department of funds 
     for AVLIS demonstration and development activities shall 
     expire as of the privatization date for USEC, as defined in 
     Section 3102 of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h), 
     and the total amount obligated by the Department pursuant to 
     this section for AVLIS demonstration and development 
     activities shall not exceed $60,000,000.
       Sec. 510. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be used to determine the final 
     point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis 
     Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior and 
     the State of California of a plan, which shall conform to the 
     water quality standards of the State of California as 
     approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis 
     drainage waters.
       (b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program 
     and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program 
     shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as 
     reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully 
     repaid pursuant to the ``Cleanup Program--Alternative 
     Repayment Plan'' and the ``SJVDP--Alternative Repayment 
     Plan'' described in the report entitled ``Repayment Report, 
     Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley 
     Drainage Program, February 1995'', prepared by the Department 
     of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future 
     obligations of funds by the United States relating to, or 
     providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the 
     San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit 
     beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal 
     Reclamation law.
       Sec. 511. Maintenance of Security at the Gaseous Diffusion 
     Plants.--Section 3107 of the USEC Privatization Act (42 
     U.S.C. 2297h-5) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
  ``(h) Maintenance of Security.--
       ``(1) In general.--With respect to the Paducah Gaseous 
     Diffusion Plant, Kentucky, and the Portsmouth Gaseous 
     Diffusion Plant, Ohio, the guidelines relating to the 
     authority of the Department of Energy's contractors 
     (including any Federal agency, or private entity operating a 
     gaseous diffusion plant under a contract or lease with the 
     Department of Energy) and any subcontractor (at any tier) to 
     carry firearms and make arrests in providing security at 
     Federal installations, issued under section 161k. of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201k.) shall require, 
     at a minimum, the presence of an adequate number of security 
     guards carrying sidearms at all times to ensure maintenance 
     of security at the gaseous diffusion plants (whether a 
     gaseous diffusion plant is operated directly by a Federal 
     agency or by a private entity under a contract or lease with 
     a Federal agency).
       Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act may be used to restart the High Flux Beam Reactor.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 1998''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Joseph McDade,
     Harold Rogers,
     Joe Knollenberg,
     R.P. Frelinghuysen,
     Mike Parker,
     Sonny Callahan,
     Jay Dickey,
     Bob Livingston,
     Vic Fazio,
     Peter J. Visclosky,
     Chet Edwards,
     Ed Pastor,
     David R. Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Thad Cochran,
     Slade Gorton,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Conrad Burns,
     Larry Craig,
     Ted Stevens,
     Harry Reid,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Fritz Hollings,
     Patty Murray,
     Herb Kohl,
     Byron L. Dorgan,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McDADE, 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. NEY, 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

404

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

17

para. 110.15                  [Roll No. 468]

                                YEAS--404

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant

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     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--17

     Campbell
     Chenoweth
     Deal
     Ensign
     Gibbons
     Hoekstra
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Neumann
     Paul
     Petri
     Ramstad
     Royce
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Sununu

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Brown (CA)
     Clayton
     Cox
     Dellums
     English
     Gonzalez
     Pallone
     Pickett
     Rothman
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
  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. 110.16  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1370

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 255):

       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. 1370) to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of 
     the United States. 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 Banking and Financial Services. 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 Banking and Financial Services 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 are waived. 
     No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute 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, 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: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 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.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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

423

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

3

para. 110.17                  [Roll No. 469]

                                YEAS--423

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen

[[Page 1607]]


     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--3

     DeFazio
     McKinney
     Taylor (MS)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Pallone
     Saxton
     Schiff 
  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. PEASE, 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. 110.18  export-import bank reauthorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to House Resolution 255 
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. 1370) to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. CALVERT as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para. 110.19  motion to rise

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

It was decided in the

Yeas

128

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

291

para. 110.20                  [Roll No. 470]

                                AYES--128

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanchez
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--291

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)

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     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Archer
     DeGette
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Meek
     Nadler
     Norwood
     Pallone
     Price (NC)
     Roukema
     Schiff
     Tiahrt
     Yates
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the Senate.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COOKSEY, assumed the Chair.

para. 110.21  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 joint 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 94. Joint Resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para. 110.22  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Ms. DeLAURO that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

162

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

257

para. 110.23                  [Roll No. 471]

                                AYES--162

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--257

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Berman
     Burr
     Coburn
     Delahunt
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     LaTourette
     Nadler
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Schiff
     Sessions
     Wicker
     Young (FL)
  So the motion was not agreed to.

para. 110.24  recorded vote

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

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. 10. PREFERENCE IN EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ASSISTANCE FOR 
                   EXPORTS TO CHINA TO BE PROVIDED TO COMPANIES 
                   ADHERING TO CODE OF CONDUCT.

       (a) In General.--Section 2 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 
     1945 (12 U.S.C. 635) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(f) Preference in Assistance for Exports to China To Be 
     Provided to Entities Adhering to Code of Conduct.--
       ``(1) Prohibitions.--
       ``(A) In general.--In determining, whether to guarantee, 
     insure, extend credit, or participate in the extension of 
     credit with respect to the export of goods or services 
     destined for the People's Republic of China, the Board of 
     Directors shall give preference to entities that the Board of 
     Directors determines have established and are adhering to the 
     code of conduct set forth in paragraph (2).
       ``(B) Penalty for violation.--The Bank shall withdraw any 
     guarantee, insurance, or credit that the Bank has provided, 
     and shall withdraw from any participation in an extension of 
     credit, to an entity with respect to the export of any good 
     or service destined for the People's Republic of China if the 
     Board of Directors determines that the entity is not adhering 
     to the code of conduct set forth in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Code of conduct.--An entity shall do all of the 
     following in all of its operations:
       ``(A) Provide a safe and healthy workplace.
       ``(B) Ensure fair employment, including by--
       ``(i) avoiding child and forced labor, and discrimination 
     based upon race, gender, national origin, or religious 
     beliefs;
       ``(ii) respecting freedom of association and the right to 
     organize and bargain collectively;
       ``(iii) paying not less than the minimum wage required by 
     law or the prevailing industry wage, whichever is higher; and
       ``(iv) providing all legally mandated benefits.
       ``(C) Obey all applicable environmental laws.
       ``(D) Comply with United States and local laws promoting 
     good business practices, including laws prohibiting illicit 
     payments and ensuring fair competition.
       ``(E) Maintain, through leadership at all levels, a 
     corporate culture--
       ``(i) which respects free expression consistent with 
     legitimate business concerns, and does not condone political 
     coercion in the workplace;
       ``(ii) which encourages good corporate citizenship and 
     makes a positive contribution to the communities in which the 
     entity operates; and
       ``(iii) in which ethical conduct is recognized, valued, and 
     exemplified by all employees.
       ``(F) Require similar behavior by partners, suppliers, and 
     subcontractors under terms of contracts.
       ``(G) Implement and monitor compliance with the 
     subparagraphs (A) through (F) through a program that is 
     designed to prevent and detect noncompliance by any employee 
     or supplier of the entity and that includes--
       ``(i) standards for ethical conduct of employees of the 
     entity and of suppliers which refer to the subparagraphs;
       ``(ii) procedures for assignment of appropriately qualified 
     personnel at the management level to monitor and enforce 
     compliance;

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       ``(iii) procedures for reporting noncompliance by employees 
     and suppliers;
       ``(iv) procedures for selecting qualified individuals who 
     are not employees of the entity or of suppliers to monitor 
     compliance, and for assessing the effectiveness of such 
     compliance monitoring;
       ``(v) procedures for disciplinary action in response to 
     noncompliance;
       ``(vi) procedures designed to ensure that, in cases in 
     which noncompliance is detected, reasonable steps are taken 
     to correct the noncompliance and prevent similar 
     noncompliance from occurring; and
       ``(vii) communication of all standards and procedures with 
     respect to the code of conduct to every employee and 
     supplier--
       ``(I) by requiring all management level employees and 
     suppliers to participate in a training program; or
       ``(II) by disseminating information orally and in writing, 
     through posting of an explanation of the standards and 
     procedures in prominent places sufficient to inform all 
     employees and suppliers, in the local languages spoken by 
     employees and managers.
       ``(3) Small business exception.--This subsection shall not 
     apply to an entity that is a small business (within the 
     meaning of the Small Business Act.''.
       (b) Annual Report.--Section 2(b)(1)(A) of such Act (12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(A) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The Bank shall include in the annual report a 
     description of the actions the Bank has taken to comply with 
     subsection (f) during the period covered by the report.''.
       (c) Receipts of Assistance From the Export-Import Bank To 
     Be Provided With Resources and Information To Further 
     Adherence to Global Codes of Corporate Conduct.--The Export-
     Import Bank of the United States shall work with the 
     Clearinghouse on Corporate Responsibility that is being 
     developed by the Department of Commerce to ensure that 
     recipients of assistance from the Export-Import Bank are made 
     aware of, and have access to, resources and organizations 
     that can assist the recipients in developing, implementing, 
     and monitoring global codes of corporate conduct.

It was decided in the

Yeas

241

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

182

para. 110.25                  [Roll No. 472]

                                AYES--241

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodling
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Linda
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--182

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boyd
     Brady
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skeen
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Brown (CA)
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (CA)
     Nadler
     Pallone
     Schiff
     Sessions
     Stokes
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 110.26  recorded vote

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

     SEC. 10. RENAMING OF BANK AS THE UNITED STATES EXPORT BANK.

       (a) Amendments to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.--
       (1) The first section of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 
     (12 U.S.C. 635 note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This Act may be cited as the `United States Export Bank 
     Act of 1945'.''.
       (2) The following provisions of such Act are amended by 
     striking ``Export-Import Bank of the United States'' and 
     inserting ``United States Export Bank'':
       (A) Section 2(a)(1) (12 U.S.C. 635(a)(1)).
       (B) Section 3(a) (12 U.S.C. 635a(a)).
       (C) Section 3(b) (12 U.S.C. 635a(b)).
       (D) Section 3(c)(1) (12 U.S.C. 635a(c)(1)).
       (E) Section 4 (12 U.S.C. 635b).
       (F) Section 5 (12 U.S.C. 635d).
       (G) Section 6(a) (12 U.S.C. 635e(a)).
       (H) Section 7 (12 U.S.C. 635f).
       (I) Section 8(a) (12 U.S.C. 635g(a)).
       (J) Section 9 (12 U.S.C. 635h).
       (3) The following provisions of such Act are amended by 
     striking ``Export-Import Bank'' any place its appears and 
     inserting ``United States Export Bank'':
       (A) Section 2(b)(1)(A) (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(A)).
       (B) Section 3(c)(3) (12 U.S.C. 635a(c)(3)).
       (b) Deeming Rules.--Any reference in any law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the Export-Import Bank of the United States is 
     deemed to be a reference to the United States Export Bank, 
     and any reference in any law, map, regulation, document, 
     paper, or other record of the United States to the Export-
     Import Bank Act of 1945 is deemed to be a reference to the 
     United States Export Bank Act of 1945. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

362

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affirmative

Nays

56

para. 110.27                  [Roll No. 473]

                                AYES--362

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton

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     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--56

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Armey
     Barr
     Berry
     Bono
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Coble
     Cox
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ganske
     Goode
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hilleary
     Houghton
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kingston
     Largent
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Mink
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Packard
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Shadegg
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Stump
     Thune
     Traficant
     Vento
     Wamp
     Whitfield

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Chenoweth
     Cunningham
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Holden
     Lucas
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Schiff
     Smith, Linda
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. CALVERT, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 110.28  treasury-postal services appropriations

  Mr. KOLBE, pursuant to the order of the House of September 29, 1997, 
called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 105-284):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2378) ``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, 1998, 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, 1998, and for other purposes, namely:

                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices 
     including operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building 
     and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, 
     repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial 
     insurance policies for, real properties leased or owned 
     overseas, when necessary for the performance of official 
     business; not to exceed $2,900,000 for official travel 
     expenses; not to exceed $150,000 for official reception and 
     representation expenses; not to exceed $258,000 for 
     unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be 
     allocated and expended under the direction of the Secretary 
     of the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on his 
     certificate; $114,771,000: Provided, That section 113(2) of 
     the Fiscal Year 1997 Department of Commerce, Justice, and 
     State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, Public Law 104-208 (110 Stat. 3009-22) is amended by 
     striking ``12 months'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``2 
     years'': Provided further, That the Office of Foreign Assets 
     Control shall be funded at no less than $4,500,000: Provided 
     further, That chapter 9 of the fiscal year 1997 Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and 
     for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, including those in Bosnia, 
     Public Law 105-18 (111 Stat. 195-96) is amended by inserting 
     after the ``County of Denver'' in each instance ``the County 
     of Arapahoe'': Provided further, That $200,000 are provided 
     to conduct a comprehensive study of gambling's effects on 
     bankruptcies in the United States: Provided further, That for 
     necessary expenses of the Office of Enforcement, including, 
     but not limited to, making transfers of funds to Treasury 
     bureaus and offices for programs, projects or initiatives 
     directed as the investigation or prosecution of violent 
     crime, $1,600,000, to remain available until expended, to be 
     derived from balances available in the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund.

                 Office of Professional Responsibility


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Professional 
     Responsibility, including purchase and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles, $1,250,000: Provided, That the Under 
     Secretary of Treasury for Enforcement shall task the Office 
     of Professional Responsibility to conduct a comprehensive 
     review of integrity issues and other matters related to the 
     potential vulnerability of the U.S. Customs Service to 
     corruption, to include examination of charges of professional 
     misconduct and corruption as well as analysis of the efficacy 
     of departmental and bureau internal affairs systems.

                         Automation Enhancement


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the development and acquisition of automatic data 
     processing equipment, software, and services for the 
     Department of the Treasury, $25,889,000, of which $11,000,000 
     shall be available to the United States Customs Service for 
     the Automated Commercial Environment project, of which 
     $6,100,000 shall be available to Departmental Offices for the 
     International Trade Data System, and of which $8,789,000 
     shall be available to Departmental Offices to modernize its 
     information technology infrastructure and for business 
     solution software: Provided, That these funds shall remain 
     available until September 30, 1999: Provided further, That 
     these funds shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts 
     as necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Department's 
     offices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided further, 
     That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any 
     other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated shall be used to 
     support or supplement Internal Revenue Service appropriations 
     for Information Systems: Provided further, That of the 
     $27,000,000 provided under this heading in Public Law 104-
     208, $12,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     1999: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
     for the International Trade Data System may be obligated 
     until the Department has submitted a report on its system 
     development plan to the Committees on Appropriations: 
     Provided further, That the funds appropriated for the 
     Automated Commercial Environment project may not be obligated 
     until the Commissioner of Customs has submitted a systems 
     architecture plan and a milestone schedule for the 
     development and implemen

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     tation of all projects included in the systems architecture 
     plan, and the plan and schedule have been reviewed by the 
     General Accounting Office and approved by the Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                      Office of Inspector General


                         salaries and expenses

                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, not to exceed $2,000,000 for official 
     travel expenses; including hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     and not to exceed $100,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a 
     confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the 
     direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; 
     $29,719,000, of which $26,034 shall be transferred to the 
     ``Departmental Offices'' appropriation for the reimbursement 
     of Secret Service personnel in accordance with section 115 of 
     this Act.

           Treasury Building and Annex Repair and Restoration

       For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Treasury 
     Building and Annex, $10,484,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 1999.

                  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
     Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel 
     expenses of non-Federal law enforcement personnel to attend 
     meetings concerned with financial intelligence activities, 
     law enforcement, and financial regulation; not to exceed 
     $14,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
     and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, with 
     or without reimbursement; $22,835,000: Provided, That funds 
     appropriated in this account may be used to procure personal 
     services contracts.

                    Violent Crime Reduction Programs


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For activities authorized by Public Law 103-322, to remain 
     available until expended, which shall be derived from the 
     Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, as follows:
       (a) As authorized by section 190001(e), $131,000,000; of 
     which $19,421,000 shall be available to the Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, including $3,000,000 for 
     administering the Gang Resistance Education and Training 
     program, $3,974,000 for the canine explosives detection 
     program, $5,200,000 for CEASEFIRE/IBIS, $5,639,000 for 
     vehicles and communications systems, and $1,608,000 for 
     collection of information on arson and explosives; of which 
     $1,000,000 shall be available to the Financial Crimes 
     Enforcement Network for the Secure Outreach/Encrypted 
     Transmission Program; of which $15,731,000 shall be available 
     to the United States Secret Service, including $6,700,000 for 
     vehicle replacement, $1,460,000 to provide technical 
     assistance and to assess the effectiveness of new technology 
     intended to combat identity-based crimes, $5,000,000 for 
     investigations of counterfeiting, and $2,571,000 for forensic 
     and related support of investigations of missing and 
     exploited children, of which $571,000 shall be available as a 
     grant for activities related to the investigations of 
     exploited children and shall remain available until expended; 
     of which $60,648,000 shall be available for the United States 
     Customs Service, including $15,000,000 for high energy 
     container x-ray systems and automated targeting systems, 
     $5,735,000 for laboratory modernization, $7,400,000 for 
     vehicle replacement, $8,413,000 for anti-smuggling 
     inspectors, $9,500,000 for the passenger processing 
     initiative, $4,000,000 for redeploying agents and inspectors 
     to high threat drug zones, $4,500,000 for Forward-Looking 
     Infrared capabilities, $1,100,000 for construction of 
     canopies for inspection of outbound vehicles along the 
     Southwest border, and $5,000,000 to acquire vehicle and 
     container inspection systems; of which $20,200,000 shall be 
     available to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, 
     including $13,000,000 to the Counterdrug Technology 
     Assessment Center for a program to transfer technology to 
     State and local law enforcement agencies, $6,000,000 for a 
     Federal Drug Free Prison Zone demonstration project, and 
     $1,200,000 for Model State Drug Law Conferences; and of which 
     $3,000,000 is provided to Federal Drug Control Programs for 
     the Rocky Mountain HIDTA;
       (b) As authorized by section 32401, $10,000,000 to the 
     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for disbursement 
     through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to local 
     governments for Gang Resistance Education and Training: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding sections 32401 and 310001, 
     such funds shall be allocated to State and local law 
     enforcement and prevention organizations;
       (c) As authorized by section 180103, $1,000,000 to the 
     Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for specialized 
     training for rural law enforcement officers.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Center


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center, as a bureau of the Department of the 
     Treasury, including materials and support costs of Federal 
     law enforcement basic training; purchase (not to exceed 52 
     for police-type use, without regard to the general purchase 
     price limitation) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; for 
     expenses for student athletic and related activities; 
     uniforms without regard to the general purchase price 
     limitation for the current fiscal year; the conducting of and 
     participating in firearms matches and presentation of awards; 
     for public awareness and enhancing community support of law 
     enforcement training; not to exceed $9,500 for official 
     reception and representation expenses; room and board for 
     student interns; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
     $64,663,000, of which up to $13,034,000 for materials and 
     support costs of Federal law enforcement basic training shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That the 
     Center is authorized to accept and use gifts of property, 
     both real and personal, and to accept services, for 
     authorized purposes, including funding of a gift of intrinsic 
     value which shall be awarded annually by the Director of the 
     Center to the outstanding student who graduated from a basic 
     training program at the Center during the previous fiscal 
     year, which shall be funded only by gifts received through 
     the Center's gift authority: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, students 
     attending training at any Federal Law Enforcement Training 
     Center site shall reside in on-Center or Center-provided 
     housing, insofar as available and in accordance with Center 
     policy: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 
     account shall be available, at the discretion of the 
     Director, for: training United States Postal Service law 
     enforcement personnel and Postal police officers; State and 
     local government law enforcement training on a space-
     available basis; training of foreign law enforcement 
     officials on a space-available basis with reimbursement of 
     actual costs to this appropriation, except that reimbursement 
     may be waived by the Secretary for law enforcement training 
     activities in foreign countries undertaken pursuant to 
     section 801 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty 
     Act of 1996, Public Law 104-32; training of private sector 
     security officials on a space-available basis with 
     reimbursement of actual costs to this appropriation; and 
     travel expenses of non-Federal personnel to attend course 
     development meetings and training at the Center: Provided 
     further, That the Center is authorized to obligate funds in 
     anticipation of reimbursements from agencies receiving 
     training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, 
     except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year 
     shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the 
     end of the fiscal year: Provided further, That the Federal 
     Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized to provide 
     short term medical services for students undergoing training 
     at the Center.


     acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses

       For expansion of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
     Center, for acquisition of necessary additional real property 
     and facilities, and for ongoing maintenance, facility 
     improvements, and related expenses, $32,548,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                      Interagency Law Enforcement


                 interagency crime and drug enforcement

       For expenses necessary for the detection and investigation 
     of individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking, 
     including cooperative efforts with State and local law 
     enforcement, $73,794,000, of which $7,827,000 shall remain 
     available until expended.

                      Financial Management Service


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Financial Management Service, 
     $202,490,000, of which not to exceed $13,235,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2000 for information systems 
     modernization initiatives: Provided, That beginning in fiscal 
     year 1998 and thereafter, there are appropriated such sums as 
     may be necessary to reimburse Federal Reserve Banks in their 
     capacity as depositaries and fiscal agents for the United 
     States for all services required or directed by the Secretary 
     of the Treasury to be performed by such banks on behalf of 
     the Treasury or other Federal agencies.

                Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco 
     and Firearms, including purchase of not to exceed 650 
     vehicles for police-type use for replacement only and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; services of 
     expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the 
     Director; for payment of per diem and/or subsistence 
     allowances to employees where an assignment to the National 
     Response Team during the investigation of a bombing or arson 
     incident requires an employee to work 16 hours or more per 
     day or to remain overnight at his or her post of duty; not to 
     exceed $12,500 for official reception and representation 
     expenses; for training of State and local law enforcement 
     agencies with or without reimbursement, including training in 
     connection with the training and acquisition of canines for 
     explosives and fire accelerants detection; and provision of 
     laboratory assistance to State and local agencies, with or 
     without reimbursement; $478,934,000, of which $1,250,000 may 
     be used for the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative; of 
     which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the 
     payment of attorneys' fees as provided by 18 U.S.C. 
     924(d)(2); and of which $1,000,000 shall be available for the 
     equipping of any vessel, vehicle, equipment, or aircraft 
     available for official use by a State or local law 
     enforcement agency if the conveyance will be used in drug-
     related joint law enforcement operations with the Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and for the payment of over

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     time salaries, travel, fuel, training, equipment, and other 
     similar costs of State and local law enforcement officers 
     that are incurred in joint operations with the Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms: Provided, That no funds made 
     available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer 
     the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to other agencies or 
     Departments in the fiscal year ending on September 30, 1998: 
     Provided further, That no funds appropriated herein shall be 
     available for salaries or administrative expenses in 
     connection with consolidating or centralizing, within the 
     Department of the Treasury, the records, or any portion 
     thereof, of acquisition and disposition of firearms 
     maintained by Federal firearms licensees: 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: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated herein 
     shall be available to investigate or act upon applications 
     for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 
     925(c): Provided further, That such funds shall be available 
     to investigate and act upon applications filed by 
     corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities 
     under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Provided further, That no funds in 
     this Act may be used to provide ballistics imaging equipment 
     to any State or local authority who has obtained similar 
     equipment through a Federal grant or subsidy unless the State 
     or local authority agrees to return that equipment or to 
     repay that grant or subsidy to the Federal Government: 
     Provided further, That no funds under this Act may be used to 
     electronically retrieve information gathered pursuant to 18 
     U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name or any personal identification code.


                         laboratory facilities

       For necessary expenses for construction of a new facility 
     or facilities to house the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
     Firearms National Laboratory Center and the Fire 
     Investigation Research and Development Center, not to exceed 
     185,000 occupiable square feet, $55,022,000 to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That these funds shall 
     not be available until a prospectus for the Laboratory 
     Facilities is reviewed and resolutions of authorization are 
     approved by the House Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.

                     United States Customs Service


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Customs 
     Service, including purchase and lease of up to 1,050 motor 
     vehicles of which 985 are for replacement only and of which 
     1,030 are for police-type use and commercial operations; hire 
     of motor vehicles; contracting with individuals for personal 
     services abroad; not to exceed $30,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses; and awards of compensation to 
     informers, as authorized by any Act enforced by the United 
     States Customs Service; $1,522,165,000, of which such sums as 
     become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums 
     subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), 
     shall be derived from that Account; of the total, not to 
     exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment for rental 
     space in connection with preclearance operations, and not to 
     exceed $4,000,000 shall be available until expended for 
     research, not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available until 
     expended for conducting special operations pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 2081, and up to $6,000,000 shall be available until 
     expended for the procurement of automation infrastructure 
     items, including hardware, software, and installation: 
     Provided, That uniforms may be purchased without regard to 
     the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal 
     year: Provided further, That $1,250,000 shall be available to 
     fund the Global Trade and Research Program at the Montana 
     World Trade Center: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, the fiscal year aggregate 
     overtime limitation prescribed in subsection 5(c)(1) of the 
     Act of February 13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. 261 and 267) shall be 
     $30,000.


 operations, maintenance and procurement, air and marine interdiction 
                                programs

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of marine vessels, aircraft, and 
     other related equipment of the Air and Marine Programs, 
     including operational training and mission-related travel, 
     and rental payments for facilities occupied by the air or 
     marine interdiction and demand reduction programs, the 
     operations of which include: the interdiction of narcotics 
     and other goods; the provision of support to Customs and 
     other Federal, State, and local agencies in the enforcement 
     or administration of laws enforced by the Customs Service; 
     and, at the discretion of the Commissioner of Customs, the 
     provision of assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies 
     in other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts; 
     $92,758,000, which shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That no aircraft or other related equipment, with 
     the exception of aircraft which is one of a kind and has been 
     identified as excess to Customs requirements and aircraft 
     which has been damaged beyond repair, shall be transferred to 
     any other Federal agency, Department, or office outside of 
     the Department of the Treasury, during fiscal year 1998 
     without the prior approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


                   customs services at small airports

                  (to be derived from fees collected)

       Beginning in fiscal year 1998 and thereafter, such sums as 
     may be necessary for expenses for the provision of Customs 
     services at certain small airports or other facilities when 
     authorized by law and designated by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, including expenditures for the salary and expenses 
     of individuals employed to provide such services, to be 
     derived from fees collected by the Secretary pursuant to 
     section 236 of Public Law 98-573 for each of these airports 
     or other facilities when authorized by law and designated by 
     the Secretary, and to remain available until expended.


                   harbor maintenance fee collection

       For administrative expenses related to the collection of 
     the Harbor Maintenance Fee, pursuant to Public Law 103-182, 
     $3,000,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
     Fund and to be transferred to and merged with the Customs 
     ``Salaries and Expenses'' account for such purposes.

                       Bureau of the Public Debt


                     administering the public debt

       For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt 
     issues of the United States, $173,826,000, of which not to 
     exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses, and of which $2,000,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2000 for information systems 
     modernization initiatives: Provided, That the sum 
     appropriated herein from the General Fund for fiscal year 
     1998 shall be reduced by not more than $4,400,000 as 
     definitive security issue fees and Treasury Direct Investor 
     Account Maintenance fees are collected, so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 1998 appropriation from the General Fund 
     estimated at $169,426,000, and in addition, $20,000, to be 
     derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse 
     the Bureau for administrative and personnel expenses for 
     financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 
     102 of Public Law 101-380: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provisions of law, effective upon 
     enactment, the Bureau of the Public Debt shall be fully and 
     directly reimbursed by the funds described in Public Law 101-
     136, title I, section 104, 103 Stat. 789 for costs and 
     services performed by the Bureau in the administration of 
     such funds.

                        Internal Revenue Service


                 processing, assistance, and management

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service, not 
     otherwise provided for; including processing tax returns; 
     revenue accounting; providing tax law and account assistance 
     to taxpayers by telephone and correspondence; matching 
     information returns and tax returns; management services; 
     rent and utilities; and inspection; including purchase (not 
     to exceed 150 for replacement only for police-type use) and 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may 
     be determined by the Commissioner; $2,925,874,000, of which 
     up to $3,700,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the 
     Elderly Program, and of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be 
     for official reception and representation expenses.


                          tax law enforcement

                         (including rescission)

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for 
     determining and establishing tax liabilities; tax and 
     enforcement litigation; technical rulings; examining employee 
     plans and exempt organizations; investigation and enforcement 
     activities; securing unfiled tax returns; collecting unpaid 
     accounts; statistics of income and compliance research; the 
     purchase (for police-type use, not to exceed 850), and hire 
     of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services 
     as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 
     determined by the Commissioner, $3,142,822,000: Provided, 
     That of the funds appropriated under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208, $26,000,000 is rescinded and in Public Law 104-
     52, $6,000,000 is rescinded.


             Earned Income Tax Credit Compliance Initiative

       For funding essential earned income tax credit compliance 
     and error reduction initiatives pursuant to section 5702 of 
     the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33), 
     $138,000,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 may be used 
     to reimburse the Social Security Administration for the costs 
     of implementing section 1090 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 
     1997.


                          information systems

       For necessary expenses for data processing and 
     telecommunications support for Internal Revenue Service 
     activities, including developmental information systems and 
     operational information systems; the hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 
     Commissioner, $1,272,487,000, which shall be available until 
     September 30, 1999: Provided, That under the heading 
     ``Information Systems'' in Public Law 104-208 (110 Stat. 
     3009), the following is deleted: ``of which no less than 
     $130,075,000 shall be available for Tax Systems Modernization 
     (TSM) development and deployment'': Provided further, That 
     the IRS shall submit a reprogramming request, of which no 
     less than $87,000,000 shall be

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     available for Year 2000 conversion: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds under this heading, or funds made available 
     under this heading in any previous Acts, may be obligated to 
     award or otherwise initiate a Prime contract to implement the 
     Internal Revenue Service's Modernization blueprint submitted 
     to Congress on May 15, 1997, although funds may be used to 
     develop a Request for Proposals for the Prime contract.


                   information technology investments

       For necessary expenses for the capital asset acquisition of 
     information technology systems, including management and 
     related contractual costs of said acquisition, including 
     contractual costs associated with operations as authorized by 
     5 U.S.C. 3109, $325,000,000, which shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2000: Provided, That none of these funds 
     is available for obligation until September 1, 1998: Provided 
     further, That none of these funds shall be obligated until 
     the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of the 
     Treasury submits to Congress for approval, a plan for 
     expenditure that: (1) implements the Internal Revenue 
     Service's Modernization Blueprint submitted to Congress on 
     May 15, 1997; (2) meets the information systems investment 
     guidelines established by the Office of Management and Budget 
     in the fiscal year 1998 budget; (3) has been reviewed and 
     approved by the Internal Revenue Service's Investment Review 
     Board, the Office of Management and Budget, and the 
     Department of the Treasury's Modernization Management Board, 
     and has been reviewed by the General Accounting Office; (4) 
     meets the requirements of the May 15, 1997 Internal Revenue 
     Service's Systems Life Cycle program; and (5) is in 
     compliance with acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, 
     and systems acquisition management practices of the Federal 
     Government.


          administrative provisions--internal revenue service

       Section 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
     made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service 
     may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service 
     appropriation upon the advance approval of the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain a 
     training program to ensure that Internal Revenue Service 
     employees are trained in taxpayers' rights, in dealing 
     courteously with the taxpayers, and in cross-cultural 
     relations.
       Sec. 103. The funds provided in this Act for the Internal 
     Revenue Service shall be used to provide, as a minimum, the 
     fiscal year 1995 level of service, staffing, and funding for 
     Taxpayer Services.
       Sec. 104. None of the funds appropriated by this title 
     shall be used in connection with the collection of any 
     underpayment of any tax imposed by the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 unless the conduct of officers and employees of the 
     Internal Revenue Service in connection with such collection, 
     including any private sector employees under contract to the 
     Internal Revenue Service, complies with subsection (a) of 
     section 805 (relating to communications in connection with 
     debt collection), and section 806 (relating to harassment or 
     abuse), of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1692).
       Sec. 105. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and 
     enforce policies and procedures which will safeguard the 
     confidentiality of taxpayer information.
       Sec. 106. Funds made available by this or any other Act to 
     the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved 
     facilities and increased manpower to provide sufficient and 
     effective 1-800 help line for taxpayers. The Commissioner 
     shall continue to make the improvement of the IRS 1-800 help 
     line service a priority and allocate resources necessary to 
     increase phone lines and staff to improve the IRS 1-800 help 
     line service.
       Sec. 107. Hereafter, no field support reorganization of the 
     Internal Revenue Service shall be undertaken in Aberdeen, 
     South Dakota until the Internal Revenue Service toll-free 
     help phone line assistance program reaches at least an 80 
     percent service level. The Commissioner shall submit to 
     Congress a report and the GAO shall certify to Congress that 
     the 80 percent service level has been met.
       Sec. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     reorganization of the field office structure of the Internal 
     Revenue Service Criminal Investigation division will result 
     in a reduction of criminal investigators in Wisconsin and 
     South Dakota from the 1996 level.

                      United States Secret Service


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service, 
     including purchase not to exceed 705 vehicles for police-type 
     use, of which 675 shall be for replacement only, and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; training and 
     assistance requested by State and local governments, which 
     may be provided without reimbursement; services of expert 
     witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the Director; 
     rental of buildings in the District of Columbia, and fencing, 
     lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or 
     other property not in Government ownership or control, as may 
     be necessary to perform protective functions; for payment of 
     per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where a 
     protective assignment during the actual day or days of the 
     visit of a protectee require an employee to work 16 hours per 
     day or to remain overnight at his or her post of duty; the 
     conducting of and participating in firearms matches; 
     presentation of awards; for travel of Secret Service 
     employees on protective missions without regard to the 
     limitations on such expenditures in this or any other Act if 
     approval is obtained in advance from the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations; for repairs, alterations, and 
     minor construction at the James J. Rowley Secret Service 
     Training Center; for research and development; for making 
     grants to conduct behavioral research in support of 
     protective research and operations; not to exceed $20,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; for 
     sponsorship of a conference for the Women in Federal Law 
     Enforcement, to be held during fiscal year 1998; not to 
     exceed $50,000 to provide technical assistance and equipment 
     to foreign law enforcement organizations in counterfeit 
     investigations; for payment in advance for commercial 
     accommodations as may be necessary to perform protective 
     functions; and for uniforms without regard to the general 
     purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year; 
     $564,348,000.


      acquisition, construction, improvement, and related expenses

       For necessary expenses of construction, repair, alteration, 
     and improvement of facilities, $8,799,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

             General Provisions--Department of the Treasury

       Sec. 110. Any obligation or expenditure by the Secretary in 
     connection with law enforcement activities of a Federal 
     agency or a Department of the Treasury law enforcement 
     organization in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9703(g)(4)(B) from 
     unobligated balances remaining in the Fund on September 30, 
     1998, shall be made in compliance with reprogramming 
     guidelines.
       Sec. 111. Appropriations to the Treasury Department in this 
     Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, 
     as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, 
     repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for official 
     motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; purchase of 
     motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase price 
     limitations for vehicles purchased and used overseas for the 
     current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the 
     Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical 
     services to employees and their dependents serving in foreign 
     countries; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 112. The funds provided to the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms for fiscal year 1998 in this Act for the 
     enforcement of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act shall 
     be expended in a manner so as not to diminish enforcement 
     efforts with respect to section 105 of the Federal Alcohol 
     Administration Act.
       Sec. 113. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in 
     this Act made available to the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, U.S. Customs Service, and 
     U.S. Secret Service may be transferred between such 
     appropriations upon the advance approval of the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations. No transfer may increase 
     or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
       Sec. 114. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in 
     this Act made available to the Departmental Offices, Office 
     of Inspector General, Financial Management Service, and 
     Bureau of the Public Debt, may be transferred between such 
     appropriations upon the advance approval of the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations. No transfer may increase 
     or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
       Sec. 115. The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay from 
     amounts transferred to the ``Departmental Offices'' 
     appropriation, up to $26,034 to reimburse Secret Service 
     personnel for any attorney fees and costs they incurred with 
     respect to investigation by the Department of the Treasury 
     Inspector General concerning testimony provided to Congress: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay an 
     individual in full upon submission by the individual of 
     documentation verifying the attorney fees and costs: Provided 
     further, That the liability of the United States shall not be 
     inferred from enactment of or payment under this provision: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     not pay any claim filed under this section that is filed 
     later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act: 
     Provided further, That payment under this provision, when 
     accepted, shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of, or 
     on behalf of, the individual Secret Service agents who were 
     the subjects of said investigation.
       Sec. 116. (a)(1) Effective beginning on the date determined 
     under paragraph (2), the compensation and other emoluments 
     attached to the Office of Secretary of the Treasury shall be 
     those that would then apply if Public Law 103-2 (107 Stat. 4; 
     31 U.S.C. 301 note) had never been enacted.
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall become effective on the later of--
       (A) the day after the date on which the individual holding 
     the Office of Secretary of the Treasury on January 1, 1997, 
     ceases to hold that office; or
       (B) the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to 
     affect the compensation or emoluments due to any individual 
     in connection with any period preceding the date determined 
     under paragraph (2).
       (b) Subsection (b) of the first section of the public law 
     referred to in subsection (a)(1) of this section shall not 
     apply in the case of

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     any appointment the consent of the Senate to which occurs on 
     or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) This section shall not be limited (for purposes of 
     determining whether a provision of this section applies or 
     continues to apply) to fiscal year 1998.
       Sec. 117. (a) Requirement of Advance Submission of Treasury 
     Testimony.--During the fiscal year covered by this Act, any 
     officer or employee of the Department of the Treasury who is 
     scheduled to testify before the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives or the Senate, or any of its 
     subcommittees, shall, not less than 7 calendar days 
     (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal legal public 
     holidays) preceding the scheduled date of the testimony, 
     submit to the committee or subcommittee--
       (1) a written statement of the testimony to be presented, 
     regardless of whether such statement is to be submitted for 
     inclusion in the record of the hearing; and
       (2) any other written information to be submitted for 
     inclusion in the record of the hearing.
       (b) Limitation on Treasury Clearance Process.--None of the 
     funds made available in this Act may be used for any 
     clearance process within the Department of the Treasury that 
     could cause a submission beyond the specified time, as 
     officially transmitted by the committee, of--
       (1) any corrections to the transcript copy of testimony 
     given before the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate, or any of its subcommittees; 
     or
       (2) any information to be provided in writing in response 
     to an oral or written request by such committee or 
     subcommittee for specific information for inclusion in the 
     record of the hearing.
       (b) Exception.--The time periods established in subsections 
     (a) and (b) shall not apply to any specific testimony, or 
     corrections, if the Secretary of the Treasury--
       (1) determines that special circumstances prevent 
     compliance; and
       (2) submits to the committee or subcommittee involved a 
     written notification of such determination, including the 
     Secretary's estimate of the time periods required for 
     specific testimony, information, or corrections.
       Sec. 118. (a) New Rates of Basic Pay.--Section 501 of the 
     District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958, 
     (District of Columbia Code, section 4-416), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``Interior'' and all 
     that follows through ``Treasury,'' and inserting 
     ``Interior'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b)(3);
       (3) in subsection (b)(3) (as redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``or to officers and members of the United 
     States Secret Service Uniformed Division''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (b) of this section'' and 
     inserting ``this subsection''; and
       (4) by adding after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c)(1) The annual rates of basic compensation of officers 
     and members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed 
     Division, serving in classes corresponding or similar to 
     those in the salary schedule in section 101 (District of 
     Columbia Code, section 4-406), shall be fixed in accordance 
     with the following schedule of rates:


                                                ``SALARY SCHEDULE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    Service steps
       Salary class and title       ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       1             2             3      4      5      6      7      8      9
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class 1: Private                     29,21   30,088              31,55  33,00  35,33  37,68  39,12  40,59  42,05
                                         5                           9      9      1      1      8      3      2
Class 4: Sergeant                    39,76   41,747              43,72  45,71  47,71  49,71
                                         9                           8      8      5      3
Class 5: Lieutenant                  45,14   47,411              49,66  51,92  54,18
                                         8                           3      4      0
Class 7: Captain                     52,52   55,155              57,78  60,38
                                         3                           8      8
Class 8: Inspector                   60,88   63,918              66,97  70,02
                                         6                           7      9
Class 9: Deputy Chief                71,43   76,260              81,11  85,95
                                         3                           3      0
Class 10: Assistant Chief            84,69   90,324              95,96
                                         4                           7
Class 11: Chief of the United        98,38  104,923
 States Secret Service Uniformed         3
 Division
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       ``(2) Effective at the beginning of the first applicable 
     pay period commencing on or after the first day of the month 
     in which an adjustment takes effect under section 5303 of 
     title 5, United States Code (or any subsequent similar 
     provision of law), in the rates of pay under the General 
     Schedule (or any pay system that may supersede such 
     schedule), the annual rates of basic compensation of officers 
     and members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed 
     Division shall be adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury 
     by an amount equal to the percentage of such annual rate of 
     pay which corresponds to the overall percentage of the 
     adjustment made in the rates of pay under the General 
     Schedule.
       ``(3) Locality-based comparability payments authorized 
     under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, shall be 
     applicable to the basic pay under this section, except 
     locality-based comparability payments may not be paid at a 
     rate which, when added to the rate of basic pay otherwise 
     payable to the officer or member, would cause the total to 
     exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule.
       ``(4) Basic pay, and any locality pay combined with basic 
     pay may not be paid by reason of any provision of this 
     subsection (disregarding any locality-based comparability 
     payment payable under Federal law) at a rate in excess of the 
     rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive 
     Schedule contained in subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       ``(5) Any reference in any law to the salary schedule in 
     section 101 (District of Columbia Code, section 4-406) with 
     respect to officers and members of the United States Secret 
     Service Uniformed Division shall be considered to be a 
     reference to the salary schedule in paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection as adjusted in accordance with this subsection.
       ``(6)(A) Except as otherwise permitted by or under law, no 
     allowance, differential, bonus, award, or other similar cash 
     payment under this title or under title 5, United States 
     Code, may be paid to an officer or member of the United 
     States Secret Service Uniformed Division in a calendar year 
     if, or to the extent that, when added to the total basic pay 
     paid or payable to such officer or member for service 
     performed in such calendar year as an officer or member, such 
     payment would cause the total to exceed the annual rate of 
     basic pay payable for level I of the Executive Schedule, as 
     of the end of such calendar year.
       ``(B) This paragraph shall not apply to any payment under 
     the following provisions of title 5, United States Code:
       ``(i) Subchapter III or VII of chapter 55, or section 5596.
       ``(ii) Chapter 57 (other than section 5753, 5754, or 5755).
       ``(iii) Chapter 59 (other than section 5928).
       ``(7)(A) Any amount which is not paid to an officer or 
     member of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division 
     in a calendar year because of the limitation under paragraph 
     (6) shall be paid to such officer or member in a lump sum at 
     the beginning of the following calendar year.
       ``(B) Any amount paid under this paragraph in a calendar 
     year shall be taken into account for purposes of applying the 
     limitations under paragraph (6) with respect to such calendar 
     year.
       ``(8) The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe 
     regulations as may be necessary (consistent with section 5582 
     of title 5, United States Code) concerning how a lump-sum 
     payment under paragraph (7) shall be made with respect to any 
     employee who dies before an amount payable to such employee 
     under paragraph (7) is made.''.
       (b) Conversion to New Salary Schedule.--
       (1)(A) Effective on the first day of the first pay period 
     beginning after the date of enactment of this section, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall fix the rates of basic pay 
     for members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed 
     Division in accordance with this paragraph.
       (B) Subject to subparagraph (C), each officer and member 
     receiving basic compensation, immediately prior to the 
     effective date of this section, at one of the scheduled rates 
     in the salary schedule in section 101 of the District of 
     Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958, as adjusted 
     by law and as in effect prior to the effective date of this 
     section, shall be placed in and receive basic compensation at 
     the corresponding scheduled service step of the salary 
     schedule under subsection (a)(4).
       (C)(i) The Assistant Chief and the Chief of the United 
     States Secret Service Uniformed Division shall be placed in 
     and receive basic compensation in salary class 10 and salary 
     class 11, respectively, in the appropriate service step in 
     the new salary class in ac

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     cordance with section 304 of the District of Columbia Police 
     and Firemen's Salary Act 1958 (District of Columbia Code, 
     section 4-413).
       (ii) Each member whose position is to be converted to the 
     salary schedule under section 501(c) of the District of 
     Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958 (District of 
     Columbia Code, section 4-416(c)) as amended by this section, 
     in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, and who, 
     prior to the effective date of this section has earned, but 
     has not been credited with, an increase in his or her rate of 
     pay shall be afforded that increase before such member is 
     placed in the corresponding service step in the salary 
     schedule under section 501(c).
       (2) Except in the cases of the Assistant Chief and the 
     Chief of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division, 
     the conversion of positions and individuals to appropriate 
     classes of the salary schedule under section 501(c) of the 
     District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958 
     (District of Columbia Code, section 4-416(c)) as amended by 
     this section, and the initial adjustments of rates of basic 
     pay of those positions and individuals, in accordance with 
     paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall not be considered to 
     be transfers or promotions within the meaning of section 304 
     of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act 
     of 1958 (District of Columbia Code, section 4-413).
       (3) Each member whose position is converted to the salary 
     schedule under section 501(c) of the District of Columbia 
     Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958 (District of Columbia 
     Code, section 4-416(c)) as amended by this section, in 
     accordance with subsection (a) of this section, shall be 
     granted credit for purposes of such member's first service 
     step adjustment under the salary schedule in such section 
     510(c) for all satisfactory service performed by the member 
     since the member's last increase in basic pay prior to the 
     adjustment under that section.
       (c) Limitation on Pay Period Earnings.--The Act of August 
     15, 1950 (64 Stat. 477), (District of Columbia Code, section 
     4-1104), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (h), by striking ``any officer or 
     member'' each place it appears and inserting ``an officer or 
     member of the Metropolitan Police force, of the Fire 
     Department of the District of Columbia, or of the United 
     States Park Police'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (h)(3) as subsection (i); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) no premium pay provided by this section shall be 
     paid to, and no compensatory time is authorized for, any 
     officer or member of the United States Secret Service 
     Uniformed Division whose rate of basic pay, combined with any 
     applicable locality-based comparability payment, equals or 
     exceeds the lesser of--
       ``(i) 150 percent of the minimum rate payable for grade GS-
     15 of the General Schedule (including any applicable 
     locality-based comparability payment under section 5304 of 
     title 5, United States Code or any similar provision of law, 
     and any applicable special rate of pay under section 5305 of 
     title 5, United States Code or any similar provision of law); 
     or
       ``(ii) the rate payable for level V of the Executive 
     Schedule contained in subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       ``(B) In the case of any officer or member of the United 
     States Secret Service Uniformed Division whose rate of basic 
     pay, combined with any applicable locality-based 
     comparability payment, is less than the lesser of--
       ``(i) 150 percent of the minimum rate payable for grade GS-
     15 of the General Schedule (including any applicable 
     locality-based comparability payment under section 5304 of 
     title 5, United States Code or any similar provision of law, 
     and any applicable special rate of pay under section 5305 of 
     title 5, United States Code or any similar provision of law); 
     or
       ``(ii) the rate payable for level V of the Executive 
     Schedule contained in subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, 
     United States Code,

     such premium pay may be paid only to the extent that such 
     payment would not cause such officer or member's aggregate 
     rate of compensation to exceed such lesser amount with 
     respect to any pay period.''.
       (d) Savings Provision.--On the effective date of this 
     section, any existing special salary rates authorized for 
     members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed 
     Division under section 5305 of title 5, United States Code 
     (or any previous similar provision of law) and any special 
     rates of pay or special pay adjustments under section 403, 
     404, or 405 of the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 
     1990 applicable to members of the United States Secret 
     Service Uniformed Division shall be rendered inapplicable.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--The Federal Law Enforcement Pay 
     Reform Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 1466) is amended by striking 
     subsections (b)(1) and (c)(1) of section 405.
       (f) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall 
     become effective on the first day of the first pay period 
     beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 119. Section 117 of the Treasury, Postal Service, and 
     General Government Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in 
     section 101(f) of division A of Public Law 104-208) is hereby 
     repealed.
       Sec. 120. Based on results of industry response to the 
     Request for Proposals, in tax-year 1998, the Internal Revenue 
     Service (IRS) shall initiate a pilot project which would pay 
     qualified returns preparers, electronic return originators, 
     or transmitters who electronically forward and file tax 
     returns (form 1040 and related information returns) properly 
     formatted and accepted by the Internal Revenue Service, up to 
     $3.00 per return so filed if such payments are determined by 
     the Commissioner of the IRS to be in the best interest of the 
     government: Provided, That the payment may not be made unless 
     the electronic filing service is provided without charge to 
     the taxpayer whose return is so filed: Provided further, That 
     the IRS shall use standard procurement processes to establish 
     this pilot project and through these processes, IRS shall 
     assure the security of all electronic transmissions and the 
     full protection of the privacy of taxpayer data.
       Sec. 121. Subsection (a) of section 5378, title 5 U.S.C., 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) The Secretary of the Department of the Treasury, or 
     his designee, in his sole discretion shall fix the rates of 
     basic pay for positions within the police forces of the 
     United States Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing 
     without regard to the pay provisions of title 5, United 
     States Code, except that no entry-level police officer shall 
     receive basic pay for a calendar year that is less than the 
     basic rate of pay for General Schedule GS-7 and no executive 
     security official shall receive basic compensation for a 
     calendar year that exceeds the basic rate of pay for General 
     Schedule GS-15.''.
       Sec. 122. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized 
     to receive all unavailable collections transferred from the 
     Special Forfeiture Fund established by section 26073 of the 
     Anti-drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. Section 1509) by the 
     Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy as a deposit 
     into the Treasury Forfeiture Fund (31 U.S.C. Section 
     9703(a)), to become available for obligation on October 1, 
     1998, as revenue available for purposes identified under 31 
     U.S.C. Section 9703(g)(4)(B).
       (b) Paragraph (3)(C) of section 9703(g) of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding after the last sentence of 
     that paragraph as amended by Public Law 104-208, the 
     following sentence: ``Unobligated balances remaining pursuant 
     to section 4(B) of 9703(g) shall also be carried forward.''.
       (c) Paragraph (4)(B) of section 9703(g) of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``, subject to 
     subparagraph (C),'' from the first and only sentence of that 
     paragraph.
       Sec. 123. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall establish the port of Kodiak, 
     Alaska as a port of entry and United States Customs Service 
     personnel in Anchorage, Alaska shall serve such port of 
     entry. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
     necessary to cover the costs associated with the performance 
     of customs functions using such United States Customs Service 
     personnel.
       Sec. 124. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Inspector General to contract for advisory and 
     assistance services that has the meaning given such term in 
     section 1105(g) of title 31, United States Code.
       This title may be cited as the ``Treasury Department 
     Appropriations Act, 1998''.

                        TITLE II--POSTAL SERVICE

                  Payments to the Postal Service Fund


                   payment to the postal service fund

       For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone 
     on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) 
     and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, 
     $86,274,000: Provided, That mail for overseas voting and mail 
     for the blind shall continue to be free: Provided further, 
     That 6-day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall continue 
     at not less than the 1983 level: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act 
     shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of 
     charging any officer or employee of any State or local child 
     support enforcement agency, or any individual participating 
     in a State or local program of child support enforcement, a 
     fee for information requested or provided concerning an 
     address of a postal customer: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate 
     or close small rural and other small post offices in the 
     fiscal year ending on September 30, 1998.
       This title may be cited as the ``Postal Service 
     Appropriations Act, 1998''.

TITLE III--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO 
                             THE PRESIDENT

        Compensation of the President and the White House Office


                     compensation of the president

       For compensation of the President, including an expense 
     allowance at the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3 
     U.S.C. 102; $250,000: Provided, That none of the funds made 
     available for official expenses shall be expended for any 
     other purpose and any unused amount shall revert to the 
     Treasury pursuant to section 1552 of title 31, United States 
     Code: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
     for official expenses shall be considered as taxable to the 
     President.


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by 
     law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; including 
     subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which 
     shall be expended and accounted

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     for as provided in that section; hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles, newspapers, periodicals, teletype news service, and 
     travel (not to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted 
     for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); not to exceed $19,000 for 
     official entertainment expenses, to be available for 
     allocation within the Executive Office of the President; 
     $51,199,000: Provided, That $9,800,000 of the funds 
     appropriated shall be available for reimbursements to the 
     White House Communications Agency.

                 Executive Residence at the White House


                           operating expenses

       For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, 
     refurnishing, improvement, heating and lighting, including 
     electric power and fixtures, of the Executive Residence at 
     the White House and official entertainment expenses of the 
     President, $8,045,000, to be expended and accounted for as 
     provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109-110, 112-114.

                         reimbursable expenses

       For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at 
     the White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, 
     That all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive 
     Residence shall be made in accordance with the provisions of 
     this paragraph: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, such amount for reimbursable 
     operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the 
     Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive 
     offsetting collections, for such expenses: Provided further, 
     That the Executive Residence shall require each person 
     sponsoring a reimbursable political event to pay in advance 
     an amount equal to the estimated cost of the event, and all 
     such advance payments shall be credited to this account and 
     remain available until expended: Provided further, That the 
     Executive Residence shall require the national committee of 
     the political party of the President to maintain on deposit 
     $25,000, to be separately accounted for and available for 
     expenses relating to reimbursable political events sponsored 
     by such committee during such fiscal year: Provided further, 
     That the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written 
     notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating 
     expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing 
     such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, 
     and that such amount is collected within 30 days after the 
     submission of such notice: Provided further, That the 
     Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess 
     penalties and other charges on any such amount that is not 
     reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the 
     interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding 
     debt on a United States Government claim under section 3717 
     of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That each 
     such amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest 
     and charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as 
     miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That the Executive 
     Residence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of 
     the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth 
     the reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive 
     Residence during the preceding fiscal year, including the 
     total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that 
     consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the 
     amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political 
     events, and the portion of each such amount that has been 
     reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided further, 
     That the Executive Residence shall (1) implement a system for 
     the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events 
     within the Executive Residence that includes a standard for 
     the classification of any such expense as political or 
     nonpolitical; and (2) prepare and submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, by not later than December 1, 1997, a report 
     setting forth a detailed description of such system and a 
     schedule for its implementation: Provided further, That no 
     provision of this paragraph may be construed to exempt the 
     Executive Residence from any other applicable requirement of 
     subchapter I or II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States 
     Code.

                   White House Repair and Restoration

       For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the 
     Executive Residence at the White House, $200,000, to remain 
     available until expended for renovation and relocation of the 
     White House laundry, to be expended and accounted for as 
     provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109-110, 112-114.

 Special Assistance to the President and the Official Residence of the 
                             Vice President


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to 
     provide assistance to the President in connection with 
     specially assigned functions, services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence expenses 
     as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be expended and 
     accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; $3,378,000.


                           operating expenses

       For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, heating 
     and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the 
     official residence of the Vice President, the hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $90,000 for 
     official entertainment expenses of the Vice President, to be 
     accounted for solely on his certificate; $334,000: Provided, 
     That advances or repayments or transfers from this 
     appropriation may be made to any department or agency for 
     expenses of carrying out such activities.

                      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), 
     $3,542,000.

                      Office of Policy Development


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and 3 
     U.S.C. 107; $3,983,000.

                       National Security Council


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Security Council, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     $6,648,000.

                        Office of Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 
     U.S.C. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles $28,883,000, 
     of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     a capital investment plan which provides for the 
     modernization of the information technology infrastructure.

                    Office of Management and Budget


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services 
     as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $57,440,000, of which not to 
     exceed $5,000,000 shall be available to carry out the 
     provisions of 44 U.S.C. chapter 35: Provided, That, as 
     provided in 31 U.S.C. 1301(a), appropriations shall be 
     applied only to the objects for which appropriations were 
     made except as otherwise provided by law: Provided further, 
     That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the 
     Office of Management and Budget may be used for the purpose 
     of reviewing any agricultural marketing orders or any 
     activities or regulations under the provisions of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.): Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act 
     may be expended for the altering of the transcript of actual 
     testimony of witnesses, except for testimony of officials of 
     the Office of Management and Budget, before the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations or the House and Senate 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs or their subcommittees: 
     Provided further, That this proviso shall not apply to 
     printed hearings released by the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations or the House and Senate Committees on 
     Veterans' Affairs.

                 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; and 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; 
     $35,016,000, of which $17,000,000 shall remain available 
     until expended, consisting of $1,000,000 for policy research 
     and evaluation and $16,000,000 for the Counterdrug Technology 
     Assessment Center for counternarcotics research and 
     development projects: Provided, That the $16,000,000 for the 
     Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center shall be available 
     for transfer to other Federal departments or agencies: 
     Provided further, 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: Provided further, That not before December 31, 1997, 
     the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
     shall transfer all balances in the Special Forfeiture Fund 
     established by section 6073 of the Anti-drug Abuse Act of 
     1988 (21 U.S.C. section 1509) to the Treasury Forfeiture Fund 
     (31 U.S.C. section 9703(a)).

                     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, $159,007,000 for drug control activities consistent 
     with the approved strategy for each of the designated High 
     Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, of which $3,000,000 shall 
     be used for a newly designated High Intensity Drug 
     Trafficking Area in Milwaukee, Wisconsin should the Director 
     of the Office of National Drug Control Policy determine the 
     location meets the designated criteria; of which $7,300,000 
     shall be used for national efforts related to methamphetamine 
     reduction; of which $1,500,000 shall be used for 
     methamphetamine reduction efforts within the Rocky Mountain 
     High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area; of which $6,000,000 
     shall be used for a newly designated High Intensity Drug 
     Trafficking Area in the three State area of Kentucky, 
     Tennessee, and West Virginia; of which $1,000,000 shall be 
     used for a newly designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking 
     Area in central Florida; of which no less than $80,000,000 
     shall be transferred to State and local entities for drug 
     control activities, which shall be obligated within 120 days 
     of the date of

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     enactment of this Act and up to $79,007,000 may be 
     transferred to Federal agencies and departments at a rate to 
     be determined by the Director: Provided, That funding shall 
     be provided for existing High Intensity Drug Trafficking 
     Areas at no less than the fiscal year 1997 level.


                        Special Forfeiture Fund

                     (Including transfer of funds)

       For activities to support a national anti-drug campaign for 
     youth, and other purposes, authorized by Public Law 100-690, 
     as amended, $211,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That such funds may be transferred to other Federal 
     departments and agencies to carry out such activities: 
     Provided further, That of the funds provided, $195,000,000 
     shall be to support a national media campaign to reduce and 
     prevent drug use among young Americans: Provided further, 
     That none of the funds provided for the support of a national 
     media campaign may be obligated until the Director, Office of 
     National Drug Control Policy, submits a strategy for approval 
     to the Committees on Appropriations and the Senate Judiciary 
     Committee that includes: (1) guidelines to ensure and certify 
     that funds will supplement and not supplant current anti-drug 
     community based coalitions; (2) guidelines to ensure and 
     certify that funds will supplement and not supplant current 
     pro-bono public service time donated by national and local 
     broadcasting networks; (3) guidelines to ensure and certify 
     that none of the funds will be used for partisan political 
     purposes; (4) guidelines to ensure and certify that no media 
     campaigns to be funded pursuant to this campaign shall 
     feature any elected officials, persons seeking elected 
     office, cabinet-level officials, or other Federal officials 
     employed pursuant to Schedule C of title 5, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, section 213, absent advance notice to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Senate Judiciary 
     Committee; (5) a detailed implementation plan to be submitted 
     to the Committees on Appropriations and the Senate Judiciary 
     Committee for securing private sector contributions including 
     but not limited to in-kind contributions; (6) a detailed 
     implementation plan to be submitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Senate Judiciary Committee of the 
     qualifications necessary for any organization, entity, or 
     individual to receive funding for or otherwise be provided 
     broadcast media time; and (7) a system to measure outcomes of 
     success of the national media campaign: Provided further, 
     That the Director shall report to Congress quarterly on the 
     obligation of funds as well as the specific parameters of the 
     national media campaign and report to Congress within two 
     years on the effectiveness of the national media campaign 
     based upon the measurable outcomes provided to Congress 
     previously: Provided further, That of the funds provided for 
     the support of a national media campaign, $17,000,000 shall 
     not be obligated prior to September 30, 1998: Provided 
     further, That of the funds provided, $6,000,000 shall be used 
     to continue the drug use reduction program for those involved 
     in the criminal justice system: Provided further, That of the 
     funds provided, $10,000,000 shall be to initiate a program of 
     matching grants to drug-free communities, as authorized in 
     the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997.
       This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office 
     Appropriations Act, 1998''.

                     TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

 Committee for Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Committee for Purchase From 
     People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by the 
     Act of June 23, 1971, Public Law 92-28, $1,940,000.

                      Federal Election Commission


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, 
     $31,650,000, of which no less than $3,800,000 shall be 
     available for internal automated data processing systems, and 
     of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for 
     reception and representation expenses: Provided, That of the 
     amounts appropriated for salaries and expenses, $750,000 
     shall be transferred to the General Accounting Office for the 
     sole purpose of entering into a contract with the private 
     sector for a management review, and technology and 
     performance audit, of the Federal Election Commission, and 
     $300,000 may be transferred to the Government Printing 
     Office.

                   Federal Labor Relations Authority


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
     Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization 
     Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 
     1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     including hire of experts and consultants, hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles, rental of conference rooms in the District of 
     Columbia and elsewhere; $22,039,000: Provided, That public 
     members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid 
     travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as 
     authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed 
     intermittently in the Government service, and compensation as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees 
     charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management 
     relations conferences shall be credited to and merged with 
     this account, to be available without further appropriation 
     for the costs of carrying out these conferences.

                    General Services Administration


                         federal buildings fund

                 limitations on availability of revenue

       To carry out the purpose of the Fund established pursuant 
     to section 210(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f)), the 
     revenues and collections deposited into the Fund shall be 
     available for necessary expenses of real property management 
     and related activities not otherwise provided for, including 
     operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and 
     leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of 
     Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving governmental 
     agencies (including space adjustments and telecommunications 
     relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, 
     allocation and transfer of space; contractual services 
     incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; 
     repair and alteration of federally owned buildings including 
     grounds, approaches and appurtenances; care and safeguarding 
     of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and 
     equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by purchase, 
     condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition 
     of options to purchase buildings and sites; conversion and 
     extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning 
     and design of projects by contract or otherwise; construction 
     of new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); 
     and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations 
     for public buildings acquired by installment purchase and 
     purchase contract, in the aggregate amount of $4,835,934,000, 
     of which (1) $300,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended, for repairs and alterations which includes 
     associated design and construction services: Provided, That 
     additional projects for which prospectuses have been fully 
     approved may be funded under this category only if advance 
     approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House and Senate: Provided further, That the amounts 
     provided in this or any prior Act for Repairs and Alterations 
     may be used to fund costs associated with implementing 
     security improvements to buildings necessary to meet the 
     minimum standards for security in accordance with current law 
     and in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the 
     appropriate Committees of the House and Senate: Provided 
     further, That funds made available in this Act or any 
     previous Act for Repairs and Alterations shall, for 
     prospectus projects, be limited to the amount originally made 
     available, except each project may be increased by an amount 
     not to exceed 10 percent when advance approval is obtained 
     from the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
     of a greater amount: Provided further, That the difference 
     between the funds appropriated and expended on any projects 
     in this or any prior Act, under the heading ``Repairs and 
     Alterations'', may be transferred to Basic Repairs and 
     Alterations or used to fund authorized increases in 
     prospectus projects: Provided further, That all funds for 
     repairs and alterations prospectus projects shall expire on 
     September 30, 2000 and remain in the Federal Building Fund 
     except funds for projects as to which funds for design or 
     other funds have been obligated in whole or in part prior to 
     such date: Provided further, That the amount provided in this 
     or any prior Act for Basic Repairs and Alterations may be 
     used to pay claims against the Government arising from any 
     projects under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'' or 
     used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects; (2) 
     $142,542,000 for installment acquisition payments including 
     payments on purchase contracts which shall remain available 
     until expended; (3) $2,275,340,000 for rental of space which 
     shall remain available until expended; (4) $1,331,789,000 for 
     building operations which shall remain available until 
     expended; and (5) $680,543,000 which shall remain available 
     until expended for projects and activities previously 
     requested and approved under this heading in prior fiscal 
     years: Provided further, That for the purposes of this 
     authorization, and hereafter, buildings constructed pursuant 
     to the purchase contract authority of the Public Buildings 
     Amendments of 1972 (40 U.S.C. 602a), buildings occupied 
     pursuant to installment purchase contracts, and buildings 
     under the control of another department or agency where 
     alterations of such buildings are required in connection with 
     the moving of such other department or agency from buildings 
     then, or thereafter to be, under the control of the General 
     Services Administration shall be considered to be federally 
     owned buildings: Provided further, That funds available in 
     the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency 
     repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House and Senate: Provided further, 
     That amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special 
     services to other agencies under section 210(f)(6) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as 
     amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f)(6)) and amounts to provide such 
     reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other 
     facilities on private or other property not in Government 
     ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable the 
     United States Secret Service to perform its protective 
     functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, as amended, shall be 
     available from such revenues and collections: Provided 
     further, That revenues and collections and any other sums 
     accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 1998, excluding 
     reimbursements under section 210(f)(6) of the Federal Prop

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     erty and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     490(f)(6)) in excess of $4,835,934,000 shall remain in the 
     Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as 
     authorized in appropriations Acts.


                         policy and operations

       For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 
     for Government-wide policy and oversight activities 
     associated with asset management activities; utilization and 
     donation of surplus personal property; transportation; 
     procurement and supply; Government-wide and internal 
     responsibilities relating to automated data management, 
     telecommunications, information resources management, and 
     related technology 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; $107,487,000.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $33,870,000: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for 
     payment for information and detection of fraud against the 
     Government, including payment for recovery of stolen 
     Government property: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other 
     Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of 
     efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of 
     Inspector General effectiveness.


           allowances and office staff for former presidents

       For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 
     1958, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, 
     $2,208,000: Provided, That the Administrator of General 
     Services shall transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury such 
     sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of such 
     Acts.

          General Provisions--General Services Administration

       Sec. 401. The appropriate appropriation or fund available 
     to the General Services Administration shall be credited with 
     the cost of operation, protection, maintenance, upkeep, 
     repair, and improvement, included as part of rentals received 
     from Government corporations pursuant to law (40 U.S.C. 129).
       Sec. 402. Funds available to the General Services 
     Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles.
       Sec. 403. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made 
     available for fiscal year 1998 for Federal Buildings Fund 
     activities may be transferred between such activities only to 
     the extent necessary to meet program requirements: Provided, 
     That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate.
       Sec. 404. No funds made available by this Act shall be used 
     to transmit a fiscal year 1999 request for United States 
     Courthouse construction that (1) does not meet the design 
     guide standards for construction as established and approved 
     by the General Services Administration, the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management 
     and Budget; and (2) does not reflect the priorities of the 
     Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its 
     approved 5-year construction plan: Provided, That the fiscal 
     year 1999 request must be accompanied by a standardized 
     courtroom utilization study of each facility to be 
     constructed, replaced, or expanded.
       Sec. 405. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, 
     provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 
     other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings 
     Fund, to any agency which does not pay the rate per square 
     foot assessment for space and services as determined by the 
     General Services Administration in compliance with the Public 
     Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).
       Sec. 406. Section 10 of the General Services Administration 
     General Provisions, Public Law 100-440, is hereby repealed.
       Sec. 407. Funds provided to other Government agencies by 
     the Information Technology Fund, GSA, under 40 U.S.C. 757 and 
     sections 5124(b) and 5128 of Public Law 104-106, Information 
     Technology Management Reform Act of 1996, for performance of 
     pilot information technology projects which have potential 
     for Government-wide benefits and savings, may be repaid to 
     this Fund from any savings actually incurred by these 
     projects or other funding, to the extent feasible.
       Sec. 408. The Administrator of the General Services is 
     directed to ensure that the materials used for the facade on 
     the United States Courthouse Annex, Savannah, Georgia project 
     are compatible with the existing Savannah Federal Building-
     U.S. Courthouse facade, in order to ensure compatibility of 
     this new facility with the Savannah historic district and to 
     ensure that the Annex will not endanger the National Landmark 
     status of the Savannah historic district.
       Sec. 409. (a) The Act approved August 25, 1958, as amended 
     (Public Law 85-745; 3 U.S.C. 102 note), is amended by 
     striking section 2.
       (b) Section 3214 of title 39, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``(a) Subject to 
     subsection (b), a'' and inserting ``A''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       Sec. 410. There is hereby appropriated to the General 
     Services Administration such sums as may be necessary to 
     repay debts to the United States Treasury incurred pursuant 
     to section 6 of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development 
     Corporation Act of 1972, as amended (Public Law 92-578, 86 
     Stat. 1266, 40 U.S.C. 875), and in addition such amounts as 
     are necessary for payment of interest and premiums, if any, 
     related to such debts.
       Sec. 411. From funds made available under the heading 
     ``Federal Buildings Fund Limitations on Revenue,'' claims 
     against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from 
     direct construction projects and acquisition of buildings may 
     be liquidated from savings effected in other construction 
     projects with prior notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate.
       Sec. 412. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Administrator of General Services shall 
     sell the property described in subsection (b) through a 
     process of competitive bidding, in accordance with procedures 
     and requirements applicable to such a sale under section 
     203(e) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(e)).
       (b) Property Described.--The property referred to in 
     subsection (a) is the property known as the Bakersfield 
     Federal Building, located at 800 Truxton Avenue in 
     Bakersfield, California, including the land on which the 
     building is situated and all improvements to such building 
     and land.
       Sec. 413. Section 201(b) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481) as 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) The Administrator shall as far as practicable 
     provide any of the services specified in subsection (a) of 
     this section to any other Federal agency, mixed ownership 
     corporation (as defined in section 9101 of title 31, United 
     States Code), or the District of Columbia, upon its request.
       ``(2)(A) Upon the request of a qualified nonprofit agency 
     for the blind or other severely handicapped that is to 
     provide a commodity or service to the Federal Government 
     under the Javits-Wagner O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.), the 
     Administrator may provide any of the services specified in 
     subsection (a) to such agency to the extent practicable.
       ``(B) A nonprofit agency receiving services under the 
     authority of subparagraph (A) shall use the services directly 
     in making or providing an approved commodity or approved 
     service to the Federal Government.
       ``(C) In this paragraph--
       ``(i) The term `qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or 
     other severely handicapped' means--
       ``(I) a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind, as 
     defined in section 5(3) of the Javits-Wagner O'Day Act (41 
     U.S.C. 48b(3)); and
       ``(II) a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely 
     handicapped, as defined in section 5(4) of such Act (41 
     U.S.C. 48b(4)).
       ``(ii) The term `approved commodity' and `approved service' 
     means a commodity and a service, respectively, that has been 
     determined by the Committee for Purchase from the Blind and 
     Other Severely Handicapped under section 2 of the Javits-
     Wagner O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 47) to be suitable for 
     procurement by the Federal Government.''.

   Federal Payment to Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 
                National Environmental Policy Foundation

       For payment to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 
     Excellence in National Environmental Trust Fund, to be 
     available for purposes of Public Law 102-259, $1,750,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

           John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Review Board

       For the necessary expenses to carry out the John F. Kennedy 
     Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, $1,600,000: 
     Provided, That $100,000 shall be available only for the 
     purposes of the prompt and orderly termination of the John F. 
     Kennedy Assassination Records Review Board, to be concluded 
     no later than September 30, 1998.

                     Merit Systems Protection Board


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit 
     Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
     Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles, and direct procurement of 
     survey printing, $25,290,000, together with not to exceed 
     $2,430,000 for administrative expenses to adjudicate 
     retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service 
     Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the 
     Merit Systems Protection Board.

              National Archives and Records Administration


                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses in connection with the 
     administration of the National Archives (including the 
     Information Security Oversight Office) and records and 
     related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses 
     necessary for the review and declassification of documents, 
     and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $205,166,500: 
     Provided, That the Archivist of the United States is 
     authorized to use any excess funds available from the amount 
     borrowed for construction of the

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     National Archives facility, for expenses necessary to provide 
     adequate storage for holdings.


 archives facilities and presidential libraries repairs and restoration

       For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives 
     facilities and presidential libraries, and to provide 
     adequate storage for holdings, $14,650,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

        National Historical Publications and Records Commission


                             grants program

       For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 
     historical publications and records as authorized by 44 
     U.S.C. 2504, as amended. $5,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                      Office of Government Ethics


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
     of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act 
     of 1978, as amended by Public Law 100-598, and the Ethics 
     Reform Act of 1989, Public Law 101-194, including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in 
     the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official 
     reception and representation expenses; $8,265,000.

                     Office of Personnel Management


                         salaries and expenses

                  (including transfer of trust funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
     of Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
     Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical 
     examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on 
     a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of 
     Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not 
     to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation 
     expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable funds of 
     the Office of Personnel Management and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order 
     10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem 
     and/or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting 
     Rights Act activities require an employee to remain overnight 
     at his or her post of duty; $85,350,000; and in addition 
     $91,236,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred 
     from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel 
     Management without regard to other statutes, including direct 
     procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and 
     insurance programs: Provided, That the provisions of this 
     appropriation shall not affect the authority to use 
     applicable trust funds as provided by section 8348(a)(1)(B) 
     of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That, 
     except as may be consistent with 5 U.S.C. 8902a(f)(1) and 
     (i), no payment may be made from the Employees Health 
     Benefits Fund to any physician, hospital, or other provider 
     of health care services or supplies who is, at the time such 
     services or supplies are provided to an individual covered 
     under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, excluded, 
     pursuant to section 1128 or 1128A of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7-1320a-7a), from participation in any 
     program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395 et seq.): Provided further, That no part of this 
     appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of 
     the Legal Examining Unit of the Office of Personnel 
     Management established pursuant to Executive Order 9358 of 
     July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided 
     further, That the President's Commission on White House 
     Fellows, established by Executive Order 11183 of October 3, 
     1964, may, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     accept donations of money, property, and personal services in 
     connection with the development of a publicity brochure to 
     provide information about the White House Fellows, except 
     that no such donations shall be accepted for travel or 
     reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of 
     employees of such Commission.


                      office of inspector general

                         salaries and expenses

                  (including transfer of trust funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act, 
     as amended, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, $960,000; and in 
     addition, not to exceed $8,645,000 for administrative 
     expenses to audit the Office of Personnel Management's 
     retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the 
     appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel 
     Management, as determined by the Inspector General: Provided, 
     That the Inspector General is authorized to rent conference 
     rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.


      government payment for annuitants, employees health benefits

       For payment of Government contributions with respect to 
     retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, 
     United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), as amended, such sums as may be 
     necessary.


       Government Payment for Annuitants, Employee Life Insurance

       For payment of Government contributions with respect to 
     employees retiring after December 31, 1989, as required by 
     chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, such sums as may 
     be necessary.


        Payment to Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund

       For financing the unfunded liability of new and increased 
     annuity benefits becoming effective on or after October 20, 
     1969, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and annuities under 
     special Acts to be credited to the Civil Service Retirement 
     and Disability Fund, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, 
     That annuities authorized by the Act of May 29, 1944, as 
     amended, and the Act of August 19, 1950, as amended (33 
     U.S.C. 771-75), may hereafter be paid out of the Civil 
     Service Retirement and Disability Fund.

                       Office of Special Counsel


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
     of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 
     of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-
     454), the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 
     101-12), Public Law 103-424, and the Uniformed Services 
     Employment and Reemployment Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-353), 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of 
     fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms 
     in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; $8,450,000.

                        United States Tax Court


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and 
     other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $33,921,000: 
     Provided, That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid 
     upon the written certificate of the judge.
       This title may be cited as the ``Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1998''.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                                This Act

       Sec. 501. 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. 502. 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. 503. None of the funds made available by this Act 
     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 prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930.
       Sec. 504. None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be available in fiscal year 1998, for the purpose of 
     transferring control over the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center located at Glynco, Georgia, and Artesia, New 
     Mexico, out of the Treasury Department.
       Sec. 505. The Office of Personnel Management may, during 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and hereafter, 
     accept donations of supplies, services, land, and equipment 
     for the Federal Executive Institute and Management 
     Development Centers to assist in enhancing the quality of 
     Federal management.
       Sec. 506. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person 
     filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly 
     held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of 
     the United States and has satisfactorily completed his period 
     of active military or naval service and has within 90 days 
     after his release from such service or from hospitalization 
     continuing after discharge for a period of not more than 1 
     year made application for restoration to his former position 
     and has been certified by the Office of Personnel Management 
     as still qualified to perform the duties of his former 
     position and has not been restored thereto.
       Sec. 507. 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. 508. (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. 509. If it has been finally determined by a court or 
     Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a 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 is 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.
       Sec. 510. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 
     not to exceed 50 percent of

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     unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal 
     year 1998 from appropriations made available for salaries and 
     expenses for fiscal year 1998 in this Act, shall remain 
     available through September 30, 1999, for each such account 
     for the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 
     be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such 
     funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made in 
     compliance with reprogramming guidelines.
       Sec. 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Executive Office of the President to request 
     from the Federal Bureau of Investigation any official 
     background investigation report on any individual, except 
     when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that--
       (1) such individual has given his or her express written 
     consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the 
     date of such request and during the same presidential 
     administration; or
       (2) such request is required due to extraordinary 
     circumstances involving national security.
       Sec. 512. (a) Prohibiting Reappointment of Members of 
     Federal Election Commission.--Section 306(a)(2)(A) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
     437c(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``for terms of 6 
     years'' and inserting ``for a single term of 6 years''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to individuals nominated by the 
     President to be members of the Federal Election Commission 
     after December 31, 1997.
       Sec. 513. 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 any benefits 
     or coverage for abortions.
       Sec. 514. The provision of section 513 shall not apply 
     where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus 
     were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an 
     act of rape or incest.
       Sec. 515. Section 1 under the subheading ``General 
     Provision'' under the heading ``Office of Personnel 
     Management'' under title IV of the Treasury, Postal Service 
     and General Government Appropriations Act, 1992 (Public Law 
     102-141; 105 Stat. 861; 5 U.S.C. 5941 note), as amended by 
     section 532 of the Treasury, Postal Service and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-329; 108 
     Stat. 2413), and by section 5 under the heading ``General 
     Provisions--Office of Personnel Management'' under title IV 
     of the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government 
     Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-52; 109 Stat. 490), 
     is further amended by striking ``1998'' both places it 
     appears and inserting ``2000''.
       Sec. 516. (a) Title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 8334 by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(m) A Member who has served in a position in the 
     executive branch for which the rate of basic pay was reduced 
     for the duration of the service of the Member to remove the 
     impediment to the appointment of the Member imposed by 
     article I, section 6, clause 2 of the Constitution, or the 
     survivor of such a Member, may deposit to the credit of the 
     Fund an amount equal to the difference between the amount 
     deducted from the basic pay of the Member during that period 
     of service and the amount that would have been deducted if 
     the rate of basic pay which would otherwise have been in 
     effect during that period had been in effect, plus interest 
     computed under subsection (e).'';
       (2) in section 8337(a) by striking ``or (q)'' and inserting 
     ``(q), or (r)'';
       (3) in section 8339--
       (A) in subsections (f) and (i)-(m) by striking ``and (q) of 
     this section'' and ``and (q)'' each time either appears and 
     inserting ``(q), and (r)'';
       (B) in subsection (g) by striking ``or (q) of this 
     section'' each time it appears and inserting ``(q), or (r)''; 
     and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(r) The annuity of a Member who has served in a position 
     in the executive branch for which the rate of basic pay was 
     reduced for the duration of the service of the Member in that 
     position to remove the impediment to the appointment of the 
     Member imposed by article I, section 6, clause 2 of the 
     Constitution, shall, subject to a deposit in the Fund as 
     provided under section 8334(m), be computed as though the 
     rate of basic pay which would otherwise have been in effect 
     during that period of service had been in effect.'';
       (4) in section 8341(b)(1) and (d) by striking ``and (q) of 
     this title'' each place it appears and inserting ``(q), and 
     (r)'';
       (5) in section 8334a(c) by striking ``and (q) of section 
     8339 of this title'' and inserting ``(q), and (r) of section 
     8339'';
       (6) in section 8344(a)(A) by striking ``and (q) of this 
     title'' and inserting ``(q), and (r)'';
       (7) in section 8415 by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) The annuity of a Member who has served in a position 
     in the executive branch for which the rate of basic pay was 
     reduced for the duration of the service of the Member in that 
     position to remove the impediment to the appointment of the 
     Member imposed by article I, section 6, clause 2 of the 
     Constitution, shall, subject to a deposit in the Fund as 
     provided under section 8422(g), be computed as though the 
     rate of basic pay which would otherwise have been in effect 
     during that period of service had been in effect.''
       (8) in section 8422 by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) A Member who has served in a position in the 
     executive branch for which the rate of basic pay was reduced 
     for the duration of the service of the Member to remove the 
     impediment to the appointment of the Member imposed by 
     article I, section 6, clause 2 of the Constitution, or the 
     survivor of such a Member, may deposit to the credit of the 
     Fund an amount equal to the difference between the amount 
     deducted from the basic pay of the member during that period 
     of service and the amount that would have been deducted if 
     the rate of basic pay which would otherwise have been in 
     effect during that period had been in effect, plus interest 
     computed under section 8334(e).''; and
       (9) in section 8468 by striking ``through (f)'' and 
     inserting ``through (g)''.
       (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be 
     applicable to any annuity commencing before, on, or after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, and shall be effective with 
     regard to any payment made after the first month following 
     the date of enactment.
       Sec. 517. (a) Section 5948 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d) by striking the second sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``No agreement shall be entered into 
     under this section later than September 30, 2000, nor shall 
     any agreement cover a period of service extending beyond 
     September 30, 2002.''; and
       (2) in subsection (j)(2)(A) by striking ``September 30, 
     1997'' and inserting ``September 30, 2000''.
       (b) Section 3 of the Federal Physicians Comparability 
     Allowance Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 5948 note) is amended by 
     striking ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting ``September 30, 
     2002''.
       (c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
     on the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 518. (a)(1) Section 8341 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k)(1) Subsections (b)(3)(B), (d)(ii), and (h)(3)(B)(i) 
     (to the extent that they provide for termination of a 
     survivor annuity because of a remarriage before age 55) shall 
     not apply if the widow, widower, or former spouse was married 
     for at least 30 years to the individual on whose service the 
     survivor annuity is based.
       ``(2) A remarriage described in paragraph (1) shall not be 
     taken into account for purposes of section 8339(j)(5)(B) or 
     (C) or any other provision of this chapter which the Office 
     may by regulation identify in order to carry out the purposes 
     of this subsection.''.
       (2) Such section 8341 is further amended--
       (A) in subsections (b)(3)(B) and (d)(ii) by striking 
     ``remarries'' and inserting ``except as provided in 
     subsection (k), remarries''; and
       (B) in subsection (h)(3)(B)(i) by striking ``in'' and 
     inserting ``except as provided in subsection (k), in''.
       (b)(1)(A) Section 8442(d) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Paragraph (1)(B) (relating to termination of a 
     survivor annuity because of a remarriage before age 55) shall 
     not apply if the widow or widower was married for at least 30 
     years to the individual on whose service the survivor annuity 
     is based.''.
       (B) Subsection (d)(1)(B) of such section 8442 is amended by 
     striking ``remarries'' and inserting ``except as provided in 
     paragraph (3), remarries''.
       (2)(A) Section 8445 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h)(1) Subsection (c)(2) (to the extent that it provides 
     for termination of a survivor annuity because of a remarriage 
     before age 55) shall not apply if the former spouse was 
     married for at least 30 years to the individual on whose 
     service the survivor annuity is based.
       ``(2) A remarriage described in paragraph (1) shall not be 
     taken into account for purposes of section 8419(b)(1)(B) or 
     any other provision of this chapter which the Office may by 
     regulation identify in order to carry out the purposes of 
     this subsection.''.
       (B) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (c)(2) of such 
     section 8445 is amended by striking ``shall'' and inserting 
     ``except as provided in subsection (h), shall''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to remarriages occurring on or after 
     January 1, 1995.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                Departments, Agencies, and Corporations

       Sec. 601. Funds appropriated in this or any other Act may 
     be used to pay travel to the United States for the immediate 
     family of employees serving abroad in cases of death or life 
     threatening illness of said employee.
       Sec. 602. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any 
     other Act for fiscal year 1998 shall obligate or expend any 
     such funds, unless such department, agency, or 
     instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer 
     in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all 
     of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, 
     or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the 
     Controlled Substances Act) by the officers and employees of 
     such department, agency, or instrumentality.
       Sec. 603. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1345, any agency, 
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     of the United States which provides or proposes to provide 
     child care services for Federal employees may reimburse any 
     Federal employee or any person employed to provide such 
     services for travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses 
     incurred for training classes, conferences, or other meetings 
     in connection with the provision of such services: Provided, 
     That any per diem allowance made pursuant to this section 
     shall not exceed the rate specified in regulations prescribed 
     pursuant to section 5707 of title 5, United States Code.
       Sec. 604. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 
     maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in 
     accordance with section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 
     Stat. 810), for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle 
     (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement, and 
     undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $8,100 
     except station wagons for which the maximum shall be $9,100: 
     Provided, That these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed 
     $3,700 for police-type vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 
     for special heavy-duty vehicles: Provided further, That the 
     limits set forth in this section may not be exceeded by more 
     than 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for 
     demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid 
     Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: 
     Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section 
     may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative 
     fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over 
     the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles.
       Sec. 605. Appropriations of the executive departments and 
     independent establishments for the current fiscal year 
     available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the 
     activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters 
     allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with 
     5 U.S.C. 5922-24.
       Sec. 606. Unless otherwise specified during the current 
     fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this 
     or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any 
     officer or employee of the Government of the United States 
     (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is 
     owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of 
     duty is in the continental United States unless such person 
     (1) is a citizen of the United States, (2) is a person in the 
     service of the United States on the date of enactment of this 
     Act who, being eligible for citizenship, has filed a 
     declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United 
     States prior to such date and is actually residing in the 
     United States, (3) is a person who owes allegiance to the 
     United States, (4) is an alien from Cuba, Poland, South 
     Vietnam, the countries of the former Soviet Union, or the 
     Baltic countries lawfully admitted to the United States for 
     permanent residence, (5) is a South Vietnamese, Cambodian, or 
     Laotian refugee paroled in the United States after January 1, 
     1975, or (6) is a national of the People's Republic of China 
     who qualifies for adjustment of status pursuant to the 
     Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992: Provided, That for 
     the purpose of this section, an affidavit signed by any such 
     person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the 
     requirements of this section with respect to his or her 
     status have been complied with: Provided further, That any 
     person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, 
     and, upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or 
     imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both: Provided 
     further, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, 
     and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing 
     law: Provided further, That any payment made to any officer 
     or employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall 
     be recoverable in action by the Federal Government. This 
     section shall not apply to citizens of Ireland, Israel, or 
     the Republic of the Philippines, or to nationals of those 
     countries allied with the United States in a current defense 
     effort, or to international broadcasters employed by the 
     United States Information Agency, or to temporary employment 
     of translators, or to temporary employment in the field 
     service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies.
       Sec. 607. Appropriations available to any department or 
     agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, 
     including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be 
     available for payment to the General Services Administration 
     for charges for space and services and those expenses of 
     renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which 
     constitute public improvements performed in accordance with 
     the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 749), the Public 
     Buildings Amendments of 1972 (87 Stat. 216), or other 
     applicable law.
       Sec. 608. In addition to funds provided in this or any 
     other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and 
     use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including 
     Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule 
     recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs. 
     Such funds shall be available until expended for the 
     following purposes:
       (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and 
     recycling programs as described in Executive Order 12873 
     (October 20, 1993), including any such programs adopted prior 
     to the effective date of the Executive Order.
       (2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs, 
     including, but not limited to, the development and 
     implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution 
     prevention programs.
       (3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as 
     deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
       Sec. 609. Funds made available by this or any other Act for 
     administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the 
     corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, 
     United States Code, shall be available, in addition to 
     objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for 
     rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with 
     5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this head, all 
     the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 
     expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 
     Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in the 
     event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are 
     subsequently transferred to or paid from other funds, the 
     limitations on administrative expenses shall be 
     correspondingly reduced.
       Sec. 610. No part of any appropriation for the current 
     fiscal year contained in this or any other Act shall be paid 
     to any person for the filling of any position for which he or 
     she has been nominated after the Senate has voted not to 
     approve the nomination of said person.
       Sec. 611. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
     any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of 
     boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, 
     councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they 
     are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and 
     specific statutory approval to receive financial support from 
     more than one agency or instrumentality.
       Sec. 612. Funds made available by this or any other Act to 
     the Postal Service Fund (39 U.S.C. 2003) shall be available 
     for employment of guards for all buildings and areas owned or 
     occupied by the Postal Service and under the charge and 
     control of the Postal Service, and such guards shall have, 
     with respect to such property, the powers of special 
     policemen provided by the first section of the Act of June 1, 
     1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318), and, as to 
     property owned or occupied by the Postal Service, the 
     Postmaster General may take the same actions as the 
     Administrator of General Services may take under the 
     provisions of sections 2 and 3 of the Act of June 1, 1948, as 
     amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318a, 318b), attaching 
     thereto penal consequences under the authority and within the 
     limits provided in section 4 of the Act of June 1, 1948, as 
     amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318c).
       Sec. 613. None of the funds made available pursuant to the 
     provisions of this Act shall be used to implement, 
     administer, or enforce any regulation which has been 
     disapproved pursuant to a resolution of disapproval duly 
     adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United 
     States.
       Sec. 614. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of 
     any of the funds appropriated for the fiscal year ending on 
     September 30, 1998, by this or any other Act, may be used to 
     pay any prevailing rate employee described in section 
     5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code--
       (1) during the period from the date of expiration of the 
     limitation imposed by section 616 of the Treasury, Postal 
     Service and General Government Appropriations Act, 1997, 
     until the normal effective date of the applicable wage survey 
     adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 1998, in an 
     amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade 
     and step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with 
     such section 616; and
       (2) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal 
     year 1998, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage 
     survey adjustment, the rate payable under paragraph (1) by 
     more than the sum of--
       (A) the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year 
     1998 under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in 
     the rates of pay under the General Schedule; and
       (B) the difference between the overall average percentage 
     of the locality-based comparability payments taking effect in 
     fiscal year 1998 under section 5304 of such title (whether by 
     adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage 
     of such payments which was effective in fiscal year 1997 
     under such section.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) 
     of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and no 
     employee covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid 
     during the periods for which subsection (a) is in effect at a 
     rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under 
     subsection (a) were subsection (a) applicable to such 
     employee.
       (c) For the purposes of this section, the rates payable to 
     an employee who is covered by this section and who is paid 
     from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 1997, shall 
     be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of 
     Personnel Management.
       (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of 
     premium pay for employees subject to this section may not be 
     changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 1997, 
     except to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel 
     Management to be consistent with the purpose of this section.
       (e) This section shall apply with respect to pay for 
     service performed after September 30, 1997.
       (f) For the purpose of administering any provision of law 
     (including section 8431 of title 5, United States Code, and 
     any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, 
     life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that requires 
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     or contribution, or that imposes any requirement or 
     limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the 
     rate of salary or basic pay payable after the application of 
     this section shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic 
     pay.
       (g) Nothing in this section shall be considered to permit 
     or require the payment to any employee covered by this 
     section at a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable 
     were this section not in effect.
       (h) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for 
     exceptions to the limitations imposed by this section if the 
     Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to 
     ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees.
       Sec. 615. During the period in which the head of any 
     department or agency, or any other officer or civilian 
     employee of the Government appointed by the President of the 
     United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or 
     expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the 
     office of such department head, agency head, officer, or 
     employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for 
     any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or 
     redecoration is expressly approved by the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate. For the purposes of 
     this section, the word ``office'' shall include the entire 
     suite of offices assigned to the individual, as well as any 
     other space used primarily by the individual or the use of 
     which is directly controlled by the individual.
       Sec. 616. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, and/or 
     lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous 
     to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of 
     conducting Federal law enforcement training without the 
     advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 617. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United 
     States Code, or section 611 of this Act, funds made available 
     for fiscal year 1998 by this or any other Act shall be 
     available for the interagency funding of national security 
     and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives 
     which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or 
     entities, as provided by Executive Order Numbered 12472 
     (April 3, 1984).
       Sec. 618. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
     other Act may be obligated or expended by any Federal 
     department, agency, or other instrumentality for the salaries 
     or expenses of any employee appointed to a position of a 
     confidential or policy-determining character excepted from 
     the competitive service pursuant to section 3302 of title 5, 
     United States Code, without a certification to the Office of 
     Personnel Management from the head of the Federal department, 
     agency, or other instrumentality employing the Schedule C 
     appointee that the Schedule C position was not created solely 
     or primarily in order to detail the employee to the White 
     House.
       (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 
     Federal employees or members of the armed services detailed 
     to or from--
       (1) the Central Intelligence Agency;
       (2) the National Security Agency;
       (3) the Defense Intelligence Agency;
       (4) the offices within the Department of Defense for the 
     collection of specialized national foreign intelligence 
     through reconnaissance programs;
       (5) the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the 
     Department of State;
       (6) any agency, office, or unit of the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Marine Corps, the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     and the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of 
     Justice, the Department of Transportation, the Department of 
     the Treasury, and the Department of Energy performing 
     intelligence functions; and
       (7) the Director of Central Intelligence.
       Sec. 619. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any 
     other Act for fiscal year 1998 shall obligate or expend any 
     such funds, unless such department, agency, or 
     instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer 
     in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all 
     of its workplaces are free from discrimination and sexual 
     harassment and that all of its workplaces are not in 
     violation of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as 
     amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 
     and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
       Sec. 620. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act may be used to pay for the expenses of travel of 
     employees, including employees of the Executive Office of the 
     President, not directly responsible for the discharge of 
     official governmental tasks and duties: Provided, That this 
     restriction shall not apply to the family of the President, 
     Members of Congress or their spouses, Heads of State of a 
     foreign country or their designees, persons providing 
     assistance to the President for official purposes, or other 
     individuals so designated by the President.
       Sec. 621. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the 
     President, or his designee, must certify to Congress, 
     annually, 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.
       Sec. 622. (a) None of the funds made available in this or 
     any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 
     training that--
       (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-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.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
     otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing 
     directly upon the performance of official duties.
       Sec. 623. No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
     for fiscal year 1998 may be used to implement or enforce the 
     agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4355 of the Government 
     or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such 
     policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following 
     provisions: ``These restrictions are consistent with and do 
     not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee 
     obligations, rights, or liabilities created by Executive 
     Order 12356; section 7211 of title 5, United States Code 
     (governing disclosures to Congress); section 1034 of title 
     10, United States Code, as amended by the Military 
     Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclosure to 
     Congress by members of the military); section 2302(b)(8) of 
     title 5, United States Code, as amended by the Whistleblower 
     Protection Act (governing disclosures of illegality, waste, 
     fraud, abuse or public health or safety threats); the 
     Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 (50 U.S.C. 421 
     et seq.) (governing disclosures that could expose 
     confidential Government agents); and the statutes which 
     protect against disclosure that may compromise the national 
     security, including sections 641, 793, 794, 798, and 952 of 
     title 18, United States Code, and section 4(b) of the 
     Subversive Activities Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. section 783(b)). 
     The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, 
     sanctions, and liabilities created by said Executive Order 
     and listed statutes are incorporated into this agreement and 
     are controlling.'': Provided, That notwithstanding the 
     preceding paragraph, 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. Such nondisclosure forms shall also 
     make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress or 
     to an authorized official of an executive agency or the 
     Department of Justice that are essential to reporting a 
     substantial violation of law.
       Sec. 624. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any 
     other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, 
     other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative 
     relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for 
     the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, 
     booklet, publication, radio, television or film presentation 
     designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the 
     Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
       Sec. 625. (a) In General.--No later than September 30, 
     1998, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall submit to the Congress a report that provides--
       (1) estimates of the total annual costs and benefits of 
     Federal regulatory programs, including quantitative and 
     nonquantitative measures of regulatory costs and benefits;
       (2) estimates of the costs and benefits (including 
     quantitative and nonquantitative measures) of each rule that 
     is likely to have a gross annual effect on the economy of 
     $100,000,000 or more in increased costs;
       (3) an assessment of the direct and indirect impacts of 
     Federal rules on the private sector, State and local 
     government, and the Federal Government; and
       (4) recommendations from the Director and a description of 
     significant public comments to reform or eliminate any 
     Federal regulatory program or program element that is 
     inefficient, ineffective, or is not a sound use of the 
     Nation's resources.
       (b) Notice.--The Director shall provide public notice and 
     an opportunity to comment on the report under subsection (a) 
     before the report is issued in final form.
       Sec. 626. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any 
     other Act, may be used by an agency to provide a Federal 
     employee's home address to any labor organization except when 
     it is made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that the employee has 
     authorized such disclosure or that such disclosure has been 
     ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
       Sec. 627. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to 
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     cation standards for explosives detection canines, and shall 
     provide, on a reimbursable basis, for the certification of 
     explosives detection canines employed by Federal agencies, or 
     other agencies providing explosives detection services at 
     airports in the United States.
       Sec. 628. None of the funds made available in this Act or 
     any other Act may be used to provide any non-public 
     information such as mailing or telephone lists to any person 
     or any organization outside of the Federal Government without 
     the approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 629. Notwithstanding section 611, interagency 
     financing is authorized to carry out the purposes of the 
     National Bioethics Advisory Commission.
       Sec. 630. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
     any other Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda 
     purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized 
     by the Congress.
       Sec. 631. None of the funds appropriated in this or any 
     other Act shall be used to acquire information technologies 
     which do not comply with part 39.106 (Year 2000 compliance) 
     of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless an agency's 
     Chief Information Officer determines that non-compliance with 
     part 39.106 is necessary to the function and operation of the 
     requesting agency or the acquisition is required by a signed 
     contract with the agency in effect before the date of 
     enactment of this Act. Any waiver granted by the Chief 
     Information Officer shall be reported to the Office of 
     Management and Budget, and copies shall be provided to 
     Congress.
       Sec. 632. For fiscal year 1998, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury is authorized to use funds made available to the 
     FSLIC Resolution Fund under Public Law 103-327, not to exceed 
     $33,700,000, to reimburse the Department of Justice for the 
     reasonable expenses of litigation that are incurred in the 
     defense of claims against the U.S. arising from FIRREA and 
     its implementation.
       Sec. 633. Personal Allowance Parity Among NAFTA Parties. 
     (a) In General.--The United States Trade Representative and 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Commerce, shall initiate discussions with 
     officials of the Governments of Mexico and Canada to achieve 
     parity in the duty-free personal allowance structure of the 
     United States, Mexico, and Canada.
       (b) Report.--The United States Trade Representative and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall report to Congress within 90 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act on the progress 
     that is being made to correct any disparity between the 
     United States, Mexico, and Canada with respect to duty-free 
     personal allowances.
       (c) Recommendations.--If parity with respect to duty-free 
     personal allowances between the United States, Mexico, and 
     Canada is not achieved within 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the United States Trade Representative 
     and the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 
     recommendations to Congress for appropriate legislation and 
     action.
       Sec. 634. None of the funds made available in this Act for 
     the United States Custom Service may be used to allow the 
     importation into the United States of any good, ware, 
     article, or merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured by 
     forced or indentured child labor, as determined pursuant to 
     section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
       Sec. 635. No later than 30 days after the enactment of this 
     Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall require all Federal departments and agencies to report 
     total obligations for the expenses of employee relocation. 
     All obligations incident to employee relocation authorized 
     under either chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, or 
     section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     4081; Public Law 96-465), shall be included. Such information 
     for the past, current, and budget years shall be included in 
     the agency budget submission to the President. The Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget shall prepare a table 
     presenting obligations for the expenses of employee 
     relocation for all departments and agencies, and such table 
     shall be transmitted to Congress each year as part of the 
     President's annual budget.
       Sec. 636. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     part of any appropriation contained in this Act or any other 
     Act for any fiscal year shall be available for paying Sunday 
     premium pay to any employee unless such employee actually 
     performed work during the time corresponding to such premium 
     pay.
       Sec. 637. Section 302(g)(1) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432(g)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after ``Senator,''; and
       (2) by inserting after ``candidate,'' the following: ``and 
     by the Republican and Democratic Senatorial Campaign 
     Committees''.
       Sec. 638. (a) Chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after section 3112 the following:

     ``Sec. 3113. Restriction on reemployment after conviction of 
       certain crimes

       ``An employee shall be separated from service and barred 
     from reemployment in the Federal service, if--
       ``(1) the employee is convicted of a violation of section 
     201(b) of title 18; and
       ``(2) such violation related to conduct prohibited under 
     section 1010(a) of the Controlled Substances Import and 
     Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(a)).''.
       (b) The table of sections for chapter 31 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 3112 the following:

``3113. Restriction on reemployment after conviction of certain 
              crimes.''.

       (c) This section shall apply during fiscal year 1998 and 
     each fiscal year thereafter.
       Sec. 639. (a) Coordination of Counterdrug Intelligence 
     Centers and Activities.--(1) Not later than 120 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
     of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees, including the 
     Committees on Appropriations, a plan to improve coordination, 
     and eliminate unnecessary duplication, among the counterdrug 
     intelligence centers and counterdrug activities of the 
     Federal Government, including the centers and activities of 
     the following departments and agencies:
       (A) The Department of Defense, including the Defense 
     Intelligence Agency.
       (B) The Department of the Treasury, including the United 
     States Customs Service and the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
     Network (FinCEN).
       (C) The Central Intelligence Agency.
       (D) The Coast Guard.
       (E) The Department of Justice, including the National Drug 
     Intelligence Center (NDIC); the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, including the El Paso Intelligence Center 
     (EPIC); and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (2) The purpose of the plan under paragraph (1) is to 
     maximize the effectiveness of the centers and activities 
     referred to in that paragraph in achieving the objectives of 
     the national drug control strategy. In order to maximize such 
     effectiveness, the plan shall--
       (A) articulate clear and specific mission statements for 
     each counterdrug intelligence center and activity, including 
     the manner in which responsibility for counterdrug 
     intelligence activities will be allocated among the 
     counterdrug intelligence centers;
       (B) specify the relationship between such centers;
       (C) specify the means by which proper oversight of such 
     centers will be assured;
       (D) specify the means by which counterdrug intelligence 
     will be forwarded effectively to all levels of officials 
     responsible for United States counterdrug policy; and
       (E) specify mechanisms to ensure that State and local law 
     enforcement agencies are apprised of counterdrug intelligence 
     acquired by Federal law enforcement agencies in a manner 
     which--
       (i) facilitates effective counterdrug activities by State 
     and local law enforcement agencies; and
       (ii) provides such State and local law enforcement agencies 
     with the information relating to the safety of officials 
     involved in their counterdrug activities.
       (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means the following:
       (1) The Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate.
       (2) The Committee on International Relations, the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
       Sec. 640. No part of any appropriation contained in this or 
     any other Act shall be available for the payment of the 
     salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, 
     who--
       (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to 
     prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the 
     Federal Government from having any direct oral or written 
     communication or contact with any Member, committee, or 
     subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter 
     pertaining to the employment of such other officer or 
     employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such 
     other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether 
     such communication or contact is at the initiative of such 
     other officer or employee or in response to the request or 
     inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
       (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, 
     reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance of 
     efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, 
     transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any 
     employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or 
     condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of 
     the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit 
     any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other 
     officer or employee, by reason of any communication or 
     contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, 
     committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in 
     paragraph (1).
       Sec. 641. Section 5118(d)(2) of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``This paragraph shall'' and all 
     that follows through the end of the paragraph.
       Sec. 642. (a) This section may be cited as the ``Federal 
     Employees' Retirement System Open Enrollment Act of 1997''.
       (b) Any individual who, as of January 1, 1998, is employed 
     by the Federal Government, and on such date is subject to 
     subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, 
     may elect to become subject to chapter 84 of such title in 
     accordance with regulations promulgated under subsection (c).
       (c) The Office of Personnel Management shall promulgate 
     regulations to carry out

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     the provisions of this section. Such regulations shall--
       (1)(A) subject to subparagraph (B), provide for an election 
     under subsection (b) to be made not before July 1, 1998, or 
     after December 31, 1998; and
       (B) with respect to a Member of Congress, provide for--
       (i) an election under subsection (b) to be made not before 
     July 1, 1998, or after October 31, 1998; and
       (ii) such an election to take effect not before January 4, 
     1999;
       (2) provide notice and information to individuals who may 
     make such an election, including information on a comparison 
     of benefits an individual would receive from coverage under 
     chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code; and
       (3) provide for treatment of such an election similar to 
     the applicable provisions of title III of the Federal 
     Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-335; 
     100 Stat. 599 et seq.).
       (d)(1) Section 210(a)(5)(H)(i) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 410(a)(5)(H)(i)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' after ``1986'' and inserting a 
     comma; and
       (B) by inserting ``or the Federal Employees' Retirement 
     System Open Enrollment Act of 1997'' after ``(50 U.S.C. 
     2157),''.
       (2) Section 3121(b)(5)(H)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' after ``1986'' and inserting a 
     comma; and
       (B) by inserting ``or the Federal Employees' Retirement 
     System Open Enrollment Act of 1997'' after ``(50 U.S.C. 
     2157),''.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Treasury and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 1998''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     For consideration of the House bill, and the Senate 
         amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Jim Kolbe,
     Frank R. Wolf,
     Bob Livingston,
     Steny H. Hoyer,
     David Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Richard Shelby,
     Ted Stevens,
     Herb Kohl,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.
     As additional conferees solely for consideration of Titles I 
         through IV of the House bill, and Titles I through IV of 
         the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
         conference:
     Ernest Istook,
     Anne M. Northup,
     Carrie P. Meek,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conferees agree to provide $114,771,000, instead of 
     $113,410,000 as proposed by the House and $114,794,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Within this amount, $477,000 is for 
     Domestic Finance, $750,000 is for International Affairs, and 
     $500,000 is for contract awards to the National Law Center 
     for Inter-American Free Trade for the explicit purpose of 
     supporting Federal government efforts to conduct legal 
     research specific to relevant trade issues. The conferees 
     specifically deny the $1,000,000 request for the Commodity 
     Market Fees Study, including the study of alternative funding 
     sources and structures for the Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission.
       The conferees agree to include language which sets aside 
     $200,000 for a comprehensive study of the effect of gambling 
     on bankruptcies as proposed by the House.
       The conferees agree to include language which sets a 
     funding ``floor'' for the Office of Foreign Assets Control as 
     proposed by the Senate, modified to set the floor at 
     $4,500,000.
       The conferees agree to include language making technical 
     corrections to language which appeared under this heading in 
     the fiscal year 1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees agree to include language allowing the Under 
     Secretary for Enforcement to transfer up to $1,600,000 of 
     available prior year balances of the Violent Crime Reduction 
     Trust Fund.


                    Under Secretary for Enforcement

       The conferees direct the Department of the Treasury to 
     submit, with its fiscal year 1999 budget request, detailed 
     budget justification materials for the Office of the Under 
     Secretary for Enforcement.


                 Office of Professional Responsibility

                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conferees agree to provide $1,250,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $1,500,000 as proposed by the House. 
     The conferees expect that the Department will use 
     approximately $350,000 in reprogramming authority, the 
     anticipated share of the unobligated balance of funds at the 
     end of fiscal year 1997, to augment this appropriation. The 
     conferees include House language requiring the Under 
     Secretary for Enforcement to undertake a comprehensive review 
     of integrity issues and other matters related to the 
     potential vulnerability of the U.S. Customs Service.


                         Automation Enhancement

       The conferees agree to provide $25,889,000, instead of 
     $25,989,000 as proposed by the House and $29,389,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. This includes: $8,789,000 for the 
     Departmental Office's modernization plan; $6,100,000 for the 
     International Trade Data System; and $11,000,000 for Customs' 
     Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).


                 Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)

       The conferees have followed closely Customs' efforts to 
     meet the conditions for release of the $3,475,000 that was 
     fenced in fiscal year 1997 pending completion of a systems 
     architecture plan. While the conferees agree that Customs has 
     markedly improved its processes for making systems 
     investments, including the definition of requirements, the 
     plan is still under review at this time.
       In addition, the conferees were dismayed with the recent 
     decision made by Customs to continue to fund ACE projects out 
     of the Salaries and Expenses appropriation when it became 
     clear that the fenced funding would not become available by 
     mid-year. Although the funding level itself was below the 
     dollar threshold for a formal reprogramming request, the 
     conferees believe that the reallocation was not in accordance 
     with Congressional intent. In the future, the conferees 
     direct that funding for ACE be provided exclusively from 
     resources appropriated in this account, absent prior 
     consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
       The conferees strongly support modernization and automation 
     of Customs business functions, and encourage the bureau to 
     continue apace in its planning efforts; however, they remain 
     equally convinced that automation and information technology 
     investments must follow the prudent investment planning 
     processes just now being implemented. The conferees agree to 
     provide $11,000,000 in fiscal year 1998, but only after the 
     Commissioner submits, and the Committees on Appropriations 
     approve, a systems architecture plan and a milestone schedule 
     for the development and implementation of all projects 
     included in that plan.


                    International Trade Data System

       The conferees agree to provide $6,100,000 instead of 
     $5,700,000 as proposed by the House and $5,600,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees direct that $500,000 of 
     this amount be provided to support the Global TransPark 
     Network Customs Information Project (GTPN/CIP).

                      Office of Inspector General


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conferees agree to provide $29,719,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $29,927,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conferees agree to include language which transfers 
     $26,034 to the Departmental Offices appropriation for the 
     reimbursement of Secret Service agents who were the apparent 
     targets of an investigation. The reimbursements are subject 
     to Section 115 of this Act.


           Treasury Building and Annex Repair and Restoration

       The conferees agree to provide $10,484,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $6,484,000 as proposed by the House.


                        Treasury Forfeiture Fund

       The conferees are aware that the ``super surplus'' for the 
     Treasury Forfeiture Fund in fiscal year 1997 will be 
     significantly larger than in recent years and direct that the 
     Department provide the Committees the plan for its intended 
     use of these resources in a timely fashion. In support of 
     using these resources to strengthen critical law enforcement 
     capabilities, the conferees direct the Department to use 
     $26,179,000 as follows: $11,100,000 to the Secret Service for 
     its financial fraud operation ($3,000,000), activities 
     related to the Federal Law Enforcement Wireless Users Group 
     (FLEWUG) ($6,100,000), and maintenance requirements of the 
     Rowley Training Center ($2,000,000); $4,000,000 to Customs to 
     fund inspector rotation, if necessary and subject to the 
     findings of the review to be undertaken by the Office of 
     Professional Responsibility; $8,979,000 to the Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for its firearms trafficking 
     initiative ($6,000,000), increased arson inspectors 
     ($2,729,000), and a guide for firearms and ammunition 
     identification ($250,000); and $2,100,000 for the Financial 
     Crimes Enforcement Network for international money laundering 
     programs ($2,000,000), and to assist with travel and per diem 
     costs of the National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform 
     State Laws in connection with the drafting of a model law 
     envisioned by section 407 of the Money Laundering Suppression 
     Act of 1994 ($100,000).


                         Explosives Inspectors

       The conferees are strongly supportive of ATF efforts to 
     fully inspect explosives facilities but find the 
     justification for enhanced annual inspections of all 
     facilities nationwide inadequate. The conferees provide 
     $2,729,000 for this effort in fiscal year 1998, half of the 
     funding requested.


                    violent crime reduction programs

       The conferees agree to provide $131,000,000, instead of 
     $97,000,000 proposed by the House and $130,955,000 proposed 
     by the Senate. This amount is to be used as follows:
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms:
  GREAT administration/training.............................$ 3,000,000
  CEASEFIRE/IBIS Program......................................5,200,000
  Vehicle replacement.........................................4,500,000
  Arson/Explosives Information Collection.....................1,608,000

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  Landmobile Radio Systems....................................1,139,000
  Canine Explosives Detection Program.........................3,974,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal, ATF............................................19,421,000
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

GREAT Program Grants:........................................10,000,000
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Secret Service:
  Vehicle replacement........................................ 6,700,000
  Identity-based fraud........................................1,460,000
  Counterfeit investigations..................................5,000,000
  Forensic technologies.......................................2,000,000
  Support for the NCMEC.........................................571,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal, Secret Service.................................15,731,000
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Customs:
  High Energy X-Ray Inspection Systems.......................15,000,000
  Redeployment of agents and inspectors.......................4,000,000
  Canopy construction (Southwest border)......................1,100,000
  Land Border Automation Initiative...........................9,500,000
  Operation Hard-Line III.....................................8,413,000
  Vehicle replacement.........................................7,400,000
  Laboratory modernization....................................5,735,000
  Vehicle and container inspection system.....................5,000,000
  Forward-Looking Infrared....................................4,500,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal, Customs........................................60,648,000
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network..........................1,000,000
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.......................1,000,000
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Office of National Drug Control Policy:
  Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center...................13,000,000
  Model State Drug Law Conferences............................1,200,000
  Drug-Free Prison Pilot Project..............................6,000,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
  Subtotal, ONDCP............................................20,200,000
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas:........................3,000,000

                             Secret Service

       For the Secret Service, the conferees provide $15,731,000 
     instead of $16,837,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $21,178,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees provide 
     $15,664,000 for White House Security through the Secret 
     Service's Salaries and Expenses appropriation and $3,000,000 
     for Financial Institution Fraud Investigations through the 
     Treasury Forfeiture Fund.

           National Center for Missing and Exploited Children


                        child exploitation unit

       In fiscal year 1997, the Committees provided start up costs 
     for the operation of the Exploited Child Unit at the National 
     Center for Missing and Exploited Children as well as 
     sufficient funds for the operation of this unit through 
     fiscal year 1999. The Committees have had the opportunity to 
     review the work of this Unit and are pleased with the 
     progress being made in the integration of investigations of 
     exploited children with investigations being conducted 
     through the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
     Children in recovering missing children. The conferees wish 
     to express continued support for the work of this Center as 
     well as the cooperation being provided by the Secret Service 
     through the use of forensic technologies. The conferees 
     provided an additional $571,000 for the operation of the 
     Exploited Child Unit of the National Center for Missing and 
     Exploited Children and encourages the Center to provide the 
     Committees with periodic status reports of its investigative 
     efforts.


             counterdrug technology transfer pilot program

       The conferees provide $13,000,000 to the Counterdrug 
     Technology Assessment Center (CTAC) of the Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to establish a program for 
     transferring technology directly to State and local law 
     enforcement agencies. Since its inception, CTAC has worked 
     with many law enforcement agencies and prosecutors to find 
     technological solutions to critical law enforcement problems, 
     and many valuable applications have been developed. The 
     conferees direct that this new funding be used to initiate a 
     pilot program to transfer these technologies directly to 
     State and local law enforcement agencies who may otherwise be 
     unable to profit from the developments due to limited budgets 
     or a lack of technological expertise. The conferees direct 
     CTAC to initiate this program under the direction of the 
     Chief Scientist, ONDCP, with the advice of experts from State 
     and local law enforcement, and in cooperation with High 
     Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) programs to identify 
     the technologies to be transferred and locations to be 
     served. The conferees expect that priority will be given to 
     identifying candidates for transfer in the currently 
     designated HIDTAs, and expect that CTAC and HIDTA will also 
     weigh the ability and willingness of potential recipients to 
     share in the costs of new technology, either through in-kind 
     or direct contributions. The conferees also direct the Chief 
     Scientist to submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations evaluating the performance of the program not 
     later than 18 months from the date of the first transfer, as 
     well as a strategic plan for countrywide deployment of 
     technology. Additionally, the Chief Scientist is directed to 
     consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the 
     obligation of these funds to ensure that the money 
     appropriated is going toward providing State and local law 
     enforcement agencies access to counterdrug technology and not 
     unreasonable administrative or otherwise unintended purposes.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Center


                    Foreign Law Enforcement Training

       The conferees have modified the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center (FLETC) language to allow the Secretary of 
     the Treasury to waive the reimbursement requirement for 
     training of foreign law enforcement officials for those 
     training activities which take place in foreign countries 
     under the provisions of section 801 of the Antiterrorism and 
     Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996. However, the conferees 
     expect the Secretary to ensure that utilization of such 
     authority will not result in a diminution of the funds and 
     personnel available for training of domestic law enforcement 
     personnel.


                Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

     Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses

       The conferees agree to provide $32,548,000 as proposed by 
     the House instead of $13,930,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                      Financial Management Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conferees agree to provide $202,490,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $199,675,000 as proposed by the House.

                Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conferees agree to provide $478,934,000, instead of 
     $478,649,000 proposed by the House and $473,490,000 proposed 
     by the Senate. This amount includes $4,961,000 for technology 
     and telecommunications; $754,000 for laboratory and 
     investigative supplies; $3,615,000 for computer 
     modernization; $1,250,000 for the Youth Crime Gun 
     Interdiction Initiative; and $6,333,000 for Permanent Change 
     of Station moves and Within-Grade-Increases.
       The conference agreement does not include a provision to 
     require the ATF to seek prior approval from the House 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and the Senate 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs for separation incentive 
     plans authorized by Public Law 104-208. However, the 
     conferees would like to remind all agencies that they are 
     required to submit to the House and Senate, prior to 
     implementation, their strategic plans outlining the intended 
     use of such incentive payments and a proposed organization 
     chart for the agency once the incentive payments have been 
     completed.
       The conferees recommend that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco 
     and Firearms work with the federally licensed firearms 
     dealers to make recommendations for the improvement of the 
     dealers' existing security measures.

                     United States Customs Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conferees agree to provide $1,522,165,000, instead of 
     $1,526,078,000 proposed by the House and $1,551,028,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. This includes funding of $5,000,000 
     for Customshouse renovation; $1,250,000 for one-time funding 
     of the Global Trade and Research Program at the Montana World 
     Trade Center; and $300,000 to staff a dedicated commuter lane 
     in El Paso, Texas. The conference agreement provides language 
     permitting up to $5,000,000 to be used for special 
     operations. The conference agreement also provides that the 
     overtime pay cap for Customs inspectors will be raised to 
     $30,000.


             Lease and Purchase of Customs Service Vehicles

       The conference agreement provides authority to the U.S. 
     Customs Service to purchase and lease vehicles for police-
     type use. The conferees would like to remind Customs to 
     conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the available acquisition 
     methods, as required by OMB Circular A-109, when they are 
     acquiring vehicles. Based on the results of this analysis, 
     Customs should proceed with leasing vehicles, for police-type 
     modification, only when it is determined that this 
     acquisition method provides the Federal government long term 
     savings.


                           Customs Clearance

       The conferees are concerned about possible disparities in 
     customs clearance, time in transit, duties, and processing 
     paperwork burdens attributable to shipment of goods. In its 
     role of facilitating the movement of merchandise, cargo, and 
     mail, the Customs Service is directed by the conferees to 
     examine whether disparities exist in services used by small 
     and large businesses and individuals with regard to customs 
     clearance, time in transit, duties, and processing paperwork 
     burdens. The Customs Service is directed to report back to 
     the Committees on Appropriations by February 2, 1998. 
     Further, the conferees are aware of the examination of the 
     General Accounting Office on this issue, and request that the 
     Customs Service cooperate fully with this investigation.


                           Opa-locka Airport

       The conferees are aware that Opa-locka Airport in Dade 
     County, Florida now has customs service from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
     These limited hours require general aviation aircraft 
     arriving from Latin America and the Caribbean after 5 p.m. to 
     land at Miami International Airport (MIA). This diversion 
     further congests MIA, which is already the nation's busiest 
     cargo airport. Accordingly, the conferees encourage the 
     Customs Service to provide customs service at Opa-locka 
     airport from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

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                                Textiles

       The Customs Service shall report to the Appropriations 
     Committee no later than March 1, 1998 on what actions it is 
     taking to enforce prohibitions of illegal transshipments of 
     fraudulently labeled textiles and apparels within the U.S. 
     textile quota system. The Service will also provide the 
     Committee with an assessment of the severity of the 
     transshipment problem and its impact on U.S. textile and 
     apparel manufacturers.


                       Softwood Lumber Agreement

       One of the U.S. Customs Service's most important tasks is 
     fully and effectively enforcing U.S. trade agreements. With 
     this in mind, the conferees have provided an additional 
     $2,000,000 to the U.S. Customs Service to supply additional 
     resources for monitoring and enforcing the United States/
     Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement--our largest bilateral 
     sectoral agreement. The Lumber Agreement, established in 
     April 1996, addresses the problem of subsidized Canadian 
     lumber imports which have caused enormous injury to U.S. 
     lumber producers. This additional funding will provide 
     Customs adequate resources to reconcile U.S. import data with 
     Canadian export data on shipments under the Agreement. The 
     resources should ensure that Customs conducts the Northern 
     border inspections and analyzes the trade statistics 
     necessary to ensure full and effective enforcement of the 
     Lumber Agreement.
       In that regard, the conferees expect that the U.S. Customs 
     Service will cease enforcement of any interpretative ruling 
     that would have the effect of undermining enforcement of the 
     Lumber Agreement, including any ruling that would have the 
     effect of classifying lumber that would otherwise be 
     classified under the heading of 4407 of the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule in a different classification because it has been 
     drilled or otherwise subject to minor processing, until 
     Congress can address this issue.


 Operations, Maintenance and Procurement, Air and Marine Interdiction 
                                Programs

       The conferees agree to provide $92,758,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate, instead of $97,258,000 as proposed by the House. 
     The conferees agree to fund Forward-Looking Infrared systems 
     through the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.


                   Customs Services at Small Airports

       The conferees agree to make permanent the provision that 
     Customs services at small airports may be derived from fees 
     collected.

                       Bureau of the Public Debt


                     Administering the Public Debt

       The conferees agree to provide $169,426,000, the amount 
     proposed by both the House and the Senate. The conferees 
     agree to include language providing $2,500 for official 
     reception and representation expenses as proposed by the 
     Senate.

                        Internal Revenue Service


                 Processing, Assistance, and Management

       The conferees agree to provide $2,925,874,000, instead of 
     $2,915,100,000 as proposed by the House and $2,943,174,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The $17,300,000 reduction from the amount proposed by the 
     Senate is from the amount requested for Earned Income Tax 
     Credit (EITC) enforcement. The conferees have agreed to 
     provide a total of $138,000,000 for EITC enforcement in a 
     separate appropriation account and therefore the $17,300,000 
     is no longer required under this appropriation.


                       Brookhaven Service Center

       The conferees are concerned that the IRS appears to be 
     unwilling to come to a resolution on its proposed renovation 
     plans for the IRS Center in Brookhaven, New York. Due to this 
     recalcitrant attitude on the part of IRS, the renovation 
     project is at least three years behind schedule.
       Despite past assurances from both the IRS and the General 
     Services Administration (GSA) that this renovation project 
     would move forward expeditiously, this has not happened. The 
     conferees direct the IRS to submit a report by January 15, 
     1998, to the Appropriations Committees that details its 
     planned construction schedule to renovate the IRS Center in 
     Brookhaven.


                      Field Office Reorganization

       The Treasury, Postal Service and General Government 
     Appropriations Act, 1997, (P.L. 104-208) included a provision 
     (Section 105) which required the IRS to provide a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations on the impact of the planned 
     field reorganization before it could implement the 
     reorganization. The Committees found the report lacking, 
     particularly with regard to the cost/benefit analysis of how 
     adequate taxpayer service will be provided in the future. The 
     conferees, therefore, direct the IRS to continue to delay its 
     planned field reduction-in-force until it submits another 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations, no earlier than 
     January 30, 1998, with a detailed plan on how the IRS will 
     ensure adequate taxpayer service in the future. In addition, 
     based on concerns expressed by Members of Congress, the 
     conferees direct the IRS to include in the report a detailed 
     analysis of the impact of the field reorganization on the 
     adequacy of taxpayer services in rural areas of the country.


                             Privacy Issues

       The conferees have not included a provision as proposed by 
     the House which would have prohibited the IRS from including 
     Social Security numbers on mailing labels or other visible 
     mailings because of the concern over the cost which the IRS 
     would incur to implement this provision. However, the 
     conferees remain concerned that including Social Security 
     numbers on mailing labels or other visible mailings violates 
     certain taxpayer privacy protections. The IRS should report 
     to the Committees on Appropriations on how it plans to 
     protect taxpayer privacy in its mailings.


                      Electronic Filing Initiative

       The conferees have included a provision as recommended by 
     the House, with modifications, which establishes an 
     Electronic Filing Initiative.
       The provision directs that this initiative be established 
     as a pilot project in fiscal year 1998. The initiative 
     directs the IRS to pay up to $3.00 for each return filed 
     electronically when the Commissioner of the IRS has 
     determined that it is in the best interest of the government 
     to make such a payment. The conferees stress the ``up to'' 
     $3.00 sets the cap on the payment, but does not set a floor 
     on the payment. The amount of the payment would be at the 
     discretion of the Commissioner.
       Additionally, it is not the intent of the conferees that 
     the IRS should pay for electronically-filed tax returns which 
     it would otherwise have received without making any payment. 
     Therefore, the IRS shall only pay for the volume of 
     electronically-filed tax returns that are in excess of the 
     number which were received in 1996.
       The conferees agree that only if the Commissioner 
     determines that it is in the best interest of the government, 
     shall any payment be made for the increased volume of 
     electronically-filed tax returns. The conferees recognize 
     that the IRS is in the process of developing a contract with 
     private sector companies which provide electronic filing 
     services which may offer non-payment incentives to increase 
     electronic filing. The inclusion of this provision should not 
     be construed as an effort to hinder or alter the IRS effort. 
     The conferees simply want to ensure that the IRS will carry 
     through on its long-delayed plan to increase electronically-
     filed returns. The plan should include the most appropriate 
     mix of incentives, which may or may not include monetary 
     offers, as determined by the Commissioner.


                          Tax Law Enforcement

       The conferees agree to provide $3,142,822,000, instead of 
     $3,108,300,000 as proposed by the House and $3,153,722,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The $10,900,000 reduction from the amount proposed by the 
     Senate is from the amount requested for Earned Income Tax 
     Credit (EITC) enforcement.The conferees have agreed to 
     provide a total of $138,000,000 for EITC enforcement in a 
     separate appropriation account and therefore the $10,900,000 
     is no longer required under this appropriation.


                          Rescission of Funds

       The conferees agree to rescind $32,000,000 in previously 
     appropriated funds as proposed by the Senate instead of a 
     rescission of $14,500,000 in previously appropriated funds as 
     proposed by the House.


                         Internal Audit Reports

       The conferees request that the Internal Revenue Service 
     forward to the Committees on Appropriations copies of 
     internal audit reports.


              Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment Program

       The conferees agree with the House position that the IRS 
     should work with taxpayers to ensure compliance with the Tip 
     Reporting Alternative Commitment Agreement (TRAC). In too 
     many instances, restaurant owners perceive that the IRS may 
     be overzealous in their pursuit of voluntary agreement with 
     TRAC by intimating that the business will be audited if there 
     is no agreement. The conferees agree that IRS should ensure 
     compliance with tip reporting by stressing its customer 
     service role while working with restaurant owners.


          Regulations Regarding Conduct of Non-Profit Ventures

       The report which accompanied the Treasury, Postal Service 
     and General Government Appropriations, 1997 (P.L. 104-208), 
     incorporated by reference language contained in the Senate's 
     report 104-330 concerning tax-exempt organizations and the 
     tour industry. This is a continuing issue in fiscal year 1998 
     because of increased growth in the number of tax exempt 
     organizations that choose to engage in commercial activities. 
     The ambiguities in the definition of what is and is not 
     taxable, contribute to the ongoing controversy.
       The 1997 report directed the Internal Revenue Service to 
     review this situation and take steps, if necessary, to 
     develop regulations clarifying the ``substantially related'' 
     test as it applies to tax exempt travel and tour activities. 
     The IRS has not yet developed regulations to clarify this 
     issue. The conferees believe that this issue must be resolved 
     soon and directs the IRS to work with the appropriate 
     Congressional committees to develop the necessary regulations 
     before April 15, 1998.


             Earned Income Tax Credit Compliance Initiative

       The conferees agree to provide $138,000,000 in a new 
     appropriation account for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) 
     compliance initiative which was established by section 5702 
     of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33). This 
     is $30,895,000 more than the $107,105,000 requested by the 
     President in a September 17, 1997 budget amendment.

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       The conferees direct that IRS use these funds only for the 
     EITC compliance initiative. Furthermore, the IRS should 
     establish a method to track the expenditure of funds and 
     measure the impact on compliance. The IRS shall submit 
     quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations which 
     identify the expenditures and the change in the rates of 
     compliance.


                          Information Systems

       The conferees agree to provide $1,272,487,000, as proposed 
     by the Senate, instead of $1,292,500,000 as proposed by the 
     House.
       Within this amount, the conferees agree to provide funds as 
     follows:

Operational Systems........................................$936,614,000
Century Date Change.........................................289,700,000
Quality Assurance.............................................7,112,000
Modernization Management......................................8,227,000
Modernization Support........................................23,834,000
Retraining/Relocation of employees............................7,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total.................................................1,272,487,000

       Through the re-application of 1997 and 1996 funds, an 
     additional $87,000,000 is made available for Century Date 
     Change requirements as discussed below.
       The conferees note that the amount provided for Operational 
     Systems is the amount requested in the fiscal year 1998 
     budget request. Should the IRS require the expenditure of 
     funds in a manner different from that listed above, a 
     reprogramming action is required.


                    Century Date Change Requirements

       The conferees agree to provide a total of $376,700,000 for 
     Century Date Change requirements. The conferees understand 
     that, as of September 12, 1997, this is the amount requested 
     for this program. Of this amount, $289,700,000 is provided as 
     an appropriation in the Information Systems account. The 
     conferees also direct that $77,000,000 be reprogrammed from 
     fiscal year 1997 funds available from the Tax Systems 
     Modernization (TSM) development and deployment program and 
     $10,000,000 shall be reprogrammed from the 1996 TSM program. 
     The conferees direct the IRS to expeditiously submit the 
     necessary reprogramming actions to the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       To the extent that the Century Date Change requirements 
     exceed the amount provided, the Committees on Appropriations 
     would be willing to consider a reprogramming request which 
     would increase the amount available for the Century Date 
     Change program.
       The Committees on Appropriations were provided with an 
     abundance of conflicting data from the IRS concerning what 
     constitutes projects and activities required for addressing 
     the Year 2000 systems changes. The conferees are concerned 
     that the Century Date Change requirements are not yet 
     finalized and projects and activities considered as part of 
     the program may frequently change. Additionally, the 
     conferees are concerned that the IRS has no overall 
     integrated plan for the assessment of the problem, applying 
     solutions to the problem, and then adequately testing the 
     solutions before deployment of the applications to field 
     operations.
       Therefore, the conferees direct the IRS to develop a 
     Century Date Change strategy which adequately addresses 
     infrastructure, assessment (inventory/analysis), application 
     renovation (upgrade deployment), and validation requirements. 
     The conferees direct the IRS to provide quarterly reports 
     tracking its progress in meeting this strategy. The report 
     should include expenditure of funds, application of FTEs, and 
     an estimate in percentage terms, stating how much has been 
     accomplished and how much remains to be completed in 
     accordance with the strategy.
       Of the $376,700,000 provided for Century Date Change, 
     $170,000,000 is available as follows:

Conversion & Testing........................................$79,000,000
Telecommunications...........................................23,000,000
ADP Equipment................................................13,000,000
Operating systems software...................................17,000,000
Project Office/Program Management.............................9,000,000
Certification.................................................7,000,000
Contingency..................................................42,000,000
Offset within IRS budget....................................-20,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................170,000,000

       The conferees direct that the IRS provide the Committees on 
     Appropriations notification prior to the expenditure of any 
     funds identified above as a ``Contingency.'' The notification 
     shall include a justification of the expenditure and a 
     certification that the expenditure is in compliance with the 
     IRS strategy for Century Date Change.


                       Data Center Consolidation

        The conferees agree to provide a total of $164,700,000 for 
     the consolidation of IRS' data centers. Of this amount, 
     $157,700,000 is for costs associated with the acquisition and 
     installation of equipment and software and $7,000,000 is for 
     costs associated with any possible retraining or relocation 
     of employees affected by the consolidation. To the extent 
     that IRS does not require all of the $7,000,000 designated 
     for retraining and relocation of employees, it may submit a 
     reprogramming request to add these funds to the $157,000,000 
     provided for acquisition and installation of equipment and 
     software necessary for Data Center Consolidation.


              Government Program Management Office (GPMO)

        The conferees agree to provide $8,227,000 for 
     Modernization Management. The conferees direct that, within 
     these funds, the GPMO be staffed at no more than 75 full-time 
     equivalents. The GPMO's responsibilities are to administer 
     and manage the modernization program. The conferees expect 
     that, in fiscal year 1998, the modernization program will 
     focus on completing necessary details of the modernization 
     blueprint, not the acquisition of new systems. The GPMO 
     should monitor this process to ensure that the development of 
     these details reflect the requirements of the IRS.


                         Reporting Requirements

        The conferees agree with the quarterly reporting 
     requirements contained in the House report (Report 105-240). 
     However, the conferees agree that the quarterly reports 
     should be submitted no later than 30 days after the close of 
     each quarter, rather than 15 days, as recommended by the 
     House.


                   Information Technology Investments

       The conferees agree to provide $325,000,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $326,000,000 as proposed by the House. 
     The conferees further agree that the funds are provided for 
     modernization as described in the Modernization Blueprint 
     which was submitted to Congress on May 15, 1997.
       The conferees have agreed to prohibit the obligation of 
     funds from the Information Systems (IS) appropriation, as 
     well as previous IS appropriations, for awarding or otherwise 
     initiating the Prime contract through which systems related 
     to modernization would be acquired. The conferees have also 
     agreed to prohibit the obligation of funds from the 
     Technology Investments account until September 1, 1998, and 
     until certain conditions are met. The conferees remind the 
     IRS that the obligation of these funds is prohibited until 
     the IRS is in compliance with all the requirements of the 
     legislation.
       The General Accounting Office (GAO) has reviewed the 
     Modernization Blueprint and has informed the Committees on 
     Appropriations that IRS has made a good start in developing 
     its Modernization Blueprint, but must complete and implement 
     this Blueprint before building or acquiring new systems. The 
     conferees agree with the GAO in this regard. The Committees 
     on Appropriations are very pleased that IRS has made 
     significant progress in putting together a workable 
     modernization program. However, many details of the Blueprint 
     need to be completed before the IRS commits to acquire new 
     systems. Funds provided for Modernization Support should be 
     used to continue efforts to complete the necessary details.
       The conferees direct the IRS to submit a status report, no 
     later than April 30, 1998, which addresses ongoing efforts to 
     implement the May 15, 1997 Modernization Blueprint. The 
     report should, at a minimum, provide (1) detailed 
     descriptions of how the IRS has implemented the processes and 
     procedures for investment review and systems life cycle and 
     (2) the status of efforts on the development of business 
     cases and requirements.

                       Administrative Provisions

                        Internal Revenue Service

       Section 101-105. The conferees agree to include these 
     provisions which were proposed by both the House and the 
     Senate.
       Section 106. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate which directs that funds shall be 
     available for improved facilities and increased manpower to 
     provide sufficient and effective 1-800 telephone assistance.
       Section 107. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate which directs that no field 
     reorganization shall be undertaken at Aberdeen, South Dakota, 
     until certain conditions are met.
       Section 108. The conferees agree to include a modified 
     provision proposed by the Senate, which directs that no field 
     reorganization of the Criminal Investigation Division will 
     result in a reduction, as compared to the 1996 levels, of 
     criminal investigators in Wisconsin. The provision has been 
     modified to include the South Dakota Criminal Investigation 
     Division.

                      United States Secret Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conferees agree to provide $564,348,000 instead of 
     $555,736,000 as proposed by the House and $570,809,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees provide $20,936,000 for 
     additional White House Security requirements, instead of 
     $4,000,000 as proposed by the House and $6,568,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate; this includes $15,664,000 for White 
     House Security previously funded through the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund. The conferees include $6,100,000 for 
     the Federal Law Enforcement Wireless Users Group in the 
     Treasury Forfeiture Fund.


                   White House Security Requirements

       The conferees have provided a total of $20,936,000 for 
     various White House Security requirements in fiscal year 
     1998. This is $7,864,000 below the amount requested by the 
     Administration and reflects a reduction of $4,001,000 
     associated with 277 positions that remain unfilled and 
     $3,863,000 for additional technical and clerical positions 
     within the White House. The conferees fully support all 
     ongoing and planned White House Security enhancements and 
     note that, since the completion of the ``White House Security 
     Review'', a total of $51,406,000 of the total anticipated 
     requirement of approximately $62,000,000 has been funded. The 
     conferees are

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     committed to fully funding the recommendations of the ``White 
     House Security Review'' and anticipate that full funding will 
     be provided in fiscal year 1999.


      Acquisition, Construction, Improvement, and Related Expenses

       The conferees agree to provide $8,799,000 instead of 
     $5,775,000 as proposed by the House and $9,176,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. This includes $7,176,000 for 
     activities related to the new Headquarters as well as 
     $1,623,000 for fixed site security requirements previously 
     funded through Salaries and Expenses. The conferees provide 
     $2,000,000 for maintenance related activities of the Rowley 
     Training Center through the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.

             General Provisions--Department of the Treasury

       Section 110-114. The conferees agree to include these 
     provisions which were proposed by both the House and Senate 
     with minor technical corrections.
       The conferees have not included a provision related to the 
     currency paper contract, as proposed by the House.
       Section 115. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate which authorizes the 
     reimbursement of Secret Service personnel under certain 
     conditions. However, the conferees agree to the total amount 
     of $26,034, as proposed by the House.
       Section 116. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate which prospectively 
     adjusts the compensation of the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     beginning with the subsequent Secretary.
       Section 117. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the House which limits the amount of time the 
     Department may have to respond to requests for information. 
     The conferees stress that the problems alleviated by this 
     provision are problems which were experienced by the House 
     Appropriations Committee, not the Senate Appropriations 
     Committee.
       Section 118-119. The conferees agree to include these 
     provisions which were proposed by both the House and Senate 
     with minor technical corrections.
       Section 120. The conferees agree to include a provision, 
     with modifications, as proposed by the House which directs 
     the IRS to initiate an electronic filing pilot project. The 
     provision has been modified to expand the group of 
     participants and provide more discretion to the IRS 
     Commissioner. This provision is addressed more fully in the 
     IRS section of this Statement.
       Section 121. The conferees agree to include a provision, 
     with modifications, as proposed by the House which addresses 
     compensation rates of police officers at the BEP and U.S. 
     Mint. The modifications agreed to by the conferees clarify 
     that setting the rates of pay shall be at the sole discretion 
     of the Secretary of the Treasury or his designee.
       Section 122. The conferees agree to include a provision, 
     with modifications, as proposed by the House which adjusts 
     the transfer of funds from the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to 
     the Special Forfeiture Fund, and provides that unobligated 
     balances of the Super Surplus may be carried forward into the 
     next fiscal year. The modifications agreed to by the 
     conferees provide that $38,500,000 of the Super Surplus would 
     not be available for obligation until fiscal year 1999.
       Section 123. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate which waives certain requirements of 
     the U.S. Customs Service.
       Section 124. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate which prohibits funds for the 
     Inspector General of the Treasury Department to contract for 
     advisory and assistance services.

                        TITLE II--POSTAL SERVICE

      Payment to the Postal Service Fund for Nonfunded Liabilities

       The conferees provide no appropriation for Nonfunded 
     Liabilities instead of $34,850,000 as proposed by both the 
     House and Senate. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997, P.L. 105-
     33, contains a provision repealing the authorization for 
     payments to the Postal Service as reimbursement for costs 
     associated with former Post Office Department employees under 
     the Employees' Compensation Fund. As a result, no funding has 
     been provided for Payment to the Postal Service Fund for 
     Nonfunded Liabilities.

                    Non-Postal Commercial Activities

       The conferees have recently been made aware of concerns 
     within the small business community relating to certain 
     ``non-postal'' commercial activities. The non-postal 
     commercial activities recently initiated by the Postal 
     Service include the sale of T-shirts, neckties, greeting 
     cards, stationary, and other gift items.
       The conferees continue to have an interest in non-postal 
     commercial activities and therefore direct the Postal Service 
     to report, as part of its fiscal year 1999 budget submission, 
     on the non-postal activities offered by the Postal Service 
     including a description of each service, the potential 
     benefits to postal customers, an assessment of how these non-
     postal services contribute to providing uniform postal 
     services at uniform rates, an estimate of net revenue 
     generated, and, if applicable, an assessment of the potential 
     impact of non-postal operations on the small business 
     community.
       The conferees also note that the House Government Reform 
     and Oversight Committee is considering postal reform 
     legislation and among the issues which it may consider is the 
     issue of competition by the Postal Service in these areas. 
     The requested report should be made available to that 
     Committee for consideration during action in this area as 
     part of its postal reform legislation or as separate 
     legislation.

                          Global Package Link

       The conferees include no provisions related to Global 
     Package Link as proposed by the House in House Report 105-
     240.

TITLE III--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO 
                             THE PRESIDENT

                           White House Office


                   White House Communications Agency

       The conferees direct the White House Office to establish a 
     system for tracking and verifying all reimbursements made to 
     the White House Communications Agency (WHCA) and to report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations on this system no later than 
     November 1, 1997. In addition, the conferees direct the White 
     House Office, as part of its annual budget submission, to 
     provide a detailed accounting of reimbursements made to WHCA 
     in the current fiscal year and an estimate of reimbursements 
     for the upcoming year. This submission should include a 
     description of the types of services reimbursed.

                 Executive Residence at the White House


                         Reimbursable Expenses

       The conferees establish a separate account for the 
     Reimbursable Expenses of the Executive Residence, as proposed 
     by the House.

                      Office of Policy Development


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conferees eliminate all restrictions on the use of 
     funds for computer modernization within the Office of Policy 
     Development as proposed by the Senate.

                        Office of Administration


                        Capital Investment Plan

       The conferees have recently received information from the 
     Office of Administration (OA) regarding the Executive Office 
     of the President's (EOP) five-year automation plan. Based on 
     this information, and as requested by the Administration, the 
     conferees have agreed to eliminate all restrictions on the 
     use of funds for information technology within the Executive 
     Office of the President. The conferees understand that the OA 
     has established a formal Information Technology Management 
     Team (ITMT) as of September 25, 1997. The conferees further 
     understand that the ITMT will be responsible for assessing, 
     approving, modifying and implementing a systems architecture 
     plan for EOP information technology modernization. The 
     conferees direct the OA to submit the architectural plan, as 
     approved by the ITMT, to the Committees on Appropriations as 
     expeditiously as possible. As part of the fiscal year 1999 
     budget submission, the OA should include a milestone schedule 
     for the development and implementation of all projects 
     included in the systems architecture plan and an estimate of 
     the funds and projects required to support the fiscal year 
     1999 capital investments associated with that plan.

                    Office of Management and Budget


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conferees agree to provide $57,440,000 for the Office 
     of Management and Budget (OMB) instead of $57,240,000 as 
     proposed by the House and the Senate.


                        Congressional Review Act

       The conferees are aware of concerns that the Office of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) may not be 
     implementing and coordinating certain provisions of the 
     Congressional Review Act (CRA) as efficiently and effectively 
     as possible. The conferees urge the Director of OMB to ensure 
     the maximum coordination and implementation of the CRA 
     through the OIRA.


                     Agricultural Marketing Orders

       As proposed by the House, the conferees have included a 
     provision prohibiting the use of funds for reviewing 
     agricultural marketing orders. The conferees agree that this 
     provision shall not negate the study of the Northeast 
     Interstate Dairy Compact as required by Section 732 of the 
     conference report accompanying H.R. 2160. The conferees also 
     agree that OMB shall not conduct any study or review that 
     hinders the Department of Agriculture from implementing the 
     consolidations and reforms of federal milk marketing orders 
     as requited by the provisions of Section 143 of the Federal 
     Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C., et 
     seq).


                       Debt Collection Activities

       The Debt Collection Improvement Act (DCIA) of 1996 (31 
     U.S.C. 3716, 31 U.S.C. 3720A, 26 U.S.C. 602, and 5 U.S.C. 
     5514) requires agencies to refer delinquent debt to the 
     Department of the Treasury so that Treasury can offset 
     delinquent debt owed the respective agency against payments 
     made by Treasury disbursement officials. Pursuant to the 
     DCIA, agencies are required to transfer to Treasury for 
     collection, debts that are insufficiently serviced and 180 
     days delinquent, unless prescribed actions by a particular 
     agency have commenced.
       Enactment of this legislation is intended to streamline and 
     enhance the capabilities of the Federal government in 
     collection of outstanding debts. The conferees are concerned 
     that agencies have not taken the appropriate steps required 
     by law and are failing to provide Treasury with the 
     information within the time frame outlined in the statute.
       The conferees, therefore, direct the Director of OMB to 
     ensure that agencies are com

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     plying with the law and providing information to Treasury as 
     required.


                      Unique Identification Number

       The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations and to 
     the Government Reform and Oversight Committee of the House 
     and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, by 
     not later than March 15, 1998, a report on the costs, 
     benefits and logistics of implementing a proposal to require 
     that each organization that receives a grant from the Federal 
     government should be issued a unique identification number.

                 Office of National Drug Control Policy


                         Salaries and Expenses

  The conferees agree to provide $35,016,000 instead of $43,516,000 as 
proposed by the House and $36,016,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of 
this amount, the conferees have included $16,000,000 for the basic 
program of the Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center, and $1,000,000 
for policy research and evaluation.
  The conference agreement separately funds $13,000,000 for a new 
technology transfer program by the Counterdrug Technology Assessment 
Center, as well as $1,200,000 for model state drug law conferences, 
through the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.

                     Federal Drug Control Programs


             High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program

       The conferees agree to provide $159,007,000 instead of 
     $146,207,000 as proposed by the House and $140,207,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. This amount would fully fund the 
     Administration's request. The conferees provide $10,000,000 
     for the creation of three new HIDTAs: $6,000,000 for 
     Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee; $1,000,000 for 
     central Florida; and $3,000,000 for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 
     should the Director of the ONDCP determine the location meets 
     the designated criteria. In addition, funding is included for 
     methamphetamine programs, including $1,500,000 to the Rocky 
     Mountain HIDTA and $7,300,000 to build upon national 
     methamphetamine reduction programs funded in fiscal year 1997 
     through the Special Forfeiture Fund. Finally, the conferees 
     agree to provide an additional $3,000,000 for the Rocky 
     Mountain HIDTA through the Violent Crime Reduction Trust 
     Fund. The conferees encourage the Director of the ONDCP to 
     consider providing assistance under this program to the 
     Suffolk County, New York, Police Department's Computer Crime 
     Analysis Unit.


                        Special Forfeiture Fund

       The conferees agree to provide $211,000,000 instead of 
     $205,000,000 as proposed by the House and $145,300,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. This includes $195,000,000 to support 
     a national media campaign, $10,000,000 to support matching 
     grants to drug-free communities as authorized in the Drug-
     Free Communities Act of 1997, and $6,000,000 to continue the 
     program funded in fiscal year 1997 to reduce drug use in the 
     criminal justice system.


                          Youth Media Campaign

       The conference agreement includes $195,000,000 to support a 
     national media campaign for the first year of a possible 
     five-year media campaign proposed by the Director of the 
     ONDCP to target young people. No funds would be available for 
     obligation until the ONDCP Director submits a strategy for 
     approval that contains:
       (1) guidelines to ensure and certify that funds will 
     neither supplement nor supplant current anti-drug community 
     based coalitions or pro bono public service time donated by 
     national and local broadcasting networks;
       (2) guidelines to ensure and certify that no funds will be 
     used for partisan political purposes, or to fund media 
     campaigns that feature elected officials, persons seeking 
     elected office, cabinet-level officials, or certain other 
     Federal officials;
       (3) a detailed implementation plan for securing private 
     sector contributions including but not limited to in-kind 
     contributions;
       (4) a detailed implementation plan of the qualifications 
     necessary for any organization, entity, or individual to 
     receive funding for or otherwise be provided broadcast media 
     time; and
       (5) a system to measure outcomes of success of the national 
     media campaign.
       The conference agreement requires the ONDCP Director to 
     report to Congress quarterly on obligation of funds and on 
     the parameters of the campaign, as well as to report to 
     Congress within two years on the effectiveness of the 
     campaign based upon the measurable outcomes previously 
     provided to Congress.
       The conferees direct ONDCP to assess all media vehicles 
     available for this campaign including, but not limited to, 
     broadcast and print media, and the Internet. Further, the 
     conferees direct ONDCP to consult with media and drug 
     experts, such as the Ad Council and the Partnership for a 
     Drug-Free America, in an effort to draw from the experience 
     and expertise of individuals and organizations that have 
     experience in this field, including health and education 
     professionals. The conferees are convinced that close 
     consultation with the private sector on the development and 
     implementation of this campaign is critical to its success.
       The conferees believe this media campaign, if properly 
     executed, has the potential to produce concrete results by 
     the year 2001. The conferees will closely track this campaign 
     and its contribution to achieving a drug-free America. The 
     conferees anticipate that future funding will be based on 
     results.

                     TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                      Federal Election Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conferees provide $31,650,000 instead of $34,550,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $29,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Of this amount $3,800,000 is fenced for internal 
     automated data processing; this includes $2,500,000 for 
     ongoing computer modernization initiatives and $1,300,000, as 
     requested by the FEC, for computerized imaging and indexing 
     of documents related to the 1996 election cycle. The 
     conferees also provide $750,000 for an independent audit of 
     the FEC and $300,000 for a system to disclose and maintain 
     all FEC filings on the Internet. The conferees agree that the 
     FEC should maintain an FTE level of no greater than 313.5 
     during fiscal year 1998.


                  Performance and Technological Audit

       The conferees agree that $750,000 of FEC's funds will be 
     made available, by transfer, to the General Accounting Office 
     (GAO). GAO is directed to use these funds to enter into a 
     contract with an independent entity for the purpose of 
     conducting a technological and performance audit and 
     management review of FEC operations. GAO shall develop a 
     scope of work that addresses the management and technology 
     concerns raised by the conferees and identified in House 
     Report 105-240, shall perform the administrative duties 
     necessary to award and monitor the contract, shall ensure 
     that the selected contractor has the necessary background and 
     technical skills to successfully conduct the study, and shall 
     ensure that the contractor deliverables are responsive to the 
     scope of the contract. The conferees direct GAO to consult 
     with the Committees on Appropriations and the House Oversight 
     Committee on the parameters of this audit and wish to make it 
     clear that the audit outline, scope, content and resultant 
     reports are the purview of these Committees, not of the GAO.

                   Federal Labor Relations Authority


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conferees provide $22,039,000 as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $21,803,000 as proposed by the House.

                    General Services Administration


                         Federal Buildings Fund

                 Limitations on Availability of Revenue

       The conferees agree to provide $4,835,934,000 in new 
     obligational authority for the General Services 
     Administration's (GSA), Federal Buildings Fund (FBF) as 
     proposed by the House, instead of $4,885,934,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate.
       The conferees agree with the House position on providing no 
     additional obligational authority for chloroflurocarbons 
     program in 1998. This reduction is taken without prejudice. 
     The conferees agree that this will place an additional burden 
     on GSA's attempts to meet its requirements under the Clean 
     Air Act. However, limited funding options did not provide 
     sufficient latitude for the conferees to meet this 
     requirement.
       The conferees agree with the Senate position on providing 
     separate limitations on the Rental of Space and the Building 
     Operations programs, instead of the House position which 
     combined these two programs into one limitation amount.
       The conferees agree with the House position which set a 
     $680,543,000 limitation on expenditures ``previously 
     requested and approved under this heading in prior fiscal 
     years.'' By accepting the House language, the conferees wish 
     to stress that the General Services Administration, not just 
     Congress, contributed to the creation of a shortfall in the 
     Federal Buildings Fund by requesting the authority to use the 
     Fund for the construction, acquisition, and repair of Federal 
     buildings when the balances in the Fund were not sufficient 
     to support the request.


                         Policy and Operations

       The conferees agree to provide $107,487,000 as proposed by 
     the House instead of $104,487,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees direct that $2,000,000 be provided in 
     accordance with the direction included in the House report 
     and that $1,000,000 be used to initiate a digital medical 
     education project.


                           Governor's Island

       The conferees direct that, in fiscal year 1999, GSA 
     appropriately budget for the protection and maintenance of 
     Governor's Island, New York. This U.S. Coast Guard property 
     is designated for disposal by GSA in the future and such 
     funds as may be necessary should be requested so that there 
     is no undue deterioration of the property prior to its sale.


              Federal Office Building in Colorado Springs

       The Federal building located at 1520 Willamette Avenue in 
     Colorado Springs, Colorado, is owned by GSA and is currently 
     leased to the U.S. Air Force Space Command. In the event that 
     the Space Command does not renew or extend its lease, and the 
     facility becomes vacant and is deemed surplus, the conferees 
     urge GSA to strongly consider the United States Olympic 
     Committee's need for additional space and to give priority to 
     the USOC's request to gain title or otherwise acquire this 
     property.


       Surplus Equipment to Schools and Educational Institutions

       The conferees urge the GSA, in line with its 
     responsibilities for the disposal of excess

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     and surplus Federal personal property, to promote and foster 
     the transfer of excess and surplus computer equipment 
     directly to schools and appropriate nonprofit, community-
     based educational organizations. The GSA should communicate 
     with other Federal agencies to heighten their ongoing 
     awareness of the existing opportunities at both the national 
     and local levels to meet the needs of the schools for such 
     equipment and work with agencies to ensure that the equipment 
     is conveyed to the school or organization quickly and at the 
     least cost to the institution. The conferees further direct 
     GSA to work with the regional Federal executive boards 
     providing guidance and assistance to help establish regional 
     clearinghouses of information on the availability of excess 
     computer surplus equipment in each region. This information 
     should be made readily available to schools.


          General Provisions--General Services Administration

       Sections 401-409. The conferees agree to include provisions 
     as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Section 410. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the House which authorizes GSA to repay debts 
     incurred by the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation.
       Section 411. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the House which authorizes GSA to pay claims up 
     to $250,000 from construction projects and acquisition of 
     buildings.
       Section 412. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the House which directs GSA to sell certain 
     property in Bakersfield, California.
       Section 413. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate, with modifications, which amends 
     Section 201(b) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act (Section 1555 of the Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act). H.R. 2378, as reported to the House of 
     Representatives, included a provision identical to that 
     included as Section 410 in the Senate version of the bill. 
     The provision was eliminated from the House bill due to 
     technical issues associated with the Rules of the House. The 
     modifications agreed to by the conferees reinstate the 
     authority of qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind and 
     severely handicapped that are providing a commodity or 
     service to the Federal government under a contract awarded 
     under the Javits-Wagner O'Day Act. This authority was 
     inadvertently deleted in the language which was adopted by 
     the Senate. The provision included by the conferees only 
     deletes that part of Section 201(b) known as the Cooperative 
     Purchasing Act.

   Federal Payment to Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 
                National Environmental Policy Foundation

       The conferees agree to provide $1,750,000, instead of 
     $2,000,000 as proposed by the House and no appropriation as 
     proposed by the Senate.

                     Merit Systems Protection Board


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conferees agree to provide $25,290,000 as proposed by 
     the House instead of $24,810,000 as proposed by the Senate.

              National Archives and Records Administration


                           Operating Expenses

       The conferees agree to provide $205,166,500 instead of 
     $202,354,000 as proposed by the House and $206,479,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.

             Archives Facilities and Presidential Libraries


                        Repairs and Restoration

       The conferees agree to provide $14,650,000, instead of 
     $10,650,000 as proposed by the House and $13,650,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Within this amount, the National 
     Archives shall spend $4,000,000 to complete its plan for the 
     repair and restoration of the Truman Library and $4,000,000 
     to complete its plan for the repair and restoration of the 
     Roosevelt Library.

        National Historical Publications and Records Commission


                             grants program

       The conferees agree to provide $5,500,000 as proposed by 
     the House instead of $5,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                      Office of Government Ethics


                         salaries and expenses

       The conferees agree to provide $8,265,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $8,078,000 as proposed by the House.

                       Office of Special Counsel


                         salaries and expenses

       The conferees agree to provide $8,450,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $8,116,000 as proposed by the House.

                        United States Tax Court


                         salaries and expenses

       The conferees agree to provide $33,921,000 as proposed by 
     the House instead of $34,293,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                                This Act

       Sec. 501-503. The conferees agree to include these 
     provisions proposed by both the House and the Senate.
       Sec. 504. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate which prohibits transferring control 
     over FLETC. The conferees do not agree to make this provision 
     permanent as proposed by the House.
       Sec. 505. The conferees agree to make permanent a provision 
     as proposed by both the House and Senate which authorizes the 
     Federal Executive Institute and Management Development 
     Centers to accept donations of supplies, services, land and 
     equipment.
       Sec. 506. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate which provides 
     employment rights to federal employees who return to their 
     civilian jobs after assignment with the Armed Forces.
       Sec. 507. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the House and Senate regarding compliance with 
     the Buy American Act.
       Sec. 508. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the House and Senate which prohibits contracts 
     which use goods not made in America.
       Sec. 509. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate which prohibits the 
     intentional use of a ``Made in America'' inscription on goods 
     not made in the United States.
       Sec. 510. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the House and Senate authorizing the use of 
     unobligated balances for certain purposes. The conferees 
     agree to the Senate proposal that such requests be made in 
     compliance with reprogramming guidelines.
       Sec. 511. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate which prohibits the use 
     of funds for the White House to request official background 
     reports without the written consent of the individual who is 
     the subject of the report.
       The conferees have not included a provision as proposed by 
     the House that would have limited the expenditure of funds 
     for Sunday premium pay or night differential pay, and would 
     allow differential pay to an employee in a paid leave status 
     under certain conditions. This provision is addressed in 
     Title VI.
       The conferees do not include a provision as proposed by the 
     House which provided an additional $4,200,000 for the FEC's 
     automated data processing systems.
       Sec. 512. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the House, with modifications, limiting term 
     limits for FEC Commissioners. The modification limits the 
     term for FEC Commissioners nominated by the President to be 
     members after December 31, 1997.
       Sec. 513. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the House which would prohibit the expenditure of 
     funds for abortions under the FEHBP. The same language was 
     included by the Senate as Section 644.
       Sec. 514. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the House which would authorize the expenditure 
     of funds for abortions under the FEHB if the life of the 
     mother is in danger or the pregnancy is the result of an act 
     of rape or incest. The same language was included by the 
     Senate as Section 645.
       Sec. 515. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate which provides the Office of Personnel 
     Management more time to study and report to Congress on the 
     methodology for determining cost-of-living allowance (COLA) 
     rates.
       Sec. 516. The conferees agree to include a provision 
     authorizing the adjustment of retirement pay for certain 
     individuals under certain conditions.
       Sec. 517. The conferees agree to include a provision to 
     extend the Physicians Comparability Allowance.
       Sec. 518. The conferees agree to include a provision on 
     survivor annuities.

              Title VI--Government Wide General Provisions

       Section 601-626. The conferees agree to include provisions 
     as proposed by both the House and Senate with minor technical 
     corrections.
       Section 627. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the House which authorizes the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to establish standards for explosives detection 
     canines.
       Section 628. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate which prohibits the use 
     of funds to provide non-public information such as mailing or 
     telephone lists to any person or organization outside of the 
     Federal government.
       Section 629. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the House which authorizes interagency financing 
     for the National Bioethics Advisory Commission.
       Section 630-631. The conferees agree to include provisions 
     proposed by both the House and the Senate.
       Section 632. The conferees agree to include a provision 
     concerning FSLIC, authorizing reimbursement to the Department 
     of Justice for litigation expenses in claims against the 
     United States. The conferees expect that OMB will submit, 
     with the fiscal year 1999 budget request, language which 
     would make this provision permanent law.
       The conferees do not agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the House which prohibits IRS from including 
     Social Security numbers on mailing labels or other visible 
     IRS mailings. This issue is addressed in the IRS section
       Section 633. The conferees agree to include a provision 
     relating to NAFTA as proposed by both the House and Senate 
     with minor technical corrections.
       Section 634. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the House which prohibits the U.S. Customs 
     Service from allowing the importation of products produced by 
     forced or indentured child labor.

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       Section 635. The conferees agree to include a provision, 
     with modifications, as proposed by the Senate requiring OMB 
     to establish an object class to track employee relocation 
     costs. The revised provision would require Federal 
     departments and agencies to report their total obligations 
     for the expenses of employee relocation to OMB with their 
     annual budget submissions. The information would then be 
     compiled by OMB into a table which will be transmitted to 
     Congress with the President's annual budget submission.
        Section 636. The conferees agree to include a provision, 
     with a modification, as proposed by the Senate which limits 
     the expenditure of funds for Sunday premium pay. The 
     modification makes this provision government-wide. The House 
     included a similar provision as Section 513.
       The conferees do not agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate which directed the USPS to issue a 
     special rate breast cancer stamp.
       The conferees do not agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate which prohibited Federal agencies from 
     furnishing commercially available services or property to 
     other agencies unless certain requirements were met.
       Section 637. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate which amends the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act to extend coverage to the Republican and 
     Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committees.
       The conferees do not agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate which included a sense of the Senate 
     regarding the importation of fish.
       The conferees do not agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate which prohibited computer game 
     programs on Federal government computers.
       The conferees do not agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate which authorized Congressional 
     committees to provide certain reporting.
       Section 638. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate which requires the separation from 
     service and bars reemployment of Federal employees convicted 
     of bribery related to violations of the Controlled Substances 
     Import and Export Act.
       Section 639. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate which requires ONDCP to submit a plan 
     for counterdrug intelligence coordination.
       Section 640. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the House and Senate, with modifications, which 
     prohibits the use of funds to prevent Federal employees from 
     communicating with Congress or take disciplinary or personnel 
     actions against employees for such communication. The 
     modification makes the provision effective government wide.
       Section 641. The conferees agree to include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate which amends Title 31 relating to gold 
     clauses.
       The conferees do not agree to a Senate provision relating 
     to Judicial Salaries.
       The conferees do not agree to a Senate provision relating 
     to cost-of-living adjustments for Members of Congress.
       Section 642. The conferees agree to include a provision on 
     the Federal Employees' Retirement System.

                   CONFERENCE TOTAL--WITH COMPARISONS

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 1998 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 1997 amount, the 1998 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 1998 
     follows:

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1997...$24,101,623,000
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal 25,774,854,000
House bill, fiscal year 1998.............................25,155,789,000
Senate bill, fiscal year 1998............................25,206,539,000
Conference agreement, fiscal year 1998...................25,325,767,500
Conference agreement compared with:
  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1997..+1,224,144,500
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal -449,086,500
  House bill, fiscal year 1998.............................+169,978,500
  Senate bill, fiscal year 1998............................+119,228,500
     For consideration of the House bill, and the Senate 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Jim Kolbe,
     Frank R. Wolf,
     Bob Livingston,
     Steny H. Hoyer,
     David Obey,
                                Managers of the Part of the House.
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Richard Shelby,
     Ted Stevens,
     Herb Kohl,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.
     As additional conferees solely for consideration of Titles I 
     through IV of the House bill, and Titles I through IV of the 
     Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Ernest Istook,
     Anne M. Northup,
     Carrie P. Meek,
                                Managers of the Part of the House.

  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. LaTOURETTE, 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

220

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affirmative

Nays

207

para. 110.29                  [Roll No. 474]

                                YEAS--220

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Archer
     Armey
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kilpatrick
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Saxton
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--207

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Campbell
     Canady
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Lazio
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich

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     Ramstad
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Gonzalez
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Maloney (NY)
     Pastor
     Schiff
     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. 110.30  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iran

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, 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 beyond the anniversary date. 
In accordance with this provision, I have sent the enclosed notice, 
stating that the Iran emergency declared in 1979 is to continue in 
effect beyond November 14, 1997, 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 October 31, 1996. This emergency is 
separate from that declared with respect to Iran on March 15, 1995, in 
Executive Order 12957.
  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. 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 and that are needed 
in the process of implementing the January 1981 agreements with Iran.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 30, 1997.

                                 Notice


                     CONTINUATION OF IRAN EMERGENCY

  On November 14, 1979, by Executive Order 12170, the President declared 
a national emergency to deal with the threat to the national security, 
foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the 
situation in Iran. Notices of the continuation of this national 
emergency have been transmitted annually by the President to the 
Congress and the Federal Register. The most recent notice appeared in 
the Federal Register on October 31, 1996. Because our relations with 
Iran have not yet returned to normal, and the process of implementing 
the January 19, 1981, agreements with Iran is still underway, the 
national emergency declared on November 14, 1979, must continue in 
effect beyond November 14, 1997. Therefore, in accordance with section 
202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am 
continuing the national emergency with respect to Iran. This notice 
shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the 
Congress.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 30, 1997.

  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. 105-137).

para. 110.31  commerce, justice, state, judiciary appropriations

  The SPEAKER, pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
239 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. 2267) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, 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 Senate.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, assumed the Chair.

para. 110.32  further message from the senate

  A further 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. 2203) ``An Act making appropriations for 
energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and for other purposes.''.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para. 110.33  recorded vote

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

       In the first paragraph under ``DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE--
     Bureau of the Census--periodic censuses and programs'' strike 
     ``Subject to the limitations provided in section 209, for'' 
     and insert ``For''.
       Strike section 209 and insert the following:
       Sec. 209. None of the funds made available in this Act for 
     fiscal year 1998 may be used by the Department of Commerce to 
     make irreversible plans or preparations for the use of 
     sampling or any other statistical method (including any 
     statistical adjustment) in taking the 2000 decennial census 
     of population for purposes of the apportionment of 
     Representatives in Congress among the States.
       Sec. 210. (a) There shall be established a board to be 
     known as the Board of Observers for a Fair and Accurate 
     Census (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
     ``Board'').
       (b)(1) The function of the Board shall be to observe and 
     monitor all aspects of the preparation and implementation of 
     the 2000 decennial census (including all dress rehearsals) to 
     determine whether the process has been manipulated in any way 
     so as to bias the results in favor of any geographic region, 
     population group, or political party, or on any other basis.
       (2) In carrying out such function, the Board shall give 
     special attention to the design and implementation of any 
     sampling techniques and any statistical adjustments used in 
     determining the population for purposes of the apportionment 
     of Representatives in Congress among the several States.
       (3) The Board shall promptly report to the Congress and the 
     President evidence of any manipulation referred to in 
     paragraph (1).
       (c)(1) The Board shall be composed of 3 members as follows:
       (A) 1 individual appointed by the President.
       (B) 1 individual appointed jointly by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the 
     Senate.
       (C) The Comptroller General of the United States.

     The members appointed under subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
     respectively, shall be former Presidents or others of similar 
     stature.
       (2) Members shall not be entitled to any pay by reason of 
     their service on the Board, 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.
       (d)(1) The Board shall have an Executive Director who shall 
     be appointed by the Board and paid at a rate not to exceed 
     level IV of the Executive Schedule.
       (2) The Board may appoint and fix the pay of such 
     additional personnel as it considers appropriate, subject to 
     the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 
     of title 5, United States Code.
       (3) Subject to such rules as may be prescribed by the 
     Board, the Board may procure temporary and intermittent 
     services under section 3109(b) of such title 5, but at rates 
     for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the 
     maximum annual rate of pay payable for grade GS-15 of the 
     General Schedule.
       (4)(A) Upon request of the Board, any personnel of an 
     agency under subparagraph (B) may be detailed to the Board, 
     on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, to assist the Board in 
     carrying out its duties.

[[Page 1633]]

       (B) The agencies under this subparagraph are the General 
     Accounting Office, the Congressional Research Service, and 
     the Congressional Budget Office.
       (e)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of title 13, United 
     States Code, or any other provision of law, members of the 
     Board and any members of the staff who may be designated by 
     the Board under this paragraph shall be granted access to any 
     data, files, information, or other matters maintained by the 
     Bureau of the Census (or received by it in the course of 
     conducting a decennial census of population) which they may 
     request, subject to such regulations as the Board may 
     prescribe in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce.
       (2) The regulations shall include provisions under which 
     individuals gaining access to any information or other matter 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be subject to sections 9 and 
     214 of title 13, United States Code.
       (f) The Board shall transmit to the Congress and the 
     President--
       (1) interim reports, as least semiannually, with the first 
     such report due by August 1, 1998; and
       (2) a final report not later than August 1, 2001.

     The final report shall contain a detailed statement of the 
     findings and conclusions of the Board with respect to the 
     matters described in subsection (b), together with any 
     recommendations regarding future decennial censuses of 
     population.
       (g) Of the amounts appropriated to the Bureau of the Census 
     for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2001, $2,000,000 shall 
     be available to the Board to carry out this section.
       (h) To the extent practicable, members of the Board shall 
     work to promote the most accurate and complete census 
     possible by using their positions to publicize the need for 
     full and timely responses to census questionnaires.
       (i) The Board shall cease to exist on September 30, 2001.

It was decided in the

Yeas

197

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negative

Nays

228

para. 110.34                  [Roll No. 475]

                                AYES--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--228

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Cooksey
     Gonzalez
     McDermott
     Roukema
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman, pursuant to House 
Resolution 239, reported the bill, as amended pursuant to said 
resolution, back to the House with sundry additional amendments adopted 
by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Mr. COLLINS demanded a separate vote on the amendment numbered 2 (the 
Hyde amendment).
  The following remaining amendments, reported from the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union were then agreed to:

       Page 4, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 19, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $3,000,000)''.

       Page 5, line 9, insert ``(increased by $300,000)'' after 
     ``$445,000,000''.

       Page 20, line 21, strike ``March'' and insert ``June''.

       Page 33, line 20, strike ``$35,000,000'' and all that 
     follows through the comma on line 21 and insert the 
     following; ``$34,000,000 shall be used for a law enforcement 
     technology program, ``$1,000,000 shall be used for police 
     recruitment programs authorized under subtitle H of title III 
     of the 1994 Act,''.

       On Page 34, line 13 insert after $225,922,000 the 
     following: ``(increased by $750,000)''.

       Page 116, strike line 16 and all that follows through line 
     2 on page 117 and insert the following:

     SEC. 616. ATTORNEYS FEES AND OTHER COSTS IN CERTAIN CRIMINAL 
                   CASES.

       During fiscal year 1997 and in any fiscal year thereafter, 
     the court, in any criminal case pending on or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, shall award, and the United 
     States shall pay, to a prevailing party, other than the 
     United States, a reasonable attorney's fee and other 
     litigation costs, unless the court finds that the position of 
     the United States was substantially justified or that other 
     special circumstances make an award unjust. Such awards shall 
     be granted pursuant to the procedures and limitations 
     provided for an award under section 2412 of title 28, United 
     States Code. Fees and other expenses awarded under this 
     provision to a party shall be paid by the agency over which 
     the party prevails from any funds made available to the 
     agency by appropriation. No new appropriations shall be made 
     as a result of this provision. 

       On page 6, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $6,000,000)''.
       On page 6, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $6,000,000)''.
       On page 22, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $42,000,000)''.
       On page 44, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.

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       On page 47, line 26, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.
       On page 48, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $6,000,000)''.
       On page 50, lines 13 and 23, after each dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(reduced by $15,000,000)''.
       On page 51, line 11, after the second dollar amount, insert 
     the following: ``(reduced by $15,000,000)''.
       On page 51, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $15,000,000)''.
       On page 51, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       On page 51, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.
       On page 54, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.
       On page 59, line 26, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $13,000,000)''.
       On page 65, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $9,000,000)''.
       On page 95, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       On page 96, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       On page 96, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $6,000,000)''.
       On page 98, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $109,000,000)''.
       On page 98, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $109,000,000)''.

       Page 38, line 22, after ``$21,700,000'' insert ``(increased 
     by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 54, line 11, after ``$28,490,000'' insert ``(reduced 
     by $1,000,000)''.

       Page 51, line 5, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $1,500,000)''.
       Page 51, line 11, after the second dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $1,500,000)''.
       Page 51, line 14, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $1,500,000)''.
       Page 51, line 16, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $4,000,000)''.
       Page 51, line 23, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $2,500,000)''.
       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 to issue or renew a fishing permit or authorization 
     for any fishing vessel of the United States greater than 165 
     feet in length or greater than 3,000 horsepower, as specified 
     in the permit application required under part 648.4(a)(5) of 
     title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, and the authorization 
     required under part 648.8(d)(2) of title 50, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, to engage in fishing for Atlantic mackerel or 
     herring (or both) under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).

       On page 104, after line 2, insert the following new 
     section:
       Sec. 505. (a) Not later than January 1, 1998, the Legal 
     Services Corporation shall implement a system of case 
     information disclosure which shall apply to all basic field 
     programs which receive funds from the Legal Services 
     Corporation from funds appropriated in this Act.
       (b) Any basic field program which receives Federal funds 
     from the Legal Services Corporation from funds appropriated 
     in this Act must disclose to the public in written form, upon 
     request, and to the Legal Services Corporation in semiannual 
     reports, the following information about each case filed by 
     its attorneys in any court:
       (1) The name and full address of each party to the legal 
     action unless such information is protected by an order or 
     rule of a court or by State or Federal law or revealing such 
     information would put the client of the recipient of such 
     Federal funds at risk of physical harm.
       (2) The cause of action in the case.
       (3) The name and address of the court in which the case was 
     filed and the case number assigned to the legal action.
       (c) The case information disclosed in semi-annual reports 
     to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to 
     disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code. 

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:
       Sec.  . None of the funds provided by this Act shall be 
     available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco 
     products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign 
     country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or 
     tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not 
     applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the 
     same type. 

       Page 67, line 19, insert before the period the following: 
     Provided, That, of such amount, not more than $356,242,740 
     shall be available for obligation until the Secretary of 
     State has made one or more designations of organizations as 
     foreign terrorist organizations pursuant to section 219(a) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)), as 
     added by section 302 of Public Law 104-132 (110 Stat. 1214, 
     1248).

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 617. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to pay the expenses of an election officer appointed 
     by a court to oversee an election of any officer or trustee 
     for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. 

       Page 117, after line 2, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 617. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be obligated or expended to pay the 
     salary or expenses of any official or employee of the 
     Department of State to make or carry out any contract 
     authorizing any private entity to assess a charge or fee upon 
     United States citizens for information about United States 
     passports.

       Page 117, after line 2, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 617. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to conduct any study of the medicinal use or 
     legalization of marijuana or any other drug or substance in 
     schedule I under part B of the Controlled Substances Act.

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. 10. PREFERENCE IN EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ASSISTANCE FOR 
                   EXPORTS TO CHINA TO BE PROVIDED TO COMPANIES 
                   ADHERING TO CODE OF CONDUCT.

       (a) In General.--Section 2 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 
     1945 (12 U.S.C. 635) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(f) Preference in Assistance for Exports to China To Be 
     Provided to Entities Adhering to Code of Conduct.--
       ``(1) Prohibitions.--
       ``(A) In general.--In determining, whether to guarantee, 
     insure, extend credit, or participate in the extension of 
     credit with respect to the export of goods or services 
     destined for the People's Republic of China, the Board of 
     Directors shall give preference to entities that the Board of 
     Directors determines have established and are adhering to the 
     code of conduct set forth in paragraph (2).
       ``(B) Penalty for violation.--The Bank shall withdraw any 
     guarantee, insurance, or credit that the Bank has provided, 
     and shall withdraw from any participation in an extension of 
     credit, to an entity with respect to the export of any good 
     or service destined for the People's Republic of China if the 
     Board of Directors determines that the entity is not adhering 
     to the code of conduct set forth in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Code of conduct.--An entity shall do all of the 
     following in all of its operations:
       ``(A) Provide a safe and healthy workplace.
       ``(B) Ensure fair employment, including by--
       ``(i) avoiding child and forced labor, and discrimination 
     based upon race, gender, national origin, or religious 
     beliefs;
       ``(ii) respecting freedom of association and the right to 
     organize and bargain collectively;
       ``(iii) paying not less than the minimum wage required by 
     law or the prevailing industry wage, whichever is higher; and
       ``(iv) providing all legally mandated benefits.
       ``(C) Obey all applicable environmental laws.
       ``(D) Comply with United States and local laws promoting 
     good business practices, including laws prohibiting illicit 
     payments and ensuring fair competition.
       ``(E) Maintain, through leadership at all levels, a 
     corporate culture--
       ``(i) which respects free expression consistent with 
     legitimate business concerns, and does not condone political 
     coercion in the workplace;
       ``(ii) which encourages good corporate citizenship and 
     makes a positive contribution to the communities in which the 
     entity operates; and
       ``(iii) in which ethical conduct is recognized, valued, and 
     exemplified by all employees.
       ``(F) Require similar behavior by partners, suppliers, and 
     subcontractors under terms of contracts.
       ``(G) Implement and monitor compliance with the 
     subparagraphs (A) through (F) through a program that is 
     designed to prevent and detect noncompliance by any employee 
     or supplier of the entity and that includes--
       ``(i) standards for ethical conduct of employees of the 
     entity and of suppliers which refer to the subparagraphs;
       ``(ii) procedures for assignment of appropriately qualified 
     personnel at the management level to monitor and enforce 
     compliance;
       ``(iii) procedures for reporting noncompliance by employees 
     and suppliers;
       ``(iv) procedures for selecting qualified individuals who 
     are not employees of the entity or of suppliers to monitor 
     compliance, and for assessing the effectiveness of such 
     compliance monitoring;
       ``(v) procedures for disciplinary action in response to 
     noncompliance;
       ``(vi) procedures designed to ensure that, in cases in 
     which noncompliance is detected, reasonable steps are taken 
     to correct the noncompliance and prevent similar 
     noncompliance from occurring; and
       ``(vii) communication of all standards and procedures with 
     respect to the code of conduct to every employee and 
     supplier--
       ``(I) by requiring all management level employees and 
     suppliers to participate in a training program; or
       ``(II) by disseminating information orally and in writing, 
     through posting of an explanation of the standards and 
     procedures in

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     prominent places sufficient to inform all employees and 
     suppliers, in the local languages spoken by employees and 
     managers.
       ``(3) Small business exception.--This subsection shall not 
     apply to an entity that is a small business (within the 
     meaning of the Small Business Act.''.
       (b) Annual Report.--Section 2(b)(1)(A) of such Act (12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(A) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The Bank shall include in the annual report a 
     description of the actions the Bank has taken to comply with 
     subsection (f) during the period covered by the report.''.
       (c) Receipts of Assistance From the Export-Import Bank To 
     Be Provided With Resources and Information To Further 
     Adherence to Global Codes of Corporate Conduct.--The Export-
     Import Bank of the United States shall work with the 
     Clearinghouse on Corporate Responsibility that is being 
     developed by the Department of Commerce to ensure that 
     recipients of assistance from the Export-Import Bank are made 
     aware of, and have access to, resources and organizations 
     that can assist the recipients in developing, implementing, 
     and monitoring global codes of corporate conduct.

     SEC. 10. RENAMING OF BANK AS THE UNITED STATES EXPORT BANK.

       (a) Amendments to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.--
       (1) The first section of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 
     (12 U.S.C. 635 note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This Act may be cited as the `United States Export Bank 
     Act of 1945'.''.
       (2) The following provisions of such Act are amended by 
     striking ``Export-Import Bank of the United States'' and 
     inserting ``United States Export Bank'':
       (A) Section 2(a)(1) (12 U.S.C. 635(a)(1)).
       (B) Section 3(a) (12 U.S.C. 635a(a)).
       (C) Section 3(b) (12 U.S.C. 635a(b)).
       (D) Section 3(c)(1) (12 U.S.C. 635a(c)(1)).
       (E) Section 4 (12 U.S.C. 635b).
       (F) Section 5 (12 U.S.C. 635d).
       (G) Section 6(a) (12 U.S.C. 635e(a)).
       (H) Section 7 (12 U.S.C. 635f).
       (I) Section 8(a) (12 U.S.C. 635g(a)).
       (J) Section 9 (12 U.S.C. 635h).
       (3) The following provisions of such Act are amended by 
     striking ``Export-Import Bank'' any place its appears and 
     inserting ``United States Export Bank'':
       (A) Section 2(b)(1)(A) (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(A)).
       (B) Section 3(c)(3) (12 U.S.C. 635a(c)(3)).
       (b) Deeming Rules.--Any reference in any law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the Export-Import Bank of the United States is 
     deemed to be a reference to the United States Export Bank, 
     and any reference in any law, map, regulation, document, 
     paper, or other record of the United States to the Export-
     Import Bank Act of 1945 is deemed to be a reference to the 
     United States Export Bank Act of 1945. 
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment (the Hyde amendment) 
on which a separate vote had been demanded?

       Page 116, strike line 16 and all that follows through line 
     2 on page 117 and insert the following:

     SEC. 616. ATTORNEYS FEES AND OTHER COSTS IN CERTAIN CRIMINAL 
                   CASES.

       During fiscal year 1997 and in any fiscal year thereafter, 
     the court, in any criminal case pending on or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, shall award, and the United 
     States shall pay, to a prevailing party, other than the 
     United States, a reasonable attorney's fee and other 
     litigation costs, unless the court finds that the position of 
     the United States was substantially justified or that other 
     special circumstances make an award unjust. Such awards shall 
     be granted pursuant to the procedures and limitations 
     provided for an award under section 2412 of title 28, United 
     States Code. Fees and other expenses awarded under this 
     provision to a party shall be paid by the agency over which 
     the party prevails from any funds made available to the 
     agency by appropriation. No new appropriations shall be made 
     as a result of this provision.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, 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. BONIOR 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. GILLMOR, 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. GILLMOR, 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

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affirmative

Nays

199

para. 110.35                  [Roll No. 476]

                                YEAS--227

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--199

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Burton
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento

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     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Gonzalez
     McDermott
     Roukema
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Yates
     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. 110.36  providing for the consideration of h. res. 244

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 253):

       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. 244) 
     demanding that the Office of the United States Attorney for 
     the Central District of California file criminal charges 
     against Hermandad Mexicana Nacional for failure to comply 
     with a valid subpoena under the Federal Contested Elections 
     Act. The resolution shall be considered as read for 
     amendment. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the resolution and the preamble to final adoption 
     without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on House Oversight; and (2) 
     one motion to recommit which may not contain instructions and 
     on which the previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, submitted the following amendment 
which was agreed to:

       At the end of the resolution add the following new 
     sections:
       ``Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     resolution, the amendment specified in section 3 of this 
     resolution shall be considered as adopted.
       ``Sec. 3. The amendment described in section 2 of this 
     resolution is as follows:
       Page 3, line 4, after `filing' insert the following: `, 
     pursuant to its determination that it is appropriate 
     according to the law and the facts,'.''.

  After further debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. THOMAS 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,

Yeas

221

It was decided in the

Nays

202

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 110.37                  [Roll No. 477]

                                YEAS--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf

                                NAYS--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

     Sanchez
       
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     McDade
     Oxley
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Smith (OR)
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  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. 110.38  subpoena enforcement in the case of dornan v. sanchez

  Mr. THOMAS, pursuant to House Resolution 253, called up the following 
resolution (H. Res. 244):

       Whereas the contested election case of Dornan v. Sanchez is 
     pending before the Committee;
       Whereas the Federal Contested Elections Act (2 U.S.C. 381 
     et seq.) (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the 
     ``Act'') provides for the issuance of subpoenas, and on March 
     17, 1997, United States District Court Judge Gary L. Taylor 
     issued such a subpoena at the request of the Contestant for 
     the deposition and records of Hermandad Mexicana Nacional;
       Whereas on April 16 1997, the Committee voted to modify the 
     subpoena by limiting production of documents to the 46th 
     Congressional District (among other modifications), and as 
     perfected by the Committee, the subpoena required Hermandad 
     Mexicana Nacional to produce documents and appear for a 
     deposition no later than May 1, 1997;

[[Page 1637]]

       Whereas Hermandad Mexicana Nacional failed to produce 
     documents or appear for the deposition by May 1, 1997, and 
     still has not complied with the subpoena;
       Whereas Hermandad Mexicana Nacional, by willfully failing 
     to comply with the lawfully issued subpoena, is in violation 
     of section 11 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 390), which provides for 
     criminal penalties;
       Whereas on May 13, 1997, the Contestant wrote to the United 
     States Attorney for the Central Distract of California, Nora 
     M. Manella, requesting that action be taken to enforce the 
     law with respect to Hermandad Mexicana Nacional, and on June 
     23, 1997, the Committee wrote to the Department of Justice 
     inquiring as to the status of this request for criminal 
     prosecution, and the Department responded on July 25, 1997, 
     that the criminal referral remain ``under review'';
       Whereas the United States Attorney's failure to enforce 
     criminal penalties for the violation of the Act encourages 
     disrespect for the law and hinders the Constitutionally 
     mandated process of determining the facts in the contested 
     election case, including the discovery of any election fraud 
     that may have influenced the outcome of the election; and
       Whereas on September 23, 1997, the United States District 
     Court for the Central District of California ruled that the 
     deposition subpoena provisions of the Act are constitutional: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives demands that 
     the Office of the United States Attorney for the Central 
     District of California carry out its responsibility by 
     filing, pursuant to its determination that it is appropriate 
     according to the law and the facts, criminal charges against 
     Hermandad Mexicana Nacional for failure to comply with a 
     valid subpoena issued under the Act.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 253, the previous question was ordered on 
the resolution, as amended, and the preamble to its adoption or 
rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. THOMAS 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.



      WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF SEPTEMBER 30), 1997

  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

219

It was decided in the

Nays

203

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 110.39                  [Roll No. 478]

                                YEAS--219

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf

                                NAYS--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

     Sanchez
       
       

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Houghton
     Oxley
     Roukema
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Smith (OR)
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  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. 110.40  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1757

  Mr. DOGGETT submitted the privileged motion 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. 1757) to 
consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize appropriations 
for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 
and 1999, and for other purposes, to reject section 1601 of the Senate 
amendment, which provides for payment of all private claims against the 
Iraqi Government before those of U.S. veterans and the U.S. Government 
(i.e., U.S. taxpayers).
  When, pending consideration of said motion,

para. 110.41  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. 459. An Act to amend the Native American Programs Act of 
     1974 to extend certain authorizations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

para. 110.42  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 ti

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tles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 2203. An Act making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 94. Joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 110.43  senate enrolled bill signed

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

       S. 1211. An Act to provide permanent authority for the 
     administration of au pair programs.

para. 110.44  bill and 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, a 
bill and a joint resolution of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 1420. An Act 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.
       H.J. Res. 94. Joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 110.45  motion to adjourn

  Mr. SCARBOROUGH moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOGGETT 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

206

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

183

para. 110.46                  [Roll No. 479]

                                YEAS--206

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf

                                NAYS--183

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Clement
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--44

     Baker
     Berman
     Boehner
     Borski
     Boucher
     Bunning
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Clay
     Crane
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hefley
     Houghton
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDade
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Neumann
     Oxley
     Paul
     Pomeroy
     Roukema
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Stokes
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the motion to adjourn was agreed to.
  Accordingly,
  At 12 o'clock and 34 minutes a.m., Wednesday, October 1 (legislative 
day of Tuesday, September 30), 1999, the House adjourned until 10 
o'clock a.m. today.

para. 110.47  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. 1839. A bill to 
     establish nationally uniform requirements regarding the 
     titling and registration of salvage, nonrepairable, and 
     rebuilt vehicles; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-285, Pt. 
     1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
     of the Union.
       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Report on the 
     revised subdivision of budget totals for fiscal year 1998 
     (Rept. No. 105-286). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para. 110.48  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 10. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended for 
     a period ending not later than October 31, 1997.
       H.R. 1839. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than September 30, 
     1997.

para. 110.49  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on the Judiciary 
discharged from further consideration H.R. 1839. Referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 110.50  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. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 2578. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to extend the visa waiver pilot program, and to provide 
     for the collection of data with respect to the number of non-
     immigrants who remain in the United States after the 
     expiration of the period of stay authorized by the Attorney 
     General; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. Goode):

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       H.R. 2579. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to further improve the safety and health 
     of working environments, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, 
             Mr. Spence, Mr. Wolf, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 2580. A bill to ensure that commercial activities of 
     the People's Liberation Army of China or any Communist 
     Chinese military company in the United States are monitored 
     and are subject to the authorities under the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 2581. A bill to protect the privacy of individuals 
     with respect to the Social Security number; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 2582. A bill to amend title 10 and title 14, United 
     States Code, and the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to increase 
     the period of the service obligation for graduates of the 
     military service academies, the Coast Guard Academy, and the 
     United States Merchant Marine Academy; to the Committee on 
     National Security, 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. CUNNINGHAM:
       H.R. 2583. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with 
     respect to the marking of finished golf clubs and golf club 
     components; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Frost, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Manton, Mr. Olver, 
             and Mr. Dellums):
       H.R. 2584. A bill to provide 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 2585. A bill to provide that service of the members of 
     the group known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps 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, 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 (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Sandlin):
       H.R. 2586. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend and clarify 
     the pay-as-you-go requirements regarding the Social Security 
     trust funds; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 2587. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to cause to be conducted an independent audit of the Internal 
     Revenue Service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REYES (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Green, Mr. Bono, Mr. Torres, 
             Mr. Pastor, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. 
             Underwood):
       H.R. 2588. A bill to establish the Office of Enforcement 
     and Border Affairs within the Department of Justice; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN (for herself, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Frost, and Mr. Dixon):
       H. Con. Res. 161. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     150th anniversary of the emancipation of African slaves in 
     the Danish West Indies, now the United States Virgin Islands; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H. Con. Res. 162. Concurrent resolution relating to the 
     recent developments toward normalization of relations between 
     India and Pakistan; to the Committee on International 
     Relations. 

para. 110.51  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 12: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Kasich and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Condit, Mr. Vento,, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. 
     Solomon.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Bentsen and Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 211: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 292: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 600: Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 705: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 754: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 795: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Engel, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
     Portman.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Greenwood and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 915: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Pombo, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Vento, Ms. Carson, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
     Lampson, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. 
     LoBiondo.
       H.R. 950: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Hoekstra and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Boswell, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1227: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1231: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1373: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1608: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, Mr. Lobiondo, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Cook, and 
     Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1727: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1737: Mr. Towns, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Nadler, and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Camp, Mr. Cook, Mr. Condit, Mr. Boehlert, 
     Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Bilirakis, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1839: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
     Mica, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1864: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2069: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 2110: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2116: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and 
     Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2122: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 2140: Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2167: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 2174: Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Rush, Ms. Norton, 
     Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Schumer, Ms. 
     DeLauro, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2190: Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 2195: Mr. Hyde, Traficant, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2223: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 2224: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2231: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
     Camp.
       H.R. 2292: Mr. Condit, Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Houghton, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
     Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Collins, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Armey, Mr. Strickland, 
     Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Parker, 
     Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Goss, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Regula, Mr. Petri, Ms. 
     Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
     Crapo, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
     Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sununu, 
     Mr. Ney, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ewing, 
     Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Bono, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Stearns.
       H.R. 2379: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Hefner, Mrs. 
     Myrick, and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 2441: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Filner, 
     and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. 
     Sanders.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Hefley, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Bilirakis, and 
     Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2458: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 2464: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. 
     Baldacci.
       H.R. 2469: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 2479: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 2493: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 2495: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Gejdenson, and Ms. 
     Kaptur.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Evans and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2518: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 2519: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2524: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, and Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 2525: Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Jackson, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Yates, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Stark, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii,

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     Mr. Waxman, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. Brown of 
     California.
       H.R. 2554: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2560: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Nadler, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Towns, 
     Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Engel, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
     Matsui, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Wynn, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2563: Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Poshard and Mr. Upton.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Shaw.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Capps.
       H. Con. Res. 106: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Yates, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut.
       H. Con. Res. 151: Mr. Thomas.
       H. Con. Res. 158: Mr. Ballenger.
       H. Res. 247: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Snyder.

para. 110.52  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. 1171: Mr. Mascara.




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                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1997 (111)

para. 111.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                  October 1, 1997.
       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. 111.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, September 30, 1997.
  Mr. McNULTY, 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. QUINN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. McNULTY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, 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. 111.3  communications

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

       5279. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia: 
     Determination of Attainment of Ozone Standard and 
     Applicability of Certain Requirements in the Richmond Area 
     [SIPTRAX No. VA-076-5028; FRL-5904-2] received October 1, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5280. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Connecticut; Reasonably Available Control Technology for 
     Nitrogen Oxides [FRL-5901-7] received October 1, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5281. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Revision to Entity List: Bharat 
     Electronics, Ltd. (aka Baharat Electronics, Ltd.), India 
     [Docket No. 970428099-7227-04] (RIN: 0694-AB60) received 
     October 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5282. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on the 
     designation of certain organizations as ``foreign terrorist 
     organizations,'' pursuant to Public Law 104-132, section 302; 
     Public Law 104-208; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       5283. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's strategic plan, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       5284. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department of Justice Strategic 
     Plan for 1997-2002, pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5285. A letter from the Acting Chief Financial Officer, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     strategic plan, pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5286. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the Bank's 
     strategic plan, pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5287. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's strategic plan for 
     fiscal years 1997 through 2002, pursuant to Public Law 103-
     62; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5288. A letter from the President, Federal Financing Bank, 
     transmitting the Bank's final strategic plan for the years 
     1997 through 2002, pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5289. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's strategic plan for fiscal years 
     1997 through 2002, pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5290. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's strategic 
     plan covering the years 1998 through 2002, pursuant to Public 
     Law 103-62; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5291. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the Office's strategic plan for fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002, pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5292. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's strategic 
     plan for the fiscal years 1997 through 2002, pursuant to 
     Public Law 103-62; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5293. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's strategic plan for the fiscal 
     years 1997-2002, pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5294. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 1997 Strategic Plan for the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, pursuant to Public 
     Law 103-62; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5295. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's strategic plan, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       5296. A letter from the Acting Administrator, U.S. Agency 
     for International Development, transmitting the Agency's 
     1998-2007 strategic plan, pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5297. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Use by Settlers and Homesteaders 
     of Timber on Their Pending Claims and Free Use of Timber upon 
     Oil and Gas Leases (RIN: 1004-AC92) received September 25, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5298. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Nonmineral Entries on Mineral 
     Lands [WO-350-1430-00-24 1A] (RIN: 1004-AC65) received 
     September 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5299. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Survivors and Dependents Education: 
     Extension of Eligibility Period (RIN: 2900-AI45) received 
     October 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       5300. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Disinterments from National 
     Cemetaries (RIN: 2900-AI21) received October 1, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       5301. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Rev. Proc. 
     97-45] received October 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5302. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Classification of taxes collected by the Internal Revenue 
     Service [Rev. Proc. 97-46] received October 1, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5303. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Optional Procedures for Substantiating Certain Travel, Etc., 
     Expenses--Public Comments Requested [Announcement 97-103] 
     received October 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

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para. 111.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 394. An Act to provide for the release of the 
     reversionary interest held by the United States in certain 
     property located in the County of Iosco, Michigan; and
       H.R. 1948. An Act to provide for the exchange of lands 
     within Admiralty Island National Monument, 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. 2472. An Act to extend certain programs under the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act.

para. 111.5  subpoena response

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, laid before the House the 
following communication from Mr. Schumer:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 26, 1997.
     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 duces tecum issued by the Supreme 
     Court of the State of New York, County of Kings, in the case 
     of Ellen Frankel v. Jeffrey Frankel, Index No. 10369/96.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                               Charles E. Schumer,
                                              Member of Congress. 

para. 111.6  unfinished business--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1757

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, announced the unfinished business 
to be the motion 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. 1757) to consolidate international affairs 
agencies, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and 
related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes, 
to reject section 1601 of the Senate amendment, which provides for 
payment of all private claims against the Iraqi Government before those 
of U.S. veterans and the U.S. Government (i.e., U.S. taxpayers).
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DOGGETT, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOGGETT 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

412

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affirmative

Nays

5

para. 111.7                   [Roll No. 480]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                 NAYS--5

     Barr
     Johnson, Sam
     Scarborough
     Stearns
     Taylor (NC)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bereuter
     Bliley
     Conyers
     Fazio
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Linder
     McInnis
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Stokes
     Visclosky
     Waxman
     Young (FL)
  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. 111.8  providing for the consideration of h.r. 901

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-288) the resolution (H. Res. 257) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 901) to preserve the sovereignty of the 
United States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the United 
States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private property rights in 
non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and acquired lands.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

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para. 111.9  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1127

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 256):

       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. 1127) to amend the Antiquities Act to require 
     an Act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and 
     State legislature for the establishment by the President of 
     national monuments in excess of 5,000 acres. 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 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. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     shall be considered as read. No amendment to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute 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, 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: (1) postpone until a time during 
     further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request 
     for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 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. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,

para. 111.10  motion to adjourn

  Mr. CONDIT moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. CONDIT 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

112

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negative

Nays

295

para. 111.11                  [Roll No. 481]

                                AYES--112

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clayton
     Condit
     Cox
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey

                                NOES--295

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Baker
     Berman
     Bliley
     Buyer
     Canady
     Conyers
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Johnson, Sam
     Kennelly
     LaFalce
     Linder
     Martinez
     McInnis
     Moran (VA)
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Stokes
     Waxman
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.
  After further debate,
  Mr. SOLOMON submitted the following amendment:

       At the end of the resolution add the following new 
     sections:
       ``Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     resolution, it shall be in order to consider the amendment 
     specified in section 3 of this resolution as though it were 
     amendment numbered 6 in House Report 105-283. That amendment 
     may be offered only by Representative Hansen of Utah or his 
     designee and shall be debatable for 10 minutes.
       ``Sec. 3. The amendment described in section 2 is as 
     follows:
       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE

       This Act may be cited as the ``National Monument Fairness 
     Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF NATIONAL MONUMENT STATUS AND 
                   CONSULTATION.

       Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906, commonly referred to 
     as the ``Antiquities Act'' (34 Stat. 225; 16 U.S.C. 431) is 
     amended by adding the following at the end thereof: ``A 
     proclamation of the President under this section that results 
     in the designation of a total acreage in excess of 50,000 
     acres in a single State in a single calendar year as a 
     national monument may not be issued until 30 days after the 
     President has transmitted the pro

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     posed proclamation to the Governor of the State in which such 
     acreage is located and solicited such Governor's written 
     comments, and any such proclamation shall cease to be 
     effective on the date 2 years after issuance unless the 
     Congress has approved such proclamation by joint 
     resolution.''.

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 111.12  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 an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 2267.--Making appropriations for the Departments of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2267) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Gregg, Mr. Stevens, 
Mr. Domenici, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cochran, 
Mr. Hollings, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Lautenberg, and Ms. 
Mikulski, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

para. 111.13  intermodal surface transportation

  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, 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. 2516) to extend the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 through March 31, 1998; was 
considered and read twice, and the following amendment in the nature of 
a substitute was agreed to:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

       This Act makes funds available for the Federal-aid highway, 
     highway safety, motor carrier safety, and mass transportation 
     programs for the first 6 months of fiscal year 1998 by 
     extending the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
     Act of 1991 to ensure the continuation of such programs while 
     a multiyear reauthorization is developed. This extension is 
     structured to allow programmatic, apportionment formula, and 
     funding adjustments for the second 6 months of fiscal year 
     1998 through enactment of a multiyear program.

     SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM FUNDING.

       (a) In General.--Section 1003 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1918-1922) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Federal-Aid Highways for the Period October 1, 1997, 
     Through March 31, 1998.--
       ``(1) In general.--For Federal-aid highways and highway 
     safety construction programs, $11,942,375,000 are authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) during the period October 1, 1997, 
     through March 31, 1998, and shall be distributed in 
     accordance with this subsection.
       ``(2) Certain discretionary programs.--Of the amounts made 
     available by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall deduct 
     $32,500,000 to carry out section 118(c)(2) of title 23, 
     United States Code, for the period October 1, 1997, through 
     March 31, 1998, and shall deduct $30,250,000 to carry out the 
     discretionary program under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
     144(g) of such title during such period.
       ``(3) State allocation percentages.--From amounts remaining 
     after making the deductions under paragraph (2) and 
     application of paragraphs (4) and (5), the Secretary shall 
     determine the amount to be apportioned among the States in 
     accordance with the following table:

        ``State:                                            Percentage:
Alabama..........................................................2.0026
Alaska...........................................................1.0499
Arizona..........................................................1.4627
Arkansas.........................................................1.5268
California.......................................................8.9046
Colorado.........................................................1.0443
Connecticut......................................................1.9229
Delaware.........................................................0.4057
District of Columbia.............................................0.4436
Florida..........................................................4.4867
Georgia..........................................................3.2899
Hawaii...........................................................0.6435
Idaho............................................................0.6314
Illinois.........................................................3.6779
Indiana..........................................................2.4581
Iowa.............................................................1.1364
Kansas...........................................................1.1383
Kentucky.........................................................1.6617
Louisiana........................................................1.4831
Maine............................................................0.6458
Maryland.........................................................1.4512
Massachusetts....................................................3.5632
Michigan.........................................................3.0432
Minnesota........................................................1.4547
Mississippi......................................................1.1286
Missouri.........................................................2.2677
Montana..........................................................0.7857
Nebraska.........................................................0.7501
Nevada...........................................................0.6218
New Hampshire....................................................0.4764
New Jersey.......................................................2.6851
New Mexico.......................................................0.8767
New York.........................................................5.7882
North Carolina...................................................2.7408
North Dakota.....................................................0.5972
Ohio.............................................................3.4702
Oklahoma.........................................................1.5021
Oregon...........................................................1.1378
Pennsylvania.....................................................4.5007
Rhode Island.....................................................0.4708
South Carolina...................................................1.6019
South Dakota.....................................................0.5990
Tennessee........................................................2.0954
Texas............................................................6.9197
Utah.............................................................0.6672
Vermont..........................................................0.4287
Virginia.........................................................2.4440
Washington.......................................................1.7603
West Virginia....................................................1.1088
Wisconsin........................................................2.0159
Wyoming..........................................................0.5999
Puerto Rico.....................................................0.4312.

       ``(4) State programmatic distribution.--
       ``(A) In general.--Of the funds to be apportioned to each 
     State under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall ensure that 
     the State is apportioned an amount of such funds, determined 
     under subparagraph (B), for the Interstate maintenance 
     program, the National Highway System, the bridge program, the 
     surface transportation program, the congestion mitigation and 
     air quality improvement program, minimum allocation under 
     section 157 of title 23, United States Code, Interstate 
     reimbursement under section 160 of such title, the donor 
     State bonus under section 1013(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, hold harmless under 
     section 1015(a) of such Act, 90 percent of payments 
     adjustments under section 1015(b) of such Act, metropolitan 
     planning under section 134 of such title, section 1015(c) of 
     such Act, an amount equal to the funds provided under 
     sections 1103 through 1108 of such Act, and funding 
     restoration under section 202 of the National Highway System 
     Designation Act of 1995.
       ``(B) Formula.--The amount which each State is to be 
     apportioned under this subsection for each item referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) shall be in the same ratio that each 
     State was apportioned funds for such item or allocated funds 
     under sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to the total of all 
     such funds apportioned, and allocated under such sections, to 
     such State for such items for fiscal year 1997.
       ``(C) Minimum allocation.--Not more than $319,500,000 of 
     the funds apportioned to States by this subsection for 
     minimum allocation shall not be subject to any obligation 
     limitation.
       ``(D) Special rule.--Amounts apportioned to a State by this 
     subsection attributable to sections 1103 through 1108 of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     shall be available to such State for projects eligible for 
     assistance under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       ``(E) Administration.--Funds authorized by this subsection 
     shall be administered as if they had been apportioned, 
     allocated, deducted, or set aside, as the case may be, under 
     title 23, United States Code.
       ``(5) General operating expenses and other deductions.--
       ``(A) General operating expenses.--After making the 
     determinations and before apportioning funds under paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), the Secretary shall deduct the amount that would 
     be required to be deducted under section 104(a) of title 23, 
     United States Code, from the aggregate of amounts to be 
     apportioned to all States for programs to which the deduction 
     under such section would apply if such section applied to 
     such apportionment.
       ``(B) Territorial highways.--After making the 
     determinations and before apportioning funds under paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), the Secretary shall deduct the amount required 
     to be deducted pursuant to section 104(b)(1) of title 23, 
     United States Code, for the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
     Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
     from the aggregate amounts to be apportioned to all States 
     for the National Highway System under this subsection.
       ``(6) National recreational trails program.--Section 104(h) 
     of title 23, United

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     States Code, is amended by inserting `and $7,500,000 for the 
     period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998' after `1997'.
       ``(7) Woodrow wilson bridge.--Section 104(i)(1) of title 
     23, United States Code, is amended by inserting `and for the 
     period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998' after `1997'.
       ``(8) Off-system bridges.--Section 144(g)(3) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting `and in the 
     period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998' after 
     `1997'.''.
       (b) Federal Lands Highways.--Section 1003(a)(6) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat. 1919) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``and $95,500,000 for 
     the period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' before 
     the period;
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' following ``1995,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and $86,000,000 for the period October 
     1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' before the period; and
       (3) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' following ``1995,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and $42,000,000 for the period October 
     1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' before the period.
       (c) Certain Allocated Programs.--
       (1) Highway use tax evasion.--Section 1040(f)(1) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat 1992-1993) is amended by inserting ``and $2,500,000 for 
     the period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' before 
     the period at the end of the first sentence.
       (2) Scenic byways program.--Section 1047(d) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat. 1998) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' following ``1994,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and $7,000,000 for the period October 
     1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' before the period at the 
     end of the first sentence.
       (3) Ferry boat construction.--Section 1064(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat. 2005) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' following ``1996,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and $9,000,000 for the period October 
     1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' after ``1997''.
       (d) Fiscal Year 1998 Obligation Limitation.--
       (1) Amendments to istea.--Section 1002 of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     1916-1918) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
       ``(7) $21,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Special Rule for Fiscal Year 1998.--The Secretary 
     shall distribute on October 1, 1997, 50 percent of the 
     limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and 
     highway safety construction programs imposed by the 
     Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1998, and 50 percent of such limitation 
     on July 1, 1998.''.
       (2) Limitation.--Nothing in this section (including the 
     amendments made by this section) shall apply to any funds 
     made available before October 1, 1997, for carrying out 
     sections 125 and 157 of title 23, United States Code, and 
     sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.

     SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

       (a) NHTSA Highway Safety Programs.--Section 2005(1) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat. 2079) is amended by inserting ``and $83,000,000 for the 
     period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' before the 
     period at the end.
       (b) Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures.--Section 410 
     of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c) by striking ``5'' and inserting 
     ``6'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(3) by striking ``and fifth'' and 
     inserting ``fifth, and sixth'';
       (3) in subsection (d)(2)(B) by striking ``two'' and 
     inserting ``3''; and
       (4) in subsection (j)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' following ``1997,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and $12,500,000 for the period October 
     1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' after ``1997'' the second 
     place it appears.
       (c) National Driver Register.--Section 30308(a) of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' following ``1994,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, and $1,855,000 for the period October 
     1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' after ``1996''.
       (d) Obligation Limitation.--The total of all obligations 
     for highway traffic safety grants under sections 402 and 410 
     of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 1998 shall 
     not exceed $186,500,000.

     SEC. 4. FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Extension.--Title III of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2087-2140) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 3049. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS FOR THE 
                   PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 1997, THROUGH MARCH 31, 1998.

       ``(a) Allocating Amounts.--Section 5309(m) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting `and for the 
     period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998' after `1997'.
       ``(b) Apportionment of Appropriations for Fixed Guideway 
     Modernization.--Section 5337 of title 49, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (a) by inserting `and for the period 
     October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998' after `1997'; and
       ``(2) by adding at the end the following:
       `` `(e) Special Rule for October 1, 1997, Through March 31, 
     1998.--The Secretary shall determine the amount which each 
     urbanized area is to be apportioned for fixed guideway 
     modernization under this section on a pro rata basis to 
     reflect the partial fiscal year 1998 funding made available 
     by section 5338(b)(1)(F).'.
       ``(c) Authorizations.--Section 5338 of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       ``(1) by adding at the end of subsection (a)(1) the 
     following:
       `` `(F) $1,284,792,000 for the period October 1, 1997, 
     through March 31, 1998.';
       ``(2) by adding at the end of subsection (a)(2) the 
     following:
       `` `(F) $213,869,000 for the period October 1, 1997, 
     through March 31, 1998.';
       ``(3) by adding at the end of subsection (b)(1) the 
     following:
       `` `(F) $1,162,708,000 for the period October 1, 1997, 
     through March 31, 1998.';
       ``(4) in subsection (c) by inserting `and not more than 
     $1,500,000 for the period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 
     1998' after `1997,';
       ``(5) in subsection (e) by inserting `and not more than 
     $3,000,000 is available from the Fund (except the Account) 
     for the Secretary for the period October 1, 1997, through 
     March 31, 1998' after `1997,';
       ``(6) in subsection (h)(3) by inserting `$3,000,000 is 
     available for section 5317 for the period October 1, 1997, 
     through March 31, 1998' after `1997';
       ``(7) in subsection (j)(5)--
       ``(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 at the end the following:
       `` `(D) the lesser of $1,500,000 or an amount the Secretary 
     determines is necessary is available for the period October 
     1, 1997, through March 31, 1998.';
       ``(8) in subsection (k) by striking `or (e)' and inserting 
     `(e), or (m)'; and
       ``(9) by adding at the end the following:
       `` `(m) Section 5316 for the Period October 1, 1997, 
     Through March 31, 1998.--Not more than the following amounts 
     may be appropriated to the Secretary from the Fund (except 
     the Account) for the period October 1, 1997, through March 
     31, 1998:
       `` `(1) $125,000 to carry out section 5316(a) of this 
     title;
       `` `(2) $1,500,000 to carry out section 5316(b) of this 
     title;
       `` `(3) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(c) of this 
     title;
       `` `(4) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(d) of this 
     title; and
       `` `(5) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(e) of this 
     title.' ''.
       (b) Obligation Limitations.--
       (1) Discretionary grants and loans.--The total of all 
     obligations from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway 
     Trust Fund for carrying out section 5309 of title 49, United 
     States Code, relating to discretionary grants and loans, for 
     fiscal year 1998 shall not exceed $2,000,000,000.
       (2) Formula transit programs.--The total of all obligations 
     for formula transit programs under sections 5307, 5310, 5311, 
     and 5336 of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal year 
     1998 shall not exceed $2,210,000,000.

     SEC. 5. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM.

       (a) Extension of Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program 
     for Period October 1, 1997, Through March 1, 1998.--Section 
     31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) not more than $45,000,000 for the period October 1, 
     1997, through March 31, 1998.''.
       (b) Obligation Limitation.--The total of all obligations 
     for carrying out the motor carrier safety program under 
     section 31102 title 49, United States Code, for fiscal year 
     1998 shall not exceed $85,325,000.

     SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

       (a) Bureau of Transportation Statistics.--Section 6006 of 
     the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     (105 Stat. 2172-2174) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Chapter 
     I''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' following ``1996,'';
       (B) by inserting ``, and $12,500,000 for the period October 
     1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' after ``1997''.
       (b) Intelligent Transportation System.--Section 6058(b) of 
     the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     (105 Stat. 2194) is amended by inserting ``and $56,500,000 
     for the period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' 
     after ``1997''.

     SEC. 7. 1-YEAR EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURES.

       (a) General Expenditure Authority and Purposes.--Paragraph 
     (1) of section 9503(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``October 1, 1997'' and inserting ``October 
     1, 1998'', and
       (2) by striking the last sentence and inserting the 
     following new flush sentence:


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     ``In determining the authorizations under the Acts referred 
     to in the preceding subparagraphs, such Acts shall be applied 
     as in effect on the date of the enactment of this sentence.''
       (b) Transfers to Other Accounts.--
       (1) Paragraphs (4)(A)(i) and (5)(A) of section 9503(c), and 
     paragraph (3) of section 9503(e), of such Code are each 
     amended by striking ``October 1, 1997'' and inserting 
     ``October 1, 1998''.
       (2) Subparagraph (E) of section 9503(c)(6) of such Code is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 1998''.
       (c) Mass Transit Account.--Paragraph (3) of section 9503(e) 
     of such Code is amended--
       (1) by striking ``October 1, 1997'' and inserting ``October 
     1, 1998'', and
       (2) by striking all that follows ``the enactment of'' and 
     inserting ``the last sentence of subsection (c)(1).''
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1997.

  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. 111.14  s. 1198--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (S. 1198) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
to provide permanent authority for entry into the United States of 
certain religious workers; 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. PEASE, 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.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special 
immigrant religious worker program, to amend the Illegal Immigration 
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the deadline 
for designation of an effective date for paperwork changes in the 
employer sanctions program, and to require the Secretary of State to 
waive or reduce the fee for application and issuance of a nonimmigrant 
visa for aliens coming to the United States for certain charitable 
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 
amendments.

para. 111.15  s. 1161--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (S. 1161) to amend the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to authorize appropriations for refugee and entrant 
assistance for fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  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

230

When there appeared

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Nays

193

para. 111.16                  [Roll No. 482]

                                YEAS--230

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--193

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Ackerman
     Barton
     Berman
     Gallegly
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Lowey
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Stokes
  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. 111.17  motion to adjourn

  Mr. NADLER moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,

[[Page 1646]]

  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. DOGGETT 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

207

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

213

para. 111.18                  [Roll No. 483]

                                YEAS--207

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--213

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Foglietta
     Gallegly
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Herger
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Weldon (FL)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 111.19  h. con. res. 131--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 131) 
expressing the sense of Congress regarding the ocean.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MILLER 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

237

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

175

para. 111,20                  [Roll No. 484]

                                YEAS--237

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     ogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--175

     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay

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     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Forbes
     Gallegly
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Hunter
     Jones
     Lowey
     McDermott
     Ney
     Pomeroy
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Sherman
     Smith (TX)
     Stokes
     Thomas
     Watts (OK)
  So, less than two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said concurrent resolution was 
not agreed to.

para. 111.21  h.r. 2233--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. 2233) to assist in the conservation of 
coral reefs; 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. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONDIT demanded a recorded vote on the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the 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

230

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

181

para. 111.22                  [Roll No. 485]

                                AYES--230

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brady
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--181

     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Callahan
     Capps
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Deutsch
     Farr
     Foglietta
     Gallegly
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Houghton
     Jones
     Lowey
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Moran (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Sherman
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Weldon (FL)
  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. 111.23  motion to adjourn

  Mr. SCHUMER moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. MILLER 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

202

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

211

para. 111.24                  [Roll No. 486]

                                YEAS--202

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit

[[Page 1648]]


     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--211

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Collins
     Deutsch
     Fawell
     Foglietta
     Gallegly
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Houghton
     Jones
     Lowey
     McDermott
     Pomeroy
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Sherman
     Stokes
     Taylor (NC)
     Wamp
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 111.25  h.r. 2007--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. 2007) to amend the Act that authorized 
the Canadian River reclamation project, Texas, to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to allow use of the project distribution system to 
transport water from sources other than the project; 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. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SERRANO 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

226

It was decided in the

Nays

176

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para. 111.26                  [Roll No. 487]

                                YEAS--226

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--176

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney

[[Page 1649]]


     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Waters
       

                             NOT VOTING--30

     Ackerman
     Bachus
     Berman
     Burr
     Burton
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Ehlers
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gallegly
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Granger
     Houghton
     Inglis
     Jones
     King (NY)
     Lowey
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Pomeroy
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Wamp
     Wexler
  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. 111.27  h.r. 1476--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. 1476) to settle certain Miccosukee 
Indian land takings claims within the State of Florida.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SERRANO 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

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

176

para. 111.28                  [Roll No. 488]

                                YEAS--229

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--176

     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Burr
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gallegly
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Granger
     Houghton
     Inglis
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     King (NY)
     Lowey
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Pomeroy
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Sherman
     Stokes
     Wamp
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
  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. 111.29  h.r. 1262--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. 1262) to authorize appropriations for 
the Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
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

230

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

170

para. 111.30                  [Roll No. 489]

                                YEAS--230

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger

[[Page 1650]]


     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--170

     Allen
     Andrews
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Burr
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Granger
     Houghton
     Inglis
     Jones
     King (NY)
     Lowey
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Nadler
     Pomeroy
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Stokes
     Wamp
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Yates
  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. 111.31  order of business--postponement of votes on suspensions

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That further consideration of the remaining motions to 
suspend the rules postponed from Monday, September 29, 1997, be 
postponed until Monday, October 6, 1997.

para. 111.32  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. 2203. An Act making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes.

para. 111.33  motion to adjourn

  Mr. GILMAN moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion to adjourn was agreed to.
  Accordingly,
  At 2 o'clock and 57 minutes p.m., the House adjourned.

para. 111.34  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 calender, as follows:

       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Report on the 
     revised subdivision of budget totals for fiscal year 1998 
     (Rept. No. 105-287). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 257. Resolution providing for the consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 901) to preserve thee sovereignty of the 
     United States over public lands and acquired lands owned by 
     the United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and 
     private property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding 
     those public lands and acquired lands (Rept. No. 105-288). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2464. 
     A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt 
     internationally adopted children under age 10 from the 
     immunization requirement; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-
     289). Referred To the Committee on the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1270. A bill to 
     amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-290 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para. 111.35  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R,. 1270. Referral to the Committee on Resources extended 
     for a period ending not later than October 21, 1997.
       H.R. 1270. Referral to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure extended for a period ending not later than 
     October 1, 1997.

para. 111.36  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. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bono, 
             Mr. Cannon, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Delahunt):
       H.R. 2589. A bill to amend the provisions of title 17, 
     United States Code, with respect to the duration of 
     copyright, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Green, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Parker, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 2590. A bill to require life and disability insurers 
     to disclose an insurance applicant's medical test results to 
     the applicant, unless the applicant specifically declines to 
     receive the results, and otherwise to restrict the disclosure 
     of such results by such insurers; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 2591. A bill to provide redress for inadequate 
     restitution of assets seized by the U.S. Government during 
     World War II which belonged to victims of the Holocaust, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
             Mr. Barr of Georgia):
       H.R. 2592. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to provide private trustees the right to seek judicial 
     review of U.S. trustee actions related to trustee expenses 
     and trustee removal; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Weller, Mr. Crane, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Camp, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Coyne):
       H.R. 2593. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the deduction for two-earner married couples; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 2594. A bill to restrict the access of youth to 
     tobacco products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Paxon, Mr. Bono, Mr. Collins, Mr. Riley, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Latham, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 2595. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary 
     agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition 
     attestation; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 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. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Gutknecht):
       H.R. 2596. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to 
     establish procedures for identifying countries that deny 
     market access for agricultural products of the United States; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Waters, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 2597. A bill to rescind restrictions on welfare and 
     public benefits for legal immigrants enacted by title IV of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996, and to reduce arms transfer 
     subsidies; 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. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 2598. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for improved taxpayer access to the Internal 
     Revenue Service, increased equity for taxpayers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Foglietta, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 2599. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection 
     Act to make it unlawful to require a credit card as a 
     condition for doing business; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mr. Minge, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Camp, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cooksey, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Latham, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and Ms. 
             Christian-Green):
       H.R. 2600. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act and section 4626 of the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997 to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     from providing any incentive payments to hospitals to reduce 
     the number of residents in graduate medical education 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, and 
     Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Gallegly, 
             and Mr. McKeon):
       H.R. 2601. A bill to exempt prescribed burning on national 
     forestlands from regulation under the Clean Air Act; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Filner, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Yates, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 2602. A bill to halt sales of surplus military 
     material until the Defense Logistics Agency reclassifies such 
     material according to the level of demilitarization required 
     to render the material safe for public use and to ensure, 
     that, in the future, surplus military material is correctly 
     classified before disposal; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Brady, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Pappas, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Horn, 
             Mr. Paxon, Mr. Quinn, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Linder, Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Bono, Ms. Harman, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Engel, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Solomon, and 
             Mr. Cardin):
       H. Con. Res. 163. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should not 
     provide assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated with 
     the Palestinian Authority or to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
     Corporation [PBC]; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H. Con. Res. 164. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Government of the Commonwealth 
     of the Northern Marina Islands should provide for a 
     plebiscite on the question of compliance with United States 
     immigration and wage laws or independence from the United 
     States; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H. Con. Res. 165. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Government of Israel should 
     extradite Samuel Sheinbein to the United States; to the 
     Committee on International Relations. 

para. 111.37  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 135: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 543: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Rangel, Mr. Capps, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 611: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 866: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 1025: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1231: Ms. Furse and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. 
     Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Clement, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1432: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1541: Mr. Minge and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Porter, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
     Goss, and Mr. Cox of California.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1679: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Bono, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1719: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 1754: Mr. Cook, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Bartlett 
     of Maryland, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1914: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1995: Ms. Furse, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2001: Mr. Brady and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2011: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 2070: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 2190: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 2195: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 2196: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
     Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 2215: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 2253: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Torres, Mr. Bishop, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2332: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 2386: Mr. Hyde and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 2400: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 2404: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 2405: Mr. Clement, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2409: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2428: Mr. Vento, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Lampson, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Green, and 
     Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 2438: Mr. Hill, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
     Traficant, and Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 2449: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Gingrich and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 2476: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2483: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Collins, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2490: Mr. Armey, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bryant, 
     Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Dickey, 
     Mr. Duncan, Mr. English, Mr. Fox, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Sam Johnson, Mr. Linder, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Smith of Michigan, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Weldon 
     of Florida.
       H.R. 2503: Mr. Baldacci and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2517: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Ryun, Ms. Rivers, 
     Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Collins, and 
     Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 2527: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Clement, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Leach, Mr. Spratt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Olver, Ms. Stabenow, and Mrs. 
     Lowey.

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       H.R. 2535: Mr. Fawell, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 2551: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Whitfield, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Gillmor.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Franks of New Jersey and Mr. Riggs.
       H. Con. Res. 114: Mrs. Lowey.
       H. Con. Res. 127: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan, and Mr. Ensign.
       H. Con. Res. 132: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     and Mr. Smith of Oregon.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Rogan and Mr. Gillmor.
       H. Res. 171: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H. Res. 224: Mr. Filner, Mr. Livingston, Mr. John, and Mr. 
     LaFalce.
       H. Res. 235: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
     Allen, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts.
       H. Res. 247: Ms. Furse.

para. 111.38  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. 1173: Mr. McCrery.
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                     THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1997 (112)

para. 112.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                  October 2, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 112.2  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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, September 30, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 112.3  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, October 1, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 112.4  communications

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

       5304. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Carfentrazone-ethyl; 
     Temporary Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300554; FRL-5744-8] (RIN: 
     2070-AB78) received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5305. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Exception Decisions to 
     Early Entry Prohibition, Worker Protection Standard; 
     Technical Amendment [OPP-250122; FRL-5599-3] (RIN: 2070-AC95) 
     received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5306. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Glyphosate 
     Oxidoreductase and the Genetic Material Necessary for Its 
     Production in All Plants; Exemption From Tolerance 
     Requirement On All Raw Agricultural Commodities [OPP-300552; 
     FRL-5745-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5307. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting notification that it is estimated 
     that the limitation on the Government National Mortgage 
     Association's (``Ginnie Mae's'') authority to make 
     commitments for a fiscal year will be reached before the end 
     of that fiscal year, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1721 nt.; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       5308. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 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.
       5309. A letter from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's 
     final rule--Electronic Fund Transfers [Regulation E; Docket 
     No. R-0959] received September 19, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5310. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Acquisition Regulation; Revisions to Organizational Conflicts 
     of Interest (RIN: 1991-AB26) received September 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5311. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: 
     Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerators, 
     Refrigerator-freezers and Freezers [Docket No. EE-RM-93-801] 
     received September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5312. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Hydraulic Brake 
     Systems; Passenger Car Brake Systems (National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration) [Docket 85-06; Notice 13] 
     (RIN: 2127-AG35) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5313. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 
     15% Rate of Progress Plan for the Baltimore Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area [MD 053-3020; FRL-5905-8] received October 
     2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       5314. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revocation of 
     Significant New Use Rules for Certain Acrylate Substances 
     [OPPTS-50625B; FRL-5744-6] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received October 
     2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       5315. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Latex Condoms; User Labeling; Expiration Dating [Docket 
     No. 95N-0374] (RIN: 0910-AA32) received October 2, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5316. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the report on shareholder proposals, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104--290, section 510(b)(2) (110 Stat. 
     3450); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5317. 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. 105--138); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       5318. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting ILO Convention No. 
     177 and Recommendation No. 184 concerning Home Work; 
     Convention No. 178 and Recommendation No. 185 concerning the 
     Inspection of Seafarers' Working and Living Conditions; 
     Convention No. 179 and Recommendation No. 186 concerning the 
     Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers; Convention No. 180 
     concerning Seafarers' Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships; 
     Recommendation No. 187 concerning Seafarers' Hours of Work 
     and the Manning of Ships; and Protocol of 1996 to the 
     Merchant Shipping Convention, 1976, pursuant to Art. 19 of 
     the Constitution of the International Labor Organization; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5319. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a memorandom of 
     justification for use of section 506(a)(2) authority to draw 
     down articles, services, and military education and training 
     from the Department of Defense, pursuant to Public Law 101--
     513, section 547(a) (104 Stat. 2019); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5320. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Satellite fuel, Ground 
     Support Equipment, Test Equipment, Payload Adapter/Interface 
     Hardware, and Replacement Parts for the Preceeding Items, 
     When Included with a Specific Commercial Communications 
     Satellite Launch [Docket No. 960918265-7203-04] (RIN: 0694-
     AB09) received September 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5321. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the ATF's revised 
     strategic plan, pursuant to Public Law 103--62; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5322. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Acquisition Regulation: Elimination of Non-Statutory 
     Certification Requirements (RIN: 1991-AB31) received 
     September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5323. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Grants and Cooperative 
     Agreements to State and Local Governments, Universities, 
     Hospitals, and

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     Other Non-Profit Organizations [FRL-5881-5] received 
     September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5324. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report entitled ``Adherence 
     to the Merit Principles in the Workplace: Federal Employees' 
     Views,'' pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5325. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the report to Congress under the 
     Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 
     3504(e)(2); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5326. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the report on the U.S. Antarctic Marine Living Resource 
     Directed Research Program, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 2431 et 
     seq.; to the Committee on Resources.
       5327. A letter from the Chair, Advisory Council on 
     California Indian Policy, transmitting the ACCIP Historical 
     Overview Report: The Special Circumstances of California 
     Indians, pursuant to Public Law 102--416; Public Law 104--
     109; to the Committee on Resources.
       5328. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Gifts; Acquisition of Lands or 
     Interest in Lands by Purchase or Condemnation [WO-130-1820-
     00-24 1A] (RIN: 1004-AC98) received October 2, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5329. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Simultaneous De-
     designation and Termination of the Mud Dump Site and 
     Designation of the Historic Area Remediation Site [FRL-5885-
     1] received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5330. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for Ocean 
     Services and Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Coastal Service's Center Broad Area Announcement 
     [Docket No. 9707-14173-7173-01] (RIN: 0648-ZA31) received 
     September 23, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5331. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 092697A] 
     received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       5332. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 
     Groundfish Fishery; Nontrawl Sablefish Mop-Up Fishery [Docket 
     No. 961227373-6373-01; I.D. 092497C] received October 2, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5333. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Visas: Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended [Public Notice 
     2600] received September 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5334. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Adding Slovenia to the List of Countries Authorized to 
     Participate in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program and Designating 
     Ireland as a Permanent Participating Country (Formerly with 
     Probationary Status) [INS No. 1786-96] (RIN: 1115-AB93) 
     received October 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5335. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule--Interim Designation of Acceptable Documents for 
     Employment Verification [INS No. 1818-96] (RIN: 1115-AE94) 
     received October 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5336. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's 1996 Progress Report on the 
     Transition to Quieter Airplanes, pursuant to Public Law 101--
     508, section 9308(g) (104 Stat. 1388--383); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5337. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 Series 
     Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-ANE-35; Amendment 39-10134; AD 97-19-13] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5338. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D Series 
     Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 96-ANE-32; Amendment 39-10133; AD 97-19-12] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5339. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Enstrom Helicopter Corporation 
     Model F-28A, F-28C, 280 and 280C Helicopters (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-SW-31-AD; Amendment 
     39-10142; AD 97-20-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 
     26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5340. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-7 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-36-AD; Amendment 39-10141; AD 97-20-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5341. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Model L-188A and L-188C 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-07-AD; Amendment 39-10140; AD 97-20-02] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5342. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-237-AD; 
     Amendment 39-10139; AD 97-20-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5343. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. TSCP700-4B and -5 
     Auxillary Power Units (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-ANE-03; Amendment 39-10138; AD 97-19-18] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received September 26, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5344. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models 
     1900, 1900C, and 1900D Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-60-AD; Amendment 39-10131; 
     AD 97-15-13 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 26, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5345. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Hazardous Materials in Intrastate Commerce; Delay of 
     Compliance Date, Technical Amendments, Corrections and 
     Response to Petitions for Reconsideration (Research and 
     Special Programs Administration) [Docket HM-200; Amdt. Nos. 
     171-154 and 173-262] (RIN: 2137-AB37) received September 26, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5346. A letter from the Chairman, Interagency Coordinating 
     Committee on Oil Pollution Research, transmitting the 
     Committee's biennial report to Congress, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101--380, section 7001(e) (104 Stat. 564); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5347. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``Implementation of the 
     National Intelligent Transportation System Program,'' 
     pursuant to Public Law 102--240, section 6054(c); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5348. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--NOAA Pan-American Climate Studies (PACS), Program 
     Announcement--September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Science.
       5349. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Appeals Regulations: Remand for 
     Further Development (RIN: 2900-AI50) received October 2, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       5350. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public 
     Debt, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Regulations 
     Governing the Offering of United States Mortgage Guaranty 
     Insurance Company Tax and Loss Bonds [Department of the 
     Treasury Circular, Public Debt Series No. 3-68] received 
     September 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5351. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. 
     Customs Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Import Restrictions Imposed on Archeological Artifacts from 
     Guatemala [T.D. 97-81] (RIN: 1515-AC24) received October 1, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       5352. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting a report concerning 
     Recommendations to Ensure Compliance by Federal Contractors 
     and Subcontractors, pursuant to Public Law 104--208, section 
     8118 (110 Stat. 3009--114); jointly to the Committees on 
     National Security and Veterans' Affairs.
       5353. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``Successful Telecommuting 
     Programs in the Public and Private Sectors,'' pursuant to 
     Public Law 104--50, section 345; jointly to the

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     Committees on Education and the Workforce and Appropriations.
       5354. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Seventh Annual Report for the Demonstration and 
     Commercial Application of Renewable Energy and Energy 
     Efficiency Technologies Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 12006; 
     jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Science.
       5355. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled ``Importing 
     Noncomplying Motor Vehicles'' for calendar year 1996, 
     pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30169(b); jointly to the Committees on 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       5356. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting a notice of proposed rulemaking 
     (proposing amendments to procedural rules previously adopted) 
     for publication in the Congressional Record, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104--1, section 303(b) (109 Stat. 28); jointly to 
     the Committees on House Oversight and Education and the 
     Workforce.
       5357. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Secretary's 
     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 Sat. 
     1038); jointly to the Committees on Resources and 
     Appropriations.
       5358. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report to 
     Congress on Iran-Related Multilateral Sanction Regime 
     Efforts, pursuant to Public Law 104--172, section 4(b) and 
     10(a); jointly to the Committees on International Relations, 
     Banking and Financial Services, and Ways and Means. 

para. 112.5  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendment a bill of the House 
of the following title:

       H.R. 2267. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Commerce, Justice, and State, the judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2267) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
purposes,'' requests a conference with the House of Representatives on 
the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Gregg, 
Mr. Stevens, Mr. Domenici, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Campbell, 
Mr. Cochran, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. 
Lautenberg, and Ms. Mikulski, 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. 1179. An Act to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program.

para. 112.6  order of business--extension of remarks

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That for Tuesday, September 30, 1997, Wednesday, October 1, 
1997, and today, all Members be permitted to extend their remarks and to 
include extraneous material in that section of the Record entitled 
``Extension of Remarks''.

para. 112.7  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Monday, October 6, 1997, at 12:30 p.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 112.8  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
October 8, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, 
be dispensed with.

para. 112.9  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                  October 1, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions through Monday, October 6, 1997.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para. 112.10  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. 394. An Act to provide for the release of the 
     reversionary interest held by the United States in certain 
     property located in the County of Iosco, Michigan.
       H.R. 1948. An Act to provide for the exchange of lands 
     within Admiralty Island National Monument, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 112.11  senate enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of 
the following titles:

       S. 996. An Act to provide for the authorization of 
     appropriations in each fiscal year for arbitration in United 
     States district courts, and for other purposes.
       S. 1198. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to extend the special immigrant religious worker program, 
     to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
     Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the deadline for 
     designation of an effective date for paperwork changes in the 
     employer sanctions program, and to require the Secretary of 
     State to waive or reduce the fee for application and issuance 
     of a nonimmigrant visa for aliens coming to the United States 
     for certain charitable purposes.

para. 112.12  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. MINGE, for September 30 before 10:55 a.m.;
  To Mr. SAXTON, for September 30 until 2:45 p.m.;
  To Mr. YOUNG of Florida, for September 30 after 3:30 p.m.;
  To Mr. ROTHMAN, for September 30 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.;
  To Mr. McNULTY, for October 1 after 2:20 p.m.; and
  To Mr. WAMP, for October 1 after 1:45 p.m..
  And then,

para. 112.13  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 12 o'clock and 13 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, October 6, 1997.

para. 112.14  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. 2571. A 
     bill to authorize major medical facility projects and major 
     medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 105-291). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 1703. A 
     bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
     improved and expedited procedures for resolving complaints of 
     unlawful employment discrimination arising within the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; with amendments (Rept. No. 
     105-292). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 2206. A 
     bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
     programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for homeless 
     veterans, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-293). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. SMITH of Oregon: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 1789. A 
     bill to reauthorize the dairy indemnity program (Rept. No. 
     105-294). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. SMITH of Oregon: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 1779 A 
     bill to make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of 
     the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the Mark Twain National 
     Forest, MO, to exclude a small parcel of land containing 
     improvements (Rept. No. 105-295 Pt. 1). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SMITH of Oregon: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 2366. A 
     bill to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture the 
     authority to conduct the census of agriculture, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-296 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para. 112.15  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1779. Referral to the Committee on Resources extended 
     for a period ending not later than October 2, 1997.

para. 112.16  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. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 2603. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     with respect to arbitration in U.S. district courts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PACKARD (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Armey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Herger, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Souder, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Istook, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Redmond, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Berman, Mr. Capps, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Brady, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Cook, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Walsh, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Condit, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Hall of Ohio):
       H.R. 2604. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     protect certain charitable contributions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 2605. A bill to require the United States to oppose 
     the making of concessional loans by international financial 
     institutions to any entity in the People's Republic of China; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. Filner, Mr. Owens, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Flake, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
             Ackerman):
       H.R. 2606. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     establish certain requirements for managed care plans; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, for a period to 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 and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 166. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that every effort should be made to 
     assure the complete implementation of, and compliance with, 
     the December 1996 Guatemalan peace accords; to the Committee 
     on International Relations. 

para. 112.17  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII:

       212. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, relative 
     to a resolution urging President William Jefferson Clinton 
     and the Congress of the United States to support the 
     methodology proposed by the United States Bureau of the 
     Census to conduct the Federal Census of the year 2000; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 

para. 112.18  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 367: Mr. Talent and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Stokes and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Berman, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
     Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. White.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Packard, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Klink.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1526: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1534: Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
     Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1703: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Spence, Mr. Olver, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2195: Mr. Watkins and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 2206: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Weldon of Florida and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 2273: Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2292: Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
     Bateman, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Gibbons, 
     and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2331: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 2459: Mr. Scott, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Barcia of Michigan, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Vento, Mr. Owens, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Reyes, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
     Luther, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     Stokes, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Price of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Hefner, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. 
     Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2497: Mr. McInnis, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Calvert, 
     Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     White, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2563: Mr. Clement, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 2571: Mr. Filner and Mr. Mascara.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Weller.
       H. Res. 224: Mr. McCrery and Mr. Turner.
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para. 113.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                  October 6, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Cliff Stearns 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 Tuesday, January 21, 
1997, Members were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 113.2  recess--12:44 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LEACH, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
at 12 o'clock and 44 minutes p.m. declared the House in recess until 
2:00 p.m.

para. 113.3  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, called the House to order.

para. 113.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, October 2, 1997.
  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:

       5359. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, the 
     General Accounting Office, transmitting an updated 
     compilation of historical information and statistics 
     regarding rescissions proposed by the executive branch and 
     rescissions enacted by the Congress through the close of 
     fiscal year 1996; (H. Doc. No. 105-143); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       5360. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri [MO 
     027-1027; FRL-5891-2] received October 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5361. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Code of Federal Regulations; Authority Citations 
     [Docket No. 97N-0365] received October 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5362. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Natural Rubber-Containing Medical Devices; User 
     Labeling [Docket No. 96N-0119] received October 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5363. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Lost 
     Securityholders [Release No. 34-39176; File No. S7-21-96] 
     (RIN: 3235-AG99) received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5364. 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. 98-10), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5365. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the Czech Republic 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-49-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.

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       5366. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Israel (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-74-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5367. 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 United Kingdom (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-99-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5368. 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 United Kingdom (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-100-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5369. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Canada (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-105-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5370. 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-95-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5371. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Spain (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-77-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5372. 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-87-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5373. 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.
       5374. A letter from the Director, U.S. Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, transmitting the report on the 
     verifiability of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2577(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5375. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-127, ``CFO 
     Membership on the Health and Hospitals Public Benefit 
     Corporation Board, Council Review of Board Promulgations, and 
     Approval of Organizational and Operational Plan Amendment Act 
     of 1997'' received October 3, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       5376. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Audit of the 
     District of Columbia's Crime Victims Compensation Program for 
     the Period October 1, 1993 through February 28, 1997,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 47-117(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5377. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's strategic plan for 
     fiscal years 1997 through 2002, pursuant to Public Law 103-
     62; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5378. A letter from the Chairman, Occupational Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     strategic plan for fiscal years 1997 through 2002, pursuant 
     to Public Law 103-62; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       5379. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule--Department of the 
     Interior Acquisition Regulation; Regulatory Streamlining 
     (RIN: 1090-AA65) received October 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5380. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna 
     Fisheries; Adjustments [I.D. 092697C] received October 6, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5381. A letter from the Assistant Secretary and 
     Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule--Changes 
     to Patent Practice and Procedure [Docket No. 960606163-7130-
     02] (RIN: 0651-AA80) received October 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5382. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary (Civil 
     Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a report on 
     the storm damage reduction and shoreline protection project 
     for Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach, Delaware, pursuant to 
     section 101(b)(6) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (H. Doc. No. 105--144); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.
       5383. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary (Civil 
     Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a report on 
     the project for river bank erosion control and bluff 
     stabilization at Norco Bluffs, Riverside County, California, 
     pursuant to section 101(b)(4) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996; (H. Doc. No. 105-145); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to 
     be printed.
       5384. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary (Civil 
     Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a report on 
     the storm damage reduction project for Long Beach Island, 
     Nassau County, New York, pursuant to section 101(a)(21) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1996; (H. Doc. No. 
     105-146); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and ordered to be printed. 

para. 113.6  submission of conference report--h.r. 2158

  Mr. LIVINGSTON submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-297) on 
the bill (H.R. 2158) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; together 
with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 113.7  d.c. appropriations

  Mr. LIVINGSTON submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 105-298) on 
the bill (H.R. 2607) 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, 1998, 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. 113.8  public works projects

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

         Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Congress 
           of the United States, House of Representatives,
                               Washington, DC, September 29, 1997.
     Hon.  Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed are copies of resolutions 
     adopted on September 24, 1997 by the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. Copies of the resolutions 
     are being transmitted to the Department of the Army.
       With kind personal regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bud Shuster,
                                                         Chairman.

  The communication, together with the accompanying papers, was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations.

para. 113.9  veterans health programs improvements

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2206) to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to improve programs of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs for homeless veterans, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
EVANS, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. STEARNS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 113.10  major va medical facility projects

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2571) to 
authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility 
leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1998, and 
for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
EVANS, 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 113.11  va department employment discrimination prevention

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1703) to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for improved and 
expedited procedures for resolving complaints of unlawful employment 
discrimination arising within the Department of Veterans Affairs; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
EVANS, 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. STEARNS, 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 provide for improvements in the 
system of the Department of Veterans Affairs for resolution and 
adjudication of complaints of employment discrimination.''.
  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. 113.12  export-import bank reauthorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to House Resolution 255 
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. 1370) to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United 
States.
  Mrs. EMERSON, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mrs. EMERSON, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, 
having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para. 113.13  message from the president

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

para. 113.14  recess--4:07 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 7 minutes p.m., subject to 
the call of the Chair until approximately 5 o'clock p.m.

para. 113.15  after recess--5 p.m.

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

para. 113.16  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2160

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, 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. 2160) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes. All points of order against the 
     conference report and against its consideration are waived.
       Sec. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution the House shall be 
     considered to have adopted the concurrent resolution 
     specified in section 3.
       Sec. 3. The text of the concurrent resolution described in 
     section 2 is as follows:
       ``Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That in the enrollment of H.R. 2160 the Clerk of 
     the House shall, in title IV, in the item relating to 
     `Domestic Food Programs--Food Stamp Program', strike the 
     period and insert the following: `: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds made available under this heading shall be 
     used for studies and evaluations.'.''.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, 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. BURR 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

367

When there appeared

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Nays

34

para. 113.17                  [Roll No. 490]

                                YEAS--367

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns

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     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--34

     Baesler
     Ballenger
     Barton
     Burr
     Coble
     Condit
     Costello
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Ganske
     Goode
     Graham
     Jones
     Klink
     Klug
     Largent
     McHale
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Peterson (MN)
     Poshard
     Rohrabacher
     Scarborough
     Shadegg
     Souder
     Stenholm
     Sununu
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--32

     Baldacci
     Barr
     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Brown (FL)
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hunter
     Lewis (CA)
     Maloney (NY)
     McKinney
     Meek
     Owens
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Rahall
     Royce
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Smith (OR)
     Weygand
  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 232, the following (H. Con. 
Res. 167) was considered agreed to:

       ``Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That in the enrollment of H.R. 2160 the Clerk of 
     the House shall, in title IV, in the item relating to 
     `Domestic Food Programs--Food Stamp Program', strike the 
     period and insert the following: `: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds made available under this heading shall be 
     used for studies and evaluations'.''

  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para. 113.18  providing for the consideration of h.r. 629

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-299) the resolution (H. Res. 258) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 629) 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. 113.19  agriculture appropriations

  Mr. SKEEN, pursuant to House Resolution 232, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-252):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2160) ``making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, 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 Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                         AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                 Production, Processing, and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, and not to exceed $75,000 for employment under 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, $2,836,000: Provided, That not to exceed $11,000 
     of this amount, along with any unobligated balances of 
     representation funds in the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
     shall be available for official reception and representation 
     expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the 
     Secretary: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
     used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel of the 
     Department of Agriculture to carry out section 793(c)(1)(C) 
     of Public Law 104-127: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds made available by this Act may be used to enforce 
     section 793(d) of Public Law 104-127.

                          Executive Operations


                            chief economist

       For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, including 
     economic analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, 
     and the functions of the World Agricultural Outlook Board, as 
     authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
     U.S.C. 1622g), and including employment pursuant to the 
     second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 
     (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $5,000 is for 
     employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,048,000.


                       national appeals division

       For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, 
     including employment pursuant to the second sentence of 
     section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of 
     which not to exceed $25,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, $11,718,000.


                 office of budget and program analysis

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program 
     Analysis, including employment pursuant to the second 
     sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
     U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $5,000 is for employment 
     under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,986,000.


                office of the chief information officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Information Officer, including employment pursuant to the 
     second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 
     (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $10,000 is for 
     employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $4,773,000.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
     Officer, including employment pursuant to the second sentence 
     of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), 
     of which not to exceed $10,000 is for employment under 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, $4,283,000: Provided, That the Chief Financial 
     Officer shall actively market cross-servicing activities of 
     the National Finance Center.

          Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Administration to carry out the 
     programs funded in this Act, $613,000.

        Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to 
     Public Law 92-313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 
     delegation of authority from the Administrator of General 
     Services to the Department of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 
     486, for programs and activities of the Department which are 
     included in this Act, and for the operation, maintenance, and 
     repair of Agriculture buildings, $123,385,000: Provided, That 
     in the event an agency within the Department should require 
     modification of space needs, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
     transfer a share of that agency's appropriation made 
     available by this Act to this appropriation, or may transfer 
     a share of this appropriation to that agency's appropriation, 
     but such transfers shall not exceed 5 percent of the funds 
     made available for space rental and related costs to or from 
     this account. In addition, for construction, repair, 
     improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed 
     equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the 
     programs of the Department, where not otherwise provided, 
     $5,000,000, to remain available until expended; and in 
     addition, for necessary relocation expenses of the 
     Department's agencies, $2,700,000, to remain available until 
     expended; making a total appropriation of $131,085,000.

                       Hazardous Waste Management


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to 
     comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607(g), and section 6001 of the 
     Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6961, 
     $15,700,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That appropriations and funds available herein to the 
     Department for Hazardous Waste Management may be transferred 
     to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all 
     requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-
     Federal lands.

                      Departmental Administration


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For Departmental Administration, $27,231,000, to provide 
     for necessary expenses for management support services to 
     offices of the Department and for general administration and 
     disaster management of the Department, repairs and 
     alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses 
     not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical 
     and efficient work of the Department, including employment 
     pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
     Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed 
     $10,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That 
     this appropriation shall be reimbursed from applicable 
     appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to 
     the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551-558.

     Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out 
     the programs funded in this Act, including programs involving 
     intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive 
     branch, $3,668,000: Provided, That no other funds 
     appropriated to the Department by this Act shall be available 
     to the Department for support of activities of congressional 
     relations: Provided further, That not less than $2,241,000 
     shall be transferred to agencies funded in

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     this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level.

                        Office of Communications

       For necessary expenses to carry on services relating to the 
     coordination of programs involving public affairs, for the 
     dissemination of agricultural information, and the 
     coordination of information, work, and programs authorized by 
     Congress in the Department, $8,138,000, including employment 
     pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
     Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed 
     $10,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, and not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used for farmers' 
     bulletins.

                    Office of the Inspector General


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
     General, including employment pursuant to the second sentence 
     of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), 
     and the Inspector General Act of 1978, $63,128,000, including 
     such sums as may be necessary for contracting and other 
     arrangements with public agencies and private persons 
     pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, including a sum not to exceed $50,000 for employment 
     under 5 U.S.C. 3109; and including a sum not to exceed 
     $95,000 for certain confidential operational expenses 
     including the payment of informants, to be expended under the 
     direction of the Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95-
     452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97-98: Provided, That 
     funds transferred to the Office of the Inspector General 
     through forfeiture proceedings or from the Department of 
     Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the 
     Treasury Forfeiture Fund, as a participating agency, as an 
     equitable share from the forfeiture of property in 
     investigations in which the Office of the Inspector General 
     participates, or through the granting of a Petition for 
     Remission or Mitigation, shall be deposited to the credit of 
     this account for law enforcement activities authorized under 
     the Inspector General Act of 1978, to remain available until 
     expended.

                     Office of the General Counsel

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 
     Counsel, $28,524,000.

  Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics to 
     administer the laws enacted by the Congress for the Economic 
     Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics 
     Service, the Agricultural Research Service, and the 
     Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, 
     $540,000.

                       Economic Research Service

       For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service in 
     conducting economic research and analysis, as authorized by 
     the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) 
     and other laws, $71,604,000: Provided, That this 
     appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to 
     the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 
     1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225).

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

       For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
     Statistics Service in conducting statistical reporting and 
     service work, including crop and livestock estimates, 
     statistical coordination and improvements, marketing surveys, 
     and the Census of Agriculture, as authorized by the 
     Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) and 
     other laws, $118,048,000, of which up to $36,327,000 shall be 
     available until expended for the Census of Agriculture: 
     Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for 
     employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 
     of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
     $40,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
     3109: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct 
     the 1997 Census of Agriculture, to the extent practicable, 
     pursuant to the provisions of title 13, United States Code.

                     Agricultural Research Service

       For necessary expenses to enable the Agricultural Research 
     Service to perform agricultural research and demonstration 
     relating to production, utilization, marketing, and 
     distribution (not otherwise provided for); home economics or 
     nutrition and consumer use including the acquisition, 
     preservation, and dissemination of agricultural information; 
     and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or 
     purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, $744,605,000: 
     Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be available 
     for temporary employment pursuant to the second sentence of 
     section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), 
     and not to exceed $115,000 shall be available for employment 
     under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That appropriations 
     hereunder shall be available for the operation and 
     maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one 
     for replacement only: Provided further, That appropriations 
     hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for 
     the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and 
     improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of 
     constructing any one building shall not exceed $250,000, 
     except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be 
     limited to $1,000,000, and except for ten buildings to be 
     constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $500,000 
     each, and the cost of altering any one building during the 
     fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current 
     replacement value of the building or $250,000, whichever is 
     greater: Provided further, That the limitations on 
     alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to 
     modernization or replacement of existing facilities at 
     Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That the foregoing 
     limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings 
     needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 
     113a): Provided further, That funds may be received from any 
     State, other political subdivision, organization, or 
     individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any 
     research facility or research project of the Agricultural 
     Research Service, as authorized by law: Provided further, 
     That the item under the heading ``Agricultural Research 
     Service'' in title I of the Agriculture, Rural Development, 
     Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-37; 109 Stat. 304), 
     is amended by striking the penultimate proviso, relating to 
     conveyance of the Pecan Genetics and Improvement Research 
     Laboratory.
       None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be 
     available to carry out research related to the production, 
     processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco products.


                        buildings and facilities

       For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, 
     extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or 
     facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural 
     research programs of the Department of Agriculture, where not 
     otherwise provided, $80,630,000, to remain available until 
     expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That funds may be 
     received from any State, other political subdivision, 
     organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing 
     any research facility of the Agricultural Research Service, 
     as authorized by law.

      Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service


                   research and education activities

       For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 
     cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 
     for other expenses, including $168,734,000 to carry into 
     effect the provisions of the Hatch Act (7 U.S.C. 361a-i); 
     $20,497,000 for grants for cooperative forestry research (16 
     U.S.C. 582a-a7); $27,735,000 for payments to the 1890 land-
     grant colleges, including Tuskegee University (7 U.S.C. 
     3222); $51,495,000 for special grants for agricultural 
     research (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); $15,048,000 for special grants 
     for agricultural research on improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 
     450i(c)); $97,200,000 for competitive research grants (7 
     U.S.C. 450i(b)); $4,775,000 for the support of animal health 
     and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 3195); $650,000 for 
     supplemental and alternative crops and products (7 U.S.C. 
     3319d); $550,000 for grants for research pursuant to the 
     Critical Agricultural Materials Act of 1984 (7 U.S.C. 178) 
     and section 1472 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 3318), to remain available until expended; $3,000,000 
     for higher education graduate fellowships grants (7 U.S.C. 
     3152(b)(6)), to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 
     2209b); $4,350,000 for higher education challenge grants (7 
     U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)); $1,000,000 for a higher education 
     minority scholars program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), to remain 
     available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); $2,500,000 for an 
     education grants program for Hispanic-serving Institutions (7 
     U.S.C. 3241); $4,000,000 for aquaculture grants (7 U.S.C. 
     3322); $8,000,000 for sustainable agriculture research and 
     education (7 U.S.C. 5811); $9,200,000 for a program of 
     capacity building grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to colleges 
     eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 
     U.S.C. 321-326 and 328), including Tuskegee University, to 
     remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); $1,450,000 
     for payments to the 1994 Institutions pursuant to section 
     534(a)(1) of Public Law 103-382; and $11,226,000 for 
     necessary expenses of Research and Education Activities, of 
     which not to exceed $100,000 shall be for employment under 5 
     U.S.C. 3109; in all, $431,410,000.
       None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be 
     available to carry out research related to the production, 
     processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco products.

              Native American Institutions Endowment Fund

       For establishment of a Native American institutions 
     endowment fund, as authorized by Public Law 103-382 (7 U.S.C. 
     301 note), $4,600,000.

                          Extension Activities

       Payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
     Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and 
     American Samoa: For payments for cooperative extension work 
     under the Smith-Lever Act, to be distributed under sections 
     3(b) and 3(c) of said Act, and under section 208(c) of Public 
     Law 93-471, for retirement and employees' compensation costs 
     for extension agents and for costs of penalty mail for 
     cooperative extension agents and State extension directors, 
     $268,493,000; payments for extension work at the 1994 
     Institutions under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), 
     $2,000,000; payments for the nutrition and family education 
     program for low-income areas under section 3(d) of the Act, 
     $58,695,000; payments for the pest management program under 
     section 3(d) of the Act, $10,783,000; payments for the farm 
     safety program under section 3(d) of the Act, $2,855,000; 
     payments for the pesticide impact assessment program under 
     section 3(d) of the Act, $3,214,000; payments to upgrade 1890

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     land-grant college research, extension, and teaching 
     facilities as authorized by section 1447 of Public Law 95-113 
     (7 U.S.C. 3222b), $7,549,000, to remain available until 
     expended; payments for the rural development centers under 
     section 3(d) of the Act, $908,000; payments for a groundwater 
     quality program under section 3(d) of the Act, $9,061,000; 
     payments for the agricultural telecommunications program, as 
     authorized by Public Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 5926), $900,000; 
     payments for youth-at-risk programs under section 3(d) of the 
     Act, $9,554,000; payments for a food safety program under 
     section 3(d) of the Act, $2,365,000; payments for carrying 
     out the provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension Act 
     of 1978, $3,192,000; payments for Indian reservation agents 
     under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,672,000; payments for 
     sustainable agriculture programs under section 3(d) of the 
     Act, $3,309,000; payments for rural health and safety 
     education as authorized by section 2390 of Public Law 101-624 
     (7 U.S.C. 2661 note, 2662), $2,628,000; payments for 
     cooperative extension work by the colleges receiving the 
     benefits of the second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328) 
     and Tuskegee University, $25,090,000; and for Federal 
     administration and coordination including administration of 
     the Smith-Lever Act, and the Act of September 29, 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 341-349), and section 1361(c) of the Act of October 3, 
     1980 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), and to coordinate and provide 
     program leadership for the extension work of the Department 
     and the several States and insular possessions, $11,108,000; 
     in all, $423,376,000: Provided, That funds hereby 
     appropriated pursuant to section 3(c) of the Act of June 26, 
     1953, and section 506 of the Act of June 23, 1972, shall not 
     be paid to any State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
     Guam, or the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, 
     and American Samoa prior to availability of an equal sum from 
     non-Federal sources for expenditure during the current fiscal 
     year.

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs to 
     administer programs under the laws enacted by the Congress 
     for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Grain Inspection, 
     Packers and Stockyards Administration, $618,000.

               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, including those 
     pursuant to the Act of February 28, 1947 (21 U.S.C. 114b-c), 
     necessary to prevent, control, and eradicate pests and plant 
     and animal diseases; to carry out inspection, quarantine, and 
     regulatory activities; to discharge the authorities of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture under the Act of March 2, 1931 (46 
     Stat. 1468; 7 U.S.C. 426-426b); and to protect the 
     environment, as authorized by law, $426,282,000, of which 
     $4,500,000 shall be available for the control of outbreaks of 
     insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of 
     pest animals and birds to the extent necessary to meet 
     emergency conditions: Provided, That no funds shall be used 
     to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program 
     for the current fiscal year that does not require minimum 
     matching by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided 
     further, That this appropriation shall be available for field 
     employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 
     of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
     $40,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
     3109: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
     available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and 
     the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall be for 
     replacement only: Provided further, That, in addition, in 
     emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural 
     production industry of this country, the Secretary may 
     transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the 
     agencies or corporations of the Department such sums as he 
     may deem necessary, to be available only in such emergencies 
     for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious 
     disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for 
     expenses in accordance with the Act of February 28, 1947, and 
     section 102 of the Act of September 21, 1944, and any 
     unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency 
     purposes in the next preceding fiscal year shall be merged 
     with such transferred amounts: Provided further, That 
     appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law 
     (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration of leased 
     buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the 
     cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
     shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value 
     of the building.
       In fiscal year 1998 the agency is authorized to collect 
     fees to cover the total costs of providing technical 
     assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other 
     political subdivisions, domestic and international 
     organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, provided 
     that such fees are structured such that any entity's 
     liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical 
     assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the 
     agency, and such fees shall be credited to this account, to 
     remain available until expended, without further 
     appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or 
     services.
       Of the total amount available under this heading in fiscal 
     year 1998, $88,000,000 shall be derived from user fees 
     deposited in the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee 
     Account.


                        Buildings and Facilities

       For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, 
     environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, 
     and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized 
     by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as authorized by 7 
     U.S.C. 428a, $4,200,000, to remain available until expended.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service


                           marketing services

       For necessary expenses to carry on services related to 
     consumer protection, agricultural marketing and distribution, 
     transportation, and regulatory programs, as authorized by 
     law, and for administration and coordination of payments to 
     States; including field employment pursuant to the second 
     sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
     U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $90,000 for employment under 
     5 U.S.C. 3109, $46,592,000, including funds for the wholesale 
     market development program for the design and development of 
     wholesale and farmer market facilities for the major 
     metropolitan areas of the country: Provided, That this 
     appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 
     2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and 
     improvements, but the cost of altering any one building 
     during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
     current replacement value of the building.
       Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization 
     activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 
     U.S.C. 9701).


                 limitation on administrative expenses

       Not to exceed $59,521,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
     obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative 
     expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or 
     other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this 
     limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the 
     Appropriations Committees.


    funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 32)

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 
     1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) shall be used only for commodity program 
     expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating 
     expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of 
     Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of August 
     8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in this Act; and 
     (3) not more than $10,690,000 for formulation and 
     administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to 
     the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, and the 
     Agricultural Act of 1961.


                   payments to states and possessions

       For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and 
     departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing 
     activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing 
     Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,200,000.

        Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     United States Grain Standards Act, for the administration of 
     the Packers and Stockyards Act, for certifying procedures 
     used to protect purchasers of farm products, and the 
     standardization activities related to grain under the 
     Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, including field 
     employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 
     of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
     $25,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $23,928,000: 
     Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant 
     to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of 
     buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one 
     building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent 
     of the current replacement value of the building.


                    inspection and weighing services

         limitation on inspection and weighing service expenses

       Not to exceed $43,092,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
     obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and 
     weighing services: Provided, That if grain export activities 
     require additional supervision and oversight, or other 
     uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded 
     by up to 10 percent with notification to the Appropriations 
     Committees.


             office of the under secretary for food safety

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Food Safety to administer the laws 
     enacted by the Congress for the Food Safety and Inspection 
     Service, $446,000.


                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

       For necessary expenses to carry on services authorized by 
     the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products 
     Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, 
     $589,263,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be available for 
     obligation only after promulgation of a final rule to 
     implement the provisions of subsection (e) of section 5 of 
     the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1034(e)), and in 
     addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from 
     fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as 
     authorized by section 1017 of Public Law 102-237: Provided, 
     That this appropriation shall not be available for shell egg 
     surveillance under section 5(d) of the Egg Products 
     Inspection Act (21

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     U.S.C. 1034(d)): Provided further, That this appropriation 
     shall be available for field employment pursuant to the 
     second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 
     (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $75,000 shall be available 
     for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That 
     this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 
     U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and 
     improvements, but the cost of altering any one building 
     during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
     current replacement value of the building.

    Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural 
                                Services

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services to 
     administer the laws enacted by Congress for the Farm Service 
     Agency, the Foreign Agricultural Service, the Risk Management 
     Agency, and the Commodity Credit Corporation, $572,000.

                          Farm Service Agency


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration 
     and implementation of programs administered by the Farm 
     Service Agency, $700,659,000: Provided, That the Secretary is 
     authorized to use the services, facilities, and authorities 
     (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to 
     make program payments for all programs administered by the 
     Agency: Provided further, That other funds made available to 
     the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and 
     merged with this account: Provided further, That these funds 
     shall be available for employment pursuant to the second 
     sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
     U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available 
     for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

                         state mediation grants

       For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural 
     Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), $2,000,000.


                        dairy indemnity program

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity 
     payments to dairy farmers for milk or cows producing such 
     milk and manufacturers of dairy products who have been 
     directed to remove their milk or dairy products from 
     commercial markets because it contained residues of chemicals 
     registered and approved for use by the Federal Government, 
     and in making indemnity payments for milk, or cows producing 
     such milk, at a fair market value to any dairy farmer who is 
     directed to remove his milk from commercial markets because 
     of (1) the presence of products of nuclear radiation or 
     fallout if such contamination is not due to the fault of the 
     farmer, or (2) residues of chemicals or toxic substances not 
     included under the first sentence of the Act of August 13, 
     1968 (7 U.S.C. 450j), if such chemicals or toxic substances 
     were not used in a manner contrary to applicable regulations 
     or labeling instructions provided at the time of use and the 
     contamination is not due to the fault of the farmer, 
     $550,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 
     2209b): Provided, That none of the funds contained in this 
     Act shall be used to make indemnity payments to any farmer 
     whose milk was removed from commercial markets as a result of 
     his willful failure to follow procedures prescribed by the 
     Federal Government: Provided further, That this amount shall 
     be transferred to the Commodity Credit Corporation: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary is authorized to utilize the 
     services, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation for the purpose of making dairy indemnity 
     disbursements.


           agricultural credit insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
     and guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928-1929, to 
     be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance 
     Fund, as follows: farm ownership loans, $460,000,000 of which 
     $400,000,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; operating loans, 
     $2,395,000,000 of which $1,700,000,000 shall be for 
     unsubsidized guaranteed loans and $200,000,000 shall be for 
     subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian tribe land acquisition 
     loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $1,000,000; for 
     emergency insured loans, $25,000,000 to meet the needs 
     resulting from natural disasters; for boll weevil eradication 
     program loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1989, $34,653,000; 
     and for credit sales of acquired property, $25,000,000.
       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the 
     cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm ownership 
     loans, $21,380,000 of which $15,440,000 shall be for 
     guaranteed loans; operating loans, $71,394,000 of which 
     $19,890,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and 
     $19,280,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian 
     tribe land acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, 
     $132,000; for emergency insured loans, $6,008,000 to meet the 
     needs resulting from natural disasters; for boll weevil 
     eradication program loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1989, 
     $250,000; and for credit sales of acquired property, 
     $3,255,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $219,861,000 of 
     which $209,861,000 shall be transferred to and merged with 
     the ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses'' account.

                         Risk Management Agency

       For administrative and operating expenses, as authorized by 
     the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
     U.S.C. 6933), $64,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $700 
     shall be available for official reception and representation 
     expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i). In addition, 
     notwithstanding the provisions of section 516(a)(1)(B) of the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516(a)(1)(B)), for 
     discretionary expenses, $188,571,000 for the payment of 
     administrative and operating expenses of approved insurance 
     providers.

                              CORPORATIONS

       The following corporations and agencies are hereby 
     authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds 
     and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or 
     agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 
     forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such 
     corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided.


                federal crop insurance corporation fund

       For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal 
     Crop Insurance Act, such sums as may be necessary, to remain 
     available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund


                 reimbursement for net realized losses

       For fiscal year 1998, such sums as may be necessary to 
     reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized 
     losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed (estimated to 
     be $783,507,000 in the President's fiscal year 1998 Budget 
     Request (H. Doc. 105-3)), but not to exceed $783,507,000, 
     pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 
     U.S.C. 713a-11).


       operations and maintenance for hazardous waste management

       For fiscal year 1998, the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for expenses to comply 
     with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 
     U.S.C. 9607(g), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation 
     and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6961: Provided, That expenses 
     shall be for operations and maintenance costs only and that 
     other hazardous waste management costs shall be paid for by 
     the USDA Hazardous Waste Management appropriation in this 
     Act.

                                TITLE II

                         CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

  Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment to 
     administer the laws enacted by the Congress for the Forest 
     Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
     $693,000.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


                        conservation operations

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of 
     the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f) including 
     preparation of conservation plans and establishment of 
     measures to conserve soil and water (including farm 
     irrigation and land drainage and such special measures for 
     soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent 
     floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control 
     agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation 
     plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; 
     dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water, 
     and interests therein for use in the plant materials program 
     by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to 
     exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
     428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of 
     permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and 
     maintenance of aircraft, $633,231,000, to remain available 
     until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), of which not less than 
     $5,835,000 is for snow survey and water forecasting and not 
     less than $8,825,000 is for operation and establishment of 
     the plant materials centers: Provided, That appropriations 
     hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for 
     construction and improvement of buildings and public 
     improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost 
     of alterations and improvements to other buildings and other 
     public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided 
     further, That when buildings or other structures are erected 
     on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is 
     obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided further, 
     That this appropriation shall be available for technical 
     assistance and related expenses to carry out programs 
     authorized by section 202(c) of title II of the Colorado 
     River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974 (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)): 
     Provided further, That no part of this appropriation may be 
     expended for soil and water conservation operations under the 
     Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f) in demonstration 
     projects: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
     available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of 
     section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225) and 
     not to exceed $25,000 shall be available for employment under 
     5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That qualified local 
     engineers may be temporarily employed at per diem rates to 
     perform the technical planning work of the Service (16 U.S.C. 
     590e-2): Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized 
     to transfer ownership of land, buildings and related improve

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     ments of the plant materials facilities located at Bow, 
     Washington, to the Skagit Conservation District.


                     watershed surveys and planning

       For necessary expenses to conduct research, investigation, 
     and surveys of watersheds of rivers and other waterways, and 
     for small watershed investigations and planning, in 
     accordance with the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention 
     Act approved August 4, 1954 (16 U.S.C. 1001-1009), 
     $11,190,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be 
     available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of 
     section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), 
     and not to exceed $110,000 shall be available for employment 
     under 5 U.S.C. 3109.


               watershed and flood prevention operations

       For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, 
     including but not limited to research, engineering 
     operations, methods of cultivation, the growing of 
     vegetation, rehabilitation of existing works and changes in 
     use of land, in accordance with the Watershed Protection and 
     Flood Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954 (16 U.S.C. 1001-
     1005, 1007-1009), the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 
     (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), and in accordance with the provisions of 
     laws relating to the activities of the Department, 
     $101,036,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 
     2209b) (of which up to $15,000,000 may be available for the 
     watersheds authorized under the Flood Control Act approved 
     June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701, 16 U.S.C. 1006a): Provided, 
     That not to exceed $50,000,000 of this appropriation shall be 
     available for technical assistance: Provided further, That 
     this appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant 
     to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act 
     of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $200,000 shall be 
     available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $1,000,000 of this appropriation 
     is available to carry out the purposes of the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-205), including 
     cooperative efforts as contemplated by that Act to relocate 
     endangered or threatened species to other suitable habitats 
     as may be necessary to expedite project construction.


                 resource conservation and development

       For necessary expenses in planning and carrying out 
     projects for resource conservation and development and for 
     sound land use pursuant to the provisions of section 32(e) of 
     title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1010-1011; 76 Stat. 607), the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 
     U.S.C. 590a-f), and the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 
     U.S.C. 3451-3461), $34,377,000, to remain available until 
     expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That this appropriation 
     shall be available for employment pursuant to the second 
     sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
     U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $50,000 shall be available 
     for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.


                      forestry incentives program

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to 
     carry out the program of forestry incentives, as authorized 
     in the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
     2101), including technical assistance and related expenses, 
     $6,325,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized 
     by that Act.


              outreach for socially disadvantaged farmers

       For grants and contracts pursuant to section 2501 of the 
     Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
     U.S.C. 2279), $3,000,000, to remain available until expended.

      TITLE III RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

          Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Rural Development to administer programs 
     under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Rural Housing 
     Service, the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and the 
     Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture, 
     $588,000.


                  rural community advancement program

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, 
     as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1926a, 1926c, and 1932, 
     except for sections 381 E-H, 381N, and 381O of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009f), 
     $652,197,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $27,062,000 shall be for rural community programs described 
     in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act; of which $577,242,000 shall be for the rural 
     utilities programs described in section 381E(d)(2) of such 
     Act; and of which $47,893,000 shall be for the rural business 
     and cooperative development programs described in section 
     381E(d)(3) of such Act: Provided, That section 381E(d)(3)(B) 
     of such Act is amended by inserting after the phrase, 
     ``business and industry'', the words, ``direct and'': 
     Provided further, That of the amount appropriated for the 
     rural business and cooperative development programs, not to 
     exceed $500,000 shall be made available for a grant to a 
     qualified national organization to provide technical 
     assistance for rural transportation in order to promote 
     economic development: Provided further, That of the amount 
     appropriated for rural utilities programs, not to exceed 
     $20,000,000 shall be for water and waste disposal systems to 
     benefit the Colonias along the United States/Mexico border, 
     including grants pursuant to section 306C of such Act; not to 
     exceed $15,000,000 shall be for water and waste disposal 
     systems for rural and native villages in Alaska pursuant to 
     section 306D of such Act; not to exceed $15,000,000 shall be 
     for technical assistance grants for rural waste systems 
     pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act; and not to exceed 
     $5,200,000 shall be for contracting with qualified national 
     organizations for a circuit rider program to provide 
     technical assistance for rural water systems: Provided 
     further, That of the total amounts appropriated, not to 
     exceed $20,048,000 shall be available through June 30, 1998, 
     for empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as 
     authorized by Public Law 103-66, of which $1,200,000 shall be 
     for rural community programs described in section 381E(d)(1) 
     of such Act; of which $18,700,000 shall be for the rural 
     utilities programs described in section 381E(d)(2) of such 
     Act; of which $148,000 shall be for the rural business and 
     cooperative development programs described in section 
     381E(d)(3) of such Act: Provided further, That any obligated 
     and unobligated balances available for prior years for the 
     ``Rural Water and Waste Disposal Grants,'' ``Rural Water and 
     Waste Disposal Loans Program Account,'' ``Emergency Community 
     Water Assistance Grants,'' ``Solid Waste Management Grants,'' 
     the community facility grant program in the ``Rural Housing 
     Assistance Program'' Account, ``Community Facility Loans 
     Program Account,'' ``Rural Business Enterprise Grants,'' 
     ``Rural Business and Industry Loans Program Account,'' and 
     ``Local Technical Assistance and Planning Grants'' shall be 
     transferred to and merged with this account.

                         Rural Housing Service


              rural housing insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
     and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing 
     Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing 
     insurance fund, as follows: $4,000,000,000 for loans to 
     section 502 borrowers, as determined by the Secretary, of 
     which $3,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed 
     loans; $30,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; 
     $19,700,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing 
     loans; $15,000,000 for section 514 farm labor housing; 
     $128,640,000 for section 515 rental housing; $600,000 for 
     section 524 site loans; $25,000,000 for credit sales of 
     acquired property; and $587,000 for section 523 self-help 
     housing land development loans.
       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the 
     cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 
     loans, $135,000,000, of which $6,900,000 shall be for 
     unsubsidized guaranteed loans; section 504 housing repair 
     loans, $10,300,000; section 538 multi-family housing 
     guaranteed loans, $1,200,000; section 514 farm labor housing, 
     $7,388,000; section 515 rental housing, $68,745,000; credit 
     sales of acquired property, $3,492,000; and section 523 self-
     help housing land development loans, $17,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $354,785,000, 
     which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``Rural Housing Service, Salaries and 
     Expenses''.


                       rental assistance program

       For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed 
     pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) or 
     agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or 
     payments for eligible households as authorized by section 
     502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $541,397,000; and in 
     addition such sums as may be necessary, as authorized by 
     section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior 
     to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance 
     program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That of 
     this amount not more than $5,900,000 shall be available for 
     debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as 
     authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Act, and not to 
     exceed $10,000 per project for advances to nonprofit 
     organizations or public agencies to cover direct costs (other 
     than purchase price) incurred in purchasing projects pursuant 
     to section 502(c)(5)(C) of the Act: Provided further, That 
     agreements entered into or renewed during fiscal year 1998 
     shall be funded for a five-year period, although the life of 
     any such agreement may be extended to fully utilize amounts 
     obligated.


                  mutual and self-help housing grants

       For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) 
     of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $26,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).


                 rural community fire protection grants

       For grants pursuant to section 7 of the Cooperative 
     Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-313), 
     $2,000,000 to fund up to 50 percent of the cost of 
     organizing, training, and equipping rural volunteer fire 
     departments.


                    rural housing assistance grants

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For grants and contracts for housing for domestic farm 
     labor, very low-income housing repair, supervisory and 
     technical assistance, compensation for construction defects, 
     and rural housing preservation made by the

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     Rural Housing Service as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, 
     1479(c), 1486, 1490c, 1490e, and 1490m, $45,720,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That any obligated 
     and unobligated balances available from prior years in 
     ``Rural Housing for Domestic Farm Labor,'' ``Supervisory and 
     Technical Assistance Grants,'' ``Very Low-Income Housing 
     Repair Grants,'' ``Compensation for Construction Defects,'' 
     and ``Rural Housing Preservation Grants'' shall be 
     transferred to and merged with this account: Provided 
     further, That of the total amount appropriated, $1,200,000 
     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, 1998, they shall remain 
     available for other authorized purposes under this head.


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Rural Housing Service, 
     including administering the programs authorized by the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, title V of the 
     Housing Act of 1949, and cooperative agreements, $58,804,000: 
     Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for 
     employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 
     of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
     $520,000 may be used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

                   Rural Business-Cooperative Service


              rural development loan fund program account

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       For the cost of direct loans, $16,888,000, 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 $35,000,000: Provided 
     further, That through June 30, 1998, of the total amount 
     appropriated, $3,345,000 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 to carry out the 
     direct loan programs, $3,482,000 shall be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Business-
     Cooperative Service, Salaries and Expenses''.


            rural economic development loans program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
     under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the 
     purpose of promoting rural economic development and job 
     creation projects, $25,000,000.
       For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of 
     modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $5,978,000.
       Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit 
     payments in fiscal year 1998, as authorized by section 313 of 
     the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, $5,978,000 shall not 
     be obligated and $5,978,000 are rescinded.


 alternative agricultural research and commercialization revolving fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Alternative 
     Agricultural Research and Commercialization Act of 1990 (7 
     U.S.C. 5901-5908), $7,000,000 are appropriated to the 
     alternative agricultural research and commercialization 
     corporation revolving fund.


                  rural cooperative development grants

       For rural cooperative development grants authorized under 
     section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $3,000,000, of which up to 
     $1,300,000 may be available for cooperative agreements for 
     the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program.


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Rural Business-Cooperative 
     Service, including administering the programs authorized by 
     the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act; section 1323 
     of the Food Security Act of 1985; the Cooperative Marketing 
     Act of 1926; for activities relating to the marketing aspects 
     of cooperatives, including economic research findings, as 
     authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946; for 
     activities with institutions concerning the development and 
     operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative 
     agreements; $25,680,000: Provided, That this appropriation 
     shall be available for employment pursuant to the second 
     sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
     U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $260,000 may be used for 
     employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

                        Rural Utilities Service


   rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Insured loans pursuant to the authority of section 305 of 
     the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935), shall 
     be made as follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans, 
     $125,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, 
     $75,000,000; cost of money rural telecommunications loans, 
     $300,000,000; municipal rate rural electric loans, 
     $500,000,000; and loans made pursuant to section 306 of that 
     Act, rural electric, $300,000,000 and rural 
     telecommunications, $120,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.
       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of 
     modifying loans, of direct and guaranteed loans authorized by 
     the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936), 
     as follows: cost of direct loans, $12,265,000; cost of 
     municipal rate loans, $21,100,000; cost of money rural 
     telecommunications loans, $60,000; cost of loans guaranteed 
     pursuant to section 306, $2,760,000: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding section 305(d)(2) of the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936, borrower interest rates may 
     exceed 7 percent per year.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $29,982,000, 
     which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``Rural Utilities Service, Salaries and 
     Expenses''.


                  rural telephone bank program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The Rural Telephone Bank is hereby authorized to make such 
     expenditures, within the limits of funds available to such 
     corporation in accord with law, and to make such contracts 
     and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act, as may be necessary in carrying out its authorized 
     programs for the current fiscal year. During fiscal year 1998 
     and within the resources and authority available, gross 
     obligations for the principal amount of direct loans shall be 
     $175,000,000.
       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of 
     modifying loans, of direct loans authorized by the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935), $3,710,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the loan programs, $3,000,000, which shall be transferred 
     to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Utilities 
     Service, Salaries and Expenses''.


               distance learning and medical link program

       For the cost of direct loans and grants, as authorized by 7 
     U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $12,530,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to be available for loans and grants for 
     telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas: 
     Provided, That the costs of direct loans shall be as defined 
     in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Rural Utilities Service, 
     including administering the programs authorized by the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936, and the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act, and for cooperative agreements, 
     $33,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be 
     available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of 
     section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), 
     and not to exceed $105,000 may be used for employment under 5 
     U.S.C. 3109.

                                TITLE IV

                         DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services to 
     administer the laws enacted by the Congress for the Food and 
     Consumer Service, $554,000.


                        Child Nutrition Programs

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 21, and 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), 
     except sections 17 and 21; $7,767,816,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 1999, of which $2,616,425,000 
     is hereby appropriated and $5,151,391,000 shall be derived by 
     transfer from funds available under section 32 of the Act of 
     August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That none of the 
     funds made available under this heading shall be used for 
     studies and evaluations: Provided further, That up to 
     $4,124,000 shall be available for independent verification of 
     school food service claims.


Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children 
                                 (WIC)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the special 
     supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
     $3,924,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
     1999: Provided, That none of the funds made available under 
     this heading shall be used for studies and evaluations: 
     Provided further, That up to $12,000,000 may be used to carry 
     out the farmers' market nutrition program from any funds not 
     needed to maintain current caseload levels: Provided further, 
     That notwithstanding sections 17 (g), (h), and (i) of such 
     Act, the Secretary shall adjust fiscal year 1998 State 
     allocations to reflect food funds available to the State from 
     fiscal year 1997 under sections 17(i)(3)(A)(ii) and 
     17(i)(3)(D): Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     allocate funds recovered from fiscal year 1997 first to 
     States to maintain stability funding levels, as defined by 
     regulations promulgated under section 17(g), and then to give 
     first priority for the allocation of any remaining funds to 
     States whose funding is less than their fair share of funds, 
     as defined by regulations promulgated under section 17(g): 
     Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available to pay administrative expenses of WIC clinics 
     except those that have an announced policy of prohibiting 
     smoking within the space used to carry out the program: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this 
     account shall be available for the purchase of infant formula 
     except in accordance with the cost containment and 
     competitive bidding

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     requirements specified in section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
     Act of 1966: Provided further, That State agencies required 
     to procure infant formula using a competitive bidding system 
     may use funds appropriated by this Act to purchase infant 
     formula under a cost containment contract entered into after 
     September 30, 1996, only if the contract was awarded to the 
     bidder offering the lowest net price, as defined by section 
     17(b)(20) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, unless the 
     State agency demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that the weighted average retail price for 
     different brands of infant formula in the State does not vary 
     by more than five percent.


                           food stamp program

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $25,140,479,000, of which $100,000,000 
     shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and 
     at such times as may become necessary to carry out program 
     operations: Provided, That funds provided herein shall be 
     expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food Stamp Act: 
     Provided further, That this appropriation shall be subject to 
     any work registration or workfare requirements as may be 
     required by law.


                      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) and for administrative expenses pursuant to 
     section 204 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, 
     $141,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 1999: 
     Provided, That none of these funds shall be available to 
     reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 
     donated to the program.


              food donations programs for selected groups

       For necessary expenses to carry out section 4(a) of the 
     Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 
     612c note), and section 311 of the Older Americans Act of 
     1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030a), $141,165,000, to remain available 
     through September 30, 1999.


                      food program administration

       For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic food 
     programs funded under this Act, $107,619,000, of which 
     $5,000,000 shall be available only for simplifying 
     procedures, reducing overhead costs, tightening regulations, 
     improving food stamp coupon handling, and assistance in the 
     prevention, identification, and prosecution of fraud and 
     other violations of law: Provided, That this appropriation 
     shall be available for employment pursuant to the second 
     sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
     U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $150,000 shall be available 
     for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

                                TITLE V

                FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS


         Foreign Agricultural Service and General Sales Manager

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
     including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural Act of 
     1954 (7 U.S.C. 1761-1768), market development activities 
     abroad, and for enabling the Secretary to coordinate and 
     integrate activities of the Department in connection with 
     foreign agricultural work, including not to exceed $128,000 
     for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to 
     section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
     $135,561,000, of which $3,231,000 may be transferred from the 
     Export Loan Program account in this Act, and $1,035,000 may 
     be transferred from the Public Law 480 program account in 
     this Act: Provided, That the Service may utilize advances of 
     funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made 
     on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private 
     organizations and institutions under agreements executed 
     pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance 
     programs (7 U.S.C. 1736) and the foreign assistance programs 
     of the International Development Cooperation Administration 
     (22 U.S.C. 2392).
       None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be 
     available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco 
     products.


               public law 480 program and grant accounts

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise 
     recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including 
     interest thereon, under the Agricultural Trade Development 
     and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691, 1701-1715, 1721-
     1726, 1727-1727f, and 1731-1736g), as follows: (1) 
     $226,900,000 for Public Law 480 title I credit, including 
     Food for Progress programs; (2) $17,608,000 is hereby 
     appropriated for ocean freight differential costs for the 
     shipment of agricultural commodities pursuant to title I of 
     said Act and the Food for Progress Act of 1985; (3) 
     $837,000,000 is hereby appropriated for commodities supplied 
     in connection with dispositions abroad pursuant to title II 
     of said Act; and (4) $30,000,000 is hereby appropriated for 
     commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad 
     pursuant to title III of said Act: Provided, That not to 
     exceed 15 percent of the funds made available to carry out 
     any title of said Act may be used to carry out any other 
     title of said Act: Provided further, That such sums shall 
     remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct credit agreements 
     as authorized by the Agricultural Trade Development and 
     Assistance Act of 1954, and the Food for Progress Act of 
     1985, including the cost of modifying credit agreements under 
     said Act, $176,596,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     Public Law 480 title I credit program, and the Food for 
     Progress Act of 1985, to the extent funds appropriated for 
     Public Law 480 are utilized, $1,850,000.


       commodity credit corporation export loans program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation's export guarantee program, GSM 102 and 
     GSM 103, $3,820,000; to cover common overhead expenses as 
     permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990, of which not to exceed $3,231,000 may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
     and of which not to exceed $589,000 may be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriation for the salaries and expenses 
     of the Farm Service Agency.


                             export credit

       The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available not 
     less than $5,500,000,000 in credit guarantees under its 
     export credit guarantee program extended to finance the 
     export sales of United States agricultural commodities and 
     the products thereof, as authorized by section 202(a) and (b) 
     of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641).


                     emerging markets export credit

       The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available not 
     less than $200,000,000 in credit guarantees under its export 
     guarantee program for credit expended to finance the export 
     sales of United States agricultural commodities and the 
     products thereof to emerging markets, as authorized by 
     section 1542 of Public Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 5622 note).

                                TITLE VI

           RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                      Food and Drug Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, 
     including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for 
     rental of special purpose space in the District of Columbia 
     or elsewhere; and for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of 
     enforcement activities, authorized and approved by the 
     Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's 
     certificate, not to exceed $25,000; $948,705,000, of which 
     not to exceed $91,204,000 in fees pursuant to section 736 of 
     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act may be credited to 
     this appropriation and remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That fees derived from applications received during 
     fiscal year 1998 shall be subject to the fiscal year 1998 
     limitation: Provided further, That none of these funds shall 
     be used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user 
     fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701.
       In addition, fees pursuant to section 354 of the Public 
     Health Service Act may be credited to this account, to remain 
     available until expended.
       In addition, fees pursuant to section 801 of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act may be credited to this account, 
     to remain available until expended.


                        buildings and facilities

       For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, 
     alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of 
     or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where not 
     otherwise provided, $21,350,000, to remain available until 
     expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).


                         rental payments (fda)

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to 
     Public Law 92-313 for programs and activities of the Food and 
     Drug Administration which are included in this Act, 
     $46,294,000: Provided, That in the event the Food and Drug 
     Administration should require modification of space needs, a 
     share of the salaries and expenses appropriation may be 
     transferred to this appropriation, or a share of this 
     appropriation may be transferred to the salaries and expenses 
     appropriation, but such transfers shall not exceed 5 percent 
     of the funds made available for rental payments (FDA) to or 
     from this account.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                      Financial Management Service


  Payments to the Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation

       For necessary payments to the Farm Credit System Financial 
     Assistance Corporation by the Secretary of the Treasury, as 
     authorized by section 6.28(c) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, 
     for reimbursement of interest expenses incurred by the 
     Financial Assistance Corporation on obligations issued 
     through 1994, as authorized, $7,728,000.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the 
     purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; the rental of 
     space (to include multiple year

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     leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; and not to 
     exceed $25,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
     $58,101,000, including not to exceed $1,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses: Provided, That the 
     Commission is authorized to charge reasonable fees to 
     attendees of Commission sponsored educational events and 
     symposia to cover the Commission's costs of providing those 
     events and symposia, and notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, said 
     fees shall be credited to this account, to be available 
     without further appropriation.

                       Farm Credit Administration


                 Limitation on Administrative Expenses

       Not to exceed $34,423,000 (from assessments collected from 
     farm credit institutions and from the Federal Agricultural 
     Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during the current 
     fiscal year for administrative expenses as authorized under 
     12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this limitation shall not 
     apply to expenses associated with receiverships.

                     TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
     appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of 
     Agriculture for the fiscal year 1998 under this Act shall be 
     available for the purchase, in addition to those specifically 
     provided for, of not to exceed 394 passenger motor vehicles, 
     of which 391 shall be for replacement only, and for the hire 
     of such vehicles.
       Sec. 702. Funds in this Act available to the Department of 
     Agriculture shall be available for uniforms or allowances 
     therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
       Sec. 703. Not less than $1,500,000 of the appropriations of 
     the Department of Agriculture in this Act for research and 
     service work authorized by the Acts of August 14, 1946, and 
     July 28, 1954 (7 U.S.C. 427, 1621-1629), and by chapter 63 of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall be available for 
     contracting in accordance with said Acts and chapter.
       Sec. 704. The cumulative total of transfers to the Working 
     Capital Fund for the purpose of accumulating growth capital 
     for data services and National Finance Center operations 
     shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided, That no funds in this 
     Act appropriated to an agency of the Department shall be 
     transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the approval 
     of the agency administrator.
       Sec. 705. New obligational authority provided for the 
     following appropriation items in this Act shall remain 
     available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Animal and Plant 
     Health Inspection Service, the contingency fund to meet 
     emergency conditions, fruit fly program, and integrated 
     systems acquisition project; Farm Service Agency, salaries 
     and expenses funds made available to county committees; and 
     Foreign Agricultural Service, middle-income country training 
     program.
       New obligational authority for the boll weevil program; up 
     to 10 percent of the screwworm program of the Animal and 
     Plant Health Inspection Service; Food Safety and Inspection 
     Service, field automation and information management project; 
     funds appropriated for rental payments; funds for the Native 
     American Institutions Endowment Fund in the Cooperative State 
     Research, Education, and Extension Service; and funds for the 
     competitive research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), shall remain 
     available until expended.
       Sec. 706. 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. 707. Not to exceed $50,000 of the appropriations 
     available to the Department of Agriculture in this Act shall 
     be available to provide appropriate orientation and language 
     training pursuant to Public Law 94-449.
       Sec. 708. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to 
     pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements 
     or similar arrangements between the United States Department 
     of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 
     percent of the total direct cost of the agreement when the 
     purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to carry out 
     programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This 
     does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on 
     grants and contracts with such institutions when such 
     indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for all 
     agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act.
       Sec. 709. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     commodities acquired by the Department in connection with 
     Commodity Credit Corporation and section 32 price support 
     operations may be used, as authorized by law (15 U.S.C. 714c 
     and 7 U.S.C. 612c), to provide commodities to individuals in 
     cases of hardship as determined by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture.
       Sec. 710. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to reimburse the General Services Administration for payment 
     of space rental and related costs in excess of the amounts 
     specified in this Act; nor shall this or any other provision 
     of law require a reduction in the level of rental space or 
     services below that of fiscal year 1997 or prohibit an 
     expansion of rental space or services with the use of funds 
     otherwise appropriated in this Act. Further, no agency of the 
     Department of Agriculture, from funds otherwise available, 
     shall reimburse the General Services Administration for 
     payment of space rental and related costs provided to such 
     agency at a percentage rate which is greater than is 
     available in the case of funds appropriated in this Act.
       Sec. 711. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to restrict the authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     to lease space for its own use or to lease space on behalf of 
     other agencies of the Department of Agriculture when such 
     space will be jointly occupied.
       Sec. 712. With the exception of grants awarded under the 
     Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982, Public Law 
     97-219 (15 U.S.C. 638), none of the funds in this Act shall 
     be available to pay indirect costs on research grants awarded 
     competitively by the Cooperative State Research, Education, 
     and Extension Service that exceed 14 percent of total Federal 
     funds provided under each award.
       Sec. 713. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, 
     all loan levels provided of this Act shall be considered 
     estimates, not limitations.
       Sec. 714. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture 
     for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in 
     fiscal year 1998 shall remain available until expended to 
     cover obligations made in fiscal year 1998 for the following 
     accounts: the rural development loan fund program account; 
     the Rural Telephone Bank program account; the rural 
     electrification and telecommunications loans program account; 
     and the rural economic development loans program account.
       Sec. 715. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
     1998 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be 
     absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.
       Sec. 716. Hereafter: (a) Compliance With Buy American 
     Act.--None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
     expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in 
     expending the funds 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'').
       (b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
       (1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided using 
     funds made available in this Act, it is the sense of the 
     Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, in 
     expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products.
       (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
     the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each 
     recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement 
     made in paragraph (1) by the Congress.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a 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 is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in 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.
       Sec. 717. Notwithstanding the Federal Grant and Cooperative 
     Agreement Act, marketing services of the Agricultural 
     Marketing Service and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service may use cooperative agreements to reflect a 
     relationship between the Agricultural Marketing Service or 
     the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and a State or 
     Cooperator to carry out agricultural marketing programs or to 
     carry out programs to protect the Nation's animal and plant 
     resources.
       Sec. 718. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     retire more than 5 percent of the Class A stock of the Rural 
     Telephone Bank or to maintain any account or subaccount 
     within the accounting records of the Rural Telephone Bank the 
     creation of which has not specifically been authorized by 
     statute: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be used to transfer to the Treasury 
     or to the Federal Financing Bank any unobligated balance of 
     the Rural Telephone Bank telephone liquidating account which 
     is in excess of current requirements and such balance shall 
     receive interest as set forth for financial accounts in 
     section 505(c) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.
       Sec. 719. 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/market access 
     program pursuant to section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act 
     of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) that provides assistance to the 
     United States Mink Export Development Council or any mink 
     industry trade association.
       Sec. 720. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more 
     than $1,000,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of 
     activities related to all advisory committees, panels, 
     commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agriculture 
     except for panels used to comply with negotiated rule makings 
     and panels used to evaluate competitively awarded grants.
       Sec. 721. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and 
     expenses of personnel who carry out an export enhancement 
     program if the aggregate amount of funds and/or commodities 
     under such program exceeds $150,000,000.

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       Sec. 722. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     used to carry out the provisions of section 918 of Public Law 
     104-127, the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act.
       Sec. 723. No employee of the Department of Agriculture may 
     be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by 
     this Act to any other agency or office of the Department for 
     more than 30 days unless the individual's employing agency or 
     office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office 
     for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period of 
     assignment.
       Sec. 724. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the Department of Agriculture shall be used to 
     transmit or otherwise make available to any non-Department of 
     Agriculture employee questions or responses to questions that 
     are a result of information requested for the appropriations 
     hearing process.
       Sec. 725. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be expended or obligated to fund 
     the activities of the Western Director and Special Assistant 
     to the Secretary within the Office of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture or any similar position.
       Sec. 726. None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire 
     new information technology systems or significant upgrades, 
     as determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
     without the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the 
     concurrence of the Executive Information Technology 
     Investment Review Board.
       Sec. 727. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or 
     provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies 
     funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
     expenditure in fiscal year 1998, 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 by this Act, or provided by 
     previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this 
     Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in 
     fiscal year 1998, 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. 728. Section 3(c) of the Federal Noxious Weed Act of 
     1974 (7 U.S.C. 2802 (c)) is amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``, and includes kudzu 
     (Pueraria lobata Dc)''.
       Sec. 729. Notwithstanding section 520 of the Housing Act of 
     1949, (42 U.S.C. 1490) the Martin Luther King area of 
     Pawley's Island, South Carolina, located in Georgetown 
     County, shall be eligible for loans and grants under section 
     504 of the Housing Act of 1949.
       Sec. 730. None of the funds made available to the Food and 
     Drug Administration by this Act shall be used to close or 
     relocate the Food and Drug Administration Division of Drug 
     Analysis in St. Louis, Missouri.
       Sec. 731. Effective on October 1, 1998, section 136(a) of 
     the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7236(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``Subject to paragraph (4), during'' and 
     inserting ``During''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``130'' and inserting 
     ``134'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
       Sec. 732. Study of Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact. (a) 
     Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Child, senior, and low-income nutrition programs.--The 
     term ``child, senior, and low-income nutrition programs'' 
     includes--
       (A) the food stamp program established under the Food Stamp 
     Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
       (B) the school lunch program established under the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);
       (C) the summer food service program for children 
     established under section 13 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1761);
       (D) the child and adult care food program established under 
     section 17 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1766);
       (E) the special milk program established under section 3 of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1772);
       (F) the school breakfast program established under section 
     4 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1773);
       (G) the special supplemental nutrition program for women, 
     infants, and children authorized under section 17 of that Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1786); and
       (H) the nutrition programs and projects carried out under 
     part C of title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3030e et seq.).
       (2) Compact.--The term ``Compact'' means the Northeast 
     Interstate Dairy Compact.
       (3) Northeast interstate dairy compact.--The term 
     ``Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact'' means the Northeast 
     Interstate Dairy Compact referred to in section 147 of the 
     Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7256).
       (4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.
       (b) Evaluation.--Not later than December 31, 1997, the 
     Director shall conduct, complete, and transmit to Congress a 
     comprehensive economic evaluation of the direct and indirect 
     effects of the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact and other 
     factors which affect the price of fluid milk.
       (c) Components.--In conducting the evaluation, the Director 
     shall consider, among other factors, the effects of 
     implementation of the rules and regulations of the Northeast 
     Interstate Dairy Compact Commission, such as rules and 
     regulations relating to over-order Class I pricing and 
     pooling provisions. This evaluation shall consider such 
     effects prior to implementation of the Compact and that would 
     have occurred in the absence of the implementation of the 
     Compact. The evaluation shall include an analysis of the 
     impacts on--
       (1) child, senior, and low-income nutrition programs 
     including impacts on schools and institutions participating 
     in the programs, on program recipients, and other factors;
       (2) the wholesale and retail cost of fluid milk;
       (3) the level of milk production, the number of cows, the 
     number of dairy farms, and milk utilization in the Compact 
     region, including--
       (A) changes in the level of milk production, the number of 
     cows, and the number of dairy farms in the Compact region 
     relative to trends in the level of milk production and trends 
     in the number of cows and dairy farms prior to implementation 
     of the Compact;
       (B) changes in the disposition of bulk and packaged milk 
     for Class I, II, or III use produced in the Compact region to 
     areas outside the region relative to the milk disposition to 
     areas outside the region;
       (C) changes in--
       (i) the share of milk production for Class I use of the 
     total milk production in the Compact region; and
       (ii) the share of milk production for Class II and Class 
     III use of the total milk production in the Compact region;
       (4) dairy farmers and dairy product manufacturers in States 
     and regions outside the Compact region with respect to the 
     impact of changes in milk production, and the impact of any 
     changes in disposition of milk originating in the Compact 
     region, on national milk supply levels and farm level milk 
     prices nationally; and
       (5) the cost of carrying out the milk price support program 
     established under section 141 of the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7251).
       (d) Additional States and Compacts.--The Director shall 
     evaluate and incorporate into the evaluation required under 
     subsection (b) an evaluation of the economic impact of adding 
     additional States to the Compact for the purpose of 
     increasing prices paid to milk producers.
       Sec. 733. From proceeds earned from the sale of grain in 
     the disaster reserve established in the Agricultural Act of 
     1970, the Secretary may use up to an additional $2,000,000 to 
     implement a livestock indemnity program as established in 
     Public Law 105-18.
       Sec. 734. Planting of Wild Rice on Contract Acreage.--None 
     of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to 
     administer the provision of contract payments to a producer 
     under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 
     et seq.) for contract acreage on which wild rice is planted 
     unless the contract payment is reduced by an acre for each 
     contract acre planted to wild rice.
       Sec. 735. Rural Housing Programs. (a) Housing in 
     Underserved Areas Program.--The first sentence of section 
     509(f)(4)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
     1479(f)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1997'' 
     and inserting ``fiscal year 1998''.
       (b) Housing and Related Facilities for Elderly Persons and 
     Families and Other Low-Income Persons and Families.--
       (1) Authority to make loans.--Section 515(b)(4) of the 
     Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485(b)(4)) is amended by 
     striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting ``September 30, 
     1998''.
       (2) Set-aside for nonprofit entities.--The first sentence 
     of section 515(w)(1) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
     1485(w)(1)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1997'' and 
     inserting ``fiscal year 1998''.
       (3) Loan term.--Section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
     U.S.C. 1485) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``up to fifty'' and 
     inserting ``up to 30''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:

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       ``(2) such a loan may be made for a period of up to 30 
     years from the making of the loan, but the Secretary may 
     provide for periodic payments based on an amortization 
     schedule of 50 years with a final payment of the balance due 
     at the end of the term of the loan;'';
       (ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) the Secretary may make a new loan to the current 
     borrower to finance the final payment of the original loan 
     for an additional period not to exceed twenty years, if--
       ``(A) the Secretary determines--
       ``(i) it is more cost-efficient and serves the tenant base 
     more effectively to maintain the current property than to 
     build a new property in the same location; or
       ``(ii) the property has been maintained to such an extent 
     that it warrants retention in the current portfolio because 
     it can be expected to continue providing decent, safe, and 
     affordable rental units for the balance of the loan; and
       ``(B) the Secretary determines--
       ``(i) current market studies show that a need for low-
     income rural rental housing still exists for that area; and
       ``(ii) any other criteria established by the Secretary has 
     been met.''.
       (c) Loan Guarantees for Multifamily Rental Housing in Rural 
     Areas.--Section 538 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
     1490p-2) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (q), by striking paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) Annual limitation on amount of loan guarantee.--In 
     each fiscal year, the Secretary may enter into commitments to 
     guarantee loans under this section only to the extent that 
     the costs of the guarantees entered into in such fiscal year 
     do not exceed such amount as may be provided in appropriation 
     Acts for such fiscal year.'';
       (2) by striking subsection (t) and inserting the following:
       ``(t) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1998 for costs 
     (as such term is defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974) of loan guarantees made under this 
     section such sums as may be necessary for such fiscal 
     year.''; and
       (3) in subsection (u), by striking ``1996'' and inserting 
     ``1998''.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Joe Skeen,
     James T. Walsh,
     Jay Dickey,
     Jack Kingston,
     George R. Nethercutt, Jr.,
     Henry Bonilla,
     Tom Latham,
     Bob Livingston,
     Marcy Kaptur,
     Vic Fazio,
     Jose E. Serrano,
     Rosa L. DeLauro,
     David R. Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Thad Cochran,
     Arlen Specter,
     Christopher Bond,
     Slade Gorton,
     Mitch M. McConnell,
     Conrad Burns,
     Ted Stevens,
     Dale Bumpers,
     Tom Harkin,
     Herb Kohl,
     Robert Byrd,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     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.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The question being put,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, 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

399

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affirmative

Nays

18

para. 113.20                  [Roll No. 491]

                                YEAS--399

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--18

     Andrews
     Campbell
     Conyers
     Cubin
     DeFazio
     Doggett
     Ensign
     Kucinich
     Lofgren
     Miller (CA)
     Paul
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Stearns
     Taylor (MS)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Becerra
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Coburn
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Hilliard
     Manzullo
     Owens
     Pombo
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Smith (OR)
     Weygand
  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. 113.21  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2159

  Mr. LARGENT, 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

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votes of the two Houses on the bill (H.R. 2159) making appropriations 
for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; to insist 
upon the provisions contained in section 581 of the House bill (relating 
to restrictions on assistance to foreign organizations that perform or 
actively promote abortions).

para. 113.22  commerce, justice, state and the judiciary appropriations

  On motion of Mr. ROGERS, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2267) 
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice and 
State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, 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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 113.23  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2267

  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. 2267 be 
instructed to insist on the House position regarding funding for 
programs under the Victims of Child Abuse Act in the Juvenile Justice 
Programs account.
  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. SHAW, 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. 113.24  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2267

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. Rogers, Kolbe, Taylor of North Carolina, Regula, 
Forbes. Latham, Livingston, Mollohan, Skaggs, Dixon 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. 113.25  export-import bank reauthorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, pursuant to House Resolution 255 
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. 1370) to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United 
States.
  Mrs. EMERSON, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, resumed the Chair.
  When Mrs. EMERSON, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 255, 
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. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.

       Section 7 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 
     635f) is amended by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2001''.

     SEC. 2. TIED AID CREDIT FUND AUTHORITY.

       (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 ``through 
     September 30, 1997''.
       (b) Section 10(e) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 635i-3(e)) is 
     amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Fund such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes 
     of this section.''.

     SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINANCING FOR THE 
                   EXPORT OF NONLETHAL DEFENSE ARTICLES OR 
                   SERVICES THE PRIMARY END USE OF WHICH WILL BE 
                   FOR CIVILIAN PURPOSES.

       Section 1(c) of Public Law 103-428 (12 U.S.C. 635 note; 108 
     Stat. 4376) is amended by striking ``1997'' and inserting 
     ``2001''.

     SEC. 4. CLARIFICATION OF PROCEDURES FOR DENYING CREDIT BASED 
                   ON THE NATIONAL INTEREST.

       Section 2(b)(1)(B) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 
     (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in the last sentence, by inserting ``, after 
     consultation with the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate,'' after 
     ``President''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Each such 
     determination shall be delivered in writing to the President 
     of the Bank, shall state that the determination is made 
     pursuant to this section, and shall specify the applications 
     or categories of applications for credit which should be 
     denied by the Bank in furtherance of the national 
     interest.''.

     SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE COUNSEL.

       Section 3(e) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
     U.S.C. 635a(e)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(e)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The General Counsel of the Bank shall ensure that the 
     directors, officers, and employees of the Bank have available 
     appropriate legal counsel for advice on, and oversight of, 
     issues relating to ethics, conflicts of interest, personnel 
     matters, and other administrative law matters by designating 
     an attorney to serve as Assistant General Counsel for 
     Administration, whose duties, under the supervision of the 
     General Counsel, shall be concerned solely or primarily with 
     such issues.''.

     SEC. 6. ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

       (a) In General.--Section 2(b) of the Export-Import Bank Act 
     of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)) is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (8) the following:
       ``(9)(A) The Board of Directors of the Bank shall take 
     prompt measures, consistent with the credit standards 
     otherwise required by law, to promote the expansion of the 
     Bank's financial commitments in sub-Saharan Africa under the 
     loan, guarantee, and insurance programs of the Bank.
       ``(B)(i) The Board of Directors shall establish and use an 
     advisory committee to advise the Board of Directors on the 
     development and implementation of policies and programs 
     designed to support the expansion described in subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(ii) The advisory committee shall make recommendations to 
     the Board of Directors on how the Bank can facilitate greater 
     support by United States commercial banks for trade with sub-
     Saharan Africa.
       ``(iii) The advisory committee shall terminate 4 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph.''.
       (b) Reports to the Congress.--Within 6 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and annually for each of 
     the 4 years thereafter, the Board of Directors of the Export-
     Import Bank of the United States submit to the Congress a 
     report on the steps that the Board has taken to implement 
     section 2(b)(9)(B) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 and 
     any recommendations of the advisory committee established 
     pursuant to such section.

     SEC. 7. INCREASE IN LABOR REPRESENTATION ON THE ADVISORY 
                   COMMITTEE OF THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK.

       Section 3(d)(2) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
     U.S.C. 635a(d)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)''; and
       (2) by adding after and below the end the following:
       ``(B) Not less than 2 members appointed to the Advisory 
     Committee shall be representative of the labor community.''.

     SEC. 8. OUTREACH TO COMPANIES.

       Section 2(b)(1) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(I) The Chairman of the Bank shall design and implement a 
     program to provide information about Bank programs to 
     companies which have not participated in Bank programs. Not 
     later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
     subparagraph, the Chairman of the Bank shall submit to the 
     Congress a report on the activities undertaken pursuant to 
     this subparagraph.''.

     SEC. 9. FIRMS THAT HAVE SHOWN A COMMITMENT TO REINVESTMENT 
                   AND JOB CREATION IN THE UNITED STATES TO BE 
                   GIVEN PREFERENCE IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
                   DETERMINATIONS.

       Section 2(b)(1) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(1)), as amended by section 8 of this Act, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(J) The Board of Directors of the Bank shall prescribe 
     such regulations and the Bank shall implement such procedures 
     as may be appropriate to ensure that, in selecting from among 
     firms to which to provide financial assistance, preference be 
     given to any firm that has shown a commitment to reinvestment 
     and job creation in the United States.''.

     SEC. 10. PREFERENCE IN EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ASSISTANCE FOR 
                   EXPORTS TO CHINA TO BE PROVIDED TO COMPANIES 
                   ADHERING TO CODE OF CONDUCT.

       (a) In General.--Section 2 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 
     1945 (12 U.S.C. 635) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(f) Preference in Assistance for Exports to China To Be 
     Provided to Entities Adhering to Code of Conduct.--
       ``(1) Prohibitions.--

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       ``(A) In general.--In determining whether to guarantee, 
     insure, extend credit, or participate in the extension of 
     credit with respect to the export of goods or services 
     destined for the People's Republic of China, the Board of 
     Directors shall give preference to entities that the Board of 
     Directors determines have established and are adhering to the 
     code of conduct set forth in paragraph (2).
       ``(B) Penalty for violation.--The Bank shall withdraw any 
     guarantee, insurance, or credit that the Bank has provided, 
     and shall withdraw from any participation in an extension of 
     credit, to an entity with respect to the export of any good 
     or service destined for the People's Republic of China if the 
     Board of Directors determines that the entity is not adhering 
     to the code of conduct set forth in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Code of conduct.--An entity shall do all of the 
     following in all of its operations:
       ``(A) Provide a safe and healthy workplace.
       ``(B) Ensure fair employment, including by--
       ``(i) avoiding child and forced labor, and discrimination 
     based upon race, gender, national origin, or religious 
     beliefs;
       ``(ii) respecting freedom of association and the right to 
     organize and bargain collectively;
       ``(iii) paying not less than the minimum wage required by 
     law or the prevailing industry wage, whichever is higher; and
       ``(iv) providing all legally mandated benefits.
       ``(C) Obey all applicable environmental laws.
       ``(D) Comply with United States and local laws promoting 
     good business practices, including laws prohibiting illicit 
     payments and ensuring fair competition.
       ``(E) Maintain, through leadership at all levels, a 
     corporate culture--
       ``(i) which respects free expression consistent with 
     legitimate business concerns, and does not condone political 
     coercion in the workplace;
       ``(ii) which encourages good corporate citizenship and 
     makes a positive contribution to the communities in which the 
     entity operates; and
       ``(iii) in which ethical conduct is recognized, valued, and 
     exemplified by all employees.
       ``(F) Require similar behavior by partners, suppliers, and 
     subcontractors under terms of contracts.
       ``(G) Implement and monitor compliance with the 
     subparagraphs (A) through (F) through a program that is 
     designed to prevent and detect noncompliance by any employee 
     or supplier of the entity and that includes--
       ``(i) standards for ethical conduct of employees of the 
     entity and of suppliers which refer to the subparagraphs;
       ``(ii) procedures for assignment of appropriately qualified 
     personnel at the management level to monitor and enforce 
     compliance;
       ``(iii) procedures for reporting noncompliance by employees 
     and suppliers;
       ``(iv) procedures for selecting qualified individuals who 
     are not employees of the entity or of suppliers to monitor 
     compliance, and for assessing the effectiveness of such 
     compliance monitoring;
       ``(v) procedures for disciplinary action in response to 
     noncompliance;
       ``(vi) procedures designed to ensure that, in cases in 
     which noncompliance is detected, reasonable steps are taken 
     to correct the noncompliance and prevent similar 
     noncompliance from occurring; and
       ``(vii) communication of all standards and procedures with 
     respect to the code of conduct to every employee and 
     supplier--

       ``(I) by requiring all management level employees and 
     suppliers to participate in a training program; or
       ``(II) by disseminating information orally and in writing, 
     through posting of an explanation of the standards and 
     procedures in prominent places sufficient to inform all 
     employees and suppliers, in the local languages spoken by 
     employees and managers.

       ``(3) Small business exception.--This subsection shall not 
     apply to an entity that is a small business (within the 
     meaning of the Small Business Act).''.
       (b) Annual Report.--Section 2(b)(1)(A) of such Act (12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The Bank shall include in the annual report a 
     description of the actions the Bank has taken to comply with 
     subsection (f) during the period covered by the report.''.
       (c) Recipients of Assistance From the Export-Import Bank To 
     Be Provided With Resources and Information To Further 
     Adherence to Global Codes of Corporate Conduct.--The Export-
     Import Bank of the United States shall work with the 
     Clearinghouse on Corporate Responsibility that is being 
     developed by the Department of Commerce to ensure that 
     recipients of assistance from the Export-Import Bank are made 
     aware of, and have access to, resources and organizations 
     that can assist the recipients in developing, implementing, 
     and monitoring global codes of corporate conduct.

     SEC. 11. RENAMING OF BANK AS THE UNITED STATES EXPORT BANK.

       (a) Amendments to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.--
       (1) The first section of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 
     (12 U.S.C. 635 note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This Act may be cited as the `United States Export Bank 
     Act of 1945'.''.
       (2) The following provisions of such Act are amended by 
     striking ``Export-Import Bank of the United States'' and 
     inserting ``United States Export Bank'':
       (A) Section 2(a)(1) (12 U.S.C. 635(a)(1)).
       (B) Section 3(a) (12 U.S.C. 635a(a).
       (C) Section 3(b) (12 U.S.C. 635a(b)).
       (D) Section 3(c)(1) (12 U.S.C. 635a(c)(1)).
       (E) Section 4 (12 U.S.C. 635b).
       (F) Section 5 (12 U.S.C. 635d).
       (G) Section 6(a) (12 U.S.C. 635e(a)).
       (H) Section 7 (12 U.S.C. 635f).
       (I) Section 8(a) (12 U.S.C. 635g(a)).
       (J) Section 9 (12 U.S.C. 635h).
       (3) The following provisions of such Act are amended by 
     striking ``Export-Import Bank'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``United States Export Bank'':
       (A) Section 2(b)(1)(A) (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(A)).
       (B) Section 3(c)(3) (12 U.S.C. 635a(c)(3)).
       (b) Deeming Rules.--Any reference in any law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the Export-Import Bank of the United States is 
     deemed to be a reference to the United States Export Bank, 
     and any reference in any law, map, regulation, document, 
     paper, or other record of the United States to the Export-
     Import Bank Act of 1945 is deemed to be a reference to the 
     United States Export Bank Act of 1945.

     SEC. 12. PROHIBITION AGAINST ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIA IF RUSSIA 
                   TRANSFERS CERTAIN MISSILE SYSTEMS TO THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       Section 2(b) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
     U.S.C 635(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) Prohibition against assistance to russia if russia 
     transfers certain missile systems to the people's republic of 
     china.--If the President of the United States is made aware 
     that Russia has transferred or delivered to the People's 
     Republic of China an SS-N-22 or SS-N-26 missile system, the 
     President of the United States shall notify the Bank of the 
     transfer or delivery. Upon receipt of the notification, the 
     Bank shall not insure, guarantee, extend credit or 
     participate in an extension of credit with respect to, or 
     otherwise subsidize the export of any good or service to 
     Russia.''.

     SEC. 13. PROHIBITION AGAINST PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE FOR 
                   EXPORTS TO COMPANIES THAT EMPLOY CHILD LABOR.

       Section 2 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 
     635) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Prohibition Against Assistance for Exports to 
     Companies That Employ Child Labor.--The Bank shall not 
     guarantee, insure, extend credit, or participate in the 
     extension of credit with respect to the export of any good or 
     service to an entity if the entity--
       ``(1) employs children in a manner that would violate 
     United States law regarding child labor if the entity were 
     located in the United States; or
       ``(2) has not made a binding commitment to not employ 
     children in such manner.''.

  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. SHAW, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SMITH of Michigan 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

38

para. 113.26                  [Roll No. 492]

                                YEAS--378

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas

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     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--38

     Andrews
     Armey
     Barr
     Bass
     Bilirakis
     Bonior
     Campbell
     Chabot
     Coble
     Cox
     DeFazio
     Duncan
     Ganske
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Largent
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Miller (FL)
     Paul
     Petri
     Radanovich
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Brown (FL)
     Coburn
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Hilliard
     Maloney (NY)
     Owens
     Pombo
     Rangel
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Smith (OR)
     Weygand
     Whitfield
  So the bill was passed.
  On motion of Mr. CASTLE, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1026) to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States; 
was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. CASTLE submitted the following amendment, which was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 1370, 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.
  On motion of Mr. CASTLE, by unanimous consent, it was,
  Resolved, That the House insist upon its amendment 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. SHAW, by unanimous consent, 
appointed Messrs. Leach, Castle, Bereuter, LaFalce, and Flake, as 
managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 1370, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para. 113.27  h.r. 2206--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 2206) to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
improve programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for homeless 
veterans, 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. SHAW, 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 was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 113.28  order of business--postponement of votes on suspensions

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That further consideration of the remaining motions to 
suspend the rules originally considered on Monday, September 29, 1997, 
be postponed until Tuesday, October 7, 1997.

para. 113.29  message from the president--cancellations pursuant to line 
          item veto act--h.r. 2016

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, 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 Line Item Veto Act, I hereby cancel the dollar 
amounts of discretionary budget authority, as specified in the attached 
reports, contained in the ``Military Construction Appropriations Act, 
1998'' (Public Law 105-45; H.R. 2016). I have determined that the 
cancellation of these amounts will reduce the Federal budget deficit, 
will not impair any essential Government functions, and will not harm 
the national interest.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 6, 1997.

  Pursuant to the section 1025(a) of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the message, together with the 
accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on the Budget and the 
Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105- ).

para. 113.30  the antiquities act

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, pursuant to House Resolution 256 
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. 1127) to amend the Antiquities Act to require an Act of Congress 
and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature for the 
establishment by the President of national monuments in excess of 5,000 
acres.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. SNOWBARGER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SCHAFFER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SNOWBARGER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 113.31  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. 2378. 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, 1998, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 113.32  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that

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committee did on the following date present to the President, for his 
approval, bills of the House of the following titles:

           October 2, 1997:
       H.R. 1948. An Act to provide for the exchange of lands 
     within Admiralty Island National Monument, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 394. An Act to provide for the release of the 
     reversionary interest held by the United States in certain 
     property located in the County of Iosco, Michigan.

para. 113.33  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. SCHIFF, for today and through October 24;
  To Mr. POMBO, for today; and
  To Mr. GREENWOOD, for today.
  And then,

para. 113.34  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHADEGG, at 11 o'clock and 21 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 113.35  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. LEWIS of California: Committee of Conference. 
     Conference report on H.R. 2158. A bill making appropriations 
     for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 
     commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-297). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. Taylor of North Carolina Committee on Appropriations. 
     H.R. 2607. 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, 1998, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-298). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     258. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     629) to grant the consent of the Congress to the Texas Low-
     Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact (Rept. No. 105-299). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 708. A 
     bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
     study concerning grazing use of certain land within and 
     adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, WY and to extend 
     temporarily certain grazing privileges; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-300). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1805. A 
     bill to amend the Auburn Indian Restoration Act to establish 
     restrictions related to gaming on and use of land held in 
     trust for the United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn 
     Rancheria of California, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-301). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Revised 
     subdivision of budget totals for fiscal year 1998 (Rept. No. 
     105-302). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 
     2232. A bill to provide for increased international 
     broadcasting activities to China; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-303). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. House 
     Resolution 188. Resolution urging the executive branch to 
     take action regarding the acquisition by Iran of C-802 cruise 
     missiles (Rept. No. 105-304). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 
     2358. A bill to provide for improved monitoring of human 
     rights violations in the People's Republic of China; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 105-305). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2469. A bill to 
     amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and other 
     statutes to provide for improvements in the regulation of 
     food ingredients, nutrient content claims, and health claims, 
     and for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-306). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1710. A bill to 
     amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to facilitate 
     the development, clearance, and use of devices to maintain 
     and improve the public health and quality of life of the 
     citizens of the United States; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-307). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 
     2386. A bill to implement the provisions of the Taiwan 
     Relations Act concerning the stability and security of Taiwan 
     and United States cooperation with Taiwan on the development 
     and acquisition of defensive military articles; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-308 Pt. 1).
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 967. 
     A bill to prohibit the use of United States funds to provide 
     for the participation of certain Chinese officials in 
     international conferences, programs, and activities and to 
     provide that certain Chinese officials shall be ineligible to 
     receive visas and excluded from admission to the United 
     States; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-309 Pt. 1). Ordered to 
     be printed. 

para. 113.36  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 967. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than October 7, 1997.
       H.R. 2386. Referral to the Committee on National Security 
     extended for a period ending not later than October 6, 1997. 

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. TAYLOR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2607. 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, 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
           By Mr. BOB SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Bono, Mr. Brady, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Cox of California, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
             Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Hyde, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Klug Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Porter, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Rogers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Linda 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             Snowbarger, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young of Florida):
       H.R. 2608. A bill to protect individuals from having money 
     involuntarily collected and used for political activities by 
     a corporation or labor organization; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Bishop, 
             and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 2609. 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. HASTERT:
       H.R. 2610. A bill to amend the National Narcotics 
     Leadership Act of 1988 to extend the authorization for the 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy until September 30, 
     1999,

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     to expand the responsibilities and powers of the Director of 
     the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 2611. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     declare that donations to a religious group or entity, made 
     by a debtor from a sense of religious obligation, such as 
     tithes, shall be considered to have been made in exchange for 
     a reasonably equivalent value; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. Coble, and Mr. 
             Hoekstra):
       H.R. 2612. A bill to authorize the enforcement by State and 
     local governments of certain Federal Communications 
     Commission regulations regarding use of citizens band radio 
     equipment; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE:
       H.R. 2613. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain 
     organizations providing rescue and emergency medical 
     services; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H.R. 2614. A bill to improve the reading and literacy 
     skills of children and families by improving in-service 
     instructional practices for teachers who teach reading, to 
     stimulate the development of more high-quality family 
     literacy programs, to support extended learning-time 
     opportunities for children, to ensure that children can read 
     well and independently not later than third grade, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 2615. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior 
     from permitting oil and gas leasing, exploration, or 
     development activity off the coast of North Carolina unless 
     the Governor of the State notifies the Secretary that the 
     State does not object to the activity; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 2616. A bill to amend titles VI and X of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve and 
     expand charter schools; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
       H.J. Res. 95. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SKEEN:
       H. Con. Res. 167. Concurrent resolution to correct a 
     technical error in the enrollment of H.R. 2160; which was 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BAESLER (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Danner, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall 
             of Texas, Ms. Harman, Mr. John, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Tauscher, and 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi):
       H. Res. 259. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 1366) amending the Federal Elections Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election for 
     Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Dickey, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne, Mr. Flake, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Towns, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Mollohan, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Wise, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Green, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Gordon, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
             Ms. Furse, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Ford, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Scott, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Ms. Harman, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Danner, and Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon):
       H. Res. 260. Resolution condemning the Nigerian 
     dictatorship for its abuse of United States Ambassador Walter 
     Carrington; to the Committee on International Relations.

para. 113.38  private bills and resolutions

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

           By Mr. CLEMENT:
       H.R. 2617. A bill for the relief of Rosalba Colunga de 
     Medina, Claudia Janet Alexandru Medina, and Jose Armando 
     Medina, Jr.; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD:
       H.R. 2618. A bill for the relief of Sergio Lozano, Fauricio 
     Lozano, and Ana Lozano; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2619. 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 Fjording; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 2620. 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 Pacific Monarch; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para. 113.39  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 44: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Mica, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 65: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 80: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Kingston, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Parker, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Hastings 
     of Washington, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Calvert, 
     Mr. Gordon, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 300: Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Dickey and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 383: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 418: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Davis 
     of Illinois, and Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 563: Mr. Barcia of Michigan and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 600: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 696: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 768: Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 991: Ms. Pelosi, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
     Pomeroy, Mr. Boyd, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Price of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 1072: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
     Pappas, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Crapo and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 1227: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1290: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1387: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1411: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, and 
     Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Olver and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1455: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. Herger and Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1534. Mr. Doyle, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Thune.
       H.R. 1577. Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1636. Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1712. Mr. Pickering, Mr. Porter, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. 
     Foley.
       H.R. 1754. Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2021. Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 2023. Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2053. Ms. Kilpatrick and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2110. Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2118. Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2183. Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
     Sisisky, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Baesler, Mrs. Sanchez, Mr. 
     Condit, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. 
     Christian-Green, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2211. Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 2321. Mr. Boehner, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Graham, 
     Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Parker, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2327. Mr. Graham, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Ehlers, 
     Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 2351. Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 2380. Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 2424. Mr. Ensign, Mr. Luther, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. Owens and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2437: Mr. Owens and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2462: Mr. Shays, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
     Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2469: Mr. Bliley and Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 2493: Mr. Cannon and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 2523: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2535: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 2551: Mr. McHugh and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2554: Mr. Hinchey and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2563: Mr. Istook, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
     Cramer.
       H.R. 2565: Mr. Bateman and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2584: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Green.
       H.R. 2586: Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 2592: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 2599: Mr. Hinchey and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Istook, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Shays.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Hamilton, Mr. Gekas, and Mrs. Maloney of New York.

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       H. Con. Res. 112: Mr. Levin, Mr. Capps, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H. Con. Res. 148: Mr. Pappas, Mr. Poshard, Mr. McGovern, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Manton, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Capps, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Torres.
       H. Res. 235: Mr. Luther, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Towns, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Redmond, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
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                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1997 (114)

para. 114.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                  October 7, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Ron Packard to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para. 114.2  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. 590. An Act to provide for a land exchange involving 
     certain land within the Routt National Forest in the State of 
     Colorado; and
       S. 750. An Act to consolidate certain mineral interests in 
     the National Grasslands in Billings County, North Dakota, 
     through the exchange of Federal and private mineral interests 
     to enhance land management capabilities and environmental and 
     wildlife protection, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 99-498, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, appoints Charles Terrell, 
of Massachusetts, to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial 
Assistance for a 3-year term effective October 1, 1997. 

para. 114.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PACKARD, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 114.4  recess--9:50 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PACKARD, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 10 o'clock a.m.

para. 114.5  after recess--10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 114.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, October 6, 1997.
  Mr. McNULTY, 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. McNULTY 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. 114.7  communications

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

       5385. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling; Statement of Identity, Nutrition 
     Labeling and Ingredient Labeling of Dietary Supplements; 
     Compliance Policy Guide, Revocation [Docket Nos. 95N-0245 and 
     94P-0110] (RIN: 0910-AA59) received October 6, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5386. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling; Requirement for Nutrient Content Claims, 
     Health Claims, and Statements of Nutritional Support for 
     Dietary Supplements [Docket No. 95N-0282] received October 6, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5387. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling; Nutrient Content Claims: Definition for 
     ``High Potency'' and Definition of ''Antoxidant'' for Use in 
     Nutrient Content Claims for Dietary Supplements and 
     Conventional Foods [Docket Nos. 95N-0245, 95N-0282, and 95N-
     0347] (RIN: 0905-AD96) received October 6, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5388. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling; Notification Procedures for Statements 
     on Dietary Supplements [Docket No. 96N-0240] received October 
     6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       5389. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Uniform Compliance Date for Food Regulations [Docket 
     No. 96N-0094] received October 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5390. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Premarket Notification for a New Dietary Ingredient 
     [Docket No. 96N-0232] received October 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5391. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Health 
     Resources and Service Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Grants for Residency Training 
     and Advanced Education in the General Practice of Dentistry 
     (RIN: 0906-AA47) received October 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5392. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's strategic 
     plan covering the years 1998 through 2002, pursuant to Public 
     Law 103-62; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5393. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 
     Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7052-02; I.D. 092997A] received 
     October 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5394. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western 
     Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trip Limit Changes 
     [Docket No. 961227373-6373-01; I.D. 092597A] received October 
     6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       5395. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., 
     MU-2B Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-CE-94-AD; Amendment 39-10150; AD 97-20-14] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5396. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Helicopter 
     Systems Model MD-900 Helicopters (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-SW-30-AD; Amendment 39-10149; 
     AD 97-20-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 6, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5397. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29022; Amendment No. 1823] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received October 
     6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5398. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29024; Amendment No. 1825] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received October 
     6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5399. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29023; Amdt. No. 1824] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received October 6, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5400. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Thunder on the 
     Lake Powerboat Races, Sunset Lake, Wildwood Crest, New Jersey 
     (Coast Guard) [CGD 05-97-074] (RIN: 2115-AE46) received 
     October 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5401. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Red River, Louisiana

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     (Coast Guard) [CGD8-97-037] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received October 
     6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5402. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Zone Regulations; Interstate 5 Bridge Repair Project, 
     Columbia River, Vancouver, WA (Coast Guard) [CGD13-97-023] 
     (RIN: 2115-AA97) received October 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5403. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Loan Guaranty: Requirements for 
     Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loans (RIN: 2900-AI92) 
     received October 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       5404. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     General Revision of Regulations Relating to Withholding of 
     Tax on Certain U.S. Source Income Paid to Foreign Persons and 
     Related Collection, Refunds, and Credits; Revision of 
     Information Reporting and Backup Withholding Regulations; and 
     Removal of Regulations Under Part 35a and of Certain 
     Regulations Under Income Tax Treaties [TD 8734] (RIN: 1545-
     AU43; 1545-AT77) received October 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5405. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Last-
     in, first-out inventories [Rev. Rul. 97-43] received October 
     7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       5406. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Time 
     for Filing Form 4720 Return [TD 8736] (RIN: 1545-AU66) 
     received October 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5407. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Certain Payments Made Pursuant to a Securities Lending 
     Transaction [TD 8735] (RIN: 1545-AP71) received October 7, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       5408. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Treaty-Based Return Positions [TD 8733] (RIN: 1545-AP35) 
     received October 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 114.8  private calendar

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, directed the Private Calendar to be 
called.
  When,

para. 114.9  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. 998. A bill for the relief of Lloyd B. Gamble.
  H.R. 1313. A bill for the relief of Nancy B. Wilson.
  The bill of the following title was considered, read twice; the 
amendment following was agreed to, and the bill, as amended, was ordered 
to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a third time by title, 
and passed:
  H.R. 1211. A bill for the relief of Global Exploration and Development 
Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, and Kerr-McGee Chemical 
Corporation.
  Amendment offered by the Committee on the Judiciary:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Payment of Claims.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     pay, out of money not otherwise appropriated--
       (1) to the Global Exploration and Development Corporation, 
     a Florida corporation incorporated in Delaware, $9,500,000;
       (2) to Kerr-McGee Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation 
     incorporated in Delaware, $10,000,000; and
       (3) to Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation, an Oklahoma 
     corporation incorporated in Delaware, $0.
       (b) Condition of Payment.--(1) The payment authorized by 
     subsection (a)(1) is in settlement and compromise of all 
     claims of Global Exploration and Development Corporation, as 
     described in the recommendations of the Court of Federal 
     Claims set forth in 36 Fed. Cl. 776.
       (2) The payments authorized by subsections (a)(2) and 
     (a)(3) are in settlement and compromise of all claims of 
     Kerr-McGee Corporation and Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation, 
     as described in the recommendations of the Court of Federal 
     Claims set forth in 36 Fed. Cl. 776.

     SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FEES.

       No more than 15 percent of the sums authorized to be paid 
     by section 1 shall be paid to or received by any agent or 
     attorney for services rendered in connection with the 
     recovery of such sums. Any person violating this section 
     shall be fined not more than $1,000.

  Motions severally made to reconsider the votes whereby each bill in 
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 
bill.

para. 114.10  drug and biological products modernization

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1411) to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health 
Service Act to facilitate the development and approval of new drugs and 
biological products, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, recognized Mr. BLILEY and Mr. 
DINGELL, 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. NEY, 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 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health 
Service Act to facilitate the development and approval of new drugs and 
biological products, and for other purposes.''.
  On motion of Mr. BLILEY, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 830) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the 
Public Health Service Act to improve the regulation of food, drugs, 
devices, and biological products, and for other purposes.
  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. 1411, 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 of the bill was amended so as to read: 
``An Act to amend the Antiquities Act regarding the establishment by the 
President of certain national monuments.''.
  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. 1411, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para. 114.11  the antiquities act

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, pursuant to House Resolution 256 
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. 1127) to amend the Antiquities Act to require an Act of 
Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature for 
the establishment by the President of national monuments in excess of 
5,000 acres.
  Mr. SNOWBARGER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair;

para. 114.12  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 3, line 14, strike ``unless and until'' and insert 
     ``until 1 year after''.
       Page 3, beginning on line 16, insert a period after 
     ``Congress'' and strike all that follows through the period 
     on line 18 and insert in lieu thereof: ``During the period of 
     review, Federal lands within the proclamation area are hereby 
     withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 
     under the public land laws, from location, entry, or patent 
     under the mining laws, and from disposition under all mineral 
     and geothermal leasing laws.'' 


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It was decided in the

Yeas

201

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negative

Nays

224

para. 114.13                  [Roll No. 493]

                                AYES--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--224

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Clayton
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     LaFalce
     Lewis (CA)
     Schiff
     Thompson
     Weygand 
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 114.14  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. HANSEN:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE

       This Act may be cited as the ``National Monument Fairness 
     Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF NATIONAL MONUMENT STATUS AND 
                   CONSULTATION.

       Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906, commonly referred to 
     as the ``Antiquities Act'' (34 Stat. 225; 16 U.S.C. 431) is 
     amended by adding the following at the end thereof: ``A 
     proclamation of the President under this section that results 
     in the designation of a total acreage in excess of 50,000 
     acres in a single State in a single calendar year as a 
     national monument may not be issued until 30 days after the 
     President has transmitted the proposed proclamation to the 
     Governor of the State in which such acreage is located and 
     solicited such Governor's written comments, and any such 
     proclamation shall cease to be effective on the date 2 years 
     after issuance unless the Congress has approved such 
     proclamation by joint resolution.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

222

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affirmative

Nays

202

para. 114.15                  [Roll No. 494]

                                AYES--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta

[[Page 1676]]


     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Becerra
     Cooksey
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     LaFalce
     Schiff
     Thompson
     Weygand
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SNOWBARGER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 256, 
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 Monument Fairness 
     Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF NATIONAL MONUMENT STATUS AND 
                   CONSULTATION.

       Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906, commonly referred to 
     as the ``Antiquities Act'' (34 Stat. 225; 16 U.S.C. 431) is 
     amended by adding the following at the end thereof: ``A 
     proclamation of the President under this section that results 
     in the designation of a total acreage in excess of 50,000 
     acres in a single State in a single calendar year as a 
     national monument may not be issued until 30 days after the 
     President has transmitted the proposed proclamation to the 
     Governor of the State in which such acreage is located and 
     solicited such Governor's written comments, and any such 
     proclamation shall cease to be effective on the date 2 years 
     after issuance unless the Congress has approved such 
     proclamation by joint resolution.''.

  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.
  Mr. MILLER 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

229

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affirmative

Nays

197

para. 114.16                  [Roll No. 495]

                                YEAS--229

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Becerra
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Schiff
     Thompson
     Weygand
  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: ``An Act 
.''.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 114.17  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2159

  Mr. LARGENT submitted the privileged motion 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. 2159) making 
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tions for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; to 
insist upon the provisions contained in section 581 of the House bill 
(relating to restrictions on assistance to foreign organizations that 
perform or actively promote abortions).
  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 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

233

Nays

194

When there appeared

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Answered present

1

para. 114.18                  [Roll No. 496]

                                YEAS--233

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Livingston
       

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Schiff
     Sherman
     Thompson
     Weygand
  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. 114.19  providing for the consideration of h.r. 629

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 258):

       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. 629) 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 of 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. The Chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 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 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. 114.20  texas-vermont-maine low-level waste compact

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to House 
Resolution 258 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. 629) to grant the consent of the 
Congress to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, by unanimous 
consent, designated Mr. EWING as Chairman of the Committee of the

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Whole; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EWING, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 258, 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 ``Texas Low-Level Radioactive 
     Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act''.

     SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDING.

       The Congress finds that the compact set forth in section 5 
     is in furtherance of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 2021b et seq.).

     SEC. 3. CONDITIONS OF CONSENT TO COMPACT.

       The consent of the Congress to the compact set forth in 
     section 5--
       (1) shall become effective on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act;
       (2) is granted subject to the provisions of the Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 2021b et seq.);
       (3) is granted only for so long as the regional commission 
     established in the compact complies with all of the 
     provisions of such Act; and
       (4) is granted only for so long as no low-level radioactive 
     waste is brought into Texas from any State other than Maine 
     or Vermont.

     SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.

       The Congress may alter, amend, or repeal this Act with 
     respect to the compact set forth in section 5 after the 
     expiration of the 10-year period following the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and at such intervals thereafter as 
     may be provided in such compact.

     SEC. 5. TEXAS LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL COMPACT.

       In accordance with section 4(a)(2) of the Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 2021d(a)(2)), the 
     consent of the Congress is given to the States of Texas, 
     Maine, and Vermont to enter into the Texas Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact. Such compact is 
     substantially as follows:


          ``TEXAS LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL COMPACT

                    ``ARTICLE I. POLICY AND PURPOSE

       ``Sec. 1.01. The party states recognize a responsibility 
     for each state to seek to manage low-level radioactive waste 
     generated within its boundaries, pursuant to the Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Policy Act, as amended by the Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. 
     2021b-2021j). They also recognize that the United States 
     Congress, by enacting the Act, has authorized and encouraged 
     states to enter into compacts for the efficient management 
     and disposal of low-level radioactive waste. It is the policy 
     of the party states to cooperate in the protection of the 
     health, safety, and welfare of their citizens and the 
     environment and to provide for and encourage the economical 
     management and disposal of low-level radioactive waste. It is 
     the purpose of this compact to provide the framework for such 
     a cooperative effort; to promote the health, safety, and 
     welfare of the citizens and the environment of the party 
     states; to limit the number of facilities needed to 
     effectively, efficiently, and economically manage low-level 
     radioactive waste and to encourage the reduction of the 
     generation thereof; and to distribute the costs, benefits, 
     and obligations among the party states; all in accordance 
     with the terms of this compact.


                       ``ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS

       ``Sec. 2.01. As used in this compact, unless the context 
     clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:
       ``(1) `Act' means the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy 
     Act, as amended by the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy 
     Amendments Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. 2021b-2021j).
       ``(2) `Commission' means the Texas Low-Level Radioactive 
     Waste Disposal Compact Commission established in Article III 
     of this compact.
       ``(3) `Compact facility' or `facility' means any site, 
     location, structure, or property located in and provided by 
     the host state for the purpose of management or disposal of 
     low-level radioactive waste for which the party states are 
     responsible.
       ``(4) `Disposal' means the permanent isolation of low-level 
     radioactive waste pursuant to requirements established by the 
     United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the United 
     States Environmental Protection Agency under applicable laws, 
     or by the host state.
       ``(5) `Generate,' when used in relation to low-level 
     radioactive waste, means to produce low-level radioactive 
     waste.
       ``(6) `Generator' means a person who produces or processes 
     low-level radioactive waste in the course of its activities, 
     excluding persons who arrange for the collection, 
     transportation, management, treatment, storage, or disposal 
     of waste generated outside the party states, unless approved 
     by the commission.
       ``(7) `Host county' means a county in the host state in 
     which a disposal facility is located or is being developed.
       ``(8) `Host state' means a party state in which a compact 
     facility is located or is being developed. The State of Texas 
     is the host state under this compact.
       ``(9) `Institutional control period' means that period of 
     time following closure of the facility and transfer of the 
     facility license from the operator to the custodial agency in 
     compliance with the appropriate regulations for long-term 
     observation and maintenance.
       ``(10) `Low-level radioactive waste' has the same meaning 
     as that term is defined in Section 2(9) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     2021b(9)), or in the host state statute so long as the waste 
     is not incompatible with management and disposal at the 
     compact facility.
       ``(11) `Management' means collection, consolidation, 
     storage, packaging, or treatment.
       ``(12) `Operator' means a person who operates a disposal 
     facility.
       ``(13) `Party state' means any state that has become a 
     party in accordance with Article VII of this compact. Texas, 
     Maine, and Vermont are initial party states under this 
     compact.
       ``(14) `Person' means an individual, corporation, 
     partnership or other legal entity, whether public or private.
       ``(15) `Transporter' means a person who transports low-
     level radioactive waste.


                     ``ARTICLE III. THE COMMISSION

       ``Sec. 3.01. There is hereby established the Texas Low-
     Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission. The 
     commission shall consist of one voting member from each party 
     state except that the host state shall be entitled to six 
     voting members. Commission members shall be appointed by the 
     party state governors, as provided by the laws of each party 
     state. Each party state may provide alternates for each 
     appointed member.
       ``Sec. 3.02. A quorum of the commission consists of a 
     majority of the members. Except as otherwise provided in this 
     compact, an official act of the commission must receive the 
     affirmative vote of a majority of its members.
       ``Sec. 3.03. The commission is a legal entity separate and 
     distinct from the party states and has governmental immunity 
     to the same extent as an entity created under the authority 
     of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution. 
     Members of the commission shall not be personally liable for 
     actions taken in their official capacity. The liabilities of 
     the commission shall not be deemed liabilities of the party 
     states.
       ``Sec. 3.04. The commission shall:
       ``(1) Compensate its members according to the host state's 
     law.
       ``(2) Conduct its business, hold meetings, and maintain 
     public records pursuant to laws of the host state, except 
     that notice of public meetings shall be given in the non-host 
     party states in accordance with their respective statutes.
       ``(3) Be located in the capital city of the host state.
       ``(4) Meet at least once a year and upon the call of the 
     chair, or any member. The governor of the host state shall 
     appoint a chair and vice-chair.
       ``(5) Keep an accurate account of all receipts and 
     disbursements. An annual audit of the books of the commission 
     shall be conducted by an independent certified public 
     accountant, and the audit report shall be made a part of the 
     annual report of the commission.
       ``(6) Approve a budget each year and establish a fiscal 
     year that conforms to the fiscal year of the host state.
       ``(7) Prepare, adopt, and implement contingency plans for 
     the disposal and management of low-level radioactive waste in 
     the event that the compact facility should be closed. Any 
     plan which requires the host state to store or otherwise 
     manage the low-level radioactive waste from all the party 
     states must be approved by at least four host state members 
     of the commission. The commission, in a contingency plan or 
     otherwise, may not require a non-host party state to store 
     low-level radioactive waste generated outside of the state.
       ``(8) Submit communications to the governors and to the 
     presiding officers of the legislatures of the party states 
     regarding the activities of the commission, including an 
     annual report to be submitted on or before January 31 of each 
     year.
       ``(9) Assemble and make available to the party states, and 
     to the public, information concerning low-level radioactive 
     waste management needs, technologies, and problems.
       ``(10) Keep a current inventory of all generators within 
     the party states, based upon information provided by the 
     party states.
       ``(11) By no later than 180 days after all members of the 
     commission are appointed under Section 3.01 of this article, 
     establish by rule the total volume of low-level radioactive 
     waste that the host state will dispose of in the compact 
     facility in the years 1995-2045, including decommissioning 
     waste. The shipments of low-level radioactive waste from all 
     non-host party states shall not exceed 20 percent of the 
     volume estimated to be disposed of by the host state during 
     the 50-year period. When averaged over such 50-year period, 
     the total of all shipments from non-host party states shall 
     not exceed 20,000 cubic feet a year. The commission shall 
     coordinate the volumes, timing, and frequency of shipments 
     from generators in the non-host party states in order to 
     assure that over the life of this agreement shipments from 
     the non-host party states do not exceed 20 percent of the 
     volume projected by the commission under this paragraph.

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       ``Sec. 3.05. The commission may:
       ``(1) Employ staff necessary to carry out its duties and 
     functions. The commission is authorized to use to the extent 
     practicable the services of existing employees of the party 
     states. Compensation shall be as determined by the 
     commission.
       ``(2) Accept any grants, equipment, supplies, materials, or 
     services, conditional or otherwise, from the federal or state 
     government. The nature, amount and condition, if any, of any 
     donation, grant or other resources accepted pursuant to this 
     paragraph and the identity of the donor or grantor shall be 
     detailed in the annual report of the commission.
       ``(3) Enter into contracts to carry out its duties and 
     authority, subject to projected resources. No contract made 
     by the commission shall bind a party state.
       ``(4) Adopt, by a majority vote, bylaws and rules necessary 
     to carry out the terms of this compact. Any rules promulgated 
     by the commission shall be adopted in accordance with the 
     Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Act (Article 
     6252-13a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
       ``(5) Sue and be sued and, when authorized by a majority 
     vote of the members, seek to intervene in administrative or 
     judicial proceedings related to this compact.
       ``(6) Enter into an agreement with any person, state, 
     regional body, or group of states for the importation of low-
     level radioactive waste into the compact for management or 
     disposal, provided that the agreement receives a majority 
     vote of the commission. The commission may adopt such 
     conditions and restrictions in the agreement as it deems 
     advisable.
       ``(7) Upon petition, allow an individual generator, a group 
     of generators, or the host state of the compact, to export 
     low-level waste to a low-level radioactive waste disposal 
     facility located outside the party states. The commission may 
     approve the petition only by a majority vote of its members. 
     The permission to export low-level radioactive waste shall be 
     effective for that period of time and for the specified 
     amount of low-level radioactive waste, and subject to any 
     other term or condition, as is determined by the commission.
       ``(8) Monitor the exportation outside of the party states 
     of material, which otherwise meets the criteria of low-level 
     radioactive waste, where the sole purpose of the exportation 
     is to manage or process the material for recycling or waste 
     reduction and return it to the party states for disposal in 
     the compact facility.
       ``Sec. 3.06. Jurisdiction and venue of any action 
     contesting any action of the commission shall be in the 
     United States District Court in the district where the 
     commission maintains its office.


``ARTICLE IV. RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND OBLIGATIONS OF PARTY STATES

       ``Sec. 4.01. The host state shall develop and have full 
     administrative control over the development, management and 
     operation of a facility for the disposal of low-level 
     radioactive waste generated within the party states. The host 
     state shall be entitled to unlimited use of the facility over 
     its operating life. Use of the facility by the non-host party 
     states for disposal of low-level radioactive waste, including 
     such waste resulting from decommissioning of any nuclear 
     electric generation facilities located in the party states, 
     is limited to the volume requirements of Section 3.04(11) of 
     Article III.
       ``Sec. 4.02. Low-level radioactive waste generated within 
     the party states shall be disposed of only at the compact 
     facility, except as provided in Section 3.05(7) of Article 
     III.
       ``Sec. 4.03. The initial states of this compact cannot be 
     members of another low-level radioactive waste compact 
     entered into pursuant to the Act.
       ``Sec. 4.04. The host state shall do the following:
       ``(1) Cause a facility to be developed in a timely manner 
     and operated and maintained through the institutional control 
     period.
       ``(2) Ensure, consistent with any applicable federal and 
     host state laws, the protection and preservation of the 
     environment and the public health and safety in the siting, 
     design, development, licensing, regulation, operation, 
     closure, decommissioning, and long-term care of the disposal 
     facilities within the host state.
       ``(3) Close the facility when reasonably necessary to 
     protect the public health and safety of its citizens or to 
     protect its natural resources from harm. However, the host 
     state shall notify the commission of the closure within three 
     days of its action and shall, within 30 working days of its 
     action, provide a written explanation to the commission of 
     the closure, and implement any adopted contingency plan.
       ``(4) Establish reasonable fees for disposal at the 
     facility of low-level radioactive waste generated in the 
     party states based on disposal fee criteria set out in 
     Sections 402.272 and 402.273, Texas Health and Safety Code. 
     The same fees shall be charged for the disposal of low-level 
     radioactive waste that was generated in the host state and in 
     the non-host party states. Fees shall also be sufficient to 
     reasonably support the activities of the Commission.
       ``(5) Submit an annual report to the commission on the 
     status of the facility, including projections of the 
     facility's anticipated future capacity, and on the related 
     funds.
       ``(6) Notify the Commission immediately upon the occurrence 
     of any event which could cause a possible temporary or 
     permanent closure of the facility and identify all reasonable 
     options for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste at 
     alternate compact facilities or, by arrangement and 
     Commission vote, at noncompact facilities.
       ``(7) Promptly notify the other party states of any legal 
     action involving the facility.
       ``(8) Identify and regulate, in accordance with federal and 
     host state law, the means and routes of transportation of 
     low-level radioactive waste in the host state.
       ``Sec. 4.05. Each party state shall do the following:
       ``(1) Develop and enforce procedures requiring low-level 
     radioactive waste shipments originating within its borders 
     and destined for the facility to conform to packaging, 
     processing, and waste from specifications of the host state.
       ``(2) Maintain a registry of all generators within the 
     state that may have low-level radioactive waste to be 
     disposed of at a facility, including, but not limited to, the 
     amount of low-level radioactive waste and the class of low-
     level radioactive waste generated by each generator.
       ``(3) Develop and enforce procedures requiring generators 
     within its borders to minimize the volume of low-level 
     radioactive waste requiring disposal. Nothing in this compact 
     shall prohibit the storage, treatment, or management of waste 
     by a generator.
       ``(4) Provide the commission with any data and information 
     necessary for the implementation of the commission's 
     responsibilities, including taking those actions necessary to 
     obtain this data or information.
       ``(5) Pay for community assistance projects designated by 
     the host county in an amount for each non-host party state 
     equal to 10 percent of the payment provided for in Article V 
     for each such state. One-half of the payment shall be due and 
     payable to the host county on the first day of the month 
     following ratification of this compact agreement by Congress 
     and one-half of the payment shall be due and payable on the 
     first day of the month following the approval of a facility 
     operating license by the host state's regulatory body.
       ``(6) Provide financial support for the commission's 
     activities prior to the date of facility operation and 
     subsequent to the date of congressional ratification of this 
     compact under Section 7.07 of Article VII. Each party state 
     will be responsible for annual payments equalling its pro-
     rata share of the commission's expenses, incurred for 
     administrative, legal, and other purposes of the commission.
       ``(7) If agreed by all parties to a dispute, submit the 
     dispute to arbitration or other alternate dispute resolution 
     process. If arbitration is agreed upon, the governor of each 
     party state shall appoint an arbitrator. If the number of 
     party states is an even number, the arbitrators so chosen 
     shall appoint an additional arbitrator. The determination of 
     a majority of the arbitrators shall be binding on the party 
     states. Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in 
     accordance with the provisions of 9 U.S.C. Sections 1 to 16. 
     If all parties to a dispute do not agree to arbitration or 
     alternate dispute resolution process, the United States 
     District Court in the district where the commission maintains 
     its office shall have original jurisdiction over any action 
     between or among parties to this compact.
       ``(8) Provide on a regular basis to the commission and host 
     state--
       ``(A) an accounting of waste shipped and proposed to be 
     shipped to the compact facility, by volume and curies;
       ``(B) proposed transportation methods and routes; and
       ``(C) proposed shipment schedules.
       ``(9) Seek to join in any legal action by or against the 
     host state to prevent nonparty states or generators from 
     disposing of low-level radioactive waste at the facility.
       ``Sec. 4.06. Each party state shall act in good faith and 
     may rely on the good faith performance of the other party 
     states regarding requirements of this compact.


                 ``ARTICLE V. PARTY STATE CONTRIBUTIONS

       ``Sec. 5.01. Each party state, except the host state, shall 
     contribute a total of $25 million to the host state. Payments 
     shall be deposited in the host state treasury to the credit 
     of the low-level waste fund in the following manner except as 
     otherwise provided. Not later than the 60th day after the 
     date of congressional ratification of this compact, each non-
     host party state shall pay to the host state $12.5 million. 
     Not later than the 60th day after the date of the opening of 
     the compact facility, each non-host party state shall pay to 
     the host state an additional $12.5 million.
       ``Sec. 5.02. As an alternative, the host state and the non-
     host states may provide for payments in the same total amount 
     as stated above to be made to meet the principal and interest 
     expense associated with the bond indebtedness or other form 
     of indebtedness issued by the appropriate agency of the host 
     state for purposes associated with the development, 
     operation, and post-closure monitoring of the compact 
     facility. In the event the member states proceed in this 
     manner, the payment schedule shall be determined in 
     accordance with the schedule of debt repayment. This schedule 
     shall replace the payment schedule described in Section 5.01 
     of this article.


              ``ARTICLE VI. PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES

       ``Sec. 6.01. No person shall dispose of low-level 
     radioactive waste generated within the party states unless 
     the disposal is at the compact facility, except as otherwise 
     provided in Section 3.05(7) of Article III.

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       ``Sec. 6.02. No person shall manage or dispose of any low-
     level radioactive waste within the party states unless the 
     low-level radioactive waste was generated within the party 
     states, except as provided in Section 3.05(6) of Article III. 
     Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the storage or 
     management of low-level radioactive waste by a generator, nor 
     its disposal pursuant to 10 C.F.R. Part 20.302.
       ``Sec. 6.03. Violations of this article may result in 
     prohibiting the violator from disposing of low-level 
     radioactive waste in the compact facility, or in the 
     imposition of penalty surcharges on shipments to the 
     facility, as determined by the commission.


 ``ARTICLE VII. ELIGIBILITY, ENTRY INTO EFFECT; CONGRESSIONAL CONSENT; 
                         WITHDRAWAL; EXCLUSION

       ``Sec. 7.01. The states of Texas, Maine, and Vermont are 
     party states to this compact. Any other state may be made 
     eligible for party status by a majority vote of the 
     commission and ratification by the legislature of the host 
     state, subject to fulfillment of the rights of the initial 
     non-host party states under Section 3.04(11) of Article III 
     and Section 4.01 of Article IV, and upon compliance with 
     those terms and conditions for eligibility that the host 
     state may establish. The host state may establish all terms 
     and conditions for the entry of any state, other than the 
     states named in this section, as a member of this compact; 
     provided, however, the specific provisions of this compact, 
     except for those pertaining to the composition of the 
     commission and those pertaining to Section 7.09 of this 
     article, may not be changed except upon ratification by the 
     legislatures of the party states.
       ``Sec. 7.02. Upon compliance with the other provisions of 
     this compact, a state made eligible under Section 7.01 of 
     this article may become a party state by legislative 
     enactment of this compact or by executive order of the 
     governor of the state adopting this compact. A state becoming 
     a party state by executive order shall cease to be a party 
     state upon adjournment of the first general session of its 
     legislature convened after the executive order is issued, 
     unless before the adjournment, the legislature enacts this 
     compact.
       ``Sec. 7.03. Any party state may withdraw from this compact 
     by repealing enactment of this compact subject to the 
     provisions herein. In the event the host state allows an 
     additional state or additional states to join the compact, 
     the host state's legislature, without the consent of the non-
     host party states, shall have the right to modify the 
     composition of the commission so that the host state shall 
     have a voting majority on the commission, provided, however, 
     that any modification maintains the right of each initial 
     party state to retain one voting member on the commission.
       ``Sec. 7.04. If the host state withdraws from the compact, 
     the withdrawal shall not become effective until five years 
     after enactment of the repealing legislation and the non-host 
     party states may continue to use the facility during that 
     time. The financial obligation of the non-host party states 
     under Article V shall cease immediately upon enactment of the 
     repealing legislation. If the host state withdraws from the 
     compact or abandons plans to operate a facility prior to the 
     date of any non-host party state payment under Sections 
     4.05(5) and (6) of Article IV or Article V, the non-host 
     party states are relieved of any obligations to make the 
     contributions. This section sets out the exclusive remedies 
     for the non-host party states if the host state withdraws 
     from the compact or is unable to develop and operate a 
     compact facility.
       ``Sec. 7.05. A party state, other than the host state, may 
     withdraw from the compact by repealing the enactment of this 
     compact, but this withdrawal shall not become effective until 
     two years after the effective date of the repealing 
     legislation. During this two-year period the party state will 
     continue to have access to the facility. The withdrawing 
     party shall remain liable for any payments under Sections 
     4.05(5) and (6) of Article IV that were due during the two-
     year period, and shall not be entitled to any refund of 
     payments previously made.
       ``Sec. 7.06. Any party state that substantially fails to 
     comply with the terms of the compact or to fulfill its 
     obligations hereunder may have its membership in the compact 
     revoked by a seven-eighths vote of the commission following 
     notice that a hearing will be scheduled not less than six 
     months from the date of the notice. In all other respects, 
     revocation proceedings undertaken by the commission will be 
     subject to the Administrative Procedure and Texas Register 
     Act (Article 6252-13a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), except 
     that a party state may appeal the commission's revocation 
     decision to the United States District Court in accordance 
     with Section 3.06 of Article III. Revocation shall take 
     effect one year from the date such party state receives 
     written notice from the commission of a final action. Written 
     notice of revocation shall be transmitted immediately 
     following the vote of the commission, by the chair, to the 
     governor of the affected party state, all other governors of 
     party states, and to the United States Congress.
       ``Sec. 7.07. This compact shall take effect following its 
     enactment under the laws of the host state and any other 
     party state and thereafter upon the consent of the United 
     States Congress and shall remain in effect until otherwise 
     provided by federal law. If Texas and either Maine or Vermont 
     ratify this compact, the compact shall be in full force and 
     effect as to Texas and the other ratifying state, and this 
     compact shall be interpreted as follows:
       ``(1) Texas and the other ratifying state are the initial 
     party states.
       ``(2) The commission shall consist of two voting members 
     from the other ratifying state and six from Texas.
       ``(3) Each party state is responsible for its pro-rata 
     share of the commission's expenses.
       ``Sec. 7.08. This compact is subject to review by the 
     United States Congress and the withdrawal of the consent of 
     Congress every five years after its effective date, pursuant 
     to federal law.
       ``Sec. 7.09. The host state legislature, with the approval 
     of the governor, shall have the right and authority, without 
     the consent of the non-host party states, to modify the 
     provisions contained in Section 3.04(11) of Article III to 
     comply with Section 402.219(c)(1), Texas Health & Safety 
     Code, as long as the modification does not impair the rights 
     of the initial non-host party states.


             ``ARTICLE VIII. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

       ``Sec. 8.01. The provisions of this compact shall be 
     broadly construed to carry out the purposes of the compact, 
     but the sovereign powers of a party shall not be infringed 
     upon unnecessarily.
       ``Sec. 8.02. This compact does not affect any judicial 
     proceeding pending on the effective date of this compact.
       ``Sec. 8.03. No party state acquires any liability, by 
     joining this compact, resulting from the siting, operation, 
     maintenance, long-term care or any other activity relating to 
     the compact facility. No non-host party state shall be liable 
     for any harm or damage from the siting, operation, 
     maintenance, or long-term care relating to the compact 
     facility. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 
     compact, nothing in this compact shall be construed to alter 
     the incidence of liability of any kind for any act or failure 
     to act. Generators, transporters, owners and operators of 
     facility shall be liable for their acts, omissions, conduct 
     or relationships in accordance with applicable law. By 
     entering into this compact and securing the ratification by 
     Congress of its terms, no party state acquires a potential 
     liability under section 5(d)(2)(C) of the Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 
     2021e(d)(2)(C)) that did not exist prior to entering into 
     this compact.
       ``Sec. 8.04. If a party state withdraws from the compact 
     pursuant to Section 7.03 of Article VII or has its membership 
     in this compact revoked pursuant to section 7.06 of Article 
     VII, the withdrawal or revocation shall not affect any 
     liability already incurred by or chargeable to the affected 
     state under Section 8.03 of this article.
       ``Sec. 8.05. The provisions of this compact shall be 
     severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision 
     of this compact is declared by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction to be contrary to the constitution of any 
     participating state or of the United States or the 
     applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or 
     circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder 
     of this compact and the applicability thereof to any 
     government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be 
     affected thereby to the extent the remainder can in all 
     fairness be given effect. If any provision of this compact 
     shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state 
     participating therein, the compact shall remain in full force 
     and effect as to the state affected as to all severable 
     matters.
       ``Sec. 8.06. Nothing in this compact diminishes or 
     otherwise impairs the jurisdiction, authority, or discretion 
     of either of the following:
       ``(1) The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
     pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 
     U.S.C. Sec. 2011 et seq.).
       ``(2) An agreement state under section 274 of the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 2021).
       ``Sec. 8.07. Nothing in this compact confers any new 
     authority on the states or commission to do any of the 
     following:
       ``(1) Regulate the packaging or transportation of low-level 
     radioactive waste in a manner inconsistent with the 
     regulations of the United States Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission or the United States Department of Transportation.
       ``(2) Regulate health, safety, or environmental hazards 
     from source, by-product, or special nuclear material.
       ``(3) Inspect the activities of licensees of the agreement 
     states or of the United States Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission.''.

  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.
  Mr. BONILLA 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

309

When there appeared

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Nays

107

para. 114.21                  [Roll No. 497]

                                YEAS--309

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--107

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Blagojevich
     Bonilla
     Calvert
     Capps
     Castle
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Filner
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gutierrez
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hunter
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     McDade
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Petri
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Strickland
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Watt (NC)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Becerra
     Cardin
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Matsui
     McDermott
     Neal
     Pastor
     Rangel
     Schiff
     Tanner
     Thurman
     Visclosky
     Waxman
     Wise
  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. 114.22  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2158

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-311) the resolution (H. Res. 261) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2158) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, commissions, 
corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 114.23  providing for the consideration of senate amendments to 
          h.r. 1122

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-312) the resolution (H. Res. 262) providing for the 
consideration of the Senate amendments to bill (H.R. 1122) 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. 114.24  order of business--consideration of h.r. 901

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it be in order today, or any day hereafter, for the 
Speaker, as though pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, to declare the 
House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 901) to preserve the 
sovereignty of the United States over public lands and acquired lands 
owned by the United States, and to preserve State sovereignity and 
private property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public 
lands and acquired lands, and that consideration of the bill proceed 
according to the following order: (1) the first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with; (2) 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; (3) 
after general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 
the five-minute rule; (4) 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, and the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be considered as read; (5) no amendment 
shall be in order except the amendments printed in the Congressional 
Record and numbered 2, 27, 5, and 51, pursuant to clause 6 of rule 
XXIII; an amendment at the Speaker's desk submitted by Mr. Miller of 
California or his designee regarding striking section 4(b); an amendment 
at the Speaker's desk submitted by Mr. Miller of California or his 
designee regarding specific Biosphere Reserves; (6) each amendment may 
be offered only in the order specified in paragraph (5) of this order 
and may be offered only by the Member who caused the amendments 
specified in paragraph (5) to be printed in the Congressional Record, or 
their designees, or a Member otherwise designated in paragraph (5); (7) 
each amendment shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 30 
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, and all points of order against the amendments specified 
in this order are waived; (8) the chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
may: [1] postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; 
and [2] reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on 
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postponed question that follows another electronic vote without 
intervening business, provided that the minimum time for electronic 
voting on the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes; (9) 
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, and 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; (10) 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; and 
(11) House Resolution 243 and House Resolution 257 be laid on the table; 
and
  Ordered further, That the reading of the two amendments at the 
Speaker's desk submitted by Mr. Miller of California be dispensed with.

para. 114.25  order of business--postponement of votes on suspensions

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the Speaker be authorized to designate a time not later 
than October 31, 1997, for resumption of proceedings on the seven 
remaining motions to suspend the rules originally debated on Monday, 
September 29, 1997, and previously postponed Tuesday, October 7, 1997.

para. 114.26  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1757

  Mr. CALLAHAN, 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. 1757) to consolidate international affairs agencies, to 
authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes, to 
insist upon the provisions contained in title XXI of the House bill 
(relating to United States policy with respect to forced abortion and 
foreign organizations that perform or promote abortion).

para. 114.27  american land sovereignty protection

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, pursuant to the order of the 
House of earlier today 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. 901) to preserve the sovereignty of the 
United States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the United 
States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private property rights in 
non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and acquired lands.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. SUNUNU as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  After some further time,

para. 114.28  recorded vote

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

       On page 11 of the bill--
       (1) on line 10, strike ``and'';
       (2) on line 13, strike the period and insert instead ``; 
     and''; and
       (3) after line 13, insert the following:
       ` ``(3) sites nominated under the Convention on Wetlands of 
     International, Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat 
     (popularly known as the Ramsar Convention).' ''

It was decided in the

Yeas

195

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negative

Nays

220

para. 114.29                  [Roll No. 498]

                                AYES--195

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--220

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Bilirakis
     Boehner
     Burton
     Cooksey
     Etheridge
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Kennelly
     Lewis (KY)
     McDade
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Radanovich
     Schiff
     Stearns
     Visclosky
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SUNUNU, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 114.30  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the managers on the 
part of the House were granted per

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mission until midnight tonight to file a conference report (Rept. No. 
105-313) on the bill (H.R. 2169) making appropriations for the 
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; together with a 
statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 114.31  american land sovereignty protection

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to the order of the 
House of earlier today 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. 901) to preserve the sovereignty 
of the United States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the 
United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private property 
rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and acquired 
lands.
  Mr. SUNUNU, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, assumed the 
Chair.
  When Mr. SUNUNU, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 114.32  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, 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 
6, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 114.33  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. 590. An Act to provide for a land exchange involving 
     certain land within the Routt National Forest in the State of 
     Colorado; to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 750. An Act to consolidate certain mineral interests in 
     the National Grasslands in Billings County, North Dakota, 
     through the exchange of Federal and private mineral interests 
     to enhance land management capabilities and environmental and 
     wildlife protection, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.

para. 114.34  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. 2378. 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, 1998, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 114.35  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HILLIARD, for October 26 and the balance of the week; and
  To Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, for today after 7 p.m. and the balance of 
the week.
  And then,

para. 114.36  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. EHRLICH, at 11 o'clock and 57 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 114.37  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. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1411. A bill to 
     amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public 
     Health Service Act to facilitate the development and approval 
     of new drugs and biological products, and for other purposes; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-310). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 261. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2158) making 
     appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
     Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
     agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-311). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 262. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the Senate 
     amendments to the bill (H.R. 1122) to amend title 18, United 
     States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions (Rept. No. 105-
     312). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. WOLF: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2169. A bill making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-313). Ordered to be printed.

para. 114.38  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. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Dreier):
       H.R. 2621. A bill to extend trade authorities procedures 
     with respect to reciprocal trade agreements, 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. CRANE:
       H.R. 2622. A bill to make miscellaneous and technical 
     changes to various trade laws; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi:
       H.R. 2623. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 16250 Highway 603 in Kiln, Mississippi, as 
     the ``Ray J. Favre Post Office Building``; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD:
       H.R. 2624. A bill disapproving the cancellations 
     transmitted by the President on October 6, 1997, regarding 
     Public Law 105-45; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 2625. A bill to redesignate Washington National 
     Airport as ``Ronald Reagan-Washington National Airport``; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Oberstar, 
             and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 2626. A bill to make clarifications to the Pilot 
     Records Improvement Act of 1996, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Klink, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Myrick, and 
             Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 2627. A bill to limit the authority of the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to ban 
     metered-dose inhalers; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GANSKE:
       H.R. 2628. A bill to authorize amounts required to be paid 
     by the United States pursuant to a judgement or settlement in 
     favor of an individual to be used to pay child support and 
     alimony obligations of the individual; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Davis of Florida):
       H.R. 2629. A bill to establish objectives for negotiating 
     and procedures for implementing certain trade agreements; 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. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. 
             Andrews):
       H.R. 2630. A bill to redesignate the Mullica River-Great 
     Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve as the Jacques 
     Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve at Mullica 
     River-Great Bay; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SKEEN (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             McDade, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. 
             Redmond):
       H.R. 2631. A bill disapproving the cancellations 
     transmitted by the President on October 6, 1997, regarding 
     Public Law 105-45; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2632. A bill to amend title XI and title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to combat health care fraud and abuse; 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. STARK:
       H.R. 2633. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for standard forms under the Medicare 
     Program for certifications of medical necessity and 
     certifications of terminal illness; 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. STRICKLAND (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Kennedy of

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             Rhode Island, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Mascara, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
             Ackerman):
       H. Con. Res. 168. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States Postal Service 
     should maintain the Postal Uniform Allowance Program; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 

para. 114.39  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

           which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 114.40  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 23: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Rush, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Green.
       H.R. 121: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 164: Mr. Farr of California, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island.
       H.R. 286: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 287: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 590: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 619: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Wynn 
     and, Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 955: Mr. Klug and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mrs. Johnson 
     of Connecticut.
       H.R. 983: Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Underwood, and 
     Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1009: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 1100: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Coyne, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Foley, Mr. Green, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Fazio of California, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Holden, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. 
     McIntyre.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Shays, and Mr. 
     Hilliard.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Capps and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 1320: Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Nussle, Mr. Redmond, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1427: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1555: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1608: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Boswell, 
     Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
     Stokes.
       H.R. 1614: Ms. Kaptur and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1635: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Smith 
     of Michigan, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Mica, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Collins, 
     and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1737: Mr. Green, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Bonior, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Sandlin, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 1782: Mr. Conyers and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1813: Mr. Bonior, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Strickland, 
     Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1823: Mr. Bonior, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
     Tierney, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Synder, Mrs. 
     McCarthy of New York, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Rothman, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1850: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Poshard and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2053: Mr. Strickland, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 2100: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2120: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 2125: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2128: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2131: Mr. Clement, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 2174: Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Boucher, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2195: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Edwards, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Matsui, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Sessions and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 2257: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 2292: Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Hooley 
     of Oregon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
     Cox of California, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. 
     Snowbarger.
       H.R. 2328: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 2369: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
     Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 2377: Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. 
     Goodling.
       H.R. 2387: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2404: Ms. Norton and Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 2421: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Yates, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 2422: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2450: Ms. Furse, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. McHugh and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. McHugh and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2460: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2468: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2476: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Holden, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Frost, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2485: Mr. Petri, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Meehan, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 2495: Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
     Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Stark, Mr. Bonior, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H.R. 2497: Mr. Dreier, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Foley, Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Herger, Mr. Kasich, 
     Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 2503: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 2527: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Capps, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Rush, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Strickland, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 2543: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2545: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Edwards, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Furse, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. 
     Sandlin.
       H.R. 2558: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2559: Mr. Dellums and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2560: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
     Waters, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Payne, 
     Mr. Stokes, Mr. Owens, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2563: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2597: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 2599: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2604: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. 
     Lantos.
       H.R. 2611: Mr. Packard and Mr. Bishop.
       H.J. Res. 26: Mr. McCrery.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Porter, Mr. McHale, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Solomon, and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Snowbarger and Mr. Underwood.
       H. Con. Res. 155: Mr. Regula and Mrs. Northup.
       H. Con. Res. 159: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Olver, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. 
     Forbes.
       H. Res. 96: Mr. Stokes and Mr. Torres.
       H. Res. 139: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Kasich.
       H. Res. 200: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H. Res. 212: Mr. Berman.
       H. Res. 224: Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mrs. Emerson, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H. Res. 229: Mr. Filner, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Green, and Mr. Shays.
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                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1997 (115)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 115.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, September 7, 1997.
  Mr. McNULTY, 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. McNULTY 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. 115.2  communications

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

       5409. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Developing Software Life Cycle 
     Processes for Digital Computer Software Used in Safety 
     Systems of Nuclear Power Plants [Regulatory Guide 1.173] 
     received October 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       5410. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Software Requirements Specifications 
     for Digital Computer Software Used in Safety Systems of 
     Nuclear Power Plants [Regulatory Guide 1.172] received 
     October 8,

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     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5411. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Software Unit Testing for Digital 
     Computer Software Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power 
     Plants [Regulatory Guide 1.171] received October 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5412. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Software Test Documentation for 
     Digital Computer Software Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear 
     Power Plants [Regulatory Guide 1.170] received October 8, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5413. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Configuration Management Plans for 
     Digital Computer Software Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear 
     Power Plants [Regulatory Guide 1.169] received October 8, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5414. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Verification, Validation, Reviews, 
     and Audits for Digital Computer Software Used in Safety 
     Systems of Nuclear Power Plants [Regulatory Guide 1.168] 
     received October 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       5415. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of the Orlando, Florida, 
     Appropriated Fund Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AI04) received October 
     8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5416. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Directors, 
     Tennessee Valley Authority, transmitting the Authority's 
     strategic plan covering fiscal years 1997 through 2002, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-62; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       5417. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in the 
     Offshore Component in the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket No. 
     961107312-7021-02; I.D. 100197D] received October 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5418. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Ohio Regulatory Program [OH-241; Amendment Number 74] 
     received October 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       5419. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule--Suspension 
     of Deportation and Cancellation of Removal [EOIR No. 1181; AG 
     ORDER No. 2118-97] (RIN: 1125-AA19) received October 7, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para. 115.3  providing for a motion to agree to the amendments of the 
          senate to h.r. 1122

  Mrs. MYRICK, 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 to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 
     1122) to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-
     birth abortions, with Senate amendments thereto, and to 
     consider in the House a single motion that the House concur 
     in each of the Senate amendments. The Senate amendments and 
     the motion shall be considered as read. The motion 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 motion to final adoption without intervening 
     motion or demand for division of the question.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mrs. MYRICK 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. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER 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

280

When there appeared

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Nays

144

para. 115.4                   [Roll No. 499]

                                YEAS--280

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--144

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Lewis (KY)
     Nethercutt
     Payne
     Schiff
     Visclosky 
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.

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  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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. 115.5  partial birth abortions

  Mr. CANADY, pursuant to the House Resolution 262, moved to take from 
the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 1122) to amend title 18, United 
States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions; together with the following 
amendments of the Senate thereto and agree to each of the amendments:

       Page 2, line 16, strike out all after ``injury'' down to 
     and including ``purpose'' in line 17.
       Page 3, after line 10 insert:
       (3) As used in this section, the term ``vaginally delivers 
     a living fetus before killing the fetus'' means deliberately 
     and intentionally delivers into the vagina a living fetus, or 
     a substantial portion thereof, for the purpose of performing 
     a procedure the physician knows will kill the fetus, and 
     kills the fetus.
       Page 3, after line 23, insert:
       (d)(1) A defendant accused of an offense under this section 
     may seek a hearing before the State Medical Board on whether 
     the physician's conduct was necessary to save the life of the 
     mother whose life was endangered by a physical disorder, 
     illness or injury.
       (2) The findings on that issue are admissible on that issue 
     at the trial of the defendant. Upon a motion of the 
     defendant, the court shall delay the beginning of the trial 
     for not more than 30 days to permit such a hearing to take 
     place.
       Page 3, line 24, strike out ``(d)'' and insert ``(e)''.

  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. LaHOOD, 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

296

When there appeared

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Nays

132

para. 115.6                   [Roll No. 500]

                                YEAS--296

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--132

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Morella
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Lewis (KY)
     Payne
     Schiff
  So said motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby each of the amendments of the 
Senate were agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 115.7  american land sovereignty protection

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to the order of the 
House of October 7, 1997 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. 901) to preserve the sovereignty 
of the United States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the 
United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private property 
rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and acquired 
lands.
  Mr. SUNUNU, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para. 115.8  recorded vote

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

       On page 10 of the bill, after line 8, insert the following:
       ``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to California Coastal 
     Ranges Biosphere Reserve.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

200

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

226

para. 115.9                   [Roll No. 501]

                                AYES--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings

[[Page 1687]]


     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--226

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Johnson (CT)
     Lewis (KY)
     Meek
     Schiff
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 115.10  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 10, line 15, Following the word ``special'' insert the 
     following: ``, including commercial.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

242

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

182

para. 115.11                  [Roll No. 502]

                                AYES--242

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Camp
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--182

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas

[[Page 1688]]


     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Diaz-Balart
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Lewis (KY)
     Schiff
     Towns
  So the amendment was agreed to.

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 Mr. MILLER of 
California:

       On page 9 of the bill, beginning at line 1, strike all 
     through the end of line 16, and renumber subsequent 
     subsections accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

199

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

227

para. 115.13                  [Roll No. 503]

                                AYES--199

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--227

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Kasich
     LaTourette
     Lewis (KY)
     Schiff
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SUNUNU, Chairman, pursuant to the order of the House of 
October 7, 1997, reported the bill back to the House with an amendment 
adopted by the Committee.
  Pursuant to the order of the House of October 7, 1997, the previous 
question was considered as ordered.
  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 ``American Land Sovereignty 
     Protection Act''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The power to dispose of and make all needful rules and 
     regulations governing lands belonging to the United States is 
     vested in the Congress under article IV, section 3, of the 
     Constitution.
       (2) Some Federal land designations made pursuant to 
     international agreements concern land use policies and 
     regulations for lands belonging to the United States which 
     under article IV, section 3, of the Constitution can only be 
     implemented through laws enacted by the Congress.
       (3) Some international land designations, such as those 
     under the United States Biosphere Reserve Program and the Man 
     and Biosphere Program of the United Nations Scientific, 
     Educational, and Cultural Organization, operate under 
     independent national committees, such as the United States 
     National Man and Biosphere Committee, which have no 
     legislative directives or authorization from the Congress.
       (4) Actions by the United States in making such 
     designations may affect the use and value of nearby or 
     intermixed non-Federal lands.
       (5) The sovereignty of the States is a critical component 
     of our Federal system of government and a bulwark against the 
     unwise concentration of power.
       (6) Private property rights are essential for the 
     protection of freedom.
       (7) Actions by the United States to designate lands 
     belonging to the United States pursuant to international 
     agreements in some cases conflict with congressional 
     constitutional responsibilities and State sovereign 
     capabilities.
       (8) Actions by the President in applying certain 
     international agreements to lands owned by the United States 
     diminishes the authority of the Congress to make rules and 
     regulations respecting these lands.
       (b) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are the following:
       (1) To reaffirm the power of the Congress under article IV, 
     section 3, of the Constitution over international agreements 
     which concern disposal, management, and use of lands 
     belonging to the United States.
       (2) To protect State powers not reserved to the Federal 
     Government under the Constitution from Federal actions 
     designating lands pursuant to international agreements.
       (3) To ensure that no United States citizen suffers any 
     diminishment or loss of individual rights as a result of 
     Federal actions designating lands pursuant to international 
     agreements for purposes of imposing restrictions on use of 
     those lands.
       (4) To protect private interests in real property from 
     diminishment as a result of Federal actions designating lands 
     pursuant to international agreements.
       (5) To provide a process under which the 
     United States may, when desirable, designate lands pursuant 
     to international agreements.

     SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF CONGRESSIONAL ROLE IN WORLD HERITAGE 
                   SITE LISTING.

       Section 401 of the National Historic Preservation Act 
     Amendments of 1980 (Public Law 96-515; 94 Stat. 2987) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) in the first sentence, by--

[[Page 1689]]

       (A) striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``Subject to 
     subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), the Secretary''; and
       (B) inserting ``(in this section referred to as the 
     `Convention')'' after ``1973''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(d)(1) The Secretary of the Interior may not nominate any 
     lands owned by the United States for inclusion on the World 
     Heritage List pursuant to the Convention, unless--
       ``(A) the Secretary finds with reasonable basis that 
     commercially viable uses of the nominated lands, and 
     commercially viable uses of other lands located within 10 
     miles of the nominated lands, in existence on the date of the 
     nomination will not be adversely affected by inclusion of the 
     lands on the World Heritage List, and publishes that finding;
       ``(B) the Secretary has submitted to the Congress a report 
     describing--
       ``(i) natural resources associated with the lands referred 
     to in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) the impacts that inclusion of the nominated lands on 
     the World Heritage List would have on existing and future 
     uses of the nominated lands or other lands located within 10 
     miles of the nominated lands; and
       ``(C) the nomination is specifically authorized by a law 
     enacted after the date of enactment of the American Land 
     Sovereignty Protection Act and after the date of publication 
     of a finding under subparagraph (A) for the nomination.
       ``(2) The President may submit to the Speaker of the House 
     of Representatives and the President of the Senate a proposal 
     for legislation authorizing such a nomination after 
     publication of a finding under paragraph (1)(A) for the 
     nomination.
       ``(e) The Secretary of the Interior shall object to the 
     inclusion of any property in the United States on the list of 
     World Heritage in Danger established under Article 11.4 of 
     the Convention, unless--
       ``(1) the Secretary has submitted to the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives and the President of the Senate a 
     report describing--
       ``(A) the necessity for including that property on the 
     list;
       ``(B) the natural resources associated with the property; 
     and
       ``(C) the impacts that inclusion of the property on the 
     list would have on existing and future uses of the property 
     and other property located within 10 miles of the property 
     proposed for inclusion; and
       ``(2) the Secretary is specifically authorized to assent to 
     the inclusion of the property on the list, by a joint 
     resolution of the Congress after the date of submittal of the 
     report required by paragraph (1).''.
       ``(f) The Secretary of the Interior shall submit an annual 
     report on each World Heritage Site within the United States 
     to the Chairman and Ranking Minority member of the Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives and of the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, that 
     contains for the year covered by the report the following 
     information for the site:
       ``(1) An accounting of all money expended to manage the 
     site.
       ``(2) A summary of Federal full time equivalent hours 
     related to management of the site.
       ``(3) A list and explanation of all nongovernmental 
     organizations that contributed to the management of the site.
       ``(4) A summary and account of the disposition of 
     complaints received by the Secretary related to management of 
     the site.''.

     SEC. 4. PROHIBITION AND TERMINATION OF UNAUTHORIZED UNITED 
                   NATIONS BIOSPHERE RESERVES.

       Title IV of the National Historic Preservation Act 
     Amendments of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 470a-1 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:
       ``Sec. 403. (a) No Federal official may nominate any lands 
     in the United States for designation as a Biosphere Reserve 
     under the Man and Biosphere Program of the United Nations 
     Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
       ``(b) Any designation on or before the date of enactment of 
     the American Land Sovereignty Protection Act of an area in 
     the United States as a Biosphere Reserve under the Man and 
     Biosphere Program of the United Nations Educational, 
     Scientific, and Cultural Organization shall not have, and 
     shall not be given, any force or effect, unless the Biosphere 
     Reserve--
       ``(1) is specifically authorized by a law enacted after 
     that date of enactment and before December 31, 2000;
       ``(2) consists solely of lands that on that date of 
     enactment are owned by the United States; and
       ``(3) is subject to a management plan that specifically 
     ensures that the use of intermixed or adjacent non-Federal 
     property is not limited or restricted as a result of that 
     designation.
       ``(c) The Secretary of State shall submit an annual report 
     on each Biosphere Reserve within the United States to the 
     Chairman and Ranking Minority member of the Committee on 
     Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, that contains 
     for the year covered by the report the following information 
     for the reserve:
       ``(1) An accounting of all money expended to manage the 
     reserve.
       ``(2) A summary of Federal full time equivalent hours 
     related to management of the reserve.
       ``(3) A list and explanation of all nongovernmental 
     organizations that contributed to the management of the 
     reserve.
       ``(4) A summary and account of the disposition of the 
     complaints received by the Secretary related to management of 
     the reserve.''.

     SEC. 5. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS IN GENERAL.

       Title IV of the National Historic Preservation Act 
     Amendments of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 470a-1 et seq.) is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:
       ``Sec. 404. (a) No Federal official may nominate, classify, 
     or designate any lands owned by the United States and located 
     within the United States for a special, including commercial, 
     or restricted use under any international agreement unless 
     such nomination, classification, or designation is 
     specifically authorized by law. The President may from time 
     to time submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     and the President of the Senate proposals for legislation 
     authorizing such a nomination, classification, or 
     designation.
       ``(b) A nomination, classification, or designation, under 
     any international agreement, of lands owned by a State or 
     local government shall have no force or effect unless the 
     nomination, classification, or designation is specifically 
     authorized by a law enacted by the State or local government, 
     respectively.
       ``(c) A nomination, classification, or designation, under 
     any international agreement, of privately owned lands shall 
     have no force or effect without the written consent of the 
     owner of the lands.
       ``(d) This section shall not apply to--
       ``(1) agreements established under section 16(a) of the 
     North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4413); 
     and
       ``(2) conventions referred to in section 3(h)(3) of the 
     Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 712(2)).
       ``(e) In this section, the term `international agreement' 
     means any treaty, compact, executive agreement, convention, 
     bilateral agreement, or multilateral agreement between the 
     United States or any agency of the United States and any 
     foreign entity or agency of any foreign entity, having a 
     primary purpose of conserving, preserving, or protecting the 
     terrestrial or marine environment, flora, or fauna.''.

     SEC. 6. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.

       Section 401(b) of the National Historic Preservation Act 
     Amendments of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 470a-1(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``Committee on Natural Resources'' and inserting 
     ``Committee on Resources''.

  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 nays had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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

236

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

191

para. 115.14                  [Roll No. 504]

                                AYES--236

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)

[[Page 1690]]


     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Lewis (KY)
     Rothman
     Schiff
  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  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 261

  Mr. LINDER, 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 to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2158) making appropriations for the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for 
     sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and 
     offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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. 115.16  va and hud appropriations

  Mr. LEWIS of California, pursuant to House Resolution 261, called up 
the following conference report (Rept. No. 105-297):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2158) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
     independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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 Departments 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     for sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, 
     and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     and for other purposes, namely:

                TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                    Veterans Benefits Administration


                       compensation and pensions

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of 
     veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as 
     authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 
     53, 55, and 61); pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans 
     as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 
     61; 92 Stat. 2508); and burial benefits, emergency and other 
     officers' retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and 
     certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life 
     insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of Article 
     IV of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as 
     amended, and for other benefits as authorized by law (38 
     U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, 
     and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540-548; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 
     735; 76 Stat. 1198); $19,932,997,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $26,380,000 of 
     the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to ``General 
     operating expenses'' and ``Medical care'' for necessary 
     expenses in implementing those provisions authorized in the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, and in the 
     Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters 51, 53, 
     and 55), the funding source for which is specifically 
     provided as the ``Compensation and pensions'' appropriation: 
     Provided further, That such sums as may be earned on an 
     actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to 
     ``Medical facilities revolving fund'' to augment the funding 
     of individual medical facilities for nursing home care 
     provided to pensioners as authorized by the Veterans' 
     Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapter 55).


                         readjustment benefits

       For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits 
     to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
     chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61, 
     $1,366,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That funds shall be available to pay any court order, court 
     award or any compromise settlement arising from litigation 
     involving the vocational training program authorized by 
     section 18 of Public Law 98-77, as amended.


                   veterans insurance and indemnities

       For military and naval insurance, national service life 
     insurance, servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled 
     veterans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 
     authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 
     487, $51,360,000, to remain available until expended.


         veterans housing benefit program fund program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as 
     may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 
     38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: 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 during fiscal year 
     1998, within the resources available, not to exceed $300,000 
     in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for 
     specially adapted housing loans: Provided further, That 
     during 1998 any moneys that would be otherwise deposited into 
     or paid from the Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund, the Guaranty 
     and Indemnity Fund, or the Direct Loan Revolving Fund shall 
     be deposited into or paid from the Veterans Housing Benefit 
     Program Fund: Provided further, That any balances in the Loan 
     Guaranty Revolving Fund, the Guaranty and Indemnity Fund, or 
     the Direct Loan Revolving Fund on the effective date of this 
     Act may be transferred to and merged with the Veterans 
     Housing Benefit Program Fund.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs, $160,437,000, which may 
     be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``General operating expenses''.


                  education loan fund program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized by 38 
     U.S.C. 3698, as amended: 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

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     these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
     the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct loan program, $200,000, which may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``General operating expenses''.


            vocational rehabilitation loans program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, $44,000, as authorized by 38 
     U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: 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 gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,278,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct loan program, $388,000, which may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``General operating expenses''.


          Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan 
     program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter V, as 
     amended, $515,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
     with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.

                     Veterans Health Administration


                              medical care

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
     hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for 
     furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient 
     care and treatment to beneficiaries of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, including care and treatment in facilities 
     not under the jurisdiction of the Department; and furnishing 
     recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment; funeral, 
     burial, and other expenses incidental thereto for 
     beneficiaries receiving care in the Department; 
     administrative expenses in support of planning, design, 
     project management, real property acquisition and 
     disposition, construction and renovation of any facility 
     under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; 
     oversight, engineering and architectural activities not 
     charged to project cost; repairing, altering, improving or 
     providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under 
     the jurisdiction of the Department, not otherwise provided 
     for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees 
     and purchase of materials; uniforms or allowances therefor, 
     as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; aid to State homes as 
     authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1741; administrative and legal 
     expenses of the Department for collecting and recovering 
     amounts owed the Department as authorized under 38 U.S.C. 
     chapter 17, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act, 42 
     U.S.C. 2651 et seq.; and not to exceed $8,000,000 to fund 
     cost comparison studies as referred to in 38 U.S.C. 
     8110(a)(5); $17,057,396,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading, 
     $570,000,000 is for the equipment and land and structures 
     object classifications only, which amount shall not become 
     available for obligation until August 1, 1998, and shall 
     remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided further, 
     That of the amount made available under this heading, not to 
     exceed $5,000,000 shall be for a study on the cost-
     effectiveness of contracting with local hospitals in East 
     Central Florida for the provision of non-emergent inpatient 
     health care needs of veterans.
       In addition, in conformance with Public Law 105-33 
     establishing the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care 
     Collections Fund, such sums as may be deposited to such Fund 
     pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 1729A may be transferred to this 
     account, to remain available until expended for the purposes 
     of this account.


                    medical and prosthetic research

       For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical 
     and prosthetic research and development as authorized by 38 
     U.S.C. chapter 73, to remain available until September 30, 
     1999, $272,000,000, plus reimbursements.


      medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses

       For necessary expenses in the administration of the 
     medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 
     supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; 
     administrative expenses in support of planning, design, 
     project management, architectural, engineering, real property 
     acquisition and disposition, construction and renovation of 
     any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, including site acquisition; 
     engineering and architectural activities not charged to 
     project cost; and research and development in building 
     construction technology; $59,860,000, plus reimbursements.

                   general post fund, national homes


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, $7,000, as authorized by 
     Public Law 102-54, section 8, which shall be transferred from 
     the ``General post fund'': 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 gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans not to exceed $70,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct loan programs, $54,000, which shall be transferred 
     from the ``General post fund'', as authorized by Public Law 
     102-54, section 8.

                      Departmental Administration


                       general operating expenses

       For necessary operating expenses of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 
     uniforms or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General 
     Services Administration for security guard services, and the 
     Department of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail; 
     $786,135,000: Provided, That funds under this heading shall 
     be available to administer the Service Members Occupational 
     Conversion and Training Act: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds made available under this heading may be used for 
     the relocation of the loan guaranty divisions of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. 
     Petersburg, Florida to the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia.


                        national cemetery system

       For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
     the National Cemetery System, not otherwise provided for, 
     including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial 
     expenses as authorized by law; purchase of three passenger 
     motor vehicles for use in cemeterial operations; and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, $84,183,000.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $31,013,000.


                      Construction, Major Projects

       For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of 
     the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes 
     set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 
     8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38, United States Code, 
     including planning, architectural and engineering services, 
     maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated 
     with equipment guarantees provided under the project, 
     services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm 
     drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, 
     where the estimated cost of a project is $4,000,000 or more 
     or where funds for a project were made available in a 
     previous major project appropriation, $177,900,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the $32,100,000 
     provided under this heading in Public Law 104-204 for the 
     replacement hospital at Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, CA, 
     shall not be obligated for that purpose but shall be 
     available for any project approved by the Congress in the 
     budgetary process: Provided further, That except for advance 
     planning of projects funded through the advance planning fund 
     and the design of projects funded through the design fund, 
     none of these funds shall be used for any project which has 
     not been considered and approved by the Congress in the 
     budgetary process: Provided further, That funds provided in 
     this appropriation for fiscal year 1998, for each approved 
     project shall be obligated (1) by the awarding of a 
     construction documents contract by September 30, 1998, and 
     (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by September 
     30, 1999: Provided further, That the Secretary shall promptly 
     report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations any 
     approved major construction project in which obligations are 
     not incurred within the time limitations established above: 
     Provided further, That no funds from any other account except 
     the ``Parking revolving fund'', may be obligated for 
     constructing, altering, extending, or improving a project 
     which was approved in the budget process and funded in this 
     account until one year after substantial completion and 
     beneficial occupancy by the Department of Veterans Affairs of 
     the project or any part thereof with respect to that part 
     only.


                      construction, minor projects

       For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of 
     the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning, 
     architectural and engineering services, maintenance or 
     guarantee period services costs associated with equipment 
     guarantees provided under the project, services of claims 
     analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system 
     construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the 
     purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 
     8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38, United States 
     Code, where the estimated cost of a project is less than 
     $4,000,000; $175,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     along with unobligated balances of previous ``Construction, 
     minor projects'' appropriations which are hereby made 
     available for any project where the estimated cost is less 
     than $4,000,000: Provided, That funds in this account shall 
     be available for (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical 
     facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
     Department which are necessary because of loss or damage 
     caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe, and (2) 
     temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize 
     further loss by such causes.


                         parking revolving fund

       For the parking revolving fund as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
     8109, income from fees collected, to remain available until 
     expended,

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     which shall be available for all authorized expenses except 
     operations and maintenance costs, which will be funded from 
     ``Medical care''.


       grants for construction of state extended care facilities

       For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State 
     nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, 
     modify or alter existing hospital, nursing home and 
     domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to 
     veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8131-8137, $80,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.


        grants for the construction of state veteran cemeteries

       For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or 
     improving State veteran cemeteries as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
     2408, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                       administrative provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 101. Any appropriation for fiscal year 1998 for 
     ``Compensation and pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and 
     ``Veterans insurance and indemnities'' may be transferred to 
     any other of the mentioned appropriations.
       Sec. 102. Appropriations available to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1998 for salaries and 
     expenses shall be available for services authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 103. No appropriations in this Act for the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations for 
     ``Construction, major projects'', ``Construction, minor 
     projects'', and the ``Parking revolving fund'') shall be 
     available for the purchase of any site for or toward the 
     construction of any new hospital or home.
       Sec. 104. No appropriations in this Act for the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospitalization or 
     examination of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled 
     under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, and 
     persons receiving such treatment under 5 U.S.C. 7901-7904 or 
     42 U.S.C. 5141-5204), unless reimbursement of cost is made to 
     the ``Medical care'' account at such rates as may be fixed by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       Sec. 105. Appropriations available to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1998 for ``Compensation and 
     pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans 
     insurance and indemnities'' shall be available for payment of 
     prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by law 
     against the corresponding prior year accounts within the last 
     quarter of fiscal year 1997.
       Sec. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1998 shall be 
     available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 
     prior year appropriations accounts resulting from title X of 
     the Competitive Equality Banking Act, Public Law 100-86, 
     except that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts 
     they shall be payable from ``Compensation and pensions''.
       Sec. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during fiscal year 1998, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund (38 
     U.S.C. 1920), the Veterans' Special Life Insurance Fund (38 
     U.S.C. 1923), and the United States Government Life Insurance 
     Fund (38 U.S.C. 1955), reimburse the ``General operating 
     expenses'' account for the cost of administration of the 
     insurance programs financed through those accounts: Provided, 
     That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus 
     earnings accumulated in an insurance program in fiscal year 
     1998, that are available for dividends in that program after 
     claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves 
     have been set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of 
     administration of an insurance program exceeds the amount of 
     surplus earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement 
     shall be made only to the extent of such surplus earnings: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall determine the cost 
     of administration for fiscal year 1998, which is properly 
     allocable to the provision of each insurance program and to 
     the provision of any total disability income insurance 
     included in such insurance program.
       Sec. 108. Section 214(l)(1)(D) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(l)(1)(D)) (as added by section 
     220 of the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections 
     Act of 1994 and redesignated as subsection (l) by section 
     671(a)(3)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
     Responsibility Act of 1996) is amended by inserting before 
     the period at the end the following: ``, except that, in the 
     case of a request by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the 
     alien shall not be required to practice medicine in a 
     geographic area designated by the Secretary''.
       Sec. 109. In accordance with section 1557 of title 31, 
     United States Code, the following obligated balance shall be 
     exempt from subchapter IV of chapter 15 of such title and 
     shall remain available for expenditure without fiscal year 
     limitation: Funds obligated by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for lease number 757-084B-001-91 from funds made 
     available in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
     and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-389) under the 
     heading ``Medical care''.

         TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                       Public and Indian Housing


                        housing certificate fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For activities and assistance to prevent the involuntary 
     displacement of low-income families, the elderly and the 
     disabled because of the loss of affordable housing stock, 
     expiration of subsidy contracts (other than contracts for 
     which amounts are provided under another heading in this Act) 
     or expiration of use restrictions, or other changes in 
     housing assistance arrangements, and for other purposes, 
     $9,373,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
     $8,180,000,000 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, for enhanced vouchers as provided under the 
     ``Preserving Existing Housing Investment'' account in the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1997, (Public Law 104-204), and contracts entered into 
     pursuant to section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     determine not to apply section 8(o)(6)(B) of the Act to 
     housing vouchers during fiscal year 1998: Provided further, 
     That of the total amount provided under this head, 
     $850,000,000 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: Provided further, 
     That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
     $343,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance under 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 including assistance to 
     relocate residents of properties (i) that are owned by the 
     Secretary and being disposed of or (ii) that are 
     discontinuing section 8 project-based assistance; for the 
     conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 
     8; 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 made available in 
     the preceding proviso, $40,000,000 shall be made available to 
     nonelderly disabled families affected by the designation of a 
     public housing development under section 7 of such Act, the 
     establishment of preferences in accordance with section 651 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 1361l), or the restriction of occupancy to elderly 
     families in accordance with section 658 of such Act, and to 
     the extent the Secretary determines that such amount is not 
     needed to fund applications for such affected families, to 
     other nonelderly disabled families: Provided further, That 
     the amount made available under the fifth proviso under the 
     heading ``Prevention of Resident Displacement'' in title II 
     of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1997, Public Law 104-204, shall also be made available to 
     nonelderly disabled families affected by the restriction of 
     occupancy to elderly families in accordance with section 658 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992: 
     Provided further, That to the extent the Secretary determines 
     that the amount made available under the fifth proviso under 
     the heading ``Prevention of Resident Displacement'' in title 
     II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
     Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 1997, Public Law 104-204, is not needed to fund 
     applications for affected families described in the fifth 
     proviso, or in the preceding proviso under this heading in 
     this Act, the amount not needed shall be made available to 
     other nonelderly disabled families: Provided further, That 
     all balances, as of September 30, 1997, remaining in the 
     ``Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing'' account and the 
     ``Prevention of Resident Displacement'' account for use in 
     connection with expiring or terminating section 8 subsidy 
     contracts and for amendments to section 8 contracts other 
     than contracts for projects developed under section 202 of 
     the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, shall be transferred to 
     and merged with the amounts provided for those purposes under 
     this heading.


                 section 8 reserve preservation account

       The amounts recaptured during fiscal year 1998 that were 
     heretofore made available to public housing agencies for 
     tenant-based assistance under the section 8 existing housing 
     certificate and housing voucher programs from the Annual 
     Contributions for Assisted Housing account shall be collected 
     in the account under this heading, for use as provided for 
     under this heading, as set forth under the Annual 
     Contributions for Assisted Housing heading in chapter 11 of 
     Public Law 105-18, approved June 12, 1997.


               annual contributions for assisted housing

              (including rescission and transfer of funds)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amounts 
     recaptured under this heading during fiscal year 1998 and 
     prior years, $550,000,000, heretofore maintained as section 8 
     reserves made available to housing agencies for tenant-based 
     assistance under the section 8 existing housing certificate 
     and housing voucher programs, are rescinded.
       All balances outstanding as of September 30, 1997, in the 
     Preserving Existing Housing Investment Account for the 
     Preservation program shall be transferred to and merged with 
     the amounts previously provided for those purposes under this 
     heading.

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                      public housing capital fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program for 
     modernization of existing public housing projects as 
     authorized under section 14 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437), $2,500,000,000, to 
     remain available until exended: Provided, That of the total 
     amount, $30,000,000 shall be for carrying out activities 
     under section 6(j) of such Act and technical assistance 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 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 housing program and for lease adjustments to section 
     23 projects: Provided further, That of the amount available 
     under this heading, up to $5,000,000 shall be for the Tenant 
     Opportunity Program: Provided further, That all balances, as 
     of September 30, 1997, of funds heretofore provided (other 
     than for Indian families) for the development or acquisition 
     costs of public housing, for modernization of existing public 
     housing projects, for public housing amendments, for public 
     housing modernization and development technical assistance, 
     for lease adjustments under the section 23 program, and for 
     the Family Investment Centers program, shall be transferred 
     to and merged with amounts made available under this heading.


                     public housing operating fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For payments to public housing agencies for operating 
     subsidies for low-income housing projects as authorized by 
     section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
     amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g), $2,900,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That all balances 
     outstanding, as of September 30, 1997, of funds heretofore 
     provided (other than for Indian families) for payments to 
     public housing agencies for operating subsidies for low-
     income housing projects, shall be transferred to and merged 
     with amounts made available under this heading.


             drug elimination grants for low-income housing

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For grants to public housing agencies and tribally 
     designated housing entities 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, 
     $310,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $10,000,000 shall be for grants, technical assistance, 
     contracts and other assistance, training, and program 
     assessment and execution for or on behalf of public housing 
     agencies, resident organizations, and Indian Tribes and their 
     tribally designated housing entities (including the cost of 
     necessary travel for participants in such training); 
     $10,000,000 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; 
     $10,000,000 shall be provided to the Office of Inspector 
     General for Operation Safe Home; and $20,000,000 shall be 
     available for a program named the New Approach Anti-Drug 
     program which will provide competitive grants to entities 
     managing or operating public housing developments, federally 
     assisted multifamily housing developments, or other 
     multifamily housing developments for low-income families 
     supported by non-Federal governmental entities or similar 
     housing developments supported by nonprofit private sources 
     in order to provide or augment security (including personnel 
     costs), to assist in the investigation and/or prosecution of 
     drug related criminal activity in and around such 
     developments, and to provide assistance for the development 
     of capital improvements at such developments directly 
     relating to the security of such developments: Provided, That 
     grants for the New Approach Anti-Drug program shall be made 
     on a competitive basis as specified in section 102 of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 
     1989: Provided further, 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: Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding section 5130(c) of the Anti-
     Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11909(c)), the Secretary 
     may determine not to use any such funds to provide public 
     housing youth sports grants.


     revitalization of severely distressed public housing (hope vi)

       For grants to public housing agencies for assisting in 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; and for providing 
     replacement housing and assisting tenants displaced by the 
     demolition, $550,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which the Secretary may use up to $10,000,000 for 
     technical assistance and contract expertise, 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, That of the amount made available 
     under this heading, $26,000,000 shall be made available, 
     including up to $10,000,000 for Heritage House in Kansas 
     City, Missouri, for the demolition of obsolete elderly public 
     housing projects and the replacement, where appropriate, and 
     revitalization of the elderly public housing as new 
     communities for the elderly designed to meet the special 
     needs and physical requirements of the elderly: Provided 
     further, That no funds appropriated under this heading shall 
     be used for any purpose that is not provided for herein, in 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937, in the Appropriations 
     Acts for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
     Urban Development, and Independent Agencies, for the fiscal 
     years 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997, and the Omnibus 
     Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996: 
     Provided further, That none of such funds shall be used 
     directly or indirectly by granting competitive advantage in 
     awards to settle litigation or pay judgments, unless 
     expressly permitted herein.


                  native american housing block grants

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as 
     authorized under title I of the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (Public Law 
     104-330), $600,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which $5,000,000 shall be used to support the inspection 
     of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, and 
     technical assistance in the oversight and management of 
     Indian housing and tenant-based assistance, including up to 
     $200,000 for related travel: Provided, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be made 
     available for the cost of guaranteed notes and other 
     obligations, as authorized by title VI of the Native American 
     Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996: 
     Provided further, That such costs, including the costs of 
     modifying such notes and other obligations, 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 the total principal amount of any 
     notes and other obligations, any part of which is to be 
     guaranteed, not to exceed $217,000,000: Provided further, 
     That the funds made available in the first proviso are for a 
     demonstration on ways to enhance economic growth, to increase 
     access to private capital, and to encourage the investment 
     and participation of traditional financial institutions in 
     tribal and other Native American areas: Provided further, 
     That all balances outstanding as of September 30, 1997, 
     previously appropriated under the headings ``Annual 
     Contributions for Assisted Housing'', ``Development of 
     Additional New Subsidized Housing'', ``Preserving Existing 
     Housing Investment'', ``HOME Investment Partnerships 
     Program'', ``Emergency Shelter Grants Program'', and 
     ``Homeless Assistance Funds'', identified for Indian Housing 
     Authorities and other agencies primarily serving Indians or 
     Indian areas, shall be transferred to and merged with amounts 
     made available under this heading.

           indian housing loan guarantee fund program account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 
     184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (106 
     Stat. 3739), $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That such costs, including the costs 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 $73,800,000.


           CAPITAL GRANTS/CAPITAL LOANS PRESERVATION ACCOUNT

       At the discretion of the Secretary, to reimburse owners, 
     nonprofits, and tenant groups for which plans of action were 
     submitted with regard to eligible properties under the Low-
     Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 
     1990 (LIHPRHA) or the Emergency Low Income Housing 
     Preservation Act of 1987 (ELIHPA) 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 or any purchase agreement as determined by the 
     Secretary, on terms and conditions to be established by the 
     Secretary, $10,000,000 shall be made available.

                   Community Planning and Development


              housing opportunities for persons with aIDS

       For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with 
     AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 12901), $204,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That of the amount made available 
     under this heading for non-formula allocation, the Secretary 
     may designate, on a noncompetitive basis, one or more 
     nonprofit organizations that provide meals delivered to 
     homebound persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or 
     a related disease to receive grants, not exceeding $250,000 
     for any grant,

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     and the Secretary shall assess the efficacy of providing such 
     assistance to such persons.


                   community development block grants

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For grants to States and units of general local government 
     and for related expenses, not otherwise provided for, to 
     carry out a community development grants program as 
     authorized by title I of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act'' herein) (42 
     U.S.C. 5301), $4,675,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2000: Provided, That $67,000,000 shall be for 
     grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of 
     such Act; $2,100,000 shall be available as a grant to the 
     Housing Assistance Council; $1,500,000 shall be available as 
     a grant to the National American Indian Housing Council; 
     $32,000,000 shall be for grants pursuant to section 107 of 
     such Act; $7,500,000 shall be for the Community Outreach 
     Partnership program; $16,700,000 shall be for grants pursuant 
     to section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension 
     Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-120): Provided further, That not 
     to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds 
     appropriated herein (other than a grant made available under 
     the preceding proviso to the Housing Assistance Council or 
     the National American Indian Housing Council, or a grant 
     using funds under section 107(b)(3) of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974, as amended) shall be 
     expended for ``Planning and Management Development'' and 
     ``Administration'' as defined in regulations promulgated by 
     the Department.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $15,000,000 shall be made available for ``Capacity Building 
     for Community Development and Affordable Housing,'' as 
     authorized by section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 
     (Public Law 103-120), as in effect immediately before June 
     12, 1997, with not less than $5,000,000 of the funding to be 
     used in rural areas, including tribal areas.
       Of the amount provided under this heading, the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development may use up to $55,000,000 for a 
     public and assisted housing self-sufficiency program, of 
     which up to $5,000,000 may be used for the Moving to Work 
     Demonstration, and at least $7,000,000 shall be used for 
     grants for service coordinators and congregate services for 
     the elderly and disabled: Provided, That for self-sufficiency 
     activities, the Secretary may make grants to public housing 
     agencies (including Indian tribes and their tribally 
     designated housing entities), 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: Provided further, 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 may 
     include congregate services for the elderly and disabled, 
     service coordinators, and coordinated education, 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 heading 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 (except that this proviso shall not apply to 
     renewal of grants for service coordinators and congregate 
     services for the elderly and disabled).
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, $35,000,000 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 such activities shall 
     be an eligible activity with respect to any funds made 
     available under this heading. Local YouthBuild programs that 
     demonstrate an ability to leverage private and nonprofit 
     funding shall be given a priority for YouthBuild funding.
       Of the amount made available under this heading $25,000,000 
     shall be available for the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, to make grants, not to exceed 
     $4,000,000 each, for rural and tribal areas, including at 
     least one Native American area in Alaska and one rural area 
     in each of the States of Iowa and Missouri, to test 
     comprehensive approaches to developing a job base through 
     economic development, developing affordable low- and 
     moderate-income rental and homeownership housing, and 
     increasing the investment of both private and nonprofit 
     capital.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $138,000,000 shall be available for the Economic Development 
     Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety of efforts, including 
     $100,000,000 for making grants for targeted economic 
     investments in accordance with the terms and conditions 
     specified for such grants in the conference report and the 
     joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference 
     accompanying this Act (H.R. 2158).
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, $60,000,000 shall 
     be available 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.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $25,000,000, including $15,000,000 for the County of San 
     Bernardino, California, shall be used for neighborhood 
     initiatives that are utilized to improve the conditions of 
     distressed and blighted areas and neighborhoods, and to 
     determine whether housing benefits can be integrated more 
     effectively with welfare reform initiatives.
       For the cost of guaranteed loans, $29,000,000, as 
     authorized by section 108 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974: 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 $1,261,000,000, notwithstanding any 
     aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in 
     section 108(k) of the Housing and Community Development Act 
     of 1974. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry 
     out the guaranteed loan program, $1,000,000, which shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     departmental salaries and expenses.
       Of the $500,000,000 made available under the heading 
     ``Community Development Block Grants Fund'' in the 1997 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from 
     Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, 
     Including Those in Bosnia (Public Law 105-18), not more than 
     $3,500,000 shall be made available for the non-Federal cost-
     share for a levee project at Devils Lake, North Dakota: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall provide the State of North Dakota with a waiver to 
     allow the use of its annual Community Development Block Grant 
     allocation for use in funding the non-Federal cost-share for 
     a levee project at Devils Lake, North Dakota: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary is prohibited from providing waivers, other than 
     those provided herein, for funds in excess of $100,000 in 
     emergency Community Development Block Grants funds for the 
     non-Federal cost-share of projects funded by the Secretary of 
     the Army through the Corps of Engineers.

                       brownfields redevelopment

       For Economic Development Grants, as authorized by section 
     108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 
     as amended, for Brownfields redevelopment projects, 
     $25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     make these grants available on a competitive basis as 
     specified in section 102 of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.


              empowerment zones and enterprise communities

       For planning grants, technical assistance, contracts and 
     other assistance, and training in connection with Empowerment 
     Zones and Enterprise Communities, designated by the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development, to continue efforts to 
     stimulate economic opportunity in America's distressed 
     communities, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                  home investment partnerships program

       For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized 
     under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (Public Law 101-625), as amended, $1,500,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That up to 
     $7,000,000 shall be available for the development and 
     operation of integrated community development management 
     information systems: Provided further, That $20,000,000 shall 
     be available for Housing Counseling under section 106 of the 
     Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968: Provided further, 
     That up to $10,000,000 shall be available to carry out a 
     demonstration program in which the Secretary makes grants to 
     up to three organizations exempt from Federal taxation under 
     section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, selected on a 
     competitive basis, to demonstrate methods of expanding 
     homeownership opportunities for low-income borrowers through 
     expanding the secondary market for non-conforming home 
     mortgage loans to low-wealth borrowers: Provided further, 
     That grantees for such demonstration program shall have 
     experience in working with lenders who make non-conforming 
     loans to low-income borrowers, have experience in expanding 
     the secondary market for such loans, have demonstrated 
     success in carrying out such activities including raising 
     non-Federal grants and capital on concessionary terms for the 
     purpose of expanding the secondary market for loans in the 
     previous two years in amounts equal to or

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     exceeding the amount awarded to such organization under this 
     paragraph, and have demonstrated the ability to provide data 
     on the performance of such loans sufficient to allow for 
     future analysis of the investment risk of such loans.


                       supportive housing program

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-389 and prior laws for the Supportive Housing 
     Demonstration Program, as authorized by the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, $6,000,000 of funds 
     recaptured during fiscal year 1998 shall be rescinded.


                           shelter plus care

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-389 and prior laws for the Shelter Plus Care program, 
     as authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
     Act, $4,000,000 of funds recaptured during fiscal year 1998 
     shall be rescinded.


                       homeless assistance grants

       For the emergency shelter grants program (as authorized 
     under subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act, as amended); the supportive housing 
     program (as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such 
     Act); the section 8 moderate rehabilitation single room 
     occupancy program (as authorized under the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as amended) to assist homeless 
     individuals pursuant to section 441 of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter plus care 
     program (as authorized under subtitle F of title IV of such 
     Act), $823,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                            Housing Programs


                    housing for special populations

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For assistance for the purchase, construction, acquisition, 
     or development of additional public and subsidized housing 
     units for low income families under the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437), not otherwise 
     provided for, $839,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of the total amount provided under 
     this heading, $645,000,000 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 the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the 
     Housing Act of 1959, and for supportive services associated 
     with the housing; and $194,000,000 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, for project rental assistance, for 
     amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, and 
     supportive services associated with the housing for persons 
     with disabilities as authorized by section 811 of such Act: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary may designate up to 25 
     percent of the amounts earmarked under this paragraph for 
     section 811 of such Act for tenant-based assistance, as 
     authorized under that section, including such authority as 
     may be waived under the next proviso, 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 Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act (including the provisions governing 
     the terms and conditions of project rental assistance and 
     tenant-based 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: Provided further, That all balances, as of 
     September 30, 1997, remaining in either the ``Annual 
     Contributions for Assisted Housing'' account or the 
     ``Development of Additional New Subsidized Housing'' account 
     for capital advances, including amendments to capital 
     advances, 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 such Act, shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the amounts for those purposes 
     under this heading; and, all balances, as of September 30, 
     1997, remaining in either the ``Annual Contributions for 
     Assisted Housing'' account or the ``Development of Additional 
     New Subsidized Housing'' account for capital advances, 
     including amendments to capital advances, 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 under section 811 of such Act, shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the amounts for those purposes 
     under this heading.


                    other assisted housing programs

                       rental housing assistance

                              (Rescission)

       The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum payments 
     that may be required in any fiscal year by all contracts 
     entered into under section 236 of the National Housing Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1) is reduced in fiscal year 1998 by not 
     more than $7,350,000 in uncommitted balances of 
     authorizations provided for this purpose in appropriation 
     Acts: Provided, That up to $125,000,000 of recaptured budget 
     authority shall be canceled.


                         Flexible Subsidy Fund

                          (transfer of funds)

       From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all uncommitted 
     balances of excess rental charges as of September 30, 1997, 
     and any collections made during fiscal year 1998, shall be 
     transferred to the Flexible Subsidy Fund, as authorized by 
     section 236(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended.

                     Federal Housing Administration


             fha--mutual mortgage insurance program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       During fiscal year 1998, commitments to guarantee loans to 
     carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National 
     Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed a loan principal of 
     $110,000,000,000.
       During fiscal year 1998, obligations to make direct loans 
     to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National 
     Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed $200,000,000: 
     Provided, That the foregoing amount shall be for loans to 
     nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with sales 
     of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and 
     formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund.
       For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
     guaranteed and direct loan program, $338,421,000, to be 
     derived from the FHA-mutual mortgage insurance guaranteed 
     loans receipt account, of which not to exceed $326,309,000 
     shall be transferred to the appropriation for departmental 
     salaries and expenses; and of which not to exceed $12,112,000 
     shall be transferred to the appropriation for the Office of 
     Inspector General.


             fha--general and special risk program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       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 loan guarantee 
     modifications (as that term is defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended), $81,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That these 
     funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any 
     part of which is to be guaranteed, of up to $17,400,000,000: 
     Provided further, That any amounts made available in any 
     prior appropriations 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 obligated 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.
       Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, 
     as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238(a), and 519(a) 
     of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $120,000,000; 
     of which not to exceed $100,000,000 shall be for bridge 
     financing in connection with the sale of multifamily real 
     properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under 
     such Act; and of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be for 
     loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection 
     with the sale of single-family real properties owned by the 
     Secretary and formerly insured under such Act.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the guaranteed and direct loan programs, $222,305,000, of 
     which $218,134,000, including $25,000,000 for the enforcement 
     of housing standards on FHA-insured multifamily projects, 
     shall be transferred to the appropriation for departmental 
     salaries and expenses; and of which $4,171,000 shall be 
     transferred to the appropriation for the Office of Inspector 
     General.

                Government National Mortgage Association


guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       During fiscal year 1998, new commitments to issue 
     guarantees to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the 
     National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall 
     not exceed $130,000,000,000.
       For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
     guaranteed mortgage-backed securities program, $9,383,000, to 
     be derived from the GNMA-guarantees of mortgage-backed 
     securities guaranteed loan receipt account, of which not to 
     exceed $9,383,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation 
     for departmental salaries and expenses.

                    Policy Development and Research


                        research and technology

       For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs 
     of research and studies relating to housing and urban 
     problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title 
     V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, as 
     amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.), including carrying out 
     the functions of the Secretary under section 1(a)(1)(i) of 
     Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, $36,500,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 1999.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, $500,000 
     shall be made available for

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     a contract with the National Academy of Public Administration 
     to evaluate the Secretary's efforts to implement needed 
     management systems and processes.

                   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 section 561 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1987, as amended, $30,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 1999, of which $15,000,000 
     shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such section 
     561. No funds made available under this heading shall be used 
     to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal 
     government in connection with a specific contract, grant or 
     loan.

                     Management and Administration


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary administrative and non-administrative 
     expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $7,000 
     for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $1,000,826,000, of which $544,443,000 shall be provided from 
     the various funds of the Federal Housing Administration, 
     $9,383,000 shall be provided from funds of the Government 
     National Mortgage Association, and $1,000,000 shall be 
     provided from the ``Community Development Grants Program'' 
     account.

                      office of inspector general


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $66,850,000, of which $16,283,000 shall be provided 
     from the various funds of the Federal Housing Administration 
     and $10,000,000 shall be transferred from the amount 
     earmarked for Operation Safe Home in the ``Drug Elimination 
     Grants for Low Income Housing'' account.

             Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprise Financial 
     Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, $16,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, to be derived from the Federal 
     Housing Enterprise Oversight Fund: Provided, That not to 
     exceed such amount shall be available from the General Fund 
     of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations 
     and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to 
     the Fund: Provided further, That the General Fund amount 
     shall be reduced as collections are received during the 
     fiscal year so as to result in a final appropriation from the 
     General Fund estimated at not more than $0.


                       administrative provisions

       Sec. 201. Extenders. (a) One-For-One Replacement of Public 
     Housing.--Section 1002(d) of Public Law 104-19 is amended by 
     striking ``1997'' and inserting ``1998''.
       (b) Streamlining Section 8 Tenant-Based Assistance.--
     Section 203(d) of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
     Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1996, is amended by striking ``fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997'' and inserting ``fiscal years 1996, 
     1997, and 1998''.
       (c) Section 8 Rent Adjustments.--Section 8(c)(2)(A) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended--
       (1) in the third sentence, by striking ``fiscal year 1997'' 
     and inserting ``fiscal years 1997 and 1998''; and
       (2) in the last sentence, by striking ``fiscal year 1997'' 
     and inserting ``fiscal years 1997 and 1998''.
       (d) Public and Assisted Housing Rents, Income Adjustments 
     and Preferences.--
       (1) Section 402(a) of The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, 
     I is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1997'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``fiscal years 1997 and 1998''.
       (2) Section 402(f) of The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, 
     I is amended by striking ``fiscal years 1996 and 1997'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 
     1998''.
       Sec. 202. Delay Reissuance of Vouchers and Certificates.--
     Section 403(c) of The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``fiscal years 1996 and 1997'' and 
     inserting ``fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998'';
       (2) by striking ``1996 and October'' and inserting ``1996, 
     October''; and
       (3) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``and 
     October 1, 1998 for assistance made available during fiscal 
     year 1998''.
       Sec. 203. Waiver.--The part of the HUD 1996 Community 
     Development Block Grant to the State of Illinois which is 
     administered by the State of Illinois Department of Commerce 
     and Community Affairs (grant number B-96-DC-170001) and 
     which, in turn, was granted by the Illinois Department of 
     Commerce and Community Affairs to the city of Oglesby, 
     Illinois, located in LaSalle County, Illinois (State of 
     Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs grant 
     number 96-24104), for the purpose of providing infrastructure 
     for a warehouse in Oglesby, Illinois, is exempt from the 
     provisions of section 104(g)(2), (g)(3), and (g)(4) of title 
     I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as 
     amended.
       Sec. 204. Financing Adjustment Factors.--Fifty percent of 
     the amounts of budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50 
     percent 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. Notwithstanding the previous 
     sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the 
     budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or 
     remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with 
     incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest 
     rate.
       Sec. 205. Annual Adjustment Factors.--Section 8(c)(2)(A) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended by section 
     201 of this title, is further amended by inserting the 
     following new sentences at the end: ``In establishing annual 
     adjustment factors for units in new construction and 
     substantial rehabilitation projects, the Secretary shall take 
     into account the fact that debt service is a fixed expense. 
     The immediately foregoing sentence shall be effective only 
     during fiscal year 1998.''.
       Sec. 206. Community Development Block Grant.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the $7,100,000 
     appropriated for an industrial park at 18th Street and 
     Indiana Avenue shall be made available by the Secretary 
     instead to 18th and Vine for rehabilitation and 
     infrastructure development associated with the ``Negro 
     Leagues Baseball Museum'' and the jazz museum.
       Sec. 207. Fair Housing and Free Speech.--None of the 
     amounts made available under this Act may be used during 
     fiscal year 1998 to investigate or prosecute under the Fair 
     Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one 
     or more persons, including the filing or maintaining of a 
     nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the 
     purpose of achieving or preventing action by a government 
     official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction.
       Sec. 208. Requirement for HUD to Maintain Public Notice and 
     Comment Rulemaking.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, for fiscal year 1998 and for all fiscal years 
     thereafter, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall maintain all current requirements under part 10 of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations (24 
     CFR part 10) with respect to the Department's policies and 
     procedures for the promulgation and issuance of rules, 
     including the use of public participation in the rulemaking 
     process.
       Sec. 209. Brownfields as Eligible CDBG Activity.--During 
     fiscal year 1998, States and entitlement communities may use 
     funds allocated under the community development block grants 
     program under title I of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 for environmental cleanup and 
     economic development activities related to Brownfields 
     projects in conjunction with the appropriate environmental 
     regulatory agencies, as if such activities were eligible 
     under section 105(a) of such Act.
       Sec. 210. Partial Payment of Claims on Health Care 
     Facilities.--Section 541(a) of the National Housing Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by adding ``and health care 
     facilities'' at the end; and
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``or a health care facility (including a 
     nursing home, intermediate care facility, or board and care 
     home (as those terms are defined in section 232 of this Act), 
     a hospital (as that term is defined in section 242 of this 
     Act), or a group practice facility (as that term is defined 
     in section 1106 of this Act))'' after ``1978''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or for keeping the health care facility 
     operational to serve community needs,'' after ``character of 
     the project,''.
       Sec. 211. Calculation of Downpayment.--Section 203(b) of 
     the National Housing Act is amended by striking ``fiscal year 
     1997'' in paragraph (10)(A) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``fiscal years 1997 and 1998''.
       Sec. 212. HOPE VI NOFA.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, including the July 22, 1996 Notice of 
     Funding Availability (61 Fed. Reg. 38024), the demolition of 
     units at developments funded under the Notice of Funding 
     Availability shall be at the option of the New York City 
     Housing Authority and the assistance awarded shall be 
     allocated by the public housing agency among other eligible 
     activities under the HOPE VI program and without the 
     development costs limitations of the Notice, provided that 
     the public housing agency shall not exceed the total cost 
     limitations for the public housing agency, as provided by the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development.
       Sec. 213. Enhanced Disposition Authority.--Section 204 of 
     the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1997, is amended by inserting after ``owned by the 
     Secretary'' the following: ``, including, for fiscal years 
     1997 and 1998, the provision of grants and loans from the 
     General Insurance Fund (12 U.S.C. 1735c) for the necessary 
     costs of rehabilitation or demolition,''.
       Sec. 214. Home Program Formula.--The first sentence of 
     section 217(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing

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     Act is amended by striking ``only those jurisdictions that 
     are allocated an amount of $500,000 or greater shall receive 
     an allocation'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
     ``jurisdictions that are allocated an amount of $500,000 or 
     more, and participating jurisdictions (other than consortia 
     that fail to renew the membership of all of their member 
     jurisdictions) that are allocated an amount less than 
     $500,000, shall receive an allocation''.
       Sec. 215. HUD Rent Reform.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may provide tenant-based assistance to eligible 
     tenants of a project insured under either sections 221(d)(3) 
     or 236 of the National Housing Act in the same manner as if 
     the owner had prepaid the insured mortgage to the extent 
     necessary to minimize any rent increases or to prevent 
     displacement of low-income tenants in accordance with a 
     transaction approved by the Secretary provided that the rents 
     are no higher than the published section 8 fair market rents, 
     as of the date of enactment, during the tenants' occupancy of 
     the property.
       Sec. 216. Nursing Home Lease Terms.--Section 232(b)(4)(B) 
     of the National Housing Act is amended by striking ``fifty 
     years from the date the mortgage was executed'' and inserting 
     ``ten years to run beyond the maturity date of the 
     mortgage''.
       Sec. 217. Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS 
     Grants.--(a) Eligibility.--Notwithstanding section 
     854(c)(1)(A) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 
     12903(c)(1)(A)), from any amounts made available under this 
     title for fiscal year 1998 that are allocated under such 
     section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     allocate and make a grant, in the amount determined under 
     subsection (b), for any State that--
       (1) received an allocation for fiscal year 1997 under 
     clause (ii) of such section;
       (2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for fiscal 
     year 1998 under such clause (ii) because the State does not 
     have the number of cases of acquired immunodeficiency 
     syndrome required under such clause; and
       (3) would meet such requirement if the cases in the 
     metropolitan statistical area for any city within the State, 
     which city was not eligible for an allocation for fiscal year 
     1997 under clause (i) of such section but is eligible for an 
     allocation for fiscal year 1998 under such clause, were 
     considered to be cases outside of metropolitan statistical 
     areas described in clause (i) of such section.
       (b) Amount.--The amount of the allocation and grant for any 
     State described in subsection (a) shall be the amount that is 
     equal to the lesser of--
       (1) the difference between--
       (A) the total amount allocated for such State under section 
     854(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act for 
     fiscal year 1997; and
       (B) the total amount allocated for the city described in 
     subsection (a)(3) of this section under section 
     854(c)(1)(A)(i) of such Act for fiscal year 1998 (from 
     amounts made available under this title); and
       (2) $300,000.
       Sec. 218. Debt Forgiveness.--The Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development shall cancel the indebtedness of the 
     Village of Robbins, Illinois, relating to loans under the 
     Reconstruction Finance Corporation and refinanced under the 
     Public Facility Loan program (loan numbers ILL-11-RFC-0029 
     and ILL-11-PFL0111). The Village is hereby relieved of all 
     liability to the Federal government for the outstanding 
     principal balance on such loans, for the amount of accrued 
     interest on such loans, and for any fees and charges payable 
     in connection with such loans.

                    TITLE III--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  American Battle Monuments Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
     American Battle Monuments Commission, including the 
     acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; 
     purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national 
     cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and its 
     territories and possessions; rent of office and garage space 
     in foreign countries; purchase (one for replacement only) and 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; and insurance of official 
     motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of 
     such countries; $26,897,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That where station allowance has been 
     authorized by the Department of the Army for officers of the 
     Army serving the Army at certain foreign stations, the same 
     allowance shall be authorized for officers of the Armed 
     Forces assigned to the Commission while serving at the same 
     foreign stations, and this appropriation is hereby made 
     available for the payment of such allowance: Provided 
     further, That when traveling on business of the Commission, 
     officers of the Armed Forces serving as members or as 
     Secretary of the Commission may be reimbursed for expenses as 
     provided for civilian members of the Commission: Provided 
     further, That the Commission shall reimburse other Government 
     agencies, including the Armed Forces, for salary, pay, and 
     allowances of personnel assigned to it.

             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant 
     to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of 
     passenger vehicles, and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem 
     equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level 
     positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376, $4,000,000.

                       Department of the Treasury

              Community Development Financial Institutions


   community development financial institutions fund program account

       For grants, loans, and technical assistance to qualifying 
     community development lenders, and administrative expenses of 
     the Fund, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but 
     at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate 
     equivalent to the rate for ES-3, $80,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 1999, of which $12,000,000 may 
     be used for the cost of direct loans, and up to $1,000,000 
     may be used for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct loan program: Provided, That the cost of direct loans, 
     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 not to exceed $32,000,000: Provided further, 
     That not more than $25,000,000 of the funds made available 
     under this heading may be used for programs and activities 
     authorized in section 114 of the Community Development 
     Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994.

                   Consumer Product Safety Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 
     individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the 
     maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, purchase of nominal 
     awards to recognize non-Federal officials' contributions to 
     Commission activities, and not to exceed $500 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, $45,000,000.

             Corporation for National and Community Service


       national and community service programs operating expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service (referred to in the matter under this 
     heading as the ``Corporation'') in carrying out programs, 
     activities, and initiatives under the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 (referred to in the matter under this 
     heading as the ``Act'') (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.), 
     $425,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999: 
     Provided, That not more than $27,000,000 shall be available 
     for administrative expenses authorized under section 
     501(a)(4) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12671(a)(4)): Provided 
     further, That not more than $2,500 shall be for official 
     reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That 
     not more than $70,000,000, to remain available without fiscal 
     year limitation, shall be transferred to the National Service 
     Trust account for educational awards authorized under 
     subtitle D of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.), 
     of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available for 
     national service scholarships for high school students 
     performing community service: Provided further, That not more 
     than $227,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading 
     shall be available for grants under the National Service 
     Trust program authorized under subtitle C of title I of the 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) (relating to activities 
     including the Americorps program), of which not more than 
     $40,000,000 may be used to administer, reimburse, or support 
     any national service program authorized under section 
     121(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12581(d)(2)): Provided 
     further, That not more than $5,500,000 of the funds made 
     available under this heading shall be made available for the 
     Points of Light Foundation for activities authorized under 
     title III of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.): Provided 
     further, That no funds shall be available for national 
     service programs run by Federal agencies authorized under 
     section 121(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12571(b)): Provided 
     further, That to the maximum extent feasible, funds 
     appropriated under subtitle C of title I of the Act shall be 
     provided in a manner that is consistent with the 
     recommendations of peer review panels in order to ensure that 
     priority is given to programs that demonstrate quality, 
     innovation, replicability, and sustainability: Provided 
     further, That not more than $18,000,000 of the funds made 
     available under this heading shall be available for the 
     Civilian Community Corps authorized under subtitle E of title 
     I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.): Provided further, 
     That not more than $43,000,000 shall be available for school-
     based and community-based service-learning programs 
     authorized under subtitle B of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     12521 et seq.): Provided further, That not more than 
     $30,000,000 shall be available for quality and innovation 
     activities authorized under subtitle H of title I of the Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 12853 et seq.): Provided further, That not more 
     than $5,000,000 shall be available for audits and other 
     evaluations authorized under section 179 of the Act (42 
     U.S.C. 12639): Provided further, That to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the Corporation shall increase significantly the 
     level of matching funds and in-kind contributions provided by 
     the private sector, shall expand significantly the number of 
     educational awards provided under subtitle D of title I, and 
     shall reduce the total Federal costs per participant in all 
     programs.

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                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $3,000,000.

                       Court of Veterans Appeals


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses for the operation of the United 
     States Court of Veterans Appeals as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
     sections 7251-7298, $9,319,000, of which $790,000, shall be 
     available for the purpose of providing financial assistance 
     as described, and in accordance with the process and 
     reporting procedures set fourth, under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-229.

                      Department of Defense--Civil

                       Cemeterial Expenses, Army


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for 
     maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington National 
     Cemetery and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, 
     including the purchase of two passenger motor vehicles for 
     replacement only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, $11,815,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                    Environmental Protection Agency


                         Science and Technology

                     (including transfer of funds)

       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, 
     $631,000,000, which shall remain available until September 
     30, 1999: Provided, That $49,600,000 of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading shall be to conduct and 
     administer a comprehensive, peer-reviewed, near- and long-
     term particulate matter research program in accordance with 
     the terms and conditions set forth for such research program 
     in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of 
     the committee of conference accompanying this Act (H.R. 
     2158): Provided further, That no later than 30 days following 
     enactment of this Act, the Environmental Protection Agency 
     shall enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with the 
     National Academy of Sciences to develop a comprehensive, 
     prioritized, near- and long-term particulate matter research 
     program and monitoring plan in accordance with the terms and 
     conditions set forth in the conference report and joint 
     explanatory statement of the committee of conference 
     accompanying this Act (H.R. 2158).


                 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 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, $1,801,000,000, which shall remain available until 
     September 30, 1999.


                      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, and for construction, alteration, 
     repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to 
     exceed $75,000 per project, $28,501,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 1999.


                        buildings and facilities

       For construction, repair, improvement, extension, 
     alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 
     or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     $109,420,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to 
     establish and construct a consolidated research facility at 
     Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, at a maximum total 
     construction cost of $272,700,000, and to obligate such 
     monies as are made available by this Act for this purpose.


                     hazardous substance superfund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (CERCLA), as amended, including sections 111 (c)(3), 
     (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and for 
     construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and 
     renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; 
     not to exceed $2,150,000,000 (of which $100,000,000 shall not 
     become available until September 1, 1998), to remain 
     available until expended, consisting of $1,900,000,000, 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: Provided, 
     That funds appropriated under this heading may be allocated 
     to other Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) 
     of CERCLA: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, $650,000,000 shall not become available 
     for obligation until October 1, 1998, and, further, shall be 
     available for obligation only upon enactment by May 15, 1998, 
     of specific legislation which reauthorizes the Superfund 
     program: Provided further, That $11,641,000 of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to the 
     ``Office of Inspector General'' appropriation to remain 
     available until September 30, 1999: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 111(m) of CERCLA or any other 
     provision of law, $74,000,000 of the funds appropriated under 
     this heading shall be available to the Agency for Toxic 
     Substances and Disease Registry to carry out activities 
     described in sections 104(i), 111(c)(4), and 111(c)(14) of 
     CERCLA and section 118(f) of SARA: Provided further, That 
     $35,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
     shall be transferred to the ``Science and Technology'' 
     appropriation to remain available until September 30, 1999: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 
     this heading shall be used for Brownfields revolving loan 
     funds unless specifically authorized by subsequent 
     legislation: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading shall be available for the 
     Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to issue in 
     excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section 
     104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 1998.

                leaking underground storage tank program

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground 
     storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of 
     the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and 
     for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and 
     renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, 
     $65,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That no more than $7,500,000 shall be available for 
     administrative expenses.


                           oil spill response

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental 
     Protection Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution 
     Act of 1990, $15,000,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill 
     Liability trust fund, and to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That not more than $9,000,000 of these funds shall 
     be available for administrative expenses.


                   state and tribal assistance grants

       For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, 
     including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and 
     performance partnership grants, $3,213,125,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $1,350,000,000 shall be 
     for making capitalization grants for the Clean Water State 
     Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act, as amended, and $725,000,000 shall be for 
     capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving 
     Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as 
     amended; $75,000,000 for architectural, engineering, 
     planning, 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 state funds from state resources at 
     20 percent of the federal appropriation for the purpose of 
     improving water and wastewater treatment for colonias; 
     $15,000,000 for grants to the State of Alaska to address 
     drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of rural 
     and Alaska Native Villages as provided by section 303 of 
     Public Law 104-182; $253,125,000 for making grants for the 
     construction of wastewater and water treatment facilities and 
     groundwater protection infrastructure in accordance with the 
     terms and conditions specified for such grants in the 
     conference report and joint explanatory statement of the 
     committee of conference accompanying this Act (H.R. 2158); 
     and $745,000,000 for grants to States, federally recognized 
     tribes, and air pollution control agencies for multi-media or 
     single media pollution prevention, control and abatement and 
     related activities pursuant to the provisions set forth under 
     this heading in Public Law 104-134, provided that eligible 
     recipients of these funds and the funds made available for 
     this purpose since fiscal year 1996 and hereafter include 
     States, federally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, 
     tribal consortia, and air pollution control agencies, as 
     provided in authorizing statutes, subject to such terms and 
     conditions as the Administrator shall establish, and for 
     making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for 
     particulate matter monitoring and data collection activities: 
     Provided, That, consistent with section 1452(g) of the Safe 
     Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(g)), section 302 of the 
     Safe

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     Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 (Public Law 104-182) 
     and the accompanying joint explanatory statement of the 
     committee on conference (H. Rept. No. 104-741 to accompany S. 
     1316, the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996), and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, States may 
     combine the assets of State Revolving Funds (SRFs) 
     established under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water 
     Act, as amended, and title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act, as amended, as security for bond issues to 
     enhance the lending capacity of one or both SRFs, but not to 
     acquire the state match for either program, provided that 
     revenues from the bonds are allocated to the purposes of the 
     Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act in the same portion as the funds are used as 
     security for the bonds: Provided further, That, hereafter 
     from funds appropriated under this heading, the Administrator 
     is authorized to make grants to federally recognized Indian 
     governments for the development of multi-media environmental 
     programs: Provided further, That, hereafter, the funds 
     available under this heading for grants to States, federally 
     recognized tribes, and air pollution control agencies for 
     multi-media or single media pollution prevention, control and 
     abatement and related activities may also be used for the 
     direct implementation by the Federal Government of a program 
     required by law in the absence of an acceptable State or 
     tribal program: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, in the case of a publicly owned 
     treatment works in the District of Columbia, the Federal 
     share of grants awarded under title II of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act, beginning October 1, 1997, and 
     continuing through September 30, 1999, shall be 80 percent of 
     the cost of construction, and all grants made to such 
     publicly owned treatment works in the District of Columbia 
     may include an advance of allowance under section 201(l)(2): 
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Administrator is authorized to make a grant of 
     $4,326,000 under title II of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act, as amended, from funds appropriated in prior 
     years under section 205 of the Act for the State of Florida 
     and available due to deobligation, to the appropriate 
     instrumentality for wastewater treatment works in Monroe 
     County, Florida.


                          working capital fund

       Under this heading in Public Law 104-204, delete the 
     following: the phrases, ``franchise fund pilot to be known as 
     the''; ``as authorized by section 403 of Public Law 103-
     356,''; and ``as provided in such section''; and the final 
     proviso. After the phrase, ``to be available'', insert 
     ``without fiscal year limitation''.

                   Executive Office of the President


                office of science and technology policy

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the 
     National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 
     Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and 
     representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in 
     the District of Columbia, $4,932,000.


  council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality

       For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to 
     the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of 
     Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act 
     of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, $2,500,000: 
     Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     no funds other than those appropriated under this heading, 
     shall be used for or by the Council on Environmental Quality 
     and Office of Environmental Quality: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of one member, 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate, serving as Chairman and exercising all 
     powers, functions, and duties of the Council.

                          Unanticipated Needs

       For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet 
     unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, 
     security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during 
     the current fiscal year; $1,000,000.

                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation


                      office of inspector general

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $34,365,000, to be derived from the Bank 
     Insurance Fund, the Savings Association Insurance Fund, and 
     the FSLIC Resolution Fund.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                            disaster relief

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $320,000,000, and, notwithstanding 42 
     U.S.C. 5203, to remain available until expended.


            disaster assistance direct loan program account

       For the cost of direct loans, $1,495,000, as authorized by 
     section 319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act: 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 gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct loan program, $341,000.


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     including hire and purchase of motor vehicles as authorized 
     by 31 U.S.C. 1343; uniforms, or allowances therefor, 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; expenses of 
     attendance of cooperating officials and individuals at 
     meetings concerned with the work of emergency preparedness; 
     transportation in connection with the continuity of 
     Government programs to the same extent and in the same manner 
     as permitted the Secretary of a Military Department under 10 
     U.S.C. 2632; and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception 
     and representation expenses, $171,773,000.


                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $4,803,000.


              emergency management planning and assistance

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to 
     carry out activities under the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968, as amended, and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 
     1973, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 
     1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire 
     Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 
     2201 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended 
     (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 404-
     405), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, $243,546,000: 
     Provided, That for purposes of pre-disaster mitigation 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5131 (b) and (c) and 42 U.S.C. 5196 (e) 
     and (i), $30,000,000 of the funds made available under this 
     heading shall be available until expended for project grants: 
     Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency shall make a grant for $1,500,000 to 
     resolve issues under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
     Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Public Law 
     91-646, involving the City of Jackson, Mississippi.


                   emergency food and shelter program

       To carry out an emergency food and shelter program pursuant 
     to title III of Public Law 100-77, as amended, $100,000,000: 
     Provided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 
     three and one-half percent of the total appropriation.


                     national flood insurance fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 
     1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, and the 
     National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, not to exceed 
     $21,610,000 for salaries and expenses associated with flood 
     mitigation and flood insurance operations, and not to exceed 
     $78,464,000 for flood mitigation, including up to $20,000,000 
     for expenses under section 1366 of the National Flood 
     Insurance Act, which amount shall be available for transfer 
     to the National Flood Mitigation Fund until September 30, 
     1999. In fiscal year 1998, no funds in excess of (1) 
     $47,000,000 for operating expenses, (2) $375,165,000 for 
     agents' commissions and taxes, and (3) $50,000,000 for 
     interest on Treasury borrowings shall be available from the 
     National Flood Insurance Fund without prior notice to the 
     Committees on Appropriations. For fiscal year 1998, flood 
     insurance rates shall not exceed the level authorized by the 
     National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994.
       Section 1309(a)(2) of the National Flood Insurance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 4016(a)(2)), as amended by Public Law 104-208, is 
     further amended by striking the date ``1997'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof the date ``1998''.
       Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 
     as amended (42 U.S.C. 4026), is amended by striking ``October 
     23, 1997'' and inserting ``September 30, 1998''.
       Section 1336 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 
     as amended (42 U.S.C. 4056), is amended by striking ``October 
     23, 1997'' and inserting ``September 30, 1998''.
       The first sentence of section 1376(c) of the National Flood 
     Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4127(c)), is 
     amended by striking all after ``to be appropriated'' and 
     inserting ``such sums as may be necessary through September 
     30, 1998, for studies under this title.''.


                        administrative provision

       The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
     shall promulgate through rulemaking a methodology for 
     assessment and collection of fees to be assessed and 
     collected beginning in fiscal year 1998 applicable to persons 
     subject to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's 
     radiological emergency preparedness regulations. The 
     aggregate charges assessed pursuant to this section during 
     fiscal year 1998 shall approximate, but not be less than, 100 
     per centum of the amounts anticipated by the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to be obligated for its 
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     paredness program for such fiscal year. The methodology for 
     assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and 
     equitable, and shall reflect the full amount of costs of 
     providing radiological emergency planning, preparedness, 
     response and associated services. Such fees shall be assessed 
     in a manner that reflects the use of agency resources for 
     classes of regulated persons and the administrative costs of 
     collecting such fees. Fees received pursuant to this section 
     shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as 
     offsetting receipts. Assessment and collection of such fees 
     are only authorized during fiscal year 1998.

                    General Services Administration


                    consumer information center fund

       For necessary expenses of the Consumer Information Center, 
     including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,419,000, 
     to be deposited into the Consumer Information Center Fund: 
     Provided, That the appropriations, revenues and collections 
     deposited into the fund shall be available for necessary 
     expenses of Consumer Information Center activities in the 
     aggregate amount of $7,500,000. Appropriations, revenues, and 
     collections accruing to this fund during fiscal year 1998 in 
     excess of $7,500,000 shall remain in the fund and shall not 
     be available for expenditure except as authorized in 
     appropriations Acts: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, the Consumer Information Center 
     may accept and deposit to this account, during fiscal year 
     1998 and hereafter, gifts for the purpose of defraying its 
     costs of printing, publishing, and distributing consumer 
     information and educational materials and undertaking other 
     consumer information activities; may expend those gifts for 
     those purposes, in addition to amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available; and the balance shall remain 
     available for expenditure for such purpose.

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration


                           human space flight

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of human space flight research and 
     development activities, including research, development, 
     operations, and services; maintenance; construction of 
     facilities including repair, rehabilitation, and modification 
     of real and personal property, and acquisition or 
     condemnation of real property, as authorized by law; space 
     flight, spacecraft control and communications activities 
     including operations, production, and services; and purchase, 
     lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission and 
     administrative aircraft, $5,506,500,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 1999: Provided, That of the 
     $2,351,300,000 made available under this heading for Space 
     Station activities, only $1,500,000,000 shall be available 
     before March 31, 1998.


                  science, aeronautics and technology

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of science, aeronautics and technology 
     research and development activities, including research, 
     development, operations, and services; maintenance; 
     construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, 
     and modification of real and personal property, and 
     acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized 
     by law; space flight, spacecraft control and communications 
     activities including operations, production, and services; 
     and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of 
     mission and administrative aircraft, $5,690,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 1999.


                            mission support

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
     carrying out mission support for human space flight programs 
     and science, aeronautical, and technology programs, including 
     research operations and support; space communications 
     activities including operations, production and services; 
     maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, 
     rehabilitation, and modification of facilities, minor 
     construction of new facilities and additions to existing 
     facilities, facility planning and design, environmental 
     compliance and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation 
     of real property, as authorized by law; program management; 
     personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; travel 
     expenses; purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and 
     operation of mission and administrative aircraft; not to 
     exceed $35,000 for official reception and representation 
     expenses; and purchase (not to exceed 33 for replacement 
     only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; $2,433,200,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 1999.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $18,300,000.


                       administrative provisions

       Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
     appropriated for ``Human space flight'', ``Science, 
     aeronautics and technology'', or ``Mission support'' by this 
     appropriations Act, when any activity has been initiated by 
     the incurrence of obligations for construction of facilities 
     as authorized by law, such amount available for such activity 
     shall remain available until expended. This provision does 
     not apply to the amounts appropriated in ``Mission support'' 
     pursuant to the authorization for repair, rehabilitation and 
     modification of facilities, minor construction of new 
     facilities and additions to existing facilities, and facility 
     planning and design.
       Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
     appropriated for ``Human space flight'', ``Science, 
     aeronautics and technology'', or ``Mission support'' by this 
     appropriations Act, the amounts appropriated for construction 
     of facilities shall remain available until September 30, 
     2000.
       Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
     appropriated for ``Mission support'' and ``Office of 
     Inspector General'', amounts made available by this Act for 
     personnel and related costs and travel expenses of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall remain 
     available until September 30, 1998 and may be used to enter 
     into contracts for training, investigations, costs associated 
     with personnel relocation, and for other services, to be 
     provided during the next fiscal year.
       Of the funds provided to the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration in this Act, the Administrator shall by 
     November 1, 1998, make available no less than $400,000 for a 
     study by the National Research Council, with an interim 
     report to be completed by June 1, 1998, that evaluates, in 
     terms of the potential impact on the Space Station's assembly 
     schedule, budget, and capabilities, the engineering 
     challenges posed by extravehicular activity (EVA) 
     requirements, United States and non-United States space 
     launch requirements, the potential need to upgrade or replace 
     equipment and components after assembly complete, and the 
     requirement to decommission and disassemble the facility.

                  National Credit Union Administration


                       central liquidity facility

       During fiscal year 1998, gross obligations of the Central 
     Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new direct 
     loans to member credit unions, as authorized by the National 
     Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility Act (12 U.S.C. 1795), 
     shall not exceed $600,000,000: Provided, That administrative 
     expenses of the Central Liquidity Facility in fiscal year 
     1998 shall not exceed $203,000: Provided further, That 
     $1,000,000, together with amounts of principal and interest 
     on loans repaid, to be available until expended, is available 
     for loans to community development credit unions.

                      National Science Foundation


                    research and related activities

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science 
     Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), and 
     the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 
     1880-1881); services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
     maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight 
     services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; 
     $2,545,700,000, of which not to exceed $228,530,000 shall 
     remain available until expended for Polar research and 
     operations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal 
     agencies for operational and science support and logistical 
     and other related activities for the United States Antarctic 
     program; the balance to remain available until September 30, 
     1999: Provided, That receipts for scientific support services 
     and materials furnished by the National Research Centers and 
     other National Science Foundation supported research 
     facilities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided 
     further, That to the extent that the amount appropriated is 
     less than the total amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     included program activities, all amounts, including floors 
     and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for those 
     program activities or their subactivities shall be reduced 
     proportionally: Provided further, That $40,000,000 of the 
     funds available under this heading shall be made available 
     for a comprehensive research initiative on plant genomes for 
     economically significant crops.


                        major research equipment

       For necessary expenses of major construction projects 
     pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as 
     amended, $109,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
     which $35,000,000 shall become available on September 30, 
     1998.


                     education and human resources

       For necessary expenses in carrying out science and 
     engineering education and human resources programs and 
     activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 
     1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and rental of conference rooms in 
     the District of Columbia, $632,500,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 1999: Provided, That to the extent that 
     the amount of this appropriation is less than the total 
     amount authorized to be appropriated for included program 
     activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, 
     specified in the authorizing Act for those program activities 
     or their subactivities shall be reduced proportionally.


                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out the 
     National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 
     U.S.C. 1861-1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire 
     of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $9,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; uniforms or 
     allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 
     rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; 
     reimbursement of the General Services Administration for 
     security guard services and headquarters relocation; 
     $136,950,000: Provided, That contracts may be entered into 
     under ``Salaries and expenses'' in fiscal year

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     1998 for maintenance and operation of facilities, and for 
     other services, to be provided during the next fiscal year.


                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $4,850,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     1999.

                 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation


          Payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

       For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 
     for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as 
     authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107), $60,000,000.

                        Selective Service System


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, 
     including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training 
     for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service 
     System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian 
     employees; and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses; $23,413,000: Provided, That 
     during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this 
     appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever 
     he deems such action to be necessary in the interest of 
     national defense: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection 
     with the induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the 
     United States.

                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 401. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and III of 
     this Act are expendable for travel expenses and no specific 
     limitation has been placed thereon, the expenditures for such 
     travel expenses may not exceed the amounts set forth 
     therefore in the budget estimates submitted for the 
     appropriations: Provided, That this provision does not apply 
     to accounts that do not contain an object classification for 
     travel: Provided further, That this section shall not apply 
     to travel performed by uncompensated officials of local 
     boards and appeal boards of the Selective Service System; to 
     travel performed directly in connection with care and 
     treatment of medical beneficiaries of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; to travel performed in connection with 
     major disasters or emergencies declared or determined by the 
     President under the provisions of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; to travel 
     performed by the Offices of Inspector General in connection 
     with audits and investigations; or to payments to interagency 
     motor pools where separately set forth in the budget 
     schedules: Provided further, That if appropriations in titles 
     I, II, and III exceed the amounts set forth in budget 
     estimates initially submitted for such appropriations, the 
     expenditures for travel may correspondingly exceed the 
     amounts therefore set forth in the estimates in the same 
     proportion.
       Sec. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the 
     administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development and the Selective Service System shall be 
     available in the current fiscal year for purchase of 
     uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     5901-5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 403. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act 
     or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, 
     without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, 
     for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for 
     utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of 
     Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National 
     Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 
     Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member 
     thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within 
     the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, 
     as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831).
       Sec. 404. 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. 405. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     expended--
       (1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or employee 
     of the United States unless--
       (A) such certification is accompanied by, or is part of, a 
     voucher or abstract which describes the payee or payees and 
     the items or services for which such expenditure is being 
     made, or
       (B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to such 
     certification, and without such a voucher or abstract, is 
     specifically authorized by law; and
       (2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by the 
     General Accounting Office or is specifically exempt by law 
     from such audit.
       Sec. 406. None of the funds provided in this Act to any 
     department or agency may be expended for the transportation 
     of any officer or employee of such department or agency 
     between his domicile and his place of employment, with the 
     exception of any officer or employee authorized such 
     transportation under 31 U.S.C. 1344 or 5 U.S.C. 7905.
       Sec. 407. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used for payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients 
     that do not share in the cost of conducting research 
     resulting from proposals not specifically solicited by the 
     Government: Provided, That the extent of cost sharing by the 
     recipient shall reflect the mutuality of interest of the 
     grantee or contractor and the Government in the research.
       Sec. 408. None of the funds in this Act may be used, 
     directly or through grants, to pay or to provide 
     reimbursement for payment of the salary of a consultant 
     (whether retained by the Federal Government or a grantee) at 
     more than the daily equivalent of the rate paid for level IV 
     of the Executive Schedule, unless specifically authorized by 
     law.
       Sec. 409. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     used to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-
     Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory 
     proceedings. Nothing herein affects the authority of the 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission pursuant to section 7 of 
     the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 et seq.).
       Sec. 410. Except as otherwise provided under existing law 
     or under an existing Executive Order issued pursuant to an 
     existing law, the obligation or expenditure of any 
     appropriation under this Act for contracts for any consulting 
     service shall be limited to contracts which are (1) a matter 
     of public record and available for public inspection, and (2) 
     thereafter included in a publicly available list of all 
     contracts entered into within twenty-four months prior to the 
     date on which the list is made available to the public and of 
     all contracts on which performance has not been completed by 
     such date. The list required by the preceding sentence shall 
     be updated quarterly and shall include a narrative 
     description of the work to be performed under each such 
     contract.
       Sec. 411. Except as otherwise provided by law, no part of 
     any appropriation contained in this Act shall be obligated or 
     expended by any executive agency, as referred to in the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et 
     seq.), for a contract for services unless such executive 
     agency (1) has awarded and entered into such contract in full 
     compliance with such Act and the regulations promulgated 
     thereunder, and (2) requires any report prepared pursuant to 
     such contract, including plans, evaluations, studies, 
     analyses and manuals, and any report prepared by the agency 
     which is substantially derived from or substantially includes 
     any report prepared pursuant to such contract, to contain 
     information concerning (A) the contract pursuant to which the 
     report was prepared, and (B) the contractor who prepared the 
     report pursuant to such contract.
       Sec. 412. Except as otherwise provided in section 406, none 
     of the funds provided in this Act to any department or agency 
     shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, 
     chauffeur, or other personal servants to any officer or 
     employee of such department or agency.
       Sec. 413. None of the funds provided in this Act to any 
     department or agency shall be obligated or expended to 
     procure passenger automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 
     with an EPA estimated miles per gallon average of less than 
     22 miles per gallon.
       Sec. 414. None of the funds appropriated in title I of this 
     Act shall be used to enter into any new lease of real 
     property if the estimated annual rental is more than $300,000 
     unless the Secretary submits, in writing, a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Congress and a period of 
     30 days has expired following the date on which the report is 
     received by the Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 415. (a) 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) 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.
       Sec. 416. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     used to implement any cap on reimbursements to grantees for 
     indirect costs, except as published in Office of Management 
     and Budget Circular A-21.
       Sec. 417. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
     1998 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be 
     absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.
       Sec. 418. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is 
     made known to the Federal entity or official to which the 
     funds are made available that the program, project, or 
     activity is not in compliance with any Federal law relating 
     to risk assessment, the protection of private property 
     rights, or unfunded mandates.
       Sec. 419. Corporations and agencies of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the 
     Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, are hereby 
     authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
     funds and borrowing authority available to each such 
     corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make 
     such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
     limitations as provided by section 104 of the Act as may be 
     necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the 
     budget for 1998 for such corporation or agency except as 
     hereinafter provided: Provided, That collections of these 
     corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or 
     mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent expressly 
     provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of 
     other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior 
     appropriations Acts), except that this proviso shall not 
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     gage insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, 
     or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect 
     the financial interest of the United States Government.
       Sec. 420. Notwithstanding section 320(g) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)), funds made 
     available pursuant to authorization under such section for 
     fiscal year 1998 and prior fiscal years may be used for 
     implementing comprehensive conservation and management plans.
       Sec. 421. Such funds as may be necessary to carry out the 
     orderly termination of the Office of Consumer Affairs shall 
     be made available from funds appropriated to the Department 
     of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 1998.
       Sec. 422. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     term ``qualified student loan'' with respect to national 
     service education awards shall mean any loan made directly to 
     a student by the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary 
     Education, in addition to other meanings under section 
     148(b)(7) of the National and Community Service Act.

                TITLE V--HUD MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REFORM

     SEC. 501. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this title is as follows:

                TITLE V--HUD MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REFORM

Sec. 510. Short title.

   Subtitle A--FHA-Insured Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Housing 
                        Assistance Restructuring

Sec. 511. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 512. Definitions.
Sec. 513. Authority of participating administrative entities.
Sec. 514. Mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency 
              plan.
Sec. 515. Section 8 renewals and long-term affordability commitment by 
              owner of project.
Sec. 516. Prohibition on restructuring.
Sec. 517. Restructuring tools.
Sec. 518. Management standards.
Sec. 519. Monitoring of compliance.
Sec. 520. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 521. GAO audit and review.
Sec. 522. Regulations.
Sec. 523. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 524. Section 8 contract renewals.

                  Subtitle B--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 531. Rehabilitation grants for certain insured projects.
Sec. 532. GAO report on Section 8 rental assistance for multifamily 
              housing projects.

                   Subtitle C--Enforcement Provisions

Sec. 541. Implementation.
Sec. 542. Income verification.


           PART 1--FHA SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY HOUSING

Sec. 551. Authorization to immediately suspend mortgagees.
Sec. 552. Extension of equity skimming to other single family and 
              multifamily housing programs.
Sec. 553. Civil money penalties against mortgagees, lenders, and other 
              participants in FHA programs.


                   PART 2--FHA MULTIFAMILY PROVISIONS

Sec. 561. Civil money penalties against general partners, officers, 
              directors, and certain managing agents of multifamily 
              projects.
Sec. 562. Civil money penalties for noncompliance with Section 8 HAP 
              contracts.
Sec. 563. Extension of double damages remedy.
Sec. 564. Obstruction of Federal audits.

   Subtitle D--Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring

Sec. 571. Establishment of Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance 
              Restructuring.
Sec. 572. Director.
Sec. 573. Duty and authority of Director.
Sec. 574. Personnel.
Sec. 575. Budget and financial reports.
Sec. 576. Limitation on subsequent employment.
Sec. 577. Audits by GAO.
Sec. 578. Suspension of program because of failure to appoint Director.
Sec. 579. Termination.

     SEC. 510. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Multifamily Assisted 
     Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997''.

   Subtitle A--FHA-Insured Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Housing 
                        Assistance Restructuring

     SEC. 511. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) there exists throughout the Nation a need for decent, 
     safe, and affordable housing;
       (2) as of the date of enactment of this Act, it is 
     estimated that--
       (A) the insured multifamily housing portfolio of the 
     Federal Housing Administration consists of 14,000 rental 
     properties, with an aggregate unpaid principal mortgage 
     balance of $38,000,000,000; and
       (B) approximately 10,000 of these properties contain 
     housing units that are assisted with project-based rental 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937;
       (3) FHA-insured multifamily rental properties are a major 
     Federal investment, providing affordable rental housing to an 
     estimated 2,000,000 low- and very low-income families;
       (4) approximately 1,600,000 of these families live in 
     dwelling units that are assisted with project-based rental 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937;
       (5) a substantial number of housing units receiving 
     project-based assistance have rents that are higher than the 
     rents of comparable, unassisted rental units in the same 
     housing rental market;
       (6) many of the contracts for project-based assistance will 
     expire during the several years following the date of 
     enactment of this Act;
       (7) it is estimated that--
       (A) if no changes in the terms and conditions of the 
     contracts for project-based assistance are made before fiscal 
     year 2000, the cost of renewing all expiring rental 
     assistance contracts under section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 for both project-based and tenant-based 
     rental assistance will increase from approximately 
     $3,600,000,000 in fiscal year 1997 to over $14,300,000,000 by 
     fiscal year 2000 and some $22,400,000,000 in fiscal year 
     2006;
       (B) of those renewal amounts, the cost of renewing project-
     based assistance will increase from $1,200,000,000 in fiscal 
     year 1997 to almost $7,400,000,000 by fiscal year 2006; and
       (C) without changes in the manner in which project-based 
     rental assistance is provided, renewals of expiring contracts 
     for project-based rental assistance will require an 
     increasingly larger portion of the discretionary budget 
     authority of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
     in each subsequent fiscal year for the foreseeable future;
       (8) absent new budget authority for the renewal of expiring 
     rental contracts for project-based assistance, many of the 
     FHA-insured multifamily housing projects that are assisted 
     with project-based assistance are likely to default on their 
     FHA-insured mortgage payments, resulting in substantial 
     claims to the FHA General Insurance Fund and Special Risk 
     Insurance Fund;
       (9) more than 15 percent of federally assisted multifamily 
     housing projects are physically or financially distressed, 
     including a number which suffer from mismanagement;
       (10) due to Federal budget constraints, the downsizing of 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and 
     diminished administrative capacity, the Department lacks the 
     ability to ensure the continued economic and physical well-
     being of the stock of federally insured and assisted 
     multifamily housing projects;
       (11) the economic, physical, and management problems facing 
     the stock of federally insured and assisted multifamily 
     housing projects will be best served by reforms that--
       (A) reduce the cost of Federal rental assistance, including 
     project-based assistance, to these projects by reducing the 
     debt service and operating costs of these projects while 
     retaining the low-income affordability and availability of 
     this housing;
       (B) address physical and economic distress of this housing 
     and the failure of some project managers and owners of 
     projects to comply with management and ownership rules and 
     requirements; and
       (C) transfer and share many of the loan and contract 
     administration functions and responsibilities of the 
     Secretary to and with capable State, local, and other 
     entities; and
       (12) the authority and duties of the Secretary, not 
     including the control by the Secretary of applicable accounts 
     in the Treasury of the United States, may be delegated to 
     State, local or other entities at the discretion of the 
     Secretary, to the extent the Secretary determines, and for 
     the purpose of carrying out this Act, so that the Secretary 
     has the discretion to be relieved of processing and approving 
     any document or action required by these reforms.
       (b) Purposes.--Consistent with the purposes and 
     requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act of 
     1993, the purposes of this subtitle are--
       (1) to preserve low-income rental housing affordability and 
     availability while reducing the long-term costs of project-
     based assistance;
       (2) to reform the design and operation of Federal rental 
     housing assistance programs, administered by the Secretary, 
     to promote greater multifamily housing project operating and 
     cost efficiencies;
       (3) to encourage owners of eligible multifamily housing 
     projects to restructure their FHA-insured mortgages and 
     project-based assistance contracts in a manner that is 
     consistent with this subtitle before the year in which the 
     contract expires;
       (4) to reduce the cost of insurance claims under the 
     National Housing Act related to mortgages insured by the 
     Secretary and used to finance eligible multifamily housing 
     projects;
       (5) to streamline and improve federally insured and 
     assisted multifamily housing project oversight and 
     administration;
       (6) to resolve the problems affecting financially and 
     physically troubled federally insured and assisted 
     multifamily housing projects through cooperation with 
     residents, owners, State and local governments, and other 
     interested entities and individuals;
       (7) to protect the interest of project owners and managers, 
     because they are partners of the Federal Government in 
     meeting the affordable housing needs of the Nation through 
     the section 8 rental housing assistance program;
       (8) to protect the interest of tenants residing in the 
     multifamily housing projects at

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     the time of the restructuring for the housing; and
       (9) to grant additional enforcement tools to use against 
     those who violate agreements and program requirements, in 
     order to ensure that the public interest is safeguarded and 
     that Federal multifamily housing programs serve their 
     intended purposes.

     SEC. 512. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Comparable properties.--The term ``comparable 
     properties'' means properties in the same market areas, where 
     practicable, that--
       (A) are similar to the eligible multifamily housing project 
     as to neighborhood (including risk of crime), type of 
     location, access, street appeal, age, property size, 
     apartment mix, physical configuration, property and unit 
     amenities, utilities, and other relevant characteristics; and
       (B) are not receiving project-based assistance.
       (2) Eligible multifamily housing project.--The term 
     ``eligible multifamily housing project'' means a property 
     consisting of more than 4 dwelling units--
       (A) with rents that, on an average per unit or per room 
     basis, exceed the rent of comparable properties in the same 
     market area, determined in accordance with guidelines 
     established by the Secretary;
       (B) that is covered in whole or in part by a contract for 
     project-based assistance under--
       (i) the new construction or substantial rehabilitation 
     program under section 8(b)(2) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (as in effect before October 1, 1983);
       (ii) the property disposition program under section 8(b) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937;
       (iii) the moderate rehabilitation program under section 
     8(e)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937;
       (iv) the loan management assistance program under section 8 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937;
       (v) section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as 
     in effect before January 1, 1975);
       (vi) the rent supplement program under section 101 of the 
     Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965; or
       (vii) section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
     following conversion from assistance under section 101 of the 
     Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965; and
       (C) financed by a mortgage insured or held by the Secretary 
     under the National Housing Act.
       (3) Expiring contract.--The term ``expiring contract'' 
     means a project-based assistance contract attached to an 
     eligible multifamily housing project which, under the terms 
     of the contract, will expire.
       (4) Expiration date.--The term ``expiration date'' means 
     the date on which an expiring contract expires.
       (5) Fair market rent.--The term ``fair market rent'' means 
     the fair market rental established under section 8(c) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937.
       (6) Low-income families.--The term ``low-income families'' 
     has the same meaning as provided under section 3(b)(2) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937.
       (7) Mortgage restructuring and rental assistance 
     sufficiency plan.--The term ``mortgage restructuring and 
     rental assistance sufficiency plan'' means the plan as 
     provided under section 514.
       (8) Nonprofit organization.--The term ``nonprofit 
     organization'' means any private non-profit organization 
     that--
       (A) is organized under State or local laws;
       (B) has no part of its net earnings inuring to the benefit 
     of any member, founder, contributor, or individual; and
       (C) has a long-term record of service in providing or 
     financing quality affordable housing for low-income families 
     through relationships with public entities.
       (9) Portfolio restructuring agreement.--The term 
     ``Portfolio restructuring agreement'' means the agreement 
     entered into between the Secretary and a participating 
     administrative entity, as provided under section 513.
       (10) Participating administrative entity.--The term 
     ``participating administrative entity'' means a public agency 
     (including a State housing finance agency or a local housing 
     agency), a nonprofit organization, or any other entity 
     (including a law firm or an accounting firm) or a combination 
     of such entities, that meets the requirements under section 
     513(b).
       (11) Project-based assistance.--The term ``project-based 
     assistance'' means rental assistance described in paragraph 
     (2)(B) of this section that is attached to a multifamily 
     housing project.
       (12) Renewal.--The term ``renewal'' means the replacement 
     of an expiring Federal rental contract with a new contract 
     under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
     consistent with the requirements of this subtitle.
       (13) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development.
       (14) State.--The term ``State'' has the same meaning as in 
     section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act.
       (15) Tenant-based assistance.--The term ``tenant-based 
     assistance'' has the same meaning as in section 8(f) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937.
       (16) Unit of general local government.--The term ``unit of 
     general local government'' has the same meaning as in section 
     104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.
       (17) Very low-income family.--The term ``very low-income 
     family'' has the same meaning as in section 3(b) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937.
       (18) Qualified mortgagee.--The term ``qualified mortgagee'' 
     means an entity approved by the Secretary that is capable of 
     servicing, as well as originating, FHA-insured mortgages, and 
     that--
       (A) is not suspended or debarred by the Secretary;
       (B) is not suspended or on probation imposed by the 
     Mortgagee Review Board; and
       (C) is not in default under any Government National 
     Mortgage Association obligation.

     SEC. 513. AUTHORITY OF PARTICIPATING ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITIES.

       (a) Participating Administrative Entities.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to subsection (b)(3), the 
     Secretary shall enter into portfolio restructuring agreements 
     with participating administrative entities for the 
     implementation of mortgage restructuring and rental 
     assistance sufficiency plans to restructure multifamily 
     housing mortgages insured or held by the Secretary under the 
     National Housing Act, in order to--
       (A) reduce the costs of expiring contracts for assistance 
     under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937;
       (B) address financially and physically troubled projects; 
     and
       (C) correct management and ownership deficiencies.
       (2) Portfolio restructuring agreements.--Each portfolio 
     restructuring agreement entered into under this subsection 
     shall--
       (A) be a cooperative agreement to establish the obligations 
     and requirements between the Secretary and the participating 
     administrative entity;
       (B) identify the eligible multifamily housing projects or 
     groups of projects for which the participating administrative 
     entity is responsible for assisting in developing and 
     implementing approved mortgage restructuring and rental 
     assistance sufficiency plans under section 514;
       (C) require the participating administrative entity to 
     review and certify to the accuracy and completeness of the 
     evaluation of rehabilitation needs required under section 
     514(e)(3) for each eligible multifamily housing project 
     included in the portfolio restructuring agreement, in 
     accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary;
       (D) identify the responsibilities of both the participating 
     administrative entity and the Secretary in implementing a 
     mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency 
     plan, including any actions proposed to be taken under 
     section 516 or 517;
       (E) require each mortgage restructuring and rental 
     assistance sufficiency plan to be prepared in accordance with 
     the requirements of section 514 for each eligible multifamily 
     housing project;
       (F) include other requirements established by the 
     Secretary, including a right of the Secretary to terminate 
     the contract immediately for failure of the participating 
     administrative entity to comply with any applicable 
     requirement;
       (G) if the participating administrative entity is a State 
     housing finance agency or a local housing agency, indemnify 
     the participating administrative entity against lawsuits and 
     penalties for actions taken pursuant to the agreement, 
     excluding actions involving willful misconduct or negligence;
       (H) include compensation for all reasonable expenses 
     incurred by the participating administrative entity necessary 
     to perform its duties under this subtitle; and
       (I) include, where appropriate, incentive agreements with 
     the participating administrative entity to reward superior 
     performance in meeting the purposes of this Act.
       (b) Selection of Participating Administrative Entity.--
       (1) Selection criteria.--The Secretary shall select a 
     participating administrative entity based on whether, in the 
     determination of the Secretary, the participating 
     administrative entity--
       (A) has demonstrated experience in working directly with 
     residents of low-income housing projects and with tenants and 
     other community-based organizations;
       (B) has demonstrated experience with and capacity for 
     multifamily restructuring and multifamily financing (which 
     may include risk-sharing arrangements and restructuring 
     eligible multifamily housing properties under the fiscal year 
     1997 Federal Housing Administration multifamily housing 
     demonstration program);
       (C) has a history of stable, financially sound, and 
     responsible administrative performance (which may include the 
     management of affordable low-income rental housing);
       (D) has demonstrated financial strength in terms of asset 
     quality, capital adequacy, and liquidity;
       (E) has demonstrated that it will carry out the specific 
     transactions and other responsibilities under this part in a 
     timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner; and
       (F) meets other criteria, as determined by the Secretary.
       (2) Selection.--If more than 1 interested entity meets the 
     qualifications and selection criteria for a participating 
     administrative entity, the Secretary may select the entity 
     that demonstrates, as determined by the Secretary, that it 
     will--
       (A) provide the most timely, efficient, and cost-
     effective--

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       (i) restructuring of the mortgages covered by the portfolio 
     restructuring agreement; and
       (ii) administration of the section 8 project-based 
     assistance contract, if applicable; and
       (B) protect the public interest (including the long-term 
     provision of decent low-income affordable rental housing and 
     protection of residents, communities, and the American 
     taxpayer).
       (3) Partnerships.--For the purposes of any participating 
     administrative entity applying under this subsection, 
     participating administrative entities are encouraged to 
     develop partnerships with each other and with nonprofit 
     organizations, if such partnerships will further the 
     participating administrative entity's ability to meet the 
     purposes of this Act.
       (4) Alternative administrators.--With respect to any 
     eligible multifamily housing project for which a 
     participating administrative entity is unavailable, or should 
     not be selected to carry out the requirements of this 
     subtitle with respect to that multifamily housing project for 
     reasons relating to the selection criteria under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall--
       (A) carry out the requirements of this subtitle with 
     respect to that eligible multifamily housing project; or
       (B) contract with other qualified entities that meet the 
     requirements of paragraph (1) to provide the authority to 
     carry out all or a portion of the requirements of this 
     subtitle with respect to that eligible multifamily housing 
     project.
       (5) Priority for public agencies as participating 
     administrative entities.--The Secretary shall provide a 
     reasonable period during which the Secretary will consider 
     proposals only from State housing finance agencies or local 
     housing agencies, and the Secretary shall select such an 
     agency without considering other applicants if the Secretary 
     determines that the agency is qualified. The period shall be 
     of sufficient duration for the Secretary to determine whether 
     any State housing financing agencies or local housing 
     agencies are interested and qualified. Not later than the end 
     of the period, the Secretary shall notify the State housing 
     finance agency or the local housing agency regarding the 
     status of the proposal and, if the proposal is rejected, the 
     reasons for the rejection and an opportunity for the 
     applicant to respond.
       (6) State and local portfolio requirements.--
       (A) In general.--If the housing finance agency of a State 
     is selected as the participating administrative entity, that 
     agency shall be responsible for such eligible multifamily 
     housing projects in that State as may be agreed upon by the 
     participating administrative entity and the Secretary. If a 
     local housing agency is selected as the participating 
     administrative entity, that agency shall be responsible for 
     such eligible multifamily housing projects in the 
     jurisdiction of the agency as may be agreed upon by the 
     participating administrative entity and the Secretary.
       (B) Nondelegation.--Except with the prior approval of the 
     Secretary, a participating administrative entity may not 
     delegate or transfer responsibilities and functions under 
     this subtitle to 1 or more entities.
       (7) Private entity requirements.--
       (A) In general.--If a for-profit entity is selected as the 
     participating administrative entity, that entity shall be 
     required to enter into a partnership with a public purpose 
     entity (including the Department).
       (B) Prohibition.--No private entity shall share, 
     participate in, or otherwise benefit from any equity created, 
     received, or restructured as a result of the portfolio 
     restructuring agreement.

     SEC. 514. MORTGAGE RESTRUCTURING AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
                   SUFFICIENCY PLAN.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Development of procedures and requirements.--The 
     Secretary shall develop procedures and requirements for the 
     submission of a mortgage restructuring and rental assistance 
     sufficiency plan for each eligible multifamily housing 
     project with an expiring contract.
       (2) Terms and conditions.--Each mortgage restructuring and 
     rental assistance sufficiency plan submitted under this 
     subsection shall be developed by the participating 
     administrative entity, in cooperation with an owner of an 
     eligible multifamily housing project and any servicer for the 
     mortgage that is a qualified mortgagee, under such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary shall require.
       (3) Consolidation.--Mortgage restructuring and rental 
     assistance sufficiency plans submitted under this subsection 
     may be consolidated as part of an overall strategy for more 
     than 1 property.
       (b) Notice Requirements.--The Secretary shall establish 
     notice procedures and hearing requirements for tenants and 
     owners concerning the dates for the expiration of project-
     based assistance contracts for any eligible multifamily 
     housing project.
       (c) Extension of Contract Term.--Subject to agreement by a 
     project owner, the Secretary may extend the term of any 
     expiring contract or provide a section 8 contract with rent 
     levels set in accordance with subsection (g) for a period 
     sufficient to facilitate the implementation of a mortgage 
     restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (d) Tenant Rent Protection.--If the owner of a project with 
     an expiring Federal rental assistance contract does not agree 
     to extend the contract, not less than 12 months prior to 
     terminating the contract, the project owner shall provide 
     written notice to the Secretary and the tenants and the 
     Secretary shall make tenant-based assistance available to 
     tenants residing in units assisted under the expiring 
     contract at the time of expiration.
       (e) Mortgage Restructuring and Rental Assistance 
     Sufficiency Plan.--Each mortgage restructuring and rental 
     assistance sufficiency plan shall--
       (1) except as otherwise provided, restructure the project-
     based assistance rents for the eligible multifamily housing 
     project in a manner consistent with subsection (g), or 
     provide for tenant-based assistance in accordance with 
     section 515;
       (2) allow for rent adjustments by applying an operating 
     cost adjustment factor established under guidelines 
     established by the Secretary;
       (3) require the owner or purchaser of an eligible 
     multifamily housing project to evaluate the rehabilitation 
     needs of the project, in accordance with regulations of the 
     Secretary, and notify the participating administrative entity 
     of the rehabilitation needs;
       (4) require the owner or purchaser of the project to 
     provide or contract for competent management of the project;
       (5) require the owner or purchaser of the project to take 
     such actions as may be necessary to rehabilitate, maintain 
     adequate reserves, and to maintain the project in decent and 
     safe condition, based on housing quality standards 
     established by--
       (A) the Secretary; or
       (B) local housing codes or codes adopted by public housing 
     agencies that--
       (i) meet or exceed housing quality standards established by 
     the Secretary; and
       (ii) do not severely restrict housing choice;
       (6) require the owner or purchaser of the project to 
     maintain affordability and use restrictions in accordance 
     with regulations promulgated by the Secretary, for a term of 
     not less than 30 years which restrictions shall be--
       (A) contained in a legally enforceable document recorded in 
     the appropriate records; and
       (B) consistent with the long-term physical and financial 
     viability and character of the project as affordable housing;
       (7) include a certification by the participating 
     administrative entity that the restructuring meets subsidy 
     layering requirements established by the Secretary by 
     regulation for purposes of this subtitle;
       (8) require the owner or purchaser of the project to meet 
     such other requirements as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate; and
       (9) prohibit the owner from refusing to lease a reasonable 
     number of units to holders of certificates and vouchers under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 because of 
     the status of the prospective tenants as certificate and 
     voucher holders.
       (f) Tenant and Other Participation and Capacity Building.--
       (1) Procedures.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish procedures 
     to provide an opportunity for tenants of the project, 
     residents of the neighborhood, the local government, and 
     other affected parties to participate effectively and on a 
     timely basis in the restructuring process established by this 
     subtitle.
       (B) Coverage.--These procedures shall take into account the 
     need to provide tenants of the project, residents of the 
     neighborhood, the local government, and other affected 
     parties timely notice of proposed restructuring actions and 
     appropriate access to relevant information about 
     restructuring activities. To the extent practicable and 
     consistent with the need to accomplish project restructuring 
     in an efficient manner, the procedures shall give all such 
     parties an opportunity to provide comments to the 
     participating administrative entity in writing, in meetings, 
     or in another appropriate manner (which comments shall be 
     taken into consideration by the participating administrative 
     entity).
       (2) Required consultation.--The procedures developed 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall require consultation with 
     tenants of the project, residents of the neighborhood, the 
     local government, and other affected parties, in connection 
     with at least the following:
       (A) the mortgage restructuring and rental assistance 
     sufficiency plan;
       (B) any proposed transfer of the project; and
       (C) the rental assistance assessment plan pursuant to 
     section 515(c).
       (3) Funding.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may provide not more than 
     $10,000,000 annually in funding from which the Secretary may 
     make obligations to tenant groups, nonprofit organizations, 
     and public entities for building the capacity of tenant 
     organizations, for technical assistance in furthering any of 
     the purposes of this subtitle (including transfer of 
     developments to new owners) and for tenant services, from 
     those amounts made available under appropriations Acts for 
     implementing this subtitle or previously made available for 
     technical assistance in connection with the preservation of 
     affordable rental housing for low-income persons.
       (B) Manner of providing.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law restricting the use of preservation 
     technical assistance funds, the Secretary may provide any 
     funds made available under subparagraph (A) through existing 
     technical assistance programs pursuant to any other Federal 
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     tion and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 and the 
     Multifamily Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994, or 
     through any other means that the Secretary considers 
     consistent with the purposes of this subtitle, without regard 
     to any set-aside requirement otherwise applicable to those 
     funds.
       (C) Prohibition.--None of the funds made available under 
     subparagraph (A) may 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.
       (g) Rent Levels.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), each 
     mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan 
     pursuant to the terms, conditions, and requirements of this 
     subtitle shall establish for units assisted with project-
     based assistance in eligible multifamily housing projects 
     adjusted rent levels that--
       (A) are equivalent to rents derived from comparable 
     properties, if--
       (i) the participating administrative entity makes the rent 
     determination within a reasonable period of time; and
       (ii) the market rent determination is based on not less 
     than 2 comparable properties; or
       (B) if those rents cannot be determined, are equal to 90 
     percent of the fair market rents for the relevant market 
     area.
       (2) Exceptions.--
       (A) In general.--A contract under this section may include 
     rent levels that exceed the rent level described in paragraph 
     (1) at rent levels that do not exceed 120 percent of the fair 
     market rent for the market area (except that the Secretary 
     may waive this limit for not more than five percent of all 
     units subject to restructured mortgages in any fiscal year, 
     based on a finding of special need), if the participating 
     administrative entity--
       (i) determines that the housing needs of the tenants and 
     the community cannot be adequately addressed through 
     implementation of the rent limitation required to be 
     established through a mortgage restructuring and rental 
     assistance sufficiency plan under paragraph (1); and
       (ii) follows the procedures under paragraph (3).
       (B) Exception rents.--In any fiscal year, a participating 
     administrative entity may approve exception rents on not more 
     than 20 percent of all units covered by the portfolio 
     restructuring agreement with expiring contracts in that 
     fiscal year, except that the Secretary may waive this ceiling 
     upon a finding of special need.
       (3) Rent levels for exception projects.--For purposes of 
     this section, a project eligible for an exception rent shall 
     receive a rent calculated based on the actual and projected 
     costs of operating the project, at a level that provides 
     income sufficient to support a budget-based rent that 
     consists of--
       (A) the debt service of the project;
       (B) the operating expenses of the project, as determined by 
     the participating administrative entity, including--
       (i) contributions to adequate reserves;
       (ii) the costs of maintenance and necessary rehabilitation; 
     and
       (iii) other eligible costs permitted under section 8 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937;
       (C) an adequate allowance for potential operating losses 
     due to vacancies and failure to collect rents, as determined 
     by the participating administrative entity;
       (D) an allowance for a reasonable rate of return to the 
     owner or purchaser of the project, as determined by the 
     participating administrative entity, which may be established 
     to provide incentives for owners or purchasers to meet 
     benchmarks of quality for management and housing quality; and
       (E) other expenses determined by the participating 
     administrative entity to be necessary for the operation of 
     the project.
       (h) Exemptions From Restructuring.--The following 
     categories of projects shall not be covered by a mortgage 
     restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan if--
       (1) the primary financing or mortgage insurance for the 
     multifamily housing project that is covered by that expiring 
     contract was provided by a unit of State government or a unit 
     of general local government (or an agency or instrumentality 
     of a unit of a State government or unit of general local 
     government);
       (2) the project is a project financed under section 202 of 
     the Housing Act of 1959 or section 515 of the Housing Act of 
     1949; or
       (3) the project has an expiring contract under section 8 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 entered into pursuant 
     to section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
     Act.

     SEC. 515. SECTION 8 RENEWALS AND LONG-TERM AFFORDABILITY 
                   COMMITMENT BY OWNER OF PROJECT.

       (a) Section 8 Renewals of Restructured Projects.--
       (1) Project-based assistance.--Subject to the availability 
     of amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts, and to 
     the control of the Secretary of applicable accounts in the 
     Treasury of the United States, with respect to an expiring 
     section 8 contract on an eligible multifamily housing project 
     to be renewed with project-based assistance (based on a 
     determination under subsection (c)), the Secretary shall 
     enter into contracts with participating administrative 
     entities pursuant to which the participating administrative 
     entity shall offer to renew or extend the contract, or the 
     Secretary shall offer to renew such contract, and the owner 
     of the project shall accept the offer, if the initial renewal 
     is in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in 
     the mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency 
     plan and the rental assistance assessment plan.
       (2) Tenant-based assistance.--Subject to the availability 
     of amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts and to 
     the control of the Secretary of applicable accounts in the 
     Treasury of the United States, with respect to an expiring 
     section 8 contract on an eligible multifamily housing project 
     to be renewed with tenant-based assistance (based on a 
     determination under subsection (c)), the Secretary shall 
     enter into contracts with participating administrative 
     entities pursuant to which the participating administrative 
     entity shall provide for the renewal of section 8 assistance 
     on an eligible multifamily housing project with tenant-based 
     assistance, or the Secretary shall provide for such renewal, 
     in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the 
     mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan 
     and the rental assistance assessment plan.
       (b) Required Commitment.--After the initial renewal of a 
     section 8 contract pursuant to this section, the owner shall 
     accept each offer made pursuant to subsection (a) to renew 
     the contract, for the term of the affordability and use 
     restrictions required by section 514(e)(6), if the offer to 
     renew is on terms and conditions specified in the mortgage 
     restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan.
       (c) Determination of Whether To Renew With Project-Based or 
     Tenant-Based Assistance.--
       (1) Mandatory renewal of project-based assistance.--Section 
     8 assistance shall be renewed with project-based assistance, 
     if--
       (A) the project is located in an area in which the 
     participating administrative entity determines, based on 
     housing market indicators, such as low vacancy rates or high 
     absorption rates, that there is not adequate available and 
     affordable housing or that the tenants of the project would 
     not be able to locate suitable units or use the tenant-based 
     assistance successfully;
       (B) a predominant number of the units in the project are 
     occupied by elderly families, disabled families, or elderly 
     and disabled families;
       (C) the project is held by a nonprofit cooperative 
     ownership housing corporation or nonprofit cooperative 
     housing trust.
       (2) Rental assistance assessment plan.--
       (A) In general.--With respect to any project that is not 
     described in paragraph (1), the participating administrative 
     entity shall, after consultation with the owner of the 
     project, develop a rental assistance assessment plan to 
     determine whether to renew assistance for the project with 
     tenant-based assistance or project-based assistance.
       (B) Rental assistance assessment plan requirements.--Each 
     rental assistance assessment plan developed under this 
     paragraph shall include an assessment of the impact of 
     converting to tenant-based assistance and the impact of 
     extending project-based assistance on--
       (i) the ability of the tenants to find adequate, available, 
     decent, comparable, and affordable housing in the local 
     market;
       (ii) the types of tenants residing in the project (such as 
     elderly families, disabled families, large families, and 
     cooperative homeowners);
       (iii) the local housing needs identified in the 
     comprehensive housing affordability strategy, and local 
     market vacancy trends;
       (iv) the cost of providing assistance, comparing the 
     applicable payment standard to the project's adjusted rent 
     levels determined under section 514(g);
       (v) the long-term financial stability of the project;
       (vi) the ability of residents to make reasonable choices 
     about their individual living situations;
       (vii) the quality of the neighborhood in which the tenants 
     would reside; and
       (viii) the project's ability to compete in the marketplace.
       (C) Reports to director.--Each participating administrative 
     entity shall report regularly to the Director as defined in 
     subtitle D, as the Director shall require, identifying--
       (i) each eligible multifamily housing project for which the 
     entity has developed a rental assistance assessment plan 
     under this paragraph that determined that the tenants of the 
     project generally supported renewal of assistance with 
     tenant-based assistance, but under which assistance for the 
     project was renewed with project-based assistance; and
       (ii) each project for which the entity has developed such a 
     plan under which the assistance is renewed using tenant-based 
     assistance.
       (3) Eligibility for tenant-based assistance.--Subject to 
     paragraph (4), with respect to any project that is not 
     described in paragraph (1), if a participating administrative 
     entity approves the use of tenant-based assistance based on a 
     rental assistance assessment plan developed under paragraph 
     (2), tenant-based assistance shall be provided to each 
     assisted family (other than a family already receiving 
     tenant-based assistance) residing in the project at the time 
     the assistance described in section 512(2)(B) terminates.

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       (4) Rents for families receiving tenant-based assistance.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (c)(1) or 
     (o)(1) of section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
     in the case of any family described in paragraph (3) that 
     resides in a project described in section 512(2)(B) in which 
     the reasonable rent (which rent shall include any amount 
     allowed for utilities and shall not exceed comparable market 
     rents for the relevant housing market area) exceeds the fair 
     market rent limitation or the payment standard, as 
     applicable, the amount of assistance for the family shall be 
     determined in accordance with subparagraph (B).
       (B) Maximum monthly rent; payment standard.--With respect 
     to the certificate program under section 8(b) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937, the maximum monthly rent under 
     the contract (plus any amount allowed for utilities) shall be 
     such reasonable rent for the unit. With respect to the 
     voucher program under section 8(o) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, the payment standard shall be deemed to 
     be such reasonable rent for the unit.
       (5) Inapplicability of certain provision.--If a 
     participating administrative entity approves renewal with 
     project-based assistance under this subsection, section 
     8(d)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 shall not 
     apply.

     SEC. 516. PROHIBITION ON RESTRUCTURING.

       (a) Prohibition on Restructuring.--The Secretary may elect 
     not to consider any mortgage restructuring and rental 
     assistance sufficiency plan or request for contract renewal 
     if the Secretary or the participating administrative entity 
     determines that--
       (1)(A) the owner or purchaser of the project has engaged in 
     material adverse financial or managerial actions or omissions 
     with regard to such project; or
       (B) the owner or purchaser of the project has engaged in 
     material adverse financial or managerial actions or omissions 
     with regard to other projects of such owner or purchaser that 
     are federally-assisted or financed with a loan from, or 
     mortgage insured or guaranteed by, an agency of the Federal 
     government.
       (2) Material adverse financial or managerial actions or 
     omissions include--
       (A) materially violating any Federal, State, or local law 
     or regulation with regard to this project or any other 
     federally assisted project, after receipt of notice and an 
     opportunity to cure;
       (B) materially breaching a contract for assistance under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, after 
     receipt of notice and an opportunity to cure;
       (C) materially violating any applicable regulatory or other 
     agreement with the Secretary or a participating 
     administrative entity, after receipt of notice and an 
     opportunity to cure;
       (D) repeatedly and materially violating any Federal, State, 
     or local law or regulation with regard to the project or any 
     other federally assisted project;
       (E) repeatedly and materially breaching a contract for 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937;
       (F) repeatedly and materially violating any applicable 
     regulatory or other agreement with the Secretary or a 
     participating administrative entity;
       (G) repeatedly failing to make mortgage payments at times 
     when project income was sufficient to maintain and operate 
     the property;
       (H) materially failing to maintain the property according 
     to housing quality standards after receipt of notice and a 
     reasonable opportunity to cure; or
       (I) committing any actions or omissions that would warrant 
     suspension or debarment by the Secretary;
       (3) the owner or purchaser of the property materially 
     failed to follow the procedures and requirements of this 
     part, after receipt of notice and an opportunity to cure; or
       (4) the poor condition of the project cannot be remedied in 
     a cost effective manner, as determined by the participating 
     administrative entity.
     The term ``owner'' as used in this subsection, in addition to 
     it having the same meaning as in section 8(f) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937, also means an affiliate of the 
     owner. The term ``purchaser'' as used in this subsection 
     means any private person or entity, including a cooperative, 
     an agency of the Federal Government, or a public housing 
     agency, that, upon purchase of the project, would have the 
     legal right to lease or sublease dwelling units in the 
     project, and also means an affiliate of the purchaser. The 
     terms ``affiliate of the owner'' and ``affiliate of the 
     purchaser'' means any person or entity (including, but not 
     limited to, a general partner or managing member, or an 
     officer of either) that controls an owner or purchaser, is 
     controlled by an owner or purchaser, or is under common 
     control with the owner or purchaser. The term ``control'' 
     means the direct or indirect power (under contract, equity 
     ownership, the right to vote or determine a vote, or 
     otherwise) to direct the financial legal, beneficial or other 
     interests of the owner or purchaser.
       (b) Opportunity To Dispute Findings.--
       (1) In general.--During the 30-day period beginning on the 
     date on which the owner or purchaser of an eligible 
     multifamily housing project receives notice of a rejection 
     under subsection (a) or of a mortgage restructuring and 
     rental assistance sufficiency plan under section 514, the 
     Secretary or participating administrative entity shall 
     provide that owner or purchaser with an opportunity to 
     dispute the basis for the rejection and an opportunity to 
     cure.
       (2) Affirmation, modification, or reversal.--
       (A) In general.--After providing an opportunity to dispute 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary or the participating 
     administrative entity may affirm, modify, or reverse any 
     rejection under subsection (a) or rejection of a mortgage 
     restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan under 
     section 514.
       (B) Reasons for decision.--The Secretary or the 
     participating administrative entity, as applicable, shall 
     identify the reasons for any final decision under this 
     paragraph.
       (C) Review process.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     administrative review process to appeal any final decision 
     under this paragraph.
       (c) Final Determination.--Any final determination under 
     this section shall not be subject to judicial review.
       (d) Displaced Tenants.--Subject to the availability of 
     amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts, for any 
     low-income tenant that is residing in a project or receiving 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 at the time of rejection under this section, that 
     tenant shall be provided with tenant-based assistance and 
     reasonable moving expenses, as determined by the Secretary.
       (e) Transfer of Property.--For properties disqualified from 
     the consideration of a mortgage restructuring and rental 
     assistance sufficiency plan under this section in accordance 
     with paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) because of 
     actions by an owner or purchaser, the Secretary shall 
     establish procedures to facilitate the voluntary sale or 
     transfer of a property as part of a mortgage restructuring 
     and rental assistance sufficiency plan, with a preference for 
     tenant organizations and tenant-endorsed community-based 
     nonprofit and public agency purchasers meeting such 
     reasonable qualifications as may be established by the 
     Secretary.

     SEC. 517. RESTRUCTURING TOOLS.

       (a) Mortgage Restructuring.--
       (1) In this part, an approved mortgage restructuring and 
     rental assistance sufficiency plan shall include 
     restructuring mortgages in accordance with this subsection to 
     provide--
       (A) a restructured or new first mortgage that is 
     sustainable at rents at levels that are established in 
     section 514(g); and
       (B) a second mortgage that is in an amount equal to no more 
     than the difference between the restructured or new first 
     mortgage and the indebtedness under the existing insured 
     mortgage immediately before it is restructured or refinanced, 
     provided that the amount of the second mortgage shall be in 
     an amount that the Secretary or participating administrative 
     entity determines can reasonably be expected to be repaid.
       (2) The second mortgage shall bear interest at a rate not 
     to exceed the applicable Federal rate as defined in section 
     1274(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The term of the 
     second mortgage shall be equal to the term of the 
     restructured or new first mortgage.
       (3) Payments on the second mortgage shall be deferred when 
     the first mortgage remains outstanding, except to the extent 
     there is excess project income remaining after payment of all 
     reasonable and necessary operating expenses (including 
     deposits in a reserve for replacement), debt service on the 
     first mortgage, and any other expenditures approved by the 
     Secretary. At least 75 percent of any excess project income 
     shall be applied to payments on the second mortgage, and the 
     Secretary or the participating administrative entity may 
     permit up to 25 percent to be paid to the project owner if 
     the Secretary or participating administrative entity 
     determines that the project owner meets benchmarks for 
     management and housing quality.
       (4) The full amount of the second mortgage shall be 
     immediately due and payable if--
       (A) the first mortgage is terminated or paid in full, 
     except as otherwise provided by the holder of the second 
     mortgage;
       (B) the project is purchased and the second mortgage is 
     assumed by any subsequent purchaser in violation of 
     guidelines established by the Secretary; or
       (C) the Secretary provides notice to the project owner that 
     such owner has failed to materially comply with any 
     requirements of this section or the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 as those requirements apply to the project, with a 
     reasonable opportunity for such owner to cure such failure.
       (5) The Secretary may modify the terms or forgive all or 
     part of the second mortgage if the Secretary holds the second 
     mortgage and if the project is acquired by a tenant 
     organization or tenant-endorsed community-based nonprofit or 
     public agency, pursuant to guidelines established by the 
     Secretary.
       (b) Restructuring Tools.--In addition to the requirements 
     of subsection (a) and to the extent these actions are 
     consistent with this section and with the control of the 
     Secretary of applicable accounts in the Treasury of the 
     United States, an approved mortgage restructuring and rental 
     assistance sufficiency plan under this subtitle may include 1 
     or more of the following actions:
       (1) Full or partial payment of claim.--Making a full 
     payment of claim or partial payment of claim under section 
     541(b) of the National Housing Act, as amended by section 
     523(b) of this Act. Any payment under this paragraph shall 
     not require the approval of a mortgagee.

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       (2) Refinancing of debt.--Refinancing of all or part of the 
     debt on a project. If the refinancing involves a mortgage 
     that will continue to be insured under the National Housing 
     Act, the refinancing shall be documented through amendment of 
     the existing insurance contract and not through a new 
     insurance contract.
       (3) Mortgage insurance.--Providing FHA multifamily mortgage 
     insurance, reinsurance or other credit enhancement 
     alternatives, including multifamily risk-sharing mortgage 
     programs, as provided under section 542 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1992. Any limitations on the 
     number of units available for mortgage insurance under 
     section 542 shall not apply to eligible multifamily housing 
     projects. Any credit subsidy costs of providing mortgage 
     insurance shall be paid from the Liquidating Account of the 
     General Insurance Fund or the Special Risk Insurance Fund and 
     shall not be subject to any limitation on appropriations.
       (4) Credit enhancement.--Any additional State or local 
     mortgage credit enhancements and risk-sharing arrangements 
     may be established with State or local housing finance 
     agencies, the Federal Housing Finance Board, the Federal 
     National Mortgage Association, and the Federal Home Loan 
     Mortgage Corporation, to a modified or refinanced first 
     mortgage.
       (5) Compensation of third parties.--Consistent with the 
     portfolio restructuring agreement, entering into agreements, 
     incurring costs, or making payments, including incentive 
     agreements designed to reward superior performance in meeting 
     the purposes of this Act, as may be reasonably necessary, to 
     compensate the participation of participating administrative 
     entities and other parties in undertaking actions authorized 
     by this subtitle. Upon request to the Secretary, 
     participating administrative entities that are qualified 
     under the United States Housing Act of 1937 to serve as 
     contract administrators shall be the contract administrators 
     under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for 
     purposes of any contracts entered into as part of an approved 
     mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency 
     plan. Subject to the availability of amounts provided in 
     advance in appropriations Acts for administrative fees under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, such 
     amounts may be used to compensate participating 
     administrative entities for compliance monitoring costs 
     incurred under section 519.
       (6) Use of project accounts.--Applying any residual 
     receipts, replacement reserves, and any other project 
     accounts not required for project operations, to maintain the 
     long-term affordability and physical condition of the 
     property or of other eligible multifamily housing projects. 
     The participating administrative entity may expedite the 
     acquisition of residual receipts, replacement reserves, or 
     other such accounts, by entering into agreements with owners 
     of housing covered by an expiring contract to provide an 
     owner with a share of the receipts, not to exceed 10 percent, 
     in accordance with guidelines established by the Secretary.
       (7) Rehabilitation needs.--
       (A) In general.--Assisting in addressing the rehabilitation 
     needs of the project. Rehabilitation may be paid from the 
     residual receipts, replacement reserves, or any other project 
     accounts not required for project operations, or, as provided 
     in appropriations Acts and subject to the control of the 
     Secretary of applicable accounts in the Treasury of the 
     United States, from budget authority provided for increases 
     in the budget authority for assistance contracts under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, the 
     rehabilitation grant program established under section 236(s) 
     of the National Housing Act, or through the debt 
     restructuring transaction. Rehabilitation under this 
     paragraph shall only be for the purpose of restoring the 
     project to a non-luxury standard adequate for the rental 
     market intended at the original approval of the project-based 
     assistance.
       (B) Contribution.--Each owner or purchaser of a project to 
     be rehabilitated under an approved mortgage restructuring and 
     rental assistance sufficiency plan shall contribute, from 
     non-project resources, not less than 25 percent of the amount 
     of rehabilitation assistance received, except that the 
     participating administrative entity may provide an exception 
     from the requirement of this subparagraph for housing 
     cooperatives.
       (c) Role of FNMA and FHLMC.--Section 1335 of the Federal 
     Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 
     1992 (12 U.S.C. 4565) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and'';
       (3) by striking ``To meet'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--To meet''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) assist in maintaining the affordability of assisted 
     units in eligible multifamily housing projects with expiring 
     contracts, as defined under the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
     Reform and Affordability Act of 1997.
       ``(b) Affordable Housing Goals.--Actions taken under 
     subsection (a)(5) shall constitute part of the contribution 
     of each entity in meeting its affordable housing goals under 
     sections 1332, 1333, and 1334 for any fiscal year, as 
     determined by the Secretary.''.
       (d) Prohibition on Equity Sharing by the Secretary.--The 
     Secretary is prohibited from participating in any equity 
     agreement or profit-sharing agreement in conjunction with any 
     eligible multifamily housing project.
       (e) Conflict of Interest Guidelines.--The Secretary may 
     establish guidelines to prevent conflicts of interest by a 
     participating administrative entity that provides, directly 
     or through risk-sharing arrangements, any form of credit 
     enhancement or financing pursuant to subsections (b)(3) or 
     (b)(4) or to prevent conflicts of interest by any other 
     person or entity under this subtitle.

     SEC. 518. MANAGEMENT STANDARDS.

       Each participating administrative entity shall establish 
     management standards, including requirements governing 
     conflicts of interest between owners, managers, contractors 
     with an identity of interest, pursuant to guidelines 
     established by the Secretary and consistent with industry 
     standards.

     SEC. 519. MONITORING OF COMPLIANCE.

       (a) Compliance Agreements.--(1) Pursuant to regulations 
     issued by the Secretary under section 522(a), each 
     participating administrative entity, through binding 
     contractual agreements with owners and otherwise, shall 
     ensure long-term compliance with the provisions of this 
     subtitle. Each agreement shall, at a minimum, provide for--
       (A) enforcement of the provisions of this subtitle; and
       (B) remedies for the breach of those provisions.
       (2) If the participating administrative entity is not 
     qualified under the United States Housing Act of 1937 to be a 
     section 8 contract administrator or fails to perform its 
     duties under the portfolio restructuring agreement, the 
     Secretary shall have the right to enforce the agreement.
       (b) Periodic Monitoring.--
       (1) In general.--Not less than annually, each participating 
     administrative entity that is qualified to be the section 8 
     contract administrator shall review the status of all 
     multifamily housing projects for which a mortgage 
     restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan has been 
     implemented.
       (2) Inspections.--Each review under this subsection shall 
     include onsite inspection to determine compliance with 
     housing codes and other requirements as provided in this 
     subtitle and the portfolio restructuring agreements.
       (3) Administration.--If the participating administrative 
     entity is not qualified under the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 to be a section 8 contract administrator, either the 
     Secretary or a qualified State or local housing agency shall 
     be responsible for the review required by this subsection.
       (c) Audit by the Secretary.--The Comptroller General of the 
     United States, the Secretary, and the Inspector General of 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development may conduct 
     an audit at any time of any multifamily housing project for 
     which a mortgage restructuring and rental assistance 
     sufficiency plan has been implemented.

     SEC. 520. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       (a) Annual Review.--In order to ensure compliance with this 
     subtitle, the Secretary shall conduct an annual review and 
     report to the Congress on actions taken under this subtitle 
     and the status of eligible multifamily housing projects.
       (b) Semiannual Review.--Not less than semiannually during 
     the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and not less than annually thereafter, the Secretary 
     shall submit reports to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate stating, for such periods, the total number of 
     projects identified by participating administrative entities 
     under each of clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (C).

     SEC. 521. GAO AUDIT AND REVIEW.

       (a) Initial Audit.--Not later than 18 months after the 
     effective date of final regulations promulgated under this 
     part, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     conduct an audit to evaluate eligible multifamily housing 
     projects and the implementation of mortgage restructuring and 
     rental assistance sufficiency plans.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the audit 
     conducted under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     status of eligible multifamily housing projects and the 
     implementation of mortgage restructuring and rental 
     assistance sufficiency plans.
       (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) a description of the initial audit conducted under 
     subsection (a); and
       (B) recommendations for any legislative action to increase 
     the financial savings to the Federal Government of the 
     restructuring of eligible multifamily housing projects 
     balanced with the continued availability of the maximum 
     number of affordable low-income housing units.

     SEC. 522. REGULATIONS.

       (a) Rulemaking and Implementation.--
       (1) Interim regulations.--The Director shall issue such 
     interim regulations as may be necessary to implement this 
     subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle with 
     respect to eligible multifamily housing projects covered by 
     contracts described in section 512(2)(B) that expire in 
     fiscal year 1999 or thereafter. If, before the expiration of 
     such period, the Director has not been appointed, the 
     Secretary shall issue such interim regulations.
       (2) Final regulations.--The Director shall issue final 
     regulations necessary to imple

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     ment this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle 
     with respect to eligible multifamily housing projects covered 
     by contracts described in section 512(2)(B) that expire in 
     fiscal year 1999 or thereafter before the later of (A) the 
     expiration of the 12-month period beginning upon the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and (B) the 3-month period 
     beginning upon the appointment of the Director under subtitle 
     B.
       (3) Factors for consideration.--Before the publication of 
     the final regulations under paragraph (2), in addition to 
     public comments invited in connection with publication of the 
     interim rule, the Secretary shall--
       (A) seek recommendations on the implementation of sections 
     513(b) and 515(c)(1) from organizations representing--
       (i) State housing finance agencies and local housing 
     agencies;
       (ii) other potential participating administering entities;
       (iii) tenants;
       (iv) owners and managers of eligible multifamily housing 
     projects;
       (v) States and units of general local government; and
       (vi) qualified mortgagees; and
       (B) convene not less than 3 public forums at which the 
     organizations making recommendations under subparagraph (A) 
     may express views concerning the proposed disposition of the 
     recommendations.
       (b) Transition Provision for Contracts Expiring in Fiscal 
     Year 1998.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary shall apply all the terms of section 211 and 
     section 212 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
     Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (except for section 212(h)(1)(G) and 
     the limitation in section 212(k)) contracts for project-based 
     assistance that expire during fiscal year 1998 (in the same 
     manner that such provisions apply to expiring contracts 
     defined in section 212(a)(3) of such Act), except that 
     section 517(a) of the Act shall apply to mortgages on 
     projects subject to such contracts.

     SEC. 523. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Calculation of Limit on Project-Based Assistance.--
     Section 8(d) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(5) Calculation of limit.--Any contract entered into 
     under section 514 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform 
     and Affordability Act of 1997 shall be excluded in computing 
     the limit on project-based assistance under this 
     subsection.''.
       (b) Partial Payment of Claims on Multifamily Housing 
     Projects.--Section 541 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1735f-19) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), in the subsection heading, by 
     striking ``Authority'' and inserting ``Defaulted Mortgages'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Existing Mortgages.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary, in connection with a 
     mortgage restructuring under section 514 of the Multifamily 
     Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, may 
     make a 1 time, nondefault partial payment of the claim under 
     the mortgage insurance contract, which shall include a 
     determination by the Secretary or the participating 
     administrative entity, in accordance with the Multifamily 
     Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, of the 
     market value of the project and a restructuring of the 
     mortgage, under such terms and conditions as are permitted by 
     section 517(a) of such Act.''.
       (c) Reuse and Rescission of Certain Recaptured Budget 
     Authority.--Section 8(bb) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(bb) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``(bb)'' the following: ``Transfer, 
     Reuse, and Rescission of Budget Authority.--(1)''; and
       (2) by inserting the following new paragraph at the end:
       ``(2) Reuse and Rescission of Certain Recaptured Budget 
     Authority.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if a project-based 
     assistance contract for an eligible multifamily housing 
     project subject to actions authorized under title I is 
     terminated or amended as part of restructuring under section 
     517 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
     Affordability Act of 1997, the Secretary shall recapture the 
     budget authority not required for the terminated or amended 
     contract and use such amounts as are necessary to provide 
     housing assistance for the same number of families covered by 
     such contract for the remaining term of such contract, under 
     a contract providing for project-based or tenant-based 
     assistance. The amount of budget authority saved as a result 
     of the shift to project-based or tenant-based assistance 
     shall be rescinded.''.
       (d) Section 8 Contract Renewals.--Section 405(a) of the 
     Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is 
     amended by striking ``For'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding 
     part 24 of title 24 of the Code of Federal Regualtions, 
     for''.
       (e) Renewal Upon Request of Owner.--Section 211(b)(3) of 
     the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1997 (Public Law 104-204; 110 Stat. 2896) is amended--
       (1) by striking the paragraph heading and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) Exemption of certain other projects.--''; and
       (2) by striking ``section 202 projects, section 811 
     projects and section 515 projects'' and inserting ``section 
     202 projects, section 515 projects, projects with contracts 
     entered into pursuant to section 441 of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, and projects with rents 
     that exceed 100 percent of fair market rent for the market 
     area, but that are less than rents for comparable projects''.
       (f) Extension of Demonstration Contract Period.--Section 
     212(g) of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
     Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-204) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(g)'';
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``or in paragraph (2)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The Secretary may renew a demonstration contract for 
     an additional period of not to exceed 120 days, if--
       ``(A) the contract was originally executed before February 
     1, 1997, and the Secretary determines, in the sole discretion 
     of the Secretary, that the renewal period for the contract 
     needs to exceed 1 year, due to delay of publication of the 
     Secretary's demonstration program guidelines until January 
     23, 1997 (not to exceed 21 projects); or
       ``(B) the contract was originally executed before October 
     1, 1997, in connection with a project that has been 
     identified for restructuring under the joint venture approach 
     described in section VII.B.2. of the Secretary's 
     demonstration program guidelines, and the Secretary 
     determines, in the sole discretion of the Secretary, that the 
     renewal period for the contract needs to exceed 1 year, due 
     to delay in implementation of the joint venture agreement 
     required by the guidelines (not to exceed 25 projects).''.

     SEC. 524. SECTION 8 CONTRACT RENEWALS.

       (a) Section 8 Contract Renewal Authority.--
       (1)  In General.--Notwithstanding part 24 of title 24 of 
     the Code of Federal Regulations and subject to section 516 of 
     this subtitle, for fiscal year 1999 and henceforth, the 
     Secretary 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 (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 at rent levels that do not exceed 
     comparable market rents for the market area. The assistance 
     shall be provided in accordance with terms and conditions 
     prescribed by the Secretary.
       (2) Exception Projects.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), 
     upon the request of the owner, the Secretary shall renew an 
     expiring contract in accordance with terms and conditions 
     prescribed by the Secretary at the lesser of (i) existing 
     rents, adjusted by an operating cost, adjustment factor 
     established by the Secretary, (ii) a level that provides 
     income sufficient to support a budget-based rent (including a 
     budget-based rent adjustment if justified by reasonable and 
     expected operating expenses), or (iii) in the case of a 
     contract under the moderate rehabilitation program, other 
     than a moderate rehabilitation contract under section 441 of 
     the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, the base 
     rent adjusted by an operating cost adjustment factor 
     established by the Secretary, for the following categories of 
     multifamily housing projects--
       (A) projects for which the primary financing or mortgage 
     insurance was provided by a unit of State government or a 
     unit of general local government (or an agency or 
     instrumentality of either) and is not insured under the 
     National Housing Act;
       (B) projects for which the primary financing was provided 
     by a unit of State government or a unit or general local 
     government (or an agency or instrumentality of either) and 
     the financing involves mortgage insurance under the National 
     Housing Act, such that the implementation of a mortgage 
     restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan under 
     this Act is in conflict with applicable law or agreements 
     governing such financing;
       (C) projects financed under section 202 of the Housing Act 
     of 1959 or section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949;
       (D) projects that have an expiring contract under section 8 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937 pursuant to section 
     441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; and
       (E) projects that do not qualify as eligible multifamily 
     housing projects pursuant to section 512(2) of this subtitle.

                  Subtitle B--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 531. REHABILITATION GRANTS FOR CERTAIN INSURED PROJECTS.

       Section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(s) Grant Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make grants for the 
     capital costs of rehabilitation to owners of projects that 
     meet the eligibility and other criteria set forth in, and in 
     accordance with, this subsection.
       ``(2) Project eligibility.--A project may be eligible for 
     capital grant assistance under this subsection--
       ``(A) if--
       ``(i) the project is or was insured under any provision of 
     title II of the National Housing Act;
       ``(ii) the project was assisted under section 8 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 on

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     the date of enactment of the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
     Reform and Affordability Act of 1997; and
       ``(iii) the project mortgage was not held by a State agency 
     as of the date of enactment of the Multifamily Assisted 
     Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997;
       ``(B) if the project owner agrees to maintain the housing 
     quality standards as required by the Secretary;
       ``(C)(i) if the Secretary determines that the owner or 
     purchaser of the project has not engaged in material adverse 
     financial or managerial actions or omissions with regard to 
     such project; or
       ``(ii) if the Secretary elects to make such determination, 
     that the owner or purchaser of the project has not engaged in 
     material adverse financial or managerial actions or omissions 
     with regard to other projects of such owner or purchaser that 
     are federally-assisted or financed with a loan from, or 
     mortgage insured or guaranteed by, an agency of the Federal 
     government;
       ``(iii) material adverse financial or managerial actions or 
     omissions, as the terms are used in this subparagraph, 
     include--
       ``(I) materially violating any Federal, State, or local law 
     or regulation with regard to this project or any other 
     federally assisted project, after receipt of notice and an 
     opportunity to cure;
       ``(II) materially breaching a contract for assistance under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, after 
     receipt of notice and an opportunity to cure;
       ``(III) materially violating any applicable regulatory or 
     other agreement with the Secretary or a participating 
     administrative entity, after receipt of notice and an 
     opportunity to cure;
       ``(IV) repeatedly failing to make mortgage payments at 
     times when project income was sufficient to maintain and 
     operate the property;
       ``(V) materially failing to maintain the property according 
     to housing quality standards after receipt of notice and a 
     reasonable opportunity to cure; or
       ``(VI) committing any act or omission that would warrant 
     suspension or debarment by the Secretary; and
       ``(iv) the term `owner' as used in this subparagraph, in 
     addition to it having the same meaning as in section 8(f) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937, also means an 
     affiliate of the owner; the term `purchaser' as used in this 
     subsection means any private person or entity, including a 
     cooperative, an agency of the Federal Government, or a public 
     housing agency, that, upon purchase of the project, would 
     have the legal right to lease or sublease dwelling units in 
     the project, and also means an affiliate of the purchaser; 
     the terms `affiliate of the owner' and `affiliate of the 
     purchaser' means any person or entity (including, but not 
     limited to, a general partner or managing member, or an 
     officer of either) that controls an owner or purchaser, is 
     controlled by an owner or purchaser, or is under common 
     control with the owner or purchaser; the term `control' means 
     the direct or indirect power (under contract, equity 
     ownership, the right to vote or determine a vote, or 
     otherwise) to direct the financial legal, beneficial or other 
     interests of the owner or purchaser; and
       ``(D) if the project owner demonstrates to the satisfaction 
     of the Secretary--
       ``(i) using information in a comprehensive needs 
     assessment, that capital grant assistance is needed for 
     rehabilitation of the project; and
       ``(ii) that project income is not sufficient to support 
     such rehabilitation.
       ``(3) Eligible purposes.--The Secretary may make grants to 
     the owners of eligible projects for the purposes of--
       ``(A) payment into project replacement reserves;
       ``(B) debt service payments on non-Federal rehabilitation 
     loans; and
       ``(C) payment of nonrecurring maintenance and capital 
     improvements, under such terms and conditions as are 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(4) Grant agreement.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide in any grant 
     agreement under this subsection that the grant shall be 
     terminated if the project fails to meet housing quality 
     standards, as applicable on the date of enactment of the 
     Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 
     1997, or any successor standards for the physical conditions 
     of projects, as are determined by the Secretary.
       ``(B) Affordability and use clauses.--The Secretary shall 
     include in a grant agreement under this subsection a 
     requirement for the project owners to maintain such 
     affordability and use restrictions as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate.
       ``(C) Other terms.--The Secretary may include in a grant 
     agreement under this subsection such other terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary.
       ``(5) Delegation.--
       ``(A) In general.--In addition to the authorities set forth 
     in subsection (p), the Secretary may delegate to State and 
     local governments the responsibility for the administration 
     of grants under this subsection. Any such government may 
     carry out such delegated responsibilities directly or under 
     contracts.
       ``(B) Administration costs.--In addition to other eligible 
     purposes, amounts of grants under this subsection may be made 
     available for costs of administration under subparagraph (A).
       ``(6) Funding.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of carrying out this 
     subsection, the Secretary may make available amounts that are 
     unobligated amounts for contracts for interest reduction 
     payments--
       ``(i) that were previously obligated for contracts for 
     interest reduction payments under this section until the 
     insured mortgage under this section was extinguished;
       ``(ii) that become available as a result of the outstanding 
     principal balance of a mortgage having been written down;
       ``(iii) that are uncommitted balances within the limitation 
     on maximum payments that may have been, before the date of 
     enactment of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
     Affordability Act of 1997, permitted in any fiscal year; or
       ``(iv) that become available from any other source.
       ``(B) Liquidation authority.--The Secretary may liquidate 
     obligations entered into under this subsection under section 
     1305(10) of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(C) Capital grants.--In making capital grants under the 
     terms of this subsection, using the amounts that the 
     Secretary has recaptured from contracts for interest 
     reduction payments, the Secretary shall ensure that the rates 
     and amounts of outlays do not at any time exceed the rates 
     and amounts of outlays that would have been experienced if 
     the insured mortgage had not been extinguished or the 
     principal amount had not been written down, and the interest 
     reduction payments that the Secretary has recaptured had 
     continued in accordance with the terms in effect immediately 
     prior to such extinguishment or write-down.''.

     SEC. 532. GAO REPORT ON SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
                   MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS.

       Not later than the expiration of the 18-month period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a 
     report to the Congress analyzing--
       (1) the housing projects for which project-based assistance 
     is provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937, but which are not subject to a mortgage insured or 
     held by the Secretary under the National Housing Act;
       (2) how State and local housing finance agencies have 
     benefited financially from the rental assistance program 
     under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
     including any benefits from fees, bond financings, and 
     mortgage refinancings; and
       (3) the extent and effectiveness of State and local housing 
     finance agencies oversight of the physical and financial 
     management and condition of multifamily housing projects for 
     which project-based assistance is provided under section 8 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937.

                   Subtitle C--Enforcement Provisions

     SEC. 541. IMPLEMENTATION.

       (a) Issuance of Necessary Regulations.--Notwithstanding 
     section 7(o) of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development Act or part 10 of title 24, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (as in existence on the date of enactment of this 
     Act), the Secretary shall issue such regulations as the 
     Secretary determines to be necessary to implement this 
     subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle in 
     accordance with section 552 or 553 of title 5, United States 
     Code, as determined by the Secretary.
       (b) Use of Existing Regulations.--In implementing any 
     provision of this subtitle, the Secretary may, in the 
     discretion of the Secretary, provide for the use of existing 
     regulations to the extent appropriate, without rulemaking.

     SEC. 542. INCOME VERIFICATION.

       (a) Reinstitution of Requirements Regarding HUD Access to 
     Certain Information of State Agencies.--
       (1) In general.--Section 303(i) of the Social Security Act 
     is amended by striking paragraph (5).
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply to any request for information made after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Repeal of Termination Regarding Housing Assistance 
     Programs.--Section 6103(l)(7)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by striking the last sentence.

           Part 1--FHA Single Family and Multifamily Housing

     SEC. 551. AUTHORIZATION TO IMMEDIATELY SUSPEND MORTGAGEES.

       Section 202(c)(3)(C) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1708(c)(3)(C)) is amended by inserting after the first 
     sentence the following: ``Notwithstanding paragraph (4)(A), a 
     suspension shall be effective upon issuance by the Board if 
     the Board determines that there exists adequate evidence that 
     immediate action is required to protect the financial 
     interests of the Department or the public.''.

     SEC. 552. EXTENSION OF EQUITY SKIMMING TO OTHER SINGLE FAMILY 
                   AND MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROGRAMS.

       Section 254 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
     19) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 254. EQUITY SKIMMING PENALTY.

       ``(a) In General.--Whoever, as an owner, agent, or manager, 
     or who is otherwise in custody, control, or possession of a 
     multifamily project or a 1- to 4-family residence that is 
     security for a mortgage note that is described in subsection 
     (b), willfully uses or authorizes the use of any part of the 
     rents, assets, proceeds, income, or other funds derived from 
     property covered by that mort

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     gage note for any purpose other than to meet reasonable and 
     necessary expenses that include expenses approved by the 
     Secretary if such approval is required, in a period during 
     which the mortgage note is in default or the project is in a 
     nonsurplus cash position, as defined by the regulatory 
     agreement covering the property, or the mortgagor has failed 
     to comply with the provisions of such other form of 
     regulatory control imposed by the Secretary, shall be fined 
     not more than $500,000, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or 
     both.
       ``(b) Mortgage Notes Described.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a), a mortgage note is described in this subsection if it--
       ``(1) is insured, acquired, or held by the Secretary 
     pursuant to this Act;
       ``(2) is made pursuant to section 202 of the Housing Act of 
     1959 (including property still subject to section 202 program 
     requirements that existed before the date of enactment of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act); or
       ``(3) is insured or held pursuant to section 542 of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, but is not 
     reinsured under section 542 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992.''.

     SEC. 553. CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES AGAINST MORTGAGEES, LENDERS, 
                   AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN FHA PROGRAMS.

       (a) Change to Section Title.--Section 536 of the National 
     Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1735f-14) is amended by striking the 
     section heading and the section designation and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 536. CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES AGAINST MORTGAGEES, 
                   LENDERS, AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN FHA 
                   PROGRAMS.''.

       (b) Expansion of Persons Eligible for Penalty.--Section 
     536(a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1735f-14(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the first sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``If a mortgagee approved under the 
     Act, a lender holding a contract of insurance under title I, 
     or a principal, officer, or employee of such mortgagee or 
     lender, or other person or entity participating in either an 
     insured mortgage or title I loan transaction under this Act 
     or providing assistance to the borrower in connection with 
     any such loan, including sellers of the real estate involved, 
     borrowers, closing agents, title companies, real estate 
     agents, mortgage brokers, appraisers, loan correspondents and 
     dealers, knowingly and materially violates any applicable 
     provision of subsection (b), the Secretary may impose a civil 
     money penalty on the mortgagee or lender, or such other 
     person or entity, in accordance with this section. The 
     penalty under this paragraph shall be in addition to any 
     other available civil remedy or any available criminal 
     penalty, and may be imposed whether or not the Secretary 
     imposes other administrative sanctions.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or such other 
     person or entity'' after ``lender''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``provision'' and 
     inserting ``the provisions''.
       (c) Additional Violations for Mortgagees, Lenders, and 
     Other Participants in FHA Programs.--Section 536(b) of the 
     National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1735f-14(b)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) The Secretary may impose a civil money penalty under 
     subsection (a) for any knowing and material violation by a 
     principal, officer, or employee of a mortgagee or lender, or 
     other participants in either an insured mortgage or title I 
     loan transaction under this Act or provision of assistance to 
     the borrower in connection with any such loan, including 
     sellers of the real estate involved, borrowers, closing 
     agents, title companies, real estate agents, mortgage 
     brokers, appraisers, loan correspondents, and dealers for--
       ``(A) submission to the Secretary of information that was 
     false, in connection with any mortgage insured under this 
     Act, or any loan that is covered by a contract of insurance 
     under title I of this Act;
       ``(B) falsely certifying to the Secretary or submitting to 
     the Secretary a false certification by another person or 
     entity; or
       ``(C) failure by a loan correspondent or dealer to submit 
     to the Secretary information which is required by regulations 
     or directives in connection with any loan that is covered by 
     a contract of insurance under title I.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by striking ``or 
     paragraph (1)(F)'' and inserting ``or (F), or paragraph (2) 
     (A), (B), or (C)''.
       (d) Conforming and Technical Amendments.--Section 536 of 
     the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1735f-14) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by inserting after ``lender'' 
     the following: ``or such other person or entity'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``or such other person or entity'' after 
     ``lender''; and
       (B) by striking ``part 25'' and inserting ``parts 24 and 
     25''; and
       (3) in subsection (e), by inserting ``or such other person 
     or entity'' after ``lender'' each place that term appears.

                   Part 2--FHA Multifamily Provisions

     SEC. 561. CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES AGAINST GENERAL PARTNERS, 
                   OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND CERTAIN MANAGING 
                   AGENTS OF MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS.

       (a) Civil Money Penalties Against Multifamily Mortgagors.--
     Section 537 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1735f-15) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``on that mortgagor'' 
     and inserting the following: ``on that mortgagor, on a 
     general partner of a partnership mortgagor, or on any officer 
     or director of a corporate mortgagor'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Other Violations.--''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Violations.--The Secretary may'' and all 
     that follows through the colon and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Liable parties.--The Secretary may also impose a 
     civil money penalty under this section on--
       ``(i) any mortgagor of a property that includes 5 or more 
     living units and that has a mortgage insured, coinsured, or 
     held pursuant to this Act;
       ``(ii) any general partner of a partnership mortgagor of 
     such property;
       ``(iii) any officer or director of a corporate mortgagor;
       ``(iv) any agent employed to manage the property that has 
     an identity of interest with the mortgagor, with the general 
     partner of a partnership mortgagor, or with any officer or 
     director of a corporate mortgagor of such property; or
       ``(v) any member of a limited liability company that is the 
     mortgagor of such property or is the general partner of a 
     limited partnership mortgagor or is a partner of a general 
     partnership mortgagor.
       ``(B) Violations.--A penalty may be imposed under this 
     section upon any liable party under subparagraph (A) that 
     knowingly and materially takes any of the following 
     actions:'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), as designated by clause (i), by 
     redesignating the subparagraph designations (A) through (L) 
     as clauses (i) through (xii), respectively;
       (iii) by adding after clause (xii), as redesignated by 
     clause (ii), the following:
       ``(xiii) Failure to maintain the premises, accommodations, 
     any living unit in the project, and the grounds and equipment 
     appurtenant thereto in good repair and condition in 
     accordance with regulations and requirements of the 
     Secretary, except that nothing in this clause shall have the 
     effect of altering the provisions of an existing regulatory 
     agreement or federally insured mortgage on the property.
       ``(xiv) Failure, by a mortgagor, a general partner of a 
     partnership mortgagor, or an officer or director of a 
     corporate mortgagor, to provide management for the project 
     that is acceptable to the Secretary pursuant to regulations 
     and requirements of the Secretary.
       ``(xv) Failure to provide access to the books, records, and 
     accounts related to the operations of the mortgaged property 
     and of the project.''; and
       (iv) in the last sentence, by deleting ``of such 
     agreement'' and inserting ``of this subsection'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting after ``mortgagor'' 
     the following: ``, general partner of a partnership 
     mortgagor, officer or director of a corporate mortgagor, or 
     identity of interest agent employed to manage the property''; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Payment of penalty.--No payment of a civil money 
     penalty levied under this section shall be payable out of 
     project income.'';
       (4) in subsection (e)(1), by deleting ``a mortgagor'' and 
     inserting ``an entity or person'';
       (5) in subsection (f), by inserting after ``mortgagor'' 
     each place such term appears the following: ``, general 
     partner of a partnership mortgagor, officer or director of a 
     corporate mortgagor, or identity of interest agent employed 
     to manage the property'';
       (6) by striking the heading of subsection (f) and inserting 
     the following: ``Civil Money Penalties Against Multifamily 
     Mortgagors, General Partners of Partnership Mortgagors, 
     Officers and Directors of Corporate Mortgagors, and Certain 
     Managing Agents''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Identity of Interest Managing Agent.--In this 
     section, the terms `agent employed to manage the property 
     that has an identity of interest' and `identity of interest 
     agent' mean an entity--
       ``(1) that has management responsibility for a project;
       ``(2) in which the ownership entity, including its general 
     partner or partners (if applicable) and its officers or 
     directors (if applicable), has an ownership interest; and
       ``(3) over which the ownership entity exerts effective 
     control.''.
       (b) Implementation.--
       (1) Public comment.--The Secretary shall implement the 
     amendments made by this section by regulation issued after 
     notice and opportunity for public comment. The notice shall 
     seek comments primarily as to the definitions of the terms 
     ``ownership interest in'' and ``effective control'', as those 
     terms are used in the definition of the terms ``agent 
     employed to manage the property that has an identity of 
     interest'' and ``identity of interest agent''.
       (2) Timing.--A proposed rule implementing the amendments 
     made by this section shall be published not later than 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.

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       (c) Applicability of Amendments.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to--
       (1) violations that occur on or after the effective date of 
     the final regulations implementing the amendments made by 
     this section; and
       (2) in the case of a continuing violation (as determined by 
     the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development), any portion 
     of a violation that occurs on or after that date.

     SEC. 562. CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH 
                   SECTION 8 HAP CONTRACTS.

       (a) Basic Authority.--Title I of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by designating the second section designated as section 
     27 (as added by section 903(b) of Public Law 104-193 (110 
     Stat. 2348)) as section 28; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 29. CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES AGAINST SECTION 8 OWNERS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Effect on other remedies.--The penalties set forth in 
     this section shall be in addition to any other available 
     civil remedy or any available criminal penalty, and may be 
     imposed regardless of whether the Secretary imposes other 
     administrative sanctions.
       ``(2) Failure of secretary.--The Secretary may not impose 
     penalties under this section for a violation, if a material 
     cause of the violation is the failure of the Secretary, an 
     agent of the Secretary, or a public housing agency to comply 
     with an existing agreement.
       ``(b) Violations of Housing Assistance Payment Contracts 
     for Which Penalty May Be Imposed.--
       ``(1) Liable parties.--The Secretary may impose a civil 
     money penalty under this section on--
       ``(A) any owner of a property receiving project-based 
     assistance under section 8;
       ``(B) any general partner of a partnership owner of that 
     property; and
       ``(C) any agent employed to manage the property that has an 
     identity of interest with the owner or the general partner of 
     a partnership owner of the property.
       ``(2) Violations.--A penalty may be imposed under this 
     section for a knowing and material breach of a housing 
     assistance payments contract, including the following--
       ``(A) failure to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing 
     pursuant to section 8; or
       ``(B) knowing or willful submission of false, fictitious, 
     or fraudulent statements or requests for housing assistance 
     payments to the Secretary or to any department or agency of 
     the United States.
       ``(3) Amount of penalty.--The amount of a penalty imposed 
     for a violation under this subsection, as determined by the 
     Secretary, may not exceed $25,000 per violation.
       ``(c) Agency Procedures.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall issue regulations 
     establishing standards and procedures governing the 
     imposition of civil money penalties under subsection (b). 
     These standards and procedures--
       ``(A) shall provide for the Secretary or other department 
     official to make the determination to impose the penalty;
       ``(B) shall provide for the imposition of a penalty only 
     after the liable party has received notice and the 
     opportunity for a hearing on the record; and
       ``(C) may provide for review by the Secretary of any 
     determination or order, or interlocutory ruling, arising from 
     a hearing and judicial review, as provided under subsection 
     (d).
       ``(2) Final orders.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a hearing is not requested before the 
     expiration of the 15-day period beginning on the date on 
     which the notice of opportunity for hearing is received, the 
     imposition of a penalty under subsection (b) shall constitute 
     a final and unappealable determination.
       ``(B) Effect of review.--If the Secretary reviews the 
     determination or order, the Secretary may affirm, modify, or 
     reverse that determination or order.
       ``(C) Failure to review.--If the Secretary does not review 
     that determination or order before the expiration of the 90-
     day period beginning on the date on which the determination 
     or order is issued, the determination or order shall be 
     final.
       ``(3) Factors in determining amount of penalty.--In 
     determining the amount of a penalty under subsection (b), the 
     Secretary shall take into consideration--
       ``(A) the gravity of the offense;
       ``(B) any history of prior offenses by the violator 
     (including offenses occurring before the enactment of this 
     section);
       ``(C) the ability of the violator to pay the penalty;
       ``(D) any injury to tenants;
       ``(E) any injury to the public;
       ``(F) any benefits received by the violator as a result of 
     the violation;
       ``(G) deterrence of future violations; and
       ``(H) such other factors as the Secretary may establish by 
     regulation.
       ``(4) Payment of penalty.--No payment of a civil money 
     penalty levied under this section shall be payable out of 
     project income.
       ``(d) Judicial Review of Agency Determination.--Judicial 
     review of determinations made under this section shall be 
     carried out in accordance with section 537(e) of the National 
     Housing Act.
       ``(e) Remedies for Noncompliance.--
       ``(1) Judicial intervention.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a person or entity fails to comply 
     with the determination or order of the Secretary imposing a 
     civil money penalty under subsection (b), after the 
     determination or order is no longer subject to review as 
     provided by subsections (c) and (d), the Secretary may 
     request the Attorney General of the United States to bring an 
     action in an appropriate United States district court to 
     obtain a monetary judgment against that person or entity and 
     such other relief as may be available.
       ``(B) Fees and expenses.--Any monetary judgment awarded in 
     an action brought under this paragraph may, in the discretion 
     of the court, include the attorney's fees and other expenses 
     incurred by the United States in connection with the action.
       ``(2) Nonreviewability of determination or order.--In an 
     action under this subsection, the validity and 
     appropriateness of the determination or order of the 
     Secretary imposing the penalty shall not be subject to 
     review.
       ``(f) Settlement by Secretary.--The Secretary may 
     compromise, modify, or remit any civil money penalty which 
     may be, or has been, imposed under this section.
       ``(g) Deposit of Penalties.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, if the mortgage covering the property receiving 
     assistance under section 8 is insured or formerly insured by 
     the Secretary, the Secretary shall apply all civil money 
     penalties collected under this section to the appropriate 
     insurance fund or funds established under this Act, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Exception.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, if the mortgage covering the property receiving 
     assistance under section 8 is neither insured nor formerly 
     insured by the Secretary, the Secretary shall make all civil 
     money penalties collected under this section available for 
     use by the appropriate office within the Department for 
     administrative costs related to enforcement of the 
     requirements of the various programs administered by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `agent employed to manage the property that 
     has an identity of interest' means an entity--
       ``(A) that has management responsibility for a project;
       ``(B) in which the ownership entity, including its general 
     partner or partners (if applicable), has an ownership 
     interest; and
       ``(C) over which such ownership entity exerts effective 
     control; and
       ``(2) the term `knowing' means having actual knowledge of 
     or acting with deliberate ignorance of or reckless disregard 
     for the prohibitions under this section.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply only with respect to--
       (1) violations that occur on or after the effective date of 
     final regulations implementing the amendments made by this 
     section; and
       (2) in the case of a continuing violation (as determined by 
     the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development), any portion 
     of a violation that occurs on or after such date.
       (c) Implementation.--
       (1) Regulations.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall implement the 
     amendments made by this section by regulation issued after 
     notice and opportunity for public comment.
       (B) Comments sought.--The notice under subparagraph (A) 
     shall seek comments as to the definitions of the terms 
     ``ownership interest in'' and ``effective control'', as such 
     terms are used in the definition of the term ``agent employed 
     to manage such property that has an identity of interest''.
       (2) Timing.--A proposed rule implementing the amendments 
     made by this section shall be published not later than 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 563. EXTENSION OF DOUBLE DAMAGES REMEDY.

       Section 421 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1987 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-4a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``Act; or (B)'' and 
     inserting the following: ``Act; (B) a regulatory agreement 
     that applies to a multifamily project whose mortgage is 
     insured or held by the Secretary under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959 (including property subject to section 
     202 of such Act as it existed before enactment of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990); 
     (C) a regulatory agreement or such other form of regulatory 
     control as may be imposed by the Secretary that applies to 
     mortgages insured or held by the Secretary under section 542 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, but not 
     reinsured under section 542 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992; or (D)''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by inserting after 
     ``agreement'' the following: ``, or such other form of 
     regulatory control as may be imposed by the Secretary,'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after ``Act,'' the 
     following: ``under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
     (including section 202 of such Act as it existed before 
     enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act of 1990) and under section 542 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1992,'';
       (3) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``agreement'' the 
     following: ``, or such other form of regulatory control as 
     may be imposed by the Secretary,'';
       (4) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by inserting after ``agreement'' 
     the following: ``, or such other

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     form of regulatory control as may be imposed by the 
     Secretary,''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by inserting before the period 
     the following: ``or, in the case of any project for which the 
     mortgage is held by the Secretary under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959 (including property subject to section 
     202 of such Act as it existed before enactment of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990), 
     to the project or to the Department for use by the 
     appropriate office within the Department for administrative 
     costs related to enforcement of the requirements of the 
     various programs administered by the Secretary, as 
     appropriate''; and
       (5) in subsection (d), by inserting after ``agreement'' the 
     following: ``, or such other form of regulatory control as 
     may be imposed by the Secretary,''.

     SEC. 564. OBSTRUCTION OF FEDERAL AUDITS.

       Section 1516(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after ``under a contract or subcontract,'' the 
     following: ``or relating to any property that is security for 
     a mortgage note that is insured, guaranteed, acquired, or 
     held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     pursuant to any Act administered by the Secretary,''.

   Subtitle D--Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring

     SEC. 571. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING 
                   ASSISTANCE RESTRUCTURING.

       There is hereby established an office within the Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, which shall be known as the 
     Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring.

     SEC. 572. DIRECTOR.

       (a) Appointment.--The Office shall be under the management 
     of a Director, who 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 and have a 
     demonstrated understanding of financing and mortgage 
     restructuring for affordable multifamily housing. Not later 
     than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     President shall submit to the Senate a nomination for initial 
     appointment to the position of Director.
       (b) Vacancy.--A vacancy in the position of Director shall 
     be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was 
     made under subsection (a).
       (c) Deputy Director.--
       (1) In general.--The Office shall have a Deputy Director 
     who shall be appointed by the Director from among individuals 
     who are citizens of the United States and have a demonstrated 
     understanding of financing and mortgage restructuring for 
     affordable multifamily housing.
       (2) Functions.--The Deputy Director shall have such 
     functions, powers, and duties as the Director shall 
     prescribe. In the event of the death, resignation, sickness, 
     or absence of the Director, the Deputy Director shall serve 
     as acting Director until the return of the Director or the 
     appointment of a successor pursuant to subsection (b).

     SEC. 573. DUTY AND AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.

       (a) Duty.--The Secretary shall, acting through the 
     Director, administer the program of mortgage and rental 
     assistance restructuring for eligible multifamily housing 
     projects under subtitle A. During the period before the 
     Director is appointed, the Secretary may carry out such 
     program.
       (b) Authority.--The Director is authorized to make such 
     determinations, take such actions, issue such regulations, 
     and perform such functions assigned to the Director under law 
     as the Director determines necessary to carry out such 
     functions, subject to the review and approval of the 
     Secretary. The Director shall semiannually submit a report to 
     the Secretary regarding the activities, determinations, and 
     actions of the Director.
       (c) Delegation of Authority.--The Director may delegate to 
     officers and employees of the Office (but not to contractors, 
     subcontractors, or consultants) any of the functions, powers, 
     and duties of the Director, as the Director considers 
     appropriate.
       (d) Independence in Providing Information to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a) or (b), the 
     Director shall not be required to obtain the prior approval, 
     comment, or review of any officer or agency of the United 
     States before submitting to the Congress, or any committee or 
     subcommittee thereof, any reports, recommendations, 
     testimony, or comments if such submissions include a 
     statement indicating that the views expressed therein are 
     those of the Director and do not necessarily represent the 
     views of the Secretary or the President.
       (2) Requirement.--If the Director determines at any time 
     that the Secretary is taking or has taken any action that 
     interferes with the ability of the Director to carry out the 
     duties of the Director under this Act or that affects the 
     administration of the program under subtitle A of this Act in 
     manner that is inconsistent with the purposes of this Act, 
     including any proposed action by the Director, in the 
     discretion of the Director, that is overruled by the 
     Secretary, the Director shall immediately report directly to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate regarding such action. 
     Notwithstanding subsection (a) or (b), any determination or 
     report under this paragraph by the Director shall not be 
     subject to prior review or approval of the Secretary.

     SEC. 574. PERSONNEL.

       (a) Office Personnel.--The Director may appoint and fix the 
     compensation of such officers and employees of the Office as 
     the Director considers necessary to carry out the functions 
     of the Director and the Office. Officers and employees 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.
       (b) Comparability of Compensation With Federal Banking 
     Agencies.--In fixing and directing compensation under 
     subsection (a), the Director shall consult with, and maintain 
     comparability with compensation of officers and employees of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
       (c) Personnel of Other Federal Agencies.--In carrying out 
     the duties of the Office, the Director may use information, 
     services, staff, and facilities of any executive agency, 
     independent agency, or department on a reimbursable basis, 
     with the consent of such agency or department.
       (d) Outside Experts and Consultants.--The Director may 
     procure temporary and intermittent services under section 
     3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. 575. BUDGET AND FINANCIAL REPORTS.

       (a) Financial Operating Plans and Forecasts.--Before the 
     beginning of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit a 
     copy of the financial operating plans and forecasts for the 
     Office to the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget.
       (b) Reports of Operations.--As soon as practicable after 
     the end of each fiscal year and each quarter thereof, the 
     Secretary shall submit a copy of the report of the results of 
     the operations of the Office during such period to the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
       (c) Inclusion in President's Budget.--The annual plans, 
     forecasts, and reports required under this section shall be 
     included (1) in the Budget of the United States in the 
     appropriate form, and (2) in the congressional justifications 
     of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for each 
     fiscal year in a form determined by the Secretary.

     SEC. 576. LIMITATION ON SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYMENT.

       Neither the Director nor any former officer or employee of 
     the Office who, while employed by the Office, was compensated 
     at a rate in excess of the lowest rate for a position 
     classified higher than GS-15 of the General Schedule under 
     section 5107 of title 5, United States Code, may, during the 
     2-year period beginning on the date of separation from 
     employment by the Office, accept compensation from any party 
     (other than a Federal agency) having any financial interest 
     in any mortgage restructuring and rental assistance 
     sufficiency plan under subtitle A or comparable matter in 
     which the Director or such officer or employee had direct 
     participation or supervision.

     SEC. 577. AUDITS BY GAO.

       The Comptroller General shall audit the operations of the 
     Office in accordance with generally accepted Government 
     auditing standards. All books, records, accounts, reports, 
     files, and property belonging to, or used by, the Office 
     shall be made available to the Comptroller General. Audits 
     under this section shall be conducted annually for the first 
     2 fiscal years following the date of the enactment of this 
     Act and as appropriate thereafter.

     SEC. 578. SUSPENSION OF PROGRAM BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO APPOINT 
                   DIRECTOR.

       (a) In General.--If, upon the expiration of the 12-month 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the initial appointment to the office of Director has not 
     been made, the operation of the program under subtitle A 
     shall immediately be suspended and such provisions shall not 
     have any force or effect during the period that ends upon the 
     making of such appointment.
       (b) Interim applicability of demonstration program.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period 
     referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out 
     sections 211 and 212 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
     and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1997. For purposes of applying such 
     sections pursuant to the authority under this section, the 
     term ``expiring contract'' shall have the meaning given in 
     such sections, except that such term shall also include any 
     contract for project-based assistance under section 8 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 that expires during the 
     period that the program is suspended under subsection (a).

     SEC. 579. TERMINATION.

       (a) Repeal.--Subtitle A (except for section 524) and 
     subtitle D (except for this section) are repealed effective 
     October 1, 2001.
       (b) Exception.--Notwithstanding the repeal under subsection 
     (a), the provisions of subtitle A (as in effect immediately 
     before such repeal) shall apply with respect to projects and 
     programs for which binding commitments have been entered into 
     under this Act before October 1, 2001.
       (c) Termination of Director and Office.--The Office of 
     Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring and the position 
     of Director of such Office shall terminate upon September 30, 
     2001.
       (d) Transfer of Authority.--Effective upon the termination 
     under subsection (c), any authority and responsibilities 
     assigned to the Director that remain applicable after

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     such date pursuant to subsection (b) are transferred to the 
     Secretary.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Jerry Lewis,
     Tom DeLay,
     James T. Walsh,
     Dave Hobson,
     Joe Knollenberg,
     R.P. Frelinghuysen,
     Roger F. Wicker,
     Bob Livingston,
     Louis Stokes,
     Alan B. Mollohan,
     Marcy Kaptur,
     Carrie P. Meek,
     David E. Price,
     Dave Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Christopher S. Bond,
     Conrad Burns,
     Ted Stevens,
     Richard Shelby,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Larry E. Craig,
     Thad Cochran,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Tom Harkin,
     Barbara Boxer,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                              Managers on the Part of the Senate. 

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, 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. PEASE, 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

405

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affirmative

Nays

21

para. 115.17                  [Roll No. 505]

                                YEAS--405

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     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--21

     Ballenger
     Campbell
     Cox
     Crane
     Ehrlich
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Kanjorski
     McIntosh
     Minge
     Neumann
     Paul
     Peterson (PA)
     Roemer
     Royce
     Rush
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Upton

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Farr
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Lewis (KY)
     Rangel
     Schiff
  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. 115.18  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1757

  Mr. CALLAHAN submitted the privileged motion 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. 1757) to 
consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize appropriations 
for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 
and 1999, and for other purposes, to insist upon the provisions 
contained in title XXI of the House bill (relating to United States 
policy with respect to forced abortion and foreign organizations that 
perform or promote abortion).
  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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GEJDENSON 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

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

190

para. 115.19                  [Roll No. 506]

                                AYES--236

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal

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     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Clay
     Coburn
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Lewis (KY)
     Schiff
     Schumer
  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. 115.20  adjournment of the two houses

  Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged concurrent resolution (H. 
Con. Res. 169):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Thursday, October 9, 1997, it stand adjourned until 
     10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 1997, 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, October 9, 1997, Friday, 
     October 10, 1997, or Saturday, October 11, 1997, 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, October 20, 1997, 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 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. 115.21  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, 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, October 7, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 115.22  waiving points of order against conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2169

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-314) the resolution (H. Res. 263) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2169) making 
appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 115.23  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2607

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-315) the resolution (H. Res. 264) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2607) making appropriations for the government of the 
District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or part 
against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 115.24  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
9:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 9, 1997.

para. 115.25  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. 1122. An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     ban partial-birth abortions.
       H.J. Res. 75. Joint resolution to confer status as an 
     honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces on Leslie 
     Townes (Bob) Hope.

para. 115.26  senate enrolled bill signed

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

       S. 1000. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     at 500 State Avenue in

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     Kansas City, Kansas, as the ``Robert J. Dole United States 
     Courthouse.''

  And then,

para. 115.27  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. STUPAK, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 10 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
9:30 a.m., Thursday, October 9, 1997.

para. 115.28  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. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 263. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2169) making 
     appropriations for the Department of Transportation and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-314). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 264. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2607) 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, 1998, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-315). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1849. A 
     bill to establish the Oklahoma City National Memorial as a 
     unit of the National Park System, to designate the Oklahoma 
     City Memorial Trust, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-316). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 115.29  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. LANTOS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Furse, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 2635. A bill to provide a process for declassifying on 
     an expedited basis certain documents relating to human rights 
     abuses in Guatemala and Honduras; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BUYER:
       H.R. 2636. A bill to provide for the acceptance of an 
     application for payments for fiscal year 1996 under the 
     Impact Aid program from the Maconaquah School Corporation, 
     Bunker Hill, Indiana, and to provide that data included in 
     that application be used for purposes of determining payments 
     for fiscal year 1997 under a related Department of Defense 
     assistance program; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. CASTLE:
       H.R. 2637. 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 2638. A bill to permit lawfully admitted permanent 
     resident aliens who are not less than 80 years of age and who 
     reside in the United States continuously for not less than 50 
     years to receive food stamp benefits if such individuals are 
     otherwise eligible under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     receive such benefits; 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.
           By Mr. MURTHA (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Leach):
       H.R. 2639. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     to provide for prostate cancer screening benefits as of 
     January 1, 1998; 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 Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 2640. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to combat fraud and abuse under the Medicare 
     Program with respect to partial hospitalization services; 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. 2641. A bill to direct the Commandant of the Coast 
     Guard to convey certain property in Sault Sainte Marie, 
     Michigan, to the local American Legion Post; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Jackson, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 2642. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the standards for determining whether an 
     employer-employee relationship exists; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Con. Res. 169. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses; considered and agreed to. 

para. 115.30  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

           Mr. LAMPSON introduced A bill (H.R. 2643) to authorize 
             the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
             certificate of documentation with appropriate 
             endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for 
             the vessel M/V SAND ISLAND; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 115.31  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 146: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 292: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 335: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 588: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 591: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 715: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 814: Mr. Gutierrez and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 857: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 915: Mr. Payne, Mr. Weygand, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
     Adam Smith of Washington, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Gingrish, Mr. Armey, and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1025: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1031: Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1114: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
     LaHood, and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1232: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     Everett.
       H.R. 1234: Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 1373: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1383: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Neal 
     of Massachusetts, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1526: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 1534: Mr. Shuster
       H.R. 1714: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1800: Mr. Nussle and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 1807: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Foley, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 2067: Mr. Roemer and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2088: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 2116: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 2340: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 2347: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2377: Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. John, Mr. 
     Blumenauer, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2431: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
     Baker, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Barton of Texas, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
     Coburn, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr 
     of California, Mr. Foley, Ms. Furse, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodling, 
     Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
     Hunter, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Markey, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Miller 
     of Florida, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
     Redmond, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, 
     Mr. Talent, Mr. Torres, Mr. Turner, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 2439: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Coble, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
     Minge, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Parker, 
     Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. McHale, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Souder, Ms. Pryce 
     of Ohio, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Poshard, and Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Smith of 
     Oregon, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Bono of 
     California.
       H.R. 2474: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky and Mr. LaHood.

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       H.R. 2476: Mr. Clement and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2495: Mr. Turner, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2519: Mr. Weygand and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2524: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 2563: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Minge and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2588: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. 
     Capps.
       H.R. 2597: Ms. Lofgren and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 2602: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 2604: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
     Parker, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Farr 
     of California, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. McDade, and Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 2616: Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 2631: Mr. Hill, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Cook, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Tiahrt, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Bateman, and 
     Mr. Whitfield.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H. Con. Res. 19: Ms. Furse.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Gillmor and Ms. DeGette.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Wise, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. Goodling.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Obey, and 
     Mr. Holden.
       H. Con. Res. 130: Mr. Royce, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Payne.
       H. Con. Res. 153: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H. Res. 111: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H. Res. 235: Ms. Harman, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Oberstar, and Mr. Meehan.

para. 115.32  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. 1031: Ms. Christian-Green.




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                     THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1997 (116)

para. 116.1  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 9, 1997.
       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. 116.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, October 8, 1997.
  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. LaTOURETTE, 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. LaTOURETTE, 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. 116.3  communications

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

       5420. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Standards for Approval 
     of Cold Storage Warehouses for Peanuts (RIN: 0560-AF04) 
     received October 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5421. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--HUD Disaster Recovery Initiative 
     [Docket No. FR-4254-N-01] received October 9, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       5422. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans of New 
     Source Review (NSR) Implementation Plan Addressing NSR in 
     Nonattainment Areas; Louisiana; Louisiana Administrative Code 
     (LAC), Title 33, Environmental Quality, Part III. Air, 
     Chapter 5. Permit Procedures, Section 504, Nonattainment NSR 
     Procedures [LA-14-1-7239; FRL-5905-7] received October 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5423. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision; Interim Final Determination 
     That State Has Corrected Deficiencies [CA 198-0056; FRL-5907-
     2] received October 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5424. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Minnesota; 
     Evidentiary Rule [MN40-03-6988; FRL-5906-3] received October 
     9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       5425. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Standards of 
     Performance for New Stationary Sources and National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Approval of 
     Delegation of Authority to New Mexico [FRL-5904-8] received 
     October 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5426. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communication Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Part 
     73, Subpart G, of the Commission's Rules Regarding the 
     Emergency Broadcast System [FO Docket 91-301, FO Docket 91-
     171] received October 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5427. 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 Greece for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-07), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5428. 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 Turkey for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-06), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5429. 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 Greece for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-05), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5430. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; 
     Commercial Quota Available for New Jersey [Docket No. 
     961210346-7035-02; I.D. 100197A] received October 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5431. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Withdrawal from Federal 
     Regulations of Nineteen Acute Aquatic Life Water Quality 
     Criteria Applicable to Alaska [FRL-5903-7] received October 
     9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5432. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Revocation of the 
     Polychlorinated Biphenyl Human Health Criteria in the Water 
     Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System [FRL-5907-4] 
     (RIN: 2040-AC08) received October 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5433. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Withdrawal From Federal 
     Regulations of Arsenic Human Health Water Quality Criteria 
     Applicable to Idaho [FRL-5903-4] received October 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5434. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Rev. Proc. 
     97-48] received October 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 116.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2607

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 264):

       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. 2607) 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, 1998, 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 
     Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-

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     minute rule and shall be considered as read. The amendment 
     printed in part 1 of 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. Points of 
     order against provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure 
     to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. No 
     further amendment shall be in order except those printed in 
     part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules. 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 
     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: (1) postpone 
     until a time during further consideration in the Committee of 
     the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and 
     (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic 
     voting on any postponed question that follows another 
     electronic vote without intervening business, provided that 
     the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any 
     series of questions shall be fifteen minutes. 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 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. LaTOURETTE, 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. LaTOURETTE, 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. 116.5  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2169

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 263):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2169) making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, 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.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas 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

413

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

4

para. 116.6                   [Roll No. 507]

                                YEAS--413

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--4

     Barcia
     Frost
     Granger
     Oberstar

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Abercrombie
     Barton
     Brown (FL)
     Chambliss
     Dingell
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Lewis (KY)
     Miller (CA)
     Murtha
     Oxley
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Tanner
     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. 116.7  h. res. 264--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 264) providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
2607) making appropriations for the government of the District of 
Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the 
revenues of said

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District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, 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

370

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

50

para. 116.8                   [Roll No. 508]

                                YEAS--370

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--50

     Andrews
     Baesler
     Bentsen
     Bonior
     Clayton
     Conyers
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Green
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mink
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Scott
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Taylor (MS)
     Tierney
     Vento
     Waters
     Wexler

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Abercrombie
     Brown (FL)
     Chambliss
     Dingell
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Lewis (KY)
     Miller (CA)
     Murtha
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Tanner
     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. 116.9  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, 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 Wednesday, October 8, 1997.
  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. PAPPAS demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

352

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

58

para. 116.10                  [Roll No. 509]

                                AYES--352

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz

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     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--58

     Becerra
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Fox
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hulshof
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sessions
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Towns
     Visclosky
     Weller
     Wexler
     Wicker

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Abercrombie
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Burr
     Chambliss
     Dingell
     Fawell
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Hunter
     Lewis (KY)
     Manzullo
     McKeon
     Miller (CA)
     Murtha
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Tanner
     Tiahrt
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 116.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2204

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-317) the resolution (H. Res. 265) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2204) to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 1998 and 1999 for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 116.12  transportation appropriations

  Mr. WOLF, pursuant to House Resolution 263, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-313):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2169) ``making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, 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 Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
     $61,000,000, of which not to exceed $40,000 shall be 
     available as the Secretary may determine for allocation 
     within the Department for official reception and 
     representation expenses: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, there may be credited to this 
     appropriation up to $1,000,000 in funds received in user 
     fees: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
     in this Act or otherwise made available may be used to 
     maintain custody of airline tariffs that are already 
     available for public and departmental access at no cost; to 
     secure them against detection, alteration, or tampering; and 
     open to inspection by the Department.

                         Office of Civil Rights

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
     $5,574,000.

           Transportation Planning, Research, and Development

       For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
     planning, research, systems development, and development 
     activities, to remain available until expended, $4,400,000.

              Transportation Administrative Service Center

       Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays 
     of the Transportation Administrative Service Center, not to 
     exceed $121,800,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 
     available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, That 
     such services shall be provided on a competitive basis to 
     entities within the Department of Transportation: Provided 
     further, That the above limitation on operating expenses 
     shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided further, That 
     no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency of the 
     Department shall be transferred to the Transportation 
     Administrative Service Center without the approval of the 
     agency modal administrator: Provided further, That no 
     assessments may be levied against any program, budget 
     activity, subactivity or project funded by this Act unless 
     notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are 
     presented to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations and are approved by such Committees.

                        Payments to Air Carriers


                 (rescission of contract authorization)

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       Of the budgetary resources provided for ``Small Community 
     Air Service'' by Public Law 101-508, for fiscal year 1998, 
     $38,600,000 are rescinded.

               Minority Business Resource Center Program

       For the cost of direct loans, $1,500,000, as authorized by 
     49 U.S.C. 332: 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 not to exceed 
     $15,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to 
     carry out the direct loan program, $400,000.

                       Minority Business Outreach

       For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center 
     outreach activities, $2,900,000, of which $2,635,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for 
     business opportunities related to any mode of transportation.

                              COAST GUARD

                           Operating Expenses


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of 
     the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase of not 
     to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; 
     payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as 
     amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and section 229(b) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)); and recreation and 
     welfare; $2,715,400,000, of which $300,000,000 shall be 
     available for defense-related activities and $25,000,000 
     shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: 
     Provided, That the number of aircraft on hand at any one time 
     shall not exceed two hundred and twelve, exclusive of 
     aircraft and parts stored to meet future attrition: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated in this or any 
     other Act shall be available for pay or administrative 
     expenses in connection with shipping commissioners in the 
     United States: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided in this Act shall be available for expenses incurred 
     for yacht documentation under 46 U.S.C. 12109, except to the 
     extent fees are collected from yacht owners and credited to 
     this appropriation: Provided further, That the Commandant 
     shall reduce both military and civilian employment levels for 
     the purpose of complying with Executive Order No. 12839: 
     Provided further, That $34,300,000 of the funds provided 
     under this heading for increased drug interdiction activities 
     are not available for obligation until the Director, Office 
     of National Drug Control Policy: (1) reviews the specific 
     activities and associated costs and benefits proposed by the 
     Coast Guard; (2) compares those activities to other drug 
     interdiction efforts government-wide; and (3) certifies, in 
     writing, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     that such expenditures represent the best investment relative 
     to other options: Provided further, That should the Director, 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy decline to make such 
     certification, after notification in writing to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Director may 
     transfer, at his discretion, up to $34,300,000 of funds 
     provided herein for Coast Guard drug interdiction activities 
     to any other entity of the Federal Government for drug 
     interdiction activities: Provided further, That up to 
     $615,000 in user fees collected pursuant to section 1111 of 
     Public Law 104-324 shall be credited to this appropriation as 
     offsetting collections in fiscal year 1998.

              Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements

       For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, 
     renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore 
     facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment 
     related thereto, $397,850,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be 
     derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which 
     $212,100,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate 
     or improve ves

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     sels, small boats and related equipment, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2002; $25,800,000 shall be available to 
     acquire new aircraft and increase aviation capability, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2000; $44,650,000 shall 
     be available for other equipment, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2000; $68,300,000 shall be available for shore 
     facilities and aids to navigation facilities, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2000; and $47,000,000 shall be 
     available for personnel compensation and benefits and related 
     costs, to remain available until September 30, 1999: 
     Provided, That funds received from the sale of HU-25 aircraft 
     shall be credited to this appropriation for the purpose of 
     acquiring new aircraft and increasing aviation capacity: 
     Provided further, That the Commandant may dispose of surplus 
     real property by sale or lease and the proceeds shall be 
     credited to this appropriation, of which not more than 
     $9,000,000 shall be credited as offsetting collections to 
     this account, to be available for the purposes of this 
     account: Provided further, That the amount herein 
     appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced by such 
     amount: Provided further, That any proceeds from the sale or 
     lease of Coast Guard surplus real property in excess of 
     $9,000,000 shall be retained and remain available until 
     expended, but shall not be available for obligation until 
     October 1, 1998: Provided further, That the Secretary, acting 
     through the Commandant, may enter into a long-term Use 
     Agreement with the City of Unalaska for dedicated pier space 
     on the municipal dock necessary to support Coast Guard 
     enforcement vessels when such vessels call on the Port of 
     Dutch Harbor, Alaska.

                Environmental Compliance and Restoration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard's 
     environmental compliance and restoration functions under 
     chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, $21,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                         Alteration of Bridges

       For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of 
     obstructive bridges, $17,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                              Retired Pay

       For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 
     therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for 
     this purpose, and payments under the Retired Serviceman's 
     Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, and for 
     payments for medical care of retired personnel and their 
     dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 
     ch. 55); $653,196,000.

                            Reserve Training


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as 
     authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities; 
     and supplies, equipment, and services; $67,000,000: Provided, 
     That no more than $20,000,000 of funds made available under 
     this heading may be transferred to Coast Guard ``Operating 
     expenses'' or otherwise made available to reimburse the Coast 
     Guard for financial support of the Coast Guard Reserve.

              Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
     applied scientific research, development, test, and 
     evaluation; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation 
     of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law, 
     $19,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $3,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
     Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to this 
     appropriation funds received from State and local 
     governments, other public authorities, private sources, and 
     foreign countries, for expenses incurred for research, 
     development, testing, and evaluation.

                              Boat Safety


                     (aquatic resources trust fund)

       For payment of necessary expenses incurred for recreational 
     boating safety assistance under Public Law 92-75, as amended, 
     $35,000,000, to be derived from the Boat Safety Account and 
     to remain available until expended.

                    FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

                               Operations

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, not otherwise provided for, including 
     operations and research activities related to commercial 
     space transportation, administrative expenses for research 
     and development, establishment of air navigation facilities 
     and the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of 
     aircraft, and carrying out the provisions of subchapter I of 
     chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, or other 
     provisions of law authorizing the obligation of funds for 
     similar programs of airport and airway development or 
     improvement, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles 
     for replacement only, in addition to amounts made available 
     by Public Law 104-264, $5,301,934,000, of which 
     $1,901,628,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway 
     Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act 
     shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to 
     plan, finalize, or implement any regulation that would 
     promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically authorized 
     by law after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided 
     further, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received from States, counties, municipalities, foreign 
     authorities, other public authorities, and private sources, 
     for expenses incurred in the provision of agency services, 
     including receipts for the maintenance and operation of air 
     navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or 
     modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and 
     repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or 
     for processing major repair or alteration forms: Provided 
     further, That funds may be used to enter into a grant 
     agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to 
     assist in the development of aviation safety standards: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available for new applicants for the second career training 
     program: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 
     shall be available for paying premium pay under 5 U.S.C. 
     5546(a) to any Federal Aviation Administration employee 
     unless such employee actually performed work during the time 
     corresponding to such premium pay: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended to 
     operate a manned auxiliary flight service station in the 
     contiguous United States: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund may be 
     used to support the operations and activities of the 
     Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation: 
     Provided further, That up to $5,000 of funds appropriated 
     under this heading may be used for activities under the 
     Aircraft Purchase Loan Guarantee Program.

                        Facilities and Equipment


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
     acquisition, establishment, and improvement by contract or 
     purchase, and hire of air navigation and experimental 
     facilities and equipment as authorized under part A of 
     subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including 
     initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; 
     engineering and service testing, including construction of 
     test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease 
     or grant; and construction and furnishing of quarters and 
     related accommodations for officers and employees of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote 
     localities where such accommodations are not available; and 
     the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds 
     available under this head; to be derived from the Airport and 
     Airway Trust Fund, $1,875,477,000, of which $1,656,367,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2000, and of which 
     $219,110,000 shall remain available until September 30, 1998: 
     Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other 
     public authorities, and private sources, for expenses 
     incurred in the establishment and modernization of air 
     navigation facilities.

                 Research, Engineering, and Development


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
     research, engineering, and development, as authorized under 
     part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, 
     including construction of experimental facilities and 
     acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 
     $199,183,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
     Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2000: 
     Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other 
     public authorities, and private sources, for expenses 
     incurred for research, engineering, and development: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds in this Act may be obligated 
     or expended for the ``Flight 2000'' Program.

                       Grants-in-Aid for Airports


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid 
     for airport planning and development, and for noise 
     compatibility planning and programs as authorized under 
     subchapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 
     of title 49, United States Code, and under other law 
     authorizing such obligations, $1,600,000,000, to be derived 
     from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in 
     this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of 
     programs the obligations for which are in excess of 
     $1,700,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 for grants-in-aid for 
     airport planning and development, and noise compatibility 
     planning and programs, notwithstanding section 47117(h) of 
     title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That 
     discretionary funds available for noise planning and 
     mitigation shall not exceed $200,000,000 and discretionary 
     funds available for the military airport program shall not 
     exceed $26,000,000.

                       Grants-in-Aid For Airports


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

                 (rescission of contract authorization)

       Of the unobligated balances authorized under 49 U.S.C. 
     48103 as amended, $412,000,000 are rescinded.

                   Aviation Insurance Revolving Fund

       The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to 
     make such expenditures and investments, within the limits of 
     funds available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44307, and in 
     accordance with section 104 of the Government Corporation 
     Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may be necessary 
     in carrying out the program for aviation insurance activities 
     under chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code.

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                Aircraft Purchase Loan Guarantee Program

       Except as specifically provided elsewhere in this Act, none 
     of the funds in this Act shall be available for activities 
     under this heading during fiscal year 1998.

                     FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

                Limitation on General Operating Expenses

       Necessary expenses for administration, operation, including 
     motor carrier safety program operations, and research of the 
     Federal Highway Administration not to exceed $552,266,000 
     shall be paid in accordance with law from appropriations made 
     available by this Act to the Federal Highway Administration 
     together with advances and reimbursements received by the 
     Federal Highway Administration: Provided, That $241,708,000 
     of the amount provided herein shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2000.

                 Appalachian Development Highway System

       For carrying out the provisions of section 1069(y) of 
     Public Law 102-240, relating to construction of, and 
     improvements to, corridors of the Appalachian Development 
     Highway System, $300,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That none of the funds provided under 
     this heading shall be available for engineering, design, 
     right-of-way acquisition, or major construction of the 
     Appalachian development highway system between I-81 in 
     Virginia and the community of Wardensville, West Virginia.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
     implementation or execution of programs the obligations for 
     which are in excess of $21,500,000,000 for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal 
     year 1998.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States 
     Code, that are attributable to Federal-aid highways, 
     including the National Scenic and Recreational Highway as 
     authorized by 23 U.S.C. 148, not otherwise provided, 
     including reimbursements for sums expended pursuant to the 
     provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308, $20,800,000,000 or so much 
     thereof as may be available in and derived from the Highway 
     Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.

                      Right-of-Way Revolving Fund


                      (limitation on direct loans)

                          (highway trust fund)

       None of the funds under this head are available for 
     obligations for right-of-way acquisition during fiscal year 
     1998.

                      Motor Carrier Safety Grants


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 
     U.S.C. 31102, $85,000,000, to be derived from the Highway 
     Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
     implementation or execution of programs the obligations for 
     which are in excess of $84,825,000 for ``Motor Carrier Safety 
     Grants''.

             NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

                        Operations and Research

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety under 
     part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, and 
     chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, $74,901,000, of 
     which $40,674,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act may be obligated or expended to plan, finalize, or 
     implement any rulemaking to add to section 575.104 of title 
     49 of the Code of Federal Regulations any requirement 
     pertaining to a grading standard that is different from the 
     three grading standards (treadwear, traction, and temperature 
     resistance) already in effect.

                        Operations and Research


                          (highway trust fund)

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety under 23 
     U.S.C. 403 and section 2006 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240), 
     to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund, $72,061,000, of 
     which $49,520,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2000.

                     Highway Traffic Safety Grants


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred carrying out the 
     provisions of 23 U.S.C. 153, 402, 408, and 410, and chapter 
     303 of title 49, United States Code, to remain available 
     until expended, $186,000,000, to be derived from the Highway 
     Trust Fund: Provided, That, notwithstanding subsection 
     2009(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
     Act of 1991, none of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     for the planning or execution of programs the total 
     obligations for which, in fiscal year 1998, are in excess of 
     $186,500,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 
     410, and chapter 303 of title 49, U.S.C., of which 
     $149,700,000 shall be for ``State and community highway 
     safety grants'', $2,300,000 shall be for the ``National 
     Driver Register'', and $34,500,000 shall be for section 410 
     ``Alcohol-impaired driving counter-measures programs'': 
     Provided further, That none of these funds shall be used for 
     construction, rehabilitation or remodeling costs, or for 
     office furnishings and fixtures for State, local, or private 
     buildings or structures: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $5,268,000 of the funds made available for section 402 may be 
     available for administering ``State and community highway 
     safety grants'': Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $150,000 of the funds made available for section 402 may be 
     available for administering the highway safety grants 
     authorized by section 1003(a)(7) of Public Law 102-240: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds 
     made available for section 410 ``Alcohol-impaired driving 
     counter-measures programs'' shall be available for technical 
     assistance to the States.

                    FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

                      Office of the Administrator

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, not otherwise provided for, $20,290,000, of 
     which $1,389,000 shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available for the planning or execution of a program making 
     commitments to guarantee new loans under the Emergency Rail 
     Services Act of 1970, as amended, and no new commitments to 
     guarantee loans under section 211(a) or 211(h) of the 
     Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, as amended, shall 
     be made: Provided further, That, as part of the Washington 
     Union Station transaction in which the Secretary assumed the 
     first deed of trust on the property and, where the Union 
     Station Redevelopment Corporation or any successor is 
     obligated to make payments on such deed of trust on the 
     Secretary's behalf, including payments on and after September 
     30, 1988, the Secretary is authorized to receive such 
     payments directly from the Union Station Redevelopment 
     Corporation, credit them to the appropriation charged for the 
     first deed of trust, and make payments on the first deed of 
     trust with those funds: Provided further, That such 
     additional sums as may be necessary for payment on the first 
     deed of trust may be advanced by the Administrator from 
     unobligated balances available to the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, to be reimbursed from payments received from 
     the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation.

                            Railroad Safety

       For necessary expenses in connection with railroad safety, 
     not otherwise provided for, $57,067,000, of which $5,511,000 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     appropriated under this heading are available for the 
     reimbursement of out-of-state travel and per diem costs 
     incurred by employees of State governments directly 
     supporting the Federal railroad safety program, including 
     regulatory development and compliance-related activities.

                   Railroad Research and Development

       For necessary expenses for railroad research and 
     development, $20,758,000, to remain available until expended.

                 Northeast Corridor Improvement Program

       For necessary expenses related to Northeast Corridor 
     improvements authorized by title VII of the Railroad 
     Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amended 
     (45 U.S.C. 851 et seq.) and 49 U.S.C. 24909, $250,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2000, of which 
     $12,000,000 shall be for the Pennsylvania Station 
     Redevelopment Project.

            Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program

       The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue to 
     the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations 
     pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and 
     Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-210), as 
     amended, in such amounts and at such times as may be 
     necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant to the 
     guarantee of the principal amount of obligations under 
     sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to exist 
     as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding: 
     Provided, That no new loan guarantee commitments shall be 
     made during fiscal year 1998.

                    Next Generation High-Speed Rail

       For necessary expenses for Next Generation High-Speed Rail 
     studies, corridor planning, development, demonstration, and 
     implementation, $20,395,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That funds under this head may be made 
     available for grants to States for high-speed rail corridor 
     design, feasibility studies, environmental analyses, and 
     track and signal improvements.

                     Alaska Railroad Rehabilitation

       To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
     the Alaska Railroad, $15,280,000 shall be for capital 
     rehabilitation and improvements benefiting its passenger 
     operations.

                     Rhode Island Rail Development

       For the costs associated with construction of a third track 
     on the Northeast Corridor between Davisville and Central 
     Falls, Rhode Island, with sufficient clearance to accommodate 
     double stack freight cars, $10,000,000, to be matched by the 
     State of Rhode Island or its designee on a dollar for dollar 
     basis and to remain available until expended: Pro

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     vided, That as a condition of accepting such funds, the 
     Providence and Worcester (P&W) Railroad shall enter into an 
     agreement with the Secretary to reimburse Amtrak and/or the 
     Federal Railroad Administration, on a dollar for dollar 
     basis, up to the first $23,000,000 in damages resulting from 
     the legal action initiated by the P&W Railroad under its 
     existing contracts with Amtrak relating to the provision of 
     vertical clearances between Davisville and Central Falls in 
     excess of those required for present freight operations.

         Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

       To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
     the National Railroad Passenger Corporation authorized by 49 
     U.S.C. 24104, $543,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $344,000,000 shall be available for 
     operating losses, and $199,000,000 shall be for capital 
     improvements: Provided, That if Amtrak reform legislation as 
     required by section 977(f) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 
     is enacted into law prior to the distribution by the 
     Secretary of any of the funds appropriated above for capital 
     improvements, then the portion of this appropriation made 
     available for capital improvements shall not be available for 
     obligation and the Secretary shall not transfer any of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading for capital 
     improvements to Amtrak: Provided further, That in the event 
     Amtrak reform legislation required by section 977(f) of the 
     Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 is enacted into law after the 
     distribution of some or all of the funds appropriated under 
     this account for capital improvements are transferred by the 
     Secretary to Amtrak, then the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     reduce the amount refunded to Amtrak under section 977 of the 
     Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 by an amount equal to the funds 
     distributed to Amtrak under this heading for capital 
     improvements and the portion of this appropriation made 
     available for capital improvements shall not be available for 
     obligation and no additional funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall be transferred by the Secretary to Amtrak for 
     capital improvements: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds provided for capital improvements may be transferred to 
     operating losses to pay for debt service interest unless 
     specifically authorized by law after the date of enactment of 
     this Act: Provided further, That the incurring of any 
     obligation or commitment by the Corporation for the purchase 
     of capital improvements with funds appropriated herein which 
     is prohibited by this Act shall be deemed a violation of 31 
     U.S.C. 1341: Provided further, That funding under this head 
     for capital improvements shall not be made available before 
     July 1, 1998: Provided further, That none of the funds herein 
     appropriated shall be used for lease or purchase of passenger 
     motor vehicles or for the hire of vehicle operators for any 
     officer or employee, other than the president of the 
     Corporation, excluding the lease of passenger motor vehicles 
     for those officers or employees while in official travel 
     status.

                     FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

                        Administrative Expenses

       For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
     Transit Administration's programs authorized by chapter 53 of 
     title 49, United States Code, $45,738,000: Provided, That 
     none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
     execution of contracts under section 5327(c) of title 49, 
     United States Code, in an aggregate amount that exceeds 
     $15,000,000.

                             Formula Grants

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307, 
     5310(a)(2), 5311, and 5336, to remain available until 
     expended, $240,000,000: Provided, That no more than 
     $2,500,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for 
     these purposes: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
     under this head for formula grants, no more than $150,000,000 
     may be used for operating assistance under 49 U.S.C. 5336(d): 
     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: Provided 
     further, That in the distribution of the limitation provided 
     under this heading to 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.

                   University Transportation Centers

       For necessary expenses for university transportation 
     centers as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5317(b), to remain 
     available until expended, $6,000,000.

                     Transit Planning and Research

       For necessary expenses for transit planning and research as 
     authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5303, 5311, 5313, 5314, and 5315, to 
     remain available until expended, $92,000,000, of which 
     $39,500,000 shall be for activities under Metropolitan 
     Planning (49 U.S.C. 5303); $4,500,000 for activities under 
     Rural Transit Assistance (49 U.S.C. 5311(b)(2)); $8,250,000 
     for activities under State Planning and Research (49 U.S.C. 
     5313(b)); $36,750,000 for activities including National 
     Planning and Research (49 U.S.C. 5314 and 5313(a)); and 
     $3,000,000 for National Transit Institute (49 U.S.C. 5315).

                      Trust Fund Share of Expenses


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 
     U.S.C. 5338(a), $2,210,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended and to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: 
     Provided, That $2,210,000,000 shall be paid from the Mass 
     Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to the Federal 
     Transit Administration's formula grants account.

                          Discretionary Grants


                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
     implementation or execution of programs the obligations for 
     which are in excess of $2,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 for 
     grants under the contract authority in 49 U.S.C. 5338(b): 
     Provided, That there shall be available for fixed guideway 
     modernization, $800,000,000; there shall be available for the 
     replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and 
     related equipment and the construction of bus-related 
     facilities, $400,000,000; and there shall be available for 
     new fixed guideway systems $800,000,000, to be available as 
     follows:
       $44,600,000 for the Atlanta-North Springs project;
       $1,000,000 for the Austin Capital metro project;
       $46,250,000 for the Boston Piers MOS-2 project;
       $1,000,000 for the Boston urban ring project;
       $5,000,000 for the Burlington-Essex, Vermont commuter rail 
     project;
       $2,000,000 for the Canton-Akron-Cleveland commuter rail 
     project;
       $1,500,000 for the Charleston monobeam rail project;
       $1,000,000 for the Charlotte South corridor transitway 
     project;
       $500,000 for the Cincinnati Northeast/Northern Kentucky 
     rail line project;
       $5,000,000 for the Clark County, Nevada fixed guideway 
     project;
       $800,000 for the Cleveland Blue Line extension to Highland 
     Hills project;
       $700,000 for the Cleveland Berea Red Line extension to 
     Hopkins International Airport;
       $1,000,000 for the Cleveland Waterfront Line extension 
     project;
       $8,000,000 for the Dallas-Fort Worth RAILTRAN project;
       $11,000,000 for the DART North Central light rail extension 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the DeKalb County, Georgia light rail 
     project;
       $23,000,000 for the Denver Southwest Corridor project;
       $20,000,000 for the New York East Side access project;
       $8,000,000 for the Florida Tri-County commuter rail 
     project;
       $2,000,000 for the Galveston, Texas rail trolley system 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the Houston Advanced Regional Bus project;
       $51,100,000 for the Houston Regional Bus project;
       $1,250,000 for the Indianapolis Northeast corridor project;
       $3,000,000 for the Jackson, Mississippi intermodal corridor 
     project;
       $61,500,000 for the Los Angeles MOS-3 project;
       $31,000,000 for MARC commuter rail improvements;
       $1,000,000 for the Memphis, Tennessee regional rail 
     project;
       $5,000,000 for the Metro-Dade Transit east-west corridor 
     project;
       $5,000,000 for the Miami-North 27th Avenue project;
       $1,000,000 for the Mission Valley East corridor project;
       $500,000 for the Nassau Hub rail link EIS project;
       $60,000,000 for the New Jersey Hudson-Bergen LRT project;
       $27,000,000 for the New Jersey Secaucus project;
       $6,000,000 for the New Orleans Canal Street corridor 
     project;
       $2,000,000 for the New Orleans Desire Streetcar project;
       $12,000,000 for the North Carolina Research Triangle Park 
     project;
       $4,000,000 for the Northern Indiana South Shore commuter 
     rail project;
       $3,000,000 for the Oceanside-Escondido light rail project;
       $1,600,000 for the Oklahoma City MAPS corridor transit 
     project;
       $2,000,000 for the Orange County transitway project;
       $31,800,000 for the Orlando Lynx light rail project;
       $500,000 for the Pennsylvania Strawberry Hill/Diamond 
     Branch rail project;
       $4,000,000 for the Phoenix metropolitan area transit 
     project;
       $5,000,000 for the Pittsburgh airport busway project;
       $63,400,000 for the Portland-Westside/Hillsboro project;
       $2,000,000 for the Roaring Fork Valley rail project;
       $20,300,000 for the Sacramento LRT project;
       $63,400,000 for the Salt Lake City South LRT project;
       $4,000,000 for the Salt Lake City regional commuter system 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the San Bernardino Metrolink project;
       $1,500,000 for the San Diego Mid-Coast corridor project;
       $29,900,000 for the San Francisco BART extension to the 
     airport project;

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       $15,000,000 for the San Juan Tren Urbano;
       $21,400,000 for the San Jose Tasman LRT project;
       $18,000,000 for the Seattle-Tacoma light rail and commuter 
     rail projects;
       $30,000,000 for the St. Louis-St. Clair LRT extension 
     project;
       $2,500,000 for the St. George Ferry terminal project;
       $500,000 for the Springfield-Branson, Missouri commuter 
     rail project;
       $1,000,000 for the Tampa Bay regional rail project;
       $2,000,000 for the Tidewater, Virginia rail project;
       $1,000,000 for the Toledo, Ohio rail project;
       $12,000,000 for the Twin Cities transitways projects;
       $2,000,000 for the Virginia Rail Express Fredericksburg to 
     Washington commuter rail project;
       $2,500,000 for the Whitehall ferry terminal project; and
       $3,000,000 for the Wisconsin central commuter rail project.

                       Mass Transit Capital Fund


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 
     U.S.C. 5338(b) administered by the Federal Transit 
     Administration, $2,350,000,000, to be derived from the 
     Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended.

             Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 14 of Public Law 96-184 and Public Law 101-551, 
     $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.

             SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

       The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby 
     authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
     funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, 
     and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the 
     programs set forth in the Corporation's budget for the 
     current fiscal year.

                       Operations and Maintenance

                    (harbor maintenance trust fund)

       For necessary expenses for operation and maintenance of 
     those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway operated and 
     maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
     Corporation, including the Great Lakes Pilotage functions 
     delegated by the Secretary of Transportation, $11,200,000, to 
     be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant 
     to Public Law 99-662.

              RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

                     Research and Special Programs

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Research and Special Programs Administration, $28,450,000, of 
     which $574,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety 
     Fund, and of which $4,950,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2000: Provided, That up to $1,200,000 in fees 
     collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the 
     general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided 
     further, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to 
     be available until expended, funds received from States, 
     counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and 
     private sources for expenses incurred for training, for 
     reports publication and dissemination, and for travel 
     expenses incurred in performance of hazardous materials 
     exemptions and approvals functions.

                            Pipeline Safety


                         (pipeline safety fund)

                    (oilspill liability trust fund)

       For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the 
     pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a 
     pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, 
     and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the 
     Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $31,300,000, of which $3,300,000 
     shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2000; and of which 
     $28,000,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, 
     of which $14,839,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2000: Provided, That in addition to amounts made 
     available for the Pipeline Safety Fund, $1,100,000 shall be 
     available for grants to States for the development and 
     establishment of one-call notification systems and shall be 
     derived from amounts previously collected under 49 U.S.C. 
     60301, and that an additional $365,000 in amounts previously 
     collected under 49 U.S.C. 60301 is available to conduct 
     general functions of the pipeline safety program.

                     Emergency Preparedness Grants


                     (emergency preparedness fund)

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5127(c), 
     $200,000, to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That 
     none of the funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 
     5127(d) shall be made available for obligation by individuals 
     other than the Secretary of Transportation, or his designee.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, as amended, $42,000,000: Provided, That none of the 
     funds under this heading shall be for the conduct of contract 
     audits.

                      SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, 
     including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $13,853,000: 
     Provided, That $2,000,000 in fees collected in fiscal year 
     1998 by the Surface Transportation Board pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 9701 shall be made available to this appropriation in 
     fiscal year 1998: Provided further, That any fees received in 
     excess of $2,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 shall remain 
     available until expended, but shall not be available for 
     obligation until October 1, 1998.

                                TITLE II

                            RELATED AGENCIES

       ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Architectural and 
     Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized by 
     section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 
     $3,640,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received for publications and training expenses.

                  NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Transportation 
     Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
     aircraft; 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 a GS-18; uniforms, or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) 
     $48,371,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

                             Emergency Fund

       For necessary expenses of the National Transportation 
     Safety Board for accident investigations, including hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; 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 a GS-18; 
     uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 
     U.S.C. 5901-5902), $1,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                               TITLE III

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS


                     (including transfers of funds)

       Sec. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable 
     appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be 
     available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability 
     insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries 
     on official department business; and uniforms, or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
       Sec. 302. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
     1998 pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall be 
     absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act or 
     previous appropriations Acts.
       Sec. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for 
     expenditures by the Federal Aviation Administration shall be 
     available (1) except as otherwise authorized by title VIII of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7701 et seq.) for expenses of primary and secondary schooling 
     for dependents of Federal Aviation Administration personnel 
     stationed outside the continental United States at costs for 
     any given area not in excess of those of the Department of 
     Defense for the same area, when it is determined by the 
     Secretary that the schools, if any, available in the locality 
     are unable to provide adequately for the education of such 
     dependents, and (2) for transportation of said dependents 
     between schools serving the area that they attend and their 
     places of residence when the Secretary, under such 
     regulations as may be prescribed, determines that such 
     schools are not accessible by public means of transportation 
     on a regular basis.
       Sec. 304. Appropriations contained in this Act for the 
     Department of Transportation shall be available for 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 an 
     Executive Level IV.
       Sec. 305. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     for salaries and expenses of more than one hundred seven 
     political and Presidential appointees in the Department of 
     Transportation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered 
     by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside 
     the Department of Transportation.
       Sec. 306. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for 
     the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses 
     of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening 
     in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
       Sec. 307. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
     year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, 
     unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 308. The Secretary of Transportation may enter into 
     grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions with 
     any person, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, 
     any unit of State or local government, any educational 
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     nology Reinvestment Project authorized under the Defense 
     Conversion, Reinvestment and Transition Assistance Act of 
     1992 and related legislation: Provided, That the authority 
     provided in this section may be exercised without regard to 
     section 3324 of title 31, United States Code.
       Sec. 309. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract 
     pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     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. 310. (a) For fiscal year 1998 the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall distribute the obligation limitation for 
     Federal-aid highways by allocation in the ratio which sums 
     authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways that 
     are apportioned or allocated to each State for such fiscal 
     year bear to the total of the sums authorized to be 
     appropriated for Federal-aid highways that are apportioned or 
     allocated to all the States for such fiscal year.
       (b) During the period October 1 through December 31, 1997, 
     no State shall obligate more than 25 per centum of the amount 
     distributed to such State under subsection (a), and the total 
     of all State obligations during such period shall not exceed 
     12 per centum of the total amount distributed to all States 
     under such subsection.
       (c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) provide all States with authority sufficient to prevent 
     lapses of sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid 
     highways that have been apportioned to a State;
       (2) after August 1, 1998, revise a distribution of the 
     funds made available under subsection (a) if a State will not 
     obligate the amount distributed during that fiscal year and 
     redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to 
     obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed 
     during that fiscal year giving priority to those States 
     having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under 
     sections 103(e)(4), 104, 144, and 160 of title 23, United 
     States Code, and under sections 1013(c) and 1015 of Public 
     Law 102-240; and
       (3) not distribute amounts authorized for administrative 
     expenses and funded from the administrative takedown 
     authorized by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, 
     the Federal lands highway program, the intelligent 
     transportation systems program, the Truman-Hobbs bridges 
     funded under the discretionary bridge program, and amounts 
     made available under sections 1040, 1047, 1064, 6001, 6005, 
     6006, 6023, and 6024 of Public Law 102-240, and 49 U.S.C. 
     5316, 5317, and 5338: Provided, That amounts made available 
     under section 6005 of Public Law 102-240 shall be subject to 
     the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways and 
     highway safety construction programs under the head 
     ``Federal-Aid Highways'' in this Act.
       (d) During the period October 1 through December 31, 1997, 
     the aggregate amount of obligations under section 157 of 
     title 23, United States Code, for projects covered under 
     section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 
     1978, section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981, 
     sections 131(b), 131(j), and 404 of Public Law 97-424, 
     sections 1061, 1103-1108, 4008, 6023(b)(8), and 6023(b)(10) 
     of Public Law 102-240, and for projects authorized by Public 
     Law 99-500 and Public Law 100-17, shall not exceed 
     $277,431,840.
       (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
     funds in this Act shall be available for the distribution of 
     bonus limitation under the federal-aid highways program.
       Sec. 311. The limitations on obligations for the programs 
     of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any 
     authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for 
     obligation, or to any other authority previously made 
     available for obligation under the discretionary grants 
     program.
       Sec. 312. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
     implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
       Sec. 313. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would 
     establish a vessel traffic safety fairway less than five 
     miles wide between the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation 
     Scheme and the San Francisco Traffic Separation Scheme.
       Sec. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     airports may transfer, without consideration, to the Federal 
     Aviation Administration (FAA) instrument landing systems 
     (along with associated approach lighting equipment and runway 
     visual range equipment) which conform to FAA design and 
     performance specifications, the purchase of which was 
     assisted by a Federal airport-aid program, airport 
     development aid program or airport improvement program grant. 
     The FAA shall accept such equipment, which shall thereafter 
     be operated and maintained by the FAA in accordance with 
     agency criteria.
       Sec. 315. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to award a multiyear contract for production end items that 
     (1) includes economic order quantity or long lead time 
     material procurement in excess of $10,000,000 in any one year 
     of the contract or (2) includes a cancellation charge greater 
     than $10,000,000 which at the time of obligation has not been 
     appropriated to the limits of the Government's liability or 
     (3) includes a requirement that permits performance under the 
     contract during the second and subsequent years of the 
     contract without conditioning such performance upon the 
     appropriation of funds: Provided, That this limitation does 
     not apply to a contract in which the Federal Government 
     incurs no financial liability from not buying additional 
     systems, subsystems, or components beyond the basic contract 
     requirements.
       Sec. 316. For the purposes of funds made available under 
     the heading, Formula Grants, the term ``Capital Project'' 
     includes a project for--
       (A)(i) acquisition, construction, supervision, or 
     inspection of a facility or equipment, including inspection 
     thereof, for use in mass transportation; and
       (ii) expenses incidental to the acquisition or construction 
     (including designing, engineering, location survey, mapping, 
     acquiring rights of way, associated pre-revenue startup 
     costs, and environmental mitigation), payments for rail 
     trackage rights, Intelligent Transportation Systems, 
     relocation assistance, acquiring replacement housing sites, 
     and acquiring, constructing, relocating, and rehabilitating 
     replacement housing;
       (B) rehabilitating a bus;
       (C) remanufacturing a bus;
       (D) overhauling rail rolling stock;
       (E) preventive maintenance; and
       (F) financing the operating costs of equipment and 
     facilities used in mass transportation in urbanized areas 
     with a population of less than 200,000.
       Sec. 317. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
     except for fixed guideway modernization projects, funds made 
     available by this Act under ``Federal Transit Administration, 
     Discretionary grants'' for projects specified in this Act or 
     identified in reports accompanying this Act not obligated by 
     September 30, 2000, shall be made available for other 
     projects under 49 U.S.C. 5309.
       Sec. 318. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     funds appropriated before October 1, 1993, under any section 
     of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain 
     available for expenditure may be transferred to and 
     administered under the most recent appropriation heading for 
     any such section.
       Sec. 319. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     compensate in excess of 350 technical staff years under the 
     federally-funded research and development center contract 
     between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center 
     for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during fiscal year 
     1998.
       Sec. 320. Funds provided in this Act for the Transportation 
     Administrative Service Center (TASC) shall be reduced by 
     $3,000,000, which limits fiscal year 1998 TASC obligational 
     authority for elements of the Department of Transportation 
     funded in this Act to no more than $118,800,000: Provided, 
     That such reductions from the budget request shall be 
     allocated by the Department of Transportation to each 
     appropriations account in proportion to the amount included 
     in each account for the Transportation Administrative Service 
     Center.
       Sec. 321. Funds received by the Federal Highway 
     Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal 
     Railroad Administration from States, counties, 
     municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 
     for expenses incurred for training may be credited 
     respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's 
     ``Limitation on General Operating Expenses'' account, the 
     Federal Transit Administration's ``Transit Planning and 
     Research'' account, and to the Federal Railroad 
     Administration's ``Railroad Safety'' account, except for 
     State rail safety inspectors participating in training 
     pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105.
       Sec. 322. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to prepare, propose, or promulgate any regulations pursuant 
     to title V of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings 
     Act (49 U.S.C. 32901 et seq.) prescribing corporate average 
     fuel economy standards for automobiles, as defined in such 
     title, in any model year that differs from standards 
     promulgated for such automobiles prior to enactment of this 
     section.
       Sec. 323. None of the funds in this Act may be used for 
     planning, engineering, design, or construction of a sixth 
     runway at the Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado: 
     Provided, That this provision shall not apply in any case 
     where the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration determines, in writing, that safety conditions 
     warrant obligation of such funds: Provided further, That 
     funds may be used for activities related to planning or 
     analysis of airport noise issues related to the sixth runway 
     project.
       Sec. 324. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by 
     the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data 
     products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 49 
     U.S.C. 111 may be credited to the Federal-aid highways 
     account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such 
     expenses: Provided, That such funds shall not be subject to 
     the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways and 
     highway safety construction.
       Sec. 325. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or 
     expended for employee training which: (a) does not meet 
     identified needs for knowledge, skills and abilities bearing 
     directly upon the performance of official duties; (b) 
     contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional 
     response or psychological stress in some participants; (c) 
     does not require prior employee notification of the content 
     and methods to be used in the training and written end of 
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     tions; (d) 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; (e) is 
     offensive to, or designed to change, participants' personal 
     values or lifestyle outside the workplace; or (f) 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.
       Sec. 326. 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.
       Sec. 327. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     support Federal Transit Administration's field operations and 
     oversight of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
     Authority in any location other than from the Washington, 
     D.C. metropolitan area.
       Sec. 328. Not to exceed $1,000,000 of the funds provided in 
     this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be 
     available for the necessary expenses of advisory committees.
       Sec. 329. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary may use funds appropriated under this Act, or any 
     subsequent Act, to administer and implement the exemption 
     provisions of 49 CFR 580.6 and to adopt or amend exemptions 
     from the disclosure requirements of 49 CFR part 580 for any 
     class or category of vehicles that the Secretary deems 
     appropriate.
       Sec. 330. No funds other than those appropriated to the 
     Surface Transportation Board or fees collected by the Board 
     shall be used for conducting the activities of the Board.
       Sec. 331. (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of 
     the funds made available in this Act may be expended by an 
     entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds 
     the entity will comply with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 
     10a-10c).
       (b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
       (1) Purchase of American-made equipment and products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided using 
     funds made available in this Act, it is the sense of the 
     Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, in 
     expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products to the greatest extent practicable.
       (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
     the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each 
     recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement 
     made in paragraph (1) by the Congress.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a 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 is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in 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.
       Sec. 332. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     receipts, in amounts determined by the Secretary, collected 
     from users of fitness centers operated by or for the 
     Department of Transportation shall be available to support 
     the operation and maintenance of those facilities.
       Sec. 333. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for improvements to the Miller Highway in New York 
     City, New York.
       Sec. 334. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to implement or enforce regulations that would result in the 
     withdrawal of a slot from an air carrier at O'Hare 
     International Airport under section 93.223 of title 14 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations in excess of the total slots 
     withdrawn from that air carrier as of October 31, 1993 if 
     such additional slot is to be allocated to an air carrier or 
     foreign air carrier under section 93.217 of title 14 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 335. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 
     amounts made available under Federal Aviation Administration 
     ``Operations'', the FAA shall provide personnel at Dutch 
     Harbor, Alaska to provide real-time weather and runway 
     observation and other such functions to help ensure the 
     safety of aviation operations.
       Sec. 336. Notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 41742, no essential air 
     service shall be provided to communities in the forty-eight 
     contiguous States that are located fewer than seventy highway 
     miles from the nearest large and medium hub airport, or that 
     require a rate of subsidy per passenger in excess of $200 
     unless such point is greater than two hundred and ten miles 
     from the nearest large or medium hub airport.
       Sec. 337. (a) In General.--For purposes of the exception 
     set forth in section 29(a)(2) of the International Air 
     Transportation Competition Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-192; 94 
     Stat. 48), the term ``passenger capacity of 56 passengers or 
     less'' includes any aircraft, except aircraft exceeding gross 
     aircraft weight of 300,000 pounds, reconfigured to 
     accommodate 56 or fewer passengers if the total number of 
     passenger seats installed on the aircraft does not exceed 56.
       (b) Inclusion of Certain States in Exemption.--The first 
     sentence of section 29(c) of the International Air 
     Transportation Competition Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-192; 94 
     Stat. 48 et seq.) is amended by inserting ``Kansas, Alabama, 
     Mississippi,'' before ``and Texas''.
       (c) Safety Assurance.--The Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration shall monitor the safety of flight 
     operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area and 
     take such actions as may be necessary to ensure safe aviation 
     operations. If the Administrator must restrict aviation 
     operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to ensure safety, 
     the Administrator shall notify the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations as soon as possible that an 
     unsafe airspace management situation existed requiring the 
     restrictions.
       Sec. 338. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees 
     and other funds received by the Department from travel 
     management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of 
     building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited 
     to appropriations of the Department and allocated to elements 
     of the Department using fair and equitable criteria and such 
     funds shall be available until December 31, 1998.
       Sec. 339. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Department of the Navy is directed to transfer the USNS 
     EDENTON (ATS-1), currently in Inactive Ship status, to the 
     United States Coast Guard.
       Sec. 340. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) Congress has the authority under article I, section 8 
     of the Constitution to regulate the air commerce of the 
     United States;
       (2) section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, 
     prohibits the diversion of certain revenue generated by a 
     public airport as a condition of receiving a project grant;
       (3) a grant recipient that uses airport revenues for 
     purposes that are not airport related in a manner 
     inconsistent with chapter 471 of title 49, United States 
     Code, illegally diverts airport revenues;
       (4) illegal diversion of airport revenues undermines the 
     interest of the United States in promoting a strong national 
     air transportation system;
       (5) the policy of the United States that airports should be 
     as self-sustaining as possible and that revenues generated at 
     airports should not be diverted from airport purposes was 
     stated by Congress in 1982 and reaffirmed and strengthened in 
     1987, 1994, and 1996;
       (6) certain airports are constructed on lands that may have 
     belonged, at one time, to native Americans, native Hawaiians, 
     or Alaskan natives;
       (7) contrary to the prohibition against diverting airport 
     revenues from airport purposes under section 47107 of title 
     49, United States Code, certain payments from airport 
     revenues may have been made for the betterment of native 
     Americans, native Hawaiians, or Alaskan natives based upon 
     the claims related to lands ceded to the United States;
       (8) Federal law prohibits diversions of airport revenues 
     obtained from any source whatsoever to occur in the future 
     whether related to claims for periods of time prior to or 
     after the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (9) because of the special circumstances surrounding such 
     past diversions of airport revenues for the betterment of 
     native Americans, native Hawaiians, or Alaskan natives, it is 
     in the national interest that amounts from airport revenues 
     previously received by any entity for the betterment of 
     native Americans, native Hawaiians, or Alaskan natives, as 
     specified in subsection (b) of this section, should not be 
     subject to repayment.
       (b) Termination of Repayment Responsibility.--
     Notwithstanding the provisions of 47107 of title 49, United 
     States Code, or any other provision of law, monies paid for 
     claims related to ceded lands and diverted from airport 
     revenues and received prior to April 1, 1996, by any entity 
     for the betterment of native Americans, native Hawaiians, or 
     Alaskan natives, shall not be subject to repayment.
       (c) Prohibition on Further Diversion.--There shall be no 
     further payment of airport revenues for claims related to 
     ceded lands, whether characterized as operating expenses, 
     rent, or otherwise, and whether related to claims for periods 
     of time prior to or after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (d) Clarification.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
     to affect any existing federal statutes, enactments, or trust 
     obligations created thereunder, or any statute of the several 
     States that define the obligations of such States to native 
     Hawaiians, native Americans, or Alaskan Natives in connection 
     with ceded lands, except to make clear that airport revenues 
     may not be used to satisfy such obligations.
       Sec. 341. Limitation on Funds Used to Enforce Regulations 
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     and Vegetable Oils.--None of the funds made available in this 
     Act may be used by the Coast Guard to issue, implement, or 
     enforce a regulation or to establish an interpretation or 
     guideline under the Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act (Public 
     Law 104-55), or the amendments made by that Act, that does 
     not recognize and provide for, with respect to fats, oils, 
     and greases (as described in that Act, or the amendments made 
     by that Act) differences in--
       (1) physical, chemical, biological, and other relevant 
     properties; and
       (2) environmental effects.
       Sec. 342. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, 
     rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is 
     authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock 
     heretofore sold to the Department to redeem or repurchase 
     such stock upon the payment to the Department of an amount 
     determined by the Secretary.
       Sec. 343. Subsection (d)(4) of 49 U.S.C. 31112 is amended 
     by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting ``February 
     28, 1998''.
       Sec. 344. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
     enforce against air carriers, conducting operations under 
     part 135 of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
     regulations (14 C.F.R. 135.1 et seq.) that are not scheduled 
     operations (as defined in 14 C.F.R. 119.3), the requirement 
     in section 44936(f)(1) of title 49 that records be checked 
     before hiring an individual as a pilot, until the FAA 
     determines, in writing that it can furnish to such air 
     carriers the requested records within 30 days, as required by 
     section 44936(f)(5) of title 49. If the Administrator cannot 
     make the determination, in writing, within 150 days after 
     enactment of this Act, then the Administrator shall report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the House 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the reasons 
     why the determination cannot be made.
       Sec. 345. Exemption Authority for Air Service To Slot-
     Controlled Airports.--Section 41714 of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following:
       ``(i) Expeditious Consideration of Certain Exemption 
     Requests.--Within 120 days after receiving an application for 
     an exemption under subsection (a)(2) to improve air service 
     between a nonhub airport (as defined in section 41731(a)(4)) 
     and a high density airport subject to the exemption authority 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall grant or deny the 
     exemption. The Secretary shall notify the Senate Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the grant or denial 
     within 14 calendar days after the determination and state the 
     reasons for the determination.''.
       Sec. 346. (a) As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, 
     acting for the Department of Transportation, may take receipt 
     of such equipment and sites of the Ground Wave Emergency 
     Network (referred to in this section as ``GWEN'') as the 
     Secretary of Transportation determines to be necessary for 
     the establishment of a nationwide system to be known as the 
     ``Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System'' 
     (referred to in this section as ``NDGPS'').
       (b) As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Transportation may establish the 
     NDGPS. In establishing the NDGPS, the Secretary of 
     Transportation may--
       (1) if feasible, reuse GWEN equipment and sites transferred 
     to the Department of Transportation under subsection (a);
       (2) to the maximum extent practicable, use contractor 
     services to install the NDGPS;
       (3) modify the positioning system operated by the Coast 
     Guard at the time of the establishment of the NDGPS to 
     integrate the reference stations made available pursuant to 
     subsection (a);
       (4) in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce, ensure 
     that the reference stations referred to in paragraph (3) are 
     compatible with, and integrated into, the Continuously 
     Operating Reference Station (commonly referred to as 
     ``CORS'') system of the National Geodetic Survey of the 
     Department of Commerce; and
       (5) in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce, 
     investigate the use of the NDGPS reference stations for the 
     Global Positioning System Integrated Precipitable Water Vapor 
     System of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.
       (c) The Secretary of Transportation may--
       (1) manage and operate the NDGPS;
       (2) ensure that the service of the NDGPS is provided 
     without the assessment of any user fee; and
       (3) in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, ensure 
     that the use of the NDGPS is denied to any enemy of the 
     United States.
       (d) In any case in which the Secretary of Transportation 
     determines that contracting for the maintenance of 1 or more 
     NDGPS reference stations is cost-effective, the Secretary of 
     Transportation may enter into a contract to provide for that 
     maintenance.
       (e) The Secretary of Transportation may--
       (1) in cooperation with appropriate representatives of 
     private industries and universities and officials of State 
     governments--
       (A) investigate improvements (including potential 
     improvements) to the NDGPS;
       (B) develop standards for the NDGPS; and
       (C) sponsor the development of new applications for the 
     NDGPS; and
       (2) provide for the continual upgrading of the NDGPS to 
     improve performance and address the needs of--
       (A) the Federal Government;
       (B) State and local governments; and
       (C) the general public.
       Sec. 347. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
     transfer funds appropriated to the Coast Guard in Public Law 
     102-368 in order to pay rent assessments by the General 
     Services Administration related to prior year space needs of 
     the Department: Provided, That prior to any such transfer, 
     notification shall be provided to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 348. (a) Subsection (b) of section 642 of the Treasury 
     and General Government Appropriations Act, 1998 is amended by 
     inserting ``other than a Member of Congress,'' after 
     ``Code,''.
       (b) Paragraph (1) of section 642(c) of such Act is amended 
     by striking ``(1)(A) subject to subparagraph (B),'' and 
     inserting ``(1)'' and by striking ``December 31, 1998'' and 
     all that follows through the end and inserting ``December 31, 
     1998;''.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Transportation 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Frank R. Wolf,
     Tom Delay,
     Ralph Regula,
     Harold Rogers,
     Ron Packard,
     Sonny Callahan
     Todd Tiahrt,
     Robert B. Aderholt,
     Bob Livingston,
     Martin Olav Sabo,
     Thomas M. Foglietta,
     Esteban Edward Torres,
     John W. Olver,
     Ed Pastor,
     David R. Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Richard C. Shelby,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Arlen Specter,
     Christopher S. Bond,
     Slade Gorton,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Lauch Faircloth,
     Ted Stevens,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Harry Reid,
     Herb Kohl,
     Patty Murray,
     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.
  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 nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

401

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

21

para. 116.13                  [Roll No. 510]

                                YEAS--401

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis

[[Page 1727]]


     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--21

     Camp
     Campbell
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Dingell
     Ehlers
     Frost
     Granger
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kilpatrick
     Levin
     Paul
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Smith (MI)
     Stabenow
     Stupak
     Upton
     Wexler

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Chambliss
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Kennedy (RI)
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Murtha
     Schiff
     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. 116.14  d.c. appropriations

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to House Resolution 264 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. 2607) making 
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
activities chargeable in whole or part against the revenues of said 
District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER designated Mr. CAMP as Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole; and after some time spent therein,

para. 116.15  recorded vote

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

       Page 173, strike line 21 and all that follows through page 
     174, line 9 (and redesignate the succeeding sections 
     accordingly).

It was decided in the

Yeas

234

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

188

para. 116.16                  [Roll No. 511]

                                AYES--234

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--188

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Leach
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Berman
     Brown (FL)
     Chambliss
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Lewis (KY)
     Schiff
     Solomon
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 116.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the

[[Page 1728]]

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:

     That, the following sums are appropriated, out of any money 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the District 
     of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     and for other purposes, namely:

                             FEDERAL FUNDS

                 Federal Payment for Management Reform

       For payment to the District of Columbia, as authorized by 
     section 11103(c) of the National Capital Revitalization and 
     Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, Public Law 105-33, 
     $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999, 
     which shall be deposited into an escrow account of the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority, pursuant to section 205 of Public Law 
     104-8 (109 Stat. 131), and shall be disbursed from such 
     escrow account pursuant to the instructions of the Authority 
     only for a program of management reform pursuant to sections 
     11101-11106 of the District of Columbia Management Reform Act 
     of 1997, Public Law 105-33.

     Federal Contribution to the Operations of the Nation's Capital

       For a Federal contribution to the District of Columbia 
     toward the costs of the operation of the government of the 
     District of Columbia, $190,000,000: Provided, That these 
     funds may be used by the District of Columbia for the costs 
     of advances to the District government as authorized by 
     section 11402 of the National Capital Revitalization and 
     Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, Public Law 105-33: 
     Provided further, That not less than $30,000,000 shall be 
     used by the District of Columbia to repay the accumulated 
     general fund deficit.

                     Metropolitan Police Department

       For the Metropolitan Police Department, $5,400,000, for a 5 
     percent pay increase for sworn officers who perform primarily 
     nonadministrative public safety services and are certified by 
     the Chief of Police as having met the minimum ``Basic 
     Certificate'' standards transmitted by the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority to Congress by letter dated May 19, 1997, or (if 
     applicable) the minimum standards under any physical fitness 
     and performance standards developed by the Department in 
     consultation with the Authority.

             Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department

       For the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, 
     $2,600,000, for a 5 percent pay increase for uniformed fire 
     fighters.

    Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee 
                               Operations

       For payment to the District of Columbia Corrections 
     Trustee, $169,000,000 for the administration and operation of 
     correctional facilities, as authorized by section 11202 of 
     the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
     Improvement Act of 1997, Public Law 105-33.

  Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee for 
            Correctional Facilities, Construction and Repair

       For payment to the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee 
     for Correctional Facilities, $302,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which not less than $294,900,000 
     is available for transfer to the Federal Prison System, as 
     authorized by section 11202 of the National Capital 
     Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, 
     Public Law 105-33.

           Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $116,000,000, 
     for the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, to 
     be available only for obligation by the Joint Committee on 
     Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia for 
     operation of the District of Columbia Courts, of which not to 
     exceed $750,000 shall be available for establishment and 
     operations of the District of Columbia Truth in Sentencing 
     Commission as authorized by section 11211 of the National 
     Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
     1997, Public Law 105-33.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an 
     additional amount, $30,000,000, for the Administrative Office 
     of the United States Courts, to be available only for 
     obligation by the Offender Supervision Trustee, for Pretrial 
     Services, Defense Services, Parole, Adult Probation, and 
     administrative operating costs of the Office of the Offender 
     Supervision Trustee, of which not to exceed $800,000 shall be 
     transferred to the United States Parole Commission to 
     implement section 11231 of the National Capital 
     Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997.

                       DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

                           OPERATING EXPENSES

                          Division of Expenses

       The following amounts are appropriated for the District of 
     Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the general fund 
     of the District of Columbia, except as otherwise specifically 
     provided.

                   Governmental Direction and Support

       Governmental direction and support, $105,177,000 (including 
     $84,316,000, from local funds, $14,013,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $6,848,000 from other funds): Provided, That not 
     to exceed $2,500 for the Mayor, $2,500 for the Chairman of 
     the Council of the District of Columbia, and $2,500 for the 
     City Administrator shall be available from this appropriation 
     for official purposes: Provided further, That any program 
     fees collected from the issuance of debt shall be available 
     for the payment of expenses of the debt management program of 
     the District of Columbia: Provided further, That no revenues 
     from Federal sources shall be used to support the operations 
     or activities of the Statehood Commission and Statehood 
     Compact Commission: Provided further, That the District of 
     Columbia shall identify the sources of funding for Admission 
     to Statehood from its own locally-generated revenues: 
     Provided further, That $240,000 shall be available for 
     citywide special elections: Provided further, That all 
     employees permanently assigned to work in the Office of the 
     Mayor shall be paid from funds allocated to the Office of the 
     Mayor.

                  Economic Development and Regulation

       Economic development and regulation, $120,072,000 
     (including $40,377,000 from local funds, $42,065,000 from 
     Federal funds, and $37,630,000 from other funds), together 
     with $12,000,000 collected in the form of BID tax revenue 
     collected by the District of Columbia on behalf of business 
     improvement districts pursuant to the Business Improvement 
     Districts Act of 1996, effective May 29, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-
     134; D.C. Code, sec. 1-2271 et seq.), and the Business 
     Improvement Districts Temporary Amendment Act of 1997 (Bill 
     12-230).

                       Public Safety and Justice

       Public safety and justice, including purchase or lease of 
     135 passenger-carrying vehicles for replacement only, 
     including 130 for police-type use and five for fire-type use, 
     without regard to the general purchase price limitation for 
     the current fiscal year, $529,739,000 (including $510,326,000 
     from local funds, $13,519,000 from Federal funds, and 
     $5,894,000 from other funds): Provided, That the Metropolitan 
     Police Department is authorized to replace not to exceed 25 
     passenger-carrying vehicles and the Department of Fire and 
     Emergency Medical Services of the District of Columbia is 
     authorized to replace not to exceed five passenger-carrying 
     vehicles annually whenever the cost of repair to any damaged 
     vehicle exceeds three-fourths of the cost of the replacement: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 shall be 
     available from this appropriation for the Chief of Police for 
     the prevention and detection of crime: Provided further, That 
     the Metropolitan Police Department shall provide quarterly 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     Senate on efforts to increase efficiency and improve the 
     professionalism in the department: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, or Mayor's Order 
     86-45, issued March 18, 1986, the Metropolitan Police 
     Department's delegated small purchase authority shall be 
     $500,000: Provided further, That the District of Columbia 
     government may not require the Metropolitan Police Department 
     to submit to any other procurement review process, or to 
     obtain the approval of or be restricted in any manner by any 
     official or employee of the District of Columbia government, 
     for purchases that do not exceed $500,000: Provided further, 
     That the Mayor shall reimburse the District of Columbia 
     National Guard for expenses incurred in connection with 
     services that are performed in emergencies by the National 
     Guard in a militia status and are requested by the Mayor, in 
     amounts that shall be jointly determined and certified as due 
     and payable for these services by the Mayor and the 
     Commanding General of the District of Columbia National 
     Guard: Provided further, That such sums as may be necessary 
     for reimbursement to the District of Columbia National Guard 
     under the preceding proviso shall be available from this 
     appropriation, and the availability of the sums shall be 
     deemed as constituting payment in advance for emergency 
     services involved: Provided further, That the Metropolitan 
     Police Department is authorized to maintain 3,800 sworn 
     officers, with leave for a 50 officer attrition: Provided 
     further, That no more than 15 members of the Metropolitan 
     Police Department shall be detailed or assigned to the 
     Executive Protection Unit, until the Chief of Police submits 
     a recommendation to the Council for its review: Provided 
     further, That $100,000 shall be available for inmates 
     released on medical and geriatric parole: Provided further, 
     That not less than $2,254,754 shall be available to support a 
     pay raise for uniformed firefighters, when authorized by the 
     District of Columbia Council and the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     which funding will be made available as savings achieved 
     through actions within the appropriated budget: Provided 
     further, That, commencing on December 31, 1997, the 
     Metropolitan Police Department shall provide to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and quarterly reports on 
     the status of crime reduction in each of the 83 police 
     service areas established throughout the District of 
     Columbia.

                        Public Education System

       Public education system, including the development of 
     national defense education programs, $672,444,000 (including 
     $530,197,000 from local funds, $112,806,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $29,441,000 from other funds), to be allocated as 
     follows: $564,129,000 (including

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     $460,143,000 from local funds, $98,491,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $5,495,000 from other funds), for the public 
     schools of the District of Columbia; $1,235,000 from local 
     funds for public charter schools: Provided, That if the 
     entirety of this allocation has not been provided as payments 
     to one or more public charter schools by May 1, 1998, and 
     remains unallocated, the funds will revert to the general 
     fund of the District of Columbia in accordance with section 
     2403(a)(2)(D) of the District of Columbia School Reform Act 
     of 1995 (Public Law 104-134); $74,087,000 (including 
     $37,791,000 from local funds, $12,804,000 from Federal funds, 
     and $23,492,000 from other funds) for the University of the 
     District of Columbia; $22,036,000 (including $20,424,000 from 
     local funds, $1,158,000 from Federal funds, and $454,000 from 
     other funds) for the Public Library; $2,057,000 (including 
     $1,704,000 from local funds and $353,000 from Federal funds) 
     for the Commission on the Arts and Humanities: Provided 
     further, That the public schools of the District of Columbia 
     are authorized to accept not to exceed 31 motor vehicles for 
     exclusive use in the driver education program: Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $2,500 for the Superintendent of 
     Schools, $2,500 for the President of the University of the 
     District of Columbia, and $2,000 for the Public Librarian 
     shall be available from this appropriation for official 
     purposes: Provided further, That not less than $1,200,000 
     shall be available for local school allotments in a 
     restricted line item: Provided further, That not less than 
     $4,500,000 shall be available to support kindergarten aides 
     in a restricted line item: Provided further, That not less 
     than $2,800,000 shall be available to support substitute 
     teachers in a restricted line item: Provided further, That 
     not less than $1,788,000 shall be available in a restricted 
     line item for school counselors: Provided further, That this 
     appropriation shall not be available to subsidize the 
     education of nonresidents of the District of Columbia at the 
     University of the District of Columbia, unless the Board of 
     Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia 
     adopts, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, a 
     tuition rate schedule that will establish the tuition rate 
     for nonresident students at a level no lower than the 
     nonresident tuition rate charged at comparable public 
     institutions of higher education in the metropolitan area.

                         Human Support Services

       Human support services, $1,718,939,000 (including 
     $789,350,000 from local funds, $886,702,000 from Federal 
     funds, and $42,887,000 from other funds): Provided, That 
     $21,089,000 of this appropriation, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be available solely for District of Columbia 
     employees' disability compensation: Provided further, That a 
     peer review committee shall be established to review medical 
     payments and the type of service received by a disability 
     compensation claimant: Provided further, That the District of 
     Columbia shall not provide free government services such as 
     water, sewer, solid waste disposal or collection, utilities, 
     maintenance, repairs, or similar services to any legally 
     constituted private nonprofit organization (as defined in 
     section 411(5) of Public Law 100-77, approved July 22, 1987) 
     providing emergency shelter services in the District, if the 
     District would not be qualified to receive reimbursement 
     pursuant to the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, 
     approved July 22, 1987 (101 Stat. 485; Public Law 100-77; 42 
     U.S.C. 11301 et seq.).

                              Public Works

       Public works, including rental of one passenger-carrying 
     vehicle for use by the Mayor and three passenger-carrying 
     vehicles for use by the Council of the District of Columbia 
     and leasing of passenger-carrying vehicles $241,934,000 
     (including $227,983,000 from local funds, $3,350,000 from 
     Federal funds, and $10,601,000 from other funds): Provided, 
     That this appropriation shall not be available for collecting 
     ashes or miscellaneous refuse from hotels and places of 
     business: Provided further, That $3,000,000 shall be 
     available for the lease financing, operation, and maintenance 
     of two mechanical street sweepers, one flusher truck, five 
     packer trucks, one front-end loader, and various public 
     litter containers: Provided further, That $2,400,000 shall be 
     available for recycling activities.

                        Financing and Other Uses

       Financing and other uses, $454,773,000 (including for 
     payment to the Washington Convention Center, $5,400,000 from 
     local funds; reimbursement to the United States of funds 
     loaned in compliance with An Act to provide for the 
     establishment of a modern, adequate, and efficient hospital 
     center in the District of Columbia, approved August 7, 1946 
     (60 Stat. 896; Public Law 79-648), section 1 of An Act to 
     authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to 
     borrow funds for capital improvement programs and to amend 
     provisions of law relating to Federal Government 
     participation in meeting costs of maintaining the Nation's 
     Capital City, approved June 6, 1958 (72 Stat. 183; Public Law 
     85-451; D.C. Code, sec. 9-219), section 4 of An Act to 
     authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to 
     plan, construct, operate, and maintain a sanitary sewer to 
     connect the Dulles International Airport with the District of 
     Columbia system, approved June 12, 1960 (74 Stat. 211; Public 
     Law 86-515), and sections 723 and 743(f) of the District of 
     Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act 
     of 1973, approved December 24, 1973, as amended (87 Stat. 
     821; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 47-321, note; 91 
     Stat. 1156; Public Law 95-131; D.C. Code, sec. 9-219, note), 
     including interest as required thereby, $384,430,000 from 
     local funds; for the purpose of eliminating the $331,589,000 
     general fund accumulated deficit as of September 30, 1990, 
     $39,020,000 from local funds, as authorized by section 461(a) 
     of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
     Reorganization Act, approved December 24, 1973, as amended 
     (105 Stat. 540; Public Law 102-106; D.C. Code, sec. 47-
     321(a)(1); for payment of interest on short-term borrowing, 
     $12,000,000 from local funds; for lease payments in 
     accordance with the Certificates of Participation involving 
     the land site underlying the building located at One 
     Judiciary Square, $7,923,000 from local funds; for human 
     resources development, including costs of increased employee 
     training, administrative reforms, and an executive 
     compensation system, $6,000,000 from local funds); for 
     equipment leases, the Mayor may finance $13,127,000 of 
     equipment cost, plus cost of issuance not to exceed two 
     percent of the par amount being financed on a lease purchase 
     basis with a maturity not to exceed five years: Provided, 
     That $75,000 is allocated to the Department of Corrections, 
     $8,000,000 for the Public Schools, $50,000 for the Public 
     Library, $260,000 for the Department of Human Services, 
     $244,000 for the Department of Recreation and Parks, and 
     $4,498,000 for the Department of Public Works.

                            ENTERPRISE FUNDS

                       Enterprise and Other Uses

       Enterprises and other uses, $15,725,000 (including for the 
     Cable Television Enterprise Fund, established by the Cable 
     Television Communications Act of 1981, effective October 22, 
     1983 (D.C. Law 5-36; D.C. Code, sec. 43-1801 et seq.), 
     $2,467,000 (including $2,135,000 from local funds and 
     $332,000 from other funds); for the Public Service 
     Commission, $4,547,000 (including $4,250,000 from local 
     funds, $117,000 from Federal funds, and $180,000 from other 
     funds), for the Office of the People's Counsel, $2,428,000 
     from local funds; for the Office of Banking and Financial 
     Institutions, $600,000 (including $100,000 from local funds 
     and $500,000 from other funds); for the Department of 
     Insurance and Securities Regulation, $5,683,000 from other 
     funds.

         Water and Sewer Authority and the Washington Aqueduct

       For the Water and Sewer Authority and the Washington 
     Aqueduct, $297,310,000 from other funds (including 
     $263,425,000 for the Water and Sewer Authority and 
     $33,885,000 for the Washington Aqueduct) of which $41,423,000 
     shall be apportioned and payable to the District's debt 
     service fund for repayment of loans and interest incurred for 
     capital improvement projects.

               Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board

       For the Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, 
     established by the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, approved December 
     4, 1981 (95 Stat. 1174, 1175; Public Law 97-91), as amended, 
     for the purpose of implementing the Law to Legalize 
     Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for 
     Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia, effective 
     March 10, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-172; D.C. Code, secs. 2-2501 et 
     seq. and 22-1516 et seq.), $213,500,000: Provided, That the 
     District of Columbia shall identify the source of funding for 
     this appropriation title from the District's own locally-
     generated revenues: Provided further, That no revenues from 
     Federal sources shall be used to support the operations or 
     activities of the Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board.

                             Starplex Fund

       For the Starplex Fund, $5,936,000 from other funds for 
     expenses incurred by the Armory Board in the exercise of its 
     powers granted by An Act To Establish A District of Columbia 
     Armory Board, and for other purposes, approved June 4, 1948 
     (62 Stat. 339; D.C. Code, sec. 2-301 et seq.) and the 
     District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957, approved September 
     7, 1957 (71 Stat. 619; Public Law 85-300; D.C. Code, sec. 2-
     321 et seq.): Provided, That the Mayor shall submit a budget 
     for the Armory Board for the forthcoming fiscal year as 
     required by section 442(b) of the District of Columbia Self-
     Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, approved 
     December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 824; Public Law 93-198; D.C. 
     Code, sec. 47-301(b)).

                         D.C. General Hospital

       For the District of Columbia General Hospital, established 
     by Reorganization Order No. 57 of the Board of Commissioners, 
     effective August 15, 1953, $97,019,000, of which $44,335,000 
     shall be derived by transfer from the general fund and 
     $52,684,000 shall be derived from other funds.

                         D.C. Retirement Board

       For the D.C. Retirement Board, established by section 121 
     of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act of 1979, 
     approved November 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 866; D.C. Code, sec. 1-
     711), $16,762,000 from the earnings of the applicable 
     retirement funds to pay legal, management, investment, and 
     other fees and administrative expenses of the District of 
     Columbia Retirement Board: Provided, That the District of 
     Columbia Retirement Board shall provide to the Congress and 
     to the Council of the District of Columbia a quarterly report 
     of the allocations of charges by fund and of expenditures of 
     all funds: Provided further, That the District of Columbia 
     Retirement Board shall provide the Mayor, for transmittal to 
     the Council of the District of Columbia, an itemized 
     accounting of the

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     planned use of appropriated funds in time for each annual 
     budget submission and the actual use of such funds in time 
     for each annual audited financial report.

              Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund

       For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund, 
     $46,400,000, of which $5,400,000 shall be derived by transfer 
     from the general fund.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE 
                               AUTHORITY

       For the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority, established by section 
     101(a) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Act of 1995, approved April 17, 
     1995 (109 Stat. 97; Public Law 104-8), $3,220,000.

                             CAPITAL OUTLAY

       For construction projects, $269,330,000 (including 
     $31,100,000 for the highway trust fund, $105,485,000 from 
     local funds, and $132,745,000 in Federal funds), to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That funds for use of 
     each capital project implementing agency shall be managed and 
     controlled in accordance with all procedures and limitations 
     established under the Financial Management System: Provided 
     further, That all funds provided by this appropriation title 
     shall be available only for the specific projects and 
     purposes intended: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
     foregoing, all authorizations for capital outlay projects, 
     except those projects covered by the first sentence of 
     section 23(a) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968, 
     approved August 23, 1968 (82 Stat. 827; Public Law 90-495; 
     D.C. Code, sec. 7-134, note), for which funds are provided by 
     this appropriation title, shall expire on September 30, 1999, 
     except authorizations for projects as to which funds have 
     been obligated in whole or in part prior to September 30, 
     1999: Provided further, That upon expiration of any such 
     project authorization the funds provided herein for the 
     project shall lapse.

                  DEFICIT REDUCTION AND REVITALIZATION

       For deficit reduction and revitalization, $201,090,000, to 
     be deposited into an escrow account held by the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority (Authority), which shall allocate the funds to the 
     Mayor, or such other District official as the Authority may 
     deem appropriate, at such intervals and in accordance with 
     such terms and conditions as the Authority considers 
     appropriate: Provided, That these funds shall only be used 
     for reduction of the accumulated general fund deficit; 
     capital expenditures, including debt service; and management 
     and productivity improvements, as allocated by the Authority: 
     Provided further, That no funds may be obligated until a plan 
     for their use is approved by the Authority: Provided further, 
     That the Authority shall inform the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives of the approved plans.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Section 101. 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. 102. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, all 
     vouchers covering expenditures of appropriations contained in 
     this Act shall be audited before payment by the designated 
     certifying official and the vouchers as approved shall be 
     paid by checks issued by the designated disbursing official.
       Sec. 103. Whenever in this Act, an amount is specified 
     within an appropriation for particular purposes or objects of 
     expenditure, such amount, unless otherwise specified, shall 
     be considered as the maximum amount that may be expended for 
     said purpose or object rather than an amount set apart 
     exclusively therefor.
       Sec. 104. Appropriations in this Act shall be available, 
     when authorized by the Mayor, for allowances for privately-
     owned automobiles and motorcycles used for the performance of 
     official duties at rates established by the Mayor: Provided, 
     That such rates shall not exceed the maximum prevailing rates 
     for such vehicles as prescribed in the Federal Property 
     Management Regulations 101-7 (Federal Travel Regulations).
       Sec. 105. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for 
     expenses of travel and for the payment of dues of 
     organizations concerned with the work of the District of 
     Columbia government, when authorized by the Mayor: Provided, 
     That the Council of the District of Columbia and the District 
     of Columbia Courts may expend such funds without 
     authorization by the Mayor.
       Sec. 106. There are appropriated from the applicable funds 
     of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for 
     making refunds and for the payment of judgments that have 
     been entered against the District of Columbia government: 
     Provided, That nothing contained in this section shall be 
     construed as modifying or affecting the provisions of section 
     11(c)(3) of title XII of the District of Columbia Income and 
     Franchise Tax Act of 1947, approved March 31, 1956 (70 Stat. 
     78; Public Law 84-460; D.C. Code, sec. 47-1812.11(c)(3)).
       Sec. 107. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for 
     the payment of public assistance without reference to the 
     requirement of section 544 of the District of Columbia Public 
     Assistance Act of 1982, effective April 6, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-
     101; D.C. Code, sec. 3-205.44), and for the non-Federal share 
     of funds necessary to qualify for Federal assistance under 
     the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Control Act of 1968, 
     approved July 31, 1968 (82 Stat. 462; Public Law 90-445; 42 
     U.S.C. 3801 et seq.).
       Sec. 108. 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. 109. No funds appropriated in this Act for the 
     District of Columbia government for the operation of 
     educational institutions, the compensation of personnel, or 
     for other educational purposes may be used to permit, 
     encourage, facilitate, or further partisan political 
     activities. Nothing herein is intended to prohibit the 
     availability of school buildings for the use of any community 
     or partisan political group during non-school hours.
       Sec. 110. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     be made available to pay the salary of any employee of the 
     District of Columbia government whose name, title, grade, 
     salary, past work experience, and salary history are not 
     available for inspection by the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations, the Subcommittee on the District of 
     Columbia of the House Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government 
     Management and the District of Columbia of the Senate 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Council of the 
     District of Columbia, or their duly authorized 
     representative.
       Sec. 111. There are appropriated from the applicable funds 
     of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for 
     making payments authorized by the District of Columbia 
     Revenue Recovery Act of 1977, effective September 23, 1977 
     (D.C. Law 2-20; D.C. Code, sec. 47-421 et seq.).
       Sec. 112. No part of this appropriation shall be used for 
     publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any 
     policy including boycott designed to support or defeat 
     legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature.
       Sec. 113. At the start of the fiscal year, the Mayor shall 
     develop an annual plan, by quarter and by project, for 
     capital outlay borrowings: Provided, That within a reasonable 
     time after the close of each quarter, the Mayor shall report 
     to the Council of the District of Columbia and the Congress 
     the actual borrowings and spending progress compared with 
     projections.
       Sec. 114. The Mayor shall not borrow any funds for capital 
     projects unless the Mayor has obtained prior approval from 
     the Council of the District of Columbia, by resolution, 
     identifying the projects and amounts to be financed with such 
     borrowings.
       Sec. 115. The Mayor shall not expend any moneys borrowed 
     for capital projects for the operating expenses of the 
     District of Columbia government.
       Sec. 116. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     obligated or expended by reprogramming except pursuant to 
     advance approval of the reprogramming granted according to 
     the procedure set forth in the Joint Explanatory Statement of 
     the Committee of Conference (House Report No. 96-443), which 
     accompanied the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1980, 
     approved October 30, 1979 (93 Stat. 713; Public Law 96-93), 
     as modified in House Report No. 98-265, and in accordance 
     with the Reprogramming Policy Act of 1980, effective 
     September 16, 1980 (D.C. Law 3-100; D.C. Code, sec. 47-361 et 
     seq.): Provided, That for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 1998 the above shall apply except as modified by Public 
     Law 104-8.
       Sec. 117. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act 
     shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, 
     chauffeur, or other personal servants to any officer or 
     employee of the District of Columbia.
       Sec. 118. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act 
     shall be obligated or expended to procure passenger 
     automobiles as defined in the Automobile Fuel Efficiency Act 
     of 1980, approved October 10, 1980 (94 Stat. 1824; Public Law 
     96-425; 15 U.S.C. 2001(2)), with an Environmental Protection 
     Agency estimated miles per gallon average of less than 22 
     miles per gallon: Provided, That this section shall not apply 
     to security, emergency rescue, or armored vehicles.
       Sec. 119. (a) Notwithstanding section 422(7) of the 
     District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
     Reorganization Act of 1973, approved December 24, 1973 (87 
     Stat. 790; Public Law 93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 1-242(7)), the 
     City Administrator shall be paid, during any fiscal year, a 
     salary at a rate established by the Mayor, not to exceed the 
     rate established for Level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
     5 U.S.C. 5315.
       (b) For purposes of applying any provision of law limiting 
     the availability of funds for payment of salary or pay in any 
     fiscal year, the highest rate of pay established by the Mayor 
     under subsection (a) of this section for any position for any 
     period during the last quarter of calendar year 1997 shall be 
     deemed to be the rate of pay payable for that position for 
     September 30, 1997.
       (c) Notwithstanding section 4(a) of the District of 
     Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945, approved August 2, 1946 
     (60 Stat. 793; Public

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     Law 79-592; D.C. Code, sec. 5-803(a)), the Board of Directors 
     of the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency shall 
     be paid, during any fiscal year, per diem compensation at a 
     rate established by the Mayor.
       Sec. 120. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the 
     provisions of the District of Columbia Government 
     Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 
     1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Code, sec. 1-601.1 et seq.), 
     enacted pursuant to section 422(3) of the District of 
     Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act 
     of 1973, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 790; Public Law 
     93-198; D.C. Code, sec. 1-242(3)), shall apply with respect 
     to the compensation of District of Columbia employees: 
     Provided, That for pay purposes, employees of the District of 
     Columbia government shall not be subject to the provisions of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       Sec. 121. The Director of the Department of Administrative 
     Services may pay rentals and repair, alter, and improve 
     rented premises, without regard to the provisions of section 
     322 of the Economy Act of 1932 (Public Law 72-212; 40 U.S.C. 
     278a), based upon a determination by the Director, that by 
     reason of circumstances set forth in such determination, the 
     payment of these rents and the execution of this work, 
     without reference to the limitations of section 322, is 
     advantageous to the District in terms of economy, efficiency, 
     and the District's best interest.
       Sec. 122. No later than 30 days after the end of the first 
     quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, the 
     Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit to the Council 
     of the District of Columbia the new fiscal year 1998 revenue 
     estimates as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 
     1998. These estimates shall be used in the budget request for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999. The officially 
     revised estimates at midyear shall be used for the midyear 
     report.
       Sec. 123. No sole source contract with the District of 
     Columbia government or any agency thereof may be renewed or 
     extended without opening that contract to the competitive 
     bidding process as set forth in section 303 of the District 
     of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985, effective 
     February 21, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-85; D.C. Code, sec. 1-1183.3), 
     except that the District of Columbia government or any agency 
     thereof may renew or extend sole source contracts for which 
     competition is not feasible or practical: Provided, That the 
     determination as to whether to invoke the competitive bidding 
     process has been made in accordance with duly promulgated 
     rules and procedures and said determination has been reviewed 
     and approved by the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority.
       Sec. 124. For purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, approved December 12, 1985 (99 
     Stat. 1037; Public Law 99-177), as amended, the term 
     ``program, project, and activity'' shall be synonymous with 
     and refer specifically to each account appropriating Federal 
     funds in this Act, and any sequestration order shall be 
     applied to each of the accounts rather than to the aggregate 
     total of those accounts: Provided, That sequestration orders 
     shall not be applied to any account that is specifically 
     exempted from sequestration by the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, approved December 12, 
     1985 (99 Stat. 1037; Public Law 99-177), as amended.
       Sec. 125. In the event a sequestration order is issued 
     pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, approved December 12, 1985 (99 Stat. 1037; 
     Public Law 99-177), as amended, after the amounts 
     appropriated to the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 
     involved have been paid to the District of Columbia, the 
     Mayor of the District of Columbia shall pay to the Secretary 
     of the Treasury, within 15 days after receipt of a request 
     therefor from the Secretary of the Treasury, such amounts as 
     are sequestered by the order: Provided, That the 
     sequestration percentage specified in the order shall be 
     applied proportionately to each of the Federal appropriation 
     accounts in this Act that are not specifically exempted from 
     sequestration by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, approved December 12, 1985 (99 Stat. 
     1037; Public Law 99-177), as amended.
       Sec. 126. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
     authorize any office, agency or entity to expend funds for 
     programs or functions for which a reorganization plan is 
     required but has not been approved by the Council pursuant to 
     section 422(12) of the District of Columbia Self-Government 
     and Governmental Reorganization Act of 1973, approved 
     December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 790; Public Law 93-198; D.C. 
     Code, sec. 1-242(12)) and the Governmental Reorganization 
     Procedures Act of 1981, effective October 17, 1981 (D.C. Law 
     4-42; D.C. Code, secs. 1-299.1 to 1-299.7). Appropriations 
     made by this Act for such programs or functions are 
     conditioned on the approval by the Council of the required 
     reorganization plans.
       Sec. 127. (a) An entity of the District of Columbia 
     government may accept and use a gift or donation during 
     fiscal year 1998 if--
       (1) the Mayor approves the acceptance and use of the gift 
     or donation: Provided, That the Council of the District of 
     Columbia may accept and use gifts without prior approval by 
     the Mayor; and
       (2) the entity uses the gift or donation to carry out its 
     authorized functions or duties.
       (b) Each entity of the District of Columbia government 
     shall keep accurate and detailed records of the acceptance 
     and use of any gift or donation under subsection (a) of this 
     section, and shall make such records available for audit and 
     public inspection.
       (c) For the purposes of this section, the term ``entity of 
     the District of Columbia government'' includes an independent 
     agency of the District of Columbia.
       (d) This section shall not apply to the District of 
     Columbia Board of Education, which may, pursuant to the laws 
     and regulations of the District of Columbia, accept and use 
     gifts to the public schools without prior approval by the 
     Mayor.
       Sec. 128. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act 
     may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for 
     salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the 
     offices of United States Senator or United States 
     Representative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia 
     Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979, 
     effective March 10, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-171; D.C. Code, sec. 1-
     113(d)).
       Sec. 129. The University of the District of Columbia shall 
     submit to the Congress, the Mayor, the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     and the Council of the District of Columbia no later than 
     fifteen (15) calendar days after the end of each month a 
     report that sets forth--
       (1) current month expenditures and obligations, year-to-
     date expenditures and obligations, and total fiscal year 
     expenditure projections versus budget broken out on the basis 
     of control center, responsibility center, and object class, 
     and for all funds, non-appropriated funds, and capital 
     financing;
       (2) a breakdown of FTE positions and all employees for the 
     most current pay period broken out on the basis of control 
     center and responsibility center, for all funds, including 
     capital funds;
       (3) a list of each account for which spending is frozen and 
     the amount of funds frozen, broken out by control center, 
     responsibility center, detailed object, and for all funding 
     sources;
       (4) a list of all active contracts in excess of $10,000 
     annually, which contains the name of each contractor; the 
     budget to which the contract is charged broken out on the 
     basis of control center and responsibility center, and 
     contract identifying codes used by the University of the 
     District of Columbia; payments made in the last month and 
     year-to-date, the total amount of the contract and total 
     payments made for the contract and any modifications, 
     extensions, renewals; and specific modifications made to each 
     contract in the last month;
       (5) all reprogramming requests and reports that have been 
     made by the University of the District of Columbia within the 
     last month in compliance with applicable law; and
       (6) changes made in the last month to the organizational 
     structure of the University of the District of Columbia, 
     displaying previous and current control centers and 
     responsibility centers, the names of the organizational 
     entities that have been changed, the name of the staff member 
     supervising each entity affected, and the reasons for the 
     structural change.
       Sec. 130. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, 
     or regulation, the evaluation process and instruments for 
     evaluating District of Columbia Public Schools employees 
     shall be a non-negotiable item for collective bargaining 
     purposes.
       Sec. 131. Funds authorized or appropriated to the 
     government of the District of Columbia by this or any other 
     act to procure the necessary hardware and installation of new 
     software, conversion, testing, and training to improve or 
     replace its financial management system are also available 
     for the acquisition of accounting and financial management 
     services and the leasing of necessary hardware, software or 
     any other related goods or services, as determined by the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority.
       Sec. 132. Section 456 of the District of Columbia Self-
     Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (secs. 47-231 
     et seq., D.C. Code) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by--
       (A) striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1998'';
       (B) striking ``Mayor'' and inserting ``District of Columbia 
     Financial Management and Assistance Authority''; and
       (C) striking ``Committee on the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``Committee on Government Reform and Oversight'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by--
       (A) striking ``1997'' and inserting ``1999'';
       (B) striking ``Mayor'' and inserting ``Authority''; and
       (C) striking ``Committee on the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``Committee on Government Reform and Oversight'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``Committee on the 
     District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight'';
       (4) in subsection (c)(1), by--
       (A) striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1997'';
       (B) striking ``Mayor'' and inserting ``Chief Financial 
     Officer''; and
       (C) striking ``Committee on the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``Committee on Government Reform and Oversight'';
       (5) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by--
       (A) striking ``1997'' and inserting ``1999'';
       (B) striking ``Mayor'' and inserting ``Chief Financial 
     Officer''; and
       (C) striking ``Committee on the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``Committee on Government Reform and Oversight'';
       (6) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ``Committee on the 
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     and inserting ``Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight''; and
       (7) in subsection (d)(1), by--
       (A) striking ``1994'' and inserting ``1997'';
       (B) striking ``Mayor'' and inserting ``Chief Financial 
     Officer''; and
       (C) striking ``Committee on the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting ``Committee on Government Reform and Oversight''.
       Sec. 133. For purposes of the appointment of the head of a 
     department of the government of the District of Columbia 
     under section 11105(a) of the National Capital Revitalization 
     and Self-Improvement Act of 1997, Public Law 105-33, the 
     following rules shall apply:
       (1) After the Mayor notifies the Council under paragraph 
     (1)(A)(ii) of such section of the nomination of an individual 
     for appointment, the Council shall meet to determine whether 
     to confirm or reject the nomination.
       (2) If the Council fails to confirm or reject the 
     nomination during the 7-day period described in paragraph 
     (1)(A)(iii) of such section, the Council shall be deemed to 
     have confirmed the nomination.
       (3) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B) of such section, if 
     the Council does not confirm a nomination (or is not deemed 
     to have confirmed a nomination) during the 30-day period 
     described in such paragraph, the Mayor shall be deemed to 
     have failed to nominate an individual during such period to 
     fill the vacancy in the position of the head of the 
     department.
       Sec. 134. None of the funds appropriated under this Act 
     shall be expended for any abortion except where the life of 
     the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to 
     term or where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape 
     or incest.
       Sec. 135. No funds made available pursuant to any provision 
     of this Act shall be used to implement or enforce any system 
     of registration of unmarried, cohabiting couples whether they 
     are homosexual, lesbian, or heterosexual, including but not 
     limited to registration for the purpose of extending 
     employment, health, or governmental benefits to such couples 
     on the same basis that such benefits are extended to legally 
     married couples; nor shall any funds made available pursuant 
     to any provision of this Act otherwise be used to implement 
     or enforce D.C. Act 9-188, signed by the Mayor of the 
     District of Columbia on April 15, 1992.
       Sec. 136. The Emergency Transitional Education Board of 
     Trustees shall submit to the Congress, the Mayor, the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority, and the Council of the District of 
     Columbia no later than fifteen (15) calendar days after the 
     end of each month a report that sets forth--
       (1) current month expenditures and obligations, year-to-
     date expenditures and obligations, and total fiscal year 
     expenditure projections versus budget broken out on the basis 
     of control center, responsibility center, agency reporting 
     code, and object class, and for all funds, including capital 
     financing;
       (2) a breakdown of FTE positions and staff for the most 
     current pay period broken out on the basis of control center, 
     responsibility center, and agency reporting code within each 
     responsibility center, for all funds, including capital 
     funds;
       (3) a list of each account for which spending is frozen and 
     the amount of funds frozen, broken out by control center, 
     responsibility center, detailed object, and agency reporting 
     code, and for all funding sources;
       (4) a list of all active contracts in excess of $10,000 
     annually, which contains the name of each contractor; the 
     budget to which the contract is charged broken out on the 
     basis of control center, responsibility center, and agency 
     reporting code; and contract identifying codes used by the 
     D.C. Public Schools; payments made in the last month and 
     year-to-date, the total amount of the contract and total 
     payments made for the contract and any modifications, 
     extensions, renewals; and specific modifications made to each 
     contract in the last month;
       (5) all reprogramming requests and reports that are 
     required to be, and have been, submitted to the Board of 
     Education; and
       (6) changes made in the last month to the organizational 
     structure of the D.C. Public Schools, displaying previous and 
     current control centers and responsibility centers, the names 
     of the organizational entities that have been changed, the 
     name of the staff member supervising each entity affected, 
     and the reasons for the structural change.
       Sec. 137. (a) In General.--The Emergency Transitional 
     Education Board of Trustees of the District of Columbia and 
     the University of the District of Columbia shall annually 
     compile an accurate and verifiable report on the positions 
     and employees in the public school system and the university, 
     respectively. The annual report shall set forth--
       (1) the number of validated schedule A positions in the 
     District of Columbia Public Schools and the University of the 
     District of Columbia for fiscal year 1996, fiscal year 1997, 
     and thereafter on a full-time equivalent basis, including a 
     compilation of all positions by control center, 
     responsibility center, funding source, position type, 
     position title, pay plan, grade, and annual salary; and
       (2) a compilation of all employees in the District of 
     Columbia Public Schools and the University of the District of 
     Columbia as of the preceding December 31, verified as to its 
     accuracy in accordance with the functions that each employee 
     actually performs, by control center, responsibility center, 
     agency reporting code, program (including funding source), 
     activity, location for accounting purposes, job title, grade 
     and classification, annual salary, and position control 
     number.
       (b) Submission.--The annual report required by subsection 
     (a) of this section shall be submitted to the Congress, the 
     Mayor, the District of Columbia Council, the Consensus 
     Commission, and the Authority, not later than February 15 of 
     each year.
       Sec. 138. (a) No later than October 1, 1997, or within 15 
     calendar days after the date of the enactment of the District 
     of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1998, whichever occurs later, 
     and each succeeding year, the Emergency Transitional 
     Education Board of Trustees and the University of the 
     District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, the Mayor, the District of Columbia 
     Council, the Consensus Commission, and the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, a revised appropriated funds operating budget for 
     the public school system and the University of the District 
     of Columbia for such fiscal year that is in the total amount 
     of the approved appropriation and that realigns budgeted data 
     for personal services and other-than-personal services, 
     respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures.
       (b) The revised budget required by subsection (a) of this 
     section shall be submitted in the format of the budget that 
     the Emergency Transitional Education Board of Trustees and 
     the University of the District of Columbia submit to the 
     Mayor of the District of Columbia for inclusion in the 
     Mayor's budget submission to the Council of the District of 
     Columbia pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia 
     Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, Public 
     Law 93-198, as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 47-301).
       Sec. 139. The Emergency Transitional Education Board of 
     Trustees, the Board of Trustees of the University of the 
     District of Columbia, the Board of Library Trustees, and the 
     Board of Governors of the D.C. School of Law shall vote on 
     and approve their respective annual or revised budgets before 
     submission to the Mayor of the District of Columbia for 
     inclusion in the Mayor's budget submission to the Council of 
     the District of Columbia in accordance with section 442 of 
     the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
     Reorganization Act, Public Law 93-198, as amended (D.C. Code, 
     sec. 47-301), or before submitting their respective budgets 
     directly to the Council.
       Sec. 140. (a) Ceiling on Total Operating Expenses.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating 
     expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 1998 
     under the caption ``Division of Expenses'' shall not exceed 
     the lesser of--
       (A) the sum of the total revenues of the District of 
     Columbia for such fiscal year; or
       (B) $5,166,304,000 (of which $129,946,000 shall be from 
     intra-District funds), which amount may be increased by the 
     following:
       (i) proceeds of one-time transactions, which are expended 
     for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs 
     approved by the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Authority; and
       (ii) additional expenditures which the Chief Financial 
     Officer of the District of Columbia certifies will produce 
     additional revenues during such fiscal year at least equal to 
     200 percent of such additional expenditures, and which are 
     approved by the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance.
       (C) to the extent that the sum of the total revenues of the 
     District of Columbia for such fiscal year exceed the total 
     amount provided for in subsection (B) above, the Chief 
     Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, with the 
     approval of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Authority, may credit up to ten 
     percent (10%) of the amount of such difference, not to exceed 
     $3,300,000, to a reserve fund which may be expended for 
     operating purposes in future fiscal years, in accordance with 
     the financial plans and budgets for such years.
       (2) Enforcement.--The Chief Financial Officer of the 
     District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority shall take 
     such steps as are necessary to assure that the District of 
     Columbia meets the requirements of this section, including 
     the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the 
     appropriations and funds made available to the District 
     during fiscal year 1998.
       (b) Acceptance and Use of Grants Not Included in Ceiling.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Mayor 
     in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the 
     District of Columbia during a control year, as defined in 
     section 305(4) of Public Law 104-8, as amended, 109 Stat. 
     152, may accept, obligate, and expend Federal, private, and 
     other grants received by the District government that are not 
     reflected in the amounts appropriated in this Act.
       (2) Requirement of chief financial officer report and 
     financial responsibility and management assistance authority 
     approval.--No such Federal, private, or other grant may be 
     accepted, obligated, or expended pursuant to paragraph (1) 
     until--
       (A) the Chief Financial Officer of the District submits to 
     the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority established by Public Law 
     104-8 (109 Stat. 97) a report setting forth detailed 
     information regarding such grant; and

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       (B) the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority has reviewed and approved the 
     acceptance, obligation, and expenditure of such grant in 
     accordance with review and approval procedures consistent 
     with the provisions of Public Law 104-8, as amended, the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Act of 1995.
       (3) Prohibition on spending in anticipation of approval or 
     receipt.--No amount may be obligated or expended from the 
     general fund or other funds of the District government in 
     anticipation of the approval or receipt of a grant under 
     paragraph (2)(B) or in anticipation of the approval or 
     receipt of a Federal, private, or other grant not subject to 
     such paragraph.
       (4) Monthly reports.--The Chief Financial Officer of the 
     District shall prepare a monthly report setting forth 
     detailed information regarding all Federal, private, and 
     other grants subject to this subsection. Each such report 
     shall be submitted to the Council of the District of 
     Columbia, and to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate, not later than 15 
     days after the end of the month covered by the report.
       Sec. 141. Section 145(a)(2) of the District of Columbia 
     Retirement Reform Act, approved November 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 
     882; D.C. Code 1-725(a)(2)) is amended by adding subsections 
     (a)(2)(A) and (a)(2)(B) to read as follows:
       ``(A) Up to 50 police officers and up to 50 Fire and 
     Emergency Medical Services members who were hired before 
     February 14, 1980, and who retire on disability before the 
     end of calendar year 1998 shall be excluded from the 
     computation of the rate of disability retirements under 
     subsection 145(a) of the District of Columbia Retirement 
     Reform Act of 1979 (93 Stat. 882; D.C. Code, sec. 1-725(a)), 
     for purposes of reducing the authorized Federal payment to 
     the District of Columbia Police Officers and Fire Fighters' 
     Retirement Fund pursuant to subsection 145(c) of the District 
     of Columbia Retirement Reform Act of 1979.
       ``(B) The Mayor, within 30 days after the enactment of this 
     provision, shall engage an enrolled actuary, to be paid by 
     the District of Columbia Retirement Board, and shall comply 
     with the requirements of section 142(d) and section 144(d) of 
     the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act of 1979 
     (Public Law 96-122, approved November 17, 1979; D.C. Code, 
     secs. 1-722(d) and 1-724(d)).''.
       Sec. 142. The District of Columbia Emergency Transitional 
     Education Board of Trustees shall, subject to the contract 
     approval provisions of Public Law 104-8--
       (A) develop a comprehensive plan to identify and accomplish 
     energy conservation measures to achieve maximum cost-
     effective energy and water savings;
       (B) enter into innovative financing and contractual 
     mechanisms including, but not limited to, utility demand-side 
     management programs and energy savings performance contracts 
     and water conservation performance contracts: Provided, That 
     the terms of such contracts do not exceed twenty-five years; 
     and
       (C) permit and encourage each department or agency and 
     other instrumentality of the District of Columbia to 
     participate in programs conducted by any gas, electric or 
     water utility of the management of electricity or gas demand 
     or for energy or water conservation.
       Sec. 143. The District of Columbia Self-Government and 
     Governmental Reorganization Act, approved December 24, 1973 
     (87 Stat. 774; D.C. Code, sec. 1-201 et seq.), is amended by 
     adding a new section 445a to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 445A. SPECIAL MASTERS' BUDGETS.

       ``All Special Masters appointed by the District of Columbia 
     Superior Court or the United States District Court for the 
     District of Columbia Circuit to any agency of the District of 
     Columbia government shall prepare and annually submit to the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority, for inclusion in the annual budget, 
     annual estimates of expenditures and appropriations. Such 
     annual estimates shall be approved by the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority and the Council of the District of Columbia 
     pursuant to section 202 of the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995, 
     approved April 17, 1995 (109 Stat. 109; D.C. Code, sec. 47-
     392.2).''
       Sec. 144. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12 
     of the Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 (18 
     U.S.C. 3056, note) in carrying out the protection of the 
     President and Vice President of the United States, pursuant 
     to section 3056(a) of Title 18 of the United States Code, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to reimburse the 
     District of Columbia government for the utilization of law 
     enforcement services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of 
     the District of Columbia in furtherance of such protection. 
     All claims for such reimbursement by the District of Columbia 
     government will be submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury 
     on a quarterly basis.
       (b) Section 1537 of Title 31 of the United States Code is 
     repealed.
       Sec. 145. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available, $5,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the 
     National Park Service and shall be available only for the 
     United States Park Police operations in the District of 
     Columbia.
       Sec. 146. The District government shall maintain for fiscal 
     year 1998 the same funding levels as provided in fiscal year 
     1997 for homeless services in the District of Columbia.
       Sec. 147. The District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Authority and the Chief Executive 
     Officer of the District of Columbia public schools are hereby 
     directed to report to the Appropriations Committees of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives, the Senate Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives not 
     later than April 1, 1998, on all measures necessary and steps 
     to be taken to ensure that the District's public schools open 
     on time to begin the 1998-99 academic year.
       This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
     Appropriations Act, 1998''.

Yeas

197

It was decided in the

Nays

212

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negative

Answered present

1

para. 116.18                  [Roll No. 512]

                                AYES--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--212

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)

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     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Nethercutt
       

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Baker
     Baldacci
     Berman
     Brown (FL)
     Buyer
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     McCarthy (MO)
     Miller (CA)
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Smith (OR)
     Torres
     Wolf
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 264, 
reported the bill, as amended pursuant to said resolution, back to the 
House with a further amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment was considered as adopted by House Resolution 
264:

       Page 16, line 16, strike ``for teachers of teh District of 
     Columbia Public Schools'' and insert the following: ``for 
     principals and assistant principals of the District of 
     Columbia Public Schools, and for teachers of the Schools''.
       Page 48, Line 6, insert after ``authority'' the following: 
     ``(other than a personnel authority of an agency which is 
     subject to a management reform plan under subtitle B of title 
     XI of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997)''.
       Page 50, Line 12, strike ``The Mayor'' and insert ``With 
     respect to agencies which are not subject to a management 
     reform plan under subtitle B of title XI of the Balanced Act 
     of 1997, the Mayor''.
       Page 50, line 23, strike the closing quotation mark and the 
     second period.
       Page 50, add after line 23 the following:
       ``(m) In the case of an agency which is subject to a 
     management reform plan under subtitle B of title XI of the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the authority provided by this 
     section shall be exercised to carry out the agency's 
     management reform plan, and this section shall otherwise be 
     implemented solely in a manner consistent with such plan.''.
       Page 56, strike line 21 and all that follows through page 
     57, line 10 and insert the following:
        (c) Prohibiting Use of Non-Appropriated Funds by Certain 
     Entities.--
       (1) In general.-- Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority and the District of Columbia 
     Water and Sewer Authority may not obligate or expend any 
     funds during fiscal year 1998 or any succeeding fiscal year 
     without approval by Act of Congress.
        (2) Report on expenditures by financial responsibility and 
     management assistance authority.-- Not later than November 
     15, 1997, the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Authority shall submit a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight of the House, and the Committee on 
     Govermental Affairs of the Senate providing an itemized 
     accounting of all non-appropriated funds obligated or 
     expended by the Authority at any time prior to October 1, 
     1997. The report shall include information on the date, 
     amount, purpose, and vendor name, and a description of the 
     services or goods provided with respect to the expenditures 
     of such funds.
     Page 57, strike lines 22 through 25.
     Page 59, line 19, strike ``The District'' and insert ``During 
     a control year, the District''.
     Page 61, strike line 15 and all that follows through page 62, 
     line 2 (and redesignate the succeeding subsections 
     accordingly).
     Page 62, strike lines 3 through 14 (and redesignate the 
     succeeding subsections accordingly).
     Page 64, beginning line 2, strike ``subparagraphs'' and 
     insert ``subparagraph''.
     Page 64, strike lines 4 through 25 and insert the following:
     ``(C) Consultation with congress.-- The Authority or the 
     Mayor (whichever is applicable) may not remove the Chief 
     Financial Officer under this paragraph unless the Authority 
     or the Mayor (as the case may be) has consulted with Congress 
     prior to the removal. Such consultation shall include at a 
     minimum the submission of a written statement to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Goverment Reform and 
     Oversight of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, explaining the factual 
     circumstances involved.''.
     Page 65, strike lines 1 through 12.
     Page 67, beginning line 20, strike section 143 and insert the 
     following:
       budgets of departments or agencies subject to court-
     appointed administrator
       Sec. 143. If a department of agency of the government of 
     the District of Columbia is under the administration of a 
     court-appointed receiver or other court-appointed official 
     during fiscal year 1998 or any succeeding fiscal year, the 
     receiver or official shall prepare and submit to the Mayor, 
     for inclusion in the annual budget of the District of 
     Columbia for the year, annual estimates of the expenditures 
     and appropriations necessary for the maintenance and 
     operation of the department or agency. All such estimates 
     shall be forwarded by the Mayor to the Council, for its 
     action pursuant to sections 446 and 603(c) of the District of 
     Columbia Home Rule Act, without revision but subject to the 
     Mayor's recommendations. Not-withstanding any provision of 
     the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, the Council may 
     comment or make recommendations concerning such estimates but 
     shall have no authority under such Act to revise such 
     estimates.
       Page 71, line 6, strike ``pay raise for'' and insert 
     ``premium pay for certain''.
       Page 71, strike line 23 through page 72, line 13 and insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 149. (a) In General.--The Council of the District of 
     Columbia shall have no authority to enact any act, 
     resolution, or rule during a fiscal year which increases the 
     amount of payment which may be for any individual under the 
     Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to an amount 
     greater than the amount provided under such program under the 
     District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982, as in 
     effect on the day after the effective date of the Public 
     Assistance Temporary Amendment Act of 1997.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection shall apply with respect to 
     fiscal year 1998 and each succeeding fiscal year.
       Page 72, line 23, strike ``property'' and insert 
     ``commercial property''.
       Page 72, line 24, strike ``past due,'' and insert ``past 
     due in an aggregate amount equal to or greater than 
     $3,000,''.
       Page 72, line 25, strike ``60'' and insert ``120''.
       Page 73, line 4, strike ``imposed for the collection of 
     amounts owed to the Authority'' and insert ``described in 
     subsection (a)''.
       Page 73, strike line 8 and all that follows through page 
     74, line 9 and insert the following:
       deemed approval of contract by authority
       Sec. 152. Section 203(b) of the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 
     1995 (D.C. Code, sec. 47-392.3(b)), as amended by section 
     5203(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 
     (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009--1456), is amended--
       Page 74, strike lines 14 through 24 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(5) Deemed approval.--
       ``(A) In general.-- If the Authority does not notify the 
     Mayor (or the appropriate officer or agent of the District 
     goverment) that it has determined that a contract or lease 
     submitted under this subsection is consistent with the 
     financial plan and budget or is not consistent with the 
     financial plan and budget during the 30-day period (or, if 
     the Authority meets the requirements of subparagraph (B), 
     such alternative period as the Authority may elect, not to 
     exceed 60 days) which begins on the first day after the 
     Authority receives the contract or lease, the Authority shall 
     be deemed to have determined that the contract or lease is 
     consistent with the financial plan and budget.
       ``(B) Election of longer period by authority.-- The 
     Authority meets the requirements of this subparagraph if, 
     prior to the expiration of the 30-day period described in 
     subparagraph (A), the Authority provides a notice to the 
     Mayor (or the appropriate officer or agent of the District 
     government) and Congress which describes the period elected 
     by the Authority, together with an explanation of the 
     Authority's decision to elect an alternative period.''.
       Page 75, strike line 24 through page 76, line 2 and insert 
     the following:
       (1) A qualified vendor, in accordance with Office of 
     Management and Budget standards, shall update the District of 
     Columbia government's financial management system in use as 
     of October 1, 1996.
     Page 79, strike line 25 and all that follows through page 80, 
     line 9 (and redesignate the succeeding subsection 
     accordingly).
     Page 80, line 14, strike ``subparagraphs'' and insert 
     subparagraph''.
     Page 80, strike line 15 and all that follows through page 81, 
     line 8 and insert the following:
       ``(G) The Authority or the Mayor (whichever is applicable) 
     may not remove the Inspector General under this paragraph 
     unless the Authority or the Mayor (as the case may be) has 
     consulted with Congress prior to the removal. Such 
     consultation shall include at a minimum the submission of a 
     written statement to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate, explaining the factual circumstances involved.''.
       Page 82, line 12, strike ``during fiscal year 1998 or any 
     succeeding fiscal year'' and insert

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     ``after the expiration of the 45-day period which begins on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act''.
       Page 103, strike line 1 and all that follows through page 
     104, line 9 and insert the following:
       restrictions on borrowing
       Sec. 158. (a) Prohibiting Use of Borrowing to Finance or 
     Refund Accumulated General Fund Deficit.--None of the funds 
     made available in this Act or in any other Act may be used by 
     the District of Columbia (including the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority) 
     at any time, before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act to obtain borrowing to finance or refund the 
     accumulated general fund deficit of the District of Columbia 
     existing as of September 30, 1997.
       Page 104, beginning line 10, strike subsection (b) and 
     insert the following:
       (b) Restrictions on Use of Funds for Debt Restructuring.-- 
     None of the funds made available in this Act or in any other 
     Act may be used by the District of Columbia (including the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority) during fiscal year 1998 or any 
     succeeding fiscal year to obtain borrowing (including 
     borrowing through the issuance of any bonds, notes, or other 
     obligations) to repay any other borrowing of funds or 
     issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations unless--
       (1) the aggregate cost to the District of the new borrowing 
     or issuance does not exceed the aggregate cost of the 
     original borrowing or issuance; and
       (2) the date provided for the final repayment of the new 
     borrowing or issuance is not later than the date provided for 
     the final repayment of the original borrowing or issuance.
     Page 105, strike lines 7 through 18 and insert the following:
       (c) Prohibiting Use of Funds for Private Bond Sales.-- None 
     of the funds made available in this Act or in any other Act 
     may be used by the District of Columbia (including the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority) during fiscal year 1998 or any 
     succeeding fiscal year to sell any bonds at a private sale.
       Page 105, add after line 23 the following new section (and 
     redesignate the succeeding section accordingly):
       independence in contracting for chief financial officer and 
     inspector general
       Sec 160. (a) In General.-- Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, neither the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia or the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Authority may enter into any 
     contract with respect to any authority of activity under the 
     jurisdiction of the Chief Financial Officer or Inspector 
     General of the District of Columbia without the consent and 
     approval of the Chief Financial Officer or Inspector General 
     (as the case may be).
       (b) Effect on Other Powers and Duties of Authority.-- 
     Nothing in this section may be construed--
       (1) to affect the ability of the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority 
     to remove the Chief Financial Officer or Inspector General of 
     the District of Columbia from office during a control year 
     (as defined in section 305(4) of the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 
     1995); or
       (2) to exempt any contracts entered into by the Chief 
     Financial Officer or Inspector General from review by the 
     Authority under section 203(b) of such Act.
     Page 112, insert after line 7 the following:
     (h) Repeal of Prior Notice Requirement for Federal Activities 
     Affecting Real Property in District of Columbia.-- Effective 
     October 1, 1997, the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 
     105-33) is amended by striking section 11715.
       Page 174, line 1, strike ``any requirements contained in 
     the document'' and insert ``any statutory requirements 
     referred to under the headings `Davis-Bacon Act' and 
     `Copeland Act' in the document''.
       Page 177, line 3, strike ``as of January 31, 1998,'' and 
     insert ``at its midyear meeting in February 1998,''.

  The following further amendment, reported from the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Page 173, strike line 21 and all that follows through page 
     174, line 9 (and redesignate the succeeding sections 
     accordingly).

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. MORAN 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. PEASE, 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. PEASE, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

203

It was decided in the

Nays

202

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 116.19                  [Roll No. 513]

                                YEAS--203

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman

[[Page 1736]]


     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barton
     Berman
     Brown (FL)
     Buyer
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     McCarthy (MO)
     McHugh
     Miller (CA)
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Smith (OR)
     Torres
     Wolf
  So the bill was passed.
  The SPEAKER, having voted on the prevailing side, put the question on 
the motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed.
  Mr. HANSEN 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 announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts demanded a recorded vote on the motion to 
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

162

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

135

para. 116.20                  [Roll No. 514]

                                AYES--162

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Brady
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Pappas
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--135

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clayton
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Hamilton
     Hinojosa
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Towns
     Turner
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--136

     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baker
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Deal
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hyde
     Jenkins
     John
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kingston
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Rush
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Snyder
     Spence
     Stark
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Yates
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 116.21  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. 169. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses.

  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. 2158) ``An Act making 
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, commissions, 
corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
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 amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2169) ``An Act making 
appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
purposes.''.

para. 116.22  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                  October 9, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Constance A. Morella to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions through Tuesday, October 21, 1997.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para. 116.23  resignation as member of house of representatives

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, DC, October 8, 1997.
     Hon. Alexander Treadwell,
     Secretary of State
     Albany, NY.
       Dear Secretary Treadwell: After considering the needs of my 
     constituents and the short time remaining in this session, I 
     intend to remain in Congress at least until our legislative 
     business is completed.
       I have reviewed section 31 of the Public Officers law, and 
     I understand that my retirement announcement to the Governor 
     on August 4, 1997 was an erroneous interpretation of the 
     statutory requirements for resignations. Therefore, it is 
     also my belief that, ac

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     cording to section 31, any record of my resignation is not 
     effective since I have never directly notified your office of 
     my plans. I will, however, inform you of my plans at the 
     appropriate time, which in this case will be no more than 
     thirty days prior to my resignation.
       If there are any questions regarding my plans, please feel 
     free to contact me, or Sean Peterson, my Chief of Staff.
       With warmest regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                   Floyd H. Flake,
                                               Member of Congress.

para. 116.24  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
October 22, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para. 116.25  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Tuesday, October 21, 1997, the Speaker, Majority Leader and 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. 116.26  extension of remarks

  On motion of Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That for today, all Members be permitted to extend their 
remarks and include extraneous material in that section of the 
Congressional Record entitled ``Extension of Remarks''.

para. 116.27  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. 1122: An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     ban partial-birth abortions.

para. 116.28  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. HASTINGS of 
Washington for today after 2 p.m.
  And then,

para. 116.29  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, pursuant to the provisions of House Concurrent 
Resolution 169, at 9 o'clock and 15 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 1997.

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. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 265. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2204) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999 for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-317). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2513. A bill 
     to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and 
     modify the provision of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 
     relating to exempting active financing income from foreign 
     personal holding company income and to provide for the 
     nonrecognition of gain on the sale of stock in agricultural 
     processors to certain farmers' cooperatives; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-318 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. S. 923. An act 
     to deny veterans benefits to persons convicted of Federal 
     capital offenses; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-319). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 2367. A 
     bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 1997, 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. 105-320). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

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. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Crane):
       H.R. 2644. A bill to provide to beneficiary countries under 
     the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act benefits equivalent 
     to those provided under the North American Free Trade 
     Agreement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 2645. A bill to make technical corrections related to 
     the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 and certain other tax 
     legislation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Gingrich):
       H.R. 2646. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual 
     retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school 
     expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of 
     contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Markey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 2647. A bill to ensure that commercial activities of 
     the People's Liberation Army of China or any Communist 
     Chinese military company in the United States are monitored 
     and are subject to the authorities under the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Riley, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Cooksey, and Mr. Aderholt):
       H.R. 2648. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     make illegal all private possession of child pornography; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SKAGGS:
       H.R. 2649. A bill to repeal the Line Item Veto Act and to 
     amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act to 
     provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed 
     rescissions of budget authority; 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. SKAGGS:
       H.R. 2650. A bill to repeal the Line Item Veto Act of 1996; 
     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. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Stark, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Costello, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Evans, Ms. Waters, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Delahunt, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 2651. A bill to establish an Emergency Commission To 
     End the Trade Deficit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 2652. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     prevent the misappropriation of collections of information; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COOKSEY:
       H.R. 2653. A bill to direct the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct a study of the 
     feasibility of establishing a national recreational fishing 
     license; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD:
       H.R. 2654. 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. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Petri, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 2655. A bill to repeal certain Federal education 
     programs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
       H.R. 2656. A bill to prohibit Federal funding for the 
     election of officers and trustees of the International 
     Brotherhood of Teamsters; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. Sam JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, 
             and Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 2657. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prohibit the summons and examination of source codes 
     for third-party computer programs and the disclosure of 
     executable computer software obtained by the Internal Revenue 
     Service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KINGSTON (for himself, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. 
             Ramstad):
       H.R. 2658. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from using the 
     threat of

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     audit to compel agreement with the Tip Reporting Alternative 
     Commitment or the Tip Rate Determination Agreement; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 2659. A bill to prohibit non-emergency take-off and 
     landing at the Fulton County Airport, Brown Field, located in 
     Atlanta, Georgia, when the airport's tower is closed; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Payne, Ms. Furse, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Markey, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 2660. A bill to affirm the religious freedom of 
     taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in 
     war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments 
     of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create 
     the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax 
     payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MCINNIS (for himself, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Bonilla, 
             Mr. Boyd, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Northup, 
             Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Bob Schaffer, Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 2661. A bill to establish peer review for the review 
     of standards promulgated under the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Green, and Ms. 
             Lofgren):
       H.R. 2662. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     prevent credit card issuers from advertising and offering one 
     type of credit card and then issuing another type of credit 
     card without the informed consent of the consumer, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 2663. A bill to provide technical corrections to the 
     Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
     of 1996, to improve the delivery of housing assistance to 
     Indian tribes in a manner that recognizes the right of tribal 
     self-governance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Klug, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Wexler, 
             and Ms. Furse):
       H.R. 2664. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit the admission to the United States of 
     nonimmigrant students and visitors who are the spouses and 
     children of United States permanent resident aliens, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PASTOR (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island):
       H.R. 2665. A bill to improve Indian reservation roads and 
     related transportation services, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:
       H.R. 2666. A bill to provide for adjustment of status of 
     certain Nicaraguans; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Bass, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bono, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Crane, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Inglis 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Ryun, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 2667. A bill to dismantle 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 Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Paul, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Royce, Mr. Pappas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Talent, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 2668. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to remove the sunset and numerical limitation on 
     Medicare participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings 
     account (MSA) 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. SANFORD:
       H.R. 2669. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     provide simplified and accurate information on the Social 
     Security trust funds, and personal earnings and benefit 
     estimates to eligible individuals; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 2670. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to permit grants for the national estuary program 
     to be used for the development and implementation of a 
     comprehensive conservation and management plan, to 
     reauthorize appropriations to carry out the program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Foley, and Mr. Campbell):
       H.R. 2671. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to assure payment for ultrasonic nebulizers as 
     items of durable medical equipment 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.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H.R. 2672. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to prevent Federal student assistance need analysis from 
     penalizing parents for investing in prepaid tuition programs; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD:
       H.R. 2673. A bill to ensure the safety of children in 
     regard to firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wynn, and 
             Mrs. Morella):
       H.J. Res. 96. A joint resolution granting the consent and 
     approval of Congress for the State of Maryland, the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to 
     amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation 
     Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. 
             Snowbarger):
       H. Con. Res. 170. 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 and to guarantee its regular operation; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MOAKLEY:
       H. Res. 266. A resolution recognizing and congratulating 
     Northeastern University on its one-hundredth anniversary; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. Linda 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Redmond, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Hutchinson):
       H. Res. 267. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the citizens of the United States 
     must remain committed to combat the distribution, sale, and 
     use of illegal drugs by the Nation's youth; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PAXON (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Herger, 
             Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Thornberry):
       H. Res. 268. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that no new energy taxes or fees should be 
     imposed on the American public for the purposes of complying 
     with the global warming treaty; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means. 

para. 116.32  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

           Mr. GEJDENSON introduced a bill (H.R. 2674) to 
             authorize issuance of a certificate of documentation 
             with appropriate endorsement for employment in the 
             coastwise trade for the vessel PRINCE NOVA; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
             Infrastructure. 

para. 116.33  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 27: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Davis 
     of Virginia.

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       H.R. 100: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Shimkus.
       H.R. 404: Mr. Torres and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 465: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 536: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 746: Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Redmon and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 815: Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Moakley, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. Dan 
     Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 939: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Bono, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1025: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Radanovich, Mrs. Morella, and 
     Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 1063: Ms. Slaughter, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and 
     Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 1070: Ms. Harman and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1071: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Serrano, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1234: Mr. Dellums, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Jefferson, and Ms.Velazquez.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
     Largent.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
     Stabenow, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky.
       H.R. 1441: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1534: Mr. Burr of North Carolina and Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi.
       H.R. 1565: Mr. Ney, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1586: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Bliley and Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 1608: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Spence, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Smith of 
     Oregon, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Upton, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
     Hansen, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
     Baker, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Coble, Mr. Oxley, and 
     Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 1679: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
     and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1697: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. 
     Dellums.
       H.R. 1735: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1737: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Meehan, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1741: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 1753: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1763: Mr. Gilman and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Foley, Mr. Davis of Florida, and Mr. 
     Largent.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Cramer, Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Holden, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1913: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 2185: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Bilbray and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2224: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2253: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 2273: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
     Etheridge, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. Towns, Mr. Borski, Mr. Turner, Mr. Murtha, 
     Mr. Mascara, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 2276: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lofgren, and 
     Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2292: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Hunter, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. White, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Lucas 
     of Oklahoma, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Turner, Mr. Hefley, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 2302: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Dooley of California, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2313: Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 2362: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 2377: Mr. Ewing and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Wolf and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2403: Mr. Porter, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 2404: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2438: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Smith 
     of Texas, and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 2449: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Bliley, and 
     Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 2451: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Ackerman, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Klug, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Porter, Mr. Everett, Mr. Leach, 
     Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Regula, 
     Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Petri, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Lazio of 
     New York, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2462: Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. Granger, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     Neumann, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 2476: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 2480: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 2481: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Solomon, 
     Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Goode, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Levin, 
     Ms. Danner, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan.
       H.R. 2483: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Ensing, Mr. Paul, and Mr. 
     McCrery.
       H.R. 2490: Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Myrick, 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Watkins, 
     Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Blunt, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Christensen, Ms. Granger, 
     Mr. Klug, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Spence, 
     and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2493: Mr. Thomas and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 2495: Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Furse, and 
     Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 2503: Mr. Meehan and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Graham, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 2515: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
     Mr. Pickering, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 2517: Mr. McGovern, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 2519: Mr. Meehan and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 2523: Mr. Brown of California and Mr. Etheridge.
       H.R. 2525: Mr. Clay, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2527: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Doyle, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Torres, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 2535: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 2551: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Quinn, and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 2560: Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kennedy 
     of Rhode Island, Mrs. Morella, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2593: Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Evans, 
     Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2597: Mr. Frost and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 2598: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Brady, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Ewing, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Riley, and Mr. 
     Snowbarger.
       H.R. 2602: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
     Whitfield, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 2610: Mr. Souder, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia, Mr. Sessions, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Portman, Mr. Condit, 
     and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 2611: Mr. Bob Schaffer and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 2624: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Scarborough, and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 2631: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
     Buyer, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Scarborough, 
     Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Shaw, 
     Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
     Scott, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 2635: Mr. Porter, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Brown of 
     California.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. John.
       H. Con. Res. 106: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
     Colorado.
       H. Con. Res. 121: Mr. Talent, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
     Souder, Mrs. Morella, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Tiahrt, 
     Mr. Wexler, Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
     Jones, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 127: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, and Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington.
       H. Con. Res. 130: Mr. Bereuter.
       H. Con. Res. 144: Mr. Rothman.
       H. Con. Res. 148: Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Klink, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
     Tierney, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Holden.
       H. Con. Res. 150: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H. Con. Res. 156: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, 
     and Ms. Furse.
       H. Con. Res. 158: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 164: Mr. Miller of California and Mr. Filner.
       H. Con. Res. 165: Mr. Wynn.
       H. Con. Res. 166: Mr. Porter.
       H. Con. Res. 168: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
     of Texas, Mr. Klink, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Ehrlich, and Mr. Frost.
       H. Res. 96: Mr. Matsui.
       H. Res. 224: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Gekas, and 
     Ms. Rivers.

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       H. Res. 235: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Canady of Florida, and Mr. Young of Florida.
       H. Res. 236: Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Clement, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Engel, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Pelosi, 
     Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Stark, Mr. Yates, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Torres, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. McHale.
       H. Res. 237: Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Res. 245: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Torres, Mr. Borski, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
     Pitts, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Berman, Mr. Dreier, 
     Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Latham.
       H. Res. 246: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Foley, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Snowbarger, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
     Mr. Saxton, Mr. Horn, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McGovern, 
     Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Engel, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Shays, 
     Mr. King of New York, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. 
     McNulty.
       H. Res. 259: Mr. Turner.

para. 116.34  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. 1415: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 2332: Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Bishop. 
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                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1997 (117)

para. 117.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Ms. GRANGER, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 21, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Kay Granger to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 117.2  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 concurrent resolution of the 
House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 8. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     significance of maintaining the health and stability of coral 
     reef ecosystems.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 399. An Act to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 
     Excellence in National Environmental and Native American 
     Public Policy Act of 1992 to establish the United States 
     Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution to conduct 
     environmental conflict resolution and training, and for other 
     purposes;
       S. 587. An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     exchange certain lands located in Hinsdale County, Colorado;
       S. 588. An Act to provide for the expansion of the Eagles 
     Nest Wilderness within the Arapaho National Forest and the 
     White River National Forest, Colorado, to include land known 
     as the Slate Creek Addition;
       S. 589. An Act to provide for a boundary adjustment and 
     land conveyance involving the Raggeds Wilderness, White River 
     National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of earlier 
     erroneous land surveys;
       S. 591. An Act to transfer the Dillon Ranger District in 
     the Arapaho National Forest to the White River National 
     Forest in the State of Colorado;
       S. 595. An Act to designate the United States Post Office 
     building located at Bennett Street and Kansas Expressway in 
     Springfield, Missouri, as the ``John Griesemer Post Office 
     Building'';
       S. 916. An Act to designate the United States Post Office 
     building located at 750 Highway 28 East in Taylorsville, 
     Mississippi, as the ``Blaine H. Eaton Post Office Building'';
       S. 973. An Act to designate the United States Post Office 
     building located at 551 Kingstown Road in Wakefield, Rhode 
     Island, as the ``David B. Champagne Post Office Building''; 
     and
       S. 985. An Act to designate the post office located at 194 
     Ward Street in Paterson, New Jersey, as the ``Larry Doby Post 
     Office''.

  The message also announced that in accordance with sections 1928a-
1928d, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, appoints 
the Senator from Utah [Mr. Bennett] as a member of the Senate 
delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly during the 1st session of the 
105th Congress, to be held in Bucharest, Romania, October 9-14, 1997.

para. 117.3  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Ms. GRANGER, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 117.4  recess--11:22 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Ms. GRANGER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
at 11 o'clock and 22 minutes a.m. declared the House in recess until 12 
o'clock noon.

para. 117.5  after recess--12 noon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, called the House to order.

para. 117.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, October 9, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 117.7  communications

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

       5435. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
     Florida; Procedures to Limit the Volume of Small Florida Red 
     Seedless Grapefruit; Correction [Docket No. FV96-905-2] 
     received October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5436. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington; Reduced Assessment 
     Rate [Docket No. FV97-982-1 IFR] received October 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5437. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Kiwifruit Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information 
     Order; Referendum Procedures [FV-96-708FR] received October 
     17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       5438. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Commuted Traveltime Periods: Overtime 
     Services Relating to Imports and Exports [Docket No. 97-032-
     1] received October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5439. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Oriental Fruit Fly; Designation of 
     Quarantined Area [Docket No. 97-073-3] received October 14, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5440. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area 
     Classifications; California [Docket No. 97-082-1] received 
     October 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5441. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Performance of Certain Functions by 
     National Futures Association with Respect to Commodity Pool 
     Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors--received October 
     10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       5442. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Spinosad; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300560; FRL-5746-6] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5443. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan 
     Policies and Operations, and Funding Operations; Book-entry 
     Procedures for Farm Credit Securities (RIN: 3052-AB73) 
     received October 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5444. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Noninsured Crop 
     Disaster Assistance Program (RIN: 0560-AF23) received October 
     17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       5445. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's Defense Manpower Requirements Report for FY 
     1998, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 115(b)(3)(A); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       5446. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the report entitled ``Savannah River Site Chemical Separation 
     Facilities Multi-Year Plan,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7252 nt.; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       5447. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Office's final rule--Assessment of 
     Fees;

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     National Banks; District of Columbia Banks [Docket No. 97-21] 
     (RIN: 1557-AB60) received October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       5448. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Deposits [No. 97-108] (RIN: 1550-AB00) received October 
     17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       5449. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Risk-Based Capital Requirements; Transfers of Small 
     Business Loan Obligations with Recourse [Docket No. 97-97] 
     (RIN: 1550-AB11) received October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       5450. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
     make grants to units of general local government to stimulate 
     economic opportunity in newly designated empowerment zones; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       5451. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received October 9, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       5452. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Superfund Financial Transactions 
     Report for Fiscal Year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 99--499, 
     section 120(e)(5) (100 Stat. 1669); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5453. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule--Worker 
     Protection Management for DOE Federal and Contractor 
     Employees [DOE Order 440.1] received September 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5454. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Energy Conservation Program for 
     Consumer Products: Test Procedures for Externally Vented 
     Refrigerators and Refrigerator-Freezers (RIN: 1904-AA93) 
     received October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       5455. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Final Determination to 
     Extend Deadline for Promulgation of Action on Section 126 
     Petitions [FRL-5911-8] received October 17, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5456. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's ``Major'' final rule--Control of 
     Emissions of Air Pollution from Highway Heavy-duty Engines 
     [AMS-FRL-5908-8] (RIN: 2060-AF76) received October 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5457. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision; Santa Barbara County Air 
     Pollution Control District, California [CA157-0050a; FRL-
     5907-7] received October 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5458. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 
     Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Yeast 
     Manufacturers, Screen Printing, Expandable Polystyrene 
     Operations, and Bakeries [MD 040-3017a; FRL-5906-1] received 
     October 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5459. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Transitional and 
     General Opt-Out Procedures for Phase II Reformulated Gasoline 
     Requirements [FRL-5903-3] received October 16, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5460. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Compliance Assurance 
     Monitoring [IL-64-2-5807; FRL-5908-6] (RIN: 2060-AD18) 
     received October 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       5461. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Acid Rain Program: 
     Revisions to Permits, Allowance System, Sulfur Dioxide Opt-
     Ins, Continuous Emission Monitoring, Excess Emissions, and 
     Appeal Procedures [FRL-5908-5] (RIN: 2060-AF43) received 
     October 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5462. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Connecticut [CT-7202a; 
     FRL-5902-2] received October 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5463. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Hampshire [NH-
     7157a-FRL-5906-8] received October 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5464. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, Bay Area Air Quality Management 
     District [CA 193-054; FRL-5907-9] received October 16, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5465. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia--
     General Conformity Rule [VA079-5020a; FRL-5909-9] received 
     October 16, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5466. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Auction of 800 MHz 
     SMR Upper 10 MHz Band; Minimum Opening Bids or Reserve 
     Prices--received October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5467. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Newaygo, Michigan) [MM Docket No. 97-154, RM-9116] received 
     October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5468. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Expedited Safety Reporting Requirements for Human Drug 
     and Biological Products [Docket No. 93N-0181] (RIN: 0910-
     AA97) received October 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5469. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Policy and Procedure for Enforcement 
     Actions; Enforcement Conference Procedures [NUREG-1600] 
     received October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       5470. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Integrated Materials Performance 
     Evaluation Program (IMPEP) [Management Directive 5.6] 
     received October 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       5471. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Codes and Standards; IEEE National 
     Concensus Standard (RIN: 3150-AF73) received October 15, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5472. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Information to Licensees Regarding 
     NRC Inspection Manual Section on Resolution of Degraded and 
     Nonconforming Conditions [Generic Letter 91-18] received 
     October 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5473. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Offshore Press Conferences, Meetings with Company 
     Representatives Conducted Offshore and Press-Related 
     Materials Released Offshore [Release Nos. 33-7470 and 34-
     39227; S7-26-96] (RIN: 3235-AG85) received October 10, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5474. A letter from the the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, the Department of State, transmitting a 
     copy of Presidential Determination No. 97-34: Transfer of $4 
     million in FY 1997 Economic Support Funds to the Peacekeeping 
     Operations Account to Support the African Crisis Response 
     Initiative Under Section 610(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1); (H. Doc. No. 105--
     148); to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
     to be printed.
       5475. 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 Korea for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-01), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5476. 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 Turkey for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-06), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5477. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmit

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     ting notification concerning the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to 
     Greece for defense articles and services (Transmittal No. 98-
     07), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5478. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 that no United Nations agency or United 
     Nations affiliated agency grants any official status, 
     accreditation, or recognition to any organization which 
     promotes and condones or seeks the legalization 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.
       5479. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting President 
     Clinton's determination that the Board of the International 
     Fund is, as a whole, broadly representative of the interests 
     of the communities in Ireland and Northern Ireland, and that 
     disbursements from the International Fund are distributed in 
     accordance with the principle of equality of opportunity and 
     nondiscrimination in employment, without regard to religious 
     affiliation, and will address the needs of both communities 
     in Northern Ireland, pursuant to Public Law 99-415, section 
     5(c) (100 Stat. 948); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       5480. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Turkey (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-106-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5481. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to NATO AEW&C Programme 
     Management Organization (Transmittal No. DTC-116-97), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5482. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Korea (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-28-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5483. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Belgium, Canada, 
     Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, United 
     Kingdom, and Norway (Transmittal No. DTC-115-97), pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       5484. 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.
       5485. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the Compliance Report on Armenia and 
     Other Parties in the Caucasus Region, in accordance with 
     Condition 5(F) of the resolution of advise and consent to 
     ratification on the Document Agreed Among the States Parties 
     to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe of 
     November 19, 1990 (``The CFE Flank Document''), adopted by 
     the Senate of the United States on May 14, 1997; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5486. A letter from the Deputy Congressional Liaison, Board 
     of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Rules Regarding Availability of 
     Information [Docket No. R-0975] received October 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5487. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of 
     Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, transmitting the FY 1997 
     annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
     Act (FMFIA) of 1982, and the Inspector General Act of 1988, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5488. A letter from the Chairman, Postal Rate Commission, 
     transmitting a report noting some discrepancies, since 
     corrected, to the Commission's IMPAC Credit Card report for 
     fiscal year 1997; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5489. A letter from the Staff Director, United States 
     Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for the 
     calendar year 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5490. A letter from the the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     the U.S. House of Representatives, transmitting the quarterly 
     report of receipts and expenditures of appropriations and 
     other funds for the period April 1, 1997, through June 30, 
     1997 as compiled by the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a; (H. Doc. No. 105-154); to the 
     Committee on House Oversight and ordered to be printed.
       5491. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of 
     Endangered Status for Nine Plants from the Grasslands or 
     Mesic Areas of the Central Coast of California (RIN: 1018-
     AD36) received September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5492. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod in Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 
     [Docket No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 100997A] received October 
     17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       5493. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Recreational Fishery 
     Adjustments [I.D. 100697B] received October 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5494. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     ``Other Rockfish'' Species Group in the Bering Sea Subarea 
     [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 100797A] received October 
     14, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       5495. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Atlantic Tuna 
     Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category [I.D. 
     100797B] received October 15, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5496. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Reporting and Procedures 
     Regulations; Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions 
     Regulations [31 CFR Parts 501 and 597] received October 6, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       5497. A letter from the Director, Executive Office for 
     United States Trustees, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Procedures for Suspension and 
     Removal of Panel Trustees and Standing Trustees (RIN: 1105-
     AA54) received October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5498. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Drug Abuse 
     Treatment and Intensive Confinement Center Programs: Early 
     Release Consideration [BOP-1070-I] (RIN: 1120-AA66) received 
     October 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       5499. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's nineteeth Annual 
     Report to Congress pursuant to section 201 of the Hart-Scott-
     Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, pursuant to 15 
     U.S.C. 18a(j); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5500. A letter from the Commissioner, Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, transmitting the Service's ``Major'' 
     final rule--Affidavits of Support on Behalf of Immigrants 
     [INS No. 1807-96] (RIN: 1115-AE58) received October 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       5501. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend section 
     1129 of the Bankruptcy Code; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       5502. A letter from the the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     (Civil Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report on the authorization of navigation improvements for 
     Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, pursuant to Public Law 104-303, 
     section 101(a)(13); (H. Doc. No. 105-150); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be 
     printed.
       5503. A letter from the the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     (Civil Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report on a flood damage reduction project for the American 
     River Watershed, California, pursuant to Public Law 104-303, 
     section 101(a)(1); (H. Doc. No. 105-151); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.
       5504. A letter from the the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     (Civil Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report on a flood damage reduction and agricultural water 
     supply project at the Terminus Dam, Kaweah River Basin, 
     California, pursuant to Public Law 104-303, section101(b)(5); 
     (H. Doc. No. 105-152); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.
       5505. A letter from the the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     (Civil Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report on a storm damage reduction and shoreline protection 
     project for Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Harbor Inlet, 
     Absecon Island, New Jersey, pursuant to Public Law 104-303, 
     section 101(b)(13); (H. Doc. No. 105-153); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be 
     printed.
       5506. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a letter to correct the 
     ``Major'' status originally attributed to the non-major rule, 
     Executive Communication 5066; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5507. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA--Groupe AEROSPAT- IALE Model 
     TBM 700 Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-CE-15-AD; Amdt. 39-10148; AD 97-20-11] (RIN:

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     2120-AA64) received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5508. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model HS 748 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-218-AD; Amdt. 39-10143; AD 97-20-05] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5509. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A300-600, and 
     A310 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-215-AD; Amdt. 39-10146; AD 97-20-08] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5510. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Fees for Air Traffic Services for Certain Flights Through 
     U.S.-Controlled Airspace (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 28860; Amdt. No. 187-9] (RIN: 2120-AG17) received 
     October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5511. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     List of Nonconforming Vehicles Decided to be Eligible for 
     Importation (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-067; Notice 1] (RIN: 2127-AG98) received 
     October 2, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5512. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airspace Designations; Incorporation By Reference (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 29030; Amendment No. 71-
     29] received October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5513. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Restricted Areas; Camp Lejeune, NC (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-18] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5514. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-149-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10116; AD 97-18-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5515. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Hiller Aircraft Corporation Model 
     UH-12A, UH-12B, UH-12C, UH-12D, and UH-12E Helicopters 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-SW-32-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10151; AD 97-20-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5516. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 
     (BHTC) Model 430 Helicopters (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-SW-24-AD; Amdt. 39-10152; AD 
     97-15-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5517. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH (ECD) 
     (Eurocopter) Model MBB-BK117 A-1, A-3, A-4, B-1, B-2, and C-1 
     Helicopters (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     SW-15-AD; Amdt. 39-10153; AD 97-20-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5518. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Model BAe 125-800A Series 
     Airplanes and Hawker 800 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 95-NM-142-AD; Amdt. 39-10156; AD 
     97-21-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 17, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5519. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Vessel Identification System (Coast Guard) [CGD 89-050] (RIN: 
     2115-AD35) received October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5520. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Drawbridge Operations Regulations; Bronx River, New York 
     (Coast Guard) [CGD01-97-018] (RIN: 2115-AE47) received 
     October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5521. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the 1996 Clean Water Needs 
     Survey report on the ``Assessment of Needs for Publicly Owned 
     Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Correction of Combined Sewer 
     Overflows, and Management of Storm Water and Nonpoint Source 
     Pollution in the United States,'' pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 
     1375(b)(1); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5522. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final 
     rule--Disaster Assistance; Snow Assistance (RIN: 3067-AC58) 
     received October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5523. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the annual report summarizing all 
     explanations received for agency's declining to use the 
     consensus technical standards, pursuant to Public Law 104-
     113, section 12(d)(3) (110 Stat. 783); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       5524. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Loan Guaranty: Credit Standards 
     (RIN: 2900-AI16) received October 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       5525. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Informed Consent for Patient Care 
     (RIN: 2900-AH72) received October 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       5526. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting OPM's Fiscal Year 1996 
     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.
       5527. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rewards for Information Relating to Violations of Internal 
     Revenue Laws [TD 8737] (RIN: 1545-AU88) received October 10, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       5528. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Rev. 
     Proc. 97-46, Correction [Announcement 97-107] received 
     October 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5529. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Source of Income from Sales of Inventory Partly from Sources 
     within a Possession of the United States; Also, Source of 
     Income Derived from Certain Purchases from a Corporation 
     Electing Section 936 [REG-251985-96] (RIN: 1545-AU79) 
     received October 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5530. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Nonbank Trustees and Custodians for Education Individual 
     Retirement Accounts [Notice 97-57] received October 15, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5531. A letter from the Chairman, United States 
     International Trade Commission, transmitting the combined 
     report on the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act--Impact 
     on the United States, and the Andean Trade Preference Act--
     Impact on the United States, pursuant to Public Law 102-182, 
     section 206(a) and 215(a); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       5532. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report on the authorization 
     of up to $100M in defense articles and services to the 
     Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina, pursuant to Public Law 104-
     107, section 540(c); jointly to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       5533. A letter from the Director, Office of Budget and 
     Management, transmitting the report on costs and benefits of 
     Federal regulatory programs, pursuant to Public Law 104-208, 
     section 645(a) (110 Stat. 3009-366); jointly to the 
     Committees on Government Reform and Oversight and 
     Appropriations.
       5534. A letter from the the Executive Director, the Office 
     of Compliance, transmitting the first annual report on the 
     use of the Office of Compliance by covered employees, 
     pursuant to section 301(h) of the Congressional 
     Accountability Act; (H. Doc. No. 105-149); jointly to the 
     Committees on House Oversight and Education and the 
     Workforce, and ordered to be printed.
       5535. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Force 
     Management Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     letter of notification of determinations that institutions of 
     higher education have been deemed ineligible for certain 
     Federal funding, pursuant to Public Law 104-208, section 514; 
     jointly to the Committees on National Security, Education and 
     the Workforce, and Appropriations. 

para. 117.8  enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that pursuant to 
clause 4, rule I, the Speaker pro tempore, Mrs. Morella, signed the 
following enrolled bills on Wednesday, October 15, 1997:

       H.R. 2158. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     for sundry independent agencies, commissions,

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     corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; and

       H.R. 2169. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.

para. 117.9  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:
  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                                 October 15, 1997.
     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 correspondence 
     received from the White House on October 15, 1997 at 5:00 
     p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     pursuant to the Line Item Veto Act (P.L. 104-130) 
     transmitting a cancellation with respect to the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 1998 (P.L. 105-56).
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                            Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. 

para. 117.10  cancellations pursuant to line item veto act

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

                                              The White House,

                                 Washington, DC, October 14, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: In accordance with the Line Item Veto 
     Act, I hereby cancel the dollar amounts of discretionary 
     budget authority, as specified in the attached reports, 
     contained in the ``Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     1998'' (Public Law 105-56; H.R. 2266). I have determined that 
     the cancellation of these amounts will reduce the Federal 
     budget deficit, will not impair any essential Government 
     functions, and will not harm the national interest. This 
     letter, together with its attachments, constitute a special 
     message under section 1022 of the Congressional Budget and 
     Compoundment Act of 1974, as amended.
           Sincerely,
                                               William J. Clinton.

  Pursuant to the section 1025(a) of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the message, together with the 
accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on the Budget and the 
Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-155).

para. 117.11  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                                 October 16, 1997.
     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 correspondence 
     received from the White House on October 16, 1997 at 3:00 
     p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     pursuant to the Line Item Veto Act (P.L. 104-130) 
     transmitting a cancellation with respect to the Treasury and 
     General Government Appropriations Act, 1998 (P.L. 105-61).
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                            Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. 

para. 117.12  cancellation pursuant to line item veto act

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

                                              The White House,

                                 Washington, DC, October 16, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: In accordance with the Line Item Veto 
     Act, I hereby cancel the dollar amount of discretionary 
     budget authority, as specified in the attached report, 
     contained in the ``Treasury and General Government 
     Appropriations Act, 1998'' (Public Law 105-61; H.R. 2378). I 
     have determined that the cancellation of this amount will 
     reduce the Federal budget deficit, will not impair any 
     essential Government functions, and will not harm the 
     national interest. This letter, together with its attachment, 
     constitutes a special message under section 1022 of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, as 
     amended.
           Sincerely,
                                               William J. Clinton.

  Pursuant to the section 1025(a) of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the message, together with the 
accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on the Budget, the 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversignt, and the Committee on 
Appropriations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-156).

para. 117.13  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                                 October 17, 1997.
     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 correspondence 
     received from the White House on October 17, 1997 at 2:11 
     p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     pursuant to the Line Item Veto Act (P.L. 104-130) 
     transmitting cancellations with respect to the Energy and 
     Water Development Appropriations Act, 1998 (H.R. 2203, 
     approved October 13, 1997).
           With warm regards.
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para. 117.14  cancellations pursuant to line item veto act

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

                                              The White House,

                                 Washington, DC, October 17, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: In accordance with the Line Item Veto 
     Act, I hereby cancel the dollar amounts of discretionary 
     budget authority, as specified in the attached reports, 
     contained in the ``Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 1998'' (H.R. 2203, approved October 13, 
     1997). I have determined that the cancellation of these 
     amounts will reduce the Federal budget deficit, will not 
     impair any essential Government functions, and will not harm 
     the national interest. This letter, together with its 
     attachments, constitutes a special message under section 1022 
     of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
     1974, as amended.
           Sincerely,
                                               William J. Clinton.

  Pursuant to the section 1025(a) of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the message, together with the 
accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on the Budget and the 
Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-157).

para. 117.15  message from the president

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

para. 117.16  emergency student loan consolidation

  Mr. McKEON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2535) to 
amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the consolidation of 
student loans under the Federal Family Loan Program and the Direct Loan 
Program; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. McKEON 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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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

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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. 117.17  carlos j. moorhead post office

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 681) to 
designate the United States Post Office building located at 313 East 
Broadway in Glendale, California, as the ``Carlos J. Moorhead Post 
Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
FATTAH, 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. COBLE, 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. 117.18  oscar garcia rivera post office

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 282) to 
designate the United States Post Office building located at 153 East 
110th Street, New York, New York, as the ``Oscar Garcia Rivera Post 
Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
FATTAH, 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. COBLE, 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. 117.19  david b. champagne post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2013) to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
551 Kingstown Road in south Kingstown, Rhode Island, as the ``David B. 
Champagne Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
FATTAH, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 117.20  douglas applegate post office

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2129) to 
designate the United States Post Office located at 150 North 3rd Street 
in Steubenville, Ohio, as the ``Douglas Applegate Post Office''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
FATTAH, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 117.21  peter j. mccloskey postal facility

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2564) to 
designate the United States Post Office located at 450 North Centre 
Street in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, as the ``Peter J. McCloskey Postal 
Facility''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
FATTAH, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 117.22  change of reference--h.r. 1249

  On motion of Mr. McHUGH, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1249) to redesignate the Federal 
building located at 107 Federal Building, in Terre Haute, Indiana, as 
the ``John T. Myers Federal Building''.
  When said bill was rereferred to the Committee on Government Reform 
and Oversight.

para. 117.23  reduction of green house gases

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 151); as amended: 

       Whereas carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, can be 
     removed from the atmosphere by trees through photosynthesis 
     and stored in wood;
       Whereas releases of carbon dioxide can be prevented by the 
     use of wood products as substitutes for products whose 
     manufacture consumes fossil fuels and releases substantial 
     amounts of carbon dioxide; and
       Whereas managing our forests by planting and growing our 
     forest resources will remove carbon dioxide from the 
     atmosphere: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the 
     United States--
       (1) should manage its forests to maximize the reduction of 
     carbon dioxide in the atmosphere among many other objectives; 
     and
       (2) should serve as an example and as a world leader in 
     managing its forest in a manner that substantially reduces 
     the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. YOUNG of Alaska 
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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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 expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
United States should manage its forests to maximize the reduction of 
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere among many other objectives, and that 
the United States should serve as an example and as a world leader in 
managing its forests in a manner that substantially reduces the amount 
of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to 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 
concurrent resolution.

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para. 117.24  grazing at Grand Teton National Park

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 708) to 
require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study concerning 
grazing use of certain land within and adjacent to Grand Teton National 
Park, Wyoming, and to extend temporarily certain grazing privileges; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
FALEOMAEVAGA, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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 
require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study concerning 
grazing use and open space within and adjacent to Grand Teton National 
Park, Wyoming, and to extend temporarily certain grazing privileges.''.
  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. 117.25  asian elephant conservation

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1787) to 
assist in the conservation of Asian elephants by supporting and 
providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations 
within the range of Asian elephants and projects of persons with 
demonstrated expertise in the conservation of Asian elephants; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
FALEOMAEVAGA, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 117.26  coral reef ecosystems

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendments of the Senate to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 8) 
to make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of the Devils 
Backbone Wilderness in the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, to 
exclude a small parcel of land containing improvements:

       Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert:
       That the Congress recognizes the significance of 
     maintaining the health and stability of coral reef 
     ecosystems, by--
       (1) promoting comprehensive stewardship for coral reef 
     ecosystems;
       (2) discouraging unsustainable fisheries or other practices 
     that are harmful to coral reefs and human health;
       (3) encouraging research, monitoring, and assessment of and 
     education on coral reef ecosystems;
       (4) improving the coordination of coral reef efforts and 
     activities of Federal agencies, academic institutions, 
     nongovernmental organizations, and industry; and
       (5) promoting preservation and sustainable use of coral 
     reef resources worldwide.
       Strike out the preamble and insert:
       Whereas coral reefs are among the world's most biologically 
     diverse and productive marine habitats, and are often 
     described as the tropical rain forest of the oceans;
       Whereas healthy coral reefs provide the basis for 
     subsistence, commercial fisheries, and coastal and marine 
     tourism and are of vital economic importance to coastal 
     States and territories of the United States including 
     Florida, Hawaii, Georgia, Texas, Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands;
       Whereas healthy coral reefs function as natural, 
     regenerating coastal barriers, protecting shorelines and 
     coastal areas from high waves, storm surges, and accompanying 
     losses of human life and property
       Whereas the scientific community has long established that 
     coral reefs are subject to a wide range of natural and 
     anthropogenic threats;
       Whereas a wide variety of destructive fishing practices, 
     including the use of cyanide, other poisons, surfactants, and 
     explosives, are contributing to the global decline of coral 
     reef ecosystems;
       Whereas the United States has taken measures to protect 
     national coral reef resources through the designation and 
     management of several marine protected areas, containing 
     reefs of the Flower Garden Banks in the Gulf of Mexico, the 
     Florida Keys in south Florida, and offshore Hawaii, Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa;
       Whereas the United States, acting through its agencies, has 
     established itself as a global leader in coral reef 
     stewardship by launching the International Coral Reef 
     Initiative and by maintaining professional networks for the 
     purposes of sharing knowledge and information on coral reefs, 
     furnishing near real-time data collected at coral reef sites, 
     providing a repository for historical data relating to coral 
     reefs, and making substantial contributions to the general 
     fund of coral reef knowledge; and
       Whereas 1997 has been declared the ``International Year of 
     the Reef'' by the coral reef research community and over 40 
     national and international scientific, conservation, and 
     academic organizations: Now, therefore, be it

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. SAXTON 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 amendments?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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 amendments were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendments were agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 117.27  devils backbone wilderness

  Mr. BLUNT moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1779) to 
make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of the Devils Backbone 
Wilderness in the Mark Twain National Forest Missouri, to exclude a 
small parcel of land containing improvements.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. BLUNT and Mr. 
STENHOLM, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 117.28  dairy indemnity reauthorization

  Mr. POMBO moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1789) to 
reauthorize the dairy indemnity program.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. POMBO and Mr. 
STENHOLM, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 117.29  census of agriculture

  Mr. GOODLATTE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2366) 
to

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transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to conduct the 
census of agriculture, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. GOODLATTE and 
Mr. STENHOLM, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 117.30  immunization requirement exemption

  Mr. SMITH of Texas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
2464) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt 
internationally adopted children under age ten from the immunization 
requirement; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. SMITH of Texas 
and Mr. DELAHUNT, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SMITH of Texas objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum 
was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 117.31  presidential and executive office financial accountability

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1962) to 
provide for the appointment of a Chief Financial Officer and Deputy 
Chief Financial Officer in the Executive Office of the President; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. HORN and Mrs. 
MALONEY, 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. GILCHREST, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HORN objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, 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. 117.32  national narcotics leadership

  Mr. HASTERT moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2610) 
to amend the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 to extend the 
authorization for the Office of National Drug Control Policy until 
September 30, 1999, to expand the responsibilities and powers of the 
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. HASTERT and Mr. 
BARRETT of Wisconsin, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 117.33  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2204

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 265):

       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. 2204) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 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 401 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 
     as read. Points of order against the committee amendment in 
     the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 
     7 or rule XVI or section 401 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: (1) postpone until a time during further 
     consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a 
     recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 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 
     of 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. DIAZ-BALART moved the previous question was ordered 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. QUINN, 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

223

When there appeared

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Nays

196

para. 117.34                  [Roll No. 515]

                                YEAS--223

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins

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     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--196

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bono
     Cubin
     Dellums
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     McIntosh
     Neal
     Schiff
     Shadegg
     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.
  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. 117.35  h.r. 2464--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. 2464) to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to exempt internationally adopted children under age ten from the 
immunization requirement; 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. DIAZ-BALART 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

420

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 117.36                  [Roll No. 516]

                                AYES--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin

[[Page 1749]]


     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bono
     Cubin
     Dellums
     Ford
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Hyde
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     McIntosh
     Neal
     Schiff
     Watts (OK)
  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 Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt internationally 
adopted children 10 years of age or younger from the immunization 
requirement in section 212(a)(1)(A)(ii) of such Act.''.
  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. 117.37  h.r. 1962--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. 1962) to provide for the appointment 
of a Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer in the 
Executive Office of the President; 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. LINDER 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

413

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

3

para. 117.38                  [Roll No. 517]

                                AYES--413

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--3

     Coble
     Manton
     Paul

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Barrett (NE)
     Bono
     Cubin
     Dellums
     Doggett
     Fowler
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Hyde
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     McIntosh
     Neal
     Schiff
     Talent
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
  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 for a Chief Financial Officer in the Executive Office of the 
President.''.
  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. 117.39  message from the president--veto of h.r. 1122

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, 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. 1122, which would 
prohibit doctors from performing a certain kind of abortion. I am 
returning H.R. 1122 for exactly the same reasons I returned an earlier 
substantially identical version of this bill, H.R. 1833, last year. My 
veto message of April 10, 1996, fully explains my reasons for returning 
that bill and applies to H.R. 1122 as well. H.R. 1122 is a bill that is 
consistent neither with the Constitution nor sound public policy.
  As I stated on many occasions, I support the decision in Roe v. Wade 
protecting a woman's right to choose. Consistent with that decision, I 
have long opposed late-term abortions, and I continue to do so except in 
those instances necessary to save the life of a woman or prevent serious 
harm to her health. Unfortunately, H.R. 1122 does not contain an 
exception to the measure's ban that will adequately protect the lives 
and health of the small group of women in tragic circumstances who need 
an abortion performed at a late

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stage of pregnancy to avert death or serious injury.
  I have asked the Congress repeatedly, for almost 2 years, to send me 
legislation that includes a limited exception for the small number of 
compelling cases where use of this procedure is necessary to avoid 
serious health consequences. When Governor of Arkansas, I signed a bill 
into law that barred third-trimester abortions, with an appropriate 
exception for life or health. I would do so again, but only if the bill 
contains an exception for the rare cases where a woman faces death or 
serious injury. I believe that Congress should work in a bipartisan 
manner to fashion such legislation.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 10, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, by unanimous consent, ordered 
that the veto message together with the accompanying bill, be printed 
(H. Doc. 105-158) and spread upon the pages of the Journal of the House.
  On motion of Mr. CANADY, by unanimous consent, the veto message and 
the accompanying bill were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 117.40  coast guard authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 265 
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. 2204) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 
for the Coast Guard, 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. KINGSTON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DICKEY, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 264, 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 of 1997''.

     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--AUTHORIZATION

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training.

                    TITLE II--COAST GUARD MANAGEMENT

Sec. 201. Removal of cap on warrant officer severance pay.
Sec. 202. Authority to implement awards programs.

                        TITLE III--MARINE SAFETY

Sec. 301. Extension of territorial sea for certain laws.
Sec. 302. Penalties for interfering with the safe operation of a 
              vessel.
Sec. 303. Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee.

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 401. Vessel identification system amendments.
Sec. 402. Conveyance of Coast Guard Reserve training facility, 
              Jacksonville, Florida.
Sec. 403. Documentation of certain vessels.
Sec. 404. Conveyance of Coast Guard facility in Nahant, Massachusetts.
Sec. 405. Unreasonable obstruction to navigation.
Sec. 406. Financial responsibility for oil spill response vessels.
Sec. 407. Conveyance of Coast Guard property to Jacksonville University 
              in Jacksonville, Florida.
Sec. 408. Penalty for violation of international safety convention.
Sec. 409. Coast Guard City, USA.
Sec. 410. Conveyance of Communication Station, Boston Marshfield 
              Receiver Site, Massachusetts.
Sec. 411. Clarification of liability of persons engaging in oil spill 
              prevention and response activities.
Sec. 412. Vessel deemed to be a recreational vessel.
Sec. 413. Land conveyance, Coast Guard Station Ocracoke, North 
              Carolina.
Sec. 414. Conveyance of Coast Guard property in Sault Sainte Marie, 
              Michigan.
Sec. 415. Dry bulk cargo residue.
Sec. 416. Maintenance of foghorns.
Sec. 417. Conveyance of Eagle Harbor Light Station.
                         TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION

     SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are authorized to be appropriated for necessary 
     expenses of the Coast Guard, as follows:
       (1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $2,790,700,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $2,854,700,000; of which 
     $25,000,000 shall be derived each fiscal year from the Oil 
     Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of 
     section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
       (2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and 
     improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore 
     facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment 
     related thereto--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $401,000,000, of which $2,000,000 
     shall be made available for concept evaluation for a 
     replacement vessel for the Coast Guard icebreaker MACKINAW, 
     which concept evaluation shall be transmitted to the Congress 
     not later than April 1, 1998; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $440,000,000;
     to remain available until expended, of which $20,000,000 
     shall be derived each fiscal year 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--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $19,500,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $19,000,000;
     to remain available until expended, of which $3,500,000 shall 
     be derived each fiscal year 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--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $652,000,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $692,000,000.
       (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--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, $17,300,000; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, $20,000,000,
     to remain available until expended.
       (6) For environmental compliance and restoration at Coast 
     Guard facilities (other than parts and equipment associated 
     with operations and maintenance), $21,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 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--
       (1) 37,944 as of September 30, 1998; and
       (2) 38,038 as of September 30, 1999.
       (b) Military Training Student Loads.--The Coast Guard is 
     authorized average military training student loads as 
     follows:
       (1) For recruit and special training--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, 1,424 student years; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, 1,424 student years.
       (2) For flight training--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, 98 student years; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, 98 student years.
       (3) For professional training in military and civilian 
     institutions--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, 283 student years; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, 283 student years.
       (4) For officer acquisition--
       (A) for fiscal year 1998, 814 student years; and
       (B) for fiscal year 1999, 810 student years.
                    TITLE II--COAST GUARD MANAGEMENT

     SEC. 201. REMOVAL OF CAP ON WARRANT OFFICER SEVERANCE PAY.

       Section 286a(d) of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking the last sentence.

     SEC. 202. AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT AWARDS PROGRAMS.

       Section 93 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (s), by striking the comma at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (t), by redesignating subparagraphs (1) 
     and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (a) through (v) in order as 
     paragraphs (1) through (21);
       (4) by redesignating the existing text (as so amended) as 
     subsection (a); and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) The Commandant may provide for the honorary 
     recognition of individuals and organizations, including State 
     and local governments and commercial and nonprofit 
     organizations, that significantly contribute to Coast Guard 
     programs, missions, or operations, by awarding plaques, 
     medals, trophies, badges, and similar items to acknowledge 
     that contribution.''.
                        TITLE III--MARINE SAFETY

     SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF TERRITORIAL SEA FOR CERTAIN LAWS.

       (a) Ports and Waterways Safety Act.--Section 3 of the Ports 
     and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1222) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

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       ``(5) `Navigable waters of the United States' includes all 
     waters of the territorial sea of the United States as 
     described in Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 
     1988.''.
       (b) Title 46, United States Code.--Subtitle II of title 46, 
     United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) In section 2101--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (17a) as paragraph (17b); 
     and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (17) the following:
       ``(17a) `navigable waters of the United States' includes 
     all waters of the territorial sea of the United States as 
     described in Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 
     1988.''.
       (2) In section 2301, by inserting ``(including the 
     territorial sea of the United States as described in 
     Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988)'' after 
     ``of the United States''.
       (3) In section 4102(e), by striking ``on the high seas'' 
     and inserting ``beyond 3 nautical miles from the baseline 
     from which the territorial sea of the United States is 
     measured''.
       (4) In section 4301(a), by inserting ``(including the 
     territorial sea of the United States as described in 
     Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988)'' after 
     ``of the United States''.
       (5) In section 4502(a)(7), by striking ``on vessels that 
     operate on the high seas'' and inserting ``beyond 3 nautical 
     miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea of the 
     United States is measured''.
       (6) In section 4506(b), by striking paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) is operating--
       ``(A) in internal waters of the United States, or
       ``(B) within 3 nautical miles from the baseline from which 
     the territorial sea of the United States is measured.''.
       (7) In section 8502(a)(3), by striking ``not on the high 
     seas'' and inserting: ``not beyond 3 nautical miles from the 
     baseline from which the territorial sea of the United States 
     is measured''.
       (8) In section 8503(a), by striking paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) is operating--
       ``(A) in internal waters of the United States, or
       ``(B) within 3 nautical miles from the baseline from which 
     the territorial sea of the United States is measured.''.

     SEC. 302. PENALTIES FOR INTERFERING WITH THE SAFE OPERATION 
                   OF A VESSEL.

       (a) In General.--Section 2302 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2302. Penalties for negligent operations and 
       interfering with safe operation'';

       and
       (2) in subsection (a) by striking ``that endangers'' and 
     inserting ``or interfering with the safe operation of a 
     vessel, so as to endanger''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 23 of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 2302 and 
     inserting the following:

``2302. Penalties for negligent operations and interfering with safe 
              operation.''.

     SEC. 303. GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       Section 9307 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 9307. Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee

       ``(a) The Secretary shall establish a Great Lakes Pilotage 
     Advisory Committee. The Committee--
       ``(1) may review proposed Great Lakes Pilotage regulations 
     and policies and make recommendations to the Secretary that 
     the Committee considers appropriate;
       ``(2) may advise, consult with, report to, and make 
     recommendations to the Secretary on matters relating to Great 
     Lakes pilotage;
       ``(3) may make available to the Congress recommendations 
     that the Committee makes to the Secretary; and
       ``(4) shall meet at the call of--
       ``(A) the Secretary, who shall call such a meeting at least 
     once during each calendar year; or
       ``(B) a majority of the Committee.
       ``(b)(1) The Committee shall consist of 7 members appointed 
     by the Secretary in accordance with this subsection, each of 
     whom has at least 5 years practical experience in maritime 
     operations. The term of each member is for a period of not 
     more than 5 years, specified by the Secretary. Before filling 
     a position on the Committee, the Secretary shall publish a 
     notice in the Federal Register soliciting nominations for 
     membership on the Committee.
       ``(2) The membership of the Committee shall include--
       ``(A) 3 members who are practicing Great Lakes pilots and 
     who reflect a regional balance;
       ``(B) 1 member representing the interests of vessel 
     operators that contract for Great Lakes pilotage services;
       ``(C) 1 member representing the interests of Great Lakes 
     ports;
       ``(D) 1 member representing the interests of shippers whose 
     cargoes are transported through Great Lakes ports; and
       ``(E) 1 member representing the interests of the general 
     public, who is an independent expert on the Great Lakes 
     maritime industry.
       ``(c)(1) The Committee shall elect one of its members as 
     the Chairman and one of its members as the Vice Chairman. The 
     Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman in the absence or 
     incapacity of the Chairman, or in the event of a vacancy in 
     the office of the Chairman.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall, and any other interested agency 
     may, designate a representative to participate as an observer 
     with the Committee. The representatives shall, as 
     appropriate, report to and advise the Committee on matters 
     relating to Great Lakes pilotage. The Secretary's designated 
     representative shall act as the executive secretary of the 
     Committee and shall perform the duties set forth in section 
     10(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
       ``(d)(1) The Secretary shall, whenever practicable, consult 
     with the Committee before taking any significant action 
     relating to Great Lakes pilotage.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall consider the information, advice, 
     and recommendations of the Committee in formulating policy 
     regarding matters affecting Great Lakes pilotage.
       ``(e)(1) A member of the Committee, when attending meetings 
     of the Committee or when otherwise engaged in the business of 
     the Committee, is entitled to receive--
       ``(A) compensation at a rate fixed by the Secretary, not 
     exceeding the daily equivalent of the current rate of basic 
     pay in effect for GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 
     5332 of title 5 including travel time; and
       ``(B) travel or transportation expenses under section 5703 
     of title 5.
       ``(2) A member of the Committee shall not be considered to 
     be an officer or employee of the United States for any 
     purpose based on their receipt of any payment under this 
     subsection.
       ``(f)(1) The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
     applies to the Committee, except that the Committee 
     terminates on September 30, 2003.
       ``(2) 2 years before the termination date set forth in 
     paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Committee shall submit 
     to the Congress its recommendation regarding whether the 
     Committee should be renewed and continued beyond the 
     termination date.''.
                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 401. VESSEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AMENDMENTS.

       Title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 12102(a), by striking ``or is not titled in 
     a State'';
       (2) in section 12301, by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) A documented vessel shall not be titled by a State or 
     required to display numbers under this chapter, and any 
     certificate of title issued by a State for a documented 
     vessel shall be surrendered in accordance with regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(d) The Secretary may approve the surrender under 
     subsection (c) of a certificate of title covered by a 
     preferred mortgage under section 31322(d) of this title only 
     if the mortgagee consents.'';
       (3) in section 31322--
       (A) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Any indebtedness secured by a preferred mortgage that 
     is filed or recorded under this chapter, or that is subject 
     to a mortgage, security agreement, or instrument granting a 
     security interest that is deemed to be a preferred mortgage 
     under subsection (d) of this section, may have any rate of 
     interest to which the parties agree.'';
       (B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``mortgage or 
     instrument'' each place it appears and inserting ``mortgage, 
     security agreement, or instrument'';
       (C) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``mortgages or 
     instruments'' and inserting ``mortgages, security agreements, 
     or instruments''; and
       (D) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) A preferred mortgage under this subsection continues 
     to be a preferred mortgage even if the vessel is no longer 
     titled in the State where the mortgage, security agreement, 
     or instrument granting a security interest became a preferred 
     mortgage under this subsection.''; and
       (4) in section 31325--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``a vessel titled in 
     a State,'' after ``a vessel to be documented under chapter 
     121 of this title,'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ``a vessel titled in 
     a State,'' after ``a vessel for which an application for 
     documentation is filed under chapter 121 of this title,''; 
     and
       (C) in subsection (c), by inserting ``a vessel titled in a 
     State,'' after ``a vessel to be documented under chapter 121 
     of this title,''.

     SEC. 402. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD RESERVE TRAINING 
                   FACILITY, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law--
       (1) the land and improvements thereto comprising the Coast 
     Guard Reserve training facility in Jacksonville, Florida, is 
     deemed to be surplus property; and
       (2) the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall dispose of all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     that property, by sale, at fair market value.
       (b) Right of First Refusal.--Before a sale is made under 
     subsection (a) to any other person, the Commandant of the 
     Coast Guard

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     shall give to the city of Jacksonville, Florida, the right of 
     first refusal to purchase all or any part of the property 
     required to be sold under that subsection.

     SEC. 403. DOCUMENTATION OF CERTAIN VESSELS.

       (a) General Waiver.--Notwithstanding section 27 of the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of 
     the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and sections 
     12106 and 12108 of title 46, United States Code, the 
     Secretary of Transportation may issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for each of the 
     following vessels:
       (1) SEAGULL (United States official number 1038605).
       (2) BAREFOOT CONTESA (United States official number 
     285410).
       (3) PRECIOUS METAL (United States official number 596316).
       (4) BLUE HAWAII (State of Florida registration number 
     FL0466KC).
       (5) SOUTHERN STAR (United States official number 650774).
       (6) KEEWAYDIN (United States official number 662066).
       (7) W.G. JACKSON (United States official number 1047199).
       (8) The vessel known as hopper barge E-15 (North Carolina 
     State official number 264959).
       (9) MIGHTY JOHN III (formerly the NIAGARA QUEEN, Canadian 
     registration number 318746).
       (10) MAR Y PAZ (United States official number 668179).
       (11) SAMAKEE (State of New York registration number NY 4108 
     FK).
       (12) NAWNSENSE (United States official number 977593).
       (13) ELMO (State of Florida registration number FL5337BG).
       (14) MANA-WANUI (United States official number 286657).
       (15) OLD JOE (formerly TEMPTRESS; United States official 
     number 991150).
       (16) M/V BAHAMA PRIDE (United States official number 
     588647).
       (17) WINDWISP (United States official number 571621).
       (18) SOUTHLAND (United States official number 639705).
       (19) FJORDING (United States official number 594363).
       (20) M/V SAND ISLAND (United States official number 
     542918).
       (21) PACIFIC MONARCH (United States official number 
     557467).
       (22) FLAME (United States official number 279363).
       (23) DULARGE (United States official number 653762).
       (b) Ownership of Vessel PHILADELPHIA.--Notwithstanding 
     section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 App. U.S.C. 802, 803) 
     and section 12102(a)(4) of title 46, United States Code, the 
     parent corporation of the corporation holding title to the 
     vessel PHILADELPHIA (United States official number 654192) on 
     May 3, 1995, is deemed on that date and thereafter to be a 
     citizen of the United States for purposes of owning 
     corporations whose vessels are eligible for documentation 
     under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, with a 
     coastwise endorsement, if--
       (1) the chief executive officer of the parent corporation 
     is a citizen of the United States;
       (2) the chairman of the board of directors of the parent 
     corporation is a citizen of the United States, and the number 
     of its directors who are noncitizens does not exceed a 
     minority of the number necessary to constitute a quorum;
       (3) the parent corporation meets the stock ownership 
     requirements of section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, for 
     operating a vessel in the coastwise trade;
       (4) the corporation holding title is otherwise eligible to 
     own a vessel operated in the coastwise trade; and
       (5) the vessel is otherwise eligible to be operated in the 
     coastwise trade.
       (c) SUNMAR SKY.--Section 1120(g) of the Coast Guard 
     Authorization Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-324; 110 Stat. 
     3978) is amended by inserting ``SUNMAR SKY (United States 
     official number 683227),'' after ``vessels''.
       (d) Documentation of the Vessel PRINCE NOVA.--
       (1) Documentation authorized.--Notwithstanding section 27 
     of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), 
     section 8 of 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 PRINCE NOVA (Canadian 
     registration number 320804).
       (2) Expiration of certificate.--A certificate of 
     documentation issued for the vessel under paragraph (1) shall 
     expire unless--
       (A) the vessel undergoes conversion, reconstruction, 
     repair, rebuilding, or retrofitting in a shipyard located in 
     the United States;
       (B) the cost of that conversion, reconstruction, repair, 
     rebuilding, or retrofitting is not less than the greater of--
       (i) three times the purchase value of the vessel before the 
     conversion, reconstruction, repair, rebuilding, or 
     retrofitting; or
       (ii) $4,200,000; and
       (C) not less than an average of $1,000,000 is spent 
     annually in a shipyard located in the United States for 
     conversion, reconstruction, repair, rebuilding, or 
     retrofitting of the vessel until the total amount of the cost 
     required under subparagraph (B) is spent.
       (e) Documentation of Vessel COLUMBUS.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), sections 12102 and 
     12106 of title 46, United States Code, and the endorsement 
     limitation in section 5501(a)(2)(B) of Public Law 102-587, 
     and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Transportation 
     may issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate 
     endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the 
     vessel COLUMBUS (United States official number 590658).
       (2) Limitation.--Coastwise trade referred to in paragraph 
     (1) may not include the transportation of dredged material 
     from a project in which the stated intent of the Corps of 
     Engineers, in its Construction Solicitation, or of another 
     contracting entity, is that the dredged material is to be 
     deposited--
       (A) above mean high tide for the purpose of beach 
     nourishment; or
       (B) into a fill area for the purpose of creation of land 
     for an immediate use other than disposal of the dredged 
     material.

     SEC. 404. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD FACILITY IN NAHANT, 
                   MASSACHUSETTS.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation may 
     convey, by an appropriate means of conveyance, all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     property comprising United States Coast Guard Recreation 
     Facility Nahant, Massachusetts, to the town of Nahant, 
     Massachusetts.
       (2) Identification of property.--The Secretary may 
     identify, describe, and determine the property to be conveyed 
     under this section.
       (b) Terms and Conditions.--Any conveyance of property under 
     this section shall be made--
       (1) without payment of consideration; and
       (2) subject to the terms and conditions the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.

     SEC. 405. UNREASONABLE OBSTRUCTION TO NAVIGATION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the liftbridge 
     over the back channel of the Schuylkill River in 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is deemed to unreasonably 
     obstruct navigation for purposes of the Act entitled ``An Act 
     to provide for the alteration of certain bridges over 
     navigable waters of the United States, for the apportionment 
     of the cost of such alterations between the United States and 
     the owners of such bridges, and for other purposes'', 
     approved June 21, 1940 (chapter 409; 33 U.S.C. 511-523), 
     popularly known as the ``Hobbs Bridge Act'' and the ``Truman-
     Hobbs Bridge Act''.

     SEC. 406. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OIL SPILL RESPONSE 
                   VESSELS.

       Section 1004(a)(2) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
     U.S.C. 2704(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ``including a 
     vessel responding to a discharge or substantial threat of a 
     discharge of oil,'' after ``vessel,''.

     SEC. 407. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY TO JACKSONVILLE 
                   UNIVERSITY IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation may convey 
     to Jacksonville University, located in Jacksonville, Florida, 
     without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to the property comprising the Long 
     Branch Rear Range Light, Jacksonville, Florida.
       (2) Identification of property.--The Secretary may 
     identify, describe, and determine the property to be conveyed 
     under this section.
       (b) Terms and Conditions.--Any conveyance of any property 
     under this section shall be made--
       (1) subject to the terms and conditions the Commandant may 
     consider appropriate; and
       (2) subject to the condition that all right, title, and 
     interest in and to property conveyed shall immediately revert 
     to the United States if the property, or any part thereof, 
     ceases to be used by Jacksonville University.

     SEC. 408. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL SAFETY 
                   CONVENTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 2302 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e)(1) A vessel may not transport Government-impelled 
     cargoes if--
       ``(A) the vessel has been detained by the Secretary for 
     violation of an international safety convention to which the 
     United States is a party, and the Secretary has published 
     notice of that detention in an electronic form, including the 
     name of the owner of the vessel; or
       ``(B) the operator of the vessel has on more than one 
     occasion had a vessel detained by the Secretary for violation 
     of an international safety convention to which the United 
     States is a party, and the Secretary has published notice of 
     that detention in an electronic form, including the name of 
     the owner of the vessel.
       ``(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) expires for a vessel 
     on the earlier of--
       ``(A) 1 year after the date of the publication in 
     electronic form on which the prohibition is based; or
       ``(B) any date on which the owner or operator of the vessel 
     prevails in an appeal of the violation on which the detention 
     is based.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     takes effect January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 409. COAST GUARD CITY, USA.

       The community of Grand Haven, Michigan, shall be recognized 
     as ``Coast Guard City, USA''.

     SEC. 410. CONVEYANCE OF COMMUNICATION STATION BOSTON 
                   MARSHFIELD RECEIVER SITE, MASSACHUSETTS.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--

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       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation may 
     convey, by an appropriate means of conveyance, all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to the Coast 
     Guard Communication Station Boston Marshfield Receiver Site, 
     Massachusetts, to the Town of Marshfield, Massachusetts.
       (2) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not convey under this 
     section the land on which is situated the communications 
     tower and the microwave building facility of that station.
       (3) Identification of property.--(A) The Secretary may 
     identify, describe, and determine the property to be conveyed 
     to the Town under this section.
       (B) The Secretary shall determine the exact acreage and 
     legal description of the property to be conveyed under this 
     section by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost 
     of the survey shall be borne by the Town.
       (b) Terms and Conditions.--Any conveyance of property under 
     this section shall be made--
       (1) without payment of consideration; and
       (2) subject to the following terms and conditions:
       (A) The Secretary may reserve utility, access, and any 
     other appropriate easements on the property conveyed for the 
     purpose of operating, maintaining, and protecting the 
     communications tower and the microwave building facility.
       (B) The Town and its successors and assigns shall, at their 
     own cost and expense, maintain the property conveyed under 
     this section in a proper, substantial, and workmanlike manner 
     as necessary to ensure the operation, maintenance, and 
     protection of the communications tower and the microwave 
     building facility.
       (C) Any other terms and conditions the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 411. CLARIFICATION OF LIABILITY OF PERSONS ENGAGING IN 
                   OIL SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Clarification of Liability for Preventing Substantial 
     Threat of Discharge.--Section 311 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(8) by striking ``to minimize or 
     mitigate damage'' and inserting ``to prevent, minimize, or 
     mitigate damage'';
       (2) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subsection (a)(23), by striking the period at the end of 
     subsection (a)(24) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at 
     the end of subsection (a) the following:
       ``(25) `removal costs' means--
       ``(A) the costs of removal of oil or a hazardous substance 
     that are incurred after it is discharged; and
       ``(B) in any case in which there is a substantial threat of 
     a discharge of oil or a hazardous substance, the costs to 
     prevent, minimize, or mitigate that threat.''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)(4)(A), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting the following: ``relating to a discharge or 
     a substantial threat of a discharge of oil or a hazardous 
     substance.''.
       (b) Oil Spill Mechanical Removal.--Section 311(a)(2) of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and (C)'' and inserting ``, (C)''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
     following: ``, and (D) discharges incidental to mechanical 
     removal authorized by the President under subsection (c) of 
     this section''.
       (c) Sense of the Congress Regarding Oil Spill Response 
     Actions.--It is the sense of the Congress that, under the Oil 
     Pollution Act of 1990, the President should ensure that 
     liability concerns regarding response actions to remove a 
     discharge, or to mitigate or prevent the threat of a 
     discharge, do not deter an expeditious or effective response, 
     by promulgating guidelines in accordance with applicable 
     Federal law, as soon as possible, clarifying that a person 
     who takes any response action consistent with the National 
     Contingency Plan, including the applicable fish and wildlife 
     response plan, or as otherwise directed by the President, to 
     prevent or mitigate the environmental effects of a discharge 
     or a threat of a discharge should not be held liable for the 
     violation of fish and wildlife laws, unless the person is 
     grossly negligent or engages in willful misconduct.

     SEC. 412. VESSEL DEEMED TO BE A RECREATIONAL 
                   VESSEL.

       (a) In General.--The vessel described in subsection (b) is 
     deemed for all purposes, including title 46, United States 
     Code, and all regulations thereunder, to be a recreational 
     vessel of less than 300 gross tons, if--
       (1) it does not carry cargo or passengers for hire; and
       (2) it does not engage in commercial fisheries or 
     oceanographic research.
       (b) Vessel Described.--The vessel referred to in subsection 
     (a) is the vessel TURMOIL (British Official number 726767).

     SEC. 413. LAND CONVEYANCE, COAST GUARD STATION OCRACOKE, 
                   NORTH CAROLINA.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     may convey, without consideration, to the State of North 
     Carolina (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, together with any improvements 
     thereon, in Ocracoke, North Carolina, consisting of such 
     portion of the Coast Guard Station Ocracoke, North Carolina, 
     as the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of the 
     conveyance.
       (b) Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall 
     be subject to the following conditions:
       (1) That the State accept the property to be conveyed under 
     that subsection subject to such easements or rights of way in 
     favor of the United States as the Secretary considers to be 
     appropriate for--
       (A) utilities;
       (B) access to and from the property;
       (C) the use of the boat launching ramp on the property; and
       (D) the use of pier space on the property by search and 
     rescue assets.
       (2) That the State maintain the property in a manner so as 
     to preserve the usefulness of the easements or rights of way 
     referred to in paragraph (1).
       (3) That the State utilize the property for transportation, 
     education, environmental, or other public purposes.
       (c) Reversion.--(1) 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 and to the property, including any improvements 
     thereon, shall revert to the United States, and the United 
     States shall have the right of immediate entry thereon.
       (2) Upon reversion under paragraph (1), the property shall 
     be under the administrative jurisdiction of the Administrator 
     of General Services.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property conveyed under subsection (a), 
     and any easements or rights of way 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 
     State.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions with respect to 
     the conveyance under subsection (a), and any easements or 
     rights of way granted under subsection (b)(1), as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 414. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN SAULT SAINTE 
                   MARIE, MICHIGAN.

       (a) Requirement To Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall 
     promptly convey, without consideration, to American Legion 
     Post No. 3 in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of 
     real property described in section 202 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-640), as amended by 
     section 323 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (Public Law 102-580), comprising approximately 0.565 acres, 
     together with any improvements thereon.
       (b) Condition.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall 
     be subject to the condition that the property be used as a 
     clubhouse for the American Legion Post No. 3.
       (c) Reversion.--(1) 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 and to the property, including any improvements 
     thereon, shall revert to the United States, and the United 
     States shall have the right of immediate entry thereon.
       (2) Upon reversion under paragraph (1), the property shall 
     be under the administrative jurisdiction of the Administrator 
     of General Services.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property conveyed under subsection (a) 
     shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
     American Legion Post No. 3.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions with respect to 
     the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 415. DRY BULK CARGO RESIDUE.

       (a) Dry Bulk Cargo Residue.--Section 3 of the Act to 
     Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1902) is amended by 
     adding the following subsection at the end thereof:
       ``(h) Discharge of Residue of Dry Bulk Cargo in Certain 
     Navigable Waters and Waters of the Great Lakes.--(1) 
     Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, the Secretary may 
     allow, under conditions and standards prescribed by 
     regulation--
       ``(A) vessels to discharge residue of dry bulk cargo into 
     the waters of the Great Lakes under the jurisdiction of the 
     United States; and
       ``(B) vessels of the United States to discharge residue of 
     dry bulk cargo into the waters of the Great Lakes System 
     governed by the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978 
     and the 1987 Protocol thereto, under the jurisdiction of the 
     Government of Canada or other waters governed by the Boundary 
     Waters Treaty of 1909 under the jurisdiction of the 
     Government of Canada.
       ``(2) Any regulation issued under this subsection shall be 
     consistent with the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 
     1978 and the 1987 Protocol thereto, and the Boundary Waters 
     Treaty of 1909, and shall be developed in consultation with 
     the Government of Canada, under the general guidance of the 
     Secretary of State, and with the concurrence of the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and in 
     consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, including the 
     Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.

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       ``(3) Any regulations issued under this subsection shall be 
     reviewed by the Secretary no less often than every 5 years to 
     determine whether such regulations are consistent with the 
     water quality goals for the Great Lakes.''.
       (b) Definition.--Section 2 of the Act to Prevent Pollution 
     from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901) is amended by redesignating 
     paragraphs (9), (10), (11), and (12) as (10), (11), (12), and 
     (13), respectively and by inserting the following new 
     paragraph after paragraph (8):
       ``(9) `residue to dry bulk cargo' includes any residue or 
     residues of dry bulk cargo generated in the customary 
     operation of commercial vessels, including iron ore, coal, 
     coke, salt, grain, stones, gravel, sand, clay, and slag, but 
     does not include, even if associated with the aforementioned 
     materials, any--
       ``(A) plastic, as defined in the convention,
       ``(B) oil or hazardous substance, as defined under section 
     311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1321), or
       ``(C) hazardous substance, as defined in section 101(14) of 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and 
     Liability Act (CERCLA) (42 U.S.C. 9601(14)).''.

     SEC. 416. MAINTENANCE OF FOGHORNS.

       The Secretary of Transportation shall take such actions as 
     may be necessary to ensure that foghorns at the following 
     ports are in working order:
       (1) St. Joseph, Michigan.
       (2) South Haven, Michigan.
       (3) Grand Haven, Michigan.
       (4) Muskegon, Michigan.
       (5) Pentwater, Michigan.
       (6) Ludington, Michigan.
       (7) Frankfort, Michigan.
       (8) Michigan City, Indiana.
       (9) Saugatuck, Michigan.
       (10) Marquette, Michigan.

     SEC. 417. CONVEYANCE OF EAGLE HARBOR LIGHT STATION.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator of General Services 
     shall convey, by an appropriate means of conveyance, all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     Eagle Harbor Light Station, Michigan, to the Keweenaw County 
     Historical Society.
       (2) Identification of property.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation 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), 
     (4), and (5) and other terms and conditions the Secretary of 
     Transportation 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 property conveyed shall immediately revert to the 
     United States if the property, or any part of the property--
       (A) ceases to be maintained in a manner that ensures its 
     present or future use as a Coast Guard aid to navigation; or
       (B) 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 of navigation functions.--The conveyance of 
     property pursuant to this section shall be made subject to 
     the conditions that the Secretary of Transportation 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 person to which the property is conveyed 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 property conveyed 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 person to which the 
     property is conveyed is not required to maintain any active 
     aid to navigation equipment on property conveyed pursuant to 
     this section.
       (5) Reversion based on use.--The conveyance of the property 
     described in subsection (a) is subject to the condition that 
     all right, title, and interest in the property conveyed shall 
     immediately revert to the United States if the property, or 
     any part of the property ceases to be used as a nonprofit 
     center for public benefit for the interpretation and 
     preservation of maritime history.
       (6) Maintenance of property.--The person to which the 
     property is conveyed shall maintain the property in 
     accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 
     1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and other applicable laws.
  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. KINGSTON, 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. 117.41  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 97

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-333) the resolution (H. Res. 269) providing for consideration of 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 97) making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 117.42  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2247

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-334) the resolution (H. Res. 270) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H. R. 2247) 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. 117.43  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1534

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-335) the resolution (H. Res. 271) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1534) to simplify and expedite access to 
the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges, 
secured by the United States Constitution, have been deprived by final 
actions of Federal agencies, or other government officials or entitities 
acting under color of State law; to prevent Federal courts from 
abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no 
State law claim is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State 
law questions that are essential to resolving Federal claims arising 
under the Constitution; and to clarify when government action is 
sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the 
Constitution.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 117.44  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. 595. An Act to designate the United States Post Office 
     building located at Bennett Street and Kansas Expressway in 
     Springfield, Missouri, as the ``John Griesemer Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       S. 916. An Act to designate the United States Post Office 
     building located at 750 Highway 28 East in Taylorsville, 
     Mississippi, as the ``Blaine H. Eaton Post Office Building''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       S. 985. An Act to designate the post office located at 194 
     Ward Street in Paterson, New Jersey, as the ``Larry Doby Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.

para. 117.45  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 for the House of the following titles:

           On October 15, 1997:
       H.R. 2158. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     for sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, 
     and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2169. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.

para. 117.46  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. GILLMOR, for today;
  To Mr. BONO, for today; and
  To Mr. McINTOSH, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

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para. 117.47  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, at 10 o'clock and 9 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 117.48  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:

                      [Filed on October 14, 1997]

       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 2616. A bill to amend titles VI and X of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve and expand 
     charter schools; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-321). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

                      [Submitted October 21, 1997]

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1270. A 
     bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-290 Pt. 2). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING. Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 2535. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to allow the consolidation of student loans under the Federal 
     Family Loan Program and the Direct Loan Program; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-322). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1534. A bill to 
     simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for 
     injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the 
     U.S. Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of 
     Federal agencies, or other Government officials or entities 
     acting under color of State law; to prevent Federal courts 
     from abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in 
     actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit 
     certification of unsettled State law questions that are 
     essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the 
     Constitution; and to clarify when Government action is 
     sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising 
     under the Constitution; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-
     323). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. GEKAS: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 764. A bill to 
     make technical corrections to title 11, United States Code, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-
     324). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1967. A bill to 
     amend title 17, United States Code, to provide that the 
     distribution before January 1, 1978, of a phonorecord shall 
     not for any purpose constitute a publication of the musical 
     work embodied therein (Rept. No. 105-325). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1085. A bill to 
     revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain 
     general and permanent laws, related to patriotic and national 
     observances, ceremonies, and organizations, as title 36, 
     United States Code, ``Patriotic and National Observances, 
     Ceremonies, and Organizations''; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-326). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 134. A 
     bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide a 
     loan guarantee to the Olivenhain Water Storage Project, and 
     for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-327). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 136. A 
     bill to amend the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 
     to designate the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness and to 
     amend the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion 
     Act of 1989 to designate the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-328). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1856. A 
     bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to direct the 
     Secretary of the Interior to conduct a volunteer pilot 
     project at one national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and 
     Wildlife Service region, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-329). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. House 
     Concurrent Resolution 151. Resolution expressing the sense of 
     the Congress that the United States should manage its public 
     domain National Forests to maximize the reduction of carbon 
     dioxide in the atmosphere among many other objectives and 
     that the United States should serve as an example and as a 
     world leader in actively managing its public domain national 
     forests in a manner that substantially reduces the amount of 
     carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere: with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-330). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 1962. A bill to provide for the appointment of a Chief 
     Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer in the 
     Executive Office of the President; with amendments (Rept. No. 
     105-331). Referred to the committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2646. A bill 
     to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free 
     expenditures from education individual retirement accounts 
     for elementary and secondary school expenses, to increase the 
     maximum annual amount of contributions to such accounts, and 
     for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-332). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 269. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 97) making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-333). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     270. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2247) to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize 
     appropriations for Amtrak, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-334). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 271. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1534) to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts 
     for injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by 
     the U.S. Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of 
     Federal agencies, or other government officials or entities 
     acting under color of State law; to prevent Federal courts 
     from abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in 
     actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit 
     certification of unsettled State law questions that are 
     essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the 
     Constitution; and to clarify when government action is 
     sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising 
     under the Constitution (Rept. No. 105-335). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.

para. 117.49  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

          [The following action occurred on October 10, 1997]

       H.R. 2513. Referral to the Committee on the Budget extended 
     for a period ending not later than October 20, 1997.

          [The following action occurred on October 20, 1997]

       H.R. 2513. Referral to the Committee on the Budget extended 
     for a period ending not later than October 21, 1997.

                      [Submitted October 21, 1997]

       H.R. 2513. Referral to the Committee on the Budget extended 
     for a period ending not later than October 22, 1997.

para. 117.50  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. MICA (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Pappas, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ford, and Ms. 
             Norton):
       H.R. 2675. A bill to require that the Office of Personnel 
     Management submit proposed legislation under which group 
     universal life insurance and group variable universal life 
     insurance would be available under chapter 87 of title 5, 
     United States Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Portman, and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       H.R. 2676. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Miller of California, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 2677. A bill to impose certain sanctions on countries 
     that do not prohibit child labor; 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Miller of California, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 2678. A bill to impose certain sanctions on countries 
     that do not prohibit child labor; 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. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 2679. A bill to restore the traditional day of 
     observance of Memorial Day; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee

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     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. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.R. 2680. 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, 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. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. 
             Campbell, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 2681. A bill to establish a program of pharmacy 
     assistance fee for elderly persons who have no health 
     insurance coverage; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Sanford):
       H.R. 2682. 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. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 2683. 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, 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:
       H.R. 2684. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the elimination of certain foreign base 
     company shipping income from foreign base company income; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SNOWBARGER:
       H.R. 2685. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an individual taxpayer to elect a flat 
     alternative individual return tax as an alternative to the 
     current Internal Revenue Code; 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. SPRATT:
       H.R. 2686. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on beta 
     hydroxyalkylamide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2687. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for payment for drugs furnished 
     incident to hospital outpatient department services under the 
     prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department 
     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 Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2688. A bill to establish an Office of Economic 
     Development Information in the Economic Development 
     Administration; 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 Mr. POMBO:
       H.R. 2689. A bill to correct an oversight in earlier 
     legislation by directing the National Park Service to grant 
     to three individuals a right of use and occupancy of certain 
     property on Santa Cruz Island; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 97. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. Goode):
       H. Con. Res. 171. Concurrent resolution declaring the 
     memorial service sponsored by the National Emergency Medical 
     Services (EMS) Memorial Service Board of Directors to honor 
     emergency medical services personnel to be the ``National 
     Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service``; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BAESLER (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Stenholm):
       H. Res. 272. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1366) amending the Federal Elections Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election 
     for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Rules.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Royce, and Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida):
       H. Res. 273. A resolution condemning the military 
     intervention by the Government of the Republic of Angola into 
     the Republic of the Congo, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations. 

para. 117.51  memorials

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


       213. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, relative 
     to House Resolution Number 1928 requesting the President and 
     the Congress of the United States of America give the utmost 
     attention and active support to the Republic of China in 
     Taiwan as an important participant in international commerce 
     and trade and as a former ally, and in support of its efforts 
     to attain its fullest participation in the international 
     community bodies; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       214. Also,a memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 2 expressing gratitude to the leaders and all 
     the members of the House of Representatives of the United 
     States of America; to exhort all the members of the House of 
     Representatives of the Unted States of America to approve 
     legislation that will allow Puerto Ricans to select their own 
     political destiny and to further request that they promulgate 
     said selection promptly; to the Committee on Resources. 

para. 117.52  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

           Mr. LIVINGSTON introduced A bill (H.R. 2690) to 
             authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
             certificate of documentation with appropriate 
             endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for 
             the vessel DULARGE; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 117.53  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 7: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 20: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 51: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Nussle, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 66: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 80: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 146: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 168: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Scott and Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Salmon, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. 
     Murtha.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Ewing and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Goss and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 590: Mr. Vento and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 612: Ms. Slaughter and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 619: Ms. Waters, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Miller of California, 
     Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Menendez, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 676: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 738: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Scott, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     McHugh.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 877: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. Rush, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 880: Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 971: Mr. Pascrell and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Sununu and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 981: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Mica, Mr. Linder, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. Meehan, Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. Fazio of 
     California.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Weygand, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
     Jenkins, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 1070: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Brown 
     of Ohio, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Paxon, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1072: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Spence, Mr. Upton, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
     Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. Sanford, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Castle, 
     Mr. Hyde, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Menendez and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Stupak and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1234: Mr. Rodriguez and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1285: Mr. Cramer and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland and Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Costello, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Markey, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Riley, 
     Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1428: Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1438: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Farr of California and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1481: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Borski, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. 
     Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1507: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1520: Mr. Rahall.

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       H.R. 1524: Mr. Hill and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 1534: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. 
     Hulshof.
       H.R. 1555: Mr. Jackson.
       H.R. 1689: Ms. Granger, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Aderholt, Mr. Pombo, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1735: Ms. Furse, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1737: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Regula, and Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1739: Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Young of 
     Alaska.
       H.R. 1822: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1826: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1861: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1864: Mr. Campbell and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 1891: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Ensign, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Clement, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. 
     Maloney, of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Brady, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 2001: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Foley, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Tauscher, 
     Mr. McHugh, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. 
     Wexler.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 2109: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2124: Mr. Parker, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
     Canady of Florida, Mr. Collins, Mr. Talent, Mr. Ballenger, 
     Mr. Cooksey and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 2195: Ms. Furse, Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 2198: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Istook and Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 2229: Mr. Solomon and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 2292: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Canady 
     of Florida, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Latham, Ms. Harman, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Thune, 
     and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 2332: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 2351: Mr. Stokes, Mr. Payne, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Allen, 
     Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Borski, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2374: Mr. Bilbray and Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 2408: Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hinchey, 
     and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 2432: Mr. Goode, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 2456: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2460: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 2463: Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2476: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2481: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
     Schumer, and Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 2490: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Brady, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, Mr. Istook, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Scarborough, and Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 2493: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 2497: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Nethercutt, 
     Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Hutchinson, 
     Mr. Neumann, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Royce, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Oxley, Mrs. 
     Myrick, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 2503: Ms. Rivers, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lantos, and Ms. 
     Furse.
       H.R. 2519: Mr. Ackerman and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2526: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Ms. Furse, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Hinchey, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2535: Mr. Spence and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 2541: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 2553: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2560: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Carson, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Allen, Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2583: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 2585: Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 2586: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 2596: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 2597: Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 2602: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2604: Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Foley, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Mr. Spence, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Stump, Mr. Boyd, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Stenholm, 
     Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Dooley of California, 
     Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Etheridege, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Wicker, and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 2611: Mr. Ryun and Mr. Delay.
       H.R. 2626: Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. 
     Largent.
       H.R. 2627: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 2639: Mr. Holden, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Stearns, Mr. Frost, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 2646: Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bunning 
     of Kentucky, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Collins, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mr. Weller, Mr. Linder, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Inglis of 
     South Carolina, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
     Parker, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Riley, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
     Stearns, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Mr. Talent, Mr. Nussle, Ms. Granger, Mr. Goodling, 
     Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
     Kasich, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2667: Mr. Salmon and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mr. Serrano, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.J. Res. 96: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Ms. 
     Norton.
       H.Con. Res. 55: Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. Calvert.
       H.Con. Res. 65: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
     Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Ms. Furse, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
     Mr. Leach, Mrs. Morella, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Harman, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Berman, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. 
     Wamp.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. McNulty, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
     LoBiondo, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 112: Mr. Evans.
       H. Con. Res. 116: Ms. Furse.
       H. Con. Res. 148: Mr. Doyle, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Lazio of New 
     York, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Con. Res. 151: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H. Con. Res. 156: Mr. Engel and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H. Con. Res. 160: Mr. Allen and Ms. Rivers.
       H. Res. 190: Mr. Hyde and Mr. Wolf.
       H. Res. 235: Mr. Boyd, Mr. Combest, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
     Castle, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. 
     Sanders.
       H. Res. 247: Mr. Schiff and Ms. DeGette.
       H. Res. 267: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Schiff.

para. 117.54  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. 2595: Mr. Berry.




.
                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1997 (118)

para. 118.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 22, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Vince Snowbarger to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 118.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, October 21, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 118.3  communications

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

       5536. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Addition to 
     Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 97-102-1] received October 22, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5537. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--Mediterranean Fruit Fly; Removal of 
     Quarantined Areas [Docket No. 97-056-7] received October 22, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5538. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Cyromazine; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300563; FRL-5748-9] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5539. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Pyrithiobac Sodium 
     Salt; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance [OPP-300548; FRL-5742-
     5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received October 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5540. A letter from the Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Amendment to the 
     Production Flexibility Contract Regulations (RIN: 0560-AF25) 
     received October 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5541. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Risk Management Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations, 
     Canning and Processing Tomato En

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     dorsement; and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Processing 
     Tomato Provisions [7 CFR Parts 401 and 457] received October 
     22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       5542. A letter from the Director, Washington Headquarters 
     Services, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--OCHAMPUS; State Victims of Crime 
     Compensation Programs; Voice Prostheses [DoD 6010.8-R] (RIN: 
     0720-AA42) received October 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       5543. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--
     Restrictions on Advances to Non-Qualified Thrift Lenders [No. 
     97-62] (RIN: 3069-AA60) received October 22, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       5544. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting a report 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.
       5545. A letter from the Legislative and Regulatory 
     Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, transmitting the Office's final rule--Risk-Based 
     Capital Requirements; Transfers of Small Business Loan 
     Obligations with Recourse [Docket No. 97-17] (RIN: 1557-AB14) 
     received October 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       5546. A letter from the Director, Office of Budget and 
     Management, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of 
     change in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each 
     fiscal year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage 
     of H.R. 111, H.R. 680, H.R. 2248, S. 996 and S. 1198, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 
     1388-582); to the Committee on the Budget.
       5547. A letter from the Director, Office of Budget and 
     Management, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of 
     change in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each 
     fiscal year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage 
     of H.R. 2016, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-582); to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
       5548. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Energy Conservation Program for 
     Consumer Products: Test Procedures for Furnaces and Boilers 
     [Docket No. EE-RM-93-501] (RIN: 1904-AA45) received October 
     21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       5549. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Procedural Rules for DOE Nuclear 
     Activites; General Statement of Enforcement Policy [10 CFR 
     Part 820] received October 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5550. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Approval Under 
     Section 112(1); State of Iowa [IA 016-1016; FRL-5912-6] 
     received October 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       5551. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Clean Air Act 
     Promulgation of Extension of Attainment Date for Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area; Kentucky; Indiana [KY95-9722a; IN82a-1; 
     FRL-5901-2] received October 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5552. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New York; Motor Vehicle 
     Inspection and Maintenance Program [Region II Docket No. 
     NY22-1-163, FRL-5913-7] received October 22, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5553. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Hampshire [NH-
     7157a-FRL-5906-8] received October 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5554. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of 
     the Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation 
     Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 [CC Docket 
     No. 96-128] received October 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5555. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Access Charge 
     Reform; Price Cap Performance Review for Local Exchange 
     Carriers; Transport Rate Structure [CC Docket No. 96-262; CC 
     Docket No. 94-1; CC Docket No. 91-213] received October 22, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5556. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Administration of 
     the North American Numbering Plan; Toll Free Service Access 
     Codes [CC Docket No. 92-237; CC Docket No. 95-155] received 
     October 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5557. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of the 
     Commission's Rules Regarding Installment Payment Financing 
     For Personal Communications Services (PCS) Licensees [WT 
     Docket No. 97-82] received October 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5558. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Revision of the Requirements for a Responsible Head for 
     Biological Establishments [Docket No. 96N-0395] (RIN: 0910-
     AA93) received October 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5559. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Indirect Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 93F-0111] 
     received October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       5560. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Notice to Employees; Minor Amendment 
     (RIN: 3150-AF66) received October 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5561. 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. 98-03), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5562. 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. 98-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5563. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the semi-annual 
     report for the period October 1, 1996 to March 31, 1997 
     listing Voluntary Contributions made by the United States 
     Government to International Organizations, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2226(b)(1); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       5564. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments concerning the 
     national emergency with respect to significant narcotics 
     traffickers centered in Colombia that was declared in 
     Executive Order No. 12978 of October 21, 1995, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c); (H. Doc. No. 105-159); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       5565. A letter from the Director, Bureau of the Census, 
     transmitting the Bureau's final rule--Census Tract Program 
     for Census 2000--Final Criteria [Docket No. 961213356-7236-
     02] received October 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5566. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to and 
     Deletions from the Procurement List [97-018] received October 
     20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5567. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Trawl Catcher Vessels in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 101497A] 
     received October 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       5568. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish 
     Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of the Commercial Red 
     Snapper Component [Docket No. 970730185-7206-02; I.D. 
     093097A] received October 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5569. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock by Vessels 
     Catching Pollock for Processing by the Inshore Component in 
     the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; I.D. 101697A] 
     received October 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       5570. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Illinois Regulatory Program [SPATS No. IL-081-FOR] 
     received October 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       5571. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Diversion Control,

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     Drug Enforcement Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule--Schedules of Controlled 
     Substances Placement of Butorphanol into Schedule IV [DEA- 
     166F] received October 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5572. A letter from the Chairman, National Bankruptcy 
     Review Commission, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Bankruptcy: The Next Twenty Years,'' pursuant to Public Law 
     103-394; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5573. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of 
     Practice--Death of Appellant During Pendency of Appeal (RIN: 
     2900-AI86) received October 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       5574. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Rev. Proc. 
     97-50] received October 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5575. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 97-49] received 
     October 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5576. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Determination of Issue Price in the Case of Certain Debt 
     Instruments Issued for Property [Rev. Rul. 97-44] received 
     October 20, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 118.4  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 97

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 269):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 97) making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes. The joint resolution shall be considered as read 
     for amendment. 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. 

  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. 118.5  further continuing appropriations, fy 1998

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 269, called up the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 97) making further continuing appropriations for 
fiscal year 1998.
  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.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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. 118.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1534

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 271):

       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. 1534) to simplify and expedite access to the 
     Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and 
     privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have 
     been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other 
     government officials or entities acting under color of State 
     law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from 
     exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law 
     claim is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State 
     law questions that are essential to resolving Federal claims 
     arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when 
     government action is sufficiently final to ripen certain 
     Federal claims arising under the Constitution. 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 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 amendments 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. No amendment to that amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except a 
     further amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by 
     Representative Conyers of Michigan or his designee, which 
     shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for thirty 
     minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
     an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. If that 
     further amendment is rejected or not offered, then no other 
     amendment shall be in order except the amendment printed in 
     part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules, which may be 
     offered only by the 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, 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 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. 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. 118.7  private property rights implementation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to House Resolution 271 
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. 1534) to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for 
injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United 
States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal 
agencies, or other government officials or entitities acting under color 
of State law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from exercising 
Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim is alleged; to 
permit certification of unsettled State law questions that are essential 
to resolving Federal claims arising under the Constitution; and to 
clarify when government action is sufficiently final to ripen certain 
Federal claims arising under the Constitution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. SNOWBARGER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Ms. PRYCE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SBOWBARGER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 118.8  order of business--consideration of h.r. 1534

  On motion of Mr. COBLE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during further consideration of H.R. 1534 in the 
Committee of the Whole, pursuant to House Resolution 271, it may be in 
order to consider the amendment by Mr. Traficant in the form at the 
Speaker's desk, after the disposition of the amendment offered by Mr. 
Conyers, as though printed in part 2 of House Report No. 105-335, which 
shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent; and

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  Ordered further, That the chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: 
(a) postpone until a time during further consideration in the Committee 
of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (b) 
reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
postponed question that follows another electronic vote without 
intervening business provided that the minimum time for electronic 
voting on the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes.

para. 118.9  private property rights implementation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Ms. PRYCE, pursuant to House Resolution 271 
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. 1534) to simplify and expedite access to the Federal 
courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the 
United States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of 
Federal agencies, or other government officials or entitities acting 
under color of State law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from 
exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim is 
alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State law questions that 
are essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the 
Constitution; and to clarify when government action is sufficiently 
final to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the Constitution.
  Mr. SNOWBARGER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 118.10  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. BOEHLERT:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Private Property Rights 
     Implementation Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. UNITED STATES AS DEFENDANT.

       Section 1346 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(h)(1) Any claim brought under subsection (a) that is 
     founded upon a property right or privilege secured by the 
     Constitution, but was allegedly infringed or taken by the 
     United States, shall be ripe for adjudication upon a final 
     decision rendered by the United States, that causes actual 
     and concrete injury to the party seeking redress.
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, a final decision 
     exists if--
       ``(A) the United States makes a definitive decision 
     regarding the extent of permissible uses on the property that 
     has been allegedly infringed or taken; and
       ``(B) one meaningful application, as defined by the 
     relevant department or agency, to use the property has been 
     submitted but denied, and the party seeking redress has 
     applied for but is denied one appeal or waiver, where the 
     applicable law of the United States provides a mechanism for 
     appeal to or waiver by an administrative agency.

     The party seeking redress shall not be required to apply for 
     an appeal or waiver described in subparagraph (B) if no such 
     appeal or waiver is available or if such an appeal or waiver 
     would be futile.''.

     SEC. 3. JURISDICTION OF COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS.

       Section 1491(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Any claim brought under this subsection founded upon 
     a property right or privilege secured by the Constitution, 
     but allegedly infringed or taken by the United States, shall 
     be ripe for adjudication upon a final decision rendered by 
     the United States, that causes actual and concrete injury to 
     the party seeking redress. For purposes of this paragraph, a 
     final decision exists if--
       ``(A) the United States makes a definitive decision 
     regarding the extent of permissible uses on the property that 
     has been allegedly infringed or taken; and
       ``(B) one meaningful application, as defined by the 
     relevant department or agency, to use the property has been 
     submitted but denied, and the party seeking redress has 
     applied for but is denied one appeal or waiver, where the 
     applicable law of the United States provides a mechanism for 
     appeal or waiver.

     The party seeking redress shall not be required to apply for 
     an appeal or waiver described in subparagraph (B) if no such 
     appeal or waiver is available or if such an appeal or waiver 
     would be futile.''.

     SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this Act shall apply to actions 
     commenced on or after the 120th day after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

178

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negative

Nays

242

para. 118.11                  [Roll No. 518]

                                AYES--178

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--242

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Brown (CA)
     Chambliss
     Cubin
     Gonzalez
     Jackson-Lee (TX)

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     Lantos
     Martinez
     McIntosh
     Parker
     Schiff
     Shays
     Stark
     Strickland
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. ROGAN, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 271, 
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 Rights 
     Implementation Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. JURISDICTION IN CIVIL RIGHTS CASES.

       Section 1343 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Whenever a district court exercises jurisdiction 
     under subsection (a) in an action in which the operative 
     facts concern the uses of real property, it shall not abstain 
     from exercising or relinquish its jurisdiction to a State 
     court in an action where no claim of a violation of a State 
     law, right, or privilege is alleged, and where a parallel 
     proceeding in State court arising out of the same operative 
     facts as the district court proceeding is not pending.
       ``(d) Where the district court has jurisdiction over an 
     action under subsection (a) in which the operative facts 
     concern the uses of real property and which cannot be decided 
     without resolution of an unsettled question of State law, the 
     district court may certify the question of State law to the 
     highest appellate court of that State. After the State 
     appellate court resolves the question certified to it, the 
     district court shall proceed with resolving the merits. The 
     district court shall not certify a question of State law 
     under this subsection unless the question of State law--
       ``(1) will significantly affect the merits of the injured 
     party's Federal claim; and
       ``(2) is patently unclear.
       ``(e)(1) Any claim or action brought under section 1979 of 
     the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1983) to 
     redress the deprivation of a property right or privilege 
     secured by the Constitution shall be ripe for adjudication by 
     the district courts upon a final decision rendered by any 
     person acting under color of any statute, ordinance, 
     regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or territory of 
     the United States, that causes actual and concrete injury to 
     the party seeking redress.
       ``(2)(A) For purposes of this subsection, a final decision 
     exists if--
       ``(i) any person acting under color of any statute, 
     ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or 
     territory of the United States, makes a definitive decision 
     regarding the extent of permissible uses on the property that 
     has been allegedly infringed or taken;
       ``(ii)(I) one meaningful application, as defined by the 
     locality concerned within that State or territory, to use the 
     property has been submitted but has not been approved, and 
     the party seeking redress has applied for one appeal or 
     waiver which has not been approved, where the applicable 
     statute, ordinance, custom, or usage provides a mechanism for 
     appeal to or waiver by an administrative agency; or
       ``(II) one meaningful application, as defined by the 
     locality concerned within that State or territory, to use the 
     property has been submitted but has not been approved, and 
     the disapproval explains in writing the use, density, or 
     intensity of development of the property that would be 
     approved, with any conditions therefor, and the party seeking 
     redress has resubmitted another meaningful application taking 
     into account the terms of the disapproval, except that--
       ``(aa) if no such reapplication is submitted, then a final 
     decision shall not have been reached for purposes of this 
     subsection, except as provided in subparagraph (B); and
       ``(bb) if the reapplication is not approved, or if the 
     reapplication is not required under subparagraph (B), then a 
     final decision exists for purposes of this subsection if the 
     party seeking redress has applied for one appeal or waiver 
     with respect to the disapproval, which has not been approved, 
     where the applicable statute, ordinance, custom, or usage 
     provides a mechanism of appeal or waiver by an administrative 
     agency; and
       ``(iii) in a case involving the uses of real property, 
     where the applicable statute or ordinance provides for review 
     of the case by elected officials, the party seeking redress 
     has applied for but is denied such review.
       ``(B) The party seeking redress shall not be required to 
     apply for an appeal or waiver described in paragraph (1)(B) 
     if no such appeal or waiver is available, if it cannot 
     provide the relief requested, or if the application or 
     reapplication would be futile.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, a final decision 
     shall not require the party seeking redress to exhaust 
     judicial remedies provided by any State or territory of the 
     United States.
       ``(f) Nothing in subsection (c), (d), or (e) alters the 
     substantive law of takings of property, including the burden 
     of proof borne by the plaintiff.''.

     SEC. 3. UNITED STATES AS DEFENDANT.

       Section 1346 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(h)(1) Any claim brought under subsection (a) that is 
     founded upon a property right or privilege secured by the 
     Constitution, but was allegedly infringed or taken by the 
     United States, shall be ripe for adjudication upon a final 
     decision rendered by the United States, that causes actual 
     and concrete injury to the party seeking redress.
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, a final decision 
     exists if--
       ``(A) the United States makes a definitive decision 
     regarding the extent of permissible uses on the property that 
     has been allegedly infringed or taken; and
       ``(B) one meaningful application to use the property has 
     been submitted but has not been approved, and the party 
     seeking redress has applied for one appeal or waiver which 
     has not been approved, where the applicable law of the United 
     States provides a mechanism for appeal to or waiver by an 
     administrative agency.
     The party seeking redress shall not be required to apply for 
     an appeal or waiver described in subparagraph (B) if no such 
     appeal or waiver is available, if it cannot provide the 
     relief requested, or if application or reapplication to use 
     the property would be futile.
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection alters the substantive law 
     of takings of property, including the burden of proof borne 
     by the plaintiff.''.

     SEC. 4. JURISDICTION OF COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS.

       Section 1491(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Any claim brought under this subsection founded upon 
     a property right or privilege secured by the Constitution, 
     but allegedly infringed or taken by the United States, shall 
     be ripe for adjudication upon a final decision rendered by 
     the United States, that causes actual and concrete injury to 
     the party seeking redress. For purposes of this paragraph, a 
     final decision exists if--
       ``(A) the United States makes a definitive decision 
     regarding the extent of permissible uses on the property that 
     has been allegedly infringed or taken; and
       ``(B) one meaningful application to use the property has 
     been submitted but has not been approved, and the party 
     seeking redress has applied for one appeal or waiver which 
     has not been approved, where the applicable law of the United 
     States provides a mechanism for appeal or waiver.
     The party seeking redress shall not be required to apply for 
     an appeal or waiver described in subparagraph (B) if no such 
     appeal or waiver is available, if it cannot provide the 
     relief requested, or if application or reapplication to use 
     the property would be futile. Nothing in this paragraph 
     alters the substantive law of takings of property, including 
     the burden of proof borne by the plaintiff.''.

     SEC. 5. DUTY OF NOTICE TO OWNERS.

       Whenever a Federal agency takes an agency action limiting 
     the use of private property that may be affected by the 
     amendments made by this Act, the agency shall give notice to 
     the owners of that property explaining their rights under 
     such amendments and the procedures for obtaining any 
     compensation that may be due to them under such amendments.

     SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this Act shall apply to actions 
     commenced 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.
  Ms. LOFGREN moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on the 
Judiciary.
  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. HANSEN, 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. HANSEN, 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

248

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affirmative

Nays

178

para. 118.12                  [Roll No. 519]

                                AYES--248

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehner

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     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Fazio
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
       

                                NOES--178

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blagojevich
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Horn
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Chambliss
     Cubin
     Gonzalez
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Lantos
     McIntosh
     Schiff
     Strickland
  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. 118.13  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, cross references, and 
punctuation, and to make such technical, conforming, and other changes 
as may be necessary to reflect the actions of the House in amending the 
bill.

para. 118.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2646

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-336) the resolution (H. Res. 274) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2646) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
tax-free expenditures from education individual retirement accounts for 
elementary and secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum annual 
amount of contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 118.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2247

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 270):

       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. 2247) 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. 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 as read. No amendment to the 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in 
     order except those printed in the report of the Committee on 
     Rules accompanying this resolution and an amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute by Representative Oberstar of 
     Minnesota. The amendment by Representative Oberstar may be 
     offered only after the disposition of the amendments printed 
     in the report of the Committee on Rules, shall be considered 
     as read, shall be debatable for thirty minutes equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and 
     shall not be subject to amendment. The amendments 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. The Chairman 
     of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time 
     during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a 
     request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce 
     to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 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.

  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. KOLBE, 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,

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  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

226

When there appeared

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Nays

200

para. 118.16                  [Roll No. 520]

                                YEAS--226

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Chambliss
     Cubin
     Gonzalez
     Lantos
     McIntosh
     Schiff
     Strickland
  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. 118.17  amtrak authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to House Resolution 270 
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. 2247) to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize 
appropriations for Amtrak, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. CALLAHAN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KOLBE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 118.18  drug and biological products modernization

  On motion of Mr. BLILEY, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 830) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the 
Public Health Service Act to improve the regulation of food, drugs, 
devices, and biological products, 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 request a 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALLAHAN, by unanimous 
consent, appointed Messrs. Bliley, Bilirakis, Barton of Texas, 
Greenwood, Burr, Whitfield, Dingell, Brown of Ohio, Waxman, and Klink, 
as managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 118.19  submission of conference report--h.r. 2107

  Mr. REGULA submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-337) on the 
bill (H.R. 2107) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 118.20  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, a 
joint resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 75. Joint resolution to confer status as an 
     honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces on Leslie 
     Townes (Bob) Hope.

para. 118.21  leave of absence

  To Mr. STRICKLAND, for today; and
  To Mr. CHAMBLISS, for today.
  And then,

para. 118.22  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. THUNE, at 8 o'clock and 18 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 118.23  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:

       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 274. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2646) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
     tax-free expenditures from education individual retirement 
     accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses, to 
     increase the maximum annual amount of contributions to

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     such accounts, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-336). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. REGULA: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2107. A bill making appropriations for the Department of 
     the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1998, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     337). Ordered to be printed.

para. 118.24  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on the Budget discharged 
from further consideration. H.R. 2513 referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union.

para. 118.25  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. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 2691. A bill to reauthorize and improve the operations 
     of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 2692. A bill to combine the Consolidated Farm Service 
     Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the 
     Department of Agriculture as a single agency under an Under 
     Secretary of Agriculture for Foreign Agriculture and 
     Agricultural Field Services and to ensure the equitable 
     treatment of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and 
     employees of the Department who are members of a socially 
     disadvantaged group; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Lantos, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Green, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rush, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Clement, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ford, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 2693. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     require that group and individual health insurance coverage 
     and group health plans provide coverage for qualified 
     individuals for bone mass measurement (bone density testing) 
     to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis and to help 
     women make informed choices about their reproductive and 
     post-menopausal health care; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, for a period to be 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. 2694. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize the Attorney General to continue to treat 
     certain petitions approved under section 204 of such Act as 
     valid notwithstanding the death of the beneficiary; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ:
       H.R. 2695. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage new school construction through the 
     creation of a new class of bond; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 2696. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     provide for protection of certain original designs; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 2697. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     expand and intensify programs of the National Institutes of 
     Health with respect to research and related activities 
     concerning osteoporosis and related bone diseases; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H.R. 2698. A bill to improve teacher preparation at 
     institutions of higher education; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Waters, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 2699. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     ensure that coverage of bone mass measurements is provided 
     under the health benefits program for Federal employees; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2700. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain lands to the District of Columbia for use 
     for single-family homes for low and moderate income 
     individuals and families; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 2701. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to carve out from payments to Medicare+Choice 
     organizations amounts attributable to disproportionate share 
     hospital payments and pay such amounts directly to those 
     disproportionate share hospitals in which their enrollees 
     receive care; 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. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 2702. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to ban the importation of firearms that have been 
     cosmetically altered to avoid the ban on semiautomatic 
     assault weapons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2703. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to continue after 2001 continuous open 
     enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice 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 Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Morella, and Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 2704. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for an increase in the amount of funding for the 
     information clearinghouse on osteoporosis, Paget's disease, 
     and related bone disorders; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 172. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress in support of efforts to foster friendship 
     and cooperation between the United States and Mongolia, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON:
       H. Con. Res. 173. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     accomplishments of the many Americans who contributed to the 
     development of supersonic flight technology; to the Committee 
     on Science.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 174. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the anti-American and anti-
     Semitic remarks of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GANSKE:
       H. Res. 275. A resolution to amend the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to permit a committee to vote to allow 
     live media coverage of the testimony of a subpoenaed witness; 
     to the Committee on Rules. 

para. 118.26  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

           Mr. PORTER introduced A bill (H.R. 2705) for the relief 
             of Edwardo Reyes and Dianelita Reyes; which was 
             referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 118.27  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 27: Mr. Dickey and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 59: Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 182: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 351: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 614: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 676: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Jackson, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Smith of Oregon, and 
     Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 946: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Holden, 
     Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Dixon, and Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 983: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 986: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Baesler, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. 
     McIntyre, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 992: Mr. Weldon of Florida and Mrs. Chenoweth.,
       H.R. 1023: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Boswell, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
     Jackson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Quinn, 
     Mr. Moakley, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hefner, Ms. Sanchez, 
     Mr. Pastor, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1227: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Chambliss, and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1231: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. McGovern, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan.
       H.R. 1234: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1356: Ms. Stabenow and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Kucinich.

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       H.R. 1387: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Traficant, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1541: Mr. Capps.
       H.R. 1542: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. McInnis, and 
     Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1773: Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 1800: Mr. Obey and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Hill and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1891: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2011: Mr. Ryun.
       H.R. 2021: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ryun, and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 2110: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 2172: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 2189: Mr. Frost, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Lampson, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2191: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 2194: Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Towns, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 2292: Mr. Baesler, Mr. Royce, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Fazio of California, 
     Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 2327: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Fawell, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. White, Mr. Evans, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
     Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2377: Mr. Baker, Mr. McDade, Mr. Upton, and Mr. 
     Pickering.
       H.R. 2380: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 2392: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2476: Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 2483: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Istook, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Bunning 
     of Kentucky, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 2488: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2560: Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. 
     Pastor.
       H.R. 2563: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2584: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 2595: Mr. Boehner and Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 2598: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Holden, 
     Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 2611: Mr. Coburn and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2625: Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Jones, Mr. Largent, 
     Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
     King of New York, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Salmon, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 2627: Mr. Weygand and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 2639: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Yates, Mr. King 
     of New York, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 2689: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.J. Res. 78: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Brady, and Mr. 
     Cannon.
       H.J. Res. 95: Mr. Tanner, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Ford, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Parker, and Mr. 
     Pickering.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Wamp.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Deutsch.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Wamp and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H. Res. 259: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Capps, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York, Mr. Engel, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Poshard.
       H. Res. 268: Mr. DeLay and Mr. Souder.
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                    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1997 (119)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 119.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, October 22, 1997.
  Mr. SHIMKUS, 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. SHIMKUS 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. 119.2  communications

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

       5577. A letter from the General Sales Manager and Vice 
     President, Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regulations Governing the Financing of Commercial Sales of 
     Agricultural Commodities [7 CFR Part 17] received October 22, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5578. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-158, ``Public 
     Before-and-After School Care Exemption Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 1997'' received October 22, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       5579. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-160, 
     ``Juvenile Curfew and Retired Police Officer Redeployment 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1997'' received October 22, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5580. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-161, 
     ``Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act Annuity Offset Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1997'' received October 22, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5581. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-166, 
     ``Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act Pilot Program Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1997'' received October 22, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5582. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-167, 
     ``Alcoholic Beverage Control DC Arena Temporary Amendment Act 
     of 1997'' received October 22, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       5583. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Kutztown, PA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-25] received 
     October 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5584. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Zelienople, PA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-19] 
     received October 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5585. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Belleville, KS (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-ACE-7] received 
     October 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5586. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace, Kansas City, Richards-Gebaur 
     Airport, MO (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     ACE-10] received October 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5587. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Driggs, ID (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-6] 
     received October 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5588. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; French Lick, IN (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-26] 
     received October 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5589. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace, Vinton, IA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-ACE-13] received October 21, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5590. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; East Butler, PA; 
     Correction (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-AEA-02] received October 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5591. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Marion, VA (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-018] 
     received October 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5592. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; AlliedSignal Inc. (formerly Textron 
     Lycoming) Model T5313B, T5317A, and

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     T53 (Military) Turboshaft Engines (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-ANE-38-AD; Amdt. 39-10160; AD 
     97-21-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 21, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5593. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-30 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     NM-220-AD; Amdt. 39-10164; AD 97-21-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received October 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5594. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-265-AD; Amdt. 39-10163; AD 97-21-10] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received October 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5595. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Sauk Centre, MN (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-22] 
     received October 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5596. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Pressure Testing Older Hazardous Liquid and Carbon Dioxide 
     Pipelines (Research and Special Programs Administration) 
     [Docket No. PS-121; Amdt. 195-58] (RIN: 2137-AD 05) received 
     October 21, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5597. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Veterans and Reservists Education: 
     Additional Educational Assistance While Serving in the 
     Selected Reserve (RIN: 2900-AI79) received October 23, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       5598. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report entitled ``Federally Sponsored Research on Persian 
     Gulf Veterans' Illness,'' pursuant to Public Law 103--337, 
     section 722(f); jointly to the Committees on National 
     Security and Veterans' Affairs. 

para. 119.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, 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. 56. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony honoring Leslie 
     Townes (Bob) Hope by conferring upon him the status of an 
     honorary veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States.

para. 119.4  use of rotunda for bob hope ceremony

  On motion of Mr. NEY, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Oversight was discharged from further consideration of the following 
concurrent resolution of the Senate (S. Con. Res. 56):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to 
     be used on October 29, 1997, for a ceremony to honor Leslie 
     Townes (Bob) Hope for conferring upon him the status of an 
     honorary veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States. 
     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 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. 119.5  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, 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, October 22, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. NEY 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

364

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

52

para. 119.6                   [Roll No. 521]

                                YEAS--364

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--52

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Borski
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     DeFazio
     Dickey
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Filner
     Fox
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hulshof
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Maloney (NY)
     McDermott
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Moran (KS)
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Schaffer, Bob
     Slaughter
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller
     Wicker

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                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bonior
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Cubin
     Dixon
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Istook
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Souder
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 119.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2646

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 274):

       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. 2646) to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxfree expenditures 
     from education individual retirement accounts for elementary 
     and secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum annual 
     amount of contributions to such accounts, and for other 
     purposes. The bill shall be considered as read for amendment. 
     The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
     the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill, 
     modified by the amendment printed in part 1 of the report of 
     the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be 
     considered as adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and any 
     further 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 Ways 
     and Means; (2) the further amendment specified in part 2 of 
     the report of the Committee on Rules, if offered by 
     Representative Rangel or his designee, which shall be in 
     order without intervention of any point of order or demand 
     for division of the question, shall be considered as read, 
     and shall be separately debatable for sixty minutes equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent; and 
     (3) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. MYRICK, 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. SUNUNU, 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

287

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

135

para. 119.8                   [Roll No. 522]

                                YEAS--287

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--135

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bliley
     Brown (CA)
     Cubin
     Dingell
     Flake
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Houghton
     Linder
     McIntosh
     Schiff
  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. 119.9  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 joint 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 97. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 119.10  additional cosponsors--h.r. 616

  Mrs. KELLY, by unanimous consent, was authorized to be considered as 
the first sponsor of the bill (H.R. 616) to require that health plans 
provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies and lymph 
node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer, coverage for 
reconstructive surgery following mastectomies, and coverage for 
secondary consultations; for the purposes of adding cosponsors and 
requesting reprints pursuant to clause 4 of rule XXII.

para. 119.11  education savings accounts

  Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to House Resolution 274, called up the bill (H.R. 
2646) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free 
expenditures from education individual retirement accounts for 
elementary and secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum annual 
amount of contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 274, the following amendment in the 
nature of a substitute printed in the bill,

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modified by the amendment printed in Part 1 of House Report 105-336, was 
considered agreed to:

       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 ``Education Savings Act for 
     Public and Private Schools''.

     SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO EDUCATION INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT 
                   ACCOUNTS.

       (a) Tax-Free Expenditures for Elementary and Secondary 
     School Expenses.--
       (1) In general.--Section 530(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Qualified education expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified education expenses' 
     means--
       ``(i) qualified higher education expenses (as defined in 
     section 529(e)(3)), and
       ``(ii) qualified elementary and secondary education 
     expenses (as defined in paragraph (4)).

     Such expenses shall be reduced as provided in section 
     25A(g)(2).
       ``(B) Qualified state tuition programs.--Such term shall 
     include amounts paid or incurred to purchase tuition credits 
     or certificates, or to make contributions to an account, 
     under a qualified State tuition program (as defined in 
     section 529(b)) for the benefit of the beneficiary of the 
     account.''
       (2) Qualified elementary and secondary education 
     expenses.--Section 530(b) of such Code is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Qualified elementary and secondary education 
     expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified elementary and 
     secondary education expenses' means tuition, fees, tutoring, 
     special needs services, books, supplies, equipment, 
     transportation, and supplementary expenses required for the 
     enrollment or attendance of the designated beneficiary of the 
     trust at a public, private, or religious school.
       ``(B) Special rule for homeschooling.--Such term shall 
     include expenses described in subparagraph (A) required for 
     education provided for homeschooling if the requirements of 
     any applicable State or local law are met with respect to 
     such education.
       ``(C) School.--The term `school' means any school which 
     provides elementary education or secondary education (through 
     grade 12), as determined under State law.''
       (3) Conforming amendments.--Subsections (b)(1) and (d)(2) 
     of section 530 of such Code are each amended by striking 
     ``higher'' each place it appears in the text and heading 
     thereof.
       (b) Increase in Maximum Annual Contributions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 530(b)(1)(A)(iii) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``$500'' and 
     inserting ``$2,500''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 530(d)(4)(C) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``$500'' and inserting ``$2,500''.
       (B) Section 4973(e)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``$500'' and inserting ``$2,500''.
       (c) Waiver of Age Limitations for Children With Special 
     Needs.--Paragraph 1 of section 530(b) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     flush sentence: ``The age limitations in the preceding 
     sentence shall not apply to any designated beneficiary with 
     special needs (as determined under regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary).''
       (d) Corporations Permitted To Contribute To Accounts.--
     Paragraph (1) of section 530(c) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by striking ``The maximum amount which a 
     contributor'' and inserting ``In the case of a contributor 
     who is an individual, the maximum amount the contributor''.
       (e) Effective Date; References.--
       (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 213 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
       (2) References.--Any reference in this section to any 
     section of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be a 
     reference to such section as added by the Taxpayer Relief Act 
     of 1997.

     SEC. 3. OVERRULING OF SCHMIDT BAKING COMPANY CASE.

       (a) In General.--The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be 
     applied (other than with respect to severance pay) without 
     regard to the result reached in the case of Schmidt Baking 
     Company, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 107 T.C. 
     271 (1996).
       (b) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury or the 
     Secretary's delegate shall prescribe regulations to reflect 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to 
     taxable years ending after October 8, 1997.
       (2) Change in method of accounting.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer required by this section to change its method of 
     accounting for its first taxable year ending after October 8, 
     1997--
       (A) such change shall be treated as initiated by the 
     taxpayer,
       (B) such change shall be treated as made with the consent 
     of the Secretary of the Treasury, and
       (C) the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken 
     into account by the taxpayer under section 481 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account in 
     such first taxable year. 

  After debate on the bill, as amended,
  Mr. RANGEL, pursuant to House Resolution 274, submitted the following 
amendment as printed in Part 2 of House Report 105-336:

       Strike sections 1 and 2 of the bill and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Public School Improvement 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO EDUCATION ZONE PROVISIONS.

       (a) Increase in Volume Cap on Bonds.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 1397E(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     (relating to credit to holders of qualified zone academy 
     bonds) is amended by striking ``$400,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$4,000,000,000''.
       (b) Permitted Uses of Bond Proceeds To Include School 
     Construction.--Subparagraph (A) of section 1397E(d)(5) of 
     such Code is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) constructing, rehabilitating, or repairing the public 
     school facility in which the academy is established,''.
       Amend the title to read as follows: ``To amend the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the construction and 
     rehabilitation of public schools by increasing the amount of 
     qualified zone academy bonds which may be issued.''

  After further debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. RANGEL 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

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

224

para. 119.12                  [Roll No. 523]

                                YEAS--199

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--224

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn

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     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Berman
     Capps
     Cubin
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     McIntosh
     Schiff
     Visclosky
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  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.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. RANGEL 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

230

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

198

para. 119.13                  [Roll No. 524]

                                YEAS--230

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Cubin
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     McIntosh
     Schiff
     Visclosky
  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. 119.14  submission of conference report--h.r. 1119

  Mr. SPENCE submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-340) on the 
bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 
19999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for 
other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the 
Record under the rule.

para. 119.15  privileges of the house

  Mr. GEPHARDT rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 276):

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th district of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and has not met since that time; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile

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     of nuns, that business addresses were legal residences for 
     the individuals, including the zoo keeper of the Santa Ana 
     zoo, that duplicate voting was by different individuals and 
     those accused of underage voting were of age; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committee's possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th district of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th district and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 29, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House having 
immediate precedence under rule IX, and recognized Mr. GEPHARDT and Mr. 
THOMAS for thirty minutes each.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GEPHARDT, 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 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.

Yeas

204

It was decided in the

Nays

222

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negative

Answered present

1

para. 119.16                  [Roll No. 525]

                                YEAS--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Sanchez
       

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Cubin
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     McIntosh
     Ryun
     Schiff
     Visclosky
  So the resolution was not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was not agreed 
to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para. 119.17  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2107

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-342) the resolution (H. Res. 277) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2107) making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 119.18  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 1119

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-343) the resolution (H. Res. 278) waiving points of order 
against consid

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eration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1119) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military 
activities for the Department of Defense, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal years for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 119.19  senate concurrent resolution referred

  A concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following title was taken 
from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. Con. Res. 56. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony honoring Leslie 
     Townes (Bob) Hope by conferring upon him the status of an 
     honorary veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight. 

para. 119.20  enrolled joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a joint resolution of 
the House of the following title, which was thereupon signed by the 
Speaker:

       H.J. Res. 97. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes. 

para. 119.21  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, a 
joint resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 97. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes. 

para. 119.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. RYUN, for today and tomorrow after 4 p.m.; and
  To Mr. HOUGHTON, for today.

para. 119.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHADEGG, at 9 o'clock and 23 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 119.24  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. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1493. 
     A bill to require the Attorney General to establish a program 
     in local prisons to identify, prior to arraignment, criminal 
     aliens and aliens who are unlawfully present in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-338). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2265. A bill to 
     amend the provisions of titles 17 and 18, United States Code, 
     to provide greater copyright protection by amending criminal 
     copyright infringement provisions, and for other purposes; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-339). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SPENCE: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1119. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for military activities of the Department 
     of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-340). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2621. A bill 
     to extend trade authorities procedures with respect to 
     reciprocal trade agreements, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-341 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 277. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2107) making 
     appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-342). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 278. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal year 1998 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 (Rept. No. 105-343). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 119.25  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 2621. Referral to the Committee on Rules extended for 
     a period ending not later than November 4, 1997.

para. 119.26  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. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Wynn, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Towns, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Ford, Ms. Waters, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Flake, 
             Mr. Thompson, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Scott, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Payne, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Rush, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Bishop, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Jackson, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, and Ms. Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 2707. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit tax-free reorganizations of specialized small 
     business investment companies into partnerships and regulated 
     investment companies, to expand the exclusion for gain from 
     small business stock for such stock held by such companies, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAMILTON (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. 
             Blumenauer):
       H.R. 2708. A bill to provide a framework for consideration 
     by the legislative and executive branches of unilateral 
     economic sanctions; 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. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hyde, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, and Mr. Borski):
       H.R. 2709. A bill to impose certain sanctions on foreign 
     persons who transfer items contributing to Iran's efforts to 
     acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself and Mr. Goodling):
       H.R. 2710. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide that an employee's ``regular rate'' for 
     purposes of calculating overtime compensation will not be 
     affected by certain additional payments; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 2711. A bill to promote full equality at the United 
     Nations for Israel; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ford, and 
             Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2712. A bill to require executive branch agencies 
     annually to review the costs of service contracts and to 
     report to Congress on such review; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             McGovern, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 2713. A bill to establish a grant program to improve 
     the quality and expand the availability of child care 
     services, and of family support services, for families with 
     children less than 3 years of age; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 2714. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in 
     applying $10,000,000 limit on such issues; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland):
       H.R. 2715. A bill to prohibit the conveyance of real 
     property at Long Beach Naval Station, California, to China 
     Ocean Shipping Company; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 2716. A bill to revise, codify, and enact without 
     substantive change certain general and permanent laws, 
     related to aliens and nationality, as title 8, United Sates 
     Code, ``Aliens and Nationality``; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Capps, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Lan

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             tos, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Poshard, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Thompson, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2717. A bill to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress honoring Wilma G. 
     Rudolph in recognition of her enduring contributions to 
     humanity and women's athletics in the United States and the 
     world; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Graham, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 2718. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the rates of income tax paid by individual 
     taxpayers, to eliminate the marriage penalty in the standard 
     deduction, and to change the filing date for individual tax 
     returns to November 1; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2719. A bill to establish a program to provide child 
     care through public-private partnerships; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2720. A bill to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act and the 
     Copeland Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2721. A bill to restore the Second Amendment rights of 
     all Americans; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2722. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for reciprocity in regard to the manner in which 
     nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms 
     in the State; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2723. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security 
     benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Talent, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Hoekstra):
       H.R. 2724. A bill to amend title VI of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 to give parents with low-
     incomes the opportunity to choose the appropriate school for 
     their children; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. STARK:
       H.R. 2725. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to repeal the authority to offer private 
     fee-for-service plans under the MedicareChoice 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. Becerra):
       H.R. 2726. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to contract with certain hospitals for the provision 
     of certain surgical procedures and related 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. BOEHLERT:
       H.R. 2727. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to 
     reauthorize and reform the Superfund program, 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Owens, Mr. Flake, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Yates, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Poshard):
       H.R. 2728. 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. DELAURO (for herself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H. Res. 279. A resolution recognizing the contribution that 
     child care professionals make to the wellbeing of children 
     and their families; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce. 

para. 119.27  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 2706. 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 FLAME; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD:
       H.R. 2729. A bill for the private relief of Ruth Hairston 
     by waiver of a filing deadline for appeal from a ruling 
     relating to her application for a survivor annuity; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 119.28  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 23: Mr. Engel, Mr. Manton, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Kleczka, 
     Mr. Poshard, Mr. Berman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hinojosa, and 
     Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 209: Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Stark, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Meehan, 
     Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Menendez, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Kucinich, and 
     Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 532: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 547: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 616: Mr. McHugh, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York, Mr. Parker, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Kim, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. 
     Fowler, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Scott, Mr. Cook, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Owens, Mr. Nadler, and 
     Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 617: Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 696: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 754: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
     McGovern.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 806: Mr. Filner and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 979: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
     Scott.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1234: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1260: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 1280: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Kolbe and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 1302: Mr. Green.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mrs. 
     Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1390: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Hall of Texas and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1591: Mr. Foley, Mr. Latham, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Brady, and Ms. Granger.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Spence and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Spence, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, and 
     Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1665: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1754: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1842: Mr. Brady.
       H.R. 1861: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1904: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 1987: Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H.R. 2019: Mr. Pickering and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 2116: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 2172: Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Sanford, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. 
     DeLauro, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 2185: Mr. Filner and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Schiff, Mr. Portman, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
     Wamp, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 2224: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2257: Mr. Frost and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2273: Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Boucher, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
     and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 2284: Mr. Edwards, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
     Hamilton.
       H.R. 2292: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 2321: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 2349: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Cox of 
     California, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 2377: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Packard, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. 
     Pitts.
       H.R. 2408: Mr. Sandlin and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2418: Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Thompson, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 2438: Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 2451: Ms. Eshoo and Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 2476: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2495: Mr. Filner and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 2503: Mr. Costello, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Sandlin, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Hansen, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Spence, Mr. Everett, 
     Mr. John, Mr. Gep

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     hardt, Mr. Young of Florida, and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 2524: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 2525: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2527: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Boswell, Mr. Yates, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Martinez, 
     and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2540: Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 2552: Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 2584: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2588: Ms. Sanchez and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2593: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. DeLauro, 
     Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2595: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 2596: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 2599: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 2624: Mr. Bateman and Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 2625: Mr. Armey, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Boehner, 
     Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Klug, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     Archer, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2631: Mr. Spence, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Gibbons, Mr. Wise, Mr. Goode, Mr. Crapo, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 2642: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2649: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 2650: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2657: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 2664: Mr. Engel, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2699: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Miller of California.
       H.J. Res. 71: Mr. Turner.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Shimkus and Mr. Redmond.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Ms. Danner.
       H. Con. Res. 168: Mr. Stark, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Green, Mr. Torres, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Smith of Oregon and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H. Res. 224: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. 
     Edwards.
       H. Res. 267: Mr. Pitts, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Granger, Mr. Wamp, 
     Mr. Buyer, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Largent, Mr. Franks 
     of New Jersey, Mr. Thune, Mr. Rogan, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
     Dickey, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Armey, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hansen, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
     Thomas, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Hunter.
       H. Res. 273: Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. 
     Shaw.

para. 119.29  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. 2490: Mr. Thune.
       H.R. 2527: Mr. Clement.




.
                     FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1997 (120)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 120.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, October 23, 1997.
  Mr. McNULTY, 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. McNULTY 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. 120.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, 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. 1266. An Act to interpret the term ``kidnaping'' in 
     extradition treaties to which the United States is a party.

  The message also announced that the Senate disagrees to the amendments 
of the House to the bill (S. 830) ``An Act to amend the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products, and for 
other purposes,'' agrees to a conference asked by the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Jeffords, 
Mr. Coats, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Frist, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
Harkin, and Ms. Mikulski, be the conferees on the part of the Senate. 

para. 120.3  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, 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, October 23, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  Mr. WISE demanded a recorded vote on the Chair's approval of the 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

318

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

56

para. 120.4                   [Roll No. 526]

                                AYES--318

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--56

     Abercrombie
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Borski
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Costello
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Doggett
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Gephardt

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     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hulshof
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Maloney (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wise

                             NOT VOTING--59

     Archer
     Ballenger
     Bereuter
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Chenoweth
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cubin
     Dellums
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Fawell
     Foglietta
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Kasich
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     Leach
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McIntosh
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Owens
     Payne
     Pombo
     Porter
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryun
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Sisisky
     Smith (OR)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Torres
     Towns
     Waters
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 120.5  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2107

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 277):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2107) making appropriations for the Department of 
     the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1998, 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.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  Mr. DeFAZIO 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

166

para. 120.6                   [Roll No. 527]

                                YEAS--247

     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boucher
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manton
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stokes
     Sununu
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--166

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Goodling
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weygand

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Cubin
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Hunter
     McCarthy (NY)
     McIntosh
     Mollohan
     Payne
     Rangel
     Ryun
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Souder
  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. 120.7  amtrak authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to House 
Resolution 270 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. 2247) to reform the statutes relating to 
Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for other purposes.
  Mr. THORNBERRY, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 120.8  motion to rise

  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

195

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

214

para. 120.9                   [Roll No. 528]

                                AYES--195

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Goode

[[Page 1775]]


     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Andrews
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Cubin
     Dickey
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Houghton
     McCarthy (NY)
     McIntosh
     Mollohan
     Payne
     Rangel
     Ryun
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Souder
     Weldon (PA)
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 120.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. QUINN 
for the amendment submitted by Mr. LaTOURETTE:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. QUINN:

       Page 15, after line 16, insert the following new paragraph:
       (7) Nothing in this Act shall affect the level of 
     protection provided to employees of freight railroads or of 
     transit systems. 

  Amendment submitted by Mr. LaTOURETTE:

       Page 2, strike lines 4 through 6, and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       (a) Agreement by Parties.--Section 24312(b)(1) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, unless the 
     parties otherwise agree'' after ``in the bargaining unit''.
       (b) Use of Other Rail Carriers.--Section 24312 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       (c) Use of Other Rail Carriers.--(1) When Amtrak contracts 
     * * *
       Page 3, line 1, strike ``(b) Effective Date.--Subsection 
     (a)'' and insert in lieu thereof ``(c) Effective Date.--
     Subsection (b)''.
       Page 12, line 11, through page 15, line 16, amend section 
     301 to read as follows:

     SEC. 301. RESOLUTION OF LABOR PROTECTION AND CONTRACTING OUT 
                   ISSUES.

       Amtrak and a labor organization representing Amtrak 
     employees may present proposals, to a Presidential Emergency 
     Board appointed under section 10 of the Railway Labor Act (45 
     U.S.C. 160) with respect to a dispute to which Amtrak and the 
     labor organization are parties, concerning all issues 
     relating to--
       (1) the provisions of Appendix C-2 to the National Railroad 
     Passenger Corporation Agreement, signed July 5, 1973; and
       (2) the limitations imposed under section 24312(b) of title 
     49, United States Code.

     If no contract has been agreed to after the expiration of the 
     30-day period following the report of the Presidential 
     Emergency Board, then, consistent with the Railway Labor Act, 
     the employees may strike and Amtrak may lock out the 
     employees or impose terms of employment containing changes 
     with respect to issues described in paragraph (1) or (2), 
     notwithstanding sections 24706(c) and 24312(b) of title 49, 
     United States Code. This section shall not apply to any 
     dispute concerning which a Presidential Emergency Board has 
     reported before the date of the enactment of this Act. This 
     section shall not apply to any issue that has been resolved 
     by an agreement between Amtrak and a labor organization. This 
     section shall not apply to issues relating to provisions 
     defining the scope or classification of work performed by an 
     Amtrak employee. Nothing in this Act shall affect the level 
     of protection provided to employees of freight railroads or 
     of transit systems.
       Page 15, line 18, through page 16, line 13, amend 
     subsection (a) to read as follows:
       (a) Employee Protective Arrangements.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 24706(c)(3) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting ``, unless the parties 
     otherwise agree'' after ``of this title''.
       (2) Application of other law.--Section 1172(c) of title 11, 
     United States Code, shall not apply to Amtrak and its 
     employees if an agreement described in the amendment made by 
     paragraph (1) of this subsection is in effect.

It was decided in the

Yeas

195

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

223

para. 120.11                  [Roll No. 529]

                                AYES--195

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Upton

[[Page 1776]]


     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf

                                NOES--223

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Capps
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Callahan
     Chenoweth
     Cubin
     Dickey
     Gonzalez
     Klug
     McCarthy (NY)
     McIntosh
     Mollohan
     Payne
     Rangel
     Ryun
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
  So the substitute amendment to the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THORNBERRY, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, 
having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para. 120.12  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. COX, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Tuesday, October 28, 1997, at 10:30 a.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 120.13  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. COMBEST, announced that the nays 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

168

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

244

para. 120.14                  [Roll No. 530]

                                AYES--168

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--244

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Callahan
     Chenoweth
     Cubin
     Dickey
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Klug
     McCarthy (NY)
     McIntosh
     Mollohan
     Ney
     Payne
     Peterson (PA)
     Rangel
     Ryun
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 120.15  interior appropriations

  Mr. REGULA, pursuant to House Resolution 277, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-337):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2107) ``making appropriations for the Depart

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     ment of the Interior and Related Agencies, for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1998, 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, 13, 28, 30, 35, 40, 54, 61, 91, 95, 106, 131.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendments of the Senate numbered 2, 5, 10, 16, 18, 20, 25, 
     31, 33, 38, 39, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 56, 58, 
     59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 66, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 79, 85, 86, 92, 
     94, 100, 107, 112, 113, 116, 117, 119, 120, 122, 123, 125, 
     126, 127, 133, 135, 139, 140, 141, 145, 147, 148, 149, 154, 
     155, 159, 160, and 161; 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: 
     $583,270,000; 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: 
     $583,270,000; 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: 
     $120,000,000; 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: 
     $11,200,000; 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: 
     $594,842,000; 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 matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert the following: , and of which not to exceed 
     $5,190,000 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), 
     (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act 
     of 1973, as amended: Provided, That the proviso under this 
     heading in Public Law 104-208 is amended by striking the 
     words ``Education and'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Conservation'', by striking the word ``direct'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the word ``full'', and by inserting 
     before the period ``, to remain available until expended''; 
     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: 
     $45,006,000; 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: 
     $4,228,000; 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: 
     $62,632,000; 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: 
     $11,700,000; 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: 
     $1,233,664,000; 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: $44,259,000, of which $4,500,000 is for 
     grants to Heritage areas in accordance with section 606 of 
     title VI, division I and titles I-VI and VIII-IX, division II 
     of Public Law 104-333 and is; 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: 
     $40,812,000; 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 named in said amendment insert: 
     $4,200,000; 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: 
     $214,901,000; 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 matter stricken and inserted in said 
     amendment, insert: : Provided, That $500,000 for the 
     Rutherford B. Hayes Home; $600,000 for the Sotterly 
     Plantation House; $500,000 for the Darwin Martin House in 
     Buffalo, New York; $500,000 for the Penn Center, South 
     Carolina; and $1,000,000 for the Vietnam Veterans Museum in 
     Chicago, Illinois shall be derived from the Historic 
     Preservation Fund pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 470a: Provided 
     further, That $3,000,000 for the Hispanic Cultural Center, 
     New Mexico, is subject to authorization: Provided further, 
     That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used to 
     relocate the Brooks River Lodge in Katmai National Park and 
     Preserve from its current physical location; 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: 
     $143,290,000; 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: 
     $759,160,000; 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: 
     $145,159,000; 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: 
     $137,521,000; 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: 
     $68,574,000; 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: 
     $1,528,588,000; 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 proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $55,949,000; 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 sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $67,514,000; 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: 
     $63,665,000; 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 sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $33,907,000; 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:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 107. In fiscal year 1998 and thereafter, for those 
     years in which the recreation fee demonstration program 
     authorized in Public Law 104-134 is in effect, the fee 
     collection support authority provided in 16 U.S.C. 460l-
     6(i)(1)(B) applies only to parks not included in the fee 
     demonstration program, and that the amount retained under 
     this authority to cover fee collection costs will not exceed

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     those costs at the non-demonstration parks, or 15 percent of 
     all fees collected at non-demonstration parks in a fiscal 
     year whichever is less. Fee collection costs for parks 
     included in the fee demonstration program will be covered by 
     the fees retained at those parks.
       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:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 118. Any funds made available in this Act or any other 
     Act for tribal priority allocations (hereinafter in this 
     section ``TPA'') in excess of the funds expended for TPA in 
     fiscal year 1997 (adjusted for fixed costs, internal 
     transfers pursuant to other law, and proposed increases to 
     formula driven programs not included in tribes' TPA base) 
     shall only be available for distribution--
       (1) to each tribe to the extent necessary to provide that 
     tribe the minimum level of funding recommended by the Joint-
     Tribal/BIA/DOI Task Force on Reorganization of the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs Report of 1994 (hereafter ``the 1994 Report'') 
     not to exceed $160,000 per tribe; and
       (2) to the extent funds remain, such funds will be 
     allocated according to the recommendations of a task force 
     comprised of 2 designated Federal officials and 2 tribal 
     representatives from each BIA area. These representatives 
     shall be selected by the Secretary after considering a list 
     of names of tribal leaders nominated and elected by the 
     tribes in each area. The list of nominees shall be provided 
     to the Secretary by October 31, 1997. If the tribes in an 
     area fail to submit a list of nominees to the Secretary by 
     October 31, 1997, the Secretary shall select representatives 
     after consulting with the BIA. In determining the allocation 
     of remaining funds, the Task Force shall consider the 
     recommendations and principles contained in the 1994 Report. 
     If the Task Force cannot agree on a distribution by January 
     31, 1998, the Secretary shall distribute the remaining funds 
     based on the recommendations of a majority of Task Force 
     members no later than February 28, 1998. If a majority 
     recommendation cannot be reached, the Secretary in exercising 
     his discretion shall distribute the remaining funds 
     considering the recommendations of the Task Force members.
       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 matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 120. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 90 
     days after enactment of this section there is hereby vested 
     in the United States all right, title and interest in and to, 
     and the right of immediate possession of, all patented mining 
     claims and valid unpatented mining claims (including any 
     unpatented claim whose validity is in dispute, so long as 
     such validity is later established in accordance with 
     applicable agency procedures) in the area known as the 
     Kantishna Mining District within Denali National Park and 
     Preserve, for which all current owners (or the bankruptcy 
     trustee as provided hereafter) of each such claim (for 
     unpatented claims, ownership as identified in recordations 
     under the mining laws and regulations) consent to such 
     vesting in writing to the Secretary of the Interior within 
     said 90-day period: Provided, That in the case of a mining 
     claim in the Kantishna Mining District that is involved in a 
     bankruptcy proceeding, where the bankruptcy trustee is a 
     holder of an interest in such mining claim, such consent may 
     only be provided and will be deemed timely for purposes of 
     this section if the trustee applies within said 90-day period 
     to the bankruptcy court or any other appropriate court for 
     authority to sell the entire mining claim and to consent to 
     the vesting of title to such claim in the United States 
     pursuant to this section, and that in such event title in the 
     entire mining claim shall vest in the United States 10 days 
     after entry of an unstayed, final order or judgment approving 
     the trustee's application: Provided further, That the United 
     States shall pay just compensation to the aforesaid owners of 
     any valid claims to which title has vested in the United 
     States pursuant to this section, determined as of the date of 
     taking: Provided further, That payment shall be in the amount 
     of a negotiated settlement of the value of such claim or the 
     valuation of such claim awarded by judgment, and such 
     payment, including any deposits in the registry of the court, 
     shall be made solely from the permanent judgment 
     appropriation established pursuant to section 1304 of title 
     31, United States Code, and shall include accrued interest on 
     the amount of the agreed settlement value or the final 
     judgment from the date of taking to the date of payment, 
     calculated in accordance with section 258a, title 40, United 
     States Code: Provided further, That the United States or a 
     claim owner or bankruptcy trustee may initiate proceedings 
     after said 90-day period, but no later than six years after 
     the date of enactment of this section, seeking a 
     determination of just compensation in the District Court for 
     the District of Alaska pursuant to the Declaration of Taking 
     Act, sections 258a-e of title 40, United States Code (except 
     where inconsistent with this section), and joining all owners 
     of the claim: Provided further, That when any such suit is 
     instituted by the United States or the owner or bankruptcy 
     trustee, the United States shall deposit as soon as possible 
     in the registry of the court the estimated just compensation, 
     in accordance with the procedures generally described in 
     section 258a of title 40, United States Code, not otherwise 
     inconsistent with this section: Provided further, That in 
     establishing any estimate for deposit in the court registry 
     (other than an estimate based on an agency approved appraisal 
     made prior to the date of enactment of this Act) the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall permit the claim owner to 
     present information to the Secretary on the value of the 
     claim, including potential mineral value, and the Secretary 
     shall consider such information and permit the claim owner to 
     have a reasonable and sufficient opportunity to comment on 
     such estimate: Provided further, That the estimated just 
     compensation deposited in the court registry shall be paid 
     forthwith to the aforesaid owners upon application to the 
     court: Provided further, That any payment from the court 
     registry to the aforesaid owners shall be deducted from any 
     negotiated settlement or award by judgment: Provided further, 
     That the United States may not request the court to withhold 
     any payment from the court registry for environmental 
     remediation with respect to such claim: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary shall not allow any unauthorized use of 
     claims acquired pursuant to this section after the date title 
     vests in the United States pursuant to this section, and the 
     Secretary shall permit the orderly termination of all 
     operations on the lands and the removal of equipment, 
     facilities, and personal property by claim owners or 
     bankruptcy trustee (as appropriate).
       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 in said amendment, amended as 
     follows:
       Before the period at the end of the amendment, insert: and 
     by inserting at the end of the section the following new 
     sentence: ``If such litigation is commenced, at the court 
     trial, any party may introduce any relevant evidence bearing 
     on the interpretation of the 1976 agreement.''
       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:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 122. (a) Kodiak Land Valuation.--Notwithstanding the 
     Refuge Revenue Sharing Act (16 U.S.C. 715s) or any 
     regulations implementing such Act, the fair market value for 
     the initial computation of the payment to Kodiak Island 
     Borough pursuant to such Act shall be based on the purchase 
     price of the parcels acquired from Akhiok-Kaguyak, 
     Incorporated, Koniag, Incorporated, and the Old Harbor Native 
     Corporation for addition to the Kodiak National Wildlife 
     Refuge.
       (b) The fair market value of the parcels described in 
     subsection (a) shall be reappraised by the Alaska Region of 
     the United States Fish and Wildlife Service under the Refuge 
     Revenue Sharing Act (16 U.S.C. 715s). Any such reappraisals 
     shall be made in accordance with such Act and any other 
     applicable law and regulation, and shall be effective for any 
     payments made in fiscal year 1999.
       (c) The fair market value computation required under 
     subsection (a) shall be effective as of the date of the 
     acquisition of the parcels described is such subsection.
       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 proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 123. Assessment of Fees.--
       (a) Commission Funding.--Section 18(a) of the Indian Gaming 
     Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2717 (a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``class II gaming 
     activity'' and inserting ``gaming operation that conducts a 
     class II or class III gaming activity''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``no less than 0.5 
     percent nor'' and inserting ``no''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$1,500,000'' and 
     inserting ``$8,000,000''.
       (C) nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall apply 
     to self-regulated tribes such as the Mississippi Band of 
     Choctaw.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 19 of the 
     Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2718) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``such sums as may be 
     necessary'' and inserting ``for fiscal year 1998, and for 
     each fiscal year thereafter, an amount equal to the amount of 
     funds derived from the assessments authorized by section 
     18(a) for the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal 
     year involved,''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Notwithstanding section 18, there are authorized to 
     be appropriated to fund the operation of the Commission, 
     $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and $2,000,000 for each 
     fiscal year thereafter. The amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in the preceding sentence shall be in addition 
     to the amounts author

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     ized to be appropriated under subsection (a).''.
       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:
       Sec. 127. For the sole purpose of accessing park or other 
     authorized visitor services or facilities at, or originating 
     from, the public dock area at Bartlett Cove, the National 
     Park Service shall initiate a competitive process by which 
     the National Park Service shall allow one-entry per day for a 
     passenger ferry into Bartlett Cove from Juneau: Provided, 
     That any passenger ferry allowed entry pursuant to this Act 
     shall be subject to speed, distance from coast lines, and 
     other limitations imposed necessary to protect park 
     resources: Provided further, That nothing in this Act shall 
     be construed as constituting approval for entry into the 
     waters of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve beyond the 
     immediate Bartlett Cove area as defined by a line extending 
     northeastward from Pt. Carolus to the west to the 
     southernmost point of Lester Island, absent required permits.
       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 matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 131. No funds provided in this or any other Act may be 
     expended for the promulgation of a proposed or final rule to 
     amend or replace the National Indian Gaming Commission's 
     definition regulations located at 25 CFR 502.7 and 502.8.
       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 matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 132. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     hereafter the United States Fish and Wildlife Service may 
     disburse to local entities impact funding pursuant to Refuge 
     Revenue Sharing that is associated with Federal real property 
     transferred to the United States Geological Survey from the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       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 proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 134. Conveyance of Certain Bureau of Land Management 
     Lands in Clark County, Nevada.--
       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) certain landowners who own property adjacent to land 
     managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the North Decatur 
     Boulevard area of Las Vegas, Nevada, bordering on North Las 
     Vegas, have been adversely affected by certain erroneous 
     private land surveys that the landowners believed were 
     accurate;
       (2) the landowners have occupied or improved their property 
     in good faith reliance on the erroneous surveys of the 
     properties;
       (3) the landowners believed that their entitlement to 
     occupancy was finally adjudicated by a Judgment and Decree 
     entered by the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada on 
     October 26, 1989;
       (4) errors in the private surveys were discovered in 
     connection with a dependent resurvey and section subdivision 
     conducted by the Bureau of Land Management in 1990, which 
     established accurate boundaries between certain federally 
     owned properties and private properties; and
       (5) the Secretary has authority to sell, and it is 
     appropriate that the Secretary should sell, based on an 
     appraisal of the fair market value as of December 1, 1982, 
     the properties described in section 2(b) to the adversely 
     affected landowners.
       (b) Conveyance of Properties.--
       (1) Purchase offers.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, on 
     behalf of the owners of real property located adjacent to the 
     properties described in paragraph (2), may submit to the 
     Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
     Bureau of Land Management (referred to in this Act as the 
     ``Secretary''), a written offer to purchase the properties.
       (B) Information to accompany offer.--An offer under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be accompanied by--
       (i) a description of each property offered to be purchased;
       (ii) information relating to the claims of ownership of the 
     property based on an erroneous land survey; and
       (iii) such other information as the Secretary may require.
       (2) Description of Properties.--The properties described in 
     this paragraph, containing 37.36 acres, more or less, are--
       (A) Government lots 22, 23, 26, and 27 in sec. 18, T. 19 
     S., R. 61 E., Mount Diablo Meridian;
       (B) Government lots 20, 21, and 24 in sec. 19, T. 19 S., R. 
     61 E., Mount Diablo Meridian; and
       (C) Those lands encroached upon in Government lot 1 in sec. 
     24, T. 19 S., R. 60 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, containing 
     approximately 8 acres.
       (3) Conveyance.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to the condition stated in 
     subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall convey subject to valid 
     existing rights to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     properties offered to be purchased under paragraph (1) on 
     payment by the city of the fair market value of the 
     properties, based on an appraisal of the fair market value as 
     of December 1, 1982, approved by the Secretary.
       (B) Condition.--Properties shall be conveyed under 
     subparagraph (A) subject to the condition that the city 
     convey the properties to the landowners who were adversely 
     affected by reliance on erroneous surveys as described in 
     subsection (a).
       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:
       Sec. 135. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Secretary of the Interior is directed to accept full 
     title to approximately 84 acres of land located in Prince 
     Georges County, Maryland, adjacent to Oxon Cove Park, and 
     bordered generally by the Potomac River, Interstate 295 and 
     the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, and in exchange therefor shall 
     convey to the Corrections Corporation of America all of the 
     interest of the United States in approximately 42 acres of 
     land located in Oxon Cove Park in the District of Columbia, 
     and bordered generally by Oxon Cove, Interstate 295 and the 
     District of Columbia Impound Lot.
       (b) The Secretary shall not acquire any lands under this 
     section if the Secretary determines tha the lands or any 
     portion thereof have become contaminated with hazardous 
     substances (as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601)).
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United 
     States shall have no responsibility or liability with respect 
     to any hazardous wastes or other substances placed on any of 
     the lands covered by this section after their transfer to any 
     party, but nothing in this section shall be construed as 
     either diminishing or increasing any responsibility or 
     liability of the United States based on the condition of such 
     lands on the date of their transfer to the ownership of 
     another party: Provided, that the Corrections Corporation of 
     America shall indemnify the United States for liabilities 
     arising under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601) and the 
     Resource Conservation Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq.).
       (d) The properties so exchanged shall be equal in fair 
     market value or if they are not approximately equal, the 
     Corrections Corporation of America shall equalize the values 
     by the payment of cash to the Secretary and any such payments 
     shall be deposited to credit of ``Miscellaneous Trust Funds, 
     National Park Service'' and shall be available without 
     further appropriation until expended for the acquisition of 
     land within the National Park System. No equalization shall 
     be required if the value of the property received by the 
     Secretary is more than that transferred by the Secretary.
       (e) Costs of conducting necessary land surveys, preparing 
     the legal descriptions of the lands to be conveyed, 
     appraisals, deeds, other necessary documents, and 
     administrative costs shall be borne by the Corporation. The 
     required appraisals shall be conducted in accordance with 43 
     C.F.R. Sec. 2201.3-1, Sec. 2201.3-3 and Sec. 2201.3-4.
       (f) Following any exchange authorized by this provision, 
     the boundaries of the Park System of the Nation's Capital are 
     hereby amended to reflect the property added to and deleted 
     from that System.
       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 matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 136. The National Park Service shall, within 30 days 
     of enactment of this Act, begin negotiations with the 
     University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Mineral 
     Engineering, to determine the compensation that shall be paid 
     by the National Park Service, within funds appropriated to 
     the National Park Service in this Act, or within unobligated 
     balances of funds appropriated in prior Appropriations Acts, 
     to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Mineral 
     Engineering, for facilities, equipment, and interests owned 
     by the University that were destroyed by the Federal 
     Government at the Stampede Mine Site within the boundaries of 
     Denali National Park and Preserve: Provided, That if the 
     National Park Service and the University of Alaska Fairbanks, 
     School of Mineral Engineering, fail to reach a negotiated 
     settlement within 90 days of commencing negotiations, then 
     the National Park Service shall submit a formal request to 
     the Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, 
     Department of the Interior, for the purpose of entering into 
     third-party mediation to be conducted in accordance with the 
     Department of the Interior's final policy applicable to 
     alternative dispute resolution: Provided further, That any 
     payment made by the National Park Service to the University 
     of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Mineral Engineering, shall 
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     the University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Mineral 
     Engineering; and that the University of Alaska Fairbanks, 
     School of Mineral Engineering, shall convey to the Secretary 
     of the Interior all property rights in such facilities, 
     equipment and interests: Provided further, That the Secretary 
     of the Army shall provide, at no cost, two six by six 
     vehicles, in excellent operating condition, or equivalent 
     equipment to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of 
     Mineral Engineering, and shall construct a bridge across the 
     Bull River to the Golden Zone Mine Site to allow ingress and 
     egress for the activities conducted by the School of Mineral 
     Engineering.
       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 sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $187,944,000; 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:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $161,237,000; 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: 
     $1,348,377,000; 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:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended as 
     follows: after the words ``design costs'' in said amendment 
     insert: : Provided further, That any such project must be 
     approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     in compliance with the reprogramming procedures contained in 
     House Report 105-163; 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 sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $584,707,000; 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 named in said amendment insert: 
     $166,045,000; 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:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $52,976,000; 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 sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $2,250,000; 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 sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $750,000; 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 matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       No funds appropriated under this or any other Act for the 
     purpose of operations conducted at the Forest Service Region 
     10 headquarters, including those funds identified for 
     centralized field costs for employees of this office, shall 
     be obligated or expended in excess of $17,500,000 from the 
     total funds appropriated for Region 10, without 60 days prior 
     notice to Congress. Funds appropriated by this Act to 
     implement the Revised Tongass National Forest Land Management 
     Plan, shall be spent and obligated at the Forest Supervisor 
     and Ranger District levels, with the exception of specific 
     management and oversight expenses, provided such expenses are 
     included in the funding ceiling of $17,500,000.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 99:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 99, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $362,403,000; 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:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $611,723,000; 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: 
     $155,095,000; 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 sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $124,845,000; 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: 
     $30,250,000; 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 matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert:


                      STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For necessary expenses for Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     facility development and operations and program management 
     activities pursuant to Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 
     1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6201 et. seq.), $207,500,000, to 
     remain available until expended, of which $207,500,000 shall 
     be repaid from the ``SPR Operating Fund'' from amounts made 
     available from the sale of oil from the Reserve: Provided, 
     That notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act, the Secretary shall draw down and sell in 
     fiscal year 1998 $207,500,000 worth of oil from the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve: Provided further, That the proceeds from 
     the sale shall be deposited into the ``SPR Operating Fund'', 
     and shall, upon receipt, be transferred to the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve account for operations of the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve.
       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: 
     $1,841,074,000; 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: 
     $361,375,000; 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 matter proposed by said amendment insert: : 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $168,702,000 shall be 
     for payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract 
     support costs associated with ongoing contracts or grants or 
     compacts entered into with the Indian Health Service prior to 
     fiscal year 1998, as authorized by the Indian Self-
     Determination Act of 1975, as amended; 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 as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in the matter restored insert: 
     $257,538,000; 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: 
     $4,250,000; 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: 
     $333,408,000; 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: 
     $6,192,000; 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 sum named by said amendment insert: 
     $81,240,000 ; 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:

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       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $23,280,000; 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:
       Sec. 316. Subsistence Hunting and Fishing in Alaska.--
       (a) Moratorium on Federal Management.--None of the funds 
     made available to the Department of the Interior or the 
     Department of Agriculture by this or any other Act hereafter 
     enacted may be used prior to December 1, 1998 to issue or 
     implement final regulations, rules, or policies pursuant to 
     Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
     Act to assert jurisdiction, management, or control over the 
     navigable waters transferred to the State of Alaska pursuant 
     to the Submerged Lands Act of 1953 or the Alaska Statehood 
     Act of 1959.
       (b) Amendments to Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act.--
       (1) Amendment of Anilca.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided, whenever in this subsection 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 Alaska 
     National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et 
     seq.).
       (2) Definitions.--Section 102(2) (16 U.S.C. 3102(2)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) The term `Federal land' means lands the title to 
     which is in the United States after December 2, 1980. 
     ``Federal land'' does not include lands the title to which is 
     in the State, a Native Corporation, or other private 
     ownership.''.
       (3) Findings.-- Section 801 (16 U.S.C. 3111) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(a)'' immediately before ``The Congress 
     finds and declares'; and
       (B) by inserting at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) The Congress finds and declares further that--
       ``(1) subsequent to the enactment of this Act in 1980, the 
     subsistence law of the State of Alaska (AS 16.05) 
     accomplished the goals of Congress and requirements of this 
     Act in providing subsistence use opportunities for rural 
     residents of Alaska, both Native and non-Native;
       (2) the Alaska subsistence law was challenged in Alaska 
     courts, and the rural preference requirement in the law was 
     found in 1989 by the Alaska Supreme Court in McDowell v. 
     State of Alaska (785 P.2d 1, 1989) to violate the Alaska 
     Constitution;
       ``(3) since that time, repeated attempts to restore the 
     validity of the State law through an amendment to the Alaska 
     Constitution have failed, and the people of Alaska have not 
     been given the opportunity to vote on such an amendment;
       ``(4) in accordance with title VIII of this Act, the 
     Secretary of the Interior is required to manage fish and 
     wildlife for subsistence uses on all public lands in Alaska 
     because of the failure of State law to provide a rural 
     preference;
       ``(5) the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals determined in 1995 
     in State of Alaska v. Babbitt (73 F.3d 698) that the 
     subsistence priority required on public lands under section 
     804 of this Act applies to navigable waters in which the 
     United States has reserved water rights as identified by the 
     Secretary of the Interior;
       ``(6) management of fish and wildlife resources by State 
     governments has proven successful in all 50 states, including 
     Alaska, and the State of Alaska should have the opportunity 
     to continue to manage such resources on all lands, including 
     public lands, in Alaska in accordance with this Act, as 
     amended; and
       (7) it is necessary to amend portions of this Act to 
     restore the original intent of Congress to protect and 
     provide for the continued opportunity for subsistence uses on 
     public lands for Native and non-Native rural residents 
     through the management of the State of Alaska.''.
       (4) Title viii definitions.--Section 803 (16 U.S.C. 3113) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (B) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon at the 
     end of paragraph (2); and
       (C) by inserting at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) `customary and traditional uses' means the 
     noncommercial, long-term, and consistent taking of, use of, 
     or reliance upon fish and wildlife in a specific area and the 
     patterns and practices of taking or use of that fish and 
     wildlife that have been established over a reasonable period 
     of time, taking into consideration the availability of the 
     fish and wildlife;
       ``(4) `customary trade' means, except for money sales of 
     furs and furbearers, the limited noncommercial exchange for 
     money of fish and wildlife or their parts in minimal 
     quantities; and
       ``(5) `rural Alaska resident' means a resident of a rural 
     community or area. A `rural community or area' means a 
     community or area substantially dependent on fish and 
     wildlife for nutritional and other subsistence uses.''.
       (5) Preference for subsistence uses.--Section 804 (16 
     U.S.C. 3114) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(a)'' immediately before the first 
     sentence; and
       (B) by inserting at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) The priority granted by this section is for a 
     reasonable opportunity to take fish and wildlife. For the 
     purposes of this subsection, the term `reasonable 
     opportunity' means an opportunity, consistent with customary 
     and traditional uses (as defined in section 803(3)), to 
     participate in a subsistence hunt or fishery with a 
     reasonable expectation of success, and does not mean a 
     guarantee that fish and wildlife will be taken.''.
       (6) Local and regional participation.--Section 805 (16 
     U.S.C. 3115) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a) by striking ``one year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act,''; and
       (B) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d)(1) Upon certification by the Secretary that the State 
     has enacted and implemented laws of general applicability 
     which are consistent with, and which provide for the 
     definition, preference, and participation specified in 
     sections 803, 804, and 805, the Secretary shall not implement 
     subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, and the State 
     may immediately assume management for the taking of fish and 
     wildlife on the public lands for subsistence uses pursuant to 
     this title. Upon assumption of such management by the State, 
     the Secretary shall not implement subsections (a), (b), and 
     (c) of this section unless a court of competent jurisdiction 
     determines that such laws have been repealed, modified, or 
     implemented in a way that is inconsistent with, or does not 
     provide for, the definition, preference, and participation 
     specified in sections 803, 804, and 805, or that the State 
     has failed to cure any such inconsistency after such 
     determination. The State laws shall otherwise supercede such 
     sections insofar as such sections govern State responsibility 
     pursuant to this title for the taking of fish and wildlife on 
     the public lands for subsistence uses. The Secretary may 
     bring a judicial action to enforce this subsection.
       ``(2)(A) Laws establishing a system of local advisory 
     committees and regional advisory councils consistent with 
     section 805 shall provide that the State rulemaking authority 
     shall consider the advice and recommendations of the regional 
     councils concerning the taking of fish and wildlife 
     populations on public lands within their respective regions 
     for subsistence uses. The regional councils may present 
     recommendations, and the evidence upon which such 
     recommendations are based, to the State rulemaking authority 
     during the course of the administrative proceedings of such 
     authority. The State rulemaking authority may choose not to 
     follow any recommendation which it determines is not 
     supported by substantial evidence presented during the course 
     of its administrative proceedings, violates recognized 
     principles of fish and wildlife conservation or would be 
     detrimental to the satisfaction of rural subsistence needs. 
     If a recommendation is not adopted by the State rulemaking 
     authority, such authority shall set forth the factual basis 
     and the reasons for its decision.
       ``(B) The members of each regional advisory council 
     established under this subsection shall be appointed by the 
     Governor of Alaska. Each council shall have ten members, four 
     of whom shall be selected from nominees who reside in the 
     region submitted by tribal councils in the region, and six of 
     whom shall be selected from nominees submitted by local 
     governments and local advisory committees. Three of these six 
     shall be subsistence users who reside in the subsistence 
     resource region and three shall be sport or commercial users 
     who may be residents of any subsistence resource region. 
     Regional council members shall have staggered terms of three 
     years in length, with no limit on the number of terms a 
     member may serve. A quorum shall be a majority of the members 
     of the council.''.
       (7) Judicial enforcement.--Section 807 (16 U.S.C. 3117) is 
     amended by inserting the following as subsection (b):
       ``(b) State agency actions may be declared invalid by the 
     court only if they are arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of 
     discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law. When 
     reviewing any action within the specialized knowledge of a 
     State agency, the court shall give the decision of the State 
     agency the same deference it would give the same decision of 
     a comparable federal agency.''.
       (8) Regulations.--Section 814 (16 U.S.C. 3124) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``, and the State at any time the State 
     has complied with section 805(d)'' after ``Secretary''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``During any time that the State has complied with section 
     805 (d), the Secretary shall not make or enforce regulations 
     implementing sections 805 (a), (b), or (c).''.
       (9) Limitations, savings clauses.--Section 815 (16 U.S.C. 
     3125) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and ``or''; and
       (C) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:
         ``(5) prohibiting the Secretary or the State from 
     entering into co-management agreements with Native 
     organizations or other local or regional entities when either 
     is managing fish and wildlife on public lands in Alaska for 
     subsistence uses.''.
       (c) Savings Clause.--No provision of this section, 
     amendment made by this section, or exercise of authority 
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     tion may be construed to validate, invalidate, or in any way 
     affect--
       (1) any assertion that a Native organization (including a 
     federally recognized tribe, traditional Native council, or 
     Native council organized pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934 
     (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), as amended) has or does not have 
     governmental authority over lands (including management of, 
     or regulation of the taking of, fish and wildlife) or persons 
     within the boundaries of the State of Alaska;
       (2) any assertion that Indian country, as defined in 
     section 1151 of title 18, United States Code, exists or does 
     not exist within the boundaries of the State of Alaska;
       (3) any assertion that the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) is or 
     is not Indian law; or
       (4) the authority of the Secretary of the Interior under 
     section 1314(c) of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3202(c)).
       (d) Effective Date.--Unless and until laws are adopted in 
     the State of Alaska which provide for the definition, 
     preference, and participation specified in sections 803, 804, 
     and 805 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), the amendments made by 
     subsection (b) of this section shall be effective only for 
     the purposes of determining whether the State's laws provide 
     for such definition, preference, and participation. The 
     Secretary shall certify before December 1, 1998 if such laws 
     have been adopted in the State of Alaska. Subsection (b) 
     shall be repealed on such date if such laws have not been 
     adopted.
       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:
       Sec. 317. Section 909(b)(2) of Division II, Title IX of 
     P.L. 104-333 is hereby amended to delete the sentence which 
     reads ``For technical assistance pursuant to section 908, not 
     more than $50,000 annually.''.
       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:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert:
       Sec. 318. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be expended or obligated to fund the activities of 
     the western director and special assistant to the Secretary 
     within the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture that 
     exceeds the funding provided for these activities from this 
     Act during fiscal year 1997.
       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:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended as 
     follows:
       Before the final period in the matter restored insert: ; 
     and amend section 315(c)(1), subsection (C) as follows: after 
     the words ``the Fish and Wildlife Service'', insert ``and the 
     National Park Service''; 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:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 323. (a) Prior to the completion of any decision 
     document or the making of any decision related to the final 
     Environmental Impact Statements (hereinafter ``final EISs'') 
     associated with the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Project 
     (hereinafter the ``Project''), the Secretary of Agriculture 
     and the Secretary of the Interior shall prepare and submit to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives a report that shall include:
       (1) a detailed description of any and all land and resource 
     management planning and policy or project decisions to be 
     made, by type and by the level of official responsible, and 
     the procedures for such decisions to be undertaken, by the 
     Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Fish and 
     Wildlife Service pursuant to the National Forest Management 
     Act, Federal Land Policy and Management Act, Endangered 
     Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act and any other 
     applicable law in order to authorize and implement actions 
     affecting the environment on Federal lands within the 
     jurisdiction of either Secretary in the Project area that are 
     consistent with the final EISs;
       (2) a detailed estimation of the time and cost (for all 
     participating federal agencies) to accomplish each decision 
     described in paragraph (1), from the date of initiation of 
     preparations for, to the date of publication or announcement 
     of, the decision, including a detailed statement of the 
     source of funds for each such decision and any reprogramming 
     in fiscal year 1998;
       (3) estimated production of goods and services from each 
     unit of the Federal lands for the first 5 years during the 
     course of the decision making described in paragraph (1) 
     beginning with the date of publication of the applicable 
     final EIS; and
       (4) if the requirements described in paragraphs (1) through 
     (3) cannot be accomplished within the appropriations provided 
     in this Act, adjusted only for inflation, in subsequent 
     fiscal years and without any reprogramming of such 
     appropriations, provide a detailed description of the 
     decision making process that will be used to establish 
     priorities in accordance with such appropriations.
       (b) Using all research information available from the area 
     encompassed by the Project, the Secretaries, to the extent 
     practicable, shall analyze the economic and social 
     conditions, and culture and customs, of the communities at 
     the sub-basin level within the Project area and the impacts 
     the alternatives in the draft EISs will have on those 
     communities. This analysis shall be published on a schedule 
     that will allow a reasonable period of time for public 
     comment thereon prior to the close of the comment periods on 
     the draft EISs. The analysis, together with the response of 
     the Secretaries to the public comment, shall be incorporated 
     in the final EISs and, subject to subsection (a), subsequent 
     decisions related thereto.
       (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as altering 
     or affecting in any manner any provision of applicable land 
     or resource management plans, PACFISH, INFISH, Eastside 
     screens, and other policies adopted by the Forest Service or 
     Bureau of Land Management prior to the date of enactment of 
     this Act to protect wildlife, watershed, riparian, and other 
     resources of the Federal lands.
       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:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 326. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     after September 30, 1997 the Indian Health Service may not 
     disburse funds for the provision of health care services 
     pursuant to Public Law 93-638 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), with 
     any Alaska Native village or Alaska Native village 
     corporation that is located within the area served by an 
     Alaska Native regional health entity.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit 
     the disbursal of funds to any Alaska Native village or Alaska 
     Native village corporation under any contract or compact 
     entered into prior to August 27, 1997, or to prohibit the 
     renewal of any such agreement.
       (c) The General Accounting Office shall conduct a study of 
     the impact of contracting and compacting by the Indian Health 
     Service under Public Law 93-638 with Alaska Native villages 
     and Alaska Native village corporations for the provision of 
     health care services by Alaska Native regional corporation 
     health care entities. The General Accounting Office shall 
     submit the results of that study to the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives by June 1, 
     1998.
       (d) Section 1004 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
     1996 (Public Law 104-324, 110 Stat. 3956) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``for use as a health or 
     social services facility'' and insert in lieu thereof ``for 
     sale or use other than for a facility for the provision of 
     health programs funded by the Indian Health Service (not 
     including any such programs operated by Ketchikan Indian 
     Corporation prior to 1993)';and
       (2) by striking subsection (c).
       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:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 327. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to require any person to vacate real property where a 
     term is expiring under a use and occupancy reservation in 
     Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore until such time as the 
     National Park Service (NPS) indicates to the appropriate 
     Congressional Committees and the holders of these 
     reservations that it has sufficient funds to remove the 
     residence on that property within 90 days of that residence 
     being vacated. The NPS will provide at least 90 days notice 
     to the holders of expired reservations to allow them time to 
     leave the residence. The NPS will charge fair market value 
     rental rates while any occupancy continues beyond an expired 
     reservation. Reservation holders who stay beyond the 
     expiration date will also be required to pay for appraisals 
     to determine current fair market value rental rates, any 
     rehabilitation needed to ensure suitability for occupancy, 
     appropriate insurance, and all continuing utility costs.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 138:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 138 , and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 328. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     or any other Act providing appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior, the Forest Service or the Smithsonian 
     Institution may be used to submit nominations for the 
     designation of Biosphere Reserves pursuant to the Man and 
     Biosphere program administered by the United Nations 
     Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
       (b) The provisions of this section shall be repealed upon 
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     islation specifically authorizing U.S. participation in the 
     Man and Biosphere program.
       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:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 333. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be expended or obligated to fund new revisions of 
     national forest land management plans until new final or 
     interim final rules for forest land management planning are 
     published in the Federal Register. Those national forests 
     which are currently in a revision process, having formally 
     published a Notice of Intent to revise prior to October 1, 
     1997, or having been court-ordered to revise, are exempt from 
     this section and may utilize funds in this Act and proceed to 
     complete the forest plan revision in accordance with current 
     forest planning regulations.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 143:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 143, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 333. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be expended or obligated to complete and issue the 
     five year program under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Planning Act.
       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: After ``fiscal year 1998'', delete ``and each year 
     thereafter''; 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:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended as 
     follows: After the word ``may'', delete the word 
     ``hereafter'', and insert in lieu thereof: ``, until 
     September 30, 2000,''; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 150:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 150, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 340. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized 
     and directed to negotiate with Skamania County for the 
     exchange of lands or interests in lands constituting the Wind 
     River Nursery Site within the Gifford Pinchot National 
     Forest, Washington.
       (b) In return for the Nursery Site properties, Skamania 
     County is authorized and directed to negotiate with the 
     Forest Service the conveyance of approximately 120 acres of 
     high biodiversity, special management lands located near 
     Table Mountain within the Columbia River Gorge National 
     Scenic Area, title to which must be acceptable to the 
     Secretary of Agriculture.
       (c) Before this exchange can occur, it must be of equal 
     value and the Secretary and the Skamania County Board of 
     Commissioners must agree on the exact parcels of land to be 
     included in the exchange. An agreement signed by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture and the Skamania County Board of 
     Commissioners describing the properties involved and a 
     certification that the exchange is of equal value must be 
     completed no later than September 30, 1999.
       (d) During this two year negotiating period, the Wind River 
     Nursery property shall not be conveyed to another party. The 
     Forest Service shall maintain the site in a tenantable 
     condition.
       (e) Except as provided herein, the exchange shall be for 
     equal value in accordance with land exchange authorities 
     applicable to the National Forest System.
       (f) The Secretary is directed to equalize values by not 
     only cash and exchange of lands, easements, reservations, and 
     other interests in lands, but also by full value credit for 
     such services as Skamania County provides to the Gifford 
     Pinchot and Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and as 
     the Secretary and Skamania County deem appropriate. The 
     Secretary may accept services in lieu of cash when the 
     Secretary can discern cash value for the services and when 
     the Secretary determines such services would provide direct 
     benefits to lands and resources and users of such lands and 
     resources under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
       (g) Any cash equalization which Skamania County elects to 
     make may be made up to 50 percent of the fair market value of 
     the Federal property, and such cash equalization may be made 
     in installments over a period not to exceed 25 years. 
     Payments received as partial consideration shall be deposited 
     into the fund in the Treasury established under the Act of 
     December 4, 1967, commonly known as the Sisk Act, and shall 
     be available for expenditure as provided in the Act except 
     that the Secretary may not use those funds to purchase lands 
     within Skamania County.
       (h) In defining the Federal estate to be conveyed, the 
     Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions as 
     deemed necessary in connection with assuring equal value and 
     public interest considerations in this exchange including, 
     but not limited to, continued research use of the Wind River 
     Experimental Forest and protection of natural, cultural, and 
     historic resources, existing administrative sites, and a 
     scenic corridor for the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail.
       (i) This authorization is predicated on Skamania County's 
     Board of Commissioners commitment to give foremost 
     consideration to preservation of the overall integrity of the 
     site and conservation of the educational and research 
     potential of the Site, including providing for access to and 
     assurance of the continued administration and operation of 
     forestry research on the adjacent Thornton Munger Research 
     Natural Area.
       (j) The Secretary is further directed to cooperate with 
     Skamania County to address applicable Federal and State 
     environmental laws.
       (k) Notwithstanding the processes involved with the 
     National Environmental Policy Act and the State Environmental 
     Policy Act, should the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Skamania County Board of Commissioners fail to reach an 
     agreement on an equal value exchange defined under the terms 
     of this legislation by September 30, 1999, the Wind River 
     Nursery Site shall remain under Forest Service ownership and 
     be maintained by the Forest Service in a tenantable 
     condition.
       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:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 341. The National Wildlife Refuge in Jasper and Marion 
     Counties, Iowa, authorized in Public Law 101-302 shall be 
     referred to in any law, regulation, documents or record of 
     the United States in which such project is referred to, as 
     the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge.
       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:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended as 
     follows:
       After ``July 1997'' in said amendment insert: ``and issuing 
     a Record of Decision''; 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 proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 343. The Secretary of Agriculture shall hereafter 
     phase in, over a 3 year period in equal annual installments, 
     that portion of the fee increase for a recreation residence 
     special use permit holder which is more than 100 percent of 
     the previous year's fee, provided that no recreation 
     residence fee may be increased any sooner than one year from 
     the time the permittee has been notified by the Forest 
     Service of the results of an appraisal which has been 
     conducted for the purpose of establishing such fees: 
     Provided, That no increases in recreation residence fees on 
     the Sawtooth National Forest will be implemented prior to 
     January 1, 1999.
       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:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment, amended as 
     follows:
       At the end of the amendment insert:
       (c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance 
     under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act 
     of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson 
     of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that 
     priority is given to providing services or awarding financial 
     assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs 
     that will encourage public knowledge, education, 
     understanding, and appreciation of the arts.
       (d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
     section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and 
     Humanities Act of 1965--
       (1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for 
     projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of 
     national impact or availability or are able to tour several 
     States;
       (2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 
     percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, 
     excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1); 
     and
       (3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually 
     and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each 
     grant category under section 5 of such Act.
       (e) Section 6(b) of the National Foundation on the Arts and 
     the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 955(b)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(b) Appointment and Composition of Council.--(1) The 
     Council shall be composed of members as follows:
       ``(A) The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the 
     Arts, who shall be the chairperson of the Council.
       ``(B) Members of Congress appointed for a 2 year term 
     beginning on January 1 of each odd-numbered year as follows:
       ``(i) 2 Members of the House of Representatives appointed 
     by Speaker of the House of Representatives.
       ``(ii) 1 Member of the House of Representatives appointed 
     by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.

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       ``(iii) 2 Senators appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
     Senate.
       ``(iv) 1 Senator appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate.

     Members of the Council appointed under this subparagraph 
     shall serve ex-officio and shall be nonvoting members of the 
     Council.
       ``(C) 14 members appointed by the President, by and with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall be selected--
       ``(i) from among private citizens of the United States 
     who--
       ``(I) are widely recognized for their broad knowledge of, 
     or expertise in, or for their profound interest in, the arts; 
     and
       ``(II) have established records of distinguished service, 
     or achieved eminence, in the arts;
       ``(ii) so as to include practicing artists, civic cultural 
     leaders, members of the museum profession, and others who are 
     professionally engaged in the arts; and
       ``(iii) so as collectively to provide an appropriate 
     distribution of membership among major art fields and 
     interested citizens groups.

     In making such appointments, the President shall give due 
     regard to equitable representation of women, minorities, and 
     individuals with disabilities who are involved in the arts 
     and shall make such appointments so as to represent equitably 
     all geographical areas in the United States.
       ``(2) Transition to the New Council Composition.--
       ``(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (b)(1)(B), members first 
     appointed pursuant to such paragraph shall be appointed not 
     later than December 31, 1997. Notwithstanding such paragraph, 
     such members shall be appointed to serve until December 31, 
     1998.
       ``(B) Members of the Council serving on the effective date 
     of this subsection may continue to serve on the Council until 
     their current terms expire and new Members shall not be 
     appointed under subsection (b)(1)(C) until the number of 
     Presidentially appointed members is less than 14.''.
       (f) Section 6(c) of the National Foundation on the Arts and 
     the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 955(c)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``appointed under subsection (b)(1)(C)'' 
     after ``member'' each place it appears, and
       (2) in the second sentence by inserting ``appointed under 
     subsection (b)(1)(C)'' after ``members''.
       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:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 347. No timber sale in Region 10 shall be advertised 
     which, when using domestic Alaska western red cedar selling 
     values and manufacturing costs, fails to provide at least 60 
     percent of normal profit and risk of the appraised timber, 
     except at the written request by a prospective bidder. 
     Program accomplishments shall be based on volume sold. Should 
     Region 10 sell, in fiscal year 1998, the annual average 
     portion of the decadal allowable sale quantity called for in 
     the current Tongass Land Management Plan which provides 
     greater than 60 percent of normal profit and risk at the time 
     of the sale advertisement, all of the western red cedar 
     timber from those sales which is surplus to the needs of 
     domestic processors in Alaska, shall be made available to 
     domestic processors in the contiguous 48 United States at 
     domestic rates. Should Region 10 sell, in fiscal year 1998, 
     less than the annual average portion of the decadal allowable 
     sale quantity called for in the current Tongass Land 
     Management Plan meeting the 60 percent of the normal profit 
     and risk standard at the time of advertisement, the volume of 
     western red cedar available to domestic processors at 
     domestic rates in the contiguous 48 states shall be that 
     volume: (i) which is surplus to the needs of domestic 
     processors in Alaska and (ii) is that percent of the surplus 
     western red cedar volume determined by calculating the ratio 
     of the total timber volume which has been sold on the Tongass 
     to the annual average portion of the decadal allowable sale 
     quantity called for in the current Tongass Land Management 
     Plan. All additional western red cedar volume not sold to 
     Alaska or contiguous 48 United States domestic processors may 
     be exported and sold at export rates at the election of the 
     timber sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold at 
     export rates at the election of the timber sale holder.
       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:
       Sec. 348. None of the funds in this Act may be used for 
     planning, design or construction of improvements to 
     Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House without the 
     advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 162:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 162, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken by said amendment insert:

        TITLE IV--ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND RESTORATION FUND

       (a) One half of the amounts awarded by the Supreme Court to 
     the United States in the case of United States of America v. 
     State of Alaska (117 S.Ct. 1888) shall be deposited in a fund 
     in the Treasury of the United States to be known as the 
     ``Environmental Improvement and Restoration Fund'' (referred 
     to in this section as the ``Fund'').
       (b) Investments.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest 
     amounts in the Fund in interest bearing obligations of the 
     United States.
       (2) Acquisition of obligations.--For the purpose of 
     investments under paragraph (1), obligations may be 
     acquired--
       (A) on original issue at the issue price; or
       (B) by purchase of outstanding obligations at the market 
     price.
       (3) Sale of obligations.--Any obligations acquired by the 
     Fund may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the 
     market price.
       (4) Credits to fund.--The interest earned from investments 
     of the Fund shall be covered into and form a part of the 
     Fund.
       (c) Transfer and Availability of Amounts Earned.-- Each 
     year, interest earned and covered into the Fund in the 
     previous fiscal year shall be available for appropriation, to 
     the extent provided in the subsequent appropriations Acts, as 
     follows:
       (1) 80 percent of such amounts shall be made available to 
     be equally divided among the Directors of the National Park 
     Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of 
     Land Management, and the Chief of the Forest Service for high 
     priority deferred maintenance and modernization of facilities 
     that directly enhance the experience of visitors, including 
     natural, cultural, recreational, and historic resources 
     protection projects in National Parks, National Wildlife 
     Refuges, and the public lands respectively as provided in 
     subsection (d) and for payment to the State of Louisiana and 
     its lessees for oil and gas drainage in the West Delta field. 
     The Secretary shall submit with the annual budget submission 
     to Congress a list of high priority maintenance and 
     modernization projects for Congressional consideration.
       (2) 20 percent of such amounts shall be made available to 
     the Secretary of Commerce for the purpose of carrying out 
     marine research activities in the North Pacific in accordance 
     with subsection (e).
       (d) Projects.--A project referred to in paragraph (c)(1) 
     shall be consistent with the laws governing the National Park 
     System, the National Wildlife Refuge System, the public lands 
     and Forest Service lands and management plan for such unit.
       (e) Marine Research Activities.--(1) Funds available under 
     subsection (C)(2) shall be used by the Secretary of Commerce 
     according to this subsection to provide grants to Federal, 
     State, private or foreign organizations or individuals to 
     conduct research activities on or relating to the fisheries 
     or marine ecosystems in the north Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, 
     and Arctic Ocean (including any lesser related bodies of 
     water).
       (2) Research priorities and grant requests shall be 
     reviewed and recommended for Secretarial approval by a board 
     to be known as the North Pacific Research Board (referred to 
     in this subsection as the ``Board''). The Board shall seek to 
     avoid duplicating other research activities, and shall place 
     a priority on cooperative research efforts designed to 
     address pressing fishery management or marine ecosystem 
     information needs.
       (3) The Board shall be comprised of the following 
     representatives or their designees--
       (A) the Secretary of Commerce, who shall be a co-chair of 
     the Board;
       (B) the Secretary of State;
       (C) the Secretary of the Interior;
       (D) the Commandant of the Coast Guard;
       (E) the Director of the Office of Naval Research;
       (F) the Alaska Commissioner of Fish and Game, who shall 
     also be a co-chair of the Board;
       (G) the Chairman of the North Pacific Fishery Management 
     Council;
       (H) the Chairman of the Arctic Research Commission;
       (I) the Director of the Oil Spill Recovery Institute;
       (J) the Director of the Alaska SeaLife Center;
       (K) five members nominated by the Governor of Alaska and 
     appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, one of whom shall 
     represent fishing interests, one of whom shall represent 
     Alaska Natives, one of whom shall represent environmental 
     interests, one of whom shall represent academia, and one of 
     whom shall represent oil and gas interests;
       (L) three members nominated by the Governor of Washington 
     and appointed by the Secretary of Commerce; and
       (M) one member nominated by the Governor of Oregon and 
     appointed by the Secretary of Commerce.

     The members of the Board shall be individuals knowledgeable 
     by education, training, or experience regarding fisheries or 
     marine ecosystems in the north Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, or 
     Arctic Ocean. Three nominations shall be submitted for each 
     member to be appointed under subparagraphs (K), (L), and (M). 
     Board members appointed under subparagraphs (K), (L), and (M) 
     shall serve for three year terms, and may be reappointed.
       (4)(A) The Secretary of Commerce shall review and 
     administer grants recommended by the Board. If the Secretary 
     does not approve a grant recommended by the board, the Sec

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     retary shall explain in writing the reasons for not approving 
     such grant, and the amount recommended to be used for such 
     grant shall be available only for other grants recommended by 
     the Board.
       (B) Grant recommendations and other decisions of the Board 
     shall be by majority vote, with each member having one vote. 
     The Board shall establish written criteria for the submission 
     of grant requests through a competitive process and for 
     deciding upon the award of grants. Grants shall be 
     recommended by the Board on the basis of merit in accordance 
     with the priorities established by the Board. The Secretary 
     shall provide the Board such administrative and technical 
     support as is necessary for the effective functioning of the 
     Board. The Board shall be considered an advisory panel 
     established under section 302(g) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
     Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et 
     seq.) for the purposes of section 302(i)(1) of such Act, and 
     the other procedural matters applicable to advisory panels 
     under section 302(i) of such Act shall apply to the Board to 
     the extent practicable. Members of the Board may be 
     reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in performance of 
     their duties for the Board. Not more than 5 percent of the 
     funds provided to the Secretary of Commerce under paragraph 
     (10 may be used to provide support for the Board and 
     administer grants under this subsection.
       (f) Sunset.--If amounts are not assumed by the concurrent 
     budget resolution and appropriated from the Fund by December 
     15, 1998, the Fund shall terminate and the amounts in the 
     Fund including the accrued interest shall be applied to 
     reduce the Federal deficit.
       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:

  TITLE V--PRIORITY LAND ACQUISITIONS, LAND EXCHANGES, AND MAINTENANCE

       For priority land acquisitions, land exchange agreements, 
     other activities consistent with the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, and critical 
     maintenance to be conducted by the Bureau of Land Management, 
     the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National 
     Park Service and the Forest Service, $699,000,000, to be 
     derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2001, of which $167,000,000 is 
     available to the Secretary of Agriculture and $532,000,000 is 
     available to the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That of 
     the funds made available to the Secretary of Agriculture, not 
     to exceed $65,000,000 may be used to acquire interests to 
     protect and preserve Yellowstone National Park, pursuant to 
     the terms and conditions set forth in sections 502 and 504 of 
     this title, and $12,000,000 may be used for the 
     rehabilitation and maintenance of the Beartooth Highway 
     pursuant to section 502 of this title: Provided further, That 
     of the funds made available to the Secretary of the Interior, 
     not to exceed $250,000,000 may be used to acquire interests 
     to protect and preserve the Headwaters Forest, pursuant to 
     the terms and conditions set forth in sections 501 and 504 of 
     this title, and $10,000,000 may be used for a direct payment 
     to Humboldt County, California pursuant to section 501 of 
     this title: Provided further, That the Secretary of the 
     Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, after consultation 
     with the heads of the Bureau of Land Management, the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service 
     and the Forest Service, shall, in fiscal year 1998 and each 
     of the succeeding three fiscal years, jointly submit to 
     Congress a report listing the lands and interests in land 
     that the Secretaries propose to acquire or exchange and the 
     maintenance requirements they propose to address using funds 
     provided under this heading for purposes other than the 
     purposes of sections 501 and 502 of this title: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading for purposes other than the purposes of sections 501 
     and 502 of this title shall be available until the House 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations approve, in writing, a list of projects to be 
     undertaken with such funds: Provided further, That monies 
     provided in this title, when combined with monies provided by 
     other titles in this Act, shall, for the purposes of section 
     205(a) of H. Con. Res. 84 (105th Congress), be considered to 
     provide $700,000,000 in budget authority for fiscal year 1998 
     for Federal land acquisitions and to finalize priority land 
     exchanges.
       Sec. 501. Headwaters Forest and Elk River Property 
     Acquisition.--
       (a) Authorization.--Subject to the terms and conditions of 
     this section, up to $250,000,000 from the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund is authorized to be appropriated to acquire 
     lands referenced in the Agreement of September 28, 1996, 
     which consist of approximately 4,500 acres commonly referred 
     to as the ``Headwaters Forest'', approximately 1,125 acres 
     referred to as the ``Elk Head Forest'', and approximately 
     9,600 acres referred to as the ``Elk River Property'', which 
     are located in Humboldt County, California. This section is 
     the sole authorization for the acquisition of such property, 
     which is the subject of the Agreement dated September 28, 
     1996 between the United States of America (hereinafter 
     ``United States''), the State of California, MAXXAM, Inc., 
     and the Pacific Lumber Company. Of the entire Elk River 
     Property, the United States and the State of California are 
     to retain approximately 1,845 acres and transfer the 
     remaining approximately 7,755 acres of Elk River Property to 
     the Pacific Lumber Company. The property to be acquired and 
     retained by the United States and the State of California is 
     that property that is the subject of the Agreement of 
     September 28, 1996 as generally depicted on maps labeled as 
     sheets 1 through 7 of Township 3 and 4 North, Ranges 1 East 
     and 1 West, of the Humboldt Meridian, California, titled 
     ``Dependent Resurvey and Tract Survey'', as approved by Lance 
     J. Bishop, Chief Cadastral Surveyor--California, on August 
     29, 1997. Such maps shall be on file in the Office of the 
     Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Bureau of Land Management, 
     Sacramento, California. The Secretary of the Interior is 
     authorized to make such typographical and other corrections 
     to this description as are mutually agreed upon by the 
     parties to the Agreement of September 28, 1996. The land 
     retained by the United States and the State of California 
     (approximately 7,470 acres) shall hereafter be the 
     ``Headwaters Forest''. Any funds appropriated by the Federal 
     government to acquire lands or interests in lands that 
     enlarge the Headwaters Forest by more than five acres per 
     each acquisition shall be subject to specific authorization 
     enacted subsequent to this Act, except that such funds may be 
     used pursuant to existing authorities to acquire such lands 
     up to five acres per each acquisition or interests in lands 
     that may be necessary for roadways to provide access to the 
     Headwaters Forest.
       (b) Effective Period of Authorization.--The authorization 
     in subsection (a) expires March 1, 1999 and shall become 
     effective only--
       (1) when the State of California provides a $130,000,000 
     contribution for the transaction;
       (2) when the State of California approves a Sustained Yield 
     Plan covering Pacific Lumber Company timber property;
       (3) when the Pacific Lumber Company dismisses the following 
     legal actions as evidenced by instruments in form and 
     substance satisfactory to each of the parties to such legal 
     actions: Pacific Lumber Co. v. United States, No. 96-257L 
     (Fed. Cls.) and Salmon Creek Corp. v. California Board of 
     Forestry, No. 96-CS-1057 (Cal. Super. Ct.);
       (4) when the incidental take permit under Section 10(a) of 
     the Endangered Species Act (based upon a multi-species 
     Habitat Conservation Plan covering Pacific Lumber Company 
     timber property, including applicable portions of the Elk 
     River Property) is issued by the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service;
       (5) after an appraisal of all lands and interests therein 
     to be acquired by the United States has been undertaken, such 
     appraisal has been reviewed for a period not to exceed 30 
     days by the Comptroller General of the United States, and 
     such appraisal has been provided to the Committee on 
     Resources of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate;
       (6) after the Secretary of the Interior issues an opinion 
     of value to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House and Senate for the land and property to be 
     acquired by the Federal government. Such opinion of value 
     shall also include the total value of all compensation 
     (including tax benefits) proposed to be provided for the 
     acquisition;
       (7) after an environmental impact statement for the 
     proposed Habitat Conservation Plan has been prepared and 
     completed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; and
       (8) when adequate provision has been made for public access 
     to the property.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount 
     paid by the United States to acquire identified lands and 
     interests in lands referred to in section 501(a) may differ 
     from the value contained in the appraisal required by section 
     501(b)(5) if the Secretary of the Interior certifies, in 
     writing, to Congress that such action is in the best interest 
     of the United States.
       (d) Habitat Conservation Plan.
       (1) Applicable standards.--Within 60 days after the 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Interior and 
     the Secretary of Commerce shall report to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives on the 
     scientific and legal standards and criteria for threatened, 
     endangered, and candidate species under the Endangered 
     Species Act and any other species used to develop the habitat 
     conservation plan (hereinafter ``HCP'') and the section 10(a) 
     incidental take permit for the Pacific Lumber Company land.
       (2) Report.--If the Pacific Lumber Company submits an 
     application for an incidental take permit under section 10(a) 
     of the Endangered Species Act for the transaction authorized 
     by subsection (a), and the permit is not issued, then the 
     U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine 
     Fisheries Service shall set forth the substantive rationale 
     or rationales for why the measures proposed by the applicant 
     for such permit did not meet the issuance criteria for the

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     species at issue. Such report shall be submitted to the 
     Congress within 60 days of the decision not to issue such 
     permit or by May 1, 1999, whichever is earlier.
       (3) HCP standards.--If a section 10(a) permit for the 
     Pacific Lumber Company HCP is issued, it shall be deemed to 
     be unique to the circumstances associated with the 
     acquisition authorized by this section and shall not 
     establish a higher or lesser standard for any other multi-
     species HCPs than would otherwise be established under 
     existing law.
       (e) Payment to Humboldt County.--Within 30 days of the 
     acquisition of the Headwaters Forest, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall provide a $10,000,000 direct payment to 
     Humboldt County, California.
       (f) Payment in Lieu of Taxes.--The Federal portion of the 
     Headwaters Forest acquired pursuant to this section shall be 
     entitlement land under section 6905 of title 31 of the United 
     States Code.
       (g) Out-Year Budget Limitations.--The following funding 
     limitations and parameters shall apply to the Headwaters 
     Forest acquired under subsection (a)--
       (1) At least fifty percent of the total funds for 
     management of such lands above the annual level of $100,000 
     shall (with the exception of law enforcement activities and 
     emergency activities) be from non-federal sources.
       (2) Subject to appropriations, the authorized annual 
     federal funding for management of such land is $300,000 (with 
     the exception of law enforcement activities and emergency 
     activities).
       (3) The Secretary of the Interior or the Headwaters Forest 
     Management Trust referenced in subsection (h) is authorized 
     to accept and use donations of funds and personal property 
     from the State of California, private individuals, and other 
     non-governmental entities for the purpose of management of 
     the Headwaters Forest.
       (h) Headwaters Forest Management Trust.--The Secretary of 
     the Interior is authorized, with the written concurrence of 
     the Governor of the State of California, to establish a 
     Headwaters Forest Management Trust (``Trust'') for the 
     management of the Headwaters Forest as follows:
       (1) Management Authority.--The Secretary of the Interior is 
     authorized to vest management authority and responsibility in 
     the Trust composed of a board of five trustees each appointed 
     for terms of three years. Two trustees shall be appointed by 
     the Governor of the State of California. Three trustees shall 
     be appointed by the President of the United States. The first 
     set of trustees shall be appointed within 60 days of 
     exercising the authority under this subsection and the terms 
     of the trustees shall begin on such day. The Secretary of the 
     Interior, the Secretary of Resources of the State of 
     California, and the Chairman of the Humboldt County Board of 
     Supervisors shall be non-voting, ex officio members of the 
     board of trustees. The Secretary is authorized to make grants 
     to the Trust for the management of the Headwaters Forest from 
     amounts authorized and appropriated.
       (2) Operations.--The Trust shall have the power to develop 
     and implement the management plan for the Headwaters Forest.
       (i) Management Plan.--
       (1) In general--A concise management plan for the 
     Headwaters Forest shall be developed and periodically amended 
     as necessary by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation 
     with the State of California (and in the case that the 
     authority provided in subsection (h) is exercised, the 
     trustees shall develop and periodically amend the management 
     plan), and shall meet the following requirements:
       (A) Management goals for the plan shall be to conserve and 
     study the land, fish, wildlife, and forests occurring on such 
     land while providing public recreation opportunities and 
     other management needs.
       (B) Before a management structure and management plan are 
     adopted for such land, the Secretary of the Interior or the 
     board of trustees, as the case may be, shall submit a 
     proposal for the structure and plan to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives. The proposed 
     management plan shall not become effective until the passage 
     of 90 days after its submission to the Committees.
       (C) The Secretary of the Interior or the board of trustees, 
     as the case may be, shall report annually to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Resources of the House of Representatives, and the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations concerning the management 
     of lands acquired under the authority of this section and 
     activities undertaken on such lands.
       (2) Plan.--The management plan shall guide general 
     management of the Headwaters Forest. Such plan shall address 
     the following management issues--
       (A) scientific research on forests, fish, wildlife, and 
     other such activities that will be fostered and permitted on 
     the Headwaters Forest;
       (B) providing recreation opportunities on the Headwaters 
     Forest;
       (C) access to the Headwaters Forest;
       (D) construction of minimal necessary facilities within the 
     Headwaters Forest so as to maintain the ecological integrity 
     of the Headwaters Forest;
       (E) other management needs; and
       (F) an annual budget for the management of the Headwaters 
     Forest, which shall include a projected revenue schedule 
     (such as fees for research and recreation) and projected 
     expenses.
       (3) Compliance.--The National Environmental Policy Act 
     shall apply to the development and implementation of the 
     management plan.
       (j) Cooperative Management.--
       (1) The Secretary of the Interior may enter into agreements 
     with the State of California for the cooperative management 
     of any of the following: Headwaters Forest, Redwood National 
     Park, and proximate state lands. The purpose of such 
     agreements is to acquire from and provide to the State of 
     California goods and services to be used by the Secretary and 
     the State of California in cooperative management of lands if 
     the Secretary determines that appropriations for that purpose 
     are available and an agreement is in the best interests of 
     the United States; and
       (2) an assignment arranged by the Secretary under section 
     3372 of title 5, United States Code, of a Federal or state 
     employee for work in any Federal or State of California 
     lands, or an extension of such assignment, may be for any 
     period of time determined by the Secretary or the State of 
     California, as appropriate, to be mutually beneficial.
       Sec. 502. Protection and Preservation of Yellowstone 
     National Park--Acquisition of Crown Butte Mining Interests.--
       (a) Authorization.--Subject to the terms and conditions of 
     this section, up to $65,000,000 from the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund is authorized to be appropriated to acquire 
     identified lands and interests in lands referred to in the 
     Agreement of August 12, 1996 to protect and preserve 
     Yellowstone National Park.
       (b) Conditions of Acquisition Authority.--The Secretary of 
     Agriculture may not acquire the District Property until:
       (1) the parties to the Agreement have entered into and 
     lodged with the United States District Court for the District 
     of Montana a consent decree as required under the Agreement 
     that requires, among other things, Crown Butte to perform 
     response or restoration actions (or both) or pay for such 
     actions in accordance with the Agreement;
       (2) an appraisal of the District Property has been 
     undertaken, such appraisal has been reviewed for a period not 
     to exceed 30 days by the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, and such appraisal has been provided to the Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
       (3) after the Secretary of Agriculture issues an opinion of 
     value to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate, and the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations for the land and property to be acquired by 
     the Federal government; and
       (4) the applicable requirements of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act have been met.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount 
     paid by the United States to acquire identified lands and 
     interests in lands referred to in the Agreement of August 12, 
     1996 to protect and preserve Yellowstone National Park may 
     exceed the value contained in the appraisal required by 
     section 502(b)(2) if the Secretary of Agriculture certifies, 
     in writing, to Congress that such action is in the best 
     interest of the United States.
       (d) Deposit in Account.--Immediately upon receipt of 
     payments from the United States, Crown Butte shall deposit 
     $22,500,000 in an interest bearing account in a private, 
     federally chartered financial institution that, in accordance 
     with the Agreement, shall be--
       (1) acceptable to the Secretary of Agriculture; and
       (2) available to carry out response and restoration 
     actions.
       The balance of amounts remaining in such account after 
     completion of response and restoration actions shall be 
     available to the Secretary of Agriculture for use in the New 
     World Mining District for any environmentally beneficial 
     purpose otherwise authorized by law.
       (e) Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Beartooth Highway.--
       (1) Maintenance.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall, 
     consistent with the funds provided herein, be responsible 
     for--
       (A) snow removal on the Beartooth Highway from milepost 0 
     in Yellowstone National Park, into and through Wyoming, to 
     milepost 43.1 on the border between Wyoming and Montana; and
       (B) pavement preservation, in conformance with a pavement 
     preservation plan, on the Beartooth Highway from milepost 8.4 
     to milepost 24.5.
       (2) Rehabilitation.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall be 
     responsible for conducting rehabilitation and minor widening 
     of the portion of the Beartooth Highway in Wyoming that runs 
     from milepost 24.5 to milepost 43.1.
       (3) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture--
       (A) for snow removal and pavement preservation under 
     paragraph (1), $2,000,000; and
       (B) for rehabilitation under paragraph (2), $10,000,000.
       (4) Availability of funds.--Within 30 days of the 
     acquisition of lands and interests in lands pursuant to this 
     section, the funds authorized in subsection (e)(3) and 
     appropriated herein for that purpose shall be made available 
     to the Secretary of Agriculture.

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       (f) Response and Restoration Plan.--The Administrator of 
     the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall approve or prepare a plan for response and 
     restoration activities to be undertaken pursuant to the 
     Agreement and a quarterly accounting of expenditures made 
     pursuant to such plan. The plan and accountings shall be 
     transmitted to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources and the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       (g) Map.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide to the 
     Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives, the 
     Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, a map 
     depicting the acreage to be acquired pursuant to this 
     section.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the agreement 
     in principle, concerning the District Property, entered into 
     on August 12, 1996 by Crown Butte Mines, Inc., Crown Butte 
     Resources Ltd., Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Northwest 
     Wyoming Resource Council, Sierra Club, Gallatin Wildlife 
     Association, Wyoming Wildlife Federation, Montana Wildlife 
     Federation, Wyoming Outdoor Council, Beartooth Alliance, and 
     the United States of America, with such other changes 
     mutually agreed to by the parties;
       (2) Beartooth Highway.--The term ``Beartooth Highway'' 
     means the portion of United States Route 212 that runs from 
     the northeast entrance of Yellowstone National Park near 
     Silver Gate, Montana, into and through Wyoming to Red Lodge, 
     Montana.
       (3) Crown Butte.--The term ``Crown Butte'' means Crown 
     Butte Mines, Inc. and Crown Butte Resources Ltd., acting 
     jointly.
       (4) District Property.--The term ``District Property'' 
     means the portion of the real property interests specifically 
     described as District Property in appendix B of the 
     Agreement.
       (5) New World Mining District.--The term ``New World Mining 
     District'' means the New World Mining District as 
     specifically described in appendix A of the Agreement.
       Sec. 503. Conveyance to State of Montana
       (a) Conveyance Requirement.--Not later than January 1, 
     2001, but not prior to 180 days after the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the State 
     of Montana, without consideration, all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to--
       (1) $10,000,000 in federal mineral rights in the State of 
     Montana agreed to by the Secretary of the Interior and the 
     Governor of Montana through negotiations in accordance with 
     paragraph (b); or
       (2) all federal mineral rights in the tracts in Montana 
     depicted as Otter Creek number 1, 2, and 3 on the map 
     entitled ``Ashland Map''.
       (b) Negotiations.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     promptly enter into negotiations with the Governor of Montana 
     for purposes of paragraph (a)(1) to determine and agree to 
     mineral rights owned by the United States having a fair 
     market value of $10,000,000.
       (c) Federal Law Not Applicable to Conveyance.--Any 
     conveyance under paragraph (a) shall not be subject to the 
     Mineral Leasing Act (20 U.S.C. 181 et seq.).
       (d) Availability of Map.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     shall keep the map referred to in paragraph (a)(2) on file 
     and available for public inspection in appropriate offices of 
     the Department of the Interior located in the District of 
     Columbia and Billings, Montana, until January 1, 2001.
       (3) Conveyance Dependent Upon Acquisition.--No conveyance 
     pursuant to paragraph (a) shall take place unless the 
     acquisition authorized in section 502(a) is executed.
       Sec. 504. The acquisitions authorized by sections 501 and 
     502 of this title may not occur prior to the earlier of: (1) 
     180 days after enactment of this Act or (2) enactment of 
     separate authorizing legislation that modifies sections 501, 
     502, or 503 of this title. Within 120 days of enactment, the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     respectively, shall submit to the Committee on Resources of 
     the House of Representatives, the Senate Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources and the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, reports detailing the status of efforts to 
     meet the conditions set forth in this title imposed on the 
     acquisition of the interests to protect and preserve the 
     Headwaters Forest and the acquisition of interests to protect 
     and preserve Yellowstone National Park. For every day beyond 
     120 days after the enactment of this Act that the appraisals 
     required in subsections 501(b)(5) and 502(b)(2) are not 
     provided to the Committee on Resources of the House, the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in 
     accordance with such subsections, the 180 day period 
     referenced in this section shall be extended by one day.
       Sec. 505. The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 
     (P.L. 88-578; 78 Stat. 897) (16 U.S.C. 460l-4--460l-11) is 
     amended by moving section 13 (as added by section 1021(b) of 
     the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996; 
     110 Stat. 4210) so as to appear in title I of that Act 
     following section 12.
       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:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:

      TITLE VI--FOREST RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND SHORTAGE RELIEF

       Sec. 601. Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
     ``Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 
     1997''.
       Sec. 602. (a) Use of Unprocessed Timber--Limitation on 
     Substitution of Unprocessed Federal Timber for Unprocessed 
     Timber From Private Land.--Section 490 of the Forest 
     Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (16 
     U.S.C. 620b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``paragraph (3) and'' 
     after ``provided in''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Applicability.--In the case of the purchase by a 
     person of unprocessed timber originating from Federal lands 
     west of the 119th meridian in the State of Washington, 
     paragraph 1 shall apply only if--
       ``(A) the private lands referred to in paragraph (1) are 
     owned by the person; or
       ``(B) the person has the exclusive right to harvest timber 
     from the private lands described in paragraph (1) during a 
     period of more than 7 years, and may exercise that right at 
     any time of the person's choosing.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Approval of'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``for sourcing 
     areas for processing facilities located outside the 
     northwestern private timber open market area''; after 
     ``Application''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(except private 
     land located in the north-western private timber open market 
     area)'' after ``lands'';
       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``for sourcing 
     areas for processing facilities located outside of the 
     northwestern private timber open market area.--(A) In 
     general''; after ``approval''; and
       (ii) by striking the last sentence of paragraph (3) and 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) For timber manufacturing facilities located in 
     idaho.--Except as provided in subparagraph (D), in making a 
     determination referred to in subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
     concerned shall consider the private timber export and the 
     private and Federal timber sourcing patterns for the 
     applicant's timber manufacturing facilities, as well as the 
     private and Federal timber sourcing patterns for the timber 
     manufacturing facilities of other persons in the same local 
     vicinity of the applicant, and the relative similarity of 
     such private and Federal timber sourcing patterns.
       ``(C) For timber manufacturing facilities located in states 
     other than idaho.--Except as provided in subparagraph (D), in 
     making the determination referred to in subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary concerned shall consider the private timber export 
     and the Federal timber sourcing patterns for the applicant's 
     timber manufacturing facilities, as well as the Federal 
     timber sourcing patterns for the timber manufacturing 
     facilities of other persons in the same local vicinity of the 
     applicant, and the relative similarity of such Federal timber 
     sourcing patterns. Private timber sourcing patterns shall not 
     be a factor in such determinations in States other than 
     Idaho.
       ``(D) Area not included.--In deciding whether to approve or 
     disapprove an application, the Secretary shall not--
       ``(i) consider land located in the northwestern private 
     timber open market area; or
       ``(ii) condition approval of the application on the 
     inclusion of any such land in the applicant's sourcing area, 
     such land being includable in the sourcing area only to the 
     extent requested by the applicant.'';
       (D) in paragraph (4), in the paragraph heading, by 
     inserting ``FOR SOURCING AREAS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES 
     LOCATED OUTSIDE THE NORTHWESTERN PRIVATE TIMBER OPEN MARKET 
     AREA''; after ``APPLICATION'';
       (E) in paragraph (5), in the paragraph heading, by 
     inserting ``FOR SOURCING AREAS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES 
     LOCATED OUTSIDE THE NORTHWESTERN PRIVATE TIMBER OPEN MARKET 
     AREA''; after ``DETERMINATIONS''; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Sourcing areas for processing facilities located in 
     the northwestern private timber open market area-- 
       ``(A) Establishment.--In the northwestern private timber 
     open market area--
       ``(i) a sourcing area boundary shall be a circle around the 
     processing facility of the sourcing area applicant or holder;
       ``(ii) the radius of the circle--

       ``(I) shall be the furthest distance that the sourcing area 
     applicant or holder proposes to haul Federal timber for 
     processing at the processing facility; and

       ``(II) shall be determined solely by the sourcing area 
     applicant or holder;
       ``(iii) a sourcing area shall become effective on written 
     notice to the Regional Forester for Region 6 of the Forest 
     Service of the location of the boundary of the sourcing area;
       ``(iv) the 24-month requirement in paragraph (1)(A) shall 
     not apply;
       ``(v) a sourcing area holder--

       ``(I) may adjust the radius of the sourcing area not more 
     frequently than once every 24 months; and

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       ``(II) shall provide written notice to the Regional 
     Forester for Region 6 of the adjusted boundary of its 
     sourcing area before using the adjusted sourcing area; and

       ``(vi) a sourcing area holder that relinquishes a sourcing 
     area may not reestablish a sourcing area for that processing 
     facility before the date that is 24 months after the date on 
     which the sourcing area was relinquished.
       ``(B) Transition.--With respect to a portion of a sourcing 
     area established before the date of enactment of this 
     paragraph that contains Federal timber under contract before 
     that date and is outside the boundary of a new sourcing area 
     established under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) that portion shall continue to be a sourcing area 
     only until unprocessed Federal timber from the portion is no 
     longer in the possession of the sourcing area holder; and
       ``(ii) unprocessed timber from private land in that portion 
     shall be exportable immediately after unprocessed timber from 
     Federal land in the portion is no longer in the possession of 
     the sourcing area holder.
       ``(7) Relinquishment and termination of sourcing areas.--
       ``(A) In general.--A sourcing area may be relinquished at 
     any time.
       ``(B) Effective Date.--A relinquishment of a sourcing area 
     shall be effective as of the date on which written notice is 
     provided by the sourcing area holder to the Regional Forester 
     with jurisdiction over the sourcing area where the processing 
     facility of the holder is located.
       ``(C) Exportability.--
       ``(i) In general.--On relinquishment or termination of a 
     sourcing area, unprocessed timber from private land within 
     the former boundary of the relinquished or terminated 
     sourcing area is exportable immediately after unprocessed 
     timber from Federal land from within that area is no longer 
     in the possession of the former sourcing area holder.
     ``(ii) No restriction.--The exportability of unprocessed 
     timber from private land located outside of a sourcing area 
     shall not be restricted or in any way affected by 
     relinquishment or termination of a sourcing area.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Domestic Transportation and Processing of Private 
     Timber.--Nothing in this section restricts or authorizes any 
     restriction on the domestic transportation or processing of 
     timber harvested from private land, except that the Secretary 
     may prohibit processing facilities located in the State of 
     Idaho that have sourcing areas from processing timber 
     harvested from private land outside of the boundaries of 
     those sourcing areas.''.
       (b) Restriction of Exports of Unprocessed Timber from State 
     and Public Land.--Section 491(b)(2) of the Forest Resources 
     Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 
     620c(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the following'' and all that follows 
     through ``(A) The Secretary'' and inserting ``the 
     Secretary'';
       (2) by striking ``during the period beginning on June 1, 
     1993, and ending on December 31, 1995'' and inserting ``as of 
     the date of enactment of the Forest Resources Conservation 
     and Shortage Relief Act of 1997''; and
       (3) by striking subparagraph (B).
       Sec. 603. Monitoring and Enforcement.--Section 492 of the 
     Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 
     (16 U.S.C. 620d) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the 
     following:
       (C) Mitigation of penalties.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary concerned--

       ``(I) in determining the applicability of any penalty 
     imposed under this paragraph, shall take into account all 
     relevant mitigating factors, including mistake, inadvertence, 
     and error; and
       ``(II) based on any mitigating factor, may, with respect to 
     any penalty imposed under this paragraph--

       ``(aa) reduce the penalty;

       ``(bb) not impose the penalty; or

       ``(cc) on condition of there being no further violation 
     under this paragraph for a prescribed period, suspend 
     imposition of the penalty.
       ``(ii) Contractural remedies.--In the case of a minor 
     violation of this title (including a regulation), the 
     Secretary concerned shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     permit a contracting officer to redress the violation in 
     accordance with the applicable timber sale contract rather 
     than assess a penalty under this paragraph.''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``The head'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the head''; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Prerequisites for debarment.--
       ``(i) In general.--No person may be debarred from bidding 
     for or entering into a contract for the purchase of 
     unprocessed timber from Federal lands under subparagraph (A) 
     unless the head of the appropriate Federal department or 
     agency first finds, on the record and after an opportunity 
     for a hearing, that debarment is warranted.
       ``(ii) Withholding of awards during debarment 
     proceedings.--The head of an appropriate Federal department 
     or agency may withhold an award under this title of a 
     contract for the purchase of unprocessed timber from Federal 
     lands during a debarment proceeding.''.
       Sec. 604. Definitions.--Section 493 of the Forest Resources 
     Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 620e) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (10), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Minor violation.--The term `minor violation' means a 
     violation, other than an intentional violation, involving a 
     single contract, purchase order, processing facility, or log 
     yard involving a quantity of logs that is less than 25 logs 
     and has a total value (at the time of the violation) of less 
     than $10,000.
       ``(4) Northwestern private timber open market area.--The 
     term `northwestern private timber open market area' means the 
     State of Washington.'';
       (3) in subparagraph (B)(ix) of paragraph (9) (as 
     redesignated by paragraph (1))--
       (A) by striking ``Pulp logs or cull logs'' and inserting 
     ``Pulp logs, cull logs, and incidental volumes of grade 3 and 
     4 sawlogs'';
       (B) by inserting ``primary'' before ``purpose''; and
       (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting: ``, or 
     to the extent that a small quantity of such logs are 
     processed, into other products at domestic processing 
     facilities.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) Violation.--The term `violation' means a violation 
     of this Act (including a regulation issued to implement this 
     Act) with regard to a course of action, including--
       ``(A) in the case of a violation by the original purchaser 
     of unprocessed timber, an act or omission with respect to a 
     single timber sale; and
       ``(B) in the case of a violation of a subsequent purchaser 
     of the timber, an act or omission with respect to an 
     operation at a particular processing facility or log yard.''.
       Sec. 605. Regulations.--Section 495(a) of the Forest 
     Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (16 
     U.S.C. 620f(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Secretaries'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Agriculture and interior.--The Secretaries'';
       (2) by striking ``The Secretary of Commerce'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(2) Commerce.--The Secretary of Commerce''; and
       (3) by striking the last sentence and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) Deadline.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     title, regulations and guidelines required under this 
     subsection shall be issued not later than June 1, 1998.
       ``(B) The regulations and guidelines issued under this 
     title that were in effect prior to September 8, 1995 shall 
     remain in effect until new regulations and guidelines are 
     issued under subparagraphs (A).
       ``(4) Painting and branding.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary concerned shall issue 
     regulations that impose reasonable painting, branding, or 
     other forms of marking or tracking requirements on 
     unprocessed timber if--
       ``(i) the benefits of the requirements outweigh the cost of 
     complying with the requirements; and
       ``(ii) the Secretary determines that, without the 
     requirements, it is likely that the unprocessed timber--

       ``(I) would be exported in violation of this title; or
       ``(II) if the unprocessed timber originated from Federal 
     lands, would be substituted for unprocessed timber 
     originating from private lands west of the 100th Meridian in 
     the contiguous 48 States in violation of this title.

       ``(B) Minimum size. The Secretary concerned shall not 
     impose painting, branding, or other forms of marking or 
     tracking requirements on--
       ``(i) the face of a log that is less than 7 inches in 
     diameter; or
       ``(ii) unprocessed timber that is less than 8 feet in 
     length or less than \1/3\ sound wood.
       ``(C) Waivers.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary concerned may waive log 
     painting and branding requirements--

       ``(I) for a geographic area, if the Secretary determines 
     that the risk of the unprocessed timber being exported from 
     the area or used in substitution is low;
       ``(II) with respect to unprocessed timber originating from 
     private lands located within an approved sourcing area for a 
     person who certifies that the timber will be processed at a 
     specific domestic processing facility to the extent that the 
     processing does occur; or
       ``(III) as part of a log yard agreement that is consistent 
     with the purposes of the export and substitution restrictions 
     imposed under this title.

       ``(ii) Review and termination of waivers.--A waiver granted 
     under clause (i)--

       ``(I) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be reviewed 
     once a year; and

       ``(II) shall remain effective until terminated by the 
     Secretary.

       (D) Factors.--In making a determination under this 
     paragraph, the Secretary concerned shall consider--
       ``(i) the risk of unprocessed timber of that species, 
     grade, and size being exported or used in substitution;
       ``(ii) the location of the unprocessed timber and the 
     effect of the location on its being exported or used in 
     substitution;
       ``(iii) the history of the person involved with respect to 
     compliance with log painting and branding requirements; and
       ``(iv) any other factor that is relevant to determining the 
     likelihood of the unproc

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     essed timber being exported or used in substitution.
       ``(5) Reporting.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary concerned shall issue regulations that impose 
     reasonable documentation and reporting requirements if the 
     benefits of the requirements outweigh the cost of complying 
     with the requirements.
       ``(B) Waivers.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary concerned may waive 
     documentation and reporting requirements for a person if--

       ``(I) an audit of the records of the facility of the person 
     reveals substantial compliance with all notice, reporting, 
     painting, and branding requirements during the preceding 
     year; or
       ``(II) the person transferring the unprocessed timber and 
     the person processing the unprocessed timber enter into an 
     advance agreement with the Secretary concerned regarding the 
     disposition of the unprocessed timber by domestic processing.

       ``(ii) Review and termination of waivers.--A waiver granted 
     under clause (i)--

       ``(I) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be reviewed 
     once a year; and
       ``(II) shall remain effective until terminated by the 
     Secretary.''.

       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:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended to 
     read as follows:

                    TITLE VII--MICCOSUKEE SETTLEMENT

       Sec. 701. Short Title.--This title may be cited as the 
     ``Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997''.
       Sec. 702. Congressional Findings.--Congress finds that:
       (1) There is pending before the United States District 
     Court for the Southern District of Florida a lawsuit by the 
     Miccosukee Tribe that involves the taking of certain tribal 
     lands in connection with the construction of highway 
     Interstate 75 by the Florida Department of Transportation.
       (2) The pendency of the lawsuit referred to in paragraph 
     (1) clouds title of certain lands used in the maintenance and 
     operation of the highway and hinders proper planning for 
     future maintenance and operations.
       (3) The Florida Department of Transportation, with the 
     concurrence of the Board of Trustees of the Internal 
     Improvements Trust Fund of the State of Florida, and the 
     Miccosukee Tribe have executed an agreement for the purpose 
     of resolving the dispute and settling the lawsuit.
       (4) The agreement referred to in paragraph (3) requires the 
     consent of Congress in connection with contemplated land 
     transfers.
       (5) The Settlement Agreement is in the interest of the 
     Miccosukee Tribe, as the Tribe will receive certain monetary 
     payments, new reservation lands to be held in trust by the 
     United States, and other benefits.
       (6) Land received by the United States pursuant to the 
     Settlement Agreement is in consideration of Miccosukee Indian 
     Reservation lands lost by the Miccosukee Tribe by virtue of 
     transfer to the Florida Department of Transportation under 
     the Settlement Agreement.
       (7) The lands referred to in paragraph (6) as received by 
     the United States will be held in trust by the United States 
     for the use and benefit of the Miccosukee Tribe as Miccosukee 
     Indian Reservation lands in compensation for the 
     consideration given by the Tribe in the Settlement Agreement.
       (8) Congress shares with the parties to the Settlement 
     Agreement a desire to resolve the dispute and settle the 
     lawsuit.
       Sec. 703. Definitions.--In this title:
       (1) Board of trustees of the internal improvements trust 
     fund.--The term ``Board of Trustees of the Internal 
     Improvements Trust Fund'' means the agency of the State of 
     Florida holding legal title to and responsible for trust 
     administration of certain lands of the State of Florida, 
     consisting of the Governor, Attorney General, Commissioner of 
     Agriculture, Commissioner of Education, Controller, Secretary 
     of State, and Treasurer of the State of Florida, who are 
     Trustees of the Board.
       (2) Florida department of transportation.--The term 
     ``Florida Department of Transportation'' means the executive 
     branch department and agency of the State of Florida that--
       (A) is responsible for the construction and maintenance of 
     surface vehicle roads, existing pursuant to section 20.23, 
     Florida Statutes; and
       (B) has the authority to execute the Settlement Agreement 
     pursuant to section 334.044, Florida Statutes.
       (3) Lawsuit.--The term ``lawsuit'' means the action in the 
     United States District Court for the Southern District of 
     Florida, entitled Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. 
     State of Florida and Florida Department of Transportation, et 
     al., docket No. 6285-Civ-Paine.
       (4) Miccosukee lands.--The term ``Miccosukee lands'' means 
     lands that are--
       (A) held in trust by the United States for the use and 
     benefit of the Miccosukee Tribe as Miccosukee Indian 
     Reservation lands; and
       (B) identified pursuant to the Settlement Agreement for 
     transfer to the Florida Department of Transportation.
       (5) Miccosukee tribe; tribe.--The terms ``Miccosukee 
     Tribe'' and ``Tribe'' mean the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of 
     Florida, a tribe of American Indians recognized by the United 
     States and organized under section 16 of the Act of June 18, 
     1934 (48 Stat. 987, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 476) and 
     recognized by the State of Florida pursuant to chapter 285, 
     Florida Statutes.
       (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (7) Settlement agreement; agreement.--The terms 
     ``Settlement Agreement'' and ``Agreement'' mean the 
     assemblage of documents entitled ``Settlement Agreement'' 
     (with incorporated exhibits) that--
       (A) addresses the lawsuit; and
       (B)(i) was signed on August 28, 1996, by Ben G. Watts 
     (Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation) and 
     Billy Cypress (Chairman of the Miccosukee Tribe); and
       (ii) after being signed, as described in clause (i), was 
     concurred in by the Board of Trustees of the Internal 
     Improvements Trust Fund of the State of Florida.
       (8) State of florida.--The term ``State of Florida'' 
     means--
       (A) all agencies or departments of the State of Florida, 
     including the Florida Department of Transportation and the 
     Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvements Trust Fund; 
     and
       (B) the State of Florida as a governmental entity.
       Sec. 704. Ratification.--The United States approves, 
     ratifies, and confirms the Settlement Agreement.
       Sec. 705. Authority of Secretary.--As Trustee for the 
     Miccosukee Tribe, the Secretary shall--
       (1)(A) aid and assist in the fulfillment of the Settlement 
     Agreement at all times and in a reasonable manner; and
       (B) to accomplish the fulfillment of the Settlement 
     Agreement in accordance with subparagraph (A), cooperate with 
     and assist the Miccosukee Tribe;
       (2) upon finding that the Settlement Agreement is legally 
     sufficient and that the State of Florida has the necessary 
     authority to fulfill the Agreement--
       (A) sign the Settlement Agreement on behalf of the United 
     States; and
       (B) ensure that an individual other than the Secretary who 
     is a representative of the Bureau of Indian Affairs also 
     signs the Settlement Agreement;
       (3) upon finding that all necessary conditions precedent to 
     the transfer of Miccosukee land to the Florida Department of 
     Transportation as provided in the Settlement Agreement have 
     been or will be met so that the Agreement has been or will be 
     fulfilled, but for the execution of that land transfer and 
     related land transfers--
       (A) transfer ownership of the Miccosukee land to the 
     Florida Department of Transportation in accordance with the 
     Settlement Agreement, including in the transfer solely and 
     exclusively that Miccosukee land identified in the Settlement 
     Agreement for transfer to the Florida Department of 
     Transportation; and
       (B) in conjunction with the land transfer referred to in 
     subparagraph (A), transfer no land other than the land 
     referred to in that subparagraph to the Florida Department of 
     Transportation; and
       (4) upon finding that all necessary conditions precedent to 
     the transfer of Florida lands from the State of Florida to 
     the United States have been or will be met so that the 
     Agreement has been or will be fulfilled but for the execution 
     of that land transfer and related land transfers, receive and 
     accept in trust for the use and benefit of the Miccosukee 
     Tribe ownership of all land identified in the Settlement 
     Agreement for transfer to the United States.
       Sec. 706. Miccosukee Indian Reservation Lands.--The lands 
     transferred and held in trust for the Miccosukee Tribe under 
     section 705(4) shall be Miccosukee Indian Reservation lands.
       Sec. 707. Miscellaneous.--(a) Rule of Construction.--
     Nothing in this Act or the Settlement Agreement shall--
       (1) affect the eligibility of the Miccosukee Tribe or its 
     members to receive any services or benefits under any program 
     of the Federal Government; or
       (2) diminish the trust responsibility of the United States 
     to the Miccosukee Tribe and its members.
       (b) No Reductions in Payments.--No payment made pursuant to 
     this Act or the Settlement Agreement shall result in any 
     reduction or denial of any benefits or services under any 
     program of the Federal Government to the Miccosukee Tribe or 
     its members, with respect to which the Tribe or the members 
     of the Tribe are entitled or eligible because of the status 
     of--
       (1) the Miccosukee Tribe as a federally recognized Indian 
     tribe; or
       (2) any member of the Miccosukee Tribe as a member of the 
     Tribe.
       (c) Taxation.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Monies.--None of the monies paid to the Miccosukee 
     Tribe under this Act or the Settlement Agreement shall be 
     taxable under Federal or State law.
       (B) Lands.--None of the lands conveyed to the Miccosukee 
     Tribe under this Act or the Settlement Agreement shall be 
     taxable under Federal or State law.
       (2) Payments and conveyances not taxable events.--No 
     payment or conveyance referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
     considered to be a taxable event.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Ralph Regula,
     Joseph M. McDade,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Joe Skeen,
     Charles H. Taylor,
     George R. Nethercutt,

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     Jr.,
     Dan Miller,
     Zach Wamp,
     Bob Livingston,
     Sidney R. Yates,
     John P. Murtha,
     Norm Dicks,
     David E. Skaggs,
     James P. Moran,
     David Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Slade Gorton,
     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Conrad Burns,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Judd Gregg,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Robert Byrd,
     Patrick Leahy
     Dale Bumpers,
     Ernest Hollings,
     Harry Reid,
     Byron Dorgan,
     Barbara Boxer,
                               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. LaTOURETTE, 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

233

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affirmative

Nays

171

para. 120.16                   [Roll No.531]

                                YEAS--233

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
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     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
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     Boehner
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     Burr
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     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
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     Fowler
     Fox
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     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
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     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
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     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Kaptur
     Kelly
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     Kim
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     Kingston
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     Linder
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     Mascara
     Matsui
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     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
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     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pastor
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
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     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
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     Roukema
     Sabo
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     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
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     Sununu
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     Tauzin
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     Thomas
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     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--171

     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
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     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brady
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     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Carson
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Ensign
     Evans
     Filner
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Goodling
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
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     Kucinich
     LaFalce
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     Lipinski
     Lowey
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     McCollum
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     McGovern
     McKinney
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     Meehan
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     Minge
     Moakley
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     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
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     Pease
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     Petri
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     Roemer
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     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Weygand

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Bereuter
     Callahan
     Chenoweth
     Cooksey
     Cubin
     Dickey
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Istook
     Klug
     LaHood
     Leach
     McCarthy (NY)
     McIntosh
     Mollohan
     Parker
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Ryun
     Sandlin
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
  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. 120.17  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1270

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-345) the resolution (H. Res. 280) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1270) to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy 
Act of 1982.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 120.18  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mrs. MORELLA, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
October 29, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para. 120.19  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. 1266. An Act to interpret the term ``kidnaping'' in 
     extradition treaties to which the United States is a party; 
     and to the Committee on International Relations.

para. 120.20  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. McCARTHY of New York, for today;
  To Mr. PAYNE, for today through October 29;
  To Mr. BEREUTER, for today;
  To Mr. BILIRAKIS, for today after 10:00 a.m.;
  To Mrs. CHENOWETH, for today; and
  To Mr. SANDLIN, for today after 1:15 p.m.
  And then,

para. 120.21  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, pursuant to the special order 
heretofore agreed to, at 4 o'clock and 10 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 28, 1997.

para. 120.22  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. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 424. A bill to 
     provide for increased mandatory minimum sentences for 
     criminals

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     possessing firearms, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-344). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 280. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 1270) to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
     1982 (Rept. No. 105-345). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SMITH of Oregon: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 2493. A 
     bill to establish a mechanism by which the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior can provide for 
     uniform management of livestock grazing on Federal lands; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-346, Pt. 1). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2493. A 
     bill to establish a mechanism by which the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior can provide for 
     uniform management of livestock grazing on Federal lands; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-346, Pt. 2). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1702. A bill 
     to encourage the development of a commercial space industry 
     in the United States, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-347). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 2614. A bill to improve the reading and literacy skills 
     of children and families by improving in-service 
     instructional practices for teachers who teach reading, to 
     stimulate the development of more high-quality family 
     literacy programs, to support extended learning-time 
     opportunities for children, to ensure that children can read 
     well and independently not later than third grade, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-348). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

para. 120.23  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. TANNER:
       H.R. 2730. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 309 North Church Street in Dyersburg, Tennessee, as the 
     ``Jere Cooper Federal Building``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bryant, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Duncan, Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kennelly 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Klug, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Luther, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Minge, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
             Colorado, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skaggs, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. Upton, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Watkins, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 2733. 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. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Wise, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, and Mr. Brady):
       H.R. 2734. A bill to clarify the standard required for the 
     importation of sporting arms into the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOOLEY of California:
       H.R. 2735. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     to exempt actions undertaken to administer a marketing order 
     issued under such Act from the antitrust laws; 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. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 2736. A bill to amend the Omnibus Taxpayer Bill of 
     Rights to clarify that quotas and goals shall not be used as 
     a basis for evaulating Internal Revenue Services employees; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA:
       H.R. 2737. A bill to redesignate the Federal facilities 
     located at 2413 East Highway 83, and 2301 South International 
     Boulevard, in Weslaco, Texas, as the ``Kika de la Garza 
     Subtropical Agricultural Research Center``; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Dellums, and Mr. Hefner):
       H.R. 2738. A bill to amend the Agricultural Fair Practices 
     Act of 1967 to provide for the accreditation of associations 
     of agricultural producers, to promote good faith bargaining 
     between such accredited associations and the handlers of 
     agricultural products, and to strengthen the enforcement 
     authorities to respond to violations of the Act; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. McDADE:
       H.R. 2739. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     create a Judicial Conduct Board and a Court of Judicial 
     Discipline to investigate and make determinations with 
     respect to complaints regarding judicial discipline; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Cox of California, and 
             Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 2740. A bill to limit attorneys' fees in the tobacco 
     settlement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Horn, Mr. Lewis of California, and Mr. 
             Rogan):
       H.R. 2741. A bill to provide a conditional exemption under 
     section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 
     relating to discharges of dredged or fill material, for 
     maintenance of certain flood control projects; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (by request):
       H.R. 2742. A bill to provide for the transfer of public 
     lands to certain California Indian Tribes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (by request):
       H.R. 2743. A bill to reduce the fractionated ownership of 
     Indian lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mr. Cunningham):
       H. Con. Res. 175. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the need for a comprehensive 
     management strategy to save the tundra from continued 
     excessive depredations by the mid-continent lesser snow 
     goose; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Cook, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Souder, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
             Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Talent, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Hansen):
       H. Con. Res. 176. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the RussianFederation should 
     preserve and protect the rights and freedoms currently 
     afforded those of religious faith under the Russian 
     Constitution; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H. Con. Res. 177. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park in New Ulm, 
     Minnesota, as a national symbol of the contributions of 
     Americans of German heritage; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Shimkus, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Weller, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Poshard, and Mr. Yates):
       H. Res. 281. A resolution to express support for an 
     interpretive site near Wood River, Illinois, as the point of 
     departure for the Lewis and Clark Expedition; to the 
     Committee on Resources. 

para. 120.24  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. DELAHUNT:
       H.R. 2731. A bill for the relief of Roy Desmond Moser; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DELAHUNT:
       H.R. 2732. A bill for the relief of John Andre Chalot; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 2744. A bill for the relief of Chong Ho Kwak; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YATES:
       H.R. 2745. A bill for the relief of Sylvester Flis; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

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para. 120.25  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 7: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 40: Ms. Waters, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 84: Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 107: Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Fawell, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. 
     Quinn.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Kennelly of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Christensen and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 251: Mr. Klug and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 399: Ms. Dunn of Washington and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 438: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 620: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 802: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 872: Mr. Campbell, Ms. Harman, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 991: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 992: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Cramer, and Ms. 
     Danner.
       H.R. 1166: Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1174: Mr. Levin, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. Sessions and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. Sessions and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 1407: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
     Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. White, Mr. Archer, Mr. Largent, and Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. Lantos and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1836: Mr. Wynn, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Morella, 
     and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Norwood and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 1995: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Olver, 
     Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 2023: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2139: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2163: Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Callahan, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. 
     Cunningham.
       H.R. 2321: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2327: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Riley, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
     Archer, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2351: Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. 
     Rahall.
       H.R. 2365: Mr. Houghton and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2408: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Brown of 
     California.
       H.R. 2432: Mr. Manton and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Kucinich and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 2468: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 2481: Mr. Upton and Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 2483: Mr. Cook, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Bonilla, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 2519: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2596: Mr. Smith of Oregon and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 2602: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2604: Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Largent, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Yates, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Pickett, Ms. Furse, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 2606: Mr. Green and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 2613: Mr. Frost, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Burr of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Klug, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. McIntyre, 
     and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2614: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Norwood, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 2626: Mr. Boswell and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2637: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Costello, and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2649: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 2650: Mr. Murtha, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Serrano.
       H.R. 2676: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Hill, Mr. Price of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Green, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Salmon, 
     Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
     Bentsen, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H. Con. Res. 6: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. Lazio of New 
     York.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Kanjorski and Mr. Condit.
       H. Con. Res. 126: Mr. Pitts and Mr. Hyde.
       H. Con. Res. 159: Mr. Evans, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Weygand, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Stupak.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Serrano.
       H. Res. 83: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Tiahrt and Mr. Hilleary.
       H. Res. 211: Mr. Archer, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
     Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
     Crapo, Ms. Danner, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. 
     Fowler, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, 
     Mr. Istook, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Mollohan, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, 
     Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
     Pitts, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bob 
     Schaffer, Mr. Stump, Mr. Upton, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Dickey, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
     Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Green, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Linder, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
     Pease, Mr. Portman, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan, Mr. Souder, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Barcia 
     of Michigan, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Christensen, Mr. Collins, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
     Duncan, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Metcalf, 
     and Mr. Jenkins.
       H. Res. 231: Mr. Lantos.
       H. Res. 248: Mr. Kildee.
       H. Res. 267: Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Chambliss, 
     Mr. Nussle, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Quinn, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Spence, 
     Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Goodling, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Goss, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Linder, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Stump, Mr. Collins, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. Bateman, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
     Regula, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Archer, Mr. Ewing, 
     Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hill, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Castle, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Riggs, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Goode, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
     Porter, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Hostettler, 
     Mr. McCollum, Mr. Cannon, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Kind of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Sessions, 
     Mr. Talent, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia, Mr. Everett, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. 
     Young of Florida.
       H. Res. 268: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma and Mr. Gibbons.
       H. Res. 275: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. 
     Souder.
       H. Res. 279: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
     DeGette, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Hoyer.

para. 120.26  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. 2527: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mrs. Morella.
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                  para. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1997 (121)

  The House was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the SPEAKER, when, 
pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, Members 
were recognized for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 121.1  recess--11:14 a.m.

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

para. 121.2  after recess--12 noon

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

para. 121.3  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, October 24, 1997.
  Mr. GIBBONS, 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. GIBBONS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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.

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para. 121.4  communications

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

       5599. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, New York, 
     Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin; 
     Assessment Rate and Establishment of Late Payment and 
     Interest Charges on Delinquent Assessments [Docket No. FV97-
     930-1 IFR] received October 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5600. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Prune Crop Insurance Regulations; 
     and Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Prune Crop Insurance 
     Provisions [7 CFR Parts 450 and 457] received October 23, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5601. A letter from the Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--General Crop Insurance Regulations, 
     Canning and Processing Bean Endorsement; and Common Crop 
     Insurance Regulations, Processing Bean Crop Insurance 
     Provisions [7 CFR Parts 401 and 457] received October 23, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5602. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a letter recommending the designation of 
     the $5 million to initiate construction of an emergency 
     outlet for Devils Lake, North Dakota as an emergency funding 
     requirement in accordance with 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. 105-160); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       5603. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act by the Department 
     of the Air Force, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       5604. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act by the Department 
     of the Army, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee 
     on Appropriations.
       5605. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the report on evaluating 
     DOD's certification regarding expansion of the CHAMPUS Reform 
     Initiative for the states of Virginia (exclusive of the 
     National Capital Area), North Carolina, Illinois, Indiana, 
     Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Wisconsin, the Fort 
     Campbell Catchment Area of Tennessee, and the Scott Air Force 
     Base Catchment Area in Missouri, pursuant to Public Law 102-
     484, section 712(c) (106 Stat. 2435); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       5606. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 97-36, reporting that it is in 
     the national interest for the Export-Import Bank to make a 
     loan of approximately $60 million to the People's Republic of 
     China, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(2)(D)(iv); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       5607. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the determination 
     on export-import bank support for the sale to the 
     Commonwealth of The Bahamas of defense articles or services 
     to be used primarily for counter-narcotics purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       5608. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of change 
     in outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2002 resulting from passage of S. 
     871, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 
     Stat. 1388-582); to the Committee on the Budget.
       5609. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report on appropriations legislation 
     as required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (Section 251(a)(7)), as amended by the 
     Budget Enforcement Act of 1997; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
       5610. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Industries in American Samoa; Wage Order [29 CFR 
     Part 697] received October 10, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       5611. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the report on the Benefits 
     and Costs of the Clean Air Act, 1970 to 1990, pursuant to 
     Public Law 101-549, section 812(b) (104 Stat. 2693); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5612. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Energy Conservation Program for 
     Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Kitchen Ranges, 
     Cooktops, Ovens, and Microwave Ovens [Docket No. EE-RM-94-
     230] (RIN: 1904-AA-52) received October 27, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5613. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting a report on Spectrum Auctions, 
     pursuant to section 309(j)(12) of the Communications Act; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       5614. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Administration of 
     the North American Numbering Plan, Carrier Identification 
     Codes (CICs) [CC Docket No. 92-237] received October 28, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5615. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's ``Major'' final rule--Amendment 
     of Part 25 of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules and 
     Policies Pertaining to the Second Processing Round of the 
     Non-Voice, Non-Geostationary Mobile Satellite Service [IB 
     Docket No. 96-220] received October 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5616. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the privatization of 
     EDGAR, pursuant to Public Law 104-290, section 107(b) (110 
     Stat. 3425); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5617. 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 the Netherlands for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 98-04), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5618. 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 United Kingdom (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-110-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5619. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Romania (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-104-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5620. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Japan (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-121-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5621. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Canada (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-103-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5622. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-93-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5623. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Singapore (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-107-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5624. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the Republic of Korea 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-71-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5625. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the emergency declared 
     with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in 
     Colombia is to continue in effect for one year beyond October 
     21, 1997--received in the U.S. House of Representatives 
     October 17, 1997, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5626. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective October 12, 1997, the danger pay rate for 
     Tajikistan was designated at the 15% level, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 5928; to the Committee on International Relations.
       5627. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting a report entitled ``Export Application 
     Screening Process Could Benefit From Further Changes,'' 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-106, section 1324(a) (110 Stat. 
     480); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5628. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-172, ``Public 
     Assistance Fair Hearing Procedures Amendment Act of 1997'' 
     received October 23, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5629. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-171, 
     ``Paternity Acknowledgment Amendment Act of 1997'' received 
     October 23, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5630. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-170, 
     ``Supplemental Secu

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     rity Income Payment Amendment Act of 1997'' received October 
     23, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5631. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-169, 
     ``Nuisance Repairs Amendment Act of 1997'' received October 
     23, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5632. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-168, ``Child 
     Abuse and Neglect Prevention Children's Trust Fund Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1997'' received October 23, 1997, pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5633. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-164, ``Small 
     Purchase Authority Amendment Act of 1997'' received October 
     23, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5634. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-163, ``Fleet 
     Traffic Adjudication Temporary Amendment Act of 1997'' 
     received October 23, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5635. A letter from the Acting Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a list of all reports issued 
     or released in September 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5636. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the annual report of the 
     Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund for Fiscal Year 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1308(a); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5637. A letter from the Executive Director, United States 
     Arctic Research Commission, transmitting the strategic plan 
     for the period from FY 1998 through 2003 and beyond, pursuant 
     to Public Law 103-62; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       5638. A letter from the Chairman, United States Commission 
     for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, 
     transmitting the consolidated report for FY 1997 covering 
     both the annual report on audit and investigative coverage 
     required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
     and the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5639. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for New York 
     [Docket No. 961210346-7035-02; I.D. 102097C] received October 
     27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       5640. A letter from the National Commander, American Ex-
     Prisoners of War, transmitting a copy of the 1997 audit 
     report as of August 31, 1997, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(57) 
     and 1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5641. A letter from the Chairman, United States Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting the 1996 annual report of the 
     activities of the Commission, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 997; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5642. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-126-AD; Amdt. 39-10165; AD 
     97-21-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5643. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model Avro 146-RJ 
     Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket 
     No. 97-NM-05-AD; Amdt. 39-10168; AD 97-21-15] (RIN: 2120-
     AA64) received October 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5644. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model C-212 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-120-AD; Amdt. 39-10167; AD 
     97-21-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5645. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Model 382 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-08-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10166; AD 97-21-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5646. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CT58 
     Series Turboshaft Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-ANE-18-AD; Amdt. 39-10161; AD 97-21-08] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5647. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Contrucciones Aeronauticas, S.A. 
     (CASA) Model CN-235 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-137-AD; Amdt. 39-10159; AD 
     97-21-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received October 24, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5648. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives, Raytheon Model DH.125-400A; BH.125-
     400A and -600A; HS.125-600A and -700A; BAe 125-800A Series 
     Airplanes; and Hawker 800 and Hawker 800 XP Series Airplanes 
     Including Military Variants (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 96-NM-274-AD; Amdt. 39-10158; AD 97-21-05] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received October 24, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5649. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28968; Amdt. No. 1808] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received October 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5650. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29006; Amdt. No. 1818] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received October 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5651. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29005; Amdt. No. 1817] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received October 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5652. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29037; Amdt. No. 1828] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received October 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5653. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29007; Amdt. No. 1819] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received October 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5654. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     28969; Amdt. No. 1809] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received October 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5655. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29035; Amdt. No. 1826] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received October 24, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5656. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Low-Stress Hazardous Liquid Pipelines Serving Plants and 
     Terminals (Research and Special Programs Administration) 
     [Docket No. PS-117; Amdt. 195-57A] (RIN: 2137-AC87) received 
     October 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5657. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--Air 
     Tour Operators in the State of Hawaii (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 27919; Special Federal Aviation 
     Regulation (SFAR) No. 71] (RIN: 2120-AG44) received October 
     27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5658. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Alamosa, CO (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-02] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received October 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5659. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Flagstaff, AZ (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket

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     No. 97-AWP-23] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received October 27, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5660. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Ketchikan, AK (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AAL-8] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received October 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5661. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace, Lee's Summit, MO (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-ACE-11] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received October 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5662. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Huslia, AK (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AAL-7] (RIN: 
     2120-AA66) received October 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5663. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd. Models 
     BN-2, BN-2A, BN-2B, BN-2T, and BN-2A MK. 111 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 84-CE-18-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10172; AD 84-23-06 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     October 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5664. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29036; Amdt. No. 1827] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received October 27, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5665. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Topeka, Philip Billard 
     Municipal Airport, KS (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-ACE-12] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received October 27, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5666. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Class D Airspace; Anchorage, Bryant AHP, AK, 
     and Adak, AK; Revision of Class E Airspace; Adak, AK (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AAL-9] (RIN: 
     2120-AA66) received October 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5667. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Regulated Navigation Area Regulations; Mississippi River, LA 
     (Coast Guard) [CCGD08-97-020] (RIN: 2115-AE84) received 
     October 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5668. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Delaware River Safety Zone and Anchorage Regulations (Coast 
     Guard) [CGD 05-97-076] (RIN: 2115-AA98) received October 27, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5669. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Veterans Education: Increase in 
     Rates Payable Under the Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty (RIN: 
     2900-AI90) received October 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       5670. A letter from the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade 
     Zones Board, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Technical Amendments to Regulations 
     of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket No. 97092934-7234-
     7234-01] (RIN: 0625-AA49) received October 10, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5671. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Weighted Average Interest Rate Update [Notice 97-56] received 
     October 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5672. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Capital Gains Rates [Notice 97-59] received October 28, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5673. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Education Tax Incentives [Notice 97-60] received October 28, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       5674. A letter from the Mayor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting the comprehensive annual financial report of the 
     District of Columbia, including a report of the revenues of 
     the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ended September 
     30, 1996, pursuant to Public Law 102-102, section 2(b) (105 
     Stat. 495); jointly to the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Oversight and Appropriations. 

para. 121.5  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

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

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                 Washington, DC, October 27, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     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 Monday, October 27, 1997 
     at 11:42 a.m.: That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 
     2013.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para. 121.6  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, laid before the House the 
following communication from Jennifer L. Smith, Deputy General Counsel, 
Congressional Budget Office:

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                 Washington, DC, October 27, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives,
     U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you, pursuant to Rule L 
     of the Rules of the House of Representatives, that the 
     Congressional Budget Office has been served with a subpoena 
     issued by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the General Counsel of the House of 
     Representatives, I will make the determinations concerning 
     the subpoena as required under the Rule.
           Sincerely yours,

                                            Jennifer L. Smith,

                                           Deputy General Counsel,
                                      Congressional Budget Office.

para. 121.7  dollars to classrooms

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 139); as amended: 

       Whereas we know that effective teaching takes place when we 
     begin (1) helping children master basic academics, (2) 
     engaging and involving parents, (3) creating safe and orderly 
     classrooms, and (4) getting dollars to the classroom;
       Whereas our Nation's children deserve an educational system 
     which will provide opportunities to excel;
       Whereas States and localities must spend a significant 
     amount of Federal education tax dollars applying for and 
     administering Federal education dollars;
       Whereas several States have reported that although they 
     receive less than 10 percent of their education funding from 
     the Federal Government, more than 50 percent of their 
     paperwork is associated with those Federal dollars;
       Whereas while it is unknown exactly what percentage of 
     Federal education dollars reaches the classroom, a recent 
     audit of New York City public schools found that only 43 
     percent of their local education budget reaches the 
     classroom. Further, it is thought that only 85 percent of 
     funds administered by the United States Department of 
     Education for elementary and secondary education reach the 
     school district level. Even if 65 percent of Federal 
     education funds presently reach the classroom, it still means 
     that billions of dollars are not directly spent on children 
     in the classroom;
       Whereas American students are not performing up to their 
     full academic potential, despite significant Federal 
     education initiatives, which span multiple Federal agencies;
       Whereas, according to the Digest of Education Statistics, 
     in 1993 only $141,598,786,000 out of $265,285,370,000 spent 
     on elementary and secondary education was spent on 
     ``instruction'';
       Whereas, according to the National Center for Education 
     Statistics, in 1994 only 52 percent of staff employed in 
     public elementary and secondary school systems were teachers;
       Whereas too much of our Federal education funding is spent 
     on bureaucracy, and too little is spent on our Nation's 
     youth;
       Whereas getting 90 percent of Department of Education 
     elementary and secondary education funds to the classroom 
     could provide substantial additional funding per classroom 
     across the United States;
       Whereas more education funding should be put in the hands 
     of someone in a child's classroom who knows the child's name;
       Whereas burdensome regulations and mandates should be 
     removed so that school districts can devote more resources to 
     children in classrooms;
       Whereas President Clinton has stated: ``We cannot ask the 
     American people to spend more on education until we do a 
     better job with the money we've got now.'';
       Whereas President and Vice President Gore agree that the 
     reinventing of public education will not begin in Washington 
     but in communities across America and that we must ask 
     fundamental questions about how our public school systems' 
     dollars are spent; and
       Whereas President Clinton and Vice President Gore agree 
     that in an age of tight budg

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     ets, we should be spending public funds on teachers and 
     children, not on unnecessary overhead and bloated 
     bureaucracy: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives urges the 
     Congress, the Department of Education, States, and local 
     educational agencies to--
       (1) determine the extent to which Federal elementary and 
     secondary education dollars are currently reaching the 
     classroom;
       (2) work together to remove barriers that currently prevent 
     a greater percentage of funds from reaching the classroom; 
     and
       (3) work toward the goal that at least 90 percent of the 
     United States Department of Education elementary and 
     secondary education program funds will ultimately reach 
     classrooms, when feasible and consistent with applicable law. 


  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. GOODLING and 
Mr. MARTINEZ, 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. PITTS 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. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 121.8  erisa investment managers

  Mr. FAWELL moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1227) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974 to clarify treatment of investment managers under such 
title.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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. SNOWBARGER, 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. 121.9  j. roy rowland federal courthouse

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1484) to 
redesignate the Dublin Federal Courthouse building located in Dublin, 
Georgia, as the J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. KIM 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. TRAFICANT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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. 121.10  david w. dyer federal courthouse

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1479) to 
designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 
300 Northeast First Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the ``David W. Dyer 
Federal Courthouse''; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. KIM 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. KIM objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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. 121.11  recess--1:25 p.m.

  Mr. ENSIGN sought recognition for the purpose of offering a 
preferential motion.
  Whereupon,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., 
subject to the call of the Chair, there being no question pending.

para. 121.12  after recess--5:02 p.m.

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

para. 121.13  motion to adjourn

  Mr. ENSIGN moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. ENSIGN 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

52

Nays

359

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para. 121.14                  [Roll No. 532]

                                YEAS--52

     Allen
     Carson
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeGette
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Serrano
     Stark
     Taylor (MS)
     Torres
     Weygand
     Wise

                                NAYS--359

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)

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     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     DeFazio
       

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Andrews
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Capps
     Cubin
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Herger
     Hunter
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     McIntosh
     Mollohan
     Payne
     Pickett
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Weldon (PA)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 121.15  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 1119

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 278):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1998 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. 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 read.
  Pending consideration of said resolution,

para. 121.16  motion to adjourn

  Mr. ENSIGN moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. ENSIGN demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was not supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were refused.
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 121.17  notice--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2267

  Mr. ROHRABACHER, 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. 2267) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes, be 
instructed to insist on the disagreement of the House with section 111 
of the Senate amendment, which provides for a permanent extension of 
section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
  When House Resolution 278 was considered.
  During debate on said resolution,
  By unanimous consent, the time for the following Members to give 
notice of intention to offer resolutions as questions of the privileges 
of the House was not deducted from the thirty minutes yielded to Mr. 
Frost by Mr. Solomon for the purpose of debating House Resolution 278.

para. 121.18  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. MENENDEZ, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     found to be largely without merit, including his charges of 
     improper voting from a business, rather than a residential 
     address; underage voting; double voting; and charges of 
     unusually large numbers of individuals voting from the same 
     address. It was found that those accused of voting from the 
     same address included a Marines barracks and the domicile of 
     nuns; that business addresses were legal residences for the 
     individuals, including the zoo keeper of the Santa Ana Zoo; 
     that duplicate voting was by different individuals; and that 
     those accused of underage voting were of age; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United states that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the privacy rights of United States citizens have 
     been violated by the Committee's improper use of those INS 
     records;
       Whereas the INS itself has questioned the validity and 
     accuracy of the Committee's use of INS documents;
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committee's possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and have all the information they 
     need regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information they need to make a judgment concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 9 
     months of review and investigation failed to produce or 
     present any credible evidence sufficient to change the 
     outcome of the election of Congresswoman Sanchez and is now, 
     in place of producing such credible evidence, pursuing never 
     ending and unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has after nearly 1 year 
     not shown or provided any credible evidence sufficient to 
     demonstrate that the outcome of the election is other than 
     Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it:
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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 Chair in the legislative schedule within two 
legislative days after the resolution is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from New Jersey will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time

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designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 121.19  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. BECERRA, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from California will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 121.20  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. NORTON, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez has been duly elected to represent 
     the 46th District of California; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met only on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California, and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that going from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committee's possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from the District of Columbia will appear in the Record at 
this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 121.21  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. CONDIT, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26th, 1977 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19th, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California, and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the Committee on the House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpeoneas to the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service to compare their records with Orange 
     County voter registration records, the first time in any 
     election in the history of the United States that the INS has 
     been asked by Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; 
     and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check

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     of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas or review; and
       Whereas, the Committee on the House Oversight should 
     complete its review of this matter and bring the matter 
     forward for the House of Representatives to vote upon: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from California will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 121.22  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced 
her intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California has met only on February 26, 1997 
     in Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California, and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committees possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end: 
     Now, there, be it
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from California will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 121.23  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. HOOLEY, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as a duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas a Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C., on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California, and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C., and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over 5 months; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committee's possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning these 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its disposition, the 
     contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed upon 
     the expiration of October 31, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Oregon will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time

[[Page 1800]]

designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 121.24  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. WATERS, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, a contested election contest has been pending 
     between Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and Mr. Robert Dornan 
     since December 26, 1997; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California has only met on February 26, 1997 
     and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C., and on April 19, 
     1997 in Orange County, California; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business rather than a residence address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over 5 months; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committee's possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 9 
     months of review and investigation failed to present credible 
     evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from California will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 121.25  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. DOOLEY, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas a Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California has met only three times; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were the 
     legal residences of the individuals, including the zoo keeper 
     of the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over 5 months; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committee's possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgment concerning those votes; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 9 
     months of review and investigation failed to present credible 
     evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from California will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.
  After further debate on House Resolution 278,
  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. SNOWBARGER, 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

353

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

59

para. 121.26                  [Roll No. 533]

                                YEAS--353

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay

[[Page 1801]]


     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--59

     Ackerman
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gordon
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rush
     Sanders
     Serrano
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Andrews
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Capps
     Coble
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Flake
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     McIntosh
     Mollohan
     Payne
     Roukema
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Stark
     Weldon (FL)
     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. 121.27  submission of conference report--s. 858

  Mr. GOSS submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-350) on the bill 
of the Senate (S. 858) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 
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. 121.28  dod authorization

  Mr. SPENCE, pursuant to House Resolution 278, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-340):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 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 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 ``National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998''.

     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. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 107. Chemical Demilitarization Program.
Sec. 108. Defense health programs.
Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Army helicopter modernization plan.
Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for specified Army programs.
Sec. 113. M113 vehicle modifications.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. New Attack Submarine program.
Sec. 122. CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier program.
Sec. 123. Exclusion from cost limitation for Seawolf submarine program.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. Authorization for B-2 bomber program.
Sec. 132. ALR radar warning receivers.
Sec. 133. Analysis of requirements for replacement of engines on 
              military aircraft derived from Boeing 707 aircraft.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 141. Pilot program on sales of manufactured articles and services 
              of certain Army industrial facilities without regard to 
              availability from domestic sources.
Sec. 142. NATO Joint Surveillance/Target Attack Radar System.

         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research.
Sec. 203. Dual-use technology program.
Sec. 204. Reduction in amount for Federally Funded Research and 
              Development Centers.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Manufacturing technology program.
Sec. 212. Report on operational field assessments program.
Sec. 213. Joint Strike Fighter program.
Sec. 214. Kinetic energy tactical anti-satellite technology program.
Sec. 215. Micro-satellite technology development program.
Sec. 216. High altitude endurance unmanned vehicle program.
Sec. 217. F-22 aircraft program.

             Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense Programs

Sec. 231. National Missile Defense Program.
Sec. 232. Budgetary treatment of amounts for procurement for ballistic 
              missile defense programs.
Sec. 233. Cooperative Ballistic Missile Defense program.
Sec. 234. Annual report on threat posed to the United States by weapons 
              of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, and cruise 
              missiles.

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Sec. 235. Director of Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
Sec. 236. Repeal of required deployment dates for core theater missile 
              defense programs

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 241. Restructuring of National Oceanographic Partnership Program 
              organizations.
Sec. 242. Maintenance and repair of real property at Air Force 
              installations.
Sec. 243. Expansion of eligibility for the Defense Experimental Program 
              to Stimulate Competitive Research.
Sec. 244. Bioassay testing of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation 
              during military service.
Sec. 245. Sense of Congress regarding Comanche program.

                  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. Fisher House Trust Funds.
Sec. 305. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.
Sec. 306. Refurbishment of M1-A1 tanks.
Sec. 307. Operation of prepositioned fleet, National Training Center, 
              Fort Irwin, California.
Sec. 308. Refurbishment and installation of air search radar.
Sec. 309. Contracted training flight services.
Sec. 310. Procurement technical assistance programs.
Sec. 311. Operation of Fort Chaffee, Arkansas.

                 Subtitle B--Military Readiness Issues

Sec. 321. Monthly reports on allocation of funds within operation and 
              maintenance budget subactivities.
Sec. 322. Expansion of scope of quarterly readiness reports.
Sec. 323. Semiannual reports on transfers from high-priority readiness 
              appropriations.
Sec. 324. Annual report on aircraft inventory.
Sec. 325. Administrative actions adversely affecting military training 
              or other readiness activities.
Sec. 326. Common measurement of operations tempo and personnel tempo.
Sec. 327. Inclusion of Air Force depot maintenance as operation and 
              maintenance budget line items.
Sec. 328. Prohibition of implementation of tiered readiness system.
Sec. 329. Report on military readiness requirements of the Armed 
              Forces.
Sec. 330. Assessment of cyclical readiness posture of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 331. Report on military exercises conducted under certain training 
              exercises programs
Sec. 332. Report on overseas deployments.

                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 341. Revision of membership terms for Strategic Environmental 
              Research and Development Program Scientific Advisory 
              Board.
Sec. 342. Amendments to authority to enter into agreements with other 
              agencies in support of environmental technology 
              certification.
Sec. 343. Modifications of authority to store and dispose of nondefense 
              toxic and hazardous materials.
Sec. 344. Annual report on payments and activities in response to fines 
              and penalties assessed under environmental laws.
Sec. 345. Annual report on environmental activities of the Department 
              of Defense overseas.
Sec. 346. Review of existing environmental consequences of the presence 
              of the Armed Forces in Bermuda.
Sec. 347. Sense of Congress on deployment of United States Armed Forces 
              abroad for environmental preservation activities.
Sec. 348. Recovery and sharing of costs of environmental restoration at 
              Department of Defense sites.
Sec. 349. Partnerships for investment in innovative environmental 
              technologies.
Sec. 350. Procurement of recycled copier paper.
Sec. 351. Pilot program for the sale of air pollution emission 
              reduction incentives.

                   Subtitle D--Depot-Level Activities

Sec. 355. Definition of depot-level maintenance and repair.
Sec. 356. Core logistics capabilities of Department of Defense.
Sec. 357. Increase in percentage of depot-level maintenance and repair 
              that may be contracted for performance by non-government 
              personnel.
Sec. 358. Annual report on depot-level maintenance and repair.
Sec. 359. Requirement for use of competitive procedures in contracting 
              for performance of depot-level maintenance and repair 
              workloads formerly performed at closed or realigned 
              military installations.
Sec. 360. Clarification of prohibition on management of depot employees 
              by constraints on personnel levels.
Sec. 361. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence.
Sec. 362. Extension of authority for aviation depots and naval 
              shipyards to engage in defense-related production and 
              services.
Sec. 363. Repeal of a conditional repeal of certain depot-level 
              maintenance and repair laws and a related reporting 
              requirement.
Sec. 364. Personnel reductions, Army depots participating in Army 
              Workload and Performance System.
Sec. 365. Report on allocation of core logistics activities among 
              Department of Defense facilities and private sector 
              facilities.
Sec. 366. Review of use of temporary duty assignments for ship repair 
              and maintenance.
Sec. 367. Sense of Congress regarding realignment of performance of 
              ground communication-electronic workload.

  Subtitle E--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

Sec. 371. Reorganization of laws regarding commissaries and exchanges 
              and other morale, welfare, and recreation activities.
Sec. 372. Merchandise and pricing requirements for commissary stores.
Sec. 373. Limitation on noncompetitive procurement of brand-name 
              commercial items for resale in commissary stores.
Sec. 374. Treatment of revenues derived from commissary store 
              activities.
Sec. 375. Maintenance, repair, and renovation of Armed Forces 
              Recreation Center, Europe.
Sec. 376. Plan for use of public and private partnerships to benefit 
              morale, welfare, and recreation activities.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 381. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
              dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
              of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 382. Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian 
              Assistance.
Sec. 383. Applicability of Federal printing requirements to Defense 
              Automated Printing Service.
Sec. 384. Study and notification requirements for conversion of 
              commercial and industrial type functions to contractor 
              performance.
Sec. 385. Collection and retention of cost information data on 
              converted services and functions.
Sec. 386. Financial assistance to support additional duties assigned to 
              Army National Guard.
Sec. 387. Competitive procurement of printing and duplication services.
Sec. 388. Continuation and expansion of demonstration program to 
              identify overpayments made to vendors.
Sec. 389. Development of standard forms regarding performance work 
              statement and request for proposal for conversion of 
              certain operational functions of military installations.
Sec. 390. Base operations support for military installations on Guam.
Sec. 391. Warranty claims recovery pilot program.
Sec. 392. Program to investigate fraud, waste, and abuse within 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 393. Multitechnology automated reader card demonstration program.
Sec. 394. Reduction in overhead costs of Inventory Control Points.
Sec. 395. Inventory management.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Permanent end strength levels to support two major regional 
              contingencies.

                       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. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Limitation on number of general and flag officers who may 
              serve in positions outside their own service.
Sec. 502. Exclusion of certain retired officers from limitation on 
              period of recall to active duty.
Sec. 503. Clarification of officers eligible for consideration by 
              promotion boards.
Sec. 504. Authority to defer mandatory retirement for age of officers 
              serving as chaplains.

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Sec. 505. Increase in number of officers allowed to be frocked to 
              grades of colonel and Navy captain.
Sec. 506. Increased years of commissioned service for mandatory 
              retirement of regular generals and admirals in grades 
              above major general and rear admiral.
Sec. 507. Uniform policy for requirement of exemplary conduct by 
              commanding officers and others in authority.
Sec. 508. Report on the command selection process for District 
              Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers.

                 Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters

Sec. 511. Individual Ready Reserve activation authority.
Sec. 512. Termination of Mobilization Income Insurance Program.
Sec. 513.Correction of inequities in medical and dental care and death 
              and disability benefits for reserve members who incur or 
              aggravate an illness in the line of duty.
Sec. 514. Authority to permit non-unit assigned officers to be 
              considered by vacancy promotion board to general officer 
              grades.
Sec. 515. Prohibition on use of Air Force Reserve AGR personnel for Air 
              Force base security functions.
Sec. 516. Involuntary separation of reserve officers in an inactive 
              status.
Sec. 517. Federal status of service by National Guard members as honor 
              guards at funerals of veterans.

                    Subtitle C--Military Technicians

Sec. 521. Authority to retain on the reserve active-status list until 
              age 60 military technicians in the grade of brigadier 
              general.
Sec. 522. Military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 523. Non-dual status military technicians.
Sec. 524. Report on feasibility and desirability of conversion of AGR 
              personnel to military technicians (dual status).

  Subtitle D--Measures To Improve Recruit Quality and Reduce Recruit 
                               Attrition

Sec. 531. Reform of military recruiting systems.
Sec. 532. Improvements in medical prescreening of applicants for 
              military service.
Sec. 533. Improvements in physical fitness of recruits.

              Subtitle E--Military Education and Training

                   Part I--Officer Education Programs

Sec. 541. Requirement for candidates for admission to United States 
              Naval Academy to take oath of allegiance.
Sec. 542. Service academy foreign exchange program.
Sec. 543. Reimbursement of expenses incurred for instruction at service 
              academies of persons from foreign countries.
Sec. 544. Continuation of support to senior military colleges.
Sec. 545. Report on making United States nationals eligible for 
              participation in Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Sec. 546. Coordination of establishment and maintenance of Junior 
              Reserve Officers' Training Corps units to maximize 
              enrollment and enhance efficiency.

                    Part II--Other Education Matters

Sec. 551. United States Naval Postgraduate School.
Sec. 552. Community College of the Air Force.
Sec. 553. Preservation of entitlement to educational assistance of 
              members of the Selected Reserve serving on active duty in 
              support of a contingency operation.

               Part III--Training of Army Drill Sergeants

Sec. 556. Reform of Army drill sergeant selection and training process.
Sec. 557. Training in human relations matters for Army drill sergeant 
              trainees.

 Subtitle F--Commission on Military Training and Gender-Related Issues

Sec. 561. Establishment and composition of Commission.
Sec. 562. Duties.
Sec. 563. Administrative matters.
Sec. 564. Termination of Commission.
Sec. 565. Funding.
Sec. 566. Subsequent consideration by Congress.

              Subtitle G--Military Decorations and Awards

Sec. 571. Purple Heart to be awarded only to members of the Armed 
              Forces.
Sec. 572. Eligibility for Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for 
              participation in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation 
              Joint Guard.
Sec. 573. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations 
              to specified persons.
Sec. 574. Clarification of eligibility of members of Ready Reserve for 
              award of service medal for heroism.
Sec. 575. One-year extension of period for receipt of recommendations 
              for decorations and awards for certain military 
              intelligence personnel.
Sec. 576. Eligibility of certain World War II military organizations 
              for award of unit decorations.
Sec. 577. Retroactivity of Medal of Honor special pension.

                  Subtitle H--Military Justice Matters

Sec. 581. Establishment of sentence of confinement for life without 
              eligibility for parole.
Sec. 582. Limitation on appeal of denial of parole for offenders 
              serving life sentence.

                       Subtitle I--Other Matters

Sec. 591. Sexual harassment investigations and reports.
Sec. 592. Sense of the Senate regarding study of matters relating to 
              gender equity in the Armed Forces.
Sec. 593. Authority for personnel to participate in management of 
              certain non-Federal entities.
Sec. 594. Treatment of participation of members in Department of 
              Defense civil military programs.
Sec. 595. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense civil 
              military programs.
Sec. 596. Establishment of public affairs specialty in the Army.
Sec. 597. Grade of defense attache in France.
Sec. 598. Report on crew requirements of WC-130J aircraft.
Sec. 599. Improvement of missing persons authorities applicable to 
              Department of Defense.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 1998.
Sec. 602. Reform of basic allowance for subsistence.
Sec. 603. Consolidation of basic allowance for quarters, variable 
              housing allowance, and overseas housing allowances.
Sec. 604. Revision of authority to adjust compensation necessitated by 
              reform of subsistence and housing allowances.
Sec. 605. Protection of total compensation of members while performing 
              certain duty.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay 
              authorities for reserve forces.
Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay 
              authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered 
              nurses, and nurse anesthetists.
Sec. 613. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of 
              other bonuses and special pays.
Sec. 614. Increase in minimum monthly rate of hazardous duty incentive 
              pay for certain members.
Sec. 615. Increase in aviation career incentive pay.
Sec. 616. Modification of aviation officer retention bonus.
Sec. 617. Availability of multiyear retention bonus for dental 
              officers.
Sec. 618. Increase in variable and additional special pays for certain 
              dental officers.
Sec. 619. Availability of special pay for duty at designated hardship 
              duty locations.
Sec. 620. Definition of sea duty for purposes of career sea pay.
Sec. 621. Modification of Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus.
Sec. 622. Modification of Selected Reserve enlistment bonus for former 
              enlisted members.
Sec. 623. Expansion of reserve affiliation bonus to include Coast Guard 
              Reserve.
Sec. 624. Increase in special pay and bonuses for nuclear-qualified 
              officers.
Sec. 625. Provision of bonuses in lieu of special pay for enlisted 
              members extending tours of duty at designated locations 
              overseas.
Sec. 626. Increase in amount of family separation allowance.
Sec. 627. Deadline for payment of Ready Reserve muster duty allowance.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 631. Travel and transportation allowances for dependents before 
              approval of member's court-martial sentence.
Sec. 632. Dislocation allowance.

    Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters

Sec. 641. One-year opportunity to discontinue participation in Survivor 
              Benefit Plan.
Sec. 642. Time in which change in survivor benefit coverage from former 
              spouse to spouse may be made.
Sec. 643. Review of Federal former spouse protection laws.
Sec. 644. Annuities for certain military surviving spouses.
Sec. 645. Administration of benefits for so-called minimum income 
              widows.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 651. Loan repayment program for commissioned officers in certain 
              health professions.
Sec. 652. Conformance of NOAA commissioned officers separation pay to 
              separation pay for members of other uniformed services.

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Sec. 653. Eligibility of Public Health Service officers and NOAA 
              commissioned corps officers for reimbursement of adoption 
              expenses.
Sec. 654. Payment of back quarters and subsistence allowances to World 
              War II veterans who served as guerrilla fighters in the 
              Philippines.
Sec. 655. Subsistence of members of the Armed Forces above the poverty 
              level.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

Sec. 701. Expansion of retiree dental insurance plan to include 
              surviving spouse and child dependents of certain deceased 
              members.
Sec. 702. Provision of prosthetic devices to covered beneficiaries.
Sec. 703. Study concerning the provision of comparative information.

                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

Sec. 711. Addition of definition of TRICARE program to title 10.
Sec. 712. Plan for expansion of managed care option of TRICARE program.

          Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities

Sec. 721. Implementation of designated provider agreements for 
              Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities.
Sec. 722. Continued acquisition of reduced-cost drugs.
Sec. 723. Limitation on total payments.

   Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care 
                               Management

Sec. 731. Improvements in health care coverage and access for members 
              assigned to certain duty locations far from sources of 
              care.
Sec. 732. Waiver or reduction of copayments under overseas dental 
              program.
Sec. 733. Premium collection requirements for medical and dental 
              insurance programs; extension of deadline for 
              implementation of dental insurance program for military 
              retirees.
Sec. 734. Dental insurance plan coverage for retirees of the Public 
              Health Service and NOAA.
Sec. 735. Consistency between CHAMPUS and Medicare in payment rates for 
              services.
Sec. 736. Use of personal services contracts for provision of health 
              care services and legal protection for providers.
Sec. 737. Portability of State licenses for Department of Defense 
              health care professionals.
Sec. 738. Standard form and requirements regarding claims for payment 
              for services.
Sec. 739. Chiropractic health care demonstration program.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 741. Continued admission of civilians as students in physician 
              assistant training program of Army Medical Department.
Sec. 742. Payment for emergency health care overseas for military and 
              civilian personnel of the On-Site Inspection Agency.
Sec. 743. Authority for agreement for use of medical resource facility, 
              Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Sec. 744. Disclosures of cautionary information on prescription 
              medications.
Sec. 745. Competitive procurement of certain ophthalmic services.
Sec. 746. Comptroller General study of adequacy and effect of maximum 
              allowable charges for physicians under CHAMPUS.
Sec. 747. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense pharmacy 
              programs.
Sec. 748. Comptroller General study of Navy graduate medical education 
              program.
Sec. 749. Study of expansion of pharmaceuticals by mail program to 
              include additional Medicare-eligible covered 
              beneficiaries.
Sec. 750. Comptroller General study of requirement for military medical 
              facilities in National Capital Region.
Sec. 751. Report on policies and programs to promote healthy lifestyles 
              for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents.
Sec. 752. Sense of Congress regarding quality health care for retirees.

                    Subtitle F--Persian Gulf Illness

Sec. 761. Definitions.
Sec. 762. Plan for health care services for Persian Gulf veterans.
Sec. 763. Comptroller General study of revised disability criteria for 
              physical evaluation boards.
Sec. 764. Medical care for certain reserves who served in Southwest 
              Asia during the Persian Gulf War.
Sec. 765. Improved medical tracking system for members deployed 
              overseas in contingency or combat operations.
Sec. 766. Notice of use of investigational new drugs or drugs 
              unapproved for their applied use.
Sec. 767. Report on plans to track location of members in a theater of 
              operations.
Sec. 768. Sense of Congress regarding the deployment of specialized 
              units for detecting and monitoring chemical, biological, 
              and similar hazards in a theater of operations.
Sec. 769. Report on effectiveness of research efforts regarding Gulf 
              War illnesses.
Sec. 770. Persian Gulf illness clinical trials program.
Sec. 771. Sense of Congress concerning Gulf War illness.

  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                            and Limitations

Sec. 801. Expansion of authority to enter into contracts crossing 
              fiscal years to all severable service contracts not 
              exceeding a year.
Sec. 802. Vesting of title in the United States under contracts paid 
              under progress payment arrangements or similar 
              arrangements.
Sec. 803. Restriction on undefinitized contract actions.
Sec. 804. Limitation and report on payment of restructuring costs under 
              defense contracts.
Sec. 805. Increased price limitation on purchases of right-hand drive 
              vehicles.
Sec. 806. Multiyear procurement contracts.
Sec. 807. Audit of procurement of military clothing and clothing-
              related items by military installations in the United 
              States.
Sec. 808. Limitation on allowability of compensation for certain 
              contractor personnel.
Sec. 809. Elimination of certification requirement for grants.
Sec. 810. Repeal of limitation on adjustment of shipbuilding contracts.
Sec. 811. Item-by-item and country-by-country waivers of domestic 
              source limitations.

              Subtitle B--Acquisition Assistance Programs

Sec. 821. One-year extension of pilot mentor-protege program.
Sec. 822. Test program for negotiation of comprehensive subcontracting 
              plans.

                 Subtitle C--Administrative Provisions

Sec. 831. Retention of expired funds during the pendency of contract 
              litigation.
Sec. 832. Protection of certain information from disclosure.
Sec. 833. Unit cost reports.
Sec. 834. Plan for providing contracting information to general public 
              and small businesses.
Sec. 835. Two-year extension of crediting of certain purchases toward 
              meeting subcontracting goals.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 841. Repeal of certain acquisition requirements and reports
Sec. 842. Use of major range and test facility installations by 
              commercial entities.
Sec. 843. Requirement to develop and maintain list of firms not 
              eligible for defense contracts.
Sec. 844. Sense of Congress regarding allowability of costs of employee 
              stock ownership plans.
Sec. 845. Expansion of personnel eligible to participate in 
              demonstration project relating to acquisition workforce.
Sec. 846. Time for submission of annual report relating to Buy American 
              Act.
Sec. 847. Repeal of requirement for contractor guarantees on major 
              weapon systems.
Sec. 848. Requirements relating to micro-purchases.
Sec. 849. Promotion rate for officers in an acquisition corps.
Sec. 850. Use of electronic commerce in Federal procurement.
Sec. 851. Conformance of policy on performance based management of 
              civilian acquisition programs with policy established for 
              defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 852. Modification of process requirements for the solutions-based 
              contracting pilot program.
Sec. 853. Guidance and standards for defense acquisition workforce 
              training requirements.
Sec. 854. Study and report to Congress assessing dependence on foreign 
              sources for resistors and capacitors.
Sec. 855. Department of Defense and Federal Prison Industries joint 
              study.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

Subtitle A--Department of Defense Positions and Organizations and Other 
                            General Matters

Sec. 901. Assistants to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for 
              National Guard matters and for Reserve matters.
Sec. 902. Use of CINC Initiative Fund for force protection.
Sec. 903. Revision to required frequency for provision of policy 
              guidance for contingency plans.
Sec. 904. Annual justification for Department of Defense advisory 
              committees.

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Sec. 905. Airborne reconnaissance management.
Sec. 906. Termination of the Armed Services Patent Advisory Board.
Sec. 907. Coordination of Department of Defense criminal investigations 
              and audits.

         Subtitle B--Department of Defense Personnel Management

Sec. 911. Reduction in personnel assigned to management headquarters 
              and headquarters support activities.
Sec. 912. Defense acquisition workforce.

         Subtitle C--Department of Defense Schools and Centers

Sec. 921. Professional military education schools.
Sec. 922. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies.
Sec. 923. Correction to reference to George C. Marshall European Center 
              for Security Studies.

     Subtitle D--Department of Defense Intelligence-Related Matters

Sec. 931. Transfer of certain military department programs from TIARA 
              budget aggregation.
Sec. 932. Report on coordination of access of commanders and deployed 
              units to intelligence collected and analyzed by the 
              intelligence community.
Sec. 933. Protection of imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial 
              information and data.
Sec. 934. POW/MIA intelligence analysis.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001 Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002 Incorporation of classified annex.
Sec. 1003 Authority for obligation of unauthorized fiscal year 1997 
              defense appropriations.
Sec. 1004 Authorization of prior emergency supplemental appropriations 
              for fiscal year 1997.
Sec. 1005 Increase in fiscal year 1996 transfer authority.
Sec. 1006 Revision of authority for Fisher House trust funds.
Sec. 1007 Flexibility in financing closure of certain outstanding 
              contracts for which a small final payment is due.
Sec. 1008 Biennial financial management improvement plan.
Sec. 1009 Estimates and requests for procurement and military 
              construction for the reserve components.
Sec. 1010 Sense of Congress regarding funding for reserve component 
              modernization not requested in President's budget.
Sec. 1011 Management of working-capital funds.
Sec. 1012 Authority of Secretary of Defense to settle claims relating 
              to pay, allowances, and other benefits.
Sec. 1013 Payment of claims by members for loss of personal property 
              due to flooding in Red River Basin.
Sec. 1014. Advances for payment of public services.
Sec. 1015 United States Man and the Biosphere Program limitation.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1021. Procedures for sale of vessels stricken from the Naval 
              Vessel Register.
Sec. 1022. Authority to enter into a long-term charter for a vessel in 
              support of the Surveillance Towed-Array Sensor (SURTASS) 
              program.
Sec. 1023. Transfer of two specified obsolete tugboats of the Army.
Sec. 1024. Congressional review period with respect to transfer of ex-
              U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12) and ex-U.S.S. Midway (CV-41).
Sec. 1025. Transfers of naval vessels to certain foreign countries.
Sec. 1026. Reports relating to export of vessels that may contain 
              polychlorinated biphenyls.
Sec. 1027. Conversion of defense capability preservation authority to 
              Navy shipbuilding capability preservation authority.

                  Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities

Sec. 1031. Use of National Guard for State drug interdiction and 
              counter-drug activities.
Sec. 1032. Authority to provide additional support for counter-drug 
              activities of Mexico.
Sec. 1033. Authority to provide additional support for counter-drug 
              activities of Peru and Colombia.
Sec. 1034. Annual report on development and deployment of narcotics 
              detection technologies.

       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

Sec. 1041. Repeal of miscellaneous reporting requirements.
Sec. 1042. Study of transfer of modular airborne fire fighting system.
Sec. 1043. Overseas infrastructure requirements.
Sec. 1044. Additional matters for annual report on activities of the 
              General Accounting Office.
Sec. 1045. Eye safety at small arms firing ranges.
Sec. 1046. Reports on Department of Defense procedures for 
              investigating military aviation accidents and for 
              notifying and assisting families of victims.

               Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Terrorism

Sec. 1051. Oversight of counterterrorism and antiterrorism activities; 
              report.
Sec. 1052. Provision of adequate troop protection equipment for Armed 
              Forces personnel engaged in peace operations; report on 
              antiterrorism activities and protection of personnel.

            Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Defense Property

Sec. 1061. Lease of nonexcess personal property of military 
              departments.
Sec. 1062. Lease of nonexcess property of Defense Agencies.
Sec. 1063. Donation of excess chapel property to churches damaged or 
              destroyed by arson or other acts of terrorism.
Sec. 1064. Authority of the Secretary of Defense concerning disposal of 
              assets under cooperative agreements on air defense in 
              Central Europe.
Sec. 1065. Sale of excess, obsolete, or unserviceable ammunition and 
              ammunition components.
Sec. 1066. Transfer of B-17 aircraft to museum.
Sec. 1067. Report on disposal of excess and surplus materials.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 1071. Authority for special agents of the Defense Criminal 
              Investigative Service to execute warrants and make 
              arrests.
Sec. 1072. Study of investigative practices of military criminal 
              investigative organizations relating to sex crimes.
Sec. 1073. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1074. Sustainment and operation of the Global Positioning System.
Sec. 1075. Protection of safety-related information voluntarily 
              provided by air carriers.
Sec. 1076. National Guard Challenge Program to create opportunities for 
              civilian youth.
Sec. 1077. Disqualification from certain burial-related benefits for 
              persons convicted of capital crimes.
Sec. 1078. Restrictions on the use of human subjects for testing of 
              chemical or biological agents.
Sec. 1079. Treatment of military flight operations.
Sec. 1080. Naturalization of certain foreign nationals who serve 
              honorably in the Armed Forces during a period of 
              conflict.
Sec. 1081. Applicability of certain pay authorities to members of 
              specified independent study organizations.
Sec. 1082. Display of POW/MIA flag.
Sec. 1083. Program to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Korean 
              conflict.
Sec. 1084. Commendation of members of the Armed Forces and Government 
              civilian personnel who served during the Cold War; 
              certificate of recognition.
Sec. 1085. Sense of Congress on granting of statutory Federal charters.
Sec. 1086. Sense of Congress regarding military voting rights.
Sec. 1087. Designation of Bob Hope as an honorary veteran of the Armed 
              Forces of the United States.
Sec. 1088. Five-year extension of aviation insurance program.

           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

Sec. 1101. Use of prohibited constraints to manage Department of 
              Defense personnel.
Sec. 1102. Veterans' preference status for certain veterans who served 
              on active duty during the Persian Gulf War.
Sec. 1103. Repeal of deadline for placement consideration of 
              involuntarily separated military reserve technicians.
Sec. 1104. Rate of pay of Department of Defense overseas teachers upon 
              transfer to General Schedule position.
Sec. 1105. Garnishment and involuntary allotment.
Sec. 1106. Extension and revision of voluntary separation incentive pay 
              authority.
Sec. 1107. Use of approved fire-safe accommodations by Government 
              employees on official business.
Sec. 1108. Navy higher education pilot program regarding administration 
              of business relationships between Government and private 
              sector.
Sec. 1109. Authority for Marine Corps University to employ civilian 
              faculty members.

              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

    Subtitle A--United States Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sec. 1201. Findings.
Sec. 1202. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 1203. Withdrawal of United States ground forces from Republic of 
              Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sec. 1204. Secretary of Defense reports on tasks carried out by United 
              States forces.

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Sec. 1205. Presidential report on situation in Republic of Bosnia and 
              Herzegovina.
Sec. 1206. Definitions.

       Subtitle B--Export Controls on High Performance Computers

Sec. 1211. Export approvals for high performance computers.
Sec. 1212. Report on exports of high performance computers.
Sec. 1213. Post-shipment verification of export of high performance 
              computers.
Sec. 1214. GAO study on certain computers; end user information 
              assistance.
Sec. 1215. Congressional committees.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 1221. Defense burdensharing.
Sec. 1222. Temporary use of general purpose vehicles and nonlethal 
              military equipment under acquisition and cross servicing 
              agreements.
Sec. 1223. Sense of Congress and reports regarding financial costs of 
              enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Sec. 1224. Sense of Congress regarding enlargement of the North 
              Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Sec. 1225. Sense of the Congress relating to level of United States 
              military personnel in the East Asia and Pacific region.
Sec. 1226. Report on future military capabilities and strategy of the 
              People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1227. Sense of Congress on need for Russian openness on the 
              Yamantau Mountain project.
Sec. 1228. Assessment of the Cuban threat to United States national 
              security.
Sec. 1229. Report on Helsinki Joint statement.
Sec. 1230. Commendation of Mexico on free and fair elections.
Sec. 1231. Sense of Congress regarding Cambodia.
Sec. 1232. Congratulating Governor Christopher Patten of Hong Kong.

              TITLE XIII--ARMS CONTROL AND RELATED MATTERS

Sec. 1301. Presidential report concerning detargeting of Russian 
              strategic missiles.
Sec. 1302. Limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic 
              nuclear delivery systems.
Sec. 1303. Assistance for facilities subject to inspection under the 
              Chemical Weapons Convention.
Sec. 1304. Transfers of authorizations for high-priority 
              counterproliferation programs.
Sec. 1305. Advice to the President and Congress regarding the safety, 
              security, and reliability of United States nuclear 
              weapons stockpile.
Sec. 1306. Reconstitution of commission to assess the ballistic missile 
              threat to the United States.
Sec. 1307. Sense of Congress regarding the relationship between United 
              States obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention 
              and environmental laws.
Sec. 1308. Extension of counterproliferation authorities for support of 
              United Nations Special Commission on Iraq.
Sec. 1309. Annual report on moratorium on use by Armed Forces of 
              antipersonnel landmines.

 TITLE XIV--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET 
                                 UNION

Sec. 1401. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and 
              funds.
Sec. 1402. Funding allocations.
Sec. 1403. Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes.
Sec. 1404. Limitation on use of funds for projects related to START II 
              Treaty until submission of certification.
Sec. 1405. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction 
              facility.
Sec. 1406. Limitation on use of funds for destruction of chemical 
              weapons.
Sec. 1407. Limitation on use of funds for storage facility for Russian 
              fissile material.
Sec. 1408. Limitation on use of funds for weapons storage security.
Sec. 1409. Report on issues regarding payment of taxes, duties, and 
              other assessments on assistance provided to Russia under 
              Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.
Sec. 1410. Availability of funds.

   TITLE XV--FEDERAL CHARTER FOR THE AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION

Sec. 1501. Recognition and grant of Federal charter.
Sec. 1502. Powers.
Sec. 1503. Purposes.
Sec. 1504. Service of process.
Sec. 1505. Membership.
Sec. 1506. Board of directors.
Sec. 1507. Officers.
Sec. 1508. Restrictions.
Sec. 1509. Liability.
Sec. 1510. Maintenance and inspection of books and records.
Sec. 1511. Audit of financial transactions.
Sec. 1512. Annual report.
Sec. 1513. Reservation of right to alter, amend, or repeal charter.
Sec. 1514. Tax-exempt status required as condition of charter.
Sec. 1515. Termination.
Sec. 1516. Definition of State.

            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.
Sec. 2105. Correction in authorized uses of funds, Fort Irwin, 
              California.

                            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. Authorization of military construction project at Naval 
              Station, Pascagoula, Mississippi, for which funds have 
              been appropriated.
Sec. 2206. Increase in authorization for military construction projects 
              at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.

                         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. Authorization of military construction project at McConnell 
              Air Force Base, Kansas, for which funds have been 
              appropriated.

                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Military housing planning and design.
Sec. 2403. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2406. Clarification of authority relating to fiscal year 1997 
              project at Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Sec. 2407. Correction in authorized uses of funds, McClellan Air Force 
              Base, California.
Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
              1995 projects.

   TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT 
                                PROGRAM

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. Authorization of military construction projects for which 
              funds have been appropriated.
Sec. 2603. Army Reserve construction project, Camp Williams, Utah.

        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 1995 
              projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1994 
              projects.
Sec. 2704. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1993 
              projects.
Sec. 2705. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1992 
              projects.
Sec. 2706. Extension of availability of funds for construction of 
              relocatable over-the-horizon radar, Naval Station 
              Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.
Sec. 2707. Effective date.

                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

Sec. 2801. Use of mobility enhancement funds for unspecified minor 
              construction.
Sec. 2802. Limitation on use of operation and maintenance funds for 
              facility repair projects.
Sec. 2803. Leasing of military family housing, United States Southern 
              Command, Miami, Florida.
Sec. 2804. Use of financial incentives provided as part of energy 
              savings and water conservation activities.
Sec. 2805. Congressional notification requirements regarding use of 
              Department of Defense housing funds for investments in 
              nongovernmental entities.

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        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2811. Increase in ceiling for minor land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2812. Permanent authority regarding conveyance of utility systems.
Sec. 2813. Administrative expenses for certain real property 
              transactions.
Sec. 2814. Screening of real property to be conveyed by Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 2815. Disposition of proceeds from sale of Air Force Plant 78, 
              Brigham City, Utah.
Sec. 2816. Fire protection and hazardous materials protection at Fort 
              Meade, Maryland.

            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Sec. 2821. Consideration of military installations as sites for new 
              Federal facilities.
Sec. 2822. Adjustment and diversification assistance to enhance 
              performance of military family support services by 
              private sector sources.
Sec. 2823. Security, fire protection, and other services at property 
              formerly associated with Red River Army Depot, Texas.
Sec. 2824. Report on closure and realignment of military installations.
Sec. 2825. Sense of Senate regarding utilization of savings derived 
              from base closure process.
Sec. 2826. Prohibition against certain conveyances of property at Naval 
              Station, Long Beach, California.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        Part I--Army Conveyances

Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Greensboro, Alabama.
Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, James T. Coker Army Reserve Center, Durant, 
              Oklahoma.
Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Gibson Army Reserve Center, Chicago, 
              Illinois.
Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia.
Sec. 2835. Land conveyances, Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Sec. 2836. Land conveyances, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot, Mineral 
              County, Nevada.
Sec. 2838. Expansion of land conveyance authority, Indiana Army 
              Ammunition Plant, Charlestown, Indiana.
Sec. 2839. Modification of land conveyance, Lompoc, California.
Sec. 2840. Modification of land conveyance, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, 
              Colorado.
Sec. 2841. Correction of land conveyance authority, Army Reserve 
              Center, Anderson, South Carolina.

                       Part II--Navy Conveyances

Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Topsham Annex, Naval Air Station, 
              Brunswick, Maine.
Sec. 2852. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 
              464, Oyster Bay, New York.
Sec. 2853. Correction of lease authority, Naval Air Station, Meridian, 
              Mississippi.

                    Part III--Air Force Conveyances

Sec. 2861. Land transfer, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, March Air Force Base, California.
Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.
Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Hancock Field, Syracuse, New York.
Sec. 2865. Land conveyance, Havre Air Force Station, Montana, and Havre 
              Training Site, Montana.
Sec. 2866. Land conveyance, Charleston Family Housing Complex, Bangor, 
              Maine.
Sec. 2867. Study of land exchange options, Shaw Air Force Base, South 
              Carolina.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 2871. Repeal of requirement to operate Naval Academy dairy farm.
Sec. 2872. Long-term lease of property, Naples, Italy.
Sec. 2873. Designation of military family housing at Lackland Air Force 
              Base, Texas, in honor of Frank Tejeda, a former Member of 
              the House of Representatives.
Sec. 2874. Fiber-optics based telecommunications linkage of military 
              installations.

                   TITLE XXIX--SIKES ACT IMPROVEMENT

Sec. 2901. Short title.
Sec. 2902. Definition of Sikes Act for purposes of amendments.
Sec. 2903. Codification of short title of Act.
Sec. 2904. Preparation of integrated natural resources management 
              plans.
Sec. 2905. Review for preparation of integrated natural resources 
              management plans.
Sec. 2906. Transfer of wildlife conservation fees from closed military 
              installations.
Sec. 2907. Annual reviews and reports.
Sec. 2908. Cooperative agreements.
Sec. 2909. Federal enforcement.
Sec. 2910. Natural resources management services.
Sec. 2911. Definitions.
Sec. 2912. Repeal of superseded provision.
Sec. 2913. Technical amendments.
Sec. 2914. Authorizations of appropriations.

 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.
Sec. 3129. Transfers of defense environmental management funds.

   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3131. Memorandum of understanding for use of national laboratories 
              for ballistic missile defense programs.
Sec. 3132. Defense environmental management privatization projects.
Sec. 3133. International cooperative stockpile stewardship.
Sec. 3134. Modernization of enduring nuclear weapons complex.
Sec. 3135. Tritium production.
Sec. 3136. Processing, treatment, and disposition of spent nuclear fuel 
              rods and other legacy nuclear materials at the Savannah 
              River Site.
Sec. 3137. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory directed research 
              and development purposes.
Sec. 3138. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of disposal or 
              utilization of certain Department of Energy assets.
Sec. 3139. Modification and extension of authority relating to 
              appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and 
              technical personnel.
Sec. 3140. Limitation on use of funds for subcritical nuclear weapons 
              tests.
Sec. 3141. Limitation on use of certain funds until future use plans 
              are submitted.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 3151. Plan for stewardship, management, and certification of 
              warheads in the nuclear weapons stockpile.
Sec. 3152. Repeal of obsolete reporting requirements.
Sec. 3153. Study and funding relating to implementation of workforce 
              restructuring plans.
Sec. 3154. Report and plan for external oversight of national 
              laboratories.
Sec. 3155. University-based research collaboration program.
Sec. 3156. Stockpile stewardship program.
Sec. 3157. Reports on advanced supercomputer sales to certain foreign 
              nations.
Sec. 3158. Transfers of real property at certain Department of Energy 
              facilities.
Sec. 3159. Requirement to delegate certain authorities to site manager 
              of Hanford Reservation.
Sec. 3160. Submittal of biennial waste management reports.
Sec. 3161. Department of Energy Security Management Board.
Sec. 3162. Submittal of annual report on status of security functions 
              at nuclear weapons facilities.
Sec. 3163. Modification of authority on Commission on Maintaining 
              United States Nuclear Weapons Expertise.
Sec. 3164. Land transfer, Bandelier National Monument.
Sec. 3165. Final settlement of Department of Energy community 
              assistance obligations with respect to Los Alamos 
              National Laboratory, New Mexico.
Sec. 3166. Sense of Congress regarding the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, 
              Tennessee.
Sec. 3167. Support for public education in the vicinity of Los Alamos 
              National Laboratory, New Mexico.
Sec. 3168. Improvements to Greenville Road, Livermore, California.
Sec. 3169. Report on alternative system for availability of funds.
Sec. 3170. Report on remediation under the Formerly Utilized Sites 
              Remedial Action Program.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.
Sec. 3202. Report on external regulation of defense nuclear facilities.

                TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE

Sec. 3301. Definitions.

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Sec. 3302. Authorized uses of stockpile funds.
Sec. 3303. Disposal of beryllium copper master alloy in National 
              Defense Stockpile.
Sec. 3304. Disposal of titanium sponge in National Defense Stockpile.
Sec. 3305. Disposal of cobalt in National Defense Stockpile.
Sec. 3306. Required procedures for disposal of strategic and critical 
              materials.
Sec. 3307. Return of surplus platinum from the Department of the 
              Treasury.

                 TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3402. Price requirement on sale of certain petroleum during fiscal 
              year 1998.
Sec. 3403. Repeal of requirement to assign Navy officers to Office of 
              Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves.
Sec. 3404. Transfer of jurisdiction, Naval Oil Shale Reserves Numbered 
              1 and 3.

                  TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION

     Subtitle A--Authorization of Expenditures From Revolving Fund

Sec. 3501. Short title.
Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures.
Sec. 3503. Purchase of vehicles.
Sec. 3504. Expenditures only in accordance with treaties.

          Subtitle B--Facilitation of Panama Canal Transition

Sec. 3511. Short title; references.
Sec. 3512. Definitions relating to canal transition.

    Part I--Transition Matters Relating to Commission Officers and 
                               Employees

Sec. 3521. Authority for the Administrator of the Commission to accept 
              appointment as the Administrator of the Panama Canal 
              Authority.
Sec. 3522. Post-Canal transfer personnel authorities.
Sec. 3523. Enhanced authority of Commission to establish compensation 
              of Commission officers and employees.
Sec. 3524. Travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses for 
              Commission personnel no longer subject to Federal travel 
              regulation.
Sec. 3525. Enhanced recruitment and retention authorities.
Sec. 3526. Transition separation incentive payments.
Sec. 3527. Labor-management relations.
Sec. 3528. Availability of Panama Canal Revolving Fund for severance 
              pay for certain employees separated by Panama Canal 
              Authority after Canal Transfer Date.

Part II--Transition Matters Relating to Operation and Administration of 
                                 Canal

Sec. 3541. Establishment of procurement system and Board of Contract 
              Appeals.
Sec. 3542. Transactions with the Panama Canal Authority.
Sec. 3543. Time limitations on filing of claims for damages.
Sec. 3544. Tolls for small vessels.
Sec. 3545. Date of actuarial evaluation of FECA liability.
Sec. 3546. Appointment of notaries public.
Sec. 3547. Commercial services.
Sec. 3548. Transfer from President to Commission of certain regulatory 
              functions relating to employment classification appeals.
Sec. 3549. Enhanced printing authority.
Sec. 3550. Technical and conforming amendments.

                  TITLE XXXVI--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 3601. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 1998.
Sec. 3602. Repeal of obsolete annual report requirement concerning 
              relative cost of shipbuilding in the various coastal 
              districts of the United States.
Sec. 3603. Provisions relating to maritime security fleet program.
Sec. 3604. Authority to utilize replacement vessels and capacity.
Sec. 3605. Authority to convey National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel.
Sec. 3606. Determination of gross tonnage for purposes of tank vessel 
              double hull requirements.

     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.
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.
Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Army helicopter modernization plan.
Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for specified Army programs.
Sec. 113. M113 vehicle modifications.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. New Attack Submarine program.
Sec. 122. CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier program.
Sec. 123. Exclusion from cost limitation for Seawolf submarine program.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. Authorization for B-2 bomber program.
Sec. 132. ALR radar warning receivers.
Sec. 133. Analysis of requirements for replacement of engines on 
              military aircraft derived from Boeing 707 aircraft.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 141. Pilot program on sales of manufactured articles and services 
              of certain Army industrial facilities without regard to 
              availability from domestic sources.
Sec. 142. NATO Joint Surveillance/Target Attack Radar System.
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 101. ARMY.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 for procurement for the Army as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $1,316,233,000.
       (2) For missiles, $742,639,000.
       (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
     $1,297,641,000.
       (4) For ammunition, $1,011,193,000.
       (5) For other procurement, $2,566,208,000.

     SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

       (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 1998 for procurement for the Navy as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $6,437,330,000.
       (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
     $1,089,443,000.
       (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $8,195,269,000.
       (5) For other procurement, $2,970,867,000.
       (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1998 for procurement for the 
     Marine Corps in the amount of $460,081,000.
       (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for procurement of ammunition 
     for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of 
     $364,744,000.

     SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $6,425,749,000.
       (2) For missiles, $2,376,301,000.
       (3) For ammunition, $398,534,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $6,543,580,000.

     SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of 
     $2,057,150,000.

     SEC. 105. RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 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, $70,000,000.
       (2) For the Air National Guard, $303,000,000.
       (3) For the Army Reserve, $75,000,000.
       (4) For the Naval Reserve, $80,000,000.
       (5) For the Air Force Reserve, $50,000,000.
       (6) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $65,000,000.

     SEC. 106. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 for procurement for the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense in the amount of $1,800,000.

     SEC. 107. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 the amount of $600,700,000 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 1998 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 
     $274,068,000.

     SEC. 109. DEFENSE EXPORT LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 for the Department of Defense for carrying out the 
     Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program under section 2540 of 
     title 10, United States Code, in the total amount of 
     $1,231,000.
                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

     SEC. 111. ARMY HELICOPTER MODERNIZATION PLAN.

       (a) Limitation.--Not more than 80 percent of the total of 
     the amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 
     101(1), 105(1), and 105(3) for modifications or upgrades of 
     helicopters may be obligated before

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     the date that is 30 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense 
     committees a comprehensive plan for the modernization of the 
     Army's helicopter fleet.
       (b) Content of Plan.--The plan required by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A detailed assessment of the Army's present and future 
     helicopter requirements and present and future helicopter 
     inventory, including number of aircraft, age of aircraft, 
     availability of spare parts, flight hour costs, roles and 
     functions assigned to the fleet as a whole and to its 
     individual types of aircraft, and the mix of active component 
     aircraft and reserve component aircraft in the fleet.
       (2) Estimates and analysis of requirements and funding 
     proposed for procurement of new aircraft.
       (3) An analysis of the requirements for and funding 
     proposed for extended service plans or service life extension 
     plans for fleet aircraft.
       (4) A plan for retiring aircraft no longer required or 
     capable of performing assigned functions, including a 
     discussion of opportunities to eliminate older aircraft 
     models and to focus future funding on current or future 
     generation aircraft.
       (5) The implications of the plan for the defense industrial 
     base.
       (c) Relationship to Future-Years Defense Program.--The 
     Secretary of the Army shall design the plan under subsection 
     (a) so that the plan could be implemented within the funding 
     levels expected to be available for Army aircraft programs in 
     the next future-years defense program to be submitted to 
     Congress pursuant to section 221(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code. The Secretary shall include in the plan a 
     certification that the program of the Army prepared for 
     inclusion in the future-years defense program submitted to 
     Congress in 1998 pursuant to section 221(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code, included full funding for implementation 
     of the plan.

     SEC. 112. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR SPECIFIED ARMY 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) AH-64D Longbow Apache Fire Control Radar.--Beginning 
     with the fiscal year 1998 program year, the Secretary of the 
     Army may, in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, 
     United States Code, enter into a multiyear procurement 
     contract for procurement of the AH-64D Longbow Apache fire 
     control radar.
       (b) Medium Tactical Vehicles.--Beginning with the fiscal 
     year 1998 program year, the Secretary of the Army may, in 
     accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States 
     Code, enter into a multiyear procurement contract for 
     procurement of vehicles of the Family of Medium Tactical 
     Vehicles. The contract may be for a term of four years and 
     may include an option to extend the contract for one 
     additional year.

     SEC. 113. M113 VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS.

       Of the amount made available for the Army pursuant to 
     section 101(3), $35,244,000 shall be available only for the 
     procurement and installation of A3 upgrade kits for the M113 
     vehicle.
                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

     SEC. 121. NEW ATTACK SUBMARINE PROGRAM.

       (a) Amounts Authorized From SCN Account.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated by section 102(a)(3) for fiscal 
     year 1998, $2,599,800,000 is available for the New Attack 
     Submarine Program.
       (b) Contract Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may 
     enter into a contract for the procurement of four submarines 
     under the New Attack Submarine program.
       (2) Any contract entered into under paragraph (1)--
       (A) shall, notwithstanding section 2304(k) of title 10, 
     United States Code, be awarded to one of the two eligible 
     shipbuilders as the prime contractor on the condition that 
     the prime contractor enter into one or more subcontracts 
     (under such prime contract) with the other of the two 
     eligible shipbuilders as contemplated in the New Attack 
     Submarine Team Agreement; and
       (B) shall provide for--
       (i) construction of the first submarine in fiscal year 
     1998; and
       (ii) advance construction and advance procurement of 
     materiel for the second, third, and fourth submarines in 
     fiscal year 1998.
       (3) The following shipbuilders are eligible for a contract 
     under this subsection:
       (A) The Electric Boat Corporation.
       (B) The Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company.
       (4) In paragraph (2)(A), the term ``New Attack Submarine 
     Team Agreement'' means the agreement known as the Team 
     Agreement between Electric Boat Corporation and Newport News 
     Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, dated February 25, 1997, 
     that was submitted to Congress by the Secretary of the Navy 
     on March 31, 1997.
       (c) Limitation of Liability.--If a contract entered into 
     under this section is terminated, the United States shall not 
     be liable for termination costs in excess of the total amount 
     appropriated for the New Attack Submarine program.
       (d) Repeals of Superseded Provisions of Previous Defense 
     Authorization Laws.--(1) Section 131 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 206) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1)(B)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking out ``, which shall be built 
     by Electric Boat Division''; and
       (ii) in clause (ii), by striking out ``, which shall be 
     built by Newport News Shipbuilding''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking out paragraph (1).
       (2) Section 121 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2441) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking out ``to be built by 
     Electric Boat Division''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking out ``to be built by 
     Newport News Shipbuilding'';
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking out paragraph (2);
       (C) in subsection (e), by striking out paragraph (1); and
       (D) in subsection (g), by striking out ``the committees 
     specified in subsection (e)(1)'' in paragraphs (3) and (4) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives''.
       (e) Inapplicability of Superseded Aspects of Attack 
     Submarine Development Plan.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of the Navy are not required to carry out the 
     portions of the program plan submitted under subsection (c) 
     of section 131 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996 that are included in the plan pursuant to 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (E) of paragraph (2) of such 
     subsection.

     SEC. 122. CVN-77 NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorization of Ship.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized to procure the aircraft carrier to be designated 
     CVN-77, subject to the availability of appropriations for 
     that purpose.
       (b) Amount Authorized From SCN Account.--Of the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated by section 102(a)(3) for fiscal 
     year 1998, $50,000,000 is available for the advance 
     procurement and advance construction of components (including 
     nuclear components) for the CVN-77 aircraft carrier program. 
     The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a contract or 
     contracts with the shipbuilder and other entities for the 
     advance procurement and advance construction of those 
     components.
       (c) Other Funds.--Of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated under this Act for programs, projects, and 
     activities of the military departments and Defense Agencies, 
     other than the CVN-77 aircraft carrier program, up to 
     $295,000,000 may be made available, as the Secretary of 
     Defense may direct, for the CVN-77 aircraft carrier program. 
     Authority to make transfers under this subsection is in 
     addition to the transfer authority provided in section 1001.
       (d) Management of Funds.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
     obligate and expend the funds available for advance 
     procurement and advance construction of components for the 
     CVN-77 aircraft carrier program for fiscal year 1998 in a 
     manner that is designed to result in such cost savings as may 
     be required in order to meet the cost limitation specified in 
     subsection (f).
       (e) Adjustments to Future-Years Defense Program.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall make such plans for the CVN-77 
     aircraft carrier program as are necessary to attain for the 
     program the cost savings that are contemplated for the 
     procurement of the CVN-77 aircraft carrier in the March 1997 
     procurement plan.
       (f) Limitation on Total Cost of Procurement.--(1) The 
     Secretary of the Navy shall structure the program for the 
     procurement of the CVN-77 aircraft carrier, and shall manage 
     that program, so that the total cost of the procurement of 
     the CVN-77 aircraft carrier does not exceed $4,600,000,000 
     (such amount being the estimated cost for the procurement of 
     the CVN-77 aircraft carrier in the March 1997 procurement 
     plan).
       (2) The Secretary of the Navy may adjust the amount set 
     forth in paragraph (1) for the CVN-77 aircraft carrier 
     program by the following:
       (A) The amounts of outfitting costs and post-delivery costs 
     incurred for the program.
       (B) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs 
     attributable to economic inflation after September 30, 1997.
       (C) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs 
     attributable to compliance with changes in Federal, State, or 
     local laws enacted after September 30, 1997.
       (D) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs of the 
     program that are attributable to new technology built into 
     the CVN-77 aircraft carrier, as compared to the technology 
     built into the baseline design of the CVN-76 aircraft 
     carrier.
       (E) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs 
     resulting from changes the Secretary proposes in the funding 
     plan (as contemplated in the March 1997 procurement plan) on 
     which the projected savings are based.
       (3) The Secretary of the Navy shall annually submit to 
     Congress, at the same time as the budget is submitted under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, written 
     notice of any change in the amount set forth in paragraph (1) 
     during the preceding fiscal year that the Secretary has 
     determined to be associated with a cost referred to in 
     paragraph (2).
       (g) March 1997 Procurement Plan Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``March 1997 procurement plan'' means the 
     procurement plan for the CVN-77 aircraft carrier that was 
     submitted to the Navy and Congress by the shipbuilder in 
     March 1997.

     SEC. 123. EXCLUSION FROM COST LIMITATION FOR SEAWOLF 
                   SUBMARINE PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority To Exclude Amounts Appropriated for Canceled 
     Vessels.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may exclude from the

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     application of the cost limitation for the Seawolf submarine 
     program such amounts, not in excess of $272,400,000, as were 
     appropriated for fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 1992 for 
     procurement of Seawolf-class submarines that have been 
     canceled.
       (2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term ``cost 
     limitation for the Seawolf submarine program'' means the 
     limitation in section 133(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 211).
       (b) Determination and Report by Inspector General.--(1) Not 
     later than March 30, 1998, the Inspector General of the 
     Department 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 the 
     Inspector General's determination as to whether any further 
     exclusion from, adjustment to exclusion from, or increase in 
     the dollar amount of the cost limitation referred to in 
     subsection (a) will be required.
       (2) The Inspector General shall include in the report the 
     following:
       (A) A thorough and comprehensive accounting for the amount 
     of $745,400,000 identified by the Secretary of the Navy as 
     having been obligated or expended for the detailed design for 
     Seawolf-class submarines that have been canceled and for the 
     procurement of nuclear components and construction spare 
     parts for those canceled submarines, including a statement of 
     the current disposition of items specifically purchased using 
     those funds.
       (B) Cost growth, if any, in the cost of construction of the 
     SSN-21, SSN-22, and SSN-23 Seawolf-class submarines that has 
     not been reported to Congress before the date of the report 
     of the Inspector General.
       (C) The current cost estimate of the Secretary of the Navy 
     for completion of the SSN-21, SSN-22, and SSN-23 Seawolf-
     class submarines.
       (3) The Inspector General shall include in the report such 
     supporting information and analyses as the Inspector General 
     considers appropriate for aiding in understanding the 
     determination and findings of the Inspector General.
                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

     SEC. 131. AUTHORIZATION FOR B-2 BOMBER PROGRAM.

       (a) Funding Availability.--Of the funds made available for 
     procurement of aircraft for the Air Force for fiscal year 
     1998, the amount of $331,000,000 is available for long-lead 
     activities related to the procurement of additional B-2 
     bomber aircraft. However, if the President determines that no 
     additional B-2 bombers should be procured during fiscal year 
     1998 and certifies that decision to Congress, the funding 
     authorized in the preceding sentence shall be made available 
     to modify and repair the existing fleet of B-2 bomber 
     aircraft.
       (b) Secretary of Defense To Preserve Options of 
     President.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all 
     appropriate actions are taken to preserve the options of the 
     President until the panel to review long-range airpower 
     established by section 8131 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-56; 111 Stat.1249), 
     submits its report.

     SEC. 132. ALR RADAR WARNING RECEIVERS.

       (a) Cost and Operation Effectiveness Analysis.--The 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall conduct a cost and operation 
     effectiveness analysis of upgrading the ALR69 radar warning 
     receiver as compared with the further acquisition of the 
     ALR56M radar warning receiver.
       (b) Submission to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit the 
     cost and operation effectiveness analysis to the 
     congressional defense committees not later than April 2, 
     1998.

     SEC. 133. ANALYSIS OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REPLACEMENT OF ENGINES 
                   ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT DERIVED FROM BOEING 707 
                   AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Analysis Required.--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 an analysis, to be carried out by the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, of the 
     requirements of the Department of Defense for replacing 
     engines on the aircraft of the Department of Defense that are 
     derived from the Boeing 707 aircraft and the costs of meeting 
     those requirements.
       (b) Content.--The analysis shall include the following:
       (1) The number of aircraft described in subsection (a) that 
     are in the inventory of the Department of Defense as of 
     October 1, 1997, and the number of such aircraft that are 
     projected to be in the inventory of the Department as of 
     October 1, 2002, as of October 1, 2007, and as of October 1, 
     2012.
       (2) For each type of such aircraft, the estimated cost of 
     operating the aircraft for each fiscal year beginning with 
     fiscal year 1998 and ending with fiscal year 2014, taking 
     into account historical patterns of usage and projected 
     support costs.
       (3) For each type of such aircraft, the estimated costs and 
     the benefits of replacing the engines on the aircraft, 
     analyzed on the basis of the experience under the limited 
     program for replacing the engines on RC-135 aircraft that was 
     undertaken during fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997.
       (4) Various plans for replacement of engines that the Under 
     Secretary considers best on the basis of costs and benefits.
       (c) Submission Deadline.--The analysis under subsection (a) 
     shall be submitted not later than March 1, 1998.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 141. PILOT PROGRAM ON SALES OF MANUFACTURED ARTICLES AND 
                   SERVICES OF CERTAIN ARMY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 
                   WITHOUT REGARD TO AVAILABILITY FROM DOMESTIC 
                   SOURCES.

       (a) Pilot Program Required.--During fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999, the Secretary of the Army shall carry out a pilot 
     program to test the efficacy and appropriateness of selling 
     manufactured articles and services of Army industrial 
     facilities under section 4543 of title 10, United States 
     Code, without regard to the availability of the articles and 
     services from United States commercial sources. In carrying 
     out the pilot program, the Secretary may use articles 
     manufactured at, and services provided by, not more than 
     three Army industrial facilities.
       (b) Temporary Waiver of Requirement for Determination of 
     Unavailability From Domestic Source.--Under the pilot 
     program, the Secretary of the Army is not required under 
     section 4543(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, to 
     determine whether an article or service is available from a 
     commercial source located in the United States in the case of 
     any of the following sales for which a solicitation of offers 
     is issued during fiscal year 1998 or 1999:
       (1) A sale of articles to be incorporated into a weapon 
     system being procured by the Department of Defense.
       (2) A sale of services to be used in the manufacture of a 
     weapon system being procured by the Department of Defense.
       (c) Review by Inspector General.--The Inspector General of 
     the Department of Defense shall review the experience under 
     the pilot program under this section and, not later than July 
     1, 1999, submit to Congress a report on the results of the 
     review. The report shall contain the following:
       (1) The Inspector General's views regarding the extent to 
     which the waiver under subsection (b) enhances the 
     opportunity for United States manufacturers, assemblers, 
     developers, and other concerns to enter into or participate 
     in contracts and teaming arrangements with Army industrial 
     facilities under weapon system programs of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (2) The Inspector General's views regarding the extent to 
     which the waiver under subsection (b) enhances the 
     opportunity for Army industrial facilities referred to in 
     section 4543(a) of title 10, United States Code, to enter 
     into or participate in contracts and teaming arrangements 
     with United States manufacturers, assemblers, developers, and 
     other concerns under weapon system programs of the Department 
     of Defense.
       (3) The Inspector General's views regarding the effect of 
     the waiver under subsection (b) on the ability of small 
     businesses to compete for the sale of manufactured articles 
     or services in the United States in competitions to enter 
     into or participate in contracts and teaming arrangements 
     under weapon system programs of the Department of Defense.
       (4) Specific examples under the pilot program that support 
     the Inspector General's views.
       (5) Any other information that the Inspector General 
     considers pertinent regarding the effects of the waiver of 
     section 4543(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, under the 
     pilot program on opportunities for United States 
     manufacturers, assemblers, developers, or other concerns, and 
     for Army industrial facilities, to enter into or participate 
     in contracts and teaming arrangements under weapon system 
     programs of the Department of Defense.
       (6) Any recommendations that the Inspector General 
     considers appropriate regarding continuation or modification 
     of the policy set forth in section 4543(a)(5) of title 10, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 142. NATO JOINT SURVEILLANCE/TARGET ATTACK RADAR SYSTEM.

       (a) Funding.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
     this title and title II are available for a NATO alliance 
     ground surveillance capability that is based on the Joint 
     Surveillance/Target Attack Radar System of the United States, 
     as follows:
       (1) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     section 101(5), $26,153,000.
       (2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     section 103(1), $10,000,000.
       (3) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     section 201(1), $13,500,000.
       (4) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     section 201(3), $26,061,000.
       (b) Authority.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     of Defense may utilize authority under section 2350b of title 
     10, United States Code, for contracting for the purposes of 
     Phase I of a NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance capability 
     that is based on the Joint Surveillance/Target Attack Radar 
     System of the United States, notwithstanding the condition in 
     such section that the authority be utilized for carrying out 
     contracts or obligations incurred under section 27(d) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2767(d)).
       (2) The authority under paragraph (1) applies during the 
     period that the conclusion of a cooperative project agreement 
     for a NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance capability under 
     section 27(d) of the Arms Export control Act is pending, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense.
       (c) Modification of Air Force Aircraft.--Amounts available 
     pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection (a) may be 
     used to provide for modifying two Air Force Joint 
     Surveillance/Target Attack Radar System production aircraft 
     to have a NATO Alliance

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     Ground Surveillance capability that is based on the Joint 
     Surveillance/Target Attack Radar System of the United States.
         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research.
Sec. 203. Dual-use technology program.
Sec. 204. Reduction in amount for Federally Funded Research and 
              Development Centers.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Manufacturing technology program.
Sec. 212. Report on operational field assessments program.
Sec. 213. Joint Strike Fighter program.
Sec. 214. Kinetic energy tactical anti-satellite technology program.
Sec. 215. Micro-satellite technology development program.
Sec. 216. High altitude endurance unmanned vehicle program.
Sec. 217. F-22 aircraft program.

             Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense Programs

Sec. 231. National Missile Defense Program.
Sec. 232. Budgetary treatment of amounts for procurement for ballistic 
              missile defense programs.
Sec. 233. Cooperative Ballistic Missile Defense program.
Sec. 234. Annual report on threat posed to the United States by weapons 
              of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, and cruise 
              missiles.
Sec. 235. Director of Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
Sec. 236. Repeal of required deployment dates for core theater missile 
              defense programs

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 241. Restructuring of National Oceanographic Partnership Program 
              organizations.
Sec. 242. Maintenance and repair of real property at Air Force 
              installations.
Sec. 243. Expansion of eligibility for the Defense Experimental Program 
              to Stimulate Competitive Research.
Sec. 244. Bioassay testing of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation 
              during military service.
Sec. 245. Sense of Congress regarding Comanche program.
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $4,633,495,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $7,774,877,000.
       (3) For the Air Force, $14,338,934,000.
       (4) For Defense-wide activities, $9,831,646,000, of which--
       (A) $258,183,000 is authorized for the activities of the 
     Director, Test and Evaluation; and
       (B) $27,384,000 is authorized for the Director of 
     Operational Test and Evaluation.

     SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH.

       (a) Fiscal Year 1998.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201, $3,935,390,000 shall be 
     available for basic research and applied research projects.
       (b) Basic Research and Applied Research Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term ``basic research and 
     applied research'' means work funded in program elements for 
     defense research and development under Department of Defense 
     category 6.1 or 6.2.

     SEC. 203. DUAL-USE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       (a) Funding 1998.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201, $75,000,000 is authorized for 
     dual-use projects.
       (b) Goals.--(1) Subject to paragraph (3), it shall be the 
     objective of the Secretary of each military department to 
     obligate for dual-use projects in each fiscal year referred 
     to in paragraph (2), out of the total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for such fiscal year for the applied research 
     programs of the military department, the percent of such 
     amount that is specified for that fiscal year in paragraph 
     (2).
       (2) The objectives for fiscal years under paragraph (1) are 
     as follows:
       (A) For fiscal year 1998, 5 percent.
       (B) For fiscal year 1999, 7 percent.
       (C) For fiscal year 2000, 10 percent.
       (D) For fiscal year 2001, 15 percent.
       (3) The Secretary of Defense may establish for a military 
     department for a fiscal year an objective different from the 
     objective set forth in paragraph (2) if the Secretary--
       (A) determines that compelling national security 
     considerations require the establishment of the different 
     objective; and
       (2) notifies Congress of the determination and the reasons 
     for the determination.
       (c) Designation of Official for Dual-Use Programs.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior official in the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense to carry out 
     responsibilities for dual-use projects under this subsection. 
     The designated official shall report directly to the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology.
       (2) The primary responsibilities of the designated official 
     shall include developing policy and overseeing the 
     establishment of, and adherence to, procedures for ensuring 
     that dual-use projects are initiated and administered 
     effectively and that applicable commercial technologies are 
     integrated into current and future military systems.
       (3) In carrying out the responsibilities, the designated 
     official shall ensure that--
       (A) dual-use projects are consistent with the joint 
     warfighting science and technology plan referred to in 
     section 270 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 2501 note); 
     and
       (B) the dual-use projects of the military departments and 
     defense agencies of the Department of Defense are coordinated 
     and avoid unnecessary duplication.
       (d) Financial Commitment of Non-Federal Government 
     Participants.--The total amount of funds provided by a 
     military department for a dual-use project entered into by 
     the Secretary of that department shall not exceed 50 percent 
     of the total cost of the project. In the case of a dual-use 
     project initiated after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary may consider in-kind contributions by non-
     Federal participants only to the extent such contributions 
     constitute 50 percent or less of the share of the project 
     costs by such participants.
       (e) Use of Competitive Procedures.--Funds obligated for a 
     dual-use project may be counted toward meeting an objective 
     under subsection (a) only if the funds are obligated for a 
     contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other transaction 
     that was entered into through the use of competitive 
     procedures.
       (f) Report.--(1) Not later than March 1 of each of 1998, 
     1999, and 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a 
     report to the congressional defense committees on the 
     progress made by the Department of Defense in meeting the 
     objectives set forth in subsection (b) during the preceding 
     fiscal year.
       (2) The report for a fiscal year shall contain, at a 
     minimum, the following:
       (A) The aggregate value of all contracts, grants, 
     cooperative agreements, or other transactions entered into 
     during the fiscal year for which funding is counted toward 
     meeting an objective under this section, expressed in 
     relationship to the total amount appropriated for the applied 
     research programs in the Department of Defense for that 
     fiscal year.
       (B) For each military department, the value of all 
     contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other 
     transactions entered into during the fiscal year for which 
     funding is counted toward meeting an objective under this 
     section, expressed in relationship to the total amount 
     appropriated for the applied research program of the military 
     department for that fiscal year.
       (C) A summary of the cost-sharing arrangements in dual-use 
     projects that were initiated during the fiscal year and are 
     counted toward reaching an objective under this section.
       (D) A description of the regulations, directives, or other 
     procedures that have been issued by the Secretary of Defense 
     or the Secretary of a military department to increase the 
     percentage of the total value of the dual-use projects 
     undertaken to meet or exceed an objective under this section.
       (E) Any recommended legislation to facilitate achievement 
     of objectives under this section.
       (g) Commercial Operations and Support Savings Initiative.--
     (1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a Commercial 
     Operations and Support Savings Initiative (in this subsection 
     referred to as the ``Initiative'') to develop commercial 
     products and processes that the military departments can 
     incorporate into operational military systems to reduce costs 
     of operations and support.
       (2) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 
     201, $50,000,000 is authorized for the Initiative.
       (3) Projects and participants in the Initiative shall be 
     selected through the use of competitive procedures.
       (4) The budget submitted to Congress by the President for 
     fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year thereafter pursuant to 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, shall set 
     forth separately the funding request for the Initiative.
       (h) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 203 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2451) is repealed.
       (i) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``applied research program'' means a program 
     of a military department which is funded under the 6.2 
     Research, Development, Test and Evaluation account of that 
     department.
       (2) The term ``dual-use project'' means a project under a 
     program of a military department or a defense agency under 
     which research or development of a dual-use technology is 
     carried out and the costs of which are shared by the 
     Department of Defense and non-Government entities.

     SEC. 204. REDUCTION IN AMOUNT FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH 
                   AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

       The total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in 
     section 201 that are available for Federally Funded Research 
     and Development Centers (other than amounts for capital 
     equipment investment) is hereby reduced by $42,000,000.

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    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 211. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       (a) Participation of Manufacturers.--Section 2525(c)(2) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) In order to promote increased dissemination and use 
     of manufacturing technology throughout the national defense 
     technology and industrial base, the Secretary shall seek, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, the participation of 
     manufacturers of manufacturing equipment in the projects 
     under the program.''.
       (b) Five-Year Plan.--Section 2525 of such title is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Five-Year Plan.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prepare a five-year plan for the program which establishes--
       ``(A) the overall manufacturing technology goals, 
     milestones, priorities, and investment strategy for the 
     program; and
       ``(B) for each of the five fiscal years covered by the 
     plan, the objectives of, and funding for the program by, each 
     military department and each Defense Agency participating in 
     the program.
       ``(2) The plan shall include an assessment of the 
     effectiveness of the program.
       ``(3) The plan shall be updated annually and shall be 
     included in the budget justification documents submitted in 
     support of the budget of the Department of Defense for a 
     fiscal year (as included in the budget of the President 
     submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31).''.
       (c) Deadline for First Plan.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall prepare the first five-year plan required under section 
     2525(e) of such title, as added by subsection (b), within 60 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 212. REPORT ON OPERATIONAL FIELD ASSESSMENTS PROGRAM.

       (a) Finding.--Congress recognizes the potential value that 
     the Department of Defense Operational Field Assessments 
     program, which is managed by the Director of Operational Test 
     and Evaluation, provides to the commanders of the Unified 
     Combatant Commands with respect to assessment of the 
     effectiveness of near-term operational concepts and critical 
     operational issues in quick-response operational tests and 
     evaluations.
       (b) Report.--Not later than March 30, 1998, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the Operational Field Assessments 
     program.
       (c) Content of Report.--The report shall contain the 
     following:
       (1) A review of the Operational Field Assessments program 
     which describes the goals and objectives of the program, 
     assessments by the program conducted as of the date of the 
     submission of the report, and the results of those 
     assessments.
       (2) A description of the current management and support 
     structure of the program within the Department of Defense, 
     including a description of how program responsibilities are 
     assigned within the Office of the Secretary of Defense and a 
     description of the roles of the Joint Staff, the commanders 
     of the Unified Combatant Commands, and the military 
     departments.
       (3) An analysis of and recommendations regarding the 
     management structure required within the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense to ensure that the program is responsive 
     to the mission needs of the commanders of the Unified 
     Combatant Commands.
       (4) The funding plan for the program.
       (5) A description of future plans for the program and 
     funding requirements for those plans.
       (6) Recommendations regarding additional statutory 
     authority that may be required for the program.

     SEC. 213. JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAM.

       (a) Report.--Not later than February 15, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the options for the sequence 
     in which the variants of the joint strike fighter are to be 
     produced and fielded.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall contain the 
     following:
       (1) A review of the plan for production under the Joint 
     Strike Fighter program that was used by the Department of 
     Defense for developing the funding estimates for the fiscal 
     year 1999 budget request for the Department of Defense.
       (2) An estimate of the costs, and an analysis of the costs 
     and benefits, of producing the joint strike fighter variants 
     in a sequence that provides for fielding of the naval variant 
     of the aircraft first.
       (3) A comparison of the costs and benefits of the various 
     options for the sequence for fielding the variants of the 
     joint strike fighter that the Secretary of Defense considers 
     likely to be the options from among which a sequence for 
     fielding is selected, including a discussion of the effects 
     that selection of each such option would have on the costs 
     and rates of production of the units of F/A-18E/F and F-22 
     aircraft that are in production when the Joint Strike Fighter 
     Program proceeds into production.
       (4) A certification that the Joint Strike Fighter Program 
     contains sufficient funding to carry out an alternate engine 
     development program that includes flight qualification of an 
     alternate engine in a joint strike fighter airframe.
       (c) Limitation on Use of Funds Pending Submission of 
     Report.--Not more than 90 percent of the total amount 
     authorized to be appropriated under this Act for the Joint 
     Strike Fighter Program may be obligated until the date that 
     is 30 days after the date on which the congressional defense 
     committees receive the report required under this section.
       (d) Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``fiscal year 1999 budget request for the Department of 
     Defense'' means the budget estimates for the Department of 
     Defense for fiscal year 1999 that were submitted to Congress 
     by the Secretary of Defense in connection with the submission 
     of the budget for fiscal year 1998 to Congress under section 
     1105 of title 31, United States Code.

     SEC. 214. KINETIC ENERGY TACTICAL ANTI-SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY 
                   PROGRAM.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under section 
     201(4), $37,500,000 shall be available for the kinetic energy 
     tactical anti-satellite technology program.

     SEC. 215. MICRO-SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Micro-Satellite Technology Development 
     Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall restructure the 
     Clementine 2 micro-satellite development program into a 
     micro-satellite technology development program that supports 
     a range of space mission areas.
       (b) Report.--Not later than February 15, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report describing the structure and 
     objectives of the micro-satellite technology development 
     program established under subsection (a) and how the program 
     can benefit existing or future space systems or 
     architectures.

     SEC. 216. HIGH ALTITUDE ENDURANCE UNMANNED VEHICLE PROGRAM.

       (a) Limitation on Total Cost of Advanced Concept Technology 
     Demonstration.--The total amount obligated or expended for 
     advanced concept technology demonstration under the High 
     Altitude Endurance Unmanned Vehicle Program for fiscal year 
     1998 through fiscal year 2003 may not exceed $476,826,000.
       (b) Limitation on Procurement.--The Secretary of Defense 
     may not procure any high altitude endurance unmanned 
     vehicles, other than the currently planned vehicles, until 
     the completion of the testing identified in phase II of the 
     test and demonstration plan for the advanced concept 
     technology demonstration for the vehicles.
       (c) Limitation on Proceeding.--The High Altitude Endurance 
     Unmanned Vehicle Program may not proceed beyond advanced 
     concept technology demonstration until the Secretary of 
     Defense--
       (1) provides to Congress a firm unit cost (referred to in 
     this section as the ``fly away cost'') for each of the 
     currently planned vehicles; and
       (2) certifies to Congress the military suitability and the 
     worth of each such vehicle.
       (d) GAO Review.--(1) The Comptroller General shall review 
     the High Altitude Endurance Unmanned Vehicle Program for 
     purposes of determining whether the average fly away cost for 
     each vehicle is within the cost goal under the program of 
     $10,000,000.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense and the prime contractors 
     under the High Altitude Endurance Unmanned Vehicle Program 
     shall provide the Comptroller General with such information 
     on the program as the Comptroller considers necessary to make 
     the determination under paragraph (1).
       (e) Currently Planned Vehicles.--In this section, the term 
     ``currently planned vehicles'' means the four Dark Star air 
     vehicles and the five Global Hawk air vehicles that have been 
     approved for procurement by the Secretary of Defense as of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 217. F-22 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

       (a) Limitation on Total Cost of Engineering and 
     Manufacturing Development.--The total amount obligated or 
     expended for engineering and manufacturing development under 
     the F-22 aircraft program may not exceed $18,688,000,000.
       (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Production.--The total 
     amount obligated or expended for the F-22 production program 
     may not exceed $43,400,000,000.
       (c) Adjustment of Limitation Amounts.--The Secretary of the 
     Air Force shall adjust the amounts of the limitations set 
     forth in subsections (a) and (b) by the following amounts:
       (1) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs 
     attributable to economic inflation after September 30, 1997.
       (2) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs 
     attributable to compliance with changes in Federal, State, or 
     local laws enacted after September 30, 1997.
       (d) Annual GAO Review.--(1) Not later than March 15 of each 
     year, the Comptroller General shall review the F-22 aircraft 
     program and submit to Congress a report on the results of the 
     review. The Comptroller General shall also submit to Congress 
     for each report a certification regarding whether the 
     Comptroller General has had access to sufficient information 
     to make informed judgments on the matters covered by the 
     report.
       (2) The report submitted on the program each year shall 
     include the following:
       (A) The extent to which engineering and manufacturing 
     development under the program is meeting the goals 
     established for engineering and manufacturing development 
     under the program, including the performance, cost, and 
     schedule goals.
       (B) The status of modifications expected to have a 
     significant effect on cost or performance of F-22 aircraft.

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       (C) The plan for engineering and manufacturing development 
     (leading to production) under the program for the fiscal year 
     that begins in the following year.
       (D) A conclusion regarding whether the plan referred to in 
     subparagraph (C) is consistent with the limitation in 
     subsection (a).
       (E) A conclusion regarding whether engineering and 
     manufacturing development (leading to production) under the 
     program is likely to be completed at a total cost not in 
     excess of the amount specified in subsection (a).
       (3) The Comptroller General shall submit the first report 
     under this subsection not later than March 15, 1998. No 
     report is required under this subsection after engineering 
     and manufacturing development under the program has been 
     completed.
       (e) Requirement To Support Annual GAO Review.--The 
     Secretary of Defense and the prime contractors under the F-22 
     aircraft program shall provide the Comptroller General with 
     such information on the program as the Comptroller General 
     considers necessary to carry out the responsibilities under 
     subsection (d).
       (f) Limitation on Obligation of Funds.--Of the total amount 
     authorized to be appropriated for the F-22 aircraft program 
     for a fiscal year, not more than 90 percent of the amount may 
     be obligated until the Comptroller General submits to 
     Congress--
       (1) the report required to be submitted in that fiscal year 
     under subsection (d); and
       (2) a certification regarding whether the Comptroller 
     General has had access to sufficient information to make 
     informed judgments on the matters covered by the report.
             Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense Programs

     SEC. 231. NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Structure.--To preserve the option of achieving 
     an initial operational capability in fiscal year 2003, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the National Missile 
     Defense Program is structured and programmed for funding so 
     as to support a test, in fiscal year 1999, of an integrated 
     national missile defense system that is representative of the 
     national missile defense system architecture that could 
     achieve initial operational capability in fiscal year 2003.
       (b) Elements of NMD System.--The national missile defense 
     system architecture specified in subsection (a) shall consist 
     of the following elements:
       (1) An interceptor system that optimizes defensive coverage 
     of the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii against 
     limited ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, 
     unauthorized, or deliberate).
       (2) Ground-based radars.
       (3) Space-based sensors.
       (4) Battle management, command, control, and communications 
     (BM/C3).
       (c) Plan for NMD System Development and Deployment.--Not 
     later than February 15, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the 
     development and deployment of a national missile defense 
     system that could achieve initial operational capability in 
     fiscal year 2003. The plan shall include the following 
     matters:
       (1) A detailed description of the system architecture 
     selected for development.
       (2) A discussion of the justification for the selection of 
     that particular architecture.
       (3) The Secretary's estimate of the amounts of the 
     appropriations that would be necessary for research, 
     development, test, evaluation, and for procurement for each 
     of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 in order to achieve an 
     initial operational capability of the system architecture in 
     fiscal year 2003.
       (4) For each activity necessary for the development and 
     deployment of the national missile defense system 
     architecture selected by the Secretary that would at some 
     point conflict with the terms of the ABM Treaty, if any--
       (A) a description of the activity;
       (B) a description of the point at which the activity would 
     conflict with the terms of the ABM Treaty;
       (C) the legal analysis justifying the Secretary's 
     determination regarding the point at which the activity would 
     conflict with the terms of the ABM Treaty; and
       (D) an estimate of the time at which such point would be 
     reached in order to achieve a test of an integrated missile 
     defense system in fiscal year 1999 and initial operational 
     capability of such a system in fiscal year 2003.
       (d) Funding for Fiscal Year 1998.--Of the funds authorized 
     to be appropriated under section 201(4), $978,091,000 shall 
     be available for the National Missile Defense Program.
       (e) ABM Treaty Defined.--In this section, 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, signed at 
     Moscow on May 26, 1972, and includes the Protocol to that 
     treaty, signed at Moscow on July 3, 1974.

     SEC. 232. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS FOR PROCUREMENT FOR 
                   BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Requirement for Inclusion in Budget of BMDO.--(1) 
     Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after section 222 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 224. Ballistic missile defense programs: display of 
       amounts for procurement

       ``(a) Requirement.--Any amount in the budget submitted to 
     Congress under section 1105 of title 31 for any fiscal year 
     for procurement for a Department of Defense missile defense 
     program described in subsection (b) shall be set forth under 
     the account of the Department of Defense for Defense-wide 
     procurement and, within that account, under the subaccount 
     (or other budget activity level) for the Ballistic Missile 
     Defense Organization.
       ``(b) Covered Programs.--Subsection (a) applies to the 
     following missile defense programs of the Department of 
     Defense:
       ``(1) The National Missile Defense program.
       ``(2) Any system that is part of the core theater missile 
     defense program.
       ``(3) Any other ballistic missile defense program that 
     enters production after the date of the enactment of this 
     section and for which research, development, test, and 
     evaluation was carried out by the Ballistic Missile Defense 
     Organization.
       ``(c) Core Theater Ballistic Missile Defense Program.--For 
     purposes of this section, the core theater missile defense 
     program consists of the systems specified in section 234 of 
     the Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1995 (10 U.S.C. 2431 
     note).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     222 the following new item:
``224. Ballistic missile defense programs: display of amounts for 
              procurement.''.

       (b) Fiscal Year 1998 Funds.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall transfer to appropriations available to the Ballistic 
     Missile Defense Organization for procurement for fiscal year 
     1998 any amounts that are appropriated for procurement for 
     that fiscal year for any of the Armed Forces by reason of the 
     transference of certain programs to accounts of the Army, 
     Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps pursuant to Program Budget 
     Decision 224C3, signed by the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller) on December 23, 1996.
       (2) Any transfer pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be 
     counted for purposes of section 1001.

     SEC. 233. COOPERATIVE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM.

       (a) Requirement for New Program Element.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a program element for the Ballistic 
     Missile Defense Organization, to be referred to as the 
     ``Cooperative Ballistic Missile Defense Program'', to support 
     technical and analytical cooperative efforts between the 
     United States and other nations that contribute to United 
     States ballistic missile defense capabilities. Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), all international cooperative 
     ballistic missile defense programs of the Department of 
     Defense shall be budgeted and administered through that 
     program element.
       (b) Authority for Exceptions.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     exclude from the program element established pursuant to 
     subsection (a) any international cooperative ballistic 
     missile defense program of the Department of Defense that 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act is designated by 
     the Secretary of Defense (pursuant to applicable Department 
     of Defense acquisition regulations and policy) to be managed 
     as a separate acquisition program.
       (c) Relationship to Other Program Elements.--The program 
     element established pursuant to subsection (a) is in addition 
     to the program elements for activities of the Ballistic 
     Missile Defense Organization required under section 251 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 233; 10 U.S.C. 221 note).

     SEC. 234. ANNUAL REPORT ON THREAT POSED TO THE UNITED STATES 
                   BY WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, BALLISTIC 
                   MISSILES, AND CRUISE MISSILES.

       (a) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress by January 30 of each year a report on the 
     threats posed to the United States and allies of the United 
     States--
       (1) by weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, and 
     cruise missiles; and
       (2) by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, 
     ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles.
       (b) Consultation.--Each report submitted under subsection 
     (a) shall be prepared in consultation with the Director of 
     Central Intelligence.
       (c) Matters To Be Included.--Each report submitted under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) Identification of each foreign country and non-State 
     organization that possesses weapons of mass destruction, 
     ballistic missiles, or cruise missiles, and a description of 
     such weapons and missiles with respect to each such foreign 
     country and non-State organization.
       (2) A description of the means by which any foreign country 
     and non-State organization that has achieved capability with 
     respect to weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, 
     or cruise missiles has achieved that capability, including a 
     description of the international network of foreign countries 
     and private entities that provide assistance to foreign 
     countries and non-State organizations in achieving that 
     capability.
       (3) An examination of the doctrines that guide the use of 
     weapons of mass destruction in each foreign country that 
     possesses such weapons.
       (4) An examination of the existence and implementation of 
     the control mechanisms that exist with respect to nuclear 
     weapons in each foreign country that possesses such weapons.
       (5) Identification of each foreign country and non-State 
     organization that seeks to acquire or develop (indigenously 
     or with foreign assistance) weapons of mass destruction, 
     ballistic missiles, or cruise missiles,

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     and a description of such weapons and missiles with respect 
     to each such foreign country and non-State organization.
       (6) An assessment of various possible timelines for the 
     achievement by foreign countries and non-State organizations 
     of capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction, 
     ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles, taking into account 
     the probability of whether the Russian Federation and the 
     People's Republic of China will comply with the Missile 
     Technology Control Regime, the potential availability of 
     assistance from foreign technical specialists, and the 
     potential for independent sales by foreign private entities 
     without authorization from their national Governments.
       (7) For each foreign country or non-State organization that 
     has not achieved the capability to target the United States 
     or its territories with weapons of mass destruction, 
     ballistic missiles, or cruise missiles as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, an estimate of how far in advance the 
     United States is likely to be warned before such foreign 
     country or non-State organization achieves that capability.
       (8) For each foreign country or non-State organization that 
     has not achieved the capability to target members of the 
     United States Armed Forces deployed abroad with weapons of 
     mass destruction, ballistic missiles, or cruise missiles as 
     of the date of the enactment of this Act, an estimate of how 
     far in advance the United States is likely to be warned 
     before such foreign country or non-State organization 
     achieves that capability.
       (d) Classification.--Each report under subsection (a) shall 
     be submitted in classified and unclassified form.

     SEC. 235. DIRECTOR OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 8 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 203. Director of Ballistic Missile Defense 
       Organization

       ``If an officer of the armed forces on active duty is 
     appointed to the position of Director of the Ballistic 
     Missile Defense Organization, the position shall be treated 
     as having been designated by the President as a position of 
     importance and responsibility for purposes of section 601 of 
     this title and shall carry the grade of lieutenant general or 
     general or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, vice 
     admiral or admiral.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``203. Director of Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.''.

     SEC. 236. REPEAL OF REQUIRED DEPLOYMENT DATES FOR CORE 
                   THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

       Section 234(a) of the Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1995 
     (subtitle C of title II of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 229; 
     10 U.S.C. 2431 note) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``, to be carried out so as to achieve the specified 
     capabilities'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``, with a first unit 
     equipped (FUE) during fiscal year 1998'';
       (3) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``Navy Lower Tier 
     (Area) system'' and all that follows through ``fiscal year 
     1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Navy Area Defense 
     system'';
       (4) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``, with a'' and all 
     that follows through ``fiscal year 2000''; and
       (5) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``Navy Upper Tier'' 
     and all that follows through ``fiscal year 2001'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Navy Theater Wide system''.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 241. RESTRUCTURING OF NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PARTNERSHIP 
                   PROGRAM ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) National Ocean Research Leadership Council.--Section 
     7902 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking out paragraphs (11), (14), (15), (16) and 
     (17); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (12) and (13) as paragraphs 
     (11) and (12), respectively;
       (2) by striking out subsection (d); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), and 
     (i) as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively.
       (b) Ocean Research Advisory Panel.--(1) The text of section 
     7903 of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Establishment.--The Council shall establish an Ocean 
     Research Advisory Panel consisting of not less than 10 and 
     not more than 18 members appointed by the chairman, including 
     the following:
       ``(1) One member who will represent the National Academy of 
     Sciences.
       ``(2) One member who will represent the National Academy of 
     Engineering
       ``(3) One member who will represent the Institute of 
     Medicine.
       ``(4) Members selected from among individuals who will 
     represent the views of ocean industries, State governments, 
     academia, and such other views as the chairman considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(5) Members selected from among individuals eminent in 
     the fields of marine science or marine policy, or related 
     fields.
       ``(b) Responsibilities.--The Council shall assign the 
     following responsibilities to the Advisory Panel:
       ``(1) To advise the Council on policies and procedures to 
     implement the National Oceanographic Partnership Program.
       ``(2) To advise the Council on selection of partnership 
     projects and allocation of funds for partnership projects for 
     implementation under the program.
       ``(3) To advise the Council on matters relating to national 
     oceanographic data requirements.
       ``(4) Any additional responsibilities that the Council 
     considers appropriate.
       ``(c) Funding.--The Secretary of the Navy annually shall 
     make funds available to support the activities of the 
     Advisory Panel.''.
       (2) Section 282(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2473) 
     is amended by striking out ``January 1, 1997'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``January 1, 1998''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 282 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (b); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) as 
     subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall be effective as of September 23, 1996, as if 
     included in section 282 of Public Law 104-201.

     SEC. 242. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF REAL PROPERTY AT AIR 
                   FORCE INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 949 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 9782. Maintenance and repair of real property

       ``(a) Allocation of Funds.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall allocate funds authorized to be appropriated by a 
     provision described in subsection (c) and a provision 
     described in subsection (d) for maintenance and repair of 
     real property at military installations of the Department of 
     the Air Force without regard to whether the installation is 
     supported with funds authorized by a provision described in 
     subsection (c) or (d).
       ``(b) Mixing of Funds Prohibited on Individual Projects.--
     The Secretary of the Air Force may not combine funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by a provision described in 
     subsection (c) and funds authorized to be appropriated by a 
     provision described in subsection (d) for an individual 
     project for maintenance and repair of real property at a 
     military installation of the Department of the Air Force.
       ``(c) Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Funds.--
     The provision described in this subsection is a provision of 
     a national defense authorization Act that authorizes funds to 
     be appropriated for a fiscal year to the Air Force for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation.
       ``(d) Operation and Maintenance Funds.--The provision 
     described in this subsection is a provision of a national 
     defense authorization Act that authorizes funds to be 
     appropriated for a fiscal year to the Air Force for operation 
     and maintenance.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``9782. Maintenance and repair of real property.''.

     SEC. 243. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR THE DEFENSE 
                   EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE 
                   RESEARCH.

       Section 257 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; U.S.C. 2358 note) is 
     amended by adding at the end ( the following new subsection:
       ``(f) State Defined.--In this section, the term `State' 
     means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, 
     American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands.''.

     SEC. 244. BIOASSAY TESTING OF VETERANS EXPOSED TO IONIZING 
                   RADIATION DURING MILITARY SERVICE.

       (a) Nuclear Test Personnel Program.--Of the amount provided 
     in section 201(4), $300,000 shall be available for testing 
     described in subsection (b) in support of the Nuclear Test 
     Personnel Program conducted by the Defense Special Weapons 
     Agency.
       (b) Covered Testing.--Subsection (a) applies to the third 
     phase of bioassay testing of individuals who are radiation-
     exposed veterans (as defined in section 1112(c)(3)(A) of 
     title 38, United States Code) who participated in radiation-
     risk activities (as defined in section 1112(c)(3)(B) of such 
     title).

     SEC. 245. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COMANCHE PROGRAM.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense 
     should--
       (1) evaluate technology transfer and acquisition 
     initiatives within the Army Comanche program that have the 
     potential to increase the efficiency or reduce the risk of 
     the Comanche program; and
       (2) include adequate funding for those initiatives that the 
     Department deems to be meritorious in the future-years 
     defense program (as submitted to Congress under section 221 
     of title 10, United States Code).
                  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. Fisher House Trust Funds.
Sec. 305. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.
Sec. 306. Refurbishment of M1-A1 tanks.

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Sec. 307. Operation of prepositioned fleet, National Training Center, 
              Fort Irwin, California.
Sec. 308. Refurbishment and installation of air search radar.
Sec. 309. Contracted training flight services.
Sec. 310. Procurement technical assistance programs.
Sec. 311. Operation of Fort Chaffee, Arkansas.

                 Subtitle B--Military Readiness Issues

Sec. 321. Monthly reports on allocation of funds within operation and 
              maintenance budget subactivities.
Sec. 322. Expansion of scope of quarterly readiness reports.
Sec. 323. Semiannual reports on transfers from high-priority readiness 
              appropriations.
Sec. 324. Annual report on aircraft inventory.
Sec. 325. Administrative actions adversely affecting military training 
              or other readiness activities.
Sec. 326. Common measurement of operations tempo and personnel tempo.
Sec. 327. Inclusion of Air Force depot maintenance as operation and 
              maintenance budget line items.
Sec. 328. Prohibition of implementation of tiered readiness system.
Sec. 329. Report on military readiness requirements of the Armed 
              Forces.
Sec. 330. Assessment of cyclical readiness posture of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 331. Report on military exercises conducted under certain training 
              exercises programs
Sec. 332. Report on overseas deployments.

                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 341. Revision of membership terms for Strategic Environmental 
              Research and Development Program Scientific Advisory 
              Board.
Sec. 342. Amendments to authority to enter into agreements with other 
              agencies in support of environmental technology 
              certification.
Sec. 343. Modifications of authority to store and dispose of nondefense 
              toxic and hazardous materials.
Sec. 344. Annual report on payments and activities in response to fines 
              and penalties assessed under environmental laws.
Sec. 345. Annual report on environmental activities of the Department 
              of Defense overseas.
Sec. 346. Review of existing environmental consequences of the presence 
              of the Armed Forces in Bermuda.
Sec. 347. Sense of Congress on deployment of United States Armed Forces 
              abroad for environmental preservation activities.
Sec. 348. Recovery and sharing of costs of environmental restoration at 
              Department of Defense sites.
Sec. 349. Partnerships for investment in innovative environmental 
              technologies.
Sec. 350. Procurement of recycled copier paper.
Sec. 351. Pilot program for the sale of air pollution emission 
              reduction incentives.

                   Subtitle D--Depot-Level Activities

Sec. 355. Definition of depot-level maintenance and repair.
Sec. 356. Core logistics capabilities of Department of Defense.
Sec. 357. Increase in percentage of depot-level maintenance and repair 
              that may be contracted for performance by non-government 
              personnel.
Sec. 358. Annual report on depot-level maintenance and repair.
Sec. 359. Requirement for use of competitive procedures in contracting 
              for performance of depot-level maintenance and repair 
              workloads formerly performed at closed or realigned 
              military installations.
Sec. 360. Clarification of prohibition on management of depot employees 
              by constraints on personnel levels.
Sec. 361. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence.
Sec. 362. Extension of authority for aviation depots and naval 
              shipyards to engage in defense-related production and 
              services.
Sec. 363. Repeal of a conditional repeal of certain depot-level 
              maintenance and repair laws and a related reporting 
              requirement.
Sec. 364. Personnel reductions, Army depots participating in Army 
              Workload and Performance System.
Sec. 365. Report on allocation of core logistics activities among 
              Department of Defense facilities and private sector 
              facilities.
Sec. 366. Review of use of temporary duty assignments for ship repair 
              and maintenance.
Sec. 367. Sense of Congress regarding realignment of performance of 
              ground communication-electronic workload.

  Subtitle E--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

Sec. 371. Reorganization of laws regarding commissaries and exchanges 
              and other morale, welfare, and recreation activities.
Sec. 372. Merchandise and pricing requirements for commissary stores.
Sec. 373. Limitation on noncompetitive procurement of brand-name 
              commercial items for resale in commissary stores.
Sec. 374. Treatment of revenues derived from commissary store 
              activities.
Sec. 375. Maintenance, repair, and renovation of Armed Forces 
              Recreation Center, Europe.
Sec. 376. Plan for use of public and private partnerships to benefit 
              morale, welfare, and recreation activities.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 381. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
              dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
              of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 382. Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian 
              Assistance.
Sec. 383. Applicability of Federal printing requirements to Defense 
              Automated Printing Service.
Sec. 384. Study and notification requirements for conversion of 
              commercial and industrial type functions to contractor 
              performance.
Sec. 385. Collection and retention of cost information data on 
              converted services and functions.
Sec. 386. Financial assistance to support additional duties assigned to 
              Army National Guard.
Sec. 387. Competitive procurement of printing and duplication services.
Sec. 388. Continuation and expansion of demonstration program to 
              identify overpayments made to vendors.
Sec. 389. Development of standard forms regarding performance work 
              statement and request for proposal for conversion of 
              certain operational functions of military installations.
Sec. 390. Base operations support for military installations on Guam.
Sec. 391. Warranty claims recovery pilot program.
Sec. 392. Program to investigate fraud, waste, and abuse within 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 393. Multitechnology automated reader card demonstration program.
Sec. 394. Reduction in overhead costs of Inventory Control Points.
Sec. 395. Inventory management.
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 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, $17,174,589,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $21,947,656,000.
       (3) For the Marine Corps, $2,424,645,000.
       (4) For the Air Force, $19,172,985,000.
       (5) For Defense-wide activities, $10,242,607,000.
       (6) For the Army Reserve, $1,207,981,000.
       (7) For the Naval Reserve, $846,711,000.
       (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $116,366,000.
       (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,631,200,000.
       (10) For the Army National Guard, $2,311,432,000.
       (11) For the Air National Guard, $2,999,782,000.
       (12) For the Defense Inspector General, $136,580,000.
       (13) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
     Forces, $6,952,000.
       (14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $375,337,000.
       (15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $275,500,000.
       (16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, 
     $376,900,000.
       (17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide, 
     $26,900,000.
       (18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense 
     Sites, $202,300,000.
       (19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid 
     programs, $47,130,000.
       (20) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, 
     Defense-wide, $666,882,000.
       (21) For the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and 
     Environmental Restoration Trust Fund, $10,000,000.
       (22) For Medical Programs, Defense, $9,957,782,000.
       (23) For Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, 
     $382,200,000.
       (24) For Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, 
     $1,253,900,000.

     SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 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 Working Capital Funds, $971,952,000.
       (2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, $1,059,948,000.

     SEC. 303. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 from the Armed

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     Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of $79,977,000 for 
     the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, including 
     the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home and the Naval 
     Home.

     SEC. 304. FISHER HOUSE TRUST FUNDS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998, out of funds in Fisher House Trust Funds not 
     otherwise appropriated, for the operation of Fisher houses 
     described in section 2221(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
     as follows:
       (1) From the Fisher House Trust Fund, Department of the 
     Army, $250,000 for Fisher houses that are located in 
     proximity to medical treatment facilities of the Army.
       (2) From the Fisher House Trust Fund, Department of the 
     Navy, $150,000 for Fisher houses that are located in 
     proximity to medical treatment facilities of the Navy.

     SEC. 305. 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 1998 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. 306. REFURBISHMENT OF M1-A1 TANKS.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(1) for operation and maintenance for the Army, 
     $35,000,000 shall be available only for refurbishment of M1-
     A1 tanks under the AIM-XXI program if the Secretary of 
     Defense determines that the cost effectiveness of the pilot 
     AIM-XXI program is validated through user trials conducted at 
     the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California.

     SEC. 307. OPERATION OF PREPOSITIONED FLEET, NATIONAL TRAINING 
                   CENTER, FORT IRWIN, CALIFORNIA.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(1) for operation and maintenance for the Army, 
     $60,200,000 shall be available only to pay costs associated 
     with the operation of the prepositioned fleet of equipment 
     during training rotations at the National Training Center, 
     Fort Irwin, California.

     SEC. 308. REFURBISHMENT AND INSTALLATION OF AIR SEARCH RADAR.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(2) for operation and maintenance for the Navy, 
     $6,000,000 may be available for the refurbishment and 
     installation of the AN/SPS-48E air search radar for the Ship 
     Self Defense System at the Integrated Ship Defense Systems 
     Engineering Center, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Wallops 
     Islands, Virginia.

     SEC. 309. CONTRACTED TRAINING FLIGHT SERVICES.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(4) for operation and maintenance for the Air 
     Force, $12,000,000 may be used for contracted training flight 
     services.

     SEC. 310. 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), $600,000 shall be available for 
     fiscal year 1998 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. 311. OPERATION OF FORT CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 301(10) for operation and maintenance for the Army 
     National Guard, $6,854,000 may be available for the operation 
     of Fort Chaffee, Arkansas.
                 Subtitle B--Military Readiness Issues

     SEC. 321. MONTHLY REPORTS ON ALLOCATION OF FUNDS WITHIN 
                   OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET SUBACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 9 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 228. Monthly reports on allocation of funds within 
       operation and maintenance budget subactivities

       ``(a) Monthly Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a monthly report on the allocation of 
     appropriations to O&M budget activities and to the 
     subactivities of those budget activities. Each such report 
     shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the end of 
     the month to which the report pertains.
       ``(b) Matters To Be Included.--Each such report shall set 
     forth the following for each subactivity of the O&M budget 
     activities:
       ``(1) The amount of budget authority appropriated for that 
     subactivity in the most recent regular Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act.
       ``(2) The amount of budget authority actually made 
     available for that subactivity, taking into consideration 
     supplemental appropriations, rescissions, and other 
     adjustments required by law or made pursuant to law.
       ``(3) The amount programmed to be expended from such 
     subactivity.
       ``(c) Identification of Certain Fluctuations.--(1) If, in 
     the report under this section for a month of a fiscal year 
     after the first month of that fiscal year, an amount shown 
     under subsection (b) for a subactivity is different by more 
     than $15,000,000 from the corresponding amount for that 
     subactivity in the report for the first month of that fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall include in the report notice of 
     that difference.
       ``(2) If, in the report under this section for a month of a 
     fiscal year after a month for which the report under this 
     section includes a notice under paragraph (1), an amount 
     shown under subsection (b) for a subactivity is different by 
     more than $15,000,000 from the corresponding amount for that 
     subactivity in the most recent report that includes a notice 
     under paragraph (1) or this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
     include in the report notice of that difference.
       ``(d) Report on Fluctuations.--If a report under this 
     section includes a notice under subsection (c), the Secretary 
     shall include in the report with each such notice the 
     following:
       ``(1) The reasons for the reallocations of funds resulting 
     in the inclusion of that notice in the report.
       ``(2) Each budget subactivity involved in those 
     reallocations.
       ``(3) The effect of those reallocations on the operation 
     and maintenance activities funded through the subactivity 
     with respect to which the notice is included in the report.
       ``(e) O&M Budget Activity Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `O&M budget activity' means a budget 
     activity within an operation and maintenance appropriation of 
     the Department of Defense for a fiscal year.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``228. Monthly reports on allocation of funds within operation and 
              maintenance budget subactivities.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The first report under section 228 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall be for the month of December 1997.

     SEC. 322. EXPANSION OF SCOPE OF QUARTERLY READINESS REPORTS.

       (a) Expanded Reports Required.--(1) Section 482 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 482. Quarterly reports: personnel and unit readiness

       ``(a) Quarterly Reports Required.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the end of each calendar-year quarter, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report regarding military 
     readiness. The report for a quarter shall contain the 
     information required by subsections (b), (d), and (e).
       ``(b) Readiness Problems and Remedial Actions.--Each report 
     shall specifically describe--
       ``(1) each readiness problem and deficiency identified 
     using the assessments considered under subsection (c);
       ``(2) planned remedial actions; and
       ``(3) the key indicators and other relevant information 
     related to each identified problem and deficiency.
       ``(c) Consideration of Readiness Assessments.--The 
     information required under subsection (b) to be included in 
     the report for a quarter shall be based on readiness 
     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) whose membership 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.
       ``(d) Comprehensive Readiness Indicators for Active 
     Components.--Each report shall also include information 
     regarding each of the active components of the armed forces 
     (and an evaluation of such information) with respect to each 
     of the following readiness indicators:
       ``(1) Personnel strength.--
       ``(A) Personnel status, including the extent to which 
     members of the armed forces are serving in positions outside 
     of their military occupational specialty, serving in grades 
     other than the grades for which they are qualified, or both.
       ``(B) Historical data and projected trends in personnel 
     strength and status.
       ``(2) Personnel turbulence.--

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       ``(A) Recruit quality.
       ``(B) Borrowed manpower.
       ``(C) Personnel stability.
       ``(3) Other personnel matters.--
       ``(A) Personnel morale.
       ``(B) Recruiting status.
       ``(4) Training.--
       ``(A) Training unit readiness and proficiency.
       ``(B) Operations tempo.
       ``(C) Training funding.
       ``(D) Training commitments and deployments.
       ``(5) Logistics--equipment fill.--
       ``(A) Deployed equipment.
       ``(B) Equipment availability.
       ``(C) Equipment that is not mission capable.
       ``(D) Age of equipment.
       ``(E) Condition of nonpacing items.
       ``(6) Logistics--equipment maintenance.--
       ``(A) Maintenance backlog.
       ``(7) Logistics--supply.--
       ``(A) Availability of ordnance and spares.
       ``(B) Status of prepositioned equipment.
       ``(e) Unit Readiness Indicators.--Each report shall also 
     include information regarding the readiness of each active 
     component unit of the armed forces at the battalion, 
     squadron, or an equivalent level (or a higher level) that 
     received a readiness rating of C-3 (or below) for any month 
     of the calendar-year quarter covered by the report. With 
     respect to each such unit, the report shall separately 
     provide the following information:
       ``(1) The unit designation and level of organization.
       ``(2) The overall readiness rating for the unit for the 
     quarter and each month of the quarter.
       ``(3) The resource area or areas (personnel, equipment and 
     supplies on hand, equipment condition, or training) that 
     adversely affected the unit's readiness rating for the 
     quarter.
       ``(4) The reasons why the unit received a readiness rating 
     of C-3 (or below).
       ``(f) Classification of Reports.--A report under this 
     section shall be submitted in unclassified form. To the 
     extent the Secretary of Defense determines necessary, the 
     report may also be submitted in classified form.''.
       (2) The item relating to section 482 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 23 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``482. Quarterly reports: personnel and unit readiness.''.

       (b) Implementation Plan To Examine Readiness Indicators.--
     Not later than January 15, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan--
       (1) specifying the manner in which the Secretary will 
     implement the additional reporting requirement of subsection 
     (d) of section 482 of title 10, United States Code, as added 
     by this section; and
       (2) specifying the criteria proposed to be used to evaluate 
     the readiness indicators identified in such subsection (d).
       (c) Limitation Pending Receipt of Implementation Plan.--Of 
     the amount available for fiscal year 1998 for operation and 
     support activities of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 
     10 percent may not be obligated until after the date on which 
     the implementation plan required by subsection (b) is 
     submitted.
       (d) Transition to Complete Report.--Until the report under 
     section 482 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
     subsection (a), for the third quarter of 1998 is submitted, 
     the Secretary of Defense may omit the information required by 
     subsection (d) of such section if the Secretary determines 
     that it is impracticable to comply with such subsection with 
     regard to the preceding reports.

     SEC. 323. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON TRANSFERS FROM HIGH-PRIORITY 
                   READINESS APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Reports Required.--Chapter 23 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 483. Reports on transfers from high-priority readiness 
       appropriations

       ``(a) Annual Reports.--Not later than the date on which the 
     President submits the budget for a fiscal year to Congress 
     pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit 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 report on 
     transfers during the preceding fiscal year from funds 
     available for each covered budget activity.
       ``(b) Midyear Reports.--Not later than June 1 of each 
     fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional committees specified in subsection (a) a report 
     on transfers, during the first six months of that fiscal 
     year, from funds available for each covered budget activity.
       ``(c) Matters To Be Included.--In each report under 
     subsection (a) or (b), the Secretary of Defense 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 Activity Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `covered budget activity' means each of 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) All subactivities under the category of Land Forces.
       ``(B) Land Forces Depot Maintenance.
       ``(C) Base Support.
       ``(D) Maintenance of Real Property.
       ``(2) The Air Operations 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) Fleet Air Training.
       ``(C) Aircraft Depot Maintenance.
       ``(D) Base Support.
       ``(E) Maintenance of Real Property.
       ``(3) The Ship Operations 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 Ship Operations.
       ``(B) Ship Operational Support and Training.
       ``(C) Ship Depot Maintenance.
       ``(D) Base Support.
       ``(E) Maintenance of Real Property.
       ``(4) The Expeditionary Forces budget activity groups 
     (known as `subactivities') within the Operating Forces budget 
     activity of the annual Operation and Maintenance, Marine 
     Corps, appropriation that are designated as follows:
       ``(A) Operational Forces.
       ``(B) Depot Maintenance.
       ``(C) Base Support.
       ``(D) Maintenance of Real Property.
       ``(5) The Air Operations and Combat Related Operations 
     budget activity groups (known as `subactivities') within the 
     Operating Forces budget activity of the annual Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force, appropriation that are designated as 
     follows:
       ``(A) Primary Combat Forces.
       ``(B) Primary Combat Weapons.
       ``(C) Air Operations Training.
       ``(D) Depot Maintenance.
       ``(E) Base Support.
       ``(F) Maintenance of Real Property.
       ``(6) The Mobility Operations budget activity group (known 
     as a `subactivity') within the Mobilization budget activity 
     of the annual Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, 
     appropriation that is designated as Airlift Operations.
       ``(e) Termination.--The requirements specified in 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall terminate upon the submission 
     of the annual report under subsection (a) covering fiscal 
     year 2000.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``483. Reports on transfers from high-priority readiness 
              appropriations.''.

     SEC. 324. ANNUAL REPORT ON AIRCRAFT INVENTORY.

       (a) Annual Report Required.--(1) Chapter 23 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     483, as added by section 323, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 484. Annual report on aircraft inventory

       ``(a) Annual Report.--The Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller) shall submit to Congress each year a report on 
     the aircraft in the inventory of the Department of Defense. 
     The Under Secretary shall submit the report when the 
     President submits the budget to Congress under section 
     1105(a) of title 31.
       ``(b) Content.--The report shall set forth, in accordance 
     with subsection (c), the following information:
       ``(1) The total number of aircraft in the inventory.
       ``(2) The total number of the aircraft in the inventory 
     that are active, stated in the following categories (with 
     appropriate subcategories for mission aircraft, training 
     aircraft, dedicated test aircraft, and other aircraft):
       ``(A) Primary aircraft.
       ``(B) Backup aircraft.
       ``(C) Attrition and reconstitution reserve aircraft.
       ``(3) The total number of the aircraft in the inventory 
     that are inactive, stated in the following categories:
       ``(A) Bailment aircraft.
       ``(B) Drone aircraft.
       ``(C) Aircraft for sale or other transfer to foreign 
     governments.
       ``(D) Leased or loaned aircraft.
       ``(E) Aircraft for maintenance training.
       ``(F) Aircraft for reclamation.
       ``(G) Aircraft in storage.
       ``(4) The aircraft inventory requirements approved by the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff.
       ``(c) Display of Information.--The report shall specify the 
     information required by subsection (b) separately for the 
     active component of each armed force and for each reserve 
     component of each armed force and, within the information set 
     forth for each such component, shall specify the information 
     separately for each type, model, and series of aircraft 
     provided for in the future-years defense program submitted to 
     Congress.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     483, as added by section 323, the following new item:

``484. Report on aircraft inventory.''.

       (b) Special Submission Date for First Report.--The Under 
     Secretary of Defense

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     (Comptroller) shall submit the first report required under 
     section 484 of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
     subsection (a)), not later than January 30, 1998.
       (c) Modification of Budget Data Exhibits.--The Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall ensure that aircraft 
     budget data exhibits of the Department of Defense that are 
     submitted to Congress display total numbers of active 
     aircraft where numbers of primary aircraft or primary 
     authorized aircraft are displayed in those exhibits.

     SEC. 325. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS ADVERSELY AFFECTING MILITARY 
                   TRAINING OR OTHER READINESS ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Congressional Notification.--Chapter 101 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2014. Administrative actions adversely affecting 
       military training or other readiness activities

       ``(a) Congressional Notification.--Whenever an official of 
     an Executive agency takes or proposes to take an 
     administrative action that, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
     of Staff, affects training or any other readiness activity in 
     a manner that has or would have a significant adverse effect 
     on the military readiness of any of the armed forces or a 
     critical component thereof, the Secretary shall submit a 
     written notification of the action and each significant 
     adverse effect to the head of the Executive agency taking or 
     proposing to take the administrative action. At the same 
     time, the Secretary shall transmit a copy of the notification 
     to the President, the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate, and the Committee on National Security of the House 
     of Representatives.
       ``(b) Notification To Be Prompt.--(1) Subject to paragraph 
     (2), the Secretary shall submit a written notification of an 
     administrative action or proposed administrative action 
     required by subsection (a) as soon as possible after the 
     Secretary becomes aware of the action or proposed action.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall prescribe policies and procedures 
     to ensure that the Secretary receives information on an 
     administrative action or proposed administrative action 
     described in subsection (a) promptly after Department of 
     Defense personnel receive notice of such an action or 
     proposed action.
       ``(c) Consultation Between Secretary and Head of Executive 
     Agency.--Upon notification with respect to an administrative 
     action or proposed administrative action under subsection 
     (a), the head of the Executive agency concerned shall--
       ``(1) respond promptly to the Secretary; and
       ``(2) consistent with the urgency of the training or 
     readiness activity involved and the provisions of law under 
     which the administrative action or proposed administrative 
     action is being taken, seek to reach an agreement with the 
     Secretary on immediate actions to attain the objective of the 
     administrative action or proposed administrative action in a 
     manner which eliminates or mitigates the adverse effects of 
     the administrative action or proposed administrative action 
     upon the training or readiness activity.
       ``(d) Moratorium.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), upon 
     notification with respect to an administrative action or 
     proposed administrative action under subsection (a), the 
     administrative action or proposed administrative action shall 
     cease to be effective with respect to the Department of 
     Defense until the earlier of--
       ``(A) the end of the five-day period beginning on the date 
     of the notification; or
       ``(B) the date of an agreement between the head of the 
     Executive agency concerned and the Secretary as a result of 
     the consultations under subsection (c).
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to an 
     administrative action or proposed administrative action if 
     the head of the Executive agency concerned determines that 
     the delay in enforcement of the administrative action or 
     proposed administrative action will pose an actual threat of 
     an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health or 
     the environment.
       ``(e) Effect of Lack of Agreement.--(1) If the head of an 
     Executive agency and the Secretary do not enter into an 
     agreement under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall submit 
     a written notification to the President who shall take final 
     action on the matter.
       ``(2) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     President takes final action on a matter under paragraph (1), 
     the President shall submit to the committees referred to in 
     subsection (a) a notification of the action.
       ``(f) Limitation on Delegation of Authority.--The head of 
     an Executive agency may not delegate any responsibility under 
     this section.
       ``(g) Definition.--In this section, the term `Executive 
     agency' has the meaning given such term in section 105 of 
     title 5, except that the term does not include the General 
     Accounting Office.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections of the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2014. Administrative actions adversely affecting military training or 
              other readiness activities.''.

     SEC. 326. COMMON MEASUREMENT OF OPERATIONS TEMPO AND 
                   PERSONNEL TEMPO.

       (a) Means for Measurement.--The Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     develop (1) a common means of measuring the operations tempo 
     (OPTEMPO) of each of the Armed Forces, and (2) a common means 
     of measuring the personnel tempo (PERSTEMPO) of each of the 
     Armed Forces. The Chairman shall consult with the other 
     members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in developing those 
     common means of measurement.
       (b) Perstempo Measurement.--The measurement of personnel 
     tempo developed by the Chairman shall include a means of 
     identifying the rate of deployment for individual members of 
     the Armed Forces in addition to the rate of deployment for 
     units.

     SEC. 327. INCLUSION OF AIR FORCE DEPOT MAINTENANCE AS 
                   OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET LINE ITEMS.

       For fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year thereafter, Air 
     Force depot-level maintenance of materiel shall be displayed 
     as one or more separate line items under each subactivity 
     within the authorization request for operation and 
     maintenance, Air Force, in the proposed budget for that 
     fiscal year submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code.

     SEC. 328. PROHIBITION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF TIERED READINESS 
                   SYSTEM.

       (a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of a military department 
     may not implement, or be required to implement, a new 
     readiness system for units of the Armed Forces (as outlined 
     in sections 329 and 330), under which a military unit would 
     be categorized into one of several categories (known as 
     ``tiers'') according to the likelihood that the unit will be 
     required to respond to a military conflict and the time in 
     which the unit will be required to respond, if that system 
     would have the effect of changing the methods used as of 
     October 1, 1996, by the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction 
     of that Secretary for determining the priorities for 
     allocating to such military units funding, personnel, 
     equipment, equipment maintenance, and training resources, and 
     the associated levels of readiness of those units that result 
     from those priorities.
       (b) Report to Congress Requesting Waiver.--If the Secretary 
     of Defense determines, following the review required by 
     sections 329 and 330 (or any similar review), that 
     implementation for one or more of the Armed Forces of a 
     tiered readiness system that is prohibited by subsection (a) 
     would be in the national security interests of the United 
     States, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
     setting forth that determination, together with the rationale 
     for that determination, and a request for the enactment of 
     legislation to allow implementation of such a system.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) is 
     intended to preclude the Secretary of Defense from taking 
     necessary actions to maintain the combat preparedness of the 
     active and reserve components of the Armed Forces.

     SEC. 329. REPORT ON MILITARY READINESS REQUIREMENTS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Requirement for Report.--Not later than January 31, 
     1998, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
     military readiness requirements of the active and reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces (including combat units, 
     combat support units, and combat service support units). The 
     report shall assess such requirements under a tiered 
     readiness and response system that categorizes a given unit 
     according to the likelihood that it will be required to 
     respond to a military conflict and the time within which it 
     will be required to respond.
       (b) Preparation by JCS and Commanders of Unified 
     Commands.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     prepared jointly by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval 
     Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the 
     Commandant of the Marine Corps, the commander of the Special 
     Operations Command, and the commanders of the other unified 
     commands.
       (c) Assessment Scenario.--The report shall assess readiness 
     requirements in a scenario that is based on the following 
     assumptions:
       (1) That the Armed Forces of the United States must be 
     capable of--
       (A) fighting and winning, in concert with allies, two major 
     theater wars nearly simultaneously; and
       (B) deterring or defeating a strategic attack on the United 
     States.
       (2) That the forces available for deployment are the forces 
     included in the force structure recommended in the 
     Quadrennial Defense Review, including all other planned force 
     enhancements.
       (d) Assessment Elements.--(1) The report shall identify, by 
     unit type, all major units of the active and reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces and assess the readiness 
     requirements of the units. Each identified unit shall be 
     categorized within one of the following classifications:
       (A) Forward-deployed and crisis response forces, or ``Tier 
     I'' forces, that possess limited internal sustainment 
     capability and do not require immediate access to regional 
     air bases or ports or overflight rights, including the 
     following:
       (i) Force units that are deployed in rotation at sea or on 
     land outside the United States.
       (ii) Combat-ready crises response forces that are capable 
     of mobilizing and deploying within 10 days after receipt of 
     orders.
       (iii) Forces that are supported by prepositioning equipment 
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     ble of being inserted into a theater upon the capture of a 
     port or airfield by forcible entry forces.
       (B) Combat-ready follow-on forces, or ``Tier II'' forces, 
     that can be mobilized and deployed to a theater within 
     approximately 60 days after receipt of orders.
       (C) Combat-ready conflict resolution forces, or ``Tier 
     III'' forces, that can be mobilized and deployed to a theater 
     within approximately 180 days after receipt of orders.
       (D) All other active and reserve component force units 
     which are not categorized within a classification described 
     in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
       (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the following units 
     are major units:
       (A) In the case of the Army or Marine Corps, a brigade and 
     a battalion.
       (B) In the case of the Navy, a squadron of aircraft, a 
     ship, and a squadron of ships.
       (C) In the case of the Air Force, a squadron of aircraft.
       (e) Projection of Savings for Use for Modernization.--The 
     report shall include a projection for fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003 of the amounts of the savings in operation and 
     maintenance funding that--
       (1) could be derived by each of the Armed Forces by placing 
     as many units as is practicable into the lower readiness 
     categories among the tiers; and
       (2) could be made available for force modernization.
       (f) Form of Report.--The report under this section shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (g) Planned Force Enhancement Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``planned force enhancement'', with respect to the 
     force structure recommended in the Quadrennial Defense 
     Review, means any future improvement in the capability of the 
     force (including current strategic and future improvement in 
     strategic lift capability) that is assumed in the development 
     of the recommendation for the force structure set forth in 
     the Quadrennial Defense Review.

     SEC. 330. ASSESSMENT OF CYCLICAL READINESS POSTURE OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Requirement.--(1) 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 the readiness posture of 
     the Armed Forces described in subsection (b).
       (2) The Secretary shall prepare the report required under 
     paragraph (1) with the assistance of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff. In providing such assistance, the Chairman of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff shall consult with the Chief of the 
     National Guard Bureau.
       (b) Readiness Posture.--(1) The readiness posture to be 
     covered by the report under subsection (a) is a readiness 
     posture for units of the Armed Forces, or for designated 
     units of the Armed Forces, that provides for a rotation of 
     such units between a state of high readiness and a state of 
     low readiness.
       (2) As part of the evaluation of the readiness posture 
     described in paragraph (1), the report shall address in 
     particular a readiness posture that--
       (A) establishes within the Armed Forces two equivalent 
     forces each structured so as to be capable of fighting and 
     winning a major theater war; and
       (B) provides for an alternating rotation of such forces 
     between a state of high readiness and a state of low 
     readiness.
       (3) The evaluation of the readiness posture described in 
     paragraph (2) shall be based upon assumptions permitting 
     comparison with the existing force structure as follows:
       (A) That there are assembled from among the units of the 
     Armed Forces two equivalent forces each structured so as to 
     be capable of fighting and winning a major theater war.
       (B) That each force referred to in subparagraph (A) 
     includes--
       (i) four active Army divisions, including one mechanized 
     division, one armored division, one light infantry division, 
     and one division combining airborne units and air assault 
     units, and appropriate support and service support units for 
     such divisions;
       (ii) six divisions (or division equivalents) of the Army 
     National Guard or the Army Reserve that are essentially 
     equivalent in structure, and appropriate support and service 
     support units for such divisions;
       (iii) six aircraft carrier battle groups;
       (iv) six active Air Force fighter wings (or fighter wing 
     equivalents);
       (v) four Air Force reserve fighter wings (or fighter wing 
     equivalents); and
       (vi) one active Marine Corps expeditionary force.
       (C) That each force may be supplemented by critical units 
     or units in short supply, including heavy bomber units, 
     strategic lift units, and aerial reconnaissance units, that 
     are not subject to the readiness rotation otherwise assumed 
     for purposes of the evaluation or are subject to the rotation 
     on a modified basis.
       (D) That units of the Armed Forces not assigned to a force 
     are available for operations other than those essential to 
     fight and win a major theater war, including peace 
     operations.
       (E) That the state of readiness of each force alternates 
     between a state of high readiness and a state of low 
     readiness on a frequency determined by the Secretary (but not 
     more often than once every six months) and with only one 
     force at a given state of readiness at any one time.
       (F) That, during the period of state of high readiness of a 
     force, any operations or activities (including leave and 
     education and training of personnel) that detract from the 
     near-term wartime readiness of the force are temporary and 
     their effects on such state of readiness minimized.
       (G) That units are assigned overseas during the period of 
     state of high readiness of the force to which the units are 
     assigned primarily on a temporary duty basis.
       (H) That, during the period of high readiness of a force, 
     the operational war plans for the force incorporate the 
     divisions (or division equivalents) of the Army Reserve or 
     Army National Guard assigned to the force in a manner such 
     that one such division (or division equivalent) is, on a 
     rotating basis for such divisions (or division equivalents) 
     during the period, maintained in a high state of readiness 
     and dedicated as the first reserve combat division to be 
     transferred overseas in the event of a major theater war.
       (c) Report Elements.--The report under this section shall 
     include the following elements for the readiness posture 
     described in subsection (b)(2):
       (1) An estimate of the range of cost savings achievable 
     over the long term as a result of implementing the readiness 
     posture, including--
       (A) the savings achievable from reduced training levels and 
     readiness levels during periods in which a force referred to 
     in subsection (b)(3)(A) is in a state of low readiness; and
       (B) the savings achievable from reductions in costs of 
     infrastructure overseas as a result of reduced permanent 
     change of station rotations.
       (2) An assessment of the potential risks associated with a 
     lower readiness status for units assigned to a force in a 
     state of low readiness under the readiness posture, including 
     the risks associated with the delayed availability of such 
     units overseas in the event of two nearly simultaneous major 
     theater wars.
       (3) An assessment of the potential risks associated with 
     requiring the forces under the readiness posture to fight a 
     major war in any theater worldwide.
       (4) An assessment of the modifications of the current force 
     structure of the Armed Forces that are necessary to achieve 
     the range of cost savings estimated under paragraph (1), 
     including the extent of the diminishment, if any, of the 
     military capabilities of the Armed Forces as a result of the 
     modifications.
       (5) An assessment whether or not the risks of diminished 
     military capability associated with implementation of the 
     readiness posture exceed the risks of diminished military 
     capability associated with the modifications of the current 
     force structure necessary to achieve cost savings equivalent 
     to the best case for cost savings resulting from the 
     implementation of the readiness posture.
       (d) Form of Report.--The report under this section shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``state of high readiness'', in the case of a 
     military force, means the capability to mobilize first-to-
     arrive units of the force within 18 hours and last-to-arrive 
     units within 120 days of a particular event.
       (2) The term ``state of low readiness'', in the case of a 
     military force, means the capability to mobilize first-to-
     arrive units within 90 days and last-to-arrive units within 
     180 days of a particular event.

     SEC. 331. REPORT ON MILITARY EXERCISES CONDUCTED UNDER 
                   CERTAIN TRAINING EXERCISES PROGRAMS

       (a) Report.--Not later than February 16, 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 military 
     exercises conducted by the Department of Defense during 
     fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997 and the military exercises 
     planned to be conducted during fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 
     2000, under the following training exercises programs:
       (1) The program known as the ``CJCS Exercise Program''.
       (2) The program known as the ``Partnership for Peace 
     program``.
       (3) The Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.
       (b) Information on Exercises Conducted or To Be 
     Conducted.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the 
     following information for each exercise included in the 
     report, which shall be set forth by fiscal year and shown 
     within the fiscal year by the sponsoring command:
       (1) Name of the exercise.
       (2) Type, description, duration, and objectives of the 
     exercise.
       (3) Participating units, including the number of personnel 
     participating in each unit.
       (4) For each participating unit, the percentage of the 
     tasks on that unit's specification of tasks (known as a 
     mission essential task list) or a comparable specification 
     (in the case of any of the Armed Forces not maintaining a 
     mission essential task list designation) that were performed 
     or are scheduled to be performed as part of the exercise.
       (5) The cost of the exercise paid or to be paid out of 
     funds available to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
     and the cost to each of the Armed Forces participating in the 
     exercise, with a description of the categories of activities 
     for which those costs are incurred in each such case.
       (6) In the case of each planned exercise, the priority of 
     the exercise in relation to all other exercises planned by 
     the sponsoring command to be conducted during that fiscal 
     year.

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       (7) In the case of an exercise conducted or to be conducted 
     in a foreign country or with military personnel of a foreign 
     country, the military forces of the foreign country that 
     participated or will participate in the exercise.
       (c) Assessment.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) an assessment of the ability of each of the Armed 
     Forces to meet requirements of the training exercises 
     programs specified in subsection (a);
       (2) an assessment of the training value of each exercise 
     covered in the report to each unit of the Armed Forces 
     participating in the exercise, including for each such unit 
     an assessment of the value of the percentage under subsection 
     (b)(4) as an indicator of the training value of the exercise 
     for that unit;
       (3) options to minimize the negative effects on operational 
     and personnel tempo resulting from the training exercises 
     programs; and
       (4) in the case of exercises to be conducted in a foreign 
     country or with military personnel of a foreign country--
       (A) an assessment of the training value of each exercise 
     covered in the report to the foreign countries involved and 
     the extent to which the exercise enhances the readiness 
     capabilities of all military forces involved in the exercise 
     (both United States and foreign); and
       (B) an assessment of the benefits to be derived through 
     enhanced military-to-military relationships between the 
     United States and foreign countries.
       (d) Funding Limitation Pending Receipt of Report.--Of the 
     funds available for fiscal year 1998 for the conduct of the 
     CJCS Exercise Program, not more than 90 percent may be 
     expended before the date on which the report required under 
     subsection (a) is submitted.

     SEC. 332. REPORT ON OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS.

       (a) 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 on the deployments overseas of members 
     of the Armed Forces (other than the Coast Guard). The report 
     shall describe the deployments as of June 30, 1996, and as of 
     June 30, 1997.
       (b) Elements.--The report shall include the following, 
     shown as of each date specified in subsection (a) and shown 
     for the Armed Forces in the aggregate and separately for each 
     of the Armed Forces:
       (1) The number of military personnel deployed overseas 
     pursuant to a permanent duty assignment, shown in the 
     aggregate and by country or ocean to which deployed.
       (2) The number of military personnel deployed overseas 
     pursuant to a temporary duty assignment, including--
       (A) the number engaged in training with units of a single 
     military department;
       (B) the number engaged in United States military joint 
     exercises; and
       (C) the number engaged in training with allied units.
       (3) The number of military personnel deployed overseas who 
     were engaged in contingency operations (including 
     peacekeeping or humanitarian assistance missions) or other 
     activities (other than those personnel covered by paragraphs 
     (1) and (2)).
                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

     SEC. 341. REVISION OF MEMBERSHIP TERMS FOR STRATEGIC 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 
                   SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD.

       Section 2904(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``three'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``not less than two and not more than four''.

     SEC. 342. AMENDMENTS TO AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS 
                   WITH OTHER AGENCIES IN SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION.

       (a) Authority To Enter Into Agreements With Indian 
     Tribes.--Section 327 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2483; 
     10 U.S.C. 2702 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, or with an Indian 
     tribe,'' after ``with an agency of a State or local 
     government'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Definition.--In this section, the term `Indian tribe' 
     has the meaning given that term by section 101(36) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(36)).''.
       (b) Elimination of Certain Limitation on Authority.--
     Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended by striking out 
     ``in carrying out its environmental restoration activities''.
       (c) Additional Report Information.--Subsection (d) of such 
     section is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) A statement of the funding that will be required to 
     meet commitments made to State and local governments and 
     Indian tribes under such agreements entered into during the 
     fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted.
       ``(6) A description of any cost-sharing arrangement under 
     any such agreements.''.
       (d) Guidelines for Reimbursement and Cost-Sharing.--Not 
     later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     setting forth the guidelines established by the Secretary for 
     reimbursement of State and local governments, and for cost-
     sharing between the Department of Defense, such governments, 
     and vendors, under cooperative agreements entered into under 
     such section 327.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the report 
     required by subsection (d) is submitted to Congress.

     SEC. 343. MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY TO STORE AND DISPOSE OF 
                   NONDEFENSE TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.

       (a) Storage of Materials Owned by Members and Dependents.--
     Subsection (a)(1) of section 2692 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out ``by the Department of 
     Defense.'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
     ``either by the Department of Defense or by a member of the 
     armed forces (or a dependent of the member) assigned to or 
     provided military housing on the installation.''.
       (b) Additional Authority.--Subsection (b) of such section 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (9) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (10), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
     the following new paragraph (1):
       ``(1) the storage, treatment, or disposal of materials that 
     will be or have been used in connection with an activity of 
     the Department of Defense or in connection with a service to 
     be performed on an installation of the Department for the 
     benefit of the Department;''.
       (c) Storage and Disposal of Explosives To Assist Law 
     Enforcement Agencies.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
     amended in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by subsection 
     (b))--
       (1) by striking out ``Federal law enforcement'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Federal, State, or local law 
     enforcement''; and
       (2) by striking out ``Federal agency'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Federal, State, or local agency''.
       (d) Storage of Material in Connection With Authorized and 
     Compatible Use of a Defense Facility.--Subsection (b) of such 
     section is amended in paragraph (9) (as redesignated by 
     subsection (b))--
       (1) by striking out ``by a private person in connection 
     with the authorized and compatible use by that person of an 
     industrial-type'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``in 
     connection with the authorized and compatible use of a''; and
       (2) by striking out ``; and'' at the end and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following: ``, including the use of such a 
     facility for testing materiel or training personnel;''.
       (e) Treatment and Disposal of Material in Connection With 
     Authorized and Compatible Use of a Defense Facility.--
     Subsection (b) of such section is amended in paragraph (10) 
     (as redesignated by subsection (b))--
       (1) by striking out ``by a private person in connection 
     with the authorized and compatible commercial use by that 
     person of an industrial-type'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``in connection with the authorized and compatible use of 
     a'';
       (2) by striking out ``with that person'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``or agreement with the prospective user'';
       (3) by striking out ``for that person's'' in subparagraph 
     (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``for the prospective 
     user's''; and
       (4) by striking out the period at the end and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``; and''.
       (f) Storage of Material in Connection With Space Launch 
     Facilities.--Subsection (b) of such section is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) the storage of any material that is not owned by the 
     Department of Defense if the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned determines that the material is required 
     or generated in connection with the use of a space launch 
     facility located on an installation of the Department of 
     Defense or on other land controlled by the United States.''.
       (g) Technical Amendments.--(1) Subsection (a)(1) of such 
     section is further amended by striking out ``storage'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``storage, treatment,''.
       (2) The heading for such section is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 2692. Storage, treatment, and disposal of nondefense 
       toxic and hazardous materials''.

       (3) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 159 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``2692. Storage, treatment, and disposal of nondefense toxic and 
              hazardous materials.''.
       (h) Savings Clause.--Nothing in the amendments made by this 
     section is intended to modify environmental laws or laws 
     relating to the siting of facilities.

     SEC. 344. ANNUAL REPORT ON PAYMENTS AND ACTIVITIES IN 
                   RESPONSE TO FINES AND PENALTIES ASSESSED UNDER 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.

       (a) Annual Reports.--Section 2706(b)(2) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) A statement of the fines and penalties imposed or 
     assessed against the Department of Defense under Federal, 
     State, or local environmental law during the fiscal year 
     preceding the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, 
     setting forth each Federal environmental statute under which 
     a fine or penalty was imposed or assessed during the fiscal 
     year, and, with respect to each such statute--

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       ``(i) the aggregate amount of fines and penalties imposed 
     or assessed during the fiscal year;
       ``(ii) the aggregate amount of fines and penalties paid 
     during the fiscal year;
       ``(iii) the total amount required for environmental 
     projects to be carried out by the Department of Defense in 
     lieu of the payment of fines or penalties; and
       ``(iv) the number of fines and penalties imposed or 
     assessed during the fiscal year that were--
       ``(I) $100,000 or less; and
       ``(II) more than $100,000.''.
       (b) Report in Fiscal Year 1998.--The statement submitted by 
     the Secretary of Defense under subparagraph (H) of section 
     2706(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), in 1998 shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, include the information required by that 
     subparagraph for each of fiscal years 1994 through 1997.

     SEC. 345. ANNUAL REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS.

       Section 2706 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection (d):
       ``(d) Report on Environmental Activities Overseas.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress each year, not 
     later than 30 days after the date on which the President 
     submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year, a report on 
     the environmental activities of the Department of Defense 
     overseas.
       ``(2) Each such report shall include a statement of the 
     funding levels during such fiscal year for each of the 
     following categories:
       ``(A) Compliance by the Department of Defense with 
     requirements under a treaty, law, contract, or other 
     agreement for environmental restoration or compliance 
     activities.
       ``(B) Performance by the Department of Defense of other 
     environmental restoration and compliance activities overseas.
       ``(C) Performance by the Department of Defense of any other 
     overseas activities related to the environment, including 
     conferences, meetings, and studies for pilot programs, and 
     travel related to such activities.''.

     SEC. 346. REVIEW OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF 
                   THE PRESENCE OF THE ARMED FORCES IN BERMUDA.

       Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on any remaining 
     environmental effects of the presence of the Armed Forces of 
     the United States in Bermuda.

     SEC. 347. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES 
                   ARMED FORCES ABROAD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps should 
     not be deployed outside the United States to provide 
     assistance to another nation in connection with environmental 
     preservation activities in that nation, unless the Secretary 
     of Defense determines that such activities are necessary for 
     national security purposes.
       (b) Scope of Section.--For purposes of this section, 
     environmental preservation activities do not include any of 
     the following:
       (1) Activities undertaken for humanitarian purposes, 
     disaster relief activities, peacekeeping activities, or 
     operational training activities.
       (2) Environmental compliance and restoration activities 
     associated with military installations and deployments 
     outside the United States.

     SEC. 348. RECOVERY AND SHARING OF COSTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   RESTORATION AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SITES.

       (a) Regulations.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations containing 
     the guidelines and requirements described in subsections (b) 
     and (c).
       (b) Guidelines.--(1) The regulations prescribed under 
     subsection (a) shall contain uniform guidelines for the 
     military departments and defense agencies concerning the 
     cost-recovery and cost-sharing activities of those 
     departments and agencies.
       (2) The Secretary shall take appropriate actions to ensure 
     the implementation of the guidelines.
       (c) Requirements.--The regulations prescribed under 
     subsection (a) shall contain requirements for the Secretaries 
     of the military departments and the heads of defense agencies 
     to--
       (1) obtain all data that is relevant for purposes of cost-
     recovery and cost-sharing activities; and
       (2) identify any negligence or other misconduct that may 
     preclude indemnification or reimbursement by the Department 
     of Defense for the costs of environmental restoration at a 
     Department site or justify the recovery or sharing of costs 
     associated with such restoration.
       (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``cost-recovery 
     and-cost sharing activities'' means activities concerning--
       (1) the recovery of the costs of environmental restoration 
     at Department of Defense sites from contractors of the 
     Department and other private parties that contribute to 
     environmental contamination at such sites; and
       (2) the sharing of the costs of such restoration with such 
     contractors and parties.

     SEC. 349. PARTNERSHIPS FOR INVESTMENT IN INNOVATIVE 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of 
     Defense may enter into a partnership with one or more private 
     entities to demonstrate and validate innovative environmental 
     technologies.
       (b) Limitations.--The Secretary of Defense may enter into a 
     partnership with respect to an environmental technology under 
     subsection (a) only if--
       (1) any private entities participating in the partnership 
     are selected through the use of competitive procedures;
       (2) the partnership provides for parties other than the 
     Department of Defense to provide at least 50 percent of the 
     funding required (not including in-kind contributions or 
     preexisting investments); and
       (3) the Secretary determines that--
       (A) the technology has clear potential to be of significant 
     value to the Department of Defense in its environmental 
     remediation activities at a substantial number of Department 
     of Defense sites; and
       (B) the technology would not be developed without the 
     commitment of Department of Defense funds.
       (c) Evaluation Guidelines.--Before entering into a 
     partnership with respect to an environmental technology under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall give 
     consideration to the following:
       (1) The potential for the technology to be used by the 
     Department of Defense for environmental remediation.
       (2) The technical feasibility and maturity of the 
     technology.
       (3) The adequacy of financial and management plans to 
     demonstrate and validate the technology.
       (4) The costs and benefits to the Department of Defense of 
     developing and using the technology.
       (5) The potential for commercialization of the technology.
       (6) The proposed arrangements for sharing the costs of the 
     partnership through the use of resources outside the 
     Department of Defense.
       (d) Funding.--Under a partnership entered into under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may provide funds to 
     the partner or partners from appropriations available to the 
     Department of Defense for environmental activities, for a 
     period of up to five years.
       (e) Report.--In the annual report required under section 
     2706(a) of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall include the following information with respect 
     to partnerships entered into under this section:
       (1) The number of such partnerships.
       (2) A description of the nature of the technology involved 
     in each such partnership.
       (3) A list of all partners in such partnerships.
       (f) Coordination.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
     that the Department of Defense coordinates with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in any 
     verification sponsored by the Department of technologies 
     demonstrated and validated by a partnership entered into 
     under this section.
       (g) Procedures.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     appropriate procedures to ensure that all Department of 
     Defense funds committed to a partnership entered into under 
     this section are expended for the purpose authorized in the 
     partnership agreement. The Secretary may not enter into a 
     partnership under this section until 30 days after the date 
     on which a copy of such procedures is provided to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives.
       (h) Termination of Authority.--The authority to enter into 
     agreements under subsection (a) shall terminate three years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 350. PROCUREMENT OF RECYCLED COPIER PAPER.

       (a) Procurement Requirements.--Chapter 140 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2378. Procurement of copier paper containing specified 
       percentages of post-consumer recycled content

       ``(a) Procurement Requirement.--(1) Except as provided in 
     subsections (b) and (c), a department or agency of the 
     Department of Defense may not procure copying machine paper 
     after the applicable date specified in paragraph (2) unless 
     the percentage of post-consumer recycled content of the paper 
     meets the percentage then in effect under such paragraph.
       ``(2) The percentage of post-consumer recycled content of 
     paper required under paragraph (1) is as follows:
       ``(A) 20 percent as of January 1, 1998.
       ``(B) 30 percent as of January 1, 1999.
       ``(C) 50 percent as of January 1, 2004.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--A department or agency of the Department 
     of Defense is not required to procure copying machine paper 
     containing a percentage of post-consumer recycled content 
     that meets the applicable requirement in subsection (a) if 
     the Secretary concerned determines that one or more of the 
     following circumstances apply with respect to that 
     procurement:
       ``(1) The cost of procuring copying machine paper 
     satisfying the applicable requirement significantly exceeds 
     the cost of procuring copying machine paper containing a 
     percentage of post-consumer recycled content that does not 
     meet such requirement. The Secretary concerned shall 
     establish the cost differential to be applied under this 
     paragraph.

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       ``(2) Copying machine paper containing a percentage of 
     post-consumer recycled content meeting such requirement is 
     not reasonably available within a reasonable period of time.
       ``(3) Copying machine paper containing a percentage of 
     post-consumer recycled content meeting such requirement does 
     not meet performance standards of the department or agency 
     for copying machine paper.
       ``(c) Effect of Inability To Meet Goal in 2004.--(1) In the 
     case of the requirement that will take effect on January 1, 
     2004, pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(C), the requirement shall 
     not take effect with respect to a military department or 
     Defense Agency if the Secretary of Defense determines that 
     the department or agency will be unable to meet such 
     requirement by that date.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall submit to Congress written notice 
     of any determination made under paragraph (1) and the reasons 
     for the determination. The Secretary shall submit such 
     notice, if at all, not later than January 1, 2003.
       ``(d) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `Secretary concerned' means the Secretary of each 
     military department and the Secretary of Defense with respect 
     to the Defense Agencies.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2378. Procurement of copier paper containing specified percentages of 
              post-consumer recycled content.''.

     SEC. 351. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE SALE OF AIR POLLUTION 
                   EMISSION REDUCTION INCENTIVES.

       (a) Authority.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may, in 
     consultation with the Administrator of General Services, 
     carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and 
     advisability of the sale of economic incentives for the 
     reduction of emission of air pollutants attributable to a 
     facility of a military department.
       (2) The Secretary may carry out the pilot program during 
     the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and ending two years after such date.
       (b) Incentives Available for Sale.--(1) Under the pilot 
     program, the Secretary may sell economic incentives for the 
     reduction of emission of air pollutants attributable to a 
     facility of a military department only if such incentives are 
     not otherwise required for the activities or operations of 
     the military department.
       (2) The Secretary may not, under the pilot program, sell 
     economic incentives attributable to the closure or 
     realignment of a military installation under a base closure 
     law.
       (3) If the Secretary determines that additional sales of 
     economic incentives are likely to result in amounts available 
     for allocation under subsection (c)(2) in a fiscal year in 
     excess of the limitation set forth in subparagraph (B) of 
     that subsection, the Secretary shall not carry out such 
     additional sales in that fiscal year.
       (c) Use of Proceeds.--(1) The proceeds of sale of economic 
     incentives attributable to a facility of a military 
     department shall be credited to the funds available to the 
     facility for the costs of identifying, quantifying, or 
     valuing economic incentives for the reduction of emission of 
     air pollutants. The amount credited shall be equal to the 
     cost incurred in identifying, quantifying, or valuing the 
     economic incentives sold.
       (2)(A)(i) If after crediting under paragraph (1) a balance 
     remains, the amount of such balance shall be available to the 
     Department of Defense for allocation by the Secretary to the 
     military departments for programs, projects, and activities 
     necessary for compliance with Federal environmental laws, 
     including the purchase of economic incentives for the 
     reduction of emission of air pollutants.
       (ii) To the extent practicable, amounts allocated to the 
     military departments under this subparagraph shall be made 
     available to the facilities that generated the economic 
     incentives providing the basis for the amounts.
       (B) The total amount allocated under this paragraph in a 
     fiscal year from sales of economic incentives may not equal 
     or exceed $500,000.
       (3) If after crediting under paragraph (1) a balance 
     remains in excess of an amount equal to the limitation set 
     forth in paragraph (2)(B), the amount of the excess shall be 
     covered over into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
       (4) Funds credited under paragraph (1) or allocated under 
     paragraph (2) shall be merged with the funds to which 
     credited or allocated, as the case may be, and shall be 
     available for the same purposes and for the same period as 
     the funds with which merged.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``base closure law'' means the following:
       (A) Section 2687 of title 10, United States Code.
       (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).
       (2) The term ``economic incentives for the reduction of 
     emission of air pollutants'' means any transferable economic 
     incentives (including marketable permits and emission rights) 
     necessary or appropriate to meet air quality requirements 
     under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).
                   Subtitle D--Depot-Level Activities

     SEC. 355. DEFINITION OF DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.

       (a) Depot-Level Maintenance and Repair Defined.--Chapter 
     146 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     before section 2461 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2460. Definition of depot-level maintenance and repair

       ``(a) In General.--In this chapter, the term `depot-level 
     maintenance and repair' means (except as provided in 
     subsection (b)) material maintenance or repair requiring the 
     overhaul, upgrading, or rebuilding of parts, assemblies, or 
     subassemblies, and the testing and reclamation of equipment 
     as necessary, regardless of the source of funds for the 
     maintenance or repair. The term includes (1) all aspects of 
     software maintenance classified by the Department of Defense 
     as of July 1, 1995, as depot-level maintenance and repair, 
     and (2) interim contractor support or contractor logistics 
     support (or any similar contractor support), to the extent 
     that such support is for the performance of services 
     described in the preceding sentence.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--(1) The term does not include the 
     procurement of major modifications or upgrades of weapon 
     systems that are designed to improve program performance or 
     the nuclear refueling of an aircraft carrier. A major upgrade 
     program covered by this exception could continue to be 
     performed by private or public sector activities.
       ``(2) The term also does not include the procurement of 
     parts for safety modifications. However, the term does 
     include the installation of parts for that purpose.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2469 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended in subsections (a) and (b), by 
     striking out ``or repair'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``and repair''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 146 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting before the item relating to section 2461 
     the following new item:

``2460. Definition of depot-level maintenance and repair.''.

       (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 amended by striking out the item relating to chapter 146 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following new item:

``146. Contracting for Performance of Civilian Commercial or Industrial 
    Type Functions..........................................2460''.....

     SEC. 356. CORE LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Section 2464 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2464. Core logistics capabilities

       ``(a) Necessity for Core Logistics Capabilities.--(1) It is 
     essential for the national defense that the Department of 
     Defense maintain a core logistics capability that is 
     Government-owned and Government-operated (including 
     Government personnel and Government-owned and Government-
     operated equipment and facilities) to ensure a ready and 
     controlled source of technical competence and resources 
     necessary to ensure effective and timely response to a 
     mobilization, national defense contingency situations, and 
     other emergency requirements.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall identify the core 
     logistics capabilities described in paragraph (1) and the 
     workload required to maintain those capabilities.
       ``(3) The core logistics capabilities identified under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) shall include those capabilities that 
     are necessary to maintain and repair the weapon systems and 
     other military equipment (including mission-essential weapon 
     systems or materiel not later than four years after achieving 
     initial operational capability, but excluding systems and 
     equipment under special access programs, nuclear aircraft 
     carriers, and commercial items described in paragraph (5)) 
     that are identified by the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as necessary to 
     enable the armed forces to fulfill the strategic and 
     contingency plans prepared by the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff under section 153(a) of this title.
       ``(4) The Secretary of Defense shall require the 
     performance of core logistics workloads necessary to maintain 
     the core logistics capabilities identified under paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3) at Government-owned, Government-operated 
     facilities of the Department of Defense (including 
     Government-owned, Government-operated facilities of a 
     military department) and shall assign such facilities 
     sufficient workload to ensure cost efficiency and technical 
     competence in peacetime while preserving the surge capacity 
     and reconstitution capabilities necessary to support fully 
     the strategic and contingency plans referred to in paragraph 
     (3).
       ``(5) The commercial items covered by paragraph (3) are 
     commercial items that have been sold or leased in substantial 
     quantities to the general public and are purchased without 
     modification in the same form that they are sold in the 
     commercial marketplace, or with minor modifications to meet 
     Federal Government requirements.
       ``(b) Limitation on Contracting.--(1) Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), performance of workload needed to maintain a 
     logistics capability identified by the Secretary

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     under subsection (a)(2) may not be contracted for performance 
     by non-Government personnel under the procedures and 
     requirements of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 
     or any successor administrative regulation or policy 
     (hereinafter in this section referred to as OMB Circular A-
     76).
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may waive paragraph (1) in 
     the case of any such logistics capability and provide that 
     performance of the workload needed to maintain that 
     capability shall be considered for conversion to contractor 
     performance in accordance with OMB Circular A-76. Any such 
     waiver shall be made under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary and shall be based on a determination by the 
     Secretary that Government performance of the workload is no 
     longer required for national defense reasons. Such 
     regulations shall include criteria for determining whether 
     Government performance of any such workload is no longer 
     required for national defense reasons.
       ``(3)(A) A waiver under paragraph (2) may not take effect 
     until the expiration of the first period of 30 days of 
     continuous session of Congress that begins on or after 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.
       ``(B) For the purposes of subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) continuity of session is broken only by an 
     adjournment of Congress sine die; and
       ``(ii) the days on which either House is not in session 
     because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day 
     certain are excluded in the computation of any period of time 
     in which Congress is in continuous session.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to such section 
     at the beginning of chapter 146 of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:

``2464. Core logistics capabilities.''.

     SEC. 357. INCREASE IN PERCENTAGE OF DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE 
                   AND REPAIR THAT MAY BE CONTRACTED FOR 
                   PERFORMANCE BY NON-GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL.

       Section 2466(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``40 percent'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``50 percent''.

     SEC. 358. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND 
                   REPAIR.

       Subsection (e) of section 2466 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Report.--(1) Not later than February 1 of each year, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     identifying, for each military department and Defense Agency, 
     the percentage of the funds referred to in subsection (a) 
     that were expended during the preceding fiscal year for 
     performance of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads 
     by the public and private sectors as required by section 2466 
     of this title.
       ``(2) Not later than 90 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits the annual report under paragraph (1), the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress the Comptroller 
     General's views on whether the Department of Defense has 
     complied with the requirements of subsection (a) for the 
     fiscal year covered by the report.''.

     SEC. 359. REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES IN 
                   CONTRACTING FOR PERFORMANCE OF DEPOT-LEVEL 
                   MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORKLOADS FORMERLY 
                   PERFORMED AT CLOSED OR REALIGNED MILITARY 
                   INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Application to certain Workloads.--(1) Chapter 146 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     section 2469 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2469a. Use of competitive procedures in contracting 
       for performance of depot-level maintenance and repair 
       workloads formerly performed at certain military 
       installations

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `closed or realigned military installation' 
     means a military installation where a depot-level maintenance 
     and repair facility was 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).
       ``(2) The term `military installation' includes a former 
     military installation that was a military installation when 
     it was approved in 1995 for closure or realignment under the 
     Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 and that has 
     been closed or realigned under the Act.
       ``(3) The terms `realignment' and `realigned' mean a 
     decision under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act 
     of 1990 that results in both a reduction and relocation of 
     functions and civilian personnel positions.
       ``(b) Covered Depot-Level Maintenance and Repair 
     Workloads.--Except as provided in subsection (c), this 
     section applies with respect to any depot-level maintenance 
     and repair workload that--
       ``(1) was performed as of January 1, 1997, at a military 
     installation that was approved in 1995 for closure or 
     realignment under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Act of 1990 and that has been closed or realigned under the 
     Act; and
       ``(2) is proposed to be converted from performance by 
     Department of Defense personnel to performance by a private 
     sector source.
       ``(c) Exceptions.--This section shall not apply with 
     respect to--
       ``(1) a depot-level maintenance and repair workload that is 
     to be consolidated to another military installation (other 
     than a closed or realigned military installation) as a result 
     of a base closure or realignment action or a decision made by 
     the Secretary concerned or the Defense Depot Maintenance 
     Council;
       ``(2) a workload necessary to maintain a core logistics 
     capability identified under section 2464 of this title; or
       ``(3) any contract originally entered into before the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1998.
       ``(d) Conditions and Solicitation.--A solicitation of 
     offers for the performance of any depot-level maintenance and 
     repair workload described in subsection (b) may be issued, 
     and a contract may be awarded pursuant to such a 
     solicitation, only if the following conditions are met with 
     respect to the contract and the solicitation specifically 
     states the conditions:
       ``(1) The source selection process used in the case of the 
     solicitation and contract permits the consideration of offers 
     submitted by private sector sources and offers submitted by 
     public sector sources.
       ``(2) The source selection process used in the case of the 
     solicitation and contract requires that, in the comparison of 
     offers, there be taken into account--
       ``(A) the fair market value (or if fair market value cannot 
     be determined, the estimated book value) of any land, plant, 
     or equipment from a military installation that is proposed by 
     a private offeror to be used to meet a specific workload 
     (whether these assets are provided to the offeror by a local 
     redevelopment authority or by any other source approved by an 
     official of the Department of Defense); and
       ``(B) the total estimated direct and indirect costs that 
     will be incurred by the Department of Defense and the total 
     estimated direct and indirect savings (including overhead) 
     that will be derived by the Department of Defense.
       ``(3) The cost standards used to determine the depreciation 
     of facilities and equipment shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, provide identical treatment to all public and 
     private sector offerors.
       ``(4) Any offeror, whether public or private, may offer to 
     perform the workload at any location or locations selected by 
     the offeror and to team with any other public or private 
     entity to perform that workload at one or more locations, 
     including a Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence 
     designated under section 2474 of this title.
       ``(5) No offeror may be given any preferential 
     consideration for, or in any way be limited to, performing 
     the workload in-place or at any other single location.
       ``(e) Contracts for Multiple Workloads.--(1) A solicitation 
     may be issued for a single contract for the performance of 
     multiple depot-level maintenance and repair workloads 
     described in subsection (b) only if--
       ``(A) the Secretary of Defense determines in writing that 
     the individual workloads cannot as logically and economically 
     be performed without combination by sources that are 
     potentially qualified to submit an offer and to be awarded a 
     contract to perform those individual workloads;
       ``(B) the Secretary submits to Congress a report setting 
     forth the determination together with the reasons for the 
     determination; and
       ``(C) the solicitation of offers for the contract is issued 
     more than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary 
     submits the report.
       ``(2) The Comptroller General shall review each report 
     submitted under paragraph (1)(B) and, not later than 30 days 
     after the report is submitted to Congress, shall submit to 
     Congress the Comptroller General's views regarding the 
     determination of the Secretary that is set forth in the 
     report, together with any other findings that the Comptroller 
     General considers appropriate.
       ``(f) Competitive Procedures Required.--Section 2304(c)(7) 
     of this title shall not be used as the basis for an exception 
     to the requirement to use competitive procedures for any 
     contract for a depot-level maintenance and repair workload 
     described in subsection (b).
       ``(g) Reviews of Competitive Procedures.--If a solicitation 
     of offers for a contract for, or award of, any depot-level 
     maintenance and repair workload described in subsection (b) 
     is issued, the Comptroller General shall--
       ``(1) within 45 days after the issuance of the 
     solicitation, review the solicitation and report to Congress 
     on whether the solicitation--
       ``(A) provides substantially equal opportunity for public 
     and private offerors to compete for the contract without 
     regard to the location at which the workload is to be 
     performed; and
       ``(B) is in compliance with the requirements of this 
     section and all applicable provisions of law and regulations; 
     and
       ``(2) within 45 days after any contract or award resulting 
     from the solicitation is entered into or made, review the 
     contract or award, including the contracting or award 
     process, and report to Congress on whether--
       ``(A) the procedures used to conduct the competition--
       ``(i) provided substantially equal opportunity for public 
     and private offerors to compete for the contract without 
     regard to the location at which the workload is to be 
     performed; and

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       ``(ii) were in compliance with the requirements of this 
     section and all applicable provisions of law and regulations;
       ``(B) appropriate consideration was given to factors other 
     than cost in the selection of the source for performance of 
     the workload; and
       ``(C) the contract or award resulted in the lowest total 
     cost to the Department of Defense for performance of the 
     workload.
       ``(h) Resolution of Workload Award Objections.--Any public 
     or private entity may, pursuant to procedures established by 
     the Secretary, object to a solicitation of offers under this 
     section for the performance of any depot-level maintenance 
     and repair workload, or the award or proposed award of any 
     workload pursuant to such a solicitation. The Secretary may 
     designate a qualified individual or entity to review the 
     objection; however, the Secretary shall not designate the 
     Source Selection Authority or any individual from the same 
     military department as the Source Selection Authority to 
     review the objection. The Secretary shall take appropriate 
     action to address any defect in the solicitation or award in 
     the event that the objection is sustained.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2469 the following new item:

``2469a. Use of competitive procedures in contracting for performance 
              of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads formerly 
              performed at certain military installations.''.

       (b) Limitation Relating to Timing of Solicitation.--The 
     first solicitation of offers from private sector sources for 
     the performance of a depot-level maintenance and repair 
     workload described in subsection (b) of section 2469a of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), may 
     be issued pursuant to such section only after the date that 
     is 30 days after the latest of the following:
       (1) The date on which the Secretary of Defense publishes 
     and submits to Congress a plan or Department of Defense 
     directive that sets forth the specific procedures for the 
     conduct of competitions among private and public sector 
     entities for such depot-level maintenance and repair 
     workloads.
       (2) The date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     Congress the report on allocation of workloads required under 
     subsection (c).
       (3) The date on which the Comptroller General is required 
     to submit the report to Congress under subsection (d).
       (c) Report of Allocation of Workload.--Before any 
     solicitation of offers for the performance by a private 
     sector source of a depot-level maintenance and repair 
     workload at a closed or realigned installation described in 
     subsection (b) of section 2469a of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a), is to be issued, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     describing the allocation proposed by the Secretary of all 
     workloads that were performed at that closed or realigned 
     military installation (as defined in subsection (a) of such 
     section) as of July 1, 1995, including--
       (1) the workloads that are considered to be core logistics 
     functions under section 2464 of such title;
       (2) the workloads that are proposed to be transferred to a 
     military installation other than a closed or realigned 
     military installation;
       (3) the workloads that are proposed to be included in the 
     public-private competitions carried out under section 2469a 
     of such title, and, if any of such workloads are to be 
     combined for purposes of such a competition, the reasons for 
     combining the workloads, together with a description of how 
     the workloads are to be combined;
       (4) any workload that has been determined within the 
     Department of Defense as no longer being necessary;
       (5) the proposed schedule for implementing the allocations 
     covered by the report; and
       (6) the anticipated capacity utilization of the military 
     installations and former military installations to which 
     workloads are to be transferred, based on the maximum 
     potential capacity certified to the 1995 Defense Base Closure 
     and Realignment Commission, after the transfers are completed 
     (not taking into account any workloads that may be 
     transferred as a result of a public-private competition 
     carried out under section 2469a of such title, as described 
     in paragraph (3)).
       (d) Review Regarding Award for C-5 Aircraft Workload.--(1) 
     The Comptroller General shall conduct a review of the award 
     for the performance of the C-5 aircraft workload that was 
     made to Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. As part of the 
     review, the Comptroller General shall--
       (A) determine whether the procedures used to conduct the 
     competition--
       (i) provided substantially equal opportunity for public and 
     private offerors to compete for the award without regard to 
     the location at which the workload is to be performed; and
       (ii) are in compliance with the requirements of all 
     applicable provisions of law and the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation; and
       (B) determine whether that award results in the lowest 
     total cost to the Department of Defense for performance of 
     the workload.
       (2) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress 
     a report containing the results of the review.

     SEC. 360. CLARIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON MANAGEMENT OF DEPOT 
                   EMPLOYEES BY CONSTRAINTS ON PERSONNEL LEVELS.

       Section 2472(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out the first sentence and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following: ``The civilian employees of the 
     Department of Defense, including the civilian employees of 
     the military departments and the Defense Agencies, who 
     perform, or are involved in the performance of, depot-level 
     maintenance and repair workloads may not be managed on the 
     basis of any constraint or limitation in terms of man years, 
     end strength, full-time equivalent positions, or maximum 
     number of employees.''.

     SEC. 361. CENTERS OF INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE.

       (a) Designation and Purpose.--(1) Chapter 146 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2474. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence: 
       designation; public-private partnerships

       ``(a) Designation.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     designate each depot-level activity of the military 
     departments and the Defense Agencies (other than facilities 
     approved for closure or major 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)) as a Center 
     of Industrial and Technical Excellence in the recognized core 
     competencies of the activity.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall establish a policy to encourage 
     the Secretary of each military department and the head of 
     each Defense Agency to reengineer industrial processes and 
     adopt best-business practices at their depot-level activities 
     in connection with their core competency requirements, so as 
     to serve as recognized leaders in their core competencies 
     throughout the Department of Defense and in the national 
     technology and industrial base (as defined in section 2500(1) 
     of this title).
       ``(3) The Secretary of a military department may conduct a 
     pilot program, consistent with applicable requirements of 
     law, to test any practices referred to in paragraph (2) that 
     the Secretary determines could improve the efficiency and 
     effectiveness of depot-level operations, improve the support 
     provided by depot-level activities for the armed forces user 
     of the services of such activities, and enhance readiness by 
     reducing the time that it takes to repair equipment.
       ``(b) Public-Private Partnerships.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall enable Centers of Industrial and Technical 
     Excellence to enter into public-private cooperative 
     arrangements for the performance of depot-level maintenance 
     and repair at such Centers and shall encourage the use of 
     such arrangements to maximize the utilization of the capacity 
     at such Centers. A public-private cooperative arrangement 
     under this subsection shall be known as a `public-private 
     partnership'.
       ``(c) Crediting of Amounts for Performance.--Amounts 
     received by a Center for work performed under a public-
     private partnership shall be credited to the appropriation or 
     fund, including a working-capital fund, that incurs the cost 
     of performing the work.
       ``(d) Additional Work.--The policy required under 
     subsection (a) shall include measures to enable a private 
     sector entity that enters into a partnership arrangement 
     under subsection (b) or leases excess equipment and 
     facilities at a Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence 
     pursuant to section 2471 of this title to perform additional 
     work at the Center, subject to the limitations outlined in 
     subsection (b) of such section, outside of the types of work 
     normally assigned to the Center.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2474. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence: designation; 
              public-private partnerships.''.

       (b) Lease of Excess Depot-Level Equipment and Facilities.--
     (1) Section 2471(c) of such title is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Conformance With Authority Under Section 2667.--The 
     provisions of subsection (d) of section 2667 of this title 
     shall apply to this section in the same manner as such 
     provisions are applicable under that section.''.
       (2) Section 2667(d)(2) of such title is amended by 
     inserting ``or working capital fund'' before ``from which''.
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than March 1, 1999, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the policies established by the Secretary pursuant to section 
     2474 of title 10, United States Code, to implement the 
     requirements of such section. The report shall include--
       (1) the details of any public-private partnerships entered 
     into as of that date under subsection (b) of such section;
       (2) the details of any leases entered into as of that date 
     under section 2471 of such title with authorized entities for 
     dual-use (military and nonmilitary) purposes; and
       (3) the effect that the partnerships and leases had on 
     capacity utilization, depot rate structures, and readiness.

     SEC. 362. 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, 1997'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1999''.

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     SEC. 363. REPEAL OF A CONDITIONAL REPEAL OF CERTAIN DEPOT-
                   LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR LAWS AND A RELATED 
                   REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

       Section 311 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 247; 10 
     U.S.C. 2464 note) is amended by striking out subsections (f) 
     and (g).

     SEC. 364. PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS, ARMY DEPOTS PARTICIPATING IN 
                   ARMY WORKLOAD AND PERFORMANCE SYSTEM.

       (a) Limitation.--Except as necessary to implement BRAC 1995 
     decisions at Red River Army Depot, Texas, and Letterkenny 
     Army Depot, Pennsylvania, the Secretary of the Army may not 
     initiate a reduction in force of civilian employees at the 
     five Army depots participating in the demonstration and 
     testing of the Army Workload and Performance System until 
     after the date on which the Secretary submits to Congress a 
     report certifying that the Army Workload and Performance 
     System is fully operational.
       (b) BRAC 1995 Decisions Defined.--The term ``BRAC 1995 
     decisions'' means the decisions to close or realign certain 
     military installations resulting from the recommendations 
     approved 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).

     SEC. 365. REPORT ON ALLOCATION OF CORE LOGISTICS ACTIVITIES 
                   AMONG DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES AND 
                   PRIVATE SECTOR FACILITIES.

       (a) Report.--Not later than May 31, 1998, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the allocation 
     among facilities of the Department of Defense and facilities 
     in the private sector of the logistics activities that are 
     necessary to maintain and repair the weapon systems and other 
     military equipment identified by the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
     as being necessary to enable the Armed Forces to conduct a 
     strategic or major theater war.
       (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall set 
     forth the following:
       (1) The systems or equipment identified under subsection 
     (a) that must be maintained and repaired in Government-owned, 
     Government-operated facilities, using personnel and equipment 
     of the Department, as a result of the Secretary's 
     determination that--
       (A) the work involves unique or valuable workforce skills 
     that should be maintained in the public sector in the 
     national interest;
       (B) the base of private sector sources having the 
     capability to perform the workloads includes industry sectors 
     that are vulnerable to work stoppages;
       (C) the private sector sources having the capability to 
     perform the workloads have insufficient workforce levels or 
     skills to perform the depot-level maintenance and repair 
     workloads--
       (i) in the quantity necessary, or as rapidly as the 
     Secretary considers necessary, to enable the armed forces to 
     fulfill the national military strategy; or
       (ii) without a significant disruption or delay in the 
     maintenance and repair of equipment;
       (D) the need for performance of workloads is too 
     infrequent, cyclical, or variable to sustain a reliable base 
     of private sector sources having the workforce levels or 
     skills to perform the workloads;
       (E) the market conditions or workloads are insufficient to 
     ensure that the price of private sector performance of the 
     workloads can be controlled through competition or other 
     means;
       (F) private sector sources are not adequately responsive to 
     the requirements of the Department for rapid, cost-effective, 
     and flexible response to surge requirements or other 
     contingency situations, including changes in the mix or 
     priority of previously scheduled workloads and reassignment 
     of employees to different workloads without the requirement 
     for additional contractual negotiations;
       (G) private sector sources are less willing to assume 
     responsibility for performing the workload as a result of the 
     possibility of direct military or terrorist attack; or
       (H) private sector sources cannot maintain continuity of 
     workforce expertise as a result of high rates of employee 
     turnover.
       (2) The systems or equipment identified under subsection 
     (a) that must be maintained and repaired in Government-owned 
     facilities, whether Government operated or contractor-
     operated, as a result of the Secretary's determination that--
       (A) the work involves facilities, technologies, or 
     equipment that are unique and sufficiently valuable that the 
     facilities, technologies, or equipment must be maintained in 
     the public sector in the national interest;
       (B) the private sector sources having the capability to 
     perform the workloads have insufficient facilities, 
     technology, or equipment to perform the depot-level 
     maintenance and repair workloads--
       (i) in the quantity necessary, or as rapidly as the 
     Secretary considers necessary, to enable the armed forces to 
     fulfill the national military strategy; or
       (ii) without a significant disruption or delay in the 
     maintenance and repair of equipment; or
       (C) the need for performance of workloads is too 
     infrequent, cyclical, or variable to sustain a reliable base 
     of private sector sources having the facilities, technology, 
     or equipment to perform the workloads.
       (3) The systems or equipment identified under subsection 
     (a) that may be maintained and repaired in private sector 
     facilities.
       (4) The approximate percentage of the total maintenance and 
     repair workload of the Department of Defense necessary for 
     the systems and equipment identified under subsection (a) 
     that would be performed at Department of Defense facilities, 
     and at private sector facilities, as a result of the 
     determinations made for purposes of paragraphs (1), (2), and 
     (3).

     SEC. 366. REVIEW OF USE OF TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGNMENTS FOR 
                   SHIP REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) In order to reduce the time that the crew of a naval 
     vessel is away from the homeport of the vessel, the Navy 
     seeks to perform ship repair and maintenance of the vessel at 
     the homeport of the vessel whenever it takes six months or 
     less to accomplish the work involved.
       (2) At the same time, the Navy seeks to distribute ship 
     repair and maintenance work among the Navy shipyards (known 
     as to ``level load'') in order to more fully utilize 
     personnel resources.
       (3) During periods when a Navy shipyard is not utilized to 
     its capacity, the Navy sometimes sends workers at the 
     shipyard, on a temporary duty basis, to perform ship repairs 
     and maintenance at a homeport not having a Navy shipyard.
       (4) This practice is a more efficient use of civilian 
     employees who might otherwise not be fully employed on work 
     assigned to Navy shipyards.
       (b) Comptroller General Review and Report.--(1) The 
     Comptroller General shall review the Navy's practice of using 
     temporary duty assignments of personnel to perform ship 
     maintenance and repair work at homeports not having Navy 
     shipyards. The review shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the rationale, conditions, and factors 
     supporting the Navy's practice.
       (B) A determination of whether the practice is cost-
     effective.
       (C) The factors affecting future requirements for, and the 
     adherence to, the practice, together with an assessment of 
     the factors.
       (2) Not later than May 1, 1998, the Comptroller General 
     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.

     SEC. 367. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING REALIGNMENT OF 
                   PERFORMANCE OF GROUND COMMUNICATION-ELECTRONIC 
                   WORKLOAD.

       It is the sense of Congress that the transfer of the ground 
     communication-electronic workload to Tobyhanna Army Depot, 
     Pennsylvania, in the realignment of the performance of such 
     function should be carried out in adherence to the schedule 
     prescribed for that transfer by the Defense Depot Maintenance 
     Council on March 13, 1997, as follows:
       (1) Transfer of 20 percent of the workload in fiscal year 
     1998.
       (2) Transfer of 40 percent of the workload in fiscal year 
     1999.
       (3) Transfer of 40 percent of the workload in fiscal year 
     2000.
  Subtitle E--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

     SEC. 371. REORGANIZATION OF LAWS REGARDING COMMISSARIES AND 
                   EXCHANGES AND OTHER MORALE, WELFARE, AND 
                   RECREATION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Description of Chapter.--(1) The heading of chapter 147 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:

 ``CHAPTER 147--COMMISSARIES AND EXCHANGES AND OTHER MORALE, WELFARE, 
                      AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES''.

       (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 amended by striking out the item relating to chapter 147 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following new item:

``147. Commissaries and Exchanges and Other Morale, Welfare, and 
    Recreation Activities...................................2481''.....

       (b) Transfer and Redesignation of Unrelated Provisions.--
     (1) Section 2481 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     transferred to chapter 159 of such title, inserted after 
     section 2685, and redesignated as section 2686.
       (2) Sections 2483 and 2490 of such title are transferred to 
     the end of subchapter III of chapter 169 of such title and 
     redesignated as sections 2867 and 2868, respectively.
       (3) Section 2491 of such title is redesignated as section 
     2500.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out the items relating to sections 2481, 
     2483, and 2490.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 159 
     of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 2685 the following new item:

``2686. Utilities and services: sale; expansion and extension of 
              systems and facilities.''.

       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter 
     III of chapter 169 of such title is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new items:

``2867. Sale of electricity from alternate energy and cogeneration 
              production facilities.
``2868. Utility services: furnishing for certain buildings.''.


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       (4) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I 
     of chapter 148 of such title is amended by striking out the 
     item relating to section 2491 and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following new item:

``2500. Definitions.''.

       (5) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, 
     and at the beginning of part IV of subtitle A, of such title 
     are amended by striking out the item relating to chapter 148 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following new item:

``148. National Defense Technology and Industrial Base, Defense 
    Reinvestment, and Defense Conversion....................2500''.....

       (d) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 2534(d) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``section 
     2491(1)'' both places it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``section 2500(1)''.
       (2) Section 2865(b)(2) of such title is amended by striking 
     out ``section 2483(b)(2)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 2867(b)(2)''.

     SEC. 372. MERCHANDISE AND PRICING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMISSARY 
                   STORES.

       (a) Authorized Commissary Merchandise Categories.--
     Subsection (b) of section 2486 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``(b) Authorized 
     Commissary Merchandise Categories.--Merchandise sold in, at, 
     or by commissary stores may include items only in the 
     following categories:''; and
       (2) by striking out paragraph (11) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Such other merchandise categories as the Secretary 
     of Defense may prescribe, except that the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress, not later than March 1 of each year, a 
     report describing--
       ``(A) any addition of, or change in, a merchandise category 
     proposed to be made under this paragraph during the one-year 
     period beginning on that date; and
       ``(B) those additions and changes in merchandise categories 
     actually made during the preceding one-year period.''.
       (b) Codification of Uniform Sales Price Surcharge or 
     Adjustment.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Uniform Sales Price Surcharge or 
     Adjustment.--'' after ``(c)'';
       (2) by striking out ``in commissary stores.'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``in, at, or by commissary stores.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Effective on the date of the enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998, the uniform 
     percentage shall be equal to five percent and may not be 
     changed except by a law enacted after such date.''.
       (c) Establishment of Sales Price; Congressional 
     Notification.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(d) Sales Price Establishment.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish the sales price of each item of 
     merchandise sold in, at, or by commissary stores at the level 
     that will recoup the actual product cost of the item 
     (consistent with this section and sections 2484 and 2685 of 
     this title).
       ``(2) Any change in the pricing policies for merchandise 
     sold in, at, or by commissary stores shall not take effect 
     until the Secretary of Defense submits written notice of the 
     proposed change to Congress and a period of 90 days of 
     continuous session of Congress expires following the date on 
     which notice was received For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     continuity of a session of Congress is broken only by an 
     adjournment of the Congress sine die, and the days on which 
     either House is not in session because of an adjournment or 
     recess of more than three days to a day certain are excluded 
     in a computation of such 90-day period.''.
       (d) Special Rules for Certain Merchandise.--Such section is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Special Rules for Certain Merchandise.--(1) 
     Notwithstanding the general requirement that merchandise sold 
     in, at, or by commissary stores be commissary store 
     inventory, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the sale of 
     items in the merchandise categories specified in paragraph 
     (2) as noncommissary store inventory. Subsections (c) and (d) 
     shall not apply to the pricing of such merchandise items.
       ``(2) The merchandise categories referred to in paragraph 
     (1) are as follows:
       ``(A) Magazines and other periodicals.
       ``(B) Tobacco products.''.
       (e) Clerical and Conforming Amendments.--Such section is 
     further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``In General.--'' after 
     ``(a)''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by inserting ``Special Rule for Brand-Name Commercial 
     Items.--'' after ``(e)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``in commissary stores'' both places it 
     appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``in, at, or by 
     commissary stores''.
       (f) Report on Merchandise Categories.--Not later than 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     specifying the merchandise categories authorized for sale 
     sold in, at, or by commissary stores pursuant to regulations 
     prescribed under subsection (b)(11) of section 2486 of title 
     10, United States Code, as in effect before such date.

     SEC. 373. LIMITATION ON NONCOMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF BRAND-
                   NAME COMMERCIAL ITEMS FOR RESALE IN COMMISSARY 
                   STORES.

       Section 2486(e) of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
     by section 372(e)(2), is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``In determining whether a brand 
     name commercial item is regularly sold outside of commissary 
     stores, the Secretary shall consider only sales of the item 
     on a regional or national basis by commercial grocery or 
     other retail operations consisting of multiple stores.''.

     SEC. 374. TREATMENT OF REVENUES DERIVED FROM COMMISSARY STORE 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Treatment of Revenues.--Section 2685 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Other Sources of Funds for Construction and 
     Improvements.--Revenues received by the Secretary of Defense 
     from the following sources or activities of commissary store 
     facilities shall be available for the purposes set forth in 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d):
       ``(1) Sale of recyclable materials.
       ``(2) Sale of excess and surplus property.
       ``(3) License fees.
       ``(4) Royalties.
       ``(5) Fees paid by sources of products in order to obtain 
     favorable display of the products for resale, known as 
     business related management fees.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Adjustment or 
     Surcharge Authorized.--'' after ``(a)'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``Use for Construction 
     and Improvement of Facilities.--'' after ``(b)'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``Advance Obligation.--
     '' after ``(c)''; and
       (4) in subsection (d), by inserting ``Cooperation With 
     Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities.--'' after ``(d)''.

     SEC. 375. MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND RENOVATION OF ARMED FORCES 
                   RECREATION CENTER, EUROPE.

       Section 2247(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``real property maintenance, and'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the maintenance, repair, or 
     renovation of real property, and the''.

     SEC. 376. PLAN FOR USE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO 
                   BENEFIT MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall prepare 
     a plan containing a proposal regarding the advisability and 
     feasibility of permitting nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentalities of the Department of Defense to enter into 
     leases, licensing agreements, concession agreements, and 
     other contracts with private persons and State or local 
     governments to facilitate the provision of facilities, goods, 
     or services to authorized patrons of nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentalities and to generate revenues for the Department 
     of Defense to be used solely for the benefit of 
     nonappropriated fund instrumentalities.
       (b) Recommendations for Scope of Plan.--In developing the 
     proposal under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include 
     recommendations regarding the following:
       (1) The proposed criteria to be used to select goods or 
     services suitable for provision to patrons of nonappropriated 
     fund instrumentalities through a lease or other contractual 
     arrangement.
       (2) The proposed mechanism to be used to assess the likely 
     impact of such a lease or other contractual arrangement on 
     private businesses in the locality that provide the same 
     goods or services proposed to be provided under such a lease 
     or other contractual arrangement.
       (3) The feasibility and desirability of authorizing persons 
     who are not authorized patrons of nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentalities to receive goods and services provided 
     through such a lease or other contractual arrangement.
       (4) The proposed mechanism to be used to ensure that such a 
     lease or contract will not be inconsistent with and will not 
     adversely affect the mission of the Department of Defense or 
     the nonappropriated fund instrumentality involved.
       (c) Submission of Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress the plan required under 
     subsection (a).
                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

     SEC. 381. 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 1998.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to section 301(5) for operation and 
     maintenance for Defense-wide activities--
       (1) $30,000,000 shall be available for providing 
     educational agencies assistance (as defined in subsection 
     (d)(1)) to local educational agencies; and
       (2) $5,000,000 shall be available for making educational 
     agencies payments (as defined in subsection (d)(2)) to local 
     educational agencies.
       (b) Notification.--Not later than June 30, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) notify each local educational agency that is eligible 
     for educational agencies assistance for fiscal year 1998 of 
     that agency's eligibility for such assistance and the amount 
     of such assistance for which that agency is eligible; and

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       (2) notify each local educational agency that is eligible 
     for an educational agencies payment for fiscal year 1998 of 
     that agency's eligibility for such payment and the amount of 
     the payment for which that agency is eligible.
       (c) Disbursement of Funds.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     disburse funds made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     subsection (a) not later than 30 days after the date on which 
     notification to the eligible local educational agencies is 
     provided pursuant to subsection (b).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``educational agencies assistance'' means 
     assistance authorized under section 386(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 
     102-484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 note).
       (2) The term ``educational agencies payments'' means 
     payments authorized under section 386(d) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 
     102-484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 note).
       (3) The term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).
       (e) Technical Correction Relating to Original Assistance 
     Authority.--Section 386(c)(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 
     20 U.S.C. 7703 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``section 8003(a)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``section 8003(a)(1)''; and
       (2) by striking out ``(20 U.S.C. 7703(a))'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``(20 U.S.C. 7703(a)(1))''.

     SEC. 382. CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND 
                   HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Establishment and Operation of Center.--(1) Chapter 7 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 182. Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and 
       Humanitarian Assistance

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense may operate 
     a Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and 
     Humanitarian Assistance (in this section referred to as the 
     `Center').
       ``(b) Missions.--(1) The Center shall be used to provide 
     and facilitate education, training, and research in civil-
     military operations, particularly operations that require 
     international disaster management and humanitarian assistance 
     and operations that require coordination between the 
     Department of Defense and other agencies.
       ``(2) The Center shall be used to make available high-
     quality disaster management and humanitarian assistance in 
     response to disasters.
       ``(3) The Center shall be used to provide and facilitate 
     education, training, interagency coordination, and research 
     on the following additional matters:
       ``(A) Management of the consequences of nuclear, 
     biological, and chemical events.
       ``(B) Management of the consequences of terrorism.
       ``(C) Appropriate roles for the reserve components in the 
     management of such consequences and in disaster management 
     and humanitarian assistance in response to natural disasters.
       ``(D) Meeting requirements for information in connection 
     with regional and global disasters, including the use of 
     advanced communications technology as a virtual library.
       ``(E) Tropical medicine, particularly in relation to the 
     medical readiness requirements of the Department of Defense.
       ``(4) The Center shall develop a repository of disaster 
     risk indicators for the Asia-Pacific region.
       ``(5) The Center shall perform such other missions as the 
     Secretary of Defense may specify.
       ``(c) Joint Operation With Educational Institution 
     Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may enter into an 
     agreement with appropriate officials of an institution of 
     higher education to provide for joint operation of the 
     Center. Any such agreement shall provide for the institution 
     to furnish necessary administrative services for the Center, 
     including administration and allocation of funds.
       ``(d) Acceptance of Donations.--(1) Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept, on behalf 
     of the Center, donations to be used to defray the costs of 
     the Center or to enhance the operation of the Center. Such 
     donations may be accepted from any agency of the Federal 
     Government, any State or local government, any foreign 
     government, any foundation or other charitable organization 
     (including any that is organized or operates under the laws 
     of a foreign country), or any other private source in the 
     United States or a foreign country.
       ``(2) The Secretary may not accept a donation under 
     paragraph (1) if the acceptance of the donation would 
     compromise or appear to compromise--
       ``(A) the ability of the Department of Defense, any 
     employee of the Department, or members of the armed forces, 
     to carry out any responsibility or duty of the Department in 
     a fair and objective manner; or
       ``(B) the integrity of any program of the Department of 
     Defense or of any person involved in such a program.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall prescribe written guidance 
     setting forth the criteria to be used in determining whether 
     or not the acceptance of a foreign donation would have a 
     result described in paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Funds accepted by the Secretary under paragraph (1) 
     as a donation on behalf of the Center shall be credited to 
     appropriations available to the Department of Defense for the 
     Center. Funds so credited shall be merged with the 
     appropriations to which credited and shall be available for 
     the Center for the same purposes and the same period as the 
     appropriations with which merged.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``182. Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian 
              Assistance.''.

       (b) Funding for Fiscal Year 1998.--Of the funds authorized 
     to be appropriated pursuant to section 301(5) for operation 
     and maintenance for Defense-wide activities, $5,000,000 shall 
     be available for the operation of the Center for Excellence 
     in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance 
     established under section 182 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a).

     SEC. 383. APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL PRINTING REQUIREMENTS TO 
                   DEFENSE AUTOMATED PRINTING SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 8 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 195. Defense Automated Printing Service: applicability 
       of Federal printing requirements

       ``The Defense Automated Printing Service shall comply fully 
     with the requirements of section 501 of title 44 relating to 
     the production and procurement of printing, binding, and 
     blank-book work.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``195. Defense Automated Printing Service: applicability of Federal 
              printing requirements.''.

     SEC. 384. STUDY AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CONVERSION 
                   OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL TYPE FUNCTIONS TO 
                   CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE.

       (a) Additional Notification Requirement.--Subsection (a)(1) 
     of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``and the 
     anticipated length and cost of the study''.
       (b) Notification of Conversion Decision.--Subsection (b) of 
     such section amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``The notification shall include the timetable for 
     completing conversion of the function to contractor 
     performance.''.
       (c) Waiver for Small Functions.--Subsection (d) of such 
     section is amended by striking out ``45 or fewer'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``20 or fewer''.

     SEC. 385. COLLECTION AND RETENTION OF COST INFORMATION DATA 
                   ON CONVERTED SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Collection and Retention Required.--Section 2463 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2463. Collection and retention of cost information 
       data on converted services and functions

       ``(a) Requirements In Connection With Conversion to 
     Contractor Performance.--With respect to each contract 
     converting the performance of a service or function of the 
     Department of Defense to contractor performance (and any 
     extension of such a contract), the Secretary of Defense shall 
     collect, during the term of the contract or extension, but 
     not to exceed five years, cost information data regarding 
     performance of the service or function by private contractor 
     employees.
       ``(b) Requirements In Connection With Return to Employee 
     Performance.--Whenever the performance of a commercial or 
     industrial type activity of the Department of Defense that is 
     being performed by 50 or more employees of a private 
     contractor is changed to performance by civilian employees of 
     the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     collect, for a five-year period, cost information data 
     comparing--
       ``(1) the estimated costs of continued performance of such 
     activity by private contractor employees; and
       ``(2) the costs of performance of such activity by civilian 
     employees of the Department of Defense.
       ``(c) Retention of Information.--With regard to the 
     conversion to or from contractor performance of a particular 
     service or function of the Department of Defense, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide for the retention of 
     information collected under this section for at least a 10-
     year period beginning at the end of the final year in which 
     the information is collected.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to such section 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 146 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``2463. Collection and retention of cost information data on converted 
              services and functions.''.

     SEC. 386. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL DUTIES 
                   ASSIGNED TO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Authority.--Chapter 1 of title 32, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 113. Federal financial assistance for support of 
       additional duties assigned to the Army National Guard

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Army may provide 
     financial assistance to a State to support activities carried 
     out by the

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     Army National Guard of the State in the performance of duties 
     that the Secretary has assigned, with the consent of the 
     Chief of the National Guard Bureau, to the Army National 
     Guard of the State. The Secretary shall determine the amount 
     of the assistance that is appropriate for the purpose.
       ``(b) Covered Activities.--Activities supported under this 
     section may include only those activities that are carried 
     out by the Army National Guard in the performance of 
     responsibilities of the Secretary of the Army under 
     paragraphs (6), (10), and (11) of section 3013(b) of title 
     10.
       ``(c) Disbursement Through National Guard Bureau.--The 
     Secretary of the Army shall disburse any contribution under 
     this section through the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
       ``(d) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated for the 
     Army for a fiscal year are available for providing financial 
     assistance under this section in support of activities 
     carried out by the Army National Guard during that fiscal 
     year.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``113. Federal financial assistance for support of additional duties 
              assigned to the Army National Guard.''.

     SEC. 387. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND DUPLICATION 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Extension of Requirement to Use Private-Sector 
     Sources.--Subsection (a) of section 351 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 
     104-106; 110 Stat. 266) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and 1997'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``through 1998''; and
       (2) by striking out ``Defense Printing Service'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Defense Automated Printing 
     Service''.
       (b) Surcharge for Services.--Such section is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Conditions on Imposition of Surcharge.--(1) Any 
     surcharge imposed by the Defense Automated Printing Service 
     on printing and duplication services for the Department of 
     Defense shall be based on direct services provided by the 
     Defense Automated Printing Service and reflect the costs 
     incurred by the Defense Automated Printing Service, as 
     described in its annual budget.
       ``(2) The Defense Automated Printing Service may not impose 
     a surcharge on any printing and duplication service for the 
     Department of Defense that is procured from a source outside 
     of the Department.''.
       (c) Authority to Procure Services From Government Printing 
     Office.--Consistent with section 501 of title 44, United 
     States Code, the Secretary of a military department or head 
     of a Defense Agency may contract directly with the Government 
     Printing Office for printing and duplication services 
     otherwise available through the Defense Automated Printing 
     Service.

     SEC. 388. CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM 
                   TO IDENTIFY OVERPAYMENTS MADE TO VENDORS.

       (a) Scope of Program.--Section 354 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 268; 10 U.S.C. 2461 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out the second sentence; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out ``of the Defense 
     Logistics Agency that relate to (at least) fiscal years 1993, 
     1994, and 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``relating to 
     fiscal years after fiscal year 1993 of the working-capital 
     funds and industrial, commercial, and support type activities 
     managed through the Defense Business Operations Fund, except 
     the Defense Logistics Agency to the extent such records have 
     already been audited''.
       (b) Collection Method; Contractor Payments.--Such section 
     is further amended by striking out subsections (d) and (e) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsections:
       ``(d) Collection Method.--(1) In the case of an overpayment 
     to a vendor identified under the demonstration program, the 
     Secretary shall consider the use of the procedures specified 
     in section 32.611 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, 
     regarding a setoff against existing invoices for payment to 
     the vendor, as the first method by which the Department seeks 
     to recover the amount of the overpayment (and any applicable 
     interest and penalties) from the vendor.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall be solely responsible 
     for notifying a vendor of an overpayment made to the vendor 
     and identified under the demonstration program and for 
     recovering the amount of the overpayment (and any applicable 
     interest and penalties) from the vendor.
       ``(e) Fees for Contractor.--The Secretary shall pay to the 
     contractor under the contract entered into under the 
     demonstration program an amount not to exceed 25 percent of 
     the total amount recovered by the Department (through the 
     collection of overpayments and the use of setoffs) solely on 
     the basis of information obtained as a result of the audits 
     performed by the contractor under the program. When an 
     overpayment is recovered through the use of a setoff, amounts 
     for the required payment to the contractor shall be derived 
     from funds available to the working-capital fund or 
     industrial, commercial, or support type activity for which 
     the overpayment is recovered.''.
       (c) GAO Review.--Not later than December 31, 1998, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing the results of a review by the Comptroller General 
     of the demonstration program conducted under section 354 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. 2461 note). In the review, the 
     Comptroller General shall--
       (1) assess the success of the methods used in the 
     demonstration program to identify overpayments made to 
     vendors;
       (2) consider the types of overpayments identified and the 
     feasibility of avoiding such overpayments through contract 
     adjustments;
       (3) determine the total amount of overpayments recovered 
     under the demonstration program; and
       (4) develop recommendations for improving the process by 
     which overpayments are recovered by the Department of 
     Defense.

     SEC. 389. DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD FORMS REGARDING PERFORMANCE 
                   WORK STATEMENT AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR 
                   CONVERSION OF CERTAIN OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS OF 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Standardization of Requirements.--The Secretary of 
     Defense is authorized and encouraged to develop standard 
     forms (to be known as a ``standard performance work 
     statement'' and a ``standard request for proposal'') for use 
     in the consideration for conversion to contractor performance 
     of commercial services and functions at military 
     installations. A separate standard form shall be developed 
     for each service and function.
       (b) Relationship to OMB Requirements.--A standard 
     performance work statement or a standard request for proposal 
     developed under subsection (a) must fulfill the basic 
     requirements of the performance work statement or request for 
     proposal otherwise required under the procedures and 
     requirements of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 
     (or any successor administrative regulation or policy) in 
     effect at the time the standard form will be used.
       (c) Priority Development of Certain Forms.--In developing 
     standard performance work statements and standard requests 
     for proposal, the Secretary shall give first priority to 
     those commercial services and functions that the Secretary 
     determines have been successfully converted to contractor 
     performance on a repeated basis.
       (d) Incentive for Use.--Beginning not later than October 1, 
     1998, if a standard performance work statement or a standard 
     request for proposal is developed under subsection (a) for a 
     particular service and function, the standard form may be 
     used in lieu of the performance work statement or request for 
     proposal otherwise required under the procedures and 
     requirements of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 
     in connection with the consideration for conversion to 
     contractor performance of that service or function at a 
     military installation.
       (e) Exclusion of Multi-Function Conversion.--If a 
     commercial service or function for which a standard form is 
     developed under subsection (a) is combined with another 
     service or function (for which such a form has not yet been 
     developed) for purposes of considering the services and 
     functions at the military installation for conversion to 
     contractor performance, a standard performance work statement 
     or a standard request for proposal developed under subsection 
     (a) may not be used in the conversion process in lieu of the 
     procedures and requirements of Office of Management and 
     Budget Circular A-76.
       (f) Effect on Other Laws.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to supersede any other requirements or limitations, 
     specifically contained in chapter 146 of title 10, United 
     States Code, on the conversion to contractor performance of 
     activities performed by civilian employees of the Department 
     of Defense.
       (g) GAO Report.--Not later than June 1, 1999, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to Congress a report reviewing the 
     implementation of this section.
       (h) Military Installation Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``military installation'' means a base, 
     camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any 
     ship, or other activity under the jurisdiction of the 
     Department of Defense, including any leased facility.

     SEC. 390. BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS 
                   ON GUAM.

       (a) Contractor Use of Nonimmigrant Aliens.--Each contract 
     for base operations support to be performed on Guam shall 
     contain a condition that work under the contract may not be 
     performed by any alien who is issued a visa or otherwise 
     provided nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)).
       (b) Application of Section.--This section shall apply to 
     contracts entered into, amended, or otherwise modified on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 391. WARRANTY CLAIMS RECOVERY PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Pilot Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     carry out a pilot program to use commercial sources of 
     services to improve the collection of Department of Defense 
     claims under aircraft engine warranties.
       (b) Contracts.--Exercising the authority provided in 
     section 3718 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 
     of Defense may enter into contracts under the pilot program 
     to provide for the following services:
       (1) Collection services.
       (2) Determination of amounts owed the Department of Defense 
     for repair of aircraft engines for conditions covered by 
     warranties.

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       (3) Identification and location of the sources of 
     information that are relevant to collection of Department of 
     Defense claims under aircraft engine warranties, including 
     electronic data bases and document filing systems maintained 
     by the Department of Defense or by the manufacturers and 
     suppliers of the aircraft engines.
       (4) Services to define the elements necessary for an 
     effective training program to enhance and improve the 
     performance of Department of Defense personnel in collecting 
     and organizing documents and other information that are 
     necessary for efficient filing, processing, and collection of 
     Department of Defense claims under aircraft engine 
     warranties.
       (c) Contractor Fee.--Under the authority provided in 
     section 3718(d) of title 31, United States Code, a contract 
     entered into under the pilot program shall provide for the 
     contractor to be paid, out of the amount recovered by the 
     contractor under the program, such percentages of the amount 
     recovered as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.
       (d) Retention of Recovered Funds.--Subject to any 
     obligation to pay a fee under subsection (c), any amount 
     collected for the Department of Defense under the pilot 
     program for a repair of an aircraft engine for a condition 
     covered by a warranty shall be credited to an appropriation 
     available for repair of aircraft engines for the fiscal year 
     in which collected and shall be available for the same 
     purposes and same period as the appropriation to which 
     credited.
       (e) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
     regulations to carry out this section.
       (f) Termination of Authority.--The pilot program shall 
     terminate on September 30, 1999, and contracts entered into 
     under this section shall terminate not later than that date.
       (g) Reporting Requirements.--(1) Not later than January 1, 
     2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the pilot program. The report shall include the 
     following:
       (A) The number of contracts entered into under the program.
       (B) The extent to which the services provided under the 
     contracts resulted in financial benefits for the Federal 
     Government.
       (C) Any additional comments and recommendations that the 
     Secretary considers appropriate regarding use of commercial 
     sources of services for collection of Department of Defense 
     claims under aircraft engine warranties.
       (2) Not later than March 1, 2000, the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of a 
     review by the Comptroller General of the pilot program. In 
     the review, the Comptroller General shall--
       (A) assess the success of the methods used in the 
     demonstration program to identify and recover Department of 
     Defense claims under aircraft engine warranties;
       (B) determine the total amount recovered by the Department 
     of Defense under the pilot program;
       (C) evaluate the report prepared by the Secretary under 
     paragraph (1); and
       (D) develop recommendations for improving the process by 
     which warranty claims are recovered by the Department of 
     Defense.

     SEC. 392. PROGRAM TO INVESTIGATE FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE 
                   WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       The Secretary of Defense shall maintain a specific 
     coordinated program for the investigation of evidence of 
     fraud, waste, and abuse within the Department of Defense, 
     particularly fraud, waste, and abuse regarding finance and 
     accounting matters.

     SEC. 393. MULTITECHNOLOGY AUTOMATED READER CARD DEMONSTRATION 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
     carry out a program to demonstrate expanded use of 
     multitechnology automated reader cards throughout the Navy 
     and the Marine Corps. The demonstration program shall include 
     demonstration of the use of the so-called ``smartship'' 
     technology of the ship-to-shore work load / off load program 
     of the Navy.
       (b) Period of Program.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
     demonstration program for two years beginning not later than 
     January 1, 1998.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after termination of 
     the demonstration program, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the program.
       (d) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
     pursuant to section 301(2) for operation and maintenance for 
     the Navy, $36,000,000 shall be available for the 
     demonstration program under this section, of which $6,300,000 
     shall be available for demonstration of the use of the so-
     called ``smartship'' technology of the ship-to-shore work 
     load / off load program of the Navy.

     SEC. 394. REDUCTION IN OVERHEAD COSTS OF INVENTORY CONTROL 
                   POINTS.

       (a) Report and Plan Required.--Not later than March 1, 
     1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report containing a plan to reduce overhead costs of the 
     supply management activities of the Defense Logistics Agency 
     and the military departments (known as Inventory Control 
     Points) so that the overhead costs for each fiscal year after 
     fiscal year 2000 do not exceed eight percent of net sales at 
     standard price by Inventory Control Points during that year.
       (b) Additional Report Requirement.--In addition to the 
     plan, the report shall include the following:
       (1) An identification of inherently governmental, core and 
     noncore functions in Inventory Control Points and 
     Distribution Depots.
       (2) A description of efforts, other than prime vendor and 
     virtual prime vendor, underway or proposed to improve the 
     efficiency, incentives, and accountability in Department of 
     Defense supply, inventory and warehousing services and rates.
       (3) An identification and description of the benchmarks 
     established in the warehousing, distribution, and supply 
     functions of the Department and the relationship of the 
     benchmarks to performance measurement methods used in the 
     private sector.
       (4) A description of the outcome-oriented performance 
     measures that are currently being used to evaluate Inventory 
     Control Points and Distribution Depots.
       (5) A specification of any legislative, regulatory, or 
     operational impediments to achieving the requirement in 
     subsection (a) and implementing best business practices in 
     the warehousing, distribution, and supply functions of the 
     Department.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``overhead costs'' means the total expenses of 
     the Inventory Control Points, excluding--
       (A) annual materiel costs; and
       (B) military and civilian personnel related costs, defined 
     as personnel compensation and benefits under the March 1996 
     Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations, 
     Volume 2A, Chapter 1, Budget Account Title File (Object 
     Classification Name/Code), object classifications 200, 211, 
     220, 221, 222, and 301.
       (2) The term ``net sales at standard price'' has the 
     meaning given that term in the March 1996 Department of 
     Defense Financial Management Regulations, Volume 2B, Chapter 
     9, and displayed in ``Exhibit Fund--14 Revenue and Expenses'' 
     for the supply management business areas.

     SEC. 395. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Development and Submission of Schedule.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall develop and 
     submit to Congress a schedule for implementing within the 
     agency, for the supplies and equipment described in 
     subsection (b), inventory practices identified by the 
     Director as being the best commercial inventory practices for 
     the acquisition and distribution of such supplies and 
     equipment consistent with military requirements. The schedule 
     shall provide for the implementation of such practices to be 
     completed not later than three years after date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Covered Supplies and Equipment.--Subsection (a) shall 
     apply to the following types of supplies and equipment for 
     the Department of Defense:
       (1) Medical and pharmaceutical.
       (2) Subsistence.
       (3) Clothing and textiles.
       (4) Commercially available electronics.
       (5) Construction.
       (6) Industrial.
       (7) Automotive.
       (8) Fuel.
       (9) Facilities maintenance.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``best commercial inventory practice'' includes a so-called 
     prime vendor arrangement and any other practice that the 
     Director determines will enable the Defense Logistics Agency 
     to reduce inventory levels and holding costs while improving 
     the responsiveness of the supply system to user needs.
       (d) Report on Expansion of Covered Supplies and 
     Equipment.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the Comptroller 
     General shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the 
     feasibility of expanding the list of covered supplies and 
     equipment under subsection (b) to include repairable items.
              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Permanent end strength levels to support two major regional 
              contingencies.

                       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. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel.
                       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, 1998, as follows:
       (1) The Army, 495,000.
       (2) The Navy, 390,802.
       (3) The Marine Corps, 174,000.
       (4) The Air Force, 371,577.

     SEC. 402. PERMANENT END STRENGTH LEVELS TO SUPPORT TWO MAJOR 
                   REGIONAL CONTINGENCIES.

       (a) Change in Permanent End Strengths.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 691 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``395,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``390,802''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``381,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``371,577''.

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       (b) Increased Flexibility for the Army.--Subsection (e) of 
     such section is amended by inserting ``or, in the case of the 
     Army, by not more than 1.5 percent'' before the period at the 
     end.
                       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, 1998, as follows:
       (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 361,516.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 208,000.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 94,294.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 42,000.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 108,002.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 73,447.
       (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 8,000.
       (b) 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, 1998, 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, 22,310.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 11,500.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 16,136.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,559.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 10,671.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 867.

     SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL 
                   STATUS).

       (a) Authorization for Fiscal Year 1998.--The minimum number 
     of military technicians (dual status) as of the last day of 
     fiscal year 1998 for the reserve components of the Army and 
     the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, 
     United States Code) shall be the following:
       (1) For the Army Reserve, 5,503.
       (2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     23,125.
       (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,802.
       (4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     22,853.
       (b) Requests for Future Fiscal Years.--Section 115(g) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``In each budget submitted by the 
     President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, the end 
     strength requested for military technicians (dual status) for 
     each reserve component of the Army and Air Force shall be 
     specifically set forth.''.
              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 421. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY 
                   PERSONNEL.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense for military personnel for fiscal year 
     1998 a total of $69,470,505,000. The authorization in the 
     preceding sentence supersedes any other authorization of 
     appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for 
     fiscal year 1998.
                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Limitation on number of general and flag officers who may 
              serve in positions outside their own service.
Sec. 502. Exclusion of certain retired officers from limitation on 
              period of recall to active duty.
Sec. 503. Clarification of officers eligible for consideration by 
              promotion boards.
Sec. 504. Authority to defer mandatory retirement for age of officers 
              serving as chaplains.
Sec. 505. Increase in number of officers allowed to be frocked to 
              grades of colonel and Navy captain.
Sec. 506. Increased years of commissioned service for mandatory 
              retirement of regular generals and admirals in grades 
              above major general and rear admiral.
Sec. 507. Uniform policy for requirement of exemplary conduct by 
              commanding officers and others in authority.
Sec. 508. Report on the command selection process for District 
              Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers.

                 Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters

Sec. 511. Individual Ready Reserve activation authority.
Sec. 512. Termination of Mobilization Income Insurance Program.
Sec. 513. Correction of inequities in medical and dental care and death 
              and disability benefits for reserve members who incur or 
              aggravate an illness in the line of duty.
Sec. 514. Authority to permit non-unit assigned officers to be 
              considered by vacancy promotion board to general officer 
              grades.
Sec. 515. Prohibition on use of Air Force Reserve AGR personnel for Air 
              Force base security functions.
Sec. 516. Involuntary separation of reserve officers in an inactive 
              status.
Sec. 517. Federal status of service by National Guard members as honor 
              guards at funerals of veterans.

                    Subtitle C--Military Technicians

Sec. 521. Authority to retain on the reserve active-status list until 
              age 60 military technicians in the grade of brigadier 
              general.
Sec. 522. Military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 523. Non-dual status military technicians.
Sec. 524. Report on feasibility and desirability of conversion of AGR 
              personnel to military technicians (dual status).

  Subtitle D--Measures To Improve Recruit Quality and Reduce Recruit 
                               Attrition

Sec. 531. Reform of military recruiting systems.
Sec. 532. Improvements in medical prescreening of applicants for 
              military service.
Sec. 533. Improvements in physical fitness of recruits.

              Subtitle E--Military Education and Training

                   Part I--Officer Education Programs

Sec. 541. Requirement for candidates for admission to United States 
              Naval Academy to take oath of allegiance.
Sec. 542. Service academy foreign exchange program.
Sec. 543. Reimbursement of expenses incurred for instruction at service 
              academies of persons from foreign countries.
Sec. 544. Continuation of support to senior military colleges.
Sec. 545. Report on making United States nationals eligible for 
              participation in Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Sec. 546. Coordination of establishment and maintenance of Junior 
              Reserve Officers' Training Corps units to maximize 
              enrollment and enhance efficiency.

                    Part II--Other Education Matters

Sec. 551. United States Naval Postgraduate School.
Sec. 552. Community College of the Air Force.
Sec. 553. Preservation of entitlement to educational assistance of 
              members of the Selected Reserve serving on active duty in 
              support of a contingency operation.

               Part III--Training of Army Drill Sergeants

Sec. 556. Reform of Army drill sergeant selection and training process.
Sec. 557. Training in human relations matters for Army drill sergeant 
              trainees.

 Subtitle F--Commission on Military Training and Gender-Related Issues

Sec. 561. Establishment and composition of Commission.
Sec. 562. Duties.
Sec. 563. Administrative matters.
Sec. 564. Termination of Commission.
Sec. 565. Funding.
Sec. 566. Subsequent consideration by Congress.

              Subtitle G--Military Decorations and Awards

Sec. 571. Purple Heart to be awarded only to members of the Armed 
              Forces.
Sec. 572. Eligibility for Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for 
              participation in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation 
              Joint Guard.
Sec. 573. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations 
              to specified persons.
Sec. 574. Clarification of eligibility of members of Ready Reserve for 
              award of service medal for heroism.
Sec. 575. One-year extension of period for receipt of recommendations 
              for decorations and awards for certain military 
              intelligence personnel.
Sec. 576. Eligibility of certain World War II military organizations 
              for award of unit decorations.
Sec. 577. Retroactivity of Medal of Honor special pension.

                  Subtitle H--Military Justice Matters

Sec. 581. Establishment of sentence of confinement for life without 
              eligibility for parole.
Sec. 582. Limitation on appeal of denial of parole for offenders 
              serving life sentence.

                       Subtitle I--Other Matters

Sec. 591. Sexual harassment investigations and reports.
Sec. 592. Sense of the Senate regarding study of matters relating to 
              gender equity in the Armed Forces.

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Sec. 593. Authority for personnel to participate in management of 
              certain non-Federal entities.
Sec. 594. Treatment of participation of members in Department of 
              Defense civil military programs.
Sec. 595. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense civil 
              military programs.
Sec. 596. Establishment of public affairs specialty in the Army.
Sec. 597. Grade of defense attache in France.
Sec. 598. Report on crew requirements of WC-130J aircraft.
Sec. 599. Improvement of missing persons authorities applicable to 
              Department of Defense.
                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

     SEC. 501. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS 
                   WHO MAY SERVE IN POSITIONS OUTSIDE THEIR OWN 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 41 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 721. General and flag officers: limitation on 
       appointments, assignments, details, and duties outside an 
       officer's own service

       ``(a) Limitation.--An officer described in subsection (b) 
     may not be appointed, assigned, or detailed for a period in 
     excess of 180 days to a position external to that officer's 
     armed force if, immediately following such appointment, 
     assignment, or detail, the number of officers described in 
     subsection (b) serving in positions external to such 
     officers' armed force would be in excess of 26.5 percent of 
     the total number of the officers described in subsection (b).
       ``(b) Covered Officers.--The officers covered by subsection 
     (a), and to be counted for the purposes of the limitation in 
     that subsection, are the following:
       ``(1) Any general or flag officer counted for purposes of 
     section 526(a) of this title.
       ``(2) Any general or flag officer serving in a joint duty 
     assignment position designated by the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff under section 526(b) of this title.
       ``(3) Any colonel or Navy captain counted for purposes of 
     section 777(d)(1) of this title.
       ``(c) External Positions.--For purposes of this section, 
     the following positions shall be considered to be external to 
     an officer's armed force:
       ``(1) Any position (including a position in joint 
     education) that is a joint duty assignment for purposes of 
     chapter 38 of this title.
       ``(2) Any position in the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense, a Defense Agency, or a Department of Defense Field 
     Activity.
       ``(3) Any position in the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Joint 
     Staff, or the headquarters of a combatant command (as defined 
     in chapter 6 of this title).
       ``(4) Any position in the National Guard Bureau.
       ``(5) Any position outside the Department of Defense, 
     including any position in the headquarters of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization or any other international 
     military command, any combined or multinational command, or 
     military mission.
       ``(d) Treatment of Officers Holding Multiple Positions.--
     (1) If an officer described in subsection (b) simultaneously 
     holds both a position external to that officer's armed force 
     and another position not external to that officer's armed 
     force, the Secretary of Defense shall determine whether that 
     officer shall be counted for the purposes of this section.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an 
     annual report on the number of officers to whom paragraph (1) 
     was applicable during the year covered by the report. The 
     report shall set forth the determination made by the 
     Secretary under that paragraph in each such case.
       ``(e) Assignments, Etc., For Periods in Excess of 180 
     Days.--For purposes of this section, the appointment, 
     assignment, or detail of an officer to a position shall be 
     considered to be for a period in excess of 180 days unless 
     the appointment, assignment, or detail specifies that it is 
     made for a period of 180 days or less.
       ``(f) Waiver During Period of War or National Emergency.--
     The President may suspend the operation of this section 
     during any period of war or of national emergency declared by 
     Congress or the President.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``721. General and flag officers: limitation on appointments, 
              assignments, details, and duties outside an officer's own 
              service.''.

     SEC. 502. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN RETIRED OFFICERS FROM 
                   LIMITATION ON PERIOD OF RECALL TO ACTIVE DUTY.

       Section 688(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``A member''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the following 
     officers:
       ``(A) A chaplain who is assigned to duty as a chaplain for 
     the period of active duty to which ordered.
       ``(B) A health care professional (as characterized by the 
     Secretary concerned) who is assigned to duty as a health care 
     professional for the period of active duty to which ordered.
       ``(C) An officer assigned to duty with the American Battle 
     Monuments Commission for the period of active duty to which 
     ordered.''.

     SEC. 503. CLARIFICATION OF OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR 
                   CONSIDERATION BY PROMOTION BOARDS.

       (a) Officers on the Active-Duty List.--Section 619(d) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``grade--'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof ``grade any of 
     the following officers:'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking out ``an officer'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``An officer''; and
       (B) by striking out ``; or'' at the end and inserting in 
     lieu thereof a period;
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and in 
     that paragraph striking out ``an officer'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``An officer''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) An officer who is recommended for promotion to that 
     grade in the report of an earlier selection board convened 
     under that section, in the case of such a report that has not 
     yet been approved by the President.''.
       (b) Officers on the Reserve Active-Status List.--Section 
     14301(c) of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``grade--'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof ``grade any of 
     the following officers:'';
       (2) by striking out ``an officer'' in each of paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof ``An 
     officer'';
       (3) by striking out the semicolon at the end of paragraph 
     (1) and inserting in lieu thereof a period;
       (4) by striking out ``; or'' at the end of paragraph (2) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a period;
       (5) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3), as so amended, 
     as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and in each such 
     paragraph striking out ``the next higher grade'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``that grade''; and
       (6) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) An officer who is recommended for promotion to that 
     grade in the report of an earlier selection board convened 
     under a provision referred to in paragraph (1), in the case 
     of such a report that has not yet been approved by the 
     President.''.
       (c) Clarifying Amendments.--Paragraphs (3) and (4) of 
     section 14301(c) of such title, as redesignated and amended 
     by subsection (b), are each amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``, if that nomination is 
     pending before the Senate''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and shall apply with respect to selection boards that are 
     convened under section 611(a), 14101(a), or 14502 of title 
     10, United States Code, on or after that date.

     SEC. 504. AUTHORITY TO DEFER MANDATORY RETIREMENT FOR AGE OF 
                   OFFICERS SERVING AS CHAPLAINS.

       (a) Authority for Deferral of Retirement for Chaplains.--
     Subsection (c) of section 1251 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned may defer the retirement 
     under subsection (a) of an officer who is appointed or 
     designated as a chaplain if the Secretary determines that 
     such deferral is in the best interest of the military 
     department concerned.''.
       (b) Authority for Deferral of Retirement for Chief and 
     Deputy Chief of Chaplains.--Such section is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) The Secretary concerned may defer the retirement 
     under subsection (a) of an officer who is the Chief of 
     Chaplains or Deputy Chief of Chaplains of that officer's 
     armed force. Such a deferment may not extend beyond the first 
     day of the month following the month in which the officer 
     becomes 68 years of age.''.
       (c) Qualification for Service as Navy Chief of Chaplains or 
     Deputy Chief of Chaplains.--(1) Section 5142(b) of such title 
     is amended by striking out ``, who are not on the retired 
     list,''.
       (2) Section 5142a of such title is amended by striking out 
     ``, who is not on the retired list,''.

     SEC. 505. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF OFFICERS ALLOWED TO BE 
                   FROCKED TO GRADES OF COLONEL AND NAVY CAPTAIN.

       Section 777(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``1 percent'' the following: ``, 
     or, for the grades of colonel and Navy captain, 2 percent,''.

     SEC. 506. INCREASED YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE FOR 
                   MANDATORY RETIREMENT OF REGULAR GENERALS AND 
                   ADMIRALS IN GRADES ABOVE MAJOR GENERAL AND REAR 
                   ADMIRAL.

       (a) Years of Service.--Section 636 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``Except as provided'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``(a) Major Generals and Rear Admirals Serving 
     in Grade.--Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) and''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Lieutenant Generals and Vice Admirals.--In the 
     administration of subsection (a) in the case of an officer 
     who is serving in the grade of lieutenant general or vice 
     admiral, the number of years of active commissioned service 
     applicable to the officer is 38 years.
       ``(c) Generals and Admirals.--In the administration of 
     subsection (a) in the case of

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     an officer who is serving in the grade of general or admiral, 
     the number of years of active commissioned service applicable 
     to the officer is 40 years.''.
       (b) Section Heading.--The heading of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 636. Retirement for years of service: regular officers 
       in grades above brigadier general and rear admiral (lower 
       half)''.

       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to such section 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of subchapter III 
     of chapter 36 of such title is amended to read as follows:

``636. Retirement for years of service: regular officers in grades 
              above brigadier general and rear admiral (lower half).''.

     SEC. 507. UNIFORM POLICY FOR REQUIREMENT OF EXEMPLARY CONDUCT 
                   BY COMMANDING OFFICERS AND OTHERS IN AUTHORITY.

       (a) Army.--(1) Chapter 345 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 3583. Requirement of exemplary conduct

       ``All commanding officers and others in authority in the 
     Army are required--
       ``(1) to show in themselves a good example of virtue, 
     honor, patriotism, and subordination;
       ``(2) to be vigilant in inspecting the conduct of all 
     persons who are placed under their command;
       ``(3) to guard against and suppress all dissolute and 
     immoral practices, and to correct, according to the laws and 
     regulations of the Army, all persons who are guilty of them; 
     and
       ``(4) to take all necessary and proper measures, under the 
     laws, regulations, and customs of the Army, to promote and 
     safeguard the morale, the physical well-being, and the 
     general welfare of the officers and enlisted persons under 
     their command or charge.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``3583. Requirement of exemplary conduct.''.

       (b) Air Force.--(1) Chapter 845 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 8583. Requirement of exemplary conduct

       ``All commanding officers and others in authority in the 
     Air Force are required--
       ``(1) to show in themselves a good example of virtue, 
     honor, patriotism, and subordination;
       ``(2) to be vigilant in inspecting the conduct of all 
     persons who are placed under their command;
       ``(3) to guard against and suppress all dissolute and 
     immoral practices, and to correct, according to the laws and 
     regulations of the Air Force, all persons who are guilty of 
     them; and
       ``(4) to take all necessary and proper measures, under the 
     laws, regulations, and customs of the Air Force, to promote 
     and safeguard the morale, the physical well-being, and the 
     general welfare of the officers and enlisted persons under 
     their command or charge.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``8583. Requirement of exemplary conduct.''.

     SEC. 508. REPORT ON THE COMMAND SELECTION PROCESS FOR 
                   DISTRICT ENGINEERS OF THE ARMY CORPS OF 
                   ENGINEERS.

       Not later than March 31, 1998, the Secretary of the Army 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the command selection 
     process for officers serving as District Engineers of the 
     Corps of Engineers. The report shall include the following:
       (1) An identification of each major Corps of Engineers 
     project that--
       (A) is being carried out by each District Engineer as of 
     the date of the report; or
       (B) is being planned by each District Engineer to be 
     carried out during the five-year period beginning on the date 
     of the report.
       (2) The expected start and completion dates, during that 
     period, for each major phase of each project identified under 
     paragraph (1).
       (3) The expected dates for changes in the District Engineer 
     in each Corps of Engineers District during that period.
       (4) A plan for optimizing the timing of changes in the 
     District Engineer in each such District so that there is 
     minimal disruption to major phases of major Corps of 
     Engineers projects.
       (5) A review of the effect on the Corps of Engineers, and 
     on the mission of each District of the Corps of Engineers, of 
     allowing major command tours of District Engineers to be of 
     two-to-four years in duration, with the selection of the 
     exact timing of the change of command to be at the discretion 
     of the Chief of Engineers, who shall act with the goal of 
     optimizing the timing of each change so that it has minimal 
     disruption on the mission of the District Engineer.
                 Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters

     SEC. 511. INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE ACTIVATION AUTHORITY.

       (a) IRR Members Subject To Order to Active Duty Other Than 
     During War or National Emergency.--Section 10144 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Within the Ready 
     Reserve''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b)(1) Within the Individual Ready Reserve of each 
     reserve component there is a category of members, as 
     designated by the Secretary concerned, who are subject to 
     being ordered to active duty involuntarily in accordance with 
     section 12304 of this title. A member may not be placed in 
     that mobilization category unless--
       ``(A) the member volunteers for that category; and
       ``(B) the member is selected for that category by the 
     Secretary concerned, based upon the needs of the service and 
     the grade and military skills of that member.
       ``(2) A member of the Individual Ready Reserve may not be 
     carried in such mobilization category of members after the 
     end of the 24-month period beginning on the date of the 
     separation of the member from active service.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall designate the grades and military 
     skills or specialities of members to be eligible for 
     placement in such mobilization category.
       ``(4) A member in such mobilization category shall be 
     eligible for benefits (other than pay and training) as are 
     normally available to members of the Selected Reserve, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (b) Criteria for Ordering to Active Duty.--Subsection (a) 
     of section 12304 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after ``of this title),'' the following: ``or 
     any member in the Individual Ready Reserve mobilization 
     category and designated as essential under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary concerned,''.
       (c) Maximum Number.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and the Individual Ready Reserve'' after 
     ``Selected Reserve''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, of whom not more than 30,000 may be 
     members of the Individual Ready Reserve'' before the period 
     at the end.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (f), by inserting ``or Individual Ready 
     Reserve'' after ``Selected Reserve'';
       (2) in subsection (g), by inserting ``, or any member of 
     the Individual Ready Reserve,'' after ``to serve as a unit''; 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) For purposes of this section, the term `Individual 
     Ready Reserve mobilization category' means, in the case of 
     any reserve component, the category of the Individual Ready 
     Reserve described in section 10144(b) of this title.''.
       (e) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 12304. Selected Reserve and certain Individual Ready 
       Reserve members; order to active duty other than during war 
       or national emergency''.

       (2) The item relating to section 12304 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 1209 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``12304. Selected Reserve and certain Individual Ready Reserve members; 
              order to active duty other than during war or national 
              emergency.''.

     SEC. 512. TERMINATION OF MOBILIZATION INCOME INSURANCE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1214 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 12533. Termination of program

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall terminate the 
     insurance program in accordance with this section.
       ``(b) Termination of New Enrollments.--The Secretary may 
     not enroll a member of the Ready Reserve for coverage under 
     the insurance program after the date of the enactment of this 
     section.
       ``(c) Termination of Coverage.--(1) The enrollment under 
     the insurance program of insured members other than insured 
     members described in paragraph (2) is terminated as of the 
     date of the enactment of this section. The enrollment of an 
     insured member described in paragraph (2) is terminated as of 
     the date of the termination of the period of covered service 
     of that member described in that paragraph.
       ``(2) An insured member described in this paragraph is an 
     insured member who on the date of the enactment of this 
     section is serving on covered service for a period of 
     service, or has been issued an order directing the 
     performance of covered service, that satisfies or would 
     satisfy the entitlement-to-benefits provisions of this 
     chapter.
       ``(d) Termination of Payment of Benefits.--The Secretary 
     may not make any benefit payment under the insurance program 
     after the date of the enactment of this section other than to 
     an insured member who on that date (1) is serving on an order 
     to covered service, (2) has been issued an order directing 
     performance of covered service, or (3) has served on covered 
     service before that date for which benefits under the program 
     have not been paid to the member.
       ``(e) Termination of Insurance Fund.--The Secretary shall 
     close the Fund not later than 60 days after the date on which 
     the last benefit payment from the Fund is made. Any amount 
     remaining in the Fund when closed shall be covered into the 
     Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``12533. Termination of program.''.

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     SEC. 513. CORRECTION OF INEQUITIES IN MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE 
                   AND DEATH AND DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR RESERVE 
                   MEMBERS WHO INCUR OR AGGRAVATE AN ILLNESS IN 
                   THE LINE OF DUTY.

       (a) Medical and Dental Care for Members.--Section 1074a of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ``while remaining 
     overnight immediately before the commencement of inactive-
     duty training, or'' after ``in the line of duty''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) A member of a uniformed service described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(A) of subsection (a) whose orders are 
     modified or extended, while the member is being treated for 
     (or recovering from) the injury, illness, or disease incurred 
     or aggravated in the line of duty, so as to result in active 
     duty for a period of more than 30 days shall be entitled, 
     while the member remains on active duty, to medical and 
     dental care on the same basis and to the same extent as 
     members covered by section 1074(a) of this title.''.
       (b) Medical and Dental Care for Dependents.--Section 
     1076(a) of such title is amended by striking out paragraph 
     (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) A dependent referred to in paragraph (1) is a 
     dependent of a member of a uniformed service described in one 
     of the following subparagraphs:
       ``(A) A member who is on active duty for a period of more 
     than 30 days or died while on that duty.
       ``(B) A member who died from an injury, illness, or disease 
     incurred or aggravated--
       ``(i) while the member was on active duty under a call or 
     order to active duty of 30 days or less, on active duty for 
     training, or on inactive-duty training; or
       ``(ii) while the member was traveling to or from the place 
     at which the member was to perform, or had performed, such 
     active duty, active duty for training, or inactive-duty 
     training.
       ``(C) A member who died from an injury, illness, or disease 
     incurred or aggravated in the line of duty while the member 
     remained overnight immediately before the commencement of 
     inactive-duty training, or while the member remained 
     overnight between successive periods of inactive-duty 
     training, at or in the vicinity of the site of the inactive-
     duty training, if the site was outside reasonable commuting 
     distance from the member's residence.
       ``(D) A member who incurred or aggravated an injury, 
     illness, or disease in the line of duty while serving on 
     active duty for a period of 30 days or less (or while 
     traveling to or from the place of such duty) and the member's 
     orders are modified or extended, while the member is being 
     treated for (or recovering from) the injury, illness, or 
     disease, so as to result in active duty for a period of more 
     than 30 days. However, this subparagraph entitles the 
     dependent to medical and dental care only while the member 
     remains on active duty.''.
       (c) Eligibility for Disability Retirement or Separation.--
     (1) Section 1204(2) of such title is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) the disability--
       ``(A) was incurred before September 24, 1996, as the 
     proximate result of--
       ``(i) performing active duty or inactive-duty training;
       ``(ii) traveling directly to or from the place at which 
     such duty is performed; or
       ``(iii) an injury, illness, or disease incurred or 
     aggravated while remaining overnight, immediately before the 
     commencement of inactive-duty training, or 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 of the inactive-duty training is 
     outside reasonable commuting distance of the member's 
     residence; or
       ``(B) is a result of an injury, illness, or disease 
     incurred or aggravated in line of duty after September 23, 
     1996--
       ``(i) while performing active duty or inactive-duty 
     training;
       ``(ii) while traveling directly to or from the place at 
     which such duty is performed; or
       ``(iii) while remaining overnight, immediately before the 
     commencement of inactive-duty training, or 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 of the inactive-duty training is 
     outside reasonable commuting distance of the member's 
     residence;''.
       (2) Section 1206 of such title is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
     paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively, and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) the disability is a result of an injury, illness, or 
     disease incurred or aggravated in line of duty while--
       ``(A) performing active duty or inactive-duty training;
       ``(B) traveling directly to or from the place at which such 
     duty is performed; or
       ``(C) while remaining overnight immediately before the 
     commencement of inactive-duty training, or 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 of the member's residence;''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments and Related Clerical 
     Amendments.--(1) The heading of section 1204 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1204. Members on active duty for 30 days or less or on 
       inactive-duty training: retirement''.

       (2) The heading of section 1206 of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1206. Members on active duty for 30 days or less or on 
       inactive-duty training: separation''.

       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 61 of 
     such title is amended--
       (A) by striking out the item relating to section 1204 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``1204. Members on active duty for 30 days or less or on inactive-duty 
              training: retirement.'';

     and
       (B) by striking out the item relating to section 1206 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``1206. Members on active duty for 30 days or less or on inactive-duty 
              training: separation.''.

       (e) Recovery, Care, and Disposition of Remains.--Section 
     1481(a)(2)(D) of such title is amended by inserting 
     ``remaining overnight immediately before the commencement of 
     inactive-duty training, or'' after ``(D)''.
       (f) Entitlement to Basic Pay.--Section 204 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``while remaining 
     overnight immediately before the commencement of inactive-
     duty training, or'' in subsections (g)(1)(D) and (h)(1)(D) 
     after ``in line of duty''.
       (g) Compensation for Inactive-Duty Training.--Section 
     206(a)(3)(C) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``while remaining overnight immediately before the 
     commencement of inactive-duty training, or'' after ``in line 
     of duty''.

     SEC. 514. AUTHORITY TO PERMIT NON-UNIT ASSIGNED OFFICERS TO 
                   BE CONSIDERED BY VACANCY PROMOTION BOARD TO 
                   GENERAL OFFICER GRADES.

       (a) Convening of Selection Boards.--Section 14101(a)(2) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``(except in the case of a board convened to consider 
     officers as provided in section 14301(e) of this title)''.
       (b) Eligibility for Consideration of Certain Army 
     Officers.--Section 14301 of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (e); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively.
       (c) General Officer Promotions.--Section 14308 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ``a grade below 
     colonel in'' after ``(2) an officer in''; and
       (2) in subsection (g)--
       (A) by inserting ``or the Air Force'' in the first sentence 
     after ``of the Army'' the first place it appears;
       (B) by striking out ``in that grade'' in the first sentence 
     and all that follows through ``Secretary of the Army'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``in the Army Reserve or the Air 
     Force Reserve, as the case may be, in that grade''; and
       (C) by striking out the second sentence.
       (d) Vacancy Promotions.--Section 14315(b)(1) of such title 
     is amended by striking out ``duties'' in clause (A) and all 
     that follows through ``as a unit,'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``duties of a general officer of the next higher 
     reserve grade in the Army Reserve,''.

     SEC. 515. PROHIBITION ON USE OF AIR FORCE RESERVE AGR 
                   PERSONNEL FOR AIR FORCE BASE SECURITY 
                   FUNCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1215 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out

                       ``[No present sections]''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``Sec.
12551. Prohibition of use of Air Force Reserve AGR personnel for Air 
              Force base security functions.

     ``Sec. 12551. Prohibition of use of Air Force Reserve AGR 
       personnel for Air Force base security functions

       ``(a) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Air Force may not 
     use members of the Air Force Reserve who are AGR personnel 
     for the performance of force protection, base security, or 
     security police functions at an Air Force facility in the 
     United States.
       ``(b) AGR Personnel Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `AGR personnel' means members of the Air Force Reserve who 
     are on active duty (other than for training) in connection 
     with organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or 
     training the Air Force Reserve.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The items relating to chapter 1215 
     in the tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle E, and 
     at the beginning of part II of subtitle E, are amended to 
     read as follows:
``1215. Miscellaneous Prohibitions and Penalties...........12551''.....

     SEC. 516. INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION OF RESERVE OFFICERS IN AN 
                   INACTIVE STATUS.

       (a) Authority for Involuntary Separation of Certain 
     Inactive Status Officers.--Section 12683(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``apply--'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``apply to any of 
     the following:''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

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       ``(4) a separation of an officer who is in an inactive 
     status in the Standby Reserve and who is not qualified for 
     transfer to the Retired Reserve or is qualified for transfer 
     to the Retired Reserve and does not apply for such a 
     transfer.''.
       (b) Stylistic Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by striking out ``to 
     a'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``A'';
       (2) by striking out the semicolon at the end of paragraph 
     (1) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (3) by striking out ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (2) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a period.

     SEC. 517. FEDERAL STATUS OF SERVICE BY NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS 
                   AS HONOR GUARDS AT FUNERALS OF VETERANS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 1 of title 32, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after section 113, as added by 
     section 386(a), the following new section:

     ``Sec. 114. Honor guard functions at funerals for veterans

       ``(a) Subject to such regulations and restrictions as may 
     be prescribed by the Secretary concerned, the performance of 
     honor guard functions by members of the National Guard at 
     funerals for veterans of the armed forces may be treated by 
     the Secretary concerned as a Federal function for which 
     appropriated funds may be used. Any such performance of honor 
     guard functions at such a funeral may not be considered to be 
     a period of drill or training otherwise required.
       ``(b) This section does not authorize additional 
     appropriations for any fiscal year. Any expense of the 
     National Guard that is incurred by reason of this section 
     shall be paid from appropriations otherwise available for the 
     National Guard.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item 
     relating to section 113, as added by section 386(b), the 
     following new item:

``114. Honor guard functions at funerals for veterans.''.
                    Subtitle C--Military Technicians

     SEC. 521. AUTHORITY TO RETAIN ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS 
                   LIST UNTIL AGE 60 MILITARY TECHNICIANS IN THE 
                   GRADE OF BRIGADIER GENERAL.

       (a) Retention.--Section 14702(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``section 14506 or 14507'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 14506, 14507, or 14508''; 
     and
       (2) by striking out ``or colonel'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``colonel, or brigadier general''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 14508(c) of such title is 
     amended by striking out ``not later than the date on which 
     the officer becomes 60 years of age'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``not later than the last day of the month in which 
     the officer becomes 60 years of age''.

     SEC. 522. MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).

       (a) Definition.--Subsection (a) of section 10216 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--(1) For purposes of this section and any 
     other provision of law, a military technician (dual status) 
     is a Federal civilian employee who--
       ``(A) is employed under section 3101 of title 5 or section 
     709 of title 32;
       ``(B) is required as a condition of that employment to 
     maintain membership in the Selected Reserve; and
       ``(C) is assigned to a position as a technician in the 
     administration and training of the Selected Reserve or in the 
     maintenance and repair of supplies or equipment issued to the 
     Selected Reserve or the armed forces.
       ``(2) Military technicians (dual status) shall be 
     authorized and accounted for as a separate category of 
     civilian employees.''.
       (b) Unit Membership and Dual Status Requirement.--Such 
     section is further amended by striking out subsection (d) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(d) Unit Membership Requirement.--(1) Unless specifically 
     exempted by law, each individual who is hired as a military 
     technician (dual status) after December 1, 1995, shall be 
     required as a condition of that employment to maintain 
     membership in--
       ``(A) the unit of the Selected Reserve by which the 
     individual is employed as a military technician; or
       ``(B) a unit of the Selected Reserve that the individual is 
     employed as a military technician to support.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a military technician 
     (dual status) who is employed by the Army Reserve in an area 
     other than Army Reserve troop program units.
       ``(e) Dual Status Requirement.--(1) Funds appropriated for 
     the Department of Defense may not (except as provided in 
     paragraph (2)) be used for compensation as a military 
     technician of any individual hired as a military technician 
     after February 10, 1996, who is no longer a member of the 
     Selected Reserve.
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned may pay compensation 
     described in paragraph (1) to an individual described in that 
     paragraph who is no longer a member of the Selected Reserve 
     for a period not to exceed six months following the 
     individual's loss of membership in the Selected Reserve if 
     the Secretary determines that such loss of membership was not 
     due to the failure of that individual to meet military 
     standards.''.
       (c) National Guard Dual Status Requirement.--Section 709(b) 
     of title 32, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``Except as prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a 
     technician'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``A technician''.
       (d) Plan for Clarification of Statutory Authority of 
     Military Technicians.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress, as part of the budget justification 
     materials submitted in support of the budget for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 1999, a legislative 
     proposal to provide statutory authority and clarification 
     under title 5, United States Code--
       (A) for the hiring, management, promotion, separation, and 
     retirement of military technicians who are employed in 
     support of units of the Army Reserve or Air Force Reserve; 
     and
       (B) for the transition to the competitive service of an 
     individual who is hired as a military technician in support 
     of a unit of the Army Reserve or Air Force Reserve and who 
     (as determined by the Secretary concerned) fails to maintain 
     membership in the Selected Reserve through no fault of the 
     individual.
       (2) The legislative proposal under paragraph (1) shall be 
     developed in consultation with the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management.
       (e) Conforming Repeal.--Section 8016 of Public Law 104-61 
     (109 Stat. 654; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is repealed.
       (f) Cross-Reference Corrections.--Section 10216(c)(1) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``subsection (a)(1)'' in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (b)(1)''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments to Section 10216.--Section 10216 
     of title 10, United States Code, is further amended as 
     follows:
       (1) The heading of subsection (b) is amended by inserting 
     ``(Dual Status)'' after ``Military Technicians''.
       (2) Subsection (b)(1) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(dual status)'' after ``for military 
     technicians'';
       (B) by striking out ``dual status military technicians'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``military technicians (dual 
     status)''; and
       (C) by inserting ``(dual status)'' after ``military 
     technicians'' in subparagraph (C).
       (3) Subsection (b)(2) is amended by inserting ``(dual 
     status)'' after ``military technicians'' both places it 
     appears.
       (4) Subsection (b)(3) is amended by inserting ``(dual 
     status)'' after ``Military technician''.
       (5) Subsection (c) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)(A), by inserting 
     ``(dual status)'' after ``military technicians'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``dual-status 
     technicians'' in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``military technicians (dual 
     status)'';
       (C) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``(dual status)'' 
     after ``military technician''; and
       (D) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking out ``delineate--'' 
     and all that follows through ``or other reasons'' in clause 
     (ii) and inserting in lieu thereof ``delineate the specific 
     force structure reductions''.
       (h) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of section 10216 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 10216. Military technicians (dual status)''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 1007 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``10216. Military technicians (dual status).''.
       (i) Other Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 115(g) of 
     such title is amended by inserting ``(dual status)'' in the 
     first sentence after ``military technicians'' and in the 
     second sentence after ``military technician''.
       (2) Section 115a(h) of such title is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(displayed in the aggregate and 
     separately for military technicians (dual status) and non-
     dual status military technicians)'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) after ``of the following''; and
       (B) by striking out paragraph (3).

     SEC. 523. NON-DUAL STATUS MILITARY TECHNICIANS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 1007 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 10217. Non-dual status military technicians

       ``(a) Definition.--For the purposes of this section and any 
     other provision of law, a non-dual status military technician 
     is a civilian employee of the Department of Defense serving 
     in a military technician position who--
       ``(1) was hired as a military technician before the date of 
     the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 under any of the authorities specified in 
     subsection (c); and
       ``(2) as of the date of the enactment of that Act is not a 
     member of the Selected Reserve or after such date ceased to 
     be a member of the Selected Reserve.
       ``(b) Employment Authorities.--The authorities referred to 
     in subsection (a) are the following:
       ``(1) Section 10216 of this title.
       ``(2) Section 709 of title 32.
       ``(3) The requirements referred to in section 8401 of title 
     5.
       ``(4) Section 8016 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-61; 109 Stat. 654), 
     and any comparable provision of law enacted on an annual 
     basis in the Department of Defense Appropriations Acts for 
     fiscal years 1984 through 1995.
       ``(5) Any memorandum of agreement between the Department of 
     Defense and the Of

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     fice of Personnel Management providing for the hiring of 
     military technicians.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``10217. Non-dual status military technicians.''.

       (b) Limitation.--The number of civilian employees of a 
     military department who are non-dual status military 
     technicians as of September 30, 1998, may not exceed the 
     following:
       (1) For the Army Reserve, 1,500.
       (2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     2,400.
       (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 0.
       (4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 450.
       (c) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report containing the number of military 
     technician positions that are held by non-dual status 
     military technicians as of September 30, 1997, shown 
     separately for each of the following:
       (1) The Army Reserve.
       (2) The Army National Guard of the United States.
       (3) The Air Force Reserve.
       (4) The Air National Guard of the United States.
       (d) Plan for Full Utilization of Military Technicians (Dual 
     Status).--(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a plan for ensuring that, on and after September 
     30, 2007, all military technician positions are held only by 
     military technicians (dual status).
       (2) The plan shall provide for achieving, by September 30, 
     2002, a 50 percent reduction, by conversion of positions or 
     otherwise, in the number of non-dual status military 
     technicians that are holding military technicians positions, 
     as compared with the number of non-dual status technicians 
     that held military technician positions as of September 30, 
     1997, as specified in the report under subsection (c).
       (3) Among the alternative actions to be considered in 
     developing the plan, the Secretary shall consider the 
     feasibility and cost of each of the following:
       (A) Eliminating or consolidating technician functions and 
     positions.
       (B) Contracting with private sector sources for the 
     performance of functions performed by military technicians.
       (C) Converting non-dual status military technician 
     positions to military technician (dual status) positions or 
     to positions in the competitive service or, in the case of 
     positions of the Army National Guard of the United States or 
     the Air National Guard of the United States, to positions of 
     State employment.
       (D) Use of incentives to facilitate attainment of the 
     objectives specified for the plan in paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (4) The Secretary shall submit with the plan any 
     recommendations for legislation that the Secretary considers 
     necessary to carry out the plan.
       (e) Definitions for Categories of Military Technicians.--In 
     this section:
       (1) The term ``non-dual status military technician'' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 10217 of title 10, 
     United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (2) The term ``military technician (dual status)'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 10216(a) of such title.

     SEC. 524. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY AND DESIRABILITY OF 
                   CONVERSION OF AGR PERSONNEL TO MILITARY 
                   TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than January 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     feasibility and desirability of conversion of AGR personnel 
     to military technicians (dual status). The report shall--
       (1) identify advantages and disadvantages of such a 
     conversion;
       (2) identify possible savings if such a conversion were to 
     be carried out; and
       (3) set forth the recommendation of the Secretary as to 
     whether such a conversion should be made.
       (b) AGR Personnel Defined.--For purposes of subsection (a), 
     the term ``AGR personnel'' means members of the Army or Air 
     Force reserve components who are on active duty (other than 
     for training) in connection with organizing, administering, 
     recruiting, instructing, or training their respective reserve 
     components.
  Subtitle D--Measures To Improve Recruit Quality and Reduce Recruit 
                               Attrition

     SEC. 531. REFORM OF MILITARY RECRUITING SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
     reforms in the recruiting systems of the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Marine Corps in order to improve the quality of 
     new recruits and to reduce attrition among recruits.
       (b) Specific Reforms.--As part of the reforms in military 
     recruiting systems to be undertaken under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall take the following steps:
       (1) Improve the system of pre-enlistment waivers and 
     separation codes used for recruits by (A) revising and 
     updating those waivers and codes to allow more accurate and 
     useful data collection about those separations, and (B) 
     prescribing regulations to ensure that those waivers and 
     codes are interpreted in a uniform manner by the military 
     services.
       (2) Develop a reliable database for (A) analyzing (at both 
     the Department of Defense and service-level) data on reasons 
     for attrition of new recruits, and (B) undertaking Department 
     of Defense or service-specific measures (or both) to control 
     and manage such attrition.
       (3) Require that the Secretary of each military department 
     (A) adopt or strengthen incentives for recruiters to 
     thoroughly prescreen potential candidates for recruitment, 
     and (B) link incentives for recruiters, in part, to the 
     ability of a recruiter to screen out unqualified candidates 
     before enlistment.
       (4) Require that the Secretary of each military department 
     include as a measurement of recruiter performance the 
     percentage of persons enlisted by a recruiter who complete 
     initial combat training or basic training.
       (5) Assess trends in the number and use of waivers over the 
     1991-1997 period that were issued to permit applicants to 
     enlist with medical or other conditions that would otherwise 
     be disqualifying.
       (6) Require the Secretary of each military department to 
     implement policies and procedures (A) to ensure the prompt 
     separation of recruits who are unable to successfully 
     complete basic training, and (B) to remove those recruits 
     from the training environment while separation proceedings 
     are pending.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 31, 1998, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report of the trends assessed 
     under subsection (b)(5). The information on those trends 
     provided in the report shall be shown by armed force and by 
     category of waiver. The report shall include recommendations 
     of the Secretary for changing, revising, or limiting the use 
     of waivers referred to in that subsection.

     SEC. 532. IMPROVEMENTS IN MEDICAL PRESCREENING OF APPLICANTS 
                   FOR MILITARY SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall improve the 
     medical prescreening of applicants for entrance into the 
     Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps.
       (b) Specific Steps.--As part of those improvements, the 
     Secretary shall take the following steps:
       (1) Require that each applicant for service in the Army, 
     Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps (A) provide to the Secretary 
     the name of the applicant's medical insurer and the names of 
     past medical providers, and (B) sign a release allowing the 
     Secretary to request and obtain medical records of the 
     applicant.
       (2) Require that the forms and procedures for medical 
     prescreening of applicants that are used by recruiters and by 
     Military Entrance Processing Commands be revised so as to 
     ensure that medical questions are specific, unambiguous, and 
     tied directly to the types of medical separations most common 
     for recruits during basic training and follow-on training.
       (3) Add medical screening tests to the examinations of 
     recruits carried out by Military Entrance Processing 
     Stations, provide more thorough medical examinations to 
     selected groups of applicants, or both, to the extent that 
     the Secretary determines that to do so could be cost 
     effective in reducing attrition at basic training.
       (4) Provide for an annual quality control assessment of the 
     effectiveness of the Military Entrance Processing Commands in 
     identifying medical conditions in recruits that existed 
     before enlistment in the Armed Forces, each such assessment 
     to be performed by an agency or contractor other than the 
     Military Entrance Processing Commands.

     SEC. 533. IMPROVEMENTS IN PHYSICAL FITNESS OF RECRUITS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall take steps 
     to improve the physical fitness of recruits before they enter 
     basic training.
       (b) Specific Steps.--As part of those improvements, the 
     Secretary shall take the following steps:
       (1) Direct the Secretary of each military department to 
     implement programs under which new recruits who are in the 
     Delayed Entry Program are encouraged to participate in 
     physical fitness activities before reporting to basic 
     training.
       (2) Develop a range of incentives for new recruits to 
     participate in physical fitness programs, as well as for 
     those recruits who improve their level of fitness while in 
     the Delayed Entry Program, which may include access to 
     Department of Defense military fitness facilities, and access 
     to military medical facilities in the case of a recruit who 
     is injured while participating in physical activities with 
     recruiters or other military personnel.
       (3) Evaluate whether partnerships between recruiters and 
     reserve components, or other innovative arrangements, could 
     provide a pool of qualified personnel to assist in the 
     conduct of physical training programs for new recruits in the 
     Delayed Entry Program.
              Subtitle E--Military Education and Training

                   PART I--OFFICER EDUCATION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 541. REQUIREMENT FOR CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION TO UNITED 
                   STATES NAVAL ACADEMY TO TAKE OATH OF 
                   ALLEGIANCE.

       (a) Requirement.--Section 6958 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) To be admitted to the Naval Academy, an appointee 
     must take and subscribe to an oath prescribed by the 
     Secretary of the Navy. If a candidate for admission refuses 
     to take and subscribe to the prescribed oath, the candidate's 
     appointment is terminated.''.
       (b) Exception for Midshipmen From Foreign Countries.--
     Section 6957 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:

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       ``(d) A person receiving instruction under this section is 
     not subject to section 6958(d) of this title.''.

     SEC. 542. SERVICE ACADEMY FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROGRAM.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--(1) Chapter 403 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     section 4344 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 4345. Exchange program with foreign military academies

       ``(a) Exchange Program Authorized.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may permit a student enrolled at a military academy of a 
     foreign country to receive instruction at the Academy in 
     exchange for a cadet receiving instruction at that foreign 
     military academy pursuant to an exchange agreement entered 
     into between the Secretary and appropriate officials of the 
     foreign country. Students receiving instruction at the 
     Academy under the exchange program shall be in addition to 
     persons receiving instruction at the Academy under section 
     4344 of this title.
       ``(b) Limitations on Number and Duration of Exchanges.--An 
     exchange agreement under this section between the Secretary 
     and a foreign country shall provide for the exchange of 
     students on a one-for-one basis each fiscal year. Not more 
     than 10 cadets and a comparable number of students from all 
     foreign military academies participating in the exchange 
     program may be exchanged during any fiscal year. The duration 
     of an exchange may not exceed the equivalent of one academic 
     semester at the Academy.
       ``(c) Costs and Expenses.--(1) A student from a military 
     academy of a foreign country is not entitled to the pay, 
     allowances, and emoluments of a cadet by reason of attendance 
     at the Academy under the exchange program, and the Department 
     of Defense may not incur any cost of international travel 
     required for transportation of such a student to and from the 
     sponsoring foreign country.
       ``(2) The Secretary may provide a student from a foreign 
     country under the exchange program, during the period of the 
     exchange, with subsistence, transportation within the 
     continental United States, clothing, health care, and other 
     services to the same extent that the foreign country provides 
     comparable support and services to the exchanged cadet in 
     that foreign country.
       ``(3) The Academy shall bear all costs of the exchange 
     program from funds appropriated for the Academy. Expenditures 
     in support of the exchange program may not exceed $50,000 
     during any fiscal year.
       ``(d) Application of Other Laws.--Subsections (c) and (d) 
     of section 4344 of this title shall apply with respect to a 
     student enrolled at a military academy of a foreign country 
     while attending the Academy under the exchange program.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations to implement this section. Such regulations may 
     include qualification criteria and methods of selection for 
     students of foreign military academies to participate in the 
     exchange program.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     4344 the following new item:

``4345. Exchange program with foreign military academies.''.

       (b) Naval Academy.--(1) Chapter 603 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 6957 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 6957a. Exchange program with foreign military 
       academies

       ``(a) Exchange Program Authorized.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy may permit a student enrolled at a military academy of a 
     foreign country to receive instruction at the Naval Academy 
     in exchange for a midshipman receiving instruction at that 
     foreign military academy pursuant to an exchange agreement 
     entered into between the Secretary and appropriate officials 
     of the foreign country. Students receiving instruction at the 
     Naval Academy under the exchange program shall be in addition 
     to persons receiving instruction at the Academy under section 
     6957 of this title.
       ``(b) Limitations on Number and Duration of Exchanges.--An 
     exchange agreement under this section between the Secretary 
     and a foreign country shall provide for the exchange of 
     students on a one-for-one basis each fiscal year. Not more 
     than 10 midshipmen and a comparable number of students from 
     all foreign military academies participating in the exchange 
     program may be exchanged during any fiscal year. The duration 
     of an exchange may not exceed the equivalent of one academic 
     semester at the Naval Academy.
       ``(c) Costs and Expenses.--(1) A student from a military 
     academy of a foreign country is not entitled to the pay, 
     allowances, and emoluments of a midshipman by reason of 
     attendance at the Naval Academy under the exchange program, 
     and the Department of Defense may not incur any cost of 
     international travel required for transportation of such a 
     student to and from the sponsoring foreign country.
       ``(2) The Secretary may provide a student from a foreign 
     country under the exchange program, during the period of the 
     exchange, with subsistence, transportation within the 
     continental United States, clothing, health care, and other 
     services to the same extent that the foreign country provides 
     comparable support and services to the exchanged midshipman 
     in that foreign country.
       ``(3) The Naval Academy shall bear all costs of the 
     exchange program from funds appropriated for the Academy. 
     Expenditures in support of the exchange program may not 
     exceed $50,000 during any fiscal year.
       ``(d) Application of Other Laws.--Subsections (c) and (d) 
     of section 6957 of this title shall apply with respect to a 
     student enrolled at a military academy of a foreign country 
     while attending the Naval Academy under the exchange program.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations to implement this section. Such regulations may 
     include qualification criteria and methods of selection for 
     students of foreign military academies to participate in the 
     exchange program.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     6957 the following new item:

``6957a. Exchange program with foreign military academies.''.

       (c) Air Force Academy.--(1) Chapter 903 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 9344 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 9345. Exchange program with foreign military academies

       ``(a) Exchange Program Authorized.--The Secretary of the 
     Air Force may permit a student enrolled at a military academy 
     of a foreign country to receive instruction at the Air Force 
     Academy in exchange for an Air Force cadet receiving 
     instruction at that foreign military academy pursuant to an 
     exchange agreement entered into between the Secretary and 
     appropriate officials of the foreign country. Students 
     receiving instruction at the Academy under the exchange 
     program shall be in addition to persons receiving instruction 
     at the Academy under section 9344 of this title.
       ``(b) Limitations on Number and Duration of Exchanges.--An 
     exchange agreement under this section between the Secretary 
     and a foreign country shall provide for the exchange of 
     students on a one-for-one basis each fiscal year. Not more 
     than 10 Air Force cadets and a comparable number of students 
     from all foreign military academies participating in the 
     exchange program may be exchanged during any fiscal year. The 
     duration of an exchange may not exceed the equivalent of one 
     academic semester at the Air Force Academy.
       ``(c) Costs and Expenses.--(1) A student from a military 
     academy of a foreign country is not entitled to the pay, 
     allowances, and emoluments of an Air Force cadet by reason of 
     attendance at the Air Force Academy under the exchange 
     program, and the Department of Defense may not incur any cost 
     of international travel required for transportation of such a 
     student to and from the sponsoring foreign country.
       ``(2) The Secretary may provide a student from a foreign 
     country under the exchange program, during the period of the 
     exchange, with subsistence, transportation within the 
     continental United States, clothing, health care, and other 
     services to the same extent that the foreign country provides 
     comparable support and services to the exchanged Air Force 
     cadet in that foreign country.
       ``(3) The Air Force Academy shall bear all costs of the 
     exchange program from funds appropriated for the Academy. 
     Expenditures in support of the exchange program may not 
     exceed $50,000 during any fiscal year.
       ``(d) Application of Other Laws.--Subsections (c) and (d) 
     of section 9344 of this title shall apply with respect to a 
     student enrolled at a military academy of a foreign country 
     while attending the Air Force Academy under the exchange 
     program.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations to implement this section. Such regulations may 
     include qualification criteria and methods of selection for 
     students of foreign military academies to participate in the 
     exchange program.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     9344 the following new item:

``9345. Exchange program with foreign military academies.''.

       (d) Repeal of Obsolete Limitation.--Section 9353(a) of such 
     title is amended by striking out ``After the date of the 
     accrediting of the Academy, the'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``The''.

     SEC. 543. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES INCURRED FOR INSTRUCTION 
                   AT SERVICE ACADEMIES OF PERSONS FROM FOREIGN 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 4344(b) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out the period at the end 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``, except that 
     the reimbursement rates may not be less than the cost to the 
     United States of providing such instruction, including pay, 
     allowances, and emoluments, to a cadet appointed from the 
     United States.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The amount of reimbursement waived under paragraph 
     (2) may not exceed 35 percent of the per-person reimbursement 
     amount otherwise required to be paid by a foreign country 
     under such paragraph, except in the case of not more than 
     five persons receiving instruction at the Academy under this 
     section at any one time.''.
       (b) Naval Academy.--Section 6957(b) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out the period at the end 
     and inserting in lieu thereof

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     the following: ``, except that the reimbursement rates may 
     not be less than the cost to the United States of providing 
     such instruction, including pay, allowances, and emoluments, 
     to a midshipman appointed from the United States.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The amount of reimbursement waived under paragraph 
     (2) may not exceed 35 percent of the per-person reimbursement 
     amount otherwise required to be paid by a foreign country 
     under such paragraph, except in the case of not more than 
     five persons receiving instruction at the Naval Academy under 
     this section at any one time.''.
       (c) Air Force Academy.--Section 9344(b) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out the period at the end 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``, except that 
     the reimbursement rates may not be less than the cost to the 
     United States of providing such instruction, including pay, 
     allowances, and emoluments, to a cadet appointed from the 
     United States.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The amount of reimbursement waived under paragraph 
     (2) may not exceed 35 percent of the per-person reimbursement 
     amount otherwise required to be paid by a foreign country 
     under such paragraph, except in the case of not more than 
     five persons receiving instruction at the Academy under this 
     section at any one time.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply with respect to students from a foreign country 
     entering the United States Military Academy, the United 
     States Naval Academy, or the United States Air Force Academy 
     on or after May 1, 1998.

     SEC. 544. CONTINUATION OF SUPPORT TO SENIOR MILITARY 
                   COLLEGES.

       (a) Definition of Senior Military Colleges.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term ``senior military colleges'' means 
     the following:
       (1) Texas A&M University.
       (2) Norwich University.
       (3) The Virginia Military Institute.
       (4) The Citadel.
       (5) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
       (6) North Georgia College and State University.
       (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The senior military colleges consistently have provided 
     substantial numbers of highly qualified, long-serving leaders 
     to the Armed Forces.
       (2) The quality of the military leaders produced by the 
     senior military colleges is, in part, the result of the 
     rigorous military environment imposed on students attending 
     the senior military colleges by the colleges, as well as the 
     result of the long-standing close support relationship 
     between the Corps of Cadets at each college and the Reserve 
     Officer Training Corps personnel at the colleges who serve as 
     effective leadership role models and mentors.
       (3) In recognition of the quality of the young leaders 
     produced by the senior military colleges, the Department of 
     Defense and the military services have traditionally 
     maintained special relationships with the colleges, including 
     the policy to grant active duty service in the Army to 
     graduates of the colleges who desire such service and who are 
     recommended for such service by their ROTC professors of 
     military science.
       (4) Each of the senior military colleges has demonstrated 
     an ability to adapt its systems and operations to changing 
     conditions in, and requirements of, the Armed Forces without 
     compromising the quality of leaders produced and without 
     interruption of the close relationship between the colleges 
     and the Department of Defense.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--In light of the findings in 
     subsection (b), it is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the proposed initiative of the Secretary of the Army to 
     end the commitment to active duty service for all graduates 
     of senior military colleges who desire such service and who 
     are recommended for such service by their ROTC professors of 
     military science is short-sighted and contrary to the long-
     term interests of the Army;
       (2) as they have in the past, the senior military colleges 
     can and will continue to accommodate to changing military 
     requirements to ensure that future graduates entering 
     military service continue to be officers of superb quality 
     who are quickly assimilated by the Armed Forces and fully 
     prepared to make significant contributions to the Armed 
     Forces through extended military careers; and
       (3) decisions of the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary 
     of a military department that fundamentally and unilaterally 
     change the long-standing relationship of the Armed Forces 
     with the senior military colleges are not in the best 
     interests of the Department of Defense or the Armed Forces 
     and are patently unfair to students who made decisions to 
     enroll in the senior military colleges on the basis of 
     existing Department and Armed Forces policy.
       (d) Continuation of Support for Senior Military Colleges.--
     Section 2111a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(d) Termination or Reduction of Program Prohibited.--The 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military 
     departments may not take or authorize any action to terminate 
     or reduce a unit of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training 
     Corps at a senior military college unless the termination or 
     reduction is specifically requested by the college.
       ``(e) Assignment to Active Duty.--(1) The Secretary of the 
     Army shall ensure that a graduate of a senior military 
     college who desires to serve as a commissioned officer on 
     active duty upon graduation from the college, who is 
     medically and physically qualified for active duty, and who 
     is recommended for such duty by the professor of military 
     science at the college, shall be assigned to active duty. 
     This paragraph shall apply to a member of the program at a 
     senior military college who graduates from the college after 
     March 31, 1997.
       ``(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     prohibit the Secretary of the Army from requiring a member of 
     the program who graduates from a senior military college to 
     serve on active duty.''.
       (e) Technical Corrections.--Subsection (f) of such section, 
     as redesignated by subsection (d)(1), is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``College'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``University''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``and State University''.
       (f) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2111a. Support for senior military colleges''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 103 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``2111a. Support for senior military colleges.''.

     SEC. 545. REPORT ON MAKING UNITED STATES NATIONALS ELIGIBLE 
                   FOR PARTICIPATION IN SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' 
                   TRAINING CORPS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate a report on the utility of permitting United States 
     nationals to participate in the Senior Reserve Officers' 
     Training Corps program.
       (b) Required Information.--The Secretary shall include in 
     the report the following information:
       (1) A brief history of the prior admission of United States 
     nationals to the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, 
     including the success rate of these cadets and midshipmen and 
     how that rate compared to the average success rate of cadets 
     and midshipmen during that same period.
       (2) The advantages of permitting United States nationals to 
     participate in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
     program.
       (3) The disadvantages of permitting United States nationals 
     to participate in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
     program.
       (4) The incremental cost of including United States 
     nationals in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
       (5) Methods of minimizing the risk that United States 
     nationals admitted to the Senior Reserve Officers' Training 
     Corps would be later disqualified because of ineligibility 
     for United States citizenship.
       (6) The recommendations of the Secretary on whether United 
     States nationals should be eligible to participate in the 
     Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program, and if so, a 
     legislative proposal which would, if enacted, achieve that 
     result.

     SEC. 546. COORDINATION OF ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF 
                   JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS UNITS 
                   TO MAXIMIZE ENROLLMENT AND ENHANCE EFFICIENCY.

       (a) Requirement.--Chapter 102 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2032. Responsibility of the Secretaries of the 
       military departments to maximize enrollment and enhance 
       efficiency

       ``(a) Coordination.--The Secretary of each military 
     department, in establishing, maintaining, transferring, and 
     terminating Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units 
     under section 2031 of this title, shall do so in a 
     coordinated manner that is designed to maximize enrollment in 
     the Corps and to enhance administrative efficiency in the 
     management of the Corps.
       ``(b) Consideration of New School Openings and 
     Consolidations.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of a military department shall take into 
     consideration--
       ``(1) openings of new schools;
       ``(2) consolidations of schools; and
       ``(3) the desirability of continuing the opportunity for 
     participation in the Corps by participants whose continued 
     participation would otherwise be adversely affected by new 
     school openings and consolidations of schools.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2032. Responsibility of the Secretaries of the military departments 
              to maximize enrollment and enhance efficiency.''.

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                    PART II--OTHER EDUCATION MATTERS

     SEC. 551. UNITED STATES NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL.

       (a) Authority to Admit Enlisted Members as Students.--
     Section 7045 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary may permit an enlisted member of the 
     armed forces who is assigned to the Naval Postgraduate School 
     or to a nearby command to receive instruction at the Naval 
     Postgraduate School. Admission of enlisted members for 
     instruction under this paragraph shall be on a space-
     available basis.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking out ``the students'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``officers''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     the case of an enlisted member permitted to receive 
     instruction at the Postgraduate School, the Secretary of the 
     Navy shall charge that member only for such costs and fees as 
     the Secretary considers appropriate (taking into 
     consideration the admission of enlisted members on a space-
     available basis).''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking out ``officers'' both places it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``members''; and
       (B) by striking out ``same regulations'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``such regulations, as determined appropriate by 
     the Secretary of the Navy,''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of section 7045 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 7045. Officers of the other armed forces; enlisted 
       members: admission''.

       (2) The item relating to section 7045 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 605 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``7045. Officers of the other armed forces; enlisted members: 
              admission.''.

       (c) Amendment To Reflect Revised Civil Service Grade 
     Structure.--Section 7043(b) of such title is amended by 
     striking out ``grade GS-18 of the General Schedule under 
     section 5332 of title 5'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``level IV of the Executive Schedule''.

     SEC. 552. COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE.

       (a) Expansion of Members Eligible for Program To Include 
     Instructors at Air Force Training Schools.--Section 9315 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``enlisted 
     members of the Air Force'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``enlisted members described in subsection (b)'';
       (2) by striking out ``(b) Subject to subsection (c),'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``(c)(1) Subject to paragraph 
     (2),'';
       (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as paragraph (2) and in 
     that paragraph redesignating clauses (1) and (2) as clauses 
     (A) and (B), respectively; and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection (b):
       ``(b) Members Eligible for Programs.--Subject to such other 
     eligibility requirements as the Secretary concerned may 
     prescribe, the following members of the armed forces are 
     eligible to participate in programs of higher education under 
     subsection (a)(1):
       ``(1) Enlisted members of the Air Force.
       ``(2) Enlisted members of the armed forces other than the 
     Air Force who are serving as instructors at Air Force 
     training schools.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Establishment and 
     Mission.--'' after ``(a)''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(2), by inserting ``Conferral of Degrees.--'' after 
     ``(c)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (b) of section 9315 of such 
     title, as added by subsection (a)(4), applies with respect to 
     enrollments in the Community College of the Air Force after 
     March 31, 1996.

     SEC. 553. PRESERVATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL 
                   ASSISTANCE OF MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE 
                   SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF A 
                   CONTINGENCY OPERATION.

       (a) Preservation of Educational Assistance.--Section 
     16131(c)(3)(B)(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``, in connection with the Persian Gulf 
     War,''.
       (b) Extension of 10-Year Period of Availability.--Section 
     16133(b)(4) of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``(A)'';
       (2) by striking out ``, during the Persian Gulf War,'';
       (3) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B), respectively; and
       (4) by striking out ``(B) For the purposes'' and all that 
     follows through ``title 38.''.

               PART III--TRAINING OF ARMY DRILL SERGEANTS

     SEC. 556. REFORM OF ARMY DRILL SERGEANT SELECTION AND 
                   TRAINING PROCESS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army shall reform the 
     process for selection and training of drill sergeants for the 
     Army.
       (b) Measures To Be Taken.--As part of such reform, the 
     Secretary shall undertake the following measures (unless, in 
     the case of any such measure, the Secretary determines that 
     that measure would not result in improved effectiveness and 
     efficiency in the drill sergeant selection and training 
     process):
       (1) Review the overall process used by the Department of 
     the Army for selection of drill sergeants to determine--
       (A) whether that process is providing drill sergeant 
     candidates in sufficient quantity and quality to meet the 
     needs of the training system; and
       (B) whether duty as a drill sergeant is a career-enhancing 
     assignment (or is seen by potential drill sergeant candidates 
     as a career-enhancing assignment) and what steps could be 
     taken to ensure that such duty is in fact a career-enhancing 
     assignment.
       (2) Incorporate into the selection process for all drill 
     sergeants the views and recommendations of the officers and 
     senior noncommissioned officers in the chain of command of 
     each candidate for selection (particularly those of senior 
     noncommissioned officers) regarding the candidate's 
     suitability and qualifications to be a drill sergeant.
       (3) Establish a requirement for psychological screening for 
     each drill sergeant candidate.
       (4) Reform the psychological screening process for drill 
     sergeant candidates to improve the quality, depth, and rigor 
     of that screening process.
       (5) Revise the evaluation system for drill sergeants in 
     training to provide for a so-called ``whole person'' 
     assessment that gives insight into the qualifications and 
     suitability of a drill sergeant candidate beyond the 
     candidate's ability to accomplish required performance tasks.
       (6) Revise the Army military personnel records system so 
     that, under conditions and circumstances to be specified in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, a drill sergeant 
     trainee who fails to complete the training to be a drill 
     sergeant and is denied graduation will not have the fact of 
     that failure recorded in those personnel records.
       (7) Provide each drill sergeant in training with the 
     opportunity, before or during that training, to work with new 
     recruits in initial entry training and to be evaluated on 
     that opportunity.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 31, 1998, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services 
     of the Senate a report of the reforms adopted pursuant to 
     this section or, in the case of any measure specified in any 
     of paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b) that was not 
     adopted, the rationale why that measure was not adopted.

     SEC. 557. TRAINING IN HUMAN RELATIONS MATTERS FOR ARMY DRILL 
                   SERGEANT TRAINEES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 401 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 4318. Drill sergeant trainees: human relations 
       training

       ``(a) Human Relations Training Required.--The Secretary of 
     the Army shall include as part of the training program for 
     drill sergeants a course in human relations. The course shall 
     be a minimum of two days in duration.
       ``(b) Resources.--In developing a human relations course 
     under this section, the Secretary shall use the capabilities 
     and expertise of the Defense Equal Opportunity Management 
     Institute (DEOMI).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``4318. Drill sergeant trainees: human relations training.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--Section 4318 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
     respect drill sergeant trainee classes that begin after the 
     end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
 Subtitle F--Commission on Military Training and Gender-Related Issues

     SEC. 561. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a Commission on 
     Military Training and Gender-Related Issues to review 
     requirements and restrictions regarding cross-gender 
     relationships of members of the Armed Forces, to review the 
     basic training programs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and 
     Marine Corps, and to make recommendations on improvements to 
     those programs, requirements, and restrictions.
       (b) Composition.--(1) The commission shall be composed of 
     10 members, appointed as follows:
       (A) Five members shall be appointed jointly by the chairman 
     and ranking minority party member of the Committee on 
     National Security of the House of Representatives.
       (B) Five members shall be appointed jointly by the chairman 
     and ranking minority party member of the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate.
       (2) The members of the commission shall choose one of the 
     members to serve as chairman.
       (3) All members of the commission shall be appointed not 
     later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (c) Qualifications.--Members of the commission shall be 
     appointed from among private United States citizens with 
     knowledge and expertise in one or more of the following:
       (1) Training of military personnel.
       (2) Social and cultural matters affecting entrance into the 
     Armed Forces and affecting military service, military 
     training, and

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     military readiness, such knowledge and expertise to have been 
     gained through recognized research, policy making and 
     practical experience, as demonstrated by retired military 
     personnel, members of the reserve components of the Armed 
     Forces, representatives from educational organizations, and 
     leaders from civilian industry and other Government agencies.
       (3) Factors that define appropriate military job 
     qualifications, including physical, mental, and educational 
     factors.
       (4) Combat or other theater of war operations.
       (5) Organizational matters.
       (6) Legal matters.
       (7) Management.
       (8) Gender integration matters.
       (d) Appointments.--(1) Members of the commission shall be 
     appointed for the life of the commission.
       (2) A vacancy in the membership shall not affect the 
     commission's powers, but shall be filled in the same manner 
     as the original appointment.

     SEC. 562. DUTIES.

       (a) Functions Relating to Requirements and Restrictions 
     Regarding Cross-Gender Relationships.--The commission shall 
     consider issues relating to personal relationships of members 
     of the Armed Forces as follows:
       (1) Review the laws, regulations, policies, directives, and 
     practices that govern personal relationships between men and 
     women in the Armed Forces and personal relationships between 
     members of the Armed Forces and non-military personnel of the 
     opposite sex.
       (2) Assess the extent to which the laws, regulations, 
     policies, and directives have been applied consistently 
     throughout the Armed Forces without regard to the armed 
     force, grade, rank, or gender of the individuals involved.
       (3) Assess the reports of the independent panel, the 
     Department of Defense task force, and the review of existing 
     guidance on fraternization and adultery that have been 
     required by the Secretary of Defense.
       (b) Functions Relating to Gender-Integrated and Gender-
     Segregated Basic Training.--(1) The commission shall review 
     the parts of the initial entry training programs of the Army, 
     Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps that constitute the basic 
     training of new recruits (in this subtitle referred to as 
     ``basic training''). The review shall include a review of the 
     basic training policies and practices of each of those 
     services with regard to gender-integrated and gender-
     segregated basic training and, for each of the services, the 
     effectiveness of gender-integrated and gender-segregated 
     basic training.
       (2) As part of the review under paragraph (1), the 
     commission shall (with respect to each of the services) take 
     the following measures:
       (A) Determine how each service defines gender-integration 
     and gender-segregation in the context of basic training.
       (B) Determine the historical rationales for the 
     establishment and disestablishment of gender-integrated or 
     gender-segregated basic training.
       (C) Examine, with respect to each service, the current 
     rationale for the use of gender-integrated or gender-
     segregated basic training and the rationale that was current 
     as of the time the service made a decision to integrate, or 
     to segregate, basic training by gender (or as of the time of 
     the most recent decision to continue to use a gender-
     integrated format or a gender-segregated format for basic 
     training), and, as part of the examination, evaluate whether 
     at the time of that decision, the Secretary of the military 
     department with jurisdiction over that service had 
     substantive reason to believe, or has since developed data to 
     support, that gender-integrated basic training, or gender-
     segregated basic training, improves the readiness or 
     performance of operational units.
       (D) Assess whether the concept of ``training as you will 
     fight'' is a valid rationale for gender-integrated basic 
     training or whether the training requirements and objectives 
     for basic training are sufficiently different from those of 
     operational units so that such concept, when balanced against 
     other factors relating to basic training, might not be a 
     sufficient rationale for gender-integrated basic training.
       (E) Identify the requirements unique to each service that 
     could affect a decision by the Secretary concerned to adopt a 
     gender-integrated or gender-segregated format for basic 
     training and assess whether the format in use by each service 
     has been successful in meeting those requirements.
       (F) Assess, with respect to each service, the degree to 
     which different standards have been established, or if not 
     established are in fact being implemented, for males and 
     females in basic training for matters such as physical 
     fitness, physical performance (such as confidence and 
     obstacle courses), military skills (such as marksmanship and 
     hand-grenade qualifications), and nonphysical tasks required 
     of individuals and, to the degree that differing standards 
     exist or are in fact being implemented, assess the effect of 
     the use of those differing standards.
       (G) Identify the goals that each service has set forth in 
     regard to readiness, in light of the gender-integrated or 
     gender-segregated format that such service has adopted for 
     basic training, and whether that format contributes to the 
     readiness of operational units.
       (H) Assess the degree to which performance standards in 
     basic training are based on military readiness.
       (I) Evaluate the policies of each of the services regarding 
     the assignment of adequate numbers of female drill 
     instructors in gender-integrated training units who can serve 
     as role models and mentors for female trainees.
       (J) Review Department of Defense and military department 
     efforts to objectively measure or evaluate the effectiveness 
     of gender-integrated basic training, as compared to gender-
     segregated basic training, particularly with regard to the 
     adequacy and scope of the efforts and with regard to the 
     relevancy of findings to operational unit requirements, and 
     determine whether the Department of Defense and the military 
     departments are capable of measuring or evaluating the 
     effectiveness of that training format objectively.
       (K) Compare the pattern of attrition in gender-integrated 
     basic training units with the pattern of attrition in gender-
     segregated basic training units and assess the relevancy of 
     the findings of such comparison.
       (L) Compare the level of readiness and morale of gender-
     integrated basic training units with the level of readiness 
     and morale of gender-segregated units, and assess the 
     relevancy of the findings of such comparison and the 
     implications, for readiness, of any differences found.
       (M) Compare the experiences, policies, and practices of the 
     armed forces of other industrialized nations regarding 
     gender-integrated training with those of the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Marine Corps.
       (N) Review, and take into consideration, the current 
     practices, relevant studies, and private sector training 
     concepts pertaining to gender-integrated training.
       (O) Assess the feasibility and implications of conducting 
     basic training (or equivalent training) at the company level 
     and below through separate units for male and female 
     recruits, including the costs and other resource commitments 
     required to implement and conduct basic training in such a 
     manner and the implications for readiness and unit cohesion.
       (P) Assess the feasibility and implications of requiring 
     drill instructors for basic training units to be of the same 
     sex as the recruits in those units if the basic training were 
     to be conducted as described in subparagraph (O).
       (c) Functions Relating to Basic Training Programs 
     Generally.--The commission shall review the course 
     objectives, structure, and length of the basic training 
     programs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. The 
     commission shall also review the relationship between those 
     basic training objectives and the advanced training provided 
     in the initial entry training programs of each of those 
     services. As part of that review, the commission shall (with 
     respect to each of those services) take the following 
     measures:
       (1) Determine the current end-state objectives established 
     for graduates of basic training, particularly in regard to--
       (A) physical conditioning;
       (B) technical and physical skills proficiency;
       (C) knowledge;
       (D) military socialization, including the inculcation of 
     service values and attitudes; and
       (E) basic combat operational requirements.
       (2) Assess whether those current end-state objectives, and 
     basic training itself, should be modified (in structure, 
     length, focus, program of instruction, training methods or 
     otherwise) based, in part, on the following:
       (A) An assessment of the perspectives of operational units 
     on the quality and qualifications of the initial entry 
     training graduates being assigned to those units, considering 
     in particular whether the basic training system produces 
     graduates who arrive in operational units with an appropriate 
     level of skills, physical conditioning, and degree of 
     military socialization to meet unit requirements and needs.
       (B) An assessment of the demographics, backgrounds, 
     attitudes, experience, and physical fitness of new recruits 
     entering basic training, considering in particular the 
     question of whether, given the entry level demographics, 
     education, and background of new recruits, the basic training 
     systems and objectives are most efficiently and effectively 
     structured and conducted to produce graduates who meet 
     service needs.
       (C) An assessment of the perspectives of personnel who 
     conduct basic training with regard to measures required to 
     improve basic training.
       (3) Assess the extent to which the initial entry training 
     programs of each of the services continue, after the basic 
     training phases of the programs, effectively to reinforce and 
     advance the military socialization (including the inculcation 
     of service values and attitudes), the physical conditioning, 
     and the attainment and improvement of knowledge and 
     proficiency in fundamental military skills that are begun in 
     basic training.
       (d) Recommendations.--The commission shall prepare--
       (1) with respect to each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and 
     Marine Corps, an evaluation of gender-integrated and gender-
     segregated basic training programs, based upon the review 
     under subsection (b);
       (2) recommendations for such changes to the current system 
     of basic training as the commission considers warranted; and
       (3) recommendations for such changes to laws, regulations, 
     policies, directives, and practices referred to in subsection 
     (a)(1) as the commission considers warranted.

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       (e) Reports.--(1) Not later than April 15, 1998, the 
     commission 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 a strategic 
     plan for the work of the commission and the activities and 
     initial findings of the commission.
       (2) Not later than September 16, 1998, the commission shall 
     submit a final report to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives. The final report shall set forth 
     the activities, findings, and recommendations of the 
     commission, including any recommendations for congressional 
     action and administrative action that the commission 
     considers appropriate. The report shall specifically set 
     forth the views of the Secretaries of the military 
     departments regarding the matters described in subparagraphs 
     (O) and (P) of subsection (b)(2).

     SEC. 563. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.

       (a) Meetings.--(1) The commission shall hold its first 
     meeting not later than 30 days after the date on which all 
     members have been appointed.
       (2) The commission shall meet upon the call of the 
     chairman.
       (3) A majority of the members of the commission shall 
     constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold meetings.
       (b) Authority of Individuals To Act for Commission.--Any 
     member or agent of the commission may, if authorized by the 
     commission, take any action which the commission is 
     authorized to take under this title.
       (c) Powers.--(1) The commission may hold such hearings, sit 
     and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and 
     receive such evidence as the commission considers advisable 
     to carry out its duties.
       (2) The commission may secure directly from the Department 
     of Defense and any other department or agency of the Federal 
     Government such information as the commission considers 
     necessary to carry out its duties. Upon the request of the 
     chairman of the commission, the head of a department or 
     agency shall furnish the requested information expeditiously 
     to the commission.
       (3) The commission may use the United States mails in the 
     same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
       (d) Pay and Expenses of Commission Members.--(1) Each 
     member of the commission who is not an employee of the 
     Government shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily 
     equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed 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 performing the 
     duties of the commission.
       (2) Members and personnel of the commission may travel on 
     aircraft, vehicles, or other conveyances of the Armed Forces 
     when travel is necessary in the performance of a duty of the 
     commission except when the cost of commercial transportation 
     is less expensive.
       (3) The members of the commission may be allowed 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, while away from 
     their homes or regular places of business in the performance 
     of services for the commission.
       (4)(A) A member of the commission who is an annuitant 
     otherwise covered by section 8344 or 8468 of title 5, United 
     States Code, by reason of membership on the commission shall 
     not be subject to the provisions of such section with respect 
     to such membership.
       (B) A member of the commission who is a member or former 
     member of a uniformed service shall not be subject to the 
     provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 5532 of such 
     title with respect to membership on the commission.
       (e) Staff and Administrative Support.--(1) The chairman of 
     the commission may, without regard to civil service laws and 
     regulations, appoint and terminate an executive director and 
     up to three additional staff members as necessary to enable 
     the commission to perform its duties. The chairman of the 
     commission may fix the compensation of the executive director 
     and other personnel without regard to the provisions of 
     chapter 51, and subchapter III of chapter 53, of title 5, 
     United States Code, relating to classification of positions 
     and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay 
     may not exceed the maximum rate of pay for grade GS-15 under 
     the General Schedule.
       (2) Upon the request of the chairman of the commission, the 
     head of any department or agency of the Federal Government 
     may detail, without reimbursement, any personnel of the 
     department or agency to the commission to assist in carrying 
     out its duties. A detail of an employee shall be without 
     interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.
       (3) The chairman of the commission may procure temporary 
     and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code, at rates for individuals that do not 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
     prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5315 of such title.
       (4) The Secretary of Defense shall furnish to the 
     commission such administrative and support services as may be 
     requested by the chairman of the commission.

     SEC. 564. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

       The commission shall terminate 60 days after the date on 
     which it submits the final report under section 562(e)(2).

     SEC. 565. FUNDING.

       (a) From Department of Defense Appropriations.--Upon the 
     request of the chairman of the commission, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall make available to the commission, out of funds 
     appropriated for the Department of Defense, such amounts as 
     the commission may require to carry out its duties.
       (b) Period of Availability.--Funds made available to the 
     commission shall remain available, without fiscal year 
     limitation, until the date on which the commission 
     terminates.

     SEC. 566. SUBSEQUENT CONSIDERATION BY CONGRESS.

       After receipt of each report of the commission under 
     section 562(e), Congress shall consider the report and, based 
     upon the results of the review (and such other matters as 
     Congress considers appropriate), consider whether to require 
     by law that the Secretaries of the military departments 
     conduct basic training on a gender-segregated or gender-
     integrated basis.
              Subtitle G--Military Decorations and Awards

     SEC. 571. PURPLE HEART TO BE AWARDED ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 57 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1131. Purple Heart: limitation to members of the armed 
       forces

       ``The decoration known as the Purple Heart (authorized to 
     be awarded pursuant to Executive Order 11016) may only be 
     awarded to a person who is a member of the armed forces at 
     the time the person is killed or wounded under circumstances 
     otherwise qualifying that person for award of the Purple 
     Heart.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1131. Purple Heart: limitation to members of the armed forces.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--Section 1131 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
     respect to persons who are killed or wounded after the end of 
     the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 572. ELIGIBILITY FOR ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL 
                   FOR PARTICIPATION IN OPERATION JOINT ENDEAVOR 
                   OR OPERATION JOINT GUARD.

       (a) Inclusion of Operations.--For the purpose of 
     determining the eligibility of members and former members of 
     the Armed Forces for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall designate participation in 
     Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard in the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in such other areas 
     in the region as the Secretary considers appropriate, as 
     service in an area that meets 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 
     participated in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint 
     Guard meet the individual service requirements for award of 
     the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal as established in 
     applicable regulations. A member or former member shall be 
     considered to have participated in Operation Joint Endeavor 
     or Operation Joint Guard if the member--
       (1) was deployed in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
     or in such other area in the region as the Secretary of 
     Defense considers appropriate, in direct support of one or 
     both of the operations;
       (2) served on board a United States naval vessel operating 
     in the Adriatic Sea in direct support of one or both of the 
     operations; or
       (3) operated in airspace above the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina, or in such other area in the region as the 
     Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, while the 
     operations were in effect.
       (c) Operations Defined.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``Operation Joint Endeavor'' means operations 
     of the United States Armed Forces conducted in the Republic 
     of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the period beginning on 
     November 20, 1995, and ending on December 20, 1996, to assist 
     in implementing the General Framework Agreement and 
     Associated Annexes, initialed on November 21, 1995, in 
     Dayton, Ohio.
       (2) The term ``Operation Joint Guard'' means operations of 
     the United States Armed Forces conducted in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina as a successor to Operation Joint 
     Endeavor during the period beginning on December 20, 1996, 
     and ending on such date as the Secretary of Defense may 
     designate.

     SEC. 573. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS FOR AWARD OF CERTAIN 
                   DECORATIONS TO SPECIFIED PERSONS.

       (a) Waiver of Time Limitation.--Any limitation established 
     by law or policy for the time within which a recommendation 
     for the award of a military decoration or award must be 
     submitted shall not apply in the case of awards of 
     decorations described in subsections (b), (c), and (d), the 
     award of each such decoration having been determined by the 
     Secretary of the military department concerned to be 
     warranted in accordance with section 1130 of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (b) Silver Star Medal.--Subsection (a) applies to the award 
     of the Silver Star Medal as follows:

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       (1) To Joseph M. Moll, Jr. of Milford, New Jersey, for 
     service during World War II.
       (2) To Philip Yolinsky of Hollywood, Florida, for service 
     during the Korean Conflict.
       (3) To Robert Norman of Reno, Nevada, for service during 
     World War II.
       (c) Navy and Marine Corps Medal.--Subsection (a) applies to 
     the award of the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Gary A. 
     Gruenwald of Damascus, Maryland, for service in Tunisia in 
     October 1977.
       (d) Distinguished Flying Cross.--Subsection (a) applies to 
     awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross for service during 
     World War II or Korea (including multiple awards to the same 
     individual) in the case of each individual concerning whom 
     the Secretary of the Navy (or an officer of the Navy acting 
     on behalf of the Secretary) submitted to the Committee on 
     National Security of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, a notice as provided in section 
     1130(b) of title 10, United States Code, that the award of 
     the Distinguished Flying Cross to that individual is 
     warranted and that a waiver of time restrictions prescribed 
     by law for recommendation for such award is recommended.

     SEC. 574. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF READY 
                   RESERVE FOR AWARD OF SERVICE MEDAL FOR HEROISM.

       (a) Soldier's Medal.--Section 3750(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The authority in paragraph (1) includes authority to 
     award the medal to a member of the Ready Reserve who was not 
     in a duty status defined in section 101(d) of this title when 
     the member distinguished himself by heroism.''.
       (b) Navy and Marine Corps Medal.--Section 6246 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by designating the text of the section as subsection 
     (a); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) The authority in subsection (a) includes authority to 
     award the medal to a member of the Ready Reserve who was not 
     in a duty status defined in section 101(d) of this title when 
     the member distinguished himself by heroism.''.
       (c) Airman's Medal.--Section 8750(a) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The authority in paragraph (1) includes authority to 
     award the medal to a member of the Ready Reserve who was not 
     in a duty status defined in section 101(d) of this title when 
     the member distinguished himself by heroism.''.

     SEC. 575. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR RECEIPT OF 
                   RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DECORATIONS AND AWARDS FOR 
                   CERTAIN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL.

       Section 523(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 311; 10 
     U.S.C. 1130 note) is amended by striking out ``during the 
     one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``during the period 
     beginning on February 10, 1996, and ending on February 9, 
     1998''.

     SEC. 576. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN WORLD WAR II MILITARY 
                   ORGANIZATIONS FOR AWARD OF UNIT DECORATIONS.

       (a) Authority.--A unit decoration may be awarded for any 
     unit or other organization of the Armed Forces (such as the 
     Military Intelligence Service of the Army) that (1) supported 
     the planning or execution of combat operations during World 
     War II primarily through unit personnel who were attached to 
     other units of the Armed Forces or of other allied armed 
     forces, and (2) is not otherwise eligible for award of the 
     decoration by reason of not usually having been deployed as a 
     unit in support of such operations.
       (b) Time for Submission of Recommendation.--Any 
     recommendation for award of a unit decoration under 
     subsection (a) shall be submitted to the Secretary concerned 
     (as defined in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States 
     Code), or to such other official as the Secretary concerned 
     may designate, not later than two years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 577. RETROACTIVITY OF MEDAL OF HONOR SPECIAL PENSION.

       (a) Entitlement.--In the case of Vernon J. Baker, Edward A. 
     Carter, Junior, and Charles L. Thomas, who were awarded the 
     Medal of Honor pursuant to section 561 of Public Law 104-201 
     (110 Stat. 2529) and whose names have been entered and 
     recorded on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal 
     of Honor Roll, the entitlement of those persons to the 
     special pension provided under section 1562 of title 38, 
     United States Code (and antecedent provisions of law), shall 
     be effective as follows:
       (1) In the case of Vernon J. Baker, for months that begin 
     after April 1945.
       (2) In the case of Edward A. Carter, Junior, for months 
     that begin after March 1945.
       (3) In the case of Charles L. Thomas, for months that begin 
     after December 1944.
       (b) Amount.--The amount of the special pension payable 
     under subsection (a) for a month beginning before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act shall be the amount of the special 
     pension provided by law for that month for persons entered 
     and recorded on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard 
     Medal of Honor Roll (or an antecedent Medal of Honor Roll 
     required by law).
       (c) Payment to Next of Kin.--In the case of a person 
     referred to in subsection (a) who died before receiving full 
     payment of the pension pursuant to this section, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pay the total amount of 
     the accrued pension, upon receipt of application for payment 
     within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     to the deceased person's spouse or, if there is no surviving 
     spouse, then to the deceased person's children, per stirpes, 
     in equal shares.
                  Subtitle H--Military Justice Matters

     SEC. 581. ESTABLISHMENT OF SENTENCE OF CONFINEMENT FOR LIFE 
                   WITHOUT ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE.

       (a) Establishment of Sentence.--(1) Chapter 47 of title 10, 
     United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 
     amended by inserting after section 856 (article 56) the 
     following new section (article):

     ``Sec. 856a. Art. 56a. Sentence of confinement for life 
       without eligibility for parole

       ``(a) For any offense for which a sentence of confinement 
     for life may be adjudged, a court-martial may adjudge a 
     sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for 
     parole.
       ``(b) An accused who is sentenced to confinement for life 
     without eligibility for parole shall be confined for the 
     remainder of the accused's life unless--
       ``(1) the sentence is set aside or otherwise modified as a 
     result of--
       ``(A) action taken by the convening authority, the 
     Secretary concerned, or another person authorized to act 
     under section 860 of this title (article 60); or
       ``(B) any other action taken during post-trial procedure 
     and review under any other provision of subchapter IX;
       ``(2) the sentence is set aside or otherwise modified as a 
     result of action taken by a Court of Criminal Appeals, the 
     Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, or the Supreme Court; 
     or
       ``(3) the accused is pardoned.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter 
     VIII of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 856 (article 56) the following new item:

``856a. 56a. Sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for 
              parole.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 856a of title 10, United 
     States Code (article 56a of the Uniform Code of Military 
     Justice), as added by subsection (a), shall be applicable 
     only with respect to an offense committed after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 582. LIMITATION ON APPEAL OF DENIAL OF PAROLE FOR 
                   OFFENDERS SERVING LIFE SENTENCE.

       (a) Exclusive Authority To Grant Parole on Appeal of 
     Denial.--Section 952 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) In a case in which parole for an offender serving a 
     sentence of confinement for life is denied, only the 
     President or the Secretary concerned may grant the offender 
     parole on appeal of that denial. The authority to grant 
     parole on appeal in such a case may not be delegated.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (b) of section 952 of title 
     10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall 
     apply only with respect to any decision to deny parole made 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                       Subtitle I--Other Matters

     SEC. 591. SEXUAL HARASSMENT INVESTIGATIONS AND REPORTS.

       (a) Investigations.--(1) Part II of subtitle A of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 79 
     the following new chapter:

``CHAPTER 80--MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER DUTIES

``Sec.
``1561. Complaints of sexual harassment: investigation by commanding 
              officers.

     ``Sec. 1561. Complaints of sexual harassment: investigation 
       by commanding officers

       ``(a) Action on Complaints Alleging Sexual Harassment.--A 
     commanding officer or officer in charge of a unit, vessel, 
     facility, or area of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine 
     Corps who receives from a member of the command or a civilian 
     employee under the supervision of the officer a complaint 
     alleging sexual harassment by a member of the armed forces or 
     a civilian employee of the Department of Defense shall carry 
     out an investigation of the matter in accordance with this 
     section.
       ``(b) Commencement of Investigation.--To the extent 
     practicable, a commanding officer or officer in charge 
     receiving such a complaint shall, within 72 hours after 
     receipt of the complaint--
       ``(1) forward the complaint or a detailed description of 
     the allegation to the next superior officer in the chain of 
     command who is authorized to convene a general court-martial;
       ``(2) commence, or cause the commencement of, an 
     investigation of the complaint; and
       ``(3) advise the complainant of the commencement of the 
     investigation.
       ``(c) Duration of Investigation.--To the extent 
     practicable, a commanding officer or officer in charge 
     receiving such a complaint shall ensure that the 
     investigation of the complaint is completed not later than 14

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     days after the date on which the investigation is commenced.
       ``(d) Report on Investigation.--To the extent practicable, 
     a commanding officer or officer in charge receiving such a 
     complaint shall--
       ``(1) submit a final report on the results of the 
     investigation, including any action taken as a result of the 
     investigation, to the next superior officer referred to in 
     subsection (b)(1) within 20 days after the date on which the 
     investigation is commenced; or
       ``(2) submit a report on the progress made in completing 
     the investigation to the next superior officer referred to in 
     subsection (b)(1) within 20 days after the date on which the 
     investigation is commenced and every 14 days thereafter until 
     the investigation is completed and, upon completion of the 
     investigation, then submit a final report on the results of 
     the investigation, including any action taken as a result of 
     the investigation, to that next superior officer.
       ``(e) Sexual Harassment Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `sexual harassment' means any of the following:
       ``(1) Conduct (constituting a form of sex discrimination) 
     that--
       ``(A) involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for 
     sexual favors, and deliberate or repeated offensive comments 
     or gestures of a sexual nature when--
       ``(i) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly 
     or implicitly a term or condition of a person's job, pay, or 
     career;
       ``(ii) submission to or rejection of such conduct by a 
     person is used as a basis for career or employment decisions 
     affecting that person; or
       ``(iii) such conduct has the purpose or effect of 
     unreasonably interfering with an individual's work 
     performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive 
     working environment; and
       ``(B) is so severe or pervasive that a reasonable person 
     would perceive, and the victim does perceive, the work 
     environment as hostile or offensive.
       ``(2) Any use or condonation, by any person in a 
     supervisory or command position, of any form of sexual 
     behavior to control, influence, or affect the career, pay, or 
     job of a member of the armed forces or a civilian employee of 
     the Department of Defense.
       ``(3) Any deliberate or repeated unwelcome verbal comment 
     or gesture of a sexual nature in the workplace by any member 
     of the armed forces or civilian employee of the Department of 
     Defense.''.
       (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 inserting after the item relating to chapter 
     79 the following new item:

``80. Miscellaneous Investigation Requirements and Other Dut1561''.....

       (b) Reports.--(1) Not later than January 1 of each of 1998 
     and 1999, each officer receiving a complaint forwarded in 
     accordance with section 1561(b) of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a), during the preceding year 
     shall submit to the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned a report on all such complaints and the 
     investigations of such complaints (including the results of 
     the investigations, in cases of investigations completed 
     during such preceding year).
       (2)(A) Not later than March 1 of each of 1998 and 1999, 
     each Secretary receiving a report under paragraph (1) for a 
     year shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on all 
     such reports so received.
       (B) Not later than the April 1 following receipt of a 
     report for a year under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
     Defense shall transmit to Congress all such reports received 
     for the year under subparagraph (A) together with the 
     Secretary's assessment of each such report.

     SEC. 592. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING STUDY OF MATTERS 
                   RELATING TO GENDER EQUITY IN THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) In the all-volunteer force, women play an integral role 
     in the Armed Forces.
       (2) With increasing numbers of women in the Armed Forces, 
     questions arise concerning inequalities, and perceived 
     inequalities, between the treatment of men and women in the 
     Armed Forces.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the Comptroller General should--
       (1) conduct a study on any inequality, or perception of 
     inequality, in the treatment of men and women in the Armed 
     Forces that arises out of the statutes and regulations 
     governing the Armed Forces; and
       (2) submit to the Senate a report on the study not later 
     than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 593. AUTHORITY FOR PERSONNEL TO PARTICIPATE IN 
                   MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES.

       (a) Military Personnel.--(1) Chapter 53 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1032 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1033. Participation in management of specified non-
       Federal entities: authorized activities

       ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary concerned may authorize 
     a member of the armed forces under the Secretary's 
     jurisdiction to serve without compensation as a director, 
     officer, or trustee, or to otherwise participate, in the 
     management of an entity designated under subsection (b). Any 
     such authorization shall be made on a case-by-case basis, for 
     a particular member to participate in a specific capacity 
     with a specific designated entity. Such authorization may be 
     made only for the purpose of providing oversight and advice 
     to, and coordination with, the designated entity, and 
     participation of the member in the activities of the 
     designated entity may not extend to participation in the day-
     to-day operations of the entity.
       ``(b) Designated Entities.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, 
     and the Secretary of Transportation in the case of the Coast 
     Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, 
     shall designate those entities for which authorization under 
     subsection (a) may be provided. The list of entities so 
     designated may not be revised more frequently than 
     semiannually. In making such designations, the Secretary 
     shall designate each military welfare society and may 
     designate any other entity described in paragraph (3). No 
     other entities may be designated.
       ``(2) In this section, the term `military welfare society' 
     means the following:
       ``(A) Army Emergency Relief.
       ``(B) Air Force Aid Society, Inc.
       ``(C) Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.
       ``(D) Coast Guard Mutual Assistance.
       ``(3) An entity described in this paragraph is an entity 
     that is not operated for profit and is any of the following:
       ``(A) An entity that regulates and supports the athletic 
     programs of the service academies (including athletic 
     conferences).
       ``(B) An entity that regulates international athletic 
     competitions.
       ``(C) An entity that accredits service academies and other 
     schools of the armed forces (including regional accrediting 
     agencies).
       ``(D) An entity that (i) regulates the performance, 
     standards, and policies of military health care (including 
     health care associations and professional societies), and 
     (ii) has designated the position or capacity in that entity 
     in which a member of the armed forces may serve if authorized 
     under subsection (a).
       ``(c) Publication of Designated Entities and of Authorized 
     Persons.--A designation of an entity under subsection (b), 
     and an authorization under subsection (a) of a member of the 
     armed forces to participate in the management of such an 
     entity, shall be published in the Federal Register.
       ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense, and the 
     Secretary of Transportation in the case of the Coast Guard 
     when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1032 the following new item:

``1033. Participation in management of specified non-Federal entities: 
              authorized activities.''.

       (b) Civilian Personnel.--(1) Chapter 81 of such title is 
     amended by inserting after section 1588 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1589. Participation in management of specified non-
       Federal entities: authorized activities

       ``(a) Authorization.--(1) The Secretary concerned may 
     authorize an employee described in paragraph (2) to serve 
     without compensation as a director, officer, or trustee, or 
     to otherwise participate, in the management of an entity 
     designated under subsection (b). Any such authorization shall 
     be made on a case-by-case basis, for a particular employee to 
     participate in a specific capacity with a specific designated 
     entity. Such authorization may be made only for the purpose 
     of providing oversight and advice to, and coordination with, 
     the designated entity, and participation of the employee in 
     the activities of the designated entity may not extend to 
     participation in the day-to-day operations of the entity.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any employee of the 
     Department of Defense or, in the case of the Coast Guard when 
     not operating as a service in the Navy, of the Department of 
     Transportation. For purposes of this section, the term 
     `employee' includes a civilian officer.
       ``(b) Designated Entities.--The Secretary of Defense, and 
     the Secretary of Transportation in the case of the Coast 
     Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, 
     shall designate those entities for which authorization under 
     subsection (a) may be provided. The list of entities so 
     designated may not be revised more frequently than 
     semiannually. In making such designations, the Secretary 
     shall designate each military welfare society named in 
     paragraph (2) of section 1033(b) of this title and may 
     designate any other entity described in paragraph (3) of such 
     section. No other entities may be designated.
       ``(c) Publication of Designated Entities and of Authorized 
     Persons.--A designation of an entity under subsection (b), 
     and an authorization under subsection (a) of an employee to 
     participate in the management of such an entity, shall be 
     published in the Federal Register.
       ``(d) Civilians Outside the Military Departments.--In this 
     section, the term `Secretary concerned' includes the 
     Secretary of Defense with respect to employees of the 
     Department of Defense who are not employees of a military 
     department.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense, and the 
     Secretary of Transportation in the case of the Coast Guard 
     when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after

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     the item relating to section 1588 the following new item:

``1589. Participation in management of specified non-Federal entities: 
              authorized activities.''.

     SEC. 594. TREATMENT OF PARTICIPATION OF MEMBERS IN DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS.

       Section 2012 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
     (h) and (i), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Treatment of Member's Participation in Provision of 
     Support or Services.--(1) The Secretary of a military 
     department may not require or request a member of the armed 
     forces to submit for consideration by a selection board 
     (including a promotion board, command selection board, or any 
     other kind of selection board) evidence of the member's 
     participation in the provision of support and services to 
     non-Department of Defense organizations and activities under 
     this section or the member's involvement in, or support of, 
     other community relations and public affairs activities of 
     the armed forces.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not prevent a selection board from 
     considering material submitted voluntarily by a member of the 
     armed forces which provides evidence of the participation of 
     that member or another member in activities described in that 
     paragraph.''.

     SEC. 595. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General shall conduct 
     a study to evaluate the following:
       (1) The nature, extent, and cost to the Department of 
     Defense of the support and services being provided by units 
     and members of the Armed Forces to non-Department of Defense 
     organizations and activities under the authority of section 
     2012 of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) The degree to which the Armed Forces are in compliance 
     with the requirements of such section in the provision of 
     such support and services, especially the requirements that 
     the assistance meet specific requirements relative to 
     military training and that the assistance provided be 
     incidental to military training.
       (3) The degree to which the regulations and procedures for 
     implementing such section, as required by subsection (f) of 
     such section, are consistent with the requirements of such 
     section.
       (4) The effectiveness of the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretaries of the military departments in conducting 
     oversight of the implementation of such section, and the 
     provision of such support and services under such section, to 
     ensure compliance with the requirements of such section.
       (b) Submission of Report.--Not later than March 31, 1998, 
     the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing the results of the study required by subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 596. ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALTY IN THE 
                   ARMY.

       (a) New Specialty.--Chapter 307 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 3083. Public Affairs Specialty

       ``There is a career field in the Army known as the Public 
     Affairs Specialty. Members of the Army with the Public 
     Affairs Specialty are--
       ``(1) the Chief of Public Affairs;
       ``(2) commissioned officers of the Army in the grade of 
     major or above who are selected and specifically educated, 
     trained, and experienced to perform as professional public 
     affairs officers for the remainder of their careers; and
       ``(3) other members of the Army assigned to public affairs 
     positions by the Secretary of the Army.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``3083. Public Affairs Specialty.''.

     SEC. 597. GRADE OF DEFENSE ATTACHE IN FRANCE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 41 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 713 the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 714. Defense attache in France: required grade

       ``An officer may not be selected for assignment to the 
     position of defense attache to the United States embassy in 
     France unless the officer holds (or is on a promotion list 
     for promotion to) the grade of brigadier general or, in the 
     case of the Navy, rear admiral (lower half).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 713 the following new item:

``714. Defense attache in France: required grade.''.

     SEC. 598. REPORT ON CREW REQUIREMENTS OF WC-130J AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall conduct a 
     study of the crew requirements for WC-130J aircraft to be 
     procured for assignment to the aerial weather reconnaissance 
     mission involving the eyewall penetration of tropical 
     cyclones. The study shall include study of the anticipated 
     operation of WC-130J aircraft in weather reconnaissance 
     missions configured to carry five crewmembers, including a 
     navigator. In carrying out the study, the Secretary shall 
     provide for participation by members of the Armed Forces 
     currently assigned to units engaged in weather reconnaissance 
     operations.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the results of the study. The Secretary shall 
     include in the report the views of members of the Armed 
     Forces currently assigned to units engaged in weather 
     reconnaissance operations who participated in the study. If 
     as a result of the study the Secretary determines that there 
     are crewmembers assigned to weather reconnaissance duties in 
     excess of the crew requirements that will be applicable for 
     WC-130J aircraft, the Secretary shall include in the report a 
     plan for retraining or reassignment of those crewmembers. The 
     study shall be submitted not later than September 30, 1998.

     SEC. 599. IMPROVEMENT OF MISSING PERSONS AUTHORITIES 
                   APPLICABLE TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Applicability to Department of Defense Civilian 
     Employees and Contractor Employees.--(1) Section 1501 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (c) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(c) Covered Persons.--(1) Section 1502 of this title 
     applies in the case of any member of the armed forces on 
     active duty--
       ``(A) 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
       ``(B) whose status is undetermined or who is unaccounted 
     for.
       ``(2) Section 1502 of this title applies in the case of any 
     other person who is a citizen of the United States and a 
     civilian officer or employee of the Department of Defense or 
     (subject to paragraph (3)) an employee of a contractor of the 
     Department of Defense--
       ``(A) who serves in direct support of, or accompanies, the 
     armed forces in the field under orders and 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
       ``(B) whose status is undetermined or who is unaccounted 
     for.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall determine, with regard 
     to a pending or ongoing military operation, the specific 
     employees, or groups of employees, of contractors of the 
     Department of Defense to be considered to be covered by this 
     subsection.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Secretary Concerned.--In this chapter, the term 
     `Secretary concerned' includes, in the case of a civilian 
     officer or employee of the Department of Defense or an 
     employee of a contractor of the Department of Defense, the 
     Secretary of the military department or head of the element 
     of the Department of Defense employing the officer or 
     employee or contracting with the contractor, as the case may 
     be.''.
       (2) Section 1503(c) of such title is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``one military 
     officer'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``one individual 
     described in paragraph (2)'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(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) Section 1504(d) of such title is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``who are'' and all 
     that follows in that paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``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.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``section 
     1503(c)(3)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     1503(c)(4)''.

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       (4) Paragraph (1) of section 1513 of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(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 in direct support of, or accompanies, the armed forces 
     in the field under orders and who is in a missing status.

     Such term includes an unaccounted for person described in 
     section 1509(b) of this title, under the circumstances 
     specified in the last sentence of section 1509(a) of this 
     title.''.
       (b) Transmission to Theater Component Commander of Advisory 
     Copy of Missing Person Report.--(1) Section 1502 of such 
     title is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection (b):
       ``(b) Transmission of Advisory Copy to Theater Component 
     Commander.--When transmitting a report under subsection 
     (a)(2) recommending that a person be placed in a missing 
     status, the commander transmitting that report shall transmit 
     an advisory copy of the report to the theater component 
     commander with jurisdiction over the missing person.''.
       (2) Section 1513 of such title is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(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.''.
       (c) Information To Accompany Recommendation of Status of 
     Death.--Section 1507(b) of such title is amended adding at 
     the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(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 
     forensic pathologist that the body recovered is that of the 
     missing person. In determining whether to make such a 
     certification, the forensic pathologist shall consider, as 
     determined necessary by the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned, additional evidence and information 
     provided by appropriate specialists in forensic medicine or 
     other appropriate medical sciences.''.
       (d) Missing Person's Counsel.--(1) Sections 1503(f)(1) and 
     1504(f)(1) of such title are amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The identity of counsel appointed under this 
     paragraph for a missing person shall be made known to the 
     missing person's primary next of kin and any other previously 
     designated person of the person.''.
       (2) Section 1503(f)(4) of such title is amended by adding 
     at the end the following: ``The primary next of kin of a 
     missing person and any other previously designated person of 
     the missing person shall have the right to submit information 
     to the missing person's counsel relative to the disappearance 
     or status of the missing person.''.
       (e) Scope of Preenactment Review.--(1) Section 1509 of such 
     title is amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(a) Review of Status.--(1) If new information (as defined 
     in paragraph (2)) is found or received that may be related to 
     one or more unaccounted for persons described in subsection 
     (b) (whether or not such information specifically relates (or 
     may specifically relate) to any particular such unaccounted 
     for person), that information shall be provided to the 
     Secretary of Defense. Upon receipt of such information, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that the information is treated under 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1505(c) of this title and 
     under section 1505(d) of this title in the same manner as 
     information received under paragraph (1) of section 1505(c) 
     of this title. For purposes of the applicability of other 
     provisions of this chapter in such a case, each such 
     unaccounted for person to whom the new information may be 
     related shall be considered to be a missing person.
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, new information is 
     information that is credible and that--
       ``(A) is found or received after the date of the enactment 
     of the the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1998 by a United States intelligence agency, by a Department 
     of Defense agency, or by a person specified in section 
     1504(g) of this title; or
       ``(B) is identified after the date of the enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 in 
     records of the United States as information that could be 
     relevant to the case of one or more unaccounted for persons 
     described in subsection (b).''.
       (2) Such section is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Establishment of Personnel Files for Korean Conflict 
     Cases.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a 
     personnel file is established for each unaccounted for person 
     who is described in subsection (b)(1) if the Secretary 
     possesses information relevant to that person's status. In 
     the case of a person described in subsection (b)(1) for whom 
     a personnel file does not exist, the Secretary shall create a 
     personnel file for such person upon receipt of new 
     information as provided in subsection (a). Each such file 
     shall be handled in accordance with, and subject to the 
     provisions of, section 1506 of this title in the same manner 
     as applies to the file of a missing person.''.
       (f) Withholding of Classified Information.--Section 1506(b) 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) If classified information withheld under this 
     subsection refers to one or more unnamed missing persons, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that notice of that withheld 
     information, and notice of the date of the most recent review 
     of the classification of that withheld information, is made 
     reasonably accessible to the primary next of kin, members of 
     the immediate family, and the previously designated 
     person.''.
       (g) Withholding of Privileged Information.--Section 1506(d) 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``or about unnamed missing persons'' in 
     the first sentence after ``the debriefing report'';
       (B) by striking out ``the missing person'' in the second 
     sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``each missing person 
     named in the debriefing report''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Any 
     information contained in the extract of the debriefing report 
     that pertains to unnamed missing persons shall be made 
     reasonably accessible to the primary next of kin, members of 
     the immediate family, and the previously designated 
     person.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, or part of a 
     debriefing report,'' after ``a debriefing report''.
          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 1998.
Sec. 602. Reform of basic allowance for subsistence.
Sec. 603. Consolidation of basic allowance for quarters, variable 
              housing allowance, and overseas housing allowances.
Sec. 604. Revision of authority to adjust compensation necessitated by 
              reform of subsistence and housing allowances.
Sec. 605. Protection of total compensation of members while performing 
              certain duty.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay 
              authorities for reserve forces.
Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay 
              authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered 
              nurses, and nurse anesthetists.
Sec. 613. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of 
              other bonuses and special pays.
Sec. 614. Increase in minimum monthly rate of hazardous duty incentive 
              pay for certain members.
Sec. 615. Increase in aviation career incentive pay.
Sec. 616. Modification of aviation officer retention bonus.
Sec. 617. Availability of multiyear retention bonus for dental 
              officers.
Sec. 618. Increase in variable and additional special pays for certain 
              dental officers.
Sec. 619. Availability of special pay for duty at designated hardship 
              duty locations.
Sec. 620. Definition of sea duty for purposes of career sea pay.
Sec. 621. Modification of Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus.
Sec. 622. Modification of Selected Reserve enlistment bonus for former 
              enlisted members.
Sec. 623. Expansion of reserve affiliation bonus to include Coast Guard 
              Reserve.
Sec. 624. Increase in special pay and bonuses for nuclear-qualified 
              officers.
Sec. 625. Provision of bonuses in lieu of special pay for enlisted 
              members extending tours of duty at designated locations 
              overseas.
Sec. 626. Increase in amount of family separation allowance.
Sec. 627. Deadline for payment of Ready Reserve muster duty allowance.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 631. Travel and transportation allowances for dependents before 
              approval of member's court-martial sentence.
Sec. 632. Dislocation allowance.

    Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters

Sec. 641. One-year opportunity to discontinue participation in Survivor 
              Benefit Plan.
Sec. 642. Time in which change in survivor benefit coverage from former 
              spouse to spouse may be made.
Sec. 643. Review of Federal former spouse protection laws.
Sec. 644. Annuities for certain military surviving spouses.

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       Sec. 645. Administration of benefits for so-called minimum 
           income widows.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

       Sec. 651. Loan repayment program for commissioned officers 
           in certain health professions.
       Sec. 652. Conformance of NOAA commissioned officers 
           separation pay to separation pay for members of other 
           uniformed services.
       Sec. 653. Eligibility of Public Health Service officers and 
           NOAA commissioned corps officers for reimbursement of 
           adoption expenses.
       Sec. 654. Payment of back quarters and subsistence 
           allowances to World War II veterans who served as 
           guerrilla fighters in the Philippines.
       Sec. 655. Subsistence of members of the Armed Forces above 
           the poverty level.
                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

     SEC. 601. INCREASE IN BASIC PAY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998.

       (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--The adjustment, to 
     become effective during fiscal year 1998, required by section 
     1009 of title 37, United States Code (as amended by section 
     604), in the rate of monthly basic pay authorized members of 
     the uniformed services by section 203(a) of such title shall 
     not be made.
       (b) Increase in Basic Pay.--Effective on January 1, 1998, 
     the rates of basic pay of members of the uniformed services 
     are increased by 2.8 percent.

     SEC. 602. REFORM OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE.

       (a) Entitlement to Allowance.--Section 402 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 402. Basic allowance for subsistence

       ``(a) Entitlement to Allowance.--(1) Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2) or otherwise provided by law, each member of a 
     uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is entitled to 
     a basic allowance for subsistence as set forth in this 
     section.
       ``(2) An enlisted member is not entitled to the basic 
     allowance for subsistence during basic training.
       ``(b) Rates of Allowance Based on Food Costs.--(1) The 
     monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence to be in 
     effect for an enlisted member for a year (beginning on 
     January 1 of that year) shall be the amount that is halfway 
     between the following amounts, which are determined by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture as of October 1 of the preceding 
     year:
       ``(A) The amount equal to the monthly cost of a moderate-
     cost food plan for a male in the United States who is between 
     20 and 50 years of age.
       ``(B) The amount equal to the monthly cost of a liberal 
     food plan for a male in the United States who is between 20 
     and 50 years of age.
       ``(2) The monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence 
     to be in effect for an officer for a year (beginning on 
     January 1 of that year) shall be the amount equal to the 
     monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence in effect for 
     officers for the preceding year, increased by the same 
     percentage by which the rate of basic allowance for 
     subsistence for enlisted members for the preceding year is 
     increased effective on such January 1.
       ``(c) Advance Payment.--The allowance to an enlisted member 
     may be paid in advance for a period of not more than three 
     months.
       ``(d) Special Rule for Members Authorized to Mess 
     Separately.--(1) In areas prescribed by 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, an enlisted member described in paragraph (2) is 
     entitled to not more than the pro rata allowance established 
     under subsection (b)(1) for each meal the member buys from a 
     source other than a messing facility of the United States.
       ``(2) An enlisted member referred to in paragraph (1) is a 
     member who is granted permission to mess separately and whose 
     duties require the member to buy at least one meal from a 
     source other than a messing facility of the United States.
       ``(e) Policies on Use of Dining and Messing Facilities.--
     The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     Secretaries concerned, shall prescribe policies regarding use 
     of dining and field messing facilities of the uniformed 
     services.
       ``(f) Regulations.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations for the administration of this section. 
     Before prescribing the regulations, the Secretary shall 
     consult with each Secretary concerned.
       ``(2) The regulations shall include the specific rates of 
     basic allowance for subsistence required by subsection 
     (b).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 404 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (g); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), (j), and (k) as 
     subsections (g), (h), (i), and (j), respectively.
       (2) Section 6081(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``Except'' and all that follows 
     through ``subsistence, each'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Each''.
       (c) Transitional Authority to Provide Basic Allowance for 
     Subsistence.--
       (1) Transitional authority.--Notwithstanding section 402 of 
     title 37, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), 
     during the period beginning on January 1, 1998, and ending on 
     the date determined under paragraph (2)--
       (A) the basic allowance for subsistence shall not be paid 
     under such section 402;
       (B) a member of the uniformed services is entitled to the 
     basic allowance for subsistence only as provided in 
     subsection (d);
       (C) an enlisted member of the uniformed services may be 
     paid a partial basic allowance for subsistence as provided in 
     subsection (e); and
       (D) the rates of the basic allowance for subsistence are 
     those rates determined under subsection (f).
       (2) Termination of transitional authority.--The 
     transitional authority provided under paragraph (1) shall 
     terminate on the first day of the month immediately following 
     the first month for which the monthly equivalent of the rate 
     of basic allowance for subsistence payable to enlisted 
     members of the uniformed services (when permission to mess 
     separately is granted), as determined under subsection 
     (f)(2), is equal to or is exceeded by the amount that, except 
     for paragraph (1)(A), would otherwise be the monthly rate of 
     basic allowance for subsistence for enlisted members under 
     section 402(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code, as amended 
     by subsection (a).
       (d) Transitional Entitlement to Allowance.--
       (1) Enlisted members.--
       (A) Types of entitlement.--An enlisted member is entitled 
     to the basic allowance for subsistence, on a daily basis, of 
     under one or more of the following circumstances:
       (i) When rations in kind are not available
       (ii) When permission to mess separately is granted.
       (iii) When assigned to duty under emergency conditions 
     where no messing facilities of the United States are 
     available.
       (B) Other entitlement circumstances.--An enlisted member is 
     entitled to the allowance while on an authorized leave of 
     absence, while confined in a hospital, or while performing 
     travel under orders away from the member's designated post of 
     duty other than field duty or sea duty (as defined in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense). For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, a member shall not be 
     considered to be performing travel under orders away from his 
     designated post of duty if such member--
       (i) is an enlisted member serving the member's first tour 
     of active duty;
       (ii) has not actually reported to a permanent duty station 
     pursuant to orders directing such assignment; and
       (iii) is not actually traveling between stations pursuant 
     to orders directing a change of station.
       (C) Advance payment.--The allowance to an enlisted member, 
     when authorized, may be paid in advance for a period of not 
     more than three months.
       (2) Officers.--An officer of a uniformed service who is 
     entitled to basic pay is, at all times, entitled to the basic 
     allowances for subsistence. An aviation cadet of the Navy, 
     Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard is entitled to the 
     same basic allowance for subsistence as is provided for an 
     officer of the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, 
     respectively.
       (e) Transitional Authority for Partial Allowance.--
       (1) Enlisted members furnished subsistence in kind.--The 
     Secretary of Defense may provide in regulations for an 
     enlisted member of a uniformed service to be paid a partial 
     basic allowance for subsistence when--
       (A) rations in kind are available to the member;
       (B) the member is not granted permission to mess 
     separately; or
       (C) the member is assigned to duty under emergency 
     conditions where messing facilities of the United States are 
     available.
       (2) Monthly payment.--Any partial basic allowance for 
     subsistence authorized under paragraph (1) shall be 
     calculated on a daily basis and paid on a monthly basis.
       (f) Transitional Rates.--
       (1) Allowance for officers.--The monthly rate of basic 
     allowance for subsistence for a year (beginning on January 1 
     of that year) that is payable to officers of the uniformed 
     services shall be the amount that is equal to 101 percent of 
     the rate of basic allowance for subsistence that was payable 
     to officers of the uniformed services for the preceding year.
       (2) Allowance for enlisted member with permission to mess 
     separately.--The monthly rate of basic allowance for 
     subsistence for a year (beginning on January 1 of that year) 
     that is payable to an enlisted member of the uniformed 
     services entitled to the allowance under subsection (d)(1) 
     shall be the amount that is equal to 101 percent of the rate 
     of basic allowance for subsistence that was in effect for 
     similarly situated enlisted members of the uniformed services 
     for the preceding year.
       (3) Partial allowance for other enlisted members.--The 
     monthly rate of any partial basic allowance for subsistence 
     for a year (beginning on January 1 of that year) payable to 
     an enlisted member of the uniformed services eligible for the 
     allowance under the regulations prescribed under subsection 
     (e)(1) shall be the amount equal to the lesser of the 
     following:
       (A) The sum of--
       (i) the partial basic allowance for subsistence in effect 
     for the preceding year; and
       (ii) the amount equal to the difference, if any, between--

       (I) the monthly equivalent of the rate of basic allowance 
     for subsistence that was in effect for the preceding year for 
     members of the uniformed services above grade E-1 (when 
     permission to mess separately is granted), increased by the 
     same percentage by which the rates of basic pay for members

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     of the uniformed services is increased for the current year; 
     and
       (II) the amount equal to 101 percent of the monthly 
     equivalent of the rate of basic allowance for subsistence 
     that was in effect for the previous year for members of the 
     uniformed services above grade E-1 (when permission to mess 
     separately is granted),

     with the amount so determined under this clause multiplied by 
     the number of members estimated to be entitled to receive 
     basic allowance for subsistence under subsection (d) for the 
     current year and then divided by the number of members 
     estimated to be eligible for the partial allowance under the 
     regulations prescribed under subsection (e)(1) for that year.
       (B) The amount equal to the difference between--
       (i) the amount that, except for subsection (c)(1)(A), would 
     otherwise be the monthly rate of basic allowance for 
     subsistence for enlisted members under section 402(b)(1) of 
     title 37, United States Code; and
       (ii) the amount equal to the monthly equivalent of the 
     value of a daily ration, as determined by the Under Secretary 
     of Defense (Comptroller) as of October 1 of the preceding 
     year.
       (g) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 603. CONSOLIDATION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS, 
                   VARIABLE HOUSING ALLOWANCE, AND OVERSEAS 
                   HOUSING ALLOWANCES.

       (a) Consolidation of Allowances.--Section 403 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 403. Basic allowance for housing

       ``(a) General Entitlement.--(1) Except as otherwise 
     provided by law, a member of a uniformed service who is 
     entitled to basic pay is entitled to a basic allowance for 
     housing at the monthly rates prescribed under this section or 
     another provision of law with regard to the applicable 
     component of the basic allowance for housing. The amount of 
     the basic allowance for housing for a member will vary 
     according to the pay grade in which the member is assigned or 
     distributed for basic pay purposes, the dependency status of 
     the member, and the geographic location of the member. The 
     basic allowance for housing may be paid in advance.
       ``(2) A member of a uniformed service with dependents is 
     not entitled to a basic allowance for housing as a member 
     with dependents unless the member makes a certification to 
     the Secretary concerned indicating the status of each 
     dependent of the member. The certification shall be made in 
     accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
     Defense.
       ``(b) Basic Allowance for Housing Inside the United 
     States.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall determine the 
     costs of adequate housing in a military housing area in the 
     United States for all members of the uniformed services 
     entitled to a basic allowance for housing in that area. The 
     Secretary shall base the determination upon the costs of 
     adequate housing for civilians with comparable income levels 
     in the same area.
       ``(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the monthly amount of a 
     basic allowance for housing for an area of the United States 
     for a member of a uniformed service is equal to the 
     difference between--
       ``(A) the monthly cost of adequate housing in that area, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense, for members of the 
     uniformed services serving in the same pay grade and with the 
     same dependency status as the member; and
       ``(B) 15 percent of the national average monthly cost of 
     adequate housing in the United States, as determined by the 
     Secretary, for members of the uniformed services serving in 
     the same pay grade and with the same dependency status as the 
     member.
       ``(3) The rates of basic allowance for housing shall be 
     reduced as necessary to comply with this paragraph. The total 
     amount that may be paid for a fiscal year for the basic 
     allowance for housing under this subsection is the product 
     of--
       ``(A) the total amount authorized to be paid for such 
     allowance for the preceding fiscal year (as adjusted under 
     paragraph (5)); and
       ``(B) a fraction--
       ``(i) the numerator of which is the index of the national 
     average monthly cost of housing for June of the preceding 
     fiscal year; and
       ``(ii) the denominator of which is the index of the 
     national average monthly cost of housing for June of the 
     fiscal year before the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(4) An adjustment in the rates of the basic allowance for 
     housing under this subsection as a result of the Secretary's 
     redetermination of housing costs in an area shall take effect 
     on the same date as the effective date of the next increase 
     in basic pay under section 1009 of this title or other 
     provision of law.
       ``(5) In making a determination under paragraph (3) for a 
     fiscal year, the amount authorized to be paid for the 
     preceding fiscal year for the basic allowance for housing 
     shall be adjusted to reflect changes during the year for 
     which the determination is made in the number, grade 
     distribution, geographic distribution in the United States, 
     and dependency status of members of the uniformed services 
     entitled to the allowance from the number of such members 
     during the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(6) So long as a member of a uniformed service retains 
     uninterrupted eligibility to receive a basic allowance for 
     housing within an area of the United States, the monthly 
     amount of the allowance for the member may not be reduced as 
     a result of changes in housing costs in the area, changes in 
     the national average monthly cost of housing, or the 
     promotion of the member.
       ``(7) In the case of a member without dependents who is 
     assigned to duty inside the United States, the location or 
     the circumstances of which make it necessary that the member 
     be reassigned under the conditions of low cost or no cost 
     permanent change of station or permanent change of 
     assignment, the member may be treated as if the member were 
     not reassigned if the Secretary concerned determines that it 
     would be inequitable to base the member's entitlement to, and 
     amount of, a basic allowance for housing on the cost of 
     housing in the area to which the member is reassigned.
       ``(c) Basic Allowance for Housing Outside the United 
     States.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may prescribe an 
     overseas basic allowance for housing for a member of a 
     uniformed service who is on duty outside of the United 
     States. The Secretary shall establish the basic allowance for 
     housing under this subsection on the basis of housing costs 
     in the overseas area in which the member is assigned.
       ``(2) So long as a member of a uniformed service retains 
     uninterrupted eligibility to receive a basic allowance for 
     housing in an overseas area and the actual monthly cost of 
     housing for the member is not reduced, the monthly amount of 
     the allowance in an area outside the United States may not be 
     reduced as a result of changes in housing costs in the area 
     or the promotion of the member. The monthly amount of the 
     allowance may be adjusted to reflect changes in currency 
     rates.
       ``(d) Basic Allowance for Housing When Dependents Are 
     Unable To Accompany Member.--(1) A member of a uniformed 
     service with dependents who is on permanent duty at a 
     location described in paragraph (2) is entitled to a family 
     separation basic allowance for housing under this subsection 
     at a monthly rate equal to the rate of the basic allowance 
     for housing established under subsection (b) or the overseas 
     basic allowance for housing established under subsection (c), 
     whichever applies to that location, for members in the same 
     grade at that location without dependents.
       ``(2) A permanent duty location referred to in paragraph 
     (1) is a location--
       ``(A) to which the movement of the member's dependents is 
     not authorized at the expense of the United States under 
     section 406 of this title, and the member's dependents do not 
     reside at or near the location; and
       ``(B) at which quarters of the United States are not 
     available for assignment to the member.
       ``(3) In the case of a member with dependents who is 
     assigned to duty at a location or under circumstances that, 
     as determined by the Secretary concerned, require the 
     member's dependents to reside at a different location, the 
     member shall receive a basic allowance for housing, as 
     provided in subsection (a) or (b), as if the member were 
     assigned to duty in the area in which the dependents reside, 
     regardless of whether the member resides in quarters of the 
     United States or is also entitled to a family separation 
     basic allowance for housing by reason of paragraph (1).
       ``(4) The family separation basic allowance for housing 
     under this subsection shall be in addition to any other 
     allowance or per diem that the member is otherwise entitled 
     to receive under this title. A member may receive a basic 
     allowance for housing under both paragraphs (1) and (3).
       ``(e) Effect of Assignment to Quarters.--(1) Except as 
     otherwise provided by law, a member of a uniformed service 
     who is assigned to quarters of the United States or a housing 
     facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed service 
     appropriate to the grade, rank, or rating of the member and 
     adequate for the member and dependents of the member, if with 
     dependents, is not entitled to a basic allowance for housing.
       ``(2) A member without dependents who is in a pay grade 
     above pay grade E-6 and who is assigned to quarters in the 
     United States or a housing facility under the jurisdiction of 
     a uniformed service, appropriate to the grade or rank of the 
     member and adequate for the member, may elect not to occupy 
     those quarters and instead to receive the basic allowance for 
     housing prescribed for the member's pay grade by this 
     section.
       ``(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 
     Secretary 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 housing prescribed for the member's pay 
     grade under this section.
       ``(4) The Secretary concerned may deny the right to make an 
     election under paragraph (2) or (3) if the Secretary 
     determines that the exercise of such an election would 
     adversely affect a training mission, military discipline, or 
     military readiness.
       ``(5) A member with dependents who is assigned to quarters 
     of the United States or a housing facility under the 
     jurisdiction of a uniformed service may be paid the basic 
     allowance for housing if, because of orders of competent 
     authority, the dependents are prevented from occupying those 
     quarters.
       ``(f) Ineligibility During Initial Field Duty or Sea 
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     formed service without dependents who makes a permanent 
     change of station for assignment to a unit conducting field 
     operations is not entitled to a basic allowance for housing 
     while on that initial field duty unless the commanding 
     officer of the member certifies that the member was 
     necessarily required to procure quarters at the member's 
     expense.
       ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), a 
     member of a uniformed service without dependents who is in a 
     pay grade below pay grade E-6 is not entitled to a basic 
     allowance for housing while the member is on sea duty.
       ``(B) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
     concerned, the Secretary may authorize the payment of a basic 
     allowance for housing to a member of a uniformed service 
     without dependents who is serving in pay grade E-5 and is 
     assigned to sea duty. In prescribing regulations under this 
     subparagraph, the Secretary concerned shall consider the 
     availability of quarters for members serving in pay grade E-
     5.
       ``(C) Notwithstanding section 421 of this title, two 
     members of the uniformed services in a pay grade below pay 
     grade E-6 who are married to each other, have no other 
     dependents, and are simultaneously assigned to sea duty are 
     jointly entitled to one basic allowance for housing during 
     the period of such simultaneous sea duty. The amount of the 
     allowance shall be based on the without dependents rate for 
     the pay grade of the senior member of the couple. However, 
     this subparagraph shall not apply to a couple if one or both 
     of the members are entitled to a basic allowance for housing 
     under subparagraph (B).
       ``(3) 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, shall 
     prescribe regulation defining the terms `field duty' and `sea 
     duty' for purposes of this section.
       ``(g) Reserve Members.--(1) A member of a reserve component 
     without dependents who is called or ordered to active duty in 
     support of a contingency operation, or a retired member 
     without dependents who is ordered to active duty under 
     section 688(a) of title 10 in support of a contingency 
     operation, may not be denied a basic allowance for housing 
     if, because of that call or order, the member is unable to 
     continue to occupy a residence--
       ``(A) which is maintained as the primary residence of the 
     member at the time of the call or order; and
       ``(B) which is owned by the member or for which the member 
     is responsible for rental payments.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the member is 
     authorized transportation of household goods under section 
     406 of this title as part of the call or order to active duty 
     described in such paragraph.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a rate of 
     basic allowance for housing to be paid to a member of a 
     reserve component while the member serves on active duty 
     under a call or order to active duty specifying a period of 
     less than 140 days, unless the call or order to active duty 
     is in support of a contingency operation.
       ``(h) Rental of Public Quarters.--Notwithstanding any other 
     law (including those restricting the occupancy of housing 
     facilities under the jurisdiction of a department or agency 
     of the United States by members, and their dependents, of the 
     armed forces above specified grades, or by members, and their 
     dependents, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration and the Public Health Service), a member of a 
     uniformed service, and the dependents of the member, may be 
     accepted as tenants in, and may occupy on a rental basis, any 
     of those housing facilities, other than public quarters 
     constructed or designated for assignment to an occupancy 
     without charge by such a member and the dependents of the 
     member, if any. Such a member may not, because of occupancy 
     under this subsection, be deprived of any money allowance to 
     which the member is otherwise entitled for the rental of 
     quarters.
       ``(i) Temporary Housing Allowance While in Travel or Leave 
     Status.--A member of a uniformed service who is in a pay 
     grade E-4 (4 or more years of service) or above is entitled 
     to a temporary basic allowance for housing (at a rate 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense) while the member is 
     in a travel or leave status between permanent duty stations, 
     including time granted as delay en route or proceed time, 
     when the member is not assigned to quarters of the United 
     States.
       ``(j) Aviation Cadets.--The eligibility of an aviation 
     cadet of the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard 
     for a basic allowance for housing shall be determined as if 
     the aviation cadet were a member of the uniformed services in 
     pay grade E-4.
       ``(k) Administration.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations for the administration of this section.
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned may make such determinations 
     as may be necessary to administer this section, including 
     determinations of dependency and relationship. When warranted 
     by the circumstances, the Secretary concerned may reconsider 
     and change or modify any such determination. The authority of 
     the Secretary concerned under this subsection may be 
     delegated. Any determination made under this section with 
     regard to a member of the uniformed services is final and is 
     not subject to review by any accounting officer of the United 
     States or a court, unless there is fraud or gross negligence.
       ``(3) Parking facilities (including utility connections) 
     provided members of the uniformed services for house trailers 
     and mobile homes not owned by the Government shall not be 
     considered to be quarters for the purposes of this section or 
     any other provision of law. Any fees established by the 
     Government for the use of such a facility shall be 
     established in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of 
     maintenance, services, and utilities and to amortize the cost 
     of construction of the facility over the 25-year period 
     beginning with the completion of such construction.
       ``(l) Temporary Continuation of Allowance for Dependents of 
     Members Dying on Active Duty.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, 
     or the Secretary of Transportation in the case of the Coast 
     Guard when not operating as a service in the Navy, may allow 
     the dependents of a member of the armed forces who dies on 
     active duty and whose dependents are occupying family housing 
     provided by the Department of Defense, or by the Department 
     of Transportation in the case of the Coast Guard, other than 
     on a rental basis on the date of the member's death to 
     continue to occupy such housing without charge for a period 
     of 180 days.
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned may pay a basic allowance for 
     housing (at the rate that is payable for members of the same 
     grade and dependency status as the deceased member for the 
     area where the dependents are residing) to the dependents of 
     a member of the uniformed services who dies while on active 
     duty and whose dependents--
       ``(A) are not occupying a housing facility under the 
     jurisdiction of a uniformed service on the date of the 
     member's death;
       ``(B) are occupying such housing on a rental basis on such 
     date; or
       ``(C) vacate such housing sooner than 180 days after the 
     date of the member's death.
       ``(3) The payment of the allowance under paragraph (2) 
     shall terminate 180 days after the date of the member's 
     death.
       ``(m) Members Paying Child Support.--(1) A member of a 
     uniformed service with dependents may not be paid a basic 
     allowance for housing at the with dependents rate solely by 
     reason of the payment of child support by the member if--
       ``(A) the member is assigned to a housing facility under 
     the jurisdiction of a uniformed service; or
       ``(B) the member is assigned to sea duty, and elects not to 
     occupy assigned quarters for unaccompanied personnel, unless 
     the member is in a pay grade above E-4.
       ``(2) A member of a uniformed service assigned to quarters 
     of the United States or a housing facility under the 
     jurisdiction of a uniformed service who is not otherwise 
     authorized a basic allowance for housing and who pays child 
     support is entitled to the basic allowance for housing 
     differential, except for months for which the amount payable 
     for the child support is less than the rate of the 
     differential. Payment of a basic allowance for housing 
     differential does not affect any entitlement of the member to 
     a partial allowance for quarters under subsection (n).
       ``(3) The basic allowance for housing differential to which 
     a member is entitled under paragraph (2) is the amount equal 
     to the difference between--
       ``(A) the rate of the basic allowance for quarters (with 
     dependents) for the member's pay grade, as such rate was in 
     effect on December 31, 1997, under this section (as in effect 
     on that date); and
       ``(B) the rate of the basic allowance for quarters (without 
     dependents) for the member's pay grade, as such rate was in 
     effect on December 31, 1997, under this section (as in effect 
     on that date).
       ``(4) Whenever the rates of basic pay for members of the 
     uniformed services are increased, the monthly amount of the 
     basic allowance for housing differential computed under 
     paragraph (3) shall be increased by the average percentage 
     increase in the rates of basic pay. The effective date of the 
     increase shall be the same date as the effective date of the 
     increase in the rates of basic pay.
       ``(5) In the case of two members, who have one or more 
     common dependents (and no others), who are not married to 
     each other, and one of whom pays child support to the other, 
     the amount of the basic allowance for housing paid to each 
     member under this section shall be reduced in accordance with 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The total 
     amount of the basic allowances for housing paid to the two 
     members may not exceed the sum of the amounts of the 
     allowance to which each member would be otherwise entitled 
     under this section.
       ``(n) Partial Allowance for Members Without Dependents.--
     (1) A member of a uniformed service without dependents who is 
     not entitled to receive a basic allowance for housing under 
     subsection (b), (c), or (d) is entitled to a partial basic 
     allowance for housing at a rate determined by the Secretary 
     of Defense under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) The rate of the partial basic allowance for housing 
     is the partial rate of the basic allowance for quarters for 
     the member's pay grade as such partial rate was in effect on 
     December 31, 1997, under section 1009(c)(2) of this title (as 
     such section was in effect on such date).''.
       (b) Transition to Basic Allowance for Housing.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a plan to 
     incrementally manage the rate of growth of the various 
     components of the basic allowance for housing authorized by 
     section 403 of title 37, United States Code (as amended by 
     subsection (a)), during a transition period of not

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     more than six years. During the transition period, the 
     Secretary may continue to use the authorities provided under 
     sections 403, 403a, 405(b), and 427(a) of title 37, United 
     States Code (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act), but subject to such modifications as 
     the Secretary considers necessary, to provide allowances for 
     members of the uniformed services.
       (c) Repeal of Superseded Authorities.--(1) Section 403a of 
     title 37, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) Section 405 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (b); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively.
       (3) Section 427 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (a); and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking out ``(b) Additional Separation 
     Allowance.--'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(a) 
     Entitlement to Allowance.--'';
       (ii) in paragraph (1)--
       (I) by striking out ``, including subsection (a),'' in the 
     matter preceding the subparagraphs;
       (II) by inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (III) by striking out ``; or'' at the end of subparagraph 
     (C) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (IV) by striking out subparagraph (D);
       (iii) in paragraph (3)--
       (I) by striking out ``(3) An allowance'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``(b) Entitlement When No Residence or Household 
     Maintained for Dependents.--An allowance''; and
       (II) by striking out ``this subsection'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``subsection (a)'';
       (iv) in paragraph (4)--
       (I) by striking out ``(4) A member'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``(c) Effect of Election to Serve Unaccompanied Tour 
     of Duty.--A member''; and
       (II) by striking out ``paragraph (1)(A) of this 
     subsection'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection 
     (a)(1)(A)''; and
       (v) by striking out paragraph (5) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Entitlement While Spouse Entitled to Basic Pay.--A 
     member married to another member of the uniformed services 
     becomes entitled, regardless of any other dependency status, 
     to an allowance under subsection (a) by virtue of duty 
     prescribed in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) 
     of such subsection if the members were residing together 
     immediately before being separated by reasons of execution of 
     military orders. Section 421 of this title does not apply to 
     bar the entitlement to an allowance under this section. 
     However, not more than one monthly allowance may be paid with 
     respect to a married couple under this section.''.
       (4) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out the 
     items relating to sections 403 and 403a and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new item:

``403. Basic allowance for housing.''.

       (d) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in section 101(25), by striking out ``basic allowance 
     for quarters (including any variable housing allowance or 
     station housing allowance)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``basic allowance for housing'';
       (B) in section 406(c), by striking out ``sections 404 and 
     405'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``sections 403(c), 404, 
     and 405'';
       (C) in section 420(c), by striking out ``quarters'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``housing'';
       (D) in section 551(3)(D), by striking out ``basic allowance 
     for quarters'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``basic 
     allowance for housing''; and
       (E) in section 1014(a), by striking out ``basic allowance 
     for quarters'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``basic 
     allowance for housing''.
       (2) Title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in section 708(c)(1), by striking out ``basic allowance 
     for quarters or basic allowance for subsistence'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``basic allowance for housing under 
     section 403 of title 37, basic allowance for subsistence 
     under section 402 of such title,'';
       (B) in section 2830(a)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``basic allowance for 
     quarters'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``basic allowance 
     for housing under section 403 of title 37''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``basic allowance 
     for quarters'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``basic 
     allowance for housing'';
       (C) in section 2882(b)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``section 403(b)'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 403''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``basic allowance 
     for quarters'' and all that follows through the end of the 
     paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof ``basic allowance for 
     housing under section 403 of title 37.'';
       (D) in section 7572(b)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``the total of--'' 
     and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the basic allowance for housing 
     payable under section 403 of title 37 to a member of the same 
     pay grade without dependents for the period during which the 
     member is deprived of quarters on board ship.''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``basic allowance 
     for quarters'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``basic 
     allowance for housing''; and
       (E) in section 7573, by striking out ``basic allowance for 
     quarters'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``basic allowance 
     for housing under section 403 of title 37''.
       (3) Section 5561(6)(D) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``basic allowance for quarters'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``basic allowance for housing''.
       (4) Section 107(b) of title 32, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``and quarters'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``and housing''.
       (5) Section 4(k)(10) of the Military Selective Service Act 
     (50 U.S.C. App. 454(k)(10)) is amended by striking out ``as 
     such terms'' and all that follows through ``extended or 
     amended'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``shall be entitled 
     to receive a dependency allowance equal to the basic 
     allowance for housing provided for persons in pay grade E-1 
     under section 403 of title 37, United States Code,''.
       (e) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 604. REVISION OF AUTHORITY TO ADJUST COMPENSATION 
                   NECESSITATED BY REFORM OF SUBSISTENCE AND 
                   HOUSING ALLOWANCES.

       (a) Removal of References to BAS and BAQ.--(1) Section 1009 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 1009. Adjustments of monthly basic pay

       ``(a) Adjustment Required.--Whenever the General Schedule 
     of compensation for Federal classified employees, as 
     contained in section 5332 of title 5, is adjusted upward as 
     provided in section 5303 of such title, the President shall 
     immediately make an upward adjustment in the monthly basic 
     pay authorized members of the uniformed services by section 
     203(a) of this title.
       ``(b) Effectiveness of Adjustment.--An adjustment under 
     this section shall--
       ``(1) have the force and effect of law; and
       ``(2) carry the same effective date as that applying to the 
     compensation adjustments provided General Schedule employees.
       ``(c) Equal Percentage Increase for All Members.--Subject 
     to subsection (d), an adjustment under this section shall 
     provide all eligible members with an increase in the monthly 
     basic pay which is of the same percentage as the overall 
     average percentage increase in the General Schedule rates of 
     both basic pay and locality pay for civilian employees.
       ``(d) Allocation of Increase Among Pay Grades and Years-of-
     Service.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), whenever the 
     President determines such action to be in the best interest 
     of the Government, he may allocate the overall percentage 
     increase in the monthly basic pay under subsection (a) among 
     such pay grade and years-of-service categories as he 
     considers appropriate.
       ``(2) In making any allocation of an overall percentage 
     increase in basic pay under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) the amount of the increase in basic pay for any given 
     pay grade and years-of-service category after any allocation 
     made under this subsection may not be less than 75 percent of 
     the amount of the increase in the monthly basic pay that 
     would otherwise have been effective with respect to such pay 
     grade and years-of-service category under subsection (c); and
       ``(B) the percentage increase in the monthly basic pay in 
     the case of any member of the uniformed services with four 
     years or less service may not exceed the overall percentage 
     increase in the General Schedule rates of basic pay for 
     civilian employees.
       ``(e) Notice of Allocations.--Whenever the President plans 
     to exercise the authority of the President under subsection 
     (d) with respect to any anticipated increase in the monthly 
     basic pay of members of the uniformed services, the President 
     shall advise Congress, at the earliest practicable time prior 
     to the effective date of such increase, regarding the 
     proposed allocation of such increase.
       ``(f) Quadrennial Assessment of Allocations.--The 
     allocations of increases made under this section shall be 
     assessed in conjunction with the quadrennial review of 
     military compensation required by section 1008(b) of this 
     title.''.
       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 19 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``1009. Adjustments of monthly basic pay.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 605. PROTECTION OF TOTAL COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS WHILE 
                   PERFORMING CERTAIN DUTY.

       Section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 604, is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Protection of Member's Total Compensation While 
     Performing Certain Duty.--(1) The total daily equivalent 
     amount of the elements of compensation described in paragraph 
     (3), together with other pay and allowances under this title, 
     to be paid to a member of the uniformed services who is 
     temporarily assigned to duty away from the member's permanent 
     duty station or to duty under field conditions at the 
     member's permanent duty station shall not be less, for any 
     day during the assignment period, than the total amount, for 
     the day immediately preceding the date of the assignment, of 
     the elements of compensation and other pay and allowances of 
     the member.

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       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to an 
     element of compensation or other pay or allowance of a member 
     during an assignment described in such paragraph to the 
     extent that the element of compensation or other pay or 
     allowance is reduced or terminated due to circumstances 
     unrelated to the assignment.
       ``(3) The elements of compensation referred to in this 
     subsection mean--
       ``(A) the monthly basic pay authorized members of the 
     uniformed services by section 203(a) of this title;
       ``(B) the basic allowance for subsistence authorized 
     members of the uniformed services by section 402 of this 
     title; and
       ``(C) the basic allowance for housing authorized members of 
     the uniformed services by section 403 of this title.''
           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

     SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND SPECIAL 
                   PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE FORCES.

       (a) Special Pay for Health Professionals in Critically 
     Short Wartime Specialties.--Section 302g(f) of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``September 
     30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 
     1999''.
       (b) Selected Reserve Reenlistment Bonus.--Section 308b(f) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1999''.
       (c) Selected Reserve Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308c(e) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1999''.
       (d) Special Pay for Enlisted Members Assigned to Certain 
     High Priority Units.--Section 308d(c) of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``September 30, 
     1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1999''.
       (e) Selected Reserve Affiliation Bonus.--Section 308e(e) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1999''.
       (f) Ready Reserve Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus.--
     Section 308h(g) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1999''.
       (g) Prior Service Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308i(f) of 
     title 37, United States Code, as redesignated by section 622, 
     is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1999''.
       (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, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``October 1, 1999''.

     SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND SPECIAL 
                   PAY AUTHORITIES 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, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1999''.
       (b) Accession Bonus for Registered Nurses.--Section 
     302d(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1999''.
       (c) Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists.--Section 
     302e(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1999''.

     SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES 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, 1998,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1999,''.
       (b) Reenlistment Bonus for Active Members.--Section 308(g) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1999''.
       (c) Enlistment Bonuses for Members With Critical Skills.--
     Sections 308a(c) and 308f(c) of title 37, United States Code, 
     are each amended by striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1999''.
       (d) 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, 
     1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1999''.
       (e) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(c) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1999''.
       (f) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonus.--Section 312c(d) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``October 1, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 
     1, 1999''.

     SEC. 614. INCREASE IN MINIMUM MONTHLY RATE OF HAZARDOUS DUTY 
                   INCENTIVE PAY FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS.

       (a) Aerial Flight Crewmembers.--The table in subsection (b) 
     of section 301 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``110'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``150''; and
       (2) by striking out ``125'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``150''.
       (b) Air Weapons Controller Aircrew.--The table in 
     subsection (c)(2)(A) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``100'' in the first column of amounts 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``150'';
       (2) by striking out ``110'' in the last column of amounts 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``150''; and
       (3) by striking out ``125'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``150''.
       (c) Other Members.--Subsection (c)(1) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``$110'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$150''; and
       (2) by striking out ``$165'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$225''.

     SEC. 615. INCREASE IN AVIATION CAREER INCENTIVE PAY.

       (a) Amounts.--The table in subsection (b)(1) of section 
     301a of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting at the end of phase I of the table the 
     following:

  ``Over 14......................................................840'';

     and
       (2) by striking out phase II of the table and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:

                               ``Phase II

                                                              ``Monthly
``Years of service as an officer:                                  rate
  ``Over 22.......................................................$585 
  ``Over 23........................................................495 
  ``Over 24........................................................385 
  ``Over 25......................................................250''.

       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such subsection is further 
     amended in the matter after the table by striking out ``18 
     years'' both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``22 years''.
       (c) Effective Date and Applicability.--The amendments made 
     by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 1999, and 
     shall apply with respect to months beginning on or after that 
     date.

     SEC. 616. MODIFICATION OF AVIATION OFFICER RETENTION BONUS.

       (a) Increase in Bonus Amounts.--Subsection (c) of section 
     301b of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``$12,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$25,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``$6,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$12,000''.
       (b) Duration of Agreement.--Paragraph (2) of such 
     subsection is further amended by striking out ``one or two 
     years'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``one, two, or three 
     years''.
       (c) Content of Annual Report.--Subsection (i)(1) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) by striking out ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph 
     (B) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (3) by striking out subparagraph (C).
       (d) Definition of Aviation Specialty.--Subsection (j)(2) of 
     such section is amended by inserting ``specific'' before 
     ``community'' both places it appears.
       (e) Effective Dates and Applicability.--The amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect as of October 1, 1996, and 
     shall apply with respect to agreements accepted under section 
     301b of title 37, United States Code, on or after that date.

     SEC. 617. AVAILABILITY OF MULTIYEAR RETENTION BONUS FOR 
                   DENTAL OFFICERS.

       (a) Availability of Retention Bonus.--Chapter 5 of title 
     37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     301d the following new section:

     ``Sec. 301e. Multiyear retention bonus: dental officers of 
       the armed forces

       ``(a) Bonus Authorized.--(1) A dental officer described in 
     subsection (b) who executes a written agreement to remain on 
     active duty for two, three, or four years after completion of 
     any other active-duty service commitment may, upon acceptance 
     of the written agreement by the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned, be paid a retention bonus as provided 
     in this section.
       ``(2) The amount of a retention bonus under paragraph (1) 
     may not exceed $14,000 for each year covered by a four-year 
     agreement. The maximum yearly retention bonus for two-year 
     and three-year agreements shall be reduced to reflect the 
     shorter service commitment.
       ``(b) Officers Automatically Eligible.--Subsection (a) 
     applies to an officer of the armed forces who--
       ``(1) is an officer of the Dental Corps of the Army or the 
     Navy or an officer of the Air Force designated as a dental 
     officer;
       ``(2) has a dental specialty in oral and maxillofacial 
     surgery;
       ``(3) is in a pay grade below pay grade 0-7;
       ``(4) has at least eight years of creditable service 
     (computed as described in section 302b(g) of this title) or 
     has completed any active-duty service commitment incurred for 
     dental education and training; and
       ``(5) has completed initial residency training (or will 
     complete such training before September 30 of the fiscal year 
     in which the officer enters into an agreement under 
     subsection (a)).
       ``(c) Extension of Bonus to Other Dental Officers.--At the 
     discretion of the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned, the Secretary may enter into a written agreement 
     described in subsection (a)(1) with a dental officer who does 
     not have the dental specialty specified in subsection (b)(2), 
     and

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     pay a retention bonus to such an officer as provided in this 
     section, if the officer otherwise satisfies the eligibility 
     requirements specified in subsection (b). The Secretaries 
     shall exercise the authority provided in this section in a 
     manner consistent with regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       ``(d) Refunds.--(1) Refunds shall be required, on a pro 
     rata basis, of sums paid under this section if the officer 
     who has received the payment fails to complete the total 
     period of active duty specified in the agreement, as 
     conditions and circumstances warrant.
       ``(2) An obligation to reimburse the United States imposed 
     under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the 
     United States.
       ``(3) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11, United 
     States Code, that is entered less than five years after the 
     termination of an agreement under this section does not 
     discharge the member signing such agreement from a debt 
     arising under such agreement or under paragraph (1). This 
     paragraph applies to any case commenced under title 11 after 
     the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 301d the following new item:

``301e. Multiyear retention bonus: dental officers of the armed 
              forces.''.

     SEC. 618. INCREASE IN VARIABLE AND ADDITIONAL SPECIAL PAYS 
                   FOR CERTAIN DENTAL OFFICERS.

       (a) Variable Special Pay for Junior Officers.--Paragraph 
     (2) of section 302b(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(C) $7,000 per year, if the officer has at least six but 
     less than eight years of creditable service.
       ``(D) $12,000 per year, if the officer has at least eight 
     but less than 12 years of creditable service.
       ``(E) $10,000 per year, if the officer has at least 12 but 
     less than 14 years of creditable service.
       ``(F) $9,000 per year, if the officer has at least 14 but 
     less than 18 years of creditable service.
       ``(G) $8,000 per year, if the officer has 18 or more years 
     of creditable service.''.
       (b) Variable Special Pay for Senior Officers.--Paragraph 
     (3) of such section is amended by striking out ``$1,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$7,000''.
       (c) Additional Special Pay.--Paragraph (4) of such section 
     is amended by striking out subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(B) $6,000 per year, if the officer has at least three 
     but less than 10 years of creditable service.
       ``(C) $15,000 per year, if the officer has 10 or more years 
     of creditable service.''.

     SEC. 619. AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL PAY FOR DUTY AT DESIGNATED 
                   HARDSHIP DUTY LOCATIONS.

       (a) Special Pay Authorized.--Subsection (a) of section 305 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Special Pay Authorized.--A member of a uniformed 
     service who is entitled to basic pay may be paid special pay 
     under this section at a monthly rate not to exceed $300 while 
     the member is on duty at a location in the United States or 
     outside the United States designated by the Secretary of 
     Defense as a hardship duty location.''.
       (b) Cross References and Regulations.--Such section is 
     further amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``Exception for Certain Members Serving in 
     Certain Locations.--'' after ``(b)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``as foreign duty pay'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``as hardship duty location pay'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by inserting ``Exception for Members Receiving Career 
     Sea Pay.--'' after ``(c)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``special pay under this section'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``hardship duty location pay under 
     subsection (a)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations for the provision of hardship duty 
     location pay under subsection (a), including the specific 
     monthly rates at which the special pay will be available.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 305. Special pay: hardship duty location pay''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out the 
     item relating to section 305 and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following new item:

``305. Special pay: hardship duty location pay.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 907(d) of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``duty at 
     certain places'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``duty at a 
     hardship duty location''.
       (e) Transition.--Until such time as the Secretary of 
     Defense prescribes regulations regarding the provision of 
     hardship duty location pay under section 305 of title 37, 
     United States Code, as amended by this section, the Secretary 
     may continue to use the authority provided by such section 
     305, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, to provide special pay to enlisted members of 
     the uniformed services on duty at certain places.

     SEC. 620. DEFINITION OF SEA DUTY FOR PURPOSES OF CAREER SEA 
                   PAY.

       Section 305a(d) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking out ``, ship-based 
     staff, or ship-based aviation unit'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking out ``or ship-based 
     staff'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned may designate duty performed 
     by a member while serving on a ship the primary mission of 
     which is accomplished either while under way or in port as 
     `sea duty' for purposes of this section, even though the duty 
     is performed while the member is permanently or temporarily 
     assigned to a ship-based staff or other unit not covered by 
     paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 621. MODIFICATION OF SELECTED RESERVE REENLISTMENT 
                   BONUS.

       (a) Eligible Members.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 308b of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``ten years'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``14 years''.
       (b) Bonus Amounts; Payment.--Subsection (b) of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Bonus Amounts; Payment.--(1) The amount of a bonus 
     under this section may not exceed--
       ``(A) $5,000, in the case of a member who reenlists or 
     extends an enlistment for a period of six years;
       ``(B) $2,500, in the case of a member who, having never 
     received a bonus under this section, reenlists or extends an 
     enlistment for a period of three years; and
       ``(C) $2,000, in the case of a member who, having received 
     a bonus under this section for a previous three-year 
     reenlistment or extension of an enlistment, reenlists or 
     extends the enlistment for an additional period of three 
     years.
       ``(2) Any bonus payable under this section shall be 
     disbursed in one initial payment of an amount not to exceed 
     one-half of the total amount of the bonus and subsequent 
     periodic partial payments of the balance of the bonus. The 
     Secretary concerned shall prescribe the amount of each 
     partial payment and the schedule for making the partial 
     payments.''.
       (c) Special Eligibility Requirements; Number of Individual 
     Bonuses.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(c) Condition on Eligibility; Limitation on Number of 
     Bonuses.--(1) To be eligible for a second bonus under this 
     section in the amount specified in subsection (b)(1)(C), a 
     member must--
       ``(A) enter into the subsequent reenlistment or extension 
     of an enlistment for a period of three years not later than 
     the date on which the enlistment or extension for which the 
     first bonus was paid would expire; and
       ``(B) still satisfy the designated skill or unit 
     requirements required under subsection (a)(2).
       ``(2) A member may not be paid more than one six-year bonus 
     or two three-year bonuses under this section.''.
       (d) Effect of Failure to Serve Satisfactorily.--Subsection 
     (d) of such section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Repayment of Bonus.--A member who receives a bonus 
     under this section and who fails, during the period for which 
     the bonus was paid, to serve satisfactorily in the element of 
     the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve with respect to 
     which the bonus was paid shall refund to the United States an 
     amount that bears the same ratio to the amount of the bonus 
     paid to the member as the period that the member failed to 
     serve satisfactorily bears to the total period for which the 
     bonus was paid.''.
       (e) Clerical Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Authority and 
     Eligibility Requirements.--'' after ``(a)'';
       (2) in subsection (e), by inserting ``Regulations.--'' 
     after ``(e)''; and
       (3) in subsection (f), by inserting ``Termination of 
     Authority.--'' after ``(f)''.

     SEC. 622. MODIFICATION OF SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTMENT BONUS 
                   FOR FORMER ENLISTED MEMBERS.

       (a) Eligible Persons.--Subsection (a)(2) of section 308i of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``10 years'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``14 years'';
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking out ``and'';
       (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E);
       (4) in subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
     ``(except under this section)'' after ``bonus''; and
       (5) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) is projected to occupy a position as a member of the 
     Selected Reserve in a specialty in which--
       ``(i) the person successfully served while a member on 
     active duty; and
       ``(ii) the person attained a level of qualification while a 
     member on active duty commensurate with the grade and years 
     of service of the member; and''.

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       (b) Bonus Amounts; Payment.--Subsection (b) of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Bonus Amounts; Payment.--(1) The amount of a bonus 
     under this section may not exceed--
       ``(A) $5,000, in the case of a person who enlists for a 
     period of six years;
       ``(B) $2,500, in the case of a person who, having never 
     received a bonus under this section, enlists for a period of 
     three years; and
       ``(C) $2,000, in the case of a person who, having received 
     a bonus under this section for a previous three-year 
     enlistment, reenlists or extends the enlistment for an 
     additional period of three years.
       ``(2) Any bonus payable under this section shall be 
     disbursed in one initial payment of an amount not to exceed 
     one-half of the total amount of the bonus and subsequent 
     periodic partial payments of the balance of the bonus. The 
     Secretary concerned shall prescribe the amount of each 
     partial payment and the schedule for making the partial 
     payments.''.
       (c) Special Eligibility Requirements; Number of Individual 
     Bonuses.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(c) Condition on Eligibility; Limitation on Number of 
     Bonuses.--(1) To be eligible for a second bonus under this 
     section in the amount specified in subsection (b)(1)(C), a 
     person must--
       ``(A) enter into a reenlistment or extension of an 
     enlistment for a period of three years not later than the 
     date on which the enlistment for which the first bonus was 
     paid would expire; and
       ``(B) still satisfy the eligibility requirements under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(2) A person may not be paid more than one six-year bonus 
     or two three-year bonuses under this section.
       (d) Reorganization of Section.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as 
     paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively, of subsection 
     (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively.
       (e) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--Such section is 
     further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Authority and 
     Eligibility Requirements.--'' after ``(a)'';
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by inserting ``Repayment of Bonus.--(1)'' after 
     ``(d)'';
       (B) in paragraphs (2) and (4), as redesignated by 
     subsection (d)(1), by striking out ``subsection (d)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraph (1)''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by subsection 
     (d)(1)--
       (i) by striking out ``subsection (h)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``subsection (e)''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``subsection (d)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``paragraph (1)'';
       (3) in subsection (e), as redesignated by subsection 
     (d)(2), by inserting ``Regulations.--'' after ``(e)''; and
       (4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by subsection 
     (d)(2), by inserting ``Termination of Authority.--'' after 
     ``(f)''.

     SEC. 623. EXPANSION OF RESERVE AFFILIATION BONUS TO INCLUDE 
                   COAST GUARD RESERVE.

       Section 308e of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a 
     military department'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The 
     Secretary concerned'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking out ``designated by 
     the Secretary of Defense for the purposes of this section'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``designated for purposes of 
     this section in the regulations prescribed under subsection 
     (f)'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(3), by striking out ``regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``the regulations prescribed under subsection 
     (f)''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(f) This section shall be administered under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the armed forces 
     under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense and by the 
     Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when the 
     Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.
       ``(g) The authority in subsection (a) does not apply to the 
     Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services.''.

     SEC. 624. INCREASE IN SPECIAL PAY AND BONUSES FOR NUCLEAR-
                   QUALIFIED OFFICERS.

       (a) Special Pay for Officers Extending Period of Active 
     Service.--Section 312(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``$12,000'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``$15,000''.
       (b) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(a)(1) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``$8,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$10,000''.
       (c) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonuses.--Section 312c 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``$10,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$12,000''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out ``$4,500'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$5,500''.
       (d) Effective Date.--(1) The amendments made by this 
     section shall take effect as of October 1, 1997.
       (2) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall 
     apply with respect to agreements accepted under sections 
     312(a) and 312b(a), respectively, of title 37, United States 
     Code, on or after October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 625. PROVISION OF BONUSES IN LIEU OF SPECIAL PAY FOR 
                   ENLISTED MEMBERS EXTENDING TOURS OF DUTY AT 
                   DESIGNATED LOCATIONS OVERSEAS.

       (a) Inclusion of Bonus Incentive.--(1) Section 314 of title 
     37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 314. Special pay or bonus: qualified enlisted members 
       extending duty at designated locations overseas

       ``(a) Covered Members.--This section applies with respect 
     to an enlisted member of an armed force who--
       ``(1) is entitled to basic pay;
       ``(2) has a specialty that is designated by the Secretary 
     concerned for the purposes of this section;
       ``(3) has completed a tour of duty (as defined in 
     accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
     concerned) at a location outside the 48 contiguous States and 
     the District of Columbia that is designated by the Secretary 
     concerned for the purposes of this section; and
       ``(4) at the end of that tour of duty executes an agreement 
     to extend that tour for a period of not less than one year.
       ``(b) Special Pay or Bonus Authorized.--Upon the acceptance 
     by the Secretary concerned of the agreement providing for an 
     extension of the tour of duty of an enlisted member described 
     in subsection (a), the member is entitled, at the election of 
     the Secretary concerned, to either--
       ``(1) special pay in monthly installments in an amount 
     prescribed by the Secretary, but not to exceed $80 per month; 
     or
       ``(2) an annual bonus in an amount prescribed by the 
     Secretary, but not to exceed $2,000 per year.
       ``(c) Selection and Payment of Special Pay or Bonus.--Not 
     later than the date on which the Secretary concerned accepts 
     an agreement described in subsection (a)(4) providing for the 
     extension of a member's tour of duty, the Secretary concerned 
     shall notify the member regarding whether the member will 
     receive special pay or a bonus under this section. The 
     payment rate for the special pay or bonus shall be fixed at 
     the time of the agreement and may not be changed during the 
     period of the extended tour of duty. The Secretary concerned 
     may pay a bonus under this section either in a lump sum or 
     installments.
       ``(d) Repayment of Bonus.--(1) A member who, having entered 
     into a written agreement to extend a tour of duty for a 
     period under subsection (a), receives a bonus payment under 
     subsection (b)(2) for a 12-month period covered by the 
     agreement and ceases during that 12-month period to perform 
     the agreed tour of duty shall refund to the United States the 
     unearned portion of the bonus. The unearned portion of the 
     bonus is the amount by which the amount of the bonus paid to 
     the member exceeds the amount determined by multiplying the 
     amount of the bonus paid by the percent determined by 
     dividing 12 into the number of full months during which the 
     member performed the duty in the 12-month period.
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned may waive the obligation of a 
     member to reimburse the United States under paragraph (1) if 
     the Secretary determines that conditions and circumstances 
     warrant the waiver.
       ``(3) An obligation to repay the United States imposed 
     under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a debt owed to the 
     United States.
       ``(4) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is 
     entered less than five years after the termination of the 
     agreement does not discharge the member signing the agreement 
     from a debt arising under the agreement or under paragraph 
     (1). This paragraph applies to any case commenced under title 
     11 on or after the date of the enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998.
       ``(e) Effect of Rest and Recuperative Absence.--A member 
     who elects to receive one of the benefits specified in 
     section 705(b) of title 10 as part of the extension of a tour 
     of duty is not entitled to the special pay authorized by 
     subsection (b)(1) for the period of the extension of duty for 
     which the benefit under such section is provided.''.
       (2) The item relating to section 314 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``314. Special pay or bonus: qualified enlisted members extending duty 
              at designated locations overseas.''.
       (b) Application of Amendment.--Section 314 of title 37, 
     United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), shall apply 
     with respect to an agreement to extend a tour of duty as 
     provided in such section executed on or after October 1, 
     1997.

     SEC. 626. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF FAMILY SEPARATION ALLOWANCE.

       Section 427 of title 37, United States Code (as amended by 
     section 603), is further amended in subsection (a)(1) by 
     striking out ``$75'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$100''.

     SEC. 627. DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT OF READY RESERVE MUSTER DUTY 
                   ALLOWANCE.

       Section 433(c) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking out ``and shall be'' 
     and all that follows through ``is performed''; and
       (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following new 
     sentence: ``The allowance may be paid to the member before, 
     on, or after the date on which the muster duty is performed, 
     but not later than 30 days after that date.''.

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            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

     SEC. 631. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR DEPENDENTS 
                   BEFORE APPROVAL OF MEMBER'S COURT-MARTIAL 
                   SENTENCE.

       Section 406(h)(2)(C) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out the comma at the end of clause (iii) 
     and all that follows through ``title 10.'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof a period.

     SEC. 632. DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 407 of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 407. Travel and transportation allowances: dislocation 
       allowance

       ``(a) Eligibility for Primary Dislocation Allowance.--(1) 
     Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a 
     member of a uniformed service described in paragraph (2) is 
     entitled to a primary dislocation allowance at the rate 
     determined under subsection (c) for the member's pay grade 
     and dependency status.
       ``(2) A member of the uniformed services referred to in 
     paragraph (1) is any of the following:
       ``(A) A member who makes a change of permanent station and 
     the member's dependents actually make an authorized move in 
     connection with the change, including a move by the 
     dependents--
       ``(i) to join the member at the member's duty station after 
     an unaccompanied tour of duty when the member's next tour of 
     duty is an accompanied tour at the same station; and
       ``(ii) to a location designated by the member after an 
     accompanied tour of duty when the member's next tour of duty 
     is an unaccompanied tour at the same duty station.
       ``(B) A member whose dependents actually move pursuant to 
     section 405a(a), 406(e), 406(h), or 554 of this title.
       ``(C) A member whose dependents actually move from their 
     place of residence under circumstances described in section 
     406a of this title.
       ``(D) A member who is without dependents and--
       ``(i) actually moves to a new permanent station where the 
     member is not assigned to quarters of the United States; or
       ``(ii) actually moves from a place of residence under 
     circumstances described in section 406a of this title.
       ``(E) A member who 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.
       ``(3) If a primary dislocation allowance is paid under this 
     subsection to a member described in subparagraph (C) or 
     (D)(ii) of paragraph (2), the member is not entitled to 
     another dislocation allowance as a member described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (E) of such paragraph in connection with 
     the same move.
       ``(b) Secondary Allowance Authorized Under Certain 
     Circumstances.--(1) Under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary concerned, whenever a member is entitled to a 
     primary dislocation allowance under subsection (a) as a 
     member described in paragraph (2)(C) or (2)(D)(ii) of such 
     subsection, the member is also entitled to a secondary 
     dislocation allowance at the rate determined under subsection 
     (c) for the member's pay grade and dependency status if, 
     subsequent to the member or the member's dependents actually 
     moving from their place of residence under circumstances 
     described in section 406a of this title, the member or 
     member's dependents complete that move to a new location and 
     then actually move from that new location to another location 
     also under circumstances described in section 406a of this 
     title.
       ``(2) If a secondary dislocation allowance is paid under 
     this subsection, the member is not entitled to a dislocation 
     allowance as a member described in paragraph (2)(A) or (2)(E) 
     of subsection (a) in connection with those moves.
       ``(c) Dislocation Allowance Rates.--(1) The amount of the 
     dislocation allowance to be paid under this section to a 
     member shall be based on the member's pay grade and 
     dependency status at the time the member becomes entitled to 
     the allowance.
       ``(2) The initial rate for the dislocation allowance, for 
     each pay grade and dependency status, shall be equal to the 
     rate in effect for that pay grade and dependency status on 
     December 31, 1997, as adjusted by the average percentage 
     increase in the rates of basic pay for calendar year 1998. 
     Effective on the same date that the monthly rates of basic 
     pay for members are increased for a subsequent calendar year, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall adjust the rates for the 
     dislocation allowance for that calendar year by the 
     percentage equal to the average percentage increase in the 
     rates of basic pay for that calendar year.
       ``(d) Fiscal Year Limitation; Exceptions.--(1) A member is 
     not entitled to more than one dislocation allowance under 
     this section during a fiscal year unless--
       ``(A) the Secretary concerned finds that the exigencies of 
     the service require the member to make more than one change 
     of permanent station during the fiscal year;
       ``(B) the member is ordered to a service school as a change 
     of permanent station;
       ``(C) the member's dependents are covered by section 
     405a(a), 406(e), 406(h), or 554 of this title; or
       ``(D) subparagraph (C) or (D)(ii) of subsection (a)(2) or 
     subsection (b) apply with respect to the member or the 
     member's dependents.
       ``(2) This subsection does not apply in time of national 
     emergency or in time of war.
       ``(e) First or Last Duty.--A member is not entitled to 
     payment of a dislocation allowance under this section when 
     the member is ordered from the member's home to the member's 
     first duty station or from the member's last duty station to 
     the member's home.
       ``(f) Rule of Construction.--For purposes of this section, 
     a member whose dependents may not make an authorized move in 
     connection with a change of permanent station is considered a 
     member without dependents.
       ``(g) Advance Payment.--A dislocation allowance payable 
     under this section may be paid in advance.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1998.
    Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters

     SEC. 641. ONE-YEAR OPPORTUNITY TO DISCONTINUE PARTICIPATION 
                   IN SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN.

       (a) Election To Discontinue Within One Year After Second 
     Anniversary of Commencement of Payment of Retired Pay.--(1) 
     Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 1448 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1448a. Election to discontinue participation: one-year 
       opportunity after second anniversary of commencement of 
       payment of retired pay

       ``(a) Authority.--A participant in the Plan may, subject to 
     the provisions of this section, elect to discontinue 
     participation in the Plan at any time during the one-year 
     period beginning on the second anniversary of the date on 
     which payment of retired pay to the participant commences.
       ``(b) Concurrence of Spouse.--
       ``(1) Concurrence required.--A married participant may not 
     (except as provided in paragraph (2)) make an election under 
     subsection (a) without the concurrence of the participant's 
     spouse.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--A participant may make such an election 
     without the concurrence of the participant's spouse by 
     establishing to the satisfaction of the Secretary concerned 
     that one of the conditions specified in section 1448(a)(3)(C) 
     of this title exists.
       ``(3) Form of concurrence.--The concurrence of a spouse 
     under paragraph (1) shall be made in such written form and 
     shall contain such information as may be required under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(c) Limitation on Election When Former Spouse Coverage in 
     Effect.--The limitation set forth in section 1450(f)(2) of 
     this title applies to an election to discontinue 
     participation in the Plan under subsection (a).
       ``(d) Withdrawal of Election To Discontinue.--Section 
     1448(b)(1)(D) of this title applies to an election under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(e) Consequences of Discontinuation.--Section 
     1448(b)(1)(E) of this title applies to an election under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(f) Notice to Affected Beneficiaries.--The Secretary 
     concerned shall notify any former spouse or other natural 
     person previously designated under section 1448(b) of this 
     title of an election to discontinue participation under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(g) Effective Date of Election.--An election under 
     subsection (a) is effective as of the first day of the first 
     calendar month following the month in which the election is 
     received by the Secretary concerned.
       ``(h) Inapplicability of Irrevocability Provisions.--
     Paragraphs (4)(B) and (5)(C) of section 1448(a) of this title 
     do not apply to prevent an election under subsection (a).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
     subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 1448 the following new item:

``1448a. Election to discontinue participation: one-year opportunity 
              after second anniversary of commencement of payment of 
              retired pay.''.
       (b) Transition Provision for Current Participants.--
     Notwithstanding the limitation on the time for making an 
     election under section 1448a of title 10, United States Code 
     (as added by subsection (a)), that is specified in subsection 
     (a) of such section, a participant in the Survivor Benefit 
     Plan under subchapter II of chapter 73 of such title may make 
     an election in accordance with that section within one year 
     after the effective date of that section under subsection (c) 
     if the second anniversary of the commencement of payment of 
     retired pay to the participant precedes that effective date.
       (c) Effective Date.--Section 1448a of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 642. TIME IN WHICH CHANGE IN SURVIVOR BENEFIT COVERAGE 
                   FROM FORMER SPOUSE TO SPOUSE MAY BE MADE.

       (a) Extension of Time for Change.--Section 1450(f)(1)(C) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``Notwithstanding the preceding 
     sentence, a change of election under this subsection to 
     provide an annuity to a spouse instead of a former spouse may 
     (subject to paragraph (2)) be made at any time after the 
     person providing the annuity remarries without regard to the 
     time limitation in section 1448(a)(5)(B) of this title.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to marriages occurring before, on, 
     or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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     SEC. 643. REVIEW OF FEDERAL FORMER SPOUSE PROTECTION LAWS.

       (a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
     out a comprehensive review (including a comparison) of--
       (1) the protections, benefits, and treatment afforded under 
     Federal law to members and former members of the uniformed 
     services and former spouses of such persons; and
       (2) the protections, benefits, and treatment afforded under 
     Federal law to employees and former employees of the 
     Government and former spouses of such persons.
       (b) Military Personnel Matters To Be Reviewed.--In the case 
     of members and former members of the uniformed services and 
     former spouses of such persons, the review under subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) All provisions of law (principally those originally 
     enacted in the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection 
     Act (title X of Public Law 97-252)) that--
       (A) establish, provide for the enforcement of, or otherwise 
     protect interests of members and former members of the 
     uniformed services and former spouses of such persons in 
     retired or retainer pay of members and former members; or
       (B) provide other benefits for members and former members 
     of the uniformed services and former spouses of such persons.
       (2) The experience of the uniformed services in 
     administering those provisions of law, including the adequacy 
     and effectiveness of the legal assistance provided by the 
     Department of Defense in matters related to the Uniformed 
     Services Former Spouses' Protection Act.
       (3) The experience of members and former members of the 
     uniformed services and former spouses of such persons in the 
     administration of those provisions of law.
       (4) The experience of members and former members of the 
     uniformed services and former spouses of such persons in the 
     application of those provisions of law by State courts.
       (5) The history of State statutes and State court 
     interpretations of the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' 
     Protection Act and other provisions of Federal law described 
     in paragraph (1)(A) and the extent to which those 
     interpretations follow those laws.
       (c) Civilian Personnel Matters To Be Reviewed.--In the case 
     of former spouses of employees and former employees of the 
     Government, the review under subsection (a) shall include the 
     following:
       (1) All provisions of law that--
       (A) establish, provide for the enforcement of, or otherwise 
     protect interests of employees and former employees of the 
     Government and former spouses of such persons in annuities of 
     employees and former employees under Federal employees' 
     retirement systems; or
       (B) provide other benefits for employees and former 
     employees of the Government and former spouses of such 
     persons.
       (2) The experience of the Office of Personnel Management 
     and other agencies of the Government in administering those 
     provisions of law.
       (3) The experience of employees and former employees of the 
     Government and former spouses of such persons in the 
     administration of those provisions of law.
       (4) The experience of employees and former employees of the 
     Government and former spouses of such persons in the 
     application of those provisions of law by State courts.
       (d) Sampling Authorized.--The Secretary may use sampling in 
     carrying out the review under this section.
       (e) Report.--Not later than September 30, 1999, 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 
     review under subsection (a). The report shall include any 
     recommendations for legislation that the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.

     SEC. 644. ANNUITIES FOR CERTAIN MILITARY SURVIVING SPOUSES.

       (a) Survivor Annuity.--(1) The Secretary concerned shall 
     pay an annuity to the qualified surviving spouse of each 
     member of the uniformed services 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 of the Armed Forces 
     during the period beginning on September 21, 1972, and ending 
     on October 1, 1978, and at the time of his death would have 
     been entitled to retired pay under chapter 67 of title 10, 
     United States Code (as in effect before December 1, 1994), 
     but for the fact that he was under 60 years of age.
       (2) A qualified surviving spouse for purposes of this 
     section 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) Amount of Annuity.--(1) An annuity under this section 
     shall be paid at the rate of $165 per month, as adjusted from 
     time to time under paragraph (3).
       (2) An annuity paid to a surviving spouse under this 
     section shall be reduced by the amount of any dependency and 
     indemnity compensation (DIC) to which the surviving spouse is 
     entitled under section 1311(a) of title 38, United States 
     Code.
       (3) Whenever after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     retired or retainer pay is increased under section 
     1401a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, each annuity 
     that is payable under this section shall be increased at the 
     same time and by the same total percent. The amount of the 
     increase shall be based on the amount of the monthly annuity 
     payable before any reduction under this section.
       (c) Application Required.--No benefit shall be paid to any 
     person under this section unless an application for such 
     benefit is filed with the Secretary concerned by or on behalf 
     of such person.
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The terms ``uniformed services'' and ``Secretary 
     concerned'' have the meanings given such terms in section 101 
     of title 37, United States Code.
       (2) The term ``surviving spouse'' has the meaning given the 
     terms ``widow'' and ``widower'' in paragraphs (3) and (4) of 
     section 1447 of title 10, United States Code.
       (e) Prospective Applicability.--(1) Annuities under this 
     section shall be paid for months beginning after the month in 
     which this Act is enacted.
       (2) No benefit shall accrue to any person by reason of the 
     enactment of this section for any period before the first 
     month that begins after the month in which this Act is 
     enacted.
       (f) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to pay 
     annuities under this section shall expire on September 30, 
     2001.

     SEC. 645. ADMINISTRATION OF BENEFITS FOR SO-CALLED MINIMUM 
                   INCOME WIDOWS.

       (a) Payments To Be Made by Secretary of Veterans Affairs.--
     Section 653(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 1989 (10 U.S.C. 1448 note) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``An annuity'' the first 
     place it appears; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Payment of annuities under this section shall be made 
     by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. In making such 
     payments, the Secretary shall combine the payment under this 
     section with the payment of any amount due the same person 
     under section 4 of Public Law 92-425 (10 U.S.C. 1448 note), 
     as provided in subsection (e)(1) of that section. The 
     Secretary concerned shall transfer amounts for payments under 
     this section to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the same 
     manner as is provided under subsection (e)(2) of section 4 of 
     Public Law 92-425 for payments under that section.''.
       (b) Combination With Other Benefits.--Section 4(e)(1) of 
     Public Law 92-425 (10 U.S.C. 1448 note) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after the first sentence the following new 
     sentence: ``In making such payments, the Secretary shall 
     combine with the payment under this section payment of any 
     amount due the same person under section 653(d) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (10 
     U.S.C. 1448 note).''; and
       (2) by inserting ``(and, if applicable, under section 
     653(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 
     1989)'' after ``under this section''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     take effect on the first day of the first month beginning 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply 
     with respect to payments of benefits for months beginning on 
     or after that date, except that the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs may provide, if necessary for administrative 
     implementation, that such amendments shall apply beginning 
     with a later month, not later than the first month beginning 
     more than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 651. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN 
                   CERTAIN HEALTH PROFESSIONS.

       (a) Chapter 109 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2173. Education loan repayment program: commissioned 
       officers in specified health professions

       ``(a) Authority To Repay Education Loans.--For the purpose 
     of maintaining adequate numbers of commissioned officers of 
     the armed forces on active duty who are qualified in the 
     various health professions, the Secretary of a military 
     department may repay, in the case of a person described in 
     subsection (b), a loan that--
       ``(1) was used by the person to finance education regarding 
     a health profession; and
       ``(2) was obtained from a governmental entity, private 
     financial institution, school, or other authorized entity.
       ``(b) Eligible Persons.--To be eligible to obtain a loan 
     repayment under this section, a person must--
       ``(1) satisfy one of the requirements specified in 
     subsection (c);
       ``(2) be fully qualified for, or hold, an appointment as a 
     commissioned officer in one of the health professions; and
       ``(3) sign a written agreement to serve on active duty, or, 
     if on active duty, to remain on active duty for a period in 
     addition to any other incurred active duty obligation.
       ``(c) Academic and Professional Requirements.--One of the 
     following academic requirements must be satisfied for 
     purposes of determining the eligibility of a person for a 
     loan repayment under this section:
       ``(1) The person is fully qualified in a health care 
     profession that the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned has determined to be necessary to meet identified 
     skill shortages.
       ``(2) The person is enrolled as a full-time student in the 
     final year of a course of study at an accredited educational 
     institution leading to a degree in a health profession other 
     than medicine or osteopathic medicine.

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       ``(3) The person is enrolled in the final year of an 
     approved graduate program leading to specialty qualification 
     in medicine, dentistry, osteopathic medicine, or other health 
     profession.
       ``(d) Certain Persons Ineligible.--Participants of the 
     Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial 
     Assistance program under subchapter I of chapter 105 of this 
     title and students of the Uniformed Services University of 
     the Health Sciences established under section 2112 of this 
     title are not eligible for the repayment of an education loan 
     under this section.
       ``(e) Loan Repayments.--(1) Subject to the limits 
     established by paragraph (2), a loan repayment under this 
     section may consist of payment of the principal, interest, 
     and related expenses of a loan obtained by a person described 
     in subsection (b) for--
       ``(A) all educational expenses, comparable to all 
     educational expenses recognized under section 2127(a) of this 
     title for participants in the Armed Forces Health Professions 
     Scholarship and Financial Assistance program; and
       ``(B) reasonable living expenses, not to exceed expenses 
     comparable to the stipend paid under section 2121(d) of this 
     title for participants in the Armed Forces Health Professions 
     Scholarship and Financial Assistance program.
       ``(2) For each year of obligated service that a person 
     agrees to serve in an agreement described in subsection 
     (b)(3), the Secretary of the military department concerned 
     may pay not more than $22,000 on behalf of the person. This 
     maximum amount shall be increased annually by the Secretary 
     of Defense effective October 1 of each year by the percentage 
     equal to the percent increase in the average annual cost of 
     educational expenses and stipend costs of a single 
     scholarship under the Armed Forces Health Professions 
     Scholarship and Financial Assistance program. The total 
     amount that may be repaid on behalf of any person may not 
     exceed an amount determined on the basis of a four-year 
     active duty service obligation.
       ``(f) Active Duty Service Obligation.--(1) A person 
     entering into an agreement described in subsection (b)(3) 
     incurs an active duty service obligation. The length of this 
     obligation shall be determined under regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary of Defense, but those regulations may not 
     provide for a period of obligation of less than one year for 
     each maximum annual amount, or portion thereof, paid on 
     behalf of the person for qualified loans.
       ``(2) For persons on active duty before entering into the 
     agreement, the active duty service obligation shall be served 
     consecutively to any other obligation incurred under the 
     agreement.
       ``(g) Effect of Failure To Complete Obligation.--A 
     commissioned officer who is relieved of the officer's active 
     duty obligation under this section before the completion of 
     that obligation may be given, with or without the consent of 
     the officer, any alternative obligation comparable to any of 
     the alternative obligations authorized by section 2123(e) of 
     this title for participants in the Armed Forces Health 
     Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance program.
       ``(h) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section, including 
     standards for qualified loans and authorized payees and other 
     terms and conditions for the making of loan repayments.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2173. Education loan repayment program: commissioned officers in 
              specified health professions.''.

     SEC. 652. CONFORMANCE OF NOAA COMMISSIONED OFFICERS 
                   SEPARATION PAY TO SEPARATION PAY FOR MEMBERS OF 
                   OTHER UNIFORMED SERVICES.

       (a) Elimination of Limitations on Amount of Separation 
     Pay.--Section 9 of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned 
     Officers' Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 853h) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out ``, or $30,000, 
     whichever is less'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out ``, but in no 
     event more than $15,000''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking out ``(1)'', and by 
     striking out paragraph (2).
       (b) Waiver of Recoupment of Amounts Withheld for Tax 
     Purposes From Certain Separation Pay.--Section 9(e)(2) of the 
     Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers' Act of 1948 
     (33 U.S.C. 853h(e)(2)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, 
     less the amount of Federal income tax withheld from such pay 
     (such withholding being at the flat withholding rate for 
     Federal income tax withholding, as in effect pursuant to 
     regulations prescribed under chapter 24 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986)''.
       (c) Effective Date and Application.--The amendments made by 
     this section shall take effect as of October 1, 1997, and 
     shall apply to payments of separation pay that are made after 
     September 30, 1997.

     SEC. 653. ELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OFFICERS AND 
                   NOAA COMMISSIONED CORPS OFFICERS FOR 
                   REIMBURSEMENT OF ADOPTION EXPENSES.

       (a) Public Health Service.--Section 221(a) of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 213a(a)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(16) Section 1052, Reimbursement for adoption 
     expenses.''.
       (b) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.--
     Section 3(a) of the Act of August 10, 1956 (33 U.S.C. 
     857a(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(16) Section 1052, Reimbursement for adoption 
     expenses.''.
       (c) Prospective Applicability.--The amendments made by this 
     section shall apply only to adoptions that are completed on 
     or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 654. PAYMENT OF BACK QUARTERS AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES 
                   TO WORLD WAR II VETERANS WHO SERVED AS 
                   GUERRILLA 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 within the territory of the Philippines by 
     Japanese forces;
       (2) escaped from captivity; and
       (3) served as a guerrilla 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 (3) of subsection (b) and which was not paid to 
     that individual. For the purposes of this subsection, the 
     Secretary of War shall be deemed to have determined that 
     conditions in the Philippines during the specified period 
     justified payment under applicable regulations of quarters 
     and subsistence allowances at the maximum special rate for 
     duty where emergency conditions existed. 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. 655. SUBSISTENCE OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ABOVE 
                   THE POVERTY LEVEL.

       (a) Study and Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct a study of members of the Armed Forces and their 
     families who subsist at, near, or below the poverty level. 
     The study shall include the following:
       (A) An analysis of potential solutions for ensuring that 
     members of the Armed Forces and their families do not have to 
     subsist at, near, or below the poverty level, including 
     potential solutions involving changes in the system of 
     allowances for members.
       (B) Identification of the military populations most likely 
     to need income support under Federal Government programs, 
     including--
       (i) the populations living in areas of the United States 
     where housing costs are notably high;
       (ii) the populations living outside the United States; and
       (iii) the number of persons in each identified population.
       (C) The desirability of increasing rates of basic pay and 
     allowances for members over a defined period of years by a 
     range of percentages that provides for higher percentage 
     increases for lower ranking members than for higher ranking 
     members.
       (2) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report containing the results of the study and 
     such recommendations as the Secretary considers to be 
     appropriate.
       (b) Implementation of Department of Defense Special 
     Supplemental Food Program for Personnel Outside the United 
     States.--(1) Subsection (b) of section 1060a of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Federal Payments and Commodities.--For the purpose of 
     obtaining Federal payments and commodities in order to carry 
     out the program referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
     of Agriculture shall make available to the Secretary of 
     Defense the same payments and commodities as are made for the 
     special supplemental food program in the United States under 
     section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1786). The Secretary of Defense may use funds available for 
     the Department of Defense to carry out the program under 
     subsection (a).''.
       (2) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report regarding the intentions of the Secretary 
     regarding implementation of the program authorized under 
     section 1060a of title 10, United States Code, including any 
     plans to implement the program.
                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

Sec. 701. Expansion of retiree dental insurance plan to include 
              surviving spouse and child dependents of certain deceased 
              members.
Sec. 702. Provision of prosthetic devices to covered beneficiaries.
Sec. 703. Study concerning the provision of comparative information.

                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

Sec. 711. Addition of definition of TRICARE program to title 10.

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Sec. 712. Plan for expansion of managed care option of TRICARE program.

          Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities

Sec. 721. Implementation of designated provider agreements for 
              Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities.
Sec. 722. Continued acquisition of reduced-cost drugs.
Sec. 723. Limitation on total payments.

   Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care 
                               Management

Sec. 731. Improvements in health care coverage and access for members 
              assigned to certain duty locations far from sources of 
              care.
Sec. 732. Waiver or reduction of copayments under overseas dental 
              program.
Sec. 733. Premium collection requirements for medical and dental 
              insurance programs; extension of deadline for 
              implementation of dental insurance program for military 
              retirees.
Sec. 734. Dental insurance plan coverage for retirees of the Public 
              Health Service and NOAA.
Sec. 735. Consistency between CHAMPUS and Medicare in payment rates for 
              services.
Sec. 736. Use of personal services contracts for provision of health 
              care services and legal protection for providers.
Sec. 737. Portability of State licenses for Department of Defense 
              health care professionals.
Sec. 738. Standard form and requirements regarding claims for payment 
              for services.
Sec. 739. Chiropractic health care demonstration program.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 741. Continued admission of civilians as students in physician 
              assistant training program of Army Medical Department.
Sec. 742. Payment for emergency health care overseas for military and 
              civilian personnel of the On-Site Inspection Agency.
Sec. 743. Authority for agreement for use of medical resource facility, 
              Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Sec. 744. Disclosures of cautionary information on prescription 
              medications.
Sec. 745. Competitive procurement of certain ophthalmic services.
Sec. 746. Comptroller General study of adequacy and effect of maximum 
              allowable charges for physicians under CHAMPUS.
Sec. 747. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense pharmacy 
              programs.
Sec. 748. Comptroller General study of Navy graduate medical education 
              program.
Sec. 749. Study of expansion of pharmaceuticals by mail program to 
              include additional Medicare-eligible covered 
              beneficiaries.
Sec. 750. Comptroller General study of requirement for military medical 
              facilities in National Capital Region.
Sec. 751. Report on policies and programs to promote healthy lifestyles 
              for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents.
Sec. 752. Sense of Congress regarding quality health care for retirees.

                    Subtitle F--Persian Gulf Illness

Sec. 761. Definitions.
Sec. 762. Plan for health care services for Persian Gulf veterans.
Sec. 763. Comptroller General study of revised disability criteria for 
              physical evaluation boards.
Sec. 764. Medical care for certain reserves who served in Southwest 
              Asia during the Persian Gulf War.
Sec. 765. Improved medical tracking system for members deployed 
              overseas in contingency or combat operations.
Sec. 766. Notice of use of investigational new drugs or drugs 
              unapproved for their applied use.
Sec. 767. Report on plans to track location of members in a theater of 
              operations.
Sec. 768. Sense of Congress regarding the deployment of specialized 
              units for detecting and monitoring chemical, biological, 
              and similar hazards in a theater of operations.
Sec. 769. Report on effectiveness of research efforts regarding Gulf 
              War illnesses.
Sec. 770. Persian Gulf illness clinical trials program.
Sec. 771. Sense of Congress concerning Gulf War illness.
                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

     SEC. 701. EXPANSION OF RETIREE DENTAL INSURANCE PLAN TO 
                   INCLUDE SURVIVING SPOUSE AND CHILD DEPENDENTS 
                   OF CERTAIN DECEASED MEMBERS.

       Section 1076c(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking out ``dies'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``died''; and
       (B) by striking out ``or'' at the end of the subparagraph;
       (2) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph 
     (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) who died while on active duty for a period of more 
     than 30 days and whose eligible dependents are not eligible, 
     or no longer eligible, for dental benefits under section 
     1076a of this title pursuant to subsection (i)(2) of such 
     section.''.

     SEC. 702. PROVISION OF PROSTHETIC DEVICES TO COVERED 
                   BENEFICIARIES.

       (a) Inclusion Among Authorized Care.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 1077 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(15) Prosthetic devices, as determined by the Secretary 
     of Defense to be necessary because of significant conditions 
     resulting from trauma, congenital anomalies, or disease.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b) of such section 
     is amended by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Hearing aids, orthopedic footwear, and spectacles, 
     except that, outside of the United States and at stations 
     inside the United States where adequate civilian facilities 
     are unavailable, such items may be sold to dependents at cost 
     to the United States.''.

     SEC. 703. STUDY CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF COMPARATIVE 
                   INFORMATION.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
     concerning the provision of the information described in 
     subsection (b) to beneficiaries under the TRICARE program 
     established under the authority of chapter 55 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and prepare and submit to Congress a 
     report concerning such study.
       (b) Provision of Comparative Information.--Information 
     described in this subsection, with respect to a managed care 
     entity that contracts with the Secretary of Defense to 
     provide medical assistance under the program described in 
     subsection (a), shall include the following:
       (1) The benefits covered by the entity involved, 
     including--
       (A) covered items and services beyond those provided under 
     a traditional fee-for-service program;
       (B) any beneficiary cost sharing; and
       (C) any maximum limitations on out-of-pocket expenses.
       (2) The net monthly premium, if any, under the entity.
       (3) The service area of the entity.
       (4) To the extent available, quality and performance 
     indicators for the benefits under the entity (and how they 
     compare to such indicators under the traditional fee-for-
     service programs in the area involved), including--
       (A) disenrollment rates for enrollees electing to receive 
     benefits through the entity for the previous two years 
     (excluding disenrollment due to death or moving outside the 
     service area of the entity);
       (B) information on enrollee satisfaction;
       (C) information on health process and outcomes;
       (D) grievance procedures;
       (E) the extent to which an enrollee may select the health 
     care provider of their choice, including health care 
     providers within the network of the entity and out-of-network 
     health care providers (if the entity covers out-of-network 
     items and services); and
       (F) an indication of enrollee exposure to balance billing 
     and the restrictions on coverage of items and services 
     provided to such enrollee by an out-of-network health care 
     provider.
       (5) Whether the entity offers optional supplemental 
     benefits and the terms and conditions (including premiums) 
     for such coverage.
       (6) An overall summary description as to the method of 
     compensation of participating physicians.
                      Subtitle B--Tricare Program

     SEC. 711. ADDITION OF DEFINITION OF TRICARE PROGRAM TO TITLE 
                   10.

       Section 1072 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) The term `TRICARE program' means the managed health 
     care program that is established by the Department of Defense 
     under the authority of this chapter, principally section 1097 
     of this 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. PLAN FOR EXPANSION OF MANAGED CARE OPTION OF 
                   TRICARE PROGRAM.

       (a) Plan For Expansion of TRICARE Prime.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall prepare a plan for the expansion of the managed 
     care option of the TRICARE Program, known as TRICARE Prime, 
     into areas of the United States located outside of the 
     catchment areas of medical treatment facilities of the 
     uniformed services, but in which the managed care option is a 
     cost-effective alternative because of--
       (1) the significant number of members of the uniformed 
     services and covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 
     10, United States Code (including retired members of the 
     Armed Forces and their dependents), who reside in the areas; 
     and
       (2) the presence in the areas of sufficient nonmilitary 
     health care provider networks.
       (b) Alternatives.--As an alternative to expansion of 
     TRICARE Prime to areas of the United States in which there 
     are few or no nonmilitary health care provider networks,

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     the Secretary shall include in the plan required under 
     subsection (a) an evaluation of the feasibility and cost-
     effectiveness of providing a member of the Armed Forces on 
     active duty who is stationed in such an area, or whose 
     dependents reside in such an area, with one or both of the 
     following:
       (1) A monetary stipend to assist the member in obtaining 
     health care services for the member or the member's 
     dependents.
       (2) A reduction in the cost-sharing requirements applicable 
     to the TRICARE program options otherwise available to the 
     member to match the reduced cost-sharing responsibilities of 
     the managed care option of the TRICARE program.
       (c) Submission of Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress the plan required under 
     subsection (a).
          Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities

     SEC. 721. IMPLEMENTATION OF DESIGNATED PROVIDER AGREEMENTS 
                   FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES TREATMENT FACILITIES.

       (a) Commencement of Health Care Services Under Agreement.--
     Subsection (c) of section 722 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201, 
     10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B);
       (2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Unless''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary may modify the effective date 
     established under paragraph (1) for an agreement to permit a 
     transition period of not more than six months between the 
     date on which the agreement is executed by the parties and 
     the date on which the designated provider commences the 
     delivery of health care services under the agreement.''.
       (b) Temporary Continuation of Existing Participation 
     Agreements.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, 
     including any transitional period provided by the Secretary 
     under paragraph (2) of such subsection''.

     SEC. 722. CONTINUED ACQUISITION OF REDUCED-COST DRUGS.

       Section 722 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Continued Acquisition of Reduced-Cost Drugs.--A 
     designated provider shall be treated as part of the 
     Department of Defense for purposes of section 8126 of title 
     38, United States Code, in connection with the provision by 
     the designated provider of health care services to covered 
     beneficiaries pursuant to the participation agreement of the 
     designated provider under section 718(c) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 
     101-510; 42 U.S.C. 248c note) or pursuant to the agreement 
     entered into under subsection (b).''.

     SEC. 723. LIMITATION ON TOTAL PAYMENTS.

       Section 726(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 
     note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``In establishing the ceiling rate for enrollees 
     with the designated providers who are also eligible for the 
     Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed 
     Services, the Secretary of Defense shall take into account 
     the health status of the enrollees.''.
   Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care 
                               Management

     SEC. 731. IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH CARE COVERAGE AND ACCESS FOR 
                   MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO CERTAIN DUTY LOCATIONS FAR 
                   FROM SOURCES OF CARE.

       (a) Supplemental Care Program.--(1) Section 1074(c) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2)(A) Subject to such exceptions as the Secretary of 
     Defense considers necessary, coverage for medical care for 
     members of the armed forces under this subsection, and 
     standards with respect to timely access to such care, shall 
     be comparable to coverage for medical care and standards for 
     timely access to such care under the managed care option of 
     the TRICARE program known as TRICARE Prime.
       ``(B) The Secretary of Defense shall enter into 
     arrangements with contractors under the TRICARE program or 
     with other appropriate contractors for the timely and 
     efficient processing of claims under this subsection.
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary of Defense may not require a member 
     of the armed forces described in subparagraph (B) to receive 
     routine primary medical care at a military medical treatment 
     facility.
       ``(B) A member referred to in subparagraph (A) is a member 
     of the armed forces on active duty who is entitled to medical 
     care under this subsection and who--
       ``(i) receives a duty assignment described in subparagraph 
     (C); and
       ``(ii) pursuant to the assignment of such duty, resides at 
     a location that is more than 50 miles, or approximately one 
     hour of driving time, from the nearest military medical 
     treatment facility adequate to provide the needed care.
       ``(C) A duty assignment referred to in subparagraph (B) 
     means any of the following:
       ``(i) Permanent duty as a recruiter.
       ``(ii) Permanent duty at an educational institution to 
     instruct, administer a program of instruction, or provide 
     administrative services in support of a program of 
     instruction for the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
       ``(iii) Permanent duty as a full-time adviser to a unit of 
     a reserve component.
       ``(iv) Any other permanent duty designated by the Secretary 
     concerned for purposes of this paragraph.''.
       (2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply with 
     respect to coverage of medical care for, and the provision of 
     such care to, a member of the Armed Forces under section 
     1074(c) of title 10, United States Code, on and after the 
     later of the following:
       (A) April 1, 1998.
       (B) The date on which the TRICARE program is in place in 
     the service area of the member.
       (b) Temporary Authority for Managed Care Expansion to 
     Members on Active Duty at Certain Remote Locations.--(1) A 
     member of the Armed Forces described in subsection (c) is 
     entitled to receive care under the Civilian Health and 
     Medical Program of the Uniformed Services. In connection with 
     such care, the Secretary of Defense shall waive the 
     obligation of the member to pay a deductible, copayment, or 
     annual fee that would otherwise be applicable under that 
     program for care provided to the members under the program.
       (2) A member who is entitled under paragraph (1) to receive 
     health care services under CHAMPUS shall receive such care 
     from a network provider under the TRICARE program if such a 
     provider is available in the service area of the member.
       (3) Paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and shall expire with respect to a 
     member upon the later of the following:
       (A) The date that is one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) The date on which the amendments made by subsection (a) 
     apply with respect to the coverage of medical care for, and 
     provision of such care to, the member.
       (c) Eligible Members.--A member referred to in subsection 
     (b) is a member of the Armed Forces on active duty who--
       (1) receives a duty assignment described in subsection (d); 
     and
       (2) pursuant to the assignment of such duty, resides at a 
     location that is more than 50 miles, or approximately one 
     hour of driving time, from--
       (A) the nearest health care facility of the uniformed 
     services adequate to provide the needed care under chapter 55 
     of title 10, United States Code; and
       (B) the nearest source of the needed care that is available 
     to the member under the TRICARE Prime plan.
       (d) Duty Assignments Covered.--A duty assignment referred 
     to in subsection (c)(1) means any of the following:
       (1) Permanent duty as a recruiter.
       (2) Permanent duty at an educational institution to 
     instruct, administer a program of instruction, or provide 
     administrative services in support of a program of 
     instruction for the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
       (3) Permanent duty as a full-time adviser to a unit of a 
     reserve component of the Armed Forces.
       (4) Any other permanent duty designated by the Secretary 
     concerned for purposes of this subsection.
       (e) Payment of Costs.--Deductibles, copayments, and annual 
     fees not payable by a member by reason of a waiver granted 
     under the regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (b) 
     shall be paid out of funds available to the Department of 
     Defense for the Defense Health Program.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 1072(7) of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) The term ``TRICARE Prime plan'' means a plan under the 
     TRICARE program that provides for the voluntary enrollment of 
     persons for the receipt of health care services to be 
     furnished in a manner similar to the manner in which health 
     care services are furnished by health maintenance 
     organizations.

     SEC. 732. WAIVER OR REDUCTION OF COPAYMENTS UNDER OVERSEAS 
                   DENTAL PROGRAM.

       Section 1076a(h) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking out ``Secretary'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary of Defense''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     the case of such an overseas dental plan, the Secretary may 
     waive or reduce the copayments otherwise required by 
     subsection (e) to the extent the Secretary determines 
     appropriate for the effective and efficient operation of the 
     plan.''.

     SEC. 733. PREMIUM COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL AND 
                   DENTAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS; EXTENSION OF 
                   DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DENTAL INSURANCE 
                   PROGRAM FOR MILITARY RETIREES.

       (a) Premium Collection For Selected Reserve Dental 
     Insurance.--Paragraph (3) of section 1076b(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures 
     for the collection of the member's share of the premium for 
     coverage by the dental insurance plan. To the maximum extent 
     practicable, a member's share shall be deducted and withheld 
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     basic pay payable to the member for inactive duty training or 
     basic pay payable to the member for active duty (if pay is 
     available to the member). Such share shall be used to pay the 
     premium for coverage by the dental insurance plan.''.
       (b) Premium Collection For Retiree Dental Insurance Plan.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 1076c(c) of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures 
     for the collection of the premiums charged for coverage by 
     the dental insurance plan. To the maximum extent practicable, 
     the premiums payable by a member entitled to retired pay 
     shall be deducted and withheld from the retired pay of the 
     member (if pay is available to the member).''.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     premium collection procedures established pursuant to 
     paragraph (3) of section 1076b(b) of title 10, United States 
     Code, and paragraph (2) of section 1076c(c) of such title. 
     The report shall describe the extent to which premium 
     collections are made under such paragraphs through deductions 
     and withholding from pay.
       (d) Limitation on Implementation of Alternative Collection 
     Procedures.--The Secretary of Defense may not implement 
     procedures for collecting premiums under section 1076b(b)(3) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or section 1076c(c)(2) of 
     such title other than by deductions and withholding from pay 
     until 120 days after the date that the Secretary submits a 
     report to Congress describing the justifications for 
     implementing such alternative procedures.
       (e) Extension of Deadline For Implementation of Dental 
     Insurance Plan For Military Retirees.--Section 703(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2590) is amended by striking 
     ``October 1, 1997'' and inserting ``April 1, 1998''.

     SEC. 734. DENTAL INSURANCE PLAN COVERAGE FOR RETIREES OF THE 
                   PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE AND NOAA.

       (a) Eligibility.--(1) Subsection (a) of section 1076c of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``military retirees'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``retirees of the uniformed services''.
       (2) Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended by 
     striking out ``Armed Forces'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``uniformed services''.
       (b) Officials Responsible.--(1) Subsection (a) of such 
     section (as amended by subsection (a)) is further amended by 
     inserting ``, in consultation with the other administering 
     Secretaries,'' after ``Secretary of Defense''.
       (2) Subsection (h) of such section is amended by striking 
     out ``Secretary of Transportation'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``other administering Secretaries''.

     SEC. 735. CONSISTENCY BETWEEN CHAMPUS AND MEDICARE IN PAYMENT 
                   RATES FOR SERVICES.

       (a) Conformity Between Rates.--Section 1079(h) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), 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) shall be equal to 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.). The Secretary of Defense shall 
     determine the appropriate payment amount under this paragraph 
     in consultation with the other administering Secretaries.''.
       (b) Reduced Rates Authorized.--Paragraph (5) of such 
     section is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``With the consent of the health care provider, the 
     Secretary is also authorized to reduce the authorized payment 
     for certain health care services below the amount otherwise 
     required by the payment limitations under paragraph (1).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking out ``paragraph (4), the 
     Secretary'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraph (2), 
     the Secretary of Defense''; and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as 
     paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively.

     SEC. 736. USE OF PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR PROVISION OF 
                   HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND LEGAL PROTECTION FOR 
                   PROVIDERS.

       (a) Use of Contracts Outside Medical Treatment 
     Facilities.--Section 1091(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary of 
     Defense''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) 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 also enter into 
     personal services contracts to carry out other health care 
     responsibilities of the Secretary (such as the provision of 
     medical screening examinations at Military Entrance 
     Processing Stations) at locations outside medical treatment 
     facilities, as determined necessary pursuant to regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary may not enter into 
     a contract under this paragraph after the end of the one-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph.''.
       (b) Defense of Suits.--Section 1089 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``This subsection shall also apply if the 
     physician, dentist, nurse, pharmacist, or paramedical or 
     other supporting personnel (or the estate of such person) 
     involved is serving under a personal services contract 
     entered into under section 1091 of this title.''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(f)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) With respect to the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Armed Forces Retirement Home Board, the authority provided by 
     paragraph (1) also includes the authority to provide for 
     reasonable attorney's fees for persons described in 
     subsection (a), as determined necessary pursuant to 
     regulations prescribed by the head of the agency 
     concerned.''.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 31, 1998, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the feasible 
     alternative means for performing the medical screening 
     examinations that are routinely performed at Military 
     Entrance Processing Stations. The report shall contain a 
     discussion of the feasibility and cost of the use of--
       (1) the TRICARE system for the performance of the 
     examinations; and
       (2) each other alternative identified in the report.

     SEC. 737. PORTABILITY OF STATE LICENSES FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.

       Section 1094 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d)(1) Notwithstanding any law regarding the licensure of 
     health care providers, a health-care professional described 
     in paragraph (2) may practice the health profession or 
     professions of the health-care professional in any State, the 
     District of Columbia, or a Commonwealth, territory, or 
     possession of the United States, regardless of whether the 
     practice occurs in a health care facility of the Department 
     of Defense, a civilian facility affiliated with the 
     Department of Defense, or any other location authorized by 
     the Secretary of Defense .
       ``(2) A health-care professional referred to in paragraph 
     (1) is a member of the armed forces who--
       ``(A) has a current license to practice medicine, 
     osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or another health 
     profession; and
       ``(B) is performing authorized duties for the Department of 
     Defense.''.

     SEC. 738. STANDARD FORM AND REQUIREMENTS REGARDING CLAIMS FOR 
                   PAYMENT FOR SERVICES.

       (a) Clarification of Existing Requirements.--Section 1106 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 1106. Submittal of claims: standard form; time limits

       ``(a) Standard Form.--The Secretary of Defense, after 
     consultation with the other administering Secretaries, shall 
     prescribe by regulation a standard form for the submission of 
     claims for the payment of health care services provided under 
     this chapter.
       ``(b) Time for Submission.--A claim for payment for 
     services provided under this chapter shall be submitted as 
     provided in such regulations not later than one year after 
     the services are provided.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out the item relating to section 1106 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following new item:

``1106. Submittal of claims: standard form; time limits.''.

     SEC. 739. CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH CARE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Two-Year Extension.--Subsection (b) of section 731 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 1092 note) is amended by 
     striking out ``1997'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``1999''.
       (b) Expansion to at Least Three Additional Treatment 
     Facilities.--Subsection (a)(2)(A) of such section is amended 
     by striking out ``not less than 10'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the National Naval Medical Center, the Walter Reed 
     Army Medical Center, and not less than 11 other''.
       (c) Reports.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) Not later than January 30, 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 that identifies the 
     additional treatment facilities designated to furnish 
     chiropractic care under the program that were not so 
     designated before the report required by paragraph (1) was 
     prepared, together with the plan for the conduct of the 
     program at the additional treatment facilities.
       ``(4) Not later than May 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall modify the plan for evaluating the program submitted 
     pursuant to paragraph (2) in order to provide for the 
     evaluation of the program at all of the designated treatment 
     facilities under the pro

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     gram, including the treatment facilities referred to in 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(5) Not later than May 1, 2000, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the committees referred to in paragraph (3) a final 
     report in accordance with the plan submitted pursuant to 
     paragraph (2).''.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 741. CONTINUED ADMISSION OF CIVILIANS AS STUDENTS IN 
                   PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM OF ARMY 
                   MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.

       (a) Civilian Attendance.--(1) Chapter 407 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 4416. Academy of Health Sciences: admission of 
       civilians in physician assistant training program

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army may, pursuant 
     to an agreement entered into with an accredited institution 
     of higher education--
       ``(1) permit students of the institution to attend the 
     didactic portion of the physician assistant training program 
     conducted by the Army Medical Department at the Academy of 
     Health Sciences at Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and
       ``(2) accept from the institution academic services to 
     support the physician assistant training program at the 
     Academy.
       ``(b) Agreement for Exchange of Services.--An agreement 
     entered into with an institution of higher education under 
     this section shall require the institution, in exchange for 
     services provided under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), to 
     provide academic services described in paragraph (2) of such 
     subsection that the Secretary and authorized representatives 
     of the institution consider appropriate.
       ``(c) Selection of Students.--In consultation with the 
     authorized representatives of the institution of higher 
     education concerned, the Secretary shall prescribe the 
     qualifications and methods of selection for students of the 
     institution to receive instruction at the Academy under this 
     section. The qualifications shall be comparable to those 
     generally required for admission to the physician assistant 
     training program at the Academy.
       ``(d) Rules of Attendance.--Except as the Secretary 
     determines necessary, a student who receives instruction at 
     the Academy under this section shall be subject to the same 
     regulations governing attendance, discipline, discharge, and 
     dismissal as apply to other persons attending the Academy.
       ``(e) Limitations.--The Secretary shall ensure the 
     following:
       ``(1) That the Army Medical Department, in carrying out an 
     agreement under this section, does not incur costs in excess 
     of the costs that the department would incur to obtain, by 
     means other than the agreement, academic services that are 
     comparable to those provided by the institution pursuant to 
     the agreement.
       ``(2) That attendance of civilian students at the Academy 
     under this section does not cause a decrease in the number of 
     members of the armed forces enrolled in the physician 
     assistant training program at the Academy.
       ``(f) Annual Report.--(1) Each year, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the exchange of services under 
     this section during the year. The report shall contain the 
     following:
       ``(A) The number of civilian students who receive 
     instruction at the Academy under this section.
       ``(B) An assessment of the benefits derived by the United 
     States.
       ``(2) Reports are required under paragraph (1) only for 
     years during which an agreement is in effect under this 
     section.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``4416. Academy of Health Sciences: admission of civilians in physician 
              assistant training program.''.
       (b) Effect on Existing Demonstration Program.--An agreement 
     entered into under the demonstration program for the 
     admission of civilians as physician assistant students at the 
     Academy of Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 
     established pursuant to section 732 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 
     108 Stat. 2810) shall be treated as an agreement entered into 
     under section 4416 of title 10, United States Code (as added 
     by subsection (a)). The agreement may be extended in such 
     manner and for such period as the parties to the agreement 
     consider appropriate consistent with section 4416.

     SEC. 742. PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE OVERSEAS FOR 
                   MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL OF THE ON-SITE 
                   INSPECTION AGENCY.

       (a) Payment of Costs.--The Secretary of Defense may pay the 
     costs of any emergency health care that--
       (1) is needed by a member of the Armed Forces, civilian 
     employee of the Department of Defense, or civilian employee 
     of a contractor operating under a contract with the 
     Department of Defense while the member or employee is 
     performing temporary or permanent duty with the On-Site 
     Inspection Agency outside the United States; and
       (2) is furnished to such person during fiscal year 1998 by 
     a source outside the United States.
       (b) Funding.--Funds authorized to be appropriated for the 
     expenses of the On-Site Inspection Agency for fiscal year 
     1998 by this Act shall be available to cover payments for 
     emergency health care provided under subsection (a).

     SEC. 743. AUTHORITY FOR AGREEMENT FOR USE OF MEDICAL RESOURCE 
                   FACILITY, ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO.

       (a) Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Air Force may 
     enter into an agreement with Gerald Champion Hospital, 
     Alamogordo, New Mexico, under which the Secretary may furnish 
     health care services to eligible individuals in a medical 
     resource facility in Alamogordo, New Mexico, that is 
     constructed and equipped, in part, using funds provided by 
     the Secretary under the agreement.
       (2) For purposes of this section:
       (A) The term ``eligible individual'' means any individual 
     eligible for medical and dental care under chapter 55 of 
     title 10, United States Code, including any member of the 
     uniformed services entitled to such care under section 
     1074(a) of that title.
       (B) The terms ``medical resource facility'' and 
     ``facility'' mean the medical resource facility to be 
     constructed and equipped pursuant to the agreement authorized 
     by paragraph (1).
       (C) The term ``Hospital'' means Gerald Champion Hospital, 
     Alamogordo, New Mexico.
       (b) Content of Agreement.--Any agreement entered into under 
     subsection (a) shall specify, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) The relationship between the Hospital and the Secretary 
     of the Air Force in the provision of health care services to 
     eligible individuals in the medical resource facility, 
     including--
       (A) whether or not the Secretary and the Hospital are to 
     use and administer the facility jointly or independently; and
       (B) under what circumstances the Hospital is to act as a 
     provider of health care services under the managed care 
     option of the TRICARE program known as TRICARE Prime.
       (2) Matters relating to the administration of the 
     agreement, including--
       (A) the duration of the agreement;
       (B) the rights and obligations of the Secretary and the 
     Hospital under the agreement, including any contracting or 
     grievance procedures applicable under the agreement;
       (C) the types of care to be provided to eligible 
     individuals under the agreement, including the cost to the 
     Department of the Air Force of providing the care to eligible 
     individuals during the term of the agreement;
       (D) the access of Air Force medical personnel to the 
     facility under the agreement;
       (E) the rights and responsibilities of the Secretary and 
     the Hospital upon termination of the agreement; and
       (F) any other matters jointly identified by the Secretary 
     and the Hospital.
       (3) The nature of the arrangement between the Secretary and 
     the Hospital with respect to the ownership of the facility 
     and any property under the agreement, including--
       (A) the nature of that arrangement while the agreement is 
     in force;
       (B) the nature of that arrangement upon termination of the 
     agreement; and
       (C) any requirement for reimbursement of the Secretary by 
     the Hospital as a result of the arrangement upon termination 
     of the agreement.
       (4) The amount of the funds made available under subsection 
     (c) that the Secretary will contribute for the construction 
     and equipping of the facility.
       (5) Any conditions or restrictions relating to the 
     construction, equipping, or use of the facility.
       (c) Availability of Funds for Construction and Equipping of 
     Facility.--(1) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
     pursuant to section 301(4) for operation and maintenance for 
     the Air Force, not more than $7,000,000 may be used by the 
     Secretary of the Air Force to make a contribution toward the 
     construction and equipping of the medical resource facility 
     in the event that the Secretary enters into the agreement 
     authorized by subsection (a). Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary may not use other sources of 
     funds to make a contribution toward the construction or 
     equipping of the facility.
       (2) Notwithstanding subsection (b)(3) regarding the 
     ownership and reimbursement issues to be addressed in the 
     agreement authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary may not 
     contribute funds made available under paragraph (1) toward 
     the construction and equipping of the facility unless the 
     agreement requires, in exchange for the contribution, that 
     the Hospital provide health care services to eligible 
     individuals without charge to the Secretary or at a reduced 
     rate. The value of the services provided by the Hospital 
     shall be at least equal to the amount of the contribution 
     made by the Secretary, and the Hospital shall complete the 
     provision of services equal in value to the Secretary's 
     contribution within seven years after the facility becomes 
     operational. The provision of additional discounted services 
     to be provided by the Hospital shall be included in the 
     agreement. The value and types of services to be provided by 
     the Hospital shall be negotiated in accordance with 
     principles of resource-sharing agreements under the TRICARE 
     program.
       (d) Notice and Wait.--The Secretary of the Air Force may 
     not enter into the agreement authorized by subsection (a) 
     until 90 days after the Secretary of Defense submits to the 
     congressional defense committees the report required by 
     subsection (e).
       (e) Report on Proposed Agreement.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing an analysis of, 
     and recommendations regarding, the agreement

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     proposed to be entered into under subsection (a), in 
     particular, the implications of the agreement on regional 
     health care costs and its effect on implementation of the 
     TRICARE program in the region. The report shall also include 
     a copy of the agreement, the results of a cost-benefit 
     analysis conducted by the Secretary of the Air Force with 
     respect to the agreement, and such other information with 
     respect to the agreement as the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of the Air Force considers appropriate. The cost-
     benefit analysis shall consider the effects of the agreement 
     on operation and maintenance and military construction 
     requirements at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
       (f) Subsequent Reports.--If the Secretary of the Air Force 
     enters into the agreement authorized by subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report 
     containing a revised cost-benefit analysis of the 
     consequences of the agreement as in effect during the year 
     covered by the report, including a full accounting of any 
     cost savings realized by the Department of the Air Force as a 
     result of the agreement. A report shall be submitted for each 
     year in which the agreement is in effect or until the 
     Hospital provides the full value of health care services 
     required under subsection (c)(2), whichever occurs first.

     SEC. 744. DISCLOSURES OF CAUTIONARY INFORMATION ON 
                   PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS.

       (a) Regulations Required.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the administering Secretaries 
     referred to in section 1073 of title 10, United States Code, 
     shall prescribe regulations to require each source described 
     in subsection (d) that dispenses a prescription medication to 
     a beneficiary under chapter 55 of such title to include with 
     the medication the written cautionary information required by 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Information To Be Disclosed.--Information required to 
     be disclosed about a medication under the regulations shall 
     include appropriate cautions about usage of the medication, 
     including possible side effects and potentially hazardous 
     interactions with foods.
       (c) Form of Information.--The regulations shall require 
     that information be furnished in a form that, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, is easily read and understood.
       (d) Covered Sources.--The regulations shall apply to the 
     following:
       (1) Pharmacies and any other dispensers of prescription 
     medications in medical facilities of the uniformed services.
       (2) Sources of prescription medications under any mail 
     order pharmaceuticals program provided by any of the 
     administering Secretaries under chapter 55 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (3) Pharmacies paid under the Civilian Health and Medical 
     Program of the Uniformed Services (including the TRICARE 
     program).
       (4) Pharmacies, and any other pharmaceutical dispensers, of 
     designated providers referred to in section 721(5) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2593; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note).

     SEC. 745. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN OPHTHALMIC 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Competitive Procurement Required.--Beginning not later 
     than October 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     competitively procure from private-sector sources, or other 
     sources outside of the Department of Defense, all ophthalmic 
     services related to the provision of single vision and 
     multivision eyeware for members of the Armed Forces, retired 
     members, and certain covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 
     of title 10, United States Code, who would otherwise receive 
     such ophthalmic services through the Department of Defense.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the 
     extent that the Secretary of Defense determines that the use 
     of sources within the Department of Defense to provide such 
     ophthalmic services--
       (1) is necessary to meet the readiness requirements of the 
     Armed Forces; or
       (2) is more cost effective.
       (c) Completion of Existing Orders.--Subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to orders for ophthalmic services received on or 
     before September 30, 1998.

     SEC. 746. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF ADEQUACY AND EFFECT OF 
                   MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CHARGES FOR PHYSICIANS UNDER 
                   CHAMPUS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General shall conduct 
     a study regarding the adequacy of the maximum allowable 
     charges for physicians established under the Civilian Health 
     and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) and 
     the effect of such charges on the participation of physicians 
     in CHAMPUS. The study shall include an evaluation of the 
     following:
       (1) The methodology used by the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish maximum allowable charges for physicians under 
     CHAMPUS, and whether such methodology conforms to the 
     requirements of section 1079(h) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (2) The differences between the established charges under 
     CHAMPUS and reimbursement rates for similar services under 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act and other health care 
     programs.
       (3) The basis for physician complaints that the CHAMPUS 
     established charges are too low.
       (4) The difficultly of CHAMPUS in ensuring physician 
     compliance with the CHAMPUS established charges in the 
     absence of legal mechanisms to enforce compliance, and the 
     effect of noncompliance on patient out-of-pocket expenses.
       (5) The effect of the established charges under CHAMPUS on 
     the participation of physicians in CHAMPUS, and the extent 
     and success of Department of Defense efforts to increase 
     physician participation in areas with low participation 
     rates.
       (b) Submission of Report.--Not later than March 1, 1998, 
     the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing the results of the study required by subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 747. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   PHARMACY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Study.--Not later than March 31, 1998, the Comptroller 
     General shall submit to Congress a study evaluating the 
     pharmacy programs of the Department of Defense. The study 
     shall examine the impact of such pharmacy programs on the 
     aggregate cost, quality, and accessibility of health care 
     provided to covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 
     10, United States Code, and shall include an examination of 
     the following:
       (1) The merits and feasibility of establishing a uniform 
     formulary for military treatment facility pharmacies and 
     civilian contractor pharmacy benefit administrators.
       (2) The reasons that military treatment facilities deny 
     covered beneficiaries access to pharmacy care and shift such 
     beneficiaries to other sources of pharmacy care.
       (3) The merits and feasibility of using private sector cost 
     control mechanisms implemented by authorized civilian 
     contractors in the Department of Defense medical programs, 
     and the existence of any barriers to the use of such 
     mechanisms, including factors that may undermine the 
     incentives of such contractors to optimize treatment outcomes 
     in managing the care of covered beneficiaries without 
     exceeding budgeted resources.
       (4) The cost impacts, if any, of the use of commercial 
     managed care methods of furnishing pharmaceuticals to covered 
     beneficiaries by TRICARE program contractors instead of 
     procuring pharmaceuticals at discounted prices pursuant to 
     section 8126 of title 38, United States Code.
       (5) The existence of options for increasing the discounts 
     available to TRICARE program contractors without undermining 
     controls for preventing diversion of items procured by the 
     Department of Defense to nonmilitary populations.
       (b) Response to Study.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     Comptroller General submits to Congress the study required by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the feasibility and advisability of 
     implementing changes to the pharmacy programs of the 
     Department of Defense based on the findings and conclusions 
     of the study.

     SEC. 748. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF NAVY GRADUATE MEDICAL 
                   EDUCATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General shall conduct 
     a study to evaluate the validity of the recommendations made 
     by the Medical Education Policy Council of the Bureau of 
     Medicine and Surgery of the Navy regarding restructuring the 
     graduate medical education program of the Department of the 
     Navy. The study shall specifically address the Council's 
     recommendations relating to residency training conducted at 
     Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, and National 
     Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
       (b) Submission of Report.--Not later than March 1, 1998, 
     the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress and the 
     Secretary of the Navy a report containing the results of the 
     study required by subsection (a).
       (c) Moratorium on Restructuring.--Until the report required 
     by subsection (b) is submitted to Congress, the Secretary of 
     the Navy may not make any change in the types of residency 
     programs conducted under the Navy graduate medical education 
     program or the locations at which such residency programs are 
     conducted or otherwise restructure the Navy graduate medical 
     education program.

     SEC. 749. STUDY OF EXPANSION OF PHARMACEUTICALS BY MAIL 
                   PROGRAM TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE 
                   COVERED BENEFICIARIES.

       Not later than six months after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report regarding the feasibility and advisability 
     of expanding the category of persons eligible to participate 
     in the demonstration project for the purchase of prescription 
     pharmaceuticals by mail, as required by section 702(a) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 
     (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 1079 note), to include persons 
     referred to in subsection (c) of section 1086 of title 10, 
     United States Code, who are covered by subsection (d)(1) of 
     such section and reside in the United States outside of the 
     catchment area of a medical treatment facility of the 
     uniformed services.

     SEC. 750. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF REQUIREMENT FOR 
                   MILITARY MEDICAL FACILITIES IN NATIONAL CAPITAL 
                   REGION.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General shall conduct 
     a study to evaluate the requirements for Army, Navy, and Air 
     Force medical facilities in the National Capital Region (as 
     defined in section 2674(f)(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code). The study shall--

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       (1) specifically address requirements with respect to 
     geography, facilities, integrated residencies, and medical 
     environments; and
       (2) provide specific recommendations with respect to how 
     medical and health care provided by these facilities may be 
     better coordinated to more efficiently serve, throughout the 
     National Capital Region, members of the Armed Forces on 
     active duty and covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Submission of Report.--Not later than six months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General shall submit to Congress and the Secretary of Defense 
     a report containing the results of the study required by 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 751. REPORT ON POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY 
                   LIFESTYLES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 
                   THEIR DEPENDENTS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than March 30, 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 effectiveness of the 
     policies and programs of the Department of Defense intended 
     to promote healthy lifestyles for members of the Armed Forces 
     and their dependents.
       (b) Policies and Programs To Be Assessed.--The report under 
     subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the 
     effectiveness of the following:
       (1) Programs intended to educate members of the Armed 
     Forces and their dependents about the potential health 
     consequences of the use of alcohol and tobacco.
       (2) Policies of the commissaries, post exchanges, and 
     service clubs, and for entertainment activities of the 
     Department of Defense, relating to the sale and use of 
     alcohol and tobacco.
       (3) Programs intended to provide support to members of the 
     Armed Forces and their dependents who choose to reduce or 
     eliminate their use of alcohol or tobacco.
       (4) Any other policies or programs intended to promote 
     healthy lifestyles for members of the Armed Forces and their 
     dependents.

     SEC. 752. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR 
                   RETIREES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Many retired military personnel believe that they were 
     promised lifetime health care in exchange for 20 or more 
     years of service.
       (2) Military retirees are the only Federal Government 
     personnel who have been prevented from using their employer-
     provided health care at or after 65 years of age.
       (3) Military health care has become increasingly difficult 
     to obtain for military retirees as the Department of Defense 
     reduces its health care infrastructure.
       (4) Military retirees deserve to have a health care program 
     that is at least comparable with that of retirees from 
     civilian employment by the Federal Government.
       (5) The availability of quality, lifetime health care is a 
     critical recruiting incentive for the Armed Forces.
       (6) Quality health care is a critical aspect of the quality 
     of life of the men and women serving in the Armed Forces.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States has incurred a moral obligation to 
     provide health care to members and former members of the 
     Armed Forces who are entitled to retired or retainer pay (or 
     its equivalent);
       (2) it is, therefore, necessary to provide quality, 
     affordable health care to such retirees; and
       (3) Congress and the President should take steps to address 
     the problems associated with the availability of health care 
     for such retirees within two years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
                    Subtitle F--Persian Gulf Illness

     SEC. 761. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``Gulf War illness'' means any one of the 
     complex of illnesses and symptoms that might have been 
     contracted by members of the Armed Forces as a result of 
     service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during 
     the Persian Gulf War.
       (2) The term ``Persian Gulf War'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
       (3) The term ``Persian Gulf veteran'' means an individual 
     who served on active duty in the Armed Forces in the 
     Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf 
     War.
       (4) The term ``contingency operation'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code, and includes a humanitarian operation, peacekeeping 
     operation, or similar operation.

     SEC. 762. PLAN FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR PERSIAN GULF 
                   VETERANS.

       (a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting jointly, shall prepare 
     a plan to provide appropriate health care to Persian Gulf 
     veterans (and dependents eligible by law) who suffer from a 
     Gulf War illness.
       (b) Contents of Plan.--In preparing the plan, the 
     Secretaries shall--
       (1) use the presumptions of service connection and illness 
     specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 721(d) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note) to determine the 
     Persian Gulf veterans (and dependents eligible by law) who 
     should be covered by the plan;
       (2) consider the need and methods available to provide 
     health care services to Persian Gulf veterans who are no 
     longer on active duty in the Armed Forces, such as Persian 
     Gulf veterans who are members of the reserve components and 
     Persian Gulf veterans who have been separated from the Armed 
     Forces; and
       (3) estimate the costs to the Government of providing full 
     or partial health care services under the plan to covered 
     Persian Gulf veterans (and covered dependents eligible by 
     law).
       (c) Follow-up Treatment.--The plan required by subsection 
     (a) shall specifically address the measures to be used to 
     monitor the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of, 
     and patient satisfaction with, health care services provided 
     to Persian Gulf veterans after their initial medical 
     examination as part of registration in the Persian Gulf War 
     Veterans Health Registry or the Comprehensive Clinical 
     Evaluation Program.
       (d) Submission of Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the 
     Secretaries shall submit to Congress the plan required by 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 763. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF REVISED DISABILITY 
                   CRITERIA FOR PHYSICAL EVALUATION BOARDS.

       Not later than March 1, 1998, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to Congress a study evaluating the revisions made by 
     the Secretary of Defense (as required by section 721(e) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note)) to the Physical 
     Evaluation Board criteria used to set disability ratings for 
     members of the Armed Forces who are no longer medically 
     qualified for continuation on active duty so as to ensure 
     accurate disability ratings related to a diagnosis of a Gulf 
     War illness.

     SEC. 764. MEDICAL CARE FOR CERTAIN RESERVES WHO SERVED IN 
                   SOUTHWEST ASIA DURING THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074d the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1074e. Medical care: certain Reserves who served in 
       Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf Conflict

       ``(a) Entitlement to Medical Care.--A member of the armed 
     forces described in subsection (b) is entitled to medical 
     care for a qualifying Persian Gulf symptom or illness to the 
     same extent and under the same conditions (other than the 
     requirement that the member be on active duty) as a member of 
     a uniformed service who is entitled to such care under 
     section 1074(a) of this title.
       ``(b) Covered Members.--Subsection (a) applies to a member 
     of a reserve component who--
       ``(1) is a Persian Gulf veteran;
       ``(2) has a qualifying Persian Gulf symptom or illness; and
       ``(3) is not otherwise entitled to medical care for such 
     symptom or illness under this chapter and is not otherwise 
     eligible for hospital care and medical services for such 
     symptom or illness under section 1710 of title 38.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `Persian Gulf veteran' means a member of the 
     armed forces who served on active duty in the Southwest Asia 
     theater of operations during the Persian Gulf Conflict.
       ``(2) The term `qualifying Persian Gulf symptom or illness' 
     means, with respect to a member described in subsection (b), 
     a symptom or illness--
       ``(A) that the member registered before September 1, 1997, 
     in the Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program of the 
     Department of Defense and that is presumed under section 
     721(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1995 (10 U.S.C. 1074 note) to be a result of service in 
     the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian 
     Gulf Conflict; or
       ``(B) that the member registered before September 1, 1997, 
     in the Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Registry maintained 
     by the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 702 
     of the Persian Gulf War Veterans' Health Status Act (38 
     U.S.C. 527 note).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1074d the following new item:

``1074e. Medical care: certain Reserves who served in Southwest Asia 
              during the Persian Gulf Conflict.''.

     SEC. 765. IMPROVED MEDICAL TRACKING SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS 
                   DEPLOYED OVERSEAS IN CONTINGENCY OR COMBAT 
                   OPERATIONS.

       (a) System Required.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074e (as 
     added by section 764) the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1074f. Medical tracking system for members deployed 
       overseas

       ``(a) System Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a system to assess the medical condition of members 
     of the armed forces (including members of the reserve 
     components) who are deployed outside the United States or its 
     territories or possessions as part of a contingency operation 
     (including a humanitarian operation, peacekeeping operation, 
     or similar operation) or combat operation.
       ``(b) Elements of System.--The system described in 
     subsection (a) shall include the use of predeployment medical 
     examinations and postdeployment medical examinations 
     (including an assessment of mental health and the drawing of 
     blood samples) to accurately

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     record the medical condition of members before their 
     deployment and any changes in their medical condition during 
     the course of their deployment. The postdeployment 
     examination shall be conducted when the member is redeployed 
     or otherwise leaves an area in which the system is in 
     operation (or as soon as possible thereafter).
       ``(c) Recordkeeping.--The results of all medical 
     examinations conducted under the system, records of all 
     health care services (including immunizations) received by 
     members described in subsection (a) in anticipation of their 
     deployment or during the course of their deployment, and 
     records of events occurring in the deployment area that may 
     affect the health of such members shall be retained and 
     maintained in a centralized location to improve future access 
     to the records.
       ``(d) Quality Assurance.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a quality assurance program to evaluate the success 
     of the system in ensuring that members described in 
     subsection (a) receive predeployment medical examinations and 
     postdeployment medical examinations and that the 
     recordkeeping requirements with respect to the system are 
     met.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1074e (as added by section 764) the following new item:

``1074f. Medical tracking system for members deployed overseas.''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress an analysis of the 
     administrative implications of establishing and administering 
     the medical tracking system required by section 1074f of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). The 
     report shall include, for fiscal year 1999 and the 5 
     successive fiscal years, a separate analysis and 
     specification of the projected costs and operational 
     considerations for each of the following required aspects of 
     the system:
       (1) Predeployment medical examinations.
       (2) Postdeployment medical examinations.
       (3) Recordkeeping.

     SEC. 766. NOTICE OF USE OF INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUGS OR DRUGS 
                   UNAPPROVED FOR THEIR APPLIED USE.

       (a) Notice Requirements.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 1107. Notice of use of an investigational new drug or 
       a drug unapproved for its applied use

       ``(a) Notice Required.--(1) Whenever the Secretary of 
     Defense requests or requires a member of the armed forces to 
     receive an investigational new drug or a drug unapproved for 
     its applied use, the Secretary shall provide the member with 
     notice containing the information specified in subsection 
     (d).
       ``(2) The Secretary shall also ensure that health care 
     providers who administer an investigational new drug or a 
     drug unapproved for its applied use, or who are likely to 
     treat members who receive such a drug, receive the 
     information required to be provided under paragraphs (3) and 
     (4) of subsection (d).
       ``(b) Time of Notice.--The notice required to be provided 
     to a member under subsection (a)(1) shall be provided before 
     the investigational new drug or drug unapproved for its 
     applied use is first administered to the member, if 
     practicable, but in no case later than 30 days after the drug 
     is first administered to the member.
       ``(c) Form of Notice.--The notice required under subsection 
     (a)(1) shall be provided in writing unless the Secretary of 
     Defense determines that the use of written notice is 
     impractical because of the number of members receiving the 
     investigational new drug or drug unapproved for its applied 
     use, time constraints, or similar reasons. If the Secretary 
     provides notice under subsection (a)(1) in a form other than 
     in writing, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
     describing the notification method used and the reasons for 
     the use of the alternative method.
       ``(d) Content of Notice.--The notice required under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall include the following:
       ``(1) Clear notice that the drug being administered is an 
     investigational new drug or a drug unapproved for its applied 
     use.
       ``(2) The reasons why the investigational new drug or drug 
     unapproved for its applied use is being administered.
       ``(3) Information regarding the possible side effects of 
     the investigational new drug or drug unapproved for its 
     applied use, including any known side effects possible as a 
     result of the interaction of such drug with other drugs or 
     treatments being administered to the members receiving such 
     drug.
       ``(4) Such other information that, as a condition of 
     authorizing the use of the investigational new drug or drug 
     unapproved for its applied use, the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services may require to be disclosed.
       ``(e) Records of Use.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     ensure that the medical records of members accurately 
     document--
       ``(1) the receipt by members of any investigational new 
     drug or drug unapproved for its applied use; and
       ``(2) the notice required by subsection (a)(1).
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `investigational new drug' means a drug 
     covered by section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)).
       ``(2) The term `drug unapproved for its applied use' means 
     a drug administered for a use not described in the approved 
     labeling of the drug under section 505 of the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``1107. Notice of use of an investigational new drug or a drug 
              unapproved for its applied use.''.

     SEC. 767. REPORT ON PLANS TO TRACK LOCATION OF MEMBERS IN A 
                   THEATER OF OPERATIONS.

       Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing a plan for 
     collecting and maintaining information regarding the daily 
     location of units of the Armed Forces, and to the extent 
     practicable individual members of such units, serving in a 
     theater of operations during a contingency operation or 
     combat operation.

     SEC. 768. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE DEPLOYMENT OF 
                   SPECIALIZED UNITS FOR DETECTING AND MONITORING 
                   CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND SIMILAR HAZARDS IN A 
                   THEATER OF OPERATIONS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense, 
     in conjunction with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff, should take such actions as are necessary to ensure 
     that the units of the Armed Forces deployed in the theater of 
     operations for each contingency operation or combat operation 
     include specialized units with sufficient capability 
     (including personnel with the appropriate training and 
     expertise, and the appropriate equipment) to detect and 
     monitor the presence of chemical, biological, and similar 
     hazards to which members of the Armed Forces could be exposed 
     in that theater during the operation.

     SEC. 769. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF RESEARCH EFFORTS 
                   REGARDING GULF WAR ILLNESSES.

       Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the 
     effectiveness of medical research initiatives regarding Gulf 
     War illnesses. The report shall address the following:
       (1) The type and effectiveness of previous research 
     efforts, including the activities undertaken pursuant to 
     section 743 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note), 
     section 722 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note), 
     and sections 270 and 271 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 
     107 Stat. 1613).
       (2) Recommendations regarding additional research regarding 
     Gulf War illnesses, including research regarding the nature 
     and causes of Gulf War illnesses and appropriate treatments 
     for such illnesses.
       (3) The adequacy of Federal funding and the need for 
     additional funding for medical research initiatives regarding 
     Gulf War illnesses.

     SEC. 770. PERSIAN GULF ILLNESS CLINICAL TRIALS PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) There are many ongoing studies that investigate risk 
     factors which may be associated with the health problems 
     experienced by Persian Gulf veterans; however, there have 
     been no studies that examine health outcomes and the 
     effectiveness of the treatment received by such veterans.
       (2) The medical literature and testimony presented in 
     hearings on Gulf War illnesses indicate that there are 
     therapies, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, that have 
     been effective in treating patients with symptoms similar to 
     those seen in many Persian Gulf veterans.
       (b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Defense and 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting jointly, shall 
     establish a program of cooperative clinical trials at 
     multiple sites to assess the effectiveness of protocols for 
     treating Persian Gulf veterans who suffer from ill-defined or 
     undiagnosed conditions. Such protocols shall include a 
     multidisciplinary treatment model, of which cognitive 
     behavioral therapy is a component.
       (c) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated in 
     section 201(1) for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation for the Army, the sum of $4,500,000 shall be 
     available for program element 62787A (medical technology) in 
     the budget of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1998 
     to carry out the clinical trials program established pursuant 
     to subsection (b).

     SEC. 771. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING GULF WAR ILLNESS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Americans served in the Persian Gulf Conflict of 1991 
     in defense of vital national security interests of the United 
     States.
       (2) It was known to United States intelligence and military 
     commanders that biological and chemical agents were in 
     theater throughout the conflict.
       (3) An undetermined amount of these agents were released 
     into theater.
       (4) A large number of United States military veterans and 
     allied veterans who served in the Southwest Asia theater of 
     operations have been stricken with a variety of severe 
     illnesses.
       (5) Previous efforts to discern the causes of those 
     illnesses have been inadequate, and those illnesses are 
     affecting the health of both veterans and their families.

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       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     all promising technology and treatments relating to Gulf War 
     illnesses should be fully explored and tested to facilitate 
     treatment for members of the Armed Forces and veterans who 
     served the United States in the Persian Gulf conflict and are 
     stricken with unexplainable illness.
  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                            and Limitations

Sec. 801. Expansion of authority to enter into contracts crossing 
              fiscal years to all severable service contracts not 
              exceeding a year.
Sec. 802. Vesting of title in the United States under contracts paid 
              under progress payment arrangements or similar 
              arrangements.
Sec. 803. Restriction on undefinitized contract actions.
Sec. 804. Limitation and report on payment of restructuring costs under 
              defense contracts.
Sec. 805. Increased price limitation on purchases of right-hand drive 
              vehicles.
Sec. 806. Multiyear procurement contracts.
Sec. 807. Audit of procurement of military clothing and clothing-
              related items by military installations in the United 
              States.
Sec. 808. Limitation on allowability of compensation for certain 
              contractor personnel.
Sec. 809. Elimination of certification requirement for grants.
Sec. 810. Repeal of limitation on adjustment of shipbuilding contracts.
Sec. 811. Item-by-item and country-by-country waivers of domestic 
              source limitations.

              Subtitle B--Acquisition Assistance Programs

Sec. 821. One-year extension of pilot mentor-protege program.
Sec. 822. Test program for negotiation of comprehensive subcontracting 
              plans.

                 Subtitle C--Administrative Provisions

Sec. 831. Retention of expired funds during the pendency of contract 
              litigation.
Sec. 832. Protection of certain information from disclosure.
Sec. 833. Unit cost reports.
Sec. 834. Plan for providing contracting information to general public 
              and small businesses.
Sec. 835. Two-year extension of crediting of certain purchases toward 
              meeting subcontracting goals.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 841. Repeal of certain acquisition requirements and reports
Sec. 842. Use of major range and test facility installations by 
              commercial entities.
Sec. 843. Requirement to develop and maintain list of firms not 
              eligible for defense contracts.
Sec. 844. Sense of Congress regarding allowability of costs of employee 
              stock ownership plans.
Sec. 845. Expansion of personnel eligible to participate in 
              demonstration project relating to acquisition workforce.
Sec. 846. Time for submission of annual report relating to Buy American 
              Act.
Sec. 847. Repeal of requirement for contractor guarantees on major 
              weapon systems.
Sec. 848. Requirements relating to micro-purchases.
Sec. 849. Promotion rate for officers in an acquisition corps.
Sec. 850. Use of electronic commerce in Federal procurement.
Sec. 851. Conformance of policy on performance based management of 
              civilian acquisition programs with policy established for 
              defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 852. Modification of process requirements for the solutions-based 
              contracting pilot program.
Sec. 853. Guidance and standards for defense acquisition workforce 
              training requirements.
Sec. 854. Study and report to Congress assessing dependence on foreign 
              sources for resistors and capacitors.
Sec. 855. Department of Defense and Federal Prison Industries joint 
              study.
Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, 
                            and Limitations

     SEC. 801. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS 
                   CROSSING FISCAL YEARS TO ALL SEVERABLE SERVICE 
                   CONTRACTS NOT EXCEEDING A YEAR.

       (a) Expanded Authority.--Section 2410a of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2410a. Severable service contracts for periods 
       crossing fiscal years

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
     of a military department, or the Secretary of Transportation 
     with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a 
     service in the Navy, may enter into a contract for 
     procurement of severable services for a period that begins in 
     one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year if (without 
     regard to any option to extend the period of the contract) 
     the contract period does not exceed one year.
       ``(b) Obligation of Funds.--Funds made available for a 
     fiscal year may be obligated for the total amount of a 
     contract entered into under the authority of subsection 
     (a).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to such section 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:

``2410a. Severable service contracts for periods crossing fiscal 
              years.''.

     SEC. 802. VESTING OF TITLE IN THE UNITED STATES UNDER 
                   CONTRACTS PAID UNDER PROGRESS PAYMENT 
                   ARRANGEMENTS OR SIMILAR ARRANGEMENTS.

       Section 2307 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
     subsection (h):
       ``(h) Vesting of Title in the United States.--If a contract 
     paid by a method authorized under subsection (a)(1) provides 
     for title to property to vest in the United States, the title 
     to the property shall vest in accordance with the terms of 
     the contract, regardless of any security interest in the 
     property that is asserted before or after the contract is 
     entered into.''.

     SEC. 803. RESTRICTION ON UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACT ACTIONS.

       (a) Applicability of Waiver Authority to Humanitarian or 
     Peacekeeping Operations.--Section 2326(b)(4) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) The head of an agency may waive the provisions of 
     this subsection with respect to a contract of that agency if 
     that head of an agency determines that the waiver is 
     necessary in order to support any of the following 
     operations:
       ``(A) A contingency operation.
       ``(B) A humanitarian or peacekeeping operation.''.
       (b) Humanitarian or Peacekeeping Operation Defined.--
     Section 2302(7) of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``(7)(A)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``(7)''; and
       (2) by striking out ``(B) In subparagraph (A), the'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``(8) The''.

     SEC. 804. LIMITATION AND REPORT ON PAYMENT OF RESTRUCTURING 
                   COSTS UNDER DEFENSE CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 137 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2324 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2325. Restructuring costs

       ``(a) Limitation on Payment of Restructuring Costs.--(1) 
     The Secretary of Defense may not pay, under section 2324 of 
     this title, a defense contractor for restructuring costs 
     associated with a business combination of the contractor 
     unless the Secretary determines in writing either--
       ``(A) that the amount of projected savings for the 
     Department of Defense associated with the restructuring will 
     be at least twice the amount of the costs allowed; or
       ``(B) that the amount of projected savings for the 
     Department of Defense associated with the restructuring will 
     exceed the amount of the costs allowed and that the business 
     combination will result in the preservation of a critical 
     capability that otherwise might be lost to the Department.
       ``(2) The Secretary may not delegate the authority to make 
     a determination under paragraph (1) to an official of the 
     Department of Defense below the level of an Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense.
       ``(b) Report.--Not later than March 1 in each of 1998, 
     1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report that contains, with respect to 
     business combinations occurring on or after August 15, 1994, 
     the following:
       ``(1) For each defense contractor to which the Secretary 
     has paid, under section 2324 of this title, restructuring 
     costs associated with a business combination, a summary of 
     the following:
       ``(A) An estimate of the amount of savings for the 
     Department of Defense associated with the restructuring that 
     has been realized as of the end of the preceding calendar 
     year.
       ``(B) An estimate of the amount of savings for the 
     Department of Defense associated with the restructuring that 
     is expected to be achieved on defense contracts.
       ``(2) An identification of any business combination for 
     which the Secretary has paid restructuring costs under 
     section 2324 of this title during the preceding calendar year 
     and, for each such business combination--
       ``(A) the supporting rationale for allowing such costs;
       ``(B) factual information associated with the determination 
     made under subsection (a) with respect to such costs; and
       ``(C) a discussion of whether the business combination 
     would have proceeded without the payment of restructuring 
     costs by the Secretary.
       ``(3) For business combinations of major defense 
     contractors that took place during the year preceding the 
     year of the report--
       ``(A) an assessment of any potentially adverse effects that 
     the business combinations could have on competition for 
     Department of Defense contracts (including potential 
     horizontal effects, vertical effects, and organizational 
     conflicts of interest), the national technology and 
     industrial base, or innovation in the defense industry; and
       ``(B) the actions taken to mitigate the potentially adverse 
     effects.

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       ``(c) Definition.--In this section, the term `business 
     combination' includes a merger or acquisition.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2324 the following new item:

       ``2325. Restructuring costs.''.
       (b) GAO Reports.--(1) Not later than April 1, 1998, the 
     Comptroller General shall--
       (A) in consultation with appropriate officials in the 
     Department of Defense--
       (i) identify major market areas affected by business 
     combinations of defense contractors since January 1, 1990; 
     and
       (ii) develop a methodology for determining the savings from 
     business combinations of defense contractors on the prices 
     paid on particular defense contracts; and
       (B) submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     describing, for each major market area identified pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A)(i), the changes in numbers of businesses 
     competing for major defense contracts since January 1, 1990.
       (2) Not later than December 1, 1998, the Comptroller 
     General shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report containing the following:
       (A) Updated information on--
       (i) restructuring costs of business combinations paid by 
     the Department of Defense pursuant to certifications under 
     section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995, and
       (ii) savings realized by the Department of Defense as a 
     result of the business combinations for which the payment of 
     restructuring costs was so certified.
       (B) An assessment of the savings from business combinations 
     of defense contractors on the prices paid on a meaningful 
     sample of defense contracts, determined in accordance with 
     the methodology developed pursuant to paragraph (1)(A)(ii), 
     as well as a description of the methodology.
       (C) Any recommendations that the Comptroller General 
     considers appropriate.
       (3) In this subsection, the term ``business combination'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 2325(c) of title 
     10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (c) Effective Date.--Section 2325(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
     respect to business combinations that occur after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Repeal of Superseded Provisions.--Subsections (a) and 
     (g)(3) of section 818 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (10 U.S.C. 2324 note) are repealed.

     SEC. 805. INCREASED PRICE LIMITATION ON PURCHASES OF RIGHT-
                   HAND DRIVE VEHICLES.

       Section 2253(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``$12,000'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``$30,000''.

     SEC. 806. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.

       (a) Requirement for Authorization by Law in Acts Other Than 
     Appropriations Acts.--(1) Subsection (i) of section 2306b of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) In the case of the Department of Defense, a multiyear 
     contract in an amount equal to or greater than $500,000,000 
     may not be entered into for any fiscal year under this 
     section unless the contract is specifically authorized by law 
     in an Act other than an appropriations Act.''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 2306b(i) of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall not apply with 
     respect to a contract authorized by law before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Codification of Annual Recurring Multiyear Procurement 
     Requirements.--(1) Such section is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Various Additional Requirements With Respect to 
     Multiyear Defense Contracts.--(1)(A) The head of an agency 
     may not initiate a contract described in subparagraph (B) 
     unless the congressional defense committees are notified of 
     the proposed contract at least 30 days in advance of the 
     award of the proposed contract.
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) applies to the following contracts:
       ``(i) A multiyear contract--
       ``(I) that employs economic order quantity procurement in 
     excess of $20,000,000 in any one year of the contract; or
       ``(II) that includes an unfunded contingent liability in 
     excess of $20,000,000.
       ``(ii) Any 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.
       ``(2) The head of an agency may not 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.
       ``(3) The head of an agency may not initiate a multiyear 
     procurement contract for any system (or component thereof) if 
     the value of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 
     unless authority for the contract is specifically provided in 
     an appropriations Act.
       ``(4) The head of an agency may not terminate a multiyear 
     procurement contract until 10 days after the date on which 
     notice of the proposed termination is provided to the 
     congressional defense committees.
       ``(5) The execution of multiyear contracting authority 
     shall require the use of a present value analysis to 
     determine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement.
       ``(6) This subsection does not apply to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration or to the Coast Guard.
       ``(7) In this subsection, the term `congressional defense 
     committees' means the following:
       ``(A) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate.
       ``(B) The Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives and the Subcommittee on National Security of 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 
     on October 1, 1998.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Such section is 
     further amended as follows:
       (1) Subsection (a) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``finds--'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof ``finds each of 
     the following:'';
       (B) by capitalizing the initial letter of the first word in 
     each of paragraphs (1) through (6);
       (C) by striking out the semicolon at the end of paragraphs 
     (1) through (4) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (D) by striking out ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (5) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a period.
       (2) Subsection (d)(1) is amended by striking out 
     ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection 
     (a)''.
       (3) Subsection (i)(1) is amended by striking ``five-year'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``future-years''.

     SEC. 807. AUDIT OF PROCUREMENT OF MILITARY CLOTHING AND 
                   CLOTHING-RELATED ITEMS BY MILITARY 
                   INSTALLATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Audit Requirement.--Not later than September 30, 1998, 
     the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall 
     perform an audit of purchases of military clothing and 
     clothing-related items in excess of the micro-purchase 
     threshold by military installations during fiscal years 1996 
     and 1997 to determine the extent to which such installations 
     procured military clothing and clothing-related items in 
     violation of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.) 
     during those fiscal years.
       (b) Installations To Be Audited.--The audit under 
     subsection (a)--
       (1) shall include an audit of the procurement of military 
     clothing and clothing-related items by a military 
     installation of each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine 
     Corps; and
       (2) shall not cover procurements of clothing and clothing-
     related items by the Defense Logistics Agency.
       (c) Definition.--The term ``micro-purchase threshold'' has 
     the meaning provided by section 32(f) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428(f)).
       (d) Report.--Not later than October 31, 1998, the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Defense shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the results of the audit performed under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 808. LIMITATION ON ALLOWABILITY OF COMPENSATION FOR 
                   CERTAIN CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL.

       (a) Certain Compensation Not Allowable as Costs Under 
     Defense Contracts.--(1) Subsection (e)(1) of section 2324 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(P) Costs of compensation of senior executives of 
     contractors for a fiscal year, regardless of the contract 
     funding source, to the extent that such compensation exceeds 
     the benchmark compensation amount determined applicable for 
     the fiscal year by the Administrator for Federal Procurement 
     Policy under section 39 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 435).''.
       (2) Subsection (l) of such section is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(4) The term `compensation', for a year, means the total 
     amount of wages, salary, bonuses and deferred compensation 
     for the year, whether paid, earned, or otherwise accruing, as 
     recorded in an employer's cost accounting records for the 
     year.
       ``(5) The term `senior executive', with respect to a 
     contractor, means--
       ``(A) the chief executive officer of the contractor or any 
     individual acting in a similar capacity for the contractor;
       ``(B) the four most highly compensated employees in 
     management positions of the contractor other than the chief 
     executive officer; and
       ``(C) in the case of a contractor that has components which 
     report directly to the contractor's headquarters, the five 
     most highly compensated employees in management positions at 
     each such component.
       ``(6) The term `fiscal year' means a fiscal year 
     established by a contractor for accounting purposes.''.
       (b) Certain Compensation Not Allowable as Costs Under Non-
     Defense Contracts.--(1) Subsection (e)(1) of section 306 of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     (41 U.S.C. 256) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(P) Costs of compensation of senior executives of 
     contractors for a fiscal year, regardless of the contract 
     funding source, to the extent that such compensation exceeds 
     the benchmark compensation amount determined applicable for 
     the fiscal year by the Administrator for Federal Procurement 
     Policy under section 39 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 435).''.
       (2) Such section is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(m) Other Definitions.--In this section:

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       ``(1) The term `compensation', for a fiscal year, means the 
     total amount of wages, salary, bonuses and deferred 
     compensation for the fiscal year, whether paid, earned, or 
     otherwise accruing, as recorded in an employer's cost 
     accounting records for the fiscal year.
       ``(2) The term `senior executive', with respect to a 
     contractor, means--
       ``(A) the chief executive officer of the contractor or any 
     individual acting in a similar capacity for the contractor;
       ``(B) the four most highly compensated employees in 
     management positions of the contractor other than the chief 
     executive officer; and
       ``(C) in the case of a corporation that has components 
     which report directly to the corporate headquarters, the five 
     most highly compensated individuals in management positions 
     at each such component.
       ``(3) The term `benchmark corporation', with respect to a 
     fiscal year, means a publicly-owned United States corporation 
     that has annual sales in excess of $50,000,000 for the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(4) The term `publicly-owned United States corporation' 
     means a corporation organized under the laws of a State of 
     the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico, or a possession of the United States the 
     voting stock of which is publicly traded.
       ``(5) The term `fiscal year' means a fiscal year 
     established by a contractor for accounting purposes.''.
       (2) The table of sections in section 1(b) of such Act is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

       ``Sec. 39. Levels of compensation of certain contractor 
           personnel not allowable as costs under certain 
           contracts.''.

       (d) Regulations.--Regulations implementing the amendments 
     made by this section shall be published in the Federal 
     Register not later than the effective date of the amendments 
     under subsection (e).
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall--
       (1) take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) apply with respect to costs of compensation incurred 
     after January 1, 1998, under covered contracts entered into 
     before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (f) Exclusive Applicability.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, no other limitation in law on the 
     allowability of costs of compensation of senior executives 
     under covered contracts shall apply to such costs of 
     compensation incurred after January 1, 1998.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``covered contract'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 2324(l) of title 10, United States Code, 
     and section 306(l) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 256(l)).
       (2) The terms ``compensation'' and ``senior executive'' 
     have the meanings given such terms in section 2324(l) of 
     title 10, United States Code, and section 306(m) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949.

     SEC. 809. ELIMINATION OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR 
                   GRANTS.

       Section 5153 of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (Public 
     Law 100-690; 102 Stat. 4306; 41 U.S.C. 702) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``has certified to 
     the granting agency that it will'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``agrees to''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``certifies to the 
     agency'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``agrees''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) by striking out subparagraph (A);
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
       (C) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking 
     out ``such certification by failing to carry out''.

     SEC. 810. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON ADJUSTMENT OF SHIPBUILDING 
                   CONTRACTS.

       (a) Repeal.--(1) Section 2405 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 141 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 2405.
       (b) Applicability.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), the repeal made by subsection (a) shall be effective 
     with respect to claims, requests for equitable adjustment, 
     and demands for payment under shipbuilding contracts that 
     have been or are submitted before, on, or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Section 2405 of title 10, United States Code, as in 
     effect immediately before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, shall continue to apply to a contractor's claim, request 
     for equitable adjustment, or demand for payment under a 
     shipbuilding contract that was submitted before such date 
     if--
       (A) a contracting officer denied the claim, request, or 
     demand, and the period for appealing the decision to a court 
     or board under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 expired 
     before such date;
       (B) a court or board of contract appeals considering the 
     claim, request, or demand (including any appeal of a decision 
     of a contracting officer to deny the claim, request, or 
     demand) denied or dismissed the claim, request, or demand (or 
     the appeal), and the action of the court or board became 
     final and unappealable before such date; or
       (C) the contractor released or releases the claim, request, 
     or demand.

     SEC. 811. ITEM-BY-ITEM AND COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY WAIVERS OF 
                   DOMESTIC SOURCE LIMITATIONS.  

       (a) Item-by-Item and Country-by-Country Implementation of 
     Certain Waiver Authority.--Section 2534 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(i) Implementation of Certain Waiver Authority.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense may exercise the waiver authority 
     described in paragraph (2) only if the waiver is made for a 
     particular item listed in subsection (a) and for a particular 
     foreign country.
       ``(2) This subsection applies to the waiver authority 
     provided by subsection (d) on the basis of the applicability 
     of paragraph (2) or (3) of that subsection.
       ``(3) The waiver authority described in paragraph (2) may 
     not be delegated below the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Technology.
       ``(4) At least 15 days before the effective date of any 
     waiver made under the waiver authority described in paragraph 
     (2), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a notice of 
     the determination to exercise the waiver authority.
       ``(5) Any waiver made by the Secretary under the waiver 
     authority described in paragraph (2) shall be in effect for a 
     period not greater than one year, as determined by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (i) of section 2534 of such 
     title, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect 
     to--
       (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised 
     after such date under contracts that are entered into before 
     such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason 
     other than the application of a waiver granted under 
     subsection (d) of such section 2534, on the basis of the 
     applicability of paragraph (2) or (3) of that subsection.
              Subtitle B--Acquisition Assistance Programs

     SEC. 821. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF PILOT MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM.

       (a) One-Year Extension of Pilot Mentor-Protege Program.--
     Section 831(j) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``1998'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``1999'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``1999'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``2000''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``1999'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``2000''.
       (b) Study on Implementation of Pilot Mentor-Protege 
     Program.--(1) The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     on the implementation of the Mentor-Protege Program 
     established under section 831 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) 
     and the extent to which the program is achieving the purposes 
     established under that section.
       (2) The study also shall include the following:
       (A) A review of the manner in which funds for the program 
     have been obligated.
       (B) An identification and assessment of the average amount 
     spent by the Department of Defense on individual mentor-
     protege agreements and the correlation between levels of 
     funding and the business development of the protege firms.
       (C) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the incentives 
     provided to mentor firms to participate in the program.
       (D) An assessment of the success of the mentor-protege 
     program in enhancing the business competitiveness and 
     financial independence of protege firms.
       (3) The Comptroller General 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 not later than March 31, 1998.

     SEC. 822. TEST PROGRAM FOR NEGOTIATION OF COMPREHENSIVE 
                   SUBCONTRACTING PLANS.

       (a) Content of Subcontracting Plans.--Subsection (b)(2) of 
     section 834 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 15 U.S.C. 637 
     note) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``plan--'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``plan of a contractor--'';
       (2) by striking out subparagraph (A);
       (3) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (A) 
     and by striking out the period at the end of such 
     subparagraph and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) shall cover each Department of Defense contract that 
     is entered into by the contractor and each subcontract that 
     is entered into by the contractor as the subcontractor under 
     a Department of Defense contract.''.
       (b) Extension of Program.--Subsection (e) of such section 
     is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1998'' in the 
     second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 
     2000.''.
                 Subtitle C--Administrative Provisions

     SEC. 831. RETENTION OF EXPIRED FUNDS DURING THE PENDENCY OF 
                   CONTRACT LITIGATION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 141 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2410m. Retention of amounts collected from contractor 
       during the pendency of contract dispute

       ``(a) Retention of Funds.--Notwithstanding sections 1552(a) 
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     31, any amount, including interest, collected from a 
     contractor as a result of a claim made by a military 
     department or Defense Agency under the Contract Disputes Act 
     of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), shall remain available in 
     accordance with this section to pay--
       ``(1) any settlement of the claim by the parties;
       ``(2) any judgment rendered in the contractor's favor on an 
     appeal of the decision on that claim to the Armed Services 
     Board of Contract Appeals under section 7 of such Act (41 
     U.S.C. 606); or
       ``(3) any judgment rendered in the contractor's favor in an 
     action on that claim in a court of the United States.
       ``(b) Period of Availability.--(1) The period of 
     availability of an amount under subsection (a), in connection 
     with a claim--
       ``(A) expires 180 days after the expiration of the period 
     for bringing an action on that claim in the United States 
     Court of Federal Claims under section 10(a) of the Contract 
     Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 609(a)) if, within that 180-
     day period--
       ``(i) no appeal on the claim is commenced at the Armed 
     Services Board of Contract Appeals under section 7 of such 
     Act; and
       ``(ii) no action on the claim is commenced in a court of 
     the United States; or
       ``(B) if not expiring under subparagraph (A), expires--
       ``(i) in the case of a settlement of the claim, 180 days 
     after the date of the settlement; or
       ``(ii) in the case of a judgment rendered on the claim in 
     an appeal to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals 
     under section 7 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 or an 
     action in a court of the United States, 180 days after the 
     date on which the judgment becomes final and not appealable.
       ``(2) While available under this section, an amount may be 
     obligated or expended only for a purpose described in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(3) Upon the expiration of the period of availability of 
     an amount under paragraph (1), the amount shall be covered 
     into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
       ``(c) Reporting Requirement.--Each year, the Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the amounts, if any, that are available for 
     obligation pursuant to this section. The report shall 
     include, at a minimum, the following:
       ``(1) The total amount available for obligation.
       ``(2) The total amount collected from contractors during 
     the year preceding the year in which the report is submitted.
       ``(3) The total amount disbursed in such preceding year and 
     a description of the purpose for each disbursement.
       ``(4) The total amount returned to the Treasury in such 
     preceding year.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

       ``2410m. Retention of amounts collected from contractor 
           during the pendency of contract dispute.''.

     SEC. 832. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION FROM DISCLOSURE.

       Section 2371 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Protection of Certain Information From Disclosure.--
     (1) Disclosure of information described in paragraph (2) is 
     not required, and may not be compelled, under section 552 of 
     title 5 for five years after the date on which the 
     information is received by the Department of Defense.
       ``(2)(A) Paragraph (1) applies to information described in 
     subparagraph (B) that is in the records of the Department of 
     Defense if the information was submitted to the Department in 
     a competitive or noncompetitive process having the potential 
     for resulting in an award, to the party submitting the 
     information, of a cooperative agreement that includes a 
     clause described in subsection (d) or another transaction 
     authorized by subsection (a).
       ``(B) The information referred to in subparagraph (A) is 
     the following:
       ``(i) A proposal, proposal abstract, and supporting 
     documents.
       ``(ii) A business plan submitted on a confidential basis.
       ``(iii) Technical information submitted on a confidential 
     basis.''.

     SEC. 833. UNIT COST REPORTS.

       (a) Immediate Report Required Only for Previously 
     Unreported Increased Costs.--Subsection (c) of section 2433 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``during the current fiscal year (other than the last 
     quarterly unit cost report under subsection (b) for the 
     preceding fiscal year)'' in the matter following paragraph 
     (3).
       (b) Immediate Report Not Required for Cost Variances or 
     Schedule Variances of Major Contracts.--Subsection (c) of 
     such section is further amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking out ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2); and
       (3) by striking out paragraph (3).
       (c) Congressional Notification of Increased Cost Not 
     Conditioned on Discovery Since Beginning of Fiscal Year.--
     Subsection (d)(3) of such section is amended by striking out 
     ``(for the first time since the beginning of the current 
     fiscal year)'' in the first sentence.

     SEC. 834. PLAN FOR PROVIDING CONTRACTING INFORMATION TO 
                   GENERAL PUBLIC AND SMALL BUSINESSES.

       (a) Requirement for Plan.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     develop a plan for improving the responsiveness of the 
     Department of Defense to persons from the general public and 
     small businesses seeking information on how to pursue 
     contracting and technology development opportunities with the 
     department. The plan shall include an assessment and 
     recommendation on the designation of a central point of 
     contact in the department to provide such information.
       (b) Submission.--Not later than March 31, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall submit the plan developed under subsection 
     (a) to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 835. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF CREDITING OF CERTAIN 
                   PURCHASES TOWARD MEETING SUBCONTRACTING GOALS.

       Section 2410d(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended, effective as of September 30, 1997, by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1999''.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 841. REPEAL OF CERTAIN ACQUISITION REQUIREMENTS AND 
                   REPORTS

       (a) Repeal of Reporting Requirement for Nonmajor 
     Acquisition Programs.--Section 2220(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``and nonmajor'' in 
     the first sentence.
       (b) Repeal of Additional Approval Requirement Under 
     Competition Exception for International Agreements.--Section 
     2304(f)(2)(E) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``and such document is approved by the 
     competition advocate for the procuring activity''.
       (c) Content of Limited Selected Acquisition Reports.--
     Section 2432(h)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out subparagraph (D); and
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as 
     subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively.
       (d) Repeal of Report Relating to Procurement Regulations.--
     Section 25 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 421) is amended by striking out subsection (g).

     SEC. 842. USE OF MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITY INSTALLATIONS 
                   BY COMMERCIAL ENTITIES.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Subsection (g) of section 2681 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``2002''.
       (b) Revised Reporting Requirement.--Subsection (h) of such 
     section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) 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 identifying existing and 
     proposed procedures to ensure that the use of Major Range and 
     Test Facility Installations by commercial entities does not 
     compete with private sector test and evaluation services.''.

     SEC. 843. REQUIREMENT TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN LIST OF FIRMS 
                   NOT ELIGIBLE FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTS.

       Section 2327 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(d) List of Firms Subject to Prohibition.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall develop and maintain a list of all 
     firms and subsidiaries of firms that the Secretary has 
     identified as being subject to the prohibition in subsection 
     (b).
       ``(2)(A) A person may request the Secretary to include on 
     the list maintained under paragraph (1) any firm or 
     subsidiary of a firm that the person believes to be owned or 
     controlled by a foreign government described in subsection 
     (b)(2). Upon receipt of such a request, the Secretary shall 
     determine whether the conditions in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     subsection (b) exist in the case of that firm or subsidiary. 
     If the Secretary determines that such conditions do exist, 
     the Secretary shall include the firm or subsidiary on the 
     list.
       ``(B) A firm or subsidiary of a firm included on the list 
     may request the Secretary to remove such firm or subsidiary 
     from the list on the basis that it has been erroneously 
     included on the list or its ownership circumstances have 
     significantly changed. Upon receipt of such a request, the 
     Secretary shall determine whether the conditions in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) exist in the case of 
     that firm or subsidiary. If the Secretary determines that 
     such conditions do not exist, the Secretary shall remove the 
     firm or subsidiary from the list.
       ``(C) The Secretary shall establish procedures to carry out 
     this paragraph.
       ``(3) The head of an agency shall prohibit each firm or 
     subsidiary of a firm awarded a contract by the agency from 
     entering into a subcontract under that contract in an amount 
     in excess of $25,000 with a firm or subsidiary included on 
     the list maintained under paragraph (1) unless there is a 
     compelling reason to do so. In the case of any subcontract 
     requiring consent by the head of an agency, the head of the 
     agency shall not consent to the award of the subcontract to a 
     firm or subsidiary included on such list unless there is a 
     compelling reason for such approval.
       ``(e) Distribution of List.--The Administrator of General 
     Services shall ensure that the list developed and maintained 
     under subsection (d) is made available to Federal

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     agencies and the public in the same manner and to the same 
     extent as the list of suspended and debarred contractors 
     compiled pursuant to subpart 9.4 of the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation.''.

     SEC. 844. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ALLOWABILITY OF COSTS 
                   OF EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense 
     should not disallow, under Department of Defense contracts, 
     the following costs:
       (1) Interest costs associated with deferred compensation 
     employee stock ownership plans that were incurred before 
     January 1, 1994.
       (2) Costs related to employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) 
     debt, control premiums, or marketability discounts associated 
     with the valuation of ESOP stock of closely held companies 
     that were incurred before January 1, 1995.

     SEC. 845. EXPANSION OF PERSONNEL ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN 
                   DEMONSTRATION PROJECT RELATING TO ACQUISITION 
                   WORKFORCE.

       (a) Covered Personnel.--(1) Subsection (a) of section 4308 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1996 (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by 
     adding before the period at the end the following: ``and 
     supporting personnel assigned to work directly with the 
     acquisition workforce''.
       (2) Subsection (b)(3)(A) of such section is amended by 
     inserting before the semicolon the following: ``or involves a 
     team of personnel more than half of which consists of members 
     of the acquisition workforce and the remainder of which 
     consists of supporting personnel assigned to work directly 
     with the acquisition workforce''.
       (b) Commencement of Project.--Subsection (b)(3)(B) of such 
     section is amended by striking out ``this Act'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998''.
       (c) Limitation on Number of Participants.--Such section is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Limitation on Number of Participants.--The total 
     number of persons who may participate in the demonstration 
     project under this section may not exceed 95,000.''.

     SEC. 846. TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL REPORT RELATING TO 
                   BUY AMERICAN ACT.

       Section 827 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2611; 41 
     U.S.C. 10b-3) is amended by striking out ``120 days'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``90 days''.

     SEC. 847. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACTOR GUARANTEES ON 
                   MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 2403 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) The table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of such title is 
     amended by striking out the item relating to section 2403.
       (2) Section 803 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2604; 10 
     U.S.C. 2430 note) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``2403,'';
       (B) by striking out subsection (c); and
       (C) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).

     SEC. 848. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO MICRO-PURCHASES.

       (a) Requirement.--(1) Not later than October 1, 1998, at 
     least 60 percent of all eligible purchases made by the 
     Department of Defense for an amount less than the micro-
     purchase threshold shall be made through streamlined micro-
     purchase procedures.
       (2) Not later than October 1, 2000, at least 90 percent of 
     all eligible purchases made by the Department of Defense for 
     an amount less than the micro-purchase threshold shall be 
     made through streamlined micro-purchase procedures.
       (b) Eligible Purchases.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish which purchases are eligible for purposes of 
     subsection (a). In establishing which purchases are eligible, 
     the Secretary may exclude those categories of purchases 
     determined not to be appropriate or practicable for 
     streamlined micro-purchase procedures.
       (c) Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives a plan to implement this section.
       (d) Report.--Not later than March 1 in each of the years 
     1999, 2000, and 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
     implementation of this section. Each report shall include--
       (A) the total dollar amount of all Department of Defense 
     purchases for an amount less than the micro-purchase 
     threshold in the fiscal year preceding the year in which the 
     report is submitted;
       (B) the total dollar amount of such purchases that were 
     considered to be eligible purchases;
       (C) the total amount of such eligible purchases that were 
     made through a streamlined micro-purchase method; and
       (D) a description of the categories of purchases excluded 
     from the definition of eligible purchases established under 
     subsection (b).
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``micro-purchase threshold'' has the meaning 
     provided in section 32 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428).
       (2) The term ``streamlined micro-purchase procedures'' 
     means procedures providing for the use of the Government-wide 
     commercial purchase card or any other method for carrying out 
     micro-purchases that the Secretary of Defense prescribes in 
     the regulations implementing this subsection.

     SEC. 849. PROMOTION RATE FOR OFFICERS IN AN ACQUISITION 
                   CORPS.

       (a) Review of Acquisition Corps Promotion Selections.--Upon 
     the approval of the President or his designee of the report 
     of a selection board convened under section 611(a) of title 
     10, United States Code, which considered members of an 
     Acquisition Corps of a military department for promotion to a 
     grade above O-4, the Secretary of the military department 
     shall submit a copy of the report to the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Technology for review.
       (b) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than January 31 of 
     each year, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Technology 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 the Under 
     Secretary's assessment of the extent to which each military 
     department is complying with the requirement set forth in 
     section 1731(b) of title 10, United States Code.
       (c) Termination of Requirements.--This section shall cease 
     to be effective on October 1, 2000.

     SEC. 850. USE OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE IN FEDERAL PROCUREMENT.

       (a) Policy.--Section 30 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 426) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 30. USE OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE IN FEDERAL PROCUREMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--The head of each executive agency, after 
     consulting with the Administrator, shall establish, maintain, 
     and use, to the maximum extent that is practicable and cost-
     effective, procedures and processes that employ electronic 
     commerce in the conduct and administration of its procurement 
     system.
       ``(b) Applicable Standards.--In conducting electronic 
     commerce, the head of an agency shall apply nationally and 
     internationally recognized standards that broaden 
     interoperability and ease the electronic interchange of 
     information.
       ``(c) Agency Procedures.--The head of each executive agency 
     shall ensure that systems, technologies, procedures, and 
     processes established pursuant to this section--
       ``(1) are implemented with uniformity throughout the 
     agency, to the extent practicable;
       ``(2) are implemented only after granting due consideration 
     to the use or partial use, as appropriate, of existing 
     electronic commerce and electronic data interchange systems 
     and infrastructures such as the Federal acquisition computer 
     network architecture known as FACNET;
       ``(3) facilitate access to Federal Government procurement 
     opportunities, including opportunities for small business 
     concerns, socially and economically disadvantaged small 
     business concerns, and business concerns owned predominantly 
     by women; and
       ``(4) ensure that any notice of agency requirements or 
     agency solicitation for contract opportunities is provided in 
     a form that allows convenient and universal user access 
     through a single, Government-wide point of entry.
       ``(d) Implementation.--The Administrator shall, in carrying 
     out the requirements of this section--
       ``(1) issue policies to promote, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, uniform implementation of this section by 
     executive agencies, with due regard for differences in 
     program requirements among agencies that may require 
     departures from uniform procedures and processes in 
     appropriate cases, when warranted because of the agency 
     mission;
       ``(2) ensure that the head of each executive agency 
     complies with the requirements of subsection (c) with respect 
     to the agency systems, technologies, procedures, and 
     processes established pursuant to this section; and
       ``(3) consult with the heads of appropriate Federal 
     agencies with applicable technical and functional expertise, 
     including the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the 
     General Services Administration, and the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(e) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1998, and every year 
     afterward through 2003, the Administrator shall submit to 
     Congress a report setting forth in detail the progress made 
     in implementing the requirements of this section. The report 
     shall include the following:
       ``(1) A strategic plan for the implementation of a 
     Government-wide electronic commerce capability.
       ``(2) An agency-by-agency summary of implementation of the 
     requirements of subsection (c), including timetables, as 
     appropriate, addressing when individual agencies will come 
     into full compliance.
       ``(3) A specific assessment of compliance with the 
     requirement in subsection (c) to provide universal public 
     access through a single, Government-wide point of entry.
       ``(4) Beginning with the report submitted on March 1, 1999, 
     an agency-by-agency summary of the volume and dollar value of 
     transactions that were conducted using electronic commerce 
     methods during the previous calendar year.
       ``(5) A discussion of possible incremental changes to the 
     electronic commerce capa

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     bility referred to in subsection (c)(4) to increase the level 
     of government contract information available to the private 
     sector, including an assessment of the advisability of 
     including contract award information in the electronic 
     commerce functional standard.
       ``(f) Electronic Commerce Defined.--For the purposes of 
     this section, the term `electronic commerce' means electronic 
     techniques for accomplishing business transactions, including 
     electronic mail or messaging, World Wide Web technology, 
     electronic bulletin boards, purchase cards, electronic funds 
     transfers, and electronic data interchange.''.
       (b) Repeal of Requirements for Implementation of FACNET 
     Capability.--Section 30A of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 426a) is repealed.
       (c) Repeal of Requirement for GAO Report.--Section 9004 of 
     the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (41 U.S.C. 
     426a note) is repealed.
       (d) Repeal of Condition for Use of Simplified Acquisition 
     Procedures.--Section 31 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 427) is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (e); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively.
       (e) Amendments to Procurement Notice Requirements.--(1) 
     Section 8(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(g)(1)) is amended--
       (A) by striking out subparagraphs (A) and (B);
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), 
     and (H) as subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G), 
     respectively; and
       (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so 
     redesignated, the following new subparagraph (A):
       ``(A) the proposed procurement is for an amount not greater 
     than the simplified acquisition threshold and is to be 
     conducted by--
       ``(i) using widespread electronic public notice of the 
     solicitation in a form that allows convenient and universal 
     user access through a single, Government-wide point of entry; 
     and
       ``(ii) permitting the public to respond to the solicitation 
     electronically.''.
       (2) Section 18(c)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416(c)(1)) is amended--
       (A) by striking out subparagraphs (A) and (B);
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), 
     and (H) as subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G), 
     respectively; and
       (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so 
     redesignated, the following new subparagraph (A):
       ``(A) the proposed procurement is for an amount not greater 
     than the simplified acquisition threshold and is to be 
     conducted by--
       ``(i) using widespread electronic public notice of the 
     solicitation in a form that allows convenient and universal 
     user access through a single, Government-wide point of entry; 
     and
       ``(ii) permitting the public to respond to the solicitation 
     electronically.''.
       (3) The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be 
     implemented in a manner consistent with any applicable 
     international agreements.
       (f) Conforming and Technical Amendments.--(1) Section 5061 
     of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (41 
     U.S.C. 413 note) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (c)(4)--
       (i) by striking out ``the Federal acquisition computer 
     network (`FACNET')'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     electronic commerce''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``(as added by section 9001)''; and
       (B) in subsection (e)(9)(A), by striking out ``,  or by 
     dissemination through FACNET,''.
       (2) Section 5401 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 
     (divisions D and E of Public Law 104-106; 40 U.S.C. 1501) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking out ``through the Federal Acquisition 
     Computer Network (in this section referred to as `FACNET')''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking out the last sentence;
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking out ``Additional FACNET Functions.--'' and 
     all that follows through ``(41 U.S.C. 426(b)), the FACNET 
     architecture'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Functions.--
     (1) The system for providing on-line computer access''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``The FACNET 
     architecture'' and inserting in lieu there for ``The system 
     for providing on-line computer access'';
       (C) in subsection (c)(1), by striking out ``the FACNET 
     architecture'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the system for 
     providing on-line computer access''; and
       (D) by striking out subsection (d).
       (3)(A) Section 2302c of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2302c. Implementation of electronic commerce 
       capability

       ``(a) Implementation of Electronic Commerce Capability.--
     (1) The head of each agency named in paragraphs (1), (5) and 
     (6) shall implement the electronic commerce capability 
     required by section 30 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 426).
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall act through the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology to 
     implement the capability within the Department of Defense.
       ``(3) In implementing the electronic commerce capability 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), the head of an agency referred to 
     in paragraph (1) shall consult with the Administrator for 
     Federal Procurement Policy.
       ``(b) Designation of Agency Official.--The head of each 
     agency named in paragraph (5) or (6) of section 2303 of this 
     title shall designate a program manager to implement the 
     electronic commerce capability for that agency. The program 
     manager shall report directly to an official at a level not 
     lower than the senior procurement executive designated for 
     the agency under section 16(3) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(3)).''.
       (B) Section 2304(g)(4) of such title 10 is amended by 
     striking out ``31(g)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``31(f)''.
       (4)(A) Section 302C of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 252c) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 302C. IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 
                   CAPABILITY.

       ``(a) Implementation of Electronic Commerce Capability.--
     (1) The head of each executive agency shall implement the 
     electronic commerce capability required by section 30 of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 426).
       ``(2) In implementing the electronic commerce capability 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), the head of an executive agency 
     shall consult with the Administrator for Federal Procurement 
     Policy.
       ``(b) Designation of Agency Official.--The head of each 
     executive agency shall designate a program manager to 
     implement the electronic commerce capability for that agency. 
     The program manager shall report directly to an official at a 
     level not lower than the senior procurement executive 
     designated for the executive agency under section 16(3) of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     414(3)).''.
       (B) Section 303(g)(5) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act (41 U.S.C. 253(g)(5)) is amended 
     by striking out ``31(g)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``31(f)''.
       (g) Effective Date.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), the amendments made by this section shall take effect 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The repeal made by subsection (c) of this section shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 851. CONFORMANCE OF POLICY ON PERFORMANCE BASED 
                   MANAGEMENT OF CIVILIAN ACQUISITION PROGRAMS 
                   WITH POLICY ESTABLISHED FOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Performance Goals.--Section 313(a) of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
     263(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Congressional Policy.--It is the policy of Congress 
     that the head of each executive agency should achieve, on 
     average, 90 percent of the cost, performance, and schedule 
     goals established for major acquisition programs of the 
     agency.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment to Reporting Requirement.--Section 
     6(k) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
     U.S.C. 405(k)) is amended by inserting ``regarding major 
     acquisitions that is'' in the first sentence after 
     ``policy''.

     SEC. 852. MODIFICATION OF PROCESS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 
                   SOLUTIONS-BASED CONTRACTING PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Source Selection.--Paragraph (9) of section 5312(c) of 
     the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D and E of Public 
     Law 104-106; 40 U.S.C. 1492(c)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``, and ranking of 
     alternative sources,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``or 
     sources,'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``(or 
     a longer period, if approved by the Administrator)'' after 
     ``30 to 60 days'';
       (B) in clause (i), by inserting ``or sources'' after 
     ``source''; and
       (C) in clause (ii), by striking out ``that source'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the source whose offer is 
     determined to be most advantageous to the Government''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking out ``with alternative 
     sources (in the order ranked)''.
       (b) Time Management Discipline.--Paragraph (12) of such 
     section is amended by inserting before the period at the end 
     the following: ``, except that the Administrator may approve 
     the application of a longer standard period''.

     SEC. 853. GUIDANCE AND STANDARDS FOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
                   WORKFORCE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.

       The Secretary of Defense shall develop appropriate guidance 
     and standards to ensure that the Department of Defense will 
     continue, where appropriate and cost-effective, to enter into 
     contracts for the training requirements of sections 1723, 
     1724, and 1735 of title 10, United States Code, while 
     maintaining appropriate control over the content and quality 
     of such training.

     SEC. 854. STUDY AND REPORT TO CONGRESS ASSESSING DEPENDENCE 
                   ON FOREIGN SOURCES FOR RESISTORS AND 
                   CAPACITORS.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
     of the capacitor and resistor industries in the United States 
     and the degree of United States dependence on foreign sources 
     for resistors and capacitors.
       (b) Report.--Not later than May 1, 1998, the Secretary 
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     port on the results of the study under subsection (a). The 
     report shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the industrial base for the production 
     of resistors and capacitors within the United States and a 
     projection of any changes in that base that are likely to 
     occur after the implementation of relevant tariff reductions 
     required by the Information Technology Agreement entered into 
     at the World Trade Organization Ministerial in Singapore in 
     December 1996.
       (2) An assessment of the level of dependence on foreign 
     sources for procurement of resistors and capacitors and a 
     projection of the level of dependence on foreign sources that 
     is likely to occur after the implementation of relevant 
     tariff reductions required by the Information Technology 
     Agreement.
       (3) The implications for the national security of the 
     United States of the projections reported under paragraphs 
     (1) and (2).
       (4) Recommendations for appropriate changes, if any, in 
     defense procurement policies or other Federal policies based 
     on such implications.

     SEC. 855. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES 
                   JOINT STUDY.

       (a) Study of Existing Procurement Procedures.--The 
     Secretary of Defense and the Director of Federal Prison 
     Industries shall jointly conduct a study of the procurement 
     procedures, regulations, and statutes that govern procurement 
     transactions between the Department of Defense and Federal 
     Prison Industries.
       (b) Report.--(1) The Secretary and the Director shall, not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, submit to the committees listed in paragraph (2) a 
     report containing the findings of the study and 
     recommendations on the means to improve the efficiency and 
     reduce the cost of transactions described in subsection (a).
       (2) The committees referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
     following:
       (A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the Senate.
       (B) The Committee on National Security and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

Subtitle A--Department of Defense Positions and Organizations and Other 
                            General Matters

Sec. 901. Assistants to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for 
              National Guard matters and for Reserve matters.
Sec. 902. Use of CINC Initiative Fund for force protection.
Sec. 903. Revision to required frequency for provision of policy 
              guidance for contingency plans.
Sec. 904. Annual justification for Department of Defense advisory 
              committees.
Sec. 905. Airborne reconnaissance management.
Sec. 906. Termination of the Armed Services Patent Advisory Board.
Sec. 907. Coordination of Department of Defense criminal investigations 
              and audits.

         Subtitle B--Department of Defense Personnel Management

Sec. 911. Reduction in personnel assigned to management headquarters 
              and headquarters support activities.
Sec. 912. Defense acquisition workforce.

         Subtitle C--Department of Defense Schools and Centers

Sec. 921. Professional military education schools.
Sec. 922. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies.
Sec. 923. Correction to reference to George C. Marshall European Center 
              for Security Studies.

     Subtitle D--Department of Defense Intelligence-Related Matters

Sec. 931. Transfer of certain military department programs from TIARA 
              budget aggregation.
Sec. 932. Report on coordination of access of commanders and deployed 
              units to intelligence collected and analyzed by the 
              intelligence community.
Sec. 933. Protection of imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial 
              information and data.
Sec. 934. POW/MIA intelligence analysis.
Subtitle A--Department of Defense Positions and Organizations and Other 
                            General Matters

     SEC. 901. ASSISTANTS TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF 
                   STAFF FOR NATIONAL GUARD MATTERS AND FOR 
                   RESERVE MATTERS.

       (a) Establishment of Positions.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall establish the following positions within the Joint 
     Staff:
       (1) Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
     for National Guard Matters.
       (2) Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
     for Reserve Matters.
       (b) Selection.--(1) The Assistant to the Chairman of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard Matters shall be 
     selected by the Chairman from officers of the Army National 
     Guard of the United States or the Air Guard of the United 
     States who--
       (A) are recommended for such selection by their respective 
     Governors or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the 
     commanding general of the District of Columbia National 
     Guard;
       (B) have had at least 10 years of federally recognized 
     commissioned service in the National Guard; and
       (C) are in a grade above the grade of colonel.
       (2) The Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff for Reserve Matters shall be selected by the Chairman 
     from officers of the Army Reserve, the Naval Reserve, the 
     Marine Corps Reserve or the Air Force Reserve who--
       (A) are recommended for such selection by the Secretary of 
     the military department concerned;
       (B) have had at least 10 years of commissioned service in 
     their reserve component; and
       (C) are in a grade above the grade of colonel or, in the 
     case of the Naval Reserve, captain.
       (c) Term of Office.--Each Assistant to the Chairman under 
     subsection (a) serves at the pleasure of the Chairman for a 
     term of two years and may be continued in that assignment in 
     the same manner for one additional term. However, in time of 
     war there is no limit on the number of terms.
       (d) Grade.--Each Assistant to the Chairman, while so 
     serving, holds the grade of major general or, in the case of 
     the Naval Reserve, rear admiral. Each such officer shall be 
     considered to be serving in a position external to that 
     officer's Armed Force for purposes of section 721 of title 
     10, United States Code, as added by section 501(a).
       (e) Duties.--The Assistant to the Chairman for National 
     Guard Matters is an adviser to the Chairman on matters 
     relating to the National Guard and performs the duties 
     prescribed for that position by the Chairman. The Assistant 
     to the Chairman for Reserve Matters is an adviser to the 
     Chairman on matters relating to the reserves and performs the 
     duties prescribed for that position by the Chairman.
       (f) Other Reserve Component Representation on Joint 
     Staff.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
     the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, shall develop appropriate 
     policy guidance to ensure that, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the level of reserve component officer 
     representation within the Joint Staff is commensurate with 
     the significant role of the reserve components within the 
     Total Force.
       (2) Not later than March 1, 1998, 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 describing the steps taken and being 
     taken to implement this subsection.
       (g) Effective Date.--The positions specified in subsection 
     (a) shall be established by the Secretary of Defense not 
     later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 902. USE OF CINC INITIATIVE FUND FOR FORCE PROTECTION.

       Section 166a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) Force protection.''.

     SEC. 903. REVISION TO REQUIRED FREQUENCY FOR PROVISION OF 
                   POLICY GUIDANCE FOR CONTINGENCY PLANS.

       Section 113(g)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking out ``annually''; 
     and
       (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``be provided 
     every two years or more frequently as needed and shall'' 
     after ``Such guidance shall''.

     SEC. 904. ANNUAL JUSTIFICATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

       (a) Annual Justification Required.--Chapter 7 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding after section 182, 
     as added by section 382(a)(1), the following new section:

     ``Sec. 183. Advisory committees: annual justification 
       required

       ``(a) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     include in the annual report of the Secretary under section 
     113(c) of this title a report on advisory committees of the 
     Department of Defense. In each such report, the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(1) identify each advisory committee that the Secretary 
     proposes to support, or that the Secretary is required by law 
     or direction from the President to support, during the next 
     fiscal year; and
       ``(2) for each committee identified under paragraph (1), 
     set forth--
       ``(A) the justification or requirement for that committee; 
     and
       ``(B) the projected cost to the Department of Defense to 
     support that committee during the next fiscal year.
       ``(b) Advisory Committee Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `advisory committee' means an entity that is subject to 
     the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
     U.S.C. App.).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item 
     relating to section 182, as added by section 382(a)(2), the 
     following new item:

``183. Advisory committees: annual justification required.''.

     SEC. 905. AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Reorganization of Defense Airborne Reconnaissance 
     Management.--Not later than September 30, 1998, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall reorganize the management of defense 
     airborne reconnaissance within the Department Defense in 
     accordance with the plan developed under subsection (b).

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       (b) Plan and Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     develop a plan to reorganize the following organizations by 
     transferring functions as required under subsections (c) and 
     (d):
       (A) The organization within the Department of Defense that 
     is subordinate to the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Technology and known as the Defense Airborne 
     Reconnaissance Office.
       (B) The organization within the Department of Defense that 
     is subordinate to the Secretary of the Navy and known as the 
     Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Joint Program Office
       (2) The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report containing--
       (A) the plan developed under paragraph (1); and
       (B) an explanation of how the plan addresses the findings 
     and recommendations in the final report of the Task Force on 
     Defense Reform (established by the Secretary of Defense on 
     May 14, 1997, and headed by the Deputy Secretary of Defense).
       (3) The plan under paragraph (1) shall be developed, and 
     the report under paragraph (2) shall be submitted, not later 
     than March 1, 1998.
       (c) Transfer of Certain Functions to Secretaries of 
     Military Departments.--(1) Not later than September 30, 1998, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall transfer to the Secretaries of 
     the military departments those functions specified in 
     paragraph (2) that were performed on the day before the date 
     of the enactment this Act by the Defense Airborne 
     Reconnaissance Office and the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Joint 
     Program Office.
       (2) The functions referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
     functions of the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office and 
     the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Joint Program Office relating to 
     their responsibilities for acquisition of systems, budgeting, 
     program management (for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation, for procurement, for life-cycle support, and for 
     operations), and related responsibilities for individual 
     airborne reconnaissance programs.
       (d) Transfer of Certain Functions to Defense Airborne 
     Reconnaissance Office.--(1) Not later than September 30, 
     1998, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer to the Defense 
     Airborne Reconnaissance Office those functions specified in 
     paragraph (2) that were performed on the day before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act by the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 
     Joint Program Office.
       (2) The functions referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
     functions of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Joint Program Office 
     relating to its responsibilities for management and oversight 
     of defense airborne reconnaissance architecture, 
     requirements, and system interfaces (other than the 
     responsibilities specified in subsection (c)(2)).

     SEC. 906. TERMINATION OF THE ARMED SERVICES PATENT ADVISORY 
                   BOARD.

       (a) Termination of Board.--The organization within the 
     Department of Defense known as the Armed Services Patent 
     Advisory Board is terminated. No funds available for the 
     Department of Defense may be used for the operation of that 
     Board after the effective date specified in subsection (c).
       (b) Transfer of Functions.--All functions performed on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act by the Armed 
     Services Patent Advisory Board (including performance of the 
     responsibilities of the Department of Defense for security 
     review of patent applications under chapter 17 of title 35, 
     United States Code) shall be transferred to the Defense 
     Technology Security Administration.
       (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect at 
     the end of the 120-day period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 907. COORDINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CRIMINAL 
                   INVESTIGATIONS AND AUDITS.

       (a) Military Department Criminal Investigative 
     Organizations.--(1) The heads of the military department 
     criminal investigative organizations shall take such action 
     as may be practicable to conserve the limited resources 
     available to the military department criminal investigative 
     organizations by sharing personnel, expertise, 
     infrastructure, training, equipment, software, and other 
     resources.
       (2) The heads of the military department criminal 
     investigative organizations shall meet on a regular basis to 
     determine the manner in which and the extent to which the 
     military department criminal investigative organizations will 
     be able to share resources.
       (b) Defense Auditing Organizations.--(1) The heads of the 
     defense auditing organizations shall take such action as may 
     be practicable to conserve the limited resources available to 
     the defense auditing organizations by sharing personnel, 
     expertise, infrastructure, training, equipment, software, and 
     other resources.
       (2) The heads of the defense auditing organizations shall 
     meet on a regular basis to determine the manner in which and 
     the extent to which the defense auditing organizations will 
     be able to share resources.
       (c) Implementation Plan.--Not later than December 31, 1997, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a plan 
     designed to maximize the resources available to the military 
     department criminal investigative organizations and the 
     defense auditing organizations, as required by this section.
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``military department criminal investigative 
     organizations'' means--
       (A) the Army Criminal Investigation Command;
       (B) the Naval Criminal Investigative Service; and
       (C) the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
       (2) The term ``defense auditing organizations'' means--
       (A) the Office of the Inspector General of the Department 
     of Defense;
       (B) the Defense Contract Audit Agency;
       (C) the Army Audit Agency;
       (D) the Naval Audit Service; and
       (E) the Air Force Audit Agency.
         Subtitle B--Department of Defense Personnel Management

     SEC. 911. REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO MANAGEMENT 
                   HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS SUPPORT 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 3 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 130a. Management headquarters and headquarters support 
       activities personnel: limitation

       ``(a) Limitation.--Effective October 1, 2002, the number of 
     management headquarters and headquarters support activities 
     personnel in the Department of Defense may not exceed 75 
     percent of the baseline number.
       ``(b) Phased Reduction.--The number of management 
     headquarters and headquarters support activities personnel in 
     the Department of Defense--
       ``(1) as of October 1, 1998, may not exceed 95 percent of 
     the baseline number;
       ``(2) as of October 1, 1999, may not exceed 90 percent of 
     the baseline number;
       ``(3) as of October 1, 2000, may not exceed 85 percent of 
     the baseline number; and
       ``(4) as of October 1, 2001, may not exceed 80 percent of 
     the baseline number.
       ``(c) Baseline Number.--In this section, the term `baseline 
     number' means the number of management headquarters and 
     headquarters support activities personnel in the Department 
     of Defense as of October 1, 1997.
       ``(d) Limitation on Management Headquarters and 
     Headquarters Support Personnel Assigned to the United States 
     Transportation Command.--(1) Effective October 1, 1998, the 
     number of management headquarters activities and management 
     headquarters support activities personnel assigned to, or 
     employed in, the United States Transportation Command may not 
     exceed the number equal to 95 percent of the number of such 
     personnel as of October 1, 1997.
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the United States 
     Transportation Command shall be considered to include the 
     following:
       ``(A) The United States Transportation Command 
     Headquarters.
       ``(B) The Air Mobility Command of the Air Force.
       ``(C) The Military Sealift Command of the Navy.
       ``(D) The Military Traffic Management Command of the Army.
       ``(E) The Defense Courier Service.
       ``(F) Any other element of the Department of Defense 
     assigned to the United States Transportation Command.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense may waive or suspend 
     operation of paragraph (1) in the event of a war or national 
     emergency.
       ``(e) Management Headquarters and Headquarters Support 
     Activities Personnel Defined.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `management headquarters and headquarters 
     support activities personnel' means military and civilian 
     personnel of the Department of Defense who are assigned to, 
     or employed in, functions in management headquarters 
     activities or in management headquarters support activities.
       ``(2) The terms `management headquarters activities' and 
     `management headquarters support activities' have the 
     meanings given those terms in Department of Defense Directive 
     5100.73, entitled `Department of Defense Management 
     Headquarters and Headquarters Support Activities', as in 
     effect on November 12, 1996.
       ``(f) Limitation on Reassignment of Functions.--In carrying 
     out reductions in the number of personnel assigned to, or 
     employed in, management headquarters and headquarters support 
     activities in order to comply with this section, the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military 
     departments may not reassign functions in order to evade the 
     requirements of this section.
       ``(g) Flexibility.--If the Secretary of Defense determines, 
     and certifies to Congress, that the limitation in subsection 
     (b) with respect to any fiscal year would adversely affect 
     United States national security, the Secretary may waive the 
     limitation under that subsection with respect to that fiscal 
     year. If the Secretary of Defense determines, and certifies 
     to Congress, that the limitation in subsection (a) during 
     fiscal year 2001 would adversely affect United States 
     national security, the Secretary may waive the limitation 
     under that subsection with respect to that fiscal year. The 
     authority under this subsection may be used only once, with 
     respect to a single fiscal year.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``130a. Management headquarters and headquarters support activities 
              personnel: limitation.''.

       (b) Implementation Report.--Not later than January 15, 
     1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report--

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       (1) containing a plan to achieve the personnel reductions 
     required by section 130a of title 10, United States Code, as 
     added by subsection (a); and
       (2) including the recommendations of the Secretary 
     regarding--
       (A) the revision, replacement, or augmentation of 
     Department of Defense Directive 5100.73, entitled 
     ``Department of Defense Management Headquarters and 
     Headquarters Support Activities'', as in effect on November 
     12, 1996; and
       (B) the revision of the definitions of the terms 
     ``management headquarters activities'' and ``management 
     headquarters support activities'' under that Directive so 
     that those terms apply uniformly throughout the Department of 
     Defense.
       (c)  Duties of Task Force on Defense Reform to Include 
     Consideration Of Management Headquarters Activities.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall require that the areas of study of 
     the Task Force on Defense Reform (established by the 
     Secretary of Defense on May 14, 1997, and headed by the 
     Deputy Secretary of Defense) include an examination of the 
     missions, functions, and responsibilities of the various 
     management headquarters activities and management 
     headquarters support activities of the Department of Defense. 
     In carrying out that examination of those activities, the 
     Task Force shall identify areas of duplication in those 
     activities and recommend to the Secretary options to 
     streamline, reduce, and eliminate redundancies.
       (2) The examination of the missions, functions, and 
     responsibilities of the various management headquarters 
     activities and management headquarters support activities of 
     the Department of Defense under paragraph (1) shall include 
     the following:
       (A) An assessment of benefits of consolidation or selected 
     elimination of Department of Defense management headquarters 
     activities and management headquarters support activities.
       (B) An assessment of the opportunities to streamline the 
     management headquarters and management headquarters support 
     infrastructure that were realized as a result of the 
     enactment of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-355) and the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 
     (divisions D and E of Public Law 104-106) or as result of 
     other management reform initiatives implemented 
     administratively during the period from 1993 through 1997.
       (C) An assessment of such other options for streamlining or 
     restructuring the management headquarters and management 
     headquarters support infrastructure as the Task Force 
     considers appropriate and as can be carried out under 
     existing provisions of law.
       (3) Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the 
     examination by the Task Force under this subsection. The 
     Secretary shall include in the report any report to the 
     Secretary from the Task Force with respect to the matters 
     described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (d) Codification of Prior Permanent Limitation on OSD 
     Personnel.--(1) Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end a new section 143 consisting 
     of--
       (A) a heading as follows:

     ``Sec. 143. Office of the Secretary of Defense personnel: 
       limitation'';

       and
       (B) a text consisting of the text of subsections (a) 
     through (f) of section 903 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 
     110 Stat. 2617).
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``143. Office of the Secretary of Defense personnel: limitation.''.

       (3) Section 903 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2617) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 912. DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

       (a) Reduction of Defense Acquisition Workforce.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall accomplish reductions in defense 
     acquisition personnel positions during fiscal year 1998 so 
     that the total number of such personnel as of October 1, 
     1998, is less than the total number of such personnel as of 
     October 1, 1997, by at least the applicable number determined 
     under paragraph (2).
       (2)(A) The applicable number for purposes of paragraph (1) 
     is 25,000. However, the Secretary of Defense may specify a 
     lower number, which may not be less than 10,000, as the 
     applicable number for purposes of paragraph (1) if the 
     Secretary determines, and certifies to Congress not later 
     than June 1, 1998, that an applicable number greater than the 
     number specified by the Secretary would be inconsistent with 
     the cost-effective management of the defense acquisition 
     system to obtain best value equipment and would adversely 
     affect military readiness.
       (B) The Secretary shall include with such a certification a 
     detailed explanation of each of the matters certified.
       (C) The authority of the Secretary under subparagraph (A) 
     may only be delegated to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
       (3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``defense 
     acquisition personnel'' means military and civilian personnel 
     (other than civilian personnel who are employed at a 
     maintenance depot) who are 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).
       (b) Report on Specific Acquisition Positions Previously 
     Eliminated.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report on reductions in the defense acquisition 
     workforce made since fiscal year 1989. The report shall show 
     aggregate reductions by fiscal year and shall show for each 
     fiscal year reductions identified by specific job title, 
     classification, or position. The report shall also identify 
     those reductions carried out pursuant to law (and how the 
     Secretary implemented any statutory requirement for such 
     reductions, including definition of the workforce subject to 
     the reduction) and those reductions carried out as a result 
     of base closures and realignments under the so-called BRAC 
     process. The Secretary shall include in the report a 
     definition of the term ``defense acquisition workforce'' that 
     is to be applied uniformly throughout the Department of 
     Defense.
       (c) Implementation Plan To Streamline and Improve 
     Acquisition Organizations.--(1) Not later than April 1, 1998, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing a plan to streamline the acquisition 
     organizations, workforce, and infrastructure of the 
     Department of Defense. The Secretary shall include with the 
     report a detailed discussion of the recommendations of the 
     Secretary based on the review under subsection (d) and the 
     assessment of the Task Force on Defense Reform pursuant to 
     subsection (e), together with a request for the enactment of 
     any legislative changes necessary for implementation of the 
     plan. The Secretary shall include in the report the results 
     of the review under subsection (d) and the independent 
     assessment of the Task Force on Defense Reform pursuant to 
     subsection (e).
       (2) In carrying out this subsection and subsection (d), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall formally consult with the Chairman 
     of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Director of Program 
     Analysis and Evaluation, the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), and the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology.
       (d) Review of Acquisition Organizations and Functions.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of the 
     organizations and functions of the Department of Defense 
     acquisition activities and of the personnel required to carry 
     out those functions. The review shall identify the following:
       (1) Opportunities for cross-service, cross-functional 
     arrangements within the military services and defense 
     agencies.
       (2) Specific areas of overlap, duplication, and redundancy 
     among the various acquisition organizations.
       (3) Opportunities to further streamline acquisition 
     processes.
       (4) Benefits of an enhanced Joint Requirements Oversight 
     Council in the acquisition process.
       (5) Alternative consolidation options for acquisition 
     organizations.
       (6) Alternative methods for performing industry oversight 
     and quality assurance.
       (7) Alternative options to shorten the procurement cycle.
       (8) Alternative acquisition infrastructure reduction 
     options within current authorities.
       (9) Alternative organizational arrangements that capitalize 
     on core acquisition competencies among the military services 
     and defense agencies.
       (10) Future acquisition personnel requirements of the 
     Department.
       (11) Adequacy of the Program, Plans, and Budgeting System 
     in fulfilling current and future acquisition needs of the 
     Department.
       (12) Effect of technology and advanced management tools in 
     the future acquisition system.
       (13) Applicability of more flexible alternative approaches 
     to the current civil service system for the acquisition 
     workforce.
       (14) Adequacy of Department of Defense Instruction numbered 
     5000.58 dated January 14, 1992.
       (e)  Duties of Task Force on Defense Reform to Include 
     Consideration Of Acquisition Organizations.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall require that the areas of study of 
     the Task Force on Defense Reform (established by the 
     Secretary of Defense on May 14, 1997, and headed by the 
     Deputy Secretary of Defense) include an examination of the 
     missions, functions, and responsibilities of the various 
     acquisition organizations of the Department of Defense, 
     including the acquisition workforce of the Department. In 
     carrying out that examination of those organizations and that 
     workforce, the Task Force shall identify areas of duplication 
     in defense acquisition organization and recommend to the 
     Secretary options to streamline, reduce, and eliminate 
     redundancies.
       (2) The examination of the missions, functions, and 
     responsibilities of the various acquisition organizations of 
     the Department of Defense under paragraph (1) shall include 
     the following:
       (A) An assessment of benefits of consolidation or selected 
     elimination of Department of Defense acquisition 
     organizations.
       (B) An assessment of the opportunities to streamline the 
     defense acquisition infrastructure that were realized as a 
     result of the enactment of the Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355) and the 
     Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D and E of Public Law 
     104-106) or as result of other acquisition reform initiatives 
     implemented administratively during the period from 1993 
     through 1997.
       (C) An assessment of such other options for streamlining or 
     restructuring the defense acquisition infrastructure as the 
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     considers appropriate and as can be carried out under 
     existing provisions of law.
       (3) Not later than March 1, 1998, the Task Force shall 
     submit to the Secretary a report on the results of its review 
     of the acquisition organizations of the Department of 
     Defense, including any recommendations of the Task Force for 
     improvements to those organizations.
       (f) Technical Reference Correction.--Section 1721(c) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``November 25, 1988'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``November 12, 1996''.
         Subtitle C--Department of Defense Schools and Centers

     SEC. 921. PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION SCHOOLS.

       (a) Component Institutions of the National Defense 
     University.--(1) Chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2165. National Defense University: component 
       institutions

       ``(a) In General.--There is a National Defense University 
     in the Department of Defense.
       ``(b) Component Institutions.--The National Defense 
     University consists of the following institutions:
       ``(1) The National War College.
       ``(2) The Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
       ``(3) The Armed Forces Staff College.
       ``(4) The Institute for National Strategic Studies.
       ``(5) The Information Resources Management College.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2165. National Defense University: component institutions.''.

       (b) Marine Corps University as Professional Military 
     Education School.--Subsection (d) of section 2162 of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Professional Military Education Schools.--This 
     section applies to each of the following professional 
     military education schools:
       ``(1) The National Defense University.
       ``(2) The Army War College.
       ``(3) The College of Naval Warfare.
       ``(4) The Air War College.
       ``(5) The United States Army Command and General Staff 
     College.
       ``(6) The College of Naval Command and Staff.
       ``(7) The Air Command and Staff College.
       ``(8) The Marine Corps University.''.
       (c) Repeal of Duplicative Definition.--Section 1595(d) of 
     such title is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``(1)'' before ``In the case of''; and
       (2) by striking out paragraph (2).

     SEC. 922. CENTER FOR HEMISPHERIC DEFENSE STUDIES.

       (a) Institution of the National Defense University.--
     Subsection (b) of section 2165 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by section 921(a)(1), is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies.''.
       (b) Civilian Faculty Members.--Section 1595 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out subsections 
     (e) and (f) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(e) Applicability to Director and Deputy Director at 
     Certain Institutions.--In addition to the persons specified 
     in subsection (a), this section also applies with respect to 
     the Director and the Deputy Director of the following:
       ``(1) The George C. Marshall European Center for Security 
     Studies.
       ``(2) The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.
       ``(3) The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies.''.

     SEC. 923. CORRECTION TO REFERENCE TO GEORGE C. MARSHALL 
                   EUROPEAN CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES.

       (a) Correction to Reference to Name of Center.--Subsection 
     (a) of section 506 of the Intelligence Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 1990 (Public Law 101-193; 8 U.S.C. 1430 note), is 
     amended by striking out ``the United States Army Russian 
     Institute'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the George C. 
     Marshall European Center for Security Studies''.
       (b) Section Heading.--The heading of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:


``requirements for citizenship for staff of george c. marshall european 
                     center for security studies''.

         Subtitle D--Department of Defense Intelligence Matters

     SEC. 931. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN MILITARY DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS 
                   FROM TIARA BUDGET AGGREGATION.

       (a) Transfer.--Effective March 1, 1998, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall, for each program identified by the Secretary 
     under subsection (c)(2), transfer the management and 
     budgeting of funds for that program from the TIARA budget 
     aggregation to a nonintelligence budget activity of the 
     military department responsible for that program.
       (b) Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an 
     assessment of the policy of the Department of Defense that is 
     used for determining the programs of the Department that are 
     included within the TIARA budget aggregation. In conducting 
     the assessment, the Secretary--
       (1) shall consider whether the current policy is in need of 
     revision to reflect changes in technology and battlefield use 
     of TIARA systems;
       (2) shall specifically consider the appropriateness of the 
     continued inclusion in the TIARA budget aggregation of each 
     of the programs described in subsection (e); and
       (3) may consider the appropriateness of the continued 
     inclusion in the TIARA budget aggregation of any other 
     program (in addition to the programs described to in 
     subsection (e)) that as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act is managed and budgeted as part of the TIARA budget 
     aggregation.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the assessment 
     carried out under section (b). The Secretary shall include in 
     the report--
       (1) a description of any proposed changes to Department of 
     Defense policies for determining which programs are included 
     in the TIARA budget aggregation; and
       (2) identification of each program (among the programs 
     considered pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection 
     (b)) for which the management and budgeting of funds is to be 
     transferred under subsection (a).
       (d) Identification of Programs.--(1) In specifying the 
     programs to be included on the list under subsection (c)(2), 
     the Secretary--
       (A) shall (except as otherwise provided pursuant to a 
     waiver under paragraph (2)) include each program described in 
     subsection (e); and
       (B) may include such additional programs considered in the 
     assessment pursuant to subsection (b)(3) as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.
       (2) The Secretary, after considering the results of the 
     assessment under subsection (c), may waive the applicability 
     of paragraph (1)(A) to any program described in subsection 
     (e). The Secretary shall include in the report under 
     subsection (c) identification of each such program for which 
     the Secretary has granted such a waiver and supporting 
     rationale for each waiver.
       (e) Covered Programs.--The programs described in this 
     subsection are the following (each of which, as of the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, is managed and budgeted as part 
     of the TIARA budget aggregation):
       (1) Each targeting or target acquisition program of the 
     Department of Defense, including the Joint Surveillance and 
     Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) and the Advanced 
     Deployable System.
       (2) Each Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment program of 
     the Department of Defense, including the Defense Support 
     Program, the Space-Based Infrared Program, and early warning 
     radars.
       (3) Each tactical communications system of the Department 
     of Defense, including the Joint Tactical Terminal.
       (f) TIARA Budget Aggregation Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``TIARA budget aggregation'' means the 
     aggregation of programs of the Department of Defense for 
     which funds are managed and budgeted through a common 
     designation as Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities 
     (TIARA) of the Department of Defense.

     SEC. 932. REPORT ON COORDINATION OF ACCESS OF COMMANDERS AND 
                   DEPLOYED UNITS TO INTELLIGENCE COLLECTED AND 
                   ANALYZED BY THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Coordination of operational intelligence support for 
     the commanders of the combatant commands and deployed units 
     of the Armed Forces has proven to be inadequate.
       (2) Procedures used to reconcile information among various 
     intelligence community and Department of Defense data bases 
     have proven to be inadequate and, being inadequate, have 
     diminished the usefulness of that information and have 
     precluded commanders and planners within the Armed Forces 
     from fully benefiting from key information that should have 
     been available to them.
       (3) Excessive compartmentalization of responsibilities and 
     information within the Department of Defense and the other 
     elements of the intelligence community has resulted in 
     inaccurate analysis of important intelligence material.
       (4) Excessive restrictions on the distribution of 
     information within the executive branch have disadvantaged 
     units of the Armed Forces that would have benefited most from 
     the information.
       (5) Procedures used in the Department of Defense to ensure 
     that critical intelligence information is provided to the 
     right combat units in a timely manner failed during the 
     Persian Gulf War and, as a result, information about 
     potential chemical weapons storage locations did not reach 
     the units that eventually destroyed those storage areas.
       (6) A recent, detailed review of the events leading to and 
     following the destruction of chemical weapons by members of 
     the Armed Forces at Khamisiyah, Iraq, during the Persian Gulf 
     War has revealed a number of inadequacies in the way the 
     Department of Defense and the other elements of the 
     intelligence community handled, distributed, recorded, and 
     stored intelligence information about the threat of exposure 
     of United States forces to chemical weapons and the toxic 
     agents in those weapons.
       (7) The inadequacy of procedures for recording the receipt 
     of, and reaction to, intelligence reports provided by the 
     intelligence community to combat units of the Armed Forces 
     during the Persian Gulf War has caused it to be impossible to 
     analyze the failures in transmission of intelligence-related 
     information on the location of chemical weapons at 
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     sulted in the demolition of chemical weapons by members of 
     the Armed Forces unaware of the hazards to which they were 
     exposed.
       (b) Report Requirement.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that 
     identifies the specific actions that have been taken or are 
     being taken to ensure that there is adequate coordination of 
     access of commanders of the combatant commands and deployed 
     units of the Armed Forced to intelligence collected and 
     analyzed by the intelligence community.

     SEC. 933. PROTECTION OF IMAGERY, IMAGERY INTELLIGENCE, AND 
                   GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION AND DATA.

       (a) Protection of Information on Capabilities.--Paragraph 
     (1)(B) of section 455(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``, or capabilities,'' after 
     ``methods''.
       (b) Products Protected.--(1) Paragraph (2) of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) In this subsection, the term `geodetic product' means 
     imagery, imagery intelligence, or geospatial information.''.
       (2) Section 467(4) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ``and geodetic 
     data; and'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``geodetic data, 
     and related products.''; and
       (C) by striking out subparagraph (C).

     SEC. 934. POW/MIA INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS.

       (a) Intelligence Analysis.--The Director of Central 
     Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
     shall provide intelligence analysis on matters concerning 
     prisoners of war and missing persons (as defined in chapter 
     76 of title 10, United States Code) to all departments and 
     agencies of the Federal Government involved in such matters.
       (b) Use of Intelligence in Analysis of POW/MIA Cases in 
     Department of Defense.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
     that the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office of 
     the Department of Defense takes into full account all 
     intelligence regarding matters concering of prisoners of war 
     and missing persons (as defined in chapter 76 of title 10, 
     United States Code) in analyzing cases involving such 
     persons.
                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Incorporation of classified annex.
Sec. 1003. Authority for obligation of unauthorized fiscal year 1997 
              defense appropriations.
Sec. 1004. Authorization of prior emergency supplemental appropriations 
              for fiscal year 1997.
Sec. 1005. Increase in fiscal year 1996 transfer authority.
Sec. 1006. Revision of authority for Fisher House trust funds.
Sec. 1007. Flexibility in financing closure of certain outstanding 
              contracts for which a small final payment is due.
Sec. 1008. Biennial financial management improvement plan.
Sec. 1009. Estimates and requests for procurement and military 
              construction for the reserve components.
Sec. 1010. Sense of Congress regarding funding for reserve component 
              modernization not requested in President's budget.
Sec. 1011. Management of working-capital funds.
Sec. 1012. Authority of Secretary of Defense to settle claims relating 
              to pay, allowances, and other benefits.
Sec. 1013. Payment of claims by members for loss of personal property 
              due to flooding in Red River Basin.
Sec. 1014. Advances for payment of public services.
Sec. 1015. United States Man and the Biosphere Program limitation.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1021. Procedures for sale of vessels stricken from the Naval 
              Vessel Register.
Sec. 1022. Authority to enter into a long-term charter for a vessel in 
              support of the Surveillance Towed-Array Sensor (SURTASS) 
              program.
Sec. 1023. Transfer of two specified obsolete tugboats of the Army.
Sec. 1024. Congressional review period with respect to transfer of ex-
              U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12) and ex-U.S.S. Midway (CV-41).
Sec. 1025. Transfers of naval vessels to certain foreign countries.
Sec. 1026. Reports relating to export of vessels that may contain 
              polychlorinated biphenyls.
Sec. 1027. Conversion of defense capability preservation authority to 
              Navy shipbuilding capability preservation authority.

                  Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities

Sec. 1031. Use of National Guard for State drug interdiction and 
              counter-drug activities.
Sec. 1032. Authority to provide additional support for counter-drug 
              activities of Mexico.
Sec. 1033. Authority to provide additional support for counter-drug 
              activities of Peru and Colombia.
Sec. 1034. Annual report on development and deployment of narcotics 
              detection technologies.

       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

Sec. 1041. Repeal of miscellaneous reporting requirements.
Sec. 1042. Study of transfer of modular airborne fire fighting system.
Sec. 1043. Overseas infrastructure requirements.
Sec. 1044. Additional matters for annual report on activities of the 
              General Accounting Office.
Sec. 1045. Eye safety at small arms firing ranges.
Sec. 1046. Reports on Department of Defense procedures for 
              investigating military aviation accidents and for 
              notifying and assisting families of victims.

               Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Terrorism

Sec. 1051. Oversight of counterterrorism and antiterrorism activities; 
              report.
Sec. 1052. Provision of adequate troop protection equipment for Armed 
              Forces personnel engaged in peace operations; report on 
              antiterrorism activities and protection of personnel.

            Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Defense Property

Sec. 1061. Lease of nonexcess personal property of military 
              departments.
Sec. 1062. Lease of nonexcess property of Defense Agencies.
Sec. 1063. Donation of excess chapel property to churches damaged or 
              destroyed by arson or other acts of terrorism.
Sec. 1064. Authority of the Secretary of Defense concerning disposal of 
              assets under cooperative agreements on air defense in 
              Central Europe.
Sec. 1065. Sale of excess, obsolete, or unserviceable ammunition and 
              ammunition components.
Sec. 1066. Transfer of B-17 aircraft to museum.
Sec. 1067. Report on disposal of excess and surplus materials.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 1071. Authority for special agents of the Defense Criminal 
              Investigative Service to execute warrants and make 
              arrests.
Sec. 1072. Study of investigative practices of military criminal 
              investigative organizations relating to sex crimes.
Sec. 1073. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1074. Sustainment and operation of the Global Positioning System.
Sec. 1075. Protection of safety-related information voluntarily 
              provided by air carriers.
Sec. 1076. National Guard Challenge Program to create opportunities for 
              civilian youth.
Sec. 1077. Disqualification from certain burial-related benefits for 
              persons convicted of capital crimes.
Sec. 1078. Restrictions on the use of human subjects for testing of 
              chemical or biological agents.
Sec. 1079. Treatment of military flight operations.
Sec. 1080. Naturalization of certain foreign nationals who serve 
              honorably in the Armed Forces during a period of 
              conflict.
Sec. 1081. Applicability of certain pay authorities to members of 
              specified independent study organizations.
Sec. 1082. Display of POW/MIA flag.
Sec. 1083. Program to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Korean 
              conflict.
Sec. 1084. Commendation of members of the Armed Forces and Government 
              civilian personnel who served during the Cold War; 
              certificate of recognition.
Sec. 1085. Sense of Congress on granting of statutory Federal charters.
Sec. 1086. Sense of Congress regarding military voting rights.
Sec. 1087. Designation of Bob Hope as an honorary veteran of the Armed 
              Forces of the United States.
Sec. 1088. Five-year extension of aviation insurance program.
                     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 1998 
     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.

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       (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 of conference to accompany the 
     conference report on the bill H.R. 1119 of the One Hundred 
     Fifth 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. AUTHORITY FOR OBLIGATION OF UNAUTHORIZED FISCAL 
                   YEAR 1997 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 1997 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 1997 
     defense appropriations that are in excess of the amounts 
     provided for such programs, projects, and activities in 
     fiscal year 1997 defense authorizations.
       (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       (1) Fiscal year 1997 defense appropriations.--The term 
     ``fiscal year 1997 defense appropriations'' means amounts 
     appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
     Defense for fiscal year 1997 in the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(b) of 
     Public Law 104-208).
       (2) Fiscal year 1997 defense authorizations.--The term 
     ``fiscal year 1997 defense authorizations'' means amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 1997 in the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201).

     SEC. 1004. AUTHORIZATION OF PRIOR EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL 
                   APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997.

       Amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
     Defense for fiscal year 1997 in the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201) 
     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 
     the 1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for 
     Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas 
     Peacekeeping Efforts, Including Those in Bosnia (Public Law 
     105-18).

     SEC. 1005. INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR 1996 TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

       Section 1001(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 100 Stat. 414) 
     is amended by striking out ``$2,000,000,000'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``$3,100,000,000''.

     SEC. 1006. REVISION OF AUTHORITY FOR FISHER HOUSE TRUST 
                   FUNDS.

       (a) Correction To Eliminate Use of Term Associated With 
     Funding Authorities.--Section 2221(c) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``or maintenance'' 
     each place it appears.
       (b) Corpus of Air Force Trust Fund.--The Secretary of the 
     Air Force shall deposit in the Fisher House Trust Fund, 
     Department of the Air Force, an amount that the Secretary 
     determines appropriate to establish the corpus of the fund.

     SEC. 1007. FLEXIBILITY IN FINANCING CLOSURE OF CERTAIN 
                   OUTSTANDING CONTRACTS FOR WHICH A SMALL FINAL 
                   PAYMENT IS DUE.

       (a) Closure of Outstanding Contracts.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may make the final payment on a contract to which 
     this section applies from the account established pursuant to 
     subsection (d).
       (b) Covered Contracts.--This section applies to any 
     contract of the Department of Defense--
       (1) that was entered into before December 5, 1990; and
       (2) for which an unobligated balance of an appropriation 
     that had been initially applied to the contract was canceled 
     before December 5, 1990, pursuant to section 1552 of title 
     31, United States Code, as in effect before that date.
       (c) Authority Limited to Small Final Payments.--The 
     Secretary may use the authority provided by this section only 
     for a contract for which the amount of the final payment due 
     is not greater than the micro-purchase threshold (as defined 
     in section 32 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 428)).
       (d) Account.--The Secretary may establish an account for 
     the purposes of this section. The Secretary may from time to 
     time transfer into the account, from funds made available to 
     the Department of Defense for procurement or for research, 
     development, test, and evaluation, such amounts as the 
     Secretary determines to be needed for the purposes of the 
     account, except that the total of such transfers may not 
     exceed $1,000,000. Amounts in the account may be used only 
     for the purposes of this section.
       (e) Closure of Account.--When the Secretary determines that 
     all contracts to which this section applies have been closed 
     and there is no further need for the account established 
     under subsection (d), the Secretary shall close the account. 
     Any amounts remaining in the account shall be covered into 
     the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

     SEC. 1008. BIENNIAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

       (a) Biennial Plan.--(1) Chapter 131 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 2222. Biennial financial management improvement plan

       ``(a) Biennial Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a biennial strategic plan for the 
     improvement of financial management within the Department of 
     Defense. The plan shall be submitted not later than September 
     30 of each even-numbered year.
       ``(b) Concept of Operations.--Each plan under subsection 
     (a) shall include a statement of the Secretary of Defense's 
     concept of operations for the financial management of the 
     Department of Defense. Each such statement shall be a clear 
     description of the manner in which the Department's financial 
     management operations are carried out or will be carried out 
     under the improvements set forth in the plan under subsection 
     (a), including identification of operations that must be 
     performed.
       ``(c) Matters To Be Addressed in Plan.--(1) Each plan under 
     subsection (a) shall address all aspects of financial 
     management within the Department of Defense, including the 
     finance systems, accounting systems, and data feeder systems 
     of the Department that support financial functions of the 
     Department.
       ``(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a data feeder 
     system is an automated or manual system from which 
     information is derived for a financial management system or 
     an accounting system.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2222. Biennial financial management improvement plan.''.

       (b) Additional Content of First Plan.--The first financial 
     management improvement plan submitted under section 2222 of 
     title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A description of the costs and benefits of integrating 
     the various finance and accounting systems of the Department 
     of Defense and reducing the total number of such systems, 
     together with the Secretary's assessment of the feasibility 
     of implementing such an integration.
       (2) Identification of problems with the accuracy of data 
     included in the finance systems, accounting systems, and data 
     feeder systems that support financial functions of the 
     Department of Defense, together with a description of the 
     actions that the Secretary can take to address those 
     problems.
       (3) Identification of weaknesses in the internal controls 
     of the systems referred to in paragraph (2), together with a 
     description of the actions that the Secretary can take to 
     address those weaknesses.
       (4) A description of actions that the Secretary can take to 
     eliminate negative unliquidated obligations, unmatched 
     disbursements, and in-transit disbursements and to avoid such 
     obligations and disbursements in the future.
       (5) A description of the status of the efforts being 
     undertaken in the Department to consolidate and eliminate--
       (A) redundant or unneeded finance systems; and
       (B) redundant or unneeded accounting systems.
       (6) A description of efforts being undertaken to 
     consolidate or eliminate redundant personnel data systems, 
     acquisition data systems, asset accounting systems, time and 
     attendance systems, and other data feeder systems of the 
     Department.
       (7) A description of efforts being undertaken to integrate 
     the data feeder systems of the Department with the finance 
     and accounting systems of the Department.
       (8) A description of problems with the organization or 
     performance of the Operating Locations and Service Centers of 
     the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, together with a 
     description of the actions the Secretary can take to address 
     those problems.
       (9) A description of the costs and benefits of reorganizing 
     the Operating Locations and Service Centers of the Defense 
     Finance and Accounting Service according to function, 
     together with the Secretary's assessment of the feasibility 
     of carrying out such a reorganization.
       (10) A description of the costs and benefits of contracting 
     for private-sector performance of specific functions 
     currently performed by the Defense Finance and Account

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     ing Service, together with the Secretary's assessment of the 
     feasibility of contracting for such performance.
       (11) A description of actions that can be taken to ensure 
     that each comptroller position (and comparable position) in 
     the Department of Defense, whether filled by a member of the 
     Armed Forces or by a civilian employee, is held by a person 
     who, by reason of education, technical competence, and 
     experience, has the core competencies for financial 
     management.
       (12) A description of any other change in the financial 
     management structure of the Department or revision of the 
     financial processes and business practices of the Department 
     that the Secretary considers necessary to improve financial 
     management in the Department.
       (c) Additional Matters.--For each of the problems and 
     actions identified pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (12) of 
     subsection (b) or in any other part of the plan covered by 
     that subsection, the Secretary shall include statements of 
     objectives, performance measures, and schedules and shall 
     specify the individual and organizational responsibilities.
       (d) Definition.--In subsection (b), the term ``data feeder 
     system'' has the meaning given that term in subsection (c)(2) 
     of section 2222 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 1009. ESTIMATES AND REQUESTS FOR PROCUREMENT AND 
                   MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR THE RESERVE 
                   COMPONENTS.

       (a) Detailed Presentation in Future-Years Defense 
     Program.--Section 10543 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:
       ``(b) Associated Annexes.--The associated annexes of the 
     future-years defense program shall specify, at the same level 
     of detail as is set forth in the annexes for the active 
     components, the amount requested for--
       ``(1) procurement of each item of equipment to be procured 
     for each reserve component; and
       ``(2) each military construction project to be carried out 
     for each reserve component, together with the location of the 
     project.
       ``(c) Report.--(1) If the aggregate of the amounts 
     specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) for a 
     fiscal year is less than the amount equal to 90 percent of 
     the average authorized amount applicable for that fiscal year 
     under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report specifying for each reserve component the 
     additional items of equipment that would be procured, and the 
     additional military construction projects that would be 
     carried out, if that aggregate amount were an amount equal to 
     such average authorized amount. The report shall be at the 
     same level of detail as is required by subsection (b).
       ``(2) In this subsection, the term `average authorized 
     amount', with respect to a fiscal year, means the average 
     of--
       ``(A) the aggregate of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated for the preceding fiscal year for the 
     procurement of items of equipment, and for military 
     construction, for the reserve components; and
       ``(B) the aggregate of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) for the procurement of items 
     of equipment, and for military construction, for the reserve 
     components.''.
       (b) Prohibition.--The level of detail provided for 
     procurement and military construction in the future-years 
     defense programs for fiscal years after fiscal year 1998 may 
     not be less than the level of detail provided for procurement 
     and military construction in the future-years defense program 
     for fiscal year 1998.

     SEC. 1010. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FUNDING FOR RESERVE 
                   COMPONENT MODERNIZATION NOT REQUESTED IN 
                   PRESIDENT'S BUDGET.

       (a) Criteria.--It is the sense of Congress that, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, Congress should authorize 
     appropriations for procurement of reserve component 
     modernization equipment for a fiscal year for equipment that 
     is not included in the budget of the President for that 
     fiscal year only if--
       (1) there is a requirement for that equipment that has been 
     validated by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council;
       (2) procurement of that equipment is included for reserve 
     component modernization in the modernization plan of the 
     military department concerned and is incorporated into the 
     current future-years defense program;
       (3) procurement of that equipment is consistent with 
     planned use of reserve component forces under Department of 
     Defense war plans; and
       (4) funds for that procurement, if authorized and 
     appropriated for that fiscal year, could be obligated during 
     that fiscal year.
       (b) Consideration of Views of Chairman of Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff.--It is further the sense of Congress that, in applying 
     the criteria set forth in subsection (a) with respect to 
     procurement of reserve component modernization equipment, 
     Congress should obtain the views of the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff on whether, under Department of Defense war 
     plans, that equipment is appropriate for procurement for, and 
     assignment to, reserve component forces.

     SEC. 1011. MANAGEMENT OF WORKING-CAPITAL FUNDS.

       (a) Contracting for Capital Assets Procurement in Advance 
     of Funds.--Section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out subsection (k) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(k)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a contract for the 
     procurement of a capital asset financed by a working-capital 
     fund may be awarded in advance of the availability of funds 
     in the working-capital fund for the procurement.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any of the following capital 
     assets that have a development or acquisition cost of not 
     less than $100,000:
       ``(A) An unspecified minor military construction project 
     under section 2805(c)(1) of this title.
       ``(B) Automatic data processing equipment or software.
       ``(C) Any other equipment.
       ``(D) Any other capital improvement.''.
       (b) Use of Advance Billing.--Such section is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l)(1) An advance billing of a customer of a working-
     capital fund may be made if the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned submits to Congress written notification 
     of the advance billing within 30 days after the end of the 
     month in which the advanced billing was made. The 
     notification shall include the following:
       ``(A) The reasons for the advance billing.
       ``(B) An analysis of the effects of the advance billing on 
     military readiness.
       ``(C) An analysis of the effects of the advance billing on 
     the customer.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may waive the notification 
     requirements of paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) during a period war or national emergency; or
       ``(B) to the extent that the Secretary determines necessary 
     to support a contingency operation.
       ``(3) In this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `advance billing', with respect to a 
     working-capital fund, means a billing of a customer by the 
     fund, or a requirement for a customer to reimburse or 
     otherwise credit the fund, for the cost of goods or services 
     provided (or for other expenses incurred) on behalf of the 
     customer that is rendered or imposed before the customer 
     receives the goods or before the services have been 
     performed.
       ``(B) The term `customer' means a requisitioning component 
     or agency.''.
       (c) Fiscal Year Limitations.--(1) The total amount of 
     advance billings for Department of the Navy working-capital 
     funds and the Defense Business Operations Fund may not 
     exceed--
       (A) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
       (B) $800,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ``advance 
     billing'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     2208(l)(3) of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (b).

     SEC. 1012. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO SETTLE CLAIMS 
                   RELATING TO PAY, ALLOWANCES, AND OTHER 
                   BENEFITS.

       Section 3702(e) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``Comptroller 
     General'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary of 
     Defense''; and
       (2) by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Payment of a claim settled under paragraph (1) shall 
     be made from an appropriation that is available, for the 
     fiscal year in which the payment is made, for the same 
     purpose as the appropriation to which the obligation claimed 
     would have been charged if the obligation had been timely 
     paid.''.

     SEC. 1013. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS BY MEMBERS FOR LOSS OF PERSONAL 
                   PROPERTY DUE TO FLOODING IN RED RIVER BASIN.

       (a) Payment Authorized.--Notwithstanding section 3721(e) of 
     title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of a military 
     department may pay the claim of a member of the Armed Forces 
     who resided (or whose dependents resided) in the vicinity of 
     Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, during April and 
     May 1997 for loss and damage to personal property incurred by 
     the member as a direct result of the flooding in the Red 
     River Basin during such months.
       (b) Report on Department Policy.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report describing the Department 
     of Defense policy regarding the payment of a claim by a 
     member of the Armed Forces who is not assigned to quarters of 
     the United States for losses and damage to personal property 
     of the member incurred at the member's residence as a result 
     of a natural disaster. The report shall include a description 
     of the number of such claims received over the past 10 years, 
     the number of claims paid, and the number of claims rejected. 
     If the Secretary determines the Department of Defense should 
     modify its policy in order to accept additional claims by 
     members who are not assigned to quarters of the United States 
     for losses and damage to personal property, the Secretary 
     shall also include in the report any legislative changes that 
     the Secretary considers necessary to enable the Secretary to 
     implement the policy change.

     SEC. 1014. ADVANCES FOR PAYMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 2396 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and

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       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) public service utilities.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2396. Advances for payments for compliance with 
       foreign laws, rent in foreign countries, tuition, public 
       utility services, and pay and supplies of armed forces of 
       friendly foreign countries''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``2396. Advances for payments for compliance with foreign laws, rent in 
              foreign countries, tuition, public utility services, and 
              pay and supplies of armed forces of friendly foreign 
              countries.''.

     SEC. 1015. UNITED STATES MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE PROGRAM 
                   LIMITATION.

       During fiscal year 1998, the Secretary of Defense may not 
     take any steps to carry out or support the United States Man 
     and the Biosphere Program or any related project.
                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

     SEC. 1021. PROCEDURES FOR SALE OF VESSELS STRICKEN FROM THE 
                   NAVAL VESSEL REGISTER.

       Section 7305(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(c) Procedures for Sale.--(1) A vessel stricken from the 
     Naval Vessel Register and not subject to disposal under any 
     other law may be sold under this section.
       ``(2) In such a case, the Secretary may--
       ``(A) sell the vessel to the highest acceptable bidder, 
     regardless of the appraised value of the vessel, after 
     publicly advertising the sale of the vessel for a period of 
     not less than 30 days; or
       ``(B) subject to paragraph (3), sell the vessel by 
     competitive negotiation to the acceptable offeror who submits 
     the offer that is most advantageous to the United States 
     (taking into account price and such other factors as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate).
       ``(3) Before entering into negotiations to sell a vessel 
     under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary shall publish notice of 
     the intention to do so in the Commerce Business Daily 
     sufficiently in advance of initiating the negotiations that 
     all interested parties are given a reasonable opportunity to 
     prepare and submit proposals. The Secretary shall afford an 
     opportunity to participate in the negotiations to all 
     acceptable offerors submitting proposals that the Secretary 
     considers as having the potential to be the most advantageous 
     to the United States (taking into account price and such 
     other factors as the Secretary determines appropriate).''.

     SEC. 1022. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A LONG-TERM CHARTER FOR A 
                   VESSEL IN SUPPORT OF THE SURVEILLANCE TOWED-
                   ARRAY SENSOR (SURTASS) PROGRAM.

       The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to enter into a 
     contract in accordance with section 2401 of title 10, United 
     States Code, for the charter, for a period through fiscal 
     year 2003, of the vessel RV CORY CHOUEST (United States 
     official number 933435) in support of the Surveillance Towed-
     Array Sensor (SURTASS) program.

     SEC. 1023. TRANSFER OF TWO SPECIFIED OBSOLETE TUGBOATS OF THE 
                   ARMY.

       (a) Authority To Transfer Vessels.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may transfer the two obsolete tugboats of the Army 
     described in subsection (b) to the Brownsville Navigation 
     District, Brownsville, Texas.
       (b) Vessels Covered.--Subsection (a) applies to the 
     following two decommissioned tugboats of the Army, each of 
     which is listed as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
     as being surplus to the needs of the Army: the Normandy (LT-
     1971) and the Salerno (LT-1953).
       (c) Transfers To Be at No Cost to United States.--A 
     transfer authorized by this section shall be made at no cost 
     to the United States.
       (d) Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require such 
     additional terms and conditions in connection with the 
     transfers authorized by this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.

     SEC. 1024. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO 
                   TRANSFER OF EX-U.S.S. HORNET (CV-12) AND EX-
                   U.S.S. MIDWAY (CV-41).

       (a) Reduction in Congressional Review Period.--In applying 
     section 7306 of title 10, United States Code, with respect to 
     the transfer of a vessel specified in subsection (c), 
     subsection (d)(1)(B) of that section shall be applied by 
     substituting ``30 days'' for ``60 days''.
       (b) Waiver if Only One Qualified Entity Applies for 
     Transfer of Vessel.--If in the case of a vessel specified in 
     subsection (c) only a single qualified entity, as determined 
     by the Secretary of the Navy, applies for transfer of the 
     vessel, the Secretary may carry out the transfer of the 
     vessel under section 7306 of title 10, United States Code, 
     without regard to subsection (d)(1)(B) of that section. In 
     such a case, the transfer may be made only after 10 days of 
     continuous session of Congress (determined in the manner 
     specified in section 7306(d)(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code) have expired following the date on which the Secretary 
     submits to Congress a certification that only a single 
     qualified entity applied for transfer of the vessel.
       (c) Covered Vessels.--This section applies to the following 
     vessels (each of which is a decommissioned aircraft carrier):
       (1) Ex-U.S.S. HORNET (CV-12).
       (2) Ex-U.S.S. MIDWAY (CV-41).

     SEC. 1025. TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer vessels to foreign countries on a sales basis under 
     section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761) as 
     follows:
       (1) To the Government of Brazil, the HUNLEY class submarine 
     tender HOLLAND (AS 32).
       (2) To the Government of Chile, the KAISER class oiler 
     ISHERWOOD (T-AO 191).
       (3) To the Government of Egypt:
       (A) The following frigates of the KNOX class:
       (i) The PAUL (FF 1080).
       (ii) The MILLER (FF 1091).
       (iii) The JESSE L. BROWN (FFT 1089).
       (iv) The MOINESTER (FFT 1097).
       (B) The following frigates of the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY 
     class:
       (i) The FAHRION (FFG 22).
       (ii) The LEWIS B. PULLER (FFG 23).
       (4) To the Government of Israel, the NEWPORT class tank 
     landing ship PEORIA (LST 1183).
       (5) To the Government of Malaysia, the NEWPORT class tank 
     landing ship BARBOUR COUNTY (LST 1195).
       (6) To the Government of Mexico, the KNOX class frigate 
     ROARK (FF 1053).
       (7) To the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative 
     Office in the United States (the Taiwan instrumentality that 
     is designated pursuant to section 10(a) of the Taiwan 
     Relations Act), the following frigates of the KNOX class:
       (A) The WHIPPLE (FF 1062).
       (B) The DOWNES (FF 1070).
       (8) To the Government of Thailand, the NEWPORT class tank 
     landing ship SCHENECTADY (LST 1185).
       (b) Costs of Transfers.--Any expense incurred by the United 
     States in connection with a transfer authorized by subsection 
     (a) shall be charged to the recipient.
       (c) Repair and Refurbishment in United States Shipyards.--
     To the maximum extent practicable, 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.
       (d) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to transfer a 
     vessel under subsection (a) shall expire at the end of the 
     two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 1026. REPORTS RELATING TO EXPORT OF VESSELS THAT MAY 
                   CONTAIN POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS.

       (a) Reports Required.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary of the Navy (with respect to the Navy), the 
     Administrator of the Maritime Administration (with respect to 
     the Maritime Administration), and the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency (with respect to the 
     Environmental Protection Agency) shall each submit to 
     Congress a report on the implementation of the agreement 
     between the Department of the Navy and the Environmental 
     Protection Agency that became effective August 6, 1997, and 
     that is titled ``Export of Naval Vessels that May Contain 
     Polychlorinated Biphenyls for Scrapping Outside the United 
     States''.
       (b) Contents of Reports.--The reports required by 
     subsection (a) shall address, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) An assessment of the effects of the notification 
     requirements regarding the export of vessels for scrapping, 
     any impediments that those requirements may create for the 
     export of vessels, and any changes to the agreement that may 
     be required to address those impediments.
       (2) An explanation of the process by which it is determined 
     which solid items containing polychlorinated biphenyls are 
     readily removable and must be removed before the export of a 
     vessel for scrapping, what types of polychlorinated biphenyls 
     have been determined to be readily removable pursuant to this 
     process, any impediments that such determinations may create 
     for the export of vessels, and any changes to the agreement 
     that may be required to address those impediments or to 
     ensure protection of human health and the environment.
       (c) Amendments Relating to Disposal of Obsolete Vessels 
     From the National Defense Reserve Fleet.--Section 6 of the 
     National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-451; 
     108 Stat. 4776; 16 U.S.C. 5405) is amended--
       (1) in subsections (a)(1) and (b)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``or 510(i)'' after ``508''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or 1160(i)'' after ``1158'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out ``first 6'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``first 8''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking out ``1999'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``2001''.

     SEC. 1027. CONVERSION OF DEFENSE CAPABILITY PRESERVATION 
                   AUTHORITY TO NAVY SHIPBUILDING CAPABILITY 
                   PRESERVATION AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 633 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

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     ``Sec. 7315. Preservation of Navy shipbuilding capability

       ``(a) Shipbuilding Capability Preservation Agreements.--The 
     Secretary of the Navy may enter into an agreement, to be 
     known as a `shipbuilding capability preservation agreement', 
     with a shipbuilder under which the cost reimbursement rules 
     described in subsection (b) shall be applied to the 
     shipbuilder under a Navy contract for the construction of a 
     ship. 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 this 
     title.
       ``(b) Cost Reimbursement Rules.--The cost reimbursement 
     rules applicable under an agreement entered into under 
     subsection (a) are as follows:
       ``(1) The Secretary of the Navy shall, in determining the 
     reimbursement due a shipbuilder for its indirect costs of 
     performing a contract for the construction of a ship for the 
     Navy, allow the shipbuilder to allocate indirect costs to its 
     private sector work only to the extent of the shipbuilder's 
     allocable indirect private sector costs, subject to paragraph 
     (3).
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the allocable indirect 
     private sector costs of a shipbuilder are those costs of the 
     shipbuilder that are equal to the sum of the following:
       ``(A) The incremental indirect costs attributable to such 
     work.
       ``(B) 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.
       ``(3) The total amount of allocable indirect private sector 
     costs for a contract covered by the agreement may not exceed 
     the amount of indirect costs that a shipbuilder would have 
     allocated to its private sector work during the period 
     covered by the agreement in accordance with the shipbuilder's 
     established accounting practices.
       ``(c) Authority To Modify Cost Reimbursement Rules.--The 
     cost reimbursement rules set forth in subsection (b) may be 
     modified by the Secretary of the Navy for a particular 
     agreement if the Secretary determines that modifications are 
     appropriate to the particular situation to facilitate 
     achievement of the policy set forth in section 2501(b) of 
     this title.
       ``(d) Applicability.--(1) An agreement entered into with a 
     shipbuilder under subsection (a) shall apply to each of the 
     following Navy contracts with the shipbuilder:
       ``(A) A contract that is in effect on the date on which the 
     agreement is entered into.
       ``(B) A contract that is awarded during the term of the 
     agreement.
       ``(2) In a shipbuilding capability preservation agreement 
     applicable to a shipbuilder, the Secretary may agree to apply 
     the cost reimbursement rules set forth in subsection (b) to 
     allocations of indirect costs to private sector work 
     performed by the shipbuilder only with respect to costs that 
     the shipbuilder incurred on or after the date of the 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 under a contract between the shipbuilder and 
     a private sector customer of the shipbuilder that became 
     effective on or after January 26, 1996.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``7315. Preservation of Navy shipbuilding capability.''.

       (b) Implementation.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
     establish application procedures and procedures for 
     expeditious consideration of shipbuilding capability 
     preservation agreements as authorized by section 7315 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (c) Report.--Not later than February 15, 1998, the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall submit to Congress a report on 
     applications for shipbuilding capability preservation 
     agreements under section 7315 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a). The report shall specify 
     the number of the applications received, the number of the 
     applications approved, and a discussion of the reasons for 
     disapproval of any application disapproved.
       (d) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--Section 808 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 
     (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 393; 10 U.S.C. 2501 note) is 
     repealed.
                  Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities

     SEC. 1031. USE OF NATIONAL GUARD FOR STATE DRUG INTERDICTION 
                   AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Relationship to Training and Readiness.--Subsection (b) 
     of section 112 of title 32, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Under regulations''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) To ensure that the use of units and personnel of the 
     National Guard of a State pursuant to a State drug 
     interdiction and counter-drug activities plan is not 
     detrimental to the training and readiness of such units and 
     personnel, the requirements of section 2012(d) of title 10 
     shall apply in determining the drug interdiction and counter-
     drug activities that units and personnel of the National 
     Guard of a State may perform.
       ``(3) Section 508 of this title, regarding the provision of 
     assistance to certain specified youth and charitable 
     organizations, shall apply in any case in which a unit or 
     member of the National Guard of a State is proposed to be 
     used pursuant to a State drug interdiction and counter-drug 
     activities plan to provide to an organization specified in 
     subsection (d) of such section any of the services described 
     in subsection (b) of such section or services regarding 
     counter-drug education.''.
       (b) Engineer-Type Activities.--Subsection (c) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (5) and (6), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) certify that any engineer-type activities (as defined 
     by the Secretary of Defense) under the plan will be performed 
     only by units and members of the National Guard;''.
       (c) Annual Report.--Such section is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
     (h) and (i), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress an annual report regarding assistance provided 
     and activities carried out under this section during the 
     preceding fiscal year. The report shall include the 
     following:
       ``(1) The number of members of the National Guard excluded 
     under subsection (e) from the computation of end strengths.
       ``(2) A description of the drug interdiction and counter-
     drug activities conducted under State drug interdiction and 
     counter-drug activities plans referred to in subsection (c) 
     with funds provided under this section.
       ``(3) An accounting of the amount of funds provided to each 
     State.
       ``(4) A description of the effect on military training and 
     readiness of using units and personnel of the National Guard 
     to perform activities under the State drug interdiction and 
     counter-drug activities plans.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (e) of such section 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``(1)'' before ``Members''; and
       (2) by striking out paragraph (2).

     SEC. 1032. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR 
                   COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES OF MEXICO.

       (a) Extension of Authority; Consultation of Secretary of 
     State.--Subsection (a) of section 1031 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
     104-201; 110 Stat. 2637), is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``fiscal year 1997'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``fiscal years 1997 and 1998''; and
       (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following new 
     sentence: ``In providing support to the Government of Mexico 
     under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall consult 
     with the Secretary of State.''.
       (b) Extension of Availability of Funds.--Subsection (d) of 
     such section is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``not more than'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``an amount not to exceed''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentences: 
     ``Funds made available for fiscal year 1997 under this 
     subsection and unobligated by September 30, 1997, may be 
     obligated during fiscal year 1998. No funds are authorized to 
     be appropriated for fiscal year 1998 for the provision of 
     support under this section.''.

     SEC. 1033. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR 
                   COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES OF PERU AND COLOMBIA.

       (a) Authority To Provide Support.--Subject to subsection 
     (f), during fiscal years 1998 through 2002, the Secretary of 
     Defense may provide either or both of the foreign governments 
     named in subsection (b) with the support described in 
     subsection (c) for the counter-drug activities of that 
     government. In providing support to a government under this 
     section, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the 
     Secretary of State. The support provided under the authority 
     of this section shall be in addition to support provided to 
     the governments under any other provision of law.
       (b) Governments Eligible To Receive Support.--The foreign 
     governments eligible to receive counter-drug support under 
     this section are as follows:
       (1) The Government of Peru.
       (2) The Government of Colombia.
       (c) Types of Support.--The authority under subsection (a) 
     is limited to the provision of the following types of support 
     to a government named in subsection (b):
       (1) The types of support specified in paragraphs (1), (2), 
     and (3) of section 1031(b) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 
     110 Stat. 2637).
       (2) The transfer of riverine patrol boats.
       (3) The maintenance and repair of equipment of the 
     government that is used for counter-drug activities.
       (d) Applicability of Other Support Authorities.--Except as 
     otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of section 
     1004 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 374 note) shall 
     apply to the provision of support under this section.
       (e) Fiscal Year 1998 Funding; Limitation on Obligations.--
     (1) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 
     301(20) for drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, an 
     amount not to exceed $9,000,000 shall be available for the 
     provision of support under this section.
       (2) Amounts made available to carry out this section shall 
     remain available until expended, except that the total amount 
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     gated and expended under this section may not exceed 
     $20,000,000 during any of the fiscal years 1999 through 2002.
       (f) Condition on Provision of Support.--(1) The Secretary 
     of Defense may not obligate or expend funds during a fiscal 
     year to provide support under this section to a government 
     named in subsection (b) until the end of the 15-day period 
     beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits to the 
     congressional committees the written certification described 
     in subsection (g) for that fiscal year.
       (2) In the case of the first fiscal year in which support 
     is to be provided under this section to a government named in 
     subsection (b), the obligation or expenditure of funds under 
     this section to provide support to that government shall also 
     be subject to the condition that--
       (A) the Secretary submit to the congressional committees 
     the riverine counter-drug plan described in subsection (h); 
     and
       (B) a period of 60 days expires after the date on which the 
     report is submitted.
       (3) In the case of subsequent fiscal years in which support 
     is to be provided under this section to a government named in 
     subsection (b), the obligation or expenditure of funds under 
     this section to provide support to that government shall also 
     be subject to the condition that the Secretary submit to the 
     congressional committees any revision of the counter-drug 
     plan described in subsection (h) applicable to that 
     government.
       (4) For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``congressional committees'' means 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.
       (g) Required Certification.--The written certification 
     required by subsection (f)(1) for a fiscal year is a 
     certification of the following with respect to each 
     government to receive support under this section:
       (1) That the provision of the support to the government 
     will not adversely affect the military preparedness of the 
     United States Armed Forces.
       (2) That the equipment and materiel provided as support 
     will be used only by officials and employees of the 
     government who have undergone background investigations by 
     that government and have been approved by that government to 
     perform counter-drug activities on the basis of the 
     background investigations.
       (3) That the government has certified to the Secretary of 
     Defense that--
       (A) the equipment and material provided as support will be 
     used only by the officials and employees referred to in 
     paragraph (2);
       (B) none of the equipment or materiel will be transferred 
     (by sale, gift, or otherwise) to any person or entity not 
     authorized by the United States to receive the equipment or 
     materiel; and
       (C) the equipment and materiel will be used only for the 
     purposes intended by the United States Government.
       (4) That the government has implemented, to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary of Defense, a system that will 
     provide an accounting and inventory of the equipment and 
     materiel provided as support.
       (5) That the departments, agencies, and instrumentalities 
     of the government will grant United States Government 
     personnel access to any of the equipment or materiel provided 
     as support, or to any of the records relating to such 
     equipment or materiel, under terms and conditions similar to 
     the terms and conditions imposed with respect to such access 
     under section 505(a)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2314(a)(3)).
       (6) That the government will provide security with respect 
     to the equipment and materiel provided as support that is 
     substantially the same degree of security that the United 
     States Government would provide with respect to such 
     equipment and materiel.
       (7) That the government will permit continuous observation 
     and review by United States Government personnel of the use 
     of the equipment and materiel provided as support under terms 
     and conditions similar to the terms and conditions imposed 
     with respect to such observation and review under section 
     505(a)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2314(a)(3)).
       (h) Riverine Counter-Drug Plan.--The Secretary of Defense, 
     in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall prepare 
     for fiscal year 1998 (and revise as necessary for subsequent 
     fiscal years) a riverine counter-drug plan involving the 
     governments named in subsection (b) to which support will be 
     provided under this section. The plan for a fiscal year shall 
     include the following with respect to each government to 
     receive support under this section:
       (1) A detailed security assessment, including a discussion 
     of the threat posed by illicit drug traffickers in the 
     foreign country.
       (2) An evaluation of previous and ongoing riverine counter-
     drug operations by the government.
       (3) An assessment of the monitoring of past and current 
     assistance provided by the United States under this section 
     to the government to ensure the appropriate use of such 
     assistance.
       (4) A description of the centralized management and 
     coordination among Federal agencies involved in the 
     development and implementation of the plan.
       (5) A description of the roles and missions and 
     coordination among agencies of the government involved in the 
     development and implementation of the plan.
       (6) A description of the resources to be contributed by the 
     Department of Defense and the Department of State for the 
     fiscal year or years covered by the plan and the manner in 
     which such resources will be utilized under the plan.
       (7) For the first fiscal year in which support is to be 
     provided under this section, a schedule for establishing a 
     riverine counter-drug program that can be sustained by the 
     government within five years, and for subsequent fiscal 
     years, a description of the progress made in establishing and 
     carrying out the program.
       (8) A reporting system to measure the effectiveness of the 
     riverine counter-drug program.
       (9) A detailed discussion of how the riverine counter-drug 
     program supports the national drug control strategy of the 
     United States.

     SEC. 1034. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF 
                   NARCOTICS DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Report Requirement.--Not later than December 1st of 
     each year, the Director of the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy shall submit to Congress and the President a 
     report on the development and deployment of narcotics 
     detection technologies by Federal agencies. Each such report 
     shall be prepared in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
     Transportation, and the Secretary of the Treasury.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--Each report under subsection 
     (a) shall include--
       (1) a description of each project implemented by a Federal 
     agency relating to the development or deployment of narcotics 
     detection technology;
       (2) the agency responsible for each project described in 
     paragraph (1);
       (3) the amount of funds obligated or expended to carry out 
     each project described in paragraph (1) during the fiscal 
     year in which the report is submitted or during any fiscal 
     year preceding the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted;
       (4) the amount of funds estimated to be obligated or 
     expended for each project described in paragraph (1) during 
     any fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted to Congress; and
       (5) a detailed timeline for implementation of each project 
     described in paragraph (1).
       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals

     SEC. 1041. REPEAL OF MISCELLANEOUS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Requirement for Notice of Conversion of Certain Heating 
     Systems at Installations in Europe.--Section 2690(b) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``unless 
     the Secretary--'' and all that follows and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following: ``unless the Secretary determines that 
     the conversion--
       ``(1) is required by the government of the country in which 
     the facility is located; or
       ``(2) is cost-effective over the life cycle of the 
     facility.''.
       (b) Report on Availability of Suitable Alternative 
     Housing.--Section 2823 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (b); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively.
       (c) Report on Stretchout of Major Defense Acquisition 
     Programs.--Section 117 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100-456; 102 Stat. 1933; 10 
     U.S.C. 2431 note), is repealed.
       (d) Elimination of Requirement for Quarterly Report 
     Concerning Travel Funding for Chemical Demilitarization 
     Citizens' Advisory Commissioners.--(1) Section 1412(g) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986 (50 
     U.S.C. 1521(g)) is amended--
       (A) by striking out paragraph (3);
       (B) by striking out the last sentence of paragraph (4); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) (as so amended) as 
     paragraph (3).
       (2) Section 153(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1521 note) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``Quarterly'' in the heading; and
       (B) by striking out paragraphs (4) and (5).

     SEC. 1042. STUDY OF TRANSFER OF MODULAR AIRBORNE FIRE 
                   FIGHTING SYSTEM.

       Not later than six months after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, shall submit to Congress a 
     report evaluating the feasibility of transferring 
     jurisdiction over units of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting 
     System from the Department of Agriculture to the Department 
     of Defense.

     SEC. 1043. OVERSEAS INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) United States military forces have been withdrawn from 
     the Philippines.
       (2) United States military forces are to be withdrawn from 
     Panama by 2000.
       (3) There continues to be local opposition to the continued 
     presence of United States military forces in Okinawa.
       (4) The Quadrennial Defense Review lists ``the loss of U.S. 
     access to critical facilities and lines of communication in 
     key regions'' as one of the so-called ``wild card'' scenarios 
     covered in the review.
       (5) The National Defense Panel states that ``U.S. forces' 
     long-term access to forward bases, to include air bases, 
     ports, and logistics facilities, cannot be assumed''.

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       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the President should develop alternatives to the 
     current arrangement for forward basing of the Armed Forces 
     outside the United States, including alternatives to the 
     existing infrastructure for forward basing of forces and 
     alternatives to the existing international agreements that 
     provide for basing of United States forces in foreign 
     countries; and
       (2) because the Pacific Rim continues to emerge as a region 
     of significant economic and military importance to the United 
     States, a continued presence of the Armed Forces in that 
     region is vital to the capability of the United States to 
     timely protect its interests in the region.
       (c) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 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 overseas 
     infrastructure requirements of the Armed Forces.
       (d) Content.--The report shall contain the following:
       (1) The quantity and types of forces that the United States 
     must station in each region of the world in order to support 
     the current national military strategy of the United States.
       (2) The quantity and types of forces that the United States 
     will need to station in each region of the world in order to 
     meet the expected or potential future threats to the national 
     security interests of the United States.
       (3) The requirements for access to, and use of, air space 
     and ground maneuver areas in each such region for training 
     for the quantity and types of forces identified for the 
     region pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (4) A list of the international agreements, currently in 
     force, that the United States has entered into with foreign 
     countries regarding the basing of United States forces in 
     those countries and the dates on which the agreements expire.
       (5) A discussion of any anticipated political opposition or 
     other opposition to the renewal of any of those international 
     agreements.
       (6) A discussion of future overseas basing requirements for 
     United States forces, taking into account expected changes in 
     national security strategy, national security environment, 
     and weapons systems.
       (7) The expected costs of maintaining the overseas 
     infrastructure for foreign based forces of the United States, 
     including the costs of constructing any new facilities that 
     will be necessary overseas to meet emerging requirements 
     relating to the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       (e) Form of Report.--The report may be submitted in a 
     classified or unclassified form.

     SEC. 1044. ADDITIONAL MATTERS FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON ACTIVITIES 
                   OF THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.

       Section 719(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The report under subsection (a) shall also include a 
     statement of the staff hours and estimated cost of work 
     performed on audits, evaluations, investigations, and related 
     work during each of the three fiscal years preceding the 
     fiscal year in which the report is submitted, stated 
     separately for each division of the General Accounting Office 
     by category as follows:
       ``(A) A category for work requested by the chairman of a 
     committee of Congress, the chairman of a subcommittee of such 
     a committee, or any other Member of Congress.
       ``(B) A category for work required by law to be performed 
     by the Comptroller General.
       ``(C) A category for work initiated by the Comptroller 
     General in the performance of the Comptroller General's 
     general responsibilities.''.

     SEC. 1045. EYE SAFETY AT SMALL ARMS FIRING RANGES.

       (a) Actions Required.--The Secretary of the Defense shall--
       (1) conduct a study of eye safety at small arms firing 
     ranges of the Armed Forces; and
       (2) develop for the use of the Armed Forces a protocol for 
     reporting eye injuries incurred in small arms firing 
     activities at the ranges.
       (b) Agency Tasking.--The Secretary may delegate authority 
     to carry out the responsibilities set forth in subsection (a) 
     to the United States Army Center for Health Promotion and 
     Preventive Medicine or any other element of the Department of 
     Defense that the Secretary considers well qualified to carry 
     out those responsibilities.
       (c) Content of Study.--The study under subsection (a)(1) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An evaluation of the existing policies, procedures, and 
     practices of the Armed Forces regarding medical surveillance 
     of eye injuries resulting from weapons fire at the small arms 
     ranges.
       (2) An examination of the existing policies, procedures, 
     and practices of the Armed Forces regarding reporting on 
     vision safety issues resulting from weapons fire at the small 
     arms ranges.
       (3) Determination of rates of eye injuries, and trends in 
     eye injuries, resulting from weapons fire at the small arms 
     ranges.
       (4) An evaluation of the costs and benefits of a 
     requirement for use of eye protection devices by all 
     personnel firing small arms at the ranges.
       (d) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report on the 
     activities required under this section to the Committees on 
     Armed Services and on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committees on National Security and on Veterans' Affairs of 
     the House of Representatives. The report shall include--
       (1) the findings resulting from the study under paragraph 
     (1) of subsection (a); and
       (2) the protocol developed under paragraph (2) of such 
     subsection.
       (e) Schedule.--(1) The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     study is commenced not later than January 1, 1998, and is 
     completed not later than six months after the date on which 
     it is commenced.
       (2) The Secretary shall submit the report required under 
     subsection (d) not later than 30 days after the completion of 
     the study.

     SEC. 1046. REPORTS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROCEDURES FOR 
                   INVESTIGATING MILITARY AVIATION ACCIDENTS AND 
                   FOR NOTIFYING AND ASSISTING FAMILIES OF 
                   VICTIMS.

       (a) Report on Aviation Accident Investigation Procedures.--
     Not later than February 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the advisability of 
     establishing a process for investigating Department of 
     Defense aviation accidents that combines accident 
     investigation with safety investigation into a single, public 
     investigation process, similar to the accident investigation 
     process of the National Transportation Safety Board. The 
     report shall include a discussion of the advantages and 
     disadvantages of adopting such an investigation process.
       (b) Report on Family Assistance.--Not later than April 2, 
     1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report on assistance provided by the Department of Defense to 
     families of casualties among military and civilian personnel 
     of the department in the case of aviation accidents involving 
     such personnel. The report shall include--
       (1) a discussion of the adequacy and effectiveness of the 
     family notification procedures of the Department of Defense, 
     including the procedures of the military departments; and
       (2) a description of the assistance provided to members of 
     the families of such personnel.
       (c) Report by Department of Defense Inspector General.--Not 
     later than December 1, 1997, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense shall review the procedures of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration and the National 
     Transportation Safety Board for providing information and 
     assistance to members of families of casualties of 
     nonmilitary aviation accidents and shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the review. The report shall include a discussion 
     of the following:
       (1) Designation of an experienced non-profit organization 
     to provide assistance in meeting the needs of families of 
     accident casualties.
       (2) An assessment of the system and procedures for 
     providing families with information on accidents and accident 
     investigations.
       (3) Protection of members of families from unwanted 
     solicitations relating to the accident.
       (4) A recommendation regarding whether the procedures 
     reviewed (including the matters discussed under paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3)) or similar procedures should be adopted by 
     the Department of Defense for use by the Department in 
     providing information and assistance to members of families 
     of casualties of military aviation accidents and, if the 
     recommendation is not to adopt such procedures, a detailed 
     justification for the recommendation.
       (d) Unclassified Form of Reports.--The reports under this 
     section shall be submitted in unclassified form.
               Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Terrorism

     SEC. 1051. OVERSIGHT OF COUNTERTERRORISM AND ANTITERRORISM 
                   ACTIVITIES; REPORT.

       (a) Oversight of Counterterrorism and Antiterrorism 
     Activities.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall--
       (1) establish a reporting system for executive agencies 
     with respect to the budget and expenditure of funds by such 
     agencies for the purpose of carrying out counterterrorism and 
     antiterrorism programs and activities; and
       (2) using such reporting system, collect information on--
       (A) the budget and expenditure of funds by executive 
     agencies during the current fiscal year for purposes of 
     carrying out counterterrorism and antiterrorism programs and 
     activities; and
       (B) the specific programs and activities for which such 
     funds were expended.
       (b) Report.--Not later that March 1 of each year, the 
     President shall submit to Congress a report in classified and 
     unclassified form (using the information described in 
     subsection (a)(2)) describing, for each executive agency and 
     for the executive branch as a whole, the following:
       (1) The amounts proposed to be expended for 
     counterterrorism and antiterrorism programs and activities 
     for the fiscal year beginning in the calendar year in which 
     the report is submitted.
       (2) The amounts proposed to be expended for 
     counterterrorism and antiterrorism programs and activities 
     for the fiscal year in which the report is submitted and the 
     amounts that have already been expended for such programs and 
     activities for that fiscal year.
       (3) The specific counterterrorism and antiterrorism 
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     implemented, any priorities with respect to such programs and 
     activities, and whether there has been any duplication of 
     efforts in implementing such programs and activities.

     SEC. 1052. PROVISION OF ADEQUATE TROOP PROTECTION EQUIPMENT 
                   FOR ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN PEACE 
                   OPERATIONS; REPORT ON ANTITERRORISM ACTIVITIES 
                   AND PROTECTION OF PERSONNEL.

       (a) Protection of Personnel.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall take appropriate actions to ensure that units of the 
     Armed Forces engaged in a peace operation are provided 
     adequate troop protection equipment for that operation.
       (b) Specific Actions.--In taking actions under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall--
       (1) identify the additional troop protection equipment, if 
     any, required to equip a division (or the equivalent of a 
     division) with adequate troop protection equipment for peace 
     operations; and
       (2) establish procedures to facilitate the exchange or 
     transfer of troop protection equipment among units of the 
     Armed Forces.
       (c) Designation of Responsible Official.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall designate an official within the Department of 
     Defense to be responsible for--
       (1) ensuring the appropriate allocation of troop protection 
     equipment among the units of the Armed Forces engaged in 
     peace operations; and
       (2) monitoring the availability, status or condition, and 
     location of such equipment.
       (d) Troop Protection Equipment Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``troop protection equipment'' means the equipment 
     required by units of the Armed Forces to defend against any 
     hostile threat that is likely during a peace operation, 
     including an attack by a hostile crowd, small arms fire, 
     mines, and a terrorist bombing attack.
       (e) Report on Antiterrorism Activities of the Department of 
     Defense and Protection of Personnel.--Not later than 120 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report, in classified and 
     unclassified form, on antiterrorism activities of the 
     Department of Defense and the actions taken by the Secretary 
     under subsections (a), (b) and (c). The report shall include 
     the following:
       (1) A description of the programs designed to carry out 
     antiterrorism activities of the Department of Defense, any 
     deficiencies in those programs, and any actions taken by the 
     Secretary to improve implementation of such programs.
       (2) An assessment of the current policies and practices of 
     the Department of Defense with respect to the protection of 
     members of the Armed Forces overseas against terrorist 
     attack, including any modifications to such policies or 
     practices that are proposed or implemented as a result of the 
     assessment.
       (3) An assessment of the procedures of the Department of 
     Defense for determining accountability, if any, in the 
     command structure of the Armed Forces in instances in which a 
     terrorist attack results in the loss of life at an overseas 
     military installation or facility.
       (4) A detailed description of the roles of the Office of 
     the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the 
     combatant commanders in providing guidance and support with 
     respect to the protection of members of the Armed Forces 
     deployed overseas against terrorist attack (both before and 
     after the November, 1995 bombing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and 
     how these roles have changed since the June 25, 1996, 
     terrorist bombing at Khobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
       (5) A description of the actions taken by the Secretary of 
     Defense under subsections (a), (b), and (c) to provide 
     adequate troop protection equipment for units of the Armed 
     Forces engaged in a peace operation.
            Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Defense Property

     SEC. 1061. LEASE OF NONEXCESS PERSONAL PROPERTY OF MILITARY 
                   DEPARTMENTS.

       (a) Receipt of Fair Market Value.--Subsection (b)(4) of 
     section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``, in the case of the lease of real 
     property,''.
       (b) Competitive Selection.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g)(1) If a proposed lease under subsection (a) involves 
     only personal property, the lease term exceeds one year, and 
     the fair market value of the lease interest exceeds $100,000, 
     as determined by the Secretary concerned, the Secretary shall 
     use competitive procedures to select the lessee.
       ``(2) Not later than 45 days before entering into a lease 
     described in paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall 
     submit to Congress written notice describing the terms of the 
     proposed lease and the competitive procedures used to select 
     the lessee.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2667. Leases: non-excess property of military 
       departments''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 159 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     the item relating to section 2667 and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new item:

``2667. Leases: non-excess property of military departments.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2490a(f)(2) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``section 
     2667(g)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 2667(h)''.

     SEC. 1062. LEASE OF NONEXCESS PROPERTY OF DEFENSE AGENCIES.

       (a) Lease Authority.--Chapter 159 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2667 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2667a. Leases: non-excess property of Defense Agencies

       ``(a) Lease Authority.--Whenever the Secretary of Defense 
     considers it advantageous to the United States, the Secretary 
     may lease to such lessee and upon such terms as the Secretary 
     considers will promote the national defense or to be in the 
     public interest, personal property that is--
       ``(1) under the control of a Defense Agency;
       ``(2) not for the time needed for public use; and
       ``(3) not excess property, as defined by section 3 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 472).
       ``(b) Limitation, Terms, and Conditions.--A lease under 
     subsection (a)--
       ``(1) may not be for more than five years unless the 
     Secretary of Defense determines that a lease for a longer 
     period will promote the national defense or be in the public 
     interest;
       ``(2) may give the lessee the first right to buy the 
     property if the lease is revoked to allow the United States 
     to sell the property under any other provision of law;
       ``(3) shall permit the Secretary to revoke the lease at any 
     time, unless the Secretary determines that the omission of 
     such a provision will promote the national defense or be in 
     the public interest;
       ``(4) shall provide for the payment (in cash or in kind) by 
     the lessee of consideration in an amount that is not less 
     than the fair market value of the lease interest, as 
     determined by the Secretary; and
       ``(5) may provide, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, for the improvement, maintenance, protection, repair, 
     restoration, or replacement by the lessee, of the property 
     leased as the payment of part or all of the consideration for 
     the lease.
       ``(c) Competitive Selection.--(1) If the term of a proposed 
     lease under subsection (a) exceeds one year and the fair 
     market value of the lease interest exceeds $100,000, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary shall 
     use competitive procedures to select the lessee.
       ``(2) Not later than 45 days before entering into a lease 
     described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a written notice describing the terms of the 
     proposed lease and the competitive procedures used to select 
     the lessee.
       ``(d) Disposition of Money Rent.--Money rentals received 
     pursuant to a lease entered into by the Secretary of Defense 
     under subsection (a) shall be deposited in a special account 
     in the Treasury established for the Defense Agency whose 
     property is subject to the lease. Amounts in a Defense 
     Agency's special account shall be available, to the extent 
     provided in appropriations Acts, solely for the maintenance, 
     repair, restoration, or replacement of the leased 
     property.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 2667 the following new item:

``2667a. Leases: non-excess property of Defense Agencies.''.

     SEC. 1063. DONATION OF EXCESS CHAPEL PROPERTY TO CHURCHES 
                   DAMAGED OR DESTROYED BY ARSON OR OTHER ACTS OF 
                   TERRORISM.

       (a) Authority to Donate.--Chapter 153 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 2580. Donation of excess chapel property

       ``(a) Authority to Donate.--The Secretary of a military 
     department may donate personal property specified in 
     subsection (b) to an organization described in section 
     501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is a 
     religious organization in order to assist the organization in 
     restoring or replacing property of the organization that has 
     been damaged or destroyed as a result of an act of arson or 
     terrorism, as determined pursuant to procedures prescribed by 
     the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(b) Property Covered.--(1) The property authorized to be 
     donated under subsection (a) is furniture and other personal 
     property that--
       ``(A) is in, or was formerly in, a chapel under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department and 
     closed or being closed; and
       ``(B) is determined by the Secretary to be excess to the 
     requirements of the armed forces.
       ``(2) No real property may be donated under this section.
       ``(c) Donees Not To Be Charged.--No charge may be imposed 
     by the Secretary of a military department on a donee of 
     property under this section in connection with the donation. 
     However, the donee shall agree to defray any expense for 
     shipping or other transportation of property donated under 
     this section from the location of the property when donated 
     to any other location.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2580. Donation of excess chapel property.''.

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     SEC. 1064. AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CONCERNING 
                   DISPOSAL OF ASSETS UNDER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS 
                   ON AIR DEFENSE IN CENTRAL EUROPE.

       (a) General Authorities.--The Secretary of Defense, 
     pursuant to an amendment or amendments to the European air 
     defense agreements, may dispose of any defense articles owned 
     by the United States and acquired to carry out such 
     agreements by providing such articles to the Federal Republic 
     of Germany. In carrying out such disposal, the Secretary--
       (1) may provide without monetary charge to the Federal 
     Republic of Germany articles specified in the agreements; and
       (2) may accept from the Federal Republic of Germany (in 
     exchange for the articles provided under paragraph (1)) 
     articles, services, or any other consideration, as determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary.
       (b) Definition of European Air Defense Agreements.--For the 
     purposes of this section, the term ``European air defense 
     agreements'' means--
       (1) the agreement entitled ``Agreement between the 
     Secretary of Defense of the United States of America and the 
     Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany on 
     Cooperative Measures for Enhancing Air Defense for Central 
     Europe'', signed on December 6, 1983; and
       (2) the agreement entitled ``Agreement between the 
     Secretary of Defense of the United States of America and the 
     Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany in 
     implementation of the 6 December 1983 Agreement on 
     Cooperative Measures for Enhancing Air Defense for Central 
     Europe'', signed on July 12, 1984.

     SEC. 1065. SALE OF EXCESS, OBSOLETE, OR UNSERVICEABLE 
                   AMMUNITION AND AMMUNITION COMPONENTS.

       (a) Authority.--(1) Chapter 443 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 4687. Sale of excess, obsolete, or unserviceable 
       ammunition and ammunition components

       ``(a) Authority To Sell Outside DoD.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may sell to an eligible purchaser described in 
     subsection (c) ammunition or ammunition components that are 
     excess, obsolete, or unserviceable and have not been 
     demilitarized if--
       ``(1) the purchaser enters into an agreement, in advance, 
     with the Secretary--
       ``(A) to demilitarize the ammunition or components; and
       ``(B) to reclaim, recycle, or reuse the component parts or 
     materials; or
       ``(2) the Secretary, or an official of the Department of 
     the Army designated by the Secretary, approves the use of the 
     ammunition or components proposed by the purchaser as being 
     consistent with the public interest.
       ``(b) Method of Sale.--The Secretary shall use competitive 
     procedures to sell ammunition and ammunition components under 
     this section, except that the Secretary may use procedures 
     other than competitive procedures in any case in which the 
     Secretary determines that there is only one potential buyer 
     of the items being offered for sale.
       ``(c) Eligible Purchasers.--To be eligible to purchase 
     excess, obsolete, or unserviceable ammunition or ammunition 
     components under this section, the purchaser shall be a 
     licensed manufacturer (as defined in section 921(10) of title 
     18) that, as determined by the Secretary, has a capability to 
     modify, reclaim, transport, and either store or sell the 
     ammunition or ammunition components sought to be purchased.
       ``(d) Hold Harmless Agreement.--The Secretary shall require 
     a purchaser of ammunition or ammunition components under this 
     section to agree to hold harmless and indemnify the United 
     States from any claim for damages for death, injury, or other 
     loss resulting from a use of the ammunition or ammunition 
     components, except in a case of willful misconduct or gross 
     negligence of a representative of the United States.
       ``(e) Verification of Demilitarization.--The Secretary 
     shall establish procedures for ensuring that a purchaser of 
     ammunition or ammunition components under this section 
     demilitarizes the ammunition or ammunition components in 
     accordance with any agreement to do so under subsection 
     (a)(1). The procedures shall include on-site verification of 
     demilitarization activities.
       ``(f) Consideration.--The Secretary may accept ammunition, 
     ammunition components, or ammunition demilitarization 
     services as consideration for ammunition or ammunition 
     components sold under this section. The fair market value of 
     any such consideration shall be equal to or exceed the fair 
     market value or, if higher, the sale price of the ammunition 
     or ammunition components sold.
       ``(g) Relationship to Arms Export Control Act.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to affect the applicability 
     of section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) 
     to sales of ammunition or ammunition components on the United 
     States Munitions List.
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `excess, obsolete, or unserviceable', with 
     respect to ammunition or ammunition components, means that 
     the ammunition or ammunition components are no longer 
     necessary for war reserves or for support of training of the 
     Army or production of ammunition or ammunition components.
       ``(2) The term `demilitarize', with respect to ammunition 
     or ammunition components--
       ``(A) means to destroy the military offensive or defensive 
     advantages inherent in the ammunition or ammunition 
     components; and
       ``(B) includes any mutilation, scrapping, melting, burning, 
     or alteration that prevents the use of the ammunition or 
     ammunition components for the military purposes for which the 
     ammunition or ammunition components was designed or for a 
     lethal purpose.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``4687. Sale of excess, obsolete, or unserviceable ammunition and 
              ammunition components.''.

       (b) Review of Initial Sales.--(1) For each of the first 
     three fiscal years during which the Secretary of the Army 
     sells ammunition or ammunition components under the authority 
     of section 4687 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), the Director of the Army Audit Agency shall 
     conduct a review of sales under such section to ensure that--
       (A) purchasers that enter into an agreement under 
     subsection (a)(1) of such section to demilitarize the 
     purchased ammunition or ammunition components fully comply 
     with the agreement; and
       (B) purchasers that are authorized under subsection (a)(2) 
     of such section to use the purchased ammunition or ammunition 
     components actually use the ammunition or ammunition 
     components in the manner proposed.
       (2) Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal 
     year in which the review is conducted, the Secretary of the 
     Army shall submit to Congress a report containing the results 
     of the review for the fiscal year covered by the report.

     SEC. 1066. TRANSFER OF B-17 AIRCRAFT TO MUSEUM.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Air Force may convey, 
     without consideration to the Planes of Fame Museum, Chino, 
     California (in this section referred to as the ``museum''), 
     all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     the B-17 aircraft known as the ``Picadilly Lilly'', an 
     aircraft that has been in the possession of the museum since 
     1959. Such a conveyance shall be made by means of a 
     conditional deed of gift.
       (b) Condition of Aircraft.--The Secretary may not convey 
     ownership of the aircraft under subsection (a) until the 
     Secretary determines that the museum has altered the aircraft 
     in such manner as the Secretary determines necessary to 
     ensure that the aircraft does not have any capability for use 
     as a platform for launching or releasing munitions or any 
     other combat capability that it was designed to have. The 
     Secretary is not required to repair or alter the condition of 
     the aircraft before conveying ownership of the aircraft.
       (c) Reverter Upon Transfer of Ownership or Possession.--The 
     Secretary shall include in the instrument of conveyance of 
     the aircraft--
       (1) a condition that the museum not convey any ownership 
     interest in, or transfer possession of, the aircraft to any 
     other party without the prior approval of the Secretary of 
     the Air Force; and
       (2) a condition that if the Secretary of the Air Force 
     determines at any time that the museum has conveyed an 
     ownership interest in, or transferred possession of, the 
     aircraft to any other party without the prior approval of the 
     Secretary, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     aircraft, including any repair or alteration of the aircraft, 
     shall revert to the United States, and the United States 
     shall have the right of immediate possession of the aircraft.
       (d) Conveyance at No Cost to the United States.--The 
     conveyance authorized by this section shall be made at no 
     cost to the United States. Any costs associated with such 
     conveyance, including costs of determining compliance with 
     subsection (b), shall be borne by the museum.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Air Force 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.
       (f) Clarification of Liability.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, upon conveyance of ownership of the B-17 
     aircraft specified in subsection (a) to the museum, the 
     United States shall not be liable for any death, injury, 
     loss, or damage that results from any use of that aircraft by 
     any person other than the United States.

     SEC. 1067. REPORT ON DISPOSAL OF EXCESS AND SURPLUS 
                   MATERIALS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than January 31, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     actions that have been taken or are planned to be taken 
     within the Department of Defense to address problems with the 
     sale or other disposal of materials that are excess or 
     surplus to the needs of the Department of Defense.
       (b) Required Content.-- At a minimum, the report shall 
     address the following issues:
       (1) The effort to standardize the coding of military 
     equipment for demilitarization at all stages of the process, 
     from initial acquisition through disposal.
       (2) The changes underway to improve the methods used for 
     the demilitarization of military equipment.
       (3) Recent efforts to improve the accuracy of coding 
     performed by Government employees and contractor employees.
       (4) Recent efforts to improve the enforcement of the 
     penalties that are applicable to Government employees and 
     contractor employees who fail to comply with rules or pro

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     cedures applicable to the demilitarization of military 
     equipment.
       (5) The methods of oversight and enforcement used by the 
     Department of Defense to review the demilitarization of 
     military equipment by the purchasers of the equipment.
       (6) The current and planned controls designed to prevent 
     the inappropriate transfer of excess military equipment 
     outside the United States.
       (7) The current procedures used by the Department, 
     including repurchase, to recover military equipment that is 
     sold or otherwise disposed of without appropriate action 
     having been taken to demilitarize the equipment or to provide 
     for demilitarization of the equipment.
       (8) The legislative changes, if any, that would be 
     necessary to improve the recovery rate under the procedures 
     identified under paragraph (7).
       (c) Identification of Frequent Errors and Misuse.--Based on 
     fiscal year 1997 findings, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     identify in the report--
       (1) the 50 categories of military equipment that most 
     frequently received an erroneous demilitarization code; and
       (2) the categories of military equipment that are 
     particularly vulnerable to improper use after disposal.
                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 1071. AUTHORITY FOR SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE DEFENSE 
                   CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE TO EXECUTE 
                   WARRANTS AND MAKE ARRESTS.

       (a) Authority.--Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 1585 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1585a. Special agents of the Defense Criminal 
       Investigative Service: authority to execute warrants and 
       make arrests

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may authorize 
     any DCIS special agent described in subsection (b)--
       ``(1) to execute and serve any warrant or other process 
     issued under the authority of the United States; and
       ``(2) to make arrests without a warrant--
       ``(A) for any offense against the United States committed 
     in the presence of that agent; and
       ``(B) for any felony cognizable under the laws of the 
     United States if the agent has probable cause to believe that 
     the person to be arrested has committed or is committing the 
     felony.
       ``(b) Agents To Have Authority.--Subsection (a) applies to 
     any DCIS special agent whose duties include conducting, 
     supervising, or coordinating investigations of criminal 
     activity in programs and operations of the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(c) Guidelines on Exercise of Authority.--The authority 
     provided under subsection (a) shall be exercised in 
     accordance with guidelines prescribed by the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Defense and approved by the 
     Attorney General and any other applicable guidelines 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or the Attorney 
     General.
       ``(d) DCIS Special Agent Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `DCIS special agent' means an employee of the Department 
     of Defense who is a special agent of the Defense Criminal 
     Investigative Service (or any successor to that service).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1585 the following new item:

``1585a. Special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service: 
              authority to execute warrants and make arrests.''.

     SEC. 1072. STUDY OF INVESTIGATIVE PRACTICES OF MILITARY 
                   CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE ORGANIZATIONS RELATING 
                   TO SEX CRIMES.

       (a) Independent Study Required.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall provide for an independent study of the 
     policies, procedures, and practices of the military criminal 
     investigative organizations for the conduct of investigations 
     of complaints of sex crimes and other criminal sexual 
     misconduct arising in the Armed Forces.
       (2) The Secretary shall provide for the study to be 
     conducted by the National Academy of Public Administration. 
     The amount of a contract for the study may not exceed 
     $2,000,000.
       (3) The Secretary shall require that all components of the 
     Department of Defense cooperate fully with the organization 
     carrying out the study.
       (b) Matters To Be Included in Study.--The Secretary shall 
     require that the organization conducting the study under this 
     section specifically consider each of the following matters:
       (1) The need (if any) for greater organizational 
     independence and autonomy for the military criminal 
     investigative organizations than exists under current chain-
     of-command structures within the military departments.
       (2) The authority of each of the military criminal 
     investigative organizations to investigate allegations of sex 
     crimes and other criminal sexual misconduct and the policies 
     of those organizations for carrying out such investigations.
       (3) The training (including training in skills and 
     techniques related to the conduct of interviews) provided by 
     each of those organizations to agents or prospective agents 
     responsible for conducting or providing support to 
     investigations of alleged sex crimes and other criminal 
     sexual misconduct, including--
       (A) the extent to which that training is comparable to the 
     training provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and 
     other civilian law enforcement agencies; and
       (B) the coordination of training and investigative policies 
     related to alleged sex crimes and other criminal sexual 
     misconduct of each of those organizations with the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation and other civilian Federal law 
     enforcement agencies.
       (4) The procedures and relevant professional standards of 
     each military criminal investigative organization with regard 
     to recruitment and hiring of agents, including an evaluation 
     of the extent to which those procedures and standards provide 
     for--
       (A) sufficient screening of prospective agents based on 
     background investigations; and
       (B) obtaining sufficient information about the 
     qualifications and relevant experience of prospective agents.
       (5) The advantages and disadvantages of establishing, 
     within each of the military criminal investigative 
     organizations or within the Defense Criminal Investigative 
     Service only, a special unit for the investigation of alleged 
     sex crimes and other criminal sexual misconduct.
       (6) The clarity of guidance for, and consistency of 
     investigative tactics used by, each of the military criminal 
     investigative organizations for the investigation of alleged 
     sex crimes and other criminal sexual misconduct, together 
     with a comparison with the guidance and tactics used by the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation and other civilian law 
     enforcement agencies for such investigations.
       (7) The number of allegations of agent misconduct in the 
     investigation of sex crimes and other criminal sexual 
     misconduct for each of those organizations, together with a 
     comparison with the number of such allegations concerning 
     agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other 
     civilian law enforcement agencies for such investigations.
       (8) The procedures of each of the military criminal 
     investigative organizations for administrative identification 
     (known as ``titling'') of persons suspected of committing sex 
     crimes or other criminal sexual misconduct, together with a 
     comparison with the comparable procedures of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation and other civilian Federal law 
     enforcement agencies for such investigations.
       (9) The accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of reporting 
     of sex crimes and other criminal sexual misconduct by each of 
     the military criminal investigative organizations to the 
     National Crime Information Center maintained by the 
     Department of Justice.
       (10) Any recommendation for legislation or administrative 
     action to revise the organizational or operational 
     arrangements of the military criminal investigative 
     organizations or to alter recruitment, training, or 
     operational procedures, as they pertain to the investigation 
     of sex crimes and other criminal sexual misconduct.
       (c) Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall require the 
     organization conducting the study under this section to 
     submit to the Secretary a report on the study not later than 
     one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. The 
     organization shall include in the report its findings and 
     conclusions concerning each of the matters specified in 
     subsection (b).
       (2) The Secretary shall submit the report under paragraph 
     (1), together with the Secretary's comments on the report, to 
     Congress not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     report is submitted to the Secretary under paragraph (1).
       (d) Military Criminal Investigative Organization Defined.--
     For the purposes of this section, the term ``military 
     criminal investigative organization'' means any of the 
     following:
       (1) The Army Criminal Investigation Command.
       (2) The Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
       (3) The Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
       (4) The Defense Criminal Investigative Service.
       (e) Criminal Sexual Misconduct Defined.--For the purposes 
     of this section, the term ``criminal sexual misconduct'' 
     means conduct by a member of the Armed Forces involving 
     sexual abuse, sexual harassment, or other sexual misconduct 
     that constitutes an offense under the Uniform Code of 
     Military Justice.

     SEC. 1073. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, 
     and at the beginning of part I of subtitle A, are each 
     amended by striking out ``471'' in the item relating to 
     chapter 23 and inserting in lieu thereof ``481''.
       (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, 
     and at the beginning of part IV of subtitle A, are each 
     amended by striking out ``2540'' in the item relating to 
     chapter 152 and inserting in lieu thereof ``2541''.
       (3) Section 116(b)(2) is amended by striking out ``such 
     subsection'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection 
     (a)''.
       (4) Section 129c(e)(1) is amended by striking out ``section 
     115a(g)(2)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     115a(e)(2)''.

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       (5) Section 193(d)(1) is amended by striking out 
     ``performs'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``perform''.
       (6) Section 382(g) is amended by striking out ``the date of 
     the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 
     23, 1996''.
       (7) Section 443(b)(1) is amended by striking out the period 
     at the end and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon.
       (8) Section 445 is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``(1)'' before ``Except with'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively;
       (C) by striking out ``(2)'' before ``Whenever it appears'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``(b) Injunctive Relief.--''; 
     and
       (D) by striking out ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``subsection (a)''.
       (9) Section 858b(a)(1) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking out ``forfeiture'' and all that follows through 
     ``due that member'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``forfeiture of pay, or of pay and allowances, due that 
     member''.
       (10) The item relating to section 895 (article 95) in the 
     table of sections at the beginning of subchapter X of chapter 
     47 is amended by striking out ``Art.''.
       (11) Section 943(c) is amended--
       (A) by capitalizing the initial letter of the third word of 
     the subsection heading;
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``Court'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``court''; and
       (C) in the third sentence, by striking out ``such 
     positions'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``positions 
     referred to in the preceding sentences''.
       (12) Section 954 is amended by striking out ``this'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``his''.
       (13) Section 971(b)(4) is amended by capitalizing the first 
     letter of the fifth and sixth words.
       (14) Section 972(b) is amended by striking out ``the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``February 10, 1996''.
       (15) Section 976(f) is amended by striking out ``shall,'' 
     and all that follows and inserting in lieu thereof ``shall be 
     fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or 
     both, except that, in the case of an organization (as defined 
     in section 18 of such title), the fine shall not be less than 
     $25,000.''.
       (16) Section 977 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (c), by striking out ``Beginning on 
     October 1, 1996, not more than'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Not more than''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking out ``before October 
     1, 1996,'' and all that follows through ``so assigned'' the 
     second place it appears.
       (17) Section 1078a(g)(4)(B)(iii)(II) is amended by striking 
     out ``section 1447(8)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 1447(13)''.
       (18) Section 1129(c) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``the date of the enactment of this 
     section,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``November 30, 
     1993,''; and
       (B) by striking out ``before the date of the enactment of 
     this section or'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``before such 
     date or''.
       (19) Section 1151(b) is amended by capitalizing the first 
     letter of the second word in the subsection heading.
       (20) Section 1152(g) is amended by inserting ``(1)'' before 
     ``The Secretary may''.
       (21) Section 1143(d) is amended by striking out ``section 
     806(a)(2) of the Military Family Act of 1985'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``section 1784(a)(2) of this title''.
       (22) Section 1174(a)(1) is amended by striking out ``, 
     1177,''.
       (23) Section 1406 is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``3962(b)'' in footnote number 3 in the 
     table in subsection (b)(1) and in footnote number 1 in the 
     table in subsection (c)(1) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``3962''; and
       (B) by striking out ``8962(b)'' in footnote number 3 in the 
     table in subsection (b)(1) and in footnote number 1 in the 
     table in subsection (e)(1) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``8962''.
       (24) Section 1408(d) is amended--
       (A) by decapitalizing the first letter of the fifth word in 
     the subsection heading;
       (B) by redesignating the second paragraph (6) as paragraph 
     (7); and
       (C) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking out 
     ``out-of State'' in subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``out-of-State''.
       (25) Section 1408(g) is amended by decapitalizing the first 
     letter of the second and ninth words in the subsection 
     heading.
       (26) Section 1444a(b) is amended by striking out ``section 
     1455(c)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     1455(d)(2)''.
       (27) Section 1448 is amended by capitalizing the first 
     letter of the third word of the section heading.
       (28) Section 1451(a)(2) is amended by inserting a period in 
     the paragraph heading before the one-em dash.
       (29) Section 1452 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking out ``providing'' 
     in the matter preceding clause (i) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``provided''; and
       (B) in subsection (e), by striking out ``section 8339(i)'' 
     and ``section 8331(b)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 8339(j)'' and ``section 8341(b)'', respectively.
       (30) Section 1504(i)(1) is amended by striking out ``this 
     subsection'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``this section''.
       (31) Section 1599c(c)(1)(F) is amended by striking out 
     ``Sections 106(f)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Sections 
     106(e)''.
       (32) Section 1613(a) is amended by striking out ``1604'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``1603''.
       (33) Section 1763 is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``On and after October 1, 1993, the 
     Secretary of Defense'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The 
     Secretary of Defense''; and
       (B) by striking out ``secretaries'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Secretaries''.
       (34) Section 1792 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out the comma after 
     ``implementing''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking out ``section 1794'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 1784''.
       (35) Section 2010(e) is repealed.
       (36) Section 2107a(g) is amended by inserting ``the'' after 
     ``August 1, 1979, as a member of''.
       (37) Section 2109(c)(1)(A) is amended by striking out 
     ``section 2106(b)(6)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 2104(b)(6)''.
       (38) Section 2114(h) is amended by striking out ``section 
     2123(e)(1)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     2123(e)''.
       (39) Section 2198(c) is amended by striking out 
     ``identified in'' and all that follows through the period at 
     the end and inserting in lieu thereof ``that is identified 
     under section 2505 of this title as critical for attaining 
     the national security objectives set forth in section 2501(a) 
     of this title.''.
       (40) Section 2249a(a)(1) is amended by striking out ``50 
     App. 2405(j)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``50 U.S.C. App. 
     2405(j)(1)(A)''.
       (41) Section 2302d(a)(2) is amended by striking out 
     ``procurement of'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``procurement for the system is estimated to be''.
       (42) Section 2304(c)(5) is amended by striking out 
     ``subsection (j)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection 
     (k)''.
       (43) Section 2304(f) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(iii), by striking out ``(6)(C)'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``(6)(B)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) by striking out subparagraph (B); and
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B) 
     and in that subparagraph by striking out ``paragraph 
     (1)(B)(iv)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraph 
     (1)(B)(iii)''.
       (44) Section 2305a(a) is amended by striking out ``(41 
     U.S.C.'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(40 U.S.C.''.
       (45) Section 2306(h) is amended by inserting ``for the 
     purchase of property'' after ``Multiyear contracting 
     authority''.
       (46) Section 2306a(a)(5) is amended by striking out 
     ``subsection (b)(1)(B)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``subsection (b)(1)(C)''.
       (47) Section 2306b is amended by striking out ``this 
     subsection'' in the first sentence of subsection (k) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``this section''.
       (48)(A) The heading of section 2306b is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 2306b. Multiyear contracts: acquisition of property''.

       (B) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 137 is amended to read 
     as follows:

``2306b. Multiyear contracts: acquisition of property.''.
       (49) Section 2315(a) is amended by striking out ``the 
     Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``division E of the Clinger-Cohen 
     Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.)''.
       (50) Section 2371a is amended by inserting ``Defense'' 
     before ``Advanced Research Projects Agency''.
       (51) Section 2375(c) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``provisions relating to exceptions'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``a provision relating to an 
     exception''; and
       (B) by striking out ``section 2306a(d)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``section 2306a(b)''.
       (52) Section 2401a(a) is amended by striking out ``leasing 
     of such vehicles'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``such 
     leasing''.
       (53) Section 2491(8) is amended by striking out ``that 
     appears'' and all that follows through the period at the end 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``that is identified under 
     section 2505 of this title as critical for attaining the 
     national security objectives set forth in section 2501(a) of 
     this title.''.
       (54) Section 2533(a) is amended by striking out the first 
     closing parenthesis after ``41 U.S.C. 10a''.
       (55) Section 2534(b)(3) is amended by striking out 
     ``(a)(3)(A)(ii)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``(a)(3)(A)(iii)''.
       (56) Section 2554(c)(1) is amended by striking out ``the 
     date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 23, 1996''.
       (57) Section 2645(a)(1)(B) is amended by striking out ``on 
     which'' after ``the date on which''.
       (58) Section 2684(b) is amended by striking out ``, United 
     States Code,''.
       (59) Section 2694(b)(1)(D) is amended by striking out 
     ``executive ageny'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``executive 
     agency''.
       (60) Section 2878(d)(4) is amended by striking out 
     ``11401'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``11411''.
       (61) Section 2885 is amended by striking out ``five years 
     after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``on February 10, 2001''.
       (62) Sections 4342(a)(10), 6954(a)(10), and 9342(a)(10) are 
     amended by striking out

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     ``Marianas'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Mariana''.
       (63) Section 7606(e) is amended by striking out 
     ``sections'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section''.
       (64) Section 7902(b)(8) is amended by inserting ``United 
     States'' before ``Geological Survey''.
       (65) Section 8038(e) is amended by striking out ``(1)''.
       (66) The item relating to section 8069 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 807 is amended by 
     striking out ``Nurse Corps'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``nurses''.
       (67) Section 12733(3) is amended--
       (A) by inserting a comma after ``(B)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``in which the date of the enactment of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     occurs'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``that includes 
     September 23, 1996,''.
       (68) Section 14317(d) is amended by striking out ``section 
     14314'' in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 14315''.
       (b) Title 37, United States Code.--Section 205(d) of title 
     37, United States Code, is amended by striking out the period 
     after ``August 1, 1979'' and inserting in lieu thereof a 
     comma.
       (c) Public Law 104-201.--Effective as of September 23, 
     1996, and as if included therein as enacted, the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
     104-201) is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 324(b)(2) (110 Stat. 2480) is amended by 
     inserting after ``In this subsection'' the following: ``and 
     subsection (c)''.
       (2) Section 367 (110 Stat. 2496) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Subchapter II of 
     chapter'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chapter''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking out ``subchapter'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``chapter''.
       (3) Section 371(a) (110 Stat. 2499) is amended by striking 
     out ``Section 559(a)(1)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Section 559''.
       (4) Section 531(a) (110 Stat. 2517) is amended by inserting 
     ``of title 10, United States Code,'' before ``is amended''.
       (5) Section 614(b)(2)(B) (110 Stat. 2544) is amended by 
     striking out ``the period'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the semicolon''.
       (6) Section 802(1) (110 Stat. 2604) is amended by striking 
     out ``1995'' in the first quoted matter therein and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``1996''.
       (7) Section 829(c) (110 Stat. 2612) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``Section 2502(b)'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Section 2502(c)''; and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as subparagraph (C) of 
     paragraph (2).
       (8) Section 1116(b) (110 Stat. 2686) is amended by striking 
     out ``section 1122'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     1111''.
       (9) Section 1606 (110 Stat. 2737) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (i) by striking out the comma before ``or are''; and
       (ii) by inserting a semicolon after ``Secretary of 
     Defense'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking out ``Secretary of 
     each'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``secretary of each''; 
     and
       (C) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by inserting a semicolon after 
     ``Defense''.
       (d) Other Annual Defense Authorization Acts.--
       (1) Effective as of February 10, 1996, and as if included 
     therein as enacted, the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106) is amended as 
     follows:
       (A) Section 321(a)(2)(A) (110 Stat. 251) is amended by 
     striking out ``2710(d)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``2701(d)''.
       (B) Section 356(d)(3) (110 Stat. 271) is amended by 
     striking out ``or'' after ``to any provision'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``of''.
       (C) Section 533(b) (110 Stat. 315) is amended by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``and the 
     amendments made by subsection (b), effective as of October 5, 
     1994''.
       (D) Section 703(b) (110 Stat. 372) is amended by striking 
     out ``Such paragraph'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Such 
     section''.
       (E) Section 1501 (110 Stat. 500) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (d)(1), by striking out ``337(b)'' and 
     ``2717'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``377(b)'' and 
     ``2737'', respectively; and
       (ii) in subsection (f)(2), by inserting ``of the Reserve 
     Officer Personnel Management Act'' before ``shall take''.
       (2) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1993 (Public Law 102-484) is amended as follows:
       (A) Section 812(c) (10 U.S.C. 1723 note) is amended by 
     inserting ``and Technology'' after ``for Acquisition''.
       (B) Section 1091(l)(3) (32 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended by 
     striking out ``the day preceding the date of the enactment of 
     this Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 19, 
     1994''.
       (C) Section 4471 (10 U.S.C. 2501 note) is amended by 
     realigning subsection (e) so as to be flush to the left 
     margin.
       (3) Section 807(b)(2)(A) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 
     102-190; 10 U.S.C. 2320 note) is amended by inserting before 
     the period the following: ``and Technology''.
       (4) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1991 (Public Law 101-510) is amended as follows:
       (A) Section 1205 (10 U.S.C. 1746 note) is amended by 
     striking out ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition'' 
     each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology''.
       (B) Section 2905 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (b)(7), by striking out ``4331'' in 
     subparagraphs (K)(iii) and (L)(iv)(III) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``4321''; and
       (ii) in subsection (f)(3), by striking out ``section 
     2873(a)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 2883(a)''.
       (C) Section 2921 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (e)(3)(B), by striking out ``Defense 
     Subcommittees'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Subcommittee 
     on Defense''; and
       (ii) in subsection (f)(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 1121(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-180; 10 
     U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking out ``under this 
     section--'' and all that follow through ``fiscal year 1990'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``under this section may not 
     exceed 5,000 during any fiscal year''.
       (6) Section 204(e)(3) 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 
     ``section 2873(a)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     2883(a)''.
       (e) Title 5, United States Code.--Title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 5315 is amended--
       (A) in the item relating to the Chief Information Officer 
     of the Department of the Interior, by inserting ``the'' 
     before ``Interior''; and
       (B) in the item relating to the Chief Information Officer 
     of the Department of the Treasury, by inserting ``the'' 
     before ``Treasury''.
       (2) Section 5316 is amended by striking out ``Atomic 
     Energy'' after ``Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Nuclear and Chemical and 
     Biological Defense Programs''.
       (f) Act of August 10, 1956.--Section 3(a)(3) of the Act of 
     August 10, 1956 (33 U.S.C. 857a) is amended by striking out 
     ``1374,''.
       (g) Acquisition Policy Statutes.--
       (1) Section 309 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 259) is amended by striking 
     out ``and'' at the end of subsection (b)(2).
       (2) The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act is amended 
     as follows:
       (A) The item relating to section 27 in the table of 
     contents in section 1(b) is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 27. Restrictions on disclosing and obtaining contractor bid or 
              proposal information or source selection information.''.

       (B) Section 6(d) (41 U.S.C. 405(d)) is amended--
       (i) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph 
     (5)(J) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;
       (ii) by moving paragraph (6) two ems to the left; and
       (iii) in paragraph (12), by striking out ``small business'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``small businesses''.
       (C) Section 35(b)(2) (41 U.S.C. 431(b)(2)) is amended by 
     striking out ``commercial'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``commercially available''.
       (3) Section 6 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 605) is amended in subsections (d) and (e) by striking 
     out ``(as in effect on September 30, 1995)'' each place it 
     appears.
       (4) Subsections (d)(1) and (e) of section 16 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 645) are each amended by striking out 
     ``concerns'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``concern''.
       (h) Amendments To Conform Change in Short Title of 
     Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996.--
       (1) Section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3) is amended in subsections 
     (a)(4) and (b)(2) by striking out ``Information Technology 
     Management Reform Act of 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1441)''.
       (2) Section 612(f) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``the Information Technology 
     Management Reform Act of 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``division E of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401 
     et seq.)''.
       (3) Section 310(b) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``the Information Technology 
     Management Reform Act of 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``division E of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401 
     et seq.)''.
       (4) Section 6(b) of the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 
     U.S.C. 1441 note) is amended by striking out ``Information 
     Technology Management Reform Act of 1996'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1441)''.
       (5) Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in section 3502(9)--
       (i) by striking out ``the Information Technology Management 
     Reform Act of 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401)''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``(40 U.S.C. 1452)'' after ``that Act'';

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       (B) in section 3504(h)(2), by striking out ``the 
     Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``division E of the Clinger-Cohen 
     Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.)''; and
       (C) in sections 3504(g)(2), 3504(g)(3), 3504(h)(1)(B), and 
     3518(d) by striking out ``Information Technology Management 
     Reform Act of 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Clinger-
     Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1441)''.
       (i) Coordination With Other Amendments.--For purposes of 
     applying amendments made by provisions of this Act other than 
     provisions of this section, this section shall be treated as 
     having been enacted immediately before the other provisions 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1074. SUSTAINMENT AND OPERATION OF THE GLOBAL 
                   POSITIONING SYSTEM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Global Positioning System (consisting of a 
     constellation of satellites and associated facilities capable 
     of providing users on earth with a highly precise statement 
     of their location on earth) makes significant contributions 
     to the attainment of the national security and foreign policy 
     goals of the United States, the safety and efficiency of 
     international transportation, and the economic growth, trade, 
     and productivity of the United States.
       (2) The infrastructure for the Global Positioning System 
     (including both space and ground segments of the 
     infrastructure) is vital to the effectiveness of United 
     States and allied military forces and to the protection of 
     the national security interests of the United States.
       (3) In addition to having military uses, the Global 
     Positioning System has essential civil, commercial, and 
     scientific uses.
       (4) As a result of the increasing demand of civil, 
     commercial, and scientific users of the Global Positioning 
     System--
       (A) there has emerged in the United States a new commercial 
     industry to provide Global Positioning System equipment and 
     related services to the many and varied users of the system; 
     and
       (B) there have been rapid technical advancements in Global 
     Positioning System equipment and services that have 
     contributed significantly to reductions in the cost of the 
     Global Positioning System and increases in the technical 
     capabilities and availability of the system for military 
     uses.
       (5) It is in the national interest of the United States for 
     the United States--
       (A) to support continuation of the multiple-use character 
     of the Global Positioning System;
       (B) to promote broader acceptance and use of the Global 
     Positioning System and the technological standards that 
     facilitate expanded use of the system for civil purposes;
       (C) to coordinate with other countries to ensure (i) 
     efficient management of the electromagnetic spectrum used by 
     the Global Positioning System, and (ii) protection of that 
     spectrum in order to prevent disruption of signals from the 
     system and interference with that portion of the 
     electromagnetic spectrum used by the system; and
       (D) to encourage open access in all international markets 
     to the Global Positioning System and supporting equipment, 
     services, and techniques.
       (b) International Cooperation.--Congress urges the 
     President to promote the security of the United States and 
     its allies, the public safety, and commercial interests by 
     taking the following steps:
       (1) Undertaking a coordinated effort within the executive 
     branch to seek to establish the Global Positioning System, 
     and augmentations to the system, as a worldwide resource.
       (2) Seeking to enter into international agreements to 
     establish signal and service standards that protect the 
     Global Positioning System from disruption and interference.
       (3) Undertaking efforts to eliminate any barriers to, and 
     other restrictions of foreign governments on, peaceful uses 
     of the Global Positioning System.
       (4) Requiring that any proposed international agreement 
     involving nonmilitary use of the Global Positioning System or 
     any augmentation to the system not be agreed to by the United 
     States unless the proposed agreement has been reviewed by the 
     Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
     of Transportation, and the Secretary of Commerce (acting as 
     the Interagency Global Positioning System Executive Board 
     established by Presidential Decision Directive NSTC-6, dated 
     March 28, 1996).
       (c) Fiscal Year 1998 Prohibition of Support of Foreign 
     System.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     under this Act may be used to support the operation and 
     maintenance or enhancement of a satellite navigation system 
     operated by a foreign country.
       (d) In General.--(1) Part IV of subtitle A of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 134 
     the following new chapter:

        ``CHAPTER 136--PROVISIONS RELATING TO SPECIFIC PROGRAMS

``Sec.
``2281. Global Positioning System.

     ``Sec. 2281. Global Positioning System

       ``(a) Sustainment and Operation for Military Purposes.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide for the sustainment of the 
     capabilities of the Global Positioning System (hereinafter in 
     this section referred to as the `GPS'), and the operation of 
     basic GPS services, that are beneficial for the national 
     security interests of the United States. In doing so, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(1) develop appropriate measures for preventing hostile 
     use of the GPS so as to make it unnecessary for the Secretary 
     to use the selective availability feature of the system 
     continuously while not hindering the use of the GPS by the 
     United States and its allies for military purposes; and
       ``(2) ensure that United States armed forces have the 
     capability to use the GPS effectively despite hostile 
     attempts to prevent the use of the system by such forces.
       ``(b) Sustainment and Operation for Civilian Purposes.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide for the sustainment and 
     operation of the GPS Standard Positioning Service for 
     peaceful civil, commercial, and scientific uses on a 
     continuous worldwide basis free of direct user fees. In doing 
     so, the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall provide for the sustainment and operation of 
     the GPS Standard Positioning Service in order to meet the 
     performance requirements of the Federal Radionavigation Plan 
     prepared jointly by the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Transportation pursuant to subsection (c);
       ``(2) shall coordinate with the Secretary of Transportation 
     regarding the development and implementation by the 
     Government of augmentations to the basic GPS that achieve or 
     enhance uses of the system in support of transportation;
       ``(3) shall coordinate with the Secretary of Commerce, the 
     United States Trade Representative, and other appropriate 
     officials to facilitate the development of new and expanded 
     civil and commercial uses for the GPS;
       ``(4) shall develop measures for preventing hostile use of 
     the GPS in a particular area without hindering peaceful civil 
     use of the system elsewhere; and
       ``(5) may not agree to any restriction on the Global 
     Positioning System proposed by the head of a department or 
     agency of the United States outside the Department of Defense 
     in the exercise of that official's regulatory authority that 
     would adversely affect the military potential of the Global 
     Positioning System.
       ``(c) Federal Radionavigation Plan.--The Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Transportation shall jointly 
     prepare the Federal Radionavigation Plan. The plan shall be 
     revised and updated not less often than every two years. The 
     plan shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements 
     applicable to such plan as first prepared pursuant to section 
     507 of the International Maritime Satellite 
     Telecommunications Act (47 U.S.C. 756). The plan, and any 
     amendment to the plan, shall be published in the Federal 
     Register.
       ``(d) Biennial Report.--(1) Not later than 30 days after 
     the end of each even-numbered 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 Global Positioning 
     System. The report shall include a discussion of the 
     following matters:
       ``(A) The operational status of the system.
       ``(B) The capability of the system to satisfy effectively 
     (i) the military requirements for the system that are current 
     as of the date of the report, and (ii) the performance 
     requirements of the Federal Radionavigation Plan.
       ``(C) The most recent determination by the President 
     regarding continued use of the selective availability feature 
     of the system and the expected date of any change or 
     elimination of the use of that feature.
       ``(D) The status of cooperative activities undertaken by 
     the United States with the governments of other countries 
     concerning the capability of the system or any augmentation 
     of the system to satisfy civil, commercial, scientific, and 
     military requirements, including a discussion of the status 
     and results of activities undertaken under any regional 
     international agreement.
       ``(E) Any progress made toward establishing GPS as an 
     international standard for consistency of navigational 
     service.
       ``(F) Any progress made toward protecting GPS from 
     disruption and interference.
       ``(G) The effects of use of the system on national 
     security, regional security, and the economic competitiveness 
     of United States industry, including the Global Positioning 
     System equipment and service industry and user industries.
       ``(2) In preparing the parts of each such report required 
     under subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G) of paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Secretary of 
     State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of 
     Transportation.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `basic GPS services' means the following 
     components of the Global Positioning System that are operated 
     and maintained by the Department of Defense:
       ``(A) The constellation of satellites.
       ``(B) The navigation payloads that produce the Global 
     Positioning System signals.
       ``(C) The ground stations, data links, and associated 
     command and control facilities.
       ``(2) The term `GPS Standard Positioning Service' means the 
     civil and commercial service provided by the basic Global 
     Positioning System as defined in the 1996 Federal 
     Radionavigation Plan (published jointly by the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Transportation in July 1997).''.
       (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 amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 
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``136. Provisions Relating to Specific Programs.............2281''.....

     SEC. 1075. PROTECTION OF SAFETY-RELATED INFORMATION 
                   VOLUNTARILY PROVIDED BY AIR CARRIERS.

       (a) Authority To Protect Information.--Section 2640 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections 
     (i) and (j), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
     subsection (h):
       ``(h) Authority to Protect Safety-Related Information 
     Voluntarily Provided by an Air Carrier.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may (notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law) withhold from public disclosure 
     safety-related information that is provided to the Secretary 
     voluntarily by an air carrier for the purposes of this 
     section.
       ``(2) Information may be withheld under paragraph (1) from 
     public disclosure only if the Secretary determines that--
       ``(A) the disclosure of the information would inhibit an 
     air carrier from voluntarily providing, in the future, 
     safety-related information for the purposes of this section 
     or for other air safety purposes involving the Department of 
     Defense or another Federal agency; and
       ``(B) the receipt of such information generally enhances 
     the fulfillment of responsibilities under this section or 
     other air safety responsibilities involving the Department of 
     Defense or another Federal agency.
       ``(3) If the Secretary provides to the head of another 
     agency safety-related information described in paragraph (1) 
     with respect to which the Secretary has made a determination 
     described in paragraph (2), the head of that agency shall 
     (notwithstanding any other provision of law) withhold the 
     information from public disclosure unless the disclosure is 
     specifically authorized by the Secretary.''.
       (b) Applicability.--Subsection (h) of section 2640 of title 
     10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall 
     apply with respect to requests for information made on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1076. NATIONAL GUARD CHALLENGE PROGRAM TO CREATE 
                   OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVILIAN YOUTH.

       (a) Program Authority.--Chapter 5 of title 32, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 509. National Guard Challenge Program of opportunities 
       for civilian youth

       ``(a) Program Authority and Purpose.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Chief of the National Guard 
     Bureau, may conduct a National Guard civilian youth 
     opportunities program (to be known as the `National Guard 
     Challenge Program') to use the National Guard to provide 
     military-based training, including supervised work experience 
     in community service and conservation projects, to civilian 
     youth who cease to attend secondary school before graduating 
     so as to improve the life skills and employment potential of 
     such youth.
       ``(b) Conduct of the Program.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall provide for the conduct of the National Guard Challenge 
     Program in such States as the Secretary considers to be 
     appropriate, except that Federal expenditures under the 
     program may not exceed $50,000,000 for any fiscal year.
       ``(c) Program Agreements.--(1) To carry out the National 
     Guard Challenge Program in a State, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall enter into an agreement with the Governor of the State 
     or, in the case of the District of Columbia, with the 
     commanding general of the District of Columbia National 
     Guard, under which the Governor or the commanding general 
     will establish, organize, and administer the National Guard 
     Challenge Program in the State.
       ``(2) The agreement may provide for the Secretary to 
     provide funds to the State for civilian personnel costs 
     attributable to the use of civilian employees of the National 
     Guard in the conduct of the National Guard Challenge Program.
       ``(d) Matching Funds Required.--The amount of assistance 
     provided under this section to a State program of the 
     National Guard Challenge Program may not exceed--
       ``(1) for fiscal year 1998, 75 percent of the costs of 
     operating the State program during that year;
       ``(2) for fiscal year 1999, 70 percent of the costs of 
     operating the State program during that year;
       ``(3) for fiscal year 2000, 65 percent of the costs of 
     operating the State program during that year; and
       ``(4) for fiscal year 2001 and each subsequent fiscal year, 
     60 percent of the costs of operating the State program during 
     that year.
       ``(e) Persons Eligible to Participate in Program.--A school 
     dropout from secondary school shall be eligible to 
     participate in the National Guard Challenge Program. The 
     Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the standards and 
     procedures for selecting participants from among school 
     dropouts.
       ``(f) Authorized Benefits for Participants.--(1) To the 
     extent provided in an agreement entered into in accordance 
     with subsection (c) and subject to the approval of the 
     Secretary of Defense, a person selected for training in the 
     National Guard Challenge Program may receive the following 
     benefits in connection with that training:
       ``(A) Allowances for travel expenses, personal expenses, 
     and other expenses.
       ``(B) Quarters.
       ``(C) Subsistence.
       ``(D) Transportation.
       ``(E) Equipment.
       ``(F) Clothing.
       ``(G) Recreational services and supplies.
       ``(H) Other services.
       ``(I) Subject to paragraph (2), a temporary stipend upon 
     the successful completion of the training, as characterized 
     in accordance with procedures provided in the agreement.
       ``(2) In the case of a person selected for training in the 
     National Guard Challenge Program who afterwards becomes a 
     member of the Civilian Community Corps under subtitle E of 
     title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12611 et seq.), the person may not receive a temporary 
     stipend under paragraph (1)(I) while the person is a member 
     of that Corps. The person may receive the temporary stipend 
     after completing service in the Corps unless the person 
     elects to receive benefits provided under subsection (f) or 
     (g) of section 158 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12618).
       ``(g) Program Personnel.--(1) Personnel of the National 
     Guard of a State in which the National Guard Challenge 
     Program is conducted may serve on full-time National Guard 
     duty for the purpose of providing command, administrative, 
     training, or supporting services for the program. For the 
     performance of those services, any such personnel may be 
     ordered to duty under section 502(f) of this title for not 
     longer than the period of the program.
       ``(2) A Governor participating in the National Guard 
     Challenge Program and the commanding general of the District 
     of Columbia National Guard (if the District of Columbia 
     National Guard is participating in the program) may procure 
     by contract the temporary full time services of such civilian 
     personnel as may be necessary to augment National Guard 
     personnel in carrying out the National Guard Challenge 
     Program in that State.
       ``(3) Civilian employees of the National Guard performing 
     services for the National Guard Challenge Program and 
     contractor personnel performing such services may be 
     required, when appropriate to achieve the purposes of the 
     program, to be members of the National Guard and to wear the 
     military uniform.
       ``(h) Equipment and Facilities.--(1) Equipment and 
     facilities of the National Guard, including military property 
     of the United States issued to the National Guard, may be 
     used in carrying out the National Guard Challenge Program.
       ``(2) Activities under the National Guard Challenge Program 
     shall be considered noncombat activities of the National 
     Guard for purposes of section 710 of this title.
       ``(i) Status of Participants.--(1) A person receiving 
     training under the National Guard Challenge Program shall be 
     considered an employee of the United States for the purposes 
     of the following provisions of law:
       ``(A) Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 (relating to 
     compensation of Federal employees for work injuries).
       ``(B) Section 1346(b) and chapter 171 of title 28 and any 
     other provision of law relating to the liability of the 
     United States for tortious conduct of employees of the United 
     States.
       ``(2) In the application of the provisions of law referred 
     to in paragraph (1)(A) to a person referred to in paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) the person shall not be considered to be in the 
     performance of duty while the person is not at the assigned 
     location of training or other activity or duty authorized in 
     accordance with a program agreement referred to in subsection 
     (c), except when the person is traveling to or from that 
     location or is on pass from that training or other activity 
     or duty;
       ``(B) the person's monthly rate of pay shall be deemed to 
     be the minimum rate of pay provided for grade GS-2 of the 
     General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5; and
       ``(C) the entitlement of a person to receive compensation 
     for a disability shall begin on the day following the date on 
     which the person's participation in the National Guard 
     Challenge Program is terminated.
       ``(3) A person referred to in paragraph (1) may not be 
     considered an employee of the United States for any purpose 
     other than a purpose set forth in that paragraph.
       ``(j) Supplemental Resources.--To carry out the National 
     Guard Challenge Program in a State, the Governor of the State 
     or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the commanding 
     general of the District of Columbia National Guard may 
     supplement funds made available under the program out of 
     other resources (including gifts) available to the Governor 
     or the commanding general. The Governor or the commanding 
     general may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of 
     money, other property, or services for the National Guard 
     Challenge Program.
       ``(k) Report.--Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal 
     year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the design, conduct, and effectiveness of the 
     National Guard Challenge Program during the preceding fiscal 
     year. In preparing the report, the Secretary shall coordinate 
     with the Governor of each State in which the National Guard 
     Challenge Program is carried out and, if the program is 
     carried out in the District of Columbia, with the commanding 
     general of the District of Columbia National Guard.
       ``(l) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `State' includes the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the territories, and the District of Columbia.
       ``(2) The term `school dropout' means an individual who is 
     no longer attending any school and who has not received a 
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     school diploma or a certificate from a program of equivalency 
     for such a diploma.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``509. National Guard Challenge Program of opportunities for civilian 
              youth.''.

     SEC. 1077. DISQUALIFICATION FROM CERTAIN BURIAL-RELATED 
                   BENEFITS FOR PERSONS CONVICTED OF CAPITAL 
                   CRIMES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 49 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 985. Persons convicted of capital crimes: denial of 
       certain burial-related benefits

       ``(a) Prohibition of Performance of Military Honors.--The 
     Secretary of a military department and the Secretary of 
     Transportation, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is 
     not operating as a service in the Navy, may not provide 
     military honors at the funeral or burial of a person who has 
     been convicted of a capital offense under Federal or State 
     law for which the person was sentenced to death or life 
     imprisonment without parole.
       ``(b) Disqualification From Burial in Military 
     Cemeteries.--A person convicted of a capital offense under 
     Federal law is not entitled to or eligible for, and may not 
     be provided, burial in--
       ``(1) Arlington National Cemetery;
       ``(2) the Soldiers' and Airmen's National Cemetery; or
       ``(3) any other cemetery administered by the Secretary of a 
     military department or the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `capital offense' means an offense for which 
     the death penalty may be imposed.
       ``(2) The term `burial' includes inurnment.
       ``(3) The term `State' includes the District of Columbia 
     and any commonwealth or territory of the United States.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``985. Persons convicted of capital crimes: denial of certain burial-
              related benefits.''.
       (b) Applicability.--Section 985 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a), applies with respect to 
     persons dying after January 1, 1997.

     SEC. 1078. RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF HUMAN SUBJECTS FOR 
                   TESTING OF CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL AGENTS.

       (a) Prohibited Activities.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     not conduct (directly or by contract)--
       (1) any test or experiment involving the use of a chemical 
     agent or biological agent on a civilian population; or
       (2) any other testing of a chemical agent or biological 
     agent on human subjects.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subject to subsections (c), (d), and (e), 
     the prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply to a test or 
     experiment carried out for any of the following purposes:
       (1) Any peaceful purpose that is related to a medical, 
     therapeutic, pharmaceutical, agricultural, industrial, or 
     research activity.
       (2) Any purpose that is directly related to protection 
     against toxic chemicals or biological weapons and agents.
       (3) Any law enforcement purpose, including any purpose 
     related to riot control.
       (c) Informed Consent Required.--The Secretary of Defense 
     may conduct a test or experiment described in subsection (b) 
     only if informed consent to the testing was obtained from 
     each human subject in advance of the testing on that subject.
       (d) Prior Notice to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of final approval within the Department of Defense 
     of plans for any experiment or study to be conducted by the 
     Department of Defense (whether directly or under contract) 
     involving the use of human subjects for the testing of a 
     chemical agent or a biological agent, 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 a full 
     accounting of those plans, and the experiment or study may 
     then be conducted only after the end of the 30-day period 
     beginning on the date such report is received by those 
     committees.
       (e) Biological Agent Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``biological agent'' means any micro-organism (including 
     bacteria, viruses, fungi, rickettsiac, or protozoa), 
     pathogen, or infectious substance, and any naturally 
     occurring, bioengineered, or synthesized component of any 
     such micro-organism, pathogen, or infectious substance, 
     whatever its origin or method of production, that is capable 
     of causing--
       (1) death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a 
     human, an animal, a plant, or another living organism;
       (2) deterioration of food, water, equipment, supplies, or 
     materials of any kind; or
       (3) deleterious alteration of the environment.
       (f) Report and Certification.--Section 1703(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (50 
     U.S.C. 1523(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(9) A description of any program involving the testing of 
     biological or chemical agents on human subjects that was 
     carried out by the Department of Defense during the period 
     covered by the report, together with--
       ``(A) a detailed justification for the testing;
       ``(B) a detailed explanation of the purposes of the 
     testing;
       ``(C) a description of each chemical or biological agent 
     tested; and
       ``(D) the Secretary's certification that informed consent 
     to the testing was obtained from each human subject in 
     advance of the testing on that subject.''.
       (g) Repeal of Superseded Provision of Law.--Section 808 of 
     the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 
     1978 (50 U.S.C. 1520), is repealed.

     SEC. 1079. TREATMENT OF MILITARY FLIGHT OPERATIONS.

       No military flight operation (including a military training 
     flight), or designation of airspace for such an operation, 
     may be treated as a transportation program or project for 
     purposes of section 303(c) of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 1080. NATURALIZATION OF CERTAIN FOREIGN NATIONALS WHO 
                   SERVE HONORABLY IN THE ARMED FORCES DURING A 
                   PERIOD OF CONFLICT.

       (a) In General.--Section 329(a)(1) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1440(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, reenlistment, extension of 
     enlistment,'' after ``at the time of enlistment''; and
       (2) by inserting ``or on board a public vessel owned or 
     operated by the United States for noncommercial service,'' 
     after ``United States, the Canal Zone, American Samoa, or 
     Swains Island,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to enlistments, reenlistments, 
     extensions of enlistment, and inductions of persons occurring 
     on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1081. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PAY AUTHORITIES TO 
                   MEMBERS OF SPECIFIED INDEPENDENT STUDY 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Applicability of Certain Pay Authorities.--(1) An 
     individual who is a member of a commission or panel specified 
     in subsection (b) and is an annuitant otherwise covered by 
     section 8344 or 8468 of title 5, United States Code, by 
     reason of membership on the commission or panel is not 
     subject to the provisions of that section with respect to 
     such membership.
       (2) An individual who is a member of a commission or panel 
     specified in subsection (b) and is a member or former member 
     of a uniformed service is not subject to the provisions of 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 5532 of such title with 
     respect to membership on the commission or panel.
       (b) Specified Entities.--Subsection (a) applies--
       (1) effective as of September 23, 1996, to members of the 
     National Defense Panel established by section 924 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2626); and
       (2) effective as of October 9, 1996, to members of the 
     Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition 
     Assistance established by section 701 of the Veterans' 
     Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-275; 110 
     Stat. 3346; 38 U.S.C. 545 note).

     SEC. 1082. DISPLAY OF POW/MIA FLAG.

       (a) Required Display.--The POW/MIA flag shall be displayed 
     at the locations specified in subsection (c) on POW/MIA flag 
     display days. Such display shall serve (1) as the symbol of 
     the Nation's concern and commitment to achieving the fullest 
     possible accounting of Americans who, having been prisoners 
     of war or missing in action, still remain unaccounted for, 
     and (2) as the symbol of the Nation's commitment to achieving 
     the fullest possible accounting for Americans who in the 
     future may become prisoners of war, missing in action, or 
     otherwise unaccounted for as a result of hostile action.
       (b) Days for Flag Display.--(1) For purposes of this 
     section, POW/MIA flag display days are the following:
       (A) Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May.
       (B) Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.
       (C) Flag Day, June 14.
       (D) Independence Day, July 4.
       (E) National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
       (F) Veterans Day, November 11.
       (2) In addition to the days specified in paragraph (1), 
     POW/MIA flag display days include--
       (A) in the case of display at medical centers of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs (required by subsection 
     (c)(7)), any day on which the flag of the United States is 
     displayed; and
       (B) in the case of display at United States Postal Service 
     post offices (required by subsection (c)(8)), the last 
     business day before a day specified in paragraph (1) that in 
     any year is not itself a business day.
       (c) Locations for Flag Display.--The locations for the 
     display of the POW/MIA flag under subsection (a) are the 
     following:
       (1) The Capitol.
       (2) The White House.
       (3) The Korean War Veterans Memorial and the Vietnam 
     Veterans Memorial.
       (4) Each national cemetery.
       (5) The buildings containing the official office of--
       (A) the Secretary of State;
       (B) the Secretary of Defense;
       (C) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and
       (D) the Director of the Selective Service System.
       (6) Each major military installation, as designated by the 
     Secretary of Defense.

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       (7) Each medical center of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs.
       (8) Each United States Postal Service post office.
       (d) Coordination With Other Display Requirement.--Display 
     of the POW/MIA flag at the Capitol pursuant to paragraph (1) 
     of subsection (c) is in addition to the display of that flag 
     in the Rotunda of the Capitol pursuant to Senate Concurrent 
     Resolution 5 of the 101st Congress, agreed to on February 22, 
     1989 (103 Stat. 2533).
       (e) Display To Be in a Manner Visible to the Public.--
     Display of the POW/MIA flag pursuant to this section shall be 
     in a manner designed to ensure visibility to the public.
       (f) Limitation.--This section may not be construed or 
     applied so as to require any employee to report to work 
     solely for the purpose of providing for the display of the 
     POW/MIA flag.
       (g) POW/MIA Flag Defined.--As used in this section, the 
     term ``POW/MIA flag'' means the National League of Families 
     POW/MIA flag recognized officially and designated by section 
     2 of Public Law 101-355 (36 U.S.C. 189).
       (h) Regulations for Implementation.--Not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of 
     each department, agency, or other establishment responsible 
     for a location specified in subsection (c) (other than the 
     Capitol) shall prescribe such regulations as necessary to 
     carry out this section.
       (i) Procurement and Distribution of Flags.--Not later than 
     30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall procure POW/MIA flags 
     and distribute them as necessary to carry out this section.
       (j) Repeal of Superseded Law.--Section 1084 of Public Law 
     102-190 (36 U.S.C. 189 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 1083. PROGRAM TO COMMEMORATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
                   KOREAN CONFLICT.

       (a) Commemorative Program.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     conduct a program to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 
     Korean conflict. In conducting the commemorative program, the 
     Secretary may coordinate, support, and facilitate other 
     programs and activities of the Federal Government, State and 
     local governments, and other persons in commemoration of the 
     Korean conflict.
       (b) Commemorative Activities.--The commemorative program 
     may include activities and ceremonies--
       (1) to provide the people of the United States with a clear 
     understanding and appreciation of the lessons and history of 
     the Korean conflict;
       (2) to thank and honor veterans of the Korean conflict and 
     their families;
       (3) to pay tribute to the sacrifices and contributions made 
     on the home front by the people of the United States during 
     the Korean conflict;
       (4) to highlight advances in technology, science, and 
     medicine related to military research conducted during the 
     Korean conflict;
       (5) to recognize the contributions and sacrifices made by 
     the allies of the United States in the Korean conflict; and
       (6) to highlight the role of the Armed Forces of the United 
     States, then and now, in maintaining world peace through 
     strength.
       (c) Names and Symbols.--The Secretary of Defense shall have 
     the sole and exclusive right to use the names ``The 
     Department of Defense Korean Conflict Commemoration'', and 
     such seal, emblems, and badges incorporating such name as the 
     Secretary may lawfully adopt. Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to supersede rights that are established or vested 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Commemorative Account.--(1) There is established in the 
     Treasury an account to be known as the ``Department of 
     Defense Korean Conflict Commemoration Account'', which shall 
     be administered by the Secretary of Defense. There shall be 
     deposited into the account all proceeds derived from the 
     Secretary's use of the exclusive rights described in 
     subsection (c).The Secretary may use funds in the account 
     only for the purpose of conducting the commemorative program.
       (2) Not later than 60 days after completion of all 
     activities and ceremonies conducted as part of the 
     commemorative program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report containing an accounting of all of the funds 
     deposited into and expended from the account or otherwise 
     expended under this section, and of any funds remaining in 
     the account. Unobligated funds remaining in the account on 
     that date shall be held in the account until transferred by 
     law.
       (e) Acceptance of Voluntary Services.--(1) Notwithstanding 
     section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 
     of Defense may accept from any person voluntary services to 
     be provided in furtherance of the commemorative program.
       (2) A person providing voluntary services under this 
     subsection shall be considered to be a Federal employee for 
     purposes of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, 
     relating to compensation for work-related injuries. The 
     person shall also be considered a special governmental 
     employee for purposes of standards of conduct and sections 
     202, 203, 205, 207, 208, and 209 of title 18, United States 
     Code. A person who is not otherwise employed by the Federal 
     Government shall not be considered to be a Federal employee 
     for any other purpose by reason of the provision of voluntary 
     services under this subsection.
       (3) The Secretary may provide for reimbursement of 
     incidental expenses incurred by a person providing voluntary 
     services under this subsection. The Secretary shall determine 
     which expenses are eligible for reimbursement under this 
     paragraph.
       (f) Limitation on Expenditures.--Total expenditures to 
     carry out the commemorative program may not exceed $100,000.

     SEC. 1084. COMMENDATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 
                   GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WHO SERVED DURING 
                   THE COLD WAR; CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) During the period of the Cold War, from the end of 
     World War II until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, 
     the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a global 
     military rivalry.
       (2) This rivalry, potentially the most dangerous military 
     confrontation in the history of mankind, has come to a close 
     without a direct superpower military conflict.
       (3) Military and civilian personnel of the Department of 
     Defense, personnel in the intelligence community, members of 
     the foreign service, and other officers and employees of the 
     United States faithfully performed their duties during the 
     Cold War.
       (4) Many such personnel performed their duties while 
     isolated from family and friends and served overseas under 
     frequently arduous conditions in order to protect the United 
     States and achieve a lasting peace.
       (5) The discipline and dedication of those personnel were 
     fundamental to the prevention of a superpower military 
     conflict.
       (b) Congressional Commendation.--The Congress hereby 
     commends the members of the Armed Forces and civilian 
     personnel of the Government who contributed to the historic 
     victory in the Cold War and expresses its gratitude and 
     appreciation for their service and sacrifices of .
       (c) Certificates of Recognition.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall prepare a certificate recognizing the Cold War service 
     of qualifying members of the Armed Forces and civilian 
     personnel of the Department of Defense and other Government 
     agencies contributing to national security, as determined by 
     the Secretary, and shall provide the certificate to such 
     members and civilian personnel upon request.

     SEC. 1085. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON GRANTING OF STATUTORY FEDERAL 
                   CHARTERS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that the practice of 
     providing by statute Federal charters to certain nonprofit 
     organizations--
       (1) may be perceived as implying a Government imprimatur of 
     approval of those organizations; and
       (2) may mistakenly lead to public perception that the 
     United States ensures the integrity and worthiness of those 
     organizations.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress--
       (1) that because of the perceived implicit Government 
     imprimatur of approval conveyed by enactment of a Federal 
     charter for an organization, such a charter should be granted 
     only in the rarest and most extraordinary cases; and
       (2) that no statutory Federal charter should be enacted 
     after the enactment of this Act unless the charter is 
     approved by Congress upon favorable report by the committees 
     of jurisdiction of the respective Houses.

     SEC. 1086. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MILITARY VOTING 
                   RIGHTS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) members of the Armed Forces have a fundamental right to 
     vote in Federal, State, and local elections; and
       (2) an extended absense of a member of the Armed Forces 
     from the place of the member's residency or domicile due to 
     military or naval orders is not of itself grounds to consider 
     the member's residency or domicile as lost or changed.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Attorney 
     General, should review how best to protect the right of 
     members of the Armed Forces to vote in Federal, State, and 
     local elections while taking into account the right of States 
     to prescribe requirements for voter registration. Such a 
     review should include an assessment of challenges to military 
     voting rights and consideration of possible legislative 
     remedies to ensure that, for purposes of voting in Federal, 
     State, and local elections, a member of the Armed Forces who 
     is absent from a State in compliance with military or naval 
     orders is not, solely by reason of that absence, considered 
     to have lost or changed residency or domicile.

     SEC. 1087. DESIGNATION OF BOB HOPE AS AN HONORARY VETERAN OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) In its more than 200 years of existence as a nation, 
     the United States has never conferred on any person the 
     status of being an honorary veteran of the Armed Forces of 
     the United States.
       (2) Status as an honorary veteran of the Armed Forces of 
     the United States is and should remain an extraordinary honor 
     not lightly conferred nor frequently granted.
       (3) The lifetime of accomplishments and service of Leslie 
     Townes (Bob) Hope on behalf of members of the Armed Forces of 
     the United States fully justifies the conferring of that 
     status.
       (4) Bob Hope attempted to enlist in the Armed Forces to 
     serve his country during World War II but was informed that 
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     greatest service he could provide his country was as a 
     civilian entertainer for the troops.
       (5) During World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam 
     War, the Persian Gulf War, and the Cold War, Bob Hope 
     travelled to visit and entertain millions of members of the 
     Armed Forces in numerous countries, on ships at sea, and in 
     combat zones ashore.
       (6) Bob Hope has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, 
     the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Distinguished Service 
     Medal of each of the branches of the Armed Forces and more 
     than 100 other citations and awards from national veterans 
     service organizations and civic and humanitarian 
     organizations.
       (7) Bob Hope has given unselfishly of himself for over half 
     a century to be with American service members on foreign 
     shores, working tirelessly to bring a spirit of humor and 
     cheer to millions of service members during their loneliest 
     moments, and has, thereby, extended to them for the American 
     people a touch of home away from home.
       (b) Designation of Bob Hope as Honorary Veteran.--
     Congress--
       (1) extends its gratitude, on behalf of the American 
     people, to Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope, of the State of 
     California, for his lifetime of accomplishments and service 
     on behalf of members of the Armed Forces of the United 
     States; and
       (2) hereby confers upon him the status of being an honorary 
     veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States.

     SEC. 1088. FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AVIATION INSURANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Extension.--Section 44310 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1997'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2002''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect as of 
     September 30, 1997.
           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
Sec. 1101. Use of prohibited constraints to manage Department of 
              Defense personnel.
Sec. 1102. Veterans' preference status for certain veterans who served 
              on active duty during the Persian Gulf War.
Sec. 1103. Repeal of deadline for placement consideration of 
              involuntarily separated military reserve technicians.
Sec. 1104. Rate of pay of Department of Defense overseas teachers upon 
              transfer to General Schedule position.
Sec. 1105. Garnishment and involuntary allotment.
Sec. 1106. Extension and revision of voluntary separation incentive pay 
              authority.
Sec. 1107. Use of approved fire-safe accommodations by Government 
              employees on official business.
Sec. 1108. Navy higher education pilot program regarding administration 
              of business relationships between Government and private 
              sector.
Sec. 1109. Authority for Marine Corps University to employ civilian 
              faculty members.

     SEC. 1101. USE OF PROHIBITED CONSTRAINTS TO MANAGE DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL.

       Section 129 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1) Not later than February 1 of each year, the 
     Secretary of each military department and the head of each 
     Defense Agency 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 management of 
     the civilian workforce under the jurisdiction of that 
     official.
       ``(2) Each report of an official under paragraph (1) shall 
     contain the following:
       ``(A) The official's certification (i) that the civilian 
     workforce under the jurisdiction of the official is not 
     subject to any constraint or limitation in terms of man 
     years, end strength, full-time equivalent positions, or 
     maximum number of employees, and (ii) that, during the 12 
     months preceding the date on which the report is due, such 
     workforce has not been subject to any such constraint or 
     limitation.
       ``(B) A description of how the civilian workforce is 
     managed.
       ``(C) A detailed description of the analytical tools used 
     to determine civilian workforce requirements during the 12-
     month period referred to in subparagraph (A).''.

     SEC. 1102. VETERANS' PREFERENCE STATUS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS 
                   WHO SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY DURING THE PERSIAN 
                   GULF WAR.

       (a) Definition of Veteran for Purposes of Preference 
     Eligible Status.--Section 2108 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) served on active duty as defined by section 101(21) 
     of title 38 in the armed forces during the period beginning 
     on August 2, 1990, and ending on January 2, 1992;''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ``or (C)'' after 
     ``paragraph (1)(B)''.
       (b) Additional Points.--Section 3309(2) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``2108(3)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``2108(3)(A)-(B)''.
       (c) Technical Amendments.--Section 2108(1)(B) of such title 
     is further amended--
       (1) by striking ``the date of enactment of the Veterans' 
     Education and Employment Assistance Act of 1976,'' and 
     inserting ``October 15, 1976,''; and
       (2) by striking ``511(d) of title 10'' and inserting 
     ``12103(d) of title 10''.

     SEC. 1103. REPEAL OF DEADLINE FOR PLACEMENT CONSIDERATION OF 
                   INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED MILITARY RESERVE 
                   TECHNICIANS.

       (a) Repeal of Deadline.--Section 3329(b) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``not later than 6 
     months after the date of the application''.
       (b) Technical Correction.--Such section is further amended 
     by striking out ``a position described in subsection (c)'' 
     the second place it appears.

     SEC. 1104. RATE OF PAY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS 
                   TEACHERS UPON TRANSFER TO GENERAL SCHEDULE 
                   POSITION.

       (a) Prevention of Excessive Increases.--Section 5334(d) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``20 
     percent'' and all that follows and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``an amount determined under regulations which the Secretary 
     of Defense shall prescribe for the determination of the 
     yearly rate of pay of the position. The amount by which a 
     rate of pay is increased under the regulations may not exceed 
     the amount equal to 20 percent of that rate of pay.''.
       (b) Effective Date and Savings Provision.--(1) The 
     amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) In the case of a person who is employed in a teaching 
     position referred to in section 5334(d) of title 5, United 
     States Code, on the day before the effective date under 
     paragraph (1), the rate of pay of that person determined 
     under that section (as in effect on that day) may not be 
     reduced by reason of the amendment made by subsection (a) for 
     so long as the person continues to serve in that position or 
     another such position without a break in service of more than 
     three days on or after that day.

     SEC. 1105. GARNISHMENT AND INVOLUNTARY ALLOTMENT.

       Section 5520a of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (j), 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 in executing a garnishment action may be 
     added to the garnishment, and that the agency may retain 
     costs recovered as offsetting collections.'';
       (2) in subsection (k)--
       (A) by striking out paragraph (3); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
       (3) by striking out subsection (l).

     SEC. 1106. EXTENSION AND REVISION OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION 
                   INCENTIVE PAY AUTHORITY.

       (a) Remittance to CSRS Fund.--Section 5597 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h)(1)(A) In addition to any other payment that it is 
     required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 or 
     chapter 84, the Department of Defense shall remit to the 
     Office of Personnel Management an amount equal to 15 percent 
     of the final basic pay of each covered employee.
       ``(B) If the employee is one with respect to whom a 
     remittance would otherwise be required under section 4(a) of 
     the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 based on the 
     separation involved, the remittance under this subsection 
     shall be instead of the remittance otherwise required under 
     such section 4(a).
       ``(2) Amounts remitted under paragraph (1) shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit 
     of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.
       ``(3) For the purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `covered employee' means an employee who is 
     subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 and to 
     whom a voluntary separation incentive has been paid under 
     this section on the basis of a separation occurring on or 
     after October 1, 1997; and
       ``(B) the term `final basic pay' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 4(a)(2) of the Federal Workforce 
     Restructuring Act of 1994.''.
       (b) Extension of Authority.--(1) Subsection (e) of section 
     5597 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     out ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 2001''.
       (2) Section 4436(d)(2) of the Defense Conversion, 
     Reinvestment, and Transition Assistance Act of 1992 (5 U.S.C. 
     8348 note) is amended by striking out ``January 1, 2000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``January 1, 2002''.

     SEC. 1107. USE OF APPROVED FIRE-SAFE ACCOMMODATIONS BY 
                   GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS.

       (a) Percentage Use Requirement.--Section 5707a of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (d) as 
     subsections (b) through (e), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after the section heading the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(a)(1) For the purpose of making payments under this 
     chapter for lodging expenses incurred in a State, each agency 
     shall ensure that not less than 90 percent of the commercial-
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     ees of that agency for a fiscal year are booked in approved 
     places of public accommodation.
       ``(2) Each agency shall establish explicit procedures to 
     satisfy the percentage requirement of paragraph (1).
       ``(3) An agency shall be considered to be in compliance 
     with the percentage requirement of paragraph (1) until 
     September 30, 2002, and after that date if travel 
     arrangements of the agency, whether made for civilian 
     employees, members of the uniformed services, or foreign 
     service personnel, are made through travel management 
     processes designed to book commercial lodging in approved 
     places of public accommodation, whenever available.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Such section is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) The term `agency' does not include the government of 
     the District of Columbia.
       ``(2) The term `approved places of public accommodation' 
     means hotels, motels, and other places of public 
     accommodation that are listed by the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency as meeting the requirements of 
     the fire prevention and control guidelines described in 
     section 29 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
     1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225).
       ``(3) The term `State' means any State, the District of 
     Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth 
     of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the 
     Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or 
     any other territory or possession of the United States.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking out ``places of public accommodation that 
     meet the requirements of the fire prevention and control 
     guidelines described in section 29 of the Federal Fire 
     Prevention and Control Act of 1974'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``approved places of public accommodation''; and
       (B) by striking out ``as defined in section 4 of the 
     Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974'';
       (2) in subsection (c), as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(1), by striking out ``does not meet the requirements of 
     the fire prevention and control guidelines described in 
     section 29 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
     1974'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``is not an approved 
     place of public accommodation''; and
       (3) in subsection (e), as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking out ``encourage'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``facilitate the ability of ''; and
       (B) by striking out ``places of public accommodation that 
     meet the requirements of the fire prevention and control 
     guidelines described in section 29 of the Federal Fire 
     Prevention and Control Act of 1974'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``approved places of public accommodation''.
       (d) Report by Federal Emergency Management Agency.--Not 
     later than six months after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
     shall submit to Congress a report describing the procedures 
     to be used to ensure that all approved places of public 
     accommodation (within the meaning of section 5707a(f)(2) of 
     title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (b)) 
     appear on the national master list maintained by the Director 
     under section 28(b) of the Federal Fire Prevention and 
     Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2224(b)) of all of the places 
     of public accommodation affecting commerce located in each 
     State that meet the requirements of the fire prevention and 
     control guidelines described in section 29 of such Act (15 
     U.S.C. 2225).
       (e) Report on Implementation.--Not later than one year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall submit to Congress a 
     report describing the measures that have been taken and will 
     be taken by Federal agencies to comply with the requirement 
     that not less than 90 percent of the commercial-lodging room 
     nights for employees of each Federal agency for a fiscal year 
     are booked in approved places of public accommodation, as 
     specified in section 5707a(a) of title 5, United States Code, 
     as added by subsection (a). Measures to satisfy such 
     requirement may include the use of contract travel agents, 
     automated booking systems, and data developed from travel 
     payment systems. The Administrator shall prepare the report 
     in consultation with the heads of the Federal agencies 
     subject to such requirement.

     SEC. 1108. NAVY HIGHER EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM REGARDING 
                   ADMINISTRATION OF BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS 
                   BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR.

       (a) Pilot Project Authorized.--During fiscal years 1998 
     through 2002, the Secretary of the Navy may establish and 
     conduct a pilot program of graduate-level higher education 
     regarding the administration of business relationships 
     between the Government and the private sector.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the pilot program is to make 
     available to employees of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, 
     employees of the Naval Sea Systems Command, and employees of 
     the Acquisition Center for Excellence of the Navy (upon 
     establishment of such Acquisition Center), a curriculum of 
     graduate-level higher education leading to the award of a 
     graduate degree designed to prepare participants effectively 
     to meet the challenges of administering Government 
     contracting and other business relationships between the 
     United States and private sector businesses in the context of 
     constantly changing or newly emerging industries, 
     technologies, governmental organizations, policies, and 
     procedures (including governmental organizations, policies, 
     and procedures recommended in the National Performance 
     Review).
       (c) Partnership With Institution of Higher Education.--(1) 
     The Secretary of the Navy may enter into an agreement with an 
     institution of higher education to assist the Naval Undersea 
     Warfare Center with the development of the curriculum for the 
     pilot program, to offer courses and provide instruction and 
     materials to participants to the extent provided for in the 
     agreement, to provide such other assistance in support of the 
     program as may be provided for in the agreement, and to award 
     a graduate degree under the program.
       (2) To be eligible to enter into an agreement under 
     paragraph (1), an institution of higher education must have 
     an established program of graduate-level education that is 
     relevant to the purpose of the pilot program.
       (d) Curriculum.--The curriculum offered under the pilot 
     program shall--
       (1) be designed specifically to achieve the purpose of the 
     pilot program; and
       (2) include courses that are--
       (A) typically offered under curricula leading to award of 
     the degree of Masters of Business Administration by 
     institutions of higher education; and
       (B) necessary for meeting educational qualification 
     requirements for certification as an acquisition program 
     manager.
       (e) Distance Learning Option.--The Secretary of the Navy 
     may include as part of the pilot program policies and 
     procedures for offering distance learning instruction by 
     means of telecommunications, correspondence, or other methods 
     for off-site receipt of instruction.
       (f) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the termination 
     of the pilot program, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
     to Congress a report containing--
       (1) an assessment by the Secretary of the value of the 
     program for meeting the purpose of the program and the 
     desirability of permanently establishing a similar program 
     for other employees of the Department of Defense; and
       (2) such other information and recommendations regarding 
     the program as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (g) Limitation on Funding Source.--Any funds required for 
     the pilot program for a fiscal year shall be derived only 
     from the appropriation ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'' 
     for that fiscal year.

     SEC. 1109. AUTHORITY FOR MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY TO EMPLOY 
                   CIVILIAN FACULTY MEMBERS.

       (a) Expanded Authority.--Subsections (a) and (c) of section 
     7478 of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking 
     out ``at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``of the Marine Corps University''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 7478. Naval War College and Marine Corps University: 
       civilian faculty members''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 643 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``7478. Naval War College and Marine Corps University: civilian faculty 
              members.''.
              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

    Subtitle A--United States Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sec. 1201. Findings.
Sec. 1202. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 1203. Withdrawal of United States ground forces from Republic of 
              Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sec. 1204. Secretary of Defense reports on tasks carried out by United 
              States forces.
Sec. 1205. Presidential report on situation in Republic of Bosnia and 
              Herzegovina.
Sec. 1206. Definitions.

       Subtitle B--Export Controls on High Performance Computers

Sec. 1211. Export approvals for high performance computers.
Sec. 1212. Report on exports of high performance computers.
Sec. 1213. Post-shipment verification of export of high performance 
              computers.
Sec. 1214. GAO study on certain computers; end user information 
              assistance.
Sec. 1215. Congressional committees.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 1221. Defense burdensharing.
Sec. 1222. Temporary use of general purpose vehicles and nonlethal 
              military equipment under acquisition and cross servicing 
              agreements.
Sec. 1223. Sense of Congress and reports regarding financial costs of 
              enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Sec. 1224. Sense of Congress regarding enlargement of the North 
              Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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Sec. 1225. Sense of the Congress relating to level of United States 
              military personnel in the East Asia and Pacific region.
Sec. 1226. Report on future military capabilities and strategy of the 
              People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1227. Sense of Congress on need for Russian openness on the 
              Yamantau Mountain project.
Sec. 1228. Assessment of the Cuban threat to United States national 
              security.
Sec. 1229. Report on Helsinki Joint statement.
Sec. 1230. Commendation of Mexico on free and fair elections.
Sec. 1231. Sense of Congress regarding Cambodia.
Sec. 1232. Congratulating Governor Christopher Patten of Hong Kong.
    Subtitle A--United States Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina

     SEC. 1201. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) United States Armed Forces were deployed to the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Implementation Force 
     (IFOR) to implement the military aspects of the Dayton Peace 
     Agreement.
       (2) The military aspects of the Dayton Peace Agreement have 
     been successfully implemented to date with the military 
     forces of the warring factions successfully separated and a 
     cessation in the hostilities that resulted in the deaths of 
     hundreds of thousands of Bosnians.
       (3) Implementation of the civil aspects of the Dayton Peace 
     Agreement has lagged far behind the schedule for such 
     implementation envisioned in the Agreement with the result 
     that United States Armed Forces have undertaken a prolonged 
     engagement in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       (4) On December 13, 1995, the President stated in a letter 
     to Congress, ``NATO and U.S. military commanders believe, and 
     I expect, that the military mission can be accomplished in 
     about a year. Twelve months will allow IFOR time to complete 
     the military tasks assigned in the Dayton agreement and to 
     establish a secure environment, in which political and 
     economic reconstruction efforts by the parties and 
     international civilian agencies can take hold. Within one 
     year, we expect that the military provisions of the Dayton 
     agreement will have been carried out, implementation of the 
     civilian aspects and economic reconstruction will have been 
     firmly launched, free elections will have been held under 
     international supervision and a stable military balance will 
     have been established.''
       (5) Notwithstanding a number of assurances relating to the 
     accomplishment of the military mission in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina by December 1996, the President, on 
     November 15, 1996, announced his decision to extend the 
     presence of United States forces in the Republic of Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina to participate in the NATO Stabilization 
     Force (SFOR) until June 1998.
       (6) Despite initial projections by the Department of 
     Defense that the costs of United States operations in the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina would total 
     $1,500,000,000, the projected cost of United States 
     operations in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina through 
     June 1998 is estimated to exceed $7,000,000,000.
       (7) The fiscal year 1998 estimate of the Department of 
     Defense for operations in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina assumes that the level of military forces 
     participating in SFOR will be reduced soon after the start of 
     the fiscal year.
       (8) The President and the Secretary of Defense have stated 
     that United States forces are to be withdrawn from the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the end of June 1998.

     SEC. 1202. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) United States ground combat forces should not 
     participate in a follow-on force in the Republic of Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina after June 1998;
       (2) the European Security and Defense Identity, which, as 
     facilitated by the Combined Joint Task Forces concept, 
     enables the Western European Union, with the consent of the 
     North Atlantic Alliance, to assume political control and 
     strategic direction of NATO assets made available for the 
     Alliance, may be an ideal instrument for a follow-on force 
     for the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
       (3) a NATO-led force without the participation of United 
     States ground combat forces in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina may be suitable for a follow-on force for the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina if the European Security 
     and Defense Identity is not sufficiently developed or is 
     otherwise considered inappropriate for such a mission;
       (4) the United States may decide to provide appropriate 
     support to a Western European Union-led or NATO-led follow-on 
     force, including command and control, intelligence, 
     logistics, and, if necessary, a ready reserve force in the 
     region;
       (5) the President should inform our European NATO allies of 
     this expression of the sense of Congress and should urge them 
     strongly to undertake preparations for a Western European 
     Union-led or NATO-led force as a follow-on force to the NATO-
     led SFOR if needed to maintain peace and stability in the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; and
       (6) the President should consult with the Congress with 
     respect to any support to be provided to a Western European 
     Union-led or NATO-led follow-on force in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina after June 30, 1998.

     SEC. 1203. WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED STATES GROUND FORCES FROM 
                   REPUBLIC OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA .

       (a) Limitation.--No funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1998 
     or any subsequent fiscal year may be used for the deployment 
     of any United States ground combat forces in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina after June 30, 1998, unless the 
     President, not later than May 15, 1998, and after 
     consultation with the bipartisan leadership of the two Houses 
     of Congress, transmits to Congress a certification--
       (1) that the continued presence of United States ground 
     combat forces, after June 30, 1998, in the Republic of Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina is required in order to meet the national 
     security interests of the United States; and
       (2) that after June 30, 1998, it will remain United States 
     policy that United States ground forces will not serve as, or 
     be used as, civil police in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina.
       (b) Report.--The President shall submit with the 
     certification under subsection (a) a report that includes the 
     following:
       (1) The reasons why that presence is in the national 
     security interest of the United States.
       (2) The number of United States military personnel to be 
     deployed in and around the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     and other areas of the former Yugoslavia after that date.
       (3) The expected duration of any such deployment.
       (4) The mission and objectives of the United States Armed 
     Forces to be deployed in and around the Republic of Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina and other areas of the former Yugoslavia 
     after June 30, 1998.
       (5) The exit strategy of such forces.
       (6) The incremental costs associated with any such 
     deployment.
       (7) The effect of such deployment on the morale, retention, 
     and effectiveness of United States armed forces.
       (8) A description of the forces from other nations involved 
     in a follow-on mission, shown on a nation-by-nation basis.
       (9) A description of the command and control arrangement 
     established for United States forces involved in a follow-on 
     mission.
       (10) An assessment of the expected threats to United States 
     forces involved in a follow-on mission.
       (11) The plan for rotating units and personnel to and from 
     the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during a follow-on 
     mission, including the level of participation by reserve 
     component units and personnel.
       (12) The mission statement and operational goals of the 
     United States forces involved in a follow-on mission.
       (c) Request for Supplemental Appropriations.--The President 
     shall transmit to Congress with a certification under 
     subsection (a) a supplemental appropriations request for the 
     Department of Defense for such amounts as are necessary for 
     the costs of any continued deployment beyond June 30, 1998.
       (d) Construction With President's Constitutional 
     Authority.--Nothing in this section shall be deemed to 
     restrict the authority of the President under the 
     Constitution to protect the lives of United States citizens.
       (e) Construction With Appropriations Provision.--The 
     provisions of this section are enacted, and shall be applied, 
     as supplemental to (and not in lieu of) the provisions of 
     section 8132 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     1998 (Public Law 105-56).

     SEC. 1204. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REPORTS ON TASKS CARRIED OUT 
                   BY UNITED STATES FORCES.

       (a) Requirement for Two Reports.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees--
       (1) not later than December 15, 1997, a report identifying 
     each activity being carried out, as of December 1, 1997, by 
     covered United States forces in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina; and
       (2) not later than April 15, 1998, a report identifying 
     each activity being carried out, as of April 1, 1998, by 
     covered United States forces in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina.
       (b) Covered United States Forces.--For purposes of this 
     section, covered United States forces in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina are United States ground forces in the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina that are assigned to the 
     multinational peacekeeping force known as the Stabilization 
     Force (SFOR) or any other multinational peacekeeping force 
     that is the successor to the SFOR.
       (c) Matters To Be Included.--The Secretary shall include in 
     each report under subsection (a), for each activity 
     identified under that subsection, the following:
       (1) The number of United States military personnel involved 
     in the performance of that activity.
       (2) Whether forces assigned to the SFOR (or successor 
     multinational peacekeeping force) from other nations also 
     participated in that activity.
       (3) The justification for using military forces rather than 
     civilian organizations to perform that activity.
       (4) In the case of activities that (as determined by the 
     Secretary) are considered to be supporting tasks, as that 
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     General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina, the justification for using military forces.
       (5) The likelihood that each such activity will have to be 
     carried out by United States military forces after June 30, 
     1998.

     SEC. 1205. PRESIDENTIAL REPORT ON SITUATION IN REPUBLIC OF 
                   BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than February 1, 1998, the 
     President shall submit to Congress a report on the political 
     and military conditions in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina. The report shall be submitted in both classified 
     and unclassified form.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report under subsection 
     (a) shall include a discussion of the following:
       (1) An assessment of the progress made in implementing the 
     civil, economic, and political aspects of the Dayton Peace 
     Agreement.
       (2) An identification of the specific steps taken to 
     transfer the United States portion of the peacekeeping 
     mission in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to forces 
     of the member-states of the Western European Union or to a 
     NATO-led force without the participation of United States 
     ground combat forces in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina.
       (3) A detailed discussion of the proposed role and 
     involvement of the United States in supporting peacekeeping 
     activities in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     following the withdrawal of United States ground combat 
     forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       (4) A detailed explanation and timetable for carrying out 
     the commitment to withdraw all United States ground forces 
     from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina by June 30, 1998, 
     including the planned date of commencement and completion of 
     the withdrawal.
       (5) The military and political considerations that will 
     affect the decision to carry out such a transition.
       (6) Any plan to maintain or expand other Bosnia-related 
     operations (such as the operations designated as Operation 
     Deliberate Guard) if tensions in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina remain sufficient to delay reductions of United 
     States military forces participating in the Stabilization 
     Force and the estimated cost associated with each such 
     operation.

     SEC. 1206. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this subtitle:
       (1) Dayton peace agreement.--The term ``Dayton Peace 
     Agreement'' means the General Framework Agreement for Peace 
     in Bosnia and Herzegovina, initialed by the parties in 
     Dayton, Ohio, on November 21, 1995, and signed in Paris on 
     December 14, 1995.
       (2) Implementation force.--The term ``Implementation 
     Force'' means the NATO-led multinational military force in 
     the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (commonly referred to 
     as ``IFOR''), authorized under the Dayton Peace Agreement.
       (3) Stabilization force.--The term ``Stabilization Force'' 
     means the NATO-led follow-on force to the Implementation 
     Force in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and other 
     countries in the region (commonly referred to as ``SFOR''), 
     authorized under United Nations Security Council Resolution 
     1088 (December 12, 1996).
       (4) Follow-on mission.--The term ``follow-on mission'' 
     means a mission involving the deployment of ground elements 
     of the United States Armed Forces in the Republic of Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina after June 30, 1998 (other than as described 
     in section 1203(b)).
       (5) NATO.--The term ``NATO'' means the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization.
       Subtitle B--Export Controls on High Performance Computers

     SEC. 1211. EXPORT APPROVALS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS.

       (a) Prior Approval of Exports and Reexports.--The President 
     shall require that no digital computer with a composite 
     theoretical performance level of more than 2,000 millions of 
     theoretical operations per second (MTOPS) or with such other 
     composite theoretical performance level as may be established 
     subsequently by the President under subsection (d), may be 
     exported or reexported without a license to a country 
     specified in subsection (b) if the Secretary of Commerce, the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary 
     of State, or the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency objects, in writing, to such export or reexport. Any 
     person proposing to export or reexport such a digital 
     computer shall so notify the Secretary of Commerce, who, 
     within 24 hours after receiving the notification, shall 
     transmit the notification to the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of State, and the Director 
     of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
       (b) Covered Countries.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
     countries specified in this subsection are the countries 
     listed as ``Computer Tier 3'' eligible countries in section 
     740.7(d) of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as 
     in effect on June 10, 1997, subject to modification by the 
     President under subsection (e).
       (c) Time Limit.--Written objections under subsection (a) to 
     an export or reexport shall be raised within 10 days after 
     the notification is received under subsection (a). If such a 
     written objection to the export or reexport of a computer is 
     raised, the computer may be exported or reexported only 
     pursuant to a license issued by the Secretary of Commerce 
     under the Export Administration Regulations of the Department 
     of Commerce, without regard to the licensing exceptions 
     otherwise authorized under section 740.7 of title 15 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 10, 1997. 
     If no objection is raised within the 10-day period, the 
     export or reexport is authorized.
       (d) Adjustment of Composite Theoretical Performance.--The 
     President, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, 
     the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the 
     Secretary of State, and the Director of the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, may establish a new composite theoretical 
     performance level for purposes of subsection (a). Such new 
     level shall not take effect until 180 days after the 
     President submits to the congressional committees designated 
     in section 1215 a report setting forth the new composite 
     theoretical performance level and the justification for such 
     new level. Each report shall, at a minimum--
       (1) address the extent to which high performance computers 
     of a composite theoretical level between the level 
     established in subsection (a) or such level as has been 
     previously adjusted pursuant to this section and the new 
     level, are available from other countries;
       (2) address all potential uses of military significance to 
     which high performance computers at the new level could be 
     applied; and
       (3) assess the impact of such uses on the national security 
     interests of the United States.
       (e) Adjustment of Covered Countries.--
       (1) In general.--The President, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of State, and the Director 
     of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, may add a country 
     to or remove a country from the list of covered countries in 
     subsection (b), except that a country may be removed from the 
     list only in accordance with paragraph (2).
       (2) Deletions from list of covered countries.--The removal 
     of a country from the list of covered countries under 
     subsection (b) shall not take effect until 120 days after the 
     President submits to the congressional committees designated 
     in section 1215 a report setting forth the justification for 
     the deletion.
       (3) Excluded countries.--A country may not be removed from 
     the list of covered countries under subsection (b) if--
       (A) the country is a ``nuclear-weapon state'' (as defined 
     by Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
     Nuclear Weapons) and the country is not a member of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization; or
       (B) the country is not a signatory of the Treaty on the 
     Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the country is 
     listed on Annex 2 to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban 
     Treaty.
       (f) Classification.--Each report under subsections (d) and 
     (e) shall be submitted in an unclassified form and may, if 
     necessary, have a classified supplement.

     SEC. 1212. REPORT ON EXPORTS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall provide to the 
     congressional committees specified in section 1215 a report 
     identifying all exports of digital computers with a composite 
     theoretical performance of more than 2,000 millions of 
     theoretical operations per second (MTOPS) to all countries 
     since January 25, 1996. For each export, the report shall 
     identify--
       (1) whether an export license was applied for and whether 
     one was granted;
       (2) the date of the transfer of the computer;
       (3) the United States manufacturer and exporter of the 
     computer;
       (4) the MTOPS level of the computer; and
       (5) the recipient country and end user.
       (b) Additional Information on Exports to Certain 
     Countries.--In the case of exports to countries specified in 
     subsection (c), the report under subsection (a) shall 
     identify the intended end use for the exported computer and 
     the assessment by the executive branch of whether the end 
     user is a military end user or an end user involved in 
     activities relating to nuclear, chemical, or biological 
     weapons or missile technology. Information provided under 
     this subsection may be submitted in classified form if 
     necessary.
       (c) Covered Countries.--For purposes of subsection (b), the 
     countries specified in this subsection are--
       (1) the countries listed as ``Computer Tier 3'' eligible 
     countries in section 740.7(d) of title 15 of the Code of 
     Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 10, 1997; and
       (2) the countries listed in section 740.7(e) of title 15 of 
     the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 10, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1213. POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION OF EXPORT OF HIGH 
                   PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS.

       (a) Required Post-Shipment Verification.--The Secretary of 
     Commerce shall conduct post-shipment verification of each 
     digital computer with a composite theoretical performance of 
     more than 2,000 millions of theoretical operations per second 
     (MTOPS) that is exported from the United States, on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, to a country specified 
     in subsection (b).
       (b) Covered Countries.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
     countries specified in this subsection are the countries 
     listed as ``Computer Tier 3'' eligible countries in section 
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     lations, as in effect on June 10, 1997, subject to 
     modification by the President under section 1211(e).
       (c) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Commerce shall submit 
     to the congressional committees specified in section 1215 an 
     annual report on the results of post-shipment verifications 
     conducted under this section during the preceding year. Each 
     such report shall include a list of all such items exported 
     from the United States to such countries during the previous 
     year and, with respect to each such export, the following:
       (1) The destination country.
       (2) The date of export.
       (3) The intended end use and intended end user.
       (4) The results of the post-shipment verification.
       (d) Explanation When Verification Not Conducted.--If a 
     post-shipment verification has not been conducted in 
     accordance with subsection (a) with respect to any such 
     export during the period covered by a report, the Secretary 
     shall include in the report for that period a detailed 
     explanation of the reasons why such a post-shipment 
     verification was not conducted.

     SEC. 1214. GAO STUDY ON CERTAIN COMPUTERS; END USER 
                   INFORMATION ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the congressional committees specified 
     in section 1215 a study of the national security risks 
     relating to the sale of computers with a composite 
     theoretical performance of between 2,000 and 7,000 millions 
     of theoretical operations per second (MTOPS) to end users in 
     countries specified in subsection (c). The study shall also 
     analyze any foreign availability of computers described in 
     the preceding sentence and the impact of such sales on United 
     States exporters.
       (b) End User Information Assistance to Exporters.--The 
     Secretary of Commerce shall establish a procedure by which 
     exporters may seek information on questionable end users in 
     countries specified in subsection (c) who are seeking to 
     obtain computers described in subsection (a).
       (c) Covered Countries.--For purposes of subsections (a) and 
     (b), the countries specified in this subsection are the 
     countries listed as ``Computer Tier 3'' eligible countries in 
     section 740.7(d) of title 15 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations, as in effect on June 10, 1997.

     SEC. 1215. CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.

       For purposes of sections 1211(d), 1212(a), 1213(c), and 
     1214(a) the congressional committees specified in those 
     sections are the following:
       (1) The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (2) The Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 1221. DEFENSE BURDENSHARING.

       (a) Efforts To Increase Allied Burdensharing.--The 
     President shall seek to have each nation that has cooperative 
     military relations with the United States (including security 
     agreements, basing arrangements, or mutual participation in 
     multinational military organizations or operations) take one 
     or more of the following actions:
       (1) For any nation in which United States military 
     personnel are assigned to permanent duty ashore, increase its 
     financial contributions to the payment of the nonpersonnel 
     costs incurred by the United States Government for stationing 
     United States military personnel in that nation, with a goal 
     of achieving by September 30, 2000, 75 percent of such costs. 
     An increase in financial contributions by any nation under 
     this paragraph may include the elimination of taxes, fees, or 
     other charges levied on United States military personnel, 
     equipment, or facilities stationed in that nation.
       (2) Increase its annual budgetary outlays for national 
     defense as a percentage of its gross domestic product by 10 
     percent or at least to a level commensurate that of the 
     United States by September 30, 1998.
       (3) Increase its annual budgetary outlays for foreign 
     assistance (to promote democratization, economic 
     stabilization, transparency arrangements, defense economic 
     conversion, respect for the rule of law, and internationally 
     recognized human rights) by 10 percent or at least to a level 
     commensurate to that of the United States by September 30, 
     1998.
       (4) Increase the amount of military assets (including 
     personnel, equipment, logistics, support and other resources) 
     that it contributes, or would be prepared to contribute, to 
     multinational military activities worldwide.
       (b) Authorities To Encourage Actions by United States 
     Allies.--In seeking the actions described in subsection (a) 
     with respect to any nation, or in response to a failure by 
     any nation to undertake one or more of such actions, the 
     President may take any of the following measures to the 
     extent otherwise authorized by law:
       (1) Reduce the end strength level of members of the Armed 
     Forces assigned to permanent duty ashore in that nation.
       (2) Impose on that nation fees or other charges similar to 
     those that such nation imposes on United States forces 
     stationed in that nation.
       (3) Reduce (through rescission, impoundment, or other 
     appropriate procedures as authorized by law) the amount the 
     United States contributes to the NATO Civil Budget, Military 
     Budget, or Security Investment Program.
       (4) Suspend, modify, or terminate any bilateral security 
     agreement the United States has with that nation, consistent 
     with the terms of such agreement.
       (5) Reduce (through rescission, impoundment or other 
     appropriate procedures as authorized by law) any United 
     States bilateral assistance appropriated for that nation.
       (6) Take any other action the President determines to be 
     appropriate as authorized by law.
       (c) Report on Progress in Increasing Allied 
     Burdensharing.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on--
       (1) steps taken by other nations to complete the actions 
     described in subsection (a);
       (2) all measures taken by the President, including those 
     authorized in subsection (b), to achieve the actions 
     described in subsection (a);
       (3) the difference between the amount allocated by other 
     nations for each of the actions described in subsection (a) 
     during the period beginning on March 1, 1996, and ending on 
     February 28, 1997, and during the period beginning on March 
     1, 1997, and ending on February 28, 1998; and
       (4) the budgetary savings to the United States that are 
     expected to accrue as a result of the steps described under 
     paragraph (1).
       (d) Report on National Security Bases for Forward 
     Deployment and Burdensharing Relationships.--(1) In order to 
     ensure the best allocation of budgetary resources, the 
     President shall undertake a review of the status of elements 
     of the United States Armed Forces that are permanently 
     stationed outside the United States. The review shall include 
     an assessment of the following:
       (A) The alliance requirements that are to be found in 
     agreements between the United States and other countries.
       (B) The national security interests that support 
     permanently stationing elements of the United States Armed 
     Forces outside the United States.
       (C) The stationing costs associated with the forward 
     deployment of elements of the United States Armed Forces.
       (D) The alternatives available to forward deployment (such 
     as material prepositioning, enhanced airlift and sealift, or 
     joint training operations) to meet such alliance requirements 
     or national security interests, with such alternatives 
     identified and described in detail.
       (E) The costs and force structure configurations associated 
     with such alternatives to forward deployment.
       (F) The financial contributions that allies of the United 
     States make to common defense efforts (to promote 
     democratization, economic stabilization, transparency 
     arrangements, defense economic conversion, respect for the 
     rule of law, and internationally recognized human rights).
       (G) The contributions that allies of the United States make 
     to meeting the stationing costs associated with the forward 
     deployment of elements of the United States Armed Forces.
       (H) The annual expenditures of the United States and its 
     allies on national defense, and the relative percentages of 
     each nation's gross domestic product constituted by those 
     expenditures.
       (2) The President shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     review under paragraph (1). The report shall be submitted not 
     later than March 1, 1998, in classified and unclassified 
     form.

     SEC. 1222. TEMPORARY USE OF GENERAL PURPOSE VEHICLES AND 
                   NONLETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT UNDER ACQUISITION 
                   AND CROSS SERVICING AGREEMENTS.

       Section 2350(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``other items'' in the second sentence and 
     all that follows through ``United States Munitions List'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``other nonlethal items of military 
     equipment which are not designated as significant military 
     equipment on the United States Munitions List promulgated''.

     SEC. 1223. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORTS REGARDING FINANCIAL 
                   COSTS OF ENLARGEMENT OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC 
                   TREATY ORGANIZATION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) In a report to Congress in February 1997 on the 
     rationale, benefits, costs, and implications of North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization enlargement the Secretary of 
     Defense estimated that the financial cost to the United 
     States of such enlargement will be modest, totaling between 
     $2,000,000,000 and $2,600,000,000 for the period from 1997 
     through 2009.
       (2) A study by the RAND Corporation published in 1996 
     calculated that the total financial cost to the United States 
     of such enlargement will be between $5,000,000,000 and 
     $6,000,000,000 over the same period.
       (3) A March 1996 report by the Congressional Budget Office 
     on the financial costs of enlarging the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization alliance estimated the United States share of 
     alliance enlargement costs to be between $4,800,000,000 and 
     $18,900,000,000 through 2010, depending upon political 
     developments in Europe.
       (4) An August 1997 report by the General Accounting Office 
     reviewing the financial cost estimates of the Secretary of 
     Defense concluded that North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     enlargement could entail additional

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     costs beyond those included in the Secretary's estimate and 
     questioned the validity of the Secretary's estimate due to 
     the lack of supporting cost documentation and the inclusion 
     of cost elements not related to NATO enlargement.
       (5) The North Atlantic Alliance is scheduled to complete 
     its analysis of the military requirements for the integration 
     of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary into the Alliance 
     in December 1997.
       (6) The North Atlantic Alliance is also scheduled to 
     complete in December 1997 its financial cost estimate of the 
     military requirements related to the integration of those 
     nations.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the analysis of the North Atlantic Alliance of the military 
     requirements relating to NATO enlargement and of the 
     financial costs to the Alliance of NATO enlargement will be 
     one of the major factors in the consideration by the Senate 
     of the ratification of instruments to approve the admission 
     of new member nations to the Alliance and by Congress for the 
     authorization and appropriation of the funding for the costs 
     associated with such enlargement.
       (c) Report Assessing NATO Cost Analysis.--Not later than 
     March 31, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report providing--
       (1) an assessment of the analysis by the North Atlantic 
     Alliance of the military requirements related to NATO 
     enlargement and of the estimate of the financial costs to the 
     NATO Alliance for the integration of Poland, the Czech 
     Republic, and Hungary into the Alliance;
       (2) a description of the analytical means used to determine 
     such requirements and costs; and
       (3) a general assessment of the additional military 
     requirements and costs that would result from a significantly 
     increased threat.
       (b) Report on Department of Defense Costs.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress, in conjunction 
     with the submission of the President's budget for fiscal year 
     1999, a report on Department of Defense costs for NATO 
     enlargement. The report shall include a detailed estimate of 
     such costs for fiscal year 1998 that identifies all 
     appropriations, by budget activity, for the military 
     departments and other elements of the Department of Defense 
     to support NATO enlargement.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense shall include in the budget 
     justification materials submitted to Congress by the 
     Secretary in support of the budget of Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 1999 complete and detailed descriptions and 
     estimates of the amounts provided in that budget for the 
     costs of NATO enlargement.

     SEC. 1224. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ENLARGEMENT OF THE 
                   NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) met on 
     July 8 and 9, 1997, in Madrid, Spain, and issued invitations 
     to the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland to begin accession 
     talks to join NATO.
       (2) Congress has expressed its support for the process of 
     NATO enlargement by approving the NATO Enlargement 
     Facilitation Act of 1996 (title VI of the matter enacted in 
     section 101(c) of division A of Public Law 104-208; 22 U.S.C. 
     1928 note).
       (3) The United States has supported the position that the 
     process of enlarging NATO will continue after the first round 
     of invitations in July 1997.
       (4) Romania and Slovenia are to be commended for their 
     progress toward political and economic reform and appear to 
     be striving to meet the guidelines for prospective membership 
     in NATO.
       (5) In furthering the purpose and objective of NATO in 
     promoting stability and well-being in the North Atlantic 
     area, NATO should invite Romania and Slovenia to accession 
     negotiations to become NATO members as expeditiously as 
     possible upon the satisfaction of all relevant membership 
     criteria and consistent with NATO security objectives.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization should be commended--
       (1) for having committed to review the process of enlarging 
     the Organization in 1999; and
       (2) for singling out the positive developments toward 
     democracy and rule of law in Romania and Slovenia.

     SEC. 1225. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO LEVEL OF UNITED 
                   STATES MILITARY PERSONNEL IN THE EAST ASIA AND 
                   PACIFIC REGION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The stability of the Asia-Pacific region is a matter of 
     vital national interest affecting the well-being of all 
     Americans.
       (2) The nations of the Pacific Rim collectively represent 
     the United States largest trading partner and are expected to 
     account for almost one-third of the world's economic activity 
     by the start of the next century.
       (3) The increased reliance by the United States on trade 
     and Middle East oil sources has reinforced United States 
     security interests in the Southeast Asia shipping lanes 
     through the South China Sea and the key straits of Malacca, 
     Sunda, Lombok, and Makassar.
       (4) The South China Sea is an important area for United 
     States Navy ships passing from the Pacific to the Indian 
     Ocean and the Persian Gulf.
       (5) Maintaining freedom of navigation in the South China 
     Sea is an important interest of the United States.
       (6) The threats of proliferation of weapons of mass 
     destruction, the emerging nationalism amidst long-standing 
     ethnic and national rivalries, and the unresolved territorial 
     disputes combine to create a political landscape of potential 
     instability and conflict in this region that could jeopardize 
     the interests of the United States and the safety of United 
     States nationals.
       (7) A critical component of the East Asia strategy of the 
     United States is maintaining forward deployed forces in Asia 
     to ensure broad regional stability, to help to deter 
     aggression, to lessen the pressure for arms races, and to 
     contribute to the political and economic advances of the 
     region from which the United States benefits.
       (8) The forward presence of the United States in Northeast 
     Asia enables the United States to respond to regional 
     contingencies, to protect sea lines of communication, to 
     sustain influence, and to support operations as distant as 
     operations in the Persian Gulf.
       (9) The military forces of the United States serve to 
     prevent the political or economic control of the Asia-Pacific 
     region by a rival, hostile power or coalition of such powers, 
     thus preventing any such group from obtaining control over 
     the vast resources, enormous wealth, and advanced technology 
     of the region.
       (10) Allies of the United States in the region can base 
     their defense planning on a reliable American security 
     commitment, a reduction of which could stimulate an arms 
     buildup in the region.
       (11) The Joint Announcement of the United States-Japan 
     Security Consultative Committee of December 1996, 
     acknowledged that ``the forward presence of U.S. forces 
     continues to be an essential element for pursuing our common 
     security objectives''.
       (12) The United States and Japan signed the United States-
     Japan Security Declaration in April 1996, in which the United 
     States reaffirmed its commitment to maintain this level of 
     100,000 United States military personnel in the region.
       (13) The United States military presence is recognized by 
     the nations of the region as serving stability and enabling 
     United States engagement.
       (14) The nations of East Asia and the Pacific consider the 
     commitment of the forces of the United States to be so vital 
     to their future that they scrutinize actions of the United 
     States for any sign of weakened commitment to the security of 
     the region.
       (15) The reduction of forward-based military forces could 
     negatively affect the ability of the United States to 
     contribute to the maintenance of peace and stability of the 
     Asia and Pacific region.
       (16) Recognizing that while the United States must consider 
     the overall capabilities of its forces in its decisions to 
     deploy troops, nevertheless any reduction in the number of 
     forward-based troops may reduce the perception of American 
     capability and commitment in the region that cannot be 
     completely offset by modernization of the remaining forces.
       (17) During time of crisis, deployment of forces to East 
     Asia, even though such forces were previously removed from 
     the area, might be deemed to be an act of provocation that 
     could be used as a pretext by a hostile power for armed 
     aggression within the region, and the existence of that 
     possibility might hinder such a deployment.
       (18) Proposals to reduce the forward presence of the United 
     States in the East Asia region or subordinate security 
     interests to United States domestic budgetary concerns can 
     erode the perception of the commitment of the United States 
     to its alliances and interests in the region.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should maintain at least approximately 
     100,000 United States military personnel in the East Asia and 
     Pacific region until such time as there is a peaceful and 
     permanent resolution to the major security and political 
     conflicts in the region.

     SEC. 1226. REPORT ON FUTURE MILITARY CAPABILITIES AND 
                   STRATEGY OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall prepare a 
     report, in both classified and unclassified form, on the 
     pattern of military modernization of the People's Republic of 
     China. The report shall address the probable course of 
     military-technological development in the People's Liberation 
     Army and the development of Chinese security strategy and 
     military strategy, and of military organizations and 
     operational concepts, through 2015.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall include 
     analyses and forecasts of the following:
       (1) The goals of Chinese security strategy and military 
     strategy.
       (2) Trends in Chinese strategy regarding the political 
     goals of the People's Republic of China in the Asia-Pacific 
     region and its political and military presence in other 
     regions of the world, including Central Asia, Southwest Asia, 
     Europe, and Latin America.
       (3) Developments in Chinese military doctrine, focusing on 
     (but not limited to) efforts to exploit an emerging 
     Revolution in Military Affairs or to conduct preemptive 
     strikes.
       (4) Efforts by the People's Republic of China to enhance 
     its capabilities in the area of nuclear weapons development.

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       (5) Efforts by the People's Republic of China to develop 
     long-range air-to-air or air defense missiles that would 
     provide the capability to target special support aircraft 
     such as Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, 
     Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) 
     aircraft, or other command and control, intelligence, 
     airborne early warning, or electronic warfare aircraft.
       (6) Efforts by the People's Republic of China to develop a 
     capability to conduct ``information warfare'' at the 
     strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war.
       (7) Development by the People's Republic of China of 
     capabilities in the area of electronic warfare.
       (8) Efforts by the People's Republic of China to develop a 
     capability to establish control of space or to deny access 
     and use of military and commercial space systems in times of 
     crisis or war, including programs to place weapons in space 
     or to develop earth-based weapons capable of attacking space-
     based systems.
       (9) Trends that would lead the People's Republic of China 
     toward the development of advanced intelligence, 
     surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities, including 
     gaining access to commercial or third-party systems with 
     military significance.
       (10) Efforts by the People's Republic of China to develop 
     highly accurate and stealthy ballistic and cruise missiles, 
     including sea-launched cruise missiles, particularly in 
     numbers sufficient to conduct attacks capable of overwhelming 
     projected defense capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region.
       (11) Development by the People's Republic of China of 
     command and control networks, particularly those capable of 
     battle management of long-range precision strikes.
       (12) Efforts by the People's Republic of China in the area 
     of telecommunications, including common channel signaling and 
     synchronous digital hierarchy technologies.
       (13) Development by People's Republic of China of advanced 
     aerospace technologies with military applications (including 
     gas turbine ``hot section'' technologies).
       (14) Programs of the People's Republic of China involving 
     unmanned aerial vehicles, particularly those with extended 
     ranges or loitering times or potential strike capabilities.
       (15) Exploitation by the People's Republic of China for 
     military purposes of the Global Positioning System or other 
     similar systems (including commercial land surveillance 
     satellites), with such analysis and forecasts focusing 
     particularly on indications of an attempt to increase the 
     accuracy of weapons or situational awareness of operating 
     forces.
       (16) Development by the People's Republic of China of 
     capabilities for denial of sea control, including such 
     systems as advanced sea mines, improved submarine 
     capabilities, or land-based sea-denial systems.
       (17) Efforts by the People's Republic of China to develop 
     its anti-submarine warfare capabilities.
       (18) Continued development by the People's Republic of 
     China of follow-on forces, particularly forces capable of 
     rapid air or amphibious assault.
       (19) Efforts by the People's Republic of China to enhance 
     its capabilities in such additional areas of strategic 
     concern as the Secretary identifies.
       (c) Analysis of Implications of Sales of Products and 
     Technologies to Entities in China.--The report under 
     subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each area for 
     analyses and forecasts specified in subsection (b)--
       (1) an assessment of the military effects of sales of 
     United States and foreign products and technologies to 
     entities in the People's Republic of China; and
       (2) the potential threat of developments related to such 
     effects to United States strategic interests.
       (d) Submission of Report.--The report shall be submitted to 
     Congress not later than March 15, 1998.

     SEC. 1227. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NEED FOR RUSSIAN OPENNESS ON 
                   THE YAMANTAU MOUNTAIN PROJECT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
       (1) The United States and Russia have been working since 
     the end of the Cold War to achieve a strategic relationship 
     based on cooperation and openness between the two nations.
       (2) This effort to establish a new strategic relationship 
     between the two nations has resulted in the conclusion or 
     agreement in principle on a number of far-reaching 
     agreements, including START I, II, and III, a revision in the 
     Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty, and a series of other 
     agreements (such as the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and the 
     Chemical Weapons Convention), designed to further reduce 
     bilateral threats and limit the proliferation of weapons of 
     mass destruction.
       (3) These far-reaching agreements were based on the 
     understanding between the United States and Russia that there 
     would be a good faith effort on both sides to comply with the 
     letter and spirit of the agreements.
       (4) Reports indicate that Russia has been pursuing 
     construction of a massive underground facility of unknown 
     purpose at Yamantau Mountain and the city of Mezhgorye 
     (formerly the settlements of Beloretsk-15 and Beloretsk-16) 
     that is designed to survive a nuclear war and appears to 
     exceed reasonable defense requirements.
       (5) The Yamantau Mountain project does not appear to be 
     consistent with the lowering of strategic threats, openness, 
     and cooperation that is the basis of the post-Cold War 
     strategic partnership between the United States and Russia.
       (6) The United States has allowed senior Russian military 
     and government officials to have access to key strategic 
     facilities of the United States by providing tours of the 
     North American Air Defense (NORAD) command at Cheyenne 
     Mountain and the United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) 
     headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, among other sites, and by 
     providing extensive briefings on the operations of those 
     facilities.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Russian government--
       (1) should provide to the United States Government a 
     written explanation with sufficient detail (including 
     drawings and diagrams) of the purpose and operational concept 
     of the completed and planned facilities at Yamantau Mountain 
     to support a high confidence judgment by the United States 
     that the design of the Yamantau facility is consistent with 
     official Russian government explanations; and
       (2) should allow a United States delegation, to include 
     officials of the executive branch and Members of Congress, to 
     have access to the Yamantau Mountain project and buildings 
     and facilities surrounding the project.

     SEC. 1228. ASSESSMENT OF THE CUBAN THREAT TO UNITED STATES 
                   NATIONAL SECURITY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Cuba has maintained a hostile policy in its relations 
     with the United States for over 35 years.
       (2) The United States, as a sovereign nation, must be able 
     to respond to any Cuban provocation and defend the people and 
     territory of the United States against any attack.
       (3) In 1994, the Government of Cuba callously encouraged a 
     massive exodus of Cubans, by boat and raft, toward the United 
     States during which countless numbers of those Cubans lost 
     their lives on the high seas.
       (4) The humanitarian response of the United States to 
     rescue, shelter, and provide emergency care to those Cubans, 
     together with the actions taken to absorb some 30,000 of 
     those Cubans into the United States, required significant 
     efforts and the expenditure of hundreds of millions of 
     dollars for the costs incurred by the United States and State 
     and local governments in connection with those efforts.
       (5) On February 24, 1996, Cuban MiG aircraft attacked and 
     destroyed, in international airspace, two unarmed civilian 
     aircraft flying from the United States, and the four persons 
     in those unarmed civilian aircraft were killed.
       (6) Since that attack, the Cuban government has issued no 
     apology for the attack, nor has it indicated any intention to 
     conform its conduct to international law that is applicable 
     to civilian aircraft operating in international airspace.
       (b) Review and Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     carry out a comprehensive review and assessment of--
       (1) Cuban military capabilities; and
       (2) the threats to the national security of the United 
     States that may be posed by Cuba, including--
       (A) such unconventional threats as (i) encouragement of 
     massive and dangerous migration, and (ii) attacks on citizens 
     and residents of the United States while they are engaged in 
     peaceful protest in international waters or airspace;
       (B) the potential for development and delivery of chemical 
     or biological weapons; and
       (C) the potential for internal strife in Cuba that could 
     involve citizens or residents of the United States or the 
     Armed Forces of the United States.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 31, 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 review and 
     assessment. The report shall include the following:
       (1) The Secretary's assessment of the capabilities and 
     threats referred to in subsection (b), including each of the 
     threats described in paragraph (2) of that subsection.
       (2) A discussion of the results of the review and 
     assessment, including an assessment of the contingency plans 
     developed by the Secretary to counter any threat posed by 
     Cuba to the United States.
       (d) Consultation on Review and Assessment.--In performing 
     the review and assessment and in preparing the report, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Chairman of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff, the commander of the United States 
     Southern Command, and the heads of other appropriate 
     departments and agencies of the United States.

     SEC. 1229. REPORT ON HELSINKI JOINT STATEMENT.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than March 31, 1998, the 
     President 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 Helsinki Joint 
     Statement on future reductions in nuclear forces. The report 
     shall address the United States approach (including 
     verification implications) to implementing the Helsinki Joint 
     Statement, in particular, as that Statement relates to the 
     following:
       (1) Lower aggregate levels of strategic nuclear warheads.
       (2) Measures relating to the transparency of strategic 
     nuclear warhead inventories and the destruction of strategic 
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       (3) Deactivation of strategic nuclear delivery vehicles.
       (4) Measures relating to nuclear long-range sea-launched 
     cruise missiles and tactical nuclear systems.
       (5) Issues related to transparency in nuclear materials.
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``Helsinki Joint Statement'' means the agreements between the 
     President of the United States and the President of the 
     Russian Federation as contained in the Joint Statement on 
     Parameters on Future Reductions in Nuclear Forces issued at 
     Helsinki in March 1997.

     SEC. 1230. COMMENDATION OF MEXICO ON FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) On July 6, 1997, elections were conducted in Mexico in 
     order to fill 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, 32 seats 
     in the 128 seat Senate, the office of the Mayor of Mexico 
     City, and local elections in a number of Mexican States.
       (2) For the first time, the federal elections were 
     organized by the Federal Electoral Institute, an autonomous 
     and independent organization established under the Mexican 
     Constitution.
       (3) More than 52,000,000 Mexican citizens registered to 
     vote.
       (4) Eight political parties registered to participate in 
     the those elections, including the Institutional 
     Revolutionary Party (PRI), the National Action Party (PAN), 
     and the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD).
       (5) Since 1993, Mexican citizens have had the exclusive 
     right to participate as observers in activities related to 
     the preparation and the conduct of elections.
       (6) Since 1994, Mexican law has permitted international 
     observers to be a part of the election process.
       (7) With 84 percent of the ballots counted, PRI candidates 
     received 38 percent of the vote for seats in the Chamber of 
     Deputies, while PRD and PAN candidates received 52 percent of 
     the combined vote.
       (8) PRD candidate Cuauhtemoc Cardenas Solorzano has become 
     the first elected Mayor of Mexico City, a post previously 
     appointed by the President.
       (9) PAN members will now serve as governors in seven of 
     Mexico's 31 States.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the recent elections in Mexico were conducted in a 
     free, fair, and impartial manner;
       (2) the will of the Mexican people, as expressed through 
     the ballot box, has been respected by President Ernesto 
     Zedillo and officials throughout his administration; and
       (3) President Zedillo, the Mexican Government, the Federal 
     Electoral Institute of Mexico, the political parties and 
     candidates, and most importantly the citizens of Mexico 
     should all be congratulated for their support and 
     participation in these very historic elections.

     SEC. 1231. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CAMBODIA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) During the 1970s and 1980s, Cambodia was wracked by 
     political conflict, war, and violence, including genocide 
     perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979.
       (2) The 1991 Paris Agreements on a Comprehensive Political 
     Settlement of the Cambodia Conflict set the stage for a 
     process of political accommodation and national 
     reconciliation among Cambodia's warring parties.
       (3) The international community engaged in a massive effort 
     involving more than $2,000,000,000 to ensure peace, 
     democracy, and prosperity in Cambodia following the Paris 
     Accords.
       (4) The Cambodian people clearly demonstrated their support 
     for democracy when 90 percent of eligible Cambodian voters 
     participated in United Nations-sponsored elections in 1993.
       (5) Since the 1993 elections, Cambodia has made economic 
     progress, as shown by the recent decision of the Association 
     of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to extend membership in 
     the Association to Cambodia.
       (6) Tensions within the ruling Cambodian coalition have 
     erupted into violence.
       (7) In March 1997, 19 Cambodians were killed and more than 
     100 were wounded in a grenade attack on political 
     demonstrators supportive of the Funcinpec and the Khmer 
     Nation Party.
       (8) During June 1997, fighting erupted in Phnom Penh 
     between forces loyal to First Prime Minister Prince Ranariddh 
     and Second Prime Minister Hun Sen.
       (9) On July 5, 1997, Second Prime Minister Hun Sen deposed 
     the First Prime Minister in a violent coup d'etat.
       (10) Forces loyal to Hun Sen have executed former Interior 
     Minister Ho Sok and approximately 40 other political 
     opponents loyal to Prince Ranariddh.
       (11) Democracy and stability in Cambodia are threatened by 
     the continued use of violence and other extralegal means to 
     resolve political tensions.
       (12) In response to the July 1997 coup in Cambodia referred 
     to in paragraph (9)--
       (A) the President has suspended all direct assistance to 
     the Cambodian Government; and
       (B) the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has 
     decided to delay indefinitely admission of Cambodia to 
     membership in the Association.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the parties in Cambodia should immediately cease the 
     use of violence;
       (2) the United States should take all necessary steps to 
     ensure the safety of United States citizens in Cambodia;
       (3) the United States should call an emergency meeting of 
     the United Nations Security Council to consider all options 
     to restore peace and democratic governance in Cambodia;
       (4) the United States and the Association of Southeast 
     Asian Nations should work together to take immediate steps to 
     restore democracy and the rule of law in Cambodia;
       (5) United States assistance to the Government of Cambodia 
     should remain suspended until violence ends, the 
     democratically elected Government is restored to power, and 
     the necessary steps have been taken to ensure that the 
     elections scheduled for 1998 take place; and
       (6) the United States should take all necessary steps to 
     encourage other donor nations to suspend assistance as part 
     of a multilateral effort.

     SEC. 1232. CONGRATULATING GOVERNOR CHRISTOPHER PATTEN OF HONG 
                   KONG.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) His Excellency Christopher F. Patten, the former 
     Governor of Hong Kong, was the twenty-eighth and last British 
     Governor of the dependent territory of Hong Kong before that 
     territory reverted back to the People's Republic of China on 
     July 1, 1997.
       (2) Christopher Patten was a superb administrator and an 
     inspiration to the people whom he governed.
       (3) During Christopher Patten's five years as Governor of 
     Hong Kong, the economy flourished under his stewardship, 
     growing by more than 30 percent in real terms.
       (4) Christopher Patten presided over a capable and honest 
     civil service.
       (5) During the tenure of Christopher Patten as Governor of 
     Hong Kong, common crime declined and the political climate 
     was positive and stable.
       (6) The legacy of Christopher Patten to Hong Kong is the 
     expansion of democracy in Hong Kong's legislative council and 
     a tireless devotion to the rights, freedoms, and welfare of 
     the people of Hong Kong.
       (7) Christopher Patten fulfilled the commitment of the 
     British Government to ``put in place a solidly based 
     democratic administration'' in Hong Kong before July 1, 1997.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that Christopher F. Patten, the last British Governor of the 
     dependent territory of Hong Kong--
       (1) served his country with great honor and distinction in 
     that capacity; and
       (2) deserves special thanks and recognition from the United 
     States for his tireless efforts to develop and nurture 
     democracy in Hong Kong.
              TITLE XIII--ARMS CONTROL AND RELATED MATTERS
Sec. 1301. Presidential report concerning detargeting of Russian 
              strategic missiles.
Sec. 1302. Limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic 
              nuclear delivery systems.
Sec. 1303. Assistance for facilities subject to inspection under the 
              Chemical Weapons Convention.
Sec. 1304. Transfers of authorizations for high-priority 
              counterproliferation programs.
Sec. 1305. Advice to the President and Congress regarding the safety, 
              security, and reliability of United States nuclear 
              weapons stockpile.
Sec. 1306. Reconstitution of commission to assess the ballistic missile 
              threat to the United States.
Sec. 1307. Sense of Congress regarding the relationship between United 
              States obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention 
              and environmental laws.
Sec. 1308. Extension of counterproliferation authorities for support of 
              United Nations Special Commission on Iraq.
Sec. 1309. Annual report on moratorium on use by Armed Forces of 
              antipersonnel landmines.

     SEC. 1301. PRESIDENTIAL REPORT CONCERNING DETARGETING OF 
                   RUSSIAN STRATEGIC MISSILES.

       (a) Required Report.--Not later than January 1, 1998, the 
     President shall submit to Congress a report concerning 
     detargeting of Russian strategic missiles. The report shall 
     address each of the following:
       (1) Whether a Russian ICBM that was formerly, but is no 
     longer, targeted at a site in the United States would be 
     automatically retargeted at a site in the United States in 
     the event of the accidental launch of the missile.
       (2) Whether missile detargeting would prevent or 
     significantly reduce the possibility of an unauthorized 
     missile launch carried out by the Russian General Staff and 
     prevent or significantly reduce the consequences to the 
     United States of such a launch.
       (3) Whether missile detargeting would pose a significant 
     obstacle to an unauthorized launch carried out by an 
     operational level below the Russian General Staff if missile 
     operators at such an operational level acquired missile 
     launch codes or had the technical expertise to override 
     missile launch codes.
       (4) The plausibility of an accidental launch of a Russian 
     ICBM, compared to the possibility of a deliberate missile 
     launch, authorized or unauthorized, resulting from Russian 
     miscalculation, overreaction, or aggression.

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       (5) The national security benefits derived from detargeting 
     United States and Russian ICBMs.
       (6) The relative consequences to the United States of an 
     unauthorized or accidental launch of a Russian ICBM that has 
     been detargeted and one that has not been detargeted.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of subsection (a):
       (1) The term ``Russian ICBM'' means an intercontinental 
     ballistic missile of the Russian Federation.
       (2) The term ``accidental launch'' means a missile launch 
     resulting from mechanical failure.

     SEC. 1302. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OR DISMANTLEMENT OF 
                   STRATEGIC NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

       (a) Funding Limitation.--Funds available to the Department 
     of Defense may not be obligated or expended during fiscal 
     year 1998 for retiring or dismantling, or for preparing to 
     retire or dismantle, any of the following strategic nuclear 
     delivery systems below the specified levels:
       (1) 71 B-52H bomber aircraft.
       (2) 18 Trident ballistic missile submarines.
       (3) 500 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles.
       (4) 50 Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles.
       (b) Waiver Authority.--If the START II Treaty enters into 
     force during fiscal year 1998, the Secretary of Defense may 
     waive the application of the limitation under subsection (a) 
     to the extent that the Secretary determines necessary in 
     order to implement the treaty.
       (c) Funding Limitation on Early Deactivation.--(1) If the 
     limitation under subsection (a) ceases to apply by reason of 
     a waiver under subsection (b), funds available to the 
     Department of Defense may nevertheless not be obligated or 
     expended during fiscal year 1998 to implement any agreement 
     or understanding to undertake substantial early deactivation 
     of a strategic nuclear delivery system specified in 
     subsection (a) until 30 days after the date on which the 
     President submits to Congress a report concerning such 
     actions.
       (2) For purposes of this subsection and subsection (d), a 
     substantial early deactivation is an action during fiscal 
     year 1998 to deactivate a substantial number of strategic 
     nuclear delivery systems specified in subsection (a) by--
       (A) removing nuclear warheads from those systems; or
       (B) taking other steps to remove those systems from combat 
     status.
       (3) A report under this subsection shall include the 
     following:
       (A) The text of any understanding or agreement between the 
     United States and the Russian Federation concerning 
     substantial early deactivation of strategic nuclear delivery 
     systems under the START II Treaty.
       (B) The plan of the Department of Defense for implementing 
     the agreement.
       (C) An assessment of the Secretary of Defense of the 
     adequacy of the provisions contained in the agreement for 
     monitoring and verifying compliance of Russia with the terms 
     of the agreement and, based upon that assessment, the 
     determination of the President specifically as to whether the 
     procedures for monitoring and verification of compliance by 
     Russia with the terms of the agreement are adequate or 
     inadequate.
       (D) A determination by the President as to whether the 
     deactivations to occur under the agreement will be carried 
     out in a symmetrical, reciprocal, or equivalent manner and 
     whether the agreement will require early deactivations of 
     strategic forces by the United States to be carried out 
     substantially more rapidly than deactivations of strategic 
     forces by Russia.
       (E) An assessment by the President of the effect of the 
     proposed early deactivation on the stability of the strategic 
     balance and relative strategic nuclear capabilities of the 
     United States and the Russian Federation at various stages 
     during deactivation and upon completion, including a 
     determination by the President specifically as to whether the 
     proposed early deactivations will adversely affect strategic 
     stability.
       (d) Further Limitation on Strategic Force Reductions.--(1) 
     Amounts available to the Department of Defense for fiscal 
     year 1998 to implement an agreement that results in a 
     substantial early deactivation during fiscal year 1998 of 
     strategic forces may not be obligated for that purpose if in 
     the report under subsection (c)(3) the President determines 
     any of the following:
       (A) That procedures for monitoring and verification of 
     compliance by Russia with the terms of the agreement are 
     inadequate.
       (B) That the agreement will require early deactivations of 
     strategic forces by the United States to be carried out 
     substantially more rapidly than deactivations of strategic 
     forces by Russia.
       (C) That the proposed early deactivations will adversely 
     affect strategic stability.
       (2) The limitation in paragraph (1), if effective by reason 
     of a determination by the President described in paragraph 
     (1)(B), shall cease to apply 30 days after the date on which 
     the President notifies Congress that the early deactivations 
     under the agreement are in the national interest of the 
     United States.
       (e) Contingency Plan for Sustainment of Systems.--(1) Not 
     later then February 15, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a plan for the sustainment beyond October 
     1, 1999, of United States strategic nuclear delivery systems 
     and alternative Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty force 
     structures in the event that a strategic arms reduction 
     agreement subsequent to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty 
     does not enter into force before 2004.
       (2) The plan shall include a discussion of the following 
     matters:
       (A) The actions that are necessary to sustain the United 
     States strategic nuclear delivery systems, distinguishing 
     between the actions that are planned for and funded in the 
     future-years defense program and the actions that are not 
     planned for and funded in the future-years defense program.
       (B) The funding necessary to implement the plan, indicating 
     the extent to which the necessary funding is provided for in 
     the future-years defense program and the extent to which the 
     necessary funding is not provided for in the future-years 
     defense program.
       (f) START Treaties Defined.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty'' means the 
     Treaty Between the United States of America and the United 
     Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of 
     Strategic Offensive Arms (START), signed at Moscow on July 
     31, 1991, including related annexes on agreed statements and 
     definitions, protocols, and memorandum of understanding.
       (2) 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, 
     signed at Moscow on January 3, 1993, including the following 
     protocols and memorandum of understanding, all such documents 
     being integral parts of and collectively referred to as the 
     ``START II Treaty'' (contained in Treaty Document 103-1):
       (A) The Protocol on Procedures Governing Elimination of 
     Heavy ICBMs and on Procedures Governing Conversion of Silo 
     Launchers of Heavy ICBMs Relating to the Treaty Between the 
     United States of America and the Russian Federation on 
     Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms 
     (also known as the ``Elimination and Conversion Protocol'').
       (B) The Protocol on Exhibitions and Inspections of Heavy 
     Bombers Relating to the Treaty Between the United States and 
     the Russian Federation on Further Reduction and Limitation of 
     Strategic Offensive Arms (also known as the ``Exhibitions and 
     Inspections Protocol'').
       (C) The Memorandum of Understanding on Warhead Attribution 
     and Heavy Bomber Data Relating to the Treaty Between the 
     United States of America and the Russian Federation on 
     Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms 
     (also known as the ``Memorandum on Attribution'').

     SEC. 1303. ASSISTANCE FOR FACILITIES SUBJECT TO INSPECTION 
                   UNDER THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION.

       (a) Assistance Authorized.--Upon the request of the owner 
     or operator of a facility that is subject to a routine 
     inspection or a challenge inspection under the Chemical 
     Weapons Convention, the Secretary of Defense may provide 
     technical assistance to that owner or operator related to 
     compliance of that facility with the Convention. Any such 
     assistance shall be provided through the On-Site Inspection 
     Agency of the Department of Defense.
       (b) Reimbursement Requirement.--The Secretary may provide 
     assistance under subsection (a) only to the extent that the 
     Secretary determines that the Department of Defense will be 
     reimbursed for costs incurred in providing the assistance. 
     The United States National Authority may provide such 
     reimbursement from amounts available to it. Any such 
     reimbursement shall be credited to amounts available for the 
     On-Site Inspection Agency.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The terms ``Chemical Weapons Convention'' and 
     ``Convention'' mean the Convention on the Prohibition of the 
     Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical 
     Weapons and on Their Destruction, ratified by the United 
     States on April 25, 1997, and entered into force on April 29, 
     1997.
       (2) The term ``facility that is subject to a routine 
     inspection'' means a declared facility, as defined in 
     paragraph 15 of part X of the Annex on Implementation and 
     Verification of the Convention.
       (3) The term ``challenge inspection'' means an inspection 
     conducted under Article IX of the Convention.
       (4) The term ``United States National Authority'' means the 
     United States National Authority established or designated 
     pursuant to Article VII, paragraph 4, of the Convention.

     SEC. 1304. TRANSFERS OF AUTHORIZATIONS FOR HIGH-PRIORITY 
                   COUNTERPROLIFERATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Authority.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     of Defense may transfer amounts of authorizations made 
     available to the Department of Defense in this division for 
     fiscal year 1998 to any counterproliferation program, 
     project, or activity described in subsection (b).
       (2) A transfer of authorizations may be made under this 
     section only upon determination by the Secretary of Defense 
     that such action is necessary in the national interest.
       (3) Amounts of authorizations so transferred shall be 
     merged with and be available for the same purposes as the 
     authorization to which transferred.
       (b) Programs to Which Tranfers May Be Made.--The authority 
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     applies to any counterproliferation program, project, or 
     activity of the Department of Defense identified as an area 
     for progress in the most recent annual report of the 
     Counterproliferation Program Review Committee established by 
     section 1605 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1994 (22 U.S.C. 2751 note).
       (c) Limitation on Total Amount.--The total amount of 
     authorizations transferred under the authority of this 
     section may not exceed $50,000,000.
       (d) Other Limitations and Requirements.--The provisions of 
     subsection (b), (c), and (d) of section 1001 shall apply to a 
     transfer under this section in the same manner as they apply 
     to a transfer under subsection (a) of that section.
       (e) Construction With General Transfer Authority.--The 
     authority provided by this section is in addition to the 
     transfer authority provided in section 1001.

     SEC. 1305. ADVICE TO THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS REGARDING THE 
                   SAFETY, SECURITY, AND RELIABILITY OF UNITED 
                   STATES NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Nuclear weapons are the most destructive weapons on 
     earth. The United States and its allies continue to rely on 
     nuclear weapons to deter potential adversaries from using 
     weapons of mass destruction. The safety and reliability of 
     the nuclear weapons stockpile are essential to ensure its 
     credibility as a deterrent.
       (2) On September 24, 1996, President Clinton signed the 
     Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
       (3) Effective as of September 30, 1996, the United States 
     is prohibited by section 507 of the Energy and Water 
     Development Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-377; 42 
     U.S.C. 2121 note) from conducting underground nuclear tests 
     ``unless a foreign state conducts a nuclear test after this 
     date, at which time the prohibition on United States nuclear 
     testing is lifted''.
       (4) Section 1436(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100-456; 42 U.S.C. 2121 
     note) requires the Secretary of Energy to ``establish and 
     support a program to assure that the United States is in a 
     position to maintain the reliability, safety, and continued 
     deterrent effect of its stockpile of existing nuclear weapons 
     designs in the event that a low-threshold or comprehensive 
     test ban on nuclear explosive testing is negotiated and 
     ratified.''.
       (5) Section 3138(d) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 42 U.S.C. 2121 
     note) required the President to submit an annual report to 
     Congress which sets forth ``any concerns with respect to the 
     safety, security, effectiveness, or reliability of existing 
     United States nuclear weapons raised by the Stockpile 
     Stewardship Program of the Department of Energy''.
       (6) President Clinton declared in July 1993 that ``to 
     assure that our nuclear deterrent remains unquestioned under 
     a test ban, we will explore other means of maintaining our 
     confidence in the safety, reliability, and the performance of 
     our weapons''. This decision was incorporated in a 
     Presidential Directive.
       (7) Section 3138 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 42 U.S.C. 2121 
     note) also requires that the Secretary of Energy establish a 
     ``stewardship program to ensure the preservation of the core 
     intellectual and technical competencies of the United States 
     in nuclear weapons''.
       (8) The plan of the Department of Energy to maintain the 
     safety and reliability of the United States nuclear weapons 
     stockpile is known as the Stockpile Stewardship and 
     Management Program. The ability of the United States to 
     maintain and certify the safety, security, effectiveness, and 
     reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile without testing 
     will require utilization of new and sophisticated 
     computational capabilities and diagnostic technologies, 
     methods, and procedures. Current diagnostic technologies and 
     laboratory testing techniques are insufficient to certify the 
     safety and reliability of the United States nuclear weapons 
     stockpile into the future. Whereas in the past laboratory and 
     diagnostic tools were used in conjunction with nuclear 
     testing, in the future they will provide, under the 
     Department of Energy's stockpile stewardship plan, the sole 
     basis for assessing past test data and for making judgments 
     on phenomena observed in connection with the aging of the 
     stockpile.
       (9) Section 3159 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 42 U.S.C. 7274o) 
     requires that the directors of the nuclear weapons 
     laboratories and the nuclear weapons production plants submit 
     a report to the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense 
     Programs if they identify a problem that has significant 
     bearing on confidence in the safety or reliability of a 
     nuclear weapon or nuclear weapon type, that the Assistant 
     Secretary must transmit that report, along with any comments, 
     to the congressional defense committees and to the Secretary 
     of Energy and the Secretary of Defense, and that the Joint 
     Nuclear Weapons Council advise Congress regarding its 
     analysis of any such problems.
       (10) On August 11, 1995, President Clinton directed ``the 
     establishment of a new annual reporting and certification 
     requirement [to] ensure that our nuclear weapons remain safe 
     and reliable under a comprehensive test ban''.
       (11) On the same day, the President noted that the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy have the 
     responsibility, after being ``advised by the Nuclear Weapons 
     Council, the Directors of DOE's nuclear weapons laboratories, 
     and the Commander of United States Strategic Command'', to 
     provide the President with the information regarding the 
     certification referred to in paragraph (10).
       (12) The Joint Nuclear Weapons Council established by 
     section 179 of title 10, United States Code, is responsible 
     for providing advice to the Secretary of Energy and Secretary 
     of Defense regarding nuclear weapons issues, including 
     ``considering safety, security, and control issues for 
     existing weapons''. The Council plays a critical role in 
     advising Congress in matters relating to nuclear weapons.
       (13) It is essential that the President receive well-
     informed, objective, and honest opinions, including 
     dissenting views, from his advisers and technical experts 
     regarding the safety, security, effectiveness, and 
     reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile.
       (b) Policy.--
       (1) In general.--It is the policy of the United States--
       (A) to maintain a safe, secure, effective, and reliable 
     nuclear weapons stockpile; and
       (B) as long as other nations control or actively seek to 
     acquire nuclear weapons, to retain a credible nuclear 
     deterrent.
       (2) Nuclear weapons stockpile.--It is in the security 
     interest of the United States to sustain the United States 
     nuclear weapons stockpile through a program of stockpile 
     stewardship, carried out at the nuclear weapons laboratories 
     and nuclear weapons production plants.
       (3) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (A) the United States should retain a triad of strategic 
     nuclear forces sufficient to deter any future hostile foreign 
     leadership with access to strategic nuclear forces from 
     acting against the vital interests of the United States;
       (B) the United States should continue to maintain nuclear 
     forces of sufficient size and capability to implement an 
     effective and robust deterrent strategy; and
       (C) the advice of the persons required to provide the 
     President and Congress with assurances of the safety, 
     security, effectiveness, and reliability of the nuclear 
     weapons force should be scientifically based, without regard 
     for politics, and of the highest quality and integrity.
       (c) Addition of President to Recipients of Reports by Heads 
     of Laboratories and Plants.--Section 3159(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
     104-201; 42 U.S.C. 7274o) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``committees and'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``committees,''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and to the President''.
       (d) Ten-Day Time Limit for Transmittal of Report.--Section 
     3159(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 42 U.S.C. 7274o) is amended by 
     striking out ``As soon as practicable'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Not later than 10 days''.
       (e) Advice and Opinions Regarding Nuclear Weapons 
     Stockpile.--In addition to a director of a nuclear weapons 
     laboratory or a nuclear weapons production plant (under 
     section 3159 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 42 U.S.C. 7274o)), any 
     member of the Joint Nuclear Weapons Council or the commander 
     of the United States Strategic Command may also submit to the 
     President, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, 
     or the congressional defense committees advice or opinion 
     regarding the safety, security, effectiveness, and 
     reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile.
       (f) Expression of Individual Views.--A representative of 
     the President may not take any action against, or otherwise 
     constrain, a director of a nuclear weapons laboratory or a 
     nuclear weapons production plant, a member of the Joint 
     Nuclear Weapons Council, or the Commander of United States 
     Strategic Command for presenting individual views to the 
     President, the National Security Council, or Congress 
     regarding the safety, security, effectiveness, and 
     reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``representative of the President'' means the 
     following:
       (A) Any official of the Department of Defense or the 
     Department of Energy who is appointed by the President and 
     confirmed by the Senate.
       (B) Any member of the National Security Council.
       (C) Any member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
       (D) Any official of the Office of Management and Budget.
       (2) The term ``nuclear weapons laboratory'' means any of 
     the following:
       (A) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California.
       (B) Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico.
       (C) Sandia National Laboratories.
       (3) The term ``nuclear weapons production plant'' means any 
     of the following:
       (A) The Pantex Plant, Texas.
       (B) The Savannah River Site, South Carolina.
       (C) The Kansas City Plant, Missouri.
       (D) The Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

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     SEC. 1306. RECONSTITUTION OF COMMISSION TO ASSESS THE 
                   BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Initial Organization Requirements.--Section 1321(g) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2712) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``not later than 45 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking out ``30 days'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``60 days''; and
       (B) by striking out ``, but not earlier than October 15, 
     1996''.
       (b) Funding.--Section 1328 of such Act (110 Stat. 2714) is 
     amended by inserting ``and fiscal year 1998'' after ``for 
     fiscal year 1997''.

     SEC. 1307. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE RELATIONSHIP 
                   BETWEEN UNITED STATES OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE 
                   CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   LAWS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Chemical Weapons Convention requires the 
     destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical 
     agents and munitions by April 29, 2007 (not later than 10 
     years after the Convention's entry into force).
       (2) The President has substantial authority under existing 
     law to ensure that--
       (A) the technologies necessary to destroy the stockpile are 
     developed;
       (B) the facilities necessary to destroy the stockpile are 
     constructed; and
       (C) Federal, State, and local environmental laws and 
     regulations do not impair the ability of the United States to 
     comply with its obligations under the Convention.
       (3) The Comptroller General has concluded (in GAO Report 
     NSIAD 97018 of February 1997) that--
       (A) obtaining the necessary Federal and State permits that 
     are required under Federal environmental laws and regulations 
     for building and operating the chemical agents and munitions 
     destruction facilities is among the most unpredictable 
     factors in the chemical demilitarization program; and
       (B) program cost and schedule are largely driven by the 
     degree to which States and local communities are in agreement 
     with proposed disposal methods and whether those methods meet 
     environmental concerns.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President--
       (1) should use the authority of the President under 
     existing law to ensure that the United States is able to 
     construct and operate the facilities necessary to destroy the 
     United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and 
     munitions within the time allowed by the Chemical Weapons 
     Convention; and
       (2) while carrying out the obligations of the United States 
     under the Convention, should encourage negotiations between 
     appropriate Federal officials and officials of the State and 
     local governments concerned to attempt to meet their concerns 
     regarding compliance with Federal and State environmental 
     laws and regulations and other concerns about the actions 
     being taken to carry out those obligations.
       (c) Chemical Weapons Convention Defined.--For the purposes 
     of this section, the terms ``Chemical Weapons Convention'' 
     and ``Convention'' mean the Convention on the Prohibition of 
     the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical 
     Weapons and on Their Destruction, ratified by the United 
     States on April 25, 1997, and entered into force on April 29, 
     1997.

     SEC. 1308. EXTENSION OF COUNTERPROLIFERATION AUTHORITIES FOR 
                   SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL COMMISSION ON 
                   IRAQ.

       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 (d)(3), by striking out ``or'' after 
     ``fiscal year 1996,'' and by inserting ``, or $15,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998'' before the period at the end; and
       (2) in subsection (f), by striking out ``1997'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``1998''.

     SEC. 1309. ANNUAL REPORT ON MORATORIUM ON USE BY ARMED FORCES 
                   OF ANTIPERSONNEL LANDMINES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States has stated its support for a ban on 
     antipersonnel landmines that is global in scope and 
     verifiable.
       (2) On May 16, 1996, the President announced that the 
     United States, as a matter of policy, would eliminate its 
     stockpile of non-self-destructing antipersonnel landmines, 
     except those used for training purposes and in Korea, and 
     that the United States would reserve the right to use self-
     destructing antipersonnel landmines in the event of conflict.
       (3) On May 16, 1996, the President also announced that the 
     United States would lead an effort to negotiate an 
     international treaty permanently banning the use of all 
     antipersonnel landmines.
       (4) The United States is currently participating at the 
     United Nations Conference on Disarmament in negotiations 
     aimed at achieving a global ban on the use of antipersonnel 
     landmines.
       (5) On August 18, 1997, the administration agreed to 
     participate in international negotiations sponsored by Canada 
     (the so-called ``Ottawa process'') designed to achieve a 
     treaty that would outlaw the production, use, and sale of 
     antipersonnel landmines.
       (6) On September 17, 1997, the President announced that the 
     United States would not sign the antipersonnel landmine 
     treaty concluded in Oslo, Norway, by participants in the 
     Ottawa process because the treaty would not provide a 
     geographic exception to allow the United States to stockpile 
     and use antipersonnel landmines in Korea or an exemption that 
     would preserve the ability of the United States to use mixed 
     antitank mine systems which could be used to deter an armored 
     assault against United States forces.
       (7) The President also announced a change in United States 
     policy whereby the United States--
       (A) would no longer deploy antipersonnel landmines, 
     including self-destructing antipersonnel landmines, by 2003, 
     except in Korea;
       (B) would seek to field alternatives by that date, or by 
     2006 in the case of Korea;
       (C) would undertake a new initiative in the United Nations 
     Conference on Disarmament to establish a global ban on the 
     transfer of antipersonnel landmines; and
       (D) would increase its current humanitarian demining 
     activities around the world.
       (8) The President's decision would allow the continued use 
     by United States forces of self-destructing antipersonnel 
     landmines that are used as part of a mixed antitank mine 
     system.
       (9) Under existing law (as provided in section 580 of 
     Public Law 104-107; 110 Sat 751), on February 12, 1999, the 
     United States will implement a one-year moratorium on the use 
     of antipersonnel landmines by United States forces 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) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States should not implement a moratorium on 
     the use of antipersonnel landmines by United States Armed 
     Forces in a manner that would endanger United States 
     personnel or undermine the military effectiveness of United 
     States Armed Forces in executing their missions; and
       (2) the United States should pursue the development of 
     alternatives to self-destructing antipersonnel landmines.
       (c) Annual Report.--Not later than December 31 each year, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report concerning antipersonnel 
     landmines. Each such report shall include the Secretary's 
     description of the following:
       (1) The military utility of the continued deployment and 
     use by the United States of antipersonnel landmines.
       (2) The effect of a moratorium on the production, 
     stockpiling, and use of antipersonnel landmines on the 
     ability of United States forces to deter and defend against 
     attack on land by hostile forces, including on the Korean 
     peninsula.
       (3) Progress in developing and fielding systems that are 
     effective substitutes for antipersonnel landmines, including 
     an identification and description of the types of systems 
     that are being developed and fielded, the costs associated 
     with those systems, and the estimated timetable for 
     developing and fielding those systems.
       (4) The effect of a moratorium on the use of antipersonnel 
     landmines on the military effectiveness of current antitank 
     mine systems.
       (5) The number and type of pure antipersonnel landmines 
     that remain in the United States inventory and that are 
     subject to elimination under the President's September 17, 
     1997, declaration on United States antipersonnel landmine 
     policy.
       (6) The number and type of mixed antitank mine systems that 
     are in the United States inventory, the locations where they 
     are deployed, and their effect on the deterrence and 
     warfighting ability of United States Armed Forces.
       (7) The effect of the elimination of pure antipersonnel 
     landmines on the warfighting effectiveness of the United 
     States Armed Forces.
       (8) The costs already incurred and anticipated of 
     eliminating antipersonnel landmines from the United States 
     inventory in accordance with the policy enunciated by the 
     President on September 17, 1997.
       (9) The benefits that would result to United States 
     military and civilian personnel from an international treaty 
     banning the production, use, transfer, and stockpiling of 
     antipersonnel landmines.
 TITLE XIV--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET 
                                 UNION
Sec. 1401. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and 
              funds.
Sec. 1402. Funding allocations.
Sec. 1403. Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes.
Sec. 1404. Limitation on use of funds for projects related to START II 
              Treaty until submission of certification.
Sec. 1405. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction 
              facility.
Sec. 1406. Limitation on use of funds for destruction of chemical 
              weapons.
Sec. 1407. Limitation on use of funds for storage facility for Russian 
              fissile material.

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Sec. 1408. Limitation on use of funds for weapons storage security.
Sec. 1409. Report on issues regarding payment of taxes, duties, and 
              other assessments on assistance provided to Russia under 
              Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.
Sec. 1410. Availability of funds.

     SEC. 1401. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
                   PROGRAMS AND FUNDS.

       (a) Specification of CTR Programs.--For purposes of section 
     301 and other provisions of this Act, Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction programs are the programs specified in section 
     1501(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
     year 1997 (Public Law 104-201: 110 Stat. 2731; 50 U.S.C. 2362 
     note).
       (b) Fiscal Year 1998 Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds 
     Defined.--As used in this title, the term ``fiscal year 1998 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction funds'' means the funds 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.

     SEC. 1402. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Of the fiscal year 1998 Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction funds, not more than the following amounts may be 
     obligated for the purposes specified:
       (1) For strategic offensive arms elimination in Russia, 
     $77,900,000.
       (2) For strategic nuclear arms elimination in Ukraine, 
     $76,700,000.
       (3) For fissile material containers in Russia, $7,000,000.
       (4) For planning and design of a chemical weapons 
     destruction facility in Russia, $35,400,000.
       (5) For dismantlement of biological and chemical weapons 
     facilities in the former Soviet Union, $20,000,000.
       (6) For planning, design, and construction of a storage 
     facility for Russian fissile material, $57,700,000.
       (7) For weapons storage security in Russia, $36,000,000.
       (8) For development of a cooperative program with the 
     Government of Russia to eliminate the production of weapons 
     grade plutonium at Russian reactors, $41,000,000.
       (9) For activities designated as Defense and Military-to-
     Military Contacts in Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, 
     $8,000,000.
       (10) For military-to-military programs of the United States 
     that focus on countering the threat of proliferation of 
     weapons of mass destruction and that include the security 
     forces of the independent states of the former Soviet Union 
     other than Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakstan, 
     $2,000,000.
       (11) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
     Administrative 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 
     paragraphs (2) and (3), 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 paragraph. 
     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 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.
       (3) The Secretary may not, under the authority provided in 
     paragraph (1), obligate amounts appropriated for the purposes 
     stated in any of paragraphs (3) through (11) of subsection 
     (a) in excess of 115 percent of the amount stated in those 
     paragraphs.
       (c) Limited Waiver of 115 Percent Cap on Obligation in 
     Excess of Amounts Authorized for Fiscal Years 1996 and 
     1997.--(1) The limitation in subsection (b)(1) of section 
     1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal 
     Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 469), that provides 
     that the authority provided in that sentence to obligate 
     amounts specified for Cooperative Threat Reduction purposes 
     in excess of the amount specified for each such purpose in 
     subsection (a) of that section may not exceed 115 percent of 
     the amounts specified, shall not apply with respect to 
     subsection (a)(1) of such section for purposes of strategic 
     offensive weapons elimination in Russia or the Ukraine.
       (2) The limitation in subsection (b)(1) of section 1502 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2732), that provides that the 
     authority provided in that sentence to obligate amounts 
     specified for Cooperative Threat Reduction purposes in excess 
     of the amount specified for each such purpose in subsection 
     (a) of that section may not exceed 115 percent of the amounts 
     specified, shall not apply with respect to subsections (a)(2) 
     and (a)(3) of such section.

     SEC. 1403. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SPECIFIED 
                   PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--No fiscal year 1998 Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction funds, and no funds appropriated for Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs for any prior fiscal year and 
     remaining available for obligation, may be obligated or 
     expended for any of the following purposes:
       (1) Conducting with Russia any peacekeeping exercise or 
     other peacekeeping-related activity.
       (2) Provision of housing.
       (3) Provision of assistance to promote environmental 
     restoration.
       (4) Provision of assistance to promote job retraining.
       (b) Limitation With Respect to Defense Conversion 
     Assistance.--None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this 
     Act may be obligated or expended for the provision of 
     assistance to Russia or any other state of the former Soviet 
     Union to promote defense conversion.

     SEC. 1404. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PROJECTS RELATED TO 
                   START II TREATY UNTIL SUBMISSION OF 
                   CERTIFICATION.

       No fiscal year 1998 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may 
     be obligated or expended for strategic offensive arms 
     elimination projects in Russia related to the START II Treaty 
     (as defined in section 1302(f)) until 30 days after the date 
     on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress a 
     certification in writing that--
       (1) implementation of the projects would benefit the 
     national security interest of the United States; and
       (2) Russia has agreed in an implementing agreement to share 
     the cost for the projects.

     SEC. 1405. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS 
                   DESTRUCTION FACILITY.

       (a) Limitation on Use of Funds Until Submission of 
     Notifications to Congress.--No fiscal year 1998 Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction funds may be obligated or expended for 
     planning and design of a chemical weapons destruction 
     facility until 15 days after the date that is the later of 
     the following:
       (1) The date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     Congress notification of an agreement between the United 
     States and Russia with respect to such chemical weapons 
     destruction facility that includes--
       (A) an agreement providing for a limitation on the 
     financial contribution by the United States for the facility;
       (B) an agreement that the United States will not pay the 
     costs for infrastructure determined by Russia to be necessary 
     to support the facility; and
       (C) an agreement on the location of the facility.
       (2) The date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     Congress notification that the Government of Russia has 
     formally approved a plan--
       (A) that allows for the destruction of chemical weapons in 
     Russia; and
       (B) that commits Russia to pay a portion of the cost for 
     the facility.
       (b) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Facility 
     Construction.--No fiscal year 1998 Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction funds authorized to be obligated in section 
     1402(a)(4) for planning and design of a chemical weapons 
     destruction facility in Russia may be used for construction 
     of such facility.

     SEC. 1406. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DESTRUCTION OF 
                   CHEMICAL WEAPONS.

       (a) Limitation.--No funds authorized to be appropriated 
     under this or any other Act for fiscal year 1998 for 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction programs may be obligated or 
     expended for chemical weapons destruction activities 
     (including activities for the planning, design, or 
     construction of a chemical weapons destruction facility or 
     for the dismantlement of an existing chemical weapons 
     production facility) until the President submits to Congress 
     a written certification under subsection (b).
       (b) Presidential Certification.--A certification under this 
     subsection is either of the following certifications by the 
     President:
       (1) A certification that--
       (A) Russia is making reasonable progress toward the 
     implementation of the Bilateral Destruction Agreement;
       (B) the United States and Russia have made substantial 
     progress toward the resolution, to the satisfaction of the 
     United States, of outstanding compliance issues under the 
     Wyoming Memorandum of Understanding and the Bilateral 
     Destruction Agreement; and
       (C) Russia has fully and accurately declared all 
     information regarding its unitary and binary chemical 
     weapons, chemical weapons facilities, and other facilities 
     associated with chemical weapons.
       (2) A certification that the national security interests of 
     the United States could be undermined by a United States 
     policy not to carry out chemical weapons destruction 
     activities under the Cooperative Threat Reduction programs 
     for which funds are authorized to be appropriated under this 
     or any other Act for fiscal year 1998.
       (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``Bilateral Destruction Agreement'' means the 
     Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union 
     of Soviet Socialist Republics on Destruction and 
     Nonproduction of Chemical Weapons and on Measures to 
     Facilitate the Multilateral Convention on Banning Chemical 
     Weapons, signed on June 1, 1990.
       (2) The term ``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.

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     SEC. 1407. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR STORAGE FACILITY 
                   FOR RUSSIAN FISSILE MATERIAL.

       No fiscal year 1998 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may 
     be obligated or expended for planning, design, or 
     construction of a storage facility for Russian fissile 
     material until 15 days after the date that is the later of 
     the following:
       (1) The date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     Congress notification that an implementing agreement between 
     the United States and Russia has been entered into that 
     specifies the total cost to the United States for the 
     facility.
       (2) The date on which the Secretary submits to Congress 
     notification that an agreement has been entered into between 
     the United States and Russia incorporating the principle of 
     transparency with respect to the use of the facility.

     SEC. 1408. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR WEAPONS STORAGE 
                   SECURITY.

       No fiscal year 1998 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds 
     intended for weapons storage security activities in Russia 
     may be obligated or expended until--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress a report 
     on the status of negotiations between the United States and 
     Russia on audits and examinations with respect to weapons 
     storage security; and
       (2) 15 days have elapsed following the date that the report 
     is submitted.

     SEC. 1409. REPORT ON ISSUES REGARDING PAYMENT OF TAXES, 
                   DUTIES, AND OTHER ASSESSMENTS ON ASSISTANCE 
                   PROVIDED TO RUSSIA UNDER COOPERATIVE THREAT 
                   REDUCTION PROGRAMS.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report on issues regarding payment of taxes, duties, and 
     other assessments on assistance provided to Russia under 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. The report shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of any disputes between the United States 
     and Russia with respect to payment by the United States of 
     taxes, duties and other assessments on assistance provided to 
     Russia under a Cooperative Threat Reduction program, 
     including a description of the nature of each dispute, the 
     amount of payment disputed, whether the dispute was resolved, 
     and if the dispute was resolved, the means by which the 
     dispute was resolved.
       (2) A description of the actions taken by the Secretary to 
     prevent disputes in the future between the United States and 
     Russia with respect to payment by the United States of taxes, 
     duties, and other assessments on assistance provided to 
     Russia under a Cooperative Threat Reduction program.
       (3) A description of any agreement between the United 
     States and Russia with respect to payment by the United 
     States of taxes, duties, or other assessments on assistance 
     provided to Russia under a Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     program.
       (4) Any proposals of the Secretary for actions that should 
     be taken to prevent disputes between the United States and 
     Russia with respect to payment by the United States of taxes, 
     duties, or other assessments on assistance provided to Russia 
     under a Cooperative Threat Reduction program.

     SEC. 1410. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

       Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 301 for Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction programs shall be available for obligation for 
     three fiscal years.
   TITLE XV--FEDERAL CHARTER FOR THE AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION
Sec. 1501. Recognition and grant of Federal charter.
Sec. 1502. Powers.
Sec. 1503. Purposes.
Sec. 1504. Service of process.
Sec. 1505. Membership.
Sec. 1506. Board of directors.
Sec. 1507. Officers.
Sec. 1508. Restrictions.
Sec. 1509. Liability.
Sec. 1510. Maintenance and inspection of books and records.
Sec. 1511. Audit of financial transactions.
Sec. 1512. Annual report.
Sec. 1513. Reservation of right to alter, amend, or repeal charter.
Sec. 1514. Tax-exempt status required as condition of charter.
Sec. 1515. Termination.
Sec. 1516. Definition of State.

     SEC. 1501. RECOGNITION AND GRANT OF FEDERAL CHARTER.

       The Air Force Sergeants Association, a nonprofit 
     corporation organized under the laws of the District of 
     Columbia, is recognized as such and granted a Federal 
     charter.

     SEC. 1502. POWERS.

       The Air Force Sergeants Association (in this title referred 
     to as the ``association'') shall have only those powers 
     granted to it through its bylaws and articles of 
     incorporation filed in the District of Columbia and subject 
     to the laws of the District of Columbia.

     SEC. 1503. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of the association are those provided in its 
     bylaws and articles of incorporation and shall include the 
     following:
       (1) To help maintain a highly dedicated and professional 
     corps of enlisted personnel within the United States Air 
     Force, including the United States Air Force Reserve, and the 
     Air National Guard.
       (2) To support fair and equitable legislation and 
     Department of the Air Force policies and to influence by 
     lawful means departmental plans, programs, policies, and 
     legislative proposals that affect enlisted personnel of the 
     Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, and the Air 
     National Guard, its retirees, and other veterans of enlisted 
     service in the Air Force.
       (3) To actively publicize the roles of enlisted personnel 
     in the United States Air Force.
       (4) To participate in civil and military activities, youth 
     programs, and fundraising campaigns that benefit the United 
     States Air Force.
       (5) To provide for the mutual welfare of members of the 
     association and their families.
       (6) To assist in recruiting for the United States Air 
     Force.
       (7) To assemble together for social activities.
       (8) To maintain an adequate Air Force for our beloved 
     country.
       (9) To foster among the members of the association a 
     devotion to fellow airmen.
       (10) To serve the United States and the United States Air 
     Force loyally, and to do all else necessary to uphold and 
     defend the Constitution of the United States.

     SEC. 1504. SERVICE OF PROCESS.

       With respect to service of process, the association shall 
     comply with the laws of the District of Columbia and those 
     States in which it carries on its activities in furtherance 
     of its corporate purposes.

     SEC. 1505. MEMBERSHIP.

       Except as provided in section 1508(g), eligibility for 
     membership in the association and the rights and privileges 
     of members shall be as provided in the bylaws and articles of 
     incorporation of the association.

     SEC. 1506. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

       Except as provided in section 1508(g), the composition of 
     the board of directors of the association and the 
     responsibilities of the board shall be as provided in the 
     bylaws and articles of incorporation of the association and 
     in conformity with the laws of the District of Columbia.

     SEC. 1507. OFFICERS.

       Except as provided in section 1508(g), the positions of 
     officers of the association and the election of members to 
     such positions shall be as provided in the bylaws and 
     articles of incorporation of the association and in 
     conformity with the laws of the District of Columbia.

     SEC. 1508. RESTRICTIONS.

       (a) Income and Compensation.--No part of the income or 
     assets of the association may inure to the benefit of any 
     member, officer, or director of the association or be 
     distributed to any such individual during the life of this 
     charter. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to 
     prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to the 
     officers and employees of the association or reimbursement 
     for actual and necessary expenses in amounts approved by the 
     board of directors.
       (b) Loans.--The association may not make any loan to any 
     member, officer, director, or employee of the association.
       (c) Issuance of Stock and Payment of Dividends.--The 
     association may not issue any shares of stock or declare or 
     pay any dividends.
       (d) Disclaimer of Congressional or Federal Approval.--The 
     association may not claim the approval of the Congress or the 
     authorization of the Federal Government for any of its 
     activities by virtue of this title.
       (e) Corporate Status.--The association shall maintain its 
     status as a corporation organized and incorporated under the 
     laws of the District of Columbia.
       (f) Corporate Function.--The association shall function as 
     an educational, patriotic, civic, historical, and research 
     organization under the laws of the District of Columbia.
       (g) Nondiscrimination.--In establishing the conditions of 
     membership in the association and in determining the 
     requirements for serving on the board of directors or as an 
     officer of the association, the association may not 
     discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, 
     handicap, age, or national origin.

     SEC. 1509. LIABILITY.

       The association shall be liable for the acts of its 
     officers, directors, employees, and agents whenever such 
     individuals act within the scope of their authority.

     SEC. 1510. MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF BOOKS AND RECORDS.

       (a) Books and Records of Account.--The association shall 
     keep correct and complete books and records of account and 
     minutes of any proceeding of the association involving any of 
     its members, the board of directors, or any committee having 
     authority under the board of directors.
       (b) Names and Addresses of Members.--The association shall 
     keep at its principal office a record of the names and 
     addresses of all members having the right to vote in any 
     proceeding of the association.
       (c) Right to Inspect Books and Records.--All books and 
     records of the association may be inspected by any member 
     having the right to vote in any proceeding of the 
     association, or by any agent or attorney of such member, for 
     any proper purpose at any reasonable time.
       (d) Application of State Law.--This section may not be 
     construed to contravene any applicable State law.

     SEC. 1511. AUDIT OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.

       The first section of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide 
     for audit of accounts of private corporations established 
     under Federal law'', approved August 30, 1964 (36 U.S.C. 
     1101), is amended--

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       (1) by redesignating the paragraph (77) added by section 
     1811 of Public Law 104-201 (110 Stat. 2762) as paragraph 
     (78); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(79) Air Force Sergeants Association.''.

     SEC. 1512. ANNUAL REPORT.

       The association shall annually submit to Congress a report 
     concerning the activities of the association during the 
     preceding fiscal year. The annual report shall be submitted 
     on the same date as the report of the audit required by 
     reason of the amendment made in section 1511. The annual 
     report shall not be printed as a public document.

     SEC. 1513. RESERVATION OF RIGHT TO ALTER, AMEND, OR REPEAL 
                   CHARTER.

       The right to alter, amend, or repeal this title is 
     expressly reserved to Congress.

     SEC. 1514. TAX-EXEMPT STATUS REQUIRED AS CONDITION OF 
                   CHARTER.

       If the association fails to maintain its status as an 
     organization exempt from taxation as provided in the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 the charter granted in this title shall 
     terminate.

     SEC. 1515. TERMINATION.

       The charter granted in this title shall expire if the 
     association fails to comply with any of the provisions of 
     this title.

     SEC. 1516. DEFINITION OF STATE.

       For purposes of this title, the term ``State'' includes the 
     District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
     territories and possessions of the United States.
            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998''.
                            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.
Sec. 2105. Correction in authorized uses of funds, Fort Irwin, 
              California.

     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........................  Redstone Arsenal.......     $27,000,000
Arizona........................  Fort Huachuca..........     $20,000,000
California.....................  Fort Irwin.............     $11,150,000
                                 Naval Weapons Station,      $23,000,000
                                  Concord.
Colorado.......................  Fort Carson............     $47,300,000
Georgia........................  Fort Gordon............     $22,000,000
                                 Hunter Army Air Field,      $54,000,000
                                  Fort Stewart..........
Hawaii.........................  Schofield Barracks.....     $44,000,000
Indiana........................  Crane Army Ammunition        $7,700,000
                                  Activity.
Kansas.........................  Fort Leavenworth.......     $63,000,000
                                 Fort Riley.............     $25,800,000
Kentucky.......................  Fort Campbell..........     $53,600,000
                                 Fort Knox..............      $7,200,000
Missouri.......................  Fort Leonard Wood......      $3,200,000
New Jersey.....................  Fort Monmouth..........      $2,050,000
New Mexico.....................  White Sands Missile          $6,900,000
                                  Range.
New York.......................  Fort Drum..............     $24,400,000
North Carolina.................  Fort Bragg.............     $17,700,000
Oklahoma.......................  Fort Sill..............     $25,000,000
South Carolina.................  Naval Weapons Station,       $7,700,000
                                  Charleston.
Texas..........................  Fort Bliss.............      $7,700,000
                                 Fort Hood..............     $27,200,000
                                 Fort Sam Houston.......     $16,000,000
Virginia.......................  Fort A.P. Hill.........      $5,400,000
                                 Fort Myer..............      $8,200,000
                                 Fort Story.............      $2,050,000
Washington.....................  Fort Lewis.............     $33,000,000
CONUS Classified...............  Classified Location....      $6,500,000
                                                         ---------------
                                   Total................    $598,750,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       
       (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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany........................  Ansbach................     $22,000,000
                                 Heidelberg.............      $8,800,000
                                 Mannheim...............      $6,200,000
                                 Military Support Group,      $6,000,000
                                  Kaiserslautern........
Korea..........................  Camp Casey.............      $5,100,000
                                 Camp Castle............      $8,400,000
                                 Camp Humphreys.........     $32,000,000
                                 Camp Red Cloud.........     $23,600,000
                                 Camp Stanley...........      $7,000,000
Overseas Classified............  Overseas Classified....     $37,000,000
                                                         ---------------
                                   Total................    $156,100,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to 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:


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                                              Army: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or Location             Purpose                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona...............................  Fort Huachuca............  55 Units.....................      $8,000,000
Hawaii................................  Schofield Barracks.......  132 Units....................     $26,600,000
Maryland..............................  Fort Meade...............  56 Units.....................      $7,900,000
New Jersey............................  Picatinny Arsenal........  35 Units.....................      $7,300,000
North Carolina........................  Fort Bragg...............  174 Units....................     $20,150,000
Texas.................................  Fort Bliss...............  91 Units.....................     $12,900,000
                                        Fort Hood................  130 Units....................     $18,800,000
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                     Total......................    $101,650,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       
       (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 $9,550,000.

     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 sections 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Army may improve existing military family housing units 
     in an amount not to exceed $86,100,000.

     SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1997, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Army in the total amount of $2,010,466,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2101(a), $435,350,000.
       (2) For the military construction projects outside the 
     United States authorized by section 2101(b), $156,100,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor military construction projects 
     authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, 
     $7,400,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $65,577,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $197,300,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $1,145,339,000.
       (6) For the construction of the National Range Control 
     Center, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, authorized by 
     section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 
     110 Stat. 2763), $18,000,000.
       (7) For the construction of the whole barracks complex 
     renewal, Fort Knox, Kentucky, authorized by section 2101(a) 
     of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2763), 
     $22,000,000.
       (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 2101 of this Act may not exceed--
       (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a);
       (2) $14,400,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of the Force XXI Soldier 
     Development School at Fort Hood, Texas);
       (3) $24,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for rail yard expansion at Fort Carson, 
     Colorado);
       (4) $43,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a disciplinary 
     barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas);
       (5) $42,500,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a barracks at Hunter 
     Army Airfield, Fort Stewart, Georgia);
       (6) $17,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a barracks at Fort 
     Sill, Oklahoma);
       (7) $14,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of a missile software 
     engineering facility at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama); and
       (8) $8,500,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2101(a) for the construction of an aerial gunnery 
     range at Fort Drum, New York).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (7) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized in such 
     paragraphs, reduced by $36,600,000, which represents the 
     combination of savings resulting from adjustments to foreign 
     currency exchange rates for military construction projects 
     and the support of military family housing outside the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2105. CORRECTION IN AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS, FORT 
                   IRWIN, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary of the Army may carry out a military 
     construction project at Fort Irwin, California, to construct 
     a heliport for the National Training Center at Barstow-
     Daggett, California, using the following amounts:
       (1) Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 2104(a)(1) of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division 
     B of Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3029) for a military 
     construction project involving the construction of an air 
     field at Fort Irwin, as authorized by section 2101(a) of such 
     Act (108 Stat. 3027).
       (2) Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 2104(a)(1) of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division 
     B of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 524) for a military 
     construction project involving the construction of an air 
     field at Fort Irwin, as authorized by section 2101(a) of such 
     Act (110 Stat. 523).
                            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. Authorization of military construction project at Naval 
              Station, Pascagoula, Mississippi, for which funds have 
              been appropriated.
Sec. 2206. Increase in authorization for military construction projects 
              at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.

     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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona........................  Marine Corps Air            $12,250,000
                                  Station, Yuma.........
                                 Navy Detachment, Camp       $11,426,000
                                  Navajo................
California.....................  Marine Corps Air            $14,020,000
                                  Station, Camp
                                  Pendleton.............
                                 Marine Corps Air             $8,700,000
                                  Station, Miramar......
                                 Marine Corps Air-Ground      $3,810,000
                                  Combat Center,
                                  Twentynine Palms......
                                 Marine Corps Base, Camp     $60,069,000
                                  Pendleton.............
                                 Naval Air Facility, El      $11,000,000
                                  Centro................
                                 Naval Air Station,          $19,600,000
                                  North Island..........
                                 Naval Amphibious Base,      $10,100,000
                                  Coronado..............
                                 Naval Construction           $3,200,000
                                  Battalion Center, Port
                                  Hueneme...............
Connecticut....................  Naval Submarine Base,       $21,960,000
                                  New London............
Florida........................  Naval Air Station,           $3,480,000
                                  Jacksonville..........

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                                 Naval Air Station,           $1,300,000
                                  Whiting Field.
                                 Naval Station, Mayport.     $17,940,000
Hawaii.........................  Fort DeRussey..........      $9,500,000
                                 Marine Corps Air            $19,000,000
                                  Station, Kaneohe Bay..
                                 Naval Communications         $3,900,000
                                  and Telecommunications
                                  Area Master Station
                                  Eastern Pacific,
                                  Honolulu..............
                                 Naval Station, Pearl        $25,000,000
                                  Harbor.
Illinois.......................  Naval Training Center,      $41,220,000
                                  Great Lakes...........
Indiana........................  Naval Surface Warfare        $4,120,000
                                  Center, Crane.........
Maryland.......................  Naval Electronics            $2,610,000
                                  System Command, St.
                                  Ingoes................
Mississippi....................  Naval Air Station,           $7,050,000
                                  Meridian..............
North Carolina.................  Marine Corps Air             $8,800,000
                                  Station, Cherry Point.
                                 Marine Corps Air            $19,900,000
                                  Station, New River....
Rhode Island...................  Naval Undersea Warfare       $8,900,000
                                  Center Division,
                                  Newport...............
South Carolina.................  Marine Corps Air            $17,730,000
                                  Station, Beaufort.....
                                 Marine Corps Reserve         $3,200,000
                                  Detachment Parris
                                  Island................
Texas..........................  Naval Air Station,             $800,000
                                  Corpus Christi........
Virginia.......................  AEGIS Training Center,       $6,600,000
                                  Dahlgren.
                                 Fleet Combat Training        $7,000,000
                                  Center, Dam Neck......
                                 Naval Air Station,          $18,240,000
                                  Norfolk...............
                                 Naval Air Station,          $28,000,000
                                  Oceana.
                                 Naval Amphibious Base,       $8,685,000
                                  Little Creek..........
                                 Naval Shipyard,             $29,410,000
                                  Norfolk, Portsmouth...
                                 Naval Station, Norfolk.     $18,850,000
                                 Naval Surface Warfare       $13,880,000
                                  Center, Dahlgren......
                                 Naval Weapons Station,      $14,547,000
                                  Yorktown..............
Washington.....................  Naval Air Station,           $1,100,000
                                  Whidbey Island.
                                 Puget Sound Naval            $4,400,000
                                  Shipyard, Bremerton...
                                                         ---------------
                                   Total................    $521,297,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       
       (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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bahrain........................  Administrative Support      $30,100,000
                                  Unit, Bahrain.........
Guam...........................  Naval Communications         $4,050,000
                                  and Telecommunications
                                  Area Master Station
                                  Western Pacific, Guam.
Italy..........................  Naval Air Station,          $21,440,000
                                  Sigonella.
                                 Naval Support Activity,      $8,200,000
                                  Naples.
United Kingdom.................  Joint Maritime               $2,330,000
                                  Communications Center,
                                  St. Mawgan............
                                                         ---------------
                                   Total................     $66,120,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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 or Location             Purpose                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California............................  Marine Corps Air Station,  166 Units....................     $28,881,000
                                         Miramar.................
                                        Marine Corps Air-Ground    132 Units....................     $23,891,000
                                         Combat Center,
                                         Twentynine Palms........
                                        Marine Corps Base, Camp    171 Units....................     $22,518,000
                                         Pendleton...............
                                        Naval Air Station,         128 Units....................     $23,226,000
                                         Lemoore.................
                                        Naval Complex, San Diego.  94 Units.....................     $13,500,000
Hawaii................................  Naval Complex, Pearl       72 Units.....................     $13,000,000
                                         Harbor..................
Louisiana.............................  Naval Complex, New         100 Units....................     $11,930,000
                                         Orleans.................
Texas.................................  Naval Complex, Kingsville  212 Units....................     $22,250,000
                                         and Corpus Christi......
Washington............................  Naval Air Station,         102 Units....................     $16,000,000
                                         Whidbey Island..........
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                     Total......................    $175,196,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriation 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 $15,100,000.

     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 $203,536,000.

     SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1997, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Navy in the total amount of $2,027,339,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(a), $521,297,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(b), $66,120,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $11,460,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $46,489,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $393,832,000.

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       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $976,504,000.
       (6) For construction of a bachelor enlisted quarters at 
     Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Illinois, authorized by section 
     2201(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 
     2766), $5,200,000.
       (7) For construction of a bachelor enlisted quarters at 
     Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, authorized by 
     section 2201(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 
     110 Stat. 2767), $14,600,000.
       (8) For construction of a large anecohic chamber facility 
     at Patuxent River Naval Air Warfare Center, 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), $9,000,000.
       (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).
       (c) Adjustments.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (8) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by--
       (1) $8,463,000, which represents the combination of project 
     savings in military family housing construction resulting 
     from favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and 
     cancellations due to force structure changes; and
       (2) $8,700,000, which represents the combination of savings 
     resulting from adjustments to foreign currency exchange rates 
     for military construction projects and the support of 
     military family housing outside the United States.

     SEC. 2205. AUTHORIZATION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT 
                   NAVAL STATION, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, FOR 
                   WHICH FUNDS HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED.

       (a) Authorization.--The table in section 2201(a) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2766) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out the amount identified as the total and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$594,982,000''; and
       (2) by inserting after the item relating to Stennis Space 
     Center, Mississippi, the following new item:


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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 ``Naval Station,          $4,990,000''.
                                  Pascagoula.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2204(a) of such Act 
     (110 Stat. 2769) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding the paragraphs, by striking out 
     ``$2,213,731,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$2,218,721,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``$579,312,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$584,302,000''.

     SEC. 2206. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATION FOR MILITARY 
                   CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT NAVAL STATION 
                   ROOSEVELT ROADS, PUERTO RICO.

       (a) Increase.--The table in section 2201(b) of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division 
     B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2767) is amended--
       (1) by striking out the amount identified as the total and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$66,150,000''; and
       (2) in the amount column of the item relating to Naval 
     Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, by striking out 
     ``$23,600,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$24,100,000''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2204(b)(4) of such Act 
     (110 Stat. 2770) is amended by striking out ``$14,100,000'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``$14,600,000''.
                         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. Authorization of military construction project at McConnell 
              Air Force Base, Kansas, for which funds have been 
              appropriated.

     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 Base.     $14,874,000
Alaska.........................  Clear Air Station......     $67,069,000
                                 Eielson Air Force Base.     $13,764,000
                                 Elmendorf Air Force          $6,100,000
                                  Base.
                                 Indian Mountain........      $1,991,000
Arizona........................  Luke Air Force Base....     $10,000,000
Arkansas.......................  Little Rock Air Force        $3,400,000
                                  Base.
California.....................  Edwards Air Force Base.      $2,887,000
                                 Vandenberg Air Force        $26,876,000
                                  Base.
Colorado.......................  Buckley Air National         $6,718,000
                                  Guard Base.
                                 Falcon Air Force            $10,551,000
                                  Station.
                                 Peterson Air Force Base      $4,081,000
                                 United States Air Force     $15,229,000
                                  Academy.
Florida........................  Eglin Auxiliary Field 9      $6,470,000
                                 MacDill Air Force Base.      $9,643,000
Georgia........................  Moody Air Force Base...      $6,800,000
                                 Robins Air Force Base..     $27,763,000
Idaho..........................  Mountain Home Air Force     $30,669,000
                                  Base.
Kansas.........................  McConnell Air Force         $14,519,000
                                  Base.
Louisiana......................  Barksdale Air Force         $19,410,000
                                  Base.
Mississippi....................  Keesler Air Force Base.     $30,855,000
Missouri.......................  Whiteman Air Force Base     $17,419,000
Montana........................  Malmstrom Air Force          $4,500,000
                                  Base.
Nevada.........................  Nellis Air Force Base..      $1,950,000
New Jersey.....................  McGuire Air Force Base.     $18,754,000
New Mexico.....................  Kirtland Air Force Base     $20,300,000
North Carolina.................  Pope Air Force Base....     $10,956,000
North Dakota...................  Grand Forks Air Force        $8,560,000
                                  Base.
                                 Minot Air Force Base...      $5,200,000
Ohio...........................  Wright-Patterson Air        $19,350,000
                                  Force Base.
Oklahoma.......................  Altus Air Force Base...     $11,000,000
                                 Tinker Air Force Base..      $9,655,000
                                 Vance Air Force Base...      $7,700,000
South Carolina.................  Shaw Air Force Base....      $6,072,000
South Dakota...................  Ellsworth Air Force          $6,600,000
                                  Base.
Tennessee......................  Arnold Air Force Base..     $20,650,000
Texas..........................  Dyess Air Force Base...     $10,000,000

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                                 Laughlin Air Force Base      $4,800,000
                                 Randolph Air Force Base      $2,488,000
Utah...........................  Hill Air Force Base....      $6,470,000
Virginia.......................  Langley Air Force Base.      $4,031,000
Washington.....................  Fairchild Air Force         $20,316,000
                                  Base.
                                 McChord Air Force Base.      $6,470,000
CONUS Classified...............  Classified Location....      $6,175,000
                                                         ---------------
                                   Total................    $559,085,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       
       (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 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...     $18,500,000
Italy..........................  Aviano Air Base........     $15,220,000
Korea..........................  Kunsan Air Base........     $10,325,000
Portugal.......................  Lajes Field, Azores....      $4,800,000
United Kingdom.................  Royal Air Force,            $11,400,000
                                  Lakenheath.
Overseas Classified............  Classified Location....     $29,100,000
                                                         ---------------
                                   Total................     $89,345,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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                   Installation or Location             Purpose                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California............................  Edwards Air Force Base...  51 Units.....................      $8,500,000
                                        Travis Air Force Base....  70 Units.....................      $9,714,000
                                        Vandenberg Air Force Base  108 Units....................     $17,100,000
Delaware..............................  Dover Air Force Base.....  Ancillary Facility...........        $831,000
District of Columbia..................  Bolling Air Force Base...  46 Units.....................      $5,100,000
Florida...............................  MacDill Air Force Base...  58 Units.....................     $10,000,000
                                        Tyndall Air Force Base...  32 Units.....................      $4,200,000
Georgia...............................  Robins Air Force Base....  60 Units.....................      $6,800,000
Idaho.................................  Mountain Home Air Force    60 Units.....................     $11,032,000
                                         Base....................
Kansas................................  McConnell Air Force Base.  19 Units.....................      $2,951,000
                                        McConnell Air Force Base.  Ancillary Facility...........        $581,000
Mississippi...........................  Columbus Air Force Base..  50 Units.....................      $6,200,000
                                        Keesler Air Force Base...  40 Units.....................      $5,000,000
Montana...............................  Malmstrom Air Force Base.  100 Units....................     $17,842,000
New Mexico............................  Kirtland Air Force Base..  180 Units....................     $20,900,000
North Dakota..........................  Grand Forks Air Force      42 Units.....................      $7,936,000
                                         Base....................
Texas.................................  Dyess Air Force Base.....  70 Units.....................     $10,503,000
                                        Goodfellow Air Force Base  3 Units......................        $500,000
                                        Lackland Air Force Base..  50 Units.....................      $7,400,000
Wyoming...............................  F. E. Warren Air Force     52 Units.....................      $6,853,000
                                         Base....................
                                                                                                 ---------------
                                                                     Total......................    $159,943,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       
       (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 $11,971,000.

     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 $123,795,000.

     SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1997, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Air Force in the total amount of $1,791,640,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(a), $559,085,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(b), $89,345,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $8,545,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $44,880,000.
       (5) For military housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $295,709,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $830,234,000.
       (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).
       (c) Adjustments.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
     subsection (a) is the

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     sum of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in such 
     paragraphs, reduced by--
       (1) $23,858,000, which represents the combination of 
     project savings in military construction resulting from 
     favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due 
     to force structure changes; and
       (2) $12,300,000, which represents the combination of 
     savings resulting from adjustments to foreign currency 
     exchange rates for military construction projects and the 
     support of military family housing outside the United States.

     SEC. 2305. AUTHORIZATION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT 
                   MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, KANSAS, FOR WHICH 
                   FUNDS HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED.

       (a) Authorization.--The table in section 2301(a) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2771) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out the amount identified as the total and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$610,534,000''; and
       (2) in the amount column of the item relating to McConnell 
     Air Force Base, Kansas, by striking out ``$19,130,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$25,830,000''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2304(a) of such Act 
     (110 Stat. 2774) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``$1,894,594,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$1,901,294,000'' and
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``$603,834,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$610,534,000''.
                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Military housing planning and design.
Sec. 2403. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2406. Clarification of authority relating to fiscal year 1997 
              project at Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Sec. 2407. Correction in authorized uses of funds, McClellan Air Force 
              Base, California.
Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
              1995 projects.

     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), 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                      Location             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Defense Commissary Agency......  Fort Lee, Virginia.....      $9,300,000
Defense Finance and Accounting   Columbus Center, Ohio..      $9,722,000
 Service.......................
                                 Naval Air Station,           $6,906,000
                                  Millington, Tennessee.
                                 Naval Station, Norfolk,     $12,800,000
                                  Virginia..............
                                 Naval Station, Pearl        $10,000,000
                                  Harbor, Hawaii........
Defense Intelligence Agency....  Bolling Air Force Base,      $7,000,000
                                  District of Columbia..
                                 Redstone Arsenal,           $32,700,000
                                  Alabama.
Defense Logistics Agency.......  Defense Distribution        $16,656,000
                                  Depot--DDNV, Virginia.
                                 Defense Distribution        $15,500,000
                                  New Cumberland--DDSP,
                                  Pennsylvania..........
                                 Defense Fuel Support        $22,100,000
                                  Point, Craney Island,
                                  Virginia..............
                                 Defense General Supply       $5,200,000
                                  Center, Richmond
                                  (DLA), Virginia.......
                                 Elmendorf Air Force         $21,700,000
                                  Base, Alaska..........
                                 Naval Air Station,           $9,800,000
                                  Jacksonville, Florida.
                                 Truax Field, Wisconsin.      $4,500,000
                                 Westover Air Reserve         $4,700,000
                                  Base, Massachusetts...
                                 CONUS Various, CONUS        $11,275,000
                                  Various...............
Defense Medical Facilities       Fort Campbell, Kentucky     $13,600,000
 Office........................
                                 Fort Detrick, Maryland.      $4,650,000
                                 Fort Lewis, Washington.      $5,000,000
                                 Hill Air Force Base,         $3,100,000
                                  Utah.
                                 Holloman Air Force           $3,000,000
                                  Base, New Mexico......
                                 Lackland Air Force           $3,000,000
                                  Base, Texas...........
                                 Marine Corps Combat         $19,000,000
                                  Development Command,
                                  Quantico, Virginia....
                                 McGuire Air Force Base,     $35,217,000
                                  New Jersey............
                                 Naval Air Station,           $2,750,000
                                  Pensacola, Florida....
                                 Naval Station, Everett,      $7,500,000
                                  Washington............
                                 Naval Station, San           $2,100,000
                                  Diego, California.....
                                 Naval Submarine Base,        $2,300,000
                                  New London,
                                  Connecticut...........
                                 Robins Air Force Base,      $19,000,000
                                  Georgia...............
                                 Wright-Patterson Air         $2,750,000
                                  Force Base, Ohio......
National Security Agency.......  Fort Meade, Maryland...     $29,700,000
Special Operations Command.....  Eglin Auxiliary Field        $8,550,000
                                  9, Florida.
                                 Fort Benning, Georgia..     $12,314,000
                                 Fort Bragg, North            $9,800,000
                                  Carolina.
                                 Mississippi Army             $9,900,000
                                  Ammunition Plant,
                                  Mississippi...........
                                 Naval Station, Pearl         $7,400,000
                                  Harbor, Hawaii........
                                 Naval Amphibious Base,       $7,400,000
                                  Coronado, California..
                                                         ---------------
                                   Total................    $407,890,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       
       (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 
     installation and location outside the United States, and in 
     the amount, set forth in the following table:


               Defense Agencies: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Installation or
             Agency                      Location             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Defense Logistics Agency.......  Defense Fuel Support        $16,000,000
                                  Point, Guam...........
                                                         ---------------
                                   Total................     $16,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2402. MILITARY HOUSING PLANNING AND DESIGN.

       Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 2405(a)(13)(A), the Secretary of 
     Defense 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 $50,000.

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     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 appropriation in section 2405(a)(13)(A), the Secretary of 
     Defense may improve existing military family housing units in 
     an amount not to exceed $4,900,000.

     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, 
     1997, 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 $2,743,670,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(a), $407,890,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(b), $16,000,000.
       (3) For military construction projects at Anniston Army 
     Depot, Alabama, ammunition demilitarization facility, 
     authorized by section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (division B of the 
     Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2587), which was originally 
     authorized as an Army construction project, but which became 
     a Defense Agencies construction project by reason of the 
     amendments made by section 142 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 
     108 Stat. 2689), $9,900,000.
       (4) 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), $20,000,000.
       (5) For military construction projects at Umatilla Army 
     Depot, Oregon, authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division 
     B of the Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3040), as amended by 
     section 2407 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104-106; 110 
     Stat. 539) and section 2408(2) of this Act, $57,427,000.
       (6) For military construction projects at Defense Finance 
     and Accounting Service, Columbus, Ohio, authorized by section 
     2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act of 
     Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 
     535), $14,200,000.
       (7) For military construction projects at Naval Hospital, 
     Portsmouth, Virginia, hospital replacement, 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), $17,000,000.
       (8) For contingency construction projects of the Secretary 
     of Defense under section 2804 of title 10, United States 
     Code, $4,000,000.
       (9) For unspecified minor construction projects under 
     section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $26,075,000.
       (10) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $48,850,000.
       (11) For energy conservation projects authorized by section 
     2404, $25,000,000.
       (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), $2,060,854,000.
       (13) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For improvement and planning of military family housing 
     and facilities, $4,950,000.
       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $32,724,000 of which not more than $27,673,000 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 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 (13) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by $1,200,000, which 
     represents the combination of savings resulting from 
     adjustments to foreign currency exchange rates for military 
     construction projects and the support of military family 
     housing outside the United States.

     SEC. 2406. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO FISCAL YEAR 
                   1997 PROJECT AT NAVAL STATION, PEARL HARBOR, 
                   HAWAII.

       The table in section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public 
     Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2775) is amended in the item relating 
     to Special Operations Command, Naval Station, Ford Island, 
     Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in the installation or location column 
     by striking out ``Naval Station, Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, 
     Hawaii'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Naval Station, Pearl 
     Harbor, Hawaii''.

     SEC. 2407. CORRECTION IN AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS, MCCLELLAN 
                   AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Authority To Use Prior Year Funds.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may carry out the military construction projects 
     referred to in subsection (b), in the amounts specified in 
     that subsection, using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in section 2405(a)(1) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (division B of Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3042) for a 
     military construction project involving the upgrade of the 
     hospital facility at McClellan Air Force Base, California, as 
     authorized by section 2401 of such Act (108 Stat. 3040).
       (b) Covered Projects.--Funds available under subsection (a) 
     may be used for military construction projects as follows:
       (1) Construction of an addition to the Aeromedical Clinic 
     at Anderson Air Base, Guam, $3,700,000.
       (2) Construction of an occupational health clinic facility 
     at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, $6,500,000.

     SEC. 2408. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
                   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), as amended by section 2407 of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1996 (division B of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 539), 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 ``$115,000,000'' in the amount column and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$134,000,000''; and
       (2) in the item relating to Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon, by 
     striking out ``$186,000,000'' in the amount column and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$187,000,000''.
   TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT 
                                PROGRAM
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.

     SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
     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, 1997, 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 
     Security Investment program authorized by section 2501, in 
     the amount of $152,600,000.
            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES
Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Authorization of military construction projects for which 
              funds have been appropriated.
Sec. 2603. Army Reserve construction project, Camp Williams, Utah.

     SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED GUARD AND RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1997, 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 1803 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, 
     $113,750,000; and
       (B) for the Army Reserve, $66,267,000.
       (2) For the Department of the Navy, for the Naval and 
     Marine Corps Reserve, $47,329,000.
       (3) For the Department of the Air Force--
       (A) for the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     $190,444,000; and
       (B) for the Air Force Reserve, $30,243,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--The amount authorized to be appropriated 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B) is reduced by $7,900,000, 
     which represents the combination of project savings in 
     military construction resulting from favorable bids, reduced 
     overhead costs, and cancellations due to force structure 
     changes.

     SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZATION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 
                   FOR WHICH FUNDS HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED.

       (a) Army National Guard, Hilo, Hawaii.--Paragraph (1)(A) of 
     section 2601 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 
     Stat. 2780) is amended by striking out ``$59,194,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$65,094,000'' to account for a 
     project involving additions and alterations to an Army 
     aviation support facility in Hilo, Hawaii.

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       (b) Naval and Marine Corps Reserve, New Orleans.--Paragraph 
     (2) of such section is amended by striking out 
     ``$32,779,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$37,579,000'' 
     to account for a project for the construction of a bachelor 
     enlisted quarters at Naval Air Station, New Orleans, 
     Louisiana.

     SEC. 2603. ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, CAMP WILLIAMS, 
                   UTAH.

       With regard to the military construction project for the 
     Army Reserve concerning construction of a reserve center and 
     organizational maintenance shop at Camp Williams, Utah, to be 
     carried out using funds appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in section 2601(a)(1)(B), the 
     Secretary of the Army shall enter into an agreement with the 
     State of Utah under which the State agrees to provide 
     financial or in-kind contributions toward land acquisition, 
     site preparation, and relocation costs in connection with the 
     project.
        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 1995 
              projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1994 
              projects.
Sec. 2704. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1993 
              projects.
Sec. 2705. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1992 
              projects.
Sec. 2706. Extension of availability of funds for construction of 
              relocatable over-the-horizon radar, Naval Station 
              Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.
Sec. 2707. Effective date.

     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 Security Investment program (and authorizations 
     of appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later of--
       (1) October 1, 2000; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for military construction for fiscal year 2001.
       (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 
     Security Investment program (and authorizations of 
     appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have 
     been obligated before the later of--
       (1) October 1, 2000; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for fiscal year 2001 for military construction projects, land 
     acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or 
     contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Security Investment program.

     SEC. 2702. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   1995 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (division B of Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3046), 
     authorizations for the projects set forth in the tables in 
     subsection (b), as provided in section 2101, 2201, 2202, 
     2301, 2302, 2401, or 2601 of such Act, shall remain in effect 
     until October 1, 1998, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
     authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
     1999, whichever is later.
       (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
     as follows:


                                  Army: Extension of 1995 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California............................  Fort Irwin...............  National Training Center          $10,000,000
                                                                    Airfield Phase I............
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                                 Navy: Extension of 1995 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maryland..............................  Indian Head Naval Surface  Upgrade Power Plant..........      $4,000,000
                                         Warfare Center..........
                                        Indian Head Naval Surface  Denitrification/Acid Mixing        $6,400,000
                                         Warfare Center..........   Facility....................
Virginia..............................  Norfolk Marine Corps       Bachelor Enlisted Quarters...      $6,480,000
                                         Security Force Battalion
                                         Atlantic................
Washington............................  Naval Station, Everett...  New Construction (Housing            $780,000
                                                                    Office).....................
CONUS Classified......................  Classified Location......  Aircraft Fire and Rescue and       $2,200,000
                                                                    Vehicle Maintenance
                                                                    Facilities..................
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                               Air Force: Extension of 1995 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California............................  Beale Air Force Base.....  Consolidated Support Center..     $10,400,000
                                        Los Angeles Air Force      Family Housing (50 units)....      $8,962,000
                                         Station.................
North Carolina........................  Pope Air Force Base......  Combat Control Team Facility.      $2,450,000
                                        Pope Air Force Base......  Fire Training Facility.......      $1,100,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                           Defense Agencies: Extension of 1995 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama...............................  Anniston Army Depot......  Carbon Filtration System.....      $5,000,000
Arkansas..............................  Pine Bluff Arsenal.......  Ammunition Demilitarization      $115,000,000
                                                                    Facility....................
California............................  Defense Contract           Administrative Building......      $5,100,000
                                         Management Area Office,
                                         El Segundo..............
Oregon................................  Umatilla Army Depot......  Ammunition Demilitarization      $186,000,000
                                                                    Facility....................
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                          Army National Guard: Extension of 1995 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California............................  Camp Roberts.............  Modify Record Fire/                $3,910,000
                                                                    Maintenance Shop............
                                        Camp Roberts.............  Combat Pistol Range..........        $952,000
Pennsylvania..........................  Fort Indiantown Gap......  Barracks.....................      $6,200,000
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                             Naval Reserve: Extension of 1995 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Georgia...............................  Naval Air Station          Training Center..............      $2,650,000
                                         Marietta................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2703. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   1994 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 
     (division B of Public Law 103-160, 107 Stat. 1880), 
     authorizations for the projects set forth in the tables in 
     subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 or 2601 of such 
     Act and extended by section 2702 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B of Public 
     Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2783), shall remain in effect until 
     October 1, 1998, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
     authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
     1999, whichever is later.
       (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
     as follows:


                                 Navy: Extension of 1994 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or Location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California............................  Camp Pendleton Marine      Sewage Facility..............      $7,930,000
                                         Corps Base..............
Connecticut...........................  New London Naval           Hazardous Waste Transfer           $1,450,000
                                         Submarine Base..........   Facility....................
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                          Army National Guard: Extension of 1994 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                    Installation or Location             Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New Mexico..............................  White Sands Missile Range.  MATES.....................      $3,570,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2704. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   1993 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 
     (division B of Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2602), the 
     authorizations for the projects set forth in the tables in 
     subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 or 2601 of such 
     Act and extended by section 2702 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public 
     Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 541) and section 2703 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division 
     B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2784), shall remain in 
     effect until October 1, 1998, or the date of the enactment of 
     an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 
     year 1999, whichever is later.
       (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
     as follows:


                                  Army: Extension of 1993 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                    Installation or location             Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arkansas................................  Pine Bluff Arsenal........  Ammunition                     $15,000,000
                                                                       Demilitarization Support
                                                                       Facility.................
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                          Army National Guard: Extension of 1993 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                    Installation or Location             Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama.................................  Union Springs.............  Armory....................        $813,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2705. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   1992 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extension.--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 table in 
     subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 of such 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), section 2703 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division 
     B of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 543), and section 2704 of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2785), 
     shall remain in effect until October 1, 1998, or the date of 
     the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 1999, whichever is later.
       (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is 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................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2706. EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
                   CONSTRUCTION OF RELOCATABLE OVER-THE-HORIZON 
                   RADAR, NAVAL STATION ROOSEVELT ROADS, PUERTO 
                   RICO.

       Amounts appropriated under the heading ``Drug Interdiction 
     and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'' in title VI of the 
     Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 
     103-335; 108 Stat. 2615), and transferred to the ``Military 
     Construction, Navy'' appropriation for construction of a 
     relocatable over-the-horizon radar at Naval Station Roosevelt 
     Roads, Puerto Rico, shall remain available for that purpose 
     until the later of--
       (1) October 1, 1998; or
       (2) the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
     military construction for fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 2707. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, and XXVI shall take 
     effect on the later of--
       (1) October 1, 1997; 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. Use of mobility enhancement funds for unspecified minor 
              construction.
Sec. 2802. Limitation on use of operation and maintenance funds for 
              facility repair projects.
Sec. 2803. Leasing of military family housing, United States Southern 
              Command, Miami, Florida.
Sec. 2804. Use of financial incentives provided as part of energy 
              savings and water conservation activities.
Sec. 2805. Congressional notification requirements regarding use of 
              Department of Defense housing funds for investments in 
              nongovernmental entities.

        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2811. Increase in ceiling for minor land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2812. Permanent authority regarding conveyance of utility systems.

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Sec. 2813. Administrative expenses for certain real property 
              transactions.
Sec. 2814. Screening of real property to be conveyed by Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 2815. Disposition of proceeds from sale of Air Force Plant 78, 
              Brigham City, Utah.
Sec. 2816. Fire protection and hazardous materials protection at Fort 
              Meade, Maryland.

            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Sec. 2821. Consideration of military installations as sites for new 
              Federal facilities.
Sec. 2822. Adjustment and diversification assistance to enhance 
              performance of military family support services by 
              private sector sources.
Sec. 2823. Security, fire protection, and other services at property 
              formerly associated with Red River Army Depot, Texas.
Sec. 2824. Report on closure and realignment of military installations.
Sec. 2825. Sense of Senate regarding utilization of savings derived 
              from base closure process.
Sec. 2826. Prohibition against certain conveyances of property at Naval 
              Station, Long Beach, California.

                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        Part I--Army Conveyances

Sec. 2831. [S2820. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Greensboro, 
              Alabama.
Sec. 2832. [H2831. Land conveyance, James T. Coker Army Reserve Center, 
              Durant, Oklahoma.
Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Gibson Army Reserve Center, Chicago, 
              Illinois.
Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia.
Sec. 2835. Land conveyances, Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Sec. 2836. Land conveyances, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot, Mineral 
              County, Nevada.
Sec. 2838. Expansion of land conveyance authority, Indiana Army 
              Ammunition Plant, Charlestown, Indiana.
Sec. 2839. Modification of land conveyance, Lompoc, California.
Sec. 2840. Modification of land conveyance, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, 
              Colorado.
Sec. 2841. Correction of land conveyance authority, Army Reserve 
              Center, Anderson, South Carolina.

                       Part II--Navy Conveyances

Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Topsham Annex, Naval Air Station, 
              Brunswick, Maine.
Sec. 2852. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 
              464, Oyster Bay, New York.
Sec. 2853. Correction of lease authority, Naval Air Station, Meridian, 
              Mississippi.

                    Part III--Air Force Conveyances

Sec. 2861. [H2861. Land transfer, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
Sec. 2862. [H2863. Land conveyance, March Air Force Base, California.
Sec. 2863. [H2864/S2818. Land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force Base, 
              South Dakota.
Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Hancock Field, Syracuse, New York.
Sec. 2865. Land conveyance, Havre Air Force Station, Montana, and Havre 
              Training Site, Montana.
Sec. 2866. Land conveyance, Charleston Family Housing Complex, Bangor, 
              Maine.
Sec. 2867. Study of land exchange options, Shaw Air Force Base, South 
              Carolina.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 2871. Repeal of requirement to operate Naval Academy dairy farm.
Sec. 2872. Long-term lease of property, Naples, Italy.
Sec. 2873. [H2883. Designation of military family housing at Lackland 
              Air Force Base, Texas, in honor of Frank Tejeda, a former 
              Member of the House of Representatives.
Sec. 2874. Fiber-optics based telecommunications linkage of military 
              installations.
 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

     SEC. 2801. USE OF MOBILITY ENHANCEMENT FUNDS FOR UNSPECIFIED 
                   MINOR CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Congressional Notification.--Subsection (b)(1) of 
     section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``This 
     paragraph shall apply even though the project is to be 
     carried out using funds made available to enhance the 
     deployment and mobility of military forces and supplies.''.
       (b) Restriction on Use of Operation and Maintenance 
     Funds.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The limitations specified in paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to an unspecified minor military construction project 
     if the project is to be carried out using funds made 
     available to enhance the deployment and mobility of military 
     forces and supplies.''.
       (c) Technical Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking out ``minor military construction 
     projects'' in the first sentence and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``unspecified minor military construction projects'';
       (B) by striking out ``A minor'' in the second sentence and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``An unspecified minor''; and
       (C) by striking out ``a minor'' in the last sentence and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``an unspecified minor'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out ``A minor'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``An unspecified minor'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out ``a minor'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``an unspecified minor''; and
       (4) in subsection (c), by striking out ``unspecified 
     military'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``unspecified minor military''.

     SEC. 2802. LIMITATION ON USE OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
                   FUNDS FOR FACILITY REPAIR PROJECTS.

       Section 2811 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(d) Congressional Notification.--When a decision is made 
     to carry out a repair project under this section with an 
     estimated cost in excess of $10,000,000, the Secretary 
     concerned shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report containing--
       ``(1) the justification for the repair project and the 
     current estimate of the cost of the project; and
       ``(2) the justification for carrying out the project under 
     this section.
       ``(e) Repair Project Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `repair project' means a project to restore a real property 
     facility, system, or component to such a condition that it 
     may effectively be used for its designated functional 
     purpose.''.

     SEC. 2803. LEASING OF MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING, UNITED STATES 
                   SOUTHERN COMMAND, MIAMI, FLORIDA.

       (a) Leases to Exceed Maximum Rental.--Section 2828(b) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``paragraph (3)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraphs (3) and (4)'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) The Secretary of the Army may lease not more than 
     eight housing units in the vicinity of Miami, Florida, for 
     key and essential personnel, as designated by the Secretary, 
     for the United States Southern Command for which the 
     expenditure for the rental of such units (including the cost 
     of utilities, maintenance, and operation, including security 
     enhancements) exceeds the expenditure limitations in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3). The total amount for all leases under 
     this paragraph may not exceed $280,000 per year, and no lease 
     on any individual housing unit may exceed $60,000 per 
     year.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (5) of such section, 
     as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), is amended by striking 
     out ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)''.

     SEC. 2804. USE OF FINANCIAL INCENTIVES PROVIDED AS PART OF 
                   ENERGY SAVINGS AND WATER CONSERVATION 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Energy Savings.--Section 2865 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``and financial 
     incentives described in subsection (d)(2)'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``section 2866(b)'' 
     both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 2866(a)(3)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Financial incentives received from gas or electric 
     utilities under subsection (d)(2), and from utilities for 
     management of water demand or water conservation under 
     section 2866(a)(2) of this title, shall be credited to an 
     appropriation designated by the Secretary of Defense. Amounts 
     so credited shall be merged with the appropriation to which 
     credited and shall be available for the same purposes and the 
     same period as the appropriation with which merged.''; and
       (2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``The Secretary shall also include in each 
     report the types and amount of financial incentives received 
     under subsection (d)(2) and section 2866(a)(2) of this title 
     during the period covered by the report and the appropriation 
     account or accounts to which the incentives were credited.''.
       (b) Water Conservation.--Section 2866(b) of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Use of Financial Incentives and Water Cost Savings.--
     (1) Financial incentives received under subsection (a)(2) 
     shall be used as provided in section 2865(b)(3) of this 
     title.
       ``(2) Water cost savings realized under subsection (a)(3) 
     shall be used as provided in section 2865(b)(2) of this 
     title.''.

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     SEC. 2805. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS REGARDING 
                   USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HOUSING FUNDS FOR 
                   INVESTMENTS IN NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.

       Section 2875 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Congressional Notification Required.--Amounts in the 
     Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund or the 
     Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing 
     Improvement Fund may be used to make a cash investment under 
     this section in a nongovernmental entity 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 
     investment to the appropriate committees of Congress.''.
        Subtitle B--Real Property And Facilities Administration

     SEC. 2811. INCREASE IN CEILING FOR MINOR LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Increase.--Section 2672 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out ``$200,000'' both places it 
     appears in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$500,000''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The section heading for such 
     section is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2672. Acquisition: interests in land when cost is not 
       more than $500,000''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 159 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 2672 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new 
     item:

``2672. Acquisition: interests in land when cost is not more than 
              $500,000.''.

     SEC. 2812. PERMANENT AUTHORITY REGARDING CONVEYANCE OF 
                   UTILITY SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 159 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2687 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2688. Utility systems: conveyance authority

       ``(a) Conveyance Authority.--The Secretary of a military 
     department may convey a utility system, or part of a utility 
     system, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary to a 
     municipal, private, regional, district, or cooperative 
     utility company or other entity. The conveyance may consist 
     of all right, title, and interest of the United States in the 
     utility system or such lesser estate as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to serve the interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(b) Selection of Conveyee.--If more than one utility or 
     entity referred to in subsection (a) notifies the Secretary 
     concerned of an interest in a conveyance under such 
     subsection, the Secretary shall carry out the conveyance 
     through the use of competitive procedures.
       ``(c) Consideration.--(1) The Secretary concerned shall 
     require as consideration for a conveyance under subsection 
     (a) an amount equal to the fair market value (as determined 
     by the Secretary) of the right, title, or interest of the 
     United States conveyed. The consideration may take the form 
     of--
       ``(A) a lump sum payment; or
       ``(B) a reduction in charges for utility services provided 
     by the utility or entity concerned to the military 
     installation at which the utility system is located.
       ``(2) If the utility services proposed to be provided as 
     consideration under paragraph (1) are subject to regulation 
     by a Federal or State agency, any reduction in the rate 
     charged for the utility services shall be subject to 
     establishment or approval by that agency.
       ``(d) Treatment of Payments.--(1) A lump sum payment 
     received under subsection (c) shall be credited, at the 
     election of the Secretary concerned--
       ``(A) to an appropriation of the military department 
     concerned available for the procurement of the same utility 
     services as are provided by the utility system conveyed under 
     this section;
       ``(B) to an appropriation of the military department 
     available for carrying out energy savings projects or water 
     conservation projects; or
       ``(C) to an appropriation of the military department 
     available for improvements to other utility systems.
       ``(2) Amounts so credited shall be merged with funds in the 
     appropriation to which credited and shall be available for 
     the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and 
     limitations, as the appropriation with which merged.
       ``(e) Notice-and-Wait Requirement.--The Secretary concerned 
     may not make a conveyance under subsection (a) until--
       ``(1) the Secretary submits 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 an economic 
     analysis (based upon accepted life-cycle costing procedures 
     approved by the Secretary of Defense) demonstrating that--
       ``(A) the long-term economic benefit of the conveyance to 
     the United States exceeds the long-term economic cost of the 
     conveyance to the United States; and
       ``(B) the conveyance will reduce the long-term costs of the 
     United States for utility services provided by the utility 
     system concerned; and
       ``(2) a period of 21 days has elapsed after the date on 
     which the economic analysis is received by the committees.
       ``(f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary 
     concerned may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with a conveyance under subsection (a) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.
       ``(g) Utility System Defined.--(1) In this section, the 
     term `utility system' means any of the following:
       ``(A) A system for the generation and supply of electric 
     power.
       ``(B) A system for the treatment or supply of water.
       ``(C) A system for the collection or treatment of 
     wastewater.
       ``(D) A system for the generation or supply of steam, hot 
     water, and chilled water.
       ``(E) A system for the supply of natural gas.
       ``(F) A system for the transmission of telecommunications.
       ``(2) The term `utility system' includes the following:
       ``(A) Equipment, fixtures, structures, and other 
     improvements utilized in connection with a system referred to 
     in paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Easements and rights-of-ways associated with a system 
     referred to in that paragraph.
       ``(h) Limitation.--This section shall not apply to projects 
     constructed or operated by the Army Corps of Engineers under 
     its civil works authorities.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 2687 the following new item:

``2688. Utility systems: conveyance authority.''.

     SEC. 2813. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY 
                   TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) Acceptance Authorized.--Chapter 159 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 2695. Acceptance of funds to cover administrative 
       expenses relating to certain real property transactions

       ``(a) Authority To Accept.--In connection with a real 
     property transaction referred to in subsection (b) with a 
     non-Federal person or entity, the Secretary of a military 
     department may accept amounts provided by the person or 
     entity to cover administrative expenses incurred by the 
     Secretary in entering into the transaction.
       ``(b) Covered Transactions.--Subsection (a) applies to the 
     following transactions:
       ``(1) The exchange of real property.
       ``(2) The grant of an easement over, in, or upon real 
     property of the United States.
       ``(3) The lease or license of real property of the United 
     States.
       ``(c) Use of Amounts Collected.--Amounts collected under 
     subsection (a) for administrative expenses shall be credited 
     to the appropriation, fund, or account from which the 
     expenses were paid. Amounts so credited shall be merged with 
     funds in such appropriation, fund, or account and shall be 
     available for the same purposes and subject to the same 
     limitations as the funds with which merged.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 159 of such title is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new item:

``2695. Acceptance of funds to cover administrative expenses relating 
              to certain real property transactions.''.

     SEC. 2814. SCREENING OF REAL PROPERTY TO BE CONVEYED BY 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Requirement.--(1) Chapter 159 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2695, as 
     added by section 2813, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2696. Screening of real property for further Federal 
       use before conveyance

       ``(a) Screening Requirement.--The Secretary concerned may 
     not convey real property that is authorized or required to be 
     conveyed, whether for or without consideration, by any 
     provision of law unless the Administrator of General Services 
     has screened the property for further Federal use in 
     accordance with the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.).
       ``(b) Time for Screening.--(1) Before the end of the 30-day 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of a provision 
     of law authorizing or requiring the conveyance of a parcel of 
     real property by the Secretary concerned, the Administrator 
     of General Services shall complete the screening required by 
     paragraph (1) with regard to the real property and notify the 
     Secretary concerned of the results of the screening. The 
     notice shall include--
       ``(A) the name of the Federal agency requesting transfer of 
     the property;
       ``(B) the proposed use to be made of the property by the 
     Federal agency; and
       ``(C) the fair market value of the property, including any 
     improvements thereon, as estimated by the Administrator.
       ``(2) If the Administrator fails to complete the screening 
     and notify the Secretary concerned within such period, the 
     Secretary concerned shall proceed with the conveyance of the 
     real property as provided in the provision of law authorizing 
     or requiring the conveyance.
       ``(c) Notice of Further Federal Use.--If the Administrator 
     of General Services notifies the Secretary concerned under 
     subsection (b) that further Federal use of a parcel of real 
     property authorized or required to be conveyed by any 
     provision of law is requested by a Federal agency, the 
     Secretary concerned shall submit a copy of the notice to 
     Congress.

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       ``(d) Congressional Disapproval.--If the Secretary 
     concerned submits a notice under subsection (c) with regard 
     to a parcel of real property, the Secretary concerned may not 
     proceed with the conveyance of the real property as provided 
     in the provision of law authorizing or requiring the 
     conveyance if Congress enacts a law rescinding the conveyance 
     authority or requirement before the end of the 180-day period 
     beginning on the date on which the Secretary concerned 
     submits the notice.
       ``(e) Excepted Conveyance Authorities.--The screening 
     requirements of this section shall not apply to real property 
     authorized or required to be conveyed under any of the 
     following provisions of law:
       ``(1) Section 2687 of this title.
       ``(2) Title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
     Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note).
       ``(3) 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).
       ``(4) Any provision of law authorizing the closure or 
     realignment of a military installation that is enacted after 
     the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998.
       ``(5) Title II of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481 et seq.).
       ``(6) Any specific provision of law authorizing or 
     requiring the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over a 
     parcel of real property between Federal agencies.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2695, as added by section 2813, the following new item:

``2696. Screening of real property for further Federal use before 
              conveyance.''.

       (b) Applicability.--Section 2696 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall apply 
     with respect to any real property authorized or required to 
     be conveyed under a provision of law covered by such section 
     that is enacted after December 31, 1997.

     SEC. 2815. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS OF SALE OF AIR FORCE PLANT 
                   NO. 78, BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH.

       Notwithstanding section 204(h)(2)(A) of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     485(h)(2)(A)), the entire amount deposited by the 
     Administrator of General Services in the special account in 
     the Treasury (established under section 204(h)(2) of such 
     Act) as a result of the sale of Air Force Plant No. 78, 
     Brigham City, Utah, shall be available, to the extent 
     provided in appropriations Acts, to the Secretary of the Air 
     Force for facility maintenance, facility repair, and 
     environmental restoration at other industrial plants of the 
     Air Force.

     SEC. 2816. FIRE PROTECTION AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROTECTION 
                   AT FORT MEADE, MARYLAND.

       (a) Plan.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a plan to address the 
     requirements for fire protection services and hazardous 
     materials protection services at Fort Meade, Maryland, 
     including the National Security Agency at Fort Meade, as 
     identified in the preparedness evaluation report of the Army 
     Corps of Engineers regarding Fort Meade.
       (b) Elements.--The plan shall include the following:
       (1) A schedule for the implementation of the plan.
       (2) A detailed list of funding options available to provide 
     centrally located, modern facilities and equipment to meet 
     current requirements for fire protection services and 
     hazardous materials protection services at Fort Meade.
            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

     SEC. 2821. CONSIDERATION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AS SITES 
                   FOR NEW FEDERAL FACILITIES.

       (a) 1988 Law.--Section 204(b)(5) of the Defense 
     Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 
     (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``subparagraph 
     (B)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C)(i) Before acquiring non-Federal real property as the 
     location for a new or replacement Federal facility of any 
     type, the head of the Federal agency acquiring the property 
     shall consult with the Secretary regarding the feasibility 
     and cost advantages of using Federal property or facilities 
     at a military installation closed or realigned or to be 
     closed or realigned under this title as the location for the 
     new or replacement facility. In considering the availability 
     and suitability of a specific military installation, the 
     Secretary and the head of the Federal agency involved shall 
     obtain the concurrence of the redevelopment authority with 
     respect to the installation and comply with the redevelopment 
     plan for the installation.
       ``(ii) Not later than 30 days after acquiring non-Federal 
     real property as the location for a new or replacement 
     Federal facility, the head of the Federal agency acquiring 
     the property shall submit to Congress a report containing the 
     results of the consultation under clause (i) and the reasons 
     why military installations referred to in such clause that 
     are located within the area to be served by the new or 
     replacement Federal facility or within a 200-mile radius of 
     the new or replacement facility, whichever area is greater, 
     were considered to be unsuitable or unavailable for the site 
     of the new or replacement facility.
       ``(iii) This subparagraph shall apply during the period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 and ending on 
     July 31, 2001.''.
       (b) 1990 Law.--Section 2905(b)(5) of the Defense Base 
     Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-510; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``subparagraph 
     (B)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C)(i) Before acquiring non-Federal real property as the 
     location for a new or replacement Federal facility of any 
     type, the head of the Federal agency acquiring the property 
     shall consult with the Secretary regarding the feasibility 
     and cost advantages of using Federal property or facilities 
     at a military installation closed or realigned or to be 
     closed or realigned under this part as the location for the 
     new or replacement facility. In considering the availability 
     and suitability of a specific military installation, the 
     Secretary and the head of the Federal agency involved shall 
     obtain the concurrence of the redevelopment authority with 
     respect to the installation and comply with the redevelopment 
     plan for the installation.
       ``(ii) Not later than 30 days after acquiring non-Federal 
     real property as the location for a new or replacement 
     Federal facility, the head of the Federal agency acquiring 
     the property shall submit to Congress a report containing the 
     results of the consultation under clause (i) and the reasons 
     why military installations referred to in such clause that 
     are located within the area to be served by the new or 
     replacement Federal facility or within a 200-mile radius of 
     the new or replacement facility, whichever area is greater, 
     were considered to be unsuitable or unavailable for the site 
     of the new or replacement facility.
       ``(iii) This subparagraph shall apply during the period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 and ending on 
     July 31, 2001.''.

     SEC. 2822. ADJUSTMENT AND DIVERSIFICATION ASSISTANCE TO 
                   ENHANCE PERFORMANCE OF MILITARY FAMILY SUPPORT 
                   SERVICES BY PRIVATE SECTOR SOURCES.

       Section 2391(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) The Secretary of Defense may also make grants, 
     conclude cooperative agreements, and supplement other Federal 
     funds in order to assist a State or local government in 
     enhancing the capabilities of the government to support 
     efforts of the Department of Defense to privatize, contract 
     for, or diversify the performance of military family support 
     services in cases in which the capability of the Department 
     to provide such services is adversely affected by an action 
     described in paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 2823. SECURITY, FIRE PROTECTION, AND OTHER SERVICES AT 
                   PROPERTY FORMERLY ASSOCIATED WITH RED RIVER 
                   ARMY DEPOT, TEXAS.

       (a) Authority To Enter into Agreement.--(1) The Secretary 
     of the Army may enter into an agreement with the local 
     redevelopment authority for Red River Army Depot, Texas, 
     under which agreement the Secretary provides security 
     services, fire protection services, or hazardous material 
     response services for the authority with respect to the 
     property at the depot that is under the jurisdiction of the 
     authority as a result of the realignment of the depot under 
     the base closure laws.
       (2) The Secretary may not enter into the agreement unless 
     the Secretary determines that the provision of services under 
     the agreement is in the best interests of the United States.
       (b) Reimbursement.--The agreement under subsection (a) 
     shall provide for reimbursing the Secretary for the services 
     provided by the Secretary under the agreement.
       (c) Treatment of Reimbursement.--Any amounts received by 
     the Secretary under subsection (b) as reimbursement for 
     services provided under the agreement entered into under 
     subsection (a) shall be credited to the appropriations 
     providing funds for the services. Amounts so credited shall 
     be merged with the appropriations to which credited and shall 
     be available for the purposes, and subject to the conditions 
     and limitations, for which such appropriations are available.

     SEC. 2824. REPORT ON CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT OF MILITARY 
                   INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prepare and 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the costs and savings attributable to the rounds of base 
     closures and realignments conducted under the base closure 
     laws and on the need, if any, for additional rounds of base 
     closures and realignments.
       (2) For purposes of this section, the term ``base closure 
     laws'' means--
       (A) Title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
     Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note); and
       (B) 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) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:

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       (1) A statement, using data consistent with budget data, of 
     the actual costs and savings (to the extent available for 
     prior fiscal years) and the estimated costs and savings (in 
     the case of future fiscal years) attributable to the closure 
     and realignment of military installations as a result of the 
     base closure laws.
       (2) A comparison, set forth by base closure round, of the 
     actual costs and savings stated under paragraph (1) to the 
     estimates of costs and savings submitted to the Defense Base 
     Closure and Realignment Commission as part of the base 
     closure process.
       (3) A comparison, set forth by base closure round, of the 
     actual costs and savings stated under paragraph (1) to the 
     annual estimates of costs and savings previously submitted to 
     Congress.
       (4) A list of each military installation at which there is 
     authorized to be employed 300 or more civilian personnel, set 
     forth by Armed Force.
       (5) An estimate of current excess capacity at military 
     installations, set forth--
       (A) as a percentage of the total capacity of the military 
     installations of the Armed Forces with respect to all 
     military installations of the Armed Forces;
       (B) as a percentage of the total capacity of the military 
     installations of each Armed Force with respect to the 
     military installations of such Armed Force; and
       (C) as a percentage of the total capacity of a type of 
     military installations with respect to military installations 
     of such type.
       (6) An assessment of the effect of the previous base 
     closure rounds on military capabilities and the ability of 
     the Armed Forces to fulfill the National Military Strategy.
       (7) A description of the types of military installations 
     that would be recommended for closure or realignment in the 
     event of one or more additional base closure rounds, set 
     forth by Armed Force.
       (8) The criteria to be used by the Secretary in evaluating 
     military installations for closure or realignment in such 
     event.
       (9) The methodologies to be used by the Secretary in 
     identifying military installations for closure or realignment 
     in such event.
       (10) An estimate of the costs and savings that the 
     Secretary believes will be achieved as a result of the 
     closure or realignment of military installations in such 
     event, set forth by Armed Force and by year.
       (11) An assessment of whether the costs and estimated 
     savings from one or more future rounds of base closures and 
     realignments, currently unauthorized, are already contained 
     in the current Future Years Defense Plan, and, if not, 
     whether the Secretary will recommend modifications in future 
     defense spending in order to accommodate such costs and 
     savings.
       (c) Method of Presenting Information.--The statement and 
     comparison required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
     (b) shall be set forth by Armed Force, type of facility, and 
     fiscal year, and include the following:
       (1) Operation and maintenance costs, including costs 
     associated with expanded operations and support, maintenance 
     of property, administrative support, and allowances for 
     housing at military installations to which functions are 
     transferred as a result of the closure or realignment of 
     other installations.
       (2) Military construction costs, including costs associated 
     with rehabilitating, expanding, and constructing facilities 
     to receive personnel and equipment that are transferred to 
     military installations as a result of the closure or 
     realignment of other installations.
       (3) Environmental cleanup costs, including costs associated 
     with assessments and restoration.
       (4) Economic assistance costs, including--
       (A) expenditures on Department of Defense demonstration 
     projects relating to economic assistance;
       (B) expenditures by the Office of Economic Adjustment; and
       (C) to the extent available, expenditures by the Economic 
     Development Administration, the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, and the Department of Labor relating to 
     economic assistance.
       (5) To the extent information is available, unemployment 
     compensation costs, early retirement benefits (including 
     benefits paid under section 5597 of title 5, United States 
     Code), and worker retraining expenses under the Priority 
     Placement Program, the Job Training Partnership Act, and any 
     other Federally-funded job training program.
       (6) Costs associated with military health care.
       (7) Savings attributable to changes in military force 
     structure.
       (8) Savings due to lower support costs with respect to 
     military installations that are closed or realigned.
       (d) Deadline.--The Secretary shall submit the report under 
     subsection (a) not later than the date on which the President 
     submits to Congress the budget for fiscal year 2000 under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.
       (e) Review.--The Congressional Budget Office and the 
     Comptroller General shall conduct a review of the report 
     prepared under subsection (a).
       (f) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Except as necessary to 
     prepare the report required subsection (a), no funds 
     authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to 
     the Department of Defense by this Act or any other Act may be 
     used for the purposes of planning for, or collecting data in 
     anticipation of, an authorization providing for procedures 
     under which the closure and realignment of military 
     installations may be accomplished, until the later of--
       (1) the date on which the Secretary submits the report 
     required by subsection (a); and
       (2) the date on which the Congressional Budget Office and 
     the Comptroller General complete a review of the report under 
     subsection (e).
       (g) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the Secretary should develop a system having the 
     capacity to quantify the actual costs and savings 
     attributable to the closure and realignment of military 
     installations pursuant to the base closure process; and
       (2) the Secretary should develop the system in expedient 
     fashion, so that the system may be used to quantify costs and 
     savings attributable to the 1995 base closure round.

     SEC. 2825. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING UTILIZATION OF SAVINGS 
                   DERIVED FROM BASE CLOSURE PROCESS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) Since 1988, the Department of Defense has conducted 
     four rounds of closures and realignments of military 
     installations in the United States, resulting in the closure 
     of 97 installations.
       (2) The cost of carrying out the closure or realignment of 
     installations covered by such rounds is estimated by the 
     Secretary of Defense to be $23,000,000,000.
       (3) The savings expected as a result of the closure or 
     realignment of such installations are estimated by the 
     Secretary to be $10,300,000,000 through fiscal year 1996 and 
     $36,600,000,000 through 2001.
       (4) In addition to such savings, the Secretary has 
     estimated recurring savings as a result of the closure or 
     realignment of such installations of approximately 
     $5,600,000,000 annually.
       (5) The fiscal year 1997 budget request for the Department 
     assumed a savings of between $2,000,000,000 and 
     $3,000,000,000 as a result of the closure or realignment of 
     such installations, which savings were to be dedicated to the 
     modernization of the Armed Forces. The savings assumed in the 
     budget request were not realized.
       (6) The fiscal year 1998 budget request for the Department 
     assumes a savings of $5,000,000,000 as a result of the 
     closure or realignment of such installations, which savings 
     are to be dedicated to the modernization of the Armed Forces.
       (b) Sense of Senate on Use of Savings Resulting from Base 
     Closure Process.--It is the sense of the Senate that the 
     savings identified in the report under section 2824 should be 
     made available to the Department of Defense solely for 
     purposes of the modernization of new weapon systems 
     (including research, development, test, and evaluation 
     relating to such modernization) and should be used by the 
     Department solely for such purposes.

     SEC. 2826. PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN CONVEYANCES OF 
                   PROPERTY AT NAVAL STATION, LONG BEACH, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Prohibition Against Direct Conveyance.--In disposing of 
     real property in connection with the closure of Naval 
     Station, Long Beach, California, 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), the Secretary of 
     the Navy may not convey any portion of the property (by sale, 
     lease, or other method) to the China Ocean Shipping Company 
     or any legal successor or subsidiary of that Company (in this 
     section referred to as ``COSCO'').
       (b) Prohibition Against Indirect Conveyance.--The Secretary 
     of the Navy shall impose as a condition on each conveyance of 
     real property located at Naval Station, Long Beach, 
     California, the requirement that the property may not be 
     subsequently conveyed (by sale, lease, or other method) to 
     COSCO.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--If the Secretary of the Navy 
     determines at any time that real property located at Naval 
     Station, Long Beach, California, and conveyed under the 
     Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 has been 
     conveyed to COSCO in violation of subsection (b) or is 
     otherwise being used by COSCO in violation of such 
     subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     property shall revert to the United States, and the United 
     States shall have immediate right of entry thereon.
       (d) National Security Report and Determination.--Not later 
     than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation shall separately submit to the President and 
     the congressional defense committees a report regarding the 
     potential national security implications of conveying 
     property described in subsection (a) to COSCO. Each report 
     shall specifically identify any increased risk of espionage, 
     arms smuggling, or other illegal activities that could result 
     from a conveyance to COSCO and recommend appropriate action 
     to address any such risk.
       (e) Waiver Authority.--(1) The President may waive the 
     prohibitions contained in this section with respect to a 
     conveyance of property described in subsection (a) to COSCO 
     if the President determines that--
       (A) appropriate action has been taken to address any 
     increased national security risk identified in the reports 
     required by subsection (d); and
       (B) the conveyance would not adversely affect national 
     security or significantly increase the counter-intelligence 
     burden on the intelligence community.

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       (2) Any waiver under paragraph (1) shall take effect 30 
     days after the date on which the President notifies the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of 
     the Senate of the President's determination to use the waiver 
     authority provided under this subsection.
                      Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

                        PART I--ARMY CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2831. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, GREENSBORO, 
                   ALABAMA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to Hale County, Alabama, all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property consisting of approximately 5.17 
     acres and located at the Army Reserve Center, Greensboro, 
     Alabama, that was conveyed by Hale County, Alabama, to the 
     United States by warranty deed dated September 12, 1988.
       (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property to be conveyed under subsection 
     (a) shall be as described in the deed referred to in that 
     subsection.
       (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. 2832. LAND CONVEYANCE, JAMES T. COKER ARMY RESERVE 
                   CENTER, DURANT, OKLAHOMA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to Big Five Community 
     Services, Incorporated, a nonprofit organization operating in 
     Durant, Oklahoma, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of real property located at 
     1500 North First Street in Durant, Oklahoma, and containing 
     the James T. Coker Army Reserve Center, if the Secretary 
     determines that the Reserve Center is excess to the needs of 
     the Armed Forces.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized 
     under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that 
     Big Five Community Services, Incorporated, retain the 
     conveyed property for educational purposes.
       (c) Reversion.--If the Secretary determines at any time 
     that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) is not 
     being used for the purpose specified in subsection (b), all 
     right, title, and interest in and to the real property, 
     including any improvements thereon, shall revert to the 
     United States, and the United States shall have the right of 
     immediate entry thereon.
       (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 
     Big Five Community Services, Incorporated.
       (e) 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. 2833. LAND CONVEYANCE, GIBSON ARMY RESERVE CENTER, 
                   CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Lawndale Business and 
     Local Development Corporation (in this section referred to as 
     the ``Corporation''), a nonprofit organization organized in 
     the State of Illinois, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, that is located at 4454 West Cermak 
     Road in Chicago, Illinois, and contains the Gibson Army 
     Reserve Center.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance under 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     Corporation--
       (1) use the conveyed property, directly or through an 
     agreement with a public or private entity, for economic 
     redevelopment purposes; or
       (2) convey the property to an appropriate public or private 
     entity for use for such purposes.
       (c) Reversion.--If the Secretary determines at any time 
     that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) is not 
     being used for economic redevelopment purposes, as required 
     by subsection (b), all right, title, and interest in and to 
     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 Corporation.
       (e) 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. 2834. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT A. P. HILL, VIRGINIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to Caroline County, Virginia (in this section referred 
     to as the ``County''), all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of unimproved real property 
     consisting of approximately 10 acres located at Fort A. P. 
     Hill, Virginia. The purpose of the conveyance is to permit 
     the County to establish a solid waste transfer and recycling 
     facility on the property.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the County shall permit the Army, at no 
     cost to the Army, to dispose of not less than 1,800 tons of 
     solid waste annually at the facility established on the 
     conveyed property. The obligation of the County to accept 
     solid waste under this subsection shall not commerce until 
     after the solid waste transfer and recycling facility on the 
     conveyed property becomes operational, and the establishment 
     of a solid waste collection and transfer site on the .36-acre 
     parcel described in subsection (d)(2) shall not be construed 
     to impose the obligation.
       (c) Disclaimer.--The United States shall not be responsible 
     for the provision or cost of utilities or any other 
     improvements necessary to carry out the conveyance under 
     subsection (a) or to establish or operate the solid waste 
     transfer and recycling facility intended for the property.
       (d) Reversion.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if 
     the Secretary determines that a solid waste transfer and 
     recycling facility is not operational, before December 31, 
     1999, on the real property conveyed under subsection (a), all 
     right, title, and interest in and to such real property, 
     including any improvements thereon, shall revert to the 
     United States, and the United States shall have the right of 
     immediate entry thereon.
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a parcel 
     of approximately .36 acres of the approximately 10-acre 
     parcel to be conveyed under subsection (a), which is included 
     in the larger conveyance to permit the County to establish a 
     solid waste collection and transfer site for residential 
     waste.
       (e) 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. LAND CONVEYANCES, FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY.

       (a) Conveyances Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the Army 
     may convey, without consideration, to the Borough of 
     Wrightstown, New Jersey (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Borough''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property (including 
     improvements thereon) consisting of approximately 39.69 acres 
     located at Fort Dix, New Jersey, for the purpose of 
     permitting the Borough to develop the parcel for economic 
     purposes.
       (2) The Secretary may convey, without consideration, to the 
     New Hanover Board of Education (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Board''), all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to an additional parcel of real property 
     (including improvements thereon) at Fort Dix consisting of 
     approximately five acres for the purpose of permitting the 
     Board to develop the parcel for educational purposes.
       (b) Conditions of Conveyance.--(1) The conveyance under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     Borough--
       (A) use the conveyed property, directly or through an 
     agreement with a public or private entity, for economic 
     development purposes; or
       (B) convey the property to an appropriate public or private 
     entity for use for such purposes.
       (2) The conveyance under subsection (a)(2) shall be subject 
     to the condition that Board develop and use the conveyed 
     property for educational purposes.
       (c) Reversion.--(1) If the Secretary determines at any time 
     that the real property conveyed under subsection (a)(1) is 
     not being used for economic development purposes, as required 
     by subsection (b)(1), all right, title, and interest in and 
     to the property conveyed under subsection (a)(1), including 
     any improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States, 
     and the United States shall have the right of immediate entry 
     thereon.
       (2) If the Secretary determines at any time that the real 
     property conveyed under subsection (a)(2) is not being used 
     for educational purposes, as required by subsection (b)(2), 
     all right, title, and interest in and to the property 
     conveyed under subsection (a)(2), including any improvements 
     thereon, shall revert to the United States, and the United 
     States shall have the right of immediate entry thereon.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to 
     the Secretary. The cost of the survey in connection with the 
     conveyance under subsection (a)(1) shall be borne by the 
     Borough, and the cost of the survey in connection with the 
     conveyance under subsection (a)(2) shall be borne by the 
     Board.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyances under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2836. LAND CONVEYANCES, FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA.

       (a) Conveyances Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the Army 
     may convey, without consideration, to the Town of Spring 
     Lake, North Carolina (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Town''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of unimproved real property 
     consisting of approximately 50 acres located at Fort Bragg, 
     North Carolina.
       (2) The Secretary may convey, without consideration, to 
     Harnett County, North

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     Carolina (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), 
     known as Tract No. 404-2, consisting of approximately 157 
     acres located at Fort Bragg.
       (3) The Secretary may convey, at fair market value, to the 
     County all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
     and to a parcel of real property (including improvements 
     thereon), known as Tract No. 404-1, consisting of 
     approximately 137 acres located at Fort Bragg.
       (b) Conditions of Conveyance.--(1) The conveyance under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     Town use the conveyed property for access to a waste 
     treatment facility and for economic development purposes.
       (2) The conveyance under subsection (a)(2) shall be subject 
     to the condition that County develop and use the conveyed 
     property for educational purposes.
       (c) Reversion.--(1) If the Secretary determines at any time 
     that the real property conveyed under subsection (a)(1) is 
     not being used in accordance with subsection (b)(1), all 
     right, title, and interest in and to the property conveyed 
     under subsection (a)(1), including any improvements thereon, 
     shall revert to the United States, and the United States 
     shall have the right of immediate entry thereon.
       (2) If the Secretary determines at any time that the real 
     property conveyed under subsection (a)(2) is not being used 
     in accordance with subsection (b)(2), all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the property conveyed under subsection 
     (a)(2), including any improvements thereon, shall revert to 
     the United States, and the United States shall have the right 
     of immediate entry thereon.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to 
     the Secretary. The cost of the survey in connection with the 
     conveyance under subsection (a)(1) shall be borne by the 
     Town, and the cost of the survey in connection with the 
     conveyances under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) 
     shall be borne by the County.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyances under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2837. LAND CONVEYANCE, HAWTHORNE ARMY AMMUNITION DEPOT, 
                   MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to Mineral County, Nevada (in 
     this section referred to as the ``County''), all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
     of excess real property, including improvements thereon, 
     consisting of approximately 33.1 acres located at Hawthorne 
     Army Ammunition Depot, Mineral County, Nevada, and commonly 
     referred to as the Schweer Drive Housing Area, for the 
     purpose of permitting the County to develop the parcel for 
     economic purposes.
       (b) Conditions of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the following conditions:
       (1) That the County accept the conveyed property subject to 
     such easements and rights of way in favor of the United 
     States as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (2) That the County, if the County sells any portion of the 
     property conveyed under subsection (a) before the end of the 
     10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
     Act, pay to the United States an amount equal to the lesser 
     of--
       (A) the amount of sale of the property sold; or
       (B) the fair market value of the property sold as 
     determined without taking into account any improvements to 
     such property by the County.
       (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a), and of any easement or right of way 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 County.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a), and any easement or 
     right of way granted under subsection (b)(1), as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 2838. EXPANSION OF LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY, INDIANA 
                   ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, CHARLESTOWN, INDIANA.

       (a) Additional Conveyance.--Subsection (a) of section 2858 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 571) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary of the 
     Army''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary may also convey to the State, without 
     consideration, an additional parcel of real property at the 
     Indiana Army Ammunition Plant consisting of approximately 500 
     acres located along the Ohio River.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended 
     by striking out ``conveyance'' both places it appears in 
     subsections (b) and (d) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``conveyances''.

     SEC. 2839. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, LOMPOC, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Change in Authorized Uses of Land.--Section 834(b)(1) 
     of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1985 (Public 
     Law 98-407; 98 Stat. 1526), is amended by striking out 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting in lieu thereof the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(A) for educational and recreational purposes;
       ``(B) for open space; or''.
       (b) Conforming Deed Changes.--With respect to the land 
     conveyance made pursuant to section 834 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act, 1985, the Secretary of the 
     Army shall execute and file in the appropriate office or 
     offices an amended deed or other appropriate instrument 
     effectuating the changes to the authorized uses of the 
     conveyed property resulting from the amendment made by 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 2840. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, ROCKY MOUNTAIN 
                   ARSENAL, COLORADO.

       Section 5(c)(1) of Public Law 102-402 (106 Stat. 1966; 16 
     U.S.C. 668dd note) is amended by striking out the second 
     sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following new 
     sentence: ``The Administrator shall convey the transferred 
     property to Commerce City, Colorado, for consideration in an 
     amount equal to the fair market value of the property (as 
     determined jointly by the Administrator and the City).''.

     SEC. 2841. CORRECTION OF LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY, ARMY 
                   RESERVE CENTER, ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

       (a) Correction of Conveyee.--Subsection (a) of section 2824 
     of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2793) 
     is amended by striking out ``County of Anderson, South 
     Carolina (in this section referred to as the `County')'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Board of Education, Anderson 
     County, South Carolina (in this section referred to as the 
     `Board')''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subsections (b) and (c) of such 
     section are each amended by striking out ``the County'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the Board''.

                       PART II--NAVY CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2851. LAND CONVEYANCE, TOPSHAM ANNEX, NAVAL AIR STATION, 
                   BRUNSWICK, MAINE.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Maine School 
     Administrative District No. 75, Topsham, Maine (in this 
     section referred to as the ``District''), all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property, including improvements thereon, consisting of 
     approximately 40 acres located at the Topsham Annex, Naval 
     Air Station, Brunswick, Maine.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance under 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     District use the conveyed property for educational purposes.
       (c) Reversion.--If the Secretary determines at any time 
     that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) is not 
     being used for the purpose specified in subsection (b), all 
     right, title, and interest in and to the property, including 
     any improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States, 
     and the United States shall have the right of immediate entry 
     thereon.
       (d) Interim Lease.--(1) Until such time as the real 
     property described in subsection (a) is conveyed by deed, the 
     Secretary may lease the property, together with the 
     improvements thereon, to the District.
       (2) As consideration for the lease under this subsection, 
     the District shall provide such security services for the 
     property covered by the lease, and carry out such maintenance 
     work with respect to the property, as the Secretary shall 
     specify in the lease.
       (e) 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 
     District.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a), and the lease, if 
     any, under subsection (d), as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2852. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL RESERVE 
                   PLANT NO. 464, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy 
     may convey, without consideration, to the County of Nassau, 
     New York (in this section referred to as the ``County''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     parcels of real property consisting of approximately 110 
     acres and comprising the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve 
     Plant No. 464, Oyster Bay, New York.
       (2)(A) As part of the conveyance authorized in paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary may convey to the County such 
     improvements, equipment, fixtures, and other personal 
     property (including special tooling equipment and special 
     test equipment) located on the parcels as the Secretary 
     determines to be not required by the Navy for other purposes.
       (B) The Secretary may permit the County to review and 
     inspect the improvements, equipment, fixtures, and other 
     personal property located on the parcels for purposes of the 
     conveyance authorized by this paragraph.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance of the parcels 
     authorized in subsection (a) shall be subject to the 
     condition that the County--

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       (1) use the parcels, directly or through an agreement with 
     a public or private entity, for economic redevelopment 
     purposes or such other public purposes as the County 
     determines appropriate; or
       (2) convey the parcels to an appropriate public or private 
     entity for use for such purposes.
       (c) Reversion.--If, during the five-year period beginning 
     on the date the Secretary makes the conveyance authorized 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary determines that the 
     conveyed real property is not being used for a purpose 
     specified in subsection (b), all right, title, and interest 
     in and to 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) Interim Lease.--(1) Until such time as the real 
     property described in subsection (a) is conveyed by deed, the 
     Secretary may lease the property, together with improvements 
     thereon, to the County.
       (2) As consideration for the lease under this subsection, 
     the County shall provide such security services and fire 
     protection services for the property covered by the lease, 
     and carry out such maintenance work with respect to the 
     property, as the Secretary shall specify in the lease.
       (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 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 lease, if 
     any, under subsection (d), as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2853. CORRECTION OF LEASE AUTHORITY, NAVAL AIR STATION, 
                   MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI.

       (a) Correction of Lessee.--Subsection (a) of section 2837 
     of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1997 (division B of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2798) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``State of Mississippi (in this section 
     referred to as the `State')'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``County of Lauderdale, Mississippi (in this section referred 
     to as the `County')''; and
       (2) by striking out ``The State'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``The County''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subsections (b) and (c) of such 
     section are amended by striking out ``State'' each place it 
     appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``County''.

                    PART III--AIR FORCE CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2861. LAND TRANSFER, EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA.

       (a) Transfer.--The real property withdrawn by Executive 
     Order 4525, dated October 1, 1826, which consists of 
     approximately 440 acres of land at Cape San Blas, Gulf 
     County, Florida, and any improvements thereon, is transferred 
     from the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
     Transportation to the administrative jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, without reimbursement. Executive 
     Order 4525 is revoked, and the transferred real property 
     shall be administered by the Secretary of the Air Force 
     pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.) and such other laws as 
     may be applicable to Federal real property.
       (b) Use of Property.--The real property transferred under 
     subsection (a) may be used in conjunction with operations at 
     Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
       (c) Legal Description.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be transferred under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary of the Air Force. The cost of the survey 
     shall be borne by the Secretary of the Air Force.

     SEC. 2862. LAND CONVEYANCE, MARCH AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may convey to Air Force Village West, Incorporated (in 
     this section referred to as the ``Corporation''), of 
     Riverside, California, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of real property located at 
     March Air Force Base, California, and consisting of 
     approximately 75 acres, as more fully described in subsection 
     (c).
       (2) If the Secretary does not make the conveyance 
     authorized by paragraph (1) to the Corporation on or before 
     January 1, 2006, the Secretary shall convey the real property 
     instead to the March Joint Powers Authority, the 
     redevelopment authority established for March Air Force Base.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a)(1), the Corporation shall pay to the 
     United States an amount equal to the fair market value of the 
     real property, as determined by the Secretary.
       (c) Land Description.--The real property to be conveyed 
     under subsection (a) is contiguous to land conveyed to the 
     Corporation pursuant to section 835 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-407; 98 
     Stat. 1527), and lies within sections 27, 28, 33, and 34 of 
     Township 3 South, Range 4 West, San Bernardino Base and 
     Meridian, County of Riverside, California. The exact acreage 
     and legal description of the real property shall be 
     determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The 
     cost of the survey shall be borne by the party receiving the 
     property.
       (d) Technical Corrections Regarding Previous Conveyance.--
     Section 835 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 
     1985 (Public Law 98-407; 98 Stat. 1527), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking out ``subsection (b)'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (a)''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking out ``Clark Street,'' 
     and all that follows through the period and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Village West Drive, on the west by Allen Avenue, on 
     the south by 8th Street, and the north is an extension of 
     11th Street between Allen Avenue and Clark Street.''.

     SEC. 2863. LAND CONVEYANCE, ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, SOUTH 
                   DAKOTA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to the Greater Box Elder 
     Area Economic Development Corporation, Box Elder, South 
     Dakota (in this section referred to as the ``Corporation''), 
     all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     the parcels of real property located at Ellsworth Air Force 
     Base, South Dakota, referred to in subsection (b).
       (b) Covered Property.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     real property referred to in subsection (a) is the following:
       (A) A parcel of real property, together with any 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 53.32 acres 
     and comprising the Skyway Military Family Housing Area.
       (B) A parcel of real property, together with any 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 137.56 
     acres and comprising the Renal Heights Military Family 
     Housing Area.
       (C) A parcel of real property, together with any 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 14.92 acres 
     and comprising the East Nike Military Family Housing Area.
       (D) A parcel of real property, together with any 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 14.69 acres 
     and comprising the South Nike Military Family Housing Area.
       (E) A parcel of real property, together with any 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 14.85 acres 
     and comprising the West Nike Military Family Housing Area.
       (2) The real property referred to in subsection (a) does 
     not include the portion of real property referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(B) that the Secretary determines to be required 
     for the construction of an access road between the main gate 
     of Ellsworth Air Force Base and an interchange on Interstate 
     Route 90 located in the vicinity of mile marker 67 in South 
     Dakota.
       (c) Conditions of Conveyance.--The conveyance of the real 
     property referred to in subsection (b) shall be subject to 
     the following conditions:
       (1) That the Corporation, and any person or entity to which 
     the Corporation transfers the property, comply in the use of 
     the property with the applicable provisions of the Ellsworth 
     Air Force Base Air Installation Compatible Use Zone Study.
       (2) That the Corporation convey a portion of the real 
     property referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A), together with 
     any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 20 
     acres to the Douglas School District, South Dakota, for use 
     for education purposes.
       (d) Reversion.--If the Secretary determines that any 
     portion of the real property conveyed under subsection (a) is 
     not being used in accordance with the applicable provision of 
     subsection (c), all right, title, and interest in and to that 
     portion of the real property (including any improvements 
     thereon, shall revert to the United States, and the United 
     States shall have the right of immediate entry thereon.
       (e) Legal Description.--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 
     Corporation.
       (f) 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. LAND CONVEYANCE, HANCOCK FIELD, SYRACUSE, NEW 
                   YORK.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may convey, without consideration, to Onondaga County, 
     New York (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, 
     consisting of approximately 14.9 acres and located at Hancock 
     Field, Syracuse, New York, the site of facilities no longer 
     required for use by the 152nd Air Control Group of the New 
     York Air National Guard.
       (2) If, at the time of the conveyance authorized by 
     paragraph (1), the property to be conveyed is under the 
     jurisdiction of the Administrator of General Services rather 
     than the Secretary, the Administrator shall make the 
     conveyance.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     County use the property conveyed for economic development 
     purposes.
       (c) Reversion.--If the Secretary (or the Administrator in 
     the event the conveyance is made by the Administrator) 
     determines at any time that the property conveyed pursuant to 
     this section is not being used for the purposes specified in 
     subsection (b), all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to 
     the United States, and the United States shall have the right 
     of immediate entry thereon.

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       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property to be conveyed under subsection 
     (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary (or the Administrator in the event the conveyance 
     is made by the Administrator). The cost of the survey shall 
     be borne by the County.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary (or the 
     Administrator in the event the conveyance is made by the 
     Administrator) may require such additional terms and 
     conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection 
     (a) as the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may 
     be, considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 
     United States.

     SEC. 2865. LAND CONVEYANCE, HAVRE AIR FORCE STATION, MONTANA, 
                   AND HAVRE TRAINING SITE, MONTANA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may convey, without consideration, to the Bear Paw 
     Development Corporation, Havre, Montana (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Corporation''), all, right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to the real property 
     described in paragraph (2).
       (2) The authority in paragraph (1) applies to the following 
     real property:
       (A) A parcel of real property, including any improvements 
     thereon, consisting of approximately 85 acres and comprising 
     the Havre Air Force Station, Montana.
       (B) A parcel of real property, including any improvements 
     thereon, consisting of approximately 9 acres and comprising 
     the Havre Training Site, Montana.
       (b) Conditions of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the following conditions:
       (1) That the Corporation--
       (A) convey to the Box Elder School District 13G, Montana, 
     10 single-family homes located on the property to be conveyed 
     under that subsection as jointly agreed upon by the 
     Corporation and the school district; and
       (B) grant the school district access to the property for 
     purposes of removing the homes from the property.
       (2) That the Corporation--
       (A) convey to the Hays/Lodgepole School District 50, 
     Montana--
       (i) 27 single-family homes located on the property to be 
     conveyed under that subsection as jointly agreed upon by the 
     Corporation and the school district;
       (ii) one barracks housing unit located on the property;
       (iii) two steel buildings (nos. 7 and 8) located on the 
     property;
       (iv) two tin buildings (nos. 37 and 44) located on the 
     property; and
       (v) miscellaneous personal property located on the property 
     that is associated with the buildings conveyed under this 
     subparagraph; and
       (B) grant the school district access to the property for 
     purposes of removing such homes and buildings, the housing 
     unit, and such personal property from the property.
       (3) That the Corporation--
       (A) convey to the District 4 Human Resources Development 
     Council, Montana, eight single-family homes located on the 
     property to be conveyed under that subsection as jointly 
     agreed upon by the Corporation and the council; and
       (B) grant the council access to the property for purposes 
     of removing such homes from the property.
       (4) That any property conveyed under subsection (a) that is 
     not conveyed under this subsection be used for economic 
     development purposes or housing purposes.
       (c) Reversion.--If the Secretary determines at any time 
     that the portion of the property conveyed under subsection 
     (a) which is covered by the condition specified in subsection 
     (b)(4) is not being used for the purposes specified in that 
     subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to such 
     property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to 
     the United States, and the United States shall have the right 
     of immediate entry thereon.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreages and legal 
     description of the parcels of property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to 
     the Secretary. The cost of the surveys shall be borne by the 
     Corporation.
       (e) 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. 2866. LAND CONVEYANCE, CHARLESTON FAMILY HOUSING 
                   COMPLEX, BANGOR, MAINE.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to the City of Bangor, 
     Maine (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 19.8 
     acres, including improvements thereon, located in Bangor, 
     Maine, and known as the Charleston Family Housing Complex.
       (b) Purpose of Conveyance.--The purpose of the conveyance 
     under subsection (a) is to facilitate the reuse of the real 
     property, currently unoccupied, which the City proposes to 
     use to provide housing opportunities for first-time home 
     buyers.
       (c) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     City, if the City sells any portion of the property conveyed 
     under subsection (a) before the end of the 10-year period 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, pay to the 
     United States an amount equal to the lesser of--
       (1) the amount of sale of the property sold; or
       (2) the fair market value of the property sold as 
     determined without taking into account any improvements to 
     such property by the City.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property 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.
       (e) 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. 2867. STUDY OF LAND EXCHANGE OPTIONS, SHAW AIR FORCE 
                   BASE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

       Section 2874 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104-106; 110 
     Stat. 583) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Study of Exchange Options.--To facilitate the use of 
     a land exchange to acquire the real property described in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     identify real property in the possession of the Air Force 
     (located in the State of South Carolina or elsewhere) that 
     satisfies the requirements of subsection (b)(2), is 
     acceptable to the party holding the property to be acquired, 
     and is otherwise suitable for exchange under this section. 
     Not later than three months after the date of the enactment 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1998, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing the results of the study.''.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 2871. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO OPERATE NAVAL ACADEMY 
                   DAIRY FARM.

       (a) Operation.--(1) Chapter 603 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 6976. Operation of Naval Academy dairy farm

       ``(a) Discretion Regarding Continued Operation.--(1) 
     Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Navy may 
     terminate or reduce the dairy or other operations conducted 
     at the Naval Academy dairy farm located in Gambrills, 
     Maryland.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding the termination or reduction of 
     operations at the Naval Academy dairy farm under paragraph 
     (1), the real property containing the dairy farm (consisting 
     of approximately 875 acres)--
       ``(A) may not be declared to be excess real property to the 
     needs of the Navy or transferred or otherwise disposed of by 
     the Navy or any Federal agency; and
       ``(B) shall be maintained in its rural and agricultural 
     nature.
       ``(b) Lease Authority.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), to 
     the extent that the termination or reduction of operations at 
     the Naval Academy dairy farm permit, the Secretary of the 
     Navy may lease the real property containing the dairy farm, 
     and any improvements and personal property thereon, to such 
     persons and under such terms as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate. In leasing any of the property, the Secretary 
     may give a preference to persons who will continue dairy 
     operations on the property.
       ``(2) Any lease of property at the Naval Academy dairy farm 
     shall be subject to a condition that the lessee maintain the 
     rural and agricultural nature of the leased property.
       ``(c) Effect of Other Laws.--Nothing in section 6971 of 
     this title shall be construed to require the Secretary of the 
     Navy or the Superintendent of the Naval Academy to operate a 
     dairy farm for the Naval Academy in Gambrills, Maryland, or 
     any other location.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``6976. Operation of Naval Academy dairy farm.''.

       (b) Conforming Repeal of Existing Requirements.--Section 
     810 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1968 
     (Public Law 90-110; 81 Stat. 309), is repealed.
       (c) Other Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 6971(b)(5) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``(if 
     any)'' before the period at the end.
       (2) Section 2105(b) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``(if any)'' after ``Academy dairy''.

     SEC. 2872. LONG-TERM LEASE OF PROPERTY, NAPLES ITALY.

       (a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary of 
     the Navy may acquire by long-term lease structures and real 
     property relating to a regional hospital complex in Naples, 
     Italy, that the Secretary determines to be necessary for 
     purposes of the Naples Improvement Initiative.
       (b) Lease Term.--Notwithstanding section 2675 of title 10, 
     United States Code, the lease authorized by subsection (a) 
     shall be for a term of not more than 20 years.
       (c) Expiration of Authority.--The authority of the 
     Secretary to enter into a lease under subsection (a) shall 
     expire on September 30, 2002.
       (d) Authority Contingent on Appropriations Acts.--The 
     authority of the Secretary to enter into a lease under 
     subsection (a) is available only to the extent or in the 
     amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts.

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     SEC. 2873. DESIGNATION OF MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING AT LACKLAND 
                   AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS, IN HONOR OF FRANK 
                   TEJEDA, A FORMER MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF 
                   REPRESENTATIVES.

       The military family housing developments to be constructed 
     at two locations on Government property at Lackland Air Force 
     Base, Texas, under the authority of subchapter IV of chapter 
     169 of title 10, United States Code, shall be designated by 
     the Secretary of the Air Force, at an appropriate time, as 
     follows:
       (1) The eastern development shall be designated as ``Frank 
     Tejeda Estates East''.
       (2) The western development shall be designated as ``Frank 
     Tejeda Estates West''.

     SEC. 2874. FIBER-OPTICS BASED TELECOMMUNICATIONS LINKAGE OF 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Installation Required.--In at least one metropolitan 
     area of the United States containing multiple military 
     installations of one or more military departments or Defense 
     Agencies, the Secretary of Defense shall provide for the 
     installation of fiber-optics based telecommunications 
     technology to link as many of the installations in the area 
     as practicable in a telecommunications network. The Secretary 
     shall use a full and open competitive process, consistent 
     with section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, to provide 
     for the installation of the telecommunications network 
     through one or more new contracts.
       (b) Features of Network.--The telecommunications network 
     shall provide direct access to local and long distance 
     telephone carriers, allow for transmission of both classified 
     and unclassified information, and take advantage of the 
     various capabilities of fiber-optics based telecommunications 
     technology.
       (c) Time for Request for Bids or Proposals.--Not later than 
     March 30, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall release a 
     final request for bids or proposals to provide the 
     telecommunications network or networks described in 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Report on Implementation.--Not later than December 31, 
     1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the 
     implementation of subsection (c), including the metropolitan 
     area or areas selected for the installation of a fiber-optics 
     based telecommunications network, the current 
     telecommunication costs for the Department of Defense in the 
     selected area or areas, the estimated cost of the fiber-
     optics based network, and potential areas for the future use 
     of fiber-optics based networks.
                   TITLE XXIX--SIKES ACT IMPROVEMENT
Sec. 2901. Short title.
Sec. 2902. Definition of Sikes Act for purposes of amendments.
Sec. 2903. Codification of short title of Act.
Sec. 2904. Preparation of integrated natural resources management 
              plans.
Sec. 2905. Review for preparation of integrated natural resources 
              management plans.
Sec. 2906. Transfer of wildlife conservation fees from closed military 
              installations.
Sec. 2907. Annual reviews and reports.
Sec. 2908. Cooperative agreements.
Sec. 2909. Federal enforcement.
Sec. 2910. Natural resources management services.
Sec. 2911. Definitions.
Sec. 2912. Repeal of superseded provision.
Sec. 2913. Technical amendments.
Sec. 2914. Authorizations of appropriations.

     SEC. 2901. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Sikes Act Improvement Act 
     of 1997''.

     SEC. 2902. DEFINITION OF SIKES ACT FOR PURPOSES OF 
                   AMENDMENTS.

       In this title, the term ``Sikes Act'' means the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to promote effectual planning, development, 
     maintenance, and coordination of wildlife, fish, and game 
     conservation and rehabilitation in military reservations'', 
     approved September 15, 1960 (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.), 
     commonly referred to as the ``Sikes Act''.

     SEC. 2903. CODIFICATION OF SHORT TITLE OF ACT.

       The Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting before title I the following new section:

     ``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This Act may be cited as the `Sikes Act'.''.

     SEC. 2904. PREPARATION OF INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES 
                   MANAGEMENT PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 101 of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 
     670a(a)) is amended by striking out subsection (a) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(a) Authority of Secretary of Defense.--
       ``(1) Program.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
     a program to provide for the conservation and rehabilitation 
     of natural resources on military installations.
       ``(B) Integrated natural resources management plan.--To 
     facilitate the program, the Secretary of each military 
     department shall prepare and implement an integrated natural 
     resources management plan for each military installation in 
     the United States under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, 
     unless the Secretary determines that the absence of 
     significant natural resources on a particular installation 
     makes preparation of such a plan inappropriate.
       ``(2) Cooperative preparation.--The Secretary of a military 
     department shall prepare each integrated natural resources 
     management plan for which the Secretary is responsible in 
     cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, and the head of each appropriate State fish and 
     wildlife agency for the State in which the military 
     installation concerned is located. Consistent with paragraph 
     (4), the resulting plan for the military installation shall 
     reflect the mutual agreement of the parties concerning 
     conservation, protection, and management of fish and wildlife 
     resources.
       ``(3) Purposes of program.--Consistent with the use of 
     military installations to ensure the preparedness of the 
     Armed Forces, the Secretaries of the military departments 
     shall carry out the program required by this subsection to 
     provide for--
       ``(A) the conservation and rehabilitation of natural 
     resources on military installations;
       ``(B) the sustainable multipurpose use of the resources, 
     which shall include hunting, fishing, trapping, and 
     nonconsumptive uses; and
       ``(C) subject to safety requirements and military security, 
     public access to military installations to facilitate the 
     use.
       ``(4) Effect on other law.--Nothing in this title--
       ``(A)(i) affects any provision of a Federal law governing 
     the conservation or protection of fish and wildlife 
     resources; or
       ``(ii) enlarges or diminishes the responsibility and 
     authority of any State for the protection and management of 
     fish and resident wildlife; or
       ``(B) except as specifically provided in the other 
     provisions of this section and in section 102, authorizes the 
     Secretary of a military department to require a Federal 
     license or permit to hunt, fish, or trap on a military 
     installation.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Title I of the Sikes Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 101(b)(4) (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(4)), by 
     striking out ``cooperative plan'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``integrated natural resources 
     management plan'';
       (2) in section 101(c) (16 U.S.C. 670a(c)), in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1), by striking out ``a cooperative 
     plan'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``an integrated natural 
     resources management plan'';
       (3) in section 101(d) (16 U.S.C. 670a(d)), in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1), by striking out ``cooperative 
     plans'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``integrated natural 
     resources management plans'';
       (4) in section 101(e) (16 U.S.C. 670a(e)), by striking out 
     ``Cooperative plans'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Integrated natural resources management plans'';
       (5) in section 102 (16 U.S.C. 670b), by striking out ``a 
     cooperative plan'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``an 
     integrated natural resources management plan'';
       (6) in section 103 (16 U.S.C. 670c), by striking out ``a 
     cooperative plan'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``an 
     integrated natural resources management plan'';
       (7) in section 106(a) (16 U.S.C. 670f(a)), by striking out 
     ``cooperative plans'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``integrated natural resources management plans''; and
       (8) in section 106(c) (16 U.S.C. 670f(c)), by striking out 
     ``cooperative plans'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``integrated natural resources management plans''.
       (c) Required Elements of Plans.--Section 101(b) of the 
     Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``(b) Each cooperative'' and all that 
     follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:
       ``(b) Required Elements of Plans.--Consistent with the use 
     of military installations to ensure the preparedness of the 
     Armed Forces, each integrated natural resources management 
     plan prepared under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) shall, to the extent appropriate and applicable, 
     provide for--
       ``(A) fish and wildlife management, land management, forest 
     management, and fish- and wildlife-oriented recreation;
       ``(B) fish and wildlife habitat enhancement or 
     modifications;
       ``(C) wetland protection, enhancement, and restoration, 
     where necessary for support of fish, wildlife, or plants;
       ``(D) integration of, and consistency among, the various 
     activities conducted under the plan;
       ``(E) establishment of specific natural resource management 
     goals and objectives and time frames for proposed action;
       ``(F) sustainable use by the public of natural resources to 
     the extent that the use is not inconsistent with the needs of 
     fish and wildlife resources;
       ``(G) public access to the military installation that is 
     necessary or appropriate for the use described in 
     subparagraph (F), subject to requirements necessary to ensure 
     safety and military security;
       ``(H) enforcement of applicable natural resource laws 
     (including regulations);
       ``(I) no net loss in the capability of military 
     installation lands to support the military mission of the 
     installation; and
       ``(J) such other activities as the Secretary of the 
     military department determines appropriate;'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (3) by striking out paragraph (3);
       (4) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
       (5) in paragraph (3)(A) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     out ``collect the fees therefor,'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``collect, spend, administer, and account for fees 
     for the permits,''.

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     SEC. 2905. REVIEW FOR PREPARATION OF INTEGRATED NATURAL 
                   RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLANS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``military 
     installation'' and ``United States'' have the meanings 
     provided in section 100 of the Sikes Act (as added by section 
     2911).
       (b) Review of Military Installations.--
       (1) Review.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each military 
     department shall--
       (A) review each military installation in the United States 
     that is under the jurisdiction of that Secretary to determine 
     the military installations for which the preparation of an 
     integrated natural resources management plan under section 
     101 of the Sikes Act (as amended by this title) is 
     appropriate; and
       (B) submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the 
     determinations.
       (2) Report to congress.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the reviews conducted under 
     paragraph (1). The report shall include--
       (A) a list of the military installations reviewed under 
     paragraph (1) for which the Secretary of the appropriate 
     military department determines that the preparation of an 
     integrated natural resources management plan is not 
     appropriate; and
       (B) for each of the military installations listed under 
     subparagraph (A), an explanation of each reason such a plan 
     is not appropriate.
       (c) Deadline for Integrated Natural Resources Management 
     Plans.--Not later than three years after the date of the 
     submission of the report required under subsection (b)(2), 
     the Secretary of each military department shall, for each 
     military installation with respect to which the Secretary has 
     not determined under subsection (b)(2)(A) that preparation of 
     an integrated natural resources management plan is not 
     appropriate--
       (1) prepare and begin implementing such a plan in 
     accordance with section 101(a) of the Sikes Act (as amended 
     by this title); or
       (2) in the case of a military installation for which there 
     is in effect a cooperative plan under section 101(a) of the 
     Sikes Act on the day before the date of enactment of this 
     Act, complete negotiations with the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the heads of the appropriate State agencies regarding 
     changes to the plan that are necessary for the plan to 
     constitute an integrated natural resources management plan 
     that complies with that section, as amended by this title.
       (d) Public Comment.--The Secretary of each military 
     department shall provide an opportunity for the submission of 
     public comments on--
       (1) integrated natural resources management plans proposed 
     under subsection (c)(1); and
       (2) changes to cooperative plans proposed under subsection 
     (c)(2).

     SEC. 2906. TRANSFER OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FEES FROM CLOSED 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       Section 101(b)(3)(B) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)) 
     (as redesignated by section 2904(c)(4)) is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, 
     unless the military installation is subsequently closed, in 
     which case the fees may be transferred to another military 
     installation to be used for the same purposes''.

     SEC. 2907. ANNUAL REVIEWS AND REPORTS.

       Section 101 of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Reviews and Reports.--
       ``(1) Secretary of defense.--Not later than March 1 of each 
     year, the Secretary of Defense shall review the extent to 
     which integrated natural resources management plans were 
     prepared or were in effect and implemented in accordance with 
     this title in the preceding year, and submit a report on the 
     findings of the review to the committees. Each report shall 
     include--
       ``(A) the number of integrated natural resources management 
     plans in effect in the year covered by the report, including 
     the date on which each plan was issued in final form or most 
     recently revised;
       ``(B) the amounts expended on conservation activities 
     conducted pursuant to the plans in the year covered by the 
     report; and
       ``(C) an assessment of the extent to which the plans comply 
     with this title.
       ``(2) Secretary of the interior.--Not later than March 1 of 
     each year and in consultation with the heads of State fish 
     and wildlife agencies, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     submit a report to the committees on the amounts expended by 
     the Department of the Interior and the State fish and 
     wildlife agencies in the year covered by the report on 
     conservation activities conducted pursuant to integrated 
     natural resources management plans.
       ``(3) Definition of committees.--In this subsection, the 
     term `committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Resources and the Committee on 
     National Security of the House of Representatives; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate.''.

     SEC. 2908 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

       Section 103a of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670c-1) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Secretary of 
     Defense'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary of a 
     military department'';
       (2) by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Multiyear Agreements.--Funds appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense for a fiscal year may be obligated to 
     cover the cost of goods and services provided under a 
     cooperative agreement entered into under subsection (a) or 
     through an agency agreement under section 1535 of title 31, 
     United States Code, during any 18-month period beginning in 
     that fiscal year, without regard to whether the agreement 
     crosses fiscal years.''.

     SEC. 2909. FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT.

       Title I of the Sikes Act is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 106 (16 U.S.C. 670f) as 
     section 108; and
       (2) by inserting after section 105 (16 U.S.C. 670e) the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 106. FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT OF OTHER LAWS.

       ``All Federal laws relating to the management of natural 
     resources on Federal land may be enforced by the Secretary of 
     Defense with respect to violations of the laws that occur on 
     military installations within the United States.''.

     SEC. 2910. NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

       Title I of the Sikes Act is amended by inserting after 
     section 106 (as added by section 2909) the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 107. NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

       ``To the extent practicable using available resources, the 
     Secretary of each military department shall ensure that 
     sufficient numbers of professionally trained natural 
     resources management personnel and natural resources law 
     enforcement personnel are available and assigned 
     responsibility to perform tasks necessary to carry out this 
     title, including the preparation and implementation of 
     integrated natural resources management plans.''.

     SEC. 2911. DEFINITIONS.

       Title I of the Sikes Act is amended by inserting before 
     section 101 (16 U.S.C. 670a) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 100. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title:
       ``(1) Military installation.--The term `military 
     installation'--
       ``(A) means any land or interest in land owned by the 
     United States and administered by the Secretary of Defense or 
     the Secretary of a military department, except land under the 
     jurisdiction of the Assistant Secretary of the Army having 
     responsibility for civil works;
       ``(B) includes all public lands withdrawn from all forms of 
     appropriation under public land laws and reserved for use by 
     the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military 
     department; and
       ``(C) does not include any land described in subparagraph 
     (A) or (B) that is subject to an approved recommendation for 
     closure 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) State fish and wildlife agency.--The term `State fish 
     and wildlife agency' means the one or more agencies of State 
     government that are responsible under State law for managing 
     fish or wildlife resources.
       ``(3) United states.--The term `United States' means the 
     States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and 
     possessions of the United States.''.

     SEC. 2912. REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION.

       Section 2 of the Act of October 27, 1986 (Public Law 99-
     561; 16 U.S.C. 670a-1), is repealed.

     SEC. 2913. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       Title I of the Sikes Act, as amended by this title, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the heading for the title, by striking out 
     ``MILITARY RESERVATIONS'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``MILITARY INSTALLATIONS'';
       (2) in section 101(b)(3) (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(3)), as 
     redesignated by section 2904(c)(4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``the 
     reservation'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     installation''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ``the military 
     reservation'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the military 
     installation'';
       (3) in section 101(c) (16 U.S.C. 670a(c))--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``a military 
     reservation'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``a military 
     installation''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``the reservation'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``the installation'';
       (4) in section 101(e) (16 U.S.C. 670a(e)), by striking 
     ``the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 (41 
     U.S.C. 501 et seq.)'' and inserting ``chapter 63 of title 31, 
     United States Code'';
       (5) in section 102 (16 U.S.C. 670b), by striking out 
     ``military reservations'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``military installations''; and
       (6) in section 103 (16 U.S.C. 670c)--
       (A) by striking out ``military reservations'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``military installations''; and
       (B) by striking out ``such reservations'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``the installations''.

     SEC. 2914. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Conservation Programs on Military Installations.--
     Subsections (b) and (c) of section 108 of the Sikes Act (as 
     redesignated by section 2909(1)) are each amended by striking 
     out ``1983'' and all that follows through ``1993,'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``1998 through 2003,''.
       (b) Conservation Programs on Public Lands.--Section 209 of 
     the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670o) is amended--

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       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``the sum of 
     $10,000,000'' and all that follows through ``to enable the 
     Secretary of the Interior'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003, to 
     enable the Secretary of the Interior''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking out ``the sum of 
     $12,000,000'' and all that follows through ``to enable the 
     Secretary of Agriculture'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003, to 
     enable the Secretary of Agriculture''.
 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.
Sec. 3129. Transfers of defense environmental management funds.

   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3131. Memorandum of understanding for use of national laboratories 
              for ballistic missile defense programs.
Sec. 3132. Defense environmental management privatization projects.
Sec. 3133. International cooperative stockpile stewardship.
Sec. 3134. Modernization of enduring nuclear weapons complex.
Sec. 3135. Tritium production.
Sec. 3136. Processing, treatment, and disposition of spent nuclear fuel 
              rods and other legacy nuclear materials at the Savannah 
              River Site.
Sec. 3137. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory directed research 
              and development purposes.
Sec. 3138. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of disposal or 
              utilization of certain Department of Energy assets.
Sec. 3139. Modification and extension of authority relating to 
              appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and 
              technical personnel.
Sec. 3140. Limitation on use of funds for subcritical nuclear weapons 
              tests.
Sec. 3141. Limitation on use of certain funds until future use plans 
              are submitted.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 3151. Plan for stewardship, management, and certification of 
              warheads in the nuclear weapons stockpile.
Sec. 3152. Repeal of obsolete reporting requirements.
Sec. 3153. Study and funding relating to implementation of workforce 
              restructuring plans.
Sec. 3154. Report and plan for external oversight of national 
              laboratories.
Sec. 3155. University-based research collaboration program.
Sec. 3156. Stockpile stewardship program.
Sec. 3157. Reports on advanced supercomputer sales to certain foreign 
              nations.
Sec. 3158. Transfers of real property at certain Department of Energy 
              facilities.
Sec. 3159. Requirement to delegate certain authorities to site manager 
              of Hanford Reservation.
Sec. 3160. Submittal of biennial waste management reports.
Sec. 3161. Department of Energy Security Management Board.
Sec. 3162. Submittal of annual report on status of security functions 
              at nuclear weapons facilities.
Sec. 3163. Modification of authority on Commission on Maintaining 
              United States Nuclear Weapons Expertise.
Sec. 3164. Land transfer, Bandelier National Monument.
Sec. 3165. Final settlement of Department of Energy community 
              assistance obligations with respect to Los Alamos 
              National Laboratory, New Mexico.
Sec. 3166. Sense of Congress regarding the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, 
              Tennessee.
Sec. 3167. Support for public education in the vicinity of Los Alamos 
              National Laboratory, New Mexico.
Sec. 3168. Improvements to Greenville Road, Livermore, California.
Sec. 3169. Report on alternative system for availability of funds.
Sec. 3170. Report on remediation under the Formerly Utilized Sites 
              Remedial Action Program.
         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

     SEC. 3101. WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Stockpile Stewardship.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
     1998 for stockpile stewardship in carrying out weapons 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $1,867,150,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (1) For core stockpile stewardship, $1,387,100,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $1,288,290,000.
       (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), 
     $98,810,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 97-D-102, dual-axis radiographic hydrotest 
     facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $46,300,000.
       Project 96-D-102, stockpile stewardship facilities 
     revitalization, Phase VI, various locations, $19,810,000.
       Project 96-D-103, ATLAS, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 
     Los Alamos, New Mexico, $13,400,000.
       Project 96-D-105, contained firing facility addition, 
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $19,300,000.
       (2) For inertial fusion, $414,800,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $217,000,000.
       (B) For the following plant project (including maintenance, 
     restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, and 
     modification of facilities, and land acquisition related 
     thereto), $197,800,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 96-D-111, national ignition facility, location to 
     be determined, $197,800,000.
       (3) For technology transfer and education, $65,250,000, to 
     be allocated as follows:
       (A) For technology transfer, $56,250,000.
       (B) For education, $9,000,000.
       (b) Stockpile Management.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
     1998 for stockpile management in carrying out weapons 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $2,052,150,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (1) For operation and maintenance, $1,891,265,000.
       (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), 
     $160,885,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 98-D-123, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, tritium factory modernization and consolidation, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $11,000,000.
       Project 98-D-124, stockpile management restructuring 
     initiative, Y-12 Plant consolidation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
     $6,450,000.
       Project 98-D-125, tritium extraction facility, Savannah 
     River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $9,650,000.
       Project 98-D-126, accelerator production of tritium, 
     various locations, $67,865,000.
       Project 97-D-122, nuclear materials storage facility 
     renovation, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $9,200,000.
       Project 97-D-124, steam plant wastewater treatment facility 
     upgrade, Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $1,900,000.
       Project 96-D-122, sewage treatment quality upgrade (STQU), 
     Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $6,900,000.
       Project 96-D-123, retrofit heating, ventilation, and air 
     conditioning and chillers for ozone protection, Y-12 Plant, 
     Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $2,700,000.
       Project 95-D-102, chemistry and metallurgy research (CMR) 
     upgrades project, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 
     New Mexico, $5,000,000.
       Project 95-D-122, sanitary sewer upgrade, Y-12 Plant, Oak 
     Ridge, Tennessee, $12,600,000.
       Project 94-D-124, hydrogen fluoride supply system, Y-12 
     Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $1,400,000.
       Project 94-D-125, upgrade life safety, Kansas City Plant, 
     Kansas City, Missouri, $2,000,000.
       Project 93-D-122, life safety upgrades, Y-12 Plant, Oak 
     Ridge, Tennessee, $2,100,000.
       Project 92-D-126, replace emergency notification system, 
     various locations, $3,200,000.
       Project 88-D-122, facilities capability assurance program, 
     various locations, $18,920,000.
       (c) Program Direction.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1998 
     for program direction in carrying out weapons activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $250,000,000.
       (d) Adjustment.--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 $22,608,000.

     SEC. 3102. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Environmental Restoration.--Funds are hereby authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal 
     year 1998 for environmental restoration in carrying out 
     environmental restoration and waste management activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $1,010,973,000, of which $388,000,000 shall be allocated to 
     the uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning 
     fund.
       (b) Defense Environmental Management Closure Projects.--
     Funds are hereby au

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     thorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for 
     fiscal year 1998 for closure projects in carrying out 
     environmental restoration and waste management activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $875,000,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 98-CLR-1, Rocky Flats Closure Site, Denver, 
     Colorado, $648,400,000.
       Project 98-CLR-2, Fernald Environmental Management Project, 
     Fernald, Ohio, $226,600,000.
       (c) Waste Management.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1998 
     for waste management in carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs in the amount of $1,571,644,000, 
     to be allocated as follows:
       (1) For operation and maintenance, $1,490,876,000.
       (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), 
     $80,768,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 98-D-401, H-tank farm storm water systems upgrade, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $1,000,000.
       Project 97-D-402, tank farm restoration and safe 
     operations, Richland, Washington, $13,961,000.
       Project 96-D-408, waste management upgrades, various 
     locations, $8,200,000.
       Project 95-D-402, install permanent electrical service, 
     Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carlsbad, New Mexico, $176,000.
       Project 95-D-405, industrial landfill V and construction/
     demolition landfill VII, Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
     $3,800,000.
       Project 95-D-407, 219-S secondary containment upgrade, 
     Richland, Washington, $2,500,000.
       Project 94-D-404, Melton Valley storage tank capacity 
     increase, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, 
     Tennessee, $1,219,000.
       Project 94-D-407, initial tank retrieval systems, Richland, 
     Washington, $15,100,000.
       Project 93-D-187, high-level waste removal from filled 
     waste tanks, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
     $17,520,000.
       Project 92-D-172, hazardous waste treatment and processing 
     facility, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $5,000,000.
       Project 89-D-174, replacement high-level waste evaporator, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $1,042,000.
       Project 86-D-103, decontamination and waste treatment 
     facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $11,250,000.
       (d) Technology Development.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
     1998 for technology development in carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs in the amount of $220,000,000.
       (e) Nuclear Materials and Facilities Stabilization.--Funds 
     are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
     Energy for fiscal year 1998 for nuclear materials and 
     facilities stabilization in carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs in the amount of $1,256,821,000, 
     to be allocated as follows:
       (1) For operation and maintenance, $1,176,114,000.
       (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), 
     $80,707,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 98-D-453, plutonium stabilization and handling 
     system for plutonium finishing plant, Richland, Washington, 
     $8,136,000.
       Project 98-D-700, road rehabilitation, Idaho National 
     Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $500,000.
       Project 97-D-450, actinide packaging and storage facility, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $18,000,000.
       Project 97-D-451, B-Plant safety class ventilation 
     upgrades, Richland, Washington, $2,000,000.
       Project 97-D-470, environmental monitoring laboratory/
     health physics site support facility, Savannah River Site, 
     Aiken, South Carolina, $5,600,000.
       Project 96-D-406, spent nuclear fuels canister storage and 
     stabilization facility, Richland, Washington, $16,744,000.
       Project 96-D-461, electrical distribution upgrade, Idaho 
     National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $2,927,000.
       Project 96-D-464, electrical and utility systems upgrade, 
     Idaho Chemical Processing Plant, Idaho National Engineering 
     Laboratory, Idaho, $14,985,000.
       Project 96-D-471, chlorofluorocarbon heating, ventilation, 
     and air conditioning and chiller retrofit, Savannah River 
     Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $8,500,000.
       Project 95-D-155, upgrade site road infrastructure, 
     Savannah River Site, South Carolina, $2,713,000.
       Project 95-D-456, security facilities consolidation, Idaho 
     Chemical Processing Plant, Idaho National Engineering 
     Laboratory, Idaho, $602,000.
       (f) Program Direction.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1998 
     for program direction in carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs in the amount of $345,751,000.
       (g) Policy and Management.--Funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 
     1998 for policy and management in carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs in the amount of $20,000,000.
       (h) Environmental Science Program.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for 
     fiscal year 1998 for the environmental science program in 
     carrying out environmental restoration and waste management 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $55,000,000.
       (i) Defense Environmental Management Privatization.--Funds 
     are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
     Energy for fiscal year 1998 for environmental management 
     privatization projects in carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs in the amount of $224,700,000, to 
     be allocated as follows:
       Project 98-PVT-1, contact handled transuranic waste 
     transportation, Carlsbad, New Mexico, $21,000,000.
       Project 98-PVT-2, spent nuclear fuel dry storage, Idaho 
     Falls, Idaho, $27,000,000.
       Project 98-PVT-3, waste pits remedial action, Fernald, 
     Ohio, $25,000,000.
       Project 98-PVT-4, spent nuclear fuel transfer and storage, 
     Savannah River, South Carolina, $25,000,000.
       Project 98-PVT-5, waste disposal, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
     $5,000,000.
       Project 98-PVT-6, Ohio silo 3 waste treatment, Fernald, 
     Ohio, $6,700,000.
       Project 97-PVT-1, tank waste remediation system phase 1, 
     Hanford, Washington, $115,000,000.
       (j) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to this section for subsections (a) 
     through (h) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in those subsections reduced by $50,000,000.

     SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1998 
     for other defense activities in carrying out programs 
     necessary for national security in the amount of 
     $1,642,310,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (1) For verification and control technology, $478,200,000, 
     to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For nonproliferation and verification research and 
     development, $210,000,000.
       (B) For arms control, $234,600,000.
       (C) For intelligence, $33,600,000.
       (2) For nuclear safeguards and security, $47,200,000.
       (3) For security investigations, $25,000,000.
       (4) For emergency management, $20,000,000.
       (5) For program direction, $78,900,000.
       (6) For worker and community transition assistance, 
     $61,159,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For worker and community transition, $57,659,000.
       (B) For program direction, $3,500,000.
       (7) For fissile materials control and disposition, 
     $103,451,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $99,451,000.
       (B) For program direction, $4,000,000.
       (8) For environment, safety, and health, defense, 
     $94,000,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For the Office of Environment, Safety, and Health 
     (Defense), $74,000,000.
       (B) For program direction, $20,000,000.
       (9) For the Office of Hearings and Appeals, $1,900,000.
       (10) For nuclear energy, $47,000,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For nuclear technology research and development 
     (electrometallurgical), $12,000,000.
       (B) For international nuclear safety (Soviet-designed 
     reactors), $35,000,000.
       (11) For naval reactors development, $670,500,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $635,920,000.
       (B) For program direction, $20,080,000.
       (C) 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), 
     $14,500,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 98-D-200, site laboratory/facility upgrade, various 
     locations, $5,700,000.
       Project 97-D-201, advanced test reactor secondary coolant 
     refurbishment, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, 
     $4,600,000.
       Project 95-D-200, laboratory systems and hot cell upgrades, 
     various locations, $1,100,000.
       Project 90-N-102, expended core facility dry cell project, 
     Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho, $3,100,000.
       (12) For independent assessment of Department of Energy 
     projects, $15,000,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to this section is the sum of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated in paragraphs (1) 
     through (12) of subsection (a) reduced by $6,047,000.

     SEC. 3104. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1998 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 $190,000,000.

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                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 $5,000,000.
       (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 $5,000,000, 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 section 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.--(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.
       (c) Limitation.--The authority provided by this section to 
     transfer authorizations--
       (1) may only be used to provide funds for items relating to 
     activities necessary for national security programs that have 
     a higher priority than the items from which the funds are 
     transferred; and
       (2) may not be used to provide funds for an item for which 
     Congress has specifically denied funds.
       (d) 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 $5,000,000; 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.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), when 
     so specified in an appropriations Act, amounts appropriated 
     for operation and maintenance or for plant projects may 
     remain available until expended.
       (b) Exception for Program Direction Funds.--Amounts 
     appropriated for program direction pursuant to an 
     authorization of appropriations in subtitle A shall remain 
     available to be expended only until the end of fiscal year 
     2000.

     SEC. 3129. TRANSFERS OF DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
                   FUNDS.

       (a) Transfer Authority for Defense Environmental Management 
     Funds.--The Secretary of Energy shall provide the manager of 
     each field office of the Department of Energy with the 
     authority to transfer defense environmental management funds 
     from a program or project under the jurisdiction of the 
     office to another such program or project.
       (b) Limitations.--(1) Only one transfer may be made to or 
     from any program or project under subsection (a) in a fiscal 
     year.
       (2) The amount transferred to or from a program or project 
     under subsection (a) may not exceed $5,000,000 in a fiscal 
     year.
       (3) A transfer may not be carried out by a manager of a 
     field office under subsection (a) unless the manager 
     determines that the transfer is necessary to address a risk 
     to health, safety, or the environment or to assure the most 
     efficient use of defense environmental management funds at 
     the field office.
       (4) Funds transferred pursuant to subsection (a) may not be 
     used for an item for which Congress has specifically denied 
     funds or for a new program or project that has not been 
     authorized by Congress.
       (c) Exemption From Reprogramming Requirements.--The 
     requirements of section 3121 shall not apply to transfers of 
     funds pursuant to subsection (a).
       (d) Notification.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management, 
     shall notify Congress of any transfer of funds pursuant to 
     subsection (a) not later than 30 days after such transfer 
     occurs.

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       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``program or project'' means, with respect to 
     a field office of the Department of Energy, any of the 
     following:
       (A) A project listed in subsection (c) or (e) of section 
     3102 being carried out by the office.
       (B) A program referred to in subsection (a), (c), (d), or 
     (e) of section 3102 being carried out by the office.
       (C) A project or program not described in subparagraph (A) 
     or (B) that is for environmental restoration or waste 
     management activities necessary for national security 
     programs of the Department, that is being carried out by the 
     office, and for which defense environmental management funds 
     have been authorized and appropriated before the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) The term ``defense environmental management funds'' 
     means funds appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant 
     to an authorization for carrying out environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
     national security programs.
       (f) Duration of Authority.--The managers of the field 
     offices of the Department may exercise the authority provided 
     under subsection (a) during the period beginning on October 
     1, 1997, and ending on September 30, 1998.
   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 3131. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR USE OF NATIONAL 
                   LABORATORIES FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Memorandum of Understanding.--The Secretary of Energy 
     and the Secretary of Defense shall enter into a memorandum of 
     understanding for the purpose of improving and facilitating 
     the use by the Secretary of Defense of the expertise of the 
     national laboratories for the ballistic missile defense 
     programs of the Department of Defense.
       (b) Assistance.--The memorandum of understanding shall 
     provide that the Secretary of Defense shall request such 
     assistance with respect to the ballistic missile defense 
     programs of the Department of Defense as the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Energy determine can be provided 
     through the technical skills and experience of the national 
     laboratories, using such financial arrangements as the 
     Secretaries determine are appropriate.
       (c) Activities.--The memorandum of understanding shall 
     provide that the national laboratories shall carry out those 
     activities necessary to respond to requests for assistance 
     from the Secretary of Defense referred to in subsection (b). 
     Such activities may include the identification of technical 
     modifications and test techniques, the analysis of physics 
     problems, the consolidation of range and test activities, and 
     the analysis and simulation of theater missile defense 
     deployment problems.
       (d) National Laboratories.--For purposes of this section, 
     the national laboratories are--
       (1) the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California;
       (2) the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico; and
       (3) the Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico.

     SEC. 3132. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRIVATIZATION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Authority To Enter into Contracts.--The Secretary of 
     Energy may, using funds authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 3102(i) for a project referred to in that section, 
     enter into a contract that--
       (1) is awarded on a competitive basis;
       (2) requires the contractor to construct or acquire any 
     equipment or facilities required to carry out the contract;
       (3) requires the contractor to bear any of the costs of the 
     construction, acquisition, and operation of such equipment or 
     facilities that arise before the commencement of the 
     provision of goods or services under the contract; and
       (4) provides for payment to the contractor under the 
     contract only upon the meeting of performance specifications 
     in the contract.
       (b) Notice and Wait.--(1) The Secretary may not enter into 
     a contract under subsection (a), exercise an authorization to 
     proceed with such a contract or extend any contract period 
     for such a contract by more than one year until 30 days after 
     the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional 
     defense committees a report with respect to the contract.
       (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), a report under 
     paragraph (1) with respect to a contract shall set forth--
       (A) the anticipated costs and fees of the Department under 
     the contract, including the anticipated maximum amount of 
     such costs and fees;
       (B) any performance specifications in the contract;
       (C) the anticipated dates of commencement and completion of 
     the provision of goods or services under the contract;
       (D) the allocation between the Department and the 
     contractor of any financial, regulatory, or environmental 
     obligations under the contract;
       (E) any activities planned or anticipated to be required 
     with respect to the project after completion of the contract;
       (F) the site services or other support to be provided the 
     contractor by the Department under the contract;
       (G) the goods or services to be provided by the Department 
     or contractor under the contract, including any additional 
     obligations to be borne by the Department or contractor with 
     respect to such goods or services;
       (H) if the contract provides for financing of the project 
     by an entity or entities other than the United States, a 
     detailed comparison of the costs of financing the project 
     through such entity or entities with the costs of financing 
     the project by the United States;
       (I) the schedule for the contract;
       (J) the costs the Department would otherwise have incurred 
     in obtaining the goods or services covered by the contract if 
     the Department had not proposed to obtain the goods or 
     services under this section;
       (K) an estimate and justification of the cost savings, if 
     any, to be realized through the contract, including the 
     assumptions underlying the estimate;
       (L) the effect of the contract on any ancillary schedules 
     applicable to the facility concerned, including milestones in 
     site compliance agreements; and
       (M) the plans for maintaining financial and programmatic 
     accountability for activities under the contract.
       (3) In the case of a contract under subsection (a) at the 
     Hanford Reservation, the report under paragraph (1) shall set 
     forth--
       (A) the matters specified in paragraph (2); and
       (B) if the contract contemplates two pilot vitrification 
     plants--
       (i) an analysis of the basis for the selection of each of 
     the plants in lieu of a single pilot vitrification plant; and
       (ii) a detailed comparison of the costs to the United 
     States of two pilot plants with the costs to the United 
     States of a single pilot plant.
       (c) Cost Variations.--(1)(A) The Secretary may not enter 
     into a contract for a project referred to in subparagraph 
     (B), or obligate funds attributable to the capital portion of 
     the cost of such a contract, whenever the current estimated 
     cost of the project exceeds the amount of the estimated cost 
     of the project as shown in the most recent budget 
     justification data submitted to Congress.
       (B) Subparagraph (A) applies to the following:
       (i) A project authorized by section 3102(i).
       (ii) A project authorized by section 3103 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
     104-201; 110 Stat. 2824) for which a contract has not been 
     entered into as of the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) The Secretary may not obligate funds attributable to 
     the capital portion of the cost of a contract entered into 
     before such date for a project authorized by such section 
     3103 whenever the current estimated cost of the project 
     equals or exceeds 110 percent of the amount of the estimated 
     cost of the project as shown in the most recent budget 
     justification data submitted to Congress.
       (d) Use of Funds for Termination of Contract.--Not later 
     than 15 days before the Secretary obligates funds available 
     for a project authorized by section 3102(i) to terminate the 
     contract for the project under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall notify the congressional defense committees of the 
     Secretary's intent to obligate the funds for that purpose.
       (e) Annual Report on Contracts.--(1) Not later than 
     February 28 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the activities, 
     if any, carried out under each contract referred to in 
     paragraph (2) during the preceding year. The report shall 
     include an update with respect to each such contract of the 
     matters specified under subsection (b)(1) as of the date of 
     the report.
       (2) A contract referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
     following:
       (A) A contract under subsection (a) for a project referred 
     to in that subsection.
       (B) A contract under section 3103 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997.
       (f) Assessment of Contracting Without Sufficient 
     Appropriations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report assessing whether, 
     and under what circumstances, the Secretary could enter into 
     contracts for defense environmental management privatization 
     projects in the absence of sufficient appropriations to meet 
     obligations under such contracts without thereby violating 
     the provisions of section 1341 of title 31, United States 
     Code.

     SEC. 3133. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP.

       (a) Funding Prohibition.--No funds authorized to be 
     appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of 
     Energy for fiscal year 1998 may be obligated or expended to 
     conduct any activities associated with international 
     cooperative stockpile stewardship.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the 
     following:
       (1) Activities conducted between the United States and the 
     United Kingdom.
       (2) Activities conducted between the United States and 
     France.
       (3) Activities carried out under title III of this Act 
     relating to cooperative threat reduction with states of the 
     former Soviet Union.

     SEC. 3134. MODERNIZATION OF ENDURING NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX.

       (a) Funding.--Subject to subsection (b), of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy 
     pursuant to section 3101, $85,000,000 shall be available for 
     carrying out the program described in section 3137(a) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (42 
     U.S.C. 2121 note).

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       (b) Limitation on Availability.--None of the funds 
     available under subsection (a) for carrying out the program 
     referred to in that subsection may be obligated or expended 
     until 30 days after the date of the receipt by Congress of 
     the report required under subsection (c).
       (c) Report on Allocation of Funds.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
     report setting forth the proposed allocation among specific 
     Department of Energy sites of the funds available under 
     subsection (a) for the program referred to in that 
     subsection.

     SEC. 3135. TRITIUM PRODUCTION.

       (a) Tritium Production Decision.--(1) Not later than 
     December 31, 1998, the Secretary of Energy shall make a final 
     decision on the technologies to be utilized, and the schedule 
     to be adopted, for tritium production in order to meet the 
     requirements in the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum 
     relating to tritium production, including the tritium 
     production date of 2005 specified in the Nuclear Weapons 
     Stockpile Memorandum.
       (2) In making the final decision, the Secretary shall take 
     into account the following:
       (A) The requirements for tritium production specified in 
     the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum, including, in 
     particular, the requirements for the so-called ``upload 
     hedge'' component of the nuclear weapons stockpile.
       (B) The activities of the Department of Energy relating to 
     the evaluation and demonstration of technologies under the 
     accelerator program and the commercial light water reactor 
     program.
       (C) The potential liabilities and benefits of each 
     potential technology for tritium production, including--
       (i) regulatory and other barriers that might prevent the 
     production of tritium using the technology by the production 
     date referred to in paragraph (1);
       (ii) potential difficulties, if any, in licensing the 
     technology;
       (iii) the variability, if any, in tritium production rates 
     using the technology; and
       (iv) any other benefits (including scientific or research 
     benefits or the generation of revenue) associated with the 
     technology.
       (b) Reports on Decision.--(1) Upon making a final decision 
     under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the final decision. The report shall include an assessment of 
     how the selected technology addresses the items taken into 
     account under paragraph (2) of that subsection.
       (2) If the Secretary determines that it is not possible to 
     make the final decision by the date specified in paragraph 
     (1) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees on that date a report that 
     explains in detail why the final decision cannot be made by 
     that date.
       (c) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--The Secretary may 
     not obligate or expend any funds authorized to be 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department 
     of Energy by this Act for the purpose of evaluating or 
     utilizing any technology for the production of tritium other 
     than a commercial light water reactor or an accelerator until 
     the later of--
       (1) January 31, 1999; or
       (2) the date that is 30 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary makes a final decision under subsection (a).

     SEC. 3136. PROCESSING, TREATMENT, AND DISPOSITION OF SPENT 
                   NUCLEAR FUEL RODS AND OTHER LEGACY NUCLEAR 
                   MATERIALS AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE.

       (a) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     pursuant to section 3102(e), not more than $47,000,000 shall 
     be available for the implementation of a program to 
     accelerate the receipt, processing (including the H-canyon 
     restart operations), reprocessing, separation, reduction, 
     deactivation, stabilization, isolation, and interim storage 
     of high level nuclear waste associated with Department of 
     Energy spent fuel rods, foreign spent fuel rods, and other 
     nuclear materials that are located at the Savannah River 
     Site.
       (b) Requirement for Continuing Operations at Savannah River 
     Site.--The Secretary of Energy shall continue operations and 
     maintain a high state of readiness at the F-canyon and H-
     canyon facilities at the Savannah River Site and shall 
     provide technical staff necessary to operate and maintain 
     such facilities at that state of readiness.

     SEC. 3137. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS FOR LABORATORY 
                   DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES.

       (a) General Limitations.--(1) No funds authorized to be 
     appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
     Energy in any fiscal year after fiscal year 1997 for weapons 
     activities may be obligated or expended for activities under 
     the Department of Energy Laboratory Directed Research and 
     Development Program, or under any Department of Energy 
     technology transfer program or cooperative research and 
     development agreement, unless such activities support the 
     national security mission of the Department of Energy.
       (2) No funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
     made available to the Department of Energy in any fiscal year 
     after fiscal year 1997 for environmental restoration, waste 
     management, or nuclear materials and facilities stabilization 
     may be obligated or expended for activities under the 
     Department of Energy Laboratory Directed Research and 
     Development Program, or under any Department of Energy 
     technology transfer program or cooperative research and 
     development agreement, unless such activities support the 
     environmental restoration mission, waste management mission, 
     or materials stabilization mission, as the case may be, of 
     the Department of Energy.
       (b) Limitation in Fiscal Year 1998 Pending Submittal of 
     Annual Report.--Not more than 30 percent of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to 
     the Department of Energy in fiscal year 1998 for laboratory 
     directed research and development may be obligated or 
     expended for such research and development until the 
     Secretary of Energy submits to the congressional defense 
     committees the report required by section 3136(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2831; 42 U.S.C. 7257b) in 
     1998.
       (c) Submittal Date for Annual Report on Laboratory Directed 
     Research and Development Program.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     3136(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2831; 42 U.S.C. 
     7257b) is amended by striking out ``The Secretary of Energy 
     shall annually submit'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Not 
     later than February 1 each year, the Secretary of Energy 
     shall submit''.
       (d) Assessment of Funding Level for Laboratory Directed 
     Research and Development.--The Secretary shall include in the 
     report submitted under such section 3136(b)(1) in 1998 an 
     assessment of the funding required to carry out laboratory 
     directed research and development, including a recommendation 
     for the percentage of the funds provided to Government-owned, 
     contractor-operated laboratories for national security 
     activities that should be made available for such research 
     and development under section 3132(c) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (42 U.S.C. 7257a(c)).
       (e) Definition.--In this section, the term ``laboratory 
     directed research and development'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 3132(d) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (42 U.S.C. 7257a(d)).

     SEC. 3138. PILOT PROGRAM RELATING TO USE OF PROCEEDS OF 
                   DISPOSAL OR UTILIZATION OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT 
                   OF ENERGY ASSETS.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage 
     the Secretary of Energy to dispose of or otherwise utilize 
     certain assets of the Department of Energy by making 
     available to the Secretary the proceeds of such disposal or 
     utilization for purposes of defraying the costs of such 
     disposal or utilization.
       (b) Use of Proceeds To Defray Costs.--(1) Notwithstanding 
     section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 
     may retain from the proceeds of the sale, lease, or disposal 
     of an asset under subsection (c) an amount equal to the cost 
     of the sale, lease, or disposal of the asset. The Secretary 
     shall utilize amounts retained under this paragraph to defray 
     the cost of the sale, lease, or disposal.
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the cost of a sale, 
     lease, or disposal shall include--
       (A) the cost of administering the sale, lease, or disposal;
       (B) the cost of recovering or preparing the asset concerned 
     for the sale, lease, or disposal; and
       (C) any other cost associated with the sale, lease, or 
     disposal.
       (c) Covered Transactions.--Subsection (b) applies to the 
     following transactions:
       (1) The sale of heavy water at the Savannah River Site, 
     South Carolina, that is under the jurisdiction of the Defense 
     Environmental Management Program.
       (2) The sale of precious metals that are under the 
     jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.
       (3) The lease of buildings and other facilities located at 
     the Hanford Reservation, Washington, that are under the 
     jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.
       (4) The lease of buildings and other facilities located at 
     the Savannah River Site that are under the jurisdiction of 
     the Defense Environmental Management Program.
       (5) The disposal of equipment and other personal property 
     located at the Rocky Flats Defense Environmental Technology 
     Site, Colorado, that is under the jurisdiction of the Defense 
     Environmental Management Program.
       (6) The disposal of materials at the National Electronics 
     Recycling Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, that are under the 
     jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.
       (d) Applicability of Disposal Authority.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to limit the application of 
     sections 202 and 203(j) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 483 and 
     484(j)) to the disposal of equipment and other personal 
     property covered by this section.
       (e) Report.--Not later than January 31, 1999, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on amounts retained by the Secretary under subsection (b) 
     during fiscal year 1998.

     SEC. 3139. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING 
                   TO APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC, 
                   ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.

       (a) Repeal of Requirement for EPA Study.--Section 3161 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3095; 42 U.S.C. 7231 note) is 
     amended--

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       (1) by striking out subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (b) Extension of Authority.--Paragraph (1) of subsection 
     (c) of such section, as so redesignated, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1999''.

     SEC. 3140. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SUBCRITICAL NUCLEAR 
                   WEAPONS TESTS.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Energy may not conduct 
     any subcritical nuclear weapons tests using funds 
     appropriated or otherwise available to the Secretary for 
     fiscal year 1998 until the Secretary submits to the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives a detailed report on 
     the use of the funds available to the Secretary for fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997 to conduct such tests.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the use 
     of funds covered by that subsection for subcritical nuclear 
     weapons tests if the Secretary--
       (1) determines that the use of such funds for such tests is 
     urgently required to meet national security interests; and
       (2) notifies Congress of that determination before using 
     such funds for such tests.

     SEC. 3141. LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS UNTIL FUTURE 
                   USE PLANS ARE SUBMITTED.

       (a) Limitation.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary of Energy may not use more than 80 percent of the 
     funds available to the Secretary pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in section 3102(g) until the 
     Secretary submits the plans described in subsection (b).
       (2) The limitation in paragraph (1) shall cease to be in 
     effect if the Secretary submits, by March 15, 1998, the 
     report described in subsection (c).
       (b) Plans.--The plans referred to in subsection (a)(1) are 
     the draft future use plan and the final future use plan 
     required under section 3153(f) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 
     110 Stat. 2840; 42 U.S.C. 7274k note).
       (c) Report.--If the Secretary is unable to submit all of 
     the plans described in subsection (b) by the deadlines set 
     forth in such section 3153(f), the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report containing, for each plan that will not be 
     submitted by the applicable deadline--
       (1) the status of the plan;
       (2) the reasons why the plan cannot be submitted by the 
     applicable deadline; and
       (3) the date by which the plan will be submitted.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 3151. PLAN FOR STEWARDSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND 
                   CERTIFICATION OF WARHEADS IN THE NUCLEAR 
                   WEAPONS STOCKPILE.

       (a) Plan Requirement.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     develop and annually update a plan for maintaining the 
     nuclear weapons stockpile. The plan shall cover, at a 
     minimum, stockpile stewardship, stockpile management, and 
     program direction and shall be consistent with the 
     programmatic and technical requirements of the most recent 
     annual Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum.
       (b) Plan Elements.--The plan and each update of the plan 
     shall set forth the following:
       (1) The number of warheads (including active and inactive 
     warheads) for each warhead type in the nuclear weapons 
     stockpile.
       (2) The current age of each warhead type, and any plans for 
     stockpile lifetime extensions and modifications or 
     replacement of each warhead type.
       (3) The process by which the Secretary of Energy is 
     assessing the lifetime, and requirements for lifetime 
     extension or replacement, of the nuclear and nonnuclear 
     components of the warheads (including active and inactive 
     warheads) in the nuclear weapons stockpile.
       (4) The process used in recertifying the safety, security, 
     and reliability of each warhead type in the nuclear weapons 
     stockpile.
       (5) Any concerns which would affect the ability of the 
     Secretary of Energy to recertify the safety, security, or 
     reliability of warheads in the nuclear weapons stockpile 
     (including active and inactive warheads).
       (c) Annual Submission of Plan to Congress.--The Secretary 
     of Energy shall submit to Congress the plan developed under 
     subsection (a) not later than March 15, 1998, and shall 
     submit an updated version of the plan not later than March 15 
     of each year thereafter. The plan shall be submitted in both 
     classified and unclassified form.

     SEC. 3152. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Annual Report on Activities of the Atomic Energy 
     Commission.--(1) Section 251 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
     (42 U.S.C. 2016) is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of that Act is 
     amended by striking out the item relating to section 251.
       (b) Annual Report on Weapons Activities Budgets.--Section 
     3156 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2841; 42 U.S.C. 
     7271c) is repealed.
       (c) Annual Update of Master Plan for Nuclear Weapons 
     Stockpile.--Section 3153 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 
     110 Stat. 624; 42 U.S.C. 2121 note) is repealed.
       (d) Annual Report on Weapons Activities Budgets.--Section 
     3159 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 626; 42 U.S.C. 7271b 
     note) is repealed.
       (e) Annual Report on Stockpile Stewardship Program.--
     Section 3138 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1946; 42 
     U.S.C. 2121 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsections (d) and (e);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as 
     subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and
       (3) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking out 
     ``and the 60-day period referred to in subsection 
     (e)(2)(A)(ii)''.
       (f) Annual Report on Development of Tritium Production 
     Capacity.--Section 3134 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2639) 
     is repealed.
       (g) Annual Report on Research Relating to Defense Waste 
     Cleanup Technology Program.--Section 3141 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 
     (Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 1679; 42 U.S.C. 7274a) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (h) Quarterly Report on Major DoE National Security 
     Programs.--Section 3143 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 103 
     Stat. 1681; 42 U.S.C. 7271a) is repealed.
       (i) Annual Report on Nuclear Test Ban Readiness Program.--
     Section 1436 of the National Defense Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100-456; 102 Stat. 2075; 42 
     U.S.C. 2121 note) is amended by striking out subsection (e).

     SEC. 3153. STUDY AND FUNDING RELATING TO IMPLEMENTATION OF 
                   WORKFORCE RESTRUCTURING PLANS.

       (a) Study Requirement.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     conduct a study on the effects of workforce restructuring 
     plans for defense nuclear facilities developed pursuant to 
     section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993 (42 U.S.C. 7274h).
       (b) Matters Covered by Study.-- The study shall cover the 
     four-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this 
     Act and shall include the following:
       (1) An analysis of the number of jobs created by any 
     employee retraining, education, and reemployment assistance 
     and any community impact assistance provided in each 
     workforce restructuring plan developed pursuant to section 
     3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1993.
       (2) An analysis of other benefits provided pursuant to such 
     plans, including any assistance provided to community reuse 
     organizations.
       (3) A description of the funds expended, and the funds 
     obligated but not expended, pursuant to such plans as of the 
     date of the report.
       (4) A description of the criteria used since October 23, 
     1992, in providing assistance pursuant to such plans.
       (5) A comparison of any similar benefits provided--
       (A) pursuant to such a plan to employees whose employment 
     at the defense nuclear facility covered by the plan is 
     terminated; and
       (B) to employees whose employment at a facility where more 
     than 50 percent of the revenues are derived from contracts 
     with the Department of Defense has been terminated as a 
     result of cancellation, termination, or completion of 
     contracts with the Department of Defense and the employees 
     whose employment is terminated constitute more than 15 
     percent of the employees at that facility.
       (c) Conduct of Study.--(1) The study shall be conducted 
     through a contract with an independent private auditing firm.
       (2) The Secretary of Energy may not enter into any contract 
     for the conduct of the study until the Secretary submits a 
     notification of the proposed contract award to the 
     congressional defense committees.
       (3) The Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense 
     shall each ensure that any firm conducting the study is 
     provided access to all documents in the possession of the 
     Department of Energy or the Department of Defense, as the 
     case may be, that are relevant to the study, including 
     documents in the possession of the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Energy or the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (d) Report on Study.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit 
     a report to Congress on the results of the study not later 
     than March 31, 1998.
       (e) Limitation on Use of Funds for Local Impact 
     Assistance.--(1) None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to section 
     3103(6) may be used for local impact assistance pursuant to a 
     plan under section 3161(c)(6) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (42 U.S.C. 
     7274h(c)(6)) until--
       (A) with respect to assistance referred to in section 
     3161(c)(6)(A) of such Act, the Secretary of Energy 
     coordinates with, provides a copy of the plan to, and obtains 
     the approval of the Secretary of Labor; and
       (B) with respect to assistance referred to in section 
     3161(c)(6)(C) of such Act, the Secretary of Energy 
     coordinates with, provides a copy of the plan to, and obtains 
     the approval of the Secretary of Commerce.
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), if the Secretary of 
     Labor or the Secretary of Commerce does not disapprove a plan 
     within 60 days after receiving a copy of the plan, the plan 
     is deemed to be approved.
       (f) Semiannual Report to Congress of Local Impact 
     Assistance.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress 
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     months a report setting forth a description of, and the 
     amount or value of, all local impact assistance provided 
     during the preceding six months under section 3161(c)(6) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 
     7274h(c)(6)).
       (g) Effect on USEC Privatization Act.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed as diminishing or affecting the 
     obligations of the Secretary of Energy under section 
     3110(a)(5) of the USEC Privatization Act (Public Law 104-134; 
     110 Stat. 1321-341; 42 U.S.C. 2297h-8(a)(5)).
       (h) Definition.--In this section, the term ``defense 
     nuclear facility'' has the meaning provided the term 
     ``Department of Energy defense nuclear facility'' in section 
     3163 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1993 ( Public Law 102-484; 42 U.S.C. 7274j).

     SEC. 3154. REPORT AND PLAN FOR EXTERNAL OVERSIGHT OF NATIONAL 
                   LABORATORIES.

       (a) Report.--Not later than July 1, 1999, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall submit to Congress a report on the external 
     oversight of the national laboratories.
       (b) Matters Covered.--The report shall contain the 
     following:
       (1) A description of the external oversight practices at 
     the national laboratories and an analysis of the 
     effectiveness of such practices, including the effect of such 
     practices on the productivity of the laboratories and the 
     research conducted by the laboratories.
       (2) Recommendations regarding the continuation, 
     consolidation, or discontinuation of the external oversight 
     practices described in paragraph (1), and the rationale for 
     the recommendations.
       (3) Recommendations for any new external oversight 
     practices that should be implemented, and the rationale for 
     the recommendations.
       (4) A plan for carrying out the recommendations.
       (c) National Laboratories Covered.--For purposes of this 
     section, the national laboratories are--
       (1) the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California;
       (2) the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico; and
       (3) the Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico.

     SEC. 3155. UNIVERSITY-BASED RESEARCH COLLABORATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The maintenance of scientific and engineering 
     competence in the United States is vital to long-term 
     national security and the defense and national security 
     missions of the Department of Energy.
       (2) Engaging the universities and colleges of the Nation in 
     research on long-range problems of vital national security 
     interest will be critical to solving the technology 
     challenges faced within the defense and national security 
     programs of the Department of Energy in the next century.
       (3) Enhancing collaboration among the national 
     laboratories, universities and colleges, and industry will 
     contribute significantly to the performance of these 
     Department of Energy missions.
       (b) Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a 
     university program at a location that can develop the most 
     effective collaboration among national laboratories, 
     universities and colleges, and industry in support of 
     scientific and engineering advancement in key Department of 
     Energy defense and national security program areas.
       (c) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated in 
     this title to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1998, 
     the Secretary shall make $5,000,000 available for the 
     establishment and operation of the program under subsection 
     (b).

     SEC. 3156. STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Eliminating the threat posed by nuclear weapons to the 
     United States is an important national security goal.
       (2) As long as nuclear threats remain, the nuclear 
     deterrent of the United States must be effective and 
     reliable.
       (3) A safe, secure, effective, and reliable United States 
     nuclear stockpile is central to the current nuclear 
     deterrence strategy of the United States.
       (4) The Secretary of Energy has undertaken a stockpile 
     stewardship and management program to ensure the safety, 
     security, effectiveness, and reliability of the nuclear 
     weapons stockpile of the United States, consistent with all 
     United States treaty requirements and the requirements of the 
     nuclear deterrence strategy of the United States.
       (5) It is the policy of the current administration that new 
     nuclear warhead designs are not required to effectively 
     implement the nuclear deterrence strategy of the United 
     States.
       (b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that--
       (1) activities of the stockpile stewardship program shall 
     be directed toward ensuring that the United States possesses 
     a safe, secure, effective, and reliable nuclear stockpile, 
     consistent with the national security requirements of the 
     United States; and
       (2) stockpile stewardship activities of the United States 
     shall be conducted in conformity with the terms of the Treaty 
     on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the 
     Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty signed by the President on 
     September 24, 1996, when and if that treaty enters into 
     force.

     SEC. 3157. REPORTS ON ADVANCED SUPERCOMPUTER SALES TO CERTAIN 
                   FOREIGN NATIONS.

       (a) Reports.--The Secretary of Energy shall require that 
     any company that is a participant in the Accelerated 
     Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI) program of the 
     Department of Energy report to the Secretary and to the 
     Secretary of Defense each sale by that company to a country 
     designated as a Tier III country of a computer capable of 
     operating at a speed in excess of 2,000 millions theoretical 
     operations per second (MTOPS). The report shall include a 
     description of the following with respect to each such sale:
       (1) The anticipated end-use of the computer sold.
       (2) The software included with the computer.
       (3) Any arrangement under the terms of the sale regarding--
       (A) upgrading the computer;
       (B) servicing the computer; or
       (C) furnishing spare parts for the computer.
       (b) Covered Countries.--For purposes of this section, the 
     countries designated as Tier III countries are the countries 
     listed as ``computer tier 3'' eligible countries in part 
     740.7 of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in 
     effect on June 10, 1997 (or any successor list).
       (c) Quarterly Submission of Reports.--The Secretary of 
     Energy shall require that reports under subsection (a) be 
     submitted quarterly.
       (d) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit to 
     Congress an annual report containing all information received 
     under subsection (a) during the preceding year. The first 
     annual report shall be submitted not later than July 1, 1998.

     SEC. 3158. TRANSFERS OF REAL PROPERTY AT CERTAIN DEPARTMENT 
                   OF ENERGY FACILITIES.

       (a) Transfer Regulations.--(1) The Secretary of Energy 
     shall prescribe regulations for the transfer by sale or lease 
     of real property at Department of Energy defense nuclear 
     facilities for the purpose of permitting the economic 
     development of the property.
       (2) The Secretary of Energy may not transfer real property 
     under the regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) until--
       (A) the Secretary submits a notification of the proposed 
     transfer to the congressional defense committees; and
       (B) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on 
     which the notification is submitted.
       (b) Indemnification.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
     (3) and subject to subsection (c), in the sale or lease of 
     real property pursuant to the regulations prescribed under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy may hold harmless and 
     indemnify a person or entity described in paragraph (2) 
     against any claim for injury to person or property that 
     results from the release or threatened release of a hazardous 
     substance or pollutant or contaminant as a result of 
     Department of Energy activities at the defense nuclear 
     facility on which the real property is located. Before 
     entering into any agreement for such a sale or lease, the 
     Secretary shall notify the person or entity that the 
     Secretary has authority to provide indemnification to the 
     person or entity under this subsection. The Secretary shall 
     include in any agreement for such a sale or lease a provision 
     stating whether indemnification is or is not provided.
       (2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following persons and 
     entities:
       (A) Any State that acquires ownership or control of real 
     property of a defense nuclear facility.
       (B) Any political subdivision of a State that acquires such 
     ownership or control.
       (C) Any other person or entity that acquires such ownership 
     or control.
       (3) To the extent the persons and entities described in 
     paragraph (2) contributed to any such release or threatened 
     release, paragraph (1) shall not apply.
       (c) Conditions.--(1) No indemnification on a claim for 
     injury may be provided under this section unless the person 
     or entity making a request for the indemnification--
       (A) notifies the Secretary of Energy in writing within two 
     years after such claim accrues;
       (B) furnishes to the Secretary copies of pertinent papers 
     received by the person or entity;
       (C) furnishes evidence or proof of the claim;
       (D) provides, upon request by the Secretary, access to the 
     records and personnel of the person or entity for purposes of 
     defending or settling the claim; and
       (E) begins action within six months after the date of 
     mailing, by certified or registered mail, of notice of final 
     denial of the claim by the Secretary.
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the date on which a 
     claim accrues is the date on which the person asserting the 
     claim knew (or reasonably should have known) that the injury 
     to person or property referred to in subsection (b)(1) was 
     caused or contributed to by the release or threatened release 
     of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant as a 
     result of Department of Energy activities at the defense 
     nuclear facility on which the real property is located.
       (d) Authority of Secretary of Energy.--(1) In any case in 
     which the Secretary of Energy determines that the Secretary 
     may be required to indemnify a person or entity under this 
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     person or property referred to in subsection (b)(1), the 
     Secretary may settle or defend the claim on behalf of that 
     person or entity.
       (2) In any case described in paragraph (1), if the person 
     or entity that the Secretary may be required to indemnify 
     does not allow the Secretary to settle or defend the claim, 
     the person or entity may not be indemnified with respect to 
     that claim under this section.
       (e) Relationship to Other Law.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed as affecting or modifying in any way 
     section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``defense nuclear facility'' has the meaning 
     provided by the term ``Department of Energy defense nuclear 
     facility'' in section 318 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
     (42 U.S.C. 2286g).
       (2) The terms ``hazardous substance'', ``release'', and 
     ``pollutant or contaminant'' have the meanings provided by 
     section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).

     SEC. 3159. REQUIREMENT TO DELEGATE CERTAIN AUTHORITIES TO 
                   SITE MANAGER OF HANFORD RESERVATION.

       Section 3173(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2848; 42 
     U.S.C. 7274k) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking out ``In addition'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Except as provided in paragraph (5), in addition''; 
     and
       (B) by striking out `` Act,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``subtitle,''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) In the case of the Hanford Reservation, Richland, 
     Washington, the Secretary shall delegate to the Site Manager 
     the authority described in paragraph (1) for fiscal year 
     1998. The Secretary may withdraw the delegated authority if 
     the Secretary--
       ``(A) determines that the Site Manager of the Hanford 
     Reservation has misused or misapplied that authority; and
       ``(B) the Secretary submits to Congress a notification of 
     the Secretary's intent to withdraw the authority.''.

     SEC. 3160. SUBMITTAL OF BIENNIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT REPORTS.

       Section 3153(b)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (42 U.S.C. 7274k(b)(2)(B)) is 
     amended by striking out ``odd-numbered year after 1995'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``odd-numbered year after 1997''.

     SEC. 3161. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SECURITY MANAGEMENT BOARD.

       (a) Establishment.--(1) The Secretary of Energy shall 
     establish a board to be known as the ``Department of Energy 
     Security Management Board'' (in this section referred to as 
     the ``Board'').
       (2) The Board shall advise the Secretary on policy matters, 
     operational concerns, strategic planning, personnel, budget, 
     procurement, and development of priorities relating to the 
     security functions of the Department of Energy.
       (b) Members.--The Board shall be comprised of--
       (1) the Secretary of Energy, who shall serve as chairman;
       (2) the Director of the Office of Nonproliferation and 
     National Security of the Department of Energy;
       (3) the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental 
     Management;
       (4) the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs;
       (5) the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environment, 
     Safety, and Health;
       (6) the Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy for Field 
     Management;
       (7) three individuals selected by the Secretary of Defense 
     and appointed by the Secretary of Energy;
       (8) an individual selected by the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation and appointed by the Secretary of 
     Energy; and
       (9) an individual selected by the Director of Central 
     Intelligence and appointed by the Secretary of Energy.
       (c) Appointments.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, the 
     Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the 
     Director of Central Intelligence shall consult with the 
     Secretary of Energy in selecting individuals for appointment 
     under paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively, of 
     subsection (b).
       (2) The Secretary of Energy may not appoint as a member of 
     the Board under paragraph (7), (8), or (9) of subsection (b) 
     an officer or employee of the Department of Energy, an 
     employee of a contractor or subcontractor of the Department, 
     or an individual under contract with the Department.
       (3) The Secretary of Energy shall appoint members of the 
     Board under paragraphs (7), (8), and (9) of subsection (b) 
     not later than January 15, 1998.
       (d) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Board shall be filled in 
     the same manner as the original appointment.
       (e) Personnel Matters.--(1)(A) Each member of the Board who 
     is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government 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.
       (B) All members of the Board who are officers or employees 
     of the United States shall serve without compensation in 
     addition to that received for their services as officers or 
     employees of the United States.
       (2) The members of the Board shall be allowed 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, while away from 
     their homes or regular places of business in the performance 
     of services for the Board.
       (f) Applicability of FACA.--The provisions of the Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
     activities of the Board under this section.
       (g) Termination.--The Board shall terminate on October 31, 
     2000.
       (h) Security Functions Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``security functions'' means all Department of Energy 
     activities related to the safeguarding and security of 
     nuclear weapons and materials, protection of classified and 
     unclassified controlled nuclear information, and physical and 
     personnel security.

     SEC. 3162. SUBMITTAL OF ANNUAL REPORT ON STATUS OF SECURITY 
                   FUNCTIONS AT NUCLEAR WEAPONS FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than September 1 each year, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees the report entitled ``Annual Report to the 
     President on the Status of Safeguards and Security of 
     Domestic Nuclear Weapons Facilities'', or any successor 
     report to such report.
       (b) Requirement Relating to Reports Through Fiscal Year 
     2000.--The Secretary shall include with each report submitted 
     under subsection (a) in fiscal years 1998 through 2000 any 
     comments on such report by the members of the Department of 
     Energy Security Management Board established under section 
     3161 that such members consider appropriate.

     SEC. 3163. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY ON COMMISSION ON 
                   MAINTAINING UNITED STATES NUCLEAR WEAPONS 
                   EXPERTISE.

       (a) Commencement of Activities.--Subsection (b)(1) of 
     section 3162 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2844; 42 
     U.S.C. 2121 note) is amended, effective January 1, 1998--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``The chairman may be designated once five 
     members of the Commission have been appointed under 
     subparagraph (A).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) The Commission may commence its activities under this 
     section upon the designation of the chairman of the 
     Commission under subparagraph (C).''.
       (b) Deadline for Report.--Subsection (d) of that section is 
     amended by striking out ``March 15, 1998,'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``March 15, 1999,''.

     SEC. 3164. LAND TRANSFER, BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT.

       (a) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--The Secretary 
     of Energy shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior 
     administrative jurisdiction over a parcel of real property 
     consisting of approximately 4.47 acres as depicted on the map 
     entitled ``Boundary Map, Bandelier National Monument'', No. 
     315/80,051, dated March 1995.
       (b) Boundary Modification.--The boundary of the Bandelier 
     National Monument established by Proclamation No. 1322 (16 
     U.S.C. 431 note) is modified to include the real property 
     transferred under subsection (a).
       (c) Public Availability of Map.--The map described in 
     subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public 
     inspection in the Lands Office at the Southwest System 
     Support Office of the National Park Service, Santa Fe, New 
     Mexico, and in the office of the Superintendent of Bandelier 
     National Monument.
       (d) Administration.--The real property and interests in 
     real property transferred under subsection (a) shall be--
       (1) administered as part of Bandelier National Monument; 
     and
       (2) subject to all laws applicable to the Bandelier 
     National Monument and all laws generally applicable to units 
     of the National Park System.

     SEC. 3165. FINAL SETTLEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY COMMUNITY 
                   ASSISTANCE OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO LOS 
                   ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, NEW MEXICO.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall--
       (1) convey, without consideration, to the Incorporated 
     County of Los Alamos, New Mexico (in this section referred to 
     as the ``County''), or to the designee of the County, fee 
     title to the parcels of land that are allocated for 
     conveyance to the County in the agreement under subsection 
     (e); and
       (2) transfer to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust for 
     the Pueblo of San Ildefonso (in this section referred to as 
     the ``Pueblo''), administrative jurisdiction over the parcels 
     that are allocated for transfer to the Secretary of the 
     Interior in such agreement.
       (b) Preliminary Identification of Parcels of Land for 
     Conveyance or Transfer.--(1) Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     identifying the parcels of land under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary at the Los Alamos National Laboratory that are 
     suitable for conveyance or transfer under this section.
       (2) A parcel is suitable for conveyance or transfer for 
     purposes of paragraph (1) if the parcel--

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       (A) is not required to meet the national security mission 
     of the Department of Energy or will not be required for that 
     purpose before the end of the 10-year period beginning on the 
     date of enactment of this Act;
       (B) is likely to be conveyable or transferable, as the case 
     may be, under this section not later than the end of such 
     period; and
       (C) is suitable for use for a purpose specified in 
     subsection (h).
       (c) Review of Title.--(1) Not later than one year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees a report setting forth 
     the results of a title search on each parcel of land 
     identified as suitable for conveyance or transfer under 
     subsection (b), including an analysis of any claims against 
     or other impairments to the fee title to each such parcel.
       (2) In the period beginning on the date of the completion 
     of the title search with respect to a parcel under paragraph 
     (1) and ending on the date of the submittal of the report 
     under that paragraph, the Secretary shall take appropriate 
     actions to resolve the claims against or other impairments, 
     if any, to fee title that are identified with respect to the 
     parcel in the title search.
       (d) Environmental Restoration.--(1) Not later than 21 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (A) identify the environmental restoration or remediation, 
     if any, that is required with respect to each parcel of land 
     identified under subsection (b) to which the United States 
     has fee title;
       (B) carry out any review of the environmental impact of the 
     conveyance or transfer of each such parcel that is required 
     under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act 
     of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
       (C) submit to Congress a report setting forth the results 
     of the activities under subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       (2) If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that a 
     parcel described in paragraph (1)(A) requires environmental 
     restoration or remediation, the Secretary shall, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, complete the environmental 
     restoration or remediation of the parcel not later than 10 
     years after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (e) Agreement for Allocation of Parcels.--As soon as 
     practicable after completing the review of titles to parcels 
     of land under subsection (c), the Secretary of the Interior, 
     on behalf of the Pueblo and for the County, shall submit to 
     the Secretary of Energy an agreement between the Secretary of 
     the Interior and the County that allocates between the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the County the parcels to which 
     the United States has fee title.
       (f) Plan for Conveyance and Transfer.--(1) Not later than 
     90 days after the date of the submittal to the Secretary of 
     Energy of the agreement under subsection (e), the Secretary 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan 
     for conveying or transferring parcels of land under this 
     section in accordance with the allocation specified in the 
     agreement.
       (2) The plan under paragraph (1) shall provide for the 
     completion of the conveyance or transfer of parcels under 
     this section not later than 9 months after the date of the 
     submittal of the plan under that paragraph.
       (g) Conveyance or Transfer.--(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) 
     and (3), the Secretary shall convey or transfer parcels of 
     land in accordance with the allocation specified in the 
     agreement submitted to the Secretary under subsection (e).
       (2) In the case of a parcel allocated under the agreement 
     that is not available for conveyance or transfer in 
     accordance with the requirement in subsection (f)(2) by 
     reason of its requirement to meet the national security 
     mission of the Department, the Secretary shall convey or 
     transfer the parcel, as the case may be, when the parcel is 
     no longer required for that purpose.
       (3)(A) In the case of a parcel allocated under the 
     agreement that is not available for conveyance or transfer in 
     accordance with such requirement by reason of requirements 
     for environmental restoration or remediation, the Secretary 
     shall convey or transfer the parcel, as the case may be, upon 
     the completion of the environmental restoration or 
     remediation that is required with respect to the parcel.
       (B) If the Secretary determines that environmental 
     restoration or remediation cannot reasonably be expected to 
     be completed with respect to a parcel by the end of the 10-
     year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary shall not convey or transfer the parcel under 
     this section.
       (h) Use of Conveyed or Transferred Land.--The parcels of 
     land conveyed or transferred under this section shall be used 
     for historic, cultural, or environmental preservation 
     purposes, economic diversification purposes, or community 
     self-sufficiency purposes.
       (i) Treatment of Conveyances and Transfers.--(1) The 
     purpose of the conveyances and transfers under this section 
     is to fulfill the obligations of the United States with 
     respect to Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, under 
     sections 91 and 94 of the Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 
     (42 U.S.C. 2391, 2394).
       (2) Upon the completion of the conveyance or transfer of 
     the parcels of land available for conveyance or transfer 
     under this section, the Secretary shall make no further 
     payments with respect to Los Alamos National Laboratory under 
     section 91 or section 94 of the Atomic Energy Community Act 
     of 1955.

     SEC. 3166. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE Y-12 PLANT IN OAK 
                   RIDGE, TENNESSEE.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Y-12 Plant in Oak 
     Ridge, Tennessee, should be used as a national prototype 
     center and that other executive agencies should utilize this 
     center, where appropriate, to maximize their efficiency and 
     cost effectiveness.

     SEC. 3167. SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE VICINITY OF 
                   LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, NEW MEXICO.

       (a) Availability of Funds.--Of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
     Energy by this title, $5,000,000 shall be available for 
     payment by the Secretary of Energy to a nonprofit or not-for-
     profit educational foundation chartered to enhance 
     educational activities in the public schools in the vicinity 
     of Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Foundation'').
       (b) Use of Funds.--(1) The Foundation shall utilize funds 
     provided under subsection (a) the basis of, or as a 
     contribution to, an endowment fund for the Foundation.
       (2) The Foundation shall use the income generated from 
     investments in the endowment fund that are attributable to 
     the payment made under subsection (a) to fund programs to 
     support the educational needs of children in public schools 
     in the vicinity of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     setting forth the following:
       (1) The amount of, and a schedule for, payments to the 
     Foundation by the Secretary that are in addition to the 
     payment provided under subsection (a).
       (2) A plan to ensure that the Secretary makes no other 
     payments to support the educational activities referred to in 
     subsection (b)(2) after September 30, 2002.

     SEC. 3168. IMPROVEMENTS TO GREENVILLE ROAD, LIVERMORE, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       From amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
     made available to the Department of Energy by this title, 
     funds shall be available for improvements to Greenville Road, 
     Livermore, California, as follows:
       (1) $3,500,000 in fiscal year 1998.
       (2) $3,300,000 in fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 3169. REPORT ON ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM FOR AVAILABILITY OF 
                   FUNDS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than October 1, 1998, the Secretary 
     of Energy shall submit to Congress a report assessing how the 
     Department of Energy could carry out a transition from a no-
     year funding system to a limited-period funding system.
       (b) Matters Covered.--The report shall cover the following 
     matters:
       (1) A conceptual proposal on how the no-year funding system 
     could be phased out.
       (2) An estimate of the cost of making the transition to a 
     limited-period funding system.
       (3) A description of the programmatic effects that could 
     occur if the no-year funding system is eliminated.
       (4) A delineation of activities for which the no-year 
     funding system should be retained.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``no-year funding system'' means a funding 
     system in which funds are available to the Department of 
     Energy until expended.
       (2) The term ``limited-period funding system'' means a 
     funding system in which funds are available to the Department 
     of Energy for a limited period of time.

     SEC. 3170. REPORT ON REMEDIATION UNDER THE FORMERLY UTILIZED 
                   SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM.

       Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of Energy shall 
     submit to Congress a report containing information responding 
     to the following questions regarding the Formerly Utilized 
     Sites Remedial Action Program:
       (1) How many Formerly Utilized Sites remain to be 
     remediated, what portions of these remaining sites have 
     completed remediation (including any offsite contamination), 
     what portions of the sites remain to be remediated (including 
     any offsite contamination), what types of contaminants are 
     present at each site, and what are the projected timeframes 
     for completing remediation at each site?
       (2) What is the cost of the remaining response actions 
     necessary to address actual or threatened releases of 
     hazardous substances at each Formerly Utilized Site, 
     including any contamination that is present beyond the 
     perimeter of the facilities?
       (3) For each site, how much will it cost to remediate the 
     radioactive contamination, and how much will it cost to 
     remediate the non-radioactive contamination?
       (4) How many sites potentially involve private parties that 
     could be held responsible for remediation costs, including 
     remediation costs related to offsite contamination?
       (5) What type of agreements under the Formerly Utilized 
     Sites Remedial Action Program have been entered into with 
     private parties to resolve the level of liability for 
     remediation costs at these facilities, and to what extent 
     have these agreements been tied to a distinction between 
     radioactive and non-radioactive contamination present at 
     these sites?
       (6) What efforts have been undertaken by the Department to 
     ensure that the settlement agreements entered into with 
     private parties to resolve liability for remediation costs at 
     these facilities have been consistent on a program wide 
     basis?

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          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.
Sec. 3202. Report on external regulation of defense nuclear facilities.

     SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     1998, $17,500,000 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.).

     SEC. 3202. REPORT ON EXTERNAL REGULATION OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Reporting Requirement.--The Defense Nuclear Facilities 
     Safety Board (in this section referred to as the ``Board'') 
     shall prepare a report and make recommendations on its role 
     in the Department of Energy's decision to establish external 
     regulation of defense nuclear facilities. The report shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the value of and the need for the 
     Board to continue to perform the functions specified under 
     chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 
     et seq.).
       (2) An assessment of the relationship between the functions 
     of the Board and a proposal by the Department of Energy to 
     place Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities under 
     the jurisdiction of external regulatory agencies.
       (3) An assessment of the functions of the Board and whether 
     there is a need to modify or amend such functions.
       (4) An assessment of the relative advantages and 
     disadvantages to the Department and the public of continuing 
     the functions of the Board with respect to Department of 
     Energy defense nuclear facilities and replacing the 
     activities of the Board with external regulation of such 
     facilities.
       (5) A list of all existing or planned Department of Energy 
     defense nuclear facilities that are similar to facilities 
     under the regulatory jurisdiction of the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission.
       (6) A list of all Department of Energy defense nuclear 
     facilities that are in compliance with all applicable 
     Department of Energy orders, regulations, and requirements 
     relating to the design, construction, operation, and 
     decommissioning of defense nuclear facilities.
       (7) A list of all Department of Energy defense nuclear 
     facilities that have implemented, pursuant to an 
     implementation plan, recommendations made by the Board and 
     accepted by the Secretary of Energy.
       (8) A list of Department of Energy defense nuclear 
     facilities that have a function related to Department weapons 
     activities.
       (9)(A) A list of each existing defense nuclear facility 
     that the Board determines--
       (i) should continue to stay within the jurisdiction of the 
     Board for a period of time or indefinitely; and
       (ii) should come under the jurisdiction of an outside 
     regulatory authority.
       (B) An explanation of the determinations made under 
     subparagraph (A).
       (10) For any existing facilities that should, in the 
     opinion of the Board, come under the jurisdiction of an 
     outside regulatory authority, the date when this move would 
     occur and the period of time necessary for the transition.
       (11) A list of any proposed Department of Energy defense 
     nuclear facilities that should come under the Board's 
     jurisdiction.
       (12) An assessment of regulatory and other issues 
     associated with the design, construction, operation, and 
     decommissioning of facilities that are not owned by the 
     Department of Energy but which would provide services to the 
     Department of Energy.
       (13) An assessment of the role of the Board, if any, in 
     privatization projects undertaken by the Department.
       (14) An assessment of the role of the Board, if any, in any 
     tritium production facilities.
       (15) An assessment of the comparative advantages and 
     disadvantages to the Department of Energy in the event some 
     or all Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities were 
     no longer included in the functions of the Board and were 
     regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
       (16) A comparison of the cost, as identified by the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, that would be incurred at a gaseous 
     diffusion plant to comply with regulations issued by the 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, with the cost that would be 
     incurred by a gaseous diffusion plant if such a plant was 
     considered to be a Department of Energy defense nuclear 
     facility as defined by chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 (42 U.S.C 2286 et seq.).
       (b) Comments on Report.--Before submission of the report to 
     Congress under subsection (c), the Board shall transmit the 
     report to the Secretary of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission. The Secretary and the Commission shall provide 
     their comments on the report to both the Board and to 
     Congress.
       (c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than six months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board shall 
     provide to Congress an interim report on the status of the 
     implementation of this section. Not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and not earlier than 
     30 days after receipt of comments from the Secretary of 
     Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under subsection 
     (b), the Board shall submit to Congress the report required 
     under subsection (a).
       (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Department of 
     Energy defense nuclear facility'' has the meaning provided by 
     section 318 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2286g).
                TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE
Sec. 3301. Definitions.
Sec. 3302. Authorized uses of stockpile funds.
Sec. 3303. Disposal of beryllium copper master alloy in National 
              Defense Stockpile.
Sec. 3304. Disposal of titanium sponge in National Defense Stockpile.
Sec. 3305. Disposal of cobalt in National Defense Stockpile.
Sec. 3306. Required procedures for disposal of strategic and critical 
              materials.
Sec. 3307. Return of surplus platinum from the Department of the 
              Treasury.

     SEC. 3301. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (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)).
       (3) The term ``Market Impact Committee'' means the Market 
     Impact Committee established under section 10(c) of the 
     Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 
     98h-1(c)).

     SEC. 3302. AUTHORIZED USES OF STOCKPILE FUNDS.

       (a) Obligation of Stockpile Funds.--During fiscal year 
     1998, the National Defense Stockpile Manager may obligate up 
     to $73,000,000 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 BERYLLIUM COPPER MASTER ALLOY IN 
                   NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE.

       (a) Disposal Authorization.--Pursuant to section 5(b) of 
     the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
     U.S.C. 98d(b)), the National Defense Stockpile Manager may 
     dispose of all beryllium copper master alloy from the 
     National Defense Stockpile as part of continued efforts to 
     modernize the Stockpile.
       (b) Precondition for Disposal.--Before beginning the 
     disposal of beryllium copper master alloy under subsection 
     (a), the National Defense Stockpile Manager shall certify to 
     Congress that the disposal of beryllium copper master alloy 
     will not adversely affect the capability of the National 
     Defense Stockpile to supply the strategic and critical 
     material needs of the United States.
       (c) Consultation With Market Impact Committee.--In 
     disposing of beryllium copper master alloy under subsection 
     (a), the National Defense Stockpile Manager shall consult 
     with the Market Impact Committee to ensure that the disposal 
     of beryllium copper master alloy does not disrupt the 
     domestic beryllium industry.
       (d) Extended Sales Contracts.--The National Defense 
     Stockpile Manager shall provide for the use of long-term 
     sales contracts for the disposal of beryllium copper master 
     alloy under subsection (a) so that the domestic beryllium 
     industry can re-absorb this material into the market in a 
     gradual and nondisruptive manner. However, no such contract 
     shall provide for the disposal of beryllium copper master 
     alloy over a period longer than eight years, beginning on the 
     date of the commencement of the first contract under this 
     section.
       (e) Relationship to Other Disposal Authority.--The disposal 
     authority provided in subsection (a) is new disposal 
     authority and is in addition to, and shall not affect, any 
     other disposal authority provided by law regarding materials 
     in the National Defense Stockpile.
       (f) Beryllium Copper Master Alloy Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``beryllium copper master alloy'' 
     means an alloy of nominally four percent beryllium in copper.

     SEC. 3304. DISPOSAL OF TITANIUM SPONGE IN NATIONAL DEFENSE 
                   STOCKPILE.

       (a) Disposal Required.--Subject to subsection (b), the 
     National Defense Stockpile Manager shall dispose of 34,800 
     short tons of titanium sponge contained in the National 
     Defense Stockpile provided for in section 4 of the Strategic 
     and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c) and 
     excess to stockpile requirements.
       (b) Consultation With Market Impact Committee.--In 
     disposing of titanium sponge under subsection (a), the 
     National Defense Stockpile Manager shall consult with the

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     Market Impact Committee to ensure that the disposal of 
     titanium sponge does not disrupt the domestic titanium 
     industry.
       (c) Relationship to Other Disposal Authority.--The disposal 
     authority provided in subsection (a) is new disposal 
     authority and is in addition to, and shall not affect, any 
     other disposal authority provided by law regarding materials 
     in the National Defense Stockpile.

     SEC. 3305. DISPOSAL OF COBALT IN NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE.

       (a) Disposal Required.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
     the President shall dispose of cobalt contained in the 
     National Defense Stockpile so as to result in receipts to the 
     United States in amounts equal to--
       (1) $20,000,000 during fiscal year 2003;
       (2) $30,000,000 during fiscal year 2004;
       (3) $34,000,000 during fiscal year 2005;
       (4) $34,000,000 during fiscal year 2006; and
       (5) $34,000,000 during fiscal year 2007.
       (b) Limitation on Disposal Quantity.--The total quantity of 
     cobalt authorized for disposal by the President under 
     subsection (a) may not exceed 14,058,014 pounds.
       (c) Minimization of Disruption and Loss.--The President may 
     not dispose of cobalt under subsection (a) to the extent that 
     the disposal will result in--
       (1) undue disruption of the usual markets of producers, 
     processors, and consumers of cobalt; or
       (2) avoidable loss to the United States.
       (d) Treatment of Receipts.--Notwithstanding section 9 of 
     the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
     U.S.C. 98h), funds received as result of the disposal of 
     cobalt under subsection (a) shall be deposited into the 
     general fund of the Treasury.
       (e) Relationship to Other Disposal Authority.--The disposal 
     authority provided in subsection (a) is new disposal 
     authority and is in addition to, and shall not affect, any 
     other disposal authority provided by law regarding materials 
     in the National Defense Stockpile.

     SEC. 3306. REQUIRED PROCEDURES FOR DISPOSAL OF STRATEGIC AND 
                   CRITICAL MATERIALS.

       Section 6(b) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
     Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98e(b)) is amended in the first 
     sentence by striking out ``materials from the stockpile shall 
     be made by formal advertising or competitive negotiation 
     procedures.'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``strategic and 
     critical materials from the stockpile shall be made in 
     accordance with the next sentence.''.

     SEC. 3307. RETURN OF SURPLUS PLATINUM FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   THE TREASURY.

       (a) Return of Platinum to Stockpile.--Subject to subsection 
     (b), the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall return to the Secretary of 
     Defense for sale or other disposition platinum of the 
     National Defense Stockpile that has been loaned to the 
     Department of the Treasury by the Secretary of Defense, 
     acting as the stockpile manager. The quantity requested and 
     required to be returned shall be any quantity that the 
     Secretary of Defense determines appropriate for sale or other 
     disposition.
       (b) Alternative Transfer of Funds.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense, 
     may transfer to the Secretary of Defense funds in a total 
     amount that is equal to the fair market value of any platinum 
     requested under subsection (a) and not returned. A transfer 
     of funds under this subsection shall be a substitute for a 
     return of platinum under subsection (a). Upon a transfer of 
     funds as a substitute for a return of platinum, the platinum 
     shall cease to be part of the National Defense Stockpile. A 
     transfer of funds under this subsection shall be charged to 
     any appropriation for the Department of the Treasury and 
     shall be credited to the National Defense Stockpile 
     Transaction Fund.
       (c) Responsibility for Costs.--The return of platinum under 
     subsection (a) by the Secretary of the Treasury shall be made 
     without the expenditure of any funds available to the 
     Department of Defense. The Secretary of the Treasury shall be 
     responsible for all costs incurred in connection with the 
     return, such as transportation, storage, testing, refining, 
     or casting costs.
                 TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3402. Price requirement on sale of certain petroleum during fiscal 
              year 1998.
Sec. 3403. Repeal of requirement to assign Navy officers to Office of 
              Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves.
Sec. 3404. Transfer of jurisdiction, Naval Oil Shale Reserves Numbered 
              1 and 3.

     SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary of Energy $117,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 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 1998.

       Notwithstanding section 7430(b)(2) of title 10, United 
     States Code, during fiscal year 1998, 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. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO ASSIGN NAVY OFFICERS TO 
                   OFFICE OF NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE 
                   RESERVES.

       Section 2 of Public Law 96-137 (42 U.S.C. 7156a) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 3404. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION, NAVAL OIL SHALE RESERVES 
                   NUMBERED 1 AND 3.

       (a) Transfer Required.--Chapter 641 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 7439. Certain oil shale reserves: transfer of 
       jurisdiction and petroleum exploration, development, and 
       production

       ``(a) Transfer Required.--(1) Upon the enactment of this 
     section, the Secretary of Energy shall transfer to the 
     Secretary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction over 
     all public domain lands included within Oil Shale Reserve 
     Numbered 1 and those public domain lands included within the 
     undeveloped tracts of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3.
       ``(2) Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall 
     transfer to the Secretary of the Interior administrative 
     jurisdiction over those public domain lands included within 
     the developed tract of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3, which 
     consists of approximately 6,000 acres and 24 natural gas 
     wells, together with pipelines and associated facilities.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding the transfer of jurisdiction, the 
     Secretary of Energy shall continue to be responsible for all 
     environmental restoration, waste management, and 
     environmental compliance activities that are required under 
     Federal and State laws with respect to conditions existing on 
     the lands at the time of the transfer.
       ``(4) Upon the transfer to the Secretary of the Interior of 
     jurisdiction over public domain lands under this subsection, 
     the other provisions of this chapter shall cease to apply 
     with respect to the transferred lands.
       ``(b) Authority To Lease.--(1) Beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this section, or as soon thereafter as 
     practicable, the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into 
     leases with one or more private entities for the purpose of 
     exploration for, and development and production of, petroleum 
     (other than in the form of oil shale) located on or in public 
     domain lands in Oil Shale Reserves Numbered 1 and 3 
     (including the developed tract of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 
     3). Any such lease shall be made in accordance with the 
     requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 
     seq.) regarding the lease of oil and gas lands and shall be 
     subject to valid existing rights.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding the delayed transfer of the developed 
     tract of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3 under subsection 
     (a)(2), the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into a 
     lease under paragraph (1) with respect to the developed tract 
     before the end of the one-year period beginning on the date 
     of the enactment of this section.
       ``(c) Management.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall 
     manage the lands transferred under subsection (a) in 
     accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
     1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and other laws applicable to 
     the public lands.
       ``(d) Transfer of Existing Equipment.--The lease of lands 
     by the Secretary of the Interior under this section may 
     include the transfer, at fair market value, of any well, 
     gathering line, or related equipment owned by the United 
     States on the lands transferred under subsection (a) and 
     suitable for use in the exploration, development, or 
     production of petroleum on the lands.
       ``(e) Cost Minimization.--The cost of any environmental 
     assessment required pursuant to the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in connection 
     with a proposed lease under this section shall be paid out of 
     unobligated amounts available for administrative expenses of 
     the Bureau of Land Management.
       ``(f) Treatment of Receipts.--(1) Notwithstanding section 
     35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191), all moneys 
     received during the period specified in paragraph (2) from a 
     lease under this section (including moneys in the form of 
     sales, bonuses, royalties (including interest charges 
     collected under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
     Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)), and rentals) shall be 
     covered into the Treasury of the United States and shall not 
     be subject to distribution to the States pursuant to 
     subsection (a) of such section 35. Subject to a specific 
     authorization and appropriation for this purpose, such moneys 
     may be used for reimbursement of environmental restoration, 
     waste management, and environmental compliance costs incurred 
     by the United States with respect to the lands transferred 
     under subsection (a).
       ``(2) The period referred to in this subsection is the 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section 
     and ending on the date on which the Secretary of Energy and 
     the Secretary of the Interior jointly certify to Congress 
     that the sum of the moneys deposited in the Treasury under 
     paragraph (1) is equal to the total of the following:
       ``(A) The cost of all environmental restoration, waste 
     management, and environmental compliance activities incurred 
     by the United States with respect to the lands transferred 
     under subsection (a).

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       ``(B) The cost to the United States to originally install 
     wells, gathering lines, and related equipment on the 
     transferred lands and any other cost incurred by the United 
     States with respect to the lands.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``7439. Certain oil shale reserves: transfer of jurisdiction and 
              petroleum exploration, development, and production.''.
                  TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION

     Subtitle A--Authorization of Expenditures From Revolving Fund

Sec. 3501. Short title.
Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures.
Sec. 3503. Purchase of vehicles.
Sec. 3504. Expenditures only in accordance with treaties.

          Subtitle B--Facilitation of Panama Canal Transition

Sec. 3511. Short title; references.
Sec. 3512. Definitions relating to canal transition.

    Part I--Transition Matters Relating to Commission Officers and 
                               Employees

Sec. 3521. Authority for the Administrator of the Commission to accept 
              appointment as the Administrator of the Panama Canal 
              Authority.
Sec. 3522. Post-Canal transfer personnel authorities.
Sec. 3523. Enhanced authority of Commission to establish compensation 
              of Commission officers and employees.
Sec. 3524. Travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses for 
              Commission personnel no longer subject to Federal travel 
              regulation.
Sec. 3525. Enhanced recruitment and retention authorities.
Sec. 3526. Transition separation incentive payments.
Sec. 3527. Labor-management relations.
Sec. 3528. Availability of Panama Canal Revolving Fund for severance 
              pay for certain employees separated by Panama Canal 
              Authority after Canal Transfer Date.

Part II--Transition Matters Relating to Operation and Administration of 
                                 Canal

Sec. 3541. Establishment of procurement system and Board of Contract 
              Appeals.
Sec. 3542. Transactions with the Panama Canal Authority.
Sec. 3543. Time limitations on filing of claims for damages.
Sec. 3544. Tolls for small vessels.
Sec. 3545. Date of actuarial evaluation of FECA liability.
Sec. 3546. Appointment of notaries public.
Sec. 3547. Commercial services.
Sec. 3548. Transfer from President to Commission of certain regulatory 
              functions relating to employment classification appeals.
Sec. 3549. Enhanced printing authority.
Sec. 3550. Technical and conforming amendments.
     Subtitle A--Authorization of Expenditures From Revolving Fund

     SEC. 3501. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Panama Canal Commission 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998''.

     SEC. 3502. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Panama 
     Canal Commission is authorized to use amounts in the Panama 
     Canal Revolving Fund 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, as may be necessary under the Panama Canal Act 
     of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) for the operation, 
     maintenance, improvement, and administration of the Panama 
     Canal for fiscal year 1998.
       (b) Limitations.--For fiscal year 1998, the Panama Canal 
     Commission may expend from funds in the Panama Canal 
     Revolving Fund not more than $85,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses, of which--
       (1) not more than $23,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Supervisory 
     Board of the Commission;
       (2) not more than $12,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Secretary of the 
     Commission; and
       (3) not more than $50,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Administrator of 
     the Commission.

     SEC. 3503. PURCHASE OF VEHICLES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds 
     available to the Commission shall be available for the 
     purchase and transportation to the Republic of Panama of 
     passenger motor vehicles, the purchase price of which shall 
     not exceed $22,000 per vehicle.

     SEC. 3504. EXPENDITURES ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH TREATIES.

       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--Facilitation of Panama Canal Transition

     SEC. 3511. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

       (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the 
     ``Panama Canal Transition Facilitation Act of 1997''.
       (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 Panama Canal Act of 1979 
     (22 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.).

     SEC. 3512. DEFINITIONS RELATING TO CANAL TRANSITION.

       Section 3 (22 U.S.C. 3602) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(d) For purposes of this Act:
       ``(1) The term `Canal Transfer Date' means December 31, 
     1999, such date being the date specified in the Panama Canal 
     Treaty of 1977 for the transfer of the Panama Canal from the 
     United States of America to the Republic of Panama.
       ``(2) The term `Panama Canal Authority' means the entity 
     created by the Republic of Panama to succeed the Panama Canal 
     Commission as of the Canal Transfer Date.''.

    PART I--TRANSITION MATTERS RELATING TO COMMISSION OFFICERS AND 
                               EMPLOYEES

     SEC. 3521. AUTHORITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COMMISSION 
                   TO ACCEPT APPOINTMENT AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF 
                   THE PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY.

       (a) Authority for Dual Role.--Section 1103 (22 U.S.C. 3613) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) The Congress consents, for purposes of the 8th clause 
     of article I, section 9 of the Constitution of the United 
     States, to the acceptance by the individual serving as 
     Administrator of the Commission of appointment by the 
     Republic of Panama to the position of Administrator of the 
     Panama Canal Authority. Such consent is effective only if 
     that individual, while serving in both such positions, serves 
     as Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority without 
     compensation, except for payments by the Republic of Panama 
     of travel and entertainment expenses, including per diem 
     payments.''.
       (b) Waiver of Ethics and Reporting Requirements.--Such 
     section is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(d) If before the Canal Transfer Date the Republic of 
     Panama appoints as the Administrator of the Panama Canal 
     Authority the individual serving as the Administrator of the 
     Commission and if that individual accepts the appointment--
       ``(1) during any period during which that individual serves 
     as both Administrator of the Commission and the Administrator 
     of the Panama Canal Authority--
       ``(A) the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as 
     amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.), shall not apply to that 
     individual with respect to service as the Administrator of 
     the Panama Canal Authority;
       ``(B) that individual, with respect to participation in any 
     particular matter as the Administrator of the Panama Canal 
     Commission, is not subject to section 208(a) of title 18, 
     United States Code, insofar as that section would otherwise 
     apply to that matter only because the matter will have a 
     direct and predictable effect on the financial interest of 
     the Panama Canal Authority;
       ``(C) that individual is not subject to sections 203 and 
     205 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to official 
     acts performed as an agent or attorney for or otherwise 
     representing the Panama Canal Authority; and
       ``(D) that individual is not subject to sections 501(a) and 
     502(a)(4) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.), with respect to compensation received for, and service 
     in, the position of Administrator of the Panama Canal 
     Authority; and
       ``(2) effective upon termination of the individual's 
     appointment as Administrator of the Panama Canal Commission 
     at noon on the Canal Transfer Date, that individual is not 
     subject to section 207 of title 18, United States Code, with 
     respect to acts done in carrying out official duties as 
     Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority.''.

     SEC. 3522. POST-CANAL TRANSFER PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Waiver of Certain Post-employment Restrictions for 
     Commission Personnel Becoming Employees of the Panama Canal 
     Authority.--Section 1112 (22 U.S.C. 3622) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e)(1) Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, does 
     not apply to a covered individual with respect to acts done 
     in carrying out official duties as an officer or employee of 
     the Panama Canal Authority.
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a covered individual 
     is an officer or employee of the Panama Canal Authority who 
     was an officer or employee of the Commission (other than the 
     Administrator) and whose employment with the Commission 
     terminated at noon on the Canal Transfer Date.
       ``(3) This subsection is effective as of the Canal Transfer 
     Date.''.
       (b) Consent of Congress for Acceptance by Reserve and 
     Retired Members of the Uniformed Services of Employment by 
     Panama Canal Authority.--Such section is further amended by 
     adding after subsection (e), as added by subsection (a), the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1) The Congress consents to the following persons 
     accepting civil employment (and compensation for that 
     employment)

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     with the Panama Canal Authority for which the consent of the 
     Congress is required by the last paragraph of section 9 of 
     article I of the Constitution of the United States, relating 
     to acceptance of emoluments, offices, or titles from a 
     foreign government:
       ``(A) Retired members of the uniformed services.
       ``(B) Members of a reserve component of the armed forces.
       ``(C) Members of the Commissioned Reserve Corps of the 
     Public Health Service.
       ``(2) The consent of the Congress under paragraph (1) is 
     effective without regard to subsection (b) of section 908 of 
     title 37, United States Code (relating to approval required 
     for employment of Reserve and retired members by foreign 
     governments).''.

     SEC. 3523. ENHANCED AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH 
                   COMPENSATION OF COMMISSION OFFICERS AND 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Repeal of Limitations on Commission Authority.--The 
     following provisions are repealed:
       (1) Section 1215 (22 U.S.C. 3655), relating to basic pay.
       (2) Section 1219 (22 U.S.C. 3659), relating to salary 
     protection upon conversion of pay rate.
       (3) Section 1225 (22 U.S.C. 3665), relating to minimum 
     level of pay and minimum annual increases.
       (b) Savings Provision.--Section 1202 (22 U.S.C. 3642) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) In the case of an individual who is an officer or 
     employee of the Commission on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Panama Canal Transition Facilitation Act of 
     1997 and who has not had a break in service with the 
     Commission since that date, the rate of basic pay for that 
     officer or employee on or after that date may not be less 
     than the rate in effect for that officer or employee on the 
     day before that date of enactment except--
       ``(1) as provided in a collective bargaining agreement;
       ``(2) as a result of an adverse action against the officer 
     or employee; or
       ``(3) pursuant to a voluntary demotion.''.
       (c) Cross-Reference Amendments.--(1) Section 1216 (22 
     U.S.C. 3656) is amended by striking out ``1215'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``1202''.
       (2) Section 1218 (22 U.S.C. 3658) is amended by striking 
     out ``1215'' and ``1217'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``1202'' and ``1217(a)'', respectively.
       (d) Nonapplicability to Agencies in Panama Other Than 
     Panama Canal Commission.--Section 1212(b)(3) (22 U.S.C. 
     3652(b)(3)) is amended by striking out ``or the Panama Canal 
     Act Amendments of 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``, 
     the Panama Canal Act Amendments of 1996 (subtitle B of title 
     XXXV of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2860), or the Panama 
     Canal Transition Facilitation Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 3524. TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES 
                   FOR COMMISSION PERSONNEL NO LONGER SUBJECT TO 
                   FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATION.

       (a) Repeal of Applicability of Title 5 Provisions.--(1) 
     Section 1210 (22 U.S.C. 3650) is amended by striking out 
     subsections (a), (b), and (c).
       (2) Section 1224 (22 U.S.C. 3664) is amended--
       (A) by striking out paragraph (10); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (20) as 
     paragraphs (10) through (19), respectively.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1210 is further 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (d)(1) as subsection (a) 
     and in that subsection striking out ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (b)''; and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (d)(2) as subsection (b) 
     and in that subsection--
       (i) striking out ``Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``An''; and
       (ii) striking out ``referred to in paragraph (1)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``who is a citizen of the Republic 
     of Panama''.
       (2) The heading of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:

                        ``air transportation''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1999.

     SEC. 3525. ENHANCED RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention Bonuses.--
     Section 1217 (22 U.S.C. 3657) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e);
       (2) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by striking out 
     ``for the same or similar work performed in the United States 
     by individuals employed by the Government of the United 
     States'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``of the individual to 
     whom the compensation is paid''; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(c)(1) The Commission may pay a recruitment bonus to an 
     individual who is newly appointed to a position with the 
     Commission, or a relocation bonus to an employee of the 
     Commission who must relocate to accept a position, if the 
     Commission determines that the Commission would be likely, in 
     the absence of such a bonus, to have difficulty in filling 
     the position.
       ``(2) A recruitment or relocation bonus may be paid to an 
     employee under this subsection only if the employee enters 
     into an agreement with the Commission to complete a period of 
     employment established in the agreement. If the employee 
     voluntarily fails to complete such period of employment or is 
     separated from service in such employment as a result of an 
     adverse action before the completion of such period, the 
     employee shall repay the entire amount of the bonus.
       ``(3) A recruitment or relocation bonus under this 
     subsection may be paid as a lump sum. A bonus under this 
     subsection may not be considered to be part of the basic pay 
     of an employee.
       ``(d)(1) The Commission may pay a retention bonus to an 
     employee of the Commission if the Commission determines 
     that--
       ``(A) the employee has unusually high or unique 
     qualifications and those qualifications make it essential for 
     the Commission to retain the employee for a period specified 
     by the Commission ending not later than the Canal Transfer 
     Date, or the Commission otherwise has a special need for the 
     services of the employee making it essential for the 
     Commission to retain the employee for a period specified by 
     the Commission ending not later than the Canal Transfer Date; 
     and
       ``(B) the employee would be likely to leave employment with 
     the Commission before the end of that period if the retention 
     bonus is not paid.
       ``(2) A retention bonus under this subsection--
       ``(A) shall be in a fixed amount;
       ``(B) shall be paid on a pro rata basis (over the period 
     specified by the Commission as essential for the retention of 
     the employee), with such payments to be made at the same time 
     and in the same manner as basic pay; and
       ``(C) may not be considered to be part of the basic pay of 
     an employee.
       ``(3) A decision by the Commission to exercise or to not 
     exercise the authority to pay a bonus under this subsection 
     shall not be subject to review under any statutory procedure 
     or any agency or negotiated grievance procedure except under 
     any of the laws referred to in section 2302(d) of title 5, 
     United States Code.''.
       (b) Educational Services.--Section 1321(e)(2) (22 U.S.C. 
     3731(e)(2)) is amended by striking out ``and persons'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``, to other Commission employees 
     when determined by the Commission to be necessary for their 
     recruitment or retention, and to other persons''.

     SEC. 3526. TRANSITION SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.

       Chapter 2 of title I (22 U.S.C. 3641 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end of subchapter III the following new 
     section:

               ``transition separation incentive payments

       ``Sec. 1233. (a) In applying to the Commission and 
     employees of the Commission the provisions of section 663 of 
     the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(f) of 
     division A of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-383), 
     relating to voluntary separation incentives for employees of 
     certain Federal agencies (in this section referred to as 
     `section 663')--
       ``(1) the term `employee' shall mean an employee of the 
     Commission who has served in the Republic of Panama in a 
     position with the Commission for a continuous period of at 
     least three years immediately before the employee's 
     separation under an appointment without time limitation and 
     who is covered under the Civil Service Retirement System or 
     the Federal Employees' Retirement System under subchapter III 
     of chapter 83 or chapter 84, respectively, of title 5, United 
     States Code, other than--
       ``(A) an employee described in any of subparagraphs (A) 
     through (F) of subsection (a)(2) of section 663; or
       ``(B) an employee of the Commission who, during the 24-
     month period preceding the date of separation, has received a 
     recruitment or relocation bonus under section 1217(c) of this 
     Act or who, within the 12-month period preceding the date of 
     separation, received a retention bonus under section 1217(d) 
     of this Act;
       ``(2) the strategic plan under subsection (b) of section 
     663 shall include (in lieu of the matter specified in 
     subsection (b)(2) of that section)--
       ``(A) the positions to be affected, identified by 
     occupational category and grade level;
       ``(B) the number and amounts of separation incentive 
     payments to be offered; and
       ``(C) a description of how such incentive payments will 
     facilitate the successful transfer of the Panama Canal to the 
     Republic of Panama;
       ``(3) a separation incentive payment under section 663 may 
     be paid to a Commission employee only to the extent necessary 
     to facilitate the successful transfer of the Panama Canal by 
     the United States of America to the Republic of Panama as 
     required by the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977;
       ``(4) such a payment--
       ``(A) may be in an amount determined by the Commission not 
     to exceed $25,000; and
       ``(B) may be made (notwithstanding the limitation specified 
     in subsection (c)(2)(D) of section 663) in the case of an 
     eligible employee who voluntarily separates (whether by 
     retirement or resignation) during the 90-day period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this section or during the 
     period beginning on October 1, 1998, and ending on December 
     31, 1998;
       ``(5) in the case of not more than 15 employees who (as 
     determined by the Commission) are unwilling to work for the 
     Panama Canal Authority after the Canal Transfer

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     Date and who occupy critical positions for which (as 
     determined by the Commission) at least two years of 
     experience is necessary to ensure that seasoned managers are 
     in place on and after the Canal Transfer Date, such a payment 
     (notwithstanding paragraph (4))--
       ``(A) may be in an amount determined by the Commission not 
     to exceed 50 percent of the basic pay of the employee; and
       ``(B) may be made (notwithstanding the limitation specified 
     in subsection (c)(2)(D) of section 663) in the case of such 
     an employee who voluntarily separates (whether by retirement 
     or resignation) during the 90-day period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this section; and
       ``(6) the provisions of subsection (f) of section 663 shall 
     not apply.
       ``(b) A decision by the Commission to exercise or to not 
     exercise the authority to pay a transition separation 
     incentive under this section shall not be subject to review 
     under any statutory procedure or any agency or negotiated 
     grievance procedure except under any of the laws referred to 
     in section 2302(d) of title 5, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 3527. LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS.

       Section 1271 (22 U.S.C. 3701) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) This subsection applies to any matter that becomes 
     the subject of collective bargaining between the Commission 
     and the exclusive representative for any bargaining unit of 
     employees of the Commission during the period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection and ending on 
     the Canal Transfer Date.
       ``(2)(A) The resolution of impasses resulting from 
     collective bargaining between the Commission and any such 
     exclusive representative during that period shall be 
     conducted in accordance with such procedures as may be 
     mutually agreed upon between the Commission and the exclusive 
     representative (without regard to any otherwise applicable 
     provisions of chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code). 
     Such mutually agreed upon procedures shall become effective 
     upon transmittal by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of 
     the Commission to the Congress of notice of the agreement to 
     use those procedures and a description of those procedures.
       ``(B) The Federal Services Impasses Panel shall not have 
     jurisdiction to resolve any impasse between the Commission 
     and any such exclusive representative in negotiations over a 
     procedure for resolving impasses.
       ``(3) If the Commission and such an exclusive 
     representative do not reach an agreement concerning a 
     procedure for resolving impasses with respect to a bargaining 
     unit and transmit notice of the agreement under paragraph (2) 
     on or before July 1, 1998, the following shall be the 
     procedure by which collective bargaining impasses between the 
     Commission and the exclusive representative for that 
     bargaining unit shall be resolved:
       ``(A) If bargaining efforts do not result in an agreement, 
     either party may timely request the Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Service to assist in achieving an agreement.
       ``(B) If an agreement is not reached within 45 days after 
     the date on which either party requests the assistance of the 
     Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in writing (or 
     within such shorter period as may be mutually agreed upon by 
     the parties), the parties shall be considered to be at an 
     impasse and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 
     shall immediately notify the Federal Services Impasses Panel 
     of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, which shall decide 
     the impasse.
       ``(C) If the Federal Services Impasses Panel fails to issue 
     a decision within 90 days after the date on which notice 
     under subparagraph (B) is received by the Panel (or within 
     such shorter period as may be mutually agreed upon by the 
     parties), the efforts of the Panel shall be terminated.
       ``(D) In such a case, the Chairman of the Panel (or another 
     member in the absence of the Chairman) shall immediately 
     determine the matter by a drawing (conducted in such manner 
     as the Chairman (or, in the absence of the Chairman, such 
     other member) determines appropriate) between the last offer 
     of the Commission and the last offer of the exclusive 
     representative, with the offer chosen through such drawing 
     becoming the binding resolution of the matter.
       ``(4) In the case of a notice of agreement described in 
     paragraph (2)(A) that is transmitted to the Congress as 
     described in the second sentence of that paragraph after July 
     1, 1998, the impasse resolution procedures covered by that 
     notice shall apply to any impasse between the Commission and 
     the other party to the agreement that is unresolved on the 
     date on which that notice is transmitted to the Congress.''.

     SEC. 3528. AVAILABILITY OF PANAMA CANAL REVOLVING FUND FOR 
                   SEVERANCE PAY FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES SEPARATED 
                   BY PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY AFTER CANAL TRANSFER 
                   DATE.

       (a) Availability of Revolving Fund.--Section 1302(a) (22 
     U.S.C. 3712(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(10) Payment to the Panama Canal Authority, not later 
     than the Canal Transfer Date, of such amount as is computed 
     by the Commission to be the future amount of severance pay to 
     be paid by the Panama Canal Authority to employees whose 
     employment with the Authority is terminated, to the extent 
     that such severance pay is attributable to periods of service 
     performed with the Commission before the Canal Transfer Date 
     (and assuming for purposes of such computation that the 
     Panama Canal Authority, in paying severance pay to terminated 
     employees, will provide for crediting of periods of service 
     with the Commission).''.
       (b) Stylistic Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``for--'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof ``for the 
     following purposes:'';
       (2) by capitalizing the initial letter of the first word in 
     each of paragraphs (1) through (9);
       (3) by striking out the semicolon at the end of each of 
     paragraphs (1) through (7) and inserting in lieu thereof a 
     period; and
       (4) by striking out ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (8) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a period.

PART II--TRANSITION MATTERS RELATING TO OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF 
                                 CANAL

     SEC. 3541. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCUREMENT SYSTEM AND BOARD OF 
                   CONTRACT APPEALS.

       Title III of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601 
     et seq.) is amended by inserting after the title heading the 
     following new chapter:

                        ``Chapter 1--Procurement


                          ``procurement system

       ``Sec. 3101. (a) Panama Canal Acquisition Regulation.--(1) 
     The Commission shall establish by regulation a comprehensive 
     procurement system. The regulation shall be known as the 
     `Panama Canal Acquisition Regulation' (in this section 
     referred to as the `Regulation') and shall provide for the 
     procurement of goods and services by the Commission in a 
     manner that--
       ``(A) applies the fundamental operating principles and 
     procedures in the Federal Acquisition Regulation;
       ``(B) uses efficient commercial standards of practice; and
       ``(C) is suitable for adoption and uninterrupted use by the 
     Republic of Panama after the Canal Transfer Date.
       ``(2) The Regulation shall contain provisions regarding the 
     establishment of the Panama Canal Board of Contract Appeals 
     described in section 3102.
       ``(b) Supplement to Regulation.--The Commission shall 
     develop a Supplement to the Regulation (in this section 
     referred to as the `Supplement') that identifies both the 
     provisions of Federal law applicable to procurement of goods 
     and services by the Commission and the provisions of Federal 
     law waived by the Commission under subsection (c).
       ``(c) Waiver Authority.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Commission shall determine which provisions of Federal law 
     should not apply to procurement by the Commission and may 
     waive those laws for purposes of the Regulation and 
     Supplement.
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the Commission may not 
     waive--
       ``(A) section 27 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423);
       ``(B) the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.), other than section 10(a) of such Act (41 U.S.C 
     609(a)); or
       ``(C) civil rights, environmental, or labor laws.
       ``(d) Consultation With Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy.--In establishing the Regulation and 
     developing the Supplement, the Commission shall consult with 
     the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.
       ``(e) Effective Date.--The Regulation and the Supplement 
     shall take effect on the date of publication in the Federal 
     Register, or January 1, 1999, whichever is earlier.


                ``panama canal board of contract appeals

       ``Sec. 3102. (a) Establishment.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the Commission, shall establish 
     a board of contract appeals, to be known as the Panama Canal 
     Board of Contract Appeals, in accordance with section 8 of 
     the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 607). Except as 
     otherwise provided by this section, the Panama Canal Board of 
     Contract Appeals (in this section referred to as the `Board') 
     shall be subject to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.) in the same manner as any other agency 
     board of contract appeals established under that Act.
       ``(2) The Board shall consist of three members. At least 
     one member of the Board shall be licensed to practice law in 
     the Republic of Panama. Individuals appointed to the Board 
     shall take an oath of office, the form of which shall be 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(b) Exclusive Jurisdiction To Decide Appeals.--
     Notwithstanding section 10(a)(1) of the Contract Disputes Act 
     of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 609(a)(1)) or any other provision of law, 
     the Board shall have exclusive jurisdiction to decide an 
     appeal from a decision of a contracting officer under section 
     8(d) of such Act (41 U.S.C. 607(d)).
       ``(c) Exclusive Jurisdiction To Decide Protests.--The Board 
     shall decide protests submitted to it under this subsection 
     by interested parties in accordance with subchapter V of 
     title 31, United States Code. Notwithstanding section 3556 of 
     that title, section 1491(b) of title 28, United States Code, 
     and any other provision of law, the Board shall have 
     exclusive jurisdiction to decide such protests. For purposes 
     of this subsection--
       ``(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), each reference 
     to the Comptroller General in sections 3551 through 3555 of 
     title 31, United States Code, is deemed to be a reference to 
     the Board;

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       ``(2) the reference to the Comptroller General in section 
     3553(d)(3)(C)(ii) of such title is deemed to be a reference 
     to both the Board and the Comptroller General;
       ``(3) the report required by paragraph (1) of section 
     3554(e) of such title shall be submitted to the Comptroller 
     General as well as the committees listed in such paragraph;
       ``(4) the report required by paragraph (2) of such section 
     shall be submitted to the Comptroller General as well as 
     Congress; and
       ``(5) section 3556 of such title shall not apply to the 
     Board, but nothing in this subsection shall affect the right 
     of an interested party to file a protest with the appropriate 
     contracting officer.
       ``(d) Procedures.--The Board shall prescribe such 
     procedures as may be necessary for the expeditious decision 
     of appeals and protests under subsections (b) and (c).
       ``(e) Commencement.--The Board shall begin to function as 
     soon as it has been established and has prescribed procedures 
     under subsection (d), but not later than January 1, 1999.
       ``(f) Transition.--The Board shall have jurisdiction under 
     subsection (b) and (c) over any appeals and protests filed on 
     or after the date on which the Board begins to function. Any 
     appeals and protests filed before such date shall remain 
     before the forum in which they were filed.
       ``(g) Other Functions.--The Board may perform functions 
     similar to those described in this section for such other 
     matters or activities of the Commission as the Commission may 
     determine and in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
     the Commission.''.

     SEC. 3542. TRANSACTIONS WITH THE PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY.

       Section 1342 (22 U.S.C. 3752) is amended--
       (1) by designating the text of the section as subsection 
     (a); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(b) The Commission may provide office space, equipment, 
     supplies, personnel, and other in-kind services to the Panama 
     Canal Authority on a nonreimbursable basis.
       ``(c) Any executive department or agency of the United 
     States may, on a reimbursable basis, provide to the Panama 
     Canal Authority materials, supplies, equipment, work, or 
     services requested by the Panama Canal Authority, at such 
     rates as may be agreed upon by that department or agency and 
     the Panama Canal Authority.''.

     SEC. 3543. TIME LIMITATIONS ON FILING OF CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES.

       (a) Filing of Administrative Claims With Commission.--
     Sections 1411(a) (22 U.S.C. 3771(a)) and 1412 (22 U.S.C. 
     3772) are each amended in the last sentence by striking out 
     ``within 2 years after'' and all that follows through ``of 
     1985,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``within one year after 
     the date of the injury or the date of the enactment of the 
     Panama Canal Transition Facilitation Act of 1997,''.
       (b) Filing of Judicial Actions.--The penultimate sentence 
     of section 1416 (22 U.S.C. 3776) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``one year'' the first place it appears 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``180 days''; and
       (2) by striking out ``claim, or'' and all that follows 
     through ``of 1985,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``claim or 
     the date of the enactment of the Panama Canal Transition 
     Facilitation Act of 1997,''.

     SEC. 3544. TOLLS FOR SMALL VESSELS.

       Section 1602(a) (22 U.S.C. 3792(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking out ``supply ships, 
     and yachts'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``and supply 
     ships''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Tolls for small vessels (including yachts), as defined by 
     the Commission, may be set at rates determined by the 
     Commission without regard to the preceding provisions of this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 3545. DATE OF ACTUARIAL EVALUATION OF FECA LIABILITY.

       Section 5(a) of the Panama Canal Commission Compensation 
     Fund Act of 1988 (22 U.S.C. 3715c(a)) is amended by striking 
     out ``Upon the termination of the Panama Canal Commission'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``By March 31, 1998''.

     SEC. 3546. APPOINTMENT OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.

       Section 1102a (22 U.S.C. 3612a) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g)(1) The Commission may appoint any United States 
     citizen to have the general powers of a notary public to 
     perform, on behalf of Commission employees and their 
     dependents outside the United States, any notarial act that a 
     notary public is required or authorized to perform within the 
     United States. Unless an earlier expiration is provided by 
     the terms of the appointment, any such appointment shall 
     expire three months after the Canal Transfer Date.
       ``(2) Every notarial act performed by a person acting as a 
     notary under paragraph (1) shall be as valid, and of like 
     force and effect within the United States, as if executed by 
     or before a duly authorized and competent notary public in 
     the United States.
       ``(3) The signature of any person acting as a notary under 
     paragraph (1), when it appears with the title of that 
     person's office, is prima facie evidence that the signature 
     is genuine, that the person holds the designated title, and 
     that the person is authorized to perform a notarial act.''.

     SEC. 3547. COMMERCIAL SERVICES.

       Section 1102b (22 U.S.C. 3612b) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) The Commission may conduct and promote commercial 
     activities related to the management, operation, or 
     maintenance of the Panama Canal. Any such commercial activity 
     shall be carried out consistent with the Panama Canal Treaty 
     of 1977 and related agreements.''.

     SEC. 3548. TRANSFER FROM PRESIDENT TO COMMISSION OF CERTAIN 
                   REGULATORY FUNCTIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT 
                   CLASSIFICATION APPEALS.

       Sections 1221(a) and 1222(a) (22 U.S.C. 3661(a), 3662(a)) 
     are amended by striking out ``President'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Commission''.

     SEC. 3549. ENHANCED PRINTING AUTHORITY.

       Section 1306(a) (22 U.S.C. 3714b(a)) is amended by striking 
     out ``Section 501'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Sections 
     501 through 517 and 1101 through 1123''.

     SEC. 3550. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents in section 
     1 is amended--
       (1) by striking out the item relating to section 1210 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``Sec. 1210. Air transportation.'';

       (2) by striking out the items relating to sections 1215, 
     1219, and 1225;
       (3) by inserting after the item relating to section 1232 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 1233. Transition separation incentive payments.'';

     and
       (4) by inserting after the item relating to the heading of 
     title III the following:

                        ``Chapter 1--Procurement

``Sec. 3101. Procurement system.
``Sec. 3102. Panama Canal Board of Contract Appeals.''.

       (b) Amendment To Reflect Prior Change in Compensation of 
     Administrator.--Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking out the following:
       ``Administrator of the Panama Canal Commission.''.
       (c) Amendments To Reflect Change in Travel and 
     Transportation Expenses Authority.--(1) Section 5724(a)(3) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``, 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,'' and all that follows 
     through ``Panama Canal Act of 1979'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico''.
       (2) Section 5724a(j) of such title is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after ``Northern Mariana 
     Islands,''; and
       (B) by striking out ``United States, and'' and all that 
     follows through the period at the end and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``United States.''.
       (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall take 
     effect on January 1, 1999.
       (d) Miscellaneous Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Section 3(b) (22 U.S.C. 3602(b)) is amended by striking 
     out ``the Canal Zone Code'' and all that follows through 
     ``other laws'' the second place it appears and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``laws of the United States and regulations 
     issued pursuant to such laws''.
       (2)(A) The following provisions are each amended by 
     striking out ``the effective date of this Act'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``October 1, 1979'': sections 3(b), 3(c), 
     1112(b), and 1321(c)(1).
       (B) Section 1321(c)(2) is amended by striking out ``such 
     effective date'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 
     1979''.
       (C) Section 1231(c)(3)(A) (22 U.S.C. 3671(c)(3)(A)) is 
     amended by striking out ``the day before the effective date 
     of this Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 
     1979''.
       (3) Section 1102a(h), as redesignated by section 3546(1), 
     is amended by striking out ``section 1102B'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``section 1102b''.
       (4) Section 1110(b)(2) (22 U.S.C. 3620(b)(2)) is amended by 
     striking out ``section 16 of the Act of August 1, 1956 (22 
     U.S.C. 2680a),'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 207 
     of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927)''.
       (5) Section 1212(b)(3) (22 U.S.C. 3652(b)(3)) is amended by 
     striking out ``as last in effect before the effective date of 
     section 3530 of the Panama Canal Act Amendments of 1996'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``as in effect on September 22, 
     1996''.
       (6) Section 1243(c)(2) (22 U.S.C. 3681(c)(2)) is amended by 
     striking out ``retroactivity'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``retroactively''.
       (7) Section 1341(f) (22 U.S.C. 3751(f)) is amended by 
     striking out ``sections 1302(c)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``sections 1302(b)''.
                  TITLE XXXVI--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 3601. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 1998.
Sec. 3602. Repeal of obsolete annual report requirement concerning 
              relative cost of shipbuilding in the various coastal 
              districts of the United States.
Sec. 3603. Provisions relating to maritime security fleet program.
Sec. 3604. Authority to utilize replacement vessels and capacity.
Sec. 3605. Authority to convey National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel.
Sec. 3606. Determination of gross tonnage for purposes of tank vessel 
              double hull requirements.

     SEC. 3601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                   1998.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998, to be available

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     without fiscal year limitation if so provided in 
     appropriations Act, for the use of the Department of 
     Transportation for the Maritime Administration as follows:
       (1) For expenses necessary for operations and training 
     activities, $70,000,000.
       (2) For expenses under the loan guarantee program 
     authorized by title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 1271 et seq.), $39,000,000 of which--
       (A) $35,000,000 is for the cost (as defined in section 
     502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
     661a(5))) of loan guarantees under the program; and
       (B) $4,000,000 is for administrative expenses related to 
     loan guarantee commitments under the program.

     SEC. 3602. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE ANNUAL REPORT REQUIREMENT 
                   CONCERNING RELATIVE COST OF SHIPBUILDING IN THE 
                   VARIOUS COASTAL DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 213 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 
     (46 U.S.C. App. 1123), is amended by striking out paragraph 
     (c).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``on--'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (a) and inserting in lieu thereof ``on the 
     following:'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (a) and (b) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively;
       (3) by striking out the semicolon at the end of each of 
     those paragraphs and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (4) by realigning those paragraphs so as to be indented 2 
     ems from the left margin.

     SEC. 3603. PROVISIONS RELATING TO MARITIME SECURITY FLEET 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority of Contractors To Operate Self-Propelled Tank 
     Vessels in Noncontiguous Domestic Trades.--Section 656(b) of 
     the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1187e(b)) is 
     amended by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'', and by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Subsection (a) shall not apply to operation by a 
     contractor of a self-propelled tank vessel in a noncontiguous 
     domestic trade, or to ownership by a contractor of an 
     interest in a self-propelled tank vessel that operates in a 
     noncontiguous domestic trade.''.
       (b) Relief From Delay in Certain Operations Following 
     Documentation.--Section 652(c) of the Merchant Marine Act, 
     1936 (46 U.S.C. 1187a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The restrictions of section 901(b)(1) of this 
     Act concerning the building, rebuilding, or documentation of 
     a vessel in a foreign country shall not apply to a vessel for 
     any day the operator of that vessel is receiving payments 
     under an operating agreement under this subtitle.''.

     SEC. 3604. AUTHORITY TO UTILIZE REPLACEMENT VESSELS AND 
                   CAPACITY.

       Section 653(d)(1) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 1187b(d)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) a contractor or other person that commits to make 
     available a vessel or vessel capacity under the Emergency 
     Preparedness Program or another primary sealift readiness 
     program approved by the Secretary of Defense may, during the 
     activation of that vessel or capacity under that program, 
     operate or employ in foreign commerce a foreign-flag vessel 
     or foreign-flag vessel capacity as a temporary replacement 
     for the activated vessel or capacity; and''.

     SEC. 3605. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET 
                   VESSEL.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     may convey all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States Government in and to the vessel GOLDEN BEAR (United 
     States official number 239932) to the Artship Foundation, 
     located in Oakland, California (in this section referred to 
     as the ``recipient''), for use as a multi-cultural center for 
     the arts.
       (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
       (1) Delivery of vessel.--In carrying out subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall deliver the vessel--
       (A) at the place where the vessel is located on the date of 
     conveyance;
       (B) in its condition on that date; and
       (C) at no cost to the United States Government.
       (2) Required conditions.--The Secretary may not convey a 
     vessel under this section unless--
       (A) the recipient agrees to hold the Government harmless 
     for any claims arising from exposure to hazardous material, 
     including asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls, after 
     conveyance of the vessel, except for claims arising before 
     the date of the conveyance or from use of the vessel by the 
     Government after that date; and
       (B) the recipient has available, for use to restore the 
     vessel, in the form of cash, liquid assets, or a written loan 
     commitment, financial resources of at least $100,000.
       (3) Additional terms.--The Secretary may require such 
     additional terms in connection with the conveyance authorized 
     by this section as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (c) Other Unneeded Equipment.--The Secretary may convey to 
     the recipient of the vessel conveyed under this section any 
     unneeded equipment from other vessels in the National Defense 
     Reserve Fleet, for use to restore the vessel conveyed under 
     this section to museum quality.

     SEC. 3606. DETERMINATION OF GROSS TONNAGE FOR PURPOSES OF 
                   TANK VESSEL DOUBLE HULL REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 3703a of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e)(1) For the purposes of this section and except as 
     otherwise provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this 
     subsection, the gross tonnage of a vessel shall be the gross 
     tonnage that would have been recognized by the Secretary on 
     July 1, 1997, as the tonnage measured under section 14502 of 
     this title, or as an alternate tonnage measured under section 
     14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
     section 14104 of this title.
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary may waive the application of 
     paragraph (1) to a tank vessel if--
       ``(i) the owner of the tank vessel applies to the Secretary 
     for the waiver before January 1, 1998;
       ``(ii) the Secretary determines that--
       ``(I) the owner of the tank vessel has entered into a 
     binding agreement to alter the tank vessel in a shipyard in 
     the United States to reduce the gross tonnage of the tank 
     vessel by converting a portion of the cargo tanks of the tank 
     vessel into protectively located segregated ballast tanks; 
     and
       ``(II) that conversion will result in a significant 
     reduction in the risk of a discharge of oil;
       ``(iii) at least 60 days before the date of the issuance of 
     the waiver, the Secretary--
       ``(I) publishes notice that the Secretary has received the 
     application and made the determinations required by clause 
     (ii), including a description of the agreement entered into 
     pursuant to clause (ii)(I); and
       ``(II) provides an opportunity for submission of comments 
     regarding the application; and
       ``(iv) the alterations referred to in clause (ii)(I) are 
     completed before the later of--
       ``(I) the date by which the first special survey of the 
     tank vessel is required to be completed after the date of the 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998; or
       ``(II) July 1, 1999.
       ``(B) A waiver under subparagraph (A) shall not be 
     effective after the expiration of the 3-year period beginning 
     on the first date on which the tank vessel would have been 
     prohibited by subsection (c) from operating if the 
     alterations referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) were not 
     made.
       ``(3) This subsection does not apply to a tank vessel that, 
     before July 1, 1997, had undergone, or was the subject of a 
     contract for, alterations that reduce the gross tonnage of 
     the tank vessel, as shown by reliable evidence acceptable to 
     the Secretary.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       That the Senate recede from its amendment to the title of 
     the bill.
     From the Committee on National Security, for consideration of 
     the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Floyd Spence,
     Bob Stump,
     Duncan Hunter,
     John R. Kasich,
     Herbert H. Bateman,
     James V. Hansen,
     Curt Weldon,
     Joel Hefley,
     Jim Saxton,
     Steve Buyer,
     Tillie K. Fowler,
     John M. McHugh,
     James M. Talent,
     Terry Everett,
       (except for sections 355, 356, and 358-367),
     Roscoe G. Bartlett,
     Howard ``Buck'' McKeon,
     Ron Lewis,
     J.C. Watts, Jr.,
     Saxby Chambliss,
     Bob Riley,
     Ike Skelton,
     Norman Sisisky,
     John M. Spratt, Jr.,
       (except for the increase over the President's request for 
     research and development of a space-based laser and the 
     statement of managers on this program),
     Solomon P. Ortiz,
     Owen Pickett,
     Gene Taylor,
     Neil Abercrombie,
     Martin T. Meehan,
     Jane Harman,
     Paul McHale,
     Patrick J. Kennedy,
     Rod Blagojevich,
     Vic Snyder,
     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:
     Porter J. Goss,
     Jerry Lewis,
     Norm Dicks,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce for 
     consideration of sections 344, 601, 654, 735, 1021, 3143, 
     3144, 3201, 3202, 3402, and 3404 of the House bill, and 
     sections 338, 601, 663, 706, 1064, 2823, 3136, 3140, 3151, 
     3160, 3201, and 3402 of the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Tom Bliley,
     Dan Schaefer,
     Provided that Mr. Oxley is appointed in lieu of Mr. Dan 
     Schaefer of Colorado for consideration of sections 344 and 
     1021 of the House bill and section 2823 of the Senate 
     amendment:
     Michael G. Oxley,
     Provided that Mr. Bilirakis is appointed in lieu of Mr. Dan 
     Schaefer of Colorado for consideration of sections 601, 654, 
     and 735 of the

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     House bill, and sections 338, 601, 663, and 706 of the Senate 
     amendment:
     Mike Bilirakis,
     Provided that Mr. Tauzin is appointed in lieu of Mr. Dan 
     Schaefer of Colorado for consideration of section 1064 of the 
     Senate amendment.
     Billy Tauzin,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, for consideration of sections 374, 658, and 
     3143 of the House bill, and sections 664 of the Senate 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Bill Goodling,
     Harris W. Fawell,
     Loretta Sanchez,
     Provided that Mr. Riggs is appointed in lieu of Mr. Fawell 
     for consideration of section 658 of the House bill and 
     section 664 of the Senate amendment:
     Frank Riggs,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, for consideration of section 322 and 
     3527 of the House bill, and sections 1068, 1107, 2811, and 
     3527 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Dan Burton,
     Stephen Horn,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on House 
     Oversight, for consideration of section 543 of the Senate 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     William M. Thomas,
     Bob Ney,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for consideration of sections 374, 1057, 3521, 3522, and 3541 
     of the House bill, and sections 831, 1073, 1075, 1106, and 
     1201-1216 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Henry J. Hyde,
     Lamar Smith,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Resources, for 
     consideration of sections 214, 601, 653, 1021, 2835, 2901-
     2914 and 3404 of the House bill, and sections 234, 381-392, 
     601, 706, 2819, and 3158 of the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Don Young,
     Billy Tauzin,
     Provided that Mr. Delahunt is appointed in lieu of Mr. Miller 
     of California for consideration of sections 2901-2914 of the 
     House bill and sections 381-392 of the Senate amendment.
     William Delahunt,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Science, for 
     consideration of sections 214 and 3148 of the House bill, and 
     sections 234 and 1064 of the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.,
     Ken Calvert,
     George E. Brown, Jr.,
     Provided that Mr. Rohrabacher is appointed in lieu of Mr. 
     Calvert for consideration of section 1064 of the Senate 
     amendment:
     Dana Rohrabacher,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure for consideration of sections 345, 563, 
     601, 1021, 2861, and 3606 of the House bill, and section 601 
     of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Bud Shuster,
     Wayne T. Gilchrest,
     Robert A. Borski,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs for consideration of sections 751, 752, and 759 of 
     the House bill, and sections 220, 542, 751, 752, 758, 1069, 
     1074, and 1076 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Christopher H. Smith,
     Mike Bilirakis,
     Joseph P. Kennedy,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.
     Strom Thurmond,
     John Warner,
     John McCain,
     Dan Coats,
     Bob Smith,
     Dirk Kempthorne,
     Jim Inhofe,
     Rick Santorum,
     Olympia Snowe,
     Pat Roberts,
     Carl Levin,
     Ted Kennedy,
     Jeff Bingaman,
     John Glenn,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Chuck Robb,
     Joe Lieberman,
     Max Cleland,
                               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. SNOWBARGER, 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

286

When there appeared

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Nays

123

para. 121.29                  [Roll No. 534]

                                YEAS--286

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--123

     Ackerman
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Andrews
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Burr
     Capps
     Cubin
     Duncan
     Flake

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     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Kelly
     McDade
     McIntosh
     Mollohan
     Payne
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Yates
  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. 121.30  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1270

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-354) the resolution (H. Res. 283) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1270) to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy 
Act of 1982.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 121.31  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2493

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
reported (Rept. No. 105-355) the resolution (H. Res. 284) providing for 
the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2493) to establish a mechanism by 
which the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Interior can 
provide for uniform management of livestock grazing on Federal lands.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 121.32  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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 24, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 121.33  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. SCHIFF, for today through November 14; and
  To Mr. WELDON, for October 29 and October 30.
  And then,

para. 121.34  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FAZIO, by unanimous consent, at 9 o'clock and 12 
minutes p.m., the House adjourned out of respect for the late Honorable 
Walter H. Capps.

para. 121.35  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. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     House Resolution 139. Resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that the Department of Education, 
     States, and local education agencies should spend a greater 
     percentage of Federal education tax dollars in our children's 
     classrooms; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-349). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee of Conference. Conference report on S. 
     858. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 
     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 (Rept. No. 105-350). Order to 
     be printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 948. 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 (Rept. No. 105-351). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1604. A 
     bill to provide for the division, use and distribution of 
     judgment funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan 
     pursuant to dockets numbered 18-E, 58, 364, and 18-R before 
     the Indians Claims Commission: with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-352). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2402. A 
     bill to make technical and clarifying amendments to improve 
     management of water-related facilities in the Western United 
     States; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-353). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Rules. House 
     Resolution 283. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 1270) to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
     1982 (Rept. No. 105-354). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 284. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2493) to establish a mechanism by which the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior can provide for 
     uniform management of livestock grazing on Federal lands 
     (Rept. No. 105-355). Referred to the House Calendar. 

para. 121.36  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. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Talent, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Hoekstra):
       H.R. 2746. A bill to amend title VI of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 to give parents with low-
     incomes the opportunity to choose the appropriate school for 
     their children; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida:
       H.R. 2747. A bill to provide for limited circumstances 
     under which compliance with a subpoena issued in connection 
     with certain civil actions in a court of the United States 
     shall not be required; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Cook, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Quinn, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 2748. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide assistance and slots with respect to air carrier 
     service between high density airports and airports not 
     receiving sufficient air service, to improve jet aircraft 
     service to underserved markets, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Meehan):
       H.R. 2749. A bill to establish doctoral fellowships 
     designed to increase the pool of scientists and engineers 
     trained specifically to address the global energy and 
     environmental challenges of the 21st century; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Dooley 
             of California):
       H.R. 2750. A bill to amend 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. KIM (for himself and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 2751. A bill to amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 
     to improve the management and operations of the General 
     Services Administration; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LEWIS of California:
       H.R. 2752. A bill to present a gold medal to Len ``Roy 
     Rogers'' Slye and Octavia ``Dale Evans'' Smith; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2753. A bill to amend the charter of Southeastern 
     University of the District of Columbia; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Manton, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Thompson, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 2754. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act and title 38, United States Code, to require 
     hospitals to use only hollow-bore needle devices that 
     minimize the risk of needlestick injury to health care 
     workers; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, 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 (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 2755. A bill to provide financial assistance for 
     higher education to the dependents of Federal, State, and 
     local public safety officers who are killed or permanently 
     and totally disabled as the result of a traumatic injury 
     sustained in the line of duty; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2756. A bill to authorize an exchange of property 
     between the Kake Tribal Corporation and the Sealaska 
     Corporation and the United States; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.J. Res. 98. A joint resolution to recognize Commodore 
     John Barry as the first flag officer of the United States 
     Navy; to the Committee on National Security.

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           By Mr. DEUTSCH:
       H. Con. Res. 178. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the transfer of Hong Kong to the 
     People's Republic of China not alter the current or future 
     status of the Republic of China on Taiwan; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Salmon):
       H. Con. Res. 179. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to the human rights situation 
     in the Republic of Turkey in light of that country's desire 
     to host the next summit meeting of the heads of state or 
     government of the Organization for Security and Cooperation 
     in Europe (OSCE); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Hamilton, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Berman):
       H. Res. 282. A resolution congratulating the Association of 
     South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the occasion of its 30th 
     Anniversary; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MANTON (for himself and Mr. Traficant):
       H. Res. 285. A resolution requiring the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to 
     meet the requirements applicable to the head of a department 
     or independent establishment under the Buy American Act in 
     acquiring articles, materials, and supplies for the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on House Oversight. 

para. 121.37  memorials

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

       215. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of The Mariana Islands, 
     relative to House Resolution No. 10-161 requesting that a 
     public hearing be held in the Commonwealth on any bill 
     affecting CNMI local self-government as granted by the 
     Covenant; to the Committee on Resources.
       216. Also,a memorial of the Legislature of the Territory of 
     Guam, relative to Resolution No. 162 endorsing the passage of 
     H.R. 2200, the Guam War Restitution Act, introduced by 
     Congressman Robert A. Underwood in the 105th Congress, 
     granting restitution for the people of Guam who endured the 
     atrocities of the Japanese occupation of Guam in World War 
     II; to the Committee on Resources. 

para. 121.38  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 59: Mr. Snowbarger and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 74: Mr. Stark, Mr. Clay, Mr. Manton, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Olver, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard
       H.R. 76: Mr. Horn, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Fazio of California, 
     Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Jones, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
     Stabenow, and Mr. John.
       H.R. 164: Mr. Gilman, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
     Thompson.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 169: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 192: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 251: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 286: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 287: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Ford, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 349: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 387: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 502: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 536: Mr. Jackson, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 594: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 619: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. 
     Eshoo, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 692: Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 715: Mr. Etheridge and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 718: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 738: Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 816: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 832: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 853: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Goode, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. 
     Levin.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Weygand, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Scott, Mr. Kucinich, and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1059: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Olver, Mr. Hayworth, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1070: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Evans, Mr. Saxton, 
     Mr. Stupak, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1104: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Burr of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Matsui and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1234: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1373: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1376: Mr. Vento and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 1428: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 1492: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 1555: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1591: Mr. Hefley and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 1705: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 1737: Mr. Becerra and Mr. Baker.
       H.R. 1749: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     Ensign, Ms. Danner, Mr. Matsui, Mr. John, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. 
     Tanner.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 1782: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1797: Mr. Gibbons and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 1870: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1873: Ms. Sanchez and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1874: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1904: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1909: Mr. Jenkins.
       H.R. 1987: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 2009: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Towns, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Graham, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
     Riley, Mr. Filner, Ms. Rivers and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2023: Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Carson, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2038: Mr. Graham, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2050: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 2053: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 2081: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2163: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 2191: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 2199: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Dellums, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Baker, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. 
     McIntyre.
       H.R. 2275: Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Morella, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2292: Mr. Talent and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2327: Mr. Barton of Texas and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 2349: Mr. Stark, Mr. Royce, Mr. Packard, and Mr. 
     Dreier.
       H.R. 2404: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 2421: Ms. Furse, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
     Paul.
       H.R. 2422: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 2451: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 2468: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 2503: Mr. Manton, Mr. Thompson and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 2543: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2549: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
     Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Barlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Snowbarger, and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 2591: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Yates, Mr. Fox 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Saxton, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
     McGovern.
       H.R. 2599: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 2600: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Hill, and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 2604: Mr. Kim, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Klink, 
     Mr. Murtha, Mr. Holden, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Shaw, 
     and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Goode, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 2625: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Talent, 
     Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Thune, Mr. Wicker, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2626: Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Hill.
       H.R. 2627: Mr. McHale, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 2635: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Blagojevich, Mr. Olver, Mr. Yates, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Woolsey, 
     Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Torres, Mr. DeFazio, 
     and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 2639: Mr. Weldon of Florida and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2652: Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 2657: Mr. Collins and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 2709: Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Engel, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Wolf, 
     Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
     Ehrlich, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Roemer, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Rothman, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Frost, Mr. Latham, 
     and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2713: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2717: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. 
     Furse, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Weygand.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Ms. Millender-McDonald and Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Stupak.
       H. Con. Res. 121: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Green, 
     Mr. Neumann, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     Cooksey, Mr. Baker, Mr. Coble, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
     Bliley, Mr. McDade, and Mr. Livingston.
       H. Con. Res. 150: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
     Crapo.
       H. Con. Res. 156: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Stark, and 
     Mr. Manton.
       H. Con. Res. 160: Mr. Torres, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
     Eshoo, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Abercrombie,  and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H. Con. Res. 162: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.

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       H. Con. Res. 170: Mr. Baker and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H. Res. 26: Mr. Fawell, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Kilpatrick, and 
     Mr. McGovern.
       H. Res. 139: Mr. Weller and Mr. Pappas.
       H. Res. 279: Mr. Stark, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. 
     Ackerman.

para. 121.39  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       25. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Butler Township 
     Board of Commissioners of Lyndora, Pennsylvania, relative to 
     Resolution No. 97-16 expressing concerns regarding personal 
     wireless communication service facilities; which was referred 
     to the Committee on Commerce. 
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                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1997 (122)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 122.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, October 28, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 122.2  communications

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

       5675. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final rule--APHIS Policy Regarding Importation of 
     Animals and Animal Products [Docket No. 94-106-8] (RIN: 0579-
     AA71) received October 29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5676. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report on appropriations legislation 
     pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 (Section 251(a)(7)), as amended by the Budget 
     Enforcement Act of 1997; to the Committee on the Budget.
       5677. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Implementation of 
     Section 9 of the Communications Act; Assessment and 
     Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 1997 [MD Docket 
     No. 96-186] received October 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5678. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Food Labeling; Nutrient Content Claims: Definition for 
     ``High Potency'' and Definitions of ''Antioxidant'' for Use 
     in Nutrient Content Claims for Dietary Supplements and 
     Conventional Foods; Correction [Docket Nos. 95N-0245, 95N-
     0282, and 95N-0347] (RIN: 0910AA59) received October 28, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5679. 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-111-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5680. A letter from the President, Institute of American 
     Indian Arts, transmitting the consolidated report for FY 1997 
     covering both the annual report on audit and investigative 
     coverage required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, and the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
     report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5681. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule--
     Fellowship and Similar Appointments in the Excepted Service 
     (RIN: 3206-AH91) received October 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       5682. A letter from the Special Counsel, U.S. Office of 
     Special Counsel, transmitting the FY 1997 annual report under 
     the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) of 
     1982, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5683. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod [Docket No. 961107312-7021-02; 
     I.D. 101697B] received October 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5684. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Business Expenses [Revenue Procedure 97-52] received October 
     29, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means. 

para. 122.3  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. 2107) ``An Act making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.''.

para. 122.4  the late honorable walter h. capps

  Mr. FAZIO, submitted the following priviledged resolution (H. Res. 
286):

       Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of 
     the death of the Honorable Walter H. Capps, a Representative 
     from the State of California.
       Resolved, That a committee of such Members of the House as 
     the Speaker may designate, together with such Members of the 
     Senate as may be joined, be appointed to attend the funeral.
       Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be 
     authorized and directed to take such steps as may be 
     necessary for carrying out the provisions of these 
     resolutions and that the necessary expenses in connection 
     therewith be paid out of the contingent fund of the House.
       Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to 
     the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased.
       Resolved, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn as 
     a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased.

  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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 122.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1270

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 283):

         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. 1270) to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
     1982. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 
     Points of order against consideration of the bill for failure 
     to comply with section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill 
     and shall not exceed eighty minutes, with sixty minutes 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Commerce and twenty 
     minutes 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 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 or section 306 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. Notwithstanding 
     clause 5(c) of rule XXIII, no amendment to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute 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, and shall not be 
     subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
     or in the Committee of the Whole. Points of order against the 
     last amendment printed in the report of the Committee on 
     Rules for failure to comply with clause 5(a) of rule XXI or 
     section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are 
     waived. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be fifteen minutes. 
     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 majority leader or his designee. 
     After a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill 
     (as described in clause 7 of rule XXIII) has been rejected, 
     the Chairman may not entertain another such motion during 
     further consideration of the bill. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with

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     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. 1270, it shall be in order to 
     take from the Speaker's table the bill, S. 104, and to 
     consider the Senate bill in the House. Points of order 
     against consideration of the Senate bill for failure to 
     comply with section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 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. 1270 as passed by the 
     House. 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. 104 and request a 
     conference with the Senate thereon.

  When said resolution was read.
  Pending consideration of said resolution,

para. 122.6  motion to adjourn

  Mr. ENSIGN moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. ENSIGN 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

29

When there appeared

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Nays

374

para. 122.7                   [Roll No. 535]

                                YEAS--29

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Hilleary
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     LaFalce
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Mink
     Obey
     Olver
     Stark
     Torres

                                NAYS--374

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Dickey
     English
     Flake
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Hansen
     Houghton
     Johnson, Sam
     Kelly
     Martinez
     McIntosh
     Myrick
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Talent
     Weldon (FL)
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.
  When House Resolution 283 was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, 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. ENSIGN 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

259

When there appeared

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Nays

155

para. 122.8                   [Roll No. 536]

                                YEAS--259

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Klug
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis

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     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--155

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Cardin
     Carson
     Christensen
     Clay
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Brown (CA)
     Cubin
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Kelly
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Matsui
     McIntosh
     Meek
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Weldon (FL)
     Wolf
  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. 122.9  privileges of the house

  Mr. GEPHARDT rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 287):

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas a Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committees possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it:
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER 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

218

It was decided in the

Nays

200

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 122.10                  [Roll No. 537]

                                YEAS--218

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg

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     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Sanchez
       

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Cubin
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Kelly
     Kolbe
     Matsui
     McIntosh
     Meek
     Payne
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Weldon (FL)
  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. 122.11  h. res. 139--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 agree to the resolution (H. Res. 139) expressing the sense of the 
House of Representatives that the Department of Education, States, and 
local education agencies should spend a greater percentage of Federal 
education tax dollars in our children's classrooms; 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

310

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

99

para. 122.12                  [Roll No. 538]

                                YEAS--310

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--99

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Becerra
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Barcia
     Carson
     Cubin
     Davis (VA)
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (WA)
     Hill
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Kelly
     McIntosh
     Meek
     Payne
     Rangel
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Waters
     Weldon (FL) 
  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. 122.13  h.r. 1484--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I,

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announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1484) to redesignate the Dublin 
Federal Courthouse building located in Dublin, Georgia, as the J. Roy 
Rowland Federal Courthouse; 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.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE 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

414

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para. 122.14                  [Roll No. 539]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Burton
     Conyers
     Crane
     Cubin
     Fattah
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (WA)
     Houghton
     Kelly
     McDade
     McIntosh
     Meek
     Payne
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Thomas
     Weldon (FL)
  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 
redesignate the United States courthouse located at 100 Franklin Street 
in Dublin, Georgia, as the `J. Roy Rowland 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. 122.15  h.r. 1479--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. 1479) to designate the Federal 
building and United States courthouse located at 300 Northeast First 
Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the ``David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse''; 
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.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE 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

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affirmative

Nays

0

para. 122.16                  [Roll No. 540]

                                YEAS--411

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof

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     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Canady
     Clay
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Deutsch
     Fattah
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Kelly
     McIntosh
     Meek
     Payne
     Pryce (OH)
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Serrano
     Stokes
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
  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 and United States courthouse located at 
300 Northeast First Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the `David W. Dyer 
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. 122.17  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. 122.18  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2267

  Mr. ROHRABACHER submitted the privileged motion 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. 2267) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and for other purposes, be instructed to insist on the 
disagreement of the House with section 111 of the Senate amendment, 
which provides for a permanent extension of section 245(i) of the 
Immigration and Nationality 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. CAMP, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. ROHRABACHER 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

153

When there appeared

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Nays

268

para. 122.19                  [Roll No. 541]

                                YEAS--153

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Baker
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--268

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Camp
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs

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     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     DeFazio
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Cubin
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Kelly
     McIntosh
     Payne
     Riley
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Weldon (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. 122.20  nuclear waste policy

  Pending the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, resolving the House into 
the Committee on the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1270) to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy 
Act of 1982,

para. 122.21  point of order

  Mr. ENSIGN made a point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I rise to make a point of order under section 425 of 
the Budget Act on the basis that the provision beginning on page 56, 
line 15 of said bill imposes an unfunded intergovernmental mandate on 
state governments,
  ``Mr. Speaker, the Congressional Budget Office states in its cost 
estimate of H.R. 1270, dated September 25, 1997, that H.R. 1270 contains 
intergovernmental mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform 
Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-4). The Congressional Budget Office 
estimates that if this bill were enacted the New York Power Authority, a 
publicly owned utility, would be required to pay $180 million in the 
year 2002. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act set a threshold of $50 
million for 1996, annually adjusted for inflation. Therefore, the 
Congressional Budget Office estimates that these mandates would impose 
costs on state governments exceeding the threshold. Mr. Speaker, I 
demand a ruling by the Chair that sustains my point of order against 
H.R. 1270 because it clearly violates the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
that forbade unfunded mandates on state and local governments.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, responded to the point of order, 
and said:
  ``The gentleman from Nevada makes a point of order that the bill 
violates section 425(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
  ``In accordance with section 426(b)(2) of the Act, the gentleman must 
specify precise language in the bill on which he predicates his point or 
order. Having met the threshold burden to identify specific language in 
the bill, the gentleman from Nevada and a Member opposed each will 
control 10 minutes of debate on the question of consideration under 
section 426(b)(4).
  ``Pursuant to section 426(b)(3) of the Act, after debate, the Chair 
will put the question of consideration, to wit: `Will the House now 
consider the bill?
  ``The gentleman from Nevada is recognized for ten minutes and the 
gentleman from Colorado is recognized for ten minutes.''.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now consider the bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ENSIGN 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

312

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

105

para. 122.22                  [Roll No. 542]

                                YEAS--312

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--105

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Becerra
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bryant
     Campbell
     Carson
     Christensen
     Clay
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Doggett
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Furse
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Souder
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Cubin
     Franks (NJ)
     Gonzalez
     Hinojosa
     Houghton
     Hyde
     Kelly
     McIntosh
     Payne
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Torres
     Weldon (FL)
     Wise
     Yates
  So the House decided to consider said bill.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the House agreed to consider 
said bill was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

[[Page 1946]]

para. 122.23  order of business--consideration of amendment--h.r. 1270

  On motion of Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during consideration of H.R. 1270 in the Committee of 
the Whole on the state of the Union, pursuant to House Resolution 283, 
it may be in order to consider the amendment numbered 1 in House Report 
105-354 in the modified form placed at the Speaker's desk.

para. 122.24  nuclear waste policy

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to House Resolution 283 
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. 1270) to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. McINNIS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 122.25  recorded vote

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

       Page 4, strike line 11 and all that follows through page 5 
     line 11, and insert the following:
       ``(3) Affected indian tribe.--The term affected Indian 
     tribe' means an Indian tribe whose reservation is surrounded 
     by or borders on an affected unit of local government, or 
     whose federally-defined possessory or usage rights to other 
     lands outside of the border of the Indian tribe's reservation 
     arising out of Congressionally-ratified treaties may be 
     affected by the locating of an interim storage facility or 
     repository, if the Secretary finds, upon petition of the 
     appropriate government officials of the Indian tribe, that 
     such affects are both substantial and adverse to the Indian 
     tribe.

It was decided in the

Yeas

408

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

10

para. 122.26                  [Roll No. 543]

                                AYES--408

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--10

     Barr
     Barton
     Coble
     Ewing
     Hastert
     Hefley
     Hostettler
     Sanford
     Solomon
     Stump

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Berman
     Cubin
     Dingell
     Gonzalez
     Kelly
     Lewis (CA)
     McIntosh
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Weldon (FL)
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para. 122.27  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. 
TRAFICANT:

       Page 6, insert after line 7 the following:
       ``(II) Nuclear nonproliferation.''
       Page 7, line 14, strike ``reprocessing'' and insert 
     ``reprocessing in the United States''.
       Page 11, line 13 insert after ``fuel'' the following: ``, 
     other than foreign spent nuclear fuel as defined in section 
     131f(4) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2160(f)(4),''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

407

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

11

para. 122.28                  [Roll No. 544]

                                AYES--407

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley

[[Page 1947]]


     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--11

     Cannon
     Clyburn
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Klink
     Lofgren
     Martinez
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Berman
     Campbell
     Cubin
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Kelly
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     Morella
     Schiff
     Smith (TX)
     Stokes
     Weldon (FL)
     Yates
  So the amendment, as modified, was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. McINNIS, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 122.29  message from the president--aeronautics and space 
          activities

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, 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 (FY) 1996, 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 in FY 1996 
involved 14 contributing departments and agencies of the Federal 
Government.
  A wide variety of aeronautics and space developments took place during 
FY 1996. The Administration issued an integrated National Space Policy, 
consolidating a number of previous policy directives into a singular, 
coherent vision of the future for the civil, commercial, and national 
security space sectors. The Administration also issued a formal policy 
on the future management and use of the U.S. Global Positioning System.
  During FY 1996, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(NASA) successfully completed eight Space Shuttle flights. NASA also 
launched 7 expendable launch vehicles, while the Department of Defense 
launched 9 and the commercial sector launched 13. In the reusable launch 
vehicle program, Vice President Gore announced NASA's selection of a 
private sector partner to design, fabricate, and flight test the X-33 
vehicle.
  Scientists made some dramatic new discoveries in various space-related 
fields such as space science, Earth science and remote sensing, and life 
and microgravity science. Most notably, NASA researchers cooperating 
with the National Science Foundation found possible evidence of ancient 
microbial life in a meteorite believed to be from Mars.
  In aeronautics, activities included the development of technologies to 
improve performance, increase safety, reduce engine noise, and assist 
U.S. industry to be more competitive in the world market. Air traffic 
control activities focused on various automation systems to increase 
flight safety and enhance the efficient use of air space.
  Close international cooperation with Russia occurred in the Shuttle-
Mir docking missions and with Canada, Europe, Japan, and Russia in the 
International Space Station program. The United States also entered into 
new cooperative agreements with Japan and new partners in South America 
and Asia.
  In conclusion, FY 1996 was a very active and successful year for U.S. 
aeronautics and space programs. Efforts in these areas have contributed 
significantly to the Nation's scientific and technical knowledge, 
international cooperation, environmental health, and economic 
competitiveness.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 29, 1997.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on Science.

para. 122.30  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2493

  Mr. McINNIS, 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. 2493) to establish a mechanism by which the 
     Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 
     can provide for uniform management of livestock grazing on 
     Federal lands. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the bill 
     and shall not exceed one hour, with thirty minutes equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Resources and thirty minutes 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Agriculture. After 
     general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
     under the five-minute rule for a period not to exceed three 
     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 Resources now printed in the bill. The committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute 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, if 
     offered by Representative Smith of Oregon 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, 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 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
     amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the 
     purpose of further amendment. During consideration of the 
     bill for further 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 of clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so 
     printed shall be considered as read. The Chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during 
     further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request 
     for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five 
     minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any 
     postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
     without intervening business, provided that the minimum, time 
     for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
     shall be 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 amend

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     ments 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 are 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. BLUNT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER 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. BLUNT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the agreeing to said resolution 
were postponed until Thursday, October 30, 1997.

para. 122.31  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2746 and h.r. 2616

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-357) the resolution (H. Res. 288) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2746) to amend title VI of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 to give parents with low-incomes the opportunity 
to choose the appropriate school for their children and for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2616) to amend titles VI and X of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve and expand 
charter schools.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 122.32  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. CUBIN, for October 21 through the end of the First Session, 
105th Congress;
  To Mrs. KELLY, for October 28 after 8 p.m. and today; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 4 p.m.
  And then,

para. 122.33  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PAPPAS, pursuant to the provisions of House 
Resolution 286, heretofore agreed to, at 10 o'clock and 43 minutes p.m., 
the House adjourned in memory of the late Honorable Walter H. Capps.

para. 122.34  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. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2645. A bill 
     to make technical corrections related to the Taxpayer Relief 
     Act of 1997 and certain other tax legislation; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 105-356). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 288. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2746) to amend title VI of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to give parents with low-incomes the 
     opportunity to choose the appropriate school for their 
     children and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2616) to 
     amend titles VI and X of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to improve and expand charter schools 
     (Rept. No. 105-357). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 122.35  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. DEFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 2757. A bill to impose a moratorium on increases in 
     the rates charged for cable television service, to require 
     the Federal Communications Commission to conduct an inquiry 
     into the causes of such increases and the impediments to 
     competition, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Collins, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Coble, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Torres, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Taylor 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Upton, Mr. Everett, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Crane, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Ballenger):
       H.R. 2758. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     minimize the unfair competition for Federal contracting 
     opportunities between Federal Prison Industries and private 
     firms (especially small business concerns), to provide to 
     Federal agencies in their dealings with Federal Prison 
     Industries the contract administration tools generally 
     available to assure quality performance by their other 
     suppliers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 2759. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act with respect to the requirements for the admission of 
     nonimmigrant nurses who will practice in health professional 
     shortage areas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. John, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Pombo):
       H.R. 2760. A bill to amend the Sikes Act to establish a 
     mechanism by which outdoor recreation programs on military 
     installations will be accessible to disabled veterans, 
     military dependents with disabilities, and other persons with 
     disabilities; 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. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Ms. Norton, Ms. Furse, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Schumer, Ms. 
             Rivers, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2761. A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners 
     of Federal employees; 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. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 2762. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to improve the protection of the Nation's 
     wetlands and watersheds, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 2763. A bill to provide that an annual pay adjustment 
     for Members of Congress may not exceed the cost-of-living 
     adjustment in benefits under title II of the Social Security 
     Act for that year; 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. HANSEN (for himself and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 2764. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the excise tax rate on tobacco products and 
     deposit the resulting revenues into a Public Health and 
     Education Resource Trust Fund, 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. HILLIARD:
       H.R. 2765. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to specify certain circumstances that give rise to 
     affiliation or control of a nonprofit organization by a for-
     profit organization for purposes of denying eligibility for 
     the low-income housing tax credit; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hall 
             of Ohio, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Regula, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Hobson, and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 2766. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 215 East Jackson Street in Painesville, 
     Ohio, as the ``Karl Bernal Post Office Building``; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
             and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 2767. A bill to provide additional compensation for 
     members of the Metropolitan Police Department and Fire 
     Department of the District of Columbia, the United States 
     Secret Service Uniformed Division, and the United States Park 
     Police who carry out certain technical or hazardous duties, 
     and for

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     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 2768. A bill to provide for the retirement of all 
     Americans; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     Rules, 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. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. McDermott, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Berman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Furse, and Mr. 
             Blagojevich):
       H.R. 2769. A bill to ensure that background checks are 
     conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms 
     dealer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 2770. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to 
     provide for a deferral of the duty on large yachts imported 
     for sale at boat shows in the United States; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAYS:
       H.R. 2771. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States relating to the definition of raw value 
     for purposes of raw sugar import tariff rate quota; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 2772. A bill to establish an Office of National 
     Security within the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     provide for the monitoring of the extent of foreign 
     involvement in United States securities markets, financial 
     institutions, and pension funds, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
     on International Relations, Banking and Financial Services, 
     and Education and the Workforce, for a period to 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. LINDA SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. 
             Wolf, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Cox of California, and Mr. 
             Tiahrt):
       H. Con. Res. 180. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China should stop the practice of harvesting and 
     transplanting organs for profit from prisoners that it 
     executes; 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. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Porter, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Pappas):
       H. Con. Res. 181. Concurrent resolution calling for a 
     United States effort to end restrictions on the freedoms and 
     human rights of the enclaved people in the occupied area of 
     Cyprus; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 286. A resolution expressing the condolences of the 
     House on the death of the Honorable Walter H. Capps, a 
     Representative from the State of California; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Res. 289. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Congress that a renewed effort be made to end the violent 
     guerrilla war in Colombia, which poses a serious threat to 
     democracy in regions of Colombia as evidenced by the results 
     of the recent October 26, 1997, elections; to the Committee 
     on International Relations. 

para. 122.36  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 12: Mr. Ford and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Bilbray and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Towns, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Eshoo, 
     Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 475: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 693: Mr. Goss and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 696: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 768: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Roemer and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 820: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 875: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Borski and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Nussle and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1146: Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1200: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Stokes, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Souder, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1289: Mrs. Northup, Mr. Filner, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Ms. Harman, Mr. Scott, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. 
     Strickland.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Kildee and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1376: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1390: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1404: Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Cannon, and 
     Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1481: Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bono, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1524: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 1541: Mr. Stickland.
       H.R. 1608: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Stupak, 
     and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1628: Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 1727: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1753: Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 1754: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 1813: Mr. Evans, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1836: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 1883: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 2072: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 2095: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 2103: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2130: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
     Jackson.
       H.R. 2174: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2185: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 2224: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2257: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 2263: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 2292: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 2321: Mr. Ney and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 2349: Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 2380: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 2382: Mr. McGovern and Ms. Christian-Green.
       H.R. 2428: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Manton, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Minge, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Rahall and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2474: Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Granger, and Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 2489: Ms. Furse, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Baesler, Ms. 
     Hooley of Oregon, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 2524: Mr. Torres, Mrs. Thurman, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 2560: Mr. Salmon, Mr. Torres, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. 
     Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Ortiz, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Clement, 
     Mr. Ford, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, and 
     Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 2611: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 2625: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Upton, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 2626: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 2668: Mr. Neumann, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cunningham, and 
     Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 2670: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 2671: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2693: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
     Millender-McDonald, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Lampson.
       H.R. 2695: Mr. Filner, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2709: Ms. Harman, Mr. Shays, Mr. Lewis of California, 
     Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Smith 
     of New Jersey, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Young of Alaska, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
     Cardin, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Kasich, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Porter, 
     Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Costello, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Rodriguez, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2717: Mr. Farttah and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 2739: Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 2741: Mr. Packard, Mr. Pombo, and Ms. Sanchez.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H. Con. Res. 127: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Bachus.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lazio of New York, and 
     Mr. Pappas.
       H. Con. Res. 156: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H. Con. Res. 172: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H. Res. 211: Mr. Hobson, Mr. Kim, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
     Petri, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Wicker.
       H. Res. 231: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H. Res. 247: Mr. Luther.
       H. Res. 267: Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Brady, Mr. Coble, Ms. 
     Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     Gillmor, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, Mr. Shays, Mr. Packard, Mr. Graham, 
     Mr. Aderholt, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. McCarthy 
     of New York.

para. 122.37  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. 2527: Ms. DeLauro.
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para. 123.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE,

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who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 30, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 123.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, October 29, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 123.3  communications

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

       5685. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting 
     notification that the Navy plans to finalize requirements to 
     transfer the aircraft carrier ex-HORNET (CV 12) to a 
     nonprofit group in Alameda, California, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     7306; to the Committee on National Security.
       5686. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Affordable Housing Disposition Program 
     covering the period from January 1, 1997 through June 30, 
     1997, pursuant to Public Law 102--233, section 616 (105 Stat. 
     1787); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       5687. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's final 
     rule--National Flood Insurance Program: Insurance Coverage 
     and Rates, Criteria for Land Management, Use, Identification, 
     and Mapping of Flood Control Restoration Zones (RIN: 3067-
     AC17) received October 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5688. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the President's Report to 
     Congress on the Modernization of the Authorities of the 
     Defense Production Act, pursuant to Public Law 104--64, 
     section 4; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       5689. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Acquisition Regulation, 
     Classification, Security and Counterintelligence [48 CFR 
     Parts 952 and 970] received October 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5690. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--
     Regulations for the Licensing of Hydroelectric Projects 
     [Docket No. RM95-16-000; Order No. 596] received October 29, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5691. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule--Perimeter Intrusion Alarm Systems 
     [Regulatory Guide 5.44] received October 23, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5692. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on the accomplishments in the 
     field of family planning during fiscal years 1994 and 1995, 
     pursuant to the Family Planning Services and Population 
     Research Act of 1975, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5693. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting reports prepared in response to 
     various provisions of the National Securities Markets 
     Improvement Act of 1996; to the Committee on Commerce.
       5694. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Russia, Ukraine, and 
     Norway (Transmittal No. DTC-86-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5695. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-89-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5696. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Russia (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-68-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5697. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Audit of ANC 6C 
     Covering the Period October 1, 1993 through December 31, 
     1996,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 47--117(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5698. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the annual report summarizing 
     actions taken under Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act for the 
     year ending September 30, 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3801--
     3812; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5699. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Official, 
     National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule--Transfer of Electronic 
     Records to the National Archives (RIN: 3095-AA70) received 
     October 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5700. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend chapter 87 of title 5, United States 
     Code, to enforce domestic relations court orders concerning 
     payment of insurance proceeds, to make Additional Optional 
     life insurance portable upon separation from service and 
     allow retired employees to continue such coverage with no 
     reduction after age 65, to improve Family Optional life 
     insurance benefits, and to improve program administration; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5701. A letter from the Executive Director, United States 
     Arctic Research Commission, transmitting a letter in response 
     to the reporting requirements of the Inspector General Act 
     and the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5702. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Indiana Regulatory Program [SPATS No. IN-134-FOR; State 
     Program Amendment No. 95-12] received October 30, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5703. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to consent to a compact between the United States 
     and any state, territory, or possession of the United States, 
     the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
     to facilitate the exchange of criminal-history records for 
     noncriminal justice purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       5704. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Indian Highway Safety Program 
     Competitive Grant Selection Criteria (RIN: 1076-AD82) 
     received October 17, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5705. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Annual Report of the Metals Initiative for FY 1996, 
     pursuant to Public Law 100--680, section 8; to the Committee 
     on Science.
       5706. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary 
     (Comptroller), Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of transfers of authorizations within the 
     Department of Defense, pursuant to Public Law 104--201, 
     section 1001(d) (110 Stat. 2631); jointly to the Committees 
     on National Security and Appropriations.
       5707. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the final strategic plan, pursuant to 
     Public Law 103--62; jointly to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and Oversight and the Judiciary. 

para. 123.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a bill and a concurrent resolution 
of the following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is 
requested:

       S. 1150. An Act to ensure that federally funded 
     agricultural research, extension, and education address high-
     priority concerns with national or multistate significance, 
     to reform, extend, and eliminate certain agricultural 
     research programs, and for other purposes.
       S. Con. Res. 37. Concurrent Resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that Little League Baseball Incorporated was 
     established to support and develop Little League baseball 
     worldwide and that its international character and activities 
     should be recognized.

para. 123.5  h. res. 284--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the vote on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 284) providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
2493) to establish a mechanism by which the Secretary of Agriculture and 
the Secretary of the Interior can provide for uniform management of 
livestock grazing on Federal lands.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

277

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affirmative

Nays

139

para. 123.6                   [Roll No. 545]

                                YEAS--277

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski

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     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--139

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Cubin
     Dixon
     Edwards
     Fawell
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     McDade
     McDermott
     Metcalf
     Pelosi
     Schiff
     Smith, Adam
     Weldon (FL)
     Wise
     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. 123.7  livestock grazing on federal lands

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. 2493) to establish a mechanism by which the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior can provide for uniform 
management of livestock grazing on Federal lands.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. NUSSLE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para. 123.8  recorded vote

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

       Insert at the end of the amendment the following new 
     amendments:
       Strike line 25 on page 35 and all that follows through line 
     15 on page 36, and insert the following:
       (a) Basic Fee.--The basic fee for each animal unit month in 
     a grazing fee year shall be equal to the rate charged for 
     grazing on State lands in the State in which the Federal 
     lands covered by the grazing permit or lease are located.
       Page 37, beginning on line 22, strike subsection (d).

  Amendment submitted by Mr. VENTO:

       In section 107(a), strike paragraph (2) (page 36, lines 16 
     through 20) and insert the following new paragraph:
       (2) Determination of fee.--
       (A) Small producers.--The holder of a grazing permit or 
     lease, including any related person, who owns or controls 
     livestock comprising less than 2,000 animal unit months on 
     Federal lands pursuant to one or more grazing permits or 
     leases shall pay the fee as calculated under paragraph (1).
       (B) Large producers.--The holder of a grazing permit or 
     lease, including any related person, who owns or controls 
     livestock comprising 2,000 or more animal unit months on 
     Federal lands pursuant to one or more grazing permits or 
     leases shall pay the fee as calculated under paragraph (1) 
     for the first 2,000 animal units months. For animal unit 
     months in excess of 2,000, the fee shall be the higher of the 
     following:
       (i) The average grazing fee (weighted by animal unit 
     months) charged by the State during the previous grazing year 
     for grazing on State lands in the State in which the lands 
     covered by the grazing permit or lease are located.
       (ii) The Federal grazing fee as calculated under paragraph 
     (1), plus 25 percent of such fee.

It was decided in the

Yeas

205

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negative

Nays

219

para. 123.9                   [Roll No. 546]

                                AYES--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skelton
     Slaughter

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     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--219

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Cubin
     Deutsch
     Gonzalez
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Moakley
     Schiff
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment to the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 123.10  recorded vote

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

It was decided in the

Yeas

208

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

212

para. 123.11                  [Roll No. 547]

                                AYES--208

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--212

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bono
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     Deutsch
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Schiff
     Scott
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 123.12  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 37, line 2, strike ``seven'' both places it appears 
     and insert ``five''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

176

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

244

para. 123.13                  [Roll No. 548]

                                AYES--176

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Kanjorski

[[Page 1953]]


     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--244

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Coburn
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Danner
     Fowler
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Linder
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. NUSSLE, 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:

       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 ``Forage 
     Improvement Act of 1997''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Rules of construction.
Sec. 3. Coordinated administration.

            TITLE I--MANAGEMENT OF GRAZING ON FEDERAL LANDS

Sec. 101. Application of title.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Monitoring.
Sec. 104. Subleasing.
Sec. 105. Cooperative allotment management plans.
Sec. 106. Fees and charges.

                        TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 201. Effective date.
Sec. 202. Issuance of new regulations.

     SEC. 2. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Limitation on Application.--Nothing in this Act shall 
     be construed to affect grazing in any unit of the National 
     Park System, in any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System, in any unit of the National Forest System managed as 
     a National Grassland by the Secretary of Agriculture under 
     the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1010 et seq.), 
     on any lands that are not Federal lands (as defined in 
     section 102), or on any lands that are held by the United 
     States in trust for the benefit of Indians.
       (b) Multiple Use Activities Not Affected.--Nothing in this 
     Act shall be construed to limit or preclude the use of 
     Federal lands (as defined in section 102) for hunting, 
     fishing, recreation, or other multiple use activities in 
     accordance with applicable Federal and State laws and the 
     principles of multiple use.
       (c) Valid Existing Rights.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to affect valid existing rights, reservations, 
     agreements, or authorizations under Federal or State law.
       (d) Access to Nonfederally Owned Lands.--Section 1323 of 
     Public Law 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 3210) shall continue to apply 
     with regard to access to nonfederally owned lands.

     SEC. 3. COORDINATED ADMINISTRATION.

       To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall provide 
     for consistent and coordinated administration of livestock 
     grazing and management of Federal lands (as defined in 
     section 102) consistent with the laws governing such lands.
            TITLE I--MANAGEMENT OF GRAZING ON FEDERAL LANDS

     SEC. 101. APPLICATION OF TITLE.

       (a) Forest Service Lands.--This title applies to the 
     management of grazing on National Forest System lands, by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture under the following laws:
       (1) The 11th undesignated paragraph under the heading 
     ``surveying the public lands'' under the heading ``UNDER THE 
     DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'' in the Act of June 4, 1897 
     (commonly known as the Organic Administration Act of 1897) 
     (30 Stat. 35, second full paragraph on that page; 16 U.S.C. 
     551).
       (2) Sections 11, 12, and 19 of the Act of April 24, 1950 
     (commonly known as the Granger-Thye Act of 1950) (64 Stat. 
     85, 88, chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580g, 580h, 580l).
       (3) The Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 
     528 et seq.).
       (4) The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
     Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.).
       (5) The National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 
     472a et seq.).
       (6) The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
       (7) The Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 (43 
     U.S.C. 1901 et seq.).
       (b) Bureau of Land Management Lands.--This title applies to 
     the management of grazing on Federal lands administered by 
     the Secretary of the Interior under the following laws:
       (1) The Act of June 28, 1934 (commonly known as the Taylor 
     Grazing Act) (48 Stat. 1269, chapter 865; 43 U.S.C. 315 et 
     seq.).
       (2) The Act of August 28, 1937 (commonly known as the 
     Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant 
     Lands Act of 1937) (50 Stat. 874, chapter 876; 43 U.S.C. 
     1181a et seq.).
       (3) The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
       (4) The Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 (43 
     U.S.C. 1901 et seq.).
       (5) The Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1010 et 
     seq.).
       (c) Certain Other United States Lands.--This title also 
     applies to the management of grazing by the Secretary 
     concerned on behalf of the head of another department or 
     agency of the Federal Government under a memorandum of 
     understanding.

     SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Authorized officer.--The term ``authorized officer'' 
     means a person authorized by the Secretary concerned to 
     administer this title, the laws specified in section 101, and 
     regulations issued under this title and such laws.
       (2) Federal lands.--The term ``Federal lands'' means lands 
     outside the State of Alaska that are owned by the United 
     States and are--
       (A) included in the National Forest System; or
       (B) administered by the Secretary of the Interior under the 
     laws specified in section 101(b).
       (3) Grazing permit or lease.--The term ``grazing permit or 
     lease'' means a document

[[Page 1954]]

     authorizing use of Federal lands for the purpose of grazing 
     livestock--
       (A) within a grazing district under section 3 of the Act of 
     June 28, 1934 (commonly known as the Taylor Grazing Act) (48 
     Stat. 1270, chapter 865; 43 U.S.C. 315b);
       (B) outside grazing districts under section 15 of the Act 
     of June 28, 1934 (commonly known as the Taylor Grazing Act) 
     (48 Stat. 1275, chapter 865; 43 U.S.C. 315m); or
       (C) on National Forest System lands under section 19 of the 
     Act of April 24, 1950 (commonly known as the Granger-Thye Act 
     of 1950) (64 Stat. 88, chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580l).
       (4) Land use plan.--The term ``land use plan'' means--
       (A) a 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 of the National Forest System; or
       (B) a resource management plan (or a management framework 
     plan that is in effect pending completion of a resource 
     management plan) developed in accordance with the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
     seq.) for Federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (5) National forest system.--The term ``National Forest 
     System'' has the meaning given such term in section 11(a) of 
     the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
     1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)), except that the term does not 
     include any lands managed as a National Grassland under the 
     Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1010 et seq.).
       (6) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
     means--
       (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to the 
     National Forest System; and
       (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to Federal 
     lands administered by the Secretary of the Interior under the 
     laws specified in section 101(b).
       (7) Sixteen contiguous western states.--The term ``sixteen 
     contiguous Western States'' means the States of Arizona, 
     California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, 
     Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South 
     Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

     SEC. 103. MONITORING.

       (a) Monitoring.--The monitoring of resource conditions and 
     trends on Federal lands within allotments shall be performed 
     only by qualified persons from the following groups:
       (1) Federal, State, and local government personnel.
       (2) Grazing permittees and lessees.
       (3) Professional consultants retained by the United States 
     or a permittee or lessee.
       (b) Monitoring Criteria and Protocols.--Such monitoring 
     shall be conducted according to regional or state criteria 
     and protocols selected by the Secretary concerned. The 
     monitoring protocols shall be site specific, scientifically 
     valid, and subject to peer review. Monitoring data shall be 
     periodically verified.
       (c) Types and Use of Data Collected.--
       (1) Use of previously collected data and information.--In 
     addition to using data collected from monitoring conducted 
     under the authority of this section, the Secretary concerned 
     shall consider data and information collected before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, if available, so long as the 
     historical data and information is objective and reliable.
       (2) Application of criteria and protocols.--The Secretary 
     concerned shall not accept monitoring data that does not meet 
     the requirements of subsection (a) or (b).
       (3) Use of data.--The data and information collected from 
     such monitoring shall be used to evaluate--
       (A) the effects of ecological changes and management 
     actions on resources over time;
       (B) the effectiveness of actions in meeting management 
     objectives contained in applicable land use plans; and
       (C) the appropriateness of resource management objectives.
       (d) Notice.--In conducting such monitoring, the Secretary 
     concerned shall provide reasonable notice of the monitoring 
     to affected permittees or lessees, including prior notice to 
     the extent practicable of not less than 48 hours.

     SEC. 104. SUBLEASING.

       A person issued a grazing permit or lease may not enter 
     into an agreement with another person to allow grazing on the 
     Federal lands covered by the grazing permit or lease by 
     livestock that are neither owned nor controlled by the person 
     issued the grazing permit or lease.

     SEC. 105. COOPERATIVE ALLOTMENT MANAGEMENT PLANS.

       (a) Written Agreements for Outcome-Based Standards.--An 
     allotment management plan or a grazing permit or lease under 
     section 402(d) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
     of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1752(d)) may include a written agreement 
     with a qualified grazing permittee or lessee described in 
     subsection (b) (or a group of qualified grazing permittees or 
     lessees) that provides for outcome-based standards, rather 
     than prescriptive terms and conditions, for managing grazing 
     activities in a specified geographic area. At the request of 
     a qualified grazing permittee or lessee, the Secretary 
     concerned shall consider including such a written agreement 
     in an allotment management plan or a grazing permit or lease.
       (b) Qualified Grazing Permittee or Lessee Described.--A 
     qualified grazing permittee or lessee referred to in 
     subsection (a) is a person issued a grazing permit or lease 
     who has demonstrated sound stewardship by meeting or 
     exceeding the forage and rangeland goals contained in 
     applicable land use plans and in that person's grazing permit 
     or lease for the previous five-year period.
       (c) Inclusion of Performance Goals.--A written agreement 
     authorized under subsection (a) shall contain performance 
     goals that--
       (1) are expressed in objective, quantifiable, and 
     measurable terms;
       (2) establish performance indicators to be used in 
     measuring or assessing the relevant outcomes;
       (3) provide a basis for comparing management results with 
     the established performance goals; and
       (4) describe the means to be used to verify and validate 
     measured values.
       (d) Application of Other Laws.--All requirements of law 
     applicable to an allotment management plan and a grazing 
     permit or lease under section 402(d) of the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1752(d)), 
     including the prohibition against extending the term of an 
     existing grazing permit or lease, shall apply to a written 
     agreement entered into under subsection (a).
       (e) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--Activities under this 
     section shall be exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

     SEC. 106. FEES AND CHARGES.

       (a) Grazing Fees.--
       (1) Calculation.--The fee for each animal unit month in a 
     grazing fee year for livestock grazing on Federal lands in 
     the sixteen contiguous western States shall be equal to the 
     12-year average of the total gross value of production for 
     beef cattle for the 12 years preceding the grazing fee year, 
     multiplied by the 12-year average of the United States 
     Treasury Securities six-month bill ``new issue'' rate, and 
     divided by 12. The gross value of production for beef cattle 
     shall be determined by the Economic Research Service of the 
     Department of Agriculture in accordance with subsection 
     (d)(1).
       (2) Fee for foreign-owned or controlled grazing permits or 
     leases.--In the case of a grazing permit or lease held or 
     otherwise controlled in whole or in part by a foreign 
     corporation or a foreign individual, the fee shall be equal 
     to the higher of the following:
       (A) The average grazing fee (weighted by animal unit 
     months) charged by the State during the previous grazing year 
     for grazing on State lands in the State in which the lands 
     covered by the grazing permit or lease are located.
       (B) The average grazing fee (weighted by animal unit 
     months) charged for grazing on private lands in the State in 
     which the lands covered by the grazing permit or lease are 
     located.
       (b) Definition of Animal Unit Month.--For the purposes of 
     billing only, the term ``animal unit month'' means one 
     month's use and occupancy of range by--
       (1) one cow, bull, steer, heifer, horse, burro, or mule, 
     seven sheep, or seven goats, each of which is six months of 
     age or older on the date on which the animal begins grazing 
     on Federal lands;
       (2) any such animal regardless of age if the animal is 
     weaned on the date on which the animal begins grazing on 
     Federal lands; and
       (3) any such animal that will become 12 months of age 
     during the period of use authorized under a grazing permit.
       (c) Livestock Not Counted.--There shall not be counted as 
     an animal unit month the use of Federal lands for grazing by 
     an animal that is less than six months of age on the date on 
     which the animal begins grazing on such lands and is the 
     progeny of an animal on which a grazing fee is paid if the 
     animal is removed from such lands before becoming 12 months 
     of age.
       (d) Criteria for Economic Research Service.--
       (1) Gross value of production of beef cattle.--The Economic 
     Research Service of the Department of Agriculture shall 
     continue to compile and report the gross value of production 
     of beef cattle, on a dollars-per-bred-cow basis for the 
     United States, as is currently published by the Service in: 
     ``Economic Indicators of the Farm Sector: Cost of 
     Production--Major Field Crops and Livestock and Dairy'' (Cow-
     calf production cash costs and returns).
       (2) Availability.--For the purposes of determining the 
     grazing fee for a given grazing fee year, the gross value of 
     production (as described above) for the previous calendar 
     year shall be made available to the Secretary concerned, and 
     published in the Federal Register, on or before February 15 
     of each year.
       (e) Treatment of Other Fees and Charges.--
       (1) Amount of flpma fees and charges.--The fees and charges 
     under section 304(a) of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1734(a)) shall reflect 
     processing costs and shall be adjusted periodically as such 
     costs change, but in no case shall such fees and charges 
     exceed the actual administrative and processing costs 
     incurred by the Secretary concerned.
       (2) Notice of changes.--Notice of a change in a service 
     charge shall be published in the Federal Register.
                        TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 201. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take 
     effect on the first day of the first grazing season beginning 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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     SEC. 202. ISSUANCE OF NEW REGULATIONS.

       The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall--
       (1) coordinate the promulgation of new regulations to carry 
     out this Act; and
       (2) publish such regulations simultaneously not later than 
     180 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. NEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MILLER 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

242

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

182

para. 123.14                  [Roll No. 549]

                                YEAS--242

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--182

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Cubin
     Danner
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     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. 123.15  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. SMITH of Oregon, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct the table of contents, section numbers, 
punctuation, citations, cross references, 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. 123.16  nuclear waste policy

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, pursuant to House Resolution 283 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. 1270) to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
  Mr. McINNIS, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair.

para. 123.17  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 15, insert after line 8 the following:
       ``(e) Risk Assessment and Cost Benefit.--The Secretary 
     shall not take any action under this Act unless the Secretary 
     has with respect to such action conducted a risk assessment 
     which is scientifically objective, unbased, and inclusive of 
     all relevant data and relies, to the extent available and 
     practicable, on scientific findings and which is grounded in 
     cost-benefit principles.

It was decided in the

Yeas

135

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

290

para. 123.18                  [Roll No. 550]

                                AYES--135

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Cannon
     Carson
     Christensen
     Clay
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Furse
     Gibbons
     Goodling
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Hulshof
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanchez
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Talent
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

[[Page 1956]]



                                NOES--290

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Cubin
     Gonzalez
     Schiff
     Tauzin
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 123.19  recorded vote

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

       Page 19, insert after line 16 the following:
       ``(e) Emergency Response Team.--The Secretary may not plan 
     for the transportation of spent nuclear fuel or high-level 
     radioactive waste through any State unless the Governor of 
     such State can certify that an adequate emergency response 
     team exists in such State to appropriate manage any nuclear 
     accident that may occur in such transportation.

It was decided in the

Yeas

112

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

312

para. 123.20                  [Roll No. 551]

                                AYES--112

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Barr
     Becerra
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Cannon
     Carson
     Clay
     Collins
     Cooksey
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Ehlers
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Hansen
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Nadler
     Ney
     Obey
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Thune
     Tierney
     Torres
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--312

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Cubin
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Tauzin
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 123.21  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 19, insert after line 16 the following:
       ``(c) Emergency Response.--The Secretary may not plan for 
     the transportation of spent nuclear fuel or high-level 
     radioactive waste in a fiscal year for which funds 
     appropriated under section 203(c) are insufficient (as 
     determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency) to 
     ensure adequate and

[[Page 1957]]

     trained emergency response teams along all the transportation 
     routes to be used in such fiscal year.

It was decided in the

Yeas

118

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

305

para. 123.22                  [Roll No. 552]

                                AYES--118

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barr
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Bryant
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gutierrez
     Hansen
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Nadler
     Ney
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanchez
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tierney
     Torres
     Vento
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--305

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bartlett
     Cubin
     Gonzalez
     Johnson, Sam
     McIntosh
     Schiff
     Tauzin
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 123.23  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 36, strike line 18 and all that follows through line 9 
     on page 39. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

151

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

273

para. 123.24                  [Roll No. 553]

                                AYES--151

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--273

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter

[[Page 1958]]


     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Cubin
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Herger
     Schiff
     Taylor (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 123.25  recorded vote

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

       Page 55, beginning in line 3 strike ``, except that'' and 
     all that follows through line 21 and insert a period.

It was decided in the

Yeas

67

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

357

para. 123.26                  [Roll No. 554]

                                AYES--67

     Becerra
     Berman
     Cannon
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Filner
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Hansen
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Nadler
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Roybal-Allard
     Serrano
     Shays
     Souder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tierney
     Torres
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--357

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Bereuter
     Cubin
     Gonzalez
     John
     Schiff
     Taylor (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para. 123.27  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 81, insert after line 13 the following:

     ``SEC. 510. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.

       ``(a) In General.--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.
       ``(c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely 
     Labeling Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a 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 is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available under 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.

Yeas

407

It was decided in the

Nays

2

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

15

para. 123.28                  [Roll No. 555]

                                AYES--407

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon

[[Page 1959]]


     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--2

       Conyers
     Furse
       

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--15

     Becerra
     Filner
     Gutierrez
     Hinojosa
     Martinez
     Menendez
     Ortiz
     Pastor
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Serrano
     Torres
     Velazquez

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Cubin
     Fawell
     Gonzalez
     Mica
     Schiff
     Taylor (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. McINNIS, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 283, 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. AMENDMENT OF NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT OF 1982.

       The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       ``(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the `Nuclear 
     Waste Policy Act of 1997'.
       ``(b) Table of Contents.--

``Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
``Sec. 2. Definitions.
``Sec. 3. Findings and purposes.

                         ``TITLE I--OBLIGATIONS

``Sec. 101. Obligations of the Secretary of Energy.

                ``TITLE II--INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

``Sec. 201. Intermodal transfer.
``Sec. 202. Transportation planning.
``Sec. 203. Transportation requirements.
``Sec. 204. Interim storage.
``Sec. 205. Permanent disposal.
``Sec. 206. Land withdrawal.
``Sec. 207. Applicability.

                      ``TITLE III--LOCAL RELATIONS

``Sec. 301. On-site representative.
``Sec. 302. Benefits agreements.
``Sec. 303. Content of agreements.
``Sec. 304. Acceptance of benefits.
``Sec. 305. Restriction on use of funds.
``Sec. 306. Initial land conveyances.
``Sec. 307. Payments equal to taxes.

                  ``TITLE IV--FUNDING AND ORGANIZATION

``Sec. 401. Program funding.
``Sec. 402. Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management.
``Sec. 403. Defense contribution.

            ``TITLE V--GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

``Sec. 501. Compliance with other laws.
``Sec. 502. Water rights.
``Sec. 503. Judicial review of agency actions.
``Sec. 504. Licensing of facility expansions and transshipments.
``Sec. 505. Siting a second repository.
``Sec. 506. Financial arrangements for low-level radioactive waste site 
              closure.
``Sec. 507. Nuclear Regulatory Commission training authorization.
``Sec. 508. Acceptance schedule.
``Sec. 509. Subseabed or ocean water disposal.
``Sec. 510. Separability.
``Sec. 511. Purchase of American-made equipment and products.

            ``TITLE VI--NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD

``Sec. 601. Definitions.
``Sec. 602. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
``Sec. 603. Functions.
``Sec. 604. Investigatory powers.
``Sec. 605. Compensation of members.
``Sec. 606. Staff.
``Sec. 607. Support services.
``Sec. 608. Report.
``Sec. 609. Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 610. Termination of the board.

                     ``TITLE VII--MANAGEMENT REFORM

``Sec. 701. Management reform initiatives.
``Sec. 702. Reporting.

     ``SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this Act:
       ``(1) Accept, acceptance.--The terms `accept' and 
     `acceptance' mean the Secretary's act of taking possession of 
     spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste.
       ``(2) Acceptance schedule.--The term `acceptance schedule' 
     means the schedule established in section 508 for acceptance 
     of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
       ``(3) Affected indian tribe.--The term `affected Indian 
     tribe' means an Indian tribe whose reservation is surrounded 
     by or borders on an affected unit of local government, or 
     whose federally defined possessory or usage rights to other 
     lands outside of the border of the Indian tribe's reservation 
     arising out of congressionally ratified treaties may be 
     affected by the locating of an interim storage facility or 
     repository, if the Secretary finds, upon petition of the 
     appropriate government officials of the Indian tribe, that 
     such affects are both substantial and adverse to the Indian 
     tribe.
       ``(4) Affected unit of local government.--The term 
     `affected unit of local government' means the unit of local 
     government with jurisdiction over the site of a repository or 
     interim storage facility. Such term may, at the discretion of 
     the Secretary, include other units of local government that 
     are contiguous with such unit.
       ``(5) Atomic energy defense activity.--The term `atomic 
     energy defense activity' means any activity of the Secretary 
     performed in whole or in part in carrying out any of the 
     following functions:
       ``(A) Naval reactors development.
       ``(B) Weapons activities including defense inertial 
     confinement fusion.
       ``(C) Verification and control technology.
       ``(D) Defense nuclear materials production.
       ``(E) Defense nuclear waste and materials byproducts 
     management.
       ``(F) Defense nuclear materials security and safeguards and 
     security investigations.
       ``(G) Defense research and development.
       ``(H) Nuclear nonproliferation.
       ``(6) Civilian nuclear power reactor.--The term `civilian 
     nuclear power reactor' means a civilian nuclear power plant 
     required to be licensed under section 103 or 104 b. of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133, 2134(b)).
       ``(7) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission.
       ``(8) Department.--The term `Department' means the 
     Department of Energy.
       ``(9) Disposal.--The term `disposal' means the emplacement 
     in a repository of spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive 
     waste, or other highly radioactive material with no 
     foreseeable intent of recovery, whether or not such 
     emplacement permits recovery of such material for any future 
     purpose.
       ``(10) Disposal system.--The term `disposal system' means 
     all natural barriers and engineered barriers, and engineered 
     systems and components, that prevent the release of 
     radionuclides from the repository.
       ``(11) Engineered barriers.--The terms `engineered 
     barriers' and `engineered systems and components,' mean man 
     made components of a disposal system. Such terms include the 
     spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste form, 
     spent nuclear fuel package or high-level radioactive waste

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     package, and other materials placed over and around such 
     packages.
       ``(12) High-level radioactive waste.--The term `high-level 
     radioactive waste' means--
       ``(A) the highly radioactive material resulting from the 
     reprocessing in the United States of spent nuclear fuel, 
     including liquid waste produced directly in reprocessing and 
     any solid material derived from such liquid waste that 
     contains fission products in sufficient concentrations;
       ``(B) the highly radioactive material resulting from atomic 
     energy defense activities; and
       ``(C) any other highly radioactive material that the 
     Commission, consistent with existing law, determines by rule 
     requires permanent isolation.
       ``(13) Federal agency.--The term `Federal agency' means any 
     Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       ``(14) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' means any 
     Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or 
     community of Indians recognized as eligible for the services 
     provided to Indians by the Secretary of the Interior because 
     of their status as Indians including any Alaska Native 
     village, as defined in section 3(c) of the Alaska Native 
     Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(c)).
       ``(15) Integrated management system.--The term `integrated 
     management system' means the system developed by the 
     Secretary for the acceptance, transportation, storage, and 
     disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 
     waste.
       ``(16) Interim storage facility.--The term `interim storage 
     facility' means a facility designed and constructed for the 
     receipt, handling, possession, safeguarding, and storage of 
     spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste in 
     accordance with title II of this Act.
       ``(17) Interim storage facility site.--The term `interim 
     storage facility site' means the specific site within Area 25 
     of the Nevada Test Site that is designated by the Secretary 
     and withdrawn and reserved in accordance with this Act for 
     the location of the interim storage facility.
       ``(18) Low-level radioactive waste.--The term `low-level 
     radioactive waste' means radioactive material that--
       ``(A) is not spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive 
     waste, transuranic waste, or byproduct material as defined in 
     section 11 e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2014(e)(2)); and
       ``(B) the Commission, consistent with existing law, 
     classifies as low-level radioactive waste.
       ``(19) Metric tons uranium.--The terms `metric tons 
     uranium' and `MTU' mean the amount of uranium in the original 
     unirradiated fuel element whether or not the spent nuclear 
     fuel has been reprocessed.
       ``(20) Nuclear waste fund.--The term `Nuclear Waste Fund' 
     means the nuclear waste fund established in the United States 
     Treasury prior to the date of enactment of this Act under 
     section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
       ``(21) Office.--The term `Office' means the Office of 
     Civilian Radioactive Waste Management established within the 
     Department prior to the date of enactment of this Act under 
     the provisions of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
       ``(22) Package.--The term `package' means the primary 
     container that holds, and is in direct contact with, 
     solidified high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, 
     or other radioactive materials and any overpack that are 
     emplaced at a repository.
       ``(23) Program approach.--The term `program approach' means 
     the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program Plan, dated 
     May 1996, as modified by this Act, and as amended from time 
     to time by the Secretary in accordance with this Act.
       ``(24) Repository.--The term `repository' means a system 
     designed and constructed under title II of this Act for the 
     permanent geologic disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-
     level radioactive waste, including both surface and 
     subsurface areas at which spent nuclear fuel and high-level 
     radioactive waste receipt, handling, possession, 
     safeguarding, and storage are conducted.
       ``(25) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Energy.
       ``(26) Site characterization.--The term `site 
     characterization' means activities, whether in a laboratory 
     or in the field, undertaken to establish the geologic 
     condition and the ranges of the parameters of a candidate 
     site relevant to the location of a repository, including 
     borings, surface excavations, excavations of exploratory 
     facilities, limited subsurface lateral excavations and 
     borings, and in situ testing needed to evaluate the 
     licensability of a candidate site for the location of a 
     repository, but not including preliminary borings and 
     geophysical testing needed to assess whether site 
     characterization should be undertaken.
       ``(27) Spent nuclear fuel.--The term `spent nuclear fuel' 
     means fuel, other than foreign spent nuclear fuel as defined 
     in section 131 f.(4) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2160(f)(4)), that has been withdrawn from a nuclear 
     reactor following irradiation, the constituent elements of 
     which have not been separated by reprocessing.
       ``(28) Storage.--The term `storage' means retention of 
     spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste with the 
     intent to recover such waste or fuel for subsequent use, 
     processing, or disposal.
       ``(29) Withdrawal.--The term `withdrawal' has the same 
     definition as that set forth in the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1702 et seq.).
       ``(30) Yucca mountain site.--The term `Yucca Mountain site' 
     means the area in the State of Nevada that is withdrawn and 
     reserved in accordance with this Act for the location of a 
     repository.

     ``SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       ``(1) while spent nuclear fuel can be safely stored at 
     reactor sites, the expeditious movement to and storage of 
     such spent nuclear fuel at a centralized Federal facility 
     will enhance the Nation's environmental protection;
       ``(2) while the Federal Government has the responsibility 
     to provide for the centralized interim storage and permanent 
     disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 
     waste to protect the public health and safety and the 
     environment, the costs of such storage and disposal should be 
     the responsibility of the generators and owners of such waste 
     and fuel, including the Federal Government;
       ``(3) in the interests of protecting the public health and 
     safety, enhancing the Nation's environmental protection, 
     promoting the Nation's energy security, and ensuring the 
     Secretary's ability to commence acceptance of spent nuclear 
     fuel and high-level radioactive waste no later than January 
     31, 2002, it is necessary for Congress to authorize the 
     interim storage facility;
       ``(4) deficit-control measures designed to limit 
     appropriation of general revenues have limited the 
     availability of the Nuclear Waste Fund for its intended 
     purposes; and
       ``(5) the Federal Government has the responsibility to 
     provide for the permanent disposal of waste generated from 
     United States atomic energy defense activities.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
       ``(1) to direct the Secretary to develop an integrated 
     management system in accordance with this Act so that the 
     Department can accept spent nuclear fuel or high-level 
     radioactive waste for interim storage commencing no later 
     than January 31, 2002, and for permanent disposal at a 
     repository commencing no later than January 17, 2010;
       ``(2) to provide for the siting, construction, and 
     operation of a repository for permanent geologic disposal of 
     spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste in order 
     to adequately protect the public and the environment;
       ``(3) to take those actions necessary to ensure that the 
     consumers of nuclear energy, who are funding the Secretary's 
     activities under this Act, receive the services to which they 
     are entitled and realize the benefits of enhanced protection 
     of public health and safety, and the environment, that will 
     ensue from the Secretary's compliance with the obligations 
     imposed by this Act; and
       ``(4) to provide a schedule and process for the expeditious 
     and safe development and commencement of operation of an 
     integrated management system and any necessary modifications 
     to the transportation infrastructure to ensure that the 
     Secretary can commence acceptance of spent nuclear fuel and 
     high-level radioactive waste no later than January 31, 2002.
                         ``TITLE I--OBLIGATIONS

     ``SEC. 101. OBLIGATIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY.

       ``(a) Disposal.--The Secretary shall develop and operate a 
     repository for the permanent geologic disposal of spent 
     nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
       ``(b) Acceptance.--The Secretary shall accept spent nuclear 
     fuel and high-level radioactive waste for storage at the 
     interim storage facility pursuant to section 204 in 
     accordance with the acceptance schedule, beginning not later 
     than January 31, 2002.
       ``(c) Transportation.--The Secretary shall provide for the 
     transportation of spent nuclear fuel and high-level 
     radioactive waste accepted by the Secretary.
       ``(d) Integrated Management System.--The Secretary shall 
     expeditiously pursue the development of each component of the 
     integrated management system, and in so doing shall seek to 
     utilize effective private sector management and contracting 
     practices.
                ``TITLE II--INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

     ``SEC. 201. INTERMODAL TRANSFER.

       ``(a) Transportation.--The Secretary shall utilize heavy-
     haul truck transport to move spent nuclear fuel and high-
     level radioactive waste from the mainline rail line at 
     Caliente, Nevada, to the interim storage facility site. If 
     direct rail access becomes available to the interim storage 
     facility site, the Secretary may use rail transportation to 
     meet the requirements of this title.
       ``(b) Capability Date.--The Secretary shall develop the 
     capability to commence rail to truck intermodal transfer at 
     Caliente, Nevada, no later than January 31, 2002.
       ``(c) Acquisitions.--The Secretary shall acquire lands and 
     rights-of-way necessary to commence intermodal transfer at 
     Caliente, Nevada.
       ``(d) Replacements.--The Secretary shall acquire and 
     develop on behalf of, and dedicate to, the City of Caliente, 
     Nevada, parcels of land and rights-of-way as required to 
     facilitate replacement of land and city wastewater disposal 
     activities necessary to commence intermodal transfer pursuant 
     to this Act. Replacement of land and city wastewater disposal 
     activities shall occur no later than January 31, 2002.
       ``(e) Notice and Map.--Within 6 months of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) publish in the Federal Register a notice containing a 
     legal description of the

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     sites and rights-of-way to be acquired under this section; 
     and
       ``(2) file copies of a map of such sites and rights-of-way 
     with the Congress, the Secretary of the Interior, the State 
     of Nevada, the Archivist of the United States, the Board of 
     Lincoln County Commissioners, the Board of Nye County 
     Commissioners, and the Caliente City Council.
     Such map and legal description shall have the same force and 
     effect as if they were included in this Act. The Secretary 
     may correct clerical and typographical errors in legal 
     descriptions and make minor adjustments in the boundaries.
       ``(f) Improvements.--The Secretary shall make improvements 
     to existing roadways selected for heavy-haul truck transport 
     between Caliente, Nevada, and the interim storage facility 
     site as necessary to facilitate year-round safe transport of 
     spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
       ``(g) Heavy-Haul Transportation Route.--
       ``(1) Designation of route.--The route for the heavy-haul 
     truck transport of spent nuclear fuel and high-level 
     radioactive waste shall be as designated in the map dated 
     July 21, 1997 (referred to as `Heavy-Haul Route') and on file 
     with the Secretary.
       ``(2) Truck transportation.--The Secretary, in consultation 
     with the State of Nevada and appropriate counties and local 
     jurisdictions, shall establish reasonable terms and 
     conditions pursuant to which the Secretary may utilize heavy-
     haul truck transport to move spent nuclear fuel and high-
     level radioactive waste from Caliente, Nevada, to the interim 
     storage facility site.
       ``(3) Improvements and maintenance.--Notwithstanding any 
     other law--
       ``(A) the Secretary shall be responsible for any 
     incremental costs related to improving or upgrading Federal, 
     State, and local roads within the heavy-haul transportation 
     route utilized, and performing any maintenance activities on 
     such roads, as necessary, to facilitate year-round safe 
     transport of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 
     waste; and
       ``(B) any such improvement, upgrading, or maintenance 
     activity shall be funded solely by appropriations made 
     pursuant to sections 401 and 403 of this Act.
       ``(h) Local Government Involvement.--The Commission shall 
     enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of 
     Caliente and Lincoln County, Nevada, to provide advice to the 
     Commission regarding intermodal transfer and to facilitate 
     on-site representation. Reasonable expenses of such 
     representation shall be paid by the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 202. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.

       ``(a) Transportation Readiness.--The Secretary shall take 
     those actions that are necessary and appropriate to ensure 
     that the Secretary is able to accept and transport spent 
     nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste beginning not 
     later than January 31, 2002. As soon as is practicable 
     following the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     analyze each specific reactor facility in the order of 
     priority established in the acceptance schedule, and develop 
     a logistical plan to assure the Secretary's ability to 
     transport spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 
     waste, using routes that minimize, to the maximum practicable 
     extent and consistent with Federal requirements governing 
     transportation of hazardous materials, transportation of 
     spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste through 
     populated areas.
       ``(b) Transportation Planning.--
       (1) In general.--In conjunction with the development of the 
     logistical plan in accordance with subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall update and modify, as necessary, the 
     Secretary's transportation institutional plans to ensure that 
     institutional issues are addressed and resolved on a schedule 
     to support the commencement of transportation of spent 
     nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste to the interim 
     storage facility no later than January 31, 2002. Among other 
     things, such planning shall provide a schedule and process 
     for addressing and implementing, as necessary, transportation 
     routing plans, transportation contracting plans, 
     transportation training in accordance with section 203, and 
     transportation tracking programs.
       ``(2) Rail routes.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall establish procedures for the selection of preferred 
     rail routes for the transportation of spent nuclear fuel and 
     high-level radioactive waste to the interim storage site and 
     the repository site. Such procedures shall be established in 
     consultation with the designated emergency services planning 
     management official for any State or Indian tribe affected by 
     the rail routes selected.

     ``SEC. 203. TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Package Certification.--No spent nuclear fuel or 
     high-level radioactive waste may be transported by or for the 
     Secretary under this Act except in packages that have been 
     certified for such purposes by the Commission.
       ``(b) State Notification.--The Secretary shall abide by 
     regulations of the Commission regarding advance notification 
     of State and local governments prior to transportation of 
     spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste under this 
     Act.
       ``(c) Technical Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide technical 
     assistance and funds to States, affected units of local 
     government, and Indian tribes through whose jurisdiction the 
     Secretary plans to transport substantial amounts of spent 
     nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste for training for 
     public safety officials of appropriate units of local 
     government. Training shall cover procedures required for safe 
     routine transportation of these materials, as well as 
     procedures for dealing with emergency response situations. 
     The Secretary's duty to provide technical and financial 
     assistance under this subsection shall be limited to amounts 
     specified in annual appropriations.
       ``(2) Employee organizations.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide technical 
     assistance and funds for training directly to nonprofit 
     employee organizations, voluntary emergency response 
     organization, and joint labor-management organizations that 
     demonstrate experience in implementing and operating worker 
     health and safety training and education programs and 
     demonstrate the ability to reach and involve in training 
     programs target populations of workers who are or will be 
     directly engaged in the transportation of spent nuclear fuel 
     and high-level radioactive waste or emergency response or 
     post-emergency response with respect to such transportation.
       ``(B) Training.--Training under this paragraph--
       ``(i) shall cover procedures required for safe routine 
     transportation of materials and procedures for dealing with 
     emergency response situations;
       ``(ii) shall be consistent with any training standards 
     established by the Secretary of Transportation; and
       ``(iii) shall include--

       ``(I) a training program applicable to persons responsible 
     for responding to emergency situations occurring during the 
     removal and transportation of spent nuclear fuel and high-
     level radioactive waste;
       ``(II) instruction of public safety officers in procedures 
     for the command and control of the response to any incident 
     involving the waste; and
       ``(III) instruction of radiological protection and 
     emergency medical personnel in procedures for responding to 
     an incident involving spent nuclear fuel or high-level 
     radioactive waste being transported.

       ``(3) Grants.--To implement this subsection, grants shall 
     be made under section 401(c).
       ``(4) Minimizing duplication of effort and expenses.--The 
     Secretaries of Transportation, Labor, and Energy, Directors 
     of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and National 
     Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, and Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall review periodically, with the head of 
     each department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     Government, all emergency response and preparedness training 
     programs of that department, agency, or instrumentality to 
     minimize duplication of effort and expense of the department, 
     agency, or instrumentality in carrying out the programs and 
     shall take necessary action to minimize duplication.
       ``(d) Use of Private Carriers.--The Secretary, in providing 
     for the transportation of spent nuclear fuel and high-level 
     radioactive waste under this Act, shall by contract use 
     private industry to the fullest extent possible in each 
     aspect of such transportation. The Secretary shall use direct 
     Federal services for such transportation only upon a 
     determination by the Secretary of Transportation, in 
     consultation with the Secretary, that private industry is 
     unable or unwilling to provide such transportation services 
     at a reasonable cost.
       ``(e) Transfer of Title.--Acceptance by the Secretary of 
     any spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste shall 
     constitute a transfer of title to the Secretary.
       ``(f) Employee Protection.--Any person engaged in the 
     interstate commerce of spent nuclear fuel or high-level 
     radioactive waste under contract to the Secretary pursuant to 
     this Act shall be subject to and comply fully with the 
     employee protection provisions of section 20109 of title 49, 
     United States Code (in the case of employees of railroad 
     carriers), and section 31105 of title 49, United States Code 
     (in the case of employees operating commercial motor 
     vehicles), or the Commission (in the case of all other 
     employees).
       ``(g) Training Standard.--
       ``(1) Regulation.--No later than 12 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, 
     pursuant to authority under other provisions of law, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the Commission, 
     shall promulgate a regulation establishing training standards 
     applicable to workers directly involved in the removal and 
     transportation of spent nuclear fuel and high-level 
     radioactive waste. The regulation shall specify minimum 
     training standards applicable to workers, including 
     managerial personnel. The regulation shall require that the 
     employer possess evidence of satisfaction of the applicable 
     training standard before any individual may be employed in 
     the removal and transportation of spent nuclear fuel and 
     high-level radioactive waste.
       ``(2) Secretary of transportation.--If the Secretary of 
     Transportation determines, in promulgating the regulation 
     required by paragraph (1), that existing Federal regulations 
     establish adequate training standards for workers, then the 
     Secretary of Transportation can refrain from promulgating 
     additional regulations with respect to worker training in 
     such activities. The Secretary of Transportation and the 
     Commission shall use their Memorandum of Understanding to 
     ensure coordination of worker training

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     standards and to avoid duplicative regulation.
       ``(3) Training standards content.--If training standards 
     are required to be promulgated under paragraph (1), such 
     standards shall, among other things deemed necessary and 
     appropriate by the Secretary of Transportation, provide for--
       ``(A) a specified minimum number of hours of initial off 
     site instruction and actual field experience under the direct 
     supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor;
       ``(B) a requirement that onsite managerial personnel 
     receive the same training as workers, and a minimum number of 
     additional hours of specialized training pertinent to their 
     managerial responsibilities; and
       ``(C) a training program applicable to persons responsible 
     for responding to and cleaning up emergency situations 
     occurring during the removal and transportation of spent 
     nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
     The Secretary of Transportation may specify an appropriate 
     combination of knowledge, skills, and prior training to 
     fulfill the minimum number of hours requirements of 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       ``(4) Emergency responder training standards.--The training 
     standards for persons responsible for responding to emergency 
     situations occurring during the removal and transportation of 
     spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste shall, in 
     accordance with existing regulations, ensure their ability to 
     protect nearby persons, property, or the environment from the 
     effects of accidents involving spent nuclear fuel and high-
     level radioactive waste.
       ``(5) Authorization.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation, from general 
     revenues, such sums as may be necessary to perform his duties 
     under this subsection.

     ``SEC. 204. INTERIM STORAGE.

       ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary shall design, 
     construct, and operate a facility for the interim storage of 
     spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at the 
     interim storage facility site. The interim storage facility 
     shall be subject to licensing pursuant to the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) in accordance with the 
     Commission's regulations governing the licensing of 
     independent spent fuel storage installations and shall 
     commence operation in phases by January 31, 2002. The interim 
     storage facility shall store spent nuclear fuel and high-
     level radioactive waste until the Secretary is able to 
     transfer such fuel and waste to the repository.
       ``(b) Design.--The design of the interim storage facility 
     shall provide for the use of storage technologies licensed or 
     certified by the Commission for use at the interim storage 
     facility as necessary to ensure compatibility between the 
     interim storage facility and contract holders' spent nuclear 
     fuel and facilities, and to facilitate the Secretary's 
     ability to meet the Secretary's obligations under this Act.
       ``(c) Licensing.--
       ``(1) Phases.--The interim storage facility shall be 
     licensed by the Commission in two phases in order to commence 
     operations no later than January 31, 2002.
       ``(2) First phase.--No later than 12 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Commission an application for a license for the first phase 
     of the interim storage facility. The license issued for the 
     first phase of the interim storage facility shall have a term 
     of 20 years. The interim storage facility licensed in the 
     first phase shall have a capacity of not more than 10,000 
     MTU. The Commission shall issue a final decision granting or 
     denying the application for the first phase license no later 
     than 36 months from the date of the submittal of the 
     application for such license.
       ``(3) Second phase.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     Commission an application for a license for the second phase 
     interim storage facility. The license for the second phase 
     facility shall authorize a storage capacity of 40,000 MTU. 
     The license for the second phase shall have an initial term 
     of up to 100 years, and shall be renewable for additional 
     terms upon application of the Secretary.
       ``(d) Additional Authority.--
       ``(1) Construction.--For the purpose of complying with 
     subsection (a), the Secretary may commence site preparation 
     for the interim storage facility as soon as practicable after 
     the date of enactment of this Act and shall commence 
     construction of the first phase of the interim storage 
     facility subsequent to submittal of the license application 
     except that the Commission shall issue an order suspending 
     such construction at any time if the Commission determines 
     that such construction poses an unreasonable risk to public 
     health and safety or the environment. The Commission shall 
     terminate all or part of such order upon a determination that 
     the Secretary has taken appropriate action to eliminate such 
     risk.
       ``(2) Facility use.--Notwithstanding any otherwise 
     applicable licensing requirement, the Secretary may utilize 
     any facility owned by the Federal Government on the date of 
     enactment of this Act and within the boundaries of the 
     interim storage facility site, in connection with an imminent 
     and substantial endangerment to public health and safety at 
     the interim storage facility prior to commencement of 
     operations during the second phase.
       ``(e) National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.--
       ``(1) Preliminary decisionmaking activities.--The 
     Secretary's activities under this section, including the 
     selection of a site for the interim storage facility, the 
     preparation and submittal of any license application, and the 
     construction and operation of any facility shall be 
     considered preliminary decisionmaking activities for purposes 
     of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
     4321 et seq.). No such activity shall require the preparation 
     of an environmental impact statement under section 102(2)(C) 
     of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
     4332(2)(C)) or require any environmental review under 
     subparagraph (E) or (F) of such Act.
       ``(2) Environmental impact statement.--
       ``(A) Final decision.--A final decision of the Commission 
     to grant or deny a license application for the first or 
     second phase of the interim storage facility shall be 
     accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement prepared 
     under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). In preparing such 
     Environmental Impact Statement, the Commission--
       ``(i) shall assume that 40,000 MTU will be stored at the 
     facility; and
       ``(ii) shall analyze the impacts of the transportation of 
     spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste to the 
     interim storage facility in a generic manner.
       ``(B) Considerations.--Such Environmental Impact Statement 
     shall not consider--
       ``(i) the need for the interim storage facility, including 
     any individual component thereof;
       ``(ii) the time of the initial availability of the interim 
     storage facility;
       ``(iii) any alternatives to the storage of spent nuclear 
     fuel and high-level radioactive waste at the interim storage 
     facility;
       ``(iv) any alternatives to the site of the facility as 
     designated by the Secretary in accordance with subsection 
     (a);
       ``(v) any alternatives to the design criteria for such 
     facility or any individual component thereof, as specified by 
     the Secretary in the license application; or
       ``(vi) the environmental impacts of the storage of spent 
     nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at the interim 
     storage facility beyond the initial term of the license or 
     the term of the renewal period for which a license renewal 
     application is made.
       ``(f) Judicial Review.--Judicial review of the Commission's 
     environmental impact statement under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 
     shall be consolidated with judicial review of the 
     Commission's licensing decision. No court shall have 
     jurisdiction to enjoin the construction or operation of the 
     interim storage facility prior to its final decision on 
     review of the Commission's licensing action.
       ``(g) Waste Confidence.--The Secretary's obligation to 
     construct and operate the interim storage facility in 
     accordance with this section and the Secretary's obligation 
     to develop an integrated management system in accordance with 
     the provisions of this Act, shall provide sufficient and 
     independent grounds for any further findings by the 
     Commission of reasonable assurance that spent nuclear fuel 
     and high-level radioactive waste will be disposed of safely 
     and on a timely basis for purposes of the Commission's 
     decision to grant or amend any license to operate any 
     civilian nuclear power reactor under the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
       ``(h) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this Act shall affect the 
     Commission's procedures for the licensing of any technology 
     for the dry storage of spent nuclear fuel at the site of any 
     civilian nuclear power reactor as adopted by the Commission 
     under section 218 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as 
     in effect prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. The 
     establishment of such procedures shall not preclude the 
     licensing, under any applicable procedures or rules of the 
     Commission in effect prior to such establishment, of any 
     technology for the storage of civilian spent nuclear fuel at 
     the site of any civilian nuclear power reactor.

     ``SEC. 205. PERMANENT DISPOSAL.

       ``(a) Site Characterization.--
       ``(1) Guidelines.--The guidelines promulgated by the 
     Secretary and published at 10 CFR part 960 are annulled and 
     revoked and the Secretary shall make no assumptions or 
     conclusions about the licensability of the Yucca Mountain 
     site as a repository by reference to such guidelines.
       ``(2) Site characterization activities.--The Secretary 
     shall carry out appropriate site characterization activities 
     at the Yucca Mountain site in accordance with the Secretary's 
     program approach to site characterization if the Secretary 
     modifies or eliminates those site characterization activities 
     designed to demonstrate the suitability of the site under the 
     guidelines referenced in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Date.--No later than December 31, 2002, the Secretary 
     shall apply to the Commission for authorization to construct 
     a repository that will commence operations no later than 
     January 17, 2010. If, at any time prior to the filing of such 
     application, the Secretary determines that the Yucca Mountain 
     site cannot satisfy the Commission's regulations applicable 
     to the licensing of a geologic repository, the Secretary 
     shall terminate site characterization activities at the site, 
     notify Congress and the State of Nevada of the Secretary's 
     determination and the reasons therefor, and recommend to 
     Congress not later than 6 months after such determination 
     further actions, including the enactment of legislation, that 
     may be needed to manage the Nation's spent nuclear fuel and 
     high-level radioactive waste.

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       ``(4) Maximizing capacity.--In developing an application 
     for authorization to construct the repository, the Secretary 
     shall seek to maximize the capacity of the repository.
       ``(b) Licensing.--Within one year of the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Commission shall amend its regulations 
     governing the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level 
     radioactive waste in geologic repositories to the extent 
     necessary to comply with this Act. Subject to subsection (c), 
     such regulations shall provide for the licensing of the 
     repository according to the following procedures:
       ``(1) Construction authorization.--The Commission shall 
     grant the Secretary a construction authorization for the 
     repository upon determining that there is reasonable 
     assurance that spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 
     waste can be disposed of in the repository--
       ``(A) in conformity with the Secretary's application, the 
     provisions of this Act, and the regulations of the 
     Commission;
       ``(B) with adequate protection of the health and safety of 
     the public; and
       ``(C) consistent with the common defense and security.
       ``(2) License.--Following substantial completion of 
     construction and the filing of any additional information 
     needed to complete the license application, the Commission 
     shall issue a license to dispose of spent nuclear fuel and 
     high-level radioactive waste in the repository if the 
     Commission determines that the repository has been 
     constructed and will operate--
       ``(A) in conformity with the Secretary's application, the 
     provisions of this Act, and the regulations of the 
     Commission;
       ``(B) with adequate protection of the health and safety of 
     the public; and
       ``(C) consistent with the common defense and security.
       ``(3) Closure.--After emplacing spent nuclear fuel and 
     high-level radioactive waste in the repository and collecting 
     sufficient confirmatory data on repository performance to 
     reasonably confirm the basis for repository closure 
     consistent with the Commission's regulations applicable to 
     the licensing of a repository, as modified in accordance with 
     this Act, the Secretary shall apply to the Commission to 
     amend the license to permit permanent closure of the 
     repository. The Commission shall grant such license amendment 
     upon finding that there is reasonable assurance that the 
     repository can be permanently closed--
       ``(A) in conformity with the Secretary's application to 
     amend the license, the provisions of this Act, and the 
     regulations of the Commission;
       ``(B) with adequate protection of the health and safety of 
     the public; and
       ``(C) consistent with the common defense and security.
       ``(4) Post-closure.--The Secretary shall take those actions 
     necessary and appropriate at the Yucca Mountain site to 
     prevent any activity at the site subsequent to repository 
     closure that poses an unreasonable risk of--
       ``(A) breaching the repository's engineered or geologic 
     barriers: or
       ``(B) increasing the exposure of individual members of the 
     public to radiation beyond the release standard established 
     in subsection (d)(1).
       ``(c) Modification of Repository Licensing Procedure.--The 
     Commission's regulations shall provide for the modification 
     of the repository licensing procedure, as appropriate, in the 
     event that the Secretary seeks a license to permit the 
     emplacement in the repository, on a retrievable basis, of 
     only that quantity of spent nuclear fuel or high-level 
     radioactive waste that is necessary to provide the Secretary 
     with sufficient confirmatory data on repository performance 
     to reasonably confirm the basis for repository closure 
     consistent with applicable regulations.
       ``(d) Licensing Standards.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall not promulgate, by rule or otherwise, 
     standards for protection of the public from releases of 
     radioactive materials or radioactivity from the repository 
     and any such standards existing on the date of enactment of 
     this Act shall not be incorporated in the Commission's 
     licensing regulations. The Commission's repository licensing 
     determinations for the protection of the public shall be 
     based solely on a finding whether the repository can be 
     operated in conformance with the overall system performance 
     standard established in paragraph (1)(A) and applied in 
     accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1)(B). The 
     Commission shall amend its regulations in accordance with 
     subsection (b) to incorporate each of the following licensing 
     standards:
       ``(1) Release standard.--
       ``(A) Establishment of overall system performance 
     standard.--The standard for protection of the public from 
     release of radioactive material or radioactivity from the 
     repository shall prohibit releases that would expose an 
     average member of the general population in the vicinity of 
     the Yucca Mountain site to an annual dose in excess of 100 
     millirems unless the Commission, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     determines by rule that such standard would not provide for 
     adequate protection of the health and safety of the public 
     and establishes by rule another standard which will provide 
     for adequate protection of the health and safety of the 
     public. Such standard shall constitute an overall system 
     performance standard.
       ``(B) Application of overall system performance standard.--
     The Commission shall issue the license if it finds reasonable 
     assurance that--
       ``(i) for the first 1,000 years following the commencement 
     of repository operations, the overall system performance 
     standard will be met based on a deterministic or 
     probabilistic evaluation of the overall performance of the 
     disposal system; and
       ``(ii) for the period commencing after the first 1,000 
     years of operation of the repository and terminating at 
     10,000 years after the commencement of operation of the 
     repository, there is likely to be compliance with the overall 
     system performance standard based on regulatory insight 
     gained through the use of a probabilistic integrated 
     performance model that uses best estimate assumptions, data, 
     and methods.
       ``(2) Human intrusion.--The Commission shall assume that, 
     following repository closure, the inclusion of engineered 
     barriers and the Secretary's post-closure actions at the 
     Yucca Mountain site, in accordance with subsection (b)(3), 
     shall be sufficient to--
       ``(A) prevent any human activity at the site that poses an 
     unreasonable risk of breaching the repository's engineered or 
     geologic barriers; and
       ``(B) prevent any increase in the exposure of individual 
     members of the public to radiation beyond allowable limits as 
     specified in paragraph (1).
       ``(e) National Environmental Policy Act.--
       ``(1) Submission of statement.--Construction and operation 
     of the repository shall be considered a major Federal action 
     significantly affecting the quality of the human environment 
     for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The Secretary shall submit an 
     environmental impact statement on the construction and 
     operation of the repository to the Commission with the 
     application for construction authorization.
       ``(2) Considerations.--For purposes of complying with the 
     requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     and this section, the Secretary shall not consider in the 
     environmental impact statement the need for the repository, 
     alternative sites for the repository, the time of the initial 
     availability of the repository, or any alternatives to the 
     isolation of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 
     waste in a repository.
       ``(3) Adoption by commission.--The Secretary's 
     environmental impact statement and any supplements thereto 
     shall, to the extent practicable, be adopted by the 
     Commission in connection with the issuance by the Commission 
     of a construction authorization under subsection (b)(1), a 
     license under subsection (b)(2), or a license amendment under 
     subsection (b)(3). To the extent such statement or supplement 
     is adopted by the Commission, such adoption shall be deemed 
     to also satisfy the responsibilities of the Commission under 
     the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and no further 
     consideration shall be required, except that nothing in this 
     subsection shall affect any independent responsibilities of 
     the Commission to protect the public health and safety under 
     the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). In 
     any such statement prepared with respect to the repository, 
     the Commission shall not consider the need for a repository, 
     the time of initial availability of the repository, alternate 
     sites to the Yucca Mountain site, or nongeologic alternatives 
     to such site.
       ``(f) Judicial Review.--No court shall have jurisdiction to 
     enjoin issuance of the Commission repository licensing 
     regulations prior to its final decision on review of such 
     regulations.

     ``SEC. 206. LAND WITHDRAWAL.

       ``(a) Withdrawal and Reservation.--
       ``(1) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
     interim storage facility site and the Yucca Mountain site, as 
     described in subsection (b), are withdrawn from all forms of 
     entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land 
     laws, including the mineral leasing laws, the geothermal 
     leasing laws, the material sale laws, and the mining laws.
       ``(2) Jurisdiction.--Jurisdiction of any land within the 
     interim storage facility site and the Yucca Mountain site 
     managed by the Secretary of the Interior or any other Federal 
     officer is transferred to the Secretary.
       ``(3) Reservation.--The interim storage facility site and 
     the Yucca Mountain site are reserved for the use of the 
     Secretary for the construction and operation, respectively, 
     of the interim storage facility and the repository and 
     activities associated with the purposes of this title.
       ``(b) Land Description.--
       ``(1) Boundaries.--The boundaries depicted on the map 
     entitled `Interim Storage Facility Site Withdrawal Map', 
     dated July 28, 1995, and on file with the Secretary, are 
     established as the boundaries of the interim storage facility 
     site.
       ``(2) Boundaries.--The boundaries depicted on the map 
     entitled `Yucca Mountain Site Withdrawal Map,' dated July 28, 
     1995, and on file with the Secretary, are established as the 
     boundaries of the Yucca Mountain site.
       ``(3) Notice and maps.--Within 6 months of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) publish in the Federal Register a notice containing a 
     legal description of the interim storage facility site; and
       ``(B) file copies of the maps described in paragraph (1), 
     and the legal description of the interim storage facility 
     site with the Congress, the Secretary of the Interior, the 
     Governor of Nevada, and the Archivist of the United States.

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       ``(4) Notice and maps.--Concurrent with the Secretary's 
     application to the Commission for authority to construct the 
     repository, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) publish in the Federal Register a notice containing a 
     legal description of the Yucca Mountain site; and
       ``(B) file copies of the maps described in paragraph (2), 
     and the legal description of the Yucca Mountain site with the 
     Congress, the Secretary of the Interior, the Governor of 
     Nevada, and the Archivist of the United States.
       ``(5) Construction.--The maps and legal descriptions of the 
     interim storage facility site and the Yucca Mountain site 
     referred to in this subsection shall have the same force and 
     effect as if they were included in this Act. The Secretary 
     may correct clerical and typographical errors in the maps and 
     legal descriptions and make minor adjustments in the 
     boundaries of the sites.

     ``SEC. 207. APPLICABILITY.

       ``Nothing in this Act shall affect the application of 
     chapter 51 of title 49, United States Code; part A of 
     subtitle V of title 49, United States Code; part B of 
     subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code; and title 23, 
     United States Code.
                      ``TITLE III--LOCAL RELATIONS

     ``SEC. 301. ON-SITE REPRESENTATIVE.

       ``The Secretary shall offer to Nye County, Nevada, an 
     opportunity to designate a representative to conduct on-site 
     oversight activities at the Yucca Mountain site. Reasonable 
     expenses of such representatives shall be paid by the 
     Secretary.

     ``SEC. 302. BENEFITS AGREEMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Separate agreements.--The Secretary shall offer to 
     enter into separate agreements with Nye County, Nevada, and 
     Lincoln County, Nevada, concerning the integrated management 
     system.
       ``(2) Agreement content.--Any agreement shall contain such 
     terms and conditions, including such financial and 
     institutional arrangements, as the Secretary and agreement 
     entity determine to be reasonable and appropriate and shall 
     contain such provisions as are necessary to preserve any 
     right to participation or compensation of Nye County, Nevada, 
     and Lincoln County, Nevada.
       ``(b) Amendment.--An agreement entered into under 
     subsection (a) may be amended only with the mutual consent of 
     the parties to the amendment and terminated only in 
     accordance with subsection (c).
       ``(c) Termination.--The Secretary shall terminate an 
     agreement under subsection (a) if any element of the 
     integrated management system may not be completed.
       ``(d) Limitation.--Only 1 agreement each for Nye County, 
     Nevada, and Lincoln County, Nevada, may be in effect at any 
     one time.
       ``(e) Judicial Review.--Decisions of the Secretary under 
     this section are not subject to judicial review.

     ``SEC. 303. CONTENT OF AGREEMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Schedule.--The Secretary, subject to appropriations, 
     shall make payments to the party of a benefits agreement 
     under section 302(a) in accordance with the following 
     schedule:


                           ``BENEFITS SCHEDULE
                          [Amounts in millions]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            Event                                County
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(A) Annual payments prior to first receipt of fuel...........       $2.5
(B) Upon first spent fuel receipt............................       $5
(C) Annual payments after first spent fuel receipt until            $5
 closure of facility.........................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term--
       ``(A) `spent fuel' means high-level radioactive waste or 
     spent nuclear fuel; and
       ``(B) `first spent fuel receipt' does not include receipt 
     of spent fuel or high-level radioactive waste for purposes of 
     testing or operational demonstration.
       ``(3) Annual payments.--Annual payments prior to first 
     spent fuel receipt under line (A) of the benefit schedule 
     shall be made on the date of execution of the benefits 
     agreement and thereafter on the anniversary date of such 
     execution. Annual payments after the first spent fuel receipt 
     until closure of the facility under line (C) of the benefit 
     schedule shall be made on the anniversary date of such first 
     spent fuel receipt.
       ``(4) Reduction.--If the first spent fuel payment under 
     line (B) is made within 6 months after the last annual 
     payment prior to the receipt of spent fuel under line (A) of 
     the benefit schedule, such first spent fuel payment under 
     line (B) of the benefit schedule shall be reduced by an 
     amount equal to \1/12\ of such annual payment under line (A) 
     of the benefit schedule for each full month less than 6 that 
     has not elapsed since the last annual payment under line (A) 
     of the benefit schedule.
       ``(b) Contents.--A benefits agreement under section 302 
     shall provide that--
       ``(1) the parties to the agreement shall share with one 
     another information relevant to the licensing process for the 
     interim storage facility or repository, as it becomes 
     available; and
       ``(2) the affected unit of local government that is party 
     to such agreement may comment on the development of the 
     integrated management system and on documents required under 
     law or regulations governing the effects of the system on the 
     public health and safety.
       ``(c) Construction.--The signature of the Secretary on a 
     valid benefits agreement under section 302 shall constitute a 
     commitment by the United States to make payments in 
     accordance with such agreement.

     ``SEC. 304. ACCEPTANCE OF BENEFITS.

       ``(a) Consent.--The acceptance or use of any of the 
     benefits provided under this title by any affected unit of 
     local government shall not be deemed to be an expression of 
     consent, express, or denied, either under the Constitution of 
     the State of Nevada or any law thereof, to the siting of the 
     interim storage facility or repository in the State of 
     Nevada, any provision of such Constitution or laws to the 
     contrary notwithstanding.
       ``(b) Arguments.--Neither the United States nor any other 
     entity may assert any argument based on legal or equitable 
     estoppel, or acquiescence, or waiver, or consensual 
     involvement, in response to any decision by the State of 
     Nevada, to oppose the siting in Nevada of the interim storage 
     facility or repository premised upon or related to the 
     acceptance or use of benefits under this title.
       ``(c) Liability.--No liability of any nature shall accrue 
     to be asserted against the State of Nevada, its Governor, any 
     official thereof, or any official of any governmental unit 
     thereof, premised solely upon the acceptance or use of 
     benefits under this title.

     ``SEC. 305. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.

       ``None of the funding provided under section 303 may be 
     used--
       ``(1) directly or indirectly to influence legislative 
     action on any matter pending before Congress or a State 
     legislature or for any lobbying activity as provided in 
     section 1913 of title 18, United States Code;
       ``(2) for litigation purposes; and
       ``(3) to support multistate efforts or other coalition-
     building activities inconsistent with the purposes of this 
     Act.

     ``SEC. 306. INITIAL LAND CONVEYANCES.

       ``(a) Conveyance of Public Lands.--Within 120 days after 
     October 1, 1998, the Secretary of the Interior, or other 
     agency with jurisdiction over the public lands described in 
     subsection (b), shall convey the public lands described in 
     subsection (b) to the appropriate county, unless the county 
     notifies the Secretary of the Interior or the head of such 
     other appropriate agency in writing within 60 days of such 
     date of enactment that it elects not to take title to all or 
     any part of the property, except that any lands conveyed to 
     the County of Nye, County of Lincoln, or the City of Caliente 
     under this subsection that are subject to a Federal grazing 
     permit or a similar federally granted privilege shall be 
     conveyed between 60 and 120 days of the earliest time the 
     Federal agency administering or granting the privilege would 
     be able to legally terminate such privilege under the 
     statutes and regulations existing on October 1, 1998, unless 
     the Federal agency, county or city, and the affected holder 
     of the privilege negotiate an agreement that allows for an 
     earlier conveyance, but in no case to occur earlier than 
     October 1, 1998.
       ``(b) Special Conveyances.--Subject to valid existing 
     rights and notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of 
     the Interior or the head of the other appropriate agency 
     shall convey:
       ``(1) To the County of Nye, Nevada, the following public 
     lands depicted on the maps dated October 11, 1995, and on 
     file with the Secretary:
       ``Map 1: Proposed Pahrump Industrial Park Site
       ``Map 2: Proposed Lathrop Wells (Gate 510) Industrial Park 
     Site
       ``Map 3: Pahrump Landfill Sites
       ``Map 4: Amargosa Valley Regional Landfill Site
       ``Map 5: Amargosa Valley Municipal Landfill Site
       ``Map 6: Beatty Landfill/Transfer station Site
       ``Map 7: Round Mountain Landfill Site
       ``Map 8: Tonopah Landfill Site
       ``Map 9: Gabbs Landfill Site.
       ``(2) To the County of Lincoln, Nevada, the following 
     public lands depicted on the maps dated October 11, 1995, and 
     on file with the Secretary:
       ``Map 2: Lincoln County, Parcel M, Industrial Park Site, 
     Jointly with the City of Caliente
       ``Map 3: Lincoln County, Parcels F and G, Mixed Use, 
     Industrial Sites
       ``Map 4: Lincoln County, Parcels H and I, Mixed Use and 
     Airport Expansion Sites
       ``Map 5: Lincoln County, Parcels J and K, Mixed Use, 
     Airport and Landfill Expansion Sites
       ``Map 6: Lincoln County, Parcels E and L, Mixed Use, 
     Airport and Industrial Expansion Sites.
       ``(3) To the City of Caliente, Nevada, the following public 
     lands depicted on the maps dated October 11, 1995, and on 
     file with the Secretary:
       ``Map 1: City of Caliente, Parcels A, B, C and D, Community 
     Growth, Landfill Expansion and Community Recreation Sites
       ``Map 2: City of Caliente, Parcel M, Industrial Park Site, 
     jointly with Lincoln County.
       ``(c) National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.--The 
     activities of the Secretary and

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     the head of any other Federal agency in connection with 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall be considered preliminary 
     decision making activities. No such activity shall require 
     the preparation of an environmental impact statement under 
     section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) or any environmental review under 
     subparagraph (E) or (F) of section 102(2) of such Act.

     ``SEC. 307. PAYMENTS EQUAL TO TAXES.

       ``(a) Taxable Amounts.--In addition to financial assistance 
     provided under this title, the Secretary is authorized to 
     grant to any affected Indian tribe or affected unit of local 
     government an amount each fiscal year equal to the amount 
     such affected Indian tribe or affected unit of local 
     government, respectively, would receive if authorized to tax 
     integrated management system activities, as such affected 
     Indian tribe or affected unit of local government taxes the 
     non-Federal real property and industrial activities occurring 
     within such affected unit of local government.
       ``(b) Termination.--Such grants shall continue until such 
     time as all such activities, development, and operations are 
     terminated at such site.
       ``(c) Assistance to Indian Tribes and Units of Local 
     Government.--
       ``(1) Period.--Any affected Indian tribe or affected unit 
     of local government may not receive any grant under 
     subsection (a) after the expiration of the 1-year period 
     following the date on which the Secretary notifies the 
     affected Indian tribe or affected unit of local government of 
     the termination of the operation of the integrated management 
     system.
       ``(2) Activities.--Any affected Indian tribe or affected 
     unit of local government may not receive any further 
     assistance under this section if the integrated management 
     system activities at such site are terminated by the 
     Secretary or if such activities are permanently enjoined by 
     any court.
                  ``TITLE IV--FUNDING AND ORGANIZATION

     ``SEC. 401. PROGRAM FUNDING.

       ``(a) Contracts.--
       ``(1) Authority of secretary.--In the performance of the 
     Secretary's functions under this Act, the Secretary is 
     authorized to enter into contracts with any person who 
     generates or holds title to spent nuclear fuel or high-level 
     radioactive waste of domestic origin for the acceptance of 
     title and possession, transportation, interim storage, and 
     disposal of such spent fuel or waste upon the payment of fees 
     in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). Except as provided 
     in paragraph (3), fees assessed pursuant to this paragraph 
     shall be paid to the Treasury of the United States and shall 
     be available for use by the Secretary pursuant to this 
     section until expended.
       ``(2) Annual fees.--
       ``(A) Electricity.--
       ``(i) In general.--Under a contract entered into under 
     paragraph (1) there shall be a fee for electricity generated 
     by civilian nuclear power reactors and sold on or after the 
     date of enactment of this Act. The aggregate amount of such 
     fees collected during each fiscal year shall be no greater 
     than the annual level of appropriations for expenditures on 
     the integrated management system for that fiscal year, 
     minus--

       ``(I) any unobligated balance of fees collected during the 
     previous fiscal year; and
       ``(II) such appropriations required to be funded by the 
     Federal Government pursuant to section 403.

       ``(ii) Fee level.--The Secretary shall determine the level 
     of the annual fee for each civilian nuclear power reactor 
     based on the amount of electricity generated and sold, except 
     that for the period commencing with fiscal year 1999 and 
     continuing through the fiscal year in which disposal at the 
     repository commences--

       ``(I) the average annual fee collected under this 
     subparagraph shall not exceed 1.0 mill per-kilowatt hour 
     generated and sold; and
       ``(II) the fee in any fiscal year in such period shall not 
     exceed 1.5 mill per kilowatt hour generated and sold.

     Thereafter, the annual fee collected under this subparagraph 
     shall not exceed 1.0 mill per-kilowatt hour generated and 
     sold. Fees assessed pursuant to this subparagraph shall be 
     paid to the Treasury of the United States and shall be 
     available for use by the Secretary pursuant to this section 
     until expended.
       ``(B) Expenditures if shortfall.--If, during any fiscal 
     year, the aggregate amount of fees assessed pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) is less than the annual level of 
     appropriations for expenditures on those activities specified 
     in subsection (d) for that fiscal year, minus--
       ``(i) any unobligated balance collected pursuant to this 
     section during the previous fiscal year, and
       ``(ii) such appropriations required to be funded by the 
     Federal Government pursuant to section 403,
     the Secretary may make expenditures from the Nuclear Waste 
     Fund up to the level of appropriations.
       ``(C) Rules.--The Secretary shall, by rule, establish 
     procedures necessary to implement this paragraph.
       ``(3) One-time fees.--The one-time fees collected under 
     contracts executed under section 302(a) of the Nuclear Waste 
     Policy Act of 1982 before the date of enactment of this Act 
     on spent nuclear fuel, or high-level radioactive waste 
     derived from spent nuclear fuel, which fuel was used to 
     generate electricity in a civilian nuclear power reactor 
     before April 7, 1983, shall be paid to the Nuclear Waste 
     Fund. The Secretary shall collect all such fees before the 
     expiration of fiscal year 2002. The Commission shall suspend 
     the license of any licensee who fails or refuses to pay the 
     full amount of the fee referred to in this paragraph and the 
     license shall remain suspended until the full amount of the 
     fee referred to in this paragraph is paid. In paying such a 
     fee, the person delivering such spent nuclear fuel or high-
     level radioactive wastes, to the Secretary shall have no 
     further financial obligation under this paragraph to the 
     Federal Government for the long-term storage and permanent 
     disposal of such spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive 
     waste.
       ``(b) Advance Contracting Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) License issuance and renewal.--The Commission shall 
     not issue or renew a license to any person to use a 
     utilization or production facility under the authority of 
     section 103 or 104 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2133, 2134) unless--
       ``(i) such person has entered into a contract under 
     subsection (a) with the Secretary; or
       ``(ii) the Secretary affirms in writing that such person is 
     actively and in good faith negotiating with the Secretary for 
     a contract under subsection (a).
       ``(B) Precondition.--The Commission, as it deems necessary 
     or appropriate, may require as a precondition to the issuance 
     or renewal of a license under section 103 or 104 of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133, 2134) that the 
     applicant for such license shall have entered into an 
     agreement with the Secretary for the disposal of spent 
     nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste that may result 
     from the use of such license.
       ``(2) Disposal in repository.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (1), no spent nuclear fuel or high-level 
     radioactive waste generated or owned by any person (other 
     than a department of the United States referred to in section 
     101 or 102 of title 5, United States Code) may be disposed of 
     by the Secretary in the repository unless the generator or 
     owner of such spent fuel or waste has entered into a contract 
     under subsection (a) with the Secretary by not later than the 
     date on which such generator or owner commences generation 
     of, or takes title to, such spent fuel or waste.
       ``(3) Assignment.--The rights and duties of a party to a 
     contract entered into under this section may be assignable 
     with transfer of title to the spent nuclear fuel or high-
     level radioactive waste involved.
       ``(4) Disposal condition.--No spent nuclear fuel or high-
     level radioactive waste generated or owned by any department 
     of the United States referred to in section 101 or 102 of 
     title 5, United States Code, may be stored or disposed of by 
     the Secretary at the interim storage facility or repository 
     in the integrated management system developed under this Act 
     unless, in each fiscal year, such department funds its 
     appropriate portion of the costs of such storage and disposal 
     as specified in section 403.
       ``(c) Nuclear Waste Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Nuclear Waste Fund established in 
     the Treasury of the United States under section 302(c) of the 
     Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 shall continue in effect 
     under this Act and shall consist of--
       ``(A) all receipts, proceeds, and recoveries realized by 
     the Secretary before the date of enactment of this Act;
       ``(B) any appropriations made by the Congress before the 
     date of enactment of this Act to the Nuclear Waste Fund;
       ``(C) all interest paid on amounts invested by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury under paragraph (3)(B); and
       ``(D) the one-time fees collected pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(3).
       ``(2) Use.--The Nuclear Waste Fund shall be used only for 
     purposes of the integrated management system.
       ``(3) Administration of nuclear waste fund.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall hold 
     the Nuclear Waste Fund and, after consultation with the 
     Secretary, annually report to the Congress on the financial 
     condition and operations of the Nuclear Waste Fund during the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(B) Amounts in excess of current needs.--If the Secretary 
     determines that the Nuclear Waste Fund contains at any time 
     amounts in excess of current needs, the Secretary may request 
     the Secretary of the Treasury to invest such amounts, or any 
     portion of such amounts as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate, in obligations of the United States--
       ``(i) having maturities determined by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to be appropriate to the needs of the Nuclear Waste 
     Fund; and
       ``(ii) bearing interest at rates determined to be 
     appropriate by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into 
     consideration the current average market yield on outstanding 
     marketable obligations of the United States with remaining 
     periods to maturity comparable to the maturities of such 
     investments, except that the interest rate on such 
     investments shall not exceed the average interest rate 
     applicable to existing borrowings.
       ``(C) Exemption.--Receipts, proceeds, and recoveries 
     realized by the Secretary under this section, and 
     expenditures of amounts from the Nuclear Waste Fund, shall be 
     exempt from annual apportionment under the provisions of 
     subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(d) Use of Appropriated Funds.--During each fiscal year, 
     the Secretary may make expenditures of funds collected after 
     the date of enactment of this Act under this section and 
     section 403, up to the level of appropria

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     tions for that fiscal year pursuant to subsection (f) only 
     for purposes of the integrated management system.
       ``(e) Prohibition on Use of Appropriations and Nuclear 
     Waste Fund.--The Secretary shall not make expenditures of 
     funds collected pursuant to this section or section 403 to 
     design or construct packages for the transportation, storage, 
     or disposal of spent nuclear fuel from civilian nuclear power 
     reactors.
       ``(f) Appropriations.--
       ``(1) Budget.--The Secretary shall submit the budget for 
     implementation of the Secretary's responsibilities under this 
     Act to the Office of Management and Budget triennially along 
     with the budget of the Department of Energy submitted at such 
     time in accordance with chapter 11 of title 31, United States 
     Code. The budget shall consist of the estimates made by the 
     Secretary of expenditures under this Act and other relevant 
     financial matters for the succeeding 3 fiscal years, and 
     shall be included in the budget of the United States 
     Government.
       ``(2) Appropriations.--Appropriations shall be subject to 
     triennial authorization. During each fiscal year, the 
     Secretary may make expenditures, up to the level of 
     appropriations, out of the funds collected pursuant to this 
     section and section 403, if the Secretary transmits the 
     amounts appropriated for implementation of this Act to the 
     Commission and the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board in 
     appropriate proportion to the collection of such funds.
       ``(g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 
     October 1, 1998, and section 302 of the Nuclear Waste Policy 
     Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222) shall continue in effect until 
     October 1, 1998.

     ``SEC. 402. OFFICE OF CIVILIAN RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT.

       ``(a) Continuation of Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste 
     Management.--The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste 
     Management established under section 304(a) of the Nuclear 
     Waste Policy Act of 1982 as constituted prior to the date of 
     enactment of this Act, shall continue in effect subsequent to 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       ``(b) Functions of Director.--The Director of the Office 
     shall be responsible for carrying out the functions of the 
     Secretary under this Act, subject to the general supervision 
     of the Secretary. The Director of the Office shall be 
     directly responsible to the Secretary.
       ``(c) Audits.--
       ``(1) Standard.--The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste 
     Management, its contractors, and subcontractors at all tiers, 
     shall conduct, or have conducted, audits and examinations of 
     their operations in accordance with the usual and customary 
     practices of private corporations engaged in large nuclear 
     construction projects consistent with its role in the 
     program.
       ``(2) Time.--The management practices and performances of 
     the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management shall be 
     audited every 5 years by an independent management consulting 
     firm with significant experience in similar audits of private 
     corporations engaged in large nuclear construction projects. 
     The first such audit shall be conducted 5 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       ``(3) Comptroller general.--The Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall annually make an audit of the Office, in 
     accordance 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 to the Congress a report on the results of each 
     audit conducted under this section.
       ``(4) Time.--No audit contemplated by this subsection shall 
     take longer than 30 days to conduct. An audit report shall be 
     issued in final form no longer than 60 days after the audit 
     is commenced.
       ``(5) Public documents.--All audit reports shall be public 
     documents and available to any individual upon request.

     ``SEC. 403. DEFENSE CONTRIBUTION.

       ``(a) Allocation.--No later than one year from the date of 
     enactment of this Act, acting pursuant to section 553 of 
     title 5, United States Code, the Secretary shall issue a 
     final rule establishing the appropriate portion of the costs 
     of managing spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 
     waste under this Act allocable to the interim storage or 
     permanent disposal of spent nuclear fuel, high-level 
     radioactive waste from atomic energy defense activities, and 
     spent nuclear fuel from foreign research reactors. The share 
     of costs allocable to the management of spent nuclear fuel, 
     high-level radioactive waste from atomic energy defense 
     activities, and spent nuclear fuel from foreign research 
     reactors shall include--
       ``(1) an appropriate portion of the costs associated with 
     research and development activities with respect to 
     development of the interim storage facility and repository; 
     and
       ``(2) interest on the principal amounts due calculated by 
     reference to the appropriate Treasury bill rate as if the 
     payments were made at a point in time consistent with the 
     payment dates for spent nuclear fuel and high-level 
     radioactive waste under the contracts.
       ``(b) Appropriation Request.--In addition to any request 
     for an appropriation from the Nuclear Waste Fund, the 
     Secretary shall request annual appropriations from general 
     revenues in amounts sufficient to pay the costs of the 
     management of materials described in subsection (a).
       ``(c) Report.--In conjunction with the annual report 
     submitted to Congress under section 702, the Secretary shall 
     advise the Congress annually of the amount of spent nuclear 
     fuel and high-level radioactive waste from atomic energy 
     defense activities, and spent nuclear fuel from foreign 
     research reactors requiring management in the integrated 
     management system.
       ``(d) Authorization.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary, from general revenues, for 
     carrying out the purposes of this Act, such sums as may be 
     necessary to pay the costs of the management of spent nuclear 
     fuel and high-level radioactive waste from atomic energy 
     defense activities as established under subsection (a).
            ``TITLE V--GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 501. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.

       ``If the requirements of any law are inconsistent with or 
     duplicative of the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and this Act, the Secretary 
     shall comply only with the requirements of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 and this Act in implementing the integrated 
     management system. Any requirement of a State or political 
     subdivision of a State is preempted if--
       ``(1) complying with such requirement and a requirement of 
     this Act is impossible; or
       ``(2) such requirement, as applied or enforced, is an 
     obstacle to accomplishing or carrying out this Act or a 
     regulation under this Act.

     ``SEC. 502. WATER RIGHTS.

       ``(a) No Federal Reservation.--Nothing in this Act or any 
     other Act of Congress shall constitute or be construed to 
     constitute either an express or implied Federal reservation 
     of water or water rights for any purpose arising under this 
     Act.
       ``(b) Acquisition and Exercise of Water Rights Under Nevada 
     Law.--The United States may acquire and exercise such water 
     rights as it deems necessary to carry out its 
     responsibilities under this Act pursuant to the substantive 
     and procedural requirements of the State of Nevada. Nothing 
     in this Act shall be construed to authorize the use of 
     eminent domain by the United States to acquire water rights.
       ``(c) Exercise of Water Rights Generally Under Nevada 
     Laws.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the 
     exercise of water rights as provided under Nevada State laws.

     ``SEC. 503. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF AGENCY ACTIONS.

       ``(a) Jurisdiction of United States Courts of Appeals.--
       ``(1) Original and exclusive jurisdiction.--Except for 
     review in the Supreme Court of the United States, and except 
     as otherwise provided in this Act, the United States courts 
     of appeals shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction 
     over any civil action--
       ``(A) for review of any final decision or action of the 
     Secretary, the President, or the Commission under this Act;
       ``(B) alleging the failure of the Secretary, the President, 
     or the Commission to make any decision, or take any action, 
     required under this Act;
       ``(C) challenging the constitutionality of any decision 
     made, or action taken, under any provision of this Act; or
       ``(D) for review of any environmental impact statement 
     prepared or environmental assessment made pursuant to the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.) with respect to any action under this Act or alleging a 
     failure to prepare such statement with respect to any such 
     action.
       ``(2) Venue.--The venue of any proceeding under this 
     section shall be in the judicial circuit in which the 
     petitioner involved resides or has its principal office, or 
     in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of 
     Columbia.
       ``(b) Deadline for Commencing Action.--A civil action for 
     judicial review described under subsection (a)(1) may be 
     brought no later than 180 days after the date of the decision 
     or action or failure to act involved, as the case may be, 
     except that if a party shows that the party did not know of 
     the decision or action complained of or of the failure to 
     act, and that a reasonable person acting under the 
     circumstances would not have known of such decision, action, 
     or failure to act, such party may bring a civil action no 
     later than 180 days after the date such party acquired actual 
     or constructive knowledge of such decision, action, or 
     failure to act.
       ``(c) Application of Other Law.--The provisions of this 
     section relating to any matter shall apply in lieu of the 
     provisions of any other Act relating to the same matter.

     ``SEC. 504. LICENSING OF FACILITY EXPANSIONS AND 
                   TRANSSHIPMENTS.

       ``(a) Oral Argument.--In any Commission hearing under 
     section 189 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2239) 
     on an application for a license, or for an amendment to an 
     existing license, filed after January 7, 1983, to expand the 
     spent nuclear fuel storage capacity at the site of a civilian 
     nuclear power reactor, through the use of high-density fuel 
     storage racks, fuel rod compaction, the transshipment of 
     spent nuclear fuel to another civilian nuclear power reactor 
     within the same utility system, the construction of 
     additional spent nuclear fuel pool capacity or dry storage 
     capacity, or by other means, the Commission shall, at the 
     request of any party, provide an opportunity for oral

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     argument with respect to any matter which the Commission 
     determines to be in controversy among the parties. The oral 
     argument shall be preceded by such discovery procedures as 
     the rules of the Commission shall provide. The Commission 
     shall require each party, including the Commission staff, to 
     submit in written form, at the time of the oral argument, a 
     summary of the facts, data, and arguments upon which such 
     party proposes to rely that are known at such time to such 
     party. Only facts and data in the form of sworn testimony or 
     written submission may be relied upon by the parties during 
     oral argument. Of the materials that may be submitted by the 
     parties during oral argument, the Commission shall only 
     consider those facts and data that are submitted in the form 
     of sworn testimony or written submission.
       ``(b) Adjudicatory Hearing.--
       ``(1) Designation.--At the conclusion of any oral argument 
     under subsection (a), the Commission shall designate any 
     disputed question of fact, together with any remaining 
     questions of law, for resolution in an adjudicatory hearing 
     only if it determines that--
       ``(A) there is a genuine and substantial dispute of fact 
     which can only be resolved with sufficient accuracy by the 
     introduction of evidence in an adjudicatory hearing; and
       ``(B) the decision of the Commission is likely to depend in 
     whole or in part on the resolution of such dispute.
       ``(2) Determination.--In making a determination under this 
     subsection, the Commission--
       ``(A) shall designate in writing the specific facts that 
     are in genuine and substantial dispute, the reason why the 
     decision of the agency is likely to depend on the resolution 
     of such facts, and the reason why an adjudicatory hearing is 
     likely to resolve the dispute; and
       ``(B) shall not consider--
       ``(i) any issue relating to the design, construction, or 
     operation of any civilian nuclear power reactor already 
     licensed to operate at such site, or any civilian nuclear 
     power reactor to which a construction permit has been granted 
     at such site, unless the Commission determines that any such 
     issue substantially affects the design, construction, or 
     operation of the facility or activity for which such license 
     application, authorization, or amendment is being considered; 
     or
       ``(ii) any siting or design issue fully considered and 
     decided by the Commission in connection with the issuance of 
     a construction permit or operating license for a civilian 
     nuclear power reactor at such site, unless--

       ``(I) such issue results from any revision of siting or 
     design criteria by the Commission following such decision; 
     and
       ``(II) the Commission determines that such issue 
     substantially affects the design, construction, or operation 
     of the facility or activity for which such license 
     application, authorization, or amendment is being considered.

       ``(3) Application.--The provisions of paragraph (2)(B) 
     shall apply only with respect to licenses, authorizations, or 
     amendments to licenses or authorizations, applied for under 
     the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) before 
     December 31, 2005.
       ``(4) Construction.--The provisions of this section shall 
     not apply to the first application for a license or license 
     amendment received by the Commission to expand onsite spent 
     fuel storage capacity by the use of a new technology not 
     previously approved for use at any nuclear power plant by the 
     Commission.
       ``(c) Judicial Review.--No court shall hold unlawful or set 
     aside a decision of the Commission in any proceeding 
     described in subsection (a) because of a failure by the 
     Commission to use a particular procedure pursuant to this 
     section unless--
       ``(1) an objection to the procedure used was presented to 
     the Commission in a timely fashion or there are extraordinary 
     circumstances that excuse the failure to present a timely 
     objection; and
       ``(2) the court finds that such failure has precluded a 
     fair consideration and informed resolution of a significant 
     issue of the proceeding taken as a whole.

     ``SEC. 505. SITING A SECOND REPOSITORY.

       ``(a) Congressional Action Required.--The Secretary may not 
     conduct site-specific activities with respect to a second 
     repository unless Congress has specifically authorized and 
     appropriated funds for such activities.
       ``(b) Report.--The Secretary shall report to the President 
     and to Congress on or after January 1, 2007, but not later 
     than January 1, 2010, on the need for a second repository.

     ``SEC. 506. FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE 
                   WASTE SITE CLOSURE.

       ``(a) Financial Arrangements.--
       ``(1) Standards and instructions.--The Commission shall 
     establish by rule, regulation, or order, after public notice, 
     and in accordance with section 181 of the Atomic Energy Act 
     of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2231), such standards and instructions as 
     the Commission may deem necessary or desirable to ensure in 
     the case of each license for the disposal of low-level 
     radioactive waste that an adequate bond, surety, or other 
     financial arrangement (as determined by the Commission) will 
     be provided by a licensee to permit completion of all 
     requirements established by the Commission for the 
     decontamination, decommissioning, site closure, and 
     reclamation of sites, structures, and equipment used in 
     conjunction with such low-level radioactive waste. Such 
     financial arrangements shall be provided and approved by the 
     Commission, or, in the case of sites within the boundaries of 
     any agreement State under section 274 of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2021), by the appropriate State or 
     State entity, prior to issuance of licenses for low-level 
     radioactive waste disposal or, in the case of licenses in 
     effect on January 7, 1983, prior to termination of such 
     licenses.
       ``(2) Bonding, surety, or other financial arrangements.--If 
     the Commission determines that any long-term maintenance or 
     monitoring, or both, will be necessary at a site described in 
     paragraph (1), the Commission shall ensure before termination 
     of the license involved that the licensee has made available 
     such bonding, surety, or other financial arrangements as may 
     be necessary to ensure that any necessary long-term 
     maintenance or monitoring needed for such site will be 
     carried out by the person having title and custody for such 
     site following license termination.
       ``(b) Title and Custody.--
       ``(1) Authority of secretary.--The Secretary shall have 
     authority to assume title and custody of low-level 
     radioactive waste and the land on which such waste is 
     disposed of, upon request of the owner of such waste and land 
     and following termination of the license issued by the 
     Commission for such disposal, if the Commission determines 
     that--
       ``(A) the requirements of the Commission for site closure, 
     decommissioning, and decontamination have been met by the 
     licensee involved and that such licensee is in compliance 
     with the provisions of subsection (a);
       ``(B) such title and custody will be transferred to the 
     Secretary without cost to the Federal Government; and
       ``(C) Federal ownership and management of such site is 
     necessary or desirable in order to protect the public health 
     and safety, and the environment.
       ``(2) Protection.--If the Secretary assumes title and 
     custody of any such waste and land under this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall maintain such waste and land in a manner that 
     will protect the public health and safety, and the 
     environment.
       ``(c) Special Sites.--If the low-level radioactive waste 
     involved is the result of a licensed activity to recover 
     zirconium, hafnium, and rare earths from source material, the 
     Secretary, upon request of the owner of the site involved, 
     shall assume title and custody of such waste and the land on 
     which it is disposed when such site has been decontaminated 
     and stabilized in accordance with the requirements 
     established by the Commission and when such owner has made 
     adequate financial arrangements approved by the Commission 
     for the long-term maintenance and monitoring of such site.

     ``SEC. 507. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION TRAINING 
                   AUTHORIZATION.

       ``The Commission is authorized and directed to promulgate 
     regulations, or other appropriate regulatory guidance, for 
     the training and qualifications of civilian nuclear 
     powerplant operators, supervisors, technicians, and other 
     appropriate operating personnel. Such regulations or guidance 
     shall establish simulator training requirements for 
     applicants for civilian nuclear powerplant operator licenses 
     and for operator requalification programs; requirements 
     governing Commission administration of requalification 
     examinations; requirements for operating tests at civilian 
     nuclear powerplant simulators, and instructional requirements 
     for civilian nuclear powerplant licensee personnel training 
     programs.

     ``SEC. 508. ACCEPTANCE SCHEDULE.

       ``The acceptance schedule shall be implemented in 
     accordance with the following:
       ``(1) Priority ranking.--Acceptance priority ranking shall 
     be determined by the Department's `Acceptance Priority 
     Ranking' report.
       ``(2) Acceptance rate.--Except as provided in paragraph 
     (5), the Secretary's acceptance rate for spent nuclear fuel 
     shall be no less than the following: 1,200 MTU in 2002 and 
     1,200 MTU in 2003, 2,000 MTU in 2004 and 2,000 MTU in 2005, 
     2,700 MTU in 2006, and 3,000 MTU thereafter.
       ``(3) Other acceptances.--In each year, once the Secretary 
     has achieved the annual acceptance rate for spent nuclear 
     fuel from civilian nuclear power reactors established 
     pursuant to the contracts executed under the Nuclear Waste 
     Policy Act of 1982 (as set forth in the Secretary's annual 
     capacity report dated March 1995 (DOE/RW-0457)), the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) shall accept from spent nuclear fuel from foreign 
     research reactors and spent nuclear fuel from naval reactors 
     and high-level radioactive waste from atomic energy defense 
     activities, an amount of spent nuclear fuel and high-level 
     radioactive waste which is--
       ``(i) at least 25 percent of the difference between such 
     annual acceptance rate and the annual rate specified in 
     paragraph (2), or
       ``(ii) 5 percent of the total amount of spent nuclear fuel 
     and high-level radioactive waste actually accepted,
     whichever is higher. If such amount is less than the rate 
     prescribed in the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall 
     accept spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste of 
     domestic origin from civilian nuclear power reactors which 
     have permanently ceased operation; and
       ``(B) may, additionally, accept any other spent nuclear 
     fuel or high-level radioactive waste.
       ``(4) Exception.--If the annual rate under the acceptance 
     schedule is not achieved, the acceptance rate of the 
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     terials described in paragraph (3)(A) shall be the greater of 
     the acceptance rate prescribed by paragraph (3) and 
     calculated on the basis of the amount of spent nuclear fuel 
     and high-level radioactive waste actually received or 5 
     percent of the total amount of spent nuclear fuel and high-
     level radioactive waste actually accepted.
       ``(5) Adjustment.--If the Secretary is unable to begin 
     acceptance by January 31, 2002 at the rate specified in 
     paragraph (2) or if the cumulative amount accepted in any 
     year thereafter is less than that which would have been 
     accepted under the rate specified in paragraph (2), the 
     acceptance schedule shall, to the extent practicable, be 
     adjusted upward such that within 5 years of the start of 
     acceptance by the Secretary--
       ``(A) the total quantity accepted by the Secretary is 
     consistent with the total quantity that the Secretary would 
     have accepted if the Secretary had begun acceptance in 2002; 
     and
       ``(B) thereafter the acceptance rate is equivalent to the 
     rate that would be in place pursuant to paragraph (2) if the 
     Secretary had commenced acceptance in 2002.
       ``(6) Effect on schedule.--The acceptance schedule shall 
     not be affected or modified in any way as a result of the 
     Secretary's acceptance of any material other than contract 
     holders' spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.

     ``SEC. 509. SUBSEABED OR OCEAN WATER DISPOSAL.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
       ``(1) the subseabed or ocean water disposal of spent 
     nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste is prohibited; 
     and
       ``(2) no funds shall be obligated for any activity relating 
     to the subseabed or ocean water disposal of spent nuclear 
     fuel or high-level radioactive waste.

     ``SEC. 510. SEPARABILITY.

       ``If any provision of this Act, or the application of such 
     provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be 
     invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of 
     such provision to persons or circumstances other than those 
     as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected 
     thereby.

     ``SEC. 511. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.

        ``(a) In General.--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.
       ``(c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely 
     Labeling Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a 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 is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available under 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 VI--NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD

     ``SEC. 601. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this title--
       ``(1) Chairman.--The term `Chairman' means the Chairman of 
     the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
       ``(2) Board.--The term `Board' means the Nuclear Waste 
     Technical Review Board continued under section 602.

     ``SEC. 602. NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD.

       ``(a) Continuation of Nuclear Waste Technical Review 
     Board.--The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, established 
     under section 502(a) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 
     as constituted prior to the date of enactment of this Act, 
     shall continue in effect subsequent to the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       ``(b) Members.--
       ``(1) Number.--The Board shall consist of 11 members who 
     shall be appointed by the President not later than 90 days 
     after December 22, 1987, from among persons nominated by the 
     National Academy of Sciences in accordance with paragraph 
     (3).
       ``(2) Chair.--The President shall designate a member of the 
     Board to serve as Chairman.
       ``(3) National academy of sciences.--
       ``(A) Nominations.--The National Academy of Sciences shall, 
     not later than 90 days after December 22, 1987, nominate not 
     less than 22 persons for appointment to the Board from among 
     persons who meet the qualifications described in subparagraph 
     (C).
       ``(B) Vacancies.--The National Academy of Sciences shall 
     nominate not less than 2 persons to fill any vacancy on the 
     Board from among persons who meet the qualifications 
     described in subparagraph (C).
       ``(C) Nominees.--
       ``(i) Each person nominated for appointment to the Board 
     shall be--

       ``(I) eminent in a field of science or engineering, 
     including environmental sciences; and
       ``(II) selected solely on the basis of established records 
     of distinguished service.

       ``(ii) The membership of the Board shall be representatives 
     of the broad range of scientific and engineering disciplines 
     related to activities under this title.
       ``(iii) No person shall be nominated for appointment to the 
     Board who is an employee of--

       ``(I) the Department of Energy;
       ``(II) a national laboratory under contract with the 
     Department of Energy; or
       ``(III) an entity performing spent nuclear fuel or high-
     level radioactive waste activities under contract with the 
     Department of Energy.

       ``(4) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the Board shall be filled 
     by the nomination and appointment process described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (3).
       ``(5) Terms.--Members of the Board shall be appointed for 
     terms of 4 years, each such term to commence 120 days after 
     December 22, 1987, except that of the 11 members first 
     appointed to the Board, 5 shall serve for 2 years and 6 shall 
     serve for 4 years, to be designated by the President at the 
     time of appointment, except that a member of the Board whose 
     term has expired may continue to serve as a member of the 
     Board until such member's successor has taken office.

     ``SEC. 603. FUNCTIONS.

       ``The Board shall evaluate the technical and scientific 
     validity of activities undertaken by the Secretary after 
     December 22, 1987, including--
       ``(1) site characterization activities; and
       ``(2) activities relating to the packaging or 
     transportation of spent nuclear fuel or high-level 
     radioactive waste.

     ``SEC. 604. INVESTIGATORY POWERS.

       ``(a) Hearings.--Upon request of the Chairman or a majority 
     of the members of the Board, the Board may hold such 
     hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such 
     testimony, and receive such evidence, as the Board considers 
     appropriate. Any member of the Board may administer oaths or 
     affirmations to witnesses appearing before the Board.
       ``(b) Production of Documents.--
       ``(1) Response to inquiries.--Upon the request of the 
     Chairman or a majority of the members of the Board, and 
     subject to existing law, the Secretary (or any contractor of 
     the Secretary) shall provide the Board with such records, 
     files, papers, data, or information as may be necessary to 
     respond to any inquiry of the Board under this title.
       ``(2) Extent.--Subject to existing law, information 
     obtainable under paragraph (1) shall not be limited to final 
     work products of the Secretary, but shall include drafts of 
     such products and documentation of work in progress.

     ``SEC. 605. COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each member of the Board shall, subject 
     to appropriations, be paid at the rate of pay payable for 
     level III of the Executive Schedule for each day (including 
     travel time) such member is engaged in the work of the Board.
       ``(b) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Board may 
     receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, in the same manner as is permitted under 
     sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

     ``SEC. 606. STAFF.

       ``(a) Clerical Staff.--
       ``(1) Authority of chairman.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Chairman may, subject to appropriations, appoint and fix the 
     compensation of such clerical staff as may be necessary to 
     discharge the responsibilities of the Board.
       ``(2) Provisions of title 5.--Clerical staff shall be 
     appointed subject to the provisions of title 5, United States 
     Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and 
     shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 
     and subchapter III of chapter 3 of such title relating to 
     classification and General Schedule pay rates.
       ``(b) Professional Staff.--
       ``(1) Authority of chairman.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), the Chairman may, subject to appropriations, appoint and 
     fix the compensation of such professional staff as may be 
     necessary to discharge the responsibilities of the Board.
       ``(2) Number.--Not more than 10 professional staff members 
     may be appointed under this subsection.
       ``(3) Title 5.--Professional staff members 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 such title relating to 
     classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that no 
     individual so appointed may receive pay in excess of the 
     annual rate of basic pay payable for GS-18 of the General 
     Schedule.

     ``SEC. 607. SUPPORT SERVICES.

       ``(a) General Services.--To the extent permitted by law and 
     requested by the Chairman, the Administrator of General 
     Services shall provide the Board with necessary 
     administrative services, facilities, and support on a 
     reimbursable basis.
       ``(b) Accounting, Research, and Technology Assessment 
     Services.--The Comptroller General, the Librarian of 
     Congress, and the Director of the Office of Technology 
     Assessment shall, to the extent permitted by law and subject 
     to the availability of funds, provide the Board with such 
     facilities, support, funds and services, including staff, as 
     may be necessary for the effective performance of the 
     functions of the Board.

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       ``(c) Additional Support.--Upon the request of the 
     Chairman, the Board may secure directly from the head of any 
     department or agency of the United States information 
     necessary to enable it to carry out this title.
       ``(d) Mails.--The Board 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) Experts and Consultants.--Subject to such rules as 
     may be prescribed by the Board, the Chairman may, subject to 
     appropriations, procure temporary and intermittent services 
     under section 3109(b) of title 5 of the United States Code, 
     but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily 
     equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable 
     for GS-18 of the General Schedule.

     ``SEC. 608. REPORT.

       ``The Board shall report not less than 2 times per year to 
     Congress and the Secretary its findings, conclusions, and 
     recommendations.

     ``SEC. 609. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated for expenditures 
     such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 
     this title.

     ``SEC. 610. TERMINATION OF THE BOARD.

       ``The Board shall cease to exist not later than one year 
     after the date on which the Secretary begins disposal of 
     spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste in the 
     repository.
                     ``TITLE VII--MANAGEMENT REFORM

     ``SEC. 701. MANAGEMENT REFORM INITIATIVES.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is directed to take 
     actions as necessary to improve the management of the 
     civilian radioactive waste management program to ensure that 
     the program is operated, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     in like manner as a private business.
       ``(b) Site Characterization.--The Secretary shall employ, 
     on an on-going basis, integrated performance modeling to 
     identify appropriate parameters for the remaining site 
     characterization effort and to eliminate studies of 
     parameters that are shown not to affect long-term repository 
     performance.

     ``SEC. 702. REPORTING.

       ``(a) Initial Report.--Within 180 days of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to Congress 
     on its planned actions for implementing the provisions of 
     this Act, including the development of the Integrated Waste 
     Management System. Such report shall include--
       ``(1) an analysis of the Secretary's progress in meeting 
     its statutory and contractual obligation to accept title to, 
     possession of, and delivery of spent nuclear fuel and high-
     level radioactive waste beginning no later than January 31, 
     2002, and in accordance with the acceptance schedule;
       ``(2) a detailed schedule and timeline showing each action 
     that the Secretary intends to take to meet the Secretary's 
     obligations under this Act and the contracts;
       ``(3) a detailed description of the Secretary's contingency 
     plans in the event that the Secretary is unable to meet the 
     planned schedule and timeline; and
       ``(4) an analysis by the Secretary of its funding needs for 
     fiscal years 1996 through 2001.
       ``(b) Annual Reports.--On each anniversary of the submittal 
     of the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     make annual reports to the Congress for the purpose of 
     updating the information contained in such report. The annual 
     reports shall be brief and shall notify the Congress of--
       ``(1) any modifications to the Secretary's schedule and 
     timeline for meeting its obligations under this Act;
       ``(2) the reasons for such modifications, and the status of 
     the implementation of any of the Secretary's contingency 
     plans; and
       ``(3) the Secretary's analysis of its funding needs for the 
     ensuing 5 fiscal years.''.

     SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF CONTRACTS.

       Subsequent to the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     contracts executed under section 302(a) of the Nuclear Waste 
     Policy Act of 1982 shall continue in effect under this Act in 
     accordance with their terms except to the extent that the 
     contracts have been modified by the parties to the contract.

  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 23, line 3, after the period insert ``Contractors 
     transporting spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive 
     waste under any such contract shall not be indemnified under 
     section 170d of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for any 
     liability resulting from negligence, gross negligence, or 
     willful misconduct in connection with such transportation.''.
  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. 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

142

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negative

Nays

283

para. 123.29                  [Roll No. 556]

                                AYES--142

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Souder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--283

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)

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     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bonior
     Cubin
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Schiff
     Weldon (FL)
     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. HAYWORTH, 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.

It was decided in the

Yeas

307

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

120

para. 123.30                  [Roll No. 557]

                                AYES--307

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--120

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Clay
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Doggett
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Ney
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Souder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Coburn
     Cubin
     Gonzalez
     Schiff
     Weldon (FL)
     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. 123.31  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to make technical corrections, including corrections in 
spelling, punctuation, section numbering, and cross-referencing.

para. 123.32  privileges of the house

  Mr. MENENDEZ rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 290):

       Whereas Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     found to be largely without merit, including his charges of 
     improper voting from a business, rather than a residential 
     address; underage voting; double voting; and charges of 
     unusually large numbers of individuals voting from the same 
     address. It was found that those accused of voting from the 
     same address included a Marines Barracks and the domicile of 
     nuns; that business addresses were legal residences for the 
     individuals, including the zoo keeper of the Santa Ana Zoo; 
     that duplicate voting was by different individuals; and that 
     those accused of underage voting were of age; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the privacy rights of United States citizens have 
     been violated by the Committee's improper use of those INS 
     records;
       Whereas the INS itself has questioned the validity and 
     accuracy of the Committee's use of INS documents;
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committee's possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and have all the information they 
     need regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information they need to make a judgment concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to produce or 
     present any credible evidence sufficient to change the 
     outcome of the election of Con

[[Page 1971]]

     gresswoman Sanchez and is now, in place of producing such 
     credible evidence, pursuing never ending and unsubstantiated 
     areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has after nearly one year 
     not shown or provided any credible evidence sufficient to 
     demonstrate that the outcome of the election is other than 
     Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it:
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MENENDEZ 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

212

It was decided in the

Nays

198

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

3

para. 123.33                  [Roll No. 558]

                                AYES--212

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Coburn
     Sanchez
     Souder

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Barr
     Cubin
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Foglietta
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Kleczka
     Leach
     Manton
     McHale
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Payne
     Schiff
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (AK)
  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. 123.34  message from the president

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

para. 123.35  privileges of the house

  Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD rose to a question of the privileges of the House 
and submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 291):

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California has met only on February 26, 1997 
     in Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California, and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit; charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committee's possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible

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     evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD 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

216

It was decided in the

Nays

200

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

3

para. 123.36                  [Roll No. 559]

                                AYES--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Coburn
     Sanchez
     Shadegg

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Cox
     Cubin
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Manton
     Moakley
     Payne
     Schiff
     Souder
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     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. 123.37  privileges of the house

  Ms. NORTON rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 292):

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez has been duly elected to represent 
     the 46th District of California; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met only on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California, and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committees possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that

[[Page 1973]]

     the outcome of the election is other than Congresswoman 
     Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. NORTON 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

214

It was decided in the

Nays

187

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

4

para. 123.38                  [Roll No. 560]

                                AYES--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--4

     Coburn
     Sanchez
     Shadegg
     Wamp

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Barrett (NE)
     Bereuter
     Burton
     Clayton
     Cox
     Cubin
     Davis (FL)
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Schiff
     Souder
     Taylor (MS)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Woolsey
     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. 123.39  privileges of the house

  Mr. CONDIT rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 293):

       Whereas Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas a Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26th, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19th, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California, and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas or review; and
       Whereas, the Committee on the House Oversight should 
     complete its review of this matter and bring the matter 
     forward for the House of Representatives to vote upon and now 
     therefore be it:
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CONDIT 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.


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Yeas

212

It was decided in the

Nays

190

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affirmative

Answered present

4

para. 123.40                  [Roll No. 561]

                                AYES--212

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--4

     Coburn
     Shadegg
     Taylor (MS)
     Wamp

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Armey
     Barrett (NE)
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Dooley
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Gonzalez
     Manton
     Martinez
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Menendez
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Owens
     Payne
     Rangel
     Sanchez
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Souder
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     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. 123.41  privileges of the house

  Mr. BECERRA rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 294):

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, the Committee's request, has been doing a manual check 
     of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BECERRA 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 1975]]



Yeas

217

It was decided in the

Nays

193

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

4

para. 123.42                  [Roll No. 562]

                                AYES--217

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--4

     Coburn
     Sanchez
     Shadegg
     Wamp

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Barrett (NE)
     Bishop
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Lazio
     Manton
     Moakley
     Oberstar
     Payne
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Souder
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     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. 123.43  privileges of the house

  Ms. HOOLEY rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 295):

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California, and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committees possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. HOOLEY 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 1976]]



Yeas

212

It was decided in the

Nays

197

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

5

para. 123.44                  [Roll No. 563]

                                AYES--212

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--5

     Coburn
     Sanchez
     Shadegg
     Tiahrt
     Wamp

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Barrett (NE)
     Burton
     Cubin
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Manton
     Moakley
     Payne
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Souder
     Thomas
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  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. 123.45  privileges of the house

  Ms. WATERS rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 296):

       Whereas as contested election contest has been pending 
     between Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and Mr. Robert Dornan 
     since December 26, 1996; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California has only met on February 26, 1997 
     and October 24, 1997 in Washington D.C. and on April 19, 1997 
     in Orange County, California; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committees possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. WATERS 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

214

It was decided in the

Nays

196

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

3

para. 123.46                  [Roll No. 564]

                                AYES--214

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant

[[Page 1977]]


     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     nsign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--196

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Coburn
     Tiahrt
     Wamp

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Archer
     Barrett (NE)
     Cubin
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Manton
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Payne
     Pryce (OH)
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Souder
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  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. 123.47  privileges of the house

  Mr. DOOLEY rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 297):

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California has met only three times; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large numbers 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committees possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOOLEY 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

208

It was decided in the

Nays

192

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affirmative

Answered present

4

para. 123.48                  [Roll No. 565]

                                AYES--208

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley

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     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--4

     Coburn
     Sanchez
     Tiahrt
     Wamp

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Archer
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Bereuter
     Bono
     Cubin
     Ehrlich
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Jenkins
     Kasich
     Manton
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Oxley
     Payne
     Pryce (OH)
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Souder
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     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. 123.49  change of reference--s. 459

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 459) to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to 
extend certain authorizations, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was rereferred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce.

para. 123.50  order of business--consideration of the conference report 
          on s. 858

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order on Friday, October 31, 1997, or any 
day thereafter to consider the conference report to accompany S. 858, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 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; that all 
points of order against the conference report and against its 
consideration be waived; and that the conference report be considered as 
read when called up.

para. 123.51  order of business--suspension of the rules

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the Speaker be authorized to designate a time not later 
than November 7, 1997, for resumption of proceedings on the seven 
remaining motions to suspend the rules originally considered on Monday, 
September 29, 1997.

para. 123.52  message from the president--us-brazil nuclear energy 
          agreement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, 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 Government of the United States of America and the Government of the 
Federative Republic of Brazil 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 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 Brazil 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 
nonproliferation and other foreign policy interests of the United 
States. The agreement provides a comprehensive framework for peaceful 
nuclear cooperation between the United States and Brazil under 
appropriate conditions and controls reflecting a strong common 
commitment to nuclear nonproliferation goals.
  The proposed new agreement will replace an existing United States-
Brazil agreement for peaceful nuclear cooperation that entered into 
force on September 20, 1972, and by its terms would expire on September 
20, 2002. The United States suspended cooperation with Brazil under the 
1972 agreement in the late 1970s because Brazil did not satisfy a 
provision of section 128 of the Atomic Energy Act (added by the Nuclear 
Non-Proliferation Act of 1978) that required full-scope International 
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards in nonnuclear weapon states such 
as Brazil as a condition for continued significant U.S. nuclear exports.
  On December 13, 1991, Brazil, together with Argentina, the Brazilian-
Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABAAC) 
and the IAEA signed a quadrilateral agreement calling for the 
application of full-scope IAEA safeguards in Brazil and Argentina. This 
safeguards agreement was brought into force on March 4, 1994. Resumption 
of cooperation would be possible under the 1972 United

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States-Brazil agreement for cooperation. however, both the United States 
and Brazil believe it is preferable to launch a new era of cooperation 
with a new agreement that reflects, among other things:
  --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;
  --Reciprocity in the application of the terms and conditions of 
    cooperation between the Parties; and
  --Additional international nonproliferation commitments entered into 
    by the Parties since 1972.
  Over the past several years Brazil has made a definitive break with 
earlier ambivalent nuclear policies and has embraced wholeheartedly a 
series of important steps demonstrating its firm commitment to the 
exclusively peaceful uses of nuclear energy. In addition to its full-
scope safeguards agreement with the IAEA, Brazil has taken the following 
important nonproliferation steps:
  --It has formally renounced nuclear weapons development in the Foz do 
    Iguazsu declaration with Argentina in 1990;
  --It has renounced ``peaceful nuclear explosives'' in the 1991 Treaty 
    of Guadalajara with Argentina;
  --It has brought the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in 
    Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlateloloco) into force 
    for itself on May 30, 1994;
  --It has instituted more stringent domestic controls on nuclear 
    exports and become a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group; and
  --It has announced its intention, on June 20, 1997, to accede to the 
    Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
  The proposed new agreement with Brazil 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 U.S. perspective, the proposed new agreement improves on the 
1972 agreement by the addition of a number of important provisions. 
These include the provisions for full-scope safeguards; perpetuity of 
safeguards; a ban on ``peaceful'' nuclear explosives using items 
subject to the agreement; a right to require the return of items 
subject to the agreement in all circumstances for which U.S. law 
requires such a right; a guarantee of adequate physical security; and 
rights to approve enrichment of uranium subject to the agreement and 
alteration in form or consent of sensitive 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 the 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 provided for in section 123 d. shall commence.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 30, 1997.

  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. 105-161).

para. 123.53  senate concurrent resolution referred

  A concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following title was taken 
from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. Con. Res. 37. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that Little League Baseball Incorporated was 
     established to support and develop Little League baseball 
     worldwide and that its international character and activities 
     should be recognized; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

para. 123.54  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. 2013. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 551 Kingstown Road in South 
     Kingstown, Rhode Island, as the ``David B. Champagne Post 
     Office Building.''

para. 123.55  senate enrolled bill signed

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

       S. 1277. An Act to amend title I of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify treatment of 
     investment managers under such title.

para. 123.56  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. 2013. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 551 Kingstown Road in South 
     Kingstown, Rhode Island, as the ``David B. Champagne Post 
     Office Building.''

para. 123.57  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today after 7:45 p.m. and the balance of the week;
  To Mr. MANTON, for today after 5:25 p.m.; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 5:30 p.m..
  And then,

para. 123.58  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. NEUMANN, at 11 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 123.59  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. 1965. A bill to 
     provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil 
     forfeitures, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-358 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 434. A 
     bill to provide for the conveyance of small parcels of land 
     in the Carson National Forest and the Santa Fe National 
     Forest, New Mexico, to the village of El Rito and the town of 
     Jemez Springs, New Mexico; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-
     359). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para. 123.60  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker.

       From October 31, 1997.
       H.R. 1965. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce extended for a period ending not later than February 
     27, 1998.

para. 123.61  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. BLAGOJEVICH:
       H.R. 2773. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3750 North Kedzie Avenue in 
     Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       H.R. 2774. A bill to prohibit the transfer of a handgun by 
     a licensed dealer unless the transferee states that the 
     transferee is not the subject of a restraining order with 
     respect to an intimate partner or child of the transferee; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. DOYLE:
       H.R. 2775. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs medical center in Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, as the 
     ``H. John Heinz III Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Center''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 2776. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the establishment of the Morristown National 
     Historical Park in the State of New Jersey, and for other 
     purposes'' to authorize the acquisition of property known as 
     the Warren property; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Fazio of California, 
             Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Frost, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Edwards, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Berry, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Condit, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Ms. Harman, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Torres, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Yates, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Rivers, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Minge, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. Wise, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Towns, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. McDermott, Mr. John, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Scott, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Green, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Furse, and Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 2777. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to limit the amount of non-Federal money that may 
     be contributed to national political parties, to treat 
     certain communications as independent expenditures subject to 
     regulation under the Act, to restrict the solicitation and 
     transfer of funds by candidates and parties to certain 
     nonprofit organizations, and to require certain candidates to 
     make monthly reports under the Act and to post such reports 
     on the Internet; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Ms. MCKINNEY:
       H.R. 2778. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the child care credit and provide that the 
     credit will be refundable; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. Furse, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Vento, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 2779. A bill to provide grants to establish and 
     operate supervised visitation centers for the purposes of 
     facilitating supervised visitation of children and visitation 
     exchange; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 2780. A bill to provide for an annual statement of 
     accrued liability of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
     Program; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 2781. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     require the Commissioner of Social Security to submit 
     specific legislative recommendations to ensure the solvency 
     of the Social Security trust funds; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 2782. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and the Social Security Act to provide for personal 
     investment plans funded by employee social security payroll 
     deductions, to extend the solvency of the old-age, survivors, 
     and disability insurance program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SHERMAN:
       H.R. 2783. A bill to provide that a Member of, or Member-
     elect to, the House of Representatives shall not receive any 
     annual pay increase except upon an appropriate written 
     election; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2784. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to limit the ability of physicians to demand 
     more money through private contracts during periods in which 
     the patient is in an exposed condition; 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. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Furse, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Vento, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Sanders):
       H. Con. Res. 182. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to child custody, child abuse, 
     and victims of domestic and family violence; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H. Res. 298. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to repeal the rule allowing subpoened 
     witnesses to choose not to be photographed at committee 
     hearings; to the Committee on Rules. 

para. 123.62  memorials

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

       217. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts, relative to Resolutions 
     memorializing the President and the Congress of the United 
     States to negotiate an international ban on antipersonnel 
     landmines; to the Committee on International Relations.
       218. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution 4 
     encouraging the leaders of the United States to work with our 
     allies and other nations toward the creation of an 
     international ban on the manufacture, stockpiling, sale, and 
     the use of anti-personnel landmines, and urging the President 
     and Congress of the United States to make permanent the 
     current moratorium on the export of anti-personnel landmines; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       219. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution 13 
     memorializing the President and Congress of the United States 
     to continue efforts to ensure that social security and 
     Medicare are not threatened, to protect older Americans from 
     harm and stress, to stop efforts to hurt the income security 
     of older Americans, and to ensure that older Americans 
     continue to receive all that they are entitled to and 
     deserve; jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce. 

para. 123.63  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. ETHERIDGE introduced A bill (H.R. 2785) for the relief 
     of Clarence P. Stewart; which was referred to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary. 

para. 123.64  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 27: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 145: Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Levin, and 
     Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 176: Mr. Cox of California and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 296: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 350: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 352: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Moran of Virginia and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 611: Ms. Waters, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. 
     Rodriguez.
       H.R. 634: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 758: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Barton of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 805: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 959: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 971: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 979: Mr. McDade, Mr. Ney, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Riggs, and 
     Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Evans and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. John, Mr. Hill, Mr. Kasich, and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 1031: Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Doyle and Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Wolf, Ms. Waters, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Dixon, 
     Mr. Menendez, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
     Dicks, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Baker and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 1375: Mr. Poshard and Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Jackson, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1500: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1504: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Istook, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Baesler, Mr. Combest, Ms. Granger, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1802: Mr. Pombo, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland.
       H.R. 1861: Mr. Lampson and Ms. Roybal-Allard.

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       H.R. 1984: Mr. Reyes.
       H.R. 2023: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Jackson, and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 2121: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 2139: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 2172: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2195: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2211: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Manzullo and Mr.  Armey.
       H.R. 2253: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 2292: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Ms. 
     DeLauro.
       H.R. 2349: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Hunter, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Kim, and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 2408: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 2431: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Gordon, Mr. LaHood, Mr. McHale, 
     Mr. McKeon, Mr. Riley, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Ms. 
     Velazquez.
       H.R. 2439: Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 2449: Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 2450: Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 2468: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 2476: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 2485: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Weller, Mr. Hulshof, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2503: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2593: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Petri, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Pombo, and Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2596: Mr. Boehner, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. 
     Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 2602: Mr. Shays and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2608: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 2639: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2650: Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 2676: Mr. Talent, Mr. John, Ms. Harman, Mr. Saxton, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Royce, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
     Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Thune, Ms. Hooley 
     of Oregon, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Ney, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2699: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rush, 
     Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Frost, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H.R. 2709: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Green, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Snowbarger, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
     Reyes, Mr. Maloney of Conneticut, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pitts, Mr. English, 
     Mr. Cannon, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Gordon, 
     Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Sam Johnson and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 2723: Mr. Sessions and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 2741: Mr. Condit.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Con. Res. 41: Mr. Mascara.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Combest.
       H. Con. Res. 132: Mr. Souder and Mr. Talent.
       H. Con. Res. 148: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H. Con. Res. 156: Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Con. Res. 174: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Engel, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Schumer, 
     Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Yates, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     and Mr. Foley.
       H. Con. Res. 175: Mr. Skeen and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Blagojevich and Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Res. 224: Mr. Frost, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Allen, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H. Res. 267: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Ryun.
       H. Res. 275: Mr. Luther.

para. 123.65  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       26. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the City Council of 
     the City of Plantation, Florida, relative to Resolution No. 
     7234 expressing strong opposition to the introduction and 
     consideration of H.R. 1534, referred to as the ``Private 
     Property Rights Implementation Act,'' and its corresponding 
     Senate Bill, S. 1204; which was referred to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary. 

para. 123.66  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. 2459: Mr. Paxon.
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para. 124.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 31, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable John Shimkus 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, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, October 30, 1997.
  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:

       5708. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to New Zealand 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-118-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5709. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-124-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5710. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Iceland (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-122-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5711. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Japan (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-119-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5712. A letter from the Director, U.S. Trade and 
     Development Agency, transmitting a consolidated report on 
     audit and internal management activities in accordance with 
     the provisions of the Inspector General Act and the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5713. A letter from the Director, Minerals Management 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting a copy of 
     the Minerals Management Service report ``Outer Continental 
     Shelf Oil and Natural Gas Resource Management Program: 
     Cumulative Effects 1992-94''; to the Committee on Resources.
       5714. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to List the 
     Northern Population of the Bog Turtle as Threatened and the 
     Southern Population as Threatened Due to Similarity of 
     Appearance (RIN: 1018-AD05) received October 31, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5715. A letter from the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to List Three 
     Aquatic Invertebrates in Comal and Hays Counties, Texas, as 
     Endangered (RIN: 1018-AD28) received October 31, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5716. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, 
     Pacific Cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 
     Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 102497C] received 
     October 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5717. A letter from the the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     (Civil Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report on the authorized navigation improvements at Miami 
     Harbor, Florida, pursuant to Public Law 104--303, section 
     101(b)(9); (H. Doc. No. 105--162); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.
       5718. A letter from the the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     (Civil Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report on a project for mitigation of shoreline erosion and 
     storm damages caused by existing Federal navigation 
     improvements at Lake Worth Inlet, Palm Beach Harbor, Florida, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104--303, section 101(b)(8); (H. Doc. 
     No. 105--163); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and ordered to be printed. 

para. 124.4  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. 167. Concurrent resolution to correct a 
     technical error in the enrollment of H.R. 2160.

  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 amend

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ment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2160) ``An Act making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, 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. 672. An Act to make technical amendments to certain 
     provisions of title 17, United States Code.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1024. An Act to make chapter 12 of title 11 of the 
     United States Code permanent, and for other purposes; and
       S. 1149. An Act to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     provide for increased education funding, and for other 
     purposes. 

para. 124.5  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. FURSE, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, as a member of Congress whose election in 1994 was 
     won by far smaller a majority than that which Ms. Sanchez won 
     the 46th District race in 1996; and
       Whereas, as an immigrant myself who proudly became a U.S. 
     citizen in 1972, I believe that this Republican campaign of 
     intimidation sends a message to new citizens that their 
     voting privilege may be subverted. We should encourage new 
     voters not chill their enthusiasm; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Oregon will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.6  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mrs. MINK, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of usually large number of 
     individuals voting from the same address. It was found that 
     voting from the same address included a Marines barracks and 
     the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now persuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, due process requires that this intimidation and 
     inquisition of the voters of California's 46th Congressional 
     District end, because to prolong it is to flaunt the basic 
     principles of justice;
       Whereas, hundreds of thousands of taxpayers dollars have 
     been spent on this fruitless search; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair

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within two legislative days after the resolution is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Hawaii will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.7  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mrs. MALONEY, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now perusing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, after 10 months and the expenditure of $500,000, 
     the House investigation has turned up no evidence of fraud 
     and has wasted taxpayer money; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from New York will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.8  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. SLAUGHTER, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C., on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the House Oversight Committee passed a resolution 
     demanding that the U.S. Attorney file criminal charges 
     against private citizens, despite the fact that Congress has 
     no authority to enforce legislation;
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from New York will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.9  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. DeLAURO, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution,

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as a question of the privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana Zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the continued Sanchez probe unfairly targets 
     Hispanic-Americans and discourages their full participation 
     in the democratic process.
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Connecticut will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.10  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. VELAZQUEZ, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan has been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residence for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request has been doing a manual check 
     of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas these allegations represent a direct attack on the 
     latino community and an attempt to silence the voice of 
     latino voters,
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from New York will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.11  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. JACKSON-LEE, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and

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     charges of unusually large number of individuals voting from 
     the same address. It was found that voting from the same 
     address included a Marine barracks and the domicile of nuns, 
     that business addresses were legal residences for the 
     individuals, including the zoo keeper of the Santa Ana zoo, 
     that duplicate voting was by different individuals and those 
     accused of underage voting were of age; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, Mr. Dornan's unproven allegations and the action's 
     of Republicans have created an enormously chilling effect on 
     the voting rights of Hispanic-Americans and other minority 
     Americans: therefore targeting them unfairly; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and: Now therefore be it
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Texas will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.12  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. DANNER, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C., on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committee's possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make the judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, on September 24, 1997, the House Oversight 
     Committee passed a resolution demanding that criminal charges 
     be brought against private citizens even though Congress 
     lacks criminal enforcement powers and cannot compel 
     compliance with subpoenas; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Missouri will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.13  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. CARSON, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C., on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time

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     in any election in the history of the United States that the 
     INS has been asked by Congress to verify the citizenship of 
     voters; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Indiana will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.14  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. LOFGREN, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas allegations made by the losing candidate, Mr. 
     Dornan, of voter fraud in fact were revealed to be legitimate 
     voters living at a Marine barracks, sisters living at their 
     nunnery as well as the zookeeper at the Santa Ana zoo
       Whereas for the first time in any election in the history 
     of the United States the INS has been asked to verify the 
     citizenship of voters, a task that the INS is unable to 
     accomplish with accuracy, precision or certainty with the 
     immigration records available to them.
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has had nearly a 
     year to present credible evidence of fraud sufficient to 
     change the outcome of the election to the House of 
     Representatives
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight is pursuing a 
     seemingly never ending and apparently unsubstantiated review 
     of this matter reminding observers of the famous Dickens 
     novel ``Bleak House''
       And Whereas the House has a right to expect this matter to 
     be resolved professionally as well as promptly and certainly 
     before half of Congresswoman Sanchez' term of office has 
     passed
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from California will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.15  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. WOOLSEY, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California, and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C., on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committee's possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Oversight Committee has not challenged the 
     results of any other Members' elections, even though many 
     other Members won their election by slimmer margins; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from California will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.16  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. Eddie Bernice JOHNSON of Texas, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule 
IX, announced her intention to offer the following resolution, as a 
question of the privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California

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     met on February 26, 1997 in Washington, D.C. on April 19, 
     1997 in Orange County, California and October 24, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now persuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committee's possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas I watched Loretta Sanchez become a marvelous, 
     energetic Representative of the 46th District of California 
     during the five months she shared my apartment with me; and
       Whereas continuing this never ending attack on her election 
     is wrong for this woman who wants to serve her constituents 
     to the best of her ability; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Texas will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.17  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mrs. KENNELLY, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, DC on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, California 
     and October 24, 1997 in Washington, DC; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit; charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas I watched Loretta Sanchez become a marvelous, 
     energetic Representative of the 46th District of California 
     during the five months she shared my apartment with me; and
       Whereas continuing this never ending attack on her election 
     is wrong for this woman who wants to serve her constituents 
     to the best of her ability; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and: Now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Connecticut will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.18  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. KILPATRICK, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, DC on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, California 
     and October 24, 1997 in Washington, DC; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal

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     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas The Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after nine 
     months of review and investigation failed to present credible 
     evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, as taxpayers of our nation face cuts in Medicare, 
     Medicaid, Legal Services, Section 8 Housing assistance, and 
     other areas of the social safety net have been frayed because 
     of these reductions, close to half a million dollars of the 
     people's money have been spent in an investigation that has 
     resulted in absolutely no proof of fraud, and that the 
     Honorable Loretta Sanchez has been duly seated by the State 
     of California to represent the 46th Congressional District: 
     Now therefore be it
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Michigan will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.19  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mrs. THURMAN, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United states that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months, and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is not pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Florida will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.20  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. STABENOW, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of California and was 
     seated by the U.S. House of Representatives on January 7, 
     1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizens of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records by the District Attorney of Orange County on February 
     13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records pertaining 
     to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now persuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committee possession by the Secretary of State of California; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information

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     it needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and it pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight passed a 
     resolution demanding the U.S. Attorney to bring criminal 
     charges against a private organization, despite the fact that 
     it is beyond the power of Congress to compel compliance with 
     subpoenas; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Michigan will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.21  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. HOOLEY, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charged of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make the judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the House Oversight Committee has not specified 
     sufficient votes to bring into question the certified 984-
     vote margin by which Loretta Sanchez won her election; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Oregon will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.22  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mrs. MEEK, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C, on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charged of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     record seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make the judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, in violation of Constitutionally-defined 
     separation of powers principles, the

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     Committee on House Oversight passed a resolution demanding 
     the Department of Justice to bring criminal charges against 
     an organization of private citizens; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Florida will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.23  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced 
her intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C, on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make the judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the House Oversight Committee passed a resolution 
     H.Res 244, purporting to demand that criminal charges be 
     brought against an organization of private citizens, despite 
     the fact that Congress has no power to compel compliance with 
     subpoenas; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from California will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.24  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2746 and h.r. 2616

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 288):

       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. 2746) to amend title 
     VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
     give parents with low-incomes the opportunity to choose the 
     appropriate school for their children. The bill shall be 
     considered as read for amendment. The bill shall be debatable 
     for two hours equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
     and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit.
       Sec. 2. After disposition of the bill (H.R. 2746), 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. 
     2616) to amend titles VI and X of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve and expand charter 
     schools. 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 
     Education and the Workforce. 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 
     Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. The 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 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, if offered by Representative Goodling 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. If that amendment is 
     adopted, the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute, as amended, shall be considered as the original 
     bill for the purpose of further amendment. During 
     consideration of the bill for further 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: (1) 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time 
     for electronic voting on any postponed question that follows 
     another electronic vote without intervening business, 
     provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
     first in any series of questions shall be 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.
       Sec. 3. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 2616, the Clerk 
     shall--
       (1) add the text of H.R. 2746, as passed by the House, as 
     new matter at the end of H.R. 2616;

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       (2) conform the title of H.R. 2616 to reflect the addition 
     of the text of H.R. 2746 to the engrossment;
       (3) assign appropriate designations to provisions within 
     the engrossment; and
       (4) conform provisions for short titles within the 
     engrossment.
       (b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 2746 to the 
     engrossment of H.R. 2616, H.R. 2746 shall be laid on the 
     table.
       Sec. 4. House Resolution 280 is laid on the table.

  When said resolution was considered.
  During debate,

para. 124.25  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, 
announced her intention to offer the following resolution, as a question 
of the privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C., on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     record seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committee's possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make the judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, on Committee on House Oversight has demanded that 
     the Justice Department bring criminal charges against 
     Hermandad Mexicana Nacional, even through it is beyond the 
     Constitutionally-defined powers of Congress to compel 
     compliance with subpoenas; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Missouri will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

  After further debate on House Resolution 288,
  Mrs. MYRICK 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, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CLAY 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

222

When there appeared

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Nays

195

para. 124.26                  [Roll No. 566]

                                YEAS--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--195

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)

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     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Ackerman
     Cannon
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deutsch
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Payne
     Schiff
     Visclosky
     Weldon (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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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

214

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affirmative

Nays

198

para. 124.27                  [Roll No. 567]

                                AYES--214

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--198

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Ackerman
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deutsch
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Klink
     Lipinski
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Payne
     Schiff
     Visclosky
     Weldon (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.
  Pursuant to section 4 of said resolution, House Resolution 280 was 
laid on the table.

para. 124.28  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Tuesday, November 4, 1997, at 10:30 a.m. for ``morning-hour debate''.

para. 124.29  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
November 5, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para. 124.30  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. HARMAN, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C., on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charged of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United

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     States that the INS has been asked by Congress to verify the 
     citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     record seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make the judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, in the 104th Congress, similar challenges were 
     brought in three elections, including one involving the 
     offeror of this resolution, winner of her election by 812 
     votes, duly certified by the Secretary of State of 
     California. After nine months of investigation at a cost of 
     over $100,000 taxpayer dollars, no evidence of fraud being 
     found, the challenge was withdrawn; and
       Whereas by prolonging the contest against Representative 
     Loretta Sanchez, Mr. Robert Dornan has disrupted the 
     proceedings of the House and fractured the comity necessary 
     for Members of Congress to conduct the peoples' business and 
     address by legislation and policy the major challenges facing 
     the United States in the 21st Century; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight has had more than 
     ample time to conclude its investigation, conducted at great 
     taxpayer expense, now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from California will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.31  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. McKINNEY, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to offer the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C., on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and has not met since that time; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: Charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charged of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     record seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committee's possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make the judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez of the Golden State smiles 
     brighter than Bob Dornan even on a cloudy day.
       Whereas Loretta Sanchez, a latina from California, has been 
     persecuted for beating B-2 bomber Bob.
       Whereas Loretta Sanchez is working to represent all the 
     people of her district regardless of race, color, creed, 
     gender, national origin or sexual orientation,
       Whereas the Republican majority has failed to complete the 
     nation's legislative business on time in each of its majority 
     years,
       Whereas many feel that the real bottom line in all of this 
     is that Bob Dornan needs to get a life--and a job,
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days after the resolution 
is properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Georgia will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
a time designated for the consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 124.32  compensation for disabled veterans

  On motion of Mr. STUMP, 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. 2367) to increase, effective as of 
December 1, 1997, 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.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. STUMP submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute which was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES 
                   CODE.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' 
     Compensation Rate Amendments of 1997''.
       (b) References.--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 title 38, United States Code.

     SEC. 2. DISABILITY COMPENSATION.

       (a) Increase in Rates.--Section 1114 is amended--

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       (1) by striking out ``$87'' in subsection (a) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``$95'';
       (2) by striking out ``$166'' in subsection (b) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$182'';
       (3) by striking out ``$253'' in subsection (c) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$279'';
       (4) by striking out ``$361'' in subsection (d) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$399'';
       (5) by striking out ``$515'' in subsection (e) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$569'';
       (6) by striking out ``$648'' in subsection (f) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$717'';
       (7) by striking out ``$819'' in subsection (g) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$905'';
       (8) by striking out ``$948'' in subsection (h) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,049'';
       (9) by striking out ``$1,067'' in subsection (i) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,181'';
       (10) by striking out ``$1,774'' in subsection (j) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,964'';
       (11) in subsection (k)--
       (A) by striking out ``$70'' both places it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$75''; and
       (B) by striking out ``$2,207'' and $3,093'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``$2,443'' and ``$3,426'', respectively;
       (12) by striking out ``$2,207'' in subsection (l) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,443'';
       (13) by striking out ``$2,432'' in subsection (m) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,694'';
       (14) by striking out ``$2,768'' in subsection (n) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$3,066'';
       (15) by striking out ``$3,093'' each place it appears in 
     subsections (o) and (p) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$3,426'';
       (16) by striking out ``$1,328'' and ``$1,978'' in 
     subsection (r) and inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,471'' and 
     ``$2,190'', respectively; and
       (17) by striking out ``$1,985'' in subsection (s) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,199''.
       (b) Special Rule.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
     authorize administratively, consistent with the increases 
     authorized by this section, the rates of disability 
     compensation payable to persons within the purview of section 
     10 of Public Law 85-857 who are not in receipt of 
     compensation payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title 38, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS.

       Section 1115(1) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``$105'' in clause (A) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``$114'';
       (2) by striking out ``$178'' and ``$55'' in clause (B) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$195'' and ``$60'', respectively;
       (3) by striking out ``$72'' and ``$55'' in clause (C) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$78'' and ``$60'', respectively;
       (4) by striking out ``$84'' in clause (D) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``$92'';
       (5) by striking out ``$195'' in clause (E) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``$215''; and
       (6) by striking out ``$164'' in clause (F) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``$180''.

     SEC. 4. CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS.

       Section 1162 is amended by striking out ``$478'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$528.''

     SEC. 5. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVING 
                   SPOUSES.

       (a) New Law Rates.--Section 1311(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``$769'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``$850''; and
       (2) by striking out ``$169'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``$185''.
       (b) Old Law Rates.--The table in subsection (a)(3) is 
     amended to read as follows:

                                                                Monthly
``Pay grade                                                        rate
    E-1............................................................$850
    E-2.............................................................850
    E-3.............................................................850
    E-4.............................................................850
    E-5.............................................................850
    E-6.............................................................850
    E-7.............................................................879
    E-8.............................................................928
    E-9.........................................................\1\ 968
    W-1.............................................................898
    W-2.............................................................934
    W-3.............................................................962
    W-4...........................................................1,017
    O-1.............................................................898
    O-2.............................................................928
    O-3.............................................................992
    O-4...........................................................1,049
    O-5...........................................................1,155
    O-6...........................................................1,302
    O-7...........................................................1,406
    O-8...........................................................1,541
    O-9...........................................................1,651
    O-10......................................................\2\ 1,811

``\1\ If the veteran served as sergeant major of the Army, senior 
enlisted advisor of the Navy, chief master sergeant of the Air Force, 
sergeant major of the Marine Corps, or master chief petty officer of 
the Coast Guard, at the applicable time designated by section 402 of 
this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be $1,044.
``\2\ If the veteran served as Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, 
Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, or 
Commandant of the Coast Guard, at the applicable time designated by 
section 402 of this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be 
$1,941.'';

       (c) Additional DIC for Children.--Section 1311(b) is 
     amended by striking out ``$100'' and all that follows and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$215 for each such child.''.
       (d) Aid and Attendance Allowance.--Section 1311(c) is 
     amended by striking out ``$195'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``$215''.
       (e) Housebound Rate.--Section 1311(d) is amended by 
     striking out ``$95'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$104''.

     SEC. 6. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR CHILDREN.

       (a) DIC for Orphan Children.--Section 1313(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``$327'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``$361'';
       (2) by striking out ``$471'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``$520'';
       (3) by striking out ``$610'' in paragraph (3) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``$675''; and
       (4) by striking out ``$610'' and ``$120'' in paragraph (4) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``$675'' and ``$132'', 
     respectively.
       (b) Supplemental DIC for Disabled Adult Children.--Section 
     1314 is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``$195'' in subsection (a) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$215'';
       (2) by striking out ``$327'' in subsection (b) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$361'';
       (3) by striking out ``$166'' in subsection (c) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$182''.

     SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
     December 1, 1997.

  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 
amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-living 
adjustment in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with 
service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
compensation for survivors of such veterans.''.
  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. 124.33  veterans convicted of federal capital crimes

  On motion of Mr. STUMP, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 923) to deny veterans 
benefits to persons convicted of Federal capital offices.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. STUMP submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute which was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. DENIAL OF ELIGIBILITY FOR INTERMENT OR 
                   MEMORIALIZATION IN CERTAIN CEMETERIES OF 
                   PERSONS COMMITTING FEDERAL CAPITAL CRIMES.

       (a) Prohibition Against Interment or Memorialization in 
     Certain Federal Cemeteries.--Chapter 24 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 2411. Prohibition against interment or memorialization 
       in the National Cemetery System or Arlington National 
       Cemetery of persons committing Federal or State capital 
       crimes

       ``(a)(1) In the case of a person described in subsection 
     (b), the appropriate Federal official may not--
       ``(A) inter the remains of such person in a cemetery in the 
     National Cemetery System or in Arlington National Cemetery; 
     or
       ``(B) honor the memory of such person in a memorial area in 
     a cemetery in the National Cemetery System (described in 
     section 2403(a) of this title) or in such an area in 
     Arlington National Cemetery (described in section 2409(a) of 
     this title).
       ``(2) The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     unless written notice of a conviction or finding under 
     subsection (b) is received by the appropriate Federal 
     official before such official approves an application for the 
     interment or memorialization of such person. Such written 
     notice shall be furnished to such official by the Attorney 
     General, in the case of a Federal capital crime, or by an 
     appropriate State official, in the case of a State capital 
     crime.
       ``(b) A person referred to in subsection (a) is any of the 
     following:
       ``(1) A person who has been convicted of a Federal capital 
     crime for which the person was sentenced to death or life 
     imprisonment.
       ``(2) A person who has been convicted of a State capital 
     crime for which the person was sentenced to death or life 
     imprisonment without parole.
       ``(3) A person who--
       ``(A) is found (as provided in subsection (c)) to have 
     committed a Federal capital crime or a State capital crime, 
     but
       ``(B) has not been convicted of such crime by reason of 
     such person not being available for trial due to death or 
     flight to avoid prosecution.
       ``(c) A finding under subsection (b)(3) shall be made by 
     the appropriate Federal official. Any such finding may only 
     be made based upon a showing of clear and convincing 
     evidence, after an opportunity for a hearing in a manner 
     prescribed by the appropriate Federal official.
       ``(d) For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) The term `Federal capital crime' means an offense 
     under Federal law for which the death penalty or life 
     imprisonment may be imposed.
       ``(2) The term `State capital crime' means, under State 
     law, the willful, deliberate, or premeditated unlawful 
     killing of another

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     human being for which the death penalty or life imprisonment 
     without parole may be imposed.
       ``(3) The term `appropriate Federal official' means--
       ``(A) the Secretary, in the case of the National Cemetery 
     System; and
       ``(B) the Secretary of the Army, in the case of Arlington 
     National Cemetery.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 24 of such title is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``2411. Prohibition against interment or memorialization in the 
              National Cemetery System or Arlington National Cemetery 
              of persons committing Federal or State capital crimes.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--Section 2411 of title 38, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
     respect to applications for interment or memorialization made 
     on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2. CONDITION ON GRANTS TO STATE-OWNED VETERAN 
                   CEMETERIES.

       Section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d)(1) In addition to the conditions specified in 
     subsections (b) and (c), any grant made on or after the date 
     of the enactment of this subsection to a State under this 
     section to assist such State in establishing, expanding, or 
     improving a veterans' cemetery shall be made on the condition 
     described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the condition 
     described in this paragraph is that, after the date of the 
     receipt of the grant, such State prohibit the interment or 
     memorialization in that cemetery of a person described in 
     section 2411(b) of this title, subject to the receipt of 
     notice described in subsection (a)(2) of such section, except 
     that for purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) such notice shall be furnished to an appropriate 
     official of such State; and
       ``(B) a finding described in subsection (b)(3) of such 
     section shall be made by an appropriate official of such 
     State.''.

  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 38, United States Code, to prohibit interment or 
memorialization in certain cemeteries of persons committing Federal or 
State capital crimes.''.
  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 
amendments.

para. 124.34  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. 1024. An Act to make chapter 12 of title 11 of the 
     United States Code permanent, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 1149. An Act to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     provide for increased education funding, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para. 124.35  bills and joint resolutions approved

  The President notified the Clerk of the House that on the following 
dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the 
following titles:

           July 18, 1997:
       H.R. 173. An Act to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize donation of 
     Federal law enforcement canines that are no longer needed for 
     official purposes to individuals with experience handling 
     canines in the performance of law enforcement duties.
       H.R. 649. An Act to amend sections of the Department of 
     Energy Organization Act that are obsolete or inconsistent 
     with other statutes and to repeal a related section of the 
     Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974.
           July 25, 1997:
       H.R. 1901. An Act to clarify that the protections of the 
     Federal Tort Claims Act apply to the members and personnel of 
     the National Gambling Impact Study Commission.
       H.R. 2018. An Act to waive temporarily the Medicaid 
     enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of 
     Amherst, New York.
           August 1, 1997:
       H.J. Res. 90. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements with respect to two specified bills of the One 
     Hundred Fifth Congress.
           August 5, 1997:
       H.R. 709. An Act to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1226. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the unauthorized inspection of tax returns or 
     tax return information.
       H.R. 2014. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
       H.R. 2015. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
           August 11, 1997:
       H.R. 584. An Act for the relief of John Wesly Davis.
       H.R. 1198. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain land to the City of Grants Pass, Oregon.
       H.R. 1944. An Act to provide for a land exchange involving 
     the Warner Canyon Ski Area and other land in the State of 
     Oregon.
           August 13, 1997:
       H.R. 1585. An Act to allow postal patrons to contribute to 
     funding for breast cancer research through the voluntary 
     purchase of certain specially issued United States postage 
     stamps, and for other purposes.
           August 15, 1997:
       H.R. 408. An Act 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.
           September 17, 1997:
       H.R. 1866. An Act to continue favorable treatment for need-
     based educational aid under the antitrust laws.
           September 30, 1997:
       H.J. Res. 94. Joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 63. An Act to designate the reservoir created by 
     Trinity Dam in the Central Valley project, California, as 
     ``Trinity Lake''.
       H.R. 2016. 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, 1998, and for other purposes.
           October 6, 1997:
       H.R. 111. An Act to provide for the conveyance of a parcel 
     of unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, California, to the 
     Dos Palos Ag Boosters for use as a farm school.
       H.R. 680. An Act to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer 
     of surplus personal property to States for donation to 
     nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families 
     and individuals, and to authorize the transfer of surplus 
     real property to States, political subdivisions and 
     instrumentalities of States, and nonprofit organizations for 
     providing housing or housing assistance for low-income 
     individuals or families.
       H.R. 2248. An Act to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Ecumenical Patriarch 
     Bartholomew in recognition of his outstanding and enduring 
     contribution toward religious understanding and peace, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 2443. An Act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 601 Fourth Street, NW., in the District of Columbia, as 
     the ``Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field 
     Office Memorial Building'', in honor of William H. Christian, 
     Jr., Martha Dixon Martinez, Michael J. Miller, Anthony 
     Palmisano, and Edwin R. Woodriffe.
           October 7, 1997:
       H.R. 2209. An Act making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
     other purposes.
           October 8, 1997:
       H.R. 2266. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes.
           October 9, 1997:
       H.R. 1420. An Act 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.
           October 10, 1997:
       H.R. 394. An Act to provide for the release of the 
     reversionary interest held by the United States in certain 
     property located in the County of Iosco, Michigan.
       H.R. 1948. An Act to provide for the exchange of lands 
     within Admiralty Island National Monument, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2378. 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, 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
           October 13, 1997:
       H.R. 2203. An Act making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes.
           October 23, 1997:
       H.J. Res. 97. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
           October 27, 1997:
       H.R. 2158. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     for sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, 
     and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2169. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
           October 30, 1997:
       H.J. Res. 75. Joint resolution to confer status as an 
     honorary veteran of the United

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     States Armed Forces for Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope.

para. 124.36  senate bills and joint resolutions approved

  The President notified the Clerk of the house that on the following 
dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the 
Senate of the following titles:

           July 24, 1997:
       S.J. Res. 29. Joint resolution to direct the Secretary of 
     the Interior to design and construct a permanent addition to 
     the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C., 
     and for other purposes.
           July 29, 1997:
       S. 768. An Act for the relief of Michel Christopher Meili, 
     Giuseppina Meili, Mirjam Naomi Meili, and Davide Meili.
           August 7, 1997:
       S. 430. An Act to amend the Act of June 20, 1910, to 
     protect the permanent trust funds of the State of New Mexico 
     from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which 
     distributions are made from those funds.
           August 8, 1997:
       S. 670. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to eliminate the special 
     transition rule for issuance of a certificate of citizenship 
     for certain children born outside the United States.
           October 1, 1997:
       S. 910. An Act to authorize appropriations for carrying out 
     the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
       S. 1211. An Act to provide permanent authority for the 
     administration of au pair programs.
           October 6, 1997:
       S. 996. An Act to provide for the authorization of 
     appropriations in each fiscal year for arbitration in United 
     States district courts, and for other purposes.
       S. 1198. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to extend the special immigrant religious worker program, 
     to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
     Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the deadline for 
     designation of an effective date for paperwork changes in the 
     employer sanctions program, and to require the Secretary of 
     State to waive or reduce the fee for application and issuance 
     of nonimmigrant visa for aliens coming to the United States 
     for certain charitable purposes.
           October 9, 1997:
       S. 871. An Act to establish the Oklahoma City National 
     Memorial as a unit of the National Park System; to designate 
     the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust, and for other purposes.
           October 22, 1997:
       S. 1000. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     at 500 State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, as the ``Robert 
     J. Dole United States Courthouse''.

para. 124.37  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. DEUTSCH, for today; and
  To Mr. WELDON of Florida, for today.
  And then,

para. 124.38  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 3 o'clock and 51 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 4, 1997.

para. 124.39  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. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2732. A bill for 
     the relief of John Andre Chalot (Rept. No. 105-360). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2731. A bill for 
     the relief of Roy Desmond Moser (Rept. No. 105-361). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. S. 731. An act 
     to extend the legislative authority for construction of the 
     National Peace Garden memorial, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 105-362). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. S. 423. An act 
     to extend the legislative authority for the Board of Regents 
     of Gunston Hall to establish a memorial to honor George Mason 
     (Rept. No. 105-363). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2676. A bill 
     to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and 
     reform the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-364 Pt. 1).
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2644. A bill 
     to provide to beneficiary countries under the Caribbean Basin 
     Economic Recovery Act benefits equivalent to those provided 
     under the North American Free-Trade Agreement (Rept. No. 105-
     365). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2195. A bill 
     to provide for certain measures to increase monitoring of 
     products of the People's Republic of China that are made with 
     forced labor; with amendments (Rept. No. 105-366 Pt. 1).
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2622. A bill 
     to make miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade 
     laws (Rept. No. 105-367). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1753. A bill to 
     provide for the establishment of not less than 2,500 Boys and 
     Girls Clubs of America facilities by the year 2000; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-368). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. House Joint 
     Resolution 91. Resolution granting the consent of Congress to 
     the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-369). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. House Joint 
     Resolution 92. Resolution granting the consent of Congress to 
     the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoose River Basin Compact; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-370). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2476. A bill to amend title 49, United 
     States Code, to require the National Transportation Safety 
     Board and individual foreign air carriers to address the 
     needs of families of passengers involved in aircraft 
     accidents involving foreign air carriers; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-371). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2626. A bill to make clarifications to 
     the Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-372). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on International 
Relations discharged from further consideration. H.R. 2195 referred to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered 
to be printed.
  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committees on Government Reform 
and Oversight and Rules discharged from further consideration. H.R. 
2676 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union, and ordered to be printed.

para. 124.40  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 2195. Referral to the Committee on International 
     Relations extended for a period ending not later than October 
     31, 1997.
       H.R. 2676. Referral to the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Oversight and Rules extended for a period ending not 
     later than October 31, 1997.

para. 124.41  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. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Pickett, Ms. Harman, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Riley, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Spence, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. McHale, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Coble, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Stump, Mr. Cox 
             of California, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Turner, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ryun, 
             Mr. Murtha, Mr. Talent, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Hastings 
             of Washington, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Holden, Mr. Goss, Mr. Lazio of New 
             York, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Combest, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Everett, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Thomas, 
             Mr. White, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr.

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             Hilleary, Mr. Cooksey, and Mrs. Chenoweth):
       H.R. 2786. A bill to authorize additional appropriations 
     for the Department of Defense for ballistic missile defenses 
     and other measures to counter the emerging threat posed to 
     the United States and its allies in the Middle East and 
     Persian Gulf region by the development and deployment of 
     ballistic missiles by Iran; 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 Ms. DELAURO:
       H.R. 2787. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located in New Haven, Connecticut, as the ``Richard C. Lee 
     United States Courthouse``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 2788. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to promote the grant of incentive stock options to 
     nonhighly compensated employees; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. MCKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. 
             Waxman):
       H.R. 2789. A bill to save taxpayers money, reduce the 
     deficit, cut corporate welfare, and protect and restore 
     America's natural heritage by eliminating the fiscally 
     wasteful and ecologically destructive commercial logging 
     program on Federal public lands and to facilitate the 
     economic recovery and diversification of communities 
     dependent on the Federal logging program; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, 
     and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     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:
       H.R. 2790. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration from closing certain flight 
     service stations; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 2791. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to prohibit Internet service providers from providing 
     accounts to sexually violent predators; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 2792. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the treatment of expenses incurred in 
     asserting any claim of employment discrimination and for 
     damages and back pay received on account of employment 
     discrimination; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself and Mr. Scarborough):
       H. Con. Res. 183. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to the failure of Attorney 
     General Janet Reno to seek application for an independent 
     counsel to investigate a number of matters relating to the 
     financing of campaigns in the 1996 Federal election, 
     including the conduct of President Clinton and Vice President 
     Gore; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Clement, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Furse, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Roemer, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Rahall, and 
             Mr. Dingell):
       H. Res. 299. A resolution expressing support for the States 
     in adopting challenging academic standards in core curricula; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Stark, Ms. Carson, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Coyne, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Clay, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Scott, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Flake, Ms. Furse, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Payne, Mr. McGovern, 
             and Mr. Torres):
       H. Res. 300. A resolution expressing Support for a National 
     Week of Reflection and Tolerance; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight. 

para. 124.42  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 2793. 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 FIERCE CONTENDER; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 2794. 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 TAURUS; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para. 124.43  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 44: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. 
     Goodling.
       H.R. 74: Mrs. Lofgren and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Wexler and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Largent, and Mr. 
     Lewis of California.
       H.R. 164: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Cooksey, 
     Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 296: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Sisisky and Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Weller and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1114: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Fazio of 
     California.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Franks of New Jersey and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1586: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Borski, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clyburn, 
     Mr. Condit, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Farr of California, 
     Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Moran 
     of Virginia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sisisky, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Engel, Ms. Velazquez, 
     Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1689: Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Pickering, 
     Mr. Packard, and Mr. Snowbarger.
       H.R. 1915: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2023: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 2292: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 2327: Mr. John, Mr. Hill, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Minge, and 
     Mr. Brady.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Green, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 2409: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2424: Mr. Miller of Florida and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2432: Mr. Clyburn and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. Payne and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Payne and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 2481: Mr. Bass, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Sanford, Ms. Slaughter, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2483: Mr. Weller, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2497: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     Gekas, Mr. Regula, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
     Packard, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Thune, Ms. Danner, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Souder, Mr. Goodling, 
     Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Packard, 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mr. Camp, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and 
     Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2527: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Snyder, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2551: Mr. Dingell and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2554: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Evans, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
     Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2560: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Petri, Mr. Bishop, Ms. McKinney, 
     Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Serrano, 
     Mr. Fattah, Mr. Scott, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2593: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Rogan, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
     Mr. Campbell, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Packard, 
     Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Baesler, and Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 2596: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2597: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Packard, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Baesler, and Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 2626: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 2627: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Archer, Mr. Brady, Mrs. Kelly, 
     and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 2664: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2675: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2676: Mr. Kasich, Mr. Canaday of Florida, Mr. Solomon, 
     and Mr. Aderholt.
       H.R. 2713: Mr. Frost and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2748: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2749: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 2760: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ney, and Mrs. 
     Chenoweth.
       H.R. 2761: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2773: Mr. Costello, Mr. Crane, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     Mr. Evans, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastert, 
     Mr. Hyde, Mr. Jackson, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. Porter, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
     Weller, and Mr. Yates.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.

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       H. Con. Res. 158: Mr. Paul.
       H. Con. Res. 179: Mr. Porter and Ms. Slaughter.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Cummings, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
     Manton, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington.
       H. Res. 267: Mr. Knollenberg and Mr. John.
       H. Res. 268: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. Miller of 
     Florida.
       H. Res. 279: Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Carson, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
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                     TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1997 (125)

para. 125.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 November 4, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Vince Snowbarger to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 125.2  message from the president

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

para. 125.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate disagrees to the amendment of the House to the 
bill (S. 1026) ``An Act to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States,'' agrees to a conference asked by the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. D'Amato, 
Mr. Grams, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Sarbanes, and Ms. Moseley-Braun, to be the 
conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 1139) ``An Act to reauthorize the programs of 
the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes,'' with an 
amendment.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-33, the 
Chair, on behalf of the majority leader, and in consultation with the 
Democratic leader, announces the appointment of the following members of 
the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare:
  The Senator from Nebraska [Mr. Kerrey]; and
  The Senator from West Virginia [Mr. Rockefeller].

para. 125.4  ``morning-hour debate''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Tuesday, January 21, 1997, recognized Members for ``morning-
hour debate''.

para. 125.5  recess--10:44 a.m.

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

para. 125.6  after recess--12 noon

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para. 125.7  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Friday, October 31, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 125.8  communications

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

       5719. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Avermectin; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300567; FRL-5750-8] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5720. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Lambda-cyhalothrin; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300555; 
     FRL-5745-5] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5721. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Ferric Phosphate; 
     Establishment of an Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance [OPP-300564; FRL-5749-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5722. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3-
     benzodioxol-4-yl) -- H-pyrrole-3-carboni-trile; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [OPP-300565; FRL-5750-2] (RIN: 2070-AB78) received 
     November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5723. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Tebuconazole; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [OPP-300570; FRL-5752-4] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5724. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Dipropylene Glycol 
     Dimethyl Ether; Final Significant New Use Rule [OPPTS-50621B; 
     FRL-5745-1] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received November 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5725. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Fuels and Fuel 
     Additives; Elimination of Oxygenated Fuels Program 
     Reformulated Gasoline (OPRG) Category from the Reformulated 
     Gasoline Regulations [FRL-5917-7] (RIN: 2060-AH43) received 
     November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5726. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Federal-State Joint 
     Board on Universal Service [CC Docket No. 96-45] received 
     October 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5727. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to New Zealand 
     (Transmittal No. 05-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5728. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Greece (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-88-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5729. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-127-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5730. 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 United Kingdom (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-129-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5731. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-126-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5732. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Australia (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-120-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5733. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-123-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5734. 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.
       5735. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the semiannual report on the activities of the Office of the 
     Inspector General and the Secretary's semiannual report on 
     final action taken on Inspector General audits for the period 
     from April 1, 1996 through September 30, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5736. A letter from the Deputy Independent Counsel, Office 
     of the Independent Counsel, transmitting the annual report on 
     audit and investigative coverage required by the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act for the period ending 
     September 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 3 section 
     8G(h)(2); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5737. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--

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     Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Sablefish in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 
     Alaska [Docket No. 961126334-7025-02; I.D. 102997B] received 
     November 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5738. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, transmitting the Office's final 
     rule--Pennsylvania Regulatory Program [PA-113-FOR] received 
     October 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       5739. A letter from the Director, Executive Office for 
     Immigration Review, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Executive Office for Immigration 
     Review; Adjustment of Status to That of Person Admitted for 
     Permanent Residence [EOIR No. 119 I; A.G. ORDER No. 2120-97] 
     (RIN: 1125-AA20) received November 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5740. A letter from the the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     (Civil Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report on the authorized deep-draft navigation project for 
     the Cape Fear-Northeast (Cape Fear) Rivers, North Carolina, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104--303, section 101(a)(22); (H. Doc. 
     No. 105--164); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.
       5741. A letter from the the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     (Civil Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting a 
     report on a flood damage reduction project for the Cedar 
     Hammock (Wares Creek) area of Manatee County, Florida, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-303, section 101(a)(10); (H. Doc. 
     No. 105-165); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.
       5742. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-50 and 
     -80C2 Series Turbofan Engines (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-ANE-52-AD; Amendment 39-10186; 
     AD 97-22-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5743. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models 
     1900, 1900C, and 1900D Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-11-AD; Amdt. 39-10187; AD 
     97-22-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 3, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5744. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 and A321 Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     NM-252-AD; Amdt. 39-10185; AD 97-22-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5745. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Lewiston, ID (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-07] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5746. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Gillette, WY (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-11] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received November 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5747. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Twin Falls, ID (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-08] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5748. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Aurora, MO (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-15] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received November 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5749. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Pella, IA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-ACE-25] (RIN: 2120-AA66) 
     received November 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5750. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Anniston, AL (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-10] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received November 3, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para. 125.9  private calendar

  Pursuant to clause 6, rule XXIV,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PACKARD, directed the Private Calendar to 
be called.
  When,

para. 125.10  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. 2732. A bill for the relief of John Andre Chalot.
  H.R. 2731. A bill for the relief of Roy Desmond Moser.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bills, severally.
  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.

para. 125.11  appointment of funeral committee of the late walter h. 
          capps

  The SPEAKER, pro tempore, Mr. PACKARD, pursuant to House Resolution 
286, announced the Speaker's appointment as members to attend the 
funeral for the late Honorable Walter H. Capps the following Members, on 
the part of the House:
  Messrs. Dellums, Gephardt, Fazio, Brown of Rhode Island, Stark, Miller 
of California, Waxman, Dixon, Lewis of California, Matsui, Thomas, 
Dreier, Hunter, Lantos, Martinez, Berman, Packard, Torres, Gallegly, 
Herger, Ms. Pelosi, Messrs. Cox, Rohrabacher, Condit, Cunningham, 
Dooley, Doolittle, Ms. Waters, Messrs. Becerra, Calvert, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
Filner, Ms. Harman, Messrs. Horn, Kim, McKeon, Pombo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
Mr. Royce, Ms. Woolsey, Messrs. Farr, Riggs, Bilbray, Bono, Ms. Lofgren, 
Messrs. Radanovich, Campbell, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Messrs. Rogan, 
Sherman, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. Tauscher, Messrs. Sensenbrenner, Kennedy, 
Jackson, Johnson, and Ms. Christian-Green. 

para. 125.12  cosponsor--h.r. 2676

  On motion of Mr. LINDER, by unanimous consent, Mr. Traficant was 
listed as a co-sponsor of the bill (H.R. 2676) to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue 
Service, and for other purposes.

para. 125.13  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                    U.S. House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                 Washington, DC, November 3, 1997.
     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 correspondence 
     received from the White House on November 1, 1997 at 12:00 
     noon and said to contain a message from the President 
     pursuant to the Line Item Veto Act (P.L. 104-130) 
     transmitting a cancellation with respect to the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 125.14  cancellation pursuant to line item veto act--h.r. 2169

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Line Item Veto Act, I hereby cancel the dollar 
amounts of discretionary budget authority, as specified in the attached 
reports contained in the ``Department of Transportation and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998'' (Public Law 105-66; H.R. 2169). I 
have determined that the cancellation of these amounts will reduce the 
Federal budget deficit, will not impair any essential Government 
functions, and will not harm the national interest.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 1, 1997.

  Pursuant to section 1025(a) of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the message, together with the 
accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on the Budget and the 
Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-168).

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para. 125.15  communication from the clerk--message from the president

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

                                    U.S. House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                 Washington, DC, November 3, 1997.
     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 correspondence 
     received from the White House on November 1, 1997 at 12:00 
     noon and said to contain a message from the President 
     pursuant to the Line Item Veto Act (P.L. 104-130) 
     transmitting a cancellation with respect to the Departments 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 125.16  cancellation pursuant to line item veto act--h.r. 2158

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Line Item Veto Act, I hereby cancel the dollar 
amounts of discretionary budget authority, as specified in the attached 
reports, contained in the ``Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1998'' (Public Law 105-65; H.R. 2158). I have determined that the 
cancellation of these amounts will reduce the Federal budget deficit, 
will not impair any essential Government functions, and will not harm 
the national interest.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 1, 1997. 

  Pursuant to section 1025(a) of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the message, together with the 
accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on the Budget and the 
Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 105-167).

para. 125.17  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to sudan

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PACKARD, 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), I hereby report to the Congress that I 
have exercised my statutory authority to declare that the policies of 
the Government of Sudan constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat 
to the national security and foreign policy of the United States and to 
declare a national emergency to deal with the threat.
  Pursuant to this legal authority, I have blocked Sudanese governmental 
assets in the United States. I have also prohibited certain 
transactions, including the following: (1) the importation into the 
United States of any goods or services of Sudanese origin, other than 
information or informational materials; (2) the exportation or 
reexportation to Sudan of any nonexempt goods, technology, or services 
from the United States; (3) the facilitation by any United States person 
of the exportation or reexportation of goods, technology, or services 
from Sudan to any destination, or to Sudan from any destination; (4) the 
performance by any United States person of any contract, including a 
financing contract, in support of an industrial, commercial, public 
utility, or governmental project in Sudan; (5) the grant or extension of 
credits or loans by any United States person to the Government of Sudan; 
and (6) any transaction by any United States person relating to 
transportation of cargo to, from, or through Sudan, or by Sudanese 
vessel or aircraft.
  We intend to license only those activities that serve U.S. interests. 
Transactions necessary to conduct the official business of the United 
States Government and the United Nations are exempted. This order and 
subsequent licenses will allow humanitarian, diplomatic, and 
journalistic activities to continue. Other activities may be considered 
for licensing on a case-by-case basis based on their merits. We will 
continue to permit regulated transfers of fees and stipends from 
the Government of Sudan to Sudanese students in the United States. 
Among the other activities we may consider licensing are those 
permitting American citizens resident in Sudan to make payments for 
their routine living expenses, including taxes and utilities; the 
importation of certain products unavailable from other sources, such as 
gum arabic; and products to ensure civilian aircraft safety.

  I have decided to impose comprehensive sanctions in response to the 
Sudanese government's continued provision of sanctuary and support for 
terrorist groups, its sponsorship of regional insurgencies that 
threaten neighboring governments friendly to the United States, its 
continued prosecution of a devastating civil war, and its abysmal human 
rights record that includes the denial of religious freedom and 
inadequate steps to eradicate slavery in the country.
  The behavior of the Sudanese government directly threatens stability 
in the region and poses a direct threat to the people and interests of 
the United States. Only a fundamental change in Sudan's policies will 
enhance the peace and security of people in the United States, Sudan, 
and around the world. My Administration will continue to work with the 
Congress to develop the most effective policies in this regard.
  The above-described measures, many of which reflect congressional 
concerns, will immediately demonstrate to the Sudanese government the 
seriousness of our concern with the situation in that country. It is 
particularly important to increase pressure on Sudan to engage 
seriously during the current round of negotiations taking place now in 
Nairobi. The sanctions will also deprive the Sudanese government of the 
material and financial benefits of conducting trade and financial 
transactions with the United States.
  The prohibitions set forth in this order shall be effective as of 
12:01 a.m., eastern standard time, November 4, 1997, and shall be 
transmitted to the Congress and published in the Federal Register. The 
Executive order provides 30 days in which to complete trade 
transactions with Sudan covered by contracts that predate the order and 
the performance of preexisting financing agreements for those trade 
initiatives.
                                                    William J. Clinton.
  The White House, November 3, 1997.

  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. 105-166).

para. 125.18  us-caribbean trade partnership

  Mr. CRANE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2644) to 
provide to beneficiary countries under the Caribbean Basin Economic 
Recovery Act benefits equivalent to those provided under the North 
American Free Trade Agreement.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PACKARD, recognized Mr. CRANE and Mr. 
CARDIN, 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. PACKARD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CARDIN 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. PACKARD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 125.19  technical amendments title 17 of USC

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 672) to make technical 
amendments to certain provisions of title 17, United States Code:

       Page 15, after line 8, insert:

     SEC. 11. DISTRIBUTION OF PHONORECORDS.

       Section 303 of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Copyright'' and inserting ``(a) 
     Copyright''; and
       (2) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(b) The distribution before January 1, 1978, of a 
     phonorecord shall not for any purpose constitute a 
     publication of the musical work embodied therein.''.

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       Page 15, line 9, strike out ``11'' and insert ``12''.
       Page 20, line 7, strike out ``12'' and insert ``13''.
       Page 20, line 16, strike out ``11(b)(1)'' and insert 
     ``12(b)(1)''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PACKARD, recognized Mr. COBLE and Mr. 
FRANK of Massachusetts, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendments?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PACKARD, 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 the amendments of the Senate were agreed 
to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendments of the Senate were agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 125.20  electronic copyright protection

  Mr. COBLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2265) to 
amend the provisions of titles 17 and 18, United States Code, to provide 
greater copyright protection by amending criminal copyright infringement 
provisions, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PACKARD, recognized Mr. COBLE and Mr. 
FRANK of Massachusetts, 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. PACKARD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PACKARD, 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. 125.21  illegal aliens identification

  Mr. GALLEGLY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1493) 
to require the Attorney General to establish a program in local prisons 
to identify, prior to arraignment, criminal aliens and aliens who are 
unlawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PACKARD, recognized Mr. GALLEGLY and Mr. 
NADLER, 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. PACKARD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GALLEGLY 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. PACKARD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 125.22  apalachicola-chattahoochee-flint river basin compact

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 91) granting the consent of Congress to the Apalachicola-
Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PACKARD, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Mr. 
NADLER, 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. PACKARD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. NADLER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PACKARD, 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. 125.23  alabama-coosa-tallapoosa river basin compact

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 92) granting the consent of Congress to the Alabama-Coosa-
Tallapoosa River Basin Compact; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PACKARD, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Mr. 
NADLER, 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. PACKARD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. NADLER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PACKARD, 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. 125.24  commercial space

  Mr. ROHRABACHER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1702) to encourage the development of a commercial space industry in the 
United States, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PACKARD, recognized Mr. ROHRABACHER and 
Mr. CRAMER, 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. PACKARD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CRAMER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PACKARD, 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. 125.25  national salvage motor vehicle consumer

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1839) to 
establish nationally uniform requirements regarding the titling and 
registration of salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PACKARD, recognized Mr. BLILEY and Mr. 
MARKEY, 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. KINGSTON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MARKEY 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. KINGSTON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 125.26  federal employees health care protection

  Mr. MICA moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1836) to 
amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to improve 
administration of sanctions against unfit health care providers under 
the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and for other purposes; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, recognized Mr. MICA and Mr. 
CUMMINGS, 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. KINGSTON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CUMMINGS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, 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. 125.27  federal employees life insurance improvement

  Mr. MICA moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2675) to 
require that the Office of Personnel Management submit proposed 
legislation under which group universal life insurance and group 
variable universal life insurance would be available under chapter 87 of 
title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, recognized Mr. MICA and Mr. 
CUMMINGS, 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. KINGSTON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CUMMINGS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, 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. 125.28  surplus property transfers

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 404) to 
amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to 
authorize the transfer to State and local governments of certain surplus 
property for use for law enforcement or public safety purposes; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, recognized Mr. HORN and Mr. 
CUMMINGS, 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. KINGSTON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CUMMINGS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, 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. 125.29  land transfer in new mexico

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 434) 
to provide for the conveyance of small parcels of land in the Carson 
National Forest and the Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico, to the 
village of El Rito and the town of Jemez Springs, New Mexico; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, recognized Mrs. CHENOWETH and 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. KINGSTON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, 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. 125.30  slate creek addition in the arapaho national forest

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 588) to provide for the expansion of the Eagles Nest 
Wilderness within the Arapaho National Forest and the White River 
National Forest, Colorado, to include land known as the Slate Creek 
Addition.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, recognized Mrs. CHENOWETH and 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. KINGSTON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, 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. 125.31  boundary adjustment in the white river national forest, 
          colorado

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 589) to provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyance 
involving the Raggeds Wilderness, White River National Forest, Colorado, 
to correct the effects of earlier erroneous land surveys.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, recognized Mrs. CHENOWETH and 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. KINGSTON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, 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. 125.32  land transfer to white river national forest

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 591) to transfer the Dillon Ranger District in the Arapaho 
National Forest to the White River National Forest in the State of 
Colorado.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, recognized Mrs. CHENOWETH and 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. KINGSTON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, 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. 125.33  hinsdale county, colorado land exchange

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 587) to require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain 
lands located in Hinsdale County, Colorado.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. KINGSTON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, 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. 125.34  marjory stoneman douglas wilderness and ernest f. coe 
          visitor center designation

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 931) to designate the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness and the 
Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, 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. 125.35  volunteers for wildlife

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1856) to 
amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct a volunteer pilot project at one national wildlife 
refuge in each United States Fish and Wildlife Service region, and for 
other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, 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. KINGSTON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, 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. 125.36  ottawa and chippewa indians of michigan judgment

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1604) to 
provide for the division, use, and distribution of judgment funds of the 
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan pursuant to dockets numbered 18-
E, 58, 364, and 18-R before the Indian Claims Commission; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, recognized Mr. SAXTON 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. KINGSTON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SAXTON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, 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. 125.37  burt lake band of ottawa and chippewa indians

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 948) to 
reaffirm and clarify the Federal relationship of the Burt Lake Bank as a 
distinct federally recognized Indian Tribe, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
SHAYS, 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. KINGSTON, 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 SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 125.38  help scholarships

  Mr. RIGGS, pursuant to House Resolution 288, called up the bill (H.R. 
2746) to amend title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 to give parents with low-incomes the opportunity to choose the 
appropriate school for their children.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 288, the previous question was ordered.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  Mr. ETHERIDGE moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce with instructions to hold a full, open, and fair 
hearing and markup on the bill before reporting it to the full House for 
consideration.
  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. McCOLLUM, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. CLAY 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

203

When there appeared

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Nays

215

para. 125.39                  [Roll No. 568]

                                YEAS--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--215

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones

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     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Barcia
     Coburn
     Cubin
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Holden
     McDade
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Payne
     Porter
     Riley
     Schiff
     Slaughter
     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. McCOLLUM, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CLAY 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

191

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negative

Nays

228

para. 125.40                  [Roll No. 569]

                                YEAS--191

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Redmond
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--228

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Ackerman
     Coburn
     Cubin
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Holden
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Payne
     Porter
     Riley
     Schiff
     Slaughter
     Towns
  So the bill was not passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was not passed was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para. 125.41  h.r. 2644--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McCOLLUM, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 2644) to provide to beneficiary countries under 
the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act benefits equivalent to those 
provided under the North American Free Trade Agreement.
  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

182

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

234

para. 125.42                  [Roll No. 570]

                                YEAS--182

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering

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     Pickett
     Pitts
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (TX)
     Snowbarger
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Towns
     Upton
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Wicker
     Wynn

                                NAYS--234

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Canady
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Engel
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Peterson (PA)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Ackerman
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Cubin
     Edwards
     Fawell
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Payne
     Porter
     Riley
     Schiff
     Slaughter
     Wise
  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. 125.43  h.r. 1493--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McCOLLUM, 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. 1493) to require the Attorney General 
to establish a program in local prisons to identify, prior to 
arraignment, criminal aliens and aliens who are unlawfully present in 
the United States, 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

410

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para. 125.44                  [Roll No. 571]

                                YEAS--410

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Paul
     Ros-Lehtinen
       

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Ackerman
     Bonior
     Coburn
     Cubin
     Ewing
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     McDade
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Payne
     Pickett
     Porter
     Riley
     Schiff
     Slaughter
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
     Wise
  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.

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  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 125.45  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mrs. LOWEY, 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:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C., on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, U.S. taxpayers have spent over $500,000 on this 
     investigation--money that could have been better spent 
     providing 110 children with 1 year of Head Start;
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it:
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McCOLLUM, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from New York will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 125.46  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mrs. CLAYTON, 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:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marine barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, U.S. taxpayers have spent over $500,000 on this 
     investigation--money that could have been better spent 
     providing prenatal care for 450 pregnant women.
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McCOLLUM, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from North Carolina will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 125.47  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. BROWN of Florida, 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:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 40th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and

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       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     40th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez' election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McCOLLUM, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Florida will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 125.48  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. KAPTUR, 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:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certification of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the continuation of this investigation discourages 
     full participation of American voters in the electoral 
     process.
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McCOLLUM, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Ohio will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 125.49  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York, 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:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange Coun

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     ty voter registration, records, the first time in any 
     election in the history of the United States that the INS has 
     been asked by Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; 
     and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswomen Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas U.S. taxpayers have spent over $500,000 on this 
     investigation--money that could have provided immunizations 
     for 3,000 children; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McCOLLUM, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from New York will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 125.50  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD, 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:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and,
       Whereas, a Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and,
       Whereas, the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas, the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have 
     been largely found to be without merit: charges of improper 
     voting from a business, rather than a resident address; 
     underage voting; double voting; and charges of unusually 
     large number of individuals voting from the same address. It 
     was found that voting from the same address included a 
     Marines barracks and the domicile of nuns, that business 
     addresses were legal residences for the individuals, 
     including the zoo keeper of the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate 
     voting was by different individuals and those accused of 
     underage voting were of age; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States and the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of the voters; and
       Whereas, the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas, the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committee's possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas, the Task Force on Contested Election in the 46th 
     District of California and the Committee have been reviewing 
     these materials and has all the information it needs 
     regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to Congress; and
       Whereas, Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress 
     represents an historic advance for all Americans, especially 
     women and Californians committed to opportunity, equality, 
     peaceful resolution of conflict and social justice; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McCOLLUM, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from California will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 125.51  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. Eddie Bernice JOHNSON of Texas, 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:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, the business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review

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     of materials already in the Committee's possession by the 
     Secretary of State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the U.S. taxpayers have spent more than $500,000 
     on an investigation which has not provided any credible 
     evidence to overturn this election.
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McCOLLUM, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Texas will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 125.52  cosponsor--h.r. 2676

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McCOLLUM, made the following 
announcement:
  ``The unanimous consent request earlier today by the gentleman from 
Georgia [Mr. Linder] adding Mr. Traficant as an original co-sponsor of 
H.R. 2676 was not entertained by the Chair in that form under the 
precedent recorded on page 666 of the House Rules and Manual. Since that 
time, the Chair has been informed that H.R. 2676 has been reported by 
committee. Without objection, the proceedings surrounding that request 
are vacated, but the request from the gentleman from Georgia that the 
Record reflect the intent of the original sponsor, Mr. Archer, to list 
Mr. Traficant as an original co-sponsor will appear at this point in the 
Record.''.

para. 125.53  charter schools amendments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McCOLLUM, pursuant to House Resolution 
288 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. 2616) to amend title VI and X of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 to improve and expand charter schools.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McCOLLUM, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. SNOWBARGER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SNOWBARGER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para. 125.54  h.r. 2265--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 2265) to amend the provisions of titles 17 and 
18, United States Code, to provide greater copyright protection by 
amending criminal copyright infringement provisions, 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. HANSEN, 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. 125.55  h.j. res. 91--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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. 91) granting the 
consent of Congress to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin 
Compact; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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 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. 125.56  h.j. res. 92--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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. 92) grant the consent 
of Congress to the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact; as 
amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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 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. 125.57  h.r. 1702--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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. 1702) to encourage the development of 
a commercial space industry in the United States, 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. HANSEN, 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. 125.58  h.r. 1836--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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. 1836) to amend chapter 89 of title 5, 
United States Code, to improve administration of sanctions against unfit 
health care providers under the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
Program, and for other purposes; as amended.
  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. HANSEN, 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. 125.59  h.r. 2675--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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. 2675) to require that the Office of 
Personnel Management submit proposed legislation under which group 
universal life insurance and group variable universal life insurance 
would be available under chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, 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. HANSEN, 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. 125.60  h.r. 404--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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. 404) to amend the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to State 
and local governments of certain surplus property for use for law 
enforcement or public safety 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. HANSEN, 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.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to 
authorize the transfer to State and local governments of certain surplus 
property needed for use for a law enforcement or fire and rescue 
purpose.''.
  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. 125.61  h.r. 434--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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. 434) to provide for the conveyance of 
small parcels of land in the Carson National Forest and the Santa Fe 
National Forest, New Mexico, to the village of El Rito and the town of 
Jemez Springs, New Mexico; 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. HANSEN, 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. 125.62  s. 588--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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. 588) to provide for the 
expansion of the Eagles Nest Wilderness within the Arapaho National 
Forest and the White River National Forest, Colorado, to include land 
known as the Slate Creek Addition.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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. 125.63  s. 589--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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. 589) to provide for a 
boundary adjustment and land conveyance involving the Raggeds 
Wilderness, White River National Forest, Colorado, to correct the 
effects of earlier erroneous land surveys.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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. 125.64  s. 591--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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. 591) to transfer the 
Dillon Ranger District in the Arapaho National Forest to the White River 
National Forest in the State of Colorado.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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. 125.65  s. 587--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, 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. 587) to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands located in Hinsdale 
County, Colorado.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington 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

406

When there appeared

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Nays

0

para. 125.66                  [Roll No. 572]

                                YEAS--406

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Ackerman
     Coburn
     Cox
     Cubin
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hinojosa
     King (NY)
     Lewis (CA)
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Riley
     Schiff
     Scott
     Shuster
     Waxman
     Weller
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  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. 125.67  h.r. 1856--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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. 1856) to amend the Fish and Wildlife 
Act of 1956 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
volunteer pilot project at one national wildlife refuge in each United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service region, 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. SNOWBARGER, 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. 125.68  h.r. 1604--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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. 1604) to provide for the division, 
use, and distribution of judgment funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa 
Indians of Michigan pursuant to dockets numbered 18-E, 58, 364, and 18-R 
before the Indian Claims Commission; 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. SNOWBARGER, 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. 125.69  h.r. 1839--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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. 1839) to establish nationally uniform 
requirements regarding the titling and registration of salvage, 
nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles; 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

336

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affirmative

Nays

72

para. 125.70                  [Roll No. 573]

                                YEAS--336

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey

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     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--72

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Cardin
     Carson
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gutierrez
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Ackerman
     Clay
     Coburn
     Cubin
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hinojosa
     King (NY)
     Lewis (CA)
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Payne
     Riley
     Schiff
     Scott
     Shuster
     Waxman
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  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. 125.71  h.r. 948--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, 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. 948) to reaffirm and clarify the 
Federal relationship of the Burt Lake Bank as a distinct federally 
recognized Indian Tribe, 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

240

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negative

Nays

167

para. 125.72                  [Roll No. 574]

                                YEAS--240

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NAYS--167

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Kasich
     Kennelly
     Kingston
     Klug
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky

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     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Ackerman
     Clay
     Coburn
     Cubin
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hinojosa
     King (NY)
     Lewis (CA)
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Payne
     Riley
     Schiff
     Scott
     Shuster
     Waxman
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  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. 125.73  providing for the consideration of nine measures relating 
          to the republic of china

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105- 379) the resolution (H. Res. 302) providing for consideration 
of nine measures relating to the policy of the United States with 
respect to the People's Republic of China.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 125.74  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2676

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105- 380) the resolution (H. Res. 303) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2676) to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 125.75  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. 2107. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.

para. 125.76  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. 2107. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.

para. 125.77  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. RILEY, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today;
  To Ms. SLAUGHTER, for today; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 10:30 p.m.
  And then,

para. 125.78  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FOX, at 11 o'clock and 48 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 125.79  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 November 3, 1997]

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 10. 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, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 105-164, Pt. 3). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

                      [Submitted November 4, 1997]

       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 2675. A bill to require that the Office of Personnel 
     Management submit proposed legislation under which group 
     universal life insurance and group variable universal life 
     insurance would be available under chapter 87 of title 5, 
     United States Code, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105--373). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 1836. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to improve administration of sanctions against 
     unfit health care providers under the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits Program, and for other purposes, with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-374). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 
     2709. A bill to impose certain sanctions on foreign persons 
     who transfer items contributing to Iran's efforts to acquire, 
     develop, or produce ballistic missiles; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 105-375). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SMITH of Oregon: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 2534. A 
     bill to reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural 
     research, extension, and education programs, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 105-376). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 799. 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 (Rept. No. 105-377). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 838. A 
     bill to require adoption 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 (Rept. No. 105-378). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 302. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of nine measures 
     relating to the policy of the United States with respect to 
     the People's Republic of China (Rept. No. 105-379). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 303. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2676) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 105-380). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para. 125.80  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the Committee on Rules discharged from 
further consideration. H.R. 2621 referred to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union.

para. 125.81  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 (for himself, Mrs. Cubin, 
             and Mr. Christensen):
       H.R. 2795. A bill to extend certain contracts between the 
     Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation water contractors in 
     Wyoming and Nebraska that receive water from Glendo 
     Reservoir; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Bateman, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Pallone, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Clay, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 2796. A bill to authorize the reimbursement of members 
     of the Army deployed to Europe in support of operations in 
     Bosnia for certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the 
     members during the period beginning on October 1, 1996, and 
     ending on May 31, 1997; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 2797. A bill to require air carriers to charge a 
     reduced fare for air transportation to and from certain 
     clinical health trials; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 2798. A bill to redesignate the building of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2419 West Monroe Street, in 
     Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 2799. A bill to redesignate the building of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 324 South Laramie Street, in 
     Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post 
     Office Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 2800. A bill to provide for a study of the 
     establishment of Midway Atoll as a national memorial to the 
     Battle of Midway, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Pallone, and Mrs. 
             Lowey):
       H.R. 2801. A bill to consolidate in a single independent 
     agency in the executive branch the responsibilities regarding 
     food safety, labeling, and inspection currently divided among 
     several Federal agencies; 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.

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           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 2802. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the exclusion from gross income for damage 
     awards for emotional distress; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       H.R. 2803. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the noncorporate capital gains tax rate; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Jackson, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Paul, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
             Towns):
       H.R. 2804. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit to primary health providers who 
     establish practices in health professional shortage areas; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Miller of California):
       H.R. 2805. A bill to prohibit a State official from 
     releasing the results of a Presidential election in the State 
     prior to the closing of the polls for such election in all 
     States within the continental United States; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight.
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 2806. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide that motor carriers safety permits for the 
     transportation of hazardous material be subject to annual 
     renewal; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 2807. A bill to amend the Rhinoceros and Tiger 
     Conservation Act of 1994 to prohibit the sale, importation, 
     and exportation of products labeled as containing substances 
     derived from rhinoceros or tiger; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SKEEN:
       H.R. 2808. A bill to designate a commercial zone within 
     which the transportation of certain passengers or property in 
     commerce is exempt from certain provisions of chapter 135 of 
     title 49, United States Code; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 2809. A bill to provide for the declassification of 
     the journal kept by Glenn T. Seaborg while serving as 
     Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2810. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study to determine the best uses for the 
     property on which the Lorton Correctional Complex is located 
     to obtain the maximum economic benefit from the closure of 
     the Complex under the National Capital Revitalization and 
     Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, 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 Mrs. THURMAN:
       H.R. 2811. 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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2812. A bill to provide for the recognition of certain 
     Native communities under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 301. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to repeal the exception to the requirement 
     that public committee proceedings be open to all media; to 
     the Committee on Rules. 

para. 125.82  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII,

           Mrs. FOWLER introduced A bill (H.R. 2813) to waive time 
             limitations specified by law in order to allow the 
             Medal of Honor to be awarded to Robert R. Ingram of 
             Jacksonville, Florida, for acts of valor while a Navy 
             Hospital Corpsman in the Republic of Vietnam during 
             the Vietnam conflict; which was referred to the 
             Committee on National Security. 

para. 125.83  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 26: Mr. Souder, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Everett, Mr. Callahan, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
     Boehner, and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 80: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Berry.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Mollohan, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 314: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 383: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 591: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 619: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, Mr. Engle, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Lazio of New York, 
     Mr. Pappas, Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 622: Mr. Cooksey and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 716: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 746: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 754: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Baesler and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 971: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Kim, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. 
     Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1009: Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 1115: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1232: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1241: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1544: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Duncan and Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Dreier, Mr. Bass, Mr. Crane, Mr. Bonilla, 
     Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1719: Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 1861: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Hastings 
     of Washington.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Christian-Green, 
     Mr. McHale, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 2023: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 2040: Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 2139: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 2212: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2228: Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Filner, Mr. Dellums, 
     and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2292: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri.
       H.R. 2320: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Frost, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
     Stabenow, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2321: Mr. Bachus and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 2327: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2351: Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Velazquez, and Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 2377: Mr. Boswell, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Bass, Mr. Camp, and 
     Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 2408: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne, 
     Mr. Allen, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2442: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Bonoir, 
     and Mr. Gephardt.
       H.R. 2449: Mr. Ryun.
       H.R. 2450: Ms. Kaptur and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 2468: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2495: Mr. Yates, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2503: Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Klink, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. 
     Coble.
       H.R. 2523: Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 2549: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2570: Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 2596: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. 
     Emerson, Mr. Hill, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 2604: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Weller, and 
     Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. 
     Martinez.
       H.R. 2612: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2625: Mr. Weller, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Dan 
     Schaefer of Colorado, and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 2631: Mr. Packard, Mr. Rogan, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 2647: Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 2649: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 2650: Mr. Torres and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 2681: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Bonior, and Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 2695: Mr. Green, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ford, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
     Lantos, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rush, and Mr. 
     Sherman.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Snyder.
       H.R. 2713: Mr. Allen and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2746: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Largent, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. 
     Norwood.
       H.R. 2757: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Weygand, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2760: Mr. Skelton and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 2779: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Bishop.
       H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. Fattah.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Mr. Quinn and Mr. Pascrell.
       H. Con. Res. 182: Mrs. Kelly.
       H. Res. 135: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H. Res. 279: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     Lantos, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hefner, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
     Sanchez, Mr. Sandlin, and Ms. Velazquez.
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                    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1997 (126)

para. 126.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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


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                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 November 5, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable John E. Sununu to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 126.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, November 4, 1997.
  Mr. ROGAN, 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. SUNUNU, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ROGAN objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, 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. 126.3  communications

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

       5751. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Walnuts Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV97-984-1 IFR] received November 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5752. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Almonds Grown in California; Interhandler transfers of 
     Reserve Obligations [Docket No. FV97-981-2 FR] received 
     November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       5753. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in 
     Florida; Limiting the Volume of Small Florida Red Seedless 
     Grapefruit [Docket No. FV97-905-1 IFR] received November 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5754. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (New Boston, Texas, and Idabel, Oklahoma) [MM Docket No. 97-
     9, RM-8929, RM-9067] received November 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5755. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Fees for Providing Production Certification-related Services 
     Outside the United States (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 28967; Amdt. No. 187-10] (RIN: 2120-AG14) 
     received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5756. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd. Models 
     BN-2, BN-2A, BN-2B, and BN-2T Series Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-CE-17-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10173; AD 97-22-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5757. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Change Time of Designation for Restricted Areas R-5104A/B, 
     and R-5105; Melrose, NM [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-10] (RIN: 
     2120-AA66) received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5758. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of VOR Federal Airway; CA (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-17] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5759. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revocation of Restricted Area R-4501G; Fort Leonard Wood, MO 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-ACE-6] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5760. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29050; Amdt. No. 1831] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received November 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5761. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29049; Amdt. No. 1830] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received November 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5762. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous 
     Amendments (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 
     29048; Amdt. No. 1829] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received November 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5763. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment of Class E Airspace; Alamosa, CO (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-02] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5764. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Delaware, OH (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-29] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5765. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Rochester, IN (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-30] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5766. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Removal of Class E Airspace; Minocqua-Woodruff, WI (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-32] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5767. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Bloomington, IL (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-33] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5768. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Norwalk, OH (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-28] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5769. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class E Airspace; Mason, MI (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AGL-27] (RIN: 2120-
     AA66) received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5770. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Wrightstown, NJ (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-32] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5771. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Point Pleasant, WV (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-31] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5772. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Amendment to Class E Airspace; Summerville, WV (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-33] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5773. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace; Indian Head, MD (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-34] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5774. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche 
     Rinaldo Piaggio S.p.A. Model P-180 Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-25-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10183; AD 97-22-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5775. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness

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     Directives; SIAI Marchetti S.r.1. Models SF600 and SF600A 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     CE-26-AD; Amdt. 39-10184; AD 97-22-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5776. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Luftfahrt GMBH Models 228-
     100, 228-101, 228-200, 228-201, 228-202, and 228-212 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     CE-23-AD; Amdt. 39-10181; AD 97-22-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5777. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Partenavia Costruzioni 
     Aeronauticas, S.p.A. Models AP68TP 300 ``Spartacus'' and 
     AP68TP 600 ``Viator'' Airplanes (Federal Aviation 
     Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-24-AD; Amdt. 39-10182; AD 
     97-22-10] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5778. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft LTD Models PC-6/
     B1-H2, PC-6/B2-H2, PC-6/B2-H4, and PC-12 Airplanes (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-CE-18-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10180; AD 97-22-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5779. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 Series 
     Airplanes Equipped with Burns Aerospace Corporation Passenger 
     Seats (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-84-
     AD; Amdt. 39-10178; AD 97-06-07 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5780. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 
     Series Airplanes Equipped with Pratt & Whitney Turbofan 
     Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-NM-
     64-AD; Amdt. 39-10157; AD 97-21-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5781. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-229-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10179; AD 97-22-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5782. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd. 
     (formerly Britten-Norman) BN2A MK.111 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 86-CE-23-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10171; AD 86-07-02 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5783. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd. 
     (formerly Britten-Norman) BN-2A, BN-2B, and BN-2T Series 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-
     CE-25-AD; Amdt. 39-10170; AD 97-22-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5784. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 and 767 Series 
     Airplanes Equipped with General Electric (GE) CF6-80C2 
     Engines (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-NM-
     243-AD; Amdt. 39-10175; AD 97-22-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5785. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Royal 
     Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. v. United States--received November 
     5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       5786. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Sun 
     Microsystems, Inc. v. Commissioner--received November 5, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       5787. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Trans 
     City Life Insurance Company v. Commissioner--received 
     November 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 126.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundegran, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 79. An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     land in the Six Rivers National Forest in the State of 
     California for the benefit of the Hoopa Valley Tribe;
       H.R. 708. An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study concerning grazing use and open space 
     within and adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 
     and to extend temporarily certain grazing privileges; and
       H.R. 2464. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to exempt internationally adopted children 10 years of 
     age or younger from the immunization requirement in section 
     212(a)(1)(A)(ii) of such 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. 813. An Act to amend chapter 91 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to provide criminal penalties for theft and 
     willful vandalism at national cemeteries;
       S. 940. An Act to provide for a study of the establishment 
     of Midway Atoll as a national memorial to the Battle of 
     Midway, and for other purposes;
       S. 1231. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for the United States Fire 
     Administration, and for other purposes; and
       S. 1324. An Act to deauthorize a portion of the project for 
     navigation, Biloxi Harbor, Mississippi.

  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 the following Senator to the Board of Visitors of the United 
States Military Academy:
  The Senator from New Jersey [Mr. Lautenberg] from the Committee on 
Appropriations, vice the Senator from Wisconsin [Mr. Kohl].

para. 126.5  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, 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, November 4, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ADERHOLT 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

353

When there appeared

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Nays

48

para. 126.6                   [Roll No. 575]

                                YEAS--353

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette

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     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--48

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hulshof
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Moran (KS)
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Weller

                             NOT VOTING--31

     Barr
     Boswell
     Coburn
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Cubin
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Engel
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jefferson
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     McIntyre
     Meek
     Mollohan
     Riggs
     Riley
     Royce
     Salmon
     Schiff
     Scott
     Spence
     Waters
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 126.7  communication from the clerk--certificate of election

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, November 5, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     facsimile copy of a letter received from Mr. Peter S. 
     Kosinski, Deputy Executive Director, State Board of 
     Elections, State of New York, indicating that, according to 
     the unofficial returns for the general election held November 
     4, 1997, the Honorable Vito Fossella was elected 
     Representative in Congress for the Thirteenth Congressional 
     District, State of New York.
           With warm regards,
     Robin H. Carle.
                                  ____

                                                State of New York,


                                     State Board of Elections,

                                     Albany, NY, November 5, 1997.
     Robin H. Carle,
     Clerk, House of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Ms. Carle: Based on the unofficial returns, Vito 
     Fossella was elected to the Office of Representative in 
     Congress from the 13th Congressional District of New York at 
     the General Election held on November 4, 1997.
           Sincerely,
                                                Peter S. Kosinski,
                                        Deputy Executive Director.

para. 126.8  order of business--swearing in of member-elect

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding the fact that the certificate of 
election of Mr. Vito Fossella, 13th District of the State of New York, 
has not been received by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Mr. 
Fossella 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. FOSSELLA then presented himself at the bar of the House and took 
the oath of office prescribed by law.

para. 126.9  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2676

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 303):

       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. 2676) to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and reform the 
     Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes. The bill 
     shall be considered as read for amendment. The amendment in 
     the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     Ways and Means now printed in the bill, modified by the 
     amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted. 
     All points of order against the bill, as amended, are waived. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill, as amended, to final passage without intervening motion 
     except: (1) two hours 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; and (2) 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. 126.10  irs restructuring

  Mr. BUNNING, pursuant to House Resolution 303, called up the bill 
(H.R. 2676) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure 
and reform the Internal Revenue Service, 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 Ways and Means printed in the bill, as modified by the 
amendments printed in House Report 105-380, was considered agreed to:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE; TABLE OF 
                   CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Internal 
     Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1997''.
       (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--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 Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (c) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code; table of contents.

   TITLE I--EXECUTIVE BRANCH GOVERNANCE AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE 
                        INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

     Subtitle A--Executive Branch Governance and Senior Management

Sec. 101. Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board.
Sec. 102. Commissioner of Internal Revenue; other officials.
Sec. 103. Other personnel.
Sec. 104. Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer 
              audits and other investigations.

                  Subtitle B--Personnel Flexibilities

Sec. 111. Personnel flexibilities.

                      TITLE II--ELECTRONIC FILING

Sec. 201. Electronic filing of tax and information returns.
Sec. 202. Due date for certain information returns filed 
              electronically.
Sec. 203. Paperless electronic filing.
Sec. 204. Return-free tax system.
Sec. 205. Access to account information.

               TITLE III--TAXPAYER PROTECTION AND RIGHTS

Sec. 300. Short title.

                      Subtitle A--Burden of Proof

Sec. 301. Burden of proof.

                  Subtitle B--Proceedings by Taxpayers

Sec. 311. Expansion of authority to award costs and certain fees.
Sec. 312. Civil damages for negligence in collection actions.
Sec. 313. Increase in size of cases permitted on small case calendar.

  Subtitle C--Relief for Innocent Spouses and for Taxpayers Unable To 
           Manage Their Financial Affairs Due to Disabilities

Sec. 321. Spouse relieved in whole or in part of liability in certain 
              cases.

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Sec. 322. Suspension of statute of limitations on filing refund claims 
              during periods of disability.

              Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Interest

Sec. 331. Elimination of interest rate differential on overlapping 
              periods of interest on income tax overpayments and 
              underpayments.
Sec. 332. Increase in overpayment rate payable to taxpayers other than 
              corporations.

 Subtitle E--Protections for Taxpayers Subject to Audit or Collection 
                               Activities

Sec. 341. Privilege of confidentiality extended to taxpayer's dealings 
              with non-attorneys authorized to practice before Internal 
              Revenue Service.
Sec. 342. Expansion of authority to issue taxpayer assistance orders.
Sec. 343. Limitation on financial status audit techniques.
Sec. 344. Limitation on authority to require production of computer 
              source code.
Sec. 345. Procedures relating to extensions of statute of limitations 
              by agreement.
Sec. 346. Offers-in-compromise.
Sec. 347. Notice of deficiency to specify deadlines for filing Tax 
              Court petition.
Sec. 348. Refund or credit of overpayments before final determination.
Sec. 349. Threat of audit prohibited to coerce Tip Reporting 
              Alternative Commitment Agreements.

                  Subtitle F--Disclosures to Taxpayers

Sec. 351. Explanation of joint and several liability.
Sec. 352. Explanation of taxpayers' rights in interviews with the 
              Internal Revenue Service.
Sec. 353. Disclosure of criteria for examination selection.
Sec. 354. Explanations of appeals and collection process.

                Subtitle G--Low Income Taxpayer Clinics

Sec. 361. Low income taxpayer clinics.

                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

Sec. 371. Actions for refund with respect to certain estates which have 
              elected the installment method of payment.
Sec. 372. Cataloging complaints.
Sec. 373. Archive of records of Internal Revenue Service.
Sec. 374. Payment of taxes.
Sec. 375. Clarification of authority of Secretary relating to the 
              making of elections.
Sec. 376. Limitation on penalty on individual's failure to pay for 
              months during period of installment agreement.

                          Subtitle I--Studies

Sec. 381. Penalty administration.
Sec. 382. Confidentiality of tax return information.

TITLE IV--CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

                         Subtitle A--Oversight

Sec. 401. Expansion of duties of the Joint Committee on Taxation.
Sec. 402. Coordinated oversight reports.

                           Subtitle B--Budget

Sec. 411. Funding for century date change.
Sec. 412. Financial Management Advisory Group.

                     Subtitle C--Tax Law Complexity

Sec. 421. Role of the Internal Revenue Service.
Sec. 422. Tax complexity analysis.

     TITLE V--CLARIFICATION OF DEDUCTION FOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION

Sec. 501. Clarification of deduction for deferred compensation.
   TITLE I--EXECUTIVE BRANCH GOVERNANCE AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE 
                        INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
     Subtitle A--Executive Branch Governance and Senior Management

     SEC. 101. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OVERSIGHT BOARD.

       (a) In General.--Section 7802 (relating to the Commissioner 
     of Internal Revenue) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 7802. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OVERSIGHT BOARD.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     Department of the Treasury the Internal Revenue Service 
     Oversight Board (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as 
     the `Oversight Board').
       ``(b) Membership.--
       ``(1) Composition.--The Oversight Board shall be composed 
     of 11 members, as follows:
       ``(A) 8 members shall be individuals who are not Federal 
     officers or employees and who are appointed by the President, 
     by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       ``(B) 1 member shall be the Secretary of the Treasury or, 
     if the Secretary so designates, the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Treasury.
       ``(C) 1 member shall be the Commissioner of Internal 
     Revenue.
       ``(D) 1 member shall be an individual who is a 
     representative of an organization that represents a 
     substantial number of Internal Revenue Service employees and 
     who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate.
       ``(2) Qualifications and terms.--
       ``(A) Qualifications.--Members of the Oversight Board 
     described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be appointed solely on 
     the basis of their professional experience and expertise in 1 
     or more of the following areas:
       ``(i) Management of large service organizations.
       ``(ii) Customer service.
       ``(iii) Federal tax laws, including tax administration and 
     compliance.
       ``(iv) Information technology.
       ``(v) Organization development.
       ``(vi) The needs and concerns of taxpayers.
     In the aggregate, the members of the Oversight Board 
     described in paragraph (1)(A) should collectively bring to 
     bear expertise in all of the areas described in the preceding 
     sentence.
       ``(B) Terms.--Each member who is described in paragraph 
     (1)(A) or (D) shall be appointed for a term of 5 years, 
     except that of the members first appointed under paragraph 
     (1)(A)--
       ``(i) 1 member shall be appointed for a term of 1 year,
       ``(ii) 1 member shall be appointed for a term of 2 years,
       ``(iii) 2 members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, 
     and
       ``(iv) 2 members shall be appointed for a term of 4 years.

     Such terms shall begin on the date of appointment.
       ``(C) Reappointment.--An individual who is described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) may be appointed to no more than two 5-year 
     terms on the Oversight Board.
       ``(D) Vacancy.--Any vacancy on the Oversight Board shall be 
     filled in the same manner as the original 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 for the remainder of that term.
       ``(E) Special government employees.--During the entire 
     period that an individual appointed under paragraph (1)(A) is 
     a member of the Oversight Board, such individual shall be 
     treated as--
       ``(i) serving as a special government employee (as defined 
     in section 202 of title 18, United States Code) and as 
     described in section 207(c)(2) of such title 18, and
       ``(ii) serving as an officer or employee referred to in 
     section 101(f) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 for 
     purposes of title I of such Act.
       ``(3) Quorum.--6 members of the Oversight Board shall 
     constitute a quorum. A majority of members present and voting 
     shall be required for the Oversight Board to take action.
       ``(4) Removal.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any member of the Oversight Board may be 
     removed at the will of the President.
       ``(B) Secretary and commissioner.--An individual described 
     in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) shall be removed 
     upon termination of employment.
       ``(C) Representative of internal revenue service 
     employees.--The member described in paragraph (1)(D) shall be 
     removed upon termination of employment, membership, or other 
     affiliation with the organization described in such 
     paragraph.
       ``(5) Claims.--
       ``(A) In general.--Members of the Oversight Board who are 
     described in paragraph (1)(A) or (D) shall have no personal 
     liability under Federal law with respect to any claim arising 
     out of or resulting from an act or omission by such member 
     within the scope of service as a member. The preceding 
     sentence shall not be construed to limit personal liability 
     for criminal acts or omissions, willful or malicious conduct, 
     acts or omissions for private gain, or any other act or 
     omission outside the scope of the service of such member on 
     the Oversight Board.
       ``(B) Effect on other law.--This paragraph shall not be 
     construed--
       ``(i) to affect any other immunities and protections that 
     may be available to such member under applicable law with 
     respect to such transactions,
       ``(ii) to affect any other right or remedy against the 
     United States under applicable law, or
       ``(iii) to limit or alter in any way the immunities that 
     are available under applicable law for Federal officers and 
     employees.
       ``(c) General Responsibilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Oversight Board shall oversee the 
     Internal Revenue Service in its administration, management, 
     conduct, direction, and supervision of the execution and 
     application of the internal revenue laws or related statutes 
     and tax conventions to which the United States is a party.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--The Oversight Board shall have no 
     responsibilities or authority with respect to--
       ``(A) the development and formulation of Federal tax policy 
     relating to existing or proposed internal revenue laws, 
     related statutes, and tax conventions,
       ``(B) law enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue 
     Service, including compliance activities such as criminal 
     investigations, examinations, and collection activities, or
       ``(C) specific procurement activities of the Internal 
     Revenue Service.
       ``(3) Restriction on disclosure of return information to 
     oversight board members.--No return, return information, or 
     taxpayer return information (as defined in section 6103(b)) 
     may be disclosed to any member of the Oversight Board 
     described in subsection (b)(1)(A) or (D). Any request for 
     information not permitted to be disclosed under the preceding 
     sentence, and any contact relating to a specific taxpayer, 
     made by a member of the Oversight Board so de

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     scribed to an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue 
     Service shall be reported by such officer or employee to the 
     Secretary and the Joint Committee on Taxation.
       ``(d) Specific Responsibilities.--The Oversight Board shall 
     have the following specific responsibilities:
       ``(1) Strategic plans.--To review and approve strategic 
     plans of the Internal Revenue Service, including the 
     establishment of--
       ``(A) mission and objectives, and standards of performance 
     relative to either, and
       ``(B) annual and long-range strategic plans.
       ``(2) Operational plans.--To review the operational 
     functions of the Internal Revenue Service, including--
       ``(A) plans for modernization of the tax system,
       ``(B) plans for outsourcing or managed competition, and
       ``(C) plans for training and education.
       ``(3) Management.--To--
       ``(A) recommend to the President candidates for appointment 
     as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and recommend to the 
     President the removal of the Commissioner,
       ``(B) review the Commissioner's selection, evaluation, and 
     compensation of senior managers, and
       ``(C) review and approve the Commissioner's plans for any 
     major reorganization of the Internal Revenue Service.
       ``(4) Budget.--To--
       ``(A) review and approve the budget request of the Internal 
     Revenue Service prepared by the Commissioner,
       ``(B) submit such budget request to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, and
       ``(C) ensure that the budget request supports the annual 
     and long-range strategic plans.

     The Secretary shall submit the budget request referred to in 
     paragraph (4)(B) for any fiscal year to the President who 
     shall submit such request, without revision, to Congress 
     together with the President's annual budget request for the 
     Internal Revenue Service for such fiscal year.
       ``(e) Board Personnel Matters.--
       ``(1) Compensation of members.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each member of the Oversight Board who 
     is described in subsection (b)(1)(A) shall be compensated at 
     a rate not to exceed $30,000 per year. All other members of 
     the Oversight Board shall serve without compensation for such 
     service.
       ``(B) Chairperson.--In lieu of the amount specified in 
     subparagraph (A), the Chairperson of the Oversight Board 
     shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed $50,000.
       ``(2) Travel expenses.--The members of the Oversight Board 
     shall be allowed 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, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business for purposes of attending meetings of the Oversight 
     Board.
       ``(3) Staff.--At the request of the Chairperson of the 
     Oversight Board, the Commissioner shall detail to the 
     Oversight Board such personnel as may be necessary to enable 
     the Oversight Board to perform its duties. Such detail shall 
     be without interruption or loss of civil service status or 
     privilege.
       ``(4) Procurement of temporary and intermittent services.--
     The Chairperson of the Oversight Board may procure temporary 
     and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       ``(f) Administrative Matters.--
       ``(1) Chair.--The members of the Oversight Board shall 
     elect for a 2-year term a chairperson from among the members 
     appointed under subsection (b)(1)(A).
       ``(2) Committees.--The Oversight Board may establish such 
     committees as the Oversight Board determines appropriate.
       ``(3) Meetings.--The Oversight Board shall meet at least 
     once each month and at such other times as the Oversight 
     Board determines appropriate.
       ``(4) Reports.--The Oversight Board shall each year report 
     to the President and the Congress with respect to the conduct 
     of its responsibilities under this title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 4946(c) (relating to definitions and special 
     rules for chapter 42) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (5),
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``, or'', and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight 
     Board.''.
       (2) 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. Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board.''

       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Nominations to internal revenue service oversight 
     board.--The President shall submit nominations under section 
     7802 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this 
     section, to the Senate not later than 6 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 102. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE; OTHER OFFICIALS.

       (a) In General.--Section 7803 (relating to other personnel) 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 7803. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE; OTHER 
                   OFFICIALS.

       ``(a) Commissioner of Internal Revenue.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--
       ``(A) In general.--There shall be in the Department of the 
     Treasury a Commissioner of Internal Revenue who shall be 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate, to a 5-year term. The appointment 
     shall be made without regard to political affiliation or 
     activity.
       ``(B) Vacancy.--Any individual appointed to fill a vacancy 
     in the position of Commissioner occurring before the 
     expiration of the term for which such individual's 
     predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the 
     remainder of that term.
       ``(C) Removal.--The Commissioner may be removed at the will 
     of the President.
       ``(2) Duties.--The Commissioner shall have such duties and 
     powers as the Secretary may prescribe, including the power 
     to--
       ``(A) administer, manage, conduct, direct, and supervise 
     the execution and application of the internal revenue laws or 
     related statutes and tax conventions to which the United 
     States is a party; and
       ``(B) recommend to the President a candidate for 
     appointment as Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service 
     when a vacancy occurs, and recommend to the President the 
     removal of such Chief Counsel.

     If the Secretary determines not to delegate a power specified 
     in subparagraph (A) or (B), such determination may not take 
     effect until 30 days after the Secretary notifies the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committees on Finance, Government 
     Operations, and Appropriations of the Senate, and the Joint 
     Committee on Taxation.
       ``(3) Consultation with board.--The Commissioner shall 
     consult with the Oversight Board on all matters set forth in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) (other than paragraph (3)(A)) of 
     section 7802(d).
       ``(b) Assistant Commissioner for Employee Plans and Exempt 
     Organizations.--There is established within the Internal 
     Revenue Service an office to be known as the `Office of 
     Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations' to be under the 
     supervision and direction of an Assistant Commissioner of 
     Internal Revenue. As head of the Office, the Assistant 
     Commissioner shall be responsible for carrying out such 
     functions as the Secretary may prescribe with respect to 
     organizations exempt from tax under section 501(a) and with 
     respect to plans to which part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 
     applies (and with respect to organizations designed to be 
     exempt under such section and plans designed to be plans to 
     which such part applies) and other nonqualified deferred 
     compensation arrangements. The Assistant Commissioner shall 
     report annually to the Commissioner with respect to the 
     Assistant Commissioner's responsibilities under this section.
       ``(c) Office of Taxpayer Advocate.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--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 with the approval 
     of the Oversight Board by the Commissioner of Internal 
     Revenue and shall report directly to the Commissioner. The 
     Taxpayer Advocate shall be entitled to compensation at the 
     same rate as the highest level official reporting directly to 
     the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
       ``(B) Restriction on subsequent employment.--An individual 
     who is an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service 
     may be appointed as Taxpayer Advocate only if such individual 
     agrees not to accept any employment with the Internal Revenue 
     Service for at least 5 years after ceasing to be the Taxpayer 
     Advocate.
       ``(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, 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, 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 
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     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 (I), (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) identify areas of the tax law that impose 
     significant compliance burdens on taxpayers or the Internal 
     Revenue Service, including specific recommendations for 
     remedying these problems,
       ``(X) in conjunction with the National Director of Appeals, 
     identify the 10 most litigated issues for each category of 
     taxpayers, including recommendations for mitigating such 
     disputes, and
       ``(XI) include such other information as the Taxpayer 
     Advocate may deem advisable.

       ``(iii) Report to be submitted directly.--Each report 
     required under this subparagraph shall be provided directly 
     to the committees described in clauses (i) and (ii) without 
     any prior review or comment from the Oversight Board, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, any other officer or employee of 
     the Department of the Treasury, or the Office of Management 
     and Budget.
       ``(C) Other responsibilities.--The Taxpayer Advocate 
     shall--
       ``(i) monitor the coverage and geographic allocation of 
     problem resolution officers, and
       ``(ii) develop guidance to be distributed to all Internal 
     Revenue Service officers and employees outlining the criteria 
     for referral of taxpayer inquiries to problem resolution 
     officers.
       ``(3) Responsibilities of commissioner.--The Commissioner 
     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) The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 80 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 7803 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 7803. Commissioner of Internal Revenue; other officials.''

       (2) Subsection (b) of section 5109 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``7802(b)'' and inserting 
     ``7803(b)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Current officers.--
       (A) In the case of an individual serving as Commissioner of 
     Internal Revenue on the date of the enactment of this Act who 
     was appointed to such position before such date, the 5-year 
     term required by section 7803(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, as added by this section, shall begin as of the 
     date of such appointment.
       (B) Section 7803(c)(1)(B) of such Code, as added by this 
     section, shall not apply to the individual serving as 
     Taxpayer Advocate on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 103. OTHER PERSONNEL.

       (a) In General.--Section 7804 (relating to the effect of 
     reorganization plans) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 7804. OTHER PERSONNEL.

       ``(a) Appointment and Supervision.--Unless otherwise 
     prescribed by the Secretary, the Commissioner of Internal 
     Revenue is authorized to employ such number of persons as the 
     Commissioner deems proper for the administration and 
     enforcement of the internal revenue laws, and the 
     Commissioner shall issue all necessary directions, 
     instructions, orders, and rules applicable to such persons.
       ``(b) Posts of Duty of Employees in Field Service or 
     Traveling.--Unless otherwise prescribed by the Secretary--
       ``(1) Designation of post of duty.--The Commissioner shall 
     determine and designate the posts of duty of all such persons 
     engaged in field work or traveling on official business 
     outside of the District of Columbia.
       ``(2) Detail of personnel from field service.--The 
     Commissioner may order any such person engaged in field work 
     to duty in the District of Columbia, for such periods as the 
     Commissioner may prescribe, and to any designated post of 
     duty outside the District of Columbia upon the completion of 
     such duty.
       ``(c) Delinquent Internal Revenue Officers and Employees.--
     If any officer or employee of the Treasury Department acting 
     in connection with the internal revenue laws fails to account 
     for and pay over any amount of money or property collected or 
     received by him in connection with the internal revenue laws, 
     the Secretary shall issue notice and demand to such officer 
     or employee for payment of the amount which he failed to 
     account for and pay over, and, upon failure to pay the amount 
     demanded within the time specified in such notice, the amount 
     so demanded shall be deemed imposed upon such officer or 
     employee and assessed upon the date of such notice and 
     demand, and the provisions of chapter 64 and all other 
     provisions of law relating to the collection of assessed 
     taxes shall be applicable in respect of such amount.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (b) of section 6344 is amended by striking 
     ``section 7803(d)'' and inserting ``section 7804(c)''.
       (2) The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 80 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 7804 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 7804. Other personnel.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 104. PROHIBITION ON EXECUTIVE BRANCH INFLUENCE OVER 
                   TAXPAYER AUDITS AND OTHER INVESTIGATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Part I of subchapter A of chapter 75 
     (relating to crimes, other offenses, and forfeitures) is 
     amended by adding after section 7216 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 7217. PROHIBITION ON EXECUTIVE BRANCH INFLUENCE OVER 
                   TAXPAYER AUDITS AND OTHER INVESTIGATIONS.

       ``(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for any applicable 
     person to request any officer or employee of the Internal 
     Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other 
     investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the 
     tax liability of such taxpayer.
       ``(b) Reporting Requirement.--Any officer or employee of 
     the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited 
     by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to 
     the Chief Inspector of the Internal Revenue Service.
       ``(c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
       ``(1) any request made to an applicable person by the 
     taxpayer or a representative of the taxpayer and forwarded by 
     such applicable person to the Internal Revenue Service,
       ``(2) any request by an applicable person for disclosure of 
     return or return information under section 6103 if such 
     request is made in accordance with the requirements of such 
     section, or
       ``(3) any request by the Secretary of the Treasury as a 
     consequence of the implementation of a change in tax policy.
       ``(d) Penalty.--Any person who willfully violates 
     subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall 
     be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not 
     exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, 
     or both, together with the costs of prosecution.
       ``(e) Applicable Person.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `applicable person' means--
       ``(1) the President, the Vice President, any employee of 
     the executive office of the President, and any employee of 
     the executive office of the Vice President, and
       ``(2) any individual (other than the Attorney General of 
     the United States) serving in a position specified in section 
     5312 of title 5, United States Code.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part I 
     of subchapter A of chapter 75 is amended by adding after the 
     item relating to section 7216 the following new item:

``Sec. 7217. Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer 
              audits and other investigations.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to requests made after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
                  Subtitle B--Personnel Flexibilities

     SEC. 111. PERSONNEL FLEXIBILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Part III of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subpart:

                       ``Subpart I--Miscellaneous

``CHAPTER 93--PERSONNEL FLEXIBILITIES RELATING TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE 
                                SERVICE

``Sec.
``9301. General requirements.
``9302. Flexibilities relating to performance management.
``9303. Staffing flexibilities.
``9304. Flexibilities relating to demonstration projects.

     ``Sec. 9301. General requirements

       ``(a) Conformance With Merit System Principles, Etc.--Any 
     flexibilities under this chapter shall be exercised in a 
     manner consistent with--
       ``(1) chapter 23, relating to merit system principles and 
     prohibited personnel practices; and
       ``(2) provisions of this title (outside of this subpart) 
     relating to preference eligibles.
       ``(b) Requirement Relating to Units Represented by Labor 
     Organizations.--
       ``(1) Written agreement required.--Employees within a unit 
     with respect to which a labor organization is accorded 
     exclusive recognition under chapter 71 shall not be subject 
     to the exercise of any flexibility under section 9302, 9303, 
     or 9304, unless there is a written agreement between the 
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     Revenue Service and the organization permitting such 
     exercise.
       ``(2) Definition of a written agreement.--In order to 
     satisfy paragraph (1), a written agreement--
       ``(A) need not be a collective bargaining agreement within 
     the meaning of section 7103(8); and
       ``(B) may not be an agreement imposed by the Federal 
     Service Impasses Panel under section 7119.
       ``(3) Includible matters.--The written agreement may 
     address any flexibilities under section 9302, 9303, or 9304, 
     including any matter proposed to be included in a 
     demonstration project under section 9304.

     ``Sec. 9302. Flexibilities relating to performance management

       ``(a) In General.--The Commissioner of Internal Revenue 
     shall, within a year after the date of the enactment of this 
     chapter, establish a performance management system which--
       ``(1) subject to section 9301(b), shall cover all employees 
     of the Internal Revenue Service other than--
       ``(A) the members of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight 
     Board;
       ``(B) the Commissioner of Internal Revenue; and
       ``(C) the Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service;
       ``(2) shall maintain individual accountability by--
       ``(A) establishing standards of performance which--
       ``(i) shall permit the accurate evaluation of each 
     employee's performance on the basis of the individual and 
     organizational performance requirements applicable with 
     respect to the evaluation period involved, taking into 
     account individual contributions toward the attainment of any 
     goals or objectives under paragraph (3);
       ``(ii) shall be communicated to an employee before the 
     start of any period with respect to which the performance of 
     such employee is to be evaluated using such standards; and
       ``(iii) shall include at least 2 standards of performance, 
     the lowest of which shall denote the retention standard and 
     shall be equivalent to fully successful performance;
       ``(B) providing for periodic performance evaluations to 
     determine whether employees are meeting all applicable 
     retention standards; and
       ``(C) using the results of such employee's performance 
     evaluation as a basis for adjustments in pay and other 
     appropriate personnel actions; and
       ``(3) shall provide for (A) establishing goals or 
     objectives for individual, group, or organizational 
     performance (or any combination thereof), consistent with 
     Internal Revenue Service performance planning procedures, 
     including those established under the Government Performance 
     and Results Act of 1993, the Information Technology 
     Management Reform Act of 1996, Revenue Procedure 64-22 (as in 
     effect on July 30, 1997), and taxpayer service surveys, (B) 
     communicating such goals or objectives to employees, and (C) 
     using such goals or objectives to make performance 
     distinctions among employees or groups of employees.
     For purposes of this title, performance of an employee during 
     any period in which such employee is subject to standards of 
     performance under paragraph (2) shall be considered to be 
     `unacceptable' if the performance of such employee during 
     such period fails to meet any retention standard.
       ``(b) Awards.--
       ``(1) For superior accomplishments.--In the case of a 
     proposed award based on the efforts of an employee or former 
     employee of the Internal Revenue Service, any approval 
     required under the provisions of section 4502(b) shall be 
     considered to have been granted if the Office of Personnel 
     Management does not disapprove the proposed award within 60 
     days after receiving the appropriate certification described 
     in such provisions.
       ``(2) For employees who report directly to the 
     commissioner.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an employee of the 
     Internal Revenue Service who reports directly to the 
     Commissioner of Internal Revenue, a cash award in an amount 
     up to 50 percent of such employee's annual rate of basic pay 
     may be made if the Commissioner finds such an award to be 
     warranted based on such employee's performance.
       ``(B) Nature of an award.--A cash award under this 
     paragraph shall not be considered to be part of basic pay.
       ``(C) Tax enforcement results.--A cash award under this 
     paragraph may not be based solely on tax enforcement results.
       ``(D) Eligible employees.--Whether or not an employee is an 
     employee who reports directly to the Commissioner of Internal 
     Revenue shall, for purposes of this paragraph, be determined 
     under regulations which the Commissioner shall prescribe, 
     except that in no event shall more than 8 employees be 
     eligible for a cash award under this paragraph in any 
     calendar year.
       ``(E) Limitation on compensation.--For purposes of applying 
     section 5307 to an employee in connection with any calendar 
     year to which an award made under this paragraph to such 
     employee is attributable, subsection (a)(1) of such section 
     shall be applied by substituting `to equal or exceed the 
     annual rate of compensation for the Vice President for such 
     calendar year' for `to exceed the annual rate of basic pay 
     payable for level I of the Executive Schedule, as of the end 
     of such calendar year'.
       ``(F) Approval required.--An award under this paragraph may 
     not be made unless--
       ``(i) the Commissioner of Internal Revenue certifies to the 
     Office of Personnel Management that such award is warranted; 
     and
       ``(ii) the Office approves, or does not disapprove, the 
     proposed award within 60 days after the date on which it is 
     so certified.
       ``(3) Based on savings.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Commissioner of Internal Revenue may 
     authorize the payment of cash awards to employees based on 
     documented financial savings achieved by a group or 
     organization which such employees comprise, if such payments 
     are made pursuant to a plan which--
       ``(i) specifies minimum levels of service and quality to be 
     maintained while achieving such financial savings; and
       ``(ii) is in conformance with criteria prescribed by the 
     Office of Personnel Management.
       ``(B) Funding.--A cash award under this paragraph may be 
     paid from the fund or appropriation available to the activity 
     primarily benefiting or the various activities benefiting.
       ``(C) Tax enforcement results.--A cash award under this 
     paragraph may not be based solely on tax enforcement results.
       ``(c) Other Provisions.--
       ``(1) Notice provisions.--In applying sections 
     4303(b)(1)(A) and 7513(b)(1) to employees of the Internal 
     Revenue Service, `15 days' shall be substituted for `30 
     days'.
       ``(2) Appeals.--Notwithstanding the second sentence of 
     section 5335(c), an employee of the Internal Revenue Service 
     shall not have a right to appeal the denial of a periodic 
     step increase under section 5335 to the Merit Systems 
     Protection Board.

     ``Sec. 9303. Staffing flexibilities

       ``(a) Eligibility To Compete for A Permanent Appointment in 
     the Competitive Service.--
       ``(1) Eligibility of qualified veterans.--
       ``(A) In general.--No veteran described in subparagraph (B) 
     shall be denied the opportunity to compete for an announced 
     vacant competitive service position within the Internal 
     Revenue Service by reason of--
       ``(i) not having acquired competitive status; or
       ``(ii) not being an employee of that agency.
       ``(B) Description.--An individual shall, for purposes of a 
     position for which such individual is applying, be considered 
     a veteran described in this subparagraph if such individual--
       ``(i) is either a preference eligible, or an individual 
     (other than a preference eligible) who has been separated 
     from the armed forces under honorable conditions after at 
     least 3 years of active service; and
       ``(ii) meets the minimum qualification requirements for the 
     position sought.
       ``(2) Eligibility of certain temporary employees.--
       ``(A) In general.--No temporary employee described in 
     subparagraph (B) shall be denied the opportunity to compete 
     for an announced vacant competitive service position within 
     the Internal Revenue Service by reason of not having acquired 
     competitive status.
       ``(B) Description.--An individual shall, for purposes of a 
     position for which such individual is applying, be considered 
     a temporary employee described in this subparagraph if--
       ``(i) such individual is then currently serving as a 
     temporary employee in the Internal Revenue Service;
       ``(ii) such individual has completed at least 2 years of 
     current continuous service in the competitive service under 1 
     or more term appointments, each of which was made under 
     competitive procedures prescribed for permanent appointments;
       ``(iii) such individual's performance under each term 
     appointment referred to in clause (ii) met all applicable 
     retention standards; and
       ``(iv) such individual meets the minimum qualification 
     requirements for the position sought.
       ``(b) Rating Systems.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subchapter I of chapter 
     33, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue may establish 
     category rating systems for evaluating job applicants for 
     positions in the competitive service, under which qualified 
     candidates are divided into 2 or more quality categories on 
     the basis of relative degrees of merit, rather than assigned 
     individual numerical ratings. Each applicant who meets the 
     minimum qualification requirements for the position to be 
     filled shall be assigned to an appropriate category based on 
     an evaluation of the applicant's knowledge, skills, and 
     abilities relative to those needed for successful performance 
     in the job to be filled.
       ``(2) Treatment of preference eligibles.--Within each 
     quality category established under paragraph (1), preference 
     eligibles shall be listed ahead of individuals who are not 
     preference eligibles. For other than scientific and 
     professional positions at or higher than GS-9 (or 
     equivalent), preference eligibles who have a compensable 
     service-connected disability of 10 percent or more, and who 
     meet the minimum qualification standards, shall be listed in 
     the highest quality category.
       ``(3) Selection process.--An appointing authority may 
     select any applicant from the highest quality category or, if 
     fewer than 3 candidates have been assigned to the highest

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     quality category, from a merged category consisting of the 
     highest and second highest quality categories. 
     Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the appointing 
     authority may not pass over a preference eligible in the same 
     or a higher category from which selection is made, unless the 
     requirements of section 3317(b) or 3318(b), as applicable, 
     are satisfied, except that in no event may certification of a 
     preference eligible under this subsection be discontinued by 
     the Internal Revenue Service under section 3317(b) before the 
     end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of such 
     employee's first certification.
       ``(c) Involuntary Reassignments and Removals of Career 
     Appointees in the Senior Executive Service.--Neither section 
     3395(e)(1) nor section 3592(b)(1) shall apply with respect to 
     the Internal Revenue Service.
       ``(d) Probationary Periods.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law or regulation, the Commissioner of Internal 
     Revenue may establish a period of probation under section 
     3321 of up to 3 years for any position if, as determined by 
     the Commissioner, a shorter period would be insufficient for 
     the incumbent to demonstrate complete proficiency in such 
     position.
       ``(e) Provisions That Remain Applicable.--No provision of 
     this section exempts the Internal Revenue Service from--
       ``(1) any employment priorities established under direction 
     of the President for the placement of surplus or displaced 
     employees; or
       ``(2) its obligations under any court order or decree 
     relating to the employment practices of the Internal Revenue 
     Service.

     ``Sec. 9304. Flexibilities relating to demonstration projects

       ``(a) Authority To Conduct.--The Commissioner of Internal 
     Revenue may, in accordance with this section, conduct 1 or 
     more demonstration projects to improve personnel management; 
     provide increased individual accountability; eliminate 
     obstacles to the removal of or imposing any disciplinary 
     action with respect to poor performers, subject to the 
     requirements of due process; expedite appeals from adverse 
     actions or performance-based actions; and promote pay based 
     on performance.
       ``(b) General Requirements.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (c), each demonstration project under this section 
     shall comply with the provisions of section 4703.
       ``(c) Special Rules.--For purposes of any demonstration 
     project under this section--
       ``(1) Authority of commissioner.--The Commissioner of 
     Internal Revenue shall exercise the authority provided to the 
     Office of Personnel Management under section 4703.
       ``(2) Provisions not applicable.--The following provisions 
     of section 4703 shall not apply:
       ``(A) Paragraphs (3) through (6) of subsection (b).
       ``(B) Paragraphs (1), (2)(B)(ii), and (4) of subsection 
     (c).
       ``(C) Subsections (d) through (g).
       ``(d) Notification Required To Be Given.--
       ``(1) To employees.--The Commissioner of Internal Revenue 
     shall notify employees likely to be affected by a project 
     proposed under this section at least 90 days in advance of 
     the date such project is to take effect.
       ``(2) To congress and opm.--The Commissioner of Internal 
     Revenue shall, with respect to each demonstration project 
     under this section, provide each House of Congress and the 
     Office of Personnel Management with a report, at least 30 
     days in advance of the date such project is to take effect, 
     setting forth the final version of the plan for such project. 
     Such report shall, with respect to the project to which it 
     relates, include the information specified in section 
     4703(b)(1).
       ``(e) Limitations.--No demonstration project under this 
     section may--
       ``(1) provide for a waiver of any regulation prescribed 
     under any provision of law referred to in paragraph (2)(B)(i) 
     or (3) of section 4703(c);
       ``(2) provide for a waiver of subchapter V of chapter 63 or 
     subpart G of part III (or any regulations prescribed under 
     such subchapter or subpart);
       ``(3) provide for a waiver of any law or regulation 
     relating to preference eligibles as defined in section 2108 
     or subchapter II or III of chapter 73 (or any regulations 
     prescribed thereunder);
       ``(4) permit collective bargaining over pay or benefits, or 
     require collective bargaining over any matter which would not 
     be required under section 7106; or
       ``(5) include a system for measuring performance that 
     provides for only 1 level of performance at or above the 
     level of fully successful or better.
       ``(f) Permissible Projects.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, a demonstration project under this 
     section--
       ``(1) may establish alternative means of resolving any 
     dispute within the jurisdiction of the Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, the Merit Systems Protection Board, 
     the Federal Labor Relations Authority, or the Federal Service 
     Impasses Panel; and
       ``(2) may permit the Internal Revenue Service to adopt any 
     alternative dispute resolution procedure that a private 
     entity may lawfully adopt.
       ``(g) Consultation and Coordination.--The Commissioner of 
     Internal Revenue shall consult with the Director of the 
     Office of Personnel Management in the development and 
     implementation of each demonstration project under this 
     section and shall submit such reports to the Director as the 
     Director may require. The Director or the Commissioner of 
     Internal Revenue may terminate a demonstration project under 
     this section if either of them determines that the project 
     creates a substantial hardship on, or is not in the best 
     interests of, the public, the Federal Government, employees, 
     or qualified applicants for employment with the Internal 
     Revenue Service.
       ``(h) Termination.--Each demonstration project under this 
     section shall terminate before the end of the 5-year period 
     beginning on the date on which the project takes effect, 
     except that any such project may continue beyond the end of 
     such period, for not to exceed 2 years, if the Commissioner 
     of Internal Revenue, with the concurrence of the Director, 
     determines such extension is necessary to validate the 
     results of the project. Not later than 6 months before the 
     end of the 5-year period and any extension under the 
     preceding sentence, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue 
     shall, with respect to the demonstration project involved, 
     submit a legislative proposal to the Congress if the 
     Commissioner determines that such project should be made 
     permanent, in whole or in part.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for part III of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

                       ``Subpart I--Miscellaneous

``93. Personnel Flexibilities Relating to the Internal Revenue 
  Service.......................................................9301''.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
                      TITLE II--ELECTRONIC FILING

     SEC. 201. ELECTRONIC FILING OF TAX AND INFORMATION RETURNS.

       (a) In General.--It is the policy of the Congress that 
     paperless filing should be the preferred and most convenient 
     means of filing tax and information returns, and that by the 
     year 2007, no more than 20 percent of all such returns should 
     be filed on paper.
       (b) Strategic Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury or 
     the Secretary's delegate (hereafter in this section referred 
     to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a plan to eliminate 
     barriers, provide incentives, and use competitive market 
     forces to increase electronic filing gradually over the next 
     10 years while maintaining processing times for paper returns 
     at 40 days. To the extent practicable, such plan shall 
     provide that all returns prepared electronically for taxable 
     years beginning after 2001 shall be filed electronically.
       (2) Electronic commerce advisory group.--To ensure that the 
     Secretary receives input from the private sector in the 
     development and implementation of the plan required by 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall convene an electronic 
     commerce advisory group to include representatives from the 
     small business community and from the tax practitioner, 
     preparer, and computerized tax processor communities and 
     other representatives from the electronic filing industry.
       (c) Promotion of Electronic Filing and Incentives.--Section 
     6011 is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
     (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Promotion of Electronic Filing.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to promote 
     the benefits of and encourage the use of electronic tax 
     administration programs, as they become available, through 
     the use of mass communications and other means.
       ``(2) Incentives.--The Secretary may implement procedures 
     to provide for the payment of appropriate incentives for 
     electronically filed returns.''
       (d) Annual Reports.--Not later than June 30 of each 
     calendar year after 1997, the Chairperson of the Internal 
     Revenue Service Oversight Board, the Secretary, and the 
     Chairperson of the electronic commerce advisory group 
     established under subsection (b)(2) shall report to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Appropriations, and Government 
     Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives, the 
     Committees on Finance, Appropriations, and Government Affairs 
     of the Senate, and the Joint Committee on Taxation, on--
       (1) the progress of the Internal Revenue Service in meeting 
     the goal of receiving electronically 80 percent of tax and 
     information returns by 2007;
       (2) the status of the plan required by subsection (b); and
       (3) the legislative changes necessary to assist the 
     Internal Revenue Service in meeting such goal.

     SEC. 202. DUE DATE FOR CERTAIN INFORMATION RETURNS FILED 
                   ELECTRONICALLY.

       (a) In General.--Section 6071 (relating to time for filing 
     returns and other documents) is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (b) as subsection (c) and by inserting after 
     subsection (a) the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Electronically Filed Information Returns.--Returns 
     made under subparts B and C of part III of this subchapter 
     which are filed electronically shall be filed on or before 
     March 31 of the year following the calendar year to which 
     such returns relate.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to returns required to be filed after December 
     31, 1999.

     SEC. 203. PAPERLESS ELECTRONIC FILING.

       (a) In General.--Section 6061 (relating to signing of 
     returns and other documents) is amended--

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       (1) by striking ``Except as otherwise provided by'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) General Rule.--Except as otherwise provided by 
     subsection (b) and'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Electronic Signatures.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop procedures 
     for the acceptance of signatures in digital or other 
     electronic form. Until such time as such procedures are in 
     place, the Secretary may waive the requirement of a signature 
     for all returns or classes of returns, or may provide for 
     alternative methods of subscribing all returns, declarations, 
     statements, or other documents required or permitted to be 
     made or written under internal revenue laws and regulations.
       ``(2) Treatment of alternative methods.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, any return, declaration, 
     statement or other document filed without signature under the 
     authority of this subsection or verified, signed or 
     subscribed under any method adopted under paragraph (1) shall 
     be treated for all purposes (both civil and criminal, 
     including penalties for perjury) in the same manner as though 
     signed and subscribed. Any such return, declaration, 
     statement or other document shall be presumed to have been 
     actually submitted and subscribed by the person on whose 
     behalf it was submitted.
       ``(3) Published guidance.--The Secretary shall publish 
     guidance as appropriate to define and implement any waiver of 
     the signature requirements.''
       (b) Acknowledgment of Electronic Filing.--Section 7502(c) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Registered and Certified Mailing; Electronic 
     Filing.--
       ``(1) Registered mail.--For purposes of this section, if 
     any return, claim, statement, or other document, or payment, 
     is sent by United States registered mail--
       ``(A) such registration shall be prima facie evidence that 
     the return, claim, statement, or other document was delivered 
     to the agency, officer, or office to which addressed, and
       ``(B) the date of registration shall be deemed the postmark 
     date.
       ``(2) Certified mail; electronic filing.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to provide by regulations the extent to which the 
     provisions of paragraph (1) with respect to prima facie 
     evidence of delivery and the postmark date shall apply to 
     certified mail and electronic filing.''.
       (c) Establishment of Procedures for Other Information.--In 
     the case of taxable periods beginning after December 31, 
     1998, the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's 
     delegate shall, to the extent practicable, establish 
     procedures to accept, in electronic form, any other 
     information, statements, elections, or schedules, from 
     taxpayers filing returns electronically, so that such 
     taxpayers will not be required to file any paper.
       (d) Procedures for Communications Between IRS and Preparer 
     of Electronically Filed Returns.--The Secretary shall 
     establish procedures for taxpayers to authorize, on 
     electronically filed returns, the preparer of such returns to 
     communicate with the Internal Revenue Service on matters 
     included on such returns.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 204. RETURN-FREE TAX SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury or the 
     Secretary's delegate shall develop procedures for the 
     implementation of a return-free tax system under which 
     appropriate individuals would be permitted to comply with the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 without making the return 
     required under section 6012 of such Code for taxable years 
     beginning after 2007.
       (b) Report.--Not later than June 30 of each calendar year 
     after 1999, such Secretary shall report to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
     on Finance of the Senate, and the Joint Committee on Taxation 
     on--
       (1) what additional resources the Internal Revenue Service 
     would need to implement such a system,
       (2) the changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that 
     could enhance the use of such a system,
       (3) the procedures developed pursuant to subsection (a), 
     and
       (4) the number and classes of taxpayers that would be 
     permitted to use the procedures developed pursuant to 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 205. ACCESS TO ACCOUNT INFORMATION.

       Not later than December 31, 2006, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury or the Secretary's delegate shall develop procedures 
     under which a taxpayer filing returns electronically would be 
     able to review the taxpayer's account electronically, but 
     only if all necessary safeguards to ensure the privacy of 
     such account information are in place.
               TITLE III--TAXPAYER PROTECTION AND RIGHTS

     SEC. 300. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Bill of Rights 
     3''.
                      Subtitle A--Burden of Proof

     SEC. 301. BURDEN OF PROOF.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 76 (relating to judicial 
     proceedings) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subchapter:

                    ``Subchapter E--Burden of Proof

``Sec. 7491. Burden of proof.

     ``SEC. 7491. BURDEN OF PROOF.

       ``(a) General Rule.--The Secretary shall have the burden of 
     proof in any court proceeding with respect to any factual 
     issue relevant to ascertaining the income tax liability of a 
     taxpayer.
       ``(b) Limitations.--Subsection (a) shall only apply with 
     respect to an issue if--
       ``(1) the taxpayer asserts a reasonable dispute with 
     respect to such issue,
       ``(2) the taxpayer has fully cooperated with the Secretary 
     with respect to such issue, 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, and
       ``(3) in the case of a partnership, corporation, or trust, 
     the taxpayer is described in section 7430(c)(4)(A)(ii).
       ``(c) Substantiation.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to override any requirement of this title to 
     substantiate any item.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 6201 is amended by striking subsection (d) and 
     redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
       (2) The table of subchapters for chapter 76 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``Subchapter E. Burden of proof.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to court proceedings arising in connection with 
     examinations commencing after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
                  Subtitle B--Proceedings by Taxpayers

     SEC. 311. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO AWARD COSTS AND CERTAIN 
                   FEES.

       (a) Award of Higher Attorney's Fees Based on Complexity of 
     Issues.--Clause (iii) of section 7430(c)(1)(B) (relating to 
     the award of costs and certain fees) is amended by inserting 
     ``the difficulty of the issues presented in the case, or the 
     local availability of tax expertise,'' before ``justifies a 
     higher rate''.
       (b) Award of Administrative Costs Incurred After 30-Day 
     Letter.--Paragraph (2) of section 7430(c) is amended by 
     striking the last sentence and inserting the following:

     ``Such term shall only include costs incurred on or after 
     whichever of the following is the earliest: (i) the date of 
     the receipt by the taxpayer of the notice of the decision of 
     the Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals, (ii) the date 
     of the notice of deficiency, or (iii) the date on which the 
     1st letter of proposed deficiency which allows the taxpayer 
     an opportunity for administrative review in the Internal 
     Revenue Service Office of Appeals is sent.''.
       (c) Award of Fees for Certain Additional Services.--
     Paragraph (3) of section 7430(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) Attorney's fees.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     fees for the services of an individual (whether or not an 
     attorney) who is authorized to practice before the Tax Court 
     or before the Internal Revenue Service shall be treated as 
     fees for the services of an attorney.
       ``(B) Pro bono services.--In any case in which the court 
     could have awarded attorney's fees under subsection (a) but 
     for the fact that an individual is representing the 
     prevailing party for no fee or for a fee which (taking into 
     account all the facts and circumstances) is no more than a 
     nominal fee, the court may also award a judgment or 
     settlement for such amounts as the court determines to be 
     appropriate (based on hours worked and costs expended) for 
     services of such individual but only if such award is paid to 
     such individual or such individual's employer.''
       (d) Determination of Whether Position of United States is 
     Substantially Justified.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     7430(c)(4) is amended by redesignating clause (iii) as clause 
     (iv) and by inserting after clause (ii) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(iii) Effect of losing on substantially similar issues.--
     In determining for purposes of clause (i) whether the 
     position of the United States was substantially justified, 
     the court shall take into account whether the United States 
     has lost in courts of appeal for other circuits on 
     substantially similar issues.''
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to costs incurred (and, in the case of the 
     amendment made by subsection (c), services performed) more 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 312. CIVIL DAMAGES FOR NEGLIGENCE IN COLLECTION ACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 7433 (relating to civil damages 
     for certain unauthorized collection actions) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, or by reason of 
     negligence,'' after ``recklessly or intentionally'', and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``($100,000, in the case of negligence)'' after 
     ``$1,000,000'', and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or negligent'' after 
     ``reckless or intentional''.
       (b) Requirement That Administrative Remedies Be 
     Exhausted.--Paragraph (1) of section 7433(d) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(1) Requirement that administrative remedies be 
     exhausted.--A judgment for damages shall not be awarded under 
     subsection (b) unless the court determines that the plaintiff 
     has exhausted the administrative remedies available to such 
     plaintiff within the Internal Revenue Service.''

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       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to actions of officers or employees of the 
     Internal Revenue Service after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 313. INCREASE IN SIZE OF CASES PERMITTED ON SMALL CASE 
                   CALENDAR.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 7463 (relating 
     to disputes involving $10,000 or less) is amended by striking 
     ``$10,000'' each place it appears and inserting ``$25,000''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The section heading for section 7463 is amended by 
     striking ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$25,000''.
       (2) The item relating to section 7463 in the table of 
     sections for part II of subchapter C of chapter 76 is amended 
     by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$25,000''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to proceedings commencing after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
  Subtitle C--Relief for Innocent Spouses and for Taxpayers Unable To 
           Manage Their Financial Affairs Due to Disabilities

     SEC. 321. SPOUSE RELIEVED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OF LIABILITY IN 
                   CERTAIN CASES.

       (a) In General.--Subpart B of part II of subchapter A of 
     chapter 61 is amended by inserting after section 6014 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 6015. INNOCENT SPOUSE RELIEF; PETITION TO TAX COURT.

       ``(a) Spouse Relieved of Liability in Certain Cases.--
       ``(1) In general.--Under procedures prescribed by the 
     Secretary, if--
       ``(A) a joint return has been made under section 6013 for a 
     taxable year,
       ``(B) on such return there is an understatement of tax 
     attributable to erroneous items of 1 spouse,
       ``(C) the other spouse establishes that in signing the 
     return he or she did not know, and had no reason to know, 
     that there was such understatement,
       ``(D) taking into account all the facts and circumstances, 
     it is inequitable to hold the other spouse liable for the 
     deficiency in tax for such taxable year attributable to such 
     understatement, and
       ``(E) the other spouse claims (in such form as the 
     Secretary may prescribe) the benefits of this subsection not 
     later than the date which is 2 years after the date of the 
     assessment of such deficiency,

     then the other spouse shall be relieved of liability for tax 
     (including interest, penalties, and other amounts) for such 
     taxable year to the extent such liability is attributable to 
     such understatement.
       ``(2) Apportionment of relief.--If a spouse who, but for 
     paragraph (1)(C), would be relieved of liability under 
     paragraph (1), establishes that in signing the return such 
     spouse did not know, and had no reason to know, the extent of 
     such understatement, then such spouse shall be relieved of 
     liability for tax (including interest, penalties, and other 
     amounts) for such taxable year to the extent that such 
     liability is attributable to the portion of such 
     understatement of which such spouse did not know and had no 
     reason to know.
       ``(3) Understatement.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `understatement' has the meaning given to such term by 
     section 6662(d)(2)(A).
       ``(4) Special rule for community property income.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the determination of the spouse 
     to whom items of gross income (other than gross income from 
     property) are attributable shall be made without regard to 
     community property laws.
       ``(b) Petition for Review By Tax Court.--In the case of an 
     individual who has filed a claim under subsection (a) within 
     the period specified in subsection (a)(1)(E)--
       ``(1) In general.--Such individual may petition the Tax 
     Court (and the Tax Court shall have jurisdiction) to 
     determine such claim if such petition is filed during the 90-
     day period beginning on the earlier of--
       ``(A) the date which is 6 months after the date such claim 
     is filed with the Secretary, or
       ``(B) the date on which the Secretary mails by certified or 
     registered mail a notice to such individual denying such 
     claim.

     Such 90-day period shall be determined by not counting 
     Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday in the District of 
     Columbia as the last day of such period.
       ``(2) Restrictions applicable to collection of 
     assessment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in section 
     6851 or 6861, no levy or proceeding in court for collection 
     of any assessment to which such claim relates shall be made, 
     begun, or prosecuted, until the expiration of the 90-day 
     period described in paragraph (1), nor, if a petition has 
     been filed with the Tax Court, until the decision of the Tax 
     Court has become final. Rules similar to the rules of section 
     7485 shall apply with respect to the collection of such 
     assessment.
       ``(B) Authority to enjoin collection actions.--
     Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7421(a), the 
     beginning of such proceeding or levy during the time the 
     prohibition under subparagraph (A) is in force may be 
     enjoined by a proceeding in the proper court, including the 
     Tax Court. The Tax Court shall have no jurisdiction under 
     this paragraph to enjoin any action or proceeding unless a 
     timely petition for a determination of such claim has been 
     filed and then only in respect of the amount of the 
     assessment to which such claim relates.
       ``(C) Jeopardy collection.--If the Secretary makes a 
     finding that the collection of the tax is in jeopardy, 
     nothing in this subsection shall prevent the immediate 
     collection of such tax.
       ``(c) Suspension of Running of Period of Limitations.--The 
     running of the period of limitations in section 6502 on the 
     collection of the assessment to which the petition under 
     subsection (b) relates shall be suspended for the period 
     during which the Secretary is prohibited by subsection (b) 
     from collecting by levy or a proceeding in court and for 60 
     days thereafter.
       ``(d) Applicable Rules.--
       ``(1) Allowance of application.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), notwithstanding any other law or rule of law 
     (other than section 6512(b), 7121, or 7122), credit or refund 
     shall be allowed or made to the extent attributable to the 
     application of this section.
       ``(2) Res judicata.--In the case of any claim under 
     subsection (a), the determination of the Tax Court in any 
     prior proceeding for the same taxable periods in which the 
     decision has become final, shall be conclusive except with 
     respect to the qualification of the spouse for relief which 
     was not an issue in such proceeding. The preceding sentence 
     shall not apply if the Tax Court determines that the spouse 
     participated meaningfully in such prior proceeding.
       ``(3) Limitation on tax court jurisdiction.--If a suit for 
     refund is begun by either spouse pursuant to section 6532, 
     the Tax Court shall lose jurisdiction of the spouse's action 
     under this section to whatever extent jurisdiction is 
     acquired by the district court or the United States Court of 
     Federal Claims over the taxable years that are the subject of 
     the suit for refund.''
       (b) Separate Form For Applying For Spousal Relief.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall develop a separate 
     form with instructions for use by taxpayers in applying for 
     relief under section 6015(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, as added by this section.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 6013 is amended by striking subsection (e).
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 6230(c)(5) is amended by 
     striking ``section 6013(e)'' and inserting ``section 6015''.
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     B of part II of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 6014 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 6015. Innocent spouse relief; petition to Tax Court.''

       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to understatements for taxable years beginning 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 322. SUSPENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON FILING 
                   REFUND CLAIMS DURING PERIODS OF DISABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 6511 (relating to limitations on 
     credit or refund) is amended by redesignating subsection (h) 
     as subsection (i) and by inserting after subsection (g) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Running of Periods of Limitation Suspended While 
     Taxpayer Is Unable To Manage Financial Affairs Due to 
     Disability.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual, the 
     running of the periods specified in subsections (a), (b), and 
     (c) shall be suspended during any period of such individual's 
     life that such individual is financially disabled.
       ``(2) Financially disabled.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), an 
     individual is financially disabled if such individual is 
     unable to manage his financial affairs by reason of his 
     medically determinable physical or mental impairment 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. An individual shall not be considered to have such 
     an impairment unless proof of the existence thereof is 
     furnished in such form and manner as the Secretary may 
     require.
       ``(B) Exception where individual has guardian, etc.--An 
     individual shall not be treated as financially disabled 
     during any period that such individual's spouse or any other 
     person is authorized to act on behalf of such individual in 
     financial matters.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to periods of disability before, on, or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act but shall not apply to any 
     claim for credit or refund which (without regard to such 
     amendment) is barred by the operation of any law or rule of 
     law (including res judicata) as of January 1, 1998.
              Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Interest

     SEC. 331. ELIMINATION OF INTEREST RATE DIFFERENTIAL ON 
                   OVERLAPPING PERIODS OF INTEREST ON INCOME TAX 
                   OVERPAYMENTS AND UNDERPAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6621 (relating to determination of 
     rate of interest) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) Elimination of Interest on Overlapping Periods of 
     Income Tax Overpayments and Underpayments.--To the extent 
     that, for any period, interest is payable under subchapter A 
     and allowable under subchapter B on equivalent underpayments 
     and overpayments by the same taxpayer of tax imposed by 
     chapters 1 and 2, the net rate of interest under this section 
     on such amounts shall be zero for such period.''

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       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (f) of section 6601 
     (relating to satisfaction by credits) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``The preceding sentence 
     shall not apply to the extent that section 6621(d) applies.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to interest for calendar quarters beginning after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 332. INCREASE IN OVERPAYMENT RATE PAYABLE TO TAXPAYERS 
                   OTHER THAN CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 6621(a)(1) 
     (defining overpayment rate) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) 3 percentage points (2 percentage points in the case 
     of a corporation).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to interest for calendar quarters beginning after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
 Subtitle E--Protections for Taxpayers Subject to Audit or Collection 
                               Activities

     SEC. 341. PRIVILEGE OF CONFIDENTIALITY EXTENDED TO TAXPAYER'S 
                   DEALINGS WITH NON-ATTORNEYS AUTHORIZED TO 
                   PRACTICE BEFORE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

       Section 7602 (relating to examination of books and 
     witnesses) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Privilege of Confidentiality Extended to Taxpayer's 
     Dealings with Non-Attorneys Authorized to Practice Before 
     Internal Revenue Service.--
       ``(1) In general.--In any noncriminal proceeding before the 
     Internal Revenue Service, the taxpayer shall be entitled to 
     the same common law protections of confidentiality with 
     respect to tax advice furnished by any qualified individual 
     (in a manner consistent with State law for such individual's 
     profession) as the taxpayer would have if such individual 
     were an attorney.
       ``(2) Qualified individual.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the term `qualified individual' means any individual (other 
     than an attorney) who is authorized to practice before the 
     Internal Revenue Service.''

     SEC. 342. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO ISSUE TAXPAYER ASSISTANCE 
                   ORDERS.

       Section 7811(a) (relating to taxpayer assistance orders) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Upon application'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Upon application'',
       (2) by moving the text 2 ems to the right, and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) Issuance of taxpayer assistance orders.--For purposes 
     of determining whether to issue a taxpayer assistance order, 
     the Taxpayer Advocate shall consider the following factors, 
     among others:
       ``(A) Whether there is an immediate threat of adverse 
     action.
       ``(B) Whether there has been an unreasonable delay in 
     resolving taxpayer account problems.
       ``(C) Whether the taxpayer will have to pay significant 
     costs (including fees for professional representation) if 
     relief is not granted.
       ``(D) Whether the taxpayer will suffer irreparable injury, 
     or a long-term adverse impact, if relief is not granted.
       ``(3) Standard where administrative guidance not 
     followed.--In cases where any Internal Revenue Service 
     employee is not following applicable published administrative 
     guidance (including the Internal Revenue Manual), the 
     Taxpayer Advocate shall construe the factors taken into 
     account in determining whether to issue a taxpayer assistance 
     order in the manner most favorable to the taxpayer.''

     SEC. 343. LIMITATION ON FINANCIAL STATUS AUDIT TECHNIQUES.

       Section 7602 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(e) Limitation on Examination on Unreported Income.--The 
     Secretary shall not use financial status or economic reality 
     examination techniques to determine the existence of 
     unreported income of any taxpayer unless the Secretary has a 
     reasonable indication that there is a likelihood of such 
     unreported income.''

     SEC. 344. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PRODUCTION OF 
                   COMPUTER SOURCE CODE.

       (a) In General.--Section 7602 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Limitation on Authority To Require Production of 
     Computer Source Code.--
       ``(1) In general.--No summons may be issued under this 
     title, and the Secretary may not begin any action under 
     section 7604 to enforce any summons, to produce or examine 
     any tax-related computer source code.
       ``(2) Exception where information not otherwise available 
     to verify correctness of item on return.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to any portion of a tax-related computer source 
     code if--
       ``(A) the Secretary is unable to otherwise reasonably 
     ascertain the correctness of any item on a return from--
       ``(i) the taxpayer's books, papers, records, or other data, 
     or
       ``(ii) the computer software program and the associated 
     data which, when executed, produces the output to prepare the 
     return for the period involved, and
       ``(B) the Secretary identifies with reasonable specificity 
     such portion as to be used to verify the correctness of such 
     item.

     The Secretary shall be treated as meeting the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) after the 90th day after the 
     Secretary makes a formal request to the taxpayer and the 
     owner or developer of the computer software program for the 
     material described in subparagraph (A)(ii) if such material 
     is not provided before the close of such 90th day.
       ``(3) Other exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
       ``(A) any inquiry into any offense connected with the 
     administration or enforcement of the internal revenue laws, 
     and
       ``(B) any tax-related computer source code developed by (or 
     primarily for the benefit of) the taxpayer or a related 
     person (within the meaning of section 267 or 707(b)) for 
     internal use by the taxpayer or such person and not for 
     commercial distribution.
       ``(4) Tax-related computer source code.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `tax-related computer source code' 
     means--
       ``(A) the computer source code for any computer software 
     program for accounting, tax return preparation or compliance, 
     or tax planning, or
       ``(B) design and development materials related to such a 
     software program (including program notes and memoranda).
       ``(5) Right to contest summons.--The determination of 
     whether the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
     paragraph (2) are met or whether any exception under 
     paragraph (3) applies may be contested in any proceeding 
     under section 7604.
       ``(6) Protection of trade secrets and other confidential 
     information.--In any court proceeding to enforce a summons 
     for any portion of a tax-related computer source code, the 
     court may issue any order necessary to prevent the disclosure 
     of trade secrets or other confidential information with 
     respect to such source code, including providing that any 
     information be placed under seal to be opened only as 
     directed by the court.''
       (b) Application of Special Procedures for Third-Party 
     Summonses.--Paragraph (3) of section 7609(a) (defining third-
     party recordkeeper) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end 
     of subparagraph (H), by striking a period at the end of 
     subparagraph (I) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(J) any owner or developer of a tax-related computer 
     source code (as defined in section 7602(f)(4)).

     Subparagraph (J) shall apply only with respect to a summons 
     requiring the production of the source code referred to in 
     subparagraph (J) or the program and data described in section 
     7602(f)(2)(A)(ii) to which such source code relates.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to summonses issued more than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 345. PROCEDURES RELATING TO EXTENSIONS OF STATUTE OF 
                   LIMITATIONS BY AGREEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 6501(c) (relating 
     to the period for limitations on assessment and collection) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Where'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--Where'',
       (2) by moving the text 2 ems to the right, and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Notice to taxpayer of right to refuse or limit 
     extension.--The Secretary shall notify the taxpayer of the 
     taxpayer's right to refuse to extend the period of 
     limitations, or to limit such extension to particular issues, 
     on each occasion when the taxpayer is requested to provide 
     such consent.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to requests to extend the period of limitations 
     made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 346. OFFERS-IN-COMPROMISE.

       (a) Allowances For Basic Living Expenses.--Section 7122 
     (relating to offers-in-compromise) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Allowances For Basic Living Expenses.--The Secretary 
     shall develop and publish schedules of national and local 
     allowances designed to provide that taxpayers entering into a 
     compromise have an adequate means to provide for basic living 
     expenses.''
       (b) Preparation of Statement Relating to Offers-in-
     Compromise.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall prepare a 
     statement which sets forth in simple, nontechnical terms the 
     rights of a taxpayer and the obligations of the Internal 
     Revenue Service relating to offers-in-compromise. Such 
     statement shall--
       (1) advise taxpayers who have entered into a compromise 
     agreement of the advantages of promptly notifying the 
     Internal Revenue Service of any change of address or marital 
     status, and
       (2) provide notice to taxpayers that in the case of a 
     compromise agreement terminated due to the actions of 1 
     spouse or former spouse, the Internal Revenue Service will, 
     upon application, reinstate such agreement with the spouse or 
     former spouse who remains in compliance with such agreement.

     SEC. 347. NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY TO SPECIFY DEADLINES FOR 
                   FILING TAX COURT PETITION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury or the 
     Secretary's delegate shall include on each notice of 
     deficiency under section 6212 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 the date determined by such Secretary (or delegate) as 
     the last day on which the taxpayer may file a petition with 
     the Tax Court.

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       (b) Later Filing Deadlines Specified on Notice of 
     Deficiency To Be Binding.--Subsection (a) of section 6213 
     (relating to restrictions applicable to deficiencies; 
     petition to Tax Court) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``Any petition filed with the Tax 
     Court on or before the last date specified for filing such 
     petition by the Secretary in the notice of deficiency shall 
     be treated as timely filed.''
       (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) and the amendment made 
     by subsection (b) shall apply to notices mailed after 
     December 31, 1998.

     SEC. 348. REFUND OR CREDIT OF OVERPAYMENTS BEFORE FINAL 
                   DETERMINATION.

       (a) Tax Court Proceedings.--Subsection (a) of section 6213 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``, including the Tax Court.'' and 
     inserting ``, including the Tax Court, and a refund may be 
     ordered by such court of any amount collected within the 
     period during which the Secretary is prohibited from 
     collecting by levy or through a proceeding in court under the 
     provisions of this subsection.'', and
       (2) by striking ``to enjoin any action or proceeding'' and 
     inserting ``to enjoin any action or proceeding or order any 
     refund''.
       (b) Other Proceedings.--Subsection (a) of section 6512 is 
     amended by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) 
     and inserting ``, and'', and by inserting after paragraph (4) 
     the following new paragraphs:
       ``(5) As to any amount collected within the period during 
     which the Secretary is prohibited from making the assessment 
     or from collecting by levy or through a proceeding in court 
     under the provisions of section 6213(a), and
       ``(6) As to overpayments the Secretary is authorized to 
     refund or credit pending appeal as provided in subsection 
     (b).''
       (c) Refund or Credit Pending Appeal.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 6512(b) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``If a notice of appeal in respect of the 
     decision of the Tax Court is filed under section 7483, the 
     Secretary is authorized to refund or credit the overpayment 
     determined by the Tax Court to the extent the overpayment is 
     not contested on appeal.''
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 349. THREAT OF AUDIT PROHIBITED TO COERCE TIP REPORTING 
                   ALTERNATIVE COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS.

       The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate 
     shall instruct employees of the Internal Revenue Service that 
     they may not threaten to audit any taxpayer in an attempt to 
     coerce the taxpayer into entering into a Tip Reporting 
     Alternative Commitment Agreement.
                  Subtitle F--Disclosures to Taxpayers

     SEC. 351. EXPLANATION OF JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.

       The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate 
     shall, as soon as practicable, but not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, establish 
     procedures to clearly alert married taxpayers of their joint 
     and several liabilities on all appropriate publications and 
     instructions.

     SEC. 352. EXPLANATION OF TAXPAYERS' RIGHTS IN INTERVIEWS WITH 
                   THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

       The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate 
     shall, as soon as practicable, but not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, revise the 
     statement required by section 6227 of the Omnibus Taxpayer 
     Bill of Rights (Internal Revenue Service Publication No. 1) 
     to more clearly inform taxpayers of their rights--
       (1) to be represented at interviews with the Internal 
     Revenue Service by any person authorized to practice before 
     the Internal Revenue Service, and
       (2) to suspend an interview pursuant to section 7521(b)(2) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 353. DISCLOSURE OF CRITERIA FOR EXAMINATION SELECTION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury or the 
     Secretary's delegate shall, as soon as practicable, but not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, incorporate into the statement required by section 6227 
     of the Omnibus Taxpayer Bill of Rights (Internal Revenue 
     Service Publication No. 1) a statement which sets forth in 
     simple and nontechnical terms the criteria and procedures for 
     selecting taxpayers for examination. Such statement shall not 
     include any information the disclosure of which would be 
     detrimental to law enforcement, but shall specify the general 
     procedures used by the Internal Revenue Service, including 
     whether taxpayers are selected for examination on the basis 
     of information available in the media or on the basis of 
     information provided to the Internal Revenue Service by 
     informants.
       (b) Transmission to Committees of Congress.--The Secretary 
     shall transmit drafts of the statement required under 
     subsection (a) (or proposed revisions to any such statement) 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and 
     the Joint Committee on Taxation on the same day.

     SEC. 354. EXPLANATIONS OF APPEALS AND COLLECTION PROCESS.

       The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate 
     shall, as soon as practicable but not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, include with any 
     1st letter of proposed deficiency which allows the taxpayer 
     an opportunity for administrative review in the Internal 
     Revenue Service Office of Appeals an explanation of the 
     appeals process and the collection process with respect to 
     such proposed deficiency.
                Subtitle G--Low Income Taxpayer Clinics

     SEC. 361. LOW INCOME TAXPAYER CLINICS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 77 (relating to miscellaneous 
     provisions) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 7525. LOW INCOME TAXPAYER CLINICS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may, subject to the 
     availability of appropriated funds, make grants to provide 
     matching funds for the development, expansion, or 
     continuation of qualified low income taxpayer clinics.
       ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Qualified low income taxpayer clinic.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified low income taxpayer 
     clinic' means a clinic that--
       ``(i) does not charge more than a nominal fee for its 
     services (except for reimbursement of actual costs incurred), 
     and
       ``(ii)(I) represents low income taxpayers in controversies 
     with the Internal Revenue Service, or
       ``(II) operates programs to inform individuals for whom 
     English is a second language about their rights and 
     responsibilities under this title.
       ``(B) Representation of low income taxpayers.--A clinic 
     meets the requirements of subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) if--
       ``(i) at least 90 percent of the taxpayers represented by 
     the clinic have incomes which do not exceed 250 percent of 
     the poverty level, as determined in accordance with criteria 
     established by the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, and
       ``(ii) the amount in controversy for any taxable year 
     generally does not exceed the amount specified in section 
     7463.
       ``(2) Clinic.--The term `clinic' includes--
       ``(A) a clinical program at an accredited law school in 
     which students represent low income taxpayers in 
     controversies arising under this title, and
       ``(B) an organization described in section 501(c) and 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a) which satisfies the 
     requirements of paragraph (1) through representation of 
     taxpayers or referral of taxpayers to qualified 
     representatives.
       ``(3) Qualified representative.--The term `qualified 
     representative' means any individual (whether or not an 
     attorney) who is authorized to practice before the Internal 
     Revenue Service or the applicable court.
       ``(c) Special Rules and Limitations.--
       ``(1) Aggregate limitation.--Unless otherwise provided by 
     specific appropriation, the Secretary shall not allocate more 
     than $3,000,000 per year (exclusive of costs of administering 
     the program) to grants under this section.
       ``(2) Limitation on annual grants to a clinic.--The 
     aggregate amount of grants which may be made under this 
     section to a clinic for a year shall not exceed $100,000.
       ``(3) Multi-year grants.--Upon application of a qualified 
     low income taxpayer clinic, the Secretary is authorized to 
     award a multi-year grant not to exceed 3 years.
       ``(4) Criteria for awards.--In determining whether to make 
     a grant under this section, the Secretary shall consider--
       ``(A) the numbers of taxpayers who will be served by the 
     clinic, including the number of taxpayers in the geographical 
     area for whom English is a second language,
       ``(B) the existence of other low income taxpayer clinics 
     serving the same population,
       ``(C) the quality of the program offered by the low income 
     taxpayer clinic, including the qualifications of its 
     administrators and qualified representatives, and its record, 
     if any, in providing service to low income taxpayers, and
       ``(D) alternative funding sources available to the clinic, 
     including amounts received from other grants and 
     contributions, and the endowment and resources of the 
     institution sponsoring the clinic.
       ``(5) Requirement of matching funds.--A low income taxpayer 
     clinic must provide matching funds on a dollar for dollar 
     basis for all grants provided under this section. Matching 
     funds may include--
       ``(A) the salary (including fringe benefits) of individuals 
     performing services for the clinic, and
       ``(B) the cost of equipment used in the clinic.

     Indirect expenses, including general overhead of the 
     institution sponsoring the clinic, shall not be counted as 
     matching funds.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     77 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 7525. Low income taxpayer clinics.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

     SEC. 371. ACTIONS FOR REFUND WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN ESTATES 
                   WHICH HAVE ELECTED THE INSTALLMENT METHOD OF 
                   PAYMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 7422 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (j) as subsection (k) and by inserting after 
     subsection (i) the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Special Rule for Actions With Respect to Estates for 
     Which An Election Under Section 6166 Is Made.--

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       ``(1) In general.--The district courts of the United States 
     and the United States Court of Federal Claims shall have 
     jurisdiction over any action brought by the representative of 
     an estate to which this subsection applies to determine the 
     correct amount of the estate tax liability of such estate (or 
     for any refund with respect thereto) even if the full amount 
     of such liability has not been paid.
       ``(2) Estates to which subsection applies.--This subsection 
     shall apply to any estate if, as of the date the action is 
     filed--
       ``(A) an election under section 6166 is in effect with 
     respect to such estate,
       ``(B) no portion of the installments payable under such 
     section have been accelerated, and
       ``(C) all installments the due date for which is on or 
     before the date the action is filed have been paid.
       ``(3) Prohibition on collection of disallowed liability.--
     If the court redetermines under paragraph (1) the estate tax 
     liability of an estate, no part of such liability which is 
     disallowed by a decision of such court which has become final 
     may be collected by the Secretary, and amounts paid in excess 
     of the installments determined by the court as currently due 
     and payable shall be refunded.''
       (b) Extension of Time To File Refund Suit.--Section 7479 
     (relating to declaratory judgments relating to eligibility of 
     estate with respect to installment payments under section 
     6166) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Extension of Time To File Refund Suit.--The 2-year 
     period in section 6532(a)(1) for filing suit for refund after 
     disallowance of a claim shall be suspended during the 90-day 
     period after the mailing of the notice referred to in 
     subsection (b)(3) and, if a pleading has been filed with the 
     Tax Court under this section, until the decision of the Tax 
     Court has become final.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any claim for refund filed after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 372. CATALOGING COMPLAINTS.

       In collecting data for the report required under section 
     1211 of Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 (Public Law 104-168), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate shall 
     maintain records of taxpayer complaints of misconduct by 
     Internal Revenue Service employees on an individual employee 
     basis.

     SEC. 373. ARCHIVE OF RECORDS OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (l) of section 6103 (relating 
     to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return 
     information) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(17) Disclosure to national archives and records 
     administration.--The Secretary shall, upon written request 
     from the Archivist of the United States, disclose or 
     authorize the disclosure of returns and return information to 
     officers and employees of the National Archives and Records 
     Administration for purposes of, and only to the extent 
     necessary in, the appraisal of records for destruction or 
     retention. No such officer or employee shall, except to the 
     extent authorized by subsections (f), (i)(7), or (p), 
     disclose any return or return information disclosed under the 
     preceding sentence to any person other than to the Secretary, 
     or to another officer or employee of the National Archives 
     and Records Administration whose official duties require such 
     disclosure for purposes of such appraisal.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 6103(p) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``or (16)'' and 
     inserting ``(16), or (17)'',
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or (14)'' and inserting 
     ``, (14), or (17)'' in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
     and
       (3) in paragraph (4)(F)(ii), by striking ``or (15)'' and 
     inserting ``, (15), or (17)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to requests made by the Archivist of the United 
     States after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 374. PAYMENT OF TAXES.

       The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate 
     shall establish such rules, regulations, and procedures as 
     are necessary to allow payment of taxes by check or money 
     order made payable to the United States Treasury.

     SEC. 375. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY RELATING TO 
                   THE MAKING OF ELECTIONS.

       Subsection (d) of section 7805 is amended by striking ``by 
     regulations or forms''.

     SEC. 376. LIMITATION ON PENALTY ON INDIVIDUAL'S FAILURE TO 
                   PAY FOR MONTHS DURING PERIOD OF INSTALLMENT 
                   AGREEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 6651 (relating to failure to file 
     tax return or to pay tax) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Limitation on Penalty on Individual's Failure To Pay 
     for Months During Period of Installment Agreement.--No 
     addition to the tax shall be imposed under paragraph (2) or 
     (3) of subsection (a) with respect to the tax liability of an 
     individual for any month during which an installment 
     agreement under section 6159 is in effect for the payment of 
     such tax to the extent that imposing an addition to the tax 
     under such paragraph for such month would result in the 
     aggregate number of percentage points of such addition to the 
     tax exceeding 9.5.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply for purposes of determining additions to the tax 
     for months beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
                          Subtitle I--Studies

     SEC. 381. PENALTY ADMINISTRATION.

       The Joint Committee on Taxation shall conduct a study--
       (1) reviewing the administration and implementation by the 
     Internal Revenue Service of the penalty reform provisions of 
     the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989, and
       (2) making any legislative and administrative 
     recommendations it deems appropriate to simplify penalty 
     administration and reduce taxpayer burden.

     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 not later than 9 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 382. CONFIDENTIALITY OF TAX RETURN INFORMATION.

       The Joint Committee on Taxation shall conduct a study of 
     the scope and use of provisions regarding taxpayer 
     confidentiality, and shall report the findings of such study, 
     together with such recommendations as it deems appropriate, 
     to the Congress not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act. Such study shall examine the present 
     protections for taxpayer privacy, the need for third parties 
     to use tax return information, and the ability to achieve 
     greater levels of voluntary compliance by allowing the public 
     to know who is legally required to file tax returns, but does 
     not file tax returns.
TITLE IV--CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
                         Subtitle A--Oversight

     SEC. 401. EXPANSION OF DUTIES OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON 
                   TAXATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 8021 (relating to the powers of 
     the Joint Committee on Taxation) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsections:
       ``(e) Investigations.--The Joint Committee shall review all 
     requests (other than requests by the chairman or ranking 
     member of a Committee or Subcommittee) for investigations of 
     the Internal Revenue Service by the General Accounting 
     Office, and approve such requests when appropriate, with a 
     view towards eliminating overlapping investigations, ensuring 
     that the General Accounting Office has the capacity to handle 
     the investigation, and ensuring that investigations focus on 
     areas of primary importance to tax administration.
       ``(f) Relating to Joint Hearings.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Chief of Staff, and such other staff 
     as are appointed pursuant to section 8004, shall provide such 
     assistance as is required for joint hearings described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Joint hearings.--On or before April 1 of each 
     calendar year after 1997, there shall be a joint hearing of 
     two members of the majority and one member of the minority 
     from each of the Committees on Finance, Appropriations, and 
     Government Affairs of the Senate, and the Committees on Ways 
     and Means, Appropriations, and Government Reform and 
     Oversight of the House of Representatives, to review the 
     strategic plans and budget for the Internal Revenue Service. 
     After the conclusion of the annual filing season, there shall 
     be a second annual joint hearing to review the other matters 
     outlined in section 8022(3)(C).''
       (b) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Subsection (e) of section 8021 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, as added by subsection (a) of this section, 
     shall apply to requests made after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Subsection (f) of section 8021 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, as added by subsection (a) of this section, 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 402. COORDINATED OVERSIGHT REPORTS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 8022 (relating to 
     the duties of the Joint Committee on Taxation) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(3) Reports.--
       ``(A) To report, from time to time, to the Committee on 
     Finance and the Committee on Ways and Means, and, in its 
     discretion, to the Senate or House of Representatives, or 
     both, the results of its investigations, together with such 
     recommendations as it may deem advisable.
       ``(B) To report, annually, to the Committee on Finance and 
     the Committee on Ways and Means on the overall state of the 
     Federal tax system, together with recommendations with 
     respect to possible simplification proposals and other 
     matters relating to the administration of the Federal tax 
     system as it may deem advisable.
       ``(C) To report, annually, to the Committees on Finance, 
     Appropriations, and Government Affairs of the Senate, and to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means, Appropriations, and 
     Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives, with respect to--
       ``(i) strategic and business plans for the Internal Revenue 
     Service;
       ``(ii) progress of the Internal Revenue Service in meeting 
     its objectives;
       ``(iii) the budget for the Internal Revenue Service and 
     whether it supports its objectives;

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       ``(iv) progress of the Internal Revenue Service in 
     improving taxpayer service and compliance;
       ``(v) progress of the Internal Revenue Service on 
     technology modernization; and
       ``(vi) the annual filing season.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                           Subtitle B--Budget

     SEC. 411. FUNDING FOR CENTURY DATE CHANGE.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Internal Revenue 
     Service efforts to resolve the century date change computing 
     problems should be funded fully to provide for certain 
     resolution of such problems.

     SEC. 412. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ADVISORY GROUP.

       The Commissioner shall convene a financial management 
     advisory group consisting of individuals with expertise in 
     governmental accounting and auditing from both the private 
     sector and the Government to advise the Commissioner on 
     financial management issues, including--
       (1) the continued partnership between the Internal Revenue 
     Service and the General Accounting Office;
       (2) the financial accounting aspects of the Internal 
     Revenue Service's system modernization;
       (3) the necessity and utility of year-round auditing; and
       (4) the Commissioner's plans for improving its financial 
     management system.
                     Subtitle C--Tax Law Complexity

     SEC. 421. ROLE OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Internal Revenue 
     Service should provide the Congress with an independent view 
     of tax administration, and that during the legislative 
     process, the tax writing committees of the Congress should 
     hear from front-line technical experts at the Internal 
     Revenue Service with respect to the administrability of 
     pending amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 422. TAX COMPLEXITY ANALYSIS.

       (a) Requiring Analysis to Accompany Certain Legislation.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 92 (relating to powers and duties 
     of the Joint Committee on Taxation) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 8024. TAX COMPLEXITY ANALYSIS.

       ``(a) In General.--If--
       ``(1) a bill or joint resolution is reported by the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate, the Committee on Ways and 
     Means of the House of Representatives, or any committee of 
     conference, and
       ``(2) such legislation includes any provision amending the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986,

     the report for such legislation shall contain a Tax 
     Complexity Analysis unless the committee involved causes to 
     have the Tax Complexity Analysis printed in the Congressional 
     Record prior to the consideration of the legislation in the 
     House of Representatives or the Senate (as the case may be).
       ``(b) Legislation Subject to Point of Order.--It shall not 
     be in order in the Senate to consider any bill or joint 
     resolution described in subsection (a) required to be 
     accompanied by a Tax Complexity Analysis that does not 
     contain a Tax Complexity Analysis.
       ``(c) Responsibilities of the Commissioner.--The 
     Commissioner shall provide the Joint Committee on Taxation 
     with such information as is necessary to prepare Tax 
     Complexity Analyses.
       ``(d) Tax Complexity Analysis Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term `Tax Complexity Analysis' means, with 
     respect to a bill or joint resolution, a report which is 
     prepared by the Joint Committee on Taxation and which 
     identifies the provisions of the legislation adding 
     significant complexity or providing significant 
     simplification (as determined by the Joint Committee) and 
     includes the basis for such determination.''
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     92 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 8024. Tax complexity analysis.''

       (b) Legislation Subject to Point of Order in House of 
     Representatives.--
       (1) Legislation reported by committee on ways and means.--
     Clause 2(l) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(8) The report of the Committee on Ways and Means on any 
     bill or joint resolution containing any provision amending 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall include a Tax 
     Complexity Analysis prepared by the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation in accordance with section 8024 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 unless the Committee on Ways and Means 
     causes to have such Analysis printed in the Congressional 
     Record prior to the consideration of the bill or joint 
     resolution.''.
       (2) Conference reports.--Rule XXVIII of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new clause:
       ``7. It shall not be in order to consider the report of a 
     committee of conference which contains any provision amending 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 unless--
       ``(a) the accompanying joint explanatory statement contains 
     a Tax Complexity Analysis prepared by the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation in accordance with section 8024 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, or
       ``(b) such Analysis is printed in the Congressional Record 
     prior to the consideration of the report.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to legislation considered on or after January 1, 
     1998.
     TITLE V--CLARIFICATION OF DEDUCTION FOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION

     SEC. 501. CLARIFICATION OF DEDUCTION FOR DEFERRED 
                   COMPENSATION.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 404 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Determinations relating to deferred compensation.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of determining under this 
     section--
       ``(i) whether compensation of an employee is deferred 
     compensation, and
       ``(ii) when deferred compensation is paid,

     no amount shall be treated as received by the employee, or 
     paid, until it is actually received by the employee.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
     severance pay.''
       (b) Sick Leave Pay Treated Like Vacation Pay.--Paragraph 
     (5) of section 404(a) is amended by inserting ``or sick leave 
     pay'' after ``vacation pay''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years ending after October 8, 1997.
       (2) Change in method of accounting.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer required by this section to change its method of 
     accounting for its first taxable year ending after October 8, 
     1997--
       (A) such change shall be treated as initiated by the 
     taxpayer,
       (B) such change shall be treated as made with the consent 
     of the Secretary of the Treasury, and
       (C) the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken 
     into account by the taxpayer under section 481 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account in 
     such first taxable year.
            TITLE VI--TAX TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT OF 1997

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Tax Technical Corrections 
     Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 602. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title--
       (1) 1986 code.--The term ``1986 Code'' means the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (2) 1997 act.--The term ``1997 Act'' means the Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997.

     SEC. 603. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE I OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 101(a) of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Subsection (d) of section 24 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4),
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (3), and
       (C) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following new paragraphs:
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxpayer with 3 or more 
     qualifying children for any taxable year, the aggregate 
     credits allowed under subpart C shall be increased by the 
     lesser of--
       ``(A) the credit which would be allowed under this section 
     without regard to this subsection and the limitation under 
     section 26(a), or
       ``(B) the amount by which the aggregate amount of credits 
     allowed by this subpart (without regard to this subsection) 
     would increase if the limitation imposed by section 26(a) 
     were increased by the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the taxpayer's social security taxes for the taxable 
     year, over
       ``(ii) the credit allowed under section 32 (determined 
     without regard to subsection (n)) for the taxable year.

     The amount of the credit allowed under this subsection shall 
     not be treated as a credit allowed under this subpart and 
     shall reduce the amount of credit otherwise allowable under 
     subsection (a) without regard to section 26(a).
       ``(2) Reduction of credit to taxpayer subject to 
     alternative minimum tax.--The credit determined under this 
     subsection for the taxable year shall be reduced by the 
     excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the amount of tax imposed by section 55 (relating to 
     alternative minimum tax) with respect to such taxpayer for 
     such taxable year, over
       ``(B) the amount of the reduction under section 32(h) with 
     respect to such taxpayer for such taxable year.''
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 24(d) of the 1986 Code (as 
     redesignated by paragraph (1)) is amended by striking 
     ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''.
       (b) Amendments Related to Section 101(b) of 1997 Act.--
       (1) The subsection (m) of section 32 of the 1986 Code added 
     by section 101(b) of the 1997 Act is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(n) Supplemental Child Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxpayer with respect 
     to whom a credit is allowed under section 24 for the taxable 
     year, the credit otherwise allowable under this section shall 
     be increased by the lesser of--
       ``(A) the credit which would be allowed under section 24 
     without regard to this subsection and the limitation under 
     section 26(a), or
       ``(B) the amount by which the aggregate amount of credits 
     allowed by subpart A (without regard to this subsection) 
     would be reduced if the limitation imposed by section 26(a) 
     were reduced by the excess (if any) of--

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       ``(i) the credit allowed by this section (without regard to 
     this subsection) for the taxable year, over
       ``(ii) the taxpayer's social security taxes (as defined in 
     section 24(d)) for the taxable year.

     The credit determined under this subsection shall be allowed 
     without regard to any other provision of this section, 
     including subsection (d).
       ``(2) Coordination with other credits.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of the credit under this 
     subsection shall reduce the amount of the credit otherwise 
     allowable under section 24, but the amount of the credit 
     under this subsection (and such reduction) shall not 
     otherwise be taken into account in determining the amount of 
     any other credit allowable under this part.
       ``(B) Treatment of credit under section 24(d).--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the credit determined under 
     section 24(d) shall be treated as not allowed under section 
     24.''

     SEC. 604. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE II OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 201 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) The item relating to section 25A in the table of 
     sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 
     1 of the 1986 Code is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 25A. Hope and Lifetime Learning credits.''

       (2) Subsection (a) of section 6050S of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--Any person--
       ``(1) which is an eligible educational institution--
       ``(A) which receives payments for qualified tuition and 
     related expenses with respect to any individual for any 
     calendar year, or
       ``(B) which makes reimbursements or refunds (or similar 
     amounts) to any individual of qualified tuition and related 
     expenses,
       ``(2) which is engaged in a trade or business of making 
     payments to any individual under an insurance arrangement as 
     reimbursements or refunds (or similar amounts) of qualified 
     tuition and related expenses, or
       ``(3) except as provided in regulations, any person which 
     is engaged in a trade or business and, in the course of 
     which, 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 the individual at such time as the Secretary may 
     by regulations prescribe.''
       (3) Subparagraph (A) of section 201(c)(2) of the 1997 Act 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) (relating to 
     definitions) 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 6050S (relating to returns relating to 
     payments for qualified tuition and related expenses),' ''.
       (b) Amendments Related to Section 211 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (3) of section 135(c) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Eligible educational institution.--The term `eligible 
     educational institution' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 529(e)(5).''.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 529(c)(3) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking ``section 72(b)'' and inserting 
     ``section 72''.
       (c) Amendments Related to Section 213 of 1997 Act.--
       (1)(A) Section 530(b)(1)(E) of the 1986 Code (defining 
     education individual retirement account) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(E) Any balance to the credit of the designated 
     beneficiary on the date on which the beneficiary attains age 
     30 shall be distributed within 30 days after such date to the 
     beneficiary or, if the beneficiary dies before attaining age 
     30, shall be distributed within 30 days after the date of 
     death to the estate of such beneficiary.''
       (B) Subsection (d) of section 530 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Deemed distribution on required distribution date.--
     In any case in which a distribution is required under 
     subsection (b)(1)(E), any balance to the credit of a 
     designated beneficiary as of the close of the 30-day period 
     referred to in such subsection for making such distribution 
     shall be deemed distributed at the close of such period.''
       (2)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 530(d) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``section 72(b)'' and inserting ``section 
     72''.
       (B) Subsection (e) of section 72 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(9) Extension of paragraph (2)(b) to qualified state 
     tuition programs and educational individual retirement 
     accounts.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     subsection, paragraph (2)(B) shall apply to amounts received 
     under a qualified State tuition program (as defined in 
     section 529(b)) or under an education individual retirement 
     account (as defined in section 530(b)). The rule of paragraph 
     (8)(B) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.''
       (3) So much of section 530(d)(4)(C) of the 1986 Code as 
     precedes clause (ii) thereof is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) Contributions returned before due date of return.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the distribution of any 
     contribution made during a taxable year on behalf of the 
     designated beneficiary if--
       ``(i) such distribution is made on or before the day 
     prescribed by law (including extensions of time) for filing 
     the beneficiary's return of tax for the taxable year or, if 
     the beneficiary is not required to file such a return, the 
     15th day of the 4th month of the taxable year following the 
     taxable year, and''.
       (4) Subparagraph (C) of section 135(c)(2) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and education individual retirement 
     accounts'' in the heading after ``program'', and
       (B) by striking ``section 529(c)(3)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``section 72''.
       (5) Subparagraph (A) of section 4973(e)(1) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by inserting before the comma ``(or, if less, the 
     sum of the maximum amounts permitted to be contributed under 
     section 530(c) by the contributors to such accounts for such 
     year)''.
       (d) Amendment Related to Section 224 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     170(e)(6)(F) of the 1986 Code (relating to termination) is 
     amended by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2000''.
       (e) Amendments Related to Section 225 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) The last sentence of section 108(f)(2) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended to read as follows:
     ``The term `student loan' includes any loan made by an 
     educational organization described in section 
     170(b)(1)(A)(ii) or by an organization exempt from tax under 
     section 501(a) to refinance a loan to an individual to assist 
     the individual in attending any such educational organization 
     but only if the refinancing loan is pursuant to a program of 
     the refinancing organization which is designed as described 
     in subparagraph (D)(ii).''
       (2) Section 108(f)(3) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     striking ``(or by an organization described in paragraph 
     (2)(E) from funds provided by an organization described in 
     paragraph (2)(D))''.
       (f) Amendments Related to Section 226 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 226(a) of the 1997 Act is amended by striking 
     ``section 1397E'' and inserting ``section 1397D''.
       (2) Section 1397E(d)(4)(B) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     striking ``local education agency as defined'' and inserting 
     ``local educational agency as defined''.

     SEC. 605. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE III OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 301 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     219(g) of the 1986 Code is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or the individual's spouse'' after 
     ``individual'' in paragraph (1), and
       (2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting:
       ``(7) Special rule for spouses who are not active 
     participants.--If this subsection applies to an individual 
     for any taxable year solely because their spouse is an active 
     participant, then, in applying this subsection to the 
     individual (but not their spouse)--
       ``(A) the applicable dollar amount under paragraph 
     (3)(B)(i) shall be $150,000, and
       ``(B) the amount applicable under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) 
     shall be $10,000.''
       (b) Amendments Related to Section 302 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 408A(c)(3)(A) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     striking ``shall be reduced'' and inserting ``shall not 
     exceed an amount equal to the amount determined under 
     paragraph (2)(A) for such taxable year, reduced''.
       (2) Section 408A(c)(3) of the 1986 Code (relating to limits 
     based on modified adjusted gross income) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or a married individual filing a 
     separate return'' after ``joint return'' in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii), and
       (B) by striking ``and the deduction under section 219 shall 
     be taken into account'' in subparagraph (C)(i).
       (3) Section 408A(d)(2) of the 1986 Code (defining qualified 
     distribution) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) Distributions within nonexclusion period.--A payment 
     or distribution from a Roth IRA shall not be treated as a 
     qualified distribution under subparagraph (A) if such payment 
     or distribution is made before the exclusion date for the 
     Roth IRA.
       ``(C) Exclusion date.--For purposes of this section, the 
     exclusion date for any Roth IRA is the first day of the 
     taxable year immediately following the 5-taxable year period 
     beginning with--
       ``(i) the first taxable year for which a contribution to 
     any Roth IRA maintained for the benefit of the individual was 
     made, or
       ``(ii) in the case of a Roth IRA to which 1 or more 
     qualified rollover contributions were made--

       ``(I) from an individual retirement plan other than a Roth 
     IRA, or
       ``(II) from another Roth IRA to the extent such 
     contributions are properly allocable to contributions 
     described in subclause (I),

     the most recent taxable year for which any such qualified 
     rollover contribution was made.''
       (4) Section 408A(d)(3) of the 1986 Code (relating to 
     rollovers from IRAs other than Roth IRAs) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) Special rule for applying section 72.--
       ``(i) In general.--If--

       ``(I) any distribution from a Roth IRA is made before the 
     exclusion date, and
       ``(II) any portion of such distribution is properly 
     allocable to a qualified rollover contribution described in 
     paragraph (2)(C)(ii),

     then section 72(t) shall be applied as if such portion were 
     includible in gross income.
       ``(ii) Limitation.--Clause (i) shall apply only to the 
     extent of the amount includible

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     in gross income under subparagraph (A)(i) by reason of the 
     qualified rollover contribution.
       ``(G) Special rules for contributions to which 4-year 
     averaging applies.--In the case of a qualified rollover 
     contribution to a Roth IRA of a distribution to which 
     subparagraph (A)(iii) applied, the following rules shall 
     apply:
       ``(i) Death of distributee.--

       ``(I) In general.--If the individual required to include 
     amounts in gross income under such subparagraph dies before 
     all of such amounts are included, all remaining amounts shall 
     be included in gross income for the taxable year which 
     includes the date of death.
       ``(II) Special rule for surviving spouse.--If the spouse of 
     the individual described in subclause (I) acquires the Roth 
     IRA to which such qualified rollover contribution is properly 
     allocable, the spouse may elect to include the remaining 
     amounts described in subclause (I) in the spouse's gross 
     income in the taxable years of the spouse ending with or 
     within the taxable years of such individual in which such 
     amounts would otherwise have been includible.

       ``(ii) Additional tax for early distribution.--

       ``(I) In general.--If any distribution from a Roth IRA is 
     made before the exclusion date, and any portion of such 
     distribution is properly allocable to such qualified rollover 
     contribution, the distributee's tax under this chapter for 
     the taxable year in which the amount is received shall be 
     increased by 10 percent of the amount of such portion not in 
     excess of the amount includible in gross income under 
     subparagraph (A)(i) by reason of such qualified rollover 
     contribution.
       ``(II) Treatment of tax.--For purposes of this title, any 
     tax imposed by subclause (I) shall be treated as a tax 
     imposed by section 72(t) and shall be in addition to any 
     other tax imposed by such section.''

       (5)(A) Section 408A(d)(4) of the 1986 Code is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(4) Aggregation and ordering rules.--
       ``(A) Aggregation rules.--Section 408(d)(2) shall be 
     applied separately with respect to--
       ``(i) Roth IRAs and other individual retirement plans,
       ``(ii) Roth IRAs described in paragraph (2)(C)(ii) and Roth 
     IRAs not so described, and
       ``(iii) Roth IRAs described in paragraph (2)(C)(ii) with 
     different exclusion dates.
       ``(B) Ordering rules.--For purposes of applying section 72 
     to any distribution from a Roth IRA which is not a qualified 
     distribution, such distribution shall be treated as made--
       ``(i) from contributions to the extent that the amount of 
     such distribution, when added to all previous distributions 
     from the Roth IRA, does not exceed the aggregate 
     contributions to the Roth IRA, and
       ``(ii) from such contributions in the following order:

       ``(I) Qualified rollover contributions to the extent 
     includible in gross income in the manner described in 
     paragraph (3)(A)(iii).
       ``(II) Qualified rollover contributions not described in 
     subclause (I) to the extent includible in gross income under 
     paragraph (3)(A).
       ``(III) Contributions not described in subclause (I) or 
     (II).

     Such rules shall also apply in determining the character of 
     qualified rollover contributions from one Roth IRA to another 
     Roth IRA.''
       (B) Section 408A(d)(1) of the 1986 Code is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(1) Exclusion.--Any qualified distribution from a Roth 
     IRA shall not be includible in gross income.''
       (6)(A) Section 408A(d) of the 1986 Code (relating to 
     distribution rules) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(6) Taxpayer may make adjustments before due date.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided by the Secretary, if, 
     on or before the due date for any taxable year, a taxpayer 
     transfers in a trustee-to-trustee transfer any contribution 
     to an individual retirement plan made during such taxable 
     year from such plan to any other individual retirement plan, 
     then, for purposes of this chapter, such contribution shall 
     be treated as having been made to the transferee plan (and 
     not the transferor plan).
       ``(B) Special rules.--
       ``(i) Transfer of earnings.--Subparagraph (A) shall not 
     apply to the transfer of any contribution unless such 
     transfer is accompanied by any net income allocable to such 
     contribution.
       ``(ii) No deduction.--Subparagraph (A) shall apply to the 
     transfer of any contribution only to the extent no deduction 
     was allowed with respect to the contribution to the 
     transferor plan.
       ``(C) Due date.--For purposes of this paragraph, the due 
     date for any taxable year is the last date for filing the 
     return of tax for such taxable year (including extensions).''
       (B) Section 408A(d)(3) of the 1986 Code, as amended by this 
     subsection, is amended by striking subparagraph (D) and by 
     redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) as 
     subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively.
       (7) Section 302(b) of the 1997 Act is amended by striking 
     ``Section 4973(b)'' and inserting ``Section 4973''.
       (8) Section 408A of the 1986 Code is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Individual Retirement Plan.--For purposes of this 
     section, except as provided by the Secretary, the term 
     `individual retirement plan' shall not include a simplified 
     employee pension or a simple retirement account.''
       (c) Amendments Related to Section 303 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 72(t)(8)(E) of the 1986 Code is amended--
       (A) by striking ``120 days'' and inserting ``120th day'', 
     and
       (B) by striking ``60 days'' and inserting ``60th day''.
       (2)(A) Section 402(c) of the 1986 Code is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(11) Denial of rollover treatment for transfers of 
     hardship distributions to individual retirement plans.--This 
     subsection shall not apply to the transfer of any hardship 
     distribution described in section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV) from a 
     qualified cash or deferred arrangement to an eligible 
     retirement plan described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph 
     (8)(B).''
       (B) The amendment made by this paragraph shall apply to 
     distributions made after December 31, 1997.
       (d) Amendments Related to Section 311 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Subsection (h) of section 1 of the 1986 Code (relating 
     to maximum capital gains rate) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Maximum Capital Gains Rate.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a taxpayer has a net capital gain for 
     any taxable year, the tax imposed by this section for such 
     taxable year shall not exceed the sum of--
       ``(A) a tax computed at the rates and in the same manner as 
     if this subsection had not been enacted on the greater of--
       ``(i) taxable income reduced by the net capital gain, or
       ``(ii) the lesser of--

       ``(I) the amount of taxable income taxed at a rate below 28 
     percent, or
       ``(II) taxable income reduced by the adjusted net capital 
     gain,

       ``(B) 10 percent of so much of the adjusted net capital 
     gain (or, if less, taxable income) as does not exceed the 
     excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the amount of taxable income which would (without 
     regard to this paragraph) be taxed at a rate below 28 
     percent, over
       ``(ii) the taxable income reduced by the adjusted net 
     capital gain,
       ``(C) 20 percent of the adjusted net capital gain (or, if 
     less, taxable income) in excess of the amount on which a tax 
     is determined under subparagraph (B),
       ``(D) 25 percent of the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the unrecaptured section 1250 gain (or, if less, the 
     net capital gain), over
       ``(ii) the excess (if any) of--

       ``(I) the sum of the amount on which tax is determined 
     under subparagraph (A) plus the net capital gain, over
       ``(II) taxable income, and

       ``(E) 28 percent of the amount of taxable income in excess 
     of the sum of the amounts on which tax is determined under 
     the preceding subparagraphs of this paragraph.
       ``(2) Reduced capital gain rates for qualified 5-year 
     gain.--
       ``(A) Reduction in 10-percent rate.--In the case of any 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 2000, the rate 
     under paragraph (1)(B) shall be 8 percent with respect to so 
     much of the amount to which the 10-percent rate would 
     otherwise apply as does not exceed qualified 5-year gain, and 
     10 percent with respect to the remainder of such amount.
       ``(B) Reduction in 20-percent rate.--The rate under 
     paragraph (1)(C) shall be 18 percent with respect to so much 
     of the amount to which the 20-percent rate would otherwise 
     apply as does not exceed the lesser of--
       ``(i) the excess of qualified 5-year gain over the amount 
     of such gain taken into account under subparagraph (A) of 
     this paragraph, or
       ``(ii) the amount of qualified 5-year gain (determined by 
     taking into account only property the holding period for 
     which begins after December 31, 2000),

     and 20 percent with respect to the remainder of such amount. 
     For purposes of determining under the preceding sentence 
     whether the holding period of property begins after December 
     31, 2000, the holding period of property acquired pursuant to 
     the exercise of an option (or other right or obligation to 
     acquire property) shall include the period such option (or 
     other right or obligation) was held.
       ``(3) Net capital gain taken into account as investment 
     income.--For purposes of this subsection, 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).
       ``(4) Adjusted net capital gain.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `adjusted net capital gain' means net 
     capital gain reduced (but not below zero) by the sum of--
       ``(A) unrecaptured section 1250 gain, and
       ``(B) 28 percent rate gain.
       ``(5) 28 percent rate gain.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `28 percent rate gain' means 
     the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the sum of--

       ``(I) the aggregate long-term capital gain from property 
     held for more than 1 year but not more than 18 months,
       ``(II) collectibles gain, and
       ``(III) section 1202 gain, over

       ``(ii) the sum of--

       ``(I) the aggregate long-term capital loss (not described 
     in subclause (IV)) from property referred to in clause 
     (i)(I),
       ``(II) collectibles loss,
       ``(III) the net short-term capital loss, and

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       ``(IV) the amount of long-term capital loss carried under 
     section 1212(b)(1)(B) to the taxable year.

       ``(B) Special rules.--
       ``(i) Short sales and options.--Rules similar to the rules 
     of subsections (b) and (d) of section 1233 shall apply to 
     substantially identical property, and section 1092(f) with 
     respect to stock, held for more than 1 year but not more than 
     18 months.
       ``(ii) Section 1256 contracts.--Amounts treated as long-
     term capital gain or loss under section 1256(a)(3) shall be 
     treated as attributable to property held for more than 18 
     months.
       ``(6) Collectibles gain and loss.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The terms `collectibles gain' and 
     `collectibles loss' mean gain or loss (respectively) from the 
     sale or exchange of a collectible (as defined in section 
     408(m) without regard to paragraph (3) thereof) which is a 
     capital asset held for more than 18 months but only to the 
     extent such gain is taken into account in computing gross 
     income and such loss is taken into account in computing 
     taxable income.
       ``(B) Partnerships, etc.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     any gain from the sale of an interest in a partnership, S 
     corporation, or trust which is attributable to unrealized 
     appreciation in the value of collectibles shall be treated as 
     gain from the sale or exchange of a collectible. Rules 
     similar to the rules of section 751 shall apply for purposes 
     of the preceding sentence.
       ``(7) Unrecaptured section 1250 gain.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `unrecaptured section 1250 
     gain' means the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the amount of long-term capital gain (not otherwise 
     treated as ordinary income) which would be treated as 
     ordinary income if--

       ``(I) section 1250(b)(1) included all depreciation and the 
     applicable percentage under section 1250(a) were 100 percent, 
     and
       ``(II) only gain from property held for more than 18 months 
     were taken into account, over

       ``(ii) the excess (if any) of--

       ``(I) the amount described in paragraph (5)(A)(ii), over
       ``(II) the amount described in paragraph (5)(A)(i).

       ``(B) Limitation with respect to section 1231 property.--
     The amount described in subparagraph (A)(i) from sales, 
     exchanges, and conversions described in section 1231(a)(3)(A) 
     for any taxable year shall not exceed the net section 1231 
     gain (as defined in section 1231(c)(3)) for such year.
       ``(8) Section 1202 gain.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `section 1202 gain' means an amount equal to the 
     gain excluded from gross income under section 1202(a).
       ``(9) Qualified 5-year gain.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified 5-year gain' means the amount 
     of long-term capital gain which would be computed for the 
     taxable year if only gains from the sale or exchange of 
     property held by the taxpayer for more than 5 years were 
     taken into account. The determination under the preceding 
     sentence shall be made without regard to collectibles gain, 
     gain described in paragraph (7)(A)(i), and section 1202 gain.
       ``(10) Coordination with recapture of net ordinary losses 
     under section 1231.--If any amount is treated as ordinary 
     income under section 1231(c), such amount shall be allocated 
     among the separate categories of net section 1231 gain (as 
     defined in section 1231(c)(3)) in such manner as the 
     Secretary may by forms or regulations prescribe.
       ``(11) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such 
     regulations as are appropriate (including regulations 
     requiring reporting) to apply this subsection in the case of 
     sales and exchanges by pass-thru entities and of interests in 
     such entities.
       ``(12) Pass-thru entity defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `pass-thru entity' means--
       ``(A) a regulated investment company,
       ``(B) a real estate investment trust,
       ``(C) an S corporation,
       ``(D) a partnership,
       ``(E) an estate or trust,
       ``(F) a common trust fund,
       ``(G) a foreign investment company which is described in 
     section 1246(b)(1) and for which an election is in effect 
     under section 1247, and
       ``(H) a qualified electing fund (as defined in section 
     1295).
       ``(13) Special rules for periods during 1997.--
       ``(A) Determination of 28 percent rate gain.--In applying 
     paragraph (5)--
       ``(i) the amount determined under subclause (I) of 
     paragraph (5)(A)(i) shall include long-term capital gain (not 
     otherwise described in paragraph (5)(A)(i)) which is properly 
     taken into account for the portion of the taxable year before 
     May 7, 1997,
       ``(ii) the amounts determined under subclause (I) of 
     paragraph (5)(A)(ii) shall include long-term capital loss 
     (not otherwise described in paragraph (5)(A)(ii)) which is 
     properly taken into account for the portion of the taxable 
     year before May 7, 1997, and
       ``(iii) clauses (i)(I) and (ii)(I) of paragraph (5)(A) 
     shall be applied by not taking into account any gain and loss 
     on property held for more than 1 year but not more than 18 
     months which is properly taken into account for the portion 
     of the taxable year after May 6, 1997, and before July 29, 
     1997.
       ``(B) Other special rules.--
       ``(i) Determination of unrecaptured section 1250 gain not 
     to include pre-may 7, 1997 gain.--The amount determined under 
     paragraph (7)(A)(i) shall not include gain properly taken 
     into account for the portion of the taxable year before May 
     7, 1997.
       ``(ii) Other transitional rules for 18-month holding 
     period.--Paragraphs (6)(A) and (7)(A)(i)(II) shall be applied 
     by substituting `1 year' for `18 months' with respect to gain 
     properly taken into account for the portion of the taxable 
     year after May 6, 1997, and before July 29, 1997.
       ``(C) Special rules for pass-thru entities.--In applying 
     this paragraph with respect to any pass-thru entity, the 
     determination of when gains and loss are properly taken into 
     account shall be made at the entity level.''
       (2) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 55(b) of the 1986 
     Code is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Maximum rate of tax on net capital gain of 
     noncorporate taxpayers.--The amount determined under the 
     first sentence of paragraph (1)(A)(i) shall not exceed the 
     sum of--
       ``(A) the amount determined under such first sentence 
     computed at the rates and in the same manner as if this 
     paragraph had not been enacted on the taxable excess reduced 
     by the lesser of--
       ``(i) the net capital gain, or
       ``(ii) the sum of--

       ``(I) the adjusted net capital gain, plus
       ``(II) the unrecaptured section 1250 gain, plus

       ``(B) 10 percent of so much of the adjusted net capital 
     gain (or, if less, taxable excess) as does not exceed the 
     amount on which a tax is determined under section 1(h)(1)(B), 
     plus
       ``(C) 20 percent of the adjusted net capital gain (or, if 
     less, taxable excess) in excess of the amount on which tax is 
     determined under subparagraph (B), plus
       ``(D) 25 percent of the amount of taxable excess in excess 
     of the sum of the amounts on which tax is determined under 
     the preceding subparagraphs of this paragraph.

     In the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2000, rules similar to the rules of section 1(h)(2) shall 
     apply for purposes of subparagraphs (B) and (C). Terms used 
     in this paragraph which are also used in section 1(h) shall 
     have the respective meanings given such terms by section 1(h) 
     but computed with the adjustments under this part.''.
       (3) Section 57(a)(7) of the 1986 Code is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new sentence: ``In the case of stock 
     the holding period of which begins after December 31, 2000 
     (determined with the application of the last sentence of 
     section 1(h)(2)(B)), the preceding sentence shall be applied 
     by substituting `28 percent' for `42 percent'.''.
       (4) Paragraphs (11) and (12) of section 1223, and section 
     1235(a), of the 1986 Code are each amended by striking ``1 
     year'' each place it appears and inserting ``18 months''.
       (e) Amendments Related to Section 312 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 121(c)(1) of the 1986 Code is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a sale or exchange to 
     which this subsection applies, the ownership and use 
     requirements of subsection (a), and subsection (b)(3), shall 
     not apply; but the dollar limitation under paragraph (1) or 
     (2) of subsection (b), whichever is applicable, shall be 
     equal to--
       ``(A) the amount which bears the same ratio to such 
     limitation (determined without regard to this paragraph) as
       ``(B)(i) the shorter of--
       ``(I) the aggregate periods, during the 5-year period 
     ending on the date of such sale or exchange, such property 
     has been owned and used by the taxpayer as the taxpayer's 
     principal residence, or
       ``(II) the period after the date of the most recent prior 
     sale or exchange by the taxpayer to which subsection (a) 
     applied and before the date of such sale or exchange, bears 
     to
       ``(ii) 2 years.''.
       (2) Section 312(d)(2) of the 1997 Act (relating to sales 
     before date of enactment) is amended by inserting ``on or'' 
     before ``before'' each place it appears in the text and 
     heading.
       (f) Amendment Related to Section 313 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     1045 of the 1986 Code is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Limitation on Application to Partnerships and S 
     Corporations.--Subsection (a) shall apply to a partnership or 
     S corporation for a taxable year only if at all times during 
     such taxable year all of the partners in the partnership, or 
     all of the shareholders of the S corporation, are natural 
     persons or estates.''

     SEC. 606. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE V OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 501 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Subsection (c) of section 2631 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``an individual who dies'' and inserting 
     ``a generation-skipping transfer''.
       (2) Subsection (f) of section 501 of the 1997 Act is 
     amended by inserting ``(other than the amendment made by 
     subsection (d))'' after ``this section''.
       (b) Amendments Related to Section 502 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 2033A of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Exclusion.--
       ``(1) 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--

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       ``(A) the adjusted value of the qualified family-owned 
     business interests of the decedent otherwise includible in 
     the estate, or
       ``(B) the exclusion limitation with respect to such estate.
       ``(2) Exclusion limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The exclusion limitation with respect to 
     any estate is the amount of reduction in the tentative tax 
     base with respect to such estate which would be required in 
     order to reduce the tax imposed by section 2001(b) 
     (determined without regard to this section) by an amount 
     equal to the maximum credit equivalent benefit.
       ``(B) Maximum credit equivalent benefit.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `maximum credit equivalent 
     benefit' means the excess of--
       ``(i) the amount by which the tentative tax imposed by 
     section 2001(b) (determined without regard to this section) 
     would be reduced if the tentative tax base were reduced by 
     $675,000, over
       ``(ii) the amount by which the applicable credit amount 
     under section 2010(c) with respect to such estate exceeds 
     such applicable credit amount in effect for 1998.
       ``(C) Tentative tax base.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `tentative tax base' means the amount with respect 
     to which the tax imposed by section 2001(b) would be computed 
     without regard to this section.''
       (2) Section 2033A(b)(3) of the 1986 Code is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(3) Includible gifts of interests.--The amount of the 
     gifts of qualified family-owned business interests determined 
     under this paragraph is the sum of--
       ``(A) the amount of such gifts from the decedent to members 
     of the decedent's family taken into account under section 
     2001(b)(1)(B), plus
       ``(B) 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.''
       (c) Amendments Related to Section 503 of the 1997 Act.--
       (1) Clause (iii) of section 6166(b)(7)(A) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(iii) for purposes of applying section 6601(j), the 2-
     percent portion (as defined in such section) shall be treated 
     as being zero.''
       (2) Clause (iii) of section 6166(b)(8)(A) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(iii) 2-percent interest rate not to apply.--For purposes 
     of applying section 6601(j), the 2-percent portion (as 
     defined in such section) shall be treated as being zero.''
       (d) Amendment Related to Section 505 of the 1997 Act.--
     Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 7479(a) of the 1986 Code 
     are each amended by striking ``an estate,'' and inserting 
     ``an estate (or with respect to any property included 
     therein),''.
       (e) Amendments Related to Section 506 of the 1997 Act.--
       (1) Subsection (c) of section 2504 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``was assessed or paid'' and inserting 
     ``was finally determined for purposes of this chapter''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 506(e) of the 1997 Act is 
     amended by striking ``and (c)'' and inserting ``, (c), and 
     (d)''.

     SEC. 607. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE VII OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendment Related to Section 1400 of 1986 Code.--
     Section 1400(b)(2)(B) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     inserting ``as determined on the basis of the 1990 census'' 
     after ``percent''.
       (b) Amendments Related to Section 1400B of 1986 Code.--
       (1) Section 1400B(d)(2) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     inserting ``as determined on the basis of the 1990 census'' 
     after ``percent''.
       (2) Section 1400B(b) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (5) and 
     (6), respectively.
       (c) Amendments Related to Section 1400C of 1986 Code.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 1400C(c) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--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 in the District of Columbia during the 1-
     year period ending on the date of the purchase of the 
     principal residence to which this section applies.''
       (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 1400C(e)(2) of the 1986 
     Code is amended by inserting before the period ``on the date 
     the taxpayer first occupies such residence''.
       (3) Paragraph (3) of section 1400C(e) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking all that follows ``principal residence'' 
     and inserting ``on the date such residence is purchased.''
       (4) Subsection (i) of section 1400C of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) Application of Section.--This section shall apply to 
     property purchased after August 4, 1997, and before January 
     1, 2001.''
       (5) Subsection (c) of section 23 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by inserting ``and section 1400C'' after ``other than 
     this section''.
       (6) Subparagraph (C) of section 25(e)(1) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking ``section 23'' and inserting 
     ``sections 23 and 1400C''.

     SEC. 608. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE IX OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendment Related to Section 901 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     9503(c)(7) of the 1986 Code is amended--
       (1) by striking ``resulting from the amendments made by'' 
     and inserting ``(and transfers to the Mass Transit Account) 
     resulting from the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
     of section 901 of'', and
       (2) by inserting before the period ``and deposits in the 
     Highway Trust Fund (and transfers to the Mass Transit 
     Account) shall be treated as made when they would have been 
     required to be made without regard to section 901(e) of the 
     Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997''.
       (b) Amendment Related to Section 907 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 9503(e) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by striking the last sentence and inserting the following new 
     sentence: ``For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 
     `mass transit portion' means, for any fuel with respect to 
     which tax was imposed under section 4041 or 4081 and 
     otherwise deposited into the Highway Trust Fund, the amount 
     determined at the rate of--
       ``(A) except as otherwise provided in this sentence, 2.86 
     cents per gallon,
       ``(B) 1.77 cents per gallon in the case of any partially 
     exempt methanol or ethanol fuel (as defined in section 
     4041(m)) none of the alcohol in which consists of ethanol,
       ``(C) 1.86 cents per gallon in the case of liquefied 
     natural gas,
       ``(D) 2.13 cents per gallon in the case of liquefied 
     petroleum gas, and
       ``(E) 9.71 cents per MCF (determined at standard 
     temperature and pressure) in the case of compressed natural 
     gas.''
       (c) Amendment Related to Section 976 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     6103(d)(5) of the 1986 Code is amended by striking ``section 
     967 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.'' and inserting 
     ``section 976 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. Subsections 
     (a)(2) and (p)(4) and sections 7213 and 7213A shall not apply 
     with respect to disclosures or inspections made pursuant to 
     this paragraph.''

     SEC. 609. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE X OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 1001 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 1259(b) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``debt'' each place it appears in clauses 
     (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) and inserting ``position'',
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) 
     and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) any hedge with respect to a position described in 
     subparagraph (A), and''.
       (2) Section 1259(d)(1) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     inserting ``(including cash)'' after ``property''.
       (3) Subparagraph (D) of section 475(f)(1) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Subsection (d)(3) shall not apply under the preceding 
     sentence for purposes of applying sections 1402 and 7704.''
       (4) Subparagraph (C) of section 1001(d)(3) of the 1997 Act 
     is amended by striking ``within the 30-day period beginning 
     on'' and inserting ``before the close of the 30th day 
     after''.
       (b) Amendments Related to Section 1012 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 1012(d) of the 1997 Act is 
     amended by striking ``1997, pursuant'' and inserting ``1997; 
     except that the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
     to such distributions only if pursuant''.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 355(e)(3) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``shall not be treated as described in'' 
     and inserting ``shall not be taken into account in 
     applying'', and
       (B) by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following new 
     clause:
       ``(iv) The acquisition of stock in the distributing 
     corporation or any controlled corporation to the extent that 
     the percentage of stock owned directly or indirectly in such 
     corporation by each person owning stock in such corporation 
     immediately before the acquisition does not decrease.''
       (c) Amendments Related to Section 1014 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 351(g) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A) and 
     by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) if (and only if) the transferor receives stock other 
     than nonqualified preferred stock--
       ``(i) subsection (b) shall apply to such transferor, and
       ``(ii) such nonqualified preferred stock shall be treated 
     as other property for purposes of applying subsection (b).''
       (2) Clause (ii) of section 354(a)(2)(C) of 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subclause:

       ``(III) Extension of statute of limitations.--The statutory 
     period for the assessment of any deficiency attributable to a 
     corporation failing to be a family-owned corporation shall 
     not expire before the expiration of 3 years after the date 
     the Secretary is notified by the corporation (in such manner 
     as the Secretary may prescribe) of such failure, and 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.''

       (d) Amendment Related to Section 1024 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     6331(h)(1) of the 1986 Code is amended by striking ``The 
     effect of a levy'' and inserting ``If the Secretary approves 
     a levy under this subsection, the effect of such levy''.
       (e) Amendments Related to Section 1031 of 1997 Act.--

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       (1) Subsection (l) of section 4041 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``subsection (e) or (f)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (f) or (g)''.
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 9502 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by moving the sentence added at the end of paragraph 
     (1) to the end of such subsection.
       (3) Subsection (c) of section 6421 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``(2)(A)'' and inserting ``(2)'', and
       (B) by adding at the end the following sentence: 
     ``Subsection (a) shall not apply to gasoline to which this 
     subsection applies.''
       (f) Amendments Related to Section 1032 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 1032(a) of the 1997 Act is amended by striking 
     ``Subsection (a) of section 4083'' and inserting ``Paragraph 
     (1) of section 4083(a)''.
       (2) Section 1032(e)(12)(A) of the 1997 Act shall be applied 
     as if ``gasoline, diesel fuel,'' were the material proposed 
     to be stricken.
       (3) Paragraph (1) of section 4101(e) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``dyed diesel fuel and kerosene'' and 
     inserting ``such fuel in a dyed form''.
       (g) Amendment Related to Section 1055 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     6611(g)(1) of the 1986 Code is amended by striking ``(e), and 
     (h)'' and inserting ``and (e)''.
       (h) Amendment Related to Section 1083 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     1083(a)(2) of the 1997 Act is amended--
       (1) by striking ``21'' and inserting ``20'', and
       (2) by striking ``22'' and inserting ``21''.
       (i) Amendment Related to Section 1084 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Paragraph (3) of section 264(a) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (d)''.
       (2) Paragraph (4) of section 264(a) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``subsection (d)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (e)''.
       (3) Paragraph (4) of section 264(f) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Master contracts.--If coverage for each insured under 
     a master contract is treated as a separate contract for 
     purposes of sections 817(h), 7702, and 7702A, coverage for 
     each such insured shall be treated as a separate contract for 
     purposes of subparagraph (A). For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, the term `master contract' shall not include any 
     group life insurance contract (as defined in section 
     848(e)(2)).''
       (4)(A) Clause (iv) of section 264(f)(5)(A) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking the second sentence.
       (B) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (xv), by 
     striking the period at the end of clause (xvi) and inserting 
     ``, or'', and by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(xvii) section 264(f)(5)(A)(iv) (relating to reporting 
     with respect to certain life insurance and annuity 
     contracts).''
       (C) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (Y), by 
     striking the period at the end of subparagraph (Z) and 
     inserting ``or'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(AA) section 264(f)(5)(A)(iv) (relating to reporting with 
     respect to certain life insurance and annuity contracts).''
       (j) Amendment Related to Section 1085 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraph (5) of section 32(c) of the 1986 Code is amended--
       (1) by inserting before the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (A) ``and increased by the amounts described in 
     subparagraph (C)'',
       (2) by adding ``or'' at the end of clause (iii) of 
     subparagraph (B), and
       (3) by striking all that follows subclause (II) of 
     subparagraph (B)(iv) and inserting the following:

       ``(III) other trades or businesses.

     For purposes of clause (iv), 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) Certain amounts included.--An amount is described in 
     this subparagraph if it is--
       ``(i) interest received or accrued during the taxable year 
     which is exempt from tax imposed by this chapter, or
       ``(ii) 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 (ii) shall not include any amount which is not 
     includible in gross income by reason of section 402(c), 
     403(a)(4), 403(b), 408(d) (3), (4), or (5), or 457(e)(10).''
       (k) Amendment Related to Section 1088 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     1088(b)(2)(C) of the 1997 Act is amended by inserting ``more 
     than 1 year'' before ``after''.
       (l) Amendment Related to Section 1089 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraphs (1)(C) and (2)(C) of section 664(d) of the 1986 
     Code are each amended by adding ``, and'' at the end.

     SEC. 610. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE XI OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendment Related to Section 1103 of 1997 Act.--The 
     paragraph (3) of section 59(a) added by section 1103 of the 
     1997 Act is redesignated as paragraph (4).
       (b) Amendment Related to Section 1121 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     1298(a)(2)(B) of the 1986 Code is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``Section 1297(e) shall not 
     apply in determining whether a corporation is a passive 
     foreign investment company for purposes of this 
     subparagraph.''
       (c) Amendment Related to Section 1122 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     672(f)(3)(B) of the 1986 Code is amended by striking 
     ``section 1296'' and inserting ``section 1297''.
       (d) Amendment Related to Section 1123 of 1997 Act.--The 
     subsection (e) of section 1297 of the 1986 Code added by 
     section 1123 of the 1997 Act is redesignated as subsection 
     (f).
       (e) Amendment Related to Section 1144 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1144(c) of the 1997 Act are 
     each amended by striking ``6038B(b)'' and inserting 
     ``6038B(c) (as redesignated by subsection (b))''.

     SEC. 611. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE XII OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendment Related to Section 1204 of 1997 Act.--The 
     last sentence of section 162(a) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by striking ``investigate'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``investigate or prosecute, or provide support 
     services for the investigation or prosecution of, a Federal 
     crime.''
       (b) Amendments Related to Section 1205 of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Section 6311(e)(1) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     striking ``section 6103(k)(8)'' and inserting ``section 
     6103(k)(9)''.
       (2) Paragraph (8) of section 6103(k) of the 1986 Code (as 
     added by section 1205(c)(1) of the 1997 Act) is redesignated 
     as paragraph (9).
       (3) The heading for section 7431(g) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``(8)'' and inserting ``(9)''.
       (4) Section 1205(c)(3) of the 1997 Act shall be applied as 
     if it read as follows:
       ``(3) Section 6103(p)(3)(A), as amended by section 
     1026(b)(1)(A), is amended by striking ``or (8)'' and 
     inserting ``(8), or (9)''.
       (5) Section 1213(b) of the 1997 Act is amended by striking 
     ``section 6724(d)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``section 
     6724(d)(1)''.
       (c) Amendment Related to Section 1226 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     1226 of the 1997 Act is amended by striking ``ending on or'' 
     and inserting ``beginning''.
       (d) Amendment Related to Section 1285 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     7430(b) of the 1986 Code is amended by redesignating 
     paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).

     SEC. 612. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE XIII OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Section 646 of the 1986 Code is redesignated as section 
     645.
       (b) The item relating to section 646 in the table of 
     sections for subpart A of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 
     of the 1986 Code is amended by striking ``Sec. 646'' and 
     inserting ``Sec. 645''.
       (c) Paragraph (1) of section 2652(b) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``section 646'' and inserting ``section 
     645''.
       (d) Paragraph (3) of section 1(g) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (C) and by redesignating 
     subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C).
       (e) Section 641 of the 1986 Code is amended by striking 
     subsection (c) and by redesignating subsection (d) as 
     subsection (c).
       (f) Paragraph (4) of section 1361(e) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``section 641(d)'' and inserting 
     ``section 641(c)''.
       (g) Subparagraph (A) of section 6103(e)(1) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by striking clause (ii) and by redesignating 
     clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (ii) and (iii), 
     respectively.

     SEC. 613. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE XIV OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendment Related to Section 1434 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 4052(f) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``such section''.
       (b) Amendment Related to Section 1436 of 1997 Act.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 4091(a) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by inserting ``or on which tax has been credited or 
     refunded'' after ``such paragraph''.

     SEC. 614. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE XV OF 1997 ACT.

       (a) Amendment Related to Section 1501 of 1997 Act.--The 
     paragraph (8) of section 408(p) of the 1986 Code added by 
     section 1501(b) of the 1997 Act is redesignated as paragraph 
     (9).
       (b) Amendment Related to Section 1505 of 1997 Act.--Section 
     1505(d)(2) of the 1997 Act is amended by striking ``(b)(12)'' 
     and inserting ``(b)(12)(A)(i)''.
       (c) Amendment Related to Section 1531 of 1997 Act.--
     Subsection (f) of section 9811 of the 1986 Code (as added by 
     section 1531 of the 1997 Act) is redesignated as subsection 
     (e).

     SEC. 615. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE XVI.

       (a) Amendments Related to Section 1601(d) of 1997 Act.--
       (1) Amendments related to section 1601(d)(1)--
       (A) Section 408(p)(2)(D)(i) of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     striking ``or (B)'' in the last sentence.
       (B) Section 408(p) of the 1986 Code is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(10) Special rules for acquisitions, dispositions, and 
     similar transactions.--
       ``(A) In general.--An employer which fails to meet any 
     applicable requirement by reason of an acquisition, 
     disposition, or similar transaction shall not be treated as 
     failing to meet such requirement during the transition period 
     if--
       ``(i) the employer satisfies requirements similar to the 
     requirements of section 410(b)(6)(C)(i)(II), and
       ``(ii) the qualified salary reduction arrangement 
     maintained by the employer would satisfy the requirements of 
     this subsection after the transaction if the employer which 
     maintained the arrangement before the transaction had 
     remained a separate employer.
       ``(B) Applicable requirement.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `applicable requirement' means--
       ``(i) the requirement under paragraph (2)(A)(i) that an 
     employer be an eligible employer,

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       ``(ii) the requirement under paragraph (2)(D) that an 
     arrangement be the only plan of an employer, and
       ``(iii) the participation requirements under paragraph (4).
       ``(C) Transition period.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `transition period' means the period beginning on 
     the date of any transaction described in subparagraph (A) and 
     ending on the last day of the second calendar year following 
     the calendar year in which such transaction occurs.''
       (C) Section 408(p)(2) of the 1986 Code is amended--
       (i) by striking ``the preceding sentence shall apply only 
     in accordance with rules similar to the rules of section 
     410(b)(6)(C)(i)'' in the last sentence of subparagraph 
     (C)(i)(II) and inserting ``the preceding sentence shall not 
     apply'', and
       (ii) by striking clause (iii) of subparagraph (D).
       (2) Amendment to section 1601(d)(4).--Section 1601(d)(4)(A) 
     of the 1997 Act is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Section 403(b)(11)'' and inserting 
     ``Paragraphs (7)(A)(ii) and (11) of section 403(b)'', and
       (B) by striking ``403(b)(1)'' in clause (ii) and inserting 
     ``403(b)(10)''.
       (b) Amendment Related to Section 1601(f)(4) of 1997 Act.--
     Subsection (d) of section 6427 of the 1986 Code is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Helicopters'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``Other Aircraft Uses'', and
       (2) by inserting ``or a fixed-wing aircraft'' after 
     ``helicopter''.

     SEC. 616. AMENDMENT RELATED TO OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION 
                   ACT OF 1993.

       (a) In General.--Section 196(c) of the 1986 Code is amended 
     by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6), by striking 
     the period at the end of paragraph (7), and insert ``, and'', 
     and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) the employer social security credit determined under 
     section 45B(a).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 13443 of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993.

     SEC. 617. AMENDMENT RELATED TO TAX REFORM ACT OF 1984.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 136(c) of the Tax 
     Reform Act of 1984 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following flush sentence:

     ``The treatment under the preceding sentence shall apply to 
     each period after June 30, 1983, during which such members 
     are stapled entities, whether or not such members are stapled 
     entities for all periods after June 30, 1983.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the Tax Reform Act of 
     1984 as of the date of the enactment of such Act.

     SEC. 618. AMENDMENT RELATED TO TAX REFORM ACT OF 1986.

       (a) In General.--Section 6401(b)(1) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``and D'' and inserting ``D, and G''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 701(b) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986.

     SEC. 619. MISCELLANEOUS CLERICAL AND DEADWOOD CHANGES.

       (a)(1) Section 6421 of the 1986 Code is amended by 
     redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections (i) and 
     (j), respectively.
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 34 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``section 6421(j)'' and inserting 
     ``section 6421(i)''.
       (3) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 6421 of the 1986 
     Code are each amended by striking ``subsection (j)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (i)''.
       (b) Sections 4092(b) and 6427(q)(2) of the 1986 Code are 
     each amended by striking ``section 4041(c)(4)'' and inserting 
     ``section 4041(c)(2)''.
       (c) Sections 4221(c) and 4222(d) of the 1986 Code are each 
     amended by striking ``4053(a)(6)'' and inserting ``4053(6)''.
       (d) Paragraph (5) of section 6416(b) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``section 4216(e)(1)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``section 4216(d)(1)''.
       (e) Paragraph (3) of section 6427(f) of the 1986 Code is 
     amended by striking ``, (e),''.
       (f)(1) Section 6427 of the 1986 Code, as amended by 
     paragraph (2), is amended by redesignating subsections (n), 
     (p), (q), and (r) as subsections (m), (n), (o), and (p), 
     respectively.
       (2) Paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) of section 6427(i) of the 
     1986 Code are each amended by striking ``(q)'' and inserting 
     ``(o)''.
       (g) Subsection (e) of section 9502 of the 1986 Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Certain Taxes on Alcohol Mixtures To Remain in 
     General Fund.--For purposes of this section, the amounts 
     which would (but for this subsection) be required to be 
     appropriated under subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of 
     subsection (b)(1) shall be reduced by--
       ``(1) 0.6 cent per gallon in the case of taxes imposed on 
     any mixture at least 10 percent of which is alcohol (as 
     defined in section 4081(c)(3)) if any portion of such alcohol 
     is ethanol, and
       ``(2) 0.67 cent per gallon in the case of fuel used in 
     producing a mixture described in paragraph (1).''
       (h)(1) Clause (i) of section 9503(c)(2)(A) of the 1986 Code 
     is amended by adding ``and'' at the end of subclause (II), by 
     striking subclause (III), and by redesignating subclause (IV) 
     as subclause (III).
       (2) Clause (ii) of such section is amended by striking 
     ``gasoline, special fuels, and lubricating oil'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``fuel''.
       (i) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 620. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this title, the amendments 
     made by this title shall take effect as if included in the 
     provisions of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to which they 
     relate.

  After debate,

para. 126.11  call of the house

  On motion of Mr. PORTMAN, by unanimous consent, a call of the House 
was ordered.
  The call was taken by electronic device, and the following-named 
Members responded--

para. 126.12                  [Roll No. 576]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--407

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt

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     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that 407 
Members had been recorded, a quorum.
  Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.
  After further debate,
  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. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. PORTMAN 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

426

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

4

para. 126.13                  [Roll No. 577]

                                YEAS--426

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--4

     Hoyer
     Matsui
     McDermott
     Stark

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Cubin
     Gonzalez
     Riley
     Schiff
  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. 126.14  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. PORTMAN, 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 other, technical, conforming, and other 
changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions of the House in 
amending the bill.

para. 126.15  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. BECERRA, 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, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of the State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C. and
       Whereas Mr. Dornan's unproven allegations and the actions 
     of the Committee on House Oversight have resulted in an 
     unprecedented attack against Latino voters and created a 
     chilling effect with a message to Latinos that their votes 
     are suspect; and
       Whreas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and

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       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is not pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, after nearly a year and the expenditure of over 
     $500,000, the continued probe of the Sanchez election 
     represents a direct attack on Latino voters and an attempt to 
     silence the voice of new citizens; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from California will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 126.16  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. VELAZQUEZ, 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:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of the State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C. and
       Whereas Mr. Dornan's unproven allegations and the actions 
     of the Committee on House Oversight have resulted in an 
     unprecedented attack against Latino voters and created a 
     chilling effect with a message to Latinos that their votes do 
     not count;
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is not perusing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California;
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after nine 
     months of review and investigation failed to present credible 
     evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, after nearly a year and the expenditure of over 
     $500,000, of taxpayer's money, the continued probe of the 
     Sanchez election unfairly targets Latino voters and 
     discourages their full participation in the democratic 
     process;
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from New York will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 126.17  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. MENENDEZ, 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, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of the State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit, including his charges of 
     improper voting from a business, rather than a resident 
     address; underage voting; double voting; and charges of 
     unusually large number of individuals voting from the same 
     address. It was found that those accused of voting from the 
     same address included a Marines barracks and the domicile of 
     nuns, that business addresses were legal residences for the 
     individuals, including the zoo keeper of the Santa Ana zoo, 
     that duplicate voting was by different individuals and those 
     accused of underage voting were of age; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     the Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the privacy rights of United States citizens have 
     been violated by the Committee's improper use of those INS 
     records;
       Whereas the INS itself has questioned the validity and 
     accuracy of the Committee's use of INS documents; and has 
     continued to question the validity and accuracy of the 
     Committee's use of INS documents; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committee's possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and which review can not produce a 
     different result than that which the Committee could produce, 
     upon using the same documents; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and have all the information they 
     need regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information they need to make a judgment concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after nine 
     months of review and investigation failed to present credible 
     evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is now, in place of producing such 
     credible evidence, pursuing never ending and unsubstantiated 
     areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has after nearly one year 
     not shown or provided

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     credible evidence sufficient to demonstrate that the outcome 
     of the election is other than Congresswoman Sanchez's 
     election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, it is the contestant's proof of burden to do so;
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from New Jersey will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 126.18  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. MARTINEZ, 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:

       1(b). Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C., on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C. and
       Whereas Mr. Dornan's unproven allegations and the actions 
     of the Committee on House Oversight have resulted in an 
     unprecedented attack against Latino voters and created a 
     chilling effect with a message to Latinos that their votes do 
     not count;
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals and those accused of underage 
     voting were of age; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the I.N.S. has complied with the Committee's 
     request and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a 
     manual check of its paper files and providing worksheets 
     containing supplemental information on the manual check to 
     the Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the district attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     committee's possession by the secretary of state of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the privacy rights of thousands have been trampled 
     with the sharing of I.N.S. files with second and third 
     parties, half of which were Latino surnames;
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from California will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 126.19  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. ORTIZ, 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, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of the State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C. and
       Whereas Mr. Dornan's unproven allegations and the actions 
     of the Committee on House Oversight have resulted in an 
     unprecedented attack against Latino voters and created a 
     chilling effect with a message to Latinos that their votes do 
     not count; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California;
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after nine 
     months of review and investigation failed to present credible 
     evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, after nearly a year and the expenditure of over 
     $500,000, the continued probe of the Sanchez election 
     represents a direct attack on Latino voters and an attempt to 
     silence the voice of new citizens; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a rec

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     ommendation for its final disposition, the contest in the 
     46th District of California is dismissed upon the expiration 
     of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from Texas will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 126.20  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. SERRANO, 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 Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of the State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas a Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C., on April 19, 1997, in Orange County, 
     California, and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas Mr. Dornan's unproven allegations and the actions 
     of the Committee on House Oversight have resulted in an 
     unprecedented attack against Latino voters and created a 
     chilling effect with a message to Latinos that their votes do 
     not count; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; of underage 
     voting; of double voting; and of unusually large numbers of 
     individuals voting from the same address. It was found that 
     those voting from the same address included a Marine barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals voting, including the zoo 
     keeper of the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by 
     different individuals, and that those accused of underage 
     voting were of age; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     the Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request, 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been manually checking 
     its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight is not pursuing a 
     duplicative and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committee's possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and have all the information 
     necessary regarding who voted in the 46 District and all the 
     information necessary to make judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has, after nine 
     months of review and investigation failed to present credible 
     evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never-ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Mr. Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez' election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the continued probe of the Sanchez election 
     represents a direct attack on Latino voters and an attempt to 
     silence the voice of new citizens; and those who seek to 
     organize them; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end: 
     now therefore be it:
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from New York will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 126.21  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. GUTIERREZ, 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, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of the State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C. and
       Whereas Mr. Dornan's unproven allegations and the actions 
     of the Committee on House Oversight have resulted in an 
     unprecedented attack against Latino voters and created a 
     chilling effect with a message to latinos that their votes do 
     not count; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is not pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California;
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after nine 
     months of review and investigation failed to present credible 
     evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, after nearly a year and the expenditure of over 
     $500,000, where Latinos voters have been the target, due 
     process requires that this inquisition of the voters of 
     California's 46th Congressional District end; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.


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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from Illinois will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 126.22  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. UNDERWOOD, 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, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C. and
       Whereas Mr. Dornan's unproven allegations and the actions 
     of the Committee on House Oversight have resulted in an 
     unprecedented attack against Latino voters and created a 
     chilling effect with a message to Latinos that their votes 
     are suspect;
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is not pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after nine 
     months of review and investigation failed to present credible 
     evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, nearly a year and the expenditure of over 
     $500,000, where voters with spanish surnames voters have been 
     the primary target, due process requires that this 
     inquisition of the voters of California's 46th Congressional 
     District end;
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end: 
     now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from Guam will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 126.23  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. REYES, 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, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46 
     District of California by the Secretary of the State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C. and
       Whereas Mr. Dornan's unproven allegations and the actions 
     of the Committee on House Oversight have resulted in an 
     unprecedented attack against Latino voters and created a 
     chilling effect with a message to Latinos that their votes 
     are suspect;
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     the Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46 District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is presuming never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the privacy rights of thousands have been trampled 
     with the sharing of INS files with second and third parties, 
     half of which were Latino surnames and one-third Asian 
     surnames;
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from Texas will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of

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privilege. That determination will be made at the time designated by the 
Chair for consideration of the resolution.''.

para. 126.24  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. TORRES, 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, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of the State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C. and
       Whereas Mr. Dornan's unproven allegations and the actions 
     of the Committee on House Oversight have resulted in an 
     unprecedented attack against Latino voters and created a 
     chilling effect with a message to Latinos that their votes 
     are suspect;
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is not pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California;
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the privacy rights of thousands have been trampled 
     with the sharing of INS files with second and third parties, 
     half of which were Latino surnames;
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from California will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 126.25  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, 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:

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of the State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas Mr. Dornan's unproven allegations and the actions 
     of the Committee on House Oversight have resulted in an 
     unprecedented attack against Latino voters and created a 
     chilling effect with a message to Latinos that their votes 
     are suspect; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of an unusually large 
     number of individuals voting from the same address. It was 
     found that voting from the same address included a Marines 
     barracks and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses 
     were legal residences for the individuals, including the zoo 
     keeper of the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by 
     different individuals and those accused of underage voting 
     were of age; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     the Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is not pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California;
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after nine 
     months of review and investigation failed to present credible 
     evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is presuming never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the continued probe of the Sanchez election 
     unfairly targets Latino voters and discourages their full 
     participation in the democratic process; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from California will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

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para. 126.26  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. HINOJOSA, 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, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46 
     District of California by the Secretary of the State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas Mr. Dornan's unproven allegations and the actions 
     of the Committee on House Oversight have resulted in an 
     unprecedented attack against Latino voters and created a 
     chilling effect with a message to Latinos that their votes do 
     not count; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     the Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after nine 
     months of review and investigation failed to present credible 
     evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez' election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the continued probe of the Sanchez election 
     unfairly targets Latino voters and discourages their full 
     participation in the democratic process; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from Texas will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 126.27  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO, 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, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of the State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas Mr. Dornan's unproven allegations and the actions 
     of the Committee on House Oversight have resulted in an 
     unprecedented attack against Hispanic voters and created a 
     chilling effect with a message to Hispanics that their votes 
     de not count;
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is not persuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after nine 
     months of review and investigation failed to present credible 
     evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, after nearly a year and the expenditure of over 
     $500,000, the inquisition of voters of California's 46th 
     Congressional District has resulted in the intimidation of 
     Hispanic voters;
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     Now therefore, be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from Puerto Rico will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 126.28  notice--question of privileges of the house

  Mr. RODRIGUEZ, 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, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas Mr. Dornan's unproven allegations and the actions 
     of the Committee on House Oversight have resulted in an 
     unprecedented attack against Latino voters and created a 
     chilling effect with a message to Latinos that their votes 
     are suspect; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, after nearly a year and the expenditure of over 
     $500,000, the continued probe of the Sanchez election 
     unfairly targets Latino voters and discourages their full 
     participation in the democratic process; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it:
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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 
designated by the Chair within two legislative days of its being 
properly noticed.
  ``Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentleman from Texas will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this time making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Chair for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para. 126.29  providing for the consideration of nine measures relating 
          to the republic of china

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 302):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
     2358) to provide for improved monitoring of human rights 
     violations in the People's Republic of China. The bill shall 
     be considered as read for amendment. The amendments 
     recommended by the Committee on International Relations now 
     printed in the bill and the amendments printed in part 1-A of 
     the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution shall be considered as adopted. All points of 
     order against the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 
     amended, and any further amendment 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 International Relations or their designees; (2) 
     the further amendment specified in part 1-B of the report of 
     the Committee on Rules, if offered by Representative Gilman 
     or his designee, which shall be in order without intervention 
     of any point of order, 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) one 
     motion to recommit with or without instructions.
       Sec. 2. After disposition of or postponement of further 
     proceedings on H.R. 2232, it shall be in order without 
     intervention of any point of order to consider in the House 
     the bill (H.R. 2195) to provide for certain measures to 
     increase monitoring of products of the People's Republic of 
     China that are made with forced labor. The bill shall be 
     considered as read for amendment. The amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and 
     Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill, as amended, 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 or 
     their designees; and (2) one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.
       Sec. 3. After disposition of or postponement of further 
     proceedings on H.R. 2195, it shall be in order to consider in 
     the House the resolution (H. Res. 188) urging the executive 
     branch to take action regarding the acquisition by Iran of C-
     802 cruise missiles. The resolution shall be considered as 
     read for amendment. The amendments printed in part 2 of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered as 
     adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
     on the resolution and the preamble, as amended, to final 
     adoption without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of 
     debate on the resolution, as amended, which shall be equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on International Relations or their 
     designees; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.
       Sec. 4. After disposition of or postponement of further 
     proceedings on H. Res. 188, it shall be in order to consider 
     in the House the bill (H.R. 967) to prohibit the use of 
     United States funds to provide for the participation of 
     certain Chinese officials in international conferences, 
     programs, and activities and to provide that certain Chinese 
     officials shall be ineligible to receive visas and excluded 
     from admission to the United States. The bill shall be 
     considered as read for amendment. The amendments recommended 
     by the Committee on International Relations now printed in 
     the bill shall be considered as adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 
     amended, 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 International Relations 
     or their designees; and (2) one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.
       Sec. 5. After disposition of or postponement of further 
     proceedings on H.R. 967, it shall be in order to consider in 
     the House the bill (H.R. 2570) to condemn those officials of 
     the Chinese Communist Party, the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China, and other persons who are involved in the 
     enforcement of forced abortions by preventing such persons 
     from entering or remaining in the United States. The bill 
     shall be considered as read for amendment. The amendment 
     printed in part 3 of the report of the Committee on Rules 
     shall be considered as adopted. The previous question shall 
     be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, 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 the Judiciary or 
     their designees; and (2) one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.
       Sec. 6. After disposition of or postponement of further 
     proceedings on H.R. 2570, it shall be in order to consider in 
     the House the bill (H.R. 2386) to implement the provisions of 
     the Taiwan Relations Act concerning the stability and 
     security of Taiwan and United States cooperation with Taiwan 
     on the development and acquisition of defensive military 
     articles. The bill shall be considered as read for amendment. 
     The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
     the Committee on International Relations now printed in the 
     bill, modified by the amendments printed in part 4 of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules, shall be considered as 
     adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
     on the bill, as amended, to final passage without intervening 
     motion except: (1) one hour of debate on the bill, as

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     amended, which shall be equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     International Relations or their designees; and (2) one 
     motion to recommit with or without instructions.
       Sec. 7. After disposition of or postponement of further 
     proceedings on H.R. 2386, it shall be in order to consider in 
     the House the bill (H.R. 2605) to require the United States 
     to oppose the making of concessional loans by international 
     financial institutions to any entity in the People's Republic 
     of China. The bill shall be considered as read for amendment. 
     The amendments printed in part 5 of the report of the 
     Committee on Rules shall be considered as adopted. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, 
     as amended, 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 Banking and 
     Financial Services or their designees; and (2) one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions.
       Sec. 8. After disposition of or postponement of further 
     proceedings on H.R. 2605, it shall be in order to consider in 
     the House the bill (H.R. 2647) to ensure that commercial 
     activities of the People's Liberation Army of China or any 
     Communist Chinese military company in the United States are 
     monitored and are subject to the authorities under the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The bill shall 
     be considered as read for amendment. The previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered 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 International Relations 
     or their designees; and (2) one motion to recommit.
       Sec. 9. After disposition of or postponement of further 
     proceedings on H.R. 2647, it shall be in order to consider in 
     the House the bill (H.R. 2232) to provide for increased 
     international broadcasting activities in China. The bill 
     shall be considered as read for amendment. The amendment in 
     the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     International Relations now printed in the bill shall be 
     considered as adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, 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 International Relations or their 
     designees; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.
       Sec. 10. During consideration of any measures pursuant to 
     this resolution, the list of questions on which the Chair may 
     postpone proceedings under clause 5(b)(1) of rule I shall be 
     considered to include (as though in one of the subdivisions 
     (A) through (E)) both the question of adopting an amendment 
     and the question of adopting a motion to recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  Mr. SOLOMON submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:

       The first sentence of section 2 is amended by striking 
     ``H.R. 2232'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``H.R. 2358''.

  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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

237

When there appeared

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Nays

184

para. 126.30                  [Roll No. 578]

                                YEAS--237

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--184

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Brown (FL)
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     McKinney
     Morella
     Petri
     Riley
     Schiff
     Schumer
  So 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. 126.31  additional cosponsors--h.r. 2009

  Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, was authorized to be considered the 
first sponsor of the bill (H.R. 2009) to amend the Social Security Act 
to waive the 24 month waiting period for Medicare coverage of 
individuals disabled with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), to 
provide Medicare coverage of drugs used for treatment of ALS, and to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to increase Federal funding for 
research on ALS, for the purposes of adding cosponsors and request

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ing reprintings pursuant to clause 4 of rule XXII.

para. 126.32  human rights violations in china

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, pursuant to House Resolution 302, called up the bill 
(H.R. 2358) to provide for improved monitoring of human rights 
violations in the People's Republic of China.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 302, the amendments recommended by the 
Committee on International Relations and the amendments printed in part 
1-A of House Report 105-379 were considered as agreed to, and the bill, 
as amended, was considered as follows:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Political Freedom in China 
     Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Congress concurs in the following conclusions of 
     the United States State Department on human rights in the 
     People's Republic of China in 1996:
       (A) The People's Republic of China is ``an authoritarian 
     state'' in which ``citizens lack the freedom to peacefully 
     express opposition to the party-led political system and the 
     right to change their national leaders or form of 
     government''.
       (B) The Government of the People's Republic of China has 
     ``continued to commit widespread and well documented human 
     rights abuses, in violation of internationally accepted 
     norms, stemming from the authorities' intolerance of dissent, 
     fear of unrest, and the absence or inadequacy of laws 
     protecting basic freedoms''.
       (C) ``[a]buses include torture and mistreatment of 
     prisoners, forced confessions, and arbitrary and 
     incommunicado detention''.
       (D) ``[p]rison conditions remained harsh [and] [t]he 
     Government continued severe restrictions on freedom of 
     speech, the press, assembly, association, religion, privacy, 
     and worker rights''.
       (E) ``[a]though the Government denies that it holds 
     political prisoners, the number of persons detained or 
     serving sentences for `counterrevolutionary crimes' or 
     `crimes against the state', or for peaceful political or 
     religious activities are believed to number in the 
     thousands''.
       (F) [n]onapproved religious groups, including Protestant 
     and Catholic groups . . . experienced intensified 
     repression''.
       (G) ``[s]erious human rights abuses persist in minority 
     areas, including Tibet, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia[, and] 
     [c]ontrols on religion and on other fundamental freedoms in 
     these areas have also intensified''.
       (H) ``[o]verall in 1996, the authorities stepped up efforts 
     to cut off expressions of protest or criticism. All public 
     dissent against the party and government was effectively 
     silenced by intimidation, exile, the imposition of prison 
     terms, administrative detention, or house arrest. No 
     dissidents were known to be active at year's end.''.
       (2) In addition to the State Department, credible 
     independent human rights organizations have documented an 
     increase in repression in China during 1995, and effective 
     destruction of the dissident movement through the arrest and 
     sentencing of the few remaining pro-democracy and human 
     rights activists not already in prison or exile.
       (3) Among those were Wang Dan, a student leader of the 1989 
     pro-democracy protests, sentenced on October 30, 1996, to 11 
     years in prison on charges of conspiring to subvert the 
     Government; Li Hai, sentenced to 9 years in prison on 
     December 18, 1996, for gathering information on the victims 
     of the 1989 crackdown, which according to the court's verdict 
     constituted ``state secrets''; Liu Nianchun, an independent 
     labor organizer, sentenced to 3 years of ``re-education 
     through labor'' on July 4, 1996, due to his activities in 
     connection with a petition campaign calling for human rights 
     reforms, and Ngodrup Phuntsog, a Tibetan national, who was 
     arrested in Tibet in 1987 immediately after he returned from 
     a 2-year trip to India, where the Tibetan government in exile 
     is located, and following a secret trial was convicted by the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China of espionage on 
     behalf of the `Ministry of Security of the Dalai clique'.
       (4) Many political prisoners are suffering from poor 
     conditions and ill-treatment leading to serious medical and 
     health problems, including--
       (A) Wei Jingsheng, sentenced to 14 years in prison on 
     December 13, 1996, for conspiring to subvert the government 
     and for ``communication with hostile foreign organizations 
     and individuals, amassing funds in preparation for over-
     throwing the government and publishing anti-government 
     articles abroad,'' is currently held in Jile No. 1 Prison 
     (formerly the Nanpu New Life Salt Farm) in Hebei province, 
     where he reportedly suffers from severe high blood pressure 
     and a heart condition, worsened by poor conditions of 
     confinement;
       (B) Gao Yu, a journalist sentenced to 6 years in prison on 
     November 1994 and honored by UNESCO in May 1997, has a heart 
     condition; and
       (C) Chen Longde, a leading human rights advocate now 
     serving a 3-year reeducation through labor sentence imposed 
     without trial in August 1995, has reportedly been subject to 
     repeated beatings and electric shocks at a labor camp for 
     refusing to confess his guilt.
       (5) The People's Republic of China, as a member of the 
     United Nations, is expected to abide by the provisions of the 
     Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
       (6) The People's Republic of China is a party to numerous 
     international human rights conventions, including the 
     Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or 
     Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

     SEC. 3. CONDUCT OF FOREIGN RELATIONS.

       (a) Release of Prisoners.--The Secretary of State, in all 
     official meetings with the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China, should request the immediate and 
     unconditional release of Ngodrup Phuntsog and other prisoners 
     of conscience in Tibet, as well as in the People's Republic 
     of China.
       (b) Access to Prisons.--The Secretary of State should seek 
     access for international humanitarian organizations to 
     Drapchi prison and other prisons in Tibet, as well as in the 
     People's Republic of China, to ensure that prisoners are not 
     being mistreated and are receiving necessary medical 
     treatment
       (c) Dialogue on Future of Tibet.--The Secretary of State, 
     in all official meetings with the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China, should call on that country to begin 
     serious discussions with the Dalai Lama or his 
     representatives, without preconditions, on the future of 
     Tibet.

     SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL 
                   PERSONNEL AT DIPLOMATIC POSTS TO MONITOR HUMAN 
                   RIGHTS IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to support 
     personnel to monitor political repression in the People's 
     Republic of China in the United States Embassies in Beijing 
     and Kathmandu, as well as the American consulates in 
     Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, Chengdu, and Hong Kong, 
     $2,200,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $2,200,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999.

     SEC. 5. DEMOCRACY BUILDING IN CHINA.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations for NED.--In addition 
     to such sums as are otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
     for the ``National Endowment for Democracy'' for fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999, there are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the ``National Endowment for Democracy'' $5,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, which 
     shall be available to promote democracy, civil society, and 
     the development of the rule of law in China.
       (b) East Asia-Pacific Regional Democracy Fund.--The 
     Secretary of State shall use funds available in the East 
     Asia-Pacific Regional Democracy Fund to provide grants to 
     nongovernmental organizations to promote democracy, civil 
     society, and the development of the rule of law in China.

     SEC. 6. HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA.

       (a) Reports.--Not later than March 30, 1998, and each 
     subsequent year thereafter, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the International Relations Committee of the House 
     of Representatives and the Foreign Relations Committee of the 
     Senate an annual report on human rights in China, including 
     religious persecution, the development of democratic 
     institutions, and the rule of law. Reports shall provide 
     information on each region of China.
       (b) Prisoner Information Registry.--The Secretary of State 
     shall establish a Prisoner Information Registry for China 
     which shall provide information on all political prisoners, 
     prisoners of conscience, and prisoners of faith in China. 
     Such information shall include the charges, judicial 
     processes, administrative actions, use of forced labor, 
     incidences of torture, length of imprisonment, physical and 
     health conditions, and other matters related to the 
     incarceration of such prisoners in China. The Secretary of 
     State is authorized to make funds available to 
     nongovernmental organizations presently engaged in monitoring 
     activities regarding Chinese political prisoners to assist in 
     the creation and maintenance of the registry.

     SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING ESTABLISHMENT OF A 
                   COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN ASIA.

       It is the sense of the Congress that Congress, the 
     President, and the Secretary of State should work with the 
     governments of other countries to establish a Commission on 
     Security and Cooperation in Asia which would be modeled after 
     the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

     SEC. 8. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEMOCRACY IN HONG KONG.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the people of Hong 
     Kong should continue to have the right and ability to freely 
     elect their legislative representatives, and that the 
     procedure for the conduct of the elections of the first 
     legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 
     should be determined by the people of Hong Kong through an 
     election law convention, a referendum, or both.

     SEC. 9. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO ORGAN HARVESTING 
                   AND TRANSPLANTING IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
                   CHINA.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the Government of the People's Republic of China should 
     stop the practice of harvesting and transplanting organs for 
     profit from prisoners that it executes;
       (2) the Government of the People's Republic of China should 
     be strongly condemned for such organ harvesting and 
     transplanting practice;
       (3) the President should bar from entry into the United 
     States any and all officials of the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China known to be directly involved in 
     such organ harvesting and transplanting practice;

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       (4) individuals determined to be participating in or 
     otherwise facilitating the sale of such organs in the United 
     States should be prosecuted to the fullest possible extent of 
     the law; and
       (5) the appropriate officials in the United States should 
     interview individuals, including doctors, who may have 
     knowledge of such organ harvesting and transplanting 
     practice.

  After debate,
  Mr. GILMAN submitted the following amendment as specified in part 1-B 
of House Report 105-379:

       Convert the existing provisions of the bill to a TITLE I, 
     and add at the end the following:

               TITLE II--AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR COOPERATION

       (A) Amendment to Joint Resolution Relating to Agreement For 
     Nuclear Cooperation.--The joint resolution entitled ``Joint 
     Resolution relating to the approval and implementation of the 
     proposed agreement for nuclear cooperation between the United 
     States and the People's Republic of China (Public Law 99-183; 
     approved December 16, 1985) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``and subject to section 2,'' after ``or 
     any international agreement,''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``thirty'' and inserting 
     ``120''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``Sec. 2. (a) Action by Congress To Disapprove 
     Certification.--No license may be issued for the export to 
     the People's Republic of China of any nuclear material, 
     facilities, or components subject to the Agreement, and no 
     approval for the transfer or retransfer to the People's 
     Republic of China of any nuclear material, facilities, or 
     components subject to the Agreement shall be given if, during 
     the 120-day period referred to in subsection (b)(1) of the 
     first section, there is enacted a joint resolution described 
     in subsection (b) of this section.
       ``(b) Description of Joint Resolution.--A joint resolution 
     is described in this subsection if it is a joint resolution 
     which has a provision disapproving the President's 
     certification under subsection (b)(1), or a provision or 
     provisions modifying the manner in which the Agreement is 
     implemented, or both.
       ``(c) Procedures For Consideration of Joint Resolutions.--
       ``(1) Reference to committees.--Joint resolutions--
       ``(A) may be introduced in either House of Congress by any 
     member of such House; and
       ``(B) shall be referred, in the House of Representatives, 
     to the Committee on International Relations and, in the 
     Senate, to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

     It shall be in order to amend such joint resolutions in the 
     committees to which they are referred.
       ``(2) Floor considerations.--(A) The provisions of section 
     152(d) and (e) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192(d) 
     and (e)) (relating to the floor consideration of certain 
     resolutions in the House and Senate) apply to joint 
     resolutions described in subsection (b).
       ``(B) It is not in order for--
       ``(i) the House of Representatives to consider any joint 
     resolution described in subsection (b) that has not been 
     reported by the Committee on International Relations; and
       ``(ii) the Senate to consider any joint resolution 
     described in subsection (b) that has not been reported by the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       ``(c) Consideration of Second Resolution Not in Order.--It 
     shall not be in order in either the House of Representatives 
     or the Senate to consider a joint resolution described in 
     subsection (b) (other than a joint resolution described in 
     subsection (b) received from the other House), if that House 
     has previously adopted such a joint resolution.
       ``(d) Procedures Relating to Conference Reports in the 
     Senate.--
       ``(1) Consideration.--Consideration in the Senate of the 
     conference report on any joint resolution described in 
     subsection (b), including consideration of all amendments in 
     disagreement (and all amendments thereto), and consideration 
     of all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, 
     shall be limited to 10 hours, to be equally divided between, 
     and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority 
     leader or their designees. Debate on any debatable motion or 
     appeal related to the conference report shall be limited to 1 
     hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the 
     mover and the manager of the conference report.
       ``(2) Debate on amendments in disagreement.--In any case in 
     which there are amendments in disagreement, time on each 
     amendment shall be limited to 30 minutes, to be equally 
     divided between, and controlled by, the manager of the 
     conference report and the minority leader or his designee. No 
     amendment to any amendment in disagreement shall be received 
     unless it is a germane amendment.
       ``(3) Consideration of veto message.--Consideration in the 
     Senate of any veto message with respect to a joint resolution 
     described in subsection (b), including consideration of all 
     debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall 
     be limited to 10 hours, to be equally divided between, and 
     controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or 
     their designees.''.

  After further debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  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 vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

394

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affirmative

Nays

29

para. 126.33                  [Roll No. 579]

                                YEAS--394

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand

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     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--29

     Bereuter
     Blunt
     Brown (CA)
     Crane
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Dreier
     English
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Gillmor
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Houghton
     Johnson (CT)
     Kennelly
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Manzullo
     Meek
     Moran (VA)
     Payne
     Roemer
     Sawyer
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Snyder
     Stump

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bunning
     Cubin
     Flake
     Gonzalez
     McKinney
     Riggs
     Riley
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 302, 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.
  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.
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN 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

416

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Nays

5

para. 126.34                  [Roll No. 580]

                                AYES--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--5

     Brown (CA)
     Dingell
     Kanjorski
     Paul
     Pickett

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bunning
     Cubin
     Flake
     Gonzalez
     Kilpatrick
     Kingston
     McKinney
     Riley
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Thune
     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. 126.35  monitoring of products made with forced labor

  Mr. CRANE, pursuant to House Resolution 302, called up the bill (H.R. 
2195) to provide for certain measures to increase monitoring of products 
of the People's Republic of China that are made with forced labor.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 302, the following amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means 
printed in the bill was considered as agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

       The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States Customs Service has identified goods, 
     wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or 
     manufactured under conditions of convict labor, forced labor, 
     and indentured labor in several countries.
       (2) The United States Customs Service has actively pursued 
     attempts to import products made with forced labor, resulting 
     in seizures, detention orders, fines, and criminal 
     prosecutions.
       (3) The United States Customs Service has taken 21 formal 
     administrative actions in the form of detention orders 
     against different products destined for the United States 
     market, found to have been made with forced labor, including 
     products from the People's Republic of China.
       (4) The United States Customs Service does not currently 
     have the tools to obtain the timely and in-depth verification 
     necessary to identify and interdict products made with forced 
     labor that are destined for the United States market.

     SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL CUSTOMS PERSONNEL TO 
                   MONITOR THE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS MADE WITH 
                   FORCED LABOR.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for monitoring by 
     the United States Customs Service of the importation into the 
     United States of products made with forced labor, the 
     importation of which violates section 307 of the Tariff Act 
     of 1930 or section 1761 of title 18, United States Code, 
     $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON FORCED LABOR PRODUCTS 
                   DESTINED FOR THE UNITED STATES MARKET.

       (a) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of 
     Customs shall prepare and transmit to the Congress a report 
     on products made with forced labor that are destined for the 
     United States market.
       (b) Contents of Report.--The report under subsection (a) 
     shall include information concerning the following:
       (1) The extent of the use of forced labor in manufacturing 
     products destined for the United States market.
       (2) The volume of products made with forced labor, destined 
     for the United States market, that is in violation of section 
     307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or section 1761 of the title 
     18, United States Code, and is seized by the United States 
     Customs Service.

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       (3) The progress of the United States Customs Service in 
     identifying and interdicting products made with forced labor 
     that are destined for the United States market.

     SEC. 4. RENEGOTIATING MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING ON FORCED 
                   LABOR.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the President should 
     determine whether any country with which the United States 
     has a memorandum of understanding with respect to reciprocal 
     trade which involves goods made with forced labor is 
     frustrating implementation of the memorandum. Should an 
     affirmative determination be made, the President should 
     immediately commence negotiations to replace the current 
     memorandum of understanding with one providing for effective 
     procedures for the monitoring of forced labor, including 
     improved procedures to request investigations of suspected 
     prison labor facilities by international monitors.

     SEC. 5. DEFINITION OF FORCED LABOR.

       As used in this Act, the term ``forced labor'' means 
     convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor, as such 
     terms are used in section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 302, the previous question was ordered.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi 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:

     SECTION 6. QUARTERLY ADJUSTMENT OF TARIFFS ON PRODUCTS OF THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Quarterly Determinations by Secretary of the 
     Treasury.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall determine, at 
     the end of each calendar quarter--
       (1) the dollar amount of tariffs paid to the People's 
     Republic of China during that quarter by persons for 
     exporting goods and services from the United States to the 
     People's Republic of China; and
       (2) the dollar amount of tariffs paid to the United States 
     during that quarter by persons for importing goods and 
     services from the People's Republic of China into the United 
     States.
       (b) Adjustment of Tariffs.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall adjust 
     the tariffs on all products of the People's Republic of China 
     so that an amount is collected on imports of products of the 
     People's Republic of China, during the 3-month period 
     beginning 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter for 
     which a determination is made under subsection (a), equal to 
     the amount by which the dollar amount computed under 
     paragraph (1) of subjection (a) exceeds the dollar amount 
     computed under paragraph (2) of subsection (a).

  During debate,

para. 126.36  point of order

  Mr. CRANE made a point of order against the motion to recommit with 
instructions, and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, the motion to recommit with instructions is not germane 
to the underlying bill. The fundamental purpose or common thread of the 
bill is very narrow, and only concerns the monitoring of products made 
with forced labor. The range of methods employed in the bill is 
similarly narrow.
  ``The motion, however, deals with the reciprocal tariff treatments of 
the products of China. This is clearly not within the very narrow 
purpose of this bill. The issue of tariffs is also outside the range of 
methods employed in the bill. Therefore, the motion to recommit with 
instructions is not germane, and I urge the Chair to sustain the point 
of order.''. 

  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi was recognized to speak to the point of 
order, and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned before, the Committee on Ways and Means 
has an opportunity every year to consider this measure and measures just 
like it. They choose not to.
  ``I am appealing to the House because I have heard on too many 
occasions from too many Members of this body that we are not given the 
chance to do what is right. At every town meeting we attend, when people 
ask, how do these unfair things continue to happen, do Members know what 
we have to say? We have to say, it is the committee system, the Speaker, 
the Committee on Ways and Means committee. They will not let us do that.
  ``They do not understand that. They cannot find in the Constitution of 
the United States where it somehow makes some Members of Congress better 
than other Members of Congress; where just a few Members of Congress can 
decide whether or not 435 Members, who were each elected by over half a 
million American citizens, that they cannot even decide on basic 
questions of right and wrong when it comes to trade issues.
  ``I am asking the Members of this body to step up to the plate. I am 
asking them to do tonight what they tell their constituents at their 
town meetings. That is, do what is right, regardless of what the 
Committee on Ways and Means wants, regardless of what the Speaker wants, 
regardless of what the Democratic leadership wants or the Republican 
leadership wants. For once, let us do what America wants. Tonight is the 
Members' chance.
  ``I am asking for that opportunity. I hope Members will vote against 
tabling this motion. I hope we will bring it to the floor. I hope we 
will vote as a Nation to tell the people of China we are sick and tired 
of being their chumps.''. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, sustained the point of order, and 
said:

  ``The gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Crane] makes the point of order 
that the amendment proposed in the motion to recommit is not germane. 
The test of germaneness in this situation is the relationship of the 
amendment proposed in the motion to recommit to the provisions of the 
bill as a whole.
  ``The bill as perfected authorizes funding for monitoring the 
importation into the United States of goods produced by forced labor. It 
also requires the reporting of certain information on that topic, and 
also expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should 
review reciprocal trade relationships on that topic.
  ``The amendment proposed in the motion to recommit would amend the 
tariff schedules of the United States to achieve reciprocity between the 
aggregate amount of Chinese tariffs on the American products and the 
aggregate amount of American tariffs on Chinese products. The bill 
confines its attention to products of forced labor.
  ``The amendment, although addressing only products of China, extends 
its attention to all products, not just those made by forced labor, and 
directly imposes tariff treatment, a matter not part of the bill.
  ``The Chair therefore finds that the amendment is a ``proposition on a 
subject different from that under consideration'' within the meaning of 
clause 7 of rule XVI. That is, the amendment is not germane. The point 
of order is sustained. The motion to recommit is not in order.''. 

  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 judgement of the House?
  Mr. CRANE 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. QUINN, 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

217

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

202

para. 126.37                  [Roll No. 581]

                                YEAS--217

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook

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     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Cubin
     Davis (VA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     McKinney
     Riley
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Stearns
     Weldon (PA)
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  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. KINGSTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, 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

419

It was decided in the

Nays

2

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 126.38                  [Roll No. 582]

                                AYES--419

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                 NOES--2

     Brown (CA)
     Pickett
       

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Paul
       

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                             NOT VOTING--11

     Cubin
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     McKinney
     Riley
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the bill was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
provide for certain measures to increase monitoring of products that are 
made with forced labor.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes 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. 126.39  house rules amendment

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-382) the resolution (H. Res. 301) amending the Rules of the 
House of Representatives to repeal the exception to the requirement that 
public committee proceedings be open to all media.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 126.40  waiving clause 4(b), rule xi for consideration of certain 
          resolutions

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-383) the resolution (H. Res. 305) 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. 126.41  waiving clause 4(b), rule xi for consideration of certain 
          resolutions

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-384) the resolution (H. Res. 306) 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. 126.42  privileges of the house

  Ms. FURSE rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 307):

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now persuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgements concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, as a member of Congress whose election in 1994 was 
     won by far smaller a majority than that which Ms. Sanchez won 
     the 46th District race in 1996.
       Whereas, as an immigrant myself who proudly became a U.S. 
     citizen in 1972, I believe that this Republican campaign of 
     intimidation sends a message to new citizens that their 
     voting privilege may be subverted. We should encourage new 
     voters not chill their enthusiasm.
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House having 
immediate precedence under rule IX, and recognized Ms. FURSE and Mr. 
THOMAS for thirty minutes each.
  After debate,
  Mr. THOMAS 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. KINGSTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. FURSE 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

217

It was decided in the

Nays

194

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 126.43                  [Roll No. 583]

                                AYES--217

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey

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     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Sanchez
       

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Bono
     Clement
     Cox
     Cubin
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Fowler
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Riley
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  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. 126.44  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. 940. An Act to provide for a study of the establishment 
     of Midway Atoll as a national memorial to the Battle of 
     Midway, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       S. 1324. An Act to deauthorize a portion of the project for 
     navigation, Biloxi Harbor, Mississippi; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para. 126.45  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. 79. An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     land in the Six Rivers National Forest in the State of 
     California for the benefit of the Hoopa Valley Tribe.
       H.R. 672. An Act to make technical amendments to certain 
     provisions of title 17, United States Code.
       H.R. 708. An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study concerning grazing use and open space 
     within and adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 
     and to extend temporarily certain grazing privileges.
       H.R. 2464. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to exempt internationally adopted children 10 years of 
     age or younger from the immunization requirement in section 
     212(a)(1)(ii) of such Act.

para. 126.46  senate enrolled bills signed

  The Speaker announced his signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of 
the following titles:

       S. 588. An Act to provide for the expansion of the Eagles 
     Nest Wilderness within the Arapaho National Forest and the 
     White River National Forest, Colorado, to include land known 
     as the Slate Creek Addition.
       S. 589. An Act to provide for the boundary adjustment and 
     land conveyance involving the Raggeds Wilderness, White River 
     National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of earlier 
     erroneous land surveys.
       S. 591. An Act to transfer the Dillon Ranger District in 
     the Arapaho National Forest to the White River National 
     Forest in the State of Colorado.
       S. 931. An Act to designate the Marjory Stoneman Douglas 
     Wilderness and the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center. 

para. 126.47  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. 79. An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     land in the Six Rivers National Forest in the State of 
     California for the benefit of the Hoopa Valley Tribe.
       H.R. 672. An Act to make technical amendments to title 17, 
     United States Code.
       H.R. 708. An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study concerning grazing use and open space 
     within and adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 
     and to extend temporarily certain grazing privileges.
       H.R. 2464. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to exempt internationally adopted children 10 years of 
     age or younger from the immunization requirements in section 
     212(a)(1)(A)(ii) of such Act.

para. 126.48  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. KINGSTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MENENDEZ 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

216

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

192

para. 126.49                  [Roll No. 584]

                                AYES--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar

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     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Bono
     Clement
     Cox
     Cubin
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Fowler
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Lantos
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Norwood
     Riley
     Sanchez
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Stokes
     Waxman
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was agreed to.
  Accordingly,
  At 11 o'clock and 26 minutes p.m., the House adjourned.

para. 126.50  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. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2440. A bill to 
     make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United 
     States Code (Rept. No. 105-381). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 301. 
     Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives 
     to repeal the exception to the requirement that public 
     committee proceedings be open to all media (Rept. No. 105-
     382). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 305. 
     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. 105-383). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 306. 
     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. 105-384). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 126.51  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. TAYLOR of Mississippi:
       H.R. 2814. A bill to require the adjustment of tariffs on 
     products imported into the United States from the People's 
     Republic of China based on the amount by which tariffs on 
     products exported from the United States to the People's 
     Republic of China exceed tariffs on products of the People's 
     Republic of China imported into the United States; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 2815. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide penalties for the use of interstate facilities to 
     target children for sexually explicit messages or contacts; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 2817. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to more accurately codify the depreciable life of 
     printed wiring board and printed wiring assembly equipment; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Luther):
       H.R. 2818. A bill to repeal the pilot recreation fee 
     program, and to establish a royalty on hardrock minerals, the 
     proceeds of which are to be used for public recreational 
     sites managed by the Department of the Interior or the United 
     States Forest Service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Matsui):
       H.R. 2819. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permanently extend the research credit and to modify 
     the alternative incremental credit; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. 
             Ehrlich):
       H.R. 2820. A bill to exclude certain veterans disability 
     benefits 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 Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Crane, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Yates, and Mr. 
             Weller):
       H.R. 2821. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to waive the income inclusion on a distribution from an 
     individual retirement account to the extent that the 
     distribution is contributed for charitable purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself and Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan):
       H.R. 2822. A bill to reaffirm and clarify the Federal 
     relationship of the Swan Creek Black River Confederated 
     Ojibwa Tribes as a distinct federally recognized Indian 
     tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 2823. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a pilot program 
     for restoration of urban watersheds and community 
     environments in the Anacostia River watershed, District of 
     Columbia and Maryland, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Graham, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi):
       H.R. 2824. A bill to provide that annual pay adjustments 
     for Members of Congress shall not be made in the year 
     immediately following any fiscal year in which a budget 
     deficit exists, 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. SANFORD:
       H.R. 2825. A bill to establish procedures to ensure a 
     balanced Federal budget by fiscal year 2002 and to create a 
     Social Security reform reserve fund to revenues generated by 
     economic growth; 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. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Carson, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Paul, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Torres, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 2826. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit for the purchase of a principal 
     residence within an empowerment zone or enterprise community 
     by a first-time homebuyer; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 2827. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require that a taxpayer may request a receipt for an 
     income tax payment which itemizes the portion of the payment 
     which is allocable to various Government spending categories; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 2828. A bill to direct the Capitol Police Board to 
     establish a pay scale and benefit package for members and 
     civilian employees of the United States Capitol Police 
     equivalent to the pay scale and benefit package applicable to 
     members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed 
     Division; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Castle, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Carson, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, 
             Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
             Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klug, 
             Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Ney, Mr. Olver, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Pappas, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Skeen, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Vento, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 2829. A bill to establish a matching grant program to 
     help State and local jurisdictions purchase armor vests for 
     use by law enforcement departments; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H.R. 2830. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Railroad Administration to carry out a pilot program 
     to assess the benefits of establishing local and regional 
     hazardous material emergency response teams in certain areas; 
     to the Com

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     mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Graham, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Tiahrt, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Souder, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Kingston):
       H. Res. 304. A resolution directing the Committee on the 
     Judiciary to undertake an inquiry into whether grounds exist 
     to impeach William Jefferson Clinton, the President of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H. Res. 308. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that candidates for election for Federal 
     office, the individuals working on their campaigns, and 
     persons involved with the financing of campaigns for election 
     for Federal office should obey all of the applicable laws, 
     rules, and regulations governing fundraising for such 
     campaigns; to the Committee on House Oversight. 

para. 126.52  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 2816. A bill for the relief of Frank Redendo; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 2831. A bill for the relief Jesus M. Collado-Munoz; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 126.53  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 27: Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 122: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 641: Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Cook and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 712: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina and Mr. Blunt.
       H.R. 815: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 836: Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 866: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Klug and Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 939: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 950: Ms. Millender-McDonald and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 971: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 986: Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 993: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1025: Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 1049: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Klink, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 1154: Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1371: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 1401: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Rodriguez and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1475: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1513: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Redmond.
       H.R. 1521: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 1565: Mr. Davis of Virginia and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1573: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1656: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1748: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 1768: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1870: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
     Lowey, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1873: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1874: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1951: Mrs. Kennelly  of Connecticut, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
     Snyder, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Sherman 
     and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 2094: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2125: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 2139: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2302: Mr. Torres and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 2313: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 2317: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2327: Mr. Sandlin and Mrs. Northup.
       H.R. 2348: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Sherman, 
     Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Cox of California, and Mr. 
     Rogan.
       H.R. 2349: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Bono, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 2370: Ms. Christian-Green and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 2380: Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 2403: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 2453: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Furse, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Shuster and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 2488: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Lampson, Mr. Clement, Mr. Upton, Mr. Pappas, 
     and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 2503: Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 2515: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 2524: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 2570: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 2599: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Spence, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 2631: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Adam 
     Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 2648: Ms. Rivers and Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 2661: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 2664: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2671: Mr. Frost and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2723: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2757: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 2760: Mr. Packard, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
     Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 2783: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2807: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. Rush.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Packard, 
     Mr. Costello, and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Ms. Velazquez.
       H. Con. Res. 126: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
     Mr. Lampson, and Ms. Danner.
       H. Con. Res. 154: Mr. Frost and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H. Con. Res. 158: Mr. Traficant.
       H. Con. Res. 176: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Poshard, 
     and Mr. Neumann.
       H. Res. 205: Mr. Olver.
       H. Res. 211: Mr. Buyer, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Nussle, 
     and Mr. Ryun.
       H. Res. 279: Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Clay.
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                    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1997 (127)

para. 127.1  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 6, 1997.
       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. 127.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, November 5, 1997.
  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:

       5788. A letter from the Vice Chair, Export-Import Bank of 
     the United States, transmitting a report involving U.S. 
     exports to Chile, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       5789. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Parris Island and Hampton, South Carolina) [MM Docket No. 
     96-250, RM-8952] received October 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5790. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Winner and Wessington Springs, South Dakota) [MM Docket No. 
     96-124, RM-8813, RM-8864] received October 31, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5791. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (New London, Iowa) [MM Docket No. 97-148, RM-9088] received 
     October 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5792. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of 
     Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations 
     (Levan, Oakley, Utah and Green River, Wyoming) [MM Docket No. 
     96-230, RM-8911, RM-9049] received October 31, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5793. 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 New Zealand (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-125-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5794. 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 Canada

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     (Transmittal No. DTC-131-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5795. 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 Germany (Transmittal No. DTC-
     128-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5796. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting a consolidated report on audit and investigative 
     coverage required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, and the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5797. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting a consolidated report 
     on audit and investigative coverage required by the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, as amended, and the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       5798. A letter from the Executive Director, Japan-United 
     States Friendship Commission, transmitting the FY 1997 report 
     pursuant to the Inspector General Act Amendment of 1988 and 
     the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5799. A letter from the Acting Associate Administrator for 
     Legislative Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting NASA's 1998 Strategic Plan, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103--62; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5800. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, National 
     Commission on Libraries and Information Science, transmitting 
     the FY 1997 report pursuant to the Inspector General Act and 
     the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5801. A letter from the Independent Counsel, Office of 
     Independent Counsel, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant 
     to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       5802. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
     transmitting the annual report providing information on the 
     FY 1997 activities of the agency's formal management control 
     review program, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5803. A letter from the Director, The President's Crime 
     Prevention Council, transmitting a consolidated annual report 
     required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
     and the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5804. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Tax 
     Treatment of Cafeteria Plans [TD 8738] (RIN: 1545-AV43) 
     received November 5, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5805. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the triennial report 
     on the present state of knowledge of the Earth's upper 
     atmosphere, pursuant to Public Law 101--549; jointly to the 
     Committees on Science and Commerce. 

para. 127.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Ms. McDevitt, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 2367. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a cost-of-living adjustment in the rates of 
     disability compensation for veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
     compensation for survivors of such veterans.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills and 
concurrent resolutions of the following titles, in which the concurrence 
of the House is requested:

       S. 714. An Act to extend and improve the Native American 
     Veteran Housing Loan Pilot Program of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, to extend certain authorities of the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to services for 
     homeless veterans, to extend certain other authorities of the 
     Secretary, and for other purposes;
       S. 1377. An Act to amend the Act incorporating the American 
     Legion to make a technical correction;
       S. 1378. An Act to extend the authorization of use of 
     official mail in the location and recovery of missing 
     children, and for other purposes;
       S. Con. Res. 61. Concurrent resolution authorizing printing 
     of a revised edition of the publication entitled ``Our 
     Flag'';
       S. Con. Res. 62. Concurrent resolution authorizing printing 
     of the brochure entitled ``How Our Laws Are Made''; and
       S. Con. Res. 63. Concurrent resolution authorizing printing 
     of the pamphlet entitled ``The Constitution of the United 
     States of America''.

para. 127.5  motion to adjourn

  Mr. MENENDEZ moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. MENENDEZ 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

85

When there appeared

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Nays

315

para. 127.6                   [Roll No. 585]

                                YEAS--85

     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Reyes
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Wise
     Woolsey

                                NAYS--315

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob

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     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Bishop
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Carson
     Collins
     Crane
     Cubin
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Herger
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     McCrery
     McKinney
     Mica
     Mink
     Oxley
     Paul
     Portman
     Rangel
     Riley
     Roybal-Allard
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Towns
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 127.7  waiving clause 4(b), rule xi for consideration of certain 
          resolutions

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 305):

       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 before November 10, 1997, providing for 
     consideration or disposition of any of the following:
       (1) A bill or joint resolution making general 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     any amendment thereto, any conference report thereon, or any 
     amendment reported in disagreement from a conference thereon.
       (2) A bill or joint resolution that includes provisions 
     making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1998, any 
     amendment thereto, any conference report thereon, or any 
     amendment reported in disagreement from a conference thereon.
       Sec. 2. It shall be in order at any time before November 
     10, 1997, for the Speaker, to entertain motions to suspend 
     the rules, provided that the object of any such motion is 
     announced from the floor at least one hour before the motion 
     is offered. In scheduling the consideration of legislation 
     under this authority, the Speaker or his designee shall 
     consult with the minority leader or his designee.
       Sec. 3. During the remainder of the first session of the 
     One Hundred Fifth Congress--
       (1) notwithstanding clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, a resolution 
     noticed as a question of the privileges of the House during 
     the period from November 4, 1997, through the adoption of 
     this resolution shall have precedence of all other questions 
     except motions to adjourn only at a time designated by the 
     Speaker; and
       (2) the Speaker may not recognize a Member other than the 
     majority leader or the minority leader to offer from the 
     floor, or to announce an intention to offer, a resolution as 
     a question of the privileges of the House.

  Pending consideration of said resolution,

para. 127.8  motion to adjourn

  Mr. REYES moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. REYES 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

100

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

309

para. 127.9                   [Roll No. 586]

                                AYES--100

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lowey
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Reyes
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sawyer
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Wise
     Woolsey

                                NOES--309

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Bono
     Burr
     Carson
     Crane
     Cubin
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Kennedy (MA)
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     McKinney
     Mica
     Mink
     Porter
     Portman
     Rangel
     Riley
     Roybal-Allard
     Schiff
     Thornberry
     Yates
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.
  When House Resolution 305 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. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER 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

224

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

198

para. 127.10                  [Roll No. 587]

                                YEAS--224

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Carson
     Cubin
     Dellums
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     McKinney
     Mica
     Moran (VA)
     Portman
     Riley
     Schiff
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  Mr. WISE moved to reconsider the vote whereby the previous question 
was ordered.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. WISE 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

222

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

200

para. 127.11                  [Roll No. 588]

                                AYES--222

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski

[[Page 2056]]


     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Carson
     Cubin
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Mica
     Moran (VA)
     Portman
     Riley
     Schiff
  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, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER 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

219

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

195

para. 127.12                  [Roll No. 589]

                                AYES--219

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--195

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Baldacci
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Leach
     McKinney
     Mica
     Moran (VA)
     Oxley
     Portman
     Riley
     Schiff
     Skaggs
     Watkins
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts moved to reconsider the vote whereby said 
resolution was agreed to.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts 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

218

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

201

para. 127.13                  [Roll No. 590]

                                AYES--218

     Aderholt
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick

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     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Archer
     Carson
     Coburn
     Cubin
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Leach
     McKinney
     Mica
     Portman
     Riley
     Schiff
     Smith, Adam
     Watts (OK)
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.

para. 127.14  motion to adjourn

  Mr. MARTINEZ moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. MARTINEZ 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

79

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

333

para. 127.15                  [Roll No. 591]

                                AYES--79

     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bonior
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey

                                NOES--333

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Cubin
     Dellums
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Leach
     McKinney
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Moakley
     Northup
     Portman
     Riley
     Schiff
     Scott
     Skelton
     Tauzin
     Yates
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 127.16  acquisition by iran of cruise missiles

  Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to House Resolution 302, called up the following 
resolution (H. Res. 188):


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       Whereas the United States escort vessel U.S.S. Stark was 
     struck by a cruise missile in the Persian Gulf, causing the 
     death of 37 United States sailors;
       Whereas the China National Precision Machinery Import-
     Export Corporation is marketing the C-802 model cruise 
     missile for use against escort vessels such as the U.S.S. 
     Stark;
       Whereas the China National Precision Machinery Import-
     Export Corporation delivered 60 C-802 cruise missiles to Iran 
     for use by vessels of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy;
       Whereas Iran is constructing sites and equipment to launch 
     C-802 cruise missiles which will provide its armed forces 
     with a weapon of greater range, reliability, accuracy, and 
     mobility than before;
       Whereas 15,000 members of the United States Armed Forces 
     are stationed within the range of the C-802 cruise missiles 
     acquired by Iran;
       Whereas the Department of State believes that ``[t]hese 
     cruise missiles pose new, direct threats to deployed United 
     States forces'';
       Whereas the delivery of cruise missiles to Iran is a 
     violation of the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 
     (50 U.S.C. 1701 note); and
       Whereas the executive branch has concluded at present that 
     the known types (of C-802 cruise missiles) are not of a 
     ``destabilizing number and type'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) finds that the delivery of cruise missiles to Iran is 
     of a destabilizing number and type and, therefore, is a 
     violation of the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 
     (50 U.S.C. 1701 note); and
       (2) urges the executive branch to enforce the Iran-Iraq 
     Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) with 
     respect to the acquisition by Iran of C-802 model cruise 
     missiles.

  When said resolution was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 302, the following amendments printed in 
part 2 of House Report 105-379 were considered as agreed to:

         Page 3, line 2, strike ``and''.
         Page 3, line 6, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
         Page 3, after line 6, insert the following:
       (3) recommends that the Secretary of State should not issue 
     any visa to, and the Attorney General should not admit to the 
     United States, any national of the People's Republic of China 
     where a consular officer or the Attorney General knows or has 
     reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant has been 
     materially involved in the proliferation of advanced 
     conventional weapons; nuclear, chemical, or biological 
     weapons or technology; or other sensitive or dual-use 
     technologies, in contravention of United States interests.
       At the end of the resolving clause, add the following:
       Sec. 2. It is the sense of the House of Representatives 
     that--
       (1) the President should demand that the Government of 
     Russia take concrete actions to stop governmental and 
     nongovernmental entities in the Russian Federation from 
     providing missile technology and technical advice to Iran, in 
     violation of the Missile Technology Control Regime;
       (2) if the Russian response is inadequate, the United 
     States should impose sanctions on the responsible Russian 
     entities in accordance with Executive Order 12938 on the 
     Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, and reassess 
     cooperative activities with Russia;
       (3) the threshold under current law allowing for the waiver 
     of the prohibition on the release of foreign assistance to 
     Russia should be raised; and
       (4) the European allies of the United States should be 
     encouraged to take steps in accordance with their own laws to 
     stop such proliferation.
       In the preamble, in the next to the last whereas clause, 
     strike ``and'' after the semicolon.
       In the last whereas clause, strike ``: Now, therefore, be 
     it'', and insert a semicolon.
       Insert after the last whereas clause the following:
       Whereas there is substantial evidence that missile 
     technology and technical advice have been provided from 
     Russia to Iran, in violation of the Missile Technology 
     Control Regime;
       Whereas these violations include providing assistance to 
     Iran in developing ballistic missiles, including the transfer 
     of wind tunnel and rocket engine testing equipment;
       Whereas these technologies give Iran the capability to 
     deploy a missile of sufficient range to threaten United 
     States military installations in the Middle East and Persian 
     Gulf, as well as the territory of Israel, and our North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization ally Turkey; and
       Whereas President Clinton has raised with Russian President 
     Boris Yeltsin United States concerns about these activities 
     and the Russian response has to date been inadequate: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Amend the title to read as follows: ``Resolution urging the 
     executive branch to take action regarding the acquisition by 
     Iran of C-802 cruise missiles, and expressing the sense of 
     the House of Representatives regarding proliferation of 
     missile technology from Russia to Iran.''.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 302, the previous question was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that they 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

414

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

8

para. 127.17                  [Roll No. 592]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump

[[Page 2059]]


     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--8

     Hamilton
     Houghton
     Johnson, E. B.
     LaFalce
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Skaggs
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Cubin
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     McKinney
     Mica
     Portman
     Riley
     Schiff
  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  Ms. VELAZQUEZ moved to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as 
amended, was agreed to.
  Mr. LATHAM 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, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. VELAZQUEZ 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

240

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

176

para. 127.18                  [Roll No. 593]

                                AYES--240

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--176

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bereuter
     Brown (CA)
     Burr
     Carson
     Cubin
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     McKinney
     Mica
     Nadler
     Portman
     Riley
     Schiff
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 302, the title of House Resolution 188, 
was amended so as to read: ``Resolution urging the executive branch to 
take action regarding the acquisition by Iran of C-802 cruise missiles, 
and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding 
proliferation of missile technology from Russia to Iran.''.

para. 127.19  motion to adjourn

  Mr. TORRES moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. REGULA, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. TORRES 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

74

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

336

para. 127.20                  [Roll No. 594]

                                AYES--74

     Andrews
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Reyes
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey

                                NOES--336

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey

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     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Brown (CA)
     Carson
     Coburn
     Cubin
     Duncan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Kilpatrick
     Lewis (CA)
     Martinez
     McKinney
     Mica
     Nussle
     Portman
     Rangel
     Riley
     Schiff
     Thomas
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 127.21  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the Clerk be authorized to make technical corrections in 
the engrossment of any measure made in order under House Resolution 302, 
to include corrections in spelling, punctuation, section numbering, and 
cross-referencing, and to make such other technical and conforming 
changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions of the House.

para. 127.22  prohibition on admission to u.s. of certain chinese 
          officials

  Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to House Resolution 302, called up the bill (H.R. 
967) to prohibit the use of United States funds to provide for the 
participation of certain Chinese officials in international conferences, 
programs, and activities and to provide that certain Chinese officials 
shall be ineligible to receive visas and excluded from admission to the 
United States.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 302, the following amendments recommended 
by the Committee on International Relations as printed in the bill were 
considered as agreed to:

     SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the President should 
     make freedom of religion one of the major objectives of 
     United States foreign policy with respect of China. As part 
     of this policy, the Department of State should raise in every 
     relevant bilateral and multilateral forum the issue of 
     individuals imprisoned, detained, confined, or otherwise 
     harassed by the Chinese Government on religious grounds. In 
     its communications with the Chinese Government, the 
     Department of State should provide specific names of 
     individuals of concern and request a complete and timely 
     response from the Chinese Government regarding the 
     individuals' whereabouts and condition, the charges against 
     them, and sentence imposed. The goal of these official 
     communications should be the expeditious release of all 
     religious prisoners in China and Tibet and the end of the 
     Chinese Government's policy and practice of harassing and 
     repressing religious believers.

     SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF 
                   CERTAIN CHINESE OFFICIALS IN CONFERENCES, 
                   EXCHANGES, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, for fiscal years after fiscal year 1997, no funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department 
     of State, the United States Information Agency, and the 
     United States Agency for International Development may be 
     used for the purpose of providing travel expenses and per 
     diem for the participation of nationals of the People's 
     Republic of China described in paragraphs (1) and (2) in 
     conferences, exchanges, programs, and activities:
       (1) The head or political secretary of any of the following 
     Chinese Government-created or approved organizations:
       (A) The Chinese Buddhist Association.
       (B) The Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association.
       (C) The National Congress of Catholic Representatives.
       (D) The Chinese Catholic Bishops' Conference.
       (E) The Chinese Protestant ``Three Self'' Patriotic 
     Movement.
       (F) The China Christian Council.
       (G) The Chinese Taoist Association.
       (H) The Chinese Islamic Association.
       (2) Any military or civilian official or employee of the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China who carried out 
     or directed the carrying out of any of the following policies 
     or practices:
       (A) Formulating, drafting, or implementing repressive 
     religious policies.
       (B) Imprisoning, detaining, or harassing individuals on 
     religious grounds.
       (C) Promoting or participating in policies or practices 
     which hinder religious activities or the free expression of 
     religious beliefs.
       (b) Certification.--
       (1) Each Federal agency subject to the prohibition of 
     subsection (a) shall certify in writing to the appropriate 
     congressional committees no later than 120 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, 
     that it did not pay, either directly or through a contractor 
     or grantee, for travel expenses or per diem of any national 
     of the People's Republic of China described in subsection 
     (a).
       (2) Each certification under paragraph (1) shall be 
     supported by the following information:
       (A) The name of each employee of any agency of the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China whose travel 
     expenses or per diem were paid by funds of the reporting 
     agency of the United States Government.
       (B) The procedures employed by the reporting agency of the 
     United States Government to ascertain whether each individual 
     under subparagraph (A) did or did not participate in 
     activities described in subsection (a)(2).
       (C) The reporting agency's basis for concluding that each 
     individual under subparagraph (A) did not participate in such 
     activities.
       (c) Definition of Appropriate Congressional Committees.--
     For purposes of this section the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 3. CERTAIN OFFICIALS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
                   INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE VISAS AND EXCLUDED FROM 
                   ADMISSION.

       (a) Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, any national of the People's Republic of China described 
     in section 2(a)(2) (except the head of state, the head of 
     government, and cabinet level ministers) shall be ineligible 
     to receive visas and shall be excluded from admission into 
     the United States.
       (b) Waiver.--The President may waive the requirement in 
     subsection (a) with respect to an individual described in 
     such subsection if the President--
       (1) determines that it is vital to the national interest to 
     do so; and
       (2) provides written notification to the appropriate 
     congressional committees (as defined in section 2(c)) 
     containing a justification for the waiver.

     SEC. 4. SUNSET PROVISION.

       Sections 2 and 3 shall cease to have effect 4 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 302, the previous question was ordered.

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  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. REGULA, announced that the yeas had it.
  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 vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

366

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

54

para. 127.23                  [Roll No. 595]

                                YEAS--366

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--54

     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Houghton
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennelly
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Nadler
     Paul
     Payne
     Pickett
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Carson
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Johnson, Sam
     McKinney
     Mica
     Neal
     Portman
     Riley
     Schiff
  So the bill was passed.
  Mr. WISE moved to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed.
  Mr. KOLBE 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. REGULA, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. WISE 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

227

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

185

para. 127.24                  [Roll No. 596]

                                AYES--227

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--185

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch

[[Page 2062]]


     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Boehner
     Carson
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Davis (FL)
     Forbes
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hoyer
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     McKinney
     Mica
     Neal
     Portman
     Riggs
     Riley
     Schiff
     Solomon
     Stokes
     Waters
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 127.25  further message from the senate

  A further 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. 1119) ``An Act to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1998 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 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. 858) ``An Act to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1998 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 a concurrent 
resolution of the following title, in which the concurrence of the House 
is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 64. Concurrent resolution providing for 
     corrections to be made in the enrollment of H.R. 1119.

para. 127.26  motion to adjourn

  Mrs. MINK moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mrs. MINK 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

75

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

333

para. 127.27                  [Roll No. 597]

                                YEAS--75

     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Markey
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Strickland
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NAYS--333

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Barr
     Barton
     Becerra
     Carson
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Hutchinson
     Johnson, Sam
     Kennedy (MA)
     McKinney
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Neal
     Pickett
     Portman
     Quinn
     Riley
     Schiff
     Talent
     Weldon (PA)
     White
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 127.28  condemnation of forced abortions

  Mrs. FOWLER, pursuant to House Resolution 302, called up the bill 
(H.R.

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2570) to condemn those officials of the Chinese Communist Party, the 
Government of th People's Republic of China, and other persons who are 
involved in the enforcement of forced abortions by preventing such 
persons from entering or remaining in the United States.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 302, the following amendments printed in 
part 3 of House Report 105-379 were considered as agreed to:

       Page 4, line 20, after ``authorities'' insert ``(except the 
     head of state, the head of government, and cabinet level 
     ministers)''.
       Page 5, after line 2, insert the following:

     SEC. 4. WAIVER.

       The President may waive the requirement contained in 
     section 3 with respect to a national of the People's Republic 
     of China if the President--
       (1) determines that it is in the national interest of the 
     United States to do so; and
       (2) provides written notification to the Congress 
     containing a justification for the waiver.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 302, the previous question was ordered.
  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. GIBBONS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mrs. FOWLER 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

415

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para. 127.29                  [Roll No. 598]

                                YEAS--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Brown (CA)
       

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bateman
     Carson
     Clay
     Cubin
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     McKinney
     Neal
     Pickett
     Riley
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schiff
     Tauscher
     Waxman
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  Ms. LOFGREN moved to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed.
  Mrs. FOWLER 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. GIBBONS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. LOFGREN 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

245

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

171

para. 127.30                  [Roll No. 599]

                                AYES--245

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri

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     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--171

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bereuter
     Carson
     Clay
     Cubin
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Lantos
     McKinney
     Neal
     Reyes
     Riley
     Schiff
     Solomon
     Yates
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 127.31  motion to adjourn

  Mr. DOGGETT moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. DOGGETT 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

66

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

350

para. 127.32                  [Roll No. 600]

                                YEAS--66

     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Filner
     Flake
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Jefferson
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Markey
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Scott
     Skelton
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey

                                NAYS--350

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Ballenger
     Carson
     Clayton
     Cubin
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Kennedy (MA)
     McKinney
     Neal
     Owens
     Reyes
     Riley
     Schiff
     Shuster
     Stokes
     Yates
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 127.33  us-taiwan anti-ballistic missile defense cooperation

  Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to House Resolution 302, called up the bill (H.R. 
2386) to implement the provisions of the Taiwan Relations Act concerning 
the stability and security of Taiwan and United States cooperation with 
Taiwan on the development and acquisition of defense military articles.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 302, the following amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on International 
Relations printed in the bill, modified by the

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amendments printed in part 4 of House Report 105-379, was considered as 
agreed to:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Taiwan Anti-
     Ballistic Missile Defense Cooperation Act''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The stability and security of Taiwan and the balance of 
     power in the Taiwan Strait are key elements for the continued 
     peace and stability of the greater Asia-Pacific region, and 
     the indefinite continuation of such stability and security 
     and balance of power is in the vital national security 
     interest of the United States.
       (2) The People's Republic of China is currently engaged in 
     a comprehensive military modernization campaign that is 
     enhancing the power-projection capabilities of the People's 
     Liberation Army, including the introduction of advanced 
     ballistic and cruise missiles that could alter the current 
     balance of power in the Taiwan Strait and in the greater 
     Asia-Pacific region.
       (3) The current lack of transparency in the People's 
     Republic of China military infrastructure and its associated 
     defense establishment and the opaqueness of the comprehensive 
     efforts of the People's Liberation Army to modernize its 
     ballistic and cruise missile programs could spark a regional 
     arms race that would destabilize the East Asia and Western 
     Pacific regions and threaten vital United States national 
     security interests.
       (4) In March 1996, the People's Liberation Army created a 
     temporary, but de facto, blockade of both the international 
     shipping lanes of the Taiwan Strait and the international 
     airspace around Taiwan by conducting live-fire military 
     exercises which included the launch of several advanced, 
     nuclear-capable M-9 ballistic missiles to target areas close 
     to major ports in both the northern and southern areas of 
     Taiwan.
       (5) In March 1996, the locations of People's Liberation 
     Army military activities and M-9 missile target areas nearby 
     to Taiwan's two largest ports, Keelung and Kaohsiung, created 
     a de facto blockade of the Taiwan Strait, international 
     waters and airspace, interfered with United States and 
     international shipping and aviation, and impinged upon the 
     national security interests of the United States, requiring 
     the immediate deployment of two United States aircraft 
     carrier battle groups to the South China Sea.
       (6) The actions of the People's Liberation Army in such 
     close proximity to Taiwan were deliberate attempts to disrupt 
     Taiwan's social and economic stability and were carried out 
     as attempts to intimidate the people of Taiwan during the 
     period leading up to Taiwan's historic first democratic 
     presidential election.
       (7) The early development and deployment of an effective 
     United States theater missile defense system to the Asia-
     Pacific region, and the adjustment of United States policy to 
     include Taiwan, including the Penghu Islands, Kinmen, and 
     Matsu, under the protection of such defense system, would be 
     prudent and appropriate responses to--
       (A) the refusal by the People's Republic of China to 
     renounce the use of force to determine the future of Taiwan;
       (B) the nature of the military threat of the People's 
     Republic of China posed by the increased focus of the 
     People's Liberation Army on advanced missile development; and
       (C) the demonstrated intent of the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China to use live-fire military 
     exercises and ballistic missile tests against the people and 
     Government of Taiwan as tools of so-called coercive 
     diplomacy.
       (8) The early deployment of a United States theater anti-
     ballistic missile system in the Asia-Pacific region would 
     maintain a balance of power in the Taiwan Strait and deter 
     the People's Republic of China from resorting to military 
     intimidation tactics to coerce or manipulate the people and 
     freely-elected Government of Taiwan in the future.
       (9) While Taiwan is currently acquiring a local aircraft 
     and ballistic and cruise missile defense capability in the 
     form of the Modified Air Defense System (MADS), a larger 
     portion of Taiwan's territory and population would be 
     protected if this system were expanded to include a defense 
     of the Taichung region, Kaohsiung, the Penghu Islands, 
     Kinmen, and Matsu from limited ballistic missile attacks and 
     a deterrent against the threat and use of force against 
     Taiwan by the People's Liberation Army to achieve the 
     political goals of the core leadership of the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (10) Taiwan has requested further United States cooperation 
     on missile defense, including the conduct of a joint 
     architecture study of the requirements for the establishment 
     and operation of a missile defense system for Taiwan, 
     including the Penghu Islands, Kinmen, and Matsu.
       (11) On June 9, 1898, the ``Convention Respecting an 
     Extension of Hong Kong Territory'' was agreed to between 
     representatives of the governments of Great Britain and China 
     to lease the New Territories for the period of 99 years 
     beginning on July 1, 1898.
       (12) On December 19, 1984, the ``Sino-British Joint 
     Declaration'', agreed to between representatives of the 
     governments of Great Britain and China, established the terms 
     for the return to China on July 1, 1997, of the Hong Kong 
     area (including the Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New 
     Territories (hereafter in this resolution referred to as 
     ``Hong Kong'').
       (13) No treaties exist between the People's Republic of 
     China and Taiwan which determine the future status of Taiwan.
       (14) The People's Republic of China attempts to apply to 
     Taiwan the formula commonly known as ``one country, two 
     systems'' in a effort to annex Taiwan to China.
       (15) The People's Republic of China has refused to renounce 
     the use of force against Taiwan and held military exercises 
     in the Taiwan Strait in March 1996 in an attempt to 
     intimidate the people of Taiwan in their first presidential 
     elections.
       (16) The Taiwan Relations Act states that ``[i]t is the 
     policy of the United States . . . to consider any effort to 
     determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means, 
     including by boycotts or embargoes, a threat to the peace and 
     security of the Western Pacific area and of grave concern to 
     the United States''.

     SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT AND 
                   OPERATION OF A THEATER BALLISTIC MISSILE 
                   DEFENSE SYSTEM IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a 
     study of the architecture requirements for the establishment 
     and operation of a theater ballistic missile defense system 
     in the Asia-Pacific region that would have the capability to 
     protect Taiwan from ballistic missile attacks. The study 
     shall include a description of appropriate measures by which 
     the United States would cooperate with Taiwan and provide 
     Taiwan with an advanced local-area ballistic missile defense 
     system.
       (b) Report.--Not later than July 1, 1998, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committee on National Security of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate a report containing--
       (1) the results of the study conducted under subsection 
     (a);
       (2) the factors used to obtain such results;
       (3) a description of any existing United States missile 
     defense system that could be transferred to Taiwan in 
     accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act in order to allow 
     Taiwan to provide for its self-defense against limited 
     ballistic missile attacks.
       (c) Form of Report.--The report under subsection (b) shall 
     be submitted in both classified and unclassified form.

     SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS TO 
                   TAIWAN.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the President, if 
     requested by the Government of Taiwan and in accordance with 
     the results of the study conducted under section 3, should 
     transfer to the Government of Taiwan appropriate defense 
     articles or defense services under the foreign military sales 
     program under chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2761 et seq.) for the purpose of establishing and 
     operating a local-area ballistic missile defense system to 
     protect Taiwan, including the Penghu Islands, Kinmen, and 
     Matsu, against limited ballistic missile attacks.

     SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO UNITED STATES THEATER 
                   MISSILE DEFENSES FOR THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.

       The Congress declares that it is in the national interest 
     of the United States that Taiwan be included in any effort at 
     ballistic missile defense cooperation, networking, or 
     interoperability with friendly and allied nations in the 
     Asia-Pacific region.

     SEC. 6. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS URGING THE PRESIDENT TO MAKE 
                   CLEAR TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA THE 
                   COMMITMENT OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO SECURITY 
                   AND DEMOCRACY IN TAIWAN.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the Clinton 
     Administration should make clear to the leadership of the 
     People's Republic of China, the American people's firm 
     commitment for security and democracy for the people of 
     Taiwan and that the United States fully expects that the 
     resolution of security issues on both sides of the Taiwan 
     Strait will be resolved by peaceful means.

     SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING TAIWAN.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the transfer of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of 
     China does not alter the current and future status of Taiwan;
       (2) the future of Taiwan should be determined by peaceful 
     means through a democratic process; and
       (3) the United States should assist in the defense of 
     Taiwan in case of threats or military attack by the People's 
     Republic of China against Taiwan.

  After debate,
  Mr. BEREUTER, by unanimous consent, submitted the following amendment 
which was agreed to:

       In section 7(3) after the word ``States'' insert the 
     following: ``, in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act 
     and the constitutional processes of the United States,''.

  After further debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 302, the previous question was ordered.
  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. GIBBONS, announced that the yeas had it.

[[Page 2066]]

  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

301

When there appeared

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Nays

116

para. 127.34                  [Roll No. 601]

                                YEAS--301

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--116

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Archer
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clement
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gillmor
     Gordon
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Boehner
     Carson
     Coburn
     Cubin
     DeLauro
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Linder
     McKinney
     Neal
     Riley
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  Mr. PALLONE moved to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed.
  Mr. BEREUTER 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. BLUNT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. PALLONE 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

245

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affirmative

Nays

175

para. 127.35                  [Roll No. 602]

                                AYES--245

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--175

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green

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     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Carson
     Cubin
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     McKinney
     Neal
     Riley
     Sabo
     Schiff
     Souder
     Stokes
     Yates
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 127.36  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2621

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-386) the resolution (H. Res. 309) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2621) to extend trade authorities 
procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 127.37  motion to adjourn

  Mr. GEJDENSON moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. GEJDENSON 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

91

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

321

para. 127.38                  [Roll No. 603]

                                AYES--91

     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Davis (FL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Harman
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Scott
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey

                                NOES--321

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Barcia
     Carson
     Collins
     Cubin
     Everett
     Ewing
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Neal
     Riley
     Schiff
     Souder
     Vento
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 127.39  communist china subsidy reduction

  Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to House Resolution 302, called up the bill 
(H.R. 2605) to require the United States to oppose the making of 
concessional loans by international financial institutions to any entity 
in the People's Republic of China.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 302, the following amendments printed in 
part 5 of House Report 105-379 were considered as agreed to:

       At the end insert the following new section:

     SEC. 4. PRINCIPLES THAT SHOULD BE ADHERED TO BY ANY UNITED 
                   STATES NATIONAL CONDUCTING AN INDUSTRIAL 
                   COOPERATION PROJECT IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
                   CHINA.

       (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to create 
     principles governing the conduct of industrial cooperation 
     projects of United States nationals in the People's Republic 
     of China.
       (b) Statement of Principles.--It is the sense of the 
     Congress that any United States national conducting an 
     industrial cooperation project in the People's Republic of 
     China should:
       (1) Suspend the use of any goods, wares, articles, or 
     merchandise that the United States national has reason to 
     believe were mined, produced, or manufactured, in whole or in 
     part, by convict labor or forced labor, and refuse to use 
     forced labor in the industrial cooperation project.
       (2) Seek to ensure that political or religious views, sex, 
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     ground, involvement in political activities or nonviolent 
     demonstrations, or association with suspected or known 
     dissidents will not prohibit hiring, lead to harassment, 
     demotion, or dismissal, or in any way affect the status or 
     terms of employment in the industrial cooperation project. 
     The United States national should not discriminate in terms 
     or conditions of employment in the industrial cooperation 
     project against persons with past records of arrest or 
     internal exile for nonviolent protest or membership in 
     unofficial organizations committed to nonviolence.
       (3) Ensure that methods of production used in the 
     industrial cooperation project do not pose an unnecessary 
     physical danger to workers and neighboring populations or 
     property, and that the industrial cooperation project does 
     not unnecessarily risk harm to the surrounding environment; 
     and consult with community leaders regarding environmental 
     protection with respect to the industrial cooperation 
     project.
       (4) Strive to establish a private business enterprise when 
     involved in an industrial cooperation project with the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China or other state 
     entity.
       (5) Discourage any Chinese military presence on the 
     premises of any industrial cooperation projects which involve 
     dual-use technologies.
       (6) Undertake to promote freedom of association and 
     assembly among the employees of the United States national. 
     The United States national should protest any infringement by 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China of these 
     freedoms to the International Labor Organization's office in 
     Beijing.
       (7) Provide the Department of State with information 
     relevant to the Department's efforts to collect information 
     on prisoners for the purposes of the Prisoner Information 
     Registry, and for other reporting purposes.
       (8) Discourage or undertake to prevent compulsory political 
     indoctrination programs from taking place on the premises of 
     the industrial cooperation project.
       (9) Promote freedom of expression, including the freedom to 
     seek, receive, and impart information and ideas of all kinds, 
     regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in 
     print, in the form of art, or through any media. To this end, 
     the United States national should raise with appropriate 
     authorities of the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China concerns about restrictions on the free flow of 
     information.
       (10) Undertake to prevent harassment of workers who, 
     consistent with the United Nations World Population Plan of 
     Action, decide freely and responsibly the number and spacing 
     of their children; and prohibit compulsory population control 
     activities on the premises of the industrial cooperation 
     project.
       (c) Promotion of Principles by Other Nations.--The 
     Secretary of State shall forward a copy of the principles set 
     forth in subsection (b) to the member nations of the 
     Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and 
     encourage them to promote principles similar to these 
     principles.
       (d) Registration Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Each United States national conducting an 
     industrial cooperation project in the People's Republic of 
     China shall register with the Secretary of State and indicate 
     that the United States national agrees to implement the 
     principles set forth in subsection (b). No fee shall be 
     required for registration under this subsection.
       (2) Preference for participation in trade missions.--The 
     Secretary of Commerce shall consult the register prior to the 
     selection of private sector participants in any form of trade 
     mission to China, and undertake to involve those United 
     States nationals that have registered their adoption of the 
     principles set forth above.
       (e) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (1) the term ``industrial cooperation project'' refers to a 
     for-profit activity the business operations of which employ 
     more than 25 individuals or have assets greater than $25,000; 
     and
       (2) the term ``United States national'' means--
       (A) a citizen or national of the United States or a 
     permanent resident of the United States; and
       (B) a corporation, partnership, or other business 
     association organized under the laws of the United States, 
     any State or territory thereof, the District of Columbia, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands.
       At the end insert the following new section:

     SEC. 5. PROMOTION OF EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC, 
                   AGRICULTURAL, MILITARY, LEGAL, POLITICAL, AND 
                   ARTISTIC EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
                   AND CHINA.

       (a) Exchanges Between the United States and China.--
     Agencies of the United States Government which engage in 
     educational, cultural, scientific, agricultural, military, 
     legal, political, and artistic exchanges shall endeavor to 
     initiate or expand such exchange programs with regard to 
     China.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that a federally chartered not-for-profit organization should 
     be established to fund exchanges between the United States 
     and China through private donations.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 302, the previous question was ordered.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi 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. 4. QUARTERLY ADJUSTMENT OF TARIFFS ON PRODUCTS OF THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (A) Quarterly Determinations by Secretary of the 
     Treasury.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall determine, at 
     the end of each calendar quarter--
       (1) the dollar amount of tariffs paid to the People's 
     Republic of China during that quarter by persons for 
     exporting goods and services from the United States to the 
     People's Republic of China; and
       (2) the dollar amount of tariffs paid to the United States 
     during that quarter by persons for importing goods and 
     services from the People's Republic of China into the United 
     States.
       (b) Adjustment of Tariffs.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall adjust 
     the tariffs on all products of the People's Republic of China 
     so that an amount is collected on imports of products of the 
     People's Republic of China, during the 3-month period 
     beginning 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter for 
     which a determination is made under subsection (a), equal to 
     the amount by which the dollar amount computed under 
     paragraph (1) of subsection (a) exceeds the dollar amount 
     computed under paragraph (2) of subsection (a).

  Pending consideration of said motion,

para. 127.40  point of order

  Mr. SOLOMON made a point of order against the motion to recommit with 
instructions, and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I make a point of order against the motion to recommit 
with instructions.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the motion to recommit with instructions is not germane 
to this underlying bill. The fundamental purpose, or common thread, of 
the bill is very narrow and only concerns concessional loans to China. 
The range of methods employed in the bill is similarly narrow, and the 
bill is within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Banking and Finance.
  ``The motion, however, deals with the reciprocal tariff treatment of 
products of China. This is clearly not within the very narrow purpose of 
this bill. The issue of tariffs is also outside the range of methods 
employed in this bill and contains matter within the jurisdiction of the 
Committee on Ways and Means.
  ``There has been a protocol under previous Democrat leadership and 
Republican leadership today that amendments of this nature which would 
either raise or lower tariffs or raise or lower taxes are not allowed in 
motions to recommit on the floor. They must clear with the Committee on 
Ways and Means first.
  Therefore, the motion to recommit with instructions is not germane, 
and I urge the Chair to sustain the point of order.''. 

  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi was recognized to speak to the point of 
order, and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, as much as any Member of this body lives and breathes, 
this amendment is very much germane. Mr. Solomon's bill does one thing. 
It directs the Secretary of the Treasury to kind of something, do 
something about the Chinese Communists. My amendment directs the 
Secretary of the Treasury to do something about the gross injustice 
between what the Communist Chinese charge American products when our 
products go to their country and the fact that they only pay 2 percent 
when they come to ours. Why are we doing this? Why were there 5 votes in 
the past 2 days? It is because they force abortions, it is because they 
are thugs, they do not have religious freedom, they do not have 
political freedom. They are selling missiles and weapons to our enemies. 
They are buying ports on both ends of the Panama Canal.
  ``Mr. Speaker, as I said, every bill that we have voted on is trying 
to affect Chinese policy. This bill is asking the Secretary of the 
Treasury to take steps to affect Chinese policy. My amendment asks the 
Secretary of the Treasury to take substantial, realistic steps to affect 
Chinese policy. We are only going to get one last chance this session to 
do something substantive. As I have pointed out, the Committee on Rules 
has voted against bills that they are cosponsors of.

[[Page 2069]]

  ``Mr. Speaker, I am asking the Members of this House to do what each 
of us begged for the opportunity to do every other year, and, that is, 
stand up for the rights of the American citizens, to strike a blow 
against the thugs when we get the chance. Tonight we have a chance. 
Tonight we can decide that we will have some lame excuse and go back and 
tell the constituents of each of our individual districts, that, 
``Doggone it, we couldn't do anything about those Chinese thugs because 
the Rules Committee said we weren't germane.'' Or we can say that there 
are some things more important than the rules of the House in the 
integrity of this Nation, simple things like right and wrong, simple 
fairness for the American working people. That is more important than 
the rules of the House that can be changed at any moment. That is what I 
am asking Members of this body to vote on, and that is why I am asking 
Members to vote against tabling this motion and then turn around to vote 
for this motion to recommit so that all of these things that have done 
nothing will at least be followed up by a measure that does something 
for the people of America and gets the attention of the thugs in 
Peking.''. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, sustained the point of order, and 
said:

  ``The gentleman from New York [Mr. Solomon] makes the point of order 
that the amendment proposed in the motion to recommit is not germane.
  ``The test of germaneness in this situation is the relationship of the 
amendment proposed in the motion to recommit to the provisions of the 
bill as a whole.
  ``The bill, H.R. 2605, provides that the Secretary of Treasury 
instruct the United States Executive Directors to oppose concessional 
loans at each international financial institution to the People's 
Republic of China, any citizen or national of the People's Republic of 
China, or any entity established in the People's Republic of China.
  ``The amendment proposed in the motion to recommit would amend the 
tariff schedules of the United States to achieve reciprocity between the 
aggregate amount of Chinese tariffs on American products and the 
aggregate amount of American tariffs on Chinese products.
  ``As noted in section 798c of the House Rules and Manual, to be 
germane an amendment should address the same legislative jurisdiction as 
is addressed in the bill. Here, although the bill addresses the 
jurisdiction of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the 
amendment addresses the jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means.
  ``On this basis, the Chair finds that the amendment is a ``proposition 
on a subject different from that under consideration'' within the 
meaning of clause 7 of rule XVI. That is, the amendment is not germane. 
The point of order is sustained. The motion to recommit is not in 
order.''. 

  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. COX 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. BLUNT, 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

220

When there appeared

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Nays

192

para. 127.41                  [Roll No. 604]

                                YEAS--220

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Barr
     Boehner
     Carson
     Cubin
     Dixon
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Granger
     LaTourette
     McKinney
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Neal
     Riley
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  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. BLUNT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, as amend

[[Page 2070]]

ed, 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

354

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

59

para. 127.42                  [Roll No. 605]

                                AYES--354

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--59

     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Brown (CA)
     Campbell
     Castle
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis (FL)
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fazio
     Furse
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hinchey
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pickett
     Roemer
     Sabo
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Stabenow
     Tauscher
     Thurman
     Velazquez
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Carson
     Cubin
     Dixon
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     LaTourette
     McKinney
     Miller (CA)
     Neal
     Rangel
     Riley
     Rush
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     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. 127.43  senate bills and concurrent resolutions 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. 1378. An Act to extend the authorization of use of 
     official mail in the location and recovery of missing 
     children, 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.
  A bill of the Senate and concurrent resolutions of the following 
titles were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, 
referred as follows:

       S. 1377. An Act to amend the Act incorporating the American 
     Legion to make a technical correction; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       S. Con. Res. 61. Concurrent resolution authorizing printing 
     of a revised edition of the publication entitled ``Our 
     Flag''; to the Committee on House Oversight.
       S. Con. Res. 62. Concurrent resolution authorizing printing 
     of the brochure entitled ``How Our Laws Are Made''; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.

para. 127.44  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. 1119. 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. 2160. An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes.

para. 127.45  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. 2160. An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1119. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1998 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.

  And then,

para. 127.46  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, at 11 o'clock and 17 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para. 127.47  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. 2283. A 
     bill to expand the boundaries of Arches National Park in the 
     State of Utah to include portions of the following drainages, 
     Salt Wash, Lost Spring Canyon, Fish Sheep Draw, Clover 
     Canyon, Cordova Canyon, Mine Draw, and Cottonwood Wash, which 
     are currently under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
     Management, and to include a portion of Fish Sheep Draw, 
     which is currently owned by the State of Utah; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 105-385). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 309. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2621) to extend trade authorities procedures with respect to 
     reciprocal trade agreements, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 105-386). Referred to the House Calendar. 

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para. 127.48  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 and Mr. Gingrich):
       H.R. 2832. A bill concerning United States policy with 
     respect to Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gingrich):
       H.R. 2833. A bill to amend the Anglo-Irish Agreement 
     Support Act of 1986 to require compliance with principles of 
     economic justice under that Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 2834. A bill to permit the city of Cleveland, Ohio, to 
     convey certain lands that the United States conveyed to the 
     city; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 2835. A bill to amend the Act incorporating the 
     American Legion so as to redefine eligiblity for membership 
     therein; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 2836. A bill to designate the building of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 180 East Kellogg Boulevard 
     in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the ``Eugene J. McCarthy Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Bryant, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Deal of Georgia):
       H.R. 2837. A bill to reform the naturalization process, to 
     clarify the procedures for investigating the criminal 
     background of individuals submitting applications in 
     connection with certain benefits under the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2838. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide additional protections for taxpayers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 2839. A bill to improve the quality of child care 
     provided through Federal facilities and programs, 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 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. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. John, Mr. Turner, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Largent):
       H.R. 2840. A bill to provide Government-wide accounting of 
     regulatory costs and benefits, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky:
       H.R. 2841. A bill to extend the time required for the 
     construction of a hydroelectric project; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 2842. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to allow leave for parent-teacher conferences; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on 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. DUNCAN (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
             and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 2843. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to reevaluate the equipment 
     in medical kits carried on, and to make a decision regarding 
     requiring automatic external defilbrillators to be carried 
     on, aircraft operated by air carriers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California (for himself and Mr. Dooley 
             of California):
       H.R. 2844. A bill to amend provisions of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 that relate to timber sales, to 
     provide more equitable payments to States for the benefit of 
     counties in which national forests are situated; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2845. A bill to amend the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to 
     provide that daylight savings time end on the first Sunday 
     after the first Monday in November each year; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Duncan, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Pappas, Ms. Waters, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Gingrich, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Armey, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. 
             Kasich):
       H.R. 2846. A bill to prohibit spending Federal education 
     funds on national testing without explicit and specific 
     legislation; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Paul, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Pitts, and 
             Mr. Sam Johnson):
       H.R. 2847. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for education; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Ford, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Klink, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Rush, Mr. McGovern, 
             and Mr. Bentsen):
       H.R. 2848. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation 
     disputes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Kasich):
       H.R. 2849. A bill to provide for the establishment of 
     demonstration projects designed to determine the social, 
     civic, psychological, and economic effects of providing to 
     individuals and families with limited means an opportunity to 
     accumulate assets, and to determine the extent to which an 
     asset-based policy may be used to enable individuals and 
     families with limited means to achieve economic self-
     sufficiency; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Lampson, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Luther, Ms. Stabenow, and 
             Mr. Kind of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 2850. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require better reporting of 
     unidentified persons, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 2851. A bill to prohibit application of a payment 
     limit to a drug or biological under part B of the Medicare 
     Program based on a less costly alternative for courses of 
     treatment begun before the change in payment; 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. KILDEE:
       H.R. 2852. A bill to amend title V of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 to improve and strengthen the recruitment and 
     training of American teachers; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 2853. A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of 
     the Interior to set aside all entrance fees, special use 
     fees, and concession fees from the National Park System into 
     a National Park Capital Improvement Fund at the Department of 
     the Treasury, and to secure bonds for particular, high-
     priority capital improvements to the National Park System, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Solomon, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Evans, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Green, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii):
       H.R. 2854. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans 
     and group and individual health insurance coverage to provide 
     post-delivery follow-up care for mothers and newborns 
     discharged less than 48 hours following a vaginal delivery or 
     less than 96 following a delivery by cesarean section; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 2855. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require the installation of the collision avoidance system 
     known as TCAS-II on large cargo aircraft; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mr. Campbell):
       H.R. 2856. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations relating 
     to recir

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     culation of fresh air in commercial aircraft, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 2857. A bill to suspend the duty on 2,6-Dimethyl-m-
     Dioxan-4-ol Acetate until January 1, 2001; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. Everett, Mr. Fazio 
             of California, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
             Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 2858. A bill to provide for an increase in pay and 
     allowances for members of the uniformed services for fiscal 
     year 1998, to improve certain authorities relating to the pay 
     and allowance and the health care of such members, to 
     authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military 
     construction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. BOB SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Dan 
             Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Skaggs, and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 2859. A bill to prohibit commercial air tours over the 
     Rocky Mountain National Park; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 2860. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to use 50 percent of any Federal budget surplus in the 
     general fund for reductions in Social Security taxes and to 
     provide that the remainder of the surplus shall be used to 
     increase discretionary nondefense spending and to reduce the 
     outstanding public debt; 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. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 2861. A bill to improve the program of block grants to 
     States for temporary assistance for needy families; 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 (for himself and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 2862. A bill to direct the Capitol Police Board to 
     establish a pay scale and benefit package for members and 
     civilian employees of the United States Capitol Police 
     equivalent to the pay scale and benefit package applicable to 
     members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed 
     Division; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             Stearns):
       H.R. 2863. A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to 
     clarify restrictions under that Act on baiting, to facilitate 
     acquisition of migratory bird habitat, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Manton, 
             Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Lantos):
       H.J. Res. 99. A joint resolution expressing the 
     appreciation of Congress and the Americanpeople for the 
     service performed during World War I and World War II by 
     members of the Navy who were assigned as gun crews on board 
     merchant ships as part of the Naval Armed Guard Service; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.J. Res. 100. A joint resolution commending the personnel 
     who served in the United StatesNavy Asiatic Fleet, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. LUTHER:
       H. Con. Res. 184. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the motion picture industry should 
     work to discourage tobacco use among our youth; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H. Res. 310. A resolution calling on the Emir of Kuwait to 
     provide funds for research, diagnosis, treatment, and 
     compensation relating to injuries and illnesses suffered by 
     United States veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War; to 
     the Committee on International Relations. 

para. 127.49  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 20: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Collins.
       H.R. 47: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 164: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 264: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 303: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 550: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 738: Mr. Flake.
       H.R. 746: Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 806: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 851: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Sanders, 
     Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Christian-Green, 
     Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Becerra, 
     Mr. Stark, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Bass, 
     Mr. Sununu, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 915: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
     Dingell, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 919: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 965: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 971: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 979: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 992: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Smith of Oregon.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. 
     Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Farr of California, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Kennelly, and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 1146: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 1215: Mr. Holden, Mr. Clay, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1376: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
     Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1432: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 1481: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1525: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1666: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1737: Ms. Lofgen.
       H.R. 1749: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Nadler, 
     Mr. Yates, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1800: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 1828: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1873: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 2124: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     LaTourette, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 2174: Mr. Filner, Ms. Harman, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Maloney 
     of New York, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Goodling, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. 
     Luther.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Millender-
     McDonald, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 2231: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Sam 
     Johnson.
       H.R. 2252: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2273: Mr. McGovern, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Sanchez, and 
     Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2290: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2321: Mr. Hulshof.
       H.R. 2382: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 2456: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 2457: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 2462: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 2468: Mr. Towns, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cummings, and 
     Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2485: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2488: Mr. Green.
       H.R. 2492: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2495: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Edwards, and Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Cramer, 
     Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 2526: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 2553: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 2593: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Combest, Mr. Hill, Mr. Johnson of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Farr of 
     California.
       H.R. 2596: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Hulshof, 
     Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Thune, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. 
     Latham.
       H.R. 2597: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2611: Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Graham, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
     Redmond, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 2631: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. 
     LaFalce.
       H.R. 2671: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2693: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
     Underwood.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. Turner, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
     Stenholm, Mr. Green, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Lampson, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Dixon, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Clay, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Clayton, 
     Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Harman, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Eshoo, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2699: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 2717: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 2718: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Brady, Mr. Coburn, 
     Ms. Furse, Mr. Souder, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. 
     Wynn.
       H.R. 2748: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2761: Ms. McKinney.

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       H.R. 2795: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 2804: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2805: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Bateman, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mr. Borski, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Ms. Danner, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     Dooley of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Klink, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Green, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
     Hyde, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
     Murtha, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Poshard, Ms. Pryce of 
     Ohio, Mr. Roemer, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. 
     Young of Alaska.
       H.J. Res. 83: Mr. Norwood.
       H. Con. Res. 106: Mr. Blumenauer and Mr. Farr of 
     California.
       H. Con. Res. 150: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. McHugh.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Mr. Borski.
       H. Res. 267: Mr. Neuman and Mr. Weldon of Florida.

para. 127.50  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. 1202: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2198: Mr. Armey.
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                     FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1997 (128)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 128.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, November 6, 1997.
  Mr. McNULTY, 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. McNULTY 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. 128.2  communications

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

       5806. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Food and 
     Consumer Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Commodity Supplemental Food Program--Caseload Assignment 
     (RIN: 0584-AC60) received October 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5807. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report describing the 
     support services other than telecommunications provided to 
     the White House by the Department of Defense through the 
     White House Communications Agency for the 4th quarter of FY 
     1997, pursuant to Public Law 104--201, section 912; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       5808. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's report entitled 
     ``Model Comprehensive Program for the Treatment of Substance 
     Abuse, Metropolitan Area Treatment Enhancement System 
     (MATES)'' for Fiscal Year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 102--
     321, section 301 (106 Stat. 419); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5809. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Defense Special Weapons Agency 
     Privacy Program [DSWA Instruction 5400.11B] received October 
     22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5810. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the Board's annual report on the Program 
     Fraud Civil Remedies Act for fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3810; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5811. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary (Civil 
     Works), Department of the Army, transmitting a letter stating 
     that an emergency exists at Devils Lake, North Dakota, 
     pursuant to Public Law 93--288, section 102; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5812. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Miscellaneous Educational Revisions 
     (RIN: 2900-AI69) received October 27, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       5813. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Food and 
     Consumer Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Food 
     Distribution Programs--Reduction of the Paperwork Burden 
     (RIN: 0584-AB27) received October 14, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Agriculture 
     and Education and the Workforce.
       5814. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final 
     rule--Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies and 
     Adjustments to the Relative Value Units Under the Physician 
     Fee Schedule, Other Part B Payment Policies, and 
     Establishment of the Clinical Psychologist Fee Schedule for 
     Calendar Year 1998 [BPD-884-FC] (RIN: 0938-AH94) received 
     October 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly 
     to the Committees on Commerce and Ways and Means.
       5815. A letter from the Chair of the Board, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting notice of adoption of amendments to 
     regulations under section 205 of the Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 for publication in the 
     Congressional Record, pursuant to Public Law 104--1, section 
     303(b) (109 Stat. 28); jointly to the Committees on House 
     Oversight and Education and the Workforce.
       5816. A letter from the Chair of the Board, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting notice of adoption of amendments to 
     regulations under section 215 of the Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 for publication in the 
     Congressional Record, pursuant to Public Law 104--1, section 
     303(b) (109 Stat. 28); jointly to the Committees on House 
     Oversight and Education and the Workforce.
       5817. A letter from the Chair of the Board, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting notice of adoption of amendments to 
     regulations under section 204 of the Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 for publication in the 
     Congressional Record, pursuant to Public Law 104--1, section 
     303(b) (109 Stat. 28); jointly to the Committees on House 
     Oversight and Education and the Workforce. 

para. 128.3  order of business--extension of remarks to sine die 
          adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That Members may have until publication of the last edition 
of the Congressional Record authorized for the First Session by the 
Joint Committee on Printing to revise and extend their remarks and to 
include brief, related extraneous material on any matter occurring 
before the adjournment of the First Session, 105th Congress, sine die.

para. 128.4  motion to adjourn

  Mr. PALLONE moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. PALLONE 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

38

When there appeared

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Nays

308

para. 128.5                   [Roll No. 606]

                                YEAS--38

     Andrews
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Delahunt
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennelly
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Mink
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Sabo
     Smith, Adam
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Wise
     Woolsey

                                NAYS--308

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)

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     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--87

     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Bono
     Brown (FL)
     Burton
     Canady
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis (FL)
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Farr
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Leach
     Livingston
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mollohan
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Parker
     Payne
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rush
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Skeen
     Spratt
     Stark
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Wicker
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL) 
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 128.6  intelligence authorization

  Mr. GOSS, pursuant to the order of the House of October 30, 1997, 
called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 105-350):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S.858), 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 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 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
     ``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998''.
       (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. Detail of intelligence community personnel.
Sec. 304. Extension of application of sanctions laws to intelligence 
              activities.
Sec. 305. Sense of Congress on intelligence community contracting.
Sec. 306. Sense of Congress on receipt of classified information.
Sec. 307. Provision of information on certain violent crimes abroad to 
              victims and victims' families.
Sec. 308. Annual reports on intelligence activities of the People's 
              Republic of China.
Sec. 309. Standards for spelling of foreign names and places and for 
              use of geographic coordinates.
Sec. 310. Review of studies on chemical weapons in the Persian Gulf 
              during the Persian Gulf War.
Sec. 311. Amendments to Fair Credit Reporting Act.

                 TITLE IV--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Sec. 401. Multiyear leasing authority.
Sec. 402. Subpoena authority for the Inspector General of the Central 
              Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 403. CIA central services program.
Sec. 404. Protection of CIA facilities.
Sec. 405. Administrative location of the Office of the Director of 
              Central Intelligence.

         TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 501. Authority to award academic degree of Bachelor of Science in 
              Intelligence.
Sec. 502. Funding for infrastructure and quality of life improvements 
              at Menwith Hill and Bad Aibling stations.
Sec. 503. Unauthorized use of name, initials, or seal of National 
              Reconnaissance Office.
                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1998 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 the Treasury.
       (8) The Department of Energy.
       (9) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (10) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
       (11) The National Reconnaissance Office.
       (12) The National Imagery and Mapping Agency.

      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, 1998, 
     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 S.858 
     of the One Hundred Fifth 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 
     1998 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 the Director exercises the authority 
     granted by this section.

     SEC. 104. COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     for the Community Management Account of the Director of 
     Central Intelligence for fiscal year 1998 the sum of 
     $121,580,000.
       (2) Availability of certain funds.--Within such amount, 
     funds identified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
     referred to

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     in section 102(a) for the Advanced Research and Development 
     Committee and the Environmental Intelligence and Applications 
     Program shall remain available until September 30, 1999.
       (b) Authorized Personnel Levels.--The elements within the 
     Community Management Account of the Director of Central 
     Intelligence are authorized a total of 283 full-time 
     personnel as of September 30, 1998. Personnel serving in such 
     elements may be permanent employees of the Community 
     Management Account element or personnel detailed from other 
     elements of the United States Government.
       (c) Classified Authorizations.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Community 
     Management Account by subsection (a), there is also 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Community Management 
     Account for fiscal year 1998 such additional amounts as are 
     specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
     referred to in section 102(a).
       (2) Authorization of personnel.--In addition to the 
     personnel authorized by subsection (b) for elements of the 
     Community Management Account as of September 30, 1998, there 
     is hereby authorized such additional personnel for such 
     elements as of that date as is specified in the classified 
     Schedule of Authorizations.
       (d) Reimbursement.--Except as provided in section 113 of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (as added by section 303 of 
     this Act), during fiscal year 1998, any officer or employee 
     of the United States or member of the Armed Forces who is 
     detailed to the staff of an element within the Community 
     Management Account 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 non-reimbursable basis for a period of less than one year 
     for the performance of temporary functions as required by the 
     Director of Central Intelligence.
       (e) National Drug Intelligence Center.--
       (1) In general.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in subsection (a), the amount of $27,000,000 
     shall be available for the National Drug Intelligence Center. 
     Within such amount, funds provided for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation purposes shall remain available until 
     September 30, 1999, and funds provided for procurement 
     purposes shall remain available until September 30, 2000.
       (2) Transfer of funds.--The Director of Central 
     Intelligence shall transfer to the Attorney General of the 
     United States funds available for the National Drug 
     Intelligence Center under paragraph (1). The Attorney General 
     shall utilize funds so transferred for the activities of the 
     Center.
       (3) Limitation.--Amounts available for the Center may not 
     be used in contravention of the provisions of section 
     103(d)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     403-3(d)(1)).
       (4) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Attorney General shall retain full authority over the 
     operations of the Center.
 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 1998 the sum of $196,900,000.
                     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. DETAIL OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PERSONNEL.

       (a) In General.--Title I of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:


 ``detail of intelligence community personnel--intelligence community 
                           assignment program

       ``Sec. 113. (a) Detail.--(1) Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the head of a department with an element in 
     the intelligence community or the head of an intelligence 
     community agency or element may detail any employee within 
     that department, agency, or element to serve in any position 
     in the Intelligence Community Assignment Program on a 
     reimbursable or a nonreimbursable basis.
       ``(2) Nonreimbursable details may be for such periods as 
     are agreed to between the heads of the parent and host 
     agencies, up to a maximum of three years, except that such 
     details may be extended for a period not to exceed one year 
     when the heads of the parent and host agencies determine that 
     such extension is in the public interest.
       ``(b) Benefits, Allowances, Travel, Incentives.--An 
     employee detailed under subsection (a) may be authorized any 
     benefit, allowance, travel, or incentive otherwise provided 
     to enhance staffing by the organization from which the 
     employee is detailed.
       ``(c) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1, 1999, and 
     annually thereafter, the Director of Central Intelligence 
     shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report describing 
     the detail of intelligence community personnel pursuant to 
     subsection (a) during the 12-month period ending on the date 
     of the report. The report shall set forth the number of 
     personnel detailed, the identity of parent and host agencies 
     or elements, and an analysis of the benefits of the 
     details.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Sections 120, 121, and 110 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 are hereby redesignated as 
     sections 110, 111, and 112, respectively.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in the first 
     section of such Act is amended by striking out the items 
     relating to sections 120, 121, and 110 and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:

``Sec. 110. National mission of National Imagery and Mapping Agency.
``Sec. 111. Collection tasking authority.
``Sec. 112. Restrictions on intelligence sharing with the United 
              Nations.
``Sec. 113. Detail of intelligence community personnel--intelligence 
              community assignment program.''.

       (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to an employee on detail on or after January 1, 
     1997.

     SEC. 304. EXTENSION OF APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO 
                   INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

       Section 905 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     441d) is amended by striking out ``January 6, 1998'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``January 6, 1999''.

     SEC. 305. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
                   CONTRACTING.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Director of Central 
     Intelligence should continue to direct that elements of the 
     intelligence community, whenever compatible with the national 
     security interests of the United States and consistent with 
     operational and security concerns related to the conduct of 
     intelligence activities, and where fiscally sound, should 
     competitively award contracts in a manner that maximizes the 
     procurement of products properly designated as having been 
     made in the United States.

     SEC. 306. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RECEIPT OF CLASSIFIED 
                   INFORMATION.

       It is the sense of Congress that Members of Congress have 
     equal standing with officials of the Executive Branch to 
     receive classified information so that Congress may carry out 
     its oversight responsibilities under the Constitution.

     SEC. 307. PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON CERTAIN VIOLENT CRIMES 
                   ABROAD TO VICTIMS AND VICTIMS' FAMILIES.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) it is in the national interests of the United States to 
     provide information regarding the killing, abduction, 
     torture, or other serious mistreatment of United States 
     citizens abroad to the victims of such crimes, or the 
     families of victims of such crimes if they are United States 
     citizens; and
       (2) the provision of such information is sufficiently 
     important that the discharge of the responsibility for 
     identifying and disseminating such information should be 
     vested in a cabinet-level officer of the United States 
     Government.
       (b) Responsibility.--The Secretary of State shall take 
     appropriate actions to ensure that the United States 
     Government takes all appropriate actions to--
       (1) identify promptly information (including classified 
     information) in the possession of the departments and 
     agencies of the United States Government regarding the 
     killing, abduction, torture, or other serious mistreatment of 
     United States citizens abroad; and
       (2) subject to subsection (c), promptly make such 
     information available to--
       (A) the victims of such crimes; or
       (B) when appropriate, the family members of the victims of 
     such crimes if such family members are United States 
     citizens.
       (c) Limitations.--The Secretary shall work with the heads 
     of appropriate departments and agencies of the United States 
     Government in order to ensure that information relevant to a 
     crime covered by subsection (b) is promptly reviewed and, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, without jeopardizing 
     sensitive sources and methods or other vital national 
     security interests, or without jeopardizing an on-going 
     criminal investigation or proceeding, made available under 
     that subsection unless such disclosure is specifically 
     prohibited by law.

     SEC. 308. ANNUAL REPORTS ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES OF THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 
     Director of Central Intelligence and the Director of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation, jointly and in consultation 
     with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, 
     including the National Security Agency and the Departments of 
     Defense, Justice, Treasury, and State, shall prepare and 
     transmit to Congress a report on intelligence activities of 
     the People's Republic of China directed against or affecting 
     the interests of the United States.
       (b) Delivery of Report.--The Director of Central 
     Intelligence and the Director of the

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     Federal Bureau of Investigation shall jointly transmit 
     classified and unclassified versions of the report to the 
     Speaker and Minority leader of the House of Representatives, 
     the Majority and Minority leaders of the Senate, the Chairman 
     and Ranking Member of the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate.

     SEC. 309. STANDARDS FOR SPELLING OF FOREIGN NAMES AND PLACES 
                   AND FOR USE OF GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES.

       (a) Survey of Current Standards.--
       (1) Survey.--The Director of Central Intelligence shall 
     carry out a survey of current standards for the spelling of 
     foreign names and places, and the use of geographic 
     coordinates for such places, among the elements of the 
     intelligence community.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the 
     congressional intelligence committees a report on the survey 
     carried out under paragraph (1). The report shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (b) Guidelines.--
       (1) Issuance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director shall issue guidelines to 
     ensure the use of uniform spelling of foreign names and 
     places and the uniform use of geographic coordinates for such 
     places. The guidelines shall apply to all intelligence 
     reports, intelligence products, and intelligence databases 
     prepared and utilized by the elements of the intelligence 
     community.
       (2) Basis.--The guidelines under paragraph (1) shall, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, be based on current United 
     States Government standards for the transliteration of 
     foreign names, standards for foreign place names developed by 
     the Board on Geographic Names, and a standard set of 
     geographic coordinates.
       (3) Submittal to congress.--The Director shall submit a 
     copy of the guidelines to the congressional intelligence 
     committees.
       (c) Congressional Intelligence Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``congressional intelligence committees'' 
     means the following:
       (1) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.

     SEC. 310. REVIEW OF STUDIES ON CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN THE 
                   PERSIAN GULF DURING THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.

       (a) Review.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than May 31, 1998, the Inspector 
     General of the Central Intelligence Agency shall complete a 
     review of the studies conducted by the Federal Government 
     regarding the presence, use, or destruction of chemical 
     weapons in the Persian Gulf theater of operations during the 
     Persian Gulf War.
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the review is to identify any 
     additional investigation or research that may be necessary--
       (A) to determine fully and completely the extent of Central 
     Intelligence Agency knowledge of the presence, use, or 
     destruction of such weapons in that theater of operations 
     during that war; and
       (B) with respect to any other issue relating to the 
     presence, use, or destruction of such weapons in that theater 
     of operations during that war that the Inspector General 
     considers appropriate.
       (b) Report on Review.--
       (1) Requirement.--Upon the completion of the review, the 
     Inspector General shall submit to the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee 
     on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report on 
     the results of the review. The report shall include such 
     recommendations for additional investigations or research as 
     the Inspector General considers appropriate.
       (2) Form.--The report shall be submitted in unclassified 
     form, but may include a classified annex.

     SEC. 311. AMENDMENTS TO FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT.

       (a) Exception to Consumer Disclosure Requirement.--Section 
     604(b) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681b(b)) 
     (as amended by chapter 1 of subtitle D of the Economic Growth 
     and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Exception for national security investigations.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an agency or department 
     of the United States Government which seeks to obtain and use 
     a consumer report for employment purposes, paragraph (3) 
     shall not apply to any adverse action by such agency or 
     department which is based in part on such consumer report, if 
     the head of such agency or department makes a written finding 
     that--
       ``(i) the consumer report is relevant to a national 
     security investigation of such agency or department;
       ``(ii) the investigation is within the jurisdiction of such 
     agency or department;
       ``(iii) there is reason to believe that compliance with 
     paragraph (3) will--

       ``(I) endanger the life or physical safety of any person;
       ``(II) result in flight from prosecution;
       ``(III) result in the destruction of, or tampering with, 
     evidence relevant to the investigation;
       ``(IV) result in the intimidation of a potential witness 
     relevant to the investigation;
       ``(V) result in the compromise of classified information; 
     or
       ``(VI) otherwise seriously jeopardize or unduly delay the 
     investigation or another official proceeding.

       ``(B) Notification of consumer upon conclusion of 
     investigation.--Upon the conclusion of a national security 
     investigation described in subparagraph (A), or upon the 
     determination that the exception under subparagraph (A) is no 
     longer required for the reasons set forth in such 
     subparagraph, the official exercising the authority in such 
     subparagraph shall provide to the consumer who is the subject 
     of the consumer report with regard to which such finding was 
     made--
       ``(i) a copy of such consumer report with any classified 
     information redacted as necessary;
       ``(ii) notice of any adverse action which is based, in 
     part, on the consumer report; and
       ``(iii) the identification with reasonable specificity of 
     the nature of the investigation for which the consumer report 
     was sought.
       ``(C) Delegation by head of agency or department.--For 
     purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B), the head of any agency 
     or department of the United States Government may delegate 
     his or her authorities under this paragraph to an official of 
     such agency or department who has personnel security 
     responsibilities and is a member of the Senior Executive 
     Service or equivalent civilian or military rank.
       ``(D) Report to the congress.--Not later than January 31 of 
     each year, the head of each agency and department of the 
     United States Government that exercised authority under this 
     paragraph during the preceding year shall submit a report to 
     the Congress on the number of times the department or agency 
     exercised such authority during the year.
       ``(E) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(i) Classified information.--The term `classified 
     information' means information that is protected from 
     unauthorized disclosure under Executive Order No. 12958 or 
     successor orders.
       ``(ii) National security investigation.--The term `national 
     security investigation' means any official inquiry by an 
     agency or department of the United States Government to 
     determine the eligibility of a consumer to receive access or 
     continued access to classified information or to determine 
     whether classified information has been lost or 
     compromised.''.
       (b) Resale of Consumer Report to a Federal Agency or 
     Department.--Section 607(e) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1681e(e)) (as amended by chapter 1 of subtitle D 
     of the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act 
     of 1996) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Resale of consumer report to a federal agency or 
     department.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or (2), a person 
     who procures a consumer report for purposes of reselling the 
     report (or any information in the report) shall not disclose 
     the identity of the end-user of the report under paragraph 
     (1) or (2) if--
       ``(A) the end user is an agency or department of the United 
     States Government which procures the report from the person 
     for purposes of determining the eligibility of the consumer 
     concerned to receive access or continued access to classified 
     information (as defined in section 604(b)(4)(E)(i)); and
       ``(B) the agency or department certifies in writing to the 
     person reselling the report that nondisclosure is necessary 
     to protect classified information or the safety of persons 
     employed by or contracting with, or undergoing investigation 
     for work or contracting with the agency or department.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect as if such amendments had been 
     included in chapter 1 of subtitle D of the Economic Growth 
     and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 as of the date 
     of the enactment of such Act.
                 TITLE IV--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

     SEC. 401. MULTIYEAR LEASING AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 5 of the Central Intelligence 
     Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403f) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (a) through (f) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively;
       (2) by inserting ``(a)'' after ``Sec. 5.'';
       (3) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking out 
     ``without regard'' and all that follows through ``; and'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;
       (4) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (6), 
     as so redesignated, and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and'';
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) Notwithstanding section 1341(a)(1) of title 31, 
     United States Code, enter into multiyear leases for up to 15 
     years.''; and
       (6) by inserting at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b)(1) The authority to enter into a multiyear lease 
     under subsection (a)(7) shall be subject to appropriations 
     provided in advance for--
       ``(A) the entire lease; or
       ``(B) the first 12 months of the lease and the Government's 
     estimated termination liability.
       ``(2) In the case of any such lease entered into under 
     subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) such lease shall include a clause that provides that 
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     nated if budget authority (as defined by section 3(2) of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 
     U.S.C. 622(2))) is not provided specifically for that project 
     in an appropriations Act in advance of an obligation of funds 
     in respect thereto;
       ``(B) notwithstanding section 1552 of title 31, United 
     States Code, amounts obligated for paying termination costs 
     with respect to such lease shall remain available until the 
     costs associated with termination of such lease are paid;
       ``(C) funds available for termination liability shall 
     remain available to satisfy rental obligations with respect 
     to such lease in subsequent fiscal years in the event such 
     lease is not terminated early, but only to the extent those 
     funds are in excess of the amount of termination liability at 
     the time of their use to satisfy such rental obligations; and
       ``(D) funds appropriated for a fiscal year may be used to 
     make payments on such lease, for a maximum of 12 months, 
     beginning any time during such fiscal year.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     apply to multiyear leases entered into under section 5 of the 
     Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, as so amended, on or 
     after October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 402. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY FOR THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE 
                   CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

       (a) Authority.--Subsection (e) of section 17 of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403q) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (6) through (8), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph (5):
       ``(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
     Inspector General is authorized to require by subpoena the 
     production of all information, documents, reports, answers, 
     records, accounts, papers, and other data and documentary 
     evidence necessary in the performance of the duties and 
     responsibilities of the Inspector General.
       ``(B) In the case of Government agencies, the Inspector 
     General shall obtain information, documents, reports, 
     answers, records, accounts, papers, and other data and 
     evidence for the purpose specified in subparagraph (A) using 
     procedures other than by subpoenas.
       ``(C) The Inspector General may not issue a subpoena for or 
     on behalf of any other element or component of the Agency.
       ``(D) In the case of contumacy or refusal to obey a 
     subpoena issued under this paragraph, the subpoena shall be 
     enforceable by order of any appropriate district court of the 
     United States.
       ``(E) Not later than January 31 and July 31 of each year, 
     the Inspector General shall submit to the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee 
     on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report of 
     the Inspector General's exercise of authority under this 
     paragraph during the preceding six months.''.
       (b) Limitation on Authority for Protection of National 
     Security.--Subsection (b)(3) of that section is amended by 
     inserting ``, or from issuing any subpoena, after the 
     Inspector General has decided to initiate, carry out, or 
     complete such audit, inspection, or investigation or to issue 
     such subpoena,'' after ``or investigation''.

     SEC. 403. CIA CENTRAL SERVICES PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority for Program.--The Central Intelligence Agency 
     Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403a et seq.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:


                       ``central services program

       ``Sec. 21. (a) In General.--The Director may carry out a 
     program under which elements of the Agency provide items and 
     services on a reimbursable basis to other elements of the 
     Agency and to other Government agencies. The Director shall 
     carry out the program in accordance with the provisions of 
     this section.
       ``(b) Participation of Agency Elements.--(1) In order to 
     carry out the program, the Director shall--
       ``(A) designate the elements of the Agency that are to 
     provide items or services under the program (in this section 
     referred to as `central service providers');
       ``(B) specify the items or services to be provided under 
     the program by such providers; and
       ``(C) assign to such providers for purposes of the program 
     such inventories, equipment, and other assets (including 
     equipment on order) as the Director determines necessary to 
     permit such providers to provide items or services under the 
     program.
       ``(2) The designation of elements and the specification of 
     items and services under paragraph (1) shall be subject to 
     the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget.
       ``(c) Central Services Working Capital Fund.--(1) There is 
     established a fund to be known as the Central Services 
     Working Capital Fund (in this section referred to as the 
     `Fund'). The purpose of the Fund is to provide sums for 
     activities under the program.
       ``(2) There shall be deposited in the Fund the following:
       ``(A) Amounts appropriated to the Fund.
       ``(B) Amounts credited to the Fund from payments received 
     by central service providers under subsection (e).
       ``(C) Fees imposed and collected under subsection (f)(1).
       ``(D) Amounts collected in payment for loss or damage to 
     equipment or other property of a central service provider as 
     a result of activities under the program.
       ``(E) Such other amounts as the Director is authorized to 
     deposit in or transfer to the Fund.
       ``(3) Amounts in the Fund shall be available, without 
     fiscal year limitation, for the following purposes:
       ``(A) To pay the costs of providing items or services under 
     the program.
       ``(B) To pay the costs of carrying out activities under 
     subsection (f)(2).
       ``(d) Limitation on Amount of Orders.--The total value of 
     all orders for items or services to be provided under the 
     program in any fiscal year may not exceed an amount specified 
     in advance by the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget.
       ``(e) Payment for Items and Services.--(1) A Government 
     agency provided items or services under the program shall pay 
     the central service provider concerned for such items or 
     services an amount equal to the costs incurred by the 
     provider in providing such items or services plus any fee 
     imposed under subsection (f). In calculating such costs, the 
     Director shall take into account personnel costs (including 
     costs associated with salaries, annual leave, and workers' 
     compensation), plant and equipment costs (including 
     depreciation of plant and equipment), operation and 
     maintenance expenses, amortized costs, and other expenses.
       ``(2) Payment for items or services under paragraph (1) may 
     take the form of an advanced payment by an agency from 
     appropriations available to such agency for the procurement 
     of such items or services.
       ``(f) Fees.--(1) The Director may permit a central service 
     provider to impose and collect a fee with respect to the 
     provision of an item or service under the program. The amount 
     of the fee may not exceed an amount equal to four percent of 
     the payment received by the provider for the item or service.
       ``(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Director may 
     obligate and expend amounts in the Fund that are attributable 
     to the fees imposed and collected under paragraph (1) to 
     acquire equipment or systems for, or to improve the equipment 
     or systems of, elements of the Agency that are not designated 
     for participation in the program in order to facilitate the 
     designation of such elements for future participation in the 
     program.
       ``(B) The Director may not expend amounts in the Fund for 
     purposes specified in subparagraph (A) in fiscal year 1998, 
     1999, or 2000 unless the Director--
       ``(i) secures the prior approval of the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget; and
       ``(ii) submits notice of the proposed expenditure to the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate.
       ``(g) Audit.--(1) Not later than December 31 each year, the 
     Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency shall 
     conduct an audit of the activities under the program during 
     the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(2) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall determine the form and content of annual audits under 
     paragraph (1). Such audits shall include an itemized 
     accounting of the items or services provided, the costs 
     associated with the items or services provided, the payments 
     and any fees received for the items or services provided, and 
     the agencies provided items or services.
       ``(3) Not later than 30 days after the completion of an 
     audit under paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall submit 
     a copy of the audit to the following:
       ``(A) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(B) The Director of Central Intelligence.
       ``(C) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.
       ``(D) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       ``(h) Termination.--(1) The authority of the Director to 
     carry out the program under this section shall terminate on 
     March 31, 2000.
       ``(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the Director of Central 
     Intelligence and the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, acting jointly--
       ``(A) may terminate the program under this section and the 
     Fund at any time; and
       ``(B) upon such termination, shall provide for the 
     disposition of the 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 the program or the Fund.
       ``(3) The Director of Central Intelligence and the Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget may not undertake any 
     action under paragraph (2) until 60 days after the date on 
     which the Directors jointly submit notice of such action to 
     the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
     of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the Senate.''.
       (b) Availability of Funds.--Of the amount appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     101, $2,000,000 shall be available for deposit in the Central 
     Services Working Capital Fund established by section 21(c) of 
     the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, as added by 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 404. PROTECTION OF CIA FACILITIES.

       Subsection (a) of section 15 of the Central Intelligence 
     Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403o) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'';

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       (2) by striking out ``powers only within Agency 
     installations,'' and all that follows through the end and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``powers--
       ``(A) within the Agency Headquarters Compound and the 
     property controlled and occupied by the Federal Highway 
     Administration located immediately adjacent to such Compound;
       ``(B) in the streets, sidewalks, and the open areas within 
     the zone beginning at the outside boundary of such Compound 
     and property and extending outward 500 feet;
       ``(C) within any other Agency installation and protected 
     property; and
       ``(D) in the streets, sidewalks, and open areas within the 
     zone beginning at the outside boundary of any installation or 
     property referred to in subparagraph (C) and extending 
     outward 500 feet.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) The performance of functions and exercise of powers 
     under subparagraph (B) or (D) of paragraph (1) shall be 
     limited to those circumstances where such personnel can 
     identify specific and articulable facts giving such personnel 
     reason to believe that the performance of such functions and 
     exercise of such powers is reasonable to protect against 
     physical damage or injury, or threats of physical damage or 
     injury, to Agency installations, property, or employees.
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     preclude, or limit in any way, the authority of any Federal, 
     State, or local law enforcement agency, or any other Federal 
     police or Federal protective service.
       ``(4) The rules and regulations enforced by such personnel 
     shall be the rules and regulations prescribed by the Director 
     and shall only be applicable to the areas referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1).
       ``(5) Not later than December 1, 1998, and annually 
     thereafter, the Director shall submit a report to the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate that describes in detail the exercise of the 
     authority granted by this subsection, and the underlying 
     facts supporting the exercise of such authority, during the 
     preceding fiscal year. The Director shall make such report 
     available to the Inspector General of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency.''.

     SEC. 405. ADMINISTRATIVE LOCATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE 
                   DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE.

       Section 102(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 403(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) The Office of the Director of Central Intelligence 
     shall, for administrative purposes, be within the Central 
     Intelligence Agency.''.
         TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 501. AUTHORITY TO AWARD ACADEMIC DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF 
                   SCIENCE IN INTELLIGENCE.

       (a) Authority for New Bachelor's Degree.--Section 2161 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2161. Joint Military Intelligence College: academic 
       degrees

       ``Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, 
     the president of the Joint Military Intelligence College may, 
     upon recommendation by the faculty of the college, confer 
     upon a graduate of the college who has fulfilled the 
     requirements for the degree the following:
       ``(1) The degree of Master of Science of Strategic 
     Intelligence (MSSI).
       ``(2) The degree of Bachelor of Science in Intelligence 
     (BSI).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to that section 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 108 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:
``2161. Joint Military Intelligence College: academic degrees.''.

     SEC. 502. FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND QUALITY OF LIFE 
                   IMPROVEMENTS AT MENWITH HILL AND BAD AIBLING 
                   STATIONS.

       Section 506(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-93; 109 Stat. 974) is 
     amended by striking out ``for fiscal years 1996 and 1997'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``for fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999''.

     SEC. 503. UNAUTHORIZED USE OF NAME, INITIALS, OR SEAL OF 
                   NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE.

       (a) Extension, Reorganization, and Consolidation of 
     Authorities.--Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 425. Prohibition of unauthorized use of name, 
       initials, or seal: specified intelligence agencies

       ``(a) Prohibition.--Except with the written permission of 
     both the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central 
     Intelligence, no person may knowingly use, in connection with 
     any merchandise, retail product, impersonation, solicitation, 
     or commercial activity in a manner reasonably calculated to 
     convey the impression that such use is approved, endorsed, or 
     authorized by the Secretary and the Director, any of the 
     following (or any colorable imitation thereof):
       ``(1) The words `Defense Intelligence Agency', the initials 
     `DIA', or the seal of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
       ``(2) The words `National Reconnaissance Office', the 
     initials `NRO', or the seal of the National Reconnaissance 
     Office.
       ``(3) The words `National Imagery and Mapping Agency', the 
     initials `NIMA', or the seal of the National Imagery and 
     Mapping Agency.
       ``(4) The words `Defense Mapping Agency', the initials 
     `DMA', or the seal of the Defense Mapping Agency.''.
       (b) Transfer of Enforcement Authority.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 202 of title 10, United States Code, is transferred 
     to the end of section 425 of such title, as added by 
     subsection (a), and is amended by inserting ``Authority To 
     Enjoin Violations.--'' after ``(b)''.
       (c) Repeal of Reorganized Provisions.--Sections 202 and 445 
     of title 10, United States Code, are repealed.
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II 
     of chapter 8 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out the item relating to section 202.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I 
     of chapter 21 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out the items relating to sections 424 and 425 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``424. Disclosure of organizational and personnel information: 
              exemption for Defense Intelligence Agency, National 
              Reconnaissance Office, and National Imagery and Mapping 
              Agency.
``425. Prohibition of unauthorized use of name, initials, or seal: 
              specified intelligence agencies.''.

       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I 
     of chapter 22 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out the item relating to section 445.

       And the House agree to the same.
     From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for 
     consideration of the Senate bill, and the House amendment, 
     and modifications committed to conference:
     Porter Goss,
     Bill Young,
     Jerry Lewis,
     Bud Shuster,
     Bill McCollum,
     Michael N. Castle,
     Sherwood Boehlert,
     Charles F. Bass,
     Jim Gibbons,
     Norm Dicks,
     Julian C. Dixon,
     David E. Skaggs,
     Nancy Pelosi,
     Jane Harman,
     Ike Skelton,
     Sanford D. Bishop,
     From the Committee on National Security, for consideration of 
     defense tactical intelligence and related activities:
     Floyd Spence,
     Bob Stump,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     From the Select Committee on Intelligence:
     Richard Shelby,
     John H. Chafee,
     Dick Lugar,
     Mike DeWine,
     Jon Kyl,
     James Inhofe,
     Orrin Hatch,
     Pat Roberts,
     Wayne Allard,
     Daniel Coats,
     Bob Kerrey,
     John Glenn,
     Richard H. Bryan,
     Bob Graham,
     John F. Kerry,
     Max Baucus,
     Chuck Robb,
     Frank Lautenberg,
     Carl Levin,
     From the Committee on Armed Services:
     Strom Thurman,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, 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. GOSS 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

385

When there appeared

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Nays

36

para. 128.7                   [Roll No. 607]

                                YEAS--385

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning

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     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--36

     Becerra
     Bonior
     Camp
     Chenoweth
     Conyers
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Duncan
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gutierrez
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Lofgren
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Rush
     Sanders
     Serrano
     Tierney
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Cooksey
     Cubin
     Gonzalez
     Johnson, Sam
     Markey
     McDade
     Neal
     Riley
     Schiff
     Stark
     Stokes
     Yates
  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. 128.8  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. GOSS, pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 305, at 10:51 a.m. 
announced the Speaker will recognize Members for motions to suspend the 
rules under clause 2 of rule XXVII, with respect to the following bills 
and resolution that may be considered today: H.R. 2534, Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Education Reauthorization Act of 1997; H. Res. 
122, Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives Regarding 
Tactile Currency for the Blind and Visually Impaired; H.R. 2614, Reading 
Excellence Act; S. 813, Veterans' Cemetery Protection Act of 1997; S. 
1139, Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997; S. 714, Extension and 
Improvement of the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Pilot Program; 
H.R. 2513, Taxpayer Relief Act Amendments; S. 1377, American Legion 
Incorporation Amendment; and H.R. 2813, Medal of Honor Award to Robert 
R. Ingram.

para. 128.9  charter schools

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 288 
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. 2616) to amend titles VI and X of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve and expand charter schools.
  Mr. SNOWBARGER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para. 128.10  motion to rise

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

It was decided in the

Yeas

71

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

348

para. 128.11                  [Roll No. 608]

                                AYES--71

     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hooley
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Wise
     Woolsey

                                NOES--348

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg

[[Page 2080]]


     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bono
     Cubin
     DeFazio
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Riley
     Schiff
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Talent
     Wexler
     Yates
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 128.12  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Ms. VELAZQUEZ that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

75

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

334

para. 128.13                  [Roll No. 609]

                                AYES--75

     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (RI)
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Rodriguez
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanchez
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Watt (NC)
     Wise
     Woolsey

                                NOES--334

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Ackerman
     Armey
     Berman
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Cubin
     Dickey
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hyde
     Johnson, Sam
     Leach
     Linder
     Livingston
     McCrery
     Oxley
     Riley
     Schiff
     Stokes
     Talent
     Tiahrt
     Yates
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para. 128.14  recorded vote

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

       Beginning on page 7, strike line 1 and all that follows 
     through page 8, line 21.

It was decided in the

Yeas

164

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

260

para. 128.15                  [Roll No. 610]

                                AYES--164

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner

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     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--260

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Armey
     Cubin
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Johnson, Sam
     Riley
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SNOWBARGER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 288, 
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 ``Community-Designed Charter 
     Schools Act''.

     SEC. 2. INNOVATIVE CHARTER SCHOOLS.

       Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 7301 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 6201(a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) support for planning, designing, and initial 
     implementation of charter schools as described in part C of 
     title X; and''; and
       (2) in section 6301(b)--
       (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) planning, designing, and initial implementation of 
     charter schools as described in part C of title X; and''.

     SEC. 3. CHARTER SCHOOLS.

       Part C of title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 is amended to read as follows:

                    ``PART C--PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

     ``SEC. 10301. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       ``(1) enhancement of parent and student choices among 
     public schools can assist in promoting comprehensive 
     educational reform and give more students the opportunity to 
     learn to challenging State content standards and challenging 
     State student performance standards, if sufficiently diverse 
     and high-quality choices, and genuine opportunities to take 
     advantage of such choices, are available to all students;
       ``(2) useful examples of such choices can come from States 
     and communities that experiment with methods of offering 
     teachers and other educators, parents, and other members of 
     the public the opportunity to design and implement new public 
     schools and to transform existing public schools;
       ``(3) charter schools are a mechanism for testing a variety 
     of educational approaches and should, therefore, be exempted 
     from restrictive rules and regulations if the leadership of 
     such schools commits to attaining specific and ambitious 
     educational results for educationally disadvantaged students 
     consistent with challenging State content standards and 
     challenging State student performance standards for all 
     students;
       ``(4) charter schools, as such schools have been 
     implemented in a few States, can embody the necessary mixture 
     of enhanced choice, exemption from restrictive regulations, 
     and a focus on learning gains;
       ``(5) charter schools, including charter schools that are 
     schools-within-schools, can help reduce school size, which 
     can have a significant effect on student achievement;
       ``(6) the Federal Government should test, evaluate, and 
     disseminate information on a variety of charter school models 
     in order to help demonstrate the benefits of this promising 
     educational reform; and
       ``(7) there is a strong documented need for cash-flow 
     assistance to charter schools that are starting up, because 
     State and local operating revenue streams are not immediately 
     available.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this part are--
       ``(1) to provide financial assistance for the planning, 
     design, initial implementation of charter schools;
       ``(2) to facilitate the ability of States and localities to 
     increase the number of charter schools in the Nation to not 
     less than 3,000 by the year 2000; and
       ``(3) to evaluate the effects of charter schools, including 
     the effects on students, student achievement, staff, and 
     parents.

     ``SEC. 10302. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may award grants to State 
     educational agencies having applications approved pursuant to 
     section 10303 to enable such agencies to conduct a charter 
     school grant program in accordance with this part.
       ``(b) Special Rule.--If a State educational agency elects 
     not to participate in the program authorized by this part or 
     does not have an application approved under section 10303, 
     the Secretary may award a grant to an eligible applicant that 
     serves such State and has an application approved pursuant to 
     section 10303.
       ``(c) Program Periods.--
       ``(1) Grants to states.--
       ``(A) Basic grants.--Grants awarded to State educational 
     agencies under this part for planning, design, or initial 
     implementation of charter schools, shall be awarded for a 
     period of not more than 5 years.
       ``(B) Extension.--Any State educational agency that has 
     received a grant or subgrant under this part prior to October 
     1, 1997, shall be eligible to receive an additional grant for 
     a period not to exceed 2 years in accordance with this 
     section, notwithstanding that such a State does not meet the 
     requirements of section 10309(1)(A).
       ``(2) Grants to eligible applicants.--
       ``(A) Basic grants.--Grants awarded by the Secretary to 
     eligible applicants or subgrants awarded by State educational 
     agencies to eligible applicants under this part shall be 
     awarded for planning, design, or initial implementation of 
     charter schools, for a period not to exceed more than 5 
     years, of which the eligible applicant may use--
       ``(i) not more than 30 months for planning and program 
     design; and
       ``(ii) not more than 4 years for the initial implementation 
     of a charter school.
       ``(B) Extension.--Any eligible applicant that has received 
     a grant or subgrant under this part prior to October 1, 1997, 
     shall be eligible to receive an additional grant for a period 
     not to exceed 2 years in accordance with this section, 
     notwithstanding that such an eligible applicant does not meet 
     the requirements of section 10309(1)(A).
       ``(d) Limitation.--Except as otherwise provided under 
     subsection (c), the Secretary shall not award more than one 
     grant and State educational agencies shall not award more 
     than one subgrant under this part to support a particular 
     charter school.
       ``(e) Priority and Requirements.--
       ``(1) Priority.--
       ``(A) Fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000.--In awarding 
     grants under this part for any of the fiscal years 1998, 
     1999, and 2000 from funds appropriated under section 10310 
     that are in excess of $51,000,000 for the fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to State educational agencies 
     in accordance with subparagraph (C).

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       ``(B) Succeeding fiscal years.--In awarding grants under 
     this part for fiscal year 2001 or any succeeding fiscal year 
     from any funds appropriated under section 10310, the 
     Secretary shall consider the number of charter schools in 
     each State and shall give priority to State educational 
     agencies in accordance with subparagraph (C).
       ``(C) Priority order.--In awarding grants under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary shall, in the order 
     listed, give priority to a State that--
       ``(i) meets all requirements of paragraph (2);
       ``(ii) meets 2 requirements of paragraph (2); and
       ``(iii) meets 1 requirement of paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Requirements.--The requirements referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(C) are as follows:
       ``(A) The State law regarding charter schools ensures that 
     each charter school has a high degree of autonomy over its 
     budgets and expenditures.
       ``(B) The State law regarding charter schools provides that 
     not less than 1 chartering authority in the State allows for 
     an increase in the number of charter schools from 1 year to 
     the next year; and
       ``(C) The State law regarding charter schools provides for 
     periodic review and evaluation by the authorized public 
     chartering agency of each charter school to determine whether 
     the school is meeting or exceeding the academic performance 
     requirements and goals for charter schools as set forth under 
     State law or the school's charter.

     ``SEC. 10303. APPLICATIONS.

       ``(a) Applications From State Agencies.--Each State 
     educational agency desiring a grant from the Secretary under 
     this part shall submit to the Secretary an application at 
     such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by 
     such information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(b) Contents of a State Educational Agency Application.--
     Each application submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
       ``(1) describe the objectives of the State educational 
     agency's charter school grant program and a description of 
     how such objectives will be fulfilled, including steps taken 
     by the State educational agency to inform teachers, parents, 
     and communities of the State educational agency's charter 
     school grant program;
       ``(2) describe how the State educational agency will inform 
     each charter school of available Federal programs and funds 
     that each such school is eligible to receive and ensure that 
     each such school receives its appropriate share of Federal 
     education funds allocated by formula; and
       ``(3) contain assurances that the State educational agency 
     will require each eligible applicant desiring to receive a 
     subgrant to submit an application to the State educational 
     agency containing--
       ``(A) a description of the educational program to be 
     implemented by the proposed charter school, including--
       ``(i) how the program will enable all students to meet 
     challenging State student performance standards;
       ``(ii) the grade levels or ages of children to be served; 
     and
       ``(iii) the curriculum and instructional practices to be 
     used;
       ``(B) a description of how the charter school will be 
     managed;
       ``(C) a description of--
       ``(i) the objectives of the charter school; and
       ``(ii) the methods by which the charter school will 
     determine its progress toward achieving those objectives;
       ``(D) a description of the administrative relationship 
     between the charter school and the authorized public 
     chartering agency;
       ``(E) a description of how parents and other members of the 
     community will be involved in the design and implementation 
     of the charter school;
       ``(F) a description of how the authorized public chartering 
     agency will provide for continued operation of the school 
     once the Federal grant has expired, if such agency determines 
     that the school has met the objectives described in 
     subparagraph (C)(i);
       ``(G) a request and justification for waivers of any 
     Federal statutory or regulatory provisions that the applicant 
     believes are necessary for the successful operation of the 
     charter school, and a description of any State or local 
     rules, generally applicable to public schools, that will be 
     waived for, or otherwise not apply to, the school;
       ``(H) a description of how the subgrant funds or grant 
     funds, as appropriate, will be used, including a description 
     of how such funds will be used in conjunction with other 
     Federal programs administered by the Secretary;
       ``(I) a description of how students in the community will 
     be--
       ``(i) informed about the charter school; and
       ``(ii) given an equal opportunity to attend the charter 
     school;
       ``(J) an assurance that the eligible applicant will 
     annually provide the Secretary and the State educational 
     agency such information as may be required to determine if 
     the charter school is making satisfactory progress toward 
     achieving the objectives described in subparagraph (C)(i);
       ``(K) an assurance that the applicant will cooperate with 
     the Secretary and the State educational agency in evaluating 
     the program assisted under this part;
       ``(L)(i) an assurance that the charter school that is a 
     local educational agency or the local educational agency in 
     which the charter school is located, as the case may be, will 
     comply with the requirements of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) with 
     respect to the provision of special education and related 
     services to children with disabilities in charter schools; 
     and
       ``(ii) a description of how the charter school that is a 
     local educational agency or the local educational agency in 
     which the charter school is located, as the case may be, will 
     ensure, consistent with such requirements, the receipt of 
     special education and related services by children with 
     disabilities in charter schools; and
       ``(M) such other information and assurances as the 
     Secretary and the State educational agency may require; and
       ``(4) describe how the State educational agency will use 
     administrative funds provided under section 10304(f)(4) to 
     disseminate best or promising practices of charter schools in 
     such State to each local educational agency in the State, 
     except that such dissemination shall result, to the extent 
     practicable, in a minimum of paperwork for a State 
     educational agency, eligible applicant, or charter school.
       ``(c) Contents of Eligible Applicant Application.--Each 
     eligible applicant desiring a grant pursuant to section 10302 
     shall submit an application to the State educational agency 
     or Secretary, respectively, at such time, in such manner, and 
     accompanied by such information as the State educational 
     agency or Secretary, respectively, may reasonably require.
       ``(d) Contents of Application.--Each application submitted 
     pursuant to subsection (c) shall contain--
       ``(1) the information and assurances described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (L) of subsection (b)(3), except 
     that for purposes of this subsection subparagraphs (J), (K), 
     and (L) of such subsection shall be applied by striking `and 
     the State educational agency' each place such term appears; 
     and
       ``(2) assurances that the State educational agency--
       ``(A) will grant, or will obtain, waivers of State 
     statutory or regulatory requirements; and
       ``(B) will assist each subgrantee in the State in receiving 
     a waiver under section 10304(e).

     ``SEC. 10304. ADMINISTRATION.

       ``(a) Selection Criteria for State Educational Agencies.--
     The Secretary shall award grants to State educational 
     agencies under this part on the basis of the quality of the 
     applications submitted under section 10303(b), after taking 
     into consideration such factors as--
       ``(1) the contribution that the charter schools grant 
     program will make to assisting educationally disadvantaged 
     and other students to achieving State content standards and 
     State student performance standards and, in general, a 
     State's education improvement plan;
       ``(2) the degree of flexibility afforded by the State 
     educational agency to charter schools under the State's 
     charter schools law;
       ``(3) the ambitiousness of the objectives for the State 
     charter school grant program;
       ``(4) the quality of the strategy for assessing achievement 
     of those objectives;
       ``(5) the likelihood that the charter school grant program 
     will meet those objectives and improve educational results 
     for students; and
       ``(6) the number of charter schools created under this part 
     in the State.
       ``(b) Selection Criteria for Eligible Applicants.--The 
     Secretary shall award grants to eligible applicants under 
     this part on the basis of the quality of the applications 
     submitted under section 10303(c), after taking into 
     consideration such factors as--
       ``(1) the quality of the proposed curriculum and 
     instructional practices;
       ``(2) the degree of flexibility afforded by the State 
     educational agency and, if applicable, the local educational 
     agency to the charter school;
       ``(3) the extent of community support for the application;
       ``(4) the ambitiousness of the objectives for the charter 
     school;
       ``(5) the quality of the strategy for assessing achievement 
     of those objectives; and
       ``(6) the likelihood that the charter school will meet 
     those objectives and improve educational results for 
     students.
       ``(c) Peer Review.--The Secretary, and each State 
     educational agency receiving a grant under this part, shall 
     use a peer review process to review applications for 
     assistance under this part.
       ``(d) Diversity of Projects.--The Secretary and each State 
     educational agency receiving a grant under this part, shall 
     award subgrants under this part in a manner that, to the 
     extent possible, ensures that such grants and subgrants--
       ``(1) are distributed throughout different areas of the 
     Nation and each State, including urban and rural areas; and
       ``(2) will assist charter schools representing a variety of 
     educational approaches, such as approaches designed to reduce 
     school size.
       ``(e) Waivers.--The Secretary may waive any statutory or 
     regulatory requirement over which the Secretary exercises 
     administrative authority except any such requirement relating 
     to the elements of a charter school described in section 
     10309(1), if--
       ``(1) the waiver is requested in an approved application 
     under this part; and
       ``(2) the Secretary determines that granting such a waiver 
     will promote the purpose of this part.

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       ``(f) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) State educational agencies.--Each State educational 
     agency receiving a grant under this part shall use such grant 
     funds to award subgrants to one or more eligible applicants 
     in the State to enable such applicant to plan and implement a 
     charter school in accordance with this part.
       ``(2) Eligible applicants.--Each eligible applicant 
     receiving funds from the Secretary or a State educational 
     agency shall use such funds to plan and implement a charter 
     school in accordance with this part.
       ``(3) Allowable activities for basic grants.--An eligible 
     applicant receiving a basic grant or subgrant under section 
     10302(c)(2) may use the grant or subgrant funds only for--
       ``(A) post-award planning and design of the educational 
     program, which may include--
       ``(i) refinement of the desired educational results and of 
     the methods for measuring progress toward achieving those 
     results; and
       ``(ii) professional development of teachers and other staff 
     who will work in the charter school; and
       ``(B) initial implementation of the charter school, which 
     may include--
       ``(i) informing the community about the school;
       ``(ii) acquiring necessary equipment and educational 
     materials and supplies;
       ``(iii) acquiring or developing curriculum materials; and
       ``(iv) other initial operational costs that cannot be met 
     from State or local sources.
       ``(4) Administrative expenses.--Each State educational 
     agency receiving a grant pursuant to this part may reserve 
     not more than 5 percent of such grant funds for 
     administrative expenses associated with the charter school 
     grant program assisted under this part.
       ``(g) Tribally Controlled Schools.--Each State that 
     receives a grant under this part and designates a tribally 
     controlled school as a charter school shall not consider 
     payments to a school under the Tribally Controlled Schools 
     Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2507) in determining--
       ``(1) the eligibility of the school to receive any other 
     Federal, State, or local aid; or
       ``(2) the amount of such aid.

     ``SEC. 10305. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

       ``The Secretary shall reserve for each fiscal year the 
     lesser of 5 percent of the amount appropriated to carry out 
     this part for the fiscal year or $5,000,000, to carry out, 
     giving highest priority to carrying out paragraph (3), the 
     following:
       ``(1) To provide charter schools, either directly or 
     through the State educational agency, with information 
     regarding available education funds that such school is 
     eligible to receive, and assistance in applying for Federal 
     education funds which are allocated by formula, including 
     filing deadlines and submission of applications; and
       ``(2) To provide, through 1 or more contracts using a 
     competitive bidding process--
       ``(A) charter schools with assistance in accessing private 
     capital;
       ``(B) pilot projects in a variety of States to better 
     understand and improve access to private capital by charter 
     schools; and
       ``(C) collection on a nationwide basis, of information 
     regarding successful programs that access private capital for 
     charter schools and disseminate any such relevant information 
     and model descriptions to all charter schools.
       ``(3) To provide for the completion of the 4-year national 
     study (which began in 1995) of charter schools and any 
     related present or future evaluations or studies which shall 
     include the evaluation of the impact of charter schools on 
     student achievement, including information regarding--
       ``(A) the number of students who applied for admission to 
     charter schools and the number of such students who enrolled 
     in charter schools, disaggregated on the basis of race, age, 
     disability, gender, limited English proficiency, and previous 
     enrollment in a public school;
       ``(B) student achievement; and
       ``(C) qualifications of school employees at the charter 
     school, including the number of teachers within a charter 
     school that have been certified or licensed by the State and 
     the turnover of the teaching force.
       ``(4)(A) To provide information to applicants for 
     assistance under this part;
       ``(B) assistance to applicants for assistance under this 
     part with the preparation of applications under section 
     10303;
       ``(C) assistance in the planning and startup of charter 
     schools;
       ``(D) ongoing training and technical assistance to existing 
     charter schools; and
       ``(E) for the dissemination of best practices in charter 
     schools to other public schools.

     ``SEC. 10306. FEDERAL FORMULA ALLOCATION DURING FIRST YEAR 
                   AND FOR SUCCESSIVE ENROLLMENT EXPANSIONS.

       ``For purposes of the allocation to schools by the States 
     or their agencies of funds under part A of title I, and any 
     other Federal funds which the Secretary allocates to States 
     on a formula basis, the Secretary and each State educational 
     agency shall take such measures not later than 6 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this part as are necessary to 
     ensure that every charter school receives the Federal funding 
     for which it is eligible not later than 5 months after first 
     opening, notwithstanding the fact that the identity and 
     characteristics of the students enrolling in that school are 
     not fully and completely determined until that school 
     actually opens. These measures shall similarly ensure that 
     every charter school expanding its enrollment in any 
     subsequent year of operation receives the Federal funding for 
     which it is eligible not later than 5 months after such 
     expansion.

     ``SEC. 10307. RECORDS TRANSFER.

       ``State and local educational agencies, to the extent 
     practicable, shall ensure that a student's records and if 
     applicable a student's individualized education program as 
     defined in section 602(11) of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401(11)), are 
     transferred to the charter school upon transfer of a student 
     to a charter school in accordance with applicable State law.

     ``SEC. 10308. PAPERWORK REDUCTION.

       ``To the extent practicable, the Secretary and each 
     authorized public chartering agency, shall ensure that 
     implementation of this part results in a minimum of paperwork 
     for any eligible applicant or charter school.

     ``SEC. 10309. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this part:
       ``(1) The term `charter school' means a public school 
     that--
       ``(A) in accordance with a specific State charter school 
     statute, is exempted from significant State or local rules 
     that inhibit the flexible operation and management of public 
     schools, but not from any rules relating to the other 
     requirements of this paragraph;
       ``(B) is created by a developer as a public school, or is 
     adapted by a developer from an existing public school, and is 
     operated under public supervision and direction;
       ``(C) operates in pursuit of a specific set of educational 
     objectives determined by the school's developer and agreed to 
     by the authorized public chartering agency;
       ``(D) provides a program of elementary or secondary 
     education, or both;
       ``(E) is nonsectarian in its programs, admissions policies, 
     employment practices, and all other operations, and is not 
     affiliated with a sectarian school or religious institution;
       ``(F) does not charge tuition;
       ``(G) complies with the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, 
     title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, title IX of the 
     Education Amendments of 1972, section 504 of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and part B of the Individuals 
     with Disabilities Education Act;
       ``(H) is a school to which parents choose to send their 
     children, and that admits students on the basis of a lottery, 
     if more students apply for admission than can be 
     accommodated;
       ``(I) agrees to comply with the same Federal and State 
     audit requirements as do other elementary and secondary 
     schools in the State, unless such requirements are 
     specifically waived for the purpose of this program;
       ``(J) meets all applicable Federal, State, and local health 
     and safety requirements;
       ``(K) operates in accordance with State law; and
       ``(L) has a written performance contract with the 
     authorized public chartering agency in the State.
       ``(2) The term `developer' means an individual or group of 
     individuals (including a public or private nonprofit 
     organization), which may include teachers, administrators and 
     other school staff, parents, or other members of the local 
     community in which a charter school project will be carried 
     out.
       ``(3) The term `eligible applicant' means an authorized 
     public chartering agency participating in a partnership with 
     a developer to establish a charter school in accordance with 
     this part.
       ``(4) The term `authorized public chartering agency' means 
     a State educational agency, local educational agency, or 
     other public entity that has the authority pursuant to State 
     law and approved by the Secretary to authorize or approve a 
     charter school.

     ``SEC. 10310. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the four 
     succeeding fiscal years.

     ``SEC. 10311. 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 part, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and 
     ineligibility procedures described in section 9.400 through 
     9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.''.

  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, 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.


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It was decided in the

Yeas

367

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

57

para. 128.16                  [Roll No. 611]

                                AYES--367

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--57

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Brown (OH)
     Cannon
     Carson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Coyne
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Frank (MA)
     Goode
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hostettler
     Hyde
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McGovern
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mink
     Moakley
     Neal
     Olver
     Paul
     Payne
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Slaughter
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tierney
     Torres
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Cubin
     Foley
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     Owens
     Riley
     Schiff
     Thompson
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  Mr. DOGGETT moved to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed.
  Mr. RIGGS 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, Mrs. Emerson, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOGGETT 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

256

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

163

para. 128.17                  [Roll No. 612]

                                AYES--256

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--163

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee

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     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Collins
     Cubin
     Ehlers
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Klink
     Ney
     Pascrell
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Royce
     Schiff
     Yates
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 128.18  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. RIGGS, 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. 128.19  motion to adjourn

  Mr. BECERRA moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BECERRA 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

61

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

348

para. 128.20                  [Roll No. 613]

                                AYES--61

     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berry
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanchez
     Serrano
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stupak
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wise
     Woolsey

                                NOES--348

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Ballenger
     Barton
     Boucher
     Callahan
     Cubin
     Dellums
     Doggett
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Hoekstra
     Jones
     Klink
     Linder
     Markey
     McCollum
     McIntyre
     Morella
     Redmond
     Riley
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Yates
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para. 128.21  commercial status to chinese liberation army

  Mrs. FOWLER, pursuant to House Resolution 302, called up the bill 
(H.R. 2647) to ensure that commercial activities of the People's 
Liberation Army of China or any Communist Chinese military company in 
the United States are monitored and are subject to the authorities under 
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 302, the previous question was 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. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mrs. FOWLER 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

408

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affirmative

Nays

10

para. 128.22                  [Roll No. 614]

                                YEAS--408

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher

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     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--10

     Brown (CA)
     Dicks
     Hamilton
     Houghton
     Lofgren
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Paul
     Pickett
     Skaggs

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Blumenauer
     Burton
     Callahan
     Cubin
     Fattah
     Filner
     Gonzalez
     Klug
     McCollum
     McDermott
     Quinn
     Riley
     Schiff
     Shadegg
     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. 128.23  submission of conference report--h.r. 2264

  Mr. LIVINGSTON submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-390) on 
the bill (H.R. 2264) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; together 
with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 128.24  order of business--consideration of h.j. res. 101

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the Committee on Appropriations be discharged from 
further consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 101) making 
further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1998, and for other purposes, when called up; that it be in order at 
any time on Friday, November 7, 1997, or any day thereafter, to consider 
the joint resolution in the House; that the joint resolution be 
considered as read for amendment; that the joint resolution be debatable 
for not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by Mr. 
Livingston and Mr. Obey; and that the previous question be considered as 
ordered on the joint resolution to final passage without intervening 
motion, except one motion to recommit, with or without instructions.

para. 128.25  order of business--consideration of conference report--h.r. 
          2264

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it be in order at any time on Friday, November 7, 1997, 
or any day thereafter, to consider a conference report on the bill (H.R. 
2264) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; that all points of 
order against the conference report and against its consideration be 
waived; and that the conference report be considered as read when called 
up.

para. 128.26  labor, hhs, education appropriations

  Mr. PORTER, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, called up 
the following conference report (Rept. No. 105-390):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2264) ``making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, 
     Health and Human Services, and Education, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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 
     Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1998, and for other purposes, namely:

                      TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration


                    training and employment services

       For necessary expenses of the Job Training Partnership Act, 
     as amended, including the purchase and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repair of 
     buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real 
     property for training centers as authorized by the Job 
     Training Partnership Act; the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act; the Women in Apprenticeship and 
     Nontraditional Occupations Act; the National Skill Standards 
     Act of 1994; and the School-to-Work Opportunities Act; 
     $4,988,226,000 plus reimbursements, of which $3,794,735,000 
     is available for obligation for the period July 1, 1998 
     through June 30, 1999; of which $118,491,000 is available for 
     the period July 1, 1998 through June 30, 2001 for necessary 
     expenses of construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of 
     Job Corps centers; and of which $200,000,000 shall be 
     available from July 1, 1998 through September 30, 1999, for 
     carrying out activities of the School-to-Work Opportunities 
     Act: Provided, That $53,815,000 shall be for carrying out 
     section 401 of the Job Training Partnership Act, $71,017,000 
     shall be for carrying out section 402 of such Act, $7,300,000 
     shall be for carrying out section 441 of such Act, $9,000,000 
     shall be for all activities conducted by and through the 
     National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee 
     under such

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     Act, $955,000,000 shall be for carrying out title II, part A 
     of such Act, and $129,965,000 shall be for carrying out title 
     II, part C of such Act: Provided further, That the National 
     Occupational Information Coordinating Committee is 
     authorized, effective upon enactment, to charge fees for 
     publications, training and technical assistance developed by 
     the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee: 
     Provided further, That revenues received from publications 
     and delivery of technical assistance and training, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, shall be credited to the 
     National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee 
     program account and shall be available to the National 
     Occupational Information Coordinating Committee without 
     further appropriations, so long as such revenues are used for 
     authorized activities of the National Occupational 
     Information Coordinating Committee: Provided further, That no 
     funds from any other appropriation shall be used to provide 
     meal services at or for Job Corps centers; Provided further, 
     That funds provided for title III of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act shall not be subject to the limitation 
     contained in subsection (b) of section 315 of such Act; that 
     the waiver described in section 315(a)(2) may be granted if a 
     substate grantee demonstrates to the Governor that such 
     waiver is appropriate due to the availability of low-cost 
     retraining services, is necessary to facilitate the provision 
     of needs-related payments to accompany long-term training, or 
     is necessary to facilitate the provision of appropriate basic 
     readjustment services, and that funds provided for 
     discretionary grants under part B of such title III may be 
     used to provide needs-related payments to participants who, 
     in lieu of meeting the enrollment requirements under section 
     314(e) of such Act, are enrolled in training by the end of 
     the sixth week after grant funds have been awarded: Provided 
     further, That funds provided to carry out section 324 of such 
     Act may be used for demonstration projects that provide 
     assistance to new entrants in the workforce and incumbent 
     workers: Provided further, That service delivery areas may 
     transfer funding provided herein under authority of title II, 
     parts B and C of the Job Training Partnership Act between the 
     programs authorized by those titles of the Act, if the 
     transfer is approved by the Governor: Provided further, That 
     service delivery areas and substate areas may transfer up to 
     20 percent of the funding provided herein under authority of 
     title II, part A and title III of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act between the programs authorized by those 
     titles of the Act, if such transfer is approved by the 
     Governor: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any proceeds from the sale of Job Corps 
     center facilities shall be retained by the Secretary of Labor 
     to carry out the Job Corps program: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
     Labor may waive any of the statutory or regulatory 
     requirements of titles I-III of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act (except for requirements relating to wage and labor 
     standards, workers rights, participation and protection, 
     grievance procedures and judicial review, nondiscrimination, 
     allocation of funds to local areas, eligibility, review and 
     approval of plans, the establishment and functions of service 
     delivery areas and private industry councils, and the basic 
     purposes of the Act), and any of the statutory or regulatory 
     requirements of sections 8-10 of the Wagner-Peyser Act 
     (except for requirements relating to the provision of 
     services to unemployment insurance claimants and veterans, 
     and to universal access to basic labor exchange services 
     without cost to job seekers), only for funds available for 
     expenditure in program year 1998, pursuant to a request 
     submitted by a State which identifies the statutory or 
     regulatory requirements that are requested to be waived and 
     the goals which the State or local service delivery areas 
     intend to achieve, describes the actions that the State or 
     local service delivery areas have undertaken to remove State 
     or local statutory or regulatory barriers, describes the 
     goals of the waiver and the expected programmatic outcomes if 
     the request is granted, describes the individuals impacted by 
     the waiver, and describes the process used to monitor the 
     progress in implementing a waivers, and for which notice and 
     an opportunity to comment on such request has been provided 
     to the organizations identified in section 105(a)(1) of the 
     Job Training Partnership Act, if and only to the extent that 
     the Secretary determines that such requirements impeded the 
     ability of the State to implement a plan to improve the 
     workforce development system and the State has executed a 
     Memorandum of Understanding with the Secretary requiring such 
     State to meet agreed upon outcomes and implement other 
     appropriate measures to ensure accountability: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Labor shall establish a 
     workforce flexibility (work-flex) partnership demonstration 
     program under which the Secretary shall authorize not more 
     than six States, of which at least three States shall each 
     have populations not in excess of 3,500,000, with a 
     preference given to those States that have been designated 
     Ed-Flex Partnership States under section 311(e) of Public Law 
     103-227, to waive any statutory or regulatory requirement 
     applicable to service delivery areas or substate areas within 
     the State under titles of the Job Training Partnership Act 
     (except for requirements relating to wage and labor 
     standards, grievance procedures and judicial review, 
     nondiscrimination, allotment of funds, and eligibility), and 
     any of the statutory or regulatory requirements of sections 
     8-10 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (except for requirements 
     relating to the provision of services to unemployment 
     insurance claimants and veterans, and to universal access to 
     basic labor exchange services without cost to job seekers), 
     for a duration not to exceed the waiver period authorized 
     under section 311(e) of Public Law 103-227, pursuant to a 
     plan submitted by such States and approved by the Secretary 
     for the provision of workforce employment and training 
     activities in the States, which includes a description of the 
     process by which service delivery areas and substate areas 
     may apply for and have waivers approved by the State, the 
     requirements of the Wagner-Peyser Act to be waived, the 
     outcomes to be achieved and other measures to be taken to 
     ensure appropriate accountability for Federal funds.
       For necessary expenses of Opportunity Areas of Out-of-
     School Youth, in addition to amounts otherwise provided 
     herein, $250,000,000, to be available for obligation for the 
     period October 1, 1998 through September 30, 1999, if job 
     training reform legislation authorizing this or similar at-
     risk youth projects is enacted by July 1, 1998.


            community service employment for older americans

                          (transfer of funds)

       To carry out the activities for national grants or 
     contracts with public agencies and public or private 
     nonprofit organizations under paragraph (1)(A) of section 
     506(a) of title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as 
     amended, or to carry out older worker activities as 
     subsequently authorized, $343,356,000.
       To carry out the activities for grants to States under 
     paragraph (3) of section 506(a) of title V of the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965, as amended, or to carry out older 
     worker activities as subsequently authorized, $96,844,000.
       The funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the Department of Health and 
     Human Services, ``Aging Services Programs'', for the same 
     purposes and the same period as the account to which 
     transferred, following the enactment of legislation 
     authorizing the administration of the program by that 
     Department.


              federal unemployment benefits and allowances

       For payments during the current fiscal year of trade 
     adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part I; and 
     for training, allowances for job search and relocation, and 
     related State administrative expenses under part II, 
     subchapters B and D, chapter 2, title II of the Trade Act of 
     1974, as amended, $349,000,000, together with such amounts as 
     may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent 
     appropriation for payments for any period subsequent to 
     September 15 of the current year.


     state unemployment insurance and employment service operations

       For authorized administrative expenses, $173,452,000, 
     together with not to exceed $3,322,476,000 (including not to 
     exceed $1,228,000 which may be used for amortization payments 
     to States which had independent retirement plans in their 
     State employment service agencies prior to 1980, and 
     including not to exceed $2,000,000 which may be obligated in 
     contracts with non-State entities for activities such as 
     occupational and test research activities which benefit the 
     Federal-State Employment Service System), which may be 
     expended from the Employment Security Administration account 
     in the Unemployment Trust Fund including the cost of 
     administering section 1201 of the Small Business Job 
     Protection Act of 1996, section 7(d) of the Wagner-Peyser 
     Act, as amended, the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, the 
     Immigration Act of 1990, and the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act, as amended, and of which the sums available in the 
     allocation for activities authorized by title III of the 
     Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 502-504), and the 
     sums available in the allocation for necessary administrative 
     expenses for carrying out 5 U.S.C. 8501-8523, shall be 
     available for obligation by the States through December 31, 
     1998, except that funds used for automation acquisitions 
     shall be available for obligation by States through September 
     30, 2000; and of which $40,000,000 of the amount which may be 
     expended from said trust fund, shall be available for 
     obligation for the period October 1, 1998 through September 
     30, 1999, for the purpose of assisting States to convert 
     their automated State employment security agency systems to 
     be year 2000 compliant; and of which $173,452,000, together 
     with not to exceed $738,283,000 of the amount which may be 
     expended from said trust fund, shall be available for 
     obligation for the period July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999, 
     to fund activities under the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended, 
     including the cost of penalty mail authorized under 39 U.S.C. 
     3202(a)(1)(E) made available to States in lieu of allotments 
     for such purpose, and of which $200,000,000 shall be 
     available solely for the purpose of assisting States to 
     convert their automated State employment security agency 
     systems to be year 2000 complaint, and of which $196,333,000 
     shall be available only to the extent necessary for 
     additional State allocations to administer unemployment 
     compensation laws to finance increases in the number of 
     unemployment insurance claims filed and claims paid or 
     changes in a State law: Provided, that to the extent that the 
     Average Weekly Insured Unemployment (AWIU) for fiscal year 
     1998 is projected by the Department of Labor to ex

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     ceed 2,789,000 an additional $28,600,000 shall be available 
     for obligation for every 100,000 increase in the AWIU level 
     (including a pro rata amount for any increment less than 
     100,000) from the Employment Security Administration Account 
     of the Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated in this Act which are used to establish a 
     national one-stop career center network may be obligated in 
     contracts, grants or agreements with non-State entities: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this Act for 
     activities authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act, as 
     amended, and title III of the Social Security Act, may be 
     used by the States to fund integrated Employment Service and 
     Unemployment Insurance automation efforts, notwithstanding 
     cost allocation principles prescribed under Office of 
     Management and Budget Circular A-87.


        advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds

       For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as 
     authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security 
     Act, as amended, and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund 
     as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1954, as amended; and for nonrepayable advances to 
     the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by section 8509 of 
     title 5, United States Code, section 104(d) of Public Law 
     102-164, and section 5 of Public Law 103-6, and to the 
     ``Federal unemployment benefits and allowances'' account, to 
     remain available until September 30, 1999, $392,000,000.
       In addition, for making repayable advances to the Black 
     Lung Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal year after 
     September 15, 1998, for costs incurred by the Black Lung 
     Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal year, such sums 
     as may be necessary.


                         program administration

       For expenses of administering employment and training 
     programs, $90,308,000, including $6,000,000 to support up to 
     75 full-time equivalent staff, the majority of which will be 
     term Federal appointments lasting no more than three years, 
     to administer welfare-to-work grants, together with not to 
     exceed $41,285,000, which may be expended from the Employment 
     Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust 
     Fund.

              Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Pension and Welfare Benefits 
     Administration, $82,000,000, of which $3,000,000 shall remain 
     available through September 30, 1999 for expenses of 
     completing the revision of the processing of employee benefit 
     plan returns.

                  Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation


               pension benefit guaranty corporation fund

       The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is authorized to 
     make such expenditures, including financial assistance 
     authorized by section 104 of Public Law 96-364, within limits 
     of funds and borrowing authority available to such 
     Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such 
     contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
     limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government 
     Corporation Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may 
     be necessary in carrying out the program through September 
     30, 1998, for such Corporation: Provided, That not to exceed 
     $10,433,000 shall be available for administrative expenses of 
     the Corporation: Provided further, That expenses of such 
     Corporation in connection with the termination of pension 
     plans, for the acquisition, protection or management, and 
     investment of trust assets, and for benefits administration 
     services shall be considered as non-administrative expenses 
     for the purposes hereof, and excluded from the above 
     limitation.

                  Employment Standards Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Employment Standards 
     Administration, including reimbursement to State, Federal, 
     and local agencies and their employees for inspection 
     services rendered, $299,660,000, together with $993,000 which 
     may be expended from the Special Fund in accordance with 
     sections 39(c) and 44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act: Provided, That $500,000 shall be for the 
     development of an alternative system for the electronic 
     submission of reports as required to be filed under the 
     Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, as 
     amended, and for a computer database of the information for 
     each submission by whatever means, that is indexed and easily 
     searchable by the public via the Internet: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of labor is authorized to accept, retain, 
     and spend, until expended, in the name of the Department of 
     Labor, all sums of money ordered to be paid to the Secretary 
     of Labor, in accordance with the terms of the Consent 
     Judgment in Civil Action No. 91-0027 of the United States 
     District Court for the District of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands (Many 21, 1992): Provided further, That the Secretary 
     of Labor is authorized to establish and, in accordance with 
     31 U.S.C. 3302, collect and deposit in the Treasury fees for 
     processing applications and issuing certificates under 
     sections 11(d) and 14 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938, as amended (29 U.S.C. 211(d) and 214) and for 
     processing applications and issuing registrations under title 
     I of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection 
     Act, 29 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.


                            special benefits

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses 
     (except administrative expenses) accruing during the current 
     or any prior fiscal year authorized by title 5, chapter 81 of 
     the United States Code; continuation of benefits as provided 
     for under the head ``Civilian War Benefits'' in the Federal 
     Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees' 
     Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; and sections 
     4(c) and 5(f) of the War Claims Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. App. 
     2012); and 50 per centum of the additional compensation and 
     benefits required by section 10(h) of the Longshore and 
     Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as amended, $201,000,000 
     together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged 
     to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of 
     compensation and other benefits for any period subsequent to 
     August 15 of the current year: Provided, That amounts 
     appropriated may be used under section 8104 of title 5, 
     United States Code, by the Secretary to reimburse an 
     employer, who is not the employer at the time of injury, for 
     portions of the salary of a reemployed, disabled beneficiary: 
     Provided further, That balances of reimbursements unobligated 
     on September 30, 1997, shall remain available until expended 
     for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses: 
     Provided further, That in addition there shall be transferred 
     to this appropriation from the Postal Service and from any 
     other corporation or instrumentality required under section 
     8147(c) of title 5, United States Code, to pay an amount for 
     its fair share of the cost of administration, such sums as 
     the Secretary of Labor determines to be the cost of 
     administration for employees of such fair share entities 
     through September 30, 1998: Provided further, That of those 
     funds transferred to this account from the fair share 
     entities to pay the cost of administration, $7,269,000 shall 
     be made available to the Secretary of Labor for expenditures 
     relating to capital improvements in support of Federal 
     Employees' Compensation Act administration, and the balance 
     of such funds shall be paid into the Treasury as 
     miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That the Secretary 
     may require that any person filing a notice of injury or a 
     claim for benefits under chapter 81 of title 5, United States 
     Code, or 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq., provide as part of such 
     notice and claim, such identifying information (including 
     Social Security account number) as such regulations may 
     prescribe.


                    black lung disability trust fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For payments from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, 
     $1,007,000,000, of which $960,650,000 shall be available 
     until September 30, 1999, for payment of all benefits as 
     authorized by section 8501(d)(1) (2), (4), and (7) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and interest on 
     advances as authorized by section 9501(c)(2) of that Act, and 
     of which $26,147,000 shall be available for transfer to 
     Employment Standards Administration, Salaries and Expenses, 
     $19,551,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, Salaries 
     and Expenses, $296,000 for transfer to Departmental 
     Management, Office of Inspector General, and $356,000 for 
     payment into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the 
     Department of Treasury, for expenses of operation and 
     administration of the Black Lung Benefits program as 
     authorized by section 9501(d)(5) of that Act: Provided, That, 
     in addition, such amounts as may be necessary may be charged 
     to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of 
     compensation, interest, or other benefits for any period 
     subsequent to August 15 of the current year.

             Occupational Safety and Health Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration, $336,480,000, including not to exceed 
     $77,941,000 which shall be the maximum amount available for 
     grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational 
     Safety and Health Act, which grants shall be no less than 
     fifty percent of the costs of State occupational safety and 
     health programs required to be incurred under plans approved 
     by the Secretary under section 18 of the Occupational Safety 
     and Health Act of 1970; and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 
     U.S.C. 3302, the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Administration may retain up to $750,000 per fiscal year of 
     training institute course tuition fees, otherwise authorized 
     by law to be collected, and may utilize such sums for 
     occupational safety and health training and education grants: 
     Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary 
     of Labor is authorized, during the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1998, to collect and retain fees for services 
     provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, and 
     may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 
     29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer national and international 
     laboratory recognition programs that ensure the safety of 
     equipment and products used by workers in the workplace: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 
     this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, 
     issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, 
     or order under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 
     which is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming 
     operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and 
     employs ten or fewer employees: Provided further, That no 
     funds appropriated

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     under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to 
     administer or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or 
     order under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 
     with respect to any employer of ten or fewer employees who is 
     included within a category having an occupational injury lost 
     workday case rate, at the most precise Standard Industrial 
     Classification Code for which such data are published, less 
     than the national average rate as such rates are most 
     recently published by the Secretary, acting through the 
     Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance with section 24 of 
     that Act (29 U.S.C. 673), except--
       (1) to provide, as authorized by such Act, consultation, 
     technical assistance, educational and training services, and 
     to conduct surveys and studies;
       (2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response 
     to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations 
     found during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for 
     violations which are not corrected within a reasonable 
     abatement period and for any willful violations found;
       (3) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect 
     to imminent dangers;
       (4) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect 
     to health hazards;
       (5) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect 
     to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one 
     or more employees or which results in hospitalization of two 
     or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such 
     investigation authorized by such Act; and
       (6) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect 
     to complaints of discrimination against employees for 
     exercising rights under such Act: Provided further, That the 
     foregoing proviso shall not apply to any person who is 
     engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a 
     temporary labor camp and employs ten or fewer employees.

                 Mine Safety and Health Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health 
     Administration, $203,334,000, including purchase and bestowal 
     of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue 
     and first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, 
     equipment, and other contributions from public and private 
     sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other 
     agencies, Federal, State, or private; the Mine Safety and 
     Health Administration is authorized to promote health and 
     safety education and training in the mining community through 
     cooperative programs with States, industry, and safety 
     associations; and any funds available to the Department may 
     be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide for 
     the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the event 
     of a major disaster: Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or 
     expended to carry out section 115 of the Federal Mine Safety 
     and Health Act of 1977 or to carry out that portion of 
     section 104(g)(1) of such Act relating to the enforcement of 
     any training requirements, with respect to shell dredging, or 
     with respect to any sand, gravel, surface stone, surface 
     clay, colloidal phosphate, or surface limestone mine.

                       Bureau of Labor Statistics


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
     including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and 
     local agencies and their employees for services rendered, 
     $327,609,000, of which $15,430,000 shall be for expenses of 
     revising the Consumer Price Index and shall remain available 
     until September 30, 1999, together with not to exceed 
     $52,848,000, which may be expended from the Employment 
     Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust 
     Fund.

                        Departmental Management


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, 
     including the hire of three sedans, and including up to 
     $4,421,000 for the President's Committee on Employment of 
     People With Disabilities, $152,253,000; together with not to 
     exceed $282,000, which may be expended from the Employment 
     Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust 
     Fund: Provided, That no funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Solicitor of Labor to participate in a review 
     in any United States court of appeals of any decision made by 
     the Benefits Review Board under section 21 of the Longshore 
     and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 921) where 
     such participation is precluded by the decision of the United 
     States Supreme Court in Director, Office of Workers' 
     Compensation Programs v. Newport News Shipbuilding, 115 S. 
     Ct. 1278 (1995): Provided Further, That no funds made 
     available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of Labor 
     to review a decision under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) that has been 
     appealed and that has been pending before the Benefits Review 
     Board for more than 12 months: Provided further, That any 
     such decision pending a review by the Benefits Review Board 
     for more than one year shall be considered affirmed by the 
     Benefits Review Board on that date, and shall be considered 
     the final order of the Board for purposes of obtaining a 
     review in the United States courts of appeals: Provided 
     Further, That these provisions shall not be applicable to the 
     review of any decision issued under the Black Lung Benefits 
     Act (30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.)


                          working capital fund

       The paragraph under this heading in Public Law 85-67 (29 
     U.S.C. 563) is amended by striking the last period and 
     inserting after ``appropriation action'' the following: ``: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Labor may transfer 
     annually an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 from unobligated 
     balances in the Department's salaries and expenses accounts, 
     to the unobligated balance of the Working Capital Fund, to be 
     merged with such Fund and used for the acquisition of capital 
     equipment and the improvement of financial management, 
     information technology and other support systems, and to 
     remain available until expended: Provided further, That the 
     unobligated balance of the Fund shall not exceed 
     $20,000,000.''.


        assistant secretary for veterans employment and training

       Not to exceed $181,955,000 may be derived from the 
     Employment Security Administration account in the 
     Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 38 
     U.S.C. 4100-4110A and 4321-4327, and Public Law 103-353, and 
     which shall be available for obligation by the States through 
     December 31, 1998.


                      office of inspector general

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector 
     General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, as amended, $42,605,000, together with 
     not to exceed $3,645,000, which may be expended from the 
     Employment Security Administration account in the 
     Unemployment Trust Fund.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 101. None of the funds appropriated in this title for 
     the Job Corps shall be used to pay the compensation of an 
     individual, either as direct costs or any proration as an 
     indirect cost, at a rate in excess of $125,000.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
     funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act, as amended) which are appropriated for the 
     current fiscal year for the Department of Labor in this Act 
     may be transferred between appropriations, but no such 
     appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by 
     any such transfer: Provided, That the Appropriations 
     committees of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 
     fifteen days in advance of any transfer.
       Sec. 103. Funds shall be available for carrying out title 
     IV-B of the Job Training Partnership Act, notwithstanding 
     section 427(c) of that Act, if a Job Corps center fails to 
     meet national performance standards established by the 
     Secretary.
       Sec. 104. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
     to promulgate or issue any proposed or final standard 
     regarding ergonomic protection before September 30, 1998: 
     Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     limit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration from 
     issuing voluntary guidelines on ergonomic protection or from 
     developing a proposed standard regarding ergonomic 
     protection: Provided further, That no funds made available in 
     this Act may be used by the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Administration to enforce voluntary ergonomics guidelines 
     through section 5 (the general duty clause) of the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 
     654).
       Sec. 105. Section 13(b)(12) of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(b)(12)) is amended by striking ``water 
     for agricultural purposes'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``water, at least 90 percent of which was ultimately 
     delivered for agricultural purposes during the preceding 
     calendar year''.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Labor 
     Appropriations Act, 1998''.

           TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              Health Resources and Services Administration


                     health resources and services

       For carrying out titles II, III, VII, VIII, X, XII, XIX, 
     and XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, section 427(a) of 
     the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, title V of the 
     Social Security Act, the Health Care Quality Improvement Act 
     of 1986, as amended, and the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act 
     of 1988, as amended, $3,618,137,000, of which $225,000 shall 
     remain available until expended for interest subsidies on 
     loan guarantees made prior to fiscal year 1981 under part B 
     of title VII of the Public Health Service Act and of which 
     $28,000,000 shall be available for the construction and 
     renovation of health care and other facilities: Provided, 
     That the Division of Federal Occupational Health may utilize 
     personal services contracting to employ professional 
     management/administrative and occupational health 
     professionals: Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available under this heading, $2,500,000 shall be available 
     until expended for facilities renovations at the Gillis W. 
     Long Hansen's Disease Center: Provided further, That in 
     addition to fees authorized by section 427(b) of the Health 
     Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, fees shall be collected 
     for the full disclosure of information under the Act 
     sufficient to recover the full costs of operating the 
     National Practitioner Data Bank, and shall remain available 
     until expended to carry out that Act: Provided further, That 
     no more than $5,000,000 is available for carrying out the 
     provisions of Public Law 104-73: Provided further, That of 
     the funds made available under this heading,

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     $203,452,000 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: Provided further, That $285,500,000 shall 
     be for State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs authorized by 
     section 2616 of the Public Health Service Act: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds made available under this heading may be used to 
     continue operating the Council on Graduate Medical 
     Education established by section 301 of Public Law 102-
     408: Provided further, That, of the funds made available 
     under this heading, not more than $6,000,000 shall be made 
     available and shall remain available until expended for 
     loan guarantees for loans funded under part A of title XVI 
     of the Public Health Service Act as amended, made by non-
     Federal lenders for the construction, renovation, and 
     modernization of medical facilities that are owned and 
     operated by health centers, and for loans made to health 
     centers under section 330(d) of the Public Health Service 
     Act as amended by Public Law 104-299, and that such funds 
     be available to subsidize guarantees of total loan 
     principal in an amount not to exceed $80,000,000: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding section 502(a)(1) of the 
     Social Security Act, not to exceed $103,863,000 is 
     available for carrying out special projects of regional 
     and national significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of 
     such Act.


               medical facilities guarantee and loan fund

           federal interest subsidies for medical facilities

       For carrying out subsections (d) and (e) of section 1602 of 
     the Public Health Service Act, $6,000,000, together with any 
     amounts received by the Secretary in connection with loans 
     and loan guarantees under title VI of the Public Health 
     Service Act, to be available without fiscal year limitation 
     for the payment of interest subsidies. During the fiscal 
     year, no commitments for direct loans or loan guarantees 
     shall be made.


               health education assistance loans program

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out the purpose of the program, as 
     authorized by title VII of the Public Health Service Act, as 
     amended: 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 total loan principal any part of which is to be 
     guaranteed at not to exceed $85,000,000: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary may use up to $1,000,000 derived by 
     transfer from insurance premiums collected from guaranteed 
     loans made under title VII of the Public Health Service Act 
     for the purpose of carrying out section 709 of that Act. In 
     addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     guaranteed loan program, $2,688,000.


             vaccine injury compensation program trust fund

       For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program 
     Trust Fund, such sums as may be necessary for claims 
     associated with vaccine-related injury or death with respect 
     to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988, pursuant 
     to subtitle 2 of title XXI of the Public Health Service Act, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That for 
     necessary administrative expenses, not to exceed $3,000,000 
     shall be available from the Trust Fund to the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services.

               Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


                disease control, research, and training

       To carry out titles II, III, VII, XI, XV, XVII, and XIX of 
     the Public Health Service Act, sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 
     202, 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health 
     Act of 1977, and sections 20, 21 and 22 of the Occupational 
     Safety and Health Act of 1970, title IV of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education 
     Assistance Act of 1980; including insurance of official motor 
     vehicles in foreign countries; and hire, maintenance, and 
     operation of aircraft, $2,327,552,000, of which $21,504,000 
     shall remain available until expended for equipment and 
     construction and renovation of facilities, and in addition, 
     such sums as may be derived from authorized user fees, which 
     shall be credited to this account: Provided, That in addition 
     to amounts provided herein, up to $59,232,000 shall be 
     available from amounts available under section 241 of the 
     Public Health Service Act, to carry out the National Center 
     for Health Statistics surveys: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds made available for injury prevention and control at 
     the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to 
     advocate or promote gun control: Provided further, That the 
     Director may redirect the total amount made available under 
     authority of Public Law 101-502, section 3, dated November 3, 
     1990, to activities the Director may so designate: Provided 
     further, That the Congress is to be notified promptly of any 
     such transfer.
       In addition, $51,000,000, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund, for carrying out sections 40151 
     and 40261 of Public Law 103-322.

                     National Institutes of Health


                       national cancer institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to cancer, $2,547,314,000.


               national heart, lung, and blood institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and 
     blood diseases, and blood and blood products, 
     $1,531,061,000.


                 national institute of dental research

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to dental disease, 
     $209,415,000.


    national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to diabetes and digestive and 
     kidney disease, $873,860,000.


        national institute of neurological disorders and stroke

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to neurological disorders and 
     stroke, $780,713,000.


         national institute of allergy and infectious diseases

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to allergy and infectious 
     diseases, $1,351,655,000.


             national institute of general medical sciences

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to general medical sciences, 
     $1,065,947,000.


        national institute of child health and human development

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to child health and human 
     development, $674,766.000


                         national eye institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to eye diseases and visual 
     disorders, $355,691,000.


          national institute of environmental health sciences

       For carrying out sections 301 and 311 and title IV of the 
     Public Health Service Act with respect to environmental 
     health sciences, $330,108,000.


                      national institute on aging

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to aging, $519,279,000.


 national institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to arthritis and 
     musculoskeletal and skin diseases, $274,760,000.


    national institute on deafness and other communication disorders

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to deafness and other 
     communication disorders, $200,695,000.


                 national institute of nursing research

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to nursing research, 
     $63,597,000.


           national institute of alcohol abuse and alcoholism

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to alcohol abuse and 
     alcoholism, $227,175,000.


                    national institute of drug abuse

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to drug abuse, $527,175,000.


                  national institute on mental health

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to mental health, 
     $750,241,000.


                national human genome research institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to human genome research, 
     $217,704,000.


                 national center for research resources

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to research resources and 
     general research support grants, $453,883,000: Provided, That 
     none of these funds shall be used to pay recipients of the 
     general research support grants program any amount for 
     indirect expenses in connection with such grants: Provided 
     further, That $20,000,000 shall be for extramural facilities 
     construction grants.


                  john e. fogarty international center

       For carrying out the activities at the John E. Fogarty 
     International Center, $28,289,000.


                      national library of medicine

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to health information 
     communications, $161,185,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be 
     available until expended for improvement of information 
     systems: Provided, That in fiscal year 1998, the Library may 
     enter into personal services contracts for the provision of 
     services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under 
     the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health.


                         office of the director

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the 
     Director, National Institutes of

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     Health, $296,373,000, of which $40,536,000 shall be for the 
     Office of AIDS Research: Provided, That funding shall be 
     available for the purchase of not to exceed five passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only: Provided further, 
     That the Director may direct up to 1 percent of the total 
     amount made available in this or any other Act to all 
     National Institutes of Health appropriations to activities 
     the Director may so designate: Provided further, That no 
     such appropriation shall be decreased by more than 1 
     percent by any such transfers and that the Congress is 
     promptly notified of the transfer: Provided further, That 
     NIH is authorized to collect third party payments for the 
     cost of clinical services that are incurred in National 
     Institutes of Health research facilities and that such 
     payments shall be credited to the National Institutes of 
     Health Management Fund: Provided further, That all funds 
     credited to the NIH Management Fund shall remain available 
     for one fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they 
     are deposited: Provided further, That up to $500,000 shall 
     be available to carry out section 499 of the Public Health 
     Service Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
     section 499(k)(10) of the Public Health Service Act, funds 
     from the National Foundation for Biomedical Research may 
     be transferred to the National Institutes of Health: 
     Provided further, That $20,000,000 shall be available to 
     carry out section 404E of the Public Health Service Act: 
     Provided further, That of the funds available to carry out 
     section 404E of the Public Health Service Act, not less 
     than $7,000,000 shall be for peer reviewed complementary 
     and alternative medicine research grants and contracts 
     that respond to program announcements and requests for 
     proposals issued by the Office of Alternative Medicine.


                        buildings and facilities

       For the study of, construction of, and acquisition of 
     equipment for, facilities of or used by the National 
     Institutes of Health, including the acquisition of real 
     property, $206,957,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which $90,000,000 shall be for the clinical research 
     center and $16,957,000 for the Vaccine Facility: Provided, 
     That notwithstanding any other provision of law, a single 
     contract or related contracts for the development and 
     construction of the clinical research center may be employed 
     which collectively include the full scope of the project: 
     Provided further, That the solicitation and contract shall 
     contain the clause ``availability of funds'' found at 48 CFR 
     52.232-18: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, a single contract or related contracts for 
     the development and construction of the Vaccine Facility may 
     be employed which collectively include the full scope of the 
     project: Provided further, That the solicitation and contract 
     shall contain the clause ``availability of funds'' found 
     in 48 CFR 52.232-18.

       Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


               substance abuse and mental health services

       For carrying out titles V and XIX of the Public Health 
     Service Act with respect to substance abuse and mental health 
     services, the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill 
     Individuals Act of 1986, and section 301 of the Public Health 
     Service Act with respect to program management, 
     $2,146,743,000, of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants to 
     rural and Native American projects: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, each State's 
     allotment for fiscal year 1998 for each of the programs under 
     subparts I and II of part B of title XIX of the Public Health 
     Service Act shall be equal to such State's allotment for such 
     programs for fiscal year 1997.


     retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers

       For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health 
     Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, and for 
     payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection 
     Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan and for medical care of 
     dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents' 
     Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), and for payments 
     pursuant to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 429(b)), such amounts as may be required during the 
     current fiscal year.

               Agency for Health Care Policy and Research


                    health care policy and research

       For carrying out titles III and IX of the Public Health 
     Service Act, and part A of title XI of the Social Security 
     Act, $90,229,000; in addition, amounts received from Freedom 
     of Information Act fees, reimbursable and interagency 
     agreements, and the sale of data tapes shall be credited to 
     this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the amount made available pursuant to section 
     926(b) of the Public Health Service Act shall not exceed 
     $56,206,000.

                  Health Care Financing Administration


                     grants to states for medicaid

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI 
     and XIX of the Social Security Act, $71,602,429,000, to 
     remain available until expended.
       For making, after May 31, 1998, payments to States under 
     title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last quarter of 
     fiscal year 1998 for unanticipated costs, incurred for the 
     current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
       For making payments to States under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 1999, 
     $27,800,689,000, to remain available until expended.
       Payment under title XIX may be made for any quarter with 
     respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during 
     such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and 
     approved in that or any subsequent quarter.


                  payments to health care trust funds

       For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance and the 
     Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, as 
     provided under sections 217(g) and 1844 of the Social 
     Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social 
     Security Amendments of 1965, section 278(d) of Public Law 97-
     248, and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to 
     section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $60,904,000,000.


                           program management

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, 
     XVIII, XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles XIII 
     and XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Clinical 
     Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, not to exceed 
     $1,743,066,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hospital 
     Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 
     Trust Funds, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social 
     Security Act; together with all funds collected in accordance 
     with section 353 of the Public Health Service Act and such 
     sums as may be collected from authorized user fees and the 
     sale of data, which shall remain available until expended, 
     and together with administrative fees collected relative to 
     Medicare overpayment recovery activities, which shall remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That all funds derived in 
     accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from organizations established 
     under title XIII of the Public Health Service Act shall be 
     credited to and available for carrying out the purposes of 
     this appropriation: Provided further, That $900,000 shall be 
     for carrying out section 4021 of Public Law 105-33: Provided 
     further, That in carrying out its legislative mandate, the 
     National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare 
     shall examine the impact of increased investments in health 
     research on future Medicare costs, and the potential for 
     coordinating Medicare with cost-effective long-term care 
     services: Provided further, That $40,000,000 appropriated 
     under this heading for the transition to a single Part A and 
     Part B processing system shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
     this heading may be obligated to increase Medicare provider 
     audits and implement the Department's corrective action plan 
     to the Chief Financial Officer's audit of the Health Care 
     Financing Administration's oversight of Medicare: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Health and Human Services is 
     directed to collect, in aggregate, $95,000,000 in fees in 
     fiscal year 1998 from Medicare+Choice organizations 
     pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act 
     and from eligible organizations with risk-sharing 
     contracts under section 1876 of that Act pursuant to 
     section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act.


      HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE FUND

       For carrying out subsections (d) and (e) of section 1308 of 
     the Public Health Service Act, any amounts received by the 
     Secretary in connection with loans and loan guarantees under 
     title XIII of the Public Health Service Act, to be available 
     without fiscal year limitation for the payment of outstanding 
     obligations. During fiscal year 1998, no commitments for 
     direct loans or loan guarantees shall be made.

                Administration for Children and Families


                   FAMILY SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO STATES

       For making payments to each State for carrying out the 
     program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children under 
     title IV-A of the Social Security Act before the effective 
     date of the program of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 
     (TANF) with respect to such State, such sums as may be 
     necessary: Provided, That the sum of the amounts available to 
     a State with respect to expenditures under such title IV-A in 
     fiscal year 1997 under this appropriation and under such 
     title IV-A as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 shall not exceed the 
     limitations under section 116(b) of such Act: Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding section 418(a) of the Social 
     Security Act, for fiscal year 1997 only, the amount of 
     payment under section 418(a)(1) to which each State is 
     entitled shall equal the amount specified as mandatory funds 
     with respect to such State for such fiscal year in the table 
     transmitted by the Administration for Children and Families 
     to State Child Care and Development Block Grant Lead Agencies 
     on August 27, 1996, and the amount of State expenditures in 
     fiscal year 1994 or 1995 (whichever is greater) that equals 
     the non-Federal share for the programs described in section 
     418(a)(1)(A) shall be deemed to equal the amount specified as 
     maintenance of effort with respect to such State for fiscal 
     year 1997 in such table.
       For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, 
     payments to States or other non-Federal entities under titles 
     I, IV-D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and 
     the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), for the last three 
     months of the current year for unanticipated costs, incurred 
     for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
       For making payments to States or other non-Federal entities 
     under titles I, IV-D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social 
     Security Act

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     and the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), for the first 
     quarter of fiscal year 1999, $660,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


                   low income home energy assistance

       For making payments under title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1981, $1,100,000,000, to be available 
     for obligation in the period October 1, 1998 through 
     September 30, 1999.
       For making payments under title XXVI of such Act, 
     $300,000,000: Provided, That these funds are hereby 
     designated by Congress to be emergency requirements pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That these 
     funds shall be made available only after submission to 
     Congress of a formal budget request by the President that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act.


                     refugee and entrant assistance

       For making payments for refugee and entrant assistance 
     activities authorized by title IV of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education 
     Assistance Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-422), $415,000,000: 
     Provided, That funds appropriated pursuant to section 414(a) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act under Public Law 104-
     134 for fiscal year 1996 shall be available for the costs of 
     assistance provided and other activities conducted in such 
     year and in fiscal years 1997 and 1998.


                 child care and development block grant

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For carrying out sections 658A through 658R of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (The Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act of 1990), in addition to amounts 
     already appropriated for fiscal year 1998, $65,672,000; and 
     to become available on October 1, 1998 and remain available 
     through September 30, 1999, $1,000,000,000: Provided, That of 
     funds appropriated for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
     $19,120,000 shall be available for child care resource and 
     referral and schoolaged child care activities, of which for 
     fiscal year 1998 $3,000,000 shall be derived from an amount 
     that shall be transferred from the amount appropriated under 
     section 452(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 652(j)) 
     for fiscal year 1997 and remaining available for expenditure: 
     Provided further, That of the funds provided for fiscal year 
     1998, $50,000,000 shall be reserved by the States for 
     activities authorized under section 658G of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (The Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act of 1990), such funds to be in 
     addition to the amounts required to be reserved by States 
     under such section 658G.


                      social services block grant

       For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the 
     Social Security Act, $2,299,000,000: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding section 2003(c) of such Act, as amended, the 
     amount specified for allocation under such section for fiscal 
     year 1998 shall be $2,299,000,000.


                children and families services programs

                        (including rescissions)

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the Runaway 
     and Homeless Youth Act, the Developmental Disabilities 
     Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, the Head Start Act, the 
     Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, (including section 
     105(a)(2) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act), 
     the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Native 
     American Programs Act of 1974, title II of Public Law 95-266 
     (adoption opportunities), the Abandoned Infants Assistance 
     Act of 1988, part B(1) of title IV and sections 413, 429A and 
     1110 of the Social Security Act; for making payments under 
     the Community Services Block Grant Act; and for necessary 
     administrative expenses to carry out said Acts and titles I, 
     IV, X, XI, XIV, XVI, and XX of the Social Security Act, the 
     Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1981, title IV of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, section 501 of the Refugee Education 
     Assistance Act of 1980, and section 126 and titles IV and V 
     of Public Law 100-485, $5,682,916,000, of which $542,165,000 
     shall be for making payments under the Community Services 
     Block Grant Act, and of which $4,355,000,000 shall be for 
     making payments under the Head Start Act: Provided, That of 
     the funds made available for the Head Start Act, $279,250,000 
     shall be set aside for the Head Start Program for Families 
     with Infants and Toddlers (Early Head Start): Provided 
     further, That to the extent Community Services Block Grant 
     funds are distributed as grant funds by a State to an 
     eligible entity as provided under the Act, and have not been 
     expended by such entity, they shall remain with such entity 
     for carryover into the next fiscal year for expenditure by 
     such entity consistent with program purposes.
       In addition, $93,000,000, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund, for carrying out sections 40155, 
     40211 and 40241 of Public Law 103-322.
       Funds appropriated for fiscal year 1998 under section 
     429A(e), part B of title IV of the Social Security Act shall 
     be reduced by $6,000,000.
       Funds appropriated for fiscal year 1998 under section 
     413(h)(1) of the Social Security Act shall be reduced by 
     $15,000,000.


                    family preservation and support

       For carrying out section 430 of the Social Security Act, 
     $255,000,000.


       payments to states for foster care and adoption assistance

       For making payments to States or other non-Federal 
     entities, under title IV-E of the Social Security Act, 
     $3,200,000,000.
       For making payments to States or other non-Federal 
     entities, under title IV-E of the Social Security Act, for 
     the first quarter of fiscal year 1999, $1,157,500,000.

                        Administration on Aging


                        aging services programs

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, $865,050,000: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding section 308(b)(1) of such Act, 
     the amounts available to each State for administration of the 
     State plan under title III of such Act shall be reduced not 
     more than 5 percent below the amount that was available to 
     such State for such purpose for fiscal year 1995: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated to carry out section 
     303(a)(1) of such Act, $4,449,000 shall be available for 
     carrying out section 702(a) of such Act and $4,732,000 shall 
     be available for carrying out section 702(b) of such Act: 
     Provided further, That in considering grant applications for 
     nutrition services for elder Indian recipients, the Assistant 
     Secretary shall provide maximum flexibility to applicants who 
     seek to take into account subsistence, local customs, and 
     other characteristics that are appropriate to the unique 
     cultural, regional, and geographic needs of the American 
     Indian, Alaskan and Hawaiian native communities to be served.

                        Office of the Secretary


                    general departmental management

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general 
     departmental management, including hire of six sedans, and 
     for carrying out titles III, XVII, and XX of the Public 
     Health Service Act, and the United States-Mexico Border 
     Health Commission Act, $171,631,000, of which $500,000 shall 
     remain available until expended, together with $5,851,000, to 
     be transferred and expended as authorized by section 
     201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund and the Supplemental Medical Insurance 
     Trust Fund: Provided, That of the funds made available under 
     this heading for carrying out title XVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act, $1,500,000 shall be available until expended for 
     extramural construction.


                      office of inspector general

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $31,921,000.


                        office for civil rights

       For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, 
     $16,345,000, together with not to exceed $3,314,000, to be 
     transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) 
     of the Social Security Act from the Hospital Insurance Trust 
     Fund and the Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund.


                            policy research

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, 
     research studies under section 1110 of the Social Security 
     Act, $14,000,000.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be 
     available for not to exceed $37,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses when specifically approved by the 
     Secretary.
       Sec. 202. The Secretary shall make available through 
     assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health 
     Service to assist in child survival activities and to work in 
     AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the Agency 
     for International Development, the United Nations 
     International Children's Emergency Fund or the World Health 
     Organization.
       Sec. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this Act may 
     be used to implement section 399L(b) of the Public Health 
     Service Act or section 1503 of the National Institutes of 
     Health Revitalization Act of 1993, Public Law 103-43.
       Sec. 204. None of the funds appropriated in this Act for 
     the National Institutes of Health and the Substance Abuse and 
     Mental Health Services Administration shall be used to pay 
     the salary of an individual, through a grant or other 
     extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of $125,000 per 
     year.
       Sec. 205. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     expended pursuant to section 241 of the Public Health Service 
     Act, except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, 
     or for other taps and assessments made by any office located 
     in the Department of Health and Human Services, prior to the 
     Secretary's preparation and submission of a report to the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House 
     detailing the planned uses of such funds.
       Sec. 206. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     obligated or expended for the Federal Council on Aging under 
     the Older Americans Act or the Advisory Board on Child Abuse 
     and Neglect under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 207. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
     funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act, as amended) which are appropriated for the 
     current fiscal year for the Department of Health and Human 
     Services in this Act may be transferred between 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be 
     increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: 
     Provided, That the Appropriations Commit

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     tees of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 
     fifteen days in advance of any transfer.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 208. The Director of the National Institutes of 
     Health, jointly with the Director of the Office of AIDS 
     Research, may transfer up to 3 percent among institutes, 
     centers, and divisions from the total amounts identified by 
     these two Directors as funding for research pertaining to the 
     human immunodeficiency virus: Provided, That the Congress is 
     promptly notified of the transfer.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 209. Of the amounts made available in this Act for the 
     National Institutes of Health, the amount for research 
     related to the human immunodeficiency virus, as jointly 
     determined by the Director of NIH and the Director of the 
     Office of AIDS Research, shall be made available to the 
     ``Office of AIDS Research'' account. The Director of the 
     Office of AIDS Research shall transfer from such accounts 
     amounts necessary to carry out section 2535(d)(3) of the 
     Public Health Service Act.
       Sec. 210. Funds appropriated in this Act for the National 
     Institutes of Health may be used to provide transit subsidies 
     in amounts consistent with the transportation subsidy 
     programs authorized under section 629 of Public Law 101-509 
     to non-FTE bearing positions including trainees, visiting 
     fellows and volunteers.
       Sec. 211. (a) The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     may in accordance with this section provide for the 
     relocation of the Federal facility known as the Gillis W. 
     Long Hansen's Disease Center (located in the vicinity of 
     Carville, in the State of Louisiana), including the 
     relocation of the patients of the Center.
       (b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), in relocating the Center 
     the Secretary may on behalf of the United States transfer to 
     the State of Louisiana, without charge, title to the real 
     property and improvements that as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act constitute the Center. Such real 
     property is a parcel consisting of approximately 330 acres. 
     The exact acreage and legal description used for purposes of 
     the transfer shall be in accordance with a survey 
     satisfactory to the Secretary.
       (2) Any conveyance under paragraph (1) is not effective 
     unless the deed or other instrument of conveyance contains 
     the conditions specified in subsection (d); the instrument 
     specifies that the United States and the State of Louisiana 
     agree to such conditions; and the instrument specifies 
     that, if the State engages in a material breach of the 
     conditions, title to the real property and improvements 
     involved reverts to the United States at the election of 
     the Secretary.
       (c)(1) With respect to Federal equipment and other items of 
     Federal personal property that are in use at the Center as of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary may, 
     subject to paragraph (2), transfer to the State such items as 
     the Secretary determines to be appropriate, if the Secretary 
     makes the transfer under subsection (b).
       (2) A transfer of equipment or other items may be made 
     under paragraph (1) only if the State agrees that, during the 
     30-year period beginning on the date on which the transfer 
     under subsection (b) is made, the items will be used 
     exclusively for purposes that promote the health or education 
     of the public, except that the Secretary may authorize such 
     exceptions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
       (d) For purposes of subsection (b)(2), the conditions 
     specified in this subsection with respect to a transfer of 
     title are the following:
       (1) During the 30-year period beginning on the date on 
     which the transfer is made, the real property and 
     improvements referred to in subsection (b)(1) (referred to in 
     this subsection as the ``transferred property'') will be used 
     exclusively for purposes that promote the health or education 
     of the public, with such incidental exceptions as the 
     Secretary may approve.
       (2) For purposes of monitoring the extent to which the 
     transferred property is being used in accordance with 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary will have access to such 
     documents as the Secretary determines to be necessary, and 
     the Secretary may require the advance approval of the 
     Secretary or such contracts, conveyances of real or personal 
     property, or other transactions as the Secretary determines 
     to be necessary.
       (3) The relocation of patients from the transferred 
     property will be completed not later than 3 years after the 
     date on which the transfer is made, except to the extent the 
     Secretary determines that relocating particular patients is 
     not feasible. During the period of relocation, the Secretary 
     will have unrestricted access to the transferred property, 
     and after such period will have such access as may be 
     necessary with respect to the patients who pursuant to the 
     preceding sentence are not relocated.
       (4)(A) With respect to projects to make repairs and energy-
     related improvements at the transferred property, the 
     Secretary will provide for the completion of all such 
     projects for which contracts have been awarded and 
     appropriations have been made as of the date of which the 
     transfer is made.
       (B) If upon completion of the projects referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) there are any unobligated balances of 
     amounts appropriated for the projects, and the sum of such 
     balances is in excess of $100,000--
       (i) the Secretary will transfer the amount of such excess 
     to the State; and
       (ii) the State will expend such amount for the purposes 
     referred to in paragraph (1), which may include the 
     renovation of facilities at the transferred property.
       (5)(A) The State will maintain the cemetery located on the 
     transferred property, will permit individuals who were long-
     term-care patients of the Center to be buried at the 
     cemetery, and will permit members of the public to visit the 
     cemetery.
       (B) The State will permit the Center to maintain a museum 
     on the transferred property and will permit members of the 
     public to visit the museum.
       (C) In the case of any waste products stored at the 
     transferred property as of the date of the transfer, the 
     Federal Government will after the transfer retain title to 
     and responsibility for the products, and the State will not 
     require that the Federal Government remove the products from 
     the transferred property.
       (6) In the case of each individual who as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act is a Federal employee at the 
     transferred property with facilities management or dietary 
     duties:
       (A) The State will offer the individual an employment 
     position with the State, the position with the State will 
     have duties similar to the duties the individual performed in 
     his or her most recent position at the transferred property, 
     and the position with the State will provide compensation and 
     benefits that are similar to the compensation and benefits 
     provided for such most recent position, subject to the 
     concurrence of the Governor of the State.
       (B) If the individual becomes an employee of the State 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A), the State will make payments in 
     accordance with subsection (e)(2)(B) (relating to 
     disability), as applicable with respect to the individual.
       (7) The Federal Government may, consistent with the 
     intended uses by the State of the transferred property, carry 
     out at such property activities regarding at-risk youth.
       (8) Such additional conditions as the Secretary determines 
     to be necessary to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       (e)(1) This subsection applies if the transfer under 
     subsection (b) is made.
       (2) In the case of each individual who as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act is a Federal employee at the Center 
     with facilities management or dietary duties, and who becomes 
     an employee of the State pursuant to subsection (d)(6)(A):
       (A) The provisions of subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 
     5, United States Code, or of chapter 84 of such title, 
     whichever are applicable, that relate to disability shall be 
     considered to remain in effect with respect to the individual 
     (subject to subparagraph (C)) until the earlier of--
       (i) the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the 
     date on which the transfer under subsection (b) is made; or
       (ii) the date on which the individual first meets all 
     conditions for coverage under a State program for payments 
     during retirement by reason of disability.
       (B) The payments to be made by the State pursuant to 
     subsection (d)(6)(B) with respect to the individual are 
     payments to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, 
     if the individual is receiving Federal disability coverage 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A). Such payments are to be made in 
     a total amount equal to that portion of the normal-cost 
     percentage (determined through the use of dynamic 
     assumptions) of the basic pay of the individual that is 
     allocable to such coverage and is paid for service performed 
     during the period for which such coverage is in effect. Such 
     amount is to be determined in accordance with chapter 84 of 
     such title 5, is to be paid at such time and in such manner 
     as mutually agreed by the State and the Office of Personnel 
     Management, and is in lieu of individual or agency 
     contributions otherwise required.
       (C) In the determination pursuant to subparagraph (A) of 
     whether the individual is eligible for Federal disability 
     coverage (during the applicable period of time under such 
     subparagraph), service as an employee of the State after the 
     date of the transfer under subsection (b) shall be counted 
     toward the service requirement specified in the first 
     sentence of section 8337(a) or 8451(a)(1)(A) of such title 
     5 (whichever is applicable).
       (3) In the case of each individual who as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act is a Federal employee with a 
     position at the Center and is, for duty at the Center, 
     receiving the pay differential under section 208(e) of the 
     Public Health Service Act or under section 5545(d) of title 
     5, United States Code:
       (A) If as of the date of the transfer under subsection (b) 
     the individual is eligible for an annuity under section 8336 
     or 8412 of title 5, United States Code, then once the 
     individual separates from the service and thereby becomes 
     entitled to receive the annuity, the pay differential shall 
     be included in the computation of the annuity if the 
     individual separated from the service not later than the 
     expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the 
     transfer.
       (B) If the individual is not eligible for such an annuity 
     as of the date of the transfer under subsection (b) but 
     subsequently does become eligible, then once the individual 
     separates from the service and thereby becomes entitled to 
     receive the annuity, the pay differential shall be included 
     in the computation of the annuity if the individual separated 
     from the service not later than the expiration of the 90-day 
     period beginning on the date on which the individual first 
     became eligible for the annuity.
       (C) For purposes of this paragraph, the individual is 
     eligible for the annuity if the in

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     dividual meets all conditions under such section 8336 or 8412 
     to be entitled to the annuity, except the condition that the 
     individual be separated from the service.
       (4) With respect to individuals who as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act are Federal employees with positions at 
     the Center and are not, for duty at the center, receiving the 
     pay differential under section 208(e) of the Public Health 
     Service Act or under section 5545(d) of title 5, United 
     States Code:
       (A) During the calendar years 1997 and 1998, the Secretary 
     may in accordance with this paragraph provide to any such 
     individual a voluntary separation incentive payment. The 
     purpose of such payments is to avoid or minimize the need for 
     involuntary separations under a reduction in force with 
     respect to the Center.
       (B) During calendar year 1997, any payment under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be made under section 663 of the 
     Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(f) of 
     division A of Public Law 104-208), except that, for purposes 
     of this subparagraph, subsection (b) of such section 663 does 
     not apply.
       (C) During calendar year 1998, such section 663 applies 
     with respect to payments under subparagraph (A) to the same 
     extent and in the same manner as such section applied with 
     respect to the payments during fiscal year 1997, and for 
     purposes of this subparagraph, the reference in subsection 
     (c)(2)(D) of such section 663 to December 31, 1997, is deemed 
     to be a reference to December 31, 1998.
       (f) The following provisions apply if under subsection (a) 
     the Secretary makes the decision to relocate the Center:
       (1) The site to which the Center is relocated shall be in 
     the vicinity of Baton Rouge, in the State of Louisiana.
       (2) The facility involved shall continue to be designated 
     as the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center.
       (3) The Secretary shall make reasonable efforts to inform 
     the patients of the Center with respect to the planning and 
     carrying out of the relocation.
       (4) In the case of each individual who as of October 1, 
     1996, was a patient of the Center and is considered by the 
     Director of the Center to be a long-term-care patient 
     (referred to in this subsection as an ``eligible patient''), 
     the Secretary shall continue to provide for the long-term 
     care of the eligible patient, without charge, for the 
     remainder of the life of the patient.
       (5)(A) For purposes of paragraph (4), an eligible patient 
     who is legally competent has the following options with 
     respect to support and maintenance and other nonmedical 
     expenses:
       (i) For the remainder of his or her life, the patient may 
     reside at the Center.
       (ii) For the remainder of his or her life, the patient may 
     receive payments each year at an annual rate of $33,000 
     (adjusted in accordance with subparagraphs (C) and (D)), and 
     may not reside at the Center. Payments under this clause are 
     in complete discharge of the obligation of the Federal 
     Government under paragraph (4) for support and maintenance 
     and other nonmedical expenses of the patient.
       (B) The choice by an eligible patient of the option under 
     clause (i) of subparagraph (A) may at any time be revoked by 
     the patient, and the patient may instead choose the option 
     under clause (ii) of such subparagraph. The choice by an 
     eligible patient of the option under such clause (ii) is 
     irrevocable.
       (C) Payments under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be made on a 
     monthly basis, and shall be pro rated as applicable. In 1999 
     and each subsequent year, the monthly amount of such payments 
     shall be increased by a percentage equal to any percentage 
     increase taking effect under section 215(i) of the Social 
     Security Act (relating to a cost-of-living increase) for 
     benefits under title II of such Act (relating to Federal old-
     age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits). Any such 
     percentage increase in monthly payments under subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) shall take effect in the same month as the percentage 
     increase under such section 215(i) takes effect.
       (D) With respect to the provision of outpatient and 
     inpatient medical care for Hansen's disease and related 
     complications to an eligible patient:
       (i) The choice the patient makes under subparagraph (A) 
     does not affect the responsibility of the Secretary for 
     providing to the patient such care at or through the Center.
       (ii) If the patient chooses the option under subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) and receives inpatient care at or through the Center, 
     the Secretary may reduce the amount of payments under such 
     subparagraph, except to the extent that reimbursement for the 
     expenses of such care is available to the provider of the 
     care through the program under title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act or the program under title XIX of such Act. Any 
     such reduction shall be made on the basis of the number of 
     days for which the patient received the inpatient care.
       (6) The Secretary shall provide to each eligible patient 
     such information and time as may be necessary for the patient 
     to make an informed decision regarding the options under 
     paragraph (5)(A).
       (7) After the date of the enactment of this Act, the Center 
     may not provide long-term care for any individual who as of 
     such date was not receiving such care as a patient of the 
     Center.
       (8) If upon completion of the projects referred to in 
     subsection (d)(4)(A) there are unobligated balances of 
     amounts appropriated for the projects, such balances are 
     available to the Secretary for expenses relating to the 
     relocation of the Center, except that, if the sum of such 
     balances is in excess of $100,000, such excess is available 
     to the State in accordance with subsection (d)(4)(B). The 
     amounts available to the Secretary pursuant to the preceding 
     sentence are available until expended.
       (g) For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``Center'' means the Gillis W. Long Hansen's 
     Disease Center.
       (2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services.
       (3) The term ``State'' means the State of Louisiana.
       (h) Section 320 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     247e) is amended by striking the section designation and all 
     that follows and inserting the following:
       ``sec. 320. (a)(1) At or through the Gillis W. Long 
     Hansen's Disease Center (located in the State of Louisiana), 
     the Secretary shall without charge provide short-term care 
     and treatment, including outpatient care, for Hansen's 
     disease and related complications to any person determined by 
     the Secretary to be in need of such care and treatment. 
     The Secretary may not at or through such Center provide 
     long-term care for any such disease or complication.
       ``(2) The Center referred to in paragraph (1) shall conduct 
     training in the diagnosis and management of Hansen's disease 
     and related complications, and shall conduct and promote the 
     coordination of research (including clinical research), 
     investigations, demonstrations, and studies relating to the 
     causes, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of 
     Hansen's disease and other mycobacterial diseases and 
     complications related to such diseases.
       ``(3) Paragraph (1) is subject to section 211 of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 
     1998.
       ``(b) In addition to the Center referred to in subsection 
     (a), the Secretary may establish sites regarding persons with 
     Hansen's disease. Each such site shall provide for the 
     outpatient care and treatment for Hansen's disease and 
     related complications to any person determined by the 
     Secretary to be in need of such care and treatment.
       ``(c) The Secretary shall carry out subsections (a) and (b) 
     acting through an agency of the Service. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, the agency designated by the Secretary 
     shall carry out both activities relating to the provision of 
     health services and activities relating to the conduct of 
     research.
       ``(d) The Secretary shall make payments to the Board of 
     Health of the State of Hawaii for the care and treatment 
     (including outpatient care) in its facilities of persons 
     suffering from Hansen's disease at a rate determined by the 
     Secretary. The rate shall be approximately equal to the 
     operating cost per patient of such facilities, except that 
     the rate may not exceed the comparable costs per patient with 
     Hansen's disease for care and treatment provided by the 
     Center referred to in subsection (a). Payments under this 
     subsection are subject to the availability of appropriations 
     for such purposes.''.
       Sec. 212. None of the funds appropriated in the Act may be 
     made available to any entity under title X of the Public 
     Health Service Act unless the applicant for the award 
     certifies to the Secretary that it encourages family 
     participation in the decision of minors to seek family 
     planning services and that it provides counseling to minors 
     on how to resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging in 
     sexual activities.


    comprehensive independent study of nih research priority setting

       Sec. 213. (a) Study by the Institute of Medicine.--Not 
     later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter into a 
     contract with the Institute of Medicine to conduct a 
     comprehensive study of the policies and process used by the 
     National Institutes of Health to determine funding 
     allocations for biomedical research.
       (b) Matters To Be Assessed.--The study under subsection (a) 
     shall assess--
       (1) the factors or criteria used by the National Institutes 
     of Health to determine funding allocations for disease 
     research;
       (2) the process by which research funding decisions are 
     made;
       (3) the mechanisms for public input into the priority 
     setting process; and
       (4) the impact of statutory directives on research funding 
     decisions.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date on 
     which the Secretary of Health and Human Services enters into 
     the contract under subsection (a), the Institute of Medicine 
     shall submit a report concerning the study to the Committee 
     on Labor and Human Resources and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Commerce 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Requirement.--The report under paragraph (1) shall set 
     forth the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the 
     Institute of Medicine for improvements in the National 
     Institutes of Health research funding policies and processes 
     and for any necessary congressional action.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Health and 
     Human Services Appropriations Act, 1998''.

                   TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                            education reform

       For carrying out activities authorized by titles III and IV 
     of the Goals 2000: Educate

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     America Act, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, and 
     sections 3132, 3136, and 3141 and parts B, C, and D of title 
     III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 
     $1,275,035,000, of which $464,500,000 for the Goals 2000: 
     Educate America Act and $200,000,000 for the School-to-Work 
     Opportunities Act shall become available on July 1, 1998, and 
     remain available through September 30, 1999: Provided, That 
     none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     obligated or expended to carry out section 304(a)(2)(A) of 
     the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, except that no more 
     than $1,500,000 may be used to carry out activities under 
     section 314(a)(2) of that Act: Provided further, That 
     section 315(a)(2) of the Goals 2000 Act shall not apply: 
     Provided further, That up to one-half of one percent of 
     the amount available under section 3132 shall be set aside 
     for the outlying areas, to be distributed on the basis of 
     their relative need as determined by the Secretary in 
     accordance with the purposes of the program: Provided 
     further, That if any State educational agency does not 
     apply for a grant under section 3132, that State's 
     allotment under section 3131 shall be reserved by the 
     Secretary for grants to local educational agencies in that 
     State that apply directly to the Secretary according to 
     the terms and conditions published by the Secretary in the 
     Federal Register: Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available under section 3136, $5,000,000 shall be provided 
     to the Hospitals, Universities, Businesses, and Schools 
     program to develop a regional information infrastructure 
     in the mid-Atlantic region, $7,300,000 shall be for the 
     ``I Can Learn'' project to integrate technology into 
     eighth grade algebra classrooms and $800,000 shall be 
     provided for a distance education network involving a 
     consortium of nine school districts and Nicolet Area 
     Technical College: Provided further, That of the amount 
     available for title III, part B of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, $8,000,000 
     shall be awarded to continue and expand the Iowa 
     Communication Network statewide fiber optic demonstration 
     project.


                    education for the disadvantaged

       For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, and section 418A of the Higher 
     Education Act, $8,021,827,000, of which $6,553,249,000 shall 
     become available on July 1, 1998, and shall remain available 
     through September 30, 1999, and of which $1,448,386,000 shall 
     become available on October 1, 1998 and shall remain 
     available through September 30, 1999, for academic year 1998-
     1999: Provided further, That $6,273,212,000 shall be 
     available for basic grants under section 1124: Provided 
     further, That up to $3,500,000 of these funds shall be 
     available to the Secretary on October 1, 1997, to obtain 
     updated local-educational-agency-level census poverty data 
     from the Bureau of the Census: Provided further, That 
     $1,102,020,000 shall be available for concentration grants 
     under section 1124A, $6,977,000 shall be available for 
     evaluations under section 1501 and not more than $7,500,000 
     shall be reserved for section 1308, of which not more than 
     $3,000,000 shall be reserved for section 1308(d): Provided 
     further, That grant awards under section 1124 and 1124A of 
     title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act shall 
     be made to each State or local educational agency at no less 
     than 100 percent of the amount such State or local 
     educational agency received under this authority for fiscal 
     year 1997 under Public Laws 104-208 and 105-18: Provided 
     further, That in determining State allocations under any 
     other program administered by the Secretary, amounts provided 
     under Public Law 105-18, or equivalent amounts provided for 
     in this Act, will not be taken into account in determining 
     State allocations: Provided further, That $120,000,000 shall 
     be available under section 1002(g)(2) to demonstrate 
     effective approaches to comprehensive school reform to be 
     allocated and expended in accordance with the instructions 
     relating to this proviso in the statement of the managers on 
     the conference report accompanying this Act: Provided 
     further, That in carrying out this initiative, the Secretary 
     and the States shall support only approaches that show the 
     most promise of enabling children served by title I to meet 
     challenging State content standards and challenging State 
     student performance standards based on reliable research and 
     effective practices, and include an emphasis on basic 
     academics and parental involvement: Provided further, That 
     such funds shall not be available for section 1503.


                               impact aid

       For carrying out programs of financial assistance to 
     federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, $808,000,000, 
     of which $662,000,000 shall be for basic support payments 
     under section 8003(b), $50,000,000 shall be for payments for 
     children with disabilities under section 8003(d), 
     $62,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
     payments under section 8003(f), $7,000,000 shall be for 
     construction under section 8007, and $24,000,000 shall be for 
     Federal property payments under section 8002 of which such 
     sums as may be necessary shall be for section 8002(j) and 
     $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
     facilities maintenance under section 8008: Provided, That 
     section 8003(f)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7709(f)(2)) is amended in clause (ii) 
     in subclause (I) by striking ``35 percent'' and all that 
     follows through the semicolon, and inserting the following: 
     ``25 percent of the total student enrollment of such agency. 
     For purposes of this subclause, all students described in 
     section 8003(a)(1) are used to determine eligibility, 
     regardless of whether or not a local educational agency 
     receives funds for these children from section 8003(b) of the 
     Act;''.
       The amendment made by this proviso shall apply with respect 
     to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1996: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Education shall treat as 
     timely filed, and shall process for payment, an application 
     for a fiscal year 1998 payment from the local educational 
     agency for Boston, Massachusetts, under section 8003 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 if the 
     Secretary has received that application not later than 30 
     days after the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
     the Secretary of Education shall forgive any overpayments 
     established for fiscal year 1994 under section 3(d)(2)(B) of 
     the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874--81st 
     Congress), for any local educational agency in the State of 
     Texas receiving funds appropriated for fiscal year 1994 under 
     the authority of this section: Provided further, That section 
     8002 of the Elementary and Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7702) is amended by adding the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Additional Assistance for Certain Local Educational 
     Agencies Impacted by Federal Property Acquisition.--
       ``(1) Reservation.--From amounts appropriated under section 
     8014(g) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide 
     additional assistance to meet special circumstances relating 
     to the provision of education in local educational agencies 
     eligible to receive assistance under this section.
       ``(2) Eligibility.--(A) A local educational agency is 
     eligible to receive additional assistance under this 
     subsection only if such agency--
       ``(i) received a payment under both this section and 
     section 8003(b) for fiscal year 1996 and is eligible to 
     receive payments under those sections for the year of 
     application;
       ``(ii) provided a free public education to children 
     described under sections 8003(a)(1)(A), (B), or (D);
       ``(iii) had a military installation located within the 
     geographic boundaries of the local educational agency that 
     was closed as a result of base closure or realignment;
       ``(iv) remains responsible for the free public education of 
     children residing in housing located on federal property 
     within the boundaries of the closed military installation but 
     whose parents are on active duty in the uniformed services 
     and assigned to a military activity located within the 
     boundaries of an adjoining local educational agency; and
       ``(v) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that such agency's per-pupil revenue derived from local 
     sources for current expenditures is not less than that 
     revenue for the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(3) Maximum amount.--(A) The maximum amount that a local 
     educational agency is eligible to receive under this 
     subsection for any fiscal year, when combined with its 
     payment under subsection (b), shall not be more than 50 
     percent of the maximum amount determined under subsection 
     (b);
       ``(B) If funds appropriated under section 8014(g) are 
     insufficient to pay the amount determined under subparagraph 
     (A), the Secretary shall ratably reduce the payment to each 
     local education agency eligible under this subsection;
       ``(C) If funds appropriated under section 8014(g) are in 
     excess of the amount determined under subparagraph (A) the 
     Secretary shall ratably distribute any excess funds to all 
     local educational agencies eligible for payment under 
     subsection (b) of this section,'':

     Provided further, That section 8014 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7714) is amended 
     by adding the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Additional Assistance for Certain Federal Property 
     Local Educational Agencies.--For the purpose of carrying out 
     section 8002(j) there are authorized to be appropriated such 
     sums as are necessary beginning in fiscal year 1998 and for 
     each succeeding fiscal year.'':

     Provided further, That of the funds available for section 
     8007, the Secretary shall, under such terms and conditions he 
     determines appropriate, first provide $1,500,000 to applicant 
     number 11-2815 and $1,500,000 to applicant number 36-4403 for 
     the construction of public elementary or secondary schools 
     where the current structures are unsafe and pose serious 
     health threats to the students, if requests for funding and 
     construction project descriptions are submitted to the 
     Secretary within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any deadline established by the 
     Secretary of Education under subsection (c) of section 8005 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 7705), and without regard to paragraphs (1)(A), (2), 
     and (3) of subsection (d) of that section, the Secretary 
     shall accept, as if timely received, an application from the 
     Maconaquah School Corporation, Bunker Hill, Indiana, under 
     section 8003 of that Act for fiscal year 1996 if the 
     Secretary has received that application not later than 30 
     days after the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall treat any data included in an application 
     described in the preceding proviso, and that is approved 
     by the Secretary of Education, as data to be used in 
     determining the eligibility of the Maconaquah School 
     Corporation, Bunker Hill, Indiana, for, and the amount of, 
     a pay

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     ment for any of the fiscal years 1998 through 2000 under 
     section 386 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993: Provided further, That section 8 of 
     Public Law 104-195 is amended by striking the period after 
     ``year'' and adding the following: ``or, for fiscal year 
     1995 or fiscal year 1996, the amount of any payment under 
     section 8003(f) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965'': Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Education shall deem the local educational agency serving 
     the Clinton County School District in Albany, Kentucky, to 
     meet the eligibility requirements of section 8002(a)(1)(C) 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 7702(a)(1)(C)).


                      school improvement programs

       For carrying out school improvement activities authorized 
     by titles II, IV-A-1 and 2, V-A and B, VI, IX, X, and XIII of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; the 
     Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; and the Civil 
     Rights Act of 1964; $1,538,188,000, of which $1,246,300,000 
     shall become available on July 1, 1998, and remain available 
     through September 30, 1999: Provided, That of the amount 
     appropriated, $335,000,000 shall be for Eisenhower 
     professional development State grants under title II-B of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of which $25,000,000 
     shall be for professional development in reading, 
     $350,000,000 shall be for innovative education program 
     strategies State grants under title VI-A of said Act and 
     $750,000 shall be for an evaluation of comprehensive regional 
     assistance centers under title XIII of said Act: Provided 
     further, That of the amount made available for Title IV-A-2, 
     $350,000 shall be for the Yonkers Public Schools for 
     innovative anti-drug and anti-violence activities.


                       child literacy initiative

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For carrying out a literacy initiative, $210,000,000, which 
     shall become available on October 1, 1998 and shall remain 
     available through September 30, 1999 only if specifically 
     authorized by subsequent legislation enacted by July 1, 1998: 
     Provided, That, if the initiative is not authorized by such 
     date, the funds shall be transferred to ``Special Education'' 
     to be merged with that account and to be available for the 
     same purposes for which that account is available: Provided 
     further, That the transferred funds shall become available 
     for obligation on July 1, 1999, and shall remain available 
     through September 30, 2000 for academic year 1999-2000.


                            indian education

       For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not 
     otherwise provided, title IX, part A of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, and section 215 
     of the Department of Education Organization Act, $62,600,000.


                   bilingual and immigrant education

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, 
     bilingual, foreign language and immigrant education 
     activities authorized by parts A and C and section 7203 of 
     title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 
     without regard to section 7103(b), $354,000,000: Provided, 
     That State educational agencies may use all, or any part of, 
     their part C allocation for competitive grants to local 
     educational agencies: Provided further, That the Department 
     of Education should only support instructional programs which 
     ensure that students completely master English in a timely 
     fashion (a period of three to five years) while meeting 
     rigorous achievement standards in the academic content areas.


                           special education

       For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act, $4,810,646,000, of which $4,565,185,000 shall 
     become available for obligation on July 1, 1998, and shall 
     remain available through September 30, 1999: Provided, That 
     $1,500,000 of the funds provided shall be for section 
     687(b)(2)(G), and shall remain available until expended.


            rehabilitation services and disability research

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Technology-Related Assistance 
     for Individuals with Disabilities Act, and the Helen Keller 
     National Center Act, as amended, $2,591,195,000.

           Special Institutions for Persons With Disabilities


                 american printing house for the blind

       For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as amended (20 
     U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $8,186,000.


               national technical institute for the deaf

       For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under 
     titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $44,141,000: Provided, That from the 
     amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use 
     funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 
     207.


                          gallaudet university

       For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model 
     Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of 
     Galludet University under titles I and II of the Education of 
     the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $81,000,000: 
     Provided, That from the amount available, the University may 
     at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as 
     authorized under section 207.


                     vocational and adult education

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
     Act, the Adult Education Act, and the National Literacy Act 
     of 1991, $1,507,698,000, of which $1,504,598,000 shall become 
     available on July 1, 1998 and shall remain available through 
     September 30, 1999; and of which $5,491,000 from amounts 
     available under the Adult Education Act shall be for the 
     National Institute for Literacy under section 384(c): 
     Provided, That, of the amounts made available for title II of 
     the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
     Education Act, $13,497,000 shall be used by the Secretary for 
     national programs under title IV, without regard to section 
     451: Provided further, That the Secretary may reserve up to 
     $4,998,000 under section 313(d) of the Adult Education Act 
     for activities carried out under section 383 of that Act: 
     Provided further, That no funds shall be awarded to a State 
     Council under section 112(f) of the Carl D. Perkins 
     Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, and no State 
     shall be required to operate such a Council.


                      STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

       For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A, part C and 
     part E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
     amended, $8,978,934,000, which shall remain available through 
     September 30, 1999.
       The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be 
     eligible during award year 1998-1999 shall be $3,000: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding section 401(g) of the Act, if 
     the Secretary determines, prior to publication of the payment 
     schedule for such award year, that the amount included within 
     this appropriation for Pell Grant awards in such award year, 
     and any funds available from the fiscal year 1997 
     appropriation for Pell Grant awards, are insufficient to 
     satisfy fully all such awards for which students are 
     eligible, as calculated under section 401(b) of the Act, the 
     amount paid for each such award shall be reduced by either a 
     fixed or variable percentage, or by a fixed dollar amount, as 
     determined in accordance with a schedule of reductions 
     established by the Secretary for this purpose: Provided 
     further, That if the Secretary determines that the funds 
     available to fund Pell Grants for award year 1998-99 exceed 
     the amount needed to fund Pell Grants at a maximum award of 
     $3,000 for that award year, the Secretary may increase the 
     income protection allowances in sections 475(g)(2)(D), and 
     476(b)(1)(A)(iv)(I), (II), and (III) up to the amounts at 
     which Pell Grant awards calculated using the increased income 
     protection allowances equal the funds available to make Pell 
     Grants in award year 1998-99 with a $3,000 maximum award, 
     except that the income protection allowance in section 
     475(g)(2)(D) may not exceed $2,200, the income protection 
     allowance in sections 476(b)(1)(A)(iv)(I) and (II) may not 
     exceed $4,250, and the income protection allowance in section 
     476(b)(1)(A)(iv)(III) may not exceed $7,250.


             FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       For Federal administrative expenses to carry out guaranteed 
     student loans authorized by title IV, part B, of the Higher 
     Education Act, as amended, $46,482,000.


                            HIGHER EDUCATION

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, 
     parts A and B of title III, without regard to section 
     360(a)(1)(B)(ii), titles IV, V, VI, VII, and IX, and part A, 
     subpart 1 of part B, and part E of title X and title XI of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, part G of title 
     XV of Public Law 102-325, the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961, and Public Law 102-423; $946,738,000, 
     of which $13,700,000 for interest subsidies under title VII 
     of the Higher Education Act shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That funds available for part D of title 
     IX of the Higher Education Act shall be available to fund new 
     and noncompeting continuation awards for academic year 1998-
     1999 for fellowships awarded under part C of title IX of said 
     Act, under the terms and conditions of part C: Provided 
     further, That from the funds made available under Part A of 
     title X of the Higher Education Act, $1,000,000 shall be 
     awarded to the Advanced Technical Center at Mexico, Missouri 
     for the delivery of technical education in cooperation with 
     community colleges and State technical schools and $3,000,000 
     shall be for the delivery of technical education and distance 
     learning at Empire State College in New York.


                           HOWARD UNIVERSITY

       For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C. 121 et 
     seq.), $210,000,000: Provided, That from the amount 
     available, the University may at its discretion use funds for 
     the endowment program as authorized under the Howard 
     University Endowment Act (Public Law 98-480).


         COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS PROGRAM

       For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities 
     related to facility loans entered into under title VII, part 
     C and section 702 of the Higher Education Act, as amended, 
     $698,000.


 historically black college and university capital financing, program 
                                account

       The total amount of bonds insured pursuant to section 724 
     of title VII, part B of the Higher Education Act shall not 
     exceed $357,000,000, and the cost, as defined in section 502 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of such bonds shall 
     not exceed zero.
       For administrative expenses to carry out the Historically 
     Black College and University Capital Financing Program 
     entered into pursuant to title VII, part B of the Higher 
     Education Act, as amended, $104,000.

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            education research, statistics, and improvement

       For carrying out activities authorized by the Educational 
     Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 
     1994, including part E; the National Education Statistics Act 
     of 1994; section 2102 of title II, and parts A, B, I, and K 
     and section 10601 of title X, and part C of title XIII of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, 
     and title VI of Public Law 103-227, $431,438,000: Provided, 
     That of the amount provided for section 10101 of part A of 
     title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 
     $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the National Museum of Women 
     in the Arts; $500,000 shall be for enhanced teacher training 
     in reading in the District of Columbia; $5,000,000 shall be 
     for innovative learning opportunities for at-risk children at 
     children's museums in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston and 
     museums in Chicago; $8,000,000 shall be for a demonstration 
     of public school facilities repair and construction to the 
     Iowa Department of Education; $350,000 shall be awarded to 
     the White Plains City School District to expand an after 
     school program; $100,000 shall be for the Montgomery County, 
     Pennsylvania library network; $55,000 shall be awarded to the 
     St. Stephen Life Center in Louisville, Kentucky; and 
     $25,000,000 shall be available to demonstrate effective 
     approaches to comprehensive school reform to be allocated and 
     expended in accordance with the instructions relating to this 
     proviso in the statement of managers on the conference report 
     accompanying this Act: Provided further, That the funds made 
     available for comprehensive school reform shall become 
     available on July 1, 1998, and remain available through 
     September 30, 1999, and in carrying out this initiative, the 
     Secretary and the States shall support only approaches that 
     show the most promise of enabling children to meet 
     challenging State content standards and challenging State 
     student performance standards based on reliable research and 
     effective practices, and include an emphasis on basic 
     academics and parental involvement: Provided further, That--
       (1) of the amount appropriated under this heading and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
     Education may award $1,000,000 to a State educational agency 
     (as defined in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801)) to pay for 
     appraisals, resource studies, and other expenses associated 
     with the exchange of State school trust lands within the 
     boundaries of a national monument for Federal lands outside 
     the boundaries of the monument; and
       (2) the State educational agency is eligible to receive a 
     grant under paragraph (1) only if the agency serves a State 
     that--
       (A) has a national monument declared within the State under 
     the authority of the Act entitled ``An Act for the 
     preservation of American antiquities'', approved June 8, 1906 
     (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) (commonly known as the Antiquities 
     Act of 1906) that incorporates more than 100,000 acres of 
     State school trust lands within the boundaries of the 
     national monument; and
       (B) ranks in the lowest 25 percent of all States when 
     comparing the average per pupil expenditure (as defined in 
     section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801)) in the State to the average per 
     pupil expenditure for each State in the United States.


                INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES

       For carrying out subtitle B of the Museum and Library 
     Services Act, $146,340,000.

                        Departmental Management


                         PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of two 
     passenger motor vehicles, $341,064,000.


                        OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

       For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as 
     authorized by section 203 of the Department of Education 
     Organization Act, $61,500,000.


                    OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

       For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector 
     General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department of 
     Education Organization Act, $30,242,000.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used for 
     the transportation of students or teachers (or for the 
     purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to 
     overcome racial imbalance in any school or school system, or 
     for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the 
     purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to 
     carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any school or 
     school system.
       Sec. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be 
     used to require, directly or indirectly, the transportation 
     of any student to a school other than the school which is 
     nearest the student's home, except for a student requiring 
     special education, to the school offering such special 
     education, in order to comply with title VI of the Civil 
     Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section an 
     indirect requirement of transportation of students includes 
     the transportation of students to carry out a plan involving 
     the reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the 
     pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, or any 
     combination of grade restructuring, pairing or clustering. 
     The prohibition described in this section does not include 
     the establishment of magnet schools.
       Sec. 303. No funds appropriated under this Act may be used 
     to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer 
     and meditation in the public schools.


                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
     funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act, as amended) which are appropriated for the 
     Department of Education in this Act may be transferred 
     between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be 
     increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: 
     Provided, That the Appropriations Committees of both Houses 
     of Congress are notified at least fifteen days in advance of 
     any transfer.
       Sec. 305. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     Federal law, no funds provided to the Department of Education 
     or to an applicable program (as defined in section 400(c)(10) 
     of the General Education Provisions Act (20 USC 1221(c)(1))), 
     in this Act or in any other Act in fiscal year 1998, may be 
     used to field test, pilot test, implement, administer or 
     distribute in any way, any national tests.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the Third 
     International Math and Science Study or the National 
     Assessment of Educational Progress.
       Sec. 306. (a) Study.--The National Academy of Sciences, in 
     consultation with the National Governors Association, the 
     National Conference of State Legislatures, the White House, 
     the National Assessment Governing Board, and the Congress, 
     shall conduct a feasibility study to determine if an 
     equivalency scale can be developed that would allow test 
     scores from commercially available standardized tests and 
     State assessments to be compared with each other and the 
     National Assessment of Educational Progress.
       (b) Report of Findings to Congress.--(1) The National 
     Academy of Sciences shall submit a written report to the 
     White House, the Committee on Education and the Workforce in 
     the House of Representatives, the Committee on Labor and 
     Human Resources in the Senate, and the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     not later than September 1, 1998.
       (2) The National Academy of Sciences shall submit an 
     interim report no later than June 15, 1998.
       Sec. 307(a). National Assessment Governing Board. 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the exclusive 
     authority over all policies, direction, and guidelines for 
     developing voluntary national tests pursuant to contract 
     RJ97153001 previously entered into between the United States 
     Department of Education and the American Institutes for 
     Research and executed on August 15, 1997, shall be vested in 
     the National Assessment Governing Board established under 
     section 412 of the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 
     (20 USC 9011); Provided, That within 90 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Board shall review the national 
     test development contract in effect on the date of enactment 
     of this Act, and modify the contract as the Board determines 
     necessary and not inconsistent with this Act or applicable 
     laws: Provided further, That if the contract cannot be 
     modified to the extent determined necessary by the Board, the 
     contract shall be terminated and the Board shall negotiate a 
     new contract, under the Board's exclusive control, for the 
     tests, not inconsistent with this Act or applicable laws.
       (b) In carrying out its exclusive authority for developing 
     voluntary national tests pursuant to contract RJ97153001, any 
     subsequent contract related thereto, or any contract 
     modification pursuant to subsection (a), the National 
     Assessment Governing Board shall determine--
       (1) the extent to which test items selected for use on the 
     tests are free from racial, cultural or gender bias;
       (2) whether the test development process and test items 
     adequately assess student reading and mathematics 
     comprehension in the form most likely to yield accurate 
     information regarding student achievement in reading and 
     mathematics;
       (3) whether the test development process and test items 
     take into account the needs of disadvantaged, limited English 
     proficient and disabled students; and
       (4) whether the test development process takes into account 
     how parents, guardians, and students will appropriately be 
     informed about testing content, purpose and uses.
       Sec. 308. Study.--The National Academy of Sciences shall, 
     not later than September 1, 1998, submit a written report to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce in the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Labor and Human Resources 
     in the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations in the 
     House and Senate that evaluates all test items developed or 
     funded by the Department of Education or any other agency of 
     the Federal government pursuant to contract RJ97153001, any 
     subsequent contract related thereto, or any contract 
     modification by the National Assessment Governing Board 
     pursuant to section 307 of this Act, for--
       (A) the technical quality of any test items for 4th grade 
     reading and 8th grade mathematics;
       (B) the validity, reliability, and adequacy of developed 
     test items;
       (C) the validity of any developed design which links test 
     results to student performance;

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       (D) the degree to which any developed test items provide 
     valid and useful information to the public;
       (E) whether the test items are free from racial, cultural, 
     or gender bias;
       (F) whether the test items address the needs of 
     disadvantaged, limited English proficient and disabled 
     students; and,
       (G) whether the test items can be used for tracking, 
     graduation or promotion of students.
       Sec. 309. (a) Study--The National Academy of Sciences shall 
     conduct a study and make written recommendations on 
     appropriate methods, practices, and safeguards to ensure 
     that--
       (1) existing and new tests that are used to assess student 
     performance are not used in a discriminatory manner or 
     inappropriately for student promotion, tracking or 
     graduation; and
       (2) existing and new tests adequately assess student 
     reading and mathematics comprehension in the form most likely 
     to yield accurate information regarding student achievement 
     of reading and mathematics skills.
       (b) Report to Congress.--The National Academy of Sciences 
     shall submit a written report to the White House, the 
     National Assessment Governing Board, the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce in the House of Representatives, 
     the Committee on Labor and Human Resources in the Senate, and 
     the Committees on Appropriations in the House and Senate not 
     later than September 1, 1998.
       Sec. 310. (a) The Federal Government shall not require any 
     State or local educational agency or school to administer or 
     implement any pilot or field test in any subject or grade, 
     nor shall the Federal government require any student to take 
     any national test in any subject or grade.
       (b) Nothing in section 309(a) shall be construed as 
     affecting the National Assessment of Educational Progress or 
     the Third International Math and Science Study.
       Sec. 311. No Federal, State or local educational agency may 
     require any private or parochial school student, or home-
     schooled individual, to take any pilot or field test 
     developed under this Act, contract RJ97153001, or any 
     contract related thereto, without the written consent of the 
     parents or legal guardians of the student or individual.
       Sec. 312. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     institution of higher education which receives funds under 
     title III of the Higher Education Act, except for grants made 
     under section 326, may use up to twenty percent of its award 
     under part A or part B of the Act for endowment building 
     purposes authorized under section 331. Any institution 
     seeking to use part A or part B funds for endowment building 
     purposes shall indicate such intention in its application to 
     the Secretary and shall abide by departmental regulations 
     governing the endowment challenge grant program.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 313. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Higher 
     Education Act, $280,000,000 of the balances of returned 
     reserves, formerly held by the Higher Education Assistance 
     Foundation, that are currently held in Higher Education 
     Assistance Claims Reserves, Treasury account number 91X6192, 
     shall be transferred to Miscellaneous Receipts of the 
     Treasury, within 60 days of enactment of this Act.


                               impact aid

       Sec. 314. (a) In General.--From funds made available to 
     carry out section 3(d)(2)(B) of the Act of September 30, 1950 
     (Public Law 874, 81st Congress) for fiscal year 1994 that 
     remain after making 100 percent of the payments local 
     educational agencies are eligible to receive under such 
     section for such fiscal year, the Secretary of Education 
     shall make payments to applications for fiscal year 1996 
     pursuant to subsection (b).
       (b) Award Basis.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary of Education shall make a payment to each applicant 
     in an amount that bears the same relation to the total amount 
     of remaining funds described in subsection (a) as the number 
     of children who were in average daily attendance in the 
     schools served by the applicant for fiscal year 1996 bears to 
     the total number of all such children in the schools served 
     by all applicants for such year.
       (2) Special rule.--Any applicant that had less than 200 
     children in average daily attendance in the schools served by 
     the applicant for fiscal year 1996 shall receive a payment 
     under this section for fiscal year 1996 in an amount equal to 
     not less than $175,000.
       (3) Data.--For purposes of computing payments under this 
     section, the Secretary of Education shall use data that--
       (A) was included in each applicant's application for 
     assistance under section 8003 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703) for fiscal year 1996; 
     and
       (B) is verified by the Secretary.
       (c) Definition of Applicant.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term ``applicant'' means an applicant for assistance 
     under section 8003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 for fiscal year 1996 having 1 of the following 
     applicant numbers for such year:
       (1) 51-0904.
       (2) 51-4203.
       (3) 51-1903.
       (4) 51-0010.
       (5) 51-0811.
       (6) 51-2101.
       Sec. 315. Section 10304 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Tribally Controlled Schools.--Each State that 
     receives a grant under this part and designates a tribally 
     controlled school as a charter school shall not consider 
     payments to a school under the Tribally Controlled Schools 
     Act of 1986 (25 U.S.C. 2507) in determining--
       ``(1) the eligibility of the school to receive any other 
     Federal, State, or local aid; or
       ``(2) the amount of such aid.''
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Education 
     Appropriations Act, 1998''.

                       TITLE IV--RELATED AGENCIES

                      Armed Forces Retirement Home

       For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
     to operate and maintain the United States Soldiers' and 
     Airmen's Home and the United States Naval Home, to be paid 
     from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
     Trust Fund, $68,669,000, of which $13,217,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for construction and renovation of 
     the physical plants at the United States Soldiers' and 
     Airmen's Home and the United States Naval Home: Provided, 
     That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a single 
     contract or related contracts for the development and 
     construction at the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's 
     Home, to include renovation of the Sheridan building, may be 
     employed which collectively include the full scope of the 
     project: Provided further, That the solicitation and contract 
     shall contain the clause ``availability of funds'' found at 
     48 CFR 52.232-18 and 252.232-7007 Limitation of Government 
     Obligation.

             Corporation for National and Community Service


        Domestic Volunteer Service Programs, Operating Expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service to carry out the provisions of the Domestic 
     Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended, $256,604,000.

                  Corporation for Public Broadcasting

       For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as 
     authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, an amount which 
     shall be available within limitations specified by that Act, 
     for the fiscal year 2000, $300,000,000: Provided, That no 
     funds made available to the Corporation for Public 
     Broadcasting by this Act shall be used to pay for receptions, 
     parties, or similar forms of entertainment for Government 
     officials or employees: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds contained in this paragraph shall be available or used 
     to aid or support any program or activity from which any 
     person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is 
     discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, national 
     origin, religion, or sex.

               Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Service to carry out the functions vested in it 
     by the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 171-
     180, 182-183), including hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     and for expenses necessary for the Labor-Management 
     Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a); and for expenses 
     necessary for the Service to carry out the functions vested 
     in it by the Civil Service Reform Act, Public Law 95-454 (5 
     U.S.C. chapter 71), $33,481,000, including $1,500,000, to 
     remain available through September 30, 1999, for activities 
     authorized by the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978 
     (29 U.S.C. 175a): Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
     3302, fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for special 
     training activities and for arbitration services shall be 
     credited to and merged with this account, and shall remain 
     available until expended: Provided further, That fees for 
     arbitration services shall be available only for education, 
     training, and professional development of the agency 
     workforce: Provided further, That the Director of the Service 
     is authorized to accept on behalf of the United States gifts 
     of services and real, personal, or other property in the aid 
     of any projects or functions within the Director's 
     jurisdiction.

            Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Review Commission (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), $6,060,000.

        National Commission on Libraries and Information Science


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the National Commission on 
     Libraries and Information Science, established by the Act of 
     July 20, 1970 (Public Law 91-345, as amended by Public Law 
     102-95), $1,000,000.

                     National Council on Disability


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the National Council on 
     Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973, as amended, $1,793,000.

                     National Education Goals Panel

       For expenses necessary for the National Education Goals 
     Panel, as authorized by title II, part A of the Goals 2000: 
     Educate America Act, $2,000,000.

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                     National Labor Relations Board


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations 
     Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-
     Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29 U.S.C. 141-
     167), and other laws, $174,661,000: Provided, That no part of 
     this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist 
     in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection 
     with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders 
     concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers 
     as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935 (29 
     U.S.C. 152), and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations 
     Act, 1947, as amended, and as defined in section 3(f) of the 
     Act of June 25, 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203), and including in said 
     definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation 
     of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained 
     or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 per 
     centum of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for 
     farming purposes: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     made available by this Act shall be used in any way to 
     promulgate a final rule (altering 29 CFR part 103) regarding 
     single location bargaining units in representation cases.

                        National Mediation Board


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151-188), including 
     emergency boards appointed by the President, $8,600,000: 
     Provided, That unobligated balances at the end of fiscal year 
     1998 not needed for emergency boards shall remain available 
     for other statutory purposes through September 30, 1999.

            Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Review Commission (29 U.S.C. 661), $7,900,000.

                  Medicare Payment Advisory Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the 
     Social Security Act, $7,015,000, to be transferred to this 
     appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the 
     Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.

                       Railroad Retirement Board


                     dual benefits payments account

       For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, 
     authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act 
     of 1974, $205,500,000, which shall include amounts becoming 
     available in fiscal year 1998 pursuant to section 
     224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98-76; and in addition, an amount, 
     not to exceed 2 percent of the amount provided herein, shall 
     be available proportional to the amount by which the product 
     of recipients and the average benefit received exceeds 
     $205,500,000: Provided, That the total amount provided herein 
     shall be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the 
     first day of each month in the fiscal year.


          federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts

       For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for 
     the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for 
     interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $50,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 1999, which shall be the 
     maximum amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 
     of Public Law 98-76.


                      limitation on administration

       For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board 
     for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and the 
     Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, $87,228,000, to be 
     derived in such amounts as determined by the Board from the 
     railroad retirement accounts and from moneys credited to the 
     railroad unemployment insurance administration fund.


             limitation on the office of inspector general

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
     for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized 
     by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, not more 
     than $5,794,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement 
     accounts and railroad unemployment insurance account: 
     Provided, That none of the funds made available in any other 
     paragraph of this Act may be transferred to the Office; used 
     to carry out any such transfer; used to provide any office 
     space, equipment, office supplies, communications facilities 
     or services, maintenance services, or administrative services 
     for the Office; used to pay any salary, benefit, or award for 
     any personnel of the Office; used to pay any other operating 
     expense of the Office; or used to reimburse the Office for 
     any service provided, or expense incurred, by the Office: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available in 
     this paragraph may be used for any audit, investigation, or 
     review of the Medicare Program.

                     Social Security Administration


                payments to social security trust funds

       For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
     and the Federal Disability Insurance trust funds, as provided 
     under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the social 
     Security act, $20,308,000.


               special benefits for disabled coal miners

       For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Act of 1977, $426,090,000, to remain available until 
     expended.
       For making, after July 31 of the current fiscal year, 
     benefit payments to individuals under title IV of the Federal 
     Mine Safety and Health act of 1977, for costs incurred in the 
     current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary.
       For making benefit payments under title IV of the Federal 
     Mine Safety and Health act 1977 for the first quarter of 
     fiscal year 1999, $160,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


                  supplemental security income program

       For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security 
     Act, section 401 of Public Law 92-603, section 212 of Public 
     Law 93-66, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95-216, 
     including payment to the Social Security trust funds for 
     administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 
     201(g)(1) of the Social Security act, $16,160,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That any portion 
     of the funds provided to a State in the current fiscal year 
     and not obligated by the State during that year shall be 
     returned to the treasury.
       From funds provided under the previous paragraph, not less 
     than $100,000,000 shall be available for payment to the 
     Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses for 
     conducting continuing disability reviews.
       In addition, $175,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 1999, for payment to the Social Security trust 
     funds for administrative expenses for continuing disability 
     reviews as authorized by section 103 of Public Law 104-121 
     and Supplemental Security Income administrative work as 
     authorized by Public Law 104-193. The term ``continuing 
     disability reviews'' means reviews and redeterminations as 
     defined under section 201(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security 
     Act, as amended, and reviews and redeterminations authorized 
     under section 211 of Public Law 104-193.
       For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, 
     benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social 
     Security act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the 
     current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
       For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 1999, 
     $8,680,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                 limitation on administrative expenses

       For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger 
     motor vehicles, and not to exceed $10,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, not more than 
     $5,894,040,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 
     201(a)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of 
     the trust funds referred to therein: Provided, That not less 
     than $1,600,000 shall be for the Social Security Advisory 
     Board: Provided further, That unobligated balances at the end 
     of fiscal year 1998 not needed for fiscal year 1998 shall 
     remain available until expended for a state-of-the-art 
     computing network, including related equipment and non-
     payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this 
     network: Provided further, That reimbursement to the trust 
     funds under this heading for expenditures for official time 
     for employees of the Social Security Administration pursuant 
     to section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, and for 
     facilities or support services for labor organizations 
     pursuant to policies, regulations, or procedures referred to 
     in section 7135(b) of such title shall be made by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from amounts in the 
     general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as possible 
     after such expenditures are made.
       From funds provided under the previous paragraph, 
     notwithstanding the provision under this heading in Public 
     Law 104-208 regarding unobligated balances at the end of 
     fiscal year 1997 not needed for such fiscal year, an amount 
     not to exceed $50,000,000 from such unobligated balances 
     shall, in addition to funding already available under this 
     heading for fiscal year 1998, be available for necessary 
     expenses.
       From funds provided under the first paragraph, not less 
     than $200,000,000 shall be available for conducting 
     continuing disability reviews.
       In addition to funding already available under this 
     heading, and subject to the same terms and conditions, 
     $290,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999, 
     for continuing disability reviews as authorized by section 
     103 of Public Law 104-121, section 10203 of Public Law 105-33 
     and Supplemental Security Income administrative work as 
     authorized by Public Law 104-193. The term ``continuing 
     disability reviews'' means reviews and redeterminations as 
     defined under section 201(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act 
     as amended, and reviews and redeterminations authorized under 
     section 211 of Public Law 104-193.
       In addition to funding already available under this 
     heading, and subject to the same terms and conditions, 
     $190,000,000, which shall remain available until expended, to 
     invest in a state-of-art computing network, including related 
     equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses associated 
     solely with this network, for the Social Security 
     Administration and the State Disability Determination 
     Services, may be expended from any or all of the trust funds 
     as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security 
     Act.
       In addition, $35,000,000 to be derived from administration 
     fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected 
     pursuant to section 1611(d) of the Social Security Act or 
     section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93-66, which shall remain 
     available until expended. To

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     the extent that the amounts collected pursuant to such 
     section 1616(d) or 212(b)(3) in fiscal year 1998 exceed 
     $35,000,000, the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 
     1999 only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations 
     Acts.


                      office of inspector general

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $10,164,000, together with not to exceed 
     $38,260,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by 
     section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Federal 
     Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 
     Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
       In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total 
     provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the 
     ``Limitation on Administration Expenses'', Social Security 
     Administration, to be merged with this account, to be 
     available for the time and purposes for which this account is 
     available: Provided, That notice of such transfers shall be 
     transmitted promptly to the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House and Senate.

                    United States Institute of Peace


                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of 
     Peace as authorized in the United States Institute of Peace 
     Act, $11,160,000.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended 
     balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to 
     current appropriations provided in this Act: Provided, That 
     such transferred balance are used for the same purpose, and 
     for the same periods of time, for which they were originally 
     appropriated.
       Sec. 502. 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. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in 
     this Act shall be used, other than for normal and recognized 
     executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or 
     propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or 
     use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, 
     television, or video presentation designed to support or 
     defeat legislation pending before the Congress or any State 
     legislature, except in presentation to the Congress or any 
     State legislature itself.
       (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
     shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or 
     contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, 
     related to any activity designed to influence legislation or 
     appropriations pending before the Congress or any State 
     legislature.
       Sec. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are each 
     authorized to make available not to exceed $15,000 from funds 
     available for salaries and expenses under titles I and III, 
     respectively, for official reception and representation 
     expenses; the Director of the Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Service is authorized to make available for 
     official reception and representation expenses not to exceed 
     $2,500 from funds available for ``Salaries and expenses, 
     Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service''; and the 
     Chairman of the National Mediation Board is authorized to 
     make available for official reception and representation 
     expenses not to exceed $2,500 from funds available for 
     ``Salaries and expenses, National Mediation Board''.
       Sec. 505. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     no funds appropriated under this Act shall be used to carry 
     out any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes 
     for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
       Sec. 506. Section 505 is subject to the condition that 
     after March 31, 1998, a program for exchanging such needles 
     and syringes for used hypodermic needles and syringes 
     (referred to in this section as an ``exchange project'') may 
     be carried out in a community if--
       (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines 
     that exchange projects are effective in preventing the spread 
     of HIV and do not encourage the use of illegal drugs; and
       (2) the project is operated in accordance with criteria 
     established by such Secretary for preventing the spread of 
     HIV and for ensuring that the project does not encourage the 
     use of illegal drugs.
       Sec. 507. (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.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a 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 is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in 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.
       Sec. 508. When issuing statements, press releases, requests 
     for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents 
     describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part 
     with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds 
     included in this Act, including but not limited to State and 
     local governments and recipients of Federal research grants, 
     shall clearly state (1) the percentage of the total costs of 
     the program or project which will be financed with Federal 
     money, (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project 
     or program, and (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total 
     costs of the project or program that will be financed by 
     nongovernmental sources.
       Sec. 509. (a) None of the funds appropriated under this Act 
     shall be expended for any abortion.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be 
     expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage 
     of abortion.
       (c) The term ``health benefits coverage'' means the package 
     of services covered by a managed care provider or 
     organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement.
       Sec. 510. (a) The limitations established in the preceding 
     section shall not apply to an abortion--
       (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or 
     incest; or
       (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical 
     disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a 
     life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from 
     the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a 
     physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an 
     abortion is performed.
       (b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as 
     prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or 
     private person of State, local, or private funds (other than 
     a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching 
     funds).
       (c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as 
     restricting the ability of any managed care provider from 
     offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or 
     locality to contract separately with such a provider for such 
     coverage with State funds (other than a State's or locality's 
     contribution of Medicaid matching funds).
       Sec. 511. Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
       (1) no amount may be transferred from an appropriation 
     account for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education except as authorized in this or any 
     subsequent appropriation Act, or in the Act establishing the 
     program or activity for which funds are contained in this 
     Act;
       (2) no department, agency, or other entity, other than the 
     one responsible for administering the program or activity for 
     which an appropriation is made in this Act, may exercise 
     authority for the timing of the obligation and expenditure of 
     such appropriation, or for the purpose for which it is 
     obligated and expended, except to the extent and in the 
     manner otherwise provided in sections 1512 and 1513 of title 
     31, United States Code; and
       (3) no funds provided under this Act shall be available for 
     the salary (or any part thereof) of an employee who is 
     reassigned on a temporary detail basis to another position in 
     the employing agency or department or in any other agency or 
     department, unless the detail is independently approved by 
     the head of the employing department or agency.
       Sec. 512. 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.
       Sec. 513. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used for--
       (1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research 
     purposes; or
       (2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are 
     destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of 
     injury or death greater than that allowed for research on 
     fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.208(a)(2) and section 498(b) 
     of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)).
       (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``human embryo 
     or embryos'' include any organisms, not protected as a human 
     subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, 
     cloning, or any other means from one or more human gametes or 
     human diploid cells.
       Sec. 514. (a) Limitation on Use of Funds for Promotion of 
     Legalization of Controlled Substances.--None of the funds 
     made available in this Act may be used for any activity when 
     it is made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that the activity promotes the 
     legalization of any drug or other substance included in 
     schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances 
     established by section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 812).
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not 
     apply when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that there is 
     significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to 
     the use of such drug or other substance or that Federally-
     sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine 
     therapeutic advantage.

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       Sec. 515. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract 
     with an entity when it is made known to the Federal official 
     having authority to obligate or expend such funds that--
       (1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United 
     States and is subject to the requirement in section 4212(d) 
     of title 38, United States Code, regarding submission of an 
     annual report to the Secretary of Labor concerning employment 
     of certain veterans; and
       (2) such entity has not submitted a report as required by 
     that section for the most recent year for which such 
     requirement was applicable to such entity.
       Sec. 516. (a) Fees for Federal Administration of State 
     Supplementary SSI Payments.--
       (1) Optional state supplementary payments.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1616(d)(2)(B) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382e(d)(2)(B) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii); and
       (ii) by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following:
       ``(iv) for fiscal year 1997, $5.00;
       ``(v) for fiscal year 1998, $6.20;
       ``(vi) for fiscal year 1999, $7.60;
       ``(vii) for fiscal year 2000, $7.80;
       ``(viii) for fiscal year 2001, $8.10;
       ``(ix) for fiscal year 2002, $8.50; and
       ``(x) for fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal 
     year--
       ``(I) the applicable rate in the preceding fiscal year, 
     increased by the percentage, if any, by which the Consumer 
     Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year of the 
     increase exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the month of 
     June of the calendar year preceding the calendar year of the 
     increase, and rounded to the nearest whole cent; or
       ``(II) such different rate as the Commissioner determines 
     is appropriate for the State.''.
       (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 1616(d)(2)(C) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1382e(d)(2)(C) is amended by striking 
     ``(B)(iv)'' and insert ``(B)(x)(II)''.
       (2) Mandatory state supplementary payments.--
       (A) In general.--Section 212(b)(3)(B)(ii) of Public Law 93-
     66 (42 U.S.C. 1382 note) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of subclause (III); and
       (ii) by striking subclause (IV) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(IV) for fiscal year 1997, $5.00;
       ``(V) for fiscal year 1998, $6.20;
       ``(VI) for fiscal year 1999, $7.60;
       ``(VII) for fiscal year 2000, $7.80;
       ``(VIII) for fiscal year 2001, $8.10;
       ``(IX) for fiscal year 2002, $8.50; and
       ``(X) for fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal 
     year--
       ``(aa) the applicable rate in the preceding fiscal year, 
     increased by the percentage, if any, by which the Consumer 
     Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year of the 
     increase exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the month of 
     June of the calendar year preceding the calendar year of the 
     increase, and rounded to the nearest whole cent; or
       ``(bb) such different rate as the Commissioner determines 
     is appropriate for the State.''.
       (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 212(b)(3)(B)(iii) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382 note) is amended by striking 
     ``(ii)(IV)'' and insert ``(ii)(X)(bb)''.
       (b) Use of New Fees To Defray the Social Security 
     Administration's Administrative Expenses.--
       (1) Credit to special fund for fiscal year 1998 and 
     subsequent years.--
       (A) Optional state supplementary payment fees.--Section 
     1616(d)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382e(d)(4)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) The first $5 of each administration fee assessed 
     pursuant to paragraph (2), upon collection, shall be 
     deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of the United 
     States as miscellaneous receipts.
       ``(B) That portion of each administration fee in excess of 
     $5, and 100 percent of each additional services fee charged 
     pursuant to paragraph (3), upon collection for fiscal year 
     1998 and each subsequent fiscal year, shall be credited to a 
     special fund established in the Treasury of the United States 
     for State supplementary payment fees. The amount so credited, 
     to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in 
     appropriations Acts, shall be available to defray expenses 
     incurred in carrying out this title and related laws.''.
       (B) Mandatory state supplementary payment fees.--Section 
     212(b)(3)(D) of Public Law 93-66 (42 U.S.C. 1382 note) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(D)(i) The first $5 of each administration fee assessed 
     pursuant to subparagraph (B), upon collection, shall be 
     deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of the United 
     States as miscellaneous receipts.
       ``(ii) The portion of each administration fee in excess of 
     $5, and 100 percent of each additional services fee charged 
     pursuant to subparagraph (C), upon collection for fiscal year 
     1998 and each subsequent fiscal year, shall be credited to a 
     special fund established in the Treasury of the United States 
     for State supplementary payment fees. The amounts so 
     credited, to the extent and in the amounts provided in 
     advance in appropriations Acts, shall be available to defray 
     expenses incurred in carrying out this section and title XVI 
     of the Social Security Act and related laws.''.
       (2) Limitation so authorization of appropriations.--From 
     amounts credited pursuant to section 1616(d)(4)(B) of the 
     Social Security Act and section 212(b)(3)(D)(ii) of Public 
     Law 93-66 to the special fund established in the Treasury of 
     the United States for State supplementary payment fees, there 
     is authorized to be appropriated an amount not to exceed 
     $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and such sums as may be 
     necessary for each fiscal year thereafter, for administrative 
     expenses in carrying out the supplemental security income 
     program under title XVI of the Social Security Act and 
     related laws.
       Sec. 517. Section 520(c)(2)(D) of the Departments of Labor, 
     Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997, is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``December 31, 1997''.
       Sec. 518. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to pay the expenses of an election officer appointed 
     by a court to oversee an election of any officer or 
     trustee for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
       Sec. 519. Subsection (k) of section 9302 of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997, as added by section 1604(f)(3) of the 
     Taxpayer Relief of Act of 1997, is repealed.

                       TITLE VI--OTHER PROVISIONS

       Sec. 601. The amount of the DSH allotment for the State of 
     Minnesota for fiscal year 1998, specified in the table under 
     section 1923(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (as amended by 
     section 4721(a)(1) of Public Law 105-33) is deemed to be 
     $33,000,000.
       Sec. 602. Notwithstanding section 1923(f)(2) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(f)(2)) (as amended by section 
     4721(a)(1) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 
     105-33; 111 Stat. 511)), the amount of the DSH allotment for 
     Wyoming for fiscal year 1998 is deemed to be $67,000.


                      parkinson's disease research

       Sec. 603. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as 
     the ``Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Research Act of 1997''.
       (b) Finding and Purpose.--
       (1) Finding.--Congress finds that to take full advantage of 
     the tremendous potential for finding a cure or effective 
     treatment, the Federal investment in Parkinson's must be 
     expanded, as well as the coordination strengthened among the 
     National Institutes of Health research institutes.
       (2) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to provide 
     for the expansion and coordination of research regarding 
     Parkinson's, and to improve care and assistance for afflicted 
     individuals and their family caregivers.
       (c) Parkinson's Research.--Part B of title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:


                         ``parkinson's disease

       ``Sec. 409B. (a) In General.--The Director of NIH shall 
     establish a program for the conduct and support of research 
     and training with respect to Parkinson's disease (subject to 
     the extent of amounts appropriated under subsection (e)).
       ``(b) Inter-Institute Coordination.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director of NIH shall provide for 
     the coordination of the program established under subsection 
     (a) among all of the national research institutes conducting 
     Parkinson's research.
       ``(2) Conference.--Coordination under paragraph (1) shall 
     include the convening of a research planning conference not 
     less frequently than once every 2 years. Each such conference 
     shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Appropriations 
     and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives a report concerning 
     the conference.
       ``(c) Morris K. Udall Research Centers.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director of NIH is authorized to 
     award Core Center Grants to encourage the development of 
     innovative multidisciplinary research and provide training 
     concerning Parkinson's. The Director is authorized to award 
     not more than 10 Core Center Grants and designate each center 
     funded under such grants as a Morris K. Udall Center for 
     Research on Parkinson's Disease.
       ``(2) Requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--With respect to Parkinson's, each center 
     assisted under this subsection shall--
       ``(i) use the facilities of a single institution or a 
     consortium of cooperating institutions, and meet such 
     qualifications as may be prescribed by the Director of the 
     NIH; and
       ``(ii) conduct basic and clinical research.
       ``(B) Discretionary requirements.--With respect to 
     Parkinson's, each center assisted under this subsection may--
       ``(i) conduct training programs for scientists and health 
     professionals;
       ``(ii) conduct programs to provide information and 
     continuing education to health professionals;
       ``(iii) conduct programs for the dissemination of 
     information to the public;
       ``(iv) separately or in collaboration with other centers, 
     establish a nationwide data system derived from patient 
     populations with Parkinson's, and where possible, comparing 
     relevant data involving general populations;
       ``(v) separately or in collaboration with other centers, 
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     ease Information Clearinghouse to facilitate and enhance 
     knowledge and understanding of Parkinson's disease; and
       ``(vi) separately or in collaboration with other centers, 
     establish a national education program that fosters a 
     national focus on Parkinson's and the care of those with 
     Parkinson's.
       (3) Stipends regarding training programs.--A center may use 
     funds provided under paragraph (1) to provide stipends for 
     scientists and health professionals enrolled in training 
     programs under paragraph (2)(B).
       (4) Duration of support.--Support of a center under this 
     subsection may be for a period not exceeding five years. Such 
     period may be extended by the Director of NIH for one or more 
     additional periods of not more than five years if the 
     operations of such center have been reviewed by an 
     appropriate technical and scientific peer review group 
     established by the Director and if such group has recommended 
     to the Director that such period should be extended.
       ``(d) Morris K. Udall Awards for Excellence in Parkinson's 
     Disease Research.--The Director of NIH is authorized to 
     establish a grant program to support investigators with a 
     proven record of excellence and innovation in Parkinson's 
     research and who demonstrate potential for significant future 
     breakthroughs in the understanding of the pathogensis, 
     diagnosis, and treatment of Parkinson's. Grants under this 
     subsection shall be available for a period of not to exceed 5 
     years.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out this section and section 301 and title IV of the 
     Public Health Service Act with respect to research focused on 
     Parkinson's disease, there are authorized to be appropriated 
     up to $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and such sums as may 
     be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 and 2000.''.
       Sec. 604. (a) Section 414(a) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1524(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``fiscal year 1995, fiscal year 1996, and fiscal year 1997'' 
     and inserting ``each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
     October 1, 1997.
       Sec. 605. Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 1143(a)(2) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-13(a)(2)(B), (C)) 
     are each amended by striking ``employee'' and inserting 
     ``employer, employee,''.
       Sec. 606. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the payments described in subsection (b) shall not be 
     considered income or resources in determining eligible for, 
     or the amount of benefits under, a program or State plan 
     under title XVI or XIX of the Social Security Act.
       (b) The payments described in this subsection are payments 
     made by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 657 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
     (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2584).
       Sec. 607. In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
     for payment of obligations in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 5338(a), 
     $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended and to be 
     derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That 
     $50,000,000 shall be paid from the Mass Transit Account of 
     the Highway Trust Fund to the Federal Transit 
     Administration's formula grants accounts: Provided further, 
     That subsection (c) of section 337 of the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 
     is amended by inserting after ``House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations'', the following: ``and the Senate 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation''.
       Sec. 608. Clauses (i)(I) and (ii)(II) of section 
     403(a)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act are amended by 
     striking ``during the fiscal year'' in each place it appears 
     and inserting ``during the period permitted under 
     subparagraph (C)(vii) of this paragraph for the expenditure 
     of funds under the grant''.


                  EMERGENCY STUDENT LOAN CONSOLIDATION

       Sec. 609. Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act of 1997''.
       (a) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
     whenever in this section 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.).
       (b) Definition of Loans Eligible for Consolidation.--
     Section 428C(a)(4) (20 U.S.C. 1078-3(a)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) made under part D of this title, except that loans 
     made under such part shall be eligible student loans only for 
     consolidation loans for which the application is received by 
     an eligible lender during the period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of the Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act of 
     1997 and ending on October 1, 1998;''.
       Terms of Consolidation Loans.--Section 428C(b)(4)(C)(ii) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subclause (I), by inserting after ``consolidation 
     loan'' the following: ``for which the application is received 
     by an eligible lender before the date of enactment of the 
     Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act of 1997, or on or 
     after October 1, 1998,'';
       (2) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (I);
       (3) by inserting ``or (II)'' before the semicolon at the 
     end of subclause (II);
       (4) by redesignating subclause (II) as subclause (III), and
       (5) by inserting after subclause (I) the following new 
     subclause:
       ``(II) by the Secretary, in the case of a consolidation 
     loan for which the application is received by an eligible 
     lender on or after the date of enactment of the Emergency 
     Student Loan Consolidation Act of 1997 and before October 1, 
     1998, except that the Secretary shall pay such interest only 
     on that portion of the loan that repays Federal Stafford 
     Loans for which the student borrower received an interest 
     subsidy under section 428 or Federal Direct Stafford Loans 
     for which the borrower received an interest subsidy under 
     section 455; or''.
       (d) Nondiscrimination in Loan Consolidation.--Section 
     428C(b) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) Nondiscrimination in Loan Consolidation.--An eligible 
     lender that makes consolidation loans under this section 
     shall not discriminate against any borrower seeking such a 
     loan--
       ``(A) based on the number or type of eligible student loans 
     the borrower seeks to consolidate;
       ``(B) based on the type or category of institution of 
     higher education that the borrower attended;
       ``(C) based on the interest rate to be charged to the 
     borrower with respect to the consolidation loan; or
       ``(D) with respect to the types of repayment schedules 
     offered to such borrower.''.
       (e) Interest Rate.--Section 428C(c)(1) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``(B) or (C)'' and inserting ``(B), (C), or (D)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) A consolidation loan for which the application is 
     received by an eligible lender on or after the date of 
     enactment of the Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act of 
     1997 and before October 1, 1998, shall bear interest at an 
     annual rate on the unpaid principal balance of the loan that 
     is equal to the rate specified in section 427A(f), except 
     that the eligible lender may continue to calculate interest 
     on such a loan at the rate previously in effect and defer, 
     until not later than April 1, 1998, the recalculation of the 
     interest on such a loan at the rate required by this 
     subparagraph if the recalculation is applied retroactively to 
     the date on which the loan is made.''.
       (f) Amendments Effective for Pending applicants.--The 
     consolidation loans authorized by the amendments made by this 
     section shall be available notwithstanding any pending 
     application by a student for a consolidation loan under part 
     D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.s.C. 
     1087a et seq.), upon withdrawal of such application by the 
     student at any time prior to receipt of such a consolidation 
     loan.
       (g) Family Contribution for Dependent Students.--
       (1) Parents' available income.--Section 475(c)(1) (20 
     U.S.C. 1087oo(c)(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 of the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) the amount of any tax credit taken by the parents 
     under section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (2) Student contribution from available income.--Section 
     475(g)(2) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting ``;and''; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) the amount of any tax credit taken by the student 
     under section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (h) Family Contribution for Independent Students Without 
     Dependents Other Than a Spouse.--Section 476(b)(1)(A) (20 
     U.S.C. 1087pp(b)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iv); and
       (2) by inserting after clause (v) the following new clause:
       ``(vi) the amount of any tax credit taken under section 25A 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and''.
       (i) Family Contribution for Independent Students With 
     Dependents Other Than a Spouse.--Section 477(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 
     1087qq(b)(1)) 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) the amount of any tax credit taken under section 25A 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (j) Total Income.--Section 480(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 
     1087vv(a)(2)) is amended
       (1) by striking ``individual, and'' and inserting 
     ``individual,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``and no portion of any tax credit taken 
     under section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,'' 
     before ``shall be included''.
       (k) Other Financial Assistance.--Section 480(j) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a tax credit taken 
     under section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall 
     not be treated as estimated financial assistance for purposes 
     of section 471(3).''.

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       (l) In General.--Section 458(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1087(a)(1)) 
     is amended by striking ``$532,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$507,000,000''.
       (m) Construction.--Nothing in this Act or an amendment made 
     by this Act shall be construed to prohibit the Secretary of 
     Education from using funds that are returned or otherwise 
     recovered by the Secretary under section 422(g) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1072(g)) including the 
     balances of returned reserve funds, formerly held by the 
     Higher Education Assistance Foundation, that are currently 
     held in Higher Education Assistance Foundation Claims 
     Reserves, Treasury account number 91X6192, for expenditure 
     for expenses pursuant to section 458 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
     1087h).

                   TITLE VII--NATIONAL HEALTH MUSEUM

     SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Health Museum 
     Development Act''.

     SEC. 702. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 
                   ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995.

       Section 1067 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (10 U.S.C. 176 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (3);
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and Site of 
     Facility'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period;
       (C) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (D) by striking ``Pathology--'' and all that follows 
     through ``shall'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``Pathology 
     shall''; and
       (3) by striking subsections (c) through (e).

     SEC. 703. NATIONAL HEALTH MUSEUM SITE.

       (a) Site.--The facility known as the National Health Museum 
     shall be located on or near the Mall on land owned by the 
     Federal Government or the District of Columbia (or both) in 
     the District of Columbia.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as limiting the authority or responsibilities of 
     the National Capital Planning Commission or the Commission of 
     Fine Arts.
       (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``the Mall'' 
     means--
       (1) the land designated as ``Union Square'', United States 
     Reservation 6A; and
       (2) the land designated as the ``Mall'', United States 
     Reservations 3, 4, 5, and 6.

     SEC. 704. NATIONAL HEALTH MUSEUM COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment of Commission.--There is established a 
     commission to be known as the National Health Museum 
     Commission (hereafter referred to in this title as the 
     ``Commission'') that shall be comprised of 8 members.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed for the life of the Commission as follows:
       (A) 2 members shall be appointed by the President.
       (B) 2 members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (D) 2 members shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of 
     the Senate.
       (E) 1 member shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of 
     the Senate.
       (2)Persons eligible.--The members of the Commission shall 
     be individuals who have knowledge or expertise in matters to 
     be studied by the Commission.
       (3) Chairperson.--The President shall designate 1 member as 
     the Chairperson of the Commission.

     SEC. 705. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) Study.--It shall be the duty of the Commission to 
     conduct a comprehensive study of the appropriate Federal role 
     in the planning and operation of the National Health Museum, 
     as well as any other issues deemed appropriate to the 
     development of the National Health Museum.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which 
     the Commission first meets, the Commission shall submit to 
     the President and Congress a comprehensive report of the 
     Commission's findings and conclusions, together with any 
     recommendations of the Commission.

     SEC. 706. COMMISSION ADMINISTRATION MATTERS.

       (a) Application of FACA.--The National Health Museum, Inc. 
     shall be responsible for administering all Commission 
     activities in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
       (b) Compensation of Members.--Each member of the Commission 
     who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government 
     shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent 
     of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for Level IV of 
     the executive schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 707. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     section, $500,000 for fiscal year 1998, to remain available 
     until expended.

     SEC. 708. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the Commission 
     submits the report required under section 705(b).
       This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Labor, Health 
     and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1998''.
       [And the Senate agree to the same.]
     John Edward Porter,
     Bill Young,
     Henry Bonilla,
     Dan Miller,
     Jay Dickey,
     Roger F. Wicker,
     Anne M. Northup,
     Bob Livingston,
     David Obey,
     Louis Stokes,
     Steny H. Hoyer,
     Nancy Pelosi,
     Nita M. Lowey,
     Rosa L. DeLauro,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.
     Arlen Specter,
     Thad Cochran,
     Slade Gorton,
     Kit Bond,
     Judd Gregg,
     Larry E. Craig,
     Lauch Faircloth,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Ted Stevens,
     Fritz Hollings,
     Tom Harkin,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Dale Bumpers,
     Harry Reid,
     Herb Kohl,
     Patty Murray,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                              Managers on the Part of the Senate. 

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, 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.  LaTOURETTE, 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

352

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affirmative

Nays

65

para. 128.27                  [Roll No. 615]

                                YEAS--352

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)

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     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--65

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Bachus
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Blunt
     Brady
     Bryant
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Doolittle
     Everett
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Largent
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     Mica
     Moran (KS)
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Paul
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Snowbarger
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Blumenauer
     Cubin
     Flake
     Frank (MA)
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Hoekstra
     Klug
     Leach
     McCollum
     McDermott
     Quinn
     Riley
     Schiff
     Yates
     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. 128.28  providing for the consideration of resolutions in 
          preparation for sine die adjournment

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-391) the resolution (H. Res. 311) providing for consideration of 
certain resolutions in preparation for the adjournment of first session 
sine die.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 128.29  notice to discharge--pursuant to Line Item Veto Act

  Mr. PACKARD, pursuant to section 1025(d) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, as amended, gave notice of his intention to discharge the 
Committee on Appropriations from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
2631) disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President on 
October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-45.

para. 128.30  submission of conference report--h.r. 1026

  Mr. CASTLE submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-392) on the 
bill of the Senate (S. 1026) to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of 
the United States; together with a statement thereon, for printing in 
the Record under the rule.

para. 128.31  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. ARMEY, pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 305, at 10:51 
a.m. announced the speaker will recognize Members for motions to suspend 
the rules under clause 2 of rule XXVII, with respect to the following 
bills and resolutions that may be considered on Saturday, November 8, 
1997: H.R. 2534, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
Reauthorization Act of 1997; H. Res. 122, Expressing the Sense of the 
House of Representatives Regarding Tactile Currency for the Blind and 
Visually Impaired; H.R. 2614, Reading Excellence Act; S. 813, Veterans' 
Cemetery Protection Act of 1997; S. 1377, American Legion Incorporation 
Amendments; S. 1139, Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997; S. 714, 
Extension and Improvement of the Native American Veteran Housing Loan 
Pilot Program; H.R. 2513, Taxpayer Relief Act Amendments; H.R. 2813, 
Medal of Honor Award to Robert R. Ingram; H.R. 2631, disapproving the 
cancellations transmitted by the President on October 6, 1997, regarding 
Public Law 105-45; H.R. 1129, the Microenterprise Act; and H. Con. Res. 
22, regarding religious persecution in Germany.

para. 128.32  hour of meeting

  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 Saturday, November 8, 1997.

para. 128.33  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Saturday, November 8, 1997, 
it adjourn to meet at 2:00 o'clock p.m. on Sunday, November 9, 1997.

para. 128.34  order of business--suspension of the rules

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order for the Speaker to designate a time 
not later than November 9, 1997, for resumption of proceedings on the 
seven remaining motions to suspend the rules originally debated on 
September 29, 1997.

para. 128.35  further continuing appropriations, fy 1998

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to the special order of the House heretofore 
agreed to, called up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 101) making further 
continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said special order.
  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. LaTOURETTE, 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. 128.36  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 Thursday, November 6, 1997.
  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.
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 128.37  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

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

                                               Washington, DC.

                                                 November 7, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para. 128.38  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundegran, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment joint resolutions 
of the House of the following titles:

       H.J. Res. 91. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin 
     Compact.
       H.J. Res. 92. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact.
       H.J. Res. 101. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.

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

       S. 738. An Act to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, 
     to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 128.39  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. 2367. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a cost-of-living adjustment in the rates of 
     disability compensation for veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
     compensation for survivors of such veterans.
       H.J. Res. 101. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 128.40  bill and 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, a 
bill and a joint resolution of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 2367. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a cost-of-living adjustment in the rates of 
     disability compensation for veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
     compensation for survivors of such veterans.
       H.J. Res. 101. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 128.41  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. MENENDEZ, for November 4;
  To Ms. McKINNEY, for November 5 after 2:30 p.m. and for November 6;
  To Ms. CARSON, for November 6;
  To Mr. FORBES, until 6:30 p.m. on November 6;
  To Mr. MICA, until 6:30 p.m. on November 6;
  To Mr. PORTMAN, until 6:30 p.m. on November 6;
  To Mr. YATES, for November 6 after 5:30 p.m. and November 7 after 
11:00 a.m.;
  To Mr. QUINN, for today after 3:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on November 8; 
and
  To Mr. GILLMOR, for today after 5 p.m. and for November 8 and for 
November 9.
  And then,

para. 128.42  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 10 o'clock and 13 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12 o'clock noon on Saturday, November 8, 1997.

para. 128.43  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. SMITH of Texas: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2578. 
     A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend 
     the visa waiver pilot program, and to provide for the 
     collection of data with respect to the number of non-
     immigrants who remain in the United States after the 
     expiration of the period of stay authorized by the Attorney 
     General (Rept. No. 105-387). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     Gulf war veterans' illnesses: VA, DOD, continue to resist 
     strong evidence linking toxic causes to chronic health 
     effects (Rept. No. 105-388). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GEKAS: Committee on the Judiciary. House Joint 
     Resolution 95. Resolution granting the consent of Congress to 
     the Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact (Rept. No. 
     105-389). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee of Conference. Conference report 
     on H.R. 2264. 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, 1998, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     390). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. PRYCE of Ohio: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 
     311. Resolution providing for consideration of certain 
     resolutions in preparation for the adjournment of the first 
     session sine die (Rept. No. 105-391). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. LEACH: Committee of Conference. Conference report on S. 
     1026. An act to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the 
     United States (Rept. No. 105-392). Ordered to be printed.

para. 128.44  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. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. Boehner):
       H.R. 2864. 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 Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2865. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit any individual from making a 
     contribution to a candidate for election for Federal office 
     which is not accompanied by a written certification that the 
     contribution consists solely of personal funds of the 
     individual; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Horn, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Gallegly):
       H.R. 2866. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require candidates for election for the House 
     of Representatives or the Senate to raise at least 50 percent 
     of their contributions from individuals residing in the 
     district or State involved, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 2867. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to target assistance to support the economic and 
     political independence of the countries of the South Caucasus 
     and Central Asia; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2868. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to allow consumers greater access to information 
     regarding the health benefits of foods and dietary 
     supplements; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Greenwood, and 
             Mr. Boehner):
       H.R. 2869. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to exempt safety and health assessments, 
     audits, and reviews conducted by or for an employer from 
     enforcement action under such Act; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Kasich, and Mr. 
             Hamilton):
       H.R. 2870. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to facilitate protection of tropical forests through 
     debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
     forests; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. Boehner):
       H.R. 2871. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to provide for the establishment of 
     advisory panels for the Secretary of Labor; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2872. 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, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     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. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. Boehner):
       H.R. 2873. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Graham, Mr. Green, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. 
             EDDIE BERNICE Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ortiz,

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             Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Paxon, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Turner, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Walsh, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 2874. A bill to provide for prompt disclosure to 
     insured individuals of their medical conditions after 
     undergoing medical examinations necessary to qualify for 
     insurance coverage; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
     a period to be 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. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. Boehner):
       H.R. 2875. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2876. A bill to promote food safety through 
     continuation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database 
     program operated by the Secretary of Agriculture; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Greenwood, and 
             Mr. Boehner):
       H.R. 2877. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       H.R. 2878. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish a loan program and a bond 
     guarantee program to assist local educational agencies in the 
     construction, reconstruction, and renovation of public 
     elementary and secondary schools; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Greenwood, and 
             Mr. Boehner):
       H.R. 2879. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2880. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     encourage States to require background checks requested in 
     connection with the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Greenwood, and 
             Mr. Boehner):
       H.R. 2881. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BONO:
       H.R. 2882. A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of the 
     United States Code to permit each party to certain contracts 
     to accept or reject arbitrations as a means of settling 
     disputes under the contracts; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Horn, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 2883. A bill to amend provisions of law enacted by the 
     Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 to improve 
     Federal agency strategic plans and performance reports; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 2884. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to limit the tax rate for certain small businesses, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 2885. A bill to authorize the establishment of a Cold 
     War memorial; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 2886. A bill to provide for a demonstration project in 
     the Stanislaus National Forest, California, under which a 
     private contractor will perform multiple resource management 
     activities for that unit of the National Forest System; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Reyes, and Mr. Rodriguez):
       H.R. 2887. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require certain contracts of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs to be subject to the same procurement law applicable 
     to other departments and agencies of the Federal Government; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FAWELL (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 2888. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt from the minimum wage recordkeeping and 
     overtime compensation requirements certain specialized 
     employees; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 2889. A bill to establish a commission to recommend a 
     strategy for the global eradication of disease; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself and Mr. Gekas):
       H.R. 2890. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide a mandatory minimum prison sentence for certain 
     wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses by Federal 
     officers or employees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Ehrlich):
       H.R. 2891. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide a limited overtime exemption for employees 
     performing emergency medical services; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 2892. 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. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 2893. A bill to amend the Native American Graves 
     Protection and Repatriation Act to provide for appropriate 
     study and repatriation of remains for which a cultural 
     affiliation is not readily ascertainable; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself and Mr. Pombo):
       H.R. 2894. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to enable Federal agencies responsible for the 
     preservation of threatened species and endangered species to 
     rescue and relocate members of any of those species that 
     would be taken in the course of certain reconstruction, 
     maintenance, or repair of Federal or non-Federal manmade 
     flood control levees; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 2895. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     National Lighthouse Museum; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Frost, and Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald):
       H.R. 2896. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to 
     make military helicopters and their crews available to State 
     and local law enforcement agencies to assist in law 
     enforcement and rescue operations; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Stark, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 2897. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose an excise tax on persons who operate vending 
     machines that dispense tobacco products; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Dellums, 
             and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 2898. A bill to limit production of the B-2 bomber; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. 
             Shays):
       H.R. 2899. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to provide for reduced duty treatment 
     for certain fully assembled bicycle wheels; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Yates, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 2900. A bill to provide for research to determine the 
     extent to which the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and 
     other additives in tampons and similar products used by women 
     with respect to menstruation pose any risks to the health of 
     women, including risks relating to cervical cancer, 
     endometriosis, infertility, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, 
     immune system deficiencies, pelvic inflammatory disease, and 
     toxic shock syndrome, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MCDADE (for himself, Mr. Klug, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 2901. A bill to improve cellular telephone service in 
     selected rural areas and to achieve equitable treatment of 
     certain cellular license applicants; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Klug, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Miller of California, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 2902. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to apply the energy credit to small wind turbines; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Ryun, and Mr. Snowbarger):
       H.R. 2903. A bill to provide relief from unfair interest 
     and penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 2904. 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:
       H.R. 2905. A bill to provide for comprehensive reform for 
     managed health care plans;

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     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. NEUMANN:
       H.R. 2906. A bill to authorize and direct the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget to reduce nondefense 
     discretionary spending limits by two percentage points for 
     each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002; to the Committee on 
     the Budget.
           By Mr. NEUMANN:
       H.R. 2907. A bill to require the destruction of the United 
     States stockpile of landmines other than self-destructive 
     landmines and to prohibit the acquisition of such landmines 
     in the future; 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. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 2908. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to repeal the restriction on payment for certain 
     hospital discharges to post-acute care imposed by section 
     4407 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; 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. Campbell, Mr. Franks 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Pappas, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Menendez, and Mr. Frelinghuysen):
       H.R. 2909. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to 
     establish requirements regarding the operation of certain 
     electric generating facilities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. 
             Allen):
       H.R. 2910. 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, 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. POMBO (for himself and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 2911. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to improve the ability of individuals and local, State, 
     and Federal agencies to prevent natural flood disasters; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Mollohan, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Costello, Mr. Clement, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 2912. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     to reinstate payment under Medicare for home health services 
     consisting of venipuncture solely for the purpose of 
     obtaining a blood sample, and to require the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services to study potential fraud and abuse 
     under the Medicare Program with respect to such services; 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. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 2913. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the mortgage subsidy bond benefits for 
     residences located in disaster areas; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Shays, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Yates, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Fawell, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia):
       H.R. 2914. A bill to improve the governmental environmental 
     research and information by organizing a National Institute 
     for the Environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Science.
           By Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado:
       H.R. 2915. A bill to extend certain programs under the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act and the Energy 
     Conservation and Production Act; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. Bob SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Skaggs, and Mr. 
             McInnis):
       H.R. 2916. A bill to provide for the conveyance of an 
     unused Air Force housing facility in La Junta, Colorado, to 
     the City of La Junta; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. SHAYS:
       H.R. 2917. A bill to temporarily increase the number of 
     visas available for backlogged spouses and children of lawful 
     permanent resident aliens and to provide for certain 
     limitations on the adjustment of status of nonimmigrants 
     physically present in the United States to permanent 
     residence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2918. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount of the deduction allowed for 
     meals and entertainment expenses; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2919. 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 Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Camp, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Upton, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Smith of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 2920. A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to modify the 
     requirements for implementation of an entry-exit control 
     system; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. 
             Boucher):
       H.R. 2921. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct 
     an inquiry into the impediments to the development of 
     competition in the market for multichannel video programming 
     distribution; 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. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Bilbray, 
             and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 2922. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the 
     Armed Forces, under certain circumstances and subject to 
     certain conditions, to assist the Immigrantion and 
     Naturalization Service and the United States Customs Service 
     in the performance of border protection functions; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Lazio of New York, and Mr. 
             Fossella):
       H.R. 2923. A bill to establish programs regarding early 
     detection, diagnosis, and interventions for newborns and 
     infants with hearing loss; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2924. A bill to amend the Alaskan Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to provide for selection of lands by certain 
     veterans of the Vietnam era and by the Elim Native 
     Corporation; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 2925. A bill to establish felony violations for the 
     failure to pay legal child support obligations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 101. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations. The Committee 
     on Appropriations discharged; considered and passed.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Ms. Harman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hyde, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Leach, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Nadler, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Royce, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             McHugh, and Mr. Berman):
       H.J. Res. 102. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     the Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 
     founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the 
     bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States 
     and Israel; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Norton, Mr. Snyder, and Ms. 
             Pelosi):

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       H. Con. Res. 185. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary 
     of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 
     and recommitting the United States to the principles 
     expressed in the Universal Declaration; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       H. Con. Res. 186. Concurrent resolution commending all who 
     served with the United States NavyAsiatic Fleet throughout 
     the Far East from 1910 to 1942, especially those sailors and 
     marines who put their lives on the line for this Nation 
     during the earliest days of our involvement in World War II; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Turner, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Green, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Edwards, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. Norton, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Combest, Mr. Bonilla, 
             Mr. Brady, Mr. Paul, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Archer, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. Rodriguez):
       H. Con. Res. 187. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the museum to be known as ``The 
     Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future'', in Dallas, 
     Texas, should be designated as a Millennium Project for the 
     United States; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Klink, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Filner, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Manton, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. Fossella):
       H. Con. Res. 188. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding Turkey's claim of sovereignty 
     to the islets in the Aegean Sea called Imia by Greece and 
     Kardak by Turkey; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H. Con. Res. 189. Concurrent resolution revising the 
     congressional budget for the United States Government for 
     fiscal year 1998 with respect to the appropriate budgetary 
     levels for Social Security and national defense for fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2002 in order to maintain the level of 
     administrative expenses for Social Security by taking into 
     account anticipated inflation; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii):
       H. Res. 312. A resolution urging the President to authorize 
     the transfer of ownership of one the bells taken from the the 
     town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines, which 
     are currently displayed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, to the 
     people of the Philippines; to the Committee on International 
     Relations. 

para. 128.45  memorials

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

       220. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the Territory of Guam, relative to Resolution No. 186 
     requesting the 105th Congress to amend certain Sections of 
     the Organic Act of Guam, Title 48 United States Code, to 
     mandate the establishment and independent election of the 
     position of the Attorney General; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       221. Also,a memorial of the Legislature of the Territory of 
     Guam, relative to Resolution No. 85 requesting the 105th 
     Congress to amend the Organic Act by adding a new Section 6 
     to confirm that the adoption of a Constitution establishing 
     local government shall not preclude or prejudice the further 
     exercise in the future by the people of Guam of the right of 
     self-determination regarding the ultimate political status of 
     Guam; to the Committee on Resources.
       222. Also,a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution 17 
     memorializing the President and the Congress to maintain the 
     existing restrictions on trucks from Mexico and other foreign 
     nations entering California and continue efforts to assure 
     full compliance by the owners and drivers of those trucks 
     with all highway safety, environmental, and drug enforcement 
     laws; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       223. Also,a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Michigan, relative to Senate Rsolution No. 69 memorializing 
     the Congress of the United States to provide for the 
     distribution of the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust 
     Fund's proceeds to the states for cleanup projects determined 
     by the states; jointly to the Committees on Commerce and Ways 
     and Means.
       224. Also,a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution 18 
     commending the local, national, and international efforts of 
     the National Committee on the United Nations to promote the 
     universal adoption of the United Nations Convention on the 
     Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and 
     urging the United State Senate to ratify CEDAW; jointly to 
     the Committees on International Relations and the Judiciary. 

para. 128.46  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, private bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Ms. CARSON:
       H.R. 2926. A bill for the relief of Adela T. Bailor; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 2927. A bill for the relief of Wayne R. Hultgren; to 
     the Committee on National Security. 

para. 128.47  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 59: Mr. Thune, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Hunter, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 80: Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 100: Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Dicks, 
     Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Poshard, 
     Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
     John, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 164: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 306: Mr. McDade, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 414: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 616: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Clement, Ms. McCarthy of 
     Missouri, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Evans, 
     Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Torres, Ms. Furse, 
     Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Vento, Mr. Graham, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 634: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 676: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 677: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 692: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 715: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 738: Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Bono and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 768: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 815: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 843: Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 851: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 900: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 971: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 991: Ms. DeGette.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Sandlin and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Goss and Mr. Boyd.
       H.R. 1117: Mrs. Lowey and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1121: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1146: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1159: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1165: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1231: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1240: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1376: Mr. Pallone and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1404: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Ford, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Stokes, 
     and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 1438: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Hall of Ohio and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Callahan and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 1560: Ms. Danner, Mr. Allen, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and 
     Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Bateman, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Brady, Mr. Chabot, 
     Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Mica, and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 1671: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Ortiz and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Hobson, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 1736: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Morella, 
     and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1812: Mr. Neumann and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1858: Mr. Klink and Mr. Rodriguez.
       H.R. 1909: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 1972: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1975: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1987: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2038: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 2062: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2069: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2077: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2085: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2094: Ms. Furse and Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 2116: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2143: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2174: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, and 
     Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2229: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2250: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2254: Mr. Rush and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2263: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 2273: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 2305: Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Stokes, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Oxley, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Gillmor, 
     Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Taylor of 
     North Caro

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     lina, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Kasich, Ms. Kaptur, 
     and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2331: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 2340: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2359: Mr. Engel and Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2365: Mr. Walsh and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2380: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 2391: Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Sandlin, 
     Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 2397: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Spratt, 
     Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2400: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2408: Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 2431: Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hill, 
     Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2432: Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 2450: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2451: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Fossella, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 2459: Mr. Cardin, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Levin, 
     Mr. Lewis of California, and Mr. Hinojosa.
       H.R. 2481: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 2497: Mr. Mica, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
     Mr. Walsh, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 2503: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 2525: Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2527: Mr. Allen and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 2536: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 2560: Mr. Horn, Mr. Foley, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
     Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Cook, Mr. Berry, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Harman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Manton, 
     Mr. Calvert, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Crapo, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2593: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Canady of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 2597: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 2602: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2611: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brady, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Cook, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
     Linder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Parker, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Shays, 
     Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Herger, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Stearns, Mr. Talent, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. Young of 
     Alaska.
       H.R. 2631: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 2635: Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2639: Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 2648: Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 2704: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 2713: Mr. Abercrombie and Mr. Cummings.
       H.R. 2714: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2715: Mr. Bono, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 2719: Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 2740: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Camp, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Goodling, 
     Mr. Pombo, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 2748: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Hinchey and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2760: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 2761: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. Blagojevich.
       H.R. 2775: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Holden, Mr. Borski, 
     and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 2783: Mr. Redmond and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 2786: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 2791: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Engel.
       H.R. 2805: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H.R. 2810: Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Kingston, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2824: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Calvert, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     Edwards, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Kingston, Mr. McDade, 
     Mr. Mica, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Redmond, Mr. 
     Sawyer, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Torres, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2837: Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 2863: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.J. Res. 66: Mr. Clement, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
     Fawell, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H. Con. Res. 22: Mr. Rogan.
       H. Con. Res. 37: Mr. Pombo.
       H. Con. Res. 121: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Adam Smith of Washington, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mr. McNulty.
       H. Con. Res. 170: Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 181: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
     Payne, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Pallone, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Manton, Mr. Fazio of California, 
     and Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 183: Mr. Graham.
       H. Res. 16: Mr. Bishop.
       H. Res. 26: Mr. Hinchey.
       H. Res. 144: Ms. Danner, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Miller of California
       H. Res. 172: Mr. DeFazio.
       H. Res. 211: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Graham, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Everett.
       H. Res. 224: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Goodling, and 
     Mrs. Tauscher.
       H. Res. 251: Mr. Reyes and Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Res. 267: Mr. Etheridge.
       H. Res. 279: Mr. Horn, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Payne, 
     Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.

para. 128.48  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       27. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Racine 
     Taxpayers Association, Inc., relative to a resolution 
     indorsing Representative Mark Neumann's Debt Reduction Bill 
     and charging the Congress to swiftly pass it; which was 
     referred to the Committee on the Budget. 




.
                    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1997 (129)

para. 129.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 November 8, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Edward A. Pease to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 129.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, November 7, 1997.
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio, 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. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BROWN 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

345

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

56

para. 129.3                   [Roll No. 616]

                                YEAS--345

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka

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     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--56

     Abercrombie
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     Dickey
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fazio
     Filner
     Fox
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hulshof
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Markey
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Oberstar
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sessions
     Spratt
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Weller
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--32

     Archer
     Bereuter
     Blumenauer
     Castle
     Costello
     Cox
     Cubin
     Fattah
     Foglietta
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Kennedy (MA)
     Klug
     Maloney (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Neumann
     Quinn
     Riley
     Rothman
     Schiff
     Shaw
     Stabenow
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Walsh
     Weygand
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 129.4  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. 1747. An Act to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act 
     to authorize the design and construction of additions to the 
     parking garage and certain site improvements, 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. 1377. An Act to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to encourage 
     retirement income savings.

  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. 170. An Act to provide for a process to authorize the 
     use of clone pagers, and for other purposes;
       S. 1079. An Act to permit the mineral leasing of Indian 
     land located within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in 
     any case in which there is consent from a majority interest 
     in the parcel of land under consideration for lease;
       S. 1417. An Act to provide for the design, construction, 
     furnishing and equipping of a Center for Performing Arts 
     within the complex known as the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural 
     Center and for other purposes.
       S. 1455. An Act to provide financial assistance for the 
     relocation and expansion of Haffenreffer Museum of 
     Anthropology, Providence, Rhode Island.
       S. 1456. An Act to authorize an interpretive center at Fort 
     Peck Dam, Montana; and
       S. Con. Res. 48. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding proliferation of missile technology 
     from Russia to Iran.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-56, the 
Chair, on behalf of the majority leader, announces the appointment of 
the following individuals as members of the Panel to Review Long-Range 
Air Power: Samuel D. Adcock, of Virginia, and Merrill A. McPeak, of 
Oregon.

para. 129.5  agricultural research, extension and education

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
2534) to reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, 
extension and education programs, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. SMITH of Oregon and 
Mr. STENHOLM, 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. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SERRANO 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. PEASE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 129.6  tactile currency for the blind

  Mr. BAKER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 122):

       Whereas currency is used by virtually everyone in everyday 
     life, including blind and visually impaired persons;
       Whereas the Federal reserve notes of the United States are 
     inaccessible to individuals with visual disabilities;
       Whereas the Americans with Disabilities Act enhances the 
     economic independence and equal opportunity for full 
     participation in society for individuals with disabilities;
       Whereas most blind and visually impaired persons are 
     therefore required to rely upon others to determine 
     denominations of such currency;
       Whereas this constitutes a serious impediment to 
     independence in everyday living;
       Whereas electronic means of bill identification will always 
     be more fallible than purely tactile means;
       Whereas tactile currency already exists in 23 countries 
     worldwide; and
       Whereas the currency of the United States is presently 
     undergoing significant changes for security purposes: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) endorses the efforts recently begun by the Bureau of 
     Engraving and Printing to upgrade the currency for security 
     reasons; and
       (2) strongly encourages the Secretary of the Treasury and 
     the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to incorporate cost-
     effective, tactile features into the design changes, thereby 
     including the blind and visually impaired community in 
     independent currency usage.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. BAKER and Mr. 
FLAKE, 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. PEASE, 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. 129.7  veterans' cemetery protection

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 813) to amend chapter 91 of title 18, United States Code, to 
provide criminal penalties for theft and willful vandalism at national 
cemeteries.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Mr. 
NADLER, 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.

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  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. 129.8  american legion act corrections

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1377) to amend the Act incorporating the American Legion to 
make a technical correction.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM  and Mr. 
NADLER, 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 notify the Senate thereof.

para. 129.9  presidential cancellation disapproval

  Mr. PACKARD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2631) 
disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President on October 
6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-45.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. PACKARD and Mr. 
HEFNER, 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.
  Mr. PACKARD 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

352

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

64

para. 129.10                  [Roll No. 617]

                                YEAS--352

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--64

     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Boswell
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Carson
     Chabot
     Conyers
     Davis (FL)
     DeGette
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Engel
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Johnson (WI)
     Kind (WI)
     LaHood
     Leach
     Luther
     Markey
     McCarthy (MO)
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Nussle
     Owens
     Petri
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Towns
     Upton
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wexler

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Ballenger
     Blumenauer
     Cubin
     Foglietta
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Kennedy (MA)
     Klug
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Quinn
     Riley
     Schiff
     Taylor (NC)
     Walsh
     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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 129.11  h.r. 2534--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced the unfinished 
business to be the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
2534) to reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, 
extension and education programs, 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

291

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

125

para. 129.12                  [Roll No. 618]

                                YEAS--291

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo

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     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Foley
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--125

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Blagojevich
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Campbell
     Carson
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Ballenger
     Blumenauer
     Cubin
     Foglietta
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Kennedy (MA)
     Klug
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Quinn
     Riley
     Schiff
     Taylor (NC)
     Walsh
     Yates
  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. 129.13  further message from the senate

  A further 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. 2264) ``An Act making appropriations for 
the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
other purposes.''.

para. 129.14  reading excellence

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2614) 
to improve the reading and literacy skills of children and families by 
improving in-service instructional practices for teachers who teach 
reading, to stimulate the development of more high-quality family 
literacy programs, to support extended learning-time opportunities for 
children, to ensure that children can read well and independently not 
later than third grade, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. GOODLING 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, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, 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. 129.15  taxpayer relief act amendments

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2513) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and modify the 
provision of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 relating to exempting 
active financing income from foreign personal holding company income and 
to provide for the nonrecognition of gain on the sale of stock in 
agricultural processors to certain farmers' cooperatives; as amended; 
and lay on the table the bill (H.R. 2444) disapproving the cancellations 
transmitted by the President on August 11, 1997, regarding Public Law 
105-34.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Mrs. 
KENNELLY, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2513, as amended, and 
lay on the table H.R. 2444?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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 H.R. 2513, as amended, was passed and H.R. 
2444 was laid on the table.
  By unanimous consent, the title of H.R. 2513 was amended so as to 
read: ``An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and 
modify the provision of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 relating to 
exempting active financing income from foreign personal holding company 
income and to provide for the nonrecognition of gain on the sale of 
stock in agricultural processors to certain farmers' cooperatives, and 
for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
H.R. 2513, as amended, was passed; the title to H.R. 2513 was amended; 
and H.R. 2444 was laid on the table was, by unanimous consent, laid on 
the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in H.R. 
2513.

para. 129.16  medal of honor award time limit waiver

  Mrs. FOWLER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2813) 
to waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal 
of Honor to be awarded to Robert R. Ingram of Jacksonville, Florida, for 
acts of valor while a Navy Hospital Corpsman in the Republic of Vietnam 
during the Vietnam conflict.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mrs. FOWLER and Mr. 
McHALE, 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McHALE 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

<3-line {>

Nays

0

para. 129.17                  [Roll No. 619]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Blumenauer
     Clayton
     Cubin
     Flake
     Frank (MA)
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Holden
     Klug
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Riley
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sanders
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schiff
     Taylor (NC)
     Walsh
     Yates
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the conccurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 129.18  waiving certain requirements of clause 4(b) of rule XI

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-394) the resolution (H. Res. 314) waiving certain requirements 
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. 129.19  privileges of the house

  Mr. GEPHARDT rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 315):

       Whereas, the election contest concerning the 46th District 
     of California should be dismissed as there is no credible 
     evidence to show that the outcome of the election is 
     different than the election of Congresswomen Loretta Sanchez.
       Whereas, State of California authorities should continue 
     their investigation into questionable registration 
     activities; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should examine 
     voter registration procedures; and now therefore be it
       Resolved, that the contest in the 46th District of 
     California is dismissed.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. CALVERT, announced that the yeas 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.

Yeas

215

It was decided in the

Nays

193

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

2

para. 129.20                  [Roll No. 620]

                                AYES--215

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley

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     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Sanchez
     Wamp
       

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Clayton
     Cubin
     Flake
     Frank (MA)
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Holden
     Klug
     Lantos
     Manton
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Riley
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Taylor (NC)
     Walsh
     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. 129.21  senate bills referred

  Bills of the Senate of the following titles were taken form the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 170. An Act to provide for a process to authorize the 
     use of clone pagers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       S. 1079. An Act to permit the mineral leasing of Indian 
     land located within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in 
     any case in which there is consent from a majority interest 
     in the parcel of land under consideration for lease; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       S. 1455. An Act to provide financial assistance for the 
     relocation and expansion of Haffenreffer Museum of 
     Anthropology, Providence, Rhode Island; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       S. 1456. An Act to authorize an interpretive center at Fort 
     Peek Dam, Montana; to the Committee on Resources.

para. 129.22  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. 2264. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes.

para. 129.23  senate enrolled bill signed

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

       S. 858. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1998 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.

para. 129.24  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. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOGGETT 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

233

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affirmative

Nays

170

para. 129.25                  [Roll No. 621]

                                YEAS--233

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--170

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle

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     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--30

     Blumenauer
     Borski
     Clayton
     Cubin
     Flake
     Frank (MA)
     Ganske
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Holden
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Manton
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Riley
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sanders
     Schiff
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Taylor (NC)
     Walsh
     Waxman
     Yates
  So the motion to adjourn was agreed to.
  Accordingly,
  At 6 o'clock and 33 minutes p.m., the House adjourned.

para. 129.26  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. SAXTON: Joint Economic Committee. Report of the Joint 
     Economic Committee on the 1997 Economic Report of the 
     President (Rept. No. 105-393). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 314. 
     Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of clause of 
     rule XI with respect to consideration of certain resolutions 
     reported from the Committee on Rules, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-394). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GEKAS: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1544. A bill to 
     prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
     unjustifiable nonacquiescence in, and relitigation of, 
     precedents established in the Federal judicial circuits; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 105-395). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GEKAS: Committee on the Judiciary. House Joint 
     Resolution 96. Resolution granting the consent and approval 
     of Congress for the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, and the District of Columbia to amend the 
     Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact 
     (Rept. No. 105-396). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 1625. A bill to ensure that workers have sufficient 
     information about their rights regarding the payment of dues 
     or fees to labor organizations and the uses of employee dues 
     and fees by labor organizations; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     105-397). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2259. A 
     bill to provide for a transfer of land interests in order to 
     facilitate surface transportation between the cities of Cold 
     Bay, AK, and King Cove, AK, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     105-398). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para. 129.27  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. TOWNS:
       H.R. 2928. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to deny the exemption from income tax for social clubs 
     found to be practicing prohibited discrimination; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 2929. A bill to reform Social Security by creating 
     individual Social Security retirement accounts; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, 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. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Horn, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Rogan, Ms. 
             Danner, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Evans, Mrs. McCrery, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Allen, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Coble, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDade, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             John, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Aderholt, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Lantos, Mr. White, Mr. Wicker, 
             Mr. Linder, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Linda 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Brady, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Bass, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Condit, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Scott, Mr. Yates, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Nussle, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Inglis of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Fossella, Mr. LaHood, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Matsui, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Radanovich, 
             Mr. Sabo, Mr. Cook, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. 
             Stenholm):
       H.R. 2930. A bill to impose certain sanctions on foreign 
     persons who transfer items contributing to Iran's efforts to 
     acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. McDade, 
             Mr. Hefner, Mr. Borski, and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2931. A bill to redesignate the naval facility located 
     in Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy, and known as the Naples 
     Support Site, as the ``Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site''; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. BORSKI:
       H.R. 2932. A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to carry out a demonstration program to 
     determine the effectiveness of establishing fair market 
     rentals, for purposes of the tenant-based rental assistance 
     program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937, by smaller geographic areas; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 2933. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce employer and employee Social Security taxes to 
     the extent there is a Federal budget surplus; 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. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Redmond, Mr. McInnis, 
             and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 2934. A bill to repeal the Bennett Freeze thus ending 
     a gross treaty violation with the Navajo Nation and allowing 
     the Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and 
     raise their living conditions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Mr. Castle, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mr. Manton, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Scott, Mr. Stark, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and 
             Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 2935. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act to ensure that States have in effect a law 
     that requires a background check to be conducted in 
     connection with the purchase of a handgun from a licensed 
     firearms dealer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Ms. Danner, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Coble, and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 2936. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of 
     Transportation from imposing certain requirements relating to 
     the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied compressed 
     gas service; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself and Mr. Dreier):
       H.R. 2937. A bill to provide for the recognition of digital 
     and other forms of authentica

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     tion as an alternative to existing paperbased methods, to 
     improve efficiency and soundness of the Nation's capital 
     markets and the payment system, and to define and harmonize 
     the practices, customs, and uses applicable to the conduct of 
     electronic authentication, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, the Judiciary, Science, 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. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
             Mr. Young of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. 
             Mica):
       H.R. 2938. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services from treating any Medicaid-related funds 
     recovered as part of State litigation from one or more 
     tobacco companies as an overpayment under the Medicaid 
     Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BRADY (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Paxon, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Condit, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Goode, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Redmond, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Green, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Cook, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Combest, Mr. Bonilla, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Paul, Mr. Klug, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. John, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             McIntyre, and Mr. Lampson):
       H.R. 2939. A bill to provide for the periodic review of the 
     efficiency and public need for Federal agencies, to establish 
     a Commission for the purpose of reviewing the efficiency and 
     public need of such agencies, and to provide for the 
     abolishment of agencies for which a public need does not 
     exist; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. DREIER(for himself and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 2940. A bill to enhance competition and consumer 
     choice in the delivery of financial products and services; 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. BRADY:
       H.R. 2941. A bill to permit States to condition use of 
     State funds for purchase of prescription drugs for minors 
     under certain Federal State matching programs upon parental 
     consent; 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. COBLE:
       H.R. 2942. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     permit an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle 
     solely within the borders of a State if the individual has 
     passed written and driving tests to operate the vehicle that 
     meet such minimum standards as may be prescribed by the 
     State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 2943. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     increase the amount of leave time available to a Federal 
     employee in any year in connection with serving as an organ 
     donor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Filner, and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 2944. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder 
     shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, 
     subject to a reduction of a 50 percent if the recipient dies 
     during the first 15 days of such month, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 2945. A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund for purposes of establishing a Community Recreation and 
     Conservation Endowment with certain escrowed oil and gas 
     revenues, to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Clay, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Lazio of 
             New York):
       H.R. 2946. 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. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 2947. A bill to encourage and to assist in the 
     permanent settlement of all litigation and other claims to 
     the waters of the Walker River Basin, NV, and to conserve and 
     stabilize the water quantity and quality for fish habitat and 
     recreation in the Walker River Basin, consistent with the 
     Walker River Decree issued by the U.S. district court for the 
     District of Nevada; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H.R. 2948. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious 
     accommodation in employment, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself and Ms. Danner):
       H.R. 2949. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     carry out a project to protect and enhance fish and wildlife 
     habitat of the Missouri River and the middle Mississippi 
     River; 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. HUNTER:
       H.R. 2950. A bill to prohibit United States assistance to 
     the Republic of Panama if a defense sit or military 
     installation built or formerly operated by the United States 
     has been conveyed by the Government of the Republic of Panama 
     to any foreign government-owned entity, and for other 
     purposes: to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 
     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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. 
             Thurman):
       H.R. 2956. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income certain amounts received as 
     scholarships by an individual under the National Health 
     Service Corps Scholarship Program; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2952. 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, Mr. 
             Regula, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Weygand, and 
             Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 2953. A bill to require criminal and abusive work 
     history background checks for nurse and home health aides in 
     nursing facilities, home health agencies, and hospice 
     programs under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, 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. 2954. 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 (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Houghton, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 2955. A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to clarify and 
     improve the requirements for the development of an automated 
     entry-exit control system, to enhance land border control and 
     enforcement, and for other purposes; 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. LUTHER:
       H.R. 2956. A bill to provide for a biennial budget process 
     and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance 
     oversight and the performance of the Federal Government; 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Manton):
       H.R. 2957. A bill to provide for development and 
     implementation of certain plans to reduce risks to the public 
     health and welfare caused by helicopter operations; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McHale:
       H.R. 2958. A bill to reauthorize the Delaware and Lehigh 
     Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

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           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 2959. A bill to provide a civil claim for individuals 
     who are victims of crimes motivated by actual or perceived 
     race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ethnicity, 
     sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Edwards, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 2960. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the 
     preemption of State law by such title with respect to causes 
     of action for damages for personal or financial injury or 
     wrongful death resulting from failures to provide benefits 
     under employee welfare benefit plans providing health care 
     benefits; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. OLVER:
       H.R. 2961. A bill to permit the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to enter into cooperative 
     research and development agreements for environmental 
     protection; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 2962. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a wrap-around payment under the 
     Medicare Program for community health center services to 
     account for reductions in payments attributable to 
     individuals covered under managed care 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 fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. 
             Conyers):
       H.R. 2963. A bill to establish a youth mentoring program; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Torres, Mr. Martinez, 
             and Mr. Snyder):
       H.R. 2964. A bill to provide for reviews of criminal 
     records of applicants for participation in shared housing 
     arrangements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANDLIN:
       H.R. 2965. A bill to reduce the amount of the annual 
     contribution of the United States to the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization security investment program; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       H.R. 2966. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for employment taxes paid by 
     employees and self-employed individuals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 2967. A bill to amend the title XXVII of the Public 
     Health Service Act and other laws to assure the rights of 
     enrollees under managed care plans; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce, 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Stearns):
       H.R. 2968. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to take no further action on proposed 
     regulation relating to the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 
     metered-dose inhalers; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SOUDER:
       H.R. 2969. A bill to amend the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 to authorize States to use community 
     development block grant amounts provided for nonentitlement 
     areas to offset the costs of State charity tax credits; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 2970. A bill to amend the National Historic 
     Preservation Act for purposes of establishing a national 
     historic lighthouse preservation program; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself and Mr. Solomon):
       H.R. 2971. 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:
       H.R. 2972. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to establish a continuous quality improvement 
     program for providers that furnish services under the 
     Medicare Program to individuals with end stage renal disease, 
     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. TANNER (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Baker, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Clement, Mr. John, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Castle, and Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 2973. A bill to amend the Act popularly known as the 
     Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act, authorizing assistance 
     to the States for fish restoration and management projects, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2974. A bill to authorize certain military 
     construction projects for fiscal year 1999 for the 910th 
     Airlift Wing at Youngstown, OH; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 2975. A bill to establish the Federal Housing 
     Corporation to provide mortgage credit to families, 
     communities, and markets underserved by the conventional 
     mortgage markets and ensure the stability of the national 
     system for mortgage finance, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H.J. Res. 103. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements with respect to certain specified bills of the 
     105th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. CHRISTENSEN:
       H. Con. Res. 190. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for the congressional Christmas 
     celebration; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Matsui, and Mr. Underwood):
       H. Con. Res. 191. Concurrent resolution condemning all 
     prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in the 
     United States, and supporting political and civic 
     participation by these persons throughout the United States; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself and Ms. Millender-McDonald):
       H. Res. 313. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding Government procurement access 
     for women-owned businesses; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT:
       H. Res. 315. Resolution relating to a question of the 
     privileges of the House; considered and laid on the table.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ:
       H. Res. 316. Resolution recognizing and honoring former 
     South Vietnamese commandos for their heroism, sacrifice, and 
     service during the Vietnam conflict; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

para. 129.28  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII.

       Mr. ROTHMAN introduced a bill (H.R. 2976) for the relief of 
     Alexandre Malofienko, Olga Matsko, and their son, Vladimir 
     Malofienko; which was referred to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para. 129.29  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 68: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Danner, 
     Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. 
     Vento.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Boehlert, and Mrs. Emerson.
       H.R. 164: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 306: Mr. Hall of Ohio and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 611: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 725: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 806: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Upton, and Mr. 
     Whitfield.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 1038: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1043: Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 1054: Mr. McCrery, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1070: Ms. Millender-McDonald.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1165: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1241: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1319: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 1354: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1375: Ms. Brown of Florida and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 1382: Mr. Fattah and Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 1453: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. McInnis and Mr. Bryant.
       H.R. 1631: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Salmon and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1891: Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
     Upton, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1995: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Evans, Ms. Waters, 
     Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Cardin, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Harman, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
     Pomeroy, Mr. Owens, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Brown 
     of Ohio, and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Scarborough.

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       H.R. 2139: Mr. Strickland, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 2186: Mr. Hansen, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Packard, and Mr. 
     Cook.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2275: Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Evans, 
     Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Sandlin, 
     Mrs. Tauscher, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2305: Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 2348: Mr. Stark, Mr. Royce, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
     Radanovich, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Pombo, 
     Mr. Kim, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Bono, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Herger, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Thomas, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Horn, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 2349: Mr. Herger, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Thomas, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2356: Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 2391: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 2396: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
     York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 2483: Mr. Schiff, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 2490: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 2492: Mr. Kucinich.
       H.R. 2497: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 2499: Ms. Carson.
       H.R. 2503: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 2515: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 2527: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Upton, Mr. Paul, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 2590: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2593: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Hansen, and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 2596: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Petri, Mr. Minge, 
     Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2598: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 2625: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 2631: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2667: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2730: Mr. Bryant, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Clement, 
     Mr. Wamp, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2783: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 2791: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 2796: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Vento, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Calvert, and Ms. Pryce of Ohio.
       H.R. 2802: Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 2820: Mr. Towns and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Baker, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Greenwood, 
     Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
     Pombo, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Rush, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. 
     Young of Florida.
       H.R. 2849: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 2850: Mr. Foley and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2854: Mr. Bentsen and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2864: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2869: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2870: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2871: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2873: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2875: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2877: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2879: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2881: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2909: Ms. Furse and Mr. Sherman.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 2920: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 2925: Mr. Conyers.
       H.J. Res. 71: Mr. Packard.
       H. Con. Res. 125: Ms. Furse.
       H. Con. Res. 148: Mr. Menendez and Mr. Engel.
       H. Con. Res. 174: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 183: Mr. Radanovich.
       H. Res. 171: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. McGovern.
       H. Res. 267: Mr. Calvert.
       H. Res. 268: Mr. Calvert.
       H. Res. 281: Mr. Fawell and Mr. Porter.
       H. Res. 310: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.

para. 129.30  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. 600: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1366: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
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                     SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1997 (130)

para. 130.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 November 9, 1997.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jo Ann Emerson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para. 130.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Saturday, November 9, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.
  Mr. McNULTY, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. McNULTY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 130.3  communications

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

       5818. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Corn Gluten; Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance [OPP-300505A; FRL-5750-3] 
     (RIN: 2070-AB78) received November 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5819. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Installations 
     and Environment), Department of the Navy, transmitting 
     notification of intent to study a commercial or industrial 
     type function performed by 45 or more civilian employees for 
     possible outsourcing, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 nt.; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       5820. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Reserve 
     Affairs), Department of Defense, transmitting a report on the 
     progress of the study on the means of ensuring uniformity in 
     provision of medical and dental care for members of reserve 
     components, pursuant to Public Law 104--201, section 746(b) 
     (110 Stat. 2602); to the Committee on National Security.
       5821. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Reserve Requirements of Depository 
     Institutions [Regulation D; Docket No. R-0980] received 
     October 31, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       5822. A letter from the Director, Office of Rulemaking 
     Coordination, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's ``Major'' final rule-- Energy Conservation 
     Program for Consumer Products: Final Rule Regarding Energy 
     Conservation Standards for Room Air Conditioners [Docket Nos. 
     EE-RM-90-201 and EE-RM-93-801-RAC] (RIN: 1904-AA38) received 
     November 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5823. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
     Pollutants: Florida [FL-70-1-9738a; FRL-5920-3] received 
     November 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5824. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, South Coast Air Quality 
     Management District [CA 034-0048; FRL-5917-5] received 
     November 7, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5825. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State 
     Implementation Plan Revision, San Diego County Air Pollution 
     Control District, Ventura County Air Pollution Control 
     District [CA 083-0053a; FRL-5911-4] received November 6, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5826. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Michigan: Final 
     Authorization of Revisions to State Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program [FRL-5918-8] received November 6, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5827. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Ambient Air Quality 
     Surveillance for Lead [AD-FRL-5903-5] (RIN: 2060-AF71) 
     received November 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       5828. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Removal of Requirement 
     in Gasoline Deposit Control Addi

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     tives Rule Regarding the Identification of the Oxygenate 
     Content of Transferred Gasoline [FRL-5917-9] received 
     November 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5829. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of the 
     Commission's Rules to Establish a Radio Astronomy 
     Coordination Zone in Puerto Rico [ET Docket No. 96-2, RM-
     8165] received November 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5830. A letter from the AMD--Performance Evaluation and 
     Records Management, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule--Amendment of Part 
     15 of the Commission's Rules to permit operation of 
     biomedical telemetry devices on VHF TV channels 7-13 and on 
     UHF TV channels 14-46 [ET Docket No. 95-177] received 
     November 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       5831. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Office of Policy, Food and Drug 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for 
     Human Consumption; Milk-Clotting Enzymes [Docket No. 93F-
     0461] received November 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5832. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the nondisclosure of 
     safeguards information for the quarter ending September 30, 
     1997, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(e); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5833. 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. 98-21), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5834. 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. 98-20), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5835. 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 Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States for 
     defense articles and services (Transmittal No. 98-18), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5836. 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 Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office in the United States for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 98-16), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5837. 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 Portugal for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 98-13), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5838. 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 Portugal for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 98-11), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5839. 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. 98-09), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5840. 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 Greece for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-12), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5841. 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 Greece for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 98-08), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5842. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report of enhancement or 
     upgrade of sensitivity of technology or capability for Saudi 
     Arabia (Transmittal No. A-98), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b)(5)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5843. 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 Canada (Transmittal No. DTC-69-
     97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5844. 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 Germany (Transmittal No. DTC-
     133-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5845. 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 United Kingdom (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-132-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5846. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Germany and Sweden 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-112-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5847. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Singapore (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-113-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       5848. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Israel (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-97-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5849. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Japan (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-98-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5850. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Kuwait (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-114-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       5851. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-117-97), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5852. 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.
       5853. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's final rule--Additions to the 
     Procurement List [97-019] received November 9, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       5854. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board, transmitting the FY 1997 report 
     pursuant to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5855. A letter from the Chairman, District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     transmitting the annual report for fiscal year 1997, pursuant 
     to Public Law 104--8; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       5856. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     semiannual report on the activities of the Office of 
     Inspector General for the period April 1, 1997, through 
     September 30, 1997; 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.
       5857. A letter from the Director, Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Service, transmitting the 1997 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.
       5858. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the 1997 
     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.
       5859. A letter from the President, Institute of American 
     Indian Arts, transmitting the FY 1997 report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5860. A letter from the Director, National Gallery of Art, 
     transmitting a consolidated report on audit and investigative 
     coverage required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, and the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5861. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the 1997

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     annual consolidated report in compliance with the Inspector 
     General Act Amendments of 1988 and the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to Public Law 100--504, 
     section 104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5862. A letter from the Independent Counsel, Office of 
     Independent Counsel, transmitting the 1997 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.
       5863. A letter from the Director, The Morris K. Udall 
     Foundation, transmitting the annual report pursuant to the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act and the Inspector 
     General Act for the year ending September 30, 1997, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       5864. A letter from the Acting Director, The Woodrow Wilson 
     Center, transmitting a consolidated report on audit and 
     investigative coverage required by the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, and the Federal Managers' Financial 
     Integrity Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5865. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, United States Enrichment Corporation, transmitting a 
     consolidated report on audit and investigative coverage 
     required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
     and the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act covering 
     the year ended September 30, 1997, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5866. A letter from the President, United States Institute 
     of Peace, transmitting the strategic plan for the period FY 
     1997 through 2002, pursuant to Public Law 103--62; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5867. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule--Patent Preparation and Issuance 
     [WO-350-1220-00-24 1A] (RIN: 1004-AC-88) received November 4, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5868. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Insurance Coverage 
     Provisions for Observer Contractors under the North Pacific 
     Interim Groundfish Observer Program [Docket No. 960717195-
     7255-03; I.D. 100897E] (RIN: 0648-AI95) received November 9, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       5869. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule--Longshore Act Civil Money Penalties Adjustment 
     (RIN: 1215-AB17) received November 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5870. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Temporary 
     Exemption from Chemical Registration for Distributors of 
     Pseudoephedrine and Phenylpropanolamine Products [DEA Number 
     1681] (RIN: 1117-AA46) received November 4, 1997, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5871. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of 
     Modifications to Michigan's Assumed Program to Administer the 
     Section 404 Permitting Program Resulting from the 
     Reorganization of the Michigan Environmental Agencies [FRL-
     5918-7] received November 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5872. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval of 
     Modifications to Michigan's Approved Program to Administer 
     the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 
     Permitting Program Resulting from the Reorganization of the 
     Michigan Environmental Agencies [FRL-5918-6] received 
     November 6, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5873. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule-- Grants to States for Construction 
     or Acquisition of State Home Facilities (RIN: 2900-AI84) 
     received November 9, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       5874. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Officer, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule--Mendocino Ridge Viticultural Area (RIN: 1512-
     AA07) received October 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5875. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
     and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Unemployment Insurance Program 
     Letter [Nos. 41-97 and 44-97] received November 4, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5876. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Material Limitation on Surviving Spouse's Right to Income 
     [Notice 97-63] received November 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5877. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Test 
     of Bankruptcy Appeals Process [Announcement 97-111] received 
     November 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. 

para. 130.4  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. 1086. An Act to codify without substantive change laws 
     related to transportation and to improve the United States 
     Code;
       H.R. 1787. An Act to assist in the conservation of Asian 
     elephants by supporting and providing financial resources for 
     the conservation programs of nations within the range of 
     Asian elephants and projects of persons with demonstrated 
     expertise in the conservation of Asian elephants;
       H.R. 2731. An Act for the relief of Roy Desmond Moser; and
       H.R. 2732. An Act for the relief of John Andre Chalot.

  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:

       H.R. 497. An Act to repeal the Federal charter of Group 
     Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc., and for other 
     purposes; and
       H.R. 867. An Act to promote the adoption of children in 
     foster care.

  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 House to the bill (S. 1026) ``An Act to 
reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States''.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills and 
concurrent resolutions of the following titles, in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 508. An Act to provide for the relief of Mai Hoa 
     ``Jasmin'' Salehi;
       S. 759. An Act to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to require the Secretary of State to 
     submit an annual report to Congress concerning diplomatic 
     immunity;
       S. 857. An Act for the relief of Roma Salobrit;
       S. 1193. An Act to amend chapter 443 of title 49, United 
     States Code, to extend the authorization of the aviation 
     insurance program, and for other purposes;
       S. 1258. An Act to amend the Uniform Relocation Assistance 
     and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to 
     prohibit an alien who is not lawfully present in the United 
     States from receiving assistance under that Act;
       S. 1304. An Act for the relief of Belinda McGregor;
       S. 1347. An Act to permit the city of Cleveland, Ohio, to 
     convey certain lands that the United States conveyed to the 
     city;
       S. 1487. An Act to establish a National Voluntary Mutual 
     Reunion Registry;
       S. Con. Res. 58. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     concern of Congress over Russia's newly passed religion law; 
     and
       S. Con. Res. 66. Concurrent resolution to correct the 
     enrollment of S. 399.

para. 130.5  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. SOLOMON pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 305, at 2:05 
p.m. announced the Speaker would recognize Members for motions to 
suspend the rules under clause 2 of rule XXVII, with respect to the 
following bills and resolutions that may be considered today: S. 714, 
Extension and Improvement of the Native American Veteran Housing Loan 
Pilot Program; S. 1139, Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997; H.R. 
1129, Microcredit for Self-Reliance Act; H. Con. Res. 22, condemning 
religious persecution in Germany; H. Con. Res. 139, regarding 
participation in Expo 2000; H. Res. 245, on self-determination for the 
people of the Western Sahara; H. Con. Res. 156, regarding deterioration 
of human rights in Afghanistan; H.R. 1377, encouraging retirement income 
savings; H.R. 2920, immigration entry-exit control system; S. 1231, 
United States Fire Administration Authorization Act; H.R. 112, 
conveyance of certain property to Stanislaus County, California; H. R. 
1805, Auburn Indian Restoration Act amendments; H.R. 2402, improvement 
of water-related facilities in Western United States; H.R. 2283, Arches 
National Park expansion; S. 669, acquisition of the Plains Railroad 
Depot at the Jimmy

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Carter National Historic Site; H.R. 2834, Cleveland, Ohio land 
conveyance; H.R. 2626, Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996 
clarifications; S. 1258, Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
Acquisition Policies Act amendments; H.R. 2476, to address the needs of 
families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents; H.R. 1502, to 
designate the United States Courthouse in Benton, Illinois as the 
``James L. Foreman Courthouse''; H.R. 861, Adoption Promotion Act; S. 
1026, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act; H.R. 2472, Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act extensions; and the conference report on S. 830, 
the Food and Drug Administration Modernization and Accountability Act.

para. 130.6  privileges of the house

  Mr. GEPHARDT rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 318):

       Whereas, the election contest concerning the 46th District 
     of California should be dismissed as there is no credible 
     evidence to show that the outcome of the election is 
     different than the election of Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez.
       Whereas, State of California authorities should continue an 
     investigation into any questionable registration activities; 
     and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should examine 
     voter registration procedures; and now therefore be it
       Resolved, That the contest in the 46th District of 
     California is dismissed.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. BOEHNER 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, Mrs. 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

218

when their appeared

Nays

194

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 130.7                   [Roll No. 622]

                                YEAS--218

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--194

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Wamp
       

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Ackerman
     Bono
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Hoekstra
     Kleczka
     Klug
     McDermott
     Riley
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Taylor (NC)
     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. 130.8  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. BEREUTER, pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 305, at 2:55 
p.m. announced the following correction in the bills of the foregoing 
announcement that the Speaker will recognize Members for motions to 
suspend the rules under clause 2 of rule XXVII: H.R. 867, instead of 
H.R. 861.

para. 130.9  international broadcasts to china

  Mr. ROYCE, pursuant to House Resolution 302, called up the bill (H.R. 
2232) to provide for increased international broadcasting activities to 
China.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 302, the following amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on International 
Relations printed in the bill was considered as agreed to:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Radio Free Asia Act of 
     1997''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Government of the People's Republic of China 
     systematically controls the flow of information to the 
     Chinese people.
       (2) The Government of the People's Republic of China 
     demonstrated that maintaining its monopoly on political power 
     is a higher priority than economic development by announcing 
     in January 1996 that its official news agency Xinhua, will 
     supervise wire services selling economic information, 
     including Dow Jones-Telerate, Bloomberg, and Reuters 
     Business, and in announcing in February of 1996 the ``Interim 
     Internet Management Rules'', which have the effect of 
     censoring computer networks.

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       (3) Under the May 30, 1997, order of Premier Li Peng, all 
     organizations that engage in business activities related to 
     international computer networking must now apply for a 
     license, increasing still further government control over 
     access to the internet.
       (4) Both Radio Free Asia and the Voice of America, as a 
     surrogate for a free press in the People's Republic of China, 
     provide an invaluable source of uncensored information to the 
     Chinese people, including objective and authoritative news of 
     in-country and regional events, as well as accurate news 
     about the United States and its policies.
       (5) Radio Free Asia currently broadcasts only 5 hours a day 
     in the Mandarin dialect and 2 hours a day in Tibetan.
       (6) Voice of America currently broadcasts only 10 hours a 
     day in Mandarin and 3\1/2\ hours a day in Tibetan.
       (7) Radio Free Asia and Voice of America should develop 24-
     hour-a-day service in Mandarin, Cantonese, and Tibetan, as 
     well as further broadcasting capability in the dialects 
     spoken in the People's Republic of China.
       (8) Radio Free Asia and Voice of America, in working toward 
     continuously broadcasting to the People's Republic of China 
     in multiple languages, have the capability to immediately 
     establish 24-hour-a-day Mandarin broadcasting to that nation 
     by staggering the hours of Radio Free Asia and Voice of 
     America.
       (9) Simultaneous broadcasting on Voice of America radio and 
     Worldnet television 7 days a week in Mandarin are also 
     important and needed capabilities.

     SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR INCREASED FUNDING 
                   FOR RADIO FREE ASIA AND VOICE OF AMERICA 
                   BROADCASTING TO CHINA.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations for Radio Free Asia--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for ``Radio Free Asia'' $30,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998 and $22,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       (2) Limitations.--
       (A) Of the funds under paragraph (1) authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1998, $8,000,000 is authorized 
     to be appropriated for one-time capital costs.
       (B) Of the funds under paragraph (1), $700,000 is 
     authorized to be appropriated for each such fiscal year for 
     additional personnel to staff Cantonese language 
     broadcasting.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations for International 
     Broadcasting to China and North Korea.--In addition to such 
     sums as are otherwise authorized to be appropriated for 
     ``International Broadcasting Activities'' for fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999, there are authorized to be appropriated for 
     ``International Broadcasting Activities'' $10,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998 and $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, which 
     shall be available only for enhanced Voice of America 
     broadcasting to China and North Korea.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations for Radio 
     Construction.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to such 
     sums as are otherwise authorized to be appropriated for 
     ``Radio Construction'' for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, there 
     are authorized to be appropriated for ``Radio Construction'' 
     $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $3,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999, which shall be available only for construction in 
     support of enhanced broadcasting to China.
       (2) Limitation.--Of the funds under paragraph (1) 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1998, 
     $3,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated to facilitate the 
     timely augmentation of transmitters at Tinian, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       (d) Allocation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated for ``International Broadcasting Activities'', 
     the Director of the United States Information Agency and the 
     Board of Broadcasting Governors shall seek to ensure that the 
     amounts made available for broadcasting to nations whose 
     people do not fully enjoy freedom of expression do not 
     decline in proportion to the amounts made available for 
     broadcasting to other nations.
       (e) Allocation of Funds for North Korea.--Of the funds 
     under subsection (b), $2,000,000 is authorized to be 
     appropriated for each fiscal year for additional personnel 
     and broadcasting targeted at North Korea.

     SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, in consultation with the Board of Broadcasting 
     Governors, the President shall prepare and transmit to 
     Congress a report on a plan to achieve continuous 
     broadcasting of Radio Free Asia and Voice of America to the 
     People's Republic of China in multiple major dialects and 
     languages.

     SEC. 5. UTILIZATION OF UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL 
                   BROADCASTING SERVICES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE 
                   ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING FUGITIVES FROM UNITED 
                   STATES JUSTICE.

       United States international broadcasting services, 
     particularly the Voice of America, shall produce and 
     broadcast public service announcements, by radio, television, 
     and Internet, regarding fugitives from the criminal justice 
     system of the United States, including cases of international 
     child abduction.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 302, the previous question was ordered.
  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. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ROYCE 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, Mrs. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the question of passage of said 
bill were postponed.

para. 130.10  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

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

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 November 9, 1997.
       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 Fifth Congress.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para. 130.11  public works projects

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

                                 Washington, DC, November 4, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, United States House of Representatives, Capitol 
         Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Gingrich: On Wednesday, October 29, 1997, the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, pursuant to 
     40 U.S.C. Sec. 606, approved fifteen resolutions authorizing 
     appropriations for federal buildings and leased space. Please 
     find enclosed copies of these resolutions.
       With warm regards, I remain,
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bud Shuster,
                                                         Chairman.

  The communication, together with the accompanying papers, was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations.

para. 130.12  homeless veterans act

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 714) to extend and improve the Native American Veteran Housing Loan 
Pilot Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to extend certain 
authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to services 
for homeless veterans, to extend certain other authorities of the 
Secretary, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
EVANS, 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. 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, 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 revise, extend, and improve 
programs for veterans.''.
  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 
amendments.

para. 130.13  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. TALENT, pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 305, at 4:23 
p.m. announced the following correction in the bills of the announcement 
of earlier today that the Speaker will recognize Members for motions to 
suspend the rules under clause 2 of rule XXVII: S. 1347, instead of H.R. 
2834.

para. 130.14  small business reauthorization

  Mr. TALENT moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the amendment of the House to the text of the 
bill (S. 1139) to reauthorize the programs of the Small Business 
Administration, and for other purposes:


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       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House 
     amendment to the text of the bill, insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small 
     Business Reauthorization Act of 1997''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Effective date.

                        TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 101. Authorizations.

                     TITLE II--FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

                     Subtitle A--Microloan Program

Sec. 201. Microloan program.
Sec. 202. Welfare-to-work microloan initiative.

         Subtitle B--Small Business Investment Company Program

Sec. 211. 5-year commitments for SBICs at option of Administrator.
Sec. 212. Underserved areas.
Sec. 213. Private capital.
Sec. 214. Fees.
Sec. 215. Small business investment company program reform.
Sec. 216. Examination fees.

           Subtitle C--Certified Development Company Program

Sec. 221. Loans for plant acquisition, construction, conversion, and 
              expansion.
Sec. 222. Development company debentures.
Sec. 223. Premier certified lenders program.

                  Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 231. Background check of loan applicants.
Sec. 232. Report on increased lender approval, servicing, foreclosure, 
              liquidation, and litigation of section 7(a) loans.
Sec. 233. Completion of planning for loan monitoring system.

                TITLE III--WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

Sec. 301. Interagency committee participation.
Sec. 302. Reports.
Sec. 303. Council duties.
Sec. 304. Council membership.
Sec. 305. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 306. National Women's Business Council procurement project.
Sec. 307. Studies and other research.
Sec. 308. Women's business centers.

    TITLE IV--COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAM AND PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES

           Subtitle A--Small Business Competitiveness Program

Sec. 401. Program term.
Sec. 402. Monitoring agency performance.
Sec. 403. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 404. Small business participation in dredging.
Sec. 405. Technical amendments.

      Subtitle B--Small Business Procurement Opportunities Program

Sec. 411. Contract bundling.
Sec. 412. Definition of contract bundling.
Sec. 413. Assessing proposed contract bundling.
Sec. 414. Reporting of bundled contract opportunities.
Sec. 415. Evaluating subcontract participation in awarding contracts.
Sec. 416. Improved notice of subcontracting opportunities.
Sec. 417. Deadlines for issuance of regulations.

                   TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Small Business Technology Transfer program.
Sec. 502. Small Business Development Centers.
Sec. 503. Pilot preferred surety bond guarantee program extension.
Sec. 504. Extension of cosponsorship authority.
Sec. 505. Asset sales.
Sec. 506. Small business export promotion.
Sec. 507. Defense Loan and Technical Assistance program.
Sec. 508. Very small business concerns.
Sec. 509. Trade assistance program for small business concerns 
              adversely affected by NAFTA.

                       TITLE VI--HUBZONE PROGRAM

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Historically underutilized business zones.
Sec. 603. Technical and conforming amendments to the Small Business 
              Act.
Sec. 604. Other technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 605. Regulations.
Sec. 606. Report.
Sec. 607. Authorization of appropriations.

                  TITLE VII--SERVICE DISABLED VETERANS

Sec. 701. Purposes.
Sec. 702. Definitions.
Sec. 703. Report by Small Business Administration.
Sec. 704. Information collection.
Sec. 705. State of small business report.
Sec. 706. Loans to veterans.
Sec. 707. Entrepreneurial training, counseling, and management 
              assistance.
Sec. 708. Grants for eligible veterans' outreach programs.
Sec. 709. Outreach for eligible veterans.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act--
       (1) the term ``Administration'' means the Small Business 
     Administration;
       (2) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
     the Small Business Administration;
       (3) the term ``Committees'' means the Committees on Small 
     Business of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and
       (4) the term ``small business concern'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 632).

     SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take 
     effect on October 1, 1997.
                        TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATIONS.

       Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) 
     is amended by striking subsections (c) through (q) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(c) Fiscal Year 1998.--
       ``(1) Program levels.--The following program levels are 
     authorized for fiscal year 1998:
       ``(A) For the programs authorized by this Act, the 
     Administration is authorized to make--
       ``(i) $40,000,000 in technical assistance grants, as 
     provided in section 7(m); and
       ``(ii) $60,000,000 in direct loans, as provided in section 
     7(m).
       ``(B) For the programs authorized by this Act, the 
     Administration is authorized to make $16,040,000,000 in 
     deferred participation loans and other financings. Of such 
     sum, the Administration is authorized to make--
       ``(i) $12,000,000,000 in general business loans as provided 
     in section 7(a);
       ``(ii) $3,000,000,000 in financings as provided in section 
     7(a)(13) of this Act and section 504 of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958;
       ``(iii) $1,000,000,000 in loans as provided in section 
     7(a)(21); and
       ``(iv) $40,000,000 in loans as provided in section 7(m).
       ``(C) For the programs authorized by title III of the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958, the Administration is 
     authorized to make--
       ``(i) $700,000,000 in purchases of participating 
     securities; and
       ``(ii) $600,000,000 in guarantees of debentures.
       ``(D) For the programs authorized by part B of title IV of 
     the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, the Administration 
     is authorized to enter into guarantees not to exceed 
     $2,000,000,000, of which not more than $650,000,000 may be in 
     bonds approved pursuant to section 411(a)(3) of that Act.
       ``(E) The Administration is authorized to make grants or 
     enter into cooperative agreements--
       ``(i) for the Service Corps of Retired Executives program 
     authorized by section 8(b)(1), $4,000,000; and
       ``(ii) for activities of small business development centers 
     pursuant to section 21(c)(3)(G), $15,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.
       ``(2) Additional authorizations.--
       ``(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Administration for fiscal year 1998 such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this Act, including administrative 
     expenses and necessary loan capital for disaster loans 
     pursuant to section 7(b), and to carry out the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958, including salaries and expenses of 
     the Administration.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), for fiscal year 
     1998--
       ``(i) no funds are authorized to be provided to carry out 
     the loan program authorized by section 7(a)(21) except by 
     transfer from another Federal department or agency to the 
     Administration, unless the program level authorized for 
     general business loans under paragraph (1)(B)(i) is fully 
     funded; and
       ``(ii) the Administration may not approve loans on behalf 
     of the Administration or on behalf of any other department or 
     agency, by contract or otherwise, under terms and conditions 
     other than those specifically authorized under this Act or 
     the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, except that it may 
     approve loans under section 7(a)(21) of this Act in gross 
     amounts of not more than $1,250,000.
       ``(d) Fiscal Year 1999.--
       ``(1) Program levels.--The following program levels are 
     authorized for fiscal year 1999:
       ``(A) For the programs authorized by this Act, the 
     Administration is authorized to make--
       ``(i) $40,000,000 in technical assistance grants as 
     provided in section 7(m); and
       ``(ii) $60,000,000 in direct loans, as provided in section 
     7(m).
       ``(B) For the programs authorized by this Act, the 
     Administration is authorized to make $17,540,000,000 in 
     deferred participation loans and other financings. Of such 
     sum, the Administration is authorized to make--
       ``(i) $13,000,000,000 in general business loans as provided 
     in section 7(a);
       ``(ii) $3,500,000,000 in financings as provided in section 
     7(a)(13) of this Act and section 504 of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958;
       ``(iii) $1,000,000,000 in loans as provided in section 
     7(a)(21); and
       ``(iv) $40,000,000 in loans as provided in section 7(m).
       ``(C) For the programs authorized by title III of the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958, the Administration is 
     authorized to make--
       ``(i) $800,000,000 in purchases of participating 
     securities; and
       ``(ii) $700,000,000 in guarantees of debentures.

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       ``(D) For the programs authorized by part B of title IV of 
     the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, the Administration 
     is authorized to enter into guarantees not to exceed 
     $2,000,000,000, of which not more than $650,000,000 may be in 
     bonds approved pursuant to section 411(a)(3) of that Act.
       ``(E) The Administration is authorized to make grants or 
     enter cooperative agreements--
       ``(i) for the Service Corps of Retired Executives program 
     authorized by section 8(b)(1), $4,500,000; and
       ``(ii) for activities of small business development centers 
     pursuant to section 21(c)(3)(G), not to exceed $15,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.
       ``(2) Additional authorizations.--
       ``(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Administration for fiscal year 1999 such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this Act, including administrative 
     expenses and necessary loan capital for disaster loans 
     pursuant to section 7(b), and to carry out the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958, including salaries and expenses of 
     the Administration.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), for fiscal year 
     1999--
       ``(i) no funds are authorized to be provided to carry out 
     the loan program authorized by section 7(a)(21) except by 
     transfer from another Federal department or agency to the 
     Administration, unless the program level authorized for 
     general business loans under paragraph (1)(B)(i) is fully 
     funded; and
       ``(ii) the Administration may not approve loans on behalf 
     of the Administration or on behalf of any other department or 
     agency, by contract or otherwise, under terms and conditions 
     other than those specifically authorized under this Act or 
     the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, except that it may 
     approve loans under section 7(a)(21) of this Act in gross 
     amounts of not more than $1,250,000.
       ``(e) Fiscal Year 2000.--
       ``(1) Program levels.--The following program levels are 
     authorized for fiscal year 2000:
       ``(A) For the programs authorized by this Act, the 
     Administration is authorized to make--
       ``(i) $40,000,000 in technical assistance grants as 
     provided in section 7(m); and
       ``(ii) $60,000,000 in direct loans, as provided in section 
     7(m).
       ``(B) For the programs authorized by this Act, the 
     Administration is authorized to make $20,040,000,000 in 
     deferred participation loans and other financings. Of such 
     sum, the Administration is authorized to make--
       ``(i) $14,500,000,000 in general business loans as provided 
     in section 7(a);
       ``(ii) $4,500,000,000 in financings as provided in section 
     7(a)(13) of this Act and section 504 of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958;
       ``(iii) $1,000,000,000 in loans as provided in section 
     7(a)(21); and
       ``(iv) $40,000,000 in loans as provided in section 7(m).
       ``(C) For the programs authorized by title III of the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958, the Administration is 
     authorized to make--
       ``(i) $900,000,000 in purchases of participating 
     securities; and
       ``(ii) $800,000,000 in guarantees of debentures.
       ``(D) For the programs authorized by part B of title IV of 
     the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, the Administration 
     is authorized to enter into guarantees not to exceed 
     $2,000,000,000, of which not more than $650,000,000 may be in 
     bonds approved pursuant to section 411(a)(3) of that Act.
       ``(E) The Administration is authorized to make grants or 
     enter cooperative agreements--
       ``(i) for the Service Corps of Retired Executives program 
     authorized by section 8(b)(1), $5,000,000; and
       ``(ii) for activities of small business development centers 
     pursuant to section 21(c)(3)(G), not to exceed $15,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.
       ``(2) Additional authorizations.--
       ``(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Administration for fiscal year 2000 such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this Act, including administrative 
     expenses and necessary loan capital for disaster loans 
     pursuant to section 7(b), and to carry out the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958, including salaries and expenses of 
     the Administration.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), for fiscal year 
     2000--
       ``(i) no funds are authorized to be provided to carry out 
     the loan program authorized by section 7(a)(21) except by 
     transfer from another Federal department or agency to the 
     Administration, unless the program level authorized for 
     general business loans under paragraph (1)(B)(i) is fully 
     funded; and
       ``(ii) the Administration may not approve loans on behalf 
     of the Administration or on behalf of any other department or 
     agency, by contract or otherwise, under terms and conditions 
     other than those specifically authorized under this Act or 
     the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, except that it may 
     approve loans under section 7(a)(21) of this Act in gross 
     amounts of not more than $1,250,000.''.
                     TITLE II--FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
                     Subtitle A--Microloan Program

     SEC. 201. MICROLOAN PROGRAM.

       (a) Loan Limits.--Section 7(m)(3)(C) of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(3)(C)) is amended by striking 
     ``$2,500,000'' and inserting ``$3,500,000''.
       (b) Loan Loss Reserve Fund.--Section 7(m)(3)(D) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(3)(D)) is amended by 
     striking clauses (i) and (ii), and inserting the following:
       ``(i) during the initial 5 years of the intermediary's 
     participation in the program under this subsection, at a 
     level equal to not more than 15 percent of the outstanding 
     balance of the notes receivable owed to the intermediary; and
       ``(ii) in each year of participation thereafter, at a level 
     equal to not more than the greater of--

       ``(I) 2 times an amount reflecting the total losses of the 
     intermediary as a result of participation in the program 
     under this subsection, as determined by the Administrator on 
     a case-by-case basis; or
       ``(II) 10 percent of the outstanding balance of the notes 
     receivable owed to the intermediary.''.

       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 7(m) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
     ``Demonstration'';
       (2) by striking ``Demonstration'' each place that term 
     appears;
       (3) by striking ``demonstration'' each place that term 
     appears; and
       (4) in paragraph (12), by striking ``during fiscal years 
     1995 through 1997'' and inserting ``during fiscal years 1998 
     through 2000''.
       (d) Technical Assistance Grants.--Section 7(m) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4)(E)--
       (A) by striking ``Each intermediary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) In general.--Each intermediary'';
       (B) by striking ``15'' and inserting ``25''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(ii) Technical assistance.--An intermediary may expend 
     not more than 25 percent of the funds received under 
     paragraph (1)(B)(ii) to enter into third party contracts for 
     the provision of technical assistance.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``in each of the 5 years of the 
     demonstration program established under this subsection,''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``for terms of up to 5 years'' and 
     inserting ``annually''.

     SEC. 202. WELFARE-TO-WORK MICROLOAN INITIATIVE.

       (a) Initiative.--Section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 636(m)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) to establish a welfare-to-work microloan initiative, 
     which shall be administered by the Administration, in order 
     to test the feasibility of supplementing the technical 
     assistance grants provided under clauses (ii) and (iii) of 
     subparagraph (B) to individuals who are receiving assistance 
     under the State program funded under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), or under any 
     comparable State funded means tested program of assistance 
     for low-income individuals, in order to adequately assist 
     those individuals in--
       ``(I) establishing small businesses; and
       ``(II) eliminating their dependence on that assistance.'';
       (2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) Supplemental grant.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Administration may accept any funds 
     transferred to the Administration from other departments or 
     agencies of the Federal Government to make grants in 
     accordance with this subparagraph and section 202(b) of the 
     Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997 to participating 
     intermediaries and technical assistance providers under 
     paragraph (5), for use in accordance with clause (iii) to 
     provide additional technical assistance and related services 
     to recipients of assistance under a State program described 
     in paragraph (1)(A)(iv) at the time they initially apply for 
     assistance under this subparagraph.
       ``(ii) Eligible recipients; grant amounts.--In making 
     grants under this subparagraph, the Administration may 
     select, from among participating intermediaries and technical 
     assistance providers described in clause (i), not more than 
     20 grantees in fiscal year 1998, not more than 25 grantees in 
     fiscal year 1999, and not more than 30 grantees in fiscal 
     year 2000, each of whom may receive a grant under this 
     subparagraph in an amount not to exceed $200,000 per year.
       ``(iii) Use of grant amounts.--Grants under this 
     subparagraph--

       ``(I) are in addition to other grants provided under this 
     subsection and shall not require the contribution of matching 
     amounts as a condition of eligibility; and
       ``(II) may be used by a grantee--

       ``(aa) to pay or reimburse a portion of child care and 
     transportation costs of recipients of assistance described in 
     clause (i), to the extent such costs are not otherwise paid 
     by State block grants under the Child Care Development Block 
     Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) or under part A of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 
     and
       ``(bb) for marketing, management, and technical assistance 
     to recipients of assistance described in clause (i).
       ``(iv) Memorandum of understanding.--Prior to accepting any 
     transfer of funds

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     under clause (i) from a department or agency of the Federal 
     Government, the Administration shall enter into a Memorandum 
     of Understanding with the department or agency, which shall--

       ``(I) specify the terms and conditions of the grants under 
     this subparagraph; and
       ``(II) provide for appropriate monitoring of expenditures 
     by each grantee under this subparagraph and each recipient of 
     assistance described in clause (i) who receives assistance 
     from a grantee under this subparagraph, in order to ensure 
     compliance with this subparagraph by those grantees and 
     recipients of assistance.'';

       (3) in paragraph (6), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) Establishment of child care or transportation 
     businesses.--In addition to other eligible small businesses 
     concerns, borrowers under any program under this subsection 
     may include individuals who will use the loan proceeds to 
     establish for-profit or nonprofit child care establishments 
     or businesses providing for-profit transportation 
     services.'';
       (4) in paragraph (9)--
       (A) by striking the paragraph designation and paragraph 
     heading and inserting the following:
       ``(9) Grants for management, marketing, technical 
     assistance, and related services.--''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Welfare-to-work microloan initiative.--Of amounts 
     made available to carry out the welfare-to-work microloan 
     initiative under paragraph (1)(A)(iv) in any fiscal year, the 
     Administration may use not more than 5 percent to provide 
     technical assistance, either directly or through contractors, 
     to welfare-to-work microloan initiative grantees, to ensure 
     that, as grantees, they have the knowledge, skills, and 
     understanding of microlending and welfare-to-work transition, 
     and other related issues, to operate a successful welfare-to-
     work microloan initiative.''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) Evaluation of welfare-to-work microloan 
     initiative.--On January 31, 1999, and annually thereafter, 
     the Administration shall submit to the Committees on Small 
     Business of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
     report on any monies distributed pursuant to paragraph 
     (4)(F).''.
       (b) Transfer of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--No funds are authorized to be appropriated 
     or otherwise provided to carry out the grant program under 
     section 7(m)(4)(F) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     636(m)(4)(F)) (as added by this section), except by transfer 
     from another department or agency of the Federal Government 
     to the Administration in accordance with this subsection.
       (2) Limitation on amounts.--The total amount transferred to 
     the Administration from other departments and agencies of the 
     Federal Government to carry out the grant program under 
     section 7(m)(4)(F) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     636(m)(4)(F)) (as added by this section) shall not exceed--
       (A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       (B) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       (C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
         Subtitle B--Small Business Investment Company Program

     SEC. 211. 5-YEAR COMMITMENTS FOR SBICS AT OPTION OF 
                   ADMINISTRATOR.

       Section 20(a)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 
     note) is amended in the last sentence by striking ``the 
     following fiscal year'' and inserting ``any 1 or more of the 
     4 subsequent fiscal years''.

     SEC. 212. UNDERSERVED AREAS.

       Section 301(c)(4)(B) of the Small Business Investment Act 
     of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 681(c)(4)(B)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(B) Leverage.--An applicant licensed pursuant to the 
     exception provided in this paragraph shall not be eligible to 
     receive leverage as a licensee until the applicant satisfies 
     the requirements of section 302(a), unless the applicant--
       ``(i) files an application for a license not later than 180 
     days after the date of enactment of the Small Business 
     Reauthorization Act of 1997;
       ``(ii) is located in a State that is not served by a 
     licensee; and
       ``(iii) agrees to be limited to 1 tier of leverage 
     available under section 302(b), until the applicant meets the 
     requirements of section 302(a).''.

     SEC. 213. PRIVATE CAPITAL.

       Section 103(9)(B)(iii) of the Small Business Investment Act 
     of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 662(9)(B)(iii)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as subclauses 
     (II) and (III), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting before subclause (II) (as redesignated) 
     the following:

       ``(I) funds obtained from the business revenues (excluding 
     any governmental appropriation) of any federally chartered or 
     government-sponsored corporation established prior to October 
     1, 1987;''.

     SEC. 214. FEES.

       Section 301 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
     (15 U.S.C. 681) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Fees.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administration may prescribe fees to 
     be paid by each applicant for a license to operate as a small 
     business investment company under this Act.
       ``(2) Use of amounts.--Fees collected under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) shall be deposited in the account for salaries and 
     expenses of the Administration; and
       ``(B) are authorized to be appropriated solely to cover the 
     costs of licensing examinations.''.

     SEC. 215. SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY PROGRAM REFORM.

       (a) Bank Investments.--Section 302(b) of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 682(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``1956,'' and all that follows before the period and 
     inserting the following: ``1956, any national bank, or any 
     member bank of the Federal Reserve System or nonmember 
     insured bank to the extent permitted under applicable State 
     law, may invest in any 1 or more small business investment 
     companies, or in any entity established to invest solely in 
     small business investment companies, except that in no event 
     shall the total amount of such investments of any such bank 
     exceed 5 percent of the capital and surplus of the bank''.
       (b) Indexing for Leverage.--Section 303 of the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D)(i) The dollar amounts in subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
     (C) shall be adjusted annually to reflect increases in the 
     Consumer Price Index established by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics of the Department of Labor.
       ``(ii) The initial adjustments made under this subparagraph 
     after the date of enactment of the Small Business 
     Reauthorization Act of 1997 shall reflect only increases from 
     March 31, 1993.''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Maximum aggregate amount of leverage.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the aggregate amount of outstanding leverage issued to any 
     company or companies that are commonly controlled (as 
     determined by the Administrator) may not exceed $90,000,000, 
     as adjusted annually for increases in the Consumer Price 
     Index.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--The Administrator may, on a case-by-case 
     basis--
       ``(i) approve an amount of leverage that exceeds the amount 
     described in subparagraph (A) for companies under common 
     control; and
       ``(ii) impose such additional terms and conditions as the 
     Administrator determines to be appropriate to minimize the 
     risk of loss to the Administration in the event of default.
       ``(C) Applicability of other provisions.--Any leverage that 
     is issued to a company or companies commonly controlled in an 
     amount that exceeds $90,000,000, whether as a result of an 
     increase in the Consumer Price Index or a decision of the 
     Administrator, is subject to subsection (d).''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Required Certifications.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall require each 
     licensee, as a condition of approval of an application for 
     leverage, to certify in writing--
       ``(A) for licensees with leverage less than or equal to 
     $90,000,000, that not less than 20 percent of the licensee's 
     aggregate dollar amount of financings will be provided to 
     smaller enterprises; and
       ``(B) for licensees with leverage in excess of $90,000,000, 
     that, in addition to satisfying the requirements of 
     subparagraph (A), 100 percent of the licensee's aggregate 
     dollar amount of financings made in whole or in part with 
     leverage in excess of $90,000,000 will be provided to smaller 
     enterprises (as defined in section 103(12)).
       ``(2) Multiple licensees.--Multiple licensees under common 
     control (as determined by the Administrator) shall be 
     considered to be a single licensee for purposes of 
     determining both the applicability of and compliance with the 
     investment percentage requirements of this subsection.''.
       (c) Tax Distributions.--Section 303(g)(8) of the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(g)(8)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``A company may 
     also elect to make a distribution under this paragraph at the 
     end of any calendar quarter based on a quarterly estimate of 
     the maximum tax liability. If a company makes 1 or more 
     quarterly distributions for a calendar year, and the 
     aggregate amount of those distributions exceeds the maximum 
     amount that the company could have distributed based on a 
     single annual computation, any subsequent distribution by the 
     company under this paragraph shall be reduced by an amount 
     equal to the excess amount distributed.''.
       (d) Leverage Fee.--Section 303(i) of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(i)) is amended by 
     striking ``, payable upon'' and all that follows before the 
     period and inserting the following: ``in the following 
     manner: 1 percent upon the date on which the Administration 
     enters into any commitment for such leverage with the 
     licensee, and the balance of 2 percent (or 3 percent if no 
     commitment has been entered into by the Administration) on 
     the date on which the leverage is drawn by the licensee''.
       (e) Periodic Issuance of Guarantees and Trust 
     Certificates.--Section 320 of the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 687m) is amended by striking ``three 
     months'' and inserting ``6 months''.

     SEC. 216. EXAMINATION FEES.

       Section 310(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
     (15 U.S.C. 687b(b)) is amended by inserting after the first 
     sentence the following: ``Fees collected under this 
     subsection shall be deposited in the account for salaries and 
     expenses of the Administra

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     tion, and are authorized to be appropriated solely to cover 
     the costs of examinations and other program oversight 
     activities.''.
           Subtitle C--Certified Development Company Program

     SEC. 221. LOANS FOR PLANT ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, 
                   CONVERSION, AND EXPANSION.

       Section 502 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
     (15 U.S.C. 696) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Use of proceeds.--The proceeds of any such loan shall 
     be used solely by the borrower to assist 1 or more 
     identifiable small business concerns and for a sound business 
     purpose approved by the Administration.'';
       (2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Seller financing.--Seller-provided financing may be 
     used to meet the requirements of subparagraph (B), if the 
     seller subordinates the interest of the seller in the 
     property to the debenture guaranteed by the Administration.
       ``(E) Collateralization.--The collateral provided by the 
     small business concern shall generally include a subordinate 
     lien position on the property being financed under this 
     title, and is only 1 of the factors to be evaluated in the 
     credit determination. Additional collateral shall be required 
     only if the Administration determines, on a case by case 
     basis, that additional security is necessary to protect the 
     interest of the Government.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Limitation on leasing.--In addition to any portion of 
     the project permitted to be leased under paragraph (4), not 
     to exceed 20 percent of the project may be leased by the 
     assisted small business to 1 or more other tenants, if the 
     assisted small business occupies permanently and uses not 
     less than a total of 60 percent of the space in the project 
     after the execution of any leases authorized under this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 222. DEVELOPMENT COMPANY DEBENTURES.

       Section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
     (15 U.S.C. 697) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(7), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) assesses and collects a fee, which shall be payable 
     by the borrower, in an amount established annually by the 
     Administration, which amount shall not exceed the lesser of--
       ``(i) 0.9375 percent per year of the outstanding balance of 
     the loan; and
       ``(ii) the minimum amount necessary to reduce the cost (as 
     defined in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 
     1990) to the Administration of purchasing and guaranteeing 
     debentures under this Act to zero; and''; and
       (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``1997'' and inserting 
     ``2000''.

     SEC. 223. PREMIER CERTIFIED LENDERS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 508 of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 697e) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``not more than 15'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``if such company'';
       (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(A) if the company is an active certified development 
     company in good standing and has been an active participant 
     in the accredited lenders program during the entire 12-month 
     period preceding the date on which the company submits an 
     application under paragraph (1), except that the 
     Administration may waive this requirement if the company is 
     qualified to participate in the accredited lenders program;
       ``(B) if the company has a history of--
       ``(i) submitting to the Administration adequately analyzed 
     debenture guarantee application packages; and
       ``(ii) of properly closing section 504 loans and servicing 
     its loan portfolio;'';
       (iii) in subparagraph (C)--

       (I) by inserting ``if the company'' after ``(C)''; and
       (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and

       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) the Administrator determines, with respect to the 
     company, that the loss reserve established in accordance with 
     subsection (c)(2) is sufficient for the company to meet its 
     obligations to protect the Federal Government from risk of 
     loss.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Applicability of criteria after designation.--The 
     Administrator may revoke the designation of a certified 
     development company as a premier certified lender under this 
     section at any time, if the Administrator determines that the 
     certified development company does not meet any requirement 
     described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph 
     (2).'';
       (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Loss Reserve.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--A company designated as a premier 
     certified lender shall establish a loss reserve for financing 
     approved pursuant to this section.
       ``(2) Amount.--The amount of each loss reserve established 
     under paragraph (1) shall be 10 percent of the amount of the 
     company's exposure, as determined under subsection (b)(2)(C).
       ``(3) Assets.--Each loss reserve established under 
     paragraph (1) shall be comprised of--
       ``(A) segregated funds on deposit in an account or accounts 
     with a federally insured depository institution or 
     institutions selected by the company, subject to a collateral 
     assignment in favor of, and in a format acceptable to, the 
     Administration;
       ``(B) irrevocable letter or letters of credit, with a 
     collateral assignment in favor of, and a commercially 
     reasonable format acceptable to, the Administration; or
       ``(C) any combination of the assets described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       ``(4) Contributions.--The company shall make contributions 
     to the loss reserve, either cash or letters of credit as 
     provided above, in the following amounts and at the following 
     intervals:
       ``(A) 50 percent when a debenture is closed.
       ``(B) 25 percent additional not later than 1 year after a 
     debenture is closed.
       ``(C) 25 percent additional not later than 2 years after a 
     debenture is closed.
       ``(5) Replenishment.--If a loss has been sustained by the 
     Administration, any portion of the loss reserve, and other 
     funds provided by the premier company as necessary, may be 
     used to reimburse the Administration for the premier 
     company's 10 percent share of the loss as provided in 
     subsection (b)(2)(C). If the company utilizes the reserve, 
     within 30 days it shall replace an equivalent amount of 
     funds.
       ``(6) Disbursements.--The Administration shall allow the 
     certified development company to withdraw from the loss 
     reserve amounts attributable to any debenture that has been 
     repaid.'';
       (4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``to approve loans'' 
     and inserting ``to approve, authorize, close, service, 
     foreclose, litigate (except that the Administration may 
     monitor the conduct of any such litigation to which a premier 
     certified lender is a party), and liquidate loans'';
       (5) in subsection (f), by striking ``State or local'' and 
     inserting ``certified'';
       (6) in subsection (g), by striking the subsection heading 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(g) Effect of Suspension or Revocation.--'';
       (7) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:
       ``(h) Program Goals.--Each certified development company 
     participating in the program under this section shall 
     establish a goal of processing a minimum of not less than 50 
     percent of the loan applications for assistance under section 
     504 pursuant to the program authorized under this section.''; 
     and
       (8) in subsection (i), by striking ``other lenders'' and 
     inserting ``other lenders, specifically comparing default 
     rates and recovery rates on liquidations''.
       (b) Regulations.--The Administrator shall--
       (1) not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, promulgate regulations to carry out the amendments 
     made by subsection (a); and
       (2) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, issue program guidelines and fully implement the 
     amendments made by subsection (a).
       (c) Program Extension.--Section 217(b) of the Small 
     Business Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994 (15 
     U.S.C. 697e note) is amended by striking ``October 1, 1997'' 
     and inserting ``October 1, 2000''.
                  Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 231. BACKGROUND CHECK OF LOAN APPLICANTS.

       Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(a) The Administration'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(a) Loans to Small Business Concerns; Allowable Purposes; 
     Qualified Business; Restrictions and Limitations.--The 
     Administration''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``(1) No financial'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Credit elsewhere.--No financial''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Background checks.--Prior to the approval of any loan 
     made pursuant to this subsection, or section 503 of the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958, the Administrator may verify 
     the applicant's criminal background, or lack thereof, through 
     the best available means, including, if possible, use of the 
     National Crime Information Center computer system at the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation.''.

     SEC. 232. REPORT ON INCREASED LENDER APPROVAL, SERVICING, 
                   FORECLOSURE, LIQUIDATION, AND LITIGATION OF 
                   SECTION 7(A) LOANS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Submission.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
     Committees a report on action taken and planned for future 
     reliance on private sector lender resources to originate, 
     approve, close, service, liquidate, foreclose, and litigate 
     loans made under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act.
       (2) Contents.--The report under this subsection shall 
     address administrative and other steps necessary to achieve 
     the results described in paragraph (1), including--
       (A) streamlining the process for approving lenders and 
     standardizing requirements;
       (B) establishing uniform reporting requirements using on-
     line automated capabilities to the maximum extent feasible;
       (C) reducing paperwork through automation, simplified 
     forms, or incorporation of lender's forms;

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       (D) providing uniform standards for approval, closing, 
     servicing, foreclosure, and liquidation;
       (E) promulgating new regulations or amending existing ones;
       (F) establishing a timetable for implementing the plan for 
     reliance on private sector lenders;
       (G) implementing organizational changes at SBA; and
       (H) estimating the annual savings that would occur as a 
     result of implementation.
       (b) Consultation.--In preparing the report under subsection 
     (a), the Administrator shall consult with, among others--
       (1) borrowers and lenders under section 7(a) of the Small 
     Business Act;
       (2) small businesses that are potential program 
     participants under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act;
       (3) financial institutions that are potential program 
     lenders under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act; and
       (4) representative industry associations.

     SEC. 233. COMPLETION OF PLANNING FOR LOAN MONITORING SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator shall perform and 
     complete the planning needed to serve as the basis for 
     funding the development and implementation of the 
     computerized loan monitoring system, including--
       (1) fully defining the system requirement using on-line, 
     automated capabilities to the extent feasible;
       (2) identifying all data inputs and outputs necessary for 
     timely report generation;
       (3) benchmark loan monitoring business processes and 
     systems against comparable industry processes and, if 
     appropriate, simplify or redefine work processes based on 
     these benchmarks;
       (4) determine data quality standards and control systems 
     for ensuring information accuracy;
       (5) identify an acquisition strategy and work increments to 
     completion;
       (6) analyze the benefits and costs of alternatives and use 
     to demonstrate the advantage of the final project;
       (7) ensure that the proposed information system is 
     consistent with the agency's information architecture; and
       (8) estimate the cost to system completion, identifying the 
     essential cost element.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--On the date that is 6 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
     a report on the progress of the Administrator in carrying out 
     subsection (a) to--
       (A) the Committees; and
       (B) the Comptroller General of the United States.
       (2) Evaluation.--Not later than 28 days after receipt of 
     the report under paragraph (1)(B), the Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall--
       (A) prepare a written evaluation of the report for 
     compliance with subsection (a); and
       (B) submit the evaluation to the Committees.
       (3) Limitation.--None of the funds provided for the 
     purchase of the loan monitoring system may be obligated or 
     expended until 45 days after the date on which the Committees 
     and the Comptroller General of the United States receive the 
     report under paragraph (1).
                TITLE III--WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

     SEC. 301. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION.

       Section 403 of the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 
     (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``and Amendments Act of 1994'' and 
     inserting ``Act of 1997''; and
       (B) by inserting before the final period ``, and who shall 
     report directly to the head of the agency on the status of 
     the activities of the Interagency Committee'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by inserting before the final 
     period the following: ``and shall report directly to the 
     Administrator on the status of the activities on the 
     Interagency Committee and shall serve as the Interagency 
     Committee Liaison to the National Women's Business Council 
     established under section 405''; and
       (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``and Amendments Act of 
     1994'' and inserting ``Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 302. REPORTS.

       Section 404 of the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 
     (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, through the Small Business 
     Administration,'' after ``transmit'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating paragraphs 
     (2) through (4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively; 
     and
       (3) in paragraph (1), as redesignated, by inserting before 
     the semicolon the following: ``, including a verbatim report 
     on the status of progress of the Interagency Committee in 
     meeting its responsibilities and duties under section 
     402(a)''.

     SEC. 303. COUNCIL DUTIES.

       Section 406 of the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 
     (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by inserting after ``Administrator'' 
     the following: ``(through the Assistant Administrator of the 
     Office of Women's Business Ownership)''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) not later than 90 days after the last day of each 
     fiscal year, submit to the President and to the Committee on 
     Small Business of the Senate and the Committee on Small 
     Business of the House of Representatives, a report 
     containing--
       ``(A) a detailed description of the activities of the 
     council, including a status report on the Council's progress 
     toward meeting its duties outlined in subsections (a) and (d) 
     of section 406;
       ``(B) the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the 
     Council; and
       ``(C) the Council's recommendations for such legislation 
     and administrative actions as the Council considers 
     appropriate to promote the development of small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by women.
       ``(e) Form of Transmittal.--The information included in 
     each report under subsection (d) that is described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (d)(6), shall be 
     reported verbatim, together with any separate additional, 
     concurring, or dissenting views of the Administrator.''.

     SEC. 304. COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP.

       Section 407 of the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 
     (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and Amendments Act of 
     1994'' and inserting ``Act of 1997'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``and Amendments Act of 1994'' and 
     inserting ``Act of 1997'';
       (B) by inserting after ``the Administrator shall'' the 
     following: ``, after receiving the recommendations of the 
     Chairman and the Ranking Member of the Committees on Small 
     Business of the House of Representatives and the Senate,'';
       (C) by striking ``9'' and inserting ``14'';
       (D) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2'' and inserting 
     ``4'';
       (E) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2'' and inserting 
     ``4''; and
       (F) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``5'' and inserting ``6'';
       (ii) by striking ``national''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``, including representatives of women's 
     business center sites'' before the period at the end;
       (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``(including both urban 
     and rural areas)'' after ``geographic'';
       (4) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Terms.--Each member of the Council shall be appointed 
     for a term of 3 years, except that, of the initial members 
     appointed to the Council--
       ``(1) 2 members appointed under subsection (b)(1) shall be 
     appointed for a term of 1 year;
       ``(2) 2 members appointed under subsection (b)(2) shall be 
     appointed for a term of 1 year; and
       ``(3) each member appointed under subsection (b)(3) shall 
     be appointed for a term of 2 years.''; and
       (5) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Vacancies.--
       ``(1) In general.--A vacancy on the Council shall be filled 
     not later than 30 days after the date on which the vacancy 
     occurs, in the manner in which the original appointment was 
     made, and shall be subject to any conditions that applied to 
     the original appointment.
       ``(2) Unexpired term.--An individual chosen to fill a 
     vacancy shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the 
     member replaced.''.

     SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 409 of the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 
     (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 411. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this title $600,000, for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2000, of which $200,000 shall be available in 
     each fiscal year to carry out sections 409 and 410.
       ``(b) Budget Review.--No amount made available under this 
     section for any fiscal year may be obligated or expended by 
     the Council before the date on which the Council reviews and 
     approves the operating budget of the Council to carry out the 
     responsibilities of the Council for that fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 306. NATIONAL WOMEN'S BUSINESS COUNCIL PROCUREMENT 
                   PROJECT.

       The Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 631 
     note) is amended by inserting after section 408 the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 409. NATIONAL WOMEN'S BUSINESS COUNCIL PROCUREMENT 
                   PROJECT.

       ``(a) Federal Procurement Study.--
       ``(1) In general.--During the first fiscal year for which 
     amounts are made available to carry out this section, the 
     Council shall conduct a study on the award of Federal prime 
     contracts and subcontracts to women-owned businesses, which 
     study shall include--
       ``(A) an analysis of data collected by Federal agencies on 
     contract awards to women-owned businesses;
       ``(B) a determination of the degree to which individual 
     Federal agencies are in compliance with the 5 percent women-
     owned business procurement goal established by section 
     15(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1));
       ``(C) a determination of the types and amounts of Federal 
     contracts characteristically awarded to women-owned 
     businesses; and
       ``(D) other relevant information relating to participation 
     of women-owned businesses in Federal procurement.

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       ``(2) Submission of results.--Not later than 12 months 
     after initiating the study under paragraph (1), the Council 
     shall submit to the Committees on Small Business of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate, and to the President, the 
     results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Best Practices Report.--Not later than 18 months 
     after initiating the study under subsection (a)(1), the 
     Council shall submit to the Committees on Small Business of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate, and to the 
     President, a report, which shall include--
       ``(1) an analysis of the most successful practices in 
     attracting women-owned businesses as prime contractors and 
     subcontractors by--
       ``(A) Federal agencies (as supported by findings from the 
     study required under subsection (a)(1)) in Federal 
     procurement awards; and
       ``(B) the private sector; and
       ``(2) recommendations for policy changes in Federal 
     procurement practices, including an increase in the Federal 
     procurement goal for women-owned businesses, in order to 
     maximize the number of women-owned businesses performing 
     Federal contracts.
       ``(c) Contract Authority.--In conducting any study or other 
     research under this section, the Council may contract with 1 
     or more public or private entities.''.

     SEC. 307. STUDIES AND OTHER RESEARCH.

       The Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 631 
     note) is amended by inserting after section 409 (as added by 
     section 306 of this title) the following:

     ``SEC. 410. STUDIES AND OTHER RESEARCH.

       ``(a) In General.--To the extent that it does not delay 
     submission of the report under section 409(b), the Council 
     may also conduct such studies and other research relating to 
     the award of Federal prime contracts and subcontracts to 
     women-owned businesses, or to issues relating to access to 
     credit and investment capital by women entrepreneurs, as the 
     Council determines to be appropriate.
       ``(b) Contract Authority.--In conducting any study or other 
     research under this section, the Council may contract with 1 
     or more public or private entities.''.

     SEC. 308. WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 656) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 29. WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `Assistant Administrator' means the 
     Assistant Administrator of the Office of Women's Business 
     Ownership established under subsection (g);
       ``(2) the term `small business concern owned and controlled 
     by women', either startup or existing, includes any small 
     business concern--
       ``(A) that is not less than 51 percent owned by 1 or more 
     women; and
       ``(B) the management and daily business operations of which 
     are controlled by 1 or more women; and
       ``(3) the term `women's business center site' means the 
     location of--
       ``(A) a women's business center; or
       ``(B) 1 or more women's business centers, established in 
     conjunction with another women's business center in another 
     location within a State or region--
       ``(i) that reach a distinct population that would otherwise 
     not be served;
       ``(ii) whose services are targeted to women; and
       ``(iii) whose scope, function, and activities are similar 
     to those of the primary women's business center or centers in 
     conjunction with which it was established.
       ``(b) Authority.--The Administration may provide financial 
     assistance to private organizations to conduct 5-year 
     projects for the benefit of small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by women. The projects shall provide--
       ``(1) financial assistance, including training and 
     counseling in how to apply for and secure business credit and 
     investment capital, preparing and presenting financial 
     statements, and managing cash flow and other financial 
     operations of a business concern;
       ``(2) management assistance, including training and 
     counseling in how to plan, organize, staff, direct, and 
     control each major activity and function of a small business 
     concern; and
       ``(3) marketing assistance, including training and 
     counseling in identifying and segmenting domestic and 
     international market opportunities, preparing and executing 
     marketing plans, developing pricing strategies, locating 
     contract opportunities, negotiating contracts, and utilizing 
     varying public relations and advertising techniques.
       ``(c) Conditions of Participation.--
       ``(1) Non-federal contributions.--As a condition of 
     receiving financial assistance authorized by this section, 
     the recipient organization shall agree to obtain, after its 
     application has been approved and notice of award has been 
     issued, cash contributions from non-Federal sources as 
     follows:
       ``(A) in the first and second years, 1 non-Federal dollar 
     for each 2 Federal dollars;
       ``(B) in the third and fourth years, 1 non-Federal dollar 
     for each Federal dollar; and
       ``(C) in the fifth year, 2 non-Federal dollars for each 
     Federal dollar.
       ``(2) Form of non-federal contributions.--Not more than 
     one-half of the non-Federal sector matching assistance may be 
     in the form of in-kind contributions that are budget line 
     items only, including office equipment and office space.
       ``(3) Form of federal contributions.--The financial 
     assistance authorized pursuant to this section may be made by 
     grant, contract, or cooperative agreement and may contain 
     such provision, as necessary, to provide for payments in lump 
     sum or installments, and in advance or by way of 
     reimbursement. The Administration may disburse up to 25 
     percent of each year's Federal share awarded to a recipient 
     organization after notice of the award has been issued and 
     before the non-Federal sector matching funds are obtained.
       ``(4) Failure to obtain non-federal funding.--If any 
     recipient of assistance fails to obtain the required non-
     Federal contribution during any project, it shall not be 
     eligible thereafter for advance disbursements pursuant to 
     paragraph (3) during the remainder of that project, or for 
     any other project for which it is or may be funded by the 
     Administration, and prior to approving assistance to such 
     organization for any other projects, the Administration shall 
     specifically determine whether the Administration believes 
     that the recipient will be able to obtain the requisite non-
     Federal funding and enter a written finding setting forth the 
     reasons for making such determination.
       ``(d) Contract Authority.--A women's business center may 
     enter into a contract with a Federal department or agency to 
     provide specific assistance to women and other underserved 
     small business concerns. Performance of such contract should 
     not hinder the women's business centers in carrying out the 
     terms of the grant received by the women's business centers 
     from the Administration.
       ``(e) Submission of 5-Year Plan.--Each applicant 
     organization initially shall submit a 5-year plan to the 
     Administration on proposed fundraising and training 
     activities, and a recipient organization may receive 
     financial assistance under this program for a maximum of 5 
     years per women's business center site.
       ``(f) Criteria.--The Administration shall evaluate and rank 
     applicants in accordance with predetermined selection 
     criteria that shall be stated in terms of relative 
     importance. Such criteria and their relative importance shall 
     be made publicly available and stated in each solicitation 
     for applications made by the Administration. The criteria 
     shall include--
       ``(1) the experience of the applicant in conducting 
     programs or ongoing efforts designed to impart or upgrade the 
     business skills of women business owners or potential owners;
       ``(2) the present ability of the applicant to commence a 
     project within a minimum amount of time;
       ``(3) the ability of the applicant to provide training and 
     services to a representative number of women who are both 
     socially and economically disadvantaged; and
       ``(4) the location for the women's business center site 
     proposed by the applicant.
       ``(g) Office of Women's Business Ownership.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     Administration an Office of Women's Business Ownership, which 
     shall be responsible for the administration of the 
     Administration's programs for the development of women's 
     business enterprises (as defined in section 408 of the 
     Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 631 note)). 
     The Office of Women's Business Ownership shall be 
     administered by an Assistant Administrator, who shall be 
     appointed by the Administrator.
       ``(2) Assistant administrator of the office of women's 
     business ownership.--
       ``(A) Qualification.--The position of Assistant 
     Administrator shall be a Senior Executive Service position 
     under section 3132(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code. The 
     Assistant Administrator shall serve as a noncareer appointee 
     (as defined in section 3132(a)(7) of that title).
       ``(B) Responsibilities and duties.--
       ``(i) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the 
     Assistant Administrator shall be to administer the programs 
     and services of the Office of Women's Business Ownership 
     established to assist women entrepreneurs in the areas of--

       ``(I) starting and operating a small business;
       ``(II) development of management and technical skills;
       ``(III) seeking Federal procurement opportunities; and
       ``(IV) increasing the opportunity for access to capital.

       ``(ii) Duties.--The Assistant Administrator shall--

       ``(I) administer and manage the Women's Business Center 
     program;
       ``(II) recommend the annual administrative and program 
     budgets for the Office of Women's Business Ownership 
     (including the budget for the Women's Business Center 
     program);
       ``(III) establish appropriate funding levels therefore;
       ``(IV) review the annual budgets submitted by each 
     applicant for the Women's Business Center program;
       ``(V) select applicants to participate in the program under 
     this section;
       ``(VI) implement this section;
       ``(VII) maintain a clearinghouse to provide for the 
     dissemination and exchange of information between women's 
     business centers;
       ``(VIII) serve as the vice chairperson of the Interagency 
     Committee on Women's Business Enterprise;
       ``(IX) serve as liaison for the National Women's Business 
     Council; and
       ``(X) advise the Administrator on appointments to the 
     Women's Business Council.

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       ``(C) Consultation requirements.--In carrying out the 
     responsibilities and duties described in this paragraph, the 
     Assistant Administrator shall confer with and seek the advice 
     of the Administration officials in areas served by the 
     women's business centers.
       ``(h) Program Examination.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 
     1997, the Administrator shall develop and implement an annual 
     programmatic and financial examination of each women's 
     business center established pursuant to this section.
       ``(2) Extension of contracts.--In extending or renewing a 
     contract with a women's business center, the Administrator 
     shall consider the results of the examination conducted under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(i) Contract Authority.--The authority of the 
     Administrator to enter into contracts shall be in effect for 
     each fiscal year only to the extent and in the amounts as are 
     provided in advance in appropriations Acts. After the 
     Administrator has entered into a contract, either as a grant 
     or a cooperative agreement, with any applicant under this 
     section, it shall not suspend, terminate, or fail to renew or 
     extend any such contract unless the Administrator provides 
     the applicant with written notification setting forth the 
     reasons therefore and affords the applicant an opportunity 
     for a hearing, appeal, or other administrative proceeding 
     under chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(j) Report.--The Administrator shall prepare and submit 
     an annual report to the Committees on Small Business of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate on the effectiveness 
     of all projects conducted under the authority of this 
     section. Such report shall provide information concerning--
       ``(1) the number of individuals receiving assistance;
       ``(2) the number of startup business concerns formed;
       ``(3) the gross receipts of assisted concerns;
       ``(4) increases or decreases in profits of assisted 
     concerns; and
       ``(5) the employment increases or decreases of assisted 
     concerns.
       ``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     $8,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out the projects 
     authorized under this section, of which, for fiscal year 
     1998, not more than 5 percent may be used for administrative 
     expenses related to the program under this section.
       ``(2) Use of amounts.--Amounts made available under this 
     subsection for fiscal year 1999, and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, may only be used for grant awards and may not be 
     used for costs incurred by the Administration in connection 
     with the management and administration of the program under 
     this section.
       ``(3) Expedited acquisition.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Administrator, acting through the 
     Assistant Administrator, may use such expedited acquisition 
     methods as the Administrator determines to be appropriate to 
     carry out this section, except that the Administrator shall 
     ensure that all small business sources are provided a 
     reasonable opportunity to submit proposals.''.
       (b) Applicability.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), any organization 
     conducting a 3-year project under section 29 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) (as in effect on the day before 
     the effective date of this Act) on September 30, 1997, may 
     request an extension of the term of that project to a total 
     term of 5 years. If such an extension is made, the 
     organization shall receive financial assistance in accordance 
     with section 29(c) of the Small Business Act (as amended by 
     this section) subject to procedures established by the 
     Administrator, in coordination with the Assistant 
     Administrator of the Office of Women's Business Ownership 
     established under section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 656) (as amended by this section).
       (2) Terms of assistance for certain organizations.--Any 
     organization operating in the third year of a 3-year project 
     under section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) 
     (as in effect on the day before the effective date of this 
     Act) on September 30, 1997, may request an extension of the 
     term of that project to a total term of 5 years. If such an 
     extension is made, during the fourth and fifth years of the 
     project, the organization shall receive financial assistance 
     in accordance with section 29(c)(1)(C) of the Small Business 
     Act (as amended by this section) subject to procedures 
     established by the Administrator, in coordination with the 
     Assistant Administrator of the Office of Women's Business 
     Ownership established under section 29 of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 656) (as amended by this section).
    TITLE IV--COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAM AND PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES
           Subtitle A--Small Business Competitiveness Program

     SEC. 401. PROGRAM TERM.

       Section 711(c) of the Small Business Competitiveness 
     Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) is 
     amended by striking ``, and terminate on September 30, 
     1997''.

     SEC. 402. MONITORING AGENCY PERFORMANCE.

       Section 712(d)(1) of the Small Business Competitiveness 
     Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Participating agencies shall monitor the attainment 
     of their small business participation goals on an annual 
     basis. An annual review by each participating agency shall be 
     completed not later than January 31 of each year, based on 
     the data for the preceding fiscal year, from October 1 
     through September 30.''.

     SEC. 403. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       Section 716(a) of the Small Business Competitiveness 
     Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``1996'' and inserting ``2000'';
       (2) by striking ``for Federal Procurement Policy'' and 
     inserting ``of the Small Business Administration''; and
       (3) by striking ``Government Operations'' and inserting 
     ``Government Reform and Oversight''.

     SEC. 404. SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN DREDGING.

       Section 722(a) of the Small Business Competitiveness 
     Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) is 
     amended by striking ``and terminating on September 30, 
     1997''.

     SEC. 405. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       Section 717 of the Small Business Competitiveness 
     Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or North American Industrial 
     Classification Code'' after ``standard industrial 
     classification code'' each place it appears; and
       (2) by inserting ``or North American Industrial 
     Classification Codes'' after ``standard industrial 
     classification codes'' each place it appears.
      Subtitle B--Small Business Procurement Opportunities Program

     SEC. 411. CONTRACT BUNDLING.

       Section 2 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Contract Bundling.--In complying with the statement 
     of congressional policy expressed in subsection (a), relating 
     to fostering the participation of small business concerns in 
     the contracting opportunities of the Government, each Federal 
     agency, to the maximum extent practicable, shall--
       ``(1) comply with congressional intent to foster the 
     participation of small business concerns as prime 
     contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers;
       ``(2) structure its contracting requirements to facilitate 
     competition by and among small business concerns, taking all 
     reasonable steps to eliminate obstacles to their 
     participation; and
       ``(3) avoid unnecessary and unjustified bundling of 
     contract requirements that precludes small business 
     participation in procurements as prime contractors.''.

     SEC. 412. DEFINITION OF CONTRACT BUNDLING.

       Section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o) Definitions of Bundling of Contract Requirements and 
     Related Terms.--In this Act:
       ``(1) Bundled contract.--The term `bundled contract' means 
     a contract that is entered into to meet requirements that are 
     consolidated in a bundling of contract requirements.
       ``(2) Bundling of contract requirements.--The term 
     `bundling of contract requirements' means consolidating 2 or 
     more procurement requirements for goods or services 
     previously provided or performed under separate smaller 
     contracts into a solicitation of offers for a single contract 
     that is likely to be unsuitable for award to a small-business 
     concern due to--
       ``(A) the diversity, size, or specialized nature of the 
     elements of the performance specified;
       ``(B) the aggregate dollar value of the anticipated award;
       ``(C) the geographical dispersion of the contract 
     performance sites; or
       ``(D) any combination of the factors described in 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).
       ``(3) Separate smaller contract.--The term `separate 
     smaller contract', with respect to a bundling of contract 
     requirements, means a contract that has been performed by 1 
     or more small business concerns or was suitable for award to 
     1 or more small business concerns.''.

     SEC. 413. ASSESSING PROPOSED CONTRACT BUNDLING.

       (a) In General.--Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 644) is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following:
       ``(e) Procurement Strategies; Contract Bundling.--
       ``(1) In general.--To the maximum extent practicable, 
     procurement strategies used by the various agencies having 
     contracting authority shall facilitate the maximum 
     participation of small business concerns as prime 
     contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers.
       ``(2) Market research.--
       ``(A) In general.--Before proceeding with an acquisition 
     strategy that could lead to a contract containing 
     consolidated procurement requirements, the head of an agency 
     shall conduct market research to determine whether 
     consolidation of the requirements is necessary and justified.
       ``(B) Factors.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     consolidation of the requirements may be determined as being 
     necessary and justified if, as compared to the benefits that 
     would be derived from contracting to meet those requirements 
     if not consolidated, the Federal Government would derive from 
     the consolidation measurably substantial benefits, including 
     any combination of benefits that, in combination, are 
     measurably substantial. Benefits described in the preceding 
     sentence may include the following:

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       ``(i) Cost savings.
       ``(ii) Quality improvements.
       ``(iii) Reduction in acquisition cycle times.
       ``(iv) Better terms and conditions.
       ``(v) Any other benefits.
       ``(C) Reduction of costs not determinative.--The reduction 
     of administrative or personnel costs alone shall not be a 
     justification for bundling of contract requirements unless 
     the cost savings are expected to be substantial in relation 
     to the dollar value of the procurement requirements to be 
     consolidated.
       ``(3) Strategy specifications.--If the head of a 
     contracting agency determines that a proposed procurement 
     strategy for a procurement involves a substantial bundling of 
     contract requirements, the proposed procurement strategy 
     shall--
       ``(A) identify specifically the benefits anticipated to be 
     derived from the bundling of contract requirements;
       ``(B) set forth an assessment of the specific impediments 
     to participation by small business concerns as prime 
     contractors that result from the bundling of contract 
     requirements and specify actions designed to maximize small 
     business participation as subcontractors (including 
     suppliers) at various tiers under the contract or contracts 
     that are awarded to meet the requirements; and
       ``(C) include a specific determination that the anticipated 
     benefits of the proposed bundled contract justify its use.
       ``(4) Contract teaming.--In the case of a solicitation of 
     offers for a bundled contract that is issued by the head of 
     an agency, a small-business concern may submit an offer that 
     provides for use of a particular team of subcontractors for 
     the performance of the contract. The head of the agency shall 
     evaluate the offer in the same manner as other offers, with 
     due consideration to the capabilities of all of the proposed 
     subcontractors. If a small business concern teams under this 
     paragraph, it shall not affect its status as a small business 
     concern for any other purpose.''.
       (b) Administration Review.--Section 15(a) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(a)) is amended in the third 
     sentence--
       (1) by inserting ``or the solicitation involves an 
     unnecessary or unjustified bundling of contract requirements, 
     as determined by the Administration,'' after ``discrete 
     construction projects,'';
       (2) by striking ``or (4)'' and inserting ``(4)''; and
       (3) by inserting before the period at the end of the 
     sentence the following: ``, or (5) why the agency has 
     determined that the bundled contract (as defined in section 
     3(o)) is necessary and justified''.
       (c) Responsibilities of Agency Small Business Advocates.--
     Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as 
     paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) identify proposed solicitations that involve 
     significant bundling of contract requirements, and work with 
     the agency acquisition officials and the Administration to 
     revise the procurement strategies for such proposed 
     solicitations where appropriate to increase the probability 
     of participation by small businesses as prime contractors, or 
     to facilitate small business participation as subcontractors 
     and suppliers, if a solicitation for a bundled contract is to 
     be issued;''.

     SEC. 414. REPORTING OF BUNDLED CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES.

       (a) Data Collection Required.--The Federal Procurement Data 
     System described in section 6(d)(4)(A) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405(d)(4)(A)) shall 
     be modified to collect data regarding bundling of contract 
     requirements when the contracting officer anticipates that 
     the resulting contract price, including all options, is 
     expected to exceed $5,000,000. The data shall reflect a 
     determination made by the contracting officer regarding 
     whether a particular solicitation constitutes a contract 
     bundling.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``bundling of 
     contract requirements'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 3(o) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(o)) (as 
     added by section 412 of this subtitle).

     SEC. 415. EVALUATING SUBCONTRACT PARTICIPATION IN AWARDING 
                   CONTRACTS.

       Section 8(d)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(d)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) The following factors shall be designated by the 
     Federal agency as significant factors for purposes of 
     evaluating offers for a bundled contract where the head of 
     the agency determines that the contract offers a significant 
     opportunity for subcontracting:
       ``(i) A factor that is based on the rate provided under the 
     subcontracting plan for small business participation in the 
     performance of the contract.
       ``(ii) For the evaluation of past performance of an 
     offeror, a factor that is based on the extent to which the 
     offeror attained applicable goals for small business 
     participation in the performance of contracts.''.

     SEC. 416. IMPROVED NOTICE OF SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.

       (a) Use of the Commerce Business Daily Authorized.--Section 
     8 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Notices of Subcontracting Opportunities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notices of subcontracting opportunities 
     may be submitted for publication in the Commerce Business 
     Daily by--
       ``(A) a business concern awarded a contract by an executive 
     agency subject to subsection (e)(1)(C); and
       ``(B) a business concern that is a subcontractor or 
     supplier (at any tier) to such contractor having a 
     subcontracting opportunity in excess of $10,000.
       ``(2) Content of notice.--The notice of a subcontracting 
     opportunity shall include--
       ``(A) a description of the business opportunity that is 
     comparable to the description specified in paragraphs (1), 
     (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (f); and
       ``(B) the due date for receipt of offers.''.
       (b) Regulations Required.--The Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation shall be amended to provide uniform implementation 
     of the amendments made by this section.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 8(e)(1)(C) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(e)(1)(C)) is amended by striking 
     ``$25,000'' each place that term appears and inserting 
     ``$100,000''.

     SEC. 417. DEADLINES FOR ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS.

       (a) Proposed Regulations.--Proposed amendments to the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation or proposed Small Business 
     Administration regulations under this subtitle and the 
     amendments made by this subtitle shall be published not later 
     than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act for the 
     purpose of obtaining public comment pursuant to section 22 of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     418b), or chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, as 
     appropriate. The public shall be afforded not less than 60 
     days to submit comments.
       (b) Final Regulations.--Final regulations shall be 
     published not later than 270 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act. The effective date for such final regulations 
     shall be not less than 30 days after the date of publication.
                   TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM.

       (a) Required Expenditures.--Section 9(n) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(n)) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Required expenditure amounts.--With respect to fiscal 
     years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, each Federal agency that 
     has an extramural budget for research, or research and 
     development, in excess of $1,000,000,000 for that fiscal 
     year, is authorized to expend with small business concerns 
     not less than 0.15 percent of that extramural budget 
     specifically in connection with STTR programs that meet the 
     requirements of this section and any policy directives and 
     regulations issued under this section.''.
       (b) Reports and Outreach.--
       (1) In general.--Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 638) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (o)--
       (i) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) as 
     paragraphs (10) through (13), respectively; and
       (ii) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) include, as part of its annual performance plan as 
     required by subsections (a) and (b) of section 1115 of title 
     31, United States Code, a section on its STTR program, and 
     shall submit such section to the Committee on Small Business 
     of the Senate, and the Committee on Science and the Committee 
     on Small Business of the House of Representatives;
       ``(9) collect such data from awardees as is necessary to 
     assess STTR program outputs and outcomes;'';
       (B) in subsection (e)(4)(A), by striking ``(ii)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(s) Outreach.--
       ``(1) Definition of eligible state.--In this subsection, 
     the term `eligible State' means a State--
       ``(A) if the total value of contracts awarded to the State 
     during fiscal year 1995 under this section was less than 
     $5,000,000; and
       ``(B) that certifies to the Administration described in 
     paragraph (2) that the State will, upon receipt of assistance 
     under this subsection, provide matching funds from non-
     Federal sources in an amount that is not less than 50 percent 
     of the amount provided under this subsection.
       ``(2) Program authority.--Of amounts made available to 
     carry out this section for fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, or 
     2001 the Administrator may expend with eligible States not 
     more than $2,000,000 in each such fiscal year in order to 
     increase the participation of small business concerns located 
     in those States in the programs under this section.
       ``(3) Amount of assistance.--The amount of assistance 
     provided to an eligible State under this subsection in any 
     fiscal year--
       ``(A) shall be equal to twice the total amount of matching 
     funds from non-Federal sources provided by the State; and
       ``(B) shall not exceed $100,000.
       ``(4) Use of assistance.--Assistance provided to an 
     eligible State under this subsection shall be used by the 
     State, in consultation with State and local departments and 
     agencies, for programs and activities to increase the 
     participation of small business concerns located in the State 
     in the programs under this section, including--
       ``(A) the establishment of quantifiable performance goals, 
     including goals relating to--
       ``(i) the number of program awards under this section made 
     to small business concerns in the State; and

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       ``(ii) the total amount of Federal research and development 
     contracts awarded to small business concerns in the State;
       ``(B) the provision of competition outreach support to 
     small business concerns in the State that are involved in 
     research and development; and
       ``(C) the development and dissemination of educational and 
     promotional information relating to the programs under this 
     section to small business concerns in the State.
       ``(t) Inclusion in Strategic Plans.--Program information 
     relating to the SBIR and STTR programs shall be included by 
     each Federal agency in any update or revision required of the 
     Federal agency under section 306(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code.''.
       (2) Repeal.--Effective October 1, 2001, section 9(s) of the 
     Small Business Act (as added by paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection) is repealed.

     SEC. 502. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 21(a) of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 648(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``any women's business center operating 
     pursuant to section 29,'' after ``credit or finance 
     corporation,'';
       (B) by inserting ``or a women's business center operating 
     pursuant to section 29'' after ``other than an institution of 
     higher education''; and
       (C) by inserting ``and women's business centers operating 
     pursuant to section 29'' after ``utilize institutions of 
     higher education'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``, but with'' and all that follows through 
     ``parties.'' and inserting the following: ``for the delivery 
     of programs and services to the small business community. 
     Such programs and services shall be jointly developed, 
     negotiated, and agreed upon, with full participation of both 
     parties, pursuant to an executed cooperative agreement 
     between the Small Business Development Center applicant and 
     the Administration.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) On an annual basis, the Small Business Development 
     Center shall review and coordinate public and private 
     partnerships and cosponsorships with the Administration for 
     the purpose of more efficiently leveraging available 
     resources on a National and a State basis.'';
       (3) in paragraph (4)(C)--
       (A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
       ``(i) In general.--
       ``(I) Grant amount.--Subject to subclauses (II) and (III), 
     the amount of a grant received by a State under this section 
     shall be equal to the greater of $500,000, or the sum of--

       ``(aa) the State's pro rata share of the national program, 
     based upon the population of the State as compared to the 
     total population of the United States; and
       ``(bb) $300,000 in fiscal year 1998, $400,000 in fiscal 
     year 1999, and $500,000 in each fiscal year thereafter.

       ``(II) Pro rata reductions.--If the amount made available 
     to carry out this section for any fiscal year is insufficient 
     to carry out subclause (I)(bb), the Administration shall make 
     pro rata reductions in the amounts otherwise payable to 
     States under subclause (I)(bb).
       ``(III) Matching requirement.--The amount of a grant 
     received by a State under this section shall not exceed the 
     amount of matching funds from sources other than the Federal 
     Government provided by the State under subparagraph (A).''; 
     and
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``(iii)'' and all that 
     follows through ``1997.'' and inserting the following:
       ``(iii) National program.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out the national program under this 
     section--
       ``(I) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(II) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(III) $95,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter.''; and
       (4) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the comma at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) with outreach, development, and enhancement of 
     minority-owned small business startups or expansions, HUBZone 
     small business concerns, veteran-owned small business 
     startups or expansions, and women-owned small business 
     startups or expansions, in communities impacted by base 
     closings or military or corporate downsizing, or in rural or 
     underserved communities;''.
       (b) SBDC Services.--Section 21(c) of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 648(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``businesses;'' and 
     inserting ``businesses, including--
       ``(i) working with individuals to increase awareness of 
     basic credit practices and credit requirements;
       ``(ii) working with individuals to development business 
     plans, financial packages, credit applications, and contract 
     proposals;
       ``(iii) working with the Administration to develop and 
     provide informational tools for use in working with 
     individuals on pre-business startup planning, existing 
     business expansion, and export planning; and
       ``(iv) working with individuals referred by the local 
     offices of the Administration and Administration 
     participating lenders;'';
       (B) in each of subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), 
     (M), (N), (O), (Q), and (R) by moving each margin 2 ems to 
     the left; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``and the 
     Administration'' after ``Center'';
       (2) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by moving the margin 2 ems to the right;
       (B) by striking ``paragraph (a)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)(1)'';
       (C) by striking ``which ever'' and inserting ``whichever''; 
     and
       (D) by striking ``last,,'' and inserting ``last,'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; and
       (4) in paragraph (3), in the undesignated material 
     following subparagraph (R), by striking ``A small'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4) A small''.
       (c) Competitive Awards.--Section 21(l) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(l)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following: ``If any contract or cooperative agreement 
     under this section with an entity that is covered by this 
     section is not renewed or extended, any award of a successor 
     contract or cooperative agreement under this section to 
     another entity shall be made on a competitive basis.''.
       (d) Prohibition on Certain Fees.--Section 21 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(m) Prohibition on Certain Fees.--A small business 
     development center shall not impose or otherwise collect a 
     fee or other compensation in connection with the provision of 
     counseling services under this section.''.

     SEC. 503. 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, 1997'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2000''.

     SEC. 504. EXTENSION OF COSPONSORSHIP AUTHORITY.

       Section 401(a)(2) of the Small Business Administration 
     Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 637 
     note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2000''.

     SEC. 505. ASSET SALES.

       In connection with the Administration's implementation of a 
     program to sell to the private sector loans and other assets 
     held by the Administration, the Administration shall provide 
     to the Committees a copy of the draft and final plans 
     describing the sale and the anticipated benefits resulting 
     from such sale.

     SEC. 506. SMALL BUSINESS EXPORT PROMOTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (Q), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (R), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (R) the following:
       ``(S) providing small business owners with access to a wide 
     variety of export-related information by establishing on-line 
     computer linkages between small business development centers 
     and an international trade data information network with ties 
     to the Export Assistance Center program.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out section 21(c)(3)(S) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3)(S)), as added by this 
     section, $1,500,000 for each fiscal years 1998 and 1999.

     SEC. 507. DEFENSE LOAN AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) DELTA Program Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator may administer the 
     Defense Loan and Technical Assistance program in accordance 
     with the authority and requirements of this section.
       (2) Expiration of authority.--The authority of the 
     Administrator to carry out the DELTA program under paragraph 
     (1) shall terminate when the funds referred to in subsection 
     (g)(1) have been expended.
       (3) DELTA program defined.--In this section, the terms 
     ``Defense Loan and Technical Assistance program'' and ``DELTA 
     program'' mean the Defense Loan and Technical Assistance 
     program that has been established by a memorandum of 
     understanding entered into by the Administrator and the 
     Secretary of Defense on June 26, 1995.
       (b) Assistance.--
       (1) Authority.--Under the DELTA program, the Administrator 
     may assist small business concerns that are economically 
     dependent on defense expenditures to acquire dual-use 
     capabilities.
       (2) Forms of assistance.--Forms of assistance authorized 
     under paragraph (1) are as follows:
       (A) Loan guarantees.--Loan guarantees under the terms and 
     conditions specified under this section and other applicable 
     law.
       (B) Nonfinancial assistance.--Other forms of assistance 
     that are not financial.
       (c) Administration of Program.--In the administration of 
     the DELTA program under this section, the Administrator 
     shall--
       (1) process applications for DELTA program loan guarantees;
       (2) guarantee repayment of the resulting loans in 
     accordance with this section; and
       (3) take such other actions as are necessary to administer 
     the program.
       (d) Selection and Eligibility Requirements for DELTA Loan 
     Guarantees.--
       (1) In general.--The selection criteria and eligibility 
     requirements set forth in this sub

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     section shall be applied in the selection of small business 
     concerns to receive loan guarantees under the DELTA program.
       (2) Selection criteria.--The criteria used for the 
     selection of a small business concern to receive a loan 
     guarantee under this section are as follows:
       (A) The selection criteria established under the memorandum 
     of understanding referred to in subsection (a)(3).
       (B) The extent to which the loans to be guaranteed would 
     support the retention of defense workers whose employment 
     would otherwise be permanently or temporarily terminated as a 
     result of reductions in expenditures by the United States for 
     defense, the termination or cancellation of a defense 
     contract, the failure to proceed with an approved major 
     weapon system, the merger or consolidation of the operations 
     of a defense contractor, or the closure or realignment of a 
     military installation.
       (C) The extent to which the loans to be guaranteed would 
     stimulate job creation and new economic activities in 
     communities most adversely affected by reductions in 
     expenditures by the United States for defense, the 
     termination or cancellation of a defense contract, the 
     failure to proceed with an approved major weapon system, the 
     merger or consolidation of the operations of a defense 
     contractor, or the closure or realignment of a military 
     installation.
       (D) The extent to which the loans to be guaranteed would be 
     used to acquire (or permit the use of other funds to acquire) 
     capital equipment to modernize or expand the facilities of 
     the borrower to enable the borrower to remain in the national 
     technology and industrial base available to the Department of 
     Defense.
       (3) Eligibility requirements.--To be eligible for a loan 
     guarantee under the DELTA program, a borrower must 
     demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Administrator that, 
     during any 1 of the 5 preceding operating years of the 
     borrower, not less than 25 percent of the value of the 
     borrower's sales were derived from--
       (A) contracts with the Department of Defense or the 
     defense-related activities of the Department of Energy; or
       (B) subcontracts in support of defense-related prime 
     contracts.
       (e) Maximum Amount of Loan Principal.--With respect to each 
     borrower, the maximum amount of loan principal for which the 
     Administrator may provide a guarantee under this section 
     during a fiscal year may not exceed $1,250,000.
       (f) Loan Guaranty Rate.--The maximum allowable guarantee 
     percentage for loans guaranteed under this section may not 
     exceed 80 percent.
       (g) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--The funds that have been made available 
     for loan guarantees under the DELTA program and have been 
     transferred from the Department of Defense to the Small 
     Business Administration before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act shall be used for carrying out the DELTA program 
     under this section.
       (2) Continued availability of existing funds.--The funds 
     made available under the second proviso under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' 
     in Public Law 103-335 (108 Stat. 2613) shall be available 
     until expended--
       (A) to cover the costs (as defined in section 502(5) of the 
     Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5))) of loan 
     guarantees issued under this section; and
       (B) to cover the reasonable costs of the administration of 
     the loan guarantees.

     SEC. 508. VERY SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.

       Section 304(i) of the Small Business Administration 
     Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 644 
     note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1998'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2000''.

     SEC. 509. TRADE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSINESS 
                   CONCERNS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY NAFTA.

       The Administrator shall coordinate Federal assistance in 
     order to provide counseling to small business concerns 
     adversely affected by the North American Free Trade 
     Agreement.
                       TITLE VI--HUBZONE PROGRAM

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``HUBZone Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 602. HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS ZONES.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 632) (as amended by section 412 of this Act) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(p) Definitions Relating to HUBZones.--In this Act:
       ``(1) Historically underutilized business zone.--The term 
     `historically underutilized business zone' means any area 
     located within 1 or more--
       ``(A) qualified census tracts;
       ``(B) qualified nonmetropolitan counties; or
       ``(C) lands within the external boundaries of an Indian 
     reservation.
       ``(2) HUBZone.--The term `HUBZone' means a historically 
     underutilized business zone.
       ``(3) HUBZone small business concern.--The term `HUBZone 
     small business concern' means a small business concern--
       ``(A) that is owned and controlled by 1 or more persons, 
     each of whom is a United States citizen; and
       ``(B) the principal office of which is located in a 
     HUBZone; or
       ``(4) Qualified areas.--
       ``(A) Qualified census tract.--The term `qualified census 
     tract' has the meaning given that term in section 
     42(d)(5)(C)(ii)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(B) Qualified nonmetropolitan county.--The term 
     `qualified nonmetropolitan county' means any county--
       ``(i) that, based on the most recent data available from 
     the Bureau of the Census of the Department of Commerce--

       ``(I) is not located in a metropolitan statistical area (as 
     defined in section 143(k)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986); and
       ``(II) in which the median household income is less than 80 
     percent of the nonmetropolitan State median household income; 
     or

       ``(ii) that, based on the most recent data available from 
     the Secretary of Labor, has an unemployment rate that is not 
     less than 140 percent of the statewide average unemployment 
     rate for the State in which the county is located.
       ``(5) Qualified hubzone small business concern.--
       ``(A) In general.--A HUBZone small business concern is 
     `qualified', if--
       ``(i) the small business concern has certified in writing 
     to the Administrator (or the Administrator otherwise 
     determines, based on information submitted to the 
     Administrator by the small business concern, or based on 
     certification procedures, which shall be established by the 
     Administration by regulation) that--

       ``(I) it is a HUBZone small business concern;
       ``(II) not less than 35 percent of the employees of the 
     small business concern reside in a HUBZone, and the small 
     business concern will attempt to maintain this employment 
     percentage during the performance of any contract awarded to 
     the small business concern on the basis of a preference 
     provided under section 31(b); and
       ``(III) with respect to any subcontract entered into by the 
     small business concern pursuant to a contract awarded to the 
     small business concern under section 31, the small business 
     concern will ensure that--

       ``(aa) in the case of a contract for services (except 
     construction), not less than 50 percent of the cost of 
     contract performance incurred for personnel will be expended 
     for its employees or for employees of other HUBZone small 
     business concerns; and
       ``(bb) in the case of a contract for procurement of 
     supplies (other than procurement from a regular dealer in 
     such supplies), not less than 50 percent of the cost of 
     manufacturing the supplies (not including the cost of 
     materials) will be incurred in connection with the 
     performance of the contract in a HUBZone by 1 or more HUBZone 
     small business concerns; and
       ``(ii) no certification made or information provided by the 
     small business concern under clause (i) has been, in 
     accordance with the procedures established under section 
     31(c)(1)--

       ``(I) successfully challenged by an interested party; or
       ``(II) otherwise determined by the Administrator to be 
     materially false.

       ``(B) Change in percentages.--The Administrator may utilize 
     a percentage other than the percentage specified in under 
     item (aa) or (bb) of subparagraph (A)(i)(III), if the 
     Administrator determines that such action is necessary to 
     reflect conventional industry practices among small business 
     concerns that are below the numerical size standard for 
     businesses in that industry category.
       ``(C) Construction and other contracts.--The Administrator 
     shall promulgate final regulations imposing requirements that 
     are similar to those specified in subclauses (IV) and (V) of 
     subparagraph (A)(i) on contracts for general and specialty 
     construction, and on contracts for any other industry 
     category that would not otherwise be subject to those 
     requirements. The percentage applicable to any such 
     requirement shall be determined in accordance with 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(D) List of qualified small business concerns.--The 
     Administrator shall establish and maintain a list of 
     qualified HUBZone small business concerns, which list shall, 
     to the extent practicable--
       ``(i) include the name, address, and type of business with 
     respect to each such small business concern;
       ``(ii) be updated by the Administrator not less than 
     annually; and
       ``(iii) be provided upon request to any Federal agency or 
     other entity.''.
       (b) Federal Contracting.--
       (1) In general.--The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating section 31 as section 32; and
       (B) by inserting after section 30 the following:

     ``SEC. 31. HUBZONE PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--There is established within the 
     Administration a program to be carried out by the 
     Administrator to provide for Federal contracting assistance 
     to qualified HUBZone small business concerns in accordance 
     with this section.
       ``(b) Eligible Contracts.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `contracting officer' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 27(f)(5) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423(f)(5)); and
       ``(B) the term `full and open competition' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 4 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403).
       ``(2) Authority of contracting officer.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law--

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       ``(A) a contracting officer may award sole source contracts 
     under this section to any qualified HUBZone small business 
     concern, if--
       ``(i) the qualified HUBZone small business concern is 
     determined to be a responsible contractor with respect to 
     performance of such contract opportunity, and the contracting 
     officer does not have a reasonable expectation that 2 or more 
     qualified HUBZone small business concerns will submit offers 
     for the contracting opportunity;
       ``(ii) the anticipated award price of the contract 
     (including options) will not exceed--

       ``(I) $5,000,000, in the case of a contract opportunity 
     assigned a standard industrial classification code for 
     manufacturing; or
       ``(II) $3,000,000, in the case of all other contract 
     opportunities; and

       ``(iii) in the estimation of the contracting officer, the 
     contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price;
       ``(B) a contract opportunity shall be awarded pursuant to 
     this section on the basis of competition restricted to 
     qualified HUBZone small business concerns if the contracting 
     officer has a reasonable expectation that not less than 2 
     qualified HUBZone small business concerns will submit offers 
     and that the award can be made at a fair market price; and
       ``(C) not later than 5 days from the date the 
     Administration is notified of a procurement officer's 
     decision not to award a contract opportunity under this 
     section to a qualified HUBZone small business concern, the 
     Administrator may notify the contracting officer of the 
     intent to appeal the contracting officer's decision, and 
     within 15 days of such date the Administrator may file a 
     written request for reconsideration of the contracting 
     officer's decision with the Secretary of the department or 
     agency head.
       ``(3) Price evaluation preference in full and open 
     competitions.--In any case in which a contract is to be 
     awarded on the basis of full and open competition, the price 
     offered by a qualified HUBZone small business concern shall 
     be deemed as being lower than the price offered by another 
     offeror (other than another small business concern), if the 
     price offered by the qualified HUBZone small business concern 
     is not more than 10 percent higher than the price offered by 
     the otherwise lowest, responsive, and responsible offeror.
       ``(4) Relationship to other contracting preferences.--A 
     procurement may not be made from a source on the basis of a 
     preference provided in paragraph (2) or (3), if the 
     procurement would otherwise be made from a different source 
     under section 4124 or 4125 of title 18, United States Code, 
     or the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.).
       ``(c) Enforcement; Penalties.--
       ``(1) Verification of eligibility.--In carrying out this 
     section, the Administrator shall establish procedures 
     relating to--
       ``(A) the filing, investigation, and disposition by the 
     Administration of any challenge to the eligibility of a small 
     business concern to receive assistance under this section 
     (including a challenge, filed by an interested party, 
     relating to the veracity of a certification made or 
     information provided to the Administration by a small 
     business concern under section 3(p)(5)); and
       ``(B) verification by the Administrator of the accuracy of 
     any certification made or information provided to the 
     Administration by a small business concern under section 
     3(p)(5).
       ``(2) Examinations.--The procedures established under 
     paragraph (1) may provide for program examinations (including 
     random program examinations) by the Administrator of any 
     small business concern making a certification or providing 
     information to the Administrator under section 3(p)(5).
       ``(3) Provision of data.--Upon the request of the 
     Administrator, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development, and the Secretary of the 
     Interior (or the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs), 
     shall promptly provide to the Administrator such information 
     as the Administrator determines to be necessary to carry out 
     this subsection.
       ``(4) Penalties.--In addition to the penalties described in 
     section 16(d), any small business concern that is determined 
     by the Administrator to have misrepresented the status of 
     that concern as a `HUBZone small business concern' for 
     purposes of this section, shall be subject to--
       ``(A) section 1001 of title 18, United States Code; and
       ``(B) sections 3729 through 3733 of title 31, United States 
     Code.''.
       (2) Initial limited applicability.--During the period 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on 
     September 30, 2000, section 31 of the Small Business Act (as 
     added by paragraph (1) of this subsection) shall apply only 
     to procurements by--
       (A) the Department of Defense;
       (B) the Department of Agriculture;
       (C) the Department of Health and Human Services;
       (D) the Department of Transportation;
       (E) the Department of Energy;
       (F) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
       (G) the Environmental Protection Agency;
       (H) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
       (I) the General Services Administration; and
       (J) the Department of Veterans Affairs.

     SEC. 603. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE SMALL 
                   BUSINESS ACT.

       (a) Performance of Contracts.--Section 8(d) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``,, small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals'' and inserting ``, qualified 
     HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns 
     owned and controlled by socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by inserting ``qualified 
     HUBZone small business concerns,'' after ``small business 
     concerns,'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by inserting ``qualified HUBZone small business 
     concerns,'' after ``small business concerns,'' each place 
     that term appears; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) In this contract, the term `qualified HUBZone small 
     business concern' has the meaning given that term in section 
     3(p) of the Small Business Act.'';
       (3) in paragraph (4)(E), by striking ``small business 
     concerns and'' and inserting ``small business concerns, 
     qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and'';
       (4) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``qualified HUBZone 
     small business concerns,'' after ``small business concerns,'' 
     each place that term appears; and
       (5) in paragraph (10), by inserting ``qualified HUBZone 
     small business concerns,'' after ``small business 
     concerns,''.
       (b) Awards of Contracts.--Section 15 of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 644) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (g)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``qualified HUBZone small business 
     concerns,'' after ``small business concerns,'' each place 
     that term appears;
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``20 percent'' and 
     inserting ``23 percent''; and
       (C) by inserting after the second sentence the following: 
     ``The Governmentwide goal for participation by qualified 
     HUBZone small business concerns shall be established at not 
     less than 1 percent of the total value of all prime contract 
     awards for fiscal year 1999, not less than 1.5 percent of the 
     total value of all prime contract awards for fiscal year 
     2000, not less than 2 percent of the total value of all prime 
     contract awards for fiscal year 2001, not less than 2.5 
     percent of the total value of all prime contract awards for 
     fiscal year 2002, and not less than 3 percent of the total 
     value of all prime contract awards for fiscal year 2003 and 
     each fiscal year thereafter.'';
       (2) in subsection (g)(2)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``,, by small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals'' and inserting ``, by 
     qualified HUBZone small business concerns, by small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals'';
       (B) in the second sentence, by inserting ``qualified 
     HUBZone small business concerns,'' after ``small business 
     concerns,''; and
       (C) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``by small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals and participation by small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by women'' and inserting ``by 
     qualified HUBZone small business concerns, by small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals, and by small business concerns 
     owned and controlled by women''; and
       (3) in subsection (h), by inserting ``qualified HUBZone 
     small business concerns,'' after ``small business concerns,'' 
     each place that term appears.
       (c) Offenses and Penalties.--Section 16 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 645) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``, a `qualified HUBZone small business 
     concern','' after `` `small business concern',''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 9 or 15'' 
     and inserting ``section 9, 15, or 31''; and
       (2) in subsection (e), by inserting ``, a `HUBZone small 
     business concern','' after `` `small business concern',''.

     SEC. 604. OTHER TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title 10, United States Code.--Section 2323 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by inserting before the 
     semicolon the following: ``, and qualified HUBZone small 
     business concerns (as defined in section 3(p) of the Small 
     Business Act)''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting ``or as a qualified 
     HUBZone small business concern (as defined in section 3(p) of 
     the Small Business Act)'' after ``(as described in subsection 
     (a))''.
       (b) Federal Home Loan Bank Act.--Section 21A(b)(13) of the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1441a(b)(13)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``concerns and small'' and inserting 
     ``concerns, small''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, and qualified HUBZone small business 
     concerns (as defined in section 3(p) of the Small Business 
     Act)'' after ``disadvantaged individuals''.
       (c) Small Business Economic Policy Act of 1980.--Section 
     303(e) of the Small Business Economic Policy Act of 1980 (15 
     U.S.C. 631b(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;

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       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) qualified HUBZone small business concern (as defined 
     in section 3(p) of the Small Business Act).''.
       (d) Small Business Investment Act of 1958.--Section 
     411(c)(3)(B) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 
     U.S.C. 694b(c)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting before the 
     semicolon the following: ``, or to a qualified HUBZone small 
     business concern (as defined in section 3(p) of the Small 
     Business Act)''.
       (e) Title 31, United States Code.--
       (1) Contracts for collection services.--Section 3718(b) of 
     title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``and law firms that 
     are qualified HUBZone small business concerns (as defined in 
     section 3(p) of the Small Business Act)'' after 
     ``disadvantaged individuals''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by inserting before the period 
     ``and law firms that are qualified HUBZone small business 
     concerns'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) the term `qualified HUBZone small business concern' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 3(p) of the Small 
     Business Act.''.
       (2) Payments to local governments.--Section 6701(f) of 
     title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) qualified HUBZone small business concerns.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) the term `qualified HUBZone small business concern' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 3(p) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(o)).''.
       (3) Regulations.--Section 7505(c) of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``small business concerns 
     and'' and inserting ``small business concerns, qualified 
     HUBZone small business concerns, and''.
       (f) Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.--
       (1) Enumeration of included functions.--Section 6(d) of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405(d)) 
     is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (11), by inserting ``qualified HUBZone 
     small business concerns (as defined in section 3(p) of the 
     Small Business Act),'' after ``small businesses,''; and
       (B) in paragraph (12), by inserting ``qualified HUBZone 
     small business concerns (as defined in section 3(p) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(o)),'' after ``small 
     businesses,''.
       (2) Procurement data.--Section 502 of the Women's Business 
     Ownership Act of 1988 (41 U.S.C. 417a) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by inserting ``the number of 
     qualified HUBZone small business concerns,'' after 
     ``Procurement Policy''; and
       (ii) by inserting a comma after ``women''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``section 204 of 
     this Act'' the following: ``, and the term `qualified HUBZone 
     small business concern' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 3(p) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(o)).''.
       (g) Energy Policy Act of 1992.--Section 3021 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13556) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) qualified HUBZone small business concerns.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The term `qualified HUBZone small business concern' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 3(p) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(o)).''.
       (h) Title 49, United States Code.--
       (1) Project grant application approval conditioned on 
     assurances about airport operation.--Section 47107(e) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period ``or 
     qualified HUBZone small business concerns (as defined in 
     section 3(p) of the Small Business Act)'';
       (B) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting before the period 
     ``or as a qualified HUBZone small business concern (as 
     defined in section 3(p) of the Small Business Act)''; and
       (C) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``or a qualified HUBZone 
     small business concern (as defined in section 3(p) of the 
     Small Business Act)'' after ``disadvantaged individual''.
       (2) Minority and disadvantaged business participation.--
     Section 47113 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) the term `qualified HUBZone small business concern' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 3(p) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(o)).''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), by inserting before the period ``or 
     qualified HUBZone small business concerns''.

     SEC. 605. REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall publish in the 
     Federal Register such final regulations as may be necessary 
     to carry out this title and the amendments made by this 
     title.
       (b) Federal Acquisition Regulation.--Not later than 180 
     days after the date on which final regulations are published 
     under subsection (a), the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
     Council shall amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation in 
     order to ensure consistency between the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation, this title and the amendments made by this title, 
     and the final regulations published under subsection (a).

     SEC. 606. REPORT.

       Not later than March 1, 2002, the Administrator shall 
     submit to the Committees a report on the implementation of 
     the HUBZone program established under section 31 of the Small 
     Business Act (as added by section 602(b) of this title) and 
     the degree to which the HUBZone program has resulted in 
     increased employment opportunities and an increased level of 
     investment in HUBZones (as defined in section 3(p) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)), as added by section 
     602(a) of this title).

     SEC. 607. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) 
     (as amended by section 101 of this Act) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) HUBZone program.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Administration to carry out the program 
     under section 31, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.'';
       (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) HUBZone program.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Administration to carry out the program 
     under section 31, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''; and
       (3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) HUBZone program.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Administration to carry out the program 
     under section 31, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.''.
                  TITLE VII--SERVICE DISABLED VETERANS

     SEC. 701. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this title are--
       (1) to foster enhanced entrepreneurship among eligible 
     veterans by providing increased opportunities;
       (2) to vigorously promote the legitimate interests of small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by eligible veterans; 
     and
       (3) to ensure that those concerns receive fair 
     consideration in purchases made by the Federal Government.

     SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Eligible veteran.--The term ``eligible veteran'' means 
     a disabled veteran (as defined in section 4211(3) of title 
     38, United States Code).
       (2) Small business concern owned and controlled by eligible 
     veterans.--The term ``small business concern owned and 
     controlled by eligible veterans'' means a small business 
     concern (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act)--
       (A) that is at least 51 percent owned by 1 or more eligible 
     veterans, or in the case of a publicly owned business, at 
     least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by 1 or more 
     eligible veterans; and
       (B) whose management and daily business operations are 
     controlled by eligible veterans.

      SEC. 703. REPORT BY SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Study and Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 9 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall conduct a 
     comprehensive study and submit to the Committees a final 
     report containing findings and recommendations of the 
     Administrator on--
       (A) the needs of small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by eligible veterans;
       (B) the availability and utilization of Administration 
     programs by small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     eligible veterans;
       (C) the percentage, and dollar value, of Federal contracts 
     awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     eligible veterans in the preceding 5 fiscal years; and
       (D) methods to improve Administration and other agency 
     programs to serve the needs of small business concerns owned 
     and controlled by eligible veterans.
       (2) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include 
     recommendations to Congress concerning the need for 
     legislation and recommendations to the Office of Management 
     and Budget, relevant offices within the Administration, and 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (b) Conduct of Study.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Administrator--
       (1) may conduct surveys of small business concerns owned 
     and controlled by eligible veterans and service disabled 
     veterans, including those who have sought financial 
     assistance or other services from the Administration;
       (2) shall consult with the appropriate committees of 
     Congress, relevant groups and or

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     ganizations in the nonprofit sector, and Federal or State 
     government agencies; and
       (3) shall have access to any information within other 
     Federal agencies that pertains to such veterans and their 
     small businesses, unless such access is specifically 
     prohibited by law.

      SEC. 704. INFORMATION COLLECTION.

       After the date of issuance of the report required by 
     section 703(a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, in 
     consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' 
     Employment and Training and the Administrator, engage in 
     efforts each fiscal year to identify small business concerns 
     owned and controlled by eligible veterans in the United 
     States. The Secretary shall inform each small business 
     concern identified under this section that information on 
     Federal procurement is available from the Administrator.

      SEC. 705. STATE OF SMALL BUSINESS REPORT.

       Section 303(b) of the Small Business Economic Policy Act of 
     1980 (15 U.S.C. 631b(b)) is amended by striking ``and female-
     owned businesses'' and inserting ``, female-owned, and 
     veteran-owned businesses''.

      SEC. 706. LOANS TO VETERANS.

       Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) 
     is amended by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) The Administration may make loans under this 
     subsection to small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     disabled veterans (as defined in section 4211(3) of title 38, 
     United States Code).''.

      SEC. 707. ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING, COUNSELING, AND 
                   MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE.

       The Administrator shall take such actions as may be 
     necessary to ensure that small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by eligible veterans have access to programs 
     established under the Small Business Act that provide 
     entrepreneurial training, business development assistance, 
     counseling, and management assistance to small business 
     concerns, including, among others, the Small Business 
     Development Center program and the Service Corps of Retired 
     Executives (SCORE) program.

      SEC. 708. GRANTS FOR ELIGIBLE VETERANS' OUTREACH PROGRAMS.

       Section 8(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (15), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in the first paragraph designated as paragraph (16), by 
     striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by striking the second paragraph designated as 
     paragraph (16) and inserting the following:
       ``(17) to make grants to, and enter into contracts and 
     cooperative agreements with, educational institutions, 
     private businesses, veterans' nonprofit community-based 
     organizations, and Federal, State, and local departments and 
     agencies for the establishment and implementation of outreach 
     programs for disabled veterans (as defined in section 4211(3) 
     of title 38, United States Code).''.

     SEC. 709. OUTREACH FOR ELIGIBLE VETERANS.

       The Administrator, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 
     the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and 
     Training, shall develop and implement a program of 
     comprehensive outreach to assist eligible veterans, which 
     program shall include business training and management 
     assistance, employment and relocation counseling, and 
     dissemination of information on veterans' benefits and 
     veterans' entitlements.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LATHAM, recognized Mr. TALENT and Mr. 
LaFALCE, 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. 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 amendment of the Senate to the 
amendment of the House was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendment to the amendment the house was agreed to was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 130.15  microcredit for self-reliance

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1129) to 
establish a program to provide assistance for programs of credit and 
other assistance for microenterprises in developing countries, and for 
other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LATHAM, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
GEJDENSON, 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. LATHAM, 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. LATHAM, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 130.16  religious persecution in germany

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 22); as amended:

       Whereas since World War II, Germany has been a friend and 
     ally of the United States;
       Whereas German government discrimination against members of 
     minority religious groups, particularly against United States 
     citizens, has the potential to harm the relationship between 
     Germany and the United States;
       Whereas artists from the United States associated with 
     certain religious minorities have been denied the opportunity 
     to perform, have been the subjects of boycotts, and have been 
     the victims of a widespread and well-documented pattern and 
     practice of discrimination by German Federal, State, local, 
     and party officials;
       Whereas the 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996 United States 
     Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights in 
     Germany all noted government discrimination against members 
     of the Church of Scientology in Germany;
       Whereas the German State of Baden-Wuerttemberg barred Chic 
     Corea, the Grammy Award-winning American jazz pianist, from 
     performing his music during the World Athletics Championship 
     in 1993, and in 1996 the State of Bavaria declared its 
     intention to bar Mr. Corea from all future performances at 
     State sponsored events solely because he is a member of the 
     Church of Scientology;
       Whereas the Young Union of the Christian Democratic Union 
     and the Social Democratic Party orchestrated boycotts of the 
     movies ``Phenomenon'' and ``Mission Impossible'' solely 
     because the lead actors, Americans John Travolta and Tom 
     Cruise, are members of the Church of Scientology;
       Whereas members of the Young Union of the Christian 
     Democratic Union disrupted a 1993 performance by the American 
     folk music group Golden Bough by storming the stage solely 
     because the musicians are members of the Church of 
     Scientology;
       Whereas the Evangelical Christian Church of Cologne, led by 
     an American clergyman, Dr. Terry Jones, had its tax-exempt 
     status revoked by the German government with the reason being 
     that the church benefits to society were of ``no spiritual, 
     cultural, or material value'';
       Whereas the German government is constitutionally obligated 
     to remain neutral on religious matters, yet has violated this 
     neutrality by supporting and distributing information to the 
     general public that gives the impression that ``sect-
     experts'', who are only critical of all but the major 
     churches, are in a position to provide the public with fair, 
     objective, and politically neutral information about minority 
     religions;
       Whereas the Jehovah's Witnesses' application for 
     recognition as a corporation under public law, which would 
     have put them on equal legal status with the Catholic and 
     Protestant churches, was denied by the Federal Administrative 
     Court because the church's doctrine of political neutrality 
     was considered to be antidemocratic;
       Whereas government officials and ``sect-experts'' are using 
     the decision denying the Jehovah's Witnesses recognition as a 
     corporation under public law as a justification for 
     discriminatory acts against the Jehovah's Witnesses, despite 
     the fact that a constitutional complaint is still pending 
     before the German Constitutional Court;
       Whereas adherents of the Muslim faith have reported that 
     they are routinely subject to police violence and 
     intimidation because of their ethnic and religious 
     affiliation;
       Whereas the 1994 and 1995 Reports to the Human Rights 
     Commission of the United Nations on the application of the 
     Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance 
     and of Discrimination Based on Religion and Belief by the 
     Special Rapporteur for Religious Intolerance criticized 
     Germany for restricting the religious liberty of certain 
     minority religious groups;
       Whereas Germany, as a signatory to the Universal 
     Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on 
     Civil and Political Rights, and the Helsinki Accords, is 
     obliged to refrain from religious discrimination and to 
     foster a climate of tolerance; and
       Whereas Germany's policy of discrimination against minority 
     religions violates German obligations under the Universal 
     Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on 
     Civil and Political Rights, and the Helsinki Accords: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) continues to hold Germany responsible for protecting 
     the rights of United States citizens who are living, 
     performing, doing business, or traveling in Germany, in a 
     manner consistent with Germany's obligations under 
     international agreements to which Germany is a signatory;
       (2) deplores the actions and statements of Federal, State, 
     local, and party officials in

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     Germany which have fostered an atmosphere of intolerance 
     toward certain minority religious groups;
       (3) expresses concern that artists from the United States 
     who are members of minority religious groups continue to 
     experience German government discrimination;
       (4) urges the German government to take the action 
     necessary to protect the rights guaranteed to members of 
     minority religious groups by international covenants to which 
     Germany is a signatory; and
       (5) calls upon the President of the United States--
       (A) to assert the concern of the United States Government 
     regarding German government discrimination against members of 
     minority religious groups;
       (B) to emphasize that the United States regards the human 
     rights practices of the Government of Germany, particularly 
     its treatment of American citizens who are living, 
     performing, doing business, or traveling in Germany, as a 
     significant factor in the United States Government's 
     relations with the Government of Germany; and
       (C) to encourage other governments to appeal to the 
     Government of Germany, and to cooperate with other 
     governments and international organizations, including the 
     United Nations and its agencies, in efforts to protect the 
     rights of foreign citizens and members of minority religious 
     groups in Germany.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LATHAM, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
BEREUTER, 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. PETRI, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  On a division demanded by Mr. BEREUTER, there appeared, yeas--3, 
nays--12.
  Mr. SALMON 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. PETRI, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 130.17  expo 2000

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 139); as amended: 

       Whereas Germany has invited nations, international and non-
     governmental organizations, and individuals from around the 
     world to participate in EXPO 2000, a global town hall meeting 
     to be hosted in the year 2000, in Hanover, Germany, for the 
     purpose providing a forum for worldwide dialogue on the 
     challenges, goals, and solutions for the sustainable 
     development of mankind in the 21st century;
       Whereas the theme of EXPO 2000 is ``Humankind-Nature-
     Technology'';
       Whereas EXPO 2000 will take place in the heart of the newly 
     unified, free, and democratic Europe;
       Whereas Germany has established a stable democracy and a 
     pluralistic society in the heart of Europe;
       Whereas more than 40,000,000 people in the United States 
     can trace their ancestry to Germany, and in 1983 the United 
     States and Germany celebrated the Tri-Centennial of 
     immigration of Germans into the United States;
       Whereas Germany has been a close political and military 
     ally of the United States for nearly five decades and has 
     been a driving force with respect to the political, monetary, 
     and economic integration of Europe;
       Whereas the United States, as a leading political, 
     intellectual, and economic power, maintains a strong interest 
     in the worldwide strengthening of political freedom and human 
     rights, open market economies, and technological advancement 
     throughout the world; and
       Whereas the United States is eager to share with the global 
     community the vast and promising public and private efforts 
     being made to prepare for the next century; Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the United 
     States--
       (1) should fully participate in EXPO 2000, a global town 
     hall meeting to be hosted in the year 2000, in Hanover, 
     Germany, for the purpose of providing a forum for worldwide 
     dialogue on the challenges, goals, and solutions for the 
     sustainable development of mankind in the 21st century; and
       (2) should encourage the academic community and the private 
     sector in the United States to support this worthwhile 
     undertaking.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and Mr. 
PAYNE, 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. PETRI, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BEREUTER 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. PETRI, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 130.18  further message from the senate

  A further 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. 830) ``An Act to amend the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products, and for 
other purposes.''.

para. 130.19  h.r. 2232--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 5 of rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on the passage of 
the bill (H.R. 2232) to provide for increased international broadcasting 
activities to China.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

401

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

21

para. 130.20                  [Roll No. 623]

                                YEAS--401

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney

[[Page 2137]]


     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--21

     Bonilla
     Chabot
     Clay
     DeFazio
     Duncan
     Fattah
     Mollohan
     Neumann
     Obey
     Paul
     Pickett
     Rangel
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Velazquez
     Watt (NC)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Cubin
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Johnson, Sam
     Klug
     McDermott
     Riley
     Roukema
     Schiff
     Taylor (NC)
     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. 130.21  h.r. 1129--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, 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. 1129) to establish a program to 
provide assistance for programs of credit and other assistance for 
microenterprises in developing countries, 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

393

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

21

para. 130.22                  [Roll No. 624]

                                YEAS--393

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--21

     Barr
     Barton
     Bonilla
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins
     Deal
     Goode
     Hefley
     Hill
     Paul
     Pombo
     Scarborough
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Taylor (MS)
     Traficant
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Bono
     Boyd
     Brown (OH)
     Cubin
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Jenkins
     Kennedy (RI)
     Klug
     McDermott
     Metcalf
     Oxley
     Pickering
     Riley
     Roukema
     Salmon
     Schiff
     Taylor (NC)
     Yates
  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. 130.23  h. con. res. 22--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 22) 
expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the discrimination 
by the German Government against members of minority religious groups, 
particularly the continued and increasing discrimination by the German 
Government against performers, entertainers, and other artists from the 
United States associated with Scientology; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree said concurrent resolution, 
as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.


[[Page 2138]]



Yeas

101

It was decided in the

Nays

318

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

4

para. 130.24                  [Roll No. 625]

                                YEAS--101

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brown (FL)
     Calvert
     Carson
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cox
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Engel
     Ensign
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fox
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Horn
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Martinez
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Ney
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pastor
     Payne
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Wicker
     Wynn

                                NAYS--318

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Roybal-Allard
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--4

     Cardin
     English
     Hoyer
     Kucinich

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Cubin
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Klug
     McDermott
     Pickering
     Riley
     Roukema
     Schiff
     Yates
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, 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 concurrent resolution, as 
amended, was not agreed to.

para. 130.25  h. con. res. 139--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 139) 
expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Government 
should fully participate in EXPO 2000 in the year 2000, in Hanover 
Germany, and should encourage the academic community and the private 
sector in the United States to support this worthwhile undertaking; 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

415

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affirmative

Nays

2

para. 130.26                  [Roll No. 626]

                                YEAS--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt

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     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Barr
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
      

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Armey
     Cubin
     DeLay
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Klug
     McDermott
     Portman
     Riley
     Roukema
     Schiff
     Smith, Linda
     Whitfield
     Yates
  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, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``A 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United 
States should fully participate in EXPO 2000 in the year 2000, in 
Hanover, Germany, and should encourage the academic community and the 
private sector in the United States to support this worthwhile 
undertaking.''.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to 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. 130.27  submission of conference report--s. 830

  Mr. BLILEY submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-399) on the 
bill (S. 830) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the 
Public Health Service Act to improve the regulation of food, drugs, 
devices, and biological products, and for other purposes; together with 
a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 130.28  further continuing appropriations

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was discharged from further consideration of the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 104) making further continuing appropriations for 
the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said joint resolution was considered, read twice, and 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 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. 130.29  fda modernization and accountability

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-399):

       The Committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 
     830) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and 
     the Public Health Service Act to improve the regulation of 
     food, drugs, devices, and biological products, 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; REFERENCES; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Food and 
     Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997''.
       (b) References.--Except as otherwise specified, whenever in 
     this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to or a repeal of a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to that section or 
     other provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).
       (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; references; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.

                 TITLE I--IMPROVING REGULATION OF DRUGS

                   Subtitle A--Fees Relating to Drugs

Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Authority to assess and use drug fees.
Sec. 104. Annual reports.
Sec. 105. Savings.
Sec. 106. Effective date.
Sec. 107. Termination of effectiveness.

                     Subtitle B--Other Improvements

Sec. 111. Pediatric studies of drugs.
Sec. 112. Expediting study and approval of fast track drugs.
Sec. 113. Information program on clinical trials for serious or life-
              threatening diseases.
Sec. 114. Health care economic information.
Sec. 115. Clinical investigations.
Sec. 116. Manufacturing changes for drugs.
Sec. 117. Streamlining clinical research on drugs.
Sec. 118. Data requirements for drugs and biologics.
Sec. 119. Content and review of applications.
Sec. 120. Scientific advisory panels.
Sec. 121. Positron emission tomography.
Sec. 122. Requirements for radiopharmaceuticals.
Sec. 123. Modernization of regulation.
Sec. 124. Pilot and small scale manufacture.
Sec. 125. Insulin and antibiotics.
Sec. 126. Elimination of certain labeling requirements.
Sec. 127. Application of Federal law to practice of pharmacy 
              compounding.
Sec. 128. Reauthorization of clinical pharmacology program.
Sec. 129. Regulations for sunscreen products.
Sec. 130. Reports of postmarketing approval studies.
Sec. 131. Notification of discontinuance of a life saving product.

               TITLE II--IMPROVING REGULATION OF DEVICES

Sec. 201. Investigational device exemptions.
Sec. 202. Special review for certain devices.
Sec. 203. Expanding humanitarian use of devices.
Sec. 204. Device standards.
Sec. 205. Scope of review; collaborative determinations of device data 
              requirements.
Sec. 206. Premarket notification.
Sec. 207. Evaluation of automatic class III designation.
Sec. 208. Classification panels.
Sec. 209. Certainty of review timeframes; collaborative review process.
Sec. 210. Accreditation of persons for review of premarket notification 
              reports.
Sec. 211. Device tracking.
Sec. 212. Postmarket surveillance.
Sec. 213. Reports.
Sec. 214. Practice of medicine.
Sec. 215. Noninvasive blood glucose meter.
Sec. 216. Use of data relating to premarket approval; product 
              development protocol.
Sec. 217. Clarification of the number of required clinical 
              investigations for approval.

                TITLE III--IMPROVING REGULATION OF FOOD

Sec. 301. Flexibility for regulations regarding claims.
Sec. 302. Petitions for claims.
Sec. 303. Health claims for food products.
Sec. 304. Nutrient content claims.
Sec. 305. Referral statements.
Sec. 306. Disclosure of irradiation.
Sec. 307. Irradiation petition.
Sec. 308. Glass and ceramic ware.
Sec. 309. Food contact substances.

                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 401. Dissemination of information on new uses.
Sec. 402. Expanded access to investigational therapies and diagnostics.
Sec. 403. Approval of supplemental applications for approved products.
Sec. 404. Dispute resolution.
Sec. 405. Informal agency statements.
Sec. 406. Food and Drug Administration mission and annual report.
Sec. 407. Information system.
Sec. 408. Education and training.
Sec. 409. Centers for education and research on therapeutics.
Sec. 410. Mutual recognition agreements and global harmonization.
Sec. 411. Environmental impact review.
Sec. 412. National uniformity for nonprescription drugs and cosmetics.

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Sec. 413. Food and Drug Administration study of mercury compounds in 
              drugs and food.
Sec. 414. Interagency collaboration.
Sec. 415. Contracts for expert review.
Sec. 416. Product classification.
Sec. 417. Registration of foreign establishments.
Sec. 418. Clarification of seizure authority.
Sec. 419. Interstate commerce.
Sec. 420. Safety report disclaimers.
Sec. 421. Labeling and advertising regarding compliance with statutory 
              requirements.
Sec. 422. Rule of construction.

                        TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 501. Effective date.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act, the terms ``drug'', ``device'', ``food'', and 
     ``dietary supplement'' have the meaning given such terms in 
     section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
     U.S.C. 321).
                 TITLE I--IMPROVING REGULATION OF DRUGS
                   Subtitle A--Fees Relating to Drugs

     SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) prompt approval of safe and effective new drugs and 
     other therapies is critical to the improvement of the public 
     health so that patients may enjoy the benefits provided by 
     these therapies to treat and prevent illness and disease;
       (2) the public health will be served by making additional 
     funds available for the purpose of augmenting the resources 
     of the Food and Drug Administration that are devoted to the 
     process for review of human drug applications;
       (3) the provisions added by the Prescription Drug User Fee 
     Act of 1992 have been successful in substantially reducing 
     review times for human drug applications and should be--
       (A) reauthorized for an additional 5 years, with certain 
     technical improvements; and
       (B) carried out by the Food and Drug Administration with 
     new commitments to implement more ambitious and comprehensive 
     improvements in regulatory processes of the Food and Drug 
     Administration; and
       (4) the fees authorized by amendments made in this subtitle 
     will be dedicated toward expediting the drug development 
     process and the review of human drug applications as set 
     forth in the goals identified, for purposes of part 2 of 
     subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act, in the letters from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to the chairman of the Committee on Commerce 
     of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, as set 
     forth in the Congressional Record.

     SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 735 (21 U.S.C. 379g) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``Service Act, and'' and inserting 
     ``Service Act,''; and
       (B) by striking ``September 1, 1992.'' and inserting the 
     following: ``September 1, 1992, does not include an 
     application for a licensure of a biological product for 
     further manufacturing use only, and does not include an 
     application or supplement submitted by a State or Federal 
     Government entity for a drug that is not distributed 
     commercially. Such term does include an application for 
     licensure, as described in subparagraph (D), of a large 
     volume biological product intended for single dose injection 
     for intravenous use or infusion.'';
       (2) in the second sentence of paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``Service Act, and'' and inserting 
     ``Service Act,''; and
       (B) by striking ``September 1, 1992.'' and inserting the 
     following: ``September 1, 1992, does not include a biological 
     product that is licensed for further manufacturing use only, 
     and does not include a drug that is not distributed 
     commercially and is the subject of an application or 
     supplement submitted by a State or Federal Government entity. 
     Such term does include a large volume biological product 
     intended for single dose injection for intravenous use or 
     infusion.'';
       (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``without'' and inserting 
     ``without substantial'';
       (4) by amending the first sentence of paragraph (5) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(5) The term `prescription drug establishment' means a 
     foreign or domestic place of business which is at one general 
     physical location consisting of one or more buildings all of 
     which are within five miles of each other and at which one or 
     more prescription drug products are manufactured in final 
     dosage form.'';
       (5) in paragraph (7)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``employees under contract'' and all that 
     follows through ``Administration,'' the second time it occurs 
     and inserting ``contractors of the Food and Drug 
     Administration,''; and
       (B) by striking ``and committees,'' and inserting ``and 
     committees and to contracts with such contractors,'';
       (6) in paragraph (8)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``August of '' and inserting ``April of ''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``August 1992'' and inserting ``April 
     1997''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``section 254(d)'' and inserting ``section 
     254(c)'';
       (ii) by striking ``1992'' and inserting ``1997''; and
       (iii) by striking ``102d Congress, 2d Session'' and 
     inserting ``105th Congress, 1st Session''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) The term `affiliate' means a business entity that has 
     a relationship with a second business entity if, directly or 
     indirectly--
       ``(A) one business entity controls, or has the power to 
     control, the other business entity; or
       ``(B) a third party controls, or has power to control, both 
     of the business entities.''.

     SEC. 103. AUTHORITY TO ASSESS AND USE DRUG FEES.

       (a) Types of Fees.--Section 736(a) (21 U.S.C. 379h(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Beginning in fiscal year 1993'' and 
     inserting ``Beginning in fiscal year 1998'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Payment.--The fee required by subparagraph (A) shall 
     be due upon submission of the application or supplement.'';
       (B) in subparagraph (D)--
       (i) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``not 
     accepted'' and inserting ``refused'';
       (ii) by striking ``50 percent'' and inserting ``75 
     percent'';
       (iii) by striking ``subparagraph (B)(i)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (B)''; and
       (iv) by striking ``not accepted'' and inserting 
     ``refused''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) Exception for designated orphan drug or indication.--
     A human drug application for a prescription drug product that 
     has been designated as a drug for a rare disease or condition 
     pursuant to section 526 shall not be subject to a fee under 
     subparagraph (A), unless the human drug application includes 
     an indication for other than a rare disease or condition. A 
     supplement proposing to include a new indication for a rare 
     disease or condition in a human drug application shall not be 
     subject to a fee under subparagraph (A), if the drug has been 
     designated pursuant to section 526 as a drug for a rare 
     disease or condition with regard to the indication proposed 
     in such supplement.
       ``(F) Exception for supplements for pediatric 
     indications.--A supplement to a human drug application 
     proposing to include a new indication for use in pediatric 
     populations shall not be assessed a fee under subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(G) Refund of fee if application withdrawn.--If an 
     application or supplement is withdrawn after the application 
     or supplement was filed, the Secretary may refund the fee or 
     a portion of the fee if no substantial work was performed on 
     the application or supplement after the application or 
     supplement was filed. The Secretary shall have the sole 
     discretion to refund a fee or a portion of the fee under this 
     subparagraph. A determination by the Secretary concerning a 
     refund under this paragraph shall not be reviewable.'';
       (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Prescription drug establishment fee.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     each person that--
       ``(i) is named as the applicant in a human drug 
     application; and
       ``(ii) after September 1, 1992, had pending before the 
     Secretary a human drug application or supplement,

     shall be assessed an annual fee established in subsection (b) 
     for each prescription drug establishment listed in its 
     approved human drug application as an establishment that 
     manufactures the prescription drug product named in the 
     application. The annual establishment fee shall be assessed 
     in each fiscal year in which the prescription drug product 
     named in the application is assessed a fee under paragraph 
     (3) unless the prescription drug establishment listed in the 
     application does not engage in the manufacture of the 
     prescription drug product during the fiscal year. The 
     establishment fee shall be payable on or before January 31 of 
     each year. Each such establishment shall be assessed only one 
     fee per establishment, notwithstanding the number of 
     prescription drug products manufactured at the establishment. 
     In the event an establishment is listed in a human drug 
     application by more than one applicant, the establishment fee 
     for the fiscal year shall be divided equally and assessed 
     among the applicants whose prescription drug products are 
     manufactured by the establishment during the fiscal year and 
     assessed product fees under paragraph (3).
       ``(B) Exception.--If, during the fiscal year, an applicant 
     initiates or causes to be initiated the manufacture of a 
     prescription drug product at an establishment listed in its 
     human drug application--
       ``(i) that did not manufacture the product in the previous 
     fiscal year; and
       ``(ii) for which the full establishment fee has been 
     assessed in the fiscal year at a time before manufacture of 
     the prescription drug product was begun;

     the applicant will not be assessed a share of the 
     establishment fee for the fiscal year in which the 
     manufacture of the product began.''; and
       (4) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``is listed'' and inserting 
     ``has been submitted for listing''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Such fee shall be payable'' and all that 
     follows through ``section 510.''

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     and inserting the following: ``Such fee shall be payable for 
     the fiscal year in which the product is first submitted for 
     listing under section 510, or is submitted for relisting 
     under section 510 if the product has been withdrawn from 
     listing and relisted. After such fee is paid for that fiscal 
     year, such fee shall be payable on or before January 31 of 
     each year. Such fee shall be paid only once for each product 
     for a fiscal year in which the fee is payable.''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``505(j).'' and 
     inserting the following: ``505(j), under an abbreviated 
     application filed under section 507 (as in effect on the day 
     before the date of enactment of the Food and Drug 
     Administration Modernization Act of 1997), or under an 
     abbreviated new drug application pursuant to regulations in 
     effect prior to the implementation of the Drug Price 
     Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984.''.
       (b) Fee Amounts.--Section 736(b) (21 U.S.C. 379h(b)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Fee Amounts.--Except as provided in subsections (c), 
     (d), (f), and (g), the fees required under subsection (a) 
     shall be determined and assessed as follows:
       ``(1) Application and supplement fees.--
       ``(A) Full fees.--The application fee under subsection 
     (a)(1)(A)(i) shall be $250,704 in fiscal year 1998, $256,338 
     in each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000, $267,606 in fiscal 
     year 2001, and $258,451 in fiscal year 2002.
       ``(B) Other fees.--The fee under subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii) 
     shall be $125,352 in fiscal year 1998, $128,169 in each of 
     fiscal years 1999 and 2000, $133,803 in fiscal year 2001, and 
     $129,226 in fiscal year 2002.
       ``(2) Total fee revenues for establishment fees.--The total 
     fee revenues to be collected in establishment fees under 
     subsection (a)(2) shall be $35,600,000 in fiscal year 1998, 
     $36,400,000 in each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000, 
     $38,000,000 in fiscal year 2001, and $36,700,000 in fiscal 
     year 2002.
       ``(3) Total fee revenues for product fees.--The total fee 
     revenues to be collected in product fees under subsection 
     (a)(3) in a fiscal year shall be equal to the total fee 
     revenues collected in establishment fees under subsection 
     (a)(2) in that fiscal year.''.
       (c) Increases and Adjustments.--Section 736(c) (21 U.S.C. 
     379h(c)) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Increases 
     and'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``(1) Revenue'' and all that follows 
     through ``increased by the Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following: ``(1) Inflation adjustment.--The fees and total 
     fee revenues established in subsection (b) shall be adjusted 
     by the Secretary'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``increase'' and 
     inserting ``change'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``increase'' and 
     inserting ``change''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following flush sentence:

     ``The adjustment made each fiscal year by this subsection 
     will be added on a compounded basis to the sum of all 
     adjustments made each fiscal year after fiscal year 1997 
     under this subsection.'';
       (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``October 1, 1992,'' and 
     all that follows through ``such schedule.'' and inserting the 
     following: ``September 30, 1997, adjust the establishment and 
     product fees described in subsection (b) for the fiscal year 
     in which the adjustment occurs so that the revenues collected 
     from each of the categories of fees described in paragraphs 
     (2) and (3) of subsection (b) shall be set to be equal to the 
     revenues collected from the category of application and 
     supplement fees described in paragraph (1) of subsection 
     (b).''; and
       (4) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting ``this subsection''.
       (d) Fee Waiver or Reduction.--Section 736(d) (21 U.S.C. 
     379h(d)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively and 
     indenting appropriately;
       (2) by striking ``The Secretary shall grant a'' and all 
     that follows through ``finds that--'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall grant a waiver from 
     or a reduction of one or more fees assessed under subsection 
     (a) where the Secretary finds that--'';
       (3) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated in paragraph 
     (1)), by striking ``, or'' and inserting a comma;
       (4) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated in paragraph 
     (1)), by striking the period and inserting ``, or'';
       (5) by inserting after subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated 
     in paragraph (1)) the following:
       ``(E) the applicant involved is a small business submitting 
     its first human drug application to the Secretary for 
     review.''; and
       (6) by striking ``In making the finding in paragraph (3),'' 
     and all that follows through ``standard costs.'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) Use of standard costs.--In making the finding in 
     paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary may use standard costs.
       ``(3) Rules relating to small businesses.--
       ``(A) Definition.--In paragraph (1)(E), the term `small 
     business' means an entity that has fewer than 500 employees, 
     including employees of affiliates.
       ``(B) Waiver of application fee.--The Secretary shall waive 
     under paragraph (1)(E) the application fee for the first 
     human drug application that a small business or its affiliate 
     submits to the Secretary for review. After a small business 
     or its affiliate is granted such a waiver, the small business 
     or its affiliate shall pay--
       ``(i) application fees for all subsequent human drug 
     applications submitted to the Secretary for review in the 
     same manner as an entity that does not qualify as a small 
     business; and
       ``(ii) all supplement fees for all supplements to human 
     drug applications submitted to the Secretary for review in 
     the same manner as an entity that does not qualify as a small 
     business.''.
       (e) Assessment of Fees.--Section 736(f)(1) (21 U.S.C. 
     379h(f)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``fiscal year 1993'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     year 1997''; and
       (2) by striking ``fiscal year 1992'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     year 1997 (excluding the amount of fees appropriated for such 
     fiscal year)''.
       (f) Crediting and Availability of Fees.--Section 736(g) (21 
     U.S.C. 379h(g)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Such sums as may be necessary may be transferred from the 
     Food and Drug Administration salaries and expenses 
     appropriation account without fiscal year limitation to such 
     appropriation account for salaries and expenses with such 
     fiscal year limitation. The sums transferred shall be 
     available solely for the process for the review of human drug 
     applications.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Acts'' and inserting 
     ``Acts, or otherwise made available for obligation,''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``over such costs for 
     fiscal year 1992'' and inserting ``over such costs, excluding 
     costs paid from fees collected under this section, for fiscal 
     year 1997''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated for fees under this section--
       ``(A) $106,800,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(B) $109,200,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(C) $109,200,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(D) $114,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
       ``(E) $110,100,000 for fiscal year 2002,
     as adjusted to reflect adjustments in the total fee revenues 
     made under this section and changes in the total amounts 
     collected by application, supplement, establishment, and 
     product fees.
       ``(4) Offset.--Any amount of fees collected for a fiscal 
     year under this section that exceeds the amount of fees 
     specified in appropriation Acts for such fiscal year shall be 
     credited to the appropriation account of the Food and Drug 
     Administration as provided in paragraph (1), and shall be 
     subtracted from the amount of fees that would otherwise be 
     authorized to be collected under this section pursuant to 
     appropriation Acts for a subsequent fiscal year.''.
       (g) Requirement for Written Requests for Waivers, 
     Reductions, and Refunds.--Section 736 (21 U.S.C. 379h) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
       ``(i) Written Requests for Waivers, Reductions, and 
     Refunds.--To qualify for consideration for a waiver or 
     reduction under subsection (d), or for a refund of any fee 
     collected in accordance with subsection (a), a person shall 
     submit to the Secretary a written request for such waiver, 
     reduction, or refund not later than 180 days after such fee 
     is due.''.
       (h) Special Rule for Waivers and Refunds.--Any requests for 
     waivers or refunds for fees assessed under section 736 of the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (42 U.S.C. 379h) prior 
     to the date of enactment of this Act shall be submitted in 
     writing to the Secretary of Health and Human Services within 
     1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. Any requests 
     for waivers or refunds pertaining to a fee for a human drug 
     application or supplement accepted for filing prior to 
     October 1, 1997 or to a product or establishment fee required 
     by such Act for a fiscal year prior to fiscal year 1998, 
     shall be evaluated according to the terms of the Prescription 
     Drug User Fee Act of 1992 (as in effect on September 30, 
     1997) and part 2 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as in effect on 
     September 30, 1997). The term ``person'' in such Acts shall 
     continue to include an affiliate thereof.

     SEC. 104. ANNUAL REPORTS.

       (a) Performance Report.--Beginning with fiscal year 1998, 
     not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year 
     during which fees are collected under part 2 of subchapter C 
     of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 379g et seq.), the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall prepare and submit to the Committee on 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Labor and Human Resources of the Senate a report concerning 
     the progress of the Food and Drug Administration in achieving 
     the goals identified in the letters described in section 
     101(4) during such fiscal year and the future plans of the 
     Food and Drug Administration for meeting the goals.
       (b) Fiscal Report.--Beginning with fiscal year 1998, not 
     later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year during 
     which fees are collected under the part described in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Commerce of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate a

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     report on the implementation of the authority for such fees 
     during such fiscal year and the use, by the Food and Drug 
     Administration, of the fees collected during such fiscal year 
     for which the report is made.

     SEC. 105. SAVINGS.

       Notwithstanding section 105 of the Prescription Drug User 
     Fee Act of 1992, the Secretary shall retain the authority to 
     assess and collect any fee required by part 2 of subchapter C 
     of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     for a human drug application or supplement accepted for 
     filing prior to October 1, 1997, and to assess and collect 
     any product or establishment fee required by such Act for a 
     fiscal year prior to fiscal year 1998.

     SEC. 106. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect 
     October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 107. TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.

       The amendments made by sections 102 and 103 cease to be 
     effective October 1, 2002, and section 104 ceases to be 
     effective 120 days after such date.
                     Subtitle B--Other Improvements

     SEC. 111. PEDIATRIC STUDIES OF DRUGS.

       Chapter V (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 505 the following:

     ``SEC. 505A. PEDIATRIC STUDIES OF DRUGS.

       ``(a) Market Exclusivity for New Drugs.--If, prior to 
     approval of an application that is submitted under section 
     505(b)(1), the Secretary determines that information relating 
     to the use of a new drug in the pediatric population may 
     produce health benefits in that population, the Secretary 
     makes a written request for pediatric studies (which shall 
     include a timeframe for completing such studies), and such 
     studies are completed within any such timeframe and the 
     reports thereof submitted in accordance with subsection 
     (d)(2) or accepted in accordance with subsection (d)(3)--
       ``(1)(A)(i) the period referred to in subsection 
     (c)(3)(D)(ii) of section 505, and in subsection (j)(4)(D)(ii) 
     of such section, is deemed to be five years and six months 
     rather than five years, and the references in subsections 
     (c)(3)(D)(ii) and (j)(4)(D)(ii) of such section to four 
     years, to forty-eight months, and to seven and one-half years 
     are deemed to be four and one-half years, fifty-four months, 
     and eight years, respectively; or
       ``(ii) the period referred to in clauses (iii) and (iv) of 
     subsection (c)(3)(D) of such section, and in clauses (iii) 
     and (iv) of subsection (j)(4)(D) of such section, is deemed 
     to be three years and six months rather than three years; and
       ``(B) if the drug is designated under section 526 for a 
     rare disease or condition, the period referred to in section 
     527(a) is deemed to be seven years and six months rather than 
     seven years; and
       ``(2)(A) if the drug is the subject of--
       ``(i) a listed patent for which a certification has been 
     submitted under subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii) or 
     (j)(2)(A)(vii)(II) of section 505 and for which pediatric 
     studies were submitted prior to the expiration of the patent 
     (including any patent extensions); or
       ``(ii) a listed patent for which a certification has been 
     submitted under subsections (b)(2)(A)(iii) or 
     (j)(2)(A)(vii)(III) of section 505,

     the period during which an application may not be approved 
     under section 505(c)(3) or section 505(j)(4)(B) shall be 
     extended by a period of six months after the date the patent 
     expires (including any patent extensions); or
       ``(B) if the drug is the subject of a listed patent for   
     which   a   certification   has   been   submitted under 
     subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv) or (j)(2)(A)(vii)(IV) of section 
     505, and in the patent infringement litigation resulting from 
     the certification the court determines that the patent is 
     valid and would be infringed, the period during which an 
     application may not be approved under section 505(c)(3) or 
     section 505(j)(4)(B) shall be extended by a period of six 
     months after the date the patent expires (including any 
     patent extensions).
       ``(b) Secretary To Develop List of Drugs for Which 
     Additional Pediatric Information May Be Beneficial.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Food 
     and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997, the 
     Secretary, after consultation with experts in pediatric 
     research shall develop, prioritize, and publish an initial 
     list of approved drugs for which additional pediatric 
     information may produce health benefits in the pediatric 
     population. The Secretary shall annually update the list.
       ``(c) Market Exclusivity for Already-Marketed Drugs.--If 
     the Secretary makes a written request to the holder of an 
     approved application under section 505(b)(1) for pediatric 
     studies (which shall include a timeframe for completing such 
     studies) concerning a drug identified in the list described 
     in subsection (b), the holder agrees to the request, the 
     studies are completed within any such timeframe, and the 
     reports thereof are submitted in accordance with subsection 
     (d)(2) or accepted in accordance with subsection (d)(3)--
       ``(1)(A)(i) the period referred to in subsection 
     (c)(3)(D)(ii) of section 505, and in subsection (j)(4)(D)(ii) 
     of such section, is deemed to be five years and six months 
     rather than five years, and the references in subsections 
     (c)(3)(D)(ii) and (j)(4)(D)(ii) of such section to four 
     years, to forty-eight months, and to seven and one-half years 
     are deemed to be four and one-half years, fifty-four months, 
     and eight years, respectively; or
       ``(ii) the period referred to in clauses (iii) and (iv) of 
     subsection (c)(3)(D) of such section, and in clauses (iii) 
     and (iv) of subsection (j)(4)(D) of such section, is deemed 
     to be three years and six months rather than three years; and
       ``(B) if the drug is designated under section 526 for a 
     rare disease or condition, the period referred to in section 
     527(a) is deemed to be seven years and six months rather than 
     seven years; and
       ``(2)(A) if the drug is the subject of--
       ``(i) a listed patent for which a certification has been 
     submitted under subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii) or 
     (j)(2)(A)(vii)(II) of section 505 and for which pediatric 
     studies were submitted prior to the expiration of the patent 
     (including any patent extensions); or
       ``(ii) a listed patent for which a certification has been 
     submitted under subsection (b)(2)(A)(iii) or 
     (j)(2)(A)(vii)(III) of section 505,

     the period during which an application may not be approved 
     under section 505(c)(3) or section 505(j)(4)(B) shall be 
     extended by a period of six months after the date the patent 
     expires (including any patent extensions); or
       ``(B) if the drug is the subject of a listed patent for 
     which a certification has been submitted under subsection 
     (b)(2)(A)(iv) or (j)(2)(A)(vii)(IV) of section 505, and in 
     the patent infringement litigation resulting from the 
     certification the court determines that the patent is valid 
     and would be infringed, the period during which an 
     application may not be approved under section 505(c)(3) or 
     section 505(j)(4)(B) shall be extended by a period of six 
     months after the date the patent expires (including any 
     patent extensions).
       ``(d) Conduct of Pediatric Studies.--
       ``(1) Agreement for studies.--The Secretary may, pursuant 
     to a written request from the Secretary under subsection (a) 
     or (c), after consultation with--
       ``(A) the sponsor of an application for an investigational 
     new drug under section 505(i);
       ``(B) the sponsor of an application for a new drug under 
     section 505(b)(1); or
       ``(C) the holder of an approved application for a drug 
     under section 505(b)(1),

     agree with the sponsor or holder for the conduct of pediatric 
     studies for such drug. Such agreement shall be in writing and 
     shall include a timeframe for such studies.
       ``(2) Written protocols to meet the studies requirement.--
     If the sponsor or holder and the Secretary agree upon written 
     protocols for the studies, the studies requirement of 
     subsection (a) or (c) is satisfied upon the completion of the 
     studies and submission of the reports thereof in accordance 
     with the original written request and the written agreement 
     referred to in paragraph (1). Not later than 60 days after 
     the submission of the report of the studies, the Secretary 
     shall determine if such studies were or were not conducted in 
     accordance with the original written request and the written 
     agreement and reported in accordance with the requirements of 
     the Secretary for filing and so notify the sponsor or holder.
       ``(3) Other methods to meet the studies requirement.--If 
     the sponsor or holder and the Secretary have not agreed in 
     writing on the protocols for the studies, the studies 
     requirement of subsection (a) or (c) is satisfied when such 
     studies have been completed and the reports accepted by the 
     Secretary. Not later than 90 days after the submission of the 
     reports of the studies, the Secretary shall accept or reject 
     such reports and so notify the sponsor or holder. The 
     Secretary's only responsibility in accepting or rejecting the 
     reports shall be to determine, within the 90 days, whether 
     the studies fairly respond to the written request, have been 
     conducted in accordance with commonly accepted scientific 
     principles and protocols, and have been reported in 
     accordance with the requirements of the Secretary for filing.
       ``(e) Delay of Effective Date for Certain Application.--If 
     the Secretary determines that the acceptance or approval of 
     an application under section 505(b)(2) or 505(j) for a new 
     drug may occur after submission of reports of pediatric 
     studies under this section, which were submitted prior to the 
     expiration of the patent (including any patent extension) or 
     the applicable period under clauses (ii) through (iv) of 
     section 505(c)(3)(D) or clauses (ii) through (iv) of section 
     505(j)(4)(D), but before the Secretary has determined whether 
     the requirements of subsection (d) have been satisfied, the 
     Secretary shall delay the acceptance or approval under 
     section 505(b)(2) or 505(j) until the determination under 
     subsection (d) is made, but any such delay shall not exceed 
     90 days. In the event that requirements of this section are 
     satisfied, the applicable six-month period under subsection 
     (a) or (c) shall be deemed to have been running during the 
     period of delay.
       ``(f) Notice of Determinations on Studies Requirement.--The 
     Secretary shall publish a notice of any determination that 
     the requirements of subsection (d) have been met and that 
     submissions and approvals under subsection (b)(2) or (j) of 
     section 505 for a drug will be subject to the provisions of 
     this section.
       ``(g) Definitions.--As used in this section, the term 
     `pediatric studies' or `studies' means at least one clinical 
     investigation (that, at the Secretary's discretion, may 
     include pharmacokinetic studies) in pediatric age groups in 
     which a drug is anticipated to be used.
       ``(h) Limitations.--A drug to which the six-month period 
     under subsection (a) or (b) has already been applied--
       ``(1) may receive an additional six-month period under 
     subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii) for a supplemental application if 
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     ments under this section are satisfied, except that such a 
     drug may not receive any additional such period under 
     subsection (c)(2); and
       ``(2) may not receive any additional such period under 
     subsection (c)(1)(B).
       ``(i) Relationship to Regulations.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, if any pediatric study is required 
     pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Secretary and such 
     study meets the completeness, timeliness, and other 
     requirements of this section, such study shall be deemed to 
     satisfy the requirement for market exclusivity pursuant to 
     this section.
       ``(j) Sunset.--A drug may not receive any six-month period 
     under subsection (a) or (c) unless the application for the 
     drug under section 505(b)(1) is submitted on or before 
     January 1, 2002. After January 1, 2002, a drug shall receive 
     a six-month period under subsection (c) if--
       ``(1) the drug was in commercial distribution as of the 
     date of enactment of the Food and Drug Administration 
     Modernization Act of 1997;
       ``(2) the drug was included by the Secretary on the list 
     under subsection (b) as of January 1, 2002;
       ``(3) the Secretary determines that there is a continuing 
     need for information relating to the use of the drug in the 
     pediatric population and that the drug may provide health 
     benefits in that population; and
       ``(4) all requirements of this section are met.
       ``(k) Report.--The Secretary shall conduct a study and 
     report to Congress not later than January 1, 2001, based on 
     the experience under the program established under this 
     section. The study and report shall examine all relevant 
     issues, including--
       ``(1) the effectiveness of the program in improving 
     information about important pediatric uses for approved 
     drugs;
       ``(2) the adequacy of the incentive provided under this 
     section;
       ``(3) the economic impact of the program on taxpayers and 
     consumers, including the impact of the lack of lower cost 
     generic drugs on patients, including on lower income 
     patients; and
       ``(4) any suggestions for modification that the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate.''.

     SEC. 112. EXPEDITING STUDY AND APPROVAL OF FAST TRACK DRUGS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter V (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.), as 
     amended by section 125, is amended by inserting before 
     section 508 the following:

     ``SEC. 506. FAST TRACK PRODUCTS.

       ``(a) Designation of Drug as a Fast Track Product.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, at the request of 
     the sponsor of a new drug, facilitate the development and 
     expedite the review of such drug if it is intended for the 
     treatment of a serious or life-threatening condition and it 
     demonstrates the potential to address unmet medical needs for 
     such a condition. (In this section, such a drug is referred 
     to as a `fast track product'.)
       ``(2) Request for designation.--The sponsor of a new drug 
     may request the Secretary to designate the drug as a fast 
     track product. A request for the designation may be made 
     concurrently with, or at any time after, submission of an 
     application for the investigation of the drug under section 
     505(i) or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act.
       ``(3) Designation.--Within 60 calendar days after the 
     receipt of a request under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 
     determine whether the drug that is the subject of the request 
     meets the criteria described in paragraph (1). If the 
     Secretary finds that the drug meets the criteria, the 
     Secretary shall designate the drug as a fast track product 
     and shall take such actions as are appropriate to expedite 
     the development and review of the application for approval of 
     such product.
       ``(b) Approval of Application for a Fast Track Product.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may approve an application 
     for approval of a fast track product under section 505(c) or 
     section 351 of the Public Health Service Act upon a 
     determination that the product has an effect on a clinical 
     endpoint or on a surrogate endpoint that is reasonably likely 
     to predict clinical benefit.
       ``(2) Limitation.--Approval of a fast track product under 
     this subsection may be subject to the requirements--
       ``(A) that the sponsor conduct appropriate post-approval 
     studies to validate the surrogate endpoint or otherwise 
     confirm the effect on the clinical endpoint; and
       ``(B) that the sponsor submit copies of all promotional 
     materials related to the fast track product during the 
     preapproval review period and, following approval and for 
     such period thereafter as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate, at least 30 days prior to dissemination of the 
     materials.
       ``(3) Expedited withdrawal of approval.--The Secretary may 
     withdraw approval of a fast track product using expedited 
     procedures (as prescribed by the Secretary in regulations 
     which shall include an opportunity for an informal hearing) 
     if--
       ``(A) the sponsor fails to conduct any required post-
     approval study of the fast track drug with due diligence;
       ``(B) a post-approval study of the fast track product fails 
     to verify clinical benefit of the product;
       ``(C) other evidence demonstrates that the fast track 
     product is not safe or effective under the conditions of use; 
     or
       ``(D) the sponsor disseminates false or misleading 
     promotional materials with respect to the product.
       ``(c) Review of Incomplete Applications for Approval of a 
     Fast Track Product.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary determines, after 
     preliminary evaluation of clinical data submitted by the 
     sponsor, that a fast track product may be effective, the 
     Secretary shall evaluate for filing, and may commence review 
     of portions of, an application for the approval of the 
     product before the sponsor submits a complete application. 
     The Secretary shall commence such review only if the 
     applicant--
       ``(A) provides a schedule for submission of information 
     necessary to make the application complete; and
       ``(B) pays any fee that may be required under section 736.
       ``(2) Exception.--Any time period for review of human drug 
     applications that has been agreed to by the Secretary and 
     that has been set forth in goals identified in letters of the 
     Secretary (relating to the use of fees collected under 
     section 736 to expedite the drug development process and the 
     review of human drug applications) shall not apply to an 
     application submitted under paragraph (1) until the date on 
     which the application is complete.
       ``(d) Awareness Efforts.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) develop and disseminate to physicians, patient 
     organizations, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, 
     and other appropriate persons a description of the provisions 
     of this section applicable to fast track products; and
       ``(2) establish a program to encourage the development of 
     surrogate endpoints that are reasonably likely to predict 
     clinical benefit for serious or life-threatening conditions 
     for which there exist significant unmet medical needs.''.
       (b) Guidance.--Within 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     issue guidance for fast track products (as defined in section 
     506(a)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) that 
     describes the policies and procedures that pertain to section 
     506 of such Act.

     SEC. 113. INFORMATION PROGRAM ON CLINICAL TRIALS FOR SERIOUS 
                   OR LIFE-THREATENING DISEASES.

       (a) In General.--Section 402 of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 282) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections 
     (k) and (l), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following:
       ``(j)(1)(A) The Secretary, acting through the Director of 
     NIH, shall establish, maintain, and operate a data bank of 
     information on clinical trials for drugs for serious or life-
     threatening diseases and conditions (in this subsection 
     referred to as the `data bank'). The activities of the data 
     bank shall be integrated and coordinated with related 
     activities of other agencies of the Department of Health and 
     Human Services, and to the extent practicable, coordinated 
     with other data banks containing similar information.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall establish the data bank after 
     consultation with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the 
     directors of the appropriate agencies of the National 
     Institutes of Health (including the National Library of 
     Medicine), and the Director of the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention.
       ``(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     collect, catalog, store, and disseminate the information 
     described in such paragraph. The Secretary shall disseminate 
     such information through information systems, which shall 
     include toll-free telephone communications, available to 
     individuals with serious or life-threatening diseases and 
     conditions, to other members of the public, to health care 
     providers, and to researchers.
       ``(3) The data bank shall include the following:
       ``(A) A registry of clinical trials (whether federally or 
     privately funded) of experimental treatments for serious or 
     life-threatening diseases and conditions under regulations 
     promulgated pursuant to section 505(i) of the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which provides a description of the 
     purpose of each experimental drug, either with the consent of 
     the protocol sponsor, or when a trial to test effectiveness 
     begins. Information provided shall consist of eligibility 
     criteria for participation in the clinical trials, a 
     description of the location of trial sites, and a point of 
     contact for those wanting to enroll in the trial, and shall 
     be in a form that can be readily understood by members of the 
     public. Such information shall be forwarded to the data bank 
     by the sponsor of the trial not later than 21 days after the 
     approval of the protocol.
       ``(B) Information pertaining to experimental treatments for 
     serious or life-threatening diseases and conditions that may 
     be available--
       ``(i) under a treatment investigational new drug 
     application that has been submitted to the Secretary under 
     section 561(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; 
     or
       ``(ii) as a Group C cancer drug (as defined by the National 
     Cancer Institute).

     The data bank may also include information pertaining to the 
     results of clinical trials of such treatments, with the 
     consent of the sponsor, including information concerning 
     potential toxicities or adverse effects associated with the 
     use or administration of such experimental treatments.

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       ``(4) The data bank shall not include information relating 
     to an investigation if the sponsor has provided a detailed 
     certification to the Secretary that disclosure of such 
     information would substantially interfere with the timely 
     enrollment of subjects in the investigation, unless the 
     Secretary, after the receipt of the certification, provides 
     the sponsor with a detailed written determination that such 
     disclosure would not substantially interfere with such 
     enrollment.
       ``(5) For the purpose of carrying out this subsection, 
     there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary. Fees collected under section 736 of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall not be used in carrying 
     out this subsection.''.
       (b) Collaboration and Report.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, 
     and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall collaborate to 
     determine the feasibility of including device investigations 
     within the scope of the data bank under section 402(j) of the 
     Public Health Service Act.
       (2) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Labor 
     and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives a report--
       (A) of the public health need, if any, for inclusion of 
     device investigations within the scope of the data bank under 
     section 402(j) of the Public Health Service Act;
       (B) on the adverse impact, if any, on device innovation and 
     research in the United States if information relating to such 
     device investigations is required to be publicly disclosed; 
     and
       (C) on such other issues relating to such section 402(j) as 
     the Secretary determines to be appropriate.

     SEC. 114. HEALTH CARE ECONOMIC INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 502(a) (21 U.S.C. 352(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``Health care 
     economic information provided to a formulary committee, or 
     other similar entity, in the course of the committee or the 
     entity carrying out its responsibilities for the selection of 
     drugs for managed care or other similar organizations, shall 
     not be considered to be false or misleading under this 
     paragraph if the health care economic information directly 
     relates to an indication approved under section 505 or under 
     section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act for such drug 
     and is based on competent and reliable scientific evidence. 
     The requirements set forth in section 505(a) or in section 
     351(a) of the Public Health Service Act shall not apply to 
     health care economic information provided to such a committee 
     or entity in accordance with this paragraph. Information that 
     is relevant to the substantiation of the health care economic 
     information presented pursuant to this paragraph shall be 
     made available to the Secretary upon request. In this 
     paragraph, the term `health care economic information' means 
     any analysis that identifies, measures, or compares the 
     economic consequences, including the costs of the represented 
     health outcomes, of the use of a drug to the use of another 
     drug, to another health care intervention, or to no 
     intervention.''.
       (b) Study and Report.--The Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall conduct a study of the implementation of 
     the provisions added by the amendment made by subsection (a). 
     Not later than 4 years and 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall prepare and submit to Congress a report 
     containing the findings of the study.

     SEC. 115. CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS.

       (a) Clarification of the Number of Required Clinical 
     Investigations for Approval.--Section 505(d) (21 U.S.C. 
     355(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``If 
     the Secretary determines, based on relevant science, that 
     data from one adequate and well-controlled clinical 
     investigation and confirmatory evidence (obtained prior to or 
     after such investigation) are sufficient to establish 
     effectiveness, the Secretary may consider such data and 
     evidence to constitute substantial evidence for purposes of 
     the preceding sentence.''.
       (b) Women and Minorities.--Section 505(b)(1) (21 U.S.C. 
     355(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Director of 
     the National Institutes of Health and with representatives of 
     the drug manufacturing industry, review and develop guidance, 
     as appropriate, on the inclusion of women and minorities in 
     clinical trials required by clause (A).''.

     SEC. 116. MANUFACTURING CHANGES FOR DRUGS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter V, as amended by section 112, is 
     amended by inserting after section 506 the following section:

     ``SEC. 506A. MANUFACTURING CHANGES.

       ``(a) In General.--With respect to a drug for which there 
     is in effect an approved application under section 505 or 512 
     or a license under section 351 of the Public Health Service 
     Act, a change from the manufacturing process approved 
     pursuant to such application or license may be made, and the 
     drug as made with the change may be distributed, if--
       ``(1) the holder of the approved application or license 
     (referred to in this section as a `holder') has validated the 
     effects of the change in accordance with subsection (b); and
       ``(2)(A) in the case of a major manufacturing change, the 
     holder has complied with the requirements of subsection (c); 
     or
       ``(B) in the case of a change that is not a major 
     manufacturing change, the holder complies with the applicable 
     requirements of subsection (d).
       ``(b) Validation of Effects of Changes.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a)(1), a drug made with a manufacturing change 
     (whether a major manufacturing change or otherwise) may be 
     distributed only if, before distribution of the drug as so 
     made, the holder involved validates the effects of the change 
     on the identity, strength, quality, purity, and potency of 
     the drug as the identity, strength, quality, purity, and 
     potency may relate to the safety or effectiveness of the 
     drug.
       ``(c) Major Manufacturing Changes.--
       ``(1) Requirement of supplemental application.--For 
     purposes of subsection (a)(2)(A), a drug made with a major 
     manufacturing change may be distributed only if, before the 
     distribution of the drug as so made, the holder involved 
     submits to the Secretary a supplemental application for such 
     change and the Secretary approves the application. The 
     application shall contain such information as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate, and shall include the 
     information developed under subsection (b) by the holder in 
     validating the effects of the change.
       ``(2) Changes qualifying as major changes.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a)(2)(A), a major manufacturing change is a 
     manufacturing change that is determined by the Secretary to 
     have substantial potential to adversely affect the identity, 
     strength, quality, purity, or potency of the drug as they may 
     relate to the safety or effectiveness of a drug. Such a 
     change includes a change that--
       ``(A) is made in the qualitative or quantitative 
     formulation of the drug involved or in the specifications in 
     the approved application or license referred to in subsection 
     (a) for the drug (unless exempted by the Secretary by 
     regulation or guidance from the requirements of this 
     subsection);
       ``(B) is determined by the Secretary by regulation or 
     guidance to require completion of an appropriate clinical 
     study demonstrating equivalence of the drug to the drug as 
     manufactured without the change; or
       ``(C) is another type of change determined by the Secretary 
     by regulation or guidance to have a substantial potential to 
     adversely affect the safety or effectiveness of the drug.
       ``(d) Other Manufacturing Changes.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(2)(B), 
     the Secretary may regulate drugs made with manufacturing 
     changes that are not major manufacturing changes as follows:
       ``(A) The Secretary may in accordance with paragraph (2) 
     authorize holders to distribute such drugs without submitting 
     a supplemental application for such changes.
       ``(B) The Secretary may in accordance with paragraph (3) 
     require that, prior to the distribution of such drugs, 
     holders submit to the Secretary supplemental applications for 
     such changes.
       ``(C) The Secretary may establish categories of such 
     changes and designate categories to which subparagraph (A) 
     applies and categories to which subparagraph (B) applies.
       ``(2) Changes not requiring supplemental application.--
       ``(A) Submission of report.--A holder making a 
     manufacturing change to which paragraph (1)(A) applies shall 
     submit to the Secretary a report on the change, which shall 
     contain such information as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate, and which shall include the information 
     developed under subsection (b) by the holder in validating 
     the effects of the change. The report shall be submitted by 
     such date as the Secretary may specify.
       ``(B) Authority regarding annual reports.--In the case of a 
     holder that during a single year makes more than one 
     manufacturing change to which paragraph (1)(A) applies, the 
     Secretary may in carrying out subparagraph (A) authorize the 
     holder to comply with such subparagraph by submitting a 
     single report for the year that provides the information 
     required in such subparagraph for all the changes made by the 
     holder during the year.
       ``(3) Changes requiring supplemental application.--
       ``(A) Submission of supplemental application.--The 
     supplemental application required under paragraph (1)(B) for 
     a manufacturing change shall contain such information as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate, which shall include 
     the information developed under subsection (b) by the holder 
     in validating the effects of the change.
       ``(B) Authority for distribution.--In the case of a 
     manufacturing change to which paragraph (1)(B) applies:
       ``(i) The holder involved may commence distribution of the 
     drug involved 30 days after the Secretary receives the 
     supplemental application under such paragraph, unless the 
     Secretary notifies the holder within such 30-day period that 
     prior approval of the application is required before 
     distribution may be commenced.
       ``(ii) The Secretary may designate a category of such 
     changes for the purpose of providing that, in the case of a 
     change that is in such category, the holder involved may 
     commence distribution of the drug involved upon the receipt 
     by the Secretary of a supplemental application for the 
     change.
       ``(iii) If the Secretary disapproves the supplemental 
     application, the Secretary may

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     order the manufacturer to cease the distribution of the drugs 
     that have been made with the manufacturing change.''.
       (b) Transition Rule.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     takes effect upon the effective date of regulations 
     promulgated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     implement such amendment, or upon the expiration of the 24-
     month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, whichever occurs first.

     SEC. 117. STREAMLINING CLINICAL RESEARCH ON DRUGS.

       Section 505(i) (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively;
       (2) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(i)'';
       (3) by striking the last two sentences; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as designated by 
     paragraph (2) of this section) the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a clinical investigation of 
     a new drug may begin 30 days after the Secretary has received 
     from the manufacturer or sponsor of the investigation a 
     submission containing such information about the drug and the 
     clinical investigation, including--
       ``(A) information on design of the investigation and 
     adequate reports of basic information, certified by the 
     applicant to be accurate reports, necessary to assess the 
     safety of the drug for use in clinical investigation; and
       ``(B) adequate information on the chemistry and 
     manufacturing of the drug, controls available for the drug, 
     and primary data tabulations from animal or human studies.
       ``(3)(A) At any time, the Secretary may prohibit the 
     sponsor of an investigation from conducting the investigation 
     (referred to in this paragraph as a `clinical hold') if the 
     Secretary makes a determination described in subparagraph 
     (B). The Secretary shall specify the basis for the clinical 
     hold, including the specific information available to the 
     Secretary which served as the basis for such clinical hold, 
     and confirm such determination in writing.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), a determination 
     described in this subparagraph with respect to a clinical 
     hold is that--
       ``(i) the drug involved represents an unreasonable risk to 
     the safety of the persons who are the subjects of the 
     clinical investigation, taking into account the 
     qualifications of the clinical investigators, information 
     about the drug, the design of the clinical investigation, the 
     condition for which the drug is to be investigated, and the 
     health status of the subjects involved; or
       ``(ii) the clinical hold should be issued for such other 
     reasons as the Secretary may by regulation establish 
     (including reasons established by regulation before the date 
     of the enactment of the Food and Drug Administration 
     Modernization Act of 1997).
       ``(C) Any written request to the Secretary from the sponsor 
     of an investigation that a clinical hold be removed shall 
     receive a decision, in writing and specifying the reasons 
     therefor, within 30 days after receipt of such request. Any 
     such request shall include sufficient information to support 
     the removal of such clinical hold.
       ``(4) Regulations under paragraph (1) shall provide that 
     such exemption shall be conditioned upon the manufacturer, or 
     the sponsor of the investigation, requiring that experts 
     using such drugs for investigational purposes certify to such 
     manufacturer or sponsor that they will inform any human 
     beings to whom such drugs, or any controls used in connection 
     therewith, are being administered, or their representatives, 
     that such drugs are being used for investigational purposes 
     and will obtain the consent of such human beings or their 
     representatives, except where it is not feasible or it is 
     contrary to the best interests of such human beings. Nothing 
     in this subsection shall be construed to require any clinical 
     investigator to submit directly to the Secretary reports on 
     the investigational use of drugs.''.

     SEC. 118. DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUGS AND BIOLOGICS.

       Within 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
     the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall issue guidance that 
     describes when abbreviated study reports may be submitted, in 
     lieu of full reports, with a new drug application under 
     section 505(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 355(b)) and with a biologics license application 
     under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     262) for certain types of studies. Such guidance shall 
     describe the kinds of studies for which abbreviated reports 
     are appropriate and the appropriate abbreviated report 
     formats.

     SEC. 119. CONTENT AND REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.

       (a) Section 505(b).--Section 505(b) (21 U.S.C. 355(b)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4)(A) The Secretary shall issue guidance for the 
     individuals who review applications submitted under paragraph 
     (1) or under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act, 
     which shall relate to promptness in conducting the review, 
     technical excellence, lack of bias and conflict of interest, 
     and knowledge of regulatory and scientific standards, and 
     which shall apply equally to all individuals who review such 
     applications.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall meet with a sponsor of an 
     investigation or an applicant for approval for a drug under 
     this subsection or section 351 of the Public Health Service 
     Act if the sponsor or applicant makes a reasonable written 
     request for a meeting for the purpose of reaching agreement 
     on the design and size of clinical trials intended to form 
     the primary basis of an effectiveness claim. The sponsor or 
     applicant shall provide information necessary for discussion 
     and agreement on the design and size of the clinical trials. 
     Minutes of any such meeting shall be prepared by the 
     Secretary and made available to the sponsor or applicant upon 
     request.
       ``(C) Any agreement regarding the parameters of the design 
     and size of clinical trials of a new drug under this 
     paragraph that is reached between the Secretary and a sponsor 
     or applicant shall be reduced to writing and made part of the 
     administrative record by the Secretary. Such agreement shall 
     not be changed after the testing begins, except--
       ``(i) with the written agreement of the sponsor or 
     applicant; or
       ``(ii) pursuant to a decision, made in accordance with 
     subparagraph (D) by the director of the reviewing division, 
     that a substantial scientific issue essential to determining 
     the safety or effectiveness of the drug has been identified 
     after the testing has begun.
       ``(D) A decision under subparagraph (C)(ii) by the director 
     shall be in writing and the Secretary shall provide to the 
     sponsor or applicant an opportunity for a meeting at which 
     the director and the sponsor or applicant will be present and 
     at which the director will document the scientific issue 
     involved.
       ``(E) The written decisions of the reviewing division shall 
     be binding upon, and may not directly or indirectly be 
     changed by, the field or compliance division personnel unless 
     such field or compliance division personnel demonstrate to 
     the reviewing division why such decision should be modified.
       ``(F) No action by the reviewing division may be delayed 
     because of the unavailability of information from or action 
     by field personnel unless the reviewing division determines 
     that a delay is necessary to assure the marketing of a safe 
     and effective drug.
       ``(G) For purposes of this paragraph, the reviewing 
     division is the division responsible for the review of an 
     application for approval of a drug under this subsection or 
     section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (including all 
     scientific and medical matters, chemistry, manufacturing, and 
     controls).''.
       (b) Section 505(j).--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 505(j) (21 U.S.C 355(j)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (9), respectively; and
       (B) by adding after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary shall issue guidance for the 
     individuals who review applications submitted under paragraph 
     (1), which shall relate to promptness in conducting the 
     review, technical excellence, lack of bias and conflict of 
     interest, and knowledge of regulatory and scientific 
     standards, and which shall apply equally to all individuals 
     who review such applications.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall meet with a sponsor of an 
     investigation or an applicant for approval for a drug under 
     this subsection if the sponsor or applicant makes a 
     reasonable written request for a meeting for the purpose of 
     reaching agreement on the design and size of bioavailability 
     and bioequivalence studies needed for approval of such 
     application. The sponsor or applicant shall provide 
     information necessary for discussion and agreement on the 
     design and size of such studies. Minutes of any such meeting 
     shall be prepared by the Secretary and made available to the 
     sponsor or applicant.
       ``(C) Any agreement regarding the parameters of design and 
     size of bioavailability and bioequivalence studies of a drug 
     under this paragraph that is reached between the Secretary 
     and a sponsor or applicant shall be reduced to writing and 
     made part of the administrative record by the Secretary. Such 
     agreement shall not be changed after the testing begins, 
     except--
       ``(i) with the written agreement of the sponsor or 
     applicant; or
       ``(ii) pursuant to a decision, made in accordance with 
     subparagraph (D) by the director of the reviewing division, 
     that a substantial scientific issue essential to determining 
     the safety or effectiveness of the drug has been identified 
     after the testing has begun.
       ``(D) A decision under subparagraph (C)(ii) by the director 
     shall be in writing and the Secretary shall provide to the 
     sponsor or applicant an opportunity for a meeting at which 
     the director and the sponsor or applicant will be present and 
     at which the director will document the scientific issue 
     involved.
       ``(E) The written decisions of the reviewing division shall 
     be binding upon, and may not directly or indirectly be 
     changed by, the field or compliance office personnel unless 
     such field or compliance office personnel demonstrate to the 
     reviewing division why such decision should be modified.
       ``(F) No action by the reviewing division may be delayed 
     because of the unavailability of information from or action 
     by field personnel unless the reviewing division determines 
     that a delay is necessary to assure the marketing of a safe 
     and effective drug.
       ``(G) For purposes of this paragraph, the reviewing 
     division is the division responsible for the review of an 
     application for approval of a drug under this subsection 
     (including scientific matters, chemistry, manufacturing, and 
     controls).''.

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       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 505(j) (21 U.S.C. 
     355(j)), as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking ``(6)'' and 
     inserting ``(7)'';
       (B) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated in paragraph (1)), by 
     striking ``(4)'' and inserting ``(5)'';
       (C) in paragraph (4)(I) (as redesignated in paragraph (1)), 
     by striking ``(5)'' and inserting ``(6)''; and
       (D) in paragraph (7)(C) (as redesignated in paragraph (1)), 
     by striking ``(5)'' each place it occurs and inserting 
     ``(6)''.

     SEC. 120. SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANELS.

       Section 505 (21 U.S.C. 355) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(n)(1) For the purpose of providing expert scientific 
     advice and recommendations to the Secretary regarding a 
     clinical investigation of a drug or the approval for 
     marketing of a drug under section 505 or section 351 of the 
     Public Health Service Act, the Secretary shall establish 
     panels of experts or use panels of experts established before 
     the date of enactment of the Food and Drug Administration 
     Modernization Act of 1997, or both.
       ``(2) The Secretary may delegate the appointment and 
     oversight authority granted under section 904 to a director 
     of a center or successor entity within the Food and Drug 
     Administration.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall make appointments to each panel 
     established under paragraph (1) so that each panel shall 
     consist of--
       ``(A) members who are qualified by training and experience 
     to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the drugs to be 
     referred to the panel and who, to the extent feasible, 
     possess skill and experience in the development, manufacture, 
     or utilization of such drugs;
       ``(B) members with diverse expertise in such fields as 
     clinical and administrative medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology, 
     pharmacoeconomics, biological and physical sciences, and 
     other related professions;
       ``(C) a representative of consumer interests, and a 
     representative of interests of the drug manufacturing 
     industry not directly affected by the matter to be brought 
     before the panel; and
       ``(D) two or more members who are specialists or have other 
     expertise in the particular disease or condition for which 
     the drug under review is proposed to be indicated.
     Scientific, trade, and consumer organizations shall be 
     afforded an opportunity to nominate individuals for 
     appointment to the panels. No individual who is in the 
     regular full-time employ of the United States and engaged in 
     the administration of this Act may be a voting member of any 
     panel. The Secretary shall designate one of the members of 
     each panel to serve as chairman thereof.
       ``(4) Each member of a panel shall publicly disclose all 
     conflicts of interest that member may have with the work to 
     be undertaken by the panel. No member of a panel may vote on 
     any matter where the member or the immediate family of such 
     member could gain financially from the advice given to the 
     Secretary. The Secretary may grant a waiver of any conflict 
     of interest requirement upon public disclosure of such 
     conflict of interest if such waiver is necessary to afford 
     the panel essential expertise, except that the Secretary may 
     not grant a waiver for a member of a panel when the member's 
     own scientific work is involved.
       ``(5) The Secretary shall, as appropriate, provide 
     education and training to each new panel member before such 
     member participates in a panel's activities, including 
     education regarding requirements under this Act and related 
     regulations of the Secretary, and the administrative 
     processes and procedures related to panel meetings.
       ``(6) Panel members (other than officers or employees of 
     the United States), while attending meetings or conferences 
     of a panel or otherwise engaged in its business, shall be 
     entitled to receive compensation for each day so engaged, 
     including traveltime, at rates to be fixed by the Secretary, 
     but not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate in effect 
     for positions classified above grade GS-15 of the General 
     Schedule. While serving away from their homes or regular 
     places of business, panel members may be allowed 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.
       ``(7) The Secretary shall ensure that scientific advisory 
     panels meet regularly and at appropriate intervals so that 
     any matter to be reviewed by such a panel can be presented to 
     the panel not more than 60 days after the matter is ready for 
     such review. Meetings of the panel may be held using 
     electronic communication to convene the meetings.
       ``(8) Within 90 days after a scientific advisory panel 
     makes recommendations on any matter under its review, the 
     Food and Drug Administration official responsible for the 
     matter shall review the conclusions and recommendations of 
     the panel, and notify the affected persons of the final 
     decision on the matter, or of the reasons that no such 
     decision has been reached. Each such final decision shall be 
     documented including the rationale for the decision.''.

     SEC. 121. POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY.

       (a) Regulation of Compounded Positron Emission Tomography 
     Drugs.--Section 201 (21 U.S.C. 321) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(ii) The term `compounded positron emission tomography 
     drug'--
       ``(1) means a drug that--
       ``(A) exhibits spontaneous disintegration of unstable 
     nuclei by the emission of positrons and is used for the 
     purpose of providing dual photon positron emission 
     tomographic diagnostic images; and
       ``(B) has been compounded by or on the order of a 
     practitioner who is licensed by a State to compound or order 
     compounding for a drug described in subparagraph (A), and is 
     compounded in accordance with that State's law, for a patient 
     or for research, teaching, or quality control; and
       ``(2) includes any nonradioactive reagent, reagent kit, 
     ingredient, nuclide generator, accelerator, target material, 
     electronic synthesizer, or other apparatus or computer 
     program to be used in the preparation of such a drug.''.
       (b) Adulteration.--
       (1) In general.--Section 501(a) (21 U.S.C. 351(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``; or (3)'' and inserting the following: 
     ``; or (C) if it is a compounded positron emission tomography 
     drug and the methods used in, or the facilities and controls 
     used for, its compounding, processing, packing, or holding do 
     not conform to or are not operated or administered in 
     conformity with the positron emission tomography compounding 
     standards and the official monographs of the United States 
     Pharmacopoeia to assure that such drug meets the requirements 
     of this Act as to safety and has the identity and strength, 
     and meets the quality and purity characteristics, that it 
     purports or is represented to possess; or (3)''.
       (2) Sunset.--Section 501(a)(2)(C) of the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351(a)(2)(C)) shall not 
     apply 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act or 2 
     years after the date on which the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services establishes the requirements described in 
     subsection (c)(1)(B), whichever is later.
       (c) Requirements for Review of Approval Procedures and 
     Current Good Manufacturing Practices for Positron Emission 
     Tomography.--
       (1) Procedures and requirements.--
       (A) In general.--In order to take account of the special 
     characteristics of positron emission tomography drugs and the 
     special techniques and processes required to produce these 
     drugs, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     establish--
       (i) appropriate procedures for the approval of positron 
     emission tomography drugs pursuant to section 505 of the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355); and
       (ii) appropriate current good manufacturing practice 
     requirements for such drugs.
       (B) Considerations and consultation.--In establishing the 
     procedures and requirements required by subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take due account 
     of any relevant differences between not-for-profit 
     institutions that compound the drugs for their patients and 
     commercial manufacturers of the drugs. Prior to establishing 
     the procedures and requirements, the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services shall consult with patient advocacy groups, 
     professional associations, manufacturers, and physicians and 
     scientists licensed to make or use positron emission 
     tomography drugs.
       (2) Submission of new drug applications and abbreviated new 
     drug applications.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not require 
     the submission of new drug applications or abbreviated new 
     drug applications under subsection (b) or (j) of section 505 
     (21 U.S.C. 355), for compounded positron emission tomography 
     drugs that are not adulterated drugs described in section 
     501(a)(2)(C) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
     U.S.C. 351(a)(2)(C)) (as amended by subsection (b)), for a 
     period of 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, or 
     for 2 years after the date on which the Secretary establishes 
     procedures and requirements under paragraph (1), whichever is 
     longer.
       (B) Exception.--Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the 
     voluntary submission of such applications or the review of 
     such applications by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services. Nothing in this Act shall constitute an exemption 
     for a positron emission tomography drug from the requirements 
     of regulations issued under section 505(i) of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)).
       (d) Revocation of Certain Inconsistent Documents.--Within 
     30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall publish in the 
     Federal Register a notice terminating the application of the 
     following notices and rule:
       (1) A notice entitled ``Regulation of Positron Emission 
     Tomography Radiopharmaceutical Drug Products; Guidance; 
     Public Workshop'', published in the Federal Register on 
     February 27, 1995, 60 Fed. Reg. 10594.
       (2) A notice entitled ``Draft Guideline on the Manufacture 
     of Positron Emission Tomography Radiopharmaceutical Drug 
     Products; Availability'', published in the Federal Register 
     on February 27, 1995, 60 Fed. Reg. 10593.
       (3) A final rule entitled ``Current Good Manufacturing 
     Practice for Finished Pharmaceuticals; Positron Emission 
     Tomography'', published in the Federal Register on April 22, 
     1997, 62 Fed. Reg. 19493 (codified at part 211 of title 21, 
     Code of Federal Regulations).

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       (e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``compounded positron emission tomography drug'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 201 of the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).

     SEC. 122. REQUIREMENTS FOR RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS.

       (a) Requirements.--
       (1) Regulations.--
       (A) Proposed regulations.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services, after consultation with patient advocacy 
     groups, associations, physicians licensed to use 
     radiopharmaceuticals, and the regulated industry, shall issue 
     proposed regulations governing the approval of 
     radiopharmaceuticals. The regulations shall provide that the 
     determination of the safety and effectiveness of such a 
     radiopharmaceutical under section 505 of the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) or section 351 of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) shall include 
     consideration of the proposed use of the radiopharmaceutical 
     in the practice of medicine, the pharmacological and 
     toxicological activity of the radiopharmaceutical (including 
     any carrier or ligand component of the radiopharmaceutical), 
     and the estimated absorbed radiation dose of the 
     radiopharmaceutical.
       (B) Final regulations.--Not later than 18 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate 
     final regulations governing the approval of the 
     radiopharmaceuticals.
       (2) Special rule.--In the case of a radiopharmaceutical, 
     the indications for which such radiopharmaceutical is 
     approved for marketing may, in appropriate cases, refer to 
     manifestations of disease (such as biochemical, 
     physiological, anatomic, or pathological processes) common 
     to, or present in, one or more disease states.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term 
     ``radiopharmaceutical'' means--
       (1) an article--
       (A) that is intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring 
     of a disease or a manifestation of a disease in humans; and
       (B) that exhibits spontaneous disintegration of unstable 
     nuclei with the emission of nuclear particles or photons; or
       (2) any nonradioactive reagent kit or nuclide generator 
     that is intended to be used in the preparation of any such 
     article.

     SEC. 123. MODERNIZATION OF REGULATION.

       (a) Licenses.--
       (1) In general.--Section 351(a) of the Public Health 
     Service (42 U.S.C. 262(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a)(1) No person shall introduce or deliver for 
     introduction into interstate commerce any biological product 
     unless--
       ``(A) a biologics license is in effect for the biological 
     product; and
       ``(B) each package of the biological product is plainly 
     marked with--
       ``(i) the proper name of the biological product contained 
     in the package;
       ``(ii) the name, address, and applicable license number of 
     the manufacturer of the biological product; and
       ``(iii) the expiration date of the biological product.
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall establish, by regulation, 
     requirements for the approval, suspension, and revocation of 
     biologics licenses.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall approve a biologics license 
     application--
       ``(i) on the basis of a demonstration that--
       ``(I) the biological product that is the subject of the 
     application is safe, pure, and potent; and
       ``(II) the facility in which the biological product is 
     manufactured, processed, packed, or held meets standards 
     designed to assure that the biological product continues to 
     be safe, pure, and potent; and
       ``(ii) if the applicant (or other appropriate person) 
     consents to the inspection of the facility that is the 
     subject of the application, in accordance with subsection 
     (c).
       ``(3) The Secretary shall prescribe requirements under 
     which a biological product undergoing investigation shall be 
     exempt from the requirements of paragraph (1).''.
       (2) Elimination of existing license requirement.--Section 
     351(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(d)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``(d)(1)'' and all that follows through 
     ``of this section.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``(2)(A) Upon'' and inserting ``(d)(1) 
     Upon'' and
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as paragraph (2); 
     and
       (C) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated by subparagraph 
     (B)(ii))--
       (i) by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (1)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``this subparagraph'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``this paragraph''.
       (b) Labeling.--Section 351(b) of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 262(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) No person shall falsely label or mark any package or 
     container of any biological product or alter any label or 
     mark on the package or container of the biological product so 
     as to falsify the label or mark.''.
       (c) Inspection.--Section 351(c) of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(c)) is amended by striking 
     ``virus, serum,'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``biological product.''.
       (d) Definition; Application.--Section 351 of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(i) In this section, the term `biological product' means 
     a virus, therapeutic serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, 
     blood component or derivative, allergenic product, or 
     analogous product, or arsphenamine or derivative of 
     arsphenamine (or any other trivalent organic arsenic 
     compound), applicable to the prevention, treatment, or cure 
     of a disease or condition of human beings.''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 503(g)(4) (21 U.S.C. 
     353(g)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``section 351(a)'' and inserting ``section 
     351(i)''; and
       (B) by striking ``262(a)'' and inserting ``262(i)''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ``product or 
     establishment license under subsection (a) or (d)'' and 
     inserting ``biologics license application under subsection 
     (a)''.
       (f) Special Rule.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall take measures to minimize differences in the 
     review and approval of products required to have approved 
     biologics license applications under section 351 of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) and products 
     required to have approved new drug applications under section 
     505(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
     U.S.C. 355(b)(1)).
       (g) Application of Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.--
     Section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262), 
     as amended by subsection (d), is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(j) The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act applies to a 
     biological product subject to regulation under this section, 
     except that a product for which a license has been approved 
     under subsection (a) shall not be required to have an 
     approved application under section 505 of such Act.''.
       (h) Examinations and Procedures.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     353(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263a(d)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Examinations and procedures.--The examinations and 
     procedures identified in paragraph (2) are laboratory 
     examinations and procedures that have been approved by the 
     Food and Drug Administration for home use or that, as 
     determined by the Secretary, are simple laboratory 
     examinations and procedures that have an insignificant risk 
     of an erroneous result, including those that--
       ``(A) employ methodologies that are so simple and accurate 
     as to render the likelihood of erroneous results by the user 
     negligible, or
       ``(B) the Secretary has determined pose no unreasonable 
     risk of harm to the patient if performed incorrectly.''.

     SEC. 124. PILOT AND SMALL SCALE MANUFACTURE.

       (a) Human Drugs.--Section 505(c) (21 U.S.C. 355(c)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) A drug manufactured in a pilot or other small 
     facility may be used to demonstrate the safety and 
     effectiveness of the drug and to obtain approval for the drug 
     prior to manufacture of the drug in a larger facility, unless 
     the Secretary makes a determination that a full scale 
     production facility is necessary to ensure the safety or 
     effectiveness of the drug.''.
       (b) Animal Drugs.--Section 512(c) (21 U.S.C. 360b(c)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) A drug manufactured in a pilot or other small 
     facility may be used to demonstrate the safety and 
     effectiveness of the drug and to obtain approval for the drug 
     prior to manufacture of the drug in a larger facility, unless 
     the Secretary makes a determination that a full scale 
     production facility is necessary to ensure the safety or 
     effectiveness of the drug.''.

     SEC. 125. INSULIN AND ANTIBIOTICS.

       (a) Certification of Drugs Containing Insulin.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 506 (21 U.S.C. 356), as in effect 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act, is repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 301(j) (21 U.S.C. 331(j)) is amended by 
     striking ``506, 507,''.
       (B) Subsection (k) of section 502 (21 U.S.C. 352) is 
     repealed.
       (C) Sections 301(i)(1), 510(j)(1)(A), and 510(j)(1)(D) (21 
     U.S.C. 331(i)(1), 360(j)(1)(A), 360(j)(1)(D)) are each 
     amended by striking ``, 506, 507,''.
       (D) Section 801(d)(1) (21 U.S.C. 381(d)(1)) is amended by 
     inserting after ``503(b)'' the following: ``or composed 
     wholly or partly of insulin''.
       (E) Section 8126(h)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B), 
     by striking ``; or'' at the end of subparagraph (C) and 
     inserting a period, and by striking subparagraph (D).
       (b) Certification of Antibiotics.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 507 (21 U.S.C. 357) is repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 201(aa) (21 U.S.C. 321(aa)) is amended by 
     striking out ``or 507'', section 201(dd) (21 U.S.C. 321(dd)) 
     is amended by striking ``507,'', and section 201(ff)(3)(A) 
     (21 U.S.C. 321(ff)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``, 
     certified as an antibiotic under section 507,''.
       (B) Section 301(e) (21 U.S.C. 331(e)) is amended by 
     striking ``507(d) or (g),''.
       (C) Section 306(d)(4)(B)(ii) (21 U.S.C. 335a(d)(4)(B)(ii)) 
     is amended by striking ``or 507''.
       (D) Section 502 (21 U.S.C. 352) is amended by striking 
     subsection (l).
       (E) Section 520(l) (21 U.S.C. 360j(l)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (4) and by

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     striking ``or Antibiotic Drugs'' in the subsection heading.
       (F) Section 525(a) (21 U.S.C. 360aa(a)) is amended by 
     inserting ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1), by striking 
     paragraph (2), and by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
     paragraph (2).
       (G) Section 525(a) (21 U.S.C. 360aa(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``, certification of such drug for such disease or 
     condition under section 507,''.
       (H) Section 526(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. 360bb) is amended by 
     striking ``the submission of an application for certification 
     of the drug under section 507,'', by inserting ``or'' at the 
     end of subparagraph (A), by striking subparagraph (B), and by 
     redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
       (I) Section 526(b) (21 U.S.C. 360bb(b)) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, a certificate was 
     issued for the drug under section 507,''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2) by striking ``, a certificate has not 
     been issued for the drug under section 507,'' and by striking 
     ``, approval of an application for certification under 
     section 507,''.
       (J) Section 527(a) (21 U.S.C. 360cc(a)) is amended by 
     inserting ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1), by striking 
     paragraph (2), by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
     (2), and by striking ``, issue another certification under 
     section 507,''.
       (K) Section 527(b) (21 U.S.C. 360cc(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``, if a certification is issued under section 507 
     for such a drug,'', ``, of the issuance of the certification 
     under section 507,'', ``, issue another certification under 
     section 507,'', ``, of such certification,'', ``, of the 
     certification,'', and ``, issuance of other certications,''.
       (L) Section 704(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. 374(a)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``, section 507 (d) or (g),''.
       (M) Section 735(1) (21 U.S.C. 379g(1)(C)) is amended by 
     inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking 
     subparagraph (C), and by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
     subparagraph (C).
       (N) Subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B) of sections 5(b)(1) of 
     the Orphan Drug Act (21 U.S.C. 360ee(b)(1)(A), 
     360ee(b)(1)(B)) are each amended by striking ``or 507''.
       (O) Section 45C(b)(2)(A)(ii)(II) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or 507''.
       (P) Section 156(f)(4)(B) of title 35, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``507,'' each place it occurs.
       (c) Exportation.--Section 802 (21 U.S.C. 382) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Insulin and antibiotic drugs may be exported without 
     regard to the requirements in this section if the insulin and 
     antibiotic drugs meet the requirements of section 
     801(e)(1).''.
       (d) Transition.--
       (1) In general.--An application that was approved by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act for the marketing of an antibiotic drug 
     under section 507 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 357), as in effect on the day before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, shall, on and after such date of 
     enactment, be considered to be an application that was 
     submitted and filed under section 505(b) of such Act (21 
     U.S.C. 355(b)) and approved for safety and effectiveness 
     under section 505(c) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 355(c)), except 
     that if such application for marketing was in the form of an 
     abbreviated application, the application shall be considered 
     to have been filed and approved under section 505(j) of such 
     Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)).
       (2) Exception.--The following subsections of section 505 
     (21 U.S.C 355) shall not apply to any application for 
     marketing in which the drug that is the subject of the 
     application contains an antibiotic drug and the antibiotic 
     drug was the subject of any application for marketing 
     received by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 
     section 507 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 357) before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act:
       (A)(i) Subsections (c)(2), (d)(6), (e)(4), (j)(2)(A)(vii), 
     (j)(2)(A)(viii), (j)(2)(B), (j)(4)(B), and (j)(4)(D); and
       (ii) The third and fourth sentences of subsection (b)(1) 
     (regarding the filing and publication of patent information); 
     and
       (B) Subsections (b)(2)(A), (b)(2)(B), (b)(3), and (c)(3) if 
     the investigations relied upon by the applicant for approval 
     of the application were not conducted by or for the applicant 
     and for which the applicant has not obtained a right of 
     reference or use from the person by or for whom the 
     investigations were conducted.
       (3) Publication.--For purposes of this section, the 
     Secretary is authorized to make available to the public the 
     established name of each antibiotic drug that was the subject 
     of any application for marketing received by the Secretary 
     for Health and Human Services under section 507 of the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 357) before 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (e) Definition.--Section 201 (21 U.S.C. 321), as amended by 
     section 121(a)(1), is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(jj) The term `antibiotic drug' means any drug (except 
     drugs for use in animals other than humans) composed wholly 
     or partly of any kind of penicillin, streptomycin, 
     chlortetracycline, chloramphenicol, bacitracin, or any other 
     drug intended for human use containing any quantity of any 
     chemical substance which is produced by a micro-organism and 
     which has the capacity to inhibit or destroy micro-organisms 
     in dilute solution (including a chemically synthesized 
     equivalent of any such substance) or any derivative 
     thereof.''.

     SEC. 126. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN LABELING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Prescription Drugs.--Section 503(b)(4) (21 U.S.C. 
     353(b)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) A drug that is subject to paragraph (1) shall be 
     deemed to be misbranded if at any time prior to dispensing 
     the label of the drug fails to bear, at a minimum, the symbol 
     `Rx only'.
       ``(B) A drug to which paragraph (1) does not apply shall be 
     deemed to be misbranded if at any time prior to dispensing 
     the label of the drug bears the symbol described in 
     subparagraph (A).''.
       (b) Misbranded Drug.--Section 502(d) (21 U.S.C. 352(d)) is 
     repealed.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 503(b)(1) (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.
       (2) Section 503(b)(3) (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``section 502(d) and''.
       (3) Section 102(9)(A) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
     U.S.C. 802(9)(A)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``(i)''; and
       (B) by striking ``(ii)'' and all that follows.

     SEC. 127. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL LAW TO PRACTICE OF PHARMACY 
                   COMPOUNDING.

       (a) Amendment.--Chapter V is amended by inserting after 
     section 503 (21 U.S.C. 353) the following:

     ``SEC. 503A. PHARMACY COMPOUNDING.

       ``(a) In General.--Sections 501(a)(2)(B), 502(f)(1), and 
     505 shall not apply to a drug product if the drug product is 
     compounded for an identified individual patient based on the 
     unsolicited receipt of a valid prescription order or a 
     notation, approved by the prescribing practitioner, on the 
     prescription order that a compounded product is necessary for 
     the identified patient, if the drug product meets the 
     requirements of this section, and if the compounding--
       ``(1) is by--
       ``(A) a licensed pharmacist in a State licensed pharmacy or 
     a Federal facility, or
       ``(B) a licensed physician,

     on the prescription order for such individual patient made by 
     a licensed physician or other licensed practitioner 
     authorized by State law to prescribe drugs; or
       ``(2)(A) is by a licensed pharmacist or licensed physician 
     in limited quantities before the receipt of a valid 
     prescription order for such individual patient; and
       ``(B) is based on a history of the licensed pharmacist or 
     licensed physician receiving valid prescription orders for 
     the compounding of the drug product, which orders have been 
     generated solely within an established relationship between--
       ``(i) the licensed pharmacist or licensed physician; and
       ``(ii)(I) such individual patient for whom the prescription 
     order will be provided; or
       ``(II) the physician or other licensed practitioner who 
     will write such prescription order.
       ``(b) Compounded Drug.--
       ``(1) Licensed pharmacist and licensed physician.--A drug 
     product may be compounded under subsection (a) if the 
     licensed pharmacist or licensed physician--
       ``(A) compounds the drug product using bulk drug 
     substances, as defined in regulations of the Secretary 
     published at section 207.3(a)(4) of title 21 of the Code of 
     Federal Regulations--
       ``(i) that--

       ``(I) comply with the standards of an applicable United 
     States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary monograph, if a 
     monograph exists, and the United States Pharmacopoeia chapter 
     on pharmacy compounding;
       ``(II) if such a monograph does not exist, are drug 
     substances that are components of drugs approved by the 
     Secretary; or
       ``(III) if such a monograph does not exist and the drug 
     substance is not a component of a drug approved by the 
     Secretary, that appear on a list developed by the Secretary 
     through regulations issued by the Secretary under subsection 
     (d);

       ``(ii) that are manufactured by an establishment that is 
     registered under section 510 (including a foreign 
     establishment that is registered under section 510(i)); and
       ``(iii) that are accompanied by valid certificates of 
     analysis for each bulk drug substance;
       ``(B) compounds the drug product using ingredients (other 
     than bulk drug substances) that comply with the standards of 
     an applicable United States Pharmacopoeia or National 
     Formulary monograph, if a monograph exists, and the United 
     States Pharmacopoeia chapter on pharmacy compounding;
       ``(C) does not compound a drug product that appears on a 
     list published by the Secretary in the Federal Register of 
     drug products that have been withdrawn or removed from the 
     market because such drug products or components of such drug 
     products have been found to be unsafe or not effective; and
       ``(D) does not compound regularly or in inordinate amounts 
     (as defined by the Secretary) any drug products that are 
     essentially copies of a commercially available drug product.
       ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(D), the 
     term `essentially a copy of a commercially available drug 
     product' does

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     not include a drug product in which there is a change, made 
     for an identified individual patient, which produces for that 
     patient a significant difference, as determined by the 
     prescribing practitioner, between the compounded drug and the 
     comparable commercially available drug product.
       ``(3) Drug product.--A drug product may be compounded under 
     subsection (a) only if--
       ``(A) such drug product is not a drug product identified by 
     the Secretary by regulation as a drug product that presents 
     demonstrable difficulties for compounding that reasonably 
     demonstrate an adverse effect on the safety or effectiveness 
     of that drug product; and
       ``(B) such drug product is compounded in a State--
       ``(i) that has entered into a memorandum of understanding 
     with the Secretary which addresses the distribution of 
     inordinate amounts of compounded drug products interstate and 
     provides for appropriate investigation by a State agency of 
     complaints relating to compounded drug products distributed 
     outside such State; or
       ``(ii) that has not entered into the memorandum of 
     understanding described in clause (i) and the licensed 
     pharmacist, licensed pharmacy, or licensed physician 
     distributes (or causes to be distributed) compounded drug 
     products out of the State in which they are compounded in 
     quantities that do not exceed 5 percent of the total 
     prescription orders dispensed or distributed by such pharmacy 
     or physician.

     The Secretary shall, in consultation with the National 
     Association of Boards of Pharmacy, develop a standard 
     memorandum of understanding for use by the States in 
     complying with subparagraph (B)(i).
       ``(c) Advertising and Promotion.--A drug may be compounded 
     under subsection (a) only if the pharmacy, licensed 
     pharmacist, or licensed physician does not advertise or 
     promote the compounding of any particular drug, class of 
     drug, or type of drug. The pharmacy, licensed pharmacist, or 
     licensed physician may advertise and promote the compounding 
     service provided by the licensed pharmacist or licensed 
     physician.
       ``(d) Regulations.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall issue regulations to 
     implement this section. Before issuing regulations to 
     implement subsections (b)(1)(A)(i)(III), (b)(1)(C), or 
     (b)(3)(A), the Secretary shall convene and consult an 
     advisory committee on compounding unless the Secretary 
     determines that the issuance of such regulations before 
     consultation is necessary to protect the public health. The 
     advisory committee shall include representatives from the 
     National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, the United States 
     Pharmacopoeia, pharmacy, physician, and consumer 
     organizations, and other experts selected by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Limiting compounding.--The Secretary, in consultation 
     with the United States Pharmacopoeia Convention, 
     Incorporated, shall promulgate regulations identifying drug 
     substances that may be used in compounding under subsection 
     (b)(1)(A)(i)(III) for which a monograph does not exist or 
     which are not components of drug products approved by the 
     Secretary. The Secretary shall include in the regulation the 
     criteria for such substances, which shall include historical 
     use, reports in peer reviewed medical literature, or other 
     criteria the Secretary may identify.
       ``(e) Application.--This section shall not apply to--
       ``(1) compounded positron emission tomography drugs as 
     defined in section 201(ii); or
       ``(2) radiopharmaceuticals.
       ``(f) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     `compounding' does not include mixing, reconstituting, or 
     other such acts that are performed in accordance with 
     directions contained in approved labeling provided by the 
     product's manufacturer and other manufacturer directions 
     consistent with that labeling.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 503A of the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act, added by subsection (a), shall take 
     effect upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 128. REAUTHORIZATION OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY PROGRAM.

       Section 2 of Public Law 102-222 (105 Stat. 1677) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``a grant'' and all that 
     follows through ``Such grant'' and inserting the following: 
     ``grants for a pilot program for the training of individuals 
     in clinical pharmacology at appropriate medical schools. Such 
     grants''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``to carry out this 
     section'' and inserting ``, and for fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002 $3,000,000 for each fiscal year, to carry out this 
     section''.

     SEC. 129. REGULATIONS FOR SUNSCREEN PRODUCTS.

       Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     issue regulations for over-the-counter sunscreen products for 
     the prevention or treatment of sunburn.

     SEC. 130. REPORTS OF POSTMARKETING APPROVAL STUDIES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter V, as amended by section 116, is 
     further amended by inserting after section 506A the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 506B. REPORTS OF POSTMARKETING STUDIES.

       ``(a) Submission.--
       ``(1) In general.--A sponsor of a drug that has entered 
     into an agreement with the Secretary to conduct a 
     postmarketing study of a drug shall submit to the Secretary, 
     within 1 year after the approval of such drug and annually 
     thereafter until the study is completed or terminated, a 
     report of the progress of the study or the reasons for the 
     failure of the sponsor to conduct the study. The report shall 
     be submitted in such form as is prescribed by the Secretary 
     in regulations issued by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Agreements prior to effective date.--Any agreement 
     entered into between the Secretary and a sponsor of a drug, 
     prior to the date of enactment of the Food and Drug 
     Administration Modernization Act of 1997, to conduct a 
     postmarketing study of a drug shall be subject to the 
     requirements of paragraph (1). An initial report for such an 
     agreement shall be submitted within 6 months after the date 
     of the issuance of the regulations under paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Consideration of Information as Public Information.--
     Any information pertaining to a report described in 
     subsection (a) shall be considered to be public information 
     to the extent that the information is necessary--
       ``(1) to identify the sponsor; and
       ``(2) to establish the status of a study described in 
     subsection (a) and the reasons, if any, for any failure to 
     carry out the study.
       ``(c) Status of Studies and Reports.--The Secretary shall 
     annually develop and publish in the Federal Register a report 
     that provides information on the status of the postmarketing 
     studies--
       ``(1) that sponsors have entered into agreements to 
     conduct; and
       ``(2) for which reports have been submitted under 
     subsection (a)(1).''.
       (b) Report to Congressional Committees.--Not later than 
     October 1, 2001, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to 
     the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives a 
     report containing--
       (1) a summary of the reports submitted under section 506B 
     of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;
       (2) an evaluation of--
       (A) the performance of the sponsors referred to in such 
     section in fulfilling the agreements with respect to the 
     conduct of postmarketing studies described in such section of 
     such Act; and
       (B) the timeliness of the Secretary's review of the 
     postmarketing studies; and
       (3) any legislative recommendations respecting the 
     postmarketing studies.

     SEC. 131. NOTIFICATION OF DISCONTINUANCE OF A LIFE SAVING 
                   PRODUCT.

       (a) In General.--Chapter V, as amended by section 130, is 
     further amended by inserting after section 506B the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 506C. DISCONTINUANCE OF A LIFE SAVING PRODUCT.

       ``(a) In General.--A manufacturer that is the sole 
     manufacturer of a drug--
       ``(1) that is--
       ``(A) life-supporting;
       ``(B) life-sustaining; or
       ``(C) intended for use in the prevention of a debilitating 
     disease or condition;
       ``(2) for which an application has been approved under 
     section 505(b) or 505(j); and
       ``(3) that is not a product that was originally derived 
     from human tissue and was replaced by a recombinant product,

     shall notify the Secretary of a discontinuance of the 
     manufacture of the drug at least 6 months prior to the date 
     of the discontinuance.
       ``(b) Reduction in Notification Period.--The notification 
     period required under subsection (a) for a manufacturer may 
     be reduced if the manufacturer certifies to the Secretary 
     that good cause exists for the reduction, such as a situation 
     in which--
       ``(1) a public health problem may result from continuation 
     of the manufacturing for the 6-month period;
       ``(2) a biomaterials shortage prevents the continuation of 
     the manufacturing for the 6-month period;
       ``(3) a liability problem may exist for the manufacturer if 
     the manufacturing is continued for the 6-month period;
       ``(4) continuation of the manufacturing for the 6-month 
     period may cause substantial economic hardship for the 
     manufacturer;
       ``(5) the manufacturer has filed for bankruptcy under 
     chapter 7 or 11 of title 11, United States Code; or
       ``(6) the manufacturer can continue the distribution of the 
     drug involved for 6 months.
       ``(c) Distribution.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Secretary shall distribute information on the discontinuation 
     of the drugs described in subsection (a) to appropriate 
     physician and patient organizations.''.
               TITLE II--IMPROVING REGULATION OF DEVICES

     SEC. 201. INVESTIGATIONAL DEVICE EXEMPTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 520(g) (21 U.S.C. 360j(g)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6)(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization 
     Act of 1997, the Secretary shall by regulation establish, 
     with respect to a device for which an exemption under this 
     subsection is in effect, procedures and conditions that, 
     without requiring an additional approval of an application 
     for an exemption or the approval of a supplement to such an 
     application, permit--
       ``(i) developmental changes in the device (including 
     manufacturing changes) that do not constitute a significant 
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     or in basic principles of operation and that are made in 
     response to information gathered during the course of an 
     investigation; and
       ``(ii) changes or modifications to clinical protocols that 
     do not affect--
       ``(I) the validity of data or information resulting from 
     the completion of an approved protocol, or the relationship 
     of likely patient risk to benefit relied upon to approve a 
     protocol;
       ``(II) the scientific soundness of an investigational plan 
     submitted under paragraph (3)(A); or
       ``(III) the rights, safety, or welfare of the human 
     subjects involved in the investigation.
       ``(B) Regulations under subparagraph (A) shall provide that 
     a change or modification described in such subparagraph may 
     be made if--
       ``(i) the sponsor of the investigation determines, on the 
     basis of credible information (as defined by the Secretary) 
     that the applicable conditions under subparagraph (A) are 
     met; and
       ``(ii) the sponsor submits to the Secretary, not later than 
     5 days after making the change or modification, a notice of 
     the change or modification.
       ``(7)(A) In the case of a person intending to investigate 
     the safety or effectiveness of a class III device or any 
     implantable device, the Secretary shall ensure that the 
     person has an opportunity, prior to submitting an application 
     to the Secretary or to an institutional review committee, to 
     submit to the Secretary, for review, an investigational plan 
     (including a clinical protocol). If the applicant submits a 
     written request for a meeting with the Secretary regarding 
     such review, the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days 
     after receiving the request, meet with the applicant for the 
     purpose of reaching agreement regarding the investigational 
     plan (including a clinical protocol). The written request 
     shall include a detailed description of the device, a 
     detailed description of the proposed conditions of use of the 
     device, a proposed plan (including a clinical protocol) for 
     determining whether there is a reasonable assurance of 
     effectiveness, and, if available, information regarding the 
     expected performance from the device.
       ``(B) Any agreement regarding the parameters of an 
     investigational plan (including a clinical protocol) that is 
     reached between the Secretary and a sponsor or applicant 
     shall be reduced to writing and made part of the 
     administrative record by the Secretary. Any such agreement 
     shall not be changed, except--
       ``(i) with the written agreement of the sponsor or 
     applicant; or
       ``(ii) pursuant to a decision, made in accordance with 
     subparagraph (C) by the director of the office in which the 
     device involved is reviewed, that a substantial scientific 
     issue essential to determining the safety or effectiveness of 
     the device involved has been identified.
       ``(C) A decision under subparagraph (B)(ii) by the director 
     shall be in writing, and may be made only after the Secretary 
     has provided to the sponsor or applicant an opportunity for a 
     meeting at which the director and the sponsor or applicant 
     are present and at which the director documents the 
     scientific issue involved.''.
       (b) Action on Application.--Section 515(d)(1)(B) (21 U.S.C. 
     360e(d)(1)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) The Secretary shall accept and review statistically 
     valid and reliable data and any other information from 
     investigations conducted under the authority of regulations 
     required by section 520(g) to make a determination of whether 
     there is a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness 
     of a device subject to a pending application under this 
     section if--
       ``(I) the data or information is derived from 
     investigations of an earlier version of the device, the 
     device has been modified during or after the investigations 
     (but prior to submission of an application under subsection 
     (c)) and such a modification of the device does not 
     constitute a significant change in the design or in the basic 
     principles of operation of the device that would invalidate 
     the data or information; or
       ``(II) the data or information relates to a device approved 
     under this section, is available for use under this Act, and 
     is relevant to the design and intended use of the device for 
     which the application is pending.''.

     SEC. 202. SPECIAL REVIEW FOR CERTAIN DEVICES.

       Section 515(d) (21 U.S.C. 360e(d)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) In order to provide for more effective treatment or 
     diagnosis of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating 
     human diseases or conditions, the Secretary shall provide 
     review priority for devices--
       ``(A) representing breakthrough technologies,
       ``(B) for which no approved alternatives exist,
       ``(C) which offer significant advantages over existing 
     approved alternatives, or
       ``(D) the availability of which is in the best interest of 
     the patients.''.

     SEC. 203. EXPANDING HUMANITARIAN USE OF DEVICES.

       Section 520(m) (21 U.S.C. 360j(m)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by adding after and below 
     subparagraph (C) the following sentences:

     ``The request shall be in the form of an application 
     submitted to the Secretary. Not later than 75 days after the 
     date of the receipt of the application, the Secretary shall 
     issue an order approving or denying the application.'';
       (2) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after ``(2)(A)'' the 
     following: ``, unless a physician determines in an emergency 
     situation that approval from a local institutional review 
     committee can not be obtained in time to prevent serious harm 
     or death to a patient''; and
       (B) by adding after and below subparagraph (B) the 
     following:

     ``In a case described in subparagraph (B) in which a 
     physician uses a device without an approval from an 
     institutional review committee, the physician shall, after 
     the use of the device, notify the chairperson of the local 
     institutional review committee of such use. Such notification 
     shall include the identification of the patient involved, the 
     date on which the device was used, and the reason for the 
     use.'';
       (3) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
       ``(5) The Secretary may require a person granted an 
     exemption under paragraph (2) to demonstrate continued 
     compliance with the requirements of this subsection if the 
     Secretary believes such demonstration to be necessary to 
     protect the public health or if the Secretary has reason to 
     believe that the criteria for the exemption are no longer 
     met.''; and
       (4) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
       ``(6) The Secretary may suspend or withdraw an exemption 
     from the effectiveness requirements of sections 514 and 515 
     for a humanitarian device only after providing notice and an 
     opportunity for an informal hearing.''.

     SEC. 204. DEVICE STANDARDS.

       (a) Alternative Procedure.--Section 514 (21 U.S.C. 360d) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

                      ``Recognition of a Standard

       ``(c)(1)(A) In addition to establishing a performance 
     standard under this section, the Secretary shall, by 
     publication in the Federal Register, recognize all or part of 
     an appropriate standard established by a nationally or 
     internationally recognized standard development organization 
     for which a person may submit a declaration of conformity in 
     order to meet a premarket submission requirement or other 
     requirement under this Act to which such standard is 
     applicable.
       ``(B) If a person elects to use a standard recognized by 
     the Secretary under subparagraph (A) to meet the requirements 
     described in such subparagraph, the person shall provide a 
     declaration of conformity to the Secretary that certifies 
     that the device is in conformity with such standard. A person 
     may elect to use data, or information, other than data 
     required by a standard recognized under subparagraph (A) to 
     meet any requirement regarding devices under this Act.
       ``(2) The Secretary may withdraw such recognition of a 
     standard through publication of a notice in the Federal 
     Register if the Secretary determines that the standard is no 
     longer appropriate for meeting a requirement regarding 
     devices under this Act.
       ``(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall 
     accept a declaration of conformity that a device is in 
     conformity with a standard recognized under paragraph (1) 
     unless the Secretary finds--
       ``(i) that the data or information submitted to support 
     such declaration does not demonstrate that the device is in 
     conformity with the standard identified in the declaration of 
     conformity; or
       ``(ii) that the standard identified in the declaration of 
     conformity is not applicable to the particular device under 
     review.
       ``(B) The Secretary may request, at any time, the data or 
     information relied on by the person to make a declaration of 
     conformity with respect to a standard recognized under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(C) A person making a declaration of conformity with 
     respect to a standard recognized under paragraph (1) shall 
     maintain the data and information demonstrating conformity of 
     the device to the standard for a period of two years after 
     the date of the classification or approval of the device by 
     the Secretary or a period equal to the expected design life 
     of the device, whichever is longer.''.
       (b) Section 301.--Section 301 (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(x) The falsification of a declaration of conformity 
     submitted under section 514(c) or the failure or refusal to 
     provide data or information requested by the Secretary under 
     paragraph (3) of such section.''.
       (c) Section 501.--Section 501(e) (21 U.S.C. 351(e)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(e)'' and inserting ``(e)(1)''; and
       (2) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(2) If it is declared to be, purports to be, or is 
     represented as, a device that is in conformity with any 
     standard recognized under section 514(c) unless such device 
     is in all respects in conformity with such standard.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 514(a) (21 U.S.C. 
     360d(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), in the second sentence, by striking 
     ``under this section'' and inserting ``under subsection 
     (b)'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``under this section'' and inserting ``under 
     subsection (b)'';

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       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``under this section'' 
     and inserting ``under subsection (b)''; and
       (4) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``this 
     subsection and subsection (b)''.

     SEC. 205. SCOPE OF REVIEW; COLLABORATIVE DETERMINATIONS OF 
                   DEVICE DATA REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Section 513(a).--Section 513(a)(3) (21 U.S.C. 
     360c(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) In making a determination of a reasonable assurance 
     of the effectiveness of a device for which an application 
     under section 515 has been submitted, the Secretary shall 
     consider whether the extent of data that otherwise would be 
     required for approval of the application with respect to 
     effectiveness can be reduced through reliance on postmarket 
     controls.
       ``(D)(i) The Secretary, upon the written request of any 
     person intending to submit an application under section 515, 
     shall meet with such person to determine the type of valid 
     scientific evidence (within the meaning of subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B)) that will be necessary to demonstrate for purposes 
     of approval of an application the effectiveness of a device 
     for the conditions of use proposed by such person. The 
     written request shall include a detailed description of the 
     device, a detailed description of the proposed conditions of 
     use of the device, a proposed plan for determining whether 
     there is a reasonable assurance of effectiveness, and, if 
     available, information regarding the expected performance 
     from the device. Within 30 days after such meeting, the 
     Secretary shall specify in writing the type of valid 
     scientific evidence that will provide a reasonable assurance 
     that a device is effective under the conditions of use 
     proposed by such person.
       ``(ii) Any clinical data, including one or more well-
     controlled investigations, specified in writing by the 
     Secretary for demonstrating a reasonable assurance of device 
     effectiveness shall be specified as result of a determination 
     by the Secretary that such data are necessary to establish 
     device effectiveness. The Secretary shall consider, in 
     consultation with the applicant, the least burdensome 
     appropriate means of evaluating device effectiveness that 
     would have a reasonable likelihood of resulting in approval.
       ``(iii) The determination of the Secretary with respect to 
     the specification of valid scientific evidence under clauses 
     (i) and (ii) shall be binding upon the Secretary, unless such 
     determination by the Secretary could be contrary to the 
     public health.''.
       (b) Section 513(i).--Section 513(i)(1) (21 U.S.C. 
     360c(i)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) To facilitate reviews of reports submitted to the 
     Secretary under section 510(k), the Secretary shall consider 
     the extent to which reliance on postmarket controls may 
     expedite the classification of devices under subsection 
     (f)(1) of this section.
       ``(D) Whenever the Secretary requests information to 
     demonstrate that devices with differing technological 
     characteristics are substantially equivalent, the Secretary 
     shall only request information that is necessary to making 
     substantial equivalence determinations. In making such 
     request, the Secretary shall consider the least burdensome 
     means of demonstrating substantial equivalence and request 
     information accordingly.
       ``(E)(i) Any determination by the Secretary of the intended 
     use of a device shall be based upon the proposed labeling 
     submitted in a report for the device under section 510(k). 
     However, when determining that a device can be found 
     substantially equivalent to a legally marketed device, the 
     director of the organizational unit responsible for 
     regulating devices (in this subparagraph referred to as the 
     `Director') may require a statement in labeling that provides 
     appropriate information regarding a use of the device not 
     identified in the proposed labeling if, after providing an 
     opportunity for consultation with the person who submitted 
     such report, the Director determines and states in writing--
       ``(I) that there is a reasonable likelihood that the device 
     will be used for an intended use not identified in the 
     proposed labeling for the device; and
       ``(II) that such use could cause harm.
       ``(ii) Such determination shall--
       ``(I) be provided to the person who submitted the report 
     within 10 days from the date of the notification of the 
     Director's concerns regarding the proposed labeling;
       ``(II) specify the limitations on the use of the device not 
     included in the proposed labeling; and
       ``(III) find the device substantially equivalent if the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A) are met and if the labeling 
     for such device conforms to the limitations specified in 
     subclause (II).
       ``(iii) The responsibilities of the Director under this 
     subparagraph may not be delegated.
       ``(iv) This subparagraph has no legal effect after the 
     expiration of the five-year period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of the Food and Drug Administration 
     Modernization Act of 1997.''.
       (c) Section 515(d).--Section 515(d) (21 U.S.C. 360e(d)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by adding after and below clause 
     (ii) the following:

     ``In making the determination whether to approve or deny the 
     application, the Secretary shall rely on the conditions of 
     use included in the proposed labeling as the basis for 
     determining whether or not there is a reasonable assurance of 
     safety and effectiveness, if the proposed labeling is neither 
     false nor misleading. In determining whether or not such 
     labeling is false or misleading, the Secretary shall fairly 
     evaluate all material facts pertinent to the proposed 
     labeling.''; and
       (2) by adding after paragraph (5) (as added by section 
     202(2)) the following:
       ``(6)(A)(i) A supplemental application shall be required 
     for any change to a device subject to an approved application 
     under this subsection that affects safety or effectiveness, 
     unless such change is a modification in a manufacturing 
     procedure or method of manufacturing and the holder of the 
     approved application submits a written notice to the 
     Secretary that describes in detail the change, summarizes the 
     data or information supporting the change, and informs the 
     Secretary that the change has been made under the 
     requirements of section 520(f).
       ``(ii) The holder of an approved application who submits a 
     notice under clause (i) with respect to a manufacturing 
     change of a device may distribute the device 30 days after 
     the date on which the Secretary receives the notice, unless 
     the Secretary within such 30-day period notifies the holder 
     that the notice is not adequate and describes such further 
     information or action that is required for acceptance of such 
     change. If the Secretary notifies the holder that a 
     supplemental application is required, the Secretary shall 
     review the supplement within 135 days after the receipt of 
     the supplement. The time used by the Secretary to review the 
     notice of the manufacturing change shall be deducted from the 
     135-day review period if the notice meets appropriate content 
     requirements for premarket approval supplements.
       ``(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), in reviewing a supplement 
     to an approved application, for an incremental change to the 
     design of a device that affects safety or effectiveness, the 
     Secretary shall approve such supplement if--
       ``(I) nonclinical data demonstrate that the design 
     modification creates the intended additional capacity, 
     function, or performance of the device; and
       ``(II) clinical data from the approved application and any 
     supplement to the approved application provide a reasonable 
     assurance of safety and effectiveness for the changed device.
       ``(ii) The Secretary may require, when necessary, 
     additional clinical data to evaluate the design modification 
     of the device to provide a reasonable assurance of safety and 
     effectiveness.''.

     SEC. 206. PREMARKET NOTIFICATION.

       (a) Section 510.--Section 510 (21 U.S.C. 360) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (k), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by adding after ``report to the Secretary'' the 
     following: ``or person who is accredited under section 
     523(a)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following subsections:
       ``(l) A report under subsection (k) is not required for a 
     device intended for human use that is exempted from the 
     requirements of this subsection under subsection (m) or is 
     within a type that has been classified into class I under 
     section 513. The exception established in the preceding 
     sentence does not apply to any class I device that is 
     intended for a use which is of substantial importance in 
     preventing impairment of human health, or to any class I 
     device that presents a potential unreasonable risk of illness 
     or injury.
       ``(m)(1) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
     of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 
     1997, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a 
     list of each type of class II device that does not require a 
     report under subsection (k) to provide reasonable assurance 
     of safety and effectiveness. Each type of class II device 
     identified by the Secretary as not requiring the report shall 
     be exempt from the requirement to provide a report under 
     subsection (k) as of the date of the publication of the list 
     in the Federal Register.
       ``(2) Beginning on the date that is 1 day after the date of 
     the publication of a list under this subsection, the 
     Secretary may exempt a class II device from the requirement 
     to submit a report under subsection (k), upon the Secretary's 
     own initiative or a petition of an interested person, if the 
     Secretary determines that such report is not necessary to 
     assure the safety and effectiveness of the device. The 
     Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the 
     intent of the Secretary to exempt the device, or of the 
     petition, and provide a 30-day period for public comment. 
     Within 120 days after the issuance of the notice in the 
     Federal Register, the Secretary shall publish an order in the 
     Federal Register that sets forth the final determination of 
     the Secretary regarding the exemption of the device that was 
     the subject of the notice. If the Secretary fails to respond 
     to a petition within 180 days of receiving it, the petition 
     shall be deemed to be granted.''.
       (b) Section 513(f).--Section 513(f) (21 U.S.C. 360c(f)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) The Secretary may not withhold a determination of the 
     initial classification of a device under paragraph (1) 
     because of a failure to comply with any provision of this Act 
     unrelated to a substantial equivalence decision, including a 
     finding that the facility in which the device is manufactured 
     is not in compliance with good manufacturing requirements as 
     set forth in regulations of the Secretary under section 
     520(f) (other than a finding that there is a substantial 
     likelihood that the failure to comply with such regulations 
     will potentially present a serious risk to human health).''.

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       (c) Section 513(i).--Section 513(i)(1) (21 U.S.C. 360c(i)), 
     as amended by section 205(b), is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii)--
       (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``clinical data'' and 
     inserting ``appropriate clinical or scientific data'' and by 
     inserting ``or a person accredited under section 523'' after 
     ``Secretary''; and
       (B) in subclause (II), by striking ``efficacy'' and 
     inserting ``effectiveness''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization 
     Act of 1997, the Secretary shall issue guidance specifying 
     the general principles that the Secretary will consider in 
     determining when a specific intended use of a device is not 
     reasonably included within a general use of such device for 
     purposes of a determination of substantial equivalence under 
     subsection (f) or section 520(l).''.

     SEC. 207. EVALUATION OF AUTOMATIC CLASS III DESIGNATION.

       Section 513(f) (21 U.S.C. 360c(f)), as amended by section 
     206(b), is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (3)''; and
       (B) in the last sentence, by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (2) or (3)'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2)(A) Any person who submits a report under section 
     510(k) for a type of device that has not been previously 
     classified under this Act, and that is classified into class 
     III under paragraph (1), may request, within 30 days after 
     receiving written notice of such a classification, the 
     Secretary to classify the device under the criteria set forth 
     in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (a)(1). The 
     person may, in the request, recommend to the Secretary a 
     classification for the device. Any such request shall 
     describe the device and provide detailed information and 
     reasons for the recommended classification.
       ``(B)(i) Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     submission of the request under subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary shall by written order classify the device 
     involved. Such classification shall be the initial 
     classification of the device for purposes of paragraph (1) 
     and any device classified under this paragraph shall be a 
     predicate device for determining substantial equivalence 
     under paragraph (1).
       ``(ii) A device that remains in class III under this 
     subparagraph shall be deemed to be adulterated within the 
     meaning of section 501(f)(1)(B) until approved under section 
     515 or exempted from such approval under section 520(g).
       ``(C) Within 30 days after the issuance of an order 
     classifying a device under this paragraph, the Secretary 
     shall publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing 
     such classification.''.

     SEC. 208. CLASSIFICATION PANELS.

       Section 513(b) (21 U.S.C. 360c(b)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(5) Classification panels covering each type of device 
     shall be scheduled to meet at such times as may be 
     appropriate for the Secretary to meet applicable statutory 
     deadlines.
       ``(6)(A) Any person whose device is specifically the 
     subject of review by a classification panel shall have--
       ``(i) the same access to data and information submitted to 
     a classification panel (except for data and information that 
     are not available for public disclosure under section 552 of 
     title 5, United States Code) as the Secretary;
       ``(ii) the opportunity to submit, for review by a 
     classification panel, information that is based on the data 
     or information provided in the application submitted under 
     section 515 by the person, which information shall be 
     submitted to the Secretary for prompt transmittal to the 
     classification panel; and
       ``(iii) the same opportunity as the Secretary to 
     participate in meetings of the panel.
       ``(B) Any meetings of a classification panel shall provide 
     adequate time for initial presentations and for response to 
     any differing views by persons whose devices are specifically 
     the subject of a classification panel review, and shall 
     encourage free and open participation by all interested 
     persons.
       ``(7) After receiving from a classification panel the 
     conclusions and recommendations of the panel on a matter that 
     the panel has reviewed, the Secretary shall review the 
     conclusions and recommendations, shall make a final decision 
     on the matter in accordance with section 515(d)(2), and shall 
     notify the affected persons of the decision in writing and, 
     if the decision differs from the conclusions and 
     recommendations of the panel, shall include the reasons for 
     the difference.
       ``(8) A classification panel under this subsection shall 
     not be subject to the annual chartering and annual report 
     requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.''.

     SEC. 209. CERTAINTY OF REVIEW TIMEFRAMES; COLLABORATIVE 
                   REVIEW PROCESS.

       (a) Certainty of Review Timeframes.--Section 510 (21 U.S.C. 
     360), as amended by section 206(a)(2), is amended by adding 
     at the end the following subsection:
       ``(n) The Secretary shall review the report required in 
     subsection (k) and make a determination under section 
     513(f)(1) not later than 90 days after receiving the 
     report.''.
       (b) Collaborative Review Process.--Section 515(d) (21 
     U.S.C. 360e(d)), as amended by section 202(1), is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3)(A)(i) The Secretary shall, upon the written request 
     of an applicant, meet with the applicant, not later than 100 
     days after the receipt of an application that has been filed 
     as complete under subsection (c), to discuss the review 
     status of the application.
       ``(ii) The Secretary shall, in writing and prior to the 
     meeting, provide to the applicant a description of any 
     deficiencies in the application that, at that point, have 
     been identified by the Secretary based on an interim review 
     of the entire application and identify the information that 
     is required to correct those deficiencies.
       ``(iii) The Secretary shall notify the applicant promptly 
     of--
       ``(I) any additional deficiency identified in the 
     application, or
       ``(II) any additional information required to achieve 
     completion of the review and final action on the application,
     that was not described as a deficiency in the written 
     description provided by the Secretary under clause (ii).
       ``(B) The Secretary and the applicant may, by mutual 
     consent, establish a different schedule for a meeting 
     required under this paragraph.

     SEC. 210. ACCREDITATION OF PERSONS FOR REVIEW OF PREMARKET 
                   NOTIFICATION REPORTS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter V is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 523. ACCREDITED PERSONS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Review and classification of devices.--Not later than 
     1 year after the date of the enactment of the Food and Drug 
     Administration Modernization Act of 1997, the Secretary 
     shall, subject to paragraph (3), accredit persons for the 
     purpose of reviewing reports submitted under section 510(k) 
     and making recommendations to the Secretary regarding the 
     initial classification of devices under section 513(f)(1).
       ``(2) Requirements regarding review.--
       ``(A) In general.--In making a recommendation to the 
     Secretary under paragraph (1), an accredited person shall 
     notify the Secretary in writing of the reasons for the 
     recommendation.
       ``(B) Time period for review.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date on which the Secretary is notified under 
     subparagraph (A) by an accredited person with respect to a 
     recommendation of an initial classification of a device, the 
     Secretary shall make a determination with respect to the 
     initial classification.
       ``(C) Special rule.--The Secretary may change the initial 
     classification under section 513(f)(1) that is recommended 
     under paragraph (1) by an accredited person, and in such case 
     shall provide to such person, and the person who submitted 
     the report under section 510(k) for the device, a statement 
     explaining in detail the reasons for the change.
       ``(3) Certain devices.--
       ``(A) In general.--An accredited person may not be used to 
     perform a review of--
       ``(i) a class III device;
       ``(ii) a class II device which is intended to be 
     permanently implantable or life sustaining or life 
     supporting; or
       ``(iii) a class II device which requires clinical data in 
     the report submitted under section 510(k) for the device, 
     except that the number of class II devices to which the 
     Secretary applies this clause for a year, less the number of 
     such reports to which clauses (i) and (ii) apply, may not 
     exceed 6 percent of the number that is equal to the total 
     number of reports submitted to the Secretary under such 
     section for such year less the number of such reports to 
     which such clauses apply for such year.
       ``(B) Adjustment.--In determining for a year the ratio 
     described in subparagraph (A)(iii), the Secretary shall not 
     include in the numerator class III devices that the Secretary 
     reclassified into class II, and the Secretary shall include 
     in the denominator class II devices for which reports under 
     section 510(k) were not required to be submitted by reason of 
     the operation of section 510(m).
       ``(b) Accreditation.--
       ``(1) Programs.--The Secretary shall provide for such 
     accreditation through programs administered by the Food and 
     Drug Administration, other government agencies, or by other 
     qualified nongovernment organizations.
       ``(2) Accreditation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of the Food and Drug Administration 
     Modernization Act of 1997, the Secretary shall establish and 
     publish in the Federal Register criteria to accredit or deny 
     accreditation to persons who request to perform the duties 
     specified in subsection (a). The Secretary shall respond to a 
     request for accreditation within 60 days of the receipt of 
     the request. The accreditation of such person shall specify 
     the particular activities under subsection (a) for which such 
     person is accredited.
       ``(B) Withdrawal of accreditation.--The Secretary may 
     suspend or withdraw accreditation of any person accredited 
     under this paragraph, after providing notice and an 
     opportunity for an informal hearing, when such person is 
     substantially not in compliance with the requirements of this 
     section or poses a threat to public health or fails to act in 
     a manner that is consistent with the purposes of this 
     section.
       ``(C) Performance auditing.--To ensure that persons 
     accredited under this section will continue to meet the 
     standards of accreditation, the Secretary shall--

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       ``(i) make onsite visits on a periodic basis to each 
     accredited person to audit the performance of such person; 
     and
       ``(ii) take such additional measures as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate.
       ``(D) Annual report.--The Secretary shall include in the 
     annual report required under section 903(g) the names of all 
     accredited persons and the particular activities under 
     subsection (a) for which each such person is accredited and 
     the name of each accredited person whose accreditation has 
     been withdrawn during the year.
       ``(3) Qualifications.--An accredited person shall, at a 
     minimum, meet the following requirements:
       ``(A) Such person may not be an employee of the Federal 
     Government.
       ``(B) Such person shall be an independent organization 
     which is not owned or controlled by a manufacturer, supplier, 
     or vendor of devices and which has no organizational, 
     material, or financial affiliation with such a manufacturer, 
     supplier, or vendor.
       ``(C) Such person shall be a legally constituted entity 
     permitted to conduct the activities for which it seeks 
     accreditation.
       ``(D) Such person shall not engage in the design, 
     manufacture, promotion, or sale of devices.
       ``(E) The operations of such person shall be in accordance 
     with generally accepted professional and ethical business 
     practices and shall agree in writing that as a minimum it 
     will--
       ``(i) certify that reported information accurately reflects 
     data reviewed;
       ``(ii) limit work to that for which competence and capacity 
     are available;
       ``(iii) treat information received, records, reports, and 
     recommendations as proprietary information;
       ``(iv) promptly respond and attempt to resolve complaints 
     regarding its activities for which it is accredited; and
       ``(v) protect against the use, in carrying out subsection 
     (a) with respect to a device, of any officer or employee of 
     the person who has a financial conflict of interest regarding 
     the device, and annually make available to the public 
     disclosures of the extent to which the person, and the 
     officers and employees of the person, have maintained 
     compliance with requirements under this clause relating to 
     financial conflicts of interest.
       ``(4) Selection of accredited persons.--The Secretary shall 
     provide each person who chooses to use an accredited person 
     to receive a section 510(k) report a panel of at least two or 
     more accredited persons from which the regulated person may 
     select one for a specific regulatory function.
       ``(5) Compensation of accredited persons.--Compensation for 
     an accredited person shall be determined by agreement between 
     the accredited person and the person who engages the services 
     of the accredited person, and shall be paid by the person who 
     engages such services.
       ``(c) Duration.--The authority provided by this section 
     terminates--
       ``(1) 5 years after the date on which the Secretary 
     notifies Congress that at least 2 persons accredited under 
     subsection (b) are available to review at least 60 percent of 
     the submissions under section 510(k), or
       ``(2) 4 years after the date on which the Secretary 
     notifies Congress that the Secretary has made a determination 
     described in paragraph (2)(B) of subsection (a) for at least 
     35 percent of the devices that are subject to review under 
     paragraph (1) of such subsection,

     whichever occurs first.''.
       (b) Recordkeeping.--Section 704 (21 U.S.C. 374) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f)(1) A person accredited under section 523 to review 
     reports made under section 510(k) and make recommendations of 
     initial classifications of devices to the Secretary shall 
     maintain records documenting the training qualifications of 
     the person and the employees of the person, the procedures 
     used by the person for handling confidential information, the 
     compensation arrangements made by the person, and the 
     procedures used by the person to identify and avoid conflicts 
     of interest. Upon the request of an officer or employee 
     designated by the Secretary, the person shall permit the 
     officer or employee, at all reasonable times, to have access 
     to, to copy, and to verify, the records.
       ``(2) Within 15 days after the receipt of a written request 
     from the Secretary to a person accredited under section 523 
     for copies of records described in paragraph (1), the person 
     shall produce the copies of the records at the place 
     designated by the Secretary.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 301 (21 U.S.C. 331), as 
     amended by section 204(b), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(y) In the case of a drug, device, or food--
       ``(1) the submission of a report or recommendation by a 
     person accredited under section 523 that is false or 
     misleading in any material respect;
       ``(2) the disclosure by a person accredited under section 
     523 of confidential commercial information or any trade 
     secret without the express written consent of the person who 
     submitted such information or secret to such person; or
       ``(3) the receipt by a person accredited under section 523 
     of a bribe in any form or the doing of any corrupt act by 
     such person associated with a responsibility delegated to 
     such person under this Act.''.
       (d) Reports on Program of Accreditation.--
       (1) Comptroller general.--
       (A) Implementation of program.--Not later than 5 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Labor and Human Resources of the Senate a report describing 
     the extent to which the program of accreditation required by 
     the amendment made by subsection (a) has been implemented.
       (B) Evaluation of program.--Not later than 6 months prior 
     to the date on which, pursuant to subsection (c) of section 
     523 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as added by 
     subsection (a), the authority provided under subsection (a) 
     of such section will terminate, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to the Committee on Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate a report describing the use of 
     accredited persons under such section 523, including an 
     evaluation of the extent to which such use assisted the 
     Secretary in carrying out the duties of the Secretary under 
     such Act with respect to devices, and the extent to which 
     such use promoted actions which are contrary to the purposes 
     of such Act.
       (2) Inclusion of certain devices within program.--Not later 
     than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the 
     Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate a report 
     providing a determination by the Secretary of whether, in the 
     program of accreditation established pursuant to the 
     amendment made by subsection (a), the limitation established 
     in clause (iii) of section 523(a)(3)(A) of the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act (relating to class II devices for 
     which clinical data are required in reports under section 
     510(k)) should be removed.

     SEC. 211. DEVICE TRACKING.

       Effective 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, section 519(e) (21 U.S.C. 360i(e)) is amended to read as 
     follows:

                           ``Device Tracking

       ``(e)(1) The Secretary may by order require a manufacturer 
     to adopt a method of tracking a class II or class III 
     device--
       ``(A) the failure of which would be reasonably likely to 
     have serious adverse health consequences; or
       ``(B) which is--
       ``(i) intended to be implanted in the human body for more 
     than one year, or
       ``(ii) a life sustaining or life supporting device used 
     outside a device user facility.
       ``(2) Any patient receiving a device subject to tracking 
     under paragraph (1) may refuse to release, or refuse 
     permission to release, the patient's name, address, social 
     security number, or other identifying information for the 
     purpose of tracking.''.

     SEC. 212. POSTMARKET SURVEILLANCE.

       Effective 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, section 522 (21 U.S.C. 360l) is amended to read as 
     follows:


                       ``postmarket surveillance

       ``Sec. 522. (a) In General.--The Secretary may by order 
     require a manufacturer to conduct postmarket surveillance for 
     any device of the manufacturer which is a class II or class 
     III device the failure of which would be reasonably likely to 
     have serious adverse health consequences or which is intended 
     to be--
       ``(1) implanted in the human body for more than one year, 
     or
       ``(2) a life sustaining or life supporting device used 
     outside a device user facility.
       ``(b) Surveillance Approval.--Each manufacturer required to 
     conduct a surveillance of a device shall, within 30 days of 
     receiving an order from the Secretary prescribing that the 
     manufacturer is required under this section to conduct such 
     surveillance, submit, for the approval of the Secretary, a 
     plan for the required surveillance. The Secretary, within 60 
     days of the receipt of such plan, shall determine if the 
     person designated to conduct the surveillance has appropriate 
     qualifications and experience to undertake such surveillance 
     and if the plan will result in the collection of useful data 
     that can reveal unforeseen adverse events or other 
     information necessary to protect the public health. The 
     Secretary, in consultation with the manufacturer, may by 
     order require a prospective surveillance period of up to 36 
     months. Any determination by the Secretary that a longer 
     period is necessary shall be made by mutual agreement between 
     the Secretary and the manufacturer or, if no agreement can be 
     reached, after the completion of a dispute resolution process 
     as described in section 562.''.

     SEC. 213. REPORTS.

       (a) Reports.--Section 519 (21 U.S.C. 360i) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``manufacturer, importer, or distributor'' and inserting 
     ``manufacturer or importer'';
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``manufacturer, importer, 
     or distributor'' and inserting ``manufacturer or importer'';
       (C) in paragraph (7), by adding ``and'' after the semicolon 
     at the end;
       (D) in paragraph (8)--
       (i) by striking ``manufacturer, importer, or distributor'' 
     each place such term appears and inserting ``manufacturer or 
     importer''; and
       (ii) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a 
     period;
       (E) by striking paragraph (9); and
       (F) by inserting at the end the following sentence: ``The 
     Secretary shall by regulation

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     require distributors to keep records and make such records 
     available to the Secretary upon request. Paragraphs (4) and 
     (8) apply to distributors to the same extent and in the same 
     manner as such paragraphs apply to manufacturers and 
     importers.'';
       (2) by striking subsection (d); and
       (3) in subsection (f), by striking ``, importer, or 
     distributor'' each place it appears and inserting ``or 
     importer''.
       (b) Registration.--Section 510(g) (21 U.S.C. 360(g)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5);
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) any distributor who acts as a wholesale distributor 
     of devices, and who does not manufacture, repackage, process, 
     or relabel a device; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following flush sentence:

     ``In this subsection, the term `wholesale distributor' means 
     any person (other than the manufacturer or the initial 
     importer) who distributes a device from the original place of 
     manufacture to the person who makes the final delivery or 
     sale of the device to the ultimate consumer or user.''.
       (c) Device User Facilities.--
       (1) In general.--Section 519(b) (21 U.S.C. 360i(b)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(C)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``a semi-annual 
     basis'' and inserting ``an annual basis'';
       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``and July 1''; 
     and
       (iii) by striking the matter after and below clause (iv); 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or'' after the 
     comma at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, or'' at the end 
     and inserting a period; and
       (iii) by striking subparagraph (C).
       (2) Sentinel system.--Section 519(b) (21 U.S.C. 360i(b)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) With respect to device user facilities:
       ``(A) The Secretary shall by regulation plan and implement 
     a program under which the Secretary limits user reporting 
     under paragraphs (1) through (4) to a subset of user 
     facilities that constitutes a representative profile of user 
     reports for device deaths and serious illnesses or serious 
     injuries.
       ``(B) During the period of planning the program under 
     subparagraph (A), paragraphs (1) through (4) continue to 
     apply.
       ``(C) During the period in which the Secretary is providing 
     for a transition to the full implementation of the program, 
     paragraphs (1) through (4) apply except to the extent that 
     the Secretary determines otherwise.
       ``(D) On and after the date on which the program is fully 
     implemented, paragraphs (1) through (4) do not apply to a 
     user facility unless the facility is included in the subset 
     referred to in subparagraph (A).
       ``(E) Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization 
     Act of 1997, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a 
     report describing the plan developed by the Secretary under 
     subparagraph (A) and the progress that has been made toward 
     the implementation of the plan.''.

     SEC. 214. PRACTICE OF MEDICINE.

       Chapter IX is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 906. PRACTICE OF MEDICINE.

       ``Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit or 
     interfere with the authority of a health care practitioner to 
     prescribe or administer any legally marketed device to a 
     patient for any condition or disease within a legitimate 
     health care practitioner-patient relationship. This section 
     shall not limit any existing authority of the Secretary to 
     establish and enforce restrictions on the sale or 
     distribution, or in the labeling, of a device that are part 
     of a determination of substantial equivalence, established as 
     a condition of approval, or promulgated through regulations. 
     Further, this section shall not change any existing 
     prohibition on the promotion of unapproved uses of legally 
     marketed devices.''.

     SEC. 215. NONINVASIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE METER.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) diabetes and its complications are a leading cause of 
     death by disease in America;
       (2) diabetes affects approximately 16,000,000 Americans and 
     another 650,000 will be diagnosed in 1997;
       (3) the total health care-related costs of diabetes total 
     nearly $100,000,000,000 per year;
       (4) diabetes is a disease that is managed and controlled on 
     a daily basis by the patient;
       (5) the failure to properly control and manage diabetes 
     results in costly and often fatal complications including but 
     not limited to blindness, coronary artery disease, and kidney 
     failure;
       (6) blood testing devices are a critical tool for the 
     control and management of diabetes, and existing blood 
     testing devices require repeated piercing of the skin;
       (7) the pain associated with existing blood testing devices 
     creates a disincentive for people with diabetes to test blood 
     glucose levels, particularly children;
       (8) a safe and effective noninvasive blood glucose meter 
     would likely improve control and management of diabetes by 
     increasing the number of tests conducted by people with 
     diabetes, particularly children; and
       (9) the Food and Drug Administration is responsible for 
     reviewing all applications for new medical devices in the 
     United States.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the availability of a safe, effective, noninvasive blood 
     glucose meter would greatly enhance the health and well-being 
     of all people with diabetes across America and the world.

     SEC. 216. USE OF DATA RELATING TO PREMARKET APPROVAL; PRODUCT 
                   DEVELOPMENT PROTOCOL.

       (a) Use of Data Relating to Premarket Approval.--
       (1) In general.--Section 520(h)(4) (21 U.S.C. 360j(h)(4)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) Any information contained in an application for 
     premarket approval filed with the Secretary pursuant to 
     section 515(c) (including information from clinical and 
     preclinical tests or studies that demonstrate the safety and 
     effectiveness of a device, but excluding descriptions of 
     methods of manufacture and product composition and other 
     trade secrets) shall be available, 6 years after the 
     application has been approved by the Secretary, for use by 
     the Secretary in--
       ``(i) approving another device;
       ``(ii) determining whether a product development protocol 
     has been completed, under section 515 for another device;
       ``(iii) establishing a performance standard or special 
     control under this Act; or
       ``(iv) classifying or reclassifying another device under 
     section 513 and subsection (l)(2).
       ``(B) The publicly available detailed summaries of 
     information respecting the safety and effectiveness of 
     devices required by paragraph (1)(A) shall be available for 
     use by the Secretary as the evidentiary basis for the agency 
     actions described in subparagraph (A).''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 517(a) (21 U.S.C. 
     360g(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (8), by adding ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ``, or'' and inserting a 
     comma; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (10).
       (b) Product Development Protocol.--Section 515(f)(2) (21 
     U.S.C. 360e(f)(2)) is amended by striking ``he shall'' and 
     all that follows and inserting the following: ``the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) may, at the initiative of the Secretary, refer the 
     proposed protocol to the appropriate panel under section 513 
     for its recommendation respecting approval of the protocol; 
     or
       ``(B) shall so refer such protocol upon the request of the 
     submitter, unless the Secretary finds that the proposed 
     protocol and accompanying data which would be reviewed by 
     such panel substantially duplicate a product development 
     protocol and accompanying data which have previously been 
     reviewed by such a panel.''.

     SEC. 217. CLARIFICATION OF THE NUMBER OF REQUIRED CLINICAL 
                   INVESTIGATIONS FOR APPROVAL.

       Section 513(a)(3)(A) (21 U.S.C. 360c(a)(3)(A)) is amended 
     by striking ``clinical investigations'' and inserting ``1 or 
     more clinical investigations''.
                TITLE III--IMPROVING REGULATION OF FOOD

     SEC. 301. FLEXIBILITY FOR REGULATIONS REGARDING CLAIMS.

       Section 403(r) (21 U.S.C. 343(r)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(7) The Secretary may make proposed regulations issued 
     under this paragraph effective upon publication pending 
     consideration of public comment and publication of a final 
     regulation if the Secretary determines that such action is 
     necessary--
       ``(A) to enable the Secretary to review and act promptly on 
     petitions the Secretary determines provide for information 
     necessary to--
       ``(i) enable consumers to develop and maintain healthy 
     dietary practices;
       ``(ii) enable consumers to be informed promptly and 
     effectively of important new knowledge regarding nutritional 
     and health benefits of food; or
       ``(iii) ensure that scientifically sound nutritional and 
     health information is provided to consumers as soon as 
     possible; or
       ``(B) to enable the Secretary to act promptly to ban or 
     modify a claim under this paragraph.

     Such proposed regulations shall be deemed final agency action 
     for purposes of judicial review.''.

     SEC. 302. PETITIONS FOR CLAIMS.

       Section 403(r)(4)(A)(i) (21 U.S.C. 343(r)(4)(A)(i)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by adding after the second sentence the following: ``If 
     the Secretary does not act within such 100 days, the petition 
     shall be deemed to be denied unless an extension is mutually 
     agreed upon by the Secretary and the petitioner.'';
       (2) in the fourth sentence (as amended by paragraph (1)) by 
     inserting immediately before the comma the following: ``or 
     the petition is deemed to be denied''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following: ``If the Secretary 
     does not act within such 90 days, the petition shall be 
     deemed to be denied unless an extension is mutually agreed 
     upon by the Secretary and the petitioner. If the Secretary 
     issues a proposed regulation, the rulemaking shall be 
     completed within 540 days of the date the petition is 
     received by the Secretary. If the Secretary does not issue a 
     regulation within such 540 days, the

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     Secretary shall provide the Committee on Commerce of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate the reasons action on the regulation 
     did not occur within such 540 days.''.

     SEC. 303. HEALTH CLAIMS FOR FOOD PRODUCTS.

       Section 403(r)(3) (21 U.S.C. 343(r)(3)) is amended by 
     adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of clauses (A)(i) and 
     (B), a claim of the type described in subparagraph (1)(B) 
     which is not authorized by the Secretary in a regulation 
     promulgated in accordance with clause (B) shall be authorized 
     and may be made with respect to a food if--
       ``(i) a scientific body of the United States Government 
     with official responsibility for public health protection or 
     research directly relating to human nutrition (such as the 
     National Institutes of Health or the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention) or the National Academy of Sciences 
     or any of its subdivisions has published an authoritative 
     statement, which is currently in effect, about the 
     relationship between a nutrient and a disease or health-
     related condition to which the claim refers;
       ``(ii) a person has submitted to the Secretary, at least 
     120 days (during which the Secretary may notify any person 
     who is making a claim as authorized by clause (C) that such 
     person has not submitted all the information required by such 
     clause) before the first introduction into interstate 
     commerce of the food with a label containing the claim, (I) a 
     notice of the claim, which shall include the exact words used 
     in the claim and shall include a concise description of the 
     basis upon which such person relied for determining that the 
     requirements of subclause (i) have been satisfied, (II) a 
     copy of the statement referred to in subclause (i) upon which 
     such person relied in making the claim, and (III) a balanced 
     representation of the scientific literature relating to the 
     relationship between a nutrient and a disease or health-
     related condition to which the claim refers;
       ``(iii) the claim and the food for which the claim is made 
     are in compliance with clause (A)(ii) and are otherwise in 
     compliance with paragraph (a) and section 201(n); and
       ``(iv) the claim is stated in a manner so that the claim is 
     an accurate representation of the authoritative statement 
     referred to in subclause (i) and so that the claim enables 
     the public to comprehend the information provided in the 
     claim and to understand the relative significance of such 
     information in the context of a total daily diet.

     For purposes of this clause, a statement shall be regarded as 
     an authoritative statement of a scientific body described in 
     subclause (i) only if the statement is published by the 
     scientific body and shall not include a statement of an 
     employee of the scientific body made in the individual 
     capacity of the employee.
       ``(D) A claim submitted under the requirements of clause 
     (C) may be made until--
       ``(i) such time as the Secretary issues a regulation under 
     the standard in clause (B)(i)--
       ``(I) prohibiting or modifying the claim and the regulation 
     has become effective, or
       ``(II) finding that the requirements of clause (C) have not 
     been met, including finding that the petitioner has not 
     submitted all the information required by such clause; or
       ``(ii) a district court of the United States in an 
     enforcement proceeding under chapter III has determined that 
     the requirements of clause (C) have not been met.''.

     SEC. 304. NUTRIENT CONTENT CLAIMS.

       Section 403(r)(2) (21 U.S.C. 343(r)(2)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) A claim of the type described in subparagraph (1)(A) 
     for a nutrient, for which the Secretary has not promulgated a 
     regulation under clause (A)(i), shall be authorized and may 
     be made with respect to a food if--
       ``(i) a scientific body of the United States Government 
     with official responsibility for public health protection or 
     research directly relating to human nutrition (such as the 
     National Institutes of Health or the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention) or the National Academy of Sciences 
     or any of its subdivisions has published an authoritative 
     statement, which is currently in effect, which identifies the 
     nutrient level to which the claim refers;
       ``(ii) a person has submitted to the Secretary, at least 
     120 days (during which the Secretary may notify any person 
     who is making a claim as authorized by clause (C) that such 
     person has not submitted all the information required by such 
     clause) before the first introduction into interstate 
     commerce of the food with a label containing the claim, (I) a 
     notice of the claim, which shall include the exact words used 
     in the claim and shall include a concise description of the 
     basis upon which such person relied for determining that the 
     requirements of subclause (i) have been satisfied, (II) a 
     copy of the statement referred to in subclause (i) upon which 
     such person relied in making the claim, and (III) a balanced 
     representation of the scientific literature relating to the 
     nutrient level to which the claim refers;
       ``(iii) the claim and the food for which the claim is made 
     are in compliance with clauses (A) and (B), and are otherwise 
     in compliance with paragraph (a) and section 201(n); and
       ``(iv) the claim is stated in a manner so that the claim is 
     an accurate representation of the authoritative statement 
     referred to in subclause (i) and so that the claim enables 
     the public to comprehend the information provided in the 
     claim and to understand the relative significance of such 
     information in the context of a total daily diet.

     For purposes of this clause, a statement shall be regarded as 
     an authoritative statement of a scientific body described in 
     subclause (i) only if the statement is published by the 
     scientific body and shall not include a statement of an 
     employee of the scientific body made in the individual 
     capacity of the employee.
       ``(H) A claim submitted under the requirements of clause 
     (G) may be made until--
       ``(i) such time as the Secretary issues a regulation--
       ``(I) prohibiting or modifying the claim and the regulation 
     has become effective, or
       ``(II) finding that the requirements of clause (G) have not 
     been met, including finding that the petitioner had not 
     submitted all the information required by such clause; or
       ``(ii) a district court of the United States in an 
     enforcement proceeding under chapter III has determined that 
     the requirements of clause (G) have not been met.''.

     SEC. 305. REFERRAL STATEMENTS.

       Section 403(r)(2)(B) (21 U.S.C. 343(r)(2)(B)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B) If a claim described in subparagraph (1)(A) is made 
     with respect to a nutrient in a food and the Secretary makes 
     a determination that the food contains a nutrient at a level 
     that increases to persons in the general population the risk 
     of a disease or health-related condition that is diet 
     related, the label or labeling of such food shall contain, 
     prominently and in immediate proximity to such claim, the 
     following statement: `See nutrition information for ____ 
     content.' The blank shall identify the nutrient associated 
     with the increased disease or health-related condition risk. 
     In making the determination described in this clause, the 
     Secretary shall take into account the significance of the 
     food in the total daily diet.''.

     SEC. 306. DISCLOSURE OF IRRADIATION.

       Chapter IV (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 403B the following:


                              ``disclosure

       ``Sec. 403C. (a) No provision of section 201(n), 403(a), or 
     409 shall be construed to require on the label or labeling of 
     a food a separate radiation disclosure statement that is more 
     prominent than the declaration of ingredients required by 
     section 403(i)(2).
       ``(b) In this section, the term `radiation disclosure 
     statement' means a written statement that discloses that a 
     food has been intentionally subject to radiation.''.

     SEC. 307. IRRADIATION PETITION.

       Not later than 60 days following the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     make a final determination on any petition pending with the 
     Food and Drug Administration that would permit the 
     irradiation of red meat under section 409(b)(1) of the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. If the Secretary does 
     not make such determination, the Secretary shall, not later 
     than 60 days following the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     provide the Committee on Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate an explanation of the process 
     followed by the Food and Drug Administration in reviewing the 
     petition referred to in paragraph (1) and the reasons action 
     on the petition was delayed.

     SEC. 308. GLASS AND CERAMIC WARE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may not implement any 
     requirement which would ban, as an unapproved food additive, 
     lead and cadmium based enamel in the lip and rim area of 
     glass and ceramic ware before the expiration of one year 
     after the date such requirement is published.
       (b) Lead and Cadmium Based Enamel.--Unless the Secretary 
     determines, based on available data, that lead and cadmium 
     based enamel on glass and ceramic ware--
       (1) which has less than 60 millimeters of decorating area 
     below the external rim, and
       (2) which is not, by design, representation, or custom of 
     usage intended for use by children,

     is unsafe, the Secretary shall not take any action before 
     January 1, 2003, to ban lead and cadmium based enamel on such 
     glass and ceramic ware. Any action taken after January 1, 
     2003, to ban such enamel on such glass and ceramic ware as an 
     unapproved food additive shall be taken by regulation and 
     such regulation shall provide that such products shall not be 
     removed from the market before 1 year after publication of 
     the final regulation.

     SEC. 309. FOOD CONTACT SUBSTANCES.

       (a) Food Contact Substances.--Section 409(a) (21 U.S.C. 
     348(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``subsection (i)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (j)''; and
       (B) by striking at the end ``or'';
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``; or'';
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) in the case of a food additive as defined in this Act 
     that is a food contact substance, there is--
       ``(A) in effect, and such substance and the use of such 
     substance are in conformity with, a regulation issued under 
     this section prescribing the conditions under which such 
     additive may be safely used; or
       ``(B) a notification submitted under subsection (h) that is 
     effective.''; and
       (4) by striking the matter following paragraph (3) (as 
     added by paragraph (3)) and inserting the following flush 
     sentence:

     ``While such a regulation relating to a food additive, or 
     such a notification under sub

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     section (h)(1) relating to a food additive that is a food 
     contact substance, is in effect, and has not been revoked 
     pursuant to subsection (i), a food shall not, by reason of 
     bearing or containing such a food additive in accordance with 
     the regulation or notification, be considered adulterated 
     under section 402(a)(1).''.
       (b) Notification for Food Contact Substances.--Section 409 
     (21 U.S.C. 348), as amended by subsection (a), is further 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i), as 
     subsections (i) and (j), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:

          ``Notification Relating to a Food Contact Substance

       ``(h)(1) Subject to such regulations as may be promulgated 
     under paragraph (3), a manufacturer or supplier of a food 
     contact substance may, at least 120 days prior to the 
     introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate 
     commerce of the food contact substance, notify the Secretary 
     of the identity and intended use of the food contact 
     substance, and of the determination of the manufacturer or 
     supplier that the intended use of such food contact substance 
     is safe under the standard described in subsection (c)(3)(A). 
     The notification shall contain the information that forms the 
     basis of the determination and all information required to be 
     submitted by regulations promulgated by the Secretary.
       ``(2)(A) A notification submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
     become effective 120 days after the date of receipt by the 
     Secretary and the food contact substance may be introduced or 
     delivered for introduction into interstate commerce, unless 
     the Secretary makes a determination within the 120-day period 
     that, based on the data and information before the Secretary, 
     such use of the food contact substance has not been shown to 
     be safe under the standard described in subsection (c)(3)(A), 
     and informs the manufacturer or supplier of such 
     determination.
       ``(B) A decision by the Secretary to object to a 
     notification shall constitute final agency action subject to 
     judicial review.
       ``(C) In this paragraph, the term `food contact substance' 
     means the substance that is the subject of a notification 
     submitted under paragraph (1), and does not include a similar 
     or identical substance manufactured or prepared by a person 
     other than the manufacturer identified in the notification.
       ``(3)(A) The process in this subsection shall be utilized 
     for authorizing the marketing of a food contact substance 
     except where the Secretary determines that submission and 
     review of a petition under subsection (b) is necessary to 
     provide adequate assurance of safety, or where the Secretary 
     and any manufacturer or supplier agree that such manufacturer 
     or supplier may submit a petition under subsection (b).
       ``(B) The Secretary is authorized to promulgate regulations 
     to identify the circumstances in which a petition shall be 
     filed under subsection (b), and shall consider criteria such 
     as the probable consumption of such food contact substance 
     and potential toxicity of the food contact substance in 
     determining the circumstances in which a petition shall be 
     filed under subsection (b).
       ``(4) The Secretary shall keep confidential any information 
     provided in a notification under paragraph (1) for 120 days 
     after receipt by the Secretary of the notification. After the 
     expiration of such 120 days, the information shall be 
     available to any interested party except for any matter in 
     the notification that is a trade secret or confidential 
     commercial information.
       ``(5)(A)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the 
     notification program established under this subsection shall 
     not operate in any fiscal year unless--
       ``(I) an appropriation equal to or exceeding the applicable 
     amount under clause (iv) is made for such fiscal year for 
     carrying out such program in such fiscal year; and
       ``(II) the Secretary certifies that the amount appropriated 
     for such fiscal year for the Center for Food Safety and 
     Applied Nutrition of the Food and Drug Administration 
     (exclusive of the appropriation referred to in subclause (I)) 
     equals or exceeds the amount appropriated for the Center for 
     fiscal year 1997, excluding any amount appropriated for new 
     programs.
       ``(ii) The Secretary shall, not later than April 1, 1999, 
     begin accepting and reviewing notifications submitted under 
     the notification program established under this subsection 
     if--
       ``(I) an appropriation equal to or exceeding the applicable 
     amount under clause (iii) is made for the last six months of 
     fiscal year 1999 for carrying out such program during such 
     period; and
       ``(II) the Secretary certifies that the amount appropriated 
     for such period for the Center for Food Safety and Applied 
     Nutrition of the Food and Drug Administration (exclusive of 
     the appropriation referred to in subclause (I)) equals or 
     exceeds an amount equivalent to one-half the amount 
     appropriated for the Center for fiscal year 1997, excluding 
     any amount appropriated for new programs.
       ``(iii) For the last six months of fiscal year 1999, the 
     applicable amount under this clause is $1,500,000, or the 
     amount specified in the budget request of the President for 
     the six-month period involved for carrying out the 
     notification program in fiscal year 1999, whichever is less.
       ``(iv) For fiscal year 2000 and subsequent fiscal years, 
     the applicable amount under this clause is $3,000,000, or the 
     amount specified in the budget request of the President for 
     the fiscal year involved for carrying out the notification 
     program under this subsection, whichever is less.
       ``(B) For purposes of carrying out the notification program 
     under this subsection, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 1999 through fiscal year 2003, except that such 
     authorization of appropriations is not effective for a fiscal 
     year for any amount that is less than the applicable amount 
     under clause (iii) or (iv) of subparagraph (A), whichever is 
     applicable.
       ``(C) Not later than April 1 of fiscal year 1998 and 
     February 1 of each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
     on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate that provides an 
     estimate of the Secretary of the costs of carrying out the 
     notification program established under this subsection for 
     the next fiscal year.
       ``(6) In this section, the term `food contact substance' 
     means any substance intended for use as a component of 
     materials used in manufacturing, packing, packaging, 
     transporting, or holding food if such use is not intended to 
     have any technical effect in such food.'';
       (3) in subsection (i), as so redesignated by paragraph (1), 
     by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary shall by 
     regulation prescribe the procedure by which the Secretary may 
     deem a notification under subsection (h) to no longer be 
     effective.''; and
       (4) in subsection (j), as so redesignated by paragraph (1), 
     by striking ``subsections (b) to (h)'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (b) to (i)''.
                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON NEW USES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter V (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after subchapter C the following:

         ``Subchapter D--Dissemination of Treatment Information

     ``SEC. 551. REQUIREMENTS FOR DISSEMINATION OF TREATMENT 
                   INFORMATION ON DRUGS OR DEVICES.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 301(d), 502(f), 
     and 505, and section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 262), a manufacturer may disseminate to--
       ``(1) a health care practitioner;
       ``(2) a pharmacy benefit manager;
       ``(3) a health insurance issuer;
       ``(4) a group health plan; or
       ``(5) a Federal or State governmental agency;

     written information concerning the safety, effectiveness, or 
     benefit of a use not described in the approved labeling of a 
     drug or device if the manufacturer meets the requirements of 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) Specific Requirements.--A manufacturer may 
     disseminate information under subsection (a) on a new use 
     only if--
       ``(1)(A) in the case of drug, there is in effect for the 
     drug an application filed under subsection (b) or (j) of 
     section 505 or a biologics license issued under section 351 
     of the Public Health Service Act; or
       ``(B) in the case of a device, the device is being 
     commercially distributed in accordance with a regulation 
     under subsection (d) or (e) of section 513, an order under 
     subsection (f) of such section, or the approval of an 
     application under section 515;
       ``(2) the information meets the requirements of section 
     552;
       ``(3) the information to be disseminated is not derived 
     from clinical research conducted by another manufacturer or 
     if it was derived from research conducted by another 
     manufacturer, the manufacturer disseminating the information 
     has the permission of such other manufacturer to make the 
     dissemination;
       ``(4) the manufacturer has, 60 days before such 
     dissemination, submitted to the Secretary--
       ``(A) a copy of the information to be disseminated; and
       ``(B) any clinical trial information the manufacturer has 
     relating to the safety or effectiveness of the new use, any 
     reports of clinical experience pertinent to the safety of the 
     new use, and a summary of such information;
       ``(5) the manufacturer has complied with the requirements 
     of section 554 (relating to a supplemental application for 
     such use);
       ``(6) the manufacturer includes along with the information 
     to be disseminated under this subsection--
       ``(A) a prominently displayed statement that discloses--
       ``(i) that the information concerns a use of a drug or 
     device that has not been approved or cleared by the Food and 
     Drug Administration;
       ``(ii) if applicable, that the information is being 
     disseminated at the expense of the manufacturer;
       ``(iii) if applicable, the name of any authors of the 
     information who are employees of, consultants to, or have 
     received compensation from, the manufacturer, or who have a 
     significant financial interest in the manufacturer;
       ``(iv) the official labeling for the drug or device and all 
     updates with respect to the labeling;
       ``(v) if applicable, a statement that there are products or 
     treatments that have been approved or cleared for the use 
     that is the

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     subject of the information being disseminated pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1); and
       ``(vi) the identification of any person that has provided 
     funding for the conduct of a study relating to the new use of 
     a drug or device for which such information is being 
     disseminated; and
       ``(B) a bibliography of other articles from a scientific 
     reference publication or scientific or medical journal that 
     have been previously published about the use of the drug or 
     device covered by the information disseminated (unless the 
     information already includes such bibliography).
       ``(c) Additional Information.--If the Secretary determines, 
     after providing notice of such determination and an 
     opportunity for a meeting with respect to such determination, 
     that the information submitted by a manufacturer under 
     subsection (b)(3)(B), with respect to the use of a drug or 
     device for which the manufacturer intends to disseminate 
     information, fails to provide data, analyses, or other 
     written matter that is objective and balanced, the Secretary 
     may require the manufacturer to disseminate--
       ``(1) additional objective and scientifically sound 
     information that pertains to the safety or effectiveness of 
     the use and is necessary to provide objectivity and balance, 
     including any information that the manufacturer has submitted 
     to the Secretary or, where appropriate, a summary of such 
     information or any other information that the Secretary has 
     authority to make available to the public; and
       ``(2) an objective statement of the Secretary, based on 
     data or other scientifically sound information available to 
     the Secretary, that bears on the safety or effectiveness of 
     the new use of the drug or device.

     ``SEC. 552. INFORMATION AUTHORIZED TO BE DISSEMINATED.

       ``(a) Authorized Information.--A manufacturer may 
     disseminate information under section 551 on a new use only 
     if the information--
       ``(1) is in the form of an unabridged--
       ``(A) reprint or copy of an article, peer-reviewed by 
     experts qualified by scientific training or experience to 
     evaluate the safety or effectiveness of the drug or device 
     involved, which was published in a scientific or medical 
     journal (as defined in section 556(5)), which is about a 
     clinical investigation with respect to the drug or device, 
     and which would be considered to be scientifically sound by 
     such experts; or
       ``(B) reference publication, described in subsection (b), 
     that includes information about a clinical investigation with 
     respect to the drug or device that would be considered to be 
     scientifically sound by experts qualified by scientific 
     training or experience to evaluate the safety or 
     effectiveness of the drug or device that is the subject of 
     such a clinical investigation; and
       ``(2) is not false or misleading and would not pose a 
     significant risk to the public health.
       ``(b) Reference Publication.--A reference publication 
     referred to in subsection (a)(1)(B) is a publication that--
       ``(1) has not been written, edited, excerpted, or published 
     specifically for, or at the request of, a manufacturer of a 
     drug or device;
       ``(2) has not been edited or significantly influenced by a 
     such a manufacturer;
       ``(3) is not solely distributed through such a manufacturer 
     but is generally available in bookstores or other 
     distribution channels where medical textbooks are sold;
       ``(4) does not focus on any particular drug or device of a 
     manufacturer that disseminates information under section 551 
     and does not have a primary focus on new uses of drugs or 
     devices that are marketed or under investigation by a 
     manufacturer supporting the dissemination of information; and
       ``(5) presents materials that are not false or misleading.

     ``SEC. 553. ESTABLISHMENT OF LIST OF ARTICLES AND 
                   PUBLICATIONS DISSEMINATED AND LIST OF PROVIDERS 
                   THAT RECEIVED ARTICLES AND REFERENCE 
                   PUBLICATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--A manufacturer may disseminate 
     information under section 551 on a new use only if the 
     manufacturer prepares and submits to the Secretary 
     biannually--
       ``(1) a list containing the titles of the articles and 
     reference publications relating to the new use of drugs or 
     devices that were disseminated by the manufacturer to a 
     person described in section 551(a) for the 6-month period 
     preceding the date on which the manufacturer submits the list 
     to the Secretary; and
       ``(2) a list that identifies the categories of providers 
     (as described in section 551(a)) that received the articles 
     and reference publications for the 6-month period described 
     in paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Records.--A manufacturer that disseminates 
     information under section 551 shall keep records that may be 
     used by the manufacturer when, pursuant to section 555, such 
     manufacturer is required to take corrective action and shall 
     be made available to the Secretary, upon request, for 
     purposes of ensuring or taking corrective action pursuant to 
     such section. Such records, at the Secretary's discretion, 
     may identify the recipient of information provided pursuant 
     to section 551 or the categories of such recipients.

     ``SEC. 554. REQUIREMENT REGARDING SUBMISSION OF SUPPLEMENTAL 
                   APPLICATION FOR NEW USE; EXEMPTION FROM 
                   REQUIREMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--A manufacturer may disseminate 
     information under section 551 on a new use only if--
       ``(1)(A) the manufacturer has submitted to the Secretary a 
     supplemental application for such use; or
       ``(B) the manufacturer meets the condition described in 
     subsection (b) or (c) (relating to a certification that the 
     manufacturer will submit such an application); or
       ``(2) there is in effect for the manufacturer an exemption 
     under subsection (d) from the requirement of paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Certification on Supplemental Application; Condition 
     in Case of Completed Studies.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a)(1)(B), a manufacturer may disseminate information on a 
     new use if the manufacturer has submitted to the Secretary an 
     application containing a certification that--
       ``(1) the studies needed for the submission of a 
     supplemental application for the new use have been completed; 
     and
       ``(2) the supplemental application will be submitted to the 
     Secretary not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     initial dissemination of information under section 551.
       ``(c) Certification on Supplemental Application; Condition 
     in Case of Planned Studies.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1)(B), a 
     manufacturer may disseminate information on a new use if--
       ``(A) the manufacturer has submitted to the Secretary an 
     application containing--
       ``(i) a proposed protocol and schedule for conducting the 
     studies needed for the submission of a supplemental 
     application for the new use; and
       ``(ii) a certification that the supplemental application 
     will be submitted to the Secretary not later than 36 months 
     after the date of the initial dissemination of information 
     under section 551 (or, as applicable, not later than such 
     date as the Secretary may specify pursuant to an extension 
     under paragraph (3)); and
       ``(B) the Secretary has determined that the proposed 
     protocol is adequate and that the schedule for completing 
     such studies is reasonable.
       ``(2) Progress reports on studies.--A manufacturer that 
     submits to the Secretary an application under paragraph (1) 
     shall submit to the Secretary periodic reports describing the 
     status of the studies involved.
       ``(3) Extension of time regarding planned studies.--The 
     period of 36 months authorized in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) for 
     the completion of studies may be extended by the Secretary 
     if--
       ``(A) the Secretary determines that the studies needed to 
     submit such an application cannot be completed and submitted 
     within 36 months; or
       ``(B) the manufacturer involved submits to the Secretary a 
     written request for the extension and the Secretary 
     determines that the manufacturer has acted with due diligence 
     to conduct the studies in a timely manner, except that an 
     extension under this subparagraph may not be provided for 
     more than 24 additional months.
       ``(d) Exemption From Requirement of Supplemental 
     Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(2), a 
     manufacturer may disseminate information on a new use if--
       ``(A) the manufacturer has submitted to the Secretary an 
     application for an exemption from meeting the requirement of 
     subsection (a)(1); and
       ``(B)(i) the Secretary has approved the application in 
     accordance with paragraph (2); or
       ``(ii) the application is deemed under paragraph (3)(A) to 
     have been approved (unless such approval is terminated 
     pursuant to paragraph (3)(B)).
       ``(2) Conditions for approval.--The Secretary may approve 
     an application under paragraph (1) for an exemption if the 
     Secretary makes a determination described in subparagraph (A) 
     or (B), as follows:
       ``(A) The Secretary makes a determination that, for reasons 
     defined by the Secretary, it would be economically 
     prohibitive with respect to such drug or device for the 
     manufacturer to incur the costs necessary for the submission 
     of a supplemental application. In making such determination, 
     the Secretary shall consider (in addition to any other 
     considerations the Secretary finds appropriate)--
       ``(i) the lack of the availability under law of any period 
     during which the manufacturer would have exclusive marketing 
     rights with respect to the new use involved; and
       ``(ii) the size of the population expected to benefit from 
     approval of the supplemental application.
       ``(B) The Secretary makes a determination that, for reasons 
     defined by the Secretary, it would be unethical to conduct 
     the studies necessary for the supplemental application. In 
     making such determination, the Secretary shall consider (in 
     addition to any other considerations the Secretary finds 
     appropriate) whether the new use involved is the standard of 
     medical care for a health condition.
       ``(3) Time for consideration of application; deemed 
     approval.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall approve or deny an 
     application under paragraph (1) for an exemption not later 
     than 60 days after the receipt of the application. If the 
     Secretary does not comply with the preceding sentence, the 
     application is deemed to be approved.
       ``(B) Termination of deemed approval.--If pursuant to a 
     deemed approval under subparagraph (A) a manufacturer 
     disseminates written information under section 551 on a new 
     use, the Secretary may at any time terminate such approval 
     and under section

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     555(b)(3) order the manufacturer to cease disseminating the 
     information.
       ``(e) Requirements Regarding Applications.--Applications 
     under this section shall be submitted in the form and manner 
     prescribed by the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 555. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS; CESSATION OF DISSEMINATION.

       ``(a) Postdissemination Data Regarding Safety and 
     Effectiveness.--
       ``(1) Corrective actions.--With respect to data received by 
     the Secretary after the dissemination of information under 
     section 551 by a manufacturer has begun (whether received 
     pursuant to paragraph (2) or otherwise), if the Secretary 
     determines that the data indicate that the new use involved 
     may not be effective or may present a significant risk to 
     public health, the Secretary shall, after consultation with 
     the manufacturer, take such action regarding the 
     dissemination of the information as the Secretary determines 
     to be appropriate for the protection of the public health, 
     which may include ordering that the manufacturer cease the 
     dissemination of the information.
       ``(2) Responsibilities of manufacturers to submit data.--
     After a manufacturer disseminates information under section 
     551, the manufacturer shall submit to the Secretary a 
     notification of any additional knowledge of the manufacturer 
     on clinical research or other data that relate to the safety 
     or effectiveness of the new use involved. If the manufacturer 
     is in possession of the data, the notification shall include 
     the data. The Secretary shall by regulation establish the 
     scope of the responsibilities of manufacturers under this 
     paragraph, including such limits on the responsibilities as 
     the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
       ``(b) Cessation of Dissemination.--
       ``(1) Failure of manufacturer to comply with 
     requirements.--The Secretary may order a manufacturer to 
     cease the dissemination of information pursuant to section 
     551 if the Secretary determines that the information being 
     disseminated does not comply with the requirements 
     established in this subchapter. Such an order may be issued 
     only after the Secretary has provided notice to the 
     manufacturer of the intent of the Secretary to issue the 
     order and (unless paragraph (2)(B) applies) has provided an 
     opportunity for a meeting with respect to such intent. If the 
     failure of the manufacturer constitutes a minor violation of 
     this subchapter, the Secretary shall delay issuing the order 
     and provide to the manufacturer an opportunity to correct the 
     violation.
       ``(2) Supplemental applications.--The Secretary may order a 
     manufacturer to cease the dissemination of information 
     pursuant to section 551 if--
       ``(A) in the case of a manufacturer that has submitted a 
     supplemental application for a new use pursuant to section 
     554(a)(1), the Secretary determines that the supplemental 
     application does not contain adequate information for 
     approval of the new use for which the application was 
     submitted;
       ``(B) in the case of a manufacturer that has submitted a 
     certification under section 554(b), the manufacturer has not, 
     within the 6-month period involved, submitted the 
     supplemental application referred to in the certification; or
       ``(C) in the case of a manufacturer that has submitted a 
     certification under section 554(c) but has not yet submitted 
     the supplemental application referred to in the 
     certification, the Secretary determines, after an informal 
     hearing, that the manufacturer is not acting with due 
     diligence to complete the studies involved.
       ``(3) Termination of deemed approval of exemption regarding 
     supplemental applications.--If under section 554(d)(3) the 
     Secretary terminates a deemed approval of an exemption, the 
     Secretary may order the manufacturer involved to cease 
     disseminating the information. A manufacturer shall comply 
     with an order under the preceding sentence not later than 60 
     days after the receipt of the order.
       ``(c) Corrective Actions by Manufacturers.--
       ``(1) In general.--In any case in which under this section 
     the Secretary orders a manufacturer to cease disseminating 
     information, the Secretary may order the manufacturer to take 
     action to correct the information that has been disseminated, 
     except as provided in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Termination of deemed approval of exemption regarding 
     supplemental applications.--In the case of an order under 
     subsection (b)(3) to cease disseminating information, the 
     Secretary may not order the manufacturer involved to take 
     action to correct the information that has been disseminated 
     unless the Secretary determines that the new use described in 
     the information would pose a significant risk to the public 
     health.

     ``SEC. 556. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this subchapter:
       ``(1) The term `health care practitioner' means a 
     physician, or other individual who is a provider of health 
     care, who is licensed under the law of a State to prescribe 
     drugs or devices.
       ``(2) The terms `health insurance issuer' and `group health 
     plan' have the meaning given such terms under section 2791 of 
     the Public Health Service Act.
       ``(3) The term `manufacturer' means a person who 
     manufactures a drug or device, or who is licensed by such 
     person to distribute or market the drug or device.
       ``(4) The term `new use'--
       ``(A) with respect to a drug, means a use that is not 
     included in the labeling of the approved drug; and
       ``(B) with respect to a device, means a use that is not 
     included in the labeling for the approved or cleared device.
       ``(5) The term `scientific or medical journal' means a 
     scientific or medical publication--
       ``(A) that is published by an organization--
       ``(i) that has an editorial board;
       ``(ii) that utilizes experts, who have demonstrated 
     expertise in the subject of an article under review by the 
     organization and who are independent of the organization, to 
     review and objectively select, reject, or provide comments 
     about proposed articles; and
       ``(iii) that has a publicly stated policy, to which the 
     organization adheres, of full disclosure of any conflict of 
     interest or biases for all authors or contributors involved 
     with the journal or organization;
       ``(B) whose articles are peer-reviewed and published in 
     accordance with the regular peer-review procedures of the 
     organization;
       ``(C) that is generally recognized to be of national scope 
     and reputation;
       ``(D) that is indexed in the Index Medicus of the National 
     Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health; and
       ``(E) that is not in the form of a special supplement that 
     has been funded in whole or in part by one or more 
     manufacturers.

     ``SEC. 557. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       ``(a) Unsolicited Request.--Nothing in section 551 shall be 
     construed as prohibiting a manufacturer from disseminating 
     information in response to an unsolicited request from a 
     health care practitioner.
       ``(b) Dissemination of Information on Drugs or Devices Not 
     Evidence of Intended Use.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
     (f), or (o) of section 502, or any other provision of law, 
     the dissemination of information relating to a new use of a 
     drug or device, in accordance with section 551, shall not be 
     construed by the Secretary as evidence of a new intended use 
     of the drug or device that is different from the intended use 
     of the drug or device set forth in the official labeling of 
     the drug or device. Such dissemination shall not be 
     considered by the Secretary as labeling, adulteration, or 
     misbranding of the drug or device.
       ``(c) Patent Protection.--Nothing in section 551 shall 
     affect patent rights in any manner.
       ``(d) Authorization for Dissemination of Articles and Fees 
     for Reprints of Articles.--Nothing in section 551 shall be 
     construed as prohibiting an entity that publishes a 
     scientific journal (as defined in section 556(5)) from 
     requiring authorization from the entity to disseminate an 
     article published by such entity or charging fees for the 
     purchase of reprints of published articles from such 
     entity.''.
       (b) Prohibited Act.--Section 301 (21 U.S.C. 331), as 
     amended by section 210, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(z) The dissemination of information in violation of 
     section 551.''.
       (c) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall promulgate regulations to implement the 
     amendments made by this section.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, or upon the Secretary's issuance of final regulations 
     pursuant to subsection (c), whichever is sooner.
       (e) Sunset.--The amendments made by this section cease to 
     be effective September 30, 2006, or 7 years after the date on 
     which the Secretary promulgates the regulations described in 
     subsection (c), whichever is later.
       (f) Studies and Reports.--
       (1) General accounting office.--
       (A) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study to determine the impact of 
     subchapter D of chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act, as added by this section, on the resources of 
     the Department of Health and Human Services.
       (B) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2002, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and 
     submit to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives a report of the results of the study.
       (2) Department of health and human services.--
       (A) In general.--In order to assist Congress in determining 
     whether the provisions of such subchapter should be extended 
     beyond the termination date specified in subsection (e), the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, in accordance 
     with subparagraph (B), arrange for the conduct of a study of 
     the scientific issues raised as a result of the enactment of 
     such subchapter including issues relating to--
       (i) the effectiveness of such subchapter with respect to 
     the provision of useful scientific information to health care 
     practitioners;
       (ii) the quality of the information being disseminated 
     pursuant to the provisions of such subchapter;
       (iii) the quality and usefulness of the information 
     provided, in accordance with such subchapter, by the 
     Secretary or by the manufacturer at the request of the 
     Secretary; and
       (iv) the impact of such subchapter on research in the area 
     of new uses, indications, or dosages, particularly the impact 
     on pediatric indications and rare diseases.
       (3) Procedure for study.--

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       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall request the Institute 
     of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct 
     the study required by paragraph (2), and to prepare and 
     submit the report required by subparagraph (B), under an 
     arrangement by which the actual expenses incurred by the 
     Institute of Medicine in conducting the study and preparing 
     the report will be paid by the Secretary. If the Institute of 
     Medicine is unwilling to conduct the study under such an 
     arrangement, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct such study.
       (B) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2005, the 
     Institute of Medicine or the Comptroller General of the 
     United States, as appropriate, shall prepare and submit to 
     the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives, and 
     the Secretary a report of the results of the study required 
     by paragraph (2). The Secretary, after the receipt of the 
     report, shall make the report available to the public.

     SEC. 402. EXPANDED ACCESS TO INVESTIGATIONAL THERAPIES AND 
                   DIAGNOSTICS.

       Chapter V (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.), as amended in section 
     401, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``Subchapter E--General Provisions Relating to Drugs and Devices

     ``SEC. 561. EXPANDED ACCESS TO UNAPPROVED THERAPIES AND 
                   DIAGNOSTICS.

       ``(a) Emergency Situations.--The Secretary may, under 
     appropriate conditions determined by the Secretary, authorize 
     the shipment of investigational drugs or investigational 
     devices for the diagnosis, monitoring, or treatment of a 
     serious disease or condition in emergency situations.
       ``(b) Individual Patient Access to Investigational Products 
     Intended for Serious Diseases.--Any person, acting through a 
     physician licensed in accordance with State law, may request 
     from a manufacturer or distributor, and any manufacturer or 
     distributor may, after complying with the provisions of this 
     subsection, provide to such physician an investigational drug 
     or investigational device for the diagnosis, monitoring, or 
     treatment of a serious disease or condition if--
       ``(1) the licensed physician determines that the person has 
     no comparable or satisfactory alternative therapy available 
     to diagnose, monitor, or treat the disease or condition 
     involved, and that the probable risk to the person from the 
     investigational drug or investigational device is not greater 
     than the probable risk from the disease or condition;
       ``(2) the Secretary determines that there is sufficient 
     evidence of safety and effectiveness to support the use of 
     the investigational drug or investigational device in the 
     case described in paragraph (1);
       ``(3) the Secretary determines that provision of the 
     investigational drug or investigational device will not 
     interfere with the initiation, conduct, or completion of 
     clinical investigations to support marketing approval; and
       ``(4) the sponsor, or clinical investigator, of the 
     investigational drug or investigational device submits to the 
     Secretary a clinical protocol consistent with the provisions 
     of section 505(i) or 520(g), including any regulations 
     promulgated under section 505(i) or 520(g), describing the 
     use of the investigational drug or investigational device in 
     a single patient or a small group of patients.
       ``(c) Treatment Investigational New Drug Applications and 
     Treatment Investigational Device Exemptions.--Upon submission 
     by a sponsor or a physician of a protocol intended to provide 
     widespread access to an investigational drug or 
     investigational device for eligible patients (referred to in 
     this subsection as an `expanded access protocol'), the 
     Secretary shall permit such investigational drug or 
     investigational device to be made available for expanded 
     access under a treatment investigational new drug application 
     or treatment investigational device exemption if the 
     Secretary determines that--
       ``(1) under the treatment investigational new drug 
     application or treatment investigational device exemption, 
     the investigational drug or investigational device is 
     intended for use in the diagnosis, monitoring, or treatment 
     of a serious or immediately life-threatening disease or 
     condition;
       ``(2) there is no comparable or satisfactory alternative 
     therapy available to diagnose, monitor, or treat that stage 
     of disease or condition in the population of patients to 
     which the investigational drug or investigational device is 
     intended to be administered;
       ``(3)(A) the investigational drug or investigational device 
     is under investigation in a controlled clinical trial for the 
     use described in paragraph (1) under an investigational drug 
     application in effect under section 505(i) or investigational 
     device exemption in effect under section 520(g); or
       ``(B) all clinical trials necessary for approval of that 
     use of the investigational drug or investigational device 
     have been completed;
       ``(4) the sponsor of the controlled clinical trials is 
     actively pursuing marketing approval of the investigational 
     drug or investigational device for the use described in 
     paragraph (1) with due diligence;
       ``(5) in the case of an investigational drug or 
     investigational device described in paragraph (3)(A), the 
     provision of the investigational drug or investigational 
     device will not interfere with the enrollment of patients in 
     ongoing clinical investigations under section 505(i) or 
     520(g);
       ``(6) in the case of serious diseases, there is sufficient 
     evidence of safety and effectiveness to support the use 
     described in paragraph (1); and
       ``(7) in the case of immediately life-threatening diseases, 
     the available scientific evidence, taken as a whole, provides 
     a reasonable basis to conclude that the investigational drug 
     or investigational device may be effective for its intended 
     use and would not expose patients to an unreasonable and 
     significant risk of illness or injury.

     A protocol submitted under this subsection shall be subject 
     to the provisions of section 505(i) or 520(g), including 
     regulations promulgated under section 505(i) or 520(g). The 
     Secretary may inform national, State, and local medical 
     associations and societies, voluntary health associations, 
     and other appropriate persons about the availability of an 
     investigational drug or investigational device under expanded 
     access protocols submitted under this subsection. The 
     information provided by the Secretary, in accordance with the 
     preceding sentence, shall be the same type of information 
     that is required by section 402(j)(3) of the Public Health 
     Service Act.
       ``(d) Termination.--The Secretary may, at any time, with 
     respect to a sponsor, physician, manufacturer, or distributor 
     described in this section, terminate expanded access provided 
     under this section for an investigational drug or 
     investigational device if the requirements under this section 
     are no longer met.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section, the terms 
     `investigational drug', `investigational device', `treatment 
     investigational new drug application', and `treatment 
     investigational device exemption' shall have the meanings 
     given the terms in regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary.''.

     SEC. 403. APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVED 
                   PRODUCTS.

       (a) Standards.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall publish in the Federal Register standards for 
     the prompt review of supplemental applications submitted for 
     approved articles 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).
       (b) Guidance to Industry.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
     final guidances to clarify the requirements for, and 
     facilitate the submission of data to support, the approval of 
     supplemental applications for the approved articles described 
     in subsection (a). The guidances shall--
       (1) clarify circumstances in which published matter may be 
     the basis for approval of a supplemental application;
       (2) specify data requirements that will avoid duplication 
     of previously submitted data by recognizing the availability 
     of data previously submitted in support of an original 
     application; and
       (3) define supplemental applications that are eligible for 
     priority review.
       (c) Responsibilities of Centers.--The Secretary shall 
     designate an individual in each center within the Food and 
     Drug Administration (except the Center for Food Safety and 
     Applied Nutrition) to be responsible for--
       (1) encouraging the prompt review of supplemental 
     applications for approved articles; and
       (2) working with sponsors to facilitate the development and 
     submission of data to support supplemental applications.
       (d) Collaboration.--The Secretary shall implement programs 
     and policies that will foster collaboration between the Food 
     and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, 
     professional medical and scientific societies, and other 
     persons, to identify published and unpublished studies that 
     may support a supplemental application, and to encourage 
     sponsors to make supplemental applications or conduct further 
     research in support of a supplemental application based, in 
     whole or in part, on such studies.

     SEC. 404. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

       Subchapter E of chapter V, as added by section 402, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 562. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

       ``If, regarding an obligation concerning drugs or devices 
     under this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service 
     Act, there is a scientific controversy between the Secretary 
     and a person who is a sponsor, applicant, or manufacturer and 
     no specific provision of the Act involved, including a 
     regulation promulgated under such Act, provides a right of 
     review of the matter in controversy, the Secretary shall, by 
     regulation, establish a procedure under which such sponsor, 
     applicant, or manufacturer may request a review of such 
     controversy, including a review by an appropriate scientific 
     advisory panel described in section 505(n) or an advisory 
     committee described in section 515(g)(2)(B). Any such review 
     shall take place in a timely manner. The Secretary shall 
     promulgate such regulations within 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of the Food and Drug Administration 
     Modernization Act of 1997.''.

     SEC. 405. INFORMAL AGENCY STATEMENTS.

       Section 701 (21 U.S.C. 371) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(h)(1)(A) The Secretary shall develop guidance documents 
     with public participation and ensure that information 
     identifying the existence of such documents and the documents 
     themselves are made available to the

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     public both in written form and, as feasible, through 
     electronic means. Such documents shall not create or confer 
     any rights for or on any person, although they present the 
     views of the Secretary on matters under the jurisdiction of 
     the Food and Drug Administration.
       ``(B) Although guidance documents shall not be binding on 
     the Secretary, the Secretary shall ensure that employees of 
     the Food and Drug Administration do not deviate from such 
     guidances without appropriate justification and supervisory 
     concurrence. The Secretary shall provide training to 
     employees in how to develop and use guidance documents and 
     shall monitor the development and issuance of such documents.
       ``(C) For guidance documents that set forth initial 
     interpretations of a statute or regulation, changes in 
     interpretation or policy that are of more than a minor 
     nature, complex scientific issues, or highly controversial 
     issues, the Secretary shall ensure public participation prior 
     to implementation of guidance documents, unless the Secretary 
     determines that such prior public participation is not 
     feasible or appropriate. In such cases, the Secretary shall 
     provide for public comment upon implementation and take such 
     comment into account.
       ``(D) For guidance documents that set forth existing 
     practices or minor changes in policy, the Secretary shall 
     provide for public comment upon implementation.
       ``(2) In developing guidance documents, the Secretary shall 
     ensure uniform nomenclature for such documents and uniform 
     internal procedures for approval of such documents. The 
     Secretary shall ensure that guidance documents and revisions 
     of such documents are properly dated and indicate the 
     nonbinding nature of the documents. The Secretary shall 
     periodically review all guidance documents and, where 
     appropriate, revise such documents.
       ``(3) The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall 
     maintain electronically and update and publish periodically 
     in the Federal Register a list of guidance documents. All 
     such documents shall be made available to the public.
       ``(4) The Secretary shall ensure that an effective appeals 
     mechanism is in place to address complaints that the Food and 
     Drug Administration is not developing and using guidance 
     documents in accordance with this subsection.
       ``(5) Not later than July 1, 2000, the Secretary after 
     evaluating the effectiveness of the Good Guidance Practices 
     document, published in the Federal Register at 62 Fed. Reg. 
     8961, shall promulgate a regulation consistent with this 
     subsection specifying the policies and procedures of the Food 
     and Drug Administration for the development, issuance, and 
     use of guidance documents.''.

     SEC. 406. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION MISSION AND ANNUAL 
                   REPORT.

       (a) Mission.--Section 903 (21 U.S.C. 393) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Mission.--The Administration shall--
       ``(1) promote the public health by promptly and efficiently 
     reviewing clinical research and taking appropriate action on 
     the marketing of regulated products in a timely manner;
       ``(2) with respect to such products, protect the public 
     health by ensuring that--
       ``(A) foods are safe, wholesome, sanitary, and properly 
     labeled;
       ``(B) human and veterinary drugs are safe and effective;
       ``(C) there is reasonable assurance of the safety and 
     effectiveness of devices intended for human use;
       ``(D) cosmetics are safe and properly labeled; and
       ``(E) public health and safety are protected from 
     electronic product radiation;
       ``(3) participate through appropriate processes with 
     representatives of other countries to reduce the burden of 
     regulation, harmonize regulatory requirements, and achieve 
     appropriate reciprocal arrangements; and
       ``(4) as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary, 
     carry out paragraphs (1) through (3) in consultation with 
     experts in science, medicine, and public health, and in 
     cooperation with consumers, users, manufacturers, importers, 
     packers, distributors, and retailers of regulated 
     products.''.
       (b) Annual Report.--Section 903 (21 U.S.C. 393), as amended 
     by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(f) Agency Plan for Statutory Compliance.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization 
     Act of 1997, the Secretary, after consultation with 
     appropriate scientific and academic experts, health care 
     professionals, representatives of patient and consumer 
     advocacy groups, and the regulated industry, shall develop 
     and publish in the Federal Register a plan bringing the 
     Secretary into compliance with each of the obligations of the 
     Secretary under this Act. The Secretary shall review the plan 
     biannually and shall revise the plan as necessary, in 
     consultation with such persons.
       ``(2) Objectives of agency plan.--The plan required by 
     paragraph (1) shall establish objectives and mechanisms to 
     achieve such objectives, including objectives related to--
       ``(A) maximizing the availability and clarity of 
     information about the process for review of applications and 
     submissions (including petitions, notifications, and any 
     other similar forms of request) made under this Act;
       ``(B) maximizing the availability and clarity of 
     information for consumers and patients concerning new 
     products;
       ``(C) implementing inspection and postmarket monitoring 
     provisions of this Act;
       ``(D) ensuring access to the scientific and technical 
     expertise needed by the Secretary to meet obligations 
     described in paragraph (1);
       ``(E) establishing mechanisms, by July 1, 1999, for meeting 
     the time periods specified in this Act for the review of all 
     applications and submissions described in subparagraph (A) 
     and submitted after the date of enactment of the Food and 
     Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997; and
       ``(F) eliminating backlogs in the review of applications 
     and submissions described in subparagraph (A), by January 1, 
     2000.
       ``(g) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall annually prepare 
     and publish in the Federal Register and solicit public 
     comment on a report that--
       ``(1) provides detailed statistical information on the 
     performance of the Secretary under the plan described in 
     subsection (f);
       ``(2) compares such performance of the Secretary with the 
     objectives of the plan and with the statutory obligations of 
     the Secretary; and
       ``(3) identifies any regulatory policy that has a 
     significant negative impact on compliance with any objective 
     of the plan or any statutory obligation and sets forth any 
     proposed revision to any such regulatory policy.''.

     SEC. 407. INFORMATION SYSTEM.

       (a) Amendment.--Chapter VII (21 U.S.C. 371 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

               ``Subchapter D--Information and Education

     ``SEC. 741. INFORMATION SYSTEM.

       ``The Secretary shall establish and maintain an information 
     system to track the status and progress of each application 
     or submission (including a petition, notification, or other 
     similar form of request) submitted to the Food and Drug 
     Administration requesting agency action.''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall submit a report to the Committee on Labor and 
     Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Commerce 
     of the House of Representatives on the status of the system 
     to be established under the amendment made by subsection (a), 
     including the projected costs of the system and concerns 
     about confidentiality.

     SEC. 408. EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

       (a) Food and Drug Administration.--Chapter VII (21 U.S.C. 
     371 et seq.), as amended by section 407, is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following section:

     ``SEC. 742. EDUCATION.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct training and 
     education programs for the employees of the Food and Drug 
     Administration relating to the regulatory responsibilities 
     and policies established by this Act, including programs 
     for--
       ``(1) scientific training;
       ``(2) training to improve the skill of officers and 
     employees authorized to conduct inspections under section 
     704;
       ``(3) training to achieve product specialization in such 
     inspections; and
       ``(4) training in administrative process and procedure and 
     integrity issues.
       ``(b) Intramural Fellowships and Other Training Programs.--
     The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, may, through 
     fellowships and other training programs, conduct and support 
     intramural research training for predoctoral and postdoctoral 
     scientists and physicians.''.
       (b) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.--
       (1) In general.--Part B of title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317F (42 
     U.S.C. 247b-7) the following:

     ``SEC. 317G. FELLOWSHIP AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.

       ``The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers 
     for Disease Control and Prevention, shall establish 
     fellowship and training programs to be conducted by such 
     Centers to train individuals to develop skills in 
     epidemiology, surveillance, laboratory analysis, and other 
     disease detection and prevention methods. Such programs shall 
     be designed to enable health professionals and health 
     personnel trained under such programs to work, after 
     receiving such training, in local, State, national, and 
     international efforts toward the prevention and control of 
     diseases, injuries, and disabilities. Such fellowships and 
     training may be administered through the use of either 
     appointment or nonappointment procedures.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     is deemed to have taken effect July 1, 1995.

     SEC. 409. CENTERS FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ON THERAPEUTICS.

       Title IX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end of part A the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 905. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM REGARDING CENTERS FOR 
                   EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ON THERAPEUTICS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Administrator and in consulta

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     tion with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall establish 
     a demonstration program for the purpose of making one or more 
     grants for the establishment and operation of one or more 
     centers to carry out the activities specified in subsection 
     (b).
       ``(b) Required Activities.--The activities referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the following:
       ``(1) The conduct of state-of-the-art clinical and 
     laboratory research for the following purposes:
       ``(A) To increase awareness of--
       ``(i) new uses of drugs, biological products, and devices;
       ``(ii) ways to improve the effective use of drugs, 
     biological products, and devices; and
       ``(iii) risks of new uses and risks of combinations of 
     drugs and biological products.
       ``(B) To provide objective clinical information to the 
     following individuals and entities:
       ``(i) Health care practitioners or other providers of 
     health care goods or services.
       ``(ii) Pharmacy benefit managers.
       ``(iii) Health maintenance organizations or other managed 
     health care organizations.
       ``(iv) Health care insurers or governmental agencies.
       ``(v) Consumers.
       ``(C) To improve the quality of health care while reducing 
     the cost of health care through--
       ``(i) the appropriate use of drugs, biological products, or 
     devices; and
       ``(ii) the prevention of adverse effects of drugs, 
     biological products, and devices and the consequences of such 
     effects, such as unnecessary hospitalizations.
       ``(2) The conduct of research on the comparative 
     effectiveness and safety of drugs, biological products, and 
     devices.
       ``(3) Such other activities as the Secretary determines to 
     be appropriate, except that the grant may not be expended to 
     assist the Secretary in the review of new drugs.
       ``(c) Application for Grant.--A grant under subsection (a) 
     may be made only if an application for the grant is submitted 
     to the Secretary and the application 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 section.
       ``(d) Peer Review.--A grant under subsection (a) may be 
     made only if the application for the grant has undergone 
     appropriate technical and scientific peer review.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out this section, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and $3,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002.''.

     SEC. 410. MUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS AND GLOBAL 
                   HARMONIZATION.

       (a) Good Manufacturing Practice Requirements.--Section 
     520(f)(1)(B) (21 U.S.C. 360j(f)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``, and'' at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) ensure that such regulation conforms, to the extent 
     practicable, with internationally recognized standards 
     defining quality systems, or parts of the standards, for 
     medical devices.''.
       (b) Harmonization Efforts.--Section 803 (21 U.S.C. 383) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c)(1) The Secretary shall support the Office of the 
     United States Trade Representative, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Commerce, in meetings with representatives of 
     other countries to discuss methods and approaches to reduce 
     the burden of regulation and harmonize regulatory 
     requirements if the Secretary determines that such 
     harmonization continues consumer protections consistent with 
     the purposes of this Act.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall support the Office of the United 
     States Trade Representative, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Commerce, in efforts to move toward the 
     acceptance of mutual recognition agreements relating to the 
     regulation of drugs, biological products, devices, foods, 
     food additives, and color additives, and the regulation of 
     good manufacturing practices, between the European Union and 
     the United States.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall regularly participate in meetings 
     with representatives of other foreign governments to discuss 
     and reach agreement on methods and approaches to harmonize 
     regulatory requirements.
       ``(4) The Secretary shall, not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of the Food and Drug Administration 
     Modernization Act of 1997, make public a plan that 
     establishes a framework for achieving mutual recognition of 
     good manufacturing practices inspections.
       ``(5) Paragraphs (1) through (4) shall not apply with 
     respect to products defined in section 201(ff).''.

     SEC. 411. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW.

       Chapter VII (21 U.S.C. 371 et seq.), as amended by section 
     407, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

              ``Subchapter E--Environmental Impact Review

     ``SEC. 746. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
     environmental impact statement prepared in accordance with 
     the regulations published in part 25 of title 21, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (as in effect on August 31, 1997) in 
     connection with an action carried out under (or a 
     recommendation or report relating to) this Act, shall be 
     considered to meet the requirements for a detailed statement 
     under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).''.

     SEC. 412. NATIONAL UNIFORMITY FOR NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND 
                   COSMETICS.

       (a) Nonprescription Drugs.--Chapter VII (21 U.S.C. 371 et 
     seq.), as amended by section 411, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

   ``Subchapter F--National Uniformity for Nonprescription Drugs and 
           Preemption for Labeling or Packaging of Cosmetics

     ``SEC. 751. NATIONAL UNIFORMITY FOR NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     (c)(1), (d), (e), or (f), no State or political subdivision 
     of a State may establish or continue in effect any 
     requirement--
       ``(1) that relates to the regulation of a drug that is not 
     subject to the requirements of section 503(b)(1) or 
     503(f)(1)(A); and
       ``(2) that is different from or in addition to, or that is 
     otherwise not identical with, a requirement under this Act, 
     the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1471 
     et seq.), or the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1451 et seq.).
       ``(b) Exemption.--
       ``(1) In general.--Upon application of a State or political 
     subdivision thereof, the Secretary may by regulation, after 
     notice and opportunity for written and oral presentation of 
     views, exempt from subsection (a), under such conditions as 
     may be prescribed in such regulation, a State or political 
     subdivision requirement that--
       ``(A) protects an important public interest that would 
     otherwise be unprotected, including the health and safety of 
     children;
       ``(B) would not cause any drug to be in violation of any 
     applicable requirement or prohibition under Federal law; and
       ``(C) would not unduly burden interstate commerce.
       ``(2) Timely action.--The Secretary shall make a decision 
     on the exemption of a State or political subdivision 
     requirement under paragraph (1) not later than 120 days after 
     receiving the application of the State or political 
     subdivision under paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Scope.--
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall not apply to--
       ``(A) any State or political subdivision requirement that 
     relates to the practice of pharmacy; or
       ``(B) any State or political subdivision requirement that a 
     drug be dispensed only upon the prescription of a 
     practitioner licensed by law to administer such drug.
       ``(2) Safety or effectiveness.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a), a requirement that relates to the regulation of a drug 
     shall be deemed to include any requirement relating to public 
     information or any other form of public communication 
     relating to a warning of any kind for a drug.
       ``(d) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a drug described in 
     subsection (a)(1) that is not the subject of an application 
     approved under section 505 or section 507 (as in effect on 
     the day before the date of enactment of the Food and Drug 
     Administration Modernization Act of 1997) or a final 
     regulation promulgated by the Secretary establishing 
     conditions under which the drug is generally recognized as 
     safe and effective and not misbranded, subsection (a) shall 
     apply only with respect to a requirement of a State or 
     political subdivision of a State that relates to the same 
     subject as, but is different from or in addition to, or that 
     is otherwise not identical with--
       ``(A) a regulation in effect with respect to the drug 
     pursuant to a statute described in subsection (a)(2); or
       ``(B) any other requirement in effect with respect to the 
     drug pursuant to an amendment to such a statute made on or 
     after the date of enactment of the Food and Drug 
     Administration Modernization Act of 1997.
       ``(2) State initiatives.--This section shall not apply to a 
     State requirement adopted by a State public initiative or 
     referendum enacted prior to September 1, 1997.
       ``(e) No Effect on Product Liability Law.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to modify or otherwise affect any 
     action or the liability of any person under the product 
     liability law of any State.
       ``(f) State Enforcement Authority.--Nothing in this section 
     shall prevent a State or political subdivision thereof from 
     enforcing, under any relevant civil or other enforcement 
     authority, a requirement that is identical to a requirement 
     of this Act.''.
       (b) Inspections.--Section 704(a)(1) (21 U.S.C. 374(a)(1)) 
     is amended by striking ``prescription drugs'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``prescription drugs, nonprescription 
     drugs intended for human use,''.
       (c) Misbranding.--Subparagraph (1) of section 502(e) (21 
     U.S.C. 352(e)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1)(A) If it is a drug, unless its label bears, to the 
     exclusion of any other nonproprietary name (except the 
     applicable systematic chemical name or the chemical 
     formula)--
       ``(i) the established name (as defined in subparagraph (3)) 
     of the drug, if there is such a name;
       ``(ii) the established name and quantity or, if determined 
     to be appropriate by the Secretary, the proportion of each 
     active ingredient, including the quantity, kind, and 
     proportion of any alcohol, and also including whether active 
     or not the established name and quantity or if determined to 
     be appropriate by the Secretary, the proportion of any 
     bromides, ether, chloroform, acetanilide, acetophenetidin, 
     amidopyrine, antipyrine,

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     atropine, hyoscine, hyoscyamine, arsenic, digitalis, 
     digitalis glucosides, mercury, ouabain, strophanthin, 
     strychnine, thyroid, or any derivative or preparation of any 
     such substances, contained therein, except that the 
     requirement for stating the quantity of the active 
     ingredients, other than the quantity of those specifically 
     named in this subclause, shall not apply to nonprescription 
     drugs not intended for human use; and
       ``(iii) the established name of each inactive ingredient 
     listed in alphabetical order on the outside container of the 
     retail package and, if determined to be appropriate by the 
     Secretary, on the immediate container, as prescribed in 
     regulation promulgated by the Secretary, except that nothing 
     in this subclause shall be deemed to require that any trade 
     secret be divulged, and except that the requirements of this 
     subclause with respect to alphabetical order shall apply only 
     to nonprescription drugs that are not also cosmetics and that 
     this subclause shall not apply to nonprescription drugs not 
     intended for human use.
       ``(B) For any prescription drug the established name of 
     such drug or ingredient, as the case may be, on such label 
     (and on any labeling on which a name for such drug or 
     ingredient is used) shall be printed prominently and in type 
     at least half as large as that used thereon for any 
     proprietary name or designation for such drug or ingredient, 
     except that to the extent that compliance with the 
     requirements of subclause (ii) or (iii) of clause (A) or this 
     clause is impracticable, exemptions shall be established by 
     regulations promulgated by the Secretary.''.
       (d) Cosmetics.--Subchapter F of chapter VII, as amended by 
     subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 752. PREEMPTION FOR LABELING OR PACKAGING OF 
                   COSMETICS.

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     (d), or (e), no State or political subdivision of a State may 
     establish or continue in effect any requirement for labeling 
     or packaging of a cosmetic that is different from or in 
     addition to, or that is otherwise not identical with, a 
     requirement specifically applicable to a particular cosmetic 
     or class of cosmetics under this Act, the Poison Prevention 
     Packaging Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.), or the Fair 
     Packaging and Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.).
       ``(b) Exemption.--Upon application of a State or political 
     subdivision thereof, the Secretary may by regulation, after 
     notice and opportunity for written and oral presentation of 
     views, exempt from subsection (a), under such conditions as 
     may be prescribed in such regulation, a State or political 
     subdivision requirement for labeling or packaging that--
       ``(1) protects an important public interest that would 
     otherwise be unprotected;
       ``(2) would not cause a cosmetic to be in violation of any 
     applicable requirement or prohibition under Federal law; and
       ``(3) would not unduly burden interstate commerce.
       ``(c) Scope.--For purposes of subsection (a), a reference 
     to a State requirement that relates to the packaging or 
     labeling of a cosmetic means any specific requirement 
     relating to the same aspect of such cosmetic as a requirement 
     specifically applicable to that particular cosmetic or class 
     of cosmetics under this Act for packaging or labeling, 
     including any State requirement relating to public 
     information or any other form of public communication.
       ``(d) No Effect on Product Liability Law.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to modify or otherwise affect any 
     action or the liability of any person under the product 
     liability law of any State.
       ``(e) State Initiative.--This section shall not apply to a 
     State requirement adopted by a State public initiative or 
     referendum enacted prior to September 1, 1997.''.

     SEC. 413. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION STUDY OF MERCURY 
                   COMPOUNDS IN DRUGS AND FOOD.

       (a) List and Analysis.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall, acting through the Food and Drug 
     Administration--
       (1) compile a list of drugs and foods that contain 
     intentionally introduced mercury compounds, and
       (2) provide a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the 
     mercury compounds in the list under paragraph (1).

     The Secretary shall compile the list required by paragraph 
     (1) within 2 years after the date of enactment of the Food 
     and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 and shall 
     provide the analysis required by paragraph (2) within 2 years 
     after such date of enactment.
       (b) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     acting through the Food and Drug Administration, shall 
     conduct a study of the effect on humans of the use of mercury 
     compounds in nasal sprays. Such study shall include data from 
     other studies that have been made of such use.
       (c) Study of Mercury Sales.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     acting through the Food and Drug Administration and subject 
     to appropriations, shall conduct, or shall contract with the 
     Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to 
     conduct, a study of the effect on humans of the use of 
     elemental, organic, or inorganic mercury when offered for 
     sale as a drug or dietary supplement. Such study shall, among 
     other things, evaluate--
       (A) the scope of mercury use as a drug or dietary 
     supplement; and
       (B) the adverse effects on health of children and other 
     sensitive populations resulting from exposure to, or 
     ingestion or inhalation of, mercury when so used.

     In conducting such study, the Secretary shall consult with 
     the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the 
     Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the 
     Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
     Registry, and, to the extent the Secretary believes necessary 
     or appropriate, with any other Federal or private entity.
       (2) Regulations.--If, in the opinion of the Secretary, the 
     use of elemental, organic, or inorganic mercury offered for 
     sale as a drug or dietary supplement poses a threat to human 
     health, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
     restricting the sale of mercury intended for such use. At a 
     minimum, such regulations shall be designed to protect the 
     health of children and other sensitive populations from 
     adverse effects resulting from exposure to, or ingestion or 
     inhalation of, mercury. Such regulations, to the extent 
     feasible, should not unnecessarily interfere with the 
     availability of mercury for use in religious ceremonies.

     SEC. 414. INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.

       Section 903 (21 U.S.C. 393), as amended by section 406, is 
     further amended by inserting after subsection (b) the 
     following:
       ``(c) Interagency Collaboration.--The Secretary shall 
     implement programs and policies that will foster 
     collaboration between the Administration, the National 
     Institutes of Health, and other science-based Federal 
     agencies, to enhance the scientific and technical expertise 
     available to the Secretary in the conduct of the duties of 
     the Secretary with respect to the development, clinical 
     investigation, evaluation, and postmarket monitoring of 
     emerging medical therapies, including complementary 
     therapies, and advances in nutrition and food science.''.

     SEC. 415. CONTRACTS FOR EXPERT REVIEW.

       Chapter IX (21 U.S.C. 391 et seq.), as amended by section 
     214, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 907. CONTRACTS FOR EXPERT REVIEW.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary may enter into a contract 
     with any organization or any individual (who is not an 
     employee of the Department) with relevant expertise, to 
     review and evaluate, for the purpose of making 
     recommendations to the Secretary on, part or all of any 
     application or submission (including a petition, 
     notification, and any other similar form of request) made 
     under this Act for the approval or classification of an 
     article or made under section 351(a) of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)) with respect to a biological 
     product. Any such contract shall be subject to the 
     requirements of section 708 relating to the confidentiality 
     of information.
       ``(2) Increased efficiency and expertise through 
     contracts.--The Secretary may use the authority granted in 
     paragraph (1) whenever the Secretary determines that use of a 
     contract described in paragraph (1) will improve the 
     timeliness of the review of an application or submission 
     described in paragraph (1), unless using such authority would 
     reduce the quality, or unduly increase the cost, of such 
     review. The Secretary may use such authority whenever the 
     Secretary determines that use of such a contract will improve 
     the quality of the review of an application or submission 
     described in paragraph (1), unless using such authority would 
     unduly increase the cost of such review. Such improvement in 
     timeliness or quality may include providing the Secretary 
     increased scientific or technical expertise that is necessary 
     to review or evaluate new therapies and technologies.
       ``(b) Review of Expert Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the official 
     of the Food and Drug Administration responsible for any 
     matter for which expert review is used pursuant to subsection 
     (a) shall review the recommendations of the organization or 
     individual who conducted the expert review and shall make a 
     final decision regarding the matter in a timely manner.
       ``(2) Limitation.--A final decision by the Secretary on any 
     such application or submission shall be made within the 
     applicable prescribed time period for review of the matter as 
     set forth in this Act or in the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 201 et seq.).''.

     SEC. 416. PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION.

       Subchapter E of chapter V, as amended by section 404, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 563. CLASSIFICATION OF PRODUCTS.

       ``(a) Request.--A person who submits an application or 
     submission (including a petition, notification, and any other 
     similar form of request) under this Act for a product, may 
     submit a request to the Secretary respecting the 
     classification of the product as a drug, biological product, 
     device, or a combination product subject to section 503(g) or 
     respecting the component of the Food and Drug Administration 
     that will regulate the product. In submitting the request, 
     the person shall recommend a classification for the product, 
     or a component to regulate the product, as appropriate.
       ``(b) Statement.--Not later than 60 days after the receipt 
     of the request described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall determine the classification of the product under 
     subsection (a), or the component of the Food and Drug 
     Administration that will regulate the product, and shall 
     provide to the person a written statement that identifies 
     such classification or such component, and the reasons for 
     such determination. The Sec

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     retary may not modify such statement except with the written 
     consent of the person, or for public health reasons based on 
     scientific evidence.
       ``(c) Inaction of Secretary.--If the Secretary does not 
     provide the statement within the 60-day period described in 
     subsection (b), the recommendation made by the person under 
     subsection (a) shall be considered to be a final 
     determination by the Secretary of such classification of the 
     product, or the component of the Food and Drug Administration 
     that will regulate the product, as applicable, and may not be 
     modified by the Secretary except with the written consent of 
     the person, or for public health reasons based on scientific 
     evidence.''.

     SEC. 417. REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN ESTABLISHMENTS.

       Section 510(i) (21 U.S.C. 360(i)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(i)(1) Any establishment within any foreign country 
     engaged in the manufacture, preparation, propagation, 
     compounding, or processing of a drug or a device that is 
     imported or offered for import into the United States shall 
     register with the Secretary the name and place of business of 
     the establishment and the name of the United States agent for 
     the establishment.
       ``(2) The establishment shall also provide the information 
     required by subsection (j).
       ``(3) The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative 
     arrangements with officials of foreign countries to ensure 
     that adequate and effective means are available for purposes 
     of determining, from time to time, whether drugs or devices 
     manufactured, prepared, propagated, compounded, or processed 
     by an establishment described in paragraph (1), if imported 
     or offered for import into the United States, shall be 
     refused admission on any of the grounds set forth in section 
     801(a).''.

     SEC. 418. CLARIFICATION OF SEIZURE AUTHORITY.

       Section 304(d)(1) (21 U.S.C. 334(d)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the fifth sentence, by striking ``paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) of section 801(e)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) of section 801(e)(1)''; and
       (2) by inserting after the fifth sentence the following: 
     ``Any person seeking to export an imported article pursuant 
     to any of the provisions of this subsection shall establish 
     that the article was intended for export at the time the 
     article entered commerce.''.

     SEC. 419. INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

       Section 709 (21 U.S.C. 379a) is amended by striking ``a 
     device'' and inserting ``a device, food, drug, or cosmetic''.

     SEC. 420. SAFETY REPORT DISCLAIMERS.

       Chapter VII (21 U.S.C. 371 et seq.), as amended by section 
     412, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

                     ``Subchapter G--Safety Reports

     ``SEC. 756. SAFETY REPORT DISCLAIMERS.

       ``With respect to any entity that submits or is required to 
     submit a safety report or other information in connection 
     with the safety of a product (including a product that is a 
     food, drug, device, dietary supplement, or cosmetic) under 
     this Act (and any release by the Secretary of that report or 
     information), such report or information shall not be 
     construed to reflect necessarily a conclusion by the entity 
     or the Secretary that the report or information constitutes 
     an admission that the product involved malfunctioned, caused 
     or contributed to an adverse experience, or otherwise caused 
     or contributed to a death, serious injury, or serious 
     illness. Such an entity need not admit, and may deny, that 
     the report or information submitted by the entity constitutes 
     an admission that the product involved malfunctioned, caused 
     or contributed to an adverse experience, or caused or 
     contributed to a death, serious injury, or serious 
     illness.''.

     SEC. 421. LABELING AND ADVERTISING REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH 
                   STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 301 (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (l).

     SEC. 422. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act 
     shall be construed to affect the question of whether the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services has any authority to 
     regulate any tobacco product, tobacco ingredient, or tobacco 
     additive. Such authority, if any, shall be exercised under 
     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act.
                        TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATE

     SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act, other than the provisions of and 
     the amendments made by sections 111, 121, 125, and 307, shall 
     take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
       And the House agree to the same.

       That the House recede from its amendment to the title of 
     the bill.
     Tom Bliley,
     Michael Bilirakis,
     Joe Barton,
     James Greenwood,
     Richard Burr,
     Ed Whitfield,
     John D. Dingell,
     Sherrod Brown,
     Henry A. Waxman,
     Ron Klink,
                                Managers of the Part of the House.

     Jim Jeffords,
     Dan Coats,
     Judd Gregg,
     Bill Frist,
     Mike DeWine,
     Edward M. Kennedy,
     Christopher Dodd,
     Tom Harkin,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, recognized Mr. BLILEY and Mr. 
DINGELL, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, 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 conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said conference report was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on 
the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 130.30  elections in sahara

  Mr. ROYCE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 245); as amended: 

       Whereas United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan 
     appointed former United States Secretary of State James Baker 
     III as his Personal Envoy for Western Sahara to end the 
     prevailing referendum stalemate;
       Whereas talks between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Front 
     for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro (also 
     known as the Polisario Front) mediated by Mr. Baker have 
     achieved agreement on ways to end the referendum stalemate;
       Whereas the end of the stalemate over the Western Sahara 
     referendum would allow for the release of civilian political 
     prisoners and prisoners of war held by Morocco and the 
     Polisario Front; and
       Whereas the United States supports the holding of a free, 
     fair, and transparent referendum on self-determination for 
     the people of Western Sahara: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) expresses its full support to former United States 
     Secretary of State James Baker III in his mission as Personal 
     Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General for the Western 
     Sahara;
       (2) expresses its support for a referendum on self-
     determination for the people of Western Sahara that should 
     meet the following criteria:
       (A) free, fair, and transparent and held in the presence of 
     international and domestic observers and international media 
     without administrative or military pressure or interference;
       (B) only genuine Sahrawis, as identified in the method 
     agreed to by both sides, will take part in the referendum 
     voting; and
       (C) the result, once certified by the United Nations, is 
     accepted by both sides;
       (3) encourages the release of civilian political prisoners 
     and prisoners of war held by Morocco and the Polisario Front 
     at the earliest possible date; and
       (4) requests the administration to fully support former 
     United States Secretary of State James Baker III in his 
     mission of organizing a free, fair, and transparent 
     referendum on self-determination for the people of Western 
     Sahara without military or administrative constraints.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAZIO, recognized Mr. ROYCE and Mr. 
MENENDEZ, 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. LAZIO, 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. 130.31  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate has passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, A bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 2607. 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, 1998, and for other 
     purposes.


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       The message also announced, that the Senate insists upon 
     its amendments to the bill (H.R. 2607) ``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, 1998, and for the purposes.'', requests a 
     conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two 
     Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Stevens, Mr. Specter, Mr. 
     Domenici, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Bennett, 
     Mr. Campbell, Mr. Faircloth, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
     Byrd, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. 
     Lautenberg, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, and Mrs. 
     Boxer, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate. 

para. 130.32  afghanistan women

  Mr. ROHRABACHER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 156); as amended: 

       Whereas Congress recognizes that the legacy of civil 
     conflict in Afghanistan during the last 17 years has had a 
     devastating effect on the civilian population in that 
     country, killing 2,000,000 people and displacing more than 
     7,000,000, and has had a particularly negative impact on the 
     rights and security of women and girls;
       Whereas the Department of State's Country Reports on Human 
     Practices for 1996 states: ``Serious human rights violations 
     continue to occur [. . .] political killings, torture, rape, 
     arbitrary detention, looting, abductions and kidnappings for 
     ransom were committed by armed units, local commanders and 
     rogue individuals.'';
       Whereas the Afghan combatants are responsible for numerous 
     abhorrent human rights abuses, including the rape, sexual 
     abuse, torture, abduction, and persecution of women and 
     girls;
       Whereas drug proliferation has increased in Afghanistan;
       Whereas Congress is disturbed by the upsurge of reported 
     human rights abuses in Afghanistan, including extreme 
     restrictions placed on women and girls;
       Whereas safe haven has been provided to suspected 
     terrorists and terrorist camps may be allowed to operate in 
     Afghanistan;
       Whereas Afghanistan is a sovereign nation and must work to 
     solve its internal disputes; and
       Whereas Afghanistan and the United States recognize 
     international human rights conventions, such as the Universal 
     Declaration on Human Rights, which espouse respect for basic 
     human rights of all individuals without regard to race, 
     religion, ethnicity, or gender: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. DECLARATION OF POLICY.

       The Congress hereby--
       (1) deplores the violations of international humanitarian 
     law in Afghanistan and raises concern over the reported cases 
     of stoning, public executions, and street beatings;
       (2) condemns the targeted discrimination against women and 
     girls and expresses deep concern regarding the prohibition of 
     employment and education for women and girls;
       (3) urges the Taliban and all other parties in Afghanistan 
     to cease providing safe haven to suspected terrorists or 
     permitting Afghan territory to be used for terrorist 
     training; and
       (4) takes note of the continued armed conflict in 
     Afghanistan, affirms the need for peace negotiations and 
     expresses hope that the Afghan parties will agree to a cease-
     fire throughout the country.

     SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the President--
       (1) should continue to monitor the human rights situation 
     in Afghanistan and should call for adherence by all factions 
     in Afghanistan to international humanitarian law;
       (2) should call for an end to the systematic discrimination 
     and harassment of women and girls in Afghanistan;
       (3) should encourage efforts to procure a durable peace in 
     Afghanistan and should support the efforts of the United 
     Nations Special Envoy Secretary General Lakhdar Brahimi to 
     assist in brokering a peaceful resolution to years of 
     conflict;
       (4) should call upon all countries with influence to use 
     their influence on the contending factions to end the 
     fighting and come to the negotiating table, abide by 
     internationally recognized norms of behavior, cease human 
     rights violations, end provision of safe haven to terrorists 
     and close terrorist training camps, and reverse 
     discriminatory policies against women and girls;
       (5) should call upon all nations to cease providing 
     financial assistance, arms, and other kinds of support to the 
     militaries or political organizations of any factions in 
     Afghanistan; and
       (6) should support efforts by Afghan individuals to 
     establish a cessation of hostilities and a transitional 
     multiparty government leading to freedom, respect for human 
     rights, and free and fair elections.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAZIO, recognized Mr. ROHRABACHER and Mr. 
LUTHER, 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. LAZIO, 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 
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. 130.33  erisa amendments

  Mr. FAWELL moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1377) to amend title I of the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to encourage retirement 
income savings:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Savings Are Vital to 
     Everyone's Retirement Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
       (1) The impending retirement of the baby boom generation 
     will severely strain our already overburdened entitlement 
     system, necessitating increased reliance on pension and other 
     personal savings.
       (2) Studies have found that less than a third of Americans 
     have even tried to calculate how much they will need to have 
     saved by retirement, and that less than 20 percent are very 
     confident they will have enough money to live comfortably 
     throughout their retirement.
       (3) A leading obstacle to expanding retirement savings is 
     the simple fact that far too many Americans--particularly the 
     young--are either unaware of, or without the knowledge and 
     resources necessary to take advantage of, the extensive 
     benefits offered by our retirement savings system.
       (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act--
       (1) to advance the public's knowledge and understanding of 
     retirement savings and its critical importance to the future 
     well-being of American workers and their families;
       (2) to provide for a periodic, bipartisan national 
     retirement savings summit in conjunction with the White House 
     to elevate the issue of savings to national prominence; and
       (3) to initiate the development of a broad-based, public 
     education program to encourage and enhance individual 
     commitment to a personal retirement savings strategy.

     SEC. 3. OUTREACH BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

       (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:


            ``outreach to promote retirement income savings

       ``Sec. 516. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall maintain 
     an ongoing program of outreach to the public designed to 
     effectively promote retirement income savings by the public.
       ``(b) Methods.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
     requirements of subsection (a) by means which shall ensure 
     effective communication to the public, including publication 
     of public service announcements, public meetings, creation of 
     educational materials, and establishment of a site on the 
     Internet.
       ``(c) Information To Be Made Available.--The information to 
     be made available by the Secretary as part of the program of 
     outreach required under subsection (a) shall include the 
     following:
       ``(1) a description of the vehicles currently available to 
     individuals and employers for creating and maintaining 
     retirement income savings, specifically including information 
     explaining to employers, in simple terms, the characteristics 
     and operation of the different retirement savings vehicles, 
     including the steps to establish each such vehicle, and
       ``(2) information regarding matters relevant to 
     establishing retirement income savings, such as--
       ``(A) the forms of retirement income savings,
       ``(B) the concept of compound interest,
       ``(C) the importance of commencing savings early in life,
       ``(D) savings principles,
       ``(E) the importance of prudence and diversification in 
     investing,
       ``(F) the importance of the timing of investments, and
       ``(G) the impact on retirement savings of life's 
     uncertainties, such as living beyond one's life expectancy.
       ``(d) Establishment of Site on the Internet.--The Secretary 
     shall establish a permanent site on the Internet concerning 
     retirement income savings. The site shall contain at least 
     the following information:
       ``(1) a means for individuals to calculate their estimated 
     retirement savings needs,

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     based on their retirement income goal as a percentage of 
     their preretirement income;
       ``(2) a description in simple terms of the common types of 
     retirement income savings arrangements available to both 
     individuals and employers (specifically including small 
     employers), including information on the amount of money that 
     can be placed into a given vehicle, the tax treatment of the 
     money, the amount of accumulation possible through different 
     typical investment options and interest rate projections, and 
     a directory of resources of more descriptive information;
       ``(3) materials explaining to employers in simple terms, 
     the characteristics and operation of the different retirement 
     savings arrangements for their workers and what the basic 
     legal requirements are under this Act and the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, including the steps to establish each 
     such arrangement;
       ``(4) copies of all educational materials developed by the 
     Department of Labor, and by other Federal agencies in 
     consultation with such Department, to promote retirement 
     income savings by workers and employers; and
       ``(5) links to other sites maintained on the Internet by 
     governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations that 
     provide additional detail on retirement income savings 
     arrangements and related topics on savings or investing.
       ``(e) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate the 
     outreach program under this section with similar efforts 
     undertaken by other public and private entities.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1 of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 514 the following new items:

``Sec. 515. Delinquent contributions.
``Sec. 516. Outreach to promote retirement income savings.''.

     SEC. 4. NATIONAL SUMMIT ON RETIREMENT SAVINGS.

       (a) In General.--Part 5 of subtitle B of title I of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended 
     by section 3 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:


                ``national summit on retirement savings

       ``Sec. 517. (a) Authority To Call Summit.--Not later than 
     July 15, 1998, the President shall convene a National Summit 
     on Retirement Income Savings at the White House, to be co-
     hosted by the President and the Speaker and the Minority 
     Leader of the House of Representatives and the Majority 
     Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate. Such a National 
     Summit shall be convened thereafter in 2001 and 2005 on or 
     after September 1 of each year involved. Such a National 
     Summit shall--
       ``(1) advance the public's knowledge and understanding of 
     retirement savings and its critical importance to the future 
     well-being of American workers and their families;
       ``(2) facilitate the development of a broad-based, public 
     education program to encourage and enhance individual 
     commitment to a personal retirement savings strategy;
       ``(3) develop recommendations for additional research, 
     reforms, and actions in the field of private pensions and 
     individual retirement savings; and
       ``(4) disseminate the report of, and information obtained 
     by, the National Summit and exhibit materials and works of 
     the National Summit.
       ``(b) Planning and Direction.--The National Summit shall be 
     planned and conducted under the direction of the Secretary, 
     in consultation with, and with the assistance of, the heads 
     of such other Federal departments and agencies as the 
     President may designate. Such assistance may include the 
     assignment of personnel. The Secretary shall, in planning and 
     conducting the National Summit, consult with the 
     congressional leaders specified in subsection (e)(2). The 
     Secretary shall also, in carrying out the Secretary's duties 
     under this subsection, consult and coordinate with at least 
     one organization made up of private sector businesses and 
     associations partnered with Government entities to promote 
     long-term financial security in retirement through savings.
       ``(c) Purpose of National Summit.--The purpose of the 
     National Summit shall be--
       ``(1) to increase the public awareness of the value of 
     personal savings for retirement;
       ``(2) to advance the public's knowledge and understanding 
     of retirement savings and its critical importance to the 
     future well-being of American workers and their families;
       ``(3) to facilitate the development of a broad-based, 
     public education program to encourage and enhance individual 
     commitment to a personal retirement savings strategy;
       ``(4) to identify the problems workers have in setting 
     aside adequate savings for retirement;
       ``(5) to identify the barriers which employers, especially 
     small employers, face in assisting their workers in 
     accumulating retirement savings;
       ``(6) to examine the impact and effectiveness of individual 
     employers to promote personal savings for retirement among 
     their workers and to promote participation in company savings 
     options;
       ``(7) to examine the impact and effectiveness of government 
     programs at the Federal, State, and local levels to educate 
     the public about, and to encourage, retirement income 
     savings;
       ``(8) to develop such specific and comprehensive 
     recommendations for the legislative and executive branches of 
     the Government and for private sector action as may be 
     appropriate for promoting private pensions and individual 
     retirement savings; and
       ``(9) to develop recommendations for the coordination of 
     Federal, State, and local retirement income savings 
     initiatives among the Federal, State, and local levels of 
     government and for the coordination of such initiatives.
       ``(d) Scope of National Summit.--The scope of the National 
     Summit shall consist of issues relating to individual and 
     employer-based retirement savings and shall not include 
     issues relating to the old-age, survivors, and disability 
     insurance program under title II of the Social Security Act.
       ``(e) National Summit Participants.--
       ``(1) In general.--To carry out the purposes of the 
     National Summit, the National Summit shall bring together--
       ``(A) professionals and other individuals working in the 
     fields of employee benefits and retirement savings;
       ``(B) Members of Congress and officials in the executive 
     branch;
       ``(C) representatives of State and local governments;
       ``(D) representatives of private sector institutions, 
     including individual employers, concerned about promoting the 
     issue of retirement savings and facilitating savings among 
     American workers; and
       ``(E) representatives of the general public.
       ``(2) Statutorily required participation.--The participants 
     in the National Summit shall include the following 
     individuals or their designees:
       ``(A) the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(B) the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate;
       ``(C) the Chairman and ranking Member of the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives;
       ``(D) the Chairman and ranking Member of the Committee on 
     Labor and Human Resources of the Senate;
       ``(E) the Chairman and ranking Member of the Special 
     Committee on Aging of the Senate;
       ``(F) the Chairman and ranking Member of the Subcommittees 
     on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education of the 
     Senate and House of Representatives; and
       ``(G) the parties referred to in subsection (b).
       ``(3) Additional participants.--
       ``(A) In general.--There shall be not more than 200 
     additional participants. Of such additional participants--
       ``(i) one-half shall be appointed by the President, in 
     consultation with the elected leaders of the President's 
     party in Congress (either the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives or the Minority Leader of the House of 
     Representatives, and either the Majority Leader or the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate; and
       ``(ii) one-half shall be appointed by the elected leaders 
     of Congress of the party to which the President does not 
     belong (one-half of that allotment to be appointed by either 
     the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the Minority 
     Leader of the House of Representatives, and one-half of that 
     allotment to be appointed by either the Majority Leader or 
     the Minority Leader of the Senate).
       ``(B) Appointment requirements.--The additional 
     participants described in subparagraph (A) shall be--
       ``(i) appointed not later than January 31, 1998;
       ``(ii) selected without regard to political affiliation or 
     past partisan activity; and
       ``(iii) representative of the diversity of thought in the 
     fields of employee benefits and retirement income savings.
       ``(4) Presiding officers.--The National Summit shall be 
     presided over equally by representatives of the executive and 
     legislative branches.
       ``(f) National Summit Administration.--
       ``(1) Administration.--In administering this section, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) request the cooperation and assistance of such other 
     Federal departments and agencies and other parties referred 
     to in subsection (b) as may be appropriate in the carrying 
     out of this section;
       ``(B) furnish all reasonable assistance to State agencies, 
     area agencies, and other appropriate organizations to enable 
     them to organize and conduct conferences in conjunction with 
     the National Summit;
       ``(C) make available for public comment a proposed agenda 
     for the National Summit that reflects to the greatest extent 
     possible the purposes for the National Summit set out in this 
     section;
       ``(D) prepare and make available background materials for 
     the use of participants in the National Summit that the 
     Secretary considers necessary; and
       ``(E) appoint and fix the pay of such additional personnel 
     as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
     section without regard to provisions of title 5, United 
     States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
     service, and without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III 
     of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and 
     General Schedule pay rates.
       ``(2) Duties.--The Secretary shall, in carrying out the 
     responsibilities and functions of the Secretary under this 
     section, and as part of the National Summit, ensure that--
       ``(A) the National Summit shall be conducted in a manner 
     that ensures broad participation of Federal, State, and local 
     agencies and private organizations, professionals, and others 
     involved in retirement income savings and provides a strong 
     basis for assistance to be provided under paragraph (1)(B);

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       ``(B) the agenda prepared under paragraph (1)(C) for the 
     National Summit is published in the Federal Register; and
       ``(C) the personnel appointed under paragraph (1)(E) shall 
     be fairly balanced in terms of points of views represented 
     and shall be appointed without regard to political 
     affiliation or previous partisan activities.
       ``(3) Nonapplication of faca.--The provisions of the 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
     apply to the National Summit.
       ``(g) Report.--The Secretary shall prepare a report 
     describing the activities of the National Summit and shall 
     submit the report to the President, the Speaker and Minority 
     Leader of the House of Representatives, the Majority and 
     Minority Leaders of the Senate, and the chief executive 
     officers of the States not later than 90 days after the date 
     on which the National Summit is adjourned.
       ``(h) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `State' means a State, 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.
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1997, such 
     sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Authorization to accept private contributions.--In 
     order to facilitate the National Summit as a public-private 
     partnership, the Secretary may accept private contributions, 
     in the form of money, supplies, or services, to defray the 
     costs of the National Summit.
       ``(j) Financial Obligation for Fiscal Year 1998.--The 
     financial obligation for the Department of Labor for fiscal 
     year 1998 shall not exceed the lesser of--
       ``(1) one-half of the costs of the National Summit; or
       ``(2) $250,000.

     The private sector organization described in subsection (b) 
     and contracted with by the Secretary shall be obligated for 
     the balance of the cost of the National Summit.
       ``(k) Contracts.--The Secretary may enter into contracts to 
     carry out the Secretary's responsibilities under this 
     section. The Secretary shall enter into a contract on a sole-
     source basis to ensure the timely completion of the National 
     Summit in fiscal year 1998.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1 of such Act, as amended by section 3 of this Act, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 516 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 517. National Summit on Retirement Savings.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAZIO, recognized Mr. FAWELL and Mr. 
PAYNE, 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. LAZIO, 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. 130.34  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 joint 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 104. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, 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. 1502. An Act entitled the ``District of Columbia Student 
     Opportunity Scholarship Act of 1997''.

para. 130.35  u.s. fire administration authorization

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1231) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 
1999 for the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAZIO, recognized Mr. SENSENBRENNER and 
Mr. BARCIA, 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. LAZIO, 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. 130.36  land conveyance to stanislaus county, california

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
112) to provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United 
States to Stanislaus County, California.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAZIO, recognized Mr. SENSENBRENNER and 
Mr. CRAMER, 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. LAZIO, 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. 130.37  auburn indian restoration

  Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1805) 
to amend the Auburn Indian Restoration Act to establish restrictions 
related to gaming on and use of land held in trust for the United Auburn 
Indian Community of the Auburn Racheria of California, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAZIO, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE 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. LAZIO, 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. 130.38  water-related technical corrections

  Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2402) 
to make technical and clarifying amendments to improve management of 
water-related facilities in the Western United States; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAZIO, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE 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. LAZIO, 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. 130.39  jimmy carter national historic site

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 669) to provide for the acquisition of the Plains Railroad Depot as 
the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAZIO, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
BISHOP, 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. CALLAHAN, 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 notify the Senate thereof.

para. 130.40  arches national park expansion

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2283) to 
expand the boundaries of Arches National Park in the State of Utah to 
include portions of the following drainages, Salt Wash, Lost Spring 
Canyon, Fish Sheep Draw, Clover Canyon, Cordova Canyon, Mine Draw, and 
Cottonwood Wash, which are currently under the jurisdiction of the 
Bureau of Land Management, and to include a portion of Fish Sheep Draw, 
which is currently owned by the State of Utah; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALLAHAN, recognized Mr. HANSEN 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. CALLAHAN, 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 
expand the boundaries of Arches National Park in the State of Utah to 
include portions of the following drainages: Salt Wash, Lost Spring 
Canyon, Fish Sheep Draw, Clover Canyon, Cordova Canyon, Mine Draw, and 
Cottonwood Wash, which are currently under the jurisdiction of the 
Bureau of Land Management, and to include a portion of Fish Sheep Draw, 
which is currently owned by the State of Utah.''.
  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.

para. 130.41  james l. foreman u.s. courthouse

  Mr. DUNCAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1502) 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. CALLAHAN, recognized Mr. DUNCAN 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. CALLAHAN, 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. 130.42  uniform relocation assistance to aliens

  Mr. KIM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 
1258) to amend the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to prohibit an alien who is not 
lawfully present in the United States from receiving assistance under 
that Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALLAHAN, recognized Mr. KIM 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. CALLAHAN, 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. 130.43  cleveland airport transfer

  Mr. DUNCAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1347) to permit the city of Cleveland, Ohio, to convey certain lands 
that the United States conveyed to the city.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALLAHAN, recognized Mr. DUNCAN and Mr. 
LIPINSKI, 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. CALLAHAN, 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. 130.44  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 305, at 
10:40 p.m. announced the Speaker will recognize Members for motions to 
suspend the rules under clause 2 of rule XXVII, with respect to the 
following bills and resolutions that may be considered today: H.R. 2977, 
National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Public 
Administration Public Disclosure Requirements; S.1378, U.S. Mail Use for 
Missing Children; S. Con. Res. 61, Printing of ``Our Flag''; S. Con. 
Res. 62, Printing of ``How Our Laws Are Made''; S. Con. Res. 63, 
Printing of ``The Constitution of the United States of America''; H.R. 
2979, Library of Congress Land Acquisition; H.R. 764, Bankruptcy 
Amendments of 1997; H.R. 2440, Title 9, U.S. Code, Section 10 
Amendments; H.J. Res. 95, Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact; 
H.J. Res. 96, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact; 
S. 1079, Ft. Berthold Indiana Reservation Mineral Leasing; and H.R. 
1604, Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Judgment Funds.

para. 130.45  pilot records improvement

  Mr. DUNCAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2626) to 
make clarifications to the Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996, and 
for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALLAHAN, recognized Mr. DUNCAN and Mr. 
LIPINSKI, 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. CALLAHAN, 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. 130.46  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 305, at 
11:00 p.m. announced the Speaker will recognize Members for motions to 
suspend the rules under clause 2 of rule XXVII, with respect to the 
following bill that may be considered today: H.R. 765, Shackleford Banks 
Wild Horses Protection Act.

para. 130.47  families affected by foreign air carrier accidents

  Mr. DUNCAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2476) to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to require the National 
Transportation Safety Board and individual foreign air carriers to 
address the needs of families of passengers involved in aircraft 
accidents involving foreign air carriers; as amended.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALLAHAN, recognized Mr. DUNCAN and Mr. 
LIPINSKI, 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. CALLAHAN, 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. 130.48  export-import bank reauthorization

  Mr. CASTLE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-392):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 
     1026), to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Export-
     Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 1997''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Extension of authority.
Sec. 3. Tied aid credit fund authority.
Sec. 4. Extension of authority to provide financing for the export of 
              nonlethal defense articles or services the primary end 
              use of which will be for civilian purposes.
Sec. 5. Clarification of procedures for denying credit based on the 
              national interest.
Sec. 6. Administrative Counsel.
Sec. 7. Advisory Committee for sub-Saharan Africa.
Sec. 8. Increase in labor representation on the Advisory Committee of 
              the Export-Import Bank.
Sec. 9. Outreach to companies.
Sec. 10. Clarification of the objectives of the Export-Import Bank.
Sec. 11. Including child labor as a criterion for denying credit based 
              on the national interest.
Sec. 12. Prohibition relating to Russian transfers of certain missiles 
              to the People's Republic of China.

     SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 7 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 
     1945 (12 U.S.C. 635f) is amended by striking ``until'' and 
     all that follows through the end period and inserting ``until 
     the close of business on September 30, 2001.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on September 30, 1997.

     SEC. 3. TIED AID CREDIT FUND AUTHORITY.

       (a) Expenditures From Fund.--Section 10(c)(2) of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635i-3(c)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``through'' and all that follows through 
     ``1997''.
       (b) Authorization.--Section 10(e) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 
     635i-3(e)) is amended by striking the first sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Fund such sums as may be necessary to 
     carry out the purposes of this section.''.

     SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINANCING FOR THE 
                   EXPORT OF NONLETHAL DEFENSE ARTICLES OR 
                   SERVICES THE PRIMARY END USE OF WHICH WILL BE 
                   FOR CIVILIAN PURPOSES.

       Section 1(c) of Public Law 103-428 (12 U.S.C. 635 note; 108 
     Stat. 4376) is amended by striking ``1997'' and inserting 
     ``2001''.

     SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF PROCEDURES FOR DENYING CREDIT BASED 
                   ON THE NATIONAL INTEREST.

       Section 2(b)(1)(B) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 
     (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in the last sentence, by inserting ``, after 
     consultation with the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate,'' after 
     ``President''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Each such 
     determination shall be delivered in writing to the President 
     of the Bank, shall state that the determination is made 
     pursuant to this section, and shall specify the applications 
     or categories of applications for credit which should be 
     denied by the Bank in furtherance of the national 
     interest.''.

     SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE COUNSEL.

       Section 3(e) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
     U.S.C. 635a(e)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(e)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The General Counsel of the Bank shall ensure that the 
     directors, officers, and employees of the Bank have available 
     appropriate legal counsel for advice on, and oversight of, 
     issues relating to personnel matters and other administrative 
     law matters by designating an attorney to serve as Assistant 
     General Counsel for Administration, whose duties, under the 
     supervision of the General Counsel, shall be concerned solely 
     or primarily with such issues.''.

     SEC. 7. ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

       (a) In General.--Section 2(b) of the Export-Import Bank Act 
     of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)) is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (8) the following:
       ``(9)(A) The Board of Directors of the Bank shall take 
     prompt measures, consistent with the credit standards 
     otherwise required by law, to promote the expansion of the 
     Bank's financial commitments in sub-Saharan Africa under the 
     loan, guarantee, and insurance programs of the Bank.
       ``(B)(i) The Board of Directors shall establish and use an 
     advisory committee to advise the Board of Directors on the 
     development and implementation of policies and programs 
     designed to support the expansion described in subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(ii) The advisory committee shall make recommendations to 
     the Board of Directors on how the Bank can facilitate greater 
     support by United States commercial banks for trade with sub-
     Saharan Africa.
       ``(iii) The advisory committee shall terminate 4 years 
     after the date of enactment of this subparagraph.''.
       (b) Reports to Congress.--Within 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually for each of the 4 years 
     thereafter, the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank 
     of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     steps that the Board has taken to implement section 
     2(b)(9)(B) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 and any 
     recommendations of the advisory committee established 
     pursuant to such section.

     SEC. 8. INCREASE IN LABOR REPRESENTATION ON THE ADVISORY 
                   COMMITTEE OF THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK.

       Section 3(d)(2) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
     U.S.C. 635a(d)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Not less than 2 members appointed to the Advisory 
     Committee shall be representative of the labor community, 
     except that no 2 representatives of the labor community shall 
     be selected from the same labor union.''.

     SEC. 9. OUTREACH TO COMPANIES.

       Section 2(b)(1) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(I) The President of the Bank shall undertake efforts to 
     enhance the Bank's capacity to provide information about the 
     Bank's programs to small and rural companies which have not 
     previously participated in the Bank's programs. Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, 
     the President of the Bank shall submit to Congress a report 
     on the activities undertaken pursuant to this 
     subparagraph.''.

     SEC. 10. CLARIFICATION OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE EXPORT-IMPORT 
                   BANK.

       Section 2(b)(1)(A) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 
     (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(A)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``real income'' and all that follows to the end 
     period and inserting: ``real income, a commitment to 
     reinvestment and job creation, and the increased development 
     of the productive resources of the United States''.

     SEC. 11. INCLUDING CHILD LABOR AS A CRITERION FOR DENYING 
                   CREDIT BASED ON THE NATIONAL INTEREST.

       Section 2(b)(1)(B) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 
     (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(B)), as amended by section 5, is amended 
     in the next to the last sentence by inserting ``(including 
     child labor)'' after ``human rights''.

     SEC. 12. PROHIBITION RELATING TO RUSSIAN TRANSFERS OF CERTAIN 
                   MISSILES TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       Section 2(b) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) Prohibition relating to russian transfers of certain 
     missile systems.--If the President of the United States 
     determines that the military or Government of the Russian 
     Federation has transferred or delivered to the People's 
     Republic of China an SS-N-22 missile system and that the 
     transfer or delivery represents a significant and imminent 
     threat to the security of the United States, the President of 
     the United States shall notify the Bank of the transfer or 
     delivery as soon as practicable. Upon receipt of the notice 
     and if so directed by the President of the United States, the 
     Board of Directors of the Bank shall not give approval to 
     guarantee, insure, extend credit, or participate in the 
     extension of credit in connection with the purchase of any 
     good or service by the military or Government of the Russian 
     Federation.''.
       And the House agrees to the same.

     James A. Leach,
     Michael N. Castle,
     Douglas Bereuter,
     John J. LaFalce,
     Floyd H. Flake,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Alfonse D'Amato,

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     Rod Grams,
     Chuck Hagel,
     Paul Sarbanes,
     Carol Mosely-Braun,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALLAHAN, 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 agree to said conference report?
  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 conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said conference report was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on 
the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 130.49  epca programs extensions

  Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado moved to suspend the rules and agree to 
the following resolution (H. Res. 317):

       Resolved, That, upon the adoption of this resolution, the 
     bill H.R. 2472, to extend certain programs under the Energy 
     Policy and Conservation Act, be, and the same is hereby, 
     taken from the Speaker's table to the end that the Senate 
     amendment to the text of the bill be, and the same is hereby, 
     agreed to with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter 
     proposed to be inserted by the Senate, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT AMENDMENTS.

       The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended--
       (1) in section 166 (42 U.S.C. 6246) by striking ``1997'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``1998'';
       (2) in section 181 (42 U.S.C. 6251) by striking ``September 
     30, 1997'' both places it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 1, 1998''; and
       (3) in section 281 (42 U.S.C. 6285) by striking ``September 
     30, 1997'' both places it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 1, 1998''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of 
Colorado and Mr. HALL of Texas, 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.
  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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 130.50  further message from the senate

  A further 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. 1189. An Act to increase the criminal penalties for 
     assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family 
     members, and other public servants, and for other purposes.
       S. 1228. An Act to provide for a 10-year circulating 
     commemorative coin program to commemorate each of the 50 
     States, and for other purposes.
       S. 1507. An Act to amend the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to make certain technical 
     corrections.

para. 130.51  providing for the consideration of s. 738

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 105-400) the resolution (H. Res. 319) providing for 
consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 738) 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. 130.52  immigrant entry-exit control system

  Mr. SMITH of Texas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
2920) to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 to modify the requirements for implementation 
of an entry-exit control system.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. SMITH of Texas 
and Mr. CONYERS, each for 20 minutes.



        MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF NOVEMBER 9), 1997

  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina 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

325

When there appeared

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Nays

90

para. 130.53                  [Roll No. 627]

                                YEAS--325

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield

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     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--90

     Abercrombie
     Baesler
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     Dellums
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frost
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hunter
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McKinney
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Snyder
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Boucher
     Burton
     Cubin
     Dingell
     Ewing
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Johnson, Sam
     Klug
     Largent
     McCrery
     McDermott
     Norwood
     Riley
     Roukema
     Schiff
     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 request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para. 130.54  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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 Saturday, November 8, 1997.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para. 130.55  providing for the consideration of certain resolutions in 
          preparation for the adjournment sine die

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 311):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House a joint resolution 
     waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to 
     certain specified bills of the One Hundred Fifth Congress. 
     The joint resolution shall be considered as read for 
     amendment. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the joint resolution to final passage without 
     intervening motion except: (1) One hour of debate equally 
     divided and controlled by the majority leader and the 
     minority leader or their designees; and (2) one motion to 
     commit.
       Sec. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
     order to consider in the House a joint resolution appointing 
     the day for the convening of the second session of the One 
     Hundred Fifth Congress. The joint resolution shall be 
     considered as read for amendment. The previous question shall 
     be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final 
     passage without intervening motion except: (1) One hour of 
     debate equally divided and controlled by the majority leader 
     and the minority leader or their designees; and (2) one 
     motion to commit.
       Sec. 3. The Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority 
     leader may accept resignations and make appointments to 
     commissions, boards, and committees following the adjournment 
     of the first session sine die as authorized by law or by the 
     House.
       Sec. 4. A resolution providing that a committee of two 
     Members of the House be appointed to wait upon the President 
     of the United States and inform him that the House of 
     Representatives has completed its business of the session and 
     is ready to adjourn, unless the President has some other 
     communication to make to them, is hereby adopted.
       Sec. 5. A concurrent resolution providing that the two 
     Houses of Congress assemble in the Hall of the House of 
     Representatives on Tuesday, January 27, 1998, 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 is 
     hereby adopted.
       Sec. 6. House Resolution 306 is laid on the table.

  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. PEASE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
whcih demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
years and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

257

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affirmative

Nays

159

para. 130.56                  [Roll No. 628]

                                YEAS--257

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--159

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Reyes

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     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Barton
     Burton
     Cubin
     Dingell
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Klug
     Martinez
     McCrery
     McDermott
     Murtha
     Riley
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     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.
  Pursuant to section 6 of House Resolution 311, H. Res. 306 was laid on 
the table.

para. 130.57  appointment of committee to notify the president

  Pursuant to House Resolution 311, the following resolution (H. Res. 
320) was considered as agreed to:

       Resolved, That a committee of two Members of the House be 
     appointed to wait upon the President of the United States and 
     inform him that the House of Representatives has completed 
     its business of the session and is ready to adjourn, unless 
     the President has some other communication to make to them.

para. 130.58  joint session to receive the president's message

  Pursuant to House Resolution 311, the following concurrent resolution 
(H. Con. Res. 194) was considered as agreed to:

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the two Houses of Congress assemble in the 
     Hall of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, January 27, 
     1998, 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.

para. 130.59  order of business--suspension of the rules

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the Speaker be authorized to designate a time not later 
than November 14, 1997, for resumption of proceedings on the seven 
remaining motions to suspend the rules originally considered on Monday, 
September 29, 1997.

para. 130.60  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on 
Wednesday, November 12, 1997 at 12 o'clock noon.

para. 130.61  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
November 12, 1997, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para. 130.62  further continuing appropriations, fy 1998

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Oversight was discharged from further consideration of the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 103) waiving certain enrollment requirements with 
respect to certain specified bills of the One Hundred Fifth Congress; 
the joint resolution was considered and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the 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. 130.63  further continuing appropriations, fy 1998

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was discharged from further consideration of the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 105) making further continuing appropriations for 
the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said joint resolution 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 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. 130.64  national academy of sciences and the national academy of 
          public administration

  Mr. HORN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2977) to 
amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to clarify public disclosure 
requirements that are applicable to the National Academy of Sciences and 
the National Academy of Public Administration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, recognized Mr. HORN 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, 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. 130.65  order of business--consideration of amendment--h. res. 314

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That upon consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 314) 
waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of clause of rule XI with respect 
to consideration of certain resolution reported from the Committee on 
Rules, and for other purposes, the following amendment be considered as 
agreed to:

       Page 1, line 5, strike ``November 11'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``November 15''.
       Page 2, after line 13, insert the following:
       (4) The bill (S. 1454) to provide a 6-month extension of 
     highway, highway safety and transit programs pending 
     enactment of a law reauthorizing the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       Page 2, line 14, strike ``November 11'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``November 15''.

para. 130.66  senate bills and concurrent resolutions 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. 508. An Act to provide for the relief of Mai Hoa 
     ``Jasmin'' Salehi; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 759. An Act to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to require the Secretary of State to 
     submit an annual report to Congress concerning diplomatic 
     immunity; to the Committee on International Relations.
       S. 857. An Act for the relief of Roma Salobrit; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 1189. An Act to increase the criminal penalties for 
     assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family 
     members, and other public servants, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 1304. An Act for the relief of Belinda McGregor; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 1487. An Act to establish a National Voluntary Mutual 
     Reunion Registry; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       S. 1507. An Act to amend the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to make certain technical 
     corrections; to the Committee on National Security.
       S. Con. Res. 58. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     concern of Congress over Russia's newly passed religion law; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.

para. 130.67  enrolled bills and joint resolution 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:

       H.R. 1747. An Act to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act 
     to authorize the design and construction of additions to the 
     parking garage and certain site improvements, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1787. An Act to assist in the conservation of Asian 
     elephants by supporting and providing financial resources for 
     the conservation programs of nations within the range of 
     Asian elephants and projects with demonstrated expertise in 
     the conservation of Asian elephants.
       H.R. 2731. An Act for the relief of Roy Desmond Moser.

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       H.R. 2732. An Act for the relief of John Andre Chalot.
       H.J. Res. 104. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 130.68  senate enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of 
the following titles:

       S. 813. An Act to amend chapter 91 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to provide criminal penalties for theft and 
     willful vandalism at national cemeteries.
       S. 1377. An Act to amend the act incorporating the American 
     Legion to make a technical correction.

para. 130.69  bill 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, a bill and a joint resolution of the House of the following 
titles:

           On November 8, 1997:
       H.R. 2264. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes.
           On November 9, 1997:
       H.J. Res. 104. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 130.70  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YATES, after 12:30 p.m. on November 8 and for November 9; and
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para. 130.71  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 2 o'clock and 2 minutes a.m., Monday, November 10 
(legislative day of November 9), 1997 the House adjourned.

para. 130.72  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 of Conference. Conference report on 
     S. 830. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
     regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-399). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 319. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (S. 738) 
     to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 105-400). Referred to the House Calendar.

para. 130.73  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, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 2977. A bill to amend the Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act to clarify public disclosure requirements that are 
     applicable to the National Academy of Sciences and the 
     National Academy of Public Administration; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. 
             Serrano):
       H.R. 2978. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of all the brave and gallant 
     Puerto Ricans in the 65th Infantry Regiment of the United 
     States Army who fought in the Korean conflict; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 2979. A bill to authorize acquisition of certain real 
     property for the Library of Congress, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       H.R. 2980. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     require a refund value for certain beverage containers, to 
     provide resources for State pollution prevention and 
     recycling programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself and Mr. Baldacci):
       H.R. 2981. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     relating to financial responsibility for refunds and during 
     provisional certification and change of ownership; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 2982. A bill to improve the quality of child care 
     provided through Federal facilities and programs, and for 
     other purposes; 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.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Rogan, 
             Mr. Weygand, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 2983. A bill to promote long term stability in the 
     Caucasus, deter renewed aggression, and facilitate the 
     peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict; 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. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 2984. A bill to provide an exemption from the Gun-Free 
     School Zones Act of 1990 for conduct that does not violate 
     State or local law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Stark, 
             and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 2985. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to make certain aliens determined to be delinquent in the 
     payment of child support inadmissible, deportable, and 
     ineligible for naturalization, to authorize immigration 
     officers to serve process in child support cases on aliens 
     entering the United States, and for other purposes; 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. COLLINS:
       H.R. 2986. A bill for the relief of the survivors of the 14 
     members of the Armed Forces and the one United States 
     civilian who were killed on April 14, 1994, when United 
     States fighter aircraft mistakenly shot down 2 helicopters in 
     Iraq; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. 
             Kucinich):
       H.R. 2987. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for appropriate overtime pay for National Weather 
     Service forecasters performing essential services during 
     severe weather events, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 2988. A bill to facilitate the operation, maintenance, 
     and upgrade of certain federally owned hydroelectric power 
     generating facilities, to ensure the recovery of costs, and 
     to improve the ability of the Federal Government to 
     coordinate its generating and marketing of electricity with 
     the non-Federalelectric utility industry; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 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. ENSIGN:
       H.R. 2989. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey to the St. Jude's Ranch for Children, Nevada, 
     approximately 40 acres of land in Las Vegas, Nevada, to be 
     used for the development of facilities for the residential 
     care and treatment of adjudicated girls; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Lazio of 
             New York, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Riley, 
             Mr. Callahan, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Mica, 
             Mr. Everett, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Weygand, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Cramer, 
             Ms. Danner, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Adam Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 2990. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount of low-income housing credits 
     which may be allocated in each State, and to index such 
     amount for inflation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself and Mr. Tauzin):
       H.R. 2991. A bill to enhance electronic commerce by 
     requiring agencies to use digital signatures, which are 
     compatible with standards for such technology used in 
     commerce and industry, to enable persons to submit Federal 
     forms electronically, 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. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Stump, Mr. Herger, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Istook, Mrs. 
             Linda Smith of Wash

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             ington, Mr. Talent, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Largent, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
             Nethercutt):
       H.R. 2992. A bill to repeal the Goals 2000: Educate America 
     Act and the National Skill Standards Act of 1994 to allow 
     local areas to develop elementary and secondary education 
     programs that meet their needs; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 2993. A bill to provide for the collection of fees for 
     the making of motion pictures, television productions, and 
     sound tracks in National Park System and National Wildlife 
     Refuge System units, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself and Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 2994. A bill to provide for various capital 
     investments in technology education in the United States; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Science, 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. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. 
             Lowey):
       H.R. 2995. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow tax-exempt organizations (other than 
     governmental units) a credit against employment taxes in an 
     amount equivalent to the work opportunity credit allowable to 
     taxable employers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2996. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to revise the definition of limited partnership rollup 
     transaction; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Towns, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Berman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Meehan, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. Carson, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Payne, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. Waters, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 2997. A bill to establish a commission on fairness in 
     the workplace; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 2998. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income certain amounts received as 
     scholarships by an individual under the National Health 
     Service Corps Scholarship Program; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       H.R. 2999. A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to expand and clarify the requirements 
     regarding advance directives in order to ensure that an 
     individual's health care decisions are complied with, 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. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. John, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Ford, Mr. Upton, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Klug, 
             Mr. Martinez, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Dan Schaefer  
             of Colorado, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Bishop, 
             Mr. Paxon, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Largent, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Goode, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Boyd, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 3000. 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Stearns, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 3001. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide additional support for and to expand clinical 
     research programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 3002. A bill to expand the educational and work 
     opportunities of welfare recipients under the program of 
     block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
     families; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
             Barr of Georgia, Mr. Cook, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hill, 
             and Mr. Bono):
       H.R. 3003. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to safeguard 
     confidential banking and credit union information, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, 
             and Mr. Coburn):
       H.R. 3004. 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Dellums, 
             Mr. Manton, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota):
       H.R. 3005. 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 Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H.R. 3006. A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide 
     a written opinion regarding the constitutionality of proposed 
     state ballot initiatives, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 3007. A bill to establish the Commission on the 
     Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology 
     Development; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     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. NEUMANN:
       H.R. 3008. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 
     1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years 
     totalling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula 
     under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the 
     changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social 
     Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes; 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. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Horn, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Green, Mr. Frost, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Carson, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Payne, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Cramer, and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 3009. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     establish standards for managed care plans; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
     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. Sherman, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Rogan, 
             Mr. Weygand, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Markey, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3010. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to target assistance to support the economic and 
     political independence of the countries of the South 
     Caucasus; 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 with

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     in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 3011. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude certain severance payment amounts from 
     income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 3012. A bill to amend Public Law 89-108 to increase 
     authorization levels for State and Indian tribal, municipal, 
     rural, and industrial water supplies, to meet current and 
     future water quantity and quality needs of the Red River 
     Valley, to deauthorize certain project features and 
     irrigation service areas, to enhance natural resources and 
     fish and wildlife habitat, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. 
             Greenwood):
       H.R. 3013. A bill to reduce the incidence of child abuse 
     and neglect, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Farr of 
             California):
       H.R. 3014. A bill to amend the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985 to expand the number of county 
     operated health insuring organizations authorized to enroll 
     Medicaid beneficiaries; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 3015. A bill to provide additional appropriations for 
     certain nutrition programs; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Shays, and Mr. 
             DeFazio):
       H.R. 3016. A bill to amend section 332 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 to preserve State and local 
     authority to regulate the placement, construction, and 
     modification of certain telecommunications facilities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 3017. A bill calling for ratification of the United 
     Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; 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. SCARBOROUGH (for himself and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 3018. A bill to release the reversionary interests 
     retained by the United States in four deeds that conveyed 
     certain lands to the State of Florida so as to permit the 
     State to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of the lands, 
     and to provide for the conveyance of certain mineral 
     interests of the United States in the lands to the State of 
     Florida; 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 Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 3019. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit the use of soft money by political 
     parties, to permit individuals to elect to not have payroll 
     deductions used for political activities, 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. STOKES:
       H.R. 3020. A bill to establish a program, primarily through 
     the States and municipalities, and their agents, to 
     facilitate the environmental assessment, cleanup, and reuse 
     of abandoned or underutilized, potentially contaminated 
     properties not on, or proposed for inclusion on, the National 
     Priorities List; 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. STUPAK:
       H.R. 3021. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reduce certain funds if eligible 
     States do not enact certain laws; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WATT of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Conyers, and Mr. Collins):
       H.R. 3022. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize the settlement and payment of claims against the 
     United States for injury and death of members of the Armed 
     Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees arising 
     from incidents in which claims are settled for death or 
     injury of foreign nationals; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Markey):
       H.R. 3023. A bill to end American subsidization of entities 
     contributing to weapons proliferation; to the Committee on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 104. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations. November 9, 
     1997, The Committee on Appropriations discharged, considered 
     and passed.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 105. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations: November 10 
     (Legislative Day, November 9), 1997, the Committee on 
     Appropriations discharged; considered and passed.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. 
             Serrano):
       H. Con. Res. 192. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the heroism of the brave and 
     gallant Puerto Ricans in the 65th Infantry Regiment of the 
     United States Army who fought in the Korean conflict should 
     be commemorated; 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. MICA (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pappas, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Jones, Mr. Brady, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Lazio of New 
             York, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Shays, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Everett, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Klug, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Thune, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Ms. Granger, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Boyd, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Ehlers):
       H. Con. Res. 193. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should remove 
     Hani El-Sayegh from the United States to the Kingdom of Saudi 
     Arabia; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Con. Res. 194. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     joint session of Congress to receive a message from the 
     President; adopted pursuant to H. Res. 311.
           By Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Matsui, and Ms. Millender-McDonald):
       H. Con. Res. 195. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress in support of National Days of Dialogue 
     associated with the national celebration of the birth of Dr. 
     Martin Luther King, Jr. to improve understanding and 
     cooperation across race, ethnicity, culture, gender, religion 
     and creed; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado:
       H. Res. 317. A resolution providing for the agreement of 
     the House to the Senate amendment to the bill, H.R. 2472, 
     with an amendment; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT:
       H. Res. 318. Resolution relating to a question of the 
     privileges of the House; considered and laid on the table.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 320. Resolution providing for a committee to notify 
     the President of completion of business; adopted pursuant to 
     H. Res. 311.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:
       H. Res. 321. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that college and university administrators 
     should adopt a code of principles to change the culture of 
     alcohol consumption on college campuses; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce. 

para. 130.74  memorials

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

       225. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative 
     to House Resolution No. 295 memorializing the Citizens' 
     Committee of the United States Postal Service to consider and 
     recommend to the United States Postal Service Board of 
     Governors the issuance of a commemorative

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     stamp honoring Richard Humphreys, Quaker, goldsmith and 
     philanthropist, on the 160th Anniversary of the founding of 
     Cheyney University of Pennsylvania; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       226. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution 38 
     expressing support for a full, fair, and complete 
     investigation of legal and ethical violations during the 1996 
     campaigns, and memorializing the President and the Congress 
     to condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander 
     Americans, and to publicly support political and civic 
     participation by these persons throughout the United States; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       227. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution 32 
     memorializing the President and Congress of the United States 
     to recognize the sacrifices and services rendered to our 
     country by the Hmong-Lao veterans who served in the special 
     guerrilla units that were allied with, and operating in 
     support of, the military forces of the United States during 
     the Vietnam War by granting those veterans and their families 
     full United States citizenship; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. 

para. 130.75  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 27: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 34: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 225: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 251: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 352: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 409: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 543: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. 
     Hyde.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 738: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 820: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 992: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Abercrombie and Mr. Sessions.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Riggs and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1519: Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1591: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. 
     Scarborough.
       H.R. 1628: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 1635: Mr. Baesler, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
     Costello, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 1822: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Davis of 
     Virginia, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Linder, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Green, and 
     Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 2053: Mr. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2131: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2174: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2229: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2273: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Maloney of 
     Connecticut, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2319: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2321: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 2335: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 2363: Mr. Cabot, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2369: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 2391: Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 2397: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2436: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 2483: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2500: Mr. Armey, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of 
     Texas, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
     Bryant, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Calvert, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
     Condit, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
     Crane, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dooley of 
     California, Mr. Dreier, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehrlich, 
     Mr. Fattah, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, 
     Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hill, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
     Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Jenkins, Mr. Jones, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Linder, Ms. McCarthy 
     of Missouri, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Parker, 
     Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
     Redmond, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Shimkus, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Stenholm, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weller, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Archer, Mr. Quinn, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Tiahrt, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Ensign, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Stump, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
     Stearns, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Gingrich, and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2524: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 2593: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Brady, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
     Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mica, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
     Cannon, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Manzullo, 
     Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Horn, 
     Mr. Salmon, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Ney, Mr. Stump, 
     and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 2611: Mr. Blunt, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Barr of 
     Georgia, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
     Hefley, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, 
     Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Riggs, and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 2695: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
     McGovern, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Thurman, and Ms. Millender-
     McDonald.
       H.R. 2750: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2755: Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Carson, 
     Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2760: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 2780: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Largent, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
     Bryant, Mr. White, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 2819: Mr. Herger and Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 2820: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2821: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2826: Ms. Slaughter and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Farr of 
     California, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Parker, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
     Schumer, and Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 2846: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma and Mr. Ehrlich..
       H.R. 2850: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Stokes..
       H.R. 2858: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 2921: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Hall of Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Packard, and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 2922: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2929: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. Miller of Florida and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 2940: Mr. Baker.
       H.J. Res. 99: Ms. Slaughter.
       H. Con. Res. 41: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H. Con. Res. 141: Mr. Davis of Illinois and Mr. Adam Smith 
     of Washington.
       H. Con. Res. 156: Mr. Clement and Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 181: Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gekas, 
     Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H. Res. 119: Mr. Allen.
       H. Res. 251: Mr. Manton, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Allen, and Ms. 
     Stabenow.
       H. Res. 279: Ms. Slaughter.
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                   WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1997 (131)

para. 131.1  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,

                                                November 12, 1997.
       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. 131.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Sunday, November 9, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 131.3  communications

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

       5878. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Reduced Assessment Rates for Specified Marketing Orders 
     [Docket No. FV97-922-2 FIR] received November 12, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5879. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Kiwifruit Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV97-920-3 FIR] received November 12, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       5880. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Tobacco Inspection: Subpart C--Standards [Docket No. TB-97-
     05] received November 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       5881. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System,

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     transmitting the report on credit availability for small 
     businesses, pursuant to Public Law 104--208, section 
     2227(a)(1) (110 Stat. 3009--417); to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       5882. A letter from the Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting the annual report on compliance by 
     thrifts with the requirements of 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.
       5883. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits [29 CFR Part 4044] received November 12, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       5884. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Termination of 
     Single-Employer Plans (RIN: 1212-AA82) received November 12, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       5885. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the annual report of 
     material violations or suspected material violations of 
     regulations relating to Treasury auctions and other offerings 
     of securities upon the issuance of such securities by the 
     Treasury, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3121 nt.; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5886. 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. 98-14), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5887. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     effective October 26, 1997, the danger pay rate for Kinshasa 
     was designated at the 15% level, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       5888. 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, 1996, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     3311(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5889. A letter from the Deputy Director, US&FCS/Russia-NIS 
     Program Office, International Trade Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Cooperative 
     Agreement Program for an American Business Center in Russia 
     [Docket No. 971023252-7252-01] received November 5, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       5890. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-176, ``Felony 
     Murder Amendment Act of 1997'' received November 12, 1997, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5891. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-177, 
     ``Financial Institutions Deposit and Investment Amendment Act 
     of 1997'' received November 12, 1997, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       5892. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-180, 
     ``Defined Contribution Transition Vesting Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 1997'' received November 12, 1997, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       5893. A letter from the Chair, Architectural and 
     Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, transmitting the 
     1997 annual consolidated report in compliance with the 
     Inspector General Act and the Federal Managers' Financial 
     Integrity Act, pursuant to Public Law 100--504, section 
     104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       5894. A letter from the Director, Division of Commissioned 
     Personnel, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the annual report disclosing the financial 
     condition of the retirement system for the year ending 
     September 30, 1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       5895. A letter from the Executive Director, National 
     Council on Disability, transmitting the report in compliance 
     with the Inspector General Act and the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to Public Law 100--504, 
     section 104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       5896. 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.
       5897. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Individual Fishing 
     Quota Program; Standard Allowances for Ice and Slime [Docket 
     No. 970520118-7251-02; I.D. 050197A] (RIN: 0648-AJ00) 
     received November 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       5898. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the report on the effectiveness 
     of the Civil Aviation Security Program for the period January 
     1, 1996 through December 31, 1996, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 
     1356(a); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5899. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH Model 
     MBB-BK 117 A-1, A-3, A-4, B-1, B-2 and C-1 Helicopters 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-SW-23-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10195; AD 97-23-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5900. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-20, 
     PA-22, PA-23, PA-24, PA-25, PA-30, PA-31P, PA-36, PA-39, and 
     PA-44 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 84-CE-27-AD; Amdt. 39-10189; AD 85-02-05 R1] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5901. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Jetstream) Model 
     HS 748 Series Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-225-AD; Amdt. 39-10191; AD 97-23-03] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received November 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5902. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727-100 Series 
     Airplanes Modified in Accordance with Supplemental Type 
     Certificate (STC) SA8472SW (Federal Aviation Administration) 
     [Docket No. 97-NM-268-AD; Amdt. 39-10190; AD 97-23-02] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received November 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5903. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Schweizer Aircraft Corporation 
     Model 269A, A-1, B, and C, and TH-55A Helicopters (Federal 
     Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 96-SW-05-AD; Amdt. 39-
     10194; AD 97-23-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 8, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5904. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Class D Airspace; Minot, ND [Airspace Docket 
     No. 97-AGL-59] received November 8, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5905. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Computer Reservations System (CRS) Regulations [Docket OST-
     96-1145 [49812]] (RIN: 2105-AC35) received November 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5906. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Safety Fitness Procedure; Safety Ratings (Federal Highway 
     Administration) [FHWA Docket Nos. MC-94-22 and MC-96-18; 
     FHWA-97-2252] (RIN: 2125-AC71) received November 8, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5907. A letter from the Regulatory Policy Officer, Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's 
     final rule--Removal of Restrictions on Importation of Defense 
     Articles from Specified New Independent States of the Former 
     Soviet Union and Yugoslavia and to Amend the Term ``Military 
     Firearms and Ammunition'' (RIN: 1512-AB62) received November 
     8, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       5908. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Rulings and determination letters [Rev. Proc. 97-53] received 
     November 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5909. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Pension Plan Limitations, Etc. [Notice 97-58] received 
     November 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5910. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or 
     abatement; determination of correct tax liability [Revenue 
     Procedure 97-51] received November 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5911. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Temporary regulations to be issued under the Internal Revenue 
     Code [Notice 97-64] received November 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       5912. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification of their intent to disburse funds for purposes 
     of Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund ac

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     tivities, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 5858; jointly to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Appropriations. 

para. 131.4  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

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

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 10, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted to 
     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 Monday, November 10, 1997 
     at 10:50 a.m.:
       That the Senate Passed without amendment H.R. 282.
       That the Senate Passed without amendment H.R. 681.
       That the Senate Passed without amendment H.R. 1057.
       That the Senate Passed without amendment H.R. 1058.
       That the Senate Passed without amendment H.R. 1479.
       That the Senate Passed without amendment H.R. 1484.
       That the Senate Passed without amendment H.R. 2129.
       That the Senate Passed without amendment H.R. 2564.
       That the Senate Passed without amendment H.R. 2631.
       That the Senate Passed without amendment H.J. Res. 105.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para. 131.5  enrolled bills and joint resolution signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that pursuant to clause 
4, rule I, the Speaker signed the following enrolled bills and joint 
resolution on Monday, November 10, 1997:

       H.R. 282. An Act to designate the United States Post Office 
     Building located at 153 East 110th Street, New York, New 
     York, as the ``Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building''.

       H.R. 681. An Act to designate the United States Post Office 
     Building located at 313 East Broadway in Glendale, 
     California, as the ``Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office 
     Building''.

       H. R. 1057. An Act to designate the building in 
     Indianapolis, Indiana, which houses the operations of the 
     Indianapolis Main Post Office as the ``Andrew Jacobs, Jr. 
     Post Office Building''.

       H.R. 1058. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service under construction at 150 West Maggaret 
     Drive in Terre Haute, Indiana, as the ``John T. Myers Post 
     Office Building''.

       H.R. 1377. An Act to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Scurity Act of 1974 to encourage retirement 
     income savings.

       H.R. 1479. An Act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States Courthouse located at 300 Northeast First 
     Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the ``David W. Dyer Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse''.

       H.R. 1484. An Act to redesignate the United States 
     Courthouse located at 100 Franklin Street in Dublin, Georgia, 
     as the ``J. Roy Towland United States Courthouse''.

       H.R. 2129. An Act to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 150 North Third Street in Steubenville, 
     Ohio, as the ``Douglas Applegate Post Office''.

       H.R. 2564. An Act to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 450 North Centre Street in Pottsville, 
     Pennsylvania, as the ``Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility''.

       H.R. 2631. An Act disapproving the cancellations 
     transmitted by the President on October 6, 1997, regarding 
     Public Law 105-45.

       H. J. Res. 105. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 131.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 1090. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     allow revision of veterans benefits decisions based on clear 
     and unmistakable error;
       H.R. 1840. An Act to provide a law enforcement exception to 
     the prohibition on the advertising of certain electronic 
     devices;
       H.R. 2366. An Act to transfer to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture the authority to conduct the census of 
     agriculture, and for other purposes; and
       H.R. 2813. An Act to waive time limitations specified by 
     law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to 
     Robert R. Ingram of Jacksonville, Florida, for acts of valor 
     while a Navy Hospital Corpsman in the Republic of Vietnam 
     during the Vietnam conflict.

  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:

       H.R. 1604. An Act to provide for the division, use, and 
     distribution of judgment funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa 
     Indians of Michigan pursuant to dockets numbered 18-E, 58, 
     364, and 18-R before the Indian Claims Commission;
       H.R. 1658. An Act to reauthorize and amend the Atlantic 
     Striped Bass Conservation Act and related laws; and
       H.R. 1847. An Act to improve the criminal law relating to 
     fraud against consumers.

  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. 156. An Act to provide certain benefits of the Pick-
     Sloan Missouri River Basin program to the Lower Brule Sioux 
     Tribe, and for other purposes;
       S. 222. An Act to establish an advisory commission to 
     provide advice and recommendations on the creation of an 
     integrated, coordinated Federal policy designed to prepare 
     for and respond to serious drought emergencies;
       S. 318. An Act to require automatic cancellation and notice 
     of cancellation rights with respect to private mortgage 
     insurance which is required as a condition for entering into 
     a residential mortgage transaction, to abolish the Thrift 
     Depositor Protection Oversight Board, and for other purposes;
       S. 493. An Act to amend section 1029 of title 18, United 
     States Code, with respect to cellular telephone cloning 
     paraphernalia.
       S. 537. An Act to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to revise and extend the mammography quality 
     standards program.
       S. 1115. An Act to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     improve the on-call notification process, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1354. An Act to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     provide for the designation of common carriers not subject to 
     the jurisdiction of a State commission as eligible 
     telecommunications carriers.
       S. 1505. An Act to make technical and conforming amendments 
     to the Museum and Library Services Act, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1506. An Act to amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act 
     (P.L. 104-272).
       S. 1511. An Act to amend section 3165 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to clarify the 
     authority in the section.
       S. 1517. An Act to extend the Visa Waiver Pilot Program.
       S. 1519. An Act to provide a 6-month extension of highway, 
     highway safety, and transit programs pending enactment of a 
     law reauthorizing the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991; and
       S. Con. Res. 67. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the museum entitled ``The Women's Museum: An 
     Institute for the Future'', in Dallas, Texas, be designated 
     as a millennium project for the United States.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees, to the amendments 
of the House to the bill (S. 562) ``An act to amend section 255 of the 
National Housing Act to prevent the funding of unnecessary or excessive 
costs for obtaining a home equity conversion mortgage,'' with an 
amendment.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendments of 
the House to the bill (S. 714) ``An act to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to revise, extend, and improve programs for veterans.''
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendments of 
the House to the bill (S. 923) ``An Act to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to prohibit interment or memorialization in certain cemeteries of 
persons committing Federal or State capital crimes.'' 

para. 131.7  waiving provisions of clause 4(b) of rule XI

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 314):

       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 before November 15, 1997, providing for 
     consideration or disposition of any of the following:
       (1) A bill or joint resolution making general 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     any amendment thereto, any conference report thereon, or any 
     amendment reported in disagreement from a conference thereon.
       (2) A bill or joint resolution that includes provisions 
     making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1998, any 
     amendment thereto, any conference report thereon, or any 
     amendment reported in disagreement from a conference thereon.
       (3) The bill (H.R. 2621) to extend trade authorities 
     procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements, and 
     for other purposes.
       (4) The bill (S. 1454) to provide a 6-month extension of 
     highway, highway safety, and transit programs pending 
     enactment of a law

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     reauthorizing the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991.
       Sec. 2. It shall be in order at any time before November 
     15, 1997, for the Speaker to entertain motions to suspend the 
     rules, provided that the object of any such motion is 
     announced from the floor at least one hour before the motion 
     is offered. In scheduling the consideration of legislation 
     under this authority, the Speaker or his designee shall 
     consult with the minority leader or his designee. 

  Pursuant to the order of the House of November 9, 1997, the following 
amendment was considered as agreed to:

       Page 1, line 5, strike ``November 11'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``November 15''.
       Page 2, after line 13, insert the following:
       (4) The bill (S. 1454) to provide a 6-month extension of 
     highway, highway safety and transit programs pending 
     enactment of a law reauthorizing the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       Page 2, line 14, strike ``November 11'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``November 15''.

  When said resolution, as amended, was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER 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. PETRI, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 131.8  message from the president

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

para. 131.9  providing for the consideration of s. 738

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 319):

       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 (S. 738) to reform the 
     statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for 
     Amtrak, and for other purposes. The bill shall be considered 
     as read for amendment. The amendment printed in the report of 
     the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be 
     considered as adopted. All points of order against the bill, 
     as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, 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 Transportation and Infrastructure; 
     and (2) one motion to commit with or without instructions.

  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. PETRI, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER 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. PETRI, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 131.10  message from the president--extension of national emergency 
          regarding mass destruction weapons

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, 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''--(WMD)) and of the means of delivering such weapons, I 
issued Executive Order 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 advising the 
Congress that the national emergency declared on November 14, 1994, and 
extended on November 14, 1995 and November 14, 1996, must continue in 
effect beyond November 14, 1997. Accordingly, I have extended the 
national emergency declared in Executive Order 12938 and have sent the 
attached notice of extension to the Federal Register for publication.
  The following report is made pursuant to section 204(c) of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703(c)) 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 
most recent 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 most 
recent 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), also known as the ``CBW Report.''


                    chemical and biological weapons

  The three export control regulations issued under the Enhanced 
Proliferation Control Initiative (EPCI) remained fully in force and 
continue to be applied in order to control the export of items with 
potential use in chemical or biological weapons or unmanned delivery 
systems for weapons of mass destruction.
  Chemical weapons continue to pose a very serious threat to our 
security and that of countries friendly to us. On April 29, 1997, the 
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction (the 
``Chemical Weapons Convention'' or (CWC)) entered into force with 87 of 
the CWC's 165 signatories as original States Parties. The United States 
was among their number, having deposited its instrument of ratification 
on April 25. As of November 5, 104 countries had become States Parties.
  Russia did not complete its legislative approval process in time to 
be among the original CWC States Parties. In our March meeting in 
Helsinki, President Yeltsin did, however, assure me of his 
understanding of the importance of the CWC to Russia's own security. On 
October 31, 1997, the Russian Duma (lower house) approved ratification 
of the CWC. On November 5, 1997, the Russian Federation Council 
unanimously approved the CWC and the Russian government deposited its 
instrument of ratification. Russia's ratification makes it possible for 
Russia to join the United States in playing a leadership role in 
ensuring that all of the Convention's benefits are realized.
  Given Russia's financial situation during this difficult period of 
transition to a market economy, serious concerns have been raised about 
the high costs of environmentally sound destruction of the large stocks 
of chemical weapons Russia inherited from the former Soviet Union. 
Through the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, we are working with 
Russia to help address these complex problems, and we will continue to 
do so now that Russia has ratified the CWC.
  The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has 
been established to achieve the object and purpose of the CWC, to 
ensure the implementation of its provisions and provide a forum for 
consultation and cooperation among States Parties. The executive organ 
of the OPCW, the Executive Council, has met five times since May to 
oversee decisions related to inter alia data declarations, inspections, 
and organizational issues. The United States plays an active role in 
ensuring effective implementation of the Convention.

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  The CWC is an ambitious undertaking by the world community to ban an 
entire class of weapons of mass destruction. Its members have committed 
themselves to totally eliminating chemical weapons stocks and 
production facilities, prohibiting chemical weapons-related activities, 
banning assistance for such activities and restricting trade with non-
Parties in certain relevant chemicals. Destruction of U.S. chemical 
weapons stocks is moving forward. Other CWC States Parties have now 
taken on a similar task, and we are working hard with the other members 
of the CWC to make membership in this treaty universal.
  The United States is determined to ensure full implementation of the 
concrete measures in the CWC that will raise the costs and the risks 
for any state or terrorist attempting to engage in chemical weapons-
related activities. The CWC's declaration requirements will improve our 
knowledge of possible chemical weapons activities, whether conducted by 
countries or terrorists. Its inspection provisions provide for access 
to declared and undeclared facilities and locations, thus making 
clandestine chemical weapons production and stockpiling more difficult, 
more risky, and more expensive.

  Countries that refuse to join the CWC will be politically isolated 
and banned from trading with States Parties in certain key chemicals. 
The relevant Treaty provision is specifically designed to penalize in a 
concrete way countries that refuse to join the rest of the world in 
eliminating the threat of chemical weapons.
  The United States also continues to play a leading role in the 
international effort to reduce the threat from biological weapons. We 
are an active participant in the Ad Hoc Group striving to create a 
legally binding protocol to strengthen and enhance compliance with the 
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and 
Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on 
Their Destruction (the ```Biological Weapons Convention'' or (BWC)). 
This Ad Hoc Group was mandated by the September 1994 BWC Special 
Conference. The Fourth BWC Review Conference, held in November 1996, 
commended the work done by the Ad Hoc Group and urged it to complete 
the protocol as soon as possible but not later than the next Review 
Conference to be held in 2001. A draft rolling text was introduced by 
the Chairman at the July Ad Hoc Group session. Work is progressing on 
insertion of national views and clarification of existing text, largely 
drawn from the consultative phase of Ad Hoc Group work since 1994. 
Three-week sessions are scheduled for January, July, and September of 
1998. Another 2-week session will be scheduled for either March or 
December of 1998. Early completion of an effective BWC protocol is high 
on our list of nonproliferation goals.
  The United States continues to be a leader in the Australia Group 
(AG) chemical and biological weapons nonproliferation regime. Last 
year, the United States supported the entry into the AG of the Republic 
of Korea, which became the group's 30th member in time for the October 
1996 plenary.
  The United States attended this year's annual AG plenary session from 
October 6-9, 1997, during which the Group continued to focus on 
strengthening AG export controls and sharing information to address the 
threat of CBW terrorism. At the behest of the United States, the AG 
first began in-depth political-level discussion of CBW terrorism during 
the 1995 plenary session following the Tokyo subway nerve gas attack 
earlier that year. At the 1996 plenary, the United States urged AG 
members to exchange national points of contact for AG terrorism 
matters. At the 1997 plenary, the AG accepted a U.S. proposal to survey 
all AG members on efforts each has taken to counter this threat.
  The Group also reaffirmed the members' collective belief that full 
adherence to the CWC and the BWC is the best way to achieve permanent 
global elimination of CBW, and that all states adhering to these 
Conventions have an obligation to ensure that their national activities 
support this goal.
  AG participants continue to seek to ensure that all relevant national 
measures promote the object and purposes of the BWC and CWC. The AG 
nations reaffirmed their belief that existing 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. Given this 
understanding, the AG members also reaffirmed their commitment to 
continuing the Group's activities now that the CWC has entered into 
force.
  The AG also reaffirmed its commitment to continue to provide 
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.
  During the last 6 months, we continued to examine closely 
intelligence and other reports of trade in chemical weapons-related 
material and technology that might require action, including evaluating 
whether sanctions under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and 
Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 were warranted. In May 1997, we imposed 
sanctions on seven Chinese entities and one Hong Kong company for 
knowingly and materially contributing to Iran's CW program through the 
export of dual-use chemical precursors and/or chemical production 
equipment and technology. In September 1997, we imposed sanctions on a 
German citizen and a German company determined to have been involved in 
the export of chemical production equipment to Libya's CW program.
  The United States continues to cooperate with its AG partners in 
stopping shipments of proliferation concern. By sharing information 
through diplomatic and other channels, we and our AG partners have been 
successful in interdicting various shipments destined to CBW programs.


           missiles for weapons of mass destruction delivery

  During the reporting period, the United States carefully controlled 
exports that could contribute to unmanned delivery systems for weapons 
of mass destruction and closely monitored activities of potential 
missile proliferation concern. We also continued to implement U.S. 
missile sanctions law, in cases where sanctionable activity was 
determined to have occurred. In August 1997, we imposed sanctions 
against two North Korean entities determined to have engaged in missile 
proliferation activities. Similar sanctions imposed in May 1996 remain 
in effect against two entities in Iran and one entity in North Korea 
for transfers involving Category II Missile Technology Control Regime 
(MTCR) Annex items.
  During this reporting period, MTCR Partners continued to share 
information about proliferation problems with each other and with other 
potential supplier, consumer, and transshipment states. Partners also 
emphasized the need for implementing effective export control systems. 
This cooperation has resulted in the interdiction of missile-related 
materials intended for use in missile programs of concern.

  The United States was an active participant in the MTCR's June 1997 
Reinforced Point of Contact Meeting (RPOC). At the RPOC, MTCR Partners 
engaged in useful discussions of regional missile proliferators' 
concerns, as well as steps the Partners could take to increase 
transparency and outreach to nonmembers.
  In July 1997, the United States also played a leading role at the 
Swiss-hosted MTCR workshop on the licensing and enforcement aspects of 
transshipment. The workshop was successful in focusing attention on the 
enforcement problems raised by proliferators' misuse of transshipment 
and fostered a productive exchange of ideas on how countries can better 
address such activity.
  The United States worked unilaterally and in coordination with its 
MTCR Partners to combat missile proliferation and to encourage 
nonmembers to export responsibly and to adhere to the MTCR Guidelines. 
Since the last report, we have continued our missile nonproliferation 
dialogue with China, the Republic of Korea (ROK), North Korea (DPRK), 
and Ukraine. In the course of normal diplomatic relations, we also have 
pursued such discussions with other countries in Central Europe, the 
Middle East, and Asia.
  In June 1997, the United States and the DPRK held a second round of 
missile talks, aimed at freezing the DPRK's indigenous missile 
development program and curtailing its missile-related export 
activities. The

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DPRK appeared willing to consider limits on its missile-related 
exports, in return for sanctions-easing measures, but did not engage in 
discussion of limits on its missile development program. We intend to 
pursue further missile talks with the DPRK.
  In July 1997, we held another round of nonproliferation talks with 
the ROK. These talks were productive and made progress toward 
facilitating ROK membership in the MTCR.
  In response to reports that Iran had acquired sensitive items from 
Russian entities for use in Iran's missile development program, the 
United States intensified its high-level dialogue with Russia on this 
issue. We held a number of productive discussions with senior Russian 
officials aimed at finding ways the United States and Russia can work 
together to prevent Iran's ballistic missile development program from 
acquiring Russian technology and equipment. This process is continuing.


                            nuclear weapons

  In a truly historic landmark in our efforts to curb the spread of 
nuclear weapons, the 50th U.N. General Assembly on September 10, 1996, 
adopted and called for signature of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban 
Treaty (CTBT), negotiated over the previous 2\1/2\ years in the 
Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. The overwhelming passage of this 
U.N. resolution (158-3-5) demonstrates the CTBT's strong international 
support and marks a major success for United States foreign policy. On 
September 24, 1996, I and other international leaders signed the CTBT 
in New York.
  During 1997, CTBT signatories have conducted numerous meetings of the 
Preparatory Commission in Vienna, seeking to promote rapid completion 
of the International Monitoring System established by the Treaty. On 
September 23, I transmitted the CTBT to the Senate, requesting prompt 
advice and consent to ratification.
  The CTBT will serve several United States national security interests 
in banning all nuclear explosions. It will constrain the development 
and qualitative improvement of nuclear weapons; end the development of 
advanced new types; contribute to the prevention of nuclear 
proliferation and the process of nuclear disarmament; and strengthen 
international peace and security. The CTBT marks an historic milestone 
in our drive to reduce the nuclear threat and to build a safer world.
  Formal preparations for the year 2000 Review Conference for the 
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) began in 1997 
with the first of three annual Preparatory Committee meetings of the 
Parties to the Treaty. The United States is committed to working to 
ensure that the 2000 NPT review Conference will further strengthen the 
NPT and reinforce global nuclear nonproliferation objectives. Since the 
1995 NPT Conference, eight additional states have joined the NPT, 
leaving only five states worldwide currently outside the NPT regime. 
The NPT Exporters (Zangger) Committee added China to its membership in 
1997.
  The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) continued its efforts to upgrade 
control lists and export control procedures. NSG members confirmed 
their agreement to clarifications to the nuclear trigger list to accord 
with trigger list changes agreed to by the members of the NPT Exporters 
(Zangger) Committee, and the International Atomic Energy Agency 
published these understandings on September 16, 1997. The NSG also is 
actively pursuing steps to enhance the transparency of the export 
regime in accordance with the call in Principles 16 and 17 of the 1995 
NPT Review and Extension Conference.
  The NSG held an export control seminar in Vienna on October 8 and 9, 
1997, which described and explained the role of the NSG (and the 
Zangger Committee) in preventing nuclear proliferation. The NSG also 
continued efforts to enhance information sharing among members 
regarding the nuclear programs of proliferant countries by (1) 
``officially'' linking the NSG members through a dedicated computer 
network allowing for real-time distribution of license denial 
information, and by (2) creating a separate session for exchange of 
information on the margins of the NSG plenary meeting.
  NSG membership will increase to 35 with the acceptance of Latvia. The 
ultimate goal of the NSG is to obtain the agreement of all suppliers, 
including nations not members of the regime, to control nuclear and 
nuclear-related exports in accordance with the NSG guidelines.


                                expenses

  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 12938 during the semiannual 
reporting period.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 12, 1997.

  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. 105-169).

para. 131.11  recess--1:14 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock and 14 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5 p.m.

para. 131.12  after recess--5:05 p.m.

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

para. 131.13  resignation as member of house of representatives

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 11, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This letter is to officially notify you 
     of my resignation as United States Representative to the 
     First District of Pennsylvania. President Clinton has given 
     me the opportunity to continue my lifetime of public service 
     by nominating me to be Ambassador to Italy, the nation of my 
     heritage.
       I love this body and leave it with bittersweet emotions--I 
     move onto exciting new challenges but I leave so many good 
     friends and colleagues. I feel so strongly about so many of 
     the people I have served with over the past seventeen years. 
     There is that saying attributable to Harry Truman that if you 
     want a friend in Washington, buy a dog. For me, nothing can 
     be further from the truth. I have made friends here, on both 
     sides of the aisle, who I will keep and cherish for the rest 
     of my life.
       I thank the people of the First District for the 
     opportunity to serve them, this country and this institution. 
     It has been a great honor.
       Thank you.
           Sincerely,
                                              Thomas M. Foglietta.

                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 11, 1997.
     Hon. Tom Ridge,
     Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
     Harrisburg, PA.
       Dear Mr. Governor: This letter is to officially notify you 
     of my resignation as United States Representative to the 
     First District of Pennsylvania. President Clinton has given 
     me the opportunity to continue my lifetime of public service 
     by nominating me to be Ambassador to Italy, the nation of my 
     heritage.
       I thank the people of the First District for the 
     opportunity to serve them, this country and this institution. 
     It has been a great honor.
       Thank you.
           Sincerely,
                                              Thomas M. Foglietta.

para. 131.14  h. res. 319--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 319) providing for consideration of the bill (S. 
378) to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, 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

324

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affirmative

Nays

72

para. 131.15                  [Roll No. 629]

                                YEAS--324

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton

[[Page 2181]]


     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--72

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Clement
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Fazio
     Ford
     Gejdenson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lofgren
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McHale
     Moakley
     Obey
     Olver
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Price (NC)
     Roemer
     Sabo
     Sherman
     Skaggs
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Tierney
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Brady
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cubin
     Dingell
     Dunn
     Flake
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Hansen
     Houghton
     John
     Lantos
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Morella
     Neal
     Norwood
     Owens
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Stark
     Towns
     White
  So said 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. 131.16  h. res. 314--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 314) 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; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

213

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

193

para. 131.17                  [Roll No. 630]

                                YEAS--213

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs

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     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Brady
     Combest
     Cooksey
     Cubin
     Flake
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hansen
     Houghton
     John
     Meehan
     Myrick
     Neal
     Norwood
     Owens
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Towns
     White
  So said 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. 131.18  suspension of the rules-notice

  Mr. DREIER, pursuant to House Resolution 314, at 6:10 p.m. announced 
the Speaker will recognize Members for motions to suspend the rules 
under clause 2 of rule XXVII, with respect to the following bills and 
resolutions that may be considered today: H.R. 2979, Library of Congress 
Land Acquisition; S. Con. Res. 61, Printing of ``Our Flag''; S. Con. 
Res. 62, Printing of ``How Our Laws Are Made''; S. Con. Res. 63, 
Printing of ``The Constitution of the United States of America''; H. 
Con. Res. 190, Congressional Christmas Celebration in Rotunda; S.1378, 
U.S. Mail Use for Missing Children; S. 1507, National Defense 
Authorization, FY 1998; H.R. 2709, Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions; 
H.R. 764, Bankruptcy Amendments of 1997; H.R. 2440, Title 9, U.S. Code, 
Section 10 Amendments; H.J. Res. 95, Chickasaw Trail Economic 
Development Compact; H.J. Res. 96, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Regulation Compact; H.R. 1753, Boys and Girls Club Facilities; S. 1228, 
Fifty States Commemorative Coin; H.R. 1271, FAA Authorization; H.R. 
1658, Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation; H.R. 1604, Ottawa and Chippewa 
Indians Judgment Funds; S. 1079, Ft. Berthold Indiana Reservation 
Mineral Leasing; S. 731, National Peace Garden Memorial; S. 1354, 
Telecommunications Common Carriers; S. 1505, Museum and Library Services 
Amendments; S. 1417, New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center for Performing 
Arts; H.R. 867, Adoption Promotion Act of 1997; H. Con. Res. 137, 
International Criminal Tribunal for Iraqi Crimes Against Humanity; H. 
Res. 282, Association of South East Asian Nations; H. Res. 231, 
Democracy and Religious and Economic Freedom for Vietnam; H. Con. Res. 
172, U.S.-Mongolia Friendship and Cooperation; H. Con. Res. 130, Kenya 
Situation; and H. Res. 273, Condemnation of Angolan Military 
Intervention in the Congo.

para. 131.19  recess--6:11 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SUNUNU, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 6 o'clock and 11 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 6:45 p.m.

para. 131.20  after recess--6:53 p.m.

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

para. 131.21  submission of conference report--h.r. 2159

  Mr. CALLAHAN submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-401) on the 
bill (H.R. 2159) making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 131.22  rules of the house amendment

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 301):

       Resolved, That (a) clause 3(f) of rule XI of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives is amended by repealing 
     subdivision (2) and by redesignating subdivisions (3) through 
     (13) as subdivisions (2) through (12), respectively.
       (b) Clause 2(g)(1) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by striking ``, except as provided 
     by clause 3(f)(2)''.
       (d) The first sentence of clause 3(e) of rule XI of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking 
     ``, except as provided in paragraph (f)(2)''.

  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. CALVERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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. 131.23  highway safety and transit programs extension

  Mr. SHUSTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1519) to provide a 6-month extension of highway, highway safety, and 
transit programs pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. SHUSTER and Mr. 
OBERSTAR, 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. CALVERT, 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. 131.24  library of congress land acquisition

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2979) to 
authorize acquisition of certain real property for the Library of 
Congress, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Mr. 
DeFAZIO, 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. CALVERT, 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. 131.25  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to make technical and conforming changes.

para. 131.26  printing resolutions

  Mr. EHLERS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolutions of the Senate (S. Con. Res. 61, S. Con. Res. 62, 
and S. Con. Res. 63):

                            S. Con. Res. 61

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That (a) a revised edition of the publication 
     entitled ``Our Flag'', revised under the direction of the 
     Joint Committee on Printing, shall be reprinted as a Senate 
     document.
       (b) There shall be printed--
       (1)(A) 250,000 copies of the publication for the use of the 
     House of Representatives, distributed in equal numbers to 
     each Member;
       (B) 51,500 copies of the publication for the use of the 
     Senate, distributed in equal numbers to each Member;
       (C) 2,000 copies of the publication for the use of the 
     Joint Committee on Printing; and
       (D) 1,400 copies of the publication for distribution to the 
     depository libraries; or
       (2) if the total printing and production costs of copies in 
     paragraph (1) exceed $150,000, such number of copies of the 
     publication as does not exceed total printing and production 
     costs of $150,000, with distribution to be allocated in the 
     same proportion as in paragraph (1).

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                            S. Con. Res. 62

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That (a) a revised edition of the brochure 
     entitled ``How Our Laws Are Made'', under the direction of 
     the Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives in 
     consultation with the Parliamentarian of the Senate, shall be 
     printed as a Senate document, with suitable paper cover in 
     the style selected by the chairman of the Joint Committee on 
     Printing.
       (b) There shall be printed--
       (1)(A) 250,000 copies of the brochure for the use of the 
     House of Representatives, distributed in equal numbers to 
     each Member;
       (B) 100,000 copies of the brochure for the use of the 
     Senate, distributed in equal numbers to each Member;
       (C) 2,000 copies of the brochure for the use of the Joint 
     Committee on Printing; and
       (D) 1,400 copies of the brochure for distribution to the 
     depository libraries; or
       (2) if the total printing and production costs of copies in 
     paragraph (1) exceed $180,000, such number of copies of the 
     brochure as does not exceed total printing and production 
     costs of $180,000, with distribution to be allocated in the 
     same proportion as in paragraph (1).
                                  ____


                            S. Con. Res. 63

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring, That (a) a revised edition of the pamphlet 
     entitled ``The Constitution of the United States of 
     America'', prepared under the direction of the Joint 
     Committee on Printing, shall be printed as a Senate document, 
     with appropriate illustration.
       (b) There shall be printed--
       (1)(A) 440,000 copies of the pamphlet for the use of the 
     House of Representatives, distributed in equal numbers to 
     each Member;
       (B) 100,000 copies of the pamphlet for the use of the 
     Senate, distributed in equal numbers to each Member;
       (C) 2,000 copies of the pamphlet for the use of the Joint 
     Committee on Printing; and
       (D) 1,400 copies of the pamphlet for distribution to the 
     depository libraries; or
       (2) if the total printing and production costs of copies in 
     paragraph (1) exceed $120,000, such number of copies of the 
     pamphlet as does not exceed total printing and production 
     costs of $120,000, with distribution to be allocated in the 
     same proportion as in paragraph (1).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. EHLERS and Ms. 
KILPATRICK, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolutions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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 resolutions was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolutions were agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 131.27  missing children

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1378) to extend the authorization of use of official mail in the 
location and recovery of missing children, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Mr. 
FATTAH, 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. CALVERT, 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. 131.28  national defense authorization act amendments

  Mr. SPENCE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1507) to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1998 to make certain technical corrections.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. SPENCE and Mr. 
DELLUMS, 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. CALVERT, 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. 131.29  fort berthold indian reservation mineral lease

  Mrs. CHENOWETH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1079) to permit the mineral leasing of Indian land located 
within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in any case in which there 
is consent from a majority interest in the parcel of land under 
considertaion for lease; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mrs. CHENOWETH and 
Mr. POMEROY, 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. CALVERT, 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 
permit the mineral leasing of Indian land located within the Fort 
Berthold Indian Reservation in any case in which there is consent from a 
majority interest in the parcel of land under consideration for lease, 
to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot project on 
designated national forest lands in California to demonstrate the 
effectiveness of resource management activities proposed by the Quincy 
Library Group, 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 
amendments.

para. 131.30  sanctions on assistance to iran ballistic missile 
          acquisition

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2709) to 
impose certain sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
contributing to Iran's efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic 
missiles; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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 
impose certain sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
contributing to Iran's efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic 
missiles, and to implement the obligations of the United States under 
the Chemical Weapons Convention.''.
  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. 131.31  bankruptcy amendments

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 764) to 
make technical corrections to title 11, United States Code, and for 
other purposes, as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. GEKAS 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?

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, 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. 131.32  arbitration awards

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2440) to 
made technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United States Code.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Mr. 
NADLER, 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. CALVERT, 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. 131.33  chickasaw trail economic development compact

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 95) granting the consent of Congress to the Chickasaw Trail 
Economic Development Compact.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Mr. 
NADLER, 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. CALVERT, 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 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. 131.34  washington metropolitan area transit regulation compact

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 96) granting the consent and approval of Congress for the 
State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of 
Columbia to amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation 
Compact.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Mr. 
NADLER, 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. CALVERT, 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 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. 131.35  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2159

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 105-402) the resolution (H. Res. 323) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2159) making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 131.36  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2159

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 323):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2159) making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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. 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. 131.37  foreign operations appropriations--fy 1998

  Mr. CALLAHAN, pursuant to House Resolution 323, called up the 
following conference report (Rept. No. 105-401):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2159) ``making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1998, 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, 1998, and for other purposes, namely:

               TITLE I--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE


                EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

       The Export-Import Bank of the United States is authorized 
     to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and 
     borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in 
     accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act, as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the 
     current fiscal year for such corporation: Provided, That none 
     of the funds available during the current fiscal year may be 
     used to make expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the 
     export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to any 
     country other than a nuclear-weapon State as defined in 
     Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 
     Weapons eligible to receive economic or military assistance 
     under this Act that has detonated a nuclear explosive after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.


                         subsidy appropriation

       For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance, 
     and tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, $683,000,000 to 
     remain available until September 30, 2001: 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 such sums shall remain 
     available until 2013 for the disbursement of direct loans, 
     loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants obligated in 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999: Provided further, That up to 
     $50,000,000 of funds appropriated by this paragraph shall 
     remain available until expended and may be used for tied-aid 
     grant purposes: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act or any prior Act appropriating funds 
     for foreign operations, export financing, or related programs 
     for tied-aid credits or grants may be used for any other 
     purpose except through the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
     funds appropriated by this paragraph are made available 
     notwithstanding section 2(b)(2) of the Export-Import Bank Act 
     of 1945, in connection with the purchase or lease of any 
     product by any East European country, any Baltic State, or 
     any agency or national thereof.


                        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

       For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and 
     guaranteed loan and insurance programs (to be computed on an 
     accrual basis), including hire of passenger motor vehicles 
     and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to 
     exceed $20,000 for official reception and representation 
     expenses for members of the Board of Directors,

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     $48,614,000: Provided, That necessary expenses (including 
     special services performed on a contract or fee basis, but 
     not including other personal services) in connection with the 
     collection of moneys owed the Export-Import Bank, 
     repossession or sale of pledged collateral or other assets 
     acquired by the Export-Import Bank in satisfaction of moneys 
     owed the Export-Import Bank, or the investigation or 
     appraisal of any property, or the evaluation of the legal or 
     technical aspects of any transaction for which an application 
     for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, 
     shall be considered nonadministrative expenses for the 
     purposes of this heading: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 117 of the Export 
     Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection (a) thereof shall remain 
     in effect until October 1, 1998.


                overseas private investment corporation

                           noncredit account

       The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized 
     to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as 
     provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, such expenditures and commitments 
     within the limits of funds available to it and in accordance 
     with law as may be necessary: Provided, That the amount 
     available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit 
     and insurance programs (including an amount for official 
     reception and representation expenses which shall not exceed 
     $35,000) shall not exceed $32,000,000: Provided further, That 
     project-specific transaction costs, including direct and 
     indirect costs incurred in claims settlements, and other 
     direct costs associated with services provided to specific 
     investors or potential investors pursuant to section 234 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall not be considered 
     administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading.


                            program account

       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $60,000,000, 
     as authorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to be derived by transfer from the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation noncredit account: 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 such sums shall be available for 
     direct loan obligations and loan guaranty commitments 
     incurred or made during fiscal years 1998 and 1999: Provided 
     further, That such sums shall remain available through fiscal 
     year 2006 for the disbursement of direct and guaranteed loans 
     obligated in fiscal year 1998, and through fiscal year 2007 
     for the disbursement of direct and guaranteed loans obligated 
     in fiscal year 1999: Provided further, That in addition, such 
     sums as may be necessary for administrative expenses to carry 
     out the credit program may be derived from amounts available 
     for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and 
     insurance programs in the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation Noncredit Account and merged with said account.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                      TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $41,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999: 
     Provided, That the Trade and Development Agency may receive 
     reimbursements from corporations and other entities for the 
     costs of grants for feasibility studies and other project 
     planning services, to be deposited as an offsetting 
     collection to this account and to be available for obligation 
     until September 30, 1999, for necessary expenses under this 
     paragraph: Provided further, That such reimbursements shall 
     not cover, or be allocated against, direct or indirect 
     administrative costs of the agency.

                TITLE II--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

       For expenses necessary to enable the President to carry out 
     the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for 
     other purposes, to remain available until September 30, 1998, 
     unless otherwise specified herein, as follows:


                  AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                CHILD SURVIVAL AND DISEASE PROGRAMS FUND

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, for child survival, basic education, assistance to 
     combat tropical and other diseases, and related activities, 
     in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, 
     $650,000,000, to remain available until expended: 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; 
     (7) up to $98,000,000 for basic education programs for 
     children; and (8) a contribution on a grant basis to the 
     United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) pursuant to section 
     301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.


                  agency for international development

                         development assistance

                     (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, $1,210,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 1999: Provided, That of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading, up to $22,000,000 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 
     $14,000,000 may be made available for the African Development 
     Foundation and shall be apportioned directly to that agency: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available in 
     this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior 
     appropriations may be made available to any organization or 
     program which, as determined by the President of the United 
     States, supports or participates in the management of a 
     program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available under 
     this heading may be used to pay for the performance of 
     abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or 
     coerce any person to practice abortions; and that in order to 
     reduce reliance on abortion in developing nations, funds 
     shall be available only to 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: Provided further, That in awarding 
     grants for natural family planning under section 104 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be 
     discriminated against because of such applicant's religious 
     or conscientious commitment to offer only natural family 
     planning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply 
     with the requirements of the previous proviso: 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: Provided further, That nothing in this 
     paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory 
     prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, of the funds appropriated under this heading in this 
     Act, and of the unobligated balances of funds previously 
     appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $2,500,000 
     shall be transferred to ``International Organizations and 
     Programs'' for a contribution to the International Fund for 
     Agricultural Development (IFAD), and that any such transfer 
     of funds shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading 
     that are made available for assistance programs for displaced 
     and orphaned children and victims of war, not to exceed 
     $25,000, in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
     purposes, may be used to monitor and provide oversight of 
     such programs: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available under this heading may be used for any activity 
     which is in contravention to the Convention on International 
     Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES).


                  private and voluntary organizations

       None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by this Act for development assistance may be made available 
     to any United States private and voluntary organization, 
     except any cooperative development organization, which 
     obtains less than 20 per centum of its total annual funding 
     for international activities from sources other than the 
     United States Government: Provided, That the requirements of 
     the provisions of section 123(g) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 and the provisions on private and voluntary 
     organizations in title II of the ``Foreign Assistance and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1985'' (as enacted in 
     Public Law 98-473) shall be superseded by the provisions of 
     this section, except that the authority contained in the last 
     sentence of section 123(g) may be exercised by the 
     Administrator with regard to the requirements of this 
     paragraph.
       Funds appropriated or otherwise made available under title 
     II of this Act should be made available to private and 
     voluntary organizations at a level which is at least 
     equivalent to the level provided in fiscal year 1995. Such 
     private and voluntary organizations shall include those which 
     operate on a not-for-profit basis, receive contributions from 
     private sources, receive voluntary support from the public 
     and are deemed to be among the most cost-effective and 
     successful providers of development assistance.


                                 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 
     only 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.


                                 burma

       Of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Development 
     Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than

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     $5,000,000 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: Provided, That funds made available for Burma 
     related activities 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.


                                CAMBODIA

       None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be made 
     available for the Government of Cambodia: Provided, That the 
     restrictions under this heading shall not apply to 
     humanitarian, demining or election-related programs or 
     activities: Provided further, That such funds shall be 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 30 days 
     after enactment of this Act, the President shall report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations on the results of the FBI 
     investigation into the bombing attack in Phnom Penh on March 
     30, 1997.


                   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, $190,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                           DEBT RESTRUCTURING

       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying direct loans 
     and loan guarantees, as the President may determine, for 
     which funds have been appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for programs within the International Affairs 
     Budget Function 150, including the cost of selling, reducing, 
     or canceling amounts, through debt buybacks and swaps, 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; of 
     modifying concessional loans extended to least developed 
     countries, as authorized under section 411 of the 
     Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as 
     amended; and of modifying any obligation, or portion of such 
     obligation for Latin American countries to pay for purchases 
     of United States agricultural commodities guaranteed by the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation under export credit guarantee 
     programs authorized pursuant to section 5(f) of the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation Charter Act of June 29, 1948, as amended, 
     section 4(b) of the Food for Peace Act of 1966, as amended 
     (Public Law 89-808), or section 202 of the Agricultural Trade 
     Act of 1978, as amended (Public Law 95-501); $27,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 
     $1,500,000 of such funds may be used for implementation of 
     improvements in the foreign credit reporting system of the 
     United States government.


         micro and small enterprise development program account

       For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees, 
     $1,500,000, as authorized by section 108 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Provided, That such costs 
     shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That guarantees of 
     loans made under this heading in support of microenterprise 
     activities may guarantee up to 70 percent of the principal 
     amount of any such loans notwithstanding section 108 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. In addition, for 
     administrative expenses to carry out programs under this 
     heading, $500,000, all of which may be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriation for Operating Expenses of the 
     Agency for International Development: Provided further, That 
     funds made available under this heading shall remain 
     available until September 30, 1999.


             URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL CREDIT PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       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, including the cost of guaranteed loans designed 
     to promote the urban and environmental policies and 
     objectives of part I of such Act, $3,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 1999: 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, $6,000,000, 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 Central and Eastern Europe and 
     programs for the benefit of South Africans disadvantaged by 
     apartheid, section 223(j) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961.


     PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND

       For payment to the ``Foreign Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund'', as authorized by the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980, $44,208,000.


     operating expenses of the agency for international development

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 667, $473,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act for programs administered by the 
     Agency for International Development 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.


 OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 
                          OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 667, $29,047,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 1999, which sum shall be available for the Office of the 
     Inspector General of the Agency for International 
     Development.

                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


                         economic support fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 4 of part II, $2,400,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 1999: 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, 1997, 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 Egypt will undertake significant economic 
     reforms which are additional to those which were undertaken 
     in previous fiscal years: Provided further, That in 
     exercising the authority to provide cash transfer assistance 
     for Israel, the President shall ensure that the level of such 
     assistance does not cause an adverse impact on the total 
     level of nonmilitary exports from the United States to such 
     country: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made 
     available for Jordan: Provided further, That of the funds 
     made available under this heading in previous Acts making 
     appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
     related programs, notwithstanding any provision in any such 
     heading in such previous Acts, up to $116,000,000 may be 
     allocated or made available for programs and activities under 
     this heading including the Middle East Peace and Stability 
     Fund: Provided further, That in carrying out the previous 
     proviso, the President should seek to ensure to the extent 
     feasible that not more than 1 percent of the amount specified 
     in section 586 of this Act should be derived from funds that 
     would otherwise be made available for any single country: 
     Provided further, That funds provided for the Middle East 
     Peace and Stability Fund by a country in the region under the 
     authority of section 635(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, and funds made available for Jordan following the date 
     of enactment of this Act from previous Acts making 
     appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
     related programs, shall count toward meeting the earmark 
     contained in the fourth proviso under this heading: Provided 
     further, That up to $10,000,000 of funds under this heading 
     in previous foreign operations, export financing, and related 
     programs appropriations Acts that were reprogrammed for 
     Jordan during fiscal year 1997 shall also count toward such 
     earmark: Provided further, That, in order to facilitate the 
     implementation of the fourth proviso under this heading, the 
     requirement of section 515 of this Act or any similar 
     provision of law shall not apply to the making available of 
     funds appropriated for a fiscal year for programs, projects, 
     or activities that were justified for another fiscal year: 
     Provided further, That for fiscal year 1998 such portions of 
     the notification required under section 653 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 that relate to the Middle East may be 
     submitted to the Congress as soon as practicable, but no 
     later than March 1, 1998: Provided further, That during 
     fiscal year 1998, of the local currencies generated from 
     funds made available under this heading for Guatemala by this 
     Act and prior Appropriations Acts, the United States and 
     Guatemala may jointly program the Guatemala quetzales 
     equivalent of a total of up to $10,000,000 for the purpose of 
     retiring the debt owed by universities in Guatemala to the 
     Inter-American Development Bank.


                     international fund for ireland

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $19,600,000, which shall be available for the United States 
     contribution to the International Fund for Ireland and shall 
     be made available in accordance with the provisions of the 
     Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-
     415): Provided, That such amount shall be expended at the 
     minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects 
     and activities: Provided further, That funds made available 
     under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 
     1999.


          assistance for eastern europe and the baltic states

       (a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Support for East 
     European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989, $485,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 1999, which shall be 
     available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     economic assistance and for related programs for Eastern 
     Europe and the Baltic States.

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       (b) 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 Fund's disbursement of such 
     funds for program purposes. The Fund may retain for such 
     program purposes 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.
       (c) Funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     considered to be economic assistance under the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the 
     administrative authorities contained in that Act for the use 
     of economic assistance.
       (d) None of the funds appropriated under this heading may 
     be made available for new housing construction or repair or 
     reconstruction of existing housing in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     unless directly related to the efforts of United States 
     troops to promote peace in said country.
       (e) With regard to funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under this heading for the economic revitalization 
     program in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and local currencies 
     generated by such funds (including the conversion of funds 
     appropriated under this heading into currency used by Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina as local currency and local currency returned 
     or repaid under such program)--
       (1) the Administrator of the Agency for International 
     Development shall provide written approval for grants and 
     loans prior to the obligation and expenditure of funds for 
     such purposes, and prior to the use of funds that have been 
     returned or repaid to any lending facility or grantee; and
       (2) the provisions of section 532 of this Act shall apply.
       (f) The President is authorized to withhold funds 
     appropriated under this heading made available for economic 
     revitalization programs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, if he 
     determines and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has not 
     complied with article III of annex 1-A of the General 
     Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     concerning the withdrawal of foreign forces, and that 
     intelligence cooperation on training, investigations, and 
     related activities between Iranian officials and Bosnian 
     officials has not been terminated.
       (g) Not to exceed $200,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading may be made available for Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina exclusive of assistance for police training.
       (h) Not to exceed $7,000,000 of the funds made available 
     for Bosnia and Herzegovina may be made available for the 
     cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974, of modifying direct loans and loan guarantees 
     for said country.


  assistance for the new independent states of the former soviet union

       (a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     and the FREEDOM Support Act, for assistance for the new 
     independent states of the former Soviet Union and for related 
     programs, $770,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 1999: Provided, That the provisions of such chapter shall 
     apply to funds appropriated by this paragraph.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 
     be made available to the Government of Russia--
       (1) unless that Government is making progress in 
     implementing comprehensive economic reforms based on market 
     principles, private ownership, negotiating repayment of 
     commercial debt, respect for commercial contracts, and 
     equitable treatment of foreign private investment;
       (2) if that Government applies or transfers United States 
     assistance to any entity for the purpose of expropriating or 
     seizing ownership or control of assets, investments, or 
     ventures; and
       (3) funds may be furnished without regard to this 
     subsection if the President determines that to do so is in 
     the national interest.
       (c) None of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 
     be made available to any government of the new independent 
     states of the former Soviet Union if that government directs 
     any action in violation of the territorial integrity or 
     national sovereignty of any other new independent state, 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, That the restriction 
     of this subsection shall not apply to the use of such funds 
     for the provision of assistance for purposes of humanitarian 
     and refugee relief.
       (d) None of the funds appropriated under this heading for 
     the new independent states of the former Soviet Union shall 
     be made available for any state to enhance its military 
     capability: Provided, That this restriction does not apply to 
     demilitarization, demining, or nonproliferation programs.
       (e) Funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject 
     to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       (f) Funds made available in this Act for assistance to the 
     new independent states of the former Soviet Union shall be 
     subject to the provisions of section 117 (relating to 
     environment and natural resources) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961.
       (g) Funds appropriated under title II of this Act, 
     including funds appropriated under this heading, may be made 
     available for assistance for Mongolia: Provided, That funds 
     made available for assistance for Mongolia may be made 
     available in accordance with the purposes and utilizing the 
     authorities provided in chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.
       (h) 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.
       (i) 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 purposes 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.
       (j)(1) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that 
     are allocated for assistance for the Government of Russia, 50 
     percent shall be withheld from obligation until 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, related nuclear research 
     facilities or programs, or ballistic missile capability.
       (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) assistance may be 
     provided for the Government of Russia if the President 
     determines and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that making such funds available (A) is vital to the national 
     security interest of the United States, and (B) that the 
     Government of Russia is taking meaningful steps to limit 
     major supply contracts and to curtail the transfer of 
     technology and technological expertise related to activities 
     referred to in paragraph (1).
       (k) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
     than $225,000,000 shall be made available for Ukraine, which 
     sum shall be provided with the understanding that Ukraine 
     will undertake significant economic reforms which are 
     additional to those which were undertaken in the previous 
     fiscal year: Provided, That 50 percent of the amount made 
     available in this subsection, exclusive of funds made 
     available for election related initiatives and nuclear 
     reactor safety activities, shall be withheld from obligation 
     and expenditure until the Secretary of State determines and 
     certifies no later than April 30, 1998, that the Government 
     of Ukraine has made significant progress toward resolving 
     complaints made by United States investors to the United 
     States embassy prior to April 30, 1997: Provided further, 
     That funds made available under this subsection, and funds 
     appropriated for Ukraine in the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 as 
     contained in Public Law 104-208 shall be made available to 
     complete the preparation of safety analysis reports at each 
     nuclear reactor in Ukraine over the next three years.
       (l) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
     than $250,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for 
     the Southern Caucasus region: Provided, That of the funds 
     provided under this subsection 37 percent shall be made 
     available for Georgia and 35 percent shall be made available 
     for Armenia: Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available for the Southern Caucasus region, 28 percent should 
     be used for reconstruction and remedial activities relating 
     to the consequences of conflicts within the region, 
     especially those in the vicinity of Abkhazia and Nagorno-
     Karabakh: Provided further, That if the Secretary of State 
     after May 30, 1998, determines and reports to the relevant 
     Committees of Congress that the full amount of reconstruction 
     and remedial funds that may be made available under the 
     previous proviso cannot be effectively utilized, up to 62.5 
     percent of the amount provided under the previous proviso for 
     reconstruction and remediation may be used for other purposes 
     under this heading.
       (m) Funds provided under the previous subsection shall be 
     made available for humanitarian assistance for refugees, 
     displaced persons, and needy civilians affected by the 
     conflicts in the Southern Caucasus region, including those in 
     the vicinity of Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabakh, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of this or any other Act.
       (n) Funds made available under this Act or any other Act 
     may not be provided for assistance to the Government of 
     Azerbaijan until the President determines, and so reports to 
     the Congress, that the Government of Azerbaijan is taking 
     demonstrable steps to cease all blockades against Armenia and

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     Nagorno-Karabakh: Provided, That the restriction of this 
     subsection and section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall 
     not apply to--
       (1) activities to support democracy or assistance under 
     title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of Public 
     Law 104-201;
       (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development 
     Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421); and
       (3) any activity carried out by a member of the United 
     States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his 
     or her official capacity.
       (o) None of the funds appropriated under this heading or in 
     prior appropriations legislation may be made available to 
     establish a joint public-private entity or organization 
     engaged in the management of activities or projects supported 
     by the Defense Enterprise Fund.

                           Independent Agency


                              PEACE CORPS

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), $222,000,000, including the 
     purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for 
     administrative purposes for use outside of the United States: 
     Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided further, 
     That funds appropriated under this heading shall remain 
     available until September 30, 1999.

                          Department of State


                    international narcotics control

       For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $215,000,000: Provided, That 
     during fiscal year 1998, the Department of State may also use 
     the authority of section 608 of the Act, without regard to 
     its restrictions, to receive non-lethal excess property from 
     an agency of the United States Government for the purpose of 
     providing it to a foreign country under chapter 8 of part I 
     of that Act subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That not 
     later than sixty days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State in consultation with the Director 
     of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations containing: (1) a 
     list of all countries in which the United States carries out 
     international counter-narcotics activities; (2) the number, 
     mission and agency affiliation of United States personnel 
     assigned to each such country; and (3) all costs and expenses 
     obligated for each program, project or activity by each 
     United States agency in each country: Provided further, That 
     of the amount made available under this heading not to exceed 
     $5,000,000 shall be allocated to operate the Western 
     Hemisphere International Law Enforcement Academy: Provided 
     further, That 10 percent of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall not be available for obligation until the 
     Secretary of State submits a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations providing a financial plan for the funds 
     appropriated under this heading and under the heading 
     ``Narcotics Interdiction''.


                         Narcotics Interdiction

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, in addition 
     to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, which shall 
     be available for assistance, including procurement, for 
     support of air drug interdiction and eradication and other 
     related purposes: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
     this heading shall be made available subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committee on Appropriations.


                    migration and refugee assistance

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to 
     enable the Secretary of State to provide, as authorized by 
     law, a contribution to the International Committee of the Red 
     Cross, assistance to refugees, including contributions to the 
     International Organization for Migration and the United 
     Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and other activities 
     to meet refugee and migration needs; 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; purchase and 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized 
     by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $650,000,000: 
     Provided, That not more than $12,000,000 shall be available 
     for administrative expenses: Provided further, That not less 
     than $80,000,000 shall be made available for refugees from 
     the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and other refugees 
     resettling in Israel.


                    REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE

       For necessary expenses for the targeted assistance program 
     authorized by title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 
     1980 and administered by the Office of Refugee Resettlement 
     of the Department of Health and Human Services, in addition 
     to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, $5,000,000.


     UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 
     1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 260(c)), $50,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the funds made 
     available under this heading are appropriated notwithstanding 
     the provisions contained in section 2(c)(2) of the Migration 
     and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 which would limit the 
     amount of funds which could be appropriated for this purpose.


    nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

       For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism 
     and related programs and activities, $133,000,000, to carry 
     out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism assistance, section 
     504 of the FREEDOM Support Act for the Nonproliferation and 
     Disarmament Fund, section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for demining, the 
     clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related activities, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
     activities implemented through nongovernmental and 
     international organizations, section 301 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 for a voluntary contribution to the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and a voluntary 
     contribution to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development 
     Organization (KEDO): Provided, That of this amount not to 
     exceed $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, may 
     be made available for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament 
     Fund, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to promote 
     bilateral and multilateral activities relating to 
     nonproliferation and disarmament: Provided further, That such 
     funds may also be used for such countries other than the new 
     independent states of the former Soviet Union and 
     international organizations when it is in the national 
     security interest of the United States to do so: Provided 
     further, That such funds shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     may be made available for the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency only if the Secretary of State determines (and so 
     reports to the Congress) that Israel is not being denied its 
     right to participate in the activities of that Agency: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $30,000,000 may be made 
     available to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development 
     Organization (KEDO) only for the administrative expenses and 
     heavy fuel oil costs associated with the Agreed Framework: 
     Provided further, That such funds may be obligated to KEDO 
     only if, thirty days prior to such obligation of funds, the 
     President certifies and so reports to Congress that: (1)(A) 
     the parties to the Agreed Framework are taking steps to 
     assure that progress is made on the implementation of the 
     January 1, 1992, Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of 
     the Korean Peninsula and the implementation of the North-
     South dialogue, and (B) North Korea is complying with the 
     other provisions of the Agreed Framework between North Korea 
     and the United States and with the Confidential Minute; (2) 
     North Korea is cooperating fully in the canning and safe 
     storage of all spent fuel from its graphite-moderated nuclear 
     reactors and that such canning and safe storage is scheduled 
     to be completed by April 1, 1998; and (3) North Korea has not 
     significantly diverted assistance provided by the United 
     States for purposes for which it was not intended: Provided 
     further, That the President may waive the certification 
     requirements of the preceding proviso if the President 
     determines that it is vital to the national security 
     interests of the United States: Provided further, That no 
     funds may be obligated for KEDO until thirty calendar days 
     after submission to Congress of the waiver permitted under 
     the preceding proviso: Provided further, That the obligation 
     of any funds for KEDO shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees an annual report (to 
     be submitted with the annual presentation for appropriations) 
     providing a full and detailed accounting of the fiscal year 
     request for the United States contribution to KEDO, the 
     expected operating budget of the Korean Peninsula Energy 
     Development Organization, to include unpaid debt, proposed 
     annual costs associated with heavy fuel oil purchases, and 
     the amount of funds pledged by other donor nations and 
     organizations to support KEDO activities on a per country 
     basis, and other related activities: Provided further, That 
     of the funds made available under this heading, up to 
     $10,000,000 may be made available to the Korean Peninsula 
     Energy Development Organization (KEDO), in addition to funds 
     otherwise made available under this heading for KEDO, if the 
     Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that, except for the funds made available 
     under this proviso, funds sufficient to cover all outstanding 
     debts owed by KEDO for heavy fuel oil have been provided to 
     KEDO by donors other than the United States.

                     TITLE III--MILITARY ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


             international military education and training

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $50,000,000: Provided, That the civilian personnel for whom 
     military education and training may be provided under this 
     heading may include civilians who are not members of a 
     government whose participation would contribute to improved 
     civil-military relations, civilian control of the military, 
     or respect for human rights:

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     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     for grant financed military education and training for 
     Indonesia and Guatemala may only be available for expanded 
     international military education and training and funds made 
     available for Guatemala may only be provided through the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be made available to 
     support grant financed military education and training at the 
     School of the Americas unless: (1) the Secretary of Defense 
     certifies that the instruction and training provided by the 
     School of the Americas is fully consistent with training and 
     doctrine, particularly with respect to the observance of 
     human rights, provided by the Department of Defense to United 
     States military students at Department of Defense 
     institutions whose primary purpose is to train United States 
     military personnel; (2) the Secretary of Defense certifies 
     that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, has developed and issued specific 
     guidelines governing the selection and screening of 
     candidates for instruction at the School of the Americas; and 
     (3) the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on 
     Appropriations a report detailing the training activities of 
     the School of the Americas and a general assessment regarding 
     the performance of its graduates during 1996.


                   foreign military financing program

       For expenses necessary for grants to enable the President 
     to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, $3,296,550,000: Provided, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, 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 made 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, 1997, 
     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: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated by this paragraph, not less than $75,000,000 
     shall be available for assistance for Jordan: Provided 
     further, That during fiscal year 1998 the President is 
     authorized to, and shall, direct drawdowns of defense 
     articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, 
     defense services of the Department of Defense, and military 
     education and training of an aggregate value of not less than 
     $25,000,000 under the authority of this proviso for Jordan 
     for the purposes of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, and any amount so directed shall count toward meeting 
     the earmark in the previous proviso: Provided further, That 
     section 506(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 
     apply, and section 632(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 shall not apply, to any such drawdown: Provided further, 
     That of the funds appropriated by this paragraph, a total of 
     $18,300,000 should be available for assistance for Estonia, 
     Latvia, and Lithuania: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds made available under this heading shall be available 
     for any non-NATO country participating in the Partnership for 
     Peace Program except through the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated by this paragraph shall be 
     nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of 
     the Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds 
     made available under this paragraph shall be obligated upon 
     apportionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of title 
     31, United States Code, section 1501(a): Provided further, 
     That $50,000,000 of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under this heading should be made available for the 
     purpose of facilitating the integration of Poland, Hungary, 
     and the Czech Republic into the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization.
       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans authorized 
     by section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act as follows: cost 
     of direct loans, $60,000,000: Provided, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans of not to exceed $657,000,000: 
     Provided further, That the rate of interest charged on such 
     loans shall be not less than the current average market yield 
     on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of 
     comparable maturities: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated under this paragraph shall be made available for 
     Greece and Turkey only on a loan basis, and the principal 
     amount of direct loans for each country shall not exceed the 
     following: $105,000,000 only for Greece and $150,000,000 only 
     for Turkey.
       None of the funds made available under this heading shall 
     be available to finance the procurement of defense articles, 
     defense services, or design and construction services that 
     are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms 
     Export Control Act unless the foreign country proposing to 
     make such procurements has first signed an agreement with the 
     United States Government specifying the conditions under 
     which such procurements may be financed with such funds: 
     Provided, That all country and funding level increases in 
     allocations shall be submitted through the regular 
     notification procedures of section 515 of this Act: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall be available for Sudan and Liberia: Provided 
     further, That funds made available under this heading may be 
     used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related 
     activities and may include activities implemented through 
     nongovernmental and international organizations: Provided 
     further, That only those countries for which assistance was 
     justified for the ``Foreign Military Sales Financing 
     Program'' in the fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation 
     for security assistance programs may utilize funds made 
     available under this heading for procurement of defense 
     articles, defense services or design and construction 
     services that are not sold by the United States Government 
     under the Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, That 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations, funds made available under this 
     heading for the cost of direct loans may also be used to 
     supplement the funds available under this heading for grants, 
     and funds made available under this heading for grants may 
     also be used to supplement the funds available under this 
     heading for the cost of direct loans: Provided further, That 
     funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended at 
     the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for defense 
     articles and services: Provided further, That not more than 
     $23,250,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may 
     be obligated for necessary expenses, including the purchase 
     of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only for use 
     outside of the United States, for the general costs of 
     administering military assistance and sales: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds under this heading shall be 
     available for Guatemala: Provided further, That not more than 
     $350,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to section 
     21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act may be obligated 
     for expenses incurred by the Department of Defense during 
     fiscal year 1998 pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, except that this limitation may be exceeded only 
     through the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
     on Appropriations.


                        peacekeeping operations

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $77,500,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading shall be obligated or expended except as 
     provided through the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.

               TITLE IV--MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE


                  funds appropriated to the president

                  international financial institutions

     contribution to the international bank for reconstruction and 
                              development

       For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction 
     and Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the 
     United States contribution to the Global Environment Facility 
     (GEF), $47,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     1999.


       contribution to the international development association

       For payment to the International Development Association by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,034,503,100, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $234,503,100 shall be 
     available to pay for the tenth replenishment: Provided, That 
     none of the funds may be obligated or made available until 
     the Secretary of the Treasury certifies to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that procurement restrictions applicable to 
     United States firms under the terms of the Interim Trust Fund 
     have been lifted from all funds which Interim Trust Fund 
     donors proposed to set aside for review of procurement 
     restrictions at the conclusion of the February 1997 IDA 
     Deputies Meeting in Paris.


          contribution to the inter-american development bank

       For payment to the Inter-American Development Bank by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, for the United States share of the 
     paid-in share portion of the increase in capital stock, 
     $25,610,667, and for the United States share of the increase 
     in the resources of the Fund for Special Operations, 
     $20,835,000, to remain available until expended.


              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the Inter-American 
     Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 
     to the callable capital portion of the United States share of 
     such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $1,503,718,910.


contribution to the enterprise for the americas multilateral investment 
                                  fund

       For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral 
     Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the 
     United States contribution to the Fund to be administered by 
     the Inter-American Development Bank, $30,000,000 to remain 
     available until expended, which shall be available for 
     contributions previously due.


               contribution to the asian development bank

       For payment to the Asian Development Bank by the Secretary 
     of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in 
     portion of the increase in capital stock,

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     $13,221,596, to remain available until expended.


              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank 
     may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable 
     capital portion of the United States share of such capital 
     stock in an amount not to exceed $647,858,204.


               contribution to the asian development fund

       For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to the increases in resources of the Asian 
     Development Fund, as authorized by the Asian Development Bank 
     Act, as amended (Public Law 89-369), $150,000,000, of which 
     $50,000,000 shall be available for contributions previously 
     due, to remain available until expended.


              CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

       For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to the increase in resources of the African 
     Development Fund, $45,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended and which shall be available for contributions 
     previously due.


  contribution to the european bank for reconstruction and development

       For payment to the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $35,778,717, 
     for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the 
     increase in capital stock, to remain available until 
     expended.


              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the European Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without fiscal 
     year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United 
     States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed 
     $123,237,803.

                    North American Development Bank

       For payment to the North American Development Bank by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, for the United States share of the 
     paid-in portion of the capital stock, $56,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended of which $250,000 shall be available 
     for contributions previously due: Provided, That none of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading that are 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: Provided further, That of 
     the amount appropriated under this heading, not more than 
     $41,250,000 may be expended for the purchase of such capital 
     shares in fiscal year 1998.


              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the North American 
     Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 
     to the callable capital portion of the United States share of 
     the capital stock of the North American Development Bank in 
     an amount not to exceed $318,750,000.


                INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of 
     section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program 
     Participation Act of 1973, $192,000,000: Provided, That none 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 
     available for the United Nations Fund for Science and 
     Technology: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading that are made available to 
     the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) shall be made 
     available for activities in the People's Republic of China: 
     Provided further, That not more than $25,000,000 of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be made available to 
     UNFPA: Provided further, That not more than one-half of this 
     amount may be provided to UNFPA before March 1, 1998, and 
     that no later than February 15, 1998, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
     indicating the amount UNFPA is budgeting for the People's 
     Republic of China in 1998: Provided further, That any amount 
     UNFPA plans to spend in the People's Republic of China in 
     1998 shall be deducted from the amount of funds provided to 
     UNFPA after March 1, 1998, pursuant to the previous provisos: 
     Provided further, That with respect to any funds appropriated 
     under this heading that are made available to UNFPA, UNFPA 
     shall be required to maintain such funds in a separate 
     account and not commingle them with any other funds: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading may be made available to the Korean Peninsula Energy 
     Development Organization (KEDO) or the International Atomic 
     Energy Agency (IAEA): Provided further, That not less than 
     $4,000,000 should be made available to the World Food 
     Program.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS


             OBLIGATIONS DURING LAST MONTH OF AVAILABILITY

       Sec. 501. Except for the appropriations entitled 
     ``International Disaster Assistance'', and ``United States 
     Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund'', not more 
     than 15 percent of any appropriation item made available by 
     this Act shall be obligated during the last month of 
     availability.


     PROHIBITION OF BILATERAL FUNDING FOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL 
                              INSTITUTIONS

       Sec. 502. Notwithstanding section 614 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, none of the funds 
     contained in title II of this Act may be used to carry out 
     the provisions of section 209(d) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961.


                    LIMITATION ON RESIDENCE EXPENSES

       Sec. 503. Of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $126,500 shall be for 
     official residence expenses of the Agency for International 
     Development during the current fiscal year: Provided, That 
     appropriate steps shall be taken to assure that, to the 
     maximum extent possible, United States-owned foreign 
     currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars.


                         LIMITATION ON EXPENSES

       Sec. 504. Of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $5,000 shall be for 
     entertainment expenses of the Agency for International 
     Development during the current fiscal year.


               LIMITATION ON REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES

       Sec. 505. Of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $95,000 shall be 
     available for representation allowances for the Agency for 
     International Development during the current fiscal year: 
     Provided, That appropriate steps shall be taken to assure 
     that, to the maximum extent possible, United States-owned 
     foreign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars: Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available by this Act for 
     general costs of administering military assistance and sales 
     under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not 
     to exceed $2,000 shall be available for entertainment 
     expenses and not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for 
     representation allowances: Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available by this Act under the heading 
     ``International Military Education and Training'', not to 
     exceed $50,000 shall be available for entertainment 
     allowances: Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available by this Act for the Inter-American Foundation, not 
     to exceed $2,000 shall be available for entertainment and 
     representation allowances: Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available by this Act for the Peace Corps, not to 
     exceed a total of $4,000 shall be available for entertainment 
     expenses: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
     by this Act under the heading ``Trade and Development 
     Agency'', not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for 
     representation and entertainment allowances.


                 PROHIBITION ON FINANCING NUCLEAR GOODS

       Sec. 506. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     (other than funds for ``Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, 
     Demining and Related Programs'') pursuant to this Act, for 
     carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, 
     except for purposes of nuclear safety, to finance the export 
     of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology.


        PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES

       Sec. 507. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended 
     to finance directly any assistance or reparations to Cuba, 
     Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Sudan, or Syria: Provided, 
     That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on 
     obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, 
     credits, insurance and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank 
     or its agents.


                             MILITARY COUPS

       Sec. 508. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended 
     to finance directly any assistance to any country whose duly 
     elected Head of Government is deposed by military coup or 
     decree: Provided, That assistance may be resumed to such 
     country if the President determines and reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that subsequent to the 
     termination of assistance a democratically elected government 
     has taken office.


                       TRANSFERS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS

       Sec. 509. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be obligated under an appropriation account to which they 
     were not appropriated, except for transfers specifically 
     provided for in this Act, unless the President, prior to the 
     exercise of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a 
     written policy justification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate: Provided, That the exercise of such authority shall 
     be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.


                  DEOBLIGATION/REOBLIGATION AUTHORITY

       Sec. 510. (a) Amounts certified pursuant to section 1311 of 
     the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1955, as having been 
     obligated against appropriations heretofore made under the 
     authority of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the same 
     general purpose as any of the headings under title II of this 
     Act are, if deobligated, hereby continued available for the 
     same period as the respective appropriations under such 
     headings or until September 30, 1998, whichever is later, and 
     for the same general purpose, and for countries within the 
     same region as originally obligated: Provided, That the 
     Appropriations Committees of both Houses of the Congress are 
     notified fifteen days in advance of the reobligation of such 
     funds in accordance with regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations.
       (b) Obligated balances of funds appropriated to carry out 
     section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act as of the end of 
     the fiscal year immediately preceding the current fis

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     cal year are, if deobligated, hereby continued available 
     during the current fiscal year for the same purpose under any 
     authority applicable to such appropriations under this Act: 
     Provided, That the authority of this subsection may not be 
     used in fiscal year 1998.


                         Availability of Funds

       Sec. 511. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation after the 
     expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so 
     provided in this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for 
     the purposes of chapters 1, 8, and 11 of part I, section 667, 
     and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, as amended, and funds provided under the heading 
     ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States'', 
     shall remain available until expended if such funds are 
     initially obligated before the expiration of their respective 
     periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, any funds made available for the purposes of chapter 1 
     of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash 
     disbursements in order to address balance of payments or 
     economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided further, That the report required by 
     section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 
     designate for each country, to the extent known at the time 
     of submission of such report, those funds allocated for cash 
     disbursement for balance of payment and economic policy 
     reform purposes.


            LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT

       Sec. 512. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used to furnish assistance to any country which 
     is in default during a period in excess of one calendar year 
     in payment to the United States of principal or interest on 
     any loan made to such country by the United States pursuant 
     to a program for which funds are appropriated under this Act: 
     Provided, That this section and section 620(q) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds made 
     available in this Act or during the current fiscal year for 
     Nicaragua and Liberia, and for any narcotics-related 
     assistance for Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru authorized by the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                           COMMERCE AND TRADE

       Sec. 513. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made 
     available pursuant to this Act for direct assistance and none 
     of the funds otherwise made available pursuant to this Act to 
     the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance any 
     loan, any assistance or any other financial commitments for 
     establishing or expanding production of any commodity for 
     export by any country other than the United States, if the 
     commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the 
     time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become 
     operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury 
     to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing 
     commodity: Provided, That such prohibition shall not apply to 
     the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of 
     Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the 
     United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United 
     States producers of the same, similar, or competing 
     commodity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act 
     to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding 
     feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction, 
     consultancy, publication, conference, or training in 
     connection with the growth or production in a foreign country 
     of an agricultural commodity for export which would compete 
     with a similar commodity grown or produced in the United 
     States: Provided, That this subsection shall not prohibit--
       (1) activities designed to increase food security in 
     developing countries where such activities will not have a 
     significant impact in the export of agricultural commodities 
     of the United States; or
       (2) research activities intended primarily to benefit 
     American producers.


                          SURPLUS COMMODITIES

       Sec. 514. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
     United States Executive Directors of the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development, the International 
     Development Association, the International Finance 
     Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
     International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the 
     Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North American 
     Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development, the African Development Bank, and the African 
     Development Fund to use the voice and vote of the United 
     States to oppose any assistance by these institutions, using 
     funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act, 
     for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral 
     for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the 
     assistance will cause substantial injury to United States 
     producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity.


                       NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

       Sec. 515. For the purposes of providing the Executive 
     Branch with the necessary administrative flexibility, none of 
     the funds made available under this Act for ``Child Survival 
     and Disease Programs Fund'', ``Development Assistance'', 
     ``International organizations and programs'', ``Trade and 
     Development Agency'', ``International narcotics control'', 
     ``Narcotics Interdiction'', ``Assistance for Eastern Europe 
     and the Baltic States'', ``Assistance for the New Independent 
     States of the Former Soviet Union'', ``Economic Support 
     Fund'', ``Peacekeeping operations'', ``Operating expenses of 
     the Agency for International Development'', ``Operating 
     expenses of the Agency for International Development Office 
     of Inspector General'', ``Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, 
     demining and related programs'', ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', ``International military education and training'', 
     ``Peace Corps'', ``Migration and refugee assistance'', shall 
     be available for obligation for activities, programs, 
     projects, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other 
     operations not justified or in excess of the amount justified 
     to the Appropriations Committees for obligation under any of 
     these specific headings unless the Appropriations Committees 
     of both Houses of Congress are previously notified fifteen 
     days in advance: Provided, That the President shall not enter 
     into any commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of 
     section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision 
     of major defense equipment, other than conventional 
     ammunition, or other major defense items defined to be 
     aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously 
     justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the 
     quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on 
     Appropriations are notified fifteen days in advance of such 
     commitment: Provided further, That this section shall not 
     apply to any reprogramming for an activity, program, or 
     project under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 of less than 10 percent of the amount previously 
     justified to the Congress for obligation for such activity, 
     program, or project for the current fiscal year: Provided 
     further, That the requirements of this section or any similar 
     provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior 
     Act requiring notification in accordance with the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
     may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial 
     risk to human health or welfare: Provided further, That in 
     case of any such waiver, notification to the Congress, or the 
     appropriate congressional committees, shall be provided as 
     early as practicable, but in no event later than three days 
     after taking the action to which such notification 
     requirement was applicable, in the context of the 
     circumstances necessitating such waiver: Provided further, 
     That any notification provided pursuant to such a waiver 
     shall contain an explanation of the emergency circumstances.
       Drawdowns made pursuant to section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.


limitation on availability of funds for international organizations and 
                                programs

       Sec. 516. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of 
     this Act, none of the funds provided for ``International 
     Organizations and Programs'' shall be available 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, 
     at the discretion of the President, Communist countries 
     listed in section 620(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, as amended: Provided, That, subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
     funds appropriated under this Act or any previously enacted 
     Act making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs, which are returned or not 
     made available for organizations and programs because of the 
     implementation of this section or any similar provision of 
     law, shall remain available for obligation through September 
     30, 1999.


              economic support fund assistance for israel

       Sec. 517. The Congress finds that progress on the peace 
     process in the Middle East is vitally important to United 
     States security interests in the region. The Congress 
     recognizes that, in fulfilling its obligations under the 
     Treaty of Peace Between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the 
     State of Israel, done at Washington on March 26, 1979, Israel 
     incurred severe economic burdens. Furthermore, the Congress 
     recognizes that an economically and militarily secure Israel 
     serves the security interests of the United States, for a 
     secure Israel is an Israel which has the incentive and 
     confidence to continue pursuing the peace process. Therefore, 
     the Congress declares that, subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, it is the policy and the intention of the 
     United States that the funds provided in annual 
     appropriations for the Economic Support Fund which are 
     allocated to Israel shall not be less than the annual debt 
     repayment (interest and principal) from Israel to the United 
     States Government in recognition that such a principle serves 
     United States interests in the region.


   prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization

       Sec. 518. None of the funds made available to carry out 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may 
     be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method 
     of family planning or to motivate or coerce

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     any person to practice abortions. None of the funds made 
     available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance 
     of involuntary sterilization as a method of family planning 
     or to coerce or provide any financial incentive to any person 
     to undergo sterilizations. None of the funds made available 
     to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended, may be used to pay for any biomedical research which 
     relates in whole or in part, to methods of, or the 
     performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a 
     means of family planning. None of the funds made available to 
     carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended, may be obligated or expended for any country or 
     organization if the President certifies that the use of these 
     funds by any such country or organization would violate any 
     of the above provisions related to abortions and involuntary 
     sterilizations: Provided, That none of the funds made 
     available under this Act may be used to lobby for or against 
     abortion.


                         reporting requirement

       Sec. 519. Section 25 of the Arms Export Control Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Congress'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``appropriate congressional 
     committees'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate or the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``any of the congressional committees described 
     in subsection (e)''; and
       (3) by adding the following subsection:
       ``(e) As used in this section, the term `appropriate 
     congressional committees' means the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.''.


                   SPECIAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

       Sec. 520. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     be obligated or expended for Colombia, Haiti, Liberia, 
     Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Serbia, Sudan, or the Democratic 
     Republic of Congo except as provided through the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.


              DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

       Sec. 521. For the purpose of this Act, ``program, project, 
     and activity'' shall be defined at the Appropriations Act 
     account level and shall include all Appropriations and 
     Authorizations Acts earmarks, ceilings, and limitations with 
     the exception that for the following accounts: Economic 
     Support Fund and Foreign Military Financing Program, 
     ``program, project, and activity'' shall also be considered 
     to include country, regional, and central program level 
     funding within each such account; for the development 
     assistance accounts of the Agency for International 
     Development ``program, project, and activity'' shall also be 
     considered to include central program level funding, either 
     as (1) justified to the Congress, or (2) allocated by the 
     executive branch in accordance with a report, to be provided 
     to the Committees on Appropriations within thirty days of 
     enactment of this Act, as required by section 653(a) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.


               child survival, aids, and other activities

       Sec. 522. Up to $10,000,000 of the funds made available by 
     this Act for assistance for family planning, health, child 
     survival, basic education, and AIDS, may be used to reimburse 
     United States Government agencies, agencies of State 
     governments, institutions of higher learning, and private and 
     voluntary organizations for the full cost of individuals 
     (including for the personal services of such individuals) 
     detailed or assigned to, or contracted by, as the case may 
     be, the Agency for International Development for the purpose 
     of carrying out family planning activities, child survival, 
     and basic education activities, and activities relating to 
     research on, and the treatment and control of acquired immune 
     deficiency syndrome in developing countries: Provided, That 
     funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for 
     child survival activities or activities relating to research 
     on, and the treatment and control of, acquired immune 
     deficiency syndrome may be made available notwithstanding any 
     provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign 
     countries: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this 
     Act that are made available for family planning activities 
     may be made available notwithstanding section 512 of this Act 
     and section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.


       PROHIBITION AGAINST INDIRECT FUNDING TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES

       Sec. 523. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated to finance 
     indirectly any assistance or reparations to Cuba, Iraq, 
     Libya, Iran, Syria, North Korea, or the People's Republic of 
     China, unless the President of the United States certifies 
     that the withholding of these funds is contrary to the 
     national interest of the United States.


                           RECIPROCAL LEASING

       Sec. 524. Section 61(a) of the Arms Export Control Act is 
     amended by striking out ``1997'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``1998''.


                NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT

       Sec. 525. Prior to providing excess Department of Defense 
     articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall 
     notify the Committees on Appropriations to the same extent 
     and under the same conditions as are other committees 
     pursuant to subsection (c) of that section: Provided, That 
     before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense 
     articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of 
     Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in 
     accordance with the regular notification procedures of such 
     Committees: Provided further, That such Committees shall also 
     be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense 
     articles.


                       AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT

       Sec. 526. Funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated 
     and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672 
     and section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956.


       PROHIBITION ON BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST COUNTRIES

       Sec. 527. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated for bilateral assistance under any heading 
     of this Act and funds appropriated under any such heading in 
     a provision of law enacted prior to enactment of this Act, 
     shall not be made available to any country which the 
     President determines--
       (1) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or 
     group which has committed an act of international terrorism; 
     or
       (2) otherwise supports international terrorism.
       (b) The President may waive the application of subsection 
     (a) to a country if the President determines that national 
     security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver. The 
     President shall publish each waiver in the Federal Register 
     and, at least fifteen days before the waiver takes effect, 
     shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the waiver 
     (including the justification for the waiver) in accordance 
     with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


                 COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES

       Sec. 528. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) 
     of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to provide 
     financing to Israel, Egypt and NATO and major non-NATO allies 
     for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an 
     option to purchase) of defense articles from United States 
     commercial suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment 
     (other than helicopters and other types of aircraft having 
     possible civilian application), if the President determines 
     that there are compelling foreign policy or national security 
     reasons for those defense articles being provided by 
     commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale 
     under such Act.


                         COMPETITIVE INSURANCE

       Sec. 529. All Agency for International Development 
     contracts and solicitations, and subcontracts entered into 
     under such contracts, shall include a clause requiring that 
     United States insurance companies have a fair opportunity to 
     bid for insurance when such insurance is necessary or 
     appropriate.


                  STINGERS IN THE PERSIAN GULF REGION

       Sec. 530. Except as provided in section 581 of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1990, the United States may not sell or 
     otherwise make available any Stingers to any country 
     bordering the Persian Gulf under the Arms Export Control Act 
     or chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961.


                          DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT

       Sec. 531. In order to enhance the continued participation 
     of nongovernmental organizations in economic assistance 
     activities under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     including endowments, debt-for-development and debt-for-
     nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a 
     grantee or contractor of the Agency for International 
     Development may place in interest bearing accounts funds made 
     available under this Act or prior Acts or local currencies 
     which accrue to that organization as a result of economic 
     assistance provided under title II of this Act and any 
     interest earned on such investment shall be used for the 
     purpose for which the assistance was provided to that 
     organization.


                           SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

       Sec. 532. (a) Separate Accounts for Local Currencies.--(1) 
     If assistance is furnished to the government of a foreign 
     country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under 
     agreements which result in the generation of local currencies 
     of that country, the Administrator of the Agency for 
     International Development shall--
       (A) require that local currencies be deposited in a 
     separate account established by that government;
       (B) enter into an agreement with that government which sets 
     forth--
       (i) the amount of the local currencies to be generated; and
       (ii) the terms and conditions under which the currencies so 
     deposited may be utilized, consistent with this section; and
       (C) establish by agreement with that government the 
     responsibilities of the Agency for International Development 
     and that government to monitor and account for deposits into 
     and disbursements from the separate account.
       (2) Uses of Local Currencies.--As may be agreed upon with 
     the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a 
     separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent 
     amount of local currencies, shall be used only--

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       (A) to carry out chapters 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 
     part II (as the case may be), for such purposes as--
       (i) project and sector assistance activities; or
       (ii) debt and deficit financing; or
       (B) for the administrative requirements of the United 
     States Government.
       (3) Programming Accountability.--The Agency for 
     International Development shall take all necessary steps to 
     ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies disbursed 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account 
     established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used for the 
     purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
       (4) Termination of Assistance Programs.--Upon termination 
     of assistance to a country under chapters 1 or 10 of part I 
     or chapter 4 of part II (as the case may be), any 
     unencumbered balances of funds which remain in a separate 
     account established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
     disposed of for such purposes as may be agreed to by the 
     government of that country and the United States Government.
       (5) Conforming Amendments.--The provisions of this 
     subsection shall supersede the tenth and eleventh provisos 
     contained under the heading ``Sub-Saharan Africa, Development 
     Assistance'' as included in the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1989 and 
     sections 531(d) and 609 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961.
       (6) Reporting Requirement.--The Administrator of the Agency 
     for International Development shall report on an annual basis 
     as part of the justification documents submitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the use of local currencies 
     for the administrative requirements of the United States 
     Government as authorized in subsection (a)(2)(B), and such 
     report shall include the amount of local currency (and United 
     States dollar equivalent) used and/or to be used for such 
     purpose in each applicable country.
       (b) Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers.--(1) If 
     assistance is made available to the government of a foreign 
     country, under chapters 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash 
     transfer assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that 
     country shall be required to maintain such funds in a 
     separate account and not commingle them with any other funds.
       (2) Applicability of Other Provisions of Law.--Such funds 
     may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of 
     law which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance 
     including provisions which are referenced in the Joint 
     Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference 
     accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (H. Report No. 98-
     1159).
       (3) Notification.--At least fifteen days prior to 
     obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sector 
     assistance, the President shall submit a notification through 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations, which shall include a detailed description of 
     how the funds proposed to be made available will be used, 
     with a discussion of the United States interests that will be 
     served by the assistance (including, as appropriate, a 
     description of the economic policy reforms that will be 
     promoted by such assistance).
       (4) Exemption.--Nonproject sector assistance funds may be 
     exempt from the requirements of subsection (b)(1) only 
     through the notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


  COMPENSATION FOR UNITED STATES EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO INTERNATIONAL 
                         FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

       Sec. 533. (a) No funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     as payment to any international financial institution while 
     the United States Executive Director to such institution is 
     compensated by the institution at a rate which, together with 
     whatever compensation such Director receives from the United 
     States, is in excess of the rate provided for an individual 
     occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or while 
     any alternate United States Director to such institution is 
     compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the 
     rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level 
     V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (b) For purposes of this section, ``international financial 
     institutions'' are: the International Bank for Reconstruction 
     and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
     Asian Development Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the 
     African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the 
     International Monetary Fund, the North American Development 
     Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development.


         compliance with united nations sanctions against iraq

       Sec. 534. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to this Act to carry out the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (including title IV of chapter 2 of 
     part I, relating to the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation) or the Arms Export Control Act may be used to 
     provide assistance to any country that is not in compliance 
     with the United Nations Security Council sanctions against 
     Iraq unless the President determines and so certifies to the 
     Congress that--
       (1) such assistance is in the national interest of the 
     United States;
       (2) such assistance will directly benefit the needy people 
     in that country; or
       (3) the assistance to be provided will be humanitarian 
     assistance for foreign nationals who have fled Iraq and 
     Kuwait.


           competitive pricing for sales of defense articles

       Sec. 535. Direct costs associated with meeting a foreign 
     customer's additional or unique requirements will continue to 
     be allowable under contracts under section 22(d) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act. Loadings applicable to such direct costs 
     shall be permitted at the same rates applicable to 
     procurement of like items purchased by the Department of 
     Defense for its own use.


 EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO OBLIGATE FUNDS TO CLOSE THE SPECIAL DEFENSE 
                            ACQUISITION FUND

       Sec. 536. Title III of Public Law 103-306 is amended under 
     the heading ``Special Defense Acquisition Fund'' by striking 
     ``1998'' and inserting ``2000''.


AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, THE INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION AND THE 
                     AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

       Sec. 537. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, 
     provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions 
     contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropriations 
     for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
     programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities 
     authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the 
     Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African Development 
     Foundation Act. The appropriate agency shall promptly report 
     to the Committees on Appropriations whenever it is conducting 
     activities or is proposing to conduct activities in a country 
     for which assistance is prohibited.


                  IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES

       Sec. 538. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     obligated or expended to provide--
       (a) any financial incentive to a business enterprise 
     currently located in the United States for the purpose of 
     inducing such an enterprise to relocate outside the United 
     States if such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce 
     the number of employees of such business enterprise in the 
     United States because United States production is being 
     replaced by such enterprise 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) 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 recipient country, including any 
     designated zone or area in that country: Provided, That in 
     recognition that the application of this subsection should be 
     commensurate with the level of development of the recipient 
     country and sector, the provisions of this subsection shall 
     not preclude assistance for the informal sector in such 
     country, micro and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder 
     agriculture.


                          special authorities

       Sec. 539. (a) Funds appropriated in title II of this Act 
     that are made available for Afghanistan, Lebanon, and for 
     victims of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, 
     humanitarian assistance for Romania, and humanitarian 
     assistance for the peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
     Croatia, and Kosova, may be made available notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law.
       (b) Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the 
     provisions of sections 103 through 106 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, for the purpose of supporting tropical 
     forestry and energy programs aimed at reducing emissions of 
     greenhouse gases, and for the purpose of supporting 
     biodiversity conservation activities: Provided, That such 
     assistance shall be subject to sections 116, 502B, and 620A 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (c) The Agency for International Development may employ 
     personal services contractors, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, for the purpose of administering programs 
     for the West Bank and Gaza.
       (d)(1) Waiver.--The President may waive the provisions of 
     section 1003 of Public Law 100-204 if the President 
     determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the 
     Senate that it is important to the national security 
     interests of the United States.
       (2) Period of application of waiver.--Any waiver pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) shall be effective for no more than a period 
     of six months at a time and shall not apply beyond twelve 
     months after enactment of this Act.


        policy on terminating the arab league boycott of israel

       Sec. 540. It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the Arab League countries should immediately and 
     publicly renounce the primary boycott of Israel and the 
     secondary and tertiary boycott of American firms that have 
     commercial ties with Israel; and
       (2) the decision by the Arab League in 1997 to reinstate 
     the boycott against Israel was deeply troubling and 
     disappointing; and
       (3) the Arab League should immediately rescind its decision 
     on the boycott and its

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     members should develop normal relations with their neighbor 
     Israel; and
       (4) the President should--
       (A) take more concrete steps to encourage vigorously Arab 
     League countries to renounce publicly the primary boycotts of 
     Israel and the secondary and tertiary boycotts of American 
     firms that have commercial relations with Israel as a 
     confidence-building measure;
       (B) take into consideration the participation of any 
     recipient country in the primary boycott of Israel and the 
     secondary and tertiary boycotts of American firms that have 
     commercial relations with Israel when determining whether to 
     sell weapons to said country;
       (C) report to Congress on the specific steps being taken by 
     the President to bring about a public renunciation of the 
     Arab primary boycott of Israel and the secondary and tertiary 
     boycotts of American firms that have commercial relations 
     with Israel and to expand the process of normalizing ties 
     between Arab League countries and Israel; and
       (D) encourage the allies and trading partners of the United 
     States to enact laws prohibiting businesses from complying 
     with the boycott and penalizing businesses that do comply.


                       anti-narcotics activities

       Sec. 541. (a) Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act for ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     assistance may be provided to strengthen the administration 
     of justice in countries in Latin America and the Caribbean 
     and in other regions consistent with the provisions of 
     section 534(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, except 
     that programs to enhance protection of participants in 
     judicial cases may be conducted notwithstanding section 660 
     of that Act.
       (b) Funds made available pursuant to this section may be 
     made available notwithstanding section 534(c) and the second 
     and third sentences of section 534(e) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961. Funds made available pursuant to 
     subsection (a) for Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru may be made 
     available notwithstanding section 534(c) and the second 
     sentence of section 534(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961.


                       eligibility for assistance

       Sec. 542. (a) Assistance Through Nongovernmental 
     Organizations.--Restrictions contained in this or any other 
     Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be 
     construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of 
     nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this 
     Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 and 11 
     of part I, and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That the President shall 
     take into consideration, in any case in which a restriction 
     on assistance would be applicable but for this subsection, 
     whether assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental 
     organizations is in the national interest of the United 
     States: Provided further, That before using the authority of 
     this subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs 
     of nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify 
     the Committees on Appropriations under the regular 
     notification procedures of those committees, including a 
     description of the program to be assisted, the assistance to 
     be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such assistance: 
     Provided further, That nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions 
     against abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in 
     this or any other Act.
       (b) Public Law 480.--During fiscal year 1998, restrictions 
     contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance 
     for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance 
     under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
     of 1954: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated to 
     carry out title I of such Act and made available pursuant to 
     this subsection may be obligated or expended except as 
     provided through the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (c) Exception.--This section shall not apply--
       (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance 
     to countries that support international terrorism; or
       (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
     assistance to countries that violate internationally 
     recognized human rights.


                                earmarks

       Sec. 543. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act which are 
     earmarked may be reprogrammed for other programs within the 
     same account notwithstanding the earmark if compliance with 
     the earmark is made impossible by operation of any provision 
     of this or any other Act or, with respect to a country with 
     which the United States has an agreement providing the United 
     States with base rights or base access in that country, if 
     the President determines that the recipient for which funds 
     are earmarked has significantly reduced its military or 
     economic cooperation with the United States since enactment 
     of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1991; however, before exercising 
     the authority of this subsection with regard to a base rights 
     or base access country which has significantly reduced its 
     military or economic cooperation with the United States, the 
     President shall consult with, and shall provide a written 
     policy justification to the Committees on Appropriations: 
     Provided, That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations: Provided further, That assistance that is 
     reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made 
     available under the same terms and conditions as originally 
     provided.
       (b) In addition to the authority contained in subsection 
     (a), the original period of availability of funds 
     appropriated by this Act and administered by the Agency for 
     International Development that are earmarked for particular 
     programs or activities by this or any other Act shall be 
     extended for an additional fiscal year if the Administrator 
     of such agency determines and reports promptly to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the termination of 
     assistance to a country or a significant change in 
     circumstances makes it unlikely that such earmarked funds can 
     be obligated during the original period of availability: 
     Provided, That such earmarked funds that are continued 
     available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated 
     only for the purpose of such earmark.


                         ceilings and earmarks

       Sec. 544. Ceilings and earmarks contained in this Act shall 
     not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such 
     Act specifically so directs.


                 prohibition on publicity or propaganda

       Sec. 545. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within 
     the United States not authorized before the date of enactment 
     of this Act by the Congress: Provided, That not to exceed 
     $500,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions of 
     section 316 of Public Law 96-533.


            purchase of american-made equipment and products

       Sec. 546. (a) To the maximum extent possible, assistance 
     provided under this Act should make full use of American 
     resources, including commodities, products, and services.
       (b) 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.
       (c) 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 (b) by the 
     Congress.


           prohibition of payments to united nations members

       Sec. 547. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any 
     assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United 
     Nations.


                          consulting services

       Sec. 548. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     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 pursuant to existing 
     law.


             private voluntary organizations--documentation

       Sec. 549. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to this Act shall be available to a private 
     voluntary organization which fails to provide upon timely 
     request any document, file, or record necessary to the 
     auditing requirements of the Agency for International 
     Development.


  Prohibition on Assistance to Foreign Governments that Export Lethal 
   Military Equipment to Countries Supporting International Terrorism

       Sec. 550. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be available to any foreign 
     government which provides lethal military 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. The prohibition under 
     this section with respect to a foreign government shall 
     terminate 12 months after that government ceases to provide 
     such military equipment. This section applies with respect to 
     lethal military equipment provided under a contract entered 
     into after October 1, 1997.
       (b) Assistance restricted by subsection (a) or any other 
     similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President 
     determines that furnishing such assistance is important to 
     the national interests of the United States.
       (c) Whenever the waiver of subsection (b) is exercised, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report with respect to the furnishing of such 
     assistance. Any such report shall include a detailed 
     explanation of the assistance estimated to be provided, 
     including the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, and 
     an explanation of how the assistance furthers United States 
     national interests.


 withholding of assistance for parking fines owed by foreign countries

       Sec. 551. (a) In General.--Of the funds made available for 
     a foreign country under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961,

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     an amount equivalent to 110 percent of the total unpaid fully 
     adjudicated parking fines and penalties owed to the District 
     of Columbia by such country as of the date of enactment of 
     this Act shall be withheld from obligation for such country 
     until the Secretary of State certifies and reports in writing 
     to the appropriate congressional committees that such fines 
     and penalties are fully paid to the government of the 
     District of Columbia.
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the Committee on International Relations and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.


    limitation on assistance for the plo for the west bank and gaza

       Sec. 552. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation 
     Organization for the West Bank and Gaza unless the President 
     has exercised the authority under section 604(a) of the 
     Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 (title VI of 
     Public Law 104-107) or any other legislation to suspend or 
     make inapplicable section 307 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 and that suspension is still in effect: Provided, 
     That if the President fails to make the certification under 
     section 604(b)(2) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act 
     of 1995 or to suspend the prohibition under other 
     legislation, funds appropriated by this Act may not be 
     obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation 
     Organization for the West Bank and Gaza.


                     war crimes tribunals drawdown

       Sec. 553. If the President determines that doing so will 
     contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide 
     or other violations of international humanitarian law, the 
     President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, of up to 
     $25,000,000 of commodities and services for the United 
     Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the 
     former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council or 
     such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may 
     establish to deal with such violations, without regard to the 
     ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof: 
     Provided, That the determination required under this section 
     shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise required 
     under section 552(c): Provided further, That sixty days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, and every one hundred 
     eighty days thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations describing the 
     steps the United States Government is taking to collect 
     information regarding allegations of genocide or other 
     violations of international law in the former Yugoslavia and 
     to furnish that information to the United Nations War Crimes 
     Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.


                               landmines

       Sec. 554. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     demining equipment available to the Agency for International 
     Development and the Department of State and used in support 
     of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for 
     humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in 
     foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as 
     the President may prescribe: Provided, That not later than 90 
     days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 
     submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
     describing potential alternative technologies or tactics and 
     a plan for the development of such alternatives to protect 
     anti-tank mines from tampering in a manner consistent with 
     the ``Convention on the Prohibition, Use, Stockpiling, 
     Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their 
     Destruction''.


           restrictions concerning the palestinian authority

       Sec. 555. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     obligated or expended to create in any part of Jerusalem a 
     new office of any department or agency of the United States 
     Government for the purpose of conducting official United 
     States Government business with the Palestinian Authority 
     over Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing 
     entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of 
     Principles: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply 
     to the acquisition of additional space for the existing 
     Consulate General in Jerusalem: Provided further, That 
     meetings between officers and employees of the United States 
     and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor 
     Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO 
     Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of conducting 
     official United States Government business with such 
     authority should continue to take place in locations other 
     than Jerusalem. As has been true in the past, officers and 
     employees of the United States Government may continue to 
     meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestinians 
     (including those who now occupy positions in the Palestinian 
     Authority), have social contacts, and have incidental 
     discussions.


               prohibition of payment of certain expenses

       Sec. 556. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act under the heading ``International 
     Military Education and Training'' or ``Foreign Military 
     Financing Program'' for Informational Program activities may 
     be obligated or expended to pay for--
       (1) alcoholic beverages;
       (2) food (other than food provided at a military 
     installation) not provided in conjunction with Informational 
     Program trips where students do not stay at a military 
     installation; or
       (3) entertainment expenses for activities that are 
     substantially of a recreational character, including entrance 
     fees at sporting events and amusement parks.


                     equitable allocation of funds

       Sec. 557. Not more than 18 percent of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 
     sections 103 through 106 and chapter 4 of part II of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, that are made available for 
     Latin America and the Caribbean region may be made available, 
     through bilateral and Latin America and the Caribbean 
     regional programs, to provide assistance for any country in 
     such region.


                  special debt relief for the poorest

       Sec. 558. (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;
       (3) any obligation or portion of such obligation for a 
     Latin American country, to pay for purchases of United States 
     agricultural commodities guaranteed by the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation under export credit guarantee programs authorized 
     pursuant to section 5(f) of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     Charter Act of June 29, 1948, as amended, section 4(b) of the 
     Food for Peace Act of 1966, as amended (Public Law 89-808), 
     or section 202 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as 
     amended (Public Law 95-501).
       (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. 559. (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 
     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 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

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     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 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 should 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''.


                  international financial institutions

       Sec. 560. (a) Authorizations.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury may, to fulfill commitments of the United States: 
     (1) effect the United States participation in the first 
     general capital increase of the European Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development, subscribe to and make payment 
     for 100,000 additional shares of the capital stock of the 
     Bank on behalf of the United States; and (2) contribute on 
     behalf of the United States to the eleventh replenishment of 
     the resources of the International Development Association, 
     to the sixth replenishment of the resources of the Asian 
     Development Fund, a special fund of the Asian Development 
     Bank. The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated 
     without fiscal year limitation for payment by the Secretary 
     of the Treasury: (1) $285,772,500 for paid-in capital, and 
     $984,327,500 for callable capital of the European Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development; (2) $1,600,000,000 for the 
     International Development Association; (3) $400,000,000 for 
     the Asian Development Fund; and (4) $76,832,001 for paid-in 
     capital, and $4,511,156,729 for callable capital of the 
     Inter-American Development Bank in connection with the eighth 
     general increase in the resources of that Bank. Each such 
     subscription or contribution shall be subject to obtaining 
     the necessary appropriations.
       (b) Consideration of Environmental Impact of International 
     Finance Corporation Loans.--Section 1307 of the International 
     Financial Institutions Act (Public Law 95-118) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A) strike ``borrowing country'' 
     and insert in lieu thereof ``borrower'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2)(A) strike ``country''; and
       (3) at the end of Section 1307, add a new subsection as 
     follows:
       ``(g) For purposes of this section, the term `multilateral 
     development bank' means any of the institutions named in 
     Section 1303(b) of this Act, and the International Finance 
     Corporation.''.
       (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States Executive Directors of the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development and the International 
     Development Association to use the voice and vote of the 
     United States to strongly encourage their respective 
     institutions to--
       (1) provide timely public information on procurement 
     opportunities available to United States suppliers, with a 
     special emphasis on small business; and
       (2) systematically consult with local communities on the 
     potential impact of loans as part of the normal lending 
     process, and expand the participation of affected peoples and 
     nongovernmental organizations in decisions on the selection, 
     design and implementation of policies and projects.


          sanctions against countries harboring war criminals

       Sec. 561. (a) Bilateral Assistance.--The President is 
     authorized to withhold funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms Export Control 
     Act for any country described in subsection (c).
       (b) Multilateral Assistance.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     should 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 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.


                   limitation on assistance for haiti

       Sec. 562. (a) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by this Act may be provided to 
     the Government of Haiti unless the President reports to 
     Congress that the Government of Haiti--
       (1) is conducting thorough investigations of extrajudicial 
     and political killings;
       (2) is cooperating with United States authorities in the 
     investigations of political and extrajudicial killings;
       (3) has substantially completed privatization of (or placed 
     under long-term private management or concession) at least 
     three major public enterprises; and
       (4) has taken action to remove from the Haitian National 
     Police, national palace and residential guard, ministerial 
     guard, and any other public security entity of Haiti those 
     individuals who are credibly alleged to have engaged in or 
     conspired to conceal gross violations of internationally 
     recognized human rights.
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitation in subsection (a) does not 
     apply to the provision of humanitarian, electoral, counter-
     narcotics, or law enforcement assistance.
       (c) Waiver.--The President may waive the requirements of 
     this section on a semiannual basis if the President 
     determines and certifies to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress that such waiver is in the national interest of the 
     United States.
       (d) Parastatals Defined.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``parastatal'' means a government-owned enterprise.


  requirement for disclosure of foreign aid in report of secretary of 
                                 state

       Sec. 563. (a) Foreign Aid Reporting Requirement.--In 
     addition to the voting practices of a foreign country, the 
     report required to be submitted to Congress under section 
     406(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal 
     years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2414a), shall include a side-
     by-side comparison of individual countries' overall support 
     for the United States at the United Nations and the amount of 
     United States assistance provided to such country in fiscal 
     year 1997.
       (b) United States Assistance.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``United States assistance'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 481(e)(4) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(4)).


   restrictions on voluntary contributions to united nations agencies

       Sec. 564. (a) Prohibition on Voluntary Contributions for 
     the United Nations.--None of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be made available to 
     pay any voluntary contribution of the United States to the 
     United Nations (including the United Nations Development 
     Program) if the United Nations implements or imposes any 
     taxation on any United States persons.
       (b) Certification Required for Disbursement of Funds.--None 
     of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under 
     this Act may be made available to pay any voluntary 
     contribution of the United States to the United Nations 
     (including the United Nations Development Program) unless the 
     President certifies to the Congress 15 days in advance of 
     such payment that the United Nations is not engaged in any 
     effort to implement or impose any taxation on United States 
     persons in order to raise revenue for the United Nations or 
     any of its specialized agencies.
       (c) Definitions.--As used in this section the term ``United 
     States person'' refers to--
       (1) a natural person who is a citizen or national of the 
     United States; or
       (2) a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity 
     organized under the United States or any State, territory, 
     possession, or district of the United States.


                          assistance to turkey

       Sec. 565. (a) Not more than $40,000,000 of the funds 
     appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Economic Support 
     Fund'' may be made available for Turkey.
       (b) Of the funds made available under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' for Turkey, not less than fifty 
     percent of these funds shall be made available for the 
     purpose of supporting private nongovernmental organizations 
     engaged in strengthening democratic institutions in Turkey, 
     providing economic assistance for individuals and communities 
     affected by civil unrest, and supporting and promoting 
     peaceful solutions and economic development which will 
     contribute to the settlement of regional problems in Turkey.


         limitation on assistance to the palestinian authority

       Sec. 566. (a) Prohibition of Funds.--None of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act to

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     carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended 
     with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority.
       (b) Waiver.--The prohibition included in subsection (a) 
     shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate that waiving such prohibition is 
     important to the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       (c) Period of Application of Waiver.--Any waiver pursuant 
     to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a 
     period of six months at a time and shall not apply beyond 
     twelve months after enactment of this Act.


         limitation on assistance to the government of croatia

       Sec. 567. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title II of this Act may be made available to 
     the Government of Croatia to relocate the remains of Croatian 
     Ustashe soldiers, at the site of the World War II 
     concentration camp at Jasenovac, Croatia.


                           burma labor report

       Sec. 568. Not later than one hundred twenty days after 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor in consultation 
     with the Secretary of State shall provide to the Committees 
     on Appropriations a report addressing labor practices in 
     Burma.


                                 HAITI

       Sec. 569. The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to 
     purchase defense articles and services under the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for the civilian-led 
     Haitian National Police and Coast Guard: Provided, That the 
     authority provided by this section shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


              LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SECURITY FORCES

       Sec. 570. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be provided to any unit of the security forces of a foreign 
     country if the Secretary of State has credible evidence that 
     such unit has committed gross violations of human rights, 
     unless the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees 
     on Appropriations that the government of such country is 
     taking effective measures to bring the responsible members of 
     the security forces unit to justice: Provided, That nothing 
     in this section shall be construed to withhold funds made 
     available by this Act from any unit of the security forces of 
     a foreign country not credibly alleged to be involved in 
     gross violations of human rights: Provided further, That in 
     the event that funds are withheld from any unit pursuant to 
     this section, the Secretary of State shall promptly inform 
     the foreign government of the basis for such action and 
     shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist the foreign 
     government in taking effective measures to bring the 
     responsible members of the security forces to justice so 
     funds to the unit may be resumed.


      limitations on transfer of military equipment to east timor

       Sec. 571. In any agreement for the sale, transfer, or 
     licensing of any lethal equipment or helicopter for Indonesia 
     entered into by the United States pursuant to the authority 
     of this Act or any other Act, the agreement shall state that 
     the United States expects that the items will not be used in 
     East Timor: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit Indonesia's inherent right to legitimate 
     national self-defense as recognized under the United Nations 
     Charter and international law.


                        Transparency of Budgets

       Sec. 572. Section 576(a)(1) of the Foreign Operations, 
     Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     1997, as contained in Public Law 104-208, is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(1) does not have in place a functioning system for 
     reporting to civilian authorities audits of receipts and 
     expenditures that fund activities of the armed forces and 
     security forces;''.
       Section 576(a)(2) of the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997, as 
     contained in Public Law 104-208, is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) has not provided to the institution information about 
     the audit process requested by the institution.''.


RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES PROVIDING SANCTUARY TO INDICTED 
                             WAR CRIMINALS

       Sec. 573. (a) Bilateral Assistance.--None of the funds made 
     available by this or any prior Act making appropriations for 
     foreign operations, export financing and related programs, 
     may be provided for any country, entity or canton described 
     in subsection (d).
       (b) Multilateral Assistance.--
       (1) Prohibition.--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 
     any financial or technical assistance or grants of any kind 
     to any country or entity described in subsection (d).
       (2) Notification.--Not less than 15 days before any vote in 
     an international financial institution regarding the 
     extension of financial or technical assistance or grants to 
     any country or entity described in subsection (d), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary 
     of State, shall provide to the Committee on Appropriations 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives a written 
     justification for the proposed assistance, including an 
     explanation of the U.S. position regarding any such vote, as 
     well as a description of the location of the proposed 
     assistance by municipality, its purpose, and its intended 
     beneficiaries.
       (3) Definition.--The term ``international financial 
     institution'' includes the International Monetary Fund, the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the 
     International Development Association, the International 
     Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guaranty 
     Agency, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development.
       (c) Exceptions.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall not apply to the provision of--
       (A) humanitarian assistance;
       (B) democratization assistance;
       (C) assistance for cross border physical infrastructure 
     projects involving activities in both a sanctioned country, 
     entity, or canton and a nonsanctioned contiguous country, 
     entity, or canton, if the project is primarily located in and 
     primarily benefits the nonsanctioned country, entity, or 
     canton and if the portion of the project located in the 
     sanctioned country, entity, or canton is necessary only to 
     complete the project;
       (D) small-scale assistance projects or activities requested 
     by U.S. armed forces that promote good relations between such 
     forces and the officials and citizens of the areas in the 
     U.S. SFOR sector of Bosnia;
       (E) implementation of the Brcko Arbitral Decision;
       (F) lending by the international financial institutions to 
     a country or entity to support common monetary and fiscal 
     policies at the national level as contemplated by the Dayton 
     Agreement; or
       (G) direct lending to a non-sanctioned entity, or lending 
     passed on by the national government to a non-sanctioned 
     entity.
       (2) Further limitations.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)--
       (A) no assistance may be made available by this Act, or any 
     prior Act making appropriations for foreign operations, 
     export financing and related programs, in any country, 
     entity, or canton described in subsection (d), for a program, 
     project, or activity in which a publicly indicted war 
     criminal is known to have any financial or material interest; 
     and
       (B) no assistance (other than emergency foods or medical 
     assistance or demining assistance) may be made available by 
     this Act, or any prior Act making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing and related programs for any 
     program, project, or activity in a community within any 
     country, entity or canton described in subsection (d) if 
     competent authorities within that community are not complying 
     with the provisions of Article IX and Annex 4, Article II, 
     paragraph 8 of the Dayton Agreement relating to war crimes 
     and the Tribunal.
       (d) Sanctioned Country, Entity, or Canton.--A sanctioned 
     country, entity, or canton described in this section is one 
     whose competent authorities have failed, as determined by the 
     Secretary of State, to take necessary and significant steps 
     to apprehend and transfer to the Tribunal all persons who 
     have been publicly indicted by the Tribunal.
       (e) Waiver.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
     application of subsection (a) or subsection (b) with respect 
     to specified bilateral programs or international financial 
     institution projects or programs in a sanctioned country, 
     entity, or canton upon providing a written determination to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations 
     and the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives that such assistance directly supports the 
     implementation of the Dayton Agreement and its Annexes, which 
     include the obligation to apprehend and transfer indicted war 
     criminals to the Tribunal.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 15 days after the date of any 
     written determination under paragraph (e)(1), the Secretary 
     of State shall submit a report to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee 
     on International Relations of the House of Representatives 
     regarding the status of efforts to secure the voluntary 
     surrender or apprehension and transfer of persons indicted by 
     the Tribunal, in accordance with the Dayton Agreement, and 
     outlining obstacles to achieving this goal.
       (3) Assistance programs and projects affected.--Any waiver 
     made pursuant to this subsection shall be effective only with 
     respect to a specified bilateral program or multilateral 
     assistance project or program identified in the determination 
     of the Secretary of State to Congress.
       (f) Termination of Sanctions.--The sanctions imposed 
     pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) with respect to a country 
     or entity shall cease to apply only if the Secretary of State 
     determines and certifies to Congress that the authorities of 
     that country, entity, or canton have apprehended and 
     transferred to the Tribunal all persons who have been 
     publicly indicted by the Tribunal.
       (g) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (1) Country.--The term ``country'' means Bosnia-
     Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia-Montenegro (Federal Republic 
     of Yugoslavia).

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       (2) Entity.--The term ``entity'' refers to the Federation 
     of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska.
       (3) Canton.--The term ``canton'' means the administrative 
     units in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       (4) Dayton agreement.--The term ``Dayton Agreement'' means 
     the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina, together with annexes relating thereto, done at 
     Dayton, November 10 through 16, 1995.
       (5) Tribunal.--The term ``Tribunal'' means the 
     International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
       (h) Role of Human Rights Organizations and Government 
     Agencies.--In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary of 
     State, the Administrator of the Agency for International 
     Development, and the executive directors of the international 
     financial institutions shall consult with representatives of 
     human rights organizations and all government agencies with 
     relevant information to help prevent publicly indicted war 
     criminals from benefitting from any financial or technical 
     assistance or grants provided to any country or entity 
     described in subsection (d).


              EXTENSION OF CERTAIN ADJUDICATION PROVISIONS

       Sec. 574. 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 1997'' and 
     inserting ``1997, and 1998''; and
       (B) in subsection (e), by striking ``October 1, 1997'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``October 1, 1998''; and
       (2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection 
     (b)(2), by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 1998''.


ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO STOCKPILING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR 
                           FOREIGN COUNTRIES

       Sec. 575. (a) Value of Additions to Stockpiles.--Section 
     514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998''.
       (b) Requirements Relating to the Republic of Korea and 
     Thailand.--Section 514(b)(2)(B) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2321h(b)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Of the amount specified in subparagraph (A) for 
     fiscal year 1998, not more than $40,000,000 may be made 
     available for stockpiles in the Republic of Korea and not 
     more than $20,000,000 may be made available for stockpiles in 
     Thailand.''.


       DELIVERY OF DRAWDOWN BY COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

       Sec. 576. Section 506 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2318) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking the period and 
     inserting the following: ``, including providing the Congress 
     with a report detailing all defense articles, defense 
     services, and military education and training delivered to 
     the recipient country or international organization upon 
     delivery of such articles or upon completion of such services 
     or education and training. Such report shall also include 
     whether any savings were realized by utilizing commercial 
     transport services rather than acquiring those services from 
     United States Government transport assets.'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) For the purposes of any provision of law that 
     authorizes the drawdown of defense or other articles or 
     commodities, or defense or other services from an agency of 
     the United States Government, such drawdown may include the 
     supply of commercial transportation and related services that 
     are acquired by contract for the purposes of the drawdown in 
     question if the cost to acquire such commercial 
     transportation and related services is less than the cost to 
     the United States Government of providing such services from 
     existing agency assets.''.


 To Prohibit Foreign Assistance to the Government of Russia should it 
  implement laws which would discriminate against minority religious 
                    faiths in the Russian Federation

       Sec. 577. (a) None of the funds appropriated under this Act 
     may be made available for the Government of the Russian 
     Federation unless within 30 days of the date this section 
     becomes effective the President determines and certifies in 
     writing to the Committees on Appropriations and the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives that 
     the Government of the Russian Federation has implemented no 
     statute, executive order, regulation or similar government 
     action that would discriminate, or would have as its 
     principal effect discrimination, against religious groups or 
     religious communities in the Russian Federation in violation 
     of accepted international agreements on human rights and 
     religious freedoms to which the Russian Federation is a 
     party.
       (b) This section shall become effective one hundred fifty 
     days after the enactment of this Act.


 u.s. policy regarding support for countries of the South Caucasus and 
                              Central Asia

       Sec. 578. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
     findings:
       (1) The ancient Silk Road, once the economic lifeline of 
     Central Asia and the South Caucasus, traversed much of the 
     territory now within the countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, 
     Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and 
     Uzbekistan.
       (2) Economic interdependence spurred mutual cooperation 
     among the peoples along the Silk Road and restoration of the 
     historic relationships and economic ties between those 
     peoples is an important element of ensuring their sovereignty 
     as well as the success of democratic and market reforms.
       (3) The development of strong political and economic ties 
     between countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia and 
     the West will foster stability in the region.
       (4) The development of open market economies and open 
     democratic systems in the countries of the South Caucasus and 
     Central Asia will provide positive incentives for 
     international private investment, increased trade, and other 
     forms of commercial interactions with the rest of the world.
       (5) The Caspian Sea Basin, overlapping the territory of the 
     countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia, contains 
     proven oil and gas reserves that may exceed 
     $4,000,000,000,000 in value.
       (6) The region of the South Caucasus and Central Asia will 
     produce oil and gas in sufficient quantities to reduce the 
     dependence of the United States on energy from the volatile 
     Persian Gulf region.
       (7) United States foreign policy and international 
     assistance should be narrowly targeted to support the 
     economic and political independence of the countries of the 
     South Caucasus and Central Asia.
       (b) General.--The policy of the United States in the 
     countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia should be--
       (1) to promote sovereignty and independence with democratic 
     government;
       (2) to assist actively in the resolution of regional 
     conflicts;
       (3) to promote friendly relations and economic cooperation;
       (4) to help promote market-oriented principles and 
     practices;
       (5) to assist in the development of infrastructure 
     necessary for communications, transportation, and energy and 
     trade on an East-West axis in order to build strong 
     international relations and commerce between those countries 
     and the stable, democratic, and market-oriented countries of 
     the Euro-Atlantic Community; and
       (6) to support United States business interests and 
     investments in the region.
       (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``countries of 
     the South Caucasus and Central Asia'' means Armenia, 
     Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, 
     Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.


                                PAKISTAN

       Sec. 579. (a) OPIC.--Section 239(f) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2199(f)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, or Pakistan'' after ``China''.
       (b) Trade and Development.--It is the sense of Congress 
     that the Director of the Trade and Development Agency should 
     use funds made available to carry out the provisions of 
     section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2421) to promote United States exports to Pakistan.


Requirements for the Reporting to Congress of the Costs to the Federal 
Government Associated with the Proposed Agreement to Reduce Greenhouse 
                             Gas Emissions

       Sec. 580. The President shall provide to the Congress a 
     detailed account of all Federal agency obligations and 
     expenditures for climate change programs and activities, 
     domestic and international, for fiscal year 1997, planned 
     obligations for such activities in fiscal year 1998, and any 
     plan for programs thereafter in the context of negotiations 
     to amend the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) to 
     be provided to the appropriate congressional committees no 
     later than November 15, 1997.


           AUTHORITY TO ISSUE INSURANCE AND EXTEND FINANCING

       Sec. 581. (a) In General.--Section 235(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2195(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Insurance and financing.--(A) The maximum contingent 
     liability outstanding at any one time pursuant to insurance 
     issued under section 234(a), and the amount of financing 
     issued under sections 234 (b) and (c), shall not exceed in 
     the aggregate $29,000,000,000.'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
       (3) by amending paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by 
     striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting ``September 30, 
     1999''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 235(a) 
     of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2195(a)), as redesignated by 
     subsection (a), is further amended by striking ``(a) and 
     (b)'' and inserting ``(a), (b), and (c)''.


withholding assistance to countries violating united nations sanctions 
                             against libya

       Sec. 582. (a) Withholding of Assistance.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), whenever the President determines 
     and certifies to Congress that the government of any country 
     is violating any sanction against Libya imposed pursuant to 
     United Nations Security Council Resolution 731, 748, or 883, 
     then not less than 5 percent of the funds allocated for the 
     country under section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 out of appropriations in this Act shall be withheld from 
     obligation and expenditure for that country.

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       (b) Exception.--The requirement to withhold funds under 
     subsection (a) shall not apply to funds appropriated in this 
     Act for allocation under section 653(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 for development assistance or for 
     humanitarian assistance.
       (c) Waiver.--Funds may be provided for a country without 
     regard to subsection (a) if the President determines that to 
     do so is in the national security interest of the United 
     States.


                         War Crimes Prosecution

       Sec. 583. Section 2401 of title 18, United States Code 
     (Public Law 104-192; the War Crimes Act of 1996) is amended 
     as follows--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``grave breach of the 
     Geneva Conventions'' and inserting ``war crime'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``breach'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``war crime''; and
       (3) so that subsection (c) reads as follows:
       ``(c) Definition.--As used in this section the term `war 
     crime' means any conduct--
       ``(1) defined as a grave breach in any of the international 
     conventions signed at Geneva 12 August 1949, or any protocol 
     to such convention to which the United States is a party;
       ``(2) prohibited by Articles 23, 25, 27, or 28 of the Annex 
     to the Hague Convention IV, Respecting the Laws and Customs 
     of War on Land, signed 18 October 1907;
       ``(3) which constitutes a violation of common Article 3 of 
     the international conventions signed at Geneva 12 August 
     1949, or any protocol to such convention to which the United 
     States is a party and which deals with non-international 
     armed conflict; or
       ``(4) of a person who, in relation to an armed conflict and 
     contrary to the provisions of the Protocol on Prohibitions or 
     Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other 
     Devices as amended at Geneva on 3 May 1996 (Protocol II as 
     amended on 3 May 1996), when the United States is a party to 
     such Protocol, willfully kills or causes serious injury to 
     civilians.''.


   INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR LATIN 
                                AMERICA

       Sec. 584. (a) Expanded IMET.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, should make every 
     effort to ensure that approximately 30 percent of the funds 
     appropriated in this Act for ``International Military 
     Education and Training'' for the cost of Latin American 
     participants in IMET programs will be disbursed for the 
     purpose of supporting enrollment of such participants in 
     expanded IMET courses.
       (b) Civilian Participation.--The Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, should identify 
     sufficient numbers of qualified, non-military personnel from 
     countries in Latin America so that approximately 25 percent 
     of the total number of individuals from Latin American 
     countries attending United States supported IMET programs and 
     the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at the National 
     Defense University are civilians.
       (c) Report.--Not later than twelve months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, shall report in 
     writing to the appropriate committees of the Congress on the 
     progress made to improve military training of Latin American 
     participants in the areas of human rights and civilian 
     control of the military. The Secretary shall include in the 
     report plans for implementing additional expanded IMET 
     programs for Latin America during the next three fiscal 
     years.


       AID TO THE GOVERNMENT OF the Democratic Republic of CONGO

       Sec. 585. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be provided to the central 
     Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo until such 
     time as the President reports in writing to the Congress that 
     the central Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is 
     cooperating fully with investigators from the United Nations 
     in accounting for human rights violations committed in the 
     Democratic Republic of Congo or adjacent countries.


                     ASSISTANCE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST

       Sec. 586. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     headings ``Economic Support Fund'', ``Foreign Military 
     Financing'', ``International Military Education and 
     Training'', ``Peacekeeping Operations'', for refugees 
     resettling in Israel under the heading ``Migration and 
     Refugee Assistance'', and for assistance for Israel to carry 
     out provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 under the heading ``Nonproliferation, 
     Anti-Terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs'', not more 
     than a total of $5,402,850,000 may be made available for 
     Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza, the 
     Israel-Lebanon Monitoring Group, the Multinational Force and 
     Observers, the Middle East Regional Democracy Fund, Middle 
     East Regional Cooperation, and Middle East Multilateral 
     Working Groups: Provided, That any funds that were 
     appropriated under such headings in prior fiscal years and 
     that were at the time of enactment of this Act obligated or 
     allocated for other recipients may not during fiscal year 
     1998 be made available for activities that, if funded under 
     this Act, would be required to count against this ceiling: 
     Provided further, That funds may be made available 
     notwithstanding the requirements of this section if the 
     President determines and certifies to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that it is important to the national security 
     interest of the United States to do so and any such 
     additional funds shall only be provided through the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.


                              agriculture

       Sec. 587. The first proviso of subsection (k) under the 
     heading ``Assistance for the New Independent States of the 
     Former Soviet Union'' in the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997, as 
     contained in Public Law 104-208, is amended by striking ``not 
     less than'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``up to''.


                      ENTERPRISE FUND RESTRICTIONS

       Sec. 588. Section 201(l) of the Support for East European 
     Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 5421(l)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(l) Limitation on Payments to Enterprise Fund 
     Personnel.--
       ``(1) No part of the funds of an Enterprise Fund shall 
     inure to the benefit of any board member, officer, or 
     employee of such Enterprise Fund, except as salary or 
     reasonable compensation for services subject to paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(2) An Enterprise Fund shall not pay compensation for 
     services to--
       ``(A) any board member of the Enterprise Fund, except for 
     services as a board member; or
       ``(B) any firm, association, or entity in which a board 
     member of the Enterprise Fund serves as partner, director, 
     officer, or employee.
       ``(3) Nothing in paragraph (2) shall preclude payment for 
     services performed before the date of enactment of this 
     subsection nor for arrangements approved by the grantor and 
     notified in writing to the Committees on Appropriations.''.


                                Cambodia

       Sec. 589. The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the 
     United States Executive Directors of the international 
     financial institutions to use the voice and vote of the 
     United States to oppose loans to the Government of Cambodia, 
     except loans to support basic human needs.


                 export financing transfer authorities

       Sec. 590. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
     other than for administrative expenses made available for 
     fiscal year 1998 for programs under title I of this Act may 
     be transferred between such appropriations for use for any of 
     the purposes, programs and activities for which the funds in 
     such receiving account may be used, but no such 
     appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, 
     shall be increased by more than 25 percent by any such 
     transfer: Provided, That the exercise of such authority shall 
     be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.


                      development credit authority

       Sec. 591. For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans and loan 
     guarantees in support of the development objectives of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), up to $7,500,000, which 
     amount may be derived by transfer from funds appropriated by 
     this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 and funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States'', to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That up to 
     $500,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Operating Expenses of the Agency for International 
     Development'' may be made available for administrative 
     expenses to carry out such programs: Provided further, That 
     the provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to general 
     provisions applicable to development credit authority) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by section 306 of 
     H.R. 1486 as reported by the House Committee on International 
     Relations on May 9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans 
     and loan guarantees provided under this paragraph: Provided 
     further, That direct loans or loan guarantees under this 
     paragraph may not be provided until the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget has certified to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the Agency for 
     International Development has established a credit management 
     system capable of effectively managing the credit programs 
     funded under this heading, including that such system: (1) 
     can provide accurate and timely provision of loan and loan 
     guarantee data; (2) contains information control systems for 
     loan and loan guarantee data; (3) is adequately staffed; and 
     (4) contains appropriate review and monitoring procedures.


                 authorization for population planning

       Sec. 592. (a) Not to exceed $385,000,000 of the funds 
     appropriated in title II of this Act may be available for 
     population planning activities or other population 
     assistance.
       (b) Such funds may be apportioned only on a monthly basis, 
     and such monthly apportionments may not exceed 8.34 percent 
     of the total available for such activities.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1998''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Sonny Callahan,
     John Edward Porter,
     Ron Packard,
     Joe Knollenberg,
     Mike Forbes,
     Jack Kingston,
     R.P. Frelinghuysen,
     Bob Livingston,
     Nancy Pelosi,
     Sidney R. Yates,
     Nita M. Lowey,
     Esteban E. Torres,

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     David Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.
     Mitch McConnell,
     Arlen Specter,
     Judd Gregg,
     Richard Shelby,
     R.F. Bennett,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Tom Harkin,
                               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 SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5(b)(1) of 
rule I, announced that further proceedings were postponed.

para. 131.38  providing for consideration of the senate amendments to 
          h.r. 2607

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-403) the resolution (H. Res. 324) providing for consideration of 
the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 2607) 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, 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 131.39  providing for the consideration of the senate amendments to 
          h.r. 2607

  Mrs. MYRICK, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 324):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 
     2607) 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, 1998, and for other 
     purposes, with Senate amendments thereto, and to consider in 
     the House, any rule of the House to the contrary 
     notwithstanding, a single motion offered by the chairman of 
     the Committee on Appropriations or his designee that the 
     House concur in the Senate amendment to the text with the 
     amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution and disagree to the Senate 
     amendment to the title. The Senate amendments and the motion 
     shall be considered as read. The motion shall be debatable 
     for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
     and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
     Appropriations. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the motion to final adoption without intervening 
     motion or demand for division of the question.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Ms. MYRICK, 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. 131.40  dc appropriations--fy 1998

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 324, moved to take from 
the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 2607) 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, 1998, and for other purposes; with the 
amendments of the Senate thereto, and agree to the amendment of the 
Senate to the text with the following amendment, and disagree to the 
amendment of the Senate to the title:

       On page 1, line 1, strike all through line 7.
       On page 1, line 8, strike ``The'' and insert ``That that''.
       On page 2, line 2, strike all from ``to'' through ``Act,'' 
     on line 3.
       On page 11, line 20, after the word ``fund'' insert 
     ``described in section 172 of this Act''.
       On page 12, line 8, strike ``all''.
       On page 34, line 16, after ``or'' insert ``previously''.
       On page 44, line 15, before the period, insert: ``, except 
     that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for 
     operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or 
     other obligations issued for capital projects''.
       On page 46, after line 9, insert:
       (c) Report on Expenditures by Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority.--Not later than 20 calendar 
     days after the end of each fiscal quarter starting October 1, 
     1997, the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Authority shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate, the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight of the House, and the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate providing an itemized accounting of all 
     non-appropriated funds obligated or expended by the Authority 
     for the quarter. The report shall include information on the 
     date, amount, purpose, and vendor name, and a description of 
     the services or goods provided with respect to the 
     expenditures of such funds.
       On page 47, line 21 strike ``$5,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$12,000,000''.
       On page 59, line 11 strike ``(f)'' and insert ``(e)''.
       On page 77, line 17, strike all through page 78, line 2.
       On page 78, after line 2, insert the following:
       Sec. 166. Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or 
     District of Columbia law applicable to a reemployed 
     annuitant's entitlement to retirement or pension benefits, 
     the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may waive 
     the provisions of section 8344 of title 5 of the United 
     States Code for any reemployed annuitants appointed 
     heretofore or hereafter as a Trustee under section 11202 or 
     11232 of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
     Government Improvement Act of 1997, or, at the request of 
     such a Trustee, for any employee of such Trustee.
       Sec. 167. Section 2203(i)(2)(A) of the District of Columbia 
     School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 
     3009-504; D.C. Code 31-2853.13(i)(2)(A)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Annual limit.--Subject to subparagraph (B) and clause 
     (ii), during calendar year 1997, and during each subsequent 
     calendar year, each eligible chartering authority shall not 
     approve more than 10 petitions to establish a public charter 
     school under this subtitle.
       ``(ii) timetable.--Any petition approved under clause (i) 
     shall be approved during an application approval period that 
     terminates on April 1 of each year. Such an approval period 
     may commence before or after January 1, of the calendar year 
     in which it terminates, except that any petition approved at 
     any time during such an approval period shall count, for 
     purposes of clause (i), against the total number of petitions 
     approved during the calendar year in which the approval 
     period terminates.''.
       Sec. 168. Section 2205(a) of the District of Columbia 
     School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 
     1321-122; D.C. code 31 2853.15(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``7,'' and inserting ``15,''.
       Sec. 169. Section 221(g) of the District of Columbia School 
     Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-133; 
     D.C. Code 31-2853.24(g)) is amended by inserting ``to the 
     Board'' after ``appropriated''.
       Sec. 170. Section 2401(b)(3)(B) of the District of Columbia 
     School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 
     1321-137; D.C. Code 31-2853.41(b)(3)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``or'';
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) to whom the school provides room and board in a 
     residential setting.''.
       Sec. 171. Section 2401(b)(3) of the District of Columbia 
     School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 
     1321-137; D.C. Code 31-2853.41(b)(3) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(C) Adjustment for facilities costs.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (2), the Mayor and the District of Columbia 
     Council, in consultation with the Board of Education and the 
     Superintendent, shall adjust the amount of the annual payment 
     under paragraph (1) to increase the amount of such payment 
     for a public charter school to take into account leases or 
     purchases of, or improvements to, real property, if the 
     school, not later than April 1 of the fiscal year preceding 
     the payment, requests such an adjustment.''.
       Sec. 172. (a) Payments to New Charter Schools.--Section 
     2403(b) of the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 
     (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-140; D.C. Code 31-
     2853.43(b) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Payments to New Schools.--
       ``(1) Establishment of fund.--There is established in the 
     general fund of the District of Columbia a fund to be known 
     as the `New Charter School Fund'.
       ``(2) Contents of fund.--The New Charter School Fund shall 
     consist of--
       ``(A) unexpended and unobligated amounts appropriated from 
     local funds for public charter schools for fiscal year 1997 
     and subsequent fiscal years that reverted to the general fund 
     of the District of Columbia;
       ``(B) amounts credited to the fund in accordance with this 
     subsection upon the receipt by a public charter school 
     described in paragraph (5) of its first initial payment under 
     subsection (a)(2)(A) or its first final payment under 
     subsection (a)(2)(B); and
       ``(C) any interest earned on such amounts.
       ``(3) Expenditures from fund.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than June 1, 1998, and not 
     later than June 1 of each year thereafter, the Chief 
     Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall pay, from 
     the New

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     Charter School fund, to each public charter school described 
     in paragraph (5), an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount 
     yielded by multiplying the uniform dollar amount used in the 
     formula established under section 2401 (b) by the total 
     anticipated enrollment as set forth in the petition to 
     establish the public charter school.
       ``(B) Pro rata reduction.--If the amounts in the New 
     Charter School Fund for any year are insufficient to pay the 
     full amount that each public charter school described in 
     paragraph (5) is eligible to receive under this subsection 
     for such year, the Chief Financial Officer of the District of 
     Columbia shall ratably reduce such amounts for such year on 
     the basis of the formula described in section 2401(b).
       ``(C) Form of payment.--Payments under this subsection 
     shall be made by electronic funds transfer from the New 
     Charter School Fund to a bank designated by a public charter 
     school.
       ``(4) Credits to fund.--Upon the receipt by a public 
     charter school described in paragraph (5) of--
       ``(A) its first initial payment under subsection (a)(2)(A), 
     the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall 
     credit the New Charter School Fund with 75 percent of the 
     amount paid to the school under paragraph (3); and
       ``(B) its first final payment under subsection (a)(2)(B), 
     the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall 
     credit the New Charter School Fund with 25 percent of the 
     amount paid to the school under paragraph (3).
       ``(5) Schools described.--A public charter school described 
     in this paragraph is a public charter school that--
       ``(A) did not enroll any students during any portion of the 
     fiscal year preceding the most recent fiscal year for which 
     funds are appropriated to carry out this subsection; and
       ``(B) operated as a public charter school during the most 
     recent fiscal year for which funds are appropriated to carry 
     out this subsection.
       ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Chief Financial Officer 
     of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary to 
     carry out this subsection for each fiscal year.''.
       (b) Reduction of Annual Payment.--
       (1) Initial payment.--Section 2403(a)(2)(A) of the District 
     of Columbia School Reform Act (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 
     1321-139; D.C. Code 31-2853.43(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(A) Initial payment.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), not 
     later than October 15, 1996, and not later than October 15 of 
     each year thereafter, the Mayor shall transfer, by electronic 
     funds transfer, an amount equal to 75 percent of the amount 
     of the annual payment for each public charter school 
     determined by using the formula established pursuant to 
     section 2401(b) to a bank designated by such school.
       ``(ii) Reduction in case of new school.--In the case of a 
     public charter school that has received a payment under 
     subsection (b) in the fiscal year immediately preceding the 
     fiscal year in which a transfer under clause (i) is made, the 
     amount transferred to the school under clause (i) shall be 
     reduced by an amount equal to 75 percent of the amount of the 
     payment under subsection (b).''.
       (2) Final payment.--Section 2403(a)(2)(B) of the District 
     of Columbia School Reform Act (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 
     1321-139; D.C. Code 31-2853.43(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i)--
       (i) by inserting ``In general.--before ``Except''; and
       (ii) by striking ``clause (ii),'' and inserting ``clauses 
     (ii) and (iii),'';
       (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ``Adjustment for 
     enrollment.--'' before ``Not later than March 15, 1997,''; 
     and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) Reduction in case of new school.--In the case of a 
     public charter school that has received a payment under 
     subsection (b) in the fiscal year immediately preceding the 
     fiscal year in which a transfer under clause (i) is made, the 
     amount transferred to the school under clause (i) shall be 
     reduced by an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount of the 
     payment under subsection (b).''.
       This title may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
     Appropriations Act, 1998''.
       On page 99, line 22, strike all through line 23.
       On page 100, line 1, strike all through page 708, line 7.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 324, 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. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the House agreed to said motion.
  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.



      THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF NOVEMBER 12), 1997

para. 131.41  conference report on h.r. 2159--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5 of rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
conference report (Report No. 105-401) on the bill (H.R. 2159) making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
purposes.
  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.

Yeas

333

It was decided in the

Nays

77

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para. 131.42                  [Roll No. 631]

                                YEAS--333

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn

[[Page 2202]]



                                NAYS--76

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Blunt
     Brady
     Buyer
     Cannon
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Condit
     Crane
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Goode
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lucas
     Mica
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Rahall
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Young (FL)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Barcia
       

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Baker
     Combest
     Cubin
     Flake
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Markey
     Meehan
     Neal
     Norwood
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Schiff
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     White
     Yates
     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. 131.43  conference report on h. res. 301--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5 of rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 301) amending the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to repeal the exception to the requirement that public 
committee proceedings be open to all media.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that 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

241

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

165

para. 131.44                  [Roll No. 632]

                                AYES--241

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--165

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Goodling
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Baker
     Combest
     Cubin
     Davis (VA)
     Flake
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Houghton
     Markey
     Meehan
     Neal
     Norwood
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Riley
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Yates
     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. 131.45  committee election--majority

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Republican Conference, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 325):

       Resolved, That the following Member be, and he is hereby, 
     elected to the following standing committees of the House of 
     Representatives:
       Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Mr. Fossella 
     of New York.
       Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Mr. 
     Fossella 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. 131.46  providing for an exemption from clause 6(d) of rule x

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 105-404) the resolution (H. Res. 326) providing for an exemption 
from the limitation of clause 6(d) of rule X for the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 131.47  senate bills and 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. 156. An Act to provide certain benefits of the Pick-
     Sloan Missouri River Basin pro

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     gram to the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       S. 493. An Act to amend section 1029 of title 18, United 
     States Code, with respect to cellular telephone cloning 
     paraphernalia; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 537. An Act to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to revise and extend the mammography quality 
     standards program; to the Committee on Commerce.
       S. 1354. An Act to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     provide for the designation of common carriers not subject to 
     the jurisdiction of a State commission as eligible 
     telecommunications carriers; to the Committee on Commerce.
       S. 1505. An Act to make technical and conforming amendments 
     to the Museum and Library Services Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       S. 1511. An Act to amend section 3165 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to clarify the 
     authority in the section; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       S. Con. Res. 67. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the museum entitled ``The Women's Museum: An 
     Institute for the Future,'' in Dallas, Texas, be designated 
     as a millennium project for the United States; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       S. 1115. An Act to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     improve the one-call notification process, 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.
       S. 1506. An Act to amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act 
     (P.L. 104-272); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workplace, 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.
       S. 222. An Act to establish an advisory commission to 
     provide advice and recommendations on the creation of an 
     integrated, coordinated Federal policy designed to prepare 
     for and respond to serious drought emergencies; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition, to the Committees on Resources 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.

para. 131.48  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 
resolutions of the House of the following titles, which were thereupon 
signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 282. An Act to designate the United States Post Office 
     building located at 153 East 110th Street, New York, New 
     York, as the ``Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building.''
       H.R. 681. An Act to designate the United States Post Office 
     building located at 313 East Broadway in Glendale, 
     California, as the ``Carols J. Moorhead Post Office 
     Building.''
       H.R. 1057. An Act to designate the building in 
     Indianapolis, Indiana, which houses the operations of the 
     Indianapolis Main Post Office as the ``Andrew Jacobs, Jr. 
     Post Office Building.''
       H.R. 1058. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service under construction at 150 West Maggaret 
     Drive in Terre Haute, Indiana, as the ``John T. Myers Post 
     Office Building.''
       H.R. 1086. An Act to codify without substantive change laws 
     related to transportation and to improve the United States 
     Code.
       H.R. 1090. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     allow revision of veterans benefits decisions based on clear 
     and unmistakable error.
       H.R. 1377. An Act to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to encourage 
     retirement income savings.
       H.R. 1479. An Act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 300 Northeast First 
     Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the ``David W. Dyer Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse.''
       H.R. 1484. An Act to redesignate the United States 
     courthouse located at 100 Franklin Street in Dublin, Georgia, 
     as the ``J. Roy Rowland United States Courthouse.''
       H.R. 1840. An Act to provide a law enforcement exception to 
     the prohibition on the advertising of certain electronic 
     devices.
       H.R. 2129. An Act to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 150 North 3rd Street in Steubenville, Ohio, 
     as the ``Douglas Applegate Post Office.''
       H.R. 2366. An Act to transfer to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture the authority to conduct the census of 
     agriculture, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2564. An Act to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 450 North Centre Street in Pottsville, 
     Pennsylvania, as the ``Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility.''
       H.R. 2631. An Act disapproving the cancellations 
     transmitted by the President on October 6, 1997, regarding 
     Public Law 105-45.
       H.R. 813. An Act to waive time limitations specified by law 
     in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Robert 
     R. Ingram of Jacksonville, Florida, for acts of valor while a 
     Navy Hospital Corpsman in the Republic of Vietnam during the 
     Vietnam conflict.
       H.J. Res. 91. Joint resolution the consent of Congress to 
     the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact.
       H.J. Res. 92. Joint resolution the consent of Congress to 
     the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact.
       H.J. Res. 105. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 131.49  senate enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of 
the following titles:

       S. 669. An Act to provide for the acquisition of the Plains 
     Railroad Depot at the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site.
       S. 714. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     revise, extend, and improve programs for veterans.
       S. 923. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     prohibit interment or memorialization in certain cemeteries 
     of persons committing Federal or State capital crimes.
       S. 1231. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for the United States Fire 
     Administration, and for other purposes.
       S. 1258. An Act to amend the Uniform Relocation Assistance 
     and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to 
     prohibit an alien who is not lawfully present in the United 
     States from receiving assistance under that act.
       S. 1347. An Act to permit the city of Cleveland, Ohio, to 
     convey certain lands that the United States conveyed to the 
     city. 

para. 131.50  bills and joint resolution 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:

           November 10, 1997:
       H.R. 2631. An Act disapproving the cancellations 
     transmitted by the President on October 6, 1997, regarding 
     Public Law 105-45.
       H.R. 681. An Act to designate the United States Post Office 
     building located at 313 East Broadway in Glendale, 
     California, as the ``Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office 
     Building.''
       H.R. 282. An Act to designate the United States Post Office 
     building located at 153 East 100th Street, New York, New 
     York, as the ``Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building.''
       H.R. 1057. An Act to designate the building in 
     Indianapolis, Indiana, which houses the operations of the 
     Indianapolis Main Post Office as the ``Andrew Jacobs, Jr., 
     Post Office Building.''
       H.R. 1058. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service under construction at 150 West Margaret 
     Drive in Terre Haute, Indiana, as the ``John T. Myers Post 
     Office Building.''
       H.R. 1479. An Act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 300 Northeast First 
     Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the ``David W. Dyer Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse.''
       H.R. 2129. An Act to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 150 North 3rd Street in Steubenville, Ohio, 
     as the ``Douglas Applegate Post Office.''
       H.R. 1484. An Act to redesignate the United States 
     courthouse located at 100 Franklin Street in Dublin, Georgia, 
     as the ``J. Roy Rowland United States Courthouse.''
       H.R. 2564. An Act to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 450 North Centre Street in Pottsville, 
     Pennsylvania, as the ``Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility.''
       H.R. 1377. An Act to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to encourage 
     retirement income savings.
       H.R. 1747. An Act to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act 
     to authorize the design and construction of additions to the 
     parking garage and certain site improvements, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.J. Res. 105 Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2731. An Act for the relief of Roy Desmond Moser.
       H.R. 2732. An Act for the relief of John Andre Chalot.
       H.R. 1787. An Act to assist in the conservation of Asian 
     elephants by supporting and providing financial resources for 
     the conservation programs of nations within the range of 
     Asian elephants and projects of persons with demonstrated 
     expertise in the conservation of Asian elephants.

para. 131.51  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. COMBEST, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. RILEY, for today and balance of the week;
  To Ms. PRYCE, for today; and

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  To Mr. YATES, for today after 6:15 p.m.
  And then,

para. 131.52  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, at 12 o'clock and 37 minutes a.m., Thursday, 
November 13 (Legislative Day of November 12), 1997, the House adjourned.

para. 131.53  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. CALLAHAN: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2159. A bill making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 105-401). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 323. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2159) making 
     appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
     related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-402). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mrs. MYRICK: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 324. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the Senate 
     amendments to the bill (H.R. 2607) 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, 1998, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-
     403). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 326. 
     Resolution providing for an exception from the limitation of 
     clause 6(d) of rule X for the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight (Rept. No. 105-404). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para. 131.54  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. WEXLER:
       H.R. 3024. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the establishment of, and the deduction 
     of contributions to, homeownership plans; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Norton, and 
             Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 3025. A bill to amend the Federal charter for Group 
     Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc., and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frost, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3026. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     relating to jurisdictional immunities of the Socialist 
     People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, to grant jurisdiction to the 
     courts of the United States for claims arising out of the 
     destruction of Pan American World Airways Flight 103; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DELAURO:
       H.R. 3027. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the tax rate on tobacco products, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stokes, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Yates, Ms. Waters, and 
             Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 3028. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to prevent the 
     use of tobacco products by minors, to reduce the level of 
     tobacco addiction, to compensate Federal and State 
     Governments for a portion of the health costs of tobacco-
     related illnesses, to enhance the national investment in 
     biomedical and basic scientific research, and to expand 
     programs to address the needs of children, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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 Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Smith of 
             Oregon, Ms. Furse, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 3029. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit certain tax free corporate liquidations into a 
     501(c)(3) organization and to revise the unrelated business 
     income tax rules regarding receipt of debt-financed property 
     in such a liquidation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 3030. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to disallow a Federal income tax deduction for payments 
     to the Federal Government or any State or local government in 
     connection with any tobacco litigation or settlement and to 
     use any increased Federal revenues to promote public health; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, 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. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 3031. A bill to establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey 
     Leland memorial fellowship programs, and for other purposes; 
     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.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 3032. A bill to amend the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act and related acts to enhance the 
     payments protections for subcontractors and suppliers on 
     Federal construction projects, 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 Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 3033. A bill to adjust the immigration status of 
     certain Haitian nationals who were provided refuge in the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goss, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Wexler, 
             and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 3034. A bill to amend section 13031 of the 
     Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, 
     relating to customs user fees, to allow the use of such fees 
     to provide for customs inspectional personnel in connection 
     with the arrival of passengers in Florida, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SKEEN:
       H.R. 3035. A bill to establish an advisory commission to 
     provide advice and recommendations on the creation of an 
     integrated, coordinated Federal policy designed to prepare 
     for and respond to serious drought emergencies; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 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. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Latham, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. 
             Calvert):
       H.R. 3036. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt small unincorporated farm businesses from the 
     alternative minimum tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Yates, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Rothman, 
             and Mr. Sherman):
       H. Res. 322. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     that the United States should act to resolve the crisis with 
     Iraq in a manner that assures full Iraqi compliance with 
     United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding the 
     destruction of Iraq's capability to produce and deliver 
     weapons of massdestruction, and that peaceful and diplomatic 
     efforts should be pursued, but that if such efforts fail, 
     multilateral military action or unilateral United States 
     military action should be taken; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para. 131.55  memorials

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

       228. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of California, relative to Assembly Joint 
     Resolution 37 memorializing the President and Congress of the 
     United States to support House Bill No. 953 by Representative 
     Patsy Mink, the Ovarian Cancer Research and Information 
     Amendments of 1997; to the Committee on Commerce.
       229. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution 36 
     memorializing the President and Congress of the United States 
     to work together to promote and support practical methods of 
     encouraging automobile manufacturers to address problems 
     relating to child passenger restraint systems, as prescribed; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       230. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Assembly

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     Joint Resolution 39 memorializing the Congress of the United 
     States to enact legislation to reauthorize the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act in a manner that 
     accomplished prescribed objectives; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para. 131.56  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 27: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. 
     Camp.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Sanford, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky.
       H.R. 68: Mr. Clement and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 94: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Herger, Mr. Wolf, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Young of 
     Alaska, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Boehner, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Graham, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
     Goode, and Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 170: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 182: Mr. Engel and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 231: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 233: Mr. Paul.
       H.R. 603: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 676: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 687: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 746: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 859: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 864: Ms. Furse and Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 900: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 906: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. 
     Reyes.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 992: Mr. Cannon and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Kingston and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1134: Mr. Pickering.
       H.R. 1138: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 1170: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1174: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Lazio of New 
     York, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1232: Ms. Eshoo and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1328: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Owens and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1426: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1689: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Davis of Florida.
       H.R. 1749: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 1810: Mr. Pappas and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Hastert Mr. Stearns, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Lazio 
     of New York, and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1915: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2023: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 2088: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2211: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Rush, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Berman, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Green, and 
     Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 2221: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 2253: Mr. Owens, Mr. Blagojevich, and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 2327: Mr. Condit, Mr. Weller, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. 
     Luther.
       H.R. 2348: Mr. Dooley of California.
       H.R. 2351: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Manton, Mr. Andrews, and Ms. 
     Woolsey.
       H.R. 2369: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 2431: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2454: Mrs. McCarthy of New York and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2457: Mrs. McCarthy of New York and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2474: Mr. Wise, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Weller, and Mr. 
     Hulshof.
       H.R. 2485: Ms. Furse and Mr. Strickland.
       H.R. 2492: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2503: Mr. Weygand.
       H.R. 2527: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2540: Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 2560: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Snyder, Mrs. 
     Roukema, Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Gephardt.
       H.R. 2563: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 2567: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2593: Mr. Bass, Mr. Istook, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Souder, 
     Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Leach, Mr. Latham, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Boehner, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Forbes, 
     Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Bono, 
     Mr. Hyde, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Bereuter, 
     Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ortiz, 
     and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 2595: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2602: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2604: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Tiahrt, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 2611: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Armey, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cox 
     of California, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hill, Mr. Sam 
     Johnson, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Shadegg, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. 
     Wolf.
       H.R. 2613: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 2630: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 2664: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 2681: Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. 
     Thompson.
       H.R. 2695: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Farr of California.
       H.R. 2699: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 2701: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Engel, 
     and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2710: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Turner.
       H.R. 2734: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 2741: Mr. Bono, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 2757: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2761: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2774: Mr. Shays, Ms. Carson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
     Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, 
     and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 2783: Ms. Carson and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2796: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Stokes, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cramer, 
     Ms. Norton, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 2802: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2803: Mr. King of New York.
       H.R. 2804: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2805: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2826: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Cummings, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. 
     LaFalce.
       H.R. 2827: Mr. Cook.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Luther, Mr. McInnis, Ms. Norton, 
     Mr. Smith of Oregon, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2847: Mr. Brady, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Bonilla, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
     Snowbarger, Mr. Mica, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. King 
     of New York.
       H.R. 2896: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Wise and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2914: Mr. Leach, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 2921: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. John,  Mr. Miller of Florida, 
     Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Skelton, 
     Mr. Callahan, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Burton 
     of Indiana, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. McInnis, 
     Mr. Hamilton, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 2929: Mr. Petri, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. Smith 
     of Michigan.
       H.R. 2930: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Largent, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Sisisky, 
     Mr. Camp, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Riley, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Clement, Mr. Markey, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. 
     McGovern.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2948: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 2958: Mr. Kanjorski and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 2992: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Ensign.
       H.R. 2993: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 2997: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 3014: Mr. Thomas, Mr. Cunningham, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mr. DeFazio.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Waxman.
       H. Con. Res. 106: Mr. Saxton.
       H. Con. Res. 107: Mr. Skeen and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 126: Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, and Mr. McGovern.
       H. Con. Res. 162: Mr. McKeon.
       H. Con. Res. 168: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Manton, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Engel.
       H. Con. Res. 181: Mr. Tierney, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
     Visclosky, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Horn, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Poshard, 
     Ms. Furse, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia.
       H. Res. 235: Mr. Pallone.
       H. Res. 251: Mr. Filner, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     McGovern, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Dellums.
       H. Res. 267: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Leach, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
     Stearns, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Jones, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. Shimkus.
       H. Res. 279: Mr. Torres, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
     Hinchey, and Mr. McDermott.

para. 131.57  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

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


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       H.R. 1173: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 2777: Mr. Gejdenson.
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                    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1997 (132)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para. 132.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, November 12, 1997.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para. 132.2  communications

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

       5913. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear and 
     Chemical and Biological Defense Programs, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the report on the Deep Digger program 
     required by Senate Report 105-29; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       5914. 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.
       5915. A letter from the Managing Director, Federal Housing 
     Finance Board, transmitting the Board's final rule--Technical 
     Amendment to Definition of Deposits in Banks or Trust 
     Companies [No. 97-38] (RIN: 3069-AA63) received May 27, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       5916. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Vocational 
     and Adult Education, Department of Education, transmitting 
     Final Interpretations and Waivers----National Center or 
     Centers for Research in Vocational Education, pursuant to 20 
     U.S.C. 1232(f); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       5917. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the notice 
     of final interpretations and waivers--National Center or 
     Centers for Research in Vocational Education, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       5918. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the notice 
     of final regulations-- Standards for Conduct and Evaluation 
     of Activites Carried out by the Office of Educational 
     Research and Improvement: Designation of Exemplary and 
     Promising Programs, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       5919. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulations, Department of Education, transmitting the notice 
     of final eligibility and selection criteria--National Awards 
     Program for Model Professional Development, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       5920. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Employment and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule-- Prevailing Wage Policy for 
     Nonagricultural Immigration Programs--received November 12, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       5921. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department 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 1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3121 nt.; to the Committee on Commerce.
       5922. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois [IL158a; FRL-
     5900-3] received November 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5923. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Michigan [MI38-01-6734; 
     FRL-5884-1] received November 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       5924. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; 
     Redesignation Request, Maintenance Plan and Mobile Emissions 
     Budget for the Richmond Ozone Nonattainment Area [VA062-5030 
     and VA080-5030; FRL-5921-3] received November 12, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5925. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory 
     Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule--Comprehensive Guideline 
     for Procurement of Products Containing Recovered Materials 
     [SWH-FRL-5909-6] (RIN: 2050-AE23) received November 13, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       5926. 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 Republic of Korea for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 98-15), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       5927. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Ambassador Frank 
     Wisner's report on the question of Russian-Iranian missile 
     cooperation; to the Committee on International Relations.
       5928. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``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.
       5929. A letter from the Assistant to the Board, Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the 
     Board's final rule--Federal Open Market Committee; Rules 
     Regarding Availability of Information [Docket No. R-0983] 
     received November 12, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       5930. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the semiannual report 
     on activities of the Inspector General for the period ending 
     September 30, 1997, and the semiannual management report on 
     the status of audit followup 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.
       5931. A letter from the Chief Administrative Officer, the 
     U.S. House of Representatives, transmitting the quarterly 
     report of receipts and expenditures of appropriations and 
     other funds for the period July 1, 1997, through September 
     30, 1997 as compiled by the Chief Administrative Officer, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a; (H. Doc. No. 105--170); to the 
     Committee on House Oversight and ordered to be printed.
       5932. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's report 
     with respect to the ``Interim Guidance on Verification of 
     Citizenship, Qualified Alien Status and Eligibility Under 
     Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996,'' pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5933. A letter from the the Acting Assistant Secretary 
     (Civil Works), the Department of the Army, transmitting the 
     report on a hurricane and storm damage reduction project for 
     the Lake Cataouatche area on the west bank of the Mississippi 
     River in the vicinity of New Orleans, Louisiana, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104--303, section 101(b)(11); (H. Doc. No. 105--
     171); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     and ordered to be printed.
       5934. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Avions Pierre Robin Model R3000 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     CE-87-AD; Amdt. 39-10193; AD 97-23-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5935. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Avions Pierre Robin Model R3000 
     Airplanes (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 97-
     CE-87-AD; Amdt. 39-10193; AD 97-23-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       5936. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland DHC-6 Series Airplanes 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Docket No. 91-CE-45-AD; 
     Amdt. 39-10197; AD 97-23-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 
     November 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5937. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Modification of Colored Federal Airway Amber 15 (A-15); AK 
     (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace Docket No. 96-
     AAL-14] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 13, 1997, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       5938. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Change Using Agency for Restricted Areas R-5107B and J, White 
     Sands Missile Range, NM, and R-5111D, Elephant Butte, NM 
     [Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-15] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received 
     November 13, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5939. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Revision of Class E Airspace; Crescent City, Imperial County 
     and Red Bluff, CA (Federal Aviation Administration) [Airspace 
     Docket No. 97-AWP-18] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received November 13, 
     1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5940. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the 1995 annual report of the 
     Board's activities, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 1904; to the Com

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     mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5941. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Certain Payments Made Pursuant to a Securities Lending 
     Transaction [Notice 97-66] received November 12, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       5942. A letter from the United States Trade Representative, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to modify the 
     marketing of certain silk products and containers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       5943. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     notification that the Department of Energy requires an 
     additional 45 days to transmit the Implementation Plan for 
     addressing the issues described in the Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board's Recommendation 97-2 concerning 
     criticality safety, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2286d(e); jointly 
     to the Committees on National Security and Commerce.
       5944. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to provide for the correction of retirement 
     coverage errors under chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code; jointly to the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Oversight and Ways and Means.
       5945. A letter from the Deputy Administration, Health Care 
     Financing Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Medicare Program; Changes in Provider Agreement 
     Regulations Related to Federal Employees Health Benefits 
     [BPD-748-F] (RIN: 0938-AG03) received October 28, 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Commerce. 

para. 132.3  adoption promotion

  Mr. SHAW moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 327):

       Resolved, That, upon the adoption of this resolution, the 
     House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker's 
     table the bill H.R. 867 and an amendment of the Senate 
     thereto and to have concurred in the amendment of the Senate 
     with an amendment as follows: in lieu of the matter proposed 
     to be inserted by the Senate, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Adoption 
     and Safe Families Act of 1997''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I--REASONABLE EFFORTS AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE AND 
                          ADOPTION PLACEMENTS

Sec. 101. Clarification of the reasonable efforts requirement.
Sec. 102. Including safety in case plan and case review system 
              requirements.
Sec. 103. States required to initiate or join proceedings to terminate 
              parental rights for certain children in foster care.
Sec. 104. Notice of reviews and hearings; opportunity to be heard.
Sec. 105. Use of the Federal Parent Locator Service for child welfare 
              services.
Sec. 106. Criminal records checks for prospective foster and adoptive 
              parents.
Sec. 107. Documentation of efforts for adoption or location of a 
              permanent home.

   TITLE II--INCENTIVES FOR PROVIDING PERMANENT FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN

Sec. 201. Adoption incentive payments.
Sec. 202. Adoptions across State and county jurisdictions.
Sec. 203. Performance of States in protecting children.

             TITLE III--ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AND REFORMS

Sec. 301. Authority to approve more child protection demonstration 
              projects.
Sec. 302. Permanency hearings.
Sec. 303. Kinship care.
Sec. 304. Clarification of eligible population for independent living 
              services.
Sec. 305. Reauthorization and expansion of family preservation and 
              support services.
Sec. 306. Health insurance coverage for children with special needs.
Sec. 307. Continuation of eligibility for adoption assistance payments 
              on behalf of children with special needs whose initial 
              adoption has been dissolved.
Sec. 308. State standards to ensure quality services for children in 
              foster care.

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 401. Preservation of reasonable parenting.
Sec. 402. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 403. Sense of Congress regarding standby guardianship.
Sec. 404. Temporary adjustment of Contingency Fund for State Welfare 
              Programs.
Sec. 405. Coordination of substance abuse and child protection 
              services.
Sec. 406. Purchase of American-made equipment and products.

                        TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 501. Effective date.
TITLE I--REASONABLE EFFORTS AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE AND 
                          ADOPTION PLACEMENTS

     SEC. 101. CLARIFICATION OF THE REASONABLE EFFORTS 
                   REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 471(a)(15) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(15)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(15) provides that--
       ``(A) in determining reasonable efforts to be made with 
     respect to a child, as described in this paragraph, and in 
     making such reasonable efforts, the child's health and safety 
     shall be the paramount concern;
       ``(B) except as provided in subparagraph (D), reasonable 
     efforts shall be made to preserve and reunify families--
       ``(i) prior to the placement of a child in foster care, to 
     prevent or eliminate the need for removing the child from the 
     child's home; and
       ``(ii) to make it possible for a child to safely return to 
     the child's home;
       ``(C) if continuation of reasonable efforts of the type 
     described in subparagraph (B) is determined to be 
     inconsistent with the permanency plan for the child, 
     reasonable efforts shall be made to place the child in a 
     timely manner in accordance with the permanency plan, and to 
     complete whatever steps are necessary to finalize the 
     permanent placement of the child;
       ``(D) reasonable efforts of the type described in 
     subparagraph (B) shall not be required to be made with 
     respect to a parent of a child if a court of competent 
     jurisdiction has determined that--
       ``(i) the parent has subjected the child to aggravated 
     circumstances (as defined in State law, which definition may 
     include but need not be limited to abandonment, torture, 
     chronic abuse, and sexual abuse);
       ``(ii) the parent has--

       ``(I) committed murder (which would have been an offense 
     under section 1111(a) of title 18, United States Code, if the 
     offense had occurred in the special maritime or territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States) of another child of the 
     parent;
       ``(II) committed voluntary manslaughter (which would have 
     been an offense under section 1112(a) of title 18, United 
     States Code, if the offense had occurred in the special 
     maritime or territorial jurisdiction of the United States) of 
     another child of the parent;
       ``(III) aided or abetted, attempted, conspired, or 
     solicited to commit such a murder or such a voluntary 
     manslaughter; or
       ``(IV) committed a felony assault that results in serious 
     bodily injury to the child or another child of the parent; or

       ``(iii) the parental rights of the parent to a sibling have 
     been terminated involuntarily;
       ``(E) if reasonable efforts of the type described in 
     subparagraph (B) are not made with respect to a child as a 
     result of a determination made by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction in accordance with subparagraph (D)--
       ``(i) a permanency hearing (as described in section 
     475(5)(C)) shall be held for the child within 30 days after 
     the determination; and
       ``(ii) reasonable efforts shall be made to place the child 
     in a timely manner in accordance with the permanency plan, 
     and to complete whatever steps are necessary to finalize the 
     permanent placement of the child; and
       ``(F) reasonable efforts to place a child for adoption or 
     with a legal guardian may be made concurrently with 
     reasonable efforts of the type described in subparagraph 
     (B);''.
       (b) Definition of Legal Guardianship.--Section 475 of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 675) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(7) The term `legal guardianship' means a judicially 
     created relationship between child and caretaker which is 
     intended to be permanent and self-sustaining as evidenced by 
     the transfer to the caretaker of the following parental 
     rights with respect to the child: protection, education, care 
     and control of the person, custody of the person, and 
     decisionmaking. The term `legal guardian' means the caretaker 
     in such a relationship.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 472(a)(1) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 672(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``for a child'' 
     before ``have been made''.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Part E of title IV of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 670-679) is amended by inserting after section 477 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 478. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       ``Nothing in this part shall be construed as precluding 
     State courts from exercising their discretion to protect the 
     health and safety of children in individual cases, including 
     cases other than those described in section 471(a)(15)(D).''.

     SEC. 102. INCLUDING SAFETY IN CASE PLAN AND CASE REVIEW 
                   SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.

       Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 422(b)(10)(B)--
       (A) in clause (iii)(I), by inserting ``safe and'' after 
     ``where''; and
       (B) in clause (iv), by inserting ``safely'' after 
     ``remain''; and
       (2) in section 475--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``safety and'' after 
     ``discussion of the''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by inserting ``safe and'' after ``child receives''; and
       (II) by inserting ``safe'' after ``return of the child to 
     his own''; and

       (B) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by inserting ``a safe setting that is'' after 
     ``placement in''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by inserting ``the safety of the child,'' after 
     ``determine''; and

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       (II) by inserting ``and safely maintained in'' after 
     ``returned to''.

     SEC. 103. STATES REQUIRED TO INITIATE OR JOIN PROCEEDINGS TO 
                   TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN 
                   IN FOSTER CARE.

       (a) Requirement for Proceedings.--Section 475(5) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675(5)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) in the case of a child who has been in foster care 
     under the responsibility of the State for 15 of the most 
     recent 22 months, or, if a court of competent jurisdiction 
     has determined a child to be an abandoned infant (as defined 
     under State law) or has made a determination that the parent 
     has committed murder of another child of the parent, 
     committed voluntary manslaughter of another child of the 
     parent, aided or abetted, attempted, conspired, or solicited 
     to commit such a murder or such a voluntary manslaughter, or 
     committed a felony assault that has resulted in serious 
     bodily injury to the child or to another child of the parent, 
     the State shall file a petition to terminate the parental 
     rights of the child's parents (or, if such a petition has 
     been filed by another party, seek to be joined as a party to 
     the petition), and, concurrently, to identify, recruit, 
     process, and approve a qualified family for an adoption, 
     unless--
       ``(i) at the option of the State, the child is being cared 
     for by a relative;
       ``(ii) a State agency has documented in the case plan 
     (which shall be available for court review) a compelling 
     reason for determining that filing such a petition would not 
     be in the best interests of the child; or
       ``(iii) the State has not provided to the family of the 
     child, consistent with the time period in the State case 
     plan, such services as the State deems necessary for the safe 
     return of the child to the child's home, if reasonable 
     efforts of the type described in section 471(a)(15)(B)(ii) 
     are required to be made with respect to the child.''.
       (b) Determination of Beginning of Foster Care.--Section 
     475(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675(5)), as 
     amended by subsection (a), 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:
       ``(F) a child shall be considered to have entered foster 
     care on the earlier of--
       ``(i) the date of the first judicial finding that the child 
     has been subjected to child abuse or neglect; or
       ``(ii) the date that is 60 days after the date on which the 
     child is removed from the home.''.
       (c) Transition Rules.--
       (1) New foster children.--In the case of a child who enters 
     foster care (within the meaning of section 475(5)(F) of the 
     Social Security Act) under the responsibility of a State 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act--
       (A) if the State comes into compliance with the amendments 
     made by subsection (a) of this section before the child has 
     been in such foster care for 15 of the most recent 22 months, 
     the State shall comply with section 475(5)(E) of the Social 
     Security Act with respect to the child when the child has 
     been in such foster care for 15 of the most recent 22 months; 
     and
       (B) if the State comes into such compliance after the child 
     has been in such foster care for 15 of the most recent 22 
     months, the State shall comply with such section 475(5)(E) 
     with respect to the child not later than 3 months after the 
     end of the first regular session of the State legislature 
     that begins after such date of enactment.
       (2) Current foster children.--In the case of children in 
     foster care under the responsibility of the State on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the State shall--
       (A) not later than 6 months after the end of the first 
     regular session of the State legislature that begins after 
     such date of enactment, comply with section 475(5)(E) of the 
     Social Security Act with respect to not less than \1/3\ of 
     such children as the State shall select, giving priority to 
     children for whom the permanency plan (within the meaning of 
     part E of title IV of the Social Security Act) is adoption 
     and children who have been in foster care for the greatest 
     length of time;
       (B) not later than 12 months after the end of such first 
     regular session, comply with such section 475(5)(E) with 
     respect to not less than \2/3\ of such children as the State 
     shall select; and
       (C) not later than 18 months after the end of such first 
     regular session, comply with such section 475(5)(E) with 
     respect to all of such children.
       (3) Treatment of 2-year legislative sessions.--For purposes 
     of this subsection, in the case of a State that has a 2-year 
     legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to be 
     a separate regular session of the State legislature.
       (4) Requirements treated as state plan requirements.--For 
     purposes of part E of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
     the requirements of this subsection shall be treated as State 
     plan requirements imposed by section 471(a) of such Act.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or in 
     part E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670 
     et seq.), as amended by this Act, shall be construed as 
     precluding State courts or State agencies from initiating the 
     termination of parental rights for reasons other than, or for 
     timelines earlier than, those specified in part E of title IV 
     of such Act, when such actions are determined to be in the 
     best interests of the child, including cases where the child 
     has experienced multiple foster care placements of varying 
     durations.

     SEC. 104. NOTICE OF REVIEWS AND HEARINGS; OPPORTUNITY TO BE 
                   HEARD.

       Section 475(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     675(5)), as amended by section 103, 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 the following:
       ``(G) the foster parents (if any) of a child and any 
     preadoptive parent or relative providing care for the child 
     are provided with notice of, and an opportunity to be heard 
     in, any review or hearing to be held with respect to the 
     child, except that this subparagraph shall not be construed 
     to require that any foster parent, preadoptive parent, or 
     relative providing care for the child be made a party to such 
     a review or hearing solely on the basis of such notice and 
     opportunity to be heard.''.

     SEC. 105. USE OF THE FEDERAL PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE FOR CHILD 
                   WELFARE SERVICES.

       Section 453 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``or making or enforcing child custody or visitation 
     orders,'' after ``obligations,''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (ii);
       (ii) by striking the comma at the end of clause (iii) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (iii) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
       ``(iv) who has or may have parental rights with respect to 
     a child,''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) a State agency that is administering a program 
     operated under a State plan under subpart 1 of part B, or a 
     State plan approved under subpart 2 of part B or under part 
     E.''.

     SEC. 106. CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS FOR PROSPECTIVE FOSTER AND 
                   ADOPTIVE PARENTS.

       Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     671(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (18);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (19) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(20)(A) unless an election provided for in subparagraph 
     (B) is made with respect to the State, provides procedures 
     for criminal records checks for any prospective foster or 
     adoptive parent before the foster or adoptive parent may be 
     finally approved for placement of a child on whose behalf 
     foster care maintenance payments or adoption assistance 
     payments are to be made under the State plan under this part, 
     including procedures requiring that--
       ``(i) in any case in which a record check reveals a felony 
     conviction for child abuse or neglect, for spousal abuse, for 
     a crime against children (including child pornography), or 
     for a crime involving violence, including rape, sexual 
     assault, or homicide, but not including other physical 
     assault or battery, if a State finds that a court of 
     competent jurisdiction has determined that the felony was 
     committed at any time, such final approval shall not be 
     granted; and
       ``(ii) in any case in which a record check reveals a felony 
     conviction for physical assault, battery, or a drug-related 
     offense, if a State finds that a court of competent 
     jurisdiction has determined that the felony was committed 
     within the past 5 years, such final approval shall not be 
     granted; and
       ``(B) subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a State plan if 
     the Governor of the State has notified the Secretary in 
     writing that the State has elected to make subparagraph (A) 
     inapplicable to the State, or if the State legislature, by 
     law, has elected to make subparagraph (A) inapplicable to the 
     State.''.

     SEC. 107. DOCUMENTATION OF EFFORTS FOR ADOPTION OR LOCATION 
                   OF A PERMANENT HOME.

       Section 475(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     675(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the last sentence--
       (A) by striking ``the case plan must also include''; and
       (B) by redesignating such sentence as subparagraph (D) and 
     indenting appropriately; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) In the case of a child with respect to whom the 
     permanency plan is adoption or placement in another permanent 
     home, documentation of the steps the agency is taking to find 
     an adoptive family or other permanent living arrangement for 
     the child, to place the child with an adoptive family, a fit 
     and willing relative, a legal guardian, or in another planned 
     permanent living arrangement, and to finalize the adoption or 
     legal guardianship. At a minimum, such documentation shall 
     include child specific recruitment efforts such as the use of 
     State, regional, and national adoption exchanges including 
     electronic exchange systems.''.

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   TITLE II--INCENTIVES FOR PROVIDING PERMANENT FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN

     SEC. 201. ADOPTION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Part E of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 670-679) is amended by inserting after section 
     473 the following:

     ``SEC. 473A. ADOPTION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.

       ``(a) Grant Authority.--Subject to the availability of such 
     amounts as may be provided in advance in appropriations Acts 
     for this purpose, the Secretary shall make a grant to each 
     State that is an incentive-eligible State for a fiscal year 
     in an amount equal to the adoption incentive payment payable 
     to the State under this section for the fiscal year, which 
     shall be payable in the immediately succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(b) Incentive-Eligible State.--A State is an incentive-
     eligible State for a fiscal year if--
       ``(1) the State has a plan approved under this part for the 
     fiscal year;
       ``(2) the number of foster child adoptions in the State 
     during the fiscal year exceeds the base number of foster 
     child adoptions for the State for the fiscal year;
       ``(3) the State is in compliance with subsection (c) for 
     the fiscal year;
       ``(4) in the case of fiscal years 2001 and 2002, the State 
     provides health insurance coverage to any child with special 
     needs (as determined under section 473(c)) for whom there is 
     in effect an adoption assistance agreement between a State 
     and an adoptive parent or parents; and
       ``(5) the fiscal year is any of fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002.
       ``(c) Data Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State is in compliance with this 
     subsection for a fiscal year if the State has provided to the 
     Secretary the data described in paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) for fiscal years 1995 through 1997 (or, if the 1st 
     fiscal year for which the State seeks a grant under this 
     section is after fiscal year 1998, the fiscal year that 
     precedes such 1st fiscal year); and
       ``(B) for each succeeding fiscal year that precedes the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(2) Determination of numbers of adoptions.--
       ``(A) Determinations based on afcars data.--Except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall determine 
     the numbers of foster child adoptions and of special needs 
     adoptions in a State during each of fiscal years 1995 through 
     2002, for purposes of this section, on the basis of data 
     meeting the requirements of the system established pursuant 
     to section 479, as reported by the State and approved by the 
     Secretary by August 1 of the succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(B) Alternative data sources permitted for fiscal years 
     1995 through 1997.--For purposes of the determination 
     described in subparagraph (A) for fiscal years 1995 through 
     1997, the Secretary may use data from a source or sources 
     other than that specified in subparagraph (A) that the 
     Secretary finds to be of equivalent completeness and 
     reliability, as reported by a State by November 30, 1997, and 
     approved by the Secretary by March 1, 1998.
       ``(3) No waiver of afcars requirements.--This section shall 
     not be construed to alter or affect any requirement of 
     section 479 or of any regulation prescribed under such 
     section with respect to reporting of data by States, or to 
     waive any penalty for failure to comply with such a 
     requirement.
       ``(d) Adoption Incentive Payment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     adoption incentive payment payable to a State for a fiscal 
     year under this section shall be equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) $4,000, multiplied by the amount (if any) by which 
     the number of foster child adoptions in the State during the 
     fiscal year exceeds the base number of foster child adoptions 
     for the State for the fiscal year; and
       ``(B) $2,000, multiplied by the amount (if any) by which 
     the number of special needs adoptions in the State during the 
     fiscal year exceeds the base number of special needs 
     adoptions for the State for the fiscal year.
       ``(2) Pro rata adjustment if insufficient funds 
     available.--For any fiscal year, if the total amount of 
     adoption incentive payments otherwise payable under this 
     section for a fiscal year exceeds the amount appropriated 
     pursuant to subsection (h) for the fiscal year, the amount of 
     the adoption incentive payment payable to each State under 
     this section for the fiscal year shall be--
       ``(A) the amount of the adoption incentive payment that 
     would otherwise be payable to the State under this section 
     for the fiscal year; multiplied by
       ``(B) the percentage represented by the amount so 
     appropriated for the fiscal year, divided by the total amount 
     of adoption incentive payments otherwise payable under this 
     section for the fiscal year.
       ``(e) 2-Year Availability of Incentive Payments.--Payments 
     to a State under this section in a fiscal year shall remain 
     available for use by the State through the end of the 
     succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(f) Limitations on Use of Incentive Payments.--A State 
     shall not expend an amount paid to the State under this 
     section except to provide to children or families any service 
     (including post-adoption services) that may be provided under 
     part B or E. Amounts expended by a State in accordance with 
     the preceding sentence shall be disregarded in determining 
     State expenditures for purposes of Federal matching payments 
     under sections 423, 434, and 474.
       ``(g) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Foster child adoption.--The term `foster child 
     adoption' means the final adoption of a child who, at the 
     time of adoptive placement, was in foster care under the 
     supervision of the State.
       ``(2) Special needs adoption.--The term `special needs 
     adoption' means the final adoption of a child for whom an 
     adoption assistance agreement is in effect under section 473.
       ``(3) Base number of foster child adoptions.--The term 
     `base number of foster child adoptions for a State' means--
       ``(A) with respect to fiscal year 1998, the average number 
     of foster child adoptions in the State in fiscal years 1995, 
     1996, and 1997; and
       ``(B) with respect to any subsequent fiscal year, the 
     number of foster child adoptions in the State in the fiscal 
     year for which the number is the greatest in the period that 
     begins with fiscal year 1997 and ends with the fiscal year 
     preceding such subsequent fiscal year.
       ``(4) Base number of special needs adoptions.--The term 
     `base number of special needs adoptions for a State' means--
       ``(A) with respect to fiscal year 1998, the average number 
     of special needs adoptions in the State in fiscal years 1995, 
     1996, and 1997; and
       ``(B) with respect to any subsequent fiscal year, the 
     number of special needs adoptions in the State in the fiscal 
     year for which the number is the greatest in the period that 
     begins with fiscal year 1997 and ends with the fiscal year 
     preceding such subsequent fiscal year.
       ``(h) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--For grants under subsection (a), there 
     are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       ``(2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under paragraph 
     (1) are authorized to remain available until expended, but 
     not after fiscal year 2003.
       ``(i) Technical Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may, directly or through 
     grants or contracts, provide technical assistance to assist 
     States and local communities to reach their targets for 
     increased numbers of adoptions and, to the extent that 
     adoption is not possible, alternative permanent placements, 
     for children in foster care.
       ``(2) Description of the character of the technical 
     assistance.--The technical assistance provided under 
     paragraph (1) may support the goal of encouraging more 
     adoptions out of the foster care system, when adoptions 
     promote the best interests of children, and may include the 
     following:
       ``(A) The development of best practice guidelines for 
     expediting termination of parental rights.
       ``(B) Models to encourage the use of concurrent planning.
       ``(C) The development of specialized units and expertise in 
     moving children toward adoption as a permanency goal.
       ``(D) The development of risk assessment tools to 
     facilitate early identification of the children who will be 
     at risk of harm if returned home.
       ``(E) Models to encourage the fast tracking of children who 
     have not attained 1 year of age into pre-adoptive placements.
       ``(F) Development of programs that place children into pre-
     adoptive families without waiting for termination of parental 
     rights.
       ``(3) Targeting of technical assistance to the courts.--Not 
     less than 50 percent of any amount appropriated pursuant to 
     paragraph (4) shall be used to provide technical assistance 
     to the courts.
       ``(4) Limitations on authorization of appropriations.--To 
     carry out this subsection, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     not to exceed $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 
     through 2000.''.
       (b) Discretionary Cap Adjustment for Adoption Incentive 
     Payments.--
       (1) Section 251 amendment.--Section 251(b)(2) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C. 901(b)(2)), as amended by section 10203(a)(4) of the 
     Balanced Budget Act of 1997, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) Adoption incentive payments.--Whenever a bill or 
     joint resolution making appropriations for fiscal year 1999, 
     2000, 2001, 2002, or 2003 is enacted that specifies an amount 
     for adoption incentive payments pursuant to this part for the 
     Department of Health and Human Services--
       ``(i) the adjustments for new budget authority shall be the 
     amounts of new budget authority provided in that measure for 
     adoption incentive payments, but not to exceed $20,000,000; 
     and
       ``(ii) the adjustment for outlays shall be the additional 
     outlays flowing from such amount.''.
       (2) Section 314 amendment.--Section 314(b) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended by section 
     10114(a) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) in the case of an amount for adoption incentive 
     payments (as defined in section 251(b)(2)(G) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) for fiscal 
     year 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, or 2003 for the Department of 
     Health and Human Services, an amount not to exceed 
     $20,000,000.''.

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     SEC. 202. ADOPTIONS ACROSS STATE AND COUNTY JURISDICTIONS.

       (a) State Plan for Child Welfare Services Requirement.--
     Section 422(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 622(b)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) contain assurances that the State shall develop 
     plans for the effective use of cross-jurisdictional resources 
     to facilitate timely adoptive or permanent placements for 
     waiting children.''.
       (b) Condition of Assistance.--Section 474 of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 674) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a State shall not be 
     eligible for any payment under this section if the Secretary 
     finds that, after the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, the State has--
       ``(1) denied or delayed the placement of a child for 
     adoption when an approved family is available outside of the 
     jurisdiction with responsibility for handling the case of the 
     child; or
       ``(2) failed to grant an opportunity for a fair hearing, as 
     described in section 471(a)(12), to an individual whose 
     allegation of a violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection 
     is denied by the State or not acted upon by the State with 
     reasonable promptness.''.
       (c) Study of Interjurisdictional Adoption Issues.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall--
       (A) study and consider how to improve procedures and 
     policies to facilitate the timely and permanent adoptions of 
     children across State and county jurisdictions; and
       (B) examine, at a minimum, interjurisdictional adoption 
     issues--
       (i) concerning the recruitment of prospective adoptive 
     families from other States and counties;
       (ii) concerning the procedures to grant reciprocity to 
     prospective adoptive family home studies from other States 
     and counties;
       (iii) arising from a review of the comity and full faith 
     and credit provided to adoption decrees and termination of 
     parental rights orders from other States; and
       (iv) concerning the procedures related to the 
     administration and implementation of the Interstate Compact 
     on the Placement of Children.
       (2) Report to the congress.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General shall submit to the appropriate committees of the 
     Congress a report that includes--
       (A) the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1); 
     and
       (B) recommendations on how to improve procedures to 
     facilitate the interjurisdictional adoption of children, 
     including interstate and intercounty adoptions, so that 
     children will be assured timely and permanent placements.

     SEC. 203. PERFORMANCE OF STATES IN PROTECTING CHILDREN.

       (a) Annual Report on State Performance.--Part E of title IV 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 479A. ANNUAL REPORT.

       ``The Secretary, in consultation with Governors, State 
     legislatures, State and local public officials responsible 
     for administering child welfare programs, and child welfare 
     advocates, shall--
       ``(1) develop a set of outcome measures (including length 
     of stay in foster care, number of foster care placements, and 
     number of adoptions) that can be used to assess the 
     performance of States in operating child protection and child 
     welfare programs pursuant to parts B and E to ensure the 
     safety of children;
       ``(2) to the maximum extent possible, the outcome measures 
     should be developed from data available from the Adoption and 
     Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System;
       ``(3) develop a system for rating the performance of States 
     with respect to the outcome measures, and provide to the 
     States an explanation of the rating system and how scores are 
     determined under the rating system;
       ``(4) prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to 
     ensure that States provide to the Secretary the data 
     necessary to determine State performance with respect to each 
     outcome measure, as a condition of the State receiving funds 
     under this part; and
       ``(5) on May 1, 1999, and annually thereafter, prepare and 
     submit to the Congress a report on the performance of each 
     State on each outcome measure, which shall examine the 
     reasons for high performance and low performance and, where 
     possible, make recommendations as to how State performance 
     could be improved.''.
       (b) Development of Performance-Based Incentive System.--The 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with 
     State and local public officials responsible for 
     administering child welfare programs and child welfare 
     advocates, shall study, develop, and recommend to Congress an 
     incentive system to provide payments under parts B and E of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 620 et seq., 
     670 et seq.) to any State based on the State's performance 
     under such a system. Such a system shall, to the extent the 
     Secretary determines feasible and appropriate, be based on 
     the annual report required by section 479A of the Social 
     Security Act (as added by subsection (a) of this section) or 
     on any proposed modifications of the annual report. Not later 
     than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance 
     of the Senate a progress report on the feasibility, 
     timetable, and consultation process for conducting such a 
     study. Not later than 15 months after such date of enactment, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance 
     of the Senate the final report on a performance-based 
     incentive system. The report may include other 
     recommendations for restructuring the program and payments 
     under parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act.
             TITLE III--ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AND REFORMS

     SEC. 301. EXPANSION OF CHILD WELFARE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1130(a) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1320a-9) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Authority To Approve Demonstration Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may authorize States to 
     conduct demonstration projects pursuant to this section which 
     the Secretary finds are likely to promote the objectives of 
     part B or E of title IV.
       ``(2) Limitation.--The Secretary may authorize not more 
     than 10 demonstration projects under paragraph (1) in each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       ``(3) Certain types of proposals required to be 
     considered.--
       ``(A) If an appropriate application therefor is submitted, 
     the Secretary shall consider authorizing a demonstration 
     project which is designed to identify and address barriers 
     that result in delays to adoptive placements for children in 
     foster care.
       ``(B) If an appropriate application therefor is submitted, 
     the Secretary shall consider authorizing a demonstration 
     project which is designed to identify and address parental 
     substance abuse problems that endanger children and result in 
     the placement of children in foster care, including through 
     the placement of children with their parents in residential 
     treatment facilities (including residential treatment 
     facilities for post-partum depression) that are specifically 
     designed to serve parents and children together in order to 
     promote family reunification and that can ensure the health 
     and safety of the children in such placements.
       ``(C) If an appropriate application therefor is submitted, 
     the Secretary shall consider authorizing a demonstration 
     project which is designed to address kinship care.
       ``(4) Limitation on eligibility.--The Secretary may not 
     authorize a State to conduct a demonstration project under 
     this section if the State fails to provide health insurance 
     coverage to any child with special needs (as determined under 
     section 473(c)) for whom there is in effect an adoption 
     assistance agreement between a State and an adoptive parent 
     or parents.
       ``(5) Requirement to consider effect of project on terms 
     and conditions of certain court orders.--In considering an 
     application to conduct a demonstration project under this 
     section that has been submitted by a State in which there is 
     in effect a court order determining that the State's child 
     welfare program has failed to comply with the provisions of 
     part B or E of title IV, or with the Constitution of the 
     United States, the Secretary shall take into consideration 
     the effect of approving the proposed project on the terms and 
     conditions of the court order related to the failure to 
     comply.''.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the amendment made by 
     subsection (a) shall be construed as affecting the terms and 
     conditions of any demonstration project approved under 
     section 1130 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-9) 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Authority To Extend Duration of Demonstrations.--
     Section 1130(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-9(d)) is amended 
     by inserting ``, unless in the judgment of the Secretary, the 
     demonstration project should be allowed to continue'' before 
     the period.

     SEC. 302. PERMANENCY HEARINGS.

       Section 475(5)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     675(5)(C)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``dispositional'' and inserting 
     ``permanency'';
       (2) by striking ``eighteen'' and inserting ``12'';
       (3) by striking ``original placement'' and inserting ``date 
     the child is considered to have entered foster care (as 
     determined under subparagraph (F))''; and
       (4) by striking ``future status of'' and all that follows 
     through ``long term basis)'' and inserting ``permanency plan 
     for the child that includes whether, and if applicable when, 
     the child will be returned to the parent, placed for adoption 
     and the State will file a petition for termination of 
     parental rights, or referred for legal guardianship, or (in 
     cases where the State agency has documented to the State 
     court a compelling reason for determining that it would not 
     be in the best interests of the child to return home, be 
     referred for termination of parental rights, or be placed for 
     adoption, with a fit and willing relative, or with a legal 
     guardian) placed in another planned permanent living 
     arrangement''.

     SEC. 303. KINSHIP CARE.

       (a) Report.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall--

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       (A) not later than June 1, 1998, convene the advisory panel 
     provided for in subsection (b)(1) and prepare and submit to 
     the advisory panel an initial report on the extent to which 
     children in foster care are placed in the care of a relative 
     (in this section referred to as ``kinship care''); and
       (B) not later than June 1, 1999, submit to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate a final report on the 
     matter described in subparagraph (A), which shall--
       (i) be based on the comments submitted by the advisory 
     panel pursuant to subsection (b)(2) and other information and 
     considerations; and
       (ii) include the policy recommendations of the Secretary 
     with respect to the matter.
       (2) Required contents.--Each report required by paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       (A) include, to the extent available for each State, 
     information on--
       (i) the policy of the State regarding kinship care;
       (ii) the characteristics of the kinship care providers 
     (including age, income, ethnicity, and race, and the 
     relationship of the kinship care providers to the children);
       (iii) the characteristics of the household of such 
     providers (such as number of other persons in the household 
     and family composition);
       (iv) how much access to the child is afforded to the parent 
     from whom the child has been removed;
       (v) the cost of, and source of funds for, kinship care 
     (including any subsidies such as medicaid and cash 
     assistance);
       (vi) the permanency plan for the child and the actions 
     being taken by the State to achieve the plan;
       (vii) the services being provided to the parent from whom 
     the child has been removed; and
       (viii) the services being provided to the kinship care 
     provider; and
       (B) specifically note the circumstances or conditions under 
     which children enter kinship care.
       (b) Advisory Panel.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee 
     on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
     Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate, shall 
     convene an advisory panel which shall include parents, foster 
     parents, relative caregivers, former foster children, State 
     and local public officials responsible for administering 
     child welfare programs, private persons involved in the 
     delivery of child welfare services, representatives of tribal 
     governments and tribal courts, judges, and academic experts.
       (2) Duties.--The advisory panel convened pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall review the report prepared pursuant to 
     subsection (a), and, not later than October 1, 1998, submit 
     to the Secretary comments on the report.

     SEC. 304. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE POPULATION FOR 
                   INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES.

       Section 477(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     677(a)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ``(including children 
     with respect to whom such payments are no longer being made 
     because the child has accumulated assets, not to exceed 
     $5,000, which are otherwise regarded as resources for 
     purposes of determining eligibility for benefits under this 
     part)'' before the comma.

     SEC. 305. REAUTHORIZATION AND EXPANSION OF FAMILY 
                   PRESERVATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

       (a) Reauthorization of Family Preservation and Support 
     Services.--
       (1) In general.--Section 430(b) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 629(b)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting 
     a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) for fiscal year 1999, $275,000,000;
       ``(7) for fiscal year 2000, $295,000,000; and
       ``(8) for fiscal year 2001, $305,000,000.''.
       (2) Continuation of reservation of certain amounts.--
     Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 430(d) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629(d)(1) and (2)) are each amended 
     by striking ``and 1998'' and inserting ``1998, 1999, 2000, 
     and 2001''.
       (3) Conforming amendments.--Section 13712 of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (c), by striking ``1998'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``2001''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``and 1998'' and 
     inserting ``1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001''.
       (b) Expansion for Time-Limited Family Reunification 
     Services and Adoption Promotion and Support Services.--
       (1) Additions to state plan.--Section 432 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629b) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and community-based 
     family support services'' and inserting ``, community-based 
     family support services, time-limited family reunification 
     services, and adoption promotion and support services,''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ``and community-based 
     family support services'' and inserting ``, community-based 
     family support services, time-limited family reunification 
     services, and adoption promotion and support services''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``and family 
     support'' and inserting ``, family support, time-limited 
     family reunification, and adoption promotion and support''.
       (2) Definitions of time-limited family reunification 
     services and adoption promotion and support services.--
     Section 431(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629a(a)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Time-limited family reunification services.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `time-limited family 
     reunification services' means the services and activities 
     described in subparagraph (B) that are provided to a child 
     that is removed from the child's home and placed in a foster 
     family home or a child care institution and to the parents or 
     primary caregiver of such a child, in order to facilitate the 
     reunification of the child safely and appropriately within a 
     timely fashion, but only during the 15-month period that 
     begins on the date that the child, pursuant to section 
     475(5)(F), is considered to have entered foster care.
       ``(B) Services and activities described.--The services and 
     activities described in this subparagraph are the following:
       ``(i) Individual, group, and family counseling.
       ``(ii) Inpatient, residential, or outpatient substance 
     abuse treatment services.
       ``(iii) Mental health services.
       ``(iv) Assistance to address domestic violence.
       ``(v) Services designed to provide temporary child care and 
     therapeutic services for families, including crisis 
     nurseries.
       ``(vi) Transportation to or from any of the services and 
     activities described in this subparagraph.
       ``(8) Adoption promotion and support services.--The term 
     `adoption promotion and support services' means services and 
     activities designed to encourage more adoptions out of the 
     foster care system, when adoptions promote the best interests 
     of children, including such activities as pre-and post-
     adoptive services and activities designed to expedite the 
     adoption process and support adoptive families.''.
       (3) Additional conforming amendments.--
       (A) Purposes.--Section 430(a) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 629(a)) is amended by striking ``and community-
     based family support services'' and inserting ``, community-
     based family support services, time-limited family 
     reunification services, and adoption promotion and support 
     services''.
       (B) Program title.--The heading of subpart 2 of part B of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629 et seq.) 
     is amended to read as follows:

           ``Subpart 2--Promoting Safe and Stable Families''.

       (c) Emphasizing the Safety of the Child.--
       (1) Requiring assurances that the safety of children shall 
     be of paramount concern.--Section 432(a) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629b(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (7);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8); and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) contains assurances that in administering and 
     conducting service programs under the plan, the safety of the 
     children to be served shall be of paramount concern.''.
       (2) Definitions of family preservation and family support 
     services.--Section 431(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 629a(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``safe and'' before 
     ``appropriate'' each place it appears; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``safely'' after 
     ``remain''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by inserting ``safety and'' before ``well-being''; and
       (ii) by striking ``stable'' and inserting ``safe, 
     stable,''.
       (d) Clarification of Maintenance of Effort Requirement.--
       (1) Definition of non-federal funds.--Section 431(a) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629a(a)), as amended by 
     subsection (b)(2), is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(9) Non-federal funds.--The term `non-Federal funds' 
     means State funds, or at the option of a State, State and 
     local funds.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     takes effect as if included in the enactment of section 13711 
     of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 
     103-33; 107 Stat. 649).

     SEC. 306. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL 
                   NEEDS.

       Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     671(a)), as amended by section 106, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (19), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (20), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(21) provides for health insurance coverage (including, 
     at State option, through the program under the State plan 
     approved under title XIX) for any child who has been 
     determined to be a child with special needs, for whom there 
     is in effect an adoption assistance agreement (other than an 
     agreement under this part) between the State and an adoptive 
     parent or parents, and who the State has determined cannot be 
     placed with an adoptive parent or parents without med

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     ical assistance because such child has special needs for 
     medical, mental health, or rehabilitative care, and that with 
     respect to the provision of such health insurance coverage--
       ``(A) such coverage may be provided through 1 or more State 
     medical assistance programs;
       ``(B) the State, in providing such coverage, shall ensure 
     that the medical benefits, including mental health benefits, 
     provided are of the same type and kind as those that would be 
     provided for children by the State under title XIX;
       ``(C) in the event that the State provides such coverage 
     through a State medical assistance program other than the 
     program under title XIX, and the State exceeds its funding 
     for services under such other program, any such child shall 
     be deemed to be receiving aid or assistance under the State 
     plan under this part for purposes of section 
     1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(I); and
       ``(D) in determining cost-sharing requirements, the State 
     shall take into consideration the circumstances of the 
     adopting parent or parents and the needs of the child being 
     adopted consistent, to the extent coverage is provided 
     through a State medical assistance program, with the rules 
     under such program.''.

     SEC. 307. CONTINUATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ADOPTION ASSISTANCE 
                   PAYMENTS ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL 
                   NEEDS WHOSE INITIAL ADOPTION HAS BEEN 
                   DISSOLVED.

       (a) Continuation of Eligibility.--Section 473(a)(2) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(a)(2)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``Any child who meets the 
     requirements of subparagraph (C), who was determined eligible 
     for adoption assistance payments under this part with respect 
     to a prior adoption, who is available for adoption because 
     the prior adoption has been dissolved and the parental rights 
     of the adoptive parents have been terminated or because the 
     child's adoptive parents have died, and who fails to meet the 
     requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) but would meet such 
     requirements if the child were treated as if the child were 
     in the same financial and other circumstances the child was 
     in the last time the child was determined eligible for 
     adoption assistance payments under this part and the prior 
     adoption were treated as never having occurred, shall be 
     treated as meeting the requirements of this paragraph for 
     purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(ii).''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall only apply to children who are adopted on or after 
     October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 308. STATE STANDARDS TO ENSURE QUALITY SERVICES FOR 
                   CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.

       Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     671(a)), as amended by sections 106 and 306, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (20), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (21), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(22) provides that, not later than January 1, 1999, the 
     State shall develop and implement standards to ensure that 
     children in foster care placements in public or private 
     agencies are provided quality services that protect the 
     safety and health of the children.''.
                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 401. PRESERVATION OF REASONABLE PARENTING.

       Nothing in this Act is intended to disrupt the family 
     unnecessarily or to intrude inappropriately into family life, 
     to prohibit the use of reasonable methods of parental 
     discipline, or to prescribe a particular method of parenting.

     SEC. 402. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       Any information required to be reported under this Act 
     shall be supplied to the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services through data meeting the requirements of the 
     Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System 
     established pursuant to section 479 of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 679), to the extent such data is available 
     under that system. The Secretary shall make such 
     modifications to regulations issued under section 479 of such 
     Act with respect to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and 
     Reporting System as may be necessary to allow States to 
     obtain data that meets the requirements of such system in 
     order to satisfy the reporting requirements of this Act.

     SEC. 403. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING STANDBY GUARDIANSHIP.

       It is the sense of Congress that the States should have in 
     effect laws and procedures that permit any parent who is 
     chronically ill or near death, without surrendering parental 
     rights, to designate a standby guardian for the parent's 
     minor children, whose authority would take effect upon--
       (1) the death of the parent;
       (2) the mental incapacity of the parent; or
       (3) the physical debilitation and consent of the parent.

     SEC. 404. TEMPORARY ADJUSTMENT OF CONTINGENCY FUND FOR STATE 
                   WELFARE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Reduction of Appropriation.--Section 403(b)(2) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(b)(2)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, reduced by the sum of the dollar amounts 
     specified in paragraph (6)(C)(ii)'' before the period.
       (b) Increase in State Remittances.-- Section 403(b)(6) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(b)(6)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(C) Adjustment of state remittances.--
       ``(i) In general.--The amount otherwise required by 
     subparagraph (A) to be remitted by a State for a fiscal year 
     shall be increased by the lesser of--

       ``(I) the total adjustment for the fiscal year, multiplied 
     by the adjustment percentage for the State for the fiscal 
     year; or
       ``(II) the unadjusted net payment to the State for the 
     fiscal year.

       ``(ii) Total adjustment.--As used in clause (i), the term 
     `total adjustment' means--

       ``(I) in the case of fiscal year 1998, $2,000,000;
       ``(II) in the case of fiscal year 1999, $9,000,000;
       ``(III) in the case of fiscal year 2000, $16,000,000; and
       ``(IV) in the case of fiscal year 2001, $13,000,000.

       ``(iii) Adjustment percentage.--As used in clause (i), the 
     term `adjustment percentage' means, with respect to a State 
     and a fiscal year--

       ``(I) the unadjusted net payment to the State for the 
     fiscal year; divided by
       ``(II) the sum of the unadjusted net payments to all States 
     for the fiscal year.

       ``(iv) Unadjusted net payment.--As used in this 
     subparagraph, the term, `unadjusted net payment' means with 
     respect to a State and a fiscal year--

       ``(I) the total amount paid to the State under paragraph 
     (3) in the fiscal year; minus
       ``(II) the amount that, in the absence of this 
     subparagraph, would be required by subparagraph (A) or by 
     section 409(a)(10) to be remitted by the State in respect of 
     the payment.''.

       (c) Recommendations for Improving the Operation of the 
     Contingency Fund.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make 
     recommendations to the Congress for improving the operation 
     of the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs.

     SEC. 405. COORDINATION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CHILD 
                   PROTECTION SERVICES.

       Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services, based on 
     information from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
     Services Administration and the Administration for Children 
     and Families in the Department of Health of Human Services, 
     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 which describes the extent and scope 
     of the problem of substance abuse in the child welfare 
     population, the types of services provided to such 
     population, and the outcomes resulting from the provision of 
     such services to such population. The report shall include 
     recommendations for any legislation that may be needed to 
     improve coordination in providing such services to such 
     population.

     SEC. 406. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.

       (a) In General.--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 V--EFFECTIVE DATE

     SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
     the amendments made by this Act take effect on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Delay Permitted if State Legislation Required.--In the 
     case of a State plan under part B or E of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services determines requires State legislation (other than 
     legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to 
     meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments 
     made by this Act, the State plan shall not be regarded as 
     failing to comply with the requirements of such part solely 
     on the basis of the failure of the plan to meet such 
     additional requirements before 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.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, recognized Mr. SHAW 
and Mrs. KENNELLY, 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. MILLER of Florida, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SHAW 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. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause

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5, rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed.

para. 132.4  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. LINDER, pursuant to House Resolution 314, at 11:18 a.m. announced 
the Speaker would be authorized to recognize Members for motions to 
suspend the rules under clause 2 of rule XXVII, with respect to the 
following bills: S. 738, Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997; 
S. 562, Senior Citizen Home Equity Protection Act; H.R. 3025, to repeal 
the Federal charter of Group Hospitalization and Medical Services; and a 
concurrent resolution making technical changes to S. 830, Food and Drug 
Administration Modernization and Accountability Act of 1997.

para. 132.5  providing for an exemption from clause 6(d) of rule X

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 326):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight may have not 
     more than eight subcommittees for the duration of the One 
     Hundred Fifth Congress, notwithstanding clause 6(d) of rule 
     X.

  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. MILLER of Florida, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER 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

194

para. 132.6                   [Roll No. 633]

                                YEAS--220

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Combest
     Cubin
     Flake
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Johnson, E. B.
     Matsui
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Pelosi
     Riggs
     Riley
     Schiff
     Scott
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     White
  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. MILLER of Florida, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER 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

219

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

195

para. 132.7                   [Roll No. 634]

                                AYES--219

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts

[[Page 2214]]


     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--195

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Bartlett
     Buyer
     Combest
     Cubin
     Flake
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     Johnson, E. B.
     Matsui
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Riley
     Schiff
     Scott
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     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. 132.8  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. 2977. An Act to amend the Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act to clarify public disclosure requirements that are 
     applicable to the National Academy of Sciences and the 
     National Academy of Public Administration.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 927. An Act to reauthorize the Sea Grant Program; and
       S. 1349. An Act to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel Prince Nova, and for other purposes.

para. 132.9  committee resignation--minority

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                                 November 7, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, the Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Please accept my resignation from the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
     Committee on Science.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Bud Cramer,
                                                Member of Congress

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 132.10  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 328):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and that 
     they are hereby, elected to the following standing committees 
     of the House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Appropriations, Robert ``Bud'' Cramer 
     of Alabama.
       To the Committee on the Budget, David Price of North 
     Carolina.

  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. 132.11  h. res. 327--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 5, 
rule I, announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 327) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H. R. 867) to promote the adoption of 
children in foster care and the Senate amendment thereto.
  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

406

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

7

para. 132.12                  [Roll No. 635]

                                YEAS--406

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     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
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt

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     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--7

     Cannon
     Gordon
     LaHood
     Manzullo
     Mink
     Paul
     Wamp

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Armey
     Buyer
     Combest
     Cubin
     Flake
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Houghton
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Maloney (CT)
     Matsui
     Riley
     Schiff
     Scott
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Weldon (PA)
     White
  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. 132.13  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. McCOLLUM, pursuant to House Resolution 314, at 12:20 p.m. 
announced the Speaker would be authorized to recognize a Member for a 
motion to suspend the rules under clause 2 of rule XXVII, with respect 
to S. 927, Sea Grant Program Reauthorization.

para. 132.14  boys and girls clubs facilities

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1753) 
to provide for the establishment of not less than 2,500 Boys and Girls 
Clubs of American facilities by the year 2000; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McCOLLUM objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 132.15  commemorative coin program

  Mr. CASTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1228) to provide for a ten-year circulating commemorative coin 
program to commemorate each of the 50 States, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. CASTLE and Mr. 
BARRETT of Wisconsin, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 132.16  bass conservation amendments

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1658) to reauthorize and 
amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act and related laws:

       Page 9, line 16, strike out ``Secretary'' and insert 
     ``Secretaries''.
       Page 9, line 21, strike out ``Secretary'' and insert 
     ``Secretaries''.
       Page 10, line 3, strike out [Secretary] and insert 
     Secretaries
       Page 11, after line 10 insert:
       ``(b) Socio-Economic Study.--The Secretaries, in 
     consultation with with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
     Commission, shall conduct a study of the socio-economic 
     benefits of the Atlantic striped bass resource. The 
     Secretaries shall issue a report to the Congress concerning 
     the findings of this study no later than September 30, 1998.
       Page 11, line 11, strike out [(b)] and insert: (c)
       Page 12, strike out all after line 23, over to and 
     including line 11 on page 13 and insert:
       ``(a) Regulation of Fishing in Exclusive Economic Zone.--
     The Secretary shall promulgate regulations governing fishing 
     for Atlantic striped bass in the exclusive economic zone that 
     the Secretary determines--
       ``(1) are consistent with the national standards set forth 
     in section 301 of the Magnuson Act (16 U.S.C. 1851);
       ``(2) are compatible with the Plan and each Federal 
     moratorium in effect on fishing for Atlantic striped bass 
     within the coastal waters of a coastal State;
       ``(3) ensure the effectiveness of State regulations on 
     fishing for Atlantic striped bass within the coastal waters 
     of a coastal State; and
       ``(4) are sufficient to assure the long-term conservation 
     of Atlantic striped bass populations. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
KILDEE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendments?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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 amendments were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendments were agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 132.17  ottawa and chippewa indians of michigan claims

  Mr. GILCREST moved to suspend the rules and agree to Senate amendments 
numbered 1 through 60, 62 and 63, and disagree to the Senate amendment 
numbered 61 to the bill (H.R. 1604) to provide for the division, use, 
and distribution of judgment funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of 
Michigan pursuant to dockets numbered 18-E, 58, 364, and 18-R before the 
Indian Claims Commission.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and 
Mr. KILDEE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to amendments numbered 1 
thorough 60, 62 and 63, and disagree to the Senate amendment numbered 
61?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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 amendments numbered 1 through 60, 62 
and 63, were agreed to and amendment numbered 61 was disagreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendments numbered 1 through 60, 62 and 63, were agreed to and 
amendment numbered 61 was disagreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid 
on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 132.18  national peace garden memorial

  Mr. JONES moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S.

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731) to extend the legislative authority for construction of the 
National Peace Garden memorial, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. JONES 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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 132.19  telecommunications carriers

  Mr. BLILEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1354) to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the 
designation of common carriers not subject to the jurisdiction of a 
State commission as eligible telecommunications carriers.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. BLILEY and Mr. 
MARKEY, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 132.20  museum and library services

  Mr. CASTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1505) to make technical and conforming amendments to the Museum and 
Library Services Act, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. CASTLE 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?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 132.21  new mexico hispanic cultural center performing arts

  Mr. PETRI moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1417) to provide for the design, constructions, furnishing and 
equipping of a Center for the Performing Arts within the complex known 
as the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. PETRI 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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 132.22  group hospitalization and medical services

  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 3025) to amend the Federal charter for Group Hospitalization and 
Medical Services, Inc., and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. DAVIS of 
Virginia and Ms. NORTON, 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, Mrs. EMERSON, 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. 132.23  iraqi human rights crimes

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 137):

       Whereas the regime of Saddam Hussein has perpetrated a 
     litany of human rights abuses against the citizens of Iraq 
     and other peoples of the region, including summary and 
     arbitrary executions, torture, cruel and inhumane treatment, 
     arbitrary arrest and imprisonment, disappearances and the 
     repression of freedom of speech, thought, expression, 
     assembly and association;
       Whereas Saddam Hussein and his associates have 
     systematically attempted to destroy the Kurdish population in 
     Iraq through the use of chemical weapons against civilian 
     Kurds, the Anfal campaigns of 1987-1988 that resulted in the 
     disappearance of more than 182,000 persons and the 
     destruction of more than 4,000 villages, the placement of 
     more than ten million landmines in Iraqi Kurdistan, and the 
     continued ethnic cleansing of the city of Kirkuk;
       Whereas the Iraqi Government, under Saddam Hussein's 
     leadership, has repressed the Sunni tribes in western Iraq, 
     destroyed Assyro-Chaldean churches and villages, deported and 
     executed Turkomen, massacred Shi-ites, and destroyed the 
     ancient Marsh Arab civilization through a massive act of 
     ecocide;
       Whereas the status of more than six hundred Kuwaitis who 
     were taken prisoner during the Gulf War remain unknown and 
     the whereabouts of these persons are unaccounted for by the 
     Iraqi Government, Kuwait continues to be plagued by 
     unexploded landmines six years after the end of the Gulf War, 
     and the destruction of Kuwait by departing Iraqi troops has 
     yet to be redressed by the Iraqi Government;
       Whereas the Republic of Iraq is a signatory to the 
     Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the International 
     Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the 
     Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and other 
     human rights instruments, and the Geneva Convention on the 
     Treatment of Prisoners of War of August 12, 1949, and is 
     obligated to comply with these international agreements;
       Whereas Saddam Hussein and his regime have created an 
     environment of terror and fear within Iraq and throughout the 
     region through a concerted policy of violations of 
     international customary and conventional law; and
       Whereas the Congress is deeply disturbed by the continuing 
     gross violations of human rights by the Iraqi Government 
     under the direction and control of Saddam Hussein: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that--
       (1) the Congress--
       (A) deplores the Iraqi Government's pattern of gross 
     violation of human rights which has resulted in a pervasive 
     system of repression, sustained by the widespread use of 
     terror and intimidation;
       (B) condemns the Iraqi Government's repeated use of force 
     and weapons of mass destruction against its own citizens, as 
     well as neighboring states;
       (C) denounces the refusal of the Iraqi Government to comply 
     with international human rights instruments to which it is a 
     party and cooperate with international monitoring bodies and 
     compliance mechanisms, including accounting of missing 
     Kuwaiti prisoners; and
       (2) the President and the Secretary of State should--
       (A) endorse the formation of an international criminal 
     tribunal for the purpose of prosecuting Saddam Hussein and 
     all other Iraqi officials who are responsible for crimes 
     against humanity, including unlawful use of force, crimes 
     against the peace, crimes committed in contravention of the 
     Geneva Convention on POW's and the crime of genocide; and
       (B) work actively and urgently within the international 
     community for the adoption of a United Nations Security 
     Council resolution establishing an International Criminal 
     Court for Iraq.


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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, 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. SNOWBARGER, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. PORTER 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. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para. 132.24  h.r. 1753--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 1753) to provide for the establishment of not 
less than 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of American facilities by the year 
2000; 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. SNOWBARGER, 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.
  On motion of Mr. McCOLLUM, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 476) to provide for the establishment of not less than 2,500 
Boys and Girls Clubs of America facilities by the year 2000.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. McCOLLUM submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 1753, 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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 1753, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para. 132.25  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. McCOLLUM, pursuant to House Resolution 314, at 11:18 a.m. 
announced the Speaker would be authorized to recognize Members for 
motions to suspend the rules under clause 2 of rule XXVII, with respect 
to the following bills: H.R. 3034, Custom User Fees; H.R. 3037, Children 
of Vietnamese Reeducation Camp Internees; and H.R. 2796, Reimbursing 
Bosnian Troops for Out-of-Pocket Expenses

para. 132.26  asian 30th anniversary

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 282):

       Whereas 1997 marks the 30th anniversary of the Association 
     of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN);
       Whereas the emphasis of ASEAN on cooperation and the 
     nonviolent settlement of disputes has helped to bring peace 
     between the nations of the region which for decades had been 
     characterized by instability and conflict;
       Whereas the economies of the member nations of ASEAN have 
     experienced significant economic growth benefiting the lives 
     of many of their people;
       Whereas ASEAN as a group is the 4th largest trading partner 
     of the United States and constitutes a larger market for 
     United States exports than the People's Republic of China, 
     Taiwan, and Hong Kong combined;
       Whereas ASEAN has successfully fostered a sense of 
     community among its member nations despite differing 
     interests, including the establishment of the region's only 
     security forum, the Association of South East Asian Nations 
     Regional Forum (ARF), and the Association of South East Asian 
     Nations Free Trade Area (AFTA);
       Whereas ASEAN has played a pivotal role in international 
     efforts of global and regional concern, including securing 
     the withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from Cambodia and 
     diplomatic efforts to foster a political settlement to the 
     civil war in Cambodia;
       Whereas the United States relies on ASEAN as a partner in 
     fostering regional stability, enhancing prosperity, and 
     promoting peace; and
       Whereas the 30th anniversary of the formation of ASEAN 
     offers an opportunity for the United States and the nations 
     of ASEAN to renew their commitment to international 
     cooperation on issues of mutual interest and concern: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) congratulates the Association of South East Asian 
     Nations (ASEAN) and its member nations on the occasion of its 
     30th anniversary;
       (2) looks forward to a broadening and deepening of 
     friendship and cooperation with ASEAN in the years ahead for 
     the benefit of the people of the United States and the 
     nations of ASEAN;
       (3) encourages progress by ASEAN members toward the further 
     development of democracy, respect for human rights, 
     enhancement of the rule of law, and the expansion of market 
     economies; and
       (4) recognizes the past achievements of ASEAN and pledges 
     its support to work closely with ASEAN as both the United 
     States and the nations of ASEAN face current and future 
     regional and global challenges.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, 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. SNOWBARGER, 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.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para. 132.27  support for democracy in socialist republic of vietnam

  Mr. ROHRABACHER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 231); as amended: 

       Whereas the Department of State Country Reports on Human 
     Rights Practices for 1996 notes that the Government of the 
     Socialist Republic of Vietnam ``denied citizens the right to 
     change their government and significantly restricted freedom 
     of speech, the press, assembly, association, privacy, and 
     religion'';
       Whereas, since May 1997, non-violent demonstrations against 
     corruption and abuse of power at the local level have 
     occurred in Thai Binh Province and perhaps in Thanh Hoa, Hung 
     Yen, Nghe An, and Bien Hoa provinces as well;
       Whereas the criminal law of the Socialist Republic of 
     Vietnam is used to punish individuals who are critical of the 
     government, and on April 14, 1997, an administrative decree 
     was signed into law granting enhanced judicial powers to the 
     security forces to place under house arrest or subject to 
     reeducation camps, for up to two years, any civilians 
     expected of ``endangering national security'';
       Whereas the leaders of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 
     are seeking to expand trade relations with the United States;
       Whereas there is widespread discontent within the foreign 
     business community in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, with 
     some companies pulling out entirely, others freezing new 
     investments, and nearly all complaining about endemic 
     corruption, intransigent bureaucracy, and a lack of clear 
     commitment to legitimate economic reform;
       Whereas, in August 1997, the United Nations Children's Fund 
     (UNICEF) reported that child labor exploitation is on the 
     rise in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam with tens of 
     thousands of children under 15 years of age being exploited 
     for labor; and
       Whereas it is in the interest of the United States to 
     promote political and economic freedom throughout the world: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) urges the Government of the Socialist Republic of 
     Vietnam to release immediately and unconditionally all 
     political prisoners, including Dr. Nguyen Dan Que, Prof. Doan 
     Viet Hoat, Venerable Thich Quang Do, Reverend Pham Minh Tri, 
     and evangelist To Dinh Trung, with full restoration of their 
     civil and human rights;
       (2) requests the President to make clear to the leadership 
     of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam--
       (A) the firm commitment of the American people to political 
     and religious and economic freedom for the people of the 
     Socialist Republic of Vietnam; and
       (B) the United States fully expects equal protection under 
     the law to all Vietnamese,

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     regardless of religious belief, political philosophy, or 
     previous association; and
       (3) urges the Government of the Socialist Republic of 
     Vietnam--
       (A) to permit all political organizations in the Socialist 
     Republic of Vietnam to function without intimidation or 
     harassment; and
       (B) to announce a framework and timetable for free and fair 
     elections that will allow the Vietnamese people to peacefully 
     choose their local and national leaders.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. ROHRABACHER 
and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, 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. SNOWBARGER, 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. 132.28  us-mongolia cooperation

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 172); as amended: 

       Whereas in 1990, Mongolia renounced the Communist form of 
     government and peacefully adopted a series of changes that 
     linked economic development with democratic political 
     reforms;
       Whereas the Mongolian people have held 2 presidential 
     elections and 3 parliamentary elections since 1990, all 
     featuring vigorous campaigns by candidates from multiple 
     political parties;
       Whereas these elections have been free from violence, voter 
     intimidation, and ballot irregularities, and the peaceful 
     transfer of power from one Mongolian government to another 
     has been successfully completed, demonstrating Mongolia's 
     commitment to peace, stability, and the rule of law;
       Whereas every Mongolian government since the end of 
     communism has dedicated itself to promoting and protecting 
     individual freedoms, the rule of law, respect for human 
     rights, freedom of the press, and the principle of self-
     government, demonstrating that Mongolia is consolidating 
     democratic gains and moving to institutionalize democratic 
     processes;
       Whereas Mongolia stands apart as one of the few countries 
     in Asia that is truly a fully functioning democracy; its 
     efforts to promote economic development through free market 
     economic policies, while also promoting human rights and 
     individual liberties, building democratic institutions, and 
     protecting the environment, serve as a beacon to freethinking 
     people throughout the region and the world;
       Whereas Mongolia's commitment to democracy makes it a 
     critical element in efforts to foster and maintain regional 
     stability throughout central Asia;
       Whereas Mongolia has some of the most pristine environments 
     in the world, which provide habitats to plant and animal 
     species that have been lost elsewhere, and has shown a strong 
     desire to protect its environment through the Biodiversity 
     Conservation Action Plan while moving forward with economic 
     development, thus serving as a model for developing nations 
     in the region and throughout the world;
       Whereas Mongolia has established civilian control of the 
     military--a hallmark of democratic nations--and is now 
     working with the Mongolian parliamentary and military 
     leaders, through the United States International Military 
     Education and Training program, to further develop oversight 
     of the military;
       Whereas Mongolia is seeking to develop political and 
     military relationships with neighboring countries as a means 
     of enhancing regional stability; and
       Whereas Mongolia has demonstrated a strong commitment to 
     the same ideals that the United States stands for as a 
     nation, and has indicated a strong desire to deepen and 
     strengthen its relationship with the United States: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That--
       (1) the Congress--
       (A) supports the efforts of the Mongolian parliament to 
     establish ``United States-Mongolian Friendship Day'';
       (B) strongly supports efforts by the United States and 
     Mongolia to use the resources of their respective countries 
     to strengthen political, economic, educational, and cultural 
     ties between the 2 countries;
       (C) confirms the support of the United States for an 
     independent, sovereign, secure, and democratic Mongolia;
       (D) applauds and encourages Mongolia's simultaneous efforts 
     to develop its democratic and free market institutions;
       (E) commends Mongolia for its foresight in environmental 
     protection through the Biodiversity Conservation Action Plan 
     and encourages Mongolia to obtain the goals illustrated in 
     this plan;
       (F) encourages Mongolia's efforts toward economic 
     development that is compatible with environmental protection 
     and supports an exchange of ideas and information between 
     Mongolian and United States scientists;
       (G) commends Mongolia's efforts to strengthen civilian 
     control, through parliamentary oversight, over the military; 
     and
       (H) supports future contacts between the United States and 
     Mongolia in such a manner as will benefit the parliamentary, 
     judicial, and political institutions of Mongolia, 
     particularly through the creation of an interparliamentary 
     exchange between the Congress of the United States and the 
     Mongolian parliament; and
       (2) it is the sense of the Congress that the President--
       (A) should, both through the vote of the United States in 
     international financial institutions and in the 
     administration of the bilateral assistance programs of the 
     United States, such as the Central Asian Enterprise Fund, 
     support Mongolia in its efforts to expand economic 
     opportunity through free market structures and policies;
       (B) should assist Mongolia in its efforts to integrate 
     itself into international economic structures, such as the 
     World Trade Organization; and
       (C) should promote efforts to increase commercial 
     investment in Mongolia by United States businesses and should 
     promote policies which will increase economic cooperation and 
     development between the United States and Mongolia.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, 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. SNOWBARGER, 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 
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. 132.29  situation in kenya

  Mr. ROYCE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 130); as amended: 

       Whereas on July 7, a large and violent confrontation 
     occurred in Kenya when police stormed Nairobi's All-Saints 
     Cathedral and attacked those present at a prayer meeting;
       Whereas prodemocracy activists throughout Kenya have 
     demonstrated in favor of reform of Kenya's constitution and 
     the repeal of repressive colonial laws;
       Whereas the bloody suppression of the constitutional reform 
     rallies, the disruptive behavior of some demonstrators, and 
     the recent ethnic confrontations in Kenya's Coast Province 
     have jeopardized both the safety and the political rights of 
     average Kenyans;
       Whereas the Government of Kenya has continued to disrupt 
     opposition rallies and meetings even after pledging to take a 
     more tolerant approach to them in late July;
       Whereas these events led to the consideration in early 
     September of a package of democratic reforms by members of 
     parliament representing the government and the opposition, 
     but not including representatives of Kenyan civil society;
       Whereas it remains unclear whether long-discussed political 
     reforms can be effectively implemented in the time remaining 
     before anticipated elections in 1997; and
       Whereas colonial laws have given Kenyan President Daniel 
     Arap Moi sweeping powers to suppress political opponents and 
     thwart reform throughout his 19-year rule: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) recognizes and commends those Kenyans who have 
     demonstrated their love of peace, law, and order;
       (2) condemns those who are inciting others to violence, 
     looting, and destroying property;
       (3) urges an immediate cessation to the violence in Kenya;
       (4) urges the Government of Kenya to take all necessary and 
     lawful steps to avoid more violence in the future;
       (5) recognizes President Moi's response to domestic and 
     international pressure to allow meaningful constitutional and 
     legal electoral process reform through the current package of 
     legislation agreed to by the ruling party and opposition 
     party representatives;
       (6) calls for the prodemocracy movement to remain unified 
     in working toward implementing constitutional, statutory, and 
     administrative reforms;
       (7) urges rapid progress toward conducting free and fair 
     elections; and
       (8) urges the United States Government and the 
     international community to continue to work with all parties 
     to encourage

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     the Government of Kenya to ensure a lasting and committed 
     transition to democracy, including an immediate review of the 
     propriety of the time of the next elections.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. ROYCE and Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, 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. SNOWBARGER, 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 
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. 132.30  condemning angolan military intervention in the congo

  Mr. ROYCE moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 273); as amended: 

       Whereas President Pascal Lissouba defeated former President 
     Denis Sassou-Nguesso in a 1992 election in the Republic of 
     the Congo that was determined to be free and fair;
       Whereas in October 1997 troops of the Government of the 
     Republic of Angola assisted in the capture of Pointe Noire, a 
     city in the southern part of the Republic of the Congo;
       Whereas the Government of Angola sent more than 1,000 
     troops into the Republic of the Congo from neighboring 
     Cabinda, including a MiG-23 fighter and ground attack 
     squadrons;
       Whereas the Government of Angola provided military supplies 
     and support to former President Denis Sassou-Nguesso to 
     assist his efforts to unseat the democratically-elected 
     President Pascal Lissouba;
       Whereas the Lusaka Protocol of 1994 requires that the 
     Government of Angola inform the United Nations Observer 
     Mission in Angola (MONUA) of any troop movements;
       Whereas the actions by Angola are a violation of Article 2 
     of the United Nations Charter which forbids member states 
     from ``the threat or use of force against the territorial 
     integrity or political independence of any state'';
       Whereas the actions by Angola are a violation of Article 
     III of the Organization of African Unity Charter which 
     mandates ``Respect for the sovereignty and territorial 
     integrity of each State'';
       Whereas the United Nations Security Council has imposed 
     travel and other sanctions on the National Union for the 
     Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) for making insufficient 
     progress in its commitments under the Lusaka Protocol, 
     including demobilization of UNITA soldiers, the forfeiture of 
     weapons to the United Nations, and the extension of state 
     administration to regions under UNITA control;
       Whereas this action by the United Nations Security Council 
     comes shortly after the Government of Angola participated in 
     the overthrow of a democratically elected government in the 
     Republic of the Congo; and
       Whereas the United Nations Security Council has failed to 
     condemn this action by the Government of Angola: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) condemns the military intervention by the Government of 
     the Republic of Angola into the Republic of the Congo;
       (2) calls on the Government of Angola to immediately 
     withdraw all military troops, supplies, and other assistance 
     from the Republic of the Congo;
       (3) encourages the United States Government to condemn the 
     military intervention by the Government of Angola into the 
     Republic of the Congo and its violation of the Lusaka 
     Protocol, the United Nations Charter, and the Organization of 
     African Unity Charter;
       (4) urges the United States Government to withhold any 
     military training and assistance to Angola until it ceases 
     all military activities in the Republic of the Congo;
       (5) expresses concern that the United States Government has 
     sought to strengthen military ties with the Government of 
     Angola in advance of the full implementation of the Lusaka 
     Protocol and the creation of a meaningful role for former 
     members of the National Union for the Total Independence of 
     Angola (UNITA) in the Angolan military; and
       (6) urges both the Government of Angola and UNITA to 
     continue their commitments to the Lusaka Protocol and Angolan 
     peace process despite the imposition of sanctions on UNITA by 
     United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1127 (1997) and 
     1135 (1997).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. ROYCE and Mr. 
MENENDEZ, 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. SNOWBARGER, 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.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read ``A 
resolution condemning the military intervention by the Government of the 
Republic of Angola into the Republic of the Congo, urging both the 
Government of Angola and the National Union for the Total Independence 
of Angola (UNITA) to continue their commitments to the Lusaka Protocol 
and Angolan peace process despite the imposition of sanctions on UNITA 
by United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1127 (1997) and 1135 
(1997), and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to and the title was amended 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para. 132.31  home equity conversion mortgage

  Mr. LAZIO moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 329):

       Resolved, That, upon the adoption of this resolution, the 
     House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker's 
     table the bill S. 562, together with the Senate amendment to 
     the House amendment to the text of the bill, and to have 
     concurred in the Senate amendment with an amendment as 
     follows:
       In the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, at the end of section 304 add the following new 
     subsection:
       (c) Applicability.--This section shall apply only during 
     the period beginning on October 1, 1997, and ending at the 
     end of March 31, 1998.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. LAZIO and Mr. 
KENNEDY of Massachusetts, 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. SNOWBARGER, 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. 132.32  enrollment correction

  Mr. BURR moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 196): 

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (S. 830) to 
     amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public 
     Health Service Act to improve the regulation of food, drugs, 
     devices, and biological products, and for other purposes, the 
     Secretary of the Senate shall make the following corrections:
       (1) In section 119(b) of the bill:
       (A) Strike paragraph (2) (relating to conforming 
     amendments).
       (B) Strike ``(b) Section 505(j).--'' and all that follows 
     through ```(3)(A) The Secretary shall'' and insert the 
     following:
       ``(b) Section 505(j).--Section 505(j) (21 U.S.C. 355(j)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following paragraph:
       ```(9)(A) The Secretary shall''.
       (2) In section 123 of the bill, strike subsection (g) and 
     insert the following:
       ``(g) Application of Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act.--
       ``(1) In general.--Section 351 of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 262), as amended by subsection (d), is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ```(j) The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act applies to 
     a biological product subject to regulation under this 
     section, except that--
       ```(1) a product for which a license has been approved 
     under subsection (a) shall not be required to have an 
     approved application under section 505 of such Act; and
       ```(2) the amendments made to section 505 of such Act by 
     title I of Public Law 98-417 shall not apply to a biological 
     product for which a license has been approved under 
     subsection (a).'''.
       ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this Act or the 
     amendments made by this Act shall affect the question of the 
     applicability of any provision of section 505 of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to a biological product for 
     which an application has been approved under section 505 of 
     such Act.''.
       (3) In section 125(d)(2) of the bill, in the matter 
     preceding subparagraph (A), insert

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     after ``antibiotic drug'' the second place such term appears 
     the following: ``(including any salt or ester of the 
     antibiotic drug)''.
       (4) In section 127(a) of the bill: In section 503A of the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as proposed to be 
     inserted by such section 127(a)), in the second sentence of 
     subsection (d)(2), strike ``or other criteria'' and insert 
     ``and other criteria''.
       (5) In section 412(c) of the bill:
       (A) In subparagraph (1) of section 502(e) of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as proposed to be amended by 
     such section 412(c)), in subclause (iii) of clause (A), 
     insert before the period the following: ``or to prescription 
     drugs''.
       (B) Strike ``(c) Misbranding.--Subparagraph (1) of section 
     502(e)'' and insert the following:
       ``(c) Misbranding.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subparagraph (1) of section 502(e)''.
       (C) Add at the end the following:
       ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this Act or the 
     amendments made by this Act shall affect the question of the 
     authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     regarding inactive ingredient labeling for prescription drugs 
     under sections of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     other than section 502(e)(1)(A)(iii).''.
       (6) Strike section 501 of the bill and insert the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       ``(a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     Act, this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take 
     effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
       ``(b) Immediate Effect.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
     the provisions of and the amendments made by sections 111, 
     121, 125, and 307 of this Act, and the provisions of section 
     510(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as added 
     by section 206(a)(2)), shall take effect on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. BURR and Mr. 
BROWN of Ohio, 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. SNOWBARGER, 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.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 132.33  customs user fees

  Mr. SHAW moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3034) to 
amend section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
Act of 1985, relating to customs users fees, to allow the use of such 
fees to provide for customs inspectional personnel in connections with 
the arrival of passengers in Florida, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. SHAW and Mrs. 
THURMAN, 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. SNOWBARGER, 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. 132.34  submission of conference report--h.r. 2267

  Mr. ROGERS submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 105-405) on the 
bill (H.R. 2267) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; together with a 
statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para. 132.35  justice for victims of communism

  Mr. CANADY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3037) to 
clarify that unmarried children of Vietnamese reeducation camp internees 
are eligible for refugee status under the Orderly Departure Program.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. CANADY and Mr. 
WATT of North Carolina, 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. SNOWBARGER, 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. 132.36  reimbursement to troops in bosnia

  Mr. BATEMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2796) 
to authorize the reimbursement of members of the Army deployed to Europe 
in support of operations in Bosnia for certain out-of-pocket expenses 
incurred by the members during the period beginning on October 1, 1996, 
and ending on May 31, 1997; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. BATEMAN and 
Mr. DELLUMS, 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. SNOWBARGER, 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. 132.37  suspension of the rules notice

  Mr. BATEMAN, pursuant to House Resolution 314, at 4:16 p.m. announced 
the Speaker would be authorized to recognize a Member for a motion to 
suspend the rules under clause 2 of rule XXVII, with respect to the 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 197) calling for the resignation or 
removal from office of Sara E. Lister, Assistance Secretary of the Army 
for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.

para. 132.38  amtrak reform

  Mr. SHUSTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 738) to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize 
appropriations for Amtrak, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, recognized Mr. SHUSTER and 
Mr. OBERSTAR, 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. SNOWBARGER, 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 
amendment.

para. 132.39  recess--4:51 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 51 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 5:15 p.m.

para. 132.40  after recess--5:25 p.m.

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

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para. 132.41  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2267

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
105-406) the resolution (H. Res. 330) waiving points of order against 
the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2267) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para. 132.42  assistant secretary of the army for manpower and reserve 
          affairs

  Mr. SOLOMON moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 197):

       Whereas Sara E. Lister, Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Manpower and Reserve Affairs, on October 26, 1997, at a 
     public conference held in Baltimore, Maryland, stated that 
     ``The Marines are extremists.'';
       Whereas such a characterization denigrates 222 years of 
     sacrifice and dedication to the Nation by the Marine Corps 
     and dishonors the hundreds of thousands of Marines whose 
     blood has been shed in the name of freedom;
       Whereas citizens from all walks of life have donned the 
     Marine Corps uniform and gone to war to defend the Nation, 
     many never to return;
       Whereas the young people of America join the Marine Corps 
     to be challenged, to be held to high standards, and to be 
     part of something bigger than themselves;
       Whereas a characterization of the Marines as 
     ``extremists'', especially when made by a senior military 
     department official with responsibility for military 
     personnel policy, has the potential to have an 
     extraordinarily detrimental effect on morale, recruitment, 
     and retention not just for the Marine Corps but for all 
     branches of the Armed Forces;
       Whereas Marines and Army soldiers have fought and died side 
     by side time and again in defense of the Nation;
       Whereas the values of honor, courage, and commitment 
     embodied by the Marine Corps are not extreme: and
       Whereas to describe the Marines as ``extremists'' violates 
     all rules of propriety and does not reflect the views of the 
     American people: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That (1) Sara E. Lister, Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, should immediately 
     resign from office, and (2) if she does not so resign, the 
     President should remove her from office.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, recognized Mr. SOLOMON and Mr. 
SKELTON, 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. BLUNT, 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.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 132.43  waiving points of order against the conference report to 
          accompany h.r. 2267

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 330):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2267) making appropriations for the Departments of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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.
  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.
  Mrs. MALONEY of New York 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

285

When there appeared

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Nays

113

para. 132.44                  [Roll No. 636]

                                YEAS--285

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--113

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Engel
     Ensign
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Martinez
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Mink
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wynn

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                             NOT VOTING--34

     Baker
     Blumenauer
     Combest
     Cubin
     Dickey
     Ehlers
     Flake
     Fowler
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Houghton
     John
     LaFalce
     Lipinski
     McInnis
     Miller (CA)
     Myrick
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Pickett
     Pryce (OH)
     Riley
     Roemer
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Snyder
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Watkins
     Wexler
     White
     Wise
     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. 132.45  house law revision counsel

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of 2 United States Code 285c, 
announced the appointment of John R. Miller as Law Revision Counsel for 
the United States House of Representatives, effective November 1, 1997.

para. 132.46  house general counsel

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of clause 11 of rule I, 
announced the appointment of Geraldine R. Gennet as General Counsel of 
the United States House of Representatives, effective August 1, 1997.

para. 132.47  message from the president

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

para. 132.48  h. con. res. 137--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER, 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. 137) expressing the sense of the 
House of Representatives concerning the urgent need for an international 
criminal tribunal to try members of the Iraqi regime for crimes against 
humanity.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

396

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para. 132.49                  [Roll No. 637]

                                YEAS--396

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                 NAYS--2

     Paul
     Snyder
       

                             NOT VOTING--34

     Baker
     Blumenauer
     Combest
     Cubin
     Dellums
     Dickey
     Ehlers
     Flake
     Fowler
     Furse
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Houghton
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lipinski
     McInnis
     Miller (CA)
     Myrick
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pryce (OH)
     Riley
     Roemer
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Watkins
     Wexler
     White
     Yates
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
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. 132.50  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 joint 
resolution and a concurrent resolution of the House of the following 
titles:

       H.J. Res. 103. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements with respect to certain specified bills of the 
     One Hundred Fifth Congress.
       H. Con. Res. 194. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     joint session of Congress to receive a message from the 
     President on the state of the Union.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 867) ``An 
Act to promote the adoption of children in foster care.''.

  The message als o 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:

       S. 1371. An Act to establish felony violations for the 
     failure to pay legal child support obligations and for other 
     purposes.
       S.J. Res. 39. Joint resolution to provide for the convening 
     of the Second Session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
       S. Con. Res. 68. Concurrent resolution to adjourn sine die 
     the First Session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.

para. 132.51  providing for the adjournment of the two houses sine die

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House the 
following privileged concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 68):


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       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Thursday, November 13, 1997, or Friday, November 14, 
     1997, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent 
     resolution by the Majority Leader or his designee, it stand 
     adjourned sine die, or until noon on the second day after 
     Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of 
     this concurrent resolution, and that when the Senate adjourns 
     on Thursday, November 13, 1997, or Friday, November 14, 1997, 
     on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by 
     the Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned sine 
     die, or until noon on the second day after Members are 
     notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this 
     concurrent resolution.
       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.
       Sec. 3. The Congress declares that clause 5 of rule III of 
     the Rules of the House of Representatives and the order of 
     the Senate of January 7, 1997, authorize for the duration of 
     the One Hundred Fifth Congress the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate, 
     respectively: To receive messages from the President during 
     periods when the House and Senate are not in session and 
     thereby preserve until adjournment sine die of the final 
     regular session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress the 
     constitutional prerogative of the House and Senate to 
     reconsider vetoed measures in light of the objections of the 
     President, since the availability of the Clerk and the 
     Secretary during any earlier adjournment of either House 
     during the current Congress does not prevent the return by 
     the President of any bill presented to him for approval.
       Sec. 4. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 
     inform the President of the United States of the adoption of 
     this concurrent resolution.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas 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

205

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

193

para. 132.52                  [Roll No. 638]

                                YEAS--205

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--193

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--34

     Ackerman
     Baker
     Blumenauer
     Combest
     Cubin
     Dickey
     Ehlers
     Flake
     Fowler
     Furse
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Houghton
     LaFalce
     Lipinski
     McInnis
     Miller (CA)
     Myrick
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Pickett
     Pryce (OH)
     Riley
     Roemer
     Schiff
     Smith (OR)
     Souder
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Watkins
     Wexler
     White
     Yates
  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. 132.53  convening of the second session of the one hundred fifth 
          congress

  Mr. ARMEY, pursuant to House Resolution 311, called up the joint 
resolution of the Senate (S.J. Res. 39) to provide for the convening of 
the Second Session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 311, the joint resolution was considered 
read.
  The joint resolution 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 joint resolution was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 132.54  proceedings vacated--h. res. 328

  On motion of Mr. FAZIO, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the proceedings earlier today whereby the House agreed 
to the resolution (H. Res. 328) designating certain minority membership 
on the Committee on Appropriations; be vacated.

para. 132.55  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 328):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and that 
     they are hereby, elected to the following standing committees 
     of the House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Appropriations, Robert ``Bud'' Cramer 
     of Alabama.
       To the Committee on the Budget, David Price of North 
     Carolina.


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  When said resolution was considered.
  Mr. FAZIO submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the word Resolved, and insert the 
     following:

       That the following named Member be, and is hereby, elected 
     to the following standing committee of the House of 
     Representatives:
       To the Committee on Appropriations, the following Member:
       Robert ``Bud'' Cramer of Alabama

  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. 132.56  committee resignation--majority

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 13, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Newt: I respectfully request that you accept my 
     resignation from the Government Reform and Oversight 
     Committee, effective Friday, November 14, 1997.
       Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Rob Portman,
                                                   Representative.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para. 132.57  committee election--majority

  Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 331):

       Resolved, That the following Member be, and he is hereby, 
     elected to the following standing committee of the House of 
     Representatives:
       Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Mr. Miller of 
     Florida.

  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. 132.58  appointment of committee to notify the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 320, 
announced the appointment of Messrs. Armey and Gephardt as members of 
the committee on the part of the House to notify the President of the 
adjournment of the Congress.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 132.59  commerce, justice and state appropriations

  Mr. ROGERS, pursuant to House Resolution 330, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 105-405):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2267) ``making appropriations for the Departments of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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, 1998, 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, $76,199,000, of which not to exceed 
     $3,317,000 is for the Facilities Program 2000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 43 
     permanent positions and 44 full-time equivalent workyears and 
     $7,860,000 shall be expended for the Department Leadership 
     Program exclusive of augmentation that occurred in these 
     offices in fiscal year 1997: Provided further, That not to 
     exceed 41 permanent positions and 48 full-time equivalent 
     workyears and $4,660,000 shall be expended for the Offices of 
     Legislative Affairs and Public Affairs: Provided further, 
     That the latter two 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, $20,000,000 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 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 paragraph 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.
       In addition, for necessary expenses, as determined by the 
     Attorney General, $32,700,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to reimburse departments and agencies of the 
     Federal Government for any costs incurred in connection 
     with--
       (1) counterterrorism technology research and development;
       (2) providing training and related equipment for chemical, 
     biological, nuclear, and cyber attack prevention and response 
     capabilities to State and local law enforcement agencies; and
       (3) providing bomb training and response capabilities to 
     State and local law enforcement agencies.


                   administrative review and appeals

       For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and 
     clemency petitions and immigration related activities, 
     $70,007,000.


  violent crime reduction programs, administrative review and appeals

       For activities authorized by section 130005 of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 
     103-322), as amended, $59,251,000, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund.


                      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, $33,211,000; 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 for the current fiscal year: 
     Provided, That up to one-tenth of one percent of the 
     Department of Justice's allocation from the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund grant programs may be transferred at the 
     discretion of the Attorney General to this account for the 
     audit or other review of such grant programs, as authorized 
     by section 130005 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322).

                    United States Parole Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
     Commission as authorized by law, $5,009,000.

                            Legal Activities


            Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities

       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; $444,200,000; 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 $17,525,000 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.
        In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the 
     Department of Justice associated with processing cases under 
     the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, as 
     amended, not to exceed $4,028,000, to be appropriated from 
     the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.


       violent crime reduction programs, general legal activities

       For the expeditious deportation of denied asylum 
     applicants, as authorized by section 130005 of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 
     103-322), as amended, $7,969,000, 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, $75,495,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, not to exceed $70,000,000 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: Pro

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     vided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the 
     General Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections 
     are received during fiscal year 1998, so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 1998 appropriation from the General Fund 
     estimated at not more than $5,495,000: Provided further, That 
     any fees received in excess of $70,000,000 in fiscal year 
     1998, shall remain available until expended, but shall not be 
     available for obligation until October 1, 1998.


             salaries and expenses, united states attorneys

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States 
     Attorneys, including intergovernmental and cooperative 
     agreements, $972,460,000; of which not to exceed $2,500,000 
     shall be available until September 30, 1999, for (1) training 
     personnel in debt collection, (2) locating debtors and their 
     property, (3) paying the net costs of selling property, and 
     (4) 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 shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $1,200,000 for the 
     design, development, and implementation of an information 
     systems strategy for D.C. Superior Court shall remain 
     available until expended: Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $2,500,000 for the operation of the National Advocacy 
     Center shall remain available until expended: Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall remain available 
     until expended for the expansion of existing Violent Crime 
     Task Forces in United States Attorneys Offices into 
     demonstration projects, including inter-governmental, inter-
     local, cooperative, and task-force agreements, however 
     denominated, and contracts with State and local prosecutorial 
     and law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and 
     prosecution of violent crimes, including bank robbery and 
     carjacking, and drug trafficking: Provided further, That, in 
     addition to reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears 
     available to the Office of the United States Attorneys, not 
     to exceed 8,948 positions and 9,113 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 40114, 130005, 
     190001(b), 190001(d) and 250005 of the Violent Crime Control 
     and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322), as 
     amended, and section 815 of the Antiterrorism and Effective 
     Death Penalty Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-132), $62,828,000, 
     to remain available until expended, which shall be derived 
     from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.


                   United States Trustee System Fund

       For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
     Program, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 589a(a), $114,248,000, to 
     remain available until expended and to be derived from the 
     United States Trustee System Fund: Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to the 
     Fund shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary 
     to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, $114,248,000 of 
     offsetting collections derived from fees collected pursuant 
     to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b) shall be retained and used for necessary 
     expenses in this appropriation and remain available until 
     expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 
     from the Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections 
     are received during fiscal year 1998, so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 1998 appropriation from the Fund estimated 
     at $0: Provided further, That any such fees collected in 
     excess of $114,248,000 in fiscal year 1998 shall remain 
     available until expended but shall not be available for 
     obligation until October 1, 1998.


      Salaries and Expenses, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission

       For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the 
     Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,226,000.


         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, $467,833,000, 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; and of which not to 
     exceed $4,000,000 for development, implementation, 
     maintenance and support, and training for an automated 
     prisoner information system, and not to exceed $2,200,000 to 
     support the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System, 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided, That, for 
     fiscal year 1998 and thereafter, the service of maintaining 
     and transporting State, local, or territorial prisoners shall 
     be considered a specialized or technical service for purposes 
     of 31 U.S.C. 6505, and any prisoners so transported shall be 
     considered persons (transported for other than commercial 
     purposes) whose presence is associated with the performance 
     of a governmental function for purposes of 49 U.S.C. 40102.


    violent crime reduction Programs, United States Marshals Service

       For activities authorized by section 190001(b) of the 
     Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public 
     Law 103-322), as amended, $25,553,000, to remain available 
     until expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund.


                       Federal Prisoner Detention

       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, $405,262,000, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 561(i), to 
     remain available until expended.


                     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, $75,000,000, 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.


           Salaries and Expenses, Community Relations Service

       For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, 
     established by title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 
     $5,319,000 and, in addition, up to $2,000,000 of funds made 
     available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be 
     transferred by the Attorney General to this account: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent 
     circumstances require additional funding for conflict 
     prevention and resolution activities of the Community 
     Relations Service, the Attorney General may transfer such 
     amounts to the Community Relations Service, from available 
     appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department 
     of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such 
     circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant 
     to the previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming 
     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.


                         Assets Forfeiture Fund

        For expenses authorized by 28 U.S.C. 524(c)(1)(A)(ii), 
     (B), (F), and (G), as amended, $23,000,000, 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, $2,000,000.


         payment to radiation exposure compensation trust fund

       For payments to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust 
     Fund, $4,381,000.

                      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, $294,967,000, 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

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution 
     of crimes against the United States; including purchase for 
     police-type use of not to exceed 3,094 passenger motor 
     vehicles, of which 2,270 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, $2,750,921,000; of 
     which not to exceed $50,000,000 for automated data processing 
     and telecommunications and technical investigative equipment 
     and not to exceed $1,000,000 for undercover operations shall 
     remain available until September 30, 1999; of which not less 
     than $221,050,000 shall be for counterterrorism 
     investigations, foreign counterintelligence, and other 
     activities re

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     lated 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 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 no funds in this Act may be 
     used to provide ballistics imaging equipment to any State or 
     local authority which has obtained similar equipment through 
     a Federal grant or subsidy unless the State or local 
     authority agrees to return that equipment or to repay that 
     grant or subsidy to the Federal Government.


                    violent crime reduction programs

       For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322), as amended 
     (``the 1994 Act''), and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death 
     Penalty Act of 1996 (``the Antiterrorism Act''), 
     $179,121,000, to remain available until expended, which shall 
     be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund; of 
     which $102,127,000 shall be for activities authorized by 
     section 190001(c) of the 1994 Act and section 811 of the 
     Antiterrorism Act; $57,994,000 shall be for activities 
     authorized by section 190001(b) of the 1994 Act; $4,000,000 
     shall be for training and investigative assistance authorized 
     by section 210501 of the 1994 Act; $9,500,000 shall be for 
     grants to States, as authorized by section 811(b) of the 
     Antiterrorism Act; and $5,500,000 shall be 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 210501 of the 1994 Act.


                              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; $44,506,000, 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 1,602 passenger motor vehicles, of which 1,410 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; $723,841,000, 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 $10,000,000 for contracting for 
     automated data processing and telecommunications equipment, 
     and not to exceed $2,000,000 for laboratory equipment, 
     $4,000,000 for technical equipment, and $2,000,000 for 
     aircraft replacement retrofit and parts, shall remain 
     available until September 30, 1999; and of which not to 
     exceed $50,000 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses.


                    Violent Crime Reduction Programs

       For activities authorized by sections 180104 and 190001(b) 
     of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-322), as amended, and section 814 of the 
     Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (Public 
     Law 104-132), $403,537,000, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund.


                              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; $8,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                 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 2,904, of which 1,711 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; research related to immigration 
     enforcement; and for the care and housing of Federal 
     detainees held in the joint Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service and United States Marshals Service's Buffalo 
     Detention Facility; $1,657,886,000 of which not to exceed 
     $400,000 for research shall remain available until expended; 
     of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available for 
     costs associated with the training program for basic officer 
     training, and $5,000,000 is for payments or advances arising 
     out of contractual or reimbursable agreements with State and 
     local law enforcement agencies while engaged in cooperative 
     activities related to immigration; and of which not to exceed 
     $5,000,000 is to fund or reimburse other Federal agencies for 
     the costs associated with the care, maintenance, and 
     repatriation of smuggled illegal aliens: Provided, That none 
     of the funds available to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service shall be available to pay any employee overtime pay 
     in an amount in excess of $30,000 during the calendar year 
     beginning January 1, 1998: 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 
     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 the checkpoints are open and 
     traffic is being checked on a continuous 24-hour basis: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed 43 permanent positions 
     and 43 full-time equivalent workyears and $4,167,000 shall be 
     expended for the Office of Legislative Affairs and Public 
     Affairs: Provided further, That the latter two 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: Provided further, That 
     beginning seven calendar days after the enactment of this Act 
     and for each fiscal year thereafter, none of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available to the Immigration 
     and Naturalization Service may be used by the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service to accept, for the purpose of 
     conducting criminal background checks on applications for any 
     benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act, any FD-258 
     fingerprint card which has been prepared by or received from 
     any individual or entity other than an office of the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service with the following 
     exceptions--(1) State and local law enforcement agencies and 
     (2) United States consular offices at United States embassies 
     and consulates abroad under the jurisdiction of the 
     Department of State or United States military offices under 
     the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense authorized to 
     perform fingerprinting services to prepare FD-258 fingerprint 
     cards for applicants residing abroad applying for immigration 
     benefits: Provided further, That agencies may collect and 
     retain a fee for fingerprinting services: Provided further, 
     That, during fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall 
     be used to complete adjudication of an application for 
     naturalization unless the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service has received confirmation from the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation that a full criminal background check has been 
     completed, except for those exempted by regulation as of 
     January 1, 1997: Provided further, That the number of 
     positions filled through non-career appointment at the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service, for which funding is 
     provided in this Act or is otherwise made available to the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service, shall not exceed four 
     permanent positions and four full-time equivalent workyears 
     after July 1, 1998: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, during fiscal year 1998, the 
     Attorney General is authorized and directed to impose 
     disciplinary action, including termination of employment, 
     pursuant to policies and procedures applicable to employees 
     of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for any employee of 
     the Immigration and Naturalization Service who violates 
     policies and procedures set forth by the Department of 
     Justice relative to the granting of citizenship or who 
     willfully deceives the Congress or Department Leadership on 
     any matter.


                    Violent Crime Reduction Programs

       For activities authorized by sections 130002, 130005, 
     130006, 130007, and 190001(b) of the Violent Crime Control 
     and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322), as 
     amended, and section 813 of the Antiterrorism and Effective 
     Death Penalty Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-132), $608,206,000, 
     to remain available until expended, which will be derived 
     from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.


                              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, $75,959,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

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                         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 834, of which 
     599 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; $2,821,642,000: Provided, That the 
     Attorney General may transfer to the Health Resources and 
     Services Administration such amounts as may be necessary 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 $90,000,000 for the activation of new 
     facilities shall remain available until September 30, 1999: 
     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, as amended, for the care and security 
     in the United States of Cuban and Haitian entrants: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding section 4(d) of the Service 
     Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 353(d)), FPS may enter into 
     contracts and other agreements with private entities for 
     periods of not to exceed 3 years and 7 additional option 
     years for the confinement of Federal prisoners.


                    violent crime reduction programs

       For substance abuse treatment in Federal prisons as 
     authorized by section 32001(e) of the Violent Crime Control 
     and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322), as 
     amended, $26,135,000, 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; 
     $255,133,000, 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 $2,300,000 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 $3,266,000 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 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, and sections 819 and 821 of 
     the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, 
     $173,600,000, 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); of which $25,000,000 is for the 
     National Sexual Offender Registry: Provided, That, of funds 
     appropriated under this heading, such funds are available as 
     may be necessary to carry out the orderly termination of the 
     Ounce of Prevention Council.


               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, $509,000,000, 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 $46,500,000 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, 
     including $2,097,000 which shall be available to the 
     Executive Office of United States Attorneys to support the 
     National District Attorneys Association's participation in 
     legal education training at the National Advocacy Center.


   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), as amended 
     (``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''); $2,382,400,000, to remain available until expended, 
     which shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust 
     Fund; of which $523,000,000 shall be for Local Law 
     Enforcement Block Grants, pursuant to H.R. 728 as passed by 
     the House of Representatives on February 14, 1995, except 
     that for purposes of this Act, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico shall be considered a ``unit of local government'' as 
     well as a ``State'', 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 no funds 
     provided under this heading may be used as matching funds for 
     any other Federal grant program: Provided further, That 
     $20,000,000 of this amount shall be for Boys and Girls Clubs 
     in public housing facilities and other areas in cooperation 
     with State and local law enforcement: Provided further, That 
     funds may also be used to defray the costs of indemnification 
     insurance for law enforcement officers: Provided further, 
     That for the purpose of eligibility for the Local Law 
     Enforcement Block Grant Program in the State of Louisiana, 
     parish sheriffs are to be considered the unit of local 
     government under section 108 of H.R. 728; of which 
     $45,000,000 shall be 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; of which $42,500,000 
     shall be available as authorized by section 1001 of title I 
     of the 1968 Act, 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; of which $420,000,000 
     shall be for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as 
     authorized by section 242(j) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, as amended; of which $720,500,000 shall be 
     for Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth in Sentencing 
     Incentive Grants pursuant to subtitle A of title II of the 
     1994 Act, of which $165,000,000 shall be available for 
     payments to States for incarceration of criminal aliens, of 
     which $25,000,000 shall be available for the Cooperative 
     Agreement Program, and of which $5,000,000 shall be reserved 
     by the Attorney General for fiscal year 1998 under section 
     20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the 1994 Act; of which 
     $7,000,000 shall be for the Court Appointed Special Advocate 
     Program, as authorized by section 218 of the 1990 Act; of 
     which $2,000,000 shall be for Child Abuse Training Programs 
     for Judicial Personnel and Practitioners, as authorized by 
     section 224 of the 1990 Act; of which $172,000,000 shall be 
     for Grants to Combat Violence Against Women, to States, units 
     of local government, and Indian tribal governments, as 
     authorized by section 1001(a)(18) of the 1968 Act, including 
     $12,000,000 which shall be used exclusively for the purpose 
     of strengthening civil legal assistance programs for victims 
     of domestic violence: Provided further, That, of these funds, 
     $7,000,000 shall be provided to the National Institute of 
     Justice for research and evaluation of violence against women 
     and $853,000 shall be provided to the Office of the United 
     States Attorney for the District of Columbia for domestic 
     violence programs in

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     D.C. Superior Court; of which $59,000,000 shall be for Grants 
     to Encourage Arrest Policies to States, units of local 
     government, and Indian tribal governments, as authorized by 
     section 1001(a)(19) of the 1968 Act; of which $25,000,000 
     shall be for Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse 
     Enforcement Assistance Grants, as authorized by section 40295 
     of the 1994 Act; of which $2,000,000 shall be for training 
     programs to assist probation and parole officers who work 
     with released sex offenders, as authorized by section 
     40152(c) of the 1994 Act; of which $1,000,000 shall be for 
     grants for televised testimony, as authorized by section 
     1001(a)(7) of the 1968 Act; of which $2,750,000 shall be for 
     national stalker and domestic violence reduction, as 
     authorized by section 40603 of the 1994 Act; of which 
     $63,000,000 shall be for grants for residential substance 
     abuse treatment for State prisoners, as authorized by section 
     1001(a)(17) of the 1968 Act; of which $12,500,000 shall be 
     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; of which $900,000 shall be for 
     the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program, as 
     authorized by section 240001(c) of the 1994 Act; of which 
     $750,000 shall be for Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention 
     Programs, as authorized by section 220002(h) of the 1994 Act; 
     of which $30,000,000 shall be for Drug Courts, as authorized 
     by title V of the 1994 Act; of which $1,000,000 shall be for 
     Law Enforcement Family Support Programs, as authorized by 
     section 1001(a)(21) of the 1968 Act; of which $2,500,000 
     shall be for public awareness programs addressing marketing 
     scams aimed at senior citizens, as authorized by section 
     250005(3) of the 1994 Act; and of which $250,000,000 shall be 
     for Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants pursuant 
     to Title III of H.R. 3 as passed by the House of 
     Representatives on May 8, 1997: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding the requirements of H.R. 3, a State, or unit 
     of local government within such State, shall be eligible for 
     a grant under this program if the Governor of the State 
     certifies to the Attorney General, consistent with guidelines 
     established by the Attorney General in consultation with 
     Congress, that the State is actively considering, or will 
     consider within one year from the date of such certification, 
     legislation, policies, or practices which if enacted would 
     qualify the State for a grant under section 1802 of H.R. 3: 
     Provided further, That 3 percent shall be available to the 
     Attorney General for research, evaluation, and demonstration 
     consistent with this program and 2 percent shall be available 
     to the Attorney General for training and technical assistance 
     consistent with this program: Provided further, That not less 
     than 45 percent of any grant provided to a State or unit of 
     local government shall be spent for the purposes set forth in 
     paragraphs (3) through (9), and not less than 35 percent 
     shall be spent for the purposes set forth in paragraphs (1), 
     (2) and (10) of section 1801(b) of H.R. 3, unless the State 
     or unit of local government certifies to the Attorney General 
     or the State, whichever is appropriate, that the interests of 
     public safety and juvenile crime control would be better 
     served by expending its grant for other purposes set forth 
     under section 1801(b) of H.R. 3: Provided further, That the 
     Federal share limitation in section 1805(e) of H.R. 3 shall 
     be 50 percent in relation to the costs of constructing a 
     permanent juvenile corrections facility: Provided further, 
     That prior to receiving a grant under this program, a unit of 
     local government must establish a coordinated enforcement 
     plan for reducing juvenile crime, developed by a juvenile 
     crime enforcement coalition, such coalition consisting of 
     individuals representing the police, sheriff, prosecutor, 
     State or local probation services, juvenile court, schools, 
     business, and religious affiliated, fraternal, non-profit, or 
     social service organizations involved in crime prevention: 
     Provided further, That the conditions of sections 1802(a)(3) 
     and 1802(b)(1)(C) of H.R. 3 regarding juvenile adjudication 
     records require a State or unit of local government to make 
     available to the Federal Bureau of Investigation records of 
     delinquency adjudications which are treated in a manner 
     equivalent to adult records: Provided further, That no State 
     or unit of local government may receive a grant under this 
     program unless such State or unit of local government has 
     implemented, or will implement no later than January 1, 1999, 
     a policy of controlled substance testing for appropriate 
     categories of juveniles within the juvenile justice system 
     and funds received under this program may be expended for 
     such purpose: Provided further, That the minimum allocation 
     for each State under section 1803(a)(1)(A) of H.R. 3 shall be 
     0.5 percent: Provided further, That the terms and conditions 
     under this heading for juvenile accountability incentive 
     block grants are effective for fiscal year 1998 only and upon 
     the enactment of authorization legislation for juvenile 
     accountability incentive block grants, 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: Provided further, That funds made available in fiscal 
     year 1998 under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 
     Act may be obligated for programs to assist States in the 
     litigation processing of death penalty Federal habeas corpus 
     petitions and for drug testing initiatives: 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, $33,500,000, 
     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.

                  Community Oriented Policing Services


                    violent crime reduction programs

       For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322 (``the 1994 
     Act'') (including administrative costs), $1,400,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, which shall be derived from 
     the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, for Public Safety and 
     Community Policing Grants pursuant to title I of the 1994 
     Act: Provided, That not to exceed 186 permanent positions and 
     186 full-time equivalent workyears and $20,553,000 shall be 
     expended for program management and administration: Provided 
     further, That of the unobligated balances available in this 
     program, $103,000,000 shall be used for innovative community 
     policing programs, of which $38,000,000 shall be used for a 
     law enforcement technology program, $1,000,000 shall be used 
     for police recruitment programs authorized under subtitle H 
     of title III of the 1994 Act, $34,000,000 shall be used for 
     policing initiatives to combat methamphetamine production and 
     trafficking, $12,500,000 shall be used for the Community 
     Policing to Combat Domestic Violence Program pursuant to 
     section 1701(d) of part Q of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, and $17,500,000 shall 
     be used for other innovative community policing programs, 
     such as programs to improve the safety of elementary and 
     secondary school children, reduce crime on or near elementary 
     and secondary school grounds, and enhanced policing 
     initiatives in drug ``hot spots''.
       In addition, for programs of Police Corps education, 
     training and service as set forth in sections 200101-200113 
     of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-322), $30,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund.


                       Juvenile Justice Programs

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, (``the Act''), including 
     salaries and expenses in connection therewith to be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Justice 
     Assistance, $201,672,000, 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 
     102-586, of which (1) notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, $5,922,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by 
     part A of title II of the Act, $96,500,000 shall be available 
     for expenses authorized by part B of title II of the Act, and 
     $45,250,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by 
     part C of title II of the Act: Provided, That $26,500,000 of 
     the amounts provided for part B of title II of the Act, as 
     amended, is for the purpose of providing additional formula 
     grants under part B to States that provide assurances to the 
     Administrator that the State has in effect (or will have in 
     effect no later than one year after date of application) 
     policies and programs, that ensure that juveniles are subject 
     to accountability-based sanctions for every act for which 
     they are adjudicated delinquent; (2) $12,000,000 shall be 
     available for expenses authorized by section 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) $12,000,000 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: 
     Provided further, That upon the enactment of reauthorization 
     legislation for Juvenile Justice Programs under the Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, 
     funding provisions 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.
       In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
     and other assistance,

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     $5,000,000 to remain available until expended, for 
     developing, testing, and demonstrating programs designed to 
     reduce drug use among juveniles.
       In addition, $25,000,000 shall be available for grants of 
     $360,000 to each state and $6,640,000 shall be available for 
     discretionary grants to states, for programs and activities 
     to enforce state laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic 
     beverages to minors or the purchase or consumption of 
     alcoholic beverages by minors, prevention and reduction of 
     consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors, and for 
     technical assistance and training.
       In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
     and other assistance authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse 
     Act of 1990, as amended, $7,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, as authorized by section 214B of the Act.


                    Public Safety Officers Benefits

       To remain available until expended, 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, as authorized by section 6093 of Public Law 
     100-690 (102 Stat. 4339-4340); and $2,000,000 for the Federal 
     Law Enforcement Education Assistance Program, as authorized 
     by section 1212 of said Act.

               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. Authorities contained in the Department of 
     Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1980 
     (Public Law 96-132, 93 Stat. 1040 (1979)), as amended, 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 unconstitutional 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 not 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 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 except in compliance 
     with the procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 108. Section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``1996'' and inserting ``1997 
     and thereafter''.
       Sec. 109. (a) Section 1402(d) of the Victims of Crime Act 
     of 1984, (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)), is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1); and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the next'' and 
     inserting ``The first''.
       (b) Any unobligated sums hitherto available to the judicial 
     branch pursuant to the paragraph repealed by section (a) 
     shall be deemed to be deposits into the Crime Victims Fund as 
     of the effective date hereof and may be used by the Director 
     of the Office for Victims of Crime to improve services for 
     the benefit of crime victims, including the processing and 
     tracking of criminal monetary penalties and related 
     litigation activities, in the federal criminal justice 
     system.
       Sec. 110. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as 
     amended, is further amended--
       (a) by striking entirely section 286(s);
       (b) in section 286(r) by--
       (1) adding ``, and amount described in section 
     245(i)(3)(b)'' after ``recovered by the Department of 
     Justice'' in subsection (2);
       (2) replacing ``Immigration and Naturalization Service'' 
     with ``Attorney General'' in subsection (3); and
       (3) striking subsection (4), and replacing it with, ``The 
     amounts required to be refunded from the Fund for fiscal year 
     1998 and thereafter shall be refunded in accordance with 
     estimates made in the budget request of the President for 
     those fiscal years. Any proposed changes in the amounts 
     designated in such budget requests shall only be made after 
     Congressional reprogramming notification in accordance with 
     the reprogramming guidelines for the applicable fiscal 
     year.''; and
       (c) in section 245(i)(3)(B), by replacing ``Immigration 
     Detention Account established under section 286(s)'' with 
     ``Breached Bond/Detention Fund established under section 
     286(r)''.
       Sec. 111. (a) Limitation on Eligibility Under Section 
     245(i).--Section 245(i)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``(i)(1)'' 
     through ``The Attorney General'' and inserting the following:
       ``(i)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) 
     and (c) of this section, an alien physically present in the 
     United States--
       ``(A) who--
       ``(i) entered the United States without inspection; or
       ``(ii) is within one of the classes enumerated in 
     subsection (c) of this section; and
       ``(B) who is the beneficiary (including a spouse or child 
     of the principal alien, if eligible to receive a visa under 
     section 203(d)) of--
       ``(i) a petition for classification under section 204 that 
     was filed with the Attorney General on or before January 14, 
     1998; or
       ``(ii) an application for a labor certification under 
     section 212(a)(5)(A) that was filed pursuant to the 
     regulations of the Secretary of Labor on or before such date;

     may apply to the Attorney General for the adjustment of his 
     or her status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence. The Attorney General''.
       (b) Repeal of Sunset for Section 245(i).--Section 506(c) of 
     the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 
     (Public Law 103-317; 108 Stat. 1766) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take 
     effect on October 1, 1994, and shall cease to have effect on 
     October 1, 1997. The amendment made by subsection (b) shall 
     take effect on October 1, 1994.''.
       (c) Inapplicability of Certain Provisions of Section 245(c) 
     for Certain Employment-Based Immigrants.--Section 245 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ``subject to 
     subsection (k),'' after ``(2)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) An alien who is eligible to receive an immigrant visa 
     under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 203(b) (or, in 
     the case of an alien who is an immigrant described in section 
     101(a)(27)(C), under section 203(b)(4)) may adjust status 
     pursuant to subsection (a) and notwithstanding subsection 
     (c)(2), (c)(7), and (c)(8), if--
       ``(1) the alien, on the date of filing an application for 
     adjustment of status, is present in the United States 
     pursuant to a lawful admission;
       ``(2) the alien, subsequent to such lawful admission has 
     not, for an aggregate period exceeding 180 days--
       ``(A) failed to maintain, continuously, a lawful status;
       ``(B) engaged in unauthorized employment; or
       ``(C) otherwise violated the terms and conditions of the 
     alien's admission.''.
       Sec. 112. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as 
     the ``Philippine Army, Scouts, and Guerilla Veterans of World 
     War II Naturalization Act of 1997''.
       (b) In General.--Section 405 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act of 1990 (8 U.S.C. 1440 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) who--
       ``(i) is listed on the final roster prepared by the 
     Recovered Personnel Division of the United States Army of 
     those who served honorably in an active duty status within 
     the Philippine Army during the World War II occupation and 
     liberation of the Philippines,
       ``(ii) is listed on the final roster prepared by the 
     Guerilla Affairs Division of the United States Army of those 
     who received recognition as having served honorably in an 
     active duty status within a recognized guerilla unit during 
     the World War II occupation and liberation of the 
     Philippines, or
       ``(iii) served honorably in an active duty status within 
     the Philippine Scouts or within any other component of the 
     United States Armed Forces in the Far East (other than a 
     component described in clause (i) or (ii)) at any time during 
     the period beginning September 1, 1939, and ending December 
     31, 1946:'';
       (2) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) For purposes of the second sentence of section 
     329(a) and section 329(b)(3) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, the executive department under which a 
     person served shall be--
       ``(i) in the case of an applicant claiming to have served 
     in the Philippine Army, the United States Department of the 
     Army;
       ``(ii) in the case of an applicant claiming to have served 
     in a recognized guerilla unit, the United States Department 
     of the Army; or
       ``(iii) in the case of an applicant claiming to have served 
     in the Philippine Scouts or any other component of the United 
     States Armed Forces in the Far East (other than a component 
     described in clause (i) or (ii)) at

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     any time during the period beginning September 1, 1939, and 
     ending December 31, 1946, the United States executive 
     department (or successor thereto) that exercised supervision 
     over such component.
       ``(B) An executive department specified in subparagraph (A) 
     may not make a determination under the second sentence of 
     section 329(a) with respect to the service or separation from 
     service of a person described in paragraph (1) except 
     pursuant to a request from the Service.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Implementation.--(1) Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, for purposes of the naturalization of 
     natives of the Philippines under this section--
       ``(A) the processing of applications for naturalization, 
     filed in accordance with the provisions of this section, 
     including necessary interviews, shall be conducted in the 
     Philippines by employees of the Service designated pursuant 
     to section 335(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; and
       ``(B) oaths of allegiance for applications for 
     naturalization under this section shall be administered in 
     the Philippines by employees of the Service designated 
     pursuant to section 335(b) of that Act.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), applications for 
     naturalization, including necessary interviews, may continue 
     to be processed, and oaths of allegiance may continue to be 
     taken in the United States.''.
       (c) Repeal.--Section 113 of the Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1440 note), is repealed.
       (d) Effective Date; Termination Date.--
       (1) Application to pending applications.--The amendments 
     made by subsection (b) shall apply to applications filed 
     before February 3, 1995.
       (2) Termination date.--The authority provided by the 
     amendments made by subsection (b) shall expire February 3, 
     2001.
       Sec. 113. Section 101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(J) an immigrant who is present in the United States--
       ``(i) who has been declared dependent on a juvenile court 
     located in the United States or whom such a court has legally 
     committed to, or placed under the custody of, an agency or 
     department of a State and who has been deemed eligible by 
     that court for long-term foster care due to abuse, neglect, 
     or abandonment;
       ``(ii) for whom it has been determined in administrative or 
     judicial proceedings that it would not be in the alien's best 
     interest to be returned to the alien's or parent's previous 
     country of nationality or country of last habitual residence; 
     and
       ``(iii) in whose case the Attorney General expressly 
     consents to the dependency order serving as a precondition to 
     the grant of special immigrant juvenile status;

     Except that--

       ``(I) no juvenile court has jurisdiction to determine the 
     custody status or placement of an alien in the actual or 
     constructive custody of the Attorney General unless the 
     Attorney General specifically consents to such jurisdiction; 
     and
       ``(II) no natural parent or prior adoptive parent of any 
     alien provided special immigrant status under this 
     subparagraph shall thereafter, by virtue of such parentage, 
     be accorded any right, privilege, or status under this Act; 
     or''.

       Sec. 114. Not to exceed $200,000 of funds appropriated 
     under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, shall be 
     available for payment pursuant to the Hearing Officer's 
     Report in United States Court of Federal Claims No. 93-645X 
     (June 3, 1996) (see 35 Fed. Cl. 99 (March 7, 1996)).
       Sec. 115. (a) Standards for Sex Offender Registration 
     Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Section 170101(a) of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071(a)) 
     is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``with a designated 
     State law enforcement agency''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``with a designated 
     State law enforcement agency'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Determination of sexually violent predator status; 
     waiver; alternative measures.--
       ``(A) In general.--A determination of whether a person is a 
     sexually violent predator for purposes of this section shall 
     be made by a court after considering the recommendation of a 
     board composed of experts in the behavior and treatment of 
     sex offenders, victims' rights advocates, and representatives 
     of law enforcement agencies.
       ``(B) Waiver.--The Attorney General may waive the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A) if the Attorney General 
     determines that the State has established alternative 
     procedures or legal standards for designating a person as a 
     sexually violent predator.
       ``(C) Alternative measures.--The Attorney General may also 
     approve alternative measures of comparable or greater 
     effectiveness in protecting the public from unusually 
     dangerous or recidivistic sexual offenders in lieu of the 
     specific measures set forth in this section regarding 
     sexually violent predators.'';
       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``that consists of--'' 
     and inserting ``in a range of offenses specified by State law 
     which is comparable to or which exceeds the following range 
     of offenses:'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``that consists of'' 
     and inserting ``in a range of offenses specified by State law 
     which is comparable to or which exceeds the range of offenses 
     encompassed by''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) The term `employed, carries on a vocation' includes 
     employment that is full-time or part-time for a period of 
     time exceeding 14 days or for an aggregate period of time 
     exceeding 30 days during any calendar year, whether 
     financially compensated, volunteered, or for the purpose of 
     government or educational benefit.
       ``(G) The term `student' means a person who is enrolled on 
     a full-time or part-time basis, in any public or private 
     educational institution, including any secondary school, 
     trade, or professional institution, or institution of higher 
     education.''.
       (2) Requirements upon release, parole, supervised release, 
     or probation.--Section 170101(b) of the Violent Crime Control 
     and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071(b)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking the paragraph designation and heading and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) Duties of responsible officials.--'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``or in 
     the case of probation, the court'' and inserting ``the court, 
     or another responsible officer or official'';
       (II) in clause (ii), by striking ``give'' and all that 
     follows before the semicolon and inserting ``report the 
     change of address as provided by State law''; and
       (III) in clause (iii), by striking ``shall register'' and 
     all that follows before the semicolon and inserting ``shall 
     report the change of address as provided by State law and 
     comply with any registration requirement in the new State of 
     residence, and inform the person that the person must also 
     register in a State where the person is employed, carries on 
     a vocation, or is a student''; and

       (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or the court'' and 
     inserting ``, the court, or another responsible officer or 
     official'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Transfer of information to state and fbi; 
     participation in national sex offender registry.--
       ``(A) State reporting.--State procedures shall ensure that 
     the registration information is promptly made available to a 
     law enforcement agency having jurisdiction where the person 
     expects to reside and entered into the appropriate State 
     records or data system. State procedures shall also ensure 
     that conviction data and fingerprints for persons required to 
     register are promptly transmitted to the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation.
       ``(B) National reporting.--A State shall participate in the 
     national database established under section 170102(b) in 
     accordance with guidelines issued by the Attorney General, 
     including transmission of current address information and 
     other information on registrants to the extent provided by 
     the guidelines.'';
       (C) in paragraph (3)(A)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``on 
     each'' and all that follows through ``applies:'' and 
     inserting the following: ``State procedures shall provide for 
     verification of address at least annually.''; and
       (ii) by striking clauses (i) through (v);
       (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``section reported'' and 
     all that follows before the period at the end and inserting 
     the following: ``section shall be reported by the person in 
     the manner provided by State law. State procedures shall 
     ensure that the updated address information is promptly made 
     available to a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction 
     where the person will reside and entered into the appropriate 
     State records or data system'';
       (E) in paragraph (5), by striking ``shall register'' and 
     all that follows before the period at the end and inserting 
     ``and who moves to another State, shall report the change of 
     address to the responsible agency in the State the person is 
     leaving, and shall comply with any registration requirement 
     in the new State of residence. The procedures of the State 
     the person is leaving shall ensure that notice is provided 
     promptly to an agency responsible for registration in the new 
     State, if that State requires registration''; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Registration of out-of-state offenders, federal 
     offenders, persons sentenced by courts martial, and offenders 
     crossing state borders.--As provided in guidelines issued by 
     the Attorney General, each State shall include in its 
     registration program residents who were convicted in another 
     State and shall ensure that procedures are in place to accept 
     registration information from--
       ``(A) residents who were convicted in another State, 
     convicted of a Federal offense, or sentenced by a court 
     martial; and
       ``(B) nonresident offenders who have crossed into another 
     State in order to work or attend school.''.
       (3) Registration of offender crossing state border.--
     Section 170101 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071) is amended by 
     redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as (d) through (g), 
     respectively, and inserting after subsection (b) the 
     following:
       ``(c) Registration of Offender Crossing State Border.--Any 
     person who is required

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     under this section to register in the State in which such 
     person resides shall also register in any State in which the 
     person is employed, carries on a vocation, or is a 
     student.''.
       (4) Release of information.--Section 170101(e)(2) of the 
     Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 
     U.S.C. 14071(e)(2)), as redesignated by subsection (c) of 
     this section, is amended by striking ``The designated'' and 
     all that follows through ``State agency'' and inserting ``The 
     State or any agency authorized by the State''.
       (5) Immunity for good faith conduct.--Section 170101(f) of 
     the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 
     U.S.C. 14071(f)), as redesignated by subsection (c) of this 
     section, is amended by striking ``, and State officials'' and 
     inserting ``and independent contractors acting at the 
     direction of such agencies, and State officials''.
       (6) FBI registration.--(A) Section 170102(a)(2) of the 
     Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 
     U.S.C. 14072(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``and `predatory' 
     '' and inserting the following: `` `predatory', `employed, or 
     carries on a vocation', and `student' ''.
       (B) Section 170102(a)(3) of the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14072(a)(3)) is 
     amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``in a range of 
     offenses specified by State law which is comparable to or 
     exceeds that'' before ``described'';
       (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) participates in the national database established 
     under subsection (b) of this section in conformity with 
     guidelines issued by the Attorney General;''; and
       (iii) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) provides for verification of address at least 
     annually;''.
       (C) Section 170102(i) of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14072(i)) in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1), is amended by inserting ``or 
     pursuant to section 170101(b)(7)'' after ``subsection (g)''.
       (7) Pam lychner sexual offender tracking and identification 
     act of 1996.--Section 10 of the Pam Lychner Sexual Offender 
     Tracking and Identification Act of 1996 is amended by 
     inserting at the end the following:
       ``(d) Effective Date.--States shall be allowed the time 
     specified in subsection (b) to establish minimally sufficient 
     sexual offender registration programs for purposes of the 
     amendments made by section 2. Subsections (c) and (k) of 
     section 170102 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994, and any requirement to issue related 
     regulations, shall take effect at the conclusion of the time 
     provided under this subsection for the establishment of 
     minimally sufficient sexual offender registration 
     programs.''.
       (8) Federal offenders and military personnel.--(A) Section 
     4042 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (i) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ``subsection (b)'' 
     and inserting ``subsections (b) and (c)'';
       (ii) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (4);
       (iii) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); 
     and
       (iv) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Notice of Sex Offender Release.--(1) In the case of a 
     person described in paragraph (4) who is released from prison 
     or sentenced to probation, notice shall be provided to--
       ``(A) the chief law enforcement officer of the State and of 
     the local jurisdiction in which the person will reside; and
       ``(B) a State or local agency responsible for the receipt 
     or maintenance of sex offender registration information in 
     the State or local jurisdiction in which the person will 
     reside.
     The notice requirements under this subsection do not apply in 
     relation to a person being protected under chapter 224.
       ``(2) Notice provided under paragraph (1) shall include the 
     information described in subsection (b)(2), the place where 
     the person will reside, and the information that the person 
     shall be subject to a registration requirement as a sex 
     offender. For a person who is released from the custody of 
     the Bureau of Prisons whose expected place of residence 
     following release is known to the Bureau of Prisons, notice 
     shall be provided at least 5 days prior to release by the 
     Director of the Bureau of Prisons. For a person who is 
     sentenced to probation, notice shall be provided promptly by 
     the probation officer responsible for the supervision of the 
     person, or in a manner specified by the Director of the 
     Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Notice 
     concerning a subsequent change of residence by a person 
     described in paragraph (4) during any period of probation, 
     supervised release, or parole shall also be provided to the 
     agencies and officers specified in paragraph (1) by the 
     probation officer responsible for the supervision of the 
     person, or in a manner specified by the Director of the 
     Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
       ``(3) The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall inform a 
     person described in paragraph (4) who is released from prison 
     that the person shall be subject to a registration 
     requirement as a sex offender in any State in which the 
     person resides, is employed, carries on a vocation, or is a 
     student (as such terms are defined for purposes of section 
     170101(a)(3) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
     Act of 1994), and the same information shall be provided to a 
     person described in paragraph (4) who is sentenced to 
     probation by the probation officer responsible for 
     supervision of the person or in a manner specified by the 
     Director of the Administrative Office of the United States 
     Courts.
       ``(4) A person is described in this paragraph if the person 
     was convicted of any of the following offenses (including 
     such an offense prosecuted pursuant to section 1152 or 1153):
       ``(A) An offense under section 1201 involving a minor 
     victim.
       ``(B) An offense under chapter 109A.
       ``(C) An offense under chapter 110.
       ``(D) An offense under chapter 117.
       ``(E) Any other offense designated by the Attorney General 
     as a sexual offense for purposes of this subsection.
       ``(5) The United States and its agencies, officers, and 
     employees shall be immune from liability based on good faith 
     conduct in carrying out this subsection and subsection 
     (b).''.
       (B)(i) Section 3563(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the matter at the end of paragraph (7) 
     beginning with ``The results of a drug test'' and all that 
     follows through the end of such paragraph and inserting that 
     matter at the end of section 3563.
       (ii) The matter inserted by subparagraph (A) at the end of 
     section 3563 is amended--
       (I) by striking ``The results of a drug test'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(e) Results of Drug Testing.--The results of a drug 
     test''; and
       (II) by striking ``paragraph (4)'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``subsection (a)(5)''.
       (iii) Section 3563(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (I) so that paragraphs (6) and (7) appear in numerical 
     order immediately after paragraph (5);
       (II) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
       (III) in paragraph (7), by striking ``assessments.'' and 
     inserting ``assessments; and''; and
       (IV) by inserting immediately after paragraph (7) (as moved 
     by clause (i)) the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) for a person described in section 4042(c)(4), that 
     the person report the address where the person will reside 
     and any subsequent change of residence to the probation 
     officer responsible for supervision, and that the person 
     register in any State where the person resides, is employed, 
     carries on a vocation, or is a student (as such terms are 
     defined under section 170101(a)(3) of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994).''.
       ``(iv) Section 3583(d) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the second sentence the following: 
     ``The court shall order, as an explicit condition of 
     supervised release for a person described in section 
     4042(c)(4), that the person report the address where the 
     person will reside and any subsequent change of residence to 
     the probation officer responsible for supervision, and that 
     the person register in any State where the person resides, is 
     employed, carries on a vocation, or is a student (as such 
     terms are defined under section 170101(a)(3) of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994).''.
       (v) Section 4209(a) of title 18, United States Code, 
     insofar as such section remains in effect with respect to 
     certain individuals, is amended by inserting after the first 
     sentence the following: ``In every case, the Commission shall 
     impose as a condition of parole for a person described in 
     section 4042(c)(4), that the parolee report the address where 
     the parolee will reside and any subsequent change of 
     residence to the probation officer responsible for 
     supervision, and that the parolee register in any State where 
     the parolee resides, is employed, carries on a vocation, or 
     is a student (as such terms are defined under section 
     170101(a)(3) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
     Act of 1994).''.
       (C)(i) The Secretary of Defense shall specify categories of 
     conduct punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice 
     which encompass a range of conduct comparable to that 
     described in section 170101(a)(3)(A) and (B) of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
     14071(a)(3)(A) and (B)), and such other conduct as the 
     Secretary deems appropriate for inclusion for purposes of 
     this subparagraph.
       (ii) In relation to persons sentenced by a court martial 
     for conduct in the categories specified under clause (i), the 
     Secretary shall prescribe procedures and implement a system 
     to--
       (I) provide notice concerning the release from confinement 
     or sentencing of such persons;
       (II) inform such persons concerning registration 
     obligations; and
       (III) track and ensure compliance with registration 
     requirements by such persons during any period of parole, 
     probation, or other conditional release or supervision 
     related to the offense.
       (iii) The procedures and requirements established by the 
     Secretary under this subparagraph shall, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, be consistent with those specified for 
     Federal offenders under the amendments made by subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B).
       (iv) If a person within the scope of this subparagraph is 
     confined in a facility under the control of the Bureau of 
     Prisons at the time of release, the Bureau of Prisons shall 
     provide notice of release and inform the person

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     concerning registration obligations under the procedures 
     specified in section 4042(c) of title 18, United States Code.
       (9) Protected witness registration.--Section 3521(b)(1) of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (G);
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
       ``(H) protect the confidentiality of the identity and 
     location of persons subject to registration requirements as 
     convicted offenders under Federal or State law, including 
     prescribing alternative procedures to those otherwise 
     provided by Federal or State law for registration and 
     tracking of such persons; and''.
       (b) Sense of Congress and Report Relating to Stalking 
     Laws.--
       (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     each State should have in effect a law that makes it a crime 
     to stalk any individual, especially children, without 
     requiring that such individual be physically harmed or 
     abducted before a stalker is restrained or punished.
       (2) Report.--The Attorney General shall include in an 
     annual report under section 40610 of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14039) 
     information concerning existing or proposed State laws and 
     penalties for stalking crimes against children.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, except that--
       (1) subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (a)(8) 
     shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act; and
       (2) States shall have 3 years from such date of enactment 
     to implement amendments made by this Act which impose new 
     requirements under the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against 
     Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, and 
     the Attorney General may grant an additional 2 years to a 
     State that is making good faith efforts to implement these 
     amendments.
       Sec. 116. (a) In General.--Section 610(b) of the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153; 
     Public Law 102-395) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``300'' and inserting ``3,000''; and
       (2) by striking ``five years'' and inserting ``seven 
     years''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a)(2) shall be deemed to have become effective on October 6, 
     1992.
       Sec. 117. For fiscal year 1998, the Attorney General shall 
     provide a magnetometer and not less than one qualified guard 
     at each unsecured entrance to the real property (including 
     offices, buildings, and related grounds and facilities) that 
     is leased to the United States as a place of employment for 
     Federal employees at 625 Silver, S.W., in Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico for the duration of time that Department of Justice 
     employees are occupants of this building, after which the 
     General Services Administration shall provide the same level 
     of security equipment and personnel at this location until 
     the date on which the new Albuquerque federal building is 
     occupied.
       Sec. 118. Section 203(p)(1) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(p)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B)(i) The Administrator may exercise the authority under 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to such surplus real and 
     related property needed by the transferee or grantee for--
       ``(I) law enforcement purposes, as determined by the 
     Attorney General; or
       ``(II) emergency management response purposes, including 
     fire and rescue services, as determined by the Director of 
     the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
       ``(ii) The authority provided under this subparagraph shall 
     terminate on December 31, 1999.''.
       Sec. 119. Section 1701(b)(2)(A) of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) 
     is amended to read as follows--
       ``(A) may not exceed 20 percent of the funds available for 
     grants pursuant to this subsection in any fiscal year.''.
       Sec. 120. Section 233(d) of the Antiterrorism and Effective 
     Death Penalty Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 1245) is amended by 
     striking ``1 year after the date of enactment of this Act'' 
     and inserting ``October 1, 1999''.
       Sec. 121. (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the terms ``criminal offense against a victim who is a 
     minor'', ``sexually violent offense'', and ``sexually violent 
     predator'' have the meanings given those terms in section 
     170101(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
     Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071(a));
       (2) the term ``DNA'' means deoxyribonucleic acid; and
       (3) the term ``sex offender'' means an individual who--
       (A) has been convicted in Federal court of--
       (i) a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor; or
       (ii) a sexually violent offense; or
       (B) is a sexually violent predator.
       (b) Report.--From amounts made available to the Department 
     of Justice under this title, not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
     submit to Congress a report, which shall include a plan for 
     the implementation of a requirement that, prior to the 
     release (including probation, parole, or any other supervised 
     release) of any sex offender from Federal custody following a 
     conviction for a criminal offense against a victim who is a 
     minor or a sexually violent offense, the sex offender shall 
     provide a DNA sample to the appropriate law enforcement 
     agency for inclusion in a national law enforcement DNA 
     database.
       (c) Plan Requirements.--The plan submitted under subsection 
     (b) shall include recommendations concerning--
       (1) a system for--
       (A) the collection of DNA samples from any sex offender;
       (B) the analysis of the collected samples for DNA and other 
     genetic typing analysis; and
       (C) making the DNA and other genetic typing information 
     available for law enforcement purposes only;
       (2) guidelines for coordination with existing Federal and 
     State DNA and genetic typing information databases and for 
     Federal cooperation with State and local law in sharing this 
     information;
       (3) addressing constitutional, privacy, and related 
     concerns in connection with the mandatory submission of DNA 
     samples; and
       (4) procedures and penalties for the prevention of improper 
     disclosure or dissemination of DNA or other genetic typing 
     information.
       Sec. 122. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     relating to position classification or employee pay or 
     performance, during the 3-year period beginning on the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation may, with the approval of the Attorney 
     General, establish a personnel management system providing 
     for the compensation and performance management of not more 
     than 3,000 non-Special Agent employees to fill critical 
     scientific, technical, engineering, intelligence analyst, 
     language translator, and medical positions in the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation.
       (b) Except as otherwise provided by law, no employee 
     compensated under any system established under this section 
     may be paid at a rate in excess of the rate payable for a 
     position at level III of the Executive Schedule.
       (c) Total payments to employees under any system 
     established under this section shall be subject to the 
     limitation on payments to employees set forth in section 5307 
     of title 5, United States Code.
       (d) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and the 
     Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate, the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, an operating plan 
     describing the Director's intended use of the authority under 
     this section, and identifying any provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, being waived for purposes of any 
     personnel management system to be established by the Director 
     under this section.
       (e) Any performance management system established under 
     this section shall have not less than 2 levels of performance 
     above a retention standard.
       (f) Not later than March 31, 2000, the Director of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to Congress an 
     evaluation of the performance management system established 
     under this section, which shall include--
       (1) a comparison of--
       (A) the compensation, benefits, and performance management 
     provisions governing personnel of similar employment 
     classification series in other departments and agencies of 
     the Federal Government; and
       (B) the costs, consistent with standards prescribed in 
     Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76, of contracting 
     for any services provided through those departments and 
     agencies; and
       (2) if appropriate, a recommendation for legislation to 
     extend the authority under this section.
       (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall have the same authority 
     provided to the Office of Personnel Management under section 
     4703 of title 5, United States Code, to establish, in the 
     discretion of the Secretary, demonstration projects for a 
     period of 3 years, for not to exceed a combined total of 950 
     employees, to fill critical scientific, technical, 
     engineering, intelligence analyst, language translator, and 
     medical positions in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
     Firearms, the United States Customs Service, and the United 
     States Secret Service.
       (h) The authority under this section shall terminate 3 
     years after the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 123. (a) In General.--Section 3626 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking ``permits'' and 
     inserting ``requires''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``no prisoner release 
     order shall be entered unless'' and inserting ``no court 
     shall enter a prisoner release order unless''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (F)--

       (I) by inserting ``including a legislator'' after ``local 
     official''; and
       (II) by striking ``program'' and inserting ``prison'';

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       (2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``current or 
     ongoing'' and inserting ``current and ongoing'';
       (3) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Mandamus shall lie to remedy any failure to issue a prompt 
     ruling on such a motion.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Any prospective relief 
     subject to a pending motion shall be automatically stayed'' 
     and inserting ``Any motion to modify or terminate prospective 
     relief made under subsection (b) shall operate as a stay''; 
     and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Postponement of automatic stay.--The court may 
     postpone the effective date of an automatic stay specified in 
     subsection (e)(2)(A) for not more than 60 days for good 
     cause. No postponement shall be permissible because of 
     general congestion of the court's calendar.
       ``(4) Order blocking the automatic stay.--Any order 
     staying, suspending, delaying, or barring the operation of 
     the automatic stay described in paragraph (2) (other than an 
     order to postpone the effective date of the automatic stay 
     under paragraph (3)) shall be treated as an order refusing to 
     dissolve or modify an injunction and shall be appealable 
     pursuant to section 1292(a)(1) of title 28, United States 
     Code, regardless of how the order is styled or whether the 
     order is termed a preliminary or a final ruling.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall 
     take effect upon the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     shall apply to pending cases.
       Sec. 124. Section 524(c)(8)(B) of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by deleting ``1996, and 1997,'' and 
     inserting ``and 1996,'' in place thereof.
       Sec. 125. Section 217(f) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(f)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Definition of Pilot Program Period.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term `pilot program period' means the 
     period beginning on October 1, 1988, and ending on April 30, 
     1998.''.
       Sec. 126. Section 140 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 
     103-236), is amended in subsection (g) by striking ``December 
     31, 1997'' and inserting ``May 1, 1998''.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice 
     Appropriations Act, 1998''.

         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, $23,450,000, 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: Provided further, That the total 
     number of political appointees on board as of May 1, 1998, 
     shall not exceed 25 positions.

                     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, 
     $41,200,000 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; $283,066,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That of the $287,866,000 
     provided for in direct obligations (of which $283,066,000 is 
     appropriated from the General Fund, and $4,800,000 is derived 
     from unobligated balances and deobligations from prior 
     years), $58,986,000 shall be for Trade Development, 
     $17,340,000 shall be for Market Access and Compliance, 
     $28,770,000 shall be for the Import Administration, 
     $171,070,000 shall be for the United States and Foreign 
     Commercial Service, and $11,700,000 shall be for Executive 
     Direction and Administration: Provided further, 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 
     section 5412 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 
     1988 (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; 
     $43,900,000 to remain available until expended, of which 
     $1,900,000 shall be for inspections and other activities 
     related to national security: 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, $340,000,000: 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, 
     $21,028,000: 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, 
     $25,000,000.

                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, $47,499,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 1999.


         economics and statistics administration revolving fund

       The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to disseminate 
     economic and statistical data products as authorized by 
     sections 1, 2, and 4 of Public Law 91-412 (15 U.S.C. 1525-
     1527) and, notwithstanding section 5412 of the Omnibus

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     Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4912), 
     charge fees 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, $137,278,000.


                     Periodic Censuses and Programs

       For expenses necessary to conduct the decennial census, 
     $389,887,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That of this amount, $4,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
     Census Monitoring Board for necessary expenses as authorized 
     by section 210 of this Act.
       In addition, for expenses to collect and publish statistics 
     for other periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, 
     $165,926,000, 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 
     (NTIA), $16,550,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs 
     incurred in spectrum management, analysis, and operations, 
     and related services and such fees shall be retained and used 
     as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum 
     services, to remain available until expended: Provided 
     further, That hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, NTIA shall not authorize spectrum use or provide any 
     spectrum functions pursuant to the NTIA Organization Act, 47 
     U.S.C. Sec. Sec.  902-903, to any Federal entity without 
     reimbursement as required by NTIA for such spectrum 
     management costs, and Federal entities withholding payment of 
     such cost shall not use spectrum: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as 
     offsetting collections all funds transferred, or previously 
     transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs 
     incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and 
     related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication 
     Sciences 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 telecommunications facilities, planning and construction

       For grants authorized by section 392 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934, as amended, $21,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended as authorized by section 391 of the Act, as 
     amended: Provided, That not to exceed $1,500,000 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: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Pan-Pacific 
     Education and Communication Experiments by Satellite 
     (PEACESAT) Program is eligible to compete for Public 
     Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction 
     funds.


                   Information Infrastructure Grants

       For grants authorized by section 392 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934, as amended, $20,000,000, 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: 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, 
     $691,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That of this amount, $664,000,000 shall be derived from 
     offsetting collections assessed and collected pursuant to 15 
     U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 376 and shall be retained 
     and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: 
     Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the 
     General Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections 
     are received during fiscal year 1998, so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 1998 appropriation from the General Fund 
     estimated at $0: Provided further, That during fiscal year 
     1998, should the total amount of offsetting fee collections 
     be less than $664,000,000, the total amounts available to the 
     Patent and Trademark Office shall be reduced accordingly: 
     Provided further, That any fees received in excess of 
     $664,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 shall remain available until 
     expended, but shall not be available for obligation until 
     October 1, 1998: Provided further, That the remaining 
     $27,000,000 shall be derived from deposits in the Patent and 
     Trademark Office Fee Surcharge Fund as authorized by law and 
     shall remain available until expended.

                         Science and Technology

                       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, $8,500,000, of which 
     not to exceed $1,600,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 1999.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology


             scientific and technical research and services

       For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, $276,852,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which not to exceed $3,800,000 shall be 
     used to fund a cooperative agreement with Texas Tech 
     University for wind research; and of which not to exceed 
     $5,000,000 of the amount above $268,000,000 shall be used to 
     fund a cooperative agreement with Montana State University 
     for a research program on green buildings; and of which not 
     to exceed $1,625,000 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, $113,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which not to exceed $300,000 may be transferred to the 
     ``Working Capital Fund'': Provided, That notwithstanding the 
     time limitations imposed by 15 U.S.C. 278k(c) (1) and (5) on 
     the duration of Federal financial assistance that may be 
     awarded by the Secretary of Commerce to Regional Centers for 
     the transfer of Manufacturing Technology (``Centers''), such 
     Federal financial assistance for a Center may continue beyond 
     six years and may be renewed for additional periods, not to 
     exceed one year, at a rate not to exceed one-third of the 
     Center's total annual costs, subject before any such renewal 
     to a positive evaluation of the Center and to a finding by 
     the Secretary of Commerce that continuation of Federal 
     funding to the Center is in the best interest of the Regional 
     Centers for the transfer of Manufacturing Technology Program: 
     Provided further, That the Center's most recent performance 
     evaluation is positive, and the Center has submitted a 
     reapplication which has successfully passed merit review.
       In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced 
     Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, $192,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which not to exceed $82,000,000 shall be available for the 
     award of new grants, and of which not to exceed $500,000 may 
     be transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund''.

                  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, $95,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this 
     heading, $78,308,000 shall be available for obligation and 
     expenditure only after submission of a plan for the 
     expenditure of these funds, in accordance with section 605 of 
     this Act.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  Operations, Research, and Facilities

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft; not 
     to exceed 283 commissioned officers on the active list as of 
     September 30, 1998; grants, contracts, or other payments to 
     nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting 
     activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation 
     of facilities as authorized by 33 U.S.C. 883i; 
     $1,512,050,000, to remain available until expended: 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 1998, so as to result in a final General 
     Fund appropriation estimated at not more than $1,509,050,000: 
     Provided further, That any such additional fees received in 
     excess of $3,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 shall not be 
     available for obligation until October 1, 1998: 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, $62,381,000 
     shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled ``Promote 
     and Develop Fishery Products and Research Per

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     taining to American Fisheries'': Provided further, That 
     grants to States pursuant to sections 306 and 306A of the 
     Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, shall not 
     exceed $2,000,000: Provided further, That unexpended balances 
     in the accounts ``Construction'' and ``Fleet Modernization, 
     Shipbuilding and Conversion'' shall be transferred to and 
     merged with this account, to remain available until expended 
     for the purposes for which the funds were originally 
     appropriated.


               procurement, acquisition and construction

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital 
     assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     $491,609,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That not to exceed $116,910,000 is available for the advanced 
     weather interactive processing system, and may be available 
     for obligation and expenditure only pursuant to a 
     certification by the Secretary of Commerce that the total 
     cost to complete the acquisition and deployment of the 
     advanced weather interactive processing system and NOAA Port 
     system, including program management, operations and 
     maintenance costs through deployment will not exceed 
     $188,700,000: Provided further, That unexpended balances of 
     amounts previously made available in the ``Operations, 
     Research, and Facilities'' account and the ``Construction'' 
     account for activities funded under this heading may be 
     transferred to and merged with this account, to remain 
     available until expended for the purposes for which the funds 
     were originally appropriated.


                      Coastal Zone Management Fund

       Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the Coastal 
     Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456a), not to exceed 
     $7,800,000, for purposes set forth in sections 308(b)(2)(A), 
     308(b)(2)(B)(v), and 315(e) of such Act.


                      fishermen's contingency fund

       For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 
     95-372, not to exceed $953,000, 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-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act of 1976, as amended (Public Law 100-627), and 
     the American Fisheries Promotion Act (Public Law 96-561), to 
     be derived from the fees imposed under the foreign fishery 
     observer program authorized by these Acts, not to exceed 
     $189,000, to remain available until expended.


                   Fisheries Finance Program Account

       For the cost of direct loans, $338,000, as authorized by 
     the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended: 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 none of the funds made 
     available under this heading may be used for direct loans for 
     any new fishing vessel that will increase the harvesting 
     capacity in any United States fishery.

                         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, $27,490,000.


                      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), $20,140,000.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  operations, research, and facilities

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $20,500,000 are rescinded.

            United States Travel and Tourism Administration


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $3,000,000 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 of Commerce 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, or any portion 
     thereof, 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, or any portion thereof, 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. 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 or from actions taken for the care and protection of 
     loan collateral or grant property 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 section 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.
       Sec. 208. The Secretary of Commerce may award contracts for 
     hydrographic, geodetic, and photogrammetric surveying and 
     mapping services in accordance with title IX of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     541 et seq.).
       Sec. 209. (a) Congress finds that--
       (1) it is the constitutional duty of the Congress to ensure 
     that the decennial enumeration of the population is conducted 
     in a manner consistent with the Constitution and laws of the 
     United States;
       (2) the sole constitutional purpose of the decennial 
     enumeration of the population is the apportionment of 
     Representatives in Congress among the several States;
       (3) section 2 of the 14th article of amendment to the 
     Constitution clearly states that Representatives are to be 
     ``apportioned among the several States according to their 
     respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in 
     each State'';
       (4) article I, section 2, clause 3 of the Constitution 
     clearly requires an ``actual Enumeration'' of the population, 
     and section 195 of title 13, United States Code, clearly 
     provides ``Except for the determination of population for 
     purposes of apportionment of Representatives in Congress 
     among the several States, the Secretary shall, if he 
     considers it feasible, authorize the use of the statistical 
     method known as `sampling' in carrying out the provisions of 
     this title.'';
       (5) the decennial enumeration of the population is one of 
     the most critical constitutional functions our Federal 
     Government performs;
       (6) it is essential that the decennial enumeration of the 
     population be as accurate as possible, consistent with the 
     Constitution and laws of the United States;
       (7) the use of statistical sampling or statistical 
     adjustment in conjunction with an actual enumeration to carry 
     out the census with respect to any segment of the population 
     poses the risk of an inaccurate, invalid, and 
     unconstitutional census;
       (8) the decennial enumeration of the population is a 
     complex and vast undertaking, and if such enumeration is 
     conducted in a manner that does not comply with the re

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     quirements of the Constitution or laws of the United States, 
     it would be impracticable for the States to obtain, and the 
     courts of the United States to provide, meaningful relief 
     after such enumeration has been conducted; and
       (9) Congress is committed to providing the level of funding 
     that is required to perform the entire range of 
     constitutional census activities, with a particular emphasis 
     on accurately enumerating all individuals who have 
     historically been undercounted, and toward this end, Congress 
     expects--
       (A) aggressive and innovative promotion and outreach 
     campaigns in hard-to-count communities;
       (B) the hiring of enumerators from within those 
     communities;
       (C) continued cooperation with local government on address 
     list development; and
       (D) maximized census employment opportunities for 
     individuals seeking to make the transition from welfare to 
     work.
       (b) Any person aggrieved by the use of any statistical 
     method in violation of the Constitution or any provision of 
     law (other than this Act), in connection with the 2000 or any 
     later decennial census, to determine the population for 
     purposes of the apportionment or redistricting of members in 
     Congress, may in a civil action obtain declaratory, 
     injunctive, and any other appropriate relief against the use 
     of such method.
       (c) For purposes of this section--
       (1) the use of any statistical method as part of a dress 
     rehearsal or other simulation of a census in preparation for 
     the use of such method, in a decennial census, to determine 
     the population for purposes of the apportionment or 
     redistricting of members in Congress shall be considered the 
     use of such method in connection with that census; and
       (2) the report ordered by title VIII of Public Law 105-18 
     and the Census 2000 Operational Plan shall be deemed to 
     constitute final agency action regarding the use of 
     statistical methods in the 2000 decennial census, thus making 
     the question of their use in such census sufficiently 
     concrete and final to now be reviewable in a judicial 
     proceeding.
       (d) For purposes of this section, an aggrieved person 
     (described in subsection (b)) includes--
       (1) any resident of a State whose congressional 
     representation or district could be changed as a result of 
     the use of a statistical method challenged in the civil 
     action;
       (2) any Representative or Senator in Congress; and
       (3) either House of Congress.
       (e)(1) Any action brought under this section shall be heard 
     and determined by a district court of three judges in 
     accordance with section 2284 of title 28, United States Code. 
     The chief judge of the United States court of appeals for 
     each circuit shall, to the extent practicable and consistent 
     with the avoidance of unnecessary delay, consolidate, for all 
     purposes, in one district court within that circuit, all 
     actions pending in that circuit under this section. Any party 
     to an action under this section shall be precluded from 
     seeking any consolidation of that action other than is 
     provided in this paragraph. In selecting the district court 
     in which to consolidate such actions, the chief judge shall 
     consider the convenience of the parties and witnesses and 
     efficient conduct of such actions. Any final order or 
     injunction of a United States district court that is issued 
     pursuant to an action brought under this section 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 this section may be 
     issued by a single Justice of the Supreme Court.
       (2) It shall be the duty of a United States district court 
     hearing an action brought under this section 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 such matter.
       (f) Any agency or entity within the executive branch having 
     authority with respect to the carrying out of a decennial 
     census may in a civil action obtain a declaratory judgment 
     respecting whether or not the use of a statistical method, in 
     connection with such census, to determine the population for 
     the purposes of the apportionment or redistricting of members 
     in Congress is forbidden by the Constitution and laws of the 
     United States.
       (g) The Speaker of the House of Representatives or the 
     Speaker's designee or designees may commence or join in a 
     civil action, for and on behalf of the House of 
     Representatives, under any applicable law, to prevent the use 
     of any statistical method, in connection with the decennial 
     census, to determine the population for purposes of the 
     apportionment or redistricting of members in Congress. It 
     shall be the duty of the Office of the General Counsel of the 
     House of Representatives to represent the House in such civil 
     action, according to the directions of the Speaker. The 
     Office of the General Counsel of the House of Representatives 
     may employ the services of outside counsel and other experts 
     for this purpose.
       (h) For purposes of this section and section 210--
       (1) the term ``statistical method'' means an activity 
     related to the design, planning, testing, or implementation 
     of the use of representative sampling, or any other 
     statistical procedure, including statistical adjustment, to 
     add or subtract counts to or from the enumeration of the 
     population as a result of statistical inference; and
       (2) the term ``census'' or ``decennial census'' means a 
     decennial enumeration of the population.
       (i) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the 
     use of any statistical method, in connection with a decennial 
     census, for the apportionment or redistricting of members in 
     Congress.
       (j) Sufficient funds appropriated under this Act or under 
     any other Act for purposes of the 2000 decennial census shall 
     be used by the Bureau of the Census to plan, test, and become 
     prepared to implement a 2000 decennial census, without using 
     statistical methods, which shall result in the percentage of 
     the total population actually enumerated being as close to 
     100 percent as possible. In both the 2000 decennial census, 
     and any dress rehearsal or other simulation made in 
     preparation for the 2000 decennial census, the number of 
     persons enumerated without using statistical methods must be 
     publicly available for all levels of census geography which 
     are being released by the Bureau of the Census for (1) all 
     data releases before January 1, 2001, (2) the data contained 
     in the 2000 decennial census Public Law 94-171 data file 
     released for use in redistricting, (3) the Summary Tabulation 
     File One (STF-1) for the 2000 decennial census, and (4) the 
     official populations of the States transmitted from the 
     Secretary of Commerce through the President to the Clerk of 
     the House used to reapportion the districts of the House 
     among the States as a result of the 2000 decennial census. 
     Simultaneously with any other release or reporting of any of 
     the information described in the preceding sentence through 
     other means, such information shall be made available to the 
     public on the Internet. These files of the Bureau of the 
     Census shall be available concurrently to the release of the 
     original files to the same recipients, on identical media, 
     and at a comparable price. They shall contain the number of 
     persons enumerated without using statistical methods and any 
     additions or subtractions thereto. These files shall be based 
     on data gathered and generated by the Bureau of the Census in 
     its official capacity.
       (k) This section shall apply in fiscal year 1998 and 
     succeeding fiscal years.
       Sec. 210. (a) There shall be established a board to be 
     known as the Census Monitoring Board (hereinafter in this 
     section referred to as the ``Board'').
       (b) The function of the Board shall be to observe and 
     monitor all aspects of the preparation and implementation of 
     the 2000 decennial census (including all dress rehearsals and 
     other simulations of a census in preparation therefor).
       (c)(1) The Board shall be composed of 8 members as follows:
       (A) 2 individuals appointed by the majority leader of the 
     Senate.
       (B) 2 individuals appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (C) 4 individuals appointed by the President, of whom--
       (i) 1 shall be on the recommendation of the minority leader 
     of the Senate; and
       (ii) 1 shall be on the recommendation of the minority 
     leader of the House of Representatives.

     All members of the Board shall be appointed within 60 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act. A vacancy in the 
     Board shall be filled in the manner in which the original 
     appointment was made.
       (2) Members shall not be entitled to any pay by reason of 
     their service on the Board, 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.
       (3) The Board shall have--
       (A) a co-chairman who shall be appointed jointly by the 
     members under subsection (c)(1)(A) and (B), and
       (B) a co-chairman who shall be appointed jointly by the 
     members under subsection (c)(1)(C).
       (4) The Board shall meet at the call of either co-chairman.
       (5) A quorum shall consist of 5 members of the Board.
       (6) The Board may promulgate any regulations necessary to 
     carry out its duties.
       (d)(1) The Board shall have--
       (A) an executive director who shall be appointed jointly by 
     the members under subsection (c)(1)(A) and (B), and
       (B) an executive director who shall be appointed jointly by 
     the members under subsection (c)(1)(C),

     each of whom shall be paid at a rate not to exceed level IV 
     of the Executive Schedule.
       (2) Subject to such rules as the Board may prescribe, each 
     executive director--
       (A) may appoint and fix the pay of such additional 
     personnel as that executive director considers appropriate; 
     and
       (B) 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 the 
     maximum annual rate of pay payable for grade GS-15 of the 
     General Schedule.

     Such rules shall include provisions to ensure an equitable 
     division or sharing of resources, as appropriate, between the 
     respective staff of the Board.
       (3) The staff of the Board 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).

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       (4) The Administrator of the General Services 
     Administration, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Commerce, shall locate suitable office space for the 
     operation of the Board in the W. Edwards Deming Building in 
     Suitland, Maryland. The facilities shall serve as the 
     headquarters of the Board and shall include all necessary 
     equipment and incidentals required for the proper functioning 
     of the Board.
       (e)(1) For the purpose of carrying out its duties, the 
     Board may hold such hearings (at the call of either co-
     chairman) and undertake such other activities as the Board 
     determines to be necessary to carry out its duties.
       (2) The Board may authorize any member of the Board or of 
     its staff to take any action which the Board is authorized to 
     take by this subsection.
       (3)(A) Each co-chairman of the Board and any members of the 
     staff who may be designated by the Board under this paragraph 
     shall be granted access to any data, files, information, or 
     other matters maintained by the Bureau of the Census (or 
     received by it in the course of conducting a decennial census 
     of population) which they may request, subject to such 
     regulations as the Board may prescribe in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Commerce.
       (B) The Board or the co-chairmen acting jointly may secure 
     directly from any other Federal agency, including the White 
     House, all information that the Board considers necessary to 
     enable the Board to carry out its duties. Upon request of the 
     Board or both co-chairmen, the head of that agency (or other 
     person duly designated for purposes of this paragraph) shall 
     furnish that information to the Board.
       (4) The Board shall prescribe regulations under which any 
     member of the Board or of its staff, and any person whose 
     services are procured under subsection (d)(2)(B), who gains 
     access to any information or other matter pursuant to this 
     subsection shall, to the extent that any provisions of 
     section 9 or 214 of title 13, United States Code, would apply 
     with respect to such matter in the case of an employee of the 
     Department of Commerce, be subject to such provisions.
       (5) Upon the request of the Board, the head of any Federal 
     agency is authorized to detail, without reimbursement, any of 
     the personnel of such agency to the Board to assist the Board 
     in carrying out its duties. Any such detail shall not 
     interrupt or otherwise affect the civil service status or 
     privileges of the Federal employee.
       (6) Upon the request of the Board, the head of a Federal 
     agency shall provide such technical assistance to the Board 
     as the Board determines to be necessary to carry out its 
     duties.
       (7) The Board 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.
       (8) Upon request of the Board, the Administrator of General 
     Services shall provide to the Board on a reimbursable basis 
     such administrative support services as the Board may 
     request.
       (9) For purposes of costs relating to printing and binding, 
     including the cost of personnel detailed from the Government 
     Printing Office, the Board shall be deemed to be a committee 
     of the Congress.
       (f)(1) The Board shall transmit to the Congress--
       (A) interim reports, with the first such report due by 
     April 1, 1998;
       (B) additional reports, the first of which shall be due by 
     February 1, 1999, the second of which shall be due by April 
     1, 1999, and subsequent reports at least semiannually 
     thereafter;
       (C) a final report which shall be due by September 1, 2001; 
     and
       (D) any other reports which the Board considers 
     appropriate.

     The final report shall contain a detailed statement of the 
     findings and conclusions of the Board with respect to the 
     matters described in subsection (b).
       (2) In addition to any matter otherwise required under this 
     subsection, each such report shall address, with respect to 
     the period covered by such report--
       (A) the degree to which efforts of the Bureau of the Census 
     to prepare to conduct the 2000 census--
       (i) shall achieve maximum possible accuracy at every level 
     of geography;
       (ii) shall be taken by means of an enumeration process 
     designed to count every individual possible; and
       (iii) shall be free from political bias and arbitrary 
     decisions; and
       (B) efforts by the Bureau of the Census intended to 
     contribute to enumeration improvement, specifically, in 
     connection with--
       (i) computer modernization and the appropriate use of 
     automation;
       (ii) address list development;
       (iii) outreach and promotion efforts at all levels designed 
     to maximize response rates, especially among groups that have 
     historically been undercounted (including measures undertaken 
     in conjunction with local government and community and other 
     groups);
       (iv) establishment and operation of field offices; and
       (v) efforts relating to the recruitment, hiring, and 
     training of enumerators.
       (3) Any data or other information obtained by the Board 
     under this section shall be made available to any committee 
     or subcommittee of Congress of appropriate jurisdiction upon 
     request of the chairman or ranking minority member of such 
     committee or subcommittee. No such committee or subcommittee, 
     or member thereof, shall disclose any information obtained 
     under this paragraph which is submitted to it on a 
     confidential basis unless the full committee determines that 
     the withholding of that information is contrary to the 
     national interest.
       (4) The Board shall study and submit to Congress, as part 
     of its first report under paragraph (1)(A), its findings and 
     recommendations as to the feasibility and desirability of 
     using postal personnel or private contractors to help carry 
     out the decennial census.
       (g) There is authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1998 through 2001 to carry out this 
     section.
       (h) To the extent practicable, members of the Board shall 
     work to promote the most accurate and complete census 
     possible by using their positions to publicize the need for 
     full and timely responses to census questionnaires.
       (i)(1) No individual described in paragraph (2) shall be 
     eligible--
       (A) to be appointed or to continue serving as a member of 
     the Board or as a member of the staff thereof; or
       (B) to enter into any contract with the Board.
       (2) This subsection applies with respect to any individual 
     who is serving or who has ever served--
       (A) as the Director of the Census; or
       (B) with any committee or subcommittee of either House of 
     Congress, having jurisdiction over any aspect of the 
     decennial census, as--
       (i) a Member of Congress; or
       (ii) a congressional employee.
       (j) The Board shall cease to exist on September 30, 2001.
       (k) Section 9(a) of title 13, United States Code, is 
     amended in the matter before paragraph (1) thereof by 
     striking ``of this title--'' and inserting ``of this title or 
     section 210 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
     State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 1998--''.
       Sec. 211. (a) Section 401 of title 22, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding after the first sentence 
     the following: ``The Secretary of Commerce may seize and 
     detain any commodity (other than arms or munitions of war) or 
     technology which is intended to be or is being exported in 
     violation of laws governing such exports and may seize and 
     detain any vessel, vehicle, or aircraft containing the same 
     or which has been used or is being used in exporting or 
     attempting to export such articles.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by adding the following after ``and 
     not inconsistent with the provisions hereof.''--
       ``However, with respect to seizures and forfeitures of 
     property under this section by the Secretary of Commerce, 
     such duties as are imposed upon the customs officer or any 
     other person with respect to the seizure and forfeiture of 
     property under the customs law may be performed by such 
     officers as are designated by the Secretary of Commerce or, 
     upon the request of the Secretary of Commerce, by any other 
     agency that has authority to manage and dispose of seized 
     property.''
       (b) Section 524(c)(11)(B) of title 28, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end thereof ``or pursuant to the 
     authority of the Secretary of Commerce''.
       Sec. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Economic Development Administration is directed to transfer 
     funds obligated and awarded to the Butte-Silver Bow 
     Consolidated Local Government as Project Number 05-01-02822 
     to the Butte Local Development Corporation Revolving Loan 
     Fund to be administered by the Butte Local Development 
     Corporation, such funds to remain available until expended. 
     And, in accordance with section 1557 of title 31, United 
     States Code, funds obligated and awarded in fiscal year 1994 
     under the heading ``Economic Development Administration-
     Economic Development Assistance Programs'' for Metropolitan 
     Dade County, Florida, and subsequently transferred to Miami-
     Dade Community College for Project No. 04-49-04021 shall be 
     exempt from subchapter IV of chapter 15 of such title and 
     shall remain available for expenditure without fiscal year 
     limitation.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998''.

                        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; $29,245,000.


                    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), 
     $3,400,000, of which $485,000 shall remain available until 
     expended.

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         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, $15,575,000.

               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, $11,449,000.

    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       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, $2,682,400,000 (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 $900,000 shall be transferred 
     to the Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal 
     Courts of Appeals, to remain available until expended; and 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.
       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 
     $2,450,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Trust Fund.


                    violent crime reduction programs

       For activities of the Federal Judiciary as authorized by 
     law, $40,000,000, 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, and 
     sections 818 and 823 of Public Law 104-132.


                           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); $329,529,000, to remain available until 
     expended as authorized by 18 U.S.C. 3006A(i).


                    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)); $64,438,000, 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); $167,214,000, of 
     which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for security systems, 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, $52,000,000, 
     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, $17,495,000; of which 
     $1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 1999, 
     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), $25,000,000; to the Judicial 
     Survivors' Annuities Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), 
     $7,400,000; and to the United States Court of Federal Claims 
     Judges' Retirement Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), 
     $1,800,000.

                  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, 
     $9,240,000, 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. 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'' and 
     ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial 
     Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners'', 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. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     salaries and expenses appropriation 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. 304. Section 612 of title 28, United States Code, 
     shall be amended by striking out subsection (l).
       Sec. 305. (a) Commission on Structural Alternatives for the 
     Federal Courts of Appeals.--
       (1) Establishment and functions of commission.--
       (A) Establishment.--There is established a Commission on 
     Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals 
     (hereinafter referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (B) Functions.--The functions of the Commission shall be 
     to--
       (i) study the present division of the United States into 
     the several judicial circuits;
       (ii) study the structure and alignment of the Federal Court 
     of Appeals system, with particular reference to the Ninth 
     Circuit; and
       (iii) report to the President and the Congress its 
     recommendations for such changes in circuit boundaries or 
     structure as may be appropriate for the expeditious and 
     effective disposition of the caseload of the Federal Courts 
     of Appeals, consistent with fundamental concepts of fairness 
     and due process.
       (2) Membership.--
       (A) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 5 
     members who shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the 
     United States.
       (B) Appointment.--The members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed within 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (C) Vacancy.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
     in the same manner as the original appointment.
       (D) Chair.--The Commission shall elect a Chair and Vice 
     Chair from among its members.
       (E) Quorum.--Three members of the Commission shall 
     constitute a quorum, but two may conduct hearings.
       (3) Compensation.--
       (A) In general.--Members of the Commission who are 
     officers, or full-time employees, of the United States shall 
     receive no additional compensation for their services, but 
     shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other 
     necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties 
     vested in the Commission, but not in excess of the maximum 
     amounts authorized under section 456 of title 28, United 
     States Code.
       (B) Private members.--Members of the Commission from 
     private life shall receive $200 for each day (including 
     travel time) during which the member is engaged in the actual 
     performance of duties, but not in excess of the maximum 
     amounts authorized under section 456 of title 28, United 
     States Code.
       (4) Personnel.--

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       (A) Executive director.--The Commission may appoint an 
     Executive Director who shall receive compensation at a rate 
     not exceeding the rate prescribed for level V of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (B) Staff.--The Executive Director, with the approval of 
     the Commission, may appoint and fix the compensation of such 
     additional personnel as the Executive Director determines 
     necessary, without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
     service or the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
     chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and 
     General Schedule pay rates. Compensation under this paragraph 
     shall not exceed the annual maximum rate of basic pay for a 
     position above GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 
     5108 of title 5, United States Code.
       (C) Experts and consultants.--The Executive Director may 
     procure personal services of experts and consultants as 
     authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at 
     rates not to exceed the highest level payable under the 
     General Schedule pay rates under section 5332 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (D) Services.--The Administrative Office of the United 
     States Courts shall provide administrative services, 
     including financial and budgeting services, to the Commission 
     on a reimbursable basis. The Federal Judicial Center shall 
     provide necessary research services to the Commission on a 
     reimbursable basis.
       (5) Information.--The Commission is authorized to request 
     from any department, agency, or independent instrumentality 
     of the Government any information and assistance the 
     Commission determines necessary to carry out its functions 
     under this section. Each such department, agency, and 
     independent instrumentality is authorized to provide such 
     information and assistance to the extent permitted by law 
     when requested by the Chair of the Commission.
       (6) Report.--The Commission shall conduct the studies 
     required in this section during the 10-month period beginning 
     on the date on which a quorum of the Commission has been 
     appointed. Not later than 2 months following the completion 
     of such 10-month period, the Commission shall submit its 
     report to the President and the Congress. The Commission 
     shall terminate 90 days after the date of the submission of 
     its report.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Commission such sums, not to exceed 
     $900,000, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this section. Such sums as are appropriated shall remain 
     available until expended.
       Sec. 306. Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97-92, 
     justices and judges of the United States are authorized 
     during fiscal year 1998, to receive a salary adjustment in 
     accordance with 28 U.S.C. 461: Provided, That $5,000,000 is 
     appropriated for salary adjustments pursuant to this section 
     and such funds shall be transferred to and merged with 
     appropriations in Title III of this Act.
       Sec. 307. Section 44(c) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence: 
     ``In each circuit (other than the Federal judicial circuit) 
     there shall be at least one circuit judge in regular active 
     service appointed from the residents of each state in that 
     circuit.''.
       Sec. 308. Section 3006A(d) of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(4) Disclosure of fees.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) through 
     (E), the amounts paid under this subsection for services in 
     any case shall be made available to the public by the court 
     upon the court's approval of the payment.
       ``(B) Pre-trial or trial in progress.--If a trial is in 
     pre-trial status or still in progress and after considering 
     the defendant's interests as set forth in subparagraph (D), 
     the court shall--
       ``(i) redact any detailed information on the payment 
     voucher provided by defense counsel to justify the expenses 
     to the court; and
       ``(ii) make public only the amounts approved for payment to 
     defense counsel by dividing those amounts into the following 
     categories:

       ``(I) Arraignment and or plea.
       ``(II) Bail and detention hearings.
       ``(III) Motions.
       ``(IV) Hearings.
       ``(V) Interviews and conferences.
       ``(VI) Obtaining and reviewing records.
       ``(VII) Legal research and brief writing.
       ``(VIII) Travel time.
       ``(IX) Investigative work.
       ``(X) Experts.
       ``(XI) Trial and appeals.
       ``(XII) Other.

       ``(C) Trial completed.--
       ``(i) In general.--If a request for payment is not 
     submitted until after the completion of the trial and subject 
     to consideration of the defendant's interests as set forth in 
     subparagraph (D), the court shall make available to the 
     public an unredacted copy of the expense voucher.
       ``(ii) Protection of the rights of the defendant.--lf the 
     court determines that defendant's interests as set forth in 
     subparagraph (D) require a limited disclosure, the court 
     shall disclose amounts as provided in subparagraph (B).
       ``(D) Considerations.--The interests referred to in 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) are--
       ``(i) to protect any person's 5th amendment right against 
     self-incrimination;
       ``(ii) to protect the defendant's 6th amendment rights to 
     effective assistance of counsel;
       ``(iii) the defendant's attorney-client privilege;
       ``(iv) the work product privilege of the defendant's 
     counsel;
       ``(v) the safety of any person; and
       ``(vi) any other interest that justice may require.
       ``(E) Notice.--The court shall provide reasonable notice of 
     disclosure to the counsel of the defendant prior to the 
     approval of the payments in order to allow the counsel to 
     request redaction based on the considerations set forth in 
     subparagraph (D). Upon completion of the trial, the court 
     shall release unredacted copies of the vouchers provided by 
     defense counsel to justify the expenses to the court. If 
     there is an appeal, the court shall not release unredacted 
     copies of the vouchers provided by defense counsel to justify 
     the expenses to the court until such time as the appeals 
     process is completed, unless the court determines that none 
     of the defendant's interests set forth in subparagraph (D) 
     will be compromised.
       ``(F) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (4) 
     shall become effective 60 days after enactment of this Act, 
     will apply only to cases filed on or after the effective 
     date, and shall be in effect for no longer than twenty-four 
     months after the effective date.''.
       This title may be cited as ``The Judiciary Appropriations 
     Act, 1998''.

           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; $1,705,600,000: Provided, That of the amount 
     made available under this heading, not to exceed $4,000,000 
     may be transferred to, and merged with, funds in the 
     ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'' 
     appropriations account, to be available only for emergency 
     evacuations and terrorism rewards: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 140(a)(5), and the second sentence of 
     section 140(a)(3), of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), fees 
     may be collected during fiscal years 1998 and 1999 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 years 1998 and 1999 as an offsetting 
     collection to appropriations made under this heading to 
     recover costs as set forth under section 140(a)(2) of that 
     Act and shall remain available until expended.
       In addition to funds otherwise available, 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 $17,312,000 shall be 
     available only for the enhancement of the Diplomatic 
     Telecommunications Service and shall remain available until 
     expended.
       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); in addition not to exceed $1,252,000 shall be derived 
     from fees collected 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, and in addition, as 
     authorized by section 5 of such Act $490,000, to be derived 
     from the reserve authorized by that section, to be used for 
     the purposes set out in that section; 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 sentence 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.
       In addition, for counterterrorism requirements overseas, 
     including security guards and equipment, $23,700,000, 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

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     Authorities Act of 1956, as amended, $363,513,000.


                        capital investment fund

       For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, 
     $86,000,000, to remain available until expended, as 
     authorized in Public Law 103-236: Provided, That section 
     135(e) of Public Law 103-236 shall not apply to funds 
     available 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.), $27,495,000, 
     notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980, as amended (Public Law 96-465), as it relates to 
     post inspections.


                       representation allowances

       For representation allowances as authorized by section 905 
     of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended (22 U.S.C. 
     4085), $4,200,000.


              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, $7,900,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 1999.


           security and Maintenance of United States Missions

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service 
     Buildings Act of 1926, as amended (22 U.S.C. 292-300), 
     preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for, 
     buildings that are owned or directly leased by the Department 
     of State, and carrying out 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), $404,000,000, to remain available until expended as 
     authorized by section 24(c) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)): 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), $5,500,000 to remain available until expended as 
     authorized by section 24(c) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)), 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 
     section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (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, $607,000 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, $14,000,000.


     Payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund

       For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund, as authorized by law, $129,935,000.

              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, $955,515,000, of which not to 
     exceed $54,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     payment of arrearages: Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for 
     payment of arrearages may be obligated or expended unless 
     such obligation or expenditure is expressly authorized by the 
     enactment of an Act that makes payment of arrearages 
     contingent upon reforms that should include the following: a 
     reduction in the United States assessed share of the United 
     Nations regular budget to 20 percent and of peacekeeping 
     operations to 25 percent; reimbursement for goods and 
     services provided by the United States to the United Nations; 
     certification that the United Nations and its specialized or 
     affiliated agencies have not taken any action to infringe on 
     the sovereignty of the United States; a ceiling on United 
     States contributions to international organizations after 
     fiscal year 1998 of $900,000,000; establishment of a merit-
     based personnel system at the United Nations that includes a 
     code of conduct and a personnel evaluation system; United 
     States membership on the Advisory Committee on Administrative 
     and Budgetary Questions that oversees the United Nations 
     budget; access to United Nations financial data by the 
     General Accounting Office; and achievement of a negative 
     growth budget and the establishment of independent inspectors 
     general for affiliated organizations; and improved 
     consultation procedures with the Congress: Provided further, 
     That any payment of arrearages shall be directed toward 
     special activities 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 and under such 
     other requirements related to the Office of Internal 
     Oversight Services of the United Nations as may be enacted 
     into law for fiscal year 1998: Provided further, That 
     certification under section 401(b) of Public Law 103-236 for 
     fiscal year 1998 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: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
     in this paragraph, $100,000,000 may be made available only on 
     a semi-annual basis pursuant to a certification by the 
     Secretary of State on a semi-annual basis, that the United 
     Nations has taken no action during the preceding six months 
     to increase funding for any United Nations program without 
     identifying an offsetting decrease during that six-month 
     period elsewhere in the United Nations budget and cause the 
     United Nations to exceed the expected reform budget for the 
     biennium 1998-1999 of $2,533,000,000: Provided further, That 
     not to exceed $12,000,000 shall be transferred from funds 
     made available under this heading to the ``International 
     Conferences and Contingencies'' account for U.S. 
     contributions to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 
     Preparatory Commission, provided that such transferred funds 
     are obligated or expended only for Commission meetings and 
     sessions, provisional technical secretariat salaries and 
     expenses, other Commission administrative and training 
     activities, including purchase of training equipment, and 
     upgrades to existing internationally-based monitoring systems 
     involved in cooperative data sharing agreements with the 
     United States as of date of enactment of this Act, until the 
     U.S. Senate ratifies the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban 
     Treaty.


        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 $256,000,000, of which not to exceed $46,000,000 
     shall remain available until expended for payment of 
     arrearages: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act for payment of 
     arrearages may be obligated or expended unless such 
     obligation or expenditure is expressly authorized by the 
     enactment of an Act described in the first proviso under the 
     heading ``Contributions to International Organizations'' in 
     this title: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available under this Act shall be obligated or expended 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 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:

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                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     $17,490,000.


                              construction

       For detailed plan preparation and construction of 
     authorized projects, $6,463,000, to remain available until 
     expended, as authorized by section 24(c) of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)).


              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; $5,490,000, 
     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, $14,549,000: 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, $8,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as authorized by section 24(c) of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2696(c)).

                            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, 
     $41,500,000, 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.).

                  Arms Control and Disarmament Agency


                arms control and disarmament activities

                              (Rescission)

       Of the unexpended balances previously appropriated under 
     this heading, $700,000 are rescinded.

                    United States Information Agency


                   international information programs

       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 
     section 801 of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1471), and 
     entertainment, including official receptions, within the 
     United States, not to exceed $25,000 as authorized by section 
     804(3) of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1474(3)); $427,097,000: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $1,400,000 may be used for 
     representation abroad as authorized by section 302 of such 
     Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1452) and section 905 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085): Provided further, That 
     not to exceed $6,000,000, 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 such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 
     1475e) and, notwithstanding any other law, fees from 
     educational advising and counseling, and exchange visitor 
     program services: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $920,000 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), 
     $197,731,000, to remain available until expended as 
     authorized by section 105 of such Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2455): Provided, That not to exceed $800,000, to remain 
     available until expended, may be credited to this 
     appropriation from fees or other payments received from or in 
     connection with English teaching and publication programs as 
     authorized by section 810 of the United States Information 
     and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e) and, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees from 
     educational advising and counseling.


           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-
     5205), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower 
     Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 
     30, 1998, 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, 1998, 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, $364,415,000, of 
     which $12,100,000 shall remain available until expended, not 
     to exceed $16,000 may be used for official receptions within 
     the United States as authorized by section 804(3) of such Act 
     of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1747(3)), not to exceed $35,000 may be 
     used for representation abroad as authorized by section 302 
     of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1452) and section 905 of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 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, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     not to exceed $2,000,000 in receipts from advertising and 
     revenue from business ventures, not to exceed $500,000 in 
     receipts from cooperating international organizations, and 
     not to exceed $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization 
     efforts of the Voice of America and the International 
     Broadcasting Bureau, to remain 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 facilities for radio and television transmission and 
     reception, and purchase and installation of necessary 
     equipment for radio and television transmission and 
     reception, $22,095,000, to remain available until expended.


                           radio construction

       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 
     section 801 of the United States Information and Educational 
     Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1471), $40,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as authorized by section 704(a) of 
     such Act of 1948 (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, $12,000,000: 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, $1,500,000, 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

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     provided, for allowances and differentials as authorized by 
     subchapter 59 of title 5, United States Code; 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 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 Exchange 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.
       Sec. 404. (a)(1) For purposes of implementing the 
     International Cooperative Administrative Support Services 
     program in fiscal year 1998, the amounts referred to in 
     paragraph (2) shall be transferred in accordance with the 
     provisions of subsection (b).
       (2) Paragraph (1) applies to amounts made available by 
     title IV of this Act under the heading ``Administration of 
     Foreign Affairs'' as follows:
       (A) $108,932,000 of the amount made available under the 
     paragraph ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs''.
       (B) $3,530,000 of the amount made available under the 
     paragraph ``Security and Maintenance of United States 
     Missions''.
       (b) Funds transferred pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
     transferred to the specified appropriation, allocated to the 
     specified account or accounts in the specified amount, be 
     merged with funds in such account or accounts that are 
     available for administrative support expenses of overseas 
     activities, and be available for the same purposes, and 
     subject to the same terms and conditions, as the funds with 
     which merged, as follows:
       (1) Appropriations for the Legislative Branch--
       (A) for the Library of Congress, for salaries and expenses, 
     $500,000; and
       (B) for the General Accounting Office, for salaries and 
     expenses, $12,000.
       (2) Appropriations for the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative, for salaries and expenses, $302,000.
       (3) Appropriations for the Department of Commerce, for the 
     International Trade Administration, for operations and 
     administration, $7,055,000.
       (4) Appropriations for the Department of Justice--
       (A) for legal activities--
       (i) for general legal activities, for salaries and 
     expenses, $194,000; and
       (ii) for the United States Marshals Service, for salaries 
     and expenses, $2,000;
       (B) for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for salaries 
     and expenses, $2,477,000;
       (C) for the Drug Enforcement Administration, for salaries 
     and expenses, $6,356,000; and
       (D) for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, for 
     salaries and expenses, $1,313,000.
       (5) Appropriations for the United States Information 
     Agency, for international information programs, $25,047,000.
       (6) Appropriations for the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency, for arms control and disarmament activities, 
     $1,247,000.
       (7) Appropriations to the President--
       (A) for the Foreign Military Financing Program, for 
     administrative costs, $6,660,000;
       (B) for the Economic Support Fund, $336,000;
       (C) for the Agency for International Development--
       (i) for operating expenses, $6,008,000;
       (ii) for the Urban and Environmental Credit Program, 
     $54,000;
       (iii) for the Development Assistance Fund, $124,000;
       (iv) for the Development Fund for Africa, $526,000;
       (v) for assistance for the new independent states of the 
     former Soviet Union, $818,000;
       (vi) for assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic 
     States, $283,000; and
       (vii) for international disaster assistance, $306,000;
       (D) for the Peace Corps, $3,672,000; and
       (E) for the Department of State--
       (i) for international narcotics control, $1,117,000; and,
       (ii) for migration and refugee assistance, $394,000.
       (8) Appropriations for the Department of Defense--
       (A) for operation and maintenance--
       (i) for operation and maintenance, Army, $4,394,000;
       (ii) for operation and maintenance, Navy, $1,824,000;
       (iii) for operation and maintenance, Air Force, $1,603,000; 
     and
       (iv) for operation and maintenance, Defense-Wide, 
     $21,993,000; and
       (B) for procurement, for other procurement, Air Force, 
     $4,211,000.
       (9) Appropriations for the American Battle Monuments 
     Commission, for salaries and expenses, $210,000.
       (10) Appropriations for the Department of Agriculture--
       (A) for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, for 
     salaries and expenses, $932,000;
       (B) for the Foreign Agricultural Service and General Sales 
     Manager, $4,521,000; and
       (C) for the Agricultural Research Service, $16,000.
       (11) Appropriations for the Department of Treasury--
       (A) for the United States Customs Service, for salaries and 
     expenses, $2,002,000;
       (B) for departmental offices, for salaries and expenses, 
     $804,000;
       (C) for the Internal Revenue Service, for tax law 
     enforcement, $662,000;
       (D) for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, for 
     salaries and expenses, $17,000;
       (E) for the United States Secret Service, for salaries and 
     expenses, $617,000; and
       (F) for the Comptroller of the Currency, for assessment 
     funds, $29,000.
       (12) Appropriations for the Department of Transportation--
       (A) for the Federal Aviation Administration, for 
     operations, $1,594,000; and
       (B) for the Coast Guard, for operating expenses, $65,000.
       (13) Appropriations for the Department of Labor, for 
     departmental management, for salaries and expenses, $58,000.
       (14) Appropriations for the Department of Health and Human 
     Services--
       (A) for the National Institutes of Health, for the National 
     Cancer Institute, $42,000;
       (B) for the Office of the Secretary, for general 
     departmental management, $71,000; and
       (C) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for 
     disease control, research, and training, $522,000.
       (15) Appropriations for the Social Security Administration, 
     for administrative expenses, $370,000.
       (16) Appropriations for the Department of the Interior--
       (A) for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, for 
     resource management, $12,000;
       (B) for the United States Geological Survey, for surveys, 
     investigations, and research, $80,000; and
       (C) for the Bureau of Reclamation, for water and related 
     resources, $101,000.
       (17) Appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     for departmental administration, for general operating 
     expenses, $453,000.
       (18) Appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, for mission support, $183,000.
       (19) Appropriations for the National Science Foundation, 
     for research and related activities, $39,000.
       (20) Appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency, for salaries and expenses, $4,000.
       (21) Appropriations for the Department of Energy--
       (A) for departmental administration, $150,000; and
       (B) for atomic energy defense activities, for other defense 
     activities, $54,000.
       (22) Appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     for salaries and expenses, $26,000.
       (c)(1) The amount in subsection (a)(2)(A) is reduced by 
     $2,800,000.
       (2) Each amount in subsection (b) is reduced on a pro rata 
     basis in the same proportion as $2,800,000 bears to 
     $112,462,000, rounded to the nearest thousand.
       Sec. 405. (a) An employee who regularly commutes from his 
     or her place of residence in the continental United States to 
     an official duty station in Canada or Mexico shall receive a 
     border equalization adjustment equal to the amount of 
     comparability payments under section 5304 of title V, United 
     States Code, that he or she would receive if assigned to an 
     official duty station within the United States locality pay 
     area closest to the employee's official duty station.
       (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``employee'' 
     shall mean a person who--
       (1) is an ``employee'' as defined under section 2105 of 
     title V, United States Code; and
       (2) is employed by the United States Department of State, 
     the United States Information Agency, the United States 
     Agency for International Development, or the International 
     Joint Commission, except that the term shall not include 
     members of the Foreign Service as defined by section 103 of 
     the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-465), section 3903 
     of title 22 of the United States Code.
       (c) An equalization adjustment payable under this section 
     shall be considered basic pay for the same purposes as are 
     comparability payments under section 5304 of title V, United 
     States Code, and its implementing regulations.
       (d) The agencies referenced in subsection (c)(2) are 
     authorized to promulgate regulations to carry out the 
     purposes of this section.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of State and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998''.

                       TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Maritime Administration


                    operating-differential subsidies

                  (liquidation of contract authority)

       For the payment of obligations incurred for operating-
     differential subsidies, as au

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     thorized by the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, 
     $51,030,000, to remain available until expended.


                       maritime 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, $35,500,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


                        operations and training

       For necessary expenses of operations and training 
     activities authorized by law, $67,600,000: Provided, 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, 1936, $32,000,000, 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 $3,725,000, which 
     shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     Operations and Training.


           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, $250,000, 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, $8,740,000: 
     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 on 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, $459,000 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); non-monetary awards to private citizens; and 
     not to exceed $27,500,000 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; $242,000,000: 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 16) and hire 
     of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $186,514,000, of which not to 
     exceed $300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     1999, for research and policy studies: Provided, That 
     $162,523,000 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 1998 
     so as to result in a final fiscal year 1998 appropriation 
     estimated at $23,991,000: Provided further, That any 
     offsetting collections received in excess of $162,523,000 in 
     fiscal year 1998 shall remain available until expended, but 
     shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 1998.

                      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 U.S.C. App. 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; 
     $14,000,000: 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; 
     $88,500,000: 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 $70,000,000 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 1998, so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 1998 appropriation from the General Fund 
     estimated at not more than $18,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided further, That any fees received in 
     excess of $70,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 shall remain 
     available until expended, but shall not be available for 
     obligation until October 1, 1998: 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).

                    Gambling Impact Study Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Gambling Impact 
     Study Commission, $1,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                       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, $283,000,000, of which $274,400,000 is for basic 
     field programs and required independent audits; $1,500,000 is 
     for the Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as 
     may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of 
     recipients; and $7,100,000 is for management and 
     administration.


         Administrative Provisions--Legal Services Corporation

       Sec. 501. (a) Continuation of Competitive Selection 
     Process.--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 except through a 
     competitive selection process conducted in accordance with 
     regulations promulgated by the Corporation in accordance with 
     the criteria set forth in subsections (c), (d), and (e) of 
     section 503 of Public Law 104-134 (110 Stat. 1321-52 et 
     seq.).
       (b) Inapplicability of Certain Procedures.--Sections 
     1007(a)(9) and 1011 of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 2996f(a)(9) and 2996j) shall not apply to the 
     provision, denial, suspension, or termination of any 
     financial assistance using funds appropriated in this Act.
       (c) Additional Procedures.--If, during any term of a grant 
     or contract awarded to a recipient by the Legal Services 
     Corporation under the competitive selection process referred 
     to in subsection (a) and applicable Corporation regulations, 
     the Corporation finds, after notice and opportunity for the

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     recipient to be heard, that the recipient has failed to 
     comply with any requirement of the Legal Services Corporation 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 2996 et seq.), this Act, or any other 
     applicable law relating to funding for the Corporation, the 
     Corporation may terminate the grant or contract and institute 
     a new competitive selection process for the area served by 
     the recipient, notwithstanding the terms of the recipient's 
     grant or contract.
       Sec. 502. (a) Continuation of Requirements and 
     Restrictions.--None of the funds appropriated in this Act to 
     the Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any 
     purpose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the 
     provisions of--
       (1) sections 501, 502, 505, 506, and 507 of Public Law 104-
     134 (110 Stat. 1321-51 et seq.), and all funds appropriated 
     in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be 
     subject to the same terms and conditions as set forth in such 
     sections, except that all references in such sections to 1995 
     and 1996 shall be deemed to refer instead to 1997 and 1998, 
     respectively; and
       (2) section 504 of Public Law 104-134 (110 Stat. 1321-53 et 
     seq.), and all funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal 
     Services Corporation shall be subject to the same terms and 
     conditions set forth in such section, except that--
       (A) subsection (c) of such section 504 shall not apply;
       (B) paragraph (3) of section 508(b) of Public Law 104-134 
     (110 Stat. 1321-58) shall apply with respect to the 
     requirements of subsection (a)(13) of such section 504, 
     except that all references in such section 508(b) to the date 
     of enactment shall be deemed to refer to April 26, 1996; and
       (C) subsection (a)(11) of such section 504 shall not be 
     construed to prohibit a recipient from using funds derived 
     from a source other than the Corporation to provide related 
     legal assistance to--
       (i) an alien who has been battered or subjected to extreme 
     cruelty in the United States by a spouse or a parent, or by a 
     member of the spouse's or parent's family residing in the 
     same household as the alien and the spouse or parent 
     consented or acquiesced to such battery or cruelty; or
       (ii) an alien whose child has been battered or subjected to 
     extreme cruelty in the United States by a spouse or parent of 
     the alien (without the active participation of the alien in 
     the battery or extreme cruelty), or by a member of the 
     spouse's or parent's family residing in the same household as 
     the alien and the spouse or parent consented or acquiesced to 
     such battery or cruelty, and the alien did not actively 
     participate in such battery or cruelty.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of subsection (a)(2)(C):
       (1) The term ``battered or subjected to extreme cruelty'' 
     has the meaning given such term under regulations issued 
     pursuant to subtitle G of the Violence Against Women Act of 
     1994 (Public Law 103-322; 108 Stat. 1953).
       (2) The term ``related legal assistance'' means legal 
     assistance directly related to the prevention of, or 
     obtaining of relief from, the battery or cruelty described in 
     such subsection.
       Sec. 503. (a) Continuation of Audit Requirements.--The 
     requirements of section 509 of Public Law 104-134 (110 Stat. 
     1321-58 et seq.), other than subsection (l) of such section, 
     shall apply during fiscal year 1998.
       (b) Requirement of Annual Audit.--An annual audit of each 
     person or entity receiving financial assistance from the 
     Legal Services Corporation under this Act shall be conducted 
     during fiscal year 1998 in accordance with the requirements 
     referred to in subsection (a).
       Sec. 504. (a) Debarment.--The Legal Services Corporation 
     may debar a recipient, on a showing of good cause, from 
     receiving an additional award of financial assistance from 
     the Corporation. Any such action to debar a recipient shall 
     be instituted after the Corporation provides notice and an 
     opportunity for a hearing to the recipient.
       (b) Regulations.--The Legal Services Corporation shall 
     promulgate regulations to implement this section.
       (c) Good Cause.--In this section, the term ``good cause'', 
     used with respect to debarment, includes--
       (1) prior termination of the financial assistance of the 
     recipient, under part 1640 of title 45, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or any similar corresponding regulation or 
     ruling);
       (2) prior termination in whole, under part 1606 of title 
     45, Code of Federal Regulations (or any similar corresponding 
     regulation or ruling), of the most recent financial 
     assistance received by the recipient, prior to date of the 
     debarment decision;
       (3) substantial violation by the recipient of the statutory 
     or regulatory restrictions that prohibit recipients from 
     using financial assistance made available by the Legal 
     Services Corporation or other financial assistance for 
     purposes prohibited under the Legal Services Corporation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 2996 et seq.) or for involvement in any activity 
     prohibited by, or inconsistent with, section 504 of Public 
     Law 104-134 (110 Stat. 1321-53 et seq.), section 502(a)(2) of 
     Public Law 104-208 (110 Stat. 3009-59 et seq.), or section 
     502(a)(2) of this Act;
       (4) knowing entry by the recipient into a subgrant, 
     subcontract, or other agreement with an entity that had been 
     debarred by the Corporation; or
       (5) the filing of a lawsuit by the recipient, on behalf of 
     the recipient, as part of any program receiving any Federal 
     funds, naming the Corporation, or any agency or employee of a 
     Federal, State, or local government, as a defendant.
       Sec. 505. (a) Not later than January 1, 1998, the Legal 
     Services Corporation shall implement a system of case 
     information disclosure which shall apply to all basic field 
     programs which receive funds from the Legal Services 
     Corporation from funds appropriated in this Act.
       (b) Any basic field program which receives Federal funds 
     from the Legal Services Corporation from funds appropriated 
     in this Act must disclose to the public in written form, upon 
     request, and to the Legal Services Corporation in semiannual 
     reports, the following information about each case filed by 
     its attorneys in any court:
       (1) The name and full address of each party to the legal 
     action unless such information is protected by an order or 
     rule of a court or by State or Federal law or revealing such 
     information would put the client of the recipient of such 
     Federal funds at risk of physical harm.
       (2) The cause of action in the case.
       (3) The name and address of the court in which the case was 
     filed and the case number assigned to the legal action.
       (c) The case information disclosed in semi-annual reports 
     to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to 
     disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code.
       Sec. 506. In establishing the income or assets of an 
     individual who is a victim of domestic violence, under 
     section 1007(a)(2) of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 2996f(a)(2)), to determine if the individual is 
     eligible for legal assistance, a recipient described in such 
     section shall consider only the assets and income of the 
     individual, and shall not include any jointly held assets.

                        Marine Mammal Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as 
     authorized by title II of Public Law 92-522, as amended, 
     $1,185,000.

                   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, 
     $283,000,000, 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: (1) 
     such incidental expenses as meals taken in the course of such 
     attendance, (2) any travel and transportation to or from such 
     meetings, and (3) any other related lodging or subsistance: 
     Provided, That fees and charges authorized by sections 
     6(b)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77f(b)(4)) 
     and 31(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
     78ee(d)) shall be credited to this account as offsetting 
     collections: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $249,523,000 of such offsetting collections shall be 
     available until expended for necessary expenses of this 
     account: Provided further, That the total amount appropriated 
     from the General Fund for fiscal year 1998 under this heading 
     shall be reduced as all such offsetting fees are deposited to 
     this appropriation so as to result in a final total fiscal 
     year 1998 appropriation from the General Fund estimated at 
     not more than $33,477,000.

                     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, 
     $254,200,000, of which: $3,000,000 shall be available for a 
     grant to Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania for infrastructure 
     development to assist in small business development; 
     $3,000,000 shall be available for a grant to the NTTC at 
     Wheeling Jesuit University to continue the outreach program 
     to assist small business development; $2,000,000 shall be for 
     a grant to Western Carolina University to develop a facility 
     to assist in small business and rural economic development; 
     $1,500,000 shall be available for a grant to the State 
     University of New York to develop a facility and operate the 
     Institute of Entrepreneurship for small business and 
     workforce development; $1,000,000 shall be for a grant for 
     the Genesis Small Business Incubator Facility, Fayetteville, 
     Arkansas; and $500,000 shall be available for a continuation 
     grant to the Center for Entrepreneurial Opportunity in 
     Greensburg, Pennsylvania, to provide for small business 
     consulting and assistance: Provided, That the Administrator 
     is authorized to

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     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: Provided 
     further, That $75,800,000 shall be available to fund grants 
     for performance in fiscal year 1998 or fiscal year 1999 as 
     authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act, as 
     amended.


                      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), $10,000,000.


                     business loans program account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, $181,232,000, as 
     authorized by 15 U.S.C. 631 note, of which $45,000,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 1999: 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 1998, 
     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: Provided further, That 
     during fiscal year 1998, commitments for general business 
     loans authorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business 
     Act, as amended, shall not exceed $10,000,000,000 without 
     prior notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and Senate in accordance with 
     section 605 of this Act.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs, $94,000,000, 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, $23,200,000, 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, $150,000,000, including not to exceed 
     $500,000 for the Office of Inspector General of the Small 
     Business Administration for audits and reviews of disaster 
     loans and the disaster loan program, and said sums shall be 
     transferred to and merged with appropriations for the Office 
     of Inspector General.


                 surety bond guarantees revolving fund

       For additional capital for the ``Surety Bond Guarantees 
     Revolving Fund'', authorized by the Small Business Investment 
     Act, as amended, $3,500,000, to remain available without 
     fiscal year limitation as authorized by 15 U.S.C. 631 note.


        administrative provision--small business administration

       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 paragraph 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)), 
     $6,850,000, 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 1998, 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 Acts to the agencies funded by 
     this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
     in fiscal year 1998, 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 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.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a 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 is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in 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.
       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 
     the following:
       (A) Based upon all information available to the United 
     States Government, the Government of the Socialist Republic 
     of Vietnam is fully cooperating in good faith with the United 
     States in the following:
       (i) Resolving discrepancy cases, live sightings, and field 
     activities.
       (ii) Recovering and repatriating American remains.
       (iii) Accelerating efforts to provide documents that will 
     help lead to fullest possible accounting of prisoners of war 
     and missing in action.
       (iv) Providing further assistance in implementing 
     trilateral investigations with Laos.
       (B) The remains, artifacts, eyewitness accounts, archival 
     material, and other evidence associated with prisoners of war 
     and missing in action recovered from crash sites, military 
     actions, and other locations in Southeast Asia are being 
     thoroughly analyzed by the appropriate laboratories with the 
     intent of providing surviving relatives with scientifically 
     defensible, legal determinations of death or other 
     accountability that are fully documented and available in 
     unclassified and unredacted form to immediate family members.
       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

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     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 (NOAA) 
     under the headings ``Operations, Research, and Facilities'' 
     and ``Procurement, Acquisition and Construction'' may be used 
     to implement sections 603, 604, and 605 of Public Law 102-
     567: Provided, That NOAA may develop a modernization plan for 
     its fisheries research vessels that takes fully into account 
     opportunities for contracting for fisheries surveys.
       Sec. 613. 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 section 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.
       Sec. 614. None of the funds made available in this Act to 
     the Federal Bureau of Prisons may be used to distribute or 
     make available any commercially published information or 
     material to a prisoner when it is made known to the Federal 
     official having authority to obligate or expend such funds 
     that such information or material is sexually explicit or 
     features nudity.
       Sec. 615. Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the 
     heading ``Office of Justice Programs--state and local law 
     enforcement assistance'', not more than 90 percent of the 
     amount to be awarded to an entity under the Local Law 
     Enforcement Block Grant shall be made available to such an 
     entity when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that the entity 
     that employs a public safety officer (as such term is defined 
     in section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968) does not provide such a public 
     safety officer who retires or is separated from service due 
     to injury suffered as the direct and proximate result of a 
     personal injury sustained in the line of duty while 
     responding to an emergency situation or a hot pursuit (as 
     such terms are defined by State law) with the same or better 
     level of health insurance benefits at the time of retirement 
     or separation as they received while on duty.
       Sec. 616. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to issue or renew a fishing permit or 
     authorization for any fishing vessel of the United States 
     greater than 165 feet in registered length or of more than 
     750 gross registered tons, and that has an engine or engines 
     capable of producing a total of more than 3,000 shaft 
     horsepower--
       (1) as specified in the permit application required under 
     part 648.4(a)(5) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, 
     part 648.12 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, and the 
     authorization required under part 648.80(d)(2) of title 50, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, to engage in fishing for 
     Atlantic mackerel or herring (or both) under the Magnuson-
     Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1801 et seq.); or
       (2) that would allow such a vessel to engage in the 
     catching, taking, or harvesting of fish in any other fishery 
     within the exclusive economic zone of the United States 
     (except territories), unless a certificate of documentation 
     had been issued for the vessel and endorsed with a fishery 
     endorsement that was effective on September 25, 1997 and such 
     fishery endorsement was not surrendered at any time 
     thereafter.
       (b) Any fishing permit or authorization issued or renewed 
     prior to the date of the enactment of this Act for a fishing 
     vessel to which the prohibition in subsection (a)(1) applies 
     that would allow such vessel to engage in fishing for 
     Atlantic mackerel or herring (or both) during fiscal year 
     1998 shall be null and void, and none of the funds made 
     available in this Act may be used to issue a fishing permit 
     or authorization that would allow a vessel whose permit or 
     authorization was made null and void pursuant to this 
     subsection to engage in the catching, taking, or harvesting 
     of fish in any other fishery within the exclusive economic 
     zone of the United States.
       Sec. 617. During fiscal year 1998 and in any fiscal year 
     thereafter, the court, in any criminal case (other than a 
     case in which the defendant is represented by assigned 
     counsel paid for by the public) pending on or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, may award to a prevailing 
     party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney's 
     fee and other litigation expenses, where the court finds that 
     the position of the United States was vexatious, frivolous, 
     or in bad faith, unless the court finds that special 
     circumstances make such an award unjust. Such awards shall be 
     granted pursuant to the procedures and limitations (but not 
     the burden of proof) provided for an award under section 2412 
     of title 28, United States Code. To determine whether or not 
     to award fees and costs under this section, the court, for 
     good cause shown, may receive evidence ex parte and in camera 
     (which shall include the submission of classified evidence or 
     evidence that reveals or might reveal the identity of an 
     informant or undercover agent or matters occurring before a 
     grand jury) and evidence or testimony so received shall be 
     kept under seal. Fees and other expenses awarded under this 
     provision to a party shall be paid by the agency over which 
     the party prevails from any funds made available to the 
     agency by appropriation. No new appropriations shall be made 
     as a result of this provision.
       Sec. 618. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be 
     available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco 
     products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign 
     country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or 
     tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not 
     applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the 
     same type.
       Sec. 619. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to pay the expenses of an election officer appointed 
     by a court to oversee an election of any officer or trustee 
     for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
       Sec. 620. The second proviso of the second paragraph under 
     the heading ``office of the chief signal officer.'' in the 
     Act entitled ``An Act Making appropriations for the support 
     of the Regular and Volunteer Army for the fiscal year ending 
     June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one'', approved May 26, 
     1900 (31 Stat. 206; chapter 586; 47 U.S.C. 17), is repealed.
       Sec. 621. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this Act shall be used to issue visas to 
     any person who--
       (1) has been credibly alleged to have ordered, carried out, 
     or materially assisted in the extrajudicial and political 
     killings of Antoine Izmery, Guy Malary, Father Jean-Marie 
     Vincent, Pastor Antoine Leroy, Jacques Fleurival, Mireille 
     Durocher Bertin, Eugene Baillergeau, Michelange Hermann, Max 
     Mayard, Romulus Dumarsais, Claude Yves Marie, Mario Beaubrun, 
     Leslie Grimar, Joseph Chilove, Michel Gonzalez, and Jean-
     Hubert Feuille;
       (2) has been included in the list presented to former 
     President Jean-Bertrand Aristide by former National Security 
     Council Advisor Anthony Lake in December 1995, and acted upon 
     by President Rene Preval;
       (3) was sought for an interview by the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation as part of its inquiry into the March 28, 1995, 
     murder of Mireille Durocher Bertin and Eugene Baillergeau, 
     Jr., and was credibly alleged to have ordered, carried out, 
     or materially assisted in those murders, per a June 28, 1995, 
     letter to the then Minister of Justice of the Government of 
     Haiti, Jean-Joseph Exume;
       (4) was a member of the Haitian High Command during the 
     period 1991 through 1994, and has been credibly alleged to 
     have planned, ordered, or participated with members of the 
     Haitian Armed Forces in--
       (A) the September 1991 coup against any person who was a 
     duly elected government official of Haiti (or a member of the 
     family of such official), or
       (B) the murders of thousands of Haitians during the period 
     1991 through 1994; or
       (5) has been credibly alleged to have been a member of the 
     paramilitary organization known as FRAPH who planned, 
     ordered, or participated in acts of violence against the 
     Haitian people.
       (b) Exemption.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 
     Secretary of State finds, on a case-by-case basis, that the 
     entry into the United States of a person who would otherwise 
     be excluded under this section is necessary for medical 
     reasons or such person has cooperated fully with the 
     investigation of these political murders. If the Secretary of 
     State exempts any such person, the Secretary shall notify the 
     appropriate congressional committees in writing.
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--(1) The United States chief of 
     mission in Haiti shall provide the Secretary of State a list 
     of those who have been credibly alleged to have ordered or 
     carried out the extrajudicial and political killings 
     mentioned in paragraph (1) of subsection (a).
       (2) The Secretary of State shall submit the list provided 
     under paragraph (1) to the appropriate congressional 
     committees not later than 3 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a list of aliens denied visas, and 
     the Attorney General shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a list of aliens refused entry to 
     the United States as a result of this provision.

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       (4) The Secretary of State shall submit a report under this 
     subsection not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and not later than March 1 of each year 
     thereafter as long as the Government of Haiti has not 
     completed the investigation of the extrajudicial and 
     political killings and has not prosecuted those implicated 
     for the killings specified in paragraph (1) of subsection 
     (a).
       (d) Definition.--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.
       Sec. 622. Section 3006 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
     (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 251, 269) is hereby repealed. 
     This section shall be deemed a section of the Balanced Budget 
     Act of 1997 for the purposes of section 10213 of that Act 
     (111 Stat. 712), and shall be scored pursuant to paragraph 
     (2) of such section.
       Sec. 623. Report on Universal Service under the 
     Telecommunications Act of 1996.--(a) The Federal 
     Communications Commission shall undertake a review of the 
     implementation by the Commission of the provisions of the 
     Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-104) relating 
     to universal service. Such review shall be completed and 
     submitted to the Congress no later than April 10, 1998.
       (b) The report required under subsection (a) shall provide 
     a detailed description of the extent to which the Commission 
     interpretations reviewed under paragraphs (1) through (5) are 
     consistent with the plain language of the Communications Act 
     of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), as amended by the 
     Telecommunications Act of 1996, and shall include a review 
     of--
       (1) the definitions of ``information service,'' ``local 
     exchange carrier,'' ``telecommunications,'' 
     ``telecommunications service,'' ``telecommunications 
     carrier,'' and ``telephone exchange service'' that were added 
     to section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     153) by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and the impact of 
     the Commission's interpretation of those definitions on the 
     current and future provision of universal service to 
     consumers in all areas of the nation, including high cost and 
     rural areas;
       (2) the application of those definitions to mixed or hybrid 
     services and the impact of such application on universal 
     service definitions and support, and the consistency of the 
     Commission's application of those definitions, including with 
     respect to Internet access under section 254(h) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h));
       (3) who is required to contribute to universal service 
     under section 254(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 254(d)) and related existing federal universal service 
     support mechanisms, and of any exemption of providers or 
     exclusion of any service that includes telecommunications 
     from such requirement or support mechanisms;
       (4) who is eligible under sections 254(e), 254(h)(1), and 
     254(h)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     254(e), 254(h)(1), and 254(h)(2)) to receive specific federal 
     universal service support for the provision of universal 
     service, and the consistency with which the Commission has 
     interpreted each of those provisions of section 254; and
       (5) the Commission's decisions regarding the percentage of 
     universal service support provided by federal mechanisms and 
     the revenue base from which such support is derived.
       Sec. 624. Section 6(d)(1) of the National Foundation on the 
     Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 955(d)(1)) is 
     amended by striking the word ``fourteen'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``eight''.
       Sec. 625. (a) Section 814(g)(1) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 2291 
     note) is amended by striking ``$325,000'' and inserting 
     ``$370,000''.
       (b) Section 814(i) of such section is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting ``September 30, 1999''.
       Sec. 626. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.), the Administrator of General 
     Services shall convey, to any person that acquires an 
     interest in the Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 (Elk 
     Hills) under subtitle B of title XXXIV of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (110 Stat. 
     631), not to exceed 318 motor vehicles that are leased for 
     use at that reserve on November 6, 1997.
       (b) Procedures and Requirements.--Any conveyance of motor 
     vehicles under this section shall be made--
       (1) after payment to the United States of consideration 
     equal to the fair market value of the motor vehicles; and
       (2) under procedures, terms, and conditions that shall be 
     established by negotiation between the Administrator of 
     General Services and the person to whom the motor vehicles 
     are conveyed.
       (c) Treatment of Proceeds.--Amounts received by the United 
     States as consideration for motor vehicles conveyed under 
     this section shall be retained in the General Supply Fund and 
     available in the same manner as are increments for estimated 
     replacement cost of motor vehicles under section 211(d)(2) of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     (40 U.S.C. 491(d)(2)).
       Sec. 627. Section 19(a) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
     (25 U.S.C. 2718(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Subject to section 18, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated, for fiscal year 1998, and for each fiscal year 
     thereafter, an amount equal to the amount of funds derived 
     from the assessments authorized by section 18(a).''.
       Sec. 628. Notwithstanding the failure of Clarence P. 
     Stewart of Broadway, North Carolina, to file a timely appeal 
     of his wrongful dismissal, during a reduction in force, from 
     the Department of Agriculture as a State Executive Director 
     for the former Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation 
     Service of the Department, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     cause Clarence P. Stewart to be afforded relief that is fully 
     commensurate with the relief afforded the similarly-dismissed 
     appellants in the case before the Merit Systems Protection 
     Board styled Blalock v. Department of Agriculture, 28 
     M.S.P.R. 17 (1985).
       Sec. 629. Funds made available under Public Law 103-112 for 
     the purposes of section 2007 of the Social Security Act shall 
     be considered ``qualified nonprivate funds'' for the purposes 
     of section 103(13)(B) of the Small Business Investment Act of 
     1958 (15 U.S.C. 662(13)(B)); provided such funds were 
     invested on or before July 1, 1995 in a licensee that was 
     licensed prior to July 1, 1990 under section 301 of the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 681).
       Sec. 630. Section 332 of the Act making appropriations for 
     the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes, H.R. 2107 (105th Congress, 1st Session), is amended 
     as follows--
       (1) after ``October 1, 1997'' strike ``, or'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``; those national forests''; and
       (2) after ``court-ordered to revise'' strike ``,'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``; and the White Mountain National 
     Forest''.
       Sec. 631. Section 512(b) of Public Law 105-61 is amended by 
     adding before the period: ``unless the President announced 
     his intent to nominate the individual prior to November 30, 
     1997''.
       Sec. 632. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall--
       (1) convey, without consideration, to the Incorporated 
     County of Los Alamos, New Mexico (in this section referred to 
     as the ``County''), or to the designee of the County, fee 
     title to the parcels of land that are allocated for 
     conveyance to the County in the agreement under subsection 
     (e); and
       (2) transfer to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust for 
     the Pueblo of San Ildefonso (in this section referred to as 
     the ``Pueblo''), administrative jurisdiction over the parcels 
     that are allocated for transfer to the Secretary of the 
     Interior in such agreement.
       (b) Preliminary Identification of Parcels of Land for 
     Conveyance or Transfer.--(1) Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     identifying the parcels of land under the jurisdiction or 
     administrative control of the Secretary at or in the vicinity 
     of Los Alamos National Laboratory that are suitable for 
     conveyance or transfer under this section.
       (2) A parcel is suitable for conveyance or transfer for 
     purposes of paragraph (1) if the parcel--
       (A) is not required to meet the national security mission 
     of the Department of Energy or will not be required for that 
     purpose before the end of the 10-year period beginning on the 
     date of enactment of this Act;
       (B) is likely to be conveyable or transferable, as the case 
     may be, under this section not later than the end of such 
     period; and
       (C) is suitable for use for a purpose specified in 
     subsection (h).
       (c) Review of Title.--(1) Not later than one year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees a report setting forth 
     the results of a title search on each parcel of land 
     identified as suitable for conveyance or transfer under 
     subsection (b), including an analysis of any claims against 
     or other impairments to the fee title to each such parcel.
       (2) In the period beginning on the date of the completion 
     of the title search with respect to a parcel under paragraph 
     (1) and ending on the date of the submittal of the report 
     under that paragraph, the Secretary shall take appropriate 
     actions to resolve the claims against or other impairments, 
     if any, to fee title that are identified with respect to the 
     parcel in the title search.
       (d) Environmental Restoration.--(1) Not later than 21 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (A) identify the environmental restoration or remediation, 
     if any, that is required with respect to each parcel of land 
     identified under subsection (b) to which the United States 
     has fee title;
       (B) carry out any review of the environmental impact of the 
     conveyance or transfer of each such parcel that is required 
     under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act 
     of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
       (C) submit to Congress a report setting forth the results 
     of the activities under subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       (2) If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that a 
     parcel described in paragraph (1)(A) requires environmental 
     restoration or remediation, the Secretary shall, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, complete the environmental 
     restoration or remediation of the parcel not later than 10 
     years after the date of enactment of this Act.

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       (e) Agreement for Allocation of Parcels.--As soon as 
     practicable after completing the review of titles to parcels 
     of land under subsection (c), but not later than 90 days 
     after the submittal of the report under subsection (d)(1)(C), 
     the County and the Pueblo shall submit to the Secretary an 
     agreement between the County and the Pueblo which allocates 
     between the County and the Pueblo the parcels identified for 
     conveyance or transfer under subsection (b).
       (f) Plan for Conveyance and Transfer.--(1) Not later than 
     90 days after the date of the submittal to the Secretary of 
     Energy of the agreement under subsection (e), the Secretary 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan 
     for conveying or transferring parcels of land under this 
     section in accordance with the allocation specified in the 
     agreement.
       (2) The plan under paragraph (1) shall provide for the 
     completion of the conveyance or transfer of parcels under 
     this section not later than 9 months after the date of the 
     submittal of the plan under that paragraph.
       (g) Conveyance or Transfer.--(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) 
     and (3), the Secretary shall convey or transfer parcels of 
     land in accordance with the allocation specified in the 
     agreement submitted to the Secretary under subsection (e).
       (2) In the case of a parcel allocated under the agreement 
     that is not available for conveyance or transfer in 
     accordance with the requirement in subsection (f)(2) by 
     reason of its requirement to meet the national security 
     mission of the Department, the Secretary shall convey or 
     transfer the parcel, as the case may be, when the parcel is 
     no longer required for that purpose.
       (3)(A) In the case of a parcel allocated under the 
     agreement that is not available for conveyance or transfer in 
     accordance with such requirement by reason of requirements 
     for environmental restoration or remediation, the Secretary 
     shall convey or transfer the parcel, as the case may be, upon 
     the completion of the environmental restoration or 
     remediation that is required with respect to the parcel.
       (B) If the Secretary determines that environmental 
     restoration or remediation cannot reasonably be expected to 
     be completed with respect to a parcel by the end of the 10-
     year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary shall not convey or transfer the parcel under 
     this section.
       (h) Use of Conveyed or Transferred Land.--The parcels of 
     land conveyed or transferred under this section shall be used 
     for historic, cultural, or environmental preservation 
     purposes, economic diversification purposes, or community 
     self-sufficiency purposes.
       (i) Treatment of Conveyances and Transfers.--(1) The 
     purpose of the conveyances and transfers under this section 
     is to fulfill the obligations of the United States with 
     respect to Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, under 
     sections 91 and 94 of the Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 
     (42 U.S.C. 2391, 2394).
       (2) Upon the completion of the conveyance or transfer of 
     the parcels of land available for conveyance or transfer 
     under this section, the Secretary shall make no further 
     payments with respect to Los Alamos National Laboratory under 
     section 91 or section 94 of the Atomic Energy Community Act 
     of 1955.
       (j) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--In the event of the 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 by reason of the approval of the President 
     of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R.1119) of 
     the 105th Congress, section 3165 of such Act is repealed.
       Sec. 633. Effective only for losses beginning March 1, 1997 
     through the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may use up to $6,000,000 from proceeds earned 
     from the sale of grain in the disaster reserve established in 
     the Agricultural Act of 1970 to implement a livestock 
     indemnity program for losses from natural disasters pursuant 
     to a Presidential or Secretarial declaration requested 
     subsequent to enactment of Public Law 105-18 and prior to 
     December 1, 1997, in a manner similar to catastrophic loss 
     coverage available for other commodities under 7 U.S.C. 
     1508(b): Provided, That in administering a program described 
     in the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall, to the extent 
     practicable, utilize gross income and payment limitations 
     conditions established for the Disaster Reserve Assistance 
     Program for the 1996 crop year: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent an 
     official budget request, that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress: 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.
       Sec. 634. During fiscal year 1998, from funds available to 
     the Department of Defense, up to $800,000 is available to the 
     Department of Defense to compensate persons who have suffered 
     documented commercial loss of cranberry crops in 1997 in the 
     Mashpee or Falmouth bogs, located on the Quashnet and 
     Coonamessett Rivers, respectively, as a result of the 
     presence of ethylene dibromide (EDB) in or on cranberries 
     from either of the plumes of EDB-contaminated groundwater 
     known as ``FS-28'' and ``FS-1'' adjacent to the Massachusetts 
     Military Reservation, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

                         TITLE VII--RESCISSIONS

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                          working capital fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading on 
     September 30, 1997, $100,000,000 are rescinded.

           TITLE VIII--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  Operations, Research, and Facilities

       For an additional amount for ``Operations, Research, and 
     Facilities'', for emergency expenses to provide disaster 
     assistance pursuant to section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
     Fishery Conservation and Management Act for the Bristol Bay 
     and Kuskokwim areas of Alaska, $7,000,000 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 entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that the Secretary of Commerce transmits a 
     determination that there is a commercial fishery failure.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1998''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Harold Rogers,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Ralph Regula,
     Mike Forbes,
     Tom Latham,
     Bob Livingston
     Alan B. Mollohan,
     David E. Skaggs
       (except for sections 209, 210, 502, and 505),
     Julian C. Dixon
                                Managers on the Part of the House.
     Judd Gregg,
     Ted Stevens,
     Pete Domenici,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Thad Cochran,
     Fritz Hollings,
     Daniel Inouye,
     Dale Bumpers,
     Frank Lautenberg,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. ROGERS, 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. 2267 to the 
committee of conference.
  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. 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

171

When there appeared

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Nays

216

para. 132.60                  [Roll No. 639]

                                YEAS--171

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McNulty

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     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NAYS--216

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Collins
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--45

     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baker
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boucher
     Combest
     Cubin
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Ewing
     Flake
     Fowler
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Houghton
     King (NY)
     LaFalce
     Lipinski
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Miller (CA)
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Pickett
     Pryce (OH)
     Riley
     Roemer
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Yates
  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. 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

282

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affirmative

Nays

110

para. 132.61                  [Roll No. 640]

                                YEAS--282

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clement
     Collins
     Condit
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (VA)
     Delahunt
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Turner
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--110

     Barr
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Blunt
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Campbell
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Engel
     Ensign
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kilpatrick
     Kucinich
     Largent
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lucas
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Millender-McDonald
     Moran (KS)
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Olver
     Owens
     Paul
     Payne
     Pease
     Petri
     Pombo
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Smith, Linda
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)

                             NOT VOTING--40

     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baker
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boucher
     Combest
     Cubin
     Dickey
     Ehlers
     Ewing
     Flake
     Fowler
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Houghton
     King (NY)
     LaFalce
     Lipinski
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Miller (CA)
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Pickett
     Pryce (OH)
     Riley
     Roemer
     Schiff
     Shuster
     Smith (OR)
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Watkins
     Waxman
     Wexler
     White
     Yates
  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.

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para. 132.62  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed bills and concurrent resolutions of 
the following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is 
requested:

       S. 1564. An Act to provide redress for inadequate 
     restitution of assets seized by the United States Government 
     during World War II which belonged to victims of the 
     Holocaust, and for other purposes.
       S. 1565. An Act to make technical corrections to the 
     Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act.
       S. Con. Res. 69. Concurrent resolution to correct the 
     enrollment of the bill S. 830.
       S. Con. Res. 70. Concurrent resolution to correct a 
     technical error in the enrollment of the bill S. 1026.

para. 132.63  further continuing appropriations, fy 1998

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was discharged from further consideration of the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 106) making further continuing appropriations for 
the fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.
  When said joint resolution 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 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. 132.64  united states institute for environmental conflict 
          resolution

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, by unanimous consent, the Committee 
on Education and Workforce was discharged from further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 3042) to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 
Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy 
Act of 1992 to establish the United States Institute for Environmental 
Conflict Resolution to conduct environmental conflict resolution and 
training, 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. 132.65  additional cosponsors--h. con. res. 47

  Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin, by unanimous consent, was authorized to be 
considered as the first sponsor of the bill (H. Con. Res. 47) to 
designate a flag-pole upon which the flag of the United States is to be 
set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is slain in the 
line of duty; for the purpose of adding cosponsors and for requesting 
reprints pursuant to clause 4 of rule 22.

para. 132.66  message from the president--veto of h.r. 2631

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 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. 2631, ``An Act 
disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President on October 
6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-45.''
  Under the authority of the Line Item Veto Act, on October 6, 1997, I 
canceled 38 military construction projects to save the taxpayers $287 
million. The bill would restore all of the 38 projects.
  The projects in this bill would not substantially improve the quality 
of life of military service members and their families, and most of them 
would not likely use funds for construction in FY 1998. While the bill 
does restore funding for projects that were canceled based on outdated 
information provided by the Department of Defense, I do not endorse 
restoration of all 38 projects.
  The Administration remains committed to working with the Congress to 
restore funding for those projects that were canceled as a result of 
data provided by the Department of Defense that was out of date.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 13, 1997.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, ordered 
that the veto message, together with the accompanying bill, be printed 
(H. Doc. 105-172) 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. 132.67  suspensions adopted--september 29

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the House be considered to have agreed to a motion to 
suspend the rules and pass each of the following bills in the form 
considered by the House on Monday, September 29, 1997, and that in each 
case a motion to reconsider be considered as laid on the table: the bill 
of the Senate (S. 1161) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
authorize appropriations for refugee and entrant assistance for fiscal 
years 1998 and 1999; the bill (H.R. 2233) to assist in the conservation 
of coral reefs; the bill (H.R. 2007) to amend the Act that authorized 
the Canadian River reclamation project, Texas, to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to allow use of the project distribution system to 
transport water from sources other than the project; the bill (H.R. 
1476) to settle certain Miccosukee Indian land takings claims within the 
State of Florida; the bill (H.R. 1262) to authorize appropriations for 
the Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
and for other purposes; the bill (H.R. 2165) to extend the deadline 
under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of FERC 
Project Number 3862 in the State of Iowa, and for other purposes; the 
bill (H.R. 2207) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
concerning a proposal to construct a deep ocean outfall off the coast of 
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; the bill of the Senate (S. 819) to designate the 
United States courthouse at 200 South Washington Street in Alexandria, 
Virginia, as the ``Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr. United States 
Courthouse''; the bill of the Senate (S. 833) to designate the Federal 
building courthouse at Public Square and Superior Avenue in Cleveland, 
Ohio, as the ``Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse''; the bill 
(H.R. 548) to designate the United States courthouse located at 500 
Pearl Street in New York City, New York, as the ``Ted Weiss United 
States Courthouse''; and the bill (H.R. 595) to designate the Federal 
building and United States courthouse located at 475 Mulberry Street in 
Macon, Georgia, as the ``William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and 
United States Courthouse''.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the passage of said 
Senate bills and request the concurrence of the Senate in said House 
bills.

para. 132.68  sense of congress regarding the ocean

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the amendments recommended by the Committee on Resources 
to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 131) expressing the sense of 
Congress regarding the Ocean, be considered as agreed to and the 
following concurrent resolution, as amended, be considered as agreed to 
and a motion to reconsider be laid on the table:

       Whereas the ocean, which comprises nearly three-quarters of 
     the Earth's surface, sustains a large part of the Earth's 
     biodiversity, provides an important source of food, and 
     interacts with and affects global weather and climate;
       Whereas the ocean is critical to national security, is the 
     common means of transportation among coastal nations, and 
     carries 95 percent of the United States foreign trade;
       Whereas the ocean and sea floor contain vast energy and 
     mineral resources that are critical to the economy of the 
     United States and the world;
       Whereas ocean resources are limited and susceptible to 
     change as a direct and indirect result of human activities, 
     and such changes can impact the ability of the ocean to 
     provide the benefits upon which the Nation depends;
       Whereas the vast majority of the deep ocean is unexplored 
     and unknown, and the ocean is truly the last frontier on 
     Earth for science and civilization;
       Whereas there exists significant promise for the 
     development of new ocean technologies for stewardship of 
     ocean resources that will contribute to the economy through 
     business and manufacturing innovations and the creation of 
     new jobs;

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       Whereas any nation's use or misuse of ocean resources has 
     effects far beyond that nation's borders;
       Whereas it has been 30 years since the Commission on Marine 
     Science, Engineering, and Resources (popularly known as the 
     Stratton Commission) met to examine the state of United 
     States ocean policy and issued recommendations that led to 
     the present Federal structure for oceanography and marine 
     resource management; and
       Whereas 1998 has been declared the International Year of 
     the Ocean, and in order to observe such celebration, the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other 
     Federal agencies, in cooperation with organizations concerned 
     with ocean science and marine resource,s have resolved to 
     promote exploration, utilization, conservation, and public 
     awareness of the ocean: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the ocean is of paramount importance to the economic 
     future, environmental quality, and national security of the 
     United States;
       (2) the United States has a responsibility to exercise and 
     promote comprehensive stewardship of the ocean and the living 
     marine resources it contains; and
       (3) Federal agencies are encouraged to take advantage of 
     the United States and international focus on the oceans in 
     1998, to--
       (A) review United States oceanography and marine resource 
     management policies and programs;
       (B) identify opportunities to streamline, better direct, 
     and increase interagency cooperation in oceanographic 
     research and marine resource management policies and 
     programs; and
       (C) develop scientific, educational, and resource 
     management programs which will advance the exploration of the 
     ocean and the sustainable use of ocean resources.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``Concurrent resolution 
     acknowledging 1998 as the International Year of the Ocean and 
     expressing the sense of Congress regarding the ocean.''.

  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para. 132.69  aviation insurance reauthorization

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the bill of the Senate (S. 1193) to amend chapter 443 of 
title 49, United States Code, to extend the authorization of the 
aviation insurance program, and for other purposes, the counterpart of 
the bill (H.R. 2036) to amend chapter 443 of title 49, United States 
Code, to extend the authorization of the aviation insurance program, and 
for other purposes, considered by the House on Monday, September 29, 
1997, be considered as passed and the motion to reconsider be laid on 
the table; and
  Ordered further, That H.R. 2036 be laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 132.70  investigative subcommittees--majority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, and 
pursuant to clause 6 of rule X, announced that the Speaker, appointed to 
serve as needed on investigative subcommittees as prescribed by the 
recently enacted ethics reforms, the following Members: Messrs. Bateman, 
Bryant, Deal, Hastings of Washington, McCreary, McKeon, Miller of 
Florida, Portman, Talent and Thornberry.

para. 132.71  committee on standards--minority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 6 of rule X, 
laid before the House a communication, which was read as follows:

         Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, 
           Office of the Democratic Leader,
                                Washington, DC, November 13, 1997.
     Speaker Newt Gingrich,
     House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Following is the list of Members I have 
     selected to serve as the ``pool'' for purposes relating to 
     the Committee on Standards:
       Mr. Clyburn of South Carolina.
       Mr. Doyle of Pennsylvania.
       Mr. Edwards of Texas.
       Mr. Klink of Pennsylvania.
       Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       Ms. Meek of Florida.
       Mr. Scott of Virginia.
       Mr. Stupak of Michigan.
       Mr. Tanner of Tennessee.
           Sincerely.
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

para. 132.72  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:

       S. 1559. An Act to provide for the design, construction, 
     furnishing, and equipping of a Center for Historically Black 
     Heritage within Florida A&M University.

  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. 1271. An Act to authorize the Federal Aviation 
     Administration's research, engineering, and development 
     programs for fiscal years 1998 through 2000, and for other 
     purposes.

para. 132.73  passed and agreed to--s. 1565, s. 1559 and s. con. res. 70

  On motion of Mr. THUNE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the following measures be taken from the Speaker's table 
and be considered as passed or agreed to respectively, and that in each 
case a motion to reconsider be considered as laid on the table: the 
bills of the Senate (S. 1565) to make technical corrections to the 
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act; (S. 1559) to 
provide for the design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of a 
Center for Historically Black Heritage within Florida A&M University; 
and the following concurrent resolution of the Senate (S. Con. Res. 70) 
to correct a technical error in the enrollment of the bill S. 1026:

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (S. 1026) to 
     reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the 
     Secretary of the Senate shall strike subsection (a) of 
     section 2 and insert the following:
       ``(a) In General.--Section 7 of the Export-Import Bank Act 
     of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635f) is amended by striking `until' and 
     all that follows through `but' and inserting `until the close 
     of business on September 30, 2001, but'.''.

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 132.74  lower brule sioux tribe

  On motion of Mr. THUNE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the Committee on Resources be discharged from further 
consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 156) to provide certain 
benefits of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program to the Lower 
Brule Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes, and that the bill be 
considered as passed; and that a motion to reconsider be considered as 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para. 132.75  sense of house regarding Iraq

  On motion of Mr. THUNE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the Committee on International Relations be discharged 
from further consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 322) expressing 
the sense of the House that the United States should act to resolve the 
crisis with Iraq in a manner that assures full Iraqi compliance with 
United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding the destruction of 
Iraq's capability to produce and deliver weapons of mass destruction, 
and that peaceful and diplomatic efforts should be pursued, but that if 
such efforts fail, multilateral military action or unilateral United 
States military action should be taken; that the resolution, and the 
amendment to the preamble at the desk, be considered as agreed to; and 
that a motion to reconsider be considered as laid on the table.

para. 132.76  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. THUNE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Banking 
and Financial Services was granted permission until no later than 
December 19, 1997, to file a report on the bill (H.R. 217) to amend 
title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to 
consolidate the Federal programs for housing assistance for the homeless 
into a block grant program that ensures that States and communities are 
provided sufficient flexibility to use assistance amounts effectively.

para. 132.77  senate bills 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. 1371. An Act to establish felony violations for the 
     failure to pay legal child sup

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     port obligations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       S. 1564. An Act to provide redress for inadequate 
     restitution of assets seized by the United States Government 
     during World War II which belonged to victims of the 
     Holocaust, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

para. 132.78  enrolled joint resolution signed

       Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported 
     that that committee had examined and found truly enrolled a 
     joint resolution of the House of the following title, which 
     was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.J. Res. 103. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements with respect to certain specified bills of the 
     One Hundred Fifth Congress.

para. 132.79  bills and 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, bills and joint resolutions of the House of 
     the following titles:

       H.R. 2366. An Act to transfer to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture the authority to conduct the census of 
     agriculture, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1840. An Act to provide a law enforcement exception to 
     the prohibition on the advertising of certain electronic 
     devices.
       H.R. 1090. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     allow revision of veterans benefits decisions based on clear 
     and unmistakable error.
       H.J. Res. 91. Joint Resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin 
     Compact.
       H.J. Res. 92. Joint Resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact.
       H.R. 1086. An Act to codify without substantive change laws 
     related to transportation and to improve the United States 
     Code.
       H.R. 2813. An Act to waive time limitations specified by 
     law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to 
     Robert R. Ingram of Jacksonville, Florida, for acts of valor 
     while a Navy Hospital Corpsman in the Republic of Vietnam 
     during the Vietnam conflict.

para. 132.80  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. ROEMER, for today after 3 p.m.;
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 5 p.m.; and
  To Mrs. FOWLER, for today after 5 p.m.
  And then,

para. 132.81  adjournment sine die

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, pursuant to Senate Concurrent 
Resolution 68, at 10 o'clock and 44 minutes p.m., declared the First 
Session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress adjourned sine die.

para. 132.82  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. ROGERS: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2267. A bill making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 105-405). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 330. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2267) making 
     appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
     State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 105-406). Referred to the House Calendar. 

para. 132.83  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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Berman, 
             and Mr. Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 3037. A bill to clarify that unmarried children of 
     Vietnamese reeducation camp internees are eligible for 
     refugee status under the Orderly Departure Program; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOYD:
       H.R. 3038. A bill to provide for the design, construction, 
     furnishing, and equipping of a Center for Historically Black 
     Heritage within Florida A&M University; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, and 
             Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 3039. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to guarantee 
     loans to provide multifamily transitional housing for 
     homeless veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Brady, and Mr. 
             Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 3040. A bill to monitor and analyze energy use, and 
     conduct continuous commissioning in Federal buildings to 
     optimize building energy system; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART:
       H.R. 3041. A bill to make technical corrections to the 
     Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 3042. A bill to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship 
     and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American 
     Public Policy Act of 1992 to establish the United States 
     Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution to conduct 
     environmental conflict resolution and training, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     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. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 3043. A bill to amend section 485(f)(1)(F) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the disclosure of 
     all criminal incidents that manifest evidence of prejudice 
     based on race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, 
     ethnicity, or disability; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H.R. 3044. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that economic subsidies provided by a State 
     or local government for a particular business to locate or 
     remain within the government's jurisdiction shall be taxable 
     to such business, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Obey, and Mrs. 
             Thurman):
       H.R. 3045. A bill to empower States with authority for most 
     taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, 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. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 3046. A bill to provide for financial assistance for 
     higher education to the dependents of Federal, State, and 
     local public safety officers who are killed or permanently 
     and totally disabled as the result of a traumatic injury 
     sustained in the line of duty; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BONILLA:
       H.R. 3047. A bill to authorize expansion of Fort Davis 
     National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas, by 16 acres; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Campbell):
       H.R. 3048. A bill to update and preserve balance in the 
     Copyright Act for the 21st Century; to advance educational 
     opportunities through distance learning; to implement the 
     World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and 
     Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 3049. A bill to adjust the immigration status of 
     certain Haitian nationals who were provided refuge in the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 3050. A bill to establish procedures and remedies for 
     the prevention of fraudulent and deceptive practices in the 
     solicitation of telephone service subscribers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 3051. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Center located at 10 North Greene Street in 
     Baltimore, Maryland, as the ``Parren J. Mitchell Veterans 
     Medical Center``; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 3052. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for improved safety of imported 
     foods; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. 
             Bishop):
       H.R. 3053. A bill to provide for the transition for new 
     Members of the House of Representatives; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Ms. Sanchez, and Ms. Waters):

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       H.R. 3054. A bill to adjust the immigration status of 
     certain nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Haiti, to 
     amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the 
     special rule relating to termination of the period of 
     continuous physical presence for cancellation of removal, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 3055. A bill to deem the activities of the Miccosukee 
     Tribe on the Tamiami Indian Reservation to be consistent with 
     the purposes of the Everglades National Park, 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. HILL (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, and Mr. 
             Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 3056. A bill to provide for the preservation and 
     sustainability of the family farm through the transfer of 
     responsibility for operation and maintenance of the Flathead 
     Indian Irrigation Project, Montana; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 3057. A bill to authorize an exchange of lands among 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of the Interior, and 
     the Big Sky Lumber Company; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE (for herself, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. Cramer, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Weygand, 
             Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Allen, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Brady, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Poshard, Mr. Costello, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. 
             Pomeroy):
       H.R. 3058. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to 
     conduct a study and submit a report to the Congress on 
     methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia 
     in kindergarten through 3d grade; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE (for herself, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Cummings, and 
             Ms. Kilpatrick):
       H.R. 3059. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty, to establish a 
     commission to simplify the tax code, to require the Internal 
     Revenue Service to use alternative dispute resolution, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Clay, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Rush, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
             Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 3060. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection 
     Act to protect consumers from inadequate disclosures and 
     certain abusive practices in rent-to-own transactions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself and Mr. Traficant): 
             Termination of student assistance eligibility for 
             institutions of higher education; to the Committee on 
             Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. McHale, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 3062. A bill to require the provision of information 
     sufficient for homebuyers and homweowners to insure 
     themselves against loss from subsidence resulting from 
     underground coal or clay mines; 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. LARGENT (for himself and Mr. Kasich):
       H.R. 3063. A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 3064. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations to limit 
     the number of pieces of carry-on baggage that a passenger may 
     bring on an airplane to 1 piece of carry-on baggage per 
     passenger; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 3065. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to design and implement a 
     performance-based measurement system to encourage the 
     development of new environmental monitoring technologies; to 
     the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees 
     on 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 3066. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     require 90 days notice before changing the annual percentage 
     rate of interest applicable on any credit card account or 
     before changing the index used to determine such rate, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 3067. A bill to provide that Federal Reserve Banks be 
     covered under the chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, 
     relating to labor-management relations; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. MCKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Fattah, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jackson, and 
             Mrs. Clayton):
       H.R. 3068. A bill to provide that a State may use a 
     proportional voting system for multiseat congressional 
     districts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MILLER of California:
       H.R. 3069. A bill to extend the Advisory Council on 
     California Indian Policy to allow the Advisory Council to 
     advise Congress on the implementation of the proposals and 
     recommendations of the Advisory Council; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Stupak, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 3070. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health and food 
     safety through enhanced enforcement, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 3071. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide for the enactment of State laws prohibiting children 
     under 13 years of age from riding in the front seats of motor 
     vehicles; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bonior, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Payne, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee):
       H.R. 3072. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act and title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act with 
     respect to treatments regarding infection with the virus 
     commonly known as HIV; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Ms. Harman, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Horn, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Klug, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Cox of California, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Bono, and Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 3073. A bill to prohibit certain oil and gas leasing 
     activities on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, 
     consistent with the President's Outer Continental Shelf 
     moratorium statement of June 26, 1990; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Ms. Harman, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Horn, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Klug, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bono, and Mr. 
             Pallone):
       H.R. 3074. 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. ROGAN:
       H.R. 3075. A bill to amend section 274 of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act to impose mandatory minimum sentences, 
     and increase certain sentences, for bringing in and harboring 
     certain aliens and to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide enhanced penalties for persons committing such 
     offenses while armed; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANDLIN:
       H.R. 3076. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer 
     taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SANDLIN:
       H.R. 3077. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the provision that reduces primary insurance 
     amounts for individuals receiving pensions from noncovered 
     employment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 3078. A bill to provide for an accurate disclosure on 
     individual pay checks of pay

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     ments made under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 3079. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to remove the requirement of a mandatory beginning date 
     for distributions from individual retirement accounts; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 3080. A bill to waive the determination of the 
     President that Lebanon and Syria are not major drug-transit 
     or major illicit drug producing countries under the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Clement, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Ms. Carson, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Filner, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Woolsey, and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York):
       H.R. 3081. A bill to enhance Federal enforcement of hate 
     crimes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, for a period to be 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. Porter, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. 
             Sanford):
       H.R. 3082. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
     prospectively for personalized retirement security through 
     personal retirement savings accounts to allow for more 
     control by individuals over their Social Security retirement 
     income, and to provide other reforms relating to benefits 
     under such title II; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SPRATT:
       H.R. 3083. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Grilamid TR90; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 3084. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     strengthen the limitations on participation of the Armed 
     Forces in foreign airshows or trade exhibitions involving 
     military equipment; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 3085. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to authorize a program to provide grants to postsecondary 
     education institutions for the purpose of creating 
     partnerships between post-secondary institutions and 
     elementary or secondary schools to instruct prospective 
     teachers and classroom teachers; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Payne, Ms. Sanchez, and 
             Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 3086. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     to expand the School Breakfast Program in elementary schools, 
     and to provide greater access to snacks in school-based 
     childcare programs; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3087. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to grant an easement to Chugach Alaska Corporation; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3088. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act, regarding Huna Totem Corporation public 
     interest land exchange, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 106. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. BLILEY:
       H. Con. Res. 196. Concurrent resolution to correct the 
     enrollment of the bill S. 830; considered under suspension of 
     the rules and agreed to.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. McHale, Mr. Gingrich, 
             Mr. Armey, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Cox of California, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Packard, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania):
       H. Con. Res. 197. Concurrent resolution calling for the 
     resignation or removal from office of Sara E. Lister, 
     Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve 
     Affairs; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H. Con. Res. 198. Concurrent resolution to correct a 
     technical error in the enrollment of the bill S. 1026; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. BRADY (for himself and Mr. Traficant):
       H. Con. Res. 199. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to United States 
     assistance or support for the investigation on capital 
     punishment in the United States by the United Nations Human 
     Rights Commission; 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. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Bishop, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H. Con. Res. 200. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a series of postage stamps should 
     be issued in recognition of the recipients of the 
     Congressional Medal of Honor; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. Solomon:
       H. Res. 325. A resolution designating majority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H. Res. 327. A resolution providing for the consideration 
     of the bill H.R. 867 and the Senate amendment thereto; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 328. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York:
       H. Res. 329. A resolution providing for the concurrence by 
     the House with an amendment to the Senate amendment to the 
     House amendments to S. 562; considered under suspension of 
     the rules and adopted.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 331. A resolution designating majority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself and Mr. Hamilton):
       H. Res. 332. A resolution expressing concern for the plight 
     of Assyrians in the Near East; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
             Pascrell):
       H. Res. 333. A resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
     that the United States should support Italy's inclusion as a 
     permanent member of the United Nations Security Council if 
     there is to be an expansion of this important international 
     body; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H. Res. 334. A resolution directing the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to produce all factual information pertaining to the 
     actions taken by the Secretary of the Treasury and the United 
     States Executive Directors at the international financial 
     institutions to comply with the requirements of 1621 of the 
     International Financial Institutions Act, relating to 
     encouragement of fair labor practices; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services. 

para. 132.84  memorials

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

       231. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Illinois, relative to House 
     Joint Resolution No. 12 urging the passage of federal 
     legislation which extends the boundaries of the Illinois and 
     Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor from Harlem Avenue 
     to Lake Michigan; to the Committee on Resources. 

para. 132.85  additional sponsors

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

       H.R. 23: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Brady.
       H.R. 45: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 51: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 59: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Goode, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Bryant, and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 80: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 146: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 192: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 251: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 414: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 543: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 590: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 594: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 612: Ms. Sanchez and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 616: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 617: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 637: Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 705: Mr. Goode.
       H.R. 738: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 746: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 758: Mr. Sununu.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 815: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 871: Mr. Coyne.

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       H.R. 900: Ms. Stabenow.
       H.R. 902: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 915: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 925: Ms. Hooley of Oregon and Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 991: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Pombo and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1036: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1054: Ms. Harman and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1059: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1060: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 1062: Mr. Kasich and Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 1063: Mr. Duncan and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1104: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
     and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Goss, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 1132: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1151: Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Owens, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1237: Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 1261: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 1280: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1283: Mr. Frelinghuysen and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1334: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ackerman, 
     Ms. Waters, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Campbell.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1375: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Rogan.
       H.R. 1415: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Torres, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Yates, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Lampson and Mr. Payne.
       H.R. 1521: Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1531: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1555: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Pappas and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1573: Mrs. Morella, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Foley, Ms. 
     Kilpatrick, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1608: Mr. Snyder and Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1679: Mr. Delahunt.
       H.R. 1689: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Vento, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
     Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1736: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1742: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1749: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1761: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Boyd, Mrs. Meek 
     of Florida, and Mr. McIntyre.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1786: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Talent, 
     Mr. Berman, Mr. Rush, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Torres, Mrs. Morella, 
     Mr. Owens, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Waxman, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1788: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 1802: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1807: Ms. Furse, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1822: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1864: Mrs. Tauscher.
       H.R. 1870: Mr. Poshard, Ms. Sanchez, and Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Crapo, Mr. Manton, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Pease.
       H.R. 1987: Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2004: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Lampson, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
     Torres, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2019: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 2034: Mr. Watkins.
       H.R. 2088: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 2094: Mr. Saxton and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 2130: Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia.
       H.R. 2182: Mr. Price of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2183: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 2186: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 2191: Mr. Barcia of Michigan and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Ensign and Mr. Davis of Virginia.
       H.R. 2211: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2224: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2228: Ms. Sanchez.
       H.R. 2231: Mr. McCrery and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 2275: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2290: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ford, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2313: Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 2321: Mr. Talent and Mr. Barr of Georgia.
       H.R. 2327: Mr. Livingston, Mr. Turner, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 2351: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2365: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 2374: Mrs. McCarthy of New York.
       H.R. 2377: Mr. Cramer and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2396: Mr. Petri and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2408: Mr. McGovern and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2431: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 2432: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 2438: Mr. Armey, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Shadegg, and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2453: Mr. Moran of Virginia.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Sandlin.
       H.R. 2457: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 2459: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 2468: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Payne, 
     Mr. Sanders, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2481: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 2490: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chabot, 
     Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 2495: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2497: Mr. Jones, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Cook, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 2499: Mr. Bishop and Mr. Cannon.
       H.R. 2500: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Taylor of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Turner, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Pickering, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Latham, Mr. Gallegly, 
     Mr. Pease, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Blumenauer, 
     Ms. Danner, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
     Herger, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 2503: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 2517: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Goode, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
     Redmond, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
     Schiff, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2519: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri.
       H.R. 2525: Mr. Owens, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2540: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2545: Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Strickland, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Towns, 
     Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 2565: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 2566: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2568: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2590: Mr. Rothman.
       H.R. 2593: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Coburn, 
     Mr. Spence, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 2596: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Luther, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 2611: Mr. Shaw, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Porter, and Mr. Pappas.
       H.R. 2625: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 2627: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Metcalf, and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 2635: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 2649: Ms. Slaughter and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 2650: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Klink, and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 2671: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2678: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 2693: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2695: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and 
     Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2704: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2713: Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2723: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 2733: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2734: Mr. Crapo and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 2750: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2755: Ms. Norton and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2757: Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2760: Mr. Smith of Oregon and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2761: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2774: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Rangel, and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 2777: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2779: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Thompson, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2786: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 2796: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Taylor of 
     North Carolina, Ms. Christian-Green and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2797: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2807: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 2818: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 2820: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Green, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wexler, 
     and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 2826: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 2827: Mr. Bob Schaffer.
       H.R. 2828: Mrs. Kilpatrick and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2829: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bliley, 
     Mr. Coburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. Goode, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Hefner, Mr. Hobson, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. 
     Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
     Mr. Markey, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
     Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Rahall, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
     Spratt, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wise, Mr.

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     Wynn, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2846: Mr. Istook, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Bachus, 
     Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Canady of 
     Florida, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Talent, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Peterson of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. 
     Owens.
       H.R. 2850: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Ms. Furse, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Woolsey, and Mrs. Maloney of New 
     York.
       H.R. 2854: Mr. Stark, Mr. Clement, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. 
     Boehlert.
       H.R. 2864: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2869: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2870: Mr. Hastert and Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 2871: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2873: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2875: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2877: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2879: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2881: Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2892: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 2900: Ms. DeGette, Mr. Ackerman, and Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H.R. 2905: Mr. Frost and Mr. Pascrell.
       H.R. 2912: Mr. Tanner, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 2921: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Boswell, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Petri, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Latham, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Ms. Danner, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Largent, Mr. Clyburn, 
     Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 2922: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 2930: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Everett, 
     Mr. Kildee, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Price 
     of North Carolina, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Mica, and Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 2936: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 2938: Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2939: Mr. Pease and Mr. Campbell.
       H.R. 2942: Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. LaTourette, and 
     Mr. Moran of Kansas.
       H.R. 2943: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 2953: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2955: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 2960: Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. 
     Thompson.
       H.R. 2973: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 2985: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2990: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Burr of 
     North Carolina, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Pastor, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2992: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 3000: Mr. Livingston, Ms. Danner, Mr. Manzullo, and 
     Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 3005: Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Shays, and Mr. 
     Thompson.
       H.R. 3010: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 3026: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 3027: Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Miller of California, 
     Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Olver, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stokes, 
     Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Yates, 
     Ms. Waters, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and 
     Mrs. Maloney of New York.
       H.R. 3028: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York.
       H.J. Res. 66: Mr. Torres.
       H.J. Res. 71: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mr. Calvert.
       H.J. Res. 78: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.J. Res. 89: Ms. Hooley of Oregon.
       H.J. 100: Mr. Olver.
       H.J. Res. 102: Mr. Waxman and Mr. Deutsch.
       H. Con. Res. 19: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Yates.
       H. Con. Res. 27: Ms. Carson, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Lantos.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. White.
       H. Con. Res. 106: Ms. Norton.
       H. Con. Res. 135: Mr. Engel.
       H. Con. Res. 148: Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 150: Mr. Hill.
       H. Con. Res. 152: Mr. Poshard
       H. Con. Res. 160: Mr. Blumenauer.
       H. Con. Res. 174: Ms. Slaughter
       H. Con. Res. 176: Mr. Porter.
       H. Con. Res. 181: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Schumer, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H. Con. Res. 182: Ms. Slaughter.
       H. Con. Res. 185: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. King 
     of New York, Mr. Minge, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Oberstar, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Tierney.
       H. Con. Res. 187: Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. DeLay.
       H. Con. Res. 188: Mr. Levin.
       H. Res. 37: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Everett, Mr. Cannon, and Ms. 
     Kaptur.
       H. Res. 45: Mr. Maloney of Connecticut.
       H. Res. 83: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H. Res. 144: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Pappas, and Ms. Hooley of 
     Oregon.
       H. Res. 211: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hilleary and Mr. Kleczka.
       H. Res. 212: Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Baesler, and 
     Mr. Gilchrest.
       H. Res. 224: Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Stupak.
       H. Res. 231: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H. Res. 246: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Talent, Mr. Markey, and Mr. 
     Lazio of New York.
       H. Res. 251: Ms. Norton, Mr. Bonior, and Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York.
       H. Res. 267: Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Kim, Mr. Lazio of New York, 
     Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
     McInnis, Mr. Herger, Mr. Istook, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Gingrich, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Ney.
       H. Res. 279: Ms. Danner, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Diaz-Balart, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Pascrell.
       H. Res. 322: Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Menendez, 
     Mr. Foley, and Mr. Waxman. 

para. 132.86  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       28. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Essex County 
     Board of Supervisors, Elizabethtown, New York, relative to 
     Resolution No. 235 expressing strong opposition to Federal 
     law requiring Canadian citizens to fill out visa forms before 
     entering the United States; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para. 132.87  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. 2497: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. Doggett.
       H.R. 3000: Mr. Rush.
       H. Con. Res. 187: Mr. Doggett. 
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                        PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE

                   SUBSEQUENT TO SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT

                FIRST SESSION, ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS

para.132.88  appointments by the speaker subsequent to sine die 
          adjournment

  Pursuant to the provisions of section 4021(c) of Public Law 105-33 and 
section 3 of House Resolution 311, 105th Congress, the Speaker on 
Monday, December 1, 1997, did appoint the following Members on the part 
of the House to the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of 
Medicare:
  Mr. Thomas of California.
  Mr. Ganske of Iowa.
  Mr. Bilirakis of Florida.
  Mr. Samuel H. Howard of Nashville, TN.
  On Friday, December 5, 1997, the Speaker did also appoint the 
following members on the part of the House:
  Mr. Dingell of Michigan.
  Mr. McDermott of Washington.

                          ____________________


  Pursuant to the provisions of section 8131(a)(2) of Public Law 105-56 
and section 3 of House Resolution 311, 105th Congress, the Speaker on 
Friday, November 21, 1997, did appoint the following members on the part 
of the House to the Panel To Review Long-Range Air Power:
  Mr. Donald B. Rice of California.
  Mr. John S. Foster, Jr., of California.

                          ____________________




                 communication from the minority leader

  The text of the communication from the Minority Leader, the Honorable 
Richard A. Gephardt, dated December 1, 1997, is as follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                 Washington, DC, December 1, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 955(b)(1)(B), Public 
     Law 105-83, I hereby appoint the following Member to the 
     National Council on the Arts: Mrs. Lowey, NY.
           Yours very truly,
     Richard A. Gephardt.

                          ____________________



para.132.89  messages and communications received subsequent to sine die 
          adjournment


  communication from the honorable floyd h. flake, member of Congress--
                       resignation from the House

  The text of the communication from the Honorable Floyd H. Flake, 
Member of Congress, dated November 7, 1997, is as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, November 7, 1997.
     Hon. Alexander Treadwell,
     Secretary of State,
     Albany, NY.
       Dear Secretary Treadwell: Pursuant to section 31 of the 
     Public Officers law, I hereby inform you that I am resigning 
     from the United States House of Representatives. My 
     resignation will become effective at midnight on November 16, 
     1997.
       As you and the citizens of New York are well aware, I am 
     returning to my pastorate at the Allen A.M.E. church in 
     Jamaica, Queens. Although I have been called back to Allen to 
     devote my energy and full-time attention to its congregation, 
     I am proud of my service in Congress. It has been my distinct 
     privilege to represent the people of the 6th Congressional 
     District of New York, and an honor to serve the people of the 
     United States of America.
       With warmest regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                   Floyd H. Flake,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________




         communications from the clerk--message from the senate

  The text of the communication from the Honorable Robin H. Carle, Clerk 
of the House, dated November 14, 1997, is as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 14, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     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, November 14, 1997 
     at 1:30 p.m.: that the Senate PASSED without amendment H.J. 
     Res. 106.
           With warm regards,
                                            Robin H. Carle, Clerk,
     U.S. House of Representatives.

                          ____________________




          communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The text of the communication from the Honorable Robin H. Carle, Clerk 
of the House, dated November 14, 1997, is as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 14, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     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, November 14, 1997 
     at 2:15 p.m.:
       S. 476--Agreed to House amendment.
       S. 738--Agreed to House amendment.
       H.R. 1254--PASSED without amendment.
       H.R. 1493--PASSED without amendment.
       H.R. 1604--Receded from amendment 61.
       H.R. 2159--Agreed to Conference Report.
       H.R. 2265--PASSED without amendment.
       H.R. 2267--Agreed to Conference Report.
       H.R. 2476--PASSED without amendment.
       H.R. 2607--Agreed to House amendments.
       H.R. 2626--PASSED without amendment.
       H.R. 2796--PASSED without amendment.
       H.R. 2979--PASSED without amendment.
       H.R. 3025--PASSED without amendment.
       H.R. 3034--PASSED without amendment.
       H.J. Res. 95--PASSED without amendment.
       H.J. Res. 96--PASSED without amendment.
                                            Robin H. Carle, Clerk,
     U.S. House of Representatives.

                          ____________________



para.132.90  Enrolled bills and joint resolutions signed subsequent to 
          sine die adjournment

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight subsequent to sine 
die adjournment of the 1st Session, 105th Congress, did on the following 
dates report that that committee had examined and found truly enrolled 
bills and joint resolutions of the House of the following titles, which 
were thereupon signed by the Speaker pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA:

           On November 13, 1997:
       H.J. Res. 106. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
           On November 17, 1997:
       H.R. 2607. 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, 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 867. An act to promote the adoption of children in 
     foster care.
           On November 19, 1997:
       H.R. 2159. An act making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
           On November 24, 1997:
       H.R. 2267. An act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Commerce, Justice and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes.
           On November 25, 1997:
       H.R. 1254. An act to designate the United States Post 
     Office building located at 1919 West Bennett Street in 
     Springfield, Missouri, as the ``John N. Griesemer Post Office 
     Building.''
       H.R. 1493. An act to require the Attorney General to 
     establish a program in local prisons to identify, prior to 
     arraignment, criminal aliens and aliens who are unlawfully 
     present in the United States, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2626. An act to make clarifications to the Pilot 
     Records Improvement Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
           On December 4, 1997:
       H.R. 1604. An act to provide for the division, use, and 
     distribution of judgment funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa 
     Indians of Michigan pursuant to dockets numbered 18-E, 58, 
     364, and 18-R before the Indian Claims Commission.
       H.R. 1658. An act to reauthorize and amend the Atlantic 
     Striped Bass Conservation Act and related laws.
       H.R. 2265. An act to amend the provisions of titles 17 and 
     18, United States Code, to provide greater copyright 
     protection by amending the criminal copyright infringement 
     provisions, and for other purposes.

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       H.R. 2476. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require the National Transportation Safety Board and 
     individual foreign air carriers to address the needs of 
     families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents 
     involving foreign air carriers.
       H.R. 2796. An act to authorize the reimbursement of members 
     of the Army deployed to Europe in support of operations in 
     Bosnia for certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the 
     members during the period beginning on October 1, 1996, and 
     ending on May 31, 1997.
       H.R. 2977. An act to amend the Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act to clarify public disclosure requirements that are 
     applicable to the National Academy of Sciences and the 
     National Academy of Public Administration.
       H.R. 2979. An act to authorize acquisition of certain real 
     property for the Library of Congress, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3025. An act to amend the Federal charter for Group 
     Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc., and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3034. An act to amend section 13031 of the 
     Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, 
     relating to customs user fees, to allow the use of such fees 
     to provide for customs inspection personnel in connection 
     with the arrival of passengers in Florida, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.J. Res. 95. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact.
       H.J. Res. 96. Joint resolution granting the consent and 
     approval of Congress for the State of Maryland, the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to 
     amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation 
     Compact.

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para.132.91  senate enrolled bills signed subsequent to sine die 
          adjournment

  The Speaker pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, subsequent to sine die 
adjournment of the 1st session, 105th Congress, announced her signature 
to enrolled bills and a joint resolution of the Senate of the following 
titles:

           On November 17, 1997:
       S. 1026. An act to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of 
     the United States.
       S. 1139. An act to reauthorize the programs of the Small 
     Business Administration, and for other purposes.
       S. 1228. An act to provide for a 10-year circulating 
     commemorative coin program to commemorate each of the 50 
     States, and for other purposes.
       S. 1354. An act to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     provide for the designation of common carriers not subject to 
     the jurisdiction of a State commission as eligible 
     telecommunications carriers.
       S. 1378. An act to extend the authorization of use of 
     official mail in the location and recovery of missing 
     children, and for other purposes.
       S. 1417. An act to provide for the design, construction, 
     furnishing and equipping of a Center for Performing Arts 
     within the complex known as the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural 
     Center and for other purposes.
       S. 1505. An act to make technical and conforming amendments 
     to the Museum and Library Services Act, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1507. An act to amend the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to make certain technical 
     corrections.
       S. 1519. An act to provide a 6-month extension of highway, 
     highway safety, and transit programs pending enactment of a 
     law reauthorizing the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991.
           On November 19, 1997:
       S. 156. An act to provide certain benefits of the Pick-
     Sloan Missouri River Basin program to the Lower Brule Sioux 
     Tribe, and for other purposes.
       S. 476. An act to provide for the establishment of not less 
     than 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of America facilities by the 
     year 2000.
       S. 738. An act to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, 
     to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 819. An act to designate the United States courthouse at 
     200 South Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia, as the 
     Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr. United States Courthouse.
       S. 830. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
     regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products, 
     and for other purposes.
       S. 833. An act to designate the Federal building courthouse 
     at Public Square and Superior Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as 
     the Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse.
       S. 1161. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize appropriations for refugee and entrant 
     assistance for fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
       S. 1193. An act to amend chapter 443 of title 49, United 
     States Code, to extend the authorization of the aviation 
     insurance program, and for other purposes.
       S. 1559. An act to provide for the design, construction, 
     furnishing, and equipping of a Center for Historically Black 
     Heritage within Florida A&M University.
       S. 1565. An act to make technical corrections to the 
     Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act.
       S.J. Res 39. Joint resolution to provide for the convening 
     of the second session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.

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para.132.92  bills presented to the president subsequent to sine die 
          adjournment

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, subsequent to sine 
die adjournment of the 1st Session, 105th Congress, did on the following 
dates present to the President for his approval bills and joint 
resolutions of the House of the following titles:

           On November 14, 1997:
       H.J. Res. 103. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements with respect to certain specified bills of the 
     One Hundred Fifth Congress.
       H.J. Res. 106. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
           On November 17, 1997:
       H.R. 867. An act to promote the adoption of children in 
     foster care.
       H.R. 2607. 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, 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
           On November 19, 1997:
       H.R. 2159. An act making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
           On November 24, 1997:
       H.R. 2267. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes.
           On November 25, 1997:
       H.R. 1254. An act to designate United States Post Office 
     building located at 1919 West Bennett Street in Springfield, 
     Missouri, as the ``John N. Griesemer Post Office Building.''
       H.R. 2626. An act to make clarifications to the Pilot 
     Records Improvement Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1493. An act to require the Attorney General to 
     establish a program in local prisons to identify, prior to 
     arraignment, criminal aliens and aliens who are unlawfully 
     present in the United States, and for other purposes.
           On December 4, 1997:
       H.R. 2476. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require the National Transportation Safety Board and 
     individual foreign air carriers to address their needs of 
     families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents 
     involving foreign air carriers.
       H.R. 2265. An act to amend the provisions of titles 17 and 
     18, United States Code, to provide greater copyright 
     protection by amending criminal copyright infringement 
     provisions, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1604. An act to provide for the division, use, and 
     distribution of judgments funds of the Ottawa and Chippawa 
     Indians of Michigan pursuant to dockets numbered 18-E, 58, 
     364, and 18-R before the Indian Claims Commission.
       H.R. 3034. An act to amend section 13031 of the 
     Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, 
     relating to customs user fees, to allow the use of such fees 
     to provide for customs inspection personnel in connection 
     with the arrival of passengers in Florida, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2796. An act to authorize the reimbursement of members 
     of the Army deployed to Europe in support of operations in 
     Bosnia for certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the 
     members during the period beginning on October 1, 1996, and 
     ending on May 31, 1997.
       H.R. 1658. An act to reauthorize and amend the Atlantic 
     Striped Bass Conservation Act and related laws.
       H.R. 2977. An act to amend the Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act to clarify public disclosure requirements that are 
     applicable to the National Academy of Sciences and the 
     National Academy of Public Administration.
       H.R. 2979. An act to authorize acquisition of certain real 
     property for the Library of Congress, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3025. An act to amend the Federal charter for Group 
     Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc., and for other 
     purposes.
       H.J. Res. 95. Joint resolution grating the consent of 
     Congress to the Chickawan Trail Economic Development Compact.
       H.J. Res. 96. Joint resolution granting the consent and 
     approval of Congress for the State of Maryland, the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to 
     amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation 
     Compact.

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para.132.93  house bills and joint resolutions approved by the president 
          prior to sine die adjournment

  The President, prior to the sine die adjournment of the 1st Session, 
105th 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 prior to the sine die adjournment:

           On November 7, 1997:
       H.J. Res. 101. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
           On November 9, 1997:
       H.J. Res. 104. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.

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           On November 10, 1997:
       H.J. Res. 105. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2013. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 551 Kingstown Road in South 
     Kingstown, Rhode Island, as the ``David B. Champagne Post 
     Office Building.''
           On November 12, 1997:
       H.R. 2464. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to exempt internationally adopted children 10 years of 
     age or younger from the immunization requirement in section 
     212(a)(1)(A)(ii) of such Act.
           On November 13, 1997:
       H.R. 79. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     land in the Six Rivers National Forest in the State of 
     California for the benefit of the Hoopa Valley Tribe.
       H.R. 672. An act to make technical amendments to certain 
     provisions of title 17, United States Code.
       H.R. 708. An act to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study concerning grazing use and open space 
     within and adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 
     and to extend temporarily certain grazing privileges.
       H.R. 2264. An act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes.

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para.132.94  senate bills and joint resolutions approved by the 
          president prior to sine die adjournment

  The President, prior to the sine die adjournment of the 1st Session, 
105th Congress, notified the Clerk of the House that on the following 
dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the 
Senate of the following titles prior to the sine die adjournment:

           On November 10, 1997:
       S. 1227. An act to amend title I of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify treatment of 
     investment managers under such title.
           On November 12, 1997:
       S. 587. An act to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     exchange certain lands located in Hinsdale County, Colorado.
       S. 588. An act to provide for the expansion of the Eagles 
     Nest Wilderness within the Arapaho National Forest and the 
     White River National Forest, Colorado, to include land known 
     as the Slate Creek Addition.
       S. 589. An act to provide for a boundary adjustment and 
     land conveyance involving the Raggeds Wilderness, White River 
     National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of earlier 
     erroneous land surveys.
       S. 591. An act to transfer the Dillon Ranger District in 
     the Arapaho National Forest to the White River National 
     Forest in the State of Colorado.
           On November 13, 1997:
       S. 931. An act to designate the Marjory Stoneman Douglas 
     Wilderness and the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center.

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para.132.95  house bills and joint resolutions approved by the president 
          subsequent to sine die adjournment

  The President, subsequent to sine die adjournment of the 1st Session, 
104th 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:

           On November 14, 1997:
       H.J. Res. 106. Joint resolution making further 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2107. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
           On November 18, 1997:
       H.R. 1119. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1998 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. 2160. An act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes.
           On November 19, 1997:
       H.R. 282. An act to designate the United States Post Office 
     building located at 153 East 110th Street, New York, New 
     York, as the ``Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building.''
       H.R. 681. An act to designate the United States Post Office 
     building located at 313 East Broadway in Glendale, 
     California, as the ``Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office 
     Building.''
       H.R. 867. An act to promote the adoption of children in 
     foster care.
       H.R. 1057. An act to designate the building in 
     Indianapolis, Indiana, which houses the operations of the 
     Indianapolis Main Post Office as the ``Andrew Jacobs, Jr. 
     Post Office Building.''
       H.R. 1058. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service under construction at 150 West Margaret 
     Drive in Terre Haute, Indiana, as the ``John T. Myers Post 
     Office Building.''
       H.R. 1377. An act to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to encourage 
     retirement income savings.
       H.R. 1479. An act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 300 Northeast First 
     Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the ``David W. Dyer Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse.''
       H.R. 1484. An act to redesignate the United States 
     courthouse located at 100 Franklin Street in Dublin, Georgia, 
     as the ``J. Roy Rowland United States Court.''
       H.R. 1747. An act to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act 
     to authorize the design and construction of additions to the 
     parking garage and certain site improvements, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1787. An act to assist in the conservation of Asian 
     elephants by supporting and providing financial resources for 
     the conservation programs of nations within the range of 
     Asian elephants and projects of persons with demonstrated 
     expertise in the conservation of Asian elephants.
       H.R. 2129. An act to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 150 North 3rd Street in Steubenville, Ohio, 
     as the ``Douglas Applegate Post Office.''
       H.R. 2367. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a cost-of-living adjustment in the rates of 
     disability compensation for veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
     compensation for survivors of such veterans.
       H.R. 2564. An act to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 450 North Centre Street in Pottsville, 
     Pennsylvania, as the ``Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility.''
       H.R. 2607. 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, 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
           On November 20, 1997:
       H.J. Res. 91. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin 
     Compact.
       H.J. Res. 92. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact.
       H.R. 1086. An act to codify without substantive change laws 
     related to transportation and to improve the United States 
     Code.
       H.R. 2813. An act to waive time limitations specified by 
     law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to 
     Robert R. Ingram of Jacksonville, Florida for acts of valor 
     while a Navy Hospital Corpsman in the Republic of Vietnam 
     during the Vietnam conflict.
           On November 21, 1997:
       H.R. 1090. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     allow revision of veterans benefits decisions based on clear 
     and unmistakable error.
       H.R. 1840. An act to provide a law enforcement exception to 
     the prohibition on the advertising of certain electronic 
     devices.
       H.R. 2366. An act to transfer to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture the authority to conduct the census of 
     agriculture, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2731. An act for the relief of Roy Desmond Moser.
       H.R. 2732. An act for the relief of John Andre Chalot.
           On November 26, 1997:
       H.J. Res. 103. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements with respect to certain specified bills of the 
     One Hundred Fifth Congress.
       H.R. 2159. An act making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2267. An act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes.
           On December 2, 1997:
       H.R. 1254. An act to designate the United States Post 
     Office building located at 1919 West Bennett Street in 
     Springfield, Missouri, as the ``John N. Griesemer Post Office 
     Building.''
           On December 5, 1997:
       H.R. 1493. An act to require the Attorney General to 
     establish a program in local prisons to identify, prior to 
     arraignment, criminal aliens and aliens who are unlawfully 
     present in the United States, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2626. An act to make clarifications to the Pilot 
     Records Improvement Act of 1996, and for other purposes.

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para.132.96  senate bills and joint resolutions approved by the 
          president subsequent to sine die adjournment

  The President, subsequent to sine die adjournment of the 1st Session, 
104th Congress, notified the Clerk of the House that on the following 
dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the 
Senate of the following titles:

           On November 19, 1997:
       S. 813. An act to amend chapter 91 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to provide criminal penalties for theft and 
     willful vandalism at national cemeteries.

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           On November 20, 1997:
       S. 669. An act to provide for the acquisition of the Plains 
     Railroad Depot at the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site.
       S. 858. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1998 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.
       S. 1231. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for the United States Fire 
     Administration, and for other purposes.
       S. 1347. An act to permit the city of Cleveland, Ohio, to 
     convey certain lands that the United States conveyed to the 
     city.
       S. 1377. An act to amend the Act incorporating the American 
     Legion to make a technical correction.
           On November 21, 1997:
       S. 714. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     revise, extend, and improve programs for veterans.
       S. 830. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
     regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products, 
     and for other purposes.
       S. 923. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     prohibit interment or memorialization in certain cemeteries 
     of persons committing Federal or State capital crimes.
       S. 1258. An act to amend the Uniform Relocation Assistance 
     and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to 
     prohibit an alien who is not lawfully present in the United 
     States from receiving assistance under that Act.
           On November 26, 1997:
       S. 1026. An act to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of 
     the United States.
           On December 1, 1997:
       S. 819. An act to designate the United States courthouse at 
     200 South Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia, as the 
     ``Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr. United States Courthouse.''
       S. 833. An act to designate the Federal building courthouse 
     at Public Square and Superior Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as 
     the ``Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse.''
       S. 1228. An act to provide for a 10-year circulating 
     commemorative coin program to commemorate each of the 50 
     States, and for other purposes.
       S. 1354. An act to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     provide for the designation of common carriers not subject to 
     the jurisdiction of a State commission as eligible 
     telecommunications carriers.
       S. 1378. An act to extend the authorization of use of 
     official mail in the location and recovery of missing 
     children, and for other purposes.
       S. 1417. An act to provide for the design, construction, 
     furnishing and equipping of a Center for Performing Arts 
     within the complex known as the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural 
     Center and for other purposes.
       S. 1505. An act to make technical and conforming amendments 
     to the Museum and Library Services Act, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1507. An act to amend the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to make certain technical 
     corrections.
       S. 1519. An act to provide a 6-month extension of highway, 
     highway safety, and transit programs pending enactment of a 
     law reauthorizing the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991.
           On December 2, 1997:
       S. 156. An act to provide certain benefits of the Pick-
     Sloan Missouri River Basin program to the Lower Brule Sioux 
     Tribe, and for other purposes.
       S. 476. An act to provide for the establishment of not less 
     than 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of America facilities by the 
     year 2000.
       S. 738. An act to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, 
     to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1139. An act to reauthorize the programs of the Small 
     Business Administration, and for other purposes.
       S. 1161. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize appropriations for refugee and entrant 
     assistance for fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
       S. 1193. An act to amend chapter 443 of title 49, United 
     States Code, to extend the authorization of the aviation 
     insurance program, and for other purposes.
       S. 1559. An act to provide for the design, construction, 
     furnishing, and equipping of a Center for Historically Black 
     Heritage within Florida A&M University.
       S. 1565. An act to make technical corrections to the 
     Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act.
       S.J. Res. 39. Joint resolution to provide for the convening 
     of the Second Session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.

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                  RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                       ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS

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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. A recorded vote taken pursuant to this paragraph shall 
be considered a vote by the yeas and nays. 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 agreeing to a motion to recommit a bill 
  considered pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII;
    (F) the question of ordering the previous question on a question 
  described in subdivision (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E);
    (G) the question of agreeing to an amendment to a bill considered 
  pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII; and
    (H) 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 rollcall 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 
applicable accounts of the House described in clause 1(h)(1) of rule X 
on vouchers solely approved and signed by the Speaker. However, expenses 
may not be paid from the applicable accounts of the House described in 
clause 1(h)(1) of rule X 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

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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 
such other places in the Capitol and the House Office 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.
  13. The Speaker, in consultation with the Minority Leader, shall 
develop through an appropriate entity of the House a system for drug 
testing in the House of Representatives. The system may provide for the 
testing of any Member, officer, or employee of the House, and otherwise 
shall be comparable in scope to the system for drug testing in the 
executive branch pursuant to Executive Order 12564 (Sept. 15, 1986). The 
expenses of the system may be paid from applicable accounts of the House 
for official expenses.

                                 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 as may be requested by such State officials; 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, that 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 91-665 (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

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audits of financial records and administrative operations. 
   deg.

                                 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 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 Committee on House Oversight, and shall be subject to the policy 
direction and oversight of the Committee on House Oversight.
  2. In addition to any other reports required by 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, 
  the Minority 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 
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  (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 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 appropriation Acts; new authority to 
incur indebtedness (other than indebtedness in incurred under chapter 31 
of title 31 of the United States Code) for the repayment of which the 
United States is liable, the budget authority for which is not provided 
in advance by appropriation Acts; new entitlement authority as defined 
in section 3(9) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, including bills 
and resolutions (reported by other committees) which provide new 
entitlement authority as defined in section 3(9) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 and are referred to the committee under clause 4(a); 
authority to forego the collection by the United States of proprietary 
offsetting receipts, the budget authority for which is not provided in 
advance by appropriation Acts to offset such foregone receipts; and 
authority to make payments by the United States (including loans, 
grants, and payments from revolving funds) other than those covered by 
this subparagraph, the budget authority for which is not provided in 
advance by appropriation Acts.

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 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 
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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 Education and the 
Workforce.

  (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.
  (2) Measures relating to the municipal affairs of the District of 
Columbia in general, other than appropriations.
  (3) Federal paperwork reduction.
  (4) Government management 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 
Resources, 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.


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  (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 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),

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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.

                   General Oversight Responsibilities

  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 
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  thority 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
    (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 Education and the Workforce 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.
  (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, and nonmilitary nuclear 
energy and research and development including the disposal of nuclear 
waste.
  (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 rollcall 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 entitlement 
authority as defined in section 3(9) 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 entitlement 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 1974, 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

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  of such study together with its recommendations.
  (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)(1) The Committee on House Oversight shall have the function of--
    (A) 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 
  originated in the House to the President 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;
    (B) providing policy direction for, and oversight of, the Clerk, 
  Sergeant-at-Arms, Chief Administrative Officer, and Inspector General; 
  and
    (C) 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.
  (2) An employing office of the House of Representatives may enter a 
settlement of a complaint under the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 that provides for the payment of funds only after receiving the 
joint approval of the chairman and the ranking minority party member of 
the Committee on House Oversight concerning the amount of such payment.
  (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, either with the approval 
of the House or by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of 
the committee, 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)(i) 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, except as provided by subdivision (ii), 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.
  (ii)(I) Upon the receipt of information offered as a complaint that is 
in compliance with this rule and the committee rules, the chairman and 
ranking minority member may jointly appoint members to serve as an 
investigative subcommittee.
  (II) The chairman and ranking minority member of the committee may 
jointly gather additional information concerning alleged conduct which 
is the basis of a complaint or of information offered as a complaint 
until they have established an investigative subcommittee or the 
chairman or ranking minority member has placed on the committee agenda 
the issue of whether to establish an investigative subcommittee.
  (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 information offered as a complaint, in writing 
  and under oath, made by a Member of the House and transmitted to the 
  committee by such Member, or
    (ii) upon receipt of information offered as a complaint, in writing 
  and under oath, from an individual not a Member of the House provided 
  that a Member of the House certifies in writing to the committee that 
  he or she believes the information is submitted in good faith and 
  warrants the review and consideration of the committee.
If a complaint is not disposed of within the applicable time periods set 
forth in the rules of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
then the chairman and ranking minority member shall jointly establish an 
investigative subcommittee and forward the complaint, or any portion 
thereof, to that subcommittee for its consideration. However, if, at any 
time during those periods, either the chairman or ranking minority 
member places on the agenda the issue of whether to establish an 
investigative subcommittee, then an investigative subcommittee may be 
established only by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of 
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 
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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.
  (3)(A) Notwithstanding clause 2(g)(1) of rule XI, each meeting of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or any subcommittee thereof 
shall occur in executive session, unless the committee or subcommittee 
by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members opens the meeting to 
the public.
  (B) Notwithstanding clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI, hearings of an 
adjudicatory subcommittee or sanction hearings held by the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct shall be held in open session unless the 
subcommittee or committee, in open session by an affirmative vote of a 
majority of its members, closes all or part of the remainder of the 
hearing on that day to the public.
  (4) Before any member, officer, or employee of the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct, including members of any subcommittee of 
the committee selected pursuant to clause 6(a)(3) and shared staff, may 
have access to information that is confidential under the rules of the 
committee, the following oath (or affirmation) shall be executed:
  ``I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not disclose, to any 
  person or entity outside the Committee on Standards of Official 
  Conduct, any information received in the course of my service with the 
  committee, except as authorized by the committee 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. This subparagraph establishes a 
standard of conduct within the meaning of subparagraph (1)(B). Breaches 
of confidentiality shall be investigated by the Committee on Standards 
of Official Conduct and appropriate action shall be taken.
  (5)(A) If a complaint or information offered as a complaint is deemed 
frivolous by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, the committee may take such 
action as it, by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members, deems 
appropriate in the circumstances.
  (B) Complaints filed before the One Hundred Fifth Congress may not be 
deemed frivolous by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
  (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, not later than 6 weeks 
after the President submits his budget, 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 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.

     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 
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minority party. No Member shall serve as a member of the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct for more than two Congresses in any period 
of three 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 a Member having served on the 
committee for two Congresses shall be eligible for election to the 
committee as chairman or ranking minority member for one additional 
Congress. Not less than two Members from each party shall rotate off the 
committee at the end of each Congress.
  (3)(A) At the beginning of each Congress--
    (i) the Speaker (or his designee) shall designate a list of 10 
  Members from the majority party; and
    (ii) the Minority Leader (or his designee) shall designate a list of 
  10 Members from the minority party;
who are not members of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
and who may be assigned to serve as a member of an investigative 
subcommittee of that committee during that Congress. Members so chosen 
shall be announced to the House.
  (B) Whenever the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct jointly determine that Members 
designated under subdivision (A) should be assigned to serve on an 
investigative subcommittee of that committee, they shall each select the 
same number of Members of his respective party from the list to serve on 
that subcommittee.
  (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. Service on an 
investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct pursuant to paragraph (a)(3) 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)(1) 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.
  (2) A proposed investigative or oversight report shall be considered 
as read in committee if it has been available to the members for at 
least 24 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except 
when the House is in session on such a day).
  (3) A report of an investigation or study conducted jointly by more 
than one committee may be filed jointly, provided that each of the 
committees complies independently with all requirements for approval and 
filing of the report.
  (4) After an adjournment of the last regular session of a Congress 
sine die, an investigative or oversight report may be filed with the 
Clerk at any time, provided that if a member gives timely notice of 
intention to file supplemental, minority, or additional views, that 
member shall be entitled to not less than seven calendar days in which 
to submit such views for inclusion with the report.
  (c) Each committee is authorized to have printed and bound testimony 
and other data presented at hearings held by the committee. All costs of 
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graphic services and transcripts in connection with any meeting or 
hearing of a committee shall be paid from the applicable accounts of the 
House described in clause 1(h)(1) of rule X.
  (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.
  (4) After an adjournment of the last regular session of a Congress 
sine die, the chairman of a committee may file a report pursuant to 
subparagraph (1) with the Clerk at any time and without approval of the 
committee, provided that a copy of the report has been available to each 
member of the committee for at least seven calendar days and includes 
any supplemental, minority, or additional views submitted by a member of 
the committee.

                             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 rollcall 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 rollcall 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, except that in the case 
of rollcall votes in the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
taken in executive session, the result of any such vote shall not be 
made available for inspection by the public without an affirmative vote 
of a majority of the members of the committee.
  (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.
  (4) Each committee shall, to the maximum extent feasible, make its 
publications available in electronic form.

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 (except the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct) 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 rollcall vote that 
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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.
  (2) Each hearing conducted by each committee or subcommittee thereof 
(except the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct) 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 rollcall 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) 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, 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. 
Any announcement made under this subparagraph shall be promptly 
published in the Daily Digest and promptly entered into the committee 
scheduling service of House Information Resources.
  (4) Each committee shall, to the greatest extent practicable, require 
witnesses who appear before it to submit in advance written statements 
of proposed testimony and to limit their initial oral presentations to 
the committee to brief summaries thereof. In the case of a witness 
appearing in a nongovernmental capacity, a written statement of proposed 
testimony shall include a curriculum vitae and a disclosure of the 
amount and source (by agency and program) of any Federal grant (or 
subgrant thereof) or contract (or subcontract thereof) received during 
the current fiscal year or either of the two previous fiscal years by 
the witness or by an entity represented by the witness.
  (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) 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)(A) Subject to subdivisions (B) and (C), 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.
  (B) A committee may adopt a rule or motion permitting an equal number 
of its majority and minority party members each to question a witness 
for a specified period not longer than 30 minutes.
  (C) A committee may adopt a rule or motion permitting committee staff 
for its majority and minority party members to question a witness for 
equal specified periods.

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 the committee, a majority being present, determines 
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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 
approved by the 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. The preceding sentence 
shall not apply to votes taken in executive session by the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct.
  (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 entitlement authority as 
defined in section 3(9) 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 402 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 a bill or joint resolution of a 
public character shall include a statement citing the specific powers 
granted to the Congress in the Constitution to enact the law proposed by 
the bill or joint resolution.
  (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 two 
additional calendar days after the day of such notice (excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is in 
session on such a day) 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. When time guaranteed by this 
subparagraph has expired (or, if sooner, when all separate views have 
been received), the committee may arrange to file its report with the 
Clerk not later than one hour after the expiration of such time. 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 report 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, or legal holidays except when the House is in 
session on such a day) on which the report of that committee upon that 
measure or matter has been available to the Members of the House: 
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 
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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, except in the case of a subcommittee of the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct, a subpoena may be authorized and issued 
only when authorized by an affirmative vote of a majority of its 
members. 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 chairman 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 and Meetings

  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.
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committee of the House is open to the public, those proceedings shall be 
open to coverage by television, radio, and still photography. 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) Each committee of the House shall adopt written rules to govern 
its implementation of this clause. Such rules shall include 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) 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.
    (3) 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.
    (4) 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.
    (5) 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.
    (6) 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.
    (7) 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.
    (8) 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.
    (9) Photographers shall not place themselves in positions which 
  obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing by the other media.
    (10) Personnel providing coverage by the television and radio media 
  shall be then currently accredited to the Radio and Television 
  Correspondents' Galleries.
    (11) Personnel providing coverage by still photography shall be then 
  currently accredited to the Press Photographers' Gallery.
    (12) 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 applicable accounts of 
the House described in clause 1(h)(1) of rule X, 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 Committee on Rules 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 Committee on Rules 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 
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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. A primary 
expense resolution may include a reserve fund for unanticipated expenses 
of committees. An amount from such a reserve fund may be allocated to a 
committee only by the approval of the Committee on House Oversight. A 
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 programs 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 committee 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 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 per centum 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

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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--
    (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) Subparagraph (1) 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 
applicable accounts of the House described in clause 1(h)(1) of rule X, 
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 Committee 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. (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 the Clerk a notice requesting that such 
bill also be placed upon a special calendar to be known as the 
``Corrections Calendar.'' At any time on the second and fourth Tuesdays 
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may direct the Clerk to call any bill that has been on the Corrections 
Calendar for three legislative days.
  (b) A bill so called shall be considered in the House, shall be 
debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the primary committee of jurisdiction 
reporting the bill, and 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 or a designee. 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.
  (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.
  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 
  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 402 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.
  (e)(1) A report from the Committee on Ways and Means on a bill or 
joint resolution designated by the Majority Leader (after consultation 
with the Minority Leader) as major tax legislation may include a dynamic 
estimate of the changes in Federal revenues expected to result from 
enactment of the legislation. The Joint Committee on Taxation shall 
render a dynamic estimate of such legislation only in response to a 
timely request from the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means 
(after consultation with the ranking minority member of the committee). 
A dynamic estimate pursuant to this paragraph may be used only for 
informational purposes.
  (2) In this paragraph, ``dynamic estimate'' means a projection based 
in any part on assumptions concerning probable effects of macroeconomic 
feedback. A dynamic estimate shall include a statement identifying all 
such assumptions.

                                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 
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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 roll call is completed, each Member arrested 
shall be brought by the Sergeant-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 Mem

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ber 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 divisible, nor shall any 
resolution or order reported by the 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 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 a general appropriation 
bill, or shall be in order as an amendment thereto, for any expenditure 
not previously authorized by law, except to

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continue appropriations for public works and objects which are already 
in progress.
  (b) No provision changing existing law shall be reported in a general 
appropriation bill, including a provision making the availability of 
funds contingent on the receipt or possession of information not 
required by existing law for the period of the appropriation, except 
germane provisions that 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 a 
legislative committee having jurisdiction over the subject matter 
thereof, and except rescissions of appropriations contained in 
appropriation Acts.
  (c) No amendment to a general appropriation bill shall be in order if 
changing existing law, including an amendment making the availability of 
funds contingent on the receipt or possession of information not 
required by existing law for the period of the appropriation. 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, 
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 
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.
  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 jurisdiction 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. For purposes of the preceding 
sentence, the term ``Federal income tax rate increase'' means any 
amendment to subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of section 1, or to 
section 11(b) or 55(b), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that 
imposes a new percentage as a rate of tax and thereby increases the 
amount of tax imposed by any such section.
  (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 the preceding sentence--
    (1) the term ``Federal income tax rate increase'' means any 
  amendment to subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of section 1, or to 
  section 11(b) or 55(b), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that 
  imposes a new percentage as a rate of tax and thereby increases the 
  amount of tax imposed by any such section; and
    (2) 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, or legal holidays except when the 
House is in session on such a day).
  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, endorsing 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 
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tion 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, endorsed 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 
preside, who 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 
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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.
  (c)(1) In the Committee of the Whole, an amendment proposing only to 
strike an unfunded mandate from the portion of the bill then open to 
amendment, if otherwise in order, may be precluded from consideration 
only by specific terms of a special order of the House.
  (2) In this paragraph, ``unfunded mandate'' means a Federal 
intergovernmental mandate the direct costs of which exceed the threshold 
otherwise specified for a reported bill or joint resolution in section 
424(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
  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 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 
the Whole 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 
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lution 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 
business on 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 a special rule for the consideration of a public bill or 
resolution 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 a 
Member may not file a motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from 
consideration of a resolution providing for the consideration of more 
than one public bill or resolution, or admitting or effecting a 
nongermane amendment to a public bill or resolution: Provided further, 
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 
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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.
  (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 Saturdays, 
Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is in session on such a 
day) 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 Saturdays, Sundays, or 
legal holidays except when the House is in session on such a day) 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 
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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 
disposition 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 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 
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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 rollcall 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 disagreement 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 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 accompany 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 
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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.
  5. No Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives, or 
any other person entitled to admission to the Hall of the House or rooms 
leading thereto by this rule, shall knowingly distribute any political 
campaign contribution in the Hall of the House or rooms leading thereto.

                               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 control 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.

                               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

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  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 1946, 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 except as provided by the provisions of rule LI 
(Gift Rule).
  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 the 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 
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tives'' means any individual whose compensation is disbursed by the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives.

                                Rule XLIV

                          financial disclosure

  1. A copy of each report filed with the Clerk under title I of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 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 
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,
      (viii) greater than $1,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000, or
      (ix) greater than $5,000,000.
    (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, which

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  ever 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 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.
    (8) The category of the total cash value of any interest of the 
  reporting individual in a qualified blind trust, unless the trust 
  instrument was executed prior to July 24, 1995 and precludes the 
  beneficiary from receiving information on the total cash value of any 
  interest in the qualified blind trust.
  (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), (5), and (8) 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;
    (G) greater than $1,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000;
    (H) greater than $5,000,000 but not more than $25,000,000;
    (I) greater than $25,000,000 but not more than $50,000,000; and
    (J) greater than $50,000,000.
  (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 
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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.
    (F) For purposes of this section, categories with amounts or values 
  greater than $1,000,000 set forth in sections 102(a)(1)(B) and 
  102(d)(1) shall apply to the income, assets, or liabilities of spouses 
  and dependent children only if the income, assets, or liabilities are 
  held jointly with the reporting individual. All other income, assets, 
  or liabilities of the spouse or dependent children required to be 
  reported under this section in an amount or value greater than 
  $1,000,000 shall be categorized only as an amount or value greater 
  than $1,000,000.

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--
      (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 re

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    port 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). * * *
  (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

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  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 Garden, 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 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 ex

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  tension 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 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 
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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 Committee 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

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    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 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 
post

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marked 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 
  a fiduciary relationship;
    (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. 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).
  4. 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 
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    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 
that such activity directly 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) Within 6 weeks after the President submits a budget under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the select committee shall 
submit to the Committee on the Budget of the House the views and 
estimates described in section 301(d) 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.
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tract 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 
relating 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 
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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 activities 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 
under section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act 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 
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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


                                gift rule

       1. (a) No Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
     Representatives shall knowingly accept a gift except as 
     provided in this rule.
       (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 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,

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     nonmonetary awards presented in recognition of public service 
     (and associated food, refreshments, and entertainment 
     provided in the presentation of such degrees and awards).
       (12) 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.
       (13) Bequests, inheritances, and other transfers at death.
       (14) 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.
       (15) Anything which is paid for by the Federal Government, 
     by a State or local government, or secured by the Government 
     under a Government contract.
       (16) 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.
       (17) Free attendance at a widely attended event permitted 
     pursuant to paragraph (d).
       (18) 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.
       (19) A plaque, trophy, or other item that is substantially 
     commemorative in nature and which is intended for 
     presentation.
       (20) Anything for which, in an unusual case, a waiver is 
     granted by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
       (21) Food or refreshments of a nominal value offered other 
     than as a part of a meal.
       (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.
       (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.
       (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

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     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 4 days 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, 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.
       (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.

                                     

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                        QUESTIONS OF ORDER   
 

                           QUESTIONS OF ORDER
                           QUESTIONS OF ORDER

DECIDED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AT THE FIRST SESSION, ONE 
HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS

hon. newt gingrich of Georgia, speaker

       robin h. carle of virginia, clerk

[[Page 2309]]



.
                           QUESTIONS OF ORDER

    

                         privileges of the house

                               (para.1.5)


      After a quorum of Members-elect has been established at the 
  organizational session of the House, nominations for election of the 
    Speaker are of the highest privilege and take precedence over a 
    resolution offered as a question of the privileges of the House 
   (proposing an interim election of a Speaker pro tempore pending an 
             ethics investigation of a nominee for Speaker).


    Questions of order decided by the Clerk of the previous Congress 
concerning the priority of business at the organizational session of the 
            House are subject to appeal by any Member-elect.


   The House laid on the table an appeal from the ruling of the Clerk.

  On January 7, 1997, Mr. FAZIO, rose to a question of the privileges of 
the House, submitted a resolution and said:
  ``Madam Clerk, I rise to a question of the highest constitutional 
privilege. I offer a resolution which calls for the postponement of the 
election of the Speaker of the House until the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct completes its work on the matters concerning 
Representative Newt Gingrich of Georgia. The resolution requires the 
House to proceed immediately to the election of an interim Speaker who 
will preside over the House until that time.
  ``I ask for the immediate consideration of the resolution.''.
  The Clerk ruled that the election of a Speaker took precedence over 
the consideration of said resolution, and said:
  ``Section 30 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, which is 
codified in section 25 of title 2, United States Code, reads in part as 
follows:
  ``At the first session of Congress after every general election of 
Representatives, the oath of office shall be administered by any Member 
of the House of Representatives to the Speaker; and by the Speaker to 
all Members and Delegates present, and to the Clerk, previous to 
entering on any other business.
  ``This has been the law since June 1, 1789.
  ``The precedent recorded in Hinds' Precedents of the House at volume 
1, section 212, recites that, `at the organization of the House the 
motion to proceed to the election of a Speaker is of the highest 
privilege.' On that occasion, the Clerk stated that ``the duty of the 
House to organize itself is a duty devolved upon it by law, and any 
matter looking to the performance of that duty takes precedence in all 
parliamentary bodies of all minor questions.
  ``The Clerk cites both the statute and the precedent as controlling 
her decision, consistent with the modern practice of the House, to 
recognize nominations for Speaker.''.
  Mr. FAZIO appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Shall the decision of the Clerk stand as the judgment of the House?
  Mr. BOEHNER 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 Clerk announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FAZIO 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

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

210

para.1.6
                              [Roll No. 2]
  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.4.5)


A resolution originated by privileged report of the Select Committee on 
 Ethics pursuant to clause 4(e)(3) of rule X in the 105th Congress gave 
           rise to a question of the privileges of the House.


     Pending the consideration of a resolution as a question of the 
privileges of the House addressing the official conduct of a Member, the 
     Speaker pro tempore enunciated standards of decorum in debate.

  On January 21, 1997, Mrs. JOHNSON, rose to a question of the 
privileges of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 
31; Rept. 105-1):



             In the Matter of Representative Newt Gingrich

       Resolved, That the House adopt the report of the Select 
     Committee on Ethics dated January 17, 1997, In the Matter of 
     Representative Newt Gingrich.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Pending consideration of said resolution,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, made the following statement:
  ``Before we proceed, the Chair will have a statement about the 
decorum expected of the Members.
  ``The Chair has often reiterated that members should refrain from 
references in debate to the conduct of other Members where such conduct 
is not the question actually pending before the House, either by way of 
a report from the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or by way 
of another question of the privileges of the House.
  ``This principle is documented on pages 168 and 526 of the House 
Rules and Manual and reflects the consistent rulings of the Chair in 
this and in prior Congresses. It derives its force primarily from 
clause 1 of rule XIV which broadly prohibits engaging in personality in 
debate. It has been part of the rules of the House since 1789.
  ``On the other hand, the calling up of a resolution reported by the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, or the offering of a 
resolution as a similar question of the privileges of the House, 
embarks the House on consideration of a proposition that admits 
references in debate to a Member's conduct. Disciplinary matters by 
their very nature involve personalities.
  ``Still, this exception to the general rule against engaging in 
personality--admitting references to a Member's conduct when that 
conduct is the very question under consideration by the House--is 
closely limited. This point was well stated on July 31, 1979, as 
follows:
       While a wide range of discussion is permitted during debate 
     on a disciplinary resolution, clause 1 of rule XIV still 
     prohibits the use of language which is personally abusive.
  ``This is recorded in the Deschler-Brown Procedure in the House of 
Representatives in chapter 12 at section 2.11.
  ``On the question now pending before the House, the resolution 
offered by the gentlewoman from Connecticut, Members should confine 
their remarks in debate to the merits of that precise

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question. Members should refrain from remarks that constitute 
personalities with respect to members of the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct or the Select Committee on Ethics or with respect to 
other sitting Members whose conduct is not the subject of the pending 
report. Finally, Members should exercise care to maintain an atmosphere 
of mutual respect.
  ``On January 27, 1909, the House adopted a report that stated the 
following:
       It is the duty of the House to require its Members in 
     speech or debate to preserve that proper restraint which will 
     permit the House to conduct its business in an orderly manner 
     and without unnecessarily and unduly exciting animosity among 
     its Members.
  ``This is recorded in Cannon's Precedents in volume 8 at section 
2497.
  ``The report adopted on that occasion responded to improper 
references in debate to the President, but it articulated a principle 
that occupants of the Chair over many Congresses have held equally 
applicable to Members' remarks toward each other.
  ``The Chair asks and expects the cooperation of all Members in 
maintaining a level of decorum that properly dignifies the proceedings 
of the House.''.
  By unanimous consent, the time for debate was extended by 30 minutes.
  Whereupon,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, recognized Mrs. JOHNSON of 
Connecticut for 90 minutes.
  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, 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. CARDIN 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

395

It was decided in the

Nays

28

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

5

para.4.6
                              [Roll No. 8]
  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.




                          ____________________

                             point of order

                              (para.26.11)

    To a bill prohibiting a specified set of medical procedures, an 
  amendment proposed in a motion to recommit prohibiting a superset of 
                     such procedures is not germane.


The House laid on the table an appeal from the ruling of the Speaker pro 
                                tempore.

  On March 20, 1997, Mr. CANADY, made a point of order against the 
motion to recommit, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, the fundamental purpose of the underlying bill, H.R. 
1122, deals with a very limited class of abortions, specifically 
partial-birth abortions. This is one specific type of procedure as 
defined in the bill.
  ``The fundamental purpose of the motion to recommit amendment deals 
with any abortion procedure done post-viability. It purports to cover a 
much broader class of procedures than the one procedure specifically 
prohibited in this bill.
  ``Therefore, since the fundamental purpose of the motion to recommit 
purports to deal with a class of procedures that is broader than the one 
procedure in the underlying bill, a proposition on a subject different 
from that under consideration, it is not germane to the bill and I 
insist on the point of order.''.
  Mr. HOYER was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I thank the Chair for recognizing me on the point of 
order.
  ``Mr. Speaker, this amendment is offered for the purpose, as it says, 
of limiting all late-term abortions, of prohibiting all late-term 
abortions, including abortions to which the gentleman spoke. We believe 
it does in fact expand upon but is inclusive of the procedures to which 
the gentleman's bill speaks. We believe it is an effort and an 
opportunity for the Congress to say that not only the late-term partial 
birth to which the bill speaks but that all procedures to effect late-
term abortions ought to be prohibited. They ought to be prohibited as 
the policy of the United States of America.
  ``It does provide, as does the underlying bill, with certain 
exceptions: The life of the mother, as is consistent with the bill on 
the floor. It also expands upon that to say serious adverse health 
consequences as well.
  ``We believe in that context and, frankly, got an initial judgment as 
it was offered in the Committee on the Judiciary that this amendment was 
believed initially to be in order.
  ``We believed that initial judgment was in fact correct. We believed 
this gives an opportunity for Members not only to speak to the instant 
issue raised by the particular 1122 bill, but also importantly gives to 
Members the opportunity to express their view that all late-term 
abortions, not just one procedure, but that procedure and all procedures 
to effect post-viability abortions be outlawed, be illegal, be against 
the policy of the United States of America, except in very limited 
circumstances.
  ``Because of that, Mr. Speaker, Members will have the opportunity to 
express themselves as being against late-term abortions, which is the 
context, I suggest to the Speaker, in which this debate has occurred and 
proceeded.
  ``Because of that, this gives Members the opportunity to particularly 
but more broadly, as Mr. Canady did in fact correctly observe, express 
themselves on limiting all procedures for late-term abortions.
  ``For that reason, we think it expands upon, he is correct, expands 
upon and makes more broad the prohibition on late-term abortions. It is 
for that reason that we think it critically important that the Chair 
rule that this is in fact in order so that Members can appropriately--
because we believe it to be in order--express themselves in opposition 
to late-term abortions. ''.
  Mr. EDWARDS was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Florida stated his point of order 
very rapidly and I want to be clear on this.
  ``Is the parliamentary point of order on the point that the bill 
before the House only prohibits one type of abortion procedure, but the 
motion of the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Hoyer] would actually 
prohibit more types, in fact all types of late-term abortion procedures?
  ``Is that the point of order that the gentleman from Florida is trying 
to make and objecting to letting the measure of the gentleman from 
Maryland up on the floor?''.
  Mr. CANADY was recognized to speak further to the point of order, and 
said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, the point of order is the fundamental purpose of the 
underlying bill, H.R. 1122, deals with a very limited class of abortion, 
specifically partial-birth abortions.
  ``One specific type of procedure in the bill is what is dealt with in 
H.R. 1122. The fundamental purpose of the motion to recommit, in 
contrast to that, deals with any abortion procedure done post viability. 
It, therefore, purports to cover a much broader class of procedures.
  ``I believe that the impact of the motion to recommit would 
essentially be nil, because although it purports to affect a broader 
class of procedures, due to the exceptions contained in the motion to 
recommit, it is essentially meaningless.''.
  Mr. EDWARDS was recognized to speak further to the point of order,
  ``Mr. Speaker, I guess going back to my original question to the 
Speaker, the point of order is being made on the basis that the bill 
before the House simply outlaws one type of abortion procedure, the 
motion made by the gentleman from Maryland would actually ban many other 
types of late-term-abortion procedures, and the gentleman from Florida 
objects to that being voted upon in the House; is that correct, Mr. 
Speaker?''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, sustained the point of order, 
and said:
  ``The Chair hopes to clarify this point in the Chair's ruling. The 
Chair is now prepared to rule.

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  ``The gentleman from Florida makes a point of order that the amendment 
proposed in the instructions with the motion to recommit offered by the 
gentleman from Maryland is not germane.
  ``The pending bill prohibits a certain class of abortion procedures.
  ``The amendment proposed in the motion to recommit prohibits any or 
all abortion procedures in certain stages of pregnancy. It 
differentiates between the stages of pregnancy on the basis of fetal 
viability. In so doing, the amendment arguably addresses a subset of the 
category of pregnancies addressed by the bill. Still, by addressing any 
or all abortion procedures, the prohibition in the amendment exceeds the 
scope of the prohibition in the bill.
  ``The bill confines its sweep to a single, defined class of abortion 
procedures. Thus, even though the amendment differentiates between 
pregnancies on narrower bases than does the bill, the amendment also, by 
addressing any or all abortion procedures, broadens the prohibition in 
the bill.
  ``One of the basic 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. As noted in 
section 798f of the House Rules and Manual, this principle applies even 
when both propositions address a common topic.
  ``Thus, on March 23, 1960, the Chair held that an amendment to 
criminalize the obstruction of any court order was not germane to a bill 
to criminalize only the obstruction of court orders relating to the 
desegregation of public schools.
  ``On the reasoning reflected in this line of precedent, the Chair 
holds that the amendment proposed in the motion to recommit is not 
germane to the bill. Accordingly, the point of order is sustained and 
the motion to recommit is not in order.''.
  Mr. HOYER appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  The question being,
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?
  Mr. CANADY 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 yeas had it.
  Mr. HOYER 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

265

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

165

para.26.12
                              [Roll No. 63]
  So the motion to lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the 
Chair was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the motion to lay on the table 
the appeal of the ruling of the Chair was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.

                          ____________________



                            words taken down

                               (para.29.7)


Remarks in debate to the effect that campaign donors enjoy preferential 
 access to leadership, but not alleging undue influence or a ``quid pro 
      quo'' between legislative action and money received, are not 
unparliamentary.Under clause 1 of rule XIV, remarks in debate should be 
addressed to the Chair and not to persons in the gallery.Under clause 8 
of rule XIV, it is not in order in debate ``to introduce to or to bring 
         to the attention of the House'' persons in the gallery.

  On April 9, 1997, Mr. MILLER of California, addressed the House and 
during the course of his remarks,
  Mr. DeLAY demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:
       If you give $10,000, you can have a meeting. You know what 
     you get, ladies and gentlemen? You get seats in the gallery. 
     You the public get seats in the gallery. You know what big 
     donors get? They get access to leadership power and 
     decisions. That is under the existing system, and that is why 
     we are saying it has to be reformed. Two years ago we watched 
     as top lobbyists sat in the majority whip's office and 
     drafted legislation to the Clean Water Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, held the words taken down not 
to be unparliamentary, and said:
  ``The Chair is prepared to rule.
  ``In the opinion of the Chair, there was no direct reference to a 
Member specifically performing a quid pro quo. Therefore, the Chair 
will rule that the words are not unparliamentary.
  ``The Chair would, however, admonish all Members that it is a 
violation of the House rules to address the people in the galleries. It 
is also a violation both of the rule and the spirit of the rules to 
challenge or question other Members' personal motives.''.
  Accordingly,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, recognized Mr. MILLER of 
California, to proceed in order.

                          ____________________



                            words taken down

                               (para.34.5)


   It is not in order in debate to refer to the official conduct of a 
 Member where such conduct is not the question actually pending before 
the House by way of a report from the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct or another question of the privileges of the House, even though 
   such question previously might have been pending before the House.

  On April 17, 1997, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, during one minute speeches 
addressed the House, and during the course of his remarks,
  Mr. SOLOMON demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:
       I am surprised to see my Republican colleagues on the floor 
     today congratulating Speaker Newt Gingrich for doing 
     something he should have done months ago, paying $300,000 for 
     lying to Congress. Speaker Gingrich admitted to bringing 
     discredit on the House of Representatives. He has admitted to 
     lying to this House.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, held the words taken down to be 
unparliamentary, and said:
  ``The words of the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Lewis] constitute a 
personality against the Speaker. Under the precedents, the debate should 
not go to the official conduct of a Member where that question is not 
pending as a question of privilege on the House floor. The fact that the 
House has addressed a Member's conduct at a prior time does not permit 
this debate at this time. Therefore, the gentleman's words are out of 
order.
  ``Without objection, the gentleman's words will be stricken from the 
Record.''.
  Mr. DOGGETT objected to the words being stricken from the 
Congressional Record.
  The question being,
  Will the gentleman's words be stricken from the Congressional Record?
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the gentleman's words be stricken from the Congressional Record?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOGGETT demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the gentleman's 
words being stricken from the Congressional Record, 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

Nays

190

When there appeared

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Answered present

3

para.34.6
                              [Roll No. 82]
  So, the motion to strike the words from the Congressional Record 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. KOLBE, by unanimous consent, recognized 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia to proceed in order.
  Mr. SOLOMON objected to the gentleman of Georgia [Mr. Lewis] 
proceeding in order.
  Mr. DOGGETT moved that the gentleman be allowed to proceed in order.
  Mr. SOLOMON moved to lay the motion on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the motion to allow the gentleman of 
Georgia [Mr. Lewis] to proceed in order?

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOGGETT 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

223

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

199

para.34.7
                              [Roll No. 83]
  So, the motion to lay on the table the motion for the gentleman of 
Georgia [Mr. Lewis] to proceed in order 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 personal privilege

                              (para.34.12)


  The Speaker rose from the floor to a question of personal privilege 
under rule IX on the basis of newspaper articles concerning an order of 
the House that he reimburse certain costs occasioned by the character of 
               his responses in an official-conduct case.

  On April 17, 1997, the SPEAKER rose to a question of personal 
privilege.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, pursuant to clause 1 of rule IX, 
recognized the SPEAKER for one hour.
  The SPEAKER made the following statement:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I am standing here in the People's House at the center 
of freedom, and it is clear to me that for America to be healthy, our 
House of Representatives must be healthy. The Speaker of the House has a 
unique responsibility in this regard.
  ``When I became Speaker of the House, it was the most moving day I 
could have imagined. It was the culmination of a dream. Little did I 
know that only 2 years later, I would go through a very painful time.
  ``During my first 2 years as Speaker, 81 charges were filed against 
me. Of the 81 charges, 80 were found not to have merit and were 
dismissed as virtually meaningless. But the American public might wonder 
what kind of man has 81 charges brought against him?
  ``Under our system of government, attacks and charges can be brought 
with impunity against a Congressman, sometimes with or without 
foundation. Some of these charges involved a college course I taught 
about renewing American civilization.
  ``I am a college teacher by background. After years of teaching, it 
never occurred to me that teaching a college course about American 
civilization and the core values that have made our country successful 
could become an issue. However, as a precaution, I received the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct's approval in advance for 
teaching the course, and I accepted no payment for teaching the course.
  ``Nonetheless, the course became embroiled in controversy. The most 
significant problem surfaced not from teaching the course but from 
answering the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct's inquiries.
  ``Before the 1994 election, the committee asked questions, and I 
submitted a letter in response. The committee agreed that this letter 
was accurate. Later, I hired a law firm to assist me in answering 
additional questions coming from the committee. A letter developed by 
the law firm became the heart of the problem. I signed that letter, and 
it became the basis for a later, longer letter signed by an attorney. I 
was deeply saddened to learn almost 2 years later that these letters 
were inaccurate and misleading.
  ``While the letters were developed and drafted by my former attorneys, 
I bear the full responsibility for them, and I accept that 
responsibility.
  ``Those letters should not have been submitted. The members of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct should never have to worry 
about the quality and accuracy of information that that committee 
receives. Mainly because these two letters contradicted my own earlier 
and correct letter, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct spent 
a great deal of time and money to figure out exactly what happened.
  ``For this time and effort, for which I am deeply sorry and deeply 
regret, I have agreed to reimburse the American taxpayers $300,000 for 
legal expenses and costs incurred by the committee in its investigation.
  ``It was the opinion of the committee and my own opinion that had 
accurate information been submitted in those two letters, the 
investigation would have ended much sooner with less cost to the 
taxpayer. It was not based on violation of any law or for the misuse of 
charitable contributions. There was no finding by the committee that I 
purposely tried to deceive anyone. To me, it simply seemed wrong to ask 
the taxpayers to pay for an investigation that should have been 
unnecessary. That is why I voluntarily agreed to reimburse the 
taxpayers.
  ``Never before in history has a Member of Congress agreed to be 
responsible for the cost of an investigation conducted by a committee of 
the House. This $300,000 reimbursement is not a fine, as some have 
asserted. The settlement itself and the report of the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct makes it clear that it is a reimbursement 
of legal expenses and costs only.
  ``The committee and its special counsel did not stipulate how the 
reimbursement should be paid. One option is to pay completely with 
campaign funds. As a matter of law, the attorneys tell me there is 
little question that my campaign has the legal authority under existing 
law and committee rules to pay the reimbursement.
  ``The second option is to pay by means of a legal defense fund. The 
committee has previously determined that Members may set up such a fund.
  ``A third option is to sue the law firm and apply the proceeds to the 
reimbursement.
  ``And the fourth option is to pay completely with personal funds.
  ``As we considered these options, we sought to do what was right for 
the House as it relates to future precedents and for reestablishing the 
trust of the American people in this vital institution. My campaign 
could have paid the entire amount, and it would have been legal and 
within past precedents of the House. Yet, on reflection, it was clear 
that many Americans would have regarded this as another example of 
politics as usual and of avoiding responsibility.
  ``A lawsuit against the lawyers who prepared the two documents is a 
future possibility for me as a citizen, but that option could take years 
in court. A legal trust fund was in many ways the most appealing. There 
is more than adequate precedent for such a fund. Many friends from 
across the entire country had called to offer contributions. Many of my 
colleagues on both sides of the aisle felt that this was the safest 
approach. Yet on reflection it was clear that a legal trust fund would 
simply lead to a new controversy over my role.
  ``I have a higher responsibility as Speaker to do the right thing in 
the right way and to serve responsibly. I also must consider what the 
personal payment precedent would mean to this House as an institution. 
Many Members in this Chamber, on both sides of the aisle, have raised 
serious concerns, citing the fear that a personal payment will establish 
a precedent that could financially ruin Members who were assessed costs 
incurred by special counsels. In the current environment, who could feel 
safe? There should be no precedent that penalizes the spouses and 
children of our Members, but that is what this option could effectively 
do. This is something we must address.
  ``Yet the question still remains. What is the right decision for me 
and my wife personally, for my family, for this institution, and for the 
American people?
  ``Marianne and I have spent hours and hours discussing these options. 
She is here too today. Let me just say that I have never been prouder of 
Marianne than over the last few months. Her ability to endure the press 
scrutiny, to live beyond the attacks, to enjoy life despite hostilities, 
has been a remarkable thing to observe and a wonderful thing to 
participate in. But she always came back to the same key question: What 
is the right thing to do for the right principles? Through the difficult 
days and weeks as we reviewed the options, it was the courage of her 
counsel which always led me to do my best. Marianne and I decided 
whatever the

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consequences, we had to do what was best, what was right, morally and 
spiritually. We had to put into perspective how our lives had been torn 
apart by the weight of this decision. We had to take into account the 
negative feelings that Americans have about government, Congress, and 
scandals. We had to take into account the responsibility that the 
Speaker of the House has to a higher standard.
  ``That is why we came to the conclusion, of our own choice without 
being forced, that I have a moral obligation to pay the $300,000 out of 
personal funds; that any other step would simply be seen as one more 
politician shirking his duty and one more example of failing to do the 
right thing.
  ``Therefore, as a person of limited means, I have arranged to borrow 
the money from Bob Dole, a close personal friend of impeccable 
integrity, and I will personally pay it back. The taxpayers will be 
fully reimbursed. The agreement will be completely honored. The 
integrity of the House ethics process will have been protected. This is 
my duty as Speaker, and I will do it personally.
  ``I will also ask the House to pass a resolution affirming that this 
is a voluntary action on my part and that it will establish no precedent 
for any other Member in the future. It is vital that we not go down the 
road of destroying middle-class Members by establishing any personal 
burden in a nonjudicial system.
  ``It is important to put decisions about politics and Government in 
perspective. This past year I have experienced some personal losses. I 
lost my father, and my mother lost her husband of 50 years. My mother, 
due to serious health problems, is being forced to move into assisted 
living. My mother has lost her home, her husband, and her life as she 
knew it.
  ``This week before making this decision I visited my mother in her 
hospital in Harrisburg. I should say she is now out and is in the 
assisted living facility. I asked her how she could handle these 
setbacks with such a positive attitude. She said,
       Newtie--
She still calls me that. I do not think I am ever going to get to Mr. 
Speaker with my mother--she says,
       Newtie, you just have to get on with life.
  ``Coming back from Harrisburg, I realized that she gave me strength 
and made me realize that for Marianne and myself, moving on with our 
lives, in the right way, by doing the right thing was our most important 
goal.
  ``Let me make clear: We endure the difficulties, and the pain of the 
current political process, but we believe renewing America is the great 
challenge for our generation. I said on the day I became Speaker for the 
second time that we should focus on the challenges of race, drugs, 
ignorance and faith. Over the past few months, I have met with Americans 
of all backgrounds and all races as we discussed new approaches and new 
solutions. I am convinced that we can enter the 21st century with a 
renewed America of remarkable power and ability.
  ``This is a great country, filled with good people. We do have the 
capacity to reform welfare and help every citizen move from welfare to 
work. We do have the potential to help our poorest citizens move from 
poverty to prosperity. We do have the potential to replace quotas with 
friendship and set-asides with volunteerism. We can reach out to every 
American child of every ethnic background, in every neighborhood, and 
help them achieve their Creator's endowed unalienable right to pursue 
happiness. We cannot guarantee happiness, but we can guarantee the right 
to pursue.
  ``Recently, I had a chance to have breakfast with the fine young men 
and women of the 2d Infantry Division in Korea where my father had 
served. Today South Korea is free and prosperous because young 
Americans, for 47 years, have risked their lives in alliance with young 
Koreans.
  ``I was reminded on that morning that freedom depends on courage and 
integrity; that honor, duty, country is not just a motto, it is a way of 
life. We in this House must live every day in that tradition. We have 
much to do to clean up our political and governmental processes. We have 
much to do to communicate with our citizens and with those around the 
world who believe in freedom and yearn for freedom. Everywhere I went 
recently, in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Seoul, and Tokyo, 
people talked about freedom of speech, free elections, the rule of law, 
an independent judiciary, the right to own private property, and the 
right to pursue happiness through free markets.
  ``We in this House are role models. People all over the world watch us 
and study us. When we fall short, they lose hope. When we fail, they 
despair.
  ``To the degree I have made mistakes, they have been errors of 
implementation but never of intent. This House is at the center of 
freedom, and it deserves from all of us a commitment to be worthy of 
that honor.
  ``Today, I am doing what I can to personally live up to that calling 
and that standard. I hope my colleagues will join me in that quest.
  ``May God bless this House, and may God bless America.''.

                          ____________________



                             point of order

                              (para.73.15)


   To a bill to reconcile spending to budgetary targets, an amendment 
   proposing to place a contingency against a separate bill (not then 
   pending) to reconcile revenues to budgetary targets is not germane.

  On June 25, 1997, Mr. THOMAS, made a point of order against the motion 
to recommit, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I rise to a point of order that the amendment is not 
germane to the bill.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the budget process provisions prospectively amend 
another bill; that is, H.R. 2014, the Revenue Reconciliations Act of 
1997, specifically section 11204(c). It suspends provisions in the 
Internal Revenue Code that are added by H.R. 2014 and is, therefore, 
beyond the scope.''.
  Mr. STENHOLM was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, in rising to speak to the point of order. I will couple 
it with a parliamentary inquiry. It was my understanding, since the item 
in question is the enforcement mechanisms of the budget, what this 
motion to recommit includes is the entire Minge-Barton amendment that 
was denied an opportunity to be on the floor under the rule.
  ``In the colloquy that occurred this morning, it was my understanding, 
and at least my friends on the other side of the aisle who acceded to 
this, that this would eventually be heard in a separate bill on the 
floor by July 24. In so doing, it would then be coupled, assuming it 
passes, would be coupled with the reconciliation bill so that the final 
conference report would include, if the House chooses to include this in 
the language of the bill, would be voted upon.
  ``My question, Mr. Speaker, if that is the case, how can it be out of 
order for us to consider this amendment today when it will be in order 
to consider it on July 24?''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, responded to the inquiry, and 
said:
  ``The Chair would respond by saying that he cannot make a 
determination as to what the legislative situation would be at some 
future date 3 weeks from now.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The gentleman from California makes a point of order that the 
amendment contained in the motion to recommit with instructions is not 
germane to the bill. While the test of germaneness in this instance is 
measured against the bill as a whole, the Chair notes that a portion of 
the amendment makes provisions of another bill not presently before the 
House, namely, the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1997, contingent on 
achieving revenue targets in future fiscal years.
  ``As such, the amendment is a prospective indirect change in a bill 
not yet considered by the House. The Chair holds that the amendment is 
thus not germane to the bill, H.R. 2015, and sustains the point of 
order.''

                          ____________________



                         privileges of the house

                              (para.103.24)


  A resolution alleging that a named former Member had breached proper 
 decorum on the floor of the House, and resolving that the Sergeant-at-
        Arms be instructed to bar the former Member from the cham

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   ber and rooms leading thereto until the resolution of a contested 
    election to which he was party, gives rise to a question of the 
                 privileges of the House under rule IX.

  On September 18, 1997, Mr. MENENDEZ, rose to a question of the 
privileges of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 
233):

                              H. Res. 233

       Whereas the privilege of admission to the Hall of the House 
     or rooms leading thereto is subject to the requirements of 
     proper decorum;
       Whereas concern has arisen that the privilege of admission 
     to the Hall of the House or rooms leading thereto has become 
     the subject of abuse;
       Whereas Representative Menendez of New Jersey has given 
     notice pursuant to clause 2 of rule IX of his intention to 
     offer a question of the privileges of the House addressing 
     that concern;
       Whereas these circumstances warrant an immediate 
     affirmation by the House of its unequivocal commitment to the 
     principle that every person who exercises the privilege of 
     admission to the Hall of the House or rooms leading thereto 
     assumes a concomitant responsibility to comport himself in a 
     manner that properly dignifies the proceedings of the House; 
     Therefore be it
       Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms is instructed to remove 
     former Representative Robert Dornan from the Hall of the 
     House and rooms leading thereto and to prevent him from 
     returning to the Hall of the House and rooms leading thereto 
     until the election contest concerning the forty-sixth 
     district of California is resolved.
  The SPEAKER ruled that the resolution submitted did present a 
question of the privileges of the House under rule IX.
  Mr. STEARNS 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 announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. STEARNS demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the motion to 
table 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.

Yeas

86

It was decided in the

Nays

291

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negative

Answered present

3

para.103.25
                             [Roll No. 414]
  So the motion to lay the resolution on the table was not agreed to.
  The motion to reconsider said vote whereby the motion to lay the 
resolution on the table was not agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 2(a)(2) of rule IX, recognized Mr. 
MENENDEZ for thirty minutes.
  On motion of Mr. MENENDEZ, by unanimous consent, the time for debate 
on said resolution was 20 minutes, equally divided and controlled by Mr. 
MENENDEZ and Mr. SOLOMON.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the time for debate on 
said resolution was increased by an additional six minutes, equally 
divided and controlled by Mr. MENENDEZ and Mr. SOLOMON.
  After further 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 announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MENENDEZ 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

289

It was decided in the

Nays

65

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affirmative

Answered present

7

para.103.26
                             [Roll No. 415]
  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.

                          ____________________



                         privileges of the house

                              (para.119.15)


 A resolution proposing directly to dispose of a contest over the title 
to a seat in the House upon the expiration of a specified day gives rise 
       to a question of the privileges of the House under rule IX.

  On October 23, 1997, Mr. GEPHARDT, rose to a question of the 
privileges of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 
276):

                              H. Res. 276

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th district of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and has not met since that time; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committee's possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th district of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th district and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 29, 1997.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House having 
immediate precedence under rule IX, and recognized Mr. GEPHARDT and Mr. 
THOMAS for thirty minutes each.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GEPHARDT, 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 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.

Yeas

204

It was decided in the

Nays

222

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negative

Answered present

1

para.119.16
                             [Roll No. 525]
  So the resolution was not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was not agreed

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to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

                          ____________________



                         privileges of the house

                              (para.122.9)


 A resolution proposing directly to dispose of a contest over the title 
to a seat in the House upon the expiration of a specified day gives rise 
       to a question of the privileges of the House under rule IX.

  On October 29, 1997, Mr. GEPHARDT, rose to a question of the 
privileges of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 
287):

                              H. Res. 287

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas a Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committees possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it:
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER 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

218

It was decided in the

Nays

200

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para.122.10
                             [Roll No. 537]

  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.




                          ____________________

                             point of order

                              (para.122.21)


Pursuant to section 426(b)(4) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, a 
   Member who makes a point of order under section 425 of the Act and 
satisfies the threshold burden specified in section 426(b)(2) of the Act 
      by citing language in the bill as the source of an unfunded 
 intergovernmental mandate is recognized to control one-half of the 20 
      minutes provided for debate on the question of consideration.


 Pursuant to section 426(b)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act 1974, as 
disposition of a point of order raised under section 425 of the Act, the 
Chair puts the question of consideration with respect to the proposition 
                that is the object of the point of order.

  On October 29, 1997, Mr. ENSIGN, made a point of order pending 
resolving the House into the Committee on the Whole House on the state 
of the Union for consideration of H.R. 1270, and said;
  ``Mr. Speaker, I rise to make a point of order under section 425 of 
the Budget Act on the basis that the provision beginning on page 56, 
line 15 of said bill imposes an unfunded intergovernmental mandate on 
state governments,
  ``Mr. Speaker, the Congressional Budget Office states in its cost 
estimate of H.R. 1270, dated September 25, 1997, that H.R. 1270 contains 
intergovernmental mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform 
Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-4). The Congressional Budget Office 
estimates that if this bill were enacted the New York Power Authority, a 
publicly owned utility, would be required to pay $180 million in the 
year 2002. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act set a threshold of $50 
million for 1996, annually adjusted for inflation. Therefore, the 
Congressional Budget Office estimates that these mandates would impose 
costs on state governments exceeding the threshold. Mr. Speaker, I 
demand a ruling by the Chair that sustains my point of order against 
H.R. 1270 because it clearly violates the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
that forbade unfunded mandates on state and local governments.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, responded to the point of order, 
and said:
  ``The gentleman from Nevada makes a point of order that the bill 
violates section 425(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
  ``In accordance with section 426(b)(2) of the Act, the gentleman must 
specify precise language in the bill on which he predicates his point or 
order. Having met the threshold burden to identify specific language in 
the bill, the gentleman from Nevada and a Member opposed each will 
control 10 minutes of debate on the question of consideration under 
section 426(b)(4).
  ``Pursuant to section 426(b)(3) of the Act, after debate, the Chair 
will put the question of consideration, to wit: `Will the House now 
consider the bill?'.
  ``The gentleman from Nevada is recognized for ten minutes and the 
gentleman from Colorado is recognized for ten minutes.''.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now consider the bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ENSIGN 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

312

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

105

para.122.22
                             [Roll No. 542]
  So the House decided to consider said bill.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the House agreed to consider 
said bill was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

                          ____________________



                         privileges of the house

                              (para.123.32)


                   A resolution proposing directly to

[[Page 2316]]

  dispose of a contest over the title to a seat in the House upon the 
expiration of a specified day gives rise to a question of the privileges 
                       of the House under rule IX.

  On October 30, 1997, Mr. MENENDEZ, rose to a question of the 
privileges of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 
290):

                              H. Res. 290

       Whereas Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     found to be largely without merit, including his charges of 
     improper voting from a business, rather than a residential 
     address; underage voting; double voting; and charges of 
     unusually large numbers of individuals voting from the same 
     address. It was found that those accused of voting from the 
     same address included a Marines Barracks and the domicile of 
     nuns; that business addresses were legal residences for the 
     individuals, including the zoo keeper of the Santa Ana Zoo; 
     that duplicate voting was by different individuals; and that 
     those accused of underage voting were of age; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the privacy rights of United States citizens have 
     been violated by the Committee's improper use of those INS 
     records;
       Whereas the INS itself has questioned the validity and 
     accuracy of the Committee's use of INS documents;
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committee's possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and have all the information they 
     need regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information they need to make a judgment concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to produce or 
     present any credible evidence sufficient to change the 
     outcome of the election of Congresswoman Sanchez and is now, 
     in place of producing such credible evidence, pursuing never 
     ending and unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has after nearly one year 
     not shown or provided any credible evidence sufficient to 
     demonstrate that the outcome of the election is other than 
     Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it:
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MENENDEZ 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

212

It was decided in the

Nays

198

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affirmative

Answered present

3

para.123.33
                             [Roll No. 558]
  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.

                          ____________________



                         privileges of the house

                              (para.123.35)


 A resolution proposing directly to dispose of a contest over the title 
to a seat in the House upon the expiration of a specified day gives rise 
       to a question of the privileges of the House under rule IX.

  On October 30, 1997, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, rose to a question of the 
privileges of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 
291):

                              H. Res. 291

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California has met only on February 26, 1997 
     in Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California, and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit; charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committee's possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD 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

216

It was decided in the

Nays

200

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

3

para.123.36
                             [Roll No. 559]
  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

[[Page 2317]]

was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

                          ____________________



                         privileges of the house

                              (para.123.37)


 A resolution proposing directly to dispose of a contest over the title 
to a seat in the House upon the expiration of a specified day gives rise 
       to a question of the privileges of the House under rule IX.

  On October 30, 1997, Ms. NORTON, rose to a question of the privileges 
of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 292):

                              H. Res. 292

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez has been duly elected to represent 
     the 46th District of California; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met only on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California, and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committees possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. NORTON 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

214

It was decided in the

Nays

187

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

4

para.123.38
                             [Roll No. 560]
  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.

                          ____________________



                         privileges of the house

                              (para.123.39)


 A resolution proposing directly to dispose of a contest over the title 
to a seat in the House upon the expiration of a specified day gives rise 
       to a question of the privileges of the House under rule IX.

  On October 30, 1997, Mr. CONDIT, rose to a question of the privileges 
of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 293):

                              H. Res. 293

       Whereas Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas a Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26th, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19th, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California, and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the Committee on the House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas or review; and
       Whereas, the Committee on the House Oversight should 
     complete its review of this matter and bring the matter 
     forward for the House of Representatives to vote upon and now 
     therefore be it:
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CONDIT 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

212

It was decided in the

Nays

190

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

4

para.123.40
                             [Roll No. 561]
  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.

                          ____________________



                         privileges of the house

                              (para.123.41)


 A resolution proposing directly to dispose of a contest over the title 
to a seat in the House upon the expiration of a specified day gives rise 
       to a question of the privileges of the House under rule IX.

  On October 30, 1997, Mr. BECERRA, rose to a question of the privileges 
of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 294):

                              H. Res. 294

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and

[[Page 2318]]

       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, the Committee's request, has been doing a manual check 
     of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight, subpoenaed the 
     records seized by the District Attorney of Orange County on 
     February 13, 1997 and has received and reviewed all records 
     pertaining to registration efforts of that group; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BECERRA 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

217

It was decided in the

Nays

193

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

4

para.123.42
                             [Roll No. 562]
  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.

                          ____________________



                         privileges of the house

                              (para.123.43)


 A resolution proposing directly to dispose of a contest over the title 
to a seat in the House upon the expiration of a specified day gives rise 
       to a question of the privileges of the House under rule IX.

  On October 30, 1997, Ms. HOOLEY, rose to a question of the privileges 
of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 295):

                              H. Res. 295

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California, and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large number 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committees possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. HOOLEY 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

212

It was decided in the

Nays

197

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

5

para.123.44
                             [Roll No. 563]
  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.

                          ____________________



                         privileges of the house

                              (para.123.45)


 A resolution proposing directly to dispose of a contest over the title 
to a seat in the House upon the expiration of a specified day gives rise 
       to a question of the privileges of the House under rule IX.

  On October 30, 1997, Ms. WATERS, rose to a question of the privileges 
of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 296):

                              H. Res. 296

       Whereas as contested election contest has been pending 
     between Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and Mr. Robert Dornan 
     since December 26, 1996; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California has only met on February 26, 1997 
     and October 24, 1997 in Washington D.C. and on April 19, 1997 
     in Orange County, California; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be

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     without merit: charges of improper voting from a business, 
     rather than a resident address; underage voting; double 
     voting; and charges of unusually large number of individuals 
     voting from the same address. It was found that voting from 
     the same address included a Marines barracks and the domicile 
     of nuns, that business addresses were legal residences for 
     the individuals, including the zoo keeper of the Santa Ana 
     zoo, that duplicate voting was by different individuals and 
     those accused of underage voting were of age; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committees possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. WATERS 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

214

It was decided in the

Nays

196

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

3

para.123.46
                             [Roll No. 564]
  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.

                          ____________________



                         privileges of the house

                              (para.123.47)


 A resolution proposing directly to dispose of a contest over the title 
to a seat in the House upon the expiration of a specified day gives rise 
       to a question of the privileges of the House under rule IX.

  On October 30, 1997, Mr. DOOLEY, rose to a question of the privileges 
of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 297):

                              H. Res. 297

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California has met only three times; and
       Whereas the allegations made by Mr. Robert Dornan have been 
     largely found to be without merit: charges of improper voting 
     from a business, rather than a resident address; underage 
     voting; double voting; and charges of unusually large numbers 
     of individuals voting from the same address. It was found 
     that voting from the same address included a Marines barracks 
     and the domicile of nuns, that business addresses were legal 
     residences for the individuals, including the zoo keeper of 
     the Santa Ana zoo, that duplicate voting was by different 
     individuals and those accused of underage voting were of age; 
     and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has issued 
     unprecedented subpoenas to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service to compare their records with Orange County voter 
     registration records, the first time in any election in the 
     history of the United States that the INS has been asked by 
     Congress to verify the citizenship of voters; and
       Whereas the INS has complied with the Committee's request 
     and, at the Committee's request, has been doing a manual 
     check of its paper files and providing worksheets containing 
     supplemental information on that manual check to the 
     Committee on House Oversight for over five months; and
       Whereas some Members of the House Oversight Committee are 
     now seeking a duplicate and dilatory review of materials 
     already in the Committees possession by the Secretary of 
     State of California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, that unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of October 31, 1997.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOOLEY 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

208

It was decided in the

Nays

192

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

4

para.123.48
                             [Roll No. 565]
  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.

                          ____________________



                             point of order

                              (para.126.36)


To a bill requiring the gathering of data and revision of international 
    memoranda concerning imported goods produced by forced labor, an 
 amendment proposed in a motion to recommit requiring changes in tariff 
  schedules to achieve overall trade reciprocity between China and the 
                      United States is not germane.


To a bill addressing a class of imported goods (those produced by forced 
 labor), an amendment addressing all imported goods from one specified 
                         country is not germane.


The House laid on the table an appeal from the ruling of the Speaker pro 
                                tempore.

  On November 5, 1997, Mr. CRANE, made a point of order against the 
motion to recommit with instructions, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, the motion to recommit with instructions is not germane

[[Page 2320]]

to the underlying bill. The fundamental purpose or common thread of the 
bill is very narrow, and only concerns the monitoring of products made 
with forced labor. The range of methods employed in the bill is 
similarly narrow.
  ``The motion, however, deals with the reciprocal tariff treatments of 
the products of China. This is clearly not within the very narrow 
purpose of this bill. The issue of tariffs is also outside the range of 
methods employed in the bill. Therefore, the motion to recommit with 
instructions is not germane, and I urge the Chair to sustain the point 
of order.''.
  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi was recognized to speak to the point of 
order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned before, the Committee on Ways and Means 
has an opportunity every year to consider this measure and measures just 
like it. They choose not to.
  ``I am appealing to the House because I have heard on too many 
occasions from too many Members of this body that we are not given the 
chance to do what is right. At every town meeting we attend, when people 
ask, how do these unfair things continue to happen, do Members know what 
we have to say? We have to say, it is the committee system, the Speaker, 
the Committee on Ways and Means committee. They will not let us do that.
  ``They do not understand that. They cannot find in the Constitution of 
the United States where it somehow makes some Members of Congress better 
than other Members of Congress; where just a few Members of Congress can 
decide whether or not 435 Members, who were each elected by over half a 
million American citizens, that they cannot even decide on basic 
questions of right and wrong when it comes to trade issues.
  ``I am asking the Members of this body to step up to the plate. I am 
asking them to do tonight what they tell their constituents at their 
town meetings. That is, do what is right, regardless of what the 
Committee on Ways and Means wants, regardless of what the Speaker wants, 
regardless of what the Democratic leadership wants or the Republican 
leadership wants. For once, let us do what America wants. Tonight is the 
Members' chance.
  ``I am asking for that opportunity. I hope Members will vote against 
tabling this motion. I hope we will bring it to the floor. I hope we 
will vote as a Nation to tell the people of China we are sick and tired 
of being their chumps.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Crane] makes the point of order 
that the amendment proposed in the motion to recommit is not germane. 
The test of germaneness in this situation is the relationship of the 
amendment proposed in the motion to recommit to the provisions of the 
bill as a whole.
  ``The bill as perfected authorizes funding for monitoring the 
importation into the United States of goods produced by forced labor. It 
also requires the reporting of certain information on that topic, and 
also expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should 
review reciprocal trade relationships on that topic.
  ``The amendment proposed in the motion to recommit would amend the 
tariff schedules of the United States to achieve reciprocity between the 
aggregate amount of Chinese tariffs on the American products and the 
aggregate amount of American tariffs on Chinese products. The bill 
confines its attention to products of forced labor.
  ``The amendment, although addressing only products of China, extends 
its attention to all products, not just those made by forced labor, and 
directly imposes tariff treatment, a matter not part of the bill.
  ``The Chair therefore finds that the amendment is a ``proposition on a 
subject different from that under consideration'' within the meaning of 
clause 7 of rule XVI. That is, the amendment is not germane. The point 
of order is sustained. The motion to recommit is not in order.''.
  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. CRANE 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. QUINN, 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

217

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

202

para.126.37
                             [Roll No. 581]
  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.126.42)


 A resolution proposing directly to dispose of a contest over the title 
to a seat in the House upon the expiration of a specified day gives rise 
       to a question of the privileges of the House under rule IX.

  On November 5, 1997, Mr. FURSE, rose to a question of the privileges 
of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 307):

                              H. Res. 307

       Whereas, Loretta Sanchez was issued a certificate of 
     election as the duly elected Member of Congress from the 46th 
     District of California by the Secretary of State of 
     California and was seated by the U.S. House of 
     Representatives on January 7, 1997; and
       Whereas A Notice of Contest of Election was filed with the 
     Clerk of the House by Mr. Robert Dornan on December 26, 1996; 
     and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California met on February 26, 1997 in 
     Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1997 in Orange County, 
     California and October 24, 1997 in Washington, D.C.; and
       Whereas the House Oversight Committee is now pursuing a 
     duplicate and dilatory review of materials already in the 
     Committees possession by the Secretary of State of 
     California; and
       Whereas the Task Force on the Contested Election in the 
     46th District of California and the Committee have been 
     reviewing these materials and has all the information it 
     needs regarding who voted in the 46th District and all the 
     information it needs to make judgments concerning those 
     votes; and
       Whereas the Committee on House Oversight has after over 
     nine months of review and investigation failed to present 
     credible evidence to change the outcome of the election of 
     Congresswoman Sanchez and is pursuing never ending and 
     unsubstantiated areas of review; and
       Whereas, Contestant Robert Dornan has not shown or provided 
     credible evidence that the outcome of the election is other 
     than Congresswoman Sanchez's election to the Congress; and
       Whereas, as a member of Congress whose election in 1994 was 
     won by far smaller a majority than that which Ms. Sanchez won 
     the 46th District race in 1996.
       Whereas, as an immigrant myself who proudly became a U.S. 
     citizen in 1972, I believe that this Republican campaign of 
     intimidation sends a message to new citizens that their 
     voting privilege may be subverted. We should encourage new 
     voters not chill their enthusiasm.
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should complete 
     its review of this matter and bring this contest to an end 
     and now therefore be it;
       Resolved, That unless the Committee on House Oversight has 
     sooner reported a recommendation for its final disposition, 
     the contest in the 46th District of California is dismissed 
     upon the expiration of November 7, 1997.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House having 
immediate precedence under rule IX, and recognized Ms. FURSE and Mr. 
THOMAS for thirty minutes each.
  After debate,
  Mr. THOMAS 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. KINGSTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. FURSE 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 2321]]



Yeas

217

It was decided in the

Nays

194

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.126.43
                             [Roll No. 583]
  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.

                          ____________________



                             point of order

                              (para.127.40)


   To a bill amending a law reported by the Committee on Banking and 
Financial Services opposing concessional loans to the People's Republic 
 of China and outlining principles governing the conduct of industrial 
  cooperation projects of U.S. nationals in that country, an amendment 
 proposed in a motion to recommit requiring changes in tariff schedules 
   to achieve overall trade reciprocity between China and the United 
 States, a subject within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and 
                         Means, is not germane.


The House laid on the table an appeal from the ruling of the Speaker pro 
                                tempore.

  On November 6, 1997, Mr. SOLOMON, made a point of order against the 
motion to recommit with instructions, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, the motion to recommit with instructions is not germane 
to this underlying bill. The fundamental purpose, or common thread, of 
the bill is very narrow and only concerns concessional loans to China. 
The range of methods employed in the bill is similarly narrow, and the 
bill is within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Banking and Finance.
  ``The motion, however, deals with the reciprocal tariff treatment of 
products of China. This is clearly not within the very narrow purpose of 
this bill. The issue of tariffs is also outside the range of methods 
employed in this bill and contains matter within the jurisdiction of the 
Committee on Ways and Means.
  ``There has been a protocol under previous Democrat leadership and 
Republican leadership today that amendments of this nature which would 
either raise or lower tariffs or raise or lower taxes are not allowed in 
motions to recommit on the floor. They must clear with the Committee on 
Ways and Means first.
  ``Therefore, the motion to recommit with instructions is not germane, 
and I urge the Chair to sustain the point of order.''.
  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi was recognized to speak to the point of 
order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, as much as any Member of this body lives and breathes, 
this amendment is very much germane. Mr. Solomon's bill does one thing. 
It directs the Secretary of the Treasury to kind of something, do 
something about the Chinese Communists. My amendment directs the 
Secretary of the Treasury to do something about the gross injustice 
between what the Communist Chinese charge American products when our 
products go to their country and the fact that they only pay 2 percent 
when they come to ours. Why are we doing this? Why were there 5 votes in 
the past 2 days? It is because they force abortions, it is because they 
are thugs, they do not have religious freedom, they do not have 
political freedom. They are selling missiles and weapons to our enemies. 
They are buying ports on both ends of the Panama Canal.
  ``Mr. Speaker, as I said, every bill that we have voted on is trying 
to affect Chinese policy. This bill is asking the Secretary of the 
Treasury to take steps to affect Chinese policy. My amendment asks the 
Secretary of the Treasury to take substantial, realistic steps to affect 
Chinese policy. We are only going to get one last chance this session to 
do something substantive. As I have pointed out, the Committee on Rules 
has voted against bills that they are cosponsors of.
  ``The Speaker knows I am speaking to the point of order. The gentleman 
may not, but you do, Mr. Speaker.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I am asking the Members of this House to do what each 
of us begged for the opportunity to do every other year, and, that is, 
stand up for the rights of the American citizens, to strike a blow 
against the thugs when we get the chance. Tonight we have a chance. 
Tonight we can decide that we will have some lame excuse and go back and 
tell the constituents of each of our individual districts, that, 
`Doggone it, we couldn't do anything about those Chinese thugs because 
the Rules Committee said we weren't germane.' Or we can say that there 
are some things more important than the rules of the House in the 
integrity of this Nation, simple things like right and wrong, simple 
fairness for the American working people. That is more important than 
the rules of the House that can be changed at any moment. That is what I 
am asking Members of this body to vote on, and that is why I am asking 
Members to vote against tabling this motion and then turn around to vote 
for this motion to recommit so that all of these things that have done 
nothing will at least be followed up by a measure that does something 
for the people of America and gets the attention of the thugs in 
Peking.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUNT, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The gentleman from New York [Mr. Solomon] makes the point of order 
that the amendment proposed in the motion to recommit is not germane.
  ``The test of germaneness in this situation is the relationship of the 
amendment proposed in the motion to recommit to the provisions of the 
bill as a whole.
  ``The bill, H.R. 2605, provides that the Secretary of Treasury 
instruct the United States Executive Directors to oppose concessional 
loans at each international financial institution to the People's 
Republic of China, any citizen or national of the People's Republic of 
China, or any entity established in the People's Republic of China.
  ``The amendment proposed in the motion to recommit would amend the 
tariff schedules of the United States to achieve reciprocity between the 
aggregate amount of Chinese tariffs on American products and the 
aggregate amount of American tariffs on Chinese products.
  ``As noted in section 798c of the House Rules and Manual, to be 
germane an amendment should address the same legislative jurisdiction as 
is addressed in the bill. Here, although the bill addresses the 
jurisdiction of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the 
amendment addresses the jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means.
  ``On this basis, the Chair finds that the amendment is a `proposition 
on a subject different from that under consideration' within the meaning 
of clause 7 of rule XVI. That is, the amendment is not germane. The 
point of order is sustained. The motion to recommit is not in order.''.
  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. COX 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. BLUNT, 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

220

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

192

para.127.41
                             [Roll No. 604]
  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.129.19)


 A resolution proposing directly to dispose of a contest over the title 
to a seat in the House gives rise to a question of the privileges of the 
                          House under rule IX.

  On November 8, 1997, Mr. GEPHARDT, rose to a question of the privi

[[Page 2322]]

leges of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 315):

                              H. Res. 315

       Whereas, the election contest concerning the 46th District 
     of California should be dismissed as there is no credible 
     evidence to show that the outcome of the election is 
     different than the election of Congresswomen Loretta Sanchez.
       Whereas, State of California authorities should continue 
     their investigation into questionable registration 
     activities; and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should examine 
     voter registration procedures; and now therefore be it
       Resolved, that the contest in the 46th District of 
     California is dismissed.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. SOLOMON 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. CALVERT, announced that the yeas 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.

Yeas

215

It was decided in the

Nays

193

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

2

para.129.20
                             [Roll No. 620]
  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.

                          ____________________



                         privileges of the house

                              (para.130.6)


 A resolution proposing directly to dispose of a contest over the title 
to a seat in the House gives rise to a question of the privileges of the 
                          House under rule IX.

  On November 9, 1997, Mr. GEPHARDT, rose to a question of the 
privileges of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 
318):

                              H. Res. 318

       Whereas, the election contest concerning the 46th District 
     of California should be dismissed as there is no credible 
     evidence to show that the outcome of the election is 
     different than the election of Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez.
       Whereas, State of California authorities should continue an 
     investigation into any questionable registration activities; 
     and
       Whereas, the Committee on House Oversight should examine 
     voter registration procedures; and now therefore be it
       Resolved, That the contest in the 46th District of 
     California is dismissed.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. EMERSON, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. BOEHNER 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, Mrs. 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

218

when their appeared

Nays

194

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.130.7
                             [Roll No. 622]
  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.

                          ____________________





                  SUBPOENAS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO RULE L


  On March 3, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, 
laid before the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, February 27, 1997
     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 United States District 
     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,
                                              Patricia Ann Schapp,
     Office of the Sergeant at Arms.

                          ____________________


  On May 21, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PAPPAS, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                                     Earl Pomeroy,


                                Congress of the United States,

                                       North Dakota, May 20, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, 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 District Court of Cass 
     County, North Dakota.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Joan Carlson,
     Eastern Field Director.

                          ____________________


  On May 22, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 12, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     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 a subpoena issued by the Canton Municipal Court, Stark 
     County, State of Ohio.
       After consultations with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Daryl L. Revoldt,
     District Staff Director.

                          ____________________


  On May 27, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                         House of Representatives,


                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 16, 1997.
     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, that I have 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 is consistent with the privileges 
     and rights of the House.
           Sincerely,
     Gregory M. Lankler.

                          ____________________


  On June 3, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GIBBONS, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, June 3, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     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 Superior Court of New 
     Jersey, Cape May County.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                Frank A. LoBiondo,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________


  On June 7, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PEASE, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                               Bryan Cave llp,

                                     Washington, DC, June 3, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you that 
     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.

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       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
     James M. Cole.

                          ____________________


  On June 11, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, June 5, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, 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 Circuit Court of the 
     Twelfth Judicial District, Manatee County, State of Florida.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
     Laura Griffin.

                          ____________________


  On June 12, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 11, 1997.
     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 will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
     Wilda E. Chisolm.

                          ____________________


  On June 12, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 11, 1997.
     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 will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
     Charles M. Williams.

                          ____________________


  On June 19, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COOKSEY, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 19, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, The Speaker's Rooms, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Gingrich: 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 Circuit Court of 
     Hardy County, West Virginia, in the case of West Virginia v. 
     Cook, Crim. Action No. 97-F-20.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Very truly yours,
                                                         Bob Wise,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________


  On June 24, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. JONES of North 
Carolina, laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:


                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 23, 1997.
     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 United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia.
       I will make the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
     Charles M. Williams.

                          ____________________


  On June 24, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. JONES of North 
Carolina, laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:


                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 23, 1997.
     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 United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia.
       I will make the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
     Wilda E. Chisolm.

                          ____________________


  On July 8, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 25, 1997.
     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 District Court for the 
     Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance is consistent with the privileges 
     of the House.
           Sincerely,
     Betty S. Barnes.

                          ____________________


  On July 14, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:


                                   Office of the Sergeant at Arms,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 14, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     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 United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
     Patricia A. Schaap.

                          ____________________


  On July 15, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILCHREST, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:


         U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Standards of 
           Official Conduct,
                                    Washington, DC, July 15, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I am writing pursuant to Rule L (50) of 
     the Rules of the House, to supplement the original 
     notification by Mr. Cole on June 3, 1997 that he had been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, the 
     Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the House of 
     Representatives has determined that the subpoena to Mr. Cole 
     is consistent in part and inconsistent in part with the 
     rights and privileges of the House and has directed Mr. Cole 
     to comply with the subpoena to the extent that it is 
     consistent with the rights and privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                  James V. Hansen,
     Chairman.

                          ____________________


  On September 3, 1997, the SPEAKER laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

         House of Representatives, Committee on Standards of 
           Official Conduct,
                                    Washington, DC, July 31, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L of the Rules of the House of Representatives, that 
     the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct has been 
     served with a subpoena (for documents) issued by the U.S. 
     District Court for the District of Massachusetts and directed 
     to the ``Keeper of the Records.''
       After consulting with the Office of General Counsel, the 
     Committee will make the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                  James V. Hansen,
     Chairman.

                          ____________________


  On September 3, 1997, the SPEAKER laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, August 6, 1997.
     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 I have received a subpoena (for documents and tes

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     timony) issued by the U.S. District Court for the Central 
     District of California in the matter of Oxycal Laboratories, 
     Inc., et al. v. Patrick, et al., No. SA CV-96-1119 AHS (EEx). 
     The subpoena was directed to ``The Office of Congressman John 
     D. Dingell.''
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena appears not to be 
     consistent with the rights and privileges of the House and, 
     therefore, should be resisted.
           Sincerely,
     John D. Dingell.

                          ____________________


  On September 3, 1997, the SPEAKER laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

         Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of 
           Representatives,
                                   Washington, DC, August 7, 1997.
     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 the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure has been served with a 
     subpoena (for documents) issued by the U.S. District Court 
     for the District of Massachusetts and directed to the 
     ``Keeper of Records.''
       After consulting with the Office of General Counsel, the 
     Committee will make the determination required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bud Shuster,
     Chairman.

                          ____________________


  On September 3, 1997, the SPEAKER laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of 
           Representatives,
                                   Washington, DC, August 8, 1997.
     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 the Office of 
     the Chief Administrative Officer (``CAO'') has been served 
     with a subpoena (for documents) issued by the U.S. District 
     Court for the District of Massachusetts and directed to the 
     ``Keeper of Records.''
       After consulting with the Office of the General Counsel, 
     the CAO will make the determinations required by Rule L.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Jay Eagen,
     Chief Administrative Officer.

                          ____________________


  On September 3, 1997, the SPEAKER laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                                  August 18, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Gingrich: 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 Third Judicial 
     Circuit Court of the State of Michigan in the case of Marcus 
     Management, Inc. v. Robert Marquess, et al., Case No. 97-
     715508 CK.
       After consultation with the Office of the General Counsel, 
     I have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
     Lynn N. Rivers.  

                          ____________________


  On September 29, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:

                                    U.S. House of Representatives,


                                        Committee on Commerce,

                               Washington, DC, September 25, 1997.
     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 I have received subpoenas for documents and testimony 
     issued by the U.S. District Courts for the Central District 
     of California and the District of Columbia, respectively, in 
     the matter of Oxycal Laboratories, Inc., et al. v. Patrick, 
     et al., No. SA CV-96-1119 AHS (Eex) (D.D. Cal.) (a civil 
     dispute between private parties that apparently arises out of 
     an alleged breach of a settlement agreement).
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoenas appear, at least in part, 
     not to be consistent with the rights and privileges of the 
     House and, to the extent consistent with the rights and 
     privileges of the House, should be resisted.
           Sincerely,

                                             Reid P.F. Stuntz,

                                       Minority Staff Director and
     Chief Counsel.

                          ____________________


  On September 29, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:

                                    U.S. House of Representatives,


                                        Committee on Commerce,

                               Washington, DC, September 25, 1997.
     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 I have received subpoenas for documents and testimony 
     issued by the U.S. District Courts for the Central District 
     of California and the District of Columbia, respectively, in 
     the matter of Oxycal Laboratories, Inc., et al. v. Patrick, 
     et al., No. SA CV-96-1119 AHS (Eex) (D.D. Cal.) (a civil 
     dispute between private parties that apparently arises out of 
     an alleged breach of a settlement agreement).
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoenas appear, at least in part, 
     not to be consistent with the rights and privileges of the 
     House and, to the extent consistent with the rights and 
     privileges of the House, should be resisted.
           Sincerely,

                                             Reid P.F. Stuntz,

                                       Minority Staff Director and
     Chief Counsel.

                          ____________________


  On September 29, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 26, 1997.
     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 the ``Office of Congressman John D. Dingell'' has 
     received a subpoena for documents and testimony issued by the 
     U.S. District Court for the Central District of California 
     and the District of Columbia, respectively, in the matter of 
     Oxycal Laboratories, Inc., et al. v. Patrick, et al., No. SA 
     CV-96-1119 AHS (Eex) (C.D. Cal.) (a civil dispute between 
     private parties that apparently arises out of an alleged 
     breach of a settlement agreement).
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena appears, at least in part, 
     not to be consistent with the rights and privileges of the 
     House and, to the extent not consistent with the rights and 
     privileges of the House, should be resisted.
           Sincerely,
     John D. Dingell.

                          ____________________


  On September 29, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GRANGER, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 26, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule 1(50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that I have received a subpoena for documents issued by the 
     U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 
     the matter of Oxycal Laboratories, Inc., et al., v. Patrick, 
     et al., No SA CV-96-1119 AHS (Eex) (C.D. Cal.) (a civil 
     dispute between private parties that apparently arises out of 
     an alleged breach of a settlement agreement).
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena appears, at least in part, 
     not to be consistent with the rights and privileges of the 
     House and, to the extent not consistent with the rights and 
     privileges of the House, should be resisted.
           Sincerely,
     John D. Dingell.

                          ____________________


  On October 1, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                        Committee On Commerce,

                               Washington, DC, September 26, 1997.
     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 of Representatives, 
     that the Committee on Commerce has received subpoenas for 
     documents and testimony issued by the U.S. District Courts 
     for the Central District of California and the District of 
     Columbia, respectively, in the matter of Oxycal Laboratories, 
     Inc., et al. v. Patrick, et al., No SA CV-96-1119 AHS (EEx) 
     (C.D. Cal.) (civil dispute between private parties that 
     apparently arises out of an alleged breach of a settlement 
     agreement).
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoenas appear, at least in part, 
     not to be consistent with the rights and privileges of the 
     House and, to the extent not consistent with the rights and 
     privileges of the House, should be resisted.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Tom Bliley,
     Chairman.
     
                               ____________________
     


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  On October 28, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 26, 1997.
     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 duces tecum issued by the Supreme 
     Court of the State of New York, County of Kings, in the case 
     of Ellen Frankel v. Jeffrey Frankel, Index No. 10369/96.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena relates to my official 
     duties, and that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                               Charles E. Schumer,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________


  On October 28, 1997, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SNOWBARGER, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                 Washington, DC, October 27, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives,
     U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you, pursuant to Rule L 
     of the Rules of the House of Representatives, that the 
     Congressional Budget Office has been served with a subpoena 
     issued by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the General Counsel of the House of 
     Representatives, I will make the determinations concerning 
     the subpoena as required under the Rule.
           Sincerely yours,

                                            Jennifer L. Smith,

                                           Deputy General Counsel,
     Congressional Budget Office.

                          ____________________



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                    HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

                                SPONSORS

                         ----------------------
                               HOUSE BILLS

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H.R. 1--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide 
    compensatory time for employees in the private sector; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stenholm, 
    Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Fowler, 
    Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. Granger, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
    Fawell, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Burr of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Herger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Graham, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Hayworth, 
    Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Goss, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Ney, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. 
    Smith of Texas), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [11FE], [13FE], [26FE], [4MR], [5MR], [6MR], 
    [11MR], [12MR]
  Removal of cosponsors, [25FE], [26FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-21), [12MR]
  Passed House amended, [19MR]
H.R. 2--
A bill to repeal the U.S. 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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [24AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-76, part 1), [25AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-76, part 2), [29AP]
  Considered, [30AP], [1MY], [6MY], [7MY], [8MY], [13MY]
  Passed House amended, [14MY]
H.R. 3--
A bill to combat violent youth crime and increase accountability for 
    juvenile criminal offenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
    Bryant, and Mr. Canady of Florida), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-86), [1MY]
  Considered, [7MY]
  Passed House amended, [8MY]
H.R. 4--
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, for a period to be 
    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 and Mr. Oberstar), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [4FE], [26FE], [20MR], [21MR], [10AP], 
    [17AP], [7MY], [22MY], [4SE]
H.R. 5--
A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, to 
    reauthorize and make improvements to that Act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Castle, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Graham, Mr. Souder, Mr. McIntosh, 
    Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Cunningham), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [19MR], [21MR]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-95), [13MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13MY]
  Passed Senate, [14MY]
  Presented to the President (June 3, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-17] (signed June 4, 1997)
H.R. 6--
A bill to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher 
    Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Kildee), 
    [7JA]
H.R. 7--
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. Archer, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bereuter, 
    Mr. Bryant, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
    Jones, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Weller), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [26FE], [23AP], [1MY], [14MY], [10JN], 
    [23JY], [4SE], [21OC], [24OC]
H.R. 8--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to deny entry into the United States 
    of certain foreign motor vehicles that do not comply with State laws 
    governing motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Condit), 
    [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [14JY]
H.R. 9--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [5MR], [1MY]
H.R. 10--
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, 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 (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Lazio of 
    New York), [7JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-164, part 1), [3JY]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [3JY], [5SE], [30SE], 
    [30OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-164, part 2), [17SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-164, part 3), [3NO]
H.R. 11--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    political action committees from making contributions or 
    expenditures for the purpose of influencing elections for Federal 
    office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [7JA]
H.R. 12--
A bill to prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Nadler), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [17AP], [1MY], [13MY], [19JN], [26JN], 
    [8JY], [14JY], [17JY], [24JY], [31JY], [3SE], [17SE], [30SE], [29OC]
H.R. 13--
A bill to amend the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge 
    Act to provide that the Secretary of the Interior may acquire lands 
    for purposes of that act only by donation or exchange, or otherwise 
    with the consent of the owner of the lands; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. BASS, [7JA]
H.R. 14--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide maximum 
    rates of tax on capital gains of 14 percent for individuals and 28 
    percent for corporations and to index the basis of assets of 
    individuals for purposes of determining gains and losses; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Hall of Texas), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [20JA], [5FE], [11FE], [25FE], [11MR], 
    [18MR], [20MR], [9AP], [15AP], [17AP], [29AP], [1MY], [15MY], [11JN]
H.R. 15--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve 
    preventive benefits 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. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Cardin), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [26FE], [6MR], [20MR], [17AP], [24AP], 
    [29AP], [6MY], [14MY], [15MY], [22MY], [3JN], [4JN], [5JN], [10JN], 
    [12JN], [17JN], [19JN], [23JN], [25JN], [8JY], [16JY], [22JY], 
    [28JY], [30JY], [3SE], [9SE], [11SE], [23SE]
H.R. 16--
A bill to provide a program of national health insurance, and for other 
    purposes; to the

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    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, [7JA]
H.R. 17--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage 
    retirement savings by allowing more individuals to make 
    contributions to individual retirement plans, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. POMEROY, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [25FE], [11MR], [19JN]
H.R. 18--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase to 100 
    percent the amount of the deduction for the health insurance costs 
    of self-employed individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. POMEROY, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [12FE], [13FE], [25FE], [4MR], [11MR], 
    [21MR], [8AP], [14AP], [7MY], [5JN], [12JN], [26JN], [9JY], [8SE]
H.R. 19--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction 
    for higher education expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. POMEROY, [7JA]
H.R. 20--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19MR], [21OC], [6NO]
H.R. 21--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [4MR], [19MR]
H.R. 22--
A bill to reform the postal laws of the United States; to the Committee 
    on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. McHUGH, [7JA]
H.R. 23--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for 
    legal accountability for sweatshop conditions in the garment 
    industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. CLAY, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JN], [14JY], [22JY], [17SE], [7OC], [23OC], 
    [13NO]
H.R. 24--
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 of Georgia, [7JA]
H.R. 25--
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, [7JA]
H.R. 26--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that the 
    firearms prohibitions applicable by reason of a domestic violence 
    misdemeanor conviction do not apply if the conviction occurred 
    before the prohibitions became law; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Stump), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [5FE], [13FE], [6MR], [28JY], [25SE], 
    [29SE], [4NO], [13NO]
H.R. 27--
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. 
    Solomon, Mr. Coble, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Stump, 
    Mr. Collins, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Condit, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Holden, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Hall of Texas), 
    [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [12FE], [4MR], [11MR], [20MR], [8AP], 
    [15AP], [1MY], [14MY], [12JN], [17JN], [15JY], [16SE], [9OC], 
    [22OC], [23OC], [30OC], [5NO], [9NO], [12NO]
H.R. 28--
A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to extend the loan guarantee 
    program for multifamily rental housing in rural areas; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [8AP]
H.R. 29--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 290 Broadway in New 
    York, New York, as the ``Ronald H. Brown Federal Building''; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Mr. Cummings, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Portman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Payne, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Waters, 
    Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin), 
    [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [20MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-210), [28JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23SE]
H.R. 30--
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; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. EHLERS, [7JA]
H.R. 31--
A bill to reform the Federal Home Loan Bank System, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BAKER (for himself and Mr. Kanjorski), [7JA]
H.R. 32--
A bill to terminate the property disposition program of the Department 
    of Housing and Urban Development providing single family properties 
    for use for the homeless; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Lazio of New York), 
    [7JA]
H.R. 33--
A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to 
    extend the loan guarantee program for Indian housing; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [7JA]
H.R. 34--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    individuals who are not citizens of the United States from making 
    contributions or expenditures in connection with an election for 
    Federal office; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [12FE], [27FE], [5MR], [8AP], [9NO]
H.R. 35--
A bill to provide a more effective remedy for inadequate trade benefits 
    extended to the United States by other countries and for 
    restrictions on free emigration imposed by other countries; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [7JA]
H.R. 36--
A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-
    favored-nation treatment) to the products of Mongolia; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Crane, and 
    Mr. Matsui), [7JA]
H.R. 37--
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 Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN]
H.R. 38--
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 (for himself and Mr. Norwood), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [13FE], [26FE], [5MR], [11MR], [19MR], 
    [15AP], [24AP], [6MY], [3JN], [12JN], [26JN], [11JY], [17JY], 
    [31JY], [4SE], [25SE], [24OC], [6NO]
H.R. 39--
A bill to reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Cunningham), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-59), [21AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23AP]
H.R. 40--
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, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Hastings 
    of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
    of Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Towns), 
    [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [10FE], [25FE], [5MY], [14MY], [28JY], [24OC]
H.R. 41--
A bill to provide a sentence of death for certain importations of 
    significant quantities of controlled substances; 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. GINGRICH, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [21JA], [4FE], [11FE], [25FE]
H.R. 42--
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, [7JA]
H.R. 43--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [16MY], [3JN]
H.R. 44--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide limited 
    authority for concurrent payment of retired pay and veterans' 
    disability compensation for certain disabled veterans; 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. BILIRAKIS, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [19MR], [8AP], [15AP], [3JN], [12JN], 
    [20JN], [26JN], [17JY], [24JY], [4SE], [16SE], [25SE], [6OC], [9OC], 
    [24OC], [31OC]
H.R. 45--
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

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    prospectively for increases in their benefits accordingly; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CLEMENT, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [25FE], [11MR], [9AP], [15MY], [5JN], [8JY], 
    [23JY], [4SE], [25SE], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 46--
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, [7JA]
H.R. 47--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [6NO]
H.R. 48--
A bill to limit the duration of certain benefits afforded to former 
    Presidents, 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. COBLE, [7JA]
H.R. 49--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to prevent the U.S. Postal 
    Service from disclosing the name or addresses of any postal patrons 
    or other persons, except under certain conditions; to the Committee 
    on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CONDIT, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR]
H.R. 50--
A bill to provide for the operation of a combined post exchange and 
    commissary store at Castle Air Force Base, California, a military 
    installation selected for closure under the base closure laws, in 
    order to ensure that adequate services remain available to the 
    numerous members of the Armed Forces, retired members, and their 
    dependents who reside in the vicinity of the installation; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. CONDIT, [7JA]
H.R. 51--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [3JN], [12JN], [18JN], [20JN], [24JN], 
    [26JN], [8JY], [10JY], [15JY], [22JY], [24JY], [3SE], [26SE], 
    [21OC], [13NO]
H.R. 52--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP]
H.R. 53--
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 (for herself, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    Frost, Ms. Norton, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Green), 
    [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [4MR], [8JY]
H.R. 54--
A bill to amend the Andean Trade Preference Act to prohibit the 
    provision of duty-free treatment under the act for live plants and 
    fresh cut flowers described in chapter 6 of the Harmonized Tariff 
    Schedule of the United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Riggs, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Lantos, and Ms. 
    Lofgren), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [5FE], [13FE], [25FE], [20MR], [21MR], 
    [29AP], [30JY]
H.R. 55--
A bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 
    1972 relating to the dumping of dredged material in Long Island 
    Sound, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FORBES, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [12MY], [28JY]
H.R. 56--
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. FORBES, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY]
H.R. 57--
A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to clarify that residents 
    of certain neighborhoods which are underserved by depository 
    institutions may become members of any Federal credit union which 
    establishes a branch in such neighborhoods; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. FROST, [7JA]
H.R. 58--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve 
    Medicare treatment and education for beneficiaries with diabetes by 
    providing coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training 
    services and uniform coverage 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. Nethercutt, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Bereuter, 
    Mr. Boucher, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Wynn, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Rush, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Green, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Engel, 
    Mr. Markey, Mr. Manton, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Towns, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Klink, Mr. Condit, 
    Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Hall of 
    Ohio, Mr. Hamilton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Barrett 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Yates, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Petri, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Cardin, Mr. Clay, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. LaFalce, 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sabo, 
    Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Wamp, 
    Mr. DeFazio, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [10FE], [12FE], [25FE], [4MR], [6MR], 
    [12MR], [13MR], [19MR], [20MR], [21MR], [9AP], [23AP], [1MY], [7MY], 
    [15MY], [20MY], [22MY], [3JN], [7JN], [18JN], [26JN], [8JY], [17JY], 
    [28JY], [23SE]
H.R. 59--
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 Education and the Workforce; 
    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 (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Largent, 
    Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Stump, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Taylor 
    of North Carolina, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Barton of 
    Texas, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Istook, and Mr. Graham), 
    [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [12FE], [5MR], [10AP], [13MY], [8JY], 
    [25JY], [3SE], [8SE], [16SE], [25SE], [30SE], [21OC], [22OC], 
    [28OC], [4NO], [7NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 60--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance 
    to the Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark in Springerville, AZ; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [7JA]
H.R. 61--
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; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. HERGER, [7JA]
H.R. 62--
A bill to provide relief to State and local governments from Federal 
    regulation; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. HERGER, [7JA]
H.R. 63--
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. HERGER, [7JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-9), [10MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [11MR]
  Passed Senate, [16SE]
  Presented to the President (September 18, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-44] (signed September 30, 1997)
H.R. 64--
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. HERGER (for himself and Ms. Dunn of Washington), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [24AP], [3SE]
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. Norwood), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [13FE], [26FE], [5MR], [11MR], [19MR], [8AP], 
    [15AP], [6MY], [16MY], [3JN], [12JN], [20JN], [26JN], [11JY], 
    [24JY], [4SE], [16SE], [25SE], [6OC], [24OC]
H.R. 66--
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 (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [13FE], [5MR], [6MR], [13MR], [20MR], 
    [10AP], [17AP], [24AP], [1MY], [6MY], [8MY], [16MY], [3JN], [5JN], 
    [11JN], [17JN], [19JN], [24JN], [25JN], [11JY], [17JY], [5SE], 
    [21OC]
H.R. 67--
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, [7JA]
H.R. 68--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a 
    monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in 
    which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if 
    the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Mr.

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    Condit, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green, 
    Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [4FE], [13MR], [10AP], [4JN], [8NO], [12NO]
H.R. 69--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase to 100 
    percent the amount of the deduction for the health insurance costs 
    of self-employed individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [4FE], [5FE], [25FE], [5MR], [12MR], [10AP], 
    [13MY]
H.R. 70--
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 and Mr. Sanford), [7JA]
H.R. 71--
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 Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [11MR], [8AP], [13MY]
H.R. 72--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to allow the making of a 
    copy of a computer program in connection with the maintenance or 
    repair of a computer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG, [7JA]
H.R. 73--
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, [7JA]
H.R. 74--
A bill to protect the voting rights of homeless citizens; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mr. Towns, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Flake, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, and Mr. Shays), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [23AP], [15JY], [28OC], [31OC]
H.R. 75--
A bill to establish the National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of 
    the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; 
    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. McCARTHY of Missouri (for herself, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Luther, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Kaptur, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
    Boswell, and Ms. Jackson-Lee), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [19MR]
H.R. 76--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit covered 
    beneficiaries under the military health care system who are also 
    entitled to Medicare to enroll in the Federal Employee 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. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Hefner, and Mr. Deal of Georgia), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [6MR], [20MR], [8AP], [6MY], [22MY], [5JN], 
    [12JN], [26JN], [11JY], [28OC], [7NO], [12NO]
H.R. 77--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit 
    expenditures in House of Representatives elections; to the Committee 
    on House Oversight.
  By Mr. POMEROY, [7JA]
H.R. 78--
A bill to assess the impact of NAFTA, to require further negotiations of 
    certain provisions of NAFTA, 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. REGULA, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [16MY]
H.R. 79--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain land in the Six Rivers 
    National Forest in the State of California for the benefit of the 
    Hoopa Valley Tribe; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [7JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-110), [3JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3JN]
  Passed Senate, [4NO]
  Presented to the President (November 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-79] (signed November 13, 1997)
H.R. 80--
A bill to require the return of excess amounts from the representational 
    allowances of Members of the House of Representatives to the 
    Treasury for deficit reduction; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. ROEMER, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [13FE], [26FE], [5MR], [18MR], 
    [20MR], [17AP], [1MY], [16MY], [30JY], [3SE], [6OC], [21OC], [4NO], 
    [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 81--
A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 401 South Michigan 
    Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the ``Robert K. Rodibaugh United 
    States Bankruptcy Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ROEMER, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [27FE], [10JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-235), [31JY]
H.R. 82--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher 
    education more affordable by providing tax benefits to individuals 
    who save for, or pay for, higher education; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Ms. Slaughter), [7JA]
H.R. 83--
A bill to enhance and protect retirement savings; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    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, [7JA]
H.R. 84--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [6FE], [18MR], [22MY], [10JN], [12JN], 
    [19JN], [16JY], [16SE], [17SE], [18SE], [24OC]
H.R. 85--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [17AP]
H.R. 86--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow farmers to 
    income average over 2 years; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
    Stenholm, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Combest, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Weller, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Pombo, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Latham, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hill, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Kingston, Mr. Herger, Mr. Thune, Mr. Frost, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Parker, 
    Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Crapo), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [21JA], [4FE], [12FE], [5MR], [11MR], [17AP], 
    [4SE]
H.R. 87--
A bill to oppose the provision of assistance to the People's Republic of 
    China by any international financial institution; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [27FE], [13MR]
H.R. 88--
A bill to suspend Federal education benefits to individuals convicted of 
    drug offenses; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [7JA]
H.R. 89--
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, [7JA]
H.R. 90--
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, [7JA]
H.R. 91--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to reduce funding if States do not enact legislation that requires 
    the death penalty in certain cases; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE]
H.R. 92--
A bill to require random drug testing of Federal judicial branch 
    officers and employees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [7JA]
H.R. 93--
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, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [17MR], [8AP]
H.R. 94--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide an 
    exemption from overtime compensation for firefighters and rescue 
    squad members who volunteer their services; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BATEMAN, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO]
H.R. 95--
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, [7JA]
H.R. 96--
A bill to provide regulatory assistance for small business concerns, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Small Business; 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. SOLOMON, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [12FE], [25FE], [4MR], [5MR], [6MR], [11MR], 
    [13MR], [18MR], [20MR], [21MR], [8AP], [9AP], [10AP], [15AP], 
    [17AP], [29AP], [1MY], [6MY], [7MY], [8MY], [13MY], [15MY], [21MY], 
    [22MY], [3JN], [4JN], [10JN], [17JN], [20JN], [25JN], [26JN], 
    [10JY], [22JY], [31JY], [9SE], [17SE]
H.R. 97--
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.

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  By Mr. UPTON, [7JA]
H.R. 98--
A bill to regulate the use by interactive computer services of 
    personally identifiable information provided by subscribers to such 
    services; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. VENTO, [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [11MR]
H.R. 99--
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. WHITE (for himself and Mr. Horn), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE]
H.R. 100--
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 fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Bonier, Mr. Clay, 
    Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Martinez, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, and 
    Mr. Yates), [7JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [11FE], [6MR], [24JY], [9OC], [7NO]
H.R. 101--
A bill to amend the National Forest Foundation Act to extend and 
    increase the matching funds authorization for the foundation, to 
    provide additional administrative support to the foundation, to 
    authorize the use of investment income, and to permit the foundation 
    to license the use of trademarks, tradenames, and other such devices 
    to advertise that a person is an official sponsor or supporter of 
    the Forest Service or the National Forest System; to the Committee 
    on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BAKER, [9JA]
H.R. 102--
A bill to require the national instant criminal background check system 
    to be established and used in connection with firearms transfers by 
    November 28, 1997; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [9JA]
H.R. 103--
A bill to expedite State reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
    private security officer employment, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Education and the Workforce; 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 of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Martinez), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-161, part 1), [26JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [28JY]
H.R. 104--
A bill to authorize the private ownership and use of National Park 
    System lands; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H.R. 105--
A bill to establish a locally oriented commission to assist the city of 
    Berlin, NH, in identifying and studying its region's historical and 
    cultural assets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. BASS, [9JA]
H.R. 106--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish the teaching 
    hospital and graduate medical education trust fund, 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. BENTSEN, [9JA]
H.R. 107--
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 United States Government; to the Committees on 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. BILIRAKIS, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [13FE], [26FE], [5MR], [11MR], [19MR], 
    [20MR], [8AP], [15AP], [24AP], [6MY], [16MY], [12JN], [20JN], 
    [11JY], [4SE], [16SE], [24OC], [31OC], [8NO], [12NO]
H.R. 108--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, concerning eligibility for 
    grants to implement alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [26FE], [3MR], [5MR], [8AP], [30AP], [1MY], 
    [7MY], [14MY], [16MY], [21MY], [10JN], [20JN], [24JN], [15JY], 
    [25JY], [3SE], [5SE]
H.R. 109--
A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; 
    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. CLAY, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [26JN]
H.R. 110--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to ban soft 
    money in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. CLEMENT, [9JA]
H.R. 111--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of 
    unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, California, to the Dos Palos 
    Ag Boosters for use as a farm school; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. CONDIT, [9JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-34), [20MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [16AP]
  Passed Senate, [23SE]
  Presented to the President (September 24, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-49] (signed October 6, 1997)
H.R. 112--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United 
    States to Stanislaus County, CA; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. CONDIT, [9JA]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9NO]
H.R. 113--
A bill to amend chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, to require 
    that each President's budget submission to Congress include a 
    detailed plan to achieve a balanced Federal budget, 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. CONDIT (for himself and Ms. Granger), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [4FE], [10FE], [13MR], [14AP], [24JN], 
    [10JY]
H.R. 114--
A bill to require the President to submit to the Congress each year an 
    integrated justification for U.S. 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, [9JA]
H.R. 115--
A bill to prohibit the transfer of a firearm to, and the possession of a 
    firearm by, a person who is intoxicated; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS, [9JA]
H.R. 116--
A bill to apply equal standards to certain foreign made and domestically 
    produced handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS, [9JA]
H.R. 117--
A bill to reauthorize the independent counsel statute, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS, [9JA]
H.R. 118--
A bill to provide for the collection of data on traffic stops; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS, [9JA]
H.R. 119--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose additional 
    conditions on employers of H-1B nonimmigrants; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS, [9JA]
H.R. 120--
A bill to make technical corrections to title 11, United States Code, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS, [9JA]
H.R. 121--
A bill to repeal the statutory authority for the Corporation for Public 
    Broadcasting; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Norwood), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
H.R. 122--
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 the 
    National Council on the Arts; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. Norwood), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [17AP], [24AP], [29AP], [1MY], [8MY], 
    [22MY], [4JN], [19JN], [20JN], [8JY], [9JY], [5NO]
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 Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, 
    Mr. Linder, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Riggs, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, 
    Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Talent, 
    Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Souder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Archer, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Porter, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Gekas, 
    Mr. Kasich, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
    Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Pickett, Mr. Shays, Mr. Clement, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Tanner, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Collins, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Horn, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
    Miller of Florida, Mr. Royce, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Hayworth, 
    Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Hulshof), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [21JA], [4FE], [13FE], [26FE], [13MR], 
    [20MR], [8AP], [9AP], [17AP], [22MY], [5JN], [18JN], [31JY], [8SE], 
    [6OC], [24OC], [31OC]
H.R. 124--
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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [6MY], [12MY], [19JN]
H.R. 125--
A bill to make clear that the definition of a base period, under the 
    unemployment compensation law of a State, is not an administrative 
    provision subject to section 303(a)(1) of the Social Security Act; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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  By Mr. CRANE, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [8AP], [15AP], [6MY], [15MY], [22MY], [23JY]
H.R. 126--
A bill to establish procedures to provide for a deficit reduction lock-
    box and related downward adjustment of discretionary spending 
    limits; 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. CRAPO (for himself, Ms. Harman, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Schumer, Mr. Royce, Mr. Goss, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Talent, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. Inglis of 
    South Carolina, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Greenwood, 
    Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Blunt, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Shays, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Foley, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
    Mr. Pappas, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Klug, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Stenholm, Mr. White, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [6FE], [13FE]
H.R. 127--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 
    the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance and to 
    restore the exclusion for graduate level educational assistance; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Rangel, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. 
    Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Petri, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Holden, Mr. McHale, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Jackson), 
    [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [21JA], [4FE], [5FE], [25FE], [26FE], [27FE], 
    [5MR], [19MR], [8AP], [15AP], [23AP], [8MY], [14MY], [4JN], [12JN], 
    [25JN], [26JN], [17JY], [30JY]
H.R. 128--
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. Hansen, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, and Mr. Skeen), [9JA]
H.R. 129--
A bill to provide for the retention of the name of the geologic 
    formation known as Devils Tower at the Devils Tower National 
    Monument in the State of Wyoming; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CUBIN, [9JA]
H.R. 130--
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. Hunter, and Mr. Bilbray), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [8AP]
H.R. 131--
A bill to provide that a new Federal program shall terminate not later 
    than 5 years after the date of the enactment of the law that 
    authorizes the program; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Royce, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
    McKeon, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [21JA], [4FE], [5FE], [6FE]
H.R. 132--
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, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [6FE], [4MR]
H.R. 133--
A bill to require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and 
    development on lands of the Outer Continental Shelf off the State of 
    California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Riggs, Mr. McKeon, 
    Mr. Bono, Mr. Bilbray, and Ms. Harman), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP]
H.R. 134--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide a loan 
    guarantee to the Olivenhain water storage project, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM, [9JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-327), [21OC]
H.R. 135--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and 
    individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide 
    coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies and lymph node 
    dissections performed for the treatment of breast cancer; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce, for a period to 
    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. Dingell, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Foglietta, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Kildee, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, 
    Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, and Mr. Matsui), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [21JA], [4FE], [11FE], [11MR], [13MR], 
    [24AP], [30AP], [7MY], [20MY], [21MY], [3JN], [4JN], [10JN], [11JN], 
    [12JN], [17JN], [19JN], [31JY], [4SE], [9SE], [10SE], [18SE], 
    [25SE], [29SE], [30SE], [1OC], [30OC], [4NO], [7NO], [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 136--
A bill to amend the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to 
    designate the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness and to amend the 
    Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 to 
    designate the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself and Mr. Goss), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [8AP], [18SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-328), [21OC]
H.R. 137--
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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE]
H.R. 138--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 139--
A bill to reform the independent counsel statute, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DICKEY (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hefley, Mr. English, Mr. 
    King, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina), 
    [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [10AP]
H.R. 140--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to promote the 
    disclosure of contributions and expenditures made with respect to 
    campaigns for election for Federal office, to ban the use of soft 
    money with respect to such campaigns, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. DINGELL, [9JA]
H.R. 141--
A bill to establish the Select Commission to Advise on Reforming 
    Elections to issue recommendations for the reform of laws governing 
    the financing of campaigns for election for Federal office, to 
    establish expedited procedures for the consideration of legislation 
    implementing the recommendations, and for other purposes; 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. DINGELL, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [25FE]
H.R. 142--
A bill to require the President to submit a separately identified 
    appropriation request to provide priority funding for the national 
    parks of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on the Budget.
  By Ms. DUNN of Washington, [9JA]
H.R. 143--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide equity to 
    exports of software; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Crane, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Weller), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [27FE], [4MR], [13MR], [19MR], [20MR], 
    [16AP], [30AP], [14MY], [19JN], [24JN]
H.R. 144--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make health 
    insurance costs fully deductible for the self-employed; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. EMERSON, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [16AP], [7MY], [24JY]
H.R. 145--
A bill to terminate the effectiveness of certain amendments to the 
    foreign repair station rules of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BORSKI (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Evans, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Costello, Mr. Hall of 
    Ohio, Mr. Holden, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Ney, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Nadler), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [5FE], [12FE], [27FE], [6MR], [19MR], [20MR], 
    [9AP], [15AP], [24AP], [30AP], [1MY], [6MY], [8MY], [13MY], [15MY], 
    [20MY], [30MY], [4JN], [10JN], [12JN], [17JN], [23JN], [26JN], 
    [10JY], [17JY], [25JY], [3SE], [10SE], [30SE], [24OC], [30OC], [7NO]
H.R. 146--
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 Mrs. EMERSON (for herself and Mr. Goss), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [13MR], [7MY], [19JN], [22JY], [24JY], 
    [25SE], [8OC], [21OC], [13NO]
H.R. 147--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal 
    Communications Commission to establish an ethnic and minority 
    affairs section; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [12MR], [14AP]

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H.R. 148--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to assure that 
    Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments go directly to 
    Medicaid disproportionate share hospitals; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [27FE], [12MR], [9AP], [4SE]
H.R. 149--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Manton, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Flake), [9JA]
H.R. 150--
A bill to amend the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to require 
    that disbursements from the International Fund for Ireland are 
    distributed in accordance with the MacBride principles of economic 
    justice, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
    Walsh, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Olver, 
    Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Nadler), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [13FE], [26FE], [19MR], [24AP], [4SE]
H.R. 151--
A bill concerning paramilitary groups and British security forces in 
    Northern Ireland; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [9JA]
H.R. 152--
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 (for himself and Mr. Gilman), [9JA]
H.R. 153--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 154--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require 
    governmental deferred compensation plans to maintain set asides for 
    the exclusive benefits of participants; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [9JA]
H.R. 155--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
    designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Textbook 
    and Technology Trust Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [12MR], [24AP]
H.R. 156--
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide that recently 
    enacted provisions requiring payment of Federal benefits in the form 
    of electronic funds transfers do not apply with respect to benefits 
    payable under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
    program under title II of the Social Security Act; to the Committee 
    on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. English of Pennsylvania, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [11FE]
H.R. 157--
A bill to authorize and request the President to award the Congressional 
    Medal of Honor posthumously to Brevet 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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [11FE], [11MR]
H.R. 158--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on 
    beer to its pre-1991 level; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Cox of California, 
    Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
    McIntosh, and Mr. Knollenberg), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [11FE], [26FE], [11MR], [21MR], [15AP], 
    [24AP], [1MY], [8MY], [5JN], [20JN], [4SE], [9OC]
H.R. 159--
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 of 
    Massachusetts, and Mr. McHugh), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [15AP], [24AP], [1MY], [8MY], [5JN]
H.R. 160--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    application of the retail tax on heavy trucks and trailers; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [8MY], [5JN], [16JY]
H.R. 161--
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. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, and Mr. McDermott), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [21MR], [15AP], [4SE]
H.R. 162--
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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [11FE], [26FE], [11MR]
H.R. 163--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to place the burden of 
    proof on the Secretary to prove that the cash method of accounting 
    does not clearly reflect income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [11FE], [26FE], [15AP]
H.R. 164--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual 
    health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage 
    for reconstructive breast surgery if they provide coverage for 
    mastectomies; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to 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, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Towns, Mrs 
    Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Frost), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [21MY], [30JY], [5SE], [18SE], [7OC], [28OC], 
    [31OC], [6NO], [7NO], [8NO]
H.R. 165--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the two-tier 
    annuity computation system applicable to annuities for surviving 
    spouses under the survivor benefit plan for retired members of the 
    Armed Forces so that there is no reduction in such an annuity when 
    the beneficiary becomes 62 years of age; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. FILNER, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [6FE], [25FE], [4MR], [17MR], [8AP], [9AP], 
    [16AP], [21AP], [30AP], [8MY], [19MY], [20MY], [21MY], [30MY], 
    [4JN], [16JN], [17JN], [18JN], [21JN], [26JN], [14JY], [15JY], 
    [8SE], [18SE], [24SE], [21OC], [28OC], [13NO]
H.R. 166--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions 
    under which an action may be brought against a State to enforce 
    veterans' reemployment rights, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FILNER, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [25FE], [3MR], [17MR], [18MR], [15AP]
H.R. 167--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a Veterans' 
    Employment and Training Bill of Rights, to strengthen preference for 
    veterans in hiring, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FILNER, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [25FE], [17MR], [18MR], [16JN]
H.R. 168--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to establish programs and 
    undertake efforts to assist and promote the creation, development, 
    and growth of small business concerns owned and controlled by 
    veterans of service in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Small Business; 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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [25FE], [3MR], [17MR], [18MR], [9AP], [4JN], 
    [21OC]
H.R. 169--
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. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Emerson, 
    Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McHale, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Royce), 
    [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [11FE], [11MR], [4JN], [28OC]
H.R. 170--
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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO]
H.R. 171--
A bill to amend section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
    of 1980 to make technical corrections; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [9JA]
H.R. 172--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 173--
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 (for himself and Mr. Shays), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [12MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [16AP]
  Passed Senate, [27JN]
  Presented to the President (July 9, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-27] (signed July 18, 1997)
H.R. 174--
A bill to require the relocation of a National Weather Service radar 
    tower which is on Sulphur Mountain near Ojai, CA; to the Committee 
    on Science.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [9JA]
H.R. 175--
A bill to prohibit Federal funding for earthquake-related repairs or 
    restoration of Bottle Village in Simi Valley, CA; to the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [9JA]
H.R. 176--
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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [29AP], [1MY], [8MY], [16MY], [5JN], [19JN], 
    [11JY], [23JY], [25JY], [5SE], [23SE], [30OC]
H.R. 177--
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 
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    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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [29AP]
H.R. 178--
A bill to provide for adherence with the MacBride principles of economic 
    justice by United States persons doing business in Northern Ireland, 
    and for other purposes; 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), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [8AP]
H.R. 179--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of campaigns for election to Federal office, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; 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. GOODLING, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE]
H.R. 180--
A bill imposing certain restrictions 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.
  By Mr. GOSS, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [11FE], [25FE], [18MR], [21MR], [8AP], [3SE]
H.R. 181--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of elections for members of the House of Representatives, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on House 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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE]
H.R. 182--
A bill to provide for a livable wage for employees under Federal 
    contracts and subcontracts; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; 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. GUTIERREZ, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [26FE], [16SE], [22OC], [12NO]
H.R. 183--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare 
    and publish annually a consumer guide to prescription drug prices; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP]
H.R. 184--
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 Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [9JA]
H.R. 185--
A bill to establish a commission to study employment and economic 
    insecurity in the workforce in the United States; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [9JA]
H.R. 186--
A bill to provide for the mandatory registration of handguns; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [9JA]
H.R. 187--
A bill to establish a commission to make recommendations on the 
    appropriate size of membership of the House of Representatives and 
    the method by which Representatives are elected; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [9JA]
H.R. 188--
A bill to establish Federal, State, and local programs for the 
    investigation, reporting, and prevention of bias crimes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [9JA]
H.R. 189--
A bill to establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and 
    biological warfare agents as a result of the Persian Gulf conflict; 
    to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [9JA]
H.R. 190--
A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
    establishment of the Everglades National Park in the State of 
    Florida and for other purposes,'' approved May 30, 1934, to clarify 
    certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Meek of Florida), 
    [9JA]
H.R. 191--
A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to apply the 
    act to a greater percentage of the U.S. work force and to allow 
    employees to take parental involvement leave to participate in or 
    attend their children's educational and extracurricular activities, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; 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. HASTINGS of Florida, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP]
H.R. 192--
A bill to establish a demonstration project to evaluate the cost 
    effectiveness of using the Medicare trust funds to reimburse the 
    Department of Defense for certain health care services provided to 
    Medicare-eligible covered military beneficiaries; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; 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. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Ramstad, 
    Mr. Condit, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Herger), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [6FE], [12FE], [26FE], [6MR], [13MR], [18MR], 
    [20MR], [8AP], [10AP], [17AP], [24AP], [1MY], [6MY], [8MY], [14MY], 
    [21MY], [3JN], [7JN], [12JN], [19JN], [8JY], [22JY], [23JY], [31JY], 
    [4SE], [6OC], [28OC], [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 193--
A bill to amend the National Historic Preservation Act to prohibit the 
    inclusion of certain sites on the National Register of Historic 
    Places and to prohibit the designation of the Mt. Shasta area in the 
    State of California as a historic district, historic sites, or 
    national monument under the National Historic Preservation Act or 
    the Antiquities Act; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HERGER, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP]
H.R. 194--
A bill to enhance the financial security of children by providing for 
    contributions by the Federal Government to child retirement 
    accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut), [9JA]
H.R. 195--
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 and Mr. Cardin), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [19MY], [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [5JN], [11JN], 
    [18JN], [23JN], [26JN], [16JY], [25JY], [30JY]
H.R. 196--
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 and Mr. Matsui), [9JA]
H.R. 197--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
    501(c)(3) bonds, a tax treatment similar to governmental bonds, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Matsui), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [5JN], [10JN], [23JN], [8JY]
H.R. 198--
A bill to limit the types of commercial nonpostal services which may be 
    offered by the U.S. Postal Service; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Packard, Mr. Cox of 
    California, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Young of 
    Alaska, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Combest), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [13MR], [20MR], [21MR], [15AP], [30AP], 
    [15MY], [5JN], [25JN], [22JY], [5SE]
  Removal of cosponsors, [25JY]
H.R. 199--
A bill to provide for greater accountability for Presidential 
    appointees; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. JONES, [9JA]
H.R. 200--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that gain 
    on the sale of a principal residence shall be excluded from gross 
    income without regard to the age of the taxpayer or the amount of 
    the gain; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KELLY, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [5FE], [27FE], [13MR], [17AP]
H.R. 201--
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 of Connecticut, [9JA]
H.R. 202--
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 of Connecticut, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [23AP], [6MY], [19JN]
H.R. 203--
A bill to designate the Republic of Korea as a visa waiver pilot program 
    country for 1 year under the Immigration and Nationality Act; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KIM (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Underwood), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [27FE], [5MR], [21MR], [10AP], [21MY], 
    [10JY], [10SE]
H.R. 204--
A bill to provide financial assistance to Mexican border States for 
    transportation projects that are necessary to accommodate increased 
    traffic resulting from the implementation of the North American 
    Free-Trade Agreement; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. KIM (for himself and Mr. Bilbray), [9JA]
H.R. 205--
A bill to provide that receipts and disbursements of the Highway Trust 
    Fund, the Airport and Airways Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust 
    Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Tust 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 the 
    Budget; 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.

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  By Mr. KIM, [9JA]
H.R. 206--
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the late James Cagney; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. KING of New York, [9JA]
H.R. 207--
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 of New York, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA]
H.R. 208--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code to protect the sanctity of 
    religious communications; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KING of New York, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [16MY], [9JY]
H.R. 209--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish and 
    provide a checkoff for a breast and prostate cancer research fund, 
    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. KING of New York, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [24AP], [7MY], [9JY], [24JY], [3SE], [23OC]
H.R. 210--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    furnishing of recreational fitness services by tax-exempt hospitals 
    shall be treated as an unrelated trade or business and that tax-
    exempt bonds may not be used to provide facilities for such 
    services; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself and Mr. Sensenbrenner), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP]
H.R. 211--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assure continued 
    health insurance coverage of retired workers; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce; Education and the Workforce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. Evans, Mr. Manton, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
    Norton, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mr. Clay, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Rangel), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [3SE], [11SE], [24SE], [30SE]
H.R. 212--
A bill to amend the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to 
    provide for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to notify 
    and consult with the unit of general local government within which 
    an assisted multifamily housing project is to be located before 
    providing any low-income housing assistance for the project; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. KLINK (for himself and Mr. Doyle), [9JA]
H.R. 213--
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 (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
    Frost, and Mr. Stupak), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [4FE], [12FE], [27FE], [20MR], [16AP], [26JN]
H.R. 214--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to reinstate requirements 
    regarding Department of Housing and Urban Development access to 
    certain information of State agencies, and to amend the Internal 
    Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
    Development to reveal certain income tax return information to 
    public housing agencies, and for other purposes; 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. KNOLLENBERG, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP]
H.R. 215--
A bill relating to the period of availability of certain emergency 
    relief funds allocated under section 125 of title 23, United States 
    Code, for carrying out a project to repair or reconstruct a portion 
    of a Federal-aid primary route in San Mateo, CA; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. Pelosi), 
    [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR]
H.R. 216--
A bill to amend section 1128B of the Social Security Act to repeal the 
    criminal penalty for fraudulent disposition of assets in order to 
    obtain Medicaid benefits added by section 217 of the Health 
    Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 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. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Green, and Mr. LoBiondo), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [6FE], [13FE], [6MR], [12MR], [13MR], [8AP], 
    [23AP], [29AP], [6MY], [14MY], [16MY], [3JN], [4JN], [24JN], [10JY], 
    [16JY], [31JY]
H.R. 217--
A bill to amend title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
    Act to consolidate the Federal programs for housing assistance for 
    the homeless into a block grant program that ensures that States and 
    communities are provided sufficient flexibility to use assistance 
    amounts effectively; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [11JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-407), [19DE]
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, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Packard, Mr. Hunter, 
    Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Coble, Mr. Frost, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Bryant, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Hall of Texas), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [21JA], [4FE], [25FE], [27FE], [4MR], 
    [11MR], [20MR], [21MR], [8AP], [9AP], [14AP], [17AP], [28AP], [1MY], 
    [8MY], [22MY], [5JN], [18JN], [26JN], [31JY], [6OC], [24OC]
H.R. 219--
A bill to establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance for State 
    disaster insurance programs; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Fazio of California, and 
    Mr. McCollum), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [24AP], [22MY]
H.R. 220--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 221--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 222--
A bill to amend the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to provide that daylight 
    saving time begins on the first Sunday in March; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [5JN]
H.R. 223--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to establish 
    the Presidential Debate Commission on an ongoing basis and to amend 
    the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the amount of funds 
    provided under such act for party nominating conventions for any 
    party whose nominee for President or Vice President does not 
    participate in any debate scheduled by the Commission, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [9JA]
H.R. 224--
A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require 
    each individual registering to vote in elections for Federal office 
    to provide the individual's Social Security number and to permit a 
    State to remove a registrant who fails to vote in two consecutive 
    general elections for Federal office from the official list of 
    eligible voters in election for Federal office on the ground that 
    the registrant has changed residence, if the registrant fails to 
    respond to written notices requesting confirmation of the 
    registrant's residence; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE]
H.R. 225--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit certain 
    aliens who are at least 55 years of age to obtain a 4-year 
    nonimmigrant visitor's visa; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [8AP], [23SE], [9NO]
H.R. 226--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 227--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study of 
    mitigation banks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Mica), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE]
H.R. 228--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free 
    withdrawals from IRA's for certain purposes, to increase the amount 
    of tax deductible IRA contributions, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [8AP], [15AP], [23AP], [22JY]
H.R. 229--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 230--
A bill to ensure that insurance against the risk of catastrophic natural 
    disasters, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, 
    is available and affordable, and to provide for expanded hazard 
    mitigation and relief, and for other purposes; 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. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
    Deutsch, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Mr. Mica, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Stearns), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [26FE], [5MR], [18MR], [20MR], [8AP], 
    [10AP], [6MY], [8MY], [3JN], [10JN], [12JN], [23JN], [26JN], [10JY], 
    [16JY], [22JY], [23JY], [4SE], [21OC]

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H.R. 231--
A bill to improve the integrity of the Social Security card and to 
    provide for criminal penalties for fraud and related activity 
    involving work authorization documents for purposes of the 
    Immigration and Nationality Act; 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. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bryant, 
    Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Kim, 
    Mr. LaFalce, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Packard, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Shays, Mr. Stark, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Waxman), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [27FE], [15JY], [12NO]
H.R. 232--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to require prosecutors in 
    the Department of Justice to be ethical; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. McDADE, [9JA]
H.R. 233--
A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McINTOSH, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO]
H.R. 234--
A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow 
    employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave 
    to participate in or attend their children's educational and 
    extracurricular activities and to clarify that leave may be taken 
    for routine medical needs and to assist elderly relatives, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; 
    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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Rush, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
    Pelosi, and Mr. Ackerman), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [13FE], [12MR], [19MR], [14AP], [14MY], 
    [18JN], [17JY], [31JY]
H.R. 235--
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 regarding certain individuals; 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 of New York (for herself and Mr. Horn), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [25FE], [17MR], [14AP], [23AP], [30AP], 
    [18JN]
H.R. 236--
A bill to prohibit Government contractors from being reimbursed by the 
    Federal Government for certain environmental response costs; 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. MALONEY of New York, [9JA]
H.R. 237--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an 
    individual who has been denied benefits by reason of confinement to 
    a public institution by reason of conviction for a sex offense shall 
    continue to be denied benefits, upon completion of such confinement, 
    while continuing to be confined thereafter by court order in a 
    public institution; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MEEHAN, [9JA]
H.R. 238--
A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the act more 
    effective in preventing oil pollution in the Nation's waters through 
    enhanced prevention of, and improved response to, oil spills, and to 
    ensure that citizens and communities injured by oil spills are 
    promptly and fully compensated, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ, [9JA]
H.R. 239--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 240--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that 
    consideration may not be denied to preference eligibles applying for 
    certain positions in the competitive service, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; 
    House Oversight; 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. MICA (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Everett), 
    [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [5MR], [12MR], [20MR]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight (H. Rept. 105-40, part 1), [20MR]
  Referral to the Committees on House Oversight; the Judiciary; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure extended, [20MR]
  Committees on House Oversight; the Judiciary; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure discharged, [4AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9AP]
H.R. 241--
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 of Massachusetts, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [13FE], [26JN]
H.R. 242--
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 of Massachusetts, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [13FE], [19MR], [17AP]
H.R. 243--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
    expenditure limitations and public financing for House of 
    Representatives general elections, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on House Oversight; 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. OBEY, [9JA]
H.R. 244--
A bill to terminate ocean dumping at the Mud Dump Site and other sites 
    within the New York Bight Apex off the coast of New Jersey; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [9JA]
H.R. 245--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phase out the tax 
    of capital gains, to increase the unified credit under the estate 
    and gift taxes, and to increase the maximum benefit under section 
    2032A to $1 million; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PAPPAS, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [10JN]
H.R. 246--
A bill to restore the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to 
    extend existing and expiring contracts under the Conservation 
    Reserve Program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [9JA]
H.R. 247--
A bill to allow for a 1-year extension on Conservation Reserve Program 
    contracts expiring in 1997; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [9JA]
H.R. 248--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the 
    disclosure of certain information by persons conducting polls by 
    telephone during campaigns for election for Federal office; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. PITTS, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [12FE], [24AP]
H.R. 249--
A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PITTS, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [12FE]
H.R. 250--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide authority for 
    the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to extend priority health care to 
    veterans who served during the Persian Gulf war in Israel or Turkey; 
    to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
    Doyle, Mr. Filner, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [4FE], [13FE], [26FE], [5MR], [20MR], [29SE]
H.R. 251--
A bill to establish an Office of Inspector General for the Medicare and 
    Medicaid Programs; to the Committees on Government Reform and 
    Oversight; 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. QUINN (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Deal 
    of Georgia, Mr. Holden, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Goss), 
    [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [13FE], [8SE], [11SE], [24OC], [28OC], [9NO], 
    [13NO]
H.R. 252--
A bill to amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide for more just 
    procedures for certain claims due to pneumoconiosis; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. RAHALL, [9JA]
H.R. 253--
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 and Mr. Miller of California), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [1MY], [11JN], [23SE]
H.R. 254--
A bill to further enhance flood control efforts along the Greenbrier 
    River Basin in the State of West Virginia; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. RAHALL, [9JA]
H.R. 255--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    deposit of the general revenue portion of highway motor fuel excise 
    tax revenues into the highway trust fund; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. Petri), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [11JN]
H.R. 256--
A bill to provide for the retention of the name of Mount McKinley; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. REGULA, [9JA]
H.R. 257--
A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to 
    allow small communities to use limited space in public facilities 
    acquired, constructed, or rehabilitated using community development 
    block grant funds for local government offices; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [9JA]
H.R. 258--
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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE]
H.R. 259--
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.

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  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA]
H.R. 260--
A bill to establish a Presidential commission to determine the validity 
    of certain land claims arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-
    Hidalgo of 1848 involving the descendants of persons who were 
    Mexican citizens at the time of the Treaty; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [9JA]
H.R. 261--
A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide 
    for Federal funding of foster care and adoption assistance programs 
    of Indian tribes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [9JA]
H.R. 262--
A bill to amend the act to establish a Redwood National Park in the 
    State of California, to increase efficiency and cost savings in the 
    management of Redwood National Park by authorizing the Secretary of 
    the Interior to enter into agreements with the State of California 
    to acquire from and provide to the State goods and services to be 
    used by the National Park Service and the State of California in the 
    cooperative management of lands in Redwood National Park and lands 
    in Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, Jebediah Smith Redwoods 
    State Park, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [9JA]
H.R. 263--
A bill to provide for the disposition of unoccupied and substandard 
    multifamily housing projects owned by the Secretary of Housing and 
    Urban Development; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [9JA]
H.R. 264--
A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require notice of 
    certain fees imposed by the operator of an automated teller machine 
    in connection with an electronic fund transfer initiated by a 
    consumer at the machine, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. Schumer), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [13MY], [8JY], [6NO]
H.R. 265--
A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to increase public 
    housing opportunities for intact families; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [9JA]
H.R. 266--
A bill to evaluate the effectiveness of certain community efforts in 
    coordination with local police departments in preventing and 
    removing violent crime and drug trafficking from the community, in 
    increasing economic development in the community, and in preventing 
    or ending retaliation by perpetrators of crime against community 
    residents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [9JA]
H.R. 267--
A bill to require States to impose criminal penalties on persons who 
    willfully fail to pay child support, as a condition of Federal 
    funding of State child support enforcement programs; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [15MY]
H.R. 268--
A bill to enhance competition in the financial services sector and merge 
    the commercial bank and savings association charters; 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 Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. Vento), [9JA]
H.R. 269--
A bill to provide for a role models academy demonstration program; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [9JA]
H.R. 270--
A bill to amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide 
    for a set-aside of funds for States that have enacted certain 
    divorce laws, to amend the Legal Services Corporation Act to 
    prohibit the use of funds made available under the act to provide 
    legal assistance in certain proceedings relating to divorces and 
    legal separations, 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 Mrs. ROUKEMA, [9JA]
H.R. 271--
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. ROYCE, [9JA]
H.R. 272--
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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE]
H.R. 273--
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to require States to use 
    electronic benefit transfer systems, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [16AP]
H.R. 274--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to require a credit card issuer 
    to disclose, in any preapproved application, solicitation, or offer 
    to open a credit card account under an open end consumer credit 
    plan, each rate of interest that will actually apply to any credit 
    extended under such plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [9JA]
H.R. 275--
A bill to combat domestic terrorism; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Conyers), [9JA]
H.R. 276--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 277--
A bill to increase penalties and strengthen enforcement of environmental 
    crimes, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Commerce; 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. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Miller of 
    California), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [17AP]
H.R. 278--
A bill to make changes in Federal juvenile justice proceedings, and to 
    foster youth development and prevent juvenile crime and delinquency; 
    to the Committees on the Judiciary; Education and the Workforce, for 
    a period to be 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, [9JA]
H.R. 279--
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, Mr. Bono, Mr. Clay, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Miller of California, and Mr. Pastor), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [13FE], [26FE], [5MR], [6MR], [13MR], [20MR], 
    [21MR], [8AP], [10AP], [17AP], [21AP], [23AP], [24AP], [28AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [29AP]
  Laid on the table, [29AP]
H.R. 280--
A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to implement the 
    recommendations of the joint board concerning universal service 
    support for schools and libraries; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [5MR], [20MR]
H.R. 281--
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 Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE]
H.R. 282--
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), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [10AP], [12JN], [17JN], [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [21OC]
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-87] (signed November 19, 1997)
H.R. 283--
A bill to permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used 
    computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools 
    designated by the members; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [9JA]
H.R. 284--
A bill to repeal the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 and the Cuban Liberty 
    and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [5MR], [1MY], [20JN]
H.R. 285--
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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [5MR], [20MR], [1MY]
H.R. 286--
A bill to protect the constitutional right to travel to foreign 
    countries; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [5MR], [20MR], [1MY], [7OC], [28OC]
H.R. 287--
A bill to allow for news bureau exchanges between the United States and 
    Cuba; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [5MR], [20MR], [7OC], [28OC]
H.R. 288--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 289--
A bill to amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and 
    poultry inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive 
    notification regarding food products produced from crops, livestock, 
    or poultry raised on land on which sewage sludge was applied; 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. SERRANO, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [5MR], [15MY]
H.R. 290--
A bill to provide demonstration grants to establish clearing houses for 
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    community-based organizations of information on prevention of youth 
    violence and crime; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Education 
    and the Workforce, for a period to be 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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [27FE]
H.R. 291--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
    designation of overpayments and contributions to the United States 
    Library Trust Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [12FE], [27FE], [28JY]
H.R. 292--
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 (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. White, Mr. Norwood, 
    and Mr. Graham), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [5FE], [10FE], [25FE], [4MR], [11MR], 
    [13MR], [8AP], [17AP], [23AP], [15MY], [30JY], [9SE], [10SE], 
    [16SE], [18SE], [30SE], [8OC]
H.R. 293--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits 
    for Indian investment and employment, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHADEGG, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY]
H.R. 294--
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. SHADEGG, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY]
H.R. 295--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHADEGG, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY]
H.R. 296--
A bill to privatize the Federal Power Marketing Administrations, 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. SHADEGG, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [19JN], [30OC], [31OC]
H.R. 297--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for programs of 
    research on prostate cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Gejdenson), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [11MR], [20MR], [8AP], [25JN]
H.R. 298--
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 Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Lipinski), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [25FE], [11MR], [17JN]
H.R. 299--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the payment of U.S. arrearages in 
    assessed contributions to the United Nations for prior years and to 
    authorize appropriations for the payment of assessed contributions 
    of the United States for U.N. peacekeeping operations; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Olver, and Mr. 
    Rangel), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [24AP], [29AP]
H.R. 300--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit a State located 
    within 5 miles of an airport in another State to participate in the 
    process for approval of airport development projects at the airport; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHAYS, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC]
H.R. 301--
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 and 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; 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. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Gejdenson), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [11MR], [20MR], [8AP], [25JN], [22JY], [3SE]
H.R. 302--
A bill entitled ``Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act of 1997''; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself and Ms. DeGette), [9JA]
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. Norwood), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [13FE], [26FE], [5MR], [11MR], [19MR], [8AP], 
    [15AP], [24AP], [6MY], [16MY], [3JN], [12JN], [20JN], [26JN], 
    [11JY], [24JY], [4SE], [16SE], [25SE], [9OC], [31OC], [6NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [31JY]
H.R. 304--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to employment 
    opportunities in the Department of Health and Human Services for 
    women who are scientists, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [25FE], [12MR], [8AP], [17AP], [3JN], [4JN], 
    [11JN], [20JN], [25JY]
H.R. 305--
A bill to provide protection from sexual predators; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Fazio of California, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Green, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Schumer), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [21JA], [27FE], [18MR], [17AP], [1MY], 
    [14MY], [16MY], [12JN], [17JN], [15JY], [17JY], [3SE]
H.R. 306--
A bill to prohibit discrimination against individuals and their family 
    members on the basis of genetic information, or a request for 
    genetic services; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to 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. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, 
    Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Danner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, 
    Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sanders, 
    Mr. Serrano, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Towns, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, and Ms. Roybal-Allard), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [21JA], [4FE], [6FE], [11FE], [12MR], [13MR], 
    [18MR], [20MR], [8AP], [10AP], [17AP], [29AP], [30AP], [6MY], 
    [12MY], [13MY], [16MY], [20MY], [22MY], [3JN], [4JN], [11JN], 
    [17JN], [26JN], [10JY], [15JY], [22JY], [25JY], [31JY], [3SE], 
    [8SE], [26SE], [21OC], [28OC], [4NO], [7NO], [8NO]
  Discharge petition filed (Pet. 105-4) filed, [11JN]
H.R. 307--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 308--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 309--
A bill to prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the 
    legalization of drugs; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [9JA]
H.R. 310--
A bill to require random drug testing of Federal legislative branch 
    Members, officers, and employees; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [9JA]
H.R. 311--
A bill to amend the Taiwan Relations Act; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE]
H.R. 312--
A bill to prohibit United States voluntary and assessed contributions to 
    the United Nations if the United Nations imposes any tax or fee on 
    U.S. persons or continues to develop or promote proposals for such 
    taxes or fees; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [5FE], [13FE], [27FE], [13MR], [20MR], 
    [15AP], [26JN], [30JY]
H.R. 313--
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 (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
H.R. 314--
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 (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [4NO]
H.R. 315--
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 (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
H.R. 316--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 
    refundable income tax credit for the recycling of hazardous wastes; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]

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H.R. 317--
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 (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
H.R. 318--
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 (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
H.R. 319--
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 educational loans; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
H.R. 320--
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 (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [4JN]
H.R. 321--
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 (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP]
H.R. 322--
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 (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [3JN]
H.R. 323--
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 (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
H.R. 324--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    unified estate and gift tax credit to an exemption equivalent of 
    $1,200,000, and to provide a cost-of-living adjustment for such 
    amount; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP]
H.R. 325--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    unrelated business income tax shall apply to the gaming activities 
    of Indian tribes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
H.R. 326--
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 (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
H.R. 327--
A bill to prohibit retroactive Federal income tax rate increases; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
H.R. 328--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit health issuers 
    and group health plans from discriminating against individuals on 
    the basis of genetic information; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 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. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [5MR], [11MR], [13MY]
H.R. 329--
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 Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
H.R. 330--
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 (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
H.R. 331--
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 (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [5FE], [13MR]
H.R. 332--
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 (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [24JY]
H.R. 333--
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 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 (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [9JA]
H.R. 334--
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. Roemer, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Herger), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA]
H.R. 335--
A bill to establish the Commission on the Future for America's Veterans; 
    to the Committees on Rules; 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. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [20MR], [8AP], [9AP], [15AP], [17AP], [1MY], 
    [8MY], [3JN], [17JN], [21JY], [8OC]
H.R. 336--
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 (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    McInnis, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Traficant, and 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [13FE], [5MR], [11MR], [18JN], [5SE], 
    [17SE]
H.R. 337--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and titles XVIII and 
    XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure access to services and 
    prevent fraud and abuse for enrollees of managed care plans, to 
    amend standards for Medicare supplemental polices, to modify the 
    Medicare select program, and to provide other protections for 
    beneficiaries of health plans generally, 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. STARK (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Filner), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [11FE], [5MR], [15MY], [14JY]
H.R. 338--
A bill to prospectively repeal section 210 of the Public Utility 
    Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Solomon, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
    Manton, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Boehlert), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE], [25FE], [10MR], [20MR], [9AP]
H.R. 339--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national 
    standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry 
    certain concealed firearms in the State, and 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hostettler, 
    and Mr. Barr of Georgia), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [12FE], [25FE], [27FE], [6MR], [13MR], 
    [19MR], [20MR], [21MR], [8AP], [9AP], [10AP], [16AP], [24AP], 
    [29AP], [1MY], [7MY], [8MY], [15MY], [22MY], [3JN], [17JN], [18JN], 
    [19JN], [26JN], [8JY], [14JY], [23JY], [29JY], [3SE], [9SE], [15SE], 
    [16SE], [18SE], [8OC], [9OC], [24OC]
H.R. 340--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    withholding of income taxes and to require individuals to pay 
    estimated taxes on a monthly basis; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE], [10MR]
H.R. 341--
A bill to establish limitations with respect to the disclosure and use 
    of genetic information, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight; Education and the 
    Workforce, 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Calvert, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Minge, 
    Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. Oxley), [9JA]
H.R. 342--
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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [6MR], [21MR]
H.R. 343--
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 (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Hamilton, and Ms. Danner), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE], [12FE], [6MR], [13MR], [8JY]
H.R. 344--
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 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 (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
    Wolf), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [20MY]
H.R. 345--
A bill to repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Goss), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [12FE], [26FE], [13MR], [21MR], [9AP], 
    [29SE]
H.R. 346--
A bill to clarify the effect on the citizenship of an individual of the 
    individual's birth in the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUMP, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA]
H.R. 347--
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), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [12FE], [26FE], [20MR], [15AP], [23AP], 
    [24AP], [30AP], [1MY], [14MY], [26JN], [9JY], [30JY], [4SE]
H.R. 348--
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 $1,000,000 exclusion; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STUMP, [9JA]
H.R. 349--
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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC]
H.R. 350--
A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
    Act of 1986 to encourage States to enact a law enforcement officer's 
    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. STUPAK, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [6MR], [5MY], [11SE], [30OC]
H.R. 351--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make appropriate 
    improvements to a county road located in the Pictured Rocks National 
    Lakeshore, and to prohibit construction of a scenic shoreline drive 
    in that national lakeshore; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. Ehlers), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [22OC], [31OC]
H.R. 352--
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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [30OC], [9NO]
H.R. 353--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    treatment of educational grants by private foundations, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TANNER (for himself and Mr. Clement), [9JA]
H.R. 354--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    individuals who are not citizens of the United States from making 
    contributions in connection with an election for Federal office; to 
    the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [9JA]
H.R. 355--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the 
    national committees of political parties to file pre-general 
    election reports with the Federal Election Commission without regard 
    to whether or not the parties have made contributions or 
    expenditures under such act during the periods covered by such 
    reports; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [9JA]
H.R. 356--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 357--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to fund 
    adolescent health demonstration projects; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [9JA]
H.R. 358--
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 Mr. TOWNS, [9JA]
H.R. 359--
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 Mr. TOWNS, [9JA]
H.R. 360--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the 
    international export and import of certain solid waste; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [9JA]
H.R. 361--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 362--
A bill to improve Federal enforcement against health care fraud and 
    abuse; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [9JA]
H.R. 363--
A bill to amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to extend 
    the Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information 
    Dissemination Program; 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. TOWNS, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 105-
    60, part 1), [21AP]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Science (H. Rept. 105-
    60, part 2), [21AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [29AP]
  Passed Senate, [20JN]
  Presented to the President (June 24, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-23] (signed July 3, 1997)
H.R. 364--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    Medicare contracting reforms, 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, [9JA]
H.R. 365--
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; Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    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, [9JA]
H.R. 366--
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. Rangel, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hyde, Ms. Norton, Mr. Dellums, and Ms. 
    DeLauro), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [21JA], [4FE], [12FE], [26FE], [11MR], 
    [13MR], [18MR], [1MY], [7MY]
H.R. 367--
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 15 days notice 
    and judicial consent before seizure, to exclude civil damages for 
    unauthorized collection actions from income, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hayworth, 
    and Mr. Duncan), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [4FE], [10FE], [25FE], [27FE], [3MR], 
    [18MR], [8AP], [10AP], [17AP], [29AP], [5MY], [14MY], [3JN], [4JN], 
    [11JN], [16JN], [17JN], [24JN], [8JY], [9JY], [9SE], [10SE], [29SE], 
    [2OC], [6OC], [8OC], [21OC], [28OC], [29OC], [6NO]
H.R. 368--
A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam to provide the government of 
    Guam with a right-of-first refusal regarding excess Federal real 
    property located in Guam; 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 Mr. UNDERWOOD, [9JA]
H.R. 369--
A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe 
    rules to protect public safety by preventing broadcasts that create 
    hazards for motorists; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. VENTO, [9JA]
H.R. 370--
A bill to require that wages paid under a Federal contract are greater 
    than the local poverty line, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. VENTO, [9JA]
H.R. 371--
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, [9JA]

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  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [12FE], [5MR], [13MR], [20MR], [24AP], 
    [20MY], [19JN], [31JY], [4SE], [16SE], [22OC], [30OC], [13NO]
H.R. 372--
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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23JY], [4SE], [16SE], [29OC], [13NO]
H.R. 373--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to strengthen existing 
    protections for small business participation in Federal contracting 
    opportunities, to provide for assessments of the impacts on small 
    businesses of the steadily increasing use of contract bundling by 
    the procurement activities of the various Federal agencies, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Small Business; 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. WYNN, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [12FE], [4MR], [20MY], [25JN], [2OC]
H.R. 374--
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 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Saxton), [9JA]
H.R. 375--
A bill for the relief of Margarito Domantay; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [9JA]
H.R. 376--
A bill to require approval of an application for compensation for the 
    death of Wallace B. Sawyer, Jr.; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DICKEY, [9JA]
H.R. 377--
A bill for the relief of Inna Hecker Grade; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [9JA]
H.R. 378--
A bill for the relief of Heraclio Tolley; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HUNTER, [9JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-125), [10JN]
  Passed House, [15JY]
H.R. 379--
A bill for the relief of Larry Errol Pieterse; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. LINDER, [9JA]
H.R. 380--
A bill for the relief of Robert and Verda Shatusky; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [9JA]
H.R. 381--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 382--
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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [12FE], [26FE], [19MR], [7MY]
H.R. 383--
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. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Filner, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King of 
    New York, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McHale, Mr. Manton, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Wolf), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [5FE], [12FE], [26FE], [4MR], [11MR], 
    [17MR], [18MR], [20MR], [8AP], [16AP], [24AP], [29AP], [7MY], 
    [25JN], [6OC], [4NO]
H.R. 384--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 385--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 386--
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 Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Martinez, 
    and Mr. Serrano), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [27FE]
H.R. 387--
A bill to terminate the authorities of the Overseas Private Investment 
    Corporation; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Klug, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Dickey), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [21MY], [8JY], [17JY], [28OC]
H.R. 388--
A bill to prohibit all United States military and economic assistance 
    for Turkey until the Turkish Government takes certain actions to 
    resolve the Cyprus problem and complies with its obligations under 
    international law; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JN]
H.R. 389--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 390--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 391--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 392--
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; Government Reform and Oversight; Banking and 
    Financial Services; 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, [9JA]
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. Andrews, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Shays, and Mr. Markey), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [16MY]
H.R. 394--
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. BARCIA of Michigan, [9JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-35), [20MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [8AP]
  Passed Senate, [30SE]
  Presented to the President (October 2, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-59] (signed October 10, 1997)
H.R. 395--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the 
    assessment and collection of the excise tax arrows; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Camp), [9JA]
H.R. 396--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    alternative minimum tax shall not apply to installment sales of farm 
    property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, [9JA]
H.R. 397--
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 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, [9JA]
H.R. 398--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 399--
A bill to prohibit the provision of financial assistance by the Federal 
    Government to any person who is more than 60 days delinquent in the 
    payment of any child support obligation; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    Mr. McHugh, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. Gilmor), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [5FE], [13FE], [27FE], [5MR], [16AP], 
    [23AP], [6MY], [8MY], [14MY], [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [4JN], [19JN], 
    [8JY], [15JY], [24JY], [31JY], [8SE], [23SE], [6OC], [24OC]
H.R. 400--
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to patents, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Goodlate, and Ms. 
    Lofgren), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [13FE], [25FE], [3MR], [11MR], [18MR], [20MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-39), [20MR]
  Considered, [17AP]
  Passed House amended, [23AP]
H.R. 401--
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. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Smith of Texas, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Bono, and 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), [9JA]
H.R. 402--
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.

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  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8MY], [14MY], [8SE]
H.R. 403--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 404--
A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
    1949 to authorize the transfer to State and local governments of 
    certain surplus property for use for law enforcement or public 
    safety purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Lewis of 
    California, Mr. Horn, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. 
    Rivers, and Mr. Boucher), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [20MR], [6MY], [8MY], [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], 
    [5JN], [10JN], [12JN], [19JN], [10JY], [11JY], [25JY], [3SE], [5SE], 
    [10SE], [24SE], [9OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4NO]
H.R. 405--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 406--
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. Saxton, 
    Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Graham, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. LoBiondo), 
    [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [11FE], [26FE], [11MR], [24AP], [8MY]
H.R. 407--
A bill to allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for breast-
    cancer research through the voluntary purchase of certain specially 
    issued U.S. postage stamps; 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 Mr. FAZIO of California (for himself, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
    Norwood, and Ms. Woolsey), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE], [13FE], [25FE], [27FE], [4MR], [6MR], 
    [12MR], [18MR], [20MR], [8AP], [14AP], [23AP], [1MY], [6MY], [7MY], 
    [8MY], [13MY], [20MY], [3JN], [10JN], [15JY], [17JY]
H.R. 408--
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. Cardin, Mr. Young 
    of Alaska, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Kolbe), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [5FE], [26FE], [13MR], [8AP], [15AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-74, part 1), [24AP]
  Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, [24AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-74, part 2), [1MY]
  Passed House amended, [21MY]
  Passed Senate amended, [30JY]
  House agreed to Senate amendment, [31JY]
  Presented to the President (August 4, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-42] (signed August 15, 1997)
H.R. 409--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to restore the provisions 
    of chapter 76 of that title (relating to missing persons) as in 
    effect before the amendments made by the National Defense 
    Authorization Act for fiscal year 1997; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Solomon, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
    Talent, and Mr. Sam Johnson), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [21MR], [23AP], [30AP], [8MY], [14MY], 
    [5JN], [11JY], [16SE], [9NO]
H.R. 410--
A bill to prohibit the regulation of the use of tobacco or tobacco 
    products as a sponsor of an event of 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. GORDON (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Stump, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
    Jones, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Hefner, Mr. Collins, Mr. Clement, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Mica, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. 
    Hostettler), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE]
H.R. 411--
A bill to restore freedom of choice to women in the uniformed services 
    serving outside the United States; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Slaughter), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [11FE], [12FE], [6MR], [21MR], 
    [10AP], [14AP], [16AP], [8MY], [13MY], [15MY], [20MY], [22MY], 
    [3JN], [4JN], [5JN], [11JN], [16SE], [22SE]
H.R. 412--
A bill to approve a settlement agreement between the Bureau of 
    Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [9JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-8), [10MR]
  Passed House amended, [18MR]
  Passed Senate, [8AP]
  Presented to the President (April 10, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-9] (signed April 14, 1997)
H.R. 413--
A bill to prohibit further extension or establishment of any national 
    monument in Washington State without full public participation and 
    an express Act of Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [9JA]
H.R. 414--
A bill to authorize the use of the Medicare trust funds to reimburse the 
    Department of Defense for certain health care services provided to 
    Medicare-eligible covered military beneficiaries; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; 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. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Ramstad, 
    Mr. Condit, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Clement, Mr. Herger, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Dan Schaefer of Colorado, and Mr. Hoyer), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [6FE], [12FE], [26FE], [6MR], [13MR], [18MR], 
    [20MR], [8AP], [10AP], [17AP], [24AP], [1MY], [6MY], [8MY], [14MY], 
    [21MY], [3JN], [7JN], [12JN], [19JN], [8JY], [22JY], [31JY], [4SE], 
    [6OC], [9OC], [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 415--
A bill to modify the application of the antitrust laws to health care 
    provider networks that provide health care services, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Canady of 
    Florida, Mr. Bono, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Shaw, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Crane, 
    Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Linder), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [17AP]
H.R. 416--
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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [13FE]
H.R. 417--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide annual 
    screening mammography and waive deductibles and coinsurance for 
    screening mammography 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 Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. Morella), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [13FE], [11MR], [13MR], [20MR], [20MY]
H.R. 418--
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. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. Ensign), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE], [13FE], [10MR], [20MR], [8AP], 
    [14AP], [23AP], [7MY], [14MY], [22MY], [18JN], [9JY], [6OC]
H.R. 419--
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 of New York (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Minge, and Mr. 
    Serrano), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [13MR]
H.R. 420--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the 
    exclusion of gain on certain small business stock and to allow 
    nonrecognition on gain from the sale of such stock if other small 
    business stock is purchased; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
    McCrery), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE], [5MR], [13MR], [30AP]
H.R. 421--
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. MORELLA (for herself and Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut), [9JA]
H.R. 422--
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 Education and the Workforce.

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  By Mrs. MORELLA, [9JA]
H.R. 423--
A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to impose civil monetary 
    penalties against persons disseminating false political 
    advertisements; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Klink), 
    [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [13FE], [12MR], [15AP]
H.R. 424--
A bill to provide for increased mandatory minimum sentences for 
    criminals possessing firearms, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Solomon, and 
    Mr. Sensenbrenner), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [5FE], [15AP], [25JY], [8SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-344), [24OC]
H.R. 425--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish false statements 
    during debate on the floor of either House of Congress; 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 Mrs. MYRICK, [9JA]
H.R. 426--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    alternative minimum tax shall not apply to installment sales of farm 
    property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
    McCrery, Mr. Herger, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Combest, 
    Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Radanovich, 
    Mr. Crapo, Mr. LaHood, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Pombo, 
    Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Minge, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Holden, 
    Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Hastert, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bryant, 
    Mr. Leach, Mr. Latham, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Barrett 
    of Nebraska, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Parker, Mr. Tanner, Ms. 
    Danner, Mr. Costello, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hostettler, 
    Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
    Mr. Hill, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
    Cramer, Mr. Hobson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Buyer, 
    Mr. Bono, Mr. Berry, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
    Callahan, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thune, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Stump, 
    Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Hutchinson), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [10FE], [13FE], [25FE], [27FE], [6MR], 
    [13MR], [8AP], [14AP], [17AP], [1MY], [8MY], [21MY], [11JN]
H.R. 427--
A bill to allow for a 1-year extension on Conservation Reserve Program 
    contracts expiring in 1997; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [9JA]
H.R. 428--
A bill to provide that the property of innocent owners is not subject to 
    forfeiture under the laws of the United States; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [9JA]
H.R. 429--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 430--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
    exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [9JA]
H.R. 431--
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 Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. RADANOVICH, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [17JN]
H.R. 432--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the 
    issuance of a nuclear radiation medal to persons who while members 
    of the Armed Forces participated in an activity resulting in risk of 
    exposure to nuclear radiation; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [9JA]
H.R. 433--
A bill to enhance the National Park System, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [9JA]
H.R. 434--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of small parcels of land in the 
    Carson National Forest and the Santa Fe National Forest, NM, to the 
    village of El Rito and the town of Jemez Springs, NM; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [9JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-359), [30OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4NO]
H.R. 435--
A bill to provide for the establishment of uniform accounting systems, 
    accounting standards, and accounting reporting systems in the 
    Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [9JA]
H.R. 436--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 437--
A bill to reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Abercrombie, and 
    Mr. Farr of California), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [5MR], [11MR], [12MR], [17MR], [8AP], 
    [14AP], [15AP], [16AP], [17AP], [21AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-22, part 1), [12MR]
  Referred to the Committee on Science, [12MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-22, part 2), [21AP]
  Passed House amended, [18JN]
H.R. 438--
A bill to rescind the consent of Congress to the Northeast Interstate 
    Dairy Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Petri, 
    Mr. Klug, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Minge, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Evans), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY], [3SE], [10SE], [16SE], [24OC]
H.R. 439--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 440--
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, [9JA]
H.R. 441--
A bill to repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 1974; 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. SENSENBRENNER, [9JA]
H.R. 442--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income up to $500,000 of gain on the sale of a principal residence 
    and up to $500,000 of gain on the sale of farmland; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mrs. Chenoweth), [9JA]
H.R. 443--
A bill to amend part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deny 
    Medicare payment with respect to nonprofit hospitals that transfer 
    assets or control to for-profit entities without approval; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [5MR], [20MR], [17AP], [30AP], [15MY]
H.R. 444--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to assist in assuring health 
    coverage for workers over 55 who leave employment; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    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. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Towns), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [12FE], [5MR], [23AP], [15MY], [5SE]
H.R. 445--
A bill to provide that the firearms prohibitions applicable by reason of 
    a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction do not apply to 
    government entities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [5MY]
H.R. 446--
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, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. McIntosh, 
    Mr. Livingston, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Herger, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Cook, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Green, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
    and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [5FE], [6FE], [11FE], [12FE], [13FE], 
    [25FE], [26FE], [27FE], [4MR], [5MR], [6MR], [11MR], [12MR], [13MR], 
    [18MR], [20MR], [8AP], [10AP], [15AP], [23AP], [29AP], [6MY], [7MY], 
    [21MY], [4JN], [10JN], [16JN], [16JY]
H.R. 447--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to require the U.S. 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 (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Poshard), [9JA]
H.R. 448--
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. BACHUS, [9JA]
H.R. 449--
A bill to provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal lands in 
    Clark County, NV,

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    and to provide for the acquisition of environmentally sensitive 
    lands in the State of Nevada; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ENSIGN, [20JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-68), [23AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23AP]
H.R. 450--
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, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Pickett, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
    DeLauro, and Mr. Deal of Georgia), [20JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [11FE], [12FE], [27FE], [4MR], [6MR], [12MR], 
    [18MR], [20MR], [10AP], [15AP], [24AP], [8MY], [13MY], [19MY], 
    [17JN], [24JN], [23JY], [30SE], [21OC]
H.R. 451--
A bill to provide for a special Medicare part B enrollment period and a 
    special medigap open enrollment period for certain military retirees 
    and 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. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Scarborough), [20JA]
H.R. 452--
A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide adequate and 
    certain remedies for sovereign tribal governments, 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. TORRES (for himself and Mr. Pastor), [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE]
H.R. 453--
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. Andrews, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, 
    Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Waxman), [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [9AP], [16AP], [1MY], [9JY], [10SE], [25SE], 
    [6OC], [23OC], [29OC], [31OC]
H.R. 454--
A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
    1994 to provide enhanced penalties for crimes against elderly and 
    child victims; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN, [21JA]
H.R. 455--
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. Forbes, Mr. King, Mr. Lazio of New 
    York, Mr. Manton, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, 
    Mr. Towns, and Ms. Norton), [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [9AP], [1MY], [10SE]
H.R. 456--
A bill to amend chapter 211 of title 49, United States Code, with 
    respect to hours of service of railroad employees, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, and Ms. Norton), 
    [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP], [10SE]
H.R. 457--
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, [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [21MR], [10AP], [7MY], [20MY], [21MY], 
    [3JN], [7JN], [11JN], [18JN]
H.R. 458--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to ban soft 
    money in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. CLEMENT, [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY]
H.R. 459--
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. Canady of Florida, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
    Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Regula, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida), [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [13FE], [13MR], [1MY]
H.R. 460--
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, [21JA]
H.R. 461--
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, [21JA]
H.R. 462--
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, [21JA]
H.R. 463--
A bill to prohibit, in connection with the termination of Army 
    activities at the Stratford Army Engine Plant, Stratford, 
    Connecticut, the expenditure of Federal funds to cover the costs of 
    relocating a Government contractor currently located at that 
    installation; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Ms. DeLAURO, [21JA]
H.R. 464--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish, for 
    purposes of disability determinations under such title, a uniform 
    minimum level of earnings, for demonstrating ability to engage in 
    substantial gainful activity, at the level currently applicable 
    solely to blind individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Horn, and 
    Mr. Lazio of New York), [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [26FE], [11MR], [21MR], [16JY]
H.R. 465--
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. Saxton, Mr. Rahall, 
    Mr. Graham, Mr. Frost, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hinojosa, and Ms. Woolsey), 
    [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [26FE], [11MR], [21MR], [15AP], [24AP], 
    [1MY], [8MY], [5JN], [20JN], [9OC]
H.R. 466--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of 
    time for the manifestation of chronic disabilities due to 
    undiagnosed symptoms in veterans who served in the Persian Gulf war 
    in order for those disabilities to be compensable by the Secretary 
    of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Filner, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. Bryant), [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [27FE], [12MR], [22MY], [26JN]
H.R. 467--
A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide a conditional 
    exemption for certain transactions involving professional markets, 
    to clarify the effect of the designation of a board of trade as a 
    contract market, to simplify the process for implementing contract 
    market rules, to regulate audit trail requirements, to establish 
    cost-benefits analysis requirements, to combat fraud in transactions 
    in or involving foreign currency, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. EWING, [21JA]
H.R. 468--
A bill to amend section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to 
    provide for rental assistance payments to assist certain owners of 
    manufactured homes who rent the lots on which their homes are 
    located; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. FILNER, [21JA]
H.R. 469--
A bill to amend the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 1996 to 
    eliminate the requirements that members of the Commission on 
    Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance be allocated to 
    separate programs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FILNER, [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE]
H.R. 470--
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; Education 
    and the Workforce, for a period to be 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, [21JA]
H.R. 471--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to not count work 
    experience as an unauthorized alien for purposes of admission as an 
    employment-based immigrant or an H-1B nonimmigrant; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [13FE], [6MR], [9AP], [8MY], [22MY], [26JN]
H.R. 472--
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, [21JA]
H.R. 473--
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, [21JA]
H.R. 474--
A bill to improve the criminal law relating to fraud against consumers; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
    Mr. Saxton, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
    Smith of Texas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
    Combest, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
    Smith of Oregon, Mr. Calvert, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia, Mr. Jones, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, 
    Mr. Bono, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
    Chabot, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Linder, Mr. Quinn, 
    Mr. Riggs, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Buyer), [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [5MR], [10AP], [20MY]
H.R. 475--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    offering the option of Medicare coverage through qualified provider-
    sponsored organizations [PSO's], and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; 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. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. Stenholm), [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [5FE], [10FE], [12FE], [25FE], [5MR], [12MR], 
    [20MR], [8AP], [9AP], [15AP], [17AP], [24AP], [28AP], [30AP], [1MY], 
    [5MY], [6MY], [7MY], [8MY], [13MY], [14MY], [15MY], [19MY], [22MY], 
    [4JN], [11JN], [18JN], [20JN], [10JY], [16JY], [4SE], [29OC]
H.R. 476--
A bill to prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Filner, 
    Mr. Wynn, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Nadler, 
    Mr. Yates, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Flake, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Engel), 
    [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [12FE], [26FE], [9AP], [23AP]
H.R. 477--
A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, relating to 
    metropolitan planning; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [1MY]
H.R. 478--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve the 
    ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to 
    comply with that act in building, operating, maintaining, or 
    repairing flood control projects, facilities, or structures; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself and Mr. Pombo), [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [20MR], [10AP]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-75), [24AP]
  Considered, [7MY]
H.R. 479--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    treatment of funeral trusts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER, [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [24AP], [8MY], [22MY], [4JN]
H.R. 480--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that members 
    of tax-exempt organizations are notified of the portion of their 
    dues used for political and lobbying activities, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER, [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE]
H.R. 481--
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, [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [20MR]
H.R. 482--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a one-stop 
    information service for individuals with serious life-threatening 
    diseases; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York, [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [15AP], [24AP], [11JN]
H.R. 483--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the payment of U.S. arrearages to 
    the United Nations; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. LEACH, [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [7MY], [14MY], [1AU]
H.R. 484--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit State and 
    local government workers to perform volunteer services for their 
    employer or community organization or purpose without requiring the 
    employer to pay them compensation; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself and Mr. Porter), [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [13FE], [12MR], [21MR], [5JN], [25JY]
H.R. 485--
A bill to appropriate funds for the purpose of implementing the 
    compromise between the Forest Service and timber contractors 
    operating in the Vallecitos sustained-yield unit, New Mexico, in 
    order to preserve large diameter old growth pine trees located in 
    the unit; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [21JA]
H.R. 486--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to promote greater 
    telecommunications and information services to Native Americans, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [21JA]
H.R. 487--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the health 
    of individuals who are members of minority groups, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [21JA]
H.R. 488--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an 
    agreement with the Arch Hurley Conservancy District in New Mexico, 
    authorizing the district to prepay any amounts outstanding under 
    water reclamation repayment contracts; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [21JA]
H.R. 489--
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, [21JA]
H.R. 490--
A bill to relieve the Puerto Rico Housing Bank and Finance Agency and 
    its assignees of liability for certain loans subject to the Truth-
    in-Lending Act; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO, [21JA]
H.R. 491--
A bill to prohibit the Department of State from imposing a charge or fee 
    for providing passport information to the general public; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Quinn), [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [5FE], [12FE], [25FE], [4MR], [12MR], [8AP], 
    [19MY]
H.R. 492--
A bill to apply the same quality and safety standards to domestically 
    manufactured handguns that are currently applied to imported 
    handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Brown of 
    California), [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [17AP], [8JY], [17SE], [24SE]
H.R. 493--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of Federal elections, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on House Oversight; 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. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Kind, and Mr. 
    Duncan), [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [6FE], [11FE], [12FE], [25FE], [12MR], 
    [18MR], [8AP], [15AP], [24AP], [15MY], [30MY], [29JY], [3SE], [21OC]
H.R. 494--
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. THOMAS, [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR]
H.R. 495--
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. THOMAS, [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [20MR]
H.R. 496--
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 (for herself and Ms. Pryce of Ohio), [21JA]
H.R. 497--
A bill to repeal the Federal charter of Group Hospitalization and 
    Medical Services, Inc., and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Wolf, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
    Cummings, and Mr. Cardin), [4FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [26FE]
  Passed Senate amended, [8NO]
H.R. 498--
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 of New York (for herself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Walsh), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [11FE], [13FE], [25FE], [27FE], [5MR], 
    [10MR], [12MR], [13MR], [3SE]
H.R. 499--
A bill to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service under 
    construction at 7411 Barlite Boulevard in San Antonio, TX, as the 
    ``Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BONILLA (for himself and Mr. Ortiz), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [5FE]
  Passed Senate, [26FE]
  Presented to the President (February 27, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-4] (signed March 3, 1997)
H.R. 500--
A bill to reprogram certain funds for fiscal year 1997 to provide 
    additional agricultural assistance to Armenia; to the Committees on 
    Appropriations; 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. RADANOVICH, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [11FE], [12FE], [25FE], [12MR], [21MR], 
    [8AP], [16AP], [23AP], [7MY], [16MY]
H.R. 501--
A bill to amend the Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992 to provide for the 
    establishment of a toll-free telephone number for the reporting of 
    stolen and abandoned passenger motor vehicles, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [4MR], [13MR], [8AP], [15JY]
H.R. 502--
A bill to prevent the implementation of parity payments and certain 
    marketing quotas under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 and 
    the Agricultural Act of 1949, to reduce the amounts available for 
    payments under production flexibility contracts entered into under 
    the Agricultural Market Transition Act, and to shorten the period 
    during which such payments will be made; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC]
H.R. 503--
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 Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [4FE]
H.R. 504--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 relating to the 
    minimum wage and overtime exemption for employees subject to certain 
    leave policies; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [4FE]
H.R. 505--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage economic 
    development through the creation of additional empowerment zones and 
    enterprise communities and to encourage the cleanup of contaminated 
    brownfield sites; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia,

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    Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, 
    Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Towns, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Waters, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Clayburn, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Jackson), 
    [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [17MR], [8AP], [15MY], [10JY]
H.R. 506--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
    public funding for House of Representatives elections, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [4FE]
H.R. 507--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from income 
    tax the gain from the sale of a business closely held by an 
    individual who has attained age 62, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [4FE]
H.R. 508--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the FICA tax 
    inapplicable to overtime hours of small business employees; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [4FE]
H.R. 509--
A bill to protect the retirement security of Americans; to the 
    Committees on Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means; 
    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. ANDREWS, [4FE]
H.R. 510--
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; Education and the Workforce, for 
    a period to be 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, [4FE]
H.R. 511--
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. Saxton, Mr. 
    Tanner, and Mr. Cunningham), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [10AP], [23AP]
H.R. 512--
A bill to prohibit the expenditure of funds from the Land and Water 
    Conservation Fund for the creation of new National Wildlife Refuges 
    without specific authorization from Congress pursuant to a 
    recommendation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to create the 
    refuge; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Pombo), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-276), [29SE]
H.R. 513--
A bill to exempt certain contracts entered into by the government of the 
    District of Columbia from review by the Council of the District of 
    Columbia; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Ms. Norton), [4FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [6MR]
H.R. 514--
A bill to permit the waiver of District of Columbia residency 
    requirements for certain employees of the Office of the Inspector 
    General of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Ms. Norton), [4FE]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-29), [17MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [18MR]
  Passed Senate, [20MR]
  Presented to the President (March 21, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-7] (signed March 25, 1997)
H.R. 515--
A bill to eliminate corporate welfare; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce; Resources; Agriculture; 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. ANDREWS, [4FE]
H.R. 516--
A bill to establish the Federal authority to regulate tobacco and other 
    tobacco products containing nicotine; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BAESLER, [4FE]
H.R. 517--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a sentence 
    under the Uniform Code of Military Justice of confinement for life 
    without eligibility for parole and to provide that a decision to 
    deny parole for a military offender serving a sentence of 
    confinement for life may be appealed only to the President; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. BRYANT, [4FE]
H.R. 518--
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, [4FE]
H.R. 519--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 
    the special rule for charitable contributions to private foundations 
    of stock for which market quotations are readily available; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Cardin), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [26FE], [5MR], [13MR], [20MR], [10AP], 
    [17AP], [24AP], [7MY], [14MY], [3JN], [18JN], [24JN], [8JY], [25JY], 
    [9SE], [8NO]
H.R. 520--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for 
    reassignment of certain Federal cases upon request of a party; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [19MR]
H.R. 521--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make certain 
    changes to hospice care under the Medicare Program; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; 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. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
    Ms. Furse, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Stark, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Poshard, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Graham, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
    Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ney, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. McDermott, 
    Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Watt of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Fazio of 
    California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Holden, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Foglietta, Mr. Olver, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Bunning, Mr. Yates, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Wise, Mr. Torres, and Mr. 
    Sanders), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [4MR], [11MR], [19MR], [21MR], [8AP], 
    [16AP], [23AP], [29AP], [6MY], [16MY], [22MY], [4JN], [10JN], 
    [12JN], [26JN], [9JY], [15JY], [22JY], [29JY]
H.R. 522--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the issuance 
    of tax-exempt bonds for the economic development of distressed 
    communities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COYNE, [4FE]
H.R. 523--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for 
    the cleanup of certain contaminated industrial sites and to allow 
    the use of tax-exempt redevelopment bonds for such cleanup; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COYNE (for himself and Mr. Rangel), [4FE]
H.R. 524--
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, for a 
    period to be 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, [4FE]
H.R. 525--
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 and Mr. Hulshof), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [11MR], [18SE]
H.R. 526--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to adjust the 
    maximum hour exemption for agricultural employees, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CRAPO, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [31JY]
H.R. 527--
A bill to terminate the authorities of the Overseas Private Investment 
    Corporation; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. DICKEY, [4FE]
H.R. 528--
A bill to authorize further appropriations for clean up and repair of 
    damages to facilities of Yosemite National Park caused by heavy 
    rains and flooding in December 1996 and January 1997; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself and Mr. Radanovich), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [27FE], [20MR]
H.R. 529--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exempt certain small 
    lenders from the audit requirements of the guaranteed student loan 
    program; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. EWING (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY]
H.R. 530--
A bill to provide for the implementation of prohibitions against payment 
    of Social Security benefits to prisoners, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Bunning, Ms. 
    Dunn, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Burton of Indiana), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [21MR], [24AP], [29AP], [8MY], [14MY], [4JN], 
    [3SE], [9NO]
H.R. 531--
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 and Mr. Matsui), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [20MY], [16JN]
H.R. 532--
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 (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Crane, Mr. LaHood, 
    Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Abercrombie, 
    and Mr. Pickett), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [6MY], [4JN], [24JY], [23OC]
H.R. 533--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [4MR], [12MR], [20MR], [8AP], [15AP], [20MY]

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H.R. 534--
A bill to provide as a demonstration project a Transition to Work 
    Program for individuals entitled to disability benefits under title 
    II of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce, for a 
    period to 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 of Connecticut, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [20MR], [20MY]
H.R. 535--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a capital 
    loss deduction with respect to the sale or exchange of a principal 
    residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Frost, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Towns, Ms. Norton, Mr. Davis 
    of Virginia, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Filner, Mr. Green, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Wynn, 
    Mr. Walsh, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barcia, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Taylor of North Carolina, Ms. Christian-Green, and Mr. Rohrabacher), 
    [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [20MR], [8MY]
H.R. 536--
A bill to reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the 
    Environmental Protection Agency; 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. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Skaggs, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Frost, Mr. Yates, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mr. Vento, Mr. Manton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Serrano), 
    [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [8AP], [10AP], [16AP], [30AP], [8MY], [14MY], 
    [16MY], [22MY], [5JN], [26JN], [25JY], [1AU], [4SE], [10SE], [9OC], 
    [28OC]
H.R. 537--
A bill to amend the law popularly known as the Presidential Records Act 
    of 1978 and the law popularly known as Privacy Act, to ensure that 
    Federal Bureau of Investigation records containing sensitive 
    background security information that are provided to the White House 
    are properly protected for privacy and security; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York, [4FE]
H.R. 538--
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, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [11MR], [18MR], [20MR], [9AP], [11JN]
H.R. 539--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain 
    employees without employer-provided health coverage a refundable 
    credit for their health insurance costs; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
    McGovern, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Christian-Green, and Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [13FE], [27FE]
  Removal of cosponsors, [27FE]
H.R. 540--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain materials used in the 
    manufacture of skis and snowboards; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT, [4FE]
H.R. 541--
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, [4FE]
H.R. 542--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that military 
    reservists who are retained in active status after qualifying for 
    reserve retired pay shall be given credit toward computation of such 
    retired pay for service performed after so qualifying; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. McNULTY, [4FE]
H.R. 543--
A bill to provide for 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. McNULTY (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bono, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Foley, Mr. Manton, Mr. Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Clayton, 
    Mr. Saxton, Mr. Frost, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Clement, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen, Mr. Flake, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Bentsen), 
    [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [13FE], [20MR], [7MY], [19JN], [31JY], 
    [10SE], [1OC], [9NO], [13NO]
H.R. 544--
A bill for the relief of Henry Johnson; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. McNULTY, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE]
H.R. 545--
A bill to establish the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical 
    Park in the State of New York, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. McNULTY (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bono, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Foley, Mr. Manton, Mr. Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Clayton, 
    Mr. Saxton, Mr. Frost, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Clement, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen, Mr. Flake, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Bentsen), 
    [4FE]
H.R. 546--
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 and Mr. Hall of Ohio), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [10AP], [24AP], [1MY]
H.R. 547--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
    Agriculture to establish grazing fees at fair market value for use 
    of public grazing lands; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. NADLER, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4SE], [23OC]
H.R. 548--
A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 500 Pearl Street in 
    New York City, NY, as the ``Ted Weiss United States Courthouse''; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mr. Rangel), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [6MR], [13MR], [20MR], [10AP], [8MY], [16JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-234), [31JY]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [29SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
H.R. 549--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
    individuals who are residents of the District of Columbia a maximum 
    rate of tax of 15 percent on income from sources within the District 
    of Columbia; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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, [4FE]
H.R. 550--
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, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6NO]
H.R. 551--
A bill to amend the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 and 
    title 23, United States Code, concerning length and weight 
    limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [13FE], [25FE], [4MR], [6MR], [19MR], [9AP], 
    [23AP], [30AP], [7MY], [16MY], [19MY], [9JY], [23JY], [29JY], [3SE], 
    [24SE]
H.R. 552--
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, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [25FE], [4MR], [6MR], [19MR], [9AP], [23AP], 
    [22MY]
H.R. 553--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude 
    scholarships and fellowships from income, to restore the deduction 
    for interest on educational loans, and to permit penalty-free 
    withdrawals from individual retirement plans to pay higher education 
    expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Etheridge), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [25FE], [27FE], [11MR], [17MR], [21MR], 
    [10AP], [1MY], [22MY], [22JY]
H.R. 554--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    equalization of Medicare reimbursement rates to managed care plans 
    to improve the health of residents of rural areas; 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. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Vento, Mr. Bereuter, 
    Mr. Petri, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Evans, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
    Walsh, Mr. Condit, Mr. Klug, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Clyburn, 
    Mr. McHugh, Mr. Minge, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. Luther, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Hill), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [11FE], [12FE], [5MR]
H.R. 555--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to promote greater 
    telecommunications and information services to Native Americans, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself and Mr. Miller of California), [4FE]
H.R. 556--
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 Ms. SLAUGHTER, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [25FE], [12MR], [6MY], [3JN], [17JN]
H.R. 557--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program for 
    postreproductive health care; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER, [4FE]
H.R. 558--
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 Ms. SLAUGHTER, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [17AP]
H.R. 559--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to add bronchiolo-alveolar 
    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, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [22MY], [31JY]
H.R. 560--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for a program of 
    health insurance for children under 18 years of age and for mothers-
    to-be; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
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    for such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. STARK, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR]
H.R. 561--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group 
    health plans and insurers offer access to coverage for children and 
    to assist families in the purchase of such coverage, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the 
    Workforce; 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, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [5MR], [20MR], [17AP], [20MY], [14JY], [5SE]
H.R. 562--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent, for 
    unemployment compensation purposes, service performed by a person 
    committed to a penal institution from being treated as employment; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
    Rogan), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [4MR]
H.R. 563--
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, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [8AP], [8MY], [6JN], [24JY], [16SE], [6OC]
H.R. 564--
A bill to provide for the phase-out of existing private sector 
    development enterprise funds for foreign countries and to prohibit 
    the establishment of, or the support for, new private sector 
    development enterprise funds, 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. TRAFICANT, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [8AP]
H.R. 565--
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, [4FE]
H.R. 566--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide annual 
    and other opportunities for individuals enrolled under a Medicare-
    select policy to change to a medigap policy without prejudice; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BENTSEN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Green, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stark, and Mrs. 
    Thurman), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [15AP], [24AP], [1MY]
H.R. 567--
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. COBLE, [4FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-199), [24JY]
H.R. 568--
A bill to secure the voting rights of former felons who have been 
    released from incarceration; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS, [4FE]
H.R. 569--
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 Mrs. FOWLER, [4FE]
H.R. 570--
A bill to make appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for a plant genetic 
    conservation program; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP]
H.R. 571--
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 Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [4FE]
H.R. 572--
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 Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [4FE]
H.R. 573--
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, [4FE]
H.R. 574--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for less 
    restrictive standards for naturalization as a citizen of the United 
    States for certain categories of persons; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Torres, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Olver, and 
    Mr. Jefferson), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [27FE], [20MR], [8AP], [30AP], [26JN]
H.R. 575--
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, [4FE]
H.R. 576--
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, [4FE]
H.R. 577--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    treatment of severe spinal cord injury equivalent to the treatment 
    of blindness in determining whether earnings derived from services 
    demonstrate an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [11MR], [13MR], [20MR], [8AP], [23AP], [6MY]
H.R. 578--
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, [4FE]
H.R. 579--
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, [4FE]
H.R. 580--
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, [4FE]
H.R. 581--
A bill to amend Public Law 104-208 to provide that the President may 
    make funds appropriated for population planning and other population 
    assistance available on March 1, 1997, subject to restrictions on 
    assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote 
    abortions; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Hyde), 
    [4FE]
  Passed House, [13FE]
H.R. 582--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to correct 
    beneficiary overcharges for hospital outpatient department services 
    and to provide for prospective payment for such services and to 
    eliminate the formula-driven overpayments for certain hospital 
    outpatient 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. STARK (for himself and Mr. Coyne), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [20MR]
H.R. 583--
A bill for the relief of David R.W. Light; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. McNULTY, [4FE]
H.R. 584--
A bill for the relief of John Wesley Davis; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. WYNN, [4FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-87), [5MY]
  Passed House amended, [15JY]
  Passed Senate, [31JY]
  Presented to the President (August 1, 1997)
  Approved [Private Law 105-2] (signed August 11, 1997)
H.R. 585--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    prospective payment under the Medicare Program for inpatient 
    services of rehabilitation hospitals and units based on discharges 
    classified by functional-related groups; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Saxton, 
    Mr. Stark, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Traficant), [5FE]
H.R. 586--
A bill to prohibit the restriction of certain types of medical 
    communications between a health care provider and a patient; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce, 
    for a period to be 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, Mr. Markey, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
    Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
    Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, 
    Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Green, Mr. Green

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    wood, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Houghton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
    Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Latham, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Myrick, 
    Mr. Nadler, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Porter, Mr. Poshard, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Saxton, 
    Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Skeen, Ms. Slaughter, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
    Tauzin, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
    Wise, and Ms. Woolsey), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [12FE], [13FE], [25FE], [26FE], [27FE], 
    [4MR], [5MR], [6MR], [11MR], [12MR], [13MR], [18MR], [20MR], [21MR], 
    [8AP], [10AP], [15AP], [17AP], [24AP], [30AP], [1MY], [7MY], [8MY], 
    [15MY], [5JN], [18JN], [26JN], [9JY], [10JY], [4SE], [24SE], [21OC], 
    [7NO], [9NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [21MR]
H.R. 587--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate tax 
    subsidies for ethanol fuel; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BENTSEN, [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [20MR], [8AP], [24AP], [15MY]
H.R. 588--
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to create a new category 
    of long-distance trails to be known as national discovery trails, to 
    authorize the American Discovery Trail as the first trail in that 
    category, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Costello, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Pickett, Mr. McIntosh, 
    Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Evans, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, 
    Mr. Hefley, Mr. Frost, Mr. Mollohan, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
    Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
    Fazio of California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett 
    of Nebraska, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Mr. Weller, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Leach, Mrs. 
    Tauscher, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Hinchey), 
    [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [27FE], [14AP], [5JN], [8OC]
H.R. 589--
A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Ms. Harman, Mr. Horn, Mr. White, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Packard, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. 
    Dreier), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [20MR], [15AP], [1MY], [7MY]
H.R. 590--
A bill to amend the act of September 30, 1961, to limit the antitrust 
    exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by leagues of 
    professional sports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Farr of California, 
    and Mr. Traficant), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [20MR], [1MY], [19JN], [16JY], [23SE], 
    [7OC], [21OC], [13NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [13MY]
H.R. 591--
A bill to require the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary 
    of the Treasury to develop and implement measures to eliminate and 
    prevent mismatching of earnings information maintained by the Social 
    Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service resulting 
    in underpayment of Social Security benefits; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Torres, and Mr. Waxman), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [8OC], [4NO]
H.R. 592--
A bill to establish a priority in the disposal of real property 
    resulting from the closure or realignment of military installations 
    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, [5FE]
H.R. 593--
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
    1985 to provide for a sequestration of all budgetary accounts for 
    fiscal year 1998, except Social Security, Federal retirement, and 
    interest on the debt, equal to 5 percent of the OMB baseline; to the 
    Committee on the Budget.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [5FE]
H.R. 594--
A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats 
    used by research facilities are obtained legally; to the Committee 
    on Agriculture.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Goss, Mr. Calvert, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Shays, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Yates, Mr. Herger, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Miller of California, and Ms. Furse), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [16MY], [11JN], [9JY], [5SE], [24SE], 
    [28OC], [13NO]
H.R. 595--
A bill to designate the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 
    475 Mulberry Street in Macon, Georgia, as the ``William Augustus 
    Bootle Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. CHAMBLISS, [5FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-233), [31JY]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [29SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
H.R. 596--
A bill to prohibit further extension or establishment of any national 
    monument without an express act of Congress; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. 
    Smith of Oregon), [5FE]
H.R. 597--
A bill to prohibit further extension or establishment of any national 
    monument in Idaho without full public participation and an express 
    act of Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. 
    Smith of Oregon), [5FE]
H.R. 598--
A bill to provide for certain military retirees and dependents a special 
    Medicare part B enrollment period during which the late enrollment 
    penalty is waived and a special medigap open enrollment period 
    during which no underwriting is permitted; 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. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Scarborough), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [4MR], [6MR], [18MR], [19MR], [20MR], 
    [23AP], [24AP], [1MY], [8MY], [13MY], [20MY], [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], 
    [17JN], [31JY], [8SE], [17SE], [26SE], [30SE]
H.R. 599--
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. Lipinski, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Sabo, Mr. Dellums, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Sanders), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [30JY]
H.R. 600--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of Federal election campaigns, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on House Oversight; Ways and Means; 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. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Fazio of California, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
    Borski, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cramer, 
    Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
    Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-
    Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
    Mascara, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
    Minge, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Spratt, 
    Mr. Torres, Mr. Vento, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
    Dingell, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. DeFazio, and Mrs. Meek of Florida), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [13FE], [25FE], [6MR], [12MR], [20MR], 
    [9AP], [17JY], [25SE], [30SE], [6OC]
  Removal of cosponsors, [12MR], [8NO]
H.R. 601--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit local 
    educational agencies to waive the reimbursement of the agency 
    otherwise required for an alien to be accorded nonimmigrant status 
    to study at a public secondary school administered by the agency; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN]
H.R. 602--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the 
    Attorney General to provide for special consideration concerning the 
    English language requirements with respect to the naturalization of 
    individuals over 65 years of age; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [11JN]
H.R. 603--
A bill to prohibit Federal subsidies for the Tennessee Valley Authority 
    after fiscal year 1998; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Meehan), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [19MR], [8AP], [17AP], [15MY], [12NO]
H.R. 604--
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. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Berman, Mr. McCollum, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Clement, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Underwood, and 
    Mr. Owens), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [13FE], [8AP], [8MY], [16MY], [26JN]
H.R. 605--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that 
    certain school bus contractors and drivers are not employees; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland), [5FE]

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H.R. 606--
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 Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. Boucher), [5FE]
H.R. 607--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to require notice of 
    cancellation rights with respect to private mortgage insurance which 
    is required by creditor as a condition for entering into a 
    residential mortgage transaction, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Calvert, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Boucher, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Frost), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [13FE], [27FE], [5MR], [11MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-55), [16AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [16AP]
  Passed Senate amended, [13NO]
H.R. 608--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Marion 
    National Fish Hatchery and the Claude Harris National Aquacultural 
    Research Center to the State of Alabama; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. HILLIARD, [5FE]
H.R. 609--
A bill to make improvements in the Black Lung Benefits Act; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Mascara, 
    Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Wise), [5FE]
H.R. 610--
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 (for herself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Ms. 
    Slaughter), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [20MR], [31JY], [5SE], [18SE], [29SE]
H.R. 611--
A bill to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas; to the Committee 
    on National Security.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Lowey, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Stark, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Mink 
    of Hawaii, Mr. Markey, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Klug, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Shays, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Borski, Mr. Evans, Mr. Minge, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Baldacci, 
    Mr. Sanders, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Towns, 
    Mr. Engel, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. Hall of Ohio), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [20MR], [10AP], [24AP], [8MY], [15MY], 
    [5JN], [12JN], [19JN], [11JY], [15JY], [22JY], [3SE], [1OC], [30OC], 
    [8NO]
H.R. 612--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to restore the link 
    between the maximum amount of earnings by blind individuals 
    permitted without demonstrating ability to engage in substantial 
    gainful activity and the exempt amount permitted in determining 
    excess earnings under the earnings test; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Clement, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Traficant, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Davis 
    of Virginia, Mr. Latham, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    Farr of California, Mr. Menendez, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Maloney 
    of New York, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Maloney of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
    McCarthy of Missouri, and Ms. Kaptur), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [12FE], [26FE], [4MR], [12MR], [13MR], 
    [20MR], [10AP], [23AP], [22MY], [5JN], [19JN], [14JY], [31JY], 
    [5SE], [21OC], [5NO], [13NO]
H.R. 613--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 100 Alabama Street 
    NW, in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``Sam Nunn Federal Center''; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
    Deal of Georgia, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Norwood), [5FE]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-232), [31JY]
H.R. 614--
A bill to reduce the number of executive branch political appointees; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Condit, Mr. Ramstad, 
    Ms. Furse, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Baker, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Ensign, and Mr. McHale), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [26FE], [20MR], [15AP], [8MY], [11JN], 
    [23JN], [9JY], [4SE], [22OC]
H.R. 615--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expanded 
    penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement plans during 
    periods of unemployment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Torres, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Canady 
    of Florida), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [13FE], [27FE]
  Removal of cosponsors, [27FE]
H.R. 616--
A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum 
    hospital stay for mastectomies and lymph node dissection for the 
    treatment of breast cancer, coverage for reconstructive surgery 
    following mastectomies, and coverage for secondary consultations; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to 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. Kelly, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
    Mr. Saxton, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Fox 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wolf, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Horn, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
    Mr. Martinez, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Foley, Mr. Shaw, Ms. Granger, Mr. Gibbons, 
    Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Olver, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. 
    Bilbray), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [6MR], [12MR], [29AP], [13MY], [3JN], 
    [26JN], [8JY], [23OC], [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 617--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual 
    health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage 
    for annual screening mammography for women 40 years of age or older 
    if the coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic 
    mammography; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 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, Mr. Lazio of New York, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Yates, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Engel, 
    Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, and Ms. Christian-Green), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [11MR], [24AP], [1MY], [15MY], [18JN], 
    [23OC], [13NO]
H.R. 618--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from using information 
    from the National Cheese Exchange to fix minimum milk prices under 
    Federal milk marketing orders; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [5FE]
H.R. 619--
A bill to prohibit the import, export, sale, purchase, possession, 
    transportation, acquisition, and receipt 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. Shays, Mr. Olver, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Manton, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Skaggs, Mr. Stark, Mr. Yates, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Towns, 
    Mr. Rogan, Mr. Goss, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Leach, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Torres, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Costello, Mr. Evans, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Horn, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Talent, Ms. Furse, and Mr. 
    Payne), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [20MR], [23AP], [20MY], [11JN], [5SE], 
    [24SE], [7OC], [21OC], [28OC], [4NO]
H.R. 620--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    conducting of certain games of chance shall not be treated as an 
    unrelated trade or business; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Luther, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Vento), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [30JY], [24OC]
H.R. 621--
A bill to provide for parity in the treatment of mental illness; 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. McDermott, and Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [5MR], [23AP], [25SE]
H.R. 622--
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 
    Committees on Education and the Workforce; 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. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
    Bunning of Kentucky, and Mr. Ewing), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [26FE], [11MR], [19MR], [9AP], [15AP], 
    [30AP], [1MY], [7MY], [20MY], [3JN], [4JN], [19JN], [9JY], [24JY], 
    [4SE], [4NO]
H.R. 623--
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, [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP], [14AP], [17AP], [24JY]
H.R. 624--
A bill to amend the Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993 to 
    clarify certain requirements and to improve the flow of interstate 
    commerce; to the Committee on Commerce.

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  By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Manton), [6FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-6), [25FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [26FE]
H.R. 625--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
    additional consumer protections for Medicare supplemental insurance; 
    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. Dingell, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Stark, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pallone, 
    Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Borski, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
    Leach, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Miller 
    of California, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Olver, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Mr. Shays, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ney, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Klink, Mr. Rush, Mr. Stupak, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Green, Ms. 
    Furse, Mr. Engel, Mr. Markey, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Boucher, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Manton), [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [12MR], [10AP], [10JN]
H.R. 626--
A bill to provide Federal housing assistance to native Hawaiians; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
    Faleomavaega), [6FE]
H.R. 627--
A bill to establish a visa waiver pilot program for nationals of Korea 
    who are traveling in tour groups to the United States; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Kim, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii), 
    [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [25SE]
H.R. 628--
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, Ms. Harman, and Mr. Frost), [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [6MR], [11MR], [24AP], [15MY], [19JN], 
    [31JY], [25SE]
H.R. 629--
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. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Baldacci, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Allen, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    DeLay, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Granger, Mr. Green, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Smith of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
    Norwood, and Mr. Burr of North Carolina), [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [16AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-181), [15JY]
  Passed House amended, [7OC]
H.R. 630--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the exclusive application of 
    California State regulations regarding reformulated gas in certain 
    areas within the State; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Filner, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Packard, Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. Cox of 
    California), [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [27FE], [3MR], [19MR], [8AP], [15AP], 
    [23AP], [24AP], [7MY], [8MY], [13MY], [16MY], [21MY], [3JN], [12JN], 
    [17JN], [20JN], [26JN], [9JY], [10JY], [14JY]
H.R. 631--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to place the burden on 
    the Secretary of the Treasury of proving the accuracy of 
    determinations forming a basis for certain notices of deficiency; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida, [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [19MR], [10AP], [28AP], [15MY], [17JN], [26JN], 
    [8JY], [23JY], [30JY], [17SE], [26SE]
H.R. 632--
A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, 
    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. CHRISTENSEN, [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [25JN], [29JY], [30JY], [23SE]
H.R. 633--
A bill to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide that the 
    annuities of certain special agents and security personnel of the 
    Department of State be computed in the same way as applies generally 
    with respect to Federal law enforcement officers, and for other 
    purposes; 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 Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [12MR], [18MR], [9AP], [20MY], [3JN], [8JY], 
    [10JY], [16JY], [22JY], [29JY], [23OC], [6NO]
H.R. 634--
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 Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. Hall of Texas), [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [3JN], [31JY], [17SE], [30OC], [7NO]
H.R. 635--
A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to extend the licensing 
    requirements of the act to additional dealers in animals and to 
    strengthen the registration, prohibition, and enforcement provisions 
    of the act; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
    Furse, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Manton, Mr. andrews, and Mr. Farr of 
    California), [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [25FE], [4MR], [12MR], [8AP], [6JN], [3SE]
H.R. 636--
A bill to prohibit fund-raising at the White House and elsewhere; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [18MR]
  Removal of cosponsors, [27FE]
H.R. 637--
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 Way and Means.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 638--
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for continuing 
    appropriations in the absence of regular appropriations; to the 
    Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Istook, Mr. Hansen, 
    Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Ehlers, and 
    Mr. Horn), [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [17MR], [9AP], [16AP]
H.R. 639--
A bill to establish a commission on structural alternatives for the 
    Federal Courts of Appeals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HILL, [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY]
H.R. 640--
A bill to amend the wetland 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 the 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. Combest, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
    Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Souder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Smith of Michigan, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Baker, Mr. McCrery, 
    Mr. McHugh, Mr. Herger, Mr. Royce, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
    Latham, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. Doolittle), 
    [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [27FE], [6MR], [19MR], [20MR], [9AP]
H.R. 641--
A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th article of the 
    amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the right to 
    life of each born and preborn human person from the moment of 
    fertilization; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
    Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
    Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Crane, 
    Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Petri, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
    Mr. Stearns, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr. Young of Alaska), 
    [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [10MR], [9AP], [16AP], [23AP], [6MY], [4JN], 
    [9JY], [17JY], [3SE], [5NO]
H.R. 642--
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, [6FE]
H.R. 643--
A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse to be constructed at the corner 
    of Superior and Huron Roads, in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B. 
    Stokes United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Regula, Mr. Oberstar, 
    Mr. Traficant, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
    Clay, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Norton, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Portman, 
    Mr. Olver, Mr. Filner, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Watt 
    of North Carolina, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Scott, 
    Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Towns, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Mascara, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Lewis of California), 
    [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [12MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-231), [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23SE]
H.R. 644--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    deposit of the general revenue portion of the motor fuel excise 
    taxes into the Highway Trust Fund and Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Pitts, 
    Mr. Petri, Mr. Clement, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Pease, and Mr. Cramer), 
    [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [6MR]
H.R. 645--
A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require the Commodity 
    Futures Trading Commission to regulate certain cash markets, such as 
    the National Cheese Exchange, until the Commission determines that 
    the market does not establish reference points for other 
    transactions; to the Committee on Agriculture.

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  By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of 
    Wisconsin, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin), [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE]
H.R. 646--
A bill to improve price discovery in milk and dairy markets by reducing 
    the effects of the National Cheese Exchange on the basic formula 
    price established under milk marketing orders, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of 
    Wisconsin, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin), [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE]
H.R. 647--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prescribe a 
    salary base for an exemption of an employee for the wage 
    requirements of such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PETRI, [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [12MR], [16AP]
H.R. 648--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from treating as allowable 
    costs under a defense contract any restructuring costs of the Boeing 
    Co. arising from its acquisition of the McDonnell Douglas Corp.; to 
    the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16AP], [28JY]
H.R. 649--
A bill to amend sections of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
    that are obsolete or inconsistent with other statutes and to repeal 
    a related section of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas), 
    [6FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-11), [11MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [11MR]
  Passed Senate, [27JN]
  Presented to the President (July 9, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-28] (signed July 18, 1997)
H.R. 650--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to improve safety at 
    public railway-highway crossings, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and infrastructure.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. 
    Pease), [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP], [29AP], [6MY], [30MY], [4SE]
H.R. 651--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the 
    construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State of 
    Washington, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WHITE, [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-12), [11MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [11MR]
H.R. 652--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the 
    construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State of 
    Washington, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WHITE, [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-13), [11MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [11MR]
H.R. 653--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit 
    interactive computer services to provide their facilities free of 
    charge to candidates for Federal offices for the purpose of 
    disseminating campaign information and enhancing public debate; to 
    the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania), [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16AP]
H.R. 654--
A bill for the relief of Thomas McDermott, Sr.; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. PETRI, [6FE]
H.R. 655--
A bill to give all American electricity consumers the right to choose 
    among competitive providers of electricity, in order to secure lower 
    electricity rates, higher quality services, and a more robust U.S. 
    economy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado, [10FE]
H.R. 656--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    distributions from qualified State tuition programs which are used 
    to pay educational expenses shall not be includible in gross income 
    and to include as such expenses the cost of room and board; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Young, of Alaska, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Riley, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Mica, Mr. Oxley, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. 
    LaTourette), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]
H.R. 657--
A bill to establish a National Center for Rural Law Enforcement, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BALDACCI, [10FE]
H.R. 658--
A bill to provide for the conveyance to the city of Bangor, ME, of 
    unused military family housing located in the city; to the Committee 
    on National Security.
  By Mr. BALDACCI, [10FE]
H.R. 659--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act and the Superfund Amendments and 
    Reauthorization Act of 1986 to clarify the listing of a unique 
    chemical substance; 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. Burr of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Spratt, Mr. McIntosh, 
    Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Sessions, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Collins, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    Borski, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Dan 
    Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Graham, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Ewing, 
    Mr. Coburn and Mr. Barton of Texas), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [6MR], [12MR], [17MR], [19MR], [8AP], 
    [15AP], [23AP], [24AP], [30AP], [8MY], [16MY], [21MY], [4JN], 
    [19JN], [24JY], [16SE]
H.R. 660--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow an interlocutory 
    appeal from a court order determining whether an action may be 
    maintained as a class action; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida, [10FE]
H.R. 661--
A bill to make a technical correction to section 214(h) of the Housing 
    and Community Development Act of 1980; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [10FE]
H.R. 662--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to 
    fulfillment by elderly persons of the requirements for 
    naturalization; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida, [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [20MR], [14AP], [30MY]
H.R. 663--
A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
    Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for an exception to limited 
    eligibility for the supplemental security income program for 
    permanent resident aliens; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida, [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [20MR], [14AP], [28AP], [30MY], [18SE]
  Removal of cosponsors, [11JN]
H.R. 664--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, relating to the 
    installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11FE], [3MR], [8AP], [23AP]
H.R. 665--
A bill to provide for the award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal 
    to members of the Armed Forces who participate in Operation Joint 
    Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard in the Republic of Bosnia and 
    Herzegovina; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [4MR], [21MY]
H.R. 666--
A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
    Reconciliation Act of 1996 relating to welfare and public benefits 
    for aliens; 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 Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. Diaz-Balart), [11FE]
H.R. 667--
A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
    Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for an exception to limited 
    eligibility for SSI and food stamps for totally and permanently 
    disabled permanent resident aliens; 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. DIAZ-BALART (for himself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [12MR], [21MR], [8AP], [15AP]
H.R. 668--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the 
    Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [11FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-5), [13FE]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [25FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [26FE]
  Passed Senate, [27FE]
  Presented to the President (February 28, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-2] (signed February 28, 1997)
H.R. 669--
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 (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Dreier, Mr. LaFalce, and 
    Mr. Flake), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR]
H.R. 670--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit States to impose 
    fees to finance programs for providing air service to small 
    communities; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, [11FE]
H.R. 671--
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, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Petri, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. 
    Luther), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [19MR]
H.R. 672--
A bill to make technical amendments to certain provisions of title 17, 
    United States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE, [11FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-25), [17MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [18MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [30OC]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendments, [4NO]
  Presented to the President (November 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-80] (signed November 13, 1997)
H.R. 673--
A bill to provide for the extension of surcharges on patent fees; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.

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  By Mr. COBLE, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [3MR]
H.R. 674--
A bill to authorize funds for construction of highways, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Hostettler, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Coble, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Dickey, 
    Mr. Norwood, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Thornberry, 
    Mr. Tanner, Mr. Goode, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bateman, Mrs. Carson, Mr. 
    McIntyre, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Bonilla, 
    Mr. Salmon, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Souder, Mr. Parker, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
    Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
    Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Frost, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. 
    Northup, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Archer, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
    Bentsen, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Combest, Mr. Pease, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
    Cramer, Mr. Goss, Mr. Scott, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
    Everett, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
    Jones, Mr. Brady, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. John, 
    Mr. Baesler, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Price of North 
    Carolina, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and 
    Mr. Hulshof), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [27FE], [3MR], [17MR], [20MR], [8AP], 
    [24AP], [29AP], [14MY], [20MY], [22MY], [5JN], [21JN], [9JY], 
    [16JY], [31JY]
  Removal of cosponsors, [5SE]
H.R. 675--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the 
    authority of the Secretary of Education with respect to eligibility 
    standards for short-term educational programs; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [11FE]
H.R. 676--
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 (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Gonzalez, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Evans, Mr. Watt of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Borski, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Olver, and Mr. 
    Sanders), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [8AP], [20MY], [17JN], [10JY], [21OC], 
    [22OC], [7NO], [12NO]
H.R. 677--
A bill to amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to provide 
    that no funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out that 
    act; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Bass, and Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H.R. 678--
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, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lampson, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Regula, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Levin, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Frost, Ms. Norton, 
    Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Towns, Mr. Horn, Mr. Berman, Mr. Saxton, 
    Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Hastert, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Shays, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. King of New 
    York, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Ms. 
    Stabenow), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [22MY], [31JY], [23SE]
H.R. 679--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to exclude beverage alcohol compounds 
    emitted from aging warehouses from the definition of volatile 
    organic compounds; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. HAMILTON (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield, 
    Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. McIntosh), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [23JN]
H.R. 680--
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 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. HAMILTON, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [25FE], [27FE], [3MR], [4MR], [5MR], [6MR], 
    [10MR], [11MR], [13MR], [17MR], [19MR], [8AP], [14AP], [21AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [29AP]
  Passed Senate amended, [9JY]
  House agreed to Senate amendments, [18SE]
  Presented to the President (September 24, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-50] (signed October 6, 1997)
H.R. 681--
A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office building located at 313 East 
    Broadway in Glendale, California, as the ``Carlos J. Moorhead Post 
    Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Rogan), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [29AP], [13MY], [22MY], [3JN], [11JN], 
    [17JN], [19JN], [25JN], [8JY], [10JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [21OC]
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-88] (signed November 19, 1997)
H.R. 682--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assess up to $2 per 
    person visiting the Grand Canyon or other national park to secure 
    bonds for capital improvements to the park, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. KOLBE, [11FE]
H.R. 683--
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 (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
    Granger, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
    Latham, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. 
    Molinari, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Petri, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. Walsh), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [8AP], [20MY]
H.R. 684--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    treatment of funeral trusts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [6MR], [8AP], [23AP]
H.R. 685--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to raise the 
    minimum wage; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. OLVER (for himself, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Sanders), 
    [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [18MR]
H.R. 686--
A bill to extend certain Medicare community nursing organization 
    demonstration projects; 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. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Vento, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Sabo, Mr. Manton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Barrett 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. Minge, Mr. Luther, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. 
    Campbell), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [12MR]
H.R. 687--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny employers a 
    deduction for payments of excessive compensation; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SABO (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Olver, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Towns, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Vento, Ms. 
    Velazquez, and Ms. McKinney), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [4MR], [11MR], [13MR], [19MR], [8AP], 
    [30AP], [8MY], [23JY], [9SE], [18SE], [25SE], [12NO]
H.R. 688--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require at least 85 
    percent of funds appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency 
    from the leaking underground storage tank trust fund to be 
    distributed to States for cooperative agreements for undertaking 
    corrective action and for enforcement of subtitle I of such act; 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. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Oxley, 
    Mr. Norwood, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McHugh, 
    Mr. Skeen, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Klug, Mr. Parker, Mr. Graham, Mr. Deal 
    of Georgia, Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Doyle, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Gekas, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Porter, 
    Mr. McDade, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Bob Schaffer of Colorado, Mr. 
    Kanjorski, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. McCrery), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [13FE], [25FE], [5MR], [11MR], [19MR], 
    [8AP], [14AP], [16AP]
  Reported from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 105-58, part 1), 
    [17AP]
  Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended, [17AP]
  Committee on Ways and Means discharged, [17AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23AP]
H.R. 689--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue full-
    time equivalent resident reimbursement for an additional one year 
    under Medicare for direct graduate medical education for residents 
    enrolled in combined approved primary care medical residency 
    training programs; 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, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McNulty, 
    and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [10AP], [29AP], [30AP], [12MY], [20JN], [3SE]
H.R. 690--
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, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP], [30MY], [31JY]
H.R. 691--
A bill to provide for a three-judge division of the court to determine 
    whether cases alleging breach of secret Government contracts should 
    be tried in court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY]
H.R. 692--
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

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    of Justice employees have engaged in certain conduct; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6JN], [16JN], [28OC], [7NO]
H.R. 693--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the increase 
    in the tax on Social Security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Solomon, Ms. Pryce of 
    Ohio, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
    Sam Johnson, Mr. Portman, Mr. Ensign, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Weller, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Foley), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [10AP], [1MY], [10JN], [28JY], [11SE], 
    [29OC]
H.R. 694--
A bill to provide for a change with respect to the requirements for a 
    Canadian border boat landing permit pursuant to section 235 of the 
    Immigration and Nationality Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LaTOURETTE, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE]
H.R. 695--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm the rights of 
    U.S. persons to use and sell encryption and to relax export controls 
    on encryption; to the Committees on 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. GOODLATTE (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, 
    Mr. Coble, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Bono, Mr. Pease, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Inglis of 
    South Carolina, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Ms. Waters, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goode, Ms. Norton, Mr. Horn, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. McIntosh, 
    Mr. McKeon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Mica, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
    Moakley, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Packard, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
    White, and Ms. Woolsey), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [13MR], [18MR], [21MR], [10AP], [16AP], 
    [17AP], [24AP], [1MY], [6MY], [7MY], [8MY], [15MY], [16MY], [20MY], 
    [21MY], [22MY], [4JN], [10JN], [19JN], [23JN], [24JN], [25JN], 
    [26JN], [9JY], [10JY], [11JY], [15JY], [16JY], [17JY], [22JY], 
    [24JY], [29JY], [30JY], [3SE]
  Removal of cosponsors, [13MY], [24JY], [30JY], [4SE], [8SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-108, part 1), [22MY]
  Referral to the Committee on International Relations extended, [22MY], 
    [26JN]
  Referred to the Committees on Commerce; National Security; 
    Intelligence (Permanent Select), [26JN]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on International Relations 
    (H. Rept. 105-108, part 2), [25JY]
  Referral to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) extended, 
    [30JY], [11SE], [1AU]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [5SE], [11SE], [25SE]
  Referral to the Committee on National Security extended, [31JY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on National Security(H. 
    Rept. 105-108, part 3), [15SE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent 
    Select) (H. Rept. 105-108, part 4), [16SE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 105-
    108, part 5), [29SE]
H.R. 696--
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. ACKERMAN, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9JY], [15JY], [23JY], [10SE], [6OC], [23OC], [29OC]
H.R. 697--
A bill to waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition rule for 
    certain health maintenance organizations; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, and Mrs. Fowler), [12FE]
H.R. 698--
A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office Building located at Bennett and 
    Kansas Avenue in Springfield, MO, as the ``John Griesemer Post 
    Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. BLUNT, [12FE]
H.R. 699--
A bill to guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, 
    merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, 
    and local elections; to the Committees on House Oversight; Veterans' 
    Affairs; 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 and Mr. Sam Johnson), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [21MR], [10AP], [1MY], [15MY], [10JN], 
    [12JN], [19JN], [23JN], [26JN], [16JY], [5NO]
  Reported from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H. Rept. 105-183, 
    part 1), [15JY]
H.R. 700--
A bill to remove the restriction on the distribution of certain revenues 
    from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua 
    Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BONO (for himself and Mr. Kildee), [12FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-241), [3SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8SE]
H.R. 701--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction 
    for personal exemptions in determining alternative minimum taxable 
    income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BORSKI, [12FE]
H.R. 702--
A bill to amend section 372 of title 28, United States Code, to provide 
    that proceedings on complaints filed with respect to conduct of a 
    judge or magistrate judge of a court be held by a circuit other than 
    the circuit within which the judge serves, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BRYANT (for himself, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bono, Mr. Canady 
    of Florida, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Schumer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Duncan), 
    [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE]
H.R. 703--
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, [12FE]
H.R. 704--
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 and Mr. Conyers), [12FE]
H.R. 705--
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, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [18JN], [30JY], [4SE], [30SE], [13NO]
H.R. 706--
A bill to provide off-budget treatment for one-half of the receipts and 
    disbursements of the land and water conservation fund; to the 
    Committees on the Budget; 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. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia), [12FE]
H.R. 707--
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, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mr. McDermott), 
    [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [15MY]
H.R. 708--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
    concerning grazing use of certain land within and adjacent to Grand 
    Teton National Park, WY, and to extend temporarily certain grazing 
    privileges; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CUBIN, [12FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-300), [6OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [21OC]
  Passed Senate, [4NO]
  Presented to the President (November 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-81] (signed November 13, 1997)
H.R. 709--
A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 
    1992, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself and Mr. Gibbons), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [10MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-17), [11MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [11MR]
  Passed Senate, [23JY]
  Presented to the President (July 25, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-36] (signed August 5, 1997)
H.R. 710--
A bill to amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to 
    direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study of the 
    feasibility of expanding the types of projects eligible for 
    assistance from State infrastructure banks; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. DeLauro (for herself and Mrs. Meek of Florida), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [12MR], [10AP], [30AP], [5NO]
H.R. 711--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 concerning the tax 
    treatment of distributions from qualified retirement plans investing 
    in public benefit bonds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DeLAURO, [12FE]
H.R. 712--
A bill to facilitate efficient investments and financing of 
    infrastructure projects and new job creation through the 
    establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Corporation, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; 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 Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of 
    California, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Borski), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [5JN], [10JN], [11JN], [18JN], [22JY], [5SE], 
    [8SE], [5NO]
H.R. 713--
A bill to facilitate efficient investments and financing of 
    infrastructure projects and new job creation through the 
    establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Corporation, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; 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 committees concerned.
  By Ms. DeLAURO, [12FE]
H.R. 714--
A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs 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.
  By Mr. DOYLE, [12FE]

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  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [20MR], [8AP], [16JY], [9SE], [23SE]
H.R. 715--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the campus 
    security reporting provisions to provide for a more complete, 
    timely, and accurate disclosure of crime reports and statistics, and 
    to provide for specific methods of enforcement of the campus 
    security provisions of such Act; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Quinn, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Klug, 
    Mr. Markey, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. McHale, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Andrews), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [11MR], [18MR], [10AP], [16AP], [1MY], 
    [6MY], [3JN], [20JN], [26JN], [9JY], [11JY], [17JY], [24JY], [28JY], 
    [31JY], [1AU], [16SE], [25SE], [30SE], [8OC], [28OC], [7NO]
H.R. 716--
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 Committees on 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. Shays, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    Mr. Porter, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. Herger), 
    [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [26FE], [27FE], [11MR], [12MR], [18MR], 
    [19MR], [20MR], [10AP], [16AP], [17AP], [23AP], [30AP], [8MY], 
    [21MY], [3JN], [11JN], [20JN], [25JN], [26JN], [9JY], [4SE], [24SE], 
    [30SE], [24OC], [4NO]
H.R. 717--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to continue the 
    exemption of certain institutions of higher education serving 
    minorities from default-based ineligibility for student loan 
    programs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FLAKE, [12FE]
H.R. 718--
A bill to privatize certain Federal power generation and transmission 
    assets, 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. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    Klug, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. 
    Solomon), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC]
H.R. 719--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    allow children who meet certain criteria to attend a school that 
    receives funds under part A of title I of such act; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [12FE]
H.R. 720--
A bill to terminate the international military education and training 
    [IMET] program for Indonesia; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [12FE]
H.R. 721--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to correct the 
    treatment of tax-exempt financing of professional sports facilities; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [30OC], [4NO]
H.R. 722--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain 
    small businesses from the required use of the electronic fund 
    transfer system for depository taxes, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
    Chabot, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Barr 
    of Georgia, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
    Snowbarger, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
    Cooksey, and Ms. Harman), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [5MR], [12MR], [9AP], [15AP], [24AP], 
    [30AP], [15MY], [19JN]
H.R. 723--
A bill to require the U.S. Trade Representative to determine whether the 
    European Union has failed to implement satisfactorily its 
    obligations under certain trade agreements relating to U.S. meat and 
    pork exporting facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOSTETTLER, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [20MR], [9AP], [15AP], [24AP], [21MY]
H.R. 724--
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 (for himself and Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [8MY]
H.R. 725--
A bill to amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant 
    Act to provide increased emphasis on competitive grants to promote 
    agricultural research projects regarding precision agriculture and 
    to provide for the dissemination of the results of such research 
    projects; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Bunning of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Latham, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    Holden, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Ney, 
    Mr. Evans, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Pastor), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [13MY], [4JN], [31JY], [17SE], [8NO]
H.R. 726--
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 of New York (for herself, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Carson, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, 
    Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
    Kildee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Rush, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Towns), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]
H.R. 727--
A bill to amend chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, to establish 
    Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a law 
    enforcement officer of the District of Columbia, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. MOLINARI, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [3MR], [21AP], [14JY], [16JY], [17JY], 
    [29JY]
H.R. 728--
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, [12FE]
H.R. 729--
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 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. PITTS, [12FE]
H.R. 730--
A bill to prohibit Members of the House of Representatives from using 
    official funds for the production or mailing of 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, [12FE]
H.R. 731--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the interest 
    on water, waste, and essential community facilities loans guaranteed 
    by the Secretary of Agriculture to be tax exempt; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. POSHARD (for himself and Mr. Goode), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [22MY], [25JY]
H.R. 732--
A bill to authorize an appropriation for the construction of a public 
    museum located in, and relating to the history of, the State of New 
    Mexico; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [12FE]
H.R. 733--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to provide for a review of a decision concerning a 
    construction grant for the Ypsilanti Wastewater Treatment Plant is 
    Washtenaw County, MI; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [12FE]
H.R. 734--
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to 
    require hospitals participating in the Medicare or Medicaid Program 
    to provide notice of availability of Medicare and Medicaid providers 
    as part of discharge planning and to maintain and disclose 
    information on certain referrals; 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, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [20MR], [15MY]
H.R. 735--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title XVIII of the 
    Social Security Act to establish a program of assistance for 
    essential community providers of health care services, to establish 
    a program to update and maintain the infrastructure requirements of 
    safety net hospitals, and to require States to develop plans for the 
    allocation and review of expenditures for the capital-related costs 
    of health care services; 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, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [5SE]
H.R. 736--
A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania); , [12FE]
H.R. 737--
A bill to amend the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 
    1979; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and 
    Mr. Ryun), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [19MR]
H.R. 738--
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, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [21OC], [28OC], [6NO], [7NO], [9NO], [13NO]
H.R. 739--
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, [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [8AP]
H.R. 740--
A bill to designate the national cemetery established at the former site 
    of the Joliet Arsenal, IL, as the ``Abraham Lincoln National 
    Cemetery''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Shimkus), 
    [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [29AP]
H.R. 741--
A bill to clarify hunting prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat 
    under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Stearns), 
    [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [14MY], [25JN], [11SE]

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H.R. 742--
A bill for the relief of Florence Barrett Cox; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BRYANT, [12FE]
H.R. 743--
A bill for the relief of Wayne T. Alderson; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. DOYLE, [12FE]
H.R. 744--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum 
    Pell Grant; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. McGOVERN, [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [16AP], [30AP], [13MY], [22MY]
H.R. 745--
A bill to deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project, 
    and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
    negotiations to satisfy, in a manner consistent with all Federal 
    laws, the water rights interests of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian 
    Tribe and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. Porter, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Markey, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Levin), 
    [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [16AP], [22MY]
H.R. 746--
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. Kildee, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Pickett, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Stump, Ms. Norton, Mr. Archer, Mr. Owens, 
    Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Clement, Mr. Condit, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Rahall, 
    Mr. McGovern, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
    Mr. Andrews, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Hefley, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cox of 
    California, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Furse, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Graham, Mr. Rush, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Wynn, Mr. Filner, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Burton of Indiana), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [17JN], [26JN], [16JY], [4SE], [9OC], [4NO], 
    [6NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 747--
A bill to require notification of the interstate relocation of a witness 
    by State engaging in that relocation, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo), 
    [13FE]
H.R. 748--
A bill to amend the prohibition of title 18, United States Code, against 
    financial transactions with terrorists; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Schumer), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-141), [21JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8JY]
H.R. 749--
A bill to amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation 
    Act to provide for improved notification and consent, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega), [13FE]
H.R. 750--
A bill to support the autonomous governance of Hong Kong after its 
    reversion to the People's Republic of China; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Berman, 
    Mr. Solomon, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
    Mr. Crane, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Cox of California), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [5MR], [10MR], [11MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [11MR]
H.R. 751--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research on 
    the disease known as lymphangioleiomyomatosis (commonly known as 
    LAM); to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rahall, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Ms. Jackson-
    Lee), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [21MR]
H.R. 752--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ensure that 
    persons that suffer or are threatened with injury resulting from a 
    violation of the Act or a failure of the Secretary to act in 
    accordance with the Act have standing to commence a civil suit on 
    their own behalf; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Smith of 
    Oregon, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Kolbe, 
    Mr. Stump, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Gibbons, Mr. Herger, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
    Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
    Mr. Cannon, Mr. Istook, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Combest, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
    Hill, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Crane, Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Ney, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Peterson 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. McKeon), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [11MR], [12MR], [17MR], [20MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-42), [21MR]
H.R. 753--
A bill to require a separate, unclassified statement of the aggregate 
    amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities; to the 
    Committees on the Budget; 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. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Dellums, 
    Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Stark, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Nadler, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Yates, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Olver, Ms. Eshoo, 
    Mr. Pastor, and Ms. Velazquez), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [6MR], [13MR], [20MR], [21MR], [8AP], 
    [17AP], [24AP], [6MY], [8MY], [22MY], [8JY]
H.R. 754--
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. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Filner, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Horn, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mrs. Carson, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
    Flake, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
    Dan Schaefer of Colorado), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [19MR], [17AP], [6MY], [7MY], [13MY], [15MY], 
    [21MY], [4JN], [10JN], [17JN], [18JN], [8JY], [16JY], [22JY], [4SE], 
    [9SE], [11SE], [17SE], [18SE], [23SE], [25SE], [29SE], [30SE], 
    [7OC], [9OC], [23OC], [4NO]
H.R. 755--
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 Committees on Ways and Means; 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. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Baker, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Norton, Mr. Spratt, 
    Ms. Molinari, Mr. Payne, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Regula, 
    Mr. Hansen, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
    Colorado, Mr. Holden, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Ehlers, 
    Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Jenkins), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [27FE], [5MR], [11MR], [12MR], [18MR], 
    [10AP], [16AP], [23AP], [30AP], [8MY], [26JN], [9JY], [16JY], 
    [17JY], [22JY], [24JY], [31JY], [4SE], [5SE], [24SE]
H.R. 756--
A bill to establish a National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation to 
    carry out activities to support and supplement the mission of the 
    President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. EHRLICH, [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [13MR], [21MR], [24AP]
H.R. 757--
A bill to develop the economy of American Samoa; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, [13FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-38), [20MR]
H.R. 758--
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect employer 
    rights; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
    Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Graham, 
    Mr. Souder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Bunning of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, Mr. Herger, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Wicker, 
    Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Linder, Mr. Bereuter, 
    Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Dan Schaefer 
    of Colorado, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hutchinson, and 
    Mr. Nethercutt), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [15AP], [13MY], [10JN], [25JN], [26JN], 
    [10JY], [16JY], [25JY], [3SE], [25SE], [1OC], [9OC], [23OC], [30OC], 
    [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 759--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase certain rates 
    of educational assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FILNER, [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN]
H.R. 760--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual 
    health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage 
    for screening mammography and pap smears; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    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 of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mrs. Carson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
    and Mr. Romero-Barcelo), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [18MR]
H.R. 761--
A bill to amend title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
    Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend the 1-year 
    transition from disqualification for a current welfare recipient 
    while the recipient's naturalization application is pending; 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. FRANK of Massachusetts, [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [3JN], [11JN]
H.R. 762--
A bill to restrict the advertising and promotion of tobacco products; 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. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    McInnis, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts), [13FE]

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H.R. 763--
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. Rangel), [13FE]
H.R. 764--
A bill to make technical corrections to title 11, United States Code, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. McCollum), [13FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-324), [21OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12NO]
H.R. 765--
A bill to ensure maintenance of a herd of wild horses in Cape Lookout 
    National Seashore; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. JONES, [13FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-179), [14JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [22JY]
H.R. 766--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
    comprehensive pension protection for women; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce; 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 Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
    Mrs. Carson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney 
    of New York, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
    Sanchez, Mrs. Morella, and Ms. Furse), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [4MR], [12MR], [20MR], [8AP], [20MY]
H.R. 767--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to 1971 to require 
    candidates for election for the House of Representatives or the 
    Senate to raise at least 65 percent of their contributions from 
    individuals residing in the district or State involved, to limit the 
    amount of contributions such candidates may accept from 
    multicandidate political committees, and to prohibit individuals who 
    are ineligible to register to vote in Federal elections from making 
    contributions to candidates or political parties; to the Committee 
    on House Oversight.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG, [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [6MR], [11MR], [10AP], [16AP], [8JY]
H.R. 768--
A bill to restrict the Food and Drug Administration from penalizing 
    retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with 
    State law; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Martinez), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [13MR], [19MR], [21MR], [10AP], [29AP], 
    [6MY], [14MY], [22MY], [5JN], [20JN], [25JY], [18SE], [6OC], [29OC], 
    [7NO]
H.R. 769--
A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act to 
    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), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]
H.R. 770--
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), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]
H.R. 771--
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), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]
H.R. 772--
A bill to authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
    Agency to reimburse certain State and local jurisdictions for 
    expenses incurred in support of Federal rescue and salvage 
    operations in connection with the crash of Trans World Airlines 
    Flight 800; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Forbes), 
    [13FE]
H.R. 773--
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. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown 
    of California, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Dixon, Mr. Engel, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
    Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, 
    Ms. Furse, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, 
    Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
    Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Rivers, 
    Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, Mr. Shays, Ms. Slaughter, 
    Mr. Stark, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Wynn, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Ms. 
    Kilpatrick), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [19MR], [19JN], [15JY], [13NO]
H.R. 774--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to restore freedom of 
    speech to the Internet and to protect children from unsuitable 
    online material; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. LOFGREN, [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [18MR], [20MR], [9AP], [1MY], [4JN], [8JY], 
    [16JY], [23JY], [25SE]
H.R. 775--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to discourage American 
    businesses from moving jobs overseas and to encourage the creating 
    of new jobs in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Foglietta, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
    of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, 
    Mr. Rush, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Towns, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. 
    Wynn), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [17AP], [24AP]
H.R. 776--
A bill to provide for greater accuracy in the 2000 decennial census of 
    population, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. 
    Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
    Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Maloney of New York, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
    Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
    Thompson, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt 
    of North Carolina, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn), [13FE]
H.R. 777--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a 21st 
    Century Scholars Program; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Kildee), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [29AP], [8MY], [12JN], [25JN], [9JY], [15JY], 
    [23JY], [29JY], [3SE], [4SE], [10SE], [26SE], [1OC], [8OC], [21OC], 
    [22OC], [28OC], [5NO]
H.R. 778--
A bill to ensure that Federal taxpayers receive a fair return for the 
    extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. Rahall), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [21AP], [23AP], [24AP], [8MY], [15MY], 
    [22MY], [30MY], [23SE], [29SE]
H.R. 779--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. Rahall), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [21AP], [23AP], [24AP], [15MY], [22MY], 
    [30MY], [23SE], [29SE]
H.R. 780--
A bill to provide for the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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 (for himself and Mr. Rahall), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [21AP], [23AP], [24AP], [8MY], [15MY], 
    [22MY], [30MY], [23SE], [29SE]
H.R. 781--
A bill to ensure that crop losses resulting from plant viruses and other 
    plant diseases are covered by crop insurance and the noninsured crop 
    assistance program and that agricultural producers who suffer such 
    losses are eligible for emergency loans; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [13FE]
H.R. 782--
A bill to provide for the use of private delivery services in filing 
    documents with Federal agencies; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [13FE]
H.R. 783--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    candidates for election for Federal office from accepting unsecured 
    loans from depository institutions regulated under Federal law, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [13FE]
H.R. 784--
A bill to save lives and prevent injuries to children in motor vehicles 
    through improved national, State, and local child passenger 
    protection programs; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, and 
    Mr. Gonzalez), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [10MR], [20MR], [8MY], [25JN]
H.R. 785--
A bill to designate the J. Phil Campbell, Senior, Natural Resource 
    Conservation Center; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Linder, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Kingston, 
    Ms. McKinney, Mr. Collins, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. 
    Deal of Georgia), [13FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-36), [20MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [8AP]
  Passed Senate, [10AP]
  Presented to the President (April 15, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-10] (signed April 24, 1997)
H.R. 786--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to restore the 
    effectiveness of certain provisions

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    regulating Federal milk marketing orders; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
    Bishop, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Everett, Mr. Foley, Mr. Graham, 
    Mr. Hefner, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Spence, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Tauzin, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. John), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [27FE], [6MR], [19MR], [24AP], [18SE]
H.R. 787--
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]
H.R. 788--
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 nonpowder firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Hastings of Florida), 
    [13FE]
H.R. 789--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to certain 
    exemptions from copyright, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Norwood, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Ensign, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Herger, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Burton 
    of Indiana, Mr. Petri, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
    Ehrlich, Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
    Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    Schiff, Mr. Stump, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
    Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    Spratt, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Collins, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Upton, Mr. Weller, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Crane, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Pryce of 
    Ohio, Mr. Salmon, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Klug, Mr. Latham, Mr. Talent, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
    Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
    McInnis, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Packard, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
    Skelton, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Combest, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Hobson), 
    [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [26FE], [27FE], [5MR], [13MR], [17MR], 
    [21MR], [8AP], [10AP], [15AP], [16AP], [23AP], [29AP], [1MY], 
    [13MY], [20MY], [3JN], [4JN], [11JN], [19JN], [23JN], [8JY], [9JY], 
    [22JY], [24JY], [31JY], [3SE], [8SE], [9SE], [16SE], [23SE], [24SE], 
    [25SE], [7OC], [8OC], [9OC], [21OC], [24OC], [31OC]
  Removal of cosponsors, [18MR]
H.R. 790--
A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to ensure the continued 
    availability of affordable crop insurance for producers whose farms 
    are located in counties designated as Federal disaster areas because 
    of weather-related conditions; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. POMEROY, [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [7MY]
H.R. 791--
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. POMEROY (for himself; Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Hill, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, and Mr. Stenholm), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [27FE]
H.R. 792--
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 of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Herger, Ms. 
    Molinari, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Ney, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. 
    Foley), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP]
H.R. 793--
A bill to provide for permanent resident status for certain Persian Gulf 
    evacuees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. RAHALL, [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [13MR], [8AP], [10AP], [15AP], [10JN], 
    [11JN], [12JN], [18JN], [15JY], [29JY], [31JY], [4SE]
H.R. 794--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Federal 
    Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for public financing of 
    House of Representatives general election campaigns, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on House 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. SABO, [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [30AP], [8MY]
H.R. 795--
A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to prohibit the 
    imposition of certain additional fees on consumers in connection 
    with any electronic fund transfer which is initiated by the consumer 
    from an electronic terminal operated by a person other than the 
    financial institution holding the consumer's account and which 
    utilizes a national or regional communication network; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [3JN], [25JN], [29JY], [30SE]
H.R. 796--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical 
    corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources 
    System; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [13FE]
H.R. 797--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the 
    amount that a multicandidate political committee may contribute to a 
    House of Representatives candidate, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. SCHIFF, [13FE]
H.R. 798--
A bill to prohibit the issuance of new public debt obligations after 
    December 31, 2001; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Neumann, and Mr. Bartlett 
    of Maryland), [13FE]
H.R. 799--
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. SMITH of Oregon, [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-377), [4NO]
H.R. 800--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the 
    governing boards of Medicare national accrediting entitles have 
    public representation and have public meetings as a condition of 
    recognizing their accreditation under the Medicare Program; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [20MR]
H.R. 801--
A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products 
    Inspection Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to permit 
    the interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry when 
    the Secretary determines that State inspection requirements are at 
    least equal to Federal inspection standards and such requirements 
    are consistently enforced; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [13FE]
H.R. 802--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate 
    and gift taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [8AP], [23AP], [24SE], [24OC]
H.R. 803--
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. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
    Latham, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Pomeroy), 
    [13FE]
H.R. 804--
A bill to amend part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
    Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that Federal funds made available to 
    hire or rehire law enforcement officers are used in a manner that 
    produces a net gain of the number of law enforcement officers who 
    perform nonadministrative public safety services; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [17MR], [6MY], [23JN]
H.R. 805--
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 
    in the performance of their border protection functions; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself and Mr. Hunter), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [11MR], [8AP], [16AP], [12MY], [13MY], 
    [16MY], [19MY], [22MY], [30MY], [3JN], [10JY], [17JY], [31JY], 
    [3SE], [9OC], [21OC], [30OC]
H.R. 806--
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 (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lipinski, and Mrs. 
    Lowey), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [15MY], [12JN], [23OC], [6NO], [8NO]
H.R. 807--
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. Shays, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. 
    Molinari, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Borski, Mr. LaHood, Mr. King of New 
    York, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Mr. Hyde, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Minge, Mr. Bryant, and 
    Mr. Graham), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [19MR], [5JN], [26JN]
H.R. 808--
A bill for the relief of John M. Ragsdale; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [13FE]
H.R. 809--
A bill for the relief of Frank J. Notrem; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [13FE]
H.R. 810--
A bill to deter and punish serious gang and violent crime, promote 
    accountability in the juvenile justice system, prevent juvenile and 
    youth crime, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    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 (by request), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP], [23AP]

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H.R. 811--
A bill to restore the term of patents and to provide for the publication 
    of patent applications; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Hunter, 
    Mr. Forbes, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Davis of Virginia, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paul, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    Sanford, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Tiahrt, 
    Mr. Traficant, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, and Ms. Waters), [25FE]
  Removal of cosponsors, [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [19MR], [9AP], [10AP], [16AP]
H.R. 812--
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to enable the Patent and 
    Trademark Office to improve the integrity of the U.S. patent system 
    and to further ensure the validity of U.S. patents, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Traficant), 
    [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [20MR], [15AP]
H.R. 813--
A bill to amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to 
    prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from requiring States to 
    use the metric system with respect to designing, advertising, or 
    preparing documents for Federal-aid highway projects; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Riley, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
    Everett, and Mr. Stump), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [8AP], [10AP], [16AP], [22MY], [3JN], [8JY]
H.R. 814--
A bill to prevent children from injuring themselves with firearms; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER, [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [20MR], [15AP], [7MY], [8OC]
H.R. 815--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Public Health 
    Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
    and titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to assure access 
    to emergency medical services under group health plans, health 
    insurance coverage, and the Medicare and Medicaid programs; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; Education and the Workforce, 
    for a period to be 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. Dingell, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Condit, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Clement, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Levin, Mr. Evans, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rahall, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Ganske), 
    [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [11MR], [19MR], [20MR], [21MR], [8AP], 
    [16AP], [23AP], [29AP], [6MY], [16MY], [22MY], [4JN], [10JN], 
    [26JN], [9JY], [15JY], [22JY], [24JY], [29JY], [30JY], [3SE], [9SE], 
    [16SE], [24SE], [25SE], [30SE], [9OC], [21OC], [22OC], [29OC], 
    [4NO], [5NO], [7NO], [13NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [20MY]
H.R. 816--
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain amenities and 
    personal comforts in the Federal prison system; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [17MR], [18MR], [21MR], [8AP], [10AP], 
    [15AP], [16AP], [24AP], [30AP], [5MY], [7MY], [13MY], [15MY], 
    [22MY], [4JN], [26JN], [8SE], [28OC]
H.R. 817--
A bill to require the appointment of the Chief of the Forest Service by 
    the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; to 
    the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Bob Schaffer, 
    Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hill, and Mr. 
    Radanovich), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR]
H.R. 818--
A bill to require that employees who participate in cash or deferred 
    arrangements are free to determine whether to be invested in 
    employer real property and employer securities, and if not, to 
    protect such employees by applying the same prohibited transaction 
    rules that apply to traditional defined benefit pension plans, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Foglietta), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [8MY]
H.R. 819--
A bill to require annual, detailed investment reports by plans with 
    qualified cash or deferred arrangements, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Foglietta), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [20MR], [8MY]
H.R. 820--
A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to 
    establish standards for protection of consumers in managed care 
    plans and other health insurance coverage; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. DINGELL, [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [11MR], [20MR], [10AP], [17AP], [14MY], 
    [21MY], [25JY], [16SE], [22OC], [29OC], [9NO]
H.R. 821--
A bill to provide for an increase in the supplemental security insurance 
    benefit standard for long-term care recipients based on the cost of 
    living adjustment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [25FE]
H.R. 822--
A bill to facilitate a land exchange involving private land within the 
    exterior boundaries of Wenatchee National Forest in Chelan County, 
    Washington; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [25FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-168), [8JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8JY]
H.R. 823--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the 
    Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes and to suspend the 4.3-
    cent general revenue portion of such taxes during the reinstatement 
    period; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HILLEARY, [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE]
H.R. 824--
A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 717 Madison Place, 
    NW., in the District of Columbia, as the ``Howard T. Markey National 
    Courts Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HYDE, [25FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-211), [28JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23SE]
H.R. 825--
A bill to require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations 
    relating to gender-related persecution, including female genital 
    mutilation, for use in determining an alien's eligibility for asylum 
    or withholding of deportation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Conyers, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Stark, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Jefferson), 
    [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [17MR], [21AP]
H.R. 826--
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 of Georgia, Mr. Baker, 
    Mr. Riggs, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Goode, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hobson, and 
    Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR]
H.R. 827--
A bill to provide for nuclear disarmament and economic conversion in 
    accordance with the 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, [25FE]
H.R. 828--
A bill to require States to equalize funding for education throughout 
    the State; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FATTAH, [25FE]
H.R. 829--
A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
    1949 to prohibit executive agencies from awarding contracts that 
    contain a provision allowing for the acquisition by the contractor, 
    at Government expense, of certain equipment or facilities to carry 
    out the contract, if the principal purpose of such provision is to 
    increase competition by establishing an alternative source of supply 
    for property or services; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. OLVER, [25FE]
H.R. 830--
A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, popularly 
    known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, to require that collections of 
    information that ask a respondent to specify a racial classification 
    or ethnic classification from among a list of classifications shall 
    provide an opportunity for the respondent to specify, respectively, 
    ``multiracial'' or ``multiethnic''; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. PETRI, [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [4SE]
H.R. 831--
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, and Mr. 
    Hansen), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [17MR], [8AP]
H.R. 832--
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, [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [11MR], [21MR], [8AP], [28OC]
H.R. 833--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
    regarding Fort King, FL; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. Stearns, [25FE]
H.R. 834--
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, [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5SE]
H.R. 835--
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, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, 
    Mr. Wexler, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. McCollum), [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 836--
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.

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  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Filner), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [14MY], [5JN], [19JN], [25JN], [26JN], 
    [11JY], [16JY], [28JY], [31JY], [5SE], [9SE], [16SE], [18SE], [6OC], 
    [30OC], [5NO]
H.R. 837--
A bill to improve the administration of the Fair Debt Collection 
    Practices Act; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BACHUS, [26FE]
H.R. 838--
A bill to require adoption 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 Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Smith of Oregon), 
    [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-378), [4NO]
H.R. 839--
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 (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, and Ms. Waters), [26FE]
H.R. 840--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 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. Calvert, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, Mr. Frost, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Fattah), 
    [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [21MR], [1MY], [8MY], [5JN], [16JY]
H.R. 841--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 relating to the 
    unemployment tax for individuals employed in the entertainment 
    industry; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Royce, 
    Mr. Ensign, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Waxman), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [21MR], [15AP], [4SE]
H.R. 842--
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 the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Holden), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR]
H.R. 843--
A bill to prohibit the location of solid and hazardous waste facilities 
    near residential, day care, church, and school properties; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
    Reyes, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Ms. Kilpatrick), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H.R. 844--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the 
    disposition of a firearm to, and the possession of a firearm by, 
    nonpermanent resident aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [26FE]
H.R. 845--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a minimum 
    mandatory penalty for conveying false bomb threats through 
    instrumentalities of interstate and foreign commerce; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut, [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [12MR], [10AP], [22MY]
H.R. 846--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require gain 
    recognition in the case of certain transactions that are equivalent 
    to sales of financial instruments, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut, [26FE]
H.R. 847--
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. LOWEY (for herself and Mrs. Morella), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN]
H.R. 848--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
    the construction of the AuSable Hydroelectric Project in New York, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. McHUGH, [26FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-122), [7JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [10JN]
H.R. 849--
A bill to prohibit an alien who is not lawfully present in the United 
    States from receiving assistance under the Uniform Relocation 
    Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PACKARD (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hunter, 
    Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Traficant), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [11MR], [9AP], [4JN], [23JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-147), [23JN]
  Placed on the Corrections Calendar, [23JN]
  Passed House amended, [8JY]
H.R. 850--
A bill to amend certain provisions of law concerning communications 
    between Government agencies and the Immigration and Naturalization 
    Service; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself and Mr. Gilman), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [8MY]
H.R. 851--
A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow leave 
    to address domestic violence and its effects, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the 
    Workforce; 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 Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mr. Torres, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Baldacci), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6NO], [7NO]
H.R. 852--
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. TALENT, [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [11MR], [12MR]
  Reported from the Committee on Small Business (H. Rept. 105-7, part 
    1), [6MR]
  Passed House, [13MR]
H.R. 853--
A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to study 
    the effect that a tax system comprised of a 10 percent Federal 
    consumption tax and a 10 percent flat Federal income tax would have 
    on the Federal Government and the U.S. economy; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [9SE], [28OC]
H.R. 854--
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.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [26FE]
H.R. 855--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide 
    administrative support and information to States for the 
    establishment and operation of prepaid tuition programs, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [10AP], [30AP]
H.R. 856--
A bill to provide a process leading to full self-government for Puerto 
    Rico; to the Committees on 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
    Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Rhode Island, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
    Green, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mr. Jones, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Fazio of 
    California, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Klink, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Torres, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
    Vento, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Kim, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Engel, Mr. John, Mr. DeLay, Ms. 
    Slaughter, and Ms. Sanchez), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [20MY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Resources (H. Rept. 105-
    131, part 1), [12JN]
  Referral to the Committee on Rules extended, [12JN]
  Committee on Rules discharged, [11JY]
  Removal of cosponsors, [5SE]
H.R. 857--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure the 
    integrity of the Social Security trust funds by requiring the 
    Managing Trustee to invest the annual surplus of such trust funds in 
    marketable interest-bearing obligations of the United States and 
    certificates of deposit in depository institutions insured by the 
    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and to protect such trust 
    funds from the public debt limit; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. NEUMANN (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Souder, Mr. Metcalf, 
    Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Duncan, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary, 
    Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. LaHood, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Petri, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, 
    Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, 
    Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weller, Mr. White, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
    Paul, and Mr. Gibbons), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [13MR], [19MR], [17AP], [7MY], [20MY], 
    [22MY], [20JN], [23JY], [9SE], [24SE], [8OC]
H.R. 858--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot project 
    on designated lands within Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National 
    Forests in the State of California to demonstrate the effectiveness 
    of the resource management activities proposed by the Quincy Library 
    Group and to amend current

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    land and resource management plans for these national forests to 
    consider the incorporation of these resource management activities; 
    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, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Smith of 
    Oregon, and Mr. Faleomavaega), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [10AP]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Resources (H. Rept. 105-
    136, part 1), [18JN]
  Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended, [18JN]
  Committee on Agriculture discharged, [18JN]
  Passed House amended, [9JY]
H.R. 859--
A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate 
    certain regulation of plumbing supplies; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG, [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [15MY], [4JN], [8JY], [10JY], [23JY], 
    [24JY], [28JY], [29JY], [31JY], [3SE], [8SE], [9SE], [11SE], [17SE], 
    [25SE], [8OC], [9OC], [21OC], [12NO]
H.R. 860--
A bill to authorize appropriations to the Department of Transportation 
    for surface transportation research and development, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Brown of California), [27FE]
H.R. 861--
A bill to authorize a farmer or rancher whose bid for reenrollment of 
    land into the conservation reserve is rejected to unilaterally 
    extend the contract for a final year; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas, [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP]
H.R. 862--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a decrease 
    in the maximum rate of tax on capital gains which is based on the 
    length of time the taxpayer held the capital asset; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BENTSEN, [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [1MY]
H.R. 863--
A bill to establish or expand existing community prosecution programs; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP]
H.R. 864--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the centennial of the birth of Marian Anderson, to 
    redesign the half dollar circulating coin for 1997 to commemorate 
    Marian Anderson, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Norton, Mr. Frost, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
    Fattah, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Filner, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Foglietta, Mr. Dellums, and Ms. Slaughter), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [17AP], [13MY], [3SE], [8SE], [12NO]
H.R. 865--
A bill to provide that Kentucky may not tax compensation paid to a 
    resident of Tennessee for services as a Federal employee at Fort 
    Campbell, KY; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BRYANT (for himself and Mr. Tanner), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP]
H.R. 866--
A bill to provide that Members of the House of Representatives may 
    return unused amounts from the Members' representational allowance 
    to the Treasury for deficit reduction; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. CAMP, [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [17AP], [24AP], [6MY], [15MY], [22MY], 
    [17JY], [25JY], [1OC], [5NO]
H.R. 867--
A bill to promote the adoption of children in foster care; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, and Mr. Shaw), 
    [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [13MR], [20MR], [21MR], [10AP], [17AP], 
    [24AP], [28AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-77), [28AP]
  Passed House amended, [30AP]
  Passed Senate amended, [8NO]
  House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment (pursuant to H. Res. 
    327), [13NO]
  Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 17, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-89] (signed November 19, 1997)
H.R. 868--
A bill to amend title XVIII and title XIX of the Social Security Act to 
    prohibit expenditures under the Medicare Program and Federal 
    financial participation under the Medicaid Program for assisted 
    suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing, 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. CAMP, [27FE]
H.R. 869--
A bill to require a parent who is delinquent in child support to include 
    his unpaid obligation in gross income, and to allow custodial 
    parents a bad debt deduction for unpaid child support payments; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COX of California, [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [4JN], [10JN], [16JY], [3SE]
H.R. 870--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
    contracts to assist the Pajaro Valley Water Management Plan Agency, 
    CA, to implement a basin management plan for the elimination of 
    ground water overdraft and seawater intrusion, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FARR of California, [27FE]
H.R. 871--
A bill to provide rental assistance under section 8 of the United States 
    Housing Act of 1937 for victims of domestic violence to enable such 
    victims to relocate; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Jackson-
    Lee, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Norton, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Brown 
    of Florida, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Frost, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. DeFazio, and 
    Ms. Slaughter), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [20MR], [14AP], [17AP], [24AP], [8MY], 
    [14MY], [26JN], [13NO]
H.R. 872--
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. Bilbray, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kind of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Luther, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
    Mr. Stump, and Mr. Vento), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [20MR], [17AP], [14MY], [3JN], [11JN], 
    [18JN], [11JY], [9SE], [2OC], [24OC]
H.R. 873--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to limit Federal authority for response 
    action for releases subject to State voluntary response programs, to 
    provide protection for prospective purchasers of land, and for 
    innocent landowners, 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. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. Klink), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [20MR], [10AP], [23AP], [29AP], [10JN], 
    [24JN], [29JY]
H.R. 874--
A bill to provide that Oregon may not tax compensation paid to a 
    resident of Washington for services as a Federal employee at a 
    Federal hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mrs. Smith of Washington, 
    Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Dunn, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Dicks, Mr. White, and Mr. Traficant), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY]
H.R. 875--
A bill to adjust, and provide a procedure for the future adjustment of, 
    the salaries of Federal judges; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Conyers), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [18MR], [20MR], [8AP], [15AP], [17AP], 
    [23AP], [29AP], [13MY], [15MY], [22MY], [3JN], [11JN], [19JN], 
    [26JN], [8JY], [9JY], [15JY], [17JY], [23JY], [30JY], [3SE], [4SE], 
    [5SE], [9SE], [16SE], [17SE], [30SE], [29OC]
H.R. 876--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    deduction for the 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. Bachus, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Goodling, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Linder, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Mr. Minge, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Pitts, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Riggs, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Scarborough, 
    Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of 
    Michigan, Mr. Thornberry, and Ms. Woolsey), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP]
H.R. 877--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent students 
    called to active duty from entering repayment on student loans; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Saxton, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. English 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Ney, 
    Ms. Slaughter, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Hinojosa), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [10AP], [6MY], [8MY], [15MY], [9JY], [5SE], 
    [21OC]
H.R. 878--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    of employer-provided transit passes excludable from income and 
    require a cash-out option to excludable parking fringe benefits, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Mr. McDermott, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Bonior, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Borski, Mr. Olver, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Pastor, and Mr. Jackson), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16AP], [30JY]
H.R. 879--
A bill to require initial intake screenings and the use of youth 
    development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings, and to 
    encourage States and local governments to use similar procedures; to 
    the Committees on the Judiciary; Education and the Workforce, for a 
    period to 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, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Berman, Mr. Delahunt, 
    Mr. Frost, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Ms. Christian-Green, 
    and Mr. Scott), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [12MR], [18MR], [21MR], [9AP]
H.R. 880--
A bill to provide for a reduction in regulatory costs by maintaining 
    Federal average fuel economy

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    standards applicable to automobiles in effect at current levels 
    until changed by law; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Souder, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Barcia 
    of Michigan, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Levin), 
    [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [12MR], [19MR], [9AP], [15AP], [23AP], [6MY], 
    [21MY], [10JN], [9JY], [29JY], [3SE], [21OC]
H.R. 881--
A bill to establish a medical education trust fund, 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. LOWEY (for herself and Ms. Slaughter), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [20JN], [11SE]
H.R. 882--
A bill to reduce the risk of oil pollution and improve the safety of 
    navigation in San Francisco Bay by removing hazards to navigation, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Stark, and Mrs. Tauscher), 
    [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR]
H.R. 883--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to simplify credit card 
    payments to governments; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Serrano), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [12MR], [20MY], [5JN], [11JN], [8JY], [3SE], 
    [9OC]
H.R. 884--
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 Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Ganske), [27FE]
H.R. 885--
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), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP], [4JN], [25JN]
H.R. 886--
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, [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP], [25JN]
  Removal of cosponsors, [8JY]
H.R. 887--
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), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP], [4JN], [8JY]
H.R. 888--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, for fiscal 
    year 1997, to prohibit the contracting out of certain duties; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mrs. Morella), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP], [25JN]
H.R. 889--
A bill to repeal various congressionally imposed tax exemptions provided 
    to entities in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. NORTON, [27FE]
H.R. 890--
A bill to provide for special immigrant status for certain aliens 
    working as journalists in Hong Kong; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Engel, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Norton, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. 
    Morella, and Mr. Wicker), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [29AP], [31JY]
H.R. 891--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    maximum amount of contributions to individual retirement accounts 
    and the amounts of adjusted gross income at which the IRA deduction 
    phases out for active participants in pension plans, and to allow 
    penalty-free distributions from individual retirement accounts and 
    401(k) plans for certain purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Stump, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Mr. Armey, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [15MY]
H.R. 892--
A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 223 Sharkey Street 
    in Clarksdale, MS, as the ``Aaron Henry United States Post Office''; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMPSON, [27FE]
  Rereferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
    [24AP]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-230), [31JY]
H.R. 893--
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), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [22MY], [3JN], [17JN], [20JN], [26JN], 
    [29JY], [9SE]
H.R. 894--
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), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [22MY], [3JN], [17JN], [20JN]
H.R. 895--
A bill to amend section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
    1968 to improve the housing and 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, [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [21MR], [8AP], [17AP]
H.R. 896--
A bill to amend section 108(q)(4) of the Housing and Community 
    Development Act of 1974 to promote regional cooperation in proposed 
    plans for economic development grants; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [5MY]
H.R. 897--
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, [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [8AP], [23AP], [6MY]
H.R. 898--
A bill to achieve a balanced Federal budget by fiscal year 2002 and each 
    year thereafter, achieve significant deficit reduction in fiscal 
    year 1998 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, for a period to be 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 and Mr. Stenholm), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [13MR], [12JN]
H.R. 899--
A bill to provide funds for child care for low-income working families, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [10AP], [30AP], [24JY]
H.R. 900--
A bill to designate certain lands in Alaska as wilderness; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Yates, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Torres, Mr. Traficant, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
    Borski, Mr. Clay, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Minge, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fazio of California, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Waxman, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Sabo, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Holden, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mr. Shays, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Ms. Furse, Mr. Markey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McHale, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Engel, Mr. Olver, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Serrano, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Matsui, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Berman), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [16AP], [1MY], [21MY], [24JN], [10JY], 
    [25JY], [31JY], [4SE], [10SE], [26SE], [8OC], [23OC], [5NO], [7NO], 
    [12NO], [13NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [10AP], [7MY], [15MY]
H.R. 901--
A bill to preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public 
    lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve 
    State sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands 
    surrounding those public lands and acquired lands; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Pickett, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Ortiz, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, 
    Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Herger, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Bono, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Weldon 
    of Florida, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Combest, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
    Mr. Bachus, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gekas, Mrs. 
    Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Collins, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Largent, 
    Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Kim, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Crane, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Hill, 
    Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Goodlatte,

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    Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Spence, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and 
    Mr. Hulshof), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [18MR], [20MR], [9AP], [15AP], [17AP], 
    [23AP], [24AP], [1MY], [13MY], [15MY], [22MY], [5JN], [20JN], 
    [26JN], [9JY], [10JY], [16JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-245), [5SE]
  Considered, [7OC]
  Passed House amended, [8OC]
H.R. 902--
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. Rahall, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Hall of Texas, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Solomon, 
    Ms. Molinari, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Largent, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
    Bryant, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Cannon, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
    Gibbons, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mr. Kim, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
    Kolbe, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas 
    of Oklahoma, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pease, 
    Mr. Pombo, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of 
    Texas, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
    Smith of Oregon, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor 
    of North Carolina, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Young of Alaska), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [20MR], [9AP], [15AP], [24AP], [6MY], [8MY], 
    [17JN], [6NO], [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 903--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to 
    arbitration in U.S. district courts, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte), [3MR]
H.R. 904--
A bill to amend the definition of State in the Federal Home Loan Bank 
    Act to include American Samoa within the meaning of such term; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, [3MR]
H.R. 905--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that U.S. 
    nationals should be eligible for advanced training in, and for 
    financial assistance as members of, the Senior Reserve Officers' 
    Training Corps; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, [3MR]
H.R. 906--
A bill to provide for a reduced rate of postage for certain mailings 
    that under Federal or State law, are required to be made by local 
    governments; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. McINTOSH (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia, Mr. Frost, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Condit, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. 
    Lofgren, and Mr. Moran of Virginia), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [22MY], [10JY], [3SE], [12NO]
H.R. 907--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to modify the minimum 
    allocation formula under the Federal-aid highways program, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SANFORD (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Largent, Mr. Ballenger, 
    Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, 
    Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Graham, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones. Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
    Klug, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Mica, 
    Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
    Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Souder, 
    Mr. Spence, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina Mr. 
    Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, and Mr. Whitfield), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR], [11MR], [12MR], [13MR], [8AP], [24AP], [8MY], 
    [20MY], [23JN], [25JN]
H.R. 908--
A bill to establish a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the 
    Federal Courts of Appeals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Berman), [4MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-26), [17MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3JN]
H.R. 909--
A bill to authorize certain construction at military installations for 
    fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Ortiz) (both by request), [4MR]
H.R. 910--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require that violent 
    television programming is limited to broadcast after the hours when 
    children are reasonably likely to comprise a substantial portion of 
    the audience, unless it is specifically rated on the basis of its 
    violent content so that it is blockable by electronic means 
    specifically on the basis of that content; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Klink, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Filner, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [15AP], [24AP], [6MY], [14MY], [20MY], 
    [10JN], [19JN], [26SE]
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. Baker, Mr. Barrett of 
    Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
    Canady of Florida, Mrs. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Cooksey, 
    Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, 
    Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Evans, 
    Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kim, 
    Mr. Largent, Mr. Leach, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McHugh, 
    Mr. McKeon, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Molinari, 
    Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Owens, Mr. Parker, Mr. Payne, Mr. Petri, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Poshard, 
    Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sanders, 
    Mr. Sanford, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, 
    Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skeen, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stump, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. 
    Martinez), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [20MR], [9AP], [15AP], [17AP], [23AP], 
    [24AP], [1MY], [8MY], [13MY], [16MY], [20MY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on the Judiciary (H. Rept. 
    105-101, part 1), [19MY]
  Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended, [19MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [21MY]
  Laid on the table, [21MY]
H.R. 912--
A bill to amend section 1928 of the Social Security Act to extend 
    eligibility for Medicaid payment for administration of a pediatric 
    vaccine to all children who are not insured with respect to that 
    vaccine; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BACHUS, [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [19MR]
H.R. 913--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide 
    greater planting flexibility; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Lucas 
    of Oklahoma, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Edwards), [4MR]
H.R. 914--
A bill to make certain technical corrections in the Higher Education Act 
    of 1965 relating to graduation data disclosures; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. McKEON (for himself and Mr. Kildee), [4MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-14), [11MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [11MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [16AP]
  House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments (pursuant to H. Res. 
    145), [13MY]
H.R. 915--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide protection for 
    airline employees who provide certain air safety information; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself and Mr. Clyburn), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [24AP], [13MY], [4JN], [8JY], [4SE], [30SE], 
    [8OC], [6NO], [13NO]
H.R. 916--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 
    requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic 
    services 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. CRANE, [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [15AP], [6MY], [15MY], [22MY], [19JN], [23JY]
H.R. 917--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that the 
    overtime exemption available to employees engaged in the 
    transportation and preparation of fruit and vegetables is available 
    to employees engaged in the transportation and preparation of sugar 
    beets; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CRAPO, [4MR]
H.R. 918--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
    States for the construction and maintenance of highways, to direct 
    the Federal Communications Commission to conduct spectrum auctions 
    to provide funding for the grants, 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. KNOLLENBERG, [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [8AP]
H.R. 919--
A bill to establish fair market value pricing of Federal natural assets, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; 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.

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  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Woolsey, 
    Mr. Meehan, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Nadler, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Vento, Ms. Furse, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Markey, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Clay, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. DeLauro), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [11MR], [18MR], [10AP], [14AP], [15AP], 
    [28AP], [13MY], [15MY], [3SE], [21OC], [6NO]
H.R. 920--
A bill to establish an Office on Women's Health within the Department of 
    Health and Human Services; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Ms. Norton, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Waxman, Mr. McHugh, 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Carson, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
    Furse, and Mrs. Kelly), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [20MR], [9AP], [17AP], [23AP], [29AP], 
    [13MY], [16MY], [22MY], [17JN], [25JN]
H.R. 921--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income pension benefits received by the survivors of law enforcement 
    officers killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Ms. NORTON, [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [4JN], [25JN], [8JY]
H.R. 922--
A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds to conduct or 
    support research on the cloning of humans; 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. EHLERS, [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [20MR], [30AP], [7MY], [10JN], [26JN], 
    [28JY], [8SE], [16SE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Science (H. Rept. 105-
    239, part 1), [1AU]
H.R. 923--
A bill to prohibit the cloning of humans; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. EHLERS, [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [20MR], [7MY], [10JN], [26JN], [28JY], [8SE], 
    [16SE]
H.R. 924--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to give further assurance 
    to the right of victims of crime to attend and observe the trials of 
    those accused of the crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma), 
    [5MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-28), [17MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [18MR]
  Passed Senate, [19MR]
  Presented to the President (March 19, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-6] (signed March 19, 1997)
H.R. 925--
A bill to prohibit the Department of Defense from allowing defense 
    contractors to recoup merger-related restructuring costs from the 
    taxpayers; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Klug, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of 
    Nebraska, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. Jackson- Lee, Mr. LoBiondo, 
    Mr. Evans, Ms. Norton, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Carson, and Mr. Blumenauer), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [13MR], [16AP], [23AP], [26JN], [16JY], 
    [22JY], [3SE], [5SE], [23SE], [13NO]
H.R. 926--
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, [5MR]
H.R. 927--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for appointment 
    of U.S. marshals by the Attorney General; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Schumer), [5MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-27), [17MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [18MR]
H.R. 928--
A bill to amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 
    1959 to ensure that employees have adequate access and information 
    regarding the use of employee dues and fees paid to labor 
    organizations; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CHRISTENSEN (for himself, Mr. Bass, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Whitfield), 
    [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [13MR], [8AP], [17AP], [29AP], [16MY], 
    [30JY]
H.R. 929--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth 
    abortions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hyde, 
    Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Hostettler, 
    Mr. Hulshof, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia, Mr. Holden, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Klink, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Knollenberg, 
    Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
    Mr. Herger, Mr. Crane, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Goodlatte, 
    Mr. Hunter, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Pappas, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
    Roemer, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Cannon, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Portman, 
    Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Crapo, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
    Walsh, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Hill, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Stump, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
    Latham, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Talent, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
    Camp, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McIntosh, 
    Mr. Buyer, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
    Murtha, Mr. Kildee, Mr. John, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Souder, Mr. Barrett of 
    Nebraska, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
    Parker, Mr. Coble, Mr. Bono, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
    Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Istook, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
    Schiff, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. McDade, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
    Barton of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
    Stenholm, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Graham, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
    Linder, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
    Ney, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Largent, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Nussle, 
    Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
    Smith of Oregon, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Everett, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Archer, 
    Mr. Sununu, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Spence, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
    Neumann, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
    Pease, Mr. Combest, and Mr. Whitfield), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-24), [14MR]
H.R. 930--
A bill to require Federal employees to use Federal travel charge cards 
    for all payments of expenses of official Government travel, to amend 
    title 31, United States Code, to establish requirements for 
    prepayment audits of Federal agency transportation expenses, to 
    authorize reimbursement of Federal agency employees for taxes 
    incurred on travel or transportation reimbursements, and to 
    authorize test programs for the payment of Federal employee travel 
    expenses and relocation expenses; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Mica, and Mr. 
    Portman), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [16AP]
H.R. 931--
A bill to provide an exception to the restrictions on eligibility for 
    public benefits for certain legal aliens; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. Eshoo), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [23AP], [26JN]
H.R. 932--
A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, to provide 
    for the appointment in each U.S. circuit court of appeals, of at 
    least one resident of each State in such circuit, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii), [5MR]
H.R. 933--
A bill to expand the definition of limited tax benefit for purposes of 
    the Line Item Veto Act; to the Committee on the Budget.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, [5MR]
H.R. 934--
A bill to prohibit the payment to the United Nations of any 
    contributions by the United States until U.S. overpayments to such 
    body have been properly credited or reimbursed; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Traficant, 
    Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    Skeen, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Barr of Georgia, Mr. Crane, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Scarborough, 
    Mr. Salmon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Herger, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Istook, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Jones, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Graham, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
    Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Packard, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Coble, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Souder, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Bono, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. 
    Hutchinson, [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [12MR], [13MR], [8AP], [1MY], [25JN], [8SE], 
    [17SE]
H.R. 935--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to impose a penalty upon 
    States that do not give full faith and credit to the protective 
    orders of other States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS, [5MR]
H.R. 936--
A bill to authorize further appropriations for the stabilization and 
    repair of damages to the Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge, commonly 
    known as No Hands Bridge, caused by the heavy rains and flooding in 
    California in December 1996 and January 1997; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE, [5MR]
H.R. 937--
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, [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [8MY]
H.R. 938--
A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the period of time 
    within which workers may file a petition for trade adjustment 
    assistance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [5MR]
H.R. 939--
A bill to permit revocation by members of the clergy of their exemption 
    from Social Security coverage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [5MR]

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  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [15AP], [5JN], [20JN], [16JY], [4SE], 
    [11SE], [9OC], [5NO]
H.R. 940--
A bill to reform the Federal unemployment benefits system; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [5MR]
H.R. 941--
A bill to provide for permanent most-favored-nation treatment to the 
    products of the People's Republic of China when that country becomes 
    a member of the World Trade Organization; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. EWING (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mr. Kolbe), 
    [5MR]
H.R. 942--
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; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen), [5MR]
H.R. 943--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide authority for 
    States to control the movement of municipal solid waste to waste 
    management facilities within the boundaries of the State or within 
    the boundaries of political subdivisions of the State; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen), [5MR]
H.R. 944--
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require improved 
    disclosure of corporate charitable contributions, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Manton), [5MR]
H.R. 945--
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require 
    corporations to obtain the views of shareholders concerning 
    corporate charitable contributions; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GILLMOR, [5MR]
H.R. 946--
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 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.Calvert, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Hutchinson
  By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Graham, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Canady of Florida, and Mr. Goode), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [24AP], [15MY], [22OC]
H.R. 947--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 
    the research credit and to allow greater opportunity to elect the 
    alternative incremental credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Sawyer, 
    Mr. Houghton, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
    Camp, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Herger, Mr. Weller, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Gillmor, Mr. Frost, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Price of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
    Furse, Mr. Cannon, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Farr of 
    California, and Mr. Cook), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [19MR], [20MR], [8AP], [15AP], [16AP], [17AP], 
    [29AP], [1MY], [6MY], [14MY], [22MY], [24JN]
H.R. 948--
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. KILDEE, [5MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-351), [28OC]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [4NO]
H.R. 949--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the 
    disposition of a firearm to, and the possession of a firearm by, 
    nonpermanent resident aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Engel), 
    [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [21MR], [8AP]
H.R. 950--
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 Education and the Workforce; 
    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. Dellums, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Serrano, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Torres, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rush, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
    Manton, Ms. Waters, Mr. Owens, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Towns, Mr. Flake, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Scott, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Payne, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Dixon), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [20MR], [16AP], [6MY], [8MY], [3JN], [19JN], 
    [24JN], [25JY], [30SE], [5NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [15AP]
H.R. 951--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain 
    lands located in Hinsdale, Colorada; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [5MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-170), [8JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [8JY]
H.R. 952--
A bill to clarify the mission, purposes, and authorized uses of the 
    National Wildlife Refuge System, and to establish requirements for 
    administration and conservation planning for that system; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Vento, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Shays), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [13MY], [11JY], [22JY]
H.R. 953--
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 (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Christian-
    Green, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
    of Texas, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Mascara, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. 
    Slaughter, and Ms. Woolsey), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [20MR], [15AP], [30AP], [7MY], [20MY], 
    [4JN], [11JN], [17JN], [19JN], [20JN], [23JN], [25JN], [26JN], 
    [9JY], [10JY], [15JY], [5SE], [8SE], [18SE], [26SE], [6NO]
H.R. 954--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the authority 
    of the Federal Communications Commission to authorize foreign 
    investment in U.S. broadcast and common carrier radio licenses; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
    White, and Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [11MR]
H.R. 955--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the 
    deduction of home office expenses where the home office is the sole 
    fixed location of the business; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself and Mr. Talent), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [17MR], [18MR], [19MR], [8AP], [15AP], 
    [17AP], [28AP], [8MY], [13MY], [20MY], [21MY], [3JN], [4JN], [5JN], 
    [10JN], [11JN], [18JN], [25JN], [26JN], [26SE], [7OC]
H.R. 956--
A bill to amend the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 to 
    establish a program to support and encourage local communities that 
    first demonstrate a comprehensive, long-term commitment to reduce 
    substance abuse among youth, 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 Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Rangel), 
    [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [12MR], [13MR], [18MR], [20MR], [8AP], 
    [9AP], [16AP], [23AP], [24AP], [29AP], [30AP], [1MY], [6MY], [13MY], 
    [15MY], [16MY], [19MY], [20MY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committees on Government Reform and 
    Oversight (H. Rept. 105-105, part 1), [20MY]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [20MY]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [20MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [22MY]
  Passed Senate, [17JN]
  Presented to the President (June 20, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-20] (signed June 27, 1997)
H.R. 957--
A bill to abolish the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the 
    House of Representatives, establish an Independent Commission on 
    House Ethics, and provide for the transfer of the duties and 
    functions of the Committee to the Independent Commission; to the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. McHale), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [10JN]
H.R. 958--
A bill to prohibit United States assistance to Mexico for fiscal year 
    1998 unless the Government of Mexico meets certain narcotics control 
    requirements; 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. SOUNDER, [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP]
H.R. 959--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict the mail-order 
    sale of body armor; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [30JY], [30OC]
H.R. 960--
A bill to validate certain conveyances in the city of Tulare, Tulare 
    County, California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [5MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-171), [8JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8JY]
H.R. 961--
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 of California), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [20JN], [22JY]
H.R. 962--
A bill to redesignate a Federal building in Suitland, MD, as the ``W. 
    Edwards Deming Federal Building''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. WYNN, [5MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-229), [31JY]
H.R. 963--
A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on any basis other than 
    factors pertaining to job performance; to the Committees on 
    Education and the Workforce; the Judiciary; 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. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Traficant), [6MR]

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  Removal of cosponsors, [17AP]
H.R. 964--
A bill to authorize the marketing of breast self-examination pads 
    without restriction; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BURR of North Carolina, [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP], [15AP], [24AP], [14MY], [21MY], [11JY]
H.R. 965--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of campaigns for election for Federal office; to the 
    Committees on House 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. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Young 
    of Alaska, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    McInnis, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Rohrabacher), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [8AP], [9AP], [15AP], [16AP], [17AP], 
    [23AP], [24AP], [30AP], [1MY], [6MY], [7MY], [14MY], [20MY], [8JY], 
    [24SE], [30SE], [7OC], [8OC], [9OC], [6NO]
H.R. 966--
A bill to provide reimbursement under the Medicare Program for 
    telehealth services, 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. COMBEST (for himself and Mr. Hilliard), [6MR]
H.R. 967--
A bill to prohibit the use of United States funds to provide for the 
    participation of certain Chinese officials in international 
    conferences, programs, and activities and to provide that certain 
    Chinese officials shall be ineligible to receive visas and be 
    excluded from admission to the United States; 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. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Cox of 
    California, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Lantos), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [19JN], [23JY]
  Reported with amendments from the Committee on International Relations 
    (H. Rept. 105-309, part 1), [6OC]
  Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended, [6OC]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [7OC]
  Passed House amended, [6NO]
H.R. 968--
A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to permit 
    a waiver of the prohibition of offering nurse aide training and 
    competency evaluation programs in certain nursing facilities; 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. EHRLICH (for himself, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, and Mr. 
    Minge), [6MR]
  Reported with amendments from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. 
    Rept. 105-23, part 1), [13MR]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [13MR]
  Reported with amendments from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 105-
    23, part 2), [18MR]
  Placed on the Corrections Calendar, [18MR]
  Passed House amended, [8AP]
  Passed Senate, [30AP]
  Presented to the President (May 6, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-15] (signed May 15, 1997)
H.R. 969--
A bill to establish sources of funding for the certain transportation 
    infrastructure projects in the vicinity of the border between the 
    United States and Mexico that are necessary to accommodate increased 
    traffic resulting from the implementation of the North American 
    Free-Trade Agreement, including construction of new Federal border 
    crossing facilities, 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. FILNER, [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26JN]
H.R. 970--
A bill to encourage the increased use of domestic natural gas as a 
    transportation fuel, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; National Security; 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. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
    Regula, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Combest, Mr. Bono, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
    Sherman, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Sessions), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY], [15MY], [20JN]
H.R. 971--
A bill to implement the recommendations of the Northern Forest Lands 
    Council; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Shays, Mr. Saxton, 
    Mr. Sununu, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Lazio of New York), 
    [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [20MR], [10AP], [23AP], [30AP], [10JN], 
    [5SE], [21OC], [30OC], [4NO], [5NO], [6NO], [7NO]
H.R. 972--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to eliminate the 
    market access program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Portman, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Owens, Mr. Shays, Mr. Doyle, 
    Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sanford, 
    Mr. Olver, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Wynn), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [8AP], [9AP], [10AP], [29AP], [15MY], 
    [22MY], [4SE], [23SE], [30SE], [21OC]
  Removal of cosponsors, [15JY]
H.R. 973--
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 (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, and Ms. Waters), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR]
H.R. 974--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to restore the Department 
    of Defense loan guarantee program for small and medium-sized 
    business concerns that are economically dependent on defense 
    expenditures; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. FORBES (for himself and Mrs. McCarthy of New York), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [30JY], [31JY]
H.R. 975--
A bill to remove a restriction on the authority of the Secretary of 
    Agriculture to enter into agreements with other Federal agencies to 
    acquire goods and services directly related to improving or 
    utilizing firefighting capability of the Forest Service; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. 
    Schiff), [6MR]
H.R. 976--
A bill to provide for the disposition of certain funds appropriated to 
    pay judgment in favor of the Mississippi Sioux Indians, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Pomeroy), [6MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-242), [3SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8SE]
H.R. 977--
A bill to provide for the conversion of existing temporary U.S. district 
    judgeships to permanent status, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Conyers), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [18MR], [15AP], [17AP], [23AP], [29AP], 
    [13MY], [22MY], [3JN], [11JN], [8JY], [11JY], [17JY], [23JY], 
    [30JY], [23SE]
H.R. 978--
A bill to assess the impact of NAFTA, to require the renegotiation of 
    certain provisions of NAFTA, and to provide for the withdrawal from 
    NAFTA unless certain conditions are met; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Danner, Mr. Miller 
    of California, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Costello, Mr. Klink, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Doyle, 
    Mr. Dellums, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Lantos, 
    Mr. Sabo, Ms. Waters, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Obey, Mr. Vento, 
    Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rush, Mr. Clay, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
    Bono, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Tiahrt), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [9AP], [10AP], [15AP], [23AP], [6MY], 
    [16MY], [5JN], [18JN], [23JN], [8JY], [15JY], [4SE], [8SE], [18SE], 
    [24SE]
H.R. 979--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    of private activity which may be issued in each State, and to index 
    such amount for inflation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Lazio of New York), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [20MR], [8AP], [15AP], [23AP], [1MY], 
    [13MY], [20MY], [22MY], [3JN], [19JN], [10JY], [22JY], [10SE], 
    [17SE], [26SE], [7OC], [22OC], [23OC], [28OC], [29OC], [30OC], 
    [4NO], [6NO], [9NO], [12NO]
H.R. 980--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect the speech 
    and association rights of students attending institutions of higher 
    education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON (for himself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Mica, Mr. Tiahrt, and 
    Mr. Sensenbrenner), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [20MY]
H.R. 981--
A bill to provide for a national standard to prohibit the operation of 
    motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [20MR], [8AP], [10AP], [16AP], [30AP], 
    [16MY], [5JN], [19JN], [26JN], [9JY], [17JY], [25JY], [1AU], [4SE], 
    [10SE], [16SE], [9OC], [21OC], [28OC], [30OC], [6NO]
H.R. 982--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for a national 
    minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor vehicle while 
    under the influence of alcohol; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [20MR], [16AP], [5JN], [19JN], [26JN], 
    [17JY], [1AU], [4SE]
H.R. 983--
A bill to amend certain Federal civil rights statutes to prevent the 
    involuntary application of arbitration to claims that arise from 
    unlawful employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, 
    sex, national origin, age, or disability, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Education and the Workforce; 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. MARKEY (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
    Furse, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Berman, Mr. Olver, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Vento, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Flake, Mr. Stark, Mr. Rush, 
    Mr. Nadler, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, and 
    Ms. Norton), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [18MR], [21MR], [8AP], [15AP], [23AP], 
    [24AP], [30AP], [14MY], [10JN], [12JN], [19JN], [11JY], [17JY], 
    [22JY], [24JY], [28JY], [4SE], [26SE], [7OC], [9OC], [22OC], [28OC], 
    [13NO]
H.R. 984--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for contributions to individual investment accounts, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McCRERY, [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP]
H.R. 985--
A bill to provide for the expansion of the Eagles Nest Wilderness within 
    Arapaho and White River National Forests, Colorado, to include the 
    lands known as the Slate Creek Addition upon the acquisition of the 
    lands by the United States; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [6MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-111), [3JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [17JN]
H.R. 986--
A bill to amend chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, to establish 
    certain limitations relating to the use of official time by Federal 
    employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Canady of 
    Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Istook, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Bonilla, and Mr. Kingston), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [6MY], [4JN], [16JN], [24JY], [30JY], [8SE], 
    [24SE], [22OC], [5NO]
H.R. 987--
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for continuing 
    appropriations in the absence of the regular appropriations; to the 
    Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Solomon, 
    Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Souder, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. 
    Snowbarger), [6MR]
H.R. 988--
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 of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Roemer, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
    Frost, Ms. Granger, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Latham, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Cummings, Mr. King of New 
    York, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Shays, Mr. Filner, Mr. Klug, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Fattah, 
    Ms. Rivers, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    Foglietta, Ms. Danner, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Ackerman), 
    [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [29AP], [8MY], [3JN], [11JY], [18SE]
H.R. 989--
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 fingerprints of the 
    applicant; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. Quinn, [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8MY], [10JN], [25JY]
H.R. 990--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the development and use of 
    brownfields, 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. QUINN (for himself, Mr. McHale, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Porter, Mr. Holden, Ms. Christian-
    Green, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. McHugh), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [19MR], [17AP], [21MY]
H.R. 991--
A bill to amend the Railway Labor Act concerning the applicability of 
    requirements of that act to U.S. air carriers and flight deck crews 
    engaged in flight operations outside the United States; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Borski, Mr. Petri, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Costello, Mr. Filner, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. LaHood), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [18MR], [20MR], [8AP], [9AP], [15AP], 
    [23AP], [24AP], [30AP], [6MY], [7MY], [13MY], [14MY], [15MY], 
    [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [10JN], [19JN], [26JN], [8JY], [9JY], [11JY], 
    [24JY], [29JY], [31JY], [4SE], [9SE], [11SE], [18SE], [23SE], 
    [24SE], [25SE], [26SE], [29SE], [6OC], [8OC], [9OC], [22OC], [24OC], 
    [29OC], [31OC], [4NO], [7NO], [12NO], [13NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [7MY]
H.R. 992--
A bill to end the Tucker Act shuffle; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas, [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8MY], [20MY], [22MY], [4JN], [17JN], [23JN], 
    [23JY], [29JY], [4SE], [29SE], [22OC], [24OC], [6NO], [9NO], [12NO]
H.R. 993--
A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to repeal 
    the National Service Trust Program under which certain persons who 
    perform national or community service receive stipends and 
    educational awards for such service; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Roukema, 
    Mr. Christensen, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Stump, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Buyer, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
    Wicker, Mr. Collins, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Rogan, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Burton 
    of Indiana, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [13MR], [10AP], [1MY], [14MY], [24JN], 
    [9JY], [24SE], [5NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [18MR], [21MR]
H.R. 994--
A bill to designate the U.S. border station located in Pharr, TX, as the 
    ``Kika de la Garza United States Border Station''; to the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [6MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-228), [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23SE]
H.R. 995--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that fees 
    for Internet and other online services are not, and shall not be, 
    subject to tax, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. WELDON of Florida, [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [10AP]
H.R. 996--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the issuance 
    of tax-exempt bonds to finance environmental remediation of 
    contaminated sites; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Crane, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Fawell, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. English, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Shays, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Costello, and Mr. 
    Evans), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [19MR]
H.R. 997--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expensing and 
    rapid amortization of certain environmental remediation 
    expenditures; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Crane, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Fawell, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Shays, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Costello, and Mr. Evans), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [19MR]
H.R. 998--
A bill for the relief of Lloyd B. Gamble; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, [6MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-223), [31JY]
  Passed House, [7OC]
H.R. 999--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for a hopper barge; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. JONES, [6MR]
H.R. 1000--
A bill to require States to establish a system to prevent prisoners from 
    being considered part of any household for purposes of determining 
    eligibility of the household for food stamp benefits and the amount 
    of food stamp benefits to be provided to the household under the 
    Food Stamp Act of 1977; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, and Mr. Stenholm), 
    [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-43), [8AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [8AP]
H.R. 1001--
A bill to extend the term of appointment of certain members of the 
    Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Payment 
    Review Commission; 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), [10MR]
  Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 105-49, part 
    1), [10AP]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [10AP]
  Reported from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 105-49, part 2), 
    [14AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [15AP]
  Passed Senate, [30AP]
  Presented to the President (May 2, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-13] (signed May 14, 1997)
H.R. 1002--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to standardize 
    coverage of bone mass measurements 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. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, 
    Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Molinari, Ms. 
    Dunn of Washington, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stearns, Ms. 
    Furse, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
    Granger, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kildee, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Yates, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Evans, 
    Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Jackson-
    Lee, Ms. Norton, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Manton, and Mr. 
    Faleomavaega), [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [20MR], [9AP], [17AP], [23AP], [29AP], 
    [16MY], [22MY], [17JN], [25JN], [8JY], [10JY], [17JY], [30JY]
H.R. 1003--
A bill to clarify Federal law with respect to restricting the use of 
    Federal funds in support of assisted suicide; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means; the Judiciary; Education and

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    the Workforce; Government Reform and Oversight; Resources; 
    International Relations, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
    Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
    Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
    Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    Condit, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, 
    Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ganske Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Green, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, 
    Mr. Holden, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
    Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King of New 
    York, Mr. Klink, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis 
    of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
    Manzullo, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Mica, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nussle, 
    Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
    Paul, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Petri, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shays, 
    Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, 
    Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Wicker), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR]
  Reported with amendments from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 105-
    46, part 1), [8AP]
  Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary; Education 
    and the Workforce; Government Reform and Oversight; Resources; 
    International Relations extended, [8AP]
  Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary; Education and the 
    Workforce; Government Reform and Oversight; Resources; International 
    Relations discharged, [8AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [10AP]
  Passed Senate, [16AP]
  Presented to the President (April 18, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-12] (signed April 30, 1997)
H.R. 1004--
A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
    1949 to authorize the transfer of surplus real property and surplus 
    personal property to nonprofit organizations for housing use, and to 
    authorize the transfer of surplus personal property for donation to 
    nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families and 
    individuals; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [14MY]
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 Education and the Workforce; 
    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 of New York (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Ney, Mr. Bono, Mr. Barrett 
    of Nebraska, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and 
    Mrs. Roukema), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [10AP], [23AP], [16MY], [3SE], [7NO]
H.R. 1006--
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 of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. McHale), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [21AP], [5MY], [21MY]
H.R. 1007--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
    of Veterans Affairs to offer a loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate 
    mortgage under chapter 37 of such title; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
    Saxton, Mr. Holden, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hayworth, 
    Mr. McHugh, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Fattah, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Pickett, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Deal of Georgia), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [21AP], [5MY]
H.R. 1008--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision 
    of funds in order to provide financial assistance by grant or 
    contract to legal assistance entities for representation of 
    financially needy veterans in connection with proceedings before the 
    U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Quinn, and Mr. Filner), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [5MY]
H.R. 1009--
A bill to repeal section 658 of Public Law 104-208, commonly referred to 
    as the Lautenberg amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Skeen, Mr. Paul, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Doolittle, and Mrs. Cubin), 
    [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [17AP], [24AP], [1MY], [8MY], [22MY], [10JN], 
    [10JY], [24JY], [29JY], [3SE], [25SE], [7OC], [4NO]
H.R. 1010--
A bill to improve congressional deliberation on proposed Federal private 
    sector mandates, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
    Herger, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [8AP], [10AP], [16AP], [23AP], [1MY], [8MY], 
    [16MY], [4JN], [5JN], [24JN], [26JN], [11JY], [17JY], [25JY], 
    [30JY], [31JY], [8SE], [11SE], [25SE], [23OC], [24OC], [30OC], 
    [13NO]
H.R. 1011--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a 
    comprehensive program to assist States in adopting a nationwide 
    emergency telephone number for cellular telephone users, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. DANNER, [11MR]
H.R. 1012--
A bill to make emergency supplemental appropriations, for relief from 
    the tornadoes that occurred in the State of Arkansas, for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 1997; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. DICKEY, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR]
H.R. 1013--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate utilization 
    of volunteer resources on behalf of the amateur radio service; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Klug, Mr. Price of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Horn, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. English 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Klink, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
    Mr. Manton, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [18JN]
H.R. 1014--
A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize 
    public housing agencies to establish rental payment amounts for 
    assisted families that do not discourage members of such families 
    from obtaining employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Schumer, Mr. Stark, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Carson, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, and Ms. Norton), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [8AP]
H.R. 1015--
A bill to rescind restrictions on welfare and public benefits for legal 
    immigrants enacted by title 4 of the Personal Responsibility and 
    Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, to reduce corporate 
    welfare, to strengthen tax provisions regarding persons who 
    relinquish U.S. citizenship, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Waters, 
    Mr. Stark, Mr. Torres, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
    Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Green, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Vento, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Oberstar, 
    Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Brown of California), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [24AP], [29AP], [7MY], [17JY]
H.R. 1016--
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. HEFLEY, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [8AP], [23AP], [24AP], [14MY], [15MY]
H.R. 1017--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal 
    Communications Commission to establish a toll-free telephone number 
    and a computer network site for the collection of complaints 
    concerning violence and other patently offensive material on 
    broadcast and cable television, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Gejdenson, and Ms. Jackson-Lee), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY]
H.R. 1018--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of certain beta 
    interferons and other biologicals and drugs approved by the Food and 
    Drug Administration for treatment of 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. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Olver, 
    Ms. Rivers, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Evans, Mr. Pastor, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Skeen, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [29AP], [10JN], [20JN], [26JN], [9JY], 
    [25JY], [4SE], [16SE], [9OC], [28OC], [7NO]
H.R. 1019--
A bill to provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyance 
    involving the Raggeds Wilderness, White River National Forest, 
    Colorado, to correct the effects of earlier erroneous land surveys; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [11MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-112), [3JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [3JN]
H.R. 1020--
A bill to adjust the boundary of the White River National Forest in the 
    State of Colorado

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    to include all National Forest System lands within Summit County, 
    Colorado, which are currently part of the Dillon Ranger District of 
    the Arapaho National Forest; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [11MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-113), [3JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [3JN]
H.R. 1021--
A bill to provide for a land exchange involving certain National Forest 
    System lands within the Routt National Forest in the State of 
    Colorado; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [11MR]
H.R. 1022--
A bill to authorize manufacturers and dealers of cars, trucks, buses, 
    and multipurpose passenger vehicles and motor vehicle repair 
    businesses to install switches to be used by drivers to deactivate 
    air bags in cars, trucks, buses, and multipurpose passenger 
    vehicles; 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. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Coble, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Frost, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
    Shays, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Solomon), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP], [6MY], [13MY], [5JN], [17SE]
H.R. 1023--
A bill to provide for compassionate payments with regard to individuals 
    with blood-clotting disorders, such as hemophilia, who contracted 
    human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 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. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Archer, 
    Mr. Baker, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barrett of 
    Nebraska, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Castle, Mr. Clay, 
    Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Condit, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Fattah, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
    Foglietta, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jenkins, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Kennelly 
    of Connecticut, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Knollenberg, 
    Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Latham, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHale, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    McKeon, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller 
    of California, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Moakley, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Oxley, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
    Colorado, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
    Sisisky, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Stearns, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Talent, Mr. Taylor of North 
    Carolina, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Visclosky, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yates, Mr. Weller, 
    Mr. Schiff, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Brown of California, and 
    Mr. Spratt), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [8AP], [14AP], [29AP], [6MY], [16MY], [3JN], 
    [12JN], [8JY], [15JY], [30JY], [3SE], [25SE], [8OC], [21OC], [22OC], 
    [29OC], [8NO]
H.R. 1024--
A bill to establish requirements for the cancellation of automobile 
    insurance policies; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [11MR]
H.R. 1025--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    the use of soft money to influence any campaign for election for 
    Federal office; to the Committees on House Oversight
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [9SE], [24SE], [25SE], [26SE], [1OC], [8OC], 
    [9OC], [5NO]
H.R. 1026--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a capital 
    loss deduction with respect to the sale of a principal residence; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PACKARD (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Pappas, 
    Mr. Foley, Mr. Baker, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Filner, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP], [23AP], [4JN], [22JY]
H.R. 1027--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a three-
    judge court to hear and determine any application for an injunction 
    against the enforcement of a State or Federal law on the ground of 
    unconstitutionality, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. PAXON, [11MR]
H.R. 1028--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a partial 
    exclusion from gross income of certain retirement benefits received 
    by taxpayers who have attained age 65; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [11MR]
H.R. 1029--
A bill to protect the personal privacy rights of insurance customers and 
    claimants, 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. TOWNS, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MY], [17JN]
H.R. 1030--
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 W.G. Jackson; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA, [11MR]
H.R. 1031--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the 
    designation of renewal communities, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce; 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. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Talent), 
    [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [1MY], [6MY], [22MY], [4JN], [5JN], [26JN], 
    [16JY], [11SE], [25SE], [8OC], [30OC]
  Removal of cosponsors, [23AP], [24AP], [17JY], [3SE], [8OC]
H.R. 1032--
A bill to prohibit certain abortions; 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. HOYER (for himself and Mr. Greenwood), [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [19MR], [5JN]
H.R. 1033--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide all 
    taxpayers with a 50-percent deduction for capital gains, to increase 
    the exclusion for gain on qualified small business stock, to index 
    the basis of certain capital assets, to allow the capital loss 
    deduction for losses on the sale or exchange of an individual's 
    principal residence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Christensen, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    Ensign, Mr. Collins, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia), [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [19MR], [10AP], [16AP], [14MY]
H.R. 1034--
A bill to approve the determination of the President that Colombia is a 
    major illicit drug producing country and/or a major drug-transit 
    country and has failed to fully cooperate with the United States in 
    its anti-narcotic efforts, and to provide for a waiver of the 
    requirement to withhold United States assistance for Colombia for 
    fiscal year 1997 pursuant to that determination; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. 
    Mica), [12MR]
H.R. 1035--
A bill to provide for modification of State agreements under title II of 
    the Social Security Act with respect to certain students; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania), [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [24AP], [4SE]
H.R. 1036--
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. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
    Coburn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Royce, 
    Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    Traficant, and Mr. Weldon of Florida), [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [22MY], [26JN], [15JY], [25JY], [8SE], 
    [24SE], [13NO]
H.R. 1037--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military 
    property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Crane, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. English 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Packard, Mr. Dreier, Mr. King of 
    New York, and Mr. McCollum), [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [8MY], [14MY], [15MY], [22MY], [4JN], [3SE]
H.R. 1038--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of qualified acupuncturist services under part B of the 
    Medicare Program, and to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
    provide for coverage of such services under the Federal Employees 
    Health Benefits Program; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Filner, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Dellums, and 
    Mr. DeFazio), [12MR]

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  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [13MY], [3JN], [17JN], [24JN], [9JY], [8NO]
H.R. 1039--
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, [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16AP], [23SE]
H.R. 1040--
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; 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. ARMEY, [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [10AP], [16JY]
H.R. 1041--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide grants to States 
    to stabilize and remove large tire piles that are near drinking 
    water sources and sensitive populations; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [8AP], [10AP], [16SE]
H.R. 1042--
A bill to amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 
    1984 to extend the Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor 
    Commission; to the Committee on Resources.
  By By Mr. LIPINSKI, [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [10AP], [29AP]
H.R. 1043--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to temporarily expand the 
    Department of Defense program by which State and local law 
    enforcement agencies may procure certain law enforcement equipment 
    through the Department; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bishop, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Evans), 
    [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [8MY], [25JN], [8NO]
H.R. 1044--
A bill to promote the fitting of firearms with child safety locks; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD, [12MR]
H.R. 1045--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat a portion of 
    welfare benefits which are contingent on employment as earned income 
    for purposes of the earned income credit, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [12MR]
H.R. 1046--
A bill to allow each Member of the House of Representatives to hire one 
    additional employee, if the employee is hired from the welfare 
    rolls, and to provide that, if such employment is in the District of 
    Columbia, the jurisdiction represented by the Member may count the 
    employment toward its welfare participation rate requirement; to the 
    Committees on House 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 Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hilliard, 
    Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Towns, Ms. Waters, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn), [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [17MR], [10AP], [23AP], [24AP], [1MY], 
    [13MY]
H.R. 1047--
A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to improve 
    the safety of handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Porter, 
    Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
    DeGette, Mr. Filner, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Ms. Norton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Yates, and Mr. 
    Manton), [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP], [23AP], [1MY], [3JN], [16JN], [19JN], 
    [24JY], [17SE]
H.R. 1048--
A bill to make technical amendments relating to the Personal 
    Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be 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 and Mr. Levin), [12MR]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 
    105-78, part 1), [28AP]
  Referral to the Committees on the Judiciary; Education and the 
    Workforce extended, [28AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [29AP]
H.R. 1049--
A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide 
    financial assistance to support the assessment, cleanup, and 
    economic redevelopment of brownfield sites, to amend the Internal 
    Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the cleanup of such sites by 
    allowing the expensing of environmental remediation costs, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on 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. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut), [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [8AP], [10AP], [15AP], [30AP], [28JY], [5NO]
H.R. 1050--
A bill to establish a living wage, jobs for all policy by instituting 
    overall planning to develop those living wage job opportunities 
    essential to fulfillment of basic rights and responsibilities in a 
    healthy democratic society, by facilitating conversion from unneeded 
    military programs to civilian activities that meet important human 
    needs, by producing a Federal capital budget through appropriate 
    distinctions between operating and investment outlays, and by 
    reducing poverty, violence, and the undue concentration of income, 
    wealth, and power, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Education and the Workforce; the Budget; 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. DELLUMS (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sanders, 
    Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates), 
    [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [14AP], [15AP], [7MY], [15MY], [30MY], [8JY], 
    [3SE]
H.R. 1051--
A bill to amend the act of June 20, 1910, to protect the permanent trust 
    funds of the State of New Mexico from erosion due to inflation and 
    modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SKEEN (for himself and Mr. Schiff), [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY]
H.R. 1052--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that 
    changes to the Consumer Price Index used in making increases in 
    Social Security benefits shall be restricted to changes specifically 
    authorized by law; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), [13MR]
H.R. 1053--
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to eliminate legal 
    impediments to quotation in decimals for securities transactions in 
    order to protect investors and to promote efficiency, competition, 
    and capital formation; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
    Crapo, Ms. Furse, Mr. Largent, Mr. Ganske, and Mr. Boucher), [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [16AP], [23AP], [8MY], [15MY], [20MY], 
    [20JN], [24JN], [3SE]
  Removal of cosponsors, [14MY]
H.R. 1054--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a national 
    policy against State and local interference with interstate commerce 
    on the Internet or interactive computer services, and to exercise 
    congressional jurisdiction over interstate commerce by establishing 
    a moratorium on the imposition of exactions that would interfere 
    with the free flow of commerce via the Internet, 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. COX of California (for himself and Mr. White), [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [9AP], [15AP], [24AP], [6MY], [8MY], [14MY], 
    [20MY], [4JN], [10JN], [17JN], [8JY], [9JY], [10JY], [16JY], [23JY], 
    [3SE], [24SE], [9OC], [21OC], [6NO], [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1055--
A bill to establish within the National Institutes of Health an agency 
    to be known as the National Center for Integral Medicine, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Archer, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Green, Mr. Rush, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Foglietta), [13MR]
  Removal of cosponsors, [21MR]
H.R. 1056--
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. CHRISTENSEN (for himself and Mr. Weller), [13MR]
H.R. 1057--
A bill to designate the building in Indianapolis, Inidana, which houses 
    the operations of the Circle City Station Post Office as the 
    ``Andrew Jacobs, Jr. Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [17JN]
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-90] (signed November 19, 1997)
H.R. 1058--
A bill to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service under 
    construction at 150 West Margaret Drive in Terre Haute, Indiana, as 
    the ``John T. Myers Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Pease), [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [17JN]
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-91] (signed November 19, 1997)
H.R. 1059--
A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to reduce the 
    cost of credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BACHUS, [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [8MY], [3JN], [10JN], [20JN], [26JN], 
    [17JY], [28JY], [3SE], [10SE], [17SE], [23SE], [8OC], [28OC], [13NO]

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H.R. 1060--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize 
    compounding of drugs and devices under certain circumstances; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Deal of Georgia, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Klug, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Spratt, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. 
    Furse, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
    LaHood, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Miller 
    of Florida), [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [8AP], [15AP], [24AP], [6MY], [14MY], 
    [21MY], [4JN], [23JN], [26JN], [8JY], [11JY], [28JY], [30JY], 
    [31JY], [3SE], [5SE], [10SE], [16SE], [24SE], [26SE], [21OC], [13NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [9JY]
H.R. 1061--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 
    time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs 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. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. 
    Nethercutt), [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [28AP], [7MY], [21MY], [3JN], [17JN], 
    [25JN], [8JY], [30JY], [5SE], [17SE], [8OC], [28OC], [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1062--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to 
    preventing the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus, 
    commonly known as HIV, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bryant, 
    Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. DeLay, 
    Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lucas 
    of Oklahoma, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. Molinari, 
    Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Parker, 
    Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Saxton, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith 
    of New Jersey, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, 
    Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Wicker), 
    [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [10AP], [24AP], [6MY], [8MY], [16MY], [3JN], 
    [11JY], [31JY], [12NO], [13NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [21MR], [23AP], [4JN]
H.R. 1063--
A bill to amend the Webb-Kenyon Act to allow any State, territory, or 
    possession of the United States to bring an action in Federal court 
    to enjoin violations of that act or to enforce the laws of such 
    State, territory, or possession with respect to such violations; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. EHRLICH, [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [13MY], [21MY], [3JN], [10JN], [19JN], 
    [10JY], [28JY], [1AU], [26SE], [9OC], [13NO]
H.R. 1064--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the duration of 
    the pilot program providing for interest buy down authority, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FILNER, [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [8MY], [21JN]
H.R. 1065--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    actual deferral percentage test shall not apply in determining 
    whether an arrangement for restaurant employees is a qualified cash 
    or deferred arrangement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILCHREST, [13MR]
H.R. 1066--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that an 
    individual who receives a passing grade in an examination for 
    entrance into the competitive service shall, if such individual is a 
    welfare recipient, be granted additional points above the 
    individual's earned rating; to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight.
  By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR]
H.R. 1067--
A bill to prohibit the advertising of distilled spirits on radio and 
    television; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Conyers, 
    Mr. Bachus, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
    Norton, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Kasich, 
    Mr. Fattah, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [19MR]
H.R. 1068--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    limitations on the number of taxpayers who may have medical savings 
    accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Costello, and Mr. Poshard), [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [1MY], [8MY], [14MY], [5JN], [18JN]
H.R. 1069--
A bill to permit individuals to continue health plan coverage of 
    services while participating in approved clinical studies; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [20MY], [9JY]
H.R. 1070--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the program of 
    research on breast cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mrs. Morella), [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [6MY], [8MY], [14MY], [20MY], [5JN], [20JN], 
    [9JY], [25JY], [31JY], [11SE], [9OC], [21OC], [28OC], [8NO]
H.R. 1071--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit 
    for employers for certain costs incurred to combat violence against 
    women; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [10AP], [16AP], [24AP], [14MY], [9OC]
H.R. 1072--
A bill to establish a commission to investigate certain policies and 
    procedures with respect to the military justice system, including 
    policies and procedures with respect to the investigation of reports 
    of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, and unlawful gender 
    discrimination; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York, [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [23AP], [10JN], [18JN], [23SE], [6OC], 
    [21OC]
H.R. 1073--
A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to encourage 
    the use of generic instead of nongeneric drugs; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida, [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [30MY], [18SE]
H.R. 1074--
A bill to promote the fitting of firearms with child safety locks; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD, [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [19MR], [17AP], [1MY]
H.R. 1075--
A bill to limit the sale or export of plastic bullets to the United 
    Kingdom; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Manton, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Norton, Mr. Neal 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
    Borski, and Mrs. Meek of Florida), [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15MY], [30JY], [24SE]
H.R. 1076--
A bill to amend the Legal Services Corporation Act to prescribe an 
    income rule for determining if a client who is a victim of domestic 
    violence is eligible for assistance; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
    Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, 
    Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gephardt, 
    Mr. Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, 
    Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Torres, Ms. Waters, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Yates, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mrs. Lowey), [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [7MY], [14MY], [15MY]
H.R. 1077--
A bill to stay implementation of the plan for allocation of health care 
    resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs until the Secretary 
    of Veterans Affairs certifies that the Secretary, in developing such 
    plan, took into account certain medical and nonmedical factors of 
    veterans residing within each region to be served by a veterans 
    integrated services network; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Forbes, Mr. King of New York, Mr. McHugh, 
    Mr. Paxon, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Schumer, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Engel, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Flake, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Houghton), [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP], [1MY], [8MY], [16MY], [5JN], [18JN], [15JY]
H.R. 1078--
A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to prescribe a rule that prohibits the importation for 
    disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls at concentrations of 50 parts 
    per million or greater; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1AU]
H.R. 1079--
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. Bonior, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Spratt), [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16AP], [28JY], [8SE]
H.R. 1080--
A bill to study the high rate of cancer among children in Dover 
    Township, NJ, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [9AP], [10AP], [23AP], [29AP], [24JN]
H.R. 1081--
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, [13MR]
H.R. 1082--
A bill to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Miller of California), 
    [13MR]

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H.R. 1083--
A bill to establish certain uniform rights, duties, and enforcement 
    procedures relating to franchise agreements; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN, [17MR]
H.R. 1084--
A bill to amend the provisions of title 18, United States Code, placing 
    restrictions on the sale of handguns to require a purchaser to 
    reveal if the purchaser is the subject of a court order of 
    protection; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself and Mrs. Roukema), [17MR]
H.R. 1085--
A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain 
    general and permanent laws, related to patriotic and national 
    observances, ceremonies, and organizations, as title 36, United 
    States Code, ``Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and 
    Organizations''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE, [17MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-326), [21OC]
H.R. 1086--
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, [17MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-153), [25JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8JY]
  Passed Senate, [8NO]
  Presented to the President (November 13, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-102] (signed November 20, 1997)
H.R. 1087--
A bill to clarify the method of execution of Federal prisoners; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [17MR]
H.R. 1088--
A bill to reauthorize appropriations for the conservation of the 
    Washington salmon fishery through the purchase of salmon fishing 
    licenses and fishing vessels; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. METCALF, [17MR]
H.R. 1089--
A bill to rename the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals as the U.S. Court of 
    Appeals for Veterans Claims; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frost, Ms. Christian-
    Green, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and 
    Mrs. Clayton), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [19MR], [20MR], [8AP], [14AP]
H.R. 1090--
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. Stump, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, and Mr. Lipinski), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [19MR], [20MR], [8AP], [9AP], [14AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-52), [14AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [16AP]
  Passed Senate, [10NO]
  Presented to the President (November 13, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-111] (signed November 21, 1997)
H.R. 1091--
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), [18MR]
H.R. 1092--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of 
    the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-use leases 
    for Department of Veterans Affairs property, to rename the U.S. 
    Court of Veterans Appeals and the National Cemetery System, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [9AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-47), [9AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [16AP]
H.R. 1093--
A bill to amend the medical device provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, 
    and Cosmetic Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, [18MR]
H.R. 1094--
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 of Pennsylvania, [18MR]
H.R. 1095--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make a technical 
    correction relating to depreciation on property used within an 
    Indian reservation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Rangel), [18MR]
H.R. 1096--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent nonimmigrants 
    from possessing a firearm for other than lawful hunting or sporting 
    purposes, and to prevent permanent resident aliens from possessing a 
    firearm until present in the United States for 1 year; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN, [18MR]
H.R. 1097--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Tinopal CBS-X; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [18MR]
H.R. 1098--
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 of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Olver, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, and Mrs. Emerson), [18MR]
H.R. 1099--
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, [18MR]
H.R. 1100--
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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Goodling, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Coble, Mr. Souder, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Camp), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15MY], [31JY], [23SE], [7OC]
H.R. 1101--
A bill to provide for a project to demonstrate the application of 
    telemedicine and medical informatics to improving the quality and 
    cost-effectiveness in the delivery of health care services under the 
    Medicare Program and other health 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 Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Rangel), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [7MY], [14MY]
H.R. 1102--
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, [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY]
H.R. 1103--
A bill to modify the project for flood control, San Timoteo Creek, CA, 
    to permit the non-Federal contribution for certain costs of the 
    project to be made after completion of the project; to the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LEWIS of California (for himself and Mr. Brown of California), 
    [18MR]
H.R. 1104--
A bill to establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize America's 
    school facilities; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Schumer, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Green, Ms. 
    Waters, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Ford, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Mr. Fattah, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Markey, and 
    Mr. Gutierrez), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [21MR], [17AP], [24AP], [30AP], [6MY], 
    [13MY], [14MY], [20MY], [22MY], [5JN], [20JN], [25JY], [11SE], 
    [28OC], [13NO]
H.R. 1105--
A bill to provide additional pension security for spouses and former 
    spouses, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Education and the Workforce; 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 Mrs. LOWEY, [18MR]
H.R. 1106--
A bill to amend the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 
    to require that any settlement, by an alternative means of dispute 
    resolution, of a claim against the United States for payment of 
    royalties under that act for an amount greater than $2,000,000 shall 
    not be effective unless approved by the Secretary of the Interior; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Kucinich), 
    [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
H.R. 1107--
A bill to transfer oil and gas royalty auditing and reconciling 
    functions of the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of the 
    Treasury, and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, in performing 
    functions relating to auditing and reconciling oil and gas 
    production activities, to exercise all available authorities to 
    ensure the U.S. Government receives all amounts of royalties to 
    which it is entitled; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Kucinich), 
    [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [15JY]
H.R. 1108--
A bill to affirm the role of States in setting reasonable occupancy 
    standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, and Mrs. Roukema), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [23AP], [3JN], [18JN], [8JY], [15JY], 
    [17JY], [24JY], [3SE], [4SE], [9SE], [24SE]
H.R. 1109--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections 
    Act of 1994 to eliminate the special transition rule for issuance of 
    a certificate of citizenship for certain children born outside the 
    United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Berman), [18MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [28JY]
  Laid on the table, [28JY]
H.R. 1110--
A bill to designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord 
    Rivers as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut, Mr. Bass, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Shays), [18MR]
H.R. 1111--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research 
    and services with respect to lupus; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida, [18MR]

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  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [6MY], [15MY], [30MY], [26JN], [1AU], 
    [18SE], [7OC]
  Removal of cosponsors, [15MY]
H.R. 1112--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    preferential income tax treatment of political organizations shall 
    apply only to principal campaign committees, to provide that a 
    cancellation of a loan to such a committee shall be includible in 
    such committee's taxable income, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Yates), [18MR]
H.R. 1113--
A bill to provide that if an employer provides additional leave to a 
    parent for the birth, such employer shall provide the same leave to 
    a parent for an adopted child or a foster child; to the Committees 
    on Education and the Workforce; 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 Ms. NORTON, [18MR]
H.R. 1114--
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. ORTIZ (for himself and Mr. Bonilla), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [15AP], [1MY], [4JN], [10JN], [11JN], 
    [17JN], [18JN], [19JN], [23JN], [26JN], [8JY], [10JY], [11JY], 
    [17JY], [22JY], [29JY], [31JY], [4SE], [5SE], [10SE], [11SE], 
    [16SE], [17SE], [18SE], [23SE], [25SE], [26SE], [29SE], [30SE], 
    [1OC], [6OC], [7OC], [8OC], [9OC], [21OC], [23OC], [28OC], [31OC], 
    [5NO], [6NO], [7NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1115--
A bill to amend the Goals 2000-Educate America Act, to restore 
    opportunity-to-learn standards; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. Flake, Mr. Ford, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Towns, Mr. McGovern, 
    Mr. Fattah, Mr. Engel, Mr. Scott, Ms. Norton, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
    Lofgren, and Ms. Christian-Green), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [4JN], [4NO]
H.R. 1116--
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. REYES, [18MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [29SE]
H.R. 1117--
A bill to prevent discrimination against victims of abuse in all lines 
    of insurance; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be 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. DeFazio, Mr. Schumer, 
    Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bishop, 
    Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    Green, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Manton, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Ms. Roybal-
    Allard, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, and Ms. Waters), [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP], [24AP], [6MY], [16MY], [8SE], [7NO]
H.R. 1118--
A bill to prohibit a rental car company from imposing a fee based upon 
    the residence of a renter; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [18MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP], [14MY], [7JN]
H.R. 1119--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for 
    military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
    military personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Dellums) (both by request), [19MR]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-132), [16JN]
  Considered, [19JN], [20JN], [23JN], [24JN]
  Passed House amended, [25JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [11JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [11JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [25JY]
  Motion to close conference committee meetings when National Security 
    information is under consideration was agreed to, [25JY]
  Change in conferees, [28JY]
  Motion to instruct conferees considered, [4SE]
  Motion to instruct conferees agreed to in House, [5SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-340) submitted in the House, [23OC]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [28OC]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [6NO]
  Presented to the President (November 6, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-85] (signed November 18, 1997)
H.R. 1120--
A bill to assist local governments in assessing and remediating 
    brownfield sites, to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
    Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to encourage State voluntary 
    response programs for remediating such 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. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Borski, 
    Ms. DeGette, Mr. Manton, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Markey, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Furse, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Klink, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Engel, Mr. Sawyer, 
    Mr. Wynn, Mr. Green, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
    Rivers, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Olver, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Doyle, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gordon, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wise, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Lowey, 
    Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Rangel), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [17AP], [24AP], [13MY], [16MY], [22MY], 
    [10JN], [18JN], [19JN], [10JY]
H.R. 1121--
A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to clarify existing law and 
    ratify the longstanding policy of the National Credit Union 
    Administration Board with regard to field of membership of Federal 
    credit unions and to repeal the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, 
    and to provide for a reduced tax rate for qualified community 
    lenders; 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 Mr. PAUL, [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H.R. 1122--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth 
    abortions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [19MR]
  Passed House, [20MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [20MY]
  House agreed to Senate amendments, [8OC]
  Presented to the President (October 9, 1997)
  Presidential veto, [10OC]
  Presidential veto referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, [21OC]
H.R. 1123--
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. ACKERMAN, [19MR]
H.R. 1124--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that no 
    capital gains tax shall apply to individuals or corporations; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, and Mr. Hayworth), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [4JN], [10JY]
H.R. 1125--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that amounts 
    collected with respect to the provisions of health care at a 
    Department of Veterans Affairs medical center may be retained by 
    that medical center; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Klink, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Houghton), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [29AP], [8MY], [16JY]
H.R. 1126--
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 Secretary of Veterans 
    Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Goode, Mr. Adam Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Frost, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Vento, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Regula, and 
    Mr. Underwood), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [8AP], [9AP], [14AP], [15AP], [16AP], 
    [23AP], [28AP], [1MY], [6MY], [19MY], [20MY], [21MY], [30MY], [3JN], 
    [5JN], [10JN], [16JN], [17JN], [18JN], [21JN], [8JY], [10JY], 
    [14JY], [15JY], [16JY], [22JY], [23JY], [24JY], [31JY], [3SE], 
    [16SE], [17SE], [18SE], [22SE], [24SE], [26SE], [30SE], [2OC], 
    [6OC], [21OC], [28OC], [31OC], [4NO], [6NO], [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1127--
A bill to amend the Antiquities Act to require an Act of Congress and 
    the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature for the 
    establishment by the President of national monuments in excess of 
    5,000 acres; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Cook), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [18JN]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-191), [21JY]
  Considered, [6OC]
  Passed House amended, [7OC]
H.R. 1128--
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 (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
    Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Harman, Mr. Clement, Mrs. Meek 
    of Florida, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Flake, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Gordon, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, and Mr. Skeen), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [17JY]
H.R. 1129--
A bill to establish a program to provide assistance for programs of 
    credit and other assistance for microenterprises in developing 
    countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
    Colorado, Mr. Torres, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Filner, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Meehan, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Payne, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
    Dellums, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Vento, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Levin, and Mr. 
    McDermott), [19MR]

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  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [8AP], [15AP], [1MY], [15MY], [21MY], 
    [22MY], [5JN], [11JN], [26JN], [16JY], [30JY], [31JY], [5SE], 
    [11SE], [30SE], [7OC], [21OC], [6NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9NO]
H.R. 1130--
A bill to provide for retirement savings and security, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the 
    Workforce; Government Reform and Oversight; 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. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. Kennelly 
    of Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Delahunt, 
    Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
    Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sabo 
    Mr. Borski, Mr. Wise, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Olver, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Filner, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    Sandlin, and Mr. Underwood), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [8AP], [9AP], [10AP], [15AP], [17AP], 
    [23AP], [29AP], [6MY], [8MY], [13MY], [29JY], [4SE], [23OC], [30OC]
H.R. 1131--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to make funds available 
    for surface transportation projects on roads functionally classified 
    as local or rural minor collectors, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [19MR]
H.R. 1132--
A bill to limit U.S. military assistance and arms transfers to the 
    Government of Indonesia; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Berman, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. Hall of Ohio), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16AP], [24AP], [6MY], [21MY], [3SE], [13NO]
H.R. 1133--
A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
    Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide exceptions for mentally 
    disabled aliens from provisions which restrict welfare and public 
    benefits for aliens; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Agriculture; 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. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [19MR]
H.R. 1134--
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 of Connecticut, Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McCrery, 
    Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Christian-Green, 
    Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Vento, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Wolf), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [10AP], [16AP], [17AP], [23AP], [29AP], 
    [6MY], [7MY], [14MY], [15MY], [22MY], [3JN], [4JN], [10JN], [11JN], 
    [18JN], [24JN], [9JY], [16JY], [29JY], [3SE], [16SE], [28OC], [12NO]
H.R. 1135--
A bill to provide for the protection of farmland at the Point Reyes 
    National Seashore, 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 Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself and Mr. Gilchrest), [19MR]
H.R. 1136--
A bill for the relief of Leland E. Person; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI, [19MR]
H.R. 1137--
A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products 
    Inspection Act to permit the movement in interstate commerce of meat 
    and poultry products that satisfy State inspection requirements that 
    are at least equal to Federal inspection standards; to the Committee 
    on Agriculture.
  By Mr. THUNE, [20MR]
H.R. 1138--
A bill to prohibit the conveyance, directly or indirectly, of property 
    at Naval Station, Long Beach, CA, to a commercial shipping company 
    owned or controlled by a foreign country; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
    Mr. Bono, and Mr. Solomon), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [8AP], [16AP], [21MY], [19JN], [9JY], [12NO]
H.R. 1139--
A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require 
    individuals applying to register to vote in elections for Federal 
    office to produce actual proof of citizenship and to permit States 
    to require individuals to produce a photographic identification in 
    order to vote in an election for Federal office; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. TAUZIN, [20MR]
H.R. 1140--
A bill to require prior congressional approval before the United States 
    supports the admission of the People's Republic of China into the 
    World Trade Organization, and to provide for the withdrawal of the 
    United States from the World Trade Organization if China is accepted 
    into the WTO without the support of the United States; 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, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Miller of California, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Levin, Mr. Obey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Ms. Norton, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Stearns, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Payne, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Torres, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [8AP], [15AP], [29AP], [1MY], [4JN], [10JN], 
    [12JN], [28JY], [29JY], [30JY], [12NO]
H.R. 1141--
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 and to restrict the fares 
    charged by air carriers for air transportation provided to children 
    under 3 years of age; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO, [20MR]
H.R. 1142--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Securities 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 Education and the Workforce; 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 of New York (for herself, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Norton, and 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN]
H.R. 1143--
A bill for the relief of Mary M. Mertz; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. VENTO, [20MR]
H.R. 1144--
A bill to amend the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to 
    revise and extend programs providing urgently needed assistance for 
    the homeless, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. VENTO, [20MR]
H.R. 1145--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, 
    to provide clarification for the deductibility of expenses incurred 
    by a taxpayer in connection with the business use of the home, to 
    clarify the standards used for determining that certain individuals 
    are not employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
    Portman, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Pappas, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Ehrlich, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hill, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Jones, and Mr. McIntosh), 
    [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY], [22MY], [24JN]
H.R. 1146--
A bill to provide for complete withdrawal of the United States from the 
    United Nations; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PAUL, [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP], [30AP], [5MY], [13MY], [20MY], [5JN], 
    [16JN], [17JN], [29OC], [6NO], [7NO]
H.R. 1147--
A bill to repeal the prohibitions relating to semiautomatic firearms and 
    large capacity ammunition feeding devices; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. PAUL, [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [24AP], [13MY], [17JN], [18JN], [23JN], 
    [26JN], [9JY], [16JY], [22JY], [4SE], [9SE], [25SE], [6OC], [21OC], 
    [28OC], [29OC], [6NO]
H.R. 1148--
A bill to authorize expenditures for fiscal year 1998 for the operation 
    and maintenance of the Panama Canal, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. BATEMAN (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie) (both by request), 
    [20MR]
H.R. 1149--
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. BILIRAKIS, [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MY]
H.R. 1150--
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, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. Levin, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Cardin, 
    Mr. Ensign, Mr. Camp, Mr. Collins, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Weller, and Ms. Dunn of Washington), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR]
H.R. 1151--
A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to clarify existing law and 
    ratify the longstanding policy of the National Credit Union 
    Administration Board with regard to field of membership of Federal 
    credit unions; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Brown 
    of California, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
    Dingell, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Livingston, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Yates, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Hinchey, and Mr. Cardin), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [23AP], [6MY], [8MY], [16MY], [22MY], [5JN], 
    [9JY], [11JY], [17JY], [24JY], [30JY], [4SE], [5SE], [18SE], [25SE], 
    [2OC], [8OC], [9OC], [30OC], [9NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1152--
A bill to amend the Revise Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

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  By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN (for herself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, and Mr. Underwood), [20MR]
H.R. 1153--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the 
    incentive for contributions of computer technology and equipment for 
    elementary or secondary school purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Hunter, 
    Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shays, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Greenwood, 
    Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Gibbons.), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [8AP], [9AP], [17AP], [22MY], [5JN], [18JN], 
    [26JN], [31JY]
H.R. 1154--
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, [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [30JY], [3SE], [5NO]
H.R. 1155--
A bill to exempt certain maintenance, repair, and improvement of flood 
    control facilities in California from the Endangered Species Act of 
    1973 during the flood emergency period; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, and 
    Mr. Condit), [20MR]
H.R. 1156--
A bill to provide for greater equity in the allocation by the Secretary 
    of Veterans Affairs of amounts appropriated for medical care 
    programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the next 2 fiscal 
    years and for other purposes related to the needs of veterans 
    medical care; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Paxon, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Franks 
    of New Jersey, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Quinn, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Menendez), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [29AP], [13MY], [22JY]
H.R. 1157--
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 Commence; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be substantially 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [20MR]
H.R. 1158--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to restrict the liability under that act 
    of local educational agencies; 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, [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [3SE]
H.R. 1159--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to assure the availability 
    of health insurance coverage for children in the individual market 
    in a manner similar to guaranteed availability of individual health 
    insurance coverage for certain previously covered individuals under 
    the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Allen, Ms. Christian-
    Green, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Markey), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [9AP], [23AP], [1MY], [15MY], [20MY], 
    [18JN], [22JY], [28JY], [18SE], [7NO]
H.R. 1160--
A bill to promote accountability and the public interest in the 
    operation of the Federal Reserve System, 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. GONZALEZ, [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [5JN]
H.R. 1161--
A bill to mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions 
    and in various locations; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. King of New York, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Ramstad), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [8AP], [10AP], [14AP], [16AP], [17AP], 
    [21AP], [23AP], [28AP], [30AP], [6MY], [15MY], [19MY], [3JN], 
    [19JN], [8JY], [4SE], [5SE], [25SE], [30SE], [22OC]
H.R. 1162--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, 
    Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Skeen, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. 
    Paul), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [21AP], [1MY], [6MY], [8MY], [13MY], [19MY]
H.R. 1163--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to transfer jurisdiction 
    over Naval Oil Shale Reserves Numbered 1 and 3 to the Secretary of 
    the Interior and to authorize the leasing of such reserves for oil 
    and gas exploration and production; 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 (for himself and Mr. McInnis), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY]
H.R. 1164--
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. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    Watkins, Mr. Camp, Mr. Frost, Mr. Latham, Mr. Minge, Mr. Kingston, 
    Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Nethercutt), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [14MY], [3SE]
H.R. 1165--
A bill to require Medicare providers to disclose publicly staffing and 
    performance in order to promote improved consumer information and 
    choice, to protect employees of Medicare providers who report 
    concerns about the safety and quality of services provided by 
    Medicare providers or who report violations of Federal or State law 
    by those providers, and to require review of the impact on public 
    health and safety of proposed mergers and acquisitions of Medicare 
    providers; 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. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dellums, 
    Mr. Evans, Mr. Holden, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Olver, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. 
    Thompson), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [3JN], [5JN], [17JN], [18JN], [23JN], 
    [24JN], [8JY], [11JY], [24JY], [30JY], [31JY], [3SE], [5SE], [16SE], 
    [2OC], [21OC], [4NO], [5NO], [7NO], [8NO]
H.R. 1166--
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. 
    Wynn, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of 
    California, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Gilman), 
    [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [16AP], [30AP], [16MY], [10JN], [24JN], 
    [15JY], [28JY], [24OC]
H.R. 1167--
A bill 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.
  By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, [20MR]
H.R. 1168--
A bill to encourage competition and tax fairness and to protect the tax 
    base of State and local governments; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Graham, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Snowbarger, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Whitfield, 
    Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Latham, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Lucas of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Moran of Kansas), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY], [3JN], [4JN], [20JN], [8JY]
H.R. 1169--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 
    the orphan drug credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Houghton, 
    Mr. Crane, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
    Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ensign, 
    Mr. Christensen, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Hulshof, Mrs. Thurman, 
    Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Chabot, 
    and Mr. Towns), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [15AP], [16AP], [17AP], [29AP], [1MY], [6MY], 
    [8MY], [14MY], [22MY], [5JN], [17JN], [26JN], [8JY], [8SE]
H.R. 1170--
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; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BONO (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Coble, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
    Gekas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
    Schiff, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Horn, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Riggs, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
    Ehrlich, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. McIntosh), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP], [21MY], [12NO]
H.R. 1171--
A bill to provide for the elimination of 12 Federal subsidy programs and 
    projects; to the Committees on Agriculture; Resources; Commerce; 
    Science; International Relations; Transportation and Infrastructure; 
    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. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Royce, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Klug, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. Chabot), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8JY], [3SE]
  Removal of cosponsors, [30SE]
H.R. 1172--
A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of 
    Defense or any other Federal department or agency from being used 
    for the deployment on the ground of United States Armed Forces in 
    the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after 
    September 30, 1997, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; 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.

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  By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Condit, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
    Jones, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Parker, and Mr. 
    Hefley), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [30AP], [1MY], [7MY], [14MY], [15MY]
H.R. 1173--
A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety 
    officers employed by States or their political subdivisions; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Clement, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Foley, and Mr. Kleczka), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [22MY], [10JN], [19JN], [26JN], [22JY], 
    [1AU], [10SE], [18SE], [24SE], [21OC], [22OC], [31OC], [6NO], [7NO], 
    [13NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [1OC], [12NO]
H.R. 1174--
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. Porter, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Klug, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Wynn, Mr. LaFalce, 
    and Mr. Metcalf), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [25JN], [24OC], [12NO]
H.R. 1175--
A bill to authorize the granting of money to control methamphetamine; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LEWIS of California (for himself, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
    Bono, and Ms. Roybal-Allard), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [14MY], [20MY], [4JN], [8JY], [14JY], 
    [17JY], [28JY], [4SE]
H.R. 1176--
A bill to end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals in the 
    United States; to the Committees on Commerce; 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Clay, Mr. Torres, 
    Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Goss, Mr. Filner, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
    Martinez, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Porter, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
    Yates, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Markey, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Foglietta, Ms. Norton, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Olver, Mr. Levin, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Schiff, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Lantos), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [24AP], [1MY], [16MY], [22MY], [5JN], 
    [19JN], [26JN], [9JY], [17JY], [5SE], [23SE], [7OC], [6NO]
H.R. 1177--
A bill to require the head of each Federal agency to ensure that 
    computer systems of the agency are capable of performing their 
    functions after December 31, 1999; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York, [20MR]
H.R. 1178--
A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to make clear that 
    sampling may be used in order to improve the accuracy of the 
    decennial censuses of population, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York, [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [15AP], [17AP], [29AP], [5MY], [15MY], 
    [30MY], [22JY], [3SE]
H.R. 1179--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Federal Election Commission 
    for fiscal year 1998; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Shays), 
    [20MR]
H.R. 1180--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require Internet 
    access providers to provide screening software to permit parents to 
    control Internet access by their children; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. McDADE, [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY]
H.R. 1181--
A bill to authorize the President to enter into a trade agreement 
    concerning Northern Ireland and certain border counties of the 
    Republic of Ireland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. 
    Shays). , [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [8JY]
H.R. 1182--
A bill to withhold United States assistance for programs or projects of 
    the International Atomic Energy Agency in Cuba, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and 
    Mr. Burton of Indiana), [20MR]
H.R. 1183--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the 
    construction of the Swamp Creek and Ruth Creek hydroelectric 
    projects located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. METCALF, [20MR]
H.R. 1184--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the 
    construction of the Bear Creek hydroelectric project in the State of 
    Washington, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. METCALF, [20MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-123), [7JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [10JN]
H.R. 1185--
A bill to ensure that land enrolled in the land conservation program of 
    the State of Minnesota known as Reinvest in Minnesota remains 
    eligible for enrollment in the conservation reserve upon the 
    expiration of the Reinvest in Minnesota contract; to the Committee 
    on Agriculture.
  By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
    Gutknecht), [20MR]
H.R. 1186--
A bill to provide authorities to, and impose requirements on, the 
    Secretary of Defense in order to facilitate State enforcement of 
    State tax, employment, and licensing laws against Federal 
    construction contractors; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN]
H.R. 1187--
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, [20MR]
H.R. 1188--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to eliminate 
    certain discharges of chlorine compounds into the navigable waters, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Pallone), 
    [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [17AP], [8MY], [21MY]
H.R. 1189--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the Public Health Service 
    Act with respect to the health of residents of rural areas, 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. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Poshard, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Bonilla, 
    Mr. Bereuter, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Minge, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
    Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
    Mr. Boucher, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Costello, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
    Hill, Mr. Latham, Mr. Leach, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Petri, 
    Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Peterson 
    of Minnesota), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [10AP], [17AP], [30AP], [15MY], [22MY], 
    [12JN], [22JY]
H.R. 1190--
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to consider the 
    feasibility of basing the basic formula price for milk under Federal 
    milk marketing orders on the costs of production for dairy farmers 
    and the benefits to farmers and consumers of such a pricing 
    approach; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. OBEY, [20MR]
H.R. 1191--
A bill to provide patients with information and rights to promote better 
    health care; 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. OWENS, [20MR]
H.R. 1192--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of 
    Health and Human Services to approve or deny an application for a 
    waiver for certain demonstration projects under title IV or XI of 
    the Social Security Act in a timely manner; 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. PAXON, [20MR]
H.R. 1193--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow indexing of 
    capital assets for purposes of determining gain or loss and to allow 
    an exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ROYCE, [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [6JN]
H.R. 1194--
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. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Norwood), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [25JY], [4SE], [24OC], [12NO]
H.R. 1195--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to ensure full Federal compliance with 
    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. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado, [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [25JY], [4SE], [24OC], [6NO], [12NO]
H.R. 1196--
A bill to amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to extend the 
    interim protection of the Spanish Peaks planning area in the San 
    Isabel National Forest, CO; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself, Mr. McInnis, and Ms. DeGette), [20MR]
H.R. 1197--
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to protect patent owners 
    against the unauthorized sale of plant parts taken from plants 
    illegally reproduced, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon, [20MR]
H.R. 1198--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to 
    the city of Grants Pass, OR; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon, [20MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-166), [8JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8JY]
  Passed Senate, [31JY]
  Presented to the President (August 1, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-39] (signed August 11, 1997)
H.R. 1199--
A bill to protect residents and localities from irresponsibly sited 
    hazardous waste facilities; to the Committee on Commerce.

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  By Mr. SOUDER, [20MR]
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, for a period to be 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. Conyers, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rush, 
    Mr. Scott, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Towns, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates), [20MR]
  Removal of cosponsors, [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29OC]
H.R. 1201--
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, [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP], [15MY]
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. Shays, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    Manton, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Borski, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Filner, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Leach, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Clay, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Foglietta, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Porter, Ms. Norton, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Doyle, Mr. Klug, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. 
    Castle, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
    Rangel), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [16MY], [18JN], [9JY], [16SE], [26SE], 
    [8OC], [30OC], [12NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [6NO]
H.R. 1203--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    ensure that funds provided under such act are not used to promote 
    the teaching or use of regional or group dialects; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. STUMP, [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [9AP], [7MY], [20MY], [4JN], [10JN], [19JN], 
    [9SE]
H.R. 1204--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    sale of a life estate or a remainder interest in a principal 
    residence qualifies for the one-time exclusion of gain on sale of a 
    principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stark, 
    and Mr. Wicker), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [13MY], [24JN]
H.R. 1205--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat distributions 
    from publicly traded partnerships as qualifying income of regulated 
    investment companies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Crane), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [28AP], [3JN]
H.R. 1206--
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 protect human health and the environment 
    and promote economic development; 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. VISCLOSKY, [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [4JN], [17JN], [19JN], [4SE]
H.R. 1207--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide all 
    taxpayers with a 50-percent deduction for capital gains, to increase 
    the exclusion for gain on qualified small business stock, to index 
    the basis of certain capital assets, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WATKINS, [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP]
H.R. 1208--
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. WATKINS, [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP]
H.R. 1209--
A bill to provide for the defense of the environment, and for other 
    purposes; 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. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, and Mr. Miller of 
    California), [20MR]
H.R. 1210--
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. of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Packard, and Mr. DeLay), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP]
  Removal of cosponsors, [15JY]
H.R. 1211--
A bill for the relief of Global Exploration and Development Corp., Kerr-
    McGee Corp. and Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp.; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [20MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-222), [31JY]
  Passed House amended, [7OC]
H.R. 1212--
A bill to authorize the construction of the Fall River Waters Users 
    District rural water system and authorize the appropriation of 
    Federal dollars to assist the Fall River Water Users District, a 
    nonprofit corporation, in the planning and construction of the water 
    supply system; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. THUNE, [21MR]
H.R. 1213--
A bill to authorize the construction of the Perkins County rural water 
    system and authorize the appropriation of Federal dollars to assist 
    the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc., a nonprofit 
    corporation, in the planning and construction of the water supply 
    system; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. THUNE, [21MR]
H.R. 1214--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical P-
    Toluenesulfonamide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (by request), [21MR]
H.R. 1215--
A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to 
    extend the civil service retirement provisions of such chapter which 
    are applicable to law enforcement officers, to 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; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. FILNER, [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [30AP], [13MY], [20MY], [3JN], [19JN], 
    [25JN], [9JY], [15JY], [31JY], [3SE], [18SE], [1OC], [7OC], [6NO]
H.R. 1216--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent splitting of 
    local communities into multiple telephone area codes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KUCINICH, [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP]
H.R. 1217--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the 
    construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State of 
    Washington, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. METCALF, [21MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-124), [7JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [10JN]
H.R. 1218--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of pharmaceutical care 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. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lipinski, 
    Mr. Dellums, and Ms. Brown of Florida), [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [1MY], [14MY], [3JN], [3SE]
H.R. 1219--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote activities for 
    the prevention of additional cases of infection with the virus 
    commonly known as HIV; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mr. Capps, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Carson, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Fazio of 
    California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gilchrest, 
    Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
    of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
    Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, 
    Mr. Rangel, Mr. Regula, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-
    Allard, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, 
    Mr. Shays, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Stokes, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Wynn, Mr. Yates, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Faleomavaega), 
    [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP], [8MY], [5JN]
H.R. 1220--
A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to make clear that no 
    sampling or other statistical procedure may be used in determining 
    the total population by States for purposes of the apportionment of 
    Representatives in Congress; to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight.
  By Mr. PETRI, [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [5JN]
H.R. 1221--
A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to prohibit a reduction in 
    the overseas locality allowance for a member of the uniformed 
    services on duty outside of the United States or in Hawaii

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    or Alaska during the course of the member's tour of duty; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [21MR]
H.R. 1222--
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and 
    the Public Health Service Act to require managed care group health 
    plans and managed care health insurance coverage to meet certain 
    consumer protection requirements; to the Committees on Education and 
    the Workforce; 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, [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15MY]
H.R. 1223--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the 
    requirements, with respect to understanding the English language, 
    history, principles, and form of government of the United States, 
    applicable to the naturalization of certain older individuals; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SHAYS, [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN]
H.R. 1224--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall be nominated from individuals 
    recommended by a selection panel and to provide a 6-year term for 
    such Commissioner; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WOLF, [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP]
H.R. 1225--
A bill to make a technical correction to title 28, United States Code, 
    relating to jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist states; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
    Canady of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Mica, and Mr. McNulty), [8AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-48), [10AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [15AP]
  Passed Senate, [24AP]
  Presented to the President (April 25, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-11] (signed April 25, 1997)
H.R. 1226--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the 
    unauthorized inspection of tax returns or tax return information; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Camp, 
    Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Weller, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Levin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
    Portman), [8AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP], [10AP], [14AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-51), [14AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [15AP]
  Passed Senate, [23JY]
  Presented to the President (July 25, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-35] (signed August 5, 1997)
H.R. 1227--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
    increased accountability by Internal Revenue Service agents and 
    other Federal Government officials in tax collection practices and 
    procedures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Ms. Granger, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
    Snowbarger, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gutknecht, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia, Mr. Paul, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cook, and Mr. 
    Weller), [8AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [16AP], [6MY], [14MY], [19JN], [30SE], 
    [6OC], [22OC]
H.R. 1228--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to permanently prohibit 
    the possession of firearms by persons who have been convicted of a 
    felony, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
    Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Foglietta, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
    Markey, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Porter, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Stark, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Yates, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Rothman), [8AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [15JY]
H.R. 1229--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that affordable, 
    comprehensive, high quality health care coverage is available 
    through the establishment of State-based programs for children and 
    for all uninsured pregnant women, and to facilitate access to health 
    services, strengthen public health functions, enhance health-related 
    research, and support other activities that improve the health of 
    mothers and children, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means; the Judiciary; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be 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, [8AP]
H.R. 1230--
A bill to give all American electricity consumers the right to choose 
    among competitive providers of electricity in order to secure lower 
    electricity rates, higher quality services, and a more robust U.S. 
    economy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DeLAY, [8AP]
H.R. 1231--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to establish guidelines 
    for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post 
    offices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Foglietta), [8AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [24AP], [30AP], [1MY], [7MY], [14MY], 
    [16MY], [21MY], [5JN], [10JN], [20JN], [10JY], [25JY], [3SE], [5SE], 
    [23SE], [30SE], [1OC], [6OC], [7OC], [21OC], [22OC], [7NO]
H.R. 1232--
A bill to require country of origin labeling of perishable agricultural 
    commodities imported into the United States and to establish 
    penalties for violations of such labeling requirements; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BONO (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Calvert, 
    Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Ney, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Mica, Mr. Stearns, 
    Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Wexler, 
    Mr. King of New York, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
    Goss, Mr. Condit, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
    Bishop, and Ms. Kaptur), [8AP]
  Cosponsors added, [16AP], [17AP], [29AP], [5MY], [7MY], [15MY], 
    [20MY], [12JN], [18JN], [15JY], [22JY], [23JY], [25JY], [29JY], 
    [3SE], [5SE], [9SE], [10SE], [17SE], [24SE], [26SE], [2OC], [8OC], 
    [22OC], [29OC], [4NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1233--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief 
    to middle income families who are struggling to pay for college, to 
    amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide significantly 
    increased financial aid for needy students, provide universal access 
    to post-secondary education, reduce student loan costs while 
    improving student loan benefits, to streamline the Federal Family 
    Education Loan Program, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Education and the Workforce; 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. CLAY (for himself and Mr. Rangel), [8AP]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 1234--
A bill to require States to equalize funding for education throughout 
    the State; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FATTAH, [8AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [25SE], [8OC], [9OC], [21OC], [22OC], 
    [23OC], [28OC]
H.R. 1235--
A bill to establish a Corporate Welfare Reduction Commission, 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. DICKEY, [8AP]
H.R. 1236--
A bill to provide for an annual report to Congress concerning diplomatic 
    immunity; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. DREIER, [8AP]
H.R. 1237--
A bill to provide retrospective application of an amendment made by the 
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 pertaining to 
    the applicability of mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [8AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 1238--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce the period 
    during which a court has exclusive authority to administer the oath 
    of allegiance to an applicant for naturalization from 45 days to 5 
    days; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [8AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [11JN]
H.R. 1239--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the 
    Attorney General to waive the requirement that an applicant for 
    naturalization take an oath of renunciation and allegiance in cases 
    where the applicant is unable to understand its meaning because of a 
    disability or mental impairment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [8AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [11JN]
H.R. 1240--
A bill to amend certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
    relating to pay for administrative law judges; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Gilman), [8AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8JY], [9SE], [7NO]
H.R. 1241--
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, Mr. Herger, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Fazio of 
    California, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Cunningham), 
    [8AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP], [7MY], [17JN], [3SE], [16SE], [4NO], [8NO]
H.R. 1242--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    certain deductions of school bus owner-operators shall be allowable 
    in computing adjusted gross income; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [8AP]
H.R. 1243--
A bill to amend the base closure laws to reform the process by which 
    property at military installations being closed or realigned is made 
    available for economic redevelopment and to improve the ability of 
    the Secretary of Defense to contract for protective services at 
    installations being closed; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Mica, and Ms. Brown of Florida), 
    [8AP]
H.R. 1244--
A bill to prescribe labels for packages and advertising for tobacco 
    products, to provide for the disclosure of certain information 
    relating to tobacco products, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.

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  By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Serrano, and Mr. Visclosky), [8AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY]
H.R. 1245--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to research 
    on cognitive disorders arising from traumatic brain injury; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [8AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [23AP], [30AP], [7MY], [13MY]
H.R. 1246--
A bill to prescribe alternative payment mechanisms for the payment of 
    annual enrollment fees for the TRICARE program of the military 
    health care system; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [8AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [23AP], [30AP], [4JN], [31JY]
H.R. 1247--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from changing the 
    treatment of partnership distributions to limited partners; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Gingrich, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Livingston, 
    Mr. Bliley, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Armey, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Cox 
    of California, Mr. Linder, and Mr. DeLay), [8AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [16AP], [1MY], [15MY], [21MY], [22MY], 
    [5JN], [25JY]
H.R. 1248--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit 
    classification of certain hospitals as rural referral centers, to 
    permit reclassification of certain hospitals for disproportionate 
    share payments, and to permit sole community hospitals to rebase 
    Medicare payments based upon fiscal year 1994 and 1995 costs; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Wise, 
    Mr. Solomon, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Spratt, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, and 
    Mr. English of Pennsylvania), [8AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [24AP], [8MY], [13MY], [22MY], [4JN]
H.R. 1249--
A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 107 Federal 
    Building, in Terre Haute, IN, as the ``John T. Myers Federal 
    Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PEASE, [8AP]
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged, [21OC]
  Rereferred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, [21OC]
H.R. 1250--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the 
    manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition capable of piercing 
    police body armor; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. McCarthy of New York), [8AP]
H.R. 1251--
A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for salaries and 
    expenses of the National Weather Service, including the National 
    Centers for Environmental Prediction, for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1997; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Canady 
    of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Goss, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Scarborough, 
    Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Young of Florida, and Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma), [8AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [14AP], [23AP]
H.R. 1252--
A bill to modify the procedures of the Federal courts in certain 
    matters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Bono, 
    Mr. Bryant, and Mr. Goodlatte), [9AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [23AP], [13MY]
H.R. 1253--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and 
    related agencies for the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [9AP]
H.R. 1254--
A bill to designate the U.S. post office building located at Bennett and 
    Kansas Avenue in Springfield, Missouri, as the ``John N. Griesemer 
    Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Clay, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    Gephardt, Mr. Hulshof, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Skelton, and 
    Mr. Talent), [9AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [16SE]
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 25, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-131] (signed December 2, 1997)
H.R. 1255--
A bill to amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to establish certain 
    additional requirements relating to electronic and information 
    technology accessibility guidelines for individuals with 
    disabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Frost, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    McGovern, and Ms. Slaughter), [9AP]
H.R. 1256--
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.
  By Mr. FORBES, [9AP]
H.R. 1257--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish, and 
    provide a checkoff for, a biomedical research fund, 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. FORBES, [9AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY]
H.R. 1258--
A bill to require the Attorney General to conduct a pilot program under 
    which the Attorney General will notify a State of potential 
    employment opportunities for welfare recipients in the State created 
    by the removal of unauthorized aliens from work sites, and to reward 
    pilot program States with a high rate of success in placing such 
    recipients in such employment positions; 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. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Gallegly, 
    Mr. Horn, Mr. Kim, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Rohrabacher), [9AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [21MY]
H.R. 1259--
A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to lift the 
    trade embargoes on dolphin-safe tuna harvested in the eastern 
    tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stark, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Yates, 
    Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    lantos, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Towns), 
    [9AP]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP], [6MY]
H.R. 1260--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
    establishment of a program for research and training with respect to 
    Parkinson's disease; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Abercrombie, 
    Mr. Allen, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Borski, 
    Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Capps, Mr. 
    Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Dingell, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Klug, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Mascara, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDade, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Mink 
    of Hawaii, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
    Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Price of North 
    Carolina, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rothman, 
    Mr. Sabo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Shays, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
    Thompson, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Vento, Mr. Wise, Mr. Yates, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hefley, and Ms. 
    Woolsey), [9AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [29AP], [1MY], [13MY], [15MY], [20MY], 
    [21MY], [22MY], [4JN], [10JN], [17JN], [19JN], [24JN], [11JY], 
    [15JY], [16JY], [22JY], [24JY], [4SE], [5SE], [10SE], [18SE], 
    [23SE], [7OC], [23OC]
H.R. 1261--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain 
    farm rental income from net earnings from self-employment if the 
    taxpayer enters into a lease agreement relating to such income; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself and Mr. Minge), [9AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5SE], [13NO]
H.R. 1262--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Securities and Exchange 
    Commission for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Manton, Mr. Dingell, and 
    Mr. Markey), [9AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-274), [26SE]
  Considered, [29SE]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [1OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
H.R. 1263--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide access to 
    health care insurance coverage for children and to amend the 
    Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise taxes on 
    tobacco products for the purpose of offsetting the Federal budgetary 
    costs associated such insurance coverage; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce, for a period 
    to be 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, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Pelosi, and 
    Mr. McDermott), [9AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [14AP], [15AP], [16AP], [24AP], [1MY], 
    [8MY], [14MY], [21MY], [3JN], [18JN]
H.R. 1264--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit gunrunning, 
    and provide mandatory minimum penalties for crimes related to 
    gunrunning; 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. SCHUMER, [9AP]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP], [26JN], [17SE]
H.R. 1265--
A bill to assure appropriate disincentives to the illegal use of 
    marijuana in those States

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    where there is an exception for medicinal purposes to the 
    prohibition against the use of marijuana by denying Federal benefits 
    to persons convicted of certain drug offenses; 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. SOLOMON, [9AP]
H.R. 1266--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to index the basis of 
    certain assets for purposes of determining gain, to provide for the 
    establishment of American Dream Savings Accounts, and to repeal the 
    increase enacted in 1993 in taxes on Social Security benefits; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [9AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [7MY]
H.R. 1267--
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, [9AP]
H.R. 1268--
A bill to continue the successful Federal role in developing a national 
    intermodal surface transportation system, through programs that 
    ensure the safe and efficient movement of people and goods, improve 
    economic productivity, preserve the environment, and strengthen 
    partnerships among all levels of the Government and the private 
    sector, 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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Rahall) 
    (all by request), [10AP]
H.R. 1269--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide post-
    eligibility treatment of certain payments received under a 
    Department of Veterans Affairs pension or compensation program; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BOSWELL, [10AP]
H.R. 1270--
A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; 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. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hall 
    of Texas, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Barton of 
    Texas, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Klink, Mr. Rush, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Graham, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
    Shimkus, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Fawell, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Everett, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
    Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Camp, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
    Baker, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Levin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Goss, Mr. Collins, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
    Borski, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Holden, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Packard, and Mr. Berry), [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [23AP], [24AP], [29AP], [6MY], [13MY], 
    [21MY], [22MY], [4JN], [10JN], [18JN], [25JN], [26JN], [11JY], 
    [25JY], [29JY], [3SE], [16SE], [18SE], [24SE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 105-
    290, part 1), [1OC]
  Referral to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
    extended, [1OC]
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged, [1OC]
  Referral to the Committee on Resources extended, [1OC]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Resources (H. Rept. 105-
    290, part 2), [21OC]
  Considered, [29OC]
  Passed House amended, [30OC]
H.R. 1271--
A bill to authorize the Federal Aviation Administration's research, 
    engineering, and development programs for fiscal years 1998 through 
    2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-61), [21AP]
  Passed House amended, [29AP]
  Passed Senate amended, [13NO]
H.R. 1272--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for 
    the U.S. Fire Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Science.
  By Mr. SCHIFF, [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-62), [21AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23AP]
H.R. 1273--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for 
    the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Science.
  By Mr. SCHIFF, [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-63), [21AP]
  Passed House amended, [24AP]
H.R. 1274--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Institute of 
    Standards and Technology for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-64), [21AP]
  Passed House amended, [24AP]
H.R. 1275--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Aeronautics and 
    Space Administration for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER, [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-65), [21AP]
  Passed House amended, [24AP]
H.R. 1276--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for 
    the research, development, and demonstration activities of the 
    Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Science.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-99, part 1), [16MY]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [20JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-99, part 2), [26JN]
H.R. 1277--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 and fiscal year 
    1999 for the civilian research, development, demonstration, and 
    commercial application activities of the Department of Energy, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [10AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-67, part 1), [22AP]
  Referred to the Committee on Commerce, [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [5JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-67, part 2), [9JN]
H.R. 1278--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the activities of the National 
    Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal years 1998 and 
    1999, 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. CALVERT, [10AP]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Science (H. Rept. 105-
    66, part 1), [22AP]
  Referral to the Committee on Resources extended, [22AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Resources (H. Rept. 105-
    66, part 2), [20JN]
H.R. 1279--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude the 
    activity of soliciting and receiving qualified sponsorship payments 
    from unrelated business income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Watkins), [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY], [14MY], [3JN], [18JN], [25JY]
H.R. 1280--
A bill to allow the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, 
    and televising to the public of Federal court proceedings; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Coble, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
    Rothman, Mr. Portman, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. 
    McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Dixon), [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [12JN], [8JY], [11SE], [23OC], [13NO]
H.R. 1281--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and other laws to apply 
    the health insurance portability requirements applicable to group 
    health plans to students covered under college-sponsored health 
    plans; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and 
    the Workforce, for a period to be 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 (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Frost, Ms. Norton, 
    and Mr. Walsh), [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [7MY], [20MY], [11JN], [10JY]
H.R. 1282--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
    facilities of the Minidoka project to the Burley Irrigation 
    district, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mrs. Chenoweth), [10AP]
H.R. 1283--
A bill to provide a moratorium on certain class action lawsuits relating 
    to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974; 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. EHRLICH (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Baker, 
    Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. King of New York, 
    Mr. Hefley, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Jones, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
    Neumann, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Weller), [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [29AP], [5MY], [15MY], [21MY], [4JN], 
    [17JN], [21JN], [8JY], [16JY], [28JY], [1AU], [18SE], [26SE], 
    [23OC], [13NO]
H.R. 1284--
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to allow public water 
    systems to avoid filtration requirements, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [12JN], [25JN], [18SE]
H.R. 1285--
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. ENSIGN, [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8MY], [13MY], [14MY], [19MY], [20MY], [21MY], 
    [3JN], [11JN], [26JN], [23JY], [8SE], [26SE], [6OC], [21OC]
H.R. 1286--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    exemption from tax for gain on sale of a principal residence; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, [10AP]
H.R. 1287--
A bill to regulate the use by interactive computer services of Social 
    Security account numbers

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    and related personally identifiable information; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Herger), [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15MY], [10JN], [19JN]
H.R. 1288--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage under part B of cost-effective, medically necessary dental 
    procedures; 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. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Stark), [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [16AP], [24AP], [29AP], [13MY], [14MY], [20MY], 
    [3JN], [5JN], [10JN], [21JN], [17JY], [10SE], [8OC]
H.R. 1289--
A bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to revise and 
    extend the mammography quality standards program; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Waters, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. DeGette, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Kennelly 
    of Connecticut, and Ms. Jackson-Lee), [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [10JN], [28JY], [11SE], [18SE], [9OC], 
    [29OC], [9NO], [12NO]
H.R. 1290--
A bill to promote the restoration, conservation, and enhancement of 
    wetlands through the establishment of a responsible wetlands 
    mitigation banking program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. JONES, [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [25JN], [31JY], [4SE], [6OC]
H.R. 1291--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the manner by 
    which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs ranks applicants for grants 
    under the State home construction grant program administered by the 
    Secretary and to limit the number of grants any State may be awarded 
    in a year under that program; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Manton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    Engel, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Rangel), [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP], [24AP]
H.R. 1292--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize the 
    establishment of a voluntary broadcasting code for alcohol 
    advertising, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Ms. Norton), [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP]
H.R. 1293--
A bill to enhance international security by using the resources and 
    expertise of the international financial institutions and the United 
    Nations to redirect world military spending to human development; 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. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Miller 
    of California, Ms. McKinney, and Ms. Furse), [10AP]
H.R. 1294--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
    of Defense to provide to members of the Armed Forces who receive an 
    investigational new drug, relevant information regarding the drug, 
    including the possible side effects of the drug; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [10AP]
H.R. 1295--
A bill to establish a Commission to make recommendations for the 
    reconfiguration, corporatization, privatization, and consolidation 
    of Department of Energy National Energy Laboratories, 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. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Solomon, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Ramstad), 
    [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY]
H.R. 1296--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude work study 
    payments from income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG, [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [16MY], [21MY], [4JN], [10JN], [26JN], [8JY], 
    [10JY], [23JY]
H.R. 1297--
A bill to amend section 255 of the National Housing Act to prevent the 
    funding of unnecessary or excessive costs for obtaining a home 
    equity conversion mortgage; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Leach; Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts; Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
    and Mr. Price of North Carolina), [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [22MY]
H.R. 1298--
A bill to record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, for purposes of 
    United States passports; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. LOWERY, [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [21MY], [5JN], [26JN], [9JY], [4SE]
H.R. 1299--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief from 
    estate and gift taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Christensen and Mr. Condit), [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [24AP], [1MY], [8MY], [5JN]
H.R. 1300--
A bill to amend the base closure laws to reform the process by which 
    property at military installations being closed or realigned is made 
    available for economic redevelopment and to improve the ability of 
    the Secretary of Defense to contract for protective services at 
    installations being closed; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Mica, and Ms. Brown of 
    Florida), [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [3JN], [25JN], [22JY]
H.R. 1301--
A bill to inform and empower consumers in the United States through a 
    voluntary labeling system for wearing apparel or sporting goods made 
    without abusive and exploitative child labor, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Evans, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Dellums, 
    Mr. Filner, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Underwood), 
    [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [24AP], [6MY], [14MY], [10JN], [9SE], [4NO], 
    [12NO]
H.R. 1302--
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 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Brown of California, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, 
    Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Foglietta, and Ms. Woolsey), [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [23AP], [24AP], [1MY], [13MY], [24JN], 
    [31JY], [23OC]
H.R. 1303--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of campaigns for election for Federal office, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; Education and 
    the Workforce; 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. PORTMAN, [10AP]
H.R. 1304--
A bill to provide for the temporary suspension of duty on certain 
    plastic web sheeting; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD, [10AP]
H.R. 1305--
A bill to provide for the transfer to the University of Puerto Rico of 
    title to Federal real property and improvements used to operate a 
    center for research on primates, and for other purposes; 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. ROMERO-BARCELO, [10AP]
H.R. 1306--
A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to clarify the 
    applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an 
    out-of-State bank; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
    Flake, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Cook, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Hill, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Ney), 
    [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [13MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [21MY]
  Passed Senate amended, [12JN]
  House agreed to Senate amendments, [24JN]
  Presented to the President (June 26, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-24] (signed July 3, 1997)
H.R. 1307--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an 
    institution that is ineligible for participation in the Federal 
    Stafford Loan Program because of high default rates from 
    participating in the Pell Grant Program; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. Gordon), [10AP]
H.R. 1308--
A bill to terminate the applicability of certain provisions of the Safe 
    Drinking Water Act relating to exemptions, variances, and the 
    application of cost considerations in establishing and implementing 
    standards for safe drinking water, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [10AP]
H.R. 1309--
A bill to provide for an exchange of lands with the city of Greeley, CO, 
    and the Water Supply and Storage Co. to eliminate private inholdings 
    in wilderness areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. BOB SCHAFFER, [10AP]
H.R. 1310--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent recommendations 
    of the illegal use of controlled substances by registrants under 
    that 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. SOLOMON, [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY]

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H.R. 1311--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize an 
    estrogenic substances screening program; 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. STUPAK (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [6MY], [20MY], [4JN], [18JN], [16JY], [28JY]
H.R. 1312--
A bill to deem as timely submitted, certain written notices of intent 
    under section 8009(c)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
    Act of 1965 for school year 1997-98; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself and Mr. Schiff (both by request), Mr. 
    Snowbarger, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Skeen), [10AP]
H.R. 1313--
A bill for the relief of Nancy B. Wilson; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ALLEN, [10AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-269), [25SE]
  Passed House, [7OC]
H.R. 1314--
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 Keewaydin; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GOSS, [10AP]
H.R. 1315--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require the 
    establishment of a comprehensive plan regarding the diabetes-related 
    activities of the National Institutes of Health, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself and Ms. Furse), [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP], [1MY], [8MY], [21MY], [4JN], [10JN], [20JN]
H.R. 1316--
A bill to amend chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, with respect 
    to the order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life 
    insurance benefits; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. COLLINS, [14AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-134), [18JN]
  Placed on the Corrections Calendar, [18JN]
  Passed House amended, [24JN]
H.R. 1317--
A bill to establish the High Level Commission on International Narcotics 
    Control; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Barton of Texas), 
    [14AP]
H.R. 1318--
A bill to establish a National Commission to Eliminate Waste in 
    Government; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. Minge), [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY]
H.R. 1319--
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 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. ROYCE, [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [8NO]
H.R. 1320--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive in the case 
    of multiemployer plans the section 415 limit on benefits to the 
    participant's average compensation for his high 3 years; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY, [14AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [1MY], [14MY], [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [5JN], 
    [24JN], [31JY], [7OC]
H.R. 1321--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
    1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed 
    rescissions of budget authority; 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. SKAGGS (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. 
    Stenholm), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [30AP], [1MY], [7MY], [13MY]
H.R. 1322--
A bill to implement the Victims' Rights Constitutional Amendment and 
    protect the rights of crime victims; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
    Mr. Royce, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bono, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Brady, Mr. Foley, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and 
    Mr. LoBiondo), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [21MY], [24JN], [26JN], [15JY], [16SE], 
    [23OC], [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1323--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow deductions 
    for advertising expenses for tobacco products; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McHALE (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Yates, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Furse, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Evans, Ms. Norton, and Ms. DeLauro), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP], [23AP], [29AP], [1MY], [6MY], [7MY], [8MY], 
    [22MY], [4JN], [10JN], [12JN], [19JN], [24JN], [22JY]
H.R. 1324--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the authority 
    of the Federal Communications Commission to authorize foreign 
    investment in U.S. broadcast and common carrier radio licenses; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Sawyer), 
    [15AP]
H.R. 1325--
A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity for 
    families by repealing the income tax, abolishing the Internal 
    Revenue Service, and enacting a national retail sales tax to be 
    administered primarily by the States; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Bono, 
    Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, 
    Mr. Packard, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Wicker), [15AP]
H.R. 1326--
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for continuing 
    appropriations in the absence of regular appropriations; to the 
    Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. Thornberry), [15AP]
H.R. 1327--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a child 
    tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMP, [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP], [24AP], [30AP], [19MY], [4JN], [20JN]
H.R. 1328--
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 determine 
    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, [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [12NO]
H.R. 1329--
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, [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [6MY], [7MY], [8MY], [13MY], [22MY], [4JN], 
    [11JN], [18JN], [25JN], [10JY], [28JY], [4SE], [16SE], [29OC], [7NO]
H.R. 1330--
A bill to prohibit Federal officers and employees from providing access 
    to Social Security account statement information, personal earnings 
    and benefits estimate statement information, or tax return 
    information of an individual through the Internet or without the 
    written consent of the individual, and to establish a commission to 
    investigate the protection and privacy afforded to certain 
    Government records; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Borski, Mr. Underwood, 
    Mr. Mascara, and Ms. Norton), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [1MY], [22MY], [12JN], [19JN], [8JY], [23SE]
H.R. 1331--
A bill to require the Commissioner of Social Security to assemble a 
    panel of experts to assist the Commissioner in developing 
    appropriate mechanisms and safeguards to ensure confidentiality and 
    integrity of personal Social Security records made accessible to the 
    public; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut, [15AP]
H.R. 1332--
A bill to protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
    violence and to promote public safety, health, and regulate 
    activities affecting interstate commerce by creating employer 
    liability for negligent conduct that results in an individual's 
    committing a gender-motivated crime of violence against another 
    individual on premises controlled by the employer; to the Committees 
    on Education and the Workforce; 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 of New York (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, and Ms. Christian-Green), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]
H.R. 1333--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by 
    employees and self-employed individuals, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. McIntosh, 
    Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Hefley), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [8MY], [15JY], [29JY], [4SE]
H.R. 1334--
A bill to amend the Federal tort claims provisions of title 28, United 
    States Code, to repeal the exception for claims arising outside the 
    United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. NORTON, [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [4JN], [24JN], [8JY], [30JY], [1OC], [7OC], 
    [23OC], [31OC], [4NO], [5NO], [6NO], [9NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1335--
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor Jack Roosevelt 
    Robinson; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Ms. Velazquez), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [7MY], [13MY], [16MY], [22MY], [4JN], 
    [18JN], [19JN], [17SE]
H.R. 1336--
A bill to amend the Adult Education Act to authorize the Secretary of 
    Education to make grants to States to provide support services to 
    participants in adult education programs; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. 
    Watt of North Carolina), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY]
H.R. 1337--
A bill to enhance the administrative authority of the respective 
    presidents of Haskell Indian Nations University and the Southwest 
    Indian Polytechnic Institute, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Education and the Workforce; Government Reform and 
    Oversight, 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. SNOWBARGER (for himself and Mr. Schiff (both by request), Mr. 
    Moran of Kansas, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Ryun), [15AP]
H.R. 1338--
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, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Largent, Mr. McIntosh, 
    Mr. Weller, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Kolbe, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Graham, 
    Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Paul, Mrs. 
    Emerson, and Mr. Calvert), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [15MY], [17JN]
H.R. 1339--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to impose certain 
    notification requirements on the Secretary of Defense as a 
    precondition on the establishment of Department of Defense domestic 
    dependent elementary and secondary schools; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD, [15AP]
H.R. 1340--
A bill to reduce corporate welfare and promote corporate responsibility; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; Resources; Agriculture; 
    Science; Banking and Financial Services; the Budget; 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. VISCLOSKY, [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP], [1MY], [14MY]
H.R. 1341--
A bill for the relief of Comdr. Carl D. Swanson; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [15AP]
H.R. 1342--
A bill to provide for a 1-year enrollment in the conservation reserve of 
    land covered by expiring conservation reserve program contracts; to 
    the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon, [16AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-80), [29AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [29AP]
H.R. 1343--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for 
    certain maritime programs of the Department of Transportation, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. BATEMAN (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie) (both by request), 
    [16AP]
H.R. 1344--
A bill to amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. BATEMAN (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie) (both by request), 
    [16AP]
H.R. 1345--
A bill to establish the Commission on National Drug Policy; 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. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Foglietta, 
    Mr. Ford, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
    Norton, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Scott, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Rush), [16AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [3SE]
H.R. 1346--
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. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Calvert, 
    Mr. Holden, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Conyers, 
    Mr. Levin, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Clyburn), 
    [16AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [18JN], [9JY], [15JY], [25JY]
H.R. 1347--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the mailing of 
    certain mail matter; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (by request), [16AP]
H.R. 1348--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, relating to war crimes; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. JONES, [16AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [7MY], [8MY], [16MY], [22MY], [4JN], [24JN], 
    [9JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-204), [25JY]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [28JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [29JY]
H.R. 1349--
A bill to regulate handgun ammunition, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [16AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [29AP], [1MY], [14JY], [28JY]
H.R. 1350--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow associations 
    of persons holding timeshare interests in residential property to 
    elect to be taxed as homeowner associations; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
   By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Boehner), [16AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [1MY], [6MY], [7MY], [14MY], [15MY], [22MY], 
    [3JN], [10JN], [18JN], [9JY], [16JY], [23JY]
H.R. 1351--
A bill to prohibit smoking in any transportation facility for which 
    Federal financial assistance is provided; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Oberstar), 
    [16AP]
H.R. 1352--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide, with respect 
    to research on breast cancer, for the increased involvement of 
    advocates in decision making at the National Cancer Institute; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [16AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY]
H.R. 1353--
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 purpose of retiring the national 
    debt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Klug, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
    Furse, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Luther, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    McIntyre, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Bishop), [16AP]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP], [6MY], [7MY], [8MY], [13MY], [3JN], [25JN], 
    [26JN], [11JY], [24JY], [25JY], [23SE]
H.R. 1354--
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.
  Mr. OLVER (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, 
    and Ms. Lofgren), [16AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [5JN], [8NO]
H.R. 1355--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax 
    treatment of qualified State tuition programs; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself and Mr. Shaw), [16AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [30AP], [12MY], [14MY], [22MY], [5JN], 
    [10JN], [10JY], [28JY], [30JY]
H.R. 1356--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit beneficiaries of 
    the military health care system to enroll in Federal employees 
    health benefits plans, to improve health care benefits under the 
    CHAMPUS and TRICARE Standard, 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. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Wolf, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Norwood), [16AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [21MY], [4JN], [20JN], [9JY], [16JY], [28JY], 
    [4SE], [30SE], [22OC], [24OC], [30OC], [4NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1357--
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health 
    and Human Services to carry out a demonstration project to provide 
    the Department of Defense with reimbursement from the Medicare 
    Program for health care services provided to Medicare-eligible 
    beneficiaries under the TRICARE program; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; 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. WATTS of Oklahoma, [16AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [21MY], [4JN], [5JN], [20JN], [9JY], [28JY], 
    [4SE]
H.R. 1358--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to permit a Governor to 
    limit the disposal of out-of-State solid waste in the Governor's 
    State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
    Pease, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
    Souder, and Mr. Visclosky), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [20MY]
H.R. 1359--
A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to 
    establish a means to support programs for electric energy 
    conservation and energy efficiency, renewable energy, and universal 
    and affordable service for electric consumers; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Hinchey, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia), [17AP]
H.R. 1360--
A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
    Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for an exception to limited 
    eligibility for SSI and food stamps for certain permanent resident 
    aliens who are unable because of physical or developmental 
    disability or mental impairment to naturalize; 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. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Manton, Mr. Meehan, and Ms. Christian-Green), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [29AP], [30AP]
H.R. 1361--
A bill to prohibit economic support fund assistance under the Foreign 
    Assistance Act of 1961 for the Government of Turkey for fiscal year 
    1998 unless that Government makes certain improvements relating to 
    human rights; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Porter), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [12JN], [26JN], [9SE]
H.R. 1362--
A bill to establish a demonstration project to provide for Medicare 
    reimbursement for health care services provided to certain Medicare-
    eligible veterans in selected facilities of the Department of 
    Veterans Affairs; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; 
    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. Evans, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
    Filner,

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    Mr. Quinn, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Mascara, 
    Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mrs. Chenoweth, Ms. 
    Carson, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. 
    Barrett of Nebraska), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [1MY], [8MY], [20MY], [22MY], [12JN], 
    [20JN], [9JY], [15JY], [24JY], [30JY], [9SE], [11SE], [8OC], [8NO]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H. 
    Rept. 105-186, part 1), [16JY]
H.R. 1363--
A bill to provide grants to States to provide uninsured children with 
    access to health care insurance coverage; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Education and the Workforce, for a period to 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. Riggs, 
    Mr. Stark, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Shays), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [10JN], [28JY]
H.R. 1364--
A bill to provide grants to States to provide uninsured children with 
    access to health care insurance coverage and to amend the Internal 
    Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise taxes on tobacco 
    products for the purpose of funding such grants and reducing the 
    deficit; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Education 
    and the Workforce, for a period to 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. Riggs, 
    Mr. Stark, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. McGovern), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [10JN], [28JY]
H.R. 1365--
A bill to amend section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
    prevent the avoidance of corporate tax on prearranged sales of 
    corporate stock, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [17AP]
H.R. 1366--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of campaigns for election for Federal office, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. BAESLER (for himself, Mr. Turner, Ms. Harman, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
    Boyd, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Goode, Mr. Holden, Mr. John, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Minge, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
    Sisisky, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Blumenauer), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP]
  Removal of cosponsors, [8NO]
H.R. 1367--
A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from making available through the 
    Internet certain confidential records with respect to individuals, 
    and to provide for remedies in cases in which such records are made 
    available through the Internet; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, and Mr. Kleczka), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [30AP], [8MY], [19JN], [25JN], [11SE]
H.R. 1368--
A bill to provide that Kentucky may not tax compensation paid to a 
    resident of Tennessee for services at Fort Campbell, KY; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BRYANT (for himself, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Tanner), [17AP]
H.R. 1369--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax 
    treatment of qualified State tuition programs; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky, [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [8MY], [14MY], [18JN], [4SE]
H.R. 1370--
A bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. CASTLE (for himself (by request), Mr. Flake, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Gilman), 
    [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-224), [31JY]
  Considered, [30SE]
  Passed House amended, [6OC]
  Laid on the table, [6OC]
H.R. 1371--
A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that imported 
    meat, and meat food products containing imported meat, bear a label 
    identifying the country of origin; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself and Mr. Pomeroy), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [1MY], [3JN], [23JN], [26JN], [10JY], 
    [22JY], [31JY], [3SE], [8SE], [11SE], [18SE], [23SE], [29SE], [1OC], 
    [2OC], [9OC], [22OC], [5NO]
H.R. 1372--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
    1974 to reform the budget process, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on the Budget; 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. COX of California (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bateman, 
    Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Bunning of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Buyer, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Canady 
    of Florida, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
    Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, 
    Mr. Condit, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
    Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastert, 
    Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, 
    Mr. Hill, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
    Mr. Jones, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kim, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kingston, 
    Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis 
    of California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McDade, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
    Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, 
    Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Petri, 
    Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Portman, Mr. Poshard, Ms. 
    Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riggs, 
    Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
    Schiff, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
    Shays, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Snowbarger, 
    Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, 
    Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weller, Mr. White, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Whitfield, 
    and Mr. Wolf), [17AP]
H.R. 1373--
A bill to establish a grant program to improve the quality and expand 
    the availability of child care services, and of family support 
    services, for families with children less than 3 years of age, to 
    amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the taxation of 
    income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported 
    property, to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to cover 
    employers that have more than 20 employees, to amend the Head Start 
    Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999 through 2002 
    and to increase the funds reserved for services for families with 
    children less than 3 years of age, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Education and the Workforce; 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. Hoyer, and Mr. McGovern), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [4JN], [5JN], [10JN], [19JN], [25JN], [8JY], 
    [11JY], [31JY], [4SE], [23SE], [26SE], [30SE], [8OC], [28OC]
H.R. 1374--
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; 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. DELLUMS, [17AP]
H.R. 1375--
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 furnished by 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. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Engel, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings 
    of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mr. McCrery, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Pryce 
    of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Adam 
    Smith of Washington, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Solomon, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
    Tanner, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Vento, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wise, Mr. Yates, Mr. Young of 
    Alaska, Mr. Leach, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. 
    DeLauro,

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    Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Pallone, and Mrs. Meek of Florida), 
    [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [24AP], [29AP], [1MY], [6MY], [8MY], [14MY], 
    [16MY], [19MY], [20MY], [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [5JN], [11JN], 
    [17JN], [19JN], [24JN], [26JN], [9JY], [8SE], [21OC], [30OC], [8NO], 
    [13NO]
H.R. 1376--
A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
    Act of 1974 and related laws to strengthen the protection of native 
    biodiversity and ban clearcutting on Federal lands, and to designate 
    certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests, roadless areas, 
    and Special Areas where logging and other intrusive activities are 
    prohibited; 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 Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Berman, Mr. Capps, 
    Mr. Cardin, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Farr of California, Mr. Flake, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Payne, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
    Tierney, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
    Yates), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [8JY], [18SE], [28OC], [29OC], [6NO], [7NO]
H.R. 1377--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to encourage retirement income savings; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Petri, Mr. Frost, Mr. Castle, Mr. Talent, Mrs. 
    Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
    Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Upton, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Norton, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Weller, and Ms. Waters), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [14MY], [19MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-104), [20MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [21MY]
  Passed Senate amended, [7NO]
  House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-92] (signed November 19, 1997)
H.R. 1378--
A bill to prohibit discrimination in contracting on federally funded 
    projects on the basis of certain labor policies of potential 
    contractors; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Paxon, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Stump, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. 
    Cubin, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    Coburn, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Scarborough, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Jones, Mr. Parker, Mr. Istook, Mr. Talent, Mr. Lewis 
    of Kentucky, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Christensen), 
    [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [6MY], [22MY], [26JN], [15JY], [30JY], 
    [8SE], [17SE], [7OC], [9OC], [6NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1379--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to lower the maximum 
    capital gains rate to 15 percent with respect to assets held for 
    more than 3 years, to replace the estate and gift tax rate 
    schedules, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. HILL, [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [1MY], [13MY], [14MY], [4JN]
H.R. 1380--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce estate taxes 
    on family-owned farm businesses and to exclude gain from the sale or 
    exchange of a farming business to the extent of the medical expenses 
    paid by the taxpayer; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOYER, [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN]
H.R. 1381--
A bill to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 
    National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 
    to establish the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict 
    Resolution to conduct environmental conflict resolution and 
    training, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. KOLBE (for himself and Mr. Pastor), [17AP]
H.R. 1382--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    certain educational benefits provided by an employer to children of 
    employees shall be excludable from gross income as a scholarship; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. English of Pennsylvania), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8MY], [14MY], [22MY], [4JN], [12JN], [25JN], 
    [22JY], [8NO]
H.R. 1383--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 10th Street and 
    Constitution Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC, as the ``Robert F. 
    Kennedy Department of Justice Building''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Borski, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Engel, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Lowey, 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Schumer, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, and Ms. 
    Velazquez), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [24AP], [8MY], [15MY], [22MY], [3JN], 
    [20JN], [25JN], [8OC]
H.R. 1384--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a 
    telephone reporting system to permit certain individuals traveling 
    by boat to enter the United States from Canada without applying for 
    admission at a port of entry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McHUGH, [17AP]
H.R. 1385--
A bill to consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, training, 
    literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs in the United 
    States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. Kildee), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [6MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-93), [8MY]
  Passed House amended, [16MY]
H.R. 1386--
A bill to require uniform appraisals of certain leaseholds of restricted 
    Indian lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. METCALF, [17AP]
H.R. 1387--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to convert the 
    price support program for sugarcane and sugar beets into a system of 
    solely recourse loans and to provide for the gradual elimination of 
    the program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
    Quinn, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Klug, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Porter, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Castle, Mr. Royce, Mr. Shays, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Kennedy 
    of Rhode Island, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Cardin, 
    Mr. McHale, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Souder, Mr. Sanford, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Portman, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
    Ney, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Moakley, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Ensign, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Owens, Mr. Yates, Mr. Stark, Mr. Gekas, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Petri, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Wamp, Mr. Bass, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Kolbe), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [6OC], [22OC]
H.R. 1388--
A bill 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.
  By Ms. NORTON, [17AP]
H.R. 1389--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    amount of the aviation excise taxes for any fiscal year shall equal 
    the expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for the 
    prior fiscal year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. PACKARD, [17AP]
H.R. 1390--
A bill to authorize the Government of India to establish a memorial to 
    honor Mahatma Gandhi in the District of Columbia; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. McCollum), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [16MY], [17JN], [10JY], [23OC], [29OC]
H.R. 1391--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    exemption from tax for gain on sale of a principal residence; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Ackerman, and Mrs. 
    Kelly), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [31JY]
H.R. 1392--
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 and to amend 
    CERCLA regarding the liability of landowners and prospective 
    purchasers; 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 and Mr. Murtha), [17AP]
H.R. 1393--
A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to establish certain 
    requirements regarding the approval of facilities for the disposal 
    of polychlorinated biphenyls, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [17AP]
H.R. 1394--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax 
    treatment of qualified State tuition programs; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts), 
    [17AP]
H.R. 1395--
A bill to assist the States and local governments in assessing and 
    remediating brownfield sites and encouraging environmental cleanup 
    programs, 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 for such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Pastor), 
    [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [1MY], [8MY], [15MY], [19JN]

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H.R. 1396--
A bill to require the 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; 
    Education and the Workforce; 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. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Graham), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY]
H.R. 1397--
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. Evans, and Mr. Sanders), [17AP]
H.R. 1398--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
    establishment of a program for research and training with respect to 
    Parkinson's disease; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Walsh, Mr. King of New York, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Bunnning of Kentucky, 
    Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Norwood), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [1MY], [6MY], [22MY], [3JN], [4JN], [12JN], 
    [18JN], [26JN], [9JY], [11JY], [15JY], [16JY], [22JY], [23JY], 
    [28JY], [31JY], [3SE], [5NO]
H.R. 1399--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a presumption 
    of service connection for injuries classified as cold weather 
    injuries which occur in veterans who while engaged in military 
    operations had sustained exposure to cold weather; to the Committee 
    on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [17AP]
H.R. 1400--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
    Bureau of Reclamation, to participate in a water conservation 
    project with the Tumalo Irrigation District in the State of Oregon; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Furse, Ms. 
    Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Blumenauer), [17AP]
H.R. 1401--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year 
    extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. 
    Dunn of Washington, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
    Minge), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [7MY], [21MY], [22MY], [4JN], [10JN], 
    [16JN], [22JY], [5NO]
H.R. 1402--
A bill to establish the Commission on Probabilistic Methods; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICIANT, [17AP]
H.R. 1403--
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, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Jefferson, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii), [17AP]
H.R. 1404--
A bill to provide for the defense of the environment, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on 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. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Miller of California, 
    Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Rhode Island, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
    Pelosi, and Mr. McGovern), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [26JN], [31JY], [29OC], [7NO]
H.R. 1405--
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that 
    information relating to U.S. policy to establish and encourage an 
    international strategy to reduce violations of the human rights of 
    working children be included in the annual human rights report of 
    the Department of State; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia, [21AP]
H.R. 1406--
A bill to provide that the Disabled American Veterans Corporation may 
    sue or be sued in the Federal courts; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans) (both by request), [23AP]
H.R. 1407--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that the 
    decoration known as the Purple Heart may only be awarded to members 
    of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Farr 
    of California, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Hill), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [1MY], [24OC]
H.R. 1408--
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. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY]
H.R. 1409--
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. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans), [23AP]
H.R. 1410--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a 
    nonrefundable tax credit for law enforcement officers who purchase 
    armor vests, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Jones, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Coble, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Chambliss), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28JY], [16SE]
H.R. 1411--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public 
    Health Service Act to facilitate the development and approval of new 
    drugs and biological products, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Barton 
    of Texas, Mr. Klug, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Deal of Georgia), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10SE], [16SE], [24SE], [26SE], [6OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-310), [7OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [7OC]
  Laid on the table, [7OC]
H.R. 1412--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that 
    envelopes provided by the Internal Revenue Service with the 
    instructions for filing income tax returns be postage paid 
    envelopes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [23AP]
H.R. 1413--
A bill to provide for expanded research concerning the environmental and 
    genetic susceptibilities for breast cancer; 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. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
    Rothman, and Mr. Pascrell), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN]
H.R. 1414--
A bill to recognize the organization known as the Ukrainian-American 
    Veterans, Inc.; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Hinchey), [23AP]
H.R. 1415--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish standards for 
    relationships between group health plans and health insurance 
    issuers with enrollees, health professionals, and providers; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Barcia of 
    Michigan, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bishop, 
    Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coble, 
    Mr. Coburn, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Mr. Dickey, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
    Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jenkins, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. McHale, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Riggs, Mrs. 
    Roukema, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Walsh, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wise, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Wamp), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [1MY], [7MY], [21MY], [25JN], [11JY], 
    [22JY], [3SE], [18SE], [1OC], [9OC], [21OC], [22OC], [24OC], [29OC], 
    [30OC], [31OC], [4NO], [5NO], [7NO], [9NO], [13NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [9OC]
H.R. 1416--
A bill to amend title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
    Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 restricting welfare and 
    public benefits for aliens to provide an exception to limited 
    eligibility for SSI and food stamps programs for permanent resident 
    aliens who are applicants for naturalization; 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [22MY], [21JN]
H.R. 1417--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for 
    those who, under color of Government authority, teach or distribute 
    materials encouraging the use of torture; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [23AP]
H.R. 1418--
A bill to extend the transition period for aliens receiving supplemental 
    security income or food stamp benefits as of August 22, 1996; 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. KING of New York (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    Lazio of New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Engel, Mr. Flake, 
    Mr. Nadler, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Manton, Mr. Shays, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Schumer, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Owens), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY]
H.R. 1419--
A bill to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce; Education 
    and the Workforce, 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 Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Bilbray, 
    Mr. Walsh, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Petri, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
    Hastert, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Brady, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Coburn), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [20MY], [16JN]
H.R. 1420--
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. Saxton, Mr. 
    Tanner, and Mr. Cunningham), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [14MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-106), [21MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [10SE]
  House agreed to Senate amendments under suspension of the rules, 
    [23SE]
  Presented to the President (September 30, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-57] (signed October 9, 1997)
H.R. 1421--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply 
    standards to outpatient physical therapy provided as an incident to 
    a physician's professional 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. NUSSLE (for himself and Mr. Stark), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [12JN]
H.R. 1422--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to encourage 
    compliance with spending limits on elections for the House of 
    Representatives and enhance the importance of individual 
    contributions and contributions originating within congressional 
    districts; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. PORTER, [23AP]
H.R. 1423--
A bill to cancel the space station project; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Shays, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Upton, Mr. Yates, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Christensen, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Minge, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Camp, 
    Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Danner, Mr. Luther, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Vento, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. 
    Lowey, and Mr. LoBiondo), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE]
H.R. 1424--
A bill to amend the Petroglyph National Monument Establishment Act of 
    1990 to adjust the boundary of the monument, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. Skeen), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30JY]
H.R. 1425--
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 Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, 
    Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Towns), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [30MY], [3JN], [4JN], [11JN], [17JN], 
    [28JY], [3SE], [8SE], [6OC], [8OC], [21OC], [22OC], [30OC], [31OC], 
    [5NO], [6NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1426--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a presumption 
    of service connection for injuries classified as cold weather 
    injuries which occur in veterans who while engaged in military 
    operations had sustained exposure to cold weather; to the Committee 
    on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Saxton), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [26JN], [11JY], [22JY], [23SE], [12NO]
H.R. 1427--
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. Houghton, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Filner, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Green, 
    Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
    Mr. Andrews, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Levin, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Capps, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Young of 
    Alaska), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [7MY], [20MY], [3JN], [5JN], [23JY], [31JY], 
    [3SE], [7OC]
H.R. 1428--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a 
    system through which the Commissioner of Social Security and the 
    Attorney General respond to inquiries made by election officials 
    concerning the citizenship of voting registration applicants and to 
    amend the Social Security Act to permit States to require 
    individuals registering to vote in elections to provide the 
    individual's Social Security number; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; House 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. HORN (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Foley, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, 
    Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Packard, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Hunter), 
    [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [30MY], [9JY], [28JY], [9SE], [21OC], [28OC]
H.R. 1429--
A bill to reauthorize and amend the Appalachian Regional Development Act 
    of 1965; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Traficant) 
    (all by request), [24AP]
H.R. 1430--
A bill to reauthorize and make reforms to programs authorized by the 
    Public Works and Economic 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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Traficant) 
    (all by request), [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8MY]
H.R. 1431--
A bill to ensure that the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty 
    Organization [NATO] proceeds in a manner consistent with United 
    States interests, to strengthen relations between the United States 
    and Russia, to preserve the prerogatives of the Congress with 
    respect to certain arms control agreements, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Cox of California), [24AP]
H.R. 1432--
A bill to authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Saharan 
    Africa; 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. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Houghton, 
    Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Dreier, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mr. Towns, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
    Carson, Mr. Payne, Ms. Furse, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Hall of Ohio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Ford, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
    Bishop, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Owens, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
    Hinchey, and Mr. Bereuter), [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [1MY], [8MY], [19MY], [22MY], [12JN], 
    [19JN], [1OC], [21OC], [4NO], [6NO]
H.R. 1433--
A bill to protect the financial interests of the Federal Government 
    through debt restructuring and subsidy reduction in connection with 
    multifamily housing, to enhance the effectiveness of enforcement 
    provisions relating to single family and multifamily housing, 
    including amendments to the bankruptcy code, to consolidate and 
    reform the management of multifamily housing programs, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; 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. LAZIO of New York (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts), [24AP]
H.R. 1434--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize the 
    Secretary of the Treasury to postpone certain tax-related deadlines 
    in the case of taxpayers affected by a Presidentially declared 
    disaster, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. HERGER, [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8MY], [22MY], [4JN], [3SE]
H.R. 1435--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the access 
    to and affordability of higher education, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Scott, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
    Fattah, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Tierney, Ms. 
    Sanchez, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Waters, 
    Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Stokes, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Flake, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Ms. Christian-Green), [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 1436--
A bill to assist local communities in the renewal of their public 
    schools; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Scott, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
    Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Stokes, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, 
    Mr. Cummings, Mr. Dixon, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, and Ms. Christian-Green), [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 1437--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    establishment of an 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

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    as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Cardin, 
    Mr. Bachus, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, and Mr. Olver), [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [1MY], [5MY], [13MY], [15MY], [22MY], [5JN], 
    [10JN], [12JN], [19JN], [20JN], [23JN], [25JN], [26JN], [8JY], 
    [11JY], [15JY], [17JY], [24JY], [28JY], [3SE], [8SE]
H.R. 1438--
A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from providing insurance, 
    reinsurance, or noninsured crop disaster assistance for tobacco; to 
    the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Meehan, Ms. Furse, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Cook, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Castle, 
    Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. McHale, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Miller of California, Mr. DeFazio, and Mrs. Linda Smith of 
    Washington), [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [30AP], [1MY], [7MY], [8MY], [21MY], [18JN], 
    [11JY], [15JY], [23SE], [21OC], [7NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [3JN]
H.R. 1439--
A bill to facilitate the sale of certain land in Tahoe National Forest, 
    in the State of California to Placer County, California; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE, [24AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-114), [3JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3JN]
H.R. 1440--
A bill to require the Department of Education to provide links to 
    databases of information concerning scholarships and fellowships; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mrs. McCarthy of New York), [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [18JN], [20JN], [23JY], [4SE], [23SE]
H.R. 1441--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to 
    discharge of indebtedness income from prepayment of loans under 
    section 306B of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8MY], [5JN], [20JN], [16JY], [9OC]
H.R. 1442--
A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to expand the opportunity for 
    private enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors of the 
    Federal Reserve System in the provision of check-clearing and other 
    services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself and Mrs. Maloney of New York), [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [5JN]
H.R. 1443--
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. Bunning of Kentucky, 
    Mr. Herger, Mr. Crane, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Christensen, 
    Mr. McCrery, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Weller, Mr. Matsui, and 
    Mr. Shaw), [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY]
H.R. 1444--
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 (for himself, Mr. Olver, Mr. Serrano, 
    Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Dellums, and Mr. Bishop), [24AP]
H.R. 1445--
A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
    Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for continued eligibility for 
    supplemental security income and food stamps with regard to certain 
    classifications of aliens; to the Committee 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. KING of New York (for himself and Mrs. McCarthy of New York), 
    [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY], [5SE]
H.R. 1446--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Navy to terminate the operation 
    of the Extremely Low Frequency Communications System of the Navy; to 
    the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
    Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Obey, and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin), [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5SE]
H.R. 1447--
A bill to reform 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 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 Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts) (both by request), [24AP]
H.R. 1448--
A bill to improve the control of outdoor advertising in areas adjacent 
    to the Interstate System, the National Highway System, and certain 
    other federally assisted highways, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, [24AP]
H.R. 1449--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an annual 
    tax on outdoor advertising to provide funding for surface 
    transportation programs, 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 Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Stark, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Lipinski, and Ms. 
    Christian-Green), [24AP]
H.R. 1450--
A bill to provide certain requirements for labeling textile fiber 
    products and to implement minimum wage and immigration requirements 
    in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Kleczka, 
    Mr. Berman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Dingell, 
    Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Clay, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Evans, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Clayton, 
    Mr. Dellums, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Kind of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28AP], [29AP], [30AP], [1MY], [5MY], [13MY], 
    [16MY], [20MY], [3JN], [11JN], [17JN], [23JN], [26JN], [8JY], [9JY], 
    [22JY], [28JY], [31JY], [3SE], [16SE], [25SE], [21OC]
H.R. 1451--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to research 
    regarding the health of children; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
    Wolf, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Scott, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Miller 
    of California, Mr. Dellums, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Fazio of 
    California, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Borski, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Strickland, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Green, and Mrs. Thurman), [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [20MY], [24JN]
H.R. 1452--
A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act 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, and to require notice to adult relative caregivers; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Owens, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia), [24AP]
H.R. 1453--
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. DeFazio, Mr. Gilchrest, 
    and Mrs. Morella), [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15MY], [25JY], [31JY], [8NO]
H.R. 1454--
A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
    Administration from closing certain flight service stations; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [24AP]
H.R. 1455--
A bill to preserve the eligibility for Federal loans and guarantees of 
    disabled children whose supplemental security income benefits are 
    terminated by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
    Reconciliation Act of 1996; to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight.
  By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Frost, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Ms. Waters, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hilliard, and Ms. 
    Kilpatrick), [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [10JN], [5SE], [6OC]
H.R. 1456--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the access to 
    military treatment facilities for retired members of the uniformed 
    services, and their dependents, who are over 65 years of age, to 
    provide for Medicare reimbursement for health care services provided 
    to such persons, and, as an alternative health care approach, to 
    permit such persons to enroll in the Federal Employees Health 
    Benefits program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; 
    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. THORNBERRY, [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [1MY], [15MY], [5JN], [23JN], [22JY], 
    [31JY], [3SE], [8SE], [23OC], [31OC]
H.R. 1457--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve 
    efforts to combat fraud and abuse under the Medicare Program for 
    suppliers of durable medical equipment, home health agencies, and 
    other providers through disclosure of information on ownership 
    interests and requirement for a surety bond; 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. THURMAN (for herself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Davis of 
    Florida), [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE]
H.R. 1458--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    labor organizations from using funds withheld from wages for 
    activities related to a campaign for election for Federal office; to 
    the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma), [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [14MY], [18JN], [9JY]
H.R. 1459--
A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to prevent 
    children from languishing in foster care; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana) (both by 
    request), [24AP]

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H.R. 1460--
A bill to allow for election of the Delegate from Guam by other than 
    separate ballot, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD, [24AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-253), [18SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23SE]
H.R. 1461--
A bill to facilitate recovery from the recent flooding of the Red River 
    and its tributaries by providing greater flexibility for depository 
    institutions and their regulators, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Oberstar, 
    Mr. Sabo, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Minge), [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [13MY]
H.R. 1462--
A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to establish a pilot project providing loans to States to 
    establish revolving loans for the environmental cleanup of 
    brownfield sites in distressed areas that have the potential to 
    attract private investment and create local employment; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY, [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [4JN], [17JN], [19JN], [4SE]
H.R. 1463--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for 
    the Customs Service, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, 
    and the International Trade Commission; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [28AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-85), [1MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [6MY]
H.R. 1464--
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to 
    expand and make permanent the availability of cost-effective, 
    comprehensive acute and long-term care services to frail elderly 
    persons through Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly 
    [PACE] under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs; 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. Cardin, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Stark), 
    [28AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [13MY], [15MY], [3JN], [16JY]
H.R. 1465--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the 
    deduction for interest on certain educational loans; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky, [28AP]
H.R. 1466--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer certain 
    Fort Howard Park lands to Baltimore County, MD; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EHRLICH, [28AP]
H.R. 1467--
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. NEY, [28AP]
H.R. 1468--
A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
    Reconciliation Act of 1996 to modify provisions restricting welfare 
    and public benefits for aliens; 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. LEVIN, [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8MY], [25JN]
H.R. 1469--
A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
    natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including 
    those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [29AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-83), [29AP]
  Passed House amended, [15MY]
  Passed Senate amended, [16MY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [16MY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [16MY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-119) submitted in the House, [4JN]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [5JN]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [5JN]
  Presented to the President (June 9, 1997)
  Presidential veto, [9JN]
  Presidential veto message and bill referred to the Committee on 
    Appropriations, [10JN]
H.R. 1470--
A bill to empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for 
    highway programs and mass transit programs, 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. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Istook, Mr. Largent, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
    Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Goss), 
    [29AP]
H.R. 1471--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to determine the 
    feasibility of placing bar codes on passenger motor vehicles to 
    facilitate the tracing of stolen vehicles, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN, [29AP]
H.R. 1472--
A bill to amend the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
    and the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and 
    group and individual health insurance coverage to pay interest on 
    clean claims that are not paid within 30 days; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    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, [29AP]
H.R. 1473--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit, with certain 
    exceptions, the transfer of a handgun to, or the possession of a 
    handgun by, an individual who has not attained 21 years of age; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, [29AP]
H.R. 1474--
A bill to amend section 255 of the National Housing Act to prohibit the 
    charging of unreasonable and excessive fees in connection with 
    equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Capps), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY], [5JN]
H.R. 1475--
A bill to eliminate the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center and 
    to transfer funds available for the Center to the general fund of 
    the Treasury to reduce the deficit; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. CHABOT, [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [7MY], [8MY], [14MY], [16MY], [21MY], 
    [22MY], [16JY], [5NO]
H.R. 1476--
A bill to settle certain Miccosukee Indian land takings claims within 
    the State of Florida; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [29AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-278), [29SE]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [29SE]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [1OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
H.R. 1477--
A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a portion of 
    the Columbia River as a recreational river, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DICKS (for himself, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Mr. McDermott, and Ms. Furse), [29AP]
H.R. 1478--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow companies to 
    donate computer equipment and software, and training related 
    thereto, to elementary and secondary schools for use in their 
    educational programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Dellums, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Filner, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mr. Ford, Mr. Turner, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Weygand, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Upton, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, and 
    Ms. Hooley of Oregon), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN]
H.R. 1479--
A bill to designate the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 
    300 Northeast First Avenue in Miami, FL, as the ``David W. Dyer 
    Federal Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [29AP]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-227), [31JY]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [28OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [29OC]
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-93] (signed November 19, 1997)
H.R. 1480--
A bill to increase the overall economy and efficiency of Government 
    operations and enable more efficient use of Federal funding, by 
    coordinating Federal financial assistance programs and promoting 
    local flexibility; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Weygand), 
    [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY], [13MY], [3JN], [10JN], [17JN], [19JN], 
    [25JN], [9JY], [11JY], [24JY]
H.R. 1481--
A bill to amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 
    1990 to provide for implementation of recommendations of the U.S. 
    Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery 
    Restoration Study Report; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Dingell, 
    Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mr. Oxley, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Evans, Mr. Weller, Mr. Kucinich, 
    Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. LaFalce), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [25SE], [21OC], [29OC], [6NO]
H.R. 1482--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase whistleblower 
    protections for members of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Ms. Slaughter), [29AP]
H.R. 1483--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to make nonmilitary 
    government aircraft subject to safety regulation by the Department 
    of Transportation; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ, [29AP]
H.R. 1484--
A bill to redesignate the Dublin Federal courthouse building located in 
    Dublin, Georgia, as the ``J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse''; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, and Mr. Bishop), [29AP]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-226), [31JY]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [28OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [29OC]
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-94] (signed November 19, 1997)

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H.R. 1485--
A bill to provide that the provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
    1938 on the accounting of tips in determining the wage of tipped 
    employees shall preempt any State or local provision precluding a 
    tip credit or requiring a tip credit less than the tip credit 
    provided under such act; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McKeon, 
    Mr. Porter, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Bilbray), [29AP]
H.R. 1486--
A bill to consolidate international affairs agencies, to reform foreign 
    assistance programs, to authorize appropriations for foreign 
    assistance programs and for the Department of State and related 
    agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [29AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-94), [9MY]
H.R. 1487--
A bill to provide off-budget treatment for one-half of the receipts and 
    disbursements of the land and water conservation fund, and to 
    provide that the amount appropriated from the fund for a fiscal year 
    for Federal purposes may not exceed the amount appropriated for that 
    fiscal year for financial assistance to the States for State 
    purposes; to the Committees on the Budget; 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. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [16MY]
H.R. 1488--
A bill to authorize U.S. participation in various international 
    financial institutions; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Gonzalez) 
    (all by request), [30AP]
H.R. 1489--
A bill to establish permanent authority for the provision of assistance 
    to small orchardists to replace or rehabilitate trees and vineyards 
    damaged by damaging weather and related conditions and to 
    appropriate funds to provide such assistance; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. Herger), 
    [30AP]
H.R. 1490--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the capital 
    gains tax on individuals and to index the basis of assets of 
    individuals for purposes of determining gains and losses; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COOKSEY, [30AP]
H.R. 1491--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage States 
    to expand health coverage of low income children and pregnant women 
    and to provide funds to promote outreach efforts to enroll eligible 
    children under health insurance programs; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Berry, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Furse, Mr. Green, Mr. LaFalce, 
    Mr. Matsui, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, 
    and Mr. Towns), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [17JN]
H.R. 1492--
A bill to amend rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 
    regarding representations made to courts by or on behalf of, and 
    court sanctions applicable with respect to, prisoners; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
    Mr. Condit, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Gibbons, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Horn, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. 
    Traficant), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5MY], [6MY], [7MY], [8MY], [19MY], [22MY], [26JN], 
    [8JY], [15JY], [16JY], [22JY], [28OC]
H.R. 1493--
A bill to require the Attorney General to establish a program in local 
    prisons to identify, prior to arraignment, criminal aliens and 
    aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Packard, Mr. Cox of 
    California, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Calvert, 
    Mr. Kim, and Mr. Bilbray), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8MY], [16MY], [22MY], [3JN], [26JN], [23JY], 
    [25JY], [31JY], [5SE], [24SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-338), [23OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4NO]
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 25, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-141] (signed December 5, 1997)
H.R. 1494--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the 
    Federal Election Commission to establish and administer an escrow 
    account for certain campaign contributions that a political 
    committee intends to return to the contributor, 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 Mr. GEKAS, [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN]
H.R. 1495--
A bill to amend section 29 of the Small Business Act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Flake, Mr. Poshard, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
    Weygand, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. 
    Pascrell), [30AP]
H.R. 1496--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide greater 
    equity in savings opportunities for families with children, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Boehner, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
    Green, Ms. Granger, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. White), 
    [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [6MY], [8MY], [13MY], [14MY], [19MY], [20MY], 
    [22MY], [3JN], [10JN]
H.R. 1497--
A bill to extend the authority of the National Peace Garden to establish 
    a commemorative work on Federal lands; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Yates, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Farr of California, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Frost, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Flake, Mr. Torres, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
    Filner, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Clay, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [31JY]
H.R. 1498--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat a portion of 
    welfare benefits which are contingent on employment as earned income 
    for purposes of the earned income credit, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Hilliard, 
    Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
    Waters, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Torres), [30AP]
H.R. 1499--
A bill to make certain administrative reforms relating to the Federal 
    Railroad Administration and to make further improvements to the laws 
    governing railroad safety; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Ms. MOLINARI, [30AP]
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. Andrews, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Capps, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mr. Coyne, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, 
    Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Fazio of 
    California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
    Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Holden, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Jackson-
    Lee, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. 
    Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klug, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    McHale, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Mr. Menendez, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. Porter, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-
    Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, 
    Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stokes, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Yates), 
    [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [3JN], [17JN], [8JY], [17JY], [3SE], [16SE], 
    [30SE], [2OC], [7OC], [21OC], [23OC], [30OC], [4NO], [5NO], [7NO]
H.R. 1501--
A bill to strengthen Federal law with respect to the prohibitions 
    against and penalties for acts which sabotage or otherwise threaten 
    the safety of rail transportation and mass transit; 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 Ms. MOLINARI, [30AP]
H.R. 1502--
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, [30AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-225), [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9NO]
H.R. 1503--
A bill to provide uniform standards for the awarding of compensatory and 
    punitive damages in a civil action against a volunteer or volunteer 
    service organization, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Packard), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [6MY], [7MY], [8MY], [13MY], [14MY], [20MY], 
    [10JN]
H.R. 1504--
A bill to ensure the competitiveness of the U.S. textile and apparel 
    industry; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SPRATT (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
    Bishop, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Cardin, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Cramer, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Everett, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Goode, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Manton, Mr. McHale, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Riley, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Taylor of North

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    Carolina, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, and 
    Mr. Weller, [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [5JN], [17JY], [30OC]
H.R. 1505--
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. Serrano, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Cramer, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
    Moakley, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Spence), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8MY], [15MY], [20MY], [18JN]
H.R. 1506--
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 (for herself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Manton, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. Flake, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dellums, 
    Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Filner, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Payne, Ms. Furse, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Owens, Mr. Davis 
    of Illinois, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Dixon, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Woolsey, and 
    Mr. Jefferson), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8MY], [5JN]
H.R. 1507--
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to modify certain eligibility 
    disqualifications, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Agriculture; Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Leach, 
    Ms. Norton, Mrs. Thurman, and Ms. Waters), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [7MY], [13MY], [20MY], [22MY], [3JN], [5JN], 
    [20JN], [25JN], [8JY], [11JY], [17JY], [23JY], [29JY], [31JY], 
    [3SE], [9SE], [11SE], [18SE], [24SE], [29SE], [30SE], [21OC], 
    [24OC], [6NO], [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1508--
A bill to reform the multifamily rental assisted housing programs of the 
    Federal Government and maintain the affordability and availability 
    of low-income housing, 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 Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself and Mr. Moran of Virginia), [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE]
H.R. 1509--
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. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Crane, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Rangel, 
    Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. 
    Becerra), [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [22MY]
H.R. 1510--
A bill to exempt agreements relating to voluntary guidelines governing 
    telecast material from the applicability of the antitrust laws; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Spence, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Clement, Mr. Collins, 
    Mr. Castle, Mr. Brady, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Granger, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
    Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Archer), [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [22MY]
H.R. 1511--
A bill to establish a National Commission on the Cost of Higher 
    Education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Smith of 
    Michigan, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Klug, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Luther, 
    Mr. Norwood, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gordon, 
    Mr. Petri, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Barrett 
    of Nebraska, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Upton, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Shays, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Frost, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Clement, 
    Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Boehner), [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [13MY]
H.R. 1512--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives 
    for public-private educational partnerships for public educational 
    institutions serving disadvantaged students and to provide tax 
    relief to families who are struggling to pay for college; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [1MY]
H.R. 1513--
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Lincoln 
    National Historic Trail as a component of the National Trails 
    System; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Poshard), [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5NO]
H.R. 1514--
A bill to restore the exclusion of employees' death benefits from gross 
    income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BOUCHER, [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [31JY]
H.R. 1515--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to provide new portability, participation, solvency, and 
    other health insurance protections and freedoms for workers in the 
    mobile work force, to increase the purchasing power of employees and 
    employers by removing barriers to the voluntary formation of 
    association health plans, to increase health plan competition 
    providing more affordable choice of coverage, to expand access to 
    health insurance coverage for employees of small employers through 
    open market, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Pickett, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. McHale, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Condit, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, 
    Mr. Boswell, Mr. Rush, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Talent, 
    Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Graham, Mr. Souder, 
    Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
    Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox 
    of California, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dickey, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ewing, 
    Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
    Gekas, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goss, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Hyde, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    Lewis of California, Mr. Linder, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    Manzullo, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. Packard, Mr. Porter, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
    Quinn, Mr. Regula, Mr. Royce, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
    Colorado, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
    Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Weller, and Mr. Wicker), [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [14MY], [19MY], [30MY], [19JN], [25JN], 
    [10JY], [25JY], [5NO], [12NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [24JN]
H.R. 1516--
A bill to support local reading programs for children so that all 
    children are able to read well and independently by the end of the 
    third grade; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Fattah, 
    Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Etheridge, Mr. Filner, Mr. Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Ms. Kaptur, 
    Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Towns), [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 1517--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the capital 
    gains tax on individuals and to index the basis of assets of 
    individuals for purposes of determining gains and losses; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COOKSEY, [1MY]
H.R. 1518--
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 (for himself and Mr. Ewing), [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY]
H.R. 1519--
A bill to provide for the recognition and designation of the official 
    society to administer and coordinate activities in the United States 
    to commemorate and celebrate the achievements of the second 
    millennium and to promote even greater achievements in the 
    millennium to come by endowing an international cross-cultural 
    scholarship fund to further the development and education of the 
    world's future leaders; 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. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Scott, Mr. Towns, Mr. Conyers, 
    Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Herger, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
    Roemer, Mr. Stearns, Ms. Norton, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Diaz-Balart, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Torres, Mr. Clement, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Leach, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Petri, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Ros-
    Lehtinen, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Porter, and Mr. Martinez, [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [17JN], [22JY], [3SE], [9NO]
H.R. 1520--
A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize 
    the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to 
    determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. DeGETTE, [1MY]

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  Cosponsors added, [21OC]
H.R. 1521--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, concerning the treatment 
    of certain aircraft as public aircraft; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15MY], [22MY], [17JN], [26JN], [22JY], [31JY], 
    [26SE], [6OC], [29OC], [5NO], [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1522--
A bill to extend the authorization for the National Historic 
    Preservation Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [1MY]
H.R. 1523--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to exempt subcontracts for 
    dredging activities from local buy requirements under the business 
    development program authorized by section 8(a) of that Act; to the 
    Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA, [1MY]
H.R. 1524--
A bill to establish a National Center for Rural Law Enforcement, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Taylor of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
    Bunning of Kentucky), [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [22MY], [5JN], [7JN], [12JN], [24JN], [9JY], 
    [10JY], [25JY], [28JY], [31JY], [9SE], [21OC], [29OC], [5NO], [7NO], 
    [13NO]
H.R. 1525--
A bill to assure equitable treatment in health care coverage of 
    prescription drugs; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce; 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. LOWEY, [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [16MY], [22MY], [5JN], [19JN], [17JY], [6NO], [9NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [5JN]
H.R. 1526--
A bill entitled the ``Americans For Affordable Housing Act''; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Price of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Weller, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
    Wexler, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Baesler, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
    Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Graham, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
    Ms. Molinari, Mr. Largent, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Nussle), [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8MY], [3JN], [10JN], [8JY], [31JY], [5SE], [2OC], 
    [8OC]
H.R. 1527--
A bill to amend the Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect 
    to the classification of and performance standards for devices; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Towns, and 
    Mr. Hall of Texas), [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 1528--
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 Southern Star; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York, [1MY]
H.R. 1529--
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, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Frost, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Manton, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. McKinney, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Martinez), [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [31JY]
H.R. 1530--
A bill to schedule Gamma y-hydroxybutyrate in schedule I of the 
    Controlled Substances Act and to schedule Ketamine in schedule II of 
    such Act, 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 Ms. JACKSON-LEE (for herself, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Wexler, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
    Mr. Bentsen, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Reyes, 
    and Mr. Serrano), [5MY]
H.R. 1531--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, relating to jurisdictional 
    immunities of the Federal Republic of Germany, to grant jurisdiction 
    to the courts of the United States in certain cases involving acts 
    of genocide occurring against certain individuals during World War 
    II in the predecessor states of the Federal Republic of Germany, or 
    in any territories or areas occupied, annexed, or otherwise 
    controlled by those states; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER, [5MY]
  Cosponsors added, [30MY], [3JN], [10JN], [17JN], [24JN], [10JY], 
    [17JY], [25JY], [31JY], [3SE], [16SE], [17SE], [18SE], [23SE], 
    [24SE], [29SE], [6OC], [22OC], [29OC], [13NO]
H.R. 1532--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to create criminal 
    penalties for theft and willful vandalism at national cemeteries; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Canady 
    of Florida, Mr. Gilman, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia, Mr. Mica, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
    Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Holden, Mr. Green, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Lewis of 
    California, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Everett, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Armey, 
    Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Regula, Mr. Vento, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Foley, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. 
    Kaptur, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Roemer and Mr. Smith of 
    Michigan), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8MY], [13MY], [15MY], [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [4JN], 
    [5JN], [10JN], [12JN], [19JN], [20JN], [23JN]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-142), [21JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23JN]
H.R. 1533--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to environmental 
    improvements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [6MY]
H.R. 1534--
A bill to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured 
    parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the U.S. 
    Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal 
    agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under 
    color of State law, to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from 
    exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim 
    is alleged, to permit certification of unsettled State law questions 
    that are essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the 
    Constitution, and to clarify when government action is sufficiently 
    final to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the 
    Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [12JN], [23JN], [26JN], [8JY], [11JY], 
    [22JY], [25JY], [30JY], [31JY], [4SE], [16SE], [23SE], [24SE], 
    [26SE], [2OC], [6OC], [8OC], [9OC], [21OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-323), [21OC]
  Passed House amended, [22OC]
H.R. 1535--
A bill to amend the Public Law 99-548 to expand the right of the city of 
    Mesquite, NV, to purchase certain public lands in the vicinity of 
    the city; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GIBBONS, [6MY]
H.R. 1536--
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 (for himself and Mr. Goode), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [12JN]
H.R. 1537--
A bill to amend subchapter III of chapter 13 of title 31, United States 
    Code, popularly known as the Anti-Deficiency Act, to allow the 
    United States to enter into contracts or obligations during a lapse 
    in appropriations if the President determines that a sufficient 
    appropriation is likely to be made for that purpose before the end 
    of the fiscal year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida, [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [30MY], [18SE]
H.R. 1538--
A bill to direct certain Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into 
    cooperative agreements with the Metropolitan Police Department of 
    the District of Columbia to assist the department in crime 
    prevention and law enforcement activities in the District of 
    Columbia; 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. NORTON, [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [25JN]
H.R. 1539--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal 
    Communications Commission to preserve low-power television stations 
    that provide community broadcasting, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Klink, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Carson, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Murtha, Mr. Riley, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
    Kucinich, and Mr. DeFazio), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19MY], [30MY], [26JN], [24JY], [4SE], [23SE]
H.R. 1540--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a presumption 
    of service connection for certain specified diseases and 
    disabilities in the case of veterans who were exposed during 
    military service to carbon tetrachloride; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4SE]
H.R. 1541--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require 
    that communications advocating the election or defeat of a candidate 
    for election for Federal office contain specific information 
    regarding the sponsor of the communication and whether or not the 
    communication is authorized by the candidate involved; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Horn), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [9JY], [23JY], [24JY], [3SE], [16SE], [1OC], 
    [22OC], [29OC]
H.R. 1542--
A bill to provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and 
    professional associations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BONO (for himself and Mr. Goode), [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15MY], [10JN], [12JN], [18JN], [10JY], [15JY], 
    [22JY], [23JY], [28JY], [31JY], [3SE], [5SE], [22OC]
H.R. 1543--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit certain 
    nonimmigrant aliens to study in publicly funded adult education 
    programs if the alien provides reimbursement for such study; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DELLUMS, [7MY]

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  Cosponsors added, [8MY], [12JN], [8JY]
H.R. 1544--
A bill to prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
    unjustifiable nonacquiescence in, and relitigation of, precedents 
    established in the Federal judicial circuits; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JY], [16JY], [23JY], [24JY], [31JY], [15SE], [4NO]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-395), [8NO]
H.R. 1545--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Illegal 
    Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to 
    eliminate the numerical limitations relating to cancellations of 
    removal and suspensions of deportation; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ, [7MY]
H.R. 1546--
A bill to provide for a system to classify information in the interests 
    of national security and a system to declassify such information; to 
    the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Intelligence 
    (Permanent Select); 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 (for himself and Mr. Combest), [7MY]
H.R. 1547--
A bill to provide for notification regarding crimes committed by 
    diplomats; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [7MY]
H.R. 1548--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on Diiodomethyl-p-
    tolylsulfone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PORTER, [7MY]
H.R. 1549--
A bill to establish a commission to be known as the Harold Hughes-Bill 
    Emerson Commission on Alcoholism; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Campbell, 
    Mr. Castle, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Klug, Mr. Lazio of New 
    York, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. 
    Wolf), [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8MY], [13MY], [14MY], [15MY], [16MY], [22MY], 
    [11JN]
H.R. 1550--
A bill to provide for the withdrawal of most-favored-nation status from 
    Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria, and to provide for the restoration of 
    such status with respect to Syria if the President determines that 
    Syria is participating in the Middle East peace process in good 
    faith; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    King of New York, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Souder, 
    Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and Mr. Ney), 
    [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [17JY], [10SE]
H.R. 1551--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to ensure that local 
    officials are permitted to participate in the selection of certain 
    surface transportation program projects undertaken in areas of less 
    than 50,000 population, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [7MY]
H.R. 1552--
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 Blue Hawaii; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [7MY]
H.R. 1553--
A bill to amend the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records 
    Collection Act of 1992 to extend the authorization of the 
    Assassination Records Review Board until September 30, 1998; 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. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Stokes), 
    [8MY]
  Reported from the Committee on Government Reform and Overisght (H. 
    Rept. 105-138, part 1), [19JN]
  Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended, [19JN]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [20JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23JN]
  Passed Senate, [25JN]
  Presented to the President (June 27, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-25] (signed July 3, 1997)
H.R. 1554--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    commercial activities of an Indian tribal organization shall be 
    subject to the unrelated business income tax; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
    Edwards), [8MY]
H.R. 1555--
A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and 
    the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize Federal Home Loan Banks 
    to make guaranteed advances for community development activities to 
    units of general local government and advances of future community 
    development block grant entitlement amounts, and to expand the 
    community participation requirements relating to community 
    development loan guarantees to include participation of major 
    community stakeholders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rush, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Carson, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Filner, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Evans, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Flake, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
    Towns, Ms. Waters, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Rangel), [8MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [16SE], [7OC], [21OC], [28OC], [13NO]
H.R. 1556--
A bill to provide for protection of the flag of the United States; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest), [8MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15MY], [20MY], [11JN], [12JN], [24JN]
H.R. 1557--
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 
    reflect inflation since the current limitation was imposed; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [8MY]
H.R. 1558--
A bill to authorize the relocation of the Gillis W. Long Hansen's 
    Disease Center, to provide for the transfer to the State of 
    Louisiana of the current site of such center, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. McCrery, 
    Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. John), [8MY]
H.R. 1559--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that recruit 
    basic training in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps be 
    conducted separately for male and female recruits; to the Committee 
    on National Security.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Bono, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Stump, 
    Mr. Livingston, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mrs. Cubin, 
    Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Jones, 
    Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Herger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. McHale, 
    Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Collins, Mr. Crane, Mr. Salmon, 
    Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
    Deal of Georgia, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
    Mica, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Bliley, 
    Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Packard, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
    Saxton, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Everett, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Istook), 
    [8MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [15MY], [16MY], [21MY], [22MY], [4JN]
  Removal of cosponsors, [10JN]
H.R. 1560--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the bicentennial of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [8MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [22MY], [17JN], [26JN], [29JY], [7NO], 
    [13NO]
H.R. 1561--
A bill to amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 and 
    title 23, United States Code, to allow the Virgin Islands and the 
    other territories to participate in the State infrastructure bank 
    program and to use surface transportation program funds for 
    construction of certain access and development roads; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
    Underwood), [8MY]
H.R. 1562--
A bill to provide assistance to States and local communities to improve 
    adult education and literacy, to help achieve the national 
    educational goals for all citizens, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CLAY (for himself and Mr. Kildee), [8MY]
H.R. 1563--
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, [8MY]
H.R. 1564--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit 
    presumptive eligibility for low-income children under the Medicaid 
    Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. 
    Waxman), [8MY]
H.R. 1565--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    of depreciable business assets which may be expensed, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
    Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Graham), [8MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [9OC], [5NO]
H.R. 1566--
A bill to amend the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity [LIBERTAD] 
    Act of 1996 relating to the exclusion from the United States of 
    certain aliens; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [8MY]
H.R. 1567--
A bill to provide for the designation of additional wilderness lands in 
    the eastern United States; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Crapo, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hastings 
    of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, and Mrs. Chenoweth), [8MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [18SE]

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H.R. 1568--
A bill to establish the National Military Museum Foundation, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. HOYER, [8MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15MY], [22MY]
H.R. 1569--
A bill to require the same distribution of child support arrearages 
    collected by Federal tax intercept as collected directly by the 
    States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [8MY]
H.R. 1570--
A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to remove an exemption from 
    the prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition; to 
    the Committees on International Relations; 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. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York), [8MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [3JN], [24JN], [24JY], [3SE]
H.R. 1571--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish programs of 
    research with respect to women and cases of infection with the human 
    immunodeficiency virus; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Shays, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Filner, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Stark, 
    Mr. Thompson, and Ms. Brown of Florida), [8MY]
  Cosponsors added, [16MY], [22MY], [17JN], [3SE]
H.R. 1572--
A bill to provide for teacher technology training; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Boehlert), [8MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [5JN]
H.R. 1573--
A bill to provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or 
    provide foster care for a child; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frost, Mr. Klug, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Clement, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McDermott, 
    Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Gutierrez, and Ms. Norton), [8MY]
  Cosponsors added, [16MY], [22MY], [4JN], [5JN], [17JN], [10JY], 
    [31JY], [11SE], [5NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1574--
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 Employee Health 
    Benefits Program [FEHBP]; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Foley, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paul, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
    Bob Schaffer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Souder, 
    Mr. Stump, and Mr. Walsh), [8MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15MY], [22MY], [11JN], [30JY], [31JY]
H.R. 1575--
A bill to establish a limitation on the vessels that may engage in 
    harvesting Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic herring within the 
    exclusive economic zone; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [8MY]
H.R. 1576--
A bill to provide for the continuation of the operations of the 
    California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center; to the 
    Committees on Education and the Workforce; 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, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Torres), [8MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [19JN]
H.R. 1577--
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. Royce, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Myrick, 
    Mr. Herger, Mr. Klug, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Graham, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Goss, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. Hill, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Parker, Mr. Petri, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Moran of 
    Kansas), [8MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15MY], [4SE], [6OC]
  Removal of cosponsors, [30JY]
H.R. 1578--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to assist in the 
    restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [11JY], [23JY]
H.R. 1579--
A bill to establish a Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself and Mr. Cardin), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [11JY], [23JY]
H.R. 1580--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain 
    improvements in the way in which health-care resources are allocated 
    by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [16MY], [5JN], [11JY], [16SE]
H.R. 1581--
A bill to reauthorize the program established under chapter 44 of title 
    28, United States Code, relating to arbitration; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE, [13MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-143), [23JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23JN]
H.R. 1582--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal restrictions 
    on taxpayers having medical savings accounts; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COOKSEY, [13MY]
H.R. 1583--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    exclusion from estate tax for family-owned businesses; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself and Mr. Cooksey), [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [5JN], [17JN], [17JY], [31JY]
H.R. 1584--
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, to provide credits for 
    families, to phase-out the estate and gift taxes, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SAM JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Tiahrt, 
    Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Crane, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
    Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. 
    Graham), [13MY]
H.R. 1585--
A bill to allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for breast 
    cancer research through the voluntary purchase of certain specially 
    issued U.S. postage stamps; to the Committees on Government Reform 
    and Oversight; 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 Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. 
    Norwood), [13MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [22JY]
  Passed Senate, [24JY]
  Presented to the President (August 1, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-41] (signed August 13, 1997)
H.R. 1586--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require a refund value 
    for certain beverage containers, to provide resources for State 
    pollution prevention and recycling programs, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [13MY]
  Cosponsors added, [1AU], [9SE], [9OC], [31OC]
H.R. 1587--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the 
    transportation of chemical oxygen generators as cargo on any 
    aircraft carrying passengers or cargo in air commerce, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. RUSH, [13MY]
H.R. 1588--
A bill to prohibit the payment of any arrearages for prior years in the 
    assessed contribution of the United States to the United Nations 
    until certain reforms in the United Nations have been implemented 
    and a certification of such reforms has been approved by the 
    Congress; 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. SNOWBARGER (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
    Ryun, and Mr. Tiahrt), [13MY]
H.R. 1589--
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 
    Precious Metal; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FORBES, [13MY]
H.R. 1590--
A bill to implement the obligations of the United States under the 
    Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
    Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, 
    known as the Chemical Weapons Convention and opened for signature 
    and signed by the United States on January 13, 1993; 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. HAMILTON (for himself and Mr. Conyers) (both by request), 
    [14MY]
H.R. 1591--
A bill to ensure congressional approval of the amount of compliance 
    costs imposed on the private sector by regulations issued under new 
    or reauthorized Federal laws; 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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. McIntosh, Mr.

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    Gekas, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
    Mr. Parker, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. Blunt), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [4JN], [17JN], [23OC], [28OC], [9NO]
H.R. 1592--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employment 
    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. Levin, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
    Ramstad), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [22MY], [10JN], [11JN], [12JN], [17JN], 
    [19JN], [26JN]
H.R. 1593--
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 (for himself and Mr. Cramer), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [16MY], [21MY]
H.R. 1594--
A bill to require employers to notify workers before health care 
    benefits or retirement benefits are terminated; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. COSTELLO, [14MY]
H.R. 1595--
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to determine the 
    appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the absence of a 
    stipulation or consent; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. FAWELL, [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26JN], [31JY], [17SE], [25SE], [1OC], [9OC], 
    [23OC], [30OC], [4NO]
H.R. 1596--
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 (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Nadler), 
    [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [17JN], [26JN], [9JY], [16JY], [28JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-208), [28JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [28JY]
H.R. 1597--
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. Livingston, Mr. English 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
    Canady of Florida, Mr. Shays, Mr. Quinn, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Manzullo, 
    Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Granger, 
    Mr. Underwood, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Klug, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
    Mr. Graham, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Bilirakis), [14MY]
H.R. 1598--
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the National 
    Labor Relations Board to resolve unfair labor practice complaints in 
    a timely manner; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GOODLING, [14MY]
H.R. 1599--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections 
    Act of 1994 to provide the descendants of female U.S. citizens born 
    abroad before May 24, 1934, with the same rights to U.S. citizenship 
    at birth as the descendants of male citizens born abroad before such 
    date; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself and Mr. Jackson), [14MY]
H.R. 1600--
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 Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [14MY]
H.R. 1601--
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, [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26JN]
H.R. 1602--
A bill to restore the grave marker allowance for veterans; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [14MY]
H.R. 1603--
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, [14MY]
H.R. 1604--
A bill to provide for the division, use, and distribution of judgment 
    funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan pursuant to 
    dockets numbered 18-E, 58, 364, and 18-R before the Indian Claims 
    Commission; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-352), [28OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4NO]
  Passed Senate amended, [9NO]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendments 1 through 60, 62 
    and 63 and disagreed to Senate amendment No. 61, [13NO]
  Senate receded from its amendment No. 61, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (December 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-143] (signed December 15, 1997)
H.R. 1605--
A bill prohibiting the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of 
    school buses that do not have seat belts; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. KLECZKA, [14MY]
H.R. 1606--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on carbamic acid (U-9069); to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LaHOOD, [14MY]
H.R. 1607--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on rimsulfuron; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LaHOOD, [14MY]
H.R. 1608--
A bill to authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a 
    memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to soldiers who 
    have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. LaTOURETTE, [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [24JY], [29JY], [4SE], [18SE], [25SE], 
    [30SE], [7OC], [9OC], [29OC], [13NO]
H.R. 1609--
A bill to reauthorize the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
    Act of 1991, 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 (for herself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Solomon, 
    Mr. Moakley, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
    Borski, Mr. Castle, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Shays, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Nadler, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
    Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Markey, Mr. Engel, Mr. Neal 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Lowey, 
    Mr. Forbes, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
    Lazio of New York, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Towns, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
    Slaughter, and Mrs. Maloney of New York), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [4JN], [12JN], [19JN], [8JY], [10JY], [11JY], 
    [17SE]
H.R. 1610--
A bill to waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition rule for 
    certain health maintenance organizations; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. PAXON (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Houghton, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Lazio of 
    New York, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Walsh), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN]
H.R. 1611--
A bill to provide for the establishment and maintenance of personal 
    Social Security investment accounts under the Social Security 
    system; 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. PETRI, [14MY]
H.R. 1612--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the taxes on 
    wine to their pre-1991 rates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Capps, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Bono, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cox of 
    California, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Torres), 
    [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [22MY], [3JN]
H.R. 1613--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that if a Member 
    of Congress is convicted of a felony, such Member shall not be 
    eligible for retirement benefits based on that individual's service 
    as a Member, 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. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Goss, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Coburn, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Camp, Mr. McCollum, Ms. Rivers, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Collins, Mr. Porter, 
    Mr. McKeon, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Kolbe, Mr. Minge, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
    Mr. McHale, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Canady of 
    Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Souder, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Jones, 
    Mr. Horn, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Coble, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [24JN], [11SE]
H.R. 1614--
A bill to establish the Independent Commission on Campaign Finance 
    Reform to recommend reforms in the laws relating to the financing of 
    political activity; 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 (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Horn, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
    Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Castle, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Eshoo, 
    Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, 
    Mr. Klink, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. 
    McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McHale, Mr. Metcalf,

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    Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Minge, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
    Poshard, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Smith 
    of Michigan, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Torres, Mr. Wise, and Ms. Woolsey), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [10JN], [8JY], [9JY], [11JY], [15JY], 
    [17JY], [24JY], [25JY], [29JY], [30JY], [5SE], [1OC], [7OC], [9OC], 
    [31OC], [5NO], [8NO], [12NO]
H.R. 1615--
A bill to prohibit a State from penalizing a single custodial parent of 
    a child under age 11 for failing to meet work requirements under the 
    State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security 
    Act if the parent cannot find suitable child care; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself and Ms. Norton), [14MY]
H.R. 1616--
A bill to make satisfactory progress toward completion of high school or 
    a college program a permissible work activity under the program of 
    block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself and Ms. Norton), [14MY]
  Cosponsors added, [28JY]
H.R. 1617--
A bill for the relief of Charmaine Bieda; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI (by request), [14MY]
H.R. 1618--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certification of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the fisheries for the vessel Nawnsense; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MEEHAN, [14MY]
H.R. 1619--
A bill to provide for farm-related exceptions from hazardous materials 
    transportation requirements; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and Mr. 
    Poshard), [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN], [8JY], [11JY], [15JY], [23JY], [24JY], 
    [31JY], [8SE], [16SE], [2OC]
H.R. 1620--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the special 
    taxes on wholesale and retail dealers in liquor and beer, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, and Mr. 
    Rohrabacher), [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [10JN], [21JN]
H.R. 1621--
A bill to amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, with 
    respect to the duration of copyright, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BONO, [15MY]
H.R. 1622--
A bill to provide for an annual report to Congress concerning diplomatic 
    immunity; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Duncan), [15MY]
H.R. 1623--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    rate of tax on certain fuels derived from natural gas shall be based 
    on the Btu equivalence with a gallon of gasoline, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. 
    Watkins), [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [9JY], [16JY]
H.R. 1624--
A bill to provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal 
    procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate 
    certain labor and safety laws; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; Education and the Workforce, for a period to 
    be 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. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Sabo, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Frost, Mr. Olver, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Holden, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Borski, Mr. Rush, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Torres, Ms. Carson, 
    Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. 
    Lipinski), [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [11JN], [30JY], [3SE], [24SE]
H.R. 1625--
A bill to ensure that workers have sufficient information about their 
    rights regarding the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations 
    and the uses of employee dues and fees by labor organizations; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. Boehner, Ms. 
    Molinari, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    McKeon, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Graham, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hefley, 
    Mr. Snowbarger, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
    Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Skeen), [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26JN], [31JY], [17SE], [25SE], [1OC], [9OC], 
    [23OC], [24OC], [4NO], [7NO], [8NO]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-397), [8NO]
H.R. 1626--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the licensing 
    of certain unused channels for public safety uses; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Ms. HARMAN (for herself and Mr. Dixon), [15MY]
H.R. 1627--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
    incentives for higher education; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. McCrery), [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN]
H.R. 1628--
A bill to establish a demonstration project to study and provide 
    coverage of routine patient care costs for Medicare beneficiaries 
    with cancer who are enrolled in an approved clinical trial 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Morella, 
    Mr. Clement, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Schumer, and Ms. DeLauro), 
    [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [28JY], [29OC], [9NO]
H.R. 1629--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the maximum 
    capital gains tax rate by one-half for taxpayers age 55 and older; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JONES, [15MY]
H.R. 1630--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to study and report on 
    existing ferry operations and potential ferry routes in the United 
    States, to authorize the Secretary to provide financial assistance 
    for the development of ferry operations, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Jones), [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [12JN], [4SE]
H.R. 1631--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to make coverage under the 
    health benefits program for Federal employees available to military 
    dependents and military retirees, and for other purposes; 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. MICA, [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [10JY], [29SE], [8NO]
H.R. 1632--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 
    the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs, 
    to restore such exclusion for graduate level courses, and to allow a 
    deduction for interest on education loans; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. PAYNE, [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [15JY]
H.R. 1633--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable 
    credit for education expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PITTS, [15MY]
H.R. 1634--
A bill to set forth certain principles that should be adhered to by any 
    United States national conducting an industrial cooperation project 
    in the People's Republic of China or Tibet; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Wolf), [15MY]
H.R. 1635--
A bill to establish within the United States National Park Service the 
    National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. STOKES (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Bishop, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, 
    Mr. Flake, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Gingrich, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Kasich, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Owens, Mr. Oxley, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Sawyer, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
    Strickland, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Traficant, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and 
    Mr. Towns), [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [29JY], [1AU], [7OC], [9NO]
H.R. 1636--
A bill to disclose environmental risks to children's health and expand 
    the public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Shays, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
    DeGette, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Horn, Ms. 
    McCarthy of Missouri, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ford, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Clay, 
    Mr. Yates, Mr. Castle, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Capps, Mr. Davis 
    of Illinois, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Miller of California, 
    Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Kucinich, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Berman, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
    Wexler, Mr. Filner, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
    Ms. Rivers, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Thompson, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Allen, Mr. Evans, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
    Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Rush, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
    Pastor, Ms. Furse, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Franks

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    of New Jersey, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Olver, Mr. Neal 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Rothman, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Adam Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Stark, Mr. Skaggs, and Mr. Baesler), [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [12JN], [8JY], [25JY], [31JY], [3SE], 
    [11SE], [1OC], [2OC], [6OC], [30OC], [12NO], [13NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [25JN]
H.R. 1637--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the 
    provision to at-risk communities of services under the program of 
    block grants for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Thompson, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ford, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Ms. Carson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, and Ms. Millender-McDonald), [15MY]
H.R. 1638--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the 
    provision of rehabilitation services under the program of block 
    grants for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Thompson, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ford, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Ms. Carson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, and Ms. Millender-McDonald), [15MY]
H.R. 1639--
A bill to establish an education development block grant program to 
    allow local educational agencies to use such funds and to borrow 
    five times the amount of such funds to repair school infrastructure; 
    to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Thompson, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ford, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Ms. Carson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, and Ms. Millender-McDonald), [15MY]
H.R. 1640--
A bill to establish computer learning centers in low income areas; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Thompson, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ford, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Ms. Carson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, and Ms. Millender-McDonald), [15MY]
H.R. 1641--
A bill to amend the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 to 
    increase the amount of funds that the Director of National Drug 
    Control Policy may transfer between National Drug Control Program 
    agency accounts; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Thompson, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ford, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Ms. Carson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, and Ms. Millender-McDonald), [15MY]
H.R. 1642--
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for the 
    establishment of an alternative crop production demonstration 
    program for developing countries with illicit crop production; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Thompson, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ford, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Ms. Carson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, and Ms. Millender-McDonald), [15MY]
H.R. 1643--
A bill to provide for an increase in funding for programs for the 
    prevention and treatment of substance abuse in the Federal prison 
    system; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Thompson, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ford, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Ms. Carson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, and Ms. Millender-McDonald), [15MY]
H.R. 1644--
A bill to provide for programs that involve continuing judicial 
    supervision over offenders with substance abuse problems who are not 
    violent offenders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Thompson, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ford, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Ms. Carson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, and Ms. Millender-McDonald), [15MY]
H.R. 1645--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional 
    penalties for theft by public officials under color of law; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Thompson, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ford, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Ms. Carson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, and Ms. Millender-McDonald), [15MY]
H.R. 1646--
A bill to authorize States to provide temporary assistance for needy 
    families in a manner that complements the efforts of certain adults 
    who are caring for the children of relatives; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Thompson, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ford, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Ms. Carson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, and Ms. Millender-McDonald), [15MY]
H.R. 1647--
A bill to establish a Small Business Development Fund to promote 
    economic revitalization and community development through investment 
    in, and assistance to, qualified women and minority business people; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Budget; 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. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Thompson, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ford, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Ms. Carson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, and Ms. Millender-McDonald), [15MY]
H.R. 1648--
A bill to encourage production of oil and gas within the United States 
    by providing tax incentives, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WATKINS, [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [9JY]
H.R. 1649--
A bill to make retroactive the entitlement of certain Medal of Honor 
    recipients to the special pension provided for persons entered and 
    recorded on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of 
    Honor Roll; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH, [15MY]
H.R. 1650--
A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
    Congress to Mother Teresa of Calcutta in recognition of her 
    outstanding and enduring contributions through humanitarian and 
    charitable activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. CHRISTENSEN (for himself, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Archer, Mr. Armey, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
    Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barrett of 
    Nebraska, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
    Bass, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brady, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Bryant, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, 
    Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Cannon, Ms. Carson, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clay, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Collins, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox of California, 
    Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr.

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    Dickey, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, 
    Mr. Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ford, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Granger, Mr. Green, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, 
    Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, 
    Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Holden, Ms. 
    Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hoyer, 
    Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jackson 
    Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. John, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
    of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mrs. Kennelly of Connecitcut, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Klink, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New 
    York, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Livingston, Mr. LoBiondo, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Manton, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Mascara, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McDade, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    McHale, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
    Mollohan, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. Morella, 
    Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neal of Masschusetts, Mr. Nethercutt, 
    Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Ms. Norton, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Owens, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Parker, 
    Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
    Portman, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, 
    Mr. Rangel, Mr. Regula, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Riley, Ms. Rivers, 
    Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Roukema, 
    Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
    Sawyer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Schiff, 
    Mr. Scott, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Sisisky, 
    Mr. Skeen, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of 
    Michigan, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor 
    of North Carolina, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Thompson, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Turner, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Upton, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Wamp, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Watts 
    of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Weller, Mr. White, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wise, Mr. Wolf, 
    Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Young of Florida, and Mr. Young of 
    Alaska), [16MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [20MY]
  Passed Senate, [21MY]
  Presented to the President (May 22, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-16] (signed June 2, 1997)
H.R. 1651--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require gain 
    recognition in the case of certain transactions that are equivalent 
    to sales of financial instruments; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. WELLER, [16MY]
H.R. 1652--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments 
    received by former life insurance salesmen; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. WELLER, [16MY]
H.R. 1653--
A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange 
    Act of 1934 to create uniform standards with respect to federally-
    regulated securities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Dooley of California), 
    [16MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [10SE]
H.R. 1654--
A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 in order to require reciprocal 
    responses to foreign acts, policies, and practices that deny 
    national treatment to U.S. investment; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. McDade, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Towns, Mr. Upton, 
    Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hall of 
    Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Martinez, 
    and Mr. Porter), [16MY]
H.R. 1655--
A bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to provide 
    additional relief for limited purpose banks from certain outdated 
    restrictions imposed by the Competitive Equality Banking Act of 1987 
    which by the express terms of such act were intended to be temporary 
    and have now been in place for 10 years, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts), [16MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 1656--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide small 
    business employees with a simple, secure, and fully portable defined 
    benefit plan; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to 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, and Mr. 
    Fawell), [16MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5NO]
H.R. 1657--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the Interstate 
    4-R discretionary program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rush, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
    Costello, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Yates), [16MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 1658--
A bill to reauthorize and amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation 
    Act and related laws; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [16MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [10JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-169), [8JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [10NO]
  House agreed to Senate amendments under suspension of the rules, 
    [13NO]
  Presented to the President (December 5, 1997)
  Public Law [105-146] (signed December 16, 1997)
H.R. 1659--
A bill to provide for the expeditious completion of the acquisition of 
    private mineral interests within the Mount St. Helens National 
    Volcanic Monument mandated by the 1982 Act that established the 
    monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Metcalf), [16MY]
H.R. 1660--
A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the Generalized System 
    of Preferences until May 31, 2007; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Matsui), [19MY]
  Cosponsors added, [30MY], [18JN]
H.R. 1661--
A bill to implement the provisions of the Trademark Law Treaty; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE, [20MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-194), [21JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [22JY]
H.R. 1662--
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), [20MY]
H.R. 1663--
A bill to clarify the intent of the Congress in Public Law 93-632 to 
    require the Secretary of Agriculture to continue to provide for the 
    maintenance of 18 concrete dams and weirs that were located in the 
    Emigrant Wilderness at the time the wilderness area was designated 
    as wilderness in that Public Law; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE, [20MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-192), [21JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [22JY]
H.R. 1664--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the bridge 
    discretionary program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Weller, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Wise, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Danner, Mr. Talent, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
    McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. Hulshof), [20MY]
H.R. 1665--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the small 
    issuer exemption from pro rata allocation of interest expense of 
    financial institutions to tax-exempt interest; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [28JY], [23OC]
H.R. 1666--
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, [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [6NO]
H.R. 1667--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    of the dependent care credit and to allow such credit for respite 
    care expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [20MY]
H.R. 1668--
A bill to authorize the reburial in the Memorial Amphitheater at 
    Arlington National Cemetery of an unknown American who lost his life 
    while serving in the Union Army of the United States during the 
    Civil War, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. KASICH, [20MY]
H.R. 1669--
A bill to authorize the reburial in the Memorial Amphitheater at 
    Arlington National Cemetery of two unknown Americans who lost their 
    lives during the Civil War, one while serving in the Union Army of 
    the United States and the other while serving in the Army of the 
    Confederate States of America, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. KASICH, [20MY]
H.R. 1670--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to 
    establish procedures for responding to in-flight medical 
    emergencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.

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  By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut, [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [3JN], [10JY], [22JY]
H.R. 1671--
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 2000, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Green, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
    and Mr. Filner), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19JN], [17JY], [9SE], [11SE], [7NO]
H.R. 1672--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit tax-free 
    distributions of property by cooperative housing corporations to its 
    shareholders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [20MY]
H.R. 1673--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an 
    increase in update for certain hospitals with a high proportion of 
    Medicare patients; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Stupak, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Foley), 
    [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [17JN]
H.R. 1674--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    of the unified credit against estate and gift taxes and to increase 
    the amount of estate tax deferral available to owners of small 
    businesses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [20MY]
H.R. 1675--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Air Force to conduct a study to 
    identify Air Force property suitable for exchange to acquire land 
    authorized for addition to Shaw Air Force Base in the State of South 
    Carolina; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SPRATT, [20MY]
H.R. 1676--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the 
    competitive selection of lessees when a military department leases 
    certain nonexcess personal property and to ensure that the 
    Government obtains fair market value for the property; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SPRATT, [20MY]
H.R. 1677--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SPRATT, [20MY]
H.R. 1678--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Para ethyl phenol [PEP]; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SPRATT, [20MY]
H.R. 1679--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
    establishment at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of a 
    program regarding lifesaving interventions for individuals who 
    experience cardiac arrest, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barrett 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Calvert, 
    Mr. Canady of Florida, Ms. Carson, Mr. Castle, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Duncan, 
    Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodling, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Klink, 
    Mr. Leach, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Meehan, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, 
    Mr. Payne, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Schumer, 
    Mr. Shays, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [7JN], [10JN], [18JN], [8JY], [9JY], [11JY], 
    [16JY], [22JY], [23JY], [28JY], [4SE], [11SE], [26SE], [1OC], [9OC], 
    [24OC], [30OC], [5NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1680--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a separate 
    election for each spouse under the one time election to exclude gain 
    on the sale or exchange of a principal residence and to increase the 
    maximum exclusion to $250,000 if both a husband and wife make the 
    election for the same residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELDON of Florida, [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JY]
H.R. 1681--
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to the 
    activities of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Hamilton), [20MY]
H.R. 1682--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an 
    exclusion of capital gains upon the sale of a principal residence; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER, [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [24JN]
H.R. 1683--
A bill to clarify the standards for State sex offender registration 
    programs under the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and 
    Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ranstad, Mr. Castle, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Diaz-Balart, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Snowbarger, and Ms. 
    Ros-Lehtinen), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [4JN], [5JN], [31JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-256), [18SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23SE]
H.R. 1684--
A bill to increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt 
    small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Hostettler), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [22MY], [3JN]
H.R. 1685--
A bill to establish an Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring, to 
    provide for the imposition of sanctions against countries engaged in 
    a pattern of religious persecution, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Ways and Means, the 
    Judiciary; 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. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hall 
    of Ohio, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Manton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. King of 
    New York, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Ehlers, and Mr. Wamp), [20MY]
  Cosponsors added, [12JN], [9JY], [31JY]
H.R. 1686--
A bill for the relief of Lt. Col. (retired) Robert L. Stockwell, U.S. 
    Army; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SNOWBARGER, [20MY]
H.R. 1687--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that special 
    pay paid to certain physicians and dentists of the Veterans Health 
    Administration who retire before October 1, 1999, shall be 
    considered to be basic pay for retirement purposes; to the Committee 
    on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Gutierrez), 
    [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 1688--
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. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Minge, and Mr. Latham), [21MY]
H.R. 1689--
A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange 
    Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of securities class actions under 
    State law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Brown 
    of Ohio, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
    Fazio of California, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Cox of 
    California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. 
    Harman, Mr. Klug, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Roemer, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Tauscher, 
    Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Deutsch), [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [3JN], [4JN], [10JN], [11JN], [12JN], 
    [17JN], [20JN], [23JN], [25JN], [26JN], [8JY], [15JY], [16JY], 
    [22JY], [30JY], [3SE], [5SE], [8SE], [10SE], [11SE], [17SE], [23SE], 
    [26SE], [30SE], [1OC], [7OC], [9OC], [21OC], [31OC], [5NO], [7NO], 
    [8NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1690--
A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code regarding enforcement 
    of child custody orders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE]
H.R. 1691--
A bill to provide for the stabilization, enhancement, restoration, and 
    management of the Coeur d'Alene River basin watershed; 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.
  Br Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself and Mr. Crapo), [21MY]
H.R. 1692--
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive 
    the 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled 
    nursing facility services in the case of individuals classified 
    within certain diagnosis-related groups; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Sam Johnson), [21MY]
H.R. 1693--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to assist the development of 
    small business concerns owned and controlled by women, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JN], [8JY], [8SE]
H.R. 1694--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a 
    credit against income tax for certain amounts contributed to an 
    education investment account; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [21MY]
H.R. 1695--
A bill to establish a Commission on Retirement Savings; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. POMEROY, [21MY]
H.R. 1696--
A bill to honor agreements reached in the acquisition of Santa Rosa 
    Island, CA, by the National Park Service; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska), [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN]
H.R. 1697--
A bill to assess the impact of the North American Free-Trade Agreement 
    on domestic job loss and the environment, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [9OC]
H.R. 1698--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assist families in 
    the purchase of coverage for children under school-based health 
    insurance programs, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Education

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    and the Workforce; 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, [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [14JY], [5SE]
H.R. 1699--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to establish a grant program to prevent and control juvenile crime, 
    to modify Federal court procedures applicable to violent juvenile 
    offenders, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Education and the Workforce; 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. STUPAK (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Scott, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Gephardt, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Carson, Mr. Boswell, Ms. Hooley of 
    Oregon, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Watt of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
    Wynn, Mr. Vento, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Allen, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Markey, Mr. Cramer, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
    Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Torres, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Rothman, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hinojosa, and Ms. Woolsey), [21MY]
H.R. 1700--
A bill to authorize funds to further the strong Federal interest in the 
    improvement of highways and transportation, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Young, of Alaska, Mr. Hill, and Mrs. 
    Cubin), [21MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19JN]
H.R. 1701--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide a minimum 
    allocation of highway funds for States that have low population 
    densities and comprise large geographic areas; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Young, of Alaska, Mr. Hill, and Mrs. 
    Cubin), [21MY]
H.R. 1702--
A bill to encourage the development of a commercial space industry in 
    the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Science.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Cramer, and Ms. Jackson-Lee), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [4NO]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-347), [24OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4NO]
H.R. 1703--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for improved 
    and expedited procedures for resolving complaints of unlawful 
    employment discrimination arising within the Department of Veterans 
    Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Evans Mr. Stump, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, and Mr. Buyer), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11SE], [2OC]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-292), [2OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [6OC]
H.R. 1704--
A bill to establish a Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis; 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 Mrs. KELLY (for herself and Mr. Talent), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [19JN], [16JY], [30JY], [16SE], [18SE], 
    [23SE], [24SE], [29SE]
H.R. 1705--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act for 1971 to require 
    political parties to submit reports to the Federal Election 
    Commission on expenditures of any funds used to influence an 
    election for Federal office and to require reports to the Commission 
    on any independent expenditures which mention a political party or a 
    candidate for election for Federal office, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Castle, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
    Kolbe, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Price of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Strickland), 
    [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [4SE], [10SE], [28OC]
H.R. 1706--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit 
    against tax for employees who provide child care assistance for 
    dependents of their employees, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mrs. Ros-Lehtinen), 
    [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN]
H.R. 1707--
A bill making interim emergency supplemental appropriations for 
    immediate needs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, 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. OBEY, [22MY]
H.R. 1708--
A bill making interim emergency supplemental appropriations for 
    immediate needs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, 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, [22MY]
H.R. 1709--
A bill to permit any State to use nongovernmental personnel in the 
    determination of eligibility under the Medicaid, food stamps, and 
    WIC programs; to the Committees on Commerce; Agriculture; Education 
    and the Workforce, for a period to be 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. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Bliley, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Combest, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
    Brady, Mr. Sessions, and Ms. Granger), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JY], [10SE]
H.R. 1710--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to facilitate 
    the development, clearance, and use of devices to maintain and 
    improve the public health and quality of life of the citizens of the 
    United States; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Hall of 
    Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Manton, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Towns, Mr. Oxley, 
    Ms. Furse, Mr. Upton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Gillmor, 
    Mr. Klug, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
    Ganske, Mr. Norwood, Mr. White, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Lazio of New York, 
    Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Wynn, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. Pallone), 
    [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN], [26JN], [17JY], [25JY], [31JY], [11SE], 
    [29SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-307), [6OC]
H.R. 1711--
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; Education and the Workforce, for 
    a period to be 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. Green, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Radanovich, and 
    Mr. Smith of Texas), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [24JN], [10JY], [17JY], [25JY], [30JY], 
    [31JY], [4SE], [10SE], [29SE], [30OC], [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1712--
A bill to encourage the People's Republic of China to join the World 
    Trade Organization by removing China from title IV of the Trade Act 
    of 1974 upon its accession to the World Trade Organization and to 
    provide a more effective remedy for inadequate trade benefits 
    extended by the People's Republic of China to the United States; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Ewing), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [4JN], [12JN], [22JY], [29JY], [31JY], 
    [16SE], [6OC]
H.R. 1713--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an employee 
    to elect to receive taxable cash compensation in lieu of nontaxable 
    parking benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. BILBRAY, [22MY]
H.R. 1714--
A bill to provide for the acquisition of the Plains Railroad Depot at 
    the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. BISHOP, [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE], [8OC]
H.R. 1715--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the National 
    Institute of Biomedical Imaging; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Taylor of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
    Norwood, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cook, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
    Coble, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. Towns, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Spence, and 
    Mr. McIntyre), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [23JN], [11JY], [3SE], [30SE], [30OC], [13NO]
H.R. 1716--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Center for Missing 
    and Exploited Children, a nonprofit corporation organized under the 
    laws of the District of Columbia, to operate a national resource 
    center and clearinghouse relating to missing children; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Foley, 
    Mr. Lampson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Frost, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Carson, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    McInnis, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Stabenow, 
    Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Towns, 
    Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Kildee, and Ms. Woolsey), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [4JN], [10JN], [12JN], [17JN], [19JN], 
    [26JN], [8JY], [11JY], [3SE]
H.R. 1717--
A bill to provide for the privatization of the U.S. Postal Service; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Packard), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [12JN], [9SE]
H.R. 1718--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain lands in Wyoming to the 
    County of Park, WY; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CUBIN, [22MY]
H.R. 1719--
A bill to protect and enhance sportsmen's opportunities and enhance 
    wildlife conservation; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
    Pombo, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hill, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. John, and 
    Mr. Hunter), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [11JN], [16JN], [23JN], [26JN], [9JY], 
    [14JY], [17JY], [22JY], [23JY],

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    [25JY], [30JY], [31JY], [3SE], [4SE], [5SE], [8SE], [11SE], [16SE], 
    [24SE], [1OC], [4NO]
H.R. 1720--
A bill to improve transportation safety, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; 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 and Mr. Oberstar) (both by request), 
    [22MY]
H.R. 1721--
A bill to prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire 
    insurance policies covering houses of worship and related support 
    structures, 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. FILNER (for himself, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bishop, 
    Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, 
    Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
    Towns, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma), [22MY]
H.R. 1722--
A bill to amend various banking laws; 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 Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, [22MY]
H.R. 1723--
A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
    Responsibility Act of 1996 to make the restrictions on foreign 
    students added by such Act inapplicable to students lawfully present 
    in the United States on the effective date of the restrictions in 
    cases where a public school or adult education program evidences a 
    desire for such result; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN]
H.R. 1724--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate certain 
    restrictions on foreign students added by the Illegal Immigration 
    Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN]
H.R. 1725--
A bill to establish a regional investments for national growth program 
    to identify and fund the metropolitan regional transportation 
    projects that are essential to the national economy, but exceed 
    State and regional financial capacity; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRANK of New Jersey, [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN]
H.R. 1726--
A bill to establish as an element of the national security of the United 
    States the importance of providing for the health, safety, and 
    education of children in the United States; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce; the 
    Judiciary; Transportation and Infrastructure; Banking and Financial 
    Services; 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 Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Hooley of 
    Oregon, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
    Ms. Norton, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Waters, and Ms. Woolsey), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19JN], [30JY]
H.R. 1727--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for 
    additional deferred effective dates for approval of applications 
    under the new drugs provisions, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Upton, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Klug, Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Towns, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Horn, and Ms. Slaughter), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [18JN], [16JY], [4SE], [16SE], [30SE], 
    [29OC]
H.R. 1728--
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), [22MY]
H.R. 1729--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify 
    the work opportunity credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Watkins), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN]
H.R. 1730--
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 pastdue, legally enforceable State tax 
    obligations of such person; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. McCrery, 
    and Mr. Matsui), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JN]
H.R. 1731--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of passenger 
    automobiles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KELLY, [22MY]
H.R. 1732--
A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to 
    provide for off-budget treatment of the receipts and disbursements 
    of the land and water conservation fund and the special accounts 
    established under such Act; to the Committees on Resources; 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. KILDEE, [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [17JN], [20JN], [9JY]
H.R. 1733--
A bill to establish the Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area; 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. KILDEE (for himself and Mr. Stupak), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [22JY], [30JY], [3SE]
H.R. 1734--
A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Weygand), [22MY]
H.R. 1735--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an individual 
    who is entitled to receive child support a refundable credit equal 
    to the amount of unpaid child support and to increase the tax 
    liability of the individual required to pay such support by the 
    amount of the unpaid child support; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Ms. LOFGREN, [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [23SE], [9OC], [21OC]
H.R. 1736--
A bill to provide for a reduction in the rate of adolescent pregnancy 
    through the evaluation of public and private prevention programs, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Clayton, and Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1737--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and 
    individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide 
    adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists; 
    to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce, for a 
    period to 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, Mr. Lazio of New York, and Mr. Combest), 
    [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [17JY], [23SE], [30SE], [7OC], [9OC], [21OC], 
    [28OC], [6NO]
H.R. 1738--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a 
    special Medicare part B enrollment period and MediGap enrollment 
    period and a waiver of the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty 
    for certain military retirees and dependents who live near military 
    hospitals that are closed or that discontinue inpatient hospital 
    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. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Fazio of 
    California), [22MY]
H.R. 1739--
A bill to amend the Act designating the Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
    Wilderness to clarify certain provisions of law regarding activities 
    authorized within the wilderness area, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC]
H.R. 1740--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the 
    application of the pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental 
    plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Crane, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Levin, 
    Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Weller, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Goode, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. McCarthy of 
    Missouri, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. 
    Stump), [22MY]
H.R. 1741--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers in 
    the process of adopting a child to use alternative information, 
    rather than a TIN, to claim the dependency exemption for the child; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [12JN], [25JY], [9OC]
H.R. 1742--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain viscose rayon yarn; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ROTHMAN, [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 1743--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    limitations on medical savings accounts relating to the number of 
    accounts and number of employees of an employer, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Foley, Mr. Coburn, 
    Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Manzullo, 
    Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Largent, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mr. Paul, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
    Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Brady, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Nussle, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
    Ensign, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Talent, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. White, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Everett, Mr. Scarborough, Mr.

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    Crapo, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Souder, 
    and Mr. Combest), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [11JN], [8JY], [30JY]
H.R. 1744--
A bill to make the antitrust laws applicable to owners of teams of major 
    league professional baseball players, and to leagues composed of 
    such teams, with respect to selecting the site at which any such 
    team plays its regular season home games; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Nadler), [22MY]
H.R. 1745--
A bill to reform asset forfeiture laws; 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. SCHUMER, [22MY]
H.R. 1746--
A bill to provide that, in any year in which the Congress does not 
    timely adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget that eliminates 
    the deficit by fiscal year 2002, Members of Congress shall forfeit 
    their right to be paid for the remainder of that year; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. SESSIONS, [22MY]
H.R. 1747--
A bill to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize the design 
    and construction of additions to the parking garage and certain site 
    improvements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Oberstar), [22MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-130), [12JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [17JN]
  Passed Senate, [7NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-95] (signed November 19, 1997)
H.R. 1748--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ban the transmission 
    of unsolicited advertisements by electronic mail, and to require 
    that sender identification information be included with electronic 
    mail messages; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [21JN], [26JN], [10JY], [22JY], [31JY], 
    [11SE], [5NO]
H.R. 1749--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and clarify 
    accountability for violations with respect to managed care group 
    health plans; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; 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. Kildee, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Rivers, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Berman, and Mrs. Tauscher), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [28OC], [6NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1750--
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 Barefoot Contessa; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. FOWLER, [22MY]
H.R. 1751--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that gifts 
    for which the statute of limitations has expired for gift tax 
    purposes may not be revalued for purposes of determining the estate 
    tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HULSHOF, [30MY]
H.R. 1752--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    nonrecognition of gain on sale of stock to certain farmers' 
    cooperatives; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Smith of 
    Oregon, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Combest, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Ewing), 
    [30MY]
H.R. 1753--
A bill to provide for the establishment of not less than 2,500 Boys and 
    Girls Clubs of America facilities by the year 2000; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin), [30MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [16SE], [9OC], [29OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-368), [31OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13NO]
  Laid on the table), [13NO]
H.R. 1754--
A bill to require that a portion of the amounts made available for 
    housing programs for the homeless be used for activities designed to 
    serve primarily homeless veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. METCALF (for himself and Mr. Stump), [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [18JN], [26JN], [9JY], [16JY], [17JY], 
    [29JY], [3SE], [8SE], [9SE], [17SE], [24SE], [1OC], [6OC], [23OC], 
    [29OC]
H.R. 1755--
A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
    natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including 
    Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, 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. OBEY, [3JN]
H.R. 1756--
A bill to amend chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, to require 
    the development and implementation by the Secretary of the Treasury 
    of a national money laundering and related financial crimes strategy 
    to combat money laundering and related financial crimes, 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. 
    Bachus), [3JN]
H.R. 1757--
A bill to consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize 
    appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for 
    fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [3JN]
  Considered, [4JN], [5JN], [10JN]
  Passed House amended, [11JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [17JN]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and asked for a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [28JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [29JY]
  Motion to instruct conferees agreed to in the House, [1OC], [8OC]
H.R. 1758--
A bill to ensure that the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty 
    Organization [NATO] proceeds in a manner consistent with United 
    States interests, to strengthen relations between the United States 
    and Russia, to preserve the prerogatives of the Congress with 
    respect to certain arms control agreements, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Cox of California), [3JN]
  Passed House amended, [11JN]
  Laid on the table, [11JN]
H.R. 1759--
A bill to reform foreign assistance programs and to authorize 
    appropriations for foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1998 
    and 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [3JN]
H.R. 1760--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the 
    implementation of systems for rating the specific content of 
    specific television programs; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [3JN]
H.R. 1761--
A bill to provide for improved coordination, communication, and 
    enforcement related to health care fraud, waste, and abuse, to 
    create a point of order against legislation which diverts savings 
    achieved through Medicare waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement 
    activities for purposes other than improving the solvency of the 
    Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under title XVIII of the 
    Social Security Act, to ensure the integrity of such trust fund, 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. DAVIS of Florida, [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JY], [13NO]
H.R. 1762--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy 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. ENSIGN, [3JN]
H.R. 1763--
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 (for himself, Mr. Farr of California, Mrs. Morella, 
    Mr. Castle, Mr. Towns, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Mr. Gordon, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo), [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [23JN], [9JY], [11JY], [15JY], [29JY], 
    [9SE], [9OC]
H.R. 1764--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to restrict 
    imposition of Medicaid liens and Medicaid estate recovery for long-
    term care services in the case of certain individuals who have 
    received benefits under long-term care insurance policies for at 
    least 3 years, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
    allow the carryover of reimbursement maximums for flexible spending 
    arrangements, to allow the reimbursement of long-term care insurance 
    premiums of FSA's, and to repeal the inclusion in income of long-
    term care coverage provided through FSA's; 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. HILL (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Hutchinson), [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [10JY]
H.R. 1765--
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. Shays, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    McHale, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Klug, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
    Collins, and Mr. LoBiondo), [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [18JN]

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H.R. 1766--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a 
    demonstration project to evaluate the feasibility of using the 
    Federal employees health benefits program to ensure the availability 
    of adequate health care for Medicare-eligible beneficiaries under 
    the military health care system; 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 jurisidication 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Clayton, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Manton, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Olver, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and 
    Mr. Weldon of Florida), [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [12JN], [26JN], [11JY], [28JY], [30SE], 
    [28OC], [7NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1767--
A bill to consolidate in 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; 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. PETERSON of Minnesota, [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JY]
H.R. 1768--
A bill to terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House 
    of Representatives; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. Klug, Mr. Shays, 
    Mr. Coble, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and 
    Mr. Bachus), [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE], [5NO]
H.R. 1769--
A bill to provide for the imposition of administrative fees for Medicare 
    overpayment collection, and to require automated prepayment 
    screening of Medicare claims, 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. STARK, [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5SE]
H.R. 1770--
A bill to prevent fraud, abuse, and waste in the Medicare and Medicaid 
    Programs, 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. STARK (for himself, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Weygand), [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [5SE]
H.R. 1771--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to protect the public from 
    health hazards caused by exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, 
    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. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Meehan), [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE]
H.R. 1772--
A bill to provide for the reduction in the number of children who use 
    tobacco products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Meehan), [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE]
H.R. 1773--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the National 
    Mail Order Pharmacy Program of the Department of Defense to include 
    covered beneficiaries under the military health care system who are 
    also entitled to Medicare; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mrs. THURMAN, [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [12JN], [19JN], [25JN], [10JY], [11JY], 
    [28JY], [3SE], [11SE], [22OC]
H.R. 1774--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a 
    deduction for qualified higher education expenses; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [3JN]
H.R. 1775--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 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. GOSS, [4JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-135, part 1), [18JN]
  Referred to the Committee on National Security, [18JN]
  Committee on National Security discharged, [1JY]
  Passed House amended, [9JY]
  Laid on the table, [17JY]
H.R. 1776--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict 
    the use of soft money in political campaigns, to improve the 
    enforcement of campaign laws, to promote the disclosure of 
    information on campaign spending, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McHale, Mr. Horn, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Castle, Mr. Minge, Mr. Leach, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey, and Mr. Metcalf), [4JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [10JN], [3SE], [4SE], [18SE], [28OC], [13NO]
H.R. 1777--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of Federal elections, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on House Oversight; 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. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McHale, Mr. Horn, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Castle, Mr. Minge, Mr. Leach, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey, and Mr. Metcalf), [4JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [17SE]
H.R. 1778--
A bill to reform the Department of Defense; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Dellums (by request)), [4JN]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on National Security (H. 
    Rept. 105-133, part 1), [17JN]
  Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, [17JN]
  Referral to Committees on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure 
    and Government Reform and Oversight extended, [18JN], [30SE]
H.R. 1779--
A bill to make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of the Devils 
    Backbone Wilderness in the Mark Twain National Forest, MO, to 
    exclude a small parcel of land containing improvements; 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. BLUNT, [4JN]
  Reported from the Committee on Agriculture (H. Rept. 105-295, part 1), 
    [2OC]
  Referral to the Committee on Resources extended, [2OC]
  Committee on Resources discharged, [2OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [21OC]
H.R. 1780--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to expand the 
    types of information on campaign spending required to be reported to 
    the Federal Election Commission, to transfer responsibility for the 
    enforcement of Federal laws governing the financing of campaigns for 
    election for Federal office from the Commission to the Attorney 
    General, and for other purposes; to the Committees on House 
    Oversight; 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. DREIER, [4JN]
H.R. 1781--
A bill to clarify the application of a certain transitional rule; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FORBES, [4JN]
H.R. 1782--
A bill to provide for the medical use of marijuana; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Ms. Pelosi), [4JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [8JY], [14JY], [5SE], [7OC], [28OC]
H.R. 1783--
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. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Crane, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Sam Johnson), [4JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN]
H.R. 1784--
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. HYDE, [4JN]
H.R. 1785--
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.
  By Mr. KLECZKA, [4JN]
H.R. 1786--
A bill to impose sanctions against Nigeria, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on International Relations; Banking and Financial 
    Services; 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. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Chabot, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Porter, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Waters, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Manton, Mr. Shays, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
    Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Clay), [4JN]
  Cosponsors added, [11JY], [30JY], [24SE], [13NO]
H.R. 1787--
A bill to assist in the conservation of Asian elephants by supporting 
    and providing financial resources of the conservation programs of 
    nations within the range of Asian elephants and projects of persons 
    with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of Asian elephants; 
    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. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Miller of California, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gilchrest, 
    Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Traficant), [4JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY], [9SE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Resources (H. Rept. 105-
    266, part 1), [23SE]
  Referral to the Committee on International Relations extended, [23SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [21OC]
  Passed Senate, [8NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-96] (signed November 19, 1997)

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H.R. 1788--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure adequate 
    research and education regarding the drug DES; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Christian-
    Green, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, 
    Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Woolsey), [4JN]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [17JN], [19JN], [20JN], [26JN], [10JY], 
    [15JY], [22JY], [25JY], [3SE], [8SE], [16SE], [23SE], [26SE], [13NO]
H.R. 1789--
A bill to reauthorize the dairy indemnity program; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. STENHOLM, [4JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-294), [2OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [21OC]
H.R. 1790--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to create two divisions in 
    the Eastern Judicial District of Louisiana; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. TAUZIN, [4JN]
H.R. 1791--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the 
    opportunity to deduct expenses with respect to home offices at which 
    administrative and managerial functions are carried out on a 
    consistent basis; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [4JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16SE]
H.R. 1792--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow self-employed 
    individuals to deduct the full cost of their health insurance; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [4JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16SE]
H.R. 1793--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Pyrithiobac Sodium; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WISE, [4JN]
H.R. 1794--
A bill for the relief of Mai Hoa ``Jasmine'' Salehi; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SHERMAN, [4JN]
H.R. 1795--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the dollar 
    limitation on payment of benefits from a defined benefit plan 
    maintained by a State or local government for the benefit of 
    employees of the police department or fire department; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [5JN]
H.R. 1796--
A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
    natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including 
    Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, 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. OBEY, [5JN]
H.R. 1797--
A bill to provide scholarship assistance for District of Columbia 
    elementary and secondary school students; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. ARMEY (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
    Davis of Virginia, Mr. Flake, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Bob Schaffer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
    Bliley, and Mr. Boehner), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [23SE], [28OC]
H.R. 1798--
A bill to reform the program of the Department of Housing and Urban 
    Development for disposition of single family properties in the 
    inventory of the Department for use for the homeless; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BAKER (for himself and Mr. Bachus), [5JN]
H.R. 1799--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for greater 
    local input in transportation planning, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
    Camp, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Solomon, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. Stupak), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [12JN], [11JY], [28JY], [31JY], [3SE], 
    [10SE]
H.R. 1800--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude gain or 
    loss from the sale of livestock from the computation of capital gain 
    net income for purposes of the earned income credit; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. English 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, Mr. Walsh, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Kind of 
    Wisconsin), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8OC], [22OC], [6NO]
H.R. 1801--
A bill to authorize the United States Man and the Biosphere Program, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself and Mr. Miller of California), 
    [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY], [29JY]
H.R. 1802--
A bill to suspend United States development assistance for India unless 
    the President certifies to 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 and Mr. Condit), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [8JY], [10JY], [30OC], [13NO]
H.R. 1803--
A bill to assist State and secondary and postsecondary schools to 
    develop, implement, and improve career preparation education so that 
    every student has an opportunity to acquire academic and technical 
    knowledge and skills needed 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 Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. CLAY (for himself and Mr. Martinez) (both by request), [5JN]
H.R. 1804--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 210 Seminary Street 
    in Florence, AL, as the ``John McKinley Federal Building''; to the 
    Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. CRAMER, [5JN]
H.R. 1805--
A bill to amend the Auburn Indian Restoration Act to establish 
    restrictions related to gaming on and use of land held in trust for 
    the United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of 
    California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE, [5JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-301), [6OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9NO]
H.R. 1806--
A bill to provide for the consolidation of the Office of Fossil Energy 
    and the Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency of the 
    Department of Energy; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Roemer, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Klink, 
    Mr. Mascara, Mr. Ney, Mr. Foley, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, and Mr. Rohrabacher), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY]
H.R. 1807--
A bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by 
    health plans; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to 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. McDermott, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Weygand), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [4SE], [9SE], [8OC], [13NO]
H.R. 1808--
A bill to prohibit the relocation of certain Marine Corps helicopter 
    aircraft to Naval Air Station Miramar, CA; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. FILNER, [5JN]
H.R. 1809--
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, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; 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. FOX of Pennsylvania, [5JN]
H.R. 1810--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
    incentives for higher education; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
    DeLay, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Weller, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Paul, Mr. Combest, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Brady, and Mrs. Myrick), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [26JN], [12NO]
H.R. 1811--
A bill to ensure the long-term protection of the resources of the 
    portion of the Columbia River known as the Hanford Reach; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washngton, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Hill), 
    [5JN]
H.R. 1812--
A bill to provide for the elimination of the Department of Education, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subesquently 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. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Crane, 
    Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Herger, and Mr. 
    Hostettler), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JN], [12JN], [8JY], [7NO]
H.R. 1813--
A bill to protect the privacy of the individual with respect to the 
    Social Security number and other personal information, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on 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. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
    Carson, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Stark, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, 
    Mr. Kildee, Mr. Frost, Mr. Luther, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Cook), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25JN], [4SE], [7OC], [29OC]
H.R. 1814--
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. LUTHER (for himself and Mr. Ramstad), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [8JY], [9JY], [23JY], [4SE], [24SE]
H.R. 1815--
A bill to protect the privacy of health information in the age of 
    genetic and other new technologies, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on 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. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Mr. Rush, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. Torres), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JN], [26JN], [31JY]
H.R. 1816--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a 
    credit against income tax for tuition and related expenses for

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    public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PAUL, [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [30JY], [23SE]
H.R. 1817--
A bill to require that employers offering benefits to associates of its 
    employees who are not spouses or dependents of the employees not 
    discriminate on the basis of the nature of the relationship between 
    the employee and the designated associates; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PAUL, [5JN]
H.R. 1818--
A bill to Amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
    1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 
    and 2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Scott, and 
    Mr. Greenwood), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JN], [18JN], [24JN], [26JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-155), [26JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [15JY]
H.R. 1819--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    establishment of lifetime learning accounts for the purpose of 
    accumulating funds to pay the qualified expenses related to higher 
    education and job training of the taxpayer and the taxpayer's 
    family; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Frost, and Ms. Christian-Green), 
    [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JN], [19JN]
H.R. 1820--
A bill to delay the application of the substantiation requirements to 
    reimbursement arrangements of certain loggers; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. Camp), [5JN]
H.R. 1821--
A bill to require the Attorney General to add to schedule III of the 
    Controlled Substances Act, the ``club'' drugs ketamine hydrochloride 
    and gamma hydroxybutyrate; 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. STUPAK, [5JN]
H.R. 1822--
A bill to establish State infrastructure banks for education; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Farr of California, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. 
    Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ford, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Snyder, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Filner, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Minge, Mr. Condit, Mr. Holden, Mr. Fazio of 
    California, and Mr. Tierney), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [16JY], [4SE], [21OC], [9NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1823--
A bill to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16SE], [25SE], [7OC]
H.R. 1824--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to increase the annual 
    Government-wide goal from 20 percent to 25 percent for procurement 
    contracts awarded to small business concerns, small business 
    concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically 
    disadvantaged individuals, and small business concerns owned and 
    controlled by women; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. WYNN (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Frost, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. 
    Baldacci), [5JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [25JN], [26JN], [8JY], [24JY], [31JY]
H.R. 1825--
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 Mighty John III; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [5JN]
H.R. 1826--
A bill to increase deficit-reduction assessments for participants in the 
    Federal price support program for tobacco and to extend the period 
    during which such assessments will be collected; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Ms. FURSE, [6JN]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC]
H.R. 1827--
A bill to eliminate below-cost sales of timber from National Forest 
    System lands; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Ms. FURSE, [6JN]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE]
H.R. 1828--
A bill to limit the total number of political appointees allowable; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. FURSE, [6JN]
  Cosponsors added, [6NO]
H.R. 1829--
A bill to establish a formula for the calculation of livestock grazing 
    fees for the use of National Forest System lands in the 16 
    contiguous Western States and public domain lands administered by 
    the Bureau of Land Management; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Ms. FURSE, [6JN]
H.R. 1830--
A bill to provide for claim maintenance fees and royalties on hardrock 
    mining claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Ms. FURSE, [6JN]
H.R. 1831--
A bill to terminate the U.S. participation in the International Space 
    Station Program; to the Committee on Science.
  By Ms. FURSE, [6JN]
H.R. 1832--
A bill to achieve budgetary savings by terminating or limiting certain 
    Department of Defense programs, by reducing the scope of the 
    Stockpile Stewardship Program of the Department of Energy, and by 
    reducing arms transfer subsidies; 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. FURSE, [6JN]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE]
H.R. 1833--
A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
    Act to provide for further Self-Governance by Indian Tribes, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Kildee, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Faleomavaega), [7JN]
H.R. 1834--
A bill for the relief of Mercedes Del Carmen Quiroz Martinez Cruz; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BATEMAN, [7JN]
H.R. 1835--
A bill to provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil 
    forfeitures; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Ways and Means, for 
    a period to 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. McDermott, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Stark, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Martinez, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Graham, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
    Schiff, Mr. Clay, Mr. Evans, Mr. Foley, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Parker, 
    Mr. Dellums, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Watt of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Berman, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Cummings), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [9JY]
H.R. 1836--
A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to improve 
    administration of sanctions against unfit health care providers 
    under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Mica), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8JY], [10JY], [16JY], [17JY], [28JY], [29JY], 
    [3SE], [5SE], [22SE], [24SE], [24OC], [29OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-374), [4NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4NO]
H.R. 1837--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the 
    penalty for the rape of juveniles in prison; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. JACKSON-LEE, [10JN]
H.R. 1838--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for 
    the Coast Guard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. 
    Clement) (all by request), [10JN]
H.R. 1839--
A bill to establish nationally uniform requirements regarding the 
    titling and registration of salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt 
    vehicles; 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. WHITE (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Horn, Mr. Norwood, and Ms. 
    Dunn of Washington), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [11JN], [12JN], [18JN], [20JN], [23JN], [26JN], 
    [8JY], [10JY], [15JY], [17JY], [22JY], [23JY], [24JY], [25JY], 
    [29JY], [30JY], [31JY], [3SE], [5SE], [8SE], [10SE], [17SE], [18SE], 
    [23SE], [26SE], [30SE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 105-
    285, part 1), [30SE]
  Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended, [30SE]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [30SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4NO]
H.R. 1840--
A bill to provide a law enforcement exception to the prohibition on the 
    advertising of certain electronic devices; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [10JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-162), [26JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [8JY]
  Passed Senate, [10NO]
  Presented to the President (November 13, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-112] (signed November 21, 1997)
H.R. 1841--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the death 
    tax for family farms and small businesses; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. COX of California (for himself and Mr. Campbell), [10JN]
H.R. 1842--
A bill to terminate further development and implementation of the 
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Smith of 
    Oregon, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Herger, 
    Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
    Mr. Metcalf), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN], [18JN], [25JN], [10JY], [16JY], [17JY], 
    [31JY], [3SE], [5SE], [8SE], [9SE], [11SE], [16SE], [17SE], [23SE], 
    [25SE], [29SE], [7OC], [22OC], [23OC]
H.R. 1843--
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to address the failure to 
    appropriate sufficient funds to make full payments in lieu of taxes 
    under chapter 69 of such title by exempting certain users of the 
    National Forest System from fees imposed in connection with such 
    use; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
    Parker, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bono, Mr. Pastor. Mr. 
    Stump,

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    Mr. Strickland, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
    Graham, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Riggs, 
    and Mrs. Emerson), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JN], [22JY], [30JY]
H.R. 1844--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    treatment of aircraft maintenance and repair expenditures required 
    by the Federal Aviation Administration; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. COLLINS, [10JN]
H.R. 1845--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce estate taxes 
    on family-owned businesses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Hefner, Mrs. Clayton, 
    Mr. Coble, and Mr. Price of North Carolina), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY]
H.R. 1846--
A bill to provide for the immediate application of certain orders 
    relating to the amendment, modification, suspension, or revocation 
    of certificates under chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Cooksey, [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [26SE]
H.R. 1847--
A bill to improve the criminal law relating to fraud against consumers; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE, [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-158), [26JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [9NO]
H.R. 1848--
A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the 
    formula under which the Government contribution for a Federal 
    employee or annuitant enrolled in a health benefits plan under such 
    chapter is determined; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JN]
H.R. 1849--
A bill to establish the Oklahoma City National Memorial as a unit of the 
    National Park System, to designate the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8JY], [17JY], [3SE], [8SE], [17SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-316), [8OC]
H.R. 1850--
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to plan and carry out pilot 
    projects to test various best business practices for defense 
    inventory management; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Jackson, Mr. McGovern, 
    Ms. Norton, and Mr. Rothman), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [1AU], [7OC]
H.R. 1851--
A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 200 South Washington 
    Street in Alexandria, VA, as the ``Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr. United 
    States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia, [10JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-212), [28JY]
H.R. 1852--
A bill to reduce the duty on a polymer of alkanediols, monocyclic 
    dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester, monocyclic monosulfonated 
    dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester monsodium salt and hydroxy 
    alkoxyalkanesulfonic acid sodium salt; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [10JN]
H.R. 1853--
A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
    Education Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-177), [14JY]
  Considered, [17JY]
  Passed House amended, [22JY]
H.R. 1854--
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
    require the offering of children-only coverage to dependents of 
    participants under group health plans, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SABO, [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JN], [10JY], [15JY], [30JY]
H.R. 1855--
A bill to establish a moratorium on large fishing vessels in Atlantic 
    herring and mackerel fisheries; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Pallone, 
    and Mr. Weygand), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8JY], [14JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-209), [28JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [28JY]
H.R. 1856--
A bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to direct the 
    Secretary of the Interior to conduct a volunteer pilot project at 
    one national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
    region, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-329), [21OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4NO]
H.R. 1857--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for Federal 
    jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiform civil actions; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER, [10JN]
H.R. 1858--
A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual 
    orientation; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; 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. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Capps, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, 
    Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
    DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
    Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
    Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
    Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
    of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Kolbe, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Leach, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHale, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, 
    Mr. Stokes, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Torres, 
    Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, 
    Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
    Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Yates), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN], [9JY], [8SE], [7NO]
H.R. 1859--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce restrictions on 
    media ownership, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Upton), 
    [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [8JY], [17JY]
H.R. 1860--
A bill for the relief of certain Persian Gulf evacuees; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. RAHALL, [10JN]
H.R. 1861--
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 Refuse 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. HINCHEY (for himself and Mr. Shays), [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [3SE], [21OC], [23OC], [30OC], [4NO]
H.R. 1862--
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, [11JN]
H.R. 1863--
A bill to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from establishing 
    a new standard for ozone or particulate matter under the Clean Air 
    Act before existing ozone and particulate matter standards have been 
    attained; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bunning 
    of Kentucky, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
    Mr. Callahan, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Talent, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ballenger, 
    Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Collins, 
    Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Snowbarger), [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN], [25JN], [9JY], [15JY], [16JY]
H.R. 1864--
A bill to provide for a gradual reduction in the loan rate for peanuts, 
    to repeal peanut quotas for the 2002 and subsequent crops, and to 
    make nonrecourse loans available for peanut producers; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Bass, Ms. Carson, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coyne, 
    Mr. Dellums, Mr. Doyle, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
    Fawell, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
    Mr. Gekas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Kanjorski, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Maloney 
    of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McHale, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Packard, Mr. Porter, Mr. Portman, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ramstad, 
    Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, 
    Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Smith of New

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    Jersey, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stark, Mr. Torres, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. 
    Wamp), [11JN]
  Cosponsors added, [11JY], [15JY], [16JY], [22JY], [30SE], [21OC], 
    [13NO]
H.R. 1865--
A bill to designate certain lands in the San Isabel National Forest, in 
    Colorado, as the Spanish Peaks Wilderness; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. SKAGGS (for himsef and Mr. McInnis), [11JN]
H.R. 1866--
A bill to continue favorable treatment for need-based educational aid 
    under the antitrust laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), 
    [11JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-144), [23JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [30JY]
  House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules, [8SE]
  Presented to the President (September 11, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-43] (signed September 17, 1997)
H.R. 1867--
A bill for the relief of Mr. Guy Lau and Ms. Chantal Lau Pease; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KINGSTON, [11JN]
H.R. 1868--
A bill for the relief of Billy I. Meyer; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. LANTOS, [11JN]
H.R. 1869--
A bill for the relief of the estate of Irwin Rutman; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Ms. MOLINARI, [11JN]
H.R. 1870--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to reform the 
    provisions relating to child labor; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bonior, 
    Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Carson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Manton, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sanders, 
    Mr. Schumer, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Torres, Mr. Vento, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
    Velazquez, and Mr. Yates), [12JN]
  Cosponsors added, [26JN], [1AU], [25SE], [28OC], [5NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1871--
A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
    natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including 
    those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, 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, [12JN]
  Committees discharged, [12JN]
  Passed House, [12JN]
  Passed Senate, [12JN]
  Presented to the President (June 12, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-18] (signed June 12, 1997)
H.R. 1872--
A bill to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to promote 
    competition and privatization in satellite communications, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Markey), [12JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [25JY], [31JY], [5SE], [15SE], [26SE], 
    [9OC], [24OC], [4NO], [9NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1873--
A bill to amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to make 
    certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself and Mrs. Morella), [12JN]
  Cosponsors added, [19JN], [26JN], [8JY], [3SE], [4SE], [28OC], [5NO], 
    [6NO]
H.R. 1874--
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.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Jackson, 
    and Mr. Tierney), [12JN]
  Cosponsors added, [26JN], [8JY], [3SE], [28OC], [5NO]
H.R. 1875--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    allow entry of peanut butter and paste manufactured from Mexican 
    peanuts in foreign trade zones, without being subject to a tariff-
    rate quota; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [12JN]
H.R. 1876--
A bill to clarify that certain large components of certain scientific 
    instruments and apparatus shall be provided the same tariff 
    treatment as those scientific instruments and apparatus; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Schiff, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Barton of 
    Texas, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. McHale), [12JN]
  Cosponsors added, [26JN], [9JY], [17JY]
H.R. 1877--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand workstudy for 
    eligible veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Evans, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
    Mascara, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Buyer, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Gilchrest), 
    [12JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN]
H.R. 1878--
A bill to impose an indefinite moratorium on enforcement of the 
    Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
    Act of 1980 against certain de minimis parties; 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 of Florida (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, and Mr. Davis of Florida), [12JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5SE]
H.R. 1879--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty of Triflusulfuron Methyl; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [12JN]
H.R. 1880--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the 
    qualifications for a country to be designated as a visa waiver pilot 
    program country; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Kennedy 
    of Rhode Island), [12JN]
  Cosponsors added, [21JN], [17JY], [21JY], [24JY], [28JY], [4SE], [9SE]
H.R. 1881--
A bill to establish the Tobacco Accountability Board; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. WAXMAN, [12JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE]
H.R. 1882--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain parts for in-line 
    skates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [12JN]
H.R. 1883--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
    establishment of a pediatric research initiative; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut), [12JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [25JN], [22JY], [16SE], [29OC]
H.R. 1884--
A bill to establish limited privileges and immunities for certain 
    information relating to compliance with environmental laws, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; 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. HEFLEY, [12JN]
  Cosponsors added, [19JN]
H.R. 1885--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to set aside the conviction 
    of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd by a military commission in 1865 for aiding, 
    abetting, and assisting the conspirators who assassinated President 
    Abraham Lincoln; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. HOYER (for himself and Mr. Ewing), [12JN]
  Cosponsors added, [19JN], [28JY]
H.R. 1886--
A bill to suspend the duties on Pantera; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut), [12JN]
H.R. 1887--
A bill to suspend the duties on Triacetonamine; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut), [12JN]
H.R. 1888--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain twisted yarn of 
    viscose rayon; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KING of New York, [12JN]
H.R. 1889--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on spring steel; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT, [12JN]
H.R. 1890--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on polyethylene base materials; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT, [12JN]
H.R. 1891--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to codify the employer 
    status of staffing firms with respect to their workers for purposes 
    of employment taxes and for employee benefit purposes, to clarify 
    and enhance the ability of such firms to sponsor retirement and 
    other employee benefit plans, and to facilitate the nonabusive use 
    of such firms' services by other businesses; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin), [12JN]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [23SE], [9OC], [21OC], [22OC], [8NO], [9NO], 
    [13NO]
H.R. 1892--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat as a 
    qualified transportation fringe which is excludable from gross 
    income the payment by the employer of certain telecommunicating-
    relating expenses of employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, [12JN]
H.R. 1893--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the duty on 
    Tetrafluoroethylene, Hexafluoropropylene, and Vinylidene fluoride; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD, [12JN]
H.R. 1894--
A bill to reauthorize the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area 
    Citizen Advisory Commission for 10 additional years; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. McDade), [12JN]
H.R. 1895--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend 
    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. STOKES (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Rush, Ms. Waters, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Flake, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Towns, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, 
    Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Scott, Mr. Davis

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    of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Fattah, 
    Mr. Ford, Ms. Norton, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    Owens, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
    Rangel, and Ms. Carson), [12JN]
H.R. 1896--
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 travel between 
    the Member's state and the District of Columbia, 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, [12JN]
H.R. 1897--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on KN001--a hydrochloride; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WISE, [12JN]
H.R. 1898--
A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to penalize the rape 
    of minors in Federal prisons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. JACKSON-LEE, [16JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-159), [26JN]
H.R. 1899--
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 Seagull; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, [16JN]
H.R. 1900--
A bill to provide for adequate consumer protection in the provision of 
    financial services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Carson, Mr. Torres, and 
    Mr. Sanders), [17JN]
H.R. 1901--
A bill to clarify that the protections of the Federal Tort Claims Act 
    apply to the members and personnel of the National Gambling Impact 
    Study Commission; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE, [17JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-145), [23JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23JN]
  Passed Senate, [9JY]
  Presented to the President (July 14, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-30] (signed July 25, 1997)
H.R. 1902--
A bill to immunize donations made in the form of charitable gift 
    annuities and charitable remainder trusts from the antitrust laws 
    and State laws similar to the antitrust laws; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Schiff, 
    Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Berman, Ms. Lofgren, and 
    Mr. Rothman), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-146), [23JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23JN]
  Passed Senate, [24JN]
  Presented to the President (June 26, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-26] (signed July 3, 1997)
H.R. 1903--
A bill to amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act 
    to enhance the ability of the National Institute of Standards and 
    Technology to improve computer security, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Traficant; 
    Mr. Cook, and Mr. Cannon), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [9JY], [23JY], [24JY], [28JY], [29JY], 
    [31JY], [3SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-243), [3SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [16SE]
H.R. 1904--
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. McINTYRE (for himself, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hefner, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Delahunt, and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY], [30JY], [8SE], [23OC], [28OC]
H.R. 1905--
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. McINTYRE, [17JN]
H.R. 1906--
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. DeFAZIO, [17JN]
H.R. 1907--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    allow the duty-free entry of an additional quantity of green peanuts 
    that are the product of Mexico; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TANNER, [17JN]
H.R. 1908--
A bill to prohibit performance of military honors and burial benefits to 
    persons convicted of capital crimes; to the Committees on National 
    Security; Transportation and Infrastructure; 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. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and Mr. Everett), 
    [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [19JN], [20JN], [24JN], [25JN], [9JY], 
    [10JY], [29JY], [3SE]
H.R. 1909--
A bill to provide for equal protection of the law and to prohibit 
    discrimination and preferential treatment on the basis of race, 
    color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Education and the 
    Workforce; 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, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Paxon, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    Wicker, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
    Coble, Mr. Goss, Mr. Bono, Mr. Herger, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Thune, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
    Oxley, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
    Aderholt, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Everett, Mr. Riley, Mr. Brady, 
    Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    Cannon, Mr. Cook, and Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [11JY], [31JY], [5SE], [11SE], [25SE], [26SE], 
    [28OC], [7NO]
H.R. 1910--
A bill to establish minimum nationwide nitrogen oxide pollution 
    standards for fossil-fuel fired electric powerplants; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. CARSON, [17JN]
H.R. 1911--
A bill to amend the Clear Air Act to impose certain requirements on 
    areas upwind of ozone nonattainment areas, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Goode, Mr. John, 
    Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Radanovich), [17JN]
H.R. 1912--
A bill to prevent Government shutdowns; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Wolf), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8JY], [22JY]
H.R. 1913--
A bill to require reauthorizations of budget authority for Government 
    programs at least every 10 years, to provide for review of 
    Government programs at least every 10 years, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Rules; 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. DOGGETT, [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [28JY], [31JY], [5SE], [9OC]
H.R. 1914--
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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Camp, 
    Mr. Solomon, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. 
    Bachus), [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [1OC]
H.R. 1915--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that consensual 
    sexual activity between adults shall not be a violation of the 
    Uniform Code of Military Justice; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [31OC], [12NO]
H.R. 1916--
A bill to prevent Government shutdowns; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [17JN]
H.R. 1917--
A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to 
    transfer to State governments the authority of the Bureau of Land 
    Management to require bonds or other financial guarantees for the 
    reclamation of hardrock mineral operations; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. GIBBONS, [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY]
H.R. 1918--
A bill to validate conveyances of certain lands in the State of Nevada 
    that form part of the right-of-way granted by the United States to 
    the Central Pacific Railway Company; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GIBBONS, [17JN]
H.R. 1919--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1920--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1921--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1922--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1923--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]

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H.R. 1924--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1925--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1926--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1927--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1928--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1929--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1930--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1931--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1932--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1933--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1934--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1935--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1936--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1937--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1938--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on a chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1939--
A bill to modernize and improve Federal railroad infrastructure 
    financing programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. MOLINARI, [17JN]
H.R. 1940--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical P-nitrobenzoic; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NUSSLE, [17JN]
H.R. 1941--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    reimbursements for costs of using passenger automobiles for 
    charitable and other organizations are excluded from gross income; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD, [17JN]
H.R. 1942--
A bill to provide authority to control exports, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
    Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Manzullo), [17JN]
H.R. 1943--
A bill to convey certain real property within the Carlsbad Project in 
    New Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation District; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. SKEEN, [17JN]
H.R. 1944--
A bill to provide for a land exchange involving the Warner Canyon Ski 
    Area and other land in the State of Oregon; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon, [17JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-193), [21JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [22JY]
  Passed Senate, [31JY]
  Presented to the President (August 1, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-40] (signed August 11, 1997)
H.R. 1945--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    suspend temporarily the duty on certain manufacturing equipment; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Graham), [17JN]
H.R. 1946--
A bill to amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to 
    require an employer which is terminating its business to offer its 
    employees an employee stock ownership plan; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8JY], [11JY], [16JY], [1AU]
H.R. 1947--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States with 
    respect to shadow mask steel; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WALSH, [17JN]
H.R. 1948--
A bill to provide for the exchange of lands within Admiralty Island 
    National Monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [17JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-261), [23SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23SE]
  Passed Senate, [30SE]
  Presented to the President (October 2, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-60] (signed October 10, 1997)
H.R. 1949--
A bill for the relief of Nuratu Olarewaju Abeke Kadiri; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. YATES, [17JN]
H.R. 1950--
A bill to clarify the family violence option under the temporary 
    assistance to needy families program; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself and Mrs. Myrick), [18JN]
H.R. 1951--
A bill to make an exception to the United States embargo on trade with 
    Cuba for the export of food, medicines, medical supplies, medical 
    instruments, or medical equipment, 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 of fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TORRES (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    Paul, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Valazquez, Mr. 
    Moakley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Shays, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Fazio of California, 
    Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Ms. Lofgren), [18JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN], [23JN], [9JY], [10JY], [17JY], [30JY], 
    [31JY], [3SE], [10SE], [18SE], [25SE], [21OC], [5NO]
H.R. 1952--
A bill to designate certain Bureau of Land Management lands in the State 
    of Utah as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. CANNON, [18JN]
H.R. 1953--
A bill to clarify State authority to tax compensation paid to certain 
    employees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [18JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-203), [25JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [28JY]
H.R. 1954--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain high tenacity single 
    yarn of viscose rayon; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JENKINS, [18JN]
H.R. 1955--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that a person 
    who is sentenced to life in prison or death pursuant to Federal law 
    forfeits all veterans' gratuitous benefits; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Hayworth, and Mr. Upton), [18JN]
  Cosponsors added, [19JN], [20JN], [24JN], [26JN], [8JY], [9JY], 
    [10JY], [16JY], [17JY]
H.R. 1956--
A bill to amend sections 226 and 226A of the Social Security Act to 
    provide for entitlement to Medicare benefits of any divorced 
    individual who otherwise would be so entitled on the basis of the 
    entitlement to wife's, husband's, widow's, or widower's insurance 
    benefits but for the failure to meet the 10-year marriage 
    requirement, if such individual has been married to any 2 fully 
    insured individuals for a total period of 10 years; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SABO, [18JN]
H.R. 1957--
A bill to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 to exempt voluntary 
    child custody proceedings from coverage under that act, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself and Ms. Pryce of Ohio), [18JN]
H.R. 1958--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Act of 
    March 16, 1950, and the Federal Trade Commission Act to end the 
    regulation of margarine; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WHITFIELD, [18JN]
H.R. 1959--
A bill for the relief of Dr. David Robert Zetter, Dr. Sabina Emily 
    Seitz, and Daniel Robert Zetter; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WHITFIELD, [18JN]
H.R. 1960--
A bill to modernize the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the 
    Federal Power Act, the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, and the 
    Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to promote 
    competition in the electric power industry, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY, [19JN]
H.R. 1961--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the 
    Attorney General to continue to treat certain petitions approved 
    under section 204 of such act as valid notwithstanding the death of 
    the petitioner or beneficiary; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [19JN]
H.R. 1962--
A bill to provide for the appointment of a Chief Financial Officer and 
    Deputy Chief Financial Officer in the Executive Office of the 
    President; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Davis of Virginia, Mr. Mica, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Sessions), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-331), [21OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [21OC]
H.R. 1963--
A bill to realign functional responsibilities between the Federal 
    Government and the government of the District of Columbia, to 
    address funding mechanisms and sources between the Federal 
    Government and the government of the District of Columbia, to 
    address the financial condition of the District of Columbia 
    government in both the short and long-term, to provide mechanisms 
    for improving the economy of the District of Columbia, to improve 
    the ability of the District of Columbia government to match its 
    resources with its responsibilities, to further improve the 
    efficiency of the District of Columbia government, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Ways 
    and Means; Commerce; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of

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    such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Horn, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Allen, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
    Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Wynn), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN]
H.R. 1964--
A bill to protect consumer privacy, empower parents, enhance the 
    telecommunications infrastructure for efficient electronic commerce, 
    and safeguard data security; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY, [19JN]
H.R. 1965--
A bill to provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil 
    forfeitures, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; 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. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Conyers), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [9JY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on the Judiciary (H. Rept. 
    105-358, part 1), [30OC]
  Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce extended, 
    [30OC]
H.R. 1966--
A bill to expand the definition of ``special Government employee'' under 
    title 18, United States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia, Mr. Baker, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mica, and Mr. 
    Sessions), [19JN]
H.R. 1967--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide that the 
    distribution before January 1, 1978, of a phonorecord shall not for 
    any purpose constitute a publication of the musical work embodied 
    therein; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE, [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE], [23SE], [26SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-325), [21OC]
H.R. 1968--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 2-year 
    applicable recovery period for the depreciation of computers and 
    peripheral equipment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Sessions, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Klug, and Mr. 
    Cramer), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY]
H.R. 1969--
A bill to require the disregard of debt forgiveness that is more than 7 
    years old in applying the loan and loan servicing limitations under 
    the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. COOKSEY, [19JN]
H.R. 1970--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the 
    establishment of the Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity 
    Program; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ford, Mr. Payne, Mr. Frost, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Flake, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Ms. Waters, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Scott, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Stokes, Mr. Clay, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Stark, and Mr. Fattah), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [14JY], [23JY], [24JY], [3SE], [9SE], 
    [11SE], [17SE]
H.R. 1971--
A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to improve 
    administration of sanctions against unfit health care providers 
    under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. 
    Slaughter, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY]
H.R. 1972--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale of 
    personal information about children without their parents' consent, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. 
    Molinari, Mr. Evans, Mr. Foley, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Costello, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
    Mr. Horn, Ms. Granger, Mr. Kim, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Mr. Cummings, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Furse, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Baker, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Vento, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ney, 
    Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Parker, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clement, 
    Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Wexler), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [26JN], [11JY], [15JY], [17JY], [24JY], [25JY], 
    [21OC], [7NO]
H.R. 1973--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    provide for duty-free treatment of oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers 
    for use in aircraft brake components; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. GUTKNECHT, [19JN]
H.R. 1974--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to eliminate current 
    Federal subsidies for alcoholic beverage promotions overseas; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [19JN]
H.R. 1975--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to protect consumers from 
    certain unreasonable practices of creditors which result in higher 
    fees or rates of interest for credit cardholders, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [11SE], [7NO]
H.R. 1976--
A bill to require an annual report by the Secretary of Health and Human 
    Services on alcohol advertising practices, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [19JN]
H.R. 1977--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require 
    disclosures in alcohol advertising; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [19JN]
H.R. 1978--
A bill to establish advertising requirements for alcoholic beverages; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [19JN]
H.R. 1979--
A bill to require health warnings to be included in alcoholic beverage 
    advertisements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [19JN]
H.R. 1980--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide incentives 
    to colleges and universities to develop, implement, and improve 
    alcohol abuse prevention and education programs on their campuses, 
    to strengthen sanctions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [19JN]
H.R. 1981--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate tax 
    deductions for advertising and goodwill expenditures relating to 
    alcoholic beverages; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [19JN]
H.R. 1982--
A bill to carry out a comprehensive program dealing with alcohol and 
    alcohol abuse; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce; 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. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [19JN]
H.R. 1983--
A bill to amend the Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act to conform 
    that act with the judgments of the U.S. Federal Courts regarding the 
    rights and sovereign status of certain Indian Tribes, including the 
    Narragansett Tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and 
    Mr. Kildee), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN]
H.R. 1984--
A bill to provide for a four-year moratorium on the establishment of new 
    standards for ozone and fine particulate matter under the Clean Air 
    Act, pending further implementation of the Clean Air Act Amendments 
    of 1990, additional review and air quality monitoring under that 
    act; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Upton), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN], [23JN], [26JN], [11JY], [15JY], [16JY], 
    [17JY], [23JY], [24JY], [25JY], [29JY], [30JY], [31JY], [1AU], 
    [3SE], [8SE], [10SE], [11SE], [17SE], [23SE], [26SE], [30SE], 
    [21OC], [24OC], [30OC], [13NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [16JY], [4SE], [9OC]
H.R. 1985--
A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Weygand, and 
    Mr. Pascrell), [19JN]
H.R. 1986--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    which may be contributed to defined contribution plans; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LEACH, [19JN]
H.R. 1987--
A bill to amend section 485(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
    make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs at 
    institutions of higher education easily available to prospective 
    students and prospective student athletes; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Clay, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Bonior, Ms. 
    Norton, and Ms. Kilpatrick), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25JY], [23OC], [28OC], [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 1988--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for cost of 
    living adjustments in the rate of special pension paid to recipients 
    of the Congressional Medal of Honor; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [19JN]
H.R. 1989--
A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for the 
    cancellation of 6 existing leases and to ban all new leasing 
    activities in the area off the coast of Florida, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Fowler, 
    Mr. Stearns, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
    Miller of Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
    Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Shaw, 
    Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Davis of Florida), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23JN], [24JN]
H.R. 1990--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the range of 
    criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of veterans benefits; to 
    the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. SKELTON, [19JN]
H.R. 1991--
A bill to reform the coastwise, intercoastal, and noncontiguous trade 
    shipping laws, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    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. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Bob 
    Schaffer, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Petri, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Latham, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Klug, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Skeen), 
    [19JN]

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  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [31JY], [4SE]
H.R. 1992--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to convey the 
    property comprising the U.S. Coast Guard Recreation Facility in 
    Nahant, MA, to the town of Nahant, MA; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TIERNEY, [19JN]
H.R. 1993--
A bill to provide for school bus safety, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Education and the 
    Workforce; 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, [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8JY], [10JY], [11JY], [23JY], [8SE]
H.R. 1994--
A bill to amend the act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
    establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other 
    purposes'' to ensure an opportunity for persons who convey property 
    for inclusion in that national lakeshore to retain a right to use 
    and occupancy for a fixed term, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY, [19JN]
H.R. 1995--
A bill to provide for the protection of farmland at the Point Reyes 
    National Seashore, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Campbell, 
    Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. Condit), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5SE], [11SE], [17SE], [26SE], [1OC], [24OC], [4NO], 
    [5NO], [8NO]
H.R. 1996--
A bill to prohibit the importation, manufacture, sale, purchase, 
    transfer, receipt, or transportation of handguns in any manner 
    affecting interstate or foreign commerce, except for or by members 
    of the Armed Forces, law enforcement officials, and, as authorized 
    by the Secretary of the Treasury, licensed importers, manufacturers, 
    and dealers, and pistol clubs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. YATES, [19JN]
H.R. 1997--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General 
    of the United States to be consulted before the manufacture, 
    importation, sale, or delivery of armor piercing ammunition for the 
    use of a governmental entity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. YATES, [19JN]
H.R. 1998--
A bill to disarm lawless persons and assist State and Federal law 
    enforcement agencies in preventing and solving gun crimes by 
    requiring registration of all firearms and firearm transfers and 
    requiring permits for the possession and transfer of firearms and 
    ammunition; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. YATES, [19JN]
H.R. 1999--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession 
    or transfer of handgun ammunition capable of being used to penetrate 
    standard body armor; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. YATES, [19JN]
H.R. 2000--
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, [19JN]
H.R. 2001--
A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity for 
    families by repealing the income tax, abolishing the Internal 
    Revenue Service, and enacting a national retail sales tax to be 
    administered primarily by the States; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Bono, 
    Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, 
    Mr. Packard, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Wicker), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [1OC], [21OC]
H.R. 2002--
A bill to amend trade laws and related provisions to clarify the 
    designation of normal trade relations; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Northup, 
    and Mr. Thomas), [20JN]
H.R. 2003--
A bill to reform the budget process and enforce the bipartisan balanced 
    budget agreement of 1997; 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. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Wamp, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Castle, Mr. Tanner, 
    Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Condit, Mr. Luther, Ms. Sanchez, 
    Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Neumann, and Mr. Graham), [20JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [26JN], [9JY], [17JY], [22JY], [23JY]
  Removal of cosponsors, [22JY], [23JY]
  Failed of passage, [23JY]
H.R. 2004--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
    reinstatement of eligibility for dependency and indemnity 
    compensation for certain surviving spouses of veterans; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FILNER (for himself and Mr. Evans), [20JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [16JY], [22JY], [29JY], [30JY], [31JY], 
    [3SE], [8SE], [16SE], [22SE], [26SE], [30SE], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2005--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the application 
    of the act popularly known as the Death on the High Seas Act to 
    aviation incidents; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. McDADE (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
    Borski, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Holden, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Klink, Mr. Manton, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Rothman, Mr. Shays, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Ford, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
    Fattah, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
    Goodling, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Miller of Florida, Mr. Forbes, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Hoyer), [20JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8JY], [10JY], [22JY], [23JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-201), [24JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [28JY]
H.R. 2006--
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 Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Frost, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. 
    Morella, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rush, Mr. Serrano, 
    Mr. Traficant, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Underwood), [20JN]
  Cosponsors added, [26JN], [10JY], [15JY], [22JY]
H.R. 2007--
A bill to amend the act that authorized the Canadian River reclamation 
    project, Texas, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow use 
    of the project distribution system to transport water from sources 
    other than the project; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself and Mr. Combest), [20JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-279), [29SE]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [1OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13NO]
H.R. 2008--
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 Mar Y Paz;to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr.WELLER, [20JN]
H.R. 2009--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to waive the 24 month waiting 
    period for Medicare coverage of individuals disabled with 
    amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [ALS], to provide Medicare coverage of 
    drugs used for treatment of ALS, and to amend the Public Health 
    Service Act to increase Federal funding for research on ALS; 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. CAPPS (for himself and Mr. Gilman), [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [26JN], [21JY], [31JY], [4SE], [22SE], [29SE], 
    [21OC], [28OC], [29OC], [13NO]
H.R. 2010--
A bill to designate the bridge over lock and dam numbered 4 on the 
    Arkansas River as the ``Lawrence Blackwell Memorial Bridge''; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DICKEY, [23JN]
H.R. 2011--
A bill to impose certain sanctions on the People's Republic of China, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on International 
    Relations; Banking and Financial Services; 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. HUTCHINSON, [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [26JN], [8JY], [31JY], [4SE], [1OC], [22OC]
H.R. 2012--
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 Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [23JN]
H.R. 2013--
A bill to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 
    551 Kingstown Road in South Kingstown, RI, as the ``David B. 
    Champagne Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [21OC]
  Passed Senate, [24OC]
  Presented to the President (October 30, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-70] (signed November 10, 1997)
H.R. 2014--
A bill to provide for reconcilliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and 
    (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
    fiscal year 1998.
  By Mr. KASICH, [23JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-148), [24JN]
  Passed House amended, [26JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [27JN]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [27JN]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [10JY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-220) submitted in the House, [30JY]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [31JY]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [31JY]
  Presented to the President (August 1, 1997)
  Message from the President-Line item veto [Public Law 105-34], [2SE]
  Message from the President-Line item veto (H. Doc. 105-116), [3SE]
  Approved [Public Law 105-34] (signed August 5, 1997)
H.R. 2015--
A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and 
    (c) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
    fiscal year 1988.
  By Mr. KASICH, [23JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-149), [24JN]
  Passed House, [25JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [25JN]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference report. 
    Conferees appointed, [27JN]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [10JY]
  Conferees appointed, [10JY]

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  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-217) submitted in the House, [29JY]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [30JY]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [31JY]
  Message from the President-Line item veto [Public Law 105-34], [2SE]
  Message from the President-Line item veto (H. Doc. 105-115), [3SE]
  Presented to the President (August 1, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-33] (signed August 5, 1997)
H.R. 2016--
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, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. PACKARD, [24JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-150), [24JN]
  Passed House, [8JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [22JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [22JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [3SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-247) submitted in the House, [9SE]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [16SE]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [17SE]
  Presented to the President (September 18, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-45] (signed September 30, 1997)
H.R. 2017--
A bill to amend section 1926 of the Public Health Service Act to 
    encourage States to strengthen their efforts to prevent the sale and 
    distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 18, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BISHOP, [24JN]
H.R. 2018--
A bill to waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition rule for 
    the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PAXON (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lazio of New 
    York, and Mr. Manton), [24JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-165), [8JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8JY]
  Passed Senate, [11JY]
  Presented to the President (July 16, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-31] (signed July 25, 1997)
H.R. 2019--
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. JONES (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Manton, and Mr. 
    McCollum), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [11SE], [23OC], [13NO]
H.R. 2020--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of community attendant services under the Medicaid Program; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GINGRICH, [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [3SE], [24SE]
H.R. 2021--
A bill to provide for competition between forms of motor vehicle 
    insurance, to permit an owner of a motor vehicle to choose the most 
    appropriate form of insurance for that person, to guarantee 
    affordable premiums, to provide for more adequate and timely 
    compensation for accident victims, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ARMEY (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Cox 
    of California, and Mr. McIntosh), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [4SE], [23SE], [26SE], [6OC], [21OC], [22OC]
H.R. 2022--
A bill to amend trade laws and related provisions to clarify the 
    designation of normal trade relations; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. CAPPS (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. 
    Bereuter), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY], [25JY]
H.R. 2023--
A bill to amend the Equal Pay Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 
    and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide more effective remedies 
    to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of 
    sex, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Gephardt), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [26JN], [9JY], [15JY], [23JY], [3SE], [23SE], 
    [25SE], [30SE], [6OC], [7OC], [8OC], [22OC], [24OC], [28OC], [30OC], 
    [31OC], [4NO], [5NO], [8NO], [12NO]
H.R. 2024--
A bill to amend the National Kiwifruit Research, Promotion, and Consumer 
    Information Act to provide for proportional representation of 
    kiwifruit producers, exporters, and importers on the National 
    Kiwifruit Board; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. HERGER, [24JN]
H.R. 2025--
A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow 
    up to 24 months of postsecondary education or vocational educational 
    training to count as a permissible work activity under the program 
    of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
    families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. HINCHEY, [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JY]
H.R. 2026--
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. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Canady 
    of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Ms. Hooley 
    of Oregon, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Maloney 
    of New York, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Torres), [24JN]
H.R. 2027--
A bill to provide for the revision of the requirements for a Canadian 
    border boat landing permit pursuant to section 235 of the 
    Immigration and Nationality Act, and to require the Attorney General 
    to report to the Congress on the impact of such revision; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LaTOURETTE, [24JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-257), [18SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23SE]
H.R. 2028--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the taxes 
    on certain alcoholic beverages and to provide additional funds for 
    alcohol abuse prevention programs; 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. NORTON, [24JN]
H.R. 2029--
A bill to prohibit the Corporation for National and Community Service 
    from receiving information from the Selective Service System or 
    otherwise using the Selective Service System to notify young people 
    of service opportunities with the Corporation or recruit national 
    service participants; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; 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. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Royce, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tiahrt, 
    and Mr. Weldon of Florida), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [26JN], [8JY], [9JY], [14JY], [16JY], [3SE], [10SE], 
    [21OC], [22OC], [24OC], [28OC], [4NO], [8NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [17SE]
H.R. 2030--
A bill to require the Federal Government to approve certain waiver 
    requests submitted by the State of Wisconsin under the food stamp 
    and medical assistance programs; 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. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Sensenbrenner), [24JN]
H.R. 2031--
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 (for himself, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Clay, Ms. Carson, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hilliard, 
    Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Ford, and Mr. 
    Cummings), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8JY]
H.R. 2032--
A bill to make correct certain provisions of the Safe Drinking Water 
    Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WAXMAN, [24JN]
H.R. 2033--
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 Samakee; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. QUINN, [24JN]
H.R. 2034--
A bill to amend section 1926 of the Public Health Service Act to 
    encourage States to strengthen their efforts to prevent the sale and 
    distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 18, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BISHOP (for himself, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Camp, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. John, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
    Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Shimkus, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE], [18SE], [13NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [11SE]
H.R. 2035--
A bill to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign 
    countries; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Hamilton), [25JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [15JY]
H.R. 2036--
A bill to amend chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code, to extend 
    the authorization of the aviation insurance program, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
    Lipinski), [25JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-244), [4SE]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [29SE]
  Laid on the table, [13NO]
H.R. 2037--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Balanced 
    Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to enforce the 
    bipartisan budget agreement; 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. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Kasich), [25JN]
H.R. 2038--
A bill to amend the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection 
    Act to clarify the application of such act; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. Hilleary), 
    [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [26JN], [9JY], [30JY], [5SE], [24SE], [28OC], [7NO]
H.R. 2039--
A bill to take into trust for the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma 
    certain land in Oklahoma that was known as the Fort Reno Military

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    Reservation and that was formerly part of the Cheyenne-Arapaho 
    lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, [25JN]
H.R. 2040--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deny burial in a 
    federally funded cemetery to persons convicted of certain capital 
    crimes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
    Everett, Mr. Filner, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Stearns), 
    [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [9JY], [15JY], [24JY], [30JY], [16SE], [4NO]
H.R. 2041--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anticancer 
    drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [25JN]
H.R. 2042--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anticancer 
    drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [25JN]
H.R. 2043--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anticancer 
    drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [25JN]
H.R. 2044--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anticancer 
    drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [25JN]
H.R. 2045--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anticancer 
    drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [25JN]
H.R. 2046--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anticancer 
    drugs; to the Committee on Way and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [25JN]
H.R. 2047--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-HIV/
    anti-AIDS drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [25JN]
H.R. 2048--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-HIV/
    anti-AIDS drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [25JN]
H.R. 2049--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anticancer 
    drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [25JN]
H.R. 2050--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend commissary and 
    exchange store privileges to veterans with a service-connected 
    disability rated at 30 percent or more and their dependents; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. FILNER (for himself and Mr. Evans), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC]
H.R. 2051--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to promote 
    increased disclosure of spending on campaigns for election for 
    Federal office, improve the ability of the Federal Election 
    Commission to enforce the laws governing the financing of such 
    campaigns, and for other purposes; to the Committees on House 
    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. FORD, [25JN]
H.R. 2052--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to 
    cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain long-
    term resident aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [25JN]
H.R. 2053--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the distribution of 
    any negotiable check or other instrument with any solicitation to a 
    consumer by a creditor to open an account under any consumer credit 
    plan or to engage in any other credit transaction which is subject 
    to such act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [26SE], [6OC], [7OC], [28OC], [9NO]
H.R. 2054--
A bill to provide for the redesignation of a portion of State Route 17 
    in New York and Pennsylvania as Interstate Route 86; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. 
    Houghton), [25JN]
H.R. 2055--
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, [25JN]
H.R. 2056--
A bill to establish a national advisory referendum on limiting the terms 
    of Members of Congress at the general election of 1998; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA, [25JN]
H.R. 2057--
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 1998; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA, [25JN]
H.R. 2058--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on phenmedipham; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA, [25JN]
H.R. 2059--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on ethofumesate; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA, [25JN]
H.R. 2060--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on desmedipham; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA, [25JN]
H.R. 2061--
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, [25JN]
H.R. 2062--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that certain 
    individuals who would be eligible for military retired pay for 
    nonregular service but for the fact that they did not serve on 
    active duty during a period of conflict may be paid such retired pay 
    if they served in the U.S. merchant marine during or immediately 
    after World War II; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Ms. Eshoo), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H.R. 2063--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make 
    available to the Secretary of the Treasury information from the 
    National Directory of New Hires for use in collecting delinquent 
    debt owed to the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Clement, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Owens, Mr. Manton, 
    Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Wynn), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [1AU]
H.R. 2064--
A bill to reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hamilton, 
    Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Archer, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Christensen, 
    Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dreier, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
    LaHood, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Torres), 
    [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8JY], [10JY], [16JY], [17JY], [22JY], [23JY], 
    [24JY], [25JY], [30JY], [31JY], [1AU], [4SE]
H.R. 2065--
A bill to improve teacher mastery and use of educational technology; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Vento), [25JN]
H.R. 2066--
A bill to restructure and reform the laws relating to Amtrak, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself and Mr. Wise) (both by request), [25JN]
H.R. 2067--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to incorporate certain 
    features in the redesign of the U.S. currency so as to make such 
    currency readily accessible to the visually impaired; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8OC]
H.R. 2068--
A bill 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 , [25JN]
H.R. 2069--
A bill to amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to ensure that firms 
    that have shown a commitment to reinvestment and job creation in the 
    United States are given preference in obtaining financial assistance 
    from the Export-Import Bank of the United States; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Lipinski), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [18SE], [23SE], [30SE], [7NO]
H.R. 2070--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the 
    mandatory testing for serious transmissible diseases of incarcerated 
    persons whose bodily fluids come into contact with corrections 
    personnel and notice to those personnel of the results of the tests, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Condit), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8JY], [9JY], [31JY], [16SE], [1OC]
H.R. 2071--
A bill to require the Federal Government, in procuring goods and 
    services and in providing certain foreign trade and investment 
    assistance relating to trade and exports, to give a preference to 
    entities that adopt and enforce a corporate code of conduct and to 
    provide for an annual administrative review and petition process to 
    ensure compliance with such code; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; 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. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lipinski, and 
    Mr. Lewis of Georgia), [25JN]
H.R. 2072--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income gain from oil and gas produced from certain recovered 
    inactive wells; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [26JN]
  Cosponsors added, [28JY], [3SE], [9SE], [23SE], [29OC]
H.R. 2073--
A bill to prohibit fundraising at the White House and elsewhere; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE, [26JN]
H.R. 2074--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to expedite 
    the availability

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    of reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE, [26JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE]
H.R. 2075--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the 
    disclosure of certain information by persons conducting polls by 
    telephone during campaigns for election for Federal office; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE, [26JN]
H.R. 2076--
A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to repeal 
    the requirement that States provide for voter registration by mail 
    and to require applicants for voter registration to provide a Social 
    Security number and actual proof of U.S. citizenship, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE, [26JN]
H.R. 2077--
A bill to establish a National Forest Preserve consisting of certain 
    Federal lands in the Sequoia National Forest in the State of 
    California to protect and preserve remaining Giant Sequoia 
    ecosystems and to provide increased recreational opportunities in 
    connection with such ecosystems; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Maloney 
    of New York, Mr. Filner, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clay, Mr. Dellums, 
    Mr. Olver, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Ackerman), [26JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE], [7NO]
H.R. 2078--
A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify the 
    intent of Congress to hold individuals responsible for 
    discriminatory acts committed by them in employment; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. Boucher), 
    [26JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10SE]
H.R. 2079--
A bill to require implementation of an alternative program for providing 
    a benefit or employment preference under Federal law; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Ehlers), [26JN]
H.R. 2080--
A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish 
    criminal liability for unlawful discrimination based on disparate 
    treatment; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; 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. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Canady of Florida), [26JN]
H.R. 2081--
A bill to provide for an enumeration of family caregivers as part of the 
    2000 decennial census of population; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Olver, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Evans, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Lowey, 
    and Mr. Farr of California), [26JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8JY], [28OC]
H.R. 2082--
A bill to establish a Commission to conduct a comprehensive legal and 
    factual study of the navigational, flood control, economic 
    development, recreational, and economic impacts of the future 
    structure, competitiveness, and financial viability of TVA, 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. CLEMENT, [26JN]
H.R. 2083--
A bill to prohibit the shipment of spent nuclear fuel to the Goshute 
    Indian reservation in Utah; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. COOK, [26JN]
H.R. 2084--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for maximum 
    capital gains tax rate of 15, 22, and 30 percent for individuals; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, [26JN]
H.R. 2085--
A bill to amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to ensure that the 
    provision of assistance for exports to China is conditioned upon 
    adherence to responsible conduct; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Bonior), [26JN]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE], [7NO]
H.R. 2086--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to limit the portion of the Superfund 
    expended for administration, oversight, support, studies, design, 
    investigations, monitoring, assessment, and evaluation, and 
    enforcement activities; 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. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Largent, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Stenholm, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Lewis 
    of California), [26JN]
H.R. 2087--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to require that polluters are responsible 
    for the cleanup of hazardous substances, 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. GILLMOR, [26JN]
H.R. 2088--
A bill to provide for the surviving spouse and dependent children of 
    public safety officers who are killed in performance of their 
    official duties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. KELLY, [26JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8OC], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2089--
A bill to authorize leases on the Cabazon Indian Reservation for terms 
    not to exceed 99 years; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. KILDEE (for himself and Mr. Bono), [26JN]
H.R. 2090--
A bill ordering the preparation of a Government report detailing 
    injustices suffered by Italian-Americans during World War II, and a 
    formal acknowledgment of such injustices by the President; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Manton, Mrs. McCarthy of 
    New York, and Mr. McGovern), [26JN]
  Cosponsors added, [9JY], [29JY], [31JY], [5SE], [29SE], [21OC], 
    [24OC], [13NO]
H.R. 2091--
A bill to amend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to add 
    Elbert County and Hart County, GA, to the Appalachian region; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LINDER (for himself and Mr. Norwood), [26JN]
H.R. 2092--
A bill to withhold United States assistance for programs or projects of 
    the International Atomic Energy Agency in Cuba, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Ros-
    Lehtinen, and Mr. Deutsch), [26JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY]
H.R. 2093--
A bill to temporarily waive the Medicaid enrollment composition rule for 
    D.C. Health Cooperative; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. NORTON, [26JN]
H.R. 2094--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve the 
    quality of coastal recreation waters, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Bilbray), [26JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [25JY], [31JY], [11SE], [5NO], [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2095--
A bill to provide for certain activities regarding the promotion of 
    respect for human rights, the development of democratic government 
    and the development of the rule of law within the People's Republic 
    of China, and for other purposes; to the Committees on International 
    Relations; 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 Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Matsui, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Lazio of New York, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Levin, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Spence, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. McHale, 
    Mr. Regula, Ms. DeGette, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Roemer, 
    Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Hall of Texas, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Poshard), [26JN]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [29OC]
H.R. 2096--
A bill to promote the growth of free enterprise and economic opportunity 
    in the Caribbean Basin region, increase trade and investment between 
    the Caribbean Basin region and the United States, and encourage the 
    adoption by Caribbean Basin countries of policies necessary for 
    participation in the free trade area of the Americas; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL (by request), [26JN]
H.R. 2097--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to correct the 
    treatment of tax exempt financing of professional sports facilities; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [26JN]
H.R. 2098--
A bill to establish the National Cave and Karst Research Institute in 
    the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. SKEEN (for himself, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Redmond), [26JN]
H.R. 2099--
A bill to provide that cost-of-living adjustments to payments made under 
    Federal law and to Federal tax benefits shall be determined using a 
    new price index; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and 
    the Workforce; 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. SMITH of Michigan, [26JN]
H.R. 2100--
A bill to establish a demonstration project to authorize certain covered 
    beneficiaries under the military health care system, including the 
    dependents of active duty military personnel and retired members and 
    their dependents, to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
    program and to ensure their future health security through the use 
    of medical savings accounts; to the Committees on Government Reform 
    and Oversight; National Security; 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, [26JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE], [7OC]

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H.R. 2101--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude qualified 
    conservation easements from a decedent's gross estate, exempt from 
    tax the gain on the sale of qualified forest land to government 
    entities or conservation groups, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SUNUNU, [26JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY], [16JY]
H.R. 2102--
A bill to amend the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 to 
    repeal the sunset of the Environmental Protection Agency Office of 
    Ombudsman, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TALENT, [26JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY]
H.R. 2103--
A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products 
    Inspection Act to provide for the eventual removal of intrastate 
    distribution restrictions on State inspected meat and poultry; to 
    the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Thune, Mr. Combest, 
    Mr. Livingston, and Mr. Sessions), [26JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8JY], [28JY], [3SE], [9SE], [23SE], [29OC]
H.R. 2104--
A bill to ensure that persons who enroll in the managed health care 
    program of the Department of Defense known as TRICARE Prime retain 
    coverage under the program in any TRICARE region; to the Committee 
    on National Security.
  By Mrs. THURMAN, [26JN]
H.R. 2105--
A bill to amend section 552a of title 5, United States Code, to provide 
    for the maintenance of certain health information in cases where a 
    health care facility has closed or a health benefit plan sponsor has 
    ceased to do business; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [26JN]
H.R. 2106--
A bill for the relief of the estate of William R. Holden and the estate 
    of John Davis; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McINTYRE, [26JN]
H.R. 2107--
A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
    related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. REGULA, [8JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriation (H. Rept. 105-163), [1JY]
  Considered, [10JY], [11JY]
  Passed House amended, [15JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [18SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [18SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [23SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-337) submitted in the House, [22OC]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [24OC]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [28OC]
  Presented to the President (November 4, 1997)
  Line item veto--Message from the President, [15DE]
  Approved [Public Law 105-83] (signed November 14, 1997)
H.R. 2108--
A bill to dispose of certain Federal properties located in Dutch John, 
    UT, and to assist the local government in the interim delivery of 
    basic services to the Dutch John community, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CANNON, [8JY]
H.R. 2109--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require 
    reports filed under such act to be filed electronically and to 
    require the Federal Election Commission to make such reports 
    available to the public within 24 hours of receipt; to the Committee 
    on House Oversight.
  By Mr. COOK, [8JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC]
H.R. 2110--
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; Education and the Workforce; 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. Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Evans, 
    Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Stark, Mr. Dellums, and Ms. 
    Rivers), [8JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE], [29SE], [30SE], [6OC], [22OC]
H.R. 2111--
A bill to reduce the amounts allocated for payments pursuant to 
    production flexibility contracts entered into under the Agricultural 
    Market Transition Act; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [8JY]
H.R. 2112--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to increase the 
    forfeiture penalty for telephone service slamming and to require 
    providers of such service to report slamming incidents, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Oberstar, 
    Mr. Clement, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), [8JY]
  Cosponsors added, [9JY], [16JY], [28JY], [31JY], [16SE]
H.R. 2113--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from certain 
    reporting requirements certain amounts paid to election officials 
    and election workers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Frost), [8JY]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [31JY], [3SE], [9SE], [17SE]
H.R. 2114--
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 Finance Services.
  By Mr. LEACH, [8JY]
H.R. 2115--
A bill to provide that compliance by States with the National Voter 
    Registration Act of 1993 shall be voluntary; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [8JY]
H.R. 2116--
A bill to designate the post office located at 194 Ward Street, in 
    Paterson, NJ, as the ``Larry Doby Post Office''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. PASCRELL, [8JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [16JY], [21JY], [28JY], [3SE], [30SE], 
    [8OC], [23OC], [7NO]
H.R. 2117--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income gain on the sale or exchange of farmland which by covenant is 
    restricted to use as farmland and to exclude the value of such 
    farmland from estate taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PITTS, [8JY]
H.R. 2118--
A bill to prohibit smoking in Federal buildings; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; 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. TRAFICANT, [8JY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY], [16SE], [6OC]
H.R. 2119--
A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to expand the opportunity for 
    private enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors of the 
    Federal Reserve System in the transportation of paper checks; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Metcalf, 
    Mr. Ney, and Ms. Carson), [9JY]
  Cosponsors added, [10SE]
H.R. 2120--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and expand 
    the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone 
    service subscribers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Shays, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Smith 
    of Oregon), [9JY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY], [16JY], [22JY], [23JY], [30JY], [4SE], [7OC]
H.R. 2121--
A bill to restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary 
    to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution before the 
    International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; 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. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, and Ms. Pelosi), [9JY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JY], [15JY], [22JY], [25JY], [31JY], [3SE], 
    [5SE], [9SE], [10SE], [23SE], [25SE], [30SE], [21OC], [29OC], [30OC]
H.R. 2122--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase penalties for 
    certain offenses where the victim is a child; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Frost, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Brady, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Saxton, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Smith 
    of New Jersey), [9JY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY], [11JY], [15JY], [16JY], [22JY], [24JY], 
    [31JY], [3SE], [30SE]
H.R. 2123--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to transfer Schuylkill 
    County, PA, from the Eastern Judicial District of Pennsylvania to 
    the Middle Judicial District of Pennsylvania; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [9JY]
H.R. 2124--
A bill to require Federal agencies to assess the impact of policies and 
    regulations on families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Paul, Mr. Coburn, 
    Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Snowbarger, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Blunt, 
    Mr. Crapo, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Riley), [9JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [31JY], [21OC], [6NO]
H.R. 2125--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coastal Heritage Trail Route 
    in New Jersey, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. LoBIONDO, [9JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JY], [9SE], [7OC], [5NO]
H.R. 2126--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to include in a special 
    use permit with regard to Humboldt Nursery a provision allowing the 
    permittee to use Government-owned farming and related equipment at 
    the nursery; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [9JY]
H.R. 2127--
A bill to reduce costs and improve efficiency of Forest Service 
    operations by contracting out certain tasks related to the planning 
    and implementation of programs and projects in the National Forest 
    System; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [9JY]
H.R. 2128--
A bill to permit Medicare-eligible retired members of the Armed Forces 
    and their Medicare-eligible dependents to enroll in the Federal 
    Employees Health Benefits Program; 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. STEARNS, [9JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [24SE], [7OC]
H.R. 2129--
A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office located at 150 North 3d Street 
    in Steubenville, OH, as the ``Douglas Applegate Post Office'';

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    to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [9JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JY], [24JY], [25JY], [28JY], [30JY], [31JY], 
    [5SE], [10SE], [15SE], [25SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [21OC]
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-97] (signed November 19, 1997)
H.R. 2130--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for expanding, 
    intensifying, and coordinating activities of the National Heart, 
    Lung, and Blood Institute with respect to heart attack, stroke, and 
    other cardiovascular diseases in women; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fazio of 
    California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, 
    Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stokes, 
    Mr. Thompson, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Clay, Mr. Clement, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Flake, 
    Mr. Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo, Mr. Scott, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Weygand, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Capps, 
    Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Green, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Jefferson, 
    and Mr. Matsui), [9JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29OC], [13NO]
H.R. 2131--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    ensure that teachers receive technology training; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. WEYGAND, [9JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [7OC], [9NO]
H.R. 2132--
A bill to extend nondiscriminatory treatment--most-favored-nation 
    treatment--to the products of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Matsui), [10JY]
H.R. 2133--
A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment--most-
    favored-nation treatment--to the products of Mongolia; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Matsui), [10JY]
H.R. 2134--
A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to 
    bail bond forfeitures; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [10JY]
H.R. 2135--
A bill to make exports of tobacco products and the advertising of 
    tobacco products abroad subject to the restrictions on labeling and 
    advertising applicable to tobacco products in the United States, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    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. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Capps, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mr. Luther, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Olver, Ms. Pelosi, and Ms. 
    Woolsey), [10JY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [28JY]
H.R. 2136--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey, at fair market 
    value, certain properties in Clark County, NV, to persons who 
    purchased adjacent properties in good faith reliance on land surveys 
    that were subsequently determined to be inaccurate; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Gibbons), [10JY]
H.R. 2137--
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 period to be 
    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 of Pennsylvania, [10JY]
H.R. 2138--
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, municipal 
    separate storm sewer systems, and municipal combined sewer 
    overflows, including control facilities, and other wet weather 
    control facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Gallegly), [10JY]
H.R. 2139--
A bill to amend the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 to ensure 
    that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research 
    program contribute to the cost of the program; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin, [10JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [24JY], [31JY], [18SE], [24OC], [30OC], 
    [4NO], [5NO], [8NO]
H.R. 2140--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve 
    accountability and reform certain programs; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mascara, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Coyne), [10JY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JY], [30JY], [1AU], [3SE], [8SE], [11SE], [17SE], 
    [23SE], [30SE]
H.R. 2141--
A bill to provide for a judicial remedy for U.S. persons injured as a 
    result of violations by foreign states of their arbitral obligations 
    under international law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Spence), [10JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4SE]
H.R. 2142--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility to 
    receive dependency and indemnity compensation to veterans' surviving 
    spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated; to the Committee 
    on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. McNULTY, [10JY]
H.R. 2143--
A bill to provide that certain escrowed oil and gas revenues be 
    available for improving National Park System visitor facilities, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MILLER of California, [10JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [16JY], [17JY], [21JY], [22JY], [7NO]
H.R. 2144--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the expansion of the columbarium 
    of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific; to the Committee 
    on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself and Mr. Abercrombie), [10JY]
H.R. 2145--
A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to 
    authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make guaranteed farm 
    ownership loans and guaranteed farm operating loans of up to 
    $600,000, and to increase such maximum loan amounts with inflation; 
    to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. PICKERING, [10JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE]
H.R. 2146--
A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office building located at 750 Highway 
    28 East in Taylorsville, MS, as the ``Blaine H. Eaton Post Office 
    Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. PICKERING, [10JY]
H.R. 2147--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    the use of soft money by political parties and to require annual 
    written authorization for the use of amounts withheld from an 
    individual's wages or salary for political activities, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. 
    Wamp), [10JY]
H.R. 2148--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty of certain other single viscose 
    rayon yarn; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Sisisky), [10JY]
H.R. 2149--
A bill to enhance the conservation and protection of the Boundary Waters 
    Canoe Area Wilderness; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. VENTO, [10JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4SE], [9SE]
H.R. 2150--
A bill for the relief of Mrs. Lorraine Barde; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. McNULTY, [10JY]
H.R. 2151--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    correct the tariff treatment of costumes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN, [11JY]
H.R. 2152--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual 
    health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage 
    for annual screening mammography for any class of covered 
    individuals if the coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic 
    mammography for such class, and to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
    Social Security Act to provide for coverage of annual screening 
    mammography; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 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, [11JY]
H.R. 2153--
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 and Ms. Slaughter), [11JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JY]
H.R. 2154--
A bill to provide for food stamp eligibility for aliens who were 
    receiving supplemental security income benefits on August 22, 1996, 
    or aliens who are eligible for supplemental security income 
    benefits; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida, [11JY]
H.R. 2155--
A bill to authorize continuation of a nationwide permit for discharges 
    of dredged or fill materials into headwaters and isolated waters, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. NEUMANN, [11JY]
H.R. 2156--
A bill to provide financial assistance, directly and through States, to 
    support jointly with government entities, educational institutions, 
    businesses, and nonprofit public and private entities, opportunities 
    for the people of the United States to participate in the arts and 
    the humanities, and to increase understanding and appreciation of 
    the cultural heritage of the United States; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. REGULA, [11JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5SE]
H.R. 2157--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the use 
    of public

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    transportation systems by allowing individuals a credit against 
    income tax for expenses paid to commute to and from work using 
    public transportation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. YATES, [11JY]
H.R. 2158--
A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
    Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 
    commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LEWIS of California, [11JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-175), [11JY]
  Considered, [15JY]
  Passed House amended, [16JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [22JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [22JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [3SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-297) submitted in the House, [6OC]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [8OC]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 15, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-65] (signed October 27, 1997)
H.R. 2159--
A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
    and related programs for the fiscalyear ending September 30, 1998, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. CALLAHAN, [14JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-176), [14JY]
  Considered, [30JY], [3SE]
  Passed House amended, [4SE]
  Passed Senate amended, [5SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [5SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [16SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-401) submitted in the House, [12NO]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [12NO]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (December 19, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-118] (signed November 26, 1997)
H.R. 2160--
A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
    and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the 
    fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SKEEN, [14JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-178), [14JY]
  Considered, [16JY], [17JY], [22JY]
  Passed House amended, [24JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [3SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [3SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [3SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-252) submitted in the House, [17SE]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [6OC]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [29OC]
  Presented to the President (November 6, 1997)
  Line item veto--Message from the President, [15DE]
  Approved [Public Law 105-62] (signed November 18, 1997)
H.R. 2161--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Palmetto 
    Bend Project to the State of Texas; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. PAUL, [15JY]
H.R. 2162--
A bill to prohibit the reintroduction of grizzly bears into the 
    Bitterroot Ecosystem in east central Idaho; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Pombo, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. McKeon, 
    Mr. Nussle, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Dickey), 
    [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [28JY]
H.R. 2163--
A bill to amend section 1951 of title 18, United States Code, commonly 
    called the Hobbs Act, to clarify that the use of violence to achieve 
    collective bargaining objectives can be a violation of such section; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Crane, Mr. Hayworth, and 
    Mr. Norwood), [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [23JY], [4SE], [10SE], [25SE], [24OC], 
    [28OC]
H.R. 2164--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit penalty-free 
    withdrawals from individual retirement accounts for certain adoption 
    expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana), [15JY]
H.R. 2165--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
    the construction of FERC Project No. 3862 in the State of Iowa, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LEACH, [15JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-273), [26SE]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [29SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
H.R. 2166--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain cash 
    rent farm landlords to deduct soil and water conservation 
    expenditures; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NUSSLE, [15JY]
H.R. 2167--
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to improve on the 
    provisions relating to pension rights demonstration projects; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [30SE]
H.R. 2168--
A bill to support research efforts to understand and control diseases of 
    wheat and barley caused by Fusarium graminearum and related fungi in 
    order to ensure sustainable production of wheat and barley in north-
    central United States and the safety of food products containing 
    wheat and barley; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
    Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hulshof, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
    Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Minge, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Regula, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Skelton, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Traficant), [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [9SE]
H.R. 2169--
A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and 
    related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. WOLF, [16JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-188), [16JY]
  Passed House amended, [23JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [30JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [30JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [3SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-313) submitted in the House, [7OC]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [9OC]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [9OC]
  Presented to the President (October 15, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-66] (signed October 27, 1997)
H.R. 2170--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the 
    reimbursement of expenses incurred by a Federal employee in the 
    adoption of a child, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts), [16JY]
H.R. 2171--
A bill to prohibit athlete agents from soliciting representation of 
    student athletes, and to establish requirements for contracts 
    between athlete agents and student athletes; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [16JY]
H.R. 2172--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make the 
    restrictions on foreign student study at a public elementary or 
    secondary school inapplicable in cases where the school evidences a 
    desire for such result, and to prohibit the use of Federal funds to 
    pay the cost of such study; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [16SE], [24SE], [22OC], [23OC], [30OC]
H.R. 2173--
A bill to amend the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require reporting of 
    child abuse by electronic communication service providers; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY], [25JY], [16SE]
H.R. 2174--
A bill to require equitable coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs 
    and devices, and contraceptive services under health plans; to the 
    Committees on Education and the Workforce; 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.
  Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Shays, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cook, 
    and Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut), [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [28JY], [29JY], [4SE], [8SE], [16SE], 
    [18SE], [30SE], [7OC], [29OC], [6NO], [7NO], [9NO]
H.R. 2175--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    investment credit to promote the conversion of U.S. coal and 
    domestic carbonaceous feedstocks into liquid fuels; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [16JY]
H.R. 2176--
A bill to establish the Professional Boxing Corporation, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; 
    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. MORAN of Virginia, [16JY]
H.R. 2177--
A bill to designate the U.S. Courthouse located at 500 State Avenue in 
    Kansas City, KS, as the ``Robert J. Dole United States Courthouse''; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SNOWBARGER (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Ryun, and Mr. Moran of 
    Kansas), [16JY]
H.R. 2178--
A bill to amend the Helium Act with respect to disposal of helium; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [16JY]
H.R. 2179--
A bill to repeal the authority of the President to suspend the effective 
    date of title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
    (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996; 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. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Goss, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
    Blunt, and Mrs. Fowler), [16JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4SE]
H.R. 2180--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide limitations on 
    copyright liability relating to material on-line, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE, [17JY]
H.R. 2181--
A bill to ensure the safety of witnesses and to promote notification of 
    the interstate relocation of witnesses by States and localities 
    engaging in that relocation, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
    Coble, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Gekas, Ms. Jackson-
    Lee, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Wexler), [17JY]

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  Reported (H. Rept. 105-258), [18SE]
H.R. 2182--
A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to clarify the 
    authority of the inspector general of the Department of Justice; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coble, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Ms. Lofgren), [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [10SE], [13NO]
H.R. 2183--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
    Davis of Florida, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Kind of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brady, Ms. DeGette, 
    Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
    John, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
    Wamp, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Weygand), [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [25JY], [31JY], [11SE], [26SE], [29SE], [30SE], 
    [6OC], [23OC], [24OC], [29OC], [31OC], [5NO], [6NO], [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2184--
A bill to permit reviews of criminal records of applicants for private 
    security officer employment, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Education and the Workforce; 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. BRYANT, [17JY]
H.R. 2185--
A bill to establish equitable service for customers and equal 
    opportunity for employees of the United States Department of 
    Agriculture; to the Committees on Agriculture; 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 Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Thompson, 
    Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Scott, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Dixon, 
    Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Brown 
    of Ohio, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. 
    Waters, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii), [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JY], [24JY], [25JY], [29JY], [31JY], [3SE], 
    [5SE], [8SE], [9OC], [23OC], [29OC]
H.R. 2186--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance 
    to the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, WY; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CUBIN, [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2187--
A bill to designate the U.S. Courthouse located at 40 Foley Square in 
    New York, NY, as the ``Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse''; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Velazquez, and 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York), [17JY]
H.R. 2188--
A bill to ensure that commercial activities of the People's Liberation 
    Army of China or any Communist Chinese military company are not 
    extended normal tariff treatment by the United States or treated as 
    normal commercial intercourse with the United States; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; International Relations; National 
    Security; 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. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Shadegg, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Spence, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Royce), 
    [17JY]
H.R. 2189--
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 and other 
    means, and to authorize the Social Security Administration to 
    distribute child support collections; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Ms. Woolsey), [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22OC]
H.R. 2190--
A bill to provide for an annual report to Congress on the intelligence 
    activities of the People's Republic of China directed against or 
    affecting the interests of the United States; to the Committee on 
    Intelligence (Permanent Select).
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Spence, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. 
    Hutchinson), [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY], [4SE], [30SE], [1OC]
H.R. 2191--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 regarding 
    procedures for budget resolutions and to amend title 31, United 
    States Code, to direct repayment of the public debt; 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. NEUMANN (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
    Bryant, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coburn, 
    Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Ensign, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Goode, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Hill, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
    Klug, Mr. Largent, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Minge, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Radanovich, 
    Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
    Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
    Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weller, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Wicker), 
    [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [31JY], [16SE], [22OC], [28OC], [13NO]
H.R. 2192--
A bill to establish a National Panel on Early Reading Research and 
    Effective Reading Instruction; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mrs. NORTHUP, [17JY]
H.R. 2193--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to clarify the definition 
    of depot-level maintenance and repair as the definition applies to 
    the Department of the Army; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SANDLIN, [17JY]
H.R. 2194--
A bill to provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks 
    the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Klink, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Torres, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Harman, Mr. Fazio 
    of California, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Carson, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. 
    Sandlin), [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22OC]
H.R. 2195--
A bill to provide for certain measures to increase monitoring of 
    products of the People's Republic of China that are made with forced 
    labor; 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Spence, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Sam Johnson), [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY], [25SE], [30SE], [1OC], [2OC], [7OC], [21OC], 
    [30OC]
  Reported with amendments from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. 
    Rept. 105-366, part 1), [31OC]
  Committee on International Relations discharged, [31OC]
  Referral to the Committee on International Relations extended, [31OC]
  Passed House amended, [5NO]
H.R. 2196--
A bill to reduce the Federal funds to be provided to any international 
    financial institution by the United States portion of any subsidy 
    provided by the institution to the People's Republic of China; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Spence, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. 
    Shadegg), [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [30JY], [5SE], [1OC]
H.R. 2197--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to specify the entities 
    eligible to purchase pharmaceutical products from the Federal Supply 
    Schedule; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Evans), 
    [17JY]
H.R. 2198--
A bill to establish limitations with respect to the disclosure and use 
    of genetic information in connection with group health plans and 
    health insurance coverage, to provide for consistent standards 
    applicable in connection with hospital care and medical services 
    provided under title 38 of the United States Code, to prohibit 
    employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information and 
    genetic testing, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight; Education and the 
    Workforce; 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Duncan, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Foley, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green, 
    Mr. Herger, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McHugh, Ms. McKinney, 
    Mr. Nadler, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Traficant, Mr. Upton, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Ms. 
    Woolsey), [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [24JY], [25JY], [28JY], [31JY], [4SE], 
    [16SE], [23SE], [21OC]
  Removal of cosponsors, [6NO]
H.R. 2199--
A bill to reform the financing of Federal elections; to the Committees 
    on House Oversight; Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such

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    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Markey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, and Ms. DeLauro), [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC]
H.R. 2200--
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.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Lipinski, 
    Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo), 
    [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [23JY], [24JY], [29JY], [30JY], [29SE]
  Removal of cosponsors, [29JY]
H.R. 2201--
A bill to establish the Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
    Towns, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
    Manton, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, 
    Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Flake, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
    Rangel, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Boehlert), [17JY]
H.R. 2202--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the 
    bone marrow donor program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    Stokes, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. McDade, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Watts 
    of Oklahoma, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mr. Borski, Ms. Granger, Mr. Horn, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Condit, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Greenwood, 
    Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Clay, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Norton, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Wise, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Barton of 
    Texas, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Latham, Mr. Foley, Mr. Spence, Mr. Canady of 
    Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Porter), [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JY], [30JY], [4SE], [8SE], [10SE], [16SE], 
    [26SE], [7OC], [9OC], [23OC], [6NO], [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2203--
A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the 
    fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. McDADA, [21JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-190), [21JY]
  Considered, [24JY]
  Passed House amended, [25JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [28JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [28JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [3SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-271) submitted in the House, [26SE]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [30SE]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [30SE]
  Presented to the President (October 1, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-62] (signed October 13, 1997)
H.R. 2204--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for 
    the Coast Guard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. 
    Clement), [21JY]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-236), [31JY]
  Passed House amended, [21OC]
H.R. 2205--
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. OBERSTAR (for himself and Mr. Wise), [22JY]
H.R. 2206--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve programs of the 
    Department of Veterans Affairs for homeless veterans, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Gutierrez), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [16SE], [23SE], [2OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-293), [2OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [6OC]
H.R. 2207--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act concerning a 
    proposal to construct a deep ocean outfall off the coast of 
    Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska), [22JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-237), [1AU]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [29SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13NO]
H.R. 2208--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize 
    food claims which relate a nutrient to a disease or health-related 
    condition; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Rush), [22JY]
H.R. 2209--
A bill making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. WALSH, [22JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-196), [22JY]
  Passed House amended, [28JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [29JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [29JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [3SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-254) submitted in the House, [18SE]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [24SE]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [24SE]
  Presented to the President (September 25, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-55] (signed October 7, 1997)
H.R. 2210--
A bill for the relief of certain aliens residing at 37-54 93d Street, 
    Jackson Heights, NY and 104-15 34th Avenue, Corona, NY; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. VELAZQUEZ, [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE]
H.R. 2211--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the 
    Federal minimum wage; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Olver), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [9SE], [26SE], [6OC], [30OC], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2212--
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry 
    out a program regarding sterile hypodermic needles in order to 
    reduce the incidence of the transmission of HIV; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and Ms. Pelosi), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [11SE], [17SE], [4NO]
H.R. 2213--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish 
    incentives to increase the demand for and supply of quality child 
    care, to provide incentives to States that improve the quality of 
    child care, to expand clearinghouses and electronic networks for the 
    distribution of child care information, to improve the quality of 
    child care provided through Federal facilities and programs, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Government 
    Reform and Oversight; House Oversight; the Judiciary; Education and 
    the Workforce; 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. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, and Mrs. Kelly), [22JY]
H.R. 2214--
A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
    1994 to ensure that certain information regarding prisoners is 
    reported to the Attorney General; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself and Mr. Scott), [22JY]
H.R. 2215--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to restrict 
    employers in obtaining, disclosing, and using of genetic 
    information; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [1OC]
H.R. 2216--
A bill to establish limitation with respect to the disclosure and use of 
    genetic information by life and disability insurers, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be 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, [22JY]
H.R. 2217--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
    the construction of FERC Project No. 9248 in the State of Colorado, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [22JY]
H.R. 2218--
A bill to redesignate the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center located 
    in Augusta, GA, as the A. James Dyess Navy and Marine Corps Reserve 
    Center; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. NORWOOD, [22JY]
H.R. 2219--
A bill to prevent Members of Congress from receiving the 1998 pay 
    adjustment; 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. SANDLIN, [22JY]
H.R. 2220--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate eligibility 
    for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving 
    spouses of veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Hutchinson), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE]
H.R. 2221--
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to take no 
    further action on a proposed regulation relating to the use of 
    chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [22JY]
  Cosponsors added, [25JY], [28JY], [31JY], [3SE], [4SE], [9SE], [10SE], 
    [23SE], [29SE], [1OC], [2OC], [7OC], [9OC], [21OC], [24OC], [28OC], 
    [30OC], [5NO], [12NO]
H.R. 2222--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to 
    Federal facilities pollution control; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.

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  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
    Traficant), [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY], [30JY]
H.R. 2223--
A bill to amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and Public 
    Purposes Act to authorize transfers of certain public lands or 
    national forest lands to local education agencies for use for 
    elementary or secondary schools, including public charter schools, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [23SE], [30SE]
H.R. 2224--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend commissary and 
    exchange store privileges to veterans with a service-connected 
    disability and to certain dependents of such veterans; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN, [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [30SE], [9OC], [23OC], [29OC], [13NO]
H.R. 2225--
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse to 
    be constructed on Las Vegas Boulevard between Bridger Avenue and 
    Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, NV, as the ``Lloyd D. George Federal 
    Building and United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Gibbons), [23JY]
H.R. 2226--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to clarify treatment of investment managers under such 
    title; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Goodling), [23JY]
H.R. 2227--
A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reauthorize 
    the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York, [23JY]
H.R. 2228--
A bill to increase the number of qualified teachers; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Faleomavaega), [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [25SE], [4NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2229--
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. PASCRELL, [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC], [7NO], [9NO]
H.R. 2230--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a 
    point of order that precludes raising revenues to enforce the 
    bipartisan budget agreement if there is a revenue shortfall in any 
    of fiscal years 1998 through 2002; 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. PITTS, [23JY]
H.R. 2231--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a sound 
    budgetary mechanism for financing health and death benefits of 
    retired coal miners while ensuring the long-term fiscal health and 
    solvency of such benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, and Mr. Christensen), [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE], [9SE], [30SE], [6NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2232--
A bill to provide for increased international broadcasting activities to 
    China; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROYCE, [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE], [18SE], [25SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-303), [6OC]
  Passed House amended, [9NO]
H.R. 2233--
A bill to assist in the conservation of coral reefs; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie), [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [11SE], [18SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-277), [29SE]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [29SE]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [1OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13NO]
H.R. 2234--
A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to eliminate confusion 
    about consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving 
    debit cards that can be used like credit cards, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez), [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY]
H.R. 2235--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to make permanent the microloan 
    program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself and Mr. LaFalce), [24JY]
H.R. 2236--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the duty on Irganox 1520; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [24JY]
H.R. 2237--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the duty on Irganox 1425; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [24JY]
H.R. 2238--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the duty on Irganox 565; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [24JY]
H.R. 2239--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the duty on Irganox 1520LR; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [24JY]
H.R. 2240--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the duty on Irgacure 184; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [24JY]
H.R. 2241--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the duty on Darocure 1173; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [24JY]
H.R. 2242--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the duty on Irgacure 819; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [24JY]
H.R. 2243--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the duty on Irgacure 369; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [24JY]
H.R. 2244--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the duty on Irgacure 1700; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [24JY]
H.R. 2245--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the duty on Irgacor 252LD; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [24JY]
H.R. 2246--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the duty on Irgacor 1405; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [24JY]
H.R. 2247--
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), [24JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-251), [17SE]
  Considered, [22OC], [24OC]
H.R. 2248--
A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
    Congress to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in recognition of his 
    outstanding and enduring contributions toward religious 
    understanding and peace, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez), [24JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [4SE], [8SE], [9SE], [17SE]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [17SE]
  Passed Senate, [24SE]
  Presented to the President (September 25, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-51] (signed October 6, 1997)
H.R. 2249--
A bill to authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake 
    Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Brown of California), [24JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Science (H. Rept. 105-238, part 1), 
    [1AU]
  Referral to the Committee on Resources extended, [1AU]
  Committee on Resources discharged, [1AU]
H.R. 2250--
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 (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Talent, Mr. Stenholm, 
    Mr. Crane, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Porter, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Hansen, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Gordon, Mr. Duncan, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
    Mr. Klug, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Holden, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ganske, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Sessions, 
    Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Gillmor), [24JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE], [11SE], [29SE], [7NO]
H.R. 2251--
A bill to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation 
    Act of 1995; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Rahall), [24JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE]
H.R. 2252--
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, [24JY]
  Cosponsors added, [6NO]
H.R. 2253--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and improve the 
    authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the 
    provision of counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced 
    by veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Mr. Leach, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Woolsey, 
    Mr. Bonior, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Rodriguez, 
    Mr. Manton, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Clyburn, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Capps, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Abercrombie, 
    Mr. Underwood, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Dellums, and Ms. Norton), [24JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [5SE], [10SE], [1OC], [9OC], [30OC], [12NO]

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H.R. 2254--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit 
    against income tax for equity investments in community development 
    financial institutions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mr. Becerra, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Carson, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Davis 
    of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, 
    Mr. Flake, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. Olver, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Scott, and 
    Mr. Waxman), [24JY]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H.R. 2255--
A bill to provide that the firearms prohibitions applicable by reason of 
    a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction do not apply to a 
    government official engaged in official conduct while on duty; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KLECZKA, [24JY]
H.R. 2256--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to ensure that States do not require registration of individuals 
    convicted of an offense that involves consensual sexual activity 
    between individuals 18 years of age or older; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [24JY]
H.R. 2257--
A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to make modifications to the temporary housing 
    assistance program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. STRICKLAND, [24JY]
  Cosponsors added, [25SE], [7OC], [23OC], [29OC]
H.R. 2258--
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 (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Sensenbrenner), [24JY]
H.R. 2259--
A bill to provide for a transfer of land interests in order to 
    facilitate surface transportation between the cities of Cold Bay, 
    AK, and King Cove, AK, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [24JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-398), [8NO]
H.R. 2260--
A bill for the relief of Harold David Strother, Jr.; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  Mr. SCARBOROUGH, [24JY]
H.R. 2261--
A bill to reauthorize and amend the programs of the Small Business Act 
    and the Small Business Investment Act, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself and Mr. LaFalce), [25JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-246), [8SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [29SE]
  Laid on the table, [29SE]
H.R. 2262--
A bill to make certain modifications with respect to overtime pay and 
    premium pay of customs officers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [25JY]
H.R. 2263--
A bill to authorize and request the President to award the congressional 
    Medal of Honor posthumously to Theodore Roosevelt for his gallant 
    and heroic actions in the attack on San Juan Heights, Cuba, during 
    the Spanish-American War; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. McHALE (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. King of 
    New York, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Davis 
    of Virginia, Mr. Horn, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
    Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
    Buyer, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Frost, Mr. Holden, Mr. Weller, Mr. Weldon 
    of Florida, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Klink, Mr. Skeen, 
    Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Poshard, Mr. McDade, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Hefner, Mr. Goode, Mr. Borski, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
    Cramer, Mr. Ney, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Harman, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Bass, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Turner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Pastor, 
    Mr. Coble, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Istook, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
    McIntyre, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Condit, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    McKeon, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Bono, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Rahall, 
    Mr. Spence, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Klug, Mr. Young of 
    Florida, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
    Allen, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
    Hamilton, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Largent, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Barrett 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Coyne, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Deutsch, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Edwards, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Foglietta, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Parker, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Clement, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Armey, and Mr. Packard), [25JY]
  Cosponsors added, [28JY], [3SE], [29OC], [7NO]
H.R. 2264--
A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and 
    Human Serivces, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. PORTER, [25JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-205), [25JY]
  Considered, [4SE], [5SE], [8SE], [9SE], [10SE], [11SE], [16SE]
  Passed House amended, [17SE]
  Passed Senate amended, [17SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [17SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [23SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-390) submitted in the House, [7NO]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [7NO]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [8NO]
  Presented to the President (November 8, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-78] (signed November 13, 1997)
H.R. 2265--
A bill to amend the provisions of titles 17 and 18, United States Code, 
    to provide greater copyright protection by amending criminal 
    copyright infringement provisions, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    and Mr. Cannon), [25JY]
  Cosponsors added, [16SE], [7OC], [21OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-339), [23OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4NO]
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (December 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-147] (signed December 16, 1997)
H.R. 2266--
A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
    fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [25JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-206), [25JY]
  Passed House amended, [29JY]
  Passed Senate amended (pursuant to unanimous-consent agreement July 
    14, 1997), [29JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference (pursuant 
    to unanimous-consent agreement July 14, 1997), [29JY]
  Conferees appointed, [29JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [3SE]
  Motion to close conference committee meetings as classified national 
    security information is under consideration agreed to in House, 
    [3SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-265) submitted in the House, [23SE]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [25SE]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [25SE]
  Presented to the President (September 26, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-56] (signed October 8, 1997)
H.R. 2267--
A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
    and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. ROGERS, [25JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-207), [25JY]
  Considered, [24SE], [25SE], [26SE]
  Passed House amended, [30SE]
  Passed Senate amended, [1OC]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [1OC]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [6OC]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-405) submitted in the House, [13NO]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [13NO]
  Line item veto--Message from the President, [15DE]
  Presented to the President (December 24, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-119] (signed November 26, 1997)
H.R. 2268--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [25JY]
H.R. 2269--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [25JY]
H.R. 2270--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [25JY]
H.R. 2271--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [25JY]
H.R. 2272--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate the 
    prohibitions on the transmission of abortion related matters, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Stark, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Torres, and Ms. Norton), [25JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JY], [31JY], [4SE], [11SE]
H.R. 2273--
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 (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Nadler, 
    Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Frost, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Filner, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Furse, 
    Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Ney, Mr. Hayworth, 
    Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Carson, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Stark, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Manton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Rush, Mr. Olver, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Strickland, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Flake, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Brown 
    of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Berman), 
    [25JY]

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  Cosponsors added, [10SE], [24SE], [29SE], [2OC], [9OC], [23OC], [6NO], 
    [7NO], [9NO]
H.R. 2274--
A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to reauthorize certain programs 
    for rural housing assistance; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York, [25JY]
H.R. 2275--
A bill to prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of genetic 
    information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Lazio of New York), [25JY]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC], [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2276--
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for official travel after 
    Election Day of members of Congress who will not serve as members 
    during the next Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [25JY]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
H.R. 2277--
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 Manawanui; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FARR of California, [25JY]
H.R. 2278--
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 Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [28JY]
H.R. 2279--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish limitations 
    on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Furse, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Ms. Woolsey), [28JY]
H.R. 2280--
A bill to establish limitations on the ability of a Federal agency to 
    pay a contractor under a contract with the agency for the costs of 
    compensation with respect to the services of any individual; 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. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Furse, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Ms. Woolsey), [28JY]
H.R. 2281--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the World 
    Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and Performances 
    and Phonograms Treaty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [26SE]
H.R. 2282--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to impose restrictions on 
    the operating rights of foreign air carriers of a foreign country 
    that has restricted U.S. air carrier operations; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Blunt, and 
    Mr. LaHood), [29JY]
H.R. 2283--
A bill to expand the boundaries of Arches National Park in the State of 
    Utah to include portions of the following drainages, Salt Wash, Lost 
    Spring Canyon, Fish Sheep Draw, Clover Canyon, Cordova Canyon, Mine 
    Draw, and Cottonwood Wash, which are currently under the 
    jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and to include a 
    portion of Fish Sheep Draw, which is currently owned by the State of 
    Utah; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Cook, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Herger, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
    Gibbons, Mr. Istook, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Linder, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
    Wicker, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Packard, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
    Schiff, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Redmond, Mr. 
    Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. 
    Bono), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [3SE], [11SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-385), [6NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9NO]
H.R. 2284--
A bill to amend the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies 
    and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 to eliminate the restriction on 
    assistance to Azerbaijan; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. KING of New York, [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23OC]
H.R. 2285--
A bill to provide for the consideration, during fiscal year 1997, of 
    petitions for classification under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of 
    the Immigration and Nationality Act without regard to the numerical 
    limitation applicable to such petitions, subject to a reduction in 
    such limitation for fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Cannon, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Dreier, 
    Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. Delahunt), [29JY]
H.R. 2286--
A bill to increase the rate of special pension payable to persons who 
    have received the Congressional Medal of Honor; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [29JY]
H.R. 2287--
A bill to apply the rates of duty effective after December 31, 1994, to 
    certain water resistant wool trousers that were entered, or 
    withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, after December 31, 1988, 
    and before January 1, 1995; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MEEHAN, [29JY]
H.R. 2288--
A bill to amend the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) 
    Act of 1996 to require the Secretary of State to submit to the 
    Congress reports relating to the exclusion from the United States of 
    aliens who have confiscated property of United States nationals or 
    who traffic in that property; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Smith 
    of New Jersey, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Hyde), [29JY]
H.R. 2289--
A bill to provide for the withholding of United States assistance to 
    countries that aid or are engaged in nonmarket based trade with the 
    Government of Cuba; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Smith 
    of New Jersey, and Mr. Rothman), [29JY]
H.R. 2290--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to improve enforcement under such Act; to the Committees on 
    Education and the Workforce; 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. Payne), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE], [10SE], [16SE], [6NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2291--
A bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 to enable 
    the Secretary of the Interior to more effectively utilize the 
    proceeds of sales of certain items; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SKAGGS, [29JY]
H.R. 2292--
A bill to restructure the Internal Revenue Service, and for other 
    purposes; 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. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [30SE], [2OC], [7OC], [9OC], [21OC], [22OC], [23OC], 
    [28OC], [29OC], [30OC], [31OC], [4NO]
H.R. 2293--
A bill to eliminate attorney fee awards and limit relief available in 
    suits against certain public entities; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5SE], [17SE]
H.R. 2294--
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. COBLE (by request), [30JY]
H.R. 2295--
A bill to amend the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 to extend 
    the authorization for the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
    until September 30, 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. HASTERT (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Portman, Mr. Sessions, 
    Mr. Mica, and Mr. LaTourette), [30JY]
H.R. 2296--
A bill to withhold foreign assistance to Caribbean Basin Initiative 
    countries that support membership for the Government of Cuba into 
    the Caribbean Community [CARICOM] or the Central American Common 
    Market [CACM], 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 Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Burton of Indiana), 
    [30JY]
H.R. 2297--
A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BAKER, [30JY]
H.R. 2298--
A bill to improve the regulation of radiopharmaceuticals; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Stupak, 
    Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Deutsch), [30JY]
H.R. 2299--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to convey lands acquired for 
    the Candy Lake project, Osage County, OK; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. COBURN, [30JY]
H.R. 2300--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to convey lands acquired for 
    the Sallisaw Creek project, Sequoyah County, OK; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. COBURN, [30JY]
H.R. 2301--
A bill to establish a program to improve the control of 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, [30JY]
H.R. 2302--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the 
    relief available under current law, and to provide additional relief 
    and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be 
    ineligible for such procedural rights; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Souder, Mr. King of New York, 
    Mr. Gutierrez,

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    Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. 
    Berman), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [9OC], [5NO]
H.R. 2303--
A bill to establish voluntary national guidelines for the safety and 
    training of State correctional officers; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [30JY]
H.R. 2304--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical 
    corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources 
    System; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GOSS, [30JY]
H.R. 2305--
A bill to establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the 
    centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the Wright 
    brothers; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Jones), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4SE], [7NO], [8NO]
H.R. 2306--
A bill to authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural 
    Water System in the State of Montana, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HILL, [30JY]
H.R. 2307--
A bill to facilitate the effective and efficient management of the 
    homeless assistance programs of the Department of Housing and Urban 
    Development, including the merger of such programs into one 
    performance fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (by request), [30JY]
H.R. 2308--
A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to assure the power of States and 
    localities to limit group homes for recovering drug and alcohol 
    abusers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McDADE, [30JY]
H.R. 2309--
A bill to permit the leasing of mineral rights, in any case in which the 
    Indian owners of an allotment that is located within the boundaries 
    of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation and held in trust by the 
    United States have executed leases to more than 50 percent of the 
    mineral estate of that allotment; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. POMEROY, [30JY]
H.R. 2310--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income 
    capital gain from the sale of a principal residence; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PORTER, [30JY]
H.R. 2311--
A bill to amend section 435(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 
    1965 with respect to the definition of an eligible lender; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BOB SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, and Mr. Skaggs), 
    [30JY]
H.R. 2312--
A bill to amend section 1584 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify 
    that forcing immigrants into slave labor by withholding immigration 
    documents, or by threatening to involve immigration authorities, is 
    a violation of such section; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [30JY]
H.R. 2314--
A bill to restore Federal Indian services to members of the Kickapoo 
    Tribe of Oklahoma residing in Maverick County, TX, to clarify U.S. 
    citizenship status of such members, to provide Trust land for the 
    benefit of the tribe, 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. WATKINS, [30JY]
H.R. 2315--
A bill for the relief of John Edward Armstrong Denney; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, [30JY]
H.R. 2316--
A bill to amend trade laws and related provisions to clarify the 
    designation of normal trade relations; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. 
    Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
    Kolbe, and Mr. Capps), [31JY]
H.R. 2317--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the 
    Native American Veteran Housing Loan Pilot Program; to the Committee 
    on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, Mr. Miller of California, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Rangel), 
    [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [1AU], [3SE], [23SE], [5NO]
H.R. 2318--
A bill to repeal the provisions of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 which 
    change the rates of the airline ticket taxes and impose a separate 
    tax on domestic segments of air transportation; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii), [31JY]
H.R. 2319--
A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to safeguard consumers 
    in connection with utilization of certain debit credit cards; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Vento, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
    Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. 
    McHale), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [16SE], [9NO]
H.R. 2320--
A bill to establish an education satellite loan guarantee program to 
    facilitate the development of an integrated, national and global 
    telecommunications system dedicated to instruction and used soley 
    for communications among Federal, State, and local instructional 
    institutions and agencies and instructional resource providers; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself and Mrs. Morella), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO]
H.R. 2321--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 regarding the 
    treatment of golf caddies for employment tax purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Buyer, 
    Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Boehlert, 
    Mr. King of New York, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Castle, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Clement, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
    Quinn), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE], [10SE], [16SE], [17SE], [6OC], [23OC], 
    [24OC], [29OC], [4NO], [6NO], [9NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2322--
A bill to suspend the duty on the organo-phosphorus compound ACM until 
    January 1, 2000; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [31JY]
H.R. 2323--
A bill to allow depository institutions to offer negotiable order of 
    withdrawal accounts to all businesses, to repeal the prohibition on 
    the payment of interest on demand deposits, to require the Board of 
    Governors of the Fedeal Reserve System to pay interest on certain 
    reserves, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Mr. Lazio of New York, and Mr. 
    Kanjorski), [31JY]
H.R. 2324--
A bill to suspend the duty on the synthetic organic coloring matter C.I. 
    Pigment Yellow 109 until January 1, 2000; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [31JY]
H.R. 2325--
A bill to suspend the duty on the synthetic organic coloring matter C.I. 
    Pigment Yellow 110 until January 1, 2000; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [31JY]
H.R. 2326--
A bill to suspend the duty on the organic chemical 
    parachlorobenzonitrile until January 1, 2000; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [31JY]
H.R. 2327--
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 Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Green, and Mr. Martinez), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE], [26SE], [6OC], [22OC], [24OC], [28OC], 
    [31OC], [4NO], [5NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2328--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to impose certain requirements on 
    areas upwind of ozone nonattainment areas, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Filner, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Radanovich), 
    [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
H.R. 2329--
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. CRANE, [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE]
H.R. 2330--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make direct loans 
    and provide lines of credit to finance surface transportation 
    projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Green, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mr. Ford, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frost, Mr. Olver, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
    McGovern, and Ms. Pelosi), [31JY]
H.R. 2331--
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, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Frost, Mr. Petri, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE], [2OC], [7NO]
H.R. 2332--
A bill to amend section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the 
    marking of frozen produce with the country of origin on the front 
    panel of the package for retail sale; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. Bono, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cramer, 
    Mr. Deal of Georgia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Farr 
    of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hunter, Ms. 
    Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Ney, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Riley, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Tanner, and Mrs. Thurman), [31JY]
  Removal of cosponsors, [3SE], [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [4SE], [5SE], [18SE], [23SE], [1OC], [21OC]
H.R. 2333--
A bill to provide improvements for the financial and emotional security 
    of seniors; to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary; 
    Banking and Financial Services; the Budget, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such

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    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, [31JY]
H.R. 2334--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on ferroboron; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [31JY]
H.R. 2335--
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. GOODE (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Pickett, 
    and Mr. Davis of Virginia), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [9NO]
H.R. 2336--
A bill to temporarily decrease the duty on certain industrial nylon 
    fabrics; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [31JY]
H.R. 2337--
A bill to authorize funds to further the strong Federal interest in the 
    improvement of highways and transportation, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HILL, [31JY]
H.R. 2338--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require that health-
    care professionals of the Department of Veterans Affairs be assigned 
    to facilities of the Department only in States in which they are 
    licensed to practice, and to require that the Secretary of Veterans 
    Affairs follow State requirements concerning the filing of death 
    certificates; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Gilman, and Mrs. Kelly), [31JY]
H.R. 2339--
A bill relating to the tariff treatment of nuclear fuel assemblies; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut), [31JY]
H.R. 2340--
A bill to provide for mandatory prison terms for possessing, 
    brandishing, or discharging a firearm or destructive device during a 
    Federal crime that is a crime of violence or a drug trafficking 
    crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. KELLY (for herself and Mr. Cunningham), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [8OC], [7NO]
H.R. 2341--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize Federal 
    participation in financing of projects to demonstrate the 
    feasibility of deployment of magnetic levitation transportation 
    technology, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Science; 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 (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Cardin), 
    [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE]
H.R. 2342--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to permit gunsmiths to 
    obtain a Federal firearms license without having to comply with 
    State or local laws relating to zoning of firearms businesses; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KLECZKA, [31JY]
H.R. 2343--
A bill to abolish the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. LEACH, [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-249), [17SE]
  Passed House amended, [23SE]
H.R. 2344--
A bill to expand the enforcement options under the Federal Meat 
    Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to include 
    the imposition of civil money penalities; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [31JY]
H.R. 2345--
A bill to prohibit the sale, lease, or other transfer of attack, bomber, 
    or fighter aircraft to Latin American countries; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
    Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Furse, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. 
    Tauscher, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5SE], [11SE], [17SE]
H.R. 2346--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit desecration of 
    veterans' memorials; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [31JY]
H.R. 2347--
A bill to ensure the accuracy of information regarding the eligibility 
    of applicants for benefits under Federal benefit programs; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. Horn), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [8OC]
H.R. 2348--
A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 701 South Santa Fe 
    Avenue in Compton, CA, and known as the Compton Main Post Office, as 
    the ``Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wynn, 
    Mr. Dixon, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Ford, Mr. Flake, Mr. Jefferson, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Owens, Mr. Miller of California, 
    Ms. Harman, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Scott, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Davis of Illinois, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Berman, Mr. Rush, 
    Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Torres, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Condit, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Pelosi, and 
    Mr. Filner), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [25SE], [5NO], [8NO], [12NO]
H.R. 2349--
A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 10301 South 
    Compton Avenue, in Los Angeles, CA, and known as the Watts Finance 
    Office, as the ``Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building''; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
    Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Condit, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Norton, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Lantos, 
    Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Owens, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Flake, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Torres, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
    Ms. Harman, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Scott, Mr. Watt 
    of North Carolina, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Clay, 
    Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Berman, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Conyers), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5SE], [25SE], [23OC], [28OC], [29OC], [30OC], 
    [5NO], [8NO]
  Placed upon the Corrections Calendar, [17SE]
H.R. 2350--
A bill to authorize certain uses of water from the Solano Project, 
    California; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MILLER of California, [31JY]
H.R. 2351--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ensure the 
    recovery of our Nation's declining biological diversity, to reaffirm 
    and strengthen this Nation's commitment to protect wildlife, to 
    safeguard our children's economic and ecological future, and to 
    provide assurances to local governments, communities, and 
    individuals in their planning and economic develpoment efforts; 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. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Farr of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Blumenauer, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Shays, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Markey, Ms. Christian-
    Green, Mr. Yates, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Lantos, 
    Ms. Rivers, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Berman, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Furse, Mr. Thompson, 
    Mr. Bonior, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. 
    Cardin, Mr. Tierney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Waters, Mr. Engel, Ms. Carson, and Mr. 
    Pallone), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [18SE], [6OC], [21OC], [24OC], [4NO], [12NO], 
    [13NO]
H.R. 2352--
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to require local approval 
    of designations of railroad rights-of-way for interim use as trails; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. 
    Bob Schaffer), [31JY]
H.R. 2353--
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, [31JY]
H.R. 2354--
A bill to amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to provide an 
    additional safety provision; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to 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. Manton, and Mr. Ensign), [31JY]
H.R. 2355--
A bill to extend the repayment periods for the repayment for Nueces 
    River reclamation project; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ORTIZ, [31JY]
H.R. 2356--
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 (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Baker, Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Callahan, Mr. Cannon, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, 
    Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Kim, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Lipinski, 
    Mr. McCollum, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
    Petri, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shays, 
    Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. Weldon of Florida), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H.R. 2357--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that a 
    State or local government may not, in their minimum wage laws, 
    ordinances, regulations, or orders, preclude a tip credit or require 
    a certain tip credit; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McKeon, 
    Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Bilbray), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [26SE]
H.R. 2358--
A bill to provide for improved monitoring of human rights violations in 
    the People's Republic of China; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    Cox of California, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Sam

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    Johnson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Spence), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [26SE]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-305), [6OC]
  Passed House amended, [5NO]
H.R. 2359--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury, acting through the 
    Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, to issue 
    minimum safety and security standards for dealers of firearms; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Stark, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Wexler), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [7NO]
H.R. 2360--
A bill to mandate price stability as the primary goal of the monetary 
    policy of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and 
    the Federal Open Market Committee; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE]
H.R. 2361--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the 
    ``three strikes'' life sentence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Redmond), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4SE]
H.R. 2362--
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, Mr. Condit, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lofgren, and 
    Ms. Slaughter), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
H.R. 2363--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide a mandatory 
    life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine; 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. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Combest, 
    Mr. Norwood, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Granger, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Pappas, 
    Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, 
    Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Largent, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Portman, Mr. Mica, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bob 
    Schaffer, Mr. Collins, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Rogan, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Barr of Georgia, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. Cooksey), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [11SE], [9NO]
H.R. 2364--
A bill to reduce Federal spending in several programs; to the Committees 
    on National Security; International Relations; Science; Agriculture; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Resources; Education and the 
    Workforce; Veterans' Affairs; 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. SHAYS, [31JY]
H.R. 2365--
A bill to reduce acid deposition under the Clean Air Act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. McHugh), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5SE], [16SE], [18SE], [24OC], [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2366--
A bill to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to 
    conduct the census of agriculture, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; 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. STENHOLM (for himself, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Wise, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Canady 
    of Florida, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Berry, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Pomeroy), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [16SE]
  Reported from the Committee on Agriculture (H. Rept. 105-296, part 1), 
    [2OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [21OC]
  Passed Senate, [10NO]
  Presented to the President (November 13, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-113] (signed November 21, 1997)
H.R. 2367--
A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 1997, 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. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Filner), 
    [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [16SE], [18SE], [24SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-320), [9OC]
  Passed House amended, [31OC]
  Passed Senate, [5NO]
  Presented to the President (November 7, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-98] (signed November 19, 1997)
H.R. 2368--
A bill to promote the privacy of interactive computer service users 
    through self-regulation by the providers of such services, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself and Mr. Gillmor), [31JY]
H.R. 2369--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and clarify 
    prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Gillmor, Ms. 
    Eshoo, and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE], [7OC], [9NO], [12NO]
H.R. 2370--
A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam for the purposes of clarifying 
    the local judicial structure and the office of Attorney General; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. 
    Abercrombie), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5NO]
H.R. 2371--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to require that 
    contracts entered into by the Commissioner of Social Security and 
    the States and local governments providing for furnishing the 
    Commissioner with death certificate information require that such 
    information be furnished within 30 days after the death involved; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. VENTO, [31JY]
H.R. 2372--
A bill to ensure that the development of the Internet and interactive 
    computer services is unfettered by Federal and State regulation; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Cox 
    of California, and Mr. Lazio of New York), [31JY]
H.R. 2373--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxfree 
    expenditures from education individual retirement accounts for 
    elementary and secondary school expenses and to increase the maximum 
    annnual amount of contributions to such accounts; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. Archer, Mr. Thomas, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Linder, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
    Bliley, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Nussle, Ms. Granger, Mr. Crane, Mr. Collins, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
    Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
    Weller, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, Mr. Parker, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Riley, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Hill, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Barton of 
    Texas, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Flake, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Emerson, 
    Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Hulshof, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Shays, 
    and Mr. Pappas), [1AU]
  Cosponsors added, [5SE], [8SE], [18SE], [26SE]
H.R. 2374--
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, and Mr. Shays), [1AU]
  Cosponsors added, [10SE], [21OC], [13NO]
H.R. 2375--
A bill to designate the headquaters building of the Department of 
    Housing and Urban Development in Washington, DC, as the Robert C. 
    Weaver Federal Building; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [1AU]
H.R. 2376--
A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife 
    Foundation Establishment Act; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie), [1AU]
H.R. 2377--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a 24-
    month pilot program permitting certain aliens to be admitted into 
    the United States to provide temporary or seasonal agricultural 
    services pursuant to a labor condition attestation; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Agriculture; 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. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Paxon, Mr. Parker, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Combest), [1AU]
  Cosponsors added, [15SE], [26SE], [7OC], [8OC], [9OC], [22OC], [23OC], 
    [4NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2378--
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, 1998, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. KOLBE, [3SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-240, part 1), [5AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-240, part 2), [3SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-240, part 3), [11SE]
  Passed House amended, [17SE]
  Passed Senate amended, [17SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [17SE]
  Conferees added, [18SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [24SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-284) submitted in the House, [29SE]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [30SE]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [1OC]
  Presented to the President (October 7, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-61] (signed October 10, 1997)
H.R. 2379--
A bill to designate the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 
    251 North Main Street in Winston-Salem, NC, as the ``Hiram H. Ward 
    Federal Building and United States Courthouse``; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.

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  By Mr. COBLE, [3SE]
  Cosponsors added, [30SE]
H.R. 2380--
A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code with respect to 
    gambling on the Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo), [3SE]
  Cosponsors added, [5SE], [8SE], [10SE], [16SE], [18SE], [6OC], [22OC], 
    [29OC], [5NO], [7NO]
H.R. 2381--
A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
    1994 to allow certain grant funds to be used to provide parent 
    education; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be 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 (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Frost, Mr. Foglietta, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    McGovern, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Clement, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Jefferson), [3SE]
H.R. 2382--
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
    1985 to change the discretionary spending limits to allow the 4.3 
    cents per gallon Federal gas tax redirected to the Highway Trust 
    Fund to be spent on other domestic programs; to the Committee on the 
    Budget.
  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Stabenow, and 
    Mr. Stupak), [3SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [29SE], [29OC], [6NO]
H.R. 2383--
A bill to authorize the enforcement by State and local governments of 
    certain Federal Communications Commission regulations regarding use 
    of citizens band radio equipment; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. EHLERS (for himself and Mr. Coble), [3SE]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE]
H.R. 2384--
A bill to prohibit reactivation of the high flux beam reactor at 
    Brookhaven National Laboratory; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. FORBES, [3SE]
H.R. 2385--
A bill to repeal the provision providing for crediting the increase in 
    excise taxes on certain tobacco products against payments made 
    pursuant to tobacco industry settlement legislation; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Delahunt, 
    Mr. Schumer, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Castle, Mr. Petri, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Luther, Mr. Skaggs, 
    Mr. Hansen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and 
    Mr. Lipinski), [3SE]
  Cosponsors added, [5SE], [9SE], [10SE], [16SE], [17SE]
H.R. 2386--
A bill to implement the provisions of the Taiwan Relations Act 
    concerning the stability and security of Taiwan and United States 
    cooperation with Taiwan on the development and acquisition of 
    defensive military articles; 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. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, 
    Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Spence), 
    [3SE]
  Cosponsors added, [1OC]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on International Relations 
    (H. Rept. 105-308, part 1), [6OC]
  Referral to the Committee on National Security extended, [6OC]
  Committee on National Security discharged, [6OC]
  Passed House amended, [6NO]
H.R. 2387--
A bill to repeal the provision crediting increased excise taxes on 
    certain tobacco products against payments made pursuant to the 
    tobacco industry settlement legislation; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Hansen, 
    Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Morella, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Obey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Luther, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
    Capps, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Stark, Mr. McHale, and Mr. Ackerman), 
    [3SE]
  Cosponsors added, [4SE], [5SE], [10SE], [17SE], [23SE], [7OC]
H.R. 2388--
A bill to provide for a temporary increase in the basic formula price 
    for milk of the highest use classification under Federal milk 
    marketing orders; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. McDADE, [3SE]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [22SE]
H.R. 2389--
A bill to authorize funding for the National Women's Business Council, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD, [3SE]
H.R. 2390--
A bill to repeal the provision which credits the increase in the tobacco 
    excise taxes enacted by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 against the 
    payments due under the tobacco industry settlement agreement of June 
    20, 1997; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MOAKLEY, [3SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE]
H.R. 2391--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend and make 
    uniform the repayment plans available under the various Federal 
    student loan programs; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. PASCRELL, [3SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO], [8NO], [9NO]
H.R. 2392--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to place a limitation on 
    habeas corpus relief that prevents retrial of an accused; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PITTS, [3SE]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [22OC]
H.R. 2393--
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), [3SE]
H.R. 2394--
A bill to direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
    to transfer certain parcels of land located in the counties of 
    Greene and Calhoun, IL; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHIMKUS, [3SE]
H.R. 2395--
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 Elmo; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, [3SE]
H.R. 2396--
A bill to amend section 1128B of the Social Security Act to repeal the 
    criminal penalty for counseling or assisting an individual to 
    dispose of assets in order to become eligible for Medicaid benefits; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DELAHUNT, [4SE]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2397--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for 
    hospital care and medical services under chapter 17 of that title to 
    veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. CHRISTENSEN (for himself and Mr. Bliley), [4SE]
  Cosponsors added, [16SE], [26SE], [9OC], [24OC], [31OC], [7NO], [9NO], 
    [13NO]
H.R. 2398--
A bill to amend the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956 to provide 
    for Federal cooperation in non-Federal reclamation projects and for 
    participation by non-Federal agencies in Federal projects; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [4SE]
H.R. 2399--
A bill to provide assistance for low-income working families; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. CLAYTON, [4SE]
H.R. 2400--
A bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
    programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on 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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Rahall), 
    [4SE]
  Cosponsors added, [25SE], [1OC], [7NO]
H.R. 2401--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical 
    corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources 
    System; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DEUTSCH, [4SE]
H.R. 2402--
A bill to make technical and clarifying amendments to improve management 
    of water-related facilities in the Western United States; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE, [4SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-353), [28OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9NO]
H.R. 2403--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of 
    tax on unrecaptured section 1250 gain from 25 percent to 20 percent; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Burr of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Coble, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Stabenow, and 
    Mr. Weller), [4SE]
  Cosponsors added, [11SE], [9OC], [5NO]
H.R. 2404--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit tax-
    related mailings from disclosing in any public way an individual's 
    Social Security number; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FILNER, [4SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE], [1OC], [7OC], [9OC], [28OC]
H.R. 2405--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, relating to criteria for 
    granting slots to new entrant air carriers at certain high density 
    airports; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [4SE]
  Cosponsors added, [16SE], [1OC]
H.R. 2406--
A bill to provide for the temporary extension of certain programs 
    relating to public housing, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself and Mr. Leach), [4SE]
H.R. 2407--
A bill to reauthorize the Office of National Drug Control Policy, 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 Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Latham, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Blagojevich, and Mr. Cummings), [4SE]
H.R. 2408--
A bill to improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing 
    productive activities during after school hours; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. LOFGREN, [4SE]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC], [23OC], [24OC], [30OC], [4NO], [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2409--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

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    to provide for nondiscriminatory coverage for substances abuse 
    treatment services under private group and individual health 
    coverage; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the 
    Workforce; 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. RAMSTAD, [4SE]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [17SE], [24SE], [29SE], [1OC], [31OC]
H.R. 2410--
A bill for the relief of Jozef Richard Madar, Etela Madar, and Jozef 
    Thomas Madar; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DOYLE, [4SE]
H.R. 2411--
A bill to provide for a land exchange involving the Cape Cod National 
    Seashore and to extend the authority for the Cape Cod National 
    Seashore Advisory Commission; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DELAHUNT, [5SE]
H.R. 2412--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the 
    religious worker visa programs and to extend the visa waiver pilot 
    program, and to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
    Responsibility Act of 1996 to modify the effective date for certain 
    paperwork changes in the employer sanctions programs; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas, [5SE]
H.R. 2413--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, title 18, United 
    States Code, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
    Responsibility Act of 1996, and the Immigration Act of 1990 to make 
    technical corrections to such statutes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas, [5SE]
H.R. 2414--
A bill to provide for a 10-year circulating commemorative coin program 
    to commemorate each of the 50 States, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [5SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23SE]
H.R. 2415--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act concerning the 
    effect of administrative orders on civil penalty actions; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. CONDIT, [5SE]
H.R. 2416--
A bill to provide for the transfer of certain rights and property to the 
    U.S. Forest Service in exchange for a payment to the occupant of 
    such property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [5SE]
H.R. 2417--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to fight fraud by hospitals 
    under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [5SE]
H.R. 2418--
A bill to extend the National Bone Marrow Donor Program, and to 
    establish a provision regarding the bone marrow registry and persons 
    of mixed ancestry; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Norton, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings 
    of Florida, Mr. Towns, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rush, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Payne, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Davis of Illinois), [5SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23OC]
H.R. 2419--
A bill to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta 
    Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to decrease the requisite 
    blood quantum required for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 
    tribe; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. REYES, [5SE]
H.R. 2420--
A bill to permit the transportation of passengers between U.S. ports by 
    certain foreign-flag vessels and to encourage U.S.-flag vessels to 
    participate in such transportation; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [5SE]
H.R. 2421--
A bill to repeal the Military Selective Service Act; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. STARK, [5SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [28OC]
H.R. 2422--
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, [5SE]
  Cosponsors added, [25SE], [7OC], [28OC]
H.R. 2423--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
    disseminate to the public information relating to fraud, abuse, and 
    quality of care in nursing homes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [5SE]
H.R. 2424--
A bill to amend the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to eliminate the 
    requirement that a Federal budget deficit must exist in order for 
    the President to use the line-item veto authority; to the Committee 
    on the Budget.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Cox of California, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Shays, 
    Mr. Castle, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Condit, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
    Kolbe, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
    Kingston, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Jones, 
    Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Bereuter), [5SE]
  Cosponsors added, [9SE], [10SE], [24SE], [29SE], [6OC], [31OC]
H.R. 2425--
A bill for the relief of Lawrence E. Hall, Jr. and Nancy T. Hall; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [5SE]
H.R. 2426--
A bill for the relief of Vince Munoz, Governor of the Tribal Council of 
    the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and all other enrolled members of the 
    Ysleta del Sur Pueblo; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. REYES, [5SE]
H.R. 2427--
A bill to recognize businesses which show an exemplary commitment to 
    participating with schools to enhance educators' technology 
    capabilities and to make every student technologically literate; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [8SE]
H.R. 2428--
A bill to improve the operations and governance of the Internal Revenue 
    Service, 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 Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
    Matsui), [8SE]
  Cosponsors added, [17SE], [1OC], [29OC]
H.R. 2429--
A bill to reauthorize the Small Business Technology Transfer Program 
    through fiscal year 2000; to the Committees on Small Business; 
    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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Talent, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Davis of Virginia), [8SE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Science (H. Rept. 105-
    259, part 1), [23SE]
H.R. 2430--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain 
    adopted children, and certain children coming to the United States 
    for adoption, from the requirement to present documentation of 
    vaccination against vaccine-preventable diseases; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DELAHUNT, [8SE]
H.R. 2431--
A bill to establish an Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring, to 
    provide for the imposition of sanctions against countries engaged in 
    a pattern of religious persecution, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Ways and Means; the 
    Judiciary; 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. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hall 
    of Ohio, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Manton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Bob 
    Schaffer, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Towns), [8SE]
  Cosponsors added, [8OC], [30OC], [7NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2432--
A bill to provide relief for domestic producers of tailored wool apparel 
    from increased imports of such apparel from Canada; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [8SE]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC], [24OC], [31OC], [13NO]
H.R. 2433--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require 
    candidates for the House of Representatives or the Senate to file 
    information included in quarterly candidate reports with the Federal 
    Election Commission within 48 hours of the time the information 
    becomes available, to require all reports filed with the Federal 
    Election Commission to be filed electronically, to require the 
    information contained in such reports to be made available through 
    the Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [8SE]
H.R. 2434--
A bill to establish counseling programs for disabled and retired police 
    officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [8SE]
  Cosponsors added, [22SE], [29SE]
H.R. 2435--
A bill for the relief of Farah Sirmanshahi, Sepandan Farnia, and Farbod 
    Farnia; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ISTOOK, [8SE]
H.R. 2436--
A bill disapproving the cancellation transmitted by the President on 
    August 11, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-33; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Rangel), [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [6OC], [9NO]
H.R. 2437--
A bill to provide for a waiver for the State of New York of certain 
    health care provider tax provisions under Medicaid; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Rangel), [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [6OC]
H.R. 2438--
A bill to encourage the establishment of appropriate trails on abandoned 
    railroad rights-of-way, while ensuring the protection of certain 
    reversionary property rights; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RYUN (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Coburn, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Shimkus, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Hansen, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mrs. 
    Cubin, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Thune), [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [11SE], [18SE], [26SE], [1OC], [9OC], [23OC], [13NO]

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H.R. 2439--
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, [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [25SE], [8OC], [30OC]
H.R. 2440--
A bill to make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United 
    States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Nadler), [9SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-381), [5NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12NO]
H.R. 2441--
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; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be 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. Cummings, Mr. Wynn, and 
    Mr. Ford), [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [30SE]
H.R. 2442--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the 
    relief available under current law, and to provide additional relief 
    and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be 
    ineligible for such procedural rights; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida, [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO]
H.R. 2443--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 601 Fourth Street, 
    NW, in the District of Columbia, as the ``Federal Bureau of 
    Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial Building'', in honor 
    of William H. Christian, Jr., Martha Dixon Martinez, Michael J. 
    Miller, Anthony Palmisano, and Edwin R. Woodriffe; to the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Davis 
    of Virginia, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Wynn), [9SE]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [18SE]
  Passed Senate, [24SE]
  Presented to the President (September 25, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-52] (signed October 6, 1997)
H.R. 2444--
A bill disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President on 
    August 11, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-34; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STENHOLM (for himself and Mr. Hulshof), [9SE]
  Laid on the table, [8NO]
H.R. 2445--
A bill for the relief of Rabon Lowry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. M, [9SE]
H.R. 2446--
A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to reduce the costs of disaster relief and emergency 
    assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. 
    Borski) (all by request), [10SE]
H.R. 2447--
A bill to reform the assisted multifamily rental housing programs of the 
    Department of Housing and Urban Development, protect the financial 
    interests of the Federal Government, maintain the affordability and 
    availability of low-income housing, enhance the effectiveness of 
    enforcement provisions relating to single family and multifamily 
    housing, and consolidate and reform the management of multifamily 
    housing programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York, [10SE]
H.R. 2448--
A bill to provide protection from personal intrusion; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BONO, [10SE]
H.R. 2449--
A bill to allow the recovery of attorneys' fees and costs by certain 
    employers and labor organizations who are prevailing parties in 
    proceedings brought against them by the National Labor Relations 
    Board; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Talent, Mr. Ballenger, 
    Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Graham, Mr. Souder, 
    Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Hilleary), [10SE]
  Cosponsors added, [17SE], [25SE], [1OC], [9OC], [30OC], [4NO]
H.R. 2450--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the amount 
    of the charitable deduction allowable for contributions of food 
    inventory, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Campbell), [10SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [30SE], [7OC], [23OC], [30OC], [4NO], [7NO], 
    [13NO]
H.R. 2451--
A bill to protect children and other vulnerable subpopulations from 
    exposure to certain environmental pollutants, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MORAN of Virginia, [10SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE], [24SE], [9OC], [23OC], [28OC], [7NO]
H.R. 2452--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make 
    grants to counties to carry out programs to provide to parents in 
    families participating in State programs funded under part A of 
    title IV of the Social Security Act, training relating to early 
    childhood development and education to prepare such parents for 
    employment as caregivers by providers of high quality child care 
    services; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to 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. WOOLSEY, [10SE]
H.R. 2453--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the African-American Civil War veterans; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mr. Weller, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mr. Clay, Mr. Frost, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Holden, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Rush, Mr. Owens, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Carson, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
    Wynn, and Mr. Ford), [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [25SE], [5NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2454--
A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to prohibit any 
    financial institution which accepts the direct deposit of Social 
    Security benefits into the account of an accountholder from imposing 
    any fee on the withdrawal of any amount from such account by such 
    accountholder by electronic fund transfer, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [29SE], [30SE], [7OC], [8OC], [24OC], 
    [28OC], [31OC], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2455--
A bill to reform the safety practices of the railroad industry, to 
    prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials 
    releases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Wise, Mr. Vento, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Costello, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Lampson), [11SE]
H.R. 2456--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    married couples may file a combined return under which each spouse 
    is taxed using the rates applicable to unmarried individuals; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
    Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brady, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Bunning 
    of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Callahan, 
    Mr. Cannon, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
    Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. Condit, 
    Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
    Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, 
    Ms. Granger, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, 
    Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Inglis of 
    South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
    King of New York, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    McInnis, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Parker, 
    Mr. Paul, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Portman, Ms. 
    Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
    Salmon, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, 
    Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
    Smith of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, 
    Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
    Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    White, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Young of 
    Alaska, Mr. Armey, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Goodling, 
    Mr. Hansen, Mr. Linder, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
    Shimkus, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Horn, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
    Cramer, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Thornberry), [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE], [23SE], [24SE], [25SE], [29SE], [30SE], 
    [1OC], [8OC], [9OC], [21OC], [29OC], [5NO], [6NO], [7NO], [8NO], 
    [13NO]
H.R. 2457--
A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to prohibit any 
    financial institution which accepts the direct deposit of veterans 
    benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs into the account 
    of an accountholder from imposing any fee on the withdrawal of any 
    amount from such account by such accountholder by electronic fund 
    transfer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [25SE], [29SE], [30SE], [7OC], [8OC], 
    [21OC], [24OC], [28OC], [31OC], [6NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2458--
A bill to provide new authority to the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
    Secretary of the Interior to safeguard communities, lives, and 
    property from catastrophic wildfire by eliminating hazardous fuels 
    buildup, and to undertake other forest management projects to 
    protect noncommodity resources, on Federal lands where wildlands 
    abut, or are located in close proximity to, urban areas; 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.

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  By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Bob Schaffer), 
    [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE], [30SE]
H.R. 2459--
A bill to restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel 
    landmines, and for other purposes; 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. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, 
    Mr. Capps, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Allen, Mr. Filner, Ms. Furse, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Ms. Harman, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Boehlert, 
    Mr. Upton, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Olver, Mr. Clay, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Klug, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Markey, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Weller, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Rush, Mr. Manton, 
    Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Dooley of California, 
    Mr. Tierney, Mr. Flake, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
    McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Yates, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Leach, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Carson, Mr. Adam 
    Smith of Washington, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. Minge, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
    Torres, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. John, Ms. Waters, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Moakley, 
    Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
    Visclosky, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
    Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Borski, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Foley, Mr. Camp, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Skaggs, 
    Mr. Sherman, Mr. Obey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Frost, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
    York, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Dellums, 
    Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Pryce of 
    Ohio, and Mr. Wolf), [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE], [2OC], [7NO], [13NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [30OC]
H.R. 2460--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to scanning 
    receivers and similar devices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SAM JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
    Norwood, and Mr. Smith of Texas), [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [29SE], [7OC], [21OC]
H.R. 2461--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue coins 
    in commemoration of the centennial anniversary of the first manned 
    flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright in Kitty Hawk, NC, on December 
    17, 1903; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. JONES, [11SE]
H.R. 2462--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the taxable 
    income of each spouse of a married couple to be taxed using either 
    the rates applicable to single filers or the rates applicable to 
    joint returns; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
    Portman, Mrs. Cubin, and Mrs. Northup), [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [26SE], [6OC], [9OC], [6NO]
H.R. 2463--
A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to prevent 
    States from requiring employees of work experience and community 
    service programs to work in exchange for child support collected on 
    their behalf; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
    LaFalce), [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC]
H.R. 2464--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt 
    internationally adopted children under age 10 from the immunization 
    requirement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Delahunt), [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [30SE]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-289), [1OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [21OC]
  Passed Senate, [4NO]
  Presented to the President (November 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-73] (signed November 12, 1997)
H.R. 2465--
A bill to make medical savings accounts available in connection with 
    certain health plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States 
    Code, and for other purposes; 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. SALMON, [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [17SE]
H.R. 2466--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act with respect to limiting the use 
    of automatic stays and discharge in bankruptcy proceedings for 
    provider liability for health care fraud; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; 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, [11SE]
H.R. 2467--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to relieve a spouse or 
    former spouse of liability for income tax for a taxable year if the 
    divorce decree allocates such liability to the other spouse; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [11SE]
H.R. 2468--
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; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 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 (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Borski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Olver, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
    Sabo, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Faleomavaega, and 
    Mr. Lipinski), [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [24OC], [28OC], [30OC], [4NO], [6NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2469--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and other 
    statutes to provide for improvements in the regulation of food 
    ingredients, nutrient content claims, and health claims, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Klug, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
    Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Manton, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Ms. McCarthy 
    of Missouri, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Upton, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Dingell), [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [16SE], [30SE], [6OC]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-306), [6OC]
H.R. 2470--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employement in the coastwise trade for the vessel Windwisp; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GOSS, [11SE]
H.R. 2471--
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 M/V Bahama Pride; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHAW, [11SE]
H.R. 2472--
A bill to extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and 
    Conservation Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado, [15SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-275), [26SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [29SE]
  Passed Senate amended, [30SE]
  House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment (pursuant to H. Res. 
    317), ]9NO]
H.R. 2473--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt orphan 
    children from the immigration vaccination requirement; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. NADLER, [15SE]
H.R. 2474--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of 
    the excise tax on diesel fuel used in trains by 1.25 cents per 
    gallon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Christensen, Mr. McCrery, 
    Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Collins), [15SE]
  Cosponsors added, [8OC], [29OC], [12NO]
H.R. 2475--
A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit imports of articles 
    produced or manufactured with bonded child labor, and for other 
    purposes; 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. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Stark, Mr. Filner, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. Manton, and Mrs. Maloney of New York), [15SE]
H.R. 2476--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the National 
    Transportation Safety Board and individual foreign air carriers to 
    address the needs of families of passengers involved in aircraft 
    accidents involving foreign air carriers; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Lipinski), [15SE]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE], [29SE], [1OC], [7OC], [8OC], [9OC], [21OC], 
    [22OC], [23OC], [30OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-371), [31OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9NO]
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (December 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-148] (signed December 16, 1997)
H.R. 2477--
A bill to enforce the guarantees of the 1st, 14th, and 15th amendments 
    to the Constitution of the United States by prohibiting certain 
    devices used to deny the right to participate in certain elections; 
    to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. PAUL, [16SE]
H.R. 2478--
A bill to require that candidates who receive campaign financing from 
    the Presidential Election Campaign Fund agree not to participate in 
    multicandidate forums that exclude candidates who have broad-based 
    public support; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. PAUL, [16SE]
H.R. 2479--
A bill to authorize a study by the National Academy of Sciences on the 
    migration of plutonium underground at the Nevada Test Site; to the 
    Committees on National Security; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions

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    as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ENSIGN, [16SE]
  Cosponsors added, [30SE]
H.R. 2480--
A bill to provide for the approval of a petition pending at the Food and 
    Drug Administration to allow the use of low-dose irradiation to 
    pasteurize red meat, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. GANSKE (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hastert, 
    Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Linder, Mr. Manton, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
    Paul, Mr. Porter, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Weldon 
    of Florida), [16SE]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE], [9OC]
H.R. 2481--
A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
    Responsibility Act of 1996 to clarify that records of arrival or 
    departure are not required to be collected for purposes of the 
    automated entry-exit control system developed under section 110 of 
    such Act for Canadians who are not otherwise required to possess a 
    visa, passport, or border crossing identification card; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LAFALCE, [16SE]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE], [25SE], [9OC], [21OC], [24OC], [31OC], 
    [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2482--
A bill to require that the Secretary of Agriculture include an estimate 
    of the cost to produce milk whenever the Secretary announces the 
    basic formula price for milk to be used under Federal milk marketing 
    orders; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. OBEY, [16SE]
H.R. 2483--
A bill to terminate the taxes imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 
    1986 other than Social Security and railroad retirement-related 
    taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PAXON, [16SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [25SE], [26SE], [1OC], [9OC], [22OC], 
    [24OC], [31OC], [8NO], [9NO]
H.R. 2484--
A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
    speed up by 1 year the application of risk adjustment factors under 
    the Medicare Choice 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, [16SE]
H.R. 2485--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) to provide 
    liability relief for small parties, innocent landowners, and 
    prospective purchasers; 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. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. McHale), 
    [16SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [30OC], [6NO], [12NO]
H.R. 2486--
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 Southland; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BURTON, [16SE]
H.R. 2487--
A bill to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the child support 
    enforcement program and thereby increase the financial stability of 
    single parent families including those attempting to leave welfare; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Levin), [17SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-272), [26SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [29SE]
H.R. 2488--
A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to facilitate 
    the fingerprint checks authorized by that act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Castle, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
    Luther, Mr. Brady, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Wexler, 
    Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan), [17SE]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE], [29SE], [22OC], [5NO], [6NO]
H.R. 2489--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    incentives for alcohol used as a fuel shall be extended as part of 
    any extension of fuel tax rates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Nussle, Mr. Evans, Mr. Minge, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hastert, 
    Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
    Leach, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Latham, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Costello, Mr. Thune, Mr. Christensen, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
    Hulshof, Ms. Danner, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Hill, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Yates, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, and Mr. Bonior), [17SE]
  Cosponsors added, [25SE], [29OC]
H.R. 2490--
A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LARGENT, [17SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE], [1OC], [9OC], [21OC], [8NO], [13NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [23OC]
H.R. 2491--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make permanent 
    the religious worker visa program; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. LOFGREN, [17SE]
H.R. 2492--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain 
    severance payments from gross income and to allow a refundable 
    credit for job training expenses of older long-time employees who 
    are laid off; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [17SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [25SE], [6NO], [8NO], [12NO]
H.R. 2493--
A bill to establish a mechanism by which the Secretary of Agriculture 
    and the Secretary of the Interior can provide for uniform management 
    of livestock grazing on Federal lands; 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. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Bono, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Hill, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
    Fazio of California, Mr. Condit, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
    Hayworth, and Mr. Moran of Kansas), [18SE]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE], [30SE], [6OC], [9OC], [21OC]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Agriculture (H. Rept. 
    105-346, part 1), [24OC]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Resources (H. Rept. 105-
    346, part 2), [24OC]
  Passed House amended, [30OC]
H.R. 2494--
A bill to authorize and request the President to award the Medal of 
    Honor to James L. Cadigan, of Hingham, MA; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. DELAHUNT, [18SE]
H.R. 2495--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase 
    postsecondary education opportunities for Hispanic students and 
    other student populations underrepresented in postsecondary 
    education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. 
    Sanchez, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
    Torres, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Mr. Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Dellums), [18SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [30SE], [7OC], [8OC], [9OC], [23OC], [4NO], 
    [6NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2496--
A bill to create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated by 
    economic growth; to the Committee on the Budget.
  By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox of California, 
    Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Linder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
    Neumann, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Redmond, 
    Mr. Rogan, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, 
    Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Sununu), [18SE]
H.R. 2497--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the 
    right of Medicare beneficiaries to enter into private contracts with 
    physicians and other health care professionals for the provision of 
    health services for which no payment is sought 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. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Combest, Mr. Talent, Mr. Crane, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Linder, 
    Mr. Paul, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Shaw, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Collins, Mr. Camp, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Weller, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
    Smith of Michigan, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. 
    Cubin, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Upton, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
    Stearns, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cannon, Ms. 
    Granger, Mr. Brady, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Salmon), [18SE]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE], [2OC], [7OC], [21OC], [31OC], [7NO], [8NO], 
    [13NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [13NO]
H.R. 2498--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    extend to certain fine jewelry certain trade benefits of insular 
    possessions of the United States; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN (for herself, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Jefferson), 
    [18SE]
H.R. 2499--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow nonitemizers 
    a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Herger, and Mrs. Thurman), 
    [18SE]
  Cosponsors added, [30OC], [31OC], [5NO], [7NO], [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2500--
A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Boucher), [18SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [9NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2501--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of all right, title, and interest 
    of the United States in a small parcel of real property included in 
    the Cherokee National Forest in the State of Tennessee so as to 
    provide clear title to the church

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    occupying and using the property; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [18SE]
H.R. 2502--
A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to 
    allow national park units that cannot charge an entrance or 
    admission fee to retain other fees and charges; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself and Mr. Jenkins), [18SE]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE]
H.R. 2503--
A bill to establish felony violations for the failure to pay legal child 
    support obligations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOYER (for himself and Mr. Hyde), [18SE]
  Cosponsors added, [26SE], [29SE], [1OC], [7OC], [9OC], [21OC], [23OC], 
    [28OC], [30OC], [4NO], [5NO], [7NO], [8NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2504--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
    of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones or markers for the marked 
    graves of certain individuals; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. KILDEE, [18SE]
H.R. 2505--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the 
    Attorney General to permit certain United States citizens traveling 
    by small pleasure craft to enter the United States from Canada 
    without obtaining a landing permit or applying for admission at a 
    port of entry and to authorize the Attorney General to eliminate the 
    fee associated with the issuance of an I-68 landing permit; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [18SE]
H.R. 2506--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Collbran 
    Reclamation Project to the Ute Water Conservancy District and the 
    Collbran Conservancy District; 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. McINNIS, [18SE]
H.R. 2507--
A bill to amend the Bank Protection Act of 1968 and the Federal Credit 
    Union Act to require enhanced security measures at depository 
    institutions and automated teller machines sufficient to provide 
    surveillance pictures which can be used effectively as evidence in 
    criminal prosecutions, to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
    require the Federal Bureau of Investigation to make technical 
    recommendations with regard to such security measures, 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. NADLER, [18SE]
H.R. 2508--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of Federal land in San Joaquin 
    County, CA, to the city of Tracy, CA; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. POMBO, [18SE]
H.R. 2509--
A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate disincentives to 
    fair trade conditions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Emerson, and 
    Mr. English of Pennsylvania), [18SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [30SE], [9OC], [23OC], [4NO], [6NO], [9NO], 
    [13NO]
H.R. 2510--
A bill to prevent Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay 
    adjustment which might otherwise take effect in 1998; 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. SANDLIN, [18SE]
H.R. 2511--
A bill to prohibit the Student Loan Marketing Association from 
    conditioning the waiver of redemption premiums, otherwise chargeable 
    in connection with the refinancing of securities acquired by the 
    Association while it was a government-sponsored enterprise, on the 
    use of its own investment banking subsidiary; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SKAGGS, [18SE]
H.R. 2512--
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 Old 
    Joe; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SISISKY, [18SE]
H.R. 2513--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and modify 
    the provision of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 relating to 
    exempting active financing income from foreign personal holding 
    company income and to provide for the nonrecognition of gain on the 
    sale of stock in agricultural processors to certain farmers' 
    cooperatives; 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. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Nussle, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mr. Levin), [23SE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 
    105-318, part 1), [9OC]
  Referral to the Committee on the Budget extended, [9OC], [21OC]
  Committee on the Budget discharged, [22OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8NO]
H.R. 2514--
A bill to authorize the President to award a congressional gold medal to 
    the family of the late Raul Julia, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. TORRES, [23SE]
H.R. 2515--
A bill to address the declining health of forests on Federal lands in 
    the United States through a program of recovery and protection 
    consistent with the requirements of existing public land management 
    and environmental laws, to establish a program to inventory, 
    monitor, and analyze public and private forests and their resources, 
    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. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Bishop, Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC], [5NO], [8NO]
H.R. 2516--
A bill to extend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
    1991 through March 31, 1998; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Rahall), 
    [23SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-270), [25SE]
  Passed House amended, [1OC]
H.R. 2517--
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. RILEY (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mr. Hill, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Tiahrt, Mr. Largent, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Fox 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Brady, Mr. Thune, 
    Mr. Solomon, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Christensen), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [1OC], [9OC], [13NO]
H.R. 2518--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase student 
    options for the consolidation of their student loan obligations, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Hayworth, and Mr. Hutchinson), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [30SE]
H.R. 2519--
A bill to increase the legal age of smoking from 18 to 21; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. DeGETTE, [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [30SE], [8OC], [9OC], [21OC], [24OC], [13NO]
H.R. 2520--
A bill to suspend the duty on halofenozide until January 1, 2001; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [23SE]
H.R. 2521--
A bill to suspend the duty on modified secondary and modified secondary-
    tertiary amine phenol/formaldehyde copolymers until January 1, 2001; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [23SE]
H.R. 2522--
A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination 
    on the basis of sex in programs receiving Federal financial 
    assistance; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [23SE]
H.R. 2523--
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. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Frost, Mr. Forbes, 
    Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ney, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Hall of Texas), 
    [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [24SE], [6OC], [9OC], [4NO]
H.R. 2524--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the 
    nonrefundable personal credits, the standard deduction, and the 
    deduction for personal exemptions in determining alternative minimum 
    tax liability; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, and Ms. Rivers), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [30SE], [8OC], [23OC], [29OC], [5NO], [9NO]
H.R. 2525--
A bill to protect women's reproductive health and constitutional right 
    to choice, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    the Judiciary; Education and the Workforce, for a period to 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. Pelosi, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Ms. Waters, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Harman, and Ms. Slaughter), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [30SE], [9OC], [23OC], [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2526--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to make the percentage 
    limitations on individual contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan 
    more consistent with the dollar amount limitation on elective 
    deferrals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Hoyer, and 
    Mr. Moran of Virginia), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE], [21OC], [6NO]
H.R. 2527--
A bill to repeal the provision in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 
    relating to the termination of certain exceptions from rules 
    relating to exempt organizations which provide commercial-type 
    insurance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, 
    Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia), [23SE]

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  Cosponsors added, [26SE], [1OC], [7OC], [9OC], [23OC], [31OC], [7NO], 
    [8NO], [12NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [23OC], [24OC], [29OC]
H.R. 2528--
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 (for himself, Mr. Shays, and Ms. Slaughter), [23SE]
H.R. 2529--
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, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    House 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. PETRI, [23SE]
H.R. 2530--
A bill to prohibit the Student Loan Marketing Association from 
    conditioning the waiver of redemption premiums, otherwise chargeable 
    in connection with the refinancing of securities acquired by the 
    Association while it was a government-sponsored enterprise, on the 
    use of its own investment banking subsidiary; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SKAGGS, [23SE]
H.R. 2531--
A bill to provide for increased international broadcasting activities to 
    China; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [23SE]
H.R. 2532--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Public Health 
    Service Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
    to expand access to health insurance coverage without pre-existing 
    condition exclusions in the group and individual health insurance 
    markets; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Education 
    and the Workforce, for a period to be 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, [23SE]
H.R. 2533--
A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
    Responsibility Act of 1996 and the Immigration and Nationality Act 
    to clarify eligibility for relief from removal and deportation for 
    certain aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas, [24SE]
H.R. 2534--
A bill to reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, 
    extension, and education programs, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Smith of 
    Oregon, and Mr. Stenholm), [24SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-376), [4NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8NO]
H.R. 2535--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the 
    consolidation of student loans under the Federal Family Loan Program 
    and the Direct Loan Program; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Roukema, 
    Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Graham, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Peterson 
    of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Upton), [24SE]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE], [1OC], [6OC], [9OC], [21OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-322), [21OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [21OC]
H.R. 2536--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to 
    improving the administration of the student financial assistance 
    programs under title IV of that Act; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. McKEON (for himself and Mr. Kildee), [24SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H.R. 2537--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the rules 
    relating to the court-ordered apportionment of the retired pay of 
    members of the Armed Forces to former spouses, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on National Security; 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. STUMP, [24SE]
H.R. 2538--
A bill to establish a Presidential commission to determine the validity 
    of certain land claims arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-
    Hidalgo of 1848 involving the descendants of persons who were 
    Mexican citizens at the time of the Treaty; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. REDMOND, [24SE]
H.R. 2539--
A bill to prohibit the use of United States funds to provide for the 
    participation of certain Chinese officials in international 
    conferences, exchanges, programs, and activities, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [24SE]
H.R. 2540--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the 
    immigration to the United States of certain aliens born in the 
    Philippines or Japan who were fathered by United States citizens; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Filner, Ms. Christian-
    Green, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Clay, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frost, Mr. Yates, and Mr. 
    Davis of Virginia), [24SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23OC], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2541--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the authority 
    under which comparability allowances may be paid to Government 
    physicians, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Davis of Virginia), [24SE]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC]
H.R. 2542--
A bill to prevent Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay 
    adjustment which might otherwise take effect in 1998; 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 Ms. RIVERS, [24SE]
H.R. 2543--
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to 
    require hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, 
    hospice programs, clinical laboratories, and ambulance services to 
    fund annual financial and compliance audits as a condition of 
    participation 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 Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Miller of California), 
    [24SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [28OC]
H.R. 2544--
A bill to improve the ability of Federal agencies to license federally 
    owned inventions; to the Committees on Science; 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. MORELLA, [25SE]
H.R. 2545--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to allow postal patrons to 
    contribute to funding for prostate cancer research through the 
    voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United States postage 
    stamps; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bonior, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Filner, 
    Mr. Flake, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Olver, 
    Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Evans, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Fazio of California), 
    [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [13NO]
H.R. 2546--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make college more 
    affordable and accessible; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. CLAY (for himself and Mr. Kildee), [25SE]
H.R. 2547--
A bill to develop and maintain a coordinated, comprehensive, and long-
    range national policy with respect to ocean and coastal activities 
    that will assist the Nation in meeting specified objectives, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Abercrombie, 
    Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Goss, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Ortiz), 
    [25SE]
H.R. 2548--
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; Education 
    and the Workforce, for a period to be 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, [25SE]
H.R. 2549--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the 
    application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals 
    whose combined monthly income from benefits under such title and 
    other monthly periodic payments exceeds $2,000 and to provide for a 
    graduated implementation of such provision on amounts above such 
    $2,000 amount; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [22OC], [23OC], [28OC], [4NO]
H.R. 2550--
A bill to adjust the rules for deducting military separation pay amounts 
    from veterans' disability compensation; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. KLECZKA, [25SE]
H.R. 2551--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the 
    Attorney General to eliminate the fee associated with the issuance 
    of an I-68 landing permit; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and 
    Mr. Oberstar), [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [1OC], [6OC], [9OC], [31OC]
H.R. 2552--
A bill to amend the requirements in the Federal Credit Union Act 
    relating to audit requirements and supervisory committee oversight 
    of insured credit unions, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Bachus), [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23OC]
H.R. 2553--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the dependent 
    care credit refundable, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Olver, Mr. Frost, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. McGovern), [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC], [6NO]
H.R. 2554--
A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of certain factors with 
    respect to any aspect of a surety bond transaction; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. NORTON, [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE], [30SE], [6OC], [31OC]
H.R. 2555--
A bill to prohibit the Department of the Interior from expending any 
    funds for a mid-

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    Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sale; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Payne, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Gejdenson, and Ms. DeLauro), 
    [25SE]
H.R. 2556--
A bill to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act and 
    the Partnerships for Wildlife Act; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [25SE]
H.R. 2557--
A bill to provide for the removal of abandoned vessels; to the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. STARK, [25SE]
H.R. 2558--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    payment for hospital outpatient department services equal to payment 
    rates established for similar services provided outside the hospital 
    setting; 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, [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
H.R. 2559--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the 
    ability of hospitals to treat noncontiguous facilities as hospital 
    outpatient departments; 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, [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
H.R. 2560--
A bill to award congressional gold medals to Jean Brown Trickey, 
    Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria 
    Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth 
    Eckford, and Jefferson Thomas, commonly referred to collectively as 
    the ``Little Rock Nine'' on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of 
    the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. THOMPSON, [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [30SE], [7OC], [9OC], [21OC], [22OC], [29OC], 
    [31OC], [7NO], [12NO]
H.R. 2561--
A bill to provide low-income children educational opportunities; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. WELDON of Florida, [25SE]
H.R. 2562--
A bill to promote accuracy in the determination of amounts of private 
    pension plan benefits and contributions; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [26SE]
H.R. 2563--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restrict the 
    authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax 
    administration; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. Weller, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
    Stenholm, Ms. Danner, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
    Herger, and Mr. Ensign), [26SE]
  Cosponsors added, [30SE], [2OC], [6OC], [7OC], [8OC], [22OC], [12NO]
H.R. 2564--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 450 North 
    Centre Street in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, as the ``Peter J. 
    McCloskey Postal Facility''; to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight.
  By Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Kanjorski, 
    Mr. Klink, Mr. McDade, Mr. McHale, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Shuster, and Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania), [26SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [21OC]
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-99] (signed November 19, 1997)
H.R. 2565--
A bill to require the establishment of a research and grant program for 
    the eradication or control of Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic 
    toxins; to the Committees on Science; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Resources; 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. JONES (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
    Price of North Carolina, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Coble, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Hefner, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Taylor of 
    North Carolina, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina), [26SE]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC], [13NO]
H.R. 2566--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to expand the class of 
    individuals under the Civil Service Retirement System eligible to 
    elect the option under which the deposit which is normally required 
    in connection with a refund previously taken may instead be made up 
    through an actuarially equivalent annuity reduction; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [26SE]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 2567--
A bill to ensure the equitable treatment of graduates of the Uniformed 
    Services University of the Health Sciences of the Class of 1987; to 
    the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Cunningham), 
    [26SE]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO]
H.R. 2568--
A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to take into account newly 
    developed renewable energy-based fuels and to equalize alternative 
    fuel vehicle acquisition incentives to increase the flexibility of 
    controlled fleet owners and operators, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Gutknecht, 
    Mr. Evans, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Klug, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
    Weller, Ms. Danner, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Latham, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Leach, Mr. Ganske, 
    Mr. Boswell, Mr. Costello, Mr. Thune, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. 
    Strickland), [26SE]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE], [30SE], [1OC], [8OC], [28OC], [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2569--
A bill for the relief of Maria Dos Anjos Pires Soares; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLILEY, [26SE]
H.R. 2570--
A bill to condemn those officials of the Chinese Communist Party, the 
    Government of the People's Republic of China, and other persons who 
    are involved in the enforcement of forced abortions by preventing 
    such persons from entering or remaining in the United States; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    Mr. Royce, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, and 
    Mr. Spence), [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO], [5NO]
  Passed House amended, [6NO]
H.R. 2571--
A bill to authorize major medical facility projects and major medical 
    facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal 
    year 1998, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Gutierrez), 
    [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [2OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-291), [2OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [6OC]
H.R. 2572--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require that in the 
    case of past-due benefits awarded an individual pursuant to a 
    proceeding before the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the payment of 
    attorneys fees with respect to such award may not exceed 20 percent 
    of the award; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Mascara, 
    Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Filner), [29SE]
H.R. 2573--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require 
    that a majority of the funds raised by a candidate for election to 
    the Senate or the House of Representatives come from individuals 
    residing in the State the candidate seeks to represent, to require 
    labor organizations to provide their members with information on the 
    use of member dues for political purposes, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [29SE]
H.R. 2574--
A bill to consolidate certain mineral interests in the National 
    Grasslands in Billings County, ND, through the exchange of Federal 
    and private mineral interests to enhance land management 
    capabilities and environmental and wildlife protection, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. POMEROY, [29SE]
H.R. 2575--
A bill to suspend the duty on the 2,6-Dimethyl-m-Dioxan-4-ol Acetate 
    until January 1, 2001; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PORTER, [29SE]
H.R. 2576--
A bill to suspend the duty on B-Bromo-B-nitrostyrene until January 1, 
    2001; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PORTER, [29SE]
H.R. 2577--
A bill to exempt certain individuals who were 65 years of age or older 
    as of the date of the enactment of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
    Act of 1993 from changes made by the act in the Medicare secondary 
    payer rules for individuals with end stage renal disease; 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. THURMAN, [29SE]
H.R. 2578--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the visa 
    waiver pilot program, and to provide for the collection of data with 
    respect to the number of non-immigrants who remain in the United 
    States after the expiration of the period of stay authorized by the 
    Attorney General; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas, [30SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-387), [7NO]
H.R. 2579--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to 
    further improve the safety and health of working environments, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. Emerson, 
    Mr. Bishop, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. 
    Goode), [30SE]
  Removal of cosponsors, [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H.R. 2580--
A bill to ensure that commercial activities of the People's Liberation 
    Army of China or any Communist Chinese military company in the 
    United States are monitored and are subject to the authorities under 
    the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Wolf, and Ms. Pelosi), [30SE]
H.R. 2581--
A bill to protect the privacy of individuals with respect to the Social 
    Security number; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [30SE]

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H.R. 2582--
A bill to amend title 10 and title 14, United States Code, and the 
    Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to increase the period of the service 
    obligation for graduates of the military service academies, the 
    Coast Guard Academy, and the United States Merchant Marine Academy; 
    to the Committees on 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 Mr. COBLE, [30SE]
H.R. 2583--
A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the marking of 
    finished golf clubs and golf club components; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM, [30SE]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC]
H.R. 2584--
A bill to provide 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. Frost, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hinojosa, 
    Mr. Schumer, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Thurman, 
    Mr. Manton, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Dellums), [30SE]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC], [22OC], [23OC]
H.R. 2585--
A bill to provide that service of the members of the group known as the 
    United States Cadet Nurse Corps 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; 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. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Oberstar), [30SE]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC]
H.R. 2586--
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
    1985 to extend and clarify the pay-as-you-go requirements regarding 
    the Social Security trust funds; to the Committee on the Budget.
  By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Tanner, and Mr. Sandlin), [30SE]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC], [21OC]
H.R. 2587--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to cause to be conducted 
    an independent audit of the Internal Revenue Service; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [30SE]
H.R. 2588--
A bill to establish the Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs within 
    the Department of Justice; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. REYES (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Hinojosa, Mr. Green, Mr. Bono, Mr. Torres, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Boswell, 
    Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Underwood), [30SE]
  Cosponsors added, [8OC], [23OC]
H.R. 2589--
A bill to amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, with 
    respect to the duration of copyright, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, 
    Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bono, Mr. Cannon, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Canady of Florida, Mr. Berman, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
    Delahunt), [1OC]
H.R. 2590--
A bill to require life and disability insurers to disclose an insurance 
    applicant's medical test results to the applicant, unless the 
    applicant specifically declines to receive the results, and 
    otherwise to restrict the disclosure of such results by such 
    insurers; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Green, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Parker, Mr. Schumer, Ms. 
    Slaughter, and Mr. Stark), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2591--
A bill to provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets seized by 
    the U.S. Government during World War II which belonged to victims of 
    the Holocaust, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself and Mr. Gilman), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC]
H.R. 2592--
A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide private 
    trustees the right to seek judicial review of U.S. trustee actions 
    related to trustee expenses and trustee removal; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC]
H.R. 2593--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the 
    deduction for two-earner married couples; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Weller, 
    Mr. Crane, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Bunning of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Houghton, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Camp, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Collins, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Watkins, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Coyne), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC], [23OC], [30OC], [31OC], [6NO], [7NO], [8NO], 
    [9NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2594--
A bill to restrict the access of youth to tobacco products, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
    and Ms. Pelosi), [1OC]
H.R. 2595--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to create a new 
    nonimmigrant category for temporary agricultural workers admitted 
    pursuant to a labor condition attestation; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Agriculture; 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. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Graham, 
    Mr. Bishop, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Bono, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    Riley, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Latham, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Berry, Mr. John, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Condit), [1OC]
  Removal of cosponsors, [21OC]
  Cosponsors added, [22OC], [23OC], [12NO]
H.R. 2596--
A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish procedures for 
    identifying countries that deny market access for agricultural 
    products of the United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Gutknecht), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC], [23OC], [24OC], [30OC], [31OC], [4NO], 
    [6NO], [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2597--
A bill to rescind restrictions on welfare and public benefits for legal 
    immigrants enacted by title IV of the Personal Responsibility and 
    Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, and to reduce arms 
    transfer subsidies; 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 Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Waters, and Ms. Woolsey), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [8OC], [9OC], [21OC], [31OC], [6NO], [7NO]
H.R. 2598--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
    improved taxpayer access to the Internal Revenue Service, increased 
    equity for taxpayers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas, [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC], [22OC], [8NO]
H.R. 2599--
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to make it unlawful 
    to require a credit card as a condition for doing business; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Christian-
    Green, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Borski, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Thompson, 
    Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Filner), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC], [7OC], [23OC], [28OC], [5NO]
H.R. 2600--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and section 4626 
    of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to prohibit the Secretary of 
    Health and Human Services from providing any incentive payments to 
    hospitals to reduce the number of residents in graduate medical 
    education programs, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce; Education and the Workforce, for a period 
    to be 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 (for himself, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
    Minge, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Camp, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. Upton, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Boswell, 
    Mr. Latham, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, and Ms. Christian-Green), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC]
H.R. 2601--
A bill to exempt prescribed burning on national forestlands from 
    regulation under the Clean Air Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. McKeon), 
    [1OC]
H.R. 2602--
A bill to halt sales of surplus military material until the Defense 
    Logistics Agency reclassifies such material according to the level 
    of demilitarization required to render the material safe for public 
    use and to ensure, that, in the future, surplus military material is 
    correctly classified before disposal; to the Committees on National 
    Security; Ways and Means; Commerce; Education and the Workforce, for 
    a period to be 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. Pelosi, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Lipinski, 
    Mr. Filner, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Yates, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Christian-Green, 
    Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Markey, 
    Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Gutierrez), [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [8OC], [9OC], [21OC], [24OC], [30OC], [7NO], [12NO]
H.R. 2603--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to 
    arbitration in U.S. district courts, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte), [2OC]
H.R. 2604--
A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to protect certain 
    charitable contributions, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PACKARD (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Fazio of California, 
    Mr. Armey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Jackson, 
    Mr. Livingston, Mr. Boehner, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hansen, 
    Mr. Flake, Mr. Herger, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Cannon, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Young of Alaska, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
    Mr. Hunter,

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    Mr. Istook, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
    Barr of Georgia, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
    Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Capps, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Brady, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Cook, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    LaHood, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Walsh, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Hoekstra, 
    Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Condit, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Hall of Ohio), [2OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [8OC], [21OC], [24OC], [28OC], [4NO], [12NO]
H.R. 2605--
A bill to require the United States to oppose the making of concessional 
    loans by international financial institutions to any entity in the 
    People's Republic of China; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [2OC]
  Passed House amended, [6NO]
H.R. 2606--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish certain 
    requirements for managed care plans; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to 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 (for herself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frost, Mr. Conyers, 
    Mr. Nadler, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Owens, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Mr. Flake, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Lowey, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Ackerman), [2OC]
  Cosponsors added, [24OC]
H.R. 2607--
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, 1998, and for other purposes.
   By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, [6OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-298), [6OC]
  Passed House amended, [9OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [9NO]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [9NO]
  House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment and disagreed to 
    Senate amendment to the title, [12NO]
  Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate amendments, [13NO]
  Senate receded from its amendment to the bill title, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 17, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-100] (signed November 19, 1997)
H.R. 2608--
A bill to protect individuals from having money involuntarily collected 
    and used for political activities by a corporation or labor 
    organization; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. BOB SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Armey, 
    Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
    Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
    Mr. Bass, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brady, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, 
    Mr. Camp, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
    Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coble, 
    Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox 
    of California, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
    Ehrlich, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Foley, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, 
    Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, 
    Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, 
    Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, 
    Mr. Hill, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hutchinson, 
    Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
    Mr. Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Klug Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
    Kolbe, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, 
    Mr. Livingston, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
    Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, 
    Mr. Nussle, Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Porter, Ms. 
    Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Riley, 
    Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Smith 
    of Texas, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
    Snowbarger, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, 
    Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young of Florida), [6OC]
  Cosponsors added, [30OC]
H.R. 2609--
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. Condit, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Thomas, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Bishop, and Mrs. Thurman), [6OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC], [21OC], [22OC], [28OC], [29OC], [31OC], 
    [4NO], [5NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2610--
A bill to amend the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 to extend 
    the authorization for the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
    until September 30, 1999, to expand the responsibilities and powers 
    of the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. HASTERT, [6OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [21OC]
H.R. 2611--
A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to declare that donations 
    to a religious group or entity, made by a debtor from a sense of 
    religious obligation, such as tithes, shall be considered to have 
    been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself and Mr. Traficant), [6OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [9OC], [21OC], [22OC], [29OC], [6NO], [7NO], 
    [9NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2612--
A bill to authorize the enforcement by State and local governments of 
    certain Federal Communications Commission regulations regarding use 
    of citizens band radio equipment; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Hoekstra), [6OC]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO]
H.R. 2613--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the issuance 
    of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and 
    emergency medical services; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ETHERIDGE, [6OC]
  Cosponsors added, [24OC], [12NO]
H.R. 2614--
A bill to improve the reading and literacy skills of children and 
    families by improving in-service instructional practices for 
    teachers who teach reading, to stimulate the development of more 
    high-quality family literacy programs, to support extended learning-
    time opportunities for children, to ensure that children can read 
    well and independently not later than third grade, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GOODLING, [6OC]
  Cosponsors added, [24OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-348), [24OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [8NO]
H.R. 2615--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from permitting oil and 
    gas leasing, exploration, or development activity off the coast of 
    North Carolina unless the Governor of the State notifies the 
    Secretary that the State does not object to the activity; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. JONES, [6OC]
H.R. 2616--
A bill to amend titles VI and X of the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965 to improve and expand charter schools; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [6OC]
  Cosponsors added, [8OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-321), [14OC]
  Passed House amended, [7NO]
H.R. 2617--
A bill for the relief of Rosalba Colunga de Medina, Claudia Janet 
    Alexandru Medina, and Jose Armando Medina, Jr.; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CLEMENT, [6OC]
H.R. 2618--
A bill for the relief of Sergio Lozano, Fauricio Lozano, and Ana Lozano; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, [6OC]
H.R. 2619--
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 Fjording; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [6OC]
H.R. 2620--
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 Pacific Monarch; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [6OC]
H.R. 2621--
A bill to extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal 
    trade agreements, 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. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Dreier), [7OC]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 
    105-341, part 1), [23OC]
  Referral to the Committee on Rules extended, [23OC]
  Committee on Rules discharged, [4NO]
H.R. 2622--
A bill to make miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade 
    laws; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [7OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-367), [31OC]
H.R. 2623--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 16250 
    Highway 603 in Kiln, Mississippi, as the ``Ray J. Favre Post Office 
    Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, [7OC]
H.R. 2624--
A bill disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President on 
    October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-45; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. WHITFIELD, [7OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC], [23OC]
H.R. 2625--
A bill to redesignate Washington National Airport as ``Ronald Reagan-
    Washington National Airport``; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [7OC]

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  Cosponsors added, [22OC], [23OC], [28OC], [29OC], [4NO], [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2626--
A bill to make clarifications to the Pilot Records Improvement Act of 
    1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
    Lipinski), [7OC]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC], [24OC], [28OC], [29OC], [31OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-372), [31OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9NO]
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 25, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-142] (signed December 5, 1997)
H.R. 2627--
A bill to limit the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental 
    Protection Agency to ban metered-dose inhalers; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Fox of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Mica), [7OC]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC], [22OC], [28OC], [31OC], [13NO]
H.R. 2628--
A bill to authorize amounts required to be paid by the United States 
    pursuant to a judgement or settlement in favor of an individual to 
    be used to pay child support and alimony obligations of the 
    individual; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GANSKE, [7OC]
H.R. 2629--
A bill to establish objectives for negotiating and procedures for 
    implementing certain trade agreements; 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. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Berman, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, and Mr. Davis of Florida), [7OC]
H.R. 2630--
A bill to redesignate the Mullica River-Great Bay National Estuarine 
    Research Reserve as the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research 
    Reserve at Mullica River-Great Bay; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Andrews), [7OC]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO]
H.R. 2631--
A bill disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President on 
    October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-45; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. SKEEN (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Schiff, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
    Lewis of California, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, and Mr. Redmond), [7OC]
  Cosponsors added, [8OC], [9OC], [23OC], [4NO], [5NO], [6NO], [7NO], 
    [8NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [8NO]
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1997)
  Presidential veto message, [13NO]
  Presidential veto message and bill referred to the Committee on 
    Appropriations, [13NO]
H.R. 2632--
A bill to amend title XI and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
    combat health care fraud and abuse; 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. STARK, [7OC]
H.R. 2633--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    standard forms under the Medicare Program for certifications of 
    medical necessity and certifications of terminal illness; 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, [7OC]
H.R. 2634--
A bill for the relief of Jessica Koch; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. GRAHAM, [7OC]
H.R. 2635--
A bill to provide a process for declassifying on an expedited basis 
    certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and 
    Honduras; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Sanders, and Mr. Meehan), [8OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC], [28OC], [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2636--
A bill to provide for the acceptance of an application for payments for 
    fiscal year 1996 under the Impact Aid program from the Maconaquah 
    School Corporation, Bunker Hill, Indiana, and to provide that data 
    included in that application be used for purposes of determining 
    payments for fiscal year 1997 under a related Department of Defense 
    assistance program; to the Committees on Education and the 
    Workforce; 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, [8OC]
H.R. 2637--
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. CASTLE, [8OC]
  Cosponsors added, [24OC]
H.R. 2638--
A bill to permit lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens who are not 
    less than 80 years of age and who reside in the United States 
    continuously for not less than 50 years to receive food stamp 
    benefits if such individuals are otherwise eligible under the Food 
    Stamp Act of 1977 to receive such benefits; 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [8OC]
H.R. 2639--
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to provide for prostate 
    cancer screening benefits as of January 1, 1998; 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. MURTHA (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and 
    Mr. Leach), [8OC]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC], [22OC], [28OC], [30OC], [7NO]
H.R. 2640--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to combat fraud 
    and abuse under the Medicare Program with respect to partial 
    hospitalization services; 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 Mrs. Thurman), [8OC]
H.R. 2641--
A bill to direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey certain 
    property in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, to the local American 
    Legion Post; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [8OC]
H.R. 2642--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    standards for determining whether an employer-employee relationship 
    exists; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. 
    Sanders), [8OC]
  Cosponsors added, [23OC]
H.R. 2643--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documenation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel M/V SAND ISLAND; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LAMPSON, [8OC]
H.R. 2644--
A bill to provide to beneficiary countries under the Caribbean Basin 
    Economic Recovery Act benefits equivalent to those provided under 
    the North American Free Trade Agreement; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Crane), [9OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-365), [31OC]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [4NO]
H.R. 2645--
A bill to make technical corrections related to the Taxpayer Relief Act 
    of 1997 and certain other tax legislation; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Rangel), [9OC]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-356), [29OC]
H.R. 2646--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free 
    expenditures from education individual retirement accounts for 
    elementary and secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum 
    annual amount of contributions to such accounts, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Gingrich), [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-332), [21OC]
  Passed House amended, [23OC]
H.R. 2647--
A bill to ensure that commercial activities of the People's Liberation 
    Army of China or any Communist Chinese military company in the 
    United States are monitored and are subject to the authorities under 
    the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Markey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Wolf), [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO]
  Passed House, [7NO]
H.R. 2648--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make illegal all 
    private possession of child pornography; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Riley, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Smith 
    of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. Aderholt), [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [5NO], [7NO]
H.R. 2649--
A bill to repeal the Line Item Veto Act and to amend the Congressional 
    Budget and Impoundment Control Act to provide for the expedited 
    consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority; 
    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. SKAGGS, [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [23OC], [24OC], [4NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2650--
A bill to repeal the Line Item Veto Act of 1996; 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. SKAGGS, [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [23OC], [24OC], [30OC], [4NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2651--
A bill to establish an Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Costello, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Pallone,

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    Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Delahunt, and Ms. DeLauro), [9OC]
H.R. 2652--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to prevent the 
    misappropriation of collections of information; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE, [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC]
H.R. 2653--
A bill to direct the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
    Service to conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing a 
    national recreational fishing license; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. COOKSEY, [9OC]
H.R. 2654--
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, [9OC]
H.R. 2655--
A bill to repeal certain Federal education programs; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Greenwood, 
    Mrs. Emerson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Ballenger, 
    Mr. Talent, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Petri, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, Mr. Graham, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Burton 
    of Indiana), [9OC]
H.R. 2656--
A bill to prohibit Federal funding for the election of officers and 
    trustees of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA, [9OC]
H.R. 2657--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the 
    summons and examination of source codes for third-party computer 
    programs and the disclosure of executable computer software obtained 
    by the Internal Revenue Service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. Sam JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Hayworth), [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [23OC], [28OC]
H.R. 2658--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the 
    Internal Revenue Service from using the threat of audit to compel 
    agreement with the Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment or the Tip 
    Rate Determination Agreement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KINGSTON (for himself, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Ramstad), [9OC]
H.R. 2659--
A bill to prohibit non-emergency take-off and landing at the Fulton 
    County Airport, Brown Field, located in Atlanta, Georgia, when the 
    airport's tower is closed; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, [9OC]
H.R. 2660--
A bill to affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are 
    conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the 
    income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for 
    nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund 
    to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Carson, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Payne, Ms. Furse, Mr. Towns, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Markey, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Hinchey), 
    [9OC]
H.R. 2661--
A bill to establish peer review for the review of standards promulgated 
    under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. MCINNIS (for himself, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
    Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Linder, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Pryce of 
    Ohio, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. Wicker), [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [5NO]
H.R. 2662--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prevent credit card issuers 
    from advertising and offering one type of credit card and then 
    issuing another type of credit card without the informed consent of 
    the consumer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Green, and Ms. Lofgren), [9OC]
H.R. 2663--
A bill to provide technical corrections to the Native American Housing 
    Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to improve the 
    delivery of housing assistance to Indian tribes in a manner that 
    recognizes the right of tribal self-governance, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. METCALF, [9OC]
H.R. 2664--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the 
    admission to the United States of nonimmigrant students and visitors 
    who are the spouses and children of United States permanent resident 
    aliens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Filner, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Petri, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. Furse), [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [23OC], [31OC], [5NO], [12NO]
H.R. 2665--
A bill to improve Indian reservation roads and related transportation 
    services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PASTOR (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Hayworth, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island), [9OC]
H.R. 2666--
A bill to provide for adjustment of status of certain Nicaraguans; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, [9OC]
H.R. 2667--
A bill to dismantle 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. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Bass, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bono, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Crane, 
    Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary, 
    Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Klug, Mr. Largent, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
    Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Parker, 
    Mr. Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
    Sanford, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida), [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC], [8NO]
H.R. 2668--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 
    sunset and numerical limitation on Medicare participation in 
    Medicare+Choice medical savings account (MSA) 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. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
    Goss, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Foley, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
    McCrery, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Royce, Mr. Pappas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Ensign, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Talent, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
    and Mr. Souder), [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [29OC]
H.R. 2669--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide simplified and 
    accurate information on the Social Security trust funds, and 
    personal earnings and benefit estimates to eligible individuals; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [9OC]
H.R. 2670--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit grants 
    for the national estuary program to be used for the development and 
    implementation of a comprehensive conservation and management plan, 
    to reauthorize appropriations to carry out the program, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Pallone), [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [29OC]
H.R. 2671--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure payment 
    for ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable medical equipment 
    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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Campbell), 
    [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [29OC], [5NO], [6NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2672--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent Federal 
    student assistance need analysis from penalizing parents for 
    investing in prepaid tuition programs; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. WISE, [9OC]
H.R. 2673--
A bill to ensure the safety of children in regard to firearms; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, [9OC]
H.R. 2674--
A bill to authorize issuance of a certificate of documentation with 
    appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for 
    the vessel PRINCE NOVA; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON, [9OC]
H.R. 2675--
A bill to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit 
    proposed legislation under which group universal life insurance and 
    group variable universal life insurance would be available under 
    chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Pappas, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. Ford, and Ms. Norton), [21OC]
  Cosponsors added, [31OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-373), [4NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4NO]
H.R. 2676--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and 
    reform the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; 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. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Cardin), [21OC]
  Cosponsors added, [24OC], [30OC], [31OC]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 
    105-364, part 1), [31OC]
  Referral to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Rules 
    extended, [31OC]
  Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Rules discharged, 
    [31OC]
  Passed House amended, [5NO]
H.R. 2677--
A bill to impose certain sanctions on countries that do not prohibit 
    child labor; 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

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    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. Faleomavaega), [21OC]
H.R. 2678--
A bill to impose certain sanctions on countries that do not prohibit 
    child labor; 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. Faleomavaega), [21OC]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 2679--
A bill to restore the traditional day of 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. GIBBONS, [21OC]
H.R. 2680--
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 Mr. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. Doolittle), [21OC]
H.R. 2681--
A bill to establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for elderly 
    persons who have no health insurance coverage; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. 
    Sanders), [21OC]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO], [12NO]
H.R. 2682--
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 and Mr. Sanford), [21OC]
H.R. 2683--
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 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. SCHUMER, [21OC]
H.R. 2684--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    elimination of certain foreign base company shipping income from 
    foreign base company income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW, [21OC]
H.R. 2685--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an individual 
    taxpayer to elect a flat alternative individual return tax as an 
    alternative to the current Internal Revenue Code; 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. SNOWBARGER, [21OC]
H.R. 2686--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on beta hydroxyalkylamide; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SPRATT, [21OC]
H.R. 2687--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    payment for drugs furnished incident to hospital outpatient 
    department services under the prospective payment system for 
    hospital outpatient department 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. STARK, [21OC]
H.R. 2688--
A bill to establish an Office of Economic Development Information in the 
    Economic Development Administration; 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. TRAFICANT, [21OC]
H.R. 2689--
A bill to correct an oversight in earlier legislation by directing the 
    National Park Service to grant to three individuals a right of use 
    and occupancy of certain property on Santa Cruz Island; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. POMBO, [21OC]
  Cosponsors added, [22OC]
H.R. 2690--
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 DULARGE; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [21OC]
H.R. 2691--
A bill to reauthorize and improve the operations of the National Highway 
    Traffic Safety Administration; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TAUZIN, [22OC]
H.R. 2692--
A bill to combine the Consolidated Farm Service Agency and the Natural 
    Resources Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture as a 
    single agency under an Under Secretary of Agriculture for Foreign 
    Agriculture and Agricultural Field Services and to ensure the 
    equitable treatment of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers 
    and employees of the Department who are members of a socially 
    disadvantaged group; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon, [22OC]
H.R. 2693--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual 
    health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage 
    for qualified individuals for bone mass measurement (bone density 
    testing) to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis and to 
    help women make informed choices about their reproductive and post-
    menopausal health care; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and 
    the Workforce, for a period to 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 of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Pascrell, 
    Mr. Cook, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Evans, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Green, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rush, Mr. Filner, 
    Mr. Sherman, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
    Wynn, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Condit, Mr. Clement, Mr. Kennedy 
    of Rhode Island, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ford, Ms. Eshoo, and 
    Ms. Woolsey), [22OC]
  Cosponsors added, [29OC], [6NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2694--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the 
    Attorney General to continue to treat certain petitions approved 
    under section 204 of such Act as valid notwithstanding the death of 
    the beneficiary; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [22OC]
H.R. 2695--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage new 
    school construction through the creation of a new class of bond; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. SANCHEZ, [22OC]
  Cosponsors added, [29OC], [4NO], [9NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2696--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for protection 
    of certain original designs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Shaw), [22OC]
H.R. 2697--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand and intensify 
    programs of the National Institutes of Health with respect to 
    research and related activities concerning osteoporosis and related 
    bone diseases; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Dellums, and 
    Mr. Dingell), [22OC]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO], [6NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [13NO]
H.R. 2698--
A bill to improve teacher preparation at institutions of higher 
    education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York, [22OC]
H.R. 2699--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that coverage of 
    bone mass measurements is provided under the health benefits program 
    for Federal employees; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, 
    Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Ms. Norton, Ms. Waters, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Nadler), [22OC]
  Cosponsors added, [23OC], [30OC], [6NO], [12NO]
H.R. 2700--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands 
    to the District of Columbia for use for single-family homes for low 
    and moderate income individuals and families; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Ms. NORTON, [22OC]
H.R. 2701--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to carve out from 
    payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts attributable to 
    disproportionate share hospital payments and pay such amounts 
    directly to those disproportionate share hospitals in which their 
    enrollees receive care; 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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, and Mr. Becerra), [22OC]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO]
H.R. 2702--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to ban the importation 
    of firearms that have been cosmetically altered to avoid the ban on 
    semiautomatic assault weapons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [22OC]
H.R. 2703--
A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
    continue after 2001 continuous open enrollment of individuals in 
    Medicare+Choice 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. STARK, [22OC]
H.R. 2704--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for an increase 
    in the amount of funding for the information clearinghouse on 
    osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Pascrell, 
    Mrs. Morella, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas), [22OC]

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  Cosponsors added, [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2705--
A bill for the relief of Edwardo Reyes and Dianelita Reyes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PORTER, [22OC]
H.R. 2706--
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 FLAME; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. KELLY, [23OC]
H.R. 2707--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit tax-free 
    reorganizations of specialized small business investment companies 
    into partnerships and regulated investment companies, to expand the 
    exclusion for gain from small business stock for such stock held by 
    such companies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Towns, Mr. English 
    of Pennsylvania, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Ford, Ms. Waters, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Hilliard, 
    Mr. McCrery, Mr. Flake, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
    Carson, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Rush, Mr. Clay, Mr. Bishop, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. Owens, Mr. Jackson, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Ms. Brown of Florida), [23OC]
H.R. 2708--
A bill to provide a framework for consideration by the legislative and 
    executive branches of unilateral economic sanctions; 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. HAMILTON (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Blumenauer), [23OC]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO]
H.R. 2709--
A bill to impose certain sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
    contributing to Iran's efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
    ballistic missiles; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Cox of 
    California, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hyde, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Deutsch, 
    Mr. Schumer, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Borski), [23OC]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC], [29OC], [30OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-375), [4NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12NO]
H.R. 2710--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that an 
    employee's ``regular rate'' for purposes of calculating overtime 
    compensation will not be affected by certain additional payments; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself and Mr. Goodling), [23OC]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO]
H.R. 2711--
A bill to promote full equality at the United Nations for Israel; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [23OC]
H.R. 2712--
A bill to require executive branch agencies annually to review the costs 
    of service contracts and to report to Congress on such review; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Wynn), 
    [23OC]
H.R. 2713--
A bill to establish a grant program to improve the quality and expand 
    the availability of child care services, and of family support 
    services, for families with children less than 3 years of age; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
    Hoyer), [23OC]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC], [31OC], [4NO], [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2714--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disregard certain 
    amounts of capital expenditures in applying $10,000,000 limit on 
    such issues; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts), [23OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H.R. 2715--
A bill to prohibit the conveyance of real property at Long Beach Naval 
    Station, California, to China Ocean Shipping Company; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland), [23OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H.R. 2716--
A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain 
    general and permanent laws, related to aliens and nationality, as 
    title 8, United Sates Code, ``Aliens and Nationality``; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE, [23OC]
H.R. 2717--
A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
    Congress honoring Wilma G. Rudolph in recognition of her enduring 
    contributions to humanity and women's athletics in the United States 
    and the world; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Capps, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Lantos, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, 
    Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Poshard, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, 
    Mr. Thompson, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Woolsey, and 
    Mr. Wynn), [23OC]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC], [29OC], [6NO]
H.R. 2718--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rates of 
    income tax paid by individual taxpayers, to eliminate the marriage 
    penalty in the standard deduction, and to change the filing date for 
    individual tax returns to November 1; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Graham, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Bob Schaffer, 
    and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma), [23OC]
  Cosponsors added, [6NO]
H.R. 2719--
A bill to establish a program to provide child care through public-
    private partnerships; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [23OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H.R. 2720--
A bill to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act and the Copeland Act; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PAUL, [23OC]
H.R. 2721--
A bill to restore the Second Amendment rights of all Americans; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PAUL, [23OC]
H.R. 2722--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for reciprocity 
    in regard to the manner in which nonresidents of a State may carry 
    certain concealed firearms in the State; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. PAUL, [23OC]
H.R. 2723--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 
    increase in taxes on Social Security benefits; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PAUL, [23OC]
  Cosponsors added, [30OC], [5NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2724--
A bill to amend title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
    of 1965 to give parents with low-incomes the opportunity to choose 
    the appropriate school for their children; to the Committees on 
    Education and the Workforce; 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. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Hoekstra), 
    [23OC]
H.R. 2725--
A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
    repeal the authority to offer private fee-for-service plans under 
    the Medicare+Choice 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, [23OC]
H.R. 2726--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to direct the 
    Secretary of Health and Human Services to contract with certain 
    hospitals for the provision of certain surgical procedures and 
    related 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 and Mr. Becerra), [23OC]
H.R. 2727--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to reauthorize and reform the Superfund 
    program, 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. BOEHLERT, [23OC]
H.R. 2728--
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 (for herself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Mr. Dellums, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Owens, Mr. Flake, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Yates, Mr. Manton, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
    Sanchez, and Mr. Poshard), [23OC]
H.R. 2729--
A bill for the private relief of Ruth Hairston by waiver of a filing 
    deadline for appeal from a ruling relating to her application for a 
    survivor annuity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, [23OC]
H.R. 2730--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 309 North Church 
    Street in Dyersburg, Tennessee, as the ``Jere Cooper Federal 
    Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TANNER, [24OC]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H.R. 2731--
A bill for the relief of Roy Desmond Moser; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. DELAHUNT, [24OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-361), [31OC]
  Passed House, [4NO]
  Passed Senate, [8NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1997)
  Approved [Private Law 105-3] (signed November 21, 1997)
H.R. 2732--
A bill for the relief of John Andre Chalot; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. DELAHUNT, [24OC]

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  Reported (H. Rept. 105-360), [31OC]
  Passed House, [4NO]
  Passed Senate, [8NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1997)
  Approved [Private Law 105-4] (signed November 21, 1997)
H.R. 2733--
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 Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Cardin, 
    Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Coble, 
    Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green, 
    Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Holden, Mr. Inglis of 
    South Carolina, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Klug, 
    Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Luther, 
    Mr. Manton, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
    Minge, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Regula, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Dan 
    Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skaggs, 
    Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Torres, 
    Mr. Towns, Mr. Upton, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. 
    Wicker), [24OC]
  Cosponsors added, [6NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2734--
A bill to clarify the standard required for the importation of sporting 
    arms into the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
    Barton of Texas, Mr. Wise, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Brady), [24OC]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2735--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to exempt actions 
    undertaken to administer a marketing order issued under such Act 
    from the antitrust laws; 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. DOOLEY of California, [24OC]
H.R. 2736--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Taxpayer Bill of Rights to clarify that 
    quotas and goals shall not be used as a basis for evaulating 
    Internal Revenue Services employees; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. GIBBONS, [24OC]
H.R. 2737--
A bill to redesignate the Federal facilities located at 2413 East 
    Highway 83, and 2301 South International Boulevard, in Weslaco, 
    Texas, as the ``Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research 
    Center''; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. HINOJOSA, [24OC]
H.R. 2738--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Fair Practices Act of 1967 to provide 
    for the accreditation of associations of agricultural producers, to 
    promote good faith bargaining between such accredited associations 
    and the handlers of agricultural products, and to strengthen the 
    enforcement authorities to respond to violations of the Act; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rush, Mr. Dellums, and 
    Mr. Hefner), [24OC]
H.R. 2739--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to create a Judicial 
    Conduct Board and a Court of Judicial Discipline to investigate and 
    make determinations with respect to complaints regarding judicial 
    discipline; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McDADE, [24OC]
  Cosponsors added, [29OC]
H.R. 2740--
A bill to limit attorneys' fees in the tobacco settlement; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Cox of California, and Mr. McHale), 
    [24OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H.R. 2741--
A bill to provide a conditional exemption under section 404 of the 
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act, relating to discharges of 
    dredged or fill material, for maintenance of certain flood control 
    projects; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Dreier, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Horn, Mr. Lewis of 
    California, and Mr. Rogan), [24OC]
  Cosponsors added, [29OC], [30OC], [12NO]
H.R. 2742--
A bill to provide for the transfer of public lands to certain California 
    Indian Tribes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (by request), [24OC]
H.R. 2743--
A bill to reduce the fractionated ownership of Indian lands, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (by request), [24OC]
H.R. 2744--
A bill for the relief of Chong Ho Kwak; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [24OC]
H.R. 2745--
A bill for the relief of Sylvester Flis; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. YATES, [24OC]
H.R. 2746--
A bill to amend title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
    of 1965 to give parents with low-incomes the opportunity to choose 
    the appropriate school for their children; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Hoekstra), 
    [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO]
  Failed of passage, [4NO]
H.R. 2747--
A bill to provide for limited circumstances under which compliance with 
    a subpoena issued in connection with certain civil actions in a 
    court of the United States shall not be required; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida, [28OC]
H.R. 2748--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide assistance and 
    slots with respect to air carrier service between high density 
    airports and airports not receiving sufficient air service, to 
    improve jet aircraft service to underserved markets, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Cook, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. McGovern), [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [31OC], [6NO], [7NO]
H.R. 2749--
A bill to establish doctoral fellowships designed to increase the pool 
    of scientists and engineers trained specifically to address the 
    global energy and environmental challenges of the 21st century; to 
    the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Meehan), [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [31OC]
H.R. 2750--
A bill to amend 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. BARCIA of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Dooley of California), 
    [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2751--
A bill to amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 to improve the 
    management and operations of the General Services Administration; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. KIM (for himself and Mr. Traficant), [28OC]
H.R. 2752--
A bill to present a gold medal to Len ``Roy Rogers'' Slye and Octavia 
    ``Dale Evans'' Smith; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. LEWIS of California, [28OC]
H.R. 2753--
A bill to amend the charter of Southeastern University of the District 
    of Columbia; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. NORTON, [28OC]
H.R. 2754--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title 38, 
    United States Code, to require hospitals to use only hollow-bore 
    needle devices that minimize the risk of needlestick injury to 
    health care workers; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Veterans' 
    Affairs; 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, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Manton, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. McCarthy of 
    New York, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. LoBiondo), [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H.R. 2755--
A bill to provide financial assistance for higher education to the 
    dependents of Federal, State, and local public safety officers who 
    are killed or permanently and totally disabled as the result of a 
    traumatic injury sustained in the line of duty; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. Ramstad), [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2756--
A bill to authorize an exchange of property between the Kake Tribal 
    Corporation and the Sealaska Corporation and the United States; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [28OC]
H.R. 2757--
A bill to impose a moratorium on increases in the rates charged for 
    cable television service, to require the Federal Communications 
    Commission to conduct an inquiry into the causes of such increases 
    and the impediments to competition, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Hinchey), [29OC]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO], [5NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2758--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to minimize the unfair 
    competition for Federal contracting opportunities between Federal 
    Prison Industries and private firms (especially small business 
    concerns), to provide to Federal agencies in their dealings with 
    Federal Prison Industries the contract administration tools 
    generally available to assure quality performance by their other 
    suppliers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Collins, 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Clay, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
    Mr. Torres, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Stump, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
    Oxley, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Upton, Mr. Everett, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
    Linder, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Crane, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Knollenberg, 
    and Mr. Ballenger), [29OC]
H.R. 2759--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the 
    requirements for the admission of nonimmigrant nurses who will 
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    in health professional shortage areas; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. RUSH, [29OC]
H.R. 2760--
A bill to amend the Sikes Act to establish a mechanism by which outdoor 
    recreation programs on military installations will be accessible to 
    disabled veterans, military dependents with disabilities, and other 
    persons with disabilities; 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. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lewis of 
    California, Mr. John, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
    Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Pombo), [29OC]
  Cosponsors added, [31OC], [4NO], [5NO], [7NO], [9NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2761--
A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees; 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. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Norton, 
    Ms. Furse, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Filner, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Schumer, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and 
    Mr. Wynn), [29OC]
  Cosponsors added, [31OC], [6NO], [7NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2762--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve the 
    protection of the Nation's wetlands and watersheds, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GILCHREST, [29OC]
H.R. 2763--
A bill to provide that an annual pay adjustment for Members of Congress 
    may not exceed the cost-of-living adjustment in benefits under title 
    II of the Social Security Act for that year; 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. GOSS, [29OC]
H.R. 2764--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise 
    tax rate on tobacco products and deposit the resulting revenues into 
    a Public Health and Education Resource Trust Fund, 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. HANSEN (for himself and Mr. Meehan), [29OC]
H.R. 2765--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to specify certain 
    circumstances that give rise to affiliation or control of a 
    nonprofit organization by a for-profit organization for purposes of 
    denying eligibility for the low-income housing tax credit; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HILLIARD, [29OC]
H.R. 2766--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 215 East 
    Jackson Street in Painesville, Ohio, as the ``Karl Bernal Post 
    Office Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
    Gillmor, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley, 
    Mr. Kasich, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Regula, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. 
    Chabot), [29OC]
H.R. 2767--
A bill to provide additional compensation for members of the 
    Metropolitan Police Department and Fire Department of the District 
    of Columbia, the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division, 
    and the United States Park Police who carry out certain technical or 
    hazardous duties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, and Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia), [29OC]
H.R. 2768--
A bill to provide for the retirement of all Americans; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce; Rules; 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. SANFORD, [29OC]
H.R. 2769--
A bill to ensure that background checks are conducted before the 
    transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Nadler, Mr. McDermott, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Berman, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
    Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Furse, and Mr. 
    Blagojevich), [29OC]
H.R. 2770--
A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for a deferral of the 
    duty on large yachts imported for sale at boat shows in the United 
    States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW, [29OC]
H.R. 2771--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
    relating to the definition of raw value for purposes of raw sugar 
    import tariff rate quota; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAYS, [29OC]
H.R. 2772--
A bill to establish an Office of National Security within the Securities 
    and Exchange Commission, provide for the monitoring of the extent of 
    foreign involvement in United States securities markets, financial 
    institutions, and pension funds, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; International Relations; Banking and 
    Financial Services; Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
    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, [29OC]
H.R. 2773--
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
    located at 3750 North Kedzie Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the 
    ``Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, [30OC]
  Cosponsors added, [31OC]
H.R. 2774--
A bill to prohibit the transfer of a handgun by a licensed dealer unless 
    the transferee states that the transferee is not the subject of a 
    restraining order with respect to an intimate partner or child of 
    the transferee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself and Mr. Schumer), [30OC]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2775--
A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in 
    Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, as the ``H. John Heinz III Department of 
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center''; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. DOYLE, [30OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H.R. 2776--
A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
    establishment of the Morristown National Historical Park in the 
    State of New Jersey, and for other purposes'' to authorize the 
    acquisition of property known as the Warren property; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [30OC]
H.R. 2777--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit the 
    amount of non-Federal money that may be contributed to national 
    political parties, to treat certain communications as independent 
    expenditures subject to regulation under the Act, to restrict the 
    solicitation and transfer of funds by candidates and parties to 
    certain nonprofit organizations, and to require certain candidates 
    to make monthly reports under the Act and to post such reports on 
    the Internet; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs. Kennelly 
    of Connecticut, Mr. Frost, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Clyburn, 
    Mr. Cramer, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Berry, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Harman, Mr. Lantos, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Torres, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Rush, Mr. Yates, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
    Minge, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Vento, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mr. Engel, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
    Price of North Carolina, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
    Tanner, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Wise, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
    Boswell, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Towns, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
    Stenholm, Mr. McDermott, Mr. John, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Holden, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Scott, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Green, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
    Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Furse, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York), [30OC]
  Removal of cosponsors, [12NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 2778--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child 
    care credit and provide that the credit will be refundable; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. MCKINNEY, [30OC]
H.R. 2779--
A bill to provide grants to establish and operate supervised visitation 
    centers for the purposes of facilitating supervised visitation of 
    children and visitation exchange; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. Furse, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
    Vento, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
    Sanders), [30OC]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2780--
A bill to provide for an annual statement of accrued liability of the 
    Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Program; to the Committee on the 
    Budget.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [30OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO]
H.R. 2781--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require the Commissioner of 
    Social Security to submit specific legislative recommendations to 
    ensure the solvency of the Social Security trust funds; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [30OC]
H.R. 2782--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social 
    Security Act to provide for personal investment plans funded by 
    employee Social Security payroll deductions, to extend the solvency 
    of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and 
    the Workforce, for a period to be 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, [30OC]

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H.R. 2783--
A bill to provide that a Member of, or Member-elect to, the House of 
    Representatives shall not receive any annual pay increase except 
    upon an appropriate written election; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. SHERMAN, [30OC]
  Cosponsors added, [5NO], [7NO], [8NO], [12NO]
H.R. 2784--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the 
    ability of physicians to demand more money through private contracts 
    during periods in which the patient is in an exposed condition; 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, [30OC]
H.R. 2785--
A bill for the relief of Clarence P. Stewart; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ETHERIDGE, [30OC]
H.R. 2786--
A bill to authorize additional appropriations for the Department of 
    Defense for ballistic missile defenses and other measures to counter 
    the emerging threat posed to the United States and its allies in the 
    Middle East and Persian Gulf region by the development and 
    deployment of ballistic missiles by Iran; 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. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Pickett, Ms. Harman, 
    Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hostettler, 
    Mr. Bono, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Pappas, Mr. Riley, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Spence, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Graham, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
    Jones, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Solomon, 
    Mr. McHale, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Stump, Mr. Cox of 
    California, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Wicker, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mr. Holden, Mr. Goss, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Coyne, 
    Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Collins, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Lewis of California, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Combest, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Bunning of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
    Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Everett, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Thomas, Mr. White, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
    Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
    Cooksey, and Mrs. Chenoweth), [31OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2787--
A bill to designate the United States courthouse located in New Haven, 
    Connecticut, as the ``Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse''; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. DELAURO, [31OC]
H.R. 2788--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the grant 
    of incentive stock options to nonhighly compensated employees; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON, [31OC]
H.R. 2789--
A bill to save taxpayers money, reduce the deficit, cut corporate 
    welfare, and protect and restore America's natural heritage by 
    eliminating the fiscally wasteful and ecologically destructive 
    commercial logging program on Federal public lands and to facilitate 
    the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent 
    on the Federal logging program; to the Committees on Agriculture; 
    Resources; Education and the Workforce, for a period to 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. MCKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Waxman), [31OC]
H.R. 2790--
A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
    Administration from closing certain flight service stations; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [31OC]
H.R. 2791--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Internet 
    service providers from providing accounts to sexually violent 
    predators; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [31OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO], [8NO]
H.R. 2792--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    treatment of expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment 
    discrimination and for damages and back pay received on account of 
    employment discrimination; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [31OC]
H.R. 2793--
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 
    FIERCE CONTENDER; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. METCALF, [31OC]
H.R. 2794--
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 TAURUS; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. METCALF, [31OC]
H.R. 2795--
A bill to extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and 
    irrigation water contractors in Wyoming and Nebraska that receive 
    water from Glendo Reservoir; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. 
    Christensen), [4NO]
  Cosponsors added, [6NO]
H.R. 2796--
A bill to authorize the reimbursement of members of the Army deployed to 
    Europe in support of operations in Bosnia for certain out-of-pocket 
    expenses incurred by the members during the period beginning on 
    October 1, 1996, and ending on May 31, 1997; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Bateman, 
    Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Mr. McHale, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
    Coble, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Pallone, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Clay, Ms. Furse, 
    and Mr. Price of North Carolina), [4NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [12NO], [13NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13NO]
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (December 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-152] (signed December 17, 1997)
H.R. 2797--
A bill to require air carriers to charge a reduced fare for air 
    transportation to and from certain clinical health trials; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. COOK, [4NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 2798--
A bill to redesignate the building of the United States Postal Service 
    located at 2419 West Monroe Street, in Chicago, Illinois, as the 
    ``Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, [4NO]
H.R. 2799--
A bill to redesignate the building of the United States Postal Service 
    located at 324 South Laramie Street, in Chicago, Illinois, as the 
    ``Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building''; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, [4NO]
H.R. 2800--
A bill to provide for a study of the establishment of Midway Atoll as a 
    national memorial to the Battle of Midway, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [4NO]
H.R. 2801--
A bill to consolidate in a single independent agency in the executive 
    branch the responsibilities regarding food safety, labeling, and 
    inspection currently divided among several Federal agencies; 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. FAZIO of California (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Pallone, and Mrs. Lowey), [4NO]
H.R. 2802--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the 
    exclusion from gross income for damage awards for emotional 
    distress; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Carson, 
    and Mr. Frost), [4NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [12NO]
H.R. 2803--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the 
    noncorporate capital gains tax rate; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. GRAHAM, [4NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO]
H.R. 2804--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 
    credit to primary health providers who establish practices in health 
    professional shortage areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Hooley of 
    Oregon, Mr. Jackson, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Paul, 
    Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Towns), [4NO]
  Cosponsors added, [6NO], [12NO]
H.R. 2805--
A bill to prohibit a State offical from releasing the results of a 
    Presidential election in the State prior to the closing of the polls 
    for such election in all States within the continental United 
    States; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, and Mr. Miller of California), [4NO]
  Cosponsors added, [6NO], [7NO], [12NO]
H.R. 2806--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide that motor 
    carriers safety permits for the transportation of hazardous material 
    be subject to annual renewal; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PASCRELL, [4NO]
H.R. 2807--
A bill to amend the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 to 
    prohibit the sale, importation, and exportation of products labeled 
    as containing substances derived from rhinoceros or tiger; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Miller of California), [4NO]
  Cosponsors added, [5NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2808--
A bill to designate a commercial zone within which the transportation of 
    certain passengers or property in commerce is exempt from certain 
    provisions of chapter 135 of title 49, United States Code; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SKEEN, [4NO]
H.R. 2809--
A bill to provide for the declassification of the journal kept by Glenn 
    T. Seaborg while serving as Chairman of the Atomic Energy 
    Commission; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [4NO]

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H.R. 2810--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to 
    determine the best uses for the property on which the Lorton 
    Correctional Complex is located to obtain the maximum economic 
    benefit from the closure of the Complex under the National Capital 
    Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997; to the 
    Committees on 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 Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, [4NO]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H.R. 2811--
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 Mrs. THURMAN, [4NO]
H.R. 2812--
A bill to provide for the recognition of certain Native communities 
    under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [4NO]
H.R. 2813--
A bill to waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the 
    Medal of Honor to be awarded to Robert R. Ingram of Jacksonville, 
    Florida, for acts of valor while a Navy Hospital Corpsman in the 
    Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mrs. FOWLER, [4NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [8NO]
  Passed Senate, [10NO]
  Presented to the President (November 13, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-103] (signed November 20, 1997)
H.R. 2814--
A bill to require the adjustment of tariffs on products imported into 
    the United States from the People's Republic of China based on the 
    amount by which tariffs on products exported from the United States 
    to the People's Republic of China exceed tariffs on products of the 
    People's Republic of China imported into the United States; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, [5NO]
H.R. 2815--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for 
    the use of interstate facilities to target children for sexually 
    explicit messages or contacts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WELLER, [5NO]
H.R. 2816--
A bill for the relief of Frank Redendo; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. KELLY, [5NO]
H.R. 2817--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to more accurately 
    codify the depreciable life of printed wiring board and printed 
    wiring assembly equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [5NO]
H.R. 2818--
A bill to repeal the pilot recreation fee program, and to establish a 
    royalty on hardrock minerals, the proceeds of which are to be used 
    for public recreational sites managed by the Department of the 
    Interior or the United States Forest Service, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Markey, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Hooley of 
    Oregon, and Mr. Luther), [5NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 2819--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 
    the research credit and to modify the alternative incremental 
    credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. Matsui), [5NO]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO]
H.R. 2820--
A bill to exclude certain veterans disability benefits 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. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Ehrlich), [5NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [9NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2821--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the income 
    inclusion on a distribution from an individual retirement account to 
    the extent that the distribution is contributed for charitable 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Crane, Ms. Danner, 
    Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ramstad, 
    Mr. Yates, and Mr. Weller), [5NO]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO], [8NO], [9NO]
H.R. 2822--
A bill to reaffirm and clarify the Federal relationship of the Swan 
    Creek Black River Confederated Ojibwa Tribes as a distinct federally 
    recognized Indian tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself and Mr. Barcia of Michigan), [5NO]
H.R. 2823--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to carry out a pilot program for restoration of urban 
    watersheds and community environments in the Anacostia River 
    watershed, District of Columbia and Maryland, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia), [5NO]
H.R. 2824--
A bill to provide that annual pay adjustments for Members of Congress 
    shall not be made in the year immediately following any fiscal year 
    in which a budget deficit exists, 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. SALMON (for himself, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Taylor of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi), [5NO]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H.R. 2825--
A bill to establish procedures to ensure a balanced Federal budget by 
    fiscal year 2002 and to create a Social Security reform reserve fund 
    to revenues generated by economic growth; 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. SANFORD, [5NO]
H.R. 2826--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit 
    for the purchase of a principal residence within an empowerment zone 
    or enterprise community by a first-time homebuyer; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Carson, Ms. Furse, Mr. Paul, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Torres, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Clyburn), 
    [5NO]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2827--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that a 
    taxpayer may request a receipt for an income tax payment which 
    itemizes the portion of the payment which is allocable to various 
    Government spending categories; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [5NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2828--
A bill to direct the Capitol Police Board to establish a pay scale and 
    benefit package for members and civilian employees of the United 
    States Capitol Police equivalent to the pay scale and benefit 
    package applicable to members of the United States Secret Service 
    Uniformed Division; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself and Mr. Ney), [5NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 2829--
A bill to establish a matching grant program to help State and local 
    jurisdictions purchase armor vests for use by law enforcement 
    departments; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berry, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Castle, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Costello, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Carson, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Dicks, 
    Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mr. Jackson, 
    Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, 
    Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klug, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Lazio of New York, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Manton, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    McIntyre, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Ney, 
    Mr. Olver, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    Reyes, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    Sherman, Mr. Skeen, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    Vento, Mr. Weller, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates), [5NO]
  Cosponsors added, [6NO], [7NO], [8NO], [9NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2830--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
    Administration to carry out a pilot program to assess the benefits 
    of establishing local and regional hazardous material emergency 
    response teams in certain areas; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. WISE, [5NO]
H.R. 2831--
A bill for the relief Jesus M. Collado-Munoz; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. VELAZQUEZ, [5NO]
H.R. 2832--
A bill concerning United States policy with respect to Jerusalem as the 
    capital of Israel; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gingrich), [6NO]
H.R. 2833--
A bill to amend the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to require 
    compliance with principles of economic justice under that Act, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gingrich), [6NO]
H.R. 2834--
A bill to permit the city of Cleveland, Ohio, to convey certain lands 
    that the United States conveyed to the city; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself and Mr. Kucinich), [6NO]
H.R. 2835--
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the American Legion so as to 
    redefine eligiblity for membership therein; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE, [6NO]
H.R. 2836--
A bill to designate the building of the United States Postal Service 
    located at 180 East Kellogg Boulevard in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as 
    the ``Eugene J. McCarthy Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. VENTO, [6NO]
H.R. 2837--
A bill to reform the naturalization process, to clarify the procedures 
    for investigating the criminal

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    background of individuals submitting applications in connection with 
    certain benefits under the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
    Bilbray, and Mr. Deal of Georgia), [6NO]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H.R. 2838--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional 
    protections for taxpayers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, [6NO]
H.R. 2839--
A bill to improve the quality of child care provided through Federal 
    facilities and programs, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Government Reform and Oversight; House Oversight; the Judiciary; 
    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. GILMAN, [6NO]
H.R. 2840--
A bill to provide Government-wide accounting of regulatory costs and 
    benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Condit, Mr. Stenholm, 
    Mr. Shuster, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. John, 
    Mr. Turner, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Armey, 
    Mr. DeLay, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Gillmor, 
    Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Largent), [6NO]
H.R. 2841--
A bill to extend the time required for the construction of a 
    hydroelectric project; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky, [6NO]
H.R. 2842--
A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow leave 
    for parent-teacher conferences; to the Committees on Education and 
    the Workforce; 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. COOK, [6NO]
H.R. 2843--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
    Administration to reevaluate the equipment in medical kits carried 
    on, and to make a decision regarding requiring automatic external 
    defilbrillators to be carried on, aircraft operated by air carriers, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Blunt), [6NO]
H.R. 2844--
A bill to amend provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
    1993 that relate to timber sales, to provide more equitable payments 
    to States for the benefit of counties in which national forests are 
    situated; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California (for himself and Mr. Dooley of California), 
    [6NO]
H.R. 2845--
A bill to amend the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to provide that daylight 
    savings time end on the first Sunday after the first Monday in 
    November each year; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [6NO]
H.R. 2846--
A bill to prohibit spending Federal education funds on national testing 
    without explicit and specific legislation; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Duncan, Mr. DeLay, 
    Mr. Largent, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Waters, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Gingrich, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Armey, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Kasich), [6NO]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2847--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
    incentives for education; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Armey, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bob 
    Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. Sam Johnson), [6NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO]
H.R. 2848--
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the 
    arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GREEN (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. Ford, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Klink, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Rush, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Bentsen), [6NO]
H.R. 2849--
A bill to provide for the establishment of demonstration projects 
    designed to determine the social, civic, psychological, and economic 
    effects of providing to individuals and families with limited means 
    an opportunity to accumulate assets, and to determine the extent to 
    which an asset-based policy may be used to enable individuals and 
    families with limited means to achieve economic self-sufficiency; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Kasich), [6NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H.R. 2850--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to require better reporting of unidentified persons, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Luther, Ms. 
    Stabenow, and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin), [6NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [9NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2851--
A bill to prohibit application of a payment limit to a drug or 
    biological under part B of the Medicare Program based on a less 
    costly alternative for courses of treatment begun before the change 
    in payment; 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. KENNELLY of Connecticut, [6NO]
H.R. 2852--
A bill to amend title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve 
    and strengthen the recruitment and training of American teachers; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KILDEE, [6NO]
H.R. 2853--
A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to set 
    aside all entrance fees, special use fees, and concession fees from 
    the National Park System into a National Park Capital Improvement 
    Fund at the Department of the Treasury, and to secure bonds for 
    particular, high-priority capital improvements to the National Park 
    System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. KILDEE, [6NO]
H.R. 2854--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
    to require group health plans and group and individual health 
    insurance coverage to provide post-delivery follow-up care for 
    mothers and newborns discharged less than 48 hours following a 
    vaginal delivery or less than 96 following a delivery by cesarean 
    section; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; 
    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. LATOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Solomon, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Mr. Foley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Manton, Mr. Serrano, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Vento, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. Borski, Mr. Green, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii), [6NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2855--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the 
    installation of the collision avoidance system known as TCAS-II on 
    large cargo aircraft; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI, [6NO]
H.R. 2856--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
    Administration to issue regulations relating to recirculation of 
    fresh air in commercial aircraft, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mr. Campbell), [6NO]
H.R. 2857--
A bill to suspend the duty on 2,6-Dimethyl-m-Dioxan-4-ol Acetate until 
    January 1, 2001; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PORTER, [6NO]
H.R. 2858--
A bill to provide for an increase in pay and allowances for members of 
    the uniformed services for fiscal year 1998, to improve certain 
    authorities relating to the pay and allowance and the health care of 
    such members, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for 
    military construction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. Everett, Mr. Fazio of California, 
    Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Matsui), [6NO]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO]
H.R. 2859--
A bill to prohibit commercial air tours over the Rocky Mountain National 
    Park; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BOB SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
    Colorado, Mr. Skaggs, and Ms. DeGette), [6NO]
H.R. 2860--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to use 50 percent of 
    any Federal budget surplus in the general fund for reductions in 
    Social Security taxes and to provide that the remainder of the 
    surplus shall be used to increase discretionary nondefense spending 
    and to reduce the outstanding public debt; 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. SCHUMER, [6NO]
H.R. 2861--
A bill to improve the program of block grants to States for temporary 
    assistance for needy families; 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. SCHUMER, [6NO]
H.R. 2862--
A bill to direct the Capitol Police Board to establish a pay scale and 
    benefit package for members and civilian employees of the United 
    States Capitol Police equivalent to the pay scale and benefit 
    package applicable to members of the United States Secret Service 
    Uniformed Division; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself and Mr. Ney), [6NO]
H.R. 2863--
A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify restrictions 
    under that Act on baiting, to facilitate acquisition of migratory 
    bird habitat, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

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  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Stearns), [6NO]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H.R. 2864--
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 Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Paul, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bob 
    Schaffer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. 
    Boehner), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2865--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    any individual from making a contribution to a candidate for 
    election for Federal office which is not accompanied by a written 
    certification that the contribution consists solely of personal 
    funds of the individual; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, [7NO]
H.R. 2866--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require 
    candidates for election for the House of Representatives or the 
    Senate to raise at least 50 percent of their contributions from 
    individuals residing in the district or State involved, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Radanovich, 
    Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Horn, Mr. Royce, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Bilbray, 
    and Mr. Gallegly), [7NO]
H.R. 2867--
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to target assistance 
    to support the economic and political independence of the countries 
    of the South Caucasus and Central Asia; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [7NO]
H.R. 2868--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow 
    consumers greater access to information regarding the health 
    benefits of foods and dietary supplements; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. PAUL, [7NO]
H.R. 2869--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to exempt 
    safety and health assessments, audits, and reviews conducted by or 
    for an employer from enforcement action under such Act; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Paul, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bob 
    Schaffer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
    Greenwood, and Mr. Boehner), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2870--
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to facilitate 
    protection of tropical forests through debt reduction with 
    developing countries with tropical forests; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Kasich, and Mr. Hamilton), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [9NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2871--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to 
    provide for the establishment of advisory panels for the Secretary 
    of Labor; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Paul, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bob 
    Schaffer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. 
    Boehner), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2872--
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, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; 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. FOX of Pennsylvania, [7NO]
H.R. 2873--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Paul, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bob 
    Schaffer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. 
    Boehner), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2874--
A bill to provide for prompt disclosure to insured individuals of their 
    medical conditions after undergoing medical examinations necessary 
    to qualify for insurance coverage; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 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. Coburn, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brown 
    of Ohio, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cramer, 
    Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Graham, Mr. Green, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy 
    of Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Lewis 
    of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Paxon, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
    Turner, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Wexler), [7NO]
H.R. 2875--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Paul, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bob 
    Schaffer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. 
    Boehner), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2876--
A bill to promote food safety through continuation of the Food Animal 
    Residue Avoidance Database program operated by the Secretary of 
    Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [7NO]
H.R. 2877--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Paul, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bob 
    Schaffer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
    Greenwood, and Mr. Boehner), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2878--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    establish a loan program and a bond guarantee program to assist 
    local educational agencies in the construction, reconstruction, and 
    renovation of public elementary and secondary schools; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Menendez), [7NO]
H.R. 2879--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Paul, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bob 
    Schaffer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
    Greenwood, and Mr. Boehner), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2880--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to encourage States to 
    require background checks requested in connection with the Brady 
    Handgun Violence Prevention Act; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [7NO]
H.R. 2881--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Paul, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bob 
    Schaffer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
    Greenwood, and Mr. Boehner), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2882--
A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code to permit 
    each party to certain contracts to accept or reject arbitrations as 
    a means of settling disputes under the contracts; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BONO, [7NO]
H.R. 2883--
A bill to amend provisions of law enacted by the Government Performance 
    and Results Act of 1993 to improve Federal agency strategic plans 
    and performance reports; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Horn, and Mr. 
    Sessions), [7NO]
H.R. 2884--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the tax rate 
    for certain small businesses, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [7NO]
H.R. 2885--
A bill to authorize the establishment of a Cold War memorial; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, [7NO]
H.R. 2886--
A bill to provide for a demonstration project in the Stanislaus National 
    Forest, California, under which a private contractor will perform 
    multiple resource management activities for that unit of the 
    National Forest System; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE, [7NO]
H.R. 2887--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require certain 
    contracts of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be subject to the 
    same procurement law applicable to other departments and agencies of 
    the Federal Government; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. 
    Rodriguez), [7NO]
H.R. 2888--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from the 
    minimum wage recordkeeping and overtime compensation requirements 
    certain specialized employees; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. FAWELL (for himself and Mr. Andrews), [7NO]
H.R. 2889--
A bill to establish a commission to recommend a strategy for the global 
    eradication of disease; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [7NO]
H.R. 2890--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a mandatory 
    minimum prison sentence for certain wiretapping or electronic 
    surveillance offenses by Federal officers or employees; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself and Mr. Gekas), [7NO]
H.R. 2891--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide a 
    limited overtime exemption for employees performing emergency 
    medical services; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Ehrlich), [7NO]
H.R. 2892--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the 
    dissemination of indecent

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    material on cable television; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
    Hunter), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 2893--
A bill to amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation 
    Act to provide for appropriate study and repatriation of remains for 
    which a cultural affiliation is not readily ascertainable; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [7NO]
H.R. 2894--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to enable Federal 
    agencies responsible for the preservation of threatened species and 
    endangered species to rescue and relocate members of any of those 
    species that would be taken in the course of certain reconstruction, 
    maintenance, or repair of Federal or non-Federal manmade flood 
    control levees; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself and Mr. Pombo), [7NO]
H.R. 2895--
A bill to provide for the establishment of the National Lighthouse 
    Museum; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. KILDEE, [7NO]
H.R. 2896--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to make military 
    helicopters and their crews available to State and local law 
    enforcement agencies to assist in law enforcement and rescue 
    operations; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Frost, and Ms. Millender-
    McDonald), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO]
H.R. 2897--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise 
    tax on persons who operate vending machines that dispense tobacco 
    products; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Yates, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Faleomavaega), 
    [7NO]
H.R. 2898--
A bill to limit production of the B-2 bomber; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Foley), 
    [7NO]
H.R. 2899--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    provide for reduced duty treatment for certain fully assembled 
    bicycle wheels; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. Shays), [7NO]
H.R. 2900--
A bill to provide for research to determine the extent to which the 
    presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons 
    and similar products used by women with respect to menstruation pose 
    any risks to the health of women, including risks relating to 
    cervical cancer, endometriosis, infertility, ovarian cancer, breast 
    cancer, immune system deficiencies, pelvic inflammatory disease, and 
    toxic shock syndrome, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Walsh, 
    Ms. Norton, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Brown of California, 
    Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Yates, Ms. Christian-Green, 
    Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, and Mr. Engel), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 2901--
A bill to improve cellular telephone service in selected rural areas and 
    to achieve equitable treatment of certain cellular license 
    applicants; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MCDADE (for himself, Mr. Klug, and Ms. Eshoo), [7NO]
H.R. 2902--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply the energy 
    credit to small wind turbines; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Klug, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. 
    Waxman), [7NO]
H.R. 2903--
A bill to provide relief from unfair interest and penalties on refunds 
    retroactively ordered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Ryun, and Mr. 
    Snowbarger), [7NO]
H.R. 2904--
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, [7NO]
H.R. 2905--
A bill to provide for comprehensive reform for managed health care 
    plans; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce Education and 
    the Workforce, for a period to be 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, [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 2906--
A bill to authorize and direct the Director of the Office of Management 
    and Budget to reduce nondefense discretionary spending limits by two 
    percentage points for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002; to the 
    Committee on the Budget.
  By Mr. NEUMANN, [7NO]
H.R. 2907--
A bill to require the destruction of the United States stockpile of 
    landmines other than self-destructive landmines and to prohibit the 
    acquisition of such landmines in the future; 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. NEUMANN, [7NO]
H.R. 2908--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the 
    restriction on payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute 
    care imposed by section 4407 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; 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. NUSSLE, [7NO]
H.R. 2909--
A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to establish requirements 
    regarding the operation of certain electric generating facilities, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
    Mr. Andrews, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Pappas, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Frelinghuysen), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H.R. 2910--
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 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. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Allen), [7NO]
H.R. 2911--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve the 
    ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to 
    prevent natural flood disasters; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. POMBO (for himself and Mr. Herger), [7NO]
H.R. 2912--
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to reinstate payment 
    under Medicare for home health services consisting of venipuncture 
    solely for the purpose of obtaining a blood sample, and to require 
    the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study potential fraud 
    and abuse under the Medicare Program with respect to such services; 
    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. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Mollohan, Mrs. Clayton, 
    Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Frost, Mr. Costello, Mr. Clement, 
    Mr. Baesler, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Cramer), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2913--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    mortgage subsidy bond benefits for residences located in disaster 
    areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD, [7NO]
H.R. 2914--
A bill to improve the governmental environmental research and 
    information by organizing a National Institute for the Environment, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Evans, 
    Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, 
    Mr. Goss, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Shays, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Ehlers, 
    Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Davis 
    of Virginia, Ms. Rivers, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mr. Yates, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
    Mr. Fawell, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
    Norton, and Mr. Moran of Virginia), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO]
H.R. 2915--
A bill to extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and 
    Conservation Act and the Energy Conservation and Production Act; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. Dan SCHAEFER of Colorado, [7NO]
H.R. 2916--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of an unused Air Force housing 
    facility in La Junta, Colorado, to the City of La Junta; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. Bob SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Skaggs, and Mr. McInnis), [7NO]
H.R. 2917--
A bill to temporarily increase the number of visas available for 
    backlogged spouses and children of lawful permanent resident aliens 
    and to provide for certain limitations on the adjustment of status 
    of nonimmigrants physically present in the United States to 
    permanent residence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SHAYS, [7NO]
H.R. 2918--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    of the deduction allowed for meals and entertainment expenses; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [7NO]
H.R. 2919--
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 
    Education and the Workforce; 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, [7NO]
H.R. 2920--
A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
    Responsibility Act of 1996 to modify the requirements for 
    implementation of an entry-exit control system; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
    Mr. Metcalf, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hill, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Camp, Mr. Paxon, 
    Mr. Upton, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Nethercutt, 
    Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Smith of Texas), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9NO]
H.R. 2921--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal 
    Communications

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    Commission to conduct an inquiry into the impediments to the 
    development of competition in the market for multichannel video 
    programming distribution; 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. Markey, and Mr. Boucher), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2922--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
    of Defense to assign members of the Armed Forces, under certain 
    circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the 
    Immigrantion and Naturalization Service and the United States 
    Customs Service in the performance of border protection functions; 
    to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. 
    Rohrabacher), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2923--
A bill to establish programs regarding early detection, diagnosis, and 
    interventions for newborns and infants with hearing loss; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Lazio 
    of New York, and Mr. Fossella), [7NO]
H.R. 2924--
A bill to amend the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for 
    selection of lands by certain veterans of the Vietnam era and by the 
    Elim Native Corporation; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [7NO]
H.R. 2925--
A bill to establish felony violations for the failure to pay legal child 
    support obligations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOYER (for himself and Mr. Hyde), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H.R. 2926--
A bill for the relief of Adela T. Bailor; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. CARSON, [7NO]
H.R. 2927--
A bill for the relief of Wayne R. Hultgren; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [7NO]
H.R. 2928--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the exemption 
    from income tax for social clubs found to be practicing prohibited 
    discrimination; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [8NO]
H.R. 2929--
A bill to reform Social Security by creating individual Social Security 
    retirement accounts; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education 
    and the Workforce; 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. PORTER, [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO], [12NO]
H.R. 2930--
A bill to impose certain sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
    contributing to Iran's efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
    ballistic missiles; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Horn, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Rivers, 
    Mr. Goode, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Manton, 
    Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. 
    Rogan, Ms. Danner, Ms. Sanchez, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Holden, Mr. Evans, 
    Mrs. McCrery, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Upton, Mr. Filner, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
    Stokes, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Coble, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    McInnis, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
    Levin, Mr. McDade, Mr. Turner, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
    Gibbons, Ms. Furse, Mr. John, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Aderholt, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Lantos, Mr. White, Mr. Wicker, 
    Mr. Linder, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Brady, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
    Paxon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
    Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Ney, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Taylor of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Hulshof, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
    Shimkus, Mr. Scott, Mr. Yates, Mr. Portman, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Riggs, 
    Mr. Bryant, Mr. Nussle, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
    Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Barcia of 
    Michigan, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Fossella, 
    MrLaHood, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Cook, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. 
    Stenholm), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2931--
A bill to redesignate the naval facility located in Gricignano d'Aversa, 
    Italy, and known as the Naples Support Site, as the ``Thomas M. 
    Foglietta Support Site''; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. McDade, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
    Borski, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania), [8NO]
H.R. 2932--
A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
    carry out a demonstration program to determine the effectiveness of 
    establishing fair market rentals, for purposes of the tenant-based 
    rental assistance program under section 8 of the United States 
    Housing Act of 1937, by smaller geographic areas; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BORSKI, [8NO]
H.R. 2933--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce employer and 
    employee Social Security taxes to the extent there is a Federal 
    budget surplus; 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. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Jefferson), [8NO]
H.R. 2934--
A bill to repeal the Bennett Freeze thus ending a gross treaty violation 
    with the Navajo Nation and allowing the Navajo Nation citizens to 
    live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Redmond, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. 
    Cannon), [8NO]
H.R. 2935--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to ensure 
    that States have in effect a law that requires a background check to 
    be conducted in connection with the purchase of a handgun from a 
    licensed firearms dealer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Barrett 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Castle, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
    Mr. Engel, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    Manton, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Scott, Mr. Stark, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
    Woolsey, and Mr. Yates), [8NO]
H.R. 2936--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from imposing certain 
    requirements relating to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in 
    liquefied compressed gas service; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Ms. Danner, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    Coble, and Mrs. Emerson), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 2937--
A bill to provide for the recognition of digital and other forms of 
    authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased methods, to 
    improve efficiency and soundness of the Nation's capital markets and 
    the payment system, and to define and harmonize the practices, 
    customs, and uses applicable to the conduct of electronic 
    authentication, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary; Science; 
    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. BAKER (for himself and Mr. Dreier), [8NO]
H.R. 2938--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from 
    treating any Medicaid-related funds recovered as part of State 
    litigation from one or more tobacco companies as an overpayment 
    under the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Young of 
    Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Mica), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2939--
A bill to provide for the periodic review of the efficiency and public 
    need for Federal agencies, to establish a Commission for the purpose 
    of reviewing the efficiency and public need of such agencies, and to 
    provide for the abolishment of agencies for which a public need does 
    not exist; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BRADY (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Turner, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Smith of Oregon, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Rodriguez, Ms. Granger, Mr. Condit, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
    Goode, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Snowbarger, 
    Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Redmond, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Rogan, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Bob 
    Schaffer, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Green, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Istook, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. Myrick, 
    Mr. Cook, Mr. Souder, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
    Barton of Texas, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Paul, Mr. Klug, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. John, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Lucas of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
    Pappas, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. McIntyre, and 
    Mr. Lampson), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 2940--
A bill to enhance competition and consumer choice in the delivery of 
    financial products and services; 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. DREIER(for himself and Mrs. Myrick), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO]
H.R. 2941--
A bill to permit States to condition use of State funds for purchase of 
    prescription drugs for minors under certain Federal State matching 
    programs upon parental consent; 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. BRADY, [8NO]
H.R. 2942--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit an individual to 
    operate a commercial motor vehicle solely within the borders of a 
    State if the individual has passed written and driving tests to 
    operate the vehicle that meet such minimum standards as may be 
    prescribed by the State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. COBLE, [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]

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H.R. 2943--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the amount of 
    leave time available to a Federal employee in any year in connection 
    with serving as an organ donor, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and Ms. Norton), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 2944--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a 
    monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in 
    which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if 
    the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Filner, and 
    Mr. Clyburn), [8NO]
H.R. 2945--
A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund for purposes of 
    establishing a Community Recreation and Conservation Endowment with 
    certain escrowed oil and gas revenues, to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself and Mr. Hansen), [8NO]
H.R. 2946--
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 (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Clay, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Lazio of New York), [8NO]
H.R. 2947--
A bill to encourage and to assist in the permanent settlement of all 
    litigation and other claims to the waters of the Walker River Basin, 
    NV, and to conserve and stabilize the water quantity and quality for 
    fish habitat and recreation in the Walker River Basin, consistent 
    with the Walker River Decree issued by the U.S. district court for 
    the District of Nevada; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GIBBONS, [8NO]
H.R. 2948--
A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish 
    provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. GOODLING, [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO]
H.R. 2949--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a project to 
    protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat of the Missouri River 
    and the middle Mississippi River; 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. HULSHOF (for himself and Ms. Danner), [8NO]
H.R. 2950--
A bill to prohibit United States assistance to the Republic of Panama if 
    a defense site or military installation built or formerly operated 
    by the United States has been conveyed by the Government of the 
    Republic of Panama to any foreign government-owned entity, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    Banking and Financial Services; National Security; 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. HUNTER, [8NO]
H.R. 2951--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income certain amounts received as scholarships by an individual 
    under the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. Thurman), [8NO]
H.R. 2952--
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, [8NO]
H.R. 2953--
A bill to require criminal and abusive work history background checks 
    for nurse and home health aides in nursing facilities, home health 
    agencies, and hospice programs under the Medicare and Medicaid 
    Programs, 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. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. Lipinski), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 2954--
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, [8NO]
H.R. 2955--
A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
    Responsibility Act of 1996 to clarify and improve the requirements 
    for the development of an automated entry-exit control system, to 
    enhance land border control and enforcement, and for other purposes; 
    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. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Houghton, 
    Mr. Quinn, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Furse, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, and Mr. Walsh), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2956--
A bill to provide for a biennial budget process and a biennial 
    appropriations process and to enhance oversight and the performance 
    of the Federal Government; 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. LUTHER, [8NO]
H.R. 2957--
A bill to provide for development and implementation of certain plans to 
    reduce risks to the public health and welfare caused by helicopter 
    operations; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
    Berman, and Mr. Manton), [8NO]
H.R. 2958--
A bill to reauthorize the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National 
    Heritage Corridor Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. McHale, [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO]
H.R. 2959--
A bill to provide a civil claim for individuals who are victims of 
    crimes motivated by actual or perceived race, color, gender, 
    religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or 
    physical or mental disability; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. NADLER, [8NO]
H.R. 2960--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to clarify the preemption of State law by such title with 
    respect to causes of action for damages for personal or financial 
    injury or wrongful death resulting from failures to provide benefits 
    under employee welfare benefit plans providing health care benefits; 
    to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Edwards, 
    Mr. Paul, and Mr. Towns), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 2961--
A bill to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to enter into cooperative research and development agreements 
    for environmental protection; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. OLVER, [8NO]
H.R. 2962--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 
    wrap-around payment under the Medicare Program for community health 
    center services to account for reductions in payments attributable 
    to individuals covered under managed care 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. RANGEL (for himself and Mr. Stark), [8NO]
H.R. 2963--
A bill to establish a youth mentoring program; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Conyers), [8NO]
H.R. 2964--
A bill to provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
    participation in shared housing arrangements, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Torres, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
    Snyder), [8NO]
H.R. 2965--
A bill to reduce the amount of the annual contribution of the United 
    States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization security investment 
    program; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SANDLIN, [8NO]
H.R. 2966--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for employment taxes paid by employees and self-employed 
    individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SANDLIN, [8NO]
H.R. 2967--
A bill to amend the title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and 
    other laws to assure the rights of enrollees under managed care 
    plans; to the Committees on Commerce; Education and the Workforce; 
    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. SCHUMER, [8NO]
H.R. 2968--
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to take no 
    further action on proposed regulation relating to the use of 
    chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Stearns), [8NO]
H.R. 2969--
A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to 
    authorize States to use community development block grant amounts 
    provided for nonentitlement areas to offset the costs of State 
    charity tax credits; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. SOUDER, [8NO]
H.R. 2970--
A bill to amend the National Historic Preservation Act for purposes of 
    establishing a national historic lighthouse preservation program; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SOUDER, [8NO]
H.R. 2971--
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 and Mr. Solomon), [8NO]
H.R. 2972--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish 
    a continuous quality improvement program for providers that furnish 
    services under the Medicare Program to individuals with end stage 
    renal disease, 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.

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  By Mr. STARK, [8NO]
H.R. 2973--
A bill to amend the Act popularly known as the Federal Aid in Fish 
    Restoration Act, authorizing assistance to the States for fish 
    restoration and management projects, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Resources; 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. TANNER (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Baker, 
    Mr. McCrery, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Clement, Mr. John, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    Cooksey, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Abercrombie, 
    Mr. Castle, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 2974--
A bill to authorize certain military construction projects for fiscal 
    year 1999 for the 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown, OH; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [8NO]
H.R. 2975--
A bill to establish the Federal Housing Corporation to provide mortgage 
    credit to families, communities, and markets underserved by the 
    conventional mortgage markets and ensure the stability of the 
    national system for mortgage finance, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. VENTO, [8NO]
H.R. 2976--
A bill for the relief of Alexandre Malofienko, Olga Matsko, and their 
    son, Vladimir Malofienko; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROTHMAN, [8NO]
H.R. 2977--
A bill to amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to clarify public 
    disclosure requirements that are applicable to the National Academy 
    of Sciences and the National Academy of Public Administration; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, and Mr. Waxman), [9NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9NO]
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (December 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-153] (signed December 17, 1997)
H.R. 2978--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of all the brave and gallant Puerto Ricans in the 65th 
    Infantry Regiment of the United States Army who fought in the Korean 
    conflict; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Serrano), [9NO]
H.R. 2979--
A bill to authorize acquisition of certain real property for the Library 
    of Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [9NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12NO]
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (December 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-144] (signed December 15, 1997)
H.R. 2980--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require a refund value 
    for certain beverage containers, to provide resources for State 
    pollution prevention and recycling programs, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ALLEN, [9NO]
H.R. 2981--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 relating to financial 
    responsibility for refunds and during provisional certification and 
    change of ownership; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. ALLEN (for himself and Mr. Baldacci), [9NO]
H.R. 2982--
A bill to improve the quality of child care provided through Federal 
    facilities and programs, and for other purposes; 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. GILMAN, [9NO]
H.R. 2983--
A bill to promote long term stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed 
    aggression, and facilitate the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-
    Karabagh conflict; 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. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Visclosky, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    Rothman, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. Markey), [9NO]
H.R. 2984--
A bill to provide an exemption from the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 
    1990 for conduct that does not violate State or local law; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [9NO]
H.R. 2985--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make certain 
    aliens determined to be delinquent in the payment of child support 
    inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for naturalization, to 
    authorize immigration officers to serve process in child support 
    cases on aliens entering the United States, and for other purposes; 
    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. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Weller), [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 2986--
A bill for the relief of the survivors of the 14 members of the Armed 
    Forces and the one United States civilian who were killed on April 
    14, 1994, when United States fighter aircraft mistakenly shot down 2 
    helicopters in Iraq; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COLLINS, [9NO]
H.R. 2987--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for appropriate 
    overtime pay for National Weather Service forecasters performing 
    essential services during severe weather events, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Kucinich), [9NO]
H.R. 2988--
A bill to facilitate the operation, maintenance, and upgrade of certain 
    federally owned hydroelectric power generating facilities, to ensure 
    the recovery of costs, and to improve the ability of the Federal 
    Government to coordinate its generating and marketing of electricity 
    with the non-Federalelectric utility industry; to the Committees on 
    Resources; 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. DOOLITTLE, [9NO]
H.R. 2989--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the St. 
    Jude's Ranch for Children, Nevada, approximately 40 acres of land in 
    Las Vegas, Nevada, to be used for the development of facilities for 
    the residential care and treatment of adjudicated girls; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ENSIGN, [9NO]
H.R. 2990--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    of low-income housing credits which may be allocated in each State, 
    and to index such amount for inflation; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Bachus, Mr. Riley, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Mica, Mr. Everett, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
    Aderholt, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Danner, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Crapo, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Kucinich), [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 2991--
A bill to enhance electronic commerce by requiring agencies to use 
    digital signatures, which are compatible with standards for such 
    technology used in commerce and industry, to enable persons to 
    submit Federal forms electronically, 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 Ms. ESHOO (for herself and Mr. Tauzin), [9NO]
H.R. 2992--
A bill to repeal the Goals 2000--Educate America Act and the National 
    Skill Standards Act of 1994 to allow local areas to develop 
    elementary and secondary education programs that meet their needs; 
    to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Inglis 
    of South Carolina, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
    Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Stump, Mr. Herger, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Istook, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Talent, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
    Sanford, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
    Salmon, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Largent, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. LaHood, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Sessions, 
    Mr. Royce, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Nethercutt), [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO], [13NO]
H.R. 2993--
A bill to provide for the collection of fees for the making of motion 
    pictures, television productions, and sound tracks in National Park 
    System and National Wildlife Refuge System units, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO]
H.R. 2994--
A bill to provide for various capital investments in technology 
    education in the United States; to the Committees on Education and 
    the Workforce; Science; 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. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself and Mr. Davis of Virginia), [9NO]
H.R. 2995--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-exempt 
    organizations (other than governmental units) a credit against 
    employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the work opportunity 
    credit allowable to taxable employers, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. Lowey), [9NO]
H.R. 2996--
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to revise the 
    definition of limited partnership rollup transaction; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [9NO]

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H.R. 2997--
A bill to establish a commission on fairness in the workplace; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Filner, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Towns, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Berman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Markey, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Meehan, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Carson, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Payne, 
    Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Waters, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Mr. Pomeroy, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon), [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO]
H.R. 2998--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income certain amounts received as scholarships by an individual 
    under the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Kildee), [9NO]
H.R. 2999--
A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand 
    and clarify the requirements regarding advance directives in order 
    to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are complied 
    with, 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. LEVIN, [9NO]
H.R. 3000--
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. Condit, Mr. John, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Ford, 
    Mr. Upton, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Klug, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Gillmor, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Baesler, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Goode, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Boyd, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Holden, Mr. Burr 
    of North Carolina, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Hefley, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
    Duncan, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Rush), 
    [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [13NO]
H.R. 3001--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional 
    support for and to expand clinical research programs, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Hoyer, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Stearns, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Cardin), [9NO]
H.R. 3002--
A bill to expand the educational and work opportunities of welfare 
    recipients under the program of block grants to States for temporary 
    assistance for needy families; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [9NO]
H.R. 3003--
A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit 
    Union Act to safeguard confidential banking and credit union 
    information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Roukema, 
    Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bachus, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Cook, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Hill, and Mr. Bono), [9NO]
H.R. 3004--
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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
    Coburn), [9NO]
H.R. 3005--
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 of New York (for herself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Manton, and 
    Mr. Peterson of Minnesota), [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 3006--
A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide a written opinion 
    regarding the constitutionality of proposed state ballot 
    initiatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD, [9NO]
H.R. 3007--
A bill to establish the Commission on the Advancement of Women in 
    Science, Engineering, and Technology Development; to the Committees 
    on Education and the Workforce; 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. MORELLA, [9NO]
H.R. 3008--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who 
    attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum 
    payments over four years totalling $5,000 or an improved benefit 
    computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the 
    transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in 
    the Social Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes; 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. NEUMANN, [9NO]
H.R. 3009--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish standards for 
    managed care plans; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 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. Gilman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Horn, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Green, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Brown 
    of California, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Payne, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Sherman, Mr. Cramer, and Mrs. Morella), [9NO]
H.R. 3010--
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to target assistance 
    to support the economic and political independence of the countries 
    of the South Caucasus; 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. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Visclosky, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    Rothman, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts), [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 3011--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain 
    severance payment amounts from income; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. PASCRELL, [9NO]
H.R. 3012--
A bill to amend Public Law 89-108 to increase authorization levels for 
    State and Indian tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial water 
    supplies, to meet current and future water quantity and quality 
    needs of the Red River Valley, to deauthorize certain project 
    features and irrigation service areas, to enhance natural resources 
    and fish and wildlife habitat, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. POMEROY, [9NO]
H.R. 3013--
A bill to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. Greenwood), 
    [9NO]
H.R. 3014--
A bill to amend the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
    1985 to expand the number of county operated health insuring 
    organizations authorized to enroll Medicaid beneficiaries; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Pombo, and Mr. Farr of California), [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12NO]
H.R. 3015--
A bill to provide additional appropriations for certain nutrition 
    programs; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [9NO]
H.R. 3016--
A bill to amend section 332 of the Communications Act of 1934 to 
    preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement, 
    construction, and modification of certain telecommunications 
    facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Shays, and Mr. DeFazio), [9NO]
H.R. 3017--
A bill calling for ratification of the United Nations Convention on the 
    Rights of the Child; 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. SANDERS, [9NO]
H.R. 3018--
A bill to release the reversionary interests retained by the United 
    States in four deeds that conveyed certain lands to the State of 
    Florida so as to permit the State to sell, exchange, or otherwise 
    dispose of the lands, and to provide for the conveyance of certain 
    mineral interests of the United States in the lands to the State of 
    Florida; 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. SCARBOROUGH (for himself and Mrs. Thurman), [9NO]
H.R. 3019--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    the use of soft money by political parties, to permit individuals to 
    elect to not have payroll deductions used for political activities, 
    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 Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington, [9NO]
H.R. 3020--
A bill to establish a program, primarily through the States and 
    municipalities, and their agents, to facilitate the environmental 
    assessment, cleanup, and reuse of abandoned or underutilized, 
    potentially contaminated properties not on, or proposed for 
    inclusion on, the National Priorities List; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Transportation

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    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. STOKES, [9NO]
H.R. 3021--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to reduce certain funds if eligible States do not enact certain 
    laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [9NO]
H.R. 3022--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the 
    settlement and payment of claims against the United States for 
    injury and death of members of the Armed Forces and Department of 
    Defense civilian employees arising from incidents in which claims 
    are settled for death or injury of foreign nationals; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WATT of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. 
    Collins), [9NO]
H.R. 3023--
A bill to end American subsidization of entities contributing to weapons 
    proliferation; to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select); 
    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. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Markey), [9NO]
H.R. 3024--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    establishment of, and the deduction of contributions to, 
    homeownership plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WEXLER, [12NO]
H.R. 3025--
A bill to amend the Federal charter for Group Hospitalization and 
    Medical Services, Inc., and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mrs. Morella), 
    [12NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (December 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-149] (signed December 16, 1997)
H.R. 3026--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, relating to jurisdictional 
    immunities of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, to 
    grant jurisdiction to the courts of the United States for claims 
    arising out of the destruction of Pan American World Airways Flight 
    103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
    Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Gibbons, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Schumer, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania), [12NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 3027--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the tax 
    rate on tobacco products, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DELAURO, [12NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 3028--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug 
    and Cosmetic Act to prevent the use of tobacco products by minors, 
    to reduce the level of tobacco addiction, to compensate Federal and 
    State Governments for a portion of the health costs of tobacco-
    related illnesses, to enhance the national investment in biomedical 
    and basic scientific research, and to expand programs to address the 
    needs of children, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Education and the Workforce; 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 Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Olver, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stokes, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Yates, Ms. Waters, 
    and Mr. Weygand), [12NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 3029--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit certain tax 
    free corporate liquidations into a 501(c)(3) organization and to 
    revise the unrelated business income tax rules regarding receipt of 
    debt-financed property in such a liquidation; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. 
    Furse, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Paul), [12NO]
H.R. 3030--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow a Federal 
    income tax deduction for payments to the Federal Government or any 
    State or local government in connection with any tobacco litigation 
    or settlement and to use any increased Federal revenues to promote 
    public health; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; 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, [12NO]
H.R. 3031--
A bill to establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial 
    fellowship programs, and for other purposes; 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. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and 
    Mr. Wolf), [12NO]
H.R. 3032--
A bill to amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act and related 
    acts to enhance the payments protections for subcontractors and 
    suppliers on Federal construction projects, 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York, [12NO]
H.R. 3033--
A bill to adjust the immigration status of certain Haitian nationals who 
    were provided refuge in the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida), [12NO]
H.R. 3034--
A bill to amend section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
    Reconciliation Act of 1985, relating to customs user fees, to allow 
    the use of such fees to provide for customs inspectional personnel 
    in connection with the arrival of passengers in Florida, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
    Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goss, Mr. Mica, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Bilirakis), 
    [12NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (December 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-150] (signed December 16, 1997)
H.R. 3035--
A bill to establish an advisory commission to provide advice and 
    recommendations on the creation of an integrated, coordinated 
    Federal policy designed to prepare for and respond to serious 
    drought emergencies; to the Committees on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; 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. SKEEN, [12NO]
H.R. 3036--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt small 
    unincorporated farm businesses from the alternative minimum tax; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
    Latham, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Calvert), [12NO]
H.R. 3037--
A bill to clarify that unmarried children of Vietnamese reeducation camp 
    internees are eligible for refugee status under the Orderly 
    Departure Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia), [13NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
H.R. 3038--
A bill to provide for the design, construction, furnishing, and 
    equipping of a Center for Historically Black Heritage within Florida 
    A&M University; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BOYD, [13NO]
H.R. 3039--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
    of Veterans Affairs to guarantee loans to provide multifamily 
    transitional housing for homeless veterans, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Filner), 
    [13NO]
H.R. 3040--
A bill to monitor and analyze energy use, and conduct continuous 
    commissioning in Federal buildings to optimize building energy 
    system; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Brady, and Mr. Hall of 
    Texas), [13NO]
H.R. 3041--
A bill to make technical corrections to the Nicaraguan Adjustment and 
    Central American Relief Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [13NO]
H.R. 3042--
A bill to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 
    National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 
    to establish the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict 
    Resolution to conduct environmental conflict resolution and 
    training, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Education and 
    the Workforce; 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. KOLBE (for himself and Mr. Pastor), [13NO]
  Committees discharged. Passed House, [13NO]
H.R. 3043--
A bill to amend section 485(f)(1)(F) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
    to provide for the disclosure of all criminal incidents that 
    manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, gender, religion, 
    sexual orientation, ethnicity, or disability; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [13NO]
H.R. 3044--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    economic subsidies provided by a State or local government for a 
    particular business to locate or remain within the government's 
    jurisdiction shall be taxable to such business, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MINGE, [13NO]
H.R. 3045--
A bill to empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for 
    highway programs and mass transit programs, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and 
    Means; 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. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Boyd, 
    Mr. Goss, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Obey, 
    and Mrs. Thurman), [13NO]
H.R. 3046--
A bill to provide for financial assistance for higher education to the 
    dependents of Federal, State, and local public safety officers who 
    are

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    killed or permanently and totally disabled as the result of a 
    traumatic injury sustained in the line of duty; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Weldon 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Kingston, 
    Mr. Quinn, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Bachus), [13NO]
H.R. 3047--
A bill to authorize expansion of Fort Davis National Historic Site in 
    Fort Davis, Texas, by 16 acres; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BONILLA, [13NO]
H.R. 3048--
A bill to update and preserve balance in the Copyright Act for the 21st 
    Century, to advance educational opportunities through distance 
    learning, to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization 
    Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Campbell), [13NO]
H.R. 3049--
A bill to adjust the immigration status of certain Haitian nationals who 
    were provided refuge in the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
    Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Ms. Waters), [13NO]
H.R. 3050--
A bill to establish procedures and remedies for the prevention of 
    fraudulent and deceptive practices in the solicitation of telephone 
    service subscribers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. DINGELL, [13NO]
H.R. 3051--
A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
    located at 10 North Greene Street in Baltimore, Maryland, as the 
    ``Parren J. Mitchell Veterans Medical Center''; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and Mr. Wynn), [13NO]
H.R. 3052--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for 
    improved safety of imported foods; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. ESHOO (for herself and Mr. Pallone), [13NO]
H.R. 3053--
A bill to provide for the transition for new Members of the House of 
    Representatives; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
    Mr. Thompson, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Bishop), [13NO]
H.R. 3054--
A bill to adjust the immigration status of certain nationals of El 
    Salvador, Guatemala, and Haiti, to amend the Immigration and 
    Nationality Act to eliminate the special rule relating to 
    termination of the period of continuous physical presence for 
    cancellation of removal, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Hinojosa, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Sanchez, and Ms. 
    Waters), [13NO]
H.R. 3055--
A bill to deem the activities of the Miccosukee Tribe on the Tamiami 
    Indian Reservation to be consistent with the purposes of the 
    Everglades National Park, 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. HASTINGS of Florida, [13NO]
H.R. 3056--
A bill to provide for the preservation and sustainability of the family 
    farm through the transfer of responsibility for operation and 
    maintenance of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project, Montana; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, and Mr. Young of 
    Alaska), [13NO]
H.R. 3057--
A bill to authorize an exchange of lands among the Secretary of 
    Agriculture, Secretary of the Interior, and the Big Sky Lumber 
    Company; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HILL, [13NO]
H.R. 3058--
A bill to require the Secretary of Education to conduct a study and 
    submit a report to the Congress on methods for identifying and 
    treating children with dyslexia in kindergarten through 3d grade; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. JACKSON-LEE (for herself, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Furse, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Cummings, 
    Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
    Allen, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Quinn, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Brady, Ms. Granger, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Clay, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Costello, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Pomeroy), 
    [13NO]
H.R. 3059--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the 
    marriage penalty, to establish a commission to simplify the tax 
    code, to require the Internal Revenue Service to use alternative 
    dispute resolution, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Ms. JACKSON-LEE (for herself, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Cummings, 
    and Ms. Kilpatrick), [13NO]
H.R. 3060--
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to protect consumers 
    from inadequate disclosures and certain abusive practices in rent-
    to-own transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Clay, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rush, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
    Thompson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma), [13NO]
H.R. 3061--
A bill to prohibit the use of stale cohort default data in the 
    termination of student assistance eligibility for institutions of 
    higher education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KLINK (for himself and Mr. Traficant), [13NO]
H.R. 3062--
A bill to require the provision of information sufficient for homebuyers 
    and homweowners to insure themselves against loss from subsidence 
    resulting from underground coal or clay mines; 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. KLINK (for himself, Mr. McHale, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Doyle), [13NO]
H.R. 3063--
A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LARGENT (for himself and Mr. Kasich), [13NO]
H.R. 3064--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
    Administration to issue regulations to limit the number of pieces of 
    carry-on baggage that a passenger may bring on an airplane to 1 
    piece of carry-on baggage per passenger; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI, [13NO]
H.R. 3065--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to design and implement a performance-based measurement 
    system to encourage the development of new environmental monitoring 
    technologies; to the Committees on Science; 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 Ms. LOFGREN, [13NO]
H.R. 3066--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to require 90 days notice 
    before changing the annual percentage rate of interest applicable on 
    any credit card account or before changing the index used to 
    determine such rate, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York, [13NO]
H.R. 3067--
A bill to provide that Federal Reserve Banks be covered under the 
    chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, relating to labor-
    management relations; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York, [13NO]
H.R. 3068--
A bill to provide that a State may use a proportional voting system for 
    multiseat congressional districts; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. MCKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jackson, and Mrs. Clayton), [13NO]
H.R. 3069--
A bill to extend the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy to 
    allow the Advisory Council to advise Congress on the implementation 
    of the proposals and recommendations of the Advisory Council; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MILLER of California, [13NO]
H.R. 3070--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for 
    improved public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Eshoo, 
    and Ms. DeLauro), [13NO]
H.R. 3071--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the 
    enactment of State laws prohibiting children under 13 years of age 
    from riding in the front seats of motor vehicles; to the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
    Ms. Norton, and Mr. Pascrell), [13NO]
H.R. 3072--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and title XXVI of 
    the Public Health Service Act with respect to treatments regarding 
    infection with the virus commonly known as HIV; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Cummings, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Bonior, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr of California, 
    Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
    Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
    Mr. Payne, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Jackson-Lee), [13NO]
H.R. 3073--
A bill to prohibit certain oil and gas leasing activities on portions of 
    the Outer Continental Shelf, consistent with the President's Outer 
    Continental Shelf moratorium statement of June 26, 1990; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Filner, Ms. Harman, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
    Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Horn, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Gilchrest, 
    Mr. Klug, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Cox of 
    California, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Sherman, 
    Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Condit), [13NO]
H.R. 3074--
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. Bilbray, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Filner, Ms. Harman, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
    Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Horn, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McDermott,

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    Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Klug, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bono, and Mr. 
    Pallone), [13NO]
H.R. 3075--
A bill to amend section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
    impose mandatory minimum sentences, and increase certain sentences, 
    for bringing in and harboring certain aliens and to amend title 18, 
    United States Code, to provide enhanced penalties for persons 
    committing such offenses while armed; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROGAN, [13NO]
H.R. 3076--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal estate, 
    gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SANDLIN, [13NO]
H.R. 3077--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 
    provision that reduces primary insurance amounts for individuals 
    receiving pensions from noncovered employment; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SANDLIN, [13NO]
H.R. 3078--
A bill to provide for an accurate disclosure on individual pay checks of 
    payments made under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [13NO]
H.R. 3079--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the 
    requirement of a mandatory beginning date for distributions from 
    individual retirement accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [13NO]
H.R. 3080--
A bill to waive the determination of the President that Lebanon and 
    Syria are not major drug-transit or major illicit drug producing 
    countries under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [13NO]
H.R. 3081--
A bill to enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be 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, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Morella, Mr. McCollum, 
    Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Clement, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Levin, Mr. Ford, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. 
    Carson, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Reyes, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
    Ms. Woolsey, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York), [13NO]
H.R. 3082--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal 
    Revenue Code of 1986 to provide prospectively for personalized 
    retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts to 
    allow for more control by individuals over their Social Security 
    retirement income, and to provide other reforms relating to benefits 
    under such title II; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Sanford), [13NO]
H.R. 3083--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Grilamid TR90; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SPRATT, [13NO]
H.R. 3084--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to strengthen the 
    limitations on participation of the Armed Forces in foreign airshows 
    or trade exhibitions involving military equipment; to the Committee 
    on National Security.
  By Mr. STARK, [13NO]
H.R. 3085--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize a program 
    to provide grants to postsecondary education institutions for the 
    purpose of creating partnerships between post-secondary institutions 
    and elementary or secondary schools to instruct prospective teachers 
    and classroom teachers; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [13NO]
H.R. 3086--
A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to expand the School 
    Breakfast Program in elementary schools, and to provide greater 
    access to snacks in school-based childcare programs; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. Payne, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Clay), [13NO]
H.R. 3087--
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to grant an easement to 
    Chugach Alaska Corporation; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [13NO]
H.R. 3088--
A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, regarding Huna 
    Totem Corporation public interest land exchange, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [13NO]


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H.J. Res. 1--
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; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Smith 
    of Oregon, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Castle, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Baker, Mr. Minge, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Spratt, 
    Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Bass, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
    Bateman, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Barcia of 
    Michigan, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
    Bishop, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
    Cannon, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Clement, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
    Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. 
    Danner, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Deutsch, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    Duncan, Mr. Edwards, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Harman, 
    Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Horn, Mr. Inglis 
    of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kim, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lazio of New 
    York, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Linder, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Luther, Ms. McCarthy of 
    Missouri, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHale, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    McInnis, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Moran 
    of Kansas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Riggs, Mrs. 
    Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
    Skelton, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
    Thomas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Turner, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, 
    Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. White, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Boswell), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [4FE], [5FE], [10FE], [11FE], [12FE], [13FE], 
    [25FE], [11MR]
  Removal of cosponsors, [26FE], [21MR]
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 (for himself, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
    Gillmor, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barr 
    of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
    Bass, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
    Bryant, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, 
    Mr. Collins, Mr. Cook, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, 
    Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, 
    Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodlatte, 
    Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, 
    Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hobson, 
    Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
    Sam Johnson, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, 
    Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
    Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
    Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
    Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, 
    Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Pease, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
    Pombo, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, 
    Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
    Colorado, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
    Smith of Michigan, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
    Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
    Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Weller, Mr. White, Mr. 
    Whitfield, and Mr. Minge), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [5FE]
  Removal of cosponsors, [4FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-2), [6FE]
  Failed of passage, [12FE]
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. Sanford, Mr. Dickey, 
    Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Chabot), [9JA]
H.J. Res. 4--
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 on account of birth in the United States 
    unless both parents are either U.S. citizens or aliens lawfully 
    admitted for permanent residence at the time of the birth; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [9JA]
H.J. Res. 5--
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. Bilbray, Mr. Talent, and Mr. 
    Graham), [9JA]
H.J. Res. 6--
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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE]
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 (for himself, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Collins, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Graham), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR]
H.J. Res. 8--
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. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Barton of Texas), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [11FE]
H.J. Res. 9--
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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE]
H.J. Res. 10--
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 Mrs. EMERSON, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE]
H.J. Res. 11--
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; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. EMERSON, [9JA]
H.J. Res. 12--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States relating to voluntary school prayer; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. EMERSON, [9JA]
H.J. Res. 13--
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 Mrs. EMERSON, [9JA]
H.J. Res. 14--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United Stats to permit the Congress to limit contributions and 
    expenditures in elections for Federal office; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE]
H.J. Res. 15--
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, [9JA]
H.J. Res. 16--
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 consecutive terms Senators and Representatives 
    may serve; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GOSS, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE]
H.J. Res. 17--
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.

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  By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
    Poshard, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Pomeroy), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [27FE], [18MR]
H.J. Res. 18--
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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE]
H.J. Res. 19--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to repeal the 22d article of amendment, thereby 
    removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may 
    serve as President; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE]
H.J. Res. 20--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States regarding school prayer; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [9JA]
H.J. Res. 21--
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, [9JA]
H.J. Res. 22--
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, [9JA]
H.J. Res. 23--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide for 4-year terms for Representatives and to 
    provide that no person may serve as a Representative for more than 
    12 years; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUMP, [9JA]
H.J. Res. 24--
Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
    Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUMP, [9JA]
H.J. Res. 25--
Joint resolution making technical corrections to the Omnibus 
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208), and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [9JA]
  Passed House, [9JA]
  Passed Senate, [21JA]
  Presented to the President (January 23, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-1] (signed February 3, 1997)
H.J. Res. 26--
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. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Doolittle, 
    Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Klug, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Metcalf), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [6MR], [11MR], [9AP], [10AP], [17AP], [7MY], 
    [23JN], [9JY], [4SE], [7OC]
H.J. Res. 27--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide for 4-year terms for Representatives, to 
    provide that Representatives shall be elected in the same year as 
    the President, and to limit the number of terms Senators and 
    Representatives may serve; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. McCollum), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [10FE], [11FE], [12FE]
H.J. Res. 28--
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. LaHOOD (for himself and Mr. Wise), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [13FE], [13MR], [18SE]
H.J. Res. 29--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States regarding the liability of Members of Congress for 
    false statements made in carrying out their official duties; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [9JA]
H.J. Res. 30--
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, [9JA]
H.J. Res. 31--
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, [9JA]
H.J. Res. 32--
Joint resolution to consent to certain amendments enacted by the 
    Legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission 
    Act, 1920; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega), [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-16), [11MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [11MR]
  Passed Senate, [12JN]
  Presented to the President (June 18, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-21] (signed June 27, 1997)
H.J. Res. 33--
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, [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE]
H.J. Res. 34--
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, [21JA]
H.J. Res. 35--
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, [21JA]
H.J. Res. 36--
Joint resolution approving the Presidential finding that the limitation 
    on obligations imposed by section 518A(a) of the Foreign Operations 
    Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1997, 
    is having a negative impact on the proper functioning of the 
    population planning program; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. ARMEY (for himself and Mr. Gephardt) (both by request), [4FE]
  Committee on Appropriations discharged, [10FE]
  Passed House, [13FE]
  Passed Senate, [25FE]
  Presented to the President (February 27, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-3] (signed February 28, 1997)
H.J. Res. 37--
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, [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [23AP], [10SE]
H.J. Res. 38--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to repeal the 22d amendment relating to Presidential 
    term limits; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [4FE]
H.J. Res. 39--
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, [4FE]
H.J. Res. 40--
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. Lipinski, Mr. Dias-Balart, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [11MR], [13MR], [18MR]
H.J. Res. 41--
Joint resolution proposing a spending limitation amendment to the 
    Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [4FE]
H.J. Res. 42--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to limit the number of terms a Member of Congress may 
    serve, and to authorize a State to provide longer or shorter term 
    limits for a Member of Congress from that State; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. Talent), [5FE]
H.J. Res. 43--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to abolish the Electoral College and to provide for 
    the direct election of the President and Vice President of the 
    United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [5FE]
H.J. Res. 44--
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. OBEY, [5FE]
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. WISE (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, 
    Mr. Clay, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Lipinski, 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
    Scott, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Wynn), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [11MR], [1MY]
H.J. Res. 46--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CHRISTENSEN, [10FE]
H.J. Res. 47--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to limit campaign spending; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, 
    Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Capps, and Mr. Gordon), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [8AP]
H.J. Res. 48--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [11FE]
H.J. Res. 49--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself and Mr. Dickey), [11FE]
H.J. Res. 50--
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. POMEROY, [11FE]
H.J. Res. 51--
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. DREIER, [12FE]
H.J. Res. 52--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States with respect to tax limitations and the balanced 
    budget; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Shadegg, 
    Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Condit, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Goode, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, 
    Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, 
    Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brady, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
    Bunning, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Callahan, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    Combest, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Crapo, 
    Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, 
    Mr. Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Gibbons, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kolbe, 
    Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of 
    California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
    Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller 
    of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Ramstad, 
    Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Sanford, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
    Shimkus, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
    Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
    Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, 
    Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon 
    of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Klug, and Mr. Spence), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE]
H.J. Res. 53--
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, [12FE]
H.J. Res. 54--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical 
    desecration of the flag of the United States; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Archer, 
    Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
    Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
    Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bono, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
    Bunning, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Buyer, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Cannon, 
    Mr. Chabot, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    Combest, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, 
    Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
    Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dooley 
    of California, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Green, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, 
    Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, 
    Mr. Hill, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. John, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Kim, Mr. King, Mr. 
    Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Manton, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
    Ortiz, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Parker, 
    Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pickett, 
    Mr. Pitts, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    Reyes, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Riley, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
    Colorado, Mr. Bob Schaffer of Colorado, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
    Skelton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mrs. Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thomas, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
    Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
    Wise, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Young of 
    Florida), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [27FE], [5MR], [6MR], [11MR], [12MR], 
    [13MR], [17MR], [20MR], [8AP], [9AP], [10AP], [15AP], [16AP], 
    [29AP], [30AP], [1MY], [6MY], [7MY], [15MY], [3JN], [4JN], [5JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-121), [5JN]
  Passed House, [12JN]
H.J. Res. 55--
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 (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [6MR], [13MR], [21MR], [16MY], [17JN]
H.J. Res. 56--
Joint resolution celebrating the end of slavery in the United States; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Souder, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Frost, 
    and Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut), [26FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR], [19MR], [20MR], [15AP], [1MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [17JN]
H.J. Res. 57--
Joint resolution to authorize the Ralph David Abernathy Memorial 
    Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or 
    its environs; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Scott, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Filner, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Dixon, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Evans, Mr. Green, Mr. Bonior, 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Towns, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Moran 
    of Virginia, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Jefferson), [27FE]
H.J. Res. 58--
Joint resolution disapproving the certification of the President under 
    section 490(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 regarding 
    foreign assistance for Mexico during fiscal year 1997; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Watts 
    of Oklahoma, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. McCollum, 
    Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. LaTourette), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [6MR], [10MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-10), [10MR]
  Passed House amended, [13MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [20MR]
H.J. Res. 59--
Joint resolution to disapprove a rule affecting polar bear trophies from 
    Canada under the 1994 amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
    issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of 
    the Interior; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and 
    Mr. Norwood), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [13MY]
H.J. Res. 60--
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 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), [6MR]
H.J. Res. 61--
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, [6MR]
H.J. Res. 62--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States with respect to tax limitations; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Shadegg, 
    Mr. Andrews, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Baker, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bonilla, 
    Mr. Bono, Mr. Brady, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Chabot, 
    Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, 
    Mr. Combest, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Crane, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, 
    Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
    Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
    Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Riggs, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
    Pombo, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Solomon), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [20MR], [10AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-50), [10AP]
  Failed of passage, [15AP]
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 12 years; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PAXON, [11MR]
H.J. Res. 64--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to prevent early release of violent criminals; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Foley, and Mr. McCollum), [19MR]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [11JN], [19JN]
H.J. Res. 65--
Joint resolution to commemorate the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

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  By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Torres, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    McDermott, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Green, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Christian-Green, 
    Ms. Furse, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Ortiz, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Davis of Illinois), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15AP], [23AP], [30AP], [13MY], [20MY], [9JY]
H.J. Res. 66--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States relative to equal rights for men and women; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Mr. Stark, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Kennelly of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Clay, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    McDermott, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Yates, Mr. Olver, Mr. Markey, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Rush, Mr. Evans, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Furse, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Levin, 
    Ms. Christian-Green, and Mrs. Clayton), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21AP], [28AP], [30MY], [3SE], [7NO], [13NO]
H.J. Res. 67--
Joint resolution disapproving the rule of the Occupational Safety and 
    Health Administration relating to occupational exposure to methylene 
    chloride; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Parker, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Everett, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Aderholt, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Herger, Mr. Istook, Mr. Coble, 
    Mr. Jones, and Mr. Livingston), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP], [23AP], [13MY], [5JN], [19JN]
H.J. Res. 68--
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, [8AP]
H.J. Res. 69--
Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
    Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL, [10AP]
H.J. Res. 70--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to abolish the Federal income tax; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SAM JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hall 
    of Texas, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Largent, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Thomas, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Tauzin, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Paul, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Herger, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Spence, 
    and Mr. Ensign), [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [24JY]
H.J. Res. 71--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to protect the rights of crime victims; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
    Mr. Royce, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bono, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Brady, Mr. Foley, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and 
    Mr. LoBiondo), [15AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [21MY], [24JN], [26JN], [11JY], [16SE], 
    [23OC], [8NO], [13NO]
H.J. Res. 72--
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 Mrs. Emerson (for herself and Mr. Condit), [16AP]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY], [8MY], [19JN]
H.J. Res. 73--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States respecting the right to a home; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [24AP]
H.J. Res. 74--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide 8-year terms of offices for judges of 
    Federal courts other than the Supreme Court; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [29AP]
H.J. Res. 75--
Joint resolution to confer status as an honorary veteran of the U.S. 
    Armed Forces on Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
    Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
    Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
    Coble, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox of California, 
    Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Ms. Dunn, 
    Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, 
    Mr. Evans, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Goodling, 
    Mr. Goss, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, 
    Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kennedy 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Kim, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaHood, 
    Mr. Largent, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
    Ney, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Pryce of 
    Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Regula, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    Mr. Salmon, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shays, 
    Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
    Snyder, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Tanner, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weller, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wolf, 
    and Mr. Young of Florida), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [7MY], [14MY], [15MY], [20MY], [21MY], 
    [22MY], [3JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-109), [3JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [3JN]
  Passed Senate, [9SE]
  Presented to the President (October 22, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-67] (signed October 30, 1997)
H.J. Res. 76--
Joint resolution to direct the Secretary of the Interior to design and 
    construct a permanent addition to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt 
    Memorial in Washington, DC, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. HINCHEY, [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13MY], [15MY], [22MY], [3JN], [5JN], [18JN], 
    [24JN], [8JY]
H.J. Res. 77--
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. HEFLEY, [7MY]
H.J. Res. 78--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States restoring religious freedom; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barr 
    of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
    Barton of Texas, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bunning of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Campbell, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
    Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cook, Mr. Crane, 
    Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
    DeLay, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
    Goodling, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hayworth, 
    Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. LaHood, 
    Mr. Largent, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Mica, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
    Parker, Mr. Paul, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Riley, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
    Bob Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. 
    Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, 
    Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, 
    Mr. Traficant, Mr. Wampt, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts, Mr. Weldon, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young, [8MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [12JN], [8JY], [28JY], [22OC], [13NO]
H.J. Res. 79--
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. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Paxon, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Markey, 
    Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Traficant), [3JN]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [10JN], [18JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-140), [20JN]
  Failed of passage, [24JN]
H.J. Res. 80--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States authorizing the State to prohibit the physical 
    destruction of the flag of the United States and authorizing 
    Congress to prohibit destruction of federally owned flags; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PAUL, [10JN]
H.J. Res. 81--
Joint resolution disapproving the Federal Communications Commission 
    Order 97-27, relating to revision of the Commission's cable 
    television leased commercial access rules; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, [10JN]
H.J. Res. 82--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States authorizing the States to prohibit the physical 
    destruction of the flag of the United States and authorizing 
    Congress to prohibit destruction of federally owned flags; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PAUL, [12JN]
H.J. Res. 83--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States, relating to the legal effect of certain treaties and 
    other international agreements; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH, [17JN]
  Cosponsors added, [6NO]

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H.J. Res. 84--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide a procedure by which the States may propose 
    constitutional amendments; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
    Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Cook), [24JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [29SE]
H.J. Res. 85--
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, [25JN]
H.J. Res. 86--
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, [25JN]
H.J. Res. 87--
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, [25JN]
H.J. Res. 88--
A 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. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Skaggs), 
    [24JY]
H.J. Res. 89--
Joint resolution calling on the President to continue to support and 
    fully participate in negotiations at the United Nations to conclude 
    an international agreement to establish an international criminal 
    court; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Delahunt, 
    Mr. Stark, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Evans, and Ms. Woolsey), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE], [17SE], [8OC], [21OC], [12NO], [13NO]
H.J. Res. 90--
Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to 
    two specified bills of the 105th Congress.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [31JY]
  Passed House, [31JY]
  Passed Senate, [31JY]
  Presented to the President (July 31, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-32] (signed August 1, 1997)
H.J. Res. 91--
Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the Apalachicola-
    Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
    Aderholt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Canady 
    of Florida, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Davis of 
    Florida, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Everett, Mr. Foley, 
    Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Mr. Norwood, Mr. Riley, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Wexler), [31JY]
  Reported with amendemnt (H. Rept. 105-369), [31OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4NO]
  Passed Senate, [7NO]
  Presented to the President (November 13, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-104] (signed November 20, 1997)
H.J. Res. 92--
Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the Alabama-Coosa-
    Tallapoosa River Basin Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CALLAHAN (for himself, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Deal 
    of Georgia, Mr. Everett, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Kingston, 
    Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Riley), 
    [31JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-370), [31OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4NO]
  Passed Senate, [7NO]
  Presented to the President (November 13, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-105] (signed November 20, 1997)
H.J. Res. 93--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States relating to the power of the several States to propose 
    amendments to the Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GOODE, [31JY]
H.J. Res. 94--
Joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
    1998, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [26SE]
  Committee discharged. Motion providing for consideration agreed to in 
    the House, [29SE]
  Passed House, [29SE]
  Passed Senate, [30SE]
  Presented to the President (September 30, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-46] (signed September 30, 1997)
H.J. Res. 95--
Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the Chickasaw Trail 
    Economic Development Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BRYANT (for himself and Mr. Wicker), [6OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-389), [7NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12NO]
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (December 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-145] (signed December 15, 1997)
H.J. Res. 96--
A joint resolution granting the consent and approval of Congress for the 
    State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of 
    Columbia to amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
    Regulation Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wynn, and Mrs. Morella), 
    [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-396), [8NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12NO]
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (December 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-151] (signed December 16, 1997)
H.J. Res. 97--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [21OC]
  Passed House, [22OC]
  Passed Senate, [23OC]
  Presented to the President (October 23, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-64] (signed October 23, 1997)
H.J. Res. 98--
A joint resolution to recognize Commodore John Barry as the first flag 
    officer of the United States Navy; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Neal 
    of Massachusetts, and Mr. Walsh), [28OC]
H.J. Res. 99--
A joint resolution expressing the appreciation of Congress and the 
    American people for the service performed during World War I and 
    World War II by members of the Navy who were assigned as gun crews 
    on board merchant ships as part of the Naval Armed Guard Service; to 
    the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Dooley of 
    California, Mr. Manton, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Lantos), 
    [6NO]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO]
H.J. Res. 100--
A joint resolution commending the personnel who served in the United 
    States Navy Asiatic Fleet, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on National Security.
  By Mr. JONES, [6NO]
H.J. Res. 101--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [7NO]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [7NO]
  Passed Senate, [7NO]
  Presented to the President (November 7, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-68] (signed November 7, 1997)
H.J. Res. 102--
A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Congress on the occasion 
    of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of 
    Israel and reaffirming the bonds of friendship and cooperation 
    between the United States and Israel; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Davis of 
    Florida, Mr. Engel, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hastings 
    of Florida, Ms. Harman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hyde, Mr. King of New York, 
    Mr. Leach, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Manzullo, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
    Mr. Rothman, Mr. Royce, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Yates, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Berman), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.J. Res. 103--
Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to 
    certain specified bills of the 105th Congress; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [8NO]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [9NO]
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 13, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-120] (signed November 26, 1997)
H.J. Res. 104--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [9NO]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [9NO]
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 9, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-69] (signed November 9, 1997)
H.J. Res. 105--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [9NO]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [9NO]
  Passed Senate, [10NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-71] (signed November 10, 1997)
H.J. Res. 106--
A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [13NO]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [13NO]
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 14, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-84] (signed November 14, 1997)

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H. Con. Res. 1--
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, [9JA]
H. Con. Res. 2--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to the threat to the security of American citizens and the United 
    States Government posed by armed militia and other paramilitary 
    groups and organizations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. JACKSON-LEE (for herself, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Schumer, Mr. Clay, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Conyers, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Owens), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE]
H. Con. Res. 3--
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, [9JA]
H. Con. Res. 4--
Concurrent resolution entitled ``English Plus Resolution''; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [21JA], [4FE], [12FE], [27FE]
H. Con. Res. 5--
Concurrent resolution for the approval of regulations of the Office of 
    Compliance under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 
    relating to the application of chapter 71 of title 5, United States 
    Code; to the Committees on House Oversight; Education and the 
    Workforce, for a period to be 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. McHale), [9JA]
H. Con. Res. 6--
Concurrent resolution concerning the protection and continued livelihood 
    of Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Mr. Pappas, Mr. Klink, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Engel), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [13FE], [27FE], [5MR], [13MR], [8AP], 
    [16AP], [3JN], [19JN], [26JN], [8JY], [24JY], [28JY], [8SE], [23SE], 
    [24OC]
H. Con. Res. 7--
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, [9JA]
H. Con. Res. 8--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to 
    the significance of maintaining the health and stability of coral 
    reef ecosystems; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [17MR], [8AP], [14AP], [15AP], [16AP], 
    [17AP]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-69), [23AP]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [23AP]
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [9OC]
  House agreed to Senate amendments under suspension of the rules, 
    [21OC]
H. Con. Res. 9--
Concurrent resolution providing for a joint session of Congress to 
    receive a message from the President on the State of the Union.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [21JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [21JA]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [22JA]
H. Con. Res. 10--
Concurrent resolution recommending the integration of Estonia, Latvia, 
    and Lithuania into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [21JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5FE], [13FE], [13MR], [20MR], [9AP], [17AP], 
    [23AP], [1MY], [15MY], [3JN], [10JN], [18JN], [26JN]
H. Con. Res. 11--
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; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. YATES, [21JA]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [21MR]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [10AP]
H. Con. Res. 12--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a model 
    curriculum designed to educate elementary and secondary school-aged 
    children about the Irish famine should be developed; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Manton, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Flake, Mr. Engel, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Foglietta, Mr. Payne, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Franks of New 
    Jersey, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Hinchey, and 
    Mr. Doyle), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR], [9AP], [13MY], [10JY], [30OC]
H. Con. Res. 13--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal 
    retirement cost-of-living adjustments should not be delayed; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Norton, Mr. Borski, Mr. Gordon, 
    Mr. Cummings, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Gilman), [4FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [10FE], [12FE], [25FE], [27FE], [4MR], [5MR], 
    [11MR], [13MR], [17MR], [18MR], [20MR], [21MR], [9AP], [15AP], 
    [17AP], [23AP], [29AP], [30AP], [7MY], [13MY], [15MY], [20MY], 
    [3JN], [10JN], [16JN], [19JN], [25JN], [10JY], [17JY], [23JY], 
    [3SE], [24SE], [23OC], [28OC]
H. Con. Res. 14--
Concurrent resolution to encourage the Secretary of State, foreign 
    nations, and others to work together to help reunite family members 
    separated during the Holocaust; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Filner, 
    Mr. Bateman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Porter, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Evans), 
    [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [5MR], [19MR], [8AP], [15MY]
H. Con. Res. 15--
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. McCollum, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ney, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. McHale), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR]
H. Con. Res. 16--
Concurrent resolution concerning the urgent need to improve the living 
    standards of those South Asians living in the Ganges and the 
    Brahmaputra River Basin; 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, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Royce, and 
    Mr. Gilman), [6FE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR]
H. Con. Res. 17--
Concurrent resolution congratulating the people of Guatemala on the 
    success of the recent negotiations to establish a peace process for 
    Guatemala; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Houghton), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [5MR]
H. Con. Res. 18--
Concurrent resolution congratulating the people of the Republic of 
    Nicaragua on the success of their democratic elections held on 
    October 20, 1996; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Ballenger, and Mr. Gilman), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [4MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [5MR]
H. Con. Res. 19--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    German Government should investigate and prosecute Dr. Hans Joachim 
    Sewering for his war crimes of euthanasia committed during World War 
    II; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5JN], [12JN], [21JN], [26JN], [31JY], [17SE], 
    [25SE], [8OC], [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 20--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    President should award a Medal of Honor to Wayne T. Alderson in 
    recognition of acts performed at the risk of his life and beyond the 
    call of duty while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II; to 
    the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. DOYLE, [12FE]
H. Con. Res. 21--
Concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment of the two Houses.
  By Mr. GOSS, [13FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [13FE]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [13FE]

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H. Con. Res. 22--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to the discrimination by the German Government against members of 
    minority religious groups, particularly the continued and increasing 
    discrimination by the German Government against performers, 
    entertainers, and other artists from the United States associated 
    with Scientology; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Becerra, Ms. 
    McKinney, and Mr. Ney), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
  Failed of passed under suspension of the rules, [9NO]
H. Con. Res. 23--
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), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [11MR], [18MR], [15AP], [29AP], [12JN]
H. Con. Res. 24--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    postage stamp should be issued in recognition of the services 
    rendered by this Nation's volunteer firefighters; to the Committee 
    on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. Forbes, [25FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [17MR]
H. Con. Res. 25--
Concurrent resolution providing for acceptance of a statute of Jack 
    Swigert, presented by the State of Colorado, for placement in 
    National Statuary Hall, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. McInnis, 
    and Mr. Bob Schaffer), [25FE]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House amended, [7MY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [8MY]
H. Con. Res. 26--
Concurrent resolution relating to the treatment of Social Security under 
    any constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget; to the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. SHIMKUS, [25FE]
H. Con. Res. 27--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the importance of African-American 
    music to global culture and calling on the people of the United 
    States to study, reflect on, and celebrate African-American music; 
    to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Berman, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Payne, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Mr. Scott, Ms. Waters, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Dixon, 
    Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rush, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Clement, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
    Miller of California, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Filner, Ms. Christian-Green, 
    Mr. Stokes, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. McKinney), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [29JY], [26SE], [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 28--
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, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Wicker), 
    [27FE]
H. Con. Res. 29--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    national summit of sports, political, community, and media leaders 
    should be promptly convened to develop a multifaceted action plan to 
    deter acts of violence, especially domestic violence and sexual 
    assault; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mrs. Morella), [27FE]
H. Con. Res. 30--
Concurrent resolution to commend the National Broadcast Co., and the 
    Ford Motor Co., for broadcasting the film ``Schindler's List'' in 
    its original, unedited version and without commercial interruption; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Yates, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Owens, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Manton, and 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), [27FE]
H. Con. Res. 31--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    display of the Ten Commandments by Judge Roy S. Moore, a judge on 
    the circuit court of the State of Alabama; to the Committees on 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. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mr. Riley, Mr. Canady of Florida, and 
    Mr. Barr of Georgia), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4MR], [5MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [5MR]
H. Con. Res. 32--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to 
    the storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the 
    United States; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Leach, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Mr. Pallone, 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia), [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [21MR], [15AP]
H. Con. Res. 33--
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 Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [4MR]
H. Con. Res. 34--
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, [4MR]
H. Con. Res. 35--
Concurrent resolution to require the posting of the Ten Commandments in 
    the House and Senate Chambers; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [4MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [7MY]
H. Con. Res. 36--
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.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE]
H. Con. Res. 37--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Sikh 
    Nation should be allowed to exercise the right of national self-
    determination in their homeland, Punjab, Khalistan; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. CONDIT (for himself and Mr. Rohrabacher), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14AP], [17JN], [24JN], [11JY], [17JY], [31JY], 
    [7NO]
H. Con. Res. 38--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to the collection of ancestry data as part of the decennial census 
    of population; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Kucinich, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dingell, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    John, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Oberstar), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MR], [13MR], [15AP], [20MY], [25JN], [10JY], 
    [31JY], [3SE], [29SE]
H. Con. Res. 39--
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 of New York (for herself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Payne, Mr. Yates, Ms. Harman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Stark, 
    and Mr. Olver), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17MR], [21AP]
H. Con. Res. 40--
Concurrent resolution expressing the commitment of the Congress to 
    continue the leadership of the United States in the United Nations 
    by honoring the financial obligations of the United States to the 
    United Nations; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Allen, and 
    Mr. Berman), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [29AP], [8JY]
H. Con. Res. 41--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers 
    killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight.
  By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Green, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cook, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Dingell, 
    Mr. Coyne, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
    Gordon, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Saxton, 
    Mr. Herger, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Owens, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Vento, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Goode, Mr. Manton, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Talent, 
    Mr. McNulty, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Young 
    of Alaska, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Towns, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
    Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and Mr. Bonior), 
    [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [30OC], [9NO]
H. Con. Res. 42--
Concurrent resolution regarding the waiver of diplomatic immunity in 
    cases involving serious criminal offenses; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Traficant, and Mrs. 
    Myrick), [11MR]
H. Con. Res. 43--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the 
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 should not 
    be radically overhauled, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. Gilchrest, 
    Mr. LaHood, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Nadler, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mr. Shays, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Kennelly 
    of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Markey, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Castle, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Rothman), 
    [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20MR], [8AP], [10AP], [15AP]
H. Con. Res. 44--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to United States opposition to the prison sentence of Tibetan 
    ethnomusicologist Ngawang Choephel by the Government of the People's 
    Republic of China, and that the United States should sponsor and 
    promote a resolution at the U.N. Commission on Human Rights 
    regarding China and Tibet; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. 
    Capps), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP], [6MY]
H. Con. Res. 45--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    postage stamp should

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    be issued to honor Bishop Frederic Baraga; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY]
H. Con. Res. 46--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that 
    investigations of campaign fundraising practices should be left to 
    the Federal Election Commission; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. FATTAH, [12MR]
H. Con. Res. 47--
Concurrent resolution to designate a flag-pole upon which the flag of 
    the United States is to be set at half-staff whenever a law 
    enforcement officer is slain in the line of duty; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FOGLIETTA (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Schumer, Ms. Norton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. Klink, Mr. Weller, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Adam Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Kleczka, and Mr. Stupak), [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [19MY], [10JN]
H. Con. Res. 48--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the 25th anniversary of the 
    establishment of the first nutrition program for the elderly under 
    the Older Americans Act of 1965; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
    Kildee), [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY]
H. Con. Res. 49--
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, [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-90), [7MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [13MY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [20MY]
H. Con. Res. 50--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    status of the investigation of the bombing of the Israeli Embassy in 
    Buenos Aires in 1992; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Deutsch, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Waxman), 
    [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP]
H. Con. Res. 51--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that there 
    should be parity among the countries that are parties to the North 
    American Free-Trade Agreement [NAFTA] with respect to the personal 
    allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad by returning 
    residents; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Baldacci, and 
    Mr. Reyes), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [15MY]
H. Con. Res. 52--
Concurrent resolution urging that the railroad industry, including rail 
    labor, management and retiree organizations, open discussions for 
    adequately funding an amendment to the Railroad Retirement Act of 
    1974 to modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and 
    widowers whose annuities are converted from a spouse to a widow or 
    widower annuity; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Rahall, 
    Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Flake, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Doyle, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Danner, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Kucinich), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [9AP], [17AP], [23AP], [29AP], [1MY], [6MY], 
    [12MY], [15MY], [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [12JN], [18JN], [25JN], 
    [8JY], [16JY], [3SE], [4SE], [23SE], [4NO]
H. Con. Res. 53--
Concurrent resolution encouraging and expediting the integration of 
    Romania at the earliest stage into the North Atlantic Treaty 
    Organization [NATO]; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP], [15AP], [1MY]
H. Con. Res. 54--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the anniversary of the proclamation of 
    independence of the Republic of Belarus, expressing concern over the 
    Belarusan Government's infringement on freedom of the press in 
    direct violation of the Helsinki Accords and the Constitution of 
    Belarus, and expressing concern about the proposed union between 
    Russia and Belarus; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8MY], [4JN]
H. Con. Res. 55--
Concurrent resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the Armenian 
    Genocide; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself and Mr. Bonior), [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8AP], [16AP], [23AP], [28AP], [7MY], [13MY], [3JN], 
    [17JN], [26JN], [8JY], [9JY], [14JY], [17JY], [23JY], [28JY], [3SE], 
    [30SE], [2OC], [6OC], [21OC], [28OC], [5NO]
H. Con. Res. 56--
Concurrent resolution favoring strong support by the United States 
    Government for the accession of Taiwan to the World Trade 
    Organization prior to the admission of the People's Republic of 
    China to that Organization; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Cox of California, 
    Mr. Royce, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Lantos), [21MR]
H. Con. Res. 57--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress respecting the 
    designation of jazz as a rare and valuable national treasure; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CONYERS, [8AP]
H. Con. Res. 58--
Concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the U.S. 
    Government for fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate 
    budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; to the 
    Committee on the Budget.
  By Mr. BROWN of California, [8AP]
H. Con. Res. 59--
Concurrent resolution concerning the return of or compensation for 
    wrongly confiscated foreign properties in formerly Communist 
    countries and by certain foreign financial institutions; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
    Salmon, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Cardin), 
    [9AP]
H. Con. Res. 60--
Concurrent resolution relating to the 30th anniversary of the 
    reunification of the city of Jerusalem; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Gingrich, 
    Mr. Yates, Mr. Engel, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Pascrell, 
    Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. 
    Gordon, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Clement, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Vento, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
    Roemer, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McHale, Mr. White, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Barcia 
    of Michigan, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Franks 
    of New Jersey, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Young of 
    Florida, Mr. Portman, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Manton, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Allen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Evans, 
    Mr. Gekas, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Harman, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bachus, 
    Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
    Hansen, Mr. Hill, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Regula, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Thune, 
    Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Young of Alaska), [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [7MY], [5JN], [10JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [10JN]
H. Con. Res. 61--
Concurrent resolution honoring the lifetime achievements of Jackie 
    Robinson; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Bunning of 
    Kentucky), [15AP]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [16AP]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [1MY]
H. Con. Res. 62--
Concurrent resolution directing the Joint Committee on the Library to 
    procure a bust or statue of Sojourner Truth for placement in the 
    Capitol; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [15AP]
H. Con. Res. 63--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and reaffirming the commitment 
    of the United States to the principles that led to the establishment 
    of that program; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. Lantos (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mr. Berman, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Rothman), [16AP]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [21MY]
H. Con. Res. 64--
Concurrent resolution commending the members of the Armed Forces and 
    civilian personnel of the Government who served the United States 
    faithfully during the cold war; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Stump), 
    [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY]
H. Con. Res. 65--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that section 
    27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, popularly known as the Jones 
    Act, and related statutes are critically important components of our 
    Nation's economic and military security and should be fully and 
    strongly supported; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. MOAKLEY (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Obey, 
    Mr. Murtha, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Harman, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. Borski, and Mr. Hunter), [23AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [29AP], [1MY], [6MY], [7MY], [8MY], [13MY], 
    [14MY], [15MY], [20MY], [21MY], [22MY], [3JN], [4JN], [12JN], 
    [17JN], [19JN], [25JN], [26JN], [10JY], [16JY], [25JY], [30JY], 
    [31JY], [11SE], [18SE], [23SE], [30SE], [1OC], [8OC], [21OC], [5NO], 
    [13NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [21MY]
H. Con. Res. 66--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
    16th annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. KIM, [24AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-91), [7MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [13MY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [14MY]
H. Con. Res. 67--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the 1997 Special Olympics Torch Relay 
    to be run through the Capitol Grounds; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. KIM, [24AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-92), [7MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [13MY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [21MY]
H. Con. Res. 68--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and full independence of 
    Lebanon; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. John, and Mr. Dingell), 
    [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [7MY], [11JN], [29JY], [31JY], [29SE]
H. Con. Res. 69--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to the establishment of waivers in State medical licensing laws 
    regarding the provision of health care to indigent individuals; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Hilleary, and 
    Mr. Tanner), [30AP]

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H. Con. Res. 70--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that State 
    and local governments should be encouraged, and have the right, to 
    pass laws and ordinances designed to preserve and protect the safety 
    and well-being of young people; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Lipinski, and Ms. Lofgren), [1MY]
H. Con. Res. 71--
Concurring resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal 
    retirement cost-of-living adjustments should not be delayed, and 
    that retirement contributions on the part of Federal agencies and 
    Federal and postal employees should not be increased; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. DeFazio), [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21MY], [19JN], [24JN], [11JY], [21JY]
H. Con. Res. 72--
Concurrent resolution postponing the relocation of the statue known as 
    the Portrait Monument to the rotunda of the Capitol; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Dixon, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Towns, Mr. Flake, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Cummings), [1MY]
H. Con. Res. 73--
Concurrent resolution concerning the death of Chaim Herzog; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bunning of 
    Kentucky, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Foley, Mr. Wolf, 
    Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. Manton), [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [13MY]
H. Con. Res. 74--
Concurrent resolution concerning the situation between the Democratic 
    People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [6MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [28JY]
H. Con. Res. 75--
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 (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Camp, Mr. Coble, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
    Cramer, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Dingell, 
    Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Fazio of California, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goode, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Istook, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King of 
    New York, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Levin, 
    Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Luther, Mr. McHale, Mr. Mica, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of 
    Michigan, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
    Weller), [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8MY], [13MY], [14MY], [20MY], [22MY], [3JN], [5JN], 
    [11JN], [12JN], [18JN], [19JN], [25JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-157), [26JN]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [28JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [29JY]
H. Con. Res. 76--
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 (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Camp, Mr. Coble, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
    Cramer, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Dingell, 
    Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Fazio of California, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goode, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Istook, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King of 
    New York, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Levin, 
    Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Luther, Mr. McHale, Mr. Mica, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of 
    Michigan, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
    Weller), [7MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8MY], [13MY], [14MY], [20MY], [22MY], [3JN], [5JN], 
    [11JN], [12JN], [18JN], [19JN], [25JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-157), [26JN]
  Considered, [28JY]
  Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, [29JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [29JY]
H. Con. Res. 77--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal 
    civilian and military retirement cost-of-living adjustments should 
    not be delayed; 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. BILIRAKIS, [8MY]
H. Con. Res. 78--
Concurrent resolution rejecting the need for an additional round or 
    rounds of military base closures; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, [13MY]
H. Con. Res. 79--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    postage stamp should be issued to mark the 85th anniversary of the 
    dedication of the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct, now known as the 
    Nicholson Viaduct, in Nicholson, PA; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. McDADE (for himself and Mr. Saxton), [14MY]
H. Con. Res. 80--
Concurrent resolution relating to maintaining the current standard 
    behind the ``Made in USA'' label, in order to protect consumers and 
    jobs in the United States; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Saxton, 
    Mr. Andrews, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    Kildee, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    and Mrs. Roukema), [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [3JN], [5JN], [11JN], [17JN], [18JN], 
    [19JN], [21JN], [24JN], [26JN], [9JY], [10JY], [11JY], [15JY], 
    [16JY], [17JY], [22JY], [24JY], [25JY], [28JY], [29JY], [31JY], 
    [3SE], [5SE], [9SE], [10SE], [16SE], [23SE], [24SE], [25SE], [29SE], 
    [30SE], [7OC], [8OC], [9OC], [21OC], [24OC], [30OC], [5NO], [12NO]
H. Con. Res. 81--
Concurrent resolution calling for a United States initiative seeking a 
    just and peaceful resolution of the situation on Cyprus; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Porter, Mr. Bilirakis, 
    Mr. Engel, and Mrs. Maloney of New York), [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [18JN], [26JN], [22JY]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [22JY]
H. Con. Res. 82--
Concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the U.S. 
    Government for fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate 
    budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; to the 
    Committee on the Budget.
  By Mr. BROWN of California, [15MY]
H. Con. Res. 83--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the National 
    Basketball Association and the Players Association should extend 
    pension benefits to certain surviving post-World War II, pre-1965 
    professional basketball players; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
    Mr. Rush, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Costello, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Brown of 
    California), [16MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6JN], [17JN], [17JY], [25JY], [31JY]
H. Con. Res. 84--
Concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the U.S. 
    Government for fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate 
    budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
  By Mr. KASICH, [19MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-100), [18MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [20MY]
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [23MY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [23MY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [3JN]
  Motion to instruct conferees was agreed to, [3JN]
  Conferees appointed, [3JN]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-116) submitted in the House, [4JN]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [5JN]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [5JN]
H. Con. Res. 85--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Small 
    Business Administration should appoint a commission to examine the 
    credit needs of small business concerns; to the Committee on Small 
    Business.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [21MY]
H. Con. Res. 86--
Concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the 
    U.S. Government for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; 
    to the Committee on the Budget.
  By Mr. KASICH, [22MY]
H. Con. Res. 87--
Concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment of the two Houses.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [22MY]
  Failed of passage, [22MY]
H. Con. Res. 88--
Concurrent resolution congratulating the Government and the people of 
    the Republic of El Salvador on successfully completing free and 
    democratic elections on March 16, 1997; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. BALLENGER, [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4JN], [10JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [22JY]
H. Con. Res. 89--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the 2004 
    Summer Olympic Games be held in Cape Town, South Africa; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
    Norton, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. Towns, Mr. Ford, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, Mr. Watt of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Owens, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Wynn, 
    Mr. Dixon, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Ms. Carson, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Thompson, Mr. Flake, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Ms. Christian-
    Green), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [7JN], [10JN], [12JN], [17JN], [19JN], [23JN], [3SE]
H. Con. Res. 90--
Concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the U.S. 
    Government

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    for fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels 
    for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; to the Committee on the 
    Budget.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [22MY]
H. Con. Res. 91--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the 
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should take 
    immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to 
    Congress the study of mercury required under the Clean Air Act, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Dellums, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
    of Texas, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Sabo), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [5JN], [10JN], [12JN], [22JY], [31JY], [5SE], 
    [18SE]
H. Con. Res. 92--
Concurrent resolution to recognize the value of continued friendly 
    relations between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall 
    Islands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. 
    Faleomavaega), [5JN]
H. Con. Res. 93--
Concurrent resolution concerning the Palestinian Authority and the sale 
    of land to Israelis; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Linder, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Molinari, 
    Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
    Ortiz, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Stark, and 
    Mr. Solomon), [5JN]
H. Con. Res. 94--
Concurrent resolution condemning the military coup d'etat of May 26, 
    1997, in Sierra Leone; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [5JN]
H. Con. Res. 95--
Concurrent resolution recognizing and commending American airmen held as 
    political prisoners 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. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Wexler, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Slaughter, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Dellums, 
    Mr. Porter, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Dickey), [10JN]
  Cosponsors added, [5SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [16SE]
H. Con. Res. 96--
Concurrent resolution apologizing for those who suffered as slaves under 
    the Constitution and laws of the United States until 1865; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. McNulty, 
    Mr. Christensen, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ensign, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bonior, and Mrs. Linda Smith of 
    Washington), [12JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JN], [26JN], [31JY], [3SE], [11SE]
H. Con. Res. 97--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    alternative minimum tax requiring all corporations and individuals 
    with substantial economic income to pay at least a minimum amount of 
    income taxes should be retained; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Obey, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
    DeGette, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Nadler), [12JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN], [8JY], [22JY]
H. Con. Res. 98--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the 
    SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety Check; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [12JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-200), [24JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [28JY]
  Cosponsors added, [28JY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [30JY]
H. Con. Res. 99--
Concurrent resolution expressing concern over recent events in the 
    Republic of Sierra Leone in the wake of the recent military coup 
    d'etat of that country's first democratically elected President; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hall of 
    Ohio, Mr. Royce, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Payne, Mr. Sanford, 
    Mr. Campbell, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Bereuter, and 
    Ms. Ros-Lehtinen), [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [22JY]
H. Con. Res. 100--
Concurrent resolution relating to the future status of Taiwan after Hong 
    Kong's transfer to the People's Republic of China on July 1, 1997; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.NM
  By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself and Mr. Chabot), [18JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN], [22JY], [25JY], [30JY], [5SE], [11SE], 
    [22OC]
H. Con. Res. 101--
Concurrent resolution recommending the integration of Lithuania into the 
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] at the earliest possible 
    date; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. RUSH, [19JN]
H. Con. Res. 102--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the cost 
    of government spending and regulatory programs should be reduced so 
    that American families will be able to keep more of what they earn; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Packard, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Dickey, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Herger, Mr. Boehner, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Gilchrest, 
    Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cox of California, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
    Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Talent, 
    Mr. Istook, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Camp, Mr. Jones, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
    Brady, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Archer, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Radanovich, 
    Mr. Crapo, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
    Goss, Mr. Shadegg, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    Rogan, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Cook, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
    and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania), [21JN]
  Considered, [23JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [25JN]
H. Con. Res. 103--
Concurrent resolution celebrating the accomplishments of title IX of the 
    Education Act Amendments of 1972, and recognizing the need to 
    continue pursuing the goal of educational opportunities for women 
    and girls; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
    Delahunt, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
    Green, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Jackson, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
    Maloney of New York, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Ms. McCarthy of 
    Missouri, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-
    McDonald, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Ms. Sanchez, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Wynn, Mr. Yates, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Rangel), [23JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JN], [26JN]
H. Con. Res. 104--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress relating to 
    the elections in Albania scheduled for June 29, 1997, and the 
    admission of a free and democratic Albania to the North Atlantic 
    Treaty Organization [NATO]; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [23JN]
H. Con. Res. 105--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress relating to 
    the elections in Albania scheduled for June 29, 1997; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [24JN]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [26JN]
H. Con. Res. 106--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    negotiation of an international climate change agreement; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Porter, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Miller of 
    California), [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [9JY], [15JY], [25JY], [29JY], [31JY], [9SE], 
    [30SE], [9OC], [6NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 107--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Little 
    League Baseball Inc. was established to support and develop Little 
    League baseball worldwide and should be entitled to all of the 
    benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international 
    organizations; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. McDADE, [25JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8JY], [9JY], [10JY], [11JY], [15JY], [25JY], [8SE], 
    [6OC], [7OC], [8OC], [9OC], [21OC], [22OC], [23OC], [29OC], [31OC], 
    [12NO]
H. Con. Res. 108--
Concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment of the two Houses.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [26JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [26JN]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [26JN]
H. Con. Res. 109--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the many talents of the actor Jimmy 
    Stewart and honoring the contributions he made to the Nation; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Paxon, Ms. Molinari, Mr. McNulty, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Cook, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Flake, Mr. Weller, 
    Mr. Towns, Mr. Engel, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Mascara, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Clement, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Callahan, Mr. McHale, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Filner, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
    McIntyre, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
    Hefner, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Rivers, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
    Sessions, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hutchinson, 
    Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Manton, 
    Mr. Shays, Mr. Allen, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Kasich, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Canady 
    of Florida, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Manzullo), [8JY]
  Cosponsors added, [9JY], [10JY], [11JY], [15JY], [24JY], [31JY], 
    [3SE], [16SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [16SE]

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H. Con. Res. 110--
Concurrent resolution to congratulate and commend the United Way of the 
    Texas gulf coast on the occasion of its 75th anniversary; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. Jackson-Lee (for herself, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Green, Mr. Archer, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
    Bentsen, and Mr. Lampson), [8JY]
H. Con. Res. 111--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the National 
    Aeronautics and Space Administration should be commended for 
    successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission, and that the 
    United States should continue to act as the leader in space 
    exploration into the 21st century; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
    and Mrs. Thurman), [9JY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JY], [23JY], [10SE]
H. Con. Res. 112--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    German Government should expand and simplify its reparations system, 
    provide reparations to Holocaust survivors in Eastern and Central 
    Europe, and set up a fund to help cover the medical expenses of 
    Holocaust survivors; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
    Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Frost), [9JY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [23JY], [31JY], [9SE], [23SE], [6OC], [21OC]
H. Con. Res. 113--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress about the Food 
    and Drug Administration proposal to designate the use of 
    chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
    Hastert), [9JY]
H. Con. Res. 114--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning 
    the world-wide trafficking of women and girls, whereby women and 
    girls are coerced, abducted, or deceived into migrating within or 
    across national borders, and particularly the trafficking of Burmese 
    women and girls in Thailand for the purposes of forced prostitution; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Yates, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Payne, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Miller of California, Ms. Waters, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Pastor, and Ms. 
    Danner), [10JY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [25JY], [31JY], [3SE], [16SE], [29SE], [1OC]
H. Con. Res. 115--
Concurrent resolution recognizing Grand Haven, MI, as ``Coast Guard 
    City, USA''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Upton), [15JY]
H. Con. Res. 116--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to the treatment by the People's Republic of China of prisoners in 
    Tibet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Walsh, Mr. Stark, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Boucher, 
    Mr. Farr of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Morella, and 
    Mr. Watt of North Carolina), [15JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JY], [1AU], [23SE], [21OC]
H. Con. Res. 117--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    interference of the European Commission in the merger of the Boeing 
    Co. and McDonnell Douglas; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
    White, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. McDermott, 
    Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, and Mr. Adam Smith of Washington), 
    [17JY]
H. Con. Res. 118--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
    proliferation of missile technology from Russia to Iran; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Ms. HARMAN, [22JY]
H. Con. Res. 119--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the Nation's 
    coalfields should continue to be enhanced by the implementation of 
    the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 by State and 
    Federal regulatory authorities, and that Congress hereby reaffirms 
    the goals of the Act on its 20th anniversary, August 3, 1997; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, and Mr. Hinchey), [23JY]
H. Con. Res. 120--
Concurrent resolution to authorize the use of the rotunda of the Capitol 
    for a congressional ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch 
    Bartholomew; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez), [24JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY]
H. Con. Res. 121--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
    proliferation of missile technology from Russia to Iran; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Ms. HARMAN, [24JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [18SE], [9OC], [28OC], [7NO]
H. Con. Res. 122--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
    Israeli soldiers missing in action and calling upon governments and 
    authorities in the Middle East to act to resolve these tragic cases; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS, [24JY]
H. Con. Res. 123--
Concurrent resolution providing for the use of the catafalque situated 
    in the crypt beneath the rotunda of the Capitol in connection with 
    memorial services to be conducted in the Supreme Court Building for 
    the late honorable William J. Brennan, former Associate Justice of 
    the Supreme Court of the United States; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [25JY]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [25JY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [28JY]
H. Con. Res. 124--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
    acts of illegal aggression by Canadian fishermen with respect to the 
    Pacific salmon fishery, 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Saxton), [25JY]
  Cosponsors added, [28JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [28JY]
H. Con. Res. 125--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that each 
    State should enact legislation regarding notification procedures 
    necessary when a sexually violent offender is released; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GUTKNECHT (for himself, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
    Walsh, Mr. Frost, Mr. Horn, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Diaz-Balart, Mr. Ney, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. 
    Molinari, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
    Luther, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
    Deutsch, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
    Cramer, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania), [25JY]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H. Con. Res. 126--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning the 
    war crimes committed by the Japanese military during World War II; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Mr. Skeen, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Green, Mr. 
    Hill, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Yates), [25JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [4SE], [18SE], [24OC], [5NO], [12NO]
H. Con. Res. 127--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Nation must place greater emphasis on helping young Americans to 
    develop habits of good character that are essential to their own 
    well-being and to that of our communities; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Hall of 
    Ohio, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [28JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE], [23SE], [25SE], [1OC], [9OC], [29OC]
H. Con. Res. 128--
Concurrent resolution recognizing and honoring the crew members of the 
    U.S.S. Pittsburgh for their heroism in March 1945 rendering aid and 
    assistance to the U.S.S. Franklin and its crew; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Coyne), [28JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3SE], [4SE]
H. Con. Res. 129--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    postage stamp should be issued to honor Zora Neale Hurston; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself, Mr. Towns, Mr. McCollum, Ms. 
    Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mrs. Meek 
    of Florida, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Christian-Green, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Carson, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Payne, Mr. Filner, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Rush, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Goss), 
    [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY]
H. Con. Res. 130--
Concurrent resolution concerning the situation in Kenya; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [8OC], [9OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, [13NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 131--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    ocean; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [11SE], [18SE]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-262), [23SE]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [1OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 132--
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 and Mr. Lantos), [29JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5SE], [17SE], [1OC], [30OC]
H. Con. Res. 133--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    terrorist bombing in the Jerusalem market on July 30, 1997; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.

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  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Hamilton, 
    Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Cardin, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rothman, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Weller, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Sherman), [30JY]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [30JY]
H. Con. Res. 134--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol 
    to allow Members of Congress to greet and receive His All Holiness 
    Patriarch Bartholomew; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Pappas, Mrs. Maloney of 
    New York, Mr. Klink, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
    Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Capps, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Evans, Mr. Franks 
    of New Jersey, Mr. Green, Ms. Harman, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mr. Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Manton, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Sherman, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Bonior), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [3SE], [4SE], [8SE], [9SE], [10SE], [11SE], 
    [16SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [16SE]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [17SE]
H. Con. Res. 135--
Concurrent resolution congratulating the people of the Republic of 
    Liberia for holding multiparty elections; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Owens), [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 136--
Concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment of the two Houses.
  By Mr. GOSS, [31JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [31JY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [31JY]
H. Con. Res. 137--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
    Representatives concerning the urgent need for an international 
    criminal tribunal to try members of the Iraqi regime for crimes 
    against humanity; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Porter), [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 138--
Concurrent resolution to correct technical errors in the enrollment of 
    the bill H.R. 2014.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [31JY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [31JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [31JY]
H. Con. Res. 139--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United 
    States Government should fully participate in EXPO 2000 in the year 
    2000, in Hannover, Germany, and should encourage the academic 
    community and the private sector in the United States to support 
    this worthwhile undertaking; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. 
    Hamilton), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [11SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [9NO]
H. Con. Res. 140--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that before the 
    consideration of any legislation regarding the comprehensive tobacco 
    settlement each plaintiff attorney shall fully disclose the 
    attorney's anticipated fees as a result of such settlement 
    agreement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [31JY]
H. Con. Res. 141--
Concurrent resolution to commend the bravery and honor of the citizens 
    of Remy, France, for their actions with respect to Lt. Houston Braly 
    and to recognize the efforts of the 364th Fighter Group to raise 
    funds to restore the stained glass windows of a church in Remy; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    Hinojosa, Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Sisisky, Ms. Furse, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Barton of 
    Texas, and Mr. Lipinski), [1AU]
  Cosponsors added, [4SE], [23SE], [9NO]
H. Con. Res. 142--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol rotunda for the 
    Senate Thanksgiving Celebration; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. CHRISTENSEN, [3SE]
H. Con. Res. 143--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the accomplishments and contributions 
    of the Director General of the World Intellectual Property 
    Organization, Arpad Bogsch, on the occasion of his conclusion of 
    service with that body; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. COBLE, [4SE]
H. Con. Res. 144--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that former 
    Secretary General of the United Nations Kurt Waldheim should not 
    receive a retirement allowance from the United Nations; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Delahunt, and Mr. Gutierrez), [4SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [9OC]
H. Con. Res. 145--
Concurrent resolution condemning in the strongest possible terms the 
    bombing in Jerusalem on September 4, 1997; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Weller), 
    [4SE]
H. Con. Res. 146--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    terrorist bombing in Jerusalem on September 4, 1997; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Berman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
    Lazio of New York, Mr. Weller, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Cook, Mr. Ryun, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
    Porter, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
    Foley), [5SE]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [5SE]
H. Con. Res. 147--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a postage 
    stamp should be issued commemorating Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. ALLEN, [5SE]
H. Con. Res. 148--
Concurrent resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of the burning 
    of Smyrna and honoring the memory of its civilian victims, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. 
    Bilirakis), [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC], [9OC], [21OC], [30OC], [8NO], [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 149--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    visit of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to the Middle East; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS, [10SE]
H. Con. Res. 150--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress relating to 
    the timely distribution of payments to local educational agencies 
    under the Impact Aid Program; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Rhode Island, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Skelton), [10SE]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC], [28OC], [6NO], [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 151--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    United States should manage its public domain National Forests to 
    maximize the reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere among 
    many other objectives and that the United States should serve as an 
    example and as a world leader in actively managing its public domain 
    national forests in a manner that substantially reduces the amount 
    of carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Herger, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Pombo, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Nethercutt, 
    Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Bob Schaffer, 
    Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Radanovich), [10SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE], [30SE], [21OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-330), [21OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [21OC]
H. Con. Res. 152--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that all 
    parties to the multiparty peace talks regarding Northern Ireland 
    should condemn violence and fully integrate internationally 
    recognized human rights standards and adequately address outstanding 
    human rights violations as part of the peace process; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. King of New 
    York, Mr. Manton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. Payne, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Andrews, and Mrs. 
    Kennelly of Connecticut), [17SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [29OC], [4NO], [6NO], [7NO], [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 153--
Concurrent resolution commending Italy for its efforts to resolve the 
    crisis in Albania and to promote democracy and a market-based 
    economy in Albania; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Levin, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Pelosi, 
    Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Schumer, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Traficant), [18SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [8OC]
H. Con. Res. 154--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    United States should develop, promote, and implement policies to 
    achieve the voluntary stabilization of the population growth of the 
    Nation; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SAWYER (for himself and Mrs. Morella), [18SE]
  Cosponsors added, [5NO]
H. Con. Res. 155--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    postage stamp should be issued in honor of U.S. Masters Swimming, 
    Inc.; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
    and Mr. Frost), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC]
H. Con. Res. 156--
Concurrent resolution expressing concern for the continued deterioration 
    of human rights in Afghanistan and emphasizing the need for a 
    peaceful political settlement in that country; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-
    Lehtinen, Mr. Markey, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Lantos, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Gejden

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    son, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, 
    Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Capps, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Farr of California, Mrs. 
    Morella, and Mr. Berman), [23SE]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC], [21OC], [28OC], [29OC], [30OC], [9NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [9NO]
H. Con. Res. 157--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    effects of global warming-induced climate disruption on the Pacific 
    nations that are allies of the United States and the resulting 
    threat to the global interests of the United States; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, [24SE]
H. Con. Res. 158--
Concurrent resolution condemning the deployment of United States 
    military personnel in the service of the United Nations in the 
    former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Committeee 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. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Hall 
    of Texas), [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE], [30SE], [9OC], [31OC], [5NO]
H. Con. Res. 159--
Concurrent resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the Great 
    Irish Potato Famine, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Underwood, 
    Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Holden, Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Manton, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Pallone, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Rhode Island, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Riggs), [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7OC], [24OC]
H. Con. Res. 160--
Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of 
    Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to compile and make 
    available to the public the names of candidates for election to the 
    House of Representatives and the Senate who agree to conduct 
    campaigns in accordance with a Code of Election Ethics; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. BALDACCI, [26SE]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC], [28OC], [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 161--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the 150th anniversary of the 
    emancipation of African slaves in the Danish West Indies, now the 
    United States Virgin Islands; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN (for herself, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Filner, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, 
    Mr. Frost, and Mr. Dixon), [30SE]
H. Con. Res. 162--
Concurrent resolution relating to the recent developments toward 
    normalization of relations between India and Pakistan; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER, [30SE]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC], [12NO]
H. Con. Res. 163--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    United States should not provide assistance to terrorist 
    organizations affiliated with the Palestinian Authority or to the 
    Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation [PBC]; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
    Brady, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Paxon, Mr. Quinn, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Foley, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Linder, 
    Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Bono, Ms. Harman, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
    Shimkus, Mr. Engel, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Cardin), 
    [1OC]
H. Con. Res. 164--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marina Islands should 
    provide for a plebiscite on the question of compliance with United 
    States immigration and wage laws or independence from the United 
    States; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
H. Con. Res. 165--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Government of Israel should extradite Samuel Sheinbein to the United 
    States; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [1OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
H. Con. Res. 166--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that every 
    effort should be made to assure the complete implementation of, and 
    compliance with, the December 1996 Guatemalan peace accords; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Lantos), [2OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
H. Con. Res. 167--
Concurrent resolution to correct a technical error in the enrollment of 
    H.R. 2160.
  By Mr. SKEEN, [6OC]
  Agreed to in the House (pursuant to H. Res. 232), [6OC]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [29OC]
H. Con. Res. 168--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    United States Postal Service should maintain the Postal Uniform 
    Allowance Program; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. STRICKLAND (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mr. McNulty, Mr. Holden, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
    Mr. Murtha, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Ackerman), [7OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC], [23OC], [12NO]
H. Con. Res. 169--
Concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment of the two Houses.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [8OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [8OC]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [9OC]
H. Con. Res. 170--
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 
    and to guarantee its regular operation; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Barr of 
    Georgia, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Snowbarger), [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [28OC], [7NO]
H. Con. Res. 171--
Concurrent resolution declaring the memorial service sponsored by the 
    National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Memorial Service Board of 
    Directors to honor emergency medical services personnel to be the 
    ``National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service``; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. Goode), [21OC]
H. Con. Res. 172--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in support of 
    efforts to foster friendship and cooperation between the United 
    States and Mongolia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Lantos), [22OC]
  Cosponsors added, [29OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 173--
Concurrent resolution honoring the accomplishments of the many Americans 
    who contributed to the development of supersonic flight technology; 
    to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. SAM JOHNSON, [22OC]
H. Con. Res. 174--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Malaysian Prime Minister 
    Mahathir Mohamed; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Lantos), [22OC]
  Cosponsors added, [30OC], [8NO], [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 175--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    need for a comprehensive management strategy to save the tundra from 
    continued excessive depredations by the mid-continent lesser snow 
    goose; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mr. Cunningham), [24OC]
  Cosponsors added, [30OC]
H. Con. Res. 176--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Russian Federation should preserve and protect the rights and 
    freedoms currently afforded those of religious faith under the 
    Russian Constitution; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Bob 
    Schaffer, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Horn, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
    Cook, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Rush, 
    Mr. Calvert, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Pappas, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
    Mr. Talent, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. 
    Hansen), [24OC]
  Cosponsors added, [5NO], [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 177--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the Hermann Monument and Hermann 
    Heights Park in New Ulm, Minnesota, as a national symbol of the 
    contributions of Americans of German heritage; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. MINGE, [24OC]
H. Con. Res. 178--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    transfer of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China not alter 
    the current or future status of the Republic of China on Taiwan; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. DEUTSCH, [28OC]
H. Con. Res. 179--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to 
    the human rights situation in the Republic of Turkey in light of 
    that country's desire to host the next summit meeting of the heads 
    of state or government of the Organization for Security and 
    Cooperation in Europe (OSCE); to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Cardin, and Mr. Salmon), [28OC]
  Cosponsors added, [31OC]
H. Con. Res. 180--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Government of the People's Republic of China should stop the 
    practice of harvesting and transplanting organs for profit from 
    prisoners that it executes; 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 Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Pelosi, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Solomon,

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    Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Cox of California, and Mr. Tiahrt), [29OC]
H. Con. Res. 181--
Concurrent resolution calling for a United States effort to end 
    restrictions on the freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people 
    in the occupied area of Cyprus; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Porter, Mr. Engel, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Rush, 
    and Mr. Pappas), [29OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO], [9NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 182--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to 
    child custody, child abuse, and victims of domestic and family 
    violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Furse, Ms. Carson, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
    Sanders), [30OC]
  Cosponsors added, [4NO], [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 183--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to the failure of Attorney General Janet Reno to seek application 
    for an independent counsel to investigate a number of matters 
    relating to the financing of campaigns in the 1996 Federal election, 
    including the conduct of President Clinton and Vice President Gore; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself and Mr. Scarborough), [31OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO], [8NO]
H. Con. Res. 184--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the motion 
    picture industry should work to discourage tobacco use among our 
    youth; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LUTHER, [6NO]
H. Con. Res. 185--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress on the 
    occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal 
    Declaration of Human Rights and recommitting the United States to 
    the principles expressed in the Universal Declaration; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cardin, 
    Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Leach, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Norton, Mr. Snyder, and Ms. 
    Pelosi), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 186--
Concurrent resolution commending all who served with the United States 
    Navy Asiatic Fleet throughout the Far East from 1910 to 1942, 
    especially those sailors and marines who put their lives on the line 
    for this Nation during the earliest days of our involvement in World 
    War II; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, [7NO]
H. Con. Res. 187--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the museum 
    to be known as ``The Women's Museum--An Institute for the Future'', 
    in Dallas, Texas, should be designated as a Millenium Project for 
    the United States; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
    Turner, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Green, Mr. 
    Doggett, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
    Frost, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Norton, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Combest, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brady, Mr. 
    Paul, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Archer, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Rodriguez), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
  Removal of cosponsors, [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 188--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
    Turkey's claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called 
    Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
    Mr. Klink, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Filner, 
    Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Ney, Mr. Manton, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sherman, 
    Mr. Pombo, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Smith 
    of New Jersey, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. 
    Fossella), [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 189--
Concurrent resolution revising the congressional budget for the United 
    States Government for fiscal year 1998 with respect to the 
    appropriate budgetary levels for Social Security and national 
    defense for fiscal years 1999 through 2002 in order to maintain the 
    level of administrative expenses for Social Security by taking into 
    account anticipated inflation; to the Committee on the Budget.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [7NO]
H. Con. Res. 190--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol 
    for the congressional Christmas celebration; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. CHRISTENSEN, [8NO]
H. Con. Res. 191--
Concurrent resolution condemning all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
    Islander Americans in the United States, and supporting political 
    and civic participation by these persons throughout the United 
    States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Underwood), 
    [8NO]
H. Con. Res. 192--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    heroism of the brave and gallant Puerto Ricans in the 65th Infantry 
    Regiment of the United States Army who fought in the Korean conflict 
    should be commemorated; 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. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Serrano), [9NO]
H. Con. Res. 193--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Attorney General should remove Hani El-Sayegh from the United States 
    to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Upton, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pappas, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
    Salmon, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Herger, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Pombo, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Jones, 
    Mr. Brady, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Lazio of New 
    York, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Portman, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
    Shimkus, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Weller, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
    McDade, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fosella, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Wamp, 
    Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shays, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Paul, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    Everett, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Horn, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Klug, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    McKeon, Mr. Duncan, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Granger, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
    Watkins, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Stenholm, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Crane, and Mr. Ehlers), [9NO]
H. Con. Res. 194--
Concurrent resolution providing for a joint session of Congress to 
    receive a message from the President.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [9NO]
  Agreed to in the House (pursuant to H. Res. 311), [9NO]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 195--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in support of 
    National Days of Dialogue associated with the national celebration 
    of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to improve understanding 
    and cooperation across race, ethnicity, culture, gender, religion 
    and creed; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Regula, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
    Davis of Virginia, Mr. Portman, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. 
    Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Matsui, and Ms. Millender-McDonald), [9NO]
H. Con. Res. 196--
Concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of the bill S. 830.
  By Mr. BLILEY, [13NO]
  Rule suspended. Agreed to in the House, [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 197--
Concurrent resolution calling for the resignation or removal from office 
    of Sara E. Lister, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and 
    Reserve Affairs; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. McHale, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Dreier, 
    Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
    LaHood, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Packard, Ms. 
    Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of North 
    Carolina, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania), [13NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 198--
Concurrent resolution to correct a technical error in the enrollment of 
    the bill S. 1026; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 199--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to United States assistance or support for the investigation on 
    capital punishment in the United States by the United Nations Human 
    Rights Commission; 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. BRADY (for himself and Mr. Traficant), [13NO]
H. Con. Res. 200--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a series 
    of postage stamps should be issued in recognition of the recipients 
    of the Congressional Medal of Honor; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Manton, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Johnson of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Visclosky, 
    Ms. Carson, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Bilirakis), [13NO]

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H. Res. 1--
Resolution electing officers of the House of Representatives.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [7JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [7JA]
H. Res. 2--
Resolution electing officers of the House of Representatives.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [7JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [7JA]
H. Res. 3--
Resolution authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to notify the 
    President of the assembly of the Congress.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [7JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [7JA]
H. Res. 4--
Resolution authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election 
    of the Speaker and the Clerk.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [7JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [7JA]
H. Res. 5--
Resolution adopting the Rules of the House for the 105th Congress.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [7JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [7JA]
H. Res. 6--
Resolution providing for the designation of certain minority employees.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT, [7JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [7JA]
H. Res. 7--
Resolution establishing the Corrections Day Calendar Office.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [7JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [7JA]
H. Res. 8--
Resolution providing for the attendance of the House at the inaugural 
    ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [7JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [7JA]
H. Res. 9--
Resolution fixing the daily hour of meeting for the 105th Congress.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [7JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [7JA]
H. Res. 10--
Resolution authorizing the Speaker's designee to administer the oath of 
    office to Representative-elect Frank Tejeda.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT, [7JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [7JA]
H. Res. 11--
Resolution authorizing the Speaker's designee to administer the oath of 
    office to Representative-elect Julia Carson.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT, [7JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [7JA]
H. Res. 12--
Resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [7JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [7JA]
H. Res. 13--
Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [7JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [7JA]
H. Res. 14--
Resolution electing Representative Sanders of Vermont to the Committees 
    on Banking and Financial Services and Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [7JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [7JA]
H. Res. 15--
Resolution concerning the implementation of the General Framework 
    Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, urging continued and 
    increased support for the efforts of the International Criminal 
    Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to bring to justice the 
    perpetrators of gross violations of international law in the former 
    Yugoslavia, and urging support for democratic forces in all of the 
    countries emerging from the former Yugoslavia; 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. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
    Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Markey), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [4MR], [11MR], [14MY], [10JN], [9JY]
H. Res. 16--
Resolution to establish a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs; to 
    the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. KING of New York, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [10AP], [8JY], [10JY], [24JY], [3SE], [5SE], 
    [15SE], [25SE], [7NO]
H. Res. 17--
Resolution calling upon, and requesting that the President call upon, 
    all Americans to recognize and appreciate the historical 
    significance and the heroic human endeavor and sacrifice of the 
    people of Crete during World War II, and commending the PanCretan 
    Association of America; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Coyne), [9JA]
H. Res. 18--
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, [9JA]
H. Res. 19--
Resolution for the approval of regulations of the Office of Compliance 
    under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 relating to the 
    application of chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code; to the 
    Committees on House Oversight; Education and the Workforce, for a 
    period to be 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. McHale), [9JA]
H. Res. 20--
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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR]
H. Res. 21--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to withholding U.S. financial support from the United 
    Nations unless that organization adopts certain reforms; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [20MR], [9AP]
H. Res. 22--
Resolution congratulating the people of India on the occasion of the 
    50th anniversary of their nation's independence; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Pallone), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE], [25FE], [27FE], [10MR], [20MR], 
    [21MR], [9AP], [24AP], [17JY]
H. Res. 23--
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 (for himself and Mr. Smith of Michigan), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4FE], [11FE], [25FE], [21MR], [7MY], [7JN]
H. Res. 24--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to reduce 
    the number of programs covered by each regular appropriations bill; 
    to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [9JA]
H. Res. 25--
Resolution designating membership on certain standing committees of the 
    House.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [9JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [9JA]
H. Res. 26--
Resolution requiring the House of Representatives to take any 
    legislative 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, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [8AP], [18JN], [8JY], [11JY], [17JY], [9SE], 
    [28OC], [7NO]
H. Res. 27--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow 
    each Member to designate one bill introduced by such Member to be 
    the subject of a committee vote; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Filner, and Ms. 
    Lofgren), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [1MY], [16MY]
H. Res. 28--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    programs based upon the premise that ``Ebonics'' is a legitimate 
    language should not receive Federal funds; to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KING of New York, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [5FE], [13FE]
H. Res. 29--
Resolution expressing the intentions of the House of Representatives 
    concerning the universal service provisions of the 
    Telecommunications Act of 1996 as they relate to telecommunications 
    services to Native Americans, including Alaskan Natives; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself and Mr. Miller of California), [9JA]
H. Res. 30--
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. Hoekstra, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    Stearns, and Mr. Metcalf), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21JA], [4FE], [12FE], [6MR], [11MR], [20MR], [20MY]
H. Res. 31--
Resolution in the matter of Representative Newt Gingrich.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [21JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [21JA]
H. Res. 32--
Resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [21JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [21JA]
H. Res. 33--
Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [21JA]

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  Agreed to in the House, [21JA]
H. Res. 34--
Resolution to establish a select committee to investigate CIA 
    involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras; to the Committee 
    on Rules.
  By Ms. WATERS, [21JA]
H. Res. 35--
Resolution expressing the condolences of the House on the death of the 
    Honorable Frank Tejeda.
  By Mr. GONZALEZ, [4FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [4FE]
H. Res. 36--
Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [5FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [5FE]
H. Res. 37--
Resolution authorizing the House of Representatives to participate in 
    State and local government transit programs pursuant to section 7905 
    of title 5, United States Code; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Norton, 
    Mr. Leach, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Markey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Knollenberg, 
    Mr. Borski, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Engel, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
    Foglietta, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. LaFalce), 
    [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [26FE], [27FE], [12MR], [19MR], [15AP], [30AP], 
    [8MY], [13MY], [20MY], [22MY], [4JN], [12JN], [20JN], [8JY], [10JY], 
    [11JY], [15JY], [16JY], [23JY], [24JY], [25JY], [28JY], [29JY], 
    [30JY], [3SE], [5SE], [17SE], [22OC], [23OC], [24OC], [30OC], 
    [31OC], [13NO]
H. Res. 38--
Resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the outstanding achievements of NetDay; to the Committee 
    on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. JACKSON-LEE (for herself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Schumer, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Stabenow, 
    and Mr. Ford), [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [13MR], [21MR], [29AP], [24JN]
H. Res. 39--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to afford 
    witnesses greater freedom to provide information to House committees 
    by eliminating current administrative requirements; to the Committee 
    on Rules.
  By Mr. SKAGGS, [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [11MR], [18MR], [15AP], [29AP]
H. Res. 40--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House concerning the need for 
    accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for women between 
    the ages of 40 and 49; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [5FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [26FE], [20MR]
H. Res. 41--
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, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania), [5FE]
H. Res. 42--
Resolution designating minority membership to certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. BOSWELL, [6FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [6FE]
H. Res. 43--
Resolution electing Representative Ray LaHood of Illinois to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [6FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [6FE]
H. Res. 44--
Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD, [10FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [10FE]
H. Res. 45--
Resolution to honor 1996 Nobel Peace Prize recipients Bishop Carlos 
    Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta, and to express support for 
    the process of building a just and lasting peace in East Timor; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Porter), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [12MR], [21MY], [13NO]
H. Res. 46--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 581) to amend 
    the Public Law 104-208 to provide that the President may make funds 
    appropriated for population planning and other population assistance 
    available on March 1, 1997, subject to restrictions on assistance to 
    foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions.
  By Mr. GOSS, [11FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-3), [11FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [13FE]
H. Res. 47--
Resolution providing for consideration of the 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.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [11FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-4), [11FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [12FE]
H. Res. 48--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    concerning the need for further studies and accurate guidelines 
    regarding the use of mammograms and other technology to screen women 
    between the ages of 40 and 49 for breast cancer; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Ms. Dunn of Washington (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Molinari, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. 
    Christian-Green, Mrs. Carson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Burton 
    of Indiana, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Frost, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sessions, Ms. DeGette, Mr. King of New 
    York, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    McGovern, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, and Mr. Ramstad), [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12FE], [13FE], [25FE], [27FE], [6MR], [18MR], 
    [21MR]
H. Res. 49--
Resolution expressing appreciation for the life and service of 
    Ambassador Pamela C. Harriman; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. Manzullo), [11FE]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [13FE]
H. Res. 50--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    aviators who meet the qualification standards of the Air Forces 
    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, [11FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [8JY]
H. Res. 51--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on the 
    Judiciary in the 105th Congress; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. HYDE, [12FE]
H. Res. 52--
Resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida, [12FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [12FE]
H. Res. 53--
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 of New York (for herself, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Fattah, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    Miller of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, 
    Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Jackson-Lee), [12FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP]
H. Res. 54--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Small 
    Business in the 105th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. TALENT, [12FE]
H. Res. 55--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on House 
    Oversight in the 105th Congress; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [12FE]
H. Res. 56--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Resources in the 105th Congress; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [13FE]
H. Res. 57--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    National Security in the 105th Congress; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Dellums), [13FE]
H. Res. 58--
Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [13FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [13FE]
H. Res. 59--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Intelligence in the 105th Congress; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. GOSS, [13FE]
H. Res. 60--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs in the 105th Congress; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans), [13FE]
H. Res. 61--
Resolution to provide for independent investigations and factfinding for 
    ethics investigations; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. HAMILTON (for himself and Mr. Dreier), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [30AP], [8MY]
H. Res. 62--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Standards of Official Conduct in the 105th Congress; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself and Mr. Berman), [13FE]
H. Res. 63--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Ways 
    and Means in the 105th Congress; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [13FE]
H. Res. 64--
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 and Mr. Luther, and Mr. 
    McHale), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [25FE], [5MR], [12MR], [1MY], [16SE]
H. Res. 65--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight in the 105th Congress; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [13FE]
H. Res. 66--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    International Relations in the 105th Congress; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [13FE]
H. Res. 67--
Resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives 
    concerning actions that the President of the United States should 
    take to resolve the dispute between the Allied Pilots Associations 
    and American Airlinest
  By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Frost, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
    Brady), [13FE]
H. Res. 68--
Resolution stating the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States 
    of America and Japan is essential for furthering the security 
    interests of the United States, Japan, and the nations of the Asia-
    Pacific region, and that the people of Okinawa deserve recognition 
    for

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    their contributions toward ensuring the treaty's implementation; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HAMILTON (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Berman), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [11MR]
H. Res. 69--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services in the 105th Congress; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. LEACH, [13FE]
H. Res. 70--
Resolution to establish a select committee to investigate CIA 
    involvement in the financing, distribution, and promulgation of 
    crack cocaine and the use of any proceeds to support the Contras; to 
    the Committee on Rules.
  By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD, [13FE]
H. Res. 71--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure in the 105th Congress; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. SHUSTER, [13FE]
H. Res. 72--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Agriculture in the 105th Congress; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. SMITH of Oregon, [13FE]
H. Res. 73--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Rules 
    in the 105th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Moakley), [13FE]
H. Res. 74--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Commerce in the 105th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. BLILEY, [25FE]
H. Res. 75--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce in the 105th Congress; to the Committee 
    on House Oversight.
  By Mr. GOODLING, [25FE]
H. Res. 76--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    concerning the human rights situation in the People's Republic of 
    China as it relates to China's position in the international 
    community and encouraging the United States, in conjunction with 
    other members of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights, to work with 
    China to promote the improvement of human rights; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. PORTER, [25FE]
H. Res. 77--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Science in the 105th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER, [26FE]
H. Res. 78--
Resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. PAPPAS, [26FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [26FE]
H. Res. 79--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    discourage frivolous ethics complaints; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [26FE]
H. Res. 80--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on the 
    Budget in the 105th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. KASICH, [26FE]
H. Res. 81--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    International Relations in the 105th Congress; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [5MR]
H. Res. 82--
Resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. LaHOOD, [5MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [5MR]
H. Res. 83--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    Federal commitment to biomedical research should be increased 
    substantially over the next 5 years; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Gilman, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Stearns, and Mr. Porter), [5MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9AP], [30AP], [3JN], [25JN], [15JY], [3SE], [17SE], 
    [24OC], [13NO]
H. Res. 84--
Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. WISE, [6MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [6MR]
H. Res. 85--
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, [6MR]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [6MR]
H. Res. 86--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight in the 105th Congress; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [6MR]
H. Res. 87--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    United States and the United Nations should condemn coral reef 
    fisheries that are harmful to coral reef ecosystems and promote the 
    development of sustainable coral reef fishing practices worldwide; 
    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. MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Maloney of New 
    York, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Stark, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Porter, and Mr. Ehlers), [10MR]
H. Res. 88--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 852) 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.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [11MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-15), [11MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [13MR]
H. Res. 89--
Resolution requesting the President to submit a budget for fiscal year 
    1998 that would balance the Federal budget by fiscal year 2002 
    without relying on budgetary contingencies; to the Committee on the 
    Budget.
  By Mr. SUNUNU (for himself, Ms. Granger, and Mr. Pitts), [11MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [12MR]
H. Res. 90--
Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 89) 
    requesting the President to submit a budget for fiscal year 1998 
    that would balance the Federal budget by fiscal year 2002 without 
    relying on budgetary contingencies.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [11MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-18), [11MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [12MR]
H. Res. 91--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of certain committees of 
    the House of Representatives in the 105th Congress; to the Committee 
    on House Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [11MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-30), [17MR]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [21MR]
H. Res. 92--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    Bureau of Labor Statistics alone should make any adjustments, if any 
    are needed, to the methodology used to determine the Consumer Price 
    Index; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, and Mr. Gonzalez), [12MR]
H. Res. 93--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    Bureau of Labor Statistic alone should make any adjustments, if any 
    are needed, to the methodology used to determine the Consumer Price 
    Index; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania), [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP]
  Considered, [6MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [7MY]
H. Res. 94--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 412) to approve 
    a settlement agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and the 
    Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District.
  By Mr. HASTINGS, [12MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-19), [12MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [18MR]
H. Res. 95--
Resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 58) disapproving the certification of the President under 
    section 490(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 regarding 
    foreign assistance for Mexico during fiscal year 1997.
  By Mr. GOSS, [12MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-20), [12MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [13MR]
H. Res. 96--
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. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Yates, Mr. Olver, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Ms. Harman, and Mr. Payne), [12MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [17AP], [29AP], [14MY], [20MY], [19JN], 
    [4SE], [7OC], [9OC]
H. Res. 97--
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, [13MR]
H. Res. 98--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to limits in any bilateral or multilateral agreement on 
    certain missile defense systems of the United States; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Pickett, Mr. McHale, 
    Mr. Murtha, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Taylor 
    of Mississippi, Mr. Spence, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Condit, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
    Mr. Hyde, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Bono, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Riley, Mr. Stump, Mr. Everett, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Cox of 
    California, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Scarborough, 
    Mr. Sisisky, Ms. Harman, Mr. Royce, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hansen, 
    Mr. Stenholm, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Talent, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
    Istook), [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MR], [19MR], [21MR], [8AP], [16AP]
H. Res. 99--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to amend the 
    Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for 
    employees in the private sector.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [18MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-31), [18MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [19MR]
H. Res. 100--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1122) to amend 
    title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [19MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-32), [19MR]

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  Agreed to in the House, [20MR]
H. Res. 101--
Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 91) 
    providing amounts for the expenses of certain committees of the 
    House of Representatives in the 105th Congress.
  By Mr. DREIER, [19MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-33), [19MR]
  Failed of passage, [20MR]
H. Res. 102--
Resolution providing amounts from the applicable accounts of the House 
    of Representatives for continuing expenses of certain standing and 
    select committees of the House from April 1, 1997, through May 2, 
    1997, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [20MR]
H. Res. 103--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    United States should maintain approximately 100,000 U.S. military 
    personnel in the Asia and Pacific region until such time as there is 
    a peaceful and permanent resolution to the major security and 
    political conflicts in the region; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Spence), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23AP], [30AP], [8MY], [13MY], [18JN]
H. Res. 104--
Resolution concerning the crises in Albania; to the Committee on 
    Inernational Relations.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Ms. Molinari), [20MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [7MY]
H. Res. 105--
Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 91) 
    providing amounts for the expenses of certain committees of the 
    House of Representatives in the 105th Congress.
  By Mr. DREIER, [20MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-41), [20MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [21MR]
H. Res. 106--
Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FILNER, [21MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [21MR]
H. Res. 107--
Resolution providing for consideration of motion to suspend the rules.
  By Mr. DREIER, [8AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-45), [8AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [9AP]
H. Res. 108--
Resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. MICA, [9AP]
H. Res. 109--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    American families deserve tax relief; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Doolittle, 
    Mr. Paul, Mr. Herger, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Quinn), 
    [9AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10AP], [15AP]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [15AP]
H. Res. 110--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    Departments of the Treasury, Defense, Commerce, and Labor should 
    take steps to assist in increasing the competitiveness of the U.S. 
    electronic interconnection industry; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce; National Security; Education and the Workforce, for 
    a period to be 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. Meehan, and Ms. Eshoo), 
    [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [17AP], [15MY], [17JY], [31JY]
H. Res. 111--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    income tax should be eliminated and replaced with a national sales 
    tax; 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. HEFLEY, [10AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [8MY], [8OC]
H. Res. 112--
Resolution providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
  By Mr. DREIER, [14AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-53), [14AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [16AP]
H. Res. 113--
Resolution providing for consideration of joint resolution (H.J. Res. 
    62) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
    with respect to tax limitations.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [14AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-54), [14AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [15AP]
H. Res. 114--
Resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. Linder, [16AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [16AP]
H. Res. 115--
Resolution concerning the promotion of peace, stability, and democracy 
    in Zaire; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kim, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, and Mr. Berman), [16AP]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House amended, [17AP]
H. Res. 116--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 400) to amend 
    title 35, United States Code, with respect to patents, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [16AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-56), [16AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [17AP]
H. Res. 117--
Resolution providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [16AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-57), [16AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [23AP]
H. Res. 118--
Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. RUSH, [16AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [16AP]
H. Res. 119--
Resolution providing for the mandatory implementation of the Office 
    Waste Recycling Program in the House of Representatives; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Porter, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Evans, Mr. Yates, Mr. Olver, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Mr. Torres, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Capps, Mr. Shays, and Ms. Jackson-Lee), 
    [16AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [12JN], [24JN], [24JY], [31JY], [5SE], [9NO]
H. Res. 120--
Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [17AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [17AP]
H. Res. 121--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the March 30, 1997, terrorist grenade attack in Cambodia; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Bereuter), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [21MY]
H. Res. 122--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Lazio of New 
    York, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. LaHood, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
    Riley), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24AP], [1MY], [15MY], [10JN], [8JY], [10JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [8NO]
H. Res. 123--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    postpone final House action on legislative branch appropriations for 
    any fiscal year until all other regular appropriations for that 
    fiscal year are enacted into law; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Davis of Virginia), [17AP]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY]
H. Res. 124--
Resolution expressing the sense of the Congress welcoming His Holiness 
    the XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet to the United States; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Mr. Porter), [23AP]
H. Res. 125--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1271) to 
    authorize the Federal Aviation Administration's research, 
    engineering, and development programs for fiscal years 1998 through 
    2000, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [23AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-70), [23AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [24AP]
H. Res. 126--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1273) to 
    authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the 
    National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [23AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-71), [23AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [24AP]
H. Res. 127--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1274) to 
    authorize appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and 
    Technology for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [23AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-72), [23AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [24AP]
H. Res. 128--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1275) to 
    authorize appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space 
    Administration for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [23AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-73), [23AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [24AP]
H. Res. 129--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of certain committees of 
    the House of Representatives in the 105th Congress; to the Committee 
    on House Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [24AP]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-79), [28AP]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [1MY]
H. Res. 130--
Resolution providing for a lump sum allowance for the Corrections 
    Calendar Office.
  By Mr. GUTKNECHT, [24AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [24AP]
H. Res. 131--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    Federal commitment to early childhood development programs should be 
    supported by sufficient funding to meet the needs of infants and 
    toddlers in the areas of health, nutrition, education, and child 
    care; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Markey, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Clement, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Sawyer, Mr. Conyers, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Olver, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    Weygand, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Pallone, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Ford, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Borski, Mr. Clay, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, 
    Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Allen, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Moran of 
    Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Flake, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Bonior), 
    [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29AP], [4JN], [28JY]

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H. Res. 132--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives against 
    reductions in Social Security benefits and arbitrary reductions in 
    the Consumer Price Index; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 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. Waters, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Pallone, 
    Mr. Dellums, Mr. Filner, and Ms. Christian-Green), [24AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY]
H. Res. 133--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to repeal 
    the United States Housing Act of 1937, deregulate the public housing 
    program and the program for rental housing assistance for low-income 
    facilities, and increase community control over such programs, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [29AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-81), [29AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [30AP]
H. Res. 134--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 867) to promote 
    the adoption of children in foster care.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [29AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-82), [29AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [30AP]
H. Res. 135--
Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit 
    disabled individuals who have access to the House floor to bring 
    supporting services; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
    Moakley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
    Tierney, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. McCarthy of 
    New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Boswell, 
    Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Pascrell), [29AP]
  Cosponsors added, [18JN], [4SE], [4NO]
H. Res. 136--
Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 129) 
    providing amounts for the expenses of certain committees of the 
    House of Representatives in the 105th Congress.
  By Mr. LINDER, [30AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-84), [30AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [1MY]
H. Res. 137--
Resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, [30AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [30AP]
H. Res. 138--
Resolution expressing the resolve of Congress to take an active role in 
    eliminating racism; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
    Furse, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Frost, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Towns, 
    Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Manton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Owens, Ms. Carson, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clay, and 
    Mr. Portman), [30AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6MY], [8MY], [19MY], [21MY], [30MY], [4JN], [18JN]
H. Res. 139--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    Department of Education, States, and local education agencies should 
    spend a greater percentage of Federal education tax dollars in our 
    children's classrooms; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Istook, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Snowbarger, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Chabot, 
    Mr. Solomon, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
    Herger, and Mr. Hayworth), [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20MY], [22MY], [3JN], [5JN], [12JN], [20JN], [9JY], 
    [11JY], [16JY], [21JY], [23JY], [30JY], [3SE], [4SE], [8SE], [9SE], 
    [10SE], [17SE], [18SE], [23SE], [25SE], [1OC], [7OC], [24OC], [28OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 105-349), [28OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [29OC]
H. Res. 140--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    ``Sugar'' Ray Robinson should be recognized for his athletic 
    achievements and commitment to young people; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [1MY]
H. Res. 141--
Resolution waiving clause 2(b) of rule XXII to permit introduction and 
    consideration of a certain bill; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. YATES, [1MY]
H. Res. 142--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 478) to amend 
    the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve the ability of 
    individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to comply with 
    that Act in building, operating, maintaining, or repairing flood 
    control projects, facilities, or structures.
  By Mr. LINDER, [6MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-88), [6MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [7MY]
H. Res. 143--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3) to combat 
    violent youth crime and increase accountability for juvenile 
    criminal offenses.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [6MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-89), [6MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [7MY]
H. Res. 144--
Resolution to express support for the bicentennial of the Lewis and 
    Clark expedition; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [6MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14MY], [22MY], [17JN], [26JN], [29JY], [7NO], 
    [13NO]
H. Res. 145--
Resolution providing for the concurrence of the House with the amendment 
    of the Senate to H.R. 914, with amendments.
  By Mr. McKEON, [13MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [13MY]
H. Res. 146--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1469) making 
    emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural 
    disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in 
    Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [13MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-96), [13MY]
  Failed of passage, [14MY]
H. Res. 147--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    House of Representatives should participate in and support 
    activities to provide decent homes for the people of the United 
    States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. LEWIS of California (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Gephardt, 
    Mr. Stokes, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and 
    Ms. Norton), [13MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [20MY]
H. Res. 148--
Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [14MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [14MY]
H. Res. 149--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1469) making 
    emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural 
    disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in 
    Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [14MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-97), [14MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [15MY]
H. Res. 150--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1385) to 
    consolidate, coordiante, and improve employment, training, literacy, 
    and vocational rehabilitation programs in the United States, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [15MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-98), [15MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [16MY]
H. Res. 151--
Resolution to encourage consumers to consult with their pharmacists in 
    connection with the purchase and use of over-the-counter drug 
    products; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Berry, and Mr. Watkins), [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [3JN], [18JN], [17JY]
H. Res. 152--
Resolution providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. 
    Con. Res. 84) establishing the congressional budget for the U.S. 
    Government for fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate 
    budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [19MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-102), [19MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [20MY]
H. Res. 153--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 408) 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.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [20MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-103), [20MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [21MY]
H. Res. 154--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House that the Nation's children 
    are its most valuable assets and that their protection should be the 
    Nation's highest priority; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COLLINS, [20MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-160), [26JN]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [8JY]
H. Res. 155--
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. GOSS, [21MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-107), [21MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [22MY]
H. Res. 156--
Resolution relating to the disposition of Senate amendments to the 
    concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 84) establishing the 
    congressional budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal year 1998 
    and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
    1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [22MY]
H. Res. 157--
Resolution congratulating the people of India and Pakistan on the 
    occasion of the 50th anniversary of their nations' independence; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Gilman, 
    Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Stearns), [22MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25JY]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [31JY]
H. Res. 158--
Resolution to express the support of the House of Representatives for 
    programs such as the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial 
    Literacy; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. DREIER, [22MY]
H. Res. 159--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1757) to 
    consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize 
    appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for 
    fiscal years 1998 and 1999 and for other purposes, and for 
    consideration of the bill (H.R. 1758) to ensure that the enlargement 
    of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] proceeds in a 
    manner consistent with the United States interests, to strengthen 
    relations between the United States and Russia, to preserve the 
    prerogatives of the Congress with respect to certain arms control 
    agreements, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [3JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-115), [3JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [4JN]
H. Res. 160--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 84) establishing 
    the congressional budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal year 
    1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
    1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [4JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-117), [4JN]

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  Agreed to in the House, [5JN]
H. Res. 161--
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 Mrs. MYRICK, [4JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-118), [4JN]
  Laid on the table (pursuant to H. Res. 169), [19JN]
H. Res. 162--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 1469) making emergency supplemental 
    appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas 
    peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [5JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-120), [5JN]
  Laid on the table (pursuant to H. Res. 169), [19JN]
H. Res. 163--
Resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 54) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
    States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration 
    of the flag of the United States.
  By By Mr. SOLOMON, [10JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-126), [10JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [12JN]
H. Res. 164--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 437) to 
    reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [10JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-127), [10JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [18JN]
H. Res. 165--
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. GOSS, [11JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-128), [11JN]
  Laid on the table (pursuant to H. Res. 169), [19JN]
H. Res. 166--
Resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives 
    concerning violence on television; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. 
    Roukema, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Solomon, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Lipinski), [12JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY], [24JY], [1AU]
H. Res. 167--
Resolution providing special investigative authorities for the Committee 
    on Government Reform and Oversight; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [17JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-139), [19JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [20JN]
H. Res. 168--
Resolution to implement the recommendations of the bipartisan House 
    Ethics Reform Task Force; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. Livingston (for himself and Mr. Cardin), [18JN]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [18SE]
H. Res. 169--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1119) to 
    authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [18JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-137), [18JN]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [19JN]
H. Res. 170--
Resolution expressing support for a National Day of Unity in response to 
    the President's call for a national dialog on race; to the Committee 
    on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Waters, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Torres), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [28JY]
H. Res. 171--
Resolution to urge the Federal Communications Commission to commence an 
    inquiry on distilled spirits advertising on television and radio; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Markey, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Dellums, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Norton, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Rush), 
    [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [28JY], [3SE], [16SE], [1OC], [8NO]
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.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Costello, Mr. Davis of 
    Illinois, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Poshard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Weller, Mr. Yates, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Shimkus, and 
    Mr. Jackson), [19JN]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [7NO]
H. Res. 173--
Resolution honoring the inaugural season of the U.S. women's 
    professional basketball leagues; to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce.
  By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Ms. Christian-Green), [20JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JY], [22JY], [31JY]
H. Res. 174--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2015) to 
    provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and (c) of 
    section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
    year 1998, and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2014) to provide 
    for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 
    105 of the concurrent resolution.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [24JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-152), [24JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [25JN]
H. Res. 175--
Resolution expressing concern over the outbreak of violence in the 
    Republic of Congo and the resulting threat to scheduled elections 
    and constitutional government in that country; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Chabot), 
    [25JN]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [22JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [28JY]
H. Res. 176--
Resolution providing for consideration of a concurrent resolution 
    providing for adjournment of the House and Senate for the 
    Independence Day district work period.
  By Mr. LINDER, [25JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-154), [25JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [26JN]
H. Res. 177--
Resolution prohibiting any personal staff employee of a Member of the 
    House of Representatives from holding a paid position in the 
    campaign of the employing Member; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. GOODLATE, [26JN]
H. Res. 178--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2016) 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. MYRICK, [26JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-156), [26JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [8JY]
H. Res. 179--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1775) to 
    authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 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, [8JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-172), [8JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [9JY]
H. Res. 180--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 858) to direct 
    the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot project on 
    designated lands within Plumas, Lassen and Tahoe National Forest in 
    the State of California to demonstrate the effectiveness of the 
    resource management activities proposed by the Quincy Library Group 
    and to amend current land and resource management plans for these 
    national forests to consider the incorporation of these resource 
    management activities.
  By Mr. DREIER, [8JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-173), [8JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [9JY]
H. Res. 181--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2107) making 
    appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
    agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [9JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-174), [9JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [10JY]
H. Res. 182--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding marches in Northern Ireland; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. King of New York, 
    Mr. Manton, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Menendez, 
    and Mr. Gilman), [9JY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JY], [15JY], [23JY]
H. Res. 183--
Resolution honoring the life of Betty Shabazz; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [10JY]
  Cosponsors added, [25JY], [30JY]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [31JY]
H. Res. 184--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2158) making 
    appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
    and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 
    commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [14JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-180), [14JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [15JY]
  Laid on the table, [24JY]
H. Res. 185--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2159) making 
    appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
    programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [15JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-184), [15JY]
H. Res. 186--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow 
    proxy voting in committees when a Member is engaged in official 
    business in the District of Columbia; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Lipinski, 
    Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Christian-Green, and Mr. 
    Rangel), [15JY]
H. Res. 187--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1853) to amend 
    the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act.
  By Mr. STUMP, [16JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-187), [16JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [17JY]
H. Res. 188--
Resolution urging the executive branch to take action regarding the 
    acquisition by Iran of C-802 cruise missiles; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Smith of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Cox of California, and Mr. Markey), [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [25JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-304), [6OC]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [6NO]
H. Res. 189--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2169) making 
    appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
    agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
    other purposes.

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  By Mrs. MYRICK, [17JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-189), [17JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [23JY]
H. Res. 190--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    Taiwan should be admitted to the World Trade Organization without 
    making such admission conditional on the previous or simultaneous 
    admission of the People's Republic of China to the WTO; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COX of California (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Gilman, 
    Mr. Spence, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Rohrabacher), [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23JY], [9SE], [24SE], [21OC]
H. Res. 191--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the interference of the European Commission in the merger 
    of the Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. White, Mr. McDermott, 
    Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Dreier, Ms. Harman, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
    Mr. Matsui, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Lewis of California), [21JY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [22JY]
H. Res. 192--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2003) to reform 
    the budget process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
    agreement of 1997.
  By Mr. GOSS, [22JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-195), [22JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [23JY]
H. Res. 193--
Resolution providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2160) 
    making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
    Drug Administration, and related agencies programs.
  By Mr. HASTINGS, [22JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-197), [22JY]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [23JY]
H. Res. 194--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2203) making 
    appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. HASTINGS, [23JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-198), [23JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [24JY]
H. Res. 195--
Resolution concerning the crisis in Cambodia; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Porter, 
    Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Leach), [23JY]
  Cosponsors added, [25JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [28JY]
H. Res. 196--
Resolution designating majority membership to certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [23JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [23JY]
H. Res. 197--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2209) making 
    appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [24JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-202), [24JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [25JY]
H. Res. 198--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2266) making 
    appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [28JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-213), [28JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [29JY]
H. Res. 199--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2264) making 
    appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
    Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [28JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-214), [28JY]
H. Res. 200--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    Federal Government should not withhold universal service support 
    payments; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Markey, and Ms. Lofgren), [28JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [7OC]
H. Res. 201--
Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect 
    to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Commitee 
    on Rules.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [29JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-216), [29JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [30JY]
H. Res. 202--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2015) to provide for reconciliation 
    pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the 
    concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [30JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-218), [30JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [30JY]
H. Res. 203--
Resolution providing for consideration of a joint resolution waiving 
    certain enrollment requirements with respect to two specified bills 
    of the 105th Congress.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [30JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-219), [30JY]
H. Res. 204--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a 
    postage stamp should be issued in honor of Samantha Smith; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BALDACCI, [30JY]
H. Res. 205--
Resolution calling for the prosecution of Pol Pot for crimes against 
    humanity; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. LAMPSON, [30JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5NO]
H. Res. 206--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2014) to provide for reconciliation 
    pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the 
    concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
  By Mr. DREIER, [31JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-221), [31JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [31JY]
H. Res. 207--
Resolution electing the Chief Administrative Officer of the U.S. House 
    of Representatives.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [31JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [31JY]
H. Res. 208--
Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [31JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [31JY]
H. Res. 209--
Resolution amending the rules of the House of Representatives to take 
    away the power of the Committee on Rules to report rules or orders 
    waiving the germaneness requirement; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, [31JY]
H. Res. 210--
Resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives on 
    consideration of comprehensive campaign finance reform; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [31JY]
H. Res. 211--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory 
    to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the 
    U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG, [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [24OC], [29OC], [5NO], [7NO], [13NO]
H. Res. 212--
Resolution recognizing suicide as a national problem, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Mr. Berry, Mr. Capps, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clement, Mr. Evans, 
    Mr. Flake, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wexler, and 
    Mr. Wynn), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [7OC], [13NO]
H. Res. 213--
Resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. PEASE, [1AU]
  Agreed to in the House, [1AU]
H. Res. 214--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    Department of Education should suspend any and all planning, 
    development, implementation, or administration of any national 
    testing proposal in reading, mathematics, or any other subject area 
    until Congress provides specific, explicit statutory authority; to 
    the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Petri, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Sam Johnson, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Graham, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, 
    Mr. Paul, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Deal 
    of Georgia, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hefley, 
    Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Chambliss), [1AU]
  Cosponsors added, [4SE], [5SE], [9SE]
H. Res. 215--
Resolution recognizing the successful struggle of the people of Jamaica 
    for their nation's independence; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [1AU]
H. Res. 216--
Resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to Marcus 
    Garvey; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [1AU]
H. Res. 217--
Resolution recognizing the important contributions made by Americans of 
    Austrian heritage; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Gilman), [3SE]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [24SE]
H. Res. 218--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a 
    commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Ava 
    Gardner; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. ETHERIDGE, [3SE]
H. Res. 219--
Resolution expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on 
    the tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Fawell, Ms. 
    Carson, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
    Mr. McGovern, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Istook, Mr. Shays, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Myrick, 
    Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Riley, Mr. Miller of California, 
    Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hostettler, 
    Mr. Goodling, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Wise, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Parker, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Graham, 
    Mr. Traficant, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Hansen, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Goss, Mr. Cook, Mr. Hefley, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
    Roemer, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Jones, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cox of 
    California, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Hill, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Capps, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, and Mr. Spence), [4SE]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [4SE]
H. Res. 220--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to the failure of the Executive to take care that the laws 
    be faithfully executed; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Whitfield,

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    Mr. Livingston, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Kingston, Mrs. Cubin, and Mrs. 
    Linda Smith of Washington), [4SE]
  Cosponsors added, [5SE], [9SE], [16SE]
H. Res. 221--
Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [5SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [5SE]
H. Res. 222--
Resolution for the relief of Vince Munoz, Governor of the Tribal Council 
    of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and all other enrolled members of the 
    Ysleta del Sur Pueblo; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. REYES, [5SE]
H. Res. 223--
Resolution concerning the death of Mother Teresa; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey), [9SE]
H. Res. 224--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    Secretary of Agriculture should establish a temporary emergency 
    minimum milk price that is equitable to all producers nationwide and 
    that provides price relief to economically distressed milk 
    producers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. McDade, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kind of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
    Sandlin, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Barcia of 
    Michigan, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Hinojosa, 
    Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Klink), [9SE]
  Cosponsors added, [11SE], [17SE], [26SE], [1OC], [2OC], [7OC], [9OC], 
    [23OC], [30OC], [7NO], [13NO]
H. Res. 225--
Resolution urging the President to make clear to the People's Republic 
    of China the commitment of the American people to security and 
    democracy on Taiwan; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Cox of California, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Royce), [9SE]
H. Res. 226--
Resolution expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on 
    the death of Mother Teresa of Calcutta; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mrs. NORTHUP (for herself, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. Menendez), 
    [10SE]
  Cosponsors added, [11SE]
H. Res. 227--
Resolution expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on 
    the death of Mother Teresa of Calcutta; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Bliley, Mr. John, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Emerson, 
    Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Gilman), [11SE]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [11SE]
H. Res. 228--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2016) making appropriations for military 
    construction, family housing, and base realignement and closure for 
    thr Department of Defence for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
    1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [11SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-248), [11SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [16SE]
H. Res. 229--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit 
    admission of ex-Members of the House of Representatives to the House 
    floor and rooms leading thereto in certain instances where personal 
    or pecuniary interests are involved; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Meehan, 
    Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Gejdenson, and 
    Mr. Farr of California), [11SE]
  Cosponsors added, [17SE], [7OC]
H. Res. 230--
Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 168) 
    to implement the recommendations of the bipartisan House Ethics 
    Reform Task Force.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [17SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-250), [17SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [18SE]
H. Res. 231--
A resolution urging the President to make clear to the Government of the 
    Socialist Republic of Vietnam the commitment of the American people 
    in support of democracy and religious and economic freedom for the 
    people of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Royce, 
    Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Burton of Indiana), [17SE]
  Cosponsors added, [24OC], [29OC], [13NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [13NO]
H. Res. 232--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2160) making appropriations for 
    Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
    related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
    1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [18SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-255), [18SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [6OC]
H. Res. 233--
A resolution relating to a question of the privileges of the House.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ, [18SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [18SE]
H. Res. 234--
A resolution congratulating the city of Gonzales, CA, on the 50th 
    anniversary of its incorporation and recognizing the contribution of 
    the city's residents to the Nation; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FARR of California, [18SE]
H. Res. 235--
Resolution expressing support for the goals of National Mammography Day; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Ballenger, 
    Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Bono, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Camp, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
    Cannon, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Coburn, Mr. Condit, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cramer, 
    Ms. Danner, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. 
    Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, 
    Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Green, 
    Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
    Holden, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Jenkins, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Lazio of New York, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Mica, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. Pickering, 
    Mr. Pitts, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riley, 
    Mr. Rogan, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Salmon, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
    Bob Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Linda Smith 
    of Washington, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
    Talent, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
    Walsh, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wolf, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Weller), [18SE]
  Cosponsors added, [23SE], [26SE], [1OC], [6OC], [8OC], [9OC], [21OC], 
    [12NO]
H. Res. 236--
A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives on 
    consideration of comprehensive campaign finance reform; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Mr. Farr of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Woolsey, and 
    Mrs. Maloney of New York), [18SE]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
H. Res. 237--
Resolution to limit the access of lobbyists to the Hall of the House, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Torres, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. Furse, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Rush, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Olver, Mr. Luther, 
    Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Engel, Mr. Green, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Vento, and 
    Mr. Shays), [18SE]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
H. Res. 238--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2209) making appropriations for the 
    Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [23SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-263), [23SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [24SE]
H. Res. 239--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2267) making 
    appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
    the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [23SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-264), [23SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [24SE]
H. Res. 240--
Resolution recognizing Hispanic culture in the United States; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PASTOR, [23SE]
H. Res. 241--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the Senate should act swiftly and expeditiously to give its advice 
    and consent to ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Leach, Ms. Furse, Mr. Abercrombie, 
    Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Capps, Ms. 
    Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, 
    Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr 
    of California, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Greenwood, 
    Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
    Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
    Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
    Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
    Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, 
    Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
    McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Porter, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Price of North 
    Carolina, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, 
    Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, 
    Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Vento, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
    Yates), [23SE]

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H. Res. 242--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2266) makinng appropriations for the 
    Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
    anf for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [24SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-267), [24SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [25SE]
H. Res. 243--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 901) to 
    preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public lands and 
    acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve State 
    sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands 
    surrounding those public lands and acquired lands.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [24SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-268), [24SE]
  Laid on the table, [7OC]
H. Res. 244--
Resolution demanding that the Office of the United States Attorney for 
    the Central District of California file criminal charges against 
    Hermandad Mexicana Nacional for failure to comply with a valid 
    subpoena under the Federal Contested Elections Act; 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 Mr. THOMAS, [25SE]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [30SE]
H. Res. 245--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in 
    support of a free and fair referendum on self-determination for the 
    people of Western Sahara; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Menendez, and 
    Mr. Payne), [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [9NO]
H. Res. 246--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House denouncing and rejecting a 
    resolution adopted by Foreign Ministers of the Arab League urging 
    the easing of United Nations sanctions against Libya which were 
    imposed because of Libya's refusal to surrender individuals on its 
    territory who are wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist 
    bombing of Pan Am Flight 103; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Levin, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
    Schumer, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Wexler), [26SE]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC], [13NO]
H. Res. 247--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors leading to the House floor 
    and in the Rayburn room; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Allen, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Wexler, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Forbes, and Mr. Salmon), [26SE]
  Cosponsors added, [30SE], [1OC], [21OC], [29OC]
H. Res. 248--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    India should be a permanent member of the United Nations Security 
    Council; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Horn, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
    Filner, and Mr. Sherman), [26SE]
  Cosponsors added, [24OC]
H. Res. 249--
Resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [29SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [29SE]
H. Res. 250--
Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [29SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [29SE]
H. Res. 251--
Resolution expressing support for the goals of America Recycles Day; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Gejdenson, and 
    Mr. Gilchrest), [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO], [9NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H. Res. 252--
Resolution urging the President to make clear to the People's Republic 
    of China, the commitment of the American people to security and 
    democracy on the Republic of China on Taiwan; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Cox of California, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Royce), [29SE]
H. Res. 253--
Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 244) 
    demanding that the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central 
    District of California file criminal charges against Hermandad 
    Mexicana Nacional for failure to comply with a valid subpoena under 
    the Federal Contested Elections Act.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [29SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-280), [29SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [30SE]
H. Res. 254--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2203) making appropriations for energy and 
    water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. PRYCE of Ohio, [29SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-281), [29SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [30SE]
H. Res. 255--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1370) to 
    reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
  By Mr. DREIER, [29SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-282), [29SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [30SE]
H. Res. 256--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1127) to amend 
    the Antiquities Act to require an Act of Congress and the 
    concurrence of the Governor and State legislature for the 
    establishment by the President of national monuments in excess of 
    5,000 acres.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [29SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-283), [29SE]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [1OC]
H. Res. 257--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 901) to 
    preserve the sovereignty of the United States, and to preserve State 
    sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands 
    surrounding those public lands and acquired lands.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [1OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-288), [1OC]
  Laid on the table, [7OC]
H. Res. 258--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 629) to grant 
    the consent of the Congress to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
    Disposal Compact.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [6OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-299), [6OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [7OC]
H. Res. 259--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) amending 
    the Federal Elections Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing 
    of campaigns for election for Federal office, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. BAESLER (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
    Cramer, Ms. Danner, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
    John, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Minge, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
    Sanchez, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Tauscher, and 
    Mr. Taylor of Mississippi), [6OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9OC], [22OC]
  Discharge petition filed, [24OC]
H. Res. 260--
Resolution condemning the Nigerian dictatorship for its abuse of United 
    States Ambassador Walter Carrington; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Clay, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mr. Payne, Mr. Flake, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Towns, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Thompson, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Mollohan, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Davis of Florida, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Wise, Mr. Ortiz, 
    Mr. Green, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Gordon, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
    of Texas, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Ms. Furse, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Ford, Mr. Strickland, 
    Mr. Menendez, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Evans, 
    Mr. Poshard, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Scott, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
    Jackson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Harman, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Farr of 
    California, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
    Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Condit, Mr. Boyd, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Ms. Danner, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon), [6OC]
H. Res. 261--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2158) making appropriations for the 
    Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, 
    and for sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and 
    offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [7OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-311), [7OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [8OC]
H. Res. 262--
Resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the 
    bill (H.R. 1122) to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban 
    partial-birth abortions.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [7OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-312), [7OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [8OC]
H. Res. 263--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2169) making appropriations for the 
    Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [8OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-314), [8OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [9OC]
H. Res. 264--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2607) 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, 1998, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [8OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-315), [8OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [9OC]
H. Res. 265--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2204) to 
    authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the 
    Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [9OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-317), [9OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [21OC]
H. Res. 266--
A resolution recognizing and congratulating Northeastern University on 
    its one-hundredth anniversary; to the Committee on Education and the 
    Workforce.
  By Mr. MOAKLEY, [9OC]
H. Res. 267--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    the citizens of the United States must remain committed to combat 
    the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by the Nation's 
    youth; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. Linda

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    Smith of Washington, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Redmond, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Riley, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Sununu, and 
    Mr. Hutchinson), [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [21OC], [23OC], [24OC], [29OC], [30OC], [31OC], 
    [6NO], [7NO], [8NO], [12NO], [13NO]
H. Res. 268--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    no new energy taxes or fees should be imposed on the American public 
    for the purposes of complying with the global warming treaty; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PAXON (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Emerson, and 
    Mr. Thornberry), [9OC]
  Cosponsors added, [22OC], [24OC], [31OC], [8NO]
H. Res. 269--
Resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 97) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [21OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-333), [21OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [22OC]
H. Res. 270--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2247) to reform 
    the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for 
    Amtrak, and for other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, [21OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-334), [21OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [22OC]
H. Res. 271--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1534) to 
    simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured 
    parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the U.S. 
    Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal 
    agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under 
    color of State law, to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from 
    exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim 
    is alleged, to permit certification of unsettled State law questions 
    that are essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the 
    Constitution, and to clarify when government action is sufficiently 
    final to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the 
    Constitution.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [21OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-335), [21OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [22OC]
H. Res. 272--
A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) 
    amending the Federal Elections Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
    financing of campaigns for election for Federal office, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. BAESLER (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
    Mr. Condit, and Mr. Stenholm), [21OC]
H. Res. 273--
A resolution condemning the military intervention by the Government of 
    the Republic of Angola into the Republic of the Congo, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Hastings of Florida), 
    [21OC]
  Cosponsors added, [23OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [13NO]
H. Res. 274--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2646) to amend 
    the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free expenditures 
    from education individual retirement accounts for elementary and 
    secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of 
    contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [22OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-336), [22OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [23OC]
H. Res. 275--
A resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    permit a committee to vote to allow live media coverage of the 
    testimony of a subpoenaed witness; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. GANSKE, [22OC]
  Cosponsors added, [24OC], [30OC]
H. Res. 276--
Resolution dismissing the contest in the 46th District of California 
    upon the expiration of October 29, 1997 unless the Committee on 
    House Oversight has sooner reported a recommendation for its final 
    disposition.
  Mr. GEPHARDT, [23OC]
  Failed of Passage, [23OC]
H. Res. 277--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2107) making appropriations for the 
    Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [23OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-342), [23OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [24OC]
H. Res. 278--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for 
    fiscal year 1998 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.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [23OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-343), [23OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [28OC]
H. Res. 279--
A resolution recognizing the contribution that child care professionals 
    make to the wellbeing of children and their families; to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Ms. DELAURO (for herself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen), [23OC]
  Cosponsors added, [24OC], [28OC], [31OC], [4NO], [5NO], [7NO], [9NO], 
    [12NO], [13NO]
H. Res. 280--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1270) to amend 
    the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [24OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-345), [24OC]
  Laid on the table (pursuant to H. Res. 288), [31OC]
H. Res. 281--
A resolution to express support for an interpretive site near Wood 
    River, Illinois, as the point of departure for the Lewis and Clark 
    Expedition; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
    Blagojevich, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Evans, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
    Hastert, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Yates), [24OC]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H. Res. 282--
A resolution congratulating the Association of South East Asian Nations 
    (ASEAN) on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, and Mr. Berman), [28OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [13NO]
H. Res. 283--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1270) to amend 
    the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [28OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-354), [28OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [29OC]
H. Res. 284--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2493) to 
    establish a mechansim by which the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
    Secretary of the Interior can provide for uniform management of 
    livestock grazing on Federal lands.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [28OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-355), [28OC]
  Considered, [29OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [30OC]
H. Res. 285--
A resolution requiring the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
    Representatives to meet the requirements applicable to the head of a 
    department or independent establishment under the Buy American Act 
    in acquiring articles, materials, and supplies for the House of 
    Representatives; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. MANTON (for himself and Mr. Traficant), [28OC]
H. Res. 286--
A resolution expressing the condolences of the House on the death of the 
    Honorable Walter H. Capps, a Representative from the State of 
    California.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [29OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [29OC]
H. Res. 287--
Resolution dismissing the contest in the 46th District of California 
    upon the expiration of October 31, 1997 unless the Committee on 
    House Oversight has sooner reported a recommendation for its final 
    disposition.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT, [29OC]
  Laid on the table, [29OC]
H. Res. 288--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2746) to amend 
    title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    give parents with low-incomes the opportunity to choose the 
    appropriate school for their children and asked for consideration of 
    the bill (H.R. 2616) to amend titles VI and X of the Elmentary
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [29OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-357), [29OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [31OC]
H. Res. 289--
A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a renewed effort 
    be made to end the violent guerrilla war in Colombia, which poses a 
    serious threat to democracy in regions of Colombia as evidenced by 
    the results of the recent October 26, 1997, elections; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Ackerman), [29OC]
H. Res. 290--
Resolution dismissing the contest in the 46th District of California 
    upon the expiration of October 31, 1997 unless the Committee on 
    House Oversight has sooner reported a recommendation for its final 
    disposition.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ, [30OC]
  Laid on the table, [30OC]
H. Res. 291--
Resolution dismissing the contest in the 46th District of California 
    upon the expiration of October 31, 1997 unless the Committee on 
    House Oversight has sooner reported a recommendation for its final 
    disposition.
  By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, [30OC]
  Laid on the table, [30OC]
H. Res. 292--
Resolution dismissing the contest in the 46th District of California 
    upon the expiration of October 31, 1997 unless the Committee on 
    House Oversight has sooner reported a recommendation for its final 
    disposition.
  By Ms. NORTON, [30OC]
  Laid on the table, [30OC]
H. Res. 293--
Resolution dismissing the contest in the 46th District of California 
    upon the expiration of October 31, 1997 unless the Committee on 
    House Oversight has sooner reported a recommendation for its final 
    disposition.
  By Mr. CONDIT, [30OC]
  Laid on the table, [30OC]
H. Res. 294--
Resolution dismissing the contest in the 46th District of California 
    upon the expiration of October 31, 1997 unless the Committee on 
    House Oversight has sooner reported a recommendation for its final 
    disposition.
  By Mr. BECERRA, [30OC]
  Laid on the table, [30OC]
H. Res. 295--
Resolution dismissing the contest in the 46th District of California 
    upon the expiration of October 31, 1997 unless the Committee on 
    House Oversight has sooner reported a recommendation for its final 
    disposition.
  By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, [30OC]
  Laid on the table, [30OC]
H. Res. 296--
Resolution dismissing the contest in the 46th District of California 
    upon the expiration of October 31, 1997 unless the Committee on 
    House Oversight has sooner reported a recommendation for its final 
    disposition.

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  By Ms. WATERS, [30OC]
  Laid on the table, [30OC]
H. Res. 297--
Resolution dismissing the contest in the 46th District of California 
    upon the expiration of October 31, 1997 unless the Committee on 
    House Oversight has sooner reported a recommendation for its final 
    disposition.
  By Mr. DOOLEY, [30OC]
  Laid on the table, [30OC]
H. Res. 298--
A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    repeal the rule allowing subpoened witnesses to choose not to be 
    photographed at committee hearings; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia, [30OC]
H. Res. 299--
A resolution expressing support for the States in adopting challenging 
    academic standards in core curricula; to the Committee on Education 
    and the Workforce.
  By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. McGovern, 
    Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Clement, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Price of North Carolina, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Furse, Mr. Johnson of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Roemer, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
    Stabenow, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cardin, 
    Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Dingell), [31OC]
H. Res. 300--
A resolution expressing Support for a National Week of Reflection and 
    Tolerance; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
    Carson, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Frost, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Clay, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Scott, Mr. Rush, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Flake, Ms. 
    Furse, Mr. Engel, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
    McGovern, and Mr. Torres), [31OC]
H. Res. 301--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to repeal 
    the exception to the requirement that public committee proceedings 
    be open to all media.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-382), [5NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [12NO]
H. Res. 302--
Resolution providing for consideration of nine measures relating to the 
    policy of the United States with respect to the People's Republic of 
    China.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [4NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-379), [4NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [5NO]
H. Res. 303--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2676) to amend 
    the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and reform the 
    Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [4NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-380), [4NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [5NO]
H. Res. 304--
A resolution directing the Committee on the Judiciary to undertake an 
    inquiry into whether grounds exist to impeach William Jefferson 
    Clinton, the President of the United States; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mrs. Linda Smith 
    of Washington, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Souder, Mr. Paul, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Kingston), [5NO]
H. Res. 305--
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.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-383), [5NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [6NO]
H. Res. 306--
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.
  By Mr. LINDER, [5NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-384), [5NO]
  Laid on the table (pursuant to H. Res. 311), [9NO]
H. Res. 307--
Resolution providing for dismissal of the contest in the 46th District 
    of California upon the expiration of November 7, 1997, unless the 
    Committee on House Oversight has sooner reported a recommendation 
    for its final disposition.
  By Ms. FURSE, [5NO]
  Laid on the table, [5NO]
H. Res. 308--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    candidates for election for Federal office, the individuals working 
    on their campaigns, and persons involved with the financing of 
    campaigns for election for Federal office should obey all of the 
    applicable laws, rules, and regulations governing fundraising for 
    such campaigns; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [5NO]
H. Res. 309--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2621) to extend 
    trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade 
    agreements, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [6NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-386), [6NO]
H. Res. 310--
A resolution calling on the Emir of Kuwait to provide funds for 
    research, diagnosis, treatment, and compensation relating to 
    injuries and illnesses suffered by United States veterans who served 
    in the Persian Gulf War; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [6NO]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H. Res. 311--
Resolution providing for consideration of certain resolutions in 
    preparation for the adjournment of the first session sine die.
  By Mr. PRYCE of Ohio, [7NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-391), [7NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [9NO]
H. Res. 312--
A resolution urging the President to authorize the transfer of ownership 
    of one of the bells taken from the the town of Balangiga on the 
    island of Samar, Philippines, which are currently displayed at F.E. 
    Warren Air Force Base, to the people of the Philippines; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
    Filner, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii), [7NO]
H. Res. 313--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding Government procurement access for women-owned businesses; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. KELLY (for herself and Ms. Millender-McDonald), [8NO]
H. Res. 314--
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.
  By Mr. LINDER, [8NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-394), [8NO]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [12NO]
H. Res. 315--
Resolution relating to a question of the privileges of the House.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT, [8NO]
  Laid on the table, [8NO]
H. Res. 316--
Resolution recognizing and honoring former South Vietnamese commandos 
    for their heroism, sacrifice, and service during the Vietnam 
    conflict; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Ms. SANCHEZ, [8NO]
H. Res. 317--
A resolution providing for the agreement of the House to the Senate 
    amendment to the bill, H.R. 2472, with an amendment.
  By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado, [9NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [9NO]
H. Res. 318--
Resolution relating to a question of the privileges of the House.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT, [9NO]
  Laid on the table, [9NO]
H. Res. 319--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (S. 738) to reform 
    the statutes relating to Amtrak, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [9NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-400), [9NO]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [12NO]
H. Res. 320--
Resolution providing for a committee to notify the President of 
    completion of business.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [9NO]
  Agreed to in the House (pursuant to H. Res. 311), [9NO]
H. Res. 321--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    college and university administrators should adopt a code of 
    principles to change the culture of alcohol consumption on college 
    campuses; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [9NO]
H. Res. 322--
A resolution expressing the sense of the House that the United States 
    should act to resolve the crisis with Iraq in a manner that assures 
    full Iraqi compliance with United Nations Security Council 
    resolutions regarding the destruction of Iraq's capability to 
    produce and deliver weapons of mass destruction, and that peaceful 
    and diplomatic efforts should be pursued, but that if such efforts 
    fail, multilateral military action or unilateral United States 
    military action should be taken; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goss, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Horn, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Wexler, 
    Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Sherman), [12NO]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House amended, [13NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H. Res. 323--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2159) making appropriations for foreign 
    operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [12NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-402), [12NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [12NO]
H. Res. 324--
Resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the 
    bill (H.R. 2607) 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, 1998, and for other purposes.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [12NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-403), [12NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [12NO]
H. Res. 325--
A resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [12NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [12NO]
H. Res. 326--
Resolution providing for an exception from the limitation of clause 6(d) 
    of rule X for the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DREIER, [12NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-404), [12NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [13NO]
H. Res. 327--
A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill H.R. 867 and 
    the Senate amendment thereto.
  By Mr. SHAW, [13NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [13NO]
H. Res. 328--
A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [13NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [13NO]
  House passage vacated, [13NO]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [13NO]
H. Res. 329--
A resolution providing for the concurrence by the House with an 
    amendment to the Senate amendment to the House amendments to S. 562.

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  By Mr. LAZIO of New York, [13NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [13NO]
H. Res. 330--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2267) making appropriations for the 
    Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
    related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [13NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-406), [13NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [13NO]
H. Res. 331--
A resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [13NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [13NO]
H. Res. 332--
A resolution expressing concern for the plight of Assyrians in the Near 
    East; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself and Mr. Hamilton), [13NO]
H. Res. 333--
A resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States 
    should support Italy's inclusion as a permanent member of the United 
    Nations Security Council if there is to be an expansion of this 
    important international body; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Pascrell), [13NO]
H. Res. 334--
A resolution directing the Secretary of the Treasury to produce all 
    factual information pertaining to the actions taken by the Secretary 
    of the Treasury and the United States Executive Directors at the 
    international financial institutions to comply with the requirements 
    of 1621 of the International Financial Institutions Act, relating to 
    encouragement of fair labor practices; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [13NO]

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S. 104--
A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
  Passed Senate amended, [15AP]
  Received in the House, [16A]
S. 156--
A bill to provide certain benefits of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River 
    Basin program for the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [9NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Resources, 
    [12NO]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 20, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-132] (signed December 2, 1997)
S. 170--
A bill to provide for a process to authorize the use of clone pagers, 
    and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [7NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [8NO]
S. 210--
A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam, the Revised Organic Act of the 
    Virgin Islands, and the Compact of Free Association Act, and for 
    other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [12JN]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [16JN]
  Referred to the Committees on Resources; and to Banking and Financial 
    Services; the Judiciary; International Relations; Government Reform 
    and Oversight; Agriculture, [17JN]
S. 222--
A bill to establish an advisory commission to provide advice and 
    recommendations on the creation of an integrated, coordinated 
    Federal policy designed to prepare for and respond to serious 
    drought emergencies.
  Passed Senate amended, [10NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committees on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure; Resources; Agriculture, [12NO]
S. 231--
A bill to establish the National Cave and Karst Research Institute in 
    the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [11JY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Resources, 
    [15JY]
S. 289--
A bill to designate the United States courthouse to be constructed at 
    the corner of Superior Road and Huron Road in Cleveland, Ohio, as 
    the ``Carl B. Stokes United States Courthouse''.
  Passed Senate, [12JN]
  Received in the House, [16JN]
  Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, [17JN]
S. 305--
A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
    Congress to Francis Albert ``Frank'' Sinatra in recognition of his 
    outstanding and enduring contributions through his entertainment 
    career and humanitarian activities, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [26FE]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services, [27FE]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [29AP]
  Presented to the President (May 2, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-14] (signed May 14, 1997)
S. 308--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
    concerning grazing use of certain land within and adjacent to Grand 
    Teton National Park, WY, and to extend temporarily certain grazing 
    privileges.
  Passed Senate amended, [16SE]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [17SE]
  Referred to the Committee on Resources, [21OC]
S. 318--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to require automatic 
    cancellation and notice of cancellation rights with respect to 
    private mortgage insurance which is required by a creditor as a 
    condition for entering into a residential mortgage transition, and 
    for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [9NO]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [12NO]
S. 319--
A bill to designate the national cemetery established at the former site 
    of the Joliet Arsenal, IL, as the ``Abraham Lincoln National 
    Cemetery.''.
S. 342--
A bill to extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to Hong 
    Kong Economic and Trade Offices.
  Passed Senate, [20MY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [21MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [17JN]
  Presented to the President (June 19, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-22] (signed June 27, 1997)
S. 399--
A bill to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 
    National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 
    to establish the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict 
    Resolution to conduct environmental conflict resolution and 
    training, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [9OC]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [21OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, [21OC]
S. 410--
A bill to extend the effective date of the Investment Advisers 
    Supervision Coodination Act.
  Passed Senate, [12MR]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [13MR]
  Passed House, [18MR]
  Presented to the President (March 21, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-8] (signed March 31, 1997)
S. 423--
A bill to extend the legislative authority for the Board of Regents of 
    Gunston Hall to establish a memorial to honor George Mason.
  Passed Senate, [11JY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Resources, 
    [15JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-363), [31OC]
S. 430--
A bill to amend the Act of June 20, 1910, to protect the permanent trust 
    funds of the State of New Mexico from erosion due to inflation and 
    modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds.
  Passed Senate, [21MY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Resouces, 
    [22MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [28JY]
  Presented to the President (July 30, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-37] (signed August 7, 1997)
S. 459--
A bill to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to extend 
    certain authorizations, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [29SE]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Resources, 
    [30SE]
  Committee on Resources discharged. Rereferred to the Committee on 
    Education and the Workforce, [30OC]
S. 462--
A bill to reform and consolidate the public and assisted housing 
    programs of the United States, and to redirect primary 
    responsibility for these programs from the Federal Government to 
    States and localities, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [26SE]
  Received in the House, [29SE]
S. 476--
A bill to provide for the establishment of not less than 2,500 Boys and 
    Girls Clubs of America facilities by the year 2000.
  Passed Senate, [15MY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [16MY]
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [13NO]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 20, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-133] (signed December 2, 1997)
S. 478--
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse 
    located at 475 Mulberry Street in Macon, Georgia, as the ``William 
    Augustus Bootle Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
  Passed Senate, [12JN]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [16JN]
  Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, [17JN]
S. 493--
A bill to amend section 1029 of title 18, United States Code, with 
    respect to cellular telephone cloning paraphernalia.
  Passed Senate amended, [10NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [12NO]
S. 495--
A bill to provide criminal and civil penalties for the unlawful 
    acquisition, transfer, or use of any chemical weapon or biological 
    weapon, and to reduce the threat of acts of terrorism or armed 
    aggression involving the use of any such weapon against the United 
    States, its citizens, or Armed Forces, or those of any allied 
    country, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [17AP]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [23AP]
S. 508--
A bill to provide for the relief of Mai Hoa ``Jasmin'' Salehi.
  Passed Senate, [8NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [9NO]
S. 522--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose civil and 
    criminal penalties for the unauthorized access of tax returns and 
    tax return information by Federal employees and other persons, and 
    for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [15AP]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [16AP]
S. 537--
A bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to revise and 
    extend the mammography quality standards program.
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
    [12NO]
S. 542--
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 FAR HORIZONS.
  Passed Senate, [24SE]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure, [25SE]
S. 543--
A bill to provide certain protections to volunteers, nonprofit 
    organizations, and governmental entities in lawsuits based on the 
    activities of volunteers., [9AP]

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  Passed Senate amended, [1MY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [5MY]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [21MY]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [21MY]
  Presented to the President (June 12, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-19] (signed June 18, 1997)
S. 562--
A bill to amend section 255 of the National Housing Act to prevent the 
    funding of unnecessary or excessive costs for obtaining a home 
    equity conversion mortgage.
  Passed Senate, [25AP]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services, [28AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [16SE]
  Senate agreed to House amendments with an amendment, [9NO]
  House agreed to Senate amendment to House amendments with an amendment 
    (pursuant to H. Res. 329), [13NO]
S. 587--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain 
    lands located in Hinsdale County, Colorado.
  Passed Senate amended, [9OC]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [21OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4NO]
  Presented to the President (November 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-74] (signed November 12, 1997)
S. 588--
A bill to provide for the expansion of the Eagles Nest Wilderness within 
    the Arapaho National Forest and the White River National Forest, 
    Colorado, to include land known as the State Creek Addition.
  Passed Senate amended, [9OC]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [21OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4NO]
  Presented to the President (November 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-75] (signed November 12, 1997)
S. 589--
A bill to provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyance 
    involving the Raggeds Wilderness, White River National Forest, 
    Colorado, to correct the effects of earlier erroneous land surveys.
  Reported amended (H. Rept. 105-98), [6OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [9OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4NO]
  Presented to the President (November 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-76] (signed November 12, 1997)
S. 590--
A bill to provide for a land exchange involving certain land within the 
    Routt National Forest in the State of Colorado.
  Passed Senate, [6OC]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Resources, 
    [7OC]
S. 591--
A bill to transfer the Dillon Ranger District in the Arapaho National 
    Forest to the White River National Forest in the State of Colorado.
  Passed Senate amended, [9OC]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [21OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4NO]
  Presented to the President (November 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-77] (signed November 12, 1997)
S. 595--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office building located at 
    Bennett Street and Kansas Expressway in Springfield, Missouri, as 
    the ``John Griesemer Post Office Building''.
  Passed Senate, [9OC]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight, [21OC]
S. 610--
A bill to implement the obligations of the United States under the 
    Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
    Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, 
    known as ``the Chemical Weapons Convention'' and opened for 
    signature and signed by the United States on January 13, 1993.
  Passed Senate amended, [23MY]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [30MY]
  Referred to the Committees on International Relations; the Judiciary, 
    [10JN]
S. 628--
A bill to designate the United States courthouse to be constructed at 
    the corner of 7th Street and East Jackson Street in Brownsville, 
    Texas, as the ``Reynaldo G. Garza United States Courthouse''.
  Passed Senate, [12JN]
  Received in the House, [16JN]
  Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, [17JN]
S. 662--
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 VORTICE.
  Passed Senate amended, [24SE]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure, [25SE]
S. 669--
A bill to provide for the acquisition of the Plains Railroad Depot at 
    the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site.
  Passed Senate, [11JY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Resources, 
    [15JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 13, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-106] (signed November 20, 1997)
S. 670--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections 
    Act of 1994 to eliminate the special transition rule for issuance of 
    a certificate of citizenship for certain children born outside the 
    United States.
  Passed Senate, [14MY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [15MY]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [28JY]
  Presented to the President (July 30, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-38] (signed August 8, 1997)
S. 681--
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse 
    located at 300 Northeast First Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the 
    ``David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse''.
  Passed Senate, [12JN]
  Received in the House, [16JN]
  Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, [17JN]
S. 714--
A bill to make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Pilot 
    Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  Passed Senate amended, [5NO]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [6NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9NO]
  Senate agreed to House amendments, [10NO]
  Presented to the President (Nobember 13, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-114] (signed November 21, 1997)
S. 715--
A bill to redesignate the Dublin Federal Courthouse building located in 
    Dublin, Georgia, as the J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse.
  Passed Senate, [12JN]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [16JN]
  Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, [17JN]
S. 731--
A bill to extend the legislative authority for construction of the 
    National Peace Garden memorial, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [11JY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Resources, 
    [15JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-362), [31OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13NO]
S. 738--
A bill to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize 
    appropriations for Amtrak, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [7NO]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [7NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13NO]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 17, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-134] (signed December 2, 1997)
S. 750--
A bill to consolidate certain mineral interests in the National 
    Grasslands in Billings County, North Dakota, through the exchange of 
    Federal and private mineral interests to enhance land management 
    capabilities and environmental and wildlife protection, and for 
    other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [6OC]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Resources, 
    [7OC]
S. 758--
A bill to make certain technical corrections to the Lobbying Disclosure 
    Act of 1995.
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
S. 759--
A bill to provide for an annual report to Congress concerning diplomatic 
    immunity.
  Passed Senate amended, [8NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [9NO]
S. 768--
A bill for the relief of Michel Christopher Meili, Giuseppina Meili, 
    Mirjam Naomi Meili, and Davide Meili.
  Passed Senate, [23MY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [30MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-129), [11JN]
  Passed House, [15JY]
  Presented to the President (July 18, 1997)
  Approved [Private Law 105-1] (signed July 29, 1997)
S. 797--
A bill to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize the design 
    and construction of additions to the parking garage and certain site 
    improvements, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [31JY]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [3SE]
S. 813--
A bill to amend chapter 91 of title 18, United States Code, to provide 
    criminal penalties for theft and willful vandalism at national 
    cemeteries.
  Passed Senate amended, [4NO]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [5NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [8NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-101] (signed November 19, 1997)
S. 819--
A bill to designate the United States courthouse at 200 South Washington 
    Street in Alexandria, Virginia, as the ``Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr. 
    United States Courthouse''.
  Passed Senate, [12JN]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [16JN]
  Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, [17JN]
  Considered, [29SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 17, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-122] (signed December 1, 1997)
S. 830--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public 
    Health Service Act to improve the regulation of food, drugs, 
    devices, and biological products, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [24SE]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [25SE]
  Passed House amended, [7OC]
  House insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [22OC]
  Senate disagreed to House amendments and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [23OC]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [9NO]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-399) submitted in the House, [9NO]
  Rules suspended. Conference report agreed to in the House, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 19, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-115] (signed November 21, 1997)
S. 833--
A bill to designate the Federal building courthouse at Public Square and 
    Superior Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Howard M. Metzenbaum 
    United States Courthouse''.
  Passed Senate, [25JY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure, [28JY]
  Considered, [29SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 20, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-123] (signed December 1, 1997)
S. 858--
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for 
    intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 
    States Government,

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    the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence 
    Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19JN]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [20JN]
  Passed House amended, [17JY]
  House insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [17JY]
  Senate disagreed with House amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [21JY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-350) submitted in the House, [28OC]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [6NO]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [7NO]
  Presented to the President (November 8, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-107] (signed November 20, 1997)
S. 871--
A bill to establish the Oklahoma City National Memorial as a unit of the 
    National Park System, to designate the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust, 
    and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [31JY]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23SE]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [25SE]
  Presented to the President (September 30, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-58] (signed October 9, 1997)
S. 880--
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 DUSKEN IV.
  Passed Senate amended, [24SE]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure, [25SE]
S. 910--
A bill to authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake 
    Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and 
    for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [16SE]
  Presented to the President (September 19, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-47] (signed October 1, 1997)
S. 916--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office building located at 
    750 Highway 28 East in Taylorsville, Mississippi, as the ``Blaine H. 
    Eaton Post Office Building''.
  Passed Senate, [9OC]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight, [21OC]
S. 923--
A bill to deny veterans benefits to persons convicted of Federal capital 
    offenses.
  Passed Senate amended, [17JN]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs, [19JN]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 105-319), [9OC]
  Passed House amended, [31OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendments, [10NO]
  Presented to the President (November 13, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-116] (signed November 21, 1997)
S. 931--
A bill to designate the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness and the 
    Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center.
  Passed Senate, [16SE]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [17SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4NO]
  Presented to the President (Novmeber 5, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-82] (signed November 13, 1997)
S. 936--
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for 
    military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
    construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
    Energy, to prescribe personnel stengths for such fiscal year for the 
    Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [11JY]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [15JY]
S. 940--
A bill to provide for a study of the establishment of Midway Atoll as a 
    national memorial to the Battle of Midway, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [4NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Natural 
    Resources, [5NO]
S. 947--
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 
    104(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
    1998; from the Committee on the Budget.
  Passed Senate amended, [25JN]
  Indefinitely postponed, [25JN]
S. 965--
A bill to amend title II of the Hydrogen Future Act of 1996 to extend an 
    authorization contained therein, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [16SE]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Science, [17SE]
S. 973--
A bill to designate the United States Post Office building located at 
    551 Kingstown Road in Wakefield, Rhode Island, as the ``David B. 
    Champagne Post Office Building''.
  Passed Senate, [9OC]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [21OC]
S. 985--
A bill to designate the post office located at 194 Ward Street in 
    Paterson, New Jersey, as the ``Larry Coby Post Office''.
  Passed Senate amended, [9OC]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight, [21OC]
S. 996--
A bill to provide for the authorization of appropriations in each fiscal 
    year for arbitration in United States district courts.
  Passed Senate amended, [31JY]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [3SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [23SE]
  Senate agreed to House amendments, [30SE]
  Presented to the President (October 2, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-53] (signed October 6, 1997)
S. 1000--
A bill to designate the United States courthouse at 500 State Avenue in 
    Kansas City, Kansas, as the ``Robert J. Dole United States 
    Courthouse''.
  Passed Senate, [25JY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure, [28JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [23SE]
  Presented to the President (October 10, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-63] (signed October 22, 1997)
S. 1026--
A bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
  Passed Senate amended, [16SE]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [17SE]
  Passed House amended, [6OC]
  House insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [6OC]
  Senate disagreed to House amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [31OC]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 105-392) submitted in the House, [7NO]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [8NO]
  Rules suspended. Conference report agreed to in the House, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 19, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-121] (signed November 26, 1997)
S. 1043--
A bill to designate the United States courthouse under construction at 
    the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, 
    Nevada, as the ``Lloyd D. George United States Courthouse''.
  Passed Senate, [25JY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure, [28JY]
S. 1079--
A bill to permit the leasing of mineral rights, in any case in which the 
    Indian owners of an allotment that is located within the boundaries 
    of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation and held trust by the United 
    States have executed leases to more than 50 percent of the mineral 
    estate of that allotment.
  Passed Senate amended, [7NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Resources, 
    [8NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12NO]
S. 1120--
A bill to provide for a consultant for the President pro tempore.
  Passed Senate, [31JY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on House 
    Oversight, [3SE]
S. 1139--
A bill to reauthorize the programs of the Small Business Administration, 
    and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [9SE]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [10SE]
  Passed House amended, [29SE]
  House insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [9OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment, [31OC]
  Rules suspended. Senate agreed to House amendment, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 21, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-135] (signed December 2, 1997)
S. 1149--
A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to provide for increased 
    education funding, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [30OC]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [31OC]
S. 1161--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize 
    appropriations for refugee and entrant assistance for fiscal years 
    1998 and 1999.
  Passed Senate, [10SE]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [11SE]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [29SE]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [1OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 21, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-136] (signed December 2, 1997)
S. 1179--
A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reauthorize 
    the National Flood Insurance Program.
  Passed Senate, [1OC]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [2OC]
S. 1198--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide permanent 
    authority for entry into the United States of certain religious 
    workers.
  Passed Senate amended, [18SE]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [22SE]
  Considered, [29SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [1OC]
  Senate agreed to House amendments, [1OC]
  Presented to the President (October 2, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-54] (signed October 6, 1997)
S. 1211--
An original bill to provide permanent authority for the administration 
    of au pair programs; from the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  Passed Senate, [25SE]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [26SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [29SE]
  Presented to the President (September 30, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-48] (signed October 1, 1997)
S. 1227--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to clarify treatment of investment managers under such 
    title.
  Passed Senate, [26SE]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [29SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [28OC]
  Presented to the President (October 31, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-72] (signed November 10, 1997)
S. 1228--
A bill to provide for a 10-year circulating commemorative coin program 
    to commemorate each of the 50 States, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [9NO]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [9NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 19, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-124] (signed December 1, 1997)
S. 1231--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for 
    the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes.

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  Passed Senate, [4NO]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [9NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 13, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-108] (signed November 20, 1997)
S. 1258--
A bill to amend the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
    Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to prohibit an alien who is not 
    lawfully present in the United States from receiving assistance 
    under that Act.
  Passed Senate amended, [8NO]
  Received in the House, [9NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 13, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-117] (signed November 21, 1997)
S. 1266--
An original bill to interpret the term ``kidnapping'' in extradition 
    treaties to which the United States is a party; from the Committee 
    on Foreign Relations.
  Passed Senate amended, [23OC]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [24OC]
S. 1304--
A bill for the relief of Belinda McGregor.
  Passed Senate amended, [8NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [9NO]
S. 1324--
A bill to deauthorize a portion of the project for navigation, Biloxi 
    Harbor, Mississippi.
  Passed Senate, [4NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure, [5NO]
S. 1347--
A bill to permit the city of Cleveland, Ohio, to convey certain lands 
    that the United States conveyed to the city.
  Passed Senate, [8NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 13, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-109] (signed November 20, 1997)
S. 1349--
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 PRINCE NOVA, and 
    for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [13NO]
S. 1354--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the 
    designation of common carriers not subject to the jurisdiction of a 
    State commission as eligible telecommunications carriers.
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
    [12NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 19, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-125] (signed December 1, 1997)
S. 1371--
A bill to establish felony violations for the failure to pay legal child 
    support obligations, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [13NO]
S. 1377--
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the American Legion to make a 
    technical correction.
  Passed Senate, [5NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [6NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [8NO]
  Presented to the President (November 10, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-110] (signed November 20, 1997)
S. 1378--
A bill to extend the authorization of use of official mail in the 
    location and recovery of missing children, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [5NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; House Oversight, [6NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12NO]
  Presented to the President (November 19, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-126] (signed December 1, 1997)
S. 1417--
A bill to provide for the design, construction, furnishing and equipping 
    of a Center for Performing Arts within the complex known as the New 
    Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [7NO]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [8NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 19, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-127] (signed December 1, 1997)
S. 1502--
A bill entitled the ``District of Columbia Student Opportunity 
    Scholarship Act of 1997''.
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [9NO]
S. 1505--
A bill to make technical and conforming amendments to the Museum and 
    Library Services, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce, [12NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 19, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-128] (signed December 1, 1997)
S. 1507--
A bill to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
    1998 to make certain technical corrections.
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Received in the House, [9NO]
  Referred to the Committee on National Security, [9NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12NO]
  Presented to the President (November 19, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-129] (signed December 1, 1997)
S. 1517--
A bill to extend the Visa Waiver Pilot Program.
  Passed Senate, [10NO]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [12NO]
S. 1519--
A bill to provide a 6-month extension of highway, highway safety, and 
    transit programs pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the 
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
  Passed Senate, [10NO]
  Received in the House, [12NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12NO]
  Presented to the President (November 19, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-130] (signed December 1, 1997)
S. 1559--
A bill to provide for the design, construction, furnishing, and 
    equipping of a Center for Historically Black Heritage within Florida 
    A&M University.
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Received in the House and passed, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 17, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-138] (signed December 2, 1997)
S. 1564--
A bill to provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets siezed by 
    the United States Government during World War II which belonged to 
    victims of the Holocaust, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [13NO]
S. 1565--
A bill to make technical corrections to the Nicaraguan Adjustment and 
    Central American Relief Act.
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Received in the House and passed, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 17, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-139] (signed December 2, 1997)

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S.J. Res. 5--
A joint resolution waiving certain provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 
    relating to the appointment of the United States Trade 
    Representative.
  Passed Senate, [5MR]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [6MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [11MR]
  Presented to the President (March 12, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-5] (signed March 17, 1997)
S.J. Res. 22--
A joint resolution to express the sense of the Congress concerning the 
    application by the Attorney General for the appointment of an 
    independent counsel to investigate allegations of illegal 
    fundraising in the 1996 presidential election campaign.
  Passed Senate, [19MR]
  Received in the House and referred, under the rule, to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary, [19MR]
S.J. Res. 29--
A joint resolution to direct the Secretary of the Interior to design and 
    construct a permanent addition to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt 
    Memorial in Washington, D.C., and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [1MY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Resources, 
    [5MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 105-167), [8JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [8JY]
  Presented to the President (July 14, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-29] (signed July 24, 1997)
S.J. Res. 39--
A joint resolution to provide for the convening of the second session of 
    the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
  Passed Senate, [13NO]
  Passed House, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 21, 1997)
  Approved [Public Law 105-140] (signed December 2, 1997)

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S. Con. Res. 1--
A concurrent resolution to provide for the counting on January 9, 1997, 
    of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the 
    United States.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [7JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [7JA]
S. Con. Res. 2--
A concurrent resolution to extend the life of the Joint Congressional 
    Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and the provisions of S. Con. Res. 
    48.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [7JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [7JA]
S. Con. Res. 3--
A concurrent resolution providing for a recess or adjournment of the 
    Senate from January 9, 1997 to January 21, 1997, and an adjournment 
    of the House from January 9, 1997 to January 20, 1997, from January 
    20, 1997 to January 21, 1997, and from January 21, 1997 to February 
    4, 1997.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [7JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [7JA]
S. Con. Res. 4--
A concurrent resolution commending and thanking Honorable Warren 
    Christopher for his exemplary service as Secretary of State.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [22JA]
  Received in the House and held at the desk, [4FE]
  Referred, under the rule, to the Committee on International Relations, 
    [5FE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [5MR]
S. Con. Res. 6--
A concurrent resolution expressing concern for the continued 
    deterioration of human rights in Afghanistan and emphasizing the 
    need for a peaceful political settlement in that country; to the 
    Committee on Foreign Relations.
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [20MY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [21MY]
S. Con. Res. 11--
A concurrent resolution recognizing the 25th anniversary of the 
    establishment of the first nutrition program for the elderly under 
    the Older Americans Act of 1965; to the Committee on Labor and Human 
    Resources.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [25SE]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce, [26SE]
S. Con. Res. 14--
A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or 
    recess of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [20MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [21MR]
S. Con. Res. 20--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
    status of the investigation of the bombing of the Israeli Embassy in 
    Buenos Aires in 1992.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [10AP]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [14AP]
S. Con. Res. 21--
A concurrent resolution congratulating the residents of Jerusalem and 
    the people of Israel on the thirtieth anniversary of the 
    reunification of that historic city, and for other purposes.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [20MY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [21MY]
S. Con. Res. 26--
A concurrent resolution to permit the use of the rotunda of the Capitol 
    for a congressional ceremony honoring Mother Teresa.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [8MY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on House 
    Oversight, [13MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [20MY]
S. Con. Res. 37--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Little 
    League Baseball Incorporated was established to support and develop 
    Little League baseball worldwide and should be entitled to all of 
    the benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental 
    international organizations.
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [29OC]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [30OC]
S. Con. Res. 40--
An original concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
    regarding the OAS-CIAV Mission in Nicaragua.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [23JY]
  Received in the House, [24JY]
  Referred to the Committee on International Relations, [25JY]
S. Con. Res. 43--
A concurrent resolution urging the United States Trade Representative 
    immediately to take all appropriate action with regards to Mexico's 
    imposition of antidumping duties on United States high fructose corn 
    syrup.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [25JY]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
    [28JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [31JY]
S. Con. Res. 45--
Concurrent resolution commending Dr. Hans Blix for his distinguished 
    service as Director General of the International Atomic Energy 
    Agency on the occasion of his retirement; to the Committee on 
    Foreign Relations.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [16SE]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [17SE]
S. Con. Res. 50--
A concurrent resolution condemning in the strongest possible terms the 
    bombing in Jerusalem on September 4, 1997.
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House amended, [11SE]
S. Con. Res. 56--
A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the 
    Capitol for the ceremony honoring Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope by 
    conferring upon him the status of an honorary veteran of the Armed 
    Forces of the United States.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [22OC]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on House 
    Oversight, [23OC]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [23OC]
S. Con. Res. 58--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress over Russia's 
    newly passed religion law.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [8NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [9NO]
S. Con. Res. 61--
A concurrent resolution authorizing printing of a revised edition of the 
    publication entitled ``Our Flag''.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [5NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on House 
    Oversight, [6NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [12NO]
S. Con. Res. 62--
A concurrent resolution authorizing printing of the brochure entitled 
    ``How Our Laws Are Made''.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [5NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on House 
    Oversight, [6NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [12NO]
S. Con. Res. 63--
A concurrent resolution authorizing printing of the pamphlet entitled 
    ``The Constitution of the United States of America''.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [5NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [12NO]
S. Con. Res. 67--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the museum 
    entitled ``The Women's Museum--An Institute for the Future'' in 
    Dallas, Texas, be deisgnated as a millennium project for the United 
    States.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [9NO]
  Received in the House and referred to the Committee on Education and 
    the Workforce, [12NO]
S. Con. Res. 68--
A concurrent resolution to adjourn sine die the first session of the One 
    Hundred Fifth Congress.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [13NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [13NO]
S. Con. Res. 70--
A concurrent resolution to correct a technical error in the enrollment 
    of the bill S. 1026.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [13NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [13NO]

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                           SENATE RESOLUTIONS

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S. Res. 1--
A resolution informing the House of Representatives that a quorum of the 
    Senate is assembled.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [7JA]
S. Res. 2--
A resolution informing the President of the United States that a quorum 
    of each House is assembled.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [7JA]
S. Res. 6--
A resolution notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a 
    President pro tempore of the Senate.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [7JA]

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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. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    China, People's Republic of: treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see 
        H. Con. Res. 116) [15JY]
    Courts: residency requirement quotas for judges in each Federal 
        judicial circuit Court of Appeals (see H.R. 932) [5MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the Native American 
        Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 2317) [31JY]
    Hawaii: repatriation of certain Native American remains (see H.R. 
        749) [13FE]
    Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: congressional consent to certain 
        amendments enacted by Hawaii State Legislature (see H.J. Res. 
        32) [21JA]
    Hazardous substances: storage of nuclear waste on any territory or 
        possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32) [4MR]
    Housing: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians 
        (see H.R. 626) [6FE]
    Immigration: establish Visa Waiver Pilot Program for Korean 
        nationals traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 627) [6FE]
    Taxation: business meal, entertainment, and certain travel expense 
        deductions (see H.R. 628) [6FE]
    ------treatment of domestic air travel (see H.R. 2318) [31JY]

ABERNATHY, RALPH D., JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to 
        establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 57) [27FE]

ABORTION
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 2570) [29SE]
    ------condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced 
        abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in 
        the U.S. (H.R. 2570), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn 
        persons (see H.R. 641) [6FE]
    Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over 
        computer information services (see H.R. 2272) [25JY]
    Constitutional amendments: right to life (see H.J. Res. 13, 40) 
        [9JA] [4FE]
    Dept. of Defense: provide freedom of choice to military personnel 
        serving overseas (see H.R. 411) [9JA]
    Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 
        1398) [17AP]
    Families and domestic relations: develop, promote, and implement 
        policies to stabilize U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 
        154) [18SE]
    Foreign aid: international family planning programs (see H.J. Res. 
        36) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (see H.R. 581) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (H.R. 581), consideration (see H. Res. 46) [11FE]
    Medicaid: Federal funding of certain abortions relative to State 
        law (see H.R. 137) [9JA]
    Women: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032) [12MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929, 1122) [5MR] 
        [19MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 100) [19MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration 
        of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 262) [7OC]
    ------protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525) [23SE]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: President 
        Clinton [21OC]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570) [6NO]
    Women: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122) [20MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate 
        amendments [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 581, Family Planning Facilitation and 
        Abortion Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 46) (H. Rept. 105-3) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 105-32) 
        [19MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2570, Forced Abortion Condemnation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth 
        Abortion Ban Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 262) (H. 
        Rept. 105-312) [7OC]
    Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 929) (H. Rept. 105-24) [17MR]

ACKERMAN, GARY L. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Delegation to attend the 50th anniversary of the independence of 
        India and Pakistan [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the 
        production of veal (see H.R. 696) [12FE]
    ------prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, 
        sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453) [21JA]
    Business and industry: establish certain uniform rights, duties, 
        and enforcement procedures relative to franchise agreements 
        (see H.R. 1083) [17MR]
    Courts: sentencing for crimes against child or elderly victims 
        (see H.R. 454) [21JA]
    Crime: establish toll-free telephone number for the reporting of 
        stolen and abandoned motor vehicles (see H.R. 501) [4FE]
    Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug 
        treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        programs and expansion of research and education programs (see 
        H.R. 383) [9JA]
    Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted 
        before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see 
        H.R. 2935) [8NO]
    ------permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted 
        of a felony (see H.R. 1228) [8AP]
    ------prohibit possession of nonsporting firearms by nonimmigrants 
        and prevent possession for certain period by permanent 
        resident aliens (see H.R. 1096) [18MR]
    ------restrict sale to persons placed under a court order of 
        protection (see H.R. 1084) [17MR]
    Health: national policy to provide health care to children and 
        pregnant women (see H.R. 1229) [8AP]
    ------require health plans to pay interest on certain claims (see 
        H.R. 1472) [29AP]
    Insurance: notify upon examination any medical condition of an 
        individual seeking insurance coverage (see H.R. 2874) [7NO]
    Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 455) [21JA]
    Motor vehicles: use of bar encoding to facilitate identification 
        and recovery of stolen vehicles (see H.R. 1471) [29AP]
    Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 456) [21JA]
    Tariff: costumes (see H.R. 2151) [11JY]
    Taxation: permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 1123) 
        [19MR]
    ------treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 382) [9JA]
    Veterans: extend commissary and exchange store privileges to 
        veterans with service-connected disabilities and certain 
        dependents (see H.R. 2224) [23JY]

ADERHOLT, ROBERT B. (a Representative from Alabama)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places 
        (see H. Con. Res. 31) [3MR]

ADOPTION AND SAFE FAMILIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 867): Senate amendment (see H. Res. 327) [13NO]

ADOPTION PROMOTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 867): consideration (see H. Res. 134) [29AP]
    ------Senate amendment (see H. Res. 327) [13NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 867, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 134) (H. Rept. 105-82) [29AP]
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 867) (H. 
        Rept. 105-77) [28AP]

ADVERTISING
  Bills and resolutions
    Alcoholic beverages: eliminate Federal subsidies for advertising 
        abroad (see H.R. 1974) [19JN]
    ------establish advertising requirements (see H.R. 1978) [19JN]
    ------establish voluntary broadcasting code for advertising (see 
        H.R. 1292) [10AP]
    ------FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and 
        television (see H. Res. 171) [19JN]
    ------prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and 
        television (see H.R. 1067) [13MR]
    ------require Dept. of HHS reports on alcohol advertising 
        practices (see H.R. 1976) [19JN]
    ------require health warnings in advertising (see H.R. 1979) 
        [19JN]
    ------require ingredient labeling for malt beverages, wine, and 
        distilled spirits (see H.R. 1977) [19JN]
    Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 1748) [22MY]
    Law enforcement: provide an exception to the prohibition on the 
        advertising of certain electronic devices (see H.R. 1840) 
        [10JN]

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    Political campaigns: impose monetary penalties for use of 
        fraudulent political advertisements (see H.R. 423) [9JA]
    ------require radio and television broadcasters to provide free 
        time for political advertising (see H.R. 84) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require that certain communications contain information 
        relative to sponsorship and authorization (see H.R. 1541) 
        [6MY]
    Roads and highways: control of billboards in areas adjacent to 
        Federal highways (see H.R. 1448) [24AP]
    Taxation: impose tax on billboards and apply revenue to surface 
        transportation programs (see H.R. 1449) [24AP]
    ------treatment of advertising and goodwill expenditures for 
        alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1981) [19JN]
    ------treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see 
        H.R. 1323) [15AP]
    Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, 
        advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 
        2135) [10JY]
    ------prescribe labels for packages and advertising and disclose 
        certain information (see H.R. 1244) [8AP]
    ------prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by 
        professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 410) [9JA]
    ------restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 762) [13FE]
  Reports filed
    Law Enforcement Technology Advertisement Clarification Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1840) (H. Rept. 105-
        162) [26JN]

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
  Appointments
    Members [7MY]

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE RECORDS OF CONGRESS
  Appointments
    Members [7MY] [3SE]

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON CALIFORNIA INDIAN POLICY
  Bills and resolutions
    Extension (see H.R. 3069) [13NO]

AERONAUTICS
see Aviation

AFGHANISTAN, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: peace process and human rights situation (see H. 
        Con. Res. 156) [23SE]

AFRICA
  Bills and resolutions
    African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 39) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Angola: condemn military intervention in the Republic of the Congo 
        (see H. Res. 273) [21OC]
    Congo, Republic of the: outbreak of violence and threat to 
        scheduled elections and constitutional government (see H. Res. 
        175) [25JN]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432) [24AP]
    Liberia: elections (see H. Con. Res. 135) [30JY]
    Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington 
        (see H. Res. 260) [6OC]
    Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, 
        South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89) [22MY]
    Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat (see H. Con. Res. 94, 
        99) [5JN] [16JN]
    Virgin Islands: anniversary of the emancipation of Africans held 
        in slavery in the Danish West Indies (see H. Con. Res. 161) 
        [30SE]
    Western Sahara: self-determination referendum (see H. Res. 245) 
        [25SE]
    Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 115) [16AP]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton [24SE] 
        [25SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Clinton [4NO]
  Reports filed
    African Elephant Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 105-59) [21AP]

AFRICAN AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864) [27FE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: procurement of a bust or statue of 
        Sojourner Truth for placement in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 
        62) [15AP]
    Civil rights: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, 
        examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and 
        recommend remedies (see H.R. 40) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------establish criminal liability for discrimination based on 
        disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080) [26JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
        national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909) 
        [17JN]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963, 2078) 
        [6MR] [26JN]
    ------prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 983) [6MR]
    Civil War--U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American 
        Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453) [11SE]
    Colleges and university: exempt certain institutions of higher 
        education serving minorities from default-based ineligibility 
        for student loan programs (see H.R. 717) [12FE]
    Dept. of HUD: prohibit assistance to organizations that promote 
        prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see 
        H.R. 207) [9JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims 
        of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703) [22MY]
    Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching 
        or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203) [20MR]
    ------Federal funding relative to treatment of Ebonics as a 
        legitimate language (see H. Res. 28) [9JA]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079) 
        [26JN]
    Florida A&M University: design, construction, furnishing, and 
        equipping of Center for Historically Black Heritage (see H.R. 
        3038) [13NO]
    Garvey, Marcus: tribute (see H. Res. 216) [1AU]
    Health: minority health programs (see H.R. 487) [21JA]
    History: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H. Res. 56) 
        [26FE]
    ------official apology for those who suffered as slaves (see H. 
        Con. Res. 96) [12JN]
    Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129) [29JY]
    Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116) 
        [8JY]
    Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic 
        stops (see H.R. 118) [9JA]
    ``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 
        2560) [25SE]
    Music and dance: designate jazz as a rare and valuable national 
        treasure (see H. Con. Res. 57) [8AP]
    ------tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27) 
        [27FE]
    National Day of Unity: designate (see H. Res. 170) [19JN]
    National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad 
        Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635) [15MY]
    Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. 
        Res. 138) [30AP]
    Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to 
        establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 57) [27FE]
    Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 2375) [1AU]
    Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335) 
        [15AP]
    ------tribute (see H. Con. Res. 61) [15AP]
    Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 140) [1MY]
    Shabazz, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 183) [10JY]
    Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American 
        Museum (see H.R. 773) [13FE]
    World War II: compensate certain African American Medal of Honor 
        recipients (see H.R. 1649) [15MY]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and 
        Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        1703) (H. Rept. 105-292) [2OC]

AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorization (see H.R. 39) [7JA] [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 39) (H. 
        Rept. 105-59) [21AP]

AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal employees: review of employment discriminations claims 
        (see H.R. 2441) [9SE]

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH
  Bills and resolutions
    Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 920) [4MR]

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
related term(s) Department of State; Foreign Aid
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (see H.R. 1757) [3JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain 
        agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration (see H. Res. 159) [3JN]
    Foreign aid: international family planning programs (see H.J. Res. 
        36) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (see H.R. 581) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (H.R. 581), consideration (see H. Res. 46) [11FE]
  Motions
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757) [29SE] [30SE] 
        [1OC] [7OC] [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 581, Family Planning Facilitation and 
        Abortion Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 46) (H. Rept. 105-3) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) [3JN]
    Foreign Policy Reform Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1486) (H. Rept. 105-94) [12MY]

AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: exempt actions undertaken to administer a marketing 
        order issued under the Agricultural Adjustment Act from 
        antitrust laws (see H.R. 2735) [24OC]

AGRICULTURAL FAIR PRACTICES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: provide for the accreditation of associations of 
        agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining 
        between such associations (see H.R. 2738) [24OC]

AGRICULTURAL MARKET TRANSITION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: reduce the amounts allocated for payments pursuant to 
        production flexibility contracts (see H.R. 2111) [8JY]

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    ------treatment of certain payments under the Agricultural Market 
        Transition Act (see H.R. 502) [4FE]
    Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 913) [4MR]

AGRICULTURE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agricultural Adjustment Act: restore the effectiveness of certain 
        provisions regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 
        786) [13FE]
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: reduce the amounts allocated 
        for payments pursuant to production flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 2111) [8JY]
    ------treatment of certain payments (see H.R. 502) [4FE]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2160) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 193) [22JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 232) [18SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), corrections in enrollment 
        (see H. Con. Res. 167) [6OC]
    Alcoholic beverages: require ingredient labeling for malt 
        beverages, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 1977) [19JN]
    Animals: humane living conditions for calves raised for the 
        production of veal (see H.R. 696) [12FE]
    ------prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, 
        sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453) [21JA]
    Antitrust policy: exempt actions undertaken to administer a 
        marketing order issued under the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
        from antitrust laws (see H.R. 2735) [24OC]
    Armenia: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 500) 
        [4FE]
    Business and industry: provide for the accreditation of 
        associations of agricultural producers and promote good faith 
        bargaining between such associations (see H.R. 2738) [24OC]
    Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65) [20MR]
    Colored margarine: repeal restrictions (see H.R. 1958) [18JN]
    Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain 
        transactions involving commodities markets (see H.R. 467) 
        [21JA]
    Consolidated Farm Service Agency: disregard debt forgiveness 
        relative to loan and loan servicing limitations (see H.R. 
        1969) [19JN]
    Crops: insurance coverage for losses due to plant viruses and 
        diseases and loan eligibility for producers who suffer such 
        losses (see H.R. 781) [13FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: authorize guaranteed farm ownership loans 
        and guaranteed farm operating loans (see H.R. 2145) [10JY]
    ------combine the Consolidated Farm Service Agency and the Natural 
        Resources Conservation Service and ensure equitable treatment 
        of certain farmers, ranchers, and Federal employees (see H.R. 
        2692) [22OC]
    ------conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 2366) [31JY]
    ------continuation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database 
        Program to promote food safety (see H.R. 2876) [7NO]
    ------Dairy Indemnity Program reauthorization (see H.R. 1789) 
        [4JN]
    ------eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972) [6MR]
    ------establish equitable service for customers and equal 
        opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185) [17JY]
    ------establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. 
        Res. 224) [9SE]
    ------expand School Breakfast Program and provide greater access 
        to snacks in school-based childcare programs (see H.R. 3086) 
        [13NO]
    ------extend contracts under the Conservation Reserve Program (see 
        H.R. 246, 247, 427, 1342) [9JA] [16AP]
    ------extension of conservation reserve contracts relative to 
        rejection of reenrollment bids (see H.R. 861) [27FE]
    ------include in a special use permit relative to Humboldt Nursery 
        a provision allowing the permittee to use Government-owned 
        farming and related equipment at the nursery (see H.R. 2126) 
        [9JY]
    ------increase milk marketing orders' basic formula price (see 
        H.R. 2388) [3SE]
    ------regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar 
        beets (see H.R. 1387) [17AP]
    ------require estimates of production costs relative to milk 
        marketing orders' basic formula price (see H.R. 2482) [16SE]
    ------study effects of production costs on milk marketing orders 
        basic formula price (see H.R. 1190) [20MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka 
        Project to the Burley Irrigation District (see H.R. 1282) 
        [10AP]
    Diseases: control wheat and barley diseases caused by Fusarium 
        Graminearum and related fungi (see H.R. 2168) [15JY]
    Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag 
        Boosters (see H.R. 111) [9JA]
    Employment: application of the maximum hour exemption to 
        agricultural water delivery organizations (see H.R. 526) [4FE]
    ------make overtime exemption available to employees engaged in 
        transportation and preparation of fruit and vegetables apply 
        to employees engaged in transportation and preparation of 
        sugar beets (see H.R. 917) [4MR]
    Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 913) [4MR]
    Federal aid programs: assistance to orchard and vineyard farmers 
        adversely affected by damaging weather conditions (see H.R. 
        1489) [30AP]
    ------reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, 
        extension, and education programs (see H.R. 2534) [24SE]
    Flathead Irrigation Project: transfer maintenance and operation to 
        local control (see H.R. 3056) [13NO]
    Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products 
        produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage 
        sludge-treated land (see H.R. 289) [9JA]
    ------improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 3070) [13NO]
    ------include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for 
        violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see 
        H.R. 2344) [31JY]
    ------inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution 
        of State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 801, 1137, 2103) 
        [13FE] [20MR] [26JN]
    Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy 
        promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the 
        program (see H.R. 2139) [10JY]
    Foreign aid: establish an alternative crop production 
        demonstration program for developing countries with illicit 
        crop production (see H.R. 1642) [15MY]
    Foreign trade: amend definition of ``raw value'' relative to 
        tariff rate quota on imported raw sugar (see H.R. 2771) [29OC]
    ------define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural 
        products (see H.R. 2811) [4NO]
    ------European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork 
        exporting facilities (see H.R. 723) [12FE]
    ------identify countries that deny market access for U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2596) [1OC]
    Grand Teton National Park: domestic livestock grazing (see H.R. 
        708) [12FE]
    Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to 
        agriculture (see H.R. 1619) [15MY]
    Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural 
        workers (see H.R. 2377) [1AU]
    ------create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary 
        agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition 
        attestation (see H.R. 2595) [1OC]
    Insurance: availability of affordable crop insurance for farms 
        located in designated Federal disaster areas (see H.R. 790) 
        [13FE]
    Irrigation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska 
        and Wyoming (see H.R. 2795) [4NO]
    Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center, 
        Weslaco, TX: designate (see H.R. 2737) [24OC]
    Labeling: imported meat and meat food products (see H.R. 1371) 
        [17AP]
    ------require labeling of country of origin for imported 
        perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232) [8AP]
    Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify 
        application of certain provisions (see H.R. 2038) [25JN]
    NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide 
        for withdrawal (see H.R. 978) [6MR]
    ------assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review 
        World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 
        78) [7JA] [9JA]
    National Cheese Exchange: CFTC regulation of cash markets relative 
        to use as a reference price for commodities (see H.R. 645) 
        [6FE]
    ------reduce effect on the milk marketing orders' basic formula 
        price (see H.R. 618, 646) [5FE] [6FE]
    National Kiwifruit Board: provide proportional representation of 
        kiwifruit producers, exporters, and importers (see H.R. 2024) 
        [24JN]
    National Sheep Industry Improvement Center: eliminate and apply 
        savings to deficit reduction (see H.R. 1475) [29AP]
    Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress 
        (see H.R. 438) [9JA]
    Peanuts: repeal quotas and reduce loan rates (see H.R. 1864) 
        [11JN]
    Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1135, 
        1995) [19MR] [19JN]
    Price support programs: milk (see H.R. 2068) [25JN]
    Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 547, 1829) 
        [4FE] [6JN]
    ------uniform management of livestock grazing (see H.R. 2493) 
        [18SE]
    ------uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 284) [28OC]
    Research: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of 
        agricultural research projects relative to precision 
        agriculture (see H.R. 725) [12FE]
    Tariff: Mexican green peanuts (see H.R. 1907) [17JN]
    Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to 
        installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 396, 426) [9JA]
    ------double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax 
        valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 495) [21JA]
    ------exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the 
        computation of capital gains relative to the earned income 
        credit (see H.R. 1800) [5JN]
    ------exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and 
        the sale of farmland (see H.R. 442) [9JA]
    ------exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to 
        certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see 
        H.R. 195, 1763) [9JA] [3JN]
    ------exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to 
        certain land subject to qualified conservation easements sold 
        to Government entities or conservation groups (see H.R. 2101) 
        [26JN]
    ------exempt small unincorporated farm businesses from the 
        alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 3036) [12NO]
    ------extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any 
        extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489) [17SE]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt 
        small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes (see H.R. 
        1684) [20MY]
    ------inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special 
        estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 64) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------modify application of passive loss limitations to equine 
        activities (see H.R. 705) [12FE]
    ------reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 1612) [14MY]
    ------treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 461) [21JA]

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    ------treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and 
        special estate tax valuation for certain farm property (see 
        H.R. 245) [9JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to 
        certain farm property (see H.R. 2117) [8JY]
    ------treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and 
        farmers (see H.R. 2450) [10SE]
    ------treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 494) 
        [21JA]
    ------treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450) [20JA]
    ------treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer 
        taxes (see H.R. 3076) [13NO]
    ------treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 249, 1299) 
        [9JA] [10AP]
    ------treatment of estate tax for family farms and small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1380, 1841, 1845) [17AP] [10JN]
    ------treatment of liquor and beer retailers (see H.R. 1620) 
        [15MY]
    ------treatment of livestock sold due to weather-related 
        conditions (see H.R. 791, 803) [13FE]
    ------treatment of property used to control environmental 
        pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see 
        H.R. 1164) [20MR]
    ------treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into 
        an individual retirement account (see H.R. 1518) [1MY]
    ------treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm 
        rental income (see H.R. 1261) [9AP]
    ------treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for 
        farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (see H.R. 
        2166) [15JY]
    ------treatment of stock in agricultural refiners or processors 
        sold to certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 1752) [30MY]
    ------use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: disapproval of line-item veto of provisions 
        relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities 
        sold to farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2444) [9SE]
    ------restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for 
        agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives 
        (see H.R. 2513) [23SE]
    Tobacco Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 1881) [12JN]
    Tobacco products: establish Federal authority to regulate tobacco 
        and other products containing nicotine (see H.R. 516) [4FE]
    ------increase deficit reduction assessments for participants in 
        Federal price support programs (see H.R. 1826) [6JN]
    ------increase excise tax to fund a Public Health and Education 
        Resource Trust Fund (see H.R. 2764) [29OC]
    ------increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured 
        children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 1364) [9AP] 
        [17AP]
    ------prohibit coverage by Federal crop insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 1438) [24AP]
    ------treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by 
        tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385, 2387, 
        2390) [3SE]
    Treaties and agreements: make regulatory correction relative to 
        methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609) 
        [6OC]
    Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 640) 
        [6FE]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2160) [17SE]
  Messages
    NAFTA Study on Operations and Effects: President Clinton [11JY]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160) [17JY] [24JY] 
        [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 
        105-252) [17SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 
        105-178) [14JY]
    Census of Agriculture Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        2366) (H. Rept. 105-296) [2OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2160, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 105-255) [18SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2160, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 105-197) [22JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2493, Forage Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 105-355) [28OC]
    Conveyance of Certain Dos Palos, CA, Lands to the Dos Palos Ag 
        Boosters: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 111) (H. 
        Rept. 105-34) [20MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture Contracts Under the Conservation Reserve 
        Program: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1342) (H. 
        Rept. 105-80) [29AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture Dairy Indemnity Program Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1789) (H. Rept. 105-
        294) [2OC]
    Forage Improvement Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        2493) (H. Rept. 105-346) [24OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2493) (H. Rept. 105-
        346) [24OC]
    Grand Teton National Park Domestic Livestock Grazing: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 708) (H. Rept. 105-300) [6OC]
    Reform, Extend, and Repeal Certain Agricultural Research, 
        Extension, and Education Programs: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 2534) (H. Rept. 105-376) [4NO]
    Restore and Modify Provisions in Taxpayer Relief Act Relative to 
        Treatment of Agricultural Production Facilities Sold to Farmer 
        Cooperatives: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2513) 
        (H. Rept. 105-318) [9OC]

AIR FORCE
see Department of Defense

AIR POLLUTION
  Bills and resolutions
    Alcoholic beverages: regulations relative to beverage alcohol 
        compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 679) [11FE]
    Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights 
        (see H.R. 552) [4FE]
    California: application of State regulations relative to 
        reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630) [6FE]
    Clean Air Act: amend to impose certain requirements on areas 
        upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1911, 2328) 
        [17JN] [31JY]
    ------reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 
        130) [9JA]
    Climate: effects of global warming relative to certain Pacific 
        nations and U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 157) [24SE]
    Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic 
        chemical use and release in their communities and disclose 
        toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    Electric power: establish minimum nationwide nitrogen oxide 
        pollution standards for fossil-fuel fired powerplants (see 
        H.R. 1910) [17JN]
    EPA: implement national program to reduce health threat from 
        exposure to indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 2952) [8NO]
    ------limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627) 
        [7OC]
    ------prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or 
        particulate matter before existing standards have been 
        attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984) [11JN] [19JN]
    ------take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and 
        release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91) 
        [22MY]
    FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 
        metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221, 2968; H. 
        Con. Res. 113) [9JY] [22JY] [8NO]
    Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical 
        substances (see H.R. 659) [10FE]
    ------reduce use and emissions of mercury and increase recycling 
        (see H.R. 2910) [7NO]
    Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State 
        emission standards (see H.R. 8) [7JA] [9JA]
    National forests: manage public domain lands in a manner to reduce 
        carbon dioxide (see H. Con. Res. 151) [10SE]
    National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2914) 
        [7NO]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas 
        emissions (see H. Res. 211) [31JY]
    ------prevent the imposition of new energy taxes or fees to comply 
        with the global warming treaty (see H. Res. 268) [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Management of National Forest Public Domain Lands Relative to 
        Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 105-330) [21OC]

AIRCRAFT
see Common Carriers

AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS
see Aviation

ALABAMA
  Bills and resolutions
    Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 92) [31JY]
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: 
        congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91) [31JY]
    Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places 
        (see H. Con. Res. 31) [3MR]
    Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center: convey to 
        Alabama (see H.R. 608) [5FE]
    Marion National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (see H.R. 608) 
        [5FE]
  Reports filed
    Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact Congressional 
        Consent: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 92) (H. 
        Rept. 105-370) [31OC]
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact Congressional 
        Consent: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 91) (H. 
        Rept. 105-369) [31OC]

ALASKA
  Appointments
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
        Development Board of Trustees [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Admiralty Island National Monument: land exchange (see H.R. 1948) 
        [17JN]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify land bank protection 
        provisions (see H.R. 2000) [19JN]
    ------recognition of certain Native American communities (see H.R. 
        2812) [4NO]
    ------selection of lands by certain Vietnam veterans and the Elim 
        Native Corp. (see H.R. 2924) [7NO]
    Forest Service: grant easement to Chugach Alaska Corp. (see H.R. 
        3087) [13NO]
    Huna Totem Corp.: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 3088) 
        [13NO]
    Kake Tribal Corp.: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 2756) 
        [28OC]
    Mount McKinley: retain name (see H.R. 256) [9JA]
    Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary 
        expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see 
        H.R. 1267) [9AP]
    Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to 
        Native Americans and Alaskan natives (see H. Res. 29; H.R. 
        486, 555) [9JA] [21JA] [4FE]
    Transportation: provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate 
        surface transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King 
        Cove (see H.R. 2259) [24JY]
    Wilderness areas: designate certain lands (see H.R. 900) [27FE]
  Reports filed
    Hood Bay Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1948) (H. Rept. 105-261) [23SE]
    King Cove Health and Safety Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2259) (H. Rept. 105-398) [8NO]

ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Huna Totem Corp. (see 
        H.R. 3088) [13NO]

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    ------conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (see 
        H.R. 2756) [28OC]
    Forest Service: grant easement to Chugach Alaska Corp. (see H.R. 
        3087) [13NO]
    Native Americans: recognition of certain communities (see H.R. 
        2812) [4NO]
    Public lands: clarify land bank protection provisions (see H.R. 
        2000) [19JN]
    ------selection of lands by certain Vietnam veterans and the Elim 
        Native Corp. (see H.R. 2924) [7NO]

ALBANIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil liberties: promote democracy, economic stability, and 
        resolution of civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153) [18SE]
    Civil war (see H. Res. 104) [20MR]
    Elections (see H. Con. Res. 104, 105) [23JN] [24JN]
    Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language 
        (see H. Con. Res. 36) [5MR]
    NATO: recommend integration of Albania (see H. Con. Res. 104) 
        [23JN]
  Messages
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Albania, Belarus, Kazakhstan, 
        Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan: 
        President Clinton [3JN]

ALBRIGHT, MADELEINE KORBEL
see Secretary of State (Madeleine Korbel Albright)

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
  Bills and resolutions
    Advertising: eliminate Federal subsidies for advertising abroad 
        (see H.R. 1974) [19JN]
    ------establish requirements (see H.R. 1978) [19JN]
    ------establish voluntary broadcasting code (see H.R. 1292) [10AP]
    ------FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and 
        television (see H. Res. 171) [19JN]
    ------prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and 
        television (see H.R. 1067) [13MR]
    ------require Dept. of HHS reports on alcohol advertising 
        practices (see H.R. 1976) [19JN]
    ------require health warnings (see H.R. 1979) [19JN]
    Agriculture: Federal assistance to orchard and vineyard farmers 
        adversely affected by damaging weather conditions (see H.R. 
        1489) [30AP]
    Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds 
        emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 679) [11FE]
    Colleges and universities: encourage adoption of a code of 
        principles to change the culture of alcohol consumption on 
        college campuses (see H. Res. 321) [9NO]
    ------provide incentives to develop alcohol abuse prevention and 
        education programs (see H.R. 1980) [19JN]
    Diseases: alcohol abuse prevention program funding (see H.R. 1982, 
        2028) [19JN] [24JN]
    Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State 
        eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants 
        (see H.R. 108) [9JA]
    ------national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor 
        vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 982) 
        [6MR]
    ------national standard to prohibit the operation of motor 
        vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981) [6MR]
    Firearms: prohibit sale to intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 115) 
        [9JA]
    Harold Hughes-Bill Emerson Commission on Alcoholism: establish 
        (see H.R. 1549) [7MY]
    Health: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment 
        programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638) [15MY]
    Housing: assure the power of States and localities to limit group 
        homes for recovering drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 2308) 
        [30JY]
    Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse 
        treatment services under private group and individual health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2409) [4SE]
    Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to 
        bring Federal court action relative to transportation of 
        alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063) [13MR]
    Labeling: require ingredient labeling for malt beverages, wine, 
        and distilled spirits (see H.R. 1977) [19JN]
    Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in 
        Paris (see H. Res. 219) [4SE]
    Taxation: increase taxes (see H.R. 2028) [24JN]
    ------reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 1612) [14MY]
    ------treatment of advertising and goodwill expenditures for 
        alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1981) [19JN]
    ------treatment of beer (see H.R. 158) [9JA]
    ------treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450) [20JA]
    ------treatment of draft cider (see H.R. 159) [9JA]
    ------treatment of liquor and beer retailers (see H.R. 1620) 
        [15MY]

ALDERSON, WAYNE T.
  Bills and resolutions
    World War II: award Medal of Honor for service (see H. Con. Res. 
        20) [12FE]

ALEXANDRIA, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 
        1851) [10JN]
  Reports filed
    Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1851) (H. Rept. 105-212) [28JY]

ALGER COUNTY, MI
  Bills and resolutions
    Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: authorize improvements to a 
        county road and prohibit construction of a scenic shoreline 
        drive (see H.R. 351) [9JA]

ALIENS
see Immigration; Refugees

ALLEN, THOMAS H. (a Representative from Maine)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence: issue commemorative postage stamp 
        (see H. Con. Res. 147) [5SE]
    Higher Education Act: financial responsibility for refunds during 
        provisional certification and change of ownership of 
        propietary institutions (see H.R. 2981) [9NO]
    Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 2980) [9NO]

ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Labor unions: Presidential actions relative to resolving the 
        dispute between American Airlines, Inc., and the Allied Pilots 
        Association (see H. Res. 67) [13FE]

AMERICA RECYCLES DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Designate (see H. Res. 251) [29SE]

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Labor unions: Presidential actions relative to resolving the 
        dispute between American Airlines, Inc., and the Allied Pilots 
        Association (see H. Res. 67) [13FE]

AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE
  Bills and resolutions
    Women: tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's 
        professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173) [20JN]

AMERICAN FAMILY PRIVACY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1330) [15AP]

AMERICAN LEGION
  Bills and resolutions
    Membership: eligibility relative to starting date for Vietnamese 
        Conflict (see H.R. 2835) [6NO]
    Sault Sainte Marie, MI: Coast Guard conveyance of certain property 
        to the local American Legion post (see H.R. 2641) [8OC]

AMERICAN SAMOA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: eligibility of U.S. nationals for the ROTC (see 
        H.R. 905) [3MR]
    Economy: multiyear program for economic development and self-
        sufficiency (see H.R. 757) [13FE]
    Federal Home Loan Bank Act: amend the definition of State to 
        include American Samoa (see H.R. 904) [3MR]
    Territories: participation in State Infrastructure Bank Program 
        and use of surface transportation program funds for road 
        construction (see H.R. 1561) [8MY]
  Reports filed
    American Samoa Development Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 757) (H. Rept. 105-38) [20MR]

AMERICAN SAMOA DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 757) [13FE]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 757) (H. Rept. 
        105-38) [20MR]

AMERICANS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1526) [1MY]

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
related term(s) Disabled
  Bills and resolutions
    House Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the 
        House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. 
        Res. 135) [29AP]

AMHERST, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Medicaid: waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better 
        Health Plan of Amherst, NY (see H.R. 2018) [24JN]
  Reports filed
    Medicaid Waiver of Enrollment Composition Rule for the Better 
        Health Plan of Amherst, NY: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2018) (H. Rept. 105-165) [8JY]

AMTRAK
  Bills and resolutions
    Common carriers: eliminate special support for, or burdens on, 
        operations as a passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 1666) [20MY]
    Operations: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see 
        H.R. 2066, 2205, 2247) [25JN] [22JY] [24JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        2247), consideration (see H. Res. 270) [21OC]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 319) [9NO]
    ------timely closure and realignment of routes with low economic 
        performance (see H.R. 1210) [20MR]
    Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 456) [21JA]
    Taxation: establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund 
        (see H.R. 1437) [24AP]
  Reports filed
    Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2247) (H. Rept. 105-251) 
        [17SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2247, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 105-334) 
        [21OC]
    Consideration of S. 738, Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 105-400) 
        [9NO]

AMTRAK REFORM AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (S. 738): consideration (see H. Res. 319) [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of S. 738, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 105-400) [9NO]

AMTRAK REFORM AND PRIVATIZATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2247): consideration (see H. Res. 270) [21OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2247, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 105-334) [21OC]
    Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2247) (H. Rept. 105-251) [17SE]

AMTRAK RESTRUCTURING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2066) [25JN]

ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 
        54) [7JA] [9JA]

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ANDERSON, MARIAN
  Bills and resolutions
    Coins: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864) [27FE]

ANDREWS, ROBERT E. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: treatment of certain payments under the Agricultural 
        Market Transition Act (see H.R. 502) [4FE]
    Corporations: eliminate Federal subsidies (see H.R. 515) [4FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: continuation of the Food Animal Residue 
        Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (see H.R. 
        2876) [7NO]
    Economy: reduce income tax rates, encourage purchase of domestic 
        products, and extend transportation infrastructure spending 
        (see H.R. 392) [9JA]
    Education: assist construction and rehabilitation of public 
        schools through establishment of loan and bond guarantee 
        program (see H.R. 2878) [7NO]
    ------release of student records to State and county prosecutors 
        (see H.R. 503) [4FE]
    ------substitute educational quality evaluations for cohort 
        default rates in eligibility determinations for student 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 386) [9JA]
    Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for employees 
        subject to certain leave policies (see H.R. 504) [4FE]
    ------provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 509) 
        [4FE]
    Families and domestic relations: child custody order enforcement 
        (see H.R. 1690) [21MY]
    ------denial of passports to noncustodial parents relative to 
        nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 389) [9JA]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        385) [9JA]
    Firearms: encourage States to require criminal background checks 
        before the sale of a handgun (see H.R. 2880) [7NO]
    Health: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 2152) [11JY]
    Members of Congress: increase length of ban on lobbying activities 
        after leaving office (see H.R. 390) [9JA]
    OPIC: terminate authorities (see H.R. 387) [9JA]
    Pensions: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State 
        and local governments to fulfill the terms of pension plans 
        (see H.R. 510) [4FE]
    ------promote accuracy in the determination of amounts of private 
        pension plan benefits and contributions (see H.R. 2562) [26SE]
    Political campaigns: public financing of House of Representatives 
        elections (see H.R. 506) [4FE]
    Roads and highways: environmental improvements (see H.R. 1533) 
        [6MY]
    Taxation: provide incentives for enterprise zone investments (see 
        H.R. 391) [9JA]
    ------treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held 
        by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 507) [4FE]
    ------treatment of overtime hours of small business employees (see 
        H.R. 508) [4FE]
    Turkey: allocation of economic assistance (see H.R. 1361) [17AP]
    ------restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to 
        situation in Cyprus and obligations under international law 
        (see H.R. 388) [9JA]
    Veterans: exclude certain income from consideration for 
        determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 
        384) [9JA]
    Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution 
        upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 
        26) [9JA]

ANGOLA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Congo, Republic of the: condemn military intervention (see H. Res. 
        273) [21OC]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton [24SE] 
        [25SE]

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend: strengthen (see H.R. 635) [6FE]
    Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities 
        are obtained legally (see H.R. 594) [5FE]

ANIMALS
related term(s) National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife
  Bills and resolutions
    African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 39) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Agriculture: eliminate National Sheep Industry Improvement Center 
        and apply savings to deficit reduction (see H.R. 1475) [29AP]
    ------Federal assistance to orchard and vineyard farmers adversely 
        affected by damaging weather conditions (see H.R. 1489) [30AP]
    ------humane living conditions for calves raised for the 
        production of veal (see H.R. 696) [12FE]
    ------prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, 
        sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453) [21JA]
    Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635) [6FE]
    Asian elephants: conservation (see H.R. 1787) [4JN]
    Bears: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear 
        viscera (see H.R. 619) [5FE]
    Canada: disapprove a rule affecting polar bear trophies from 
        Canada (see H.J. Res. 59) [4MR]
    Cape Lookout National Seashore: ensure maintenance of a herd of 
        wild horses (see H.R. 765) [13FE]
    Crime: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities 
        are obtained legally (see H.R. 594) [5FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: continuation of the Food Animal Residue 
        Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (see H.R. 
        2876) [7NO]
    Dept. of Defense: improve the management of fish and wildlife 
        resources on military lands (see H.R. 374) [9JA]
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 2911) 
        [7NO]
    Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, 
        strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain 
        assurances to local governments and individuals relative to 
        economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351) [31JY]
    Endangered species: designate the Florida panther (see H.R. 226) 
        [9JA]
    ------enable Federal agencies to rescue and relocate members of 
        certain species impacted by reconstruction or maintenance of 
        flood control levees (see H.R. 2894) [7NO]
    Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products 
        produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage 
        sludge-treated land (see H.R. 289) [9JA]
    ------improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 3070) [13NO]
    ------inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution 
        of State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 801, 1137, 2103) 
        [13FE] [20MR] [26JN]
    Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat 
        and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723) [12FE]
    ------prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of products 
        derived from rhinoceros or tiger (see H.R. 2807) [4NO]
    Grand Teton National Park: domestic livestock grazing (see H.R. 
        708) [12FE]
    Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for 
        wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (see H.R. 
        741, 2863) [12FE] [6NO]
    ------prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176) [20MR]
    Idaho: prohibit reintroduction of grizzly bears into Bitterroot 
        Ecosystem (see H.R. 2162) [15JY]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 
        408) [9JA]
    ------implement (H.R. 408), consideration (see H. Res. 153) [20MY]
    Interstate commerce: prohibit relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 
        1202) [20MR]
    Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to 
        lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259) [9AP]
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2376) [1AU]
    Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal 
        law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 173) [9JA]
    Taxation: modify application of passive loss limitations to equine 
        activities (see H.R. 705) [12FE]
    ------treatment of livestock sold due to weather-related 
        conditions (see H.R. 791, 803) [13FE]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: utilization of proceeds from sales 
        of certain items (see H.R. 2291) [29JY]
    University of Puerto Rico: transfer title to Federal real property 
        and improvements used to operate a center for research on 
        primates (see H.R. 1305) [10AP]
    Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance 
        conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719) [22MY]
  Reports filed
    African Elephant Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 105-59) [21AP]
    Asian Elephant Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 105-266) [23SE]
    Cape Lookout National Seashore Maintenance of Wild Horses: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 765) (H. Rept. 105-179) 
        [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 408, International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 153) (H. 
        Rept. 105-103) [20MY]
    Grand Teton National Park Domestic Livestock Grazing: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 708) (H. Rept. 105-300) [6OC]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 105-74) 
        [24AP]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 
        105-74) [1MY]

ANTIQUITIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national 
        monument without an express act of Congress and the 
        concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (see H.R. 
        1127) [19MR]
    ------prohibit establishment of any national monument without an 
        express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor 
        and State legislature (H.R. 1127), consideration (see H. Res. 
        256) [29SE]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        in Idaho without public participation and an express act of 
        Congress (see H.R. 597) [5FE]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 596) [5FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1127, National Monument Fairness Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 105-283) 
        [29SE]
    National Monument Fairness Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1127) (H. Rept. 105-191) [21JY]

ANTITRUST POLICY
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: exempt actions undertaken to administer a marketing 
        order issued under the Agricultural Adjustment Act from 
        antitrust laws (see H.R. 2735) [24OC]
    Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift 
        annuities (see H.R. 1902) [17JN]
    Education: treatment of need-based educational aid relative to 
        antitrust laws (see H.R. 1866) [11JN]
    European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas 
        merger (see H. Con. Res. 117; H. Res. 191) [17JY] [21JY]
    Health: application of antitrust laws to health care provider 
        networks (see H.R. 415) [9JA]
    Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        401) [9JA]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 21, 
        704, 1744) [7JA] [9JA] [12FE] [22MY]

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    Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public 
        ownership of teams (see H.R. 590) [5FE]
    Television: treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to 
        applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510) [1MY]
  Reports filed
    Charitable Donation Antitrust Immunity Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1902) (H. Rept. 105-146) [23JN]
    Need-Based Educational Aid Antitrust Protection Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1866) (H. Rept. 105-144) [23JN]

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        H.R. 1429) [24AP]
    Georgia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian region 
        (see H.R. 2091) [26JN]
    Virginia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 606) [5FE]

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1429) [24AP]

APPLEGATE, DOUGLAS (a former Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions
    Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see 
        H.R. 2129) [9JY]

APPROPRIATIONS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H. Con. Res. 84, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1998-2002 [3JN]
    ------H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY] [28JY]
    ------H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related 
        agencies appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations [6OC]
    ------H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [24SE]
    ------S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop 
        insurance programs (see H.R. 1438) [24AP]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2160) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 193) [22JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 232) [18SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), corrections in enrollment 
        (see H. Con. Res. 167) [6OC]
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see H.R. 
        2066, 2205, 2247) [25JN] [22JY] [24JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        2247), consideration (see H. Res. 270) [21OC]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 319) [9NO]
    Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        H.R. 1429) [24AP]
    Armenia: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 500) 
        [4FE]
    Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        H.R. 1658) [16MY]
    Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain 
        Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436) [9SE]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds 
        for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see 
        H.R. 1172) [20MR]
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (see H.R. 1753) [30MY]
    Budget: authorize expedited consideration of certain proposed 
        rescissions (see H.R. 1321) [15AP]
    ------balance (see H.R. 397, 898) [9JA] [27FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 
        1, 7, 11, 24, 44, 45, 48, 50, 53, 69) [9JA] [5FE] [11FE] 
        [12FE] [10AP]
    ------constitutional amendment to require two-thirds vote of both 
        Houses of Congress if outlays exceed revenues (see H.J. Res. 
        35) [21JA]
    ------ensure a balanced budget and create a Social Security Reform 
        Reserve Fund from revenues generated by economic growth (see 
        H.R. 2825) [5NO]
    ------establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 
        457) [21JA]
    ------establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126) [9JA]
    ------establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 2956) [8NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2015) 
        [23JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 174) [24JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 202) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment 
        requirements (see H. Res. 203) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90) [31JY]
    ------reform process (see H.R. 1372) [17AP]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (see H.R. 2003) [20JN]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (H.R. 2003), consideration (see H. Res. 192) [22JY]
    ------reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the 
        public debt (see H.R. 2191) [17JY]
    ------require President's budget submission to Congress include a 
        balanced budget plan (see H.R. 113) [9JA]
    ------require surplus revenue be used for deficit reduction and 
        tax relief, and cap non-defense discretionary spending (see 
        H.R. 2860) [6NO]
    ------revise for fiscal year 1998 relative to the appropriate 
        budgetary levels for Social Security and national defense for 
        fiscal years 1999 through 2002 (see H. Con. Res. 189) [7NO]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (see H. Con. 
        Res. 58, 82, 84, 86) [8AP] [15MY] [19MY] [22MY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84), consideration (see H. Res. 152) [19MY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 160) 
        [4JN]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84), disposition of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 156) [22MY]
    ------submission of budget proposal by the President without 
        budgetary contingencies (see H. Res. 89) [11MR]
    ------submission of budget proposal by the President without 
        budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 90) [11MR]
    ------terminate certain Dept. of Defense programs and reduce 
        funding and scope of Dept. of Energy Stockpile Stewardship 
        Program (see H.R. 1832) [6JN]
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see 
        H.R. 60) [7JA] [9JA]
    CERCLA: limit funding expended for administration, oversight, 
        support, studies, investigations, monitoring, assessments, 
        evaluations, and enforcement activities (see H.R. 2086) [26JN]
    ------Superfund Program reauthorization and reform (see H.R. 2727) 
        [23OC]
    Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 899) [27FE]
    ------provide health insurance for uninsured children (see H.R. 
        1363) [17AP]
    China, People's Republic of: prohibit funding for the 
        participation of certain officials in international 
        conferences, exchanges, programs, and activities (see H.R. 
        2539) [24SE]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1838, 2204) 
        [10JN] [21JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 265) [9OC]
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        2125) [9JY]
    Committee on Agriculture (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 72) [13FE]
    Committee on Appropriations (House): establish Subcommittee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (see H. Res. 20) [9JA]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 69) [13FE]
    Committee on Commerce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 74) [25FE]
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 75) [25FE]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 65, 86) [13FE] [6MR]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 55) [12FE]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 59) [13FE]
    Committee on International Relations (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 66, 81) [13FE] [5MR]
    Committee on National Security (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 57) [13FE]
    Committee on Resources (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 56) [13FE]
    Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 
        73) [13FE]
    Committee on Science (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 77) [26FE]
    Committee on Small Business (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 54) [12FE]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 62) [13FE]
    Committee on the Budget (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 80) [26FE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 51) [12FE]
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): 
        authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 71) [13FE]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 60) [13FE]
    Committee on Ways and Means (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 63) [13FE]
    Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 91, 
        102, 129) [11MR] [20MR] [24AP]
    ------authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 129), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 136) [30AP]
    ------authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 101, 105) [19MR] [20MR]
    Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and 
        a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52) [12FE]
    Congressional Budget Act: establish a point of order that 
        precludes raising revenues to enforce the bipartisan balanced 
        budget agreement (see H.R. 2230) [23JY]

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    Constitutional amendments: line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 72) 
        [16AP]
    Continuing: making (see H.J. Res. 94, 97, 101, 104, 105, 106) 
        [26SE] [21OC] [7NO] [9NO] [13NO]
    ------making (H.J. Res. 97), consideration (see H. Res. 269) 
        [21OC]
    Crime: reduce certain funds if eligible States do not enact 
        certain crime legislation (see H.R. 3021) [9NO]
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1463) [28AP]
    Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, 
        euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003) [11MR]
    Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor 
        Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2958) [8NO]
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory 
        Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 1894) [12JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 
        972) [6MR]
    ------expand School Breakfast Program and provide greater access 
        to snacks in school-based childcare programs (see H.R. 3086) 
        [13NO]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile 
        defense systems (see H.R. 2786) [31OC]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military construction and 
        increased pay and improved health care for members of the 
        uniformed services (see H.R. 2858) [6NO]
    ------authorizing certain construction at military installations 
        (see H.R. 909) [4MR]
    ------authorizing military activities appropriations and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (see H.R. 1119) [19MR]
    ------authorizing military activities appropriations and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 169) [18JN]
    ------authorizing military activities appropriations and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 278) [23OC]
    ------disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction 
        appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2624, 2631) [7OC]
    ------making appropriations (see H.R. 2266) [25JY]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 2016) 
        [24JN]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 178) [26JN]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 228) [11SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2266), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 198) [28JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2266), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 242) [24SE]
    Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending 
        funds (see H.R. 149) [9JA]
    ------prohibit funding of national testing proposals without 
        explicit and specific legislation (see H.R. 2846) [6NO]
    Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for civilian research, 
        development, demonstration, and commercial application 
        activities (see H.R. 1277) [10AP]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1253, 1486) [9AP] [29AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain 
        agencies (see H.R. 1757) [3JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain 
        agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration (see H. Res. 159) [3JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal 
        reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute 
        Indian tribes (see H.R. 745) [13FE]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2107) [8JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 181) [9JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 277) [23OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2378) [3SE]
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain 
        maritime programs (see H.R. 1343) [16AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations for surface transportation 
        research and development (see H.R. 860) [27FE]
    ------make direct loans and provide lines of credit to finance 
        surface transportation projects (see H.R. 2330) [31JY]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2169) [16JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 189) [17JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 263) [8OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and 
        leases (see H.R. 2571) [29SE]
    ------funding for medical care programs (see H.R. 1156) [20MR]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2267) [25JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 239) [23SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 330) [13NO]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2264) [25JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2264), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 199) [28JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2158) [11JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 184) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 261) [7OC]
    Disasters: reduce costs of disaster relief and emergency 
        assistance (see H.R. 2446) [10SE]
    Diseases: Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic 
        lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009) [23JN]
    ------osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders 
        information clearinghouse funding (see H.R. 2704) [22OC]
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (see H.R. 2607) [6OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 264) [8OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration of Senate 
        amendments (see H. Res. 324) [12NO]
    ------provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary 
        school students (see H.R. 1797) [5JN]
    Drugs: authorize funds to control methamphetamine (see H.R. 1175) 
        [20MR]
    ------establish matching grant program for local communities that 
        first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth 
        substance abuse (see H.R. 956) [5MR]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2249) [24JY]
    Ecology and environment: provide certain off-budget treatment for 
        the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative 
        to State financial assistance (see H.R. 1487) [30AP]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund (see H.R. 706, 1732) [12FE] [22MY]
    Economic Development Administration: establish Office of Economic 
        Development Information (see H.R. 2688) [21OC]
    Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching 
        or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203) [20MR]
    ------establish funding for local communities to repair school 
        infrastructure (see H.R. 1639) [15MY]
    ------establish Role Models Academy for at-risk youths (see H.R. 
        269) [9JA]
    ------Federal funding relative to treatment of Ebonics as a 
        legitimate language (see H. Res. 28) [9JA]
    ------grants to create partnerships between post-secondary and 
        elementary or secondary schools to instruct teachers (see H.R. 
        3085) [13NO]
    ------permit certain nonimmigrant aliens to study in publicly 
        funded adult education programs (see H.R. 1543) [7MY]
    ------vocational education funding (see H.R. 1853) [10JN]
    ------vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 187) [16JY]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (see H.R. 2724, 
        2746) [23OC] [28OC]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 288) [29OC]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2203) [21JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 194) [23JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 254) [29SE]
    Energy Conservation and Production Act: extend certain programs 
        (see H.R. 2915) [7NO]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see 
        H.R. 2472, 2915) [15SE] [7NO]
    ------extend certain programs (H.R. 2472), Senate amendments (see 
        H. Res. 317) [9NO]
    EPA: authorizing appropriations for research, development, and 
        demonstration activities (see H.R. 1276) [10AP]
    FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (see H.R. 1271) [10AP]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (H.R. 1271), consideration (see H. Res. 125) [23AP]
    Families and domestic relations: develop, promote, and implement 
        policies to stabilize U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 
        154) [18SE]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1179) [20MR]
    Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 
        614, 1828) [5FE] [6JN]
    Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded 
        Federal mandates to State and local governments (see H.J. Res. 
        15) [9JA]
    Fish and fishing: funding for fishing licenses and vessels for 
        Washington salmon fishery (see H.R. 1088) [17MR]
    Floods: authorize further appropriations for the stabilization and 
        repair of damages to the Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge in 
        California (see H.R. 936) [5MR]
    Foreign aid: authorize appropriations and reform programs (see 
        H.R. 1759) [3JN]
    ------integrated justification report for assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 114) [9JA]
    ------international family planning programs (see H.J. Res. 36) 
        [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (see H.R. 581) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (H.R. 581), consideration (see H. Res. 46) [11FE]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2159) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 185) [15JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 323) [12NO]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432) [24AP]
    Forest Service: eliminate below-cost timber sales (see H.R. 1827) 
        [6JN]
    Government: continuance of pay and authority to enter into 
        contracts or obligations when there is a lapse in 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1537) [6MY]
    ------establish automatic system for continuing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 638, 987, 1326, 1785, 1912, 1916) [6FE] [6MR] [15AP] 
        [4JN] [17JN]
    ------establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and 
        reporting systems (see H.R. 435) [9JA]

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    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1469, 1755, 1796, 
        1871) [29AP] [3JN] [5JN] [12JN]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 146, 149) [13MY] [14MY]
    ------making (H.R. 1469), consideration of conference report (see 
        H. Res. 162) [5JN]
    ------making interim emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1707, 1708) 
        [22MY]
    ------reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 2364) 
        [31JY]
    ------reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 
        102) [21JN]
    ------require periodic review and reauthorization of all 
        Government programs (see H.R. 1913) [17JN]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 1010) [11MR]
    Health: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83) [5MR]
    ------funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment 
        programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638) [15MY]
    ------revise and extend programs relative to the health of 
        individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895) 
        [12JN]
    Horticulture: plant genetic conservation program funding (see H.R. 
        570) [4FE]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction 
        (see H.R. 80, 352) [7JA] [9JA]
    House Rules: postpone final action on legislative branch 
        appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been 
        enacted (see H. Res. 123) [17AP]
    ------reduce number of programs covered by certain appropriations 
        bills (see H. Res. 24) [9JA]
    ------reduction of suballocations relative to floor amendments to 
        appropriations bills (see H. Res. 18) [9JA]
    ------repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see 
        H. Res. 23, 30) [9JA]
    ------same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 
        165, 201, 305, 306, 314) [11JN] [29JY] [5NO] [8NO]
    Housing: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians 
        (see H.R. 626) [6FE]
    ------reauthorize certain rural housing assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 2274) [25JY]
    Impoundment Control Act: repeal (see H.R. 441) [9JA]
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1775) 
        [4JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 179) [8JY]
    ------require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate 
        amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 
        753) [13FE]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (see H.R. 
        2516) [23SE]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 1609) [14MY]
    ------reform (see H. Con. Res. 43) [11MR]
    International Brotherhood of Teamsters: limit Federal funding for 
        rerun of leadership election (see H.R. 2656) [9OC]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1818) [5JN]
    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorize the design and 
        construction of parking garage additions and certain site 
        improvements (see H.R. 1747) [22MY]
    Law enforcement officers: funding for the hiring of personnel who 
        perform nonadministrative services (see H.R. 804) [13FE]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2209) [22JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 197) [24JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 238) [23SE]
    Line Item Veto Act: eliminate the requirement that a budget 
        deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-
        item veto authority (see H.R. 2424) [9SE]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 2650) [9OC]
    ------repeal and amend Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
        Control Act to provide for expedited consideration of certain 
        proposed rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 2649) [9OC]
    Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 455) [21JA]
    ------prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 55) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437) [9JA]
    ------reauthorization of programs (H.R. 437), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 164) [10JN]
    Medicare/Medicaid: prohibit funding for assisted suicide, 
        euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 868) [27FE]
    Members of Congress: modify law providing a permanent 
        appropriation for compensation (see H.R. 403) [9JA]
    ------prohibit Federal funding of official travel after elections 
        for Members who fail to be reelected (see H.R. 2276) [25JY]
    ------require comparable treatment with Federal employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 342) [9JA]
    Motor vehicles: improve public education on proper use of child 
        safety restraint systems (see H.R. 784) [13FE]
    NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1275) [10AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 128) [23AP]
    National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: 
        reestablish (see H.R. 132, 271) [9JA]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1716) [22MY]
    National Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: establish 
        (see H.R. 1318) [14AP]
    National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122) [9JA]
    National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122) [9JA]
    National forests: address funding shortfall relative to exemption 
        of certain users from fees (see H.R. 1843) [10JN]
    ------authorize and extend certain activities of the National 
        Forest Foundation (see H.R. 101) [9JA]
    National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (see 
        H.R. 1522) [1MY]
    National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: authorizing 
        appropriations for the expansion of the columbarium (see H.R. 
        2144) [10JY]
    National parks and recreation areas: require the President to 
        submit a separate appropriations request to ensure priority 
        funding (see H.R. 142) [9JA]
    National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437) 
        [9JA]
    ------reauthorization (H.R. 437), consideration (see H. Res. 164) 
        [10JN]
    National Weather Service: making emergency supplemental 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1251) [8AP]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain 
        funds for new refuges without specific authorization from 
        Congress (see H.R. 512) [4FE]
    National Women's Business Council: funding (see H.R. 2389) [3SE]
    New Mexico: funding for construction of history museum (see H.R. 
        732) [12FE]
    NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1274) [10AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1274), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 127) [23AP]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1278) [10AP]
    North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 
        2556) [25SE]
    NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1273) [10AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1273), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 126) [23AP]
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities 
        and extend authorization (see H.R. 2610) [6OC]
    ------increase amount of funds Director may transfer between 
        agency accounts (see H.R. 1641) [15MY]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2295, 2407) [30JY] [4SE]
    Older Americans Act: amend to provide for Federal-State 
        performance partnerships, consolidate nutrition programs, and 
        extend authorizations of appropriations (see H.R. 1671) [20MY]
    OMB: reduce nondefense discretionary spending limits for 1998-2002 
        (see H.R. 2906) [7NO]
    Omnibus consolidated legislation: making technical corrections 
        (see H.J. Res. 25) [9JA]
    Panama Canal: authorizing appropriations for operation and 
        maintenance (see H.R. 1148, 1344) [20MR] [16AP]
    President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act: 
        extend authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board 
        (see H.R. 1553) [8MY]
    Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 
        3015) [9NO]
    Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform 
        programs (see H.R. 1430) [24AP]
    Roads and highways: funding for resurfacing, restoring, 
        rehabilitating, and reconstructing interstate highways (see 
        H.R. 1657) [16MY]
    ------funding for roads classified as local or rural minor 
        collectors (see H.R. 1131) [19MR]
    ------funding for States to maintain roads to and across Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 1700) [21MY]
    ------make grants to States for the construction and maintenance 
        of highways and direct the FCC to conduct spectrum auctions to 
        provide funding for the grants (see H.R. 918) [4MR]
    Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program (see H.R. 
        1801) [5JN]
    ------prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 922) [5MR]
    SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1262) [9AP]
    Simi Valley, CA: prohibit Federal assistance for earthquake-
        related repairs of Bottle Village (see H.R. 175) [9JA]
    Social Security: treatment under balanced budget constitutional 
        amendment (see H. Con. Res. 26) [25FE]
    Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 1423) [23AP]
    States: establish demonstration projects to develop kinship care 
        programs and require notification of adult relative caregivers 
        (see H.R. 1452) [24AP]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        overpayments or to make contributions for units of the 
        National Park System (see H.R. 755) [13FE]
    ------allow taxpayers to request receipts for income tax payments 
        which itemizes the allocable portions used for Federal 
        spending (see H.R. 2827) [5NO]
    ------expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to 
        line-item veto (see H.R. 933) [5MR]
    Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance 
        for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 
        1364) [9AP] [17AP]
    Transportation: Federal funding for highways and transportation 
        improvements (see H.R. 2337) [31JY]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, 
        and transit programs (see H.R. 2400) [4SE]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation 
        trust funds (see H.R. 4, 205) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation 
        funding (see H.R. 674) [11FE]
    ------transfer taxing and spending authority over highway programs 
        and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 1470, 3045) 
        [29AP] [13NO]
    Turkey: allocation of economic assistance (see H.R. 1361) [17AP]
    TVA: phase out Federal funding (see H.R. 603, 677) [5FE] [11FE]
    U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 483; H. Con. 
        Res. 40) [21JA] [6MR]
    ------authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for 
        U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 299) [9JA]
    ------prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until 
        overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see 
        H.R. 934) [5MR]

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    U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        1272) [10AP]
    Veterans: funding levels for federally assisted education programs 
        (see H.R. 759) [13FE]
    Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of 
        antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459) [11SE]
    Women: research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571) 
        [8MY]
    Yosemite National Park: authorize further appropriations to clean 
        up and repair damages to facilities caused by heavy rains and 
        flooding (see H.R. 528) [4FE]
    Youngstown, OH: authorize certain military construction projects 
        for the 910th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 2974) [8NO]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2160) [17SE]
    Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 2015) [29JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H.R. 1119) [23OC]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 2016) [9SE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2266) [23SE]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2107) [22OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2378) 
        [29SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2169) [7OC]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2267) [13NO]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2264) [7NO]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2158) [6OC]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations (H.R. 1469) [4JN]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2203) [26SE]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2159) [12NO]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (S. 858) [28OC]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 2209) 
        [18SE]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84) 
        [4JN]
  Messages
    Balanced Budget Act Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [3SE]
    Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 1998: President Clinton 
        [6FE]
    Budget Rescissions: President Clinton [11FE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [6OC]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton 
        [21OC]
    Dept. of Energy Budget Rescissions: President Clinton [19MR]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Line-Item 
        Veto: President Clinton [21OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Line-
        Item Veto: President Clinton [4NO]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [4NO]
    District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton [11JY]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [21OC]
    National Endowment for the Arts: President Clinton [11JY]
    Veto of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for 
        Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: 
        President Clinton [10JN]
    Veto of H.R. 2631, Disapproval of Line-Item Vetoes in Military 
        Construction Appropriations Legislation: President Clinton 
        [13NO]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160) [17JY] [24JY] 
        [3SE]
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (S. 476) [13NO]
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015) 
        [25JN] [10JY]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (H.R. 2003) [23JY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84) [3JN]
    ------submission of budget proposal by the President without 
        budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89) [12MR]
    Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91) 
        [21MR]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations 
        and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119) [25JY] [4SE]
    ------disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction 
        appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631) [7NO]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016) [3SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2266) [3SE]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757) [29SE] [30SE] 
        [1OC] [7OC] [8OC]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2107) [23SE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2378) [24SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2378), conference report [30SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2169) [3SE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267) [25SE] [26SE] 
        [30SE] [6OC] [28OC] [29OC] [13NO]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2264) [9SE] [10SE] [11SE] [23SE]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158) [16JY] [3SE]
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607) [9OC] 
        [12NO]
    Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853) [22JY]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746) [4NO]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203) 
        [3SE]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2159) [16SE] [6OC] [7OC]
    Government: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469) [16MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), veto [10JN]
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. 
        Res. 305) [6NO]
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 858) [17JY]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        2209) [28JY] [3SE]
    SBA: reauthorize programs (S. 1139) [29SE]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 
        105-252) [17SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 
        105-178) [14JY]
    Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2247) (H. Rept. 105-251) 
        [17SE]
    Assassination Records Review Board Extension: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 
        105-138) [19JN]
    Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1003) (H. Rept. 105-46) [8AP]
    Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Reauthorization and 
        Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. 
        Rept. 105-169) [8JY]
    Balanced Budget Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 
        105-217) [29JY] [1AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 105-
        149) [23JN]
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America Funding: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 105-368) [31OC]
    Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2204) (H. Rept. 105-236) [31JY]
    Committees of the House Expenditures: Committee on House Oversight 
        (House) (H. Res. 129) (H. Rept. 105-79) [28AP]
    ------Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 
        105-30) [17MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 105-84) 
        [30AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 84, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 161) (H. Rept. 105-117) [4JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing 
        Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 278) 
        (H. Rept. 105-343) [23OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1469, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Overseas 
        Peacekeeping Operations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        162) (H. Rept. 105-120) [5JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 202) (H. Rept. 105-
        218) [30JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and 
        Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 228) (H. Rept. 105-248) [11SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2107, Dept. of the 
        Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 277) (H. Rept. 105-342) [23OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2158, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 105-311) [7OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2159, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 105-402) [12NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2160, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 105-255) [18SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2169, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 105-314) [8OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2203, Energy and Water 
        Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 254) (H. Rept. 105-281) [29SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2209, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 238) (H. Rept. 105-263) [23SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 242) (H. 
        Rept. 105-267) [24SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2267, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judici

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        ary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 330) (H. Rept. 105-406) [13NO]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 84, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 1998-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 152) (H. 
        Rept. 105-102) [19MY]
    Consideration of H. Res. 89, Submission of Budget Proposal by the 
        President Without Budgetary Contingencies: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 90) (H. Rept. 105-18) [11MR]
    Consideration of H. Res. 91, Committees of the House Expenditures: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 101) (H. Rept. 105-33) 
        [19MR], (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 105-41) [20MR]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 97, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 105-333) 
        [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 437, National Sea Grant College Program and 
        Marine Resources Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 164) (H. Rept. 105-127) [10JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 581, Family Planning Facilitation and 
        Abortion Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 46) (H. Rept. 105-3) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 169) (H. Rept. 105-137) 
        [18JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1271, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
        Development Programs Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 105-70) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1273, NSF Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 105-71) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1274, NIST Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 105-72) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1275, NASA Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 105-73) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        for Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 105-96) 
        [13MY], (H. Res. 149) (H. Rept. 105-97) [14MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1775, Intelligence Services Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 179) (H. Rept. 105-172) [8JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1853, Vocational Education Funding: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 105-187) 
        [16JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2003, Budget Enforcement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 192) (H. Rept. 105-195) [22JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, and H.R. 2014, 
        Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) 
        (H. Rept. 105-152) [24JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 203) (H. Rept. 105-219) 
        [30JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 178) (H. 
        Rept. 105-156) [26JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        181) (H. Rept. 105-174) [9JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 184) (H. Rept. 105-180) [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2159, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 185) (H. Rept. 105-184) [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2160, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 105-197) [22JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        189) (H. Rept. 105-189) [17JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2203, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 194) (H. 
        Rept. 105-198) [23JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2204, Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 265) (H. Rept. 105-317) [9OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2209, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 197) (H. 
        Rept. 105-202) [24JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2247, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 105-334) 
        [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 199) (H. Rept. 105-214) [28JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 198) (H. Rept. 105-213) 
        [28JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and 
        State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 239) (H. Rept. 105-264) 
        [23SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2607, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 264) (H. Rept. 105-315) 
        [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2746 and H.R. 2616, Voucher Program To 
        Provide School Choice and Community-Designed Charter Schools 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 105-
        357) [29OC]
    Consideration of S. 738, Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 105-400) 
        [9NO]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2607, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        324) (H. Rept. 105-403) [12NO]
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 
        Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        1463) (H. Rept. 105-85) [1MY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2266) (H. Rept. 105-265) [23SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2266) (H. Rept. 
        105-206) [25JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        1119) (H. Rept. 105-340) [23OC]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1119) (H. Rept. 
        105-132) [16JN]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2016) (H. Rept. 105-247) [9SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2016) (H. Rept. 
        105-150) [24JN]
    Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Civilian Research, Development, 
        Demonstration, and Commercial Application Activities: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1277) (H. Rept. 105-67) 
        [10JN]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1277) (H. Rept. 105-67) 
        [23AP]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2107) (H. Rept. 105-337) [22OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2107) (H. Rept. 
        105-163) [8JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 2378) (H. Rept. 105-284) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2378) (H. Rept. 
        105-240) [3SE] [11SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2169) (H. Rept. 105-313) [7OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2169) (H. Rept. 
        105-188) [16JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases 
        Authorizations: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        2571) (H. Rept. 105-291) [2OC]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2267) 
        (H. Rept. 105-405) [13NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2267) (H. Rept. 
        105-207) [25JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2264) (H. Rept. 
        105-390) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2264) (H. Rept. 
        105-205) [25JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2158) 
        (H. Rept. 105-297) [6OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 
        105-175) [11JY]
    Design and Construction of Parking Garage Additions and Certain 
        Site Improvements to the Kennedy Center for the Performing 
        Arts: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1747) (H. Rept. 105-130) [12JN]
    District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 2607) (H. Rept. 105-298) [6OC]
    Drug-Free Communities Act: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 956) (H. Rept. 105-105) [20MY]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 2249) (H. Rept. 105-238) [1AU]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 105-119) [4JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 
        105-83) [29AP]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 105-271) [26SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 
        105-190) [21JY]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs Extension: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2472) (H. Rept. 105-275) [26SE]
    EPA Appropriations for Research, Development, and Demonstration 
        Activities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1276) (H. 
        Rept. 105-99) [26JN]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1276) (H. Rept. 105-99) 
        [16MY]
    FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs Authorization: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1271) (H. Rept. 105-61) 
        [21AP]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 
        105-401) [12NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 
        105-176) [14JY]
    Foreign Policy Reform Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1486) (H. Rept. 105-94) [12MY]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5) (H. 
        Rept. 105-95) [13MY]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference (S. 
        858) (H. Rept. 105-350) [28OC]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 1775) (H. 
        Rept. 105-135) [18JN]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Extension: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2516) (H. Rept. 105-270) [25SE]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Appropriations: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1818) 
        (H. Rept. 105-155) [26JN]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2209) (H. Rept. 105-254) [18SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2209) (H. Rept. 
        105-196) [22JY]

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    Marine Resources Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 105-22) [21AP]
    NASA Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1275) (H. 
        Rept. 105-65) [21AP]
    National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 105-22) [21AP]
    NIST Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1274) (H. 
        Rept. 105-64) [21AP]
    NOAA Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1278) 
        (H. Rept.105-66) [20JN]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1278) (H. Rept. 105-66) 
        [23AP]
    NSF Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1273) (H. 
        Rept. 105-63) [21AP]
    President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act 
        Assassination Records Review Board Extension: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 
        105-138) [19JN]
    Prohibit Expenditure of Funds for New National Wildlife System 
        Refuges Without Specific Authorization From Congress: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 512) (H. Rept. 105-276) 
        [29SE]
    Prohibit Federal Funding for Human Cloning Research: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 922) (H. Rept. 105-239) [1AU]
    Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-182) [15JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-185) 
        [16JY] [17JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-215) 
        [29JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-260) 
        [23SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-286) 
        [30SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-287) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-302) [6OC]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 165) (H. Rept. 105-128) [11JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 105-216) 
        [29JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 305) (H. Rept. 105-383) 
        [5NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 306) (H. Rept. 105-384) 
        [5NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 314) (H. Rept. 105-394) 
        [8NO]
    SEC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1262) (H. 
        Rept. 105-274) [26SE]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002: Committee of 
        Conference (H. Con. Res. 84) (H. Rept. 105-116) [4JN]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 84) (H. Rept. 
        105-100) [19MY]
    Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-151) [24JN]
    U.S. Fire Administration Appropriations: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1272) (H. Rept. 105-62) [21AP]
    Vocational Education Funding: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-177) [14JY]

AQUACULTURE
  Bills and resolutions
    Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        H.R. 1658) [16MY]
    Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center: convey to 
        Alabama (see H.R. 608) [5FE]
    Fish and fishing: moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic mackerel 
        or Atlantic herring fisheries (see H.R. 1575, 1855) [8MY] 
        [10JN]
    ------prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in 
        coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 393) 
        [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Reauthorization and 
        Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. 
        Rept. 105-169) [8JY]
    Moratorium on Large Vessels in Atlantic Mackerel or Atlantic 
        Herring Fisheries: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1855) 
        (H. Rept. 105-209) [28JY]

ARAB COUNTRIES
related term(s) Middle East
  Bills and resolutions
    Albright, Sec. of State: Middle East visit (see H. Con. Res. 149) 
        [10SE]
    El-Sayegh, Hani: removal from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia (see H. 
        Con. Res. 193) [9NO]
    Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated 
        with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting 
        Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163) [1OC]
    Iraq: eviction of U.S. members of U.N. weapons inspection teams 
        and threats to surveillance planes (see H. Res. 322) [12NO]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    Israel: resolve cases of missing in action soldiers (see H. Con. 
        Res. 122) [24JY]
    Libya: exception to foreign sovereign immunity relative to 
        jurisdiction of U.S. courts for claims arising out of 
        terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H.R. 3026) [12NO]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    ------reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. 
        sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals 
        wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am 
        Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246) [26SE]
    Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy 
        relative to sale of land to Jews (see H. Con. Res. 93) [5JN]
    ------express concern for the plight of Assyrians (see H. Res. 
        332) [13NO]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (see H.R. 1860) [10JN]
    Syria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [5MR]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton [10FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt the 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton [21JA]

ARAB LEAGUE
  Bills and resolutions
    Libya: reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. 
        sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals 
        wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am 
        Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246) [26SE]

ARCHEOLOGY
  Bills and resolutions
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see 
        H.R. 60) [7JA] [9JA]

ARCHER, BILL (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee on Taxation (Joint) [10FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    Official Advisers for International Conference Meetings and 
        Negotiation Sessions on Trade Agreements [10FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 7) [9JA]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 138) 
        [31JY]
    Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: provide beneficiary 
        countries benefits equivalent to those provided under NAFTA 
        (see H.R. 2644) [9OC]
    Committee on Ways and Means (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 63) [13FE]
    Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures relative to 
        reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2621) [7OC]
    Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories 
        from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250) [24JY]
    IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax 
        return information (see H.R. 1226) [8AP]
    ------restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676) [21OC]
    Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for 
        services (see H.R. 2497) [18SE]
    Political campaigns: prohibit contributions and expenditures by 
        political action committees in elections for Federal office 
        (see H.R. 11) [7JA] [9JA]
    Public welfare programs: permit State use of nongovernmental 
        personnel in determining Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program 
        eligibility (see H.R. 1709) [22MY]
    Taxation: depreciation on property used within an Indian 
        reservation (see H.R. 1095) [18MR]
    ------increase dollar limitation on certain exclusions to reflect 
        inflation (see H.R. 1557) [8MY]
    ------prevent avoidance of corporate tax on prearranged sales of 
        corporate stock (see H.R. 1365) [17AP]
    ------reinstate aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and 
        Airway Trust Fund expenditures (see H.R. 668) [11FE]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 
        2646) [9OC]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: restore and modify provisions relative to tax 
        relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer 
        cooperatives (see H.R. 2513) [23SE]
    ------technical corrections (see H.R. 2645) [9OC]
  Conference reports
    Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R. 2014) [30JY]
  Reports filed
    Adoption Promotion Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        867) (H. Rept. 105-77) [28AP]
    Airport and Airway Trust Fund Tax Reinstatement Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 668) (H. Rept. 105-5) [13FE]
    Child Support Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 2487) (H. Rept. 105-272) [26SE]
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 
        Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        1463) (H. Rept. 105-85) [1MY]
    Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 105-332) [21OC]
    Extend Term of Appointment of Certain Members of the Prospective 
        Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Payment Review 
        Commission: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1001) 
        (H. Rept. 105-49) [10AP]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 105-
        74) [1MY]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2676) (H. Rept. 105-364) [31OC]
    Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2622) (H. Rept. 105-367) [31OC]
    Monitoring of Items Produced, Grown, or Manufactured With Forced 
        Labor in the People's Republic of China: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2195) (H. Rept. 105-366) [31OC]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 
        105-140) [20JN]
    Nursing Home Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 968) (H. Rept. 105-
        23) [13MR]
    Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2621) (H. Rept. 105-341) [23OC]
    Restore and Modify Provisions in Taxpayer Relief Act Relative to 
        Treatment of Agricultural Production Facilities Sold to Farmer 
        Cooperatives: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2513) 
        (H. Rept. 105-318) [9OC]
    Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1226) (H. Rept. 105-51) [14AP]

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    Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 
        105-220) [30JY]
    Taxpayer Relief Act Technical Corrections: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2645) (H. Rept. 105-356) [29OC]
    U.S.-Caribbean Trade Partnership Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2644) (H. Rept. 105-365) [31OC]
    Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 1048) (H. Rept. 105-78) [28AP]
  Rules
    Committee on Ways and Means (House) [6FE]

ARCTIC REGIONS
  Messages
    U.S. Arctic Research Plan: President Clinton [29JY]

ARGENTINA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Terrorism: investigation of attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos 
        Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50) [13MR]
  Messages
    Withdrawal of Duty-Free Treatment of Certain Argentinian Exports: 
        President Clinton [15AP]

ARIZONA
  Bills and resolutions
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see 
        H.R. 60) [7JA] [9JA]

ARKANSAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Lawrence Blackwell Memorial Bridge: designate (see H.R. 2010) 
        [23JN]
    Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Arkansas (see H.R. 1012) [11MR]

ARLINGTON, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Iwo Jima Memorial: prohibit the construction of any additional 
        monument, memorial, or structure (see H.R. 2313) [30JY]

ARMED FORCES
see Department of Defense

ARMENIA, REPUBLIC OF
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 
        500) [4FE]
    Foreign policy: promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed 
        agression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-
        Karabagh conflict (see H.R. 2983) [9NO]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 2867, 3010) [7NO] 
        [9NO]
    Genocide: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 55) [21MR]
    Turkey: anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (see H. Con. Res. 
        148) [9SE]
    ------restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to 
        situation in Cyprus and obligations under international law 
        (see H.R. 388) [9JA]
  Messages
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, 
        Moldova, and Ukraine: President Clinton [3JN]

ARMEY, RICHARD K. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) [7JA]
    Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House 
        Chamber [27FE]
    Committee To Escort the President [4FE]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair [7JA]
    Committee To Notify the President of the Completion of the First 
        Session of the 105th Congress [13NO]
    Conferee: H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    House Office Building Commission [7JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): majority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 249) [29SE]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        25, 331) [9JA] [13NO]
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 87, 169) [22MY] [8OC]
    ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 3) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain legislation (see 
        H.J. Res. 103) [8NO]
    District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for 
        elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797) [5JN]
    Foreign aid: international family planning programs (see H.J. Res. 
        36) [4FE]
    Government: promote economic opportunities for families (see H.R. 
        1040) [12MR]
    House of Representatives: notify President of election of the 
        Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 4) [7JA] [9JA]
    House Rules: adopt and amend (see H. Res. 5) [7JA] [9JA]
    Insurance: provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to 
        compensation for economic and non-economic losses (see H.R. 
        2021) [24JN]
    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) [7JA] [9JA]

ARMS CONTROL
  Appointments
    Commission To Assess the Organization of the Federal Government To 
        Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction [8JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241) 
        [23SE]
    Cuba: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        1182) [20MR]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile 
        defense systems (see H.R. 2786) [31OC]
    Foreign policy: end subsidization of entities contributing to 
        weapons proliferation (see H.R. 3023) [9NO]
    Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709) [23OC]
    ------sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (see 
        H. Res. 188) [17JY]
    ------sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (H. 
        Res. 188), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    Iraq: eviction of U.S. members of U.N. weapons inspection teams 
        and threats to surveillance planes (see H. Res. 322) [12NO]
    Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced 
        weapons (see H.R. 2345) [31JY]
    NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (see H.R. 1431, 1758) [24AP] [3JN]
    ------ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 159) [3JN]
    Nuclear weapons: reduction and application of savings to certain 
        domestic initiatives (see H.R. 827) [25FE]
    Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see 
        H. Con. Res. 118, 121) [22JY] [24JY]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Brazil Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton [30OC]
    Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Abatement Program: President Clinton 
        [5MY]
    Policy Functions and Operational Roles of Federal Agencies To 
        Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction: President Clinton [21JA]
    Response to Threats of Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction: President Clinton [26FE]
  Motions
    Iran: sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (H. 
        Res. 188) [6NO]
    NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758) [11JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 188, Sanctions Against Iran Relative to 
        Acquisition of Certain Missiles: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) [3JN]
    Impose Sanctions on Foreign Persons Who Transfer Items 
        Contributing to Iranian Efforts To Acquire, Develop, or 
        Produce Ballistic Missiles: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2709) (H. Rept. 105-375) [4NO]
    Iranian Sanctions Relative to Acquisition of Certain Missiles: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. 
        Rept. 105-304) [6OC]

ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (see H.R. 1757) [3JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain 
        agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration (see H. Res. 159) [3JN]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Brazil Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton [30OC]
  Motions
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757) [29SE] [30SE] 
        [1OC] [7OC] [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) [3JN]

ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Firearms: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain 
        firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570) [8MY]

ARMS SALES
  Bills and resolutions
    Cuba: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        1182) [20MR]
    Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 2035) [25JN]
    Firearms: ban import of firearms that have been cosmetically 
        altered to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons (see 
        H.R. 2702) [22OC]
    Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced 
        weapons (see H.R. 2345) [31JY]
    Public welfare programs: restore benefits to legal immigrants 
        through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597) 
        [1OC]
    Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see 
        H. Con. Res. 118, 121) [22JY] [24JY]

ARMY
see Department of Defense

ARTS AND HUMANITIES
  Appointments
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
        Development Board of Trustees [13FE]
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees 
        [13FE] [25FE]
    National Council on the Arts [15DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864) [27FE]
    Cagney, James: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 206) [9JA]
    Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 604, 1621, 2589) 
        [5FE] [15MY] [1OC]
    ------prevent the misappropriation of collections of information 
        (see H.R. 2652) [9OC]
    ------treatment of distribution of certain phonorecords (see H.R. 
        1967) [19JN]
    Gardner, Ava: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 218) 
        [3SE]
    Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. 
        Res. 75) [30AP]

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    Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 
        2514) [23SE]
    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorize the design and 
        construction of parking garage additions and certain site 
        improvements (see H.R. 1747) [22MY]
    Library of Congress: acquire certain real property for storage of 
        motion picture, recorded sound, television, and radio 
        collections (see H.R. 2979) [9NO]
    Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television 
        broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30) 
        [27FE]
    Music and dance: designate jazz as a rare and valuable national 
        treasure (see H. Con. Res. 57) [8AP]
    ------tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27) 
        [27FE]
    National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122) [9JA]
    National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122) [9JA]
    National objectives: encourage participation and increase 
        understanding and appreciation of the cultural heritage of the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2156) [11JY]
    National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the 
        making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound 
        tracks (see H.R. 2993) [9NO]
    Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109) [8JY]
    Taxation: business meal, entertainment, and certain travel expense 
        deductions (see H.R. 628) [6FE]
    ------business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see H.R. 
        2918) [7NO]
    ------treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment 
        industry (see H.R. 841) [26FE]
    Television: implementation of ratings system for programming (see 
        H.R. 1760) [3JN]
  Messages
    National Endowment for the Arts: President Clinton [11JY]
  Reports filed
    Confer Honorary Armed Forces Veteran Status to Bob Hope: Committee 
        on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.J. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 105-109) 
        [3JN]
    Copyright Treatment of the Distribution of Certain Phonorecords: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1967) (H. Rept. 105-
        325) [21OC]
    Design and Construction of Parking Garage Additions and Certain 
        Site Improvements to the Kennedy Center for the Performing 
        Arts: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1747) (H. Rept. 105-130) [12JN]

ASIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: maintenance of military personnel in Asian and 
        Pacific regions (see H. Res. 103) [20MR]
    Developing countries: improve living standards in the Ganges and 
        Brahmaputra River Basin (see H. Con. Res. 16) [6FE]
    Foreign policy: promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed 
        agression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-
        Karabagh conflict (see H.R. 2983) [9NO]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 2867, 3010) [7NO] 
        [9NO]
    International relations: normalization of relations between India 
        and Pakistan (see H. Con. Res. 162) [30SE]
    Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and 
        Japan: support (see H. Res. 68) [13FE]
    U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service (see 
        H.J. Res. 100; H. Con. Res. 186) [6NO] [7NO]

ASIAN AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 191) [8NO]

ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1787) [4JN]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 
        105-266) [23SE]

ASPINWALL, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center: 
        designate (see H.R. 2775) [30OC]
    H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center: 
        designate (see H.R. 714) [12FE]

ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH EAST ASIAN NATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Anniversary (see H. Res. 282) [28OC]

ATLANTA, GA
  Bills and resolutions
    Fulton County Airport: prohibit non-emergency take-offs and 
        landings when control tower is closed (see H.R. 2659) [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 613) (H. Rept. 105-232) 
        [31JY]

ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS CONSERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic 
        striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone 
        (see H.R. 393) [9JA]
    Reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1658) [16MY]
  Reports filed
    Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1658) (H. Rept. 105-169) [8JY]

ATOMIC ENERGY
see Nuclear Energy

ATTORNEY GENERAL (Janet Reno)
  Bills and resolutions
    Immigration: eliminate the cap on cancellations of removal and 
        suspensions of deportation (see H.R. 1545) [7MY]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 183) [31OC]
    U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals by the Attorney 
        General (see H.R. 927) [5MR]
  Reports filed
    U.S. Marshals Service Appointments by the Attorney General: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 927) (H. Rept. 105-
        27) [17MR]

AUBURN, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Native Americans: restrict certain gaming and land use on United 
        Auburn Indian Community lands (see H.R. 1805) [5JN]
  Reports filed
    Restrict Certain Gaming and Land Use on United Auburn Indian 
        Community Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1805) 
        (H. Rept. 105-301) [6OC]

AUGUSTA, GA
  Bills and resolutions
    A. James Dyess Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center: designate 
        (see H.R. 2218) [22JY]

AUSTRIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Austrian Americans: recognize important contributions (see H. Res. 
        217) [3SE]

AUSTRIAN AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Ethnic groups: recognize important contributions (see H. Res. 217) 
        [3SE]

AUTOMOBILES
see Motor Vehicles

AVIATION
  Appointments
    National Civil Aviation Review Commission [17MR]
    Panel To Review Long-Range Air Power [15DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see 
        H.R. 1521) [1MY]
    Airlines: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights 
        (see H.R. 552) [4FE]
    ------provide protection for airline employees who provide certain 
        air safety information (see H.R. 915) [4MR]
    ------require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754) 
        [13FE]
    ------require use of child safety restraint systems and restrict 
        air fares charged to children under 3 years of age (see H.R. 
        1141) [20MR]
    Airports: criteria for granting slots to new entrant air carriers 
        at certain high density airports (see H.R. 2405) [4SE]
    ------provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing 
        service between high-density and underserved airports (see 
        H.R. 2748) [28OC]
    Armed Forces: relief for survivors of members and one civilian 
        killed during friendly fire incident involving U.S. fighter 
        aircraft and helicopters in Iraq (see H.R. 2986) [9NO]
    ------strengthen limitation on participation in foreign air shows 
        or trade exhibitions involving military equipment (see H.R. 
        3084) [13NO]
    Atlanta, GA: prohibit non-emergency take-offs and landings at 
        Fulton County Airport when control tower is closed (see H.R. 
        2659) [9OC]
    Bankruptcy: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's 
        operation of watercraft or aircraft while intoxicated (see 
        H.R. 30) [7JA] [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize use of military helicopters in State 
        and local law enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 
        2896) [7NO]
    ------B-2 stealth bomber production limits (see H.R. 2898) [7NO]
    ------grant recognition for meritorious service to aviators who 
        meet the qualification standards of the Air Force Escape and 
        Evasion Society (see H. Res. 50) [11FE]
    ------treatment of Boeing Co. defense contracts relative to 
        restructuring costs from its purchase of McDonnell Douglas 
        Corp. (see H.R. 648) [6FE]
    Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization 
        (see H.R. 2036) [25JN]
    ------make nonmilitary Government aircraft subject to safety 
        regulations (see H.R. 1483) [29AP]
    Disasters: allow families of international airline disaster 
        victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for 
        their loss (see H.R. 2005) [20JN]
    ------require foreign air carriers to establish assistance plans 
        (see H.R. 2476) [15SE]
    European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas 
        merger (see H. Con. Res. 117; H. Res. 191) [17JY] [21JY]
    FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (see H.R. 1271) [10AP]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (H.R. 1271), consideration (see H. Res. 125) [23AP]
    ------foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145) [9JA]
    ------limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see 
        H.R. 3064) [13NO]
    ------prohibit closing of certain flight service stations (see 
        H.R. 1454, 2790) [24AP] [31OC]
    ------reevaluate medical equipment and make a decision relative to 
        automatic external defibrillators on aircraft (see H.R. 2843) 
        [6NO]
    ------reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain 
        certificate holders (see H.R. 1846) [10JN]
    ------regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in 
        commercial aircraft (see H.R. 2856) [6NO]
    Federal employees: provide that services performed by air traffic 
        supervisors and managers be creditable for retirement purposes 
        (see H.R. 728) [12FE]
    FEMA: reimburse certain State and local jurisdictions for support 
        of Federal rescue and salvage operations relative to crash of 
        Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (see H.R. 772) [13FE]
    Foreign countries: restrict operation of certain foreign air 
        carriers (see H.R. 2282) [29JY]
    Hawaii: regulation of airspace over National Park System lands 
        (see H.R. 1187) [20MR]
    Health: require air carriers to charge a reduced fare for air 
        transportation to and from certain clinical health trials (see 
        H.R. 2797) [4NO]
    International Air Transportation Competition Act: amend (see H.R. 
        737) [12FE]
    Labor unions: Presidential actions relative to resolving the 
        dispute between American Airlines, Inc., and the Allied Pilots 
        Association (see H. Res. 67) [13FE]
    Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced 
        weapons (see H.R. 2345) [31JY]
    Libya: exception to foreign sovereign immunity relative to 
        jurisdiction of U.S. courts for claims arising out

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        of terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H.R. 3026) 
        [12NO]
    ------reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. 
        sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals 
        wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am 
        Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246) [26SE]
    Miramar, CA: prohibit the relocation of certain Marine Corps 
        helicopter aircraft to Naval Air Station (see H.R. 1808) [5JN]
    NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1275) [10AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 128) [23AP]
    Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft 
        operations at certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 153) 
        [9JA]
    Pilot Records Improvement Act: clarify (see H.R. 2626) [7OC]
    Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight 
        crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991) [6MR]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: prohibit commercial air tours (see 
        H.R. 2859) [6NO]
    Ronald Reagan-Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 
        2625) [7OC]
    Safety: develop and implement plans to reduce certain public risk 
        caused by helicopter operations (see H.R. 2957) [8NO]
    ------installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft 
        (see H.R. 664) [10FE]
    ------prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on 
        certain aircraft (see H.R. 1587) [13MY]
    ------require air carriers to establish procedures for responding 
        to in-flight medical emergencies (see H.R. 1670) [20MY]
    ------require installation of TCAS-II collision avoidance system 
        on large cargo aircraft (see H.R. 2855) [6NO]
    States: participation in approval process of airport development 
        projects in neighboring States (see H.R. 300) [9JA]
    Tariff: oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers (see H.R. 1973) [19JN]
    Taxation: deposit portion of motor fuel excise taxes into Highway 
        Trust Fund and Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 644) 
        [6FE]
    ------reinstate aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and 
        Airway Trust Fund expenditures (see H.R. 668, 1389) [11FE] 
        [17AP]
    ------treatment of Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes (see 
        H.R. 823) [25FE]
    ------treatment of domestic air travel (see H.R. 2318) [31JY]
    ------treatment of FAA mandated aircraft maintenance and repair 
        expenditures (see H.R. 1844) [10JN]
    ------treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533) 
        [4FE]
    Technology: tribute to individuals who contributed to the 
        development of supersonic flight technology (see H. Con. Res. 
        173) [22OC]
    Transportation: permit States to impose fees for providing air 
        service to small communities (see H.R. 670) [11FE]
    ------prohibit smoking in any federally funded transportation 
        facility (see H.R. 1351) [16AP]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation 
        trust funds (see H.R. 4, 205) [7JA] [9JA]
    Wright, Orville and Wilbur: establish a commission to assist in 
        commemoration of the centennial of powered flight and the 
        achievements of the Wright Brothers (see H.R. 2305) [30JY]
    ------mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of 
        first manned flight (see H.R. 2461) [11SE]
    Youngstown, OH: authorize certain military construction projects 
        for the 910th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 2974) [8NO]
  Reports filed
    Airport and Airway Trust Fund Tax Reinstatement Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 668) (H. Rept. 105-5) [13FE]
    Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair 
        Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2005) (H. Rept. 105-201) [24JY]
    Aviation Insurance Program Authorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2036) (H. 
        Rept. 105-244) [4SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1271, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
        Development Programs Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 105-70) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1275, NASA Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 105-73) [23AP]
    Disaster Assistance Plans by Foreign Air Carriers: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2476) (H. 
        Rept. 105-371) [31OC]
    FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs Authorization: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1271) (H. Rept. 105-61) 
        [21AP]
    NASA Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1275) (H. 
        Rept. 105-65) [21AP]
    Pilot Records Improvement Act Clarification: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2626) (H. 
        Rept. 105-372) [31OC]

AWARDS, MEDALS, PRIZES
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: award Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal to 
        participants of Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint 
        Guard in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 665) [10FE]
    ------issue medal to persons exposed to nuclear radiation (see 
        H.R. 432) [9JA]
    ------restrict awarding of Purple Heart to members (see H.R. 1407) 
        [23AP]
    Cadigan, James L.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2494) [18SE]
    Cagney, James: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 206) [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: grant recognition for meritorious service to 
        aviators who meet the qualification standards of the Air Force 
        Escape and Evasion Society (see H. Res. 50) [11FE]
    Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal 
        (see H.R. 2248) [24JY]
    Evans, Dale: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2752) [28OC]
    Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 
        2514) [23SE]
    ``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 
        2560) [25SE]
    Medal of Honor: issue commemorative postage stamp in recognition 
        of recipients (see H. Con. Res. 200) [13NO]
    Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650) 
        [16MY]
    Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 543) [4FE]
    Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta 
        for peace (see H. Res. 45) [10FE]
    Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see 
        H.R. 1505) [30AP]
    Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335) 
        [15AP]
    Rogers, Roy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2752) [28OC]
    Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see 
        H.R. 2263) [25JY]
    Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717) 
        [23OC]
    Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279) 
        [9JA]
    Veterans: cost-of-living adjustments in the rate of special 
        pension paid to Congressional Medal of Honor recipients (see 
        H.R. 1988, 2286) [19JN] [29JY]
    ------eligibility for hospital care and services relative to 
        awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397) [4SE]
    Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        157) [9JA]
    World War II: compensate certain African American Medal of Honor 
        recipients (see H.R. 1649) [15MY]

AZERBAIJAN, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: allocation (see H.R. 2284) [29JY]
    Foreign policy: promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed 
        agression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-
        Karabagh conflict (see H.R. 2983) [9NO]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 2867, 3010) [7NO] 
        [9NO]
  Messages
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, 
        Moldova, and Ukraine: President Clinton [3JN]

BACHUS, SPENCER (a Representative from Alabama)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: prohibit all private possession of child pornography (see 
        H.R. 2648) [9OC]
    Dept. of Transportation: prohibit from imposing regulations 
        relative to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied 
        compressed gas service (see H.R. 2936) [8NO]
    Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see 
        H.R. 837) [26FE]
    ------reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059) [13MR]
    Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in 
        lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 2002) 
        [20JN]
    Medicaid: eligibility for payment for administration of pediatric 
        vaccines (see H.R. 912) [4MR]
    Medicare: coverage of certain prostate cancer detection procedures 
        and drug treatment services (see H.R. 448) [9JA]
    Metric system: waive requirements for State use on highway signs 
        (see H.R. 813) [25FE]
    Taxation: treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 656) 
        [10FE]
    Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in 
        forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1908) [17JN]

BAESLER, SCOTTY (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 1366) [17AP]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 259, 272) [6OC] [21OC]
    Tobacco products: establish Federal authority to regulate tobacco 
        and other products containing nicotine (see H.R. 516) [4FE]

BAKER, RICHARD H. (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of HUD: reform the property disposition program providing 
        single-family properties for use by the homeless (see H.R. 
        1798) [5JN]
    ------terminate the property disposition program providing single-
        family properties for use by the homeless (see H.R. 32) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Electronic commerce: recognize digital and other forms of 
        authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased 
        methods and establish uniform national framework for 
        electronic authentication (see H.R. 2937) [8NO]
    Fair Housing Act: local control over certain land use and zoning 
        regulations (see H.R. 2297) [30JY]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform (see H.R. 31) [7JA] [9JA]
    Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial 
        services sector (see H.R. 669) [11FE]
    Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center: authorize relocation and 
        transfer current site to Louisiana (see H.R. 1558) [8MY]
    Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired 
        (see H. Res. 122) [17AP]
    National forests: authorize and extend certain activities of the 
        National Forest Foundation (see H.R. 101) [9JA]

BALANCED BUDGET ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2015, provisions [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Diseases: prostate cancer screening benefits (see H.R. 2639) [8OC]
    Enact (see H.R. 2015) [23JN]
    Enact (H.R. 2015): consideration (see H. Res. 174) [24JN]

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    ------consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 202) [30JY]
    ------consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment 
        requirements (see H. Res. 203) [30JY]
    ------waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90) [31JY]
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. 
        Res. 201) [29JY]
    Medicaid: disapproval of line-item veto of certain provisions (see 
        H.R. 2436) [9SE]
    Social Security: payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
        acute care (see H.R. 2908) [7NO]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 2015) [29JY]
  Messages
    Balanced Budget Act Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [3SE]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2015) [25JN] [10JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2015, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 202) (H. Rept. 105-218) 
        [30JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, and H.R. 2014, 
        Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) 
        (H. Rept. 105-152) [24JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 203) (H. Rept. 105-219) 
        [30JY]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 105-217) 
        [29JY] [1AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 105-
        149) [23JN]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 105-216) [29JY]

BALDACCI, JOHN ELIAS (a Representative from Maine)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bangor, ME: conveyance of unused military family housing (see H.R. 
        658) [10FE]
    Congress: compile and make available to the public the names of 
        candidates for election who agree to conduct campaigns in 
        accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. Con. Res. 
        160) [26SE]
    National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 
        657) [10FE]
    SBA: make Microloan Program permanent (see H.R. 2235) [24JY]
    Smith, Samantha: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        204) [30JY]

BALLENGER, CASS (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    North Atlantic Assembly [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: promote and improve employee stock 
        ownership plans (see H.R. 1592) [14MY]
    Dept. of Labor: establish advisory panels relative to occupational 
        safety and health (see H.R. 2871) [7NO]
    El Salvador: elections (see H. Con. Res. 88) [22MY]
    Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 
        1) [7JA] [9JA]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: reform calculation formula for overtime 
        compensation (see H.R. 2710) [23OC]
    OSHA: allow employers to use alternative means of meeting safety 
        and health rules (see H.R. 2875) [7NO]
    ------clarify liability of employers at multiemployer worksites 
        (see H.R. 2879) [7NO]
    ------consultation with State officials by employers relative to 
        compliance with safety and health requirements (see H.R. 2864) 
        [7NO]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 2869) [7NO]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 2873) 
        [7NO]
    ------prohibit any employee performance measures relative to 
        number of inspections conducted, citations issued, or 
        penalties assessed (see H.R. 2877) [7NO]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 2881) 
        [7NO]

BALTIC STATES
  Bills and resolutions
    International relations: restitution and compensation for certain 
        confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see H. 
        Con. Res. 59) [9AP]

BALTIMORE, MD
  Bills and resolutions
    Parren J. Mitchell Veterans Medical Center: designate (see H.R. 
        3051) [13NO]

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD
  Bills and resolutions
    Fort Howard Park, MD: transfer certain lands (see H.R. 1466) 
        [28AP]

BAN ON SMOKING IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2118) [8JY]

BANGLADESH, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River 
        Basin (see H. Con. Res. 16) [6FE]

BANGOR, ME
  Bills and resolutions
    Housing: conveyance of unused military family housing (see H.R. 
        658) [10FE]

BANK HOLDING COMPANY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: provide relief for limited purpose banks 
        from certain outdated restrictions that were intended to be 
        temporary (see H.R. 1655) [16MY]

BANKRUPTCY
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 
        1596) [14MY]
    ------debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's 
        operation of watercraft or aircraft while intoxicated (see 
        H.R. 30) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide private trustees the right to seek judicial review 
        of U.S. trustee actions related to trustee expenses and 
        trustee removal (see H.R. 2592) [1OC]
    ------technical corrections to bankruptcy laws (see H.R. 120, 764) 
        [9JA] [13FE]
    Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see 
        H.R. 837) [26FE]
    ------reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059) [13MR]
    Housing: reform multifamily housing programs (see H.R. 1433, 2447) 
        [24AP] [10SE]
    Income: reform system to become a needs-based system (see H.R. 
        2500) [18SE]
    Medicare/Medicaid: use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and 
        providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded 
        from health care programs seeking automatic stays from 
        exclusion (see H.R. 2466) [11SE]
    Real estate: define single asset real estate (see H.R. 73) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Religion: declare that donations made from a sense of religious 
        obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a 
        reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611) [6OC]
    ------protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604) 
        [2OC]
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 81) [7JA] [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Bankruptcy Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 764) (H. Rept. 105-324) [21OC]
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        81) (H. Rept. 105-235) [31JY]

BANKS
see Financial Institutions

BARAGA, FREDERIC
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 45) [11MR]

BARCIA, JAMES A. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2750) [28OC]
    Crime: require States to address the problem of violent crimes 
        committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75) [7MY]
    Iosco, MI: release of reversionary interest in certain lands held 
        by the Federal Government (see H.R. 394) [9JA]
    Local government: provide for greater local input in 
        transportation planning (see H.R. 1799) [5JN]
    Taxation: simplify the assessment and collection of excise tax on 
        arrows (see H.R. 395) [9JA]

BARR, BOB (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair [7JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: 
        congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91) [31JY]
    Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of 
        individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 
        4) [9JA]
    Colombia: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.R. 1034) 
        [12MR]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): undertake an inquiry into 
        whether grounds exist to impeach President Clinton (see H. 
        Res. 304) [5NO]
    Executive Office of the President: failure to faithfully execute 
        laws (see H. Res. 220) [4SE]
    Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession 
        prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such 
        prohibitions (see H.R. 26) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------clarify standard required for the importation of sporting 
        arms (see H.R. 2734) [24OC]
    ------establish a national instant criminal background check 
        system for firearm transfers (see H.R. 102) [9JA]
    Gun-Free School Zones Act: exemption for conduct that does not 
        violate State or local law (see H.R. 2984) [9NO]
    House Rules: photographing of subpoenaed witnesses at committee 
        hearings (see H. Res. 298) [30OC]
    National Credit Union Administration: provide State credit union 
        representation on Board of Directors (see H.R. 24) [7JA] [9JA]
    Ronald Reagan-Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 
        2625) [7OC]
    States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for 
        private security officer employment (see H.R. 103) [9JA]
    Taxation: provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers 
        who purchase armor vests (see H.R. 1410) [23AP]

BARRETT, BILL (a Representative from Nebraska)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on House Oversight (House): majority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 137) [30AP]
    Irrigation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska 
        and Wyoming (see H.R. 2795) [4NO]
    Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to 
        installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 396) [9JA]
    Transportation: permit States to impose fees for providing air 
        service to small communities (see H.R. 670) [11FE]

BARRETT, THOMAS M. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: use of community development block grant 
        funds for employment relocation activities (see H.R. 671) 
        [11FE]
    Congress: treatment of travel awards accrued during official 
        travel by Members, officers, or employees (see H. Res. 64) 
        [13FE]
    Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for 
        unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see H.R. 
        2319) [31JY]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual 
        records available through interactive computer services (see 
        H.R. 1367) [17AP]
    Taxation: expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to 
        line-item veto (see H.R. 933) [5MR]

BARRY, JOHN
  Bills and resolutions
    Navy: recognize as first flag officer (see H.J. Res. 98) [28OC]

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BARSHEFSKY, CHARLENE (U.S. Trade Representative)
  Messages
    U.S. Trade Representative Appointment: President Clinton [7JA]

BARTLETT, ROSCOE G. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: require separate basic training for male and female 
        recruits (see H.R. 1559) [8MY]
    Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms 
        for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 27) [7JA] [9JA]
    National Park System: private ownership and use of lands (see H.R. 
        104) [9JA]
    U.N.: prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until 
        overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see 
        H.R. 934) [5MR]

BARTON, JOE (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (see H.R. 2003) [20JN]
    Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and 
        a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52) [12FE]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and 
        use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710) [22MY]
    Public buildings: monitor and analyze energy use and conduct 
        continuous commissioning to optimize building energy systems 
        (see H.R. 3040) [13NO]
    Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry 
        cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711) [22MY]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. 
        Res. 62) [11MR]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see 
        H.R. 629) [6FE]
    Transportation: increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 
        970) [6MR]

BASS, CHARLES F. (a Representative from New Hampshire)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [10FE]
    Conferee: S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Berlin, NH: examine historical significance (see H.R. 105) [9JA]
    National forests: address funding shortfall relative to exemption 
        of certain users from fees (see H.R. 1843) [10JN]
    National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235) [18SE]
    Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 
        971) [6MR]
    Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require 
        acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by 
        owner consent (see H.R. 13) [7JA] [9JA]

BATEMAN, HERBERT H. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    North Atlantic Assembly [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain 
        maritime programs (see H.R. 1343) [16AP]
    Employment: provide an exemption of overtime compensation for 
        certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 94) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    Martinez Cruz, Mercedes Del Carmen Quiroz: relief (see H.R. 1834) 
        [7JN]
    Panama Canal: authorizing appropriations for operation and 
        maintenance (see H.R. 1148, 1344) [20MR] [16AP]

BEACHES
related term(s) Coastal Zones
  Bills and resolutions
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        2125) [9JY]
    Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and 
        gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 
        1989) [19JN]
    Water pollution: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see 
        H.R. 2094) [26JN]

BEALS, MELBA PATILLO
  Bills and resolutions
    ``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 
        2560) [25SE]

BECERRA, XAVIER (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 294) [30OC]

BELARUS, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Independence: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 54) [21MR]
  Messages
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Albania, Belarus, Kazakhstan, 
        Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan: 
        President Clinton [3JN]

BELO, CARLOS F.X.
  Bills and resolutions
    Nobel Prize: recogniton for peace (see H. Res. 45) [10FE]

BENTON, IL
  Bills and resolutions
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 1502) [30AP]
  Reports filed
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1502) (H. Rept. 105-225) [31JY]

BENTSEN, KEN (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: balance (see H.R. 397) [9JA]
    Health: establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education 
        trust fund (see H.R. 106) [9JA]
    Medicare: establish consumer protections for supplemental 
        insurance plans (see H.R. 566) [4FE]
    Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 862) [27FE]
    ------treatment of ethanol (see H.R. 587) [5FE]

BEREUTER, DOUG (a Representative from Nebraska)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [11SE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
    ------S. 1026, Eximbank reauthorization [6OC]
    North Atlantic Assembly [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588) [5FE]
    Armed Forces: maintenance of military personnel in Asian and 
        Pacific regions (see H. Res. 103) [20MR]
    Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River 
        Basin (see H. Con. Res. 16) [6FE]
    Austrian Americans: recognize important contributions (see H. Res. 
        217) [3SE]
    China, People's Republic of: impose snap-back tariffs until China 
        either accedes to the World Trade Organization or accords 
        adequate trade benefits (see H.R. 1712) [22MY]
    ------prohibit funding for the participation of certain officials 
        in international conferences, exchanges, programs, and 
        activities (see H.R. 2539) [24SE]
    Education: encourage participation of academic community and 
        private sector in EXPO 2000 (see H. Con. Res. 139) [31JY]
    Foreign countries: improve trade benefits and restrict free 
        emigration (see H.R. 35) [7JA] [9JA]
    Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the 
        People's Republic of China (see H.R. 750) [13FE]
    Housing: extend loan guarantee program for Indian housing (see 
        H.R. 33) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------extend loan guarantee program for multifamily rental housing 
        in rural areas (see H.R. 28) [7JA] [9JA]
    India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 157) [22MY]
    Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144) [6MY]
    ------mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560) 
        [8MY]
    Mongolia: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 36) [7JA] [9JA]
    National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588) [5FE]
    Pakistan: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 157) [22MY]
    Political campaigns: prohibit contributions from individuals that 
        are not U.S. citizens (see H.R. 34) [7JA] [9JA]

BERLIN, NH
  Bills and resolutions
    History: examine historical significance (see H.R. 105) [9JA]

BERMAN, HOWARD L. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]

BERNAL, KARL
  Bills and resolutions
    Karl Bernal Post Office Building, Painesville, OH: designate (see 
        H.R. 2766) [29OC]

BERRY, MARION (a Representative from Arkansas)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President [4FE]

BIG SKY LUMBER CO.
  Bills and resolutions
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3057) [13NO]

BILBRAY, BRIAN P. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        630) [6FE]
    Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on 
        birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7) [7JA] [9JA]
    Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963) 
        [6MR]
    Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 589) [5FE]
    Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State 
        emission standards (see H.R. 8) [7JA] [9JA]
    Taxation: employee option to receive taxable cash compensation in 
        lieu of nontaxable parking benefits (see H.R. 1713) [22MY]

BILIRAKIS, MICHAEL (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    ------S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony 
        honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 
        134) [30JY]
    Domantay, Margarito: relief (see H.R. 375) [9JA]
    Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments 
        for civilian and military employees (see H. Con. Res. 77) 
        [8MY]
    Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco 
        industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2938) [8NO]
    ------waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain 
        HMO's (see H.R. 697) [12FE]

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    Members of Congress: modify law providing a permanent 
        appropriation for compensation (see H.R. 403) [9JA]
    Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
        from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107) [9JA]
    Postal Service: regulation of solicitation of contributions by 
        veterans' organizations on postal property (see H.R. 37) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons 
        delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399) [9JA]
    Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems 
        from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 398) [9JA]
    Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 42, 43) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans' benefits 
        (see H.R. 1149) [20MR]
    ------employer credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see 
        H.R. 402) [9JA]
    Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern 
        Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6) [9JA]
    Veterans: minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who 
        remain unmarried (see H.R. 38) [9JA]
    ------minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses 
        of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan 
        participation (see H.R. 38) [7JA]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303) 
        [7JA] [9JA]

BILLINGS COUNTY, ND
  Bills and resolutions
    National grasslands: exchange of certain mineral interests (see 
        H.R. 2574) [29SE]

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
related term(s) Weapons
  Bills and resolutions
    Iraq: eviction of U.S. members of U.N. weapons inspection teams 
        and threats to surveillance planes (see H. Res. 322) [12NO]
    Kuwait: provide funding to veterans for research, diagnosis, 
        treatment, and compensation for illnesses caused by exposure 
        to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian 
        Gulf Conflict (see H. Res. 310) [6NO]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate 
        exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 
        189) [9JA]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 
        Weapons: President Clinton [12NO]
    Policy Functions and Operational Roles of Federal Agencies To 
        Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction: President Clinton [21JA]

BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF MEDICARE
  Appointments
    Members [15DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 344) [9JA]

BIRDS
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: improve the management of fish and wildlife 
        resources on military lands (see H.R. 374) [9JA]
    Ecology and environment: comprehensive management strategy to save 
        the tundra from depredation by the mid-continent lesser snow 
        goose (see H. Con. Res. 175) [24OC]
    Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for 
        wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (see H.R. 
        741, 2863) [12FE] [6NO]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: utilization of proceeds from sales 
        of certain items (see H.R. 2291) [29JY]

BIRTH CONTROL
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        13, 40) [9JA] [4FE]
    ------prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032) [12MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929, 1122) [5MR] 
        [19MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 100) [19MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration 
        of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 262) [7OC]
    ------provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving 
        overseas (see H.R. 411) [9JA]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 2570) [29SE]
    ------condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced 
        abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in 
        the U.S. (H.R. 2570), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and 
        services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174) [16JY]
    Families and domestic relations: develop, promote, and implement 
        policies to stabilize U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 
        154) [18SE]
    Foreign aid: international family planning programs (see H.J. Res. 
        36) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (see H.R. 581) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (H.R. 581), consideration (see H. Res. 46) [11FE]
    Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525) [23SE]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: President 
        Clinton [21OC]
  Motions
    Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122) [20MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate 
        amendments [8OC]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 581, Family Planning Facilitation and 
        Abortion Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 46) (H. Rept. 105-3) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 105-32) 
        [19MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2570, Forced Abortion Condemnation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth 
        Abortion Ban Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 262) (H. 
        Rept. 105-312) [7OC]
    Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 929) (H. Rept. 105-24) [17MR]

BISHOP, SANFORD D., JR. (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [6MR]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair [7JA]
    Conferee: S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: acquisition of the Plains 
        Railroad Depot (see H.R. 1714) [22MY]
    Tobacco products: strengthen State efforts to limit access to 
        minors (see H.R. 2017, 2034) [24JN] [25JN]

BLACK LUNG BENEFITS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Health: pneumoconiosis claims (see H.R. 252) [9JA]
    Improve (see H.R. 609) [5FE]

BLACKS
see African Americans

BLACKWELL, LAWRENCE
  Bills and resolutions
    Lawrence Blackwell Memorial Bridge: designate (see H.R. 2010) 
        [23JN]

BLAGOJEVICH, ROD R. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts: establish or expand existing community prosecution 
        programs (see H.R. 863) [27FE]
    Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see 
        H.R. 2773) [30OC]
    Firearms: prohibit possession by minors (see H.R. 1473) [29AP]
    ------require check for domestic abuse restraining orders before 
        the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774) 
        [30OC]
    Middle East: express concern for the plight of Assyrians (see H. 
        Res. 332) [13NO]

BLILEY, TOM (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    ------S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
    North Atlantic Assembly [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on Commerce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 74) [25FE]
    FDA: modernize (S. 830), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 196) [13NO]
    Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (see H.R. 
        2840) [6NO]
    Pires Soares, Maria Dos Anjos: relief (see H.R. 2569) [26SE]
    States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose 
        constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 84) [24JN]
    Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in 
        satellite communications (see H.R. 1872) [12JN]
  Conference reports
    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act (S. 830) [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1003) (H. Rept. 105-46) [8AP]
    Clarify Firearm Permit and Licensing Procedures for Armored Car 
        Crew Members: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 624) (H. 
        Rept. 105-6) [25FE]
    Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Civilian Research, Development, 
        Demonstration, and Commercial Application Activities: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1277) (H. Rept. 105-67) 
        [10JN]
    Dept. of Energy Standardization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 649) (H. Rept. 105-11) [11MR]
    Distribution of Funds to States for EPA Cooperative Agreements 
        Relative to Underground Storage Tanks: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 688) (H. Rept. 105-58) [17AP]
    Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information 
        Dissemination Program Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 363) (H. Rept. 105-60) [21AP]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs Extension: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2472) (H. Rept. 105-275) [26SE]
    EPA Appropriations for Research, Development, and Demonstration 
        Activities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1276) (H. 
        Rept. 105-99) [26JN]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1276) (H. Rept. 105-99) 
        [16MY]
    Extend Term of Appointment of Certain Members of the Prospective 
        Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Payment Review 
        Commission: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1001) (H. 
        Rept. 105-49) [14AP]
    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference 
        (S. 830) (H. Rept. 105-399) [9NO]

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    FDA Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1411) (H. Rept. 105-310) [7OC]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Iowa: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2165) (H. 
        Rept. 105-273) [26SE]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in New York: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 848) 
        (H. Rept. 105-122) [7JN]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Washington: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        651) (H. Rept. 105-12) [11MR]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 652) (H. Rept. 105-13) 
        [11MR]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1184) (H. Rept. 105-123) 
        [7JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1217) (H. Rept. 105-124) 
        [7JN]
    Food and Nutrition Information Reform Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 2469) (H. Rept. 105-306) [6OC]
    Increase Competition in the Financial Services Sector: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 105-164) [4NO]
    Medicaid Waiver of Enrollment Composition Rule for the Better 
        Health Plan of Amherst, NY: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 2018) (H. Rept. 105-165) [8JY]
    Medical Device Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 105-307) [6OC]
    National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1839) (H. Rept. 105-285) [30SE]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1270) (H. Rept. 105-290) [1OC]
    Nursing Home Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 968) (H. Rept. 105-23) 
        [18MR]
    SEC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1262) (H. 
        Rept. 105-274) [26SE]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-108) [29SE]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-181) [15JY]
  Rules
    Committee on Commerce (House) [6FE]

BLIND
see Disabled

BLOOD DONORS
see Health

BLUMENAUER, EARL (a Representative from Oregon)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State 
        eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants 
        (see H.R. 108) [9JA]
    Firearms: requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun 
        safety devices to prevent access by children (see H.R. 814) 
        [25FE]
    House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and 
        local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37) [5FE]
    ------prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors leading to the floor 
        and in the Rayburn room (see H. Res. 247) [26SE]
    Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or 
        consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231) [8AP]
    Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public 
        ownership of teams (see H.R. 590) [5FE]
    Taxation: treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal 
        residence (see H.R. 1682) [20MY]

BLUNT, ROY (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    National Historical Publications and Records Commission [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    John Griesemer Post Office Building, Springfield, MO: designate 
        (see H.R. 698, 1254) [12FE] [9AP]
    Mark Twain National Forest: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 1779) 
        [4JN]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 42) [5FE]

BOATS
see Ships and Vessels

BOEHLERT, SHERWOOD L. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [10FE]
    Conferee: S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
    North Atlantic Assembly [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide 
        certain air safety information (see H.R. 915) [4MR]
    CERCLA: Superfund Program reauthorization and reform (see H.R. 
        2727) [23OC]
    Taxation: exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the 
        computation of capital gains relative to the earned income 
        credit (see H.R. 1800) [5JN]

BOEHNER, JOHN A. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards [12MR]
    Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House 
        Chamber [27FE]
    Committee To Escort the President [4FE]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair [7JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues 
        generated by economic growth (see H.R. 2496) [18SE]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        12, 32) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA]
    Congress: joint session for the State of the Union Message (see H. 
        Con. Res. 9) [21JA]
    Corrections Calendar Office: establish (see H. Res. 7) [7JA] [9JA]
    Eagen, James M., III: election as Chief Administrative Officer of 
        the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 207) [31JY]
    Education: increase student options for the consolidation of their 
        student loan obligations (see H.R. 2518) [23SE]
    House of Representatives: election of officers (see H. Res. 1) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    Surplus Government property: transfer of surplus real and personal 
        property to nonprofit organizations for housing and other uses 
        (see H.R. 1004) [11MR]

BOEING CO.
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: treatment of Boeing Co. defense contracts 
        relative to restructuring costs from its purchase of McDonnell 
        Douglas Corp. (see H.R. 648) [6FE]
    European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas 
        merger (see H. Con. Res. 117; H. Res. 191) [17JY] [21JY]

BOGSCH, ARPAD
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Con. Res. 143) [4SE]

BOMBINGS
see Terrorism

BONILLA, HENRY (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related 
        agencies appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Fort Davis National Historic Site: authorize expansion (see H.R. 
        3047) [13NO]
    Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate 
        (see H.R. 499) [4FE]
    NAFTA: parity among participating countries relative to the 
        personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad 
        (see H. Con. Res. 51) [20MR]
    Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, 
        merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, 
        State, and local elections (see H.R. 699) [12FE]

BONIOR, DAVID E. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House 
        Chamber [27FE]
    Committee To Escort the President [4FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    Gallaudet University Board of Trustees [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2211) [22JY]

BONO, SONNY (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin for imported 
        perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232) [8AP]
    California: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral 
        Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of 
        Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 700) [12FE]
    Civil liberties: protection from personal intrusion (see H.R. 
        2448) [10SE]
    Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling 
        disputes (see H.R. 2882) [7NO]
    Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 1621) [15MY]
    Courts: provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade 
        and professional associations (see H.R. 1542) [7MY]
    ------provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for 
        injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or 
        State legislation (see H.R. 1170) [20MR]

BOOKS
see Literature

BOOTH, JOHN WILKES
  Bills and resolutions
    Mudd, Samuel A.: set aside military conviction for harboring John 
        Wilkes Booth (see H.R. 1885) [12JN]

BOOTLE, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS
  Bills and resolutions
    William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Macon, GA: designate (see H.R. 595) [5FE]
  Reports filed
    William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Macon, GA: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 595) (H. Rept. 105-233) [31JY]

BORSKI, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of HUD: demonstration program to determine the effectiveness 
        of establishing fair market rentals (see H.R. 2932) [8NO]
    FAA: foreign repair stations rules (see H.R. 145) [9JA]
    Taxation: personal exemptions deduction relative to alternative 
        minimum tax (see H.R. 701) [12FE]

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1469, 1755, 
        1796, 1871) [29AP] [3JN] [5JN] [12JN]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 146, 149) [13MY] [14MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 162) [5JN]
    ------making interim emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1707, 1708) 
        [22MY]
    Armed Forces: award Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal to 
        participants of Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint 
        Guard in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 665) [10FE]
    ------prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the 
        deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 
        1172) [20MR]

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    Dept. of Defense: reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard 
        members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard 
        (see H.R. 2796) [4NO]
    Foreign policy: implementation of peace agreement, support 
        democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia, and 
        continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15) 
        [9JA]
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. 
        Res. 165) [11JN]
    International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: 
        restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary 
        to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see 
        H.R. 2121) [9JY]
  Conference reports
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations (H.R. 1469) [4JN]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Serbia and Montenegro and the 
        Bosnian Serbs: President Clinton [30MY] [3JN]
    Veto of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for 
        Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: 
        President Clinton [10JN]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469) [16MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), veto [10JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1469, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Overseas 
        Peacekeeping Operations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        162) (H. Rept. 105-120) [5JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        for Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 105-96) 
        [13MY], (H. Res. 149) (H. Rept. 105-97) [14MY]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 105-119) [4JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 
        105-83) [29AP]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 165) (H. Rept. 105-128) [11JN]

BOSTETTER, MARTIN V.B., JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: 
        designate (see H.R. 1851) [10JN]
  Reports filed
    Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1851) (H. Rept. 105-212) [28JY]

BOSTON, MA
  Bills and resolutions
    Northeastern University: anniversary (see H. Res. 266) [9OC]

BOSWELL, LEONARD L. (a Representative from Iowa)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        42) [6FE]
    Medicaid: post-eligibility treatment of certain Dept. of Veterans 
        Affairs pension or compensation payments (see H.R. 1269) 
        [10AP]

BOUCHER, RICK (a Representative from Virginia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance 
        educational opportunities (see H.R. 3048) [13NO]
    Flag--U.S.: protect (see H.R. 1556) [8MY]
    Taxation: treatment of employee death benefits (see H.R. 1514) 
        [1MY]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: 
        implementation (see H.R. 3048) [13NO]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and 
        Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 3048) [13NO]

BOYD, ALLEN (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Florida A&M University: design, construction, furnishing, and 
        equipping of Center for Historically Black Heritage (see H.R. 
        3038) [13NO]

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Funding (see H.R. 1753) [30MY]
  Motions
    Funding (S. 476) [13NO]
  Reports filed
    Funding: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 
        105-368) [31OC]

BRADY, KEVIN (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need 
        for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939) [8NO]
    States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative 
        to parental consent (see H.R. 2941) [8NO]
    U.N. Commission on Human Rights: investigation of capital 
        punishment in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 199) [13NO]

BRADY ACT
see Handgun Violence Prevention Act

BRALY, HOUSTON
  Bills and resolutions
    Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston 
        Braly (see H. Con. Res. 141) [1AU]
    ------tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group 
        relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. 
        Res. 141) [1AU]

BRAZIL, FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Brazil Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton [30OC]

BRENNAN, WILLIAM J., JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Supreme Court: transfer the catafalque from the Capitol for 
        memorial services (see H. Con. Res. 123) [25JY]

BRIDGES
related term(s) Roads and Highways
  Bills and resolutions
    Bridge Discretionary Program: reform (see H.R. 1664) [20MY]
    Floods: authorize further appropriations for the stabilization and 
        repair of damages to the Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge in 
        California (see H.R. 936) [5MR]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (see H.R. 
        2516) [23SE]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 1609) [14MY]
    ------reform (see H. Con. Res. 43) [11MR]
    Lawrence Blackwell Memorial Bridge: designate (see H.R. 2010) 
        [23JN]
    Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and 
        restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950) [5MR]
    Roads and highways: increase number of State participants in the 
        infrastructure bank pilot program (see H.R. 710) [12FE]
    Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface 
        transportation funding (see H.R. 674) [11FE]
  Reports filed
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Extension: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2516) (H. Rept. 105-270) [25SE]

BROADCASTING
see Radio; Television

BRONX, NY
see New York, NY

BROOKHAVEN, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish ambulatory care facility (see 
        H.R. 56) [7JA] [9JA]
    Safety: prohibit reactivation of the High Flux Beam Reactor at 
        Brookhaven National Laboratory (see H.R. 2384) [3SE]

BROOKLYN, NY
see New York, NY

BROWN, CORRINE (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129) [29JY]
    Women: tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's 
        professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173) [20JN]

BROWN, GEORGE E., JR. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864) [27FE]
    Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals 
        (see H.R. 1202) [20MR]
    Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 58, 82) [8AP] [15MY]
    Education: establish loan guarantee program for telecommunications 
        satellites dedicated to instructional programming (see H.R. 
        2320) [31JY]
    Real estate: prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home 
        equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 
        1474) [29AP]
    Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program (see H.R. 
        1801) [5JN]
    Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and 
        establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia 
        ecosystem (see H.R. 2077) [26JN]
    SSA: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of 
        earnings information (see H.R. 591) [5FE]

BROWN, RONALD H.
  Bills and resolutions
    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 29) [7JA] [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 29) (H. Rept. 
        105-210) [28JY]

BROWN, SHERROD (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer 
        research (see H.R. 2545) [25SE]
    U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service (see 
        H. Con. Res. 186) [7NO]

BROWNFIELDS REUSE AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1392) [17AP]

BRUNSON, MILTON R.
  Bills and resolutions
    Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: 
        designate (see H.R. 2799) [4NO]

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC
  Bills and resolutions
    Lockwoods Folly River: environmental restoration project at the 
        eastern channel (see H.R. 1905) [17JN]

BRYANT, ED (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: establish sentencing guidelines relative to life 
        imprisonment without eligibility for parole (see H.R. 517) 
        [4FE]
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 95) [6OC]
    Courts: provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a 
        circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves 
        (see H.R. 702) [12FE]
    Cox, Florence Barrett: relief (see H.R. 742) [12FE]
    Crime: permit review of criminal records of applicants for private 
        security officer employment (see H.R. 2184) [17JY]
    Kentucky: prohibit taxation of compensation of Tennessee residents 
        for services as Federal employees at Fort Campbell, KY (see 
        H.R. 865, 1368) [27FE] [17AP]

BUDGET ENFORCEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2003): consideration (see H. Res. 192) [22JY]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2003) [23JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2003, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 192) (H. Rept. 105-195) [22JY]

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BUDGET--U.S.
  Appointments
    Conferees: H. Con. Res. 84, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1998-2002 [3JN]
    ------H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: eliminate National Sheep Industry Improvement Center 
        and apply savings to deficit reduction (see H.R. 1475) [29AP]
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 72) [16AP]
    ------establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 
        457) [21JA]
    ------establish automatic system for continuing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 638, 987, 1326, 1785, 1912, 1916) [6FE] [6MR] [15AP] 
        [4JN] [17JN]
    ------making continuing (see H.J. Res. 94, 97, 101, 104, 105, 106) 
        [26SE] [21OC] [7NO] [9NO] [13NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 97), consideration (see H. Res. 
        269) [21OC]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1469, 1755, 1796, 
        1871) [29AP] [3JN] [5JN] [12JN]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 146, 149) [13MY] [14MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 162) [5JN]
    ------making interim emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1707, 1708) 
        [22MY]
    ------making technical corrections to omnibus consolidated 
        legislation (see H.J. Res. 25) [9JA]
    Balance (see H.R. 397, 898) [9JA] [27FE]
    Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain 
        Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436) [9SE]
    Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured 
        children (see H.R. 1363) [17AP]
    Clinton, President: submission of budget proposal without 
        budgetary contingencies (see H. Res. 89) [11MR]
    ------submission of budget proposal without budgetary 
        contingencies (H. Res. 89), consideration (see H. Res. 90) 
        [11MR]
    Congress: authorize expedited consideration of certain proposed 
        rescissions (see H.R. 1321) [15AP]
    ------constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on 
        the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced 
        budget (see H.J. Res. 52) [12FE]
    ------ensure that the budget proposal concurs with the provisions 
        of the bipartisan budget agreement (see H.R. 2037) [25JN]
    ------establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 2956) [8NO]
    Congressional Budget Act: establish a point of order that 
        precludes raising revenues to enforce the bipartisan balanced 
        budget agreement (see H.R. 2230) [23JY]
    Constitutional amendments: balance (see H.J. Res. 1, 7, 11, 24, 
        44, 45, 48, 50, 53, 69) [9JA] [5FE] [11FE] [12FE] [10AP]
    ------require two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress if 
        outlays exceed revenues (see H.J. Res. 35) [21JA]
    Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1319, 2667) [14AP] [9OC]
    Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military 
        construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2624, 2631) 
        [7OC]
    Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1812) [5JN]
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1577) [8MY]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050) [12MR]
    Ecology and environment: provide certain off-budget treatment for 
        the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative 
        to State financial assistance (see H.R. 1487) [30AP]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund (see H.R. 706, 1732) [12FE] [22MY]
    Federal budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see 
        H.R. 2014, 2015) [23JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 174) [24JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 206) [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment 
        requirements (see H. Res. 203) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 138) 
        [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90) [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 174) [24JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 202) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment 
        requirements (see H. Res. 203) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90) [31JY]
    ------reform process (see H.R. 1372) [17AP]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (see H.R. 2003) [20JN]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (H.R. 2003), consideration (see H. Res. 192) [22JY]
    ------reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the 
        public debt (see H.R. 2191) [17JY]
    ------require President's budget submission to Congress include a 
        balanced budget plan (see H.R. 113) [9JA]
    ------sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social 
        Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see 
        H.R. 593) [5FE]
    ------setting forth for 1998-2002 (see H. Con. Res. 58, 82, 84, 
        86, 90) [8AP] [15MY] [19MY] [22MY]
    ------setting forth for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 152) [19MY]
    ------setting forth for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 160) [4JN]
    ------setting forth for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), disposition 
        of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 156) [22MY]
    Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 
        614, 1828) [5FE] [6JN]
    Federal subsidy programs: eliminate (see H.R. 1171) [20MR]
    Government: ensure a balanced budget and create a Social Security 
        Reform Reserve Fund from revenues generated by economic growth 
        (see H.R. 2825) [5NO]
    ------reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 2364) 
        [31JY]
    ------reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 
        102) [21JN]
    ------require periodic review and reauthorization of all 
        Government programs (see H.R. 1913) [17JN]
    House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt 
        (see H. Res. 23, 30) [9JA]
    ------same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 
        165, 201) [11JN] [29JY]
    Impoundment Control Act: repeal (see H.R. 441) [9JA]
    Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406) [9JA]
    Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements 
        of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence 
        activities (see H.R. 753) [13FE]
    Line Item Veto Act: eliminate the requirement that a budget 
        deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-
        item veto authority (see H.R. 2424) [9SE]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 2650) [9OC]
    ------repeal and amend Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
        Control Act to provide for expedited consideration of certain 
        proposed rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 2649) [9OC]
    Medicare: allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse 
        enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 1761) [3JN]
    Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of 
        success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 343) [9JA]
    ------deny salary adjustments relative to budget deficit (see H.R. 
        1906, 2824) [17JN] [5NO]
    ------payment of salary relative to adoption of a balanced budget 
        resolution (see H.R. 1746) [22MY]
    ------require comparable treatment with Federal employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 342) [9JA]
    National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: 
        reestablish (see H.R. 132, 271) [9JA]
    National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare 
        Program: establish (see H.R. 75) [7JA] [9JA]
    National Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: establish 
        (see H.R. 1318) [14AP]
    National parks and recreation areas: require the President to 
        submit a separate appropriations request to ensure priority 
        funding (see H.R. 142) [9JA]
    National security: terminate certain Dept. of Defense programs and 
        reduce funding and scope of Dept. of Energy Stockpile 
        Stewardship Program (see H.R. 1832) [6JN]
    OMB: reduce nondefense discretionary spending limits for 1998-2002 
        (see H.R. 2906) [7NO]
    Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
        from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107) [9JA]
    Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust 
        funds (see H.R. 255, 2382) [9JA] [3SE]
    Public debt: constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits 
        and require popular vote of the people to exceed any limits 
        (see H.J. Res. 30) [9JA]
    ------establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126) [9JA]
    ------prohibit issuance of new obligations (see H.R. 798) [13FE]
    Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336, 
        857) [9JA] [27FE]
    ------extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements relative to 
        trust funds (see H.R. 2586) [30SE]
    ------revise for fiscal year 1998 relative to the appropriate 
        budgetary levels for Social Security and national defense for 
        fiscal years 1999 through 2002 (see H. Con. Res. 189) [7NO]
    ------treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment 
        (see H. Con. Res. 26) [25FE]
    Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 1423) [23AP]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate that a certain percent of 
        their income tax liability be used to reduce the national debt 
        and require spending reductions equal to the amounts so 
        designated (see H.R. 1914) [17JN]
    ------allow taxpayers to request receipts for income tax payments 
        which itemizes the allocable portions used for Federal 
        spending (see H.R. 2827) [5NO]
    ------child tax credit (see H.R. 1327) [15AP]
    ------create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated 
        by economic growth (see H.R. 2496) [18SE]
    ------designate overpayments and contributions to the public debt 
        (see H.R. 1353) [16AP]
    ------eliminate double tax on dividends and allocate corporate 
        income tax revenues to qualified registered voters (see H.R. 
        2329) [31JY]
    ------expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to 
        line-item veto (see H.R. 933) [5MR]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 272) [9JA]
    ------reduce employer and employee Social Security taxes to the 
        extent there is a Federal budget surplus (see H.R. 2933) [8NO]
    ------require surplus revenue be used for deficit reduction and 
        tax relief, and cap non-defense discretionary spending (see 
        H.R. 2860) [6NO]

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    Taxpayer Relief Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 2645) [9OC]
    Tobacco products: increase deficit reduction assessments for 
        participants in Federal price support programs (see H.R. 1826) 
        [6JN]
    ------increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured 
        children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 1364) [9AP] 
        [17AP]
    ------treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by 
        tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385, 2387, 
        2390) [3SE]
    Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain 
        transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4, 205) [7JA] [9JA]
    Turkey: allocation of economic assistance (see H.R. 1361) [17AP]
    Veterans: funding levels for federally assisted education programs 
        (see H.R. 759) [13FE]
  Conference reports
    Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 2015) [29JY]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations (H.R. 1469) [4JN]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84) 
        [4JN]
    Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R. 2014) [30JY]
  Messages
    Balanced Budget Act Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [3SE]
    Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 1998: President Clinton 
        [6FE]
    Budget Rescissions: President Clinton [11FE]
    Dept. of Energy Budget Rescissions: President Clinton [19MR]
    District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton [11JY]
    Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton [23JN] 
        [17SE]
    Taxpayers Relief Act Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [3SE]
    Veto of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for 
        Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: 
        President Clinton [10JN]
    Veto of H.R. 2631, Disapproval of Line-Item Vetoes in Military 
        Construction Appropriations Legislation: President Clinton 
        [13NO]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469) [16MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), veto [10JN]
    Clinton, President: submission of budget proposal without 
        budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89) [12MR]
    Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military 
        construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631) [7NO]
    Federal budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 
        2014) [26JN] [10JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015) 
        [25JN] [10JY]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (H.R. 2003) [23JY]
    ------setting forth for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84) [3JN]
  Reports filed
    Balanced Budget Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 
        105-217) [29JY] [1AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 105-
        149) [23JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 84, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 161) (H. Rept. 105-117) [4JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1469, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Overseas 
        Peacekeeping Operations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        162) (H. Rept. 105-120) [5JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 105-
        221) [31JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 202) (H. Rept. 105-
        218) [30JY]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 84, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 1998-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 152) (H. 
        Rept. 105-102) [19MY]
    Consideration of H. Res. 89, Submission of Budget Proposal by the 
        President Without Budgetary Contingencies: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 90) (H. Rept. 105-18) [11MR]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 97, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 105-333) 
        [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        for Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 105-96) 
        [13MY], (H. Res. 149) (H. Rept. 105-97) [14MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2003, Budget Enforcement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 192) (H. Rept. 105-195) [22JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, and H.R. 2014, 
        Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) 
        (H. Rept. 105-152) [24JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 203) (H. Rept. 105-219) 
        [30JY]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 105-119) [4JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 
        105-83) [29AP]
    Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-182) [15JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-185) 
        [16JY] [17JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-215) 
        [29JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-260) 
        [23SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-286) 
        [30SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-287) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-302) [6OC]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 165) (H. Rept. 105-128) [11JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 105-216) 
        [29JY]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002: Committee of 
        Conference (H. Con. Res. 84) (H. Rept. 105-116) [4JN]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 84) (H. Rept. 
        105-100) [19MY]
    Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-151) [24JN]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 
        105-220) [30JY]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 105-
        148) [23JN]
    Taxpayer Relief Act Technical Corrections: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2645) (H. Rept. 105-356) [29OC]

BUNKER HILL, IN
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal aid programs: use of data from an application for Impact 
        Aid payments for the Maconaquah School Corp. to determine 
        certain Dept. of Defense assistance program payments (see H.R. 
        2636) [8OC]

BUNNING, JIM (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1326) [15AP]
    FRS: stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of 
        operations (see H.R. 703) [12FE]
    Hydroelectric power: extend time required for construction of 
        projects (see H.R. 2841) [6NO]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        704) [12FE]
    Tariff: p-toluenesulfonamide (see H.R. 1214) [21MR]
    Taxation: modify application of passive loss limitations to equine 
        activities (see H.R. 705) [12FE]
    ------treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1465) 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1369) [17AP]

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS
  Bills and resolutions
    Firearms: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm 
        dealers (see H.R. 2359) [31JY]
    ------regulation of firearms, ammunition, and certain firearm 
        products (see H.R. 788) [13FE]

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
  Bills and resolutions
    Flathead Irrigation Project: transfer maintenance and operation to 
        local control (see H.R. 3056) [13NO]
    Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe 
        (see H.R. 190, 1476, 3055) [9JA] [29AP] [13NO]
    Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas 
        leasing agreements for specific allotted lands (see H.R. 2309) 
        [30JY]
    Haskell Indian Nations University: enhance administrative 
        authority of college president (see H.R. 1337) [15AP]
    Michigan: Federal recognition of Swan Creek Black River 
        Confederated Ojibwa Tribes (see H.R. 2822) [5NO]
    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 2663) [9OC]
    Native Americans: administrative procedures for extension of 
        Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 1154) 
        [20MR]
    Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: enhance administrative 
        authority of college president (see H.R. 1337) [15AP]
  Reports filed
    Miccosukee Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1476) (H. Rept. 105-278) [29SE]

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-
        of-living adjustments (see H.R. 1052; H. Res. 92, 93) [12MR] 
        [13MR]
    Cost of living: development and circulation of a monthly cost-of-
        living index (see H. Con. Res. 33) [4MR]
    Government: use of new price index to determine cost-of-living 
        adjustments (see H.R. 2099) [26JN]
    Research: conduct time use surveys and calculate monetary value of 
        unremunerated work (see H.R. 422) [9JA]

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Huna Totem Corp. (see 
        H.R. 3088) [13NO]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (see 
        H.R. 2756) [28OC]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: recognition of certain Native 
        American communities (see H.R. 2812) [4NO]
    Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283) [29JY]
    Land use: transfer to State governments the authority to require 
        bonds or other financial guarantees for the reclamation of 
        hardrock mineral operations (see H.R. 1917) [17JN]
    Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 547, 1829) 
        [4FE] [6JN]
    ------uniform management of livestock grazing (see H.R. 2493) 
        [18SE]
    ------uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 284) [28OC]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, 1952) 
        [30AP] [18JN]
  Reports filed
    Arches National Park Boundaries Expansion: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2283) (H. Rept. 105-385) [6NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2493, Forage Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 105-355) [28OC]

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    Forage Improvement Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        2493) (H. Rept. 105-346) [24OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2493) (H. Rept. 105-
        346) [24OC]
    Grants Pass, OR, Land Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1198) (H. Rept. 105-166) [8JY]
    Hinsdale County, CO, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 951) (H. Rept. 105-170) [8JY]
    Validation of Certain Conveyances Made by Southern Pacific 
        Transportation Co. in Tulare, CA: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 960) (H. Rept. 105-171) [8JY]

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations 
        [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Colorado: convey the Collbran Reclamation Project to certain water 
        conservancy districts (see H.R. 2506) [18SE]
    Dutch John, UT: dispose of certain Federal properties and assist 
        local government in the interim delivery of basic services 
        (see H.R. 2108) [8JY]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2203) [21JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 194) [23JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 254) [29SE]
    Fall River County, SD: construction of rural water system (see 
        H.R. 1212) [21MR]
    Flathead Irrigation Project: transfer maintenance and operation to 
        local control (see H.R. 3056) [13NO]
    Irrigation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska 
        and Wyoming (see H.R. 2795) [4NO]
    Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District: settlement (see H.R. 412) 
        [9JA]
    ------settlement (H.R. 412), consideration (see H. Res. 94) [12MR]
    Perkins County, SD: construction of rural water system (see H.R. 
        1213) [21MR]
    Reclamation projects: cooperation between Federal and non-Federal 
        entities (see H.R. 2398) [4SE]
    Texas: extend repayment period for Nueces River reclamation 
        project (see H.R. 2355) [31JY]
    Water: participate in a water conservation project with the Tumalo 
        Irrigation District in Oregon (see H.R. 1400) [17AP]
    Western States: improve management of water-related facilities 
        (see H.R. 2402) [4SE]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2203) [26SE]
  Messages
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [21OC]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203) 
        [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2203, Energy and Water 
        Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 254) (H. Rept. 105-281) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 412, Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and 
        Conveyance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 94.) (H. 
        Rept. 105-19) [12MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2203, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 194) (H. 
        Rept. 105-198) [23JY]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 105-271) [26SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 
        105-190) [21JY]
    Management of Water-Related Facilities in Western States: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2402) (H. Rept. 105-353) 
        [28OC]
    Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 412) (H. Rept. 105-8) [10MR]

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
  Bills and resolutions
    Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776) [13FE]
    ------include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 
        38) [5MR]
    ------provide for enumeration of family caregivers as part of the 
        decennial census (see H.R. 2081) [26JN]
    ------use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial 
        census (see H.R. 1178) [20MR]

BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS CO.
  Bills and resolutions
    Billings County, ND: exchange of certain mineral interests located 
        in national grasslands (see H.R. 2574) [29SE]

BURMA
  Bills and resolutions
    Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand 
        for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114) [10JY]
  Messages
    Prohibit New Investment in Burma: President Clinton [20MY]

BURR, RICHARD (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products 
        (see H.R. 1411) [23AP]
    Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of 
        certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060) [13MR]
    Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical 
        substances (see H.R. 659) [10FE]
    Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in 
        breast self-examination (see H.R. 964) [6MR]
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 
        1715) [22MY]

BURTON, DAN (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [16SE]
    Andrew Jacobs, Jr., U.S. Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 1057) [13MR]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 65, 86) [13FE] [6MR]
    Dept. of Defense: conversion of certain military installations 
        into correctional facilities for youthful offenders (see H.R. 
        592) [5FE]
    Diseases: criminal penalties relative to intentional transmission 
        of AIDS (see H.R. 518) [4FE]
    Executive departments: improve strategic plans and performance 
        reports (see H.R. 2883) [7NO]
    Federal employees: reimburse expenses relative to adoption of a 
        child (see H.R. 2170) [16JY]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: improve sanctions 
        against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and 
        Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836) [10JN]
    Herzog, Chaim: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 73) [6MY]
    House Rules: discourage frivolous ethics complaints (see H. Res. 
        79) [26FE]
    India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 1802) [5JN]
    John T. Myers Post Office Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate 
        (see H.R. 1058) [13MR]
    Mother Teresa: condolences on death (see H. Res. 227) [11SE]
    ------tribute (see H. Res. 223) [9SE]
    President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act: 
        extend authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board 
        (see H.R. 1553) [8MY]
    Taxation: treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321) [31JY]
    Television: implementation of ratings system for programming (see 
        H.R. 1760) [3JN]
  Reports filed
    Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-37) 
        [20MR]
    Drug-Free Communities Act: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 956) (H. Rept. 105-105) [20MY]
    Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1836) (H. Rept. 
        105-374) [4NO]
    Federal Employees Life Insurance Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2675) (H. Rept. 
        105-373) [4NO]
    Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses--Strong Evidence Linking Toxic Causes 
        to Chronic Health Effects: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-388) [7NO]
    Oversight Plans for All Committees of the House: Committee on 
        House Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-44) [8AP]
    Payment of Federal Employee Life Insurance Benefits Relative to 
        Order of Precedence: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 1316) (H. Rept. 105-134) [18JN]
    Permit the Waiver of Residency Requirements for Certain Employees 
        of the Office of the Inspector General of the District of 
        Columbia: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 514) (H. Rept. 105-29) [17MR]
    President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act 
        Assassination Records Review Board Extension: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 
        105-138) [19JN]
    Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1962) (H. Rept. 105-331) [21OC]
    Veterans Employment Opportunities Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 240) (H. Rept. 105-40) 
        [20MR]
  Rules
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) [13FE]

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 1026, Eximbank reauthorization [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Advertising: control of billboards in areas adjacent to Federal 
        highways (see H.R. 1448) [24AP]
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: reduce the amounts allocated 
        for payments pursuant to production flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 2111) [8JY]
    Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2811) [4NO]
    ------exempt actions undertaken to administer a marketing order 
        issued under the Agricultural Adjustment Act from antitrust 
        laws (see H.R. 2735) [24OC]
    ------labeling of imported meat and meat food products (see H.R. 
        1371) [17AP]
    ------provide for the accreditation of associations of 
        agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining 
        between such associations (see H.R. 2738) [24OC]
    ------repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 
        1864) [11JN]
    ------repeal restrictions on colored margarine (see H.R. 1958) 
        [18JN]
    ------restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the 
        Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing 
        orders (see H.R. 786) [13FE]
    Air pollution: establish minimum nationwide nitrogen oxide 
        pollution standards for fossil-fuel fired electric powerplants 
        (see H.R. 1910) [17JN]
    ------regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted 
        from aging warehouses (see H.R. 679) [11FE]
    Alcoholic beverages: require Dept. of HHS reports on alcohol 
        advertising practices (see H.R. 1976) [19JN]

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    Arms control: end subsidization of entities contributing to 
        weapons proliferation (see H.R. 3023) [9NO]
    Arts and humanities: encourage participation and increase 
        understanding and appreciation of the cultural heritage of the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2156) [11JY]
    Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        H.R. 1658) [16MY]
    Aviation: criteria for granting slots to new entrant air carriers 
        at certain high density airports (see H.R. 2405) [4SE]
    ------provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing 
        service between high-density and underserved airports (see 
        H.R. 2748) [28OC]
    ------require air carriers to charge a reduced fare for air 
        transportation to and from certain clinical health trials (see 
        H.R. 2797) [4NO]
    ------require foreign air carriers to establish disaster 
        assistance plans (see H.R. 2476) [15SE]
    ------restrict operation of certain foreign air carriers (see H.R. 
        2282) [29JY]
    Bankruptcy: reform system to become a needs-based system (see H.R. 
        2500) [18SE]
    Benefits: require employee notification before termination of 
        health or retirement benefits (see H.R. 1594) [14MY]
    Bogsch, Arpad: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 143) [4SE]
    Buy American Act: acquisition requirements for the Chief 
        Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (see H. 
        Res. 285) [28OC]
    California: moratorium on gas and oil development of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 133) [9JA]
    Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see H.R. 2432) [8SE]
    CERCLA: ensure Federal compliance (see H.R. 1195) [20MR]
    ------require polluters to cleanup hazardous substances (see H.R. 
        2087) [26JN]
    ------treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see H.R. 
        2485) [16SE]
    Children and youth: establish child retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        194) [9JA]
    ------prohibit sale of personal information without parental 
        consent (see H.R. 1972) [19JN]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080) [26JN]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963, 2078) 
        [6MR] [26JN]
    ------prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 983) [6MR]
    Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2365) [31JY]
    Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions 
        (see H.R. 23) [7JA] [9JA]
    Collective bargaining: clarify use of violence to achieve 
        objectives (see H.R. 2163) [15JY]
    Commission on Retirement Savings: establish (see H.R. 1695) [21MY]
    Computers: examination and disclosure of certain source codes, 
        programs and software (see H.R. 2657) [9OC]
    ------permit lawful possessors of a copy of a computer program to 
        authorize additional copies under certain circumstances (see 
        H.R. 72) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380) [3SE]
    ------prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054) 
        [13MR]
    ------promote privacy of interactive computer service users 
        through self-regulation by service providers (see H.R. 2368) 
        [31JY]
    ------protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve 
        electronic commerce, and safeguard data security (see H.R. 
        1964) [19JN]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 1748) [22MY]
    ------regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive 
        computer services (see H.R. 98) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require Internet access companies to provide screening 
        software to parents to protect children from unsuitable online 
        material (see H.R. 1180) [20MR]
    ------use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and 
        security (see H.R. 695) [12FE]
    Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to 
        surety bonding requirements (see H.R. 2554) [25SE]
    Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of 
        Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
        produced merchandise (see H.R. 563) [4FE]
    ------notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic 
        teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see 
        H.R. 264) [9JA]
    ------prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 795) [13FE]
    ------require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-
        purchase agreements (see H.R. 2019, 3060) [24JN] [13NO]
    Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling 
        disputes (see H.R. 2882) [7NO]
    ------classification of employees and independent contractors 
        relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 769, 770) 
        [13FE]
    ------establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for 
        defense contractors (see H.R. 2279) [28JY]
    ------prohibit executive agencies from increasing competition by 
        helping contractors acquire equipment or facilities to carry 
        out a contract (see H.R. 829) [25FE]
    ------prohibit reimbursement of defense contractors for 
        environmental response costs (see H.R. 236) [9JA]
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance 
        educational opportunities (see H.R. 3048) [13NO]
    Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 
        789) [13FE]
    ------duration of protection (see H.R. 604, 1621, 2589) [5FE] 
        [15MY] [1OC]
    ------protection of certain original designs (see H.R. 2696) 
        [22OC]
    ------strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see H.R. 
        2265) [25JY]
    ------treatment of distribution of certain phonorecords (see H.R. 
        1967) [19JN]
    Corporate Welfare Reduction Commission: establish (see H.R. 1235) 
        [8AP]
    Corporations: eliminate Federal subsidies (see H.R. 515) [4FE]
    ------improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see H.R. 
        944) [5MR]
    ------require shareholders views relative to charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 945) [5MR]
    Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 
        1596) [14MY]
    ------notification to employers of convicted persons relative to 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 333) [9JA]
    ------provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade 
        and professional associations (see H.R. 1542) [7MY]
    Credit cards: end possession requirements (see H.R. 2599) [1OC]
    ------require additional disclosures of account information (see 
        H.R. 274) [9JA]
    Crime: provide minimum mandatory penalties for false bomb threats 
        conveyed through interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 
        845) [26FE]
    Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor 
        Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2958) [8NO]
    Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 
        972) [6MR]
    ------increase milk marketing orders' basic formula price (see 
        H.R. 2388) [3SE]
    ------regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar 
        beets (see H.R. 1387) [17AP]
    ------require estimates of production costs relative to milk 
        marketing orders' basic formula price (see H.R. 2482) [16SE]
    ------study effects of production costs on milk marketing orders 
        basic formula price (see H.R. 1190) [20MR]
    Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1319, 2667) [14AP] [9OC]
    Dept. of Defense: establish pilot projects to test various best 
        business practices for defense inventory management (see H.R. 
        1850) [10JN]
    ------improve the Defense Loan and Technical Assistance Program 
        (see H.R. 974) [6MR]
    ------prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring 
        costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925) [5MR]
    ------reform economic redevelopment process and improve ability to 
        contract for protective services at installations being closed 
        (see H.R. 1243, 1300) [8AP] [10AP]
    ------treatment of Boeing Co. defense contracts relative to 
        restructuring costs from its purchase of McDonnell Douglas 
        Corp. (see H.R. 648) [6FE]
    ------treatment of expenses for contractors who relocate due to 
        cessation of military activities at the Stratford Army Engine 
        Plant (see H.R. 463) [21JA]
    Dept. of HHS: establish a schedule of preventive health care 
        services under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 
        177) [9JA]
    Dept. of Labor: establish advisory panels relative to occupational 
        safety and health (see H.R. 2871) [7NO]
    ------establish programs to educate the public on retirement 
        savings (see H.R. 1377) [17AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on 
        certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 
        3073) [13NO]
    ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions 
        of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3074) [13NO]
    Dept. of the Treasury: treatment of partnership distributions to 
        limited partners (see H.R. 1247) [8AP]
    Dept. of Transportation: study existing ferry operations in the 
        U.S. and provide financial assistance for the development of 
        ferry operations (see H.R. 1630) [15MY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims 
        of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703) [22MY]
    District of Columbia: exempt certain contracts entered into by the 
        government of the District of Columbia from review by the 
        Council of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 513) [4FE]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050) [12MR]
    Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug 
        applications (see H.R. 1727) [22MY]
    ------specify the entities eligible to purchase pharmaceutical 
        products from the Federal Supply Schedule (see H.R. 2197) 
        [17JY]
    Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage 
        State voluntary response programs relative to remediating 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120) [19MR], (see H.R. 1395) 
        [17AP]
    ------cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 990, 
        1049, 3020) [6MR] [12MR] [9NO]
    ------establish limited privileges and immunities for certain 
        information relative to compliance with environmental laws 
        (see H.R. 1884) [12JN]
    ------expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and 
        release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's 
        consumer products (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems 
        (see H.R. 1803) [5JN]
    ------encourage participation of academic community and private 
        sector in EXPO 2000 (see H. Con. Res. 139) [31JY]
    ------provide for various capital investments in technology 
        education (see H.R. 2994) [9NO]
    ------recognize businesses that participate with schools to 
        enhance the teaching and use of technology (see H.R. 2427) 
        [8SE] [9SE]

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    Elections: require a majority of campaign contributions come from 
        State residents and ensure that employees are informed on use 
        of labor organization dues and fees for political activities 
        (see H.R. 2573) [29SE]
    Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers 
        (see H.R. 338, 655, 1230) [9JA] [10FE] [8AP]
    Electronic commerce: require agencies to use digital signatures to 
        enable persons to submit Federal forms electronically (see 
        H.R. 2991) [9NO]
    Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see H.R. 
        2651) [9OC]
    Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and 
        local laws (see H.R. 1485, 2357) [29AP] [31JY]
    ------establish a commission to study employment and economic 
        insecurity (see H.R. 185) [9JA]
    ------extend time period for filing of trade adjustment assistance 
        petitions (see H.R. 938) [5MR]
    ------implement alternative program for providing a benefit or 
        employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079) [26JN]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees 
        (see H.R. 504, 2888) [4FE] [7NO]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or 
        sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858) [10JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2215, 2275) [22JY] [25JY]
    ------protect employer rights (see H.R. 758) [13FE]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 99) [18MR]
    ------use of community development block grant funds for 
        employment relocation activities (see H.R. 671) [11FE]
    ------use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage 
        requirements (see H.R. 647) [6FE]
    EPA: allow cooperative research and development agreements for 
        environmental protection (see H.R. 2961) [8NO]
    ------certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield 
        sites and clarify liability of landowners and prospective 
        purchasers (see H.R. 1392) [17AP]
    ------establish loan program to States for cleanup of brownfield 
        sites that have private investment potential (see H.R. 1462) 
        [24AP]
    ------prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or 
        particulate matter before existing standards have been 
        attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984) [11JN] [19JN]
    ERISA: improve enforcement of provisions (see H.R. 2290) [29JY]
    European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas 
        merger (see H. Con. Res. 117; H. Res. 191) [17JY] [21JY]
    Eximbank: ensure that assistance for exports to the People's 
        Republic of China is conditional on responsible conduct (see 
        H.R. 2085) [26JN]
    ------give financial assistance preferences to firms that have 
        shown a commitment to reinvestment and job creation in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2069) [25JN]
    ------reauthorization (see H.R. 1370) [17AP]
    ------reauthorization (H.R. 1370), consideration (see H. Res. 255) 
        [29SE]
    ------reauthorization (S. 1026), technical corrections in 
        enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 198) [13NO]
    FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145) [9JA]
    ------limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see 
        H.R. 3064) [13NO]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: reform calculation formula for overtime 
        compensation (see H.R. 2710) [23OC]
    Families and domestic relations: establish program to provide 
        child care through public-private partnerships (see H.R. 2719) 
        [23OC]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence and its effects (see H.R. 851) [26FE]
    ------expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in 
        educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 109, 191, 
        234) [9JA]
    Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 913) [4MR]
    FCC: clarify authority to authorize foreign investment in U.S. 
        broadcast and common carrier radio licenses (see H.R. 1324) 
        [15AP]
    ------revise television station ownership rules relative to local 
        marketing agreements (see H.R. 1859) [10JN]
    FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products 
        (see H.R. 1411) [23AP]
    Federal aid programs: reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015, 
        1340) [11MR] [15AP]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and 
        use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710) [22MY]
    ------requirements relative to health claims on food labels (see 
        H.R. 2208) [22JY]
    Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to 
        purchase products and require commercial competition for 
        Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758) [29OC]
    Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial 
        services sector (see H.R. 10, 669, 2940) [7JA] [9JA] [11FE] 
        [8NO]
    ------increase competition in the financial services sector and 
        merge commercial bank and savings association charters (see 
        H.R. 268) [9JA]
    ------offer negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to businesses, 
        allow interest payments on demand deposits, and require FRS to 
        pay interest on certain reserves (see H.R. 2323) [31JY]
    Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition 
        that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 1250) [8AP]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of armor piercing ammunition 
        (see H.R. 1999) [19JN]
    ------regulation of handguns in any manner affecting interstate or 
        foreign commerce (see H.R. 1996) [19JN]
    ------require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or 
        sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental 
        entity (see H.R. 1997) [19JN]
    ------require registration and permits for possession and transfer 
        of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1998) [19JN]
    ------require States to establish manufacturing criteria for sales 
        and require manufacturers to install magazine safeties (see 
        H.R. 116) [9JA]
    Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic 
        striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone 
        (see H.R. 393) [9JA]
    Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 180) [9JA]
    Foreign countries: phase-out private sector development enterprise 
        funds (see H.R. 564) [4FE]
    Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for 
        the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 2867, 
        3010) [7NO] [9NO]
    Foreign trade: clarify the term ``normal trade relations'' (see 
        H.R. 2316) [31JY]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (see H.R. 2629) [7OC]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 309) [6NO]
    ------identify countries that deny market access for U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2596) [1OC]
    ------make certain changes to various trade laws (see H.R. 2622) 
        [7OC]
    ------provide authority to control exports (see H.R. 1942) [17JN]
    ------require U.S. citizens conducting industrial cooperation 
        projects within the People's Republic of China or Tibet follow 
        certain guidelines (see H.R. 1634) [15MY]
    ------substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of 
        ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 2002, 2022) [20JN] 
        [24JN]
    Franchises: establish certain uniform rights, duties, and 
        enforcement procedures relative to franchise agreements (see 
        H.R. 1083, 2954) [17MR] [8NO]
    FRS: expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with 
        the Board of Governors in the provision of check-clearing and 
        other services (see H.R. 1442) [24AP]
    ------expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete 
        with the Board of Governors in the transportation of paper 
        checks (see H.R. 2119) [9JY]
    ------promote accountability and the public interest in operations 
        (see H.R. 1160) [20MR]
    ------stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of 
        operations (see H.R. 703) [12FE]
    Government: give preference to firms that adopt and enforce a 
        corporate code of conduct (see H.R. 2071) [25JN]
    ------procurement access for women-owned businesses (see H. Res. 
        313) [8NO]
    ------require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal 
        contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468) [11SE]
    ------use of private delivery services in filing documents with 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 782) [13FE]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 1010) [11MR]
    ------ensure congressional approval of compliance costs (see H.R. 
        1591) [14MY]
    ------provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal 
        procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that 
        violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1624) [15MY]
    Greeley, CO: exchange of certain lands with Water Supply and 
        Storage Co. (see H.R. 1309) [10AP]
    Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to 
        agriculture (see H.R. 1619) [15MY]
    Health: application of antitrust laws to health care provider 
        networks (see H.R. 415) [9JA]
    ------assure continued health insurance coverage of retired 
        workers (see H.R. 211, 444) [9JA]
    ------establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 2606) [2OC]
    ------improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 
        1515) [1MY]
    ------liability protection for suppliers of raw material and 
        component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872) 
        [27FE]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 1815, 2198) [5JN] [17JY]
    ------prohibit restriction of certain medical communications 
        between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 
        586) [5FE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 337, 820, 1222, 1749, 2967) [9JA] [25FE] [21MR] [22MY] 
        [8NO]
    ------require health plans to pay interest on certain claims (see 
        H.R. 1472) [29AP]
    ------require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast 
        implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research 
        (see H.R. 366) [9JA]
    Higher Education Act: financial responsibility for refunds during 
        provisional certification and change of ownership of 
        propietary institutions (see H.R. 2981) [9NO]
    Hydroelectric power: facilitate operation, maintenance, and 
        upgrade of certain Federal facilities and coordinate Federal 
        and non-Federal generating and marketing of electricity (see 
        H.R. 2988) [9NO]
    Immigration: increase enforcement of employer sanctions and labor 
        standards (see H.R. 470, 2548) [21JA] [25SE]
    ------prohibit counting of work experience while an unauthorized 
        alien for purposes of admission as an employment-based 
        immigrant or a nonimmigrant (see H.R. 471) [21JA]
    ------reform the temporary employment program (see H.R. 119) [9JA]
    Insurance: establish requirements for the cancellation of 
        automobile insurance policies (see H.R. 1024) [11MR]
    ------prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 1117) [18MR]
    ------protect personal privacy rights of customers and claimants 
        (see H.R. 1029) [11MR]
    Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        401) [9JA]
    International Air Transportation Competition Act: amend (see H.R. 
        737) [12FE]
    Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to 
        bring Federal court action relative to trans

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        portation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063) [13MR]
    ------clarify firearm permit and licensing procedures for armored 
        car crew members (see H.R. 624) [6FE]
    Investments: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans 
        (see H.R. 1592) [14MY]
    IRS: prohibit the threat of audit to compel agreement with Tip 
        Reporting Alternative Commitment or Tip Rate Determination 
        Agreement (see H.R. 2658) [9OC]
    ------restructure (see H.R. 2292) [30JY]
    ------restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676) [21OC]
    ------restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 303) [4NO]
    Labeling: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. 
        Con. Res. 80) [15MY]
    Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to 
        improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634) [6FE]
    Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and 
        information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 
        928) [5MR]
    ------Presidential actions relative to resolving the dispute 
        between American Airlines, Inc., and the Allied Pilots 
        Association (see H. Res. 67) [13FE]
    ------protect the free choice of individual employees relative to 
        participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59) [7JA] [9JA]
    Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a 
        commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see 
        H.R. 1138, 2715) [20MR] [23OC]
    Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international 
        registration of trademarks (see H.R. 567) [4FE]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 21, 
        704, 1744) [7JA] [9JA] [12FE] [22MY]
    Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco 
        industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2938) [8NO]
    Medicare: prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to 
        for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443) 
        [9JA]
    ------require surety bonds and disclosure of certain ownership 
        information for suppliers of durable medical equipment, home 
        health agencies, and other health care providers (see H.R. 
        1457) [24AP]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685, 2211, 2278) [11FE] [22JY] 
        [28JY]
    Motion pictures: discourage use of tobacco products among minors 
        by motion picture industry (see H. Con. Res. 184) [6NO]
    Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles 
        (see H.R. 880) [27FE]
    ------titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, 
        nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839) [10JN]
    Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: expeditious 
        completion of acquisition of private mineral interests (see 
        H.R. 1659) [16MY]
    National Cheese Exchange: CFTC regulation of cash markets relative 
        to use as a reference price for commodities (see H.R. 645) 
        [6FE]
    ------reduce effect on the milk marketing orders' basic formula 
        price (see H.R. 618, 646) [5FE] [6FE]
    National Commission on Fairness in the Workplace: establish (see 
        H.R. 2997) [9NO]
    National Kiwifruit Board: provide proportional representation of 
        kiwifruit producers, exporters, and importers (see H.R. 2024) 
        [24JN]
    National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial 
        contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848) [6NO]
    National Women's Business Council: funding (see H.R. 2389) [3SE]
    Natural gas: provide relief to businesses relative to interest and 
        penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by FERC (see H.R. 
        2903) [7NO]
    New Mexico: establish commercial zone on border of Mexico (see 
        H.R. 2808) [4NO]
    NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1274) [10AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1274), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 127) [23AP]
    NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the 
        absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595) [14MY]
    Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. 
        persons doing business (see H.R. 178, 2833) [9JA] [6NO]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450) 
        [24AP]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1162, 2579) 
        [20MR] [30SE]
    OMB: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal entities 
        providing Government services (see H.R. 887) [27FE]
    OPIC: activities (see H.R. 1681) [20MY]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2064) [25JN]
    ------terminate authorities (see H.R. 387, 527) [9JA] [4FE]
    OSHA: allow employers to use alternative means of meeting safety 
        and health rules (see H.R. 2875) [7NO]
    ------clarify liability of employers at multiemployer worksites 
        (see H.R. 2879) [7NO]
    ------consultation with State officials by employers relative to 
        compliance with safety and health requirements (see H.R. 2864) 
        [7NO]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 2869) [7NO]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 2873) 
        [7NO]
    ------prohibit any employee performance measures relative to 
        number of inspections conducted, citations issued, or 
        penalties assessed (see H.R. 2877) [7NO]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 2881) 
        [7NO]
    Patents: protect owners against sale of illegally reproduced plant 
        parts (see H.R. 1197) [20MR]
    ------renewal for quotation monitoring unit (see H.R. 381) [9JA]
    Pensions: prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) 
        pension plans (see H.R. 818) [25FE]
    ------require annual report of investments to participants in 
        401(k) pension plans (see H.R. 819) [25FE]
    ------waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 
        1320) [14AP]
    Petroleum: management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see 
        H.R. 1107) [18MR]
    Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1094) 
        [18MR]
    Pilot Records Improvement Act: clarify (see H.R. 2626) [7OC]
    Political campaigns: prohibit contributions by multicandidate 
        political committees controlled by foreign corporations (see 
        H.R. 610) [5FE]
    ------prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for 
        political activities (see H.R. 1458) [24AP]
    ------require worker approval for use of labor organization dues 
        and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608) [6OC]
    Postal Service: acceptance of change-of-address orders from 
        commercial mail receiving agencies (see H.R. 447) [9JA]
    ------limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198) [9JA]
    ------privatization (see H.R. 1717) [22MY]
    Power resources: privatize certain Federal power generation and 
        transmission assets (see H.R. 718) [12FE]
    Privacy: regulate use of Social Security numbers and other 
        personal information by interactive computer services (see 
        H.R. 1287) [10AP]
    Public lands: disposal of helium (see H.R. 2178) [16JY]
    Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power 
        industry (see H.R. 1960) [19JN]
    Public welfare programs: restore benefits to legal immigrants 
        through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597) 
        [1OC]
    Rental cars: prohibit companies from imposing certain fees based 
        upon the residence of the renter (see H.R. 1118) [18MR]
    SBA: establish commission to examine small business credit needs 
        (see H. Con. Res. 85) [21MY]
    ------extend certified development company loan guarantee program 
        (see H.R. 1734) [22MY]
    ------make Microloan Program permanent (see H.R. 2235) [24JY]
    ------reauthorize women's business training program (see H.R. 
        1495) [30AP]
    SEC: establish Office of National Security (see H.R. 2772) [29OC]
    Securities: quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see 
        H.R. 1053) [13MR]
    ------require employers which are terminating businesses to offer 
        employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 1946) [17JN]
    Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating 
        between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. 
        citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65) [23AP]
    Small business: assist certain women and minority business people 
        (see H.R. 1647) [15MY]
    ------assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129) 
        [19MR]
    ------increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 168) [9JA]
    ------increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to 
        businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see 
        H.R. 1824) [5JN]
    ------install devices to improve safety at convenience stores (see 
        H.R. 1444) [24AP]
    ------provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess 
        impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 373) 
        [9JA]
    Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 2261) [25JY]
    ------exempt subcontracts for dredging activities from local buy 
        requirements under the business development program (see H.R. 
        1523) [1MY]
    Small Business Investment Act: amend (see H.R. 1985, 2261) [19JN] 
        [25JY]
    Small Business Technology Transfer Program: extend (see H.R. 2429) 
        [8SE]
    Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space 
        industry (see H.R. 1702) [22MY]
    Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public 
        ownership of teams (see H.R. 590) [5FE]
    ------prohibit solicitation for representation and establish 
        requirements for contracts between agents and college athletes 
        (see H.R. 2171) [16JY]
    States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles 
        within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 
        2942) [8NO]
    ------use of community development block grants for nonentitlement 
        areas to offset charity tax credits (see H.R. 2969) [8NO]
    Tariff: earthmoving tires manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1945) 
        [17JN]
    Taxation: allow certain corporations and trusts to be shareholders 
        of subchapter S corporations (see H.R. 440) [9JA]
    ------allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites 
        and use tax-exempt redevelopment bonds for such cleanup (see 
        H.R. 523) [4FE]
    ------allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures for 
        the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 
        997) [6MR]
    ------allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work 
        opportunity tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2995) [9NO]
    ------allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 42, 43) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------application of tax laws to U.S. businesses operating abroad 
        (see H.R. 1783) [4JN]
    ------application of the alternative minimum tax to installment 
        sales of farm property (see H.R. 396, 426) [9JA]
    ------benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 599) [5FE]

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    ------business meal, entertainment, and certain travel expense 
        deductions (see H.R. 628) [6FE]
    ------business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see H.R. 
        2918) [7NO]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 241, 276, 862, 1033, 1124, 
        1193, 1207, 2084) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE] [12MR] [19MR] [20MR] 
        [26JN]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        1490, 1517) [30AP] [1MY]
    ------capital gains rates for older individuals (see H.R. 1629) 
        [15MY]
    ------capital gains rates relative to investments in certain small 
        businesses (see H.R. 2252) [24JY]
    ------credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence 
        against women (see H.R. 1071) [13MR]
    ------deductibility of employment taxes paid by employees and 
        self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2966) [8NO]
    ------deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals and the business use of the home, and 
        clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145) 
        [20MR]
    ------deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955, 1791) 
        [5MR] [4JN]
    ------delay application of the substantiation requirements to 
        reimbursement arrangements of certain loggers (see H.R. 1820) 
        [5JN]
    ------deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
        compensation (see H.R. 687) [11FE]
    ------determination of employment status of individuals as 
        employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 2642) [8OC]
    ------discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage 
        creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775) [13FE]
    ------disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in 
        applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 2714) [23OC]
    ------domestic investment tax credit (see H.R. 565) [4FE]
    ------effective date of capital gains exclusion on the transfer of 
        a primary residence (see H. Con. Res. 76) [7MY]
    ------eliminate double tax on dividends and allocate corporate 
        income tax revenues to qualified registered voters (see H.R. 
        2329) [31JY]
    ------employee option to receive taxable cash compensation in lieu 
        of nontaxable parking benefits (see H.R. 1713) [22MY]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 988, 1706, 1809, 2872) [6MR] 
        [22MY] [5JN] [7NO]
    ------encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of 
        empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505) 
        [4FE]
    ------encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax 
        base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168) [20MR]
    ------exclude certain business taxable income relative to 
        sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1279) [10AP]
    ------exclude employer-provided telecommunicating-related expenses 
        for telecommuting purposes from taxable income (see H.R. 1892) 
        [12JN]
    ------exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the 
        computation of capital gains relative to the earned income 
        credit (see H.R. 1800) [5JN]
    ------exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund 
        transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722) [12FE]
    ------exempt small unincorporated farm businesses from the 
        alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 3036) [12NO]
    ------extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947) 
        [5MR]
    ------extend the research credit and modify the alternative 
        incremental credit (see H.R. 2819) [5NO]
    ------GAO study on the effects of implementing a flat income tax 
        and lowering sales taxes (see H.R. 853) [26FE]
    ------impose a flat tax only on the earned income of individuals 
        and on business taxable income (see H.R. 2971) [8NO]
    ------impose excise tax on individuals who operate vending 
        machines that dispense tobacco products (see H.R. 2897) [7NO]
    ------impose tax on billboards and apply revenue to surface 
        transportation programs (see H.R. 1449) [24AP]
    ------inapplicability of the look-back method on construction 
        contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting 
        method (see H.R. 1593) [14MY]
    ------increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979) 
        [6MR]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit and increase 
        the amount of estate tax deferral available to small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1674) [20MY]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt 
        small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes (see H.R. 
        1684) [20MY]
    ------index the basis of certain assets for purposes of 
        determining gain (see H.R. 1266) [9AP]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt bonds for the economic development of 
        distressed communities (see H.R. 522) [4FE]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup 
        and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996) [6MR]
    ------permanent extension of the transition rule for certain 
        publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1443) [24AP]
    ------prevent avoidance of corporate tax on prearranged sales of 
        corporate stock (see H.R. 1365) [17AP]
    ------prohibit deduction for payments relative to tobacco industry 
        liability settlement and use of increased revenues to promote 
        public health (see H.R. 3030) [12NO]
    ------promote the granting of incentive stock options to nonhighly 
        compensated employees (see H.R. 2788) [31OC]
    ------provide deduction for capital gains, index the basis of 
        certain capital assets, provide family credits, and phase-out 
        estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1584) [13MY]
    ------provide incentives for enterprise zone investments (see H.R. 
        391) [9JA]
    ------provide incentives for investment in renewal communities 
        (see H.R. 1031) [12MR]
    ------provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment 
        (see H.R. 293) [9JA]
    ------qualification and eligibility requirements for S 
        corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2884) [7NO]
    ------repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 162) [9JA]
    ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national 
        retail sales tax (see H.R. 1325, 2001) [15AP] [19JN]
    ------repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax (see H. 
        Res. 111) [10AP]
    ------repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have 
        medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1743) [22MY]
    ------repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock 
        mines (see H.R. 779) [13FE]
    ------repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable 
        to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign 
        trade income (see H.R. 1037) [12MR]
    ------requirements on the percentage of completion accounting 
        method for the manufacture of property (see H.R. 25) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97) [12JN]
    ------State authority to tax compensation paid to certain 
        employees (see H.R. 1953) [18JN]
    ------treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see 
        H.R. 1285) [10AP]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 854) 
        [26FE]
    ------treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 535) [4FE]
    ------treatment of certain depreciable asset expenses by small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1565) [8MY]
    ------treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and 
        farmers (see H.R. 2450) [10SE]
    ------treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143) [9JA]
    ------treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral 
        equipment (see H.R. 1968) [19JN]
    ------treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships 
        as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (see 
        H.R. 1205) [20MR]
    ------treatment of domestic air travel (see H.R. 2318) [31JY]
    ------treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local 
        governments to lure or retain businesses (see H.R. 3044) 
        [13NO]
    ------treatment of effectively connected investment income of 
        insurance companies (see H.R. 1662) [20MY]
    ------treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 
        1891) [12JN]
    ------treatment of employee death benefits (see H.R. 1514) [1MY]
    ------treatment of employer-provided and graduate level 
        educational assistance (see H.R. 127) [9JA]
    ------treatment of employer-provided and graduate level 
        educational assistance and interest on education loans (see 
        H.R. 1632) [15MY]
    ------treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking 
        benefits (see H.R. 878) [27FE]
    ------treatment of estate tax for family farms and small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1841, 1845) [10JN]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax 
        (see H.R. 1583) [13MY]
    ------treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533) 
        [4FE]
    ------treatment of income relative to imported properties from 
        foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373) [17AP]
    ------treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or 
        property to transfer assets to charitable organizations (see 
        H.R. 3029) [12NO]
    ------treatment of liquor and beer retailers (see H.R. 1620) 
        [15MY]
    ------treatment of livestock sold due to weather-related 
        conditions (see H.R. 791, 803) [13FE]
    ------treatment of organizations that conduct certain games of 
        chance (see H.R. 620) [5FE]
    ------treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring 
        assembly equipment (see H.R. 2817) [5NO]
    ------treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized 
        small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707) [23OC]
    ------treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm 
        rental income (see H.R. 1261) [9AP]
    ------treatment of severance pay (see H.R. 3011) [9NO]
    ------treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies 
        (see H.R. 2258) [24JY]
    ------treatment of stock in agricultural refiners or processors 
        sold to certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 1752) [30MY]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports 
        facilities (see H.R. 721, 2097) [12FE] [26JN]
    ------treatment of the commercial activities of Indian tribal 
        organizations relative to unrelated business income tax (see 
        H.R. 1554) [8MY]
    ------treatment of tobacco products (see H.R. 3027) [12NO]
    ------treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment 
        industry (see H.R. 841) [26FE]
    ------workmen's compensation relative to certain personal 
        liability assignments (see H.R. 1509) [1MY]
    Technology: improve and expedite licensing of federally owned 
        inventions (see H.R. 2544) [25SE]
    Telecommunications: increase competitiveness of electronic 
        interconnection industry (see H. Res. 110) [10AP]
    ------promote competition and privatization in satellite 
        communications (see H.R. 1872) [12JN]
    Telephones: increase the forfeiture penalty for telephone service 
        slamming and require providers of such service to report 
        slamming incidents (see H.R. 2112) [8JY]
    ------strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the 
        slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 
        2120, 3050) [9JY] [13NO]
    Television: implementation of ratings system for programming (see 
        H.R. 1760) [3JN]
    ------promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace 
        (see H.R. 2921) [7NO]

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    ------treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to applicability 
        of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510) [1MY]
    Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry 
        (see H.R. 1504) [30AP]
    Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, 
        advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 
        2135) [10JY]
    ------application of fines to decrease usage by minors (see H.R. 
        1772) [3JN]
    ------disclosure of plaintiff attorney fees relative to tobacco 
        industry liability settlement (see H. Con. Res. 140) [31JY]
    ------establish Federal authority to regulate tobacco and other 
        products containing nicotine (see H.R. 516) [4FE]
    ------prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by 
        professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 410) [9JA]
    ------restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face 
        tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 
        768) [13FE]
    ------treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by 
        tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385, 2387, 
        2390) [3SE]
    Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to 
        accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA 
        implementation (see H.R. 204, 969) [9JA] [6MR]
    Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights 
        relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607) [5FE]
    Veterans: extend commissary and exchange store privileges to 
        veterans with service-connected disabilities and certain 
        dependents (see H.R. 2224) [23JY]
    ------strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment 
        opportunities (see H.R. 167) [9JA]
    Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and 
        controlled by women (see H.R. 1693) [21MY]
    ------comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766, 1496) [13FE] 
        [30AP]
    ------treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses 
        (see H.R. 1105) [18MR]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: 
        implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] [13NO]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and 
        Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] 
        [13NO]
  Conference reports
    Eximbank Reauthorization (S. 1026) [7NO]
  Messages
    Export Expansion and Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act: President 
        Clinton [16SE]
    Federal Labor Relations Authority: President Clinton [4SE]
    General System of Preferences Relative to Cambodia: President 
        Clinton [3JN]
    Telecommunications Services Relative to Cuba: President Clinton 
        [10SE]
  Motions
    Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370) [30SE], (S. 1026) [6OC]
    SBA: reauthorize programs (S. 1139) [29SE]
  Reports filed
    Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Reauthorization and 
        Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. 
        Rept. 105-169) [8JY]
    Clarify Firearm Permit and Licensing Procedures for Armored Car 
        Crew Members: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 624) (H. 
        Rept. 105-6) [25FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1, Working Families Flexibility Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 99) (H. Rept. 105-31) 
        [18MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1274, NIST Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 105-72) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1370, Eximbank Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 105-282) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 309) (H. Rept. 105-
        386) [6NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 303) (H. Rept. 105-380) 
        [4NO]
    Copyright Treatment of the Distribution of Certain Phonorecords: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1967) (H. Rept. 105-
        325) [21OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and 
        Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        1703) (H. Rept. 105-292) [2OC]
    Disaster Assistance Plans by Foreign Air Carriers: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2476) (H. 
        Rept. 105-371) [31OC]
    Encourage the Development of a Commercial Space Industry: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1702) (H. Rept. 105-347) 
        [24OC]
    Eximbank Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (S. 1026) (H. 
        Rept. 105-392) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        1370) (H. Rept. 105-224) [31JY]
    FDA Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1411) (H. Rept. 105-310) [7OC]
    Homeowners Insurance Protection Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 607) (H. Rept. 105-55) [16AP]
    Increase Competition in the Financial Services Sector: Committee 
        on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 
        105-164) [8JY] [17SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 105-164) 
        [4NO]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2676) (H. Rept. 105-364) [31OC]
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 567) (H. Rept. 105-199) [24JY]
    Medical Device Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 105-307) [6OC]
    Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2622) (H. Rept. 105-367) [31OC]
    National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1839) (H. Rept. 105-285) [30SE]
    NIST Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1274) (H. 
        Rept. 105-64) [21AP]
    No Electronic Theft (NET) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2265) (H. Rept. 105-339) [23OC]
    Pilot Records Improvement Act Clarification: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2626) (H. 
        Rept. 105-372) [31OC]
    Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2621) (H. Rept. 105-341) [23OC]
    Relief of Global Exploration and Development Corp., Kerr-McGee 
        Corp., and Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp.: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 105-222) [31JY]
    Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1377) (H. Rept. 105-
        104) [20MY]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-108) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [16SE]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [25JY]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 
        105-108) [15SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-
        108) [30MY]
    Small Business Investment Act Amendments and Small Business Act 
        Amendments: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2261) 
        (H. Rept. 105-246) [8SE]
    Small Business Technology Transfer Program Extension: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 2429) (H. Rept. 105-259) [23SE]
    State Authority To Tax Compensation Paid to Certain Employees: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1953) (H. Rept. 105-
        203) [25JY]
    Working Families Flexibility Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 105-21) [12MR]

BUY AMERICAN ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    House of Representatives: acquisition requirements for the Chief 
        Administrative Officer (see H. Res. 285) [28OC]

BUYER, STEPHEN E. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bunker Hill, IN: use of data from an application for Impact Aid 
        payments for the Maconaquah School Corp. to determine certain 
        Dept. of Defense assistance program payments (see H.R. 2636) 
        [8OC]
    Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to 
        agriculture (see H.R. 1619) [15MY]
    Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid 
        waste (see H.R. 1358) [17AP]

CADIGAN, JAMES L.
  Bills and resolutions
    Medal of Honor: award (see H.R. 2494) [18SE]

CAGNEY, JAMES
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 206) [9JA]

CALHOUN COUNTY, IL
  Bills and resolutions
    FEMA: transfer certain parcels of land in Illinois (see H.R. 2394) 
        [3SE]

CALIFORNIA
  Appointments
    Walter H. Capps funeral attendees [4NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Advisory Council on California Indian Policy: extension (see H.R. 
        3069) [13NO]
    Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians: distribution of certain 
        revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel (see H.R. 700) [12FE]
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        630) [6FE]
    Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 2349) [31JY]
    California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: 
        continuation of operations (see H.R. 1576) [8MY]
    Capps, Walter H.: tribute (see H. Res. 286) [29OC]
    Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate 
        (see H.R. 681) [11FE]
    Castle AFB, CA: provide for the operation of a combined post 
        exchange and commissary store (see H.R. 50) [7JA] [9JA]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 276, 287, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 
        307, 315, 318) [23OC] [29OC] [30OC] [5NO] [8NO] [9NO]
    Conservation of natural resources: pilot project in the Plumas, 
        Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource 
        management activity effectiveness (see H.R. 858) [27FE]
    ------pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National 
        Forests to demonstrate resource management activity 
        effectiveness (H.R. 858), consideration (see H. Res. 180) 
        [8JY]
    Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on 
        certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 
        3073) [13NO]
    ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions 
        of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3074) [13NO]
    Dornan, Robert K.: limit admission to House floor and rooms (see 
        H. Res. 233) [18SE]
    Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag 
        Boosters (see H.R. 111) [9JA]
    Endangered Species Act: exempt certain maintenance, repair, and 
        improvement of flood control facilities in California (see 
        H.R. 1155) [20MR]
    Floods: authorize further appropriations for the stabilization and 
        repair of damages to the Mountain

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        Quarries Railroad Bridge in California (see H.R. 936) [5MR]
    Gonzales, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 234) [18SE]
    Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal 
        charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to 
        comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (see H. 
        Res. 244) [25SE]
    ------filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in 
        California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to 
        contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (see H. Res. 
        253) [29SE]
    Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (see H.R. 2680) [21OC]
    Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 2348) [31JY]
    Miramar, CA: prohibit the relocation of certain Marine Corps 
        helicopter aircraft to Naval Air Station (see H.R. 1808) [5JN]
    National Park Service: honor agreements relative to acquisition of 
        Santa Rosa Island, CA (see H.R. 1696) [21MY]
    Native Americans: restrict certain gaming and land use on United 
        Auburn Indian Community lands (see H.R. 1805) [5JN]
    ------transfer of public lands to certain California Indian tribes 
        (see H.R. 2742) [24OC]
    Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on gas and oil development 
        (see H.R. 133) [9JA]
    Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: implement basin management 
        plan to eliminate groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion 
        (see H.R. 870) [27FE]
    Public lands: conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (see 
        H.R. 79) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------prohibit the designation of the Mt. Shasta area as a 
        national historic site, district, or monument (see H.R. 193) 
        [9JA]
    Redwood National Park: increase management efficiency through 
        cooperative agreements with California (see H.R. 262) [9JA]
    San Bernadino County, CA: modify San Timoteo Creek flood control 
        project to permit non-Federal contributions for certain costs 
        (see H.R. 1103) [18MR]
    San Diego County, CA: provide loan guarantee to Olivenhain Water 
        Storage Project (see H.R. 134) [9JA]
    San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil 
        spills (see H.R. 882) [27FE]
    San Joaquin County, CA: land conveyance to Tracy, CA (see H.R. 
        2508) [18SE]
    San Mateo County, CA: funding for construction of tunnel at 
        Devil's Slide (see H.R. 215) [9JA]
    Santa Cruz Island, CA: allow certain individuals use and occupancy 
        of certain property (see H.R. 2689) [21OC]
    Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and 
        establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia 
        ecosystem (see H.R. 2077) [26JN]
    Simi Valley, CA: prohibit Federal assistance for earthquake-
        related repairs of Bottle Village (see H.R. 175) [9JA]
    Stanislaus County, CA: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 112) 
        [9JA]
    Stanislaus National Forest: establish a demonstration project 
        relative to private contractors performing multiple resource 
        management activities (see H.R. 2886) [7NO]
    Tahoe National Forest: land sale to Placer County, CA (see H.R. 
        1439) [24AP]
    Trinity Lake: designate reservoir (see H.R. 63) [7JA] [9JA]
    Yosemite National Park: authorize further appropriations to clean 
        up and repair damages to facilities caused by heavy rains and 
        flooding (see H.R. 528) [4FE]
  Motions
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 287) [29OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 290) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 291) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 292) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 293) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 294) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 295) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 296) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 297) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 307) [5NO]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 315) [8NO]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 318) [9NO]
    Dornan, Robert K.: limit admission to House floor and rooms (H. 
        Res. 233) [18SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 244, Filing of Criminal Charges by the 
        U.S. Attorney in California Against Hermandad Mexicana 
        Nacional Relative to Contested Election: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 105-280) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 858, Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery 
        and Economic Stability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 180) (H. Rept. 105-173) [8JY]
    Conveyance of California Land to Hoopa Valley Tribe: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 79) (H. Rept. 105-110) [3JN]
    Conveyance of Certain Dos Palos, CA, Lands to the Dos Palos Ag 
        Boosters: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 111) (H. 
        Rept. 105-34) [20MR]
    Distribution of Certain Revenues From the Mineral Springs Parcel 
        to Certain Members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla 
        Indians: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 700) (H. Rept. 
        105-241) [3SE]
    Olivenhain Water Storage Project Loan Guarantees: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 134) (H. Rept. 105-327) [21OC]
    Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 412) (H. Rept. 105-8) [10MR]
    Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 858) (H. Rept. 105-136) 
        [18JN]
    Restrict Certain Gaming and Land Use on United Auburn Indian 
        Community Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1805) 
        (H. Rept. 105-301) [6OC]
    Tahoe National Forest Land Sale to Placer County, CA: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1439) (H. Rept. 105-114) [3JN]
    Trinity Lake Reservoir: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 63) 
        (H. Rept. 105-9) [10MR]

CALIFORNIA INDIAN LAND TRANSFER ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2742) [24OC]

CALLAHAN, SONNY (a Representative from Alabama)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and 
        related programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 92) [31JY]
    Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of 
        individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 
        60) [6MR]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2159) [14JY]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2159) [12NO]
  Reports filed
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 
        105-401) [12NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 
        105-176) [14JY]

CALVERT, KEN (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for civilian research, 
        development, demonstration, and commercial application 
        activities (see H.R. 1277) [10AP]
    EPA: authorizing appropriations for research, development, and 
        demonstration activities (see H.R. 1276) [10AP]
    National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism 
        (see H.R. 1532) [6MY]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1278) [10AP]
    Political campaigns: require congressional candidates to raise at 
        least half of their contributions from residents of their 
        district or State (see H.R. 2866) [7NO]
    Ragsdale, John M.: relief (see H.R. 808) [13FE]
    Reclamation projects: cooperation between Federal and non-Federal 
        entities (see H.R. 2398) [4SE]
    Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State 
        and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes 
        (see H.R. 404) [9JA]

CAMBODIA, STATE OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Democracy: condemn violence and restore democracy (see H. Res. 
        195) [23JY]
    Pol Pot: prosecution for crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 205) 
        [30JY]
    Terrorism: attack at political rally (see H. Res. 121) [17AP]
  Messages
    General System of Preferences Relative to Cambodia: President 
        Clinton [3JN]

CAMP, DAVE (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children 
        in foster care (see H.R. 867) [27FE]
    Foreign trade: identify countries that deny market access for U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2596) [1OC]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction 
        (see H.R. 866) [27FE]
    Medicare/Medicaid: prohibit funding for assisted suicide, 
        euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 868) [27FE]
    Taxation: child tax credit (see H.R. 1327) [15AP]
    ------exclude certain business taxable income relative to 
        sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1279) [10AP]
    ------treatment of effectively connected investment income of 
        insurance companies (see H.R. 1662) [20MY]
    ------treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain 
        private foundations (see H.R. 519) [4FE]

CAMPAIGNS IN THE SUNSHINE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1705) [22MY]

CAMPBELL, J. PHIL, SR.
  Bills and resolutions
    J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, 
        Watkinsville, GA: designate (see H.R. 785) [13FE]

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  Reports filed
    J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, 
        Watkinsville, GA: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 785) 
        (H. Rept. 105-36) [20MR]

CAMPBELL, TOM (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 69) [10AP]
    ------sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social 
        Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see 
        H.R. 593) [5FE]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080) [26JN]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 2078) [26JN]
    Ecology and environment: provide certain off-budget treatment for 
        the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative 
        to State financial assistance (see H.R. 1487) [30AP]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund (see H.R. 706) [12FE]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079) 
        [26JN]
    Foreign trade: require reciprocal responses to foreign acts, 
        policies, and practices that deny national treatment to U.S. 
        investment (see H.R. 1654) [16MY]
    House Rules: allow each Member to designate one bill for committee 
        vote (see H. Res. 27) [9JA]
    President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct 
        popular election (see H.J. Res. 43) [5FE]
    Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers (see H.R. 2581) 
        [30SE]
    Public welfare programs: provide an exemption to restrictions on 
        eligibility for public benefits for certain aliens (see H.R. 
        931) [5MR]
    Securities: create uniform standards relative to federally-
        regulated securities (see H.R. 1653) [16MY]
    U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 2711) [23OC]

CANADA
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [13MR] [11SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: disapprove a rule affecting polar bear trophies from 
        Canada (see H.J. Res. 59) [4MR]
    Foreign trade: limit imports of wool apparel (see H.R. 2432) [8SE]
    Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian 
        citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems 
        (see H.R. 2481, 2920, 2955) [16SE] [7NO] [8NO]
    ------establish a telephone reporting system to permit certain 
        individuals traveling by boat to enter the U.S. from Canada 
        without applying for admission at a port of entry (see H.R. 
        1384) [17AP]
    ------requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (see 
        H.R. 694, 2027, 2505, 2551) [12FE] [24JN] [18SE] [25SE]
    NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide 
        for withdrawal (see H.R. 978) [6MR]
    ------assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review 
        World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 
        78) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 1697) 
        [21MY]
    ------parity among participating countries relative to the 
        personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad 
        (see H. Con. Res. 51) [20MR]
    Ships and vessels: blockade of U.S. vessels exercising right of 
        innocent passage through the territorial sea of Canada (see H. 
        Con. Res. 124) [25JY]
  Messages
    NAFTA Study on Operations and Effects: President Clinton [11JY]
    U.S.-Canada Social Security Agreement: President Clinton [3MR]
  Reports filed
    Immigration Requirements for Canadian Border Boat Landing Permits: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2027) (H. Rept. 105-
        257) [18SE]

CANADA-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP
  Appointments
    Members [13MR] [11SE]

CANADY, CHARLES T. (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929) [5MR]
    Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities 
        are obtained legally (see H.R. 594) [5FE]
    Census: provide for enumeration of family caregivers as part of 
        the decennial census (see H.R. 2081) [26JN]
    CERCLA: moratorium on enforcement actions against certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 1878) [12JN]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
        national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909) 
        [17JN]
    Committee on Small Business (House): majority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 52) [12FE]
    Courts: allow an interlocutory appeal from a court order 
        determining whether an action may be maintained as a class 
        action (see H.R. 660) [10FE]
    ------limit circumstances in which compliance with subpoenas 
        issued in connection with certain civil actions shall not be 
        required (see H.R. 2747) [28OC]
    ------provide for reassignment of certain Federal cases (see H.R. 
        520) [4FE]
    Medicare: eliminate time limitation on benefits for 
        immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061) [13MR]
    Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify 
        application of certain provisions (see H.R. 2038) [25JN]
    Taxation: require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the 
        Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 631) [6FE]
  Reports filed
    Constitutional Amendment To Limit Congressional Terms: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 2) (H. Rept. 105-2) [6FE]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 54) (H. Rept. 
        105-121) [5JN]
    Constitutional Amendment To Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the 
        Passage of Legislation Increasing Taxes: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 62) (H. Rept. 105-50) [10AP]

CANAL ZONE
see Panama Canal

CANNON, CHRIS (a Representative from Utah)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283) [29JY]
    Dutch John, UT: dispose of certain Federal properties and assist 
        local government in the interim delivery of basic services 
        (see H.R. 2108) [8JY]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1952) [18JN]

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
related term(s) Courts
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of 
        significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------modify death penalty sentencing guidelines for drug kingpins 
        (see H.R. 314) [9JA]
    ------reform habeas corpus procedures relative to retrial of an 
        accused (see H.R. 2392) [3SE]
    Crime: clarify method of execution for Federal prisoners (see H.R. 
        1087) [17MR]
    ------Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a 
        law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        727) [12FE]
    ------funding for States relative to legislation requiring death 
        penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 91) [7JA] [9JA]
    Diseases: criminal penalties relative to intentional transmission 
        of AIDS (see H.R. 518) [4FE]
    Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786) [4JN]

CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS
  Bills and resolutions
    Brennan, William J., Jr.: transfer the catafalque from the Capitol 
        to the Supreme Court for memorial services (see H. Con. Res. 
        123) [25JY]
    Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package 
        equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division (see 
        H.R. 2828, 2862) [5NO] [6NO]
    Capitol Visitor Center: establish (see H.R. 20) [7JA] [9JA]
    Congress: use of the rotunda for Christmas celebration (see H. 
        Con. Res. 190) [8NO]
    Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: use of the rotunda for an 
        honorary ceremony (see H. Con. Res. 120, 134) [24JY] [30JY]
    Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: authorizing use of Grounds (see 
        H. Con. Res. 49) [13MR]
    Holocaust: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims (see 
        H. Con. Res. 11) [21JA]
    House of Representatives: prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors 
        leading to the floor and in the Rayburn room (see H. Res. 247) 
        [26SE]
    Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of 
        Representatives (see H. Res. 237) [18SE]
    National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: authorizing use of 
        Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 66) [24AP]
    SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety Check: authorizing use of 
        Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 98) [12JN]
    Special days and holidays: use of the rotunda for Senate 
        Thanksgiving Celebration (see H. Con. Res. 142) [3SE]
    Special Olympics: authorizing use of Grounds for torch relay (see 
        H. Con. Res. 67) [24AP]
    Suffragists Portrait Monument: postpone relocation to the rotunda 
        (see H. Con. Res. 72) [1MY]
    Swigert, John L. (Jack): acceptance of a statue for placement in 
        National Statuary Hall (see H. Con. Res. 25) [25FE]
    Truth, Sojourner: procurement of a bust or statue for placement in 
        the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 62) [15AP]
  Reports filed
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 49) (H. Rept. 105-90) [7MY]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial 
        Service: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 66) (H. Rept. 105-91) [7MY]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety 
        Check: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 98) (H. Rept. 105-200) [24JY]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 67) 
        (H. Rept. 105-92) [7MY]

CAPPS, WALTER H. (a former Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Walter H. Capps funeral attendees [4NO]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Tribute (see H. Res. 286) [29OC]

CAPPS, WALTER H. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Diseases: Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic 
        lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009) [23JN]
    Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in 
        lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 2022) 
        [24JN]

CARDIN, BENJAMIN L. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [24JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 1578) [13MY]
    Immigration: treatment of aliens relative to delinquent child 
        support payments (see H.R. 2985) [9NO]
    Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under 
        health plans (see H.R. 815) [25FE]
    International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: 
        restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary 
        to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see 
        H.R. 2121) [9JY]
    Medicare: hospice care reform (see H.R. 521) [4FE]

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CARGO TRANSPORTATION
related term(s) Aviation; Merchant Marine Industry; Railroads; Shipping 
    Industry; Transportation; Trucking Industry
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: require installation of TCAS-II collision avoidance 
        system on large cargo aircraft (see H.R. 2855) [6NO]
    Dept. of Transportation: prohibit from imposing regulations 
        relative to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied 
        compressed gas service (see H.R. 2936) [8NO]
    Hazardous substances: require annual review of motor carriers 
        safety permits for transportation of hazardous material (see 
        H.R. 2806) [4NO]
    Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating 
        between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. 
        citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65) [23AP]
    States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles 
        within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 
        2942) [8NO]
    Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to 
        accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA 
        implementation (see H.R. 204, 969) [9JA] [6MR]

CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: provide beneficiary countries benefits equivalent 
        to those provided under NAFTA (see H.R. 2644) [9OC]
  Reports filed
    U.S.-Caribbean Trade Partnership Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2644) (H. Rept. 105-365) [31OC]

CARIBBEAN NATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: provide beneficiary 
        countries benefits equivalent to those provided under NAFTA 
        (see H.R. 2644) [9OC]
    Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 285) 
        [9JA]
    ------allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        287) [9JA]
    ------exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951, 2904) 
        [18JN] [7NO]
    Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 284) [9JA]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal (see H.R. 284) 
        [9JA]
    ------repeal Presidential authority relative to suspension of 
        certain effective dates (see H.R. 2179) [16JY]
    Foreign aid: withhold assistance from certain countries that 
        support Cuban membership in the Caribbean Community or the 
        Central American Common Market (see H.R. 2296) [30JY]
    Foreign trade: promote growth of free enterprise and economic 
        opportunity, increase trade and investment with the U.S., and 
        encourage free trade policies (see H.R. 2096) [26JN]
    Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents 
        relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see 
        H.R. 2635) [8OC]
    Immigration: adjust the status of certain nationals of El 
        Salvador, Guatemala, and Haiti and eliminate certain rules 
        relative to continuous physical presence (see H.R. 3054) 
        [13NO]
    International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold U.S. assistance for 
        programs or projects in Cuba (see H.R. 2092) [26JN]
    Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 215) [1AU]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton [27FE]
  Reports filed
    U.S.-Caribbean Trade Partnership Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2644) (H. Rept. 105-365) [31OC]

CARLSBAD, NM
  Bills and resolutions
    National Cave and Karst Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 
        2098) [26JN]

CARSON, JULIA (a Representative from Indiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Air pollution: establish minimum nationwide nitrogen oxide 
        pollution standards for fossil-fuel fired electric powerplants 
        (see H.R. 1910) [17JN]
    Bailor, Adela T.: relief (see H.R. 2926) [7NO]

CASPER, WY
  Bills and resolutions
    National Historic Trails Interpretive Center: authorize assistance 
        (see H.R. 2186) [17JY]

CASTLE, MICHAEL N. (a Representative from Delaware)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [10FE]
    Conferee: S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
    ------S. 1026, Eximbank reauthorization [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see 
        H.R. 457) [21JA]
    Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program 
        commemorating each State (see H.R. 2414) [5SE]
    ------issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 2637) [8OC]
    Correctional institutions: prohibit the use of Federal funds for 
        certain amenities and personal comforts in the Federal prison 
        system (see H.R. 816) [25FE]
    Eximbank: reauthorization (see H.R. 1370) [17AP]
    ------reauthorization (S. 1026), technical corrections in 
        enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 198) [13NO]
    Financial institutions: provide relief for limited purpose banks 
        from certain outdated restrictions that were intended to be 
        temporary (see H.R. 1655) [16MY]
    ------U.S. participation in certain international financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 1488) [30AP]
    House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 2439) 
        [9SE]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1716) [22MY]
    Tariff: C.I. pigment yellow 109 (see H.R. 2324) [31JY]
    ------C.I. pigment yellow 110 (see H.R. 2325) [31JY]
    ------organo-phosphorus compound ACM (see H.R. 2322) [31JY]
    ------parachlorobenzonitrile (see H.R. 2326) [31JY]
    ------triflusulfuron methyl (see H.R. 1879) [12JN]
    Taxation: establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund 
        (see H.R. 1437) [24AP]
    Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 166) 
        [12JN]
  Conference reports
    Eximbank Reauthorization (S. 1026) [7NO]

CASTLE AFB, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: provide for the operation of a combined post 
        exchange and commissary store (see H.R. 50) [7JA] [9JA]

CEMETERIES AND FUNERALS
related term(s) National Cemeteries
  Bills and resolutions
    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery: designate (see H.R. 740) [12FE]
    Brennan, William J., Jr.: transfer the catafalque from the Capitol 
        to the Supreme Court for memorial services (see H. Con. Res. 
        123) [25JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the 
        marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 2504) [18SE]
    National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism 
        (see H.R. 1532) [6MY]
    National Guard: allow members to perform honor guard functions at 
        veterans' funerals (see H.R. 1601) [14MY]
    National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: authorizing 
        appropriations for the expansion of the columbarium (see H.R. 
        2144) [10JY]
    Taxation: treatment of funeral trusts (see H.R. 479, 684) [21JA] 
        [11FE]
    Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in 
        forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1908, 1955, 1990) [17JN] 
        [18JN] [19JN]
    ------expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of 
        burial benefits (see H.R. 2040) [25JN]
    ------extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into 
        enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of 
        Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092) 
        [18MR]
    ------restoration of the grave marker allowance (see H.R. 1602) 
        [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Entrance Into Enhanced-Use Leases for 
        Certain Property and Renaming of Court of Veterans Appeals and 
        National Cemetery System: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 1092) (H. Rept. 105-47) [9AP]
    Expand Range of Criminal Offenses Resulting in Forfeiture of 
        Veterans Benefits: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (S. 
        923) (H. Rept. 105-319) [9OC]
    Veterans' Cemetery Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1532) (H. Rept. 105-142) [21JN]

CENSUS
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 
        2366) [31JY]
    Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and 
        enterprise zone programs (see H.R. 201) [9JA]
    Population: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776) [13FE]
    ------include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 
        38) [5MR]
    ------provide for enumeration of family caregivers as part of the 
        decennial census (see H.R. 2081) [26JN]
    ------use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial 
        census (see H.R. 1178) [20MR]
  Reports filed
    Census of Agriculture Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        2366) (H. Rept. 105-296) [2OC]

CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2366) [31JY]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 
        105-296) [2OC]

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
  Bills and resolutions
    Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062, 
        1219) [13MR] [21MR]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: requirements relative to 
        health claims on food labels (see H.R. 2208) [22JY]
    Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth 
        defects (see H.R. 1114) [18MR]
    ------establish research and grant programs for the eradication or 
        control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (see 
        H.R. 2565) [26SE]
    Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 920) [4MR]

CENTRAL AMERICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611) [5FE]
    Caribbean nations: withhold foreign aid from certain countries 
        that support Cuban membership in the Caribbean Community or 
        the Central American Common Market (see H.R. 2296) [30JY]
    El Salvador: elections (see H. Con. Res. 88) [22MY]
    Guatemala: implementation of peace accords (see H. Con. Res. 166) 
        [2OC]
    ------tribute to success of recent peace negotiations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 17) [10FE]
    Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents 
        relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see 
        H.R. 2635) [8OC]
    Immigration: adjust the status of certain nationals of El 
        Salvador, Guatemala, and Haiti and eliminate certain rules 
        relative to continuous physical presence (see H.R. 3054) 
        [13NO]
    Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced 
        weapons (see H.R. 2345) [31JY]
    Nicaragua: tribute on the occasion of democratic elections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 18) [11FE]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 3041) [13NO]
    Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the 
        presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 7, 170) [9JA] 
        [9OC]

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: require a report on intelligence 
        activities directed against or affecting the interests of the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2190) [17JY]
    Drugs: establish select committee to investigate involvement in 
        crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 34, 70) 
        [21JA] [13FE]
    Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents 
        relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see 
        H.R. 2635) [8OC]
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1775) 
        [4JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 179) [8JY]
  Conference reports
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (S. 858) [28OC]
  Motions
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 858) [17JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1775, Intelligence Services Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 179) (H. Rept. 105-172) [8JY]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference (S. 
        858) (H. Rept. 105-350) [28OC]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 1775) (H. 
        Rept. 105-135) [18JN]

CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILWAY CO.
  Bills and resolutions
    Nevada: validate conveyance of certain lands relative to right-of-
        way granted to Central Pacific Railway Co. (see H.R. 1918) 
        [17JN]

CHABOT, STEVE (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: eliminate National Sheep Industry Improvement Center 
        and apply savings to deficit reduction (see H.R. 1475) [29AP]
    Courts: photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court 
        proceedings (see H.R. 1280) [10AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 
        972) [6MR]
    Diseases: research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 
        751) [13FE]

CHAMBERLAIN, JOSHUA LAWRENCE
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 147) [5SE]

CHAMBLISS, SAXBY (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair [7JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Immigration: create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary 
        agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition 
        attestation (see H.R. 2595) [1OC]
    William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Macon, GA: designate (see H.R. 595) [5FE]

CHAMPAGNE, DAVID B.
  Bills and resolutions
    David B. Champagne Post Office Building, South Kingstown, RI: 
        designate (see H.R. 2013) [23JN]

CHARITABLE DONATION ANTITRUST IMMUNITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1902) [17JN]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1902) (H. 
        Rept. 105-146) [23JN]

CHARITIES
related term(s) Nonprofit Organizations; Tax-Exempt Organizations
  Bills and resolutions
    Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious 
        obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a 
        reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611) [6OC]
    Charitable gift annuities: clarify antitrust immunity (see H.R. 
        1902) [17JN]
    Corporations: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see 
        H.R. 944) [5MR]
    ------require shareholders views relative to charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 945) [5MR]
    Education: establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial 
        fellowship programs (see H.R. 3031) [12NO]
    Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604) 
        [2OC]
    States: use of community development block grants for 
        nonentitlement areas to offset charity tax credits (see H.R. 
        2969) [8NO]
    Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 2499) [18SE]
    ------deduction for charitable use of passenger automobiles (see 
        H.R. 1731, 1941) [22MY] [17JN]
    ------requirements relative to tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 
        239) [9JA]
    ------treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 1338) [15AP]
    ------treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and 
        farmers (see H.R. 2450) [10SE]
    ------treatment of educational grants by private foundations (see 
        H.R. 353) [9JA]
    ------treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain 
        private foundations (see H.R. 519) [4FE]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 2821) [5NO]
    ------treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or 
        property to transfer assets to charitable organizations (see 
        H.R. 3029) [12NO]
    United Way (organization): anniversary of Texas gulf coast chapter 
        (see H. Con. Res. 110) [8JY]
  Reports filed
    Charitable Donation Antitrust Immunity Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1902) (H. Rept. 105-146) [23JN]

CHAVEZ, CESAR E.
  Bills and resolutions
    Birthday: commemorate (see H.J. Res. 65) [20MR]

CHELAN COUNTY, WA
  Bills and resolutions
    Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 822) [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Wenatchee National Forest Land Exchange With Chelan County, WA: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 822) (H. Rept. 105-168) 
        [8JY]

CHEMICAL WEAPONS
related term(s) Weapons
  Appointments
    Commission To Assess the Organization of the Federal Government To 
        Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction [8JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation (see H.R. 1590) [14MY]
    Iraq: eviction of U.S. members of U.N. weapons inspection teams 
        and threats to surveillance planes (see H. Res. 322) [12NO]
    Kuwait: provide funding to veterans for research, diagnosis, 
        treatment, and compensation for illnesses caused by exposure 
        to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian 
        Gulf Conflict (see H. Res. 310) [6NO]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate 
        exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 
        189) [9JA]
  Messages
    Chemical Weapons Convention: President Clinton [28AP]
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 
        Weapons: President Clinton [12NO]
    Policy Functions and Operational Roles of Federal Agencies To 
        Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction: President Clinton [21JA]

CHEMICALS
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide 
        under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609) [6OC]
    Diseases: establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see 
        H.R. 1311) [10AP]
    Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses 
        involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363) [31JY]
    Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic 
        chemical use and release in their communities and disclose 
        toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    ------protect children from exposure to certain environmental 
        pollutants (see H.R. 2451) [10SE]
    EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627) 
        [7OC]
    ------prohibit the importation for disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain concentrations (see H.R. 1078) 
        [13MR]
    ------requirements relative to disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain facilities (see H.R. 1393) [17AP]
    FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 
        metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221, 2968; H. 
        Con. Res. 113) [9JY] [22JY] [8NO]
    Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical 
        substances (see H.R. 659) [10FE]
    Health: require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast 
        implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research 
        (see H.R. 366) [9JA]
    OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to 
        methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67) [20MR]
    Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry 
        cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711) [22MY]
    Tariff: B-Bromo-B-nitrostyrene (see H.R. 2576) [29SE]
    ------beta hydroxyalkylamide (see H.R. 2686) [21OC]
    ------carbamic acid (see H.R. 1606) [14MY]
    ------chemicals (see H.R. 1677, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 
        1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 
        1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 2268, 2269, 2270, 2271) [20MY] 
        [17JN] [25JY]
    ------Darocure 1173 (see H.R. 2241) [24JY]
    ------diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone (see H.R. 1548) [7MY]
    ------halofenozide (see H.R. 2520) [23SE]
    ------Irgacor 252LD (see H.R. 2245) [24JY]
    ------Irgacor 1405 (see H.R. 2246) [24JY]
    ------Irgacure 184 (see H.R. 2240) [24JY]
    ------Irgacure 369 (see H.R. 2243) [24JY]
    ------Irgacure 819 (see H.R. 2242) [24JY]
    ------Irgacure 1700 (see H.R. 2244) [24JY]
    ------Irganox 565 (see H.R. 2238) [24JY]
    ------Irganox 1425 (see H.R. 2237) [24JY]
    ------Irganox 1520 (see H.R. 2236) [24JY]
    ------Irganox 1520LR (see H.R. 2239) [24JY]
    ------KN001 (hydrochloride) (see H.R. 1897) [12JN]
    ------modified secondary and modified secondary-tertiary amine 
        phenol/formaldehyde copolymers (see H.R. 2521) [23SE]
    ------organo-phosphorus compound ACM (see H.R. 2322) [31JY]
    ------para ethyl phenol (see H.R. 1678) [20MY]
    ------parachlorobenzonitrile (see H.R. 2326) [31JY]
    ------p-nitrobenzoic (see H.R. 1940) [17JN]
    ------polymer of alkanediols, monocyclic dicarboxylic acid 
        dimethyl ester, monocyclic monosulfonated dicarboxylic acid 
        dimethyl ester monosodium salt, and hydroxy 
        alkoxyalkanesulfonic acid sodium salt (see H.R. 1852) [10JN]
    ------p-toluenesulfonamide (see H.R. 1214) [21MR]
    ------pyrithiobac sodium (see H.R. 1793) [4JN]
    ------rimsulfuron (see H.R. 1607) [14MY]
    ------tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and vinylidene 
        fluoride (see H.R. 1893) [12JN]
    ------triacetonamine (see H.R. 1887) [12JN]
    ------triflusulfuron methyl (see H.R. 1879) [12JN]
    ------2,6-dimethyl-m-dioxan-4-ol acetate (see H.R. 2575, 2857) 
        [29SE] [6NO]
    Veterans: presumption of service connection for certain diseases 
        and disabilities relative to exposure to carbon tetrachloride 
        (see H.R. 1540) [6MY]
    Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine 
        compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188) [20MR]

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    Women: research health risks posed by the presence of certain 
        additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products 
        (see H.R. 2900) [7NO]

CHENOWETH, HELEN (a Representative from Idaho)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products (see 
        H.R. 1371) [17AP]
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development 
        and implementation (see H.R. 1842) [10JN]
    Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious 
        obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a 
        reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611) [6OC]
    Coeur d'Alene River Basin: restoration and management of the 
        watershed (see H.R. 1691) [21MY]
    Endangered Species Act: grounds for civil actions relative to 
        suffering or injury resulting from violations or noncompliance 
        with the act (see H.R. 752) [13FE]
    Firearms: possession by persons convicted of a crime involving 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 1009) [11MR]
    Government: constitutional amendment relative to legal effects of 
        new treaties and agreements on the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 
        83) [17JN]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 838) [26FE]
    Idaho: prohibit reintroduction of grizzly bears into Bitterroot 
        Ecosystem (see H.R. 2162) [15JY]
    Macedonia: condemn deployment of U.S. military personnel (see H. 
        Con. Res. 158) [25SE]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of 
        any national monument in Idaho without public participation 
        and an express act of Congress (see H.R. 597) [5FE]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 596) [5FE]
    Presidential appointments: require the appointment of the Chief of 
        the Forest Service by the President (see H.R. 817) [25FE]
    Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake 
        other forest management projects to protect communities from 
        wildfires (see H.R. 2458) [11SE]
    World War II: compensate certain African American Medal of Honor 
        recipients (see H.R. 1649) [15MY]

CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS AND WATERTRAILS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1579) [13MY]

CHESAPEAKE BAY RESTORATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1578) [13MY]

CHICAGO, IL
  Bills and resolutions
    Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 2773) 
        [30OC]
    Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 2798) 
        [4NO]
    Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building: designate (see 
        H.R. 2799) [4NO]

CHILD HEALTH INSURANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1363) [17AP]

CHILD SUPPORT INCENTIVE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2487) [17SE]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2487) (H. 
        Rept. 105-272) [26SE]

CHILDREN AND YOUTH
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        13, 40) [9JA] [4FE]
    ------provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving 
        overseas (see H.R. 411) [9JA]
    Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 
        754) [13FE]
    ------require use of child safety restraint systems and restrict 
        air fares charged to children under 3 years of age (see H.R. 
        1141) [20MR]
    Alcoholic beverages: establish advertising requirements (see H.R. 
        1978) [19JN]
    ------establish voluntary broadcasting code for advertising (see 
        H.R. 1292) [10AP]
    ------FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and 
        television (see H. Res. 171) [19JN]
    ------require Dept. of HHS reports on alcohol advertising 
        practices (see H.R. 1976) [19JN]
    BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm 
        dealers (see H.R. 2359) [31JY]
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (see H.R. 1753) [30MY]
    Bunker Hill, IN: use of data from an application for Impact Aid 
        payments for the Maconaquah School Corp. to determine certain 
        Dept. of Defense assistance program payments (see H.R. 2636) 
        [8OC]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 49) [13MR]
    ------authorizing use of Grounds for the SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car 
        Seat Safety Check (see H. Con. Res. 98) [12JN]
    Child care professionals: tribute (see H. Res. 279) [23OC]
    Child retirement accounts: establish (see H.R. 194) [9JA]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 2570) [29SE]
    ------condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced 
        abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in 
        the U.S. (H.R. 2570), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of 
        individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 
        4, 26, 60) [9JA] [6MR]
    ------elimination of certain requirements relative to the issuance 
        of citizenship certificates for children born abroad (see H.R. 
        1109) [18MR]
    ------restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 7, 346) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------treatment of descendants of the children of certain female 
        U.S. citizens born abroad (see H.R. 1599) [14MY]
    Colleges and universities: encourage adoption of a code of 
        principles to change the culture of alcohol consumption on 
        college campuses (see H. Res. 321) [9NO]
    ------protect speech and association rights of students (see H.R. 
        980) [6MR]
    ------provide incentives to develop alcohol abuse prevention and 
        education programs (see H.R. 1980) [19JN]
    ------reform methods for calculating graduation rates (see H.R. 
        914) [4MR]
    ------reform methods for calculating graduation rates (H.R. 914), 
        concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 145) [13MY]
    Computers: require Internet access companies to provide screening 
        software to parents to protect children from unsuitable online 
        material (see H.R. 1180) [20MR]
    ------restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect 
        children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774) [13FE]
    Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made 
        without child labor (see H.R. 1301) [10AP]
    Correctional institutions: penalties for the rape of juveniles in 
        prison (see H.R. 1837, 1898) [10JN] [16JN]
    Courts: require initial intake screenings and the use of youth 
        development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see 
        H.R. 879) [27FE]
    ------sentencing for crimes against child or elderly victims (see 
        H.R. 454) [21JA]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 361) [9JA]
    Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on 
        the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290) 
        [9JA]
    ------establish penalties for the use of interstate facilities to 
        target children for sexually explicit messages or contacts 
        (see H.R. 2815) [5NO]
    ------increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is 
        a child (see H.R. 2122) [9JY]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and 
        drug abuse (see H.R. 810) [25FE]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 3, 1699) [7JA] [21MY]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 
        3), consideration (see H. Res. 143) [6MY]
    ------prohibit all private possession of child pornography (see 
        H.R. 2648) [9OC]
    ------protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305) [9JA]
    ------provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks 
        the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 
        2194) [17JY]
    ------reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth 
        development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 278) [9JA]
    ------require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected 
        child abuse (see H.R. 2173) [16JY]
    ------treatment of juvenile offenses relative to ``three strikes'' 
        life sentence for certain violent or drug-related convictions 
        (see H.R. 2361) [31JY]
    ------use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to 
        assist in child abuse prevention (see H.R. 2381) [3SE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide 
        greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs 
        (see H.R. 3086) [13NO]
    Dept. of Defense: conversion of certain military installations 
        into correctional facilities for youthful offenders (see H.R. 
        592) [5FE]
    ------notification requirements relative to the establishment of 
        domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 
        1339) [15AP]
    Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1812) [5JN]
    ------provide links to databases of information concerning 
        scholarships and fellowships (see H.R. 1440) [24AP]
    ------study methods for identifying and treating children with 
        dyslexia (see H.R. 3058) [13NO]
    Dept. of HHS: county grants to carry out State programs to provide 
        training to parents on early childhood development and child 
        care (see H.R. 2452) [10SE]
    Dept. of State: include information relative to human rights of 
        working children in annual human rights report (see H.R. 1405) 
        [21AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: land conveyance to the St. Jude's Ranch for 
        Children in Nevada (see H.R. 2989) [9NO]
    District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for 
        elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797) [5JN]
    Dover Township, NJ: study cancer rate among children (see H.R. 
        1080) [13MR]
    Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and 
        use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267) [9OC]
    Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that 
        first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth 
        substance abuse (see H.R. 956) [5MR]
    ------penalties relative to gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine 
        hydrochloride (see H.R. 1530) [5MY]
    Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic 
        chemical use and release in their communities and disclose 
        toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    ------protect children from exposure to certain environmental 
        pollutants (see H.R. 2451) [10SE]
    Education: allow children who meet certain criteria to attend 
        schools that receive funds targeted for disadvantaged children 
        (see H.R. 719) [12FE]
    ------allow local areas to develop elementary and secondary 
        education programs that meet their needs (see H.R. 2992) [9NO]
    ------assist construction and rehabilitation of public schools 
        through establishment of loan and bond guarantee program (see 
        H.R. 2878) [7NO]
    ------development of curriculum designed to educate students about 
        the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12) [4FE]
    ------ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or 
        use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203) [20MR]

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    ------establish a youth mentoring program (see H.R. 2963) [8NO]
    ------establish computer learning centers in low-income areas (see 
        H.R. 1640) [15MY]
    ------establish funding for local communities to repair school 
        infrastructure (see H.R. 1639) [15MY]
    ------establish Role Models Academy for at-risk youths (see H.R. 
        269) [9JA]
    ------Federal funding relative to treatment of Ebonics as a 
        legitimate language (see H. Res. 28) [9JA]
    ------improve access to and affordability of higher education (see 
        H.R. 1435, 2546) [24AP] [25SE]
    ------improve and expand charter schools (see H.R. 2616) [6OC]
    ------improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 288) [29OC]
    ------improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers 
        (see H.R. 2852) [6NO]
    ------improve teacher quality (see H.R. 2228, 2698) [23JY] [22OC]
    ------improve the reading and literacy skills of children and 
        families (see H.R. 2614) [6OC]
    ------increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other 
        under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495) [18SE]
    ------increase student options for the consolidation of their 
        student loan obligations (see H.R. 2518) [23SE]
    ------prevent Federal student assistance need analysis from 
        penalizing parents for investing in prepaid tuition programs 
        (see H.R. 2672) [9OC]
    ------provide administrative support and information to establish 
        State prepaid tuition programs (see H.R. 855) [26FE]
    ------provide low-income children educational opportunities (see 
        H.R. 2561) [25SE]
    ------provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase 
        financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 
        1233) [8AP]
    ------release of student records to State and county prosecutors 
        (see H.R. 503) [4FE]
    ------repeal certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2655) [9OC]
    ------require expulsion of students convicted of violent crimes in 
        schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 329) [9JA]
    ------restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115) 
        [18MR]
    ------role in character development and teaching of moral values 
        (see H. Con. Res. 127) [28JY]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139) [1MY]
    ------State adoption of challenging academic standards in core 
        curricula (see H. Res. 299) [31OC]
    ------support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516) 
        [1MY]
    ------transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands 
        for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 2223) 
        [23JY]
    ------vocational education funding (see H.R. 1853) [10JN]
    ------vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 187) [16JY]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (see H.R. 2724, 
        2746) [23OC] [28OC]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 288) [29OC]
    Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to 
        adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1113, 1573) [18MR] [8MY]
    ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards 
        from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 1142) [20MR]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: child labor provisions relative to the 
        operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327) [31JY]
    ------reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870) 
        [12JN]
    Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect 
        prevention (see H.R. 1419, 1823, 3013) [23AP] [5JN] [9NO]
    ------child care funding for low-income families (see H.R. 899) 
        [27FE]
    ------child custody order enforcement (see H.R. 1690) [21MY]
    ------child support enforcement (see H.R. 267) [9JA]
    ------denial of passports to noncustodial parents relative to 
        nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 389) [9JA]
    ------develop, promote, and implement policies to stabilize U.S. 
        population growth (see H. Con. Res. 154) [18SE]
    ------establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child 
        support obligations (see H.R. 2503, 2925) [18SE] [7NO]
    ------establish program to provide child care through public-
        private partnerships (see H.R. 2719) [23OC]
    ------grants to States to establish supervised visitation centers 
        for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 2779) [30OC]
    ------improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 
        1373, 2713) [17AP] [23OC]
    ------increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 
        1373) [17AP]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement programs (see H.R. 2487) [17SE]
    ------issues relative to child custody, child abuse, and domestic 
        violence (see H. Con. Res. 182) [30OC]
    ------modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures 
        (see H.R. 3004) [9NO]
    ------payment of settlements in suits against the Federal 
        Government relative to child support obligations (see H.R. 
        2628) [7OC]
    ------permit chronically ill parents to name standby guardians for 
        minors without loss of parental rights (see H.R. 3005) [9NO]
    ------promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 
        867) [27FE]
    ------promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), 
        Senate amendment (see H. Res. 327) [13NO]
    ------promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 134) [29AP]
    ------reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of 
        prevention programs (see H.R. 1736) [22MY]
    ------require the same distribution of child support arrearages to 
        former welfare recipients collected by Federal tax intercept 
        as by the States (see H.R. 1569) [8MY]
    ------State assistance for certain adults who are caring for the 
        children of relatives (see H.R. 1646) [15MY]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parent-teacher 
        conferences (see H.R. 2842) [6NO]
    ------expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in 
        educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 109, 191, 
        234) [9JA]
    ------provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees 
        (see H.R. 1373) [17AP]
    Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and 
        regulations on families (see H.R. 2124) [9JY]
    Federal aid programs: improve child care provided through Federal 
        facilities and programs (see H.R. 2839, 2982) [6NO] [9NO]
    ------improve program of block grants to States for temporary 
        assistance to needy families (see H.R. 2861) [6NO]
    ------increase assistance to pregnant women and for adoption 
        services (see H.R. 2919) [7NO]
    Federal employees: reimburse expenses relative to adoption of a 
        child (see H.R. 2170) [16JY]
    Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession 
        prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such 
        prohibitions (see H.R. 26) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------ensure child safety (see H.R. 2673) [9OC]
    ------exclude certain Federal entities from domestic violence-
        related possession prohibitions (see H.R. 445, 2255) [24JY] 
        [9JA]
    ------improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1044, 1047, 1074) 
        [12MR] [13MR]
    ------possession by persons convicted of a crime involving 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 1009) [11MR]
    ------prohibit possession by minors (see H.R. 1473) [29AP]
    ------require check for domestic abuse restraining orders before 
        the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774) 
        [30OC]
    ------requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety 
        devices to prevent access by children (see H.R. 814) [25FE]
    Foreign aid: international family planning programs (see H.J. Res. 
        36) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (see H.R. 581) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (H.R. 581), consideration (see H. Res. 46) [11FE]
    Foreign trade: impose certain sanctions on countries that use 
        child labor (see H.R. 2677, 2678) [21OC]
    ------prohibit imports produced by child labor (see H.R. 1328, 
        2475) [15AP] [15SE]
    Gun-Free School Zones Act: exemption for conduct that does not 
        violate State or local law (see H.R. 2984) [9NO]
    Hazardous substances: prohibit the location of solid and hazardous 
        waste facilities near residential, day care, church, and 
        school properties (see H.R. 843) [26FE]
    Health: adolescent health demonstration projects (see H.R. 357) 
        [9JA]
    ------apply group health plan portability requirements to students 
        covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281) 
        [10AP]
    ------develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth 
        defects (see H.R. 1114) [18MR]
    ------establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and 
        intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 2923) [7NO]
    ------increase the legal smoking age (see H.R. 2519) [23SE]
    ------national policy to provide health care to children and 
        pregnant women (see H.R. 560, 1229) [4FE] [8AP]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 259) [9JA]
    ------provide health insurance for uninsured children (see H.R. 
        1363) [17AP]
    ------require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage 
        for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such 
        coverage (see H.R. 561) [4FE]
    ------require health plans to provide certain coverage for 
        children (see H.R. 1159, 1854) [20MR] [10JN]
    Health care professionals: training of students relative to 
        identification and referral of victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 884) [27FE]
    Higher Education Act: improve accountability and reform certain 
        programs (see H.R. 2140) [10JY]
    House of Representatives: donation of used computer equipment to 
        public schools (see H.R. 283) [9JA]
    ------proclaim as greatest U.S. asset (see H. Res. 154) [20MY]
    House Rules: require that committee reports on legislation contain 
        analysis of impact on children (see H. Res. 53) [12FE]
    Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand 
        for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114) [10JY]
    Immigration: immunization requirements for certain internationally 
        adopted children (see H.R. 2464) [11SE]
    ------increase availability of visas for spouses and dependents of 
        certain legal aliens and limit status adjustments for certain 
        nonimmigrants (see H.R. 2917) [7NO]
    ------permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who 
        are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see 
        H.R. 2664) [9OC]
    ------regulations relative to certain foreign students (see H.R. 
        1723, 1724, 2172) [22MY] [16JY]
    ------treatment of aliens relative to delinquent child support 
        payments (see H.R. 2985) [9NO]
    ------waiver of vaccination requirement for certain adopted 
        children (see H.R. 2430) [8SE]
    ------waiver of vaccination requirement for orphaned children (see 
        H.R. 2473) [15SE]

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    Indian Child Welfare Act: exempt voluntary child custody 
        proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 1957) [18JN]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        5) [7JA] [9JA]
    Infants and toddlers: funding for health, nutrition, education, 
        and child care (see H. Res. 131) [24AP]
    Information services: prohibit sale of personal information 
        without parental consent (see H.R. 1972) [19JN]
    Insurance: order of precedence to be applied in the payment of 
        life insurance benefits (see H.R. 1316) [14AP]
    ------prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 1117) [18MR]
    ------require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain 
        mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854) [6NO]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1818) [5JN]
    Little League Baseball Inc.: extend benefits and privileges 
        available to nongovernmental international organizations (see 
        H. Con. Res. 107) [25JN]
    LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 1076) [13MR]
    Medicaid: eligibility for payment for administration of pediatric 
        vaccines (see H.R. 912) [4MR]
    ------expand State health care coverage of low-income children and 
        pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance 
        programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491) [30AP]
    ------permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see 
        H.R. 1564) [8MY]
    ------reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of 
        services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 358) [9JA]
    Motion pictures: discourage use of tobacco products among minors 
        by motion picture industry (see H. Con. Res. 184) [6NO]
    ------tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television broadcast 
        of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30) [27FE]
    Motor vehicles: establish an age limit for riding in front seats 
        (see H.R. 3071) [13NO]
    ------improve public education on proper use of child safety 
        restraint systems (see H.R. 784) [13FE]
    ------install switches to deactivate air bags (see H.R. 1022) 
        [11MR]
    ------prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of 
        school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 1605) [14MY]
    ------school bus safety (see H.R. 1993) [19JN]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1716) [22MY]
    National Child Protection Act: facilitate fingerprint checks (see 
        H.R. 2488) [17SE]
    National objectives: provide for health, safety, and education 
        (see H.R. 1726) [22MY]
    National Panel on Early Reading Research and Effective Reading 
        Instruction: establish (see H.R. 2192) [17JY]
    Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster 
        care programs (see H.R. 261) [9JA]
    ------regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody 
        proceedings (see H.R. 1082) [13MR]
    NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38) [5FE]
    Postal Service: require envelopes and warning labels for mail 
        depicting violent or sexually-explicit acts (see H.R. 1347) 
        [16AP]
    Professional Trade Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 481) [21JA]
    Public Health Service: establish pediatric research initiative 
        (see H.R. 1883) [12JN]
    Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health 
        (see H.R. 1451) [24AP]
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in 
        the line of duty (see H.R. 2088) [26JN]
    ------provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and 
        dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in 
        the line of duty (see H.R. 2755, 3046) [28OC] [13NO]
    Public welfare programs: clarify the family violence option under 
        the temporary assistance to needy families program (see H.R. 
        1950) [18JN]
    ------eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 
        1455) [24AP]
    ------funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 3015) [9NO]
    ------permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining 
        Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see H.R. 
        1709) [22MY]
    ------prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child 
        support payments (see H.R. 399) [9JA]
    ------prohibit States from penalizing single parents for not 
        meeting work requirements if the parent cannot find suitable 
        child care (see H.R. 1615) [14MY]
    ------restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in 
        arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597) [1OC]
    ------treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015, 1468) 
        [11MR] [29AP]
    Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 140) [1MY]
    Safety: encourage State and local governments to enact laws to 
        protect the safety of young people (see H. Con. Res. 70) [1MY]
    Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools 
        (see H.R. 1436) [24AP]
    ------establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 1104) [18MR]
    ------improve academic and social outcomes for students by 
        providing productive activities during after-school hours (see 
        H.R. 2408) [4SE]
    Smith, Samantha: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        204) [30JY]
    Social Security: modification of certain State agreements relative 
        to certain students (see H.R. 1035) [12MR]
    ------prevent children from languishing in foster care (see H.R. 
        1459) [24AP]
    ------State requirements for work experience and community service 
        programs relative to child support (see H.R. 2463) [11SE]
    States: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs 
        (see H.R. 1683) [20MY]
    ------establish demonstration projects to develop kinship care 
        programs and require notification of adult relative caregivers 
        (see H.R. 1452) [24AP]
    ------establish notification procedures relative to release of 
        convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125) [25JY]
    ------permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to 
        parental consent (see H.R. 2941) [8NO]
    ------require equal education funding throughout the State (see 
        H.R. 828, 1234) [25FE] [8AP]
    Taxation: allow tax credit to individuals due unpaid child support 
        and increase the tax liability of individuals owing such child 
        support (see H.R. 1735) [22MY]
    ------authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State 
        child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 2189) [17JY]
    ------child tax credit (see H.R. 1327) [15AP]
    ------dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 2553) [25SE]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 988, 1706, 1809, 2872) [6MR] 
        [22MY] [5JN] [7NO]
    ------impose excise tax on individuals who operate vending 
        machines that dispense tobacco products (see H.R. 2897) [7NO]
    ------incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality 
        child care (see H.R. 2213) [22JY]
    ------increase child care credit for low-income working parents 
        (see H.R. 315) [9JA]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement 
        accounts for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2164) [15JY]
    ------require child support delinquent parents to include their 
        unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents 
        a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 869) [27FE]
    ------tax credit for education expenses (see H.R. 1633) [15MY]
    ------treatment of certain education investment accounts (see H.R. 
        1694) [21MY]
    ------treatment of child care credit (see H.R. 2778) [30OC]
    ------treatment of contributions of computer technology and 
        equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153, 
        1478) [20MR] [29AP]
    ------treatment of dependency exemptions for adoptions (see H.R. 
        1741) [22MY]
    ------treatment of dependent care expenses and respite care 
        expenses (see H.R. 1667) [20MY]
    ------treatment of education (see H.R. 2847) [6NO]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 
        2373, 2646) [1AU] [9OC]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), consideration (see H. Res. 274) [22OC]
    ------treatment of education savings accounts (see H.R. 1597) 
        [14MY]
    ------treatment of expenses for public and nonpublic elementary 
        and secondary education (see H.R. 1816) [5JN]
    ------treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 1698) [21MY]
    ------treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 656) [10FE]
    ------tuition income tax credit (see H.R. 318) [9JA]
    Telecommunications: universal service support for schools and 
        libraries (see H.R. 280) [9JA]
    Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 166) 
        [12JN]
    ------establish toll-free number for comments relative to the 
        broadcasting of violent programming (see H.R. 1017) [11MR]
    ------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. 
        910) [4MR]
    ------implementation of ratings system for programming (see H.R. 
        1760) [3JN]
    ------treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to applicability 
        of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510) [1MY]
    Tobacco Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 1881) [12JN]
    Tobacco products: application of fines to decrease usage by minors 
        (see H.R. 1772) [3JN]
    ------increase excise tax to fund a Public Health and Education 
        Resource Trust Fund (see H.R. 2764) [29OC]
    ------increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured 
        children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 1364) [9AP] 
        [17AP]
    ------limit access to minors (see H.R. 2594) [1OC]
    ------prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate 
        Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance 
        investments in biomedical and basic scientific research (see 
        H.R. 3028) [12NO]
    ------restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 762) [13FE]
    ------strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 
        2017, 2034) [24JN] [25JN]
    21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777) [13FE]
    U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see H.R. 
        3017) [9NO]
    Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525) [23SE]
    World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see 
        H.R. 1427) [23AP]
  Motions
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (S. 476) [13NO]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570) [6NO]
    Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence 
        (H.R. 3) [8MY]
    Education: improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616) [7NO]
    ------vocational education funding (H.R. 1853) [22JY]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746) [4NO]

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  Reports filed
    Adoption Promotion Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        867) (H. Rept. 105-77) [28AP]
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America Funding: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 105-368) [31OC]
    Charter Schools Improvement and Expansion: Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2616) (H. Rept. 105-321) 
        [21OC]
    Child Support Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 2487) (H. Rept. 105-272) [26SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3, Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 105-89) [6MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 581, Family Planning Facilitation and 
        Abortion Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 46) (H. Rept. 105-3) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 867, Adoption Promotion Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 134) (H. Rept. 105-82) [29AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1853, Vocational Education Funding: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 105-187) 
        [16JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2570, Forced Abortion Condemnation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2646, Education Savings Act for Public and 
        Private Schools: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. 
        Rept. 105-336) [22OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2746 and H.R. 2616, Voucher Program To 
        Provide School Choice and Community-Designed Charter Schools 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 105-
        357) [29OC]
    Drug-Free Communities Act: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 956) (H. Rept. 105-105) [20MY]
    Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 105-332) [21OC]
    Education Spending Relative to a Greater Percentage of Federal Tax 
        Dollars on Children's Classrooms: Committee on Education and 
        the Workforce (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 105-349) [28OC]
    Immunization Requirements for Certain Internationally Adopted 
        Children: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2464) (H. 
        Rept. 105-289) [1OC]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5) (H. 
        Rept. 105-95) [13MY]
    Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 105-86) [1MY]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Appropriations: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1818) 
        (H. Rept. 105-155) [26JN]
    Payment of Federal Employee Life Insurance Benefits Relative to 
        Order of Precedence: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 1316) (H. Rept. 105-134) [18JN]
    Penalties for the Rape of Minors in Federal Prison: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1898) (H. Rept. 105-159) [26JN]
    Proclaim Children and Youth as Greatest U.S. Asset: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 105-160) [26JN]
    Reading Excellence Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 105-348) [24OC]
    Reform Methods for Calculating Graduation Rates for Colleges and 
        Universities: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 914) (H. Rept. 105-14) [11MR]
    State Standards for Sex Offender Registration Programs 
        Clarification: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1683) 
        (H. Rept. 105-256) [18SE]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 49) (H. Rept. 105-90) [7MY]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety 
        Check: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 98) (H. Rept. 105-200) [24JY]
    Vocational Education Funding: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-177) [14JY]

CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RIGHT TO KNOW ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]

CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 561) [4FE]

CHILE, REPUBLIC OF
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House 
        Chamber [27FE]

CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Broadcasting: increase international broadcasting activities (see 
        H.R. 2232, 2531) [23JY] [23SE]
    ------increase international broadcasting activities (H.R. 2232), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the 
        development and acquisition of defensive military articles 
        (H.R. 2386), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------membership in World Trade Organization relative to the 
        admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 
        56; H. Res. 190) [21MR] [17JY]
    ------status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic 
        of China (see H. Con. Res. 100, 178) [18JN] [28OC]
    ------U.S. policy (see H. Res. 225) [9SE]
    Chinese Student Protection Act: extend provisions to certain 
        aliens who entered the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2728) 
        [23OC]
    Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic 
        of China (see H. Con. Res. 44) [11MR]
    Dalai Lama: visit to U.S. (see H. Res. 124) [23AP]
    Eximbank: ensure that assistance for exports to the People's 
        Republic of China is conditional on responsible conduct (see 
        H.R. 2085) [26JN]
    Fish and fishing: approve international fishery agreement with 
        People's Republic of China (see H.R. 2393) [3SE]
    Foreign policy: condemn officials involved in enforcement of 
        forced abortions and prevent officials from entering or 
        remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 2570) [29SE]
    ------condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced 
        abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in 
        the U.S. (H.R. 2570), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------oppose assistance by international financial institutions 
        (see H.R. 87, 2196) [7JA] [9JA] [17JY]
    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 2605) [2OC]
    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (H.R. 2605), consideration (see H. Res. 302) 
        [4NO]
    Foreign trade: adjust tariffs on imports (see H.R. 2814) [5NO]
    ------ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military 
        company are not extended normal tariff treatment (see H.R. 
        2188, 2580, 2647) [17JY] [30SE] [9OC]
    ------ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military 
        company are not extended normal tariff treatment (H.R. 2647), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------impose certain sanctions (see H.R. 2011) [23JN]
    ------impose snap-back tariffs until China either accedes to the 
        World Trade Organization or accords adequate trade benefits 
        (see H.R. 1712) [22MY]
    ------increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or 
        manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195) [17JY]
    ------increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or 
        manufactured with forced labor (H.R. 2195), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79) [3JN]
    ------most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the 
        Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 
        941) [5MR]
    ------prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured 
        with forced labor (see H.R. 320) [9JA]
    ------require U.S. citizens conducting industrial cooperation 
        projects within the People's Republic of China or Tibet follow 
        certain guidelines (see H.R. 1634) [15MY]
    Foriegn policy: clarify U.S. commitment to security and democracy 
        in the Republic of China (see H. Res. 252) [29SE]
    Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the 
        People's Republic of China (see H.R. 750) [13FE]
    Human rights: cease practice of harvesting and transplanting 
        organs for profit from executed prisoners (see H. Con. Res. 
        180) [29OC]
    ------improve monitoring of situation (see H.R. 2358) [31JY]
    ------improve monitoring of situation (H.R. 2358), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------improve situation (see H. Res. 76) [25FE]
    Intelligence services: require a report on intelligence activities 
        directed against or affecting the interests of the U.S. (see 
        H.R. 2190) [17JY]
    International relations: participation of officials in 
        international activities relative to release of religious 
        prisoners (see H.R. 967) [6MR]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (H.R. 967), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------prohibit funding for the participation of certain officials 
        in international conferences, exchanges, programs, and 
        activities (see H.R. 2539) [24SE]
    Iran: sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (see 
        H. Res. 188) [17JY]
    ------sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (H. 
        Res. 188), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a 
        commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see 
        H.R. 2715) [23OC]
    Political reform (see H.R. 2095) [26JN]
    Tibet: treatment of prisoners (see H. Con. Res. 116) [15JY]
    U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to People's 
        Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 44) [11MR]
    U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. 
        Con. Res. 39) [6MR]
    World Trade Organization: congressional approval before the U.S. 
        supports admission, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is 
        granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140) [20MR]
  Messages
    Fisheries Agreement With the People's Republic of China: President 
        Clinton [16JY]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        President Clinton [30MY]
  Motions
    China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the 
        development and acquisition of defensive military articles 
        (H.R. 2386) [6NO]
    Foreign policy: condemn officials involved in enforcement of 
        forced abortions and prevent officials from entering or 
        remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570) [6NO]
    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (H.R. 2605) [6NO]
    Foreign trade: increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or 
        manufactured with forced labor (H.R. 2195) [5NO]
    International relations: participation of officials in 
        international activities relative to release of religious 
        prisoners (H.R. 967) [6NO]
    Iran: sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (H. 
        Res. 188) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 188, Sanctions Against Iran Relative to 
        Acquisition of Certain Missiles: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 967, Participation of People's Republic of 
        China Officials in International Activi

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        ties Relative to Release of Religious Prisoners: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2195, Laogai Slave Labor Products Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2232, Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2358, Political Freedom in China Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2386, U.S.-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Defense 
        Cooperation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. 
        Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2570, Forced Abortion Condemnation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Communist China Subsidy Reduction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2647, Ensure That Commercial Activities of 
        Any People's Republic of China Military Company Are Not 
        Extended Normal Tariff Treatment: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Iranian Sanctions Relative to Acquisition of Certain Missiles: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. 
        Rept. 105-304) [6OC]
    Monitoring of Items Produced, Grown, or Manufactured With Forced 
        Labor in the People's Republic of China: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2195) (H. Rept. 105-366) [31OC]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 
        105-140) [20JN]
    Participation of People's Republic of China Officials in 
        International Activities Relative to Release of Religious 
        Prisoners: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        967) (H. Rept. 105-309) [6OC]
    Political Freedom in China Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2358) (H. Rept. 105-305) [6OC]
    Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on International Relations (House) 
        (H.R. 2232) (H. Rept. 105-303) [6OC]

CHINA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security 
        and democracy in the Republic of China (see H. Res. 252) 
        [29SE]
    ------most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the 
        Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 
        941) [5MR]
    Foreign policy: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the 
        development and acquisition of defensive military articles 
        (H.R. 2386), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    International relations: status after reversion of Hong Kong to 
        the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100, 178) 
        [18JN] [28OC]
    Taiwan Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 311) [9JA]
    U.N.: membership (see H. Con. Res. 132) [29JY]
    U.S. policy (see H. Res. 225) [9SE]
    World Trade Organization: membership relative to the admission of 
        the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 56; H. Res. 
        190) [21MR] [17JY]
  Motions
    Foreign policy: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the 
        development and acquisition of defensive military articles 
        (H.R. 2386) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2386, U.S.-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Defense 
        Cooperation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. 
        Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    U.S.-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Defense Cooperation Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 2386) (H. Rept. 105-308) 
        [6OC]

CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING CO.
see COSCO (Chinese shipping company)

CHINESE STUDENT PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Immigration: extend provisions to certain aliens who entered the 
        U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2728) [23OC]

CHOEPHEL, NGAWANG
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: arrest and treatment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 44) [11MR]
    U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to People's 
        Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 44) [11MR]

CHRISTENSEN, JON (a Representative from Nebraska)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [13MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for congressional 
        Christmas celebration (see H. Con. Res. 190) [8NO]
    ------use of the rotunda for Senate Thanksgiving Celebration (see 
        H. Con. Res. 142) [3SE]
    Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and 
        information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 
        928) [5MR]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 46) [10FE]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 632) [6FE]
    Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650) 
        [16MY]
    Taxation: inapplicability of the look-back method on construction 
        contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting 
        method (see H.R. 1593) [14MY]
    ------treatment of motor fuel excise taxes on fuel used by highway 
        vehicle motors to operate certain power takeoff equipment (see 
        H.R. 1056) [13MR]
    Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to 
        awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397) [4SE]

CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM H., JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial 
        Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2443) [9SE]

CHRISTIAN-GREEN, DONNA M. (a Delegate from the Virgin Islands)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Tariff: fine jewelry (see H.R. 2498) [18SE]
    Territories: participation in State Infrastructure Bank Program 
        and use of surface transportation program funds for road 
        construction (see H.R. 1561) [8MY]
    Virgin Islands: amend territorial legislation (see H.R. 1152) 
        [20MR]
    ------anniversary of the emancipation of Africans held in slavery 
        in the Danish West Indies (see H. Con. Res. 161) [30SE]

CHUGACH ALASKA CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Forest Service: grant easement (see H.R. 3087) [13NO]

CHURCHES AND SYNAGOGUES
related term(s) Religion
  Bills and resolutions
    Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious 
        obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a 
        reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611) [6OC]
    Cherokee National Forest: conveyance of a parcel of real property 
        to the church occupying such property (see H.R. 2501) [18SE]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 78) [8MY]
    Hazardous substances: prohibit the location of solid and hazardous 
        waste facilities near residential, day care, church, and 
        school properties (see H.R. 843) [26FE]
    Insurance: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew 
        fire insurance policies (see H.R. 1721) [22MY]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        1685, 2431) [20MY] [8SE]
    Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604) 
        [2OC]
    Remy, France: tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter 
        Group relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. 
        Con. Res. 141) [1AU]
    Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern 
        Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6) [9JA]

CIGARETTES
see Tobacco Products

CITIES
see Suburban areas; Urban Areas

CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H. Res. 41) [5FE]

CITIZENSHIP
  Bills and resolutions
    American Samoa: eligibility of U.S. nationals for the ROTC (see 
        H.R. 905) [3MR]
    Children and youth: restrict citizenship of individuals based 
        solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7, 346) [7JA] [9JA]
    Constitutional amendments: restrict citizenship of individuals 
        based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 4, 26, 60) 
        [9JA] [6MR]
    Hmong refugees: waiving of residency and English language 
        requirements (see H.R. 371) [9JA]
    Housing: verification of citizenship or immigration status of 
        housing assistance applicants (see H.R. 171) [9JA]
    Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees (see H.R. 
        3033, 3049) [12NO] [13NO]
    ------cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain 
        aliens (see H.R. 2052) [25JN]
    ------increase availability of visas for spouses and dependents of 
        certain legal aliens and limit status adjustments for certain 
        nonimmigrants (see H.R. 2917) [7NO]
    ------moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, 
        certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 347) 
        [9JA]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language and other general knowledge requirements (see H.R. 
        1223) [21MR]
    ------provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf 
        Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793) [13FE]
    ------reduce period of exclusive authority for courts to 
        administer oath of allegiance to naturalization applicants 
        (see H.R. 1238) [8AP]
    ------reform naturalization process and clarify procedures for 
        investigating criminal background of applicants relative to 
        certain benefits (see H.R. 2837) [6NO]
    ------revise, codify and enact certain immigration laws (see H.R. 
        2716) [23OC]
    ------treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who 
        were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540) [24SE]
    ------treatment of descendants of the children of certain female 
        U.S. citizens born abroad (see H.R. 1599) [14MY]
    ------treatment of petitions for employment visas for highly 
        skilled workers (see H.R. 2285) [29JY]
    ------waive naturalization requirement to take oath of 
        renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired 
        applicants (see H.R. 1239) [8AP]
    INS: elimination of certain requirements relative to the issuance 
        of citizenship certificates for children born abroad (see H.R. 
        1109) [18MR]
    ------standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574) [4FE]
    Kickapoo Tribe: restore Federal Indian services, clarify 
        citizenship, and provide trust lands to members residing in 
        Maverick County, TX (see H.R. 2314) [30JY]
    Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain 
        U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298) [10AP]
    Public welfare programs: exception to limited SSI and food stamps 
        eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 1445) [24AP]
    ------exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        legal aliens applying for naturalization (see H.R. 1416) 
        [23AP]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 2154) 
        [11JY]
    Taxation: strengthen provisions relative to individuals who 
        relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015) [11MR]
    Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the 
        citizenship of registration applicants and require

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        use of Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 
        1428) [24AP]
    ------require proof of citizenship and Social Security number to 
        register and repeal mandate that States provide mail voter 
        registration (see H.R. 2076) [26JN]
    ------require proof of citizenship to register to vote and permit 
        States to require photographic identification to vote in a 
        Federal election (see H.R. 1139) [20MR]

CIVIL LIBERTIES
related term(s) Civil Rights; Human Rights
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: outline constitutional protections of unborn persons 
        (see H.R. 641) [6FE]
    ------provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving 
        overseas (see H.R. 411) [9JA]
    Albania: civil war (see H. Res. 104) [20MR]
    ------promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of 
        civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153) [18SE]
    Armed Forces: provide that consensual sexual activity between 
        adults shall not be a violation of the Uniform Code of 
        Military Justice (see H.R. 1915) [17JN]
    Belarus: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 54) [21MR]
    China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the 
        U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and 
        U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval 
        (see H.R. 1140) [20MR]
    ------increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or 
        manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195) [17JY]
    ------increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or 
        manufactured with forced labor (H.R. 2195), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79) [3JN]
    ------most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the 
        Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 
        941) [5MR]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967) 
        [6MR]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (H.R. 967), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------political reform (see H.R. 2095) [26JN]
    ------prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured 
        with forced labor (see H.R. 320) [9JA]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080) [26JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302) [10AP]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963, 2078) 
        [6MR] [26JN]
    ------prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 983) [6MR]
    ------protect first amendment rights (see H.R. 558) [4FE]
    ------provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023) [24JN]
    Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions 
        (see H.R. 23) [7JA] [9JA]
    Colleges and universities: protect speech and association rights 
        of students (see H.R. 980) [6MR]
    Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 
        1330) [15AP]
    Computers: limit Federal and State regulation of the Internet and 
        interactive computer services (see H.R. 2372) [31JY]
    ------promote privacy of interactive computer service users 
        through self-regulation by service providers (see H.R. 2368) 
        [31JY]
    ------require Internet access companies to provide screening 
        software to parents to protect children from unsuitable online 
        material (see H.R. 1180) [20MR]
    ------restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect 
        children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774) [13FE]
    ------use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and 
        security (see H.R. 695) [12FE]
    Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House 
        and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 35) [4MR]
    Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made 
        without child labor (see H.R. 1301) [10AP]
    Correctional institutions: test incarcerated persons for serious 
        transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into 
        contact with corrections personnel (see H.R. 2070) [25JN]
    Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1965) [19JN]
    ------protect private property from forfeiture or Government 
        seizure (see H.R. 428) [9JA]
    Crime: ensure that States do not require registration of 
        individuals convicted of an offense that involves consensual 
        sexual activity between adults (see H.R. 2256) [24JY]
    Dept. of Defense: establish a commission to investigate the 
        military justice system, including policies relative to sexual 
        misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072) 
        [13MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims 
        of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703) [22MY]
    Education: release of student records to State and county 
        prosecutors (see H.R. 503) [4FE]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079) 
        [26JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2215, 2275) [22JY] [25JY]
    Federal employees: provide a mandatory minimum prison sentence for 
        certain wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses (see 
        H.R. 2890) [7NO]
    Financial institutions: require enhanced security measures 
        relative to surveillance pictures which can be used as 
        evidence in criminal prosecutions (see H.R. 2507) [18SE]
    Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms 
        for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 27; H. Con. Res. 28) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE]
    ------repeal prohibitions relative to semiautomatic firearms and 
        large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1147) 
        [20MR]
    ------restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 2721) [23OC]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to allow States to prohibit 
        destruction of privately-owned flags and Congress to prohibit 
        destruction of federally-owned flags (see H.J. Res. 80, 82) 
        [10JN] [12JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. 
        Res. 10, 54) [9JA] [13FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 
        54), consideration (see H. Res. 163) [10JN]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 78) [8MY]
    Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want 
        under certain conditions (see H.R. 746) [13FE]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 341, 1815, 2198) [9JA] [5JN] [17JY]
    ------provide information and protect patients' rights relative to 
        medical care (see H.R. 1191) [20MR]
    Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74) [7JA] [9JA]
    Housing: constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home 
        (see H.J. Res. 73) [24AP]
    Immigration: clarify that forced slave labor by withholding 
        immigration documents or by threatening to involve immigration 
        officials is a criminal violation (see H.R. 2312) [30JY]
    ------create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary 
        agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition 
        attestation (see H.R. 2595) [1OC]
    India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22, 157) [9JA] [22MY]
    Insurance: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic 
        information (see H.R. 2216) [22JY]
    ------prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage 
        or premiums (see H.R. 306, 328) [9JA]
    ------require insurers to disclose an applicant's medical test 
        results to the applicant and to otherwise restrict the 
        disclosure of such results (see H.R. 2590) [1OC]
    International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: 
        restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary 
        to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see 
        H.R. 2121) [9JY]
    IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures 
        (see H.R. 1227) [8AP]
    Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the 
        payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625) 
        [15MY]
    ------protect the free choice of individual employees relative to 
        participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59) [7JA] [9JA]
    Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic 
        stops (see H.R. 118) [9JA]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 
        350) [9JA]
    Pakistan: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 157) [22MY]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual 
        records available through interactive computer services (see 
        H.R. 1330, 1367) [15AP] [17AP]
    ------protection from personal intrusion (see H.R. 2448) [10SE]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers (see H.R. 2581) [30SE]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information (see H.R. 1813) [5JN]
    ------regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 1287) 
        [10AP]
    ------strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (see H.R. 2369) [31JY]
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (see H.R. 901) [27FE]
    ------preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and 
        preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 243, 257) [24SE] [1OC]
    ------private property owner rights (see H.R. 992) [6MR]
    Religion: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (see H. 
        Con. Res. 31) [3MR]
    ------protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 208) 
        [9JA]
    Russia: protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176) 
        [24OC]
    Social Security Information Safeguards Panel: establish (see H.R. 
        1331) [15AP]
    Taxation: prohibit tax-related mailings from publicly disclosing 
        an individual's Social Security number (see H.R. 2404) [4SE]
    Tourist trade: protection of the constitutional right to travel 
        (see H.R. 286) [9JA]
    Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved 
        people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181) [29OC]
    Vietnam: support democracy and religious and economic freedom (see 
        H. Res. 231) [17SE]
    Voting: secure rights for formerly incarcerated felons (see H.R. 
        568) [4FE]
    Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. 
        Res. 66) [20MR]
    ------protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525) [23SE]
    ------ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution 
        upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 
        26) [9JA]
  Messages
    General System of Preferences Relative to Cambodia: President 
        Clinton [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        President Clinton [30MY]

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    Prohibit New Investment in Burma: President Clinton [20MY]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: increase monitoring of items 
        produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (H.R. 2195) 
        [5NO]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (H.R. 967) [6NO]
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (H.R. 901) [7OC]
  Reports filed
    American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 901) (H. Rept. 105-245) [5SE]
    Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-37) 
        [20MR]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 54, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 163) (H. Rept. 105-126) [10JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 901, American Land Sovereignty Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 243) (H. Rept. 105-
        268) [24SE], (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 105-288) [1OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 967, Participation of People's Republic of 
        China Officials in International Activities Relative to 
        Release of Religious Prisoners: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2195, Laogai Slave Labor Products Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 54) (H. Rept. 
        105-121) [5JN]
    Court Procedures for Federal Civil Forfeitures: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 105-358) [30OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and 
        Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        1703) (H. Rept. 105-292) [2OC]
    Inform Workers of Their Rights Relative to the Payment of Dues or 
        Fees to Labor Organizations: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 1625) (H. Rept. 105-397) [8NO]
    Monitoring of Items Produced, Grown, or Manufactured With Forced 
        Labor in the People's Republic of China: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2195) (H. Rept. 105-366) [31OC]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 
        105-140) [20JN]
    Participation of People's Republic of China Officials in 
        International Activities Relative to Release of Religious 
        Prisoners: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        967) (H. Rept. 105-309) [6OC]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-108) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [16SE]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [25JY]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 
        105-108) [15SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-
        108) [30MY]

CIVIL RIGHTS
related term(s) Civil Liberties; Discrimination; Human Rights; Racial 
    Relations
  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. 40) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H. Res. 56) [26FE]
    ------official apology for those who suffered as slaves (see H. 
        Con. Res. 96) [12JN]
    Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864) [27FE]
    Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without 
        parental consent (see H.R. 1972) [19JN]
    Citizenship: treatment of descendants of the children of certain 
        female U.S. citizens born abroad (see H.R. 1599) [14MY]
    Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents 
        relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender, 
        religion, sexual orientation, or disability (see H.R. 3043) 
        [13NO]
    ------make information regarding men's and women's athletic 
        programs available to prospective students (see H.R. 1987) 
        [19JN]
    Constitutional amendments: protect first amendment rights (see 
        H.R. 558) [4FE]
    Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to 
        surety bonding requirements (see H.R. 2554) [25SE]
    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96) [12MR]
    Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights 
        (see H.J. Res. 71) [15AP]
    ------enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081) 
        [13NO]
    ------implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims' 
        rights (see H.R. 1322) [15AP]
    ------protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence (see H.R. 1332) [15AP]
    Dept. of Defense: establish a commission to investigate the 
        military justice system, including policies relative to sexual 
        misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072) 
        [13MR]
    Dept. of HUD: prohibit assistance to organizations that promote 
        prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see 
        H.R. 207) [9JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims 
        of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703) [22MY]
    Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 191) [8NO]
    ------establish criminal liability for discrimination based on 
        disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080) [26JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in programs 
        receiving Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 2522) [23SE]
    ------prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation 
        (see H.R. 365) [9JA]
    ------prohibit on the basis of race, color, national origin, or 
        sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909) [17JN]
    Employment: prohibit discrimination (see H.R. 963, 2078) [6MR] 
        [26JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302) [10AP]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or 
        sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858) [10JN]
    ------prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 983) [6MR]
    ------provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023) [24JN]
    Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 589) [5FE]
    ------local control over certain land use and zoning regulations 
        (see H.R. 2297) [30JY]
    Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and 
        ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 61) [7JA] [9JA]
    Health: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous 
        substances (see H.R. 1506) [30AP]
    Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-
        related persecution (see H.R. 825) [25FE]
    Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic 
        violence (see H.R. 1117) [18MR]
    ------protect personal privacy rights of customers and claimants 
        (see H.R. 1029) [11MR]
    IRS: clarify that quotas and goals shall not be used as a basis 
        for evaluating employees (see H.R. 2736) [24OC]
    ``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 
        2560) [25SE]
    National Commission on Fairness in the Workplace: establish (see 
        H.R. 2997) [9NO]
    National Days of Dialogue: support in association with the 
        national celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
        (see H. Con. Res. 195) [9NO]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        1685, 2431) [20MY] [8SE]
    Paperwork Reduction Act: use of term ``multiracial'' or 
        ``multiethnic'' on classification lists (see H.R. 830) [25FE]
    Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. 
        Res. 138) [30AP]
    Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to 
        establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 57) [27FE]
    Religion: accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 2948) [8NO]
    Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 2375) [1AU]
    Shabazz, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 183) [10JY]
    Taxation: treatment of social clubs found to be practicing 
        prohibited discrimination (see H.R. 2928) [8NO]
    U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. 
        Con. Res. 39) [6MR]
    Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX 
        provisions relative to equity in women's educational and 
        athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103) [23JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. 
        Res. 66) [20MR]
    ------ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution 
        upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 
        26) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and 
        Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        1703) (H. Rept. 105-292) [2OC]

CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080) [26JN]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 2078) [26JN]
    ------protect first amendment rights (see H.R. 558) [4FE]
    ------religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 2948) 
        [8NO]
    Federal employees: review of employment discriminations claims 
        (see H.R. 2441) [9SE]

CIVIL SERVICE
see Federal Employees

CIVIL WARS
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. 
        Res. 156) [23SE]
    Albania: civil war (see H. Res. 104) [20MR]
    ------promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of 
        civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153) [18SE]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support 
        democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia, and 
        continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15) 
        [9JA]
    ------prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the 
        deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 
        1172) [20MR]
    International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: 
        restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary 
        to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see 
        H.R. 2121) [9JY]
    Macedonia: condemn deployment of U.S. military personnel (see H. 
        Con. Res. 158) [25SE]

CIVIL WAR--U.S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Arlington National Cemetery: reburial of an unknown Civil War 
        veteran of the Union Army (see H.R. 1668) [20MY]
    ------reburial of an unknown Civil War veteran of the Union Army 
        and the Army of the Confederate States (see H.R. 1669) [20MY]
    Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence: issue commemorative postage stamp 
        (see H. Con. Res. 147) [5SE]

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    Coins: mint in commemoration of African-American Civil War 
        veterans (see H.R. 2453) [11SE]
    Mudd, Samuel A.: set aside military conviction for harboring John 
        Wilkes Booth (see H.R. 1885) [12JN]
    Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        157) [9JA]

CLAIMS
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Huna Totem Corp. (see 
        H.R. 3088) [13NO]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (see 
        H.R. 2756) [28OC]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: recognition of certain Native 
        American communities (see H.R. 2812) [4NO]
    Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws 
        (see H.R. 1534) [6MY]
    ------allow suits against the Federal Government for gross 
        negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas 
        (see H.R. 1334) [15AP]
    ------clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings 
        and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), consideration (see H. Res. 
        271) [21OC]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize settlement and payment of claims 
        against the U.S. for death or injury of certain employees 
        relative to incidents in which claims are settled for foreign 
        nationals (see H.R. 3022) [9NO]
    Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders 
        who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see 
        H.R. 1023) [11MR]
    Federal Tort Claims Act: application to members and personnel of 
        National Gambling Impact Study Commission (see H.R. 1901) 
        [17JN]
    Forest Service: grant easement to Chugach Alaska Corp. (see H.R. 
        3087) [13NO]
    Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in 
        World War II (see H.R. 2200) [17JY]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 307) [9JA]
    Native Americans: divide, use, and distribute certain judgment 
        funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (see H.R. 
        1604) [14MY]
    Rhode Island: rights and sovereign status of certain Indian tribes 
        (see H.R. 1983) [19JN]
  Motions
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534) [22OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 105-
        335) [21OC]
    Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1604) (H. Rept. 105-352) [28OC]
    Federal Tort Claims Act Application to Members and Personnel of 
        National Gambling Impact Study Commission: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1901) (H. Rept. 105-145) [23JN]
    Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1534) (H. Rept. 105-323) [21OC]

CLARK, WILLIAM
  Bills and resolutions
    Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144) [6MY]
    ------mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560) 
        [8MY]
    ------support for an interpretive site near Wood River, IL, as the 
        point of departure (see H. Res. 281) [24OC]

CLARK COUNTY, NV
  Bills and resolutions
    Land conveyance (see H.R. 2136) [10JY]

CLARKSDALE, MS
  Bills and resolutions
    Aaron Henry U.S. Post Office: designate (see H.R. 892) [27FE]
  Reports filed
    Aaron Henry U.S. Post Office: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 892) (H. Rept. 105-230) [31JY]

CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Advisory Committee Act: clarify public disclosure 
        requirements of the National Academy of Sciences and the 
        National Academy of Public Administration (see H.R. 2977) 
        [9NO]
    Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents 
        relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see 
        H.R. 2635) [8OC]
    National security: develop a system to classify and declassify 
        information (see H.R. 1546) [7MY]

CLAY, WILLIAM (BILL) (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards [12MR]
    Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: support local reading programs for children 
        (see H.R. 1516) [1MY]
    Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions 
        (see H.R. 23) [7JA] [9JA]
    Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems 
        (see H.R. 1803) [5JN]
    ------improve access to and affordability of higher education (see 
        H.R. 1435, 2546) [24AP] [25SE]
    ------provide State and local assistance to improve adult 
        education and family literacy (see H.R. 1562) [8MY]
    ------provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase 
        financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 
        1233) [8AP]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for 
        parental involvement in educational and extracurricular 
        activities (see H.R. 109) [9JA]
    Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools 
        (see H.R. 1436) [24AP]

CLAYTON, EVA M. (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers 
        and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185) [17JY]
    Dept. of Defense: reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard 
        members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard 
        (see H.R. 2796) [4NO]
    Poverty: assistance for low-income working families (see H.R. 
        2399) [4SE]

CLEAN AIR ACT
related term(s) Ecology and Environment
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        630) [6FE]
    ------reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 
        130) [9JA]
    ------regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted 
        from aging warehouses (see H.R. 679) [11FE]
    Ecology and environment: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2365) 
        [31JY]
    EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or 
        particulate matter before existing standards have been 
        attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984) [11JN] [19JN]
    ------take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and 
        release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91) 
        [22MY]
    Government regulations: amend to impose certain requirements on 
        areas upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1911, 
        2328) [17JN] [31JY]
    Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical 
        substances (see H.R. 659) [10FE]
    Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State 
        emission standards (see H.R. 8) [7JA] [9JA]
    National forests: exempt prescribed burning from regulations under 
        the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 2601) [1OC]

CLEAN WATER ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Radioactive substances: subject Federal facilities discharging 
        radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as 
        private facilities (see H.R. 2222) [23JY]

CLEMENT, BOB (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: role in character development and teaching of moral 
        values (see H. Con. Res. 127) [28JY]
    Medina, Claudia J. Alexandru: relief (see H.R. 2617) [6OC]
    Medina, Jose A., Jr.: relief (see H.R. 2617) [6OC]
    Medina, Rosalba Colunga de: relief (see H.R. 2617) [6OC]
    Political campaigns: ban soft money in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 110, 458) [9JA] [21JA]
    Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining 
        age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45) [7JA] [9JA]
    TVA 2000 Regional Commission: establish (see H.R. 2082) [26JN]

CLERGY
see Churches and Synagogues; Religion

CLEVELAND, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 643) [6FE]
    Public lands: conveyance (see H.R. 2834) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 643) (H. Rept. 
        105-231) [31JY]

CLINT, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Texas: conveyance of certain Federal lands to the Clint and 
        Fabens, TX, school districts (see H.R. 1116) [18MR]

CLOTHING INDUSTRY
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' 
        label (see H. Con. Res. 80) [15MY]
    Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see H.R. 2432) [8SE]
    Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made 
        without child labor (see H.R. 1301) [10AP]
    Sweatshops: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see 
        H.R. 23) [7JA] [9JA]
    Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry 
        (see H.R. 1504) [30AP]

COAL
related term(s) Power Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 609) [5FE]
    ------pneumoconiosis claims (see H.R. 252) [9JA]
    Health: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see 
        H.R. 1600) [14MY]
    Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (see H. 
        Con. Res. 119) [23JY]
    Taxation: investment credit for conversion of coal and domestic 
        carbonaceous feedstocks into liquid fuels (see H.R. 2175) 
        [16JY]
    ------treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see H.R. 2231) 
        [23JY]

COAST GUARD
related term(s) Department of Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1838, 2204) [10JN] [21JY]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 2204), consideration (see H. Res. 265) 
        [9OC]
    Grand Haven, MI: designate as ``Coast Guard City, USA'' (see H. 
        Con. Res. 115) [15JY]
    Nahant, MA: convey Coast Guard Recreation Facility property (see 
        H.R. 1992) [19JN]
    Sault Sainte Marie, MI: Coast Guard conveyance of certain property 
        to the local American Legion post (see H.R. 2641) [8OC]
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 2582) [30SE]
  Reports filed
    Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2204) (H. Rept. 105-236) [31JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2204, Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 265) (H. Rept. 105-317) [9OC]

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COASTAL ZONES
  Bills and resolutions
    Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        H.R. 1658) [16MY]
    Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 
        2094) [26JN]
    Cape Cod National Seashore: provide for a land exchange and extend 
        the authority of the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory 
        Commission (see H.R. 2411) [5SE]
    Cape Lookout National Seashore: ensure maintenance of a herd of 
        wild horses (see H.R. 765) [13FE]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 796, 2304, 2401) [13FE] [30JY] [4SE]
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        2125) [9JY]
    Dept. of the Interior: approval process for oil and gas leasing, 
        exploration, or development activity off the North Carolina 
        coast (see H.R. 2615) [6OC]
    ------prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and 
        gas lease sales (see H.R. 2555) [25SE]
    Fish and fishing: moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic mackerel 
        or Atlantic herring fisheries (see H.R. 1575, 1855) [8MY] 
        [10JN]
    ------prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in 
        coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 393) 
        [9JA]
    Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and 
        gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 
        1989) [19JN]
    ------restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental 
        Shelf (see H.R. 180) [9JA]
    Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation 
        program (see H.R. 2970) [8NO]
    National Lighthouse Museum: establish (see H.R. 2895) [7NO]
    New Jersey: terminate ocean dumping off the coast at the Mud Dump 
        Site and other sites within the New York Bight Apex (see H.R. 
        244) [9JA]
    Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal 
        activities policy (see H.R. 2547) [25SE]
    Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1135, 
        1995) [19MR] [19JN]
    Puerto Rico: waiver of EPA secondary treatment requirements for 
        wastewater treatment facilities (see H.R. 2207) [22JY]
    San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil 
        spills (see H.R. 882) [27FE]
    Shipping industry: reform coastwise, intercoastal, and 
        noncontiguous trade shipping laws (see H.R. 1991) [19JN]
  Reports filed
    Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Reauthorization and 
        Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. 
        Rept. 105-169) [8JY]
    Cape Lookout National Seashore Maintenance of Wild Horses: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 765) (H. Rept. 105-179) 
        [14JY]
    Moratorium on Large Vessels in Atlantic Mackerel or Atlantic 
        Herring Fisheries: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1855) 
        (H. Rept. 105-209) [28JY]
    Waiver of EPA Secondary Treatment Requirements for Wastewater 
        Treatment Facilities in Puerto Rico: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2207) (H. 
        Rept. 105-237) [1AU]

COASTLINES
see Beaches

COBLE, HOWARD (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bogsch, Arpad: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 143) [4SE]
    Collective bargaining: clarify use of violence to achieve 
        objectives (see H.R. 2163) [15JY]
    Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of 
        Appeals: establish (see H.R. 908) [4MR]
    Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 2589) [1OC]
    ------limitations on liability relative to on-line material (see 
        H.R. 2180) [17JY]
    ------prevent the misappropriation of collections of information 
        (see H.R. 2652) [9OC]
    ------protection of certain original designs (see H.R. 2696) 
        [22OC]
    ------treatment of distribution of certain phonorecords (see H.R. 
        1967) [19JN]
    Courts: amend U.S. Code relative to arbitration in district courts 
        (see H.R. 2603) [2OC]
    ------authorize voluntary alternative dispute resolutions systems 
        (see H.R. 903) [3MR]
    ------improve operation and administration of Federal courts (see 
        H.R. 2294) [30JY]
    ------reathorize arbitration programs (see H.R. 1581) [13MY]
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC: designate (see H.R. 2379) [3SE]
    Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international 
        registration of trademarks (see H.R. 567) [4FE]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms and 
        to increase the term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. 
        Res. 6) [9JA]
    ------deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 1) [9JA]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 46) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------prohibit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (see H.R. 47) [7JA] [9JA]
    21st Century Patent System Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 400) 
        [9JA]
    Patent and Trademark Office: extend surcharges on patent fees (see 
        H.R. 673) [11FE]
    Presidents of the U.S.: limit the duration of certain benefits 
        extended to former Presidents (see H.R. 48) [7JA] [9JA]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 672) 
        [11FE]
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 2582) [30SE]
    States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles 
        within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 
        2942) [8NO]
    Tariff: chemicals (see H.R. 2268, 2269, 2270, 2271) [25JY]
    ------Tinopal CBS-X (see H.R. 1097) [18MR]
    Trademark Law Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 1661) [20MY]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: 
        implementation (see H.R. 2281) [29JY]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and 
        Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 2281) [29JY]
  Reports filed
    Arbitration Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1581) (H. Rept. 105-143) [23JN]
    Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of 
        Appeals: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 908) (H. 
        Rept. 105-26) [17MR]
    Copyright Treatment of the Distribution of Certain Phonorecords: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1967) (H. Rept. 105-
        325) [21OC]
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 567) (H. Rept. 105-199) [24JY]
    No Electronic Theft (NET) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2265) (H. Rept. 105-339) [23OC]
    Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1534) (H. Rept. 105-323) [21OC]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act Technical Amendments: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 672) (H. Rept. 105-25) [17MR]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-108) [30MY]
    Trademark Law Treaty Implementation: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1661) (H. Rept. 105-194) [21JY]
    21st Century Patent System Improvement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 400) (H. Rept. 105-39) [20MR]

COBURN, TOM A. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062) 
        [13MR]
    Health: improve regulation of radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2298) 
        [30JY] [3SE]
    Medicare: protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in 
        managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to 
        enrollees (see H.R. 459) [21JA]
    Osage County, OK: convey certain lands acquired for Candy Lake 
        project (see H.R. 2299) [30JY]
    Sequoyah County, OK: convey certain lands acquired for Sallisaw 
        Creek project (see H.R. 2300) [30JY]

COE, EARNEST F.
  Bills and resolutions
    Everglades National Park: designate Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 136) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center in the Everglades National Park and 
        the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 136) (H. Rept. 105-328) [21OC]

COINS
  Bills and resolutions
    Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864) [27FE]
    Civil War--U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American 
        Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453) [11SE]
    Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial 
        of birth (see H.R. 678) [11FE]
    Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of Puerto Ricans who 
        served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H.R. 2978) [9NO]
    Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of 
        bicentennial (see H.R. 1560) [8MY]
    Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the 
        second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural 
        scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519) [1MY]
    One dollar coin: issue (see H.R. 1174, 2637) [20MR] [8OC]
    States: establish circulating commemorative coin program 
        commemorating each State (see H.R. 2414) [5SE]
    Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of 
        centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see H.R. 2461) 
        [11SE]

COLD BAY, AK
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate surface 
        transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King Cove 
        (see H.R. 2259) [24JY]
  Reports filed
    King Cove Health and Safety Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2259) (H. Rept. 105-398) [8NO]

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
related term(s) Labor Unions
  Bills and resolutions
    Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling 
        disputes (see H.R. 2882) [7NO]
    Labor unions: clarify use of violence to achieve objectives (see 
        H.R. 2163) [15JY]
    Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public 
        safety officers employed by States or local governments (see 
        H.R. 1173) [20MR]
    NLRB: jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 
        572) [4FE]
    ------resolution of unfair labor practice complaints in a timely 
        manner (see H.R. 1598) [14MY]
    Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight 
        crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991) [6MR]

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
related term(s) Education; Schools
  Appointments
    Gallaudet University Board of Trustees [11FE]
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alcoholic beverages: encourage adoption of a code of principles to 
        change the culture of alcohol consumption on college campuses 
        (see H. Res. 321) [9NO]

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    ------provide incentives to develop alcohol abuse prevention and 
        education programs (see H.R. 1980) [19JN]
    Civil liberties: protect speech and association rights of students 
        (see H.R. 980) [6MR]
    Community colleges: allow employees in classified positions to 
        serve in certified or other academic capacities (see H.R. 431) 
        [9JA]
    Crime: disclosure of incidents relative to prejudice based on 
        race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or 
        disability (see H.R. 3043) [13NO]
    ------require opening of campus security crime logs at 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715) [12FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: continuation of the Food Animal Residue 
        Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (see H.R. 
        2876) [7NO]
    Dept. of Defense: repayment of student loans by students called to 
        active duty (see H.R. 877) [27FE]
    Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals 
        without explicit and specific legislation (see H. Res. 214; 
        H.R. 2846) [1AU] [6NO]
    ------provide links to databases of information concerning 
        scholarships and fellowships (see H.R. 1440) [24AP]
    Ecology and environment: establish doctoral fellowships to 
        increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in 
        global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 2749) 
        [28OC]
    Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 
        2535) [24SE]
    ------development of school-to-work opportunities systems (see 
        H.R. 1803) [5JN]
    ------establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity 
        Program (see H.R. 1970) [19JN]
    ------exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student 
        loan programs (see H.R. 529) [4FE]
    ------extend and make uniform student loan repayment plans (see 
        H.R. 2391) [3SE]
    ------grants to create partnerships between post-secondary and 
        elementary or secondary schools to instruct teachers (see H.R. 
        3085) [13NO]
    ------improve access to and affordability of higher education (see 
        H.R. 1435, 2546) [24AP] [25SE]
    ------improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers 
        (see H.R. 2852) [6NO]
    ------improve student financial aid programs (see H.R. 2536) 
        [24SE]
    ------improve teacher quality (see H.R. 2698) [22OC]
    ------increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744) [13FE]
    ------increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other 
        under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495) [18SE]
    ------increase student options for the consolidation of their 
        student loan obligations (see H.R. 2518) [23SE]
    ------participation in Pell Grant Program relative to Federal 
        Stafford Loan Program default rate (see H.R. 1307) [10AP]
    ------prevent Federal student assistance need analysis from 
        penalizing parents for investing in prepaid tuition programs 
        (see H.R. 2672) [9OC]
    ------prohibit the use of stale cohort default data in the 
        termination of student assistance eligibility (see H.R. 3061) 
        [13NO]
    ------provide administrative support and information to establish 
        State prepaid tuition programs (see H.R. 855) [26FE]
    ------provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 2065, 
        2131) [25JN] [9JY]
    ------provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase 
        financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 
        1233) [8AP]
    ------student loan default rate limitations relative to Hispanic-
        serving institutions (see H.R. 281) [9JA]
    ------substitute educational quality evaluations for cohort 
        default rates in eligibility determinations for student 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 386) [9JA]
    ------treatment of need-based educational aid relative to 
        antitrust laws (see H.R. 1866) [11JN]
    Florida A&M University: design, construction, furnishing, and 
        equipping of Center for Historically Black Heritage (see H.R. 
        3038) [13NO]
    Haskell Indian Nations University: enhance administrative 
        authority of college president (see H.R. 1337) [15AP]
    Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to 
        students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see 
        H.R. 1281) [10AP]
    ------establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 881) [27FE]
    ------establish research and grant programs for the eradication or 
        control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (see 
        H.R. 2565) [26SE]
    ------establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education 
        trust fund (see H.R. 106) [9JA]
    Health care professionals: training of students relative to 
        identification and referral of victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 884) [27FE]
    Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax 
        deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Higher Education Act: allow certain small, nonprofit banks to 
        exceed 50 percent student loan ratio (see H.R. 2311) [30JY]
    ------financial responsibility for refunds during provisional 
        certification and change of ownership of propietary 
        institutions (see H.R. 2981) [9NO]
    ------improve accountability and reform certain programs (see H.R. 
        2140) [10JY]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 6) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------reform methods for calculating graduation rates (see H.R. 
        914) [4MR]
    ------reform methods for calculating graduation rates (H.R. 914), 
        concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 145) [13MY]
    Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language 
        (see H. Con. Res. 36) [5MR]
    Minorities: exempt certain institutions of higher education 
        serving minorities from default-based ineligibility for 
        student loan programs (see H.R. 717) [12FE]
    National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish 
        (see H.R. 1511) [1MY]
    National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437) 
        [9JA]
    ------reauthorization (H.R. 437), consideration (see H. Res. 164) 
        [10JN]
    Northeastern University: anniversary (see H. Res. 266) [9OC]
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in 
        the line of duty (see H.R. 2088) [26JN]
    ------provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and 
        dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in 
        the line of duty (see H.R. 2755, 3046) [28OC] [13NO]
    Public welfare programs: expand vocational and higher education 
        opportunities and allow use of college work study to fulfill 
        additional work requirements (see H.R. 3002) [9NO]
    ------make postsecondary or vocational education training a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 2025) [24JN]
    ------make progress toward completion of high school or college a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 1616) [14MY]
    Social Security: modification of certain State agreements relative 
        to certain students (see H.R. 1035) [12MR]
    Southeastern University: amend charter relative to board of 
        trustees eligibility (see H.R. 2753) [28OC]
    Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: enhance administrative 
        authority of college president (see H.R. 1337) [15AP]
    Sports: make information regarding men's and women's athletic 
        programs available to prospective students (see H.R. 1987) 
        [19JN]
    ------prohibit solicitation for representation and establish 
        requirements for contracts between agents and college athletes 
        (see H.R. 2171) [16JY]
    States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see 
        H.R. 828, 1234) [25FE] [8AP]
    Student Loan Marketing Association: treatment of tax-exempt 
        municipal bonds relative to waiver of redemption premiums (see 
        H.R. 2511, 2530) [18SE] [23SE]
    Taxation: permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 1123) 
        [19MR]
    ------provide income exclusion for work study payments (see H.R. 
        1296) [10AP]
    ------repeal cap on outstanding tax-exempt bonds for certain 
        nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 197) [9JA]
    ------restore the prior law exclusion for scholarships and 
        fellowships and the deduction for interest on education loans 
        (see H.R. 319) [9JA]
    ------tax credit for education expenses (see H.R. 1633) [15MY]
    ------treatment of employer-provided and graduate level 
        educational assistance and interest on education loans (see 
        H.R. 1632) [15MY]
    ------treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 19, 82, 
        382, 553, 1627, 1774, 1810) [7JA] [9JA] [4FE] [15MY] [3JN] 
        [5JN]
    ------treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1465) 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of scholarships received under the National Health 
        Corps Scholarship Program (see H.R. 2951, 2998) [8NO] [9NO]
    ------treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 656, 1355, 
        1369, 1394) [10FE] [16AP] [17AP]
    ------treatment of student loan programs and public-private 
        education partnerships for public educational institutions 
        serving disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1512) [1MY]
    ------treatment of student loans (see H.R. 724) [12FE]
    ------tuition income tax credit (see H.R. 318) [9JA]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-
        exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association 
        College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527) [23SE]
    21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777) [13FE]
    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: ensure the 
        equitable treatment of graduates (see H.R. 2567) [26SE]
    University of Puerto Rico: transfer title to Federal real property 
        and improvements used to operate a center for research on 
        primates (see H.R. 1305) [10AP]
    Veterans: funding levels for federally assisted education programs 
        (see H.R. 759) [13FE]
    Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX 
        provisions relative to equity in women's educational and 
        athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103) [23JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 437, National Sea Grant College Program and 
        Marine Resources Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 164) (H. Rept. 105-127) [10JN]
    Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act: Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2535) (H. Rept. 105-322) 
        [21OC]
    National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 105-22) [21AP]
    Need-Based Educational Aid Antitrust Protection Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1866) (H. Rept. 105-144) [23JN]
    Reform Methods for Calculating Graduation Rates for Colleges and 
        Universities: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 914) (H. Rept. 105-14) [11MR]

COLLINS, BARBARA-ROSE (a former Representative from Illinois)
  Reports filed
    Resolution of Ethics Charges: Committee on Standards of Official 
        Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 104-876) [7JA] [9JA]

COLLINS, MAC (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair [7JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: relief for survivors of members and one civilian 
        killed during friendly fire incident in

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        volving U.S. fighter aircraft and helicopters in Iraq (see 
        H.R. 2986) [9NO]
    Children and youth: proclaim as greatest U.S. asset (see H. Res. 
        154) [20MY]
    Insurance: order of precedence to be applied in the payment of 
        life insurance benefits (see H.R. 1316) [14AP]
    Taxation: treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral 
        equipment (see H.R. 1968) [19JN]
    ------treatment of FAA mandated aircraft maintenance and repair 
        expenditures (see H.R. 1844) [10JN]

COLOMBIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Democracy: renew efforts to end guerrilla war (see H. Res. 289) 
        [29OC]
    Foreign aid: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug 
        enforcement efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see 
        H.R. 1034) [12MR]

COLORADO
  Bills and resolutions
    Arapaho and White River National Forests: expand Eagles Nest 
        Wilderness (see H.R. 985) [6MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of John L. 
        (Jack) Swigert for placement in National Statuary Hall (see H. 
        Con. Res. 25) [25FE]
    Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal 
        reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute 
        Indian tribes (see H.R. 745) [13FE]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Colorado (see H.R. 2217) [22JY]
    Greeley, CO: exchange of certain lands with Water Supply and 
        Storage Co. (see H.R. 1309) [10AP]
    Hinsdale, CO: land exchange (see H.R. 951) [5MR]
    La Junta, CO: conveyance of certain military housing facilities 
        (see H.R. 2916) [7NO]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 302) [9JA]
    ------prohibit commercial air tours (see H.R. 2859) [6NO]
    Routt National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 1021) [11MR]
    San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish 
        Peaks Wilderness (see H.R. 1865) [11JN]
    ------extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (see H.R. 
        1196) [20MR]
    Water: convey the Collbran Reclamation Project to certain water 
        conservancy districts (see H.R. 2506) [18SE]
    White River National Forest: boundary adjustment relative to 
        National Forest System lands within Summit County, CO (see 
        H.R. 1020) [11MR]
    ------boundary adjustment relative to the Raggeds Wilderness (see 
        H.R. 1019) [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Eagles Nest Wilderness Expansion Within Arapaho and White River 
        National Forests in Colorado: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 985) (H. Rept. 105-111) [3JN]
    Hinsdale County, CO, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 951) (H. Rept. 105-170) [8JY]
    White River National Forest Boundary Adjustment Relative to 
        National Forest System Lands Within Summit County, CO: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 105-113) 
        [3JN]
    White River National Forest Boundary Adjustment Relative to the 
        Raggeds Wilderness: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1019) 
        (H. Rept. 105-112) [3JN]

COMBEST, LARRY (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural 
        research, extension, and education programs (see H.R. 2534) 
        [24SE]
    Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the 
        operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327) [31JY]
    Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 913) [4MR]
    Medicare: reimbursement for telehealth services (see H.R. 966) 
        [6MR]

COMMISSION ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1614) [14MY]

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. 957) [5MR]

COMMISSION ON CONGRESSIONAL MAILING STANDARDS
  Appointments
    Members [12MR]

COMMISSION ON NATIONAL DRUG POLICY
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1345) [16AP]

COMMISSION ON OCEAN POLICY
  Bills and resolutions
    Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal 
        activities policy (see H.R. 2547) [25SE]

COMMISSION ON PRIVACY OF GOVERNMENT RECORDS
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1330) [15AP]

COMMISSION ON RETIREMENT SAVINGS
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1695) [21MY]

COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE
  Appointments
    Members [13MR] [24JN]

COMMISSION ON SERVICEMEMBERS AND VETERANS TRANSITION ASSISTANCE
  Bills and resolutions
    Membership: eliminate the requirement that members be allocated to 
        separate programs (see H.R. 469) [21JA]

COMMISSION ON STRUCTURAL ALTERNATIVES FOR THE FEDERAL COURTS OF APPEALS
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 639, 908) [6FE] [4MR]
  Reports filed
    Establish: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 908) (H. Rept. 
        105-26) [17MR]

COMMISSION ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
  Appointments
    Members [8JY]

COMMISSION ON THE COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION
  Appointments
    Members [11JY] [15JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1511) [1MY]

COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF AMERICA'S VETERANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 335) [9JA]

COMMISSION TO ELIMINATE WASTE IN GOVERNMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reestablish (see H.R. 132, 271, 1318) [9JA] [14AP]

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 72) [13FE]
  Reports filed
    Census of Agriculture Act (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 105-296) [2OC]
    Conveyance of Certain Dos Palos, CA, Lands to the Dos Palos Ag 
        Boosters (H.R. 111) (H. Rept. 105-34) [20MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture Contracts Under the Conservation Reserve 
        Program (H.R. 1342) (H. Rept. 105-80) [29AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture Dairy Indemnity Program Reauthorization (H.R. 
        1789) (H. Rept. 105-294) [2OC]
    Forage Improvement Act (H.R. 2493) (H. Rept. 105-346) [24OC]
    J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, 
        Watkinsville, GA, (H.R. 785) (H. Rept. 105-36) [20MR]
    Mark Twain National Forest Boundary Adjustment (H.R. 1779) (H. 
        Rept. 105-295) [2OC]
    Reform, Extend, and Repeal Certain Agricultural Research, 
        Extension, and Education Programs (H.R. 2534) (H. Rept. 105-
        376) [4NO]
    Release of Reversionary Interest in Certain Iosco, MI, Lands Held 
        by the Federal Government (H.R. 394) (H. Rept. 105-35) [20MR]
    State Prevention of Receipt of Food Stamps by Prisoners (H.R. 
        1000) (H. Rept. 105-43) [8AP]
  Rules
    Procedure [6FE]

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        328) [13NO]
    Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs: establish (see H. Res. 20) 
        [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 105-178) [14JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 2016) (H. 
        Rept. 105-150) [24JN]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2266) (H. Rept. 105-206) 
        [25JY]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2107) (H. Rept. 105-163) [8JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2378) 
        (H. Rept. 105-240) [3SE] [11SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2169) (H. Rept. 105-188) [16JY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2267) (H. Rept. 105-207) [25JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2264) (H. Rept. 105-205) [25JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 105-175) [11JY]
    District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 2607) (H. Rept. 105-298) 
        [6OC]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 105-83) 
        [29AP]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 
        105-190) [21JY]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 105-176) [14JY]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 2209) 
        (H. Rept. 105-196) [22JY]
    Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998 (H. 
        Rept. 105-182) [15JY]
    Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998 (H. 
        Rept. 105-185) [16JY] [17JY]
    Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998 (H. 
        Rept. 105-215) [29JY]
    Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998 (H. 
        Rept. 105-260) [23SE]
    Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998 (H. 
        Rept. 105-286) [30SE]
    Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998 (H. 
        Rept. 105-287) [1OC]
    Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998 (H. 
        Rept. 105-302) [6OC]
    Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998 (H. Rept. 105-
        151) [24JN]
  Rules
    Procedure [26FE]

COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        32, 196, 325) [21JA] [23JY] [13NO]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 208) [31JY]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 69) [13FE]
    Members of Congress: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 114) 
        [16AP]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 118, 221) [16AP] 
        [5SE]
    Sanders, Representative: election to the Committees on Banking and 
        Financial Services and Government Reform and Oversight (see H. 
        Res. 14) [7JA] [9JA]

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  Reports filed
    Eximbank Reauthorization (H.R. 1370) (H. Rept. 105-224) [31JY]
    Homeowners Insurance Protection Act (H.R. 607) (H. Rept. 105-55) 
        [16AP]
    Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 105-
        76) [28AP] [29AP]
    Increase Competition in the Financial Services Sector (H.R. 10) 
        (H. Rept. 105-164) [8JY] [17SE]
    Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board Abolishment Act (H.R. 
        2343) (H. Rept. 105-249) [17SE]
  Rules
    Procedure [6FE]

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        33, 58) [21JA] [13FE]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 74) [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1003) (H. Rept. 105-46) [8AP]
    Clarify Firearm Permit and Licensing Procedures for Armored Car 
        Crew Members (H.R. 624) (H. Rept. 105-6) [25FE]
    Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Civilian Research, Development, 
        Demonstration, and Commercial Application Activities (H.R. 
        1277) (H. Rept. 105-67) [10JN]
    Dept. of Energy Standardization Act (H.R. 649) (H. Rept. 105-11) 
        [11MR]
    Distribution of Funds to States for EPA Cooperative Agreements 
        Relative to Underground Storage Tanks (H.R. 688) (H. Rept. 
        105-58) [17AP]
    Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information 
        Dissemination Program Extension (H.R. 363) (H. Rept. 105-60) 
        [21AP]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs Extension (H.R. 2472) 
        (H. Rept. 105-275) [26SE]
    EPA Appropriations for Research, Development, and Demonstration 
        Activities (H.R. 1276) (H. Rept. 105-99) [26JN]
    Extend Term of Appointment of Certain Members of the Prospective 
        Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Payment Review 
        Commission (H.R. 1001) (H. Rept. 105-49) [14AP]
    FDA Regulatory Modernization Act (H.R. 1411) (H. Rept. 105-310) 
        [7OC]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Iowa (H.R. 2165) (H. Rept. 105-273) [26SE]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in New York (H.R. 848) (H. Rept. 105-122) [7JN]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Washington (H.R. 651) (H. Rept. 105-12) [11MR]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Washington (H.R. 652) (H. Rept. 105-13) [11MR]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Washington (H.R. 1184) (H. Rept. 105-123) [7JN]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Washington (H.R. 1217) (H. Rept. 105-124) [7JN]
    Food and Nutrition Information Reform Act (H.R. 2469) (H. Rept. 
        105-306) [6OC]
    Increase Competition in the Financial Services Sector (H.R. 10) 
        (H. Rept. 105-164) [4NO]
    Medicaid Waiver of Enrollment Composition Rule for the Better 
        Health Plan of Amherst, NY (H.R. 2018) (H. Rept. 105-165) 
        [8JY]
    Medical Device Regulatory Modernization Act (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 
        105-307) [6OC]
    National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 1839) 
        (H. Rept. 105-285) [30SE]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 105-290) [1OC]
    Nursing Home Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs 
        (H.R. 968) (H. Rept. 105-23) [18MR]
    SEC Appropriations (H.R. 1262) (H. Rept. 105-274) [26SE]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 
        105-108) [29SE]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact (H.R. 629) (H. 
        Rept. 105-181) [15JY]
  Rules
    Procedure [6FE]

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMICS (Joint)
  Appointments
    Members [20JA] [27FE] [11MR] [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Economic Report of the President (H. Rept. 105-393) [8NO]

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        32) [21JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 84) [6MR]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 75) [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Charter Schools Improvement and Expansion (H.R. 2616) (H. Rept. 
        105-321) [21OC]
    Education Spending Relative to a Greater Percentage of Federal Tax 
        Dollars on Children's Classrooms (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 105-
        349) [28OC]
    Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act (H.R. 2535) (H. Rept. 
        105-322) [21OC]
    Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act (H.R. 1385) (H. 
        Rept. 105-93) [8MY]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization (H.R. 
        5) (H. Rept. 105-95) [13MY]
    Inform Workers of Their Rights Relative to the Payment of Dues or 
        Fees to Labor Organizations (H.R. 1625) (H. Rept. 105-397) 
        [8NO]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Appropriations 
        (H.R. 1818) (H. Rept. 105-155) [26JN]
    Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 105-348) [24OC]
    Reform Methods for Calculating Graduation Rates for Colleges and 
        Universities (H.R. 914) (H. Rept. 105-14) [11MR]
    Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act (H.R. 1377) (H. 
        Rept. 105-104) [20MY]
    Vocational Education Funding (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-177) [14JY]
    Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 105-21) [12MR]
  Rules
    Procedure [4FE]

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        32, 331) [21JA] [13NO]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 120) [17AP]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 65, 86) [13FE] [6MR]
    House of Representatives: special investigative authorities (see 
        H. Res. 167) [17JN]
    Members of Congress: election (see H. Res. 108) [9AP]
    Sanders, Representative: election to the Committees on Banking and 
        Financial Services and Government Reform and Oversight (see H. 
        Res. 14) [7JA] [9JA]
    Subcommittees: increase number (see H. Res. 326) [12NO]
  Reports filed
    Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records (H. Rept. 105-37) 
        [20MR]
    Drug-Free Communities Act (H.R. 956) (H. Rept. 105-105) [20MY]
    Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act (H.R. 1836) (H. Rept. 
        105-374) [4NO]
    Federal Employees Life Insurance Improvement Act (H.R. 2675) (H. 
        Rept. 105-373) [4NO]
    Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses--Strong Evidence Linking Toxic Causes 
        to Chronic Health Effects (H. Rept. 105-388) [7NO]
    Payment of Federal Employee Life Insurance Benefits Relative to 
        Order of Precedence (H.R. 1316) (H. Rept. 105-134) [18JN]
    Permit the Waiver of Residency Requirements for Certain Employees 
        of the Office of the Inspector General of the District of 
        Columbia (H.R. 514) (H. Rept. 105-29) [17MR]
    President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act 
        Assassination Records Review Board Extension (H.R. 1553) (H. 
        Rept. 105-138) [19JN]
    Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act 
        (H.R. 1962) (H. Rept. 105-331) [21OC]
    Special Investigative Authorities: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 167) (H. Rept. 105-139) [19JN]
    Subcommittee Increases: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 326) 
        (H. Rept. 105-404) [12NO]
    Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (H.R. 240) (H. Rept. 105-40) 
        [20MR]
  Rules
    Procedure [13FE] [20JN]

COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections: investigation of voter irregularities in California's 
        46th Congressional District (see H. Res. 276, 287, 290, 291, 
        292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 307, 315, 318) [23OC] [29OC] 
        [30OC] [5NO] [8NO] [9NO]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 55) [12FE]
    Members of Congress: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 137) 
        [30AP]
  Motions
    Elections: investigation of voter irregularities in California's 
        46th Congressional District (H. Res. 287) [29OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 290) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 291) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 292) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 293) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 294) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 295) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 296) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 297) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 307) [5NO]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 315) [8NO]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 318) [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Committees of the House Expenditures (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 105-
        30) [17MR]
    Committees of the House Expenditures (H. Res. 129) (H. Rept. 105-
        79) [28AP]
  Rules
    Procedure [4FE]

COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (House, Select)
  Appointments
    Members [4FE] [10FE] [6MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 59) [13FE]
  Reports filed
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 1775) (H. Rept. 105-
        135) [18JN]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 
        105-108) [16SE]
  Rules
    Procedure [18MR]

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COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        32) [21JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 120) [17AP]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 66, 81) [13FE] [5MR]
    Members of Congress: election (see H. Res. 106) [21MR]
  Reports filed
    Disapprove Foreign Aid Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug 
        Enforcement Efforts (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 105-10) [10MR]
    Foreign Policy Reform Act (H.R. 1486) (H. Rept. 105-94) [12MY]
    Impose Sanctions on Foreign Persons Who Transfer Items 
        Contributing to Iranian Efforts To Acquire, Develop, or 
        Produce Ballistic Missiles (H.R. 2709) (H. Rept. 105-375) 
        [4NO]
    Iranian Sanctions Relative to Acquisition of Certain Missiles (H. 
        Res. 188) (H. Rept. 105-304) [6OC]
    Participation of People's Republic of China Officials in 
        International Activities Relative to Release of Religious 
        Prisoners (H.R. 967) (H. Rept. 105-309) [6OC]
    Political Freedom in China Act (H.R. 2358) (H. Rept. 105-305) 
        [6OC]
    Radio Free Asia Act (H.R. 2232) (H. Rept. 105-303) [6OC]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 
        105-108) [25JY]
    U.S.-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Defense Cooperation Act (H.R. 2386) (H. 
        Rept. 105-308) [6OC]

COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        196) [23JY]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 120, 208) [17AP] 
        [31JY]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 57) [13FE]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H.R. 1119) (H. Rept. 105-132) 
        [16JN]
    Dept. of Defense Reform (H.R. 1778) (H. Rept. 105-133) [17JN]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 
        105-108) [15SE]
  Rules
    Procedure [13FE]

COMMITTEE ON POW AND MIA AFFAIRS (House, Select)
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H. Res. 16) [9JA]

COMMITTEE ON PRINTING (Joint)
  Bills and resolutions
    Members of Congress: election (see H. Res. 85) [6MR]

COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        32) [21JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 58, 120) [13FE] 
        [17AP]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 56) [13FE]
  Reports filed
    African Elephant Conservation Act Reauthorization (H.R. 39) (H. 
        Rept. 105-59) [21AP]
    Allow Election of Guam Delegate by a Means Other Than a Separate 
        Ballot (H.R. 1460) (H. Rept. 105-253) [18SE]
    American Land Sovereignty Protection Act (H.R. 901) (H. Rept. 105-
        245) [5SE]
    American Samoa Development Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 757) (H. Rept. 105-38) [20MR]
    Arches National Park Boundaries Expansion (H.R. 2283) (H. Rept. 
        105-385) [6NO]
    Asian Elephant Conservation Act (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 105-266) 
        [23SE]
    Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Reauthorization and 
        Amendments (H.R. 1658) (H. Rept. 105-169) [8JY]
    Cape Lookout National Seashore Maintenance of Wild Horses (H.R. 
        765) (H. Rept. 105-179) [14JY]
    Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Act (H.R. 948) (H. 
        Rept. 105-351) [28OC]
    Citizen's Fair Hearing Act (H.R. 752) (H. Rept. 105-42) [21MR]
    Congressional Consent to Certain Amendments Enacted by Hawaii 
        State Legislature to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (H.J. 
        Res. 32) (H. Rept. 105-16) [11MR]
    Conveyance of California Land to Hoopa Valley Tribe (H.R. 79) (H. 
        Rept. 105-110) [3JN]
    Conveyance of Public Lands From Carson National Forest and Santa 
        Fe National Forest to El Rito and Jemez Springs, NM (H.R. 434) 
        (H. Rept. 105-359) [30OC]
    Coral Reef Conservation Act (H.R. 2233) (H. Rept. 105-277) [29SE]
    Distribution of Certain Revenues From the Mineral Springs Parcel 
        to Certain Members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla 
        Indians (H.R. 700) (H. Rept. 105-241) [3SE]
    Eagles Nest Wilderness Expansion Within Arapaho and White River 
        National Forests in Colorado (H.R. 985) (H. Rept. 105-111) 
        [3JN]
    Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center in the Everglades National Park and 
        the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness (H.R. 136) (H. Rept. 
        105-328) [21OC]
    Emigrant Wilderness Concrete Dams and Weirs Maintenance (H.R.. 
        1663) (H. Rept. 105-192) [21JY]
    Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act (H.R. 478) (H. Rept. 
        105-75) [24AP]
    Forage Improvement Act (H.R. 2493) (H. Rept. 105-346) [24OC]
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Permanent Addition Design and 
        Construction (S.J. Res. 29) (H. Rept. 105-167) [8JY]
    Grand Teton National Park Domestic Livestock Grazing (H.R. 708) 
        (H. Rept. 105-300) [6OC]
    Grants Pass, OR, Land Conveyance (H.R. 1198) (H. Rept. 105-166) 
        [8JY]
    Gunston Hall Plantation Board of Regents Authority To Establish a 
        George Mason Memorial (S. 423) (H. Rept. 105-363) [31OC]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area River Craft Management (H.R. 
        838) (H. Rept. 105-378) [4NO]
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area Boundary Modification (H.R. 799) (H. 
        Rept. 105-377) [4NO]
    Hinsdale County, CO, Land Exchange (H.R. 951) (H. Rept. 105-170) 
        [8JY]
    Hood Bay Land Exchange Act (H.R. 1948) (H. Rept. 105-261) [23SE]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation (H.R. 
        408) (H. Rept. 105-74) [24AP]
    King Cove Health and Safety Act (H.R. 2259) (H. Rept. 105-398) 
        [8NO]
    Lake County, OR, Public Land Exchange (H.R. 1944) (H. Rept. 105-
        193) [21JY]
    Maintain Health and Stability of Coral Reef Ecosystems (H. Con. 
        Res. 8) (H. Rept. 105-69) [23AP]
    Management of National Forest Public Domain Lands Relative to 
        Reduction of Carbon Dioxide (H. Con. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 105-
        330) [21OC]
    Management of Water-Related Facilities in Western States (H.R. 
        2402) (H. Rept. 105-353) [28OC]
    Miccosukee Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1476) (H. Rept. 105-278) [29SE]
    Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act (H.R. 1604) (H. Rept. 
        105-352) [28OC]
    Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgement Fund Distribution Act (H.R. 
        976) (H. Rept. 105-242) [3SE]
    Moratorium on Large Vessels in Atlantic Mackerel or Atlantic 
        Herring Fisheries (H.R. 1855) (H. Rept. 105-209) [28JY]
    National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 
        709) (H. Rept. 105-17) [11MR]
    National Monument Fairness Act (H.R. 1127) (H. Rept. 105-191) 
        [21JY]
    National Peace Garden Memorial Construction Authority Extension 
        (S. 731) (H. Rept. 105-362) [31OC]
    National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement (H.R. 1420) 
        (H. Rept. 105-106) [21MY]
    National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community 
        Partnership Act (H.R. 1856) (H. Rept. 105-329) [21OC]
    NOAA Appropriations (H.R. 1278) (H. Rept. 105-66) [20JN]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 105-290) [21OC]
    Oklahoma City National Memorial Act (H.R. 1849) (H. Rept. 105-316) 
        [8OC]
    Olivenhain Water Storage Project Loan Guarantees (H.R. 134) (H. 
        Rept. 105-327) [21OC]
    Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act (H.R. 412) 
        (H. Rept. 105-8) [10MR]
    Prohibit Expenditure of Funds for New National Wildlife System 
        Refuges Without Specific Authorization From Congress (H.R. 
        512) (H. Rept. 105-276) [29SE]
    Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act 
        (H.R. 858) (H. Rept. 105-136) [18JN]
    Restrict Certain Gaming and Land Use on United Auburn Indian 
        Community Lands (H.R. 1805) (H. Rept. 105-301) [6OC]
    Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (H.R. 449) (H. Rept. 
        105-68) [23AP]
    Tahoe National Forest Land Sale to Placer County, CA (H.R. 1439) 
        (H. Rept. 105-114) [3JN]
    Use of Canadian River Reclamation Project Water Distribution 
        System (H.R. 2007) (H. Rept. 105-279) [29SE]
    U.S.-Puerto Rico Political Status Act (H.R. 856) (H. Rept. 105-
        131) [12JN]
    Validation of Certain Conveyances Made by Southern Pacific 
        Transportation Co. in Tulare, CA (H.R. 960) (H. Rept. 105-171) 
        [8JY]
    Wenatchee National Forest Land Exchange With Chelan County, WA 
        (H.R. 822) (H. Rept. 105-168) [8JY]
    White River National Forest Boundary Adjustment Relative to 
        National Forest System Lands Within Summit County, CO (H.R. 
        1020) (H. Rept. 105-113) [3JN]
    White River National Forest Boundary Adjustment Relative to the 
        Raggeds Wilderness (H.R. 1019) (H. Rept. 105-112) [3JN]
    Year of the Ocean (H. Con. Res. 131) (H. Rept. 105-262) [23SE]
  Rules
    Procedure [5FE]

COMMITTEE ON RULES (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 73) [13FE]
    House Rules: authority of the Committee on Rules (House) to report 
        rules or orders waiving the germaneness requirement (see H. 
        Res. 209) [31JY]
  Reports filed
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Special 
        Investigative Authorities (H. Res. 167) (H. Rept. 105-139) 
        [19JN]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Subcommittee 
        Increase (H. Res. 326) (H. Rept. 105-404) [12NO]
    Committees of the House Expenditures (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 105-
        84) [30AP]
    Consideration of Certain Resolutions in Preparation for 
        Adjournment (H. Res. 311) (H. Rept. 105-391) [7NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 84, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002 (H. Res. 161) (H. Rept. 
        105-117) [4JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing 
        Personnel Strengths (H. Res. 278) (H. Rept. 105-343) [23OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1469, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Overseas 
        Peacekeeping Operations (H. Res. 162) (H. Rept. 105-120) [5JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief 
        Act (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 105-221) [31JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget 
        Act (H. Res. 202) (H. Rept. 105-218) [30JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and 
        Base Realignment

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        and Closure (H. Res. 228) (H. Rept. 105-248) [11SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2107, Dept. of the 
        Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 277) (H. 
        Rept. 105-342) [23OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2158, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 261) (H. Rept. 105-311) [7OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2159, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 105-402) [12NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2160, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 232) (H. Rept. 105-255) [18SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2169, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 
        263) (H. Rept. 105-314) [8OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2203, Energy and Water 
        Development Appropriations (H. Res. 254) (H. Rept. 105-281) 
        [29SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2209, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations (H. Res. 238) (H. 
        Rept. 105-263) [23SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 242) (H. Rept. 105-267) [24SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2267, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 330) (H. Rept. 105-406) 
        [13NO]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 84, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 1998-2002 (H. Res. 152) (H. Rept. 105-102) [19MY]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 108, Congressional Adjournment (H. 
        Res. 176) (H. Rept. 105-154) [25JN]
    Consideration of H. Res. 89, Submission of Budget Proposal by the 
        President Without Budgetary Contingencies (H. Res. 90) (H. 
        Rept. 105-18) [11MR]
    Consideration of H. Res. 91, Committees of the House Expenditures 
        (H. Res. 101) (H. Rept. 105-33) [19MR], (H. Res. 105) (H. 
        Rept. 105-41) [20MR]
    Consideration of H. Res. 168, House Ethics Reform Task Force 
        Implementation Recommendations (H. Res. 230) (H. Rept. 105-
        250) [17SE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 188, Sanctions Against Iran Relative to 
        Acquisition of Certain Missiles (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-
        379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H. Res. 244, Filing of Criminal Charges by the 
        U.S. Attorney in California Against Hermandad Mexicana 
        Nacional Relative to Contested Election (H. Res. 253) (H. 
        Rept. 105-280) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 2, Constitutional Amendment To Limit 
        Congressioal Terms (H. Res. 47) (H. Rept. 105-4) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 54, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag (H. Res. 163) (H. Rept. 
        105-126) [10JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 58, Disapprove Foreign Aid 
        Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug Enforcement Efforts 
        (H. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 105-20) [12MR]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 62, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing 
        Taxes (H. Res. 113) (H. Rept. 105-54) [14AP]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 97, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 
        269) (H. Rept. 105-333) [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1, Working Families Flexibility Act (H. Res. 
        99) (H. Rept. 105-31) [18MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Housing Opportunity and Responsibility 
        Act (H. Res. 133) (H. Rept. 105-81) [29AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 3, Juvenile Crime Control Act (H. Res. 143) 
        (H. Rept. 105-89) [6MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 400, 21st Century Patent System Improvement 
        Act (H. Res. 116) (H. Rept. 105-56) [16AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 408, International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program Act (H. Res. 153) (H. Rept. 105-103) [20MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 412, Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and 
        Conveyance Act (H. Res. 94.) [12MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 437, National Sea Grant College Program and 
        Marine Resources Programs Reauthorization (H. Res. 164) (H. 
        Rept. 105-127) [10JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 478, Flood Prevention and Family Protection 
        Act (H. Res. 142) (H. Rept. 105-88) [6MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 581, Family Planning Facilitation and 
        Abortion Funding Restriction Act (H. Res. 46) (H. Rept. 105-3) 
        [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact Consent Act (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 105-299) 
        [6OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 852, Paperwork Elimination Act (H. Res. 88) 
        (H. Rept. 105-15) [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 858, Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery 
        and Economic Stability Act (H. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 105-173) 
        [8JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 867, Adoption Promotion Act (H. Res. 134) 
        (H. Rept. 105-82) [29AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 901, American Land Sovereignty Protection 
        Act (H. Res. 243) (H. Rept. 105-268) [24SE], (H. Res. 257) (H. 
        Rept. 105-288) [1OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 967, Participation of People's Republic of 
        China Officials in International Activities Relative to 
        Release of Religious Prisoners (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-
        379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H. 
        Res. 169) (H. Rept. 105-137) [18JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (H. 
        Res. 100) (H. Rept. 105-32) [19MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1127, National Monument Fairness Act (H. 
        Res. 256) (H. Rept. 105-283) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act (H. Res. 280) 
        (H. Rept. 105-345) [24OC], (H. Res. 283) (H. Rept. 105-354) 
        [28OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1271, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
        Development Programs Authorization (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 
        105-70) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1273, NSF Appropriations (H. Res. 126) (H. 
        Rept. 105-71) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1274, NIST Appropriations (H. Res. 127) (H. 
        Rept. 105-72) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1275, NASA Appropriations (H. Res. 128) (H. 
        Rept. 105-73) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1370, Eximbank Reauthorization (H. Res. 255) 
        (H. Rept. 105-282) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy 
        Enhancement Act (H. Res. 150) (H. Rept. 105-98) [15MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        for Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations (H. 
        Res. 146) (H. Rept. 105-96) [13MY], (H. Res. 149) (H. Rept. 
        105-97) [14MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation 
        Act (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 105-335) [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act (H. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) 
        [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1775, Intelligence Services Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 179) (H. Rept. 105-172) [8JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1853, Vocational Education Funding (H. Res. 
        187) (H. Rept. 105-187) [16JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2003, Budget Enforcement Act (H. Res. 192) 
        (H. Rept. 105-195) [22JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, and H.R. 2014, 
        Taxpayer Relief Act (H. Res. 174) (H. Rept. 105-152) [24JN], 
        (H. Res. 203) (H. Rept. 105-219) [30JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure (H. Res. 178) (H. Rept. 105-156) [26JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 181) (H. Rept. 105-174) [9JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 184) 
        (H. Rept. 105-180) [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2159, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 185) (H. Rept. 
        105-184) [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2160, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 193) (H. 
        Rept. 105-197) [22JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 105-189) 
        [17JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2195, Laogai Slave Labor Products Act (H. 
        Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2203, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 194) (H. Rept. 105-198) [23JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2204, Coast Guard Appropriations (H. Res. 
        265) (H. Rept. 105-317) [9OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2209, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 197) (H. Rept. 105-202) [24JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2232, Radio Free Asia Act (H. Res. 302) (H. 
        Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2247, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act 
        (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 105-334) [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act (H. Res. 309) (H. Rept. 105-386) [6NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 199) (H. Rept. 
        105-214) [28JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H. 
        Res. 198) (H. Rept. 105-213) [28JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and 
        State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. 
        Res. 239) (H. Rept. 105-264) [23SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2358, Political Freedom in China Act (H. 
        Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2386, U.S.-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Defense 
        Cooperation Act (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2493, Forage Improvement Act (H. Res. 284) 
        (H. Rept. 105-355) [28OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2570, Forced Abortion Condemnation Act (H. 
        Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Communist China Subsidy Reduction Act 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2607, District of Columbia Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 264) (H. Rept. 105-315) [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2646, Education Savings Act for Public and 
        Private Schools (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 105-336) [22OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2647, Ensure That Commercial Activities of 
        Any People's Republic of China Military Company Are Not 
        Extended Normal Tariff Treatment (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-
        379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act (H. 
        Res. 303) (H. Rept. 105-380) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2746 and H.R. 2616, Voucher Program To 
        Provide School Choice and Community-Designed Charter Schools 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 105-
        357) [29OC]
    Consideration of Motions To Suspend the House Rules and Pass 
        Certain Legislation (H. Res. 107) (H. Rept. 105-45) [8AP]
    Consideration of Motions To Suspend the House Rules and Pass 
        Certain Legislation (H. Res. 112) (H. Rept. 105-53) [14AP]
    Consideration of Motions To Suspend the House Rules and Pass 
        Certain Legislation (H. Res. 117) (H. Rept. 105-57) [16AP]
    Consideration of Motions To Suspend the House Rules and Pass 
        Certain Legislation (H. Res. 155) (H. Rept. 105-107) [21MY]
    Consideration of Motions To Suspend the House Rules and Pass 
        Certain Legislation (H. Res. 161) (H. Rept. 105-118) [4JN]
    Consideration of S. 738, Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act (H. 
        Res. 319) (H. Rept. 105-400) [9NO]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth 
        Abortion Ban Act (H. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 105-312) [7OC]

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    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2607, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations (H. Res. 324) (H. Rept. 105-403) 
        [12NO]
    House Rules Relative to Repeal of Exceptions to the Requirement 
        That Public Committee Proceedings Be Open to the Media (H. 
        Res. 301) (H. Rept. 105-382) [5NO]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions (H. Res. 165) (H. 
        Rept. 105-128) [11JN]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions (H. Res. 201) (H. 
        Rept. 105-216) [29JY]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions (H. Res. 305) (H. 
        Rept. 105-383) [5NO]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions (H. Res. 306) (H. 
        Rept. 105-384) [5NO]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions (H. Res. 314) (H. 
        Rept. 105-394) [8NO]
  Rules
    Procedure [9JA]

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        25, 32) [9JA] [21JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 58, 120) [13FE] 
        [17AP]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 77) [26FE]
    Members of Congress: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 82) 
        [5MR]
  Reports filed
    Computer Security Enhancement Act (H.R. 1903) (H. Rept. 105-243) 
        [3SE]
    Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Civilian Research, Development, 
        Demonstration, and Commercial Application Activities (H.R. 
        1277) (H. Rept. 105-67) [23AP]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations (H.R. 2249) (H. 
        Rept. 105-238) [1AU]
    Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information 
        Dissemination Program Extension (H.R. 363) (H. Rept. 105-60) 
        [21AP]
    Encourage the Development of a Commercial Space Industry (H.R. 
        1702) (H. Rept. 105-347) [24OC]
    EPA Appropriations for Research, Development, and Demonstration 
        Activities (H.R. 1276) (H. Rept. 105-99) [16MY]
    FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs Authorization 
        (H.R. 1271) (H. Rept. 105-61) [21AP]
    Marine Resources Programs Reauthorization (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 
        105-22) [21AP]
    NASA Appropriations (H.R. 1275) (H. Rept. 105-65) [21AP]
    National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization (H.R. 437) (H. 
        Rept. 105-22) [21AP]
    NIST Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1274) (H. Rept. 105-64) [21AP]
    NOAA Appropriations (H.R. 1278) (H. Rept. 105-66) [23AP]
    NSF Appropriations (H.R. 1273) (H. Rept. 105-63) [21AP]
    Prohibit Federal Funding for Human Cloning Research (H.R. 922) (H. 
        Rept. 105-239) [1AU]
    Small Business Technology Transfer Program Extension (H.R. 2429) 
        (H. Rept. 105-259) [23SE]
    U.S. Fire Administration Authorization (House) (H.R. 1272) (H. 
        Rept. 105-62) [21AP]
  Rules
    Procedure [12MR]

COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        25, 32, 196) [9JA] [21JA] [23JY]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 54) [12FE]
    Members of Congress: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 52) 
        [12FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 148) [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Paperwork Elimination Act (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 105-7) [6MR]
    Small Business Investment Act Amendments and Small Business Act 
        Amendments (H.R. 2261) (H. Rept. 105-246) [8SE]
  Rules
    Procedure [13FE]

COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT (House)
  Appointments
    Members [9JA] [13NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Citizens' Commission on Congressional Ethics: establish (see H. 
        Res. 41) [5FE]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        249) [29SE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 250) [29SE]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 62) [13FE]
    Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (see H. 
        Res. 31) [21JA]
    House of Representatives: use of independent panel and factfinders 
        to assist in investigations of ethics violations (see H. Res. 
        61) [13FE]
    Political ethics: abolish committee and establish an Independent 
        Commission on Congressional Ethics (see H.R. 957) [5MR]
  Reports filed
    Resolution of Ethics Charges in the Matter of Representative 
        Gingrich (H. Rept. 105-1) [20JA]

COMMITTEE ON TAXATION (Joint)
  Appointments
    Members [10FE]

COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: balance (see H.R. 397) [9JA]
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        84, 328) [6MR] [13NO]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 80) [26FE]
  Reports filed
    Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 105-149) [23JN]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84) 
        (H. Rept. 105-100) [19MY]
    Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 105-148) [23JN]
  Rules
    Procedure [5MR]

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Clinton, President: undertake an inquiry into whether grounds 
        exist to impeach (see H. Res. 304) [5NO]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 51) [12FE]
  Reports filed
    Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact Congressional Consent 
        (H.J. Res. 92) (H. Rept. 105-370) [31OC]
    Allow Victims To Attend and Observe the Trials of Those Accused of 
        the Crime (H.R. 924) (H. Rept. 105-28) [17MR]
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact Congressional 
        Consent (H.J. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 105-369) [31OC]
    Arbitration Programs Reauthorization (H.R. 1581) (H. Rept. 105-
        143) [23JN]
    Bankruptcy Laws Technical Corrections (H.R. 764) (H. Rept. 105-
        324) [21OC]
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America Funding (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 105-
        368) [31OC]
    Charitable Donation Antitrust Immunity Act (H.R. 1902) (H. Rept. 
        105-146) [23JN]
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact (H.J. Res. 95) (H. 
        Rept. 105-389) [7NO]
    Codify Certain Transportation Laws Without Substantive Change 
        (H.R. 1086) (H. Rept. 105-153) [25JN]
    Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of 
        Appeals (H.R. 908) (H. Rept. 105-26) [17MR]
    Congressional Consent to Amendments Made by Maryland, Virginia, 
        and the District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan 
        Area Transit Regulation Compact (H.J. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 105-
        396) [8NO]
    Constitutional Amendment To Limit Congressional Terms (H.J. Res. 
        2) (H. Rept. 105-2) [6FE]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag 
        (H.J. Res. 54) (H. Rept. 105-121) [5JN]
    Constitutional Amendment To Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the 
        Passage of Legislation Increasing Taxes (H.J. Res. 62) (H. 
        Rept. 105-50) [10AP]
    Consumer Fraud Protection (H.R. 1847) (H. Rept. 105-158) [26JN]
    Copyright Treatment of the Distribution of Certain Phonorecords 
        (H.R. 1967) (H. Rept. 105-325) [21OC]
    Court Procedures for Federal Civil Forfeitures (H.R. 1965) (H. 
        Rept. 105-358) [30OC]
    Dept. of Justice Identification of Criminal and Illegal Aliens in 
        Local Prisons (H.R. 1493) (H. Rept. 105-338) [23OC]
    Expanded War Crimes Act (H.R. 1348) (H. Rept. 105-204) [25JY]
    Expedite State Reviews of Criminal Records of Applicants for 
        Private Security Officer Employment (H.R. 103) (H. Rept. 105-
        161) [26JN]
    Federal Tort Claims Act Application to Members and Personnel of 
        National Gambling Impact Study Commission (H.R. 1901) (H. 
        Rept. 105-145) [23JN]
    Immigration Requirements for Canadian Border Boat Landing Permits 
        (H.R. 2027) (H. Rept. 105-257) [18SE]
    Immunization Requirements for Certain Internationally Adopted 
        Children (H.R. 2464) (H. Rept. 105-289) [1OC]
    Jurisdiction for Lawsuits Against Terrorist States (H.R. 1225) (H. 
        Rept. 105-48) [10AP]
    Juvenile Crime Control Act (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 105-86) [1MY]
    Law Enforcement Technology Advertisement Clarification Act (H.R. 
        1840) (H. Rept. 105-162) [26JN]
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act (H.R. 567) (H. Rept. 105-199) 
        [24JY]
    Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Relative to Criminal Use of Guns 
        (H.R. 424) (H. Rept. 105-344) [24OC]
    Medicare Eligibility for Benefits for Certain Divorced Individuals 
        Relative to Marriage Requirements (H.R. 1956) (H. Rept. 105-
        208) [28JY]
    Need-Based Educational Aid Antitrust Protection Act (H.R. 1866) 
        (H. Rept. 105-144) [23JN]
    No Electronic Theft (NET) Act (H.R. 2265) (H. Rept. 105-339) 
        [23OC]
    Notification of Interstate Relocation of Witnesses by States 
        Engaging in That Relocation (H.R. 2181) (H. Rept. 105-258) 
        [18SE]
    Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 929) (H. Rept. 105-24) [17MR]
    Penalties for the Rape of Minors in Federal Prison (H.R. 1898) (H. 
        Rept. 105-159) [26JN]
    Veterans' Cemetery Protection Act (H.R. 1532) (H. Rept. 105-142) 
        [21JN]
    Prevent Federal Agencies From Pursuing Policies of Unjustifiable 
        Nonacquiescence and Relitigation of Precedents Established in 
        Federal Judicial Circuits (H. Rept. 105-395) [8NO]
    Private Property Rights Implementation Act (H.R. 1534) (H. Rept. 
        105-323) [21OC]
    Proclaim Children and Youth as Greatest U.S. Asset (H. Res. 154) 
        (H. Rept. 105-160) [26JN]
    Prohibition on Financial Transactions With Countries Supporting 
        Terrorism Act (H.R. 748) (H. Rept. 105-141) [21JN]
    Relief of Global Exploration and Development Corp., Kerr-McGee 
        Corp., and Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 
        105-222) [31JY]
    Revise, Codify, and Enact Without Substantive Change Certain 
        General and Permanent Laws Relative to Patriotic Societies and 
        Observances (H.R. 1085) (H. Rept. 105-326) [21OC]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act Technical Amendments (H.R. 672) (H. 
        Rept. 105-25) [17MR]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 
        105-108) [30MY]
    State Authority To Tax Compensation Paid to Certain Employees 
        (H.R. 1953) (H. Rept. 105-203) [25JY]
    State Requirements To Address the Problem of Violent Crimes 
        Committed by Repeat Offenders (H. Con. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 105-
        157) [26JN]
    State Standards for Sex Offender Registration Programs 
        Clarification (H.R. 1683) (H. Rept. 105-256) [18SE]
    Trademark Law Treaty Implementation (H.R. 1661) (H. Rept. 105-194) 
        [21JY]

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    21st Century Patent System Improvement Act (H.R. 400) (H. Rept. 
        105-39) [20MR]
    U.S. Code Technical Amendments Relative to Vacation of Arbitration 
        Awards (H.R. 2440) (H. Rept. 105-381) [5NO]
    U.S. Marshals Service Appointments by the Attorney General (H.R. 
        927) (H. Rept. 105-27) [17MR]
    Visa Waiver Pilot Program Extension and Collection of Data 
        Relative to the Number of Nonimmigrants Residing in the U.S. 
        (H.R. 2578) (H. Rept. 105-387) [7NO]
    Volunteer Protection Act (H.R. 911) (H. Rept. 105-101) [19MY]
  Rules
    Procedure [4FE]

COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY (Joint)
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: procurement of a bust or statue of 
        Sojourner Truth for placement in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 
        62) [15AP]
    Members of Congress: election (see H. Res. 85) [6MR]
  Rules
    Procedure [4NO]

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        325) [13NO]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 84, 120) [6MR] 
        [17AP]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 71) [13FE]
    Members of Congress: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 78, 
        213) [26FE] [1AU]
  Reports filed
    Aaron Henry U.S. Post Office, Clarksdale, MS (H.R. 892) (H. Rept. 
        105-230) [31JY]
    Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair 
        Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss (H.R. 
        2005) (H. Rept. 105-201) [24JY]
    Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act (H.R. 2247) (H. Rept. 105-251) 
        [17SE]
    Aviation Insurance Program Authorization (H.R. 2036) (H. Rept. 
        105-244) [4SE]
    Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH (H.R. 643) (H. Rept. 
        105-231) [31JY]
    Coast Guard Appropriations (H.R. 2204) (H. Rept. 105-236) [31JY]
    David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL (H.R. 1479) (H. Rept. 
        105-227) [31JY]
    Design and Construction of Parking Garage Additions and Certain 
        Site Improvements to the Kennedy Center for the Performing 
        Arts (H.R. 1747) (H. Rept. 105-130) [12JN]
    Disaster Assistance Plans by Foreign Air Carriers (H.R. 2476) (H. 
        Rept. 105-371) [31OC]
    Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, DC (H.R. 
        824) (H. Rept. 105-211) [28JY]
    Illegal Alien Assistance Prohibitions Under the Uniform Relocation 
        Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act (H.R. 
        849) (H. Rept. 105-147) [23JN]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Extension (H.R. 
        2516) (H. Rept. 105-270) [25SE]
    J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA (H.R. 1484) (H. 
        Rept. 105-226) [31JY]
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL (H.R. 1502) (H. Rept. 
        105-225) [31JY]
    Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX (H.R. 994) (H. 
        Rept. 105-228) [31JY]
    Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA (H.R. 
        1851) (H. Rept. 105-212) [28JY]
    Pilot Records Improvement Act Clarification (H.R. 2626) (H. Rept. 
        105-372) [31OC]
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN 
        (H.R. 81) (H. Rept. 105-235) [31JY]
    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY (H.R. 29) (H. Rept. 
        105-210) [28JY]
    Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA (H.R. 613) (H. Rept. 105-232) 
        [31JY]
    Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY (H.R. 548) (H. Rept. 105-
        234) [31JY]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. 
        Con. Res. 49) (H. Rept. 105-90) [7MY]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial 
        Service (H. Con. Res. 66) (H. Rept. 105-91) [7MY]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety 
        Check (H. Con. Res. 98) (H. Rept. 105-200) [24JY]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay (H. Con. 
        Res. 67) (H. Rept. 105-92) [7MY]
    W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD (H.R. 962) (H. 
        Rept. 105-229) [31JY]
    Waiver of EPA Secondary Treatment Requirements for Wastewater 
        Treatment Facilities in Puerto Rico (H.R. 2207) (H. Rept. 105-
        237) [1AU]
    William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Macon, GA (H.R. 595) (H. Rept. 105-233) [31JY]
  Rules
    Procedure [5FE] [12MR]

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        25, 32, 196) [9JA] [21JA] [23JY]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 60) [13FE]
    LaHood, Representative: election to the Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (see H. Res. 43) [6FE]
    Members of Congress: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 148) 
        [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Confer Honorary Armed Forces Veteran Status to Bob Hope (H.J. Res. 
        75) (H. Rept. 105-109) [3JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and 
        Adjudication Act (H.R. 1703) (H. Rept. 105-292) [2OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Entrance Into Enhanced-Use Leases for 
        Certain Property and Renaming of Court of Veterans Appeals and 
        National Cemetery System (H.R. 1092) (H. Rept. 105-47) [9AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases 
        Authorizations (H.R. 2571) (H. Rept. 105-291) [2OC]
    Expand Range of Criminal Offenses Resulting in Forfeiture of 
        Veterans Benefits (S. 923) (H. Rept. 105-319) [9OC]
    Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and 
        Survivors (H.R. 2367) (H. Rept. 105-320) [9OC]
    Military Voting Rights Act (H.R. 699) (H. Rept. 105-183) [15JY]
    Revision of Veterans Benefits Decisions Based on Clear and 
        Unmistakable Error (H.R. 1090) (H. Rept. 105-52) [14AP]
    Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act (H.R. 2206) (H. Rept. 
        105-293) [2OC]
    Veterans Medicare Reimbursement Demonstration Act (H.R. 1362) (H. 
        Rept. 105-186) [16JY]
  Rules
    Procedure [6FE]

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 63) [13FE]
  Reports filed
    Airport and Airway Trust Fund Tax Reinstatement Act (H.R. 668) (H. 
        Rept. 105-5) [13FE]
    Adoption Promotion Act (H.R. 867) (H. Rept. 105-77) [28AP]
    Child Support Incentive Act (H.R. 2487) (H. Rept. 105-272) [26SE]
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1463) (H. Rept. 105-85) [1MY]
    Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools (H.R. 2646) 
        (H. Rept. 105-332) [21OC]
    Extend Term of Appointment of Certain Members of the Prospective 
        Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Payment Review 
        Commission (H.R. 1001) (H. Rept. 105-49) [10AP]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation (H.R. 
        408) (H. Rept. 105-74) [1MY]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act (H.R. 2676) (H. Rept. 105-364) 
        [31OC]
    Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 2622) (H. 
        Rept. 105-367) [31OC]
    Monitoring of Items Produced, Grown, or Manufactured With Forced 
        Labor in the People's Republic of China (H.R. 2195) (H. Rept. 
        105-366) [31OC]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China 
        (H.J. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 105-140) [20JN]
    Nursing Home Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs 
        (H.R. 968) (H. Rept. 105-23) [13MR]
    Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act (H.R. 2621) (H. Rept. 
        105-341) [23OC]
    Restore and Modify Provisions in Taxpayer Relief Act Relative to 
        Treatment of Agricultural Production Facilities Sold to Farmer 
        Cooperatives (H.R. 2513) (H. Rept. 105-318) [9OC]
    Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act (H.R. 1226) (H. Rept. 105-51) 
        [14AP]
    Taxpayer Relief Act Technical Corrections (H.R. 2645) (H. Rept. 
        105-356) [29OC]
    U.S.-Caribbean Trade Partnership Act (H.R. 2644) (H. Rept. 105-
        365) [31OC]
    Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 1048) (H. Rept. 
        105-78) [28AP]
  Rules
    Procedure [6FE]

COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE
  Rules
    Committee on Agriculture (House) [6FE]
    Committee on Appropriations (House) [26FE]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) [6FE]
    Committee on Commerce (House) [6FE]
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) [4FE]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) [13FE] [20JN]
    Committee on House Oversight (House) [4FE]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [18MR]
    Committee on National Security (House) [13FE]
    Committee on Resources (House) [5FE]
    Committee on Rules (House) [9JA]
    Committee on Science (House) [12MR]
    Committee on Small Business (House) [13FE]
    Committee on the Budget (House) [5MR]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House) [4FE]
    Committee on the Library (Joint) [4NO]
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) [5FE] 
        [12MR]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) [6FE]
    Committee on Ways and Means (House) [6FE]

COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Commodities markets: amend rules relative to certain transactions 
        (see H.R. 467) [21JA]

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    National Cheese Exchange: CFTC regulation of cash markets relative 
        to use as a reference price for commodities (see H.R. 645) 
        [6FE]

COMMON CARRIERS
related term(s) Aviation; Cargo Transportation; Motor Vehicles; 
    Railroads; Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see H.R. 
        2066, 2205, 2247) [25JN] [22JY] [24JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        2247), consideration (see H. Res. 270) [21OC]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 319) [9NO]
    ------eliminate special support for, or burdens on, operations as 
        a passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 1666) [20MY]
    Aviation: restrict operation of certain foreign air carriers (see 
        H.R. 2282) [29JY]
    Crime: strengthen penalties and prohibitions against sabotage of 
        rail transportation or other mass transit (see H.R. 1501) 
        [30AP]
    FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in 
        commercial aircraft (see H.R. 2856) [6NO]
    Federal Railroad Administration: establish a pilot program to 
        assess the benefits of local and regional hazardous material 
        emergency response teams (see H.R. 2830) [5NO]
    Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or 
        importation of school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 1605) 
        [14MY]

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    Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 456) [21JA]
    ------reform the Federal Railroad Administration and improve 
        safety laws (see H.R. 1499) [30AP]
    Taxation: allow certain deductions for school bus owner-operators 
        (see H.R. 1242) [8AP]
    ------clarify employment status of certain school bus contractors 
        and drivers (see H.R. 605) [5FE]
    Transportation: prohibit smoking in any federally funded 
        transportation facility (see H.R. 1351) [16AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2247, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 105-334) 
        [21OC]
    Consideration of S. 738, Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 105-400) 
        [9NO]

COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed 
        agression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-
        Karabagh conflict (see H.R. 2983) [9NO]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 2867, 3010) [7NO] 
        [9NO]

COMMUNICATIONS
see Telecommunications

COMMUNICATIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Telecommunications: require the licensing of certain unused 
        channels for public safety uses (see H.R. 1626) [15MY]

COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in 
        satellite communications (see H.R. 1872) [12JN]

COMMUNISM
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the 
        U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and 
        U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval 
        (see H.R. 1140) [20MR]
    ------ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military 
        company are not extended normal tariff treatment (see H.R. 
        2188, 2580, 2647) [17JY] [30SE] [9OC]
    ------ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military 
        company are not extended normal tariff treatment (H.R. 2647), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------impose certain sanctions (see H.R. 2011) [23JN]
    ------increase international broadcasting activities (see H.R. 
        2232, 2531) [23JY] [23SE]
    ------increase international broadcasting activities (H.R. 2232), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or 
        manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195) [17JY]
    ------increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or 
        manufactured with forced labor (H.R. 2195), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79) [3JN]
    ------most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the 
        Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 
        941) [5MR]
    ------prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured 
        with forced labor (see H.R. 320) [9JA]
    Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic 
        of China (see H. Con. Res. 44) [11MR]
    Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951, 2904) 
        [18JN] [7NO]
    Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 284) [9JA]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: amend relative to 
        exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 1566) [8MY]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 284) [9JA]
    ------require report relative to exclusion of certain aliens (see 
        H.R. 2288) [29JY]
    International relations: restitution and compensation for certain 
        confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see H. 
        Con. Res. 59) [9AP]
    U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to People's 
        Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 44) [11MR]
  Messages
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        President Clinton [30MY]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: increase monitoring of items 
        produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (H.R. 2195) 
        [5NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2195, Laogai Slave Labor Products Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2232, Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2647, Ensure That Commercial Activities of 
        Any People's Republic of China Military Company Are Not 
        Extended Normal Tariff Treatment: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Monitoring of Items Produced, Grown, or Manufactured With Forced 
        Labor in the People's Republic of China: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2195) (H. Rept. 105-366) [31OC]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 
        105-140) [20JN]
    Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on International Relations (House) 
        (H.R. 2232) (H. Rept. 105-303) [6OC]

COMMUNIST CHINA SUBSIDY REDUCTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2605): consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2605) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]

COMMUNITIES
see Suburban areas; Urban Areas

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
related term(s) Suburban areas; Urban Areas
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: use of community development block grant 
        funds for employment relocation activities (see H.R. 671) 
        [11FE]
    Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community 
        development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555) [8MY]
    Housing: promote regional cooperation through housing plans funded 
        by economic development grants (see H.R. 896) [27FE]
    States: use of community development block grants for 
        nonentitlement areas to offset charity tax credits (see H.R. 
        2969) [8NO]
    Taxation: allow tax credit for equity investments in community 
        development financial institutions (see H.R. 2254) [24JY]
    ------treatment of certain water, waste, and essential community 
        facilities loans (see H.R. 731) [12FE]

COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of 
        Federal credit unions and reduce tax rates for qualified 
        community lenders (see H.R. 1121) [19MR]
    Financial institutions: strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair 
        lending laws relative to redlining and credit allocation (see 
        H.R. 229) [9JA]

COMMUNITY SERVICE
related term(s) Volunteer Workers
  Bills and resolutions
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (see H.R. 1753) [30MY]
    Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit use of 
        Selective Service System information for recruitment purposes 
        (see H.R. 2029) [24JN]
    Correctional institutions: permit Federal prisoners to engage in 
        community service projects (see H.R. 926) [5MR]
    Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on 
        the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290) 
        [9JA]
    National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993) [6MR]
    Public buildings: community use of public facilities acquired, 
        constructed, or rehabilitated using community development 
        block grants (see H.R. 257) [9JA]
    Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 140) [1MY]
    Social Security: State requirements for work experience and 
        community service programs relative to child support (see H.R. 
        2463) [11SE]
    Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in 
        neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 1529) [5MY]
    ------treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and 
        farmers (see H.R. 2450) [10SE]
    Tax-exempt organizations: notify members of use of dues for 
        political and lobbying activities (see H.R. 480) [21JA]
    United Way (organization): anniversary of Texas gulf coast chapter 
        (see H. Con. Res. 110) [8JY]
  Motions
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (S. 476) [13NO]
  Reports filed
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America Funding: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 105-368) [31OC]

COMPACTS
see Interstate Compacts

COMPETITIVE EQUALITY BANKING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: provide relief for limited purpose banks 
        from certain outdated restrictions that were intended to be 
        temporary (see H.R. 1655) [16MY]

COMPTON, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 2348) 
        [31JY]

COMPUTERS
related term(s) Electronics; Technology; Telecommunications
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: transmission of information relative to abortion over 
        computer information services (see H.R. 2272) [25JY]
    Children and youth: require Internet access companies to provide 
        screening software to parents to protect children from 
        unsuitable online material (see H.R. 1180) [20MR]
    Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 
        1330) [15AP]
    Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain 
        automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional 
        network (see H.R. 264) [9JA]
    ------prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 795) [13FE]
    Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance 
        educational opportunities (see H.R. 3048) [13NO]
    Copyrights: limitations on liability relative to on-line material 
        (see H.R. 2180) [17JY]
    ------permit lawful possessors of a copy of a computer program to 
        authorize additional copies under certain circumstances (see 
        H.R. 72) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see H.R. 
        2265) [25JY]
    Crime: require reporting by Internet service providers of 
        suspected child abuse (see H.R. 2173) [16JY]
    Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals 
        without explicit and specific legislation (see H. Res. 214; 
        H.R. 2846) [1AU] [6NO]
    ------provide links to databases of information concerning 
        scholarships and fellowships (see H.R. 1440) [24AP]
    Disabled: enforcement of electronic and information technology 
        accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with 
        disabilities (see H.R. 1255) [9AP]
    Economic Development Administration: establish Office of Economic 
        Development Information (see H.R. 2688) [21OC]

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    Education: establish computer learning centers in low-income areas 
        (see H.R. 1640) [15MY]
    ------provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1572, 
        2065, 2131) [8MY] [25JN] [9JY]
    ------provide for various capital investments in technology 
        education (see H.R. 2994) [9NO]
    ------recognize businesses that participate with schools to 
        enhance the teaching and use of technology (see H.R. 2427) 
        [8SE] [9SE]
    Elections: provide candidates for Federal office free access to 
        interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign 
        information (see H.R. 653) [6FE]
    Electronic commerce: recognize digital and other forms of 
        authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased 
        methods and establish uniform national framework for 
        electronic authentication (see H.R. 2937) [8NO]
    ------require agencies to use digital signatures to enable persons 
        to submit Federal forms electronically (see H.R. 2991) [9NO]
    Electronic mail: regulate the transmission of unsolicited 
        commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1748) [22MY]
    FEC: expedite availability of reports on the Internet (see H.R. 
        2074, 2109, 2433) [26JN] [8JY] [8SE]
    Federal employees: provide a mandatory minimum prison sentence for 
        certain wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses (see 
        H.R. 2890) [7NO]
    Firearms: encourage States to require criminal background checks 
        before the sale of a handgun (see H.R. 2880) [7NO]
    ------ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before 
        the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2769, 
        2935) [29OC] [8NO]
    ------establish a national instant criminal background check 
        system for firearm transfers (see H.R. 102) [9JA]
    Gambling: prohibit on the Internet (see H.R. 2380) [3SE]
    Government: require the head of each Federal agency ensure that 
        computer systems can differentiate the years 2000 and 1900 
        (see H.R. 1177) [20MR]
    Government regulations: limit Federal and State regulation of the 
        Internet and interactive computer services (see H.R. 2372) 
        [31JY]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 852) [26FE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 852), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 88) [11MR]
    Health: maintenance of certain health information when a health 
        care facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has ceased 
        to do business (see H.R. 2105) [26JN]
    House of Representatives: donation of used computer equipment to 
        public schools (see H.R. 283) [9JA]
    Information services: prohibit Internet service providers from 
        providing accounts to sexually violent predators (see H.R. 
        2791) [31OC]
    ------protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve 
        electronic commerce, and safeguard data security (see H.R. 
        1964) [19JN]
    ------regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive 
        computer services (see H.R. 98) [7JA] [9JA]
    Internet: restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect 
        children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774) [13FE]
    Interstate commerce: prohibit interference on the Internet or 
        interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054) [13MR]
    IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures 
        (see H.R. 1227) [8AP]
    ------examination and disclosure of certain source codes, programs 
        and software (see H.R. 2657) [9OC]
    ------impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax 
        return information (see H.R. 1226) [8AP]
    NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38) [5FE]
    NIST: improve computer security (see H.R. 1903) [17JN]
    Political campaigns: require availability of certain information 
        on the Internet, limit soft money, expand required spending 
        reports, and transfer enforcement of campaign finance laws 
        (see H.R. 1780) [4JN]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual 
        records available through interactive computer services (see 
        H.R. 1330, 1367) [15AP] [17AP]
    ------promote privacy of interactive computer service users 
        through self-regulation by service providers (see H.R. 2368) 
        [31JY]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers (see H.R. 2581) [30SE]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information (see H.R. 1813) [5JN]
    ------regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 1287) 
        [10AP]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 672) 
        [11FE]
    Social Security Information Safeguards Panel: establish (see H.R. 
        1331) [15AP]
    Taxation: designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. 
        textbook and technology trust fund (see H.R. 155) [9JA]
    ------exclude employer-provided telecommunicating-related expenses 
        for telecommuting purposes from taxable income (see H.R. 1892) 
        [12JN]
    ------exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund 
        transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722) [12FE]
    ------treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143) [9JA]
    ------treatment of contributions of computer technology and 
        equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153, 
        1478) [20MR] [29AP]
    ------treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral 
        equipment (see H.R. 1968) [19JN]
    ------treatment of Internet and online services fees (see H.R. 
        995) [6MR]
    Technology: use, sale, and export of encryption products for 
        privacy and security (see H.R. 695) [12FE]
    Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to 
        Native Americans and Alaskan natives (see H. Res. 29; H.R. 
        486, 555) [9JA] [21JA] [4FE]
    ------Government treatment of universal service support payments 
        (see H. Res. 200) [28JY]
  Reports filed
    Computer Security Enhancement Act: Committee on Science (House) 
        (H.R. 1903) (H. Rept. 105-243) [3SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 852, Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 88) (H. Rept. 105-15) [11MR]
    No Electronic Theft (NET) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2265) (H. Rept. 105-339) [23OC]
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 105-7) [6MR]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act Technical Amendments: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 672) (H. Rept. 105-25) [17MR]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-108) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [16SE]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [25JY]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 
        105-108) [15SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-
        108) [30MY]
    Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1226) (H. Rept. 105-51) [14AP]

CONDIT, GARY A. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: Federal assistance to orchard and vineyard farmers 
        adversely affected by damaging weather conditions (see H.R. 
        1489) [30AP]
    Armed Forces: provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon 
        enlistment (see H.R. 51) [7JA] [9JA]
    Budget: require President's budget submission to Congress include 
        a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 113) [9JA]
    Castle AFB, CA: provide for the operation of a combined post 
        exchange and commissary store (see H.R. 50) [7JA] [9JA]
    Clean Air Act: amend to impose certain requirements on areas 
        upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1911, 2328) 
        [17JN] [31JY]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 293) [30OC]
    Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag 
        Boosters (see H.R. 111) [9JA]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to the effect 
        of administrative orders on civil penalty actions (see H.R. 
        2415) [5SE]
    Foreign aid: integrated justification report for assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 114) [9JA]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 1010) [11MR]
    Health: establish code of fair information practices (see H.R. 52) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    Housing: provide for private servicing of rural housing loans (see 
        H.R. 460) [21JA]
    India: self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation 
        homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 37) [5MR]
    Pensions: prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) 
        pension plans (see H.R. 818) [25FE]
    Postal Service: prevent disclosure of names or addresses of postal 
        patrons (see H.R. 49) [7JA] [9JA]
    Stanislaus County, CA: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 112) 
        [9JA]
    Taxation: treatment of agricultural water conservation 
        expenditures (see H.R. 461) [21JA]

CONFERENCE REPORTS
  Texts of
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2160) [17SE]
    Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 2015) [29JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2266) [23SE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H.R. 1119) [23OC]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 2016) [9SE]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2107) [22OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2378) 
        [29SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2169) [7OC]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2267) [13NO]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2158) [6OC]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations (H.R. 1469) [4JN]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2203) [26SE]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2159) [12NO]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (S. 858) [28OC]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 2209) 
        [18SE]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84) 
        [4JN]
    Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R. 2014) [30JY]

CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE
  Bills and resolutions
    Angola: condemn military intervention in the Republic of the Congo 
        (see H. Res. 273) [21OC]
    Democracy: outbreak of violence and threat to scheduled elections 
        and constitutional government (see H. Res. 175) [25JN]

CONGRESS
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress [7MY] [3SE]
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards [12MR]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) [9JA] [13NO]

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    Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House 
        Chamber [27FE]
    Committee To Escort the President [4FE]
    Committee To Notify the President of the Completion of the First 
        Session of the 105th Congress [13NO]
    Conferees: H. Con. Res. 84, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1998-2002 [3JN]
    ------H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [3SE]
    Frank Tejeda funeral attendees [4FE]
    House of Representatives Law Revision Counsel [9JA]
    House of Representatives Page Board [13FE] [25FE]
    John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development 
        Board of Trustees [30MY]
    Walter H. Capps funeral attendees [4NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 21, 87, 108, 136, 169) [13FE] [22MY] 
        [26JN] [31JY] [8OC]
    Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 108): consideration (see H. Res. 176) 
        [25JN]
    Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 92) [31JY]
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: 
        congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91) [31JY]
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 72) [16AP]
    ------establish automatic system for continuing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 638, 987, 1326, 1785) [6FE] [6MR] [15AP] [4JN]
    Budget: authorize expedited consideration of certain proposed 
        rescissions (see H.R. 1321) [15AP]
    ------balance (see H.R. 397) [9JA]
    ------ensure that the budget proposal concurs with the provisions 
        of the bipartisan budget agreement (see H.R. 2037) [25JN]
    ------establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 2956) [8NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2014, 
        2015) [23JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 174) [24JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 206) [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment 
        requirements (see H. Res. 203) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 138) 
        [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90) [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 174) [24JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 202) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment 
        requirements (see H. Res. 203) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90) [31JY]
    ------reform process (see H.R. 1372) [17AP]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (see H.R. 2003) [20JN]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (H.R. 2003), consideration (see H. Res. 192) [22JY]
    ------reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the 
        public debt (see H.R. 2191) [17JY]
    ------require President's budget submission to Congress include a 
        balanced budget plan (see H.R. 113) [9JA]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (see H. Con. 
        Res. 58, 82, 84, 86) [8AP] [15MY] [19MY] [22MY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84), consideration (see H. Res. 152) [19MY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 160) 
        [4JN]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84), disposition of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 156) [22MY]
    Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance 
        costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591) 
        [14MY]
    Cadigan, James L.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2494) [18SE]
    Cagney, James: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 206) [9JA]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 20) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------postpone relocation of Suffragists Portrait Monument to the 
        rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 72) [1MY]
    ------use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical 
        Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 120, 134) [24JY] 
        [30JY]
    ------use of the rotunda for congressional Christmas celebration 
        (see H. Con. Res. 190) [8NO]
    Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package 
        equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division (see 
        H.R. 2828, 2862) [5NO] [6NO]
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 95) [6OC]
    Children and youth: proclaim as greatest U.S. asset (see H. Res. 
        154) [20MY]
    China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the 
        U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and 
        U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval 
        (see H.R. 1140) [20MR]
    ------require a report on intelligence activities directed against 
        or affecting the interests of the U.S. (see H.R. 2190) [17JY]
    Citizens' Commission on Congressional Ethics: establish (see H. 
        Res. 41) [5FE]
    Clinton, President: joint session to receive a message (see H. 
        Con. Res. 194) [9NO]
    ------notification that a quorum has assembled (see H. Res. 3) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): majority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 114) [16AP]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 118, 221) [16AP] 
        [5SE]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): special 
        investigative authorities (see H. Res. 167) [17JN]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): majority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 137) [30AP]
    Committee on International Relations (House): election of members 
        (see H. Res. 106) [21MR]
    Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        85) [6MR]
    Committee on Small Business (House): majority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 52) [12FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 148) [14MY]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): abolish and 
        establish an Independent Commission on Congressional Ethics 
        (see H.R. 957) [5MR]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 249) [29SE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 250) [29SE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): undertake an inquiry into 
        whether grounds exist to impeach President Clinton (see H. 
        Res. 304) [5NO]
    Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        85) [6MR]
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): majority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 213) [1AU]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 148) [14MY]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        12, 25, 32, 196, 325, 331) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA] [23JY] [13NO]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 13, 33, 36, 42, 44, 
        58, 120, 208, 328) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA] [5FE] [6FE] [10FE] 
        [13FE] [17AP] [31JY] [13NO]
    Congressional Budget Act: establish a point of order that 
        precludes raising revenues to enforce the bipartisan balanced 
        budget agreement (see H.R. 2230) [23JY]
    Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of regulations 
        relative to labor-management relations (see H. Con. Res. 5; H. 
        Res. 19) [9JA]
    Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 
        1704) [22MY]
    Constitutional amendments: require a two-thirds majority on the 
        passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced 
        budget (see H.J. Res. 52) [12FE]
    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96) [12MR]
    Corrections Calendar Office: establish (see H. Res. 7) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------lump sum allowance (see H. Res. 130) [24AP]
    Courts: independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 117, 139) [9JA]
    Crime: punish false statements made during debate on the floor of 
        either House of Congress (see H.R. 425) [9JA]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: require report 
        relative to exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 2288) [29JY]
    Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1319, 2667) [14AP] [9OC]
    Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1812) [5JN]
    ------prohibit funding of national testing proposals without 
        explicit and specific legislation (see H. Res. 214; H.R. 2846) 
        [1AU] [6NO]
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1577) [8MY]
    Diplomats: require report to Congress relative to diplomatic 
        immunity (see H.R. 1236, 1622) [8AP] [15MY]
    District of Columbia: repeal congressionally imposed tax 
        exemptions provided to certain entities (see H.R. 889) [27FE]
    Dornan, Robert K.: limit admission to House floor and rooms (see 
        H. Res. 233) [18SE]
    Eagen, James M., III: election as Chief Administrative Officer of 
        the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 207) [31JY]
    Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal 
        (see H.R. 2248) [24JY]
    Elections: allow States to use a proportional voting system for 
        multiseat congressional districts (see H.R. 3068) [13NO]
    ------clarify procedure for determining State population for 
        purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 1220) [21MR]
    ------comply with campaign spending limits and enhance importance 
        of individual and intradistrict contributions (see H.R. 1422) 
        [23AP]
    ------establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 99, 170) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide candidates for Federal office free access to 
        interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign 
        information (see H.R. 653) [6FE]
    ------require a majority of campaign contributions come from State 
        residents and ensure that employees are informed on use of 
        labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see 
        H.R. 2573) [29SE]
    Employment: treatment of Members and employees for retirement 
        purposes (see H.R. 1765) [3JN]
    EPA: take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and 
        release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91) 
        [22MY]
    Evans, Dale: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2752) [28OC]
    Executive departments: require review of agency spending on 
        service contracts (see H.R. 2712) [23OC]
    FEC: establish and administer an escrow account for certain 
        campaign contributions (see H.R. 1494) [30AP]
    ------responsibility for investigations relative to campaign 
        fundraising practices (see H. Con. Res. 46) [12MR]
    Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 131) [9JA]

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    Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419) 
        [9JA]
    Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on 
        foreign representation (see H.R. 416) [9JA]
    ------treatment of travel expenses (see H.R. 930) [5MR]
    Federal-State relations: specify source of constitutional 
        authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292) 
        [9JA]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to allow States to prohibit 
        destruction of privately-owned flags and Congress to prohibit 
        destruction of federally-owned flags (see H.J. Res. 80, 82) 
        [10JN] [12JN]
    Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of 
        unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 2708) [23OC]
    Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track 
        procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 309) [6NO]
    Government: establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and 
        reporting systems (see H.R. 435) [9JA]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 1010) [11MR]
    Guam: allow for election of the Delegate by a means other than 
        separate ballot (see H.R. 1460) [24AP]
    Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: congressional consent to certain 
        amendments enacted by Hawaii State Legislature (see H.J. Res. 
        32) [21JA]
    Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal 
        charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to 
        comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (see H. 
        Res. 244) [25SE]
    ------filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in 
        California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to 
        contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (see H. Res. 
        253) [29SE]
    House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (see H. 
        Res. 168) [18JN]
    ------implement recommendations (H. Res. 168), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 230) [17SE]
    House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from 
        welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare 
        participation rates in home jurisdiction (see H.R. 1046) 
        [12MR]
    ------authorize participation in State and local government 
        transit programs (see H. Res. 37) [5FE]
    ------compensation of certain minority employees (see H. Res. 6) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------consideration of certain resolutions in preparation for 
        adjournment (see H. Res. 311) [7NO]
    ------donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see 
        H.R. 283) [9JA]
    ------election of officers (see H. Res. 1) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------establish a commission on size of membership and election 
        process (see H.R. 187) [9JA]
    ------expenditure limitations and public financing for general 
        elections (see H.R. 243) [9JA]
    ------fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. Res. 9) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. 
        Res. 119) [16AP]
    ------limit election expenditures for candidates (see H.R. 77, 
        462) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA]
    ------notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (see 
        H. Res. 4) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------official mail allowance (see H.R. 730, 2439) [12FE] [9SE]
    ------participate in and support activities to provide decent 
        homes for the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 147) [13MY]
    ------prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail (see H.R. 642) [6FE]
    ------require that excess amounts from Members' official 
        allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80, 352, 
        866) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE]
    ------require written election for any annual pay increase for 
        Members (see H.R. 2783) [30OC]
    ------terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the 
        House (see H.R. 1768) [3JN]
    ------transition for new Members (see H.R. 3053) [13NO]
    ------use of independent panel and factfinders to assist in 
        investigations of ethics violations (see H. Res. 61) [13FE]
    House Rules: adopt and amend (see H. Res. 5) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------allow each Member to designate one bill for committee vote 
        (see H. Res. 27) [9JA]
    ------amend to afford witnesses greater freedom to provide 
        information to committees by eliminating current 
        administrative requirements (see H. Res. 39) [5FE]
    ------authority of the Committee on Rules (House) to report rules 
        or orders waiving the germaneness requirement (see H. Res. 
        209) [31JY]
    ------consideration of motions to suspend the rules and pass 
        certain legislation (see H. Res. 107, 112, 117, 155, 161) 
        [8AP] [14AP] [16AP] [21MY] [4JN]
    ------discourage frivolous ethics complaints (see H. Res. 79) 
        [26FE]
    ------limit admission of former Members to House floor and rooms 
        in certain instances (see H. Res. 229) [11SE]
    ------postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations 
        until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (see H. 
        Res. 123) [17AP]
    ------prohibit any personal staff member from holding a paid 
        position in the campaign of the employing Member (see H. Res. 
        177) [26JN]
    ------repeal exception to the requirement that public committee 
        proceedings be open to all media (see H. Res. 301) [4NO]
    ------repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see 
        H. Res. 23, 30) [9JA]
    ------require that committee reports on legislation contain 
        analysis of impact on children (see H. Res. 53) [12FE]
    ------same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 
        165, 201, 305, 306, 314) [11JN] [29JY] [5NO] [8NO]
    ------treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see H. Res. 
        97) [13MR]
    Impoundment Control Act: repeal (see H.R. 441) [9JA]
    Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see 
        H.R. 1614) [14MY]
    Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406) [9JA]
    Independent counsel: law reform (see H.R. 117) [9JA]
    Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 
        2514) [23SE]
    LaHood, Representative: election to the Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (see H. Res. 43) [6FE]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2209) [22JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 197) [24JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 238) [23SE]
    ------require random drug testing of Members, officers, and 
        employees (see H.R. 310) [9JA]
    Line Item Veto Act: eliminate the requirement that a budget 
        deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-
        item veto authority (see H.R. 2424) [9SE]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 2650) [9OC]
    ------repeal and amend Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
        Control Act to provide for expedited consideration of certain 
        proposed rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 2649) [9OC]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 233) [9JA]
    Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of 
        Representatives (see H. Res. 237) [18SE]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment relative to 
        liability associated with the making of false statements (see 
        H.J. Res. 29) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 31) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3, 
        8, 22, 33, 34, 42, 46, 49) [9JA] [21JA] [5FE] [10FE] [11FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the 
        term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 5, 6, 16, 
        23, 27) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 47) [11FE]
    ------deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 2219, 2542; H. 
        Con. Res. 1) [9JA] [22JY] [24SE]
    ------deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of 
        felonies (see H.R. 1613) [14MY]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 46, 330, 
        632, 1100, 2510, 2517) [7JA] [9JA] [6FE] [18MR] [18SE] [23SE]
    ------eliminate certain benefits (see H.R. 436) [9JA]
    ------increase length of ban on lobbying activities after leaving 
        office (see H.R. 390) [9JA]
    ------link annual salary adjustments to cost-of-living adjustments 
        for certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2763) [29OC]
    ------modify law providing a permanent appropriation for 
        compensation (see H.R. 403) [9JA]
    ------national advisory referendum on term limits (see H.R. 2056) 
        [25JN]
    ------payment of salary relative to adoption of a balanced budget 
        resolution (see H.R. 1746) [22MY]
    ------prohibit Federal funding of official travel after elections 
        for Members who fail to be reelected (see H.R. 2276) [25JY]
    ------prohibit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (see H.R. 47) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------prohibit representation of foreign governments after leaving 
        office (see H.R. 97) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require comparable treatment with Federal employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 342) [9JA]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national 
        monument without an express act of Congress and the 
        concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (see H.R. 
        1127) [19MR]
    ------prohibit establishment of any national monument without an 
        express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor 
        and State legislature (H.R. 1127), consideration (see H. Res. 
        256) [29SE]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        in Idaho without public participation and an express act of 
        Congress (see H.R. 597) [5FE]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        in Washington without public participation and an express act 
        of Congress (see H.R. 413) [9JA]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 596) [5FE]
    Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650) 
        [16MY]
    National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235) [18SE]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain 
        funds for new refuges without specific authorization from 
        Congress (see H.R. 512) [4FE]
    New Mexico: provide investment flexibility of trust funds and 
        modify the basis on which distributions are made from those 
        funds (see H.R. 1051) [12MR]
    Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress 
        (see H.R. 438) [9JA]
    Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see 
        H.R. 1505) [30AP]
    Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 946) [5MR]
    ------reform pension plan for Members and employees (see H.R. 729) 
        [12FE]
    Political campaigns: compliance with fundraising laws relative to 
        candidates for Federal office and campaign finance officials 
        and workers (see H. Res. 308) [5NO]
    ------contribution limitations for multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 1081) [13MR]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 140, 179, 
        181, 493, 600, 767, 965, 1039, 1303, 1366, 1776, 1777, 2051, 
        2183, 2199, 2777; H. Res. 210, 236) [9JA] [21JA] [5FE] [13FE] 
        [6MR] [12MR] [10AP] [17AP] [4JN] [25JN] [17JY] [31JY] [18SE] 
        [30OC]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 259, 272) [6OC] [21OC]
    ------impose monetary penalties for use of fraudulent political 
        advertisements (see H.R. 423) [9JA]

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    ------prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from 
        depository institutions regulated under Federal law (see H.R. 
        783) [13FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by multicandidate political 
        committees controlled by foreign corporations (see H.R. 610) 
        [5FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 70, 138, 472, 473) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA]
    ------public financing of House of Representatives elections (see 
        H.R. 506, 794) [4FE] [13FE]
    ------reduce contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 569) [4FE]
    ------reduce contributions to House of Representatives candidate 
        by multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 797) [13FE]
    ------require availability of certain information on the Internet, 
        limit soft money, expand required spending reports, and 
        transfer enforcement of campaign finance laws (see H.R. 1780) 
        [4JN]
    ------require congressional candidates to raise at least half of 
        their contributions from residents of their district or State 
        (see H.R. 2866) [7NO]
    ------require that contributions by individuals to candidates for 
        Federal office are accompanied by written certification that 
        the contributions are from personal funds (see H.R. 2865) 
        [7NO]
    Political ethics: compile and make available to the public the 
        names of candidates for election who agree to conduct 
        campaigns in accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. 
        Con. Res. 160) [26SE]
    Presidents of the U.S.: submit a national energy policy plan to 
        Congress (see H. Con. Res. 34) [4MR]
    Printing: waive enrollment requirements for certain legislation 
        (see H.J. Res. 103) [8NO]
    Public debt: constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits 
        and require popular vote of the people to exceed any limits 
        (see H.J. Res. 30) [9JA]
    Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. 
        Res. 138) [30AP]
    Religion: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House 
        and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 35) [4MR]
    Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335) 
        [15AP]
    Rogers, Roy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2752) [28OC]
    Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717) 
        [23OC]
    Select Commission To Advise on Reforming Elections: establish (see 
        H.R. 141) [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) [7JA] [9JA]
    Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279) 
        [9JA]
    Social Security: extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements 
        relative to trust funds (see H.R. 2586) [30SE]
    Solid waste: congressional authorization for restrictions on 
        receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1346) 
        [16AP]
    ------State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see 
        H.R. 1358) [17AP]
    State of the Union Message: joint session (see H. Con. Res. 9) 
        [21JA]
    States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose 
        constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 84, 93) [24JN] [31JY]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. 
        Res. 62), consideration (see H. Res. 113) [14AP]
    ------expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to 
        line-item veto (see H.R. 933) [5MR]
    ------repeal special deduction for living expenses of Members of 
        Congress (see H.R. 1099) [18MR]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 2645) [9OC]
    Travel: treatment of travel awards accrued during official travel 
        by Members, officers, or employees (see H.R. 1896; H. Res. 64) 
        [13FE] [12JN]
    Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: 
        congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, 
        Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 96) 
        [9OC]
    Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution 
        upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 
        26) [9JA]
  Conference reports
    Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 2015) [29JY]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 2209) 
        [18SE]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84) 
        [4JN]
    Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R. 2014) [30JY]
  Messages
    Balanced Budget Act Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [3SE]
    Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 1998: President Clinton 
        [6FE]
    Taxpayers Relief Act Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [3SE]
  Motions
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014) 
        [26JN] [10JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015) 
        [25JN] [10JY]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (H.R. 2003) [23JY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84) [3JN]
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 36) 
        [5FE]
    Dornan, Robert K.: limit admission to House floor and rooms (H. 
        Res. 233) [18SE]
    House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (H. Res. 
        168) [18SE]
    House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5) [7JA]
    ------same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 305) 
        [6NO]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        2209) [28JY] [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact Congressional 
        Consent: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 92) (H. 
        Rept. 105-370) [31OC]
    Allow Election of Guam Delegate by a Means Other Than a Separate 
        Ballot: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1460) (H. Rept. 
        105-253) [18SE]
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact Congressional 
        Consent: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 91) (H. 
        Rept. 105-369) [31OC]
    Balanced Budget Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 
        105-217) [29JY] [1AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 105-
        149) [23JN]
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 105-389) [7NO]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Special 
        Investigative Authorities: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        167) (H. Rept. 105-139) [19JN]
    Congressional Consent to Certain Amendments Enacted by Hawaii 
        State Legislature to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. Res. 32) (H. Rept. 105-
        16) [11MR]
    Consideration of Certain Resolutions in Preparation for 
        Adjournment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 311) (H. 
        Rept. 105-391) [7NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 84, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 161) (H. Rept. 105-117) [4JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 105-
        221) [31JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 202) (H. Rept. 105-
        218) [30JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2209, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 238) (H. Rept. 105-263) [23SE]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 84, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 1998-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 152) (H. 
        Rept. 105-102) [19MY]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 108, Adjournment: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 176) (H. Rept. 105-154) [25JN]
    Consideration of H. Res. 168, House Ethics Reform Task Force 
        Implementation Recommendations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 230) (H. Rept. 105-250) [17SE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 244, Filing of Criminal Charges by the 
        U.S. Attorney in California Against Hermandad Mexicana 
        Nacional Relative to Contested Election: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 105-280) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 2, Constitutional Amendment To Limit 
        Congressioal Terms: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 47) 
        (H. Rept. 105-4) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 62, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing 
        Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 113) (H. Rept. 105-
        54) [14AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1127, National Monument Fairness Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 105-283) 
        [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2003, Budget Enforcement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 192) (H. Rept. 105-195) [22JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, and H.R. 2014, 
        Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) 
        (H. Rept. 105-152) [24JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 203) (H. Rept. 105-219) 
        [30JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2209, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 197) (H. 
        Rept. 105-202) [24JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 309) (H. Rept. 105-
        386) [6NO]
    Consideration of Motions To Suspend the House Rules and Pass 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 107) 
        (H. Rept. 105-45) [8AP]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 112) (H. Rept. 105-53) 
        [14AP]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 117) (H. Rept. 105-57) 
        [16AP]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 155) (H. Rept. 105-107) 
        [21MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 161) (H. Rept. 105-118) 
        [4JN]
    Constitutional Amendment To Limit Congressional Terms: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 2) (H. Rept. 105-2) [6FE]
    Constitutional Amendment To Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the 
        Passage of Legislation Increasing Taxes: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 62) (H. Rept. 105-50) [10AP]
    Economic Report of the President: Committee on Economics (Joint) 
        (H. Rept. 105-393) [8NO]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2209) (H. Rept. 105-254) [18SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2209) (H. Rept. 
        105-196) [22JY]
    National Monument Fairness Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1127) (H. Rept. 105-191) [21JY]
    Oversight Plans for All Committees of the House: Committee on 
        House Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-44) [8AP]
    Proclaim Children and Youth as Greatest U.S. Asset: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 105-160) [26JN]
    Prohibit Expenditure of Funds for New National Wildlife System 
        Refuges Without Specific Authorization From Congress: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 512) (H. Rept. 105-276) 
        [29SE]
    Resolution of Ethics Charges in the Matter of Representative 
        Gingrich: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        (H. Rept. 105-1) [20JA]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 165) (H. Rept. 105-128) [11JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 105-216) 
        [29JY]

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    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 305) (H. Rept. 105-383) 
        [5NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 306) (H. Rept. 105-384) 
        [5NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 314) (H. Rept. 105-394) 
        [8NO]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002: Committee of 
        Conference (H. Con. Res. 84) (H. Rept. 105-116) [4JN]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 84) (H. Rept. 
        105-100) [19MY]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 
        105-220) [30JY]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 105-
        148) [23JN]
    Taxpayer Relief Act Technical Corrections: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2645) (H. Rept. 105-356) [29OC]

CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of regulations 
        relative to labor-management relations (see H. Con. Res. 5; H. 
        Res. 19) [9JA]
    House Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the 
        House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. 
        Res. 135) [29AP]

CONGRESSIONAL AWARD BOARD
  Appointments
    Members [7MY]

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: authorize expedited consideration of certain proposed 
        rescissions (see H.R. 1321) [15AP]
    ------ensure that the budget proposal concurs with the provisions 
        of the bipartisan budget agreement (see H.R. 2037) [25JN]
    Line Item Veto Act: repeal and amend Congressional Budget and 
        Impoundment Control Act to provide for expedited consideration 
        of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 
        2649) [9OC]
    Taxation: establish a point of order that precludes raising 
        revenues to enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement 
        (see H.R. 2230) [23JY]

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: require surplus revenue be used for deficit reduction and 
        tax relief, and cap non-defense discretionary spending (see 
        H.R. 2860) [6NO]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 1010) [11MR]

CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE OF REGULATORY ANALYSIS
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1704) [22MY]

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
  Bills and resolutions
    House Rules: treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see 
        H. Res. 97) [13MR]

CONNECTICUT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: treatment of expenses for contractors who 
        relocate due to cessation of military activities at the 
        Stratford Army Engine Plant (see H.R. 463) [21JA]
    Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 455) [21JA]
    ------prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 55) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require 
        acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by 
        owner consent (see H.R. 13) [7JA] [9JA]

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1577) [8MY]
    ------consolidate Office of Fossil Energy and Office of Renewable 
        Energy and Energy Efficiency (see H.R. 1806) [5JN]
    Energy Conservation and Production Act: extend certain programs 
        (see H.R. 2915) [7NO]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see 
        H.R. 2915) [7NO]
    Power resources: amend certain sections of the Dept. of Energy 
        Organization Act and Federal Energy Administration Act (see 
        H.R. 649) [6FE]
    Public buildings: monitor and analyze energy use and conduct 
        continuous commissioning to optimize building energy systems 
        (see H.R. 3040) [13NO]
    Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy 
        conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal 
        and affordable service (see H.R. 1359) [17AP]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Energy Standardization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 649) (H. Rept. 105-11) [11MR]

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
related term(s) Ecology and Environment; Natural Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see H.R. 1787) [4JN]
    Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: enhance conservation and 
        protection (see H.R. 2149) [10JY]
    Bureau of Reclamation: participate in a water conservation project 
        with the Tumalo Irrigation District in Oregon (see H.R. 1400) 
        [17AP]
    California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe 
        National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity 
        effectiveness (see H.R. 858) [27FE]
    ------pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National 
        Forests to demonstrate resource management activity 
        effectiveness (H.R. 858), consideration (see H. Res. 180) 
        [8JY]
    Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: establish (see 
        H.R. 1579) [13MY]
    Coeur d'Alene River Basin: restoration and management of the 
        watershed (see H.R. 1691) [21MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: combine the Consolidated Farm Service Agency 
        and the Natural Resources Conservation Service and ensure 
        equitable treatment of certain farmers, ranchers, and Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 2692) [22OC]
    ------extend contracts under the Conservation Reserve Program (see 
        H.R. 246, 247, 427, 1342) [9JA] [16AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal 
        reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute 
        Indian tribes (see H.R. 745) [13FE]
    Ecology and environment: comprehensive management strategy to save 
        the tundra from depredation by the mid-continent lesser snow 
        goose (see H. Con. Res. 175) [24OC]
    ------establish a Community Recreation and Conservation Endowment 
        with certain oil and gas revenues (see H.R. 2945) [8NO]
    ------facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt 
        reduction with developing countries with tropical forests (see 
        H.R. 2870) [7NO]
    ------provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial 
        assistance (see H.R. 1487) [30AP]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund (see H.R. 706, 1732) [12FE] [22MY]
    ------strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place 
        restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861) [11JN]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing 
        supply regulations (see H.R. 859) [27FE]
    Forest Service: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other 
        Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 975) 
        [6MR]
    Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and 
        facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of 
        communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 
        2789) [31OC]
    ------establish a program of recovery and protection and to 
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and 
        their resources (see H.R. 2515) [23SE]
    Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of 
        fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481) [29AP]
    Horticulture: plant genetic conservation program funding (see H.R. 
        570) [4FE]
    J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, 
        Watkinsville, GA: designate (see H.R. 785) [13FE]
    Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: amend relative to the 
        National Park Service (see H.R. 489) [21JA]
    Minnesota: enrollment in Reinvest in Minnesota Land Conservation 
        Program relative to expiration of contract (see H.R. 1185) 
        [20MR]
    National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, 
        and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient 
        Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376) [17AP]
    ------exempt prescribed burning from regulations under the Clean 
        Air Act (see H.R. 2601) [1OC]
    New Mexico: Dept. of the Interior agreement with the Arch Hurley 
        Conservancy District on prepayment of water reclamation 
        repayment contracts (see H.R. 488) [21JA]
    ------funding to implement the compromise between the Forest 
        Service and timber contractors operating in the Vallecitos 
        sustained-yield unit (see H.R. 485) [21JA]
    North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 
        2556) [25SE]
    Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal 
        activities policy (see H.R. 2547) [25SE]
    Real estate: allow a credit against the estate tax for transfers 
        of certain property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 637) 
        [6FE]
    Rivers: Corps of Engineers project to protect fish and wildlife 
        habitat of the Missouri River and the middle Mississippi River 
        (see H.R. 2949) [8NO]
    San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish 
        Peaks Wilderness (see H.R. 1865) [11JN]
    ------extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (see H.R. 
        1196) [20MR]
    Taxation: apply energy credit to the purchase of small wind 
        turbines (see H.R. 2902) [7NO]
    ------exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to 
        certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see 
        H.R. 195, 1763) [9JA] [3JN]
    ------exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to 
        certain land subject to qualified conservation easements sold 
        to Government entities or conservation groups (see H.R. 2101) 
        [26JN]
    ------treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 461) [21JA]
    ------treatment of property used to control environmental 
        pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see 
        H.R. 1164) [20MR]
    ------treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for 
        farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (see H.R. 
        2166) [15JY]
    Texas: extend repayment period for Nueces River reclamation 
        project (see H.R. 2355) [31JY]
    Walker River Basin: assist in litigation settlement and conserve 
        and stabilize water quantity and quality for fish habitat and 
        recreation (see H.R. 2947) [8NO]
    Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation and enhancement 
        through establishment of a wetlands mitigation banking program 
        (see H.R. 1290) [10AP]
    Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance 
        conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719) [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Asian Elephant Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 105-266) [23SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 858, Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery 
        and Economic Stability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 180) (H. Rept. 105-173) [8JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture Contracts Under the Conservation Reserve 
        Program: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1342) (H. 
        Rept. 105-80) [29AP]
    J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, 
        Watkinsville, GA: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 785) 
        (H. Rept. 105-36) [20MR]
    Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 858) (H. Rept. 105-136) 
        [18JN]

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CONSOLIDATED FARM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Consolidated Farm Service Agency: disregard debt forgiveness 
        relative to loan and loan servicing limitations (see H.R. 
        1969) [19JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: authorize guaranteed farm ownership loans 
        and guaranteed farm operating loans (see H.R. 2145) [10JY]

CONSOLIDATED FARM SERVICE AGENCY
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Agriculture: combine the Consolidated Farm Service Agency 
        and the Natural Resources Conservation Service and ensure 
        equitable treatment of certain farmers, ranchers, and Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 2692) [22OC]
    Federal aid programs: disregard debt forgiveness relative to loan 
        and loan servicing limitations (see H.R. 1969) [19JN]

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        13, 40) [9JA] [4FE]
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 72) [16AP]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 1, 7, 11, 24, 44, 45, 48, 50, 53, 69) [9JA] [5FE] [11FE] 
        [12FE] [10AP]
    ------constitutional amendment to require two-thirds vote of both 
        Houses of Congress if outlays exceed revenues (see H.J. Res. 
        35) [21JA]
    Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of 
        individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 
        4, 26, 60) [9JA] [6MR]
    Civil rights: protect first amendment rights (see H.R. 558) [4FE]
    Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and 
        a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52) [12FE]
    Courts: constitutional amendment to limit judicial terms (see H.J. 
        Res. 74) [29AP]
    ------constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be 
        reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 years (see H.J. Res. 77) 
        [7MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be 
        reconfirmed by the Senate every 12 years (see H.J. Res. 63) 
        [11MR]
    Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights 
        (see H.J. Res. 71) [15AP]
    ------constitutional amendment to prevent early release of violent 
        criminals (see H.J. Res. 64) [19MR]
    ------implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims' 
        rights (see H.R. 1322) [15AP]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        enact and repeal legislation in a national election (see H.J. 
        Res. 87) [25JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        propose constitutional amendments by initiative process (see 
        H.J. Res. 85) [25JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        recall elected officials (see H.J. Res. 86) [25JN]
    English language: constitutional amendment to establish as 
        official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 37) [4FE]
    Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded 
        Federal mandates to State and local governments (see H.J. Res. 
        15) [9JA]
    Firearms: constitutional amendment to clarify right to keep and 
        bear arms (see H.J. Res. 61) [6MR]
    ------restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 2721) [23OC]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to allow States to prohibit 
        destruction of privately-owned flags and Congress to prohibit 
        destruction of federally-owned flags (see H.J. Res. 80, 82) 
        [10JN] [12JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. 
        Res. 10, 54) [9JA] [13FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 
        54), consideration (see H. Res. 163) [10JN]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 78) [8MY]
    Government: constitutional amendment relative to legal effects of 
        new treaties and agreements on the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 
        83) [17JN]
    Housing: constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home 
        (see H.J. Res. 73) [24AP]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment relative to 
        liability associated with the making of false statements (see 
        H.J. Res. 29) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 31) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3, 
        8, 22, 33, 34, 42, 46, 49) [9JA] [21JA] [5FE] [10FE] [11FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the 
        term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 5, 6, 16, 
        23, 27) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 47) [11FE]
    Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure 
        of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 9, 14, 17, 
        41, 47) [9JA] [4FE] [10FE]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 12, 20, 55, 68) [9JA] [13FE] [8AP]
    President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct 
        popular election (see H.J. Res. 28, 43) [9JA] [5FE]
    Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit 
        terms (see H.J. Res. 19, 38, 39, 51, 88) [9JA] [4FE] [12FE] 
        [24JY]
    Public debt: constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits 
        and require popular vote of the people to exceed any limits 
        (see H.J. Res. 30) [9JA]
    Social Security: treatment under balanced budget constitutional 
        amendment (see H. Con. Res. 26) [25FE]
    States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose 
        constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 84, 93) [24JN] [31JY]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax 
        (see H.J. Res. 70) [10AP]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit retroactive taxation 
        (see H.J. Res. 18) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on 
        the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62) 
        [11MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on 
        the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 113) [14AP]
    Voting: constitutional amendment allowing the proposal and 
        enactment of laws by popular vote of the people (see H.J. Res. 
        21) [9JA]
    Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. 
        Res. 66) [20MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 2, Constitutional Amendment To Limit 
        Congressioal Terms: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 47) 
        (H. Rept. 105-4) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 54, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 163) (H. Rept. 105-126) [10JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 62, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing 
        Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 113) (H. Rept. 105-
        54) [14AP]
    Constitutional Amendment To Limit Congressional Terms: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 2) (H. Rept. 105-2) [6FE]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 54) (H. Rept. 
        105-121) [5JN]
    Constitutional Amendment To Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the 
        Passage of Legislation Increasing Taxes: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 62) (H. Rept. 105-50) [10AP]

CONSTITUTION--U.S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: protect first amendment rights (see H.R. 558) [4FE]
    Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the 
        enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292) [9JA]
    Courts: provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for 
        injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or 
        State legislation (see H.R. 1027, 1170) [11MR] [20MR]
    Dept. of Justice: direct Attorney General to provide a written 
        opinion on the constitutionality of proposed state ballot 
        initiatives (see H.R. 3006) [9NO]
    Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms 
        for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 27; H. Con. Res. 28) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE]
    Government: constitutional amendment relative to legal effects of 
        new treaties and agreements on the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 
        83) [17JN]
    ------require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 1036) [12MR]
    Tourist trade: protection of the constitutional right to travel 
        (see H.R. 286) [9JA]

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors 
        abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see 
        H.R. 1186) [20MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and 
        leases (see H.R. 2571) [29SE]
    ------revise process by which State housing construction grants 
        are administered (see H.R. 1291) [10AP]
    Government: enhance the payments protections for subcontractors 
        and suppliers on Federal construction projects (see H.R. 3032) 
        [12NO]
    Minorities: prohibit discrimination relative to surety bonding 
        requirements (see H.R. 2554) [25SE]
    OSHA: clarify liability of employers at multiemployer worksites 
        (see H.R. 2879) [7NO]
    Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see 
        H.R. 1320) [14AP]
    Taxation: creation of a new class of bonds for new school 
        construction (see H.R. 2695) [22OC]
    ------inapplicability of the look-back method on construction 
        contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting 
        method (see H.R. 1593) [14MY]
    ------requirements on the percentage of completion accounting 
        method for the manufacture of property (see H.R. 25) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases 
        Authorizations: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        2571) (H. Rept. 105-291) [2OC]

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic 
        chemical use and release in their communities and disclose 
        toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    EPA: implement national program to reduce health threat from 
        exposure to indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 2952) [8NO]
    Toys: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 361) [9JA]

CONSUMERS
related term(s) Credit; Product Safety
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: repeal restrictions on colored margarine (see H.R. 
        1958) [18JN]
    Alcoholic beverages: require ingredient labeling for malt 
        beverages, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 1977) [19JN]
    Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights 
        (see H.R. 552) [4FE]
    BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost-of-living index 
        (see H. Con. Res. 33) [4MR]
    Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements 
        (see H.R. 2599) [1OC]
    ------prohibit rental car companies from imposing certain fees 
        based upon the residence of the renter (see H.R. 1118) [18MR]
    Castle AFB, CA: provide for the operation of a combined post 
        exchange and commissary store (see H.R. 50) [7JA] [9JA]

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    Child labor: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made 
        without child labor (see H.R. 1301) [10AP]
    Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions 
        (see H.R. 23) [7JA] [9JA]
    Computers: protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve 
        electronic commerce, and safeguard data security (see H.R. 
        1964) [19JN]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 1748) [22MY]
    Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-
        of-living adjustments (see H.R. 1052; H. Res. 92, 93) [12MR] 
        [13MR]
    ------reduction (see H. Res. 132) [24AP]
    Courts: allow an interlocutory appeal from a court order 
        determining whether an action may be maintained as a class 
        action (see H.R. 660) [10FE]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 361) [9JA]
    Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments 
        relative to consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2053) [25JN]
    ------require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-
        purchase agreements (see H.R. 2019, 3060) [24JN] [13NO]
    ------require notice before changing the interest rate applicable 
        on any credit card account or before changing the index used 
        to determine such rate (see H.R. 3066) [13NO]
    Credit cards: prevent issuers from advertising and offering one 
        type of credit card and then issuing another type (see H.R. 
        2662) [9OC]
    ------protection from unreasonable fees or interest rates (see 
        H.R. 1975) [19JN]
    ------require additional disclosures of account information (see 
        H.R. 274) [9JA]
    Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474, 1847) [21JA] [10JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: continuation of the Food Animal Residue 
        Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (see H.R. 
        2876) [7NO]
    ------establish equitable service for customers and equal 
        opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185) [17JY]
    Dept. of Commerce: establish a toll-free telephone number to 
        assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced 
        merchandise (see H.R. 563) [4FE]
    Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription 
        drug prices (see H.R. 183) [9JA]
    Drugs: encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to 
        purchase and use of over-the-counter drug products (see H. 
        Res. 151) [15MY]
    Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic 
        chemical use and release in their communities and disclose 
        toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers 
        (see H.R. 338, 655, 1230) [9JA] [10FE] [8AP]
    ERISA: clarify treatment of investment managers (see H.R. 2226) 
        [23JY]
    FAA: limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see 
        H.R. 3064) [13NO]
    FCC: establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates 
        and require study on rates and competition (see H.R. 2757) 
        [29OC]
    ------revision of cable television leased commercial access rules 
        (see H.J. Res. 81) [10JN]
    FDA: modernize (S. 830), corrections in enrollment [13NO]
    Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for 
        unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see H.R. 
        2234, 2319) [23JY] [31JY]
    ------increase competition in the financial services sector (see 
        H.R. 10, 669, 2940) [7JA] [9JA] [11FE] [8NO]
    ------increase competition in the financial services sector and 
        merge commercial bank and savings association charters (see 
        H.R. 268) [9JA]
    ------notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic 
        teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see 
        H.R. 264) [9JA]
    ------prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 795) [13FE]
    ------provide consumer protection (see H.R. 1900) [17JN]
    Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products 
        produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage 
        sludge-treated land (see H.R. 289) [9JA]
    ------consumer access to information on the health benefits of 
        foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 2868) [7NO]
    ------improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 3070) [13NO]
    ------inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution 
        of State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 801, 1137, 2103) 
        [13FE] [20MR] [26JN]
    Foreign trade: require the marking of frozen produce with the 
        country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail 
        sale (see H.R. 2332) [31JY]
    Government: use of new price index to determine cost-of-living 
        adjustments (see H.R. 2099) [26JN]
    ------use of private delivery services in filing documents with 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 782) [13FE]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 1010) [11MR]
    Health: establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 2606) [2OC]
    ------managed care system reform proposal (see H.R. 2905) [7NO]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 337, 820, 1222, 1749, 2967) [9JA] [25FE] [21MR] [22MY] 
        [8NO]
    ------standardize relationships between group health plans and 
        health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, 
        and providers (see H.R. 1415) [23AP]
    Insurance: establish requirements for the cancellation of 
        automobile insurance policies (see H.R. 1024) [11MR]
    ------increase benefit standard for long-term care insurance 
        relative to cost of living adjustments (see H.R. 821) [25FE]
    ------provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to 
        compensation for economic and non-economic losses (see H.R. 
        2021) [24JN]
    International Air Transportation Competition Act: amend (see H.R. 
        737) [12FE]
    Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy: tribute to 
        personal financial education programs (see H. Res. 158) [22MY]
    Medicare: establish consumer protections for supplemental 
        insurance plans (see H.R. 566, 625) [4FE] [6FE]
    Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 
        1464) [28AP]
    Motor vehicles: improve public education on proper use of child 
        safety restraint systems (see H.R. 784) [13FE]
    ------titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, 
        nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839) [10JN]
    Postal Service: prevent disclosure of names or addresses of postal 
        patrons (see H.R. 49) [7JA] [9JA]
    Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power 
        industry (see H.R. 1960) [19JN]
    Real estate: prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home 
        equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 
        1297, 1474) [10AP] [29AP]
    Securities: quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see 
        H.R. 1053) [13MR]
    Social Security: provide enrollment period for Medicare and 
        Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents 
        (see H.R. 451) [20JA]
    Tariff: skis and snowboards (see H.R. 540) [4FE]
    Taxation: domestic investment tax credit (see H.R. 565) [4FE]
    ------treatment of domestic air travel (see H.R. 2318) [31JY]
    ------treatment of Internet and online services fees (see H.R. 
        995) [6MR]
    Telecommunications: increase competitiveness of electronic 
        interconnection industry (see H. Res. 110) [10AP]
    Telephones: increase the forfeiture penalty for telephone service 
        slamming and require providers of such service to report 
        slamming incidents (see H.R. 2112) [8JY]
    ------strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the 
        slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 
        2120, 3050) [9JY] [13NO]
    Tobacco products: prescribe labels for packages and advertising 
        and disclose certain information (see H.R. 1244) [8AP]
    Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights 
        relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607) [5FE]
    ------simplify credit card payments to governments relative to 
        transaction fees paid to credit card companies (see H.R. 883) 
        [27FE]
  Conference reports
    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act (S. 830) [9NO]
  Motions
    FDA: modernize (S. 830) [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Consumer Fraud Protection: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1847) (H. Rept. 105-158) [26JN]
    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference 
        (S. 830) (H. Rept. 105-399) [9NO]
    Homeowners Insurance Protection Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 607) (H. Rept. 105-55) [16AP]
    Increase Competition in the Financial Services Sector: Committee 
        on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 
        105-164) [8JY] [17SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 105-164) 
        [4NO]
    National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1839) (H. Rept. 105-285) [30SE]

CONTINENTAL SHELF
see Outer Continental Shelf

CONTRACEPTIVES
  Bills and resolutions
    Insurance: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and 
        services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174) [16JY]

CONTRACTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: reduce the amounts allocated 
        for payments pursuant to production flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 2111) [8JY]
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see H.R. 
        2066, 2205, 2247) [25JN] [22JY] [24JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        2247), consideration (see H. Res. 270) [21OC]
    Arbitration: allow choice as a means of settling disputes (see 
        H.R. 2882) [7NO]
    Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing 
        members (see H.R. 409) [9JA]
    Business and industry: require profit-sharing plans for the 
        provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468) 
        [11SE]
    Buy American Act: acquisition requirements for the Chief 
        Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (see H. 
        Res. 285) [28OC]
    CERCLA: require Corps of Engineers performance of contract 
        oversight of remedial actions (see H.R. 1157) [20MR]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
        national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909) 
        [17JN]
    Collective bargaining: clarify use of violence to achieve 
        objectives (see H.R. 2163) [15JY]
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of 
        information (see H.R. 2652) [9OC]
    Courts: determination of cases alleging breach of secret 
        Government contracts (see H.R. 691) [11FE]
    Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Defense industries: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed 
        compensation for defense contractors (see H.R. 2279) [28JY]
    ------prohibit reimbursement of defense contractors for 
        environmental response costs (see H.R. 236) [9JA]

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    Dept. of Agriculture: extend contracts under the Conservation 
        Reserve Program (see H.R. 246, 247, 427) [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors 
        abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see 
        H.R. 1186) [20MR]
    ------improve the Defense Loan and Technical Assistance Program 
        (see H.R. 974) [6MR]
    ------prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring 
        costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925) [5MR]
    ------reform economic redevelopment process and improve ability to 
        contract for protective services at installations being closed 
        (see H.R. 1243, 1300) [8AP] [10AP]
    ------treatment of Boeing Co. defense contracts relative to 
        restructuring costs from its purchase of McDonnell Douglas 
        Corp. (see H.R. 648) [6FE]
    ------treatment of expenses for contractors who relocate due to 
        cessation of military activities at the Stratford Army Engine 
        Plant (see H.R. 463) [21JA]
    Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear 
        facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 
        1397) [17AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require that certain contracts be 
        subject to the same procurement laws applicable to other 
        departments and agencies (see H.R. 2887) [7NO]
    District of Columbia: exempt certain contracts entered into by the 
        government of the District of Columbia from review by the 
        Council of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 513) [4FE]
    Employment: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts 
        on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378) [17AP]
    ------require that work that requires licensing be performed by a 
        person who is so licensed (see H.R. 571) [4FE]
    Executive departments: require review of agency spending on 
        service contracts (see H.R. 2712) [23OC]
    Federal contracts: prohibit executive agencies from increasing 
        competition by helping contractors acquire equipment or 
        facilities to carry out a contract (see H.R. 829) [25FE]
    Federal employees: funding for pay adjustments and comparability 
        payments through reductions in agency spending on service 
        contracts (see H.R. 886) [27FE]
    ------prohibit agencies from contracting out work that can be done 
        cheaper by current employees (see H.R. 885) [27FE]
    ------prohibit the replacement of bought-out employees with 
        contract employees (see H.R. 888) [27FE]
    Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to 
        purchase products and require commercial competition for 
        Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758) [29OC]
    Forest Service: reduce costs and improve efficiency by contracting 
        out certain tasks related to the planning and implementation 
        of National Forest System programs and projects (see H.R. 
        2127) [9JY]
    Government: classification of employees and independent 
        contractors relative to Federal procurement contracts (see 
        H.R. 769, 770) [13FE]
    ------continuance of pay and authority to enter into contracts or 
        obligations when there is a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 
        1537) [6MY]
    ------enhance the payments protections for subcontractors and 
        suppliers on Federal construction projects (see H.R. 3032) 
        [12NO]
    ------give preference to firms that adopt and enforce a corporate 
        code of conduct (see H.R. 2071) [25JN]
    ------limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the 
        compensation of any individual (see H.R. 2280) [28JY]
    ------procure from the private sector the goods and services 
        necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 
        716) [12FE]
    ------require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local 
        poverty line (see H.R. 182, 370) [9JA]
    Government contracts: deadline for receipt of certain bids 
        relative to delivery by overnight message service (see H.R. 
        580) [4FE]
    Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension 
        from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of 
        persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 
        1624) [15MY]
    Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for 
        services (see H.R. 2497) [18SE]
    ------contract reform (see H.R. 364) [9JA]
    ------contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain 
        surgical procedures and related services (see H.R. 2726) 
        [23OC]
    ------limit additional payments to physicians through private 
        contracts during periods in which the patient is in an exposed 
        condition (see H.R. 2784) [30OC]
    ------repeal authority to offer private fee-for-service plans 
        under Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 2725) [23OC]
    Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct 
        operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1833) [7JN]
    OMB: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal entities 
        providing Government services (see H.R. 887) [27FE]
    OSHA: clarify liability of employers at multiemployer worksites 
        (see H.R. 2879) [7NO]
    Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: implement basin management 
        plan to eliminate groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion 
        (see H.R. 870) [27FE]
    Public lands: disposal of helium (see H.R. 2178) [16JY]
    Small business: increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded 
        to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see 
        H.R. 1824) [5JN]
    ------strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess 
        impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 373) 
        [9JA]
    Small Business Act: exempt subcontracts for dredging activities 
        from local buy requirements under the business development 
        program (see H.R. 1523) [1MY]
    Sports: prohibit solicitation for representation and establish 
        requirements for contracts between agents and college athletes 
        (see H.R. 2171) [16JY]
    Stanislaus National Forest: establish a demonstration project 
        relative to private contractors performing multiple resource 
        management activities (see H.R. 2886) [7NO]
    Taxation: clarify employment status of certain school bus 
        contractors and drivers (see H.R. 605) [5FE]
    ------determination of employment status of individuals as 
        employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 2642) [8OC]
    ------inapplicability of the look-back method on construction 
        contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting 
        method (see H.R. 1593) [14MY]
    ------requirements on the percentage of completion accounting 
        method for the manufacture of property (see H.R. 25) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2247, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 105-334) 
        [21OC]

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Drugs: treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine 
        hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (see 
        H.R. 1821) [5JN]

CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of 
        slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, 
        and recommend remedies (see H.R. 40) [7JA] [9JA]
    Civil liberties: secure voting rights for formerly incarcerated 
        felons (see H.R. 568) [4FE]
    Courts: independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 117) [9JA]
    ------technical corrections to bankruptcy laws (see H.R. 120) 
        [9JA]
    Firearms: prohibit sale to intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 115) 
        [9JA]
    ------require States to establish manufacturing criteria for sales 
        and require manufacturers to install magazine safeties (see 
        H.R. 116) [9JA]
    Housing: public housing construction and revitalization (see H.R. 
        839, 973) [26FE] [6MR]
    Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees (see H.R. 
        3049) [13NO]
    ------reform the temporary employment program (see H.R. 119) [9JA]
    Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements 
        of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence 
        activities (see H.R. 753) [13FE]
    Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic 
        stops (see H.R. 118) [9JA]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 21) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    Music and dance: designate jazz as a rare and valuable national 
        treasure (see H. Con. Res. 57) [8AP]
    States: impose a penalty upon States that do not give full faith 
        and credit to the protective orders of other States (see H.R. 
        935) [5MR]

COOK, MERRILL (a Representative from Utah)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: require air carriers to charge a reduced fare for air 
        transportation to and from certain clinical health trials (see 
        H.R. 2797) [4NO]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parent-teacher 
        conferences (see H.R. 2842) [6NO]
    FEC: expedite availability of reports on the Internet (see H.R. 
        2109) [8JY]

COOKSEY, JOHN (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Consolidated Farm Service Agency: disregard debt forgiveness 
        relative to loan and loan servicing limitations (see H.R. 
        1969) [19JN]
    Taxation: capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see 
        H.R. 1490, 1517) [30AP] [1MY]
    ------repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have 
        medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1582) [13MY]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: feasibility study to establish a 
        national recreational fishing license (see H.R. 2653) [9OC]

COOPER, JERE
  Bills and resolutions
    Jere Cooper Federal Building, Dyersburg, TN: designate (see H.R. 
        2730) [24OC]

COPELAND ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]

COPYRIGHT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Technology: revise to conform to the digital era and advance 
        educational opportunities (see H.R. 3048) [13NO]

COPYRIGHTS
related term(s) Patents
  Bills and resolutions
    Bogsch, Arpad: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 143) [4SE]
    Certain original designs: protection (see H.R. 2696) [22OC]
    Computers: limitations on liability relative to on-line material 
        (see H.R. 2180) [17JY]
    ------permit lawful possessors of a copy of a computer program to 
        authorize additional copies under certain circumstances (see 
        H.R. 72) [7JA] [9JA]
    Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance 
        educational opportunities (see H.R. 3048) [13NO]
    Crime: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see H.R. 
        2265) [25JY]
    Information services: prevent the misappropriation of collections 
        of information (see H.R. 2652) [9OC]
    Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international 
        registration of trademarks (see H.R. 567) [4FE]
    Patent and Trademark Office: improve the integrity of patent 
        system and ensure the validity of U.S. patents (see H.R. 812) 
        [25FE]
    Patents: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789) 
        [13FE]

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    ------restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality 
        relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 
        811) [25FE]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 672) 
        [11FE]
    Sound recording and reproducing: treatment of distribution of 
        certain phonorecords (see H.R. 1967) [19JN]
    Terms: duration of protection (see H.R. 604, 1621, 2589) [5FE] 
        [15MY] [1OC]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: 
        implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] [13NO]
  Reports filed
    Copyright Treatment of the Distribution of Certain Phonorecords: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1967) (H. Rept. 105-
        325) [21OC]
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 567) (H. Rept. 105-199) [24JY]
    No Electronic Theft (NET) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2265) (H. Rept. 105-339) [23OC]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act Technical Amendments: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 672) (H. Rept. 105-25) [17MR]

CORAL REEF CONSERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2233) [23JY]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2233) (H. Rept. 
        105-277) [29SE]

CORPORATE WELFARE REDUCTION COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1235) [8AP]

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2158) [11JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 184) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 261) [7OC]
    National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993) [6MR]
    Selective Service System: prohibit use of information for 
        recruitment purposes (see H.R. 2029) [24JN]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2158) [6OC]
  Messages
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [4NO]
  Motions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158) [16JY] [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2158, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 105-311) [7OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 184) (H. Rept. 105-180) [14JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2158) 
        (H. Rept. 105-297) [6OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 
        105-175) [11JY]

CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
  Bills and resolutions
    Statutory authority: repeal (see H.R. 121) [9JA]

CORPORATIONS
related term(s) Business and Industry
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries 
        and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775) [13FE]
    ------establish certain uniform rights, duties, and enforcement 
        procedures relative to franchise agreements (see H.R. 1083, 
        2954) [17MR] [8NO]
    ------reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015, 1340) [11MR] [15AP]
    Charities: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see 
        H.R. 944) [5MR]
    ------require shareholders views relative to charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 945) [5MR]
    Corporate Welfare Reduction Commission: establish (see H.R. 1235) 
        [8AP]
    Dept. of Defense: prohibit payment under defense contracts of 
        restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925) 
        [5MR]
    Elections: require a majority of campaign contributions come from 
        State residents and ensure that employees are informed on use 
        of labor organization dues and fees for political activities 
        (see H.R. 2573) [29SE]
    Federal aid programs: eliminate Federal subsidies (see H.R. 515) 
        [4FE]
    OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064) [25JN]
    Political campaigns: prohibit contributions by multicandidate 
        political committees controlled by foreign corporations (see 
        H.R. 610) [5FE]
    ------prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for 
        political activities (see H.R. 1458) [24AP]
    Taxation: allow certain corporations and trusts to be shareholders 
        of subchapter S corporations (see H.R. 440) [9JA]
    ------application of tax laws to U.S. businesses operating abroad 
        (see H.R. 1783) [4JN]
    ------benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 599) [5FE]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 241, 276, 862, 1033, 1124, 
        1193, 1207, 2084) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE] [12MR] [19MR] [20MR] 
        [26JN]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        1490, 1517) [30AP] [1MY]
    ------capital gains rates for older individuals (see H.R. 1629) 
        [15MY]
    ------capital gains rates relative to investments in certain small 
        businesses (see H.R. 2252) [24JY]
    ------deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
        compensation (see H.R. 687) [11FE]
    ------permanent extension of the transition rule for certain 
        publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1443) [24AP]
    ------prevent avoidance of corporate tax on prearranged sales of 
        corporate stock (see H.R. 1365) [17AP]
    ------provide deduction for capital gains, index the basis of 
        certain capital assets, provide family credits, and phase-out 
        estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1584) [13MY]
    ------provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment 
        (see H.R. 293) [9JA]
    ------qualification and eligibility requirements for S 
        corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2884) [7NO]
    ------repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 162) [9JA]
    ------retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97) [12JN]
    ------treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local 
        governments to lure or retain businesses (see H.R. 3044) 
        [13NO]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax 
        (see H.R. 1583) [13MY]
    ------treatment of income relative to imported properties from 
        foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373) [17AP]
    ------treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or 
        property to transfer assets to charitable organizations (see 
        H.R. 3029) [12NO]
    ------treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing 
        corporations (see H.R. 1672) [20MY]

CORPS OF ENGINEERS
related term(s) Department of Defense
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations 
        [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Brunswick County, NC: environmental restoration project at the 
        eastern channel of the Lockwoods Folly River (see H.R. 1905) 
        [17JN]
    CERCLA: require Corps of Engineers performance of contract 
        oversight of remedial actions (see H.R. 1157) [20MR]
    Disasters: conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 227) [9JA]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2203) [21JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 194) [23JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 254) [29SE]
    Osage County, OK: convey certain lands acquired for Candy Lake 
        project (see H.R. 2299) [30JY]
    Rivers: Corps of Engineers project to protect fish and wildlife 
        habitat of the Missouri River and the middle Mississippi River 
        (see H.R. 2949) [8NO]
    San Bernadino County, CA: modify San Timoteo Creek flood control 
        project to permit non-Federal contributions for certain costs 
        (see H.R. 1103) [18MR]
    Sequoyah County, OK: convey certain lands acquired for Sallisaw 
        Creek project (see H.R. 2300) [30JY]
    West Virginia: develop a flood control strategy for the Greenbrier 
        River Basin (see H.R. 254) [9JA]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2203) [26SE]
  Messages
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [21OC]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203) 
        [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2203, Energy and Water 
        Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 254) (H. Rept. 105-281) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2203, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 194) (H. 
        Rept. 105-198) [23JY]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 105-271) [26SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 
        105-190) [21JY]

CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Capital punishment: clarify method of execution for Federal 
        prisoners (see H.R. 1087) [17MR]
    Community service: permit Federal prisoners to engage in community 
        service projects (see H.R. 926) [5MR]
    Courts: representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners 
        (see H.R. 1492) [30AP]
    Crime: bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2134) [10JY]
    ------constitutional amendment to prevent early release of violent 
        criminals (see H.J. Res. 64) [19MR]
    ------funding for States relative to legislation requiring death 
        penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 91) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and 
        drug abuse (see H.R. 810) [25FE]
    ------penalties for the rape of juveniles in prison (see H.R. 
        1837, 1898) [10JN] [16JN]
    ------prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 169) [9JA]
    ------reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth 
        development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 278) [9JA]
    ------treatment of juvenile offenses relative to ``three strikes'' 
        life sentence for certain violent or drug-related convictions 
        (see H.R. 2361) [31JY]
    Dept. of Defense: conversion of certain military installations 
        into correctional facilities for youthful offenders (see H.R. 
        592) [5FE]
    Dept. of Justice: identification of criminal and illegal aliens in 
        local prisons (see H.R. 1493) [30AP]
    ------report certain information relative to prisoners (see H.R. 
        2214) [22JY]
    Dept. of the Interior: determine best uses for Lorton Correctional 
        Complex property after closure (see H.R. 2810) [4NO]

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    Drugs: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment 
        programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643) [15MY]
    Employment: prevent service performed by a person committed to a 
        penal institution from being treated as employment for 
        unemployment compensation purposes (see H.R. 562) [4FE]
    Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to 
        purchase products and require commercial competition for 
        Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758) [29OC]
    Federal prisoners: prevent from engaging in activities to increase 
        their strength or fighting abilities (see H.R. 792) [13FE]
    ------prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain amenities and 
        personal comforts in the Federal prison system (see H.R. 816) 
        [25FE]
    Food stamps: State prevention of receipt by prisoners (see H.R. 
        1000) [10MR]
    Health: test incarcerated persons for serious transmissible 
        diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact with 
        corrections personnel (see H.R. 2070) [25JN]
    Law enforcement officers: establish voluntary national guidelines 
        for the safety and training of State correctional officers 
        (see H.R. 2303) [30JY]
    Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners 
        (see H.R. 530) [4FE]
    SSI: denial of benefits to convicted sex offenders while confined 
        (see H.R. 237) [9JA]
    U.N. Commission on Human Rights: investigation of capital 
        punishment in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 199) [13NO]
    Weapons: mandatory prison term for use of firearms or destructive 
        devices during a violent or drug-related Federal crime (see 
        H.R. 2340) [31JY]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Justice Identification of Criminal and Illegal Aliens in 
        Local Prisons: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1493) 
        (H. Rept. 105-338) [23OC]
    Penalties for the Rape of Minors in Federal Prison: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1898) (H. Rept. 105-159) [26JN]
    State Prevention of Receipt of Food Stamps by Prisoners: Committee 
        on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 105-43) [8AP]

COSCO (Chinese shipping company)
  Bills and resolutions
    Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a 
        commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see 
        H.R. 2715) [23OC]

COSTELLO, JERRY F. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: require employee notification before 
        termination of health or retirement benefits (see H.R. 1594) 
        [14MY]
    Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to 
        students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see 
        H.R. 1281) [10AP]
    House of Representatives: limit election expenditures for 
        candidates (see H.R. 462) [21JA]
    Lewis and Clark expedition: support for an interpretive site near 
        Wood River, IL, as the point of departure (see H. Res. 281) 
        [24OC]
    Taxation: income exclusion for private property involuntarily 
        converted for Federal use (see H.R. 1563) [8MY]
    ------treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into 
        an individual retirement account (see H.R. 1518) [1MY]

COURTS
related term(s) Crime; Law Enforcement; Lawyers and Attorneys; Supreme 
    Court
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide 
        certain air safety information (see H.R. 915) [4MR]
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 319) [9NO]
    Appropriations: making technical corrections to omnibus 
        consolidated legislation (see H.J. Res. 25) [9JA]
    Arbitration: amend U.S. Code relative to arbitration in district 
        courts (see H.R. 2603) [2OC]
    ------establish alternative dispute resolutions systems (see H.R. 
        903) [3MR]
    ------reauthorize programs (see H.R. 1581) [13MY]
    ------technical amendments to U.S. Code relative to vacation of 
        arbitration awards (see H.R. 2440) [9SE]
    Armed Forces: establish sentencing guidelines relative to life 
        imprisonment without eligibility for parole (see H.R. 517) 
        [4FE]
    ------revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see 
        H.R. 2537) [24SE]
    Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims 
        a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (see H.R. 2005) [20JN]
    Bankruptcy: appointment of additional judges (see H.R. 1596) 
        [14MY]
    ------debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's 
        operation of watercraft or aircraft while intoxicated (see 
        H.R. 30) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide private trustees the right to seek judicial review 
        of U.S. trustee actions related to trustee expenses and 
        trustee removal (see H.R. 2592) [1OC]
    ------reform system to become a needs-based system (see H.R. 2500) 
        [18SE]
    ------technical corrections to laws (see H.R. 120, 764) [9JA] 
        [13FE]
    Brennan, William J., Jr.: transfer the catafalque from the Capitol 
        to the Supreme Court for memorial services (see H. Con. Res. 
        123) [25JY]
    Business and industry: provide certain immunities from civil 
        liability for trade and professional associations (see H.R. 
        1542) [7MY]
    Capital punishment: clarify method of execution for Federal 
        prisoners (see H.R. 1087) [17MR]
    Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 
        643) [6FE]
    CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see 
        H.R. 2733) [24OC]
    ------moratorium on enforcement actions against certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 1878) [12JN]
    ------restrict liability of local educational agencies (see H.R. 
        1158) [20MR]
    ------treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see H.R. 
        2485) [16SE]
    Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift 
        annuities (see H.R. 1902) [17JN]
    Children and youth: modify certain adoption and foster care 
        placement procedures (see H.R. 3004) [9NO]
    ------require initial intake screenings and the use of youth 
        development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see 
        H.R. 879) [27FE]
    Civil assets forfeiture: reform (see H.R. 1835) [10JN]
    Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places 
        (see H. Con. Res. 31) [3MR]
    ------protection from personal intrusion (see H.R. 2448) [10SE]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional 
        or sexual orientation (see H.R. 365) [9JA]
    ------prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 983) [6MR]
    Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of 
        Appeals: establish (see H.R. 639, 908) [6FE] [4MR]
    Community prosecution programs: establish or expand existing 
        programs (see H.R. 863) [27FE]
    Congress: punish false statements made during debate on the floor 
        of either House of Congress (see H.R. 425) [9JA]
    ------specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment 
        of legislation (see H.R. 292) [9JA]
    Constitutional amendments: limit judicial terms (see H.J. Res. 74) 
        [29AP]
    ------provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate 
        every 10 years (see H.J. Res. 77) [7MY]
    ------provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate 
        every 12 years (see H.J. Res. 63) [11MR]
    Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling 
        disputes (see H.R. 2882) [7NO]
    ------determination of cases alleging breach of secret Government 
        contracts (see H.R. 691) [11FE]
    Copyrights: limitations on liability relative to on-line material 
        (see H.R. 2180) [17JY]
    ------strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see H.R. 
        2265) [25JY]
    Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention 
        and treatment programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643) 
        [15MY]
    ------penalties for the rape of juveniles in prison (see H.R. 
        1837, 1898) [10JN] [16JN]
    ------permit Federal prisoners to engage in community service 
        projects (see H.R. 926) [5MR]
    ------representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners 
        (see H.R. 1492) [30AP]
    Court of Veterans Appeals: rename as Court of Appeals for Veterans 
        Claims (see H.R. 1089) [18MR]
    Crime: allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those 
        accused of the crime (see H.R. 924) [5MR]
    ------constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights 
        (see H.J. Res. 71) [15AP]
    ------constitutional amendment to prevent early release of violent 
        criminals (see H.J. Res. 64) [19MR]
    ------consumer fraud (see H.R. 474, 1847) [21JA] [10JN]
    ------distribute to community-based organizations information on 
        the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290) 
        [9JA]
    ------enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081) 
        [13NO]
    ------establish criminal penalties relative to financial 
        transactions with terrorists (see H.R. 748) [13FE]
    ------establish penalties for the use of interstate facilities to 
        target children for sexually explicit messages or contacts 
        (see H.R. 2815) [5NO]
    ------Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a 
        law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        727) [12FE]
    ------funding for States relative to legislation requiring death 
        penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 91) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims' 
        rights (see H.R. 1322) [15AP]
    ------increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain 
        aliens (see H.R. 3075) [13NO]
    ------increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is 
        a child (see H.R. 2122) [9JY]
    ------mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of 
        guns (see H.R. 424) [9JA]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and 
        drug abuse (see H.R. 810) [25FE]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 3, 1699) [7JA] [9JA] [21MY]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 
        3), consideration (see H. Res. 143) [6MY]
    ------national summit of sports, political, community, and media 
        leaders to develop a plan to deter acts of domestic and sexual 
        violence (see H. Con. Res. 29) [27FE]
    ------notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State 
        engaging in that relocation (see H.R. 747, 2181) [13FE] [17JY]
    ------penalties for persons who teach or distribute materials 
        encouraging the use of torture (see H.R. 1417) [23AP]
    ------penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law 
        enforcement officer (see H.R. 826) [25FE]
    ------penalties for theft by public officials under color of law 
        (see H.R. 1645) [15MY]
    ------prohibit certain conduct relative to civil disorders (see 
        H.R. 2353) [31JY]
    ------protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305) [9JA]
    ------provide civil claim for victims of bias crimes (see H.R. 
        2959) [8NO]
    ------provide minimum mandatory penalties for false bomb threats 
        conveyed through interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 
        845) [26FE]
    ------reform asset forfeiture laws (see H.R. 1745) [22MY]
    ------reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth 
        development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 278) [9JA]
    ------require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected 
        child abuse (see H.R. 2173) [16JY]

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    ------require States to address the problem of violent crimes 
        committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75) [7MY]
    ------treatment of juvenile offenses relative to ``three strikes'' 
        life sentence for certain violent or drug-related convictions 
        (see H.R. 2361) [31JY]
    ------waiver of diplomatic immunity in cases involving serious 
        criminal offenses (see H. Con. Res. 42) [11MR]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal Presidential 
        authority relative to suspension of certain effective dates 
        (see H.R. 2179) [16JY]
    DAV: allow to sue or be sued in Federal court (see H.R. 1406) 
        [23AP]
    David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 
        1479) [29AP]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize settlement and payment of claims 
        against the U.S. for death or injury of certain employees 
        relative to incidents in which claims are settled for foreign 
        nationals (see H.R. 3022) [9NO]
    Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Enforcement and Border 
        Affairs (see H.R. 2588) [30SE]
    ------identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local 
        prisons (see H.R. 1493) [30AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims 
        of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703) [22MY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2267) [25JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 239) [23SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 330) [13NO]
    Diplomats: notification relative to crimes committed by diplomats 
        (see H.R. 1547) [7MY]
    ------require report to Congress relative to diplomatic immunity 
        (see H.R. 1236, 1622) [8AP] [15MY]
    Diseases: criminal penalties relative to intentional transmission 
        of AIDS (see H.R. 518) [4FE]
    District courts: conversion of temporary judgeships to permanent 
        status (see H.R. 977) [6MR]
    District of Columbia: enter into cooperative agreements with 
        certain Federal agencies relative to crime prevention and law 
        enforcement (see H.R. 1538) [6MY]
    Drugs: continue judicial supervision over certain offenders with 
        substance abuse problems (see H.R. 1644) [15MY]
    ------death penalty sentencing for certain importations of 
        significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------denial of certain Federal benefits upon conviction of 
        certain drug offenses (see H.R. 313) [9JA]
    ------deny Federal benefits to persons convicted of drug offenses 
        relative to medicinal use of marijuana (see H.R. 1265) [9AP]
    ------eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack 
        cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2031) [24JN]
    ------modify death penalty sentencing guidelines for drug kingpins 
        (see H.R. 314) [9JA]
    ------penalties relative to gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine 
        hydrochloride (see H.R. 1530) [5MY]
    ------treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and 
        crack cocaine (see H.R. 332, 2229) [9JA] [23JY]
    Drunken driving: national minimum sentence for a person who 
        operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol 
        (see H.R. 982) [6MR]
    Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage 
        State voluntary response programs relative to remediating 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120) [19MR], (see H.R. 1395) 
        [17AP]
    ------establish limited privileges and immunities for certain 
        information relative to compliance with environmental laws 
        (see H.R. 1884) [12JN]
    ------increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to 
        environmental crimes (see H.R. 277) [9JA]
    Education: establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational 
        Opportunity Program (see H.R. 1970) [19JN]
    ------release of student records to State and county prosecutors 
        (see H.R. 503) [4FE]
    Employment: notification to employers of convicted persons 
        relative to drug offenses (see H.R. 333) [9JA]
    Endangered Species Act: grounds for civil actions relative to 
        suffering or injury resulting from violations or noncompliance 
        with the act (see H.R. 752) [13FE]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1392) [17AP]
    ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards 
        from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 1142) [20MR]
    ------clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from 
        failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare 
        benefit plans (see H.R. 2960) [8NO]
    Families and domestic relations: child custody order enforcement 
        (see H.R. 1690) [21MY]
    ------child support enforcement (see H.R. 267) [9JA]
    ------denial of passports to noncustodial parents relative to 
        nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 389) [9JA]
    ------establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child 
        support obligations (see H.R. 2503, 2925) [18SE] [7NO]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement programs (see H.R. 2487) [17SE]
    ------issues relative to child custody, child abuse, and domestic 
        violence (see H. Con. Res. 182) [30OC]
    ------payment of settlements in suits against the Federal 
        Government relative to child support obligations (see H.R. 
        2628) [7OC]
    ------require the same distribution of child support arrearages to 
        former welfare recipients collected by Federal tax intercept 
        as by the States (see H.R. 1569) [8MY]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 
        1252, 2294) [9AP] [30JY]
    Federal employees: provide a mandatory minimum prison sentence for 
        certain wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses (see 
        H.R. 2890) [7NO]
    Federal Tort Claims Act: application to members and personnel of 
        National Gambling Impact Study Commission (see H.R. 1901) 
        [17JN]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to the effect 
        of administrative orders on civil penalty actions (see H.R. 
        2415) [5SE]
    Financial institutions: clarify due process protections applicable 
        to directors and officers of insured depository institutions 
        (see H.R. 220) [9JA]
    ------require enhanced security measures relative to surveillance 
        pictures which can be used as evidence in criminal 
        prosecutions (see H.R. 2507) [18SE]
    Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession 
        prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such 
        prohibitions (see H.R. 26) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted 
        of a felony (see H.R. 1228) [8AP]
    ------prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
        for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 1264) [9AP]
    ------require check for domestic abuse restraining orders before 
        the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774) 
        [30OC]
    ------restrict sale to persons placed under a court order of 
        protection (see H.R. 1084) [17MR]
    Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide 
        during World War II (see H.R. 1531) [5MY]
    Government: access relative to Federal agency actions and State 
        laws (see H.R. 1534) [6MY]
    ------allow suits against the Federal Government for gross 
        negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas 
        (see H.R. 1334) [15AP]
    ------create a Judicial Conduct Board and a Court of Judicial 
        Discipline to investigate and make determinations relative to 
        judicial complaints (see H.R. 2739) [24OC]
    ------establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and 
        reporting systems (see H.R. 435) [9JA]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1965) [19JN]
    ------prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
        unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents 
        established in the Federal judicial circuits (see H.R. 1544) 
        [7MY]
    ------provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, 
        multiform civil actions (see H.R. 1857) [10JN]
    Grand juries: reduce size (see H.R. 1536) [6MY]
    Guam: clarify local judicial structure and the office of Attorney 
        General (see H.R. 2370) [31JY]
    Habeas corpus: reform procedures relative to retrial of an accused 
        (see H.R. 2392) [3SE]
    Health: health care liability claim requirements (see H.R. 1091) 
        [18MR]
    ------liability protection for suppliers of raw material and 
        component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872) 
        [27FE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 337, 820, 1222, 1749, 2967) [9JA] [25FE] [21MR] [22MY] 
        [8NO]
    Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal 
        charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to 
        comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (see H. 
        Res. 244) [25SE]
    ------filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in 
        California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to 
        contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (see H. Res. 
        253) [29SE]
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC: designate (see H.R. 2379) [3SE]
    House Rules: photographing of subpoenaed witnesses at committee 
        hearings (see H. Res. 298) [30OC]
    Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H.R. 824) [25FE]
    Immigration: clarify and provide additional relief and procedural 
        rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible 
        for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302, 2442) [30JY] [9SE]
    ------clarify eligibility for relief from removal and deportation 
        for certain aliens (see H.R. 2533) [24SE]
    ------eliminate the cap on cancellations of removal and 
        suspensions of deportation (see H.R. 1545) [7MY]
    ------reduce period of exclusive authority for courts to 
        administer oath of allegiance to naturalization applicants 
        (see H.R. 1238) [8AP]
    Income: provide cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law 
        judges (see H.R. 1240) [8AP]
    ------provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of 
        Federal judges (see H.R. 875) [27FE]
    ------repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see 
        H.R. 807) [13FE]
    Independent counsel: law reform (see H.R. 139) [9JA]
    Indian Child Welfare Act: exempt voluntary child custody 
        proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 1957) [18JN]
    Insurance: order of precedence to be applied in the payment of 
        life insurance benefits (see H.R. 1316) [14AP]
    ------prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 1117) [18MR]
    ------provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to 
        compensation for economic and non-economic losses (see H.R. 
        2021) [24JN]
    International law: judicial remedies for U.S. persons injured as a 
        result of foreign violations of arbitral obligations (see H.R. 
        2141) [10JY]
    ------provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for 
        certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348) [16AP]
    ------support international criminal tribunal to prosecute members 
        of the Iraqi regime for certain crimes (see H. Con. Res. 137) 
        [31JY]
    Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to 
        bring Federal court action relative to transportation of 
        alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063) [13MR]
    J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: designate (see H.R. 
        1484) [29AP]
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: designate (see H.R. 
        1502) [30AP]

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    Judges: provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a 
        circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves 
        (see H.R. 702) [12FE]
    ------residency requirement quotas in each Federal judicial 
        circuit Court of Appeals (see H.R. 932) [5MR]
    Judicial branch of the Government: random drug testing of officers 
        and employees (see H.R. 92) [7JA] [9JA]
    Jurisdiction: provide for reassignment of certain Federal cases 
        (see H.R. 520) [4FE]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1818) [5JN]
    Lawyers and attorneys: allow an interlocutory appeal from a court 
        order determining whether an action may be maintained as a 
        class action (see H.R. 660) [10FE]
    ------eliminate attorney fee awards and limit relief in suits 
        against certain public entities (see H.R. 2293) [30JY]
    ------limit circumstances in which compliance with subpoenas 
        issued in connection with certain civil actions shall not be 
        required (see H.R. 2747) [28OC]
    Legislation: provide for a three-judge panel to review 
        applications for injunctions relative to the constitutionality 
        of Federal or State legislation (see H.R. 1027, 1170) [11MR] 
        [20MR]
    Libya: exception to foreign sovereign immunity relative to 
        jurisdiction of U.S. courts for claims arising out of 
        terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H.R. 3026) [12NO]
    Lloyd D. George Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, 
        NV: designate (see H.R. 2225) [23JY]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 233) [9JA]
    Louisiana: create two divisions in eastern judicial district (see 
        H.R. 1790) [4JN]
    LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 1076) [13MR]
    Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: 
        designate (see H.R. 1851) [10JN]
    Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of 
        assets (see H.R. 216, 2396) [9JA] [4SE]
    ------treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry 
        liability settlement (see H.R. 2938) [8NO]
    Medicare/Medicaid: use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and 
        providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded 
        from health care programs seeking automatic stays from 
        exclusion (see H.R. 2466) [11SE]
    Mudd, Samuel A.: set aside military conviction for harboring John 
        Wilkes Booth (see H.R. 1885) [12JN]
    National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism 
        (see H.R. 1532) [6MY]
    National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 
        657, 1524) [10FE] [1MY]
    National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial 
        contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848) [6NO]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 307) [9JA]
    Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi 
        Sioux Indian tribes (see H.R. 976) [6MR]
    ------divide, use, and distribute certain judgment funds of the 
        Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (see H.R. 1604) [14MY]
    ------regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody 
        proceedings (see H.R. 1082) [13MR]
    NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the 
        absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595) [14MY]
    ------recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449) 
        [10SE]
    Patriotic societies and observances: revise, codify, and enact 
        without substantive change certain general and permanent laws 
        (see H.R. 1085) [17MR]
    Pensions: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State 
        and local governments to fulfill the terms of pension plans 
        (see H.R. 510) [4FE]
    Pol Pot: prosecution for crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 205) 
        [30JY]
    Proceedings: photographing, recording, and broadcasting (see H.R. 
        1280) [10AP]
    Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while 
        performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see 
        H.R. 1013) [11MR]
    Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: moratorium on certain class 
        action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283) [10AP]
    Real property: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 271) [21OC]
    ------private property owner rights (see H.R. 992) [6MR]
    ------protect private property from forfeiture or Government 
        seizure (see H.R. 428) [9JA]
    Rhode Island: rights and sovereign status of certain Indian tribes 
        (see H.R. 1983) [19JN]
    Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse, New Haven, CT: designate (see H.R. 
        2787) [31OC]
    Robert J. Dole U.S. Courthouse, Kansas City, KS: designate (see 
        H.R. 2177) [16JY]
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 81) [7JA] [9JA]
    Schuylkill County, PA: transfer from the Eastern Judicial District 
        to the Middle Judicial District (see H.R. 2123) [9JY]
    Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under 
        State law (see H.R. 1689) [21MY]
    Sentencing: penalties for crimes against child or elderly victims 
        (see H.R. 454) [21JA]
    Sheinbein, Samuel: extradition to the U.S. from Israel (see H. 
        Con. Res. 165) [1OC]
    Social Security: require annual statement of accrued liability of 
        the old age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see 
        H.R. 2780) [30OC]
    States: establish notification procedures relative to release of 
        convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125) [25JY]
    ------impose a penalty upon States that do not give full faith and 
        credit to the protective orders of other States (see H.R. 935) 
        [5MR]
    Taxation: authorize Federal entities to take control of certain 
        State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 2189) 
        [17JY]
    ------modify pension plan rules for State judicial retirement 
        plans (see H.R. 1784) [4JN]
    ------prohibit deduction for payments relative to tobacco industry 
        liability settlement and use of increased revenues to promote 
        public health (see H.R. 3030) [12NO]
    ------treatment of damage awards for emotional distress (see H.R. 
        2802) [4NO]
    ------treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, 
        and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment 
        discrimination (see H.R. 2792) [31OC]
    Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548) 
        [4FE]
    Terrorism: jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States (see 
        H.R. 1225) [8AP]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 2187) [17JY]
    Tobacco products: disclosure of plaintiff attorney fees relative 
        to tobacco industry liability settlement (see H. Con. Res. 
        140) [31JY]
    ------limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see H.R. 2740) 
        [24OC]
    ------treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by 
        tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385, 2387, 
        2390) [3SE]
    Transportation: codify certain laws without substantive change 
        (see H.R. 1086) [17MR]
    U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international 
        criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89) [30JY]
    U.N. Commission on Human Rights: investigation of capital 
        punishment in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 199) [13NO]
    U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: establish 
        (see H.R. 1381, 3042) [17AP] [13NO]
    Unemployment: clarify that State base periods for unemployment 
        compensation are not subject to certain Social Security Act 
        provisions (see H.R. 125) [9JA]
    Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation 
        in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 1008) 
        [11MR]
    ------extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into 
        enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of 
        Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092) 
        [18MR]
    ------limit attorneys' fees in awards of past-due benefits (see 
        H.R. 2572) [29SE]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of 
        mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1237) 
        [8AP]
    Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability 
        during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit 
        organizations (see H.R. 911, 1167) [4MR] [20MR]
    ------provide uniform standards for the award of punitive damages 
        for volunteer services (see H.R. 1503) [30AP]
    W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD: designate (see 
        H.R. 962) [5MR]
    Walker River Basin: assist in litigation settlement and conserve 
        and stabilize water quantity and quality for fish habitat and 
        recreation (see H.R. 2947) [8NO]
    Weapons: mandatory prison term for use of firearms or destructive 
        devices during a violent or drug-related Federal crime (see 
        H.R. 2340) [31JY]
    William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Macon, GA: designate (see H.R. 595) [5FE]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: 
        implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] [13NO]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and 
        Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] 
        [13NO]
    World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of 
        Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126) [25JY]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2267) [13NO]
  Motions
    Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence 
        (H.R. 3) [8MY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267) [25SE] [26SE] 
        [30SE] [6OC] [28OC] [29OC] [13NO]
    Real property: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534) [22OC]
    Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability 
        during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit 
        organizations (S. 543) [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair 
        Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2005) (H. Rept. 105-201) [24JY]
    Allow Victims To Attend and Observe the Trials of Those Accused of 
        the Crime: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 924) (H. 
        Rept. 105-28) [17MR]
    Arbitration Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1581) (H. Rept. 105-143) [23JN]
    Bankruptcy Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 764) (H. Rept. 105-324) [21OC]
    Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 643) (H. Rept. 
        105-231) [31JY]
    Charitable Donation Antitrust Immunity Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1902) (H. Rept. 105-146) [23JN]
    Child Support Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 2487) (H. Rept. 105-272) [26SE]
    Citizen's Fair Hearing Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        752) (H. Rept. 105-42) [21MR]

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    Codify Certain Transportation Laws Without Substantive Change: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1086) (H. Rept. 105-
        153) [25JN]
    Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of 
        Appeals: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 908) (H. 
        Rept. 105-26) [17MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2267, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        330) (H. Rept. 105-406) [13NO]
    Consideration of H. Res. 244, Filing of Criminal Charges by the 
        U.S. Attorney in California Against Hermandad Mexicana 
        Nacional Relative to Contested Election: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 105-280) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3, Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 105-89) [6MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 105-
        335) [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and 
        State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 239) (H. Rept. 105-264) 
        [23SE]
    Consideration of S. 738, Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 105-400) 
        [9NO]
    Consumer Fraud Protection: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1847) (H. Rept. 105-158) [26JN]
    Court Procedures for Federal Civil Forfeitures: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 105-358) [30OC]
    David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1479) (H. 
        Rept. 105-227) [31JY]
    Dept. of Justice Identification of Criminal and Illegal Aliens in 
        Local Prisons: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1493) 
        (H. Rept. 105-338) [23OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and 
        Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        1703) (H. Rept. 105-292) [2OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Entrance Into Enhanced-Use Leases for 
        Certain Property and Renaming of Court of Veterans Appeals and 
        National Cemetery System: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 1092) (H. Rept. 105-47) [9AP]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2267) 
        (H. Rept. 105-405) [13NO]
    Expanded War Crimes Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        1348) (H. Rept. 105-204) [25JY]
    Federal Tort Claims Act Application to Members and Personnel of 
        National Gambling Impact Study Commission: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1901) (H. Rept. 105-145) [23JN]
    Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, DC: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        824) (H. Rept. 105-211) [28JY]
    J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1484) (H. 
        Rept. 105-226) [31JY]
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1502) (H. 
        Rept. 105-225) [31JY]
    Jurisdiction for Lawsuits Against Terrorist States: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 105-48) [10AP]
    Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 105-86) [1MY]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Appropriations: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1818) 
        (H. Rept. 105-155) [26JN]
    Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Relative to Criminal Use of Guns: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 424) (H. Rept. 105-
        344) [24OC]
    Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1851) (H. Rept. 105-212) [28JY]
    Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1604) (H. Rept. 105-352) [28OC]
    Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgement Fund Distribution Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 976) (H. Rept. 105-242) 
        [3SE]
    No Electronic Theft (NET) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2265) (H. Rept. 105-339) [23OC]
    Notification of Interstate Relocation of Witnesses by States 
        Engaging in That Relocation: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2181) (H. Rept. 105-258) [18SE]
    Payment of Federal Employee Life Insurance Benefits Relative to 
        Order of Precedence: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 1316) (H. Rept. 105-134) [18JN]
    Prevent Federal Agencies From Pursuing Policies of Unjustifiable 
        Nonacquiescence and Relitigation of Precedents Established in 
        Federal Judicial Circuits: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1544) (H. Rept. 105-395) [8NO]
    Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1534) (H. Rept. 105-323) [21OC]
    Prohibition on Financial Transactions With Countries Supporting 
        Terrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 748) 
        (H. Rept. 105-141) [21JN]
    Revise, Codify, and Enact Without Substantive Change Certain 
        General and Permanent Laws Relative to Patriotic Societies and 
        Observances: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1085) 
        (H. Rept. 105-326) [21OC]
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        81) (H. Rept. 105-235) [31JY]
    State Requirements To Address the Problem of Violent Crimes 
        Committed by Repeat Offenders: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 105-157) [26JN]
    Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 548) (H. Rept. 
        105-234) [31JY]
    U.S. Code Technical Amendments Relative to Vacation of Arbitration 
        Awards: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2440) (H. 
        Rept. 105-381) [5NO]
    Veterans' Cemetery Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1532) (H. Rept. 105-142) [21JN]
    Volunteer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        911) (H. Rept. 105-101) [19MY]
    W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 962) (H. Rept. 
        105-229) [31JY]
    William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Macon, GA: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 595) (H. Rept. 105-233) [31JY]

COUSTEAU, JACQUES-YVES
  Bills and resolutions
    Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve at Mullica 
        River-Great Bay: designate (see H.R. 2630) [7OC]

COX, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House 
        Chamber [27FE]
    Committee To Escort the President [4FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: reform process (see H.R. 1372) [17AP]
    China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization 
        relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China 
        (see H. Res. 190) [17JY]
    Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054) 
        [13MR]
    Taxation: repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer 
        taxes (see H.R. 902) [3MR]
    ------require child support delinquent parents to include their 
        unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents 
        a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 869) [27FE]
    ------treatment of estate tax for family farms and small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1841) [10JN]

COYNE, WILLIAM J. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    National Commission on Restructuring the IRS [4FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Pharmaceuticals: reporting requirements of deaths resulting from 
        the prescribing, dispensing, and the administration of drugs 
        (see H.R. 524) [4FE]
    Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial 
        sites and use tax-exempt redevelopment bonds for such cleanup 
        (see H.R. 523) [4FE]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt bonds for the economic development of 
        distressed communities (see H.R. 522) [4FE]

CRAMER, ROBERT E. (BUD), JR. (a Representative from Alabama)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    John McKinley Federal Building, Florence, AL: designate (see H.R. 
        1804) [5JN]

CRANE, PHILIP M. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee on Taxation (Joint) [10FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    Official Advisers for International Conference Meetings and 
        Negotiation Sessions on Trade Agreements [10FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: repeal statutory authority (see 
        H.R. 121) [9JA]
    Customs Service: modify overtime and premium pay rates of customs 
        officers (see H.R. 2262) [25JY]
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1463) [28AP]
    Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms 
        for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 28) [27FE]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432) [24AP]
    Foreign trade: clarify the term ``normal trade relations'' (see 
        H.R. 2316) [31JY]
    ------extend Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 1660) 
        [19MY]
    ------make certain changes to various trade laws (see H.R. 2622) 
        [7OC]
    Laos: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2132) [10JY]
    Medicare: remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of 
        coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916) [4MR]
    Mongolia: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2133) [10JY]
    National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122) [9JA]
    National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122) [9JA]
    Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the 
        presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 170) [9OC]
    Postal Service: privatization (see H.R. 1717) [22MY]
    Tariff: Mexican peanut butter (see H.R. 1875) [12JN]
    Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 2499) [18SE]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 1124) [19MR]
    ------eliminate double tax on dividends and allocate corporate 
        income tax revenues to qualified registered voters (see H.R. 
        2329) [31JY]
    ------qualification and eligibility requirements for S 
        corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2884) [7NO]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 525) [4FE]
    ------treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 707) [12FE]
    ------treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring 
        assembly equipment (see H.R. 2817) [5NO]
    ------treatment of religious schools relative to Federal 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 124) [9JA]
    Unemployment: clarify that State base periods for unemployment 
        compensation are not subject to certain Social Security Act 
        provisions (see H.R. 125) [9JA]

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CRAPO, MICHAEL D. (a Representative from Idaho)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126) [9JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka 
        Project to the Burley Irrigation District (see H.R. 1282) 
        [10AP]
    Drugs: encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to 
        purchase and use of over-the-counter drug products (see H. 
        Res. 151) [15MY]
    Employment: application of the maximum hour exemption to 
        agricultural water delivery organizations (see H.R. 526) [4FE]
    ------make overtime exemption available to employees engaged in 
        transportation and preparation of fruit and vegetables apply 
        to employees engaged in transportation and preparation of 
        sugar beets (see H.R. 917) [4MR]
    Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 128) 
        [9JA]

CREDIT
related term(s) Consumers
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates 
        (see H.R. 1864) [11JN]
    Bankruptcy: reform system to become a needs-based system (see H.R. 
        2500) [18SE]
    Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements 
        (see H.R. 2599) [1OC]
    Colleges and universities: participation in Pell Grant Program 
        relative to Federal Stafford Loan Program default rate (see 
        H.R. 1307) [10AP]
    Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to 
        surety bonding requirements (see H.R. 2554) [25SE]
    Consumers: prevent credit card issuers from advertising and 
        offering one type of credit card and then issuing another type 
        (see H.R. 2662) [9OC]
    ------prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments 
        relative to consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2053) [25JN]
    ------protection from unreasonable credit card fees or interest 
        rates (see H.R. 1975) [19JN]
    ------require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-
        purchase agreements (see H.R. 2019, 3060) [24JN] [13NO]
    ------require notice before changing the interest rate applicable 
        on any credit card account or before changing the index used 
        to determine such rate (see H.R. 3066) [13NO]
    Credit cards: require additional disclosures of account 
        information (see H.R. 274) [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: repayment of student loans by students called to 
        active duty (see H.R. 877) [27FE]
    Dept. of Transportation: make direct loans and provide lines of 
        credit to finance surface transportation projects (see H.R. 
        2330) [31JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the Native American 
        Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 2317) [31JY]
    ------offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see 
        H.R. 1007) [11MR]
    Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 
        2535) [24SE]
    ------exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student 
        loan programs (see H.R. 529) [4FE]
    ------extend and make uniform student loan repayment plans (see 
        H.R. 2391) [3SE]
    ------improve student financial aid programs (see H.R. 2536) 
        [24SE]
    Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see 
        H.R. 837) [26FE]
    ------reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059) [13MR]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform (see H.R. 31) [7JA] [9JA]
    Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community 
        development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555) [8MY]
    Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for 
        unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see H.R. 
        2234, 2319) [23JY] [31JY]
    ------strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws 
        relative to redlining and credit allocation (see H.R. 229) 
        [9JA]
    Higher Education Act: allow certain small, nonprofit banks to 
        exceed 50 percent student loan ratio (see H.R. 2311) [30JY]
    Housing: provide for private servicing of rural housing loans (see 
        H.R. 460) [21JA]
    Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy: tribute to 
        personal financial education programs (see H. Res. 158) [22MY]
    Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to 
        home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 
        562), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 329) [13NO]
    ------prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home equity 
        conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 1297, 
        1474) [10AP] [29AP]
    San Diego County, CA: provide loan guarantee to Olivenhain Water 
        Storage Project (see H.R. 134) [9JA]
    SBA: establish commission to examine small business credit needs 
        (see H. Con. Res. 85) [21MY]
    ------extend certified development company loan guarantee program 
        (see H.R. 1734) [22MY]
    Taxation: permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 1123) 
        [19MR]
    ------treatment of employer-provided and graduate level 
        educational assistance and interest on education loans (see 
        H.R. 1632) [15MY]
    ------treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1465) 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of loans under the Rural Electrification Act (see 
        H.R. 1441) [24AP]
    ------treatment of student loans (see H.R. 724) [12FE]
    Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights 
        relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607) [5FE]
    ------simplify credit card payments to governments relative to 
        transaction fees paid to credit card companies (see H.R. 883) 
        [27FE]
    Veterans: extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into 
        enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of 
        Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092) 
        [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act: Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2535) (H. Rept. 105-322) 
        [21OC]
    Homeowners Insurance Protection Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 607) (H. Rept. 105-55) [16AP]
    Olivenhain Water Storage Project Loan Guarantees: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 134) (H. Rept. 105-327) [21OC]

CREDIT UNIONS
see Financial Institutions

CRIME
  Bills and resolutions
    Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635) [6FE]
    Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities 
        are obtained legally (see H.R. 594) [5FE]
    ------prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see 
        H.R. 1202) [20MR]
    Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in 
        Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50) [13MR]
    Armed Forces: establish sentencing guidelines relative to life 
        imprisonment without eligibility for parole (see H.R. 517) 
        [4FE]
    ------provide that consensual sexual activity between adults shall 
        not be a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice 
        (see H.R. 1915) [17JN]
    Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports 
        of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570) [8MY]
    Bankruptcy: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's 
        operation of watercraft or aircraft while intoxicated (see 
        H.R. 30) [7JA] [9JA]
    BATF: regulation of firearms, ammunition, and certain firearm 
        products (see H.R. 788) [13FE]
    Bias crimes: establish Federal, State, and local programs on the 
        reporting and preventing of bias crimes (see H.R. 188) [9JA]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support 
        democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia, and 
        continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15) 
        [9JA]
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (see H.R. 1753) [30MY]
    Cambodia: terrorist attack at political rally (see H. Res. 121) 
        [17AP]
    Capital punishment: clarify method of execution for Federal 
        prisoners (see H.R. 1087) [17MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 
        66) [24AP]
    Children and youth: distribute to community-based organizations 
        information on the prevention of youth violence and crime (see 
        H.R. 290) [9JA]
    ------encourage State and local governments to enact laws to 
        protect the safety of young people (see H. Con. Res. 70) [1MY]
    ------facilitate fingerprint checks authorized by National Child 
        Protection Act (see H.R. 2488) [17SE]
    ------improve academic and social outcomes for students by 
        providing productive activities during after-school hours (see 
        H.R. 2408) [4SE]
    ------increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is 
        a child (see H.R. 2122) [9JY]
    ------modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures 
        (see H.R. 3004) [9NO]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and 
        drug abuse (see H.R. 810) [25FE]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 3, 1699) [7JA] [9JA] [21MY]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 
        3), consideration (see H. Res. 143) [6MY]
    ------prohibit all private possession of child pornography (see 
        H.R. 2648) [9OC]
    ------reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth 
        development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 278) [9JA]
    ------require initial intake screenings and the use of youth 
        development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see 
        H.R. 879) [27FE]
    ------require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected 
        child abuse (see H.R. 2173) [16JY]
    China, People's Republic of: treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see 
        H. Con. Res. 116) [15JY]
    Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or 
        refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 1721) 
        [22MY]
    CIA: establish select committee to investigate involvement in 
        crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 34, 70) 
        [21JA] [13FE]
    Citizens' Commission on Congressional Ethics: establish (see H. 
        Res. 41) [5FE]
    Civil disorders: prohibit certain conduct (see H.R. 2353) [31JY]
    Civil liberties: protection from personal intrusion (see H.R. 
        2448) [10SE]
    ------secure voting rights for formerly incarcerated felons (see 
        H.R. 568) [4FE]
    Civil rights: protect the civil rights of victims of gender-
        motivated violence (see H.R. 1332) [15AP]
    Collective bargaining: clarify use of violence to achieve 
        objectives (see H.R. 2163) [15JY]
    Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents 
        relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender, 
        religion, sexual orientation, or disability (see H.R. 3043) 
        [13NO]
    ------require opening of campus security crime logs at 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715) [12FE]
    Colombia: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.R. 1034) 
        [12MR]
    Commission on National Drug Policy: establish (see H.R. 1345) 
        [16AP]
    Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 
        1330) [15AP]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 276, 287, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 
        307, 315, 318) [23OC] [29OC] [30OC] [5NO] [8NO] [9NO]

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    Computers: prohibit Internet service providers from providing 
        accounts to sexually violent predators (see H.R. 2791) [31OC]
    ------transmission of information relative to abortion over 
        computer information services (see H.R. 2272) [25JY]
    Congress: punish false statements made during debate on the floor 
        of either House of Congress (see H.R. 425) [9JA]
    Constitutional amendments: implement protection of victims' rights 
        (see H.R. 1322) [15AP]
    ------prevent early release of violent criminals (see H.J. Res. 
        64) [19MR]
    ------protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 71) [15AP]
    Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made 
        without child labor (see H.R. 1301) [10AP]
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see 
        H.R. 2265) [25JY]
    Correctional institutions: bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2134) 
        [10JY]
    ------funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment 
        programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643) [15MY]
    ------penalties for the rape of juveniles in prison (see H.R. 
        1837, 1898) [10JN] [16JN]
    ------prevent Federal prisoners from engaging in activities to 
        increase their strength or fighting abilities (see H.R. 792) 
        [13FE]
    ------prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 169) [9JA]
    ------prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain amenities and 
        personal comforts in the Federal prison system (see H.R. 816) 
        [25FE]
    ------test incarcerated persons for serious transmissible diseases 
        if their bodily fluids come into contact with corrections 
        personnel (see H.R. 2070) [25JN]
    Courts: allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those 
        accused of the crime (see H.R. 924) [5MR]
    ------continue judicial supervision over certain offenders with 
        substance abuse problems (see H.R. 1644) [15MY]
    ------death penalty sentencing for certain importations of 
        significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------denial of certain Federal benefits upon conviction of 
        certain drug offenses (see H.R. 313) [9JA]
    ------determination of cases alleging breach of secret Government 
        contracts (see H.R. 691) [11FE]
    ------establish or expand existing community prosecution programs 
        (see H.R. 863) [27FE]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1965) [19JN]
    ------increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain 
        aliens (see H.R. 3075) [13NO]
    ------independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 117, 139) [9JA]
    ------jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States (see H.R. 
        1225) [8AP]
    ------mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of 
        guns (see H.R. 424) [9JA]
    ------modify death penalty sentencing guidelines for drug kingpins 
        (see H.R. 314) [9JA]
    ------penalties for persons who teach or distribute materials 
        encouraging the use of torture (see H.R. 1417) [23AP]
    ------penalties for theft by public officials under color of law 
        (see H.R. 1645) [15MY]
    ------protect private property from forfeiture or Government 
        seizure (see H.R. 428) [9JA]
    ------protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305) [9JA]
    ------provide civil claim for victims of bias crimes (see H.R. 
        2959) [8NO]
    ------provide minimum mandatory penalties for false bomb threats 
        conveyed through interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 
        845) [26FE]
    ------provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a 
        circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves 
        (see H.R. 702) [12FE]
    ------reduce size of grand juries (see H.R. 1536) [6MY]
    ------reform asset forfeiture laws (see H.R. 1745) [22MY]
    ------reform habeas corpus procedures relative to retrial of an 
        accused (see H.R. 2392) [3SE]
    ------representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners 
        (see H.R. 1492) [30AP]
    ------sentencing for crimes against child or elderly victims (see 
        H.R. 454) [21JA]
    ------treatment of juvenile offenses relative to ``three strikes'' 
        life sentence for certain violent or drug-related convictions 
        (see H.R. 2361) [31JY]
    ------treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and 
        crack cocaine (see H.R. 332, 2229) [9JA] [23JY]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 361) [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: conversion of certain military installations 
        into correctional facilities for youthful offenders (see H.R. 
        592) [5FE]
    ------establish a commission to investigate the military justice 
        system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, 
        harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072) [13MR]
    ------increase whistleblower protections for members of the Armed 
        Forces (see H.R. 1482) [29AP]
    Dept. of HUD: disclosure of income information to local housing 
        agencies for determination of public housing eligibility (see 
        H.R. 214) [9JA]
    Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate certain internal criminal allegations (see H.R. 
        692) [11FE]
    ------establish Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs (see H.R. 
        2588) [30SE]
    ------identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local 
        prisons (see H.R. 1493) [30AP]
    ------report certain information relative to prisoners (see H.R. 
        2214) [22JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat 
        money laundering and other financial crimes (see H.R. 1756) 
        [3JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling 
        and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see 
        H.R. 2253) [24JY]
    Diplomats: notification relative to crimes committed by diplomats 
        (see H.R. 1547) [7MY]
    ------require report to Congress relative to diplomatic immunity 
        (see H.R. 1236, 1622) [8AP] [15MY]
    ------waiver of diplomatic immunity in cases involving serious 
        criminal offenses (see H. Con. Res. 42) [11MR]
    Diseases: criminal penalties relative to intentional transmission 
        of AIDS (see H.R. 518) [4FE]
    ------efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062, 1219) 
        [13MR] [21MR]
    District of Columbia: enter into cooperative agreements with 
        certain Federal agencies relative to crime prevention and law 
        enforcement (see H.R. 1538) [6MY]
    ------Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a 
        law enforcement officer (see H.R. 727) [12FE]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050) [12MR]
    Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and 
        use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267) [9OC]
    Drugs: authorize funds to control methamphetamine (see H.R. 1175) 
        [20MR]
    ------deny Federal benefits to persons convicted of drug offenses 
        relative to medicinal use of marijuana (see H.R. 1265) [9AP]
    ------eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack 
        cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2031) [24JN]
    ------establish matching grant program for local communities that 
        first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth 
        substance abuse (see H.R. 956) [5MR]
    ------penalties relative to gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine 
        hydrochloride (see H.R. 1530) [5MY]
    ------provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses 
        involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363) [31JY]
    ------treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine 
        hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (see 
        H.R. 1821) [5JN]
    ------use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1782) 
        [4JN]
    Drunken driving: national minimum sentence for a person who 
        operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol 
        (see H.R. 982) [6MR]
    ------national standard to prohibit the operation of motor 
        vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981) [6MR]
    Ecology and environment: increase penalties and strengthen 
        enforcement relative to environmental crimes (see H.R. 277) 
        [9JA]
    Education: establish Role Models Academy for at-risk youths (see 
        H.R. 269) [9JA]
    ------release of student records to State and county prosecutors 
        (see H.R. 503) [4FE]
    ------require expulsion of students convicted of violent crimes in 
        schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 329) [9JA]
    ------suspend Federal benefits to individuals convicted of drug 
        offenses (see H.R. 88) [7JA] [9JA]
    Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and 
        criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents 
        (see H.R. 231) [9JA]
    ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards 
        from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 1142) [20MR]
    Explosives: regulation (see H.R. 85) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 538) [4FE]
    Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect 
        prevention (see H.R. 1419, 1823, 3013) [23AP] [5JN] [9NO]
    ------denial of passports to noncustodial parents relative to 
        nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 389) [9JA]
    ------establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child 
        support obligations (see H.R. 2503, 2925) [18SE] [7NO]
    ------grants to States to establish supervised visitation centers 
        for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 2779) [30OC]
    ------issues relative to child custody, child abuse, and domestic 
        violence (see H. Con. Res. 182) [30OC]
    ------use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to 
        assist in child abuse prevention (see H.R. 2381) [3SE]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence and its effects (see H.R. 851) [26FE]
    FBI: provide for telephone access to the database that tracks the 
        movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194) 
        [17JY]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 
        1252) [9AP]
    Federal employees: provide a mandatory minimum prison sentence for 
        certain wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses (see 
        H.R. 2890) [7NO]
    Financial institutions: amend certain banking laws (see H.R. 1722) 
        [22MY]
    ------clarify consumer liability for unauthorized transactions 
        involving debit cards (see H.R. 2234, 2319) [23JY] [31JY]
    ------require enhanced security measures relative to surveillance 
        pictures which can be used as evidence in criminal 
        prosecutions (see H.R. 2507) [18SE]
    Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be 
        valid in all States (see H.R. 339) [9JA]
    ------applicability of domestic violence-related possession 
        prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such 
        prohibitions (see H.R. 26) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition 
        that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 1250) [8AP]
    ------encourage States to require criminal background checks 
        before the sale of a handgun (see H.R. 2880) [7NO]
    ------ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before 
        the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2769, 
        2935) [29OC] [8NO]

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    ------establish a national instant criminal background check 
        system for firearm transfers (see H.R. 102) [9JA]
    ------exclude certain Federal entities from domestic violence-
        related possession prohibitions (see H.R. 445, 2255) [24JY] 
        [9JA]
    ------mandatory registration of handguns (see H.R. 186) [9JA]
    ------permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted 
        of a felony (see H.R. 1228) [8AP]
    ------permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying 
        of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 2722) 
        [23OC]
    ------possession by persons convicted of a crime involving 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 1009) [11MR]
    ------prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
        for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 1264) [9AP]
    ------prohibit possession by minors (see H.R. 1473) [29AP]
    ------prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see 
        H.R. 844, 949) [26FE] [5MR]
    ------prohibit possession of nonsporting firearms by nonimmigrants 
        and prevent possession for certain period by permanent 
        resident aliens (see H.R. 1096) [18MR]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of armor piercing ammunition 
        (see H.R. 1999) [19JN]
    ------prohibit sale, import, manufacture, export, purchase, 
        transfer, receipt, possession or transportation of certain 
        handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 787) [13FE]
    ------prohibit sale to intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 115) 
        [9JA]
    ------protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for 
        security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 27; H. Con. Res. 28) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE]
    ------regulate sale, import, and manufacture of handgun ammunition 
        (see H.R. 1349) [16AP]
    ------regulation of handguns in any manner affecting interstate or 
        foreign commerce (see H.R. 1996) [19JN]
    ------require check for domestic abuse restraining orders before 
        the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774) 
        [30OC]
    ------require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or 
        sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental 
        entity (see H.R. 1997) [19JN]
    ------require registration and permits for possession and transfer 
        of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1998) [19JN]
    ------restrict sale to persons placed under a court order of 
        protection (see H.R. 1084) [17MR]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to allow States to prohibit 
        destruction of privately-owned flags and Congress to prohibit 
        destruction of federally-owned flags (see H.J. Res. 80, 82) 
        [10JN] [12JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. 
        Res. 10, 54) [9JA] [13FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 
        54), consideration (see H. Res. 163) [10JN]
    Food stamps: State prevention of receipt by prisoners (see H.R. 
        1000) [10MR]
    Foreign aid: establish an alternative crop production 
        demonstration program for developing countries with illicit 
        crop production (see H.R. 1642) [15MY]
    Fraud: consumer protection (see H.R. 474, 1847) [21JA] [10JN]
    Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on 
        certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World 
        War II (see H.R. 235) [9JA]
    Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 1036) [12MR]
    Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension 
        from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of 
        persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 
        1624) [15MY]
    Hate crimes: enhance Federal enforcement (see H.R. 3081) [13NO]
    Health: combat fraud relative to payments for health care services 
        (see H.R. 2584) [30SE]
    ------prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of 
        payment for health care services (see H.R. 362) [9JA]
    Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and 
        criminal background check system for patient care workers (see 
        H.R. 2953) [8NO]
    ------training of students relative to identification and referral 
        of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 884) [27FE]
    Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal 
        charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to 
        comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (see H. 
        Res. 244) [25SE]
    ------filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in 
        California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to 
        contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (see H. Res. 
        253) [29SE]
    High Level Commission on International Narcotics Control: 
        establish (see H.R. 1317) [14AP]
    House of Representatives: use of independent panel and factfinders 
        to assist in investigations of ethics violations (see H. Res. 
        61) [13FE]
    Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic 
        violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871) 
        [27FE]
    ------require review of criminal records for participation in 
        certain federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2964) [8NO]
    Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian 
        citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems 
        (see H.R. 2481, 2920, 2955) [16SE] [7NO] [8NO]
    ------clarify eligibility for relief from removal and deportation 
        for certain aliens (see H.R. 2533) [24SE]
    ------clarify that forced slave labor by withholding immigration 
        documents or by threatening to involve immigration officials 
        is a criminal violation (see H.R. 2312) [30JY]
    ------reform naturalization process and clarify procedures for 
        investigating criminal background of applicants relative to 
        certain benefits (see H.R. 2837) [6NO]
    ------regulations relative to certain foreign students (see H.R. 
        1723, 1724, 2172) [22MY] [16JY]
    ------treatment of aliens relative to delinquent child support 
        payments (see H.R. 2985) [9NO]
    INS: pilot program to notify States of employment opportunities 
        for welfare recipients created by the removal of unauthorized 
        aliens (see H.R. 1258) [9AP]
    Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic 
        violence (see H.R. 1117) [18MR]
    International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: 
        restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary 
        to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see 
        H.R. 2121) [9JY]
    International law: judicial remedies for U.S. persons injured as a 
        result of foreign violations of arbitral obligations (see H.R. 
        2141) [10JY]
    ------provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for 
        certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348) [16AP]
    ------support international criminal tribunal to prosecute members 
        of the Iraqi regime for certain crimes (see H. Con. Res. 137) 
        [31JY]
    International relations: restitution and compensation for certain 
        confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see H. 
        Con. Res. 59) [9AP]
    Interstate commerce: clarify firearm permit and licensing 
        procedures for armored car crew members (see H.R. 624) [6FE]
    IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures 
        (see H.R. 1227) [8AP]
    ------impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax 
        return information (see H.R. 1226) [8AP]
    Israel: terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 133, 145, 
        146) [30JY] [4SE] [5SE]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1818) [5JN]
    Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local 
        governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829) 
        [5NO]
    ------evaluate neighborhood and community security programs (see 
        H.R. 266) [9JA]
    ------require better reporting of unidentified persons (see H.R. 
        2850) [6NO]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 
        350) [9JA]
    ------exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed 
        handguns (see H.R. 218, 339) [9JA]
    ------funding for the hiring of personnel who perform 
        nonadministrative services (see H.R. 804) [13FE]
    ------penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal officer (see 
        H.R. 826) [25FE]
    Lebanon: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 1076) [13MR]
    Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of 
        assets (see H.R. 216, 2396) [9JA] [4SE]
    Medicare: allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse 
        enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 1761) [3JN]
    ------combat fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2301) [30JY]
    ------combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization 
        services (see H.R. 2640) [8OC]
    ------combat fraud by hospitals (see H.R. 2417) [5SE]
    ------payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of 
        potential fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2912) [7NO]
    ------require surety bonds and disclosure of certain ownership 
        information for suppliers of durable medical equipment, home 
        health agencies, and other health care providers (see H.R. 
        1457) [24AP]
    Medicare/Medicaid: combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 1770, 
        2632) [3JN] [7OC]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment relative to 
        liability associated with the making of false statements (see 
        H.J. Res. 29) [9JA]
    ------deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of 
        felonies (see H.R. 1613) [14MY]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 58) [3MR]
    ------disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (see H. Res. 95) [12MR]
    ------make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 958) [5MR]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans' 
        memorials (see H.R. 2346) [31JY]
    Motor vehicles: establish toll-free telephone number for the 
        reporting of stolen and abandoned motor vehicles (see H.R. 
        501) [4FE]
    ------titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, 
        nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839) [10JN]
    ------treatment of theft of air bag modules (see H.R. 2683) [21OC]
    ------use of bar encoding to facilitate identification and 
        recovery of stolen vehicles (see H.R. 1471) [29AP]
    Mudd, Samuel A.: set aside military conviction for harboring John 
        Wilkes Booth (see H.R. 1885) [12JN]
    National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism 
        (see H.R. 1532) [6MY]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1716) [22MY]
    National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 
        657, 1524) [10FE] [1MY]
    National objectives: national summit of sports, political, 
        community, and media leaders to develop a plan to deter acts 
        of domestic and sexual violence (see H. Con. Res. 29) [27FE]
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities 
        and extend authorization (see H.R. 2610) [6OC]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2295, 2407) [30JY] [4SE]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        1685, 2431) [20MY] [8SE]
    Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the 
        National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial 
        Trust (see H.R. 1849) [10JN]
    Patents: protect owners against sale of illegally reproduced plant 
        parts (see H.R. 1197) [20MR]

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    Pol Pot: prosecution for crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 205) 
        [30JY]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 183) [31OC]
    ------prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 34, 354) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require availability of certain information on the Internet, 
        limit soft money, expand required spending reports, and 
        transfer enforcement of campaign finance laws (see H.R. 1780) 
        [4JN]
    President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act: 
        extend authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board 
        (see H.R. 1553) [8MY]
    Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in 
        Paris (see H. Res. 219) [4SE]
    Private security officers: permit review of criminal records of 
        applicants for employment (see H.R. 2184) [17JY]
    Public welfare programs: clarify the family violence option under 
        the temporary assistance to needy families program (see H.R. 
        1950) [18JN]
    Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 
        208) [9JA]
    Roads and highways: establish penalties for the use of interstate 
        facilities to target children for sexually explicit messages 
        or contacts (see H.R. 2815) [5NO]
    Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal 
        (see H. Con. Res. 19) [11FE]
    Sheinbein, Samuel: extradition to the U.S. from Israel (see H. 
        Con. Res. 165) [1OC]
    Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners 
        (see H.R. 530) [4FE]
    Sports: prohibit solicitation for representation and establish 
        requirements for contracts between agents and college athletes 
        (see H.R. 2171) [16JY]
    SSI: denial of benefits to convicted sex offenders while confined 
        (see H.R. 237) [9JA]
    States: address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat 
        offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75) [7MY]
    ------clarify standards for sex offender registration programs 
        (see H.R. 1683) [20MY]
    ------ensure that States do not require registration of 
        individuals convicted of an offense that involves consensual 
        sexual activity between adults (see H.R. 2256) [24JY]
    ------establish notification procedures relative to release of 
        convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125) [25JY]
    ------expedite review of criminal records of applicants for 
        private security officer employment (see H.R. 103) [9JA]
    ------funding relative to legislation requiring death penalty in 
        certain cases (see H.R. 91) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------impose a penalty upon States that do not give full faith and 
        credit to the protective orders of other States (see H.R. 935) 
        [5MR]
    ------reduce certain funds if eligible States do not enact certain 
        crime legislation (see H.R. 3021) [9NO]
    Syria: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in 
        neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 1529) [5MY]
    ------credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence 
        against women (see H.R. 1071) [13MR]
    ------require child support delinquent parents to include their 
        unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents 
        a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 869) [27FE]
    Telephones: improve investigation and prosecution of individuals 
        involved in cloning cellular telephones (see H.R. 2460) [11SE]
    Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 166) 
        [12JN]
    ------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. 
        910) [4MR]
    Terrorism: establish criminal penalties relative to financial 
        transactions with terrorists (see H.R. 748) [13FE]
    ------improve efforts to combat domestic terrorism (see H.R. 275) 
        [9JA]
    ------prevention of violence by paramilitary organizations (see 
        H.R. 2362) [31JY]
    Transportation: strengthen penalties and prohibitions against 
        sabotage of rail transportation or other mass transit (see 
        H.R. 1501) [30AP]
    U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international 
        criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89) [30JY]
    U.N. Commission on Human Rights: investigation of capital 
        punishment in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 199) [13NO]
    Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in 
        forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1908, 1955, 1990) [17JN] 
        [18JN] [19JN]
    ------expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of 
        burial benefits (see H.R. 2040) [25JN]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of 
        mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1237) 
        [8AP]
    Weapons: mandatory prison term for use of firearms or destructive 
        devices during a violent or drug-related Federal crime (see 
        H.R. 2340) [31JY]
    ------restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 959) 
        [5MR]
    Witnesses: notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by 
        State engaging in that relocation (see H.R. 747, 2181) [13FE] 
        [17JY]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: 
        implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] [13NO]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and 
        Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] 
        [13NO]
    World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of 
        Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126) [25JY]
  Messages
    Immigration Reform Transition Act: President Clinton [24JY]
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton [25FE]
    Response to Threats of Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction: President Clinton [26FE]
  Motions
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (S. 476) [13NO]
    Children and youth: national policy to control juvenile crime and 
        violence (H.R. 3) [8MY]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 287) [29OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 290) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 291) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 292) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 293) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 294) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 295) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 296) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 297) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 307) [5NO]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 315) [8NO]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 318) [9NO]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58) [13MR]
  Reports filed
    Allow Victims To Attend and Observe the Trials of Those Accused of 
        the Crime: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 924) (H. 
        Rept. 105-28) [17MR]
    Assassination Records Review Board Extension: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 
        105-138) [19JN]
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America Funding: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 105-368) [31OC]
    Clarify Firearm Permit and Licensing Procedures for Armored Car 
        Crew Members: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 624) (H. 
        Rept. 105-6) [25FE]
    Computer Security Enhancement Act: Committee on Science (House) 
        (H.R. 1903) (H. Rept. 105-243) [3SE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 244, Filing of Criminal Charges by the 
        U.S. Attorney in California Against Hermandad Mexicana 
        Nacional Relative to Contested Election: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 105-280) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 54, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 163) (H. Rept. 105-126) [10JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 58, Disapprove Foreign Aid 
        Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug Enforcement Efforts: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 105-20) 
        [12MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3, Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 105-89) [6MY]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 54) (H. Rept. 
        105-121) [5JN]
    Consumer Fraud Protection: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1847) (H. Rept. 105-158) [26JN]
    Court Procedures for Federal Civil Forfeitures: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 105-358) [30OC]
    Dept. of Justice Identification of Criminal and Illegal Aliens in 
        Local Prisons: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1493) 
        (H. Rept. 105-338) [23OC]
    Disapprove Foreign Aid Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug 
        Enforcement Efforts: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 105-10) [10MR]
    Drug-Free Communities Act: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 956) (H. Rept. 105-105) [20MY]
    Expand Range of Criminal Offenses Resulting in Forfeiture of 
        Veterans Benefits: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (S. 
        923) (H. Rept. 105-319) [9OC]
    Expanded War Crimes Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        1348) (H. Rept. 105-204) [25JY]
    Expedite State Reviews of Criminal Records of Applicants for 
        Private Security Officer Employment: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 103) (H. Rept. 105-161) [26JN]
    Jurisdiction for Lawsuits Against Terrorist States: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 105-48) [10AP]
    Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 105-86) [1MY]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Appropriations: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1818) 
        (H. Rept. 105-155) [26JN]
    Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Relative to Criminal Use of Guns: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 424) (H. Rept. 105-
        344) [24OC]
    National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1839) (H. Rept. 105-285) [30SE]
    No Electronic Theft (NET) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2265) (H. Rept. 105-339) [23OC]
    Notification of Interstate Relocation of Witnesses by States 
        Engaging in That Relocation: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2181) (H. Rept. 105-258) [18SE]

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    Oklahoma City National Memorial Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1849) (H. Rept. 105-316) [8OC]
    Penalties for the Rape of Minors in Federal Prison: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1898) (H. Rept. 105-159) [26JN]
    President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act 
        Assassination Records Review Board Extension: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 
        105-138) [19JN]
    Prohibition on Financial Transactions With Countries Supporting 
        Terrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 748) 
        (H. Rept. 105-141) [21JN]
    State Prevention of Receipt of Food Stamps by Prisoners: Committee 
        on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 105-43) [8AP]
    State Requirements To Address the Problem of Violent Crimes 
        Committed by Repeat Offenders: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 105-157) [26JN]
    State Standards for Sex Offender Registration Programs 
        Clarification: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1683) 
        (H. Rept. 105-256) [18SE]
    Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1226) (H. Rept. 105-51) [14AP]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial 
        Service: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 66) (H. Rept. 105-91) [7MY]
    Veterans' Cemetery Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1532) (H. Rept. 105-142) [21JN]

CROATIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support 
        democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia, and 
        continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15) 
        [9JA]

CUBA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Caribbean nations: withhold foreign aid from certain countries 
        that support Cuban membership in the Caribbean Community or 
        the Central American Common Market (see H.R. 2296) [30JY]
    Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 284) [9JA]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: amend relative to 
        exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 1566) [8MY]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 284) [9JA]
    ------repeal Presidential authority relative to suspension of 
        certain effective dates (see H.R. 2179) [16JY]
    ------require report relative to exclusion of certain aliens (see 
        H.R. 2288) [29JY]
    Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries that assist Cuba 
        (see H.R. 2289) [29JY]
    Foreign policy: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see 
        H.R. 285) [9JA]
    ------allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        287) [9JA]
    ------grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional 
        baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 9) [7JA] [9JA]
    Foreign trade: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and 
        medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951, 
        2904) [18JN] [7NO]
    International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold U.S. assistance for 
        programs or projects in Cuba (see H.R. 2092) [26JN]
    Nuclear weapons: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation 
        (see H.R. 1182) [20MR]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton [27FE]
    Telecommunications Services Relative to Cuba: President Clinton 
        [10SE]

CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Repeal (see H.R. 284) [9JA]

CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Aliens: amend relative to exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 
        1566) [8MY]
    ------require report relative to exclusion of certain aliens (see 
        H.R. 2288) [29JY]
    Foreign trade: repeal Presidential authority relative to 
        suspension of certain effective dates (see H.R. 2179) [16JY]
    Repeal (see H.R. 284) [9JA]
  Messages
    Telecommunications Services Relative to Cuba: President Clinton 
        [10SE]

CUBIN, BARBARA (a Representative from Wyoming)
  Appointments
    Congressional Award Board [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Devils Tower National Monument: retain name of mountain (see H.R. 
        129) [9JA]
    Grand Teton National Park: domestic livestock grazing (see H.R. 
        708) [12FE]
    National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 
        709) [12FE]
    National Historic Trails Interpretive Center: authorize assistance 
        (see H.R. 2186) [17JY]
    Park County, WY: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 1718) 
        [22MY]

CULPEPPER, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Library of Congress: acquire certain real property for storage of 
        motion picture, recorded sound, television, and radio 
        collections (see H.R. 2979) [9NO]

CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Commission on National Drug Policy: establish (see H.R. 1345) 
        [16AP]
    Dept. of HHS: establish program relative to exchange of sterile 
        hypodermic needles (see H.R. 2212) [22JY]
    Education: establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational 
        Opportunity Program (see H.R. 1970) [19JN]
    Executive departments: require review of agency spending on 
        service contracts (see H.R. 2712) [23OC]
    Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments 
        and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions 
        (see H. Con. Res. 71) [1MY]
    ------increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor 
        (see H.R. 2943) [8NO]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: improve sanctions 
        against unfit providers (see H.R. 1971) [19JN]
    Parren J. Mitchell Veterans Medical Center, Baltimore, MD: 
        designate (see H.R. 3051) [13NO]
    Social Security: treatment of final payment of benefits to 
        surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary 
        (see H.R. 2944) [8NO]

CUNNINGHAM, RANDY ``DUKE'' (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Air pollution: reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas 
        (see H.R. 130) [9JA]
    California: moratorium on gas and oil development of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 133) [9JA]
    English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 
        123) [9JA]
    Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 131) [9JA]
    Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting 
        carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218) [9JA]
    National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: 
        reestablish (see H.R. 132) [9JA]
    San Diego County, CA: provide loan guarantee to Olivenhain Water 
        Storage Project (see H.R. 134) [9JA]
    Tariff: golf clubs and golf club components (see H.R. 2583) [30SE]
    Taxation: treatment of contributions of computer technology and 
        equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153) 
        [20MR]
    Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military 
        installations for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2760) 
        [29OC]
    Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance 
        conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719) [22MY]

CURRENCY
see Money

CUSTOMS SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1463) [28AP]
    Dept. of Defense: assign personnel to assist the INS and the 
        Customs Service in the performance of their border protection 
        functions (see H.R. 805, 2922) [13FE] [7NO]
    Florida: allow the use of user fees to provide for inspection 
        personnel in connection with the arrival of passengers (see 
        H.R. 3034) [12NO]
    Income: modify overtime and premium pay rates of customs officers 
        (see H.R. 2262) [25JY]
    Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 994) [6MR]
    Law enforcement officers: extend certain civil service retirement 
        options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs 
        Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        1215) [21MR]
    Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State 
        emission standards (see H.R. 8) [7JA] [9JA]
    NAFTA: parity among participating countries relative to the 
        personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad 
        (see H. Con. Res. 51) [20MR]
    New Mexico: establish commercial zone on border of Mexico (see 
        H.R. 2808) [4NO]
    Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry 
        (see H.R. 1504) [30AP]
  Reports filed
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 
        Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        1463) (H. Rept. 105-85) [1MY]
    Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 
        105-228) [31JY]

CYPRUS, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved 
        people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181) [29OC]
    ------occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81) [15MY]
    ------restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to 
        situation in Cyprus and obligations under international law 
        (see H.R. 388) [9JA]

DAIRY PRODUCTION STABILIZATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy 
        promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the 
        program (see H.R. 2139) [10JY]

DAKOTA WATER RESOURCES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3012) [9NO]

DALAI LAMA
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: visit to U.S. (see H. Res. 124) [23AP]

DALLAS, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Museums: designate the museum to be known as ``The Women's Museum: 
        An Institute for the Future'' as a Millennium Project for the 
        U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 187) [7NO]

DAMS
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide for maintenance of concrete dams and 
        weirs located in the Emigrant Wilderness (see H.R. 1663) 
        [20MY]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 302) [9JA]
    Trinity Lake: designate reservoir (see H.R. 63) [7JA] [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Emigrant Wilderness Concrete Dams and Weirs Maintenance: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R.. 1663) (H. Rept. 105-192) [21JY]

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    Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 412) (H. Rept. 105-8) [10MR]
    Trinity Lake Reservoir: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 63) 
        (H. Rept. 105-9) [10MR]

DANNER, PAT (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [11SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Transportation: assist States in adopting nationwide 
        emergency telephone number for cellular telephone users (see 
        H.R. 1011) [11MR]
    Medicare: combat fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2301) [30JY]

DAVIS, DANNY K. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate 
        (see H.R. 2798) [4NO]
    Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: 
        designate (see H.R. 2799) [4NO]
    Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 2084) [26JN]

DAVIS, JIM (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Medicare: allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse 
        enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
        Fund (see H.R. 1761) [3JN]

DAVIS, THOMAS M. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1912) [17JN]
    Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security 
        agents' retirement annuities (see H.R. 633) [6FE]
    District of Columbia: exempt certain contracts entered into by the 
        government of the District of Columbia from review by the 
        Council of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 513) [4FE]
    ------permit the waiver of residency requirements for certain 
        employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the 
        District of Columbia (see H.R. 514) [4FE]
    ------realign functional responsibilities with Federal Government 
        (see H.R. 1963) [19JN]
    Gamble, Lloyd B.: relief (see H.R. 998) [6MR]
    Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.: amend Federal 
        charter (see H.R. 3025) [12NO]
    ------repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 497) [4FE]
    Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the 
        second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural 
        scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519) [1MY]
    Money: require continued availability of $1 Federal Reserve notes 
        for circulation (see H.R. 1098) [18MR]
    Monuments and memorials: authorize the establishment of a Cold War 
        memorial (see H.R. 2885) [7NO]
    National Weather Service: overtime pay for forecasters performing 
        essential services during severe weather events (see H.R. 
        2987) [9NO]
    Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: 
        congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, 
        Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 96) 
        [9OC]

DAVIS-BACON ACT
related term(s) Contracts
  Bills and resolutions
    Repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]

DAY CARE
see Children and Youth

DEAF
see Disabled

DEAL, NATHAN (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair [7JA]

DEATH AND DYING
  Bills and resolutions
    Assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing: prohibit Federal 
        funding (see H.R. 1003) [11MR]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize settlement and payment of claims 
        against the U.S. for death or injury of certain employees 
        relative to incidents in which claims are settled for foreign 
        nationals (see H.R. 3022) [9NO]
    Dept. of Justice: treatment of certain immigration petitions 
        relative to the death of the beneficiary (see H.R. 1961, 2694) 
        [19JN] [22OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assign health care professionals to 
        facilities in States in which they are licensed and follow 
        State death certificate filing requirements (see H.R. 2338) 
        [31JY]
    Families and domestic relations: permit chronically ill parents to 
        name standby guardians for minors without loss of parental 
        rights (see H.R. 3005) [9NO]
    Flag--U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at 
        half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the 
        line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47) [12MR]
    Hawaii: repatriation of certain Native American remains (see H.R. 
        749) [13FE]
    Law enforcement officers: provide death benefits to retired public 
        safety officers (see H.R. 1862) [11JN]
    Medicare: provide for standard forms for medical necessity and 
        terminal illness certifications (see H.R. 2633) [7OC]
    Medicare/Medicaid: prohibit funding for assisted suicide, 
        euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 868) [27FE]
    Mother Teresa: condolences on death (see H. Res. 226, 227) [10SE] 
        [11SE]
    Native Americans: study and repatriation of remains for which a 
        cultural affiliation is not readily ascertainable (see H.R. 
        2893) [7NO]
    Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see 
        H.R. 1505) [30AP]
    Pharmaceuticals: reporting requirements of deaths resulting from 
        the prescribing, dispensing, and the administration of drugs 
        (see H.R. 524) [4FE]
    Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service 
        relative to certain diseases (see H.R. 482) [21JA]
    Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and 
        widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or 
        widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52) [20MR]
    Social Security: treatment of final payment of benefits to 
        surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary 
        (see H.R. 2944) [8NO]
    SSA: require time limitation for the provision of death 
        certificates by State and local governments to the 
        Commissioner (see H.R. 2371) [31JY]
    Suicide: recognize as a national problem (see H. Res. 212) [31JY]
    Taxation: exclude from gross income pension benefits received by 
        the survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line 
        of duty (see H.R. 921) [4MR]
    ------treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see H.R. 2231) 
        [23JY]
    ------treatment of employee death benefits (see H.R. 1514) [1MY]
    ------treatment of estate tax for family farms and small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1841, 1845) [10JN]
    ------treatment of funeral trusts (see H.R. 479, 684) [21JA] 
        [11FE]
    Veterans: extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into 
        enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of 
        Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092) 
        [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1003) (H. Rept. 105-46) [8AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Entrance Into Enhanced-Use Leases for 
        Certain Property and Renaming of Court of Veterans Appeals and 
        National Cemetery System: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 1092) (H. Rept. 105-47) [9AP]

DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims 
        a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (see H.R. 2005) [20JN]
  Reports filed
    Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair 
        Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2005) (H. Rept. 105-201) [24JY]

DEATH PENALTY
see Capital Punishment

DeFAZIO, PETER A. (a Representative from Oregon)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 
        754) [13FE]
    ------require use of child safety restraint systems and restrict 
        air fares charged to children under 3 years of age (see H.R. 
        1141) [20MR]
    Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging 
        radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as 
        private facilities (see H.R. 2222) [23JY]
    Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal 
        reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute 
        Indian tribes (see H.R. 745) [13FE]
    Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see H.R. 
        2651) [9OC]
    FCC: establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates 
        and require study on rates and competition (see H.R. 2757) 
        [29OC]
    Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want 
        under certain conditions (see H.R. 746) [13FE]
    Insurance: require insurers to disclose an applicant's medical 
        test results to the applicant and to otherwise restrict the 
        disclosure of such results (see H.R. 2590) [1OC]
    Members of Congress: deny salary adjustments relative to budget 
        deficit (see H.R. 1906) [17JN]
    National parks and recreation areas: repeal the pilot recreation 
        fee program and establish a royalty on hardrock minerals whose 
        proceeds are to be used for public recreational sites (see 
        H.R. 2818) [5NO]
    NIH: establish National Center for Integral Medicine (see H.R. 
        1055) [13MR]
    Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy 
        conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal 
        and affordable service (see H.R. 1359) [17AP]
    Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing 
        the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see 
        H.R. 2120) [9JY]

DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Army: clarify the definition of depot-level maintenance and repair 
        (see H.R. 2193) [17JY]
    Castle AFB, CA: provide for the operation of a combined post 
        exchange and commissary store (see H.R. 50) [7JA] [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: reform economic redevelopment process and 
        improve ability to contract for protective services at 
        installations being closed (see H.R. 1243, 1300) [8AP] [10AP]
    ------reject the need for an additional round or rounds of 
        military base closures (see H. Con. Res. 78) [13MY]

DEFICIT
see Public Debt

DeGETTE, DIANA (a Representative from Colorado)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop 
        insurance programs (see H.R. 1438) [24AP]
    Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to 
        conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and 
        mental illnesses (see H.R. 1520) [1MY]
    Health: increase the legal smoking age (see H.R. 2519) [23SE]
    Medicaid: permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children 
        (see H.R. 1564) [8MY]

DELAHUNT, WILLIAM D. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Cadigan, James L.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2494) [18SE]
    Cape Cod National Seashore: provide for a land exchange and extend 
        the authority of the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory 
        Commission (see H.R. 2411) [5SE]
    Chalot, John A.: relief (see H.R. 2732) [24OC]
    Immigration: waiver of vaccination requirements for certain 
        adopted children (see H.R. 2430) [8SE]
    Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of 
        assets (see H.R. 2396) [4SE]
    Moser, Roy D.: relief (see H.R. 2731) [24OC]

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DeLAURO, ROSA L. (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related 
        agencies appropriations [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: increase certain funding under Head Start 
        Program (see H.R. 1373) [17AP]
    ------tribute to child care professionals (see H. Res. 279) [23OC]
    Civil rights: provide improved remedies for discrimination in the 
        payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023) [24JN]
    Dept. of Defense: treatment of expenses for contractors who 
        relocate due to cessation of military activities at the 
        Stratford Army Engine Plant (see H.R. 463) [21JA]
    Dept. of Transportation: make direct loans and provide lines of 
        credit to finance surface transportation projects (see H.R. 
        2330) [31JY]
    Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family 
        support services (see H.R. 1373, 2713) [17AP] [23OC]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: provide coverage to employers with 
        more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373) [17AP]
    Health: combat fraud relative to payments for health care services 
        (see H.R. 2584) [30SE]
    ------prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans 
        relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 2110) [8JY]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 
        135) [9JA]
    Medicare: coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support 
        services (see H.R. 2153) [11JY]
    National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 
        712, 713) [12FE]
    Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse, New Haven, CT: designate (see H.R. 
        2787) [31OC]
    Roads and highways: increase number of State participants in the 
        infrastructure bank pilot program (see H.R. 710) [12FE]
    Taxation: treatment of distributions from qualified retirement 
        plans investing in public benefit bonds (see H.R. 711) [12FE]
    ------treatment of income relative to imported properties from 
        foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373) [17AP]
    ------treatment of tobacco products (see H.R. 3027) [12NO]
    Tobacco products: prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, 
        compensate Federal and State Governments for health costs, and 
        enhance investments in biomedical and basic scientific 
        research (see H.R. 3028) [12NO]

DELAWARE
  Bills and resolutions
    Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor 
        Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2958) [8NO]
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory 
        Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 1894) [12JN]
    Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication 
        or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins 
        (see H.R. 2565) [26SE]

DeLAY, TOM (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House 
        Chamber [27FE]
    Committee To Escort the President [4FE]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair [7JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers 
        (see H.R. 1230) [8AP]
    Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. 
        Res. 102) [21JN]
    Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface 
        transportation funding (see H.R. 674) [11FE]

DELLUMS, RONALD V. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050) [12MR]
    Education: permit certain nonimmigrant aliens to study in publicly 
        funded adult education programs (see H.R. 1543) [7MY]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 1374) [17AP]

DEMING, W. EDWARDS
  Bills and resolutions
    W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD: designate (see 
        H.R. 962) [5MR]
  Reports filed
    W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 962) (H. Rept. 
        105-229) [31JY]

DEMOCRACY
  Bills and resolutions
    Albania: civil war (see H. Res. 104) [20MR]
    ------elections (see H. Con. Res. 104, 105) [23JN] [24JN]
    ------promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of 
        civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153) [18SE]
    Belarus: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 54) [21MR]
    Cambodia: condemn violence and restore democracy (see H. Res. 195) 
        [23JY]
    China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security 
        and democracy in the Republic of China (see H. Res. 252) 
        [29SE]
    ------congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission 
        into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if 
        admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140) 
        [20MR]
    ------impose certain sanctions (see H.R. 2011) [23JN]
    ------increase international broadcasting activities (see H.R. 
        2232, 2531) [23JY] [23SE]
    ------increase international broadcasting activities (H.R. 2232), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79) [3JN]
    ------most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the 
        Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 
        941) [5MR]
    ------political reform (see H.R. 2095) [26JN]
    China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the 
        People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100, 178) [18JN] 
        [28OC]
    ------U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 132) [29JY]
    ------U.S. policy (see H. Res. 225) [9SE]
    Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic 
        of China (see H. Con. Res. 44) [11MR]
    Colombia: renew efforts to end guerrilla war (see H. Res. 289) 
        [29OC]
    Congo, Republic of the: outbreak of violence and threat to 
        scheduled elections and constitutional government (see H. Res. 
        175) [25JN]
    Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 284) [9JA]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: amend relative to 
        exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 1566) [8MY]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 284) [9JA]
    ------repeal Presidential authority relative to suspension of 
        certain effective dates (see H.R. 2179) [16JY]
    ------require report relative to exclusion of certain aliens (see 
        H.R. 2288) [29JY]
    El Salvador: elections (see H. Con. Res. 88) [22MY]
    Elections: reform voter registration procedures (see H.R. 224) 
        [9JA]
    Foreign policy: promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed 
        agression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-
        Karabagh conflict (see H.R. 2983) [9NO]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 2867, 3010) [7NO] 
        [9NO]
    Guatemala: implementation of peace accords (see H. Con. Res. 166) 
        [2OC]
    ------tribute to success of recent peace negotiations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 17) [10FE]
    Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the 
        People's Republic of China (see H.R. 750) [13FE]
    India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22, 157) [9JA] [22MY]
    ------self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation 
        homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 37) [5MR]
    Israel: independence anniversary (see H.J. Res. 102) [7NO]
    Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 130) 
        [29JY]
    Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and 
        independence (see H. Con. Res. 68) [29AP]
    Liberia: elections (see H. Con. Res. 135) [30JY]
    Nicaragua: tribute on the occasion of democratic elections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 18) [11FE]
    Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786) [4JN]
    Pakistan: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 157) [22MY]
    Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved 
        people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181) [29OC]
    ------hosting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
        Europe summit relative to human rights violations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 179) [28OC]
    U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to People's 
        Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 44) [11MR]
    Vietnam: support democracy and religious and economic freedom (see 
        H. Res. 231) [17SE]
    Voting: constitutional amendment allowing the proposal and 
        enactment of laws by popular vote of the people (see H.J. Res. 
        21) [9JA]
    Western Sahara: self-determination referendum (see H. Res. 245) 
        [25SE]
    Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 115) [16AP]
  Messages
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        President Clinton [30MY]
    National Endowment for Democracy: President Clinton [8AP]
    Prohibit New Investment in Burma: President Clinton [20MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2232, Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 
        105-140) [20JN]
    Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on International Relations (House) 
        (H.R. 2232) (H. Rept. 105-303) [6OC]

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) subcommittee 
        members [13NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: ensure that the budget proposal concurs with the 
        provisions of the bipartisan budget agreement (see H.R. 2037) 
        [25JN]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 221) [5SE]
    Committee on Small Business (House): minority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 148) [14MY]

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    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 250) [29SE]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 148) [14MY]
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        13, 33, 36, 42, 44, 58, 84, 120, 208, 328) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA] 
        [5FE] [6FE] [10FE] [13FE] [6MR] [17AP] [31JY] [13NO]
    Elections: requirements for candidates receiving Federal campaign 
        financing relative to participation in multicandidate forums 
        (see H.R. 2478) [16SE]
    FEC: expedite availability of reports on the Internet (see H.R. 
        2074, 2109, 2433) [26JN] [8JY] [8SE]
    ------require national committees of political parties to file 
        pre-general election reports (see H.R. 355) [9JA]
    ------require reports on certain election expenditures (see H.R. 
        1705) [22MY]
    House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority 
        employees (see H. Res. 6) [7JA] [9JA]
    Political campaigns: ban soft money in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 110, 458, 1025) [9JA] [21JA] [11MR]
    ------prohibit use of soft money and require written authorization 
        for use of salary withholdings for political activities (see 
        H.R. 2147) [10JY]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections and permit 
        individuals to elect not to have payroll deductions used for 
        political activities (see H.R. 3019) [9NO]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 223) [9JA]
    States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for 
        certain parties (see H.R. 2477) [16SE]
  Motions
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 36) 
        [5FE]

DENMARK, KINGDOM OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Virgin Islands: anniversary of the emancipation of Africans held 
        in slavery in the Danish West Indies (see H. Con. Res. 161) 
        [30SE]

DENTISTS
see Health Care Professionals

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: reduce the amounts allocated 
        for payments pursuant to production flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 2111) [8JY]
    Agriculture: combine the Consolidated Farm Service Agency and the 
        Natural Resources Conservation Service and ensure equitable 
        treatment of certain farmers, ranchers, and Federal employees 
        (see H.R. 2692) [22OC]
    ------conduct census (see H.R. 2366) [31JY]
    ------control wheat and barley diseases caused by Fusarium 
        Graminearum and related fungi (see H.R. 2168) [15JY]
    ------crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant viruses and 
        diseases and loan eligibility for producers who suffer such 
        losses (see H.R. 781) [13FE]
    ------exempt actions undertaken to administer a marketing order 
        issued under the Agricultural Adjustment Act from antitrust 
        laws (see H.R. 2735) [24OC]
    ------Federal assistance to orchard and vineyard farmers adversely 
        affected by damaging weather conditions (see H.R. 1489) [30AP]
    ------include in a special use permit relative to Humboldt Nursery 
        a provision allowing the permittee to use Government-owned 
        farming and related equipment at the nursery (see H.R. 2126) 
        [9JY]
    ------increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural 
        research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 
        725) [12FE]
    ------prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance 
        programs (see H.R. 1438) [24AP]
    ------prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, 
        sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453) [21JA]
    ------provide for the accreditation of associations of 
        agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining 
        between such associations (see H.R. 2738) [24OC]
    ------reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, 
        extension, and education programs (see H.R. 2534) [24SE]
    ------repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 
        1864) [11JN]
    ------repeal restrictions on colored margarine (see H.R. 1958) 
        [18JN]
    ------restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the 
        Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing 
        orders (see H.R. 786) [13FE]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2160) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 193) [22JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 232) [18SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), corrections in enrollment 
        (see H. Con. Res. 167) [6OC]
    California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe 
        National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity 
        effectiveness (see H.R. 858) [27FE]
    ------pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National 
        Forests to demonstrate resource management activity 
        effectiveness (H.R. 858), consideration (see H. Res. 180) 
        [8JY]
    Colorado: expand Eagles Nest Wilderness within Arapaho and White 
        River National Forests (see H.R. 985) [6MR]
    Conservation Reserve Program: extend contracts (see H.R. 246, 247, 
        427, 1342) [9JA] [16AP]
    ------extension of conservation reserve contracts relative to 
        rejection of reenrollment bids (see H.R. 861) [27FE]
    Consolidated Farm Service Agency: disregard debt forgiveness 
        relative to loan and loan servicing limitations (see H.R. 
        1969) [19JN]
    Consumers: establish equitable service for customers (see H.R. 
        2185) [17JY]
    Dairy Indemnity Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1789) [4JN]
    Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag 
        Boosters (see H.R. 111) [9JA]
    Emigrant Wilderness: provide for maintenance of concrete dams and 
        weirs (see H.R. 1663) [20MY]
    Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 913) [4MR]
    Federal aid programs: regulate loans to certain processors of 
        sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387) [17AP]
    Federal employees: establish equal opportunity for employees (see 
        H.R. 2185) [17JY]
    Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 3070) [13NO]
    Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program: continuation to 
        promote food safety (see H.R. 2876) [7NO]
    Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy 
        promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the 
        program (see H.R. 2139) [10JY]
    Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and 
        ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 61) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------eliminate below-cost timber sales (see H.R. 1827) [6JN]
    ------grant easement to Chugach Alaska Corp. (see H.R. 3087) 
        [13NO]
    ------reduce costs and improve efficiency by contracting out 
        certain tasks related to the planning and implementation of 
        National Forest System programs and projects (see H.R. 2127) 
        [9JY]
    ------remove restrictions on acquisitions from other Federal 
        agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 975) [6MR]
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3057) [13NO]
    Government: Federal assessment of whether Federal regulations 
        could result in the taking of private property (see H.R. 95) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication 
        or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins 
        (see H.R. 2565) [26SE]
    Housing: extend loan guarantee program for multifamily rental 
        housing in rural areas (see H.R. 28) [7JA] [9JA]
    Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (see H.R. 2680) [21OC]
    Loans: authorize guaranteed farm ownership loans and guaranteed 
        farm operating loans (see H.R. 2145) [10JY]
    Mark Twain National Forest: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 1779) 
        [4JN]
    Market Access Program: eliminate (see H.R. 972) [6MR]
    Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify 
        application of certain provisions (see H.R. 2038) [25JN]
    Milk: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. 
        Res. 224) [9SE]
    ------increase marketing orders' basic formula price (see H.R. 
        2388) [3SE]
    ------require estimates of production costs relative to milk 
        marketing orders' basic formula price (see H.R. 2482) [16SE]
    ------study effects of production costs on milk marketing orders 
        basic formula price (see H.R. 1190) [20MR]
    National Cheese Exchange: CFTC regulation of cash markets relative 
        to use as a reference price for commodities (see H.R. 645) 
        [6FE]
    ------reduce effect on the milk marketing orders' basic formula 
        price (see H.R. 618, 646) [5FE] [6FE]
    Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake 
        other forest management projects to protect communities from 
        wildfires (see H.R. 2458) [11SE]
    ------uniform management of livestock grazing (see H.R. 2493) 
        [18SE]
    ------uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 284) [28OC]
    School Breakfast Program: expand and provide greater access to 
        snacks in school-based childcare programs (see H.R. 3086) 
        [13NO]
    Tahoe National Forest: land sale to Placer County, CA (see H.R. 
        1439) [24AP]
    Taxation: treatment of certain water, waste, and essential 
        community facilities loans (see H.R. 731) [12FE]
    Tobacco products: increase deficit reduction assessments for 
        participants in Federal price support programs (see H.R. 1826) 
        [6JN]
    Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 822) [25FE]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2160) [17SE]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160) [17JY] [24JY] 
        [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 
        105-252) [17SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 
        105-178) [14JY]
    Census of Agriculture Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        2366) (H. Rept. 105-296) [2OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2160, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 105-255) [18SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 858, Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery 
        and Economic Stability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 180) (H. Rept. 105-173) [8JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2160, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Ap

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        propriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. 
        Rept. 105-197) [22JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2493, Forage Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 105-355) [28OC]
    Conveyance of Certain Dos Palos, CA, Lands to the Dos Palos Ag 
        Boosters: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 111) (H. 
        Rept. 105-34) [20MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture Contracts Under the Conservation Reserve 
        Program: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1342) (H. 
        Rept. 105-80) [29AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture Dairy Indemnity Program Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1789) (H. Rept. 105-
        294) [2OC]
    Eagles Nest Wilderness Expansion Within Arapaho and White River 
        National Forests in Colorado: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 985) (H. Rept. 105-111) [3JN]
    Emigrant Wilderness Concrete Dams and Weirs Maintenance: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R.. 1663) (H. Rept. 105-192) [21JY]
    Forage Improvement Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        2493) (H. Rept. 105-346) [24OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2493) (H. Rept. 105-
        346) [24OC]
    Mark Twain National Forest Boundary Adjustment: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1779) (H. Rept. 105-295) [2OC]
    Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 858) (H. Rept. 105-136) 
        [18JN]
    Reform, Extend, and Repeal Certain Agricultural Research, 
        Extension, and Education Programs: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 2534) (H. Rept. 105-376) [4NO]
    Tahoe National Forest Land Sale to Placer County, CA: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1439) (H. Rept. 105-114) [3JN]
    Wenatchee National Forest Land Exchange With Chelan County, WA: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 822) (H. Rept. 105-168) 
        [8JY]
    White River National Forest Boundary Adjustment Relative to 
        National Forest System Lands Within Summit County, CO: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 105-113) 
        [3JN]
    White River National Forest Boundary Adjustment Relative to the 
        Raggeds Wilderness: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1019) 
        (H. Rept. 105-112) [3JN]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abolish (see H.R. 1319, 2667) [14AP] [9OC]
    Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for 
        privacy and security (see H.R. 695) [12FE]
    Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of 
        Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
        produced merchandise (see H.R. 563) [4FE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2267) [25JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 239) [23SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 330) [13NO]
    Education: establish loan guarantee program for telecommunications 
        satellites dedicated to instructional programming (see H.R. 
        2320) [31JY]
    Foreign trade: clarify the term ``normal trade relations'' (see 
        H.R. 2316) [31JY]
    ------substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of 
        ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 2002, 2022) [20JN] 
        [24JN]
    Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to 
        lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259) [9AP]
    NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1274) [10AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1274), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 127) [23AP]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1278) [10AP]
    OPIC: activities (see H.R. 1681) [20MY]
    Patent and Trademark Office: extend surcharges on patent fees (see 
        H.R. 673) [11FE]
    ------improve the integrity of patent system and ensure the 
        validity of U.S. patents (see H.R. 812) [25FE]
    Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain 
        confidentiality relative to the publication of patent 
        applications (see H.R. 811) [25FE]
    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 29) [7JA] [9JA]
    21st Century Patent System Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 400) 
        [9JA]
    ------enact (H.R. 400), consideration (see H. Res. 116) [16AP]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2267) [13NO]
  Motions
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267) [25SE] [26SE] 
        [30SE] [6OC] [28OC] [29OC] [13NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2267, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        330) (H. Rept. 105-406) [13NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 400, 21st Century Patent System Improvement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 116) (H. Rept. 105-
        56) [16AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1274, NIST Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 105-72) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and 
        State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 239) (H. Rept. 105-264) 
        [23SE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2267) 
        (H. Rept. 105-405) [13NO]
    NIST Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1274) (H. 
        Rept. 105-64) [21AP]
    NOAA Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1278) 
        (H. Rept.105-66) [20JN]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1278) (H. Rept. 105-66) 
        [23AP]
    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 29) (H. Rept. 
        105-210) [28JY]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-108) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [16SE]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [25JY]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 
        105-108) [15SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-
        108) [30MY]
    21st Century Patent System Improvement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 400) (H. Rept. 105-39) [20MR]

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY] [28JY]
    ------H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    A. James Dyess Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Augusta, GA: 
        designate (see H.R. 2218) [22JY]
    Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving 
        overseas (see H.R. 411) [9JA]
    Air Force: conduct a study to identify property suitable for 
        exchange to acquire land authorized for addition to Shaw AFB, 
        SC (see H.R. 1675) [20MY]
    American Samoa: eligibility of U.S. nationals for the ROTC (see 
        H.R. 905) [3MR]
    Appropriations: authorizing certain construction at military 
        installations (see H.R. 909) [4MR]
    ------authorizing for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 
        2786) [31OC]
    ------authorizing for military activities and prescribing 
        personnel strengths (see H.R. 1119) [19MR]
    ------authorizing for military activities and prescribing 
        personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration (see H. Res. 
        169) [18JN]
    ------authorizing for military activities and prescribing 
        personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration of conference 
        report (see H. Res. 278) [23OC]
    ------authorizing for military construction and increased pay and 
        improved health care for members of the uniformed services 
        (see H.R. 2858) [6NO]
    ------disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction 
        appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2624, 2631) [7OC]
    ------making (see H.R. 2266) [25JY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1469, 1755, 1796, 
        1871) [29AP] [3JN] [5JN] [12JN]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 146, 149) [13MY] [14MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 162) [5JN]
    ------making for military construction, family housing, and base 
        realignment and closure (see H.R. 2016) [24JN]
    ------making for military construction, family housing, and base 
        realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 178) [26JN]
    ------making for military construction, family housing, and base 
        realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 228) [11SE]
    ------making (H.R. 2266), consideration (see H. Res. 198) [28JY]
    ------making (H.R. 2266), consideration of conference report (see 
        H. Res. 242) [24SE]
    ------making interim emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1707, 1708) 
        [22MY]
    Armed Forces: alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE health 
        care program (see H.R. 1246) [8AP]
    ------award Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal to participants of 
        Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina (see H.R. 665) [10FE]
    ------establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of 
        certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 1766) [3JN]
    ------establish sentencing guidelines relative to life 
        imprisonment without eligibility for parole (see H.R. 517) 
        [4FE]
    ------improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare 
        reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see 
        H.R. 1456) [24AP]
    ------increase whistleblower protections (see H.R. 1482) [29AP]
    ------issue medal to persons exposed to nuclear radiation (see 
        H.R. 432) [9JA]
    ------maintenance of military personnel in Asian and Pacific 
        regions (see H. Res. 103) [20MR]
    ------permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal 
        Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under 
        CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356) [16AP]
    ------permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program for Medicare-eligible retired members and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 2128) [9JY]

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    ------procedures for determining status of certain missing members 
        (see H.R. 409) [9JA]
    ------prohibit a reduction in the overseas locality allowance for 
        a member of the uniformed services on duty outside the 
        continental U.S. (see H.R. 1221) [21MR]
    ------provide recipients of investigational drugs information on 
        possible side effects (see H.R. 1294) [10AP]
    ------provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon 
        enlistment (see H.R. 51) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide that consensual sexual activity between adults shall 
        not be a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice 
        (see H.R. 1915) [17JN]
    ------reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members 
        deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (see H.R. 
        2796) [4NO]
    ------relief for survivors of members and one civilian killed 
        during friendly fire incident involving U.S. fighter aircraft 
        and helicopters in Iraq (see H.R. 2986) [9NO]
    ------require separate basic training for male and female recruits 
        (see H.R. 1559) [8MY]
    ------restrict awarding of Purple Heart to members (see H.R. 1407) 
        [23AP]
    ------revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see 
        H.R. 2537) [24SE]
    ------strengthen limitation on participation in foreign air shows 
        or trade exhibitions involving military equipment (see H.R. 
        3084) [13NO]
    ------treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to 
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 
        2550) [25SE]
    ------use of military health care system and commissary stores by 
        unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 575) [4FE]
    Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of 
        savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 827) [25FE]
    Army: clarify the definition of depot-level maintenance and repair 
        (see H.R. 2193) [17JY]
    ------close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611) [5FE]
    Aviation: grant recognition for meritorious service to aviators 
        who meet the qualification standards of the Air Force Escape 
        and Evasion Society (see H. Res. 50) [11FE]
    Bangor, ME: conveyance of unused military family housing (see H.R. 
        658) [10FE]
    Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see 
        H.J. Res. 98) [28OC]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds 
        for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see 
        H.R. 1172) [20MR]
    B-2 stealth bomber: production limits (see H.R. 2898) [7NO]
    Budget: require surplus revenue be used for deficit reduction and 
        tax relief, and cap non-defense discretionary spending (see 
        H.R. 2860) [6NO]
    ------revise for fiscal year 1998 relative to the appropriate 
        budgetary levels for Social Security and national defense for 
        fiscal years 1999 through 2002 (see H. Con. Res. 189) [7NO]
    ------terminate certain Dept. of Defense programs and reduce 
        funding and scope of Dept. of Energy Stockpile Stewardship 
        Program (see H.R. 1832) [6JN]
    Bunker Hill, IN: use of data from an application for Impact Aid 
        payments for the Maconaquah School Corp. to determine certain 
        Dept. of Defense assistance program payments (see H.R. 2636) 
        [8OC]
    Business and industry: prohibit payment under defense contracts of 
        restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925) 
        [5MR]
    Cadigan, James L.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2494) [18SE]
    Castle AFB, CA: provide for the operation of a combined post 
        exchange and commissary store (see H.R. 50) [7JA] [9JA]
    CERCLA: require Corps of Engineers performance of contract 
        oversight of remedial actions (see H.R. 1157) [20MR]
    China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the 
        development and acquisition of defensive military articles 
        (see H.R. 2386) [3SE]
    ------cooperation with the U.S. relative to the development and 
        acquisition of defensive military articles (H.R. 2386), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: 
        eliminate the requirement that members be allocated to 
        separate programs (see H.R. 469) [21JA]
    Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see 
        H.R. 335) [9JA]
    Construction industry: ensure that Federal construction 
        contractors abide by State tax, employment, and licensing 
        regulations (see H.R. 1186) [20MR]
    Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation 
        for defense contractors (see H.R. 2279) [28JY]
    ------prohibit reimbursement of defense contractors for 
        environmental response costs (see H.R. 236) [9JA]
    ------treatment of Boeing Co. defense contracts relative to 
        restructuring costs from its purchase of McDonnell Douglas 
        Corp. (see H.R. 648) [6FE]
    Corps of Engineers: conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 
        227) [9JA]
    Correctional institutions: conversion of certain military 
        installations into facilities for youthful offenders (see H.R. 
        592) [5FE]
    Courts: authorize settlement and payment of claims against the 
        U.S. for death or injury of certain employees relative to 
        incidents in which claims are settled for foreign nationals 
        (see H.R. 3022) [9NO]
    Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: reject the need 
        for an additional round or rounds of military base closures 
        (see H. Con. Res. 78) [13MY]
    Defense Loan and Technical Assistance Program: improve (see H.R. 
        974) [6MR]
    Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear 
        facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 
        1397) [17AP]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050) [12MR]
    Ecology and environment: improve the management of fish and 
        wildlife resources on military lands (see H.R. 374) [9JA]
    Economic Development Administration: establish Office of Economic 
        Development Information (see H.R. 2688) [21OC]
    Education: distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local 
        educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 150) [10SE]
    ------Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see H.R. 1312) 
        [10AP]
    ------repayment of student loans by students called to active duty 
        (see H.R. 877) [27FE]
    Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian 
        employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 2331) [31JY]
    Federal-State relations: authorize use of military helicopters in 
        State and local law enforcement and rescue operations (see 
        H.R. 2896) [7NO]
    Government: establish pilot projects to test various best business 
        practices for defense inventory management (see H.R. 1850) 
        [10JN]
    Health: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option 
        to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see 
        H.R. 76, 1631) [7JA] [9JA] [15MY]
    ------allow military health care system beneficiaries the option 
        to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and to 
        establish medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2100) [26JN]
    ------ensure that enrollees in TRICARE Prime retain coverage in 
        any TRICARE region (see H.R. 2104) [26JN]
    History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the 
        period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 64) [17AP]
    Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. 
        Res. 75) [30AP]
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. 
        Res. 165) [11JN]
    Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents 
        relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see 
        H.R. 2635) [8OC]
    Immigration: assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs 
        Service in the performance of their border protection 
        functions (see H.R. 805, 2922) [13FE] [7NO]
    Iraq: eviction of U.S. members of U.N. weapons inspection teams 
        and threats to surveillance planes (see H. Res. 322) [12NO]
    Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of Puerto Ricans who 
        served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H.R. 2978) [9NO]
    ------tribute to Puerto Ricans who served in the 65th Infantry 
        Regiment (see H. Con. Res. 192) [9NO]
    La Junta, CO: conveyance of certain military housing facilities 
        (see H.R. 2916) [7NO]
    Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army 
        for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about 
        Marine Corps (see H. Con. Res. 197) [13NO]
    Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a 
        commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see 
        H.R. 2715) [23OC]
    Macedonia: condemn deployment of U.S. military personnel (see H. 
        Con. Res. 158) [25SE]
    Medicare: demonstration project to provide reimbursement to 
        certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 
        1357) [16AP]
    ------reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by 
        certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362) 
        [17AP]
    ------reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 
        192, 414) [9JA]
    ------waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military 
        retirees and dependents who live near certain military 
        hospitals (see H.R. 1738) [22MY]
    Military installations: reform economic redevelopment process and 
        improve ability to contract for protective services at 
        installations being closed (see H.R. 1243, 1300) [8AP] [10AP]
    Military justice system: establish a commission to investigate the 
        military justice system, including policies relative to sexual 
        misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072) 
        [13MR]
    Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 2421) [5SE]
    Miramar, CA: prohibit the relocation of certain Marine Corps 
        helicopter aircraft to Naval Air Station (see H.R. 1808) [5JN]
    Monuments and memorials: authorize the establishment of a Cold War 
        memorial (see H.R. 2885) [7NO]
    Mudd, Samuel A.: set aside military conviction for harboring John 
        Wilkes Booth (see H.R. 1885) [12JN]
    National Guard: allow members to perform honor guard functions at 
        veterans' funerals (see H.R. 1601) [14MY]
    National Mail Order Pharmacy Program: include certain 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 1773) [3JN]
    Naval Armed Guard Service: appreciation to veterans for service 
        during World War I and World War II (see H.J. Res. 99) [6NO]
    Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System 
        (see H.R. 1446) [24AP]
    Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 543) [4FE]
    Osage County, OK: convey certain lands acquired for Candy Lake 
        project (see H.R. 2299) [30JY]
    Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the 
        presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 7, 170) [9JA] 
        [9OC]
    Philippines: authorize transfer of ownership of one of the bells 
        taken from the the town of Balangiga to the people of the 
        Philippines (see H. Res. 312) [7NO]
    Postal Service: regulation of solicitation of contributions by 
        veterans' organizations on postal property (see H.R. 37) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Real property: provide for the competitive selection of lessees 
        when a military department leases certain nonexcess personal 
        property and to ensure fair market value for the property (see 
        H.R. 1676) [20MY]
    Reform (see H.R. 1778) [4JN]

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    Remy, France: tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter 
        Group relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. 
        Con. Res. 141) [1AU]
    Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see 
        H.R. 2263) [25JY]
    Schools: notification requirements relative to the establishment 
        of domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools (see 
        H.R. 1339) [15AP]
    Sequoyah County, OK: convey certain lands acquired for Sallisaw 
        Creek project (see H.R. 2300) [30JY]
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 2582) [30SE]
    Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating 
        between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. 
        citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65) [23AP]
    ------transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (see 
        H.R. 2035) [25JN]
    Social Security: provide enrollment period for Medicare and 
        Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents 
        (see H.R. 451, 598) [20JA] [5FE]
    Stratford Army Engine Plant: treatment of expenses for contractors 
        who relocate due to cessation of military activities (see H.R. 
        463) [21JA]
    Surplus Government property: classification of surplus military 
        material (see H.R. 2602) [1OC]
    ------provide authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense 
        equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1043) [12MR]
    Taxation: repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts 
        attributable to military property which may be treated as 
        exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 1037) [12MR]
    ------treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals 
        relative to nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2660) [9OC]
    Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy: 
        designate (see H.R. 2931) [8NO]
    Treaties and agreements: limits on certain missile defense systems 
        (see H. Res. 98) [13MR]
    Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and 
        Japan: support (see H. Res. 68) [13FE]
    U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service (see 
        H.J. Res. 100; H. Con. Res. 186) [6NO] [7NO]
    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: ensure the 
        equitable treatment of graduates (see H.R. 2567) [26SE]
    Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military 
        installations for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2760) 
        [29OC]
    ------authorize certain disabled veterans to use Dept. of Defense 
        commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 2050) 
        [25JN]
    ------benefit eligibility for certain service in the military 
        forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836) [26FE]
    ------computation of retirement pay credit for military reservists 
        who are retained in active service (see H.R. 542) [4FE]
    ------extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents 
        (see H.R. 2224) [23JY]
    ------extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into 
        enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of 
        Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092) 
        [18MR]
    ------minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain 
        unmarried (see H.R. 38) [9JA]
    ------minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses 
        of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan 
        participation (see H.R. 38) [7JA]
    ------repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving 
        spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 
        165) [9JA]
    ------treatment of cold weather injuries received during military 
        operations (see H.R. 1399, 1426) [17AP] [23AP]
    Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to former South Vietnamese commandos 
        for their heroism, sacrifice, and service (see H. Res. 316) 
        [8NO]
    Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        157) [9JA]
    Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, 
        merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, 
        State, and local elections (see H.R. 699) [12FE]
    Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 1814) [5JN]
    ------require destruction and prohibit acquisition of certain 
        antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2907) [7NO]
    ------restrict the use of funds for new deployments of 
        antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459) [11SE]
    World War II: compensate certain African American Medal of Honor 
        recipients (see H.R. 1649) [15MY]
    Youngstown, OH: authorize certain military construction projects 
        for the 910th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 2974) [8NO]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H.R. 1119) [23OC]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 2016) [9SE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2266) [23SE]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations (H.R. 1469) [4JN]
  Messages
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [6OC]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton 
        [21OC]
    National Security Strategy: President Clinton [15MY]
    Policy Functions and Operational Roles of Federal Agencies To 
        Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction: President Clinton [21JA]
    Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Flank Document 
        Agreement: President Clinton [15MY]
    Veto of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for 
        Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: 
        President Clinton [10JN]
    Veto of H.R. 2631, Disapproval of Line-Item Vetoes in Military 
        Construction Appropriations Legislation: President Clinton 
        [13NO]
  Motions
    Appropriations: authorizing for military activities and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119) [25JY] [4SE]
    ------disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction 
        appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631) [7NO]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469) [16MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), veto [10JN]
    ------making for military construction, family housing, and base 
        realignment and closure (H.R. 2016) [3SE]
    ------making (H.R. 2266) [3SE]
    China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the 
        development and acquisition of defensive military articles 
        (H.R. 2386) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Confer Honorary Armed Forces Veteran Status to Bob Hope: Committee 
        on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.J. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 105-109) 
        [3JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing 
        Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 278) 
        (H. Rept. 105-343) [23OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1469, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Overseas 
        Peacekeeping Operations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        162) (H. Rept. 105-120) [5JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and 
        Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 228) (H. Rept. 105-248) [11SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 242) (H. 
        Rept. 105-267) [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 169) (H. Rept. 105-137) 
        [18JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        for Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 105-96) 
        [13MY], (H. Res. 149) (H. Rept. 105-97) [14MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 178) (H. 
        Rept. 105-156) [26JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 198) (H. Rept. 105-213) 
        [28JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2386, U.S.-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Defense 
        Cooperation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. 
        Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2266) (H. Rept. 105-265) [23SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2266) (H. Rept. 
        105-206) [25JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        1119) (H. Rept. 105-340) [23OC]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1119) (H. Rept. 
        105-132) [16JN]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2016) (H. Rept. 105-247) [9SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2016) (H. Rept. 
        105-150) [24JN]
    Dept. of Defense Reform: Committee on National Security (House) 
        (H.R. 1778) (H. Rept. 105-133) [17JN]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 105-119) [4JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 
        105-83) [29AP]
    Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses--Strong Evidence Linking Toxic Causes 
        to Chronic Health Effects: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-388) [7NO]
    Military Voting Rights Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) 
        (H.R. 699) (H. Rept. 105-183) [15JY]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 165) (H. Rept. 105-128) [11JN]
    U.S.-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Defense Cooperation Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 2386) (H. Rept. 105-308) 
        [6OC]
    Veterans Medicare Reimbursement Demonstration Act: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1362) (H. Rept. 105-186) 
        [16JY]

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and 
        related agencies appropriations [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abolish (see H.R. 1812) [5JN]
    Adult education: grants to States to provide support services to 
        participants in adult education programs (see H.R. 1336) 
        [15AP]
    Appropriations: making technical corrections to omnibus 
        consolidated legislation (see H.J. Res. 25) [9JA]
    Children and youth: study methods for identifying and treating 
        children with dyslexia (see H.R. 3058) [13NO]
    Colleges and universities: participation in Pell Grant Program 
        relative to Federal Stafford Loan Program default rate (see 
        H.R. 1307) [10AP]
    ------student loan default rate limitations relative to Hispanic-
        serving institutions (see H.R. 281) [9JA]

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    Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: 
        eliminate the requirement that members be allocated to 
        separate programs (see H.R. 469) [21JA]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2264) [25JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2264), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 199) [28JY]
    Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 
        2535) [24SE]
    ------allow local areas to develop elementary and secondary 
        education programs that meet their needs (see H.R. 2992) [9NO]
    ------development of school-to-work opportunities systems (see 
        H.R. 1803) [5JN]
    ------distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local 
        educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 150) [10SE]
    ------eligibility standards for short-term educational programs 
        (see H.R. 675) [11FE]
    ------establish Role Models Academy for at-risk youths (see H.R. 
        269) [9JA]
    ------exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student 
        loan programs (see H.R. 529) [4FE]
    ------extend and make uniform student loan repayment plans (see 
        H.R. 2391) [3SE]
    ------grants to create partnerships between post-secondary and 
        elementary or secondary schools to instruct teachers (see H.R. 
        3085) [13NO]
    ------Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see H.R. 1312) 
        [10AP]
    ------improve student financial aid programs (see H.R. 2536) 
        [24SE]
    ------increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other 
        under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495) [18SE]
    ------provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 2065, 
        2131) [25JN] [9JY]
    ------repeal certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2655) [9OC]
    ------restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115) 
        [18MR]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139) [1MY]
    ------State adoption of challenging academic standards in core 
        curricula (see H. Res. 299) [31OC]
    ------treatment of need-based educational aid relative to 
        antitrust laws (see H.R. 1866) [11JN]
    Higher Education Act: allow certain small, nonprofit banks to 
        exceed 50 percent student loan ratio (see H.R. 2311) [30JY]
    ------financial responsibility for refunds during provisional 
        certification and change of ownership of propietary 
        institutions (see H.R. 2981) [9NO]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        5) [7JA] [9JA]
    Information services: provide links to databases of information 
        concerning scholarships and fellowships (see H.R. 1440) [24AP]
    Local governments: allow certain counties flexibility in spending 
        funds (see H.R. 149) [9JA]
    National objectives: prohibit funding of national testing 
        proposals without explicit and specific legislation (see H. 
        Res. 214; H.R. 2846) [1AU] [6NO]
    National Panel on Early Reading Research and Effective Reading 
        Instruction: establish (see H.R. 2192) [17JY]
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in 
        the line of duty (see H.R. 2088) [26JN]
    ------provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and 
        dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in 
        the line of duty (see H.R. 2755, 3046) [28OC] [13NO]
    Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 1104) [18MR]
    Taxation: treatment of student loan programs and public-private 
        education partnerships for public educational institutions 
        serving disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1512) [1MY]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2264) [7NO]
  Motions
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2264) [9SE] [10SE] [11SE] [23SE]
    Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853) [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 199) (H. Rept. 105-214) [28JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2264) (H. Rept. 
        105-390) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2264) (H. Rept. 
        105-205) [25JY]
    Education Spending Relative to a Greater Percentage of Federal Tax 
        Dollars on Children's Classrooms: Committee on Education and 
        the Workforce (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 105-349) [28OC]
    Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act: Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2535) (H. Rept. 105-322) 
        [21OC]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5) (H. 
        Rept. 105-95) [13MY]
    Need-Based Educational Aid Antitrust Protection Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1866) (H. Rept. 105-144) [23JN]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations 
        [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abolish (see H.R. 1577) [8MY]
    Appropriations: authorizing for civilian research, development, 
        demonstration, and commercial application activities (see H.R. 
        1277) [10AP]
    Budget: terminate certain Dept. of Defense programs and reduce 
        funding and scope of Dept. of Energy Stockpile Stewardship 
        Program (see H.R. 1832) [6JN]
    Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging 
        radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as 
        private facilities (see H.R. 2222) [23JY]
    Ecology and environment: establish doctoral fellowships to 
        increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in 
        global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 2749) 
        [28OC]
    Electric and Magnetic Fields Research Program: extension (see H.R. 
        363) [9JA]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2203) [21JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 194) [23JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 254) [29SE]
    EPA: implement national program to reduce health threat from 
        exposure to indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 2952) [8NO]
    Federal employees: provide health benefits to former defense 
        nuclear facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see 
        H.R. 1397) [17AP]
    Federal Power Marketing Administration: privatization (see H.R. 
        296) [9JA]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270) 
        [10AP]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 280, 283) [24OC] [28OC]
    National Energy Laboratories Reorganization Commission: establish 
        (see H.R. 1295) [10AP]
    Office of Fossil Energy: consolidate with Office of Renewable 
        Energy and Energy Efficiency (see H.R. 1806) [5JN]
    Petroleum: lease lands within Naval Oil Shale Reserves to private 
        entities for the development of oil and natural gas (see H.R. 
        1163) [20MR]
    Power resources: amend certain sections of the Dept. of Energy 
        Organization Act and Federal Energy Administration Act (see 
        H.R. 649) [6FE]
    Presidents of the U.S.: submit a national energy policy plan to 
        Congress (see H. Con. Res. 34) [4MR]
    Public Information Dissemination Program: extension (see H.R. 363) 
        [9JA]
    Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy 
        conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal 
        and affordable service (see H.R. 1359) [17AP]
    Seaborg, Glenn T.: declassification of Atomic Energy Commission 
        journal (see H.R. 2809) [4NO]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2203) [26SE]
  Messages
    Dept. of Energy Budget Rescissions: President Clinton [19MR]
    Dept. of Energy Report: President Clinton [7JA]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [21OC]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203) 
        [3SE]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270) [30OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2203, Energy and Water 
        Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 254) (H. Rept. 105-281) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 105-345) [24OC], (H. 
        Res. 283) (H. Rept. 105-354) [28OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2203, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 194) (H. 
        Rept. 105-198) [23JY]
    Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Civilian Research, Development, 
        Demonstration, and Commercial Application Activities: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1277) (H. Rept. 105-67) 
        [10JN]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1277) (H. Rept. 105-67) 
        [23AP]
    Dept. of Energy Standardization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 649) (H. Rept. 105-11) [11MR]
    Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information 
        Dissemination Program Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 363) (H. Rept. 105-60) [21AP]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 363) (H. Rept. 105-60) 
        [21AP]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 105-271) [26SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 
        105-190) [21JY]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1270) (H. Rept. 105-290) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 105-
        290) [21OC]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ORGANIZATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Power resources: amend certain sections of the Dept. of Energy 
        Organization Act and Federal Energy Administration Act (see 
        H.R. 649) [6FE]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Energy Standardization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 649) (H. Rept. 105-11) [11MR]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY STANDARDIZATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 649) [6FE]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 649) (H. Rept. 
        105-11) [11MR]

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and 
        related agencies appropriations [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alcoholic beverages: require Dept. of HHS reports on alcohol 
        advertising practices (see H.R. 1976) [19JN]

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    Appropriations: making technical corrections to omnibus 
        consolidated legislation (see H.J. Res. 25) [9JA]
    Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured 
        children (see H.R. 1363) [17AP]
    Dept. of Defense: demonstration project to provide Medicare 
        reimbursement to certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE 
        program (see H.R. 1357) [16AP]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2264) [25JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2264), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 199) [28JY]
    Drugs: establish program relative to exchange of sterile 
        hypodermic needles (see H.R. 2212) [22JY]
    ------prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug 
        prices (see H.R. 183) [9JA]
    Employment: opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304) 
        [9JA]
    Families and domestic relations: county grants to carry out State 
        programs to provide training to parents on early childhood 
        development and child care (see H.R. 2452) [10SE]
    FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 
        metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2968) [8NO]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        385) [9JA]
    Government: make certain information available to the Dept. of the 
        Treasury for the collection of debts owed to the Federal 
        Government (see H.R. 2063) [25JN]
    Health: adolescent health demonstration projects (see H.R. 357) 
        [9JA]
    ------establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for 
        individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679) [20MY]
    ------establish a schedule of preventive health care services 
        under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 177) 
        [9JA]
    ------establish code of fair information practices (see H.R. 52) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------managed care system reform proposal (see H.R. 2905) [7NO]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 337, 820, 1222, 1749, 2967) [9JA] [25FE] [21MR] [22MY] 
        [8NO]
    ------revise and extend mammography quality standards programs 
        (see H.R. 1289) [10AP]
    Health care facilities: dissemination of information about nursing 
        homes (see H.R. 2423) [5SE]
    ------waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of 
        skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (see 
        H.R. 1692) [21MY]
    Health Care Financing Administration: graduate medical education 
        reimbursement for combined residencies producing primary care 
        physicians (see H.R. 689) [11FE]
    Health care professionals: prohibit payments to hospitals for 
        reducing the number of residents in graduate medical education 
        programs (see H.R. 2600) [1OC]
    Medicaid: Federal funding of certain abortions relative to State 
        law (see H.R. 137) [9JA]
    Medicare: contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain 
        surgical procedures and related services (see H.R. 2726) 
        [23OC]
    ------establish a continuous quality improvement program for 
        providers that furnish services to individuals with end stage 
        renal disease (see H.R. 2972) [8NO]
    ------payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of 
        potential fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2912) [7NO]
    ------reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 
        192, 414) [9JA]
    ------secondary payer rules for individuals with end stage renal 
        disease (see H.R. 2577) [29SE]
    Medicare/Medicaid: expand and clarify requirements regarding 
        advance directives to ensure that an individual's health care 
        decisions are observed (see H.R. 2999) [9NO]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 307) [9JA]
    Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct 
        operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1833) [7JN]
    NIH: establish National Center for Integral Medicine (see H.R. 
        1055) [13MR]
    Older Americans Act: amend to provide for Federal-State 
        performance partnerships, consolidate nutrition programs, and 
        extend authorizations of appropriations (see H.R. 1671) [20MY]
    Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents 
        of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 298) [9JA]
    Social Security: application for waiver of certain demonstration 
        projects (see H.R. 1192) [20MR]
    ------provide free information on employee benefit plans to 
        interested parties of such plans (see H.R. 1603) [14MY]
    States: establish demonstration projects to develop kinship care 
        programs and require notification of adult relative caregivers 
        (see H.R. 1452) [24AP]
    Tobacco products: increase excise tax to fund a Public Health and 
        Education Resource Trust Fund (see H.R. 2764) [29OC]
    ------increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured 
        children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 1364) [9AP] 
        [17AP]
    ------prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by 
        professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 410) [9JA]
    Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 920) [4MR]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2264) [7NO]
  Messages
    Dept. of HHS Report on Radiation Control for Health and Safety 
        Act: President Clinton [8AP]
  Motions
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2264) [9SE] [10SE] [11SE] [23SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 199) (H. Rept. 105-214) [28JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2264) (H. Rept. 
        105-390) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2264) (H. Rept. 
        105-205) [25JY]

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: use of community development block grant 
        funds for employment relocation activities (see H.R. 671) 
        [11FE]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2158) [11JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 184) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 261) [7OC]
    Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield 
        sites (see H.R. 1049) [12MR]
    Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 217) [9JA]
    ------facilitate effective and efficient management of assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 2307) [30JY]
    ------reform the property disposition program providing single-
        family properties for use by the homeless (see H.R. 1798) 
        [5JN]
    ------terminate the property disposition program providing single-
        family properties for use by the homeless (see H.R. 32) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental 
        amounts that do not discourage assisted families from 
        obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014) [11MR]
    ------demonstration program to determine the effectiveness of 
        establishing fair market rentals (see H.R. 2932) [8NO]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 1447) [24AP]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and 
        increase community control over such programs (see H.R. 2) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and 
        increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 133) [29AP]
    ------disposition of unoccupied and substandard multifamily 
        housing projects (see H.R. 263) [9JA]
    ------prohibit assistance to organizations that promote prejudice 
        or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see H.R. 207) 
        [9JA]
    ------promote regional cooperation through housing plans funded by 
        economic development grants (see H.R. 896) [27FE]
    ------provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence 
        to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871) [27FE]
    ------public housing construction and revitalization (see H.R. 
        839, 973) [26FE] [6MR]
    ------reauthorize certain rural housing assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 2274) [25JY]
    ------reform multifamily housing programs (see H.R. 1433, 2447) 
        [24AP] [10SE]
    ------rental assistance payments for certain owners of 
        manufactured homes who rent the lots on which their homes are 
        located (see H.R. 468) [21JA]
    ------require review of criminal records for participation in 
        certain federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2964) [8NO]
    ------State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 
        1108) [18MR]
    ------temporary extension of certain public housing programs (see 
        H.R. 2406) [4SE]
    ------verification of citizenship or immigration status of housing 
        assistance applicants (see H.R. 171) [9JA]
    Public buildings: community use of public facilities acquired, 
        constructed, or rehabilitated using community development 
        block grants (see H.R. 257) [9JA]
    Public housing: disclosure of income information to local housing 
        agencies for determination of public housing eligibility (see 
        H.R. 214) [9JA]
    ------multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform (see 
        H.R. 1508) [1MY]
    ------notify local government about proposed assisted multifamily 
        housing projects (see H.R. 212) [9JA]
    Real estate: prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home 
        equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 
        1474) [29AP]
    Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 2375) [1AU]
    Taxation: provide incentives for investment in renewal communities 
        (see H.R. 1031) [12MR]
    Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
        Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 
        849) [26FE]
    Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by 
        nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726) [12FE]
    Veterans: include VA loan recipients under requirement for 
        notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 895) [27FE]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2158) [6OC]
  Messages
    Dept. of HUD Report: President Clinton [7JA]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [4NO]
  Motions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158) [16JY] [3SE]

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    Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2) 
        [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2158, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 105-311) [7OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Housing Opportunity and Responsibility 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 133) (H. Rept. 105-
        81) [29AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 184) (H. Rept. 105-180) [14JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2158) 
        (H. Rept. 105-297) [6OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 
        105-175) [11JY]
    Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 105-76) 
        [28AP] [29AP]
    Illegal Alien Assistance Prohibitions Under the Uniform Relocation 
        Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: 
        Committee on Transportation on Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        849) (H. Rept. 105-147) [23JN]

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Attorney General: provide a written opinion on the 
        constitutionality of proposed state ballot initiatives (see 
        H.R. 3006) [9NO]
    Correctional institutions: report certain information relative to 
        prisoners (see H.R. 2214) [22JY]
    Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1965) [19JN]
    Crime: penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law 
        enforcement officer (see H.R. 826) [25FE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2267) [25JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 239) [23SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 330) [13NO]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 
        1252) [9AP]
    Firearms: require consultation before the manufacture, 
        importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a 
        governmental entity (see H.R. 1997) [19JN]
    Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant 
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 
        2759) [29OC]
    ------revoke medical license of practitioners who recommend the 
        use of marijuana (see H.R. 1310) [10AP]
    Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-
        related persecution (see H.R. 825) [25FE]
    ------extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data relative 
        to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        2578) [30SE]
    ------identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local 
        prisons (see H.R. 1493) [30AP]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language and other general knowledge requirements (see H.R. 
        1223) [21MR]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language requirements (see H.R. 602, 662) [5FE] [10FE]
    ------reduce period of exclusive authority for courts to 
        administer oath of allegiance to naturalization applicants 
        (see H.R. 1238) [8AP]
    ------treatment of certain immigration petitions relative to the 
        death of the beneficiary (see H.R. 1961, 2694) [19JN] [22OC]
    ------waive naturalization requirement to take oath of 
        renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired 
        applicants (see H.R. 1239) [8AP]
    ------waiver of vaccination requirements for certain adopted 
        children (see H.R. 2430) [8SE]
    Independent counsel: appointment to investigate certain internal 
        criminal allegations (see H.R. 692) [11FE]
    INS: pilot program to notify States of employment opportunities 
        for welfare recipients created by the removal of unauthorized 
        aliens (see H.R. 1258) [9AP]
    ------standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574) [4FE]
    Inspector General: clarify authority (see H.R. 2182) [17JY]
    Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs: establish (see H.R. 
        2588) [30SE]
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities 
        and extend authorization (see H.R. 2610) [6OC]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2295, 2407) [30JY] [4SE]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 183) [31OC]
    ------require availability of certain information on the Internet, 
        limit soft money, expand required spending reports, and 
        transfer enforcement of campaign finance laws (see H.R. 1780) 
        [4JN]
    Prosecutors: establish ethics standards (see H.R. 232) [9JA]
    Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H.R. 1383) [17AP]
    U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals by the Attorney 
        General (see H.R. 927) [5MR]
    Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the 
        citizenship of registration applicants and require use of 
        Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428) 
        [24AP]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2267) [13NO]
  Motions
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267) [25SE] [26SE] 
        [30SE] [6OC] [28OC] [29OC] [13NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2267, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        330) (H. Rept. 105-406) [13NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and 
        State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 239) (H. Rept. 105-264) 
        [23SE]
    Court Procedures for Federal Civil Forfeitures: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 105-358) [30OC]
    Dept. of Justice Identification of Criminal and Illegal Aliens in 
        Local Prisons: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1493) 
        (H. Rept. 105-338) [23OC]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2267) 
        (H. Rept. 105-405) [13NO]
    U.S. Marshals Service Appointments by the Attorney General: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 927) (H. Rept. 105-
        27) [17MR]
    Visa Waiver Pilot Program Extension and Collection of Data 
        Relative to the Number of Nonimmigrants Residing in the U.S.: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2578) (H. Rept. 105-
        387) [7NO]

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and 
        related agencies appropriations [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making technical corrections to omnibus 
        consolidated legislation (see H.J. Res. 25) [9JA]
    Black Lung Benefits Act: pneumoconiosis claims (see H.R. 252) 
        [9JA]
    Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions 
        (see H.R. 23) [7JA] [9JA]
    Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: 
        eliminate the requirement that members be allocated to 
        separate programs (see H.R. 469) [21JA]
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2264) [25JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2264), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 199) [28JY]
    Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758) [13FE]
    EPA: implement national program to reduce health threat from 
        exposure to indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 2952) [8NO]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: reform calculation formula for overtime 
        compensation (see H.R. 2710) [23OC]
    Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural 
        workers (see H.R. 2377) [1AU]
    ------create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary 
        agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition 
        attestation (see H.R. 2595) [1OC]
    ------increase enforcement of employer sanctions and labor 
        standards (see H.R. 470, 2548) [21JA] [25SE]
    ------prohibit counting of work experience while an unauthorized 
        alien for purposes of admission as an employment-based 
        immigrant or a nonimmigrant (see H.R. 471) [21JA]
    ------reform the temporary employment program (see H.R. 119) [9JA]
    Income: establish programs to educate the public on retirement 
        savings (see H.R. 1377) [17AP]
    Occupational safety and health: establish advisory panels (see 
        H.R. 2871) [7NO]
    OSHA: allow employers to use alternative means of meeting safety 
        and health rules (see H.R. 2875) [7NO]
    ------clarify liability of employers at multiemployer worksites 
        (see H.R. 2879) [7NO]
    ------consultation with State officials by employers relative to 
        compliance with safety and health requirements (see H.R. 2864) 
        [7NO]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 2869) [7NO]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 2873) 
        [7NO]
    ------prohibit any employee performance measures relative to 
        number of inspections conducted, citations issued, or 
        penalties assessed (see H.R. 2877) [7NO]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 2881) 
        [7NO]
    Professional Trade Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 481) [21JA]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2264) [7NO]
  Motions
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2264) [9SE] [10SE] [11SE] [23SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 199) (H. Rept. 105-214) [28JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2264) (H. Rept. 
        105-390) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2264) (H. Rept. 
        105-205) [25JY]
    Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1377) (H. Rept. 105-
        104) [20MY]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
    ------H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations [6OC]

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  Bills and resolutions
    Albright, Sec. of State: Middle East visit (see H. Con. Res. 149) 
        [10SE]
    Bureau of Diplomatic Security: calculation of agents' retirement 
        annuities (see H.R. 633) [6FE]
    Children and youth: include information relative to human rights 
        of working children in annual human rights report (see H.R. 
        1405) [21AP]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: require report 
        relative to exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 2288) [29JY]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1253, 1486) [9AP] [29AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain 
        agencies (see H.R. 1757) [3JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain 
        agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration (see H. Res. 159) [3JN]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2267) [25JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 239) [23SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 330) [13NO]
    Families and domestic relations: denial of passports to 
        noncustodial parents relative to nonpayment of child support 
        (see H.R. 389) [9JA]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2159) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 185) [15JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 323) [12NO]
    Foreign trade: clarify the term ``normal trade relations'' (see 
        H.R. 2316) [31JY]
    ------substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of 
        ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 2002, 2022) [20JN] 
        [24JN]
    International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families 
        separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14) [5FE]
    Lebanon: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Passports: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport 
        information (see H.R. 491) [21JA]
    ------record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. 
        passports (see H.R. 1298) [10AP]
    Refugees: treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation 
        camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        3037) [13NO]
    Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program (see H.R. 
        1801) [5JN]
    Syria: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2267) [13NO]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2159) [12NO]
  Motions
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757) [29SE] [30SE] 
        [1OC] [7OC] [8OC]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267) [25SE] [26SE] 
        [30SE] [6OC] [28OC] [29OC] [13NO]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2159) [16SE] [6OC] [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2159, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 105-402) [12NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2267, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        330) (H. Rept. 105-406) [13NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2159, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 185) (H. Rept. 105-184) [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and 
        State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 239) (H. Rept. 105-264) 
        [23SE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2267) 
        (H. Rept. 105-405) [13NO]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 
        105-401) [12NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 
        105-176) [14JY]
    Foreign Policy Reform Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1486) (H. Rept. 105-94) [12MY]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Huna Totem Corp. (see 
        H.R. 3088) [13NO]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (see 
        H.R. 2756) [28OC]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: recognition of certain Native 
        American communities (see H.R. 2812) [4NO]
    American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588) [5FE]
    Animals: disapprove a rule affecting polar bear trophies from 
        Canada (see H.J. Res. 59) [4MR]
    BLM: transfer to State governments the authority to require bonds 
        or other financial guarantees for the reclamation of hardrock 
        mineral operations (see H.R. 1917) [17JN]
    Bureau of Reclamation: participate in a water conservation project 
        with the Tumalo Irrigation District in Oregon (see H.R. 1400) 
        [17AP]
    ------settlement with Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District (see 
        H.R. 412) [9JA]
    ------settlement with Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District (H.R. 
        412), consideration (see H. Res. 94) [12MR]
    Burley Irrigation District: transfer certain facilities of the 
        Minidoka Project (see H.R. 1282) [10AP]
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see 
        H.R. 60) [7JA] [9JA]
    Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: establish (see 
        H.R. 1579) [13MY]
    Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center: convey to 
        Alabama (see H.R. 608) [5FE]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 796, 2304, 2401) [13FE] [30JY] [4SE]
    Colorado: convey the Collbran Reclamation Project to certain water 
        conservancy districts (see H.R. 2506) [18SE]
    Columbia River: designate Hanford Reach area as component of the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1477) [29AP]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2107) [8JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 181) [9JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 277) [23OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issue national park capital improvement 
        bonds and set aside park fees into a National Park Capital 
        Improvement Fund to secure and pay interest on such bonds (see 
        H.R. 2853) [6NO]
    District of Columbia: convey certain lands for use for single-
        family homes for low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 
        2700) [22OC]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2249) [24JY]
    Endangered Species Act: grounds for civil actions relative to 
        suffering or injury resulting from violations or noncompliance 
        with the act (see H.R. 752) [13FE]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2203) [21JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 194) [23JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 254) [29SE]
    Flathead Irrigation Project: transfer maintenance and operation to 
        local control (see H.R. 3056) [13NO]
    Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe 
        (see H.R. 190, 1476, 3055) [9JA] [29AP] [13NO]
    Forest Service: transfer of certain rights and property in 
        exchange for payment to the occupant of such property (see 
        H.R. 2416) [5SE]
    Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas 
        leasing agreements for specific allotted lands (see H.R. 2309) 
        [30JY]
    Fort King, FL: historical and cultural study relative to the 
        Second Seminole War (see H.R. 833) [25FE]
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a 
        permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76) [1MY]
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3057) [13NO]
    Grand Teton National Park: domestic livestock grazing (see H.R. 
        708) [12FE]
    Grants Pass, OR: convey certain land (see H.R. 1198) [20MR]
    Hawaii: establishment of new National Park System units (see H.R. 
        576) [4FE]
    Hinsdale, CO: land exchange (see H.R. 951) [5MR]
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend 
        (see H.R. 1042) [12MR]
    La Junta, CO: conveyance of certain military housing facilities 
        (see H.R. 2916) [7NO]
    Las Vegas, NV: land conveyance to the St. Jude's Ranch for 
        Children (see H.R. 2989) [9NO]
    Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation 
        program (see H.R. 2970) [8NO]
    Lorton Correctional Complex: determine best uses for property 
        after closure (see H.R. 2810) [4NO]
    Marion National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (see H.R. 608) 
        [5FE]
    Michigan: Federal recognition of Swan Creek Black River 
        Confederated Ojibwa Tribes (see H.R. 2822) [5NO]
    Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for 
        the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands 
        (see H.R. 778) [13FE]
    ------provide for claim maintenance fees and royalties on hardrock 
        mining claims (see H.R. 1830) [6JN]
    ------reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780) 
        [13FE]
    Mount McKinley: retain name (see H.R. 256) [9JA]
    National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588) [5FE]
    National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 
        709) [12FE]
    National Historic Trails Interpretive Center: authorize assistance 
        (see H.R. 2186) [17JY]
    National Park Service: honor agreements relative to acquisition of 
        Santa Rosa Island, CA (see H.R. 1696) [21MY]
    National parks and recreation areas: authorize entrance fees to 
        secure bonds for capital improvements (see H.R. 682) [11FE]
    ------enhance park system (see H.R. 433) [9JA]
    ------repeal the pilot recreation fee program and establish a 
        royalty on hardrock minerals whose proceeds are to be used for 
        public recreational sites (see H.R. 2818) [5NO]
    ------review management and reform application process for 
        National Park System (see H.R. 1728) [22MY]
    National wildlife refuges: conduct a volunteer pilot project at 
        one national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
        Service region (see H.R. 1856) [10JN]
    ------land or water acquisitions relative to revenue sharing 
        payments (see H.R. 439) [9JA]

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    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 2663) [9OC]
    Native Americans: administrative procedures for extension of 
        Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 1154) 
        [20MR]
    ------distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian 
        tribes (see H.R. 976) [6MR]
    ------study and repatriation of remains for which a cultural 
        affiliation is not readily ascertainable (see H.R. 2893) [7NO]
    Nevada: validate conveyance of certain lands relative to right-of-
        way granted to Central Pacific Railway Co. (see H.R. 1918) 
        [17JN]
    New Mexico: Dept. of the Interior agreement with the Arch Hurley 
        Conservancy District on prepayment of water reclamation 
        repayment contracts (see H.R. 488) [21JA]
    ------land conveyance to Carlsbad Irrigation District (see H.R. 
        1943) [17JN]
    New York: exchange National Park Service land in the Fire Island 
        National Seashore for land in Suffolk County (see H.R. 1256) 
        [9AP]
    North Carolina: approval process for oil and gas leasing, 
        exploration, or development activity off the coast (see H.R. 
        2615) [6OC]
    Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on oil and gas on development 
        on certain portions (see H.R. 3073) [13NO]
    ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions 
        (see H.R. 3074) [13NO]
    Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: implement basin management 
        plan to eliminate groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion 
        (see H.R. 870) [27FE]
    Palmetto Bend Project: transfer (see H.R. 2161) [15JY]
    Petroleum: management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see 
        H.R. 1107) [18MR]
    ------settlement of U.S. royalty claims (see H.R. 1106) [18MR]
    Power resources: prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast 
        offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 2555) [25SE]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425) [23AP]
    ------disposal of helium (see H.R. 2178) [16JY]
    ------domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 547, 1829) [4FE] 
        [6JN]
    ------eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other forest 
        management projects to protect communities from wildfires (see 
        H.R. 2458) [11SE]
    ------uniform management of livestock grazing (see H.R. 2493) 
        [18SE]
    ------uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 284) [28OC]
    Public safety officers: provide additional compensation to certain 
        fire and law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2767) [29OC]
    Routt National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 1021) [11MR]
    San Diego County, CA: provide loan guarantee to Olivenhain Water 
        Storage Project (see H.R. 134) [9JA]
    Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program (see H.R. 
        1801) [5JN]
    Stanislaus County, CA: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 112) 
        [9JA]
    Stanislaus National Forest: establish a demonstration project 
        relative to private contractors performing multiple resource 
        management activities (see H.R. 2886) [7NO]
    Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments 
        as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        1110) [18MR]
    Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (see H. 
        Con. Res. 119) [23JY]
    Texas: use of Canadian River reclamation project distribution 
        system to transport water from sources other than the project 
        (see H.R. 2007) [20JN]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: utilization of proceeds from sales 
        of certain items (see H.R. 2291) [29JY]
    Walker River Basin: assist in litigation settlement and conserve 
        and stabilize water quantity and quality for fish habitat and 
        recreation (see H.R. 2947) [8NO]
    Water: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project 
        and negotiate the water rights of Ute Indian tribes (see H.R. 
        745) [13FE]
    Western States: improve management of water-related facilities 
        (see H.R. 2402) [4SE]
    White River National Forest: boundary adjustment relative to 
        National Forest System lands within Summit County, CO (see 
        H.R. 1020) [11MR]
    ------boundary adjustment relative to the Raggeds Wilderness (see 
        H.R. 1019) [11MR]
    Yosemite National Park: authorize further appropriations to clean 
        up and repair damages to facilities caused by heavy rains and 
        flooding (see H.R. 528) [4FE]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2107) [22OC]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2203) [26SE]
  Messages
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [21OC]
  Motions
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2107) [23SE]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203) 
        [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Arches National Park Boundaries Expansion: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2283) (H. Rept. 105-385) [6NO]
    Citizen's Fair Hearing Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        752) (H. Rept. 105-42) [21MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2107, Dept. of the 
        Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 277) (H. Rept. 105-342) [23OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2203, Energy and Water 
        Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 254) (H. Rept. 105-281) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 412, Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and 
        Conveyance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 94.) (H. 
        Rept. 105-19) [12MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        181) (H. Rept. 105-174) [9JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2203, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 194) (H. 
        Rept. 105-198) [23JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2493, Forage Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 105-355) [28OC]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2107) (H. Rept. 105-337) [22OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2107) (H. Rept. 
        105-163) [8JY]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 2249) (H. Rept. 105-238) [1AU]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 105-271) [26SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 
        105-190) [21JY]
    Forage Improvement Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        2493) (H. Rept. 105-346) [24OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2493) (H. Rept. 105-
        346) [24OC]
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Permanent Addition Design and 
        Construction: Committee on Resources (House) (S.J. Res. 29) 
        (H. Rept. 105-167) [8JY]
    Grand Teton National Park Domestic Livestock Grazing: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 708) (H. Rept. 105-300) [6OC]
    Grants Pass, OR, Land Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1198) (H. Rept. 105-166) [8JY]
    Hinsdale County, CO, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 951) (H. Rept. 105-170) [8JY]
    Management of Water-Related Facilities in Western States: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2402) (H. Rept. 105-353) 
        [28OC]
    Miccosukee Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1476) (H. Rept. 105-278) [29SE]
    Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgement Fund Distribution Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 976) (H. Rept. 105-242) 
        [3SE]
    National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization and Amendments: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 709) (H. Rept. 105-17) 
        [11MR]
    National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community 
        Partnership Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1856) 
        (H. Rept. 105-329) [21OC]
    Olivenhain Water Storage Project Loan Guarantees: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 134) (H. Rept. 105-327) [21OC]
    Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 412) (H. Rept. 105-8) [10MR]
    Use of Canadian River Reclamation Project Water Distribution 
        System: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2007) (H. Rept. 
        105-279) [29SE]

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864) [27FE]
    BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm 
        dealers (see H.R. 2359) [31JY]
    ------regulation of firearms, ammunition, and certain firearm 
        products (see H.R. 788) [13FE]
    Business and industry: treatment of partnership distributions to 
        limited partners (see H.R. 1247) [8AP]
    Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package 
        equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division (see 
        H.R. 2828, 2862) [5NO] [6NO]
    Civil War--U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American 
        Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453) [11SE]
    Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program 
        commemorating each State (see H.R. 2414) [5SE]
    ------issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1174, 2637) [20MR] [8OC]
    Crime: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering 
        and other financial crimes (see H.R. 1756) [3JN]
    Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for 
        inspection personnel in connection with the arrival of 
        passengers in Florida (see H.R. 3034) [12NO]
    ------modify overtime and premium pay rates of customs officers 
        (see H.R. 2262) [25JY]
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1463) [28AP]
    Dept. of HHS: make certain information available to the Dept. of 
        the Treasury for the collection of debts owed to the Federal 
        Government (see H.R. 2063) [25JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2378) [3SE]
    Disabled: incorporate certain features in the redesign of the U.S. 
        currency to make it readily accessible to the visually 
        impaired (see H.R. 2067) [25JN]
    Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial 
        of birth (see H.R. 678) [11FE]
    Firearms: ban import of firearms that have been cosmetically 
        altered to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons (see 
        H.R. 2702) [22OC]
    ------require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or 
        sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental 
        entity (see H.R. 1997) [19JN]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction 
        (see H.R. 866) [27FE]

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    House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt 
        (see H. Res. 23, 30) [9JA]
    Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State 
        insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural 
        disasters (see H.R. 219) [9JA]
    International financial institutions: encourage compliance with 
        certain fair labor laws (see H. Res. 334) [13NO]
    IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures 
        (see H.R. 1227) [8AP]
    ------conduct independent audit (see H.R. 2587) [30SE]
    ------impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax 
        return information (see H.R. 1226) [8AP]
    ------improve access and increase equity for taxpayers (see H.R. 
        2598) [1OC]
    ------improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428) [8SE]
    ------selection process and length of term of service for the 
        Commissioner of Internal Revenue (see H.R. 1224) [21MR]
    Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of Puerto Ricans who 
        served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H.R. 2978) [9NO]
    Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of 
        bicentennial (see H.R. 1560) [8MY]
    Money: require continued availability of $1 Federal Reserve notes 
        for circulation (see H.R. 1098) [18MR]
    ------use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired 
        (see H. Res. 122) [17AP]
    National parks and recreation areas: issue national park capital 
        improvement bonds and set aside park fees into a National Park 
        Capital Improvement Fund to secure and pay interest on such 
        bonds (see H.R. 2853) [6NO]
    Petroleum: management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see 
        H.R. 1107) [18MR]
    Taxation: require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the 
        Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367, 631) [9JA] [6FE]
    ------require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury 
        in cases involving treatment of income relative to cash method 
        of accounting (see H.R. 163) [9JA]
    ------require IRS to provide postage paid envelopes in income tax 
        booklets (see H.R. 1412) [23AP]
    Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of 
        centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see H.R. 2461) 
        [11SE]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2378) 
        [29SE]
  Messages
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Line-Item 
        Veto: President Clinton [21OC]
  Motions
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2378) [24SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2378), conference report [30SE]
  Reports filed
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 
        Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        1463) (H. Rept. 105-85) [1MY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 2378) (H. Rept. 105-284) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2378) (H. Rept. 
        105-240) [3SE] [11SE]
    Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1226) (H. Rept. 105-51) [14AP]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Advertising: control of billboards in areas adjacent to Federal 
        highways (see H.R. 1448) [24AP]
    Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 
        754) [13FE]
    ------require use of child safety restraint systems and restrict 
        air fares charged to children under 3 years of age (see H.R. 
        1141) [20MR]
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see H.R. 
        2066, 2205, 2247) [25JN] [22JY] [24JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        2247), consideration (see H. Res. 270) [21OC]
    Appropriations: authorizing for certain maritime programs (see 
        H.R. 1343) [16AP]
    ------authorizing for surface transportation research and 
        development (see H.R. 860) [27FE]
    Aviation: criteria for granting slots to new entrant air carriers 
        at certain high density airports (see H.R. 2405) [4SE]
    ------prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on 
        certain aircraft (see H.R. 1587) [13MY]
    ------provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing 
        service between high-density and underserved airports (see 
        H.R. 2748) [28OC]
    ------require foreign air carriers to establish disaster 
        assistance plans (see H.R. 2476) [15SE]
    ------restrict operation of certain foreign air carriers (see H.R. 
        2282) [29JY]
    Aviation Insurance Program: authorization (see H.R. 2036) [25JN]
    Cargo transportation: prohibit from imposing regulations relative 
        to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied 
        compressed gas service (see H.R. 2936) [8NO]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1838, 2204) 
        [10JN] [21JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 265) [9OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2169) [16JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 189) [17JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 263) [8OC]
    FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (see H.R. 1271) [10AP]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (H.R. 1271), consideration (see H. Res. 125) [23AP]
    ------foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145) [9JA]
    ------reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain 
        certificate holders (see H.R. 1846) [10JN]
    Federal Railroad Administration: establish a pilot program to 
        assess the benefits of local and regional hazardous material 
        emergency response teams (see H.R. 2830) [5NO]
    Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to 
        agriculture (see H.R. 1619) [15MY]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (see H.R. 
        2516) [23SE]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 1609) [14MY]
    ------reform (see H. Con. Res. 43) [11MR]
    Metric system: waive requirements for State use on highway signs 
        (see H.R. 813) [25FE]
    Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles 
        (see H.R. 880) [27FE]
    ------improve public education on proper use of child safety 
        restraint systems (see H.R. 784) [13FE]
    ------length and weight limitations on Federal-aid highways (see 
        H.R. 551) [4FE]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: reauthorization 
        (see H.R. 2691) [22OC]
    Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft 
        operations at certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 153) 
        [9JA]
    Railroads: modernize and improve Federal railroad infrastructure 
        financing programs (see H.R. 1939) [17JN]
    ------reform the Federal Railroad Administration and improve 
        safety laws (see H.R. 1499) [30AP]
    Roads and highways: designate Interstate 86 from New York to 
        Pennsylvania (see H.R. 2054) [25JN]
    ------funding for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and 
        reconstructing interstate highways (see H.R. 1657) [16MY]
    ------funding for roads classified as local or rural minor 
        collectors (see H.R. 1131) [19MR]
    ------funding for States to maintain roads to and across Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 1700) [21MY]
    ------make direct loans and provide lines of credit to finance 
        surface transportation projects (see H.R. 2330) [31JY]
    ------make grants to States for the construction and maintenance 
        of highways and direct the FCC to conduct spectrum auctions to 
        provide funding for the grants (see H.R. 918) [4MR]
    ------modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid 
        highway program (see H.R. 907) [3MR]
    Ronald Reagan-Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 
        2625) [7OC]
    Safety: make nonmilitary Government aircraft subject to safety 
        regulations (see H.R. 1483) [29AP]
    Ships and vessels: certificate of documentation for hopper barge 
        (see H.R. 999) [6MR]
    ------permit the transportation of passengers between U.S. ports 
        by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-flag 
        vessels to participate in such transportation (see H.R. 2420) 
        [5SE]
    ------study existing ferry operations in the U.S. and provide 
        financial assistance for the development of ferry operations 
        (see H.R. 1630) [15MY]
    Taxation: deposit portion of motor fuel excise taxes into Highway 
        Trust Fund and Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 644) 
        [6FE]
    ------impose tax on billboards and apply revenue to surface 
        transportation programs (see H.R. 1449) [24AP]
    ------reinstate aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and 
        Airway Trust Fund expenditures (see H.R. 668, 1389) [11FE] 
        [17AP]
    ------treatment of Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes (see 
        H.R. 823) [25FE]
    Telephones: assist States in adopting nationwide emergency 
        telephone number for cellular telephone users (see H.R. 1011) 
        [11MR]
    Territories: participation in State Infrastructure Bank Program 
        and use of surface transportation program funds for road 
        construction (see H.R. 1561) [8MY]
    Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to 
        metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1725) [22MY]
    ------Federal funding for highways and transportation improvements 
        (see H.R. 2337) [31JY]
    ------Federal role in developing a national intermodal surface 
        transportation system (see H.R. 1268) [10AP]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, 
        and transit programs (see H.R. 2400) [4SE]
    ------improve safety (see H.R. 1720) [22MY]
    ------increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 970) [6MR]
    ------reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation 
        funding (see H.R. 674) [11FE]
    ------transfer taxing and spending authority over highway programs 
        and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 1470, 3045) 
        [29AP] [13NO]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2169) [7OC]
  Messages
    Biennial Report on Hazardous Materials Transportation: President 
        Clinton [7JA]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Line-
        Item Veto: President Clinton [4NO]
    Dept. of Transportation Report: President Clinton [8AP]
  Motions
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2169) [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Airport and Airway Trust Fund Tax Reinstatement Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 668) (H. Rept. 105-5) [13FE]
    Aviation Insurance Program Authorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2036) (H. 
        Rept. 105-244) [4SE]

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    Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2204) (H. Rept. 105-236) [31JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2169, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 105-314) [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1271, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
        Development Programs Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 105-70) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        189) (H. Rept. 105-189) [17JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2204, Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 265) (H. Rept. 105-317) [9OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2247, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 105-334) 
        [21OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2169) (H. Rept. 105-313) [7OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2169) (H. Rept. 
        105-188) [16JY]
    Disaster Assistance Plans by Foreign Air Carriers: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2476) (H. 
        Rept. 105-371) [31OC]
    FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs Authorization: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1271) (H. Rept. 105-61) 
        [21AP]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Extension: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2516) (H. Rept. 105-270) [25SE]

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery: designate (see H.R. 740) [12FE]
    Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide 
        Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 1456) [24AP]
    ------permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program for Medicare-eligible retired members and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 2128) [9JY]
    ------treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to 
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 
        2550) [25SE]
    Brookhaven, NY: establish Dept. of Veterans Affairs ambulatory 
        care facility (see H.R. 56) [7JA] [9JA]
    Cemeteries and funerals: furnish headstones or markers for the 
        marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 2504) [18SE]
    Civil rights: improve procedures for resolving claims of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703) [22MY]
    Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: 
        eliminate the requirement that members be allocated to 
        separate programs (see H.R. 469) [21JA]
    Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see 
        H.R. 335) [9JA]
    Contracts: require that certain contracts be subject to the same 
        procurement laws applicable to other departments and agencies 
        (see H.R. 2887) [7NO]
    Court of Veterans Appeals: rename as Court of Appeals for Veterans 
        Claims (see H.R. 1089) [18MR]
    Dept. of HUD: include VA loan recipients under requirement for 
        notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 895) [27FE]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2158) [11JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 184) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 261) [7OC]
    Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug 
        treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        programs (see H.R. 301) [9JA]
    ------coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments 
        under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and 
        expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383) 
        [9JA]
    Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the 
        electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits 
        (see H.R. 2457) [11SE]
    Health: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see 
        H.R. 1077) [13MR]
    ------funding for medical care programs (see H.R. 1156) [20MR]
    ------improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580) 
        [13MY]
    Health care facilities: authorize medical centers to retain funds 
        collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125) 
        [19MR]
    ------authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 
        2571) [29SE]
    Homeless: improve veterans programs (see H.R. 2206) [22JY]
    Housing: guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional 
        housing for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3039) [13NO]
    ------offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see 
        H.R. 1007) [11MR]
    ------revise process by which State housing construction grants 
        are administered (see H.R. 1291) [10AP]
    Medicaid: post-eligibility treatment of certain Dept. of Veterans 
        Affairs pension or compensation payments (see H.R. 1269) 
        [10AP]
    Medicare: reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans 
        by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 
        1362) [17AP]
    Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program: make permanent (see 
        H.R. 2317) [31JY]
    Parren J. Mitchell Veterans Medical Center, Baltimore, MD: 
        designate (see H.R. 3051) [13NO]
    States: assign health care professionals to facilities in States 
        in which they are licensed and follow State death certificate 
        filing requirements (see H.R. 2338) [31JY]
    Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation 
        in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 1008) 
        [11MR]
    ------benefit eligibility for certain service in the military 
        forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836) [26FE]
    ------computation of retirement pay credit for military reservists 
        who are retained in active service (see H.R. 542) [4FE]
    ------determination of active military service for certain 
        merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 
        1126, 2062) [19MR] [25JN]
    ------eligibility for hospital care and services relative to 
        awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397) [4SE]
    ------expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of 
        benefits (see H.R. 1908, 1955, 1990) [17JN] [18JN] [19JN]
    ------expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of 
        burial benefits (see H.R. 2040) [25JN]
    ------expand workstudy opportunities (see H.R. 1877) [12JN]
    ------extend benefits to merchant mariners who served during a 
        period of war (see H.R. 2946) [8NO]
    ------extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to 
        surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated 
        (see H.R. 2142) [10JY]
    ------extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into 
        enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of 
        Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092) 
        [18MR]
    ------extend the duration of the pilot program providing for 
        interest buy down authority (see H.R. 1064) [13MR]
    ------improve programs providing counseling and treatment for 
        sexual trauma (see H.R. 2253) [24JY]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans 
        and survivors (see H.R. 2367) [31JY]
    ------limit attorneys' fees in awards of past-due benefits (see 
        H.R. 2572) [29SE]
    ------minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain 
        unmarried (see H.R. 38) [9JA]
    ------minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses 
        of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan 
        participation (see H.R. 38) [7JA]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------presumption of service connection for certain diseases and 
        disabilities relative to exposure to carbon tetrachloride (see 
        H.R. 1540) [6MY]
    ------priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or 
        Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250) [9JA]
    ------reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity 
        compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004, 
        2220) [20JN] [22JY]
    ------repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving 
        spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 
        165) [9JA]
    ------restoration of the grave marker allowance (see H.R. 1602) 
        [14MY]
    ------revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and 
        unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090) [18MR]
    ------treatment of cold weather injuries received during military 
        operations (see H.R. 1399, 1426) [17AP] [23AP]
    Veterans Health Administration: provide that special pay paid to 
        certain physicians and dentists be considered basic pay for 
        retirement purposes (see H.R. 1687) [21MY]
    World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps 
        constituted active military service for veteran classification 
        (see H.R. 2585) [30SE]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2158) [6OC]
  Messages
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [4NO]
  Motions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158) [16JY] [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2158, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 105-311) [7OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and 
        Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        1703) (H. Rept. 105-292) [2OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Entrance Into Enhanced-Use Leases for 
        Certain Property and Renaming of Court of Veterans Appeals and 
        National Cemetery System: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 1092) (H. Rept. 105-47) [9AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases 
        Authorizations: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        2571) (H. Rept. 105-291) [2OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2158) 
        (H. Rept. 105-297) [6OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 
        105-175) [11JY]
    Expand Range of Criminal Offenses Resulting in Forfeiture of 
        Veterans Benefits: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (S. 
        923) (H. Rept. 105-319) [9OC]
    Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses--Strong Evidence Linking Toxic Causes 
        to Chronic Health Effects: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-388) [7NO]
    Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and 
        Survivors: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2367) 
        (H. Rept. 105-320) [9OC]
    Revision of Veterans Benefits Decisions Based on Clear and 
        Unmistakable Error: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) 
        (H.R. 1090) (H. Rept. 105-52) [14AP]
    Veterans Medicare Reimbursement Demonstration Act: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1362) (H. Rept. 105-186) 
        [16JY]

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DEUTSCH, PETER (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the 
        People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100, 178) [18JN] 
        [28OC]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 2401) [4SE]
    Everglades National Park: designate Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 136) [9JA]
    Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: designate (see H.R. 136) 
        [9JA]

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River 
        Basin (see H. Con. Res. 16) [6FE]
    Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests 
        through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
        forests (see H.R. 2870) [7NO]
    Foreign aid: establish an alternative crop production 
        demonstration program for developing countries with illicit 
        crop production (see H.R. 1642) [15MY]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas 
        emissions (see H. Res. 211) [31JY]
  Messages
    General System of Preferences Relative to Cambodia: President 
        Clinton [3JN]

DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES
see Princess Diana (Wales)

DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Office of Fair Employment Practices Review Panel [25FE] [26FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 319) [9NO]
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment 
        requirements (see H. Res. 203) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90) [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment 
        requirements (see H. Res. 203) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90) [31JY]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 265) [9OC]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 159) [3JN]
    Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe 
        (see H.R. 1476) [29AP]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration (see H. Res. 185) 
        [15JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 323) [12NO]
    Immigration: clarify and provide additional relief and procedural 
        rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible 
        for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302) [30JY]
    NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 159) [3JN]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 3041) [13NO]
    NIST: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1274), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 127) [23AP]
    NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1273), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 126) [23AP]
    Public welfare programs: exception to limited SSI and food stamps 
        eligibility for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 
        667, 1360) [11FE] [17AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2159, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 105-402) [12NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1273, NSF Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 105-71) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1274, NIST Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 105-72) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, and H.R. 2014, 
        Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 203) 
        (H. Rept. 105-219) [30JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2159, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 185) (H. Rept. 105-184) [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2204, Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 265) (H. Rept. 105-317) [9OC]
    Consideration of S. 738, Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 105-400) 
        [9NO]

DICKEY, JAY (a Representative from Arkansas)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President [4FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related 
        agencies appropriations [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Corporate Welfare Reduction Commission: establish (see H.R. 1235) 
        [8AP]
    Courts: independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 139) [9JA]
    Lawrence Blackwell Memorial Bridge: designate (see H.R. 2010) 
        [23JN]
    Medicaid: Federal funding of certain abortions relative to State 
        law (see H.R. 137) [9JA]
    OPIC: terminate authorities (see H.R. 527) [4FE]
    Political campaigns: prohibit contributions by nonparty 
        multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 138) [9JA]
    Sawyer, Wallace B., Jr.: relief (see H.R. 376) [9JA]
    Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Arkansas (see H.R. 1012) [11MR]

DICKS, NORMAN D. (a Representative from Washington)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [10FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
    ------S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
    U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Columbia River: designate Hanford Reach area as component of the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1477) [29AP]
    Crime: use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to 
        assist in child abuse prevention (see H.R. 2381) [3SE]

DINGELL, JOHN D. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    ------S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage 
        State voluntary response programs relative to remediating 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120) [19MR]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 16) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 820) [25FE]
    Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children 
        and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance 
        programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491) [30AP]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 8) [9JA]
    Middle East Peace Facilitation Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 
        2251) [24JY]
    Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust 
        funds (see H.R. 2382) [3SE]
    Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure 
        of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 9) [9JA]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 140) [9JA]
    Select Commission To Advise on Reforming Elections: establish (see 
        H.R. 141) [9JA]
    Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing 
        the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see 
        H.R. 3050) [13NO]
    Transportation: improve safety (see H.R. 1720) [22MY]

DIPLOMATS
related term(s) Department of State
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
    ------H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Congress: require report relative to diplomatic immunity (see H.R. 
        1622) [15MY]
    Crime: notification relative to crimes committed by diplomats (see 
        H.R. 1547) [7MY]
    ------waiver of diplomatic immunity in cases involving serious 
        criminal offenses (see H. Con. Res. 42) [11MR]
    Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security 
        agents' retirement annuities (see H.R. 633) [6FE]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1253) [9AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain 
        agencies (see H.R. 1757) [3JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain 
        agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration (see H. Res. 159) [3JN]
    Diplomats: require report to Congress relative to diplomatic 
        immunity (see H.R. 1236) [8AP]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2159) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 185) [15JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 323) [12NO]
    Harriman, Pamela: tribute (see H. Res. 49) [11FE]
    International relations: normalization of relations between India 
        and Pakistan (see H. Con. Res. 162) [30SE]
    Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington 
        (see H. Res. 260) [6OC]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2159) [12NO]
  Motions
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757) [29SE] [30SE] 
        [1OC] [7OC] [8OC]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2159) [16SE] [6OC] [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2159, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Pro

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        grams Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) 
        (H. Rept. 105-402) [12NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2159, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 185) (H. Rept. 105-184) [15JY]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 
        105-401) [12NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 
        105-176) [14JY]
    Foreign Policy Reform Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1486) (H. Rept. 105-94) [12MY]

DISABLED
  Appointments
    Gallaudet University Board of Trustees [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay 
        relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation 
        (see H.R. 2550) [25SE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 67) [24AP]
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        1600) [14MY]
    Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents 
        relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender, 
        religion, sexual orientation, or disability (see H.R. 3043) 
        [13NO]
    Courts: provide civil claim for victims of bias crimes (see H.R. 
        2959) [8NO]
    Dept. of the Treasury: incorporate certain features in the 
        redesign of the U.S. currency to make it readily accessible to 
        the visually impaired (see H.R. 2067) [25JN]
    Federal employees: enforcement of electronic and information 
        technology accessibility guidelines for employees with 
        disabilities (see H.R. 1255) [9AP]
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a 
        permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76) [1MY]
    Guam: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1403) [17AP]
    Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth 
        defects (see H.R. 1114) [18MR]
    House Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the 
        House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. 
        Res. 135) [29AP]
    Housing: require review of criminal records for participation in 
        certain federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2964) [8NO]
    Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of 
        renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired 
        applicants (see H.R. 1239) [8AP]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        5) [7JA] [9JA]
    Kuwait: provide funding to veterans for research, diagnosis, 
        treatment, and compensation for illnesses caused by exposure 
        to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian 
        Gulf Conflict (see H. Res. 310) [6NO]
    Law enforcement officers: establish counseling programs for 
        disabled and retired police officers (see H.R. 2434) [8SE]
    Medicare: protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in 
        managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66) [7JA] [9JA]
    Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired 
        (see H. Res. 122) [17AP]
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or 
        totally disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 2755, 3046) 
        [28OC] [13NO]
    Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled 
        children (see H.R. 1455) [24AP]
    ------exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667, 1360) [11FE] 
        [17AP]
    ------provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for 
        public benefits for mentally disabled aliens (see H.R. 1133) 
        [19MR]
    Social Security: benefit reductions (see H. Res. 132) [24AP]
    ------earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 464, 612) 
        [21JA] [5FE]
    ------establish Transition to Work Program for individuals 
        entitled to disability benefits (see H.R. 534) [4FE]
    ------exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative 
        to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 156) [9JA]
    ------prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530) 
        [4FE]
    ------require annual statement of accrued liability of the old 
        age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 
        2780) [30OC]
    ------restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to 
        certain individuals (see H.R. 2549) [25SE]
    Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI 
        presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 2422) [5SE]
    Taxation: statute of limitations exclusion for certain military 
        disability benefits (see H.R. 1408) [23AP]
    ------treatment of trusts established for the benefit of 
        individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 2335) [31JY]
    Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military 
        installations for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2760) 
        [29OC]
    ------authorize certain disabled veterans to use Dept. of Defense 
        commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 2050) 
        [25JN]
    ------extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents 
        (see H.R. 2224) [23JY]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans 
        and survivors (see H.R. 2367) [31JY]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------presumption of service connection for certain diseases and 
        disabilities relative to exposure to carbon tetrachloride (see 
        H.R. 1540) [6MY]
    Virgin Islands: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1403) [17AP]
  Reports filed
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Permanent Addition Design and 
        Construction: Committee on Resources (House) (S.J. Res. 29) 
        (H. Rept. 105-167) [8JY]
    Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and 
        Survivors: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2367) 
        (H. Rept. 105-320) [9OC]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5) (H. 
        Rept. 105-95) [13MY]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 67) 
        (H. Rept. 105-92) [7MY]

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (organization)
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: allow DAV to sue or be sued in Federal court (see H.R. 
        1406) [23AP]

DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Disasters: reduce costs of disaster relief and emergency 
        assistance (see H.R. 2446) [10SE]

DISASTERS
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: availability of affordable crop insurance for farms 
        located in designated Federal disaster areas (see H.R. 790) 
        [13FE]
    ------Federal assistance to orchard and vineyard farmers adversely 
        affected by damaging weather conditions (see H.R. 1489) [30AP]
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1469, 1755, 
        1796, 1871) [29AP] [3JN] [5JN] [12JN]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 146, 149) [13MY] [14MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 162) [5JN]
    ------making interim emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1707, 1708) 
        [22MY]
    Armed Forces: relief for survivors of members and one civilian 
        killed during friendly fire incident involving U.S. fighter 
        aircraft and helicopters in Iraq (see H.R. 2986) [9NO]
    Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims 
        a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (see H.R. 2005) [20JN]
    ------require foreign air carriers to establish disaster 
        assistance plans (see H.R. 2476) [15SE]
    Budget: establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see 
        H.R. 457) [21JA]
    Corps of Engineers: conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 
        227) [9JA]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2249) [24JY]
    Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students 
        about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12) [4FE]
    Endangered Species Act: exempt certain maintenance, repair, and 
        improvement of flood control facilities in California (see 
        H.R. 1155) [20MR]
    Federal aid programs: establish insurance programs against the 
        risks of catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and 
        hurricanes (see H.R. 579) [4FE]
    Federal employees: leave transfer authority for those adversely 
        affected by disasters or emergencies (see H.R. 1388) [17AP]
    FEMA: reimburse certain State and local jurisdictions for support 
        of Federal rescue and salvage operations relative to crash of 
        Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (see H.R. 772) [13FE]
    Floods: authorize further appropriations for the stabilization and 
        repair of damages to the Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge in 
        California (see H.R. 936) [5MR]
    ------facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through greater 
        flexibility for depository institutions and their regulators 
        (see H.R. 1461) [24AP]
    ------improve ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal 
        agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 2911) [7NO]
    Government: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance 
        against natural disasters (see H.R. 230) [9JA]
    Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. 
        Res. 159) [25SE]
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. 
        Res. 165) [11JN]
    Housing: make modifications to the temporary housing assistance 
        program (see H.R. 2257) [24JY]
    Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State 
        insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural 
        disasters (see H.R. 219) [9JA]
    National flood insurance program: reauthorize (see H.R. 2227) 
        [23JY]
    National Weather Service: overtime pay for forecasters performing 
        essential services during severe weather events (see H.R. 
        2987) [9NO]
    Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the 
        National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial 
        Trust (see H.R. 1849) [10JN]
    Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake 
        other forest management projects to protect communities from 
        wildfires (see H.R. 2458) [11SE]
    Relief: reduce costs of disaster relief and emergency assistance 
        (see H.R. 2446) [10SE]
    San Bernadino County, CA: modify San Timoteo Creek flood control 
        project to permit non-Federal contributions for certain costs 
        (see H.R. 1103) [18MR]
    Simi Valley, CA: prohibit Federal assistance for earthquake-
        related repairs of Bottle Village (see H.R. 175) [9JA]
    Taxation: treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 494) 
        [21JA]
    ------treatment of income tax returns relative to Presidentially 
        declared disaster areas (see H.R. 1434) [24AP]

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    ------treatment of mortgage subsidy bond benefits for residences 
        located in disaster areas (see H.R. 2913) [7NO]
    Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Arkansas (see H.R. 1012) [11MR]
    Water: establish an advisory commission to prepare for and respond 
        to serious drought emergencies [12NO]
    West Virginia: develop a flood control strategy for the Greenbrier 
        River Basin (see H.R. 254) [9JA]
  Conference reports
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations (H.R. 1469) [4JN]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for 
        Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: 
        President Clinton [10JN]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469) [16MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), veto [10JN]
  Reports filed
    Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair 
        Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2005) (H. Rept. 105-201) [24JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1469, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Overseas 
        Peacekeeping Operations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        162) (H. Rept. 105-120) [5JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        for Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 105-96) 
        [13MY], (H. Res. 149) (H. Rept. 105-97) [14MY]
    Disaster Assistance Plans by Foreign Air Carriers: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2476) (H. 
        Rept. 105-371) [31OC]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 2249) (H. Rept. 105-238) [1AU]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 105-119) [4JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 
        105-83) [29AP]
    Oklahoma City National Memorial Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1849) (H. Rept. 105-316) [8OC]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 165) (H. Rept. 105-128) [11JN]

DISCRIMINATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080) [26JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302) [10AP]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
        national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909) 
        [17JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in programs 
        receiving Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 2522) [23SE]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963, 2078) 
        [6MR] [26JN]
    ------prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 983) [6MR]
    ------provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023) [24JN]
    Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents 
        relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender, 
        religion, sexual orientation, or disability (see H.R. 3043) 
        [13NO]
    Courts: provide civil claim for victims of bias crimes (see H.R. 
        2959) [8NO]
    Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081) 
        [13NO]
    Dept. of Defense: establish a commission to investigate the 
        military justice system, including policies relative to sexual 
        misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072) 
        [13MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims 
        of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703) [22MY]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079) 
        [26JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or 
        sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858) [10JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2215, 2275) [22JY] [25JY]
    Ethnic groups: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 191) [8NO]
    Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 589) [5FE]
    ------local control over certain land use and zoning regulations 
        (see H.R. 2297) [30JY]
    FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 147) 
        [9JA]
    Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference 
        eligibles applying for certain Government positions (see H.R. 
        240) [9JA]
    ------review of employment discriminations claims (see H.R. 2441) 
        [9SE]
    Financial institutions: strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair 
        lending laws relative to redlining and credit allocation (see 
        H.R. 229) [9JA]
    Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and 
        ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 61) [7JA] [9JA]
    Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious 
        groups (see H. Con. Res. 22) [13FE]
    Health: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous 
        substances (see H.R. 1506) [30AP]
    Health care professionals: prohibit dental licensing 
        discrimination by States on the basis of nonresidency (see 
        H.R. 541) [4FE]
    Insurance: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic 
        information (see H.R. 2216) [22JY]
    ------prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage 
        or premiums (see H.R. 306, 328) [9JA]
    ------provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse 
        treatment services under private group and individual health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2409) [4SE]
    Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic 
        stops (see H.R. 118) [9JA]
    National Commission on Fairness in the Workplace: establish (see 
        H.R. 2997) [9NO]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        2431) [8SE]
    Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. 
        Res. 138) [30AP]
    Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335) 
        [15AP]
    ------tribute (see H. Con. Res. 61) [15AP]
    Taxation: treatment of damages and back pay received on account 
        of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment 
        discrimination (see H.R. 2792) [31OC]
    ------treatment of social clubs found to be practicing prohibited 
        discrimination (see H.R. 2928) [8NO]
    U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. 
        Con. Res. 39) [6MR]
    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: ensure the 
        equitable treatment of graduates (see H.R. 2567) [26SE]
    Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX 
        provisions relative to equity in women's educational and 
        athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103) [23JN]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and 
        Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        1703) (H. Rept. 105-292) [2OC]
    Veterans Employment Opportunities Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 240) (H. Rept. 105-40) 
        [20MR]

DISEASES
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: control wheat and barley diseases caused by Fusarium 
        Graminearum and related fungi (see H.R. 2168) [15JY]
    ------crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant viruses and 
        diseases and loan eligibility for producers who suffer such 
        losses (see H.R. 781) [13FE]
    AIDS: criminal penalties relative to intentional transmission (see 
        H.R. 518) [4FE]
    Alcoholic beverages: alcohol abuse prevention program funding (see 
        H.R. 1982) [19JN]
    ------increase taxes and provide funding for alcohol abuse 
        prevention programs (see H.R. 2028) [24JN]
    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Medicare coverage and research 
        funding (see H.R. 2009) [23JN]
    Arachnoiditis: ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms 
        relative to prevention (see H.R. 738) [12FE]
    Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 609) [5FE]
    ------pneumoconiosis claims (see H.R. 252) [9JA]
    Breast cancer: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for 
        certain women (see H. Res. 40, 48) [5FE] [11FE]
    Claims: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who 
        contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 
        1023) [11MR]
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        1600) [14MY]
    Correctional institutions: test incarcerated persons for serious 
        transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into 
        contact with corrections personnel (see H.R. 2070) [25JN]
    Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, 
        euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003) [11MR]
    Dept. of HHS: establish program relative to exchange of sterile 
        hypodermic needles (see H.R. 2212) [22JY]
    Dover Township, NJ: study cancer rate among children (see H.R. 
        1080) [13MR]
    EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627) 
        [7OC]
    FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480) [16SE]
    ------proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 
        metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221, 2968; H. 
        Con. Res. 113) [9JY] [22JY] [8NO]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        385) [9JA]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass 
        measurements (see H.R. 2699) [22OC]
    Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center: authorize relocation and 
        transfer current site to Louisiana (see H.R. 1558) [8MY]
    Harold Hughes-Bill Emerson Commission on Alcoholism: establish 
        (see H.R. 1549) [7MY]
    Hazardous substances: compensation for individuals who develop 
        stomach cancer due to exposure from radioactive substances 
        (see H.R. 573) [4FE]
    Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in 
        breast self-examination (see H.R. 964) [6MR]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 2152) [11JY]
    ------establish a commission to recommend a strategy for the 
        global eradication of disease (see H.R. 2889) [7NO]
    ------establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for 
        individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679) [20MY]
    ------establish an educational program on the prevention and 
        treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 847, 2006) [26FE] 
        [20JN]
    ------establish code of fair information practices (see H.R. 52) 
        [7JA] [9JA]

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    ------establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 
        1311) [10AP]
    ------establish research and grant programs for the eradication or 
        control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (see 
        H.R. 2565) [26SE]
    ------expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111) 
        [18MR]
    ------expand research relative to environmental and genetic 
        susceptibilities for breast cancer (see H.R. 1413) [23AP]
    ------insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693) 
        [22OC]
    ------permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during 
        participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 1069) 
        [13MR]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 259) [9JA]
    ------prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans 
        relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 2110) [8JY]
    ------protect the public from hazards caused by exposure to 
        environmental tobacco smoke (see H.R. 1771) [3JN]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 
        135) [9JA]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for screening 
        mammography and pap smears (see H.R. 760) [13FE]
    ------revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation 
        program (see H.R. 2202) [17JY]
    ------revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation 
        program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see 
        H.R. 2418) [5SE]
    ------treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 
        3072) [13NO]
    Health care facilities: waiver of prior hospitalization 
        requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services 
        for certain individuals (see H.R. 1692) [21MY]
    Health care professionals: revoke medical license of practitioners 
        who recommend the use of marijuana (see H.R. 1310) [10AP]
    HIV: efforts to prevent transmission (see H.R. 1062, 1219) [13MR] 
        [21MR]
    Immigration: immunization requirements for certain internationally 
        adopted children (see H.R. 2464) [11SE]
    ------waiver of vaccination requirement for certain adopted 
        children (see H.R. 2430) [8SE]
    ------waiver of vaccination requirement for orphaned children (see 
        H.R. 2473) [15SE]
    Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive 
        surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for 
        any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616) [5FE]
    ------coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from 
        mastectomies (see H.R. 164) [9JA]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617) [5FE]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2216) [22JY]
    ------notify upon examination any medical condition of an 
        individual seeking insurance coverage (see H.R. 2874) [7NO]
    ------prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage 
        or premiums (see H.R. 306, 328) [9JA]
    Kuwait: provide funding to veterans for research, diagnosis, 
        treatment, and compensation for illnesses caused by exposure 
        to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian 
        Gulf Conflict (see H. Res. 310) [6NO]
    Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: research programs (see H.R. 751) [13FE]
    Medicaid: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 421) [9JA]
    ------coverage of screening mammography and screening pap smears 
        (see H.R. 184, 359) [9JA]
    Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002) [10MR]
    ------colorectal screening (see H.R. 1128) [19MR]
    ------coverage of certain prostate cancer detection procedures and 
        drug treatment services (see H.R. 448) [9JA]
    ------coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training 
        services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 
        1329) [15AP]
    ------coverage of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (see 
        H.R. 1762) [3JN]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418) [9JA]
    ------demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer 
        patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628) 
        [15MY]
    ------establish a continuous quality improvement program for 
        providers that furnish services to individuals with end stage 
        renal disease (see H.R. 2972) [8NO]
    ------multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018) [11MR]
    ------require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 2754) [28OC]
    ------secondary payer rules for individuals with end stage renal 
        disease (see H.R. 2577) [29SE]
    Motion pictures: discourage use of tobacco products among minors 
        by motion picture industry (see H. Con. Res. 184) [6NO]
    National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in 
        breast cancer research (see H.R. 1352) [16AP]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate 
        activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130) 
        [9JY]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 307) [9JA]
    NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes-related 
        activities (see H.R. 1315) [14AP]
    ------expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone 
        diseases (see H.R. 2697) [22OC]
    ------improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 
        3001) [9NO]
    Ovarian cancer: research programs (see H.R. 953) [5MR]
    Parkinson's disease: research programs (see H.R. 1260, 1398) [9AP] 
        [17AP]
    Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents 
        of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 298) [9JA]
    Postage stamps: issue special stamps to fund breast cancer 
        research (see H.R. 407, 1585) [9JA] [13MY]
    ------issue special stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see 
        H.R. 2545) [25SE]
    Prostate cancer: coverage of screening and drug treatments under 
        Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs (see H.R. 301) 
        [9JA]
    ------coverage of screening and drug treatments under Medicare and 
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research 
        and education programs (see H.R. 383) [9JA]
    ------research programs (see H.R. 297) [9JA]
    ------screening benefits (see H.R. 2639) [8OC]
    Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see 
        H.R. 1070) [13MR]
    Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service 
        relative to certain diseases (see H.R. 482) [21JA]
    Research: osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone 
        disorders information clearinghouse funding (see H.R. 2704) 
        [22OC]
    Social Security: treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative 
        to certain earnings (see H.R. 577) [4FE]
    Tariff: anticancer drug production (see H.R. 2041, 2042, 2043, 
        2044, 2045, 2046, 2049) [25JN]
    ------anti-HIV and anti-AIDS drug production (see H.R. 2047, 2048) 
        [25JN]
    Taxation: credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169) [20MR]
    ------provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a 
        breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 209) [9JA]
    Tobacco products: application of fines to decrease usage by minors 
        (see H.R. 1772) [3JN]
    Veterans: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-
        connected diseases (see H.R. 559) [4FE]
    ------presumption of service connection for certain diseases and 
        disabilities relative to exposure to carbon tetrachloride (see 
        H.R. 1540) [6MY]
    Women: increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 
        1788) [4JN]
    ------research health risks posed by the presence of certain 
        additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products 
        (see H.R. 2900) [7NO]
    ------research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571) 
        [8MY]
  Reports filed
    Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1003) (H. Rept. 105-46) [8AP]
    Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses--Strong Evidence Linking Toxic Causes 
        to Chronic Health Effects: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-388) [7NO]
    Immunization Requirements for Certain Internationally Adopted 
        Children: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2464) (H. 
        Rept. 105-289) [1OC]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
  Appointments
    Gallaudet University Board of Trustees [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making (see H.R. 2607) [6OC]
    ------making (H.R. 2607), consideration (see H. Res. 264) [8OC]
    ------making (H.R. 2607), consideration of Senate amendments (see 
        H. Res. 324) [12NO]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 49) [13MR]
    ------establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 20) [7JA] [9JA]
    Contracts: exempt certain contracts entered into by the government 
        of the District of Columbia from review by the Council of the 
        District of Columbia (see H.R. 513) [4FE]
    Crime: Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a 
        law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        727) [12FE]
    Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands to the District of 
        Columbia for use for single-family homes for low- and 
        moderate-income families (see H.R. 2700) [22OC]
    ------determine best uses for Lorton Correctional Complex property 
        after closure (see H.R. 2810) [4NO]
    Education: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and 
        secondary school students (see H.R. 1797) [5JN]
    Employment: permit the waiver of residency requirements for 
        certain employees of the Office of the Inspector General of 
        the District of Columbia (see H.R. 514) [4FE]
    EPA: restoration of urban watersheds and community environments in 
        the Anacostia River (see H.R. 2823) [5NO]
    Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial 
        Building: designate (see H.R. 2443) [9SE]
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a 
        permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76) [1MY]
    Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a 
        memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1390) [17AP]
    Government: realign functional responsibilities (see H.R. 1963) 
        [19JN]
    Howard T. Markey National Courts Building: designate (see H.R. 
        824) [25FE]
    Law enforcement: enter into cooperative agreements with certain 
        Federal agencies relative to crime prevention and law 
        enforcement (see H.R. 1538) [6MY]
    Maryland: retrocession (see H.R. 831) [25FE]
    Medicaid: temporarily waive enrollment composition rule for the 
        D.C. Health Cooperative (see H.R. 2093) [26JN]
    Monuments and memorials: establish National Peace Garden Monument 
        (see H.R. 1497) [30AP]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1716) [22MY]
    Public safety officers: provide additional compensation to certain 
        fire and law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2767) [29OC]

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    Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to 
        establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 57) [27FE]
    Robert C. Weaver Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 2375) [1AU]
    Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building: designate (see H.R. 
        1383) [17AP]
    Ronald Reagan-Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 
        2625) [7OC]
    Southeastern University: amend charter relative to board of 
        trustees eligibility (see H.R. 2753) [28OC]
    Taxation: repeal congressionally imposed tax exemptions provided 
        to certain entities (see H.R. 889) [27FE]
    ------treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 549) 
        [4FE]
    Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to 
        establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in 
        foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608) 
        [14MY]
    Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: 
        congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, 
        Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 96) 
        [9OC]
  Messages
    District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton [11JY]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making (H.R. 2607) [9OC] [12NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2607, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 264) (H. Rept. 105-315) 
        [8OC]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2607, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        324) (H. Rept. 105-403) [12NO]
    District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 2607) (H. Rept. 105-298) [6OC]
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Permanent Addition Design and 
        Construction: Committee on Resources (House) (S.J. Res. 29) 
        (H. Rept. 105-167) [8JY]
    Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, DC: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        824) (H. Rept. 105-211) [28JY]
    National Peace Garden Memorial Construction Authority Extension: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 731) (H. Rept. 105-362) 
        [31OC]
    Permit the Waiver of Residency Requirements for Certain Employees 
        of the Office of the Inspector General of the District of 
        Columbia: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 514) (H. Rept. 105-29) [17MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 49) (H. Rept. 105-90) [7MY]

DIXON, JULIAN C. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [10FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations [6OC]
    ------S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]

DOBY, LARRY
  Bills and resolutions
    Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116) 
        [8JY]

DOCTORS
see Health Care Professionals

DOFFYN, DANIEL J.
  Bills and resolutions
    Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see 
        H.R. 2773) [30OC]

DOGGETT, LLOYD (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Government: require periodic review and reauthorization of all 
        Government programs (see H.R. 1913) [17JN]
    Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, 
        advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 
        2135) [10JY]

DOLPHIN CONSERVATION PROGRAM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 408): consideration (see H. Res. 153) [20MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 408, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 153) (H. Rept. 105-103) [20MY]

DOMESTIC POLICY
  Bills and resolutions
    Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of 
        savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 827) [25FE]
    Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and 
        child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131) [24AP]
    Citizenship: elimination of certain requirements relative to the 
        issuance of citizenship certificates for children born abroad 
        (see H.R. 1109) [18MR]
    Commission on National Drug Policy: establish (see H.R. 1345) 
        [16AP]
    Courts: mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of 
        guns (see H.R. 424) [9JA]
    Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and 
        drug abuse (see H.R. 810) [25FE]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 3, 1699) [7JA] [9JA] [21MY]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 
        3), consideration (see H. Res. 143) [6MY]
    ------national summit of sports, political, community, and media 
        leaders to develop a plan to deter acts of domestic and sexual 
        violence (see H. Con. Res. 29) [27FE]
    ------reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth 
        development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 278) [9JA]
    Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals 
        without explicit and specific legislation (see H. Res. 214; 
        H.R. 2846) [1AU] [6NO]
    Dept. of HHS: establish a schedule of preventive health care 
        services under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 
        177) [9JA]
    Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and 
        use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267) [9OC]
    Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, 
        strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain 
        assurances to local governments and individuals relative to 
        economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351) [31JY]
    ------national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1209, 
        1404) [20MR] [17AP]
    Education: allow local areas to develop elementary and secondary 
        education programs that meet their needs (see H.R. 2992) [9NO]
    ------provide low-income children educational opportunities (see 
        H.R. 2561) [25SE]
    Families and domestic relations: develop, promote, and implement 
        policies to stabilize U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 
        154) [18SE]
    Firearms: prohibit possession by minors (see H.R. 1473) [29AP]
    FRS: promote accountability and the public interest in operations 
        (see H.R. 1160) [20MR]
    ------stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of 
        operations (see H.R. 703) [12FE]
    Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired 
        workers (see H.R. 211, 444) [9JA]
    ------establish State and community assistance programs for 
        providers of health care services and maintenance of safety 
        net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 735) [12FE]
    ------managed care system reform proposal (see H.R. 2905) [7NO]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16, 1200, 1374) [7JA] [9JA] [20MR] [17AP]
    ------national policy to provide health care coverage of mental 
        illnesses (see H.R. 621) [5FE]
    ------national policy to provide health care to children and 
        pregnant women (see H.R. 560, 1229) [4FE] [8AP]
    ------require health plans to provide certain coverage for 
        children (see H.R. 1159, 1854) [20MR] [10JN]
    House Rules: reduce number of programs covered by certain 
        appropriations bills (see H. Res. 24) [9JA]
    Housing: reform multifamily housing programs (see H.R. 1433, 2447) 
        [24AP] [10SE]
    Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        401) [9JA]
    Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children 
        and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance 
        programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491) [30AP]
    Members of Congress: require comparable treatment with Federal 
        employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 342) [9JA]
    National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235) [18SE]
    National objectives: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050) [12MR]
    Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 
        3015) [9NO]
    Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 1104) [18MR]
    Taxation: treatment of expenses for public and nonpublic 
        elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 1816) [5JN]
    Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 166) 
        [12JN]
    ------establish toll-free number for comments relative to the 
        broadcasting of violent programming (see H.R. 1017) [11MR]
    Terrorism: improve efforts to combat domestic terrorism (see H.R. 
        275) [9JA]
    Transportation: Federal funding for highways and transportation 
        improvements (see H.R. 2337) [31JY]
    ------Federal role in developing a national intermodal surface 
        transportation system (see H.R. 1268) [10AP]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, 
        and transit programs (see H.R. 2400) [4SE]
    21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777) [13FE]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of 
        mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1237) 
        [8AP]
  Messages
    Aeronautics and Space Achievements: President Clinton [29OC]
    Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 1998: President Clinton 
        [6FE]
    Economic Report: President Clinton [10FE]
    Environmental Quality Report: President Clinton [19MR]
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton [25FE]
    Policy on Protection of National Information Infrastructure 
        Against Strategic Attack: President Clinton [28JY]
  Motions
    Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence 
        (H.R. 3) [8MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3, Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 105-89) [6MY]
    Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 105-86) [1MY]
    Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Relative to Criminal Use of Guns: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 424) (H. Rept. 105-
        344) [24OC]

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
see Families and Domestic Relations

DOOLEY, CALVIN M. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: exempt actions undertaken to administer a marketing 
        order issued under the Agricultural Ad

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        justment Act from antitrust laws (see H.R. 2735) [24OC]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 297) [30OC]

DOOLITTLE, JOHN T. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [27FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide for maintenance of concrete dams and 
        weirs located in the Emigrant Wilderness (see H.R. 1663) 
        [20MY]
    English language: constitutional amendment to establish as 
        official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 37) [4FE]
    Floods: authorize further appropriations for the stabilization and 
        repair of damages to the Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge in 
        California (see H.R. 936) [5MR]
    Hydroelectric power: facilitate operation, maintenance, and 
        upgrade of certain Federal facilities and coordinate Federal 
        and non-Federal generating and marketing of electricity (see 
        H.R. 2988) [9NO]
    Native Americans: restrict certain gaming and land use on United 
        Auburn Indian Community lands (see H.R. 1805) [5JN]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 965) [6MR]
    Stanislaus National Forest: establish a demonstration project 
        relative to private contractors performing multiple resource 
        management activities (see H.R. 2886) [7NO]
    Tahoe National Forest: land sale to Placer County, CA (see H.R. 
        1439) [24AP]
    Western States: improve management of water-related facilities 
        (see H.R. 2402) [4SE]
    Yosemite National Park: authorize further appropriations to clean 
        up and repair damages to facilities caused by heavy rains and 
        flooding (see H.R. 528) [4FE]

DOS PALOS, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dos Palos Ag Boosters: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 111) 
        [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Conveyance of Certain Dos Palos, CA, Lands to the Dos Palos Ag 
        Boosters: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 111) (H. 
        Rept. 105-34) [20MR]

DOUGLAS, MARJORY STONEMAN
  Bills and resolutions
    Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: designate (see H.R. 136) 
        [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 136) (H. Rept. 105-328) [21OC]

DOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: study cancer rate (see H.R. 1080) [13MR]

DOYLE, MICHAEL F. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor for service during World 
        War II (see H. Con. Res. 20) [12FE]
    ------relief (see H.R. 743) [12FE]
    Dept. of Energy: consolidate Office of Fossil Energy and Office of 
        Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (see H.R. 1806) [5JN]
    H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 2775) [30OC]
    H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, 
        Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 714) [12FE]

DREIER, DAVID (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 97), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 269) [21OC]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 162) [5JN]
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 206) [31JY]
    California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe 
        National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity 
        effectiveness (H.R. 858), consideration (see H. Res. 180) 
        [8JY]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): increase 
        number of subcommittees (see H. Res. 326) [12NO]
    Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 101, 105) [19MR] [20MR]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 239) [23SE]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2264), consideration (see H. Res. 199) 
        [28JY]
    Diplomats: require report to Congress relative to diplomatic 
        immunity (see H.R. 1236, 1622) [8AP] [15MY]
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 264) [8OC]
    Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370), consideration (see H. Res. 
        255) [29SE]
    Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial 
        services sector (see H.R. 2940) [8NO]
    Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track 
        procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 309) [6NO]
    House Rules: consideration of motions to suspend the rules and 
        pass certain legislation (see H. Res. 107, 112) [8AP] [14AP]
    Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 133) [29AP]
    IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 303) [4NO]
    Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy: tribute to 
        personal financial education programs (see H. Res. 158) [22MY]
    Political campaigns: require availability of certain information 
        on the Internet, limit soft money, expand required spending 
        reports, and transfer enforcement of campaign finance laws 
        (see H.R. 1780) [4JN]
    Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit 
        terms (see H.J. Res. 51) [12FE]
    Taxation: reduce employer and employee Social Security taxes to 
        the extent there is a Federal budget surplus (see H.R. 2933) 
        [8NO]
  Reports filed
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Subcommittee 
        Increase: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 326) (H. Rept. 
        105-404) [12NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1469, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Overseas 
        Peacekeeping Operations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        162) (H. Rept. 105-120) [5JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 105-
        221) [31JY]
    Consideration of H. Res. 91, Committees of the House Expenditures: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 101) (H. Rept. 105-33) 
        [19MR], (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 105-41) [20MR]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 97, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 105-333) 
        [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Housing Opportunity and Responsibility 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 133) (H. Rept. 105-
        81) [29AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 858, Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery 
        and Economic Stability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 180) (H. Rept. 105-173) [8JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1370, Eximbank Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 105-282) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 199) (H. Rept. 105-214) [28JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and 
        State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 239) (H. Rept. 105-264) 
        [23SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2607, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 264) (H. Rept. 105-315) 
        [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 309) (H. Rept. 105-
        386) [6NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 303) (H. Rept. 105-380) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of Motions To Suspend the House Rules and Pass 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 107) 
        (H. Rept. 105-45) [8AP]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 112) (H. Rept. 105-53) 
        [14AP]

DRUG ABUSE
see Drugs

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
related term(s) Department of Justice
  Bills and resolutions
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities 
        and extend authorization (see H.R. 2610) [6OC]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2295, 2407) [30JY] [4SE]

DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 956) [5MR]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 956) (H. Rept. 105-105) [20MY]

DRUGS
related term(s) Crime; Pharmaceuticals
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
    ------S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2160) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 193) [22JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 232) [18SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), corrections in enrollment 
        (see H. Con. Res. 167) [6OC]
    Armed Forces: provide recipients of investigational drugs 
        information on possible side effects (see H.R. 1294) [10AP]
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (see H.R. 1753) [30MY]
    Children and youth: establish matching grant program for local 
        communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to 
        reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956) [5MR]
    ------modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures 
        (see H.R. 3004) [9NO]
    CIA: establish select committee to investigate involvement in 
        crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 34, 70) 
        [21JA] [13FE]
    Colombia: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.R. 1034) 
        [12MR]
    ------renew efforts to end guerrilla war (see H. Res. 289) [29OC]
    Commission on National Drug Policy: establish (see H.R. 1345) 
        [16AP]
    Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and 
        services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174) [16JY]
    Controlled Substances Act: treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate 
        and ketamine hydrochloride (see H.R. 1821) [5JN]
    Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention 
        and treatment programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643) 
        [15MY]

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    Courts: continue judicial supervision over certain offenders with 
        substance abuse problems (see H.R. 1644) [15MY]
    ------death penalty sentencing for certain importations of 
        significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------denial of certain Federal benefits upon conviction of 
        certain drug offenses (see H.R. 313) [9JA]
    ------modify death penalty sentencing guidelines for drug kingpins 
        (see H.R. 314) [9JA]
    ------notification to employers of convicted persons relative to 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 333) [9JA]
    ------treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and 
        crack cocaine (see H.R. 332, 2229) [9JA] [23JY]
    Crack cocaine: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for 
        offenses (see H.R. 2031) [24JN]
    Crime: deny Federal benefits to persons convicted of drug offenses 
        relative to medicinal use of marijuana (see H.R. 1265) [9AP]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and 
        drug abuse (see H.R. 810) [25FE]
    ------national summit of sports, political, community, and media 
        leaders to develop a plan to deter acts of domestic and sexual 
        violence (see H. Con. Res. 29) [27FE]
    ------penalties relative to gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine 
        hydrochloride (see H.R. 1530) [5MY]
    ------provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses 
        involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363) [31JY]
    ------treatment of juvenile offenses relative to ``three strikes'' 
        life sentence for certain violent or drug-related convictions 
        (see H.R. 2361) [31JY]
    Dept. of Defense: include certain beneficiaries in National Mail 
        Order Pharmacy Program (see H.R. 1773) [3JN]
    Dept. of HHS: establish program relative to exchange of sterile 
        hypodermic needles (see H.R. 2212) [22JY]
    ------prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug 
        prices (see H.R. 183) [9JA]
    Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug 
        treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        programs (see H.R. 301) [9JA]
    ------coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments 
        under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and 
        expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383) 
        [9JA]
    ------efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062, 1219) 
        [13MR] [21MR]
    ------Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic 
        lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009) [23JN]
    ------prostate cancer research programs (see H.R. 297) [9JA]
    ------treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 
        3072) [13NO]
    Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and 
        use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267) [9OC]
    Education: suspend Federal benefits to individuals convicted of 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 88) [7JA] [9JA]
    Executive departments: random drug testing of employees (see H.R. 
        90) [7JA] [9JA]
    FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products 
        (see H.R. 1411) [23AP]
    ------defer effective dates for approving certain drug 
        applications (see H.R. 1727) [22MY]
    ------modernize (S. 830), corrections in enrollment [13NO]
    Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of 
        certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060) [13MR]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        385) [9JA]
    Federal employees: encourage the use of generic drugs in health 
        insurance plans (see H.R. 1073) [13MR]
    ------require preemployment drug testing (see H.R. 89) [7JA] [9JA]
    Foreign aid: establish an alternative crop production 
        demonstration program for developing countries with illicit 
        crop production (see H.R. 1642) [15MY]
    Harold Hughes-Bill Emerson Commission on Alcoholism: establish 
        (see H.R. 1549) [7MY]
    Health: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment 
        programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638) [15MY]
    ------improve regulation of radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2298) 
        [30JY] [3SE]
    ------use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1782) 
        [4JN]
    Health care professionals: revoke medical license of practitioners 
        who recommend the use of marijuana (see H.R. 1310) [10AP]
    High Level Commission on International Narcotics Control: 
        establish (see H.R. 1317) [14AP]
    Housing: assure the power of States and localities to limit group 
        homes for recovering drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 2308) 
        [30JY]
    Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse 
        treatment services under private group and individual health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2409) [4SE]
    ------treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1525) [1MY]
    Judicial branch of the Government: random drug testing of officers 
        and employees (see H.R. 92) [7JA] [9JA]
    Law enforcement: evaluate neighborhood and community security 
        programs (see H.R. 266) [9JA]
    Lebanon: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Legislative branch of the Government: require random drug testing 
        of Members, officers, and employees (see H.R. 310) [9JA]
    Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to 
        lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259) [9AP]
    Medicaid: eligibility for payment for administration of pediatric 
        vaccines (see H.R. 912) [4MR]
    Medicare: coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 
        1329) [15AP]
    ------coverage of nursing facilities, in-home services, and 
        outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 405) [9JA]
    ------eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive 
        drugs (see H.R. 1061) [13MR]
    ------limit payments for drugs or biological products (see H.R. 
        2851) [6NO]
    ------multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018) [11MR]
    ------payments for certain drugs relative to hospital outpatient 
        department services (see H.R. 2687) [21OC]
    ------pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1201, 1218) [20MR] 
        [21MR]
    Methamphetamine: authorize funds to control (see H.R. 1175) [20MR]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 58) [3MR]
    ------disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (see H. Res. 95) [12MR]
    ------make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 958) [5MR]
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities 
        and extend authorization (see H.R. 2610) [6OC]
    ------increase amount of funds Director may transfer between 
        agency accounts (see H.R. 1641) [15MY]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2295, 2407) [30JY] [4SE]
    Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1094) 
        [18MR]
    ------reporting requirements of deaths resulting from the 
        prescribing, dispensing, and the administration of drugs (see 
        H.R. 524) [4FE]
    ------specify the entities eligible to purchase pharmaceutical 
        products from the Federal Supply Schedule (see H.R. 2197) 
        [17JY]
    Pharmacists: encourage consultation relative to purchase and use 
        of over-the-counter drug products (see H. Res. 151) [15MY]
    Research: prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the 
        legalization of drugs (see H.R. 309) [9JA]
    Senior citizens: establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee 
        for elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage (see 
        H.R. 2681) [21OC]
    States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative 
        to parental consent (see H.R. 2941) [8NO]
    Syria: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Tariff: anticancer drug production (see H.R. 2041, 2042, 2043, 
        2044, 2045, 2046, 2049) [25JN]
    ------anti-HIV and anti-AIDS drug production (see H.R. 2047, 2048) 
        [25JN]
    Taxation: credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169) [20MR]
    Tobacco products: establish Federal authority to regulate tobacco 
        and other products containing nicotine (see H.R. 516) [4FE]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of 
        mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1237) 
        [8AP]
    Weapons: mandatory prison term for use of firearms or destructive 
        devices during a violent or drug-related Federal crime (see 
        H.R. 2340) [31JY]
    Women: increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 
        1788) [4JN]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2160) [17SE]
    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act (S. 830) [9NO]
  Messages
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton [25FE]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160) [17JY] [24JY] 
        [3SE]
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (S. 476) [13NO]
    FDA: modernize (S. 830) [7OC]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58) [13MR]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 
        105-252) [17SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 
        105-178) [14JY]
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America Funding: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 105-368) [31OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2160, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 105-255) [18SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 58, Disapprove Foreign Aid 
        Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug Enforcement Efforts: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 105-20) 
        [12MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2160, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 105-197) [22JY]
    Disapprove Foreign Aid Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug 
        Enforcement Efforts: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 105-10) [10MR]
    Drug-Free Communities Act: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 956) (H. Rept. 105-105) [20MY]
    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference 
        (S. 830) (H. Rept. 105-399) [9NO]
    FDA Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1411) (H. Rept. 105-310) [7OC]

DRUNKEN DRIVING
  Bills and resolutions
    Bankruptcy: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's 
        operation of watercraft or aircraft while intoxicated (see 
        H.R. 30) [7JA] [9JA]
    Courts: national minimum sentence for a person who operates a 
        motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 
        982) [6MR]

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    Federal-State relations: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for 
        State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure 
        grants (see H.R. 108) [9JA]
    Safety: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor 
        vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981) [6MR]

DUBLIN, GA
  Bills and resolutions
    J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 1484) 
        [29AP]
  Reports filed
    J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1484) (H. Rept. 105-226) [31JY]

DUNCAN, JOHN J., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing 
        service between high-density and underserved airports (see 
        H.R. 2748) [28OC]
    Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish (see H.R. 2800) 
        [4NO]
    Cherokee National Forest: conveyance of a parcel of real property 
        to the church occupying such property (see H.R. 2501) [18SE]
    Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715) [12FE]
    ------waiver of diplomatic immunity in cases involving serious 
        criminal offenses (see H. Con. Res. 42) [11MR]
    Ecology and environment: establish a Community Recreation and 
        Conservation Endowment with certain oil and gas revenues (see 
        H.R. 2945) [8NO]
    FAA: reevaluate medical equipment and make a decision relative to 
        automatic external defibrillators on aircraft (see H.R. 2843) 
        [6NO]
    Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services 
        necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 
        716) [12FE]
    Health: establish waivers in State medical licensing laws relative 
        to health care for indigent individuals (see H. Con. Res. 69) 
        [30AP]
    Kuwait: provide funding to veterans for research, diagnosis, 
        treatment, and compensation for illnesses caused by exposure 
        to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian 
        Gulf Conflict (see H. Res. 310) [6NO]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow units that cannot 
        charge entrance fees to retain other fees and charges (see 
        H.R. 2502) [18SE]
    Pilot Records Improvement Act: clarify (see H.R. 2626) [7OC]
    Sports: prohibit solicitation for representation and establish 
        requirements for contracts between agents and college athletes 
        (see H.R. 2171) [16JY]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        overpayments or to make contributions for units of the 
        National Park System (see H.R. 755) [13FE]
    ------require IRS to provide postage paid envelopes in income tax 
        booklets (see H.R. 1412) [23AP]

DUNN, JENNIFER (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for 
        certain women (see H. Res. 48) [11FE]
    IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures 
        (see H.R. 1227) [8AP]
    ------restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for 
        purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563) [26SE]
    National parks and recreation areas: require the President to 
        submit a separate appropriations request to ensure priority 
        funding (see H.R. 142) [9JA]
    Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 1033) [12MR]
    ------treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143) [9JA]
    ------treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or 
        property to transfer assets to charitable organizations (see 
        H.R. 3029) [12NO]

DUTCH JOHN, UT
  Bills and resolutions
    Local government: dispose of certain Federal properties and assist 
        in the interim delivery of basic services (see H.R. 2108) 
        [8JY]

DYER, DAVID W.
  Bills and resolutions
    David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 
        1479) [29AP]
  Reports filed
    David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1479) (H. 
        Rept. 105-227) [31JY]

DYERSBURG, TN
  Bills and resolutions
    Jere Cooper Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 2730) [24OC]

DYESS, A. JAMES
  Bills and resolutions
    A. James Dyess Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Augusta, GA: 
        designate (see H.R. 2218) [22JY]

EAGEN, JAMES M., III
  Bills and resolutions
    House of Representatives: election as Chief Administrative Officer 
        (see H. Res. 207) [31JY]

EAGER, AZ
  Bills and resolutions
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see 
        H.R. 60) [7JA] [9JA]

EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 2249) [24JY]
  Reports filed
    Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2249) (H. Rept. 
        105-238) [1AU]

EARTHQUAKES
related term(s) Disasters
  Bills and resolutions
    Disasters: establish Federal insurance programs against the risks 
        of catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and 
        hurricanes (see H.R. 579) [4FE]
    ------provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against 
        natural disasters (see H.R. 230) [9JA]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2249) [24JY]
    Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State 
        insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural 
        disasters (see H.R. 219) [9JA]
    Simi Valley, CA: prohibit Federal assistance for earthquake-
        related repairs of Bottle Village (see H.R. 175) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 2249) (H. Rept. 105-238) [1AU]

EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Albania: civil war (see H. Res. 104) [20MR]
    ------promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of 
        civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153) [18SE]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support 
        democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia, and 
        continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15) 
        [9JA]
    Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive 
        medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112) 
        [9JY]
    International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: 
        restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary 
        to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see 
        H.R. 2121) [9JY]
    International relations: restitution and compensation for certain 
        confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see H. 
        Con. Res. 59) [9AP]
    NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (see H.R. 1758) [3JN]
    ------ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 159) [3JN]
    ------recommend integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see 
        H. Con. Res. 10) [21JA]
    ------recommend integration of Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 101) 
        [19JN]
  Messages
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, 
        Moldova, and Ukraine: President Clinton [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Albania, Belarus, Kazakhstan, 
        Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan: 
        President Clinton [3JN]
    Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Flank Document 
        Agreement: President Clinton [15MY]
  Motions
    NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758) [11JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) [3JN]

EATON, BLAINE H.
  Bills and resolutions
    Blaine H. Eaton Post Office Building, Taylorsville, MS: designate 
        (see H.R. 2146) [10JY]

ECKFORD, ELIZABETH
  Bills and resolutions
    ``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 
        2560) [25SE]

ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    Advertising: control of billboards in areas adjacent to Federal 
        highways (see H.R. 1448) [24AP]
    African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 39) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        630) [6FE]
    ------establish minimum nationwide nitrogen oxide pollution 
        standards for fossil-fuel fired electric powerplants (see H.R. 
        1910) [17JN]
    ------reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 
        130) [9JA]
    ------regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted 
        from aging warehouses (see H.R. 679) [11FE]
    America Recycles Day: designate (see H. Res. 251) [29SE]
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development 
        and implementation (see H.R. 1842) [10JN]
    Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see H.R. 1787) [4JN]
    ------prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see 
        H.R. 1202) [20MR]
    Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 
        2094) [26JN]
    Billings County, ND: exchange of certain mineral interests located 
        in national grasslands (see H.R. 2574) [29SE]
    Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: enhance conservation and 
        protection (see H.R. 2149) [10JY]
    Brunswick County, NC: environmental restoration project at the 
        eastern channel of the Lockwoods Folly River (see H.R. 1905) 
        [17JN]
    Budget: provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and 
        water conservation fund and limit fund relative to State 
        financial assistance (see H.R. 1487) [30AP]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund (see H.R. 706, 1732) [12FE] [22MY]
    Business and industry: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield 
        sites (see H.R. 990, 1049, 3020) [6MR] [12MR] [9NO]
    California: moratorium on gas and oil development of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 133) [9JA]
    California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: 
        continuation of operations (see H.R. 1576) [8MY]
    CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2750, 3000) [28OC] [9NO]
    ------clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see 
        H.R. 2733) [24OC]
    ------ensure Federal compliance (see H.R. 1195) [20MR]
    ------limit funding expended for administration, oversight, 
        support, studies, investigations, monitoring, assessments, 
        evaluations, and enforcement activities (see H.R. 2086) [26JN]

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    ------moratorium on enforcement actions against certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 1878) [12JN]
    ------require Corps of Engineers performance of contract oversight 
        of remedial actions (see H.R. 1157) [20MR]
    ------require polluters to cleanup hazardous substances (see H.R. 
        2087) [26JN]
    ------restrict liability of local educational agencies (see H.R. 
        1158) [20MR]
    ------Superfund Program reauthorization and reform (see H.R. 2727) 
        [23OC]
    ------treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see H.R. 
        2485) [16SE]
    Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 1578) [13MY]
    Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: establish (see 
        H.R. 1579) [13MY]
    Children and youth: protect children from exposure to certain 
        environmental pollutants (see H.R. 2451) [10SE]
    Clean Air Act: amend to impose certain requirements on areas 
        upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1911, 2328) 
        [17JN] [31JY]
    ------reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2365) [31JY]
    Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging 
        radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as 
        private facilities (see H.R. 2222) [23JY]
    Climate: effects of global warming relative to certain Pacific 
        nations and U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 157) [24SE]
    Coeur d'Alene River Basin: restoration and management of the 
        watershed (see H.R. 1691) [21MY]
    Community Recreation and Conservation Endowment: establish with 
        certain oil and gas revenues (see H.R. 2945) [8NO]
    Conservation of natural resources: strengthen protection of native 
        biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests 
        (see H.R. 1861) [11JN]
    Corps of Engineers: conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 
        227) [9JA]
    Crime: increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to 
        environmental crimes (see H.R. 277) [9JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: extend contracts under the Conservation 
        Reserve Program (see H.R. 246, 247, 427, 1342) [9JA] [16AP]
    Dept. of Defense: improve the management of fish and wildlife 
        resources on military lands (see H.R. 374) [9JA]
    Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear 
        facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 
        1397) [17AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on 
        certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 
        3073) [13NO]
    ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions 
        of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3074) [13NO]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issue national park capital improvement 
        bonds and set aside park fees into a National Park Capital 
        Improvement Fund to secure and pay interest on such bonds (see 
        H.R. 2853) [6NO]
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 2911) 
        [7NO]
    Diseases: establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see 
        H.R. 1311) [10AP]
    Energy Conservation and Production Act: extend certain programs 
        (see H.R. 2915) [7NO]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see 
        H.R. 2472, 2915) [15SE] [7NO]
    ------extend certain programs (H.R. 2472), Senate amendments (see 
        H. Res. 317) [9NO]
    EPA: allow cooperative research and development agreements for 
        environmental protection (see H.R. 2961) [8NO]
    ------authorizing appropriations for research, development, and 
        demonstration activities (see H.R. 1276) [10AP]
    ------certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield 
        sites and clarify liability of landowners and prospective 
        purchasers (see H.R. 1392) [17AP]
    ------design and implement a performance-based measurement system 
        to encourage the development of new environmental monitoring 
        technologies (see H.R. 3065) [13NO]
    ------distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements 
        relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688) [11FE]
    ------establish loan program to States for cleanup of brownfield 
        sites that have private investment potential (see H.R. 1462) 
        [24AP]
    ------implement national program to reduce health threat from 
        exposure to indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 2952) [8NO]
    ------limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627) 
        [7OC]
    ------prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or 
        particulate matter before existing standards have been 
        attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984) [11JN] [19JN]
    ------prohibit the importation for disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain concentrations (see H.R. 1078) 
        [13MR]
    ------repeal sunset of Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 2102) [26JN]
    ------requirements relative to disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain facilities (see H.R. 1393) [17AP]
    ------restoration of urban watersheds and community environments 
        in the Anacostia River (see H.R. 2823) [5NO]
    ------State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low 
        and medium priority sites (see H.R. 873, 1206) [27FE] [20MR]
    ------take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and 
        release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91) 
        [22MY]
    FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in 
        commercial aircraft (see H.R. 2856) [6NO]
    FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 
        metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221, 2968; H. 
        Con. Res. 113) [9JY] [22JY] [8NO]
    Federal aid programs: assist local governments and encourage State 
        voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield 
        sites (see H.R. 1120) [19MR], (see H.R. 1395) [17AP]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and 
        compliance programs (see H.R. 1453) [24AP]
    Fish and fishing: authorize assistance to the States for fish 
        restoration and management projects (see H.R. 2973) [8NO]
    Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and 
        gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 
        1989) [19JN]
    ------restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental 
        Shelf (see H.R. 180) [9JA]
    Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and 
        environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 
        1079) [13MR]
    Forest Service: eliminate below-cost timber sales (see H.R. 1827) 
        [6JN]
    Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and 
        facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of 
        communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 
        2789) [31OC]
    ------establish a program of recovery and protection and to 
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and 
        their resources (see H.R. 2515) [23SE]
    ------payments to States relative to timber sales (see H.R. 2844) 
        [6NO]
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3057) [13NO]
    Government regulations: establish limited privileges and 
        immunities for certain information relative to compliance with 
        environmental laws (see H.R. 1884) [12JN]
    Greeley, CO: exchange of certain lands with Water Supply and 
        Storage Co. (see H.R. 1309) [10AP]
    Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical 
        substances (see H.R. 659) [10FE]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270) [10AP]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 280, 283) [24OC] [28OC]
    ------protect residents and localities from irresponsibly sited 
        waste facilities (see H.R. 1199) [20MR]
    ------reduce use and emissions of mercury and increase recycling 
        (see H.R. 2910) [7NO]
    ------require annual review of motor carriers safety permits for 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 2806) [4NO]
    ------storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of 
        the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32) [4MR]
    Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication 
        or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins 
        (see H.R. 2565) [26SE]
    ------expand research relative to environmental and genetic 
        susceptibilities for breast cancer (see H.R. 1413) [23AP]
    ------protect the public from hazards caused by exposure to 
        environmental tobacco smoke (see H.R. 1771) [3JN]
    ------provide grants to stabilize and remove tire piles that are 
        near drinking water sources and sensitive populations (see 
        H.R. 1041) [12MR]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 838) [26FE]
    House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling 
        Program (see H. Res. 119) [16AP]
    Idaho: prohibit reintroduction of grizzly bears into Bitterroot 
        Ecosystem (see H.R. 2162) [15JY]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 
        408) [9JA]
    ------implement (H.R. 408), consideration (see H. Res. 153) [20MY]
    J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, 
        Watkinsville, GA: designate (see H.R. 785) [13FE]
    Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve at Mullica 
        River-Great Bay: designate (see H.R. 2630) [7OC]
    Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 455) [21JA]
    ------prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 55) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to 
        lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259) [9AP]
    Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437) [9JA]
    ------reauthorization of programs (H.R. 437), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 164) [10JN]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national 
        monument without an express act of Congress and the 
        concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (see H.R. 
        1127) [19MR]
    ------prohibit establishment of any national monument without an 
        express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor 
        and State legislature (H.R. 1127), consideration (see H. Res. 
        256) [29SE]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        in Idaho without public participation and an express act of 
        Congress (see H.R. 597) [5FE]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        in Washington without public participation and an express act 
        of Congress (see H.R. 413) [9JA]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 596) [5FE]
    Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State 
        emission standards (see H.R. 8) [7JA] [9JA]
    NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide 
        for withdrawal (see H.R. 978) [6MR]
    ------assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review 
        World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 
        78) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 1697) 
        [21MY]
    National Cave and Karst Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 
        2098) [26JN]
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2376) [1AU]
    National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, 
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        Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376) 
        [17AP]
    ------manage public domain lands in a manner to reduce carbon 
        dioxide (see H. Con. Res. 151) [10SE]
    National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2914) 
        [7NO]
    National objectives: ensure recovery of biological diversity, 
        strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain 
        assurances to local governments and individuals relative to 
        economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351) [31JY]
    ------priority assignments (see H.R. 1209, 1404) [20MR] [17AP]
    National Park Service: honor agreements relative to acquisition of 
        Santa Rosa Island, CA (see H.R. 1696) [21MY]
    National parks and recreation areas: repeal the pilot recreation 
        fee program and establish a royalty on hardrock minerals whose 
        proceeds are to be used for public recreational sites (see 
        H.R. 2818) [5NO]
    National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437) 
        [9JA]
    ------reauthorization (H.R. 437), consideration (see H. Res. 164) 
        [10JN]
    National Weather Service: making emergency supplemental 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1251) [8AP]
    Nevada: disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see H.R. 449) 
        [20JA]
    New Jersey: terminate ocean dumping off the coast at the Mud Dump 
        Site and other sites within the New York Bight Apex (see H.R. 
        244) [9JA]
    Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786) [4JN]
    Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 
        971) [6MR]
    Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal 
        activities policy (see H.R. 2547) [25SE]
    ------maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see 
        H.R. 2233; H. Con. Res. 8; H. Res. 87) [9JA] [10MR] [23JY]
    Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: implement basin management 
        plan to eliminate groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion 
        (see H.R. 870) [27FE]
    Petroleum: improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to 
        communities affected by oil spills (see H.R. 238) [9JA]
    Power resources: take into account newly developed renewable 
        energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle 
        acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568) [26SE]
    Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform 
        programs (see H.R. 1430) [24AP]
    Puerto Rico: waiver of EPA secondary treatment requirements for 
        wastewater treatment facilities (see H.R. 2207) [22JY]
    Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 992) [6MR]
    Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 1586, 2980) [13MY] [9NO]
    Refuse disposal: continuation of national permit for discharges of 
        dredged or fill materials into headwaters and isolated waters 
        (see H.R. 2155) [11JY]
    ------provide conditional exemption relative to discharges of 
        dredged or fill materials for maintenance of certain flood 
        control projects (see H.R. 2741) [24OC]
    ------State control of municipal solid waste transportation and 
        disposal (see H.R. 942, 943) [5MR]
    Rivers: Corps of Engineers project to protect fish and wildlife 
        habitat of the Missouri River and the middle Mississippi River 
        (see H.R. 2949) [8NO]
    Roads and highways: environmental improvements (see H.R. 1533) 
        [6MY]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: terminate the applicability of certain 
        provisions in establishing and implementing safe drinking 
        water standards (see H.R. 1308) [10AP]
    Safety: expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and 
        release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's 
        consumer products (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    San Bernadino County, CA: modify San Timoteo Creek flood control 
        project to permit non-Federal contributions for certain costs 
        (see H.R. 1103) [18MR]
    San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil 
        spills (see H.R. 882) [27FE]
    San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish 
        Peaks Wilderness (see H.R. 1865) [11JN]
    ------extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (see H.R. 
        1196) [20MR]
    San Mateo County, CA: funding for construction of tunnel at 
        Devil's Slide (see H.R. 215) [9JA]
    Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program (see H.R. 
        1801) [5JN]
    Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and 
        establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia 
        ecosystem (see H.R. 2077) [26JN]
    Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry 
        cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711) [22MY]
    Small Business Act: exempt subcontracts for dredging activities 
        from local buy requirements under the business development 
        program (see H.R. 1523) [1MY]
    Solid waste: congressional authorization for restrictions on 
        receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1346) 
        [16AP]
    ------State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see 
        H.R. 1358) [17AP]
    Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (see H. 
        Con. Res. 119) [23JY]
    Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial 
        sites and use tax-exempt redevelopment bonds for such cleanup 
        (see H.R. 523) [4FE]
    ------allow credit for public transportation expenses (see H.R. 
        2157) [11JY]
    ------allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures for 
        the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 
        997) [6MR]
    ------apply energy credit to the purchase of small wind turbines 
        (see H.R. 2902) [7NO]
    ------encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of 
        empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505) 
        [4FE]
    ------impose tax on billboards and apply revenue to surface 
        transportation programs (see H.R. 1449) [24AP]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup 
        and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996) [6MR]
    ------recycling of hazardous wastes tax credit (see H.R. 316) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 461) [21JA]
    ------treatment of property used to control environmental 
        pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see 
        H.R. 1164) [20MR]
    ------treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for 
        farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (see H.R. 
        2166) [15JY]
    Transportation: increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 
        970) [6MR]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas 
        emissions (see H. Res. 211) [31JY]
    ------negotiation of an international climate change agreement 
        (see H. Con. Res. 106) [25JN]
    ------prevent the imposition of new energy taxes or fees to comply 
        with the global warming treaty (see H. Res. 268) [9OC]
    Tropical forests: facilitate protection through debt reduction 
        with developing countries with tropical forests (see H.R. 
        2870) [7NO]
    Tundra: comprehensive management strategy to save the tundra from 
        depredation by the mid-continent lesser snow goose (see H. 
        Con. Res. 175) [24OC]
    U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: establish 
        (see H.R. 1381, 3042) [17AP] [13NO]
    Walker River Basin: assist in litigation settlement and conserve 
        and stabilize water quantity and quality for fish habitat and 
        recreation (see H.R. 2947) [8NO]
    Washtenaw County, MI: EPA review of decision relative to Ypsilanti 
        Wastewater Treatment Plant construction grant (see H.R. 733) 
        [12FE]
    Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 2138) 
        [10JY]
    Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see 
        H.R. 806) [13FE]
    ------establish requirements and provide assistance to prevent 
        nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 550) [4FE]
    ------estuary conservation and management programs funding (see 
        H.R. 2374, 2670) [1AU] [9OC]
    ------Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 1194) [20MR]
    ------improve protection of wetlands and watersheds (see H.R. 
        2762) [29OC]
    Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation and enhancement 
        through establishment of a wetlands mitigation banking program 
        (see H.R. 1290) [10AP]
    Year of the Ocean: observance (see H. Con. Res. 131) [29JY]
  Messages
    Environmental Quality Report: President Clinton [19MR]
    NAFTA Study on Operations and Effects: President Clinton [11JY]
  Motions
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270) [30OC]
  Reports filed
    African Elephant Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 105-59) [21AP]
    Asian Elephant Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 105-266) [23SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 408, International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 153) (H. 
        Rept. 105-103) [20MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 437, National Sea Grant College Program and 
        Marine Resources Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 164) (H. Rept. 105-127) [10JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1127, National Monument Fairness Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 105-283) 
        [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 105-345) [24OC], (H. 
        Res. 283) (H. Rept. 105-354) [28OC]
    Coral Reef Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2233) (H. Rept. 105-277) [29SE]
    Dept. of Agriculture Contracts Under the Conservation Reserve 
        Program: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1342) (H. 
        Rept. 105-80) [29AP]
    Distribution of Funds to States for EPA Cooperative Agreements 
        Relative to Underground Storage Tanks: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 688) (H. Rept. 105-58) [17AP]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs Extension: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2472) (H. Rept. 105-275) [26SE]
    EPA Appropriations for Research, Development, and Demonstration 
        Activities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1276) (H. 
        Rept. 105-99) [26JN]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1276) (H. Rept. 105-99) 
        [16MY]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area River Craft Management: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 838) (H. Rept. 105-378) 
        [4NO]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 105-74) 
        [24AP]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 
        105-74) [1MY]
    J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, 
        Watkinsville, GA: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 785) 
        (H. Rept. 105-36) [20MR]
    Maintain Health and Stability of Coral Reef Ecosystems: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 8) (H. Rept. 105-69) [23AP]
    Management of National Forest Public Domain Lands Relative to 
        Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 105-330) [21OC]

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    Marine Resources Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 105-22) [21AP]
    National Monument Fairness Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1127) (H. Rept. 105-191) [21JY]
    National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 105-22) [21AP]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1270) (H. Rept. 105-290) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 105-
        290) [21OC]
    Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 449) (H. Rept. 105-68) [23AP]
    Waiver of EPA Secondary Treatment Requirements for Wastewater 
        Treatment Facilities in Puerto Rico: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2207) (H. 
        Rept. 105-237) [1AU]
    Year of the Ocean: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        131) (H. Rept. 105-262) [23SE]

ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
see Foreign Aid

ECONOMY
related term(s) Credit; Domestic policy; Homeless; Income; Poverty
  Bills and resolutions
    Albania: promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of 
        civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153) [18SE]
    American Samoa: multiyear program for economic development and 
        self-sufficiency (see H.R. 757) [13FE]
    BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost-of-living index 
        (see H. Con. Res. 33) [4MR]
    Budget: create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues 
        generated by economic growth (see H.R. 2496) [18SE]
    ------ensure a balanced budget and create a Social Security Reform 
        Reserve Fund from revenues generated by economic growth (see 
        H.R. 2825) [5NO]
    ------require surplus revenue be used for deficit reduction and 
        tax relief, and cap non-defense discretionary spending (see 
        H.R. 2860) [6NO]
    Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries 
        and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775) [13FE]
    ------ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative 
        to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591) [14MY]
    ------establish a commission to study employment and economic 
        insecurity (see H.R. 185) [9JA]
    Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: provide beneficiary 
        countries benefits equivalent to those provided under NAFTA 
        (see H.R. 2644) [9OC]
    Caribbean nations: promote growth of free enterprise and economic 
        opportunity, increase trade and investment with the U.S., and 
        encourage free trade policies (see H.R. 2096) [26JN]
    Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-
        of-living adjustments (see H.R. 1052; H. Res. 92, 93) [12MR] 
        [13MR]
    ------reduction (see H. Res. 132) [24AP]
    Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of 
        Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
        produced merchandise (see H.R. 563) [4FE]
    Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above 
        local poverty line (see H.R. 182, 370) [9JA]
    Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries 
        (see H.R. 807) [13FE]
    Dept. of Defense: reform economic redevelopment process and 
        improve ability to contract for protective services at 
        installations being closed (see H.R. 1243, 1300) [8AP] [10AP]
    Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription 
        drug prices (see H.R. 183) [9JA]
    Dept. of Labor: establish advisory panels relative to occupational 
        safety and health (see H.R. 2871) [7NO]
    Domestic policy: reduce income tax rates, encourage purchase of 
        domestic products, and extend transportation infrastructure 
        spending (see H.R. 392) [9JA]
    Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage 
        State voluntary response programs relative to remediating 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120) [19MR], (see H.R. 1395) 
        [17AP]
    ------cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 990, 
        1049) [6MR] [12MR]
    ------ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen 
        protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to 
        local governments and individuals relative to economic 
        development efforts (see H.R. 2351) [31JY]
    Economic Development Administration: establish Office of Economic 
        Development Information (see H.R. 2688) [21OC]
    Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see H.R. 
        2651) [9OC]
    Employment: extend time period for filing of trade adjustment 
        assistance petitions (see H.R. 938) [5MR]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1392) [17AP]
    ------establish loan program to States for cleanup of brownfield 
        sites that have private investment potential (see H.R. 1462) 
        [24AP]
    Eximbank: give financial assistance preferences to firms that have 
        shown a commitment to reinvestment and job creation in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2069) [25JN]
    Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and 
        enterprise zone programs (see H.R. 201) [9JA]
    Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments 
        (see H. Con. Res. 13) [4FE]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and 
        maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. 
        Con. Res. 71) [1MY]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments for civilian 
        and military employees (see H. Con. Res. 77) [8MY]
    Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and 
        environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 
        1079) [13MR]
    ------identify countries that deny market access for U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2596) [1OC]
    ------provide authority to control exports (see H.R. 1942) [17JN]
    FRS: clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to 
        the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 690) [11FE]
    ------mandate price stability as the primary goal of monetary 
        policy (see H.R. 1396, 2360) [17AP] [31JY]
    ------promote accountability and the public interest in operations 
        (see H.R. 1160) [20MR]
    ------stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of 
        operations (see H.R. 703) [12FE]
    Government: promote economic opportunities for families (see H.R. 
        1040) [12MR]
    ------use of new price index to determine cost-of-living 
        adjustments (see H.R. 2099) [26JN]
    House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt 
        (see H. Res. 23, 30) [9JA]
    Immigration: establish Visa Waiver Pilot Program for Korean 
        nationals traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 203, 627) [9JA] 
        [6FE]
    Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to 
        improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634) [6FE]
    Law enforcement: evaluate neighborhood and community security 
        programs (see H.R. 266) [9JA]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685, 2211, 2278) [11FE] [22JY] 
        [28JY]
    NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide 
        for withdrawal (see H.R. 978) [6MR]
    ------assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review 
        World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 
        78) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 1697) 
        [21MY]
    Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust 
        funds (see H.R. 255, 2382) [9JA] [3SE]
    Public debt: prohibit issuance of new obligations (see H.R. 798) 
        [13FE]
    Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and 
        restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950) [5MR]
    Taxation: allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures 
        for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see 
        H.R. 997) [6MR]
    ------allow individuals the option of a flat tax rate (see H.R. 
        2685) [21OC]
    ------designate overpayments and contributions to the public debt 
        (see H.R. 1353) [16AP]
    ------eliminate double tax on dividends and allocate corporate 
        income tax revenues to qualified registered voters (see H.R. 
        2329) [31JY]
    ------encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of 
        empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505) 
        [4FE]
    ------extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947) 
        [5MR]
    ------increase dollar limitation on certain exclusions to reflect 
        inflation (see H.R. 1557) [8MY]
    ------increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979) 
        [6MR]
    ------inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special 
        estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 64) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt bonds for the economic development of 
        distressed communities (see H.R. 522) [4FE]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup 
        and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996) [6MR]
    Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to 
        metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1725) [22MY]
    TVA 2000 Regional Commission: establish (see H.R. 2082) [26JN]
    Vietnam: support democracy and religious and economic freedom (see 
        H. Res. 231) [17SE]
  Messages
    Economic Report: President Clinton [10FE]
    Export Expansion and Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act: President 
        Clinton [16SE]
    NAFTA Study on Operations and Effects: President Clinton [11JY]
  Reports filed
    American Samoa Development Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 757) (H. Rept. 105-38) [20MR]
    Economic Report of the President: Committee on Economics (Joint) 
        (H. Rept. 105-393) [8NO]
    U.S.-Caribbean Trade Partnership Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2644) (H. Rept. 105-365) [31OC]

ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony 
        honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 
        120, 134) [24JY] [30JY]
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 2248) [24JY]

EDISON, THOMAS A.
  Bills and resolutions
    Coins: mint in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see 
        H.R. 678) [11FE]

EDUCATION
related term(s) Colleges and Universities; Schools
  Appointments
    Gallaudet University Board of Trustees [11FE]
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees [11FE]
    John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development 
        Board of Trustees [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural 
        research, extension, and education programs (see H.R. 2534) 
        [24SE]
    Appropriations: establish funding for local communities to repair 
        school infrastructure (see H.R. 1639) [15MY]
    ------making technical corrections to omnibus consolidated 
        legislation (see H.J. Res. 25) [9JA]
    Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611) [5FE]
    Arts and humanities: encourage participation and increase 
        understanding and appreciation of the cultural heritage of the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2156) [11JY]

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    Bunker Hill, IN: use of data from an application for Impact Aid 
        payments for the Maconaquah School Corp. to determine certain 
        Dept. of Defense assistance program payments (see H.R. 2636) 
        [8OC]
    Business and industry: recognize businesses that participate with 
        schools to enhance the teaching and use of technology (see 
        H.R. 2427) [8SE] [9SE]
    California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: 
        continuation of operations (see H.R. 1576) [8MY]
    CERCLA: restrict liability of local educational agencies (see H.R. 
        1158) [20MR]
    Children and youth: establish Role Models Academy for at-risk 
        youths (see H.R. 269) [9JA]
    ------funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for 
        infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131) [24AP]
    ------improve academic and social outcomes for students by 
        providing productive activities during after-school hours (see 
        H.R. 2408) [4SE]
    ------improve the reading and literacy skills of children and 
        families (see H.R. 2614) [6OC]
    ------provide for health, safety, and education (see H.R. 1726) 
        [22MY]
    ------repeal certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2655) [9OC]
    ------support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516) 
        [1MY]
    Civil liberties: release of student records to State and county 
        prosecutors (see H.R. 503) [4FE]
    Colleges and universities: allow employees in classified positions 
        in community colleges to serve in certified or other academic 
        capacities (see H.R. 431) [9JA]
    ------disclosure of criminal incidents relative to prejudice based 
        on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or 
        disability (see H.R. 3043) [13NO]
    ------encourage adoption of a code of principles to change the 
        culture of alcohol consumption on college campuses (see H. 
        Res. 321) [9NO]
    ------improve access to and affordability of higher education (see 
        H.R. 1435, 2546) [24AP] [25SE]
    ------improve student financial aid programs (see H.R. 2536) 
        [24SE]
    ------increase student options for the consolidation of their 
        student loan obligations (see H.R. 2518) [23SE]
    ------participation in Pell Grant Program relative to Federal 
        Stafford Loan Program default rate (see H.R. 1307) [10AP]
    ------prohibit the use of stale cohort default data in the 
        termination of student assistance eligibility (see H.R. 3061) 
        [13NO]
    ------protect speech and association rights of students (see H.R. 
        980) [6MR]
    ------provide incentives to develop alcohol abuse prevention and 
        education programs (see H.R. 1980) [19JN]
    ------provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase 
        financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 
        1233) [8AP]
    ------reform methods for calculating graduation rates (see H.R. 
        914) [4MR]
    ------reform methods for calculating graduation rates (H.R. 914), 
        concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 145) [13MY]
    ------student loan default rate limitations relative to Hispanic-
        serving institutions (see H.R. 281) [9JA]
    Colleges and university: exempt certain institutions of higher 
        education serving minorities from default-based ineligibility 
        for student loan programs (see H.R. 717) [12FE]
    Commission on National Drug Policy: establish (see H.R. 1345) 
        [16AP]
    Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: 
        eliminate the requirement that members be allocated to 
        separate programs (see H.R. 469) [21JA]
    Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, 
        and Technology Development: establish (see H.R. 3007) [9NO]
    Computers: establish learning centers in low-income areas (see 
        H.R. 1640) [15MY]
    Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance 
        educational opportunities (see H.R. 3048) [13NO]
    Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of 
        information (see H.R. 2652) [9OC]
    Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and 
        drug abuse (see H.R. 810) [25FE]
    ------reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth 
        development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 278) [9JA]
    ------require opening of campus security crime logs at 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715) [12FE]
    ------suspend Federal benefits to individuals convicted of drug 
        offenses (see H.R. 88) [7JA] [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: notification requirements relative to the 
        establishment of domestic dependent elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 1339) [15AP]
    ------repayment of student loans by students called to active duty 
        (see H.R. 877) [27FE]
    Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1812) [5JN]
    ------allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds (see 
        H.R. 149) [9JA]
    ------grants to States to provide support services to participants 
        in adult education programs (see H.R. 1336) [15AP]
    ------prohibit funding of national testing proposals without 
        explicit and specific legislation (see H. Res. 214; H.R. 2846) 
        [1AU] [6NO]
    ------provide links to databases of information concerning 
        scholarships and fellowships (see H.R. 1440) [24AP]
    ------study methods for identifying and treating children with 
        dyslexia (see H.R. 3058) [13NO]
    Dept. of HHS: county grants to carry out State programs to provide 
        training to parents on early childhood development and child 
        care (see H.R. 2452) [10SE]
    ------prohibit payments to hospitals for reducing the number of 
        residents in graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 
        2600) [1OC]
    District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for 
        elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797) [5JN]
    Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag 
        Boosters (see H.R. 111) [9JA]
    Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and 
        use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267) [9OC]
    Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that 
        first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth 
        substance abuse (see H.R. 956) [5MR]
    Ecology and environment: establish doctoral fellowships to 
        increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in 
        global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 2749) 
        [28OC]
    Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems 
        (see H.R. 1803) [5JN]
    Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 
        1385) [17AP]
    ------consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 150) [15MY]
    English language: constitutional amendment to establish as 
        official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 37) [4FE]
    ------declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622, 
        1005) [9JA] [5FE] [11MR]
    ------encourage status as primary language and recognize 
        importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4) [9JA]
    EXPO 2000: encourage participation of academic community and 
        private sector (see H. Con. Res. 139) [31JY]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parent-teacher 
        conferences (see H.R. 2842) [6NO]
    ------expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in 
        educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 109, 191, 
        234) [9JA]
    Federal aid programs: allow consolidation of direct student loans 
        (see H.R. 2535) [24SE]
    ------eligibility standards for short-term educational programs 
        (see H.R. 675) [11FE]
    ------increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744) [13FE]
    ------require expulsion of students convicted of violent crimes in 
        schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 329) [9JA]
    ------treatment of need-based educational aid relative to 
        antitrust laws (see H.R. 1866) [11JN]
    Florida A&M University: design, construction, furnishing, and 
        equipping of Center for Historically Black Heritage (see H.R. 
        3038) [13NO]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 78) [8MY]
    Grants: provide State and local assistance to improve adult 
        education and family literacy (see H.R. 1562) [8MY]
    Haskell Indian Nations University: enhance administrative 
        authority of college president (see H.R. 1337) [15AP]
    Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to 
        students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see 
        H.R. 1281) [10AP]
    ------establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for 
        individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679) [20MY]
    ------establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 881) [27FE]
    ------establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education 
        trust fund (see H.R. 106) [9JA]
    ------research and education programs on menopause and related 
        conditions (see H.R. 832) [25FE]
    Health Care Financing Administration: graduate medical education 
        reimbursement for combined residencies producing primary care 
        physicians (see H.R. 689) [11FE]
    Health care professionals: training of students relative to 
        identification and referral of victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 884) [27FE]
    Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax 
        deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Higher Education Act: allow certain small, nonprofit banks to 
        exceed 50 percent student loan ratio (see H.R. 2311) [30JY]
    ------financial responsibility for refunds during provisional 
        certification and change of ownership of propietary 
        institutions (see H.R. 2981) [9NO]
    ------improve accountability and reform certain programs (see H.R. 
        2140) [10JY]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 6) [7JA] [9JA]
    History: development of curriculum designed to educate students 
        about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12) [4FE]
    House of Representatives: donation of used computer equipment to 
        public schools (see H.R. 283) [9JA]
    Immigration: permit admission of nonimmigrant students and 
        visitors who are spouses and children of permanent resident 
        aliens (see H.R. 2664) [9OC]
    ------permit certain nonimmigrant aliens to study in publicly 
        funded adult education programs (see H.R. 1543) [7MY]
    ------permit local educational agencies to waive reimbursement for 
        aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend public secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 601) [5FE]
    ------regulations relative to certain foreign students (see H.R. 
        1723, 1724, 2172) [22MY] [16JY]
    Impact Aid Program: distribution of funds to local educational 
        agencies (see H. Con. Res. 150) [10SE]
    ------technical corrections (see H.R. 1312) [10AP]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        5) [7JA] [9JA]
    Investments: prevent Federal student assistance need analysis from 
        penalizing parents for investing in prepaid tuition programs 
        (see H.R. 2672) [9OC]
    Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy: tribute to 
        personal financial education programs (see H. Res. 158) [22MY]
    Languages: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching 
        or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203) [20MR]
    ------Federal funding relative to treatment of Ebonics as a 
        legitimate language (see H. Res. 28) [9JA]
    ``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 
        2560) [25SE]
    Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language 
        (see H. Con. Res. 36) [5MR]
    Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the 
        second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural 
        scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519) [1MY]

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    Minorities: increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and 
        other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495) 
        [18SE]
    Morality and ethics: role in character development and teaching of 
        moral values (see H. Con. Res. 127) [28JY]
    National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish 
        (see H.R. 1511) [1MY]
    National Panel on Early Reading Research and Effective Reading 
        Instruction: establish (see H.R. 2192) [17JY]
    National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad 
        Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635) [15MY]
    National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993) [6MR]
    NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38) [5FE]
    New Mexico: provide investment flexibility of trust funds and 
        modify the basis on which distributions are made from those 
        funds (see H.R. 1051) [12MR]
    Northeastern University: anniversary (see H. Res. 266) [9OC]
    Opportunity-to-learn standards: restore (see H.R. 1115) [18MR]
    Poverty: provide low-income children educational opportunities 
        (see H.R. 2561) [25SE]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 12, 20, 55, 68) [9JA] [13FE] [8AP]
    Professional Trade Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 481) [21JA]
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in 
        the line of duty (see H.R. 2088) [26JN]
    ------provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and 
        dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in 
        the line of duty (see H.R. 2755, 3046) [28OC] [13NO]
    Public welfare programs: expand vocational and higher education 
        opportunities and allow use of college work study to fulfill 
        additional work requirements (see H.R. 3002) [9NO]
    ------make postsecondary or vocational education training a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 2025) [24JN]
    ------make progress toward completion of high school or college a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 1616) [14MY]
    Schools: allow children who meet certain criteria to attend 
        schools that receive funds targeted for disadvantaged children 
        (see H.R. 719) [12FE]
    ------allow local areas to develop elementary and secondary 
        education programs that meet their needs (see H.R. 2992) [9NO]
    ------assist construction and rehabilitation of public schools 
        through establishment of loan and bond guarantee program (see 
        H.R. 2878) [7NO]
    ------assist local communities in renewal of public schools (see 
        H.R. 1436) [24AP]
    ------establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 1104) [18MR]
    ------grants to create partnerships between post-secondary and 
        elementary or secondary schools to instruct teachers (see H.R. 
        3085) [13NO]
    ------improve and expand charter schools (see H.R. 2616) [6OC]
    ------improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 288) [29OC]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139) [1MY]
    ------transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands 
        for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 2223) 
        [23JY]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (see H.R. 2724, 
        2746) [23OC] [28OC]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 288) [29OC]
    Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program (see H.R. 
        1801) [5JN]
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 2582) [30SE]
    Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals 
        receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 3077) 
        [13NO]
    ------modification of certain State agreements relative to certain 
        students (see H.R. 1035) [12MR]
    Southeastern University: amend charter relative to board of 
        trustees eligibility (see H.R. 2753) [28OC]
    Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: enhance administrative 
        authority of college president (see H.R. 1337) [15AP]
    States: adoption of challenging academic standards in core 
        curricula (see H. Res. 299) [31OC]
    ------development of school-to-work opportunities systems (see 
        H.R. 1803) [5JN]
    ------establish infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822) 
        [5JN]
    ------provide administrative support and information to establish 
        prepaid tuition programs (see H.R. 855) [26FE]
    ------require equal education funding throughout the State (see 
        H.R. 828, 1234) [25FE] [8AP]
    Student Loan Marketing Association: treatment of tax-exempt 
        municipal bonds relative to waiver of redemption premiums (see 
        H.R. 2511, 2530) [18SE] [23SE]
    Student loans: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements (see 
        H.R. 529) [4FE]
    ------extend and make uniform repayment plans (see H.R. 2391) 
        [3SE]
    ------substitute educational quality evaluations for cohort 
        default rates in eligibility determinations for student 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 386) [9JA]
    Taxation: creation of a new class of bonds for new school 
        construction (see H.R. 2695) [22OC]
    ------designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. 
        textbook and technology trust fund (see H.R. 155) [9JA]
    ------establish lifetime learning accounts for higher education 
        and job training expenses (see H.R. 1819) [5JN]
    ------exclude certain severance payments from gross income and 
        allow a refundable credit for job training expenses of older 
        long-time employees who are laid off (see H.R. 2492) [17SE]
    ------exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 430, 1382) [9JA] [17AP]
    ------incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality 
        child care (see H.R. 2213) [22JY]
    ------permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 1123) 
        [19MR]
    ------provide income exclusion for work study payments (see H.R. 
        1296) [10AP]
    ------restore the prior law exclusion for scholarships and 
        fellowships and the deduction for interest on education loans 
        (see H.R. 319) [9JA]
    ------tax credit for education expenses (see H.R. 1633) [15MY]
    ------treatment of certain education investment accounts (see H.R. 
        1694) [21MY]
    ------treatment of contributions of computer technology and 
        equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153, 
        1478) [20MR] [29AP]
    ------treatment of education (see H.R. 2847) [6NO]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 
        2373, 2646) [1AU] [9OC]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), consideration (see H. Res. 274) [22OC]
    ------treatment of education savings accounts (see H.R. 1597) 
        [14MY]
    ------treatment of educational grants by private foundations (see 
        H.R. 353) [9JA]
    ------treatment of employer-provided and graduate level 
        educational assistance (see H.R. 127) [9JA]
    ------treatment of employer-provided and graduate level 
        educational assistance and interest on education loans (see 
        H.R. 1632) [15MY]
    ------treatment of expenses for public and nonpublic elementary 
        and secondary education (see H.R. 1816) [5JN]
    ------treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 19, 82, 
        382, 553, 1627, 1774, 1810) [7JA] [9JA] [4FE] [15MY] [3JN] 
        [5JN]
    ------treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1465) 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of religious schools relative to Federal 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 124) [9JA]
    ------treatment of scholarships received under the National Health 
        Corps Scholarship Program (see H.R. 2951, 2998) [8NO] [9NO]
    ------treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 656, 1355, 
        1369, 1394) [10FE] [16AP] [17AP]
    ------treatment of student loan programs and public-private 
        education partnerships for public educational institutions 
        serving disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1512) [1MY]
    ------treatment of student loans (see H.R. 724) [12FE]
    ------tuition income tax credit (see H.R. 318) [9JA]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-
        exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association 
        College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527) [23SE]
    Teachers: improve and strengthen recruitment and training (see 
        H.R. 2852) [6NO]
    ------improve quality (see H.R. 2228, 2698) [23JY] [22OC]
    Technology: provide for teacher training (see H.R. 1572, 2065, 
        2131) [8MY] [25JN] [9JY]
    ------provide for various capital investments in technology 
        education (see H.R. 2994) [9NO]
    Telecommunications: establish loan guarantee program for 
        satellites dedicated to instructional programming (see H.R. 
        2320) [31JY]
    ------universal service support for schools and libraries (see 
        H.R. 280) [9JA]
    Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program: establish 
        (see H.R. 1970) [19JN]
    21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777) [13FE]
    Veterans: expand workstudy opportunities (see H.R. 1877) [12JN]
    ------funding levels for federally assisted education programs 
        (see H.R. 759) [13FE]
    Vocational education: funding (see H.R. 1853) [10JN]
    ------funding (H.R. 1853), consideration (see H. Res. 187) [16JY]
    Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX 
        provisions relative to equity in women's educational and 
        athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103) [23JN]
    ------increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 
        1788) [4JN]
    Youth mentoring program: establish (see H.R. 2963) [8NO]
  Messages
    Progress in Science and Technology: President Clinton [9AP]
  Motions
    Schools: improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616) [7NO]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746) [4NO]
    Vocational education: funding (H.R. 1853) [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Charter Schools Improvement and Expansion: Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2616) (H. Rept. 105-321) 
        [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy 
        Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 150) (H. 
        Rept. 105-98) [15MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1853, Vocational Education Funding: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 105-187) 
        [16JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2646, Education Savings Act for Public and 
        Private Schools: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. 
        Rept. 105-336) [22OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2746 and H.R. 2616, Voucher Program To 
        Provide School Choice and Community-Designed Charter Schools 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 105-
        357) [29OC]
    Conveyance of Certain Dos Palos, CA, Lands to the Dos Palos Ag 
        Boosters: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 111) (H. 
        Rept. 105-34) [20MR]

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    Drug-Free Communities Act: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 956) (H. Rept. 105-105) [20MY]
    Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 105-332) [21OC]
    Education Spending Relative to a Greater Percentage of Federal Tax 
        Dollars on Children's Classrooms: Committee on Education and 
        the Workforce (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 105-349) [28OC]
    Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act: Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2535) (H. Rept. 105-322) 
        [21OC]
    Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1385) (H. Rept. 105-
        93) [8MY]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5) (H. 
        Rept. 105-95) [13MY]
    Need-Based Educational Aid Antitrust Protection Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1866) (H. Rept. 105-144) [23JN]
    Reading Excellence Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 105-348) [24OC]
    Reform, Extend, and Repeal Certain Agricultural Research, 
        Extension, and Education Programs: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 2534) (H. Rept. 105-376) [4NO]
    Reform Methods for Calculating Graduation Rates for Colleges and 
        Universities: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 914) (H. Rept. 105-14) [11MR]
    Vocational Education Funding: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-177) [14JY]

EDWARDS, CHET (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations [3SE]

EHLERS, VERNON J. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Office of Fair Employment Practices Review Panel [26FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bankruptcy: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's 
        operation of watercraft or aircraft while intoxicated (see 
        H.R. 30) [7JA] [9JA]
    Science: prohibit cloning of humans (see H.R. 923) [5MR]
    ------prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 922) [5MR]
    Taxation: requirements on the percentage of completion accounting 
        method for the manufacture of property (see H.R. 25) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of 
        citizens band radio equipment (see H.R. 2383, 2612) [3SE] 
        [6OC]

EHRLICH, ROBERT L., JR. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Fort Howard Park, MD: transfer certain lands to Baltimore County, 
        MD (see H.R. 1466) [28AP]
    Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to 
        bring Federal court action relative to transportation of 
        alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063) [13MR]
    National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see 
        H.R. 756) [13FE]
    Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation 
        programs (see H.R. 968) [6MR]
    Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: moratorium on certain class 
        action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283) [10AP]

EL RITO, NM
  Bills and resolutions
    New Mexico: conveyance of public lands from Carson National Forest 
        and Santa Fe National Forest to El Rito and Jemez Springs, NM 
        (see H.R. 434) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Conveyance of Public Lands From Carson National Forest and Santa 
        Fe National Forest to El Rito and Jemez Springs, NM: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 105-359) [30OC]

EL SALVADOR, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections (see H. Con. Res. 88) [22MY]
    Immigration: adjust the status of certain nationals of El 
        Salvador, Guatemala, and Haiti and eliminate certain rules 
        relative to continuous physical presence (see H.R. 3054) 
        [13NO]

ELBERT COUNTY, GA
  Bills and resolutions
    Georgia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian region 
        (see H.R. 2091) [26JN]

ELDERLY
see Senior Citizens

ELECTIONS
related term(s) Fundraising; Political Campaigns; Voting
  Appointments
    House of Representatives tellers to count Presidential electoral 
        votes [9JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Albania: elections (see H. Con. Res. 104, 105) [23JN] [24JN]
    Civil liberties: secure voting rights for formerly incarcerated 
        felons (see H.R. 568) [4FE]
    Colombia: renew efforts to end guerrilla war (see H. Res. 289) 
        [29OC]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 276, 287, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 
        307, 315, 318) [23OC] [29OC] [30OC] [5NO] [8NO] [9NO]
    Congo, Republic of the: outbreak of violence and threat to 
        scheduled elections and constitutional government (see H. Res. 
        175) [25JN]
    Congress: compile and make available to the public the names of 
        candidates for election who agree to conduct campaigns in 
        accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. Con. Res. 
        160) [26SE]
    ------require a majority of campaign contributions come from State 
        residents and ensure that employees are informed on use of 
        labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see 
        H.R. 2573) [29SE]
    Constitutional amendments: give citizens the right to enact and 
        repeal legislation in a national election (see H.J. Res. 87) 
        [25JN]
    ------give citizens the right to propose constitutional amendments 
        by initiative process (see H.J. Res. 85) [25JN]
    ------give citizens the right to recall elected officials (see 
        H.J. Res. 86) [25JN]
    Dept. of Justice: direct Attorney General to provide a written 
        opinion on the constitutionality of proposed state ballot 
        initiatives (see H.R. 3006) [9NO]
    Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 191) [8NO]
    El Salvador: elections (see H. Con. Res. 88) [22MY]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1179) [20MR]
    ------establish and administer an escrow account for certain 
        campaign contributions (see H.R. 1494) [30AP]
    ------expedite availability of reports on the Internet (see H.R. 
        2074, 2109, 2433) [26JN] [8JY] [8SE]
    ------require national committees of political parties to file 
        pre-general election reports (see H.R. 355) [9JA]
    ------require reports on certain election expenditures (see H.R. 
        1705) [22MY]
    ------responsibility for investigations relative to campaign 
        fundraising practices (see H. Con. Res. 46) [12MR]
    Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419) 
        [9JA]
    Government: eliminate prohibitions against certain State and local 
        employees seeking elective office (see H.R. 308) [9JA]
    Government regulations: requirements for candidates receiving 
        Federal campaign financing relative to participation in 
        multicandidate forums (see H.R. 2478) [16SE]
    Guam: allow for election of the Delegate by a means other than 
        separate ballot (see H.R. 1460) [24AP]
    Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal 
        charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to 
        comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (see H. 
        Res. 244) [25SE]
    ------filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in 
        California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to 
        contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (see H. Res. 
        253) [29SE]
    Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74) [7JA] [9JA]
    House of Representatives: establish a commission on size of 
        membership and election process (see H.R. 187) [9JA]
    ------expenditure limitations and public financing for general 
        elections (see H.R. 243) [9JA]
    ------limit election expenditures for candidates (see H.R. 77, 
        462) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA]
    House Rules: prohibit any personal staff member from holding a 
        paid position in the campaign of the employing Member (see H. 
        Res. 177) [26JN]
    Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see 
        H.R. 1614) [14MY]
    Information services: provide candidates for Federal office free 
        access to interactive computer services for dissemination of 
        campaign information (see H.R. 653) [6FE]
    International Brotherhood of Teamsters: limit Federal funding for 
        rerun of leadership election (see H.R. 2656) [9OC]
    Liberia: elections (see H. Con. Res. 135) [30JY]
    Members of Congress: national advisory referendum on term limits 
        (see H.R. 2056) [25JN]
    ------prohibit Federal funding of official travel after elections 
        for Members who fail to be reelected (see H.R. 2276) [25JY]
    National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345) [9JA]
    ------voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 2115) [8JY]
    Nicaragua: tribute on the occasion of democratic elections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 18) [11FE]
    Northern Mariana Islands: plebiscite on adherence to U.S. laws or 
        independence (see H. Con. Res. 164) [1OC]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 183) [31OC]
    ------ban soft money in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 
        110, 458, 1025) [9JA] [21JA] [11MR]
    ------compliance with fundraising laws relative to candidates for 
        Federal office and campaign finance officials and workers (see 
        H. Res. 308) [5NO]
    ------comply with campaign spending limits and enhance importance 
        of individual and intradistrict contributions (see H.R. 1422) 
        [23AP]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to 
        elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 9, 14, 17, 41, 47) [9JA] 
        [4FE] [10FE]
    ------contribution limitations for multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 1081) [13MR]
    ------establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 99, 170) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 140, 179, 
        181, 493, 600, 767, 965, 1039, 1303, 1366, 1776, 1777, 2051, 
        2183, 2199, 2777; H. Res. 210, 236) [9JA] [21JA] [5FE] [13FE] 
        [6MR] [12MR] [10AP] [17AP] [4JN] [25JN] [17JY] [31JY] [18SE] 
        [30OC]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 259, 272) [6OC] [21OC]
    ------impose monetary penalties for use of fraudulent political 
        advertisements (see H.R. 423) [9JA]
    ------prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from 
        depository institutions regulated under Federal law (see H.R. 
        783) [13FE]
    ------prohibit contributions and expenditures by political action 
        committees in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 11) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------prohibit contributions by multicandidate political 
        committees controlled by foreign corporations (see H.R. 610) 
        [5FE]

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    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 70, 138, 472, 473) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA]
    ------prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 34, 354) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------prohibit fundraising at the White House (see H.R. 636, 2073) 
        [6FE] [26JN]
    ------prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for 
        political activities (see H.R. 1458) [24AP]
    ------prohibit use of soft money and require written authorization 
        for use of salary withholdings for political activities (see 
        H.R. 2147) [10JY]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections and permit 
        individuals to elect not to have payroll deductions used for 
        political activities (see H.R. 3019) [9NO]
    ------public financing of House of Representatives elections (see 
        H.R. 506, 794) [4FE] [13FE]
    ------reduce contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 569) [4FE]
    ------reduce contributions to House of Representatives candidate 
        by multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 797) [13FE]
    ------require availability of certain information on the Internet, 
        limit soft money, expand required spending reports, and 
        transfer enforcement of campaign finance laws (see H.R. 1780) 
        [4JN]
    ------require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling 
        by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 248, 2075, 2528, 
        2529) [9JA] [26JN] [23SE]
    ------require congressional candidates to raise at least half of 
        their contributions from residents of their district or State 
        (see H.R. 2866) [7NO]
    ------require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see 
        H.R. 498) [4FE]
    ------require radio and television broadcasters to provide free 
        time for political advertising (see H.R. 84) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require that certain communications contain information 
        relative to sponsorship and authorization (see H.R. 1541) 
        [6MY]
    ------require that contributions by individuals to candidates for 
        Federal office are accompanied by written certification that 
        the contributions are from personal funds (see H.R. 2865) 
        [7NO]
    ------require worker approval for use of labor organization dues 
        and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608) [6OC]
    President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct 
        popular election (see H.J. Res. 28, 43) [9JA] [5FE]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 223) [9JA]
    Select Commission To Advise on Reforming Elections: establish (see 
        H.R. 141) [9JA]
    States: allow use of a proportional voting system for multiseat 
        congressional districts (see H.R. 3068) [13NO]
    ------clarify procedure for determining population for purposes of 
        congressional apportionment (see H.R. 1220) [21MR]
    ------prohibit release of Presidential election results prior to 
        closing of polls in all States within the continental U.S. 
        (see H.R. 2805) [4NO]
    ------requirements relative to access to election ballots for 
        certain parties (see H.R. 2477) [16SE]
    Taxation: eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment 
        compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 961) [5MR]
    ------national advisory referendum on a flat income tax rate and 
        the requiring of a national vote to raise taxes (see H.R. 
        2057) [25JN]
    ------treatment of certain election officials and workers (see 
        H.R. 2113) [8JY]
    ------treatment of certain income relative to principal campaign 
        committees (see H.R. 1112) [18MR]
    Tax-exempt organizations: notify members of use of dues for 
        political and lobbying activities (see H.R. 480) [21JA]
    Voting: constitutional amendment allowing the proposal and 
        enactment of laws by popular vote of the people (see H.J. Res. 
        21) [9JA]
    ------eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 
        2356) [31JY]
    ------establish a system to respond to inquiries about the 
        citizenship of registration applicants and require use of 
        Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428) 
        [24AP]
    ------give citizens the right to enact and repeal legislation in a 
        national election (see H.R. 2061) [25JN]
    ------guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, 
        merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, 
        State, and local elections (see H.R. 699) [12FE]
    ------permit use of ``None of the Above'' in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 2055) [25JN]
    ------reform voter registration procedures (see H.R. 224) [9JA]
    ------require proof of citizenship and Social Security number to 
        register and repeal mandate that States provide mail voter 
        registration (see H.R. 2076) [26JN]
    ------require proof of citizenship to register to vote and permit 
        States to require photographic identification to vote in a 
        Federal election (see H.R. 1139) [20MR]
    Western Sahara: self-determination referendum (see H. Res. 245) 
        [25SE]
  Motions
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 287) [29OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 290) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 291) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 292) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 293) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 294) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 295) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 296) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 297) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 307) [5NO]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 315) [8NO]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 318) [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Allow Election of Guam Delegate by a Means Other Than a Separate 
        Ballot: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1460) (H. Rept. 
        105-253) [18SE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 244, Filing of Criminal Charges by the 
        U.S. Attorney in California Against Hermandad Mexicana 
        Nacional Relative to Contested Election: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 105-280) [29SE]
    Military Voting Rights Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) 
        (H.R. 699) (H. Rept. 105-183) [15JY]

ELECTRIC POWER
related term(s) Power Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: establish minimum nationwide nitrogen oxide 
        pollution standards for fossil-fuel fired electric powerplants 
        (see H.R. 1910) [17JN]
    Dept. of Energy: extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields 
        Research Program and Public Information Dissemination Program 
        (see H.R. 363) [9JA]
    Federal Power Marketing Administration: privatization (see H.R. 
        296) [9JA]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Colorado (see H.R. 2217) [22JY]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Iowa (see H.R. 2165) [15JY]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in New York (see H.R. 848) [26FE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Washington (see H.R. 651, 652, 1183, 1184, 1217) 
        [6FE] [20MR] [21MR]
    Free enterprise: provide for retail competition among suppliers 
        (see H.R. 338, 655, 1230) [9JA] [10FE] [8AP]
    Government regulations: operation requirements for certain 
        electric generating facilities (see H.R. 2909) [7NO]
    Hydroelectric power: extend time required for construction of 
        projects (see H.R. 2841) [6NO]
    ------facilitate operation, maintenance, and upgrade of certain 
        Federal facilities and coordinate Federal and non-Federal 
        generating and marketing of electricity (see H.R. 2988) [9NO]
    Oregon: prohibit taxation of compensation of Washington residents 
        for services as Federal employees at a Columbia River 
        hydroelectric facility (see H.R. 874) [27FE]
    Power resources: privatize certain Federal power generation and 
        transmission assets (see H.R. 718) [12FE]
    Public buildings: monitor and analyze energy use and conduct 
        continuous commissioning to optimize building energy systems 
        (see H.R. 3040) [13NO]
    Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy 
        conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal 
        and affordable service (see H.R. 1359) [17AP]
    ------provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 
        1960) [19JN]
    Tariff: ferroboron (see H.R. 2334) [31JY]
    Taxation: extension of the credit for producing electricity from 
        wind (see H.R. 1401) [17AP]
    TVA: phase out Federal funding (see H.R. 603, 677) [5FE] [11FE]
    TVA 2000 Regional Commission: establish (see H.R. 2082) [26JN]
  Reports filed
    Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information 
        Dissemination Program Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 363) (H. Rept. 105-60) [21AP]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 363) (H. Rept. 105-60) 
        [21AP]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Iowa: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2165) (H. 
        Rept. 105-273) [26SE]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in New York: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 848) 
        (H. Rept. 105-122) [7JN]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Washington: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        651) (H. Rept. 105-12) [11MR]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 652) (H. Rept. 105-13) 
        [11MR]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1184) (H. Rept. 105-123) 
        [7JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1217) (H. Rept. 105-124) 
        [7JN]

ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Consumers: prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 795) [13FE]
    Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the 
        electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 2454) [11SE]
    ------prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal 
        of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457) [11SE]

ELECTRONICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: examination and disclosure of certain source codes, 
        programs and software (see H.R. 2657) [9OC]

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    ------limit Federal and State regulation of the Internet and 
        interactive computer services (see H.R. 2372) [31JY]
    ------promote privacy of interactive computer service users 
        through self-regulation by service providers (see H.R. 2368) 
        [31JY]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 1748) [22MY]
    ------use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and 
        security (see H.R. 695) [12FE]
    FEC: expedite availability of reports on the Internet (see H.R. 
        2074, 2109, 2433) [26JN] [8JY] [8SE]
    Federal employees: provide a mandatory minimum prison sentence for 
        certain wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses (see 
        H.R. 2890) [7NO]
    Food stamps: require States to use electronic benefit transfer 
        systems (see H.R. 273) [9JA]
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 
        852) [26FE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 852), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 88) [11MR]
    Law enforcement: provide an exception to the prohibition on the 
        advertising of certain electronic devices (see H.R. 1840) 
        [10JN]
    Patents: renewal for quotation monitoring unit (see H.R. 381) 
        [9JA]
    Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 248, 2075, 2528, 2529) [9JA] [26JN] [23SE]
    Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (see H.R. 2369) [31JY]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 672) 
        [11FE]
    Social Security: exempt States from certain regulatory 
        requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits 
        (see H.R. 156) [9JA]
    Taxation: exclude employer-provided telecommunicating-related 
        expenses for telecommuting purposes from taxable income (see 
        H.R. 1892) [12JN]
    ------treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143) [9JA]
    ------treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral 
        equipment (see H.R. 1968) [19JN]
    Telecommunications: increase competitiveness of electronic 
        interconnection industry (see H. Res. 110) [10AP]
    ------State and local government regulation of citizens band radio 
        equipment (see H.R. 2383, 2612) [3SE] [6OC]
    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. 
        910) [4MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 852, Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 88) (H. Rept. 105-15) [11MR]
    Law Enforcement Technology Advertisement Clarification Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1840) (H. Rept. 105-
        162) [26JN]
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 105-7) [6MR]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act Technical Amendments: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 672) (H. Rept. 105-25) [17MR]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-108) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [16SE]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [25JY]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 
        105-108) [15SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-
        108) [30MY]

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: allow children who meet certain criteria to attend 
        schools that receive funds targeted for disadvantaged children 
        (see H.R. 719) [12FE]
    ------assist construction and rehabilitation of public schools 
        through establishment of loan and bond guarantee program (see 
        H.R. 2878) [7NO]
    ------ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or 
        use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203) [20MR]

ELIM NATIVE CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: selection of lands by certain 
        Vietnam veterans and the Elim Native Corp. (see H.R. 2924) 
        [7NO]

EL-SAYEGH, HANI
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: removal from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. 
        Res. 193) [9NO]

EMERGENCY COMMISSION TO END THE TRADE DEFICIT
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2651) [9OC]

EMERGENCY STUDENT LOAN CONSOLIDATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        2535) (H. Rept. 105-322) [21OC]

EMERSON, JO ANN (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        13) [9JA]
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 72) [16AP]
    Bridges: Bridge Discretionary Program reform (see H.R. 1664) 
        [20MY]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 11) [9JA]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see 
        H.J. Res. 10) [9JA]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 12) [9JA]
    Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining 
        age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 146) [9JA]
    Taxation: full deduction of health insurance costs for self-
        employed individuals (see H.R. 144) [9JA]

EMIGRATION
  Messages
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, 
        Moldova, and Ukraine: President Clinton [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Mongolia: President Clinton [21JY]

EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care 
        programs (see H.R. 1515) [1MY]
    ------promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 
        1592) [14MY]
    Children and youth: allow victims of abuse to collect monetary 
        awards from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 1142) [20MR]
    Courts: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from 
        failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare 
        benefit plans (see H.R. 2960) [8NO]
    Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 
        509, 1130) [4FE] [19MR]
    Government regulations: improve enforcement of provisions (see 
        H.R. 2290) [29JY]
    Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired 
        workers (see H.R. 444) [9JA]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 2152) [11JY]
    ------establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 2606) [2OC]
    ------insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693) 
        [22OC]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 337, 820, 1222, 1749, 2967) [9JA] [25FE] [21MR] [22MY] 
        [8NO]
    ------require health plans to pay interest on certain claims (see 
        H.R. 1472) [29AP]
    Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under 
        health plans (see H.R. 815) [25FE]
    ------expand access to health insurance coverage without pre-
        existing condition exclusions (see H.R. 2532) [23SE]
    ------require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain 
        mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854) [6NO]
    Investments: clarify treatment of investment managers (see H.R. 
        2226) [23JY]
    Pensions: joint trusteeship of single-employer plans (see H.R. 
        2012) [23JN]
    Taxation: modify the application of pension nondiscrimination 
        rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 1740) [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1377) (H. Rept. 105-
        104) [20MY]

EMPLOYMENT
related term(s) Sexual Harassment; Unemployment
  Bills and resolutions
    Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide 
        certain air safety information (see H.R. 915) [4MR]
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see H.R. 
        2066, 2205, 2247) [25JN] [22JY] [24JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        2247), consideration (see H. Res. 270) [21OC]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 319) [9NO]
    BLS: conduct time use surveys and calculate monetary value of 
        unremunerated work (see H.R. 422) [9JA]
    Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries 
        and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775) [13FE]
    ------establish a commission to study employment and economic 
        insecurity (see H.R. 185) [9JA]
    ------improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 
        1515) [1MY]
    ------promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 
        1592) [14MY]
    ------require employee notification before termination of health 
        or retirement benefits (see H.R. 1594) [14MY]
    ------require employers which are terminating businesses to offer 
        employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 1946) [17JN]
    ------require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal 
        contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468) [11SE]
    ------use of community development block grant funds for 
        employment relocation activities (see H.R. 671) [11FE]
    Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 899) [27FE]
    ------child labor provisions relative to the operation of 
        automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327) [31JY]
    ------establish child retirement accounts (see H.R. 194) [9JA]
    ------tribute to child care professionals (see H. Res. 279) [23OC]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080) [26JN]
    ------implement alternative program for providing a benefit or 
        employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079) [26JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302) [10AP]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or 
        sexual orientation (see H.R. 365) [9JA]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
        national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909) 
        [17JN]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963, 2078) 
        [6MR] [26JN]
    ------prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 983) [6MR]

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    ------provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023) [24JN]
    ------religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 2948) 
        [8NO]
    Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions 
        (see H.R. 23) [7JA] [9JA]
    Collective bargaining: clarify use of violence to achieve 
        objectives (see H.R. 2163) [15JY]
    Colleges and universities: allow employees in classified positions 
        in community colleges to serve in certified or other academic 
        capacities (see H.R. 431) [9JA]
    Commission on Retirement Savings: establish (see H.R. 1695) [21MY]
    Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: 
        eliminate the requirement that members be allocated to 
        separate programs (see H.R. 469) [21JA]
    Congress: reform pension plan for Members and employees (see H.R. 
        729) [12FE]
    ------treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes 
        (see H.R. 1765) [3JN]
    Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of regulations 
        relative to labor-management relations (see H. Con. Res. 5; H. 
        Res. 19) [9JA]
    Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-
        of-living adjustments (see H.R. 1052; H. Res. 92, 93) [12MR] 
        [13MR]
    Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made 
        without child labor (see H.R. 1301) [10AP]
    Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors 
        relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 769, 770) 
        [13FE]
    ------prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the 
        basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378) [17AP]
    ------prohibit reimbursement of defense contractors for 
        environmental response costs (see H.R. 236) [9JA]
    ------require that work that requires licensing be performed by a 
        person who is so licensed (see H.R. 571) [4FE]
    ------require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local 
        poverty line (see H.R. 182, 370) [9JA]
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Correctional institutions: prevent service performed by a person 
        committed to a penal institution from being treated as 
        employment for unemployment compensation purposes (see H.R. 
        562) [4FE]
    ------test incarcerated persons for serious transmissible diseases 
        if their bodily fluids come into contact with corrections 
        personnel (see H.R. 2070) [25JN]
    Corrections Calendar Office: establish (see H. Res. 7) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------lump sum allowance (see H. Res. 130) [24AP]
    Courts: independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 117, 139) [9JA]
    ------notification to employers of convicted persons relative to 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 333) [9JA]
    ------provide cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law 
        judges (see H.R. 1240) [8AP]
    Crime: permit review of criminal records of applicants for private 
        security officer employment (see H.R. 2184) [17JY]
    ------protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence (see H.R. 1332) [15AP]
    Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers 
        and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185) [17JY]
    Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors 
        abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see 
        H.R. 1186) [20MR]
    Dept. of Education: grants to States to provide support services 
        to participants in adult education programs (see H.R. 1336) 
        [15AP]
    Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see 
        H.R. 304) [9JA]
    Dept. of Labor: establish advisory panels relative to occupational 
        safety and health (see H.R. 2871) [7NO]
    ------establish programs to educate the public on retirement 
        savings (see H.R. 1377) [17AP]
    ------protect employer rights (see H.R. 758) [13FE]
    Dept. of State: include information relative to human rights of 
        working children in annual human rights report (see H.R. 1405) 
        [21AP]
    Dept. of the Treasury: encourage international financial 
        institutions compliance with certain fair labor laws (see H. 
        Res. 334) [13NO]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims 
        of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703) [22MY]
    Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual 
        orientation (see H.R. 1858) [10JN]
    ------prohibit on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2215, 
        2275) [22JY] [25JY]
    District of Columbia: permit the waiver of residency requirements 
        for certain employees of the Office of the Inspector General 
        of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 514) [4FE]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050) [12MR]
    Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems 
        (see H.R. 1803) [5JN]
    ------improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers 
        (see H.R. 2852) [6NO]
    Elections: eliminate prohibitions against certain State and local 
        employees seeking elective office (see H.R. 308) [9JA]
    ------require a majority of campaign contributions come from State 
        residents and ensure that employees are informed on use of 
        labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see 
        H.R. 2573) [29SE]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079) 
        [26JN]
    EPA: establish loan program to States for cleanup of brownfield 
        sites that have private investment potential (see H.R. 1462) 
        [24AP]
    ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from 
        failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare 
        benefit plans (see H.R. 2960) [8NO]
    ------clarify treatment of investment managers (see H.R. 2226) 
        [23JY]
    ------improve enforcement of provisions (see H.R. 2290) [29JY]
    ------joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 
        2012) [23JN]
    Eximbank: give financial assistance preferences to firms that have 
        shown a commitment to reinvestment and job creation in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2069) [25JN]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: application of the maximum hour 
        exemption to agricultural water delivery organizations (see 
        H.R. 526) [4FE]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees 
        (see H.R. 504, 2888) [4FE] [7NO]
    ------provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain 
        firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 94) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870) 
        [12JN]
    Families and domestic relations: make parental leave for birth 
        parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 
        1113, 1573) [18MR] [8MY]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parent-teacher 
        conferences (see H.R. 2842) [6NO]
    ------allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects 
        (see H.R. 851) [26FE]
    ------expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in 
        educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 109, 191, 
        234) [9JA]
    ------provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees 
        (see H.R. 1373) [17AP]
    Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and 
        enterprise zone programs (see H.R. 201) [9JA]
    Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to 
        conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and 
        mental illnesses (see H.R. 1520) [1MY]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. 
        Res. 13) [4FE]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and 
        maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. 
        Con. Res. 71) [1MY]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments for civilian 
        and military employees (see H. Con. Res. 77) [8MY]
    ------eligibility of certain appointees for competitive status for 
        purposes of transfer or reassignment (see H.R. 1874) [12JN]
    ------expand definition of special Government employees (see H.R. 
        1966) [19JN]
    ------funding for pay adjustments and comparability payments 
        through reductions in agency spending on service contracts 
        (see H.R. 886) [27FE]
    ------granting of additional points to the passing grades of 
        welfare recipients' competitive service examinations (see H.R. 
        1066) [13MR]
    ------limitations relative to use of official time (see H.R. 986) 
        [6MR]
    ------make certain temporary Federal service creditable for 
        retirement purposes (see H.R. 1873) [12JN]
    ------prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying 
        for certain Government positions (see H.R. 240) [9JA]
    ------prohibit agencies from contracting out work that can be done 
        cheaper by current employees (see H.R. 885) [27FE]
    ------prohibit the replacement of bought-out employees with 
        contract employees (see H.R. 888) [27FE]
    ------provide that services performed by air traffic supervisors 
        and managers be creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 
        728) [12FE]
    ------require preemployment drug testing (see H.R. 89) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------review of employment discriminations claims (see H.R. 2441) 
        [9SE]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical 
        foods (see H.R. 496) [21JA]
    Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match 
        requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        172) [9JA]
    Food industry: make overtime exemption available to employees 
        engaged in transportation and preparation of fruit and 
        vegetables apply to employees engaged in transportation and 
        preparation of sugar beets (see H.R. 917) [4MR]
    Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and 
        environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 
        1079) [13MR]
    ------impose certain sanctions on countries that use child labor 
        (see H.R. 2677, 2678) [21OC]
    ------prohibit imports produced by child labor (see H.R. 1328, 
        2475) [15AP] [15SE]
    FRS: mandate price stability as the primary goal of monetary 
        policy (see H.R. 1396) [17AP]
    Government: consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 
        1385) [17AP]
    ------consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 150) [15MY]
    ------give preference to firms that adopt and enforce a corporate 
        code of conduct (see H.R. 2071) [25JN]
    ------use of new price index to determine cost-of-living 
        adjustments (see H.R. 2099) [26JN]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 1010) [11MR]
    ------exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements 
        individuals who volunteer their time for occupational 
        opportunity (see H.R. 71) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal 
        procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that 
        violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1624) [15MY]
    Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired 
        workers (see H.R. 211, 444) [9JA]
    ------establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 2606) [2OC]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 1815, 2198) [5JN] [17JY]
    ------prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans 
        relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 2110) [8JY]

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    ------require health plans to pay interest on certain claims (see 
        H.R. 1472) [29AP]
    Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant 
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 
        2759) [29OC]
    ------provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical 
        services personnel (see H.R. 2891) [7NO]
    House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from 
        welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare 
        participation rates in home jurisdiction (see H.R. 1046) 
        [12MR]
    ------compensation of certain minority employees (see H. Res. 6) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    House Rules: prohibit any personal staff member from holding a 
        paid position in the campaign of the employing Member (see H. 
        Res. 177) [26JN]
    Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental 
        amounts that do not discourage assisted families from 
        obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014) [11MR]
    Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural 
        workers (see H.R. 2377) [1AU]
    ------create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary 
        agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition 
        attestation (see H.R. 2595) [1OC]
    ------increase enforcement of employer sanctions and labor 
        standards (see H.R. 470, 2548) [21JA] [25SE]
    ------make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 2491) 
        [17SE]
    ------modify certain employment regulations (see H.R. 2412) [5SE]
    ------moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, 
        certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 347) 
        [9JA]
    ------prohibit counting of work experience while an unauthorized 
        alien for purposes of admission as an employment-based 
        immigrant or a nonimmigrant (see H.R. 471) [21JA]
    ------reform the temporary employment program (see H.R. 119) [9JA]
    ------treatment of petitions for employment visas for highly 
        skilled workers (see H.R. 2285) [29JY]
    Income: determination of tip credits relative to State and local 
        laws (see H.R. 1485, 2357) [29AP] [31JY]
    ------enhance and protect retirement savings (see H.R. 83) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 99) [18MR]
    ------provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 509, 
        1130) [4FE] [19MR]
    ------use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage 
        requirements (see H.R. 647) [6FE]
    INS: pilot program to notify States of employment opportunities 
        for welfare recipients created by the removal of unauthorized 
        aliens (see H.R. 1258) [9AP]
    Insurance: benefit eligibility for associates of employees who are 
        not spouses or dependents of such employees (see H.R. 1817) 
        [5JN]
    ------establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an 
        aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain 
        health benefit plans (see H.R. 1807) [5JN]
    ------expand access to health insurance coverage without pre-
        existing condition exclusions (see H.R. 2532) [23SE]
    ------order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 1316) [14AP]
    IRS: clarify that quotas and goals shall not be used as a basis 
        for evaluating employees (see H.R. 2736) [24OC]
    ------prohibit the threat of audit to compel agreement with Tip 
        Reporting Alternative Commitment or Tip Rate Determination 
        Agreement (see H.R. 2658) [9OC]
    Kentucky: prohibit taxation of compensation of Tennessee residents 
        for services as Federal employees at Fort Campbell, KY (see 
        H.R. 865, 1368) [27FE] [17AP]
    Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to 
        improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634) [6FE]
    Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and 
        information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 
        928) [5MR]
    ------inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of 
        dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625) [15MY]
    ------Presidential actions relative to resolving the dispute 
        between American Airlines, Inc., and the Allied Pilots 
        Association (see H. Res. 67) [13FE]
    ------protect the free choice of individual employees relative to 
        participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59) [7JA] [9JA]
    Law enforcement officers: funding for the hiring of personnel who 
        perform nonadministrative services (see H.R. 804) [13FE]
    ------provide death benefits to retired public safety officers 
        (see H.R. 1862) [11JN]
    Medicare: reform (see H.R. 1165) [20MR]
    Medicare/Medicaid: use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and 
        providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded 
        from health care programs seeking automatic stays from 
        exclusion (see H.R. 2466) [11SE]
    Members of Congress: prohibit participation in Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (see H.R. 47) [7JA] [9JA]
    Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify 
        application of certain provisions (see H.R. 2038) [25JN]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685, 2211, 2278) [11FE] [22JY] 
        [28JY]
    NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide 
        for withdrawal (see H.R. 978) [6MR]
    ------assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review 
        World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 
        78) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 1697) 
        [21MY]
    National Commission on Fairness in the Workplace: establish (see 
        H.R. 2997) [9NO]
    National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 
        712, 713) [12FE]
    National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial 
        contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848) [6NO]
    National Public Employment Relations Commission: establish (see 
        H.R. 2012) [23JN]
    NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the 
        absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595) [14MY]
    ------jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 
        572) [4FE]
    ------recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449) 
        [10SE]
    ------resolution of unfair labor practice complaints in a timely 
        manner (see H.R. 1598) [14MY]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450) 
        [24AP]
    ------plebiscite on adherence to U.S. laws or independence (see H. 
        Con. Res. 164) [1OC]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1162, 2579) 
        [20MR] [30SE]
    ------establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2661) [9OC]
    Older Americans Act: improve provisions relative to pension rights 
        demonstration projects (see H.R. 2167) [15JY]
    OMB: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal entities 
        providing Government services (see H.R. 887) [27FE]
    Oregon: prohibit taxation of compensation of Washington residents 
        for services as Federal employees at a Columbia River 
        hydroelectric facility (see H.R. 874) [27FE]
    OSHA: allow employers to use alternative means of meeting safety 
        and health rules (see H.R. 2875) [7NO]
    ------clarify liability of employers at multiemployer worksites 
        (see H.R. 2879) [7NO]
    ------consultation with State officials by employers relative to 
        compliance with safety and health requirements (see H.R. 2864) 
        [7NO]
    ------disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to 
        methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67) [20MR]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 2869) [7NO]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 2873) 
        [7NO]
    ------prohibit any employee performance measures relative to 
        number of inspections conducted, citations issued, or 
        penalties assessed (see H.R. 2877) [7NO]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 2881) 
        [7NO]
    Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 946) [5MR]
    ------establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State and 
        local governments to fulfill the terms of pension plans (see 
        H.R. 510) [4FE]
    ------prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) 
        pension plans (see H.R. 818) [25FE]
    ------promote accuracy in the determination of amounts of private 
        pension plan benefits and contributions (see H.R. 2562) [26SE]
    ------require annual report of investments to participants in 
        401(k) pension plans (see H.R. 819) [25FE]
    ------waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 
        1320) [14AP]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: 
        technical amendments (see H.R. 1048) [12MR] [21MR]
    Pilot Records Improvement Act: clarify (see H.R. 2626) [7OC]
    Political campaigns: prohibit use of labor organization dues and 
        fees for political activities (see H.R. 1458) [24AP]
    ------require worker approval for use of labor organization dues 
        and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608) [6OC]
    Poverty: assistance for low-income working families (see H.R. 
        2399) [4SE]
    Professional Trade Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 481) [21JA]
    Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by 
        Wisconsin for operation of food stamp and medical assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 2030) [24JN]
    ------clarify the family violence option under the temporary 
        assistance to needy families program (see H.R. 1950) [18JN]
    ------establish asset-based welfare policies (see H.R. 2849) [6NO]
    ------expand vocational and higher education opportunities and 
        allow use of college work study to fulfill additional work 
        requirements (see H.R. 3002) [9NO]
    ------extend disqualification transition period for certain aliens 
        (see H.R. 761) [13FE]
    ------make postsecondary or vocational education training a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 2025) [24JN]
    ------make progress toward completion of high school or college a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 1616) [14MY]
    ------modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for 
        aliens (see H.R. 666) [11FE]
    ------prohibit States from penalizing single parents for not 
        meeting work requirements if the parent cannot find suitable 
        child care (see H.R. 1615) [14MY]
    Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and 
        restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950) [5MR]
    Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 456) [21JA]
    ------modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and 
        widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or 
        widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52) [20MR]
    Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight 
        crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991) [6MR]

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    Retraining: extend time period for filing of trade adjustment 
        assistance petitions (see H.R. 938) [5MR]
    SBA: reauthorize women's business training program (see H.R. 1495) 
        [30AP]
    Small business: install devices to improve safety at convenience 
        stores (see H.R. 1444) [24AP]
    ------provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully portable 
        defined benefit plan (see H.R. 1656) [16MY]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into personal investment plans and extend the old 
        age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 
        2782) [30OC]
    ------allow personal retirement savings plans (see H.R. 3082) 
        [13NO]
    ------computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in 
        or after 1982 (see H.R. 3008) [9NO]
    ------earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 464, 612) 
        [21JA] [5FE]
    ------establish Transition to Work Program for individuals 
        entitled to disability benefits (see H.R. 534) [4FE]
    ------improve quality of card and criminalize the counterfeiting 
        of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231) [9JA]
    ------increase earnings limit (see H.R. 326, 349) [9JA]
    ------modification of certain State agreements relative to certain 
        students (see H.R. 1035) [12MR]
    ------provide free information on employee benefit plans to 
        interested parties of such plans (see H.R. 1603) [14MY]
    ------treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain 
        earnings (see H.R. 577) [4FE]
    SSA: provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal 
        earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals (see 
        H.R. 2669) [9OC]
    States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 
        166) [9JA]
    Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (see H. 
        Con. Res. 119) [23JY]
    Taxation: allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work 
        opportunity tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2995) [9NO]
    ------allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 42, 43) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------application of the deferral percentage test in determining 
        the status of restaurant employee arrangements (see H.R. 1065) 
        [13MR]
    ------clarify employment status of certain school bus contractors 
        and drivers (see H.R. 605) [5FE]
    ------clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for 
        termination payments received by former life insurance 
        salesmen (see H.R. 1652) [16MY]
    ------credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence 
        against women (see H.R. 1071) [13MR]
    ------credits for health insurance premiums of employees without 
        employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539) [4FE]
    ------deductibility of employment taxes paid by employees and 
        self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2966) [8NO]
    ------deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals and the business use of the home, and 
        clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145) 
        [20MR]
    ------deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 1333) [15AP]
    ------deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
        compensation (see H.R. 687) [11FE]
    ------dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 2553) [25SE]
    ------determination of employment status (see H.R. 771) [13FE]
    ------determination of employment status of individuals as 
        employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 2642) [8OC]
    ------eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation 
        on election worker services (see H.R. 961) [5MR]
    ------employee option to receive taxable cash compensation in lieu 
        of nontaxable parking benefits (see H.R. 1713) [22MY]
    ------employer credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see 
        H.R. 402) [9JA]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 988, 1706, 1809, 2872) [6MR] 
        [22MY] [5JN] [7NO]
    ------establish estate tax credit for certain employees of 
        international organizations equivalent to the limited marital 
        deduction (see H.R. 763) [13FE]
    ------establish lifetime learning accounts for higher education 
        and job training expenses (see H.R. 1819) [5JN]
    ------exclude certain severance payments from gross income and 
        allow a refundable credit for job training expenses of older 
        long-time employees who are laid off (see H.R. 2492) [17SE]
    ------exclude employer-provided telecommunicating-related expenses 
        for telecommuting purposes from taxable income (see H.R. 1892) 
        [12JN]
    ------exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 430, 1382) [9JA] [17AP]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1729) [22MY]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 18, 69, 144, 876, 1792) [7JA] [9JA] 
        [27FE] [4JN]
    ------impose a flat tax only on the earned income of individuals 
        and on business taxable income (see H.R. 2971) [8NO]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt bonds for the economic development of 
        distressed communities (see H.R. 522) [4FE]
    ------modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to 
        governmental plans (see H.R. 1740) [22MY]
    ------promote the granting of incentive stock options to nonhighly 
        compensated employees (see H.R. 2788) [31OC]
    ------provide incentives for investment in renewal communities 
        (see H.R. 1031) [12MR]
    ------provide income exclusion for work study payments (see H.R. 
        1296) [10AP]
    ------provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment 
        (see H.R. 293) [9JA]
    ------reduce employer and employee Social Security taxes to the 
        extent there is a Federal budget surplus (see H.R. 2933) [8NO]
    ------repeal the withholding of income taxes and require 
        individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis (see 
        H.R. 340) [9JA]
    ------State authority to tax compensation paid to certain 
        employees (see H.R. 1953) [18JN]
    ------treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see H.R. 2231) 
        [23JY]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 854) 
        [26FE]
    ------treatment of certain election officials and workers (see 
        H.R. 2113) [8JY]
    ------treatment of certain personal care services under the 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 578) [4FE]
    ------treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned 
        income tax credit (see H.R. 1045, 1498) [12MR] [30AP]
    ------treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, 
        and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment 
        discrimination (see H.R. 2792) [31OC]
    ------treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 
        1891) [12JN]
    ------treatment of employee death benefits (see H.R. 1514) [1MY]
    ------treatment of employer-provided and graduate level 
        educational assistance (see H.R. 127) [9JA]
    ------treatment of employer-provided and graduate level 
        educational assistance and interest on education loans (see 
        H.R. 1632) [15MY]
    ------treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533) 
        [4FE]
    ------treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321) [31JY]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments 
        or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 294) [9JA]
    ------treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of overtime hours of small business employees (see 
        H.R. 508) [4FE]
    ------treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm 
        rental income (see H.R. 1261) [9AP]
    ------treatment of severance pay (see H.R. 3011) [9NO]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2723) [23OC]
    ------treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment 
        industry (see H.R. 841) [26FE]
    ------workmen's compensation relative to certain personal 
        liability assignments (see H.R. 1509) [1MY]
    Unemployment: reform benefit system (see H.R. 940) [5MR]
    Veterans: expand workstudy opportunities (see H.R. 1877) [12JN]
    ------Government employment preference for active duty service 
        veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 
        1006) [11MR]
    ------strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment 
        opportunities (see H.R. 167) [9JA]
    Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to 
        perform volunteer services for their employer without 
        requiring overtime pay (see H.R. 484) [21JA]
    Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766, 1496) 
        [13FE] [30AP]
    ------treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses 
        (see H.R. 1105) [18MR]
  Messages
    Federal Labor Relations Authority: President Clinton [4SE]
    NAFTA Study on Operations and Effects: President Clinton [11JY]
  Motions
    Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853) [22JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1, Working Families Flexibility Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 99) (H. Rept. 105-31) 
        [18MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy 
        Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 150) (H. 
        Rept. 105-98) [15MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2247, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 105-334) 
        [21OC]
    Consideration of S. 738, Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 105-400) 
        [9NO]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and 
        Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        1703) (H. Rept. 105-292) [2OC]
    Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1385) (H. Rept. 105-
        93) [8MY]
    Inform Workers of Their Rights Relative to the Payment of Dues or 
        Fees to Labor Organizations: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 1625) (H. Rept. 105-397) [8NO]
    Payment of Federal Employee Life Insurance Benefits Relative to 
        Order of Precedence: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 1316) (H. Rept. 105-134) [18JN]
    Permit the Waiver of Residency Requirements for Certain Employees 
        of the Office of the Inspector General of the District of 
        Columbia: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 514) (H. Rept. 105-29) [17MR]
    Pilot Records Improvement Act Clarification: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2626) (H. 
        Rept. 105-372) [31OC]
    Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1377) (H. Rept. 105-
        104) [20MY]
    State Authority To Tax Compensation Paid to Certain Employees: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1953) (H. Rept. 105-
        203) [25JY]
    Veterans Employment Opportunities Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 240) (H. Rept. 105-40) 
        [20MR]
    Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 1048) (H. Rept. 105-78) [28AP]

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    Working Families Flexibility Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 105-21) [12MR]

EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND LITERACY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1385): consideration (see H. Res. 150) [15MY]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        1385) (H. Rept. 105-93) [8MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 150) (H. Rept. 105-98) 
        [15MY]

ENDANGERED SPECIES
  Bills and resolutions
    African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 39) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see H.R. 1787) [4JN]
    Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        H.R. 1658) [16MY]
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 2911) 
        [7NO]
    Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, 
        strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain 
        assurances to local governments and individuals relative to 
        economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351) [31JY]
    ------increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to 
        environmental crimes (see H.R. 277) [9JA]
    ------national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1209, 
        1404) [20MR] [17AP]
    ------strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place 
        restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861) [11JN]
    Endangered Species Act: exempt certain maintenance, repair, and 
        improvement of flood control facilities in California (see 
        H.R. 1155) [20MR]
    ------grounds for civil actions relative to suffering or injury 
        resulting from violations or noncompliance with the act (see 
        H.R. 752) [13FE]
    Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic 
        striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone 
        (see H.R. 393) [9JA]
    Flood control: enable Federal agencies to rescue and relocate 
        members of certain species impacted by reconstruction or 
        maintenance of flood control levees (see H.R. 2894) [7NO]
    Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 478) 
        [21JA]
    ------enact (H.R. 478): consideration (see H. Res. 142) [6MY]
    Florida panther: designate (see H.R. 226) [9JA]
    Foreign trade: prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of 
        products derived from rhinoceros or tiger (see H.R. 2807) 
        [4NO]
    Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to 
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and 
        their resources (see H.R. 2515) [23SE]
  Reports filed
    African Elephant Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 105-59) [21AP]
    Asian Elephant Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 105-266) [23SE]
    Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Reauthorization and 
        Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. 
        Rept. 105-169) [8JY]
    Citizen's Fair Hearing Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        752) (H. Rept. 105-42) [21MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 478, Flood Prevention and Family Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. Rept. 105-
        88) [6MY]
    Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 478) (H. Rept. 105-75) [24AP]

ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    California: exempt certain maintenance, repair, and improvement of 
        flood control facilities (see H.R. 1155) [20MR]
    Courts: grounds for civil actions relative to suffering or injury 
        resulting from violations or noncompliance with the act (see 
        H.R. 752) [13FE]
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 2911) 
        [7NO]
    Endangered species: enable Federal agencies to rescue and relocate 
        members of certain species impacted by reconstruction or 
        maintenance of flood control levees (see H.R. 2894) [7NO]
    Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 478) 
        [21JA]
    ------enact (H.R. 478), consideration (see H. Res. 142) [6MY]
  Reports filed
    Citizen's Fair Hearing Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        752) (H. Rept. 105-42) [21MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 478, Flood Prevention and Family Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. Rept. 105-
        88) [6MY]
    Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 478) (H. Rept. 105-75) [24AP]

ENERGY CONSERVATION AND PRODUCTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Programs: extend (see H.R. 2915) [7NO]

ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Conservation of energy: extend certain programs (see H.R. 2472, 
        2915) [15SE] [7NO]
    ------extend certain programs (H.R. 2472), Senate amendments (see 
        H. Res. 317) [9NO]
    Plumbing supplies: eliminate certain regulations (see H.R. 859) 
        [27FE]
    Power resources: take into account newly developed renewable 
        energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle 
        acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568) [26SE]
  Reports filed
    Extend Certain Programs: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2472) 
        (H. Rept. 105-275) [26SE]

ENGEL, ELIOT L. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Delegation to attend the 50th anniversary of the independence of 
        India and Pakistan [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Albania: civil war (see H. Res. 104) [20MR]
    ------promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of 
        civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153) [18SE]
    Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending 
        funds (see H.R. 149) [9JA]
    ------provide links to databases of information concerning 
        scholarships and fellowships (see H.R. 1440) [24AP]
    FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 147) 
        [9JA]
    Grade, Inna H.: relief (see H.R. 377) [9JA]
    International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are 
        distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see 
        H.R. 150) [9JA]
    Medicaid: disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 148) 
        [9JA]
    Medicare: coverage of nursing facilities, in-home services, and 
        outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 405) [9JA]
    Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft 
        operations at certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 153) 
        [9JA]
    Northern Ireland: U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British 
        security forces (see H.R. 151) [9JA]
    Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure 
        of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 14) [9JA]
    Taxation: designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. 
        textbook and technology trust fund (see H.R. 155) [9JA]
    ------require governmental deferred compensation plans to maintain 
        set asides for the exclusive benefits of participants (see 
        H.R. 154) [9JA]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 2187) [17JY]
    Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements 
        (see H.R. 1284) [10AP]

ENGINEERING
  Bills and resolutions
    Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, 
        and Technology Development: establish (see H.R. 3007) [9NO]
    Ecology and environment: establish doctoral fellowships to 
        increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in 
        global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 2749) 
        [28OC]

ENGLAND
see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

ENGLISH, PHIL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [11SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain 
        funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 
        1125) [19MR]
    Employment: extend time period for filing of trade adjustment 
        assistance petitions (see H.R. 938) [5MR]
    Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406) [9JA]
    Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 1100) [18MR]
    Religion: permit revocation by members of the clergy of their 
        exemption from Social Security coverage (see H.R. 939) [5MR]
    Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 
        464) [21JA]
    ------exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative 
        to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 156) [9JA]
    ------modification of certain State agreements relative to certain 
        students (see H.R. 1035) [12MR]
    Tariff: halofenozide (see H.R. 2520) [23SE]
    ------modified secondary and modified secondary-tertiary amine 
        phenol/formaldehyde copolymers (see H.R. 2521) [23SE]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate a certain percent of 
        their income tax liability be used to reduce the national debt 
        and require spending reductions equal to the amounts so 
        designated (see H.R. 1914) [17JN]
    ------application of retail tax relative to certain heavy duty 
        trucks and trailers (see H.R. 160) [9JA]
    ------disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in 
        applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 840) [26FE]
    ------exempt small issues from restrictions on the deduction of 
        interest by financial institutions (see H.R. 842) [26FE]
    ------reduce rates on gains relative to depreciable real estate 
        (see H.R. 2403) [4SE]
    ------repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 162) [9JA]
    ------repeal special deduction for living expenses of Members of 
        Congress (see H.R. 1099) [18MR]
    ------require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury 
        in cases involving treatment of income relative to cash method 
        of accounting (see H.R. 163) [9JA]
    ------tax credit for investment in the revitalization of 
        communities (see H.R. 465) [21JA]
    ------treatment of beer (see H.R. 158) [9JA]
    ------treatment of certain depreciable asset expenses by small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1565) [8MY]
    ------treatment of draft cider (see H.R. 159) [9JA]
    ------treatment of ethanol (see H.R. 161) [9JA]
    ------treatment of loans under the Rural Electrification Act (see 
        H.R. 1441) [24AP]
    ------treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 937) [5MR]
    ------treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment 
        industry (see H.R. 841) [26FE]
    U.S. Masters Swimming, Inc.: issue commemorative postage stamp 
        (see H. Con. Res. 155) [23SE]
    Unemployment: reform benefit system (see H.R. 940) [5MR]
    Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        157) [9JA]

ENSIGN, JOHN E. (a Representative from Nevada)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Clark County, NV: land conveyance (see H.R. 2136) [10JY]

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    Dept. of the Interior: land conveyance to the St. Jude's Ranch for 
        Children in Nevada (see H.R. 2989) [9NO]
    Health care facilities: waiver of prior hospitalization 
        requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services 
        for certain individuals (see H.R. 1692) [21MY]
    Lloyd D. George Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, 
        NV: designate (see H.R. 2225) [23JY]
    Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 
        1375) [17AP]
    ------coverage of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (see 
        H.R. 1762) [3JN]
    National Academy of Sciences: authorize study on migration of 
        underground plutonium at the Nevada Test Site (see H.R. 2479) 
        [16SE]
    Nevada: disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see H.R. 449) 
        [20JA]
    Social Security: provide enrollment period for Medicare and 
        Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents 
        (see H.R. 451, 598) [20JA] [5FE]
    Taxation: increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated 
        in each State and index amounts for inflation (see H.R. 2990) 
        [9NO]
    ------provide equivalent rates on natural gas and gasoline (see 
        H.R. 1623) [15MY]
    ------treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see 
        H.R. 1285) [10AP]
    ------treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450) [20JA]

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3042) [13NO]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: implement national program to reduce health threat 
        from exposure to indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 2952) [8NO]
    ------prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or 
        particulate matter before existing standards have been 
        attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984) [11JN] [19JN]
    ------reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 
        130) [9JA]
    Appropriations: authorizing for research, development, and 
        demonstration activities (see H.R. 1276) [10AP]
    Brownfield sites: certify State voluntary cleanup programs and 
        clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1392) [17AP]
    CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2750, 3000) [28OC] [9NO]
    ------limit funding expended for administration, oversight, 
        support, studies, investigations, monitoring, assessments, 
        evaluations, and enforcement activities (see H.R. 2086) [26JN]
    ------moratorium on enforcement actions against certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 1878) [12JN]
    ------require polluters to cleanup hazardous substances (see H.R. 
        2087) [26JN]
    ------Superfund Program reauthorization and reform (see H.R. 2727) 
        [23OC]
    Chemicals: prohibit the importation for disposal of 
        polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) at certain concentrations 
        (see H.R. 1078) [13MR]
    ------requirements relative to disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain facilities (see H.R. 1393) [17AP]
    Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 1578) [13MY]
    Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2365) [31JY]
    Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging 
        radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as 
        private facilities (see H.R. 2222) [23JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2158) [11JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 184) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 261) [7OC]
    District of Columbia: restoration of urban watersheds and 
        community environments in the Anacostia River (see H.R. 2823) 
        [5NO]
    Ecology and environment: allow cooperative research and 
        development agreements for environmental protection (see H.R. 
        2961) [8NO]
    ------assist local governments and encourage State voluntary 
        response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites 
        (see H.R. 1120) [19MR], (see H.R. 1395) [17AP]
    ------cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 990, 
        1049, 3020) [6MR] [12MR] [9NO]
    ------expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and 
        release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's 
        consumer products (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    ------increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to 
        environmental crimes (see H.R. 277) [9JA]
    ------national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1209, 
        1404) [20MR] [17AP]
    ------protect children from exposure to certain environmental 
        pollutants (see H.R. 2451) [10SE]
    ------State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low 
        and medium priority sites (see H.R. 873, 1206) [27FE] [20MR]
    FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 
        metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221, 2968; H. 
        Con. Res. 113) [9JY] [22JY] [8NO]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and 
        compliance programs (see H.R. 1453) [24AP]
    Federal-State relations: establish loan program to States for 
        cleanup of brownfield sites that have private investment 
        potential (see H.R. 1462) [24AP]
    Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of 
        fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481) [29AP]
    Hazardous substances: take immediate steps to abate emissions of 
        mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. 
        Con. Res. 91) [22MY]
    Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication 
        or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins 
        (see H.R. 2565) [26SE]
    ------limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627) 
        [7OC]
    Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 455) [21JA]
    ------prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 55) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Office of Noise Abatement and Control: reestablish (see H.R. 536) 
        [4FE]
    Office of Ombudsman: repeal sunset of office (see H.R. 2102) 
        [26JN]
    Puerto Rico: waiver of EPA secondary treatment requirements for 
        wastewater treatment facilities (see H.R. 2207) [22JY]
    Refuse disposal: continuation of national permit for discharges of 
        dredged or fill materials into headwaters and isolated waters 
        (see H.R. 2155) [11JY]
    ------exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems from 
        subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 398) [9JA]
    ------provide conditional exemption relative to discharges of 
        dredged or fill materials for maintenance of certain flood 
        control projects (see H.R. 2741) [24OC]
    States: distribution of funds for cooperative agreements relative 
        to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688) [11FE]
    Taxation: allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures 
        for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see 
        H.R. 997) [6MR]
    ------encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of 
        empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505) 
        [4FE]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup 
        and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996) [6MR]
    Technology: design and implement a performance-based measurement 
        system to encourage the development of new environmental 
        monitoring technologies (see H.R. 3065) [13NO]
    Washtenaw County, MI: EPA review of decision relative to Ypsilanti 
        Wastewater Treatment Plant construction grant (see H.R. 733) 
        [12FE]
    Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see 
        H.R. 806) [13FE]
    ------establish requirements and provide assistance to prevent 
        nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 550) [4FE]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2158) [6OC]
  Messages
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [4NO]
  Motions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158) [16JY] [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2158, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 105-311) [7OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 184) (H. Rept. 105-180) [14JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2158) 
        (H. Rept. 105-297) [6OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 
        105-175) [11JY]
    Distribution of Funds to States for EPA Cooperative Agreements 
        Relative to Underground Storage Tanks: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 688) (H. Rept. 105-58) [17AP]
    EPA Appropriations for Research, Development, and Demonstration 
        Activities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1276) (H. 
        Rept. 105-99) [26JN]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1276) (H. Rept. 105-99) 
        [16MY]
    Waiver of EPA Secondary Treatment Requirements for Wastewater 
        Treatment Facilities in Puerto Rico: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2207) (H. 
        Rept. 105-237) [1AU]

EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    NLRB: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449) 
        [10SE]

EQUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair 
        lending laws relative to redlining and credit allocation (see 
        H.R. 229) [9JA]

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal employees: review of employment discriminations claims 
        (see H.R. 2441) [9SE]

ESHOO, ANNA G. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Disabled: enforcement of electronic and information technology 
        accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with 
        disabilities (see H.R. 1255) [9AP]
    Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 191) [8NO]
    Electronic commerce: require agencies to use digital signatures to 
        enable persons to submit Federal forms electronically (see 
        H.R. 2991) [9NO]
    Food: improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 3052) [13NO]
    Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax 
        deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting 
        from mastectomies (see H.R. 164) [9JA]

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    ------establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an 
        aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain 
        health benefit plans (see H.R. 1807) [5JN]
    National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, 
        and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient 
        Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376) [17AP]
    Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while 
        performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see 
        H.R. 1013) [11MR]
    Taxation: treatment of contributions of computer technology and 
        equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1478) 
        [29AP]
    U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H. Con. Res. 40) 
        [6MR]

ESKIMOS
see Native Americans

ESPIONAGE
related term(s) Crime
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: require a report on intelligence 
        activities directed against or affecting the interests of the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2190) [17JY]

ESTONIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    NATO: recommend integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see 
        H. Con. Res. 10) [21JA]
  Messages
    Fisheries Agreement With Estonia: President Clinton [4FE]

ETHERIDGE, BOB (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: State adoption of challenging academic standards in 
        core curricula (see H. Res. 299) [31OC]
    Gardner, Ava: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 218) 
        [3SE]
    Stewart, Clarence P.: relief (see H.R. 2785) [30OC]
    Taxation: permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain 
        organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services 
        (see H.R. 2613) [6OC]
    ------treatment of estate tax for family farms and small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1845) [10JN]

ETHICS
see Morality and Ethics; Political Ethics

ETHNIC GROUPS
related term(s) Minorities
  Bills and resolutions
    Austrian Americans: recognize important contributions (see H. Res. 
        217) [3SE]
    Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. 
        Res. 38) [5MR]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080) [26JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302) [10AP]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
        national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909) 
        [17JN]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963, 2078) 
        [6MR] [26JN]
    ------prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 983) [6MR]
    Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents 
        relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender, 
        religion, sexual orientation, or disability (see H.R. 3043) 
        [13NO]
    Courts: provide civil claim for victims of bias crimes (see H.R. 
        2959) [8NO]
    Dept. of HUD: prohibit assistance to organizations that promote 
        prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see 
        H.R. 207) [9JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims 
        of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703) [22MY]
    Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 191) [8NO]
    Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching 
        or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203) [20MR]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079) 
        [26JN]
    English language: encourage status as primary language and 
        recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4) 
        [9JA]
    FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 147) 
        [9JA]
    Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and 
        ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 61) [7JA] [9JA]
    Health: revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation 
        program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see 
        H.R. 2418) [5SE]
    ------revise and extend programs relative to the health of 
        individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895) 
        [12JN]
    Hispanic Americans: tribute to Hispanic culture in the U.S. (see 
        H. Res. 240) [23SE]
    Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered 
        during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by 
        the President (see H.R. 2090) [26JN]
    Middle East: express concern for the plight of Assyrians (see H. 
        Res. 332) [13NO]
    National Day of Unity: designate (see H. Res. 170) [19JN]
    National Days of Dialogue: support in association with the 
        national celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
        (see H. Con. Res. 195) [9NO]
    Native Americans: study and repatriation of remains for which a 
        cultural affiliation is not readily ascertainable (see H.R. 
        2893) [7NO]
    New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights 
        Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German 
        Americans (see H. Con. Res. 177) [24OC]
    Paperwork Reduction Act: use of term ``multiracial'' or 
        ``multiethnic'' on classification lists (see H.R. 830) [25FE]
    Turkey: anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (see H. Con. Res. 
        148) [9SE]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and 
        Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        1703) (H. Rept. 105-292) [2OC]

EUROPE
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [13MR]
    North Atlantic Assembly [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard 
        members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard 
        (see H.R. 2796) [4NO]
    European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas 
        merger (see H. Con. Res. 117; H. Res. 191) [17JY] [21JY]
    Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat 
        and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723) [12FE]
    Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive 
        medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112) 
        [9JY]
    Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international 
        registration of trademarks (see H.R. 567) [4FE]
    NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (see H.R. 1431, 1758) [24AP] [3JN]
    ------ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 159) [3JN]
    ------recommend integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see 
        H. Con. Res. 10) [21JA]
    ------recommend integration of Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 101) 
        [19JN]
    ------recommend integration of Romania (see H. Con. Res. 53) 
        [20MR]
    Turkey: hosting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
        Europe summit relative to human rights violations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 179) [28OC]
  Messages
    Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Flank Document 
        Agreement: President Clinton [15MY]
  Motions
    NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758) [11JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) [3JN]
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 567) (H. Rept. 105-199) [24JY]

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
see European Union

EUROPEAN SECURITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1758) [3JN]
    Enact (H.R. 1758): consideration (see H. Res. 159) [3JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 159) (H. 
        Rept. 105-115) [3JN]

EUROPEAN UNION
  Bills and resolutions
    European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas 
        merger (see H. Con. Res. 117; H. Res. 191) [17JY] [21JY]
    Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat 
        and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723) [12FE]
    Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international 
        registration of trademarks (see H.R. 567) [4FE]
  Reports filed
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 567) (H. Rept. 105-199) [24JY]

EVANS, DALE
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 2752) [28OC]

EVANS, LANE (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Court of Veterans Appeals: rename as Court of Appeals for Veterans 
        Claims (see H.R. 1089) [18MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require that certain contracts be 
        subject to the same procurement laws applicable to other 
        departments and agencies (see H.R. 2887) [7NO]
    Eximbank: ensure that assistance for exports to the People's 
        Republic of China is conditional on responsible conduct (see 
        H.R. 2085) [26JN]
    Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian 
        employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 2331) [31JY]
    Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension 
        from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of 
        persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 
        1624) [15MY]
    National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct 
        a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172) [19JN]
    Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 599) [5FE]
    Veterans: determination of active military service for certain 
        merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 
        1126) [19MR]
    ------extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care 
        to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or 
        environmental hazards (see H.R. 466) [21JA]

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    ------limit attorneys' fees in awards of past-due benefits (see 
        H.R. 2572) [29SE]
    ------revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and 
        unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090) [18MR]
    Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of 
        antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459) [11SE]

EVERETT, TERRY (a Representative from Alabama)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims 
        of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703) [22MY]
    Foreign trade: require the marking of frozen produce with the 
        country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail 
        sale (see H.R. 2332) [31JY]

EWING, THOMAS W. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status relative 
        to the admission of the Republic of China to the World Trade 
        Organization (see H.R. 941) [5MR]
    Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain 
        transactions involving commodities markets (see H.R. 467) 
        [21JA]
    Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of 
        student loan programs (see H.R. 529) [4FE]

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
  Transmittals
    ACDA: appropriations legislation (EC2221) [12MR]
    ------arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament studies 
        report (EC844, EC845) [9JA] [3SE]
    ------Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty report (EC5374) [6OC]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC875) 
        [9JA]
    ------Joint Compliance Inspection Commission report (EC852) [9JA] 
        (EC4239) [21JY]
    Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: actuarial reports 
        (EC3487) [30MY]
    ------bankruptcy judgeships report (EC1287) [21JA]
    ------wiretap report (EC3111) [5MY]
    Advisory Council on California Indian Policy: report (EC5327) 
        [2OC]
    Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: Federal Managers' 
        Financial Integrity Act report (EC1344) [4FE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1344) [4FE]
    African Development Foundation: appropriations legislation 
        (EC2666) [9AP]
    AgFirst Farm Credit Bank: retirement plan report (EC4445) [30JY] 
        (EC4529) [1AU] (EC4904) [8SE]
    AID: audit management report (EC1508) [5FE]
    ------continuation of support for activities in Yemen (EC3256) 
        [8MY]
    ------Development Assistance Program allocation report (EC4038) 
        [26JN]
    ------economic support fund, international organizations, and 
        program accounts allocations report (EC1656) [5FE]
    ------Egypt economic conditions report (EC2219) [12MR]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1101) 
        [20JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC3988) [26JN]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1508) [5FE] (EC3627) [4JN]
    ------operating expenses account report (EC4417) [28JY]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5296) [1OC]
    American Battle Monuments Commission: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC855) [9JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC1787) [13FE]
    American Chemical Society: report (EC3514) [30MY]
    American Council of Learned Societies: report (EC3899) [20JN]
    American Ex-Prisoners of War (organization): audited financial 
        statements (EC5640) [28OC]
    American Legion: report (EC1290) [21JA] (EC3518) [30MY]
    Amtrak: Freedom of Information Act report (EC2192) [11MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC3914) [23JN]
    ------report (EC1871) [25FE]
    Appalachian Regional Commission: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC3268) [12MY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC856) [9JA] (EC3774) [12JN]
    ------reauthorization legislation (EC3057) [1MY]
    Architect of the Capitol: energy efficient lighting program 
        development and contract award report (EC2462) [20MR]
    ------expenditures report (EC2273) [17MR] (EC4185) [14JY]
    Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board: 
        Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1861) 
        [25FE] (EC5893) [12NO]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1861) [25FE] (EC5893) [12NO]
    Arctic Research Commission: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
        Act report (EC2577) [8AP]
    ------Inspector General report (EC2577) [8AP]
    ------report (EC922) [9JA]
    Armed Forces Retirement Home Board: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC1989) [27FE]
    Army and Air Force Exchange Service: report (EC387) [7JA]
    Assassination Records Review Board: Freedom of Information Act 
        report (EC2127) [6MR]
    ------position of President and OMB relative to extension 
        recommendation (EC2293) [17MR]
    ------report (EC2465) [20MR]
    Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
        Foundation: Inspector General report (EC1345) [4FE]
    BATF: categories of persons prohibited from receiving firearms 
        final rule (EC4144) [9JY]
    ------Debt Collection Improvement Act final rule (EC524) [7JA]
    ------residency requirements for persons acquiring firearms final 
        rule (EC3243) [8MY]
    ------restrictions on importation of defense articles (EC5907) 
        [12NO]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5321) [2OC]
    ------viticultural area final rule (EC1628) [5FE] (EC5874) [9NO]
    Board of Contract Appeals: decisions authorized final rule 
        (EC3234) [8MY]
    ------transportation rate cases final rule (EC3233) [8MY]
    ------travel and relocation expenses final rule (EC1046) [20JA] 
        (EC3232) [8MY]
    Bonneville Power Administration: report (EC1710) [10FE]
    Boy Scouts: report (EC2260) [13MR]
    Bureau of Reclamation: McKay Dam, OR, Umatilla Project report 
        (EC3502) [30MY]
    Bureau of the Census: Census 2000 Designated Place Program final 
        rule (EC4664) [3SE]
    ------Census Tract Program for Census 2000 final rule (EC5565) 
        [22OC]
    ------customs entry records final rule (EC729) [7JA]
    Bureau of the Public Debt: Government securities final rule 
        (EC3857) [18JN]
    Capitol Historical Society: audited financial statements (EC3635) 
        [4JN]
    CBO: sequestration report (EC1729) [10FE] (EC4880) [8SE]
    ------unauthorized and expiring authorizations (EC1911) [25FE]
    CCC: monetization programs report (EC2493) [8AP]
    ------regulations governing financing of commercial sales of 
        agricultural commodities final rule (EC5577) [23OC]
    CFTC: adjustment of civil monetary penalties for inflation final 
        rule (EC526) [7JA]
    ------application fees final rule (EC3339) [16MY]
    ------commodity pool operators and trading advisors final rule 
        (EC5441) [21OC]
    ------contract market rule review final rule (EC2296) [18MR] 
        (EC2326) [19MR]
    ------correction of trading records final rule (EC34) [7JA]
    ------electronic filing of disclosure documents final rule 
        (EC3075) [5MY]
    ------electronic media final rule (EC4381) [28JY]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC873) 
        [9JA]
    ------financial reporting and debt-equity ratio requirements final 
        rule (EC1395) [5FE]
    ------financial reports final rule (EC2297) [18MR]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2156) [10MR]
    ------grains cash position reports final rule (EC1748) [13FE]
    ------interpretation report final rule (EC35) [7JA]
    ------investigations final rule (EC2681) [10AP]
    ------recordkeeping reports final rule (EC3076) [5MY]
    ------securities representing investment of customer funds final 
        rule (EC4584) [3SE]
    Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: Federal Managers' 
        Financial Integrity Act report (EC2792) [15AP]
    ------report (EC2461) [20MR]
    CIA: Anti-Deficiency Act violation (EC5141, EC5142) [22SE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC3718) [10JN]
    Coast Guard: Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and the 
        Strait of Juan de Fuca report (EC1822) [13FE]
    CoBank: retirement plan report (EC2222) [12MR]
    Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: 
        report (EC2940) [23AP]
    Commission of Fine Arts: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
        report (EC3103) [5MY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC3102) [5MY]
    Commission on Child and Family Welfare: report (EC525) [7JA]
    Commission on Civil Rights: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
        Act report (EC876) [9JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC5489) [21OC]
    ------Inspector General report (EC455) [7JA]
    Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
        Disabled: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report 
        (EC5796) [6NO]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC1990) [27FE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC5796) [6NO]
    ------procurement list additions final rule (EC389, EC390, EC391, 
        EC392, EC393) [7JA] (EC1047) [20JA] (EC1509) [5FE] (EC1510) 
        [5FE] (EC2045) [4MR] (EC2564) [8AP] (EC2943) [23AP] (EC3269) 
        [12MY] (EC3489) [30MY] (EC3825) [17JN] (EC4167) [10JY] 
        (EC4418) [28JY] (EC4665) [3SE] (EC4905) [8SE] (EC5240) [29SE] 
        (EC5566) [22OC] (EC5853) [9NO]
    Comptroller of the Currency: assessment of fees final rule (EC126) 
        [7JA] (EC5447) [21OC]
    ------credit extensions to insiders and transactions with 
        affiliates final rule (EC125) [7JA]
    ------examination cycle for certain small insured institutions 
        final rule (EC1758) [13FE]
    ------Government securities sales practices final rule (EC2421) 
        [20MR]
    ------investment securities final rule (EC965) [20JA]
    ------leasing final rule (EC127) [7JA]
    ------national banks' fiduciary activities final rule (EC966) 
        [20JA]
    ------report (EC3808) [17JN]
    ------risk-based capital requirements final rule (EC5545) [22OC]
    ------rules, policies, and procedures for corporate activities 
        final rule (EC128) [7JA]
    ------rules of practice and procedure final rule (EC1563) [5FE]
    ------security transactions recordkeeping and confirmation 
        requirements final rule (EC303) [7JA]
    Congressional Medal of Honor Society: report (EC3991) [26JN] 
        (EC4516) [31JY]

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    Congressional Office of Compliance: adoption of amendments to 
        procedural rules (EC929, EC930) [9JA] (EC2980) [24AP] (EC5815, 
        EC5816, EC5817) [7NO]
    ------proposed rulemaking notice (EC928) [9JA] (EC5356) [2OC]
    Corp. for National and Community Service: auditability survey 
        report (EC857) [9JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2565) [8AP]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1048) [20JA] (EC3665) [5JN]
    ------report (EC833) [9JA]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: Inspector General report (EC1711) 
        [10FE]
    ------services for minorities and other groups final rule (EC4396) 
        [28JY]
    Corps of Engineers: recreation day user fee program report 
        (EC2841) [16AP]
    Cost Accounting Standards Board: report (EC3235) [8MY]
    Court of Federal Claims: report (EC1130) [20JA]
    CPSC: child-resistant packaging requirements final rule (EC3447) 
        [30MY]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1346) 
        [4FE]
    ------fireworks final rule (EC973) [20JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2250) [13MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC394) [7JA] (EC2710) 
        [10AP]
    ------Inspector General report (EC456) [7JA] (EC3628) [4JN]
    ------report (EC2865) [17AP]
    ------Small Business Program final rule (EC175) [7JA]
    Customs Service: archaeological and ethnological material from 
        Canada final rule (EC3068) [1MY]
    ------archaeological and ethnological material from Peru final 
        rule (EC3842) [17JN]
    ------archaeological artifacts import restrictions final rule 
        (EC5214) [26SE] (EC5351) [2OC]
    ------disposition of excluded articles pursuant to the 
        Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act final rule (EC3254) 
        [8MY]
    ------duty-free stores final rule (EC2647) [8AP]
    ------duty-free treatment of articles imported from U.S. insular 
        possessions final rule (EC5025) [11SE]
    ------port passenger acceleration service system final rule 
        (EC3841) [17JN]
    ------use of certain containers final rule (EC5026) [11SE]
    DAR: report (EC4919) [8SE]
    DAV: national convention report (EC725) [7JA]
    DEA: distribution of chemical import/export declaration final rule 
        (EC1126) [20JA]
    ------exemption from chemical registration for distributors final 
        rule (EC5870) [9NO]
    ------regulations clarification final rule (EC2337) [19MR]
    ------schedules of controlled substances final rule (EC5571) 
        [22OC]
    Defense Environmental Response Task Force: report (EC1220) [21JA] 
        (EC2656) [9AP]
    Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: audit and investigative 
        activities report (EC395) [7JA]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC395) 
        [7JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC5106) [18SE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: agreements for the development of foreign 
        markets final rule (EC54, EC55) [7JA]
    ------Agricultural Commodity for Commercial Export Programs 
        definition revision (EC3340) [16MY]
    ------agricultural quarantine and inspection services user fees 
        final rule (EC4371) [28JY]
    ------agriculture census legislation (EC3691) [6JN]
    ------Agriculture Fair Practices Act amendments (EC4946) [9SE]
    ------almonds final rule (EC2, EC22) [7JA] (EC1388) [5FE] (EC4219, 
        EC4220) [16JY] (EC4558) [3SE] (EC5220) [29SE] (EC5752) [5NO]
    ------Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service final rule 
        (EC5438) [21OC]
    ------animal exportation final rule (EC1671) [10FE]
    ------animal food final rule (EC3707) [10JN]
    ------animal products exportation final rule (EC2879) [21AP]
    ------animal products importation final rule (EC5675) [29OC]
    ------animal welfare enforcement report (EC3418) [30MY]
    ------Anti-Deficiency Act violation (EC3936) [24JN] (EC4382) 
        [28JY]
    ------apples and pears final rule (EC1209) [21JA]
    ------apples final rule (EC3609) [4JN]
    ------avocados final rule (EC1670) [10FE]
    ------Bankruptcy Code amendments (EC5501) [21OC]
    ------beef final rule (EC3932) [24JN]
    ------beetles final rule (EC2135) [10MR]
    ------bollworm final rule (EC3072) [5MY]
    ------brucellosis in cattle final rule (EC27, EC33) [7JA] (EC4321) 
        [23JY]
    ------cattle diseases final rule (EC1392, EC1393) [5FE] (EC2113) 
        [6MR] (EC3338) [16MY] (EC4041) [8JY] (EC4152) [10JY] (EC5440) 
        [21OC]
    ------CCC Facility Guarantee Program final rule (EC4812) [5SE]
    ------cherries final rule (EC4761) [4SE] (EC5599) [28OC]
    ------Child and Adult Care Food Program final rule (EC969) [20JA] 
        (EC1673) [10FE]
    ------child nutrition and WIC programs final rule (EC3355) [16MY]
    ------child support deduction final rule (EC36) [7JA]
    ------childhood hunger relief quality control provisions (EC3643) 
        [5JN]
    ------clear title protection for purchasers of farm products final 
        rule (EC57) [7JA]
    ------commodity inspection fees final rule (EC942) [20JA]
    ------Community Facilities Grant Program final rule (EC2496) [8AP]
    ------commuted traveltime periods final rule (EC25, EC30) [7JA]
    ------cotton final rule (EC1217) [21JA] (EC2983) [28AP] (EC3261) 
        [12MY] (EC4872) [8SE]
    ------cranberries final rule (EC1212) [21JA]
    ------dairy tariff-rate import quota licensing final rule (EC791) 
        [7JA]
    ------dates final rule (EC17) [7JA] (EC1953) [27FE]
    ------Disaster Reserve Assistance Program final rule (EC1399) 
        [5FE]
    ------disease status final rule (EC1394) [5FE] (EC1955) [27FE] 
        (EC2680) [10AP] (EC2830) [16AP] (EC4567, EC4569) [3SE] 
        (EC5162) [24SE]
    ------dog tethering final rule (EC4565) [3SE]
    ------eggs, poultry, and rabbit final rule (EC2931) [23AP]
    ------eggs and egg products legislation (EC5132) [18SE]
    ------electric loans procedures final rule (EC1751) [13FE] 
        (EC1959) [27FE]
    ------environmental quality incentives final rule (EC3698) [10JN]
    ------establish position of Under Sec. of Agriculture legislation 
        (EC5082) [15SE]
    ------farm labor housing loans legislation (EC4391) [28JY]
    ------Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act final rule 
        (EC4222) [16JY]
    ------Federal crop insurance regulations final rule (EC5541) 
        [22OC]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1521) 
        [5FE]
    ------fees for official inspection and weighing final rule 
        (EC3806) [17JN] (EC5140) [22SE]
    ------flowers final rule (EC4479) [31JY] (EC5176) [26SE]
    ------food assistance in disaster and distress situations final 
        rule (EC2029) [4MR]
    ------food distribution programs final rule (EC5806, EC5813) [7NO]
    ------Food Stamp Program final rule (EC39, EC40, EC41) [7JA] 
        (EC1401) [5FE]
    ------foreign donation of agricultural commodities final rule 
        (EC56) [7JA]
    ------foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land report (EC1) 
        [7JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2314) [18MR]
    ------fresh cut flowers and greens final rule (EC2771) [15AP]
    ------fruit fly final rule (EC4566, EC4568) [3SE] (EC4810) [5SE] 
        (EC4941) [9SE] (EC5029, EC5030) [15SE] (EC5439) [21OC] 
        (EC5536, EC5537) [22OC]
    ------fruits, vegetables, and other products final rule (EC14) 
        [7JA]
    ------fruits and vegetables importation final rule (EC938) [20JA] 
        (EC5177) [26SE]
    ------garbage disposal in landfills by cruise ships final rule 
        (EC2985) [28AP]
    ------general crop insurance regulations final rule (EC5601) 
        [28OC]
    ------genetically engineered organisms final rule (EC2984) [28AP] 
        (EC3074) [5MY]
    ------grade standards final rule (EC4550) [3SE]
    ------grading and inspection final rule (EC933) [20JA]
    ------grapefruit, oranges, tangelos, and tangerines final rule 
        (EC16, EC20, EC21) [7JA] (EC935) [20JA] (EC1387) [5FE] 
        (EC1951) [27FE] (EC2295) [18MR] (EC5028) [15SE] (EC5435) 
        [21OC] (EC5753) [5NO]
    ------grapes final rule (EC1389) [5FE] (EC2233) [13MR] (EC3421) 
        [30MY] (EC3800) [17JN]
    ------Gypsy moth final rule (EC3550) [3JN] (EC4118) [9JY]
    ------hazelnuts final rule (EC1210) [21JA] (EC2768) [15AP] 
        (EC5436) [21OC]
    ------Higher Education Challenge Grant Program final rule (EC4373) 
        [28JY]
    ------Horse Protection Enforcement Act report (EC5041) [15SE]
    ------horses final rule (EC26) [7JA]
    ------Housing Preservation Grant Program final rule (EC3281) 
        [14MY]
    ------imported fire ants approved treatments final rule (EC3694) 
        [10JN]
    ------Inspector General report (EC369) [7JA] (EC3663) [5JN] 
        (EC4240) [21JY]
    ------Institution Capacity Building Grants Program final rule 
        (EC4372) [28JY]
    ------intention to accept a wilderness area land donation (EC464) 
        [7JA]
    ------Japanese beetles final rule (EC28) [7JA]
    ------karnal bunt final rule (EC3070, EC3071) [5MY]
    ------kiwifruit final rule (EC12, EC24) [7JA] (EC4560, EC4561) 
        [3SE] (EC5161) [24SE] (EC5437) [21OC] (EC5879) [12NO]
    ------limes final rule (EC19) [7JA] (EC3642) [5JN] (EC4564) [3SE]
    ------limited ports final rule (EC4254) [22JY]
    ------livestock final rule (EC3422) [30MY] (EC3958) [26JN]
    ------marketing orders assessment rates final rule (EC9) [7JA] 
        (EC4554) [3SE]
    ------melons final rule (EC1952) [27FE] (EC3693) [10JN]
    ------milk final rule (EC5, EC10) [7JA] (EC934, EC936, EC937) 
        [20JA] (EC1213) [21JA] (EC1391) [5FE] (EC3420) [30MY] (EC4040) 
        [8JY] (EC4115) [9JY] (EC4369) [28JY] (EC4553) [3SE] (EC4873) 
        [8SE] (EC5027) [15SE] (EC5216) [29SE]
    ------National Arboretum final rule (EC4370) [28JY]
    ------Natural Resources Conservation Service Wildlife Habitat 
        Incentives Program final rule (EC5180) [26SE]
    ------nectarines and peaches final rule (EC2495) [8AP] (EC5215) 
        [29SE]
    ------Newcastle Disease in birds and poultry final rule (EC31) 
        [7JA]
    ------Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program final rule 
        (EC1398) [5FE] (EC5444) [21OC]
    ------Nonrecourse Cotton Loan and Loan Deficiency Payment Programs 
        final rule (EC2990) [28AP]
    ------olives final rule (EC11) [7JA] (EC1214) [21JA] (EC1390) 
        [5FE] (EC2234) [13MR]
    ------onions final rule (EC7) [7JA] (EC932) [20JA] (EC1211) [21JA] 
        (EC2235) [13MR] (EC2770) [15AP] (EC2957) [24AP] (EC4229) 
        [21JY]

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    ------Packers and Stockyards Act amendments (EC4947) [9SE]
    ------papaya final rule (EC4117) [9JY]
    ------parity price regulations final rule (EC1400) [5FE]
    ------peaches final rule (EC4559, EC4562) [3SE]
    ------peanuts final rule (EC4, EC15) [7JA] (EC1216) [21JA] 
        (EC5085) [18SE] (EC5219) [29SE] (EC5420) [9OC]
    ------pears final rule (EC4551) [3SE] (EC4563) [3SE]
    ------Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act final rule (EC2494) 
        [8AP] (EC4556) [3SE]
    ------planning and performing construction and development final 
        rule (EC1205) [20JA]
    ------plums final rule (EC13) [7JA]
    ------popcorn final rule (EC2466) [21MR] (EC4368) [28JY]
    ------pork final rule (EC3180, EC3182) [8MY] (EC3337) [16MY]
    ------potatoes final rule (EC3) [7JA] (EC2769) [15AP] (EC3419) 
        [30MY] (EC3641) [5JN] (EC4039) [8JY] (EC4480) [31JY] (EC4555) 
        [3SE] (EC4871) [8SE] (EC5178) [26SE] (EC5217) [29SE]
    ------poultry final rule (EC2114) [6MR] (EC4809) [5SE]
    ------program rules simplification final rule (EC37) [7JA]
    ------prunes final rule (EC4552) [3SE] (EC5175) [26SE] (EC5600) 
        [28OC]
    ------raisins final rule (EC8, EC23) [7JA] (EC2767) [15AP] 
        (EC5218) [29SE]
    ------ratites importation final rule (EC940) [20JA]
    ------refinancing of direct loans using guaranteed funds 
        legislation (EC3443) [30MY]
    ------removal of interstate movement regulations final rule (EC32) 
        [7JA]
    ------Rural Business Loan Program streamlining final rule (EC943) 
        [20JA]
    ------Rural Cooperative Development Grants final rule (EC4994) 
        [11SE]
    ------rural rental housing assistance final rule (EC3130, EC3131) 
        [6MY]
    ------Rural Utilities Service final rule (EC944) [20JA] (EC3880, 
        EC3881) [20JN] (EC4583) [3SE] (EC5181, EC5182) [26SE]
    ------RUS acceptance tests and measurements final rule (EC3681) 
        [6JN]
    ------RUS operational controls exemptions final rule (EC3682) 
        [6JN]
    ------safety net for agricultural producers legislation (EC5031) 
        [15SE]
    ------seed and screenings final rule (EC5086) [18SE]
    ------sheep final rule (EC4367) [28JY]
    ------single family housing final rule (EC91) [7JA]
    ------Small Business Innovative Research Grants Program final rule 
        (EC3153) [7MY]
    ------soybeans final rule (EC4221) [16JY]
    ------spearmint oil final rule (EC1215) [21JA] (EC3801) [17JN] 
        (EC4116) [9JY] (EC4557) [3SE]
    ------specified market order assessment rates final rule (EC5878) 
        [12NO]
    ------sugar final rule (EC4119) [9JY]
    ------tobacco final rule (EC2499) [8AP] (EC3179) [8MY] (EC3551) 
        [3JN] (EC5880) [12NO]
    ------tomatoes final rule (EC6) [7JA] (EC1832) [25FE] (EC1954) 
        [27FE]
    ------treatment of educational and training assistance final rule 
        (EC38) [7JA]
    ------tuberculosis in cattle and bison final rule (EC939) [20JA]
    ------Upper White Salmon River, WA, legislation (EC4513) [31JY]
    ------user fees for inspection of livestock, meat, and poultry 
        final rule (EC4120) [9JY]
    ------veterinarians final rule (EC3181) [8MY]
    ------viruses, serums, and toxins and analogous products final 
        rule (EC29) [7JA] (EC941) [20JA] (EC2467) [21MR] (EC2878) 
        [21AP] (EC3695, EC3696) [10JN]
    ------voluntary inspection and grading programs legislation 
        (EC3879) [19JN]
    ------walnuts final rule (EC18) [7JA] (EC1747) [13FE] (EC5751) 
        [5NO]
    ------Youth Conservation Corps report (EC3186) [8MY]
    ------zoological park quarantine final rule (EC3073) [5MY]
    Dept. of Commerce: adjustment of civil monetary penalties for 
        inflation final rule (EC528) [7JA]
    ------audit report (EC370) [7JA]
    ------bluefin tuna report (EC2463) [20MR]
    ------Bureau of Economic Analysis international services survey 
        final rule (EC1467) [5FE]
    ------Census 2000 report (EC4508) [31JY] (EC5105) [18SE]
    ------entity list final rule (EC1470) [5FE] (EC3976) [26JN] 
        (EC5281) [1OC]
    ------Export Administration control list final rule (EC1469) [5FE] 
        (EC1783) [13FE]
    ------Export Administration key escrow encryption equipment and 
        software final rule (EC356) [7JA]
    ------Export Administration regulations revision final rule 
        (EC1019) [20JA] (EC1784) [13FE] (EC3095) [5MY] (EC3348) [16MY] 
        (EC3975) [26JN]
    ------Export Administration report (EC355) [7JA] (EC1464) [5FE]
    ------export application screening process report (EC5627) [28OC]
    ------exports to Cuba final rule (EC1981) [27FE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1278) 
        [21JA]
    ------foreign policy export controls report (EC1020) [20JA]
    ------Foreign-Trade Zones Board regulations final rule (EC5670) 
        [28OC]
    ------grant-in-aid for fisheries program report (EC2483) [21MR]
    ------highly migratory species report (EC2866) [17AP]
    ------improving export control mechanisms and military assistance 
        report (EC846) [9JA] (EC2930) [21AP]
    ------Inspector General report (EC370) [7JA] (EC1023) [20JA] 
        (EC3716) [10JN] (EC5735) [4NO]
    ------Insular Possessions Watch Program procedure changes final 
        rule (EC733) [7JA]
    ------Market Development Cooperative Program final rule (EC3715) 
        [10JN]
    ------multispecies harvest capacity and capacity reduction report 
        (EC2431) [20MR]
    ------National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program report 
        (EC4430) [28JY]
    ------National Weather Service modernization implementation plan 
        report (EC717) [7JA]
    ------National Weather Service modernization streamlining 
        legislation (EC4033) [26JN]
    ------NIST report (EC2228) [12MR]
    ------NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office report (EC2603) [8AP]
    ------NOAA Corps disestablishment legislation (EC3546) [30MY]
    ------notice of transfer of items from the U.S. munitions list to 
        the Dept. of Commerce control list (EC323) [7JA]
    ------notification relative to termination of large-scale driftnet 
        fishing by Italy (EC1283) [21JA]
    ------Pacific Northwest hatchery system scientific studies report 
        (EC2916) [21AP]
    ------patent and trademark fees revision final rule (EC4336) 
        [24JY]
    ------Patent and Trademark Office communications final rule 
        (EC529) [7JA] (EC550) [7JA]
    ------Patent and Trademark Office recordal fees final rule 
        (EC1009) [20JA]
    ------patent practice and procedure changes final rule (EC5381) 
        [6OC]
    ------Pribilof Environmental Restoration Program final rule 
        (EC4854) [5SE]
    ------Public Telecommunications Facilities Program final rule 
        (EC176) [7JA]
    ------public works and economic development legislation (EC2876) 
        [17AP]
    ------report (EC1950) [26FE]
    ------salmonid stock-specific identification methods report 
        (EC3513) [30MY]
    ------satellite fuel and equipment final rule (EC5320) [2OC]
    ------Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance 
        Program final rule (EC1431) [5FE]
    ------U.S. Antarctic Marine Living Resource Directed Research 
        Program report (EC5326) [2OC]
    ------U.S. Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries report (EC521) [7JA]
    ------vessel traffic in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary 
        report (EC1555) [5FE]
    ------Water Service modernization streamlining legislation 
        (EC3531) [30MY]
    ------World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty 
        implementation legislation (EC4515) [31JY]
    ------World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and 
        Phonograms Treaty implementation legislation (EC4515) [31JY]
    Dept. of Defense: accountability report (EC5037) [15SE]
    ------acquisition regulations final rule (EC72, EC74, EC75, EC76) 
        [7JA] (EC950, EC951, EC952) [20JA] (EC3846) [18JN] (EC3904) 
        [20JN] (EC4257, EC4258) [22JY] (EC4388) [28JY] (EC4590, 
        EC4593, EC4594, EC4595) [3SE] (EC4813) [5SE] (EC4884) [8SE]
    ------adjustment of civil monetary penalties for inflation final 
        rule (EC1123) [20JA]
    ------Advisory Committee on Criminal Law Jurisdiction Over 
        Civilians Accompanying the Armed Forces in Time of Armed 
        Conflict report (EC4363) [25JY]
    ------Advisory Committee on Judicial Review of Military 
        Administrative Personnel Actions report (EC1292) [21JA]
    ------Air Force Privacy Act Program final rule (EC2504) [8AP]
    ------alternative utilization of military facilities report 
        (EC1835) [25FE]
    ------American Red Cross consolidated financial statements report 
        (EC1465) [5FE]
    ------American Red Cross emergency communications services for 
        Armed Forces report (EC1963) [27FE]
    ------Anti-Deficiency Act violation (EC59, EC60, EC61, EC62, EC63, 
        EC64, EC65, EC66) [7JA] (EC824) [9JA] (EC1219) [21JA] (EC1833) 
        [25FE] (EC1960, EC1961) [27FE] (EC2030) [4MR] (EC2115) [6MR] 
        (EC2186) [11MR] (EC2684) [10AP] (EC2932) [23AP] (EC3079) [5MY] 
        (EC3187, EC3188) [8MY] (EC3341) [16MY] (EC3610) [4JN] (EC5034) 
        [15SE] (EC5603, EC5604) [28OC]
    ------appropriations legislation (EC2294) [17MR]
    ------Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial 
        Assistance Program report (EC4125) [9JY]
    ------base closure community redevelopment and homeless assistance 
        final rule (EC3845) [18JN]
    ------CHAMPUS final rule (EC77) [7JA] (EC953) [20JA] (EC2033) 
        [4MR] (EC3432) [30MY] (EC4387) [28JY] (EC5605) [28OC]
    ------CHAMPUS health promotion and disease prevention visits and 
        immunizations final rule (EC5035) [15SE]
    ------chaplain retirement exception legislation (EC2658) [9AP]
    ------chemical demilitarization and major defense acquisition 
        programs certification (EC3190) [8MY]
    ------Civilian Separation Pay Program report (EC4935) [8SE]
    ------Coast Guard appropriations legislation (EC1655) [5FE]
    ------commercial pricing policy report (EC4591) [3SE]
    ------comparison study relative to accounting functions of the 
        Defense Commissary Agency (EC3080) [5MY]
    ------conversion of military positions to civilian positions 
        report (EC5227) [29SE]
    ------Cooperative Threat Reduction Program accounting report 
        (EC3278) [13MY]
    ------Cooperative Threat Reduction Program plan report (EC848) 
        [9JA] (EC850) [9JA] (EC3611) [4JN] (EC3906) [23JN] (EC4044) 
        [8JY]
    ------corrected report (EC3081) [5MY]

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    ------cost comparison of transportation accounting functions 
        report (EC2851) [17AP]
    ------Court of Criminal Appeals rules of practice and procedure 
        final rule (EC1412) [5FE]
    ------court-martial sentence enhancement relative to victims 
        status report (EC1753) [13FE]
    ------criminal law jurisdiction (EC1828) [13FE]
    ------Deep Digger Program report (EC5913) [13NO]
    ------Defense Commissary Agency cost comparison study report 
        (EC4383) [28JY]
    ------Defense Environmental Quality Program report (EC4122) [9JY]
    ------Defense Environmental Restoration Program report (EC799) 
        [7JA] (EC3761) [12JN]
    ------Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement final rule 
        (EC1409, EC1410, EC1411, EC1413) [5FE] (EC1414) [5FE] (EC1675) 
        [10FE] (EC2031, EC2032) [4MR] (EC2657) [9AP]
    ------Defense Production Fund Act report (EC4488) [31JY]
    ------Defense Special Weapons Agency Privacy Program final rule 
        (EC5809) [7NO]
    ------depot maintenance accounting cost comparison study report 
        (EC1962) [27FE]
    ------Dual Use Application Program report (EC4487) [31JY]
    ------Dual Use Technology Program investment strategy report 
        (EC2345) [19MR]
    ------education activity functions study report (EC2209) [12MR]
    ------Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products final rule 
        (EC5612) [28OC]
    ------environment, personnel, and procurement policy legislation 
        (EC2829) [15AP]
    ------experimental program to stimulate competitive research 
        legislation (EC2961) [24AP]
    ------F-22 Aircraft Program report (EC3082) [5MY]
    ------F-22 Aircraft Program survivability tests waiver report 
        (EC4883) [8SE]
    ------F/A-18E/F aircraft test report (EC4256) [22JY]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1522) 
        [5FE]
    ------federally-sponsored Persian Gulf veterans' illnesses 
        research report (EC5598) [23OC]
    ------final rule (EC4980) [9SE] (EC5013) [11SE]
    ------Foreign Comparative Testing Program report (EC2210, EC2211) 
        [12MR]
    ------foreign machine tools and powered and non-powered valves 
        final rule (EC73) [7JA]
    ------former operatives incarcerated by Vietnam final rule 
        (EC4483) [31JY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2046) [4MR] (EC3982) 
        [26JN]
    ------Future Years Defense Program certification (EC4385) [28JY]
    ------Government-wide acquisition reform legislation (EC3417) 
        [22MY]
    ------H-60 Program contract notice (EC4385) [28JY]
    ------Health Resources Sharing and Emergency Operations Act 
        implementation report (EC1297) [21JA]
    ------incentives and personnel actions available for excellence in 
        the management of defense acquisition programs report (EC4548) 
        [1AU]
    ------Inspector General report (EC869, EC870) [9JA] (EC3987) 
        [26JN]
    ------institutions of higher education report (EC5084) [15SE] 
        (EC5535) [21OC]
    ------International Cooperative Research and Development Program 
        report (EC2880) [21AP]
    ------Joint Chiefs of Staff readiness assessment report (EC825, 
        EC829) [9JA]
    ------Joint Demilitarization Technology Program report (EC2330) 
        [19MR]
    ------joint manpower process improvements report (EC5183) [26SE]
    ------management legislation (EC3403) [22MY] (EC3429) [30MY] 
        (EC3548) [30MY] (EC3883) [20JN]
    ------manpower requirements report (EC3192) [8MY] (EC5445) [21OC]
    ------medical and dental care for members of Reserve components 
        report (EC2883) [21AP]
    ------medical and dental care report (EC5820) [9NO]
    ------medical care for children of members of the Armed Services 
        report (EC4124) [9JY]
    ------medical care report (EC2659) [9AP]
    ------Medicare-eligible military retirees report (EC1208) [20JA]
    ------mergers and acquisitions report (EC2884) [21AP]
    ------MH-47E Aircraft Program survivability tests waiver report 
        (EC4950) [9SE]
    ------MH-60K Aircraft Program survivability tests waiver report 
        (EC4950) [9SE]
    ------military access to institutions of higher education final 
        rule (EC2955) [23AP]
    ------military commissary legislation (EC3542) [30MY]
    ------military construction budget legislation (EC1964) [27FE]
    ------military permanent medical nondeployables report 
        notification (EC2881) [21AP]
    ------military personnel food cost basic allowance legislation 
        (EC2854) [17AP]
    ------military retirement fund report (EC1406) [5FE]
    ------military-civilian child-care partnerships report (EC5001) 
        [11SE]
    ------mobilization income insurance program legislation (EC3431) 
        [30MY]
    ------mobilization income insurance programs report (EC4484) 
        [31JY]
    ------morale, welfare, and recreation activities funding report 
        (EC2353) [20MR]
    ------national defense authorization report (EC2351) [20MR] 
        (EC2746) [10AP] (EC2933, EC2934, EC2941) [23AP]
    ------national defense contractual actions report (EC2352) [20MR]
    ------national defense stockpile report (EC4123) [9JY]
    ------National Guard notice (EC2212) [12MR]
    ------National Ocean Research Leadership Council legislation 
        (EC2853) [17AP]
    ------National Security Education Program report (EC2490) [21MR]
    ------NATO joint surveillance/attack radar system legislation 
        (EC3428) [30MY]
    ------newspapers, magazines, and civilian enterprise publications 
        final rule (EC4592) [3SE]
    ------notice of intent to submit report (EC2034) [4MR]
    ------notice of intention to obligate funds in excess of available 
        appropriations (EC68) [7JA]
    ------notification of intention to transfer funds (EC924) [9JA]
    ------notification of transfers of authorizations report (EC5706) 
        [30OC]
    ------notification of Vision 21 Plan transmittal (EC1915) [26FE]
    ------nuclear attack submarines legislation (EC2962) [24AP]
    ------nuclear weapon systems sustainment programs report (EC3433) 
        [30MY]
    ------Osprey V-22 aircraft live fire testing notice (EC3427) 
        [30MY]
    ------parity of pay for active and reserve component members 
        report (EC2505) [8AP]
    ------Pearl Harbor Commemoration Medal civilian recipients list 
        (EC4999) [11SE]
    ------Pentagon renovation and equipment installation cost 
        certification (EC1654) [5FE]
    ------People's Republic of China military capabilities report 
        (EC2508) [8AP]
    ------Persian Gulf veterans report (EC3956) [25JN]
    ------Pilot Mentor-Protege Program final rule (EC71) [7JA]
    ------pilot program policy final rule (EC2831) [16AP]
    ------printing and duplicating services report (EC2506) [8AP]
    ------Privacy Program final rule (EC4505) [31JY] (EC5055) [15SE]
    ------purchases from foreign entities (EC1752) [13FE] (EC5224) 
        [29SE]
    ------relocation cost contributions from other nations report 
        (EC1826) [13FE]
    ------report (EC3189) [8MY]
    ------Reserve Forces Policy Board report (EC2502) [8AP]
    ------reserve retirement initiatives report (EC5226) [29SE]
    ------Reserves report (EC3193) [8MY] (EC3251, EC3253) [8MY]
    ------restructuring cost payments under contracts final rule 
        (EC949) [20JA]
    ------retirement notice (EC2329) [19MR]
    ------retirement of William J. Flanagan, Jr., from the Navy 
        (EC1222) [21JA]
    ------rocket engine test facilities operations and improvements 
        final rule (EC2460) [20MR]
    ------selected acquisition reports (EC69) [7JA] (EC826, EC827) 
        [9JA] (EC2503) [8AP]
    ------small and disadvantaged business utilization report (EC3430) 
        [30MY]
    ------specialized treatment services report (EC3884) [20JN]
    ------strategic and critical materials report (EC1415) [5FE]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5283) [1OC]
    ------Superfund Program financial transactions report (EC5452) 
        [21OC]
    ------tax incentives to employers of Reserve members report 
        (EC4037) [26JN] (EC4991) [9SE] (EC5081) [15SE]
    ------Third Party Collection Program report (EC2882) [21AP]
    ------training of military personnel in civilian shock trauma 
        units report (EC4486) [31JY]
    ------transfer of naval vessels (EC3054) [1MY]
    ------treatment of military and National Guard aircraft as public 
        aircraft legislation (EC3737) [10JN]
    ------TRICARE evaluation report (EC4155) [10JY]
    ------U.S.-People's Republic of China Joint Defense Conversion 
        Commission report (EC828) [9JA]
    ------Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences report 
        (EC3859) [18JN]
    ------use of test and evaluation installations by commercial 
        entities report (EC4882) [8SE] (EC4998) [11SE]
    ------veterans' preference requirements report (EC2747) [10AP]
    ------voice prostheses final rule (EC5542) [22OC]
    ------weapons destruction and nonproliferation in the former 
        Soviet Union report (EC3481) [30MY] (EC4358) [25JY] (EC4965) 
        [9SE]
    ------White House Communications Agency report (EC5225) [29SE] 
        (EC5807) [7NO]
    ------youth programs report (EC5000) [11SE]
    Dept. of Education: adult basic education and literacy programs 
        legislation (EC3201) [8MY]
    ------audit report (EC3664) [5JN]
    ------career preparation education legislation (EC3706) [10JN]
    ------designation of exemplary and promising programs final rule 
        (EC5918) [13NO]
    ------direct grant programs final rule (EC1423, EC1425) [5FE] 
        (EC2036, EC2037) [4MR] (EC4393, EC4394) [28JY]
    ------Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers 
        Program final rule (EC1422) [5FE] (EC1685) [10FE] (EC1838, 
        EC1840) [25FE]
    ------disposal of surplus Federal property to educational 
        institutions report (EC1331) [4FE]
    ------drug and alcohol abuse prevention final rule (EC152) [7JA]
    ------Educational Research and Development Centers Program report 
        (EC2514, EC2516) [8AP] (EC2687, EC2690) [10AP]
    ------family educational rights and privacy final rule (EC146) 
        [7JA] (EC166) [7JA]
    ------Federal Activities Grants Program final priorities and 
        selection criteria final rule (EC3085) [5MY] (EC3136) [6MY]
    ------Federal Family Education Loan Program final rule (EC145, 
        EC147) [7JA] (EC165) [7JA]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC871) 
        [9JA]
    ------Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Work-Study Program, 
        and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program 
        final rule (EC5163, EC5164) [24SE]

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    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC3270) [12MY]
    ------funding priorities final rule (EC3198, EC3200) [8MY]
    ------general provisions regulations final rule (EC3444, EC3445) 
        [30MY]
    ------grants and agreements administration final rule (EC4767) 
        [4SE] (EC5012) [11SE]
    ------grants to institutions of higher education final rule 
        (EC3086) [5MY] (EC3135) [6MY]
    ------Head Start Act statutory provisions implementation final 
        rule (EC172) [7JA]
    ------Head Start Fellows Program final rule (EC1424) [5FE]
    ------Impact Aid Program final rule (EC4046) [8JY] (EC4049) [8JY]
    ------Individuals With Disabilities Education Act report (EC3684) 
        [6JN] (EC3962) [26JN]
    ------Inspector General report (EC2151) [10MR]
    ------Knowledge Dissemination and Utilization Project 
        Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers final rule 
        (EC4045) [8JY] (EC4048) [8JY] (EC4156, EC4157) [10JY]
    ------national testing standards legislation (EC5040) [15SE]
    ------Office for Civil Rights compliance and enforcement 
        activities report (EC3255) [8MY]
    ------Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 
        final funding priority report (EC1426) [5FE]
    ------Partnership To Rebuild America's Schools Act (EC2357) [20MR]
    ------postsecondary education legislation (EC2489) [21MR]
    ------Prescription Drug Use Fee Act report (EC173) [7JA]
    ------professional development programs eligibility and selection 
        criteria final rule (EC5919) [13NO]
    ------projects with industry final rule (EC1427) [5FE] (EC1839) 
        [25FE]
    ------Rehabilitation Short-Term Training Program final rule 
        (EC4223) [16JY]
    ------Research in Education of Individuals With Disabilities 
        Program final rule (EC2688, EC2689) [10AP] (EC3683) [6JN] 
        (EC3961) [26JN]
    ------State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program final rule 
        (EC1684, EC1686) [10FE]
    ------Strengthening Institutions Program report and waivers 
        approval list relative to minority enrollment (EC171) [7JA]
    ------student assistance final rule (EC148) [7JA] (EC149, EC150, 
        EC151, EC163, EC164, EC167, EC168, EC169) [7JA]
    ------technology innovation challenge grants final rule (EC3199) 
        [8MY]
    ------vocational education programs report (EC170) [7JA]
    ------vocational education research centers interpretations and 
        waivers (EC5916, EC5917) [13NO]
    ------William D. Ford Direct Loan Program final rule (EC3614, 
        EC3615) [4JN] (EC4047, EC4050) [8JY]
    Dept. of Energy: acquisition regulations final rule (EC1762) 
        [13FE] (EC4398) [28JY] (EC5310, EC5322) [2OC] (EC5689) [30OC]
    ------authorized research and development report (EC1945) [26FE]
    ------CERCLA requirements implementation report (EC803) [7JA]
    ------cofiring of natural gas with coal in utility and industrial 
        boilers program progress report (EC1843) [25FE] (EC1919) 
        [26FE]
    ------Coke Oven Emission Control Program report (EC1225) [21JA]
    ------conservation program for consumer products final rule 
        (EC5454) [21OC] (EC5548) [22OC] (EC5822) [9NO]
    ------contract appeals final rule (EC3448) [30MY]
    ------Contractor Human Resource Management Program final rule 
        (EC977) [20JA]
    ------Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board activities report 
        (EC4936, EC4937) [8SE]
    ------Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board implementation plan 
        report (EC5854) [9NO] (EC5943) [13NO]
    ------electricity prices report (EC4891) [8SE]
    ------energy conservation programs for consumer products final 
        rule (EC5311) [2OC]
    ------energy management and conservation programs report (EC3685) 
        [6JN] (EC3763) [12JN]
    ------energy outlook report (EC834) [9JA] (EC4395) [28JY]
    ------environmental consequences of nuclear weapons production 
        report (EC1407) [5FE]
    ------Exxon and stripper well oil overcharge funds status report 
        (EC305) [7JA] (EC5232) [29SE]
    ------Federal Alternative Motor Fuels Program report (EC802) [7JA]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1523) 
        [5FE]
    ------financial assistance letter final rule (EC2474) [21MR]
    ------fissile material protection, control and accountability in 
        countries of the former Soviet Union (EC1827) [13FE]
    ------fluorescent and incandescent lamp final rule (EC4397) [28JY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2251) [13MR]
    ------greenhouse gases report (EC177) [7JA]
    ------heating, cooling, and cogeneration report (EC2663) [9AP]
    ------Information Management Program final rule (EC974) [20JA]
    ------Inspector General report (EC371) [7JA] (EC3794) [16JN]
    ------international energy outlook report (EC3446) [30MY]
    ------low-level radioactive waste surcharge escrow account rebates 
        report (EC4955) [9SE]
    ------major energy producers performance profiles report (EC2038) 
        [4MR]
    ------metals initiative report (EC5705) [30OC]
    ------National Energy Policy Plan report (EC4901) [8SE]
    ------National Environmental Policy Act final rule (EC1107) [20JA]
    ------national security programs authorization legislation 
        (EC3545) [30MY]
    ------naval petroleum reserve continued production report (EC923) 
        [9JA]
    ------notification of submission of compliance certification 
        applications to EPA (EC800) [7JA]
    ------nuclear reactor safety in the Ukraine and Russia report 
        (EC2134) [6MR]
    ------Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management report 
        (EC3882, EC3885) [20JN]
    ------Personnel Assurance Program final rule (EC178) [7JA]
    ------personnel security activities final rule (EC976) [20JA]
    ------Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program power allocations 
        procedures final rule (EC2911) [21AP]
    ------policy and planning guidance for community transition 
        activities final rule (EC2214) [12MR]
    ------Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act report (EC2859) 
        [17AP]
    ------procedural rules for nuclear activities final rule (EC5549) 
        [22OC]
    ------process-oriented energy efficiency, industrial insulation 
        and audit guidelines report (EC1761) [13FE]
    ------records system privacy legislation (EC3983) [26JN]
    ------Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technologies Program 
        report (EC5354) [2OC]
    ------Savannah River chemical separation facilities multi-year 
        plan report (EC5446) [21OC]
    ------State Energy Program final rule (EC3646) [5JN]
    ------Strategic Petroleum Reserve report (EC3202) [8MY]
    ------U.S. participation in the energy emergency program of the 
        International Energy Agency legislation (EC2333) [19MR]
    ------Unfunded Mandates Reform Act final rule (EC2475) [21MR]
    ------uranium industry report (EC3204) [8MY]
    ------Voluntary Commitments for the Replacement Fuel Supply and 
        Demand Program report (EC1010) [20JA]
    ------waste management programmatic environmental impact statement 
        (EC3721) [10JN]
    ------Work for Others Program final rule (EC975) [20JA]
    ------worker protection management for contractor employees final 
        rule (EC5453) [21OC]
    Dept. of HHS: adjustment of civil monetary penalties for inflation 
        final rule (EC551) [7JA]
    ------Administration on Aging report (EC3963) [26JN]
    ------advanced dentistry education grants final rule (EC5391) 
        [7OC]
    ------Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry financial 
        activities report (EC174) [7JA] (EC3812) [17JN]
    ------Anti-Deficiency Act violation (EC4043) [8JY]
    ------Centers for Disease Control report (EC4888) [8SE]
    ------child access demonstration projects effectiveness report 
        (EC143) [7JA]
    ------child support enforcement incentive funding report (EC2486) 
        [21MR]
    ------childhood lead poisoning prevention activities final rule 
        (EC309) [7JA]
    ------CLIA Program fee schedule revision final rule (EC4779) [4SE]
    ------drug abuse and drug abuse research report (EC972) [20JA]
    ------end-stage renal disease payment exception requests and organ 
        procurement costs final rule (EC4993) [9SE]
    ------evaluation activities report (EC1011) [20JA]
    ------facilities transferring or receiving select agents final 
        rule (EC308) [7JA]
    ------Family Planning Services and Population Research Act report 
        (EC5692) [30OC]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1524) 
        [5FE]
    ------Federal means-testing for public benefits final rule 
        (EC5131) [18SE]
    ------final rule (EC306) [7JA]
    ------foster care maintenance payments, adoption assistance, child 
        and family services final rule (EC794) [7JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC4085) [8JY]
    ------health care legislative proposals (EC2750) [10AP]
    ------health insurance market alternative mechanism notification 
        procedures final rule (EC1455) [5FE] (EC2864) [17AP]
    ------health services research, evaluation, demonstration, and 
        dissemination projects final rule (EC2468) [21MR]
    ------hospice wage index final rule (EC4870) [5SE]
    ------human tissue intended for transplantation final rule 
        (EC4653) [3SE]
    ------inpatient hospital deductible and hospital and extended care 
        services coinsurance amounts final rule (EC792) [7JA]
    ------inpatient hospital payment percentage increase estimate 
        report (EC3736) [10JN]
    ------Inspector General report (EC3747) [11JN] (EC3772) [12JN] 
        (EC4903) [8SE] (EC4966) [9SE]
    ------iron-containing drugs and supplements final rule (EC1854) 
        [25FE]
    ------lead-based paint hazards final rule (EC5133) [18SE]
    ------LIHEAP allotments to North and South Dakota notification 
        (EC1293) [21JA]
    ------LIHEAP emergency appropriations request (EC1293) [21JA] 
        (EC1403) [5FE] (EC1730) [10FE]
    ------LIHEAP report (EC4992) [9SE]
    ------Medicaid administration for children and families final rule 
        (EC463) [7JA]
    ------Medicaid coverage of personal care services final rule 
        (EC5230) [29SE]
    ------Medicaid drug rebate program report (EC2834) [16AP]
    ------Medicaid eligibility redetermination relative to welfare 
        reform final rule (EC1456) [5FE]
    ------Medicaid final rule (EC307) [7JA]
    ------Medicare actuarial rates and medical insurance premium rates 
        final rule (EC804) [7JA]

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    ------Medicare and Medicaid fraud, abuse, and waste prevention 
        legislation (EC3547) [30MY]
    ------Medicare and Medicaid requirements for physician incentive 
        plans in prepaid health care organizations final rule (EC1659) 
        [5FE]
    ------Medicare changes relative to suspension of payments and 
        determination of allowable interest expenses final rule 
        (EC821) [7JA]
    ------Medicare cost reporting for skilled nursing facilities and 
        home health agencies final rule (EC1629) [5FE]
    ------Medicare final rule (EC4807) [4SE] (EC5814) [7NO]
    ------Medicare Home Health Agency costs report (EC4176) [10JY]
    ------Medicare payment policy revisions and physician fee schedule 
        adjustments final rule (EC805, EC806) [7JA]
    ------Medicare premium for certain individuals who have exhausted 
        other entitlements final rule (EC793) [7JA]
    ------mental health services for children report (EC5185) [26SE]
    ------military beneficiaries Medicare reimbursement legislation 
        (EC1913) [25FE]
    ------National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 
        Superfund financial activities report (EC2469) [21MR]
    ------national practitioner data bank malpractice reporting 
        requirements report (EC1771) [13FE]
    ------national strategy to prevent teen pregnancy report (EC1454) 
        [5FE]
    ------National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program final rule 
        (EC2334) [19MR]
    ------NIH Loan Repayment Program report (EC4889, EC4902) [8SE]
    ------NIH report (EC3811) [17JN]
    ------nurse practitioner and nurse midwifery programs grants final 
        rule (EC304) [7JA]
    ------obsolete patent regulations removal final rule (EC1556) 
        [5FE]
    ------occupational safety and health report (EC4888) [8SE]
    ------Office of Minority Health report (EC4956) [9SE]
    ------Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act proposal transmittal 
        (EC3735) [10JN]
    ------Orphan Products Board report (EC2863) [17AP]
    ------Pension Counseling Demonstration Program report (EC1760) 
        [13FE]
    ------performance improvement report (EC4407) [28JY]
    ------Prescription Drug User Fee Act report (EC2039) [4MR]
    ------Public Health Service Commissioned Corps retirement system 
        report (EC2047) [4MR]
    ------Public Health Service legislation (EC3714) [10JN]
    ------refugee and entrant assistance legislation (EC3898) [20JN]
    ------refugee resettlement in the U.S. (EC2867) [17AP]
    ------retirement system financial condition report (EC5894) [12NO]
    ------Runaway and Homeless Youth Program report (EC3948) [25JN]
    ------Rural Health Care Transition Grant Program report (EC3224) 
        [8MY]
    ------staff-assisted home dialysis demonstration report (EC4366) 
        [25JY]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5294) [1OC]
    ------substance abuse treatment programs report (EC5808) [7NO]
    Dept. of HUD: Affordable Housing Program final rule (EC4490) 
        [31JY]
    ------assistance to noncitizens final rule (EC108) [7JA]
    ------base closure community redevelopment and homelessness 
        assistance final rule (EC4485) [31JY]
    ------Child Support Enforcement Program report (EC4518) [31JY]
    ------combined income and rent final rule (EC102) [7JA]
    ------Community Development Block Grant Program for States final 
        rule (EC103) [7JA]
    ------comprehensive needs assessments report (EC2686) [10AP]
    ------consolidated hearing procedures for civil rights final rule 
        (EC99) [7JA]
    ------delegation of insuring authority to direct endorsement 
        mortgagees final rule (EC3945) [25JN]
    ------disaster recovery initiative final rule (EC5421) [9OC]
    ------displacement, relocation assistance, and real property 
        acquisition final rule (EC97) [7JA]
    ------disposition of single family property final rule (EC104) 
        [7JA]
    ------fair housing complaint processing final rule (EC3112) [5MY]
    ------Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac book-entry procedures final rule 
        (EC3944) [25JN]
    ------Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan 
        Mortgage Corp. final rule (EC101, EC109) [7JA]
    ------Government National Mortgage Association report (EC5307) 
        [2OC]
    ------Hispanic-Serving Institutions Work Study Program final rule 
        (EC3083) [5MY]
    ------HOME Investment Partnerships Program final rule (EC3943) 
        [25JN] (EC5092) [18SE]
    ------homelessness assistance and management legislation (EC3947) 
        [25JN]
    ------Homeownership of Single Family Homes Program final rule 
        (EC4489) [31JY]
    ------indemnification of employees final rule (EC1917) [26FE]
    ------lead safety report (EC2660) [9AP]
    ------loan guarantee recovery fund final rule (EC3438) [30MY]
    ------manufactured housing zoning determinations final rule 
        (EC3437) [30MY]
    ------multifamily housing management reform legislation (EC3026) 
        [28AP]
    ------optional earned income exclusion final rule (EC3436) [30MY]
    ------Portfolio Reengineering Demonstration Project report 
        (EC1679) [10FE] (EC3860) [18JN]
    ------portfolio valuation report (EC5253) [29SE]
    ------protection and enhancement of environmental quality final 
        rule (EC473) [7JA] (EC3105) [5MY]
    ------Public and Indian Housing Performance Funding System final 
        rule (EC93) [7JA]
    ------public housing admission preferences, development, and 
        modernization regulations final rule (EC3439) [30MY]
    ------Public Housing Management Assessment Program final rule 
        (EC1678) [10FE]
    ------public housing management reform legislation (EC2982) [24AP]
    ------Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act amendments final rule 
        (EC100, EC107) [7JA]
    ------sale of single family mortgages final rule (EC1733) [11FE]
    ------streamlining final rule (EC92, EC94, EC95, EC96, EC98, 
        EC106) [7JA]
    ------streamlining mortgage requirements final rule (EC3435) 
        [30MY]
    ------technical assistance contract award in the public interest 
        (EC444) [7JA]
    ------tenant participation in multifamily housing projects final 
        rule (EC105) [7JA]
    ------urban empowerment zones partnership legislation (EC5450) 
        [21OC]
    ------Youthbuild Program final rule (EC3946) [25JN]
    Dept. of Justice: Advisory Committee on Criminal Law Jurisdiction 
        Over Civilians Accompanying the Armed Forces in Time of Armed 
        Conflict report (EC4363) [25JY]
    ------anti-gang and youth violence legislation (EC2112) [5MR]
    ------Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act amendments 
        (EC5062) [15SE]
    ------Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama Coosa-
        Tallapossa River Basin Compact Act legislation (EC3992) [26JN]
    ------Board of Immigration Appeals expansion final rule (EC1124) 
        [20JA]
    ------bomb fabrication report (EC3244) [8MY]
    ------Bureau of Prisons release of information final rule (EC401) 
        [7JA]
    ------child support recovery legislation (EC3994) [26JN]
    ------classified national security information and access to 
        classified information final rule (EC4537) [1AU]
    ------Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act final rule 
        (EC1718) [10FE]
    ------DEA, FBI, INS, and Marshals Service damage settlements 
        report (EC2868) [17AP]
    ------DEA import and export requirements exemption final rule 
        (EC1844) [25FE]
    ------determination of a substantial connection between battery or 
        extreme cruelty relative to need for public benefits final 
        rule (EC4541) [1AU]
    ------Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act legislation 
        (EC1298) [21JA]
    ------exchange of criminal history records with U.S. territories 
        and possessions legislation (EC5703) [30OC]
    ------Executive Office for Immigration Review final rule (EC5739) 
        [4NO]
    ------FBI participation in leave sharing programs legislation 
        (EC2875) [17AP]
    ------Federal Bureau of Prisons drug abuse treatment and 
        confinement center programs final rule (EC5498) [21OC]
    ------Federal Bureau of Prisons incoming publications final rule 
        (EC539) [7JA]
    ------Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate discipline and good conduct 
        time final rule (EC5195, EC5196) [26SE]
    ------Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate work programs sick call 
        status final rule (EC538) [7JA]
    ------Federal Bureau of Prisons literacy programs final rule 
        (EC5194) [26SE]
    ------Federal Bureau of Prisons Mandatory English-as-a-Second 
        Language Program final rule (EC4426) [28JY]
    ------Federal Bureau of Prisons prevention of acts of terrorism 
        and violence final rule (EC3897) [20JN]
    ------Federal Bureau of Prisons religious beliefs and practices 
        final rule (EC4861) [5SE]
    ------Federal Bureau of Prisons unescorted transfers and voluntary 
        surrenders final rule (EC540) [7JA]
    ------Federal Bureau of Prisons urine surveillance final rule 
        (EC4796) [4SE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1045) 
        [20JA]
    ------Federal Prison Industries, Inc., report (EC2917) [21AP] 
        (EC2942) [23AP]
    ------Foreign Agents Registration Act report (EC522) [7JA] 
        (EC3725) [10JN]
    ------Foreign Claims Settlement Commission Government in the 
        Sunshine Act report (EC1712) [10FE]
    ------Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act applications report 
        (EC3128) [5MY]
    ------Forfeiture Act legislation (EC3549) [30MY]
    ------grants final rule (EC1557, EC1559) [5FE]
    ------Indian Tribes Grants Program final rule (EC531) [7JA] 
        (EC3113) [5MY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC388) [7JA]
    ------legislation relative to American Samoa (EC814) [7JA] 
        (EC2488) [21MR]
    ------legislation relative to saving law enforcement officers' 
        lives (EC2225) [12MR]
    ------Megan's Law and Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and 
        Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act final rule (EC4425) 
        [28JY]
    ------Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act final rule (EC1558) [5FE]
    ------National Institute of Corrections plan for District of 
        Columbia Dept. of Corrections improvements (EC2027) [3MR] 
        (EC2492) [21MR]
    ------Office for Victims of Crime report (EC532) [7JA]
    ------Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention report 
        (EC5038) [15SE]
    ------Police Corps Program final rule (EC2918) [21AP] (EC3165) 
        [7MY]
    ------prison inmate legal activities and personal property final 
        rule (EC1801) [13FE]

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    ------prison inmate literacy program final rule (EC2606) [8AP]
    ------prison post-secondary education programs final rule (EC3151) 
        [6MY]
    ------prison research final rule (EC1800) [13FE]
    ------Privacy Protection Act amendments legislation (EC4536) [1AU]
    ------Public Integrity Section report (EC3242) [8MY]
    ------Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act 
        report (EC2919) [21AP]
    ------qualifications and standards for trustees final rule 
        (EC4094) [8JY]
    ------radiation exposure compensation legislation (EC2671) [9AP]
    ------redress provisions for persons of Japanese ancestry final 
        rule (EC530) [7JA] (EC3896) [20JN]
    ------report (EC2672) [9AP] (EC2840) [16AP]
    ------representation and appearances by law students and law 
        graduates final rule (EC3352) [16MY]
    ------State Criminal Alien Assistance Program final rule (EC3114) 
        [5MY]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5284) [1OC]
    ------suspension and removal of panel and standing trustees final 
        rule (EC5497) [21OC]
    ------suspension of alien deportation and cancellation of removals 
        final rule (EC5419) [8OC]
    ------technical amendments to immigration and naturalization 
        legislation (EC4362) [25JY]
    ------transfer of inmates to State agents for production on State 
        writs final rule (EC2484) [21MR]
    ------transfer of offenders to or from foreign countries final 
        rule (EC3515) [30MY]
    ------verification of citizenship, qualified alien status and 
        eligibility report (EC5932) [13NO]
    ------victims rights legislation (EC3993) [26JN]
    ------Young Americans Medals Program final rule (EC3115) [5MY]
    Dept. of Labor: Andean Trade Preference Act impact report (EC3121) 
        [5MY]
    ------Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act report (EC3252) [8MY]
    ------civil monetary penalties adjustment final rule (EC4698) 
        [3SE]
    ------class exemption for receipt of certain investment services 
        by self-employed individuals final rule (EC1841) [25FE]
    ------Collective Investment Fund conversion transactions final 
        rule (EC4954) [9SE]
    ------contractor and subcontractor employment compliance final 
        rule (EC5241) [29SE] (EC5352) [2OC]
    ------employee welfare and pension benefit plans report (EC2515) 
        [8AP]
    ------ERISA disclosure requirements for group health plans final 
        rule (EC2832) [16AP]
    ------ERISA report (EC144) [7JA]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1098) 
        [20JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC4670) [3SE]
    ------gas monitoring and mines safety standards final rule (EC153) 
        [7JA]
    ------health insurance portability final rule (EC2936, EC2950) 
        [23AP]
    ------industries in American Samoa final rule (EC5610) [28OC]
    ------Inspector General report (EC373) [7JA] (EC445) [7JA] 
        (EC3626) [4JN]
    ------labor standards for Federal service contracts final rule 
        (EC1428, EC1429) [5FE]
    ------labor-management programs, standards, and organizations 
        technical amendments final rule (EC1842) [25FE]
    ------Longshore Act civil monetary penalties adjustment final rule 
        (EC5869) [9NO]
    ------longshoring and marine terminals final rule (EC4600) [3SE]
    ------Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act 
        final rule (EC2187) [11MR]
    ------nondisplacement of qualified workers under certain contracts 
        final rule (EC3703) [10JN]
    ------occupational exposure final rule (EC154) [7JA]
    ------occupational injury and illness data reporting to OSHA 
        (EC1687) [10FE]
    ------OSHA abatement verification final rule (EC2753) [14AP]
    ------pension and benefit security legislation (EC3862) [18JN]
    ------prevailing wage policy for nonagricultural immigration 
        programs final rule (EC5920) [13NO]
    ------State plan approval determination final rule (EC155) [7JA]
    ------training and employment final rule (EC2964) [24AP]
    ------training and employment programs report (EC142) [7JA]
    ------Unemployment Insurance Program final rule (EC734) [7JA] 
        (EC1918) [26FE] (EC2005) [27FE] (EC5875) [9NO]
    ------Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
        report (EC3353) [16MY]
    ------wage rates and labor standards for contracts covering 
        federally financed and assisted construction final rule 
        (EC970) [20JA]
    ------worker adjustment assistance training funds report (EC728) 
        [7JA] (EC2229) [12MR] (EC2341) [19MR] (EC3942) [24JN]
    ------Workers' Compensation Programs report (EC801) [7JA]
    Dept. of State: American Institute in Taiwan agreements report 
        (EC5888) [12NO]
    ------Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program final rule (EC945) [20JA]
    ------appropriations legislation (EC2491) [21MR]
    ------Arms Export Control Act report (EC359) [7JA]
    ------assistance provided to foreign countries relative to 
        international terrorism report (EC3094) [5MY]
    ------cease-fire agreement between two main Kurd groups in 
        northern Iraq report (EC326) [7JA]
    ------certification and justification of waivers of the 
        prohibition against firms that comply with the Arab League 
        boycott of Israel and discriminate on the basis of religion 
        (EC358) [7JA]
    ------certification of regulatory program of Nigeria relative to 
        the incidental capture of sea turtles (EC1657) [5FE]
    ------certification of regulatory program of Thailand relative to 
        the incidental capture of sea turtles (EC813) [7JA]
    ------certification relative to official U.N. status, 
        accreditation, or recognition to any organization relative to 
        pedophilia (EC5478) [21OC]
    ------certification relative to States of the former Soviet 
        Union's commitment to the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act 
        (EC2126) [6MR]
    ------certification relative to the incidental capture of sea 
        turtles in commercial shrimping operations (EC1295) [21JA] 
        (EC3258) [8MY] (EC3259) [8MY] (EC3792) [12JN] (EC5357) [2OC]
    ------chemical weapons proliferation sanctions report (EC4432) 
        [29JY]
    ------citizen expropriation claims and other commercial and 
        investment disputes report (EC5928) [13NO]
    ------contributions by the U.S. to international organizations 
        (EC1980) [27FE] (EC2835) [16AP] (EC3973) [26JN] (EC4504) 
        [31JY] (EC5563) [22OC]
    ------danger pay rate in Tajikistan final rule (EC5626) [28OC]
    ------deny granting of official status, recognition, or 
        accreditation to any U.N. organization relative to pedophilia 
        (EC327) [7JA]
    ------diversity lottery fee final rule (EC3977) [26JN]
    ------documentation of immigrants final rule (EC4208) [14JY]
    ------documentation of nonimmigrants legislation (EC5063) [15SE] 
        (EC5333) [2OC]
    ------East European Democracy Act support implementation report 
        (EC1857) [25FE]
    ------economic policy and trade practices of countries having 
        economic or trade relationships with the U.S. report (EC3152) 
        [6MY]
    ------employment of U.S. citizens by international organizations 
        final rule (EC4139) [9JY]
    ------expropriation claims and commercial and investment disputes 
        report (EC357) [7JA]
    ------Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program transmittal 
        (EC2091) [4MR]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1660) 
        [6FE]
    ------foreign operations, export financing, and related programs 
        appropriations report (EC1912) [25FE]
    ------foreign terrorist organization designations report (EC5282) 
        [1OC]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2015) [3MR]
    ------gifts to foreign individuals by the U.S. Government report 
        (EC1922) [26FE]
    ------global terrorism patterns report (EC3050) [30AP]
    ------Hong Kong report (EC2836) [16AP]
    ------human rights practices report (EC2969) [24AP]
    ------immigrant documentation under the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act final rule (EC534) [7JA]
    ------improving export mechanisms and military assistance report 
        (EC2930) [21AP]
    ------international agreements other than treaties (EC344, EC345, 
        EC346, EC347, EC349) [7JA] (EC843, EC847) [9JA] (EC1017) 
        [20JA] (EC1466) [5FE] (EC1781) [13FE] (EC1921) [26FE] (EC2150) 
        [10MR] (EC2558) [8AP] (EC2706) [10AP] (EC2903) [21AP] (EC3149) 
        [6MY] (EC3381) [20MY] (EC3623) [4JN] (EC3793) [16JN] (EC4081) 
        [8JY] (EC4212) [15JY] (EC4416) [28JY] (EC4660) [3SE] (EC4793) 
        [4SE] (EC5054) [15SE] (EC5155) [23SE] (EC5373) [6OC] (EC5484) 
        [21OC] (EC5734) [4NO]
    ------International Labor Organization conventions and 
        recommendations (EC5318) [2OC]
    ------international narcotics control strategy report (EC2013) 
        [3MR]
    ------international traffic in arms regulations final rule 
        (EC3624) [4JN]
    ------Iran-related multilateral sanction regime efforts report 
        (EC5358) [2OC]
    ------Jerusalem Embassy opening progress report (EC5235) [29SE]
    ------justification for Foreign Assistance Act drawdown to support 
        Kurdish evacuees from northern Iraq (EC333) [7JA]
    ------justification relative to drawdown authority for articles, 
        services, and military education and training (EC5319) [2OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Algeria (EC3622) 
        [4JN]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Australia (EC5732) 
        [4NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina (EC4415) [28JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Botswana (EC4191) 
        [14JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Brazil (EC4237) 
        [21JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Brunei (EC2122) 
        [6MR]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Canada (EC5369) 
        [6OC] (EC5621) [28OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Germany (EC4165) 
        [10JY] (EC5148) [22SE] (EC5846) [9NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Greece (EC5728) 
        [4NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Iceland (EC5710) 
        [31OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Indonesia (EC2423) 
        [20MR]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Israel (EC1774, 
        EC1775) [13FE] (EC5366) [6OC] (EC5848) [9NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Italy (EC3093) 
        [5MY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Japan (EC3970) 
        [26JN] (EC4411) [28JY] (EC5620) [28OC] (EC5679) [29OC] 
        (EC5711) [31OC] (EC5849) [9NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Kuwait (EC5850) 
        [9NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Malaysia (EC3226) 
        [8MY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to NATO (EC5481, 
        EC5483) [21OC]

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    ------license for export of defense articles to New Zealand 
        (EC5708) [31OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Norway (EC5694) 
        [30OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Romania (EC5619) 
        [28OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Russia (EC4410) 
        [28JY] (EC5694, EC5696) [30OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Saudi Arabia 
        (EC328) [7JA] (EC3891) [20JN]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Singapore (EC5847) 
        [9NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Spain (EC5371) 
        [6OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Sweden (EC4236) 
        [21JY] (EC5846) [9NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Switzerland 
        (EC2100) [5MR]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the Czech Republic 
        (EC5365) [6OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the Philippines 
        (EC2699) [10AP]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the Republic of 
        China (EC2123) [6MR] (EC2700) [10AP] (EC4409) [28JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the Republic of 
        Korea (EC5482) [21OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the United Kingdom 
        (EC1775, EC1776, EC1777) [13FE] (EC3049) [30AP] (EC3347) 
        [16MY] (EC3890) [20JN] (EC3971) [26JN] (EC4192) [14JY] 
        (EC4294) [22JY] (EC5695) [30OC] (EC5709) [31OC] (EC5729, 
        EC5731, EC5733) [4NO] (EC5851) [9NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Turkey (EC4412) 
        [28JY] (EC5480) [21OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Ukraine (EC5694) 
        [30OC]
    ------list of potential sales and licensed commercial exports of 
        major weapons or weapons-related defense equipment (EC1461) 
        [5FE]
    ------Loan Guarantees to Israel Program report (EC324) [7JA]
    ------major illicit narcotics producing and transit countries 
        report (EC2014) [3MR]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Australia (EC330) [7JA] 
        (EC3746) [11JN] (EC4238) [21JY]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Canada (EC4195) [14JY] 
        (EC5794) [6NO] (EC5843) [9NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with France and Germany 
        (EC1978) [27FE]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Germany (EC1778) [13FE] 
        (EC3478) [30MY] (EC5795) [6NO] (EC5844) [9NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Italy (EC3265, EC3266, 
        EC3267) [12MY] (EC3745) [11JN]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Japan (EC1979) [27FE] 
        (EC2098) [5MR] (EC3686) [6JN] (EC4193) [14JY] (EC5372) [6OC]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with New Zealand (EC5793) 
        [6NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Norway (EC1920) [26FE]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Saudi Arabia (EC3972) 
        [26JN] (EC4194) [14JY]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Singapore (EC5624) 
        [28OC]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Spain (EC2096, EC2097) 
        [5MR] (EC2701, EC2702) [10AP]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with the Republic of Korea 
        (EC5370) [6OC]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with the United Arab 
        Emirates (EC2124) [6MR]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with the United Kingdom 
        (EC2099) [5MR] (EC2424) [20MR] (EC2703) [10AP] (EC3889) [20JN] 
        (EC4164) [10JY] (EC5367, EC5368) [6OC] (EC5618, EC5622, 
        EC5623) [28OC] (EC5730) [4NO] (EC5845) [9NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Turkey (EC1779) [13FE] 
        (EC4413, EC4414) [28JY]
    ------Multinational Force and Observers report (EC3480) [30MY]
    ------nonimmigrant visas final rule (EC533) [7JA]
    ------nonimmigrants documentation final rule (EC3229) [8MY]
    ------Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund report (EC1949) [26FE] 
        (EC3543) [30MY] (EC4940) [8SE] (EC5912) [12NO]
    ------notification of intent to obligate funds for assistance to 
        Eastern Europe and the Baltic States (EC926) [9JA]
    ------notification of intent to obligate funds to support 
        Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund activities (EC809) [7JA]
    ------notification of intent to obligate funds to support U.S. 
        efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EC808) [7JA]
    ------notification relative to Cooperative Threat Reduction Act 
        implementation (EC2704) [10AP]
    ------notification relative to danger pay rate for Albania 
        (EC2902) [21AP]
    ------notification relative to danger pay rate for Chechnya 
        (EC1233) [21JA]
    ------notification relative to danger pay rate for Colombia 
        (EC350) [7JA]
    ------notification relative to danger pay rate for Peru (EC1232) 
        [21JA]
    ------notification relative to danger pay rate for the Central 
        African Republic (EC1234) [21JA]
    ------notification relative to danger pay rate for the Democratic 
        Republic of Congo (EC5887) [12NO]
    ------notification relative to danger pay rate for the Great Lakes 
        region of Africa (EC2044) [4MR]
    ------nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons proliferation 
        control report (EC339) [7JA] (EC4655, EC4656, EC4657) [3SE]
    ------nuclear nonproliferation in South Asia report (EC1227) 
        [21JA] (EC3771) [12JN]
    ------Panama Canal Treaties report (EC4482) [31JY]
    ------passports and visas for certain nonimmigrants final rule 
        (EC3166) [7MY] (EC3245) [8MY]
    ------payment of U.N. arrears legislation (EC1785) [13FE]
    ------PLO compliance report (EC1460) [5FE]
    ------political contributions report (EC3660, EC3661) [5JN] 
        (EC5010) [11SE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to assistance to Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina (EC3483) [30MY]
    ------Presidential determination relative to certification 
        concerning Argentina's and Brazil's ineligibility under the 
        Arms Export Control Act (EC1016) [20JA]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Colombia (EC5009) 
        [11SE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to defense articles and 
        services to independent States of the former Soviet Union 
        (EC2276) [17MR]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Dept. of Defense 
        drawdown for assistance for persons at risk from northern Iraq 
        (EC1228) [21JA]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Dept. of Defense 
        drawdown for support of a peace monitoring force in northern 
        Iraq (EC1229) [21JA]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Dept. of Defense 
        drawdown for support of anti-narcotics assistance to Mexico 
        (EC1230) [21JA]
    ------Presidential determination relative to drawdown of defense 
        articles and services for Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Uganda 
        (EC325) [7JA]
    ------Presidential determination relative to emergency refugee and 
        migration assistance fund use in the Great Lakes region of 
        Africa (EC1015) [20JA]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Ethiopia (EC4791) 
        [4SE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Eximbank and the 
        People's Republic of China (EC79, EC80) [7JA]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Eximbank loans to the 
        Bahamas (EC5607) [28OC]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Eximbank loans to the 
        People's Republic of China (EC5606) [28OC]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Foreign Assistance 
        Act contributions to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development 
        Corp. (EC3127) [5MY]
    ------Presidential determination relative to funding of the 
        African Crisis Response Initiative (EC5474) [21OC]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Haiti (EC4964) [9SE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to International Fund 
        disbursements in Ireland and Northern Ireland (EC5479) [21OC]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Iraq (EC329) [7JA]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Israel (EC2109) [5MR]
    ------Presidential determination relative to justification for 
        Dept. of Defense drawdown for disaster assistance to Colombia, 
        Venezuela, Peru, and the Eastern Regional Security System 
        countries (EC348) [7JA]
    ------Presidential determination relative to justification for 
        Dept. of Defense drawdown to support the Economic Community of 
        West African States' peacekeeping force (EC331, EC332) [7JA]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Middle East Peace and 
        Stability Fund (EC4963) [9SE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Pakistan (EC4964) 
        [9SE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to POW/MIA in Vietnam 
        (EC810) [7JA]
    ------Presidential determination relative to suspending 
        restrictions on U.S. relations with the PLO (EC2043) [4MR]
    ------Presidential determination relative to withholding from 
        international financial institutions final rule (EC1206) 
        [20JA]
    ------progress relative to opening of U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem 
        (EC1782) [13FE]
    ------restrictions on assistance to Haiti report (EC927) [9JA]
    ------Russian-Iranian missile cooperation report (EC5927) [13NO]
    ------schedule of fees final rule (EC4528) [1AU]
    ------transfer of commercial communications satellites and hot 
        section technology to the Dept. of Commerce final rule 
        (EC1858) [25FE]
    ------transfer of property to Panama (EC1914) [26FE] (EC4186) 
        [14JY]
    ------Turkey's status as an adherent to the Missile Technology 
        Control Regime report (EC3479) [30MY]
    ------U.S. Government assistance to, and cooperative activities 
        with, the independent States of the former Soviet Union 
        (EC1705) [10FE]
    ------unauthorized transfer of U.S.-origin defense articles 
        (EC3482) [30MY] (EC5008) [11SE]
    ------voting practices of U.N. member states report (EC2655) [8AP]
    Dept. of the Air Force: Bolling AFB, DC, cost comparison study 
        (EC948) [20JA]
    ------cost comparison of kennel management at Lackland AFB, TX 
        (EC5222) [29SE]
    ------cost comparison of non-military essential computer systems 
        support functions (EC5223) [29SE]
    ------cost comparison study (EC2327, EC2328) [19MR]
    ------Eglin AFB, FL, cost comparison study (EC947) [20JA]
    ------Keesler AFB, MS, cost comparison study (EC946) [20JA]
    ------Lackland AFB, TX, cost comparison study (EC946) [20JA]
    ------regionalization of jet engine repair cost comparison studies 
        report (EC2685) [10AP]
    Dept. of the Army: American River Watershed, CA, flood damage 
        reduction project report (EC5503) [21OC]
    ------Boston, MA, harbor navigation improvements report (EC5502) 
        [21OC]
    ------Brigantine Inlet, Great Egg Harbor Inlet, and Absecon 
        Island, NJ, storm damage reduction and shoreline protection 
        project report (EC5505) [21OC]
    ------Cape Fear, NC, deep-draft navigation report (EC5740) [4NO]
    ------Charleston, SC, Cooper River tributaries, danger zones, and 
        restricted areas final rule (EC1133) [20JA]

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    ------Chief of Engineers report (EC715, EC716) [7JA]
    ------Chignik Harbor, AK, deep-draft navigation project report 
        (EC4920) [8SE]
    ------civil works activities report (EC4701) [3SE] (EC5150) [22SE]
    ------Clifton, AZ, local flood protection project report (EC4699) 
        [3SE]
    ------Columbia River Treaty fishing access sites report (EC5255) 
        [29SE]
    ------Cook Inlet, AK, navigation project report (EC3900) [20JN]
    ------Corps of Engineers divisions reduction (EC1658) [5FE]
    ------Corps of Engineers Port of Long Beach, CA, report (EC2764) 
        [14AP]
    ------danger zone restricted areas final rule (EC2433) [20MR] 
        (EC2872) [17AP] (EC4427) [28JY]
    ------defense acquisition programs that have breached unit cost 
        (EC2852) [17AP]
    ------Devils Lake, ND, emergency notification letter (EC5811) 
        [7NO]
    ------Dewey and Rehoboth Beach, DE, storm damage reduction and 
        shoreline protection project report (EC5382) [6OC]
    ------flood damage project report (EC5741) [4NO]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC1511) [5FE]
    ------Jordan River/Mill Creek, UT, flood control project report 
        (EC2061) [4MR]
    ------Kaweah River Basin, CA, flood damage reduction project 
        report (EC5504) [21OC]
    ------Lake Cataouatche, MS, storm damage reduction project report 
        (EC5933) [13NO]
    ------Las Cruces, NM, flood project report (EC3167) [7MY]
    ------Long Beach Island, NY, storm damage reduction project report 
        (EC5384) [6OC]
    ------Miami Harbor, FL, deep-draft navigation project report 
        (EC5717) [31OC]
    ------nationwide permits issuance, reissuance, and modification 
        final rule (EC1804) [13FE]
    ------Norco Bluffs, CA, river bank erosion control and bluff 
        stabilization project report (EC5383) [6OC]
    ------Oakland, CA, Inner Harbor navigation project modification 
        legislation (EC556) [7JA]
    ------Palm Beach Harbor, FL, storm damage reduction project report 
        (EC5718) [31OC]
    ------Ramapo River, NJ, flood protection project report (EC557) 
        [7JA]
    ------San Louis Ray, CA, flood project report (EC3247) [8MY]
    ------Santa Barbara Harbor, CA, Federal navigation project report 
        (EC4700) [3SE]
    ------Santa Monica Pier, CA, storm damage report (EC4301) [22JY]
    ------St. Mary's, MI, Falls Canal and Locks final rule (EC558) 
        [7JA]
    ------unfunded authorized projects report (EC554) [7JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: accountability report (EC4906) [8SE]
    ------acquisition regulations final rule (EC2761) [14AP] (EC5328) 
        [2OC] (EC5379) [6OC]
    ------acreage limitation and water conservation final rule (EC472) 
        [7JA]
    ------American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act final rule 
        (EC1106) [20JA]
    ------Arizona wild and scenic rivers legislation (EC3005) [28AP]
    ------Badlands National Park commercial vehicles final rule 
        (EC1716) [10FE]
    ------BLM public land records final rule (EC4913) [8SE]
    ------boating operations final rule (EC4676) [3SE]
    ------Bumping Lake, WA, Dam project cost increase report (EC1284) 
        [21JA]
    ------coast line facility response plans final rule (EC2339) 
        [19MR]
    ------Colorado River Basin water quality report (EC3033) [29AP]
    ------deregulation of royalty management functions to States final 
        rule (EC4671) [3SE]
    ------designation of payor recordkeeping final rule (EC4532) [1AU]
    ------environmental remedial action at federally-owned or operated 
        facilities report (EC4890) [8SE]
    ------Federal initiative on labor, immigration, and law 
        enforcement in the Northern Mariana Islands report (EC4531) 
        [1AU]
    ------Federal land rights-of-way legislation (EC5252) [29SE]
    ------Frederick Law Olmstead National Historic Site legislation 
        (EC5248) [29SE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2101) [5MR]
    ------grazing standards and guidelines final rule (EC471) [7JA]
    ------Helium Program statistical and financial report (EC3351) 
        [16MY]
    ------High Plains States Groundwater Demonstration Program report 
        (EC1533) [5FE]
    ------hydrogen sulfide requirements for operations in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf final rule (EC1537) [5FE]
    ------Indian Adult Education Program final rule (EC4674) [3SE]
    ------Indian country law enforcement final rule (EC2838) [16AP]
    ------Indian Highway Safety Program competitive grant selection 
        criteria final rule (EC5704) [30OC]
    ------Indian judgement funds legislation (EC2427, EC2428) [20MR]
    ------Indian lands fractionated ownership legislation (EC3895) 
        [20JN]
    ------Indian water rights in the Central Utah Project report 
        (EC1910) [25FE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC372) [7JA] (EC3625) [4JN]
    ------keeping leases in force beyond primary term final rule 
        (EC470) [7JA]
    ------land and materials management patent preparation and 
        issuance final rule (EC5867) [9NO]
    ------leasing systems for the central Gulf of Mexico (EC1532) 
        [5FE]
    ------leasing systems report (EC3004) [28AP]
    ------logical mining units final rule (EC4675) [3SE]
    ------Lost Creek Dam, UT, Weber Basin project safety modifications 
        report (EC2971) [24AP]
    ------Marine Mammal Protection Act report (EC1534) [5FE] (EC2054) 
        [4MR] (EC5896) [12NO]
    ------migratory bird hunting final rule (EC1535) [5FE]
    ------Minerals Management Service final rule (EC1539) [5FE]
    ------mining claims final rule (EC1994) [27FE]
    ------National Capital Region Parks special regulations final rule 
        (EC3874) [19JN]
    ------national historic and natural landmarks damage report 
        (EC2053) [4MR]
    ------Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act final 
        rule (EC1536) [5FE]
    ------nonmineral entries on mineral lands final rule (EC5298) 
        [1OC]
    ------Office of Surface Mining Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation 
        Program final rule (EC1554) [5FE] (EC2480) [21MR] (EC2601) 
        [8AP] (EC2720) [10AP] (EC2974) [24AP] (EC4093) [8JY]
    ------Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Program 
        final rule (EC4447, EC4448) [30JY]
    ------Office of Surface Mining Regulatory Program final rule 
        (EC515, EC516, EC517, EC518, EC519, EC520) [7JA] (EC1554) 
        [5FE] (EC2060) [4MR] (EC2481, EC2482) [21MR] (EC2915) [21AP] 
        (EC2973, EC2975) [24AP] (EC3512) [30MY] (EC4693, EC4694, 
        EC4695, EC4696, EC4697) [3SE] (EC4860) [5SE] (EC5115) [18SE] 
        (EC5418) [8OC] (EC5570) [22OC] (EC5702) [30OC] (EC5738) [4NO]
    ------Office of Surface Mining State Program final rule (EC2059) 
        [4MR]
    ------Ohio Regulatory Program final rule (EC1121) [20JA]
    ------oil and gas inspections final rule (EC5149) [22SE]
    ------operation of U.S.M.S. [20MY]
    ------organizational title changes final rule (EC3667) [5JN]
    ------Outer Continental Shelf gas, oil, and sulphur operations 
        final rule (EC468) [7JA]
    ------Outer Continental Shelf leases final rule (EC469) [7JA] 
        (EC3854) [18JN]
    ------Outer Continental Shelf Natural Gas and Oil Leasing and 
        Production Program report (EC5713) [31OC]
    ------parks and public lands management legislation (EC3779) 
        [12JN]
    ------Pennsylvania Regulatory Program final rule (EC3634) [4JN]
    ------pipeline right-of-way applications and assignment fees final 
        rule (EC3384) [20MY] (EC4851) [5SE]
    ------polar bear trophy importation final rule (EC1793) [13FE]
    ------public lands transfer legislation (EC3672) [5JN]
    ------refund of excess royalty payments (EC1103, EC1104, EC1105) 
        [20JA] (EC1531) [5FE] (EC2022) [3MR] (EC2716, EC2717) [10AP] 
        (EC3239) [8MY] (EC3383) [20MY] (EC4142) [9JY] (EC4912) [8SE]
    ------refund of offshore royalty payments (EC4243) [21JY]
    ------Richmond National Battlefield Park legislation (EC5249) 
        [29SE]
    ------royalty management and collection activities for Federal and 
        Indian mineral leases report (EC5247) [29SE]
    ------Standing Rock Reservation soil survey, land classification, 
        and agricultural production certification (EC3720) [10JN]
    ------State Regulatory Program final rule (EC2600) [8AP] (EC2602) 
        [8AP]
    ------subsistence management regulations for public lands final 
        rule (EC4855) [5SE]
    ------training of contract employees engaged in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf final rule (EC1538) [5FE]
    ------use by settlers and homesteaders of timber report (EC5297) 
        [1OC]
    ------Western Gulf of Mexico leasing systems report (EC4510) 
        [31JY]
    ------White Mountain Apache Tribe judgment funds report (EC465) 
        [7JA]
    ------whooping cranes final rule (EC4245) [21JY]
    ------wild free-roaming horses and burros adoption fee final rule 
        (EC1540) [5FE]
    ------willow flycatcher final rule (EC4244) [21JY]
    ------Youth Conservation Corps report (EC4154) [10JY]
    Dept. of the Navy: aircraft carrier transfer proposal (EC5685) 
        [30OC]
    ------battleship transfer proposal (EC70) [7JA]
    ------Chief of Chaplains appointment legislation (EC3157) [7MY]
    ------morale, welfare, and recreation support activities report 
        (EC4140) [9JY]
    ------outsourcing report (EC3644) [5JN] (EC4384) [28JY] (EC4589) 
        [3SE] (EC4881) [8SE] (EC5819) [9NO]
    ------private contractors final rule (EC1221) [21JA]
    ------ship solid waste compliance plan report (EC2026) [3MR]
    Dept. of the Treasury: Asian Development Bank appropriations 
        legislation (EC2858) [17AP]
    ------blocked persons and vessels, specially designated nationals, 
        terrorists, and traffickers removal of final rule (EC5236) 
        [29SE]
    ------book-entry treasury bonds, notes, and bills regulations 
        final rule (EC2765) [14AP] (EC2926) [21AP] (EC3322) [14MY] 
        (EC4111) [8JY] (EC5129) [18SE]
    ------Bretton Woods Agreements Act amendments legislation (EC3194) 
        [8MY]
    ------bulletin (EC2111) [5MR]
    ------Bureau of Public Debt recordkeeping final rule (EC1946) 
        [26FE]
    ------Canadian softwood lumber shipments final rule (EC2083) [4MR]
    ------certificates of indebtedness, notes, and bonds regulations 
        final rule (EC4864) [5SE]
    ------collection of past-due support by administrative offset 
        final rule (EC4207) [14JY]

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    ------Community Development Financial Institutions Fund report 
        (EC1520) [5FE]
    ------country of origin marking final rule (EC4758) [3SE]
    ------debt buybacks and sales for debt swaps of certain 
        outstanding concessional obligations legislation (EC3154, 
        EC3158) [7MY]
    ------debt relief for poor countries legislation (EC3159) [7MY]
    ------European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
        appropriations legislation (EC2935) [23AP]
    ------Exchange Stabilization Fund report (EC5228) [29SE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC868) 
        [9JA]
    ------Federal Mutual Associations final rule (EC4814) [5SE]
    ------final rule (EC1158) [20JA] (EC5496) [21OC]
    ------financial agents of the Federal Government final rule 
        (EC5229) [29SE]
    ------foreign assets control regulations final rule (EC527) [7JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2128) [6MR]
    ------Government securities broker or dealer favored treatment 
        prohibition exceptions report (EC5921) [13NO]
    ------IMF appropriations legislation (EC2856) [17AP]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1277) [21JA] (EC3894) [20JN] 
        (EC4299) [22JY]
    ------Inter-American Development Bank appropriations legislation 
        (EC2857) [17AP]
    ------International Development Association appropriations 
        legislation (EC2855) [17AP]
    ------international monetary and financial policies report 
        (EC4389) [28JY]
    ------Iranian transactions regulations final rule (EC353) [7JA] 
        (EC4526) [1AU]
    ------Iraqi sanctions regulations final rule (EC1018) [20JA]
    ------maintenance of and access to records pertaining to 
        individuals final rule (EC3160) [7MY]
    ------material violations or suspected material violations of 
        regulations report (EC5885) [12NO]
    ------Mexican economic situation report (EC81, EC82) [7JA] (EC830) 
        [9JA] (EC1676) [10FE]
    ------narcotics trafficking sanctions regulations final rule 
        (EC2220) [12MR]
    ------offset of tax refund payments to collect past-due, legally 
        enforceable nontax debt final rule (EC3902) [20JN]
    ------overflight payments to North Korea final rule (EC2559) [8AP]
    ------payment to financial institutions final rule (EC956) [20JA]
    ------postsecondary education legislation (EC2489) [21MR]
    ------prohibition against use of interstate bank branches 
        primarily for deposit production final rule (EC4951) [9SE]
    ------removal of entry for blocked persons, specially designated 
        nationals, specially trained terrorists and narcotics 
        traffickers and blocked vessels final rule (EC352, EC354) 
        [7JA] (EC1471) [5FE] (EC3227, EC3228) [8MY] (EC4527) [1AU]
    ------reporting and procedures regulations final rule (EC4827) 
        [5SE]
    ------sale and issue of marketable book-entry Treasury bills, 
        notes, and bonds final rule (EC732) [7JA] (EC1159) [20JA]
    ------Secret Service Uniformed Division legislation (EC3056) [1MY]
    ------Social Security and railroad retirement benefits taxation 
        report (EC1651) [5FE]
    ------State and Local Government Series Securities Program changes 
        final rule (EC730) [7JA]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5293) [1OC]
    ------Student Loan Marketing Association audit report (EC968) 
        [20JA]
    ------Student Loan Marketing Association book-entry securities 
        regulations final rule (EC1627) [5FE]
    ------terrorist governments sanction regulations final rule 
        (EC1468) [5FE]
    ------Treasury Bulletin report (EC3129) [5MY]
    ------Treasury Forfeiture Fund report (EC4297) [22JY]
    ------U.S. Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Co., bonds final rule 
        (EC5350) [2OC]
    ------U.S. Savings Bonds final rule (EC731) [7JA] (EC3175) [7MY]
    ------uses and counterfeiting of U.S. currency in foreign 
        countries audit plan (EC878) [9JA] (EC3442) [30MY]
    Dept. of Transportation: acquisition regulations final rule 
        (EC3520) [30MY]
    ------acquisition regulations revision final rule (EC396) [7JA]
    ------add controlling agencies to restricted areas final rule 
        (EC2628) [8AP]
    ------adjustment of civil monetary penalties for inflation final 
        rule (EC535) [7JA] (EC1125) [20JA]
    ------Aerospace Technologies of Australia airworthiness directives 
        final rule (EC605) [7JA] (EC683, EC684) [7JA] (EC3168) [7MY] 
        (EC3387) [20MY] (EC3603, EC3604) [3JN]
    ------Aerospatiale airworthiness directives final rule (EC676) 
        [7JA] (EC1873) [25FE] (EC3286) [14MY] (EC4309) [22JY] (EC5507) 
        [21OC]
    ------agricultural cooperative associations which conduct 
        compensated transportation operations for nonmembers final 
        rule (EC4216) [15JY]
    ------air tour operations in Hawaii final rule (EC5657) [28OC]
    ------Air Tractor, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC673) [7JA] (EC1877) [25FE] (EC4305) [22JY]
    ------airbags adverse effects final rule (EC179, EC180) [7JA] 
        (EC836) [9JA]
    ------Airbus Industries airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC593) [7JA] (EC902, EC903, EC904) [9JA] (EC1573, EC1578) 
        [5FE] (EC1602, EC1605) [5FE] (EC2062) [4MR] (EC2619, EC2620) 
        [8AP] (EC2725) [10AP] (EC2802) [15AP] (EC3006, EC3010) [28AP] 
        (EC3021) [28AP] (EC3296) [14MY] (EC3465) [3JN] (EC3569, 
        EC3574, EC3576) [3JN] (EC4030) [26JN] (EC4729) [3SE] (EC5020) 
        [11SE] (EC5272) [30SE] (EC5509) [21OC] (EC5594) [23OC] 
        (EC5744) [4NO] (EC5780) [5NO]
    ------aircraft flight simulator use final rule (EC2612) [8AP]
    ------airplane operations final rule (EC915) [9JA]
    ------Airport Improvement Program report (EC1132) [20JA]
    ------airport name change final rule (EC3582) [3JN]
    ------airspace final rule (EC564, EC567, EC568, EC569, EC570, 
        EC571, EC572, EC573, EC574, EC575, EC576, EC577, EC578) [7JA] 
        (EC579, EC580, EC581, EC582, EC583, EC584, EC585, EC586, 
        EC587, EC588, EC589) [7JA] (EC659, EC660, EC661) [7JA] (EC664, 
        EC665, EC666, EC667, EC668, EC669, EC670, EC671, EC672) [7JA] 
        (EC914, EC916, EC918, EC919, EC920) [9JA] (EC1143, EC1144, 
        EC1145, EC1146, EC1147) [20JA] (EC1356, EC1357, EC1358, 
        EC1359, EC1360, EC1361, EC1362, EC1363, EC1364) [4FE] (EC1564, 
        EC1565, EC1566, EC1567, EC1568) [5FE] (EC1580, EC1581, EC1582, 
        EC1583, EC1584, EC1585, EC1586, EC1587, EC1588, EC1589, 
        EC1590) [5FE] (EC1611, EC1613, EC1614, EC1615, EC1616, EC1619, 
        EC1620) [5FE] (EC1663, EC1664, EC1665, EC1666, EC1667) [6FE] 
        (EC1668, EC1669) [6FE] (EC1816, EC1817, EC1818) [13FE] 
        (EC1881, EC1882, EC1883, EC1884, EC1885, EC1886, EC1887, 
        EC1888, EC1892, EC1893, EC1894, EC1895, EC1896, EC1897) [25FE] 
        (EC1898, EC1899, EC1900, EC1901) [25FE] (EC2071, EC2072, 
        EC2073, EC2074, EC2075) [4MR] (EC2176, EC2177, EC2178, EC2179) 
        [10MR] (EC2198, EC2199, EC2200, EC2201, EC2203) [11MR] 
        (EC2204, EC2205, EC2206) [11MR] (EC2267, EC2268, EC2269, 
        EC2270) [13MR] (EC2445, EC2446, EC2447, EC2448, EC2449, 
        EC2450) [20MR] (EC2451, EC2452, EC2453, EC2454) [20MR] 
        (EC2611, EC2621, EC2622, EC2623, EC2625, EC2626, EC2627, 
        EC2629, EC2630) [8AP] (EC2635) [8AP] (EC2729, EC2730, EC2731, 
        EC2732, EC2733, EC2734) [10AP] (EC2810, EC2811, EC2812, 
        EC2813, EC2814, EC2815, EC2816, EC2817, EC2818, EC2819, 
        EC2820, EC2821, EC2822, EC2823) [15AP] (EC2824, EC2825, 
        EC2826, EC2827) [15AP] (EC3013, EC3014, EC3015, EC3016, 
        EC3017, EC3019, EC3020) [28AP] (EC3170, EC3172, EC3173, 
        EC3174) [7MY] (EC3297, EC3298, EC3299, EC3300, EC3301, EC3302, 
        EC3303) [14MY] (EC3304, EC3305, EC3306, EC3307, EC3308, 
        EC3309, EC3310, EC3311, EC3312, EC3313, EC3314, EC3315) [14MY] 
        (EC3395, EC3396, EC3397) [20MY] (EC3525, EC3526, EC3527, 
        EC3528, EC3529) [30MY] (EC3562) [3JN] (EC3578, EC3579, EC3580, 
        EC3581, EC3583, EC3584, EC3585, EC3586, EC3587, EC3588, 
        EC3589, EC3590, EC3591, EC3592, EC3593, EC3594, EC2595) [3JN] 
        (EC3596, EC3597) [3JN] (EC3785) [12JN] (EC3837, EC3838, 
        EC3839) [17JN] (EC3917, EC3918) [23JN] (EC3926, EC3927) [23JN] 
        (EC4018, EC4019, EC4020, EC4021, EC4022, EC4023, EC4027) 
        [26JN] (EC4096, EC4097) [8JY] (EC4310, EC4311, EC4312, EC4313) 
        [22JY] (EC4449, EC4450, EC4451, EC4452, EC4453, EC4454, 
        EC4455, EC4456, EC4457, EC4458, EC4459, EC4460, EC4461, 
        EC4462, EC4463) [30JY] (EC4464, EC4465, EC4466, EC4467, 
        EC4468) [30JY] (EC4718, EC4719, EC4720, EC4721, EC4722, 
        EC4723, EC4724, EC4725) [3SE] (EC4926, EC4927, EC4928, EC4929) 
        [8SE] (EC4983, EC4984, EC4985, EC4986) [9SE] (EC5015, EC5016, 
        EC5017) [11SE] (EC5123, EC5124, EC5125, EC5126, EC5127, 
        EC5128) [18SE] (EC5512, EC5513) [21OC] (EC5583, EC5584, 
        EC5585, EC5586, EC5587, EC5588, EC5589, EC5590, EC5591, 
        EC5595) [23OC] (EC5658, EC5659, EC5660, EC5661, EC5662, 
        EC5665, EC5666) [28OC] (EC5745, EC5746, EC5747, EC5748, 
        EC5749, EC5750) [4NO] (EC5763, EC5764, EC5765, EC5766) [5NO] 
        (EC5767, EC5768, EC5869, EC5770, EC5771, EC5772, EC5773) [5NO] 
        (EC5904) [12NO] (EC5939) [13NO]
    ------Airtell International, Inc., airworthiness directives final 
        rule (EC1576) [5FE]
    ------Alaska Demonstration Programs report (EC711) [7JA]
    ------AlliedSignal, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC682) [7JA] (EC1353) [4FE] (EC2265) [13MR] (EC2736) [10AP] 
        (EC3022) [28AP] (EC3602) [3JN] (EC4471) [30JY] (EC5343) [2OC] 
        (EC5592) [23OC]
    ------Allison Engine Co., airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC677) [7JA]
    ------allowable carbon dioxide in transport category airplane 
        cabins final rule (EC662) [7JA] (EC917) [9JA]
    ------alternate compliance via recognized classification society 
        and U.S. supplement final rule (EC882) [9JA]
    ------altitudes final rule (EC634) [7JA] (EC2266) [13MR] (EC3398) 
        [20MY] (EC3530) [30MY]
    ------Amtrak legislation (EC3636) [4JN]
    ------anchorage areas final rule (EC2078) [4MR]
    ------Antarctic treaty environmental protection protocol final 
        rule (EC2847) [16AP]
    ------Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, FL, drawbridge operation 
        regulations final rule (EC1744) [11FE]
    ------Automotive Fuel Economy Program report (EC3203) [8MY]
    ------Auxiliary Power International Corp. airworthiness directives 
        final rule (EC3570) [3JN]
    ------Aviat Aircraft, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC4737) [3SE]
    ------Aviation Safety Action Programs final rule (EC2077) [4MR]
    ------Avions Pierre Airplanes airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC2442) [20MR] (EC5934, EC5935) [13NO]
    ------Ayres Corp. airworthiness directives (EC4172) [10JY]

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    ------Beech Aircraft Corp., airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC591) [7JA] (EC4470) [30JY]
    ------Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., airworthiness directives 
        final rule (EC1378) [4FE] (EC2439, EC2440) [20MR] (EC2726, 
        EC2727) [10AP] (EC3524) [30MY] (EC4307) [22JY] (EC4924) [8SE] 
        (EC5121) [18SE] (EC5516) [21OC]
    ------Boeing airworthiness directives final rule (EC604) [7JA] 
        (EC606, EC607, EC610, EC611) [7JA] (EC680, EC681) [7JA] 
        (EC702) [7JA] (EC894, EC895, EC897, EC907) [9JA] (EC1139) 
        [20JA] (EC1371) [4FE] (EC1379) [4FE] (EC1579, EC1598, EC1600) 
        [5FE] (EC1604, EC1607) [5FE] (EC1809, EC1811, EC1812) [13FE] 
        (EC2064, EC2066) [4MR] (EC2170) [10MR] (EC2437, EC2443) [20MR] 
        (EC3007) [28AP] (EC3011) [28AP] (EC3284, EC3285, EC3288, 
        EC3291, EC3294) [14MY] (EC3365) [19MY] (EC3388) [20MY] 
        (EC3565) [3JN] (EC3568) [3JN] (EC3836) [17JN] (EC4099, EC4103) 
        [8JY] (EC4303, EC4306) [22JY] (EC4923) [8SE] (EC5019, EC5021) 
        [11SE] (EC5074) [15SE] (EC5122) [18SE] (EC5152) [22SE] 
        (EC5342) [2OC] (EC5514) [21OC] (EC5781, EC5784) [5NO] (EC5902) 
        [12NO]
    ------Bombardier airworthiness directives final rule (EC592) [7JA] 
        (EC3600) [3JN] (EC4304) [22JY] (EC5073) [15SE] (EC5151) [22SE]
    ------British Aerospace airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC594, EC595) [7JA] (EC612) [7JA] (EC703) [7JA] (EC907) [9JA] 
        (EC1381) [4FE] (EC2070) [4MR] (EC2438) [20MR] (EC3295) [14MY] 
        (EC3784) [12JN] (EC4308) [22JY] (EC4707) [3SE] (EC5018) [11SE] 
        (EC5071) [15SE] (EC5508) [21OC] (EC5643) [28OC] (EC5901) 
        [12NO]
    ------Burkhart, Grob, Luft-und Raumfarht airworthiness directives 
        final rule (EC4472) [30JY]
    ------Buy America Act final rule (EC5116) [18SE]
    ------Canadair airworthiness directives final rule (EC648) [7JA]
    ------cargo ship safety code final rule (EC4014) [26JN]
    ------Cessna Aircraft Co., airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC559) [7JA] (EC1374) [4FE] (EC1574) [5FE] (EC3783) [12JN] 
        (EC4173) [10JY]
    ------CFM International airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC601) [7JA] (EC1137) [20JA] (EC2724) [10AP] (EC2737) [10AP] 
        (EC3009) [28AP]
    ------change to restricted areas final rule (EC560) [7JA] (EC619, 
        EC620) [7JA]
    ------chemical drug and alcohol testing of commercial vessel 
        personnel final rule (EC699) [7JA]
    ------child test dummy final rule (EC2604) [8AP] (EC4770) [4SE]
    ------civil monetary penalty inflation final rule (EC1799) [13FE] 
        (EC1867) [25FE] (EC3782) [12JN] (EC4095) [8JY]
    ------classified information revision final rule (EC3169) [7MY]
    ------Coast Guard appropriations legislation (EC1655) [5FE] 
        (EC2485) [21MR]
    ------Coast Guard military retirement system report (EC3666) [5JN]
    ------Coast Guard regulations and policies relative to edible oil 
        regulatory reform report (EC3321) [14MY]
    ------Coast Guard report (EC2236) [13MR]
    ------commercial driver's licenses and controlled substances and 
        alcohol use testing final rule (EC4178) [11JY]
    ------commercial fishing regulations final rule (EC889) [9JA] 
        (EC5024) [11SE]
    ------commercial passenger-carrying operations in single-engine 
        aircraft final rule (EC4705) [3SE]
    ------compensated intercorporate hauling final rule (EC4217) 
        [15JY]
    ------computer reservations system regulations final rule (EC5905) 
        [12NO]
    ------Construcciones Aeronautics airworthiness directives final 
        rule (EC3391, EC3392) [20MY] (EC1608) [5FE] (EC1810) [13FE] 
        (EC2803) [15AP] (EC5642, EC5644, EC5647) [28OC]
    ------consumer information regulations relative to fees for course 
        monitoring tires final rule (EC637) [7JA]
    ------crashworthiness protection final rule (EC651) [7JA]
    ------Dassault airworthiness directives final rule (EC5120) [18SE]
    ------de Havilland airworthiness directives final rule (EC647) 
        [7JA] (EC679) [7JA] (EC1136, EC1138) [20JA] (EC2435) [20MR] 
        (EC3292) [14MY] (EC4028) [26JN] (EC5274) [30SE] (EC5340) [2OC] 
        (EC5936) [13NO]
    ------design standards for highways final rule (EC2640) [8AP]
    ------digital flight data recorders final rule (EC4302) [22JY]
    ------domestic, flag, supplemental, commuter, and on-demand 
        operating requirements final rule (EC2456) [20MR]
    ------Don Luscombe Aviation History Foundation airworthiness 
        directives final rule (EC908) [9JA]
    ------Dornier airworthiness directives final rule (EC613) [7JA] 
        (EC697) [7JA] (EC2063) [4MR] (EC2434) [20MR] (EC3567) [3JN] 
        (EC5776, EC5779) [5NO]
    ------drawbridge operation regulations final rule (EC650, EC658) 
        [7JA] (EC890) [9JA] (EC1902) [25FE] (EC2080) [4MR] (EC2174) 
        [10MR] (EC2613) [8AP] (EC2721) [10AP] (EC3118) [5MY] (EC3787) 
        [12JN] (EC3788) [12JN] (EC4316) [22JY] (EC4798, EC4803) [4SE] 
        (EC4931, EC4933, EC4934) [8SE] (EC5198) [26SE] (EC5401) [7OC] 
        (EC5520) [21OC]
    ------drug testing of commercial vessel personnel in foreign 
        waters final rule (EC4008) [26JN]
    ------Eldorado International Airport, Bogota, Colombia, security 
        measures notification (EC1294) [21JA]
    ------electronic records of shipping articles and certificates of 
        discharge final rule (EC624) [7JA]
    ------Emergency Relief Program final rule (EC886) [9JA]
    ------Empressa Brasileira de Aeronautica airworthiness directives 
        final rule (EC1610) [5FE] (EC2065) [4MR] (EC5072) [15SE]
    ------Enstrom Helicopter Corp. airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC5339) [2OC]
    ------environmental compliance and restoration report (EC1457) 
        [5FE]
    ------environmental protection protocol final rule (EC4012) [26JN] 
        (EC5067) [15SE]
    ------Equal Access to Justice Act implementation relative to 
        agency proceedings final rule (EC3058) [1MY]
    ------establishment of VOR Federal Airway final rule (EC5758) 
        [5NO]
    ------Eurocopter Deutschland airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC5517) [21OC] (EC5899) [12NO]
    ------excess flow value performance standards final rule (EC1382) 
        [4FE]
    ------export vessels final rule (EC3248) [8MY]
    ------FAA budget request (EC2751) [10AP]
    ------FAA final rule (EC1354) [4FE]
    ------Fairchild airworthiness directives final rule (EC615) [7JA] 
        (EC1577) [5FE] (EC3605) [3JN]
    ------falsification of security records final rule (EC663) [7JA] 
        (EC3786) [12JN]
    ------Federal Highway Administration oversight of the Buy America 
        Program report (EC2925) [21AP]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1525) 
        [5FE]
    ------Federal Transit Administration new starts criteria final 
        rule (EC2081) [4MR]
    ------Federal-aid highway systems final rule (EC3951) [25JN]
    ------fee for review and processing of conformity certificates for 
        nonconforming vehicles final rule (EC5186) [26SE]
    ------fees for air traffic services final rule (EC2458) [20MR] 
        (EC3171) [7MY]
    ------fees for providing production certification-related services 
        outside the U.S. final rule (EC5755) [5NO]
    ------final rule (EC1821) [13FE] (EC4949) [9SE] (EC5506, EC5510) 
        [21OC]
    ------flight information region prohibition final rule (EC3012) 
        [28AP]
    ------flight instructors and check airmen training and 
        qualification requirements final rule (EC3018) [28AP]
    ------FLS Aerospace, Ltd., airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC896) [9JA]
    ------Fokker airworthiness directives final rule (EC678) [7JA] 
        (EC701) [7JA] (EC901) [9JA] (EC912) [9JA] (EC1373, EC1375) 
        [4FE] (EC1380) [4FE] (EC1570, EC1571) [5FE] (EC1878) [25FE] 
        (EC2067, EC2068) [4MR] (EC4100) [8JY] (EC4704) [3SE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2133) [6MR]
    ------General Electric Co., airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC1377) [4FE] (EC2618, EC2631) [8AP] (EC2632) [8AP] (EC3924, 
        EC3925) [23JN] (EC5273) [30SE] (EC5646) [28OC] (EC5742) [4NO]
    ------Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., airworthiness directives final 
        rule (EC4104, EC4105) [8JY] (EC4107) [8JY]
    ------Gulfstream American airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC3920) [23JN]
    ------Hamilton Standard airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC1376) [4FE] (EC4101) [8JY]
    ------harmonization with international safety standards final rule 
        (EC5203) [26SE]
    ------harmonization with U.N. recommendations, international 
        maritime dangerous goods code, and International Civil 
        Aviation Organization's technical instructions final rule 
        (EC888) [9JA]
    ------hazardous materials cargo tank motor vehicles liquefied 
        compressed gas service final rule (EC1872) [25FE]
    ------hazardous materials identification system improvements final 
        rule (EC1366) [4FE] (EC4252) [21JY]
    ------hazardous materials in interstate commerce final rule 
        (EC1367) [4FE]
    ------hazardous materials packaging final rule (EC3690) [6JN] 
        (EC3729) [10JN]
    ------hazardous materials regulations final rule (EC638) [7JA] 
        (EC1383) [4FE] (EC2948) [23AP] (EC3067) [1MY] (EC4016, EC4017) 
        [26JN] (EC4731) [3SE] (EC4797) [4SE] (EC5270) [30SE] (EC5345) 
        [2OC]
    ------hazardous materials transfer facilities final rule (EC1745) 
        [11FE]
    ------HB Aircraft Industries airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC596) [7JA]
    ------high-theft vehicle lines listing final rule (EC1299) [4FE] 
        (EC4522) [1AU]
    ------highway traffic and construction noise abatement final rule 
        (EC4922) [8SE]
    ------Hiller Aircraft Corp., airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC3575) [3JN] (EC5515) [21OC]
    ------Hughes Helicopters, Inc., airworthiness directives final 
        rule (EC2171) [10MR]
    ------IFR altitudes final rule (EC1134) [20JA] (EC4098) [8JY]
    ------implementation plan final rule (EC5004, EC5005) [11SE] 
        (EC5259) [30SE]
    ------importation of noncomplying motor vehicles report (EC5355) 
        [2OC] (EC5511) [21OC]
    ------incentive grant criteria for drunk driving prevention 
        programs final rule (EC635) [7JA]
    ------Industrie Aeronautiche airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC4174) [10JY] (EC4709) [3SE] (EC5774) [5NO]
    ------inflatable liferafts final rule (EC3361) [19MY] (EC4009) 
        [26JN]
    ------Inspector General report (EC374) [7JA] (EC3484) [30MY] 
        (EC4241) [21JY]
    ------insurer reporting requirements final rule (EC3950) [25JN]
    ------intermodal sealift agreement report (EC2331) [19MR]
    ------International Convention on Standards of Training, 
        Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers final rule 
        (EC4341) [24JY]
    ------Israel Aircraft Industries airworthiness directives final 
        rule (EC674) [7JA] (EC3390) [20MY]
    ------jet route final rule (EC4714) [3SE]
    ------Jetstream airworthiness directives final rule (EC597, EC600) 
        [7JA] (EC645, EC646) [7JA]

[[Page 2608]]

        (EC899) [9JA] (EC1575) [5FE] (EC1601) [5FE] (EC1661) [6FE] 
        (EC1807) [13FE] (EC1876) [25FE] (EC2728) [10AP] (EC2735) 
        [10AP] (EC3289) [14MY] (EC3393) [20MY] (EC3601) [3JN]
    ------large air carriers international data submissions final rule 
        (EC1819) [13FE]
    ------lifesaving equipment final rule (EC1903) [25FE]
    ------light truck average fuel economy standard final rule 
        (EC2641) [8AP]
    ------liquefied natural gas regulations final rule (EC1596) [5FE] 
        (EC4540) [1AU]
    ------LITEF GmbH airworthiness directives final rule (EC565) [7JA]
    ------Lockheed Corp., airworthiness directives final rule (EC599) 
        [7JA] (EC911) [9JA] (EC4106) [8JY] (EC5341) [2OC] (EC5645) 
        [28OC]
    ------Louis L'Hotellier airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC3573) [3JN] (EC4469) [30JY]
    ------low-stress hazardous liquid pipelines final rule (EC3855) 
        [18JN] (EC5656) [28OC]
    ------Lycoming airworthiness directives final rule (EC4710) [3SE]
    ------maintenance of and access to records pertaining to 
        individuals final rule (EC3358) [19MY]
    ------management and monitoring systems final rule (EC892) [9JA]
    ------management report (EC1099) [20JA]
    ------marine inspection final rule (EC2844) [16AP]
    ------Maritime Administration appropriations legislation (EC2679) 
        [9AP]
    ------Maritime Administration report (EC3191) [8MY]
    ------Maritime Security Program final rule (EC622) [7JA] (EC4177) 
        [11JY]
    ------martime terrorism report (EC4364) [25JY]
    ------McDonnell Douglas airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC590, EC598, EC602) [7JA] (EC614) [7JA] (EC900, EC905, 
        EC907) [9JA] (EC913) [9JA] (EC1597) [5FE] (EC1606, EC1609) 
        [5FE] (EC1806, EC1808) [13FE] (EC2799) [15AP] (EC3008) [28AP] 
        (EC3290) [14MY] (EC3389) [20MY] (EC3599) [3JN] (EC4029) [26JN] 
        (EC4925) [8SE] (EC5396) [7OC]
    ------Merchant Seamen reemployment rights final rule (EC1741) 
        [11FE]
    ------merchant vessels electrical engineering requirements final 
        rule (EC3066) [1MY]
    ------minimum levels of financial responsibility for motor 
        carriers final rule (EC2642) [8AP]
    ------Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., airworthiness directives 
        final rule (EC1875) [25FE] (EC5395) [7OC]
    ------modification of airway amber color final rule (EC5937) 
        [13NO]
    ------motor carrier transportation final rule (EC5206) [26SE]
    ------motor vehicle content labeling final rule (EC3949) [25JN]
    ------motor vehicle safety standards final rule (EC652) [7JA] 
        (EC835) [9JA] (EC1300, EC1301, EC1302) [4FE] (EC2359) [20MR] 
        (EC3282) [14MY] (EC3449, EC3450) [30MY] (EC3647) [5JN] 
        (EC3848, EC3856) [18JN] (EC4602) [3SE] (EC5003) [11SE] 
        (EC5075) [15SE] (EC5312) [2OC]
    ------motor vehicle theft prevention standard final rule (EC4769) 
        [4SE]
    ------National Driver Register and Problem Driver Pointer System 
        final rule (EC3728) [10JN]
    ------national economic crossroads transportation efficiency 
        legislation (EC2752) [10AP]
    ------national freight transportation policy final rule (EC1722) 
        [10FE]
    ------National Highway System signs report (EC4032) [26JN]
    ------National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report 
        relative to U.S. and European side impact standards (EC3739) 
        [10JN]
    ------National Intelligent Transportation System Program 
        implementation report (EC5347) [2OC]
    ------New Piper Aircraft, Inc., airworthiness directives final 
        rule (EC617, EC618) [7JA] (EC705) [7JA] (EC1352) [4FE] 
        (EC1372) [4FE] (EC1569) [5FE] (EC3563) [3JN] (EC5900) [12NO]
    ------non-conforming vehicles eligible for importation final rule 
        (EC636) [7JA]
    ------nondiscrimination on the basis of handicap in air travel 
        final rule (EC1368) [4FE]
    ------nonprocurement debarment and suspension final rule (EC2842) 
        [16AP]
    ------occupant protection systems and use report (EC1386) [4FE]
    ------offshore supply vessels alternate tonnage final rule (EC880) 
        [9JA]
    ------off-shore supply vessels final rule (EC5065) [15SE]
    ------oil pollution research and technology plan (EC2949) [23AP]
    ------oil spills from tank vessels reduction final rule (EC1365) 
        [4FE] (EC1742) [11FE]
    ------operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated minors final rule 
        (EC623) [7JA]
    ------operational measures to reduce oil spills final rule 
        (EC5153) [22SE]
    ------operational measures to reduce oil spills from existing tank 
        vessels without double hulls final rule (EC694) [7JA]
    ------opinions, orders, records and consumer credit final rule 
        (EC3360) [19MY]
    ------over-fill devices final rule (EC5066) [15SE]
    ------Pacific Scientific Co. airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC3571) [3JN]
    ------Partenavia Costruzioni Aeronauticas airworthiness directives 
        final rule (EC5777) [5NO]
    ------passenger origin-destination survey reports final rule 
        (EC4703) [3SE]
    ------performance-oriented packaging standards final rule (EC2617) 
        [8AP]
    ------Pilatus Britten-Norman, Ltd., airworthiness directives final 
        rule (EC609) [7JA] (EC1603) [5FE] (EC4175) [10JY] (EC5663) 
        [28OC] (EC5756) (EC5778, EC5782, EC5783) [5NO]
    ------pilot, flight instructor, and pilot school certification 
        final rule (EC4476) [30JY]
    ------pilot, flight instructor, ground instructor, and pilot 
        school certification rules final rule (EC2624) [8AP]
    ------power brake regulations final rule (EC893) [9JA]
    ------Pratt & Whitney airworthiness directives final rule (EC644) 
        [7JA] (EC685, EC686) [7JA] (EC906) [9JA] (EC1814, EC1815) 
        [13FE] (EC3024) [28AP] (EC3598) [3JN] (EC4706, EC4726, EC4728) 
        [3SE] (EC5337, EC5338) [2OC]
    ------pressure testing older hazardous liquid and carbon dioxide 
        pipelines final rule (EC5596) [23OC]
    ------prohibit certain flights over territory and airspace of 
        Afghanistan final rule (EC3394) [20MY]
    ------prohibition against certain flights within the territory and 
        airspace of Iran final rule (EC642) [7JA]
    ------prohibition of oxygen generators as cargo in passenger 
        aircraft final rule (EC921) [9JA]
    ------protective breathing equipment final rule (EC632) [7JA]
    ------public availability of information final rule (EC3001) 
        [28AP]
    ------Puritan-Bennett Aero Systems Co., airworthiness directives 
        final rule (EC4727) [3SE]
    ------qualifications for tankermen and persons in charge of 
        dangerous liquids and liquefied gases final rule (EC3362) 
        [19MY] (EC5070) [15SE]
    ------rail fixed guideway systems State safety oversight final 
        rule (EC881) [9JA]
    ------railroad accident reporting final rule (EC692, EC693) [7JA] 
        (EC885) [9JA]
    ------railroad/highway projects final rule (EC4730) [3SE]
    ------Raytheon Aircraft Corp., airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC909) [9JA] (EC1135) [20JA] (EC1662) [6FE] (EC1874) [25FE] 
        (EC2436, EC2441, EC2444) [20MR] (EC2610) [8AP] (EC3023) [28AP] 
        (EC3287, EC3293) [14MY] (EC4474) [30JY] (EC5022) [11SE] 
        (EC5344) [2OC] (EC5518) [21OC] (EC5648) [28OC] (EC5743) [4NO]
    ------realignment of Federal airway final rule (EC625) [7JA]
    ------reduced vertical separation minimum operations final rule 
        (EC2809) [15AP]
    ------regattas and marine parades final rule (EC653) [7JA]
    ------Regional Attorney Pilot Project report (EC3732) [10JN]
    ------regulated navigation area final rule (EC2615, EC2638) [8AP] 
        (EC2723) [10AP] (EC2846) [16AP] (EC3064, EC3065) [1MY] 
        (EC4013) [26JN] (EC4102) [8JY] (EC4339) [24JY] (EC4732) [3SE] 
        (EC4921) [8SE] (EC5197, EC5205) [26SE] (EC5667) [28OC]
    ------reporting of drug and alcohol testing results final rule 
        (EC887) [9JA]
    ------restricted areas final rule (EC1617, EC1618) [5FE] (EC1880) 
        [25FE] (EC2455) [20MR] (EC3320) [14MY] (EC5757, EC5759) [5NO]
    ------roadway worker protection final rule (EC884) [9JA]
    ------Robinson Helicopter Co., airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC603) [7JA] (EC1599) [5FE] (EC2609) [8AP]
    ------Rolls-Royce airworthiness directives final rule (EC1813) 
        [13FE] (EC2800) [15AP] (EC3566) [3JN]
    ------rules of practice for federally-assisted airport proceedings 
        final rule (EC621) [7JA]
    ------Saab airworthiness directives final rule (EC910) [9JA] 
        (EC1572) [5FE] (EC1805) [13FE] (EC1879) [25FE] (EC2069) [4MR] 
        (EC3919, EC3921) [23JN] (EC4708) [3SE] (EC4930) [8SE] (EC5118, 
        EC5119) [18SE] (EC5271) [30SE]
    ------safety and security zone final rule (EC3954) [25JN]
    ------safety equipment for towing vessels final rule (EC2175) 
        [10MR] (EC4342) [24JY]
    ------safety fitness procedures final rule (EC3727) [10JN] 
        (EC5906) [12NO]
    ------safety zone final rule (EC654, EC657) [7JA] (EC690, EC691) 
        [7JA] (EC879) [9JA] (EC883, EC891) [9JA] (EC1746) [11FE] 
        (EC2264) [13MR] (EC2614) [8AP] (EC2636) [8AP] (EC3061, EC3062) 
        [1MY] (EC3119) [5MY] (EC3364) [19MY] (EC3399, EC3400) [20MY] 
        (EC3521, EC3522) [30MY] (EC3673, EC3674) [5JN] (EC3789, 
        EC3790) [12JN] (EC3996, EC3997, EC3998, EC3999, EC4000, 
        EC4901, EC40023, EC4003, EC4004, EC4005, EC4006, EC4007) 
        [26JN] (EC4180, EC4181, EC4182, EC4183) [11JY] (EC4184) [11JY] 
        (EC4315, EC4318, EC4319) [22JY] (EC4338, EC4340) [24JY] 
        (EC4932) [8SE] (EC5023) [11SE] (EC5068, EC5069) [15SE] 
        (EC5201) [26SE] (EC5402) [7OC] (EC5668) [28OC]
    ------Schempp-Hirth airworthiness directives final rule (EC3572) 
        [3JN]
    ------Schweizer Aircraft Corp., airworthiness directives final 
        rule (EC2171) [10MR] (EC5903) [12NO]
    ------seafarers final rule (EC2082) [4MR] (EC3952) [25JN]
    ------security zone final rule (EC2264) [13MR] (EC4716, EC4717) 
        [3SE] (EC4733, EC4734) [3SE]
    ------sensitive security information final rule (EC2457) [20MR]
    ------Short Brothers airworthiness directives final rule (EC608, 
        EC616) [7JA] (EC704, EC706) [7JA] (EC5593) [23OC]
    ------SIAI Marchetti airworthiness directives final rule (EC5775) 
        [5NO]
    ------Sikorsky Aircraft airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC3577) [3JN] (EC5117) [18SE]
    ------single State insurance registration receipt final rule 
        (EC700) [7JA]
    ------small passenger vessel inspection and certification final 
        rule (EC5204) [26SE]
    ------small railroads final rule (EC4702) [3SE]
    ------special flight rules in the vicinity of Grand Canyon 
        National Park final rule (EC1108) [20JA] (EC2076) [4MR]
    ------special flights final rule (EC1355) [4FE] (EC1743) [11FE]
    ------special issuance of third-class airman medical certificates 
        to insulin-treated diabetic airman applicants final rule 
        (EC649) [7JA]
    ------special local regulations final rule (EC655, EC656) [7JA] 
        (EC695, EC696, EC698) [7JA]

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        (EC2079) [4MR] (EC2262, EC2263) [13MR] (EC2722) [10AP] 
        (EC2843, EC2845) [16AP] (EC3063) [1MY] (EC3363) [19MY] 
        (EC3401) [20MY] (EC3523) [30MY] (EC3675) [5JN] (EC3953) [25JN] 
        (EC4010, EC4011) [26JN] (EC4314, EC4317) [22JY] (EC4715) [3SE] 
        (EC4735, EC4736) [3SE] (EC4799, EC4800, EC4801, EC4802) [4SE] 
        (EC5059) [15SE] (EC5199, EC5200) [26SE] (EC5400) [7OC]
    ------St. Lawrence Seaway operation, maintenance, and safety 
        legislation (EC3260) [8MY]
    ------St. Lawrence Seaway pilotage rate increase final rule 
        (EC1723) [10FE]
    ------standard instrument approach procedures final rule (EC561, 
        EC562, EC563, EC616, EC627, EC628, EC629, EC630, EC633, EC639, 
        EC640, EC643, EC688, EC689) [7JA] (EC1140, EC1141, EC1142) 
        [20JA] (EC1591, EC1592, EC1593, EC1594, EC1595, EC1612) [5FE] 
        (EC1889, EC1890, EC1891) [25FE] (EC2172, EC2173) [10MR] 
        (EC2207) [11MR] (EC2633, EC2634) [8AP] (EC2804, EC2805, 
        EC2806, EC2807, EC2808) [15AP] (EC3316, EC3317, EC3318, 
        EC3319) [14MY] (EC3606, EC3607) [3JN] (EC3922, EC3923) [23JN] 
        (EC4024, EC4025, EC4026) [26JN] (EC4473, EC4475) [30JY] 
        (EC4711, EC4712, EC4713) [3SE] (EC4738, EC4739, EC4740) [3SE] 
        (EC5397, EC5398, EC5399) [7OC] (EC5649, EC5650, EC5651, 
        EC5652, EC5653, EC5654, EC5655) [28OC] (EC5664) [28OC] 
        (EC5760, EC5761, EC5762) [5NO]
    ------State Infrastructure Bank Pilot Program report (EC4031) 
        [26JN]
    ------successful telecommuting programs report (EC5353) [2OC]
    ------Sunstrand airworthiness directives final rule (EC898) [9JA]
    ------Surface Transportation Board regulations redesignation final 
        rule (EC641) [7JA]
    ------surface transportation research and development plan (EC815) 
        [7JA]
    ------surface transportation safety legislation (EC3069) [1MY]
    ------tank level or pressure monitoring devices final rule 
        (EC2637) [8AP]
    ------tankermen qualifications final rule (EC4179) [11JY]
    ------technical amendments to former ICC regulations final rule 
        (EC2639) [8AP]
    ------technical and conforming amendments, and organizational and 
        editorial changes final rule (EC4015) [26JN] (EC5202) [26SE]
    ------temporary speed limits final rule (EC2616) [8AP]
    ------Textron Lycoming airworthiness directives final rule (EC675) 
        [7JA] (EC1370) [4FE] (EC2801) [15AP]
    ------ticketless travel final rule (EC3059) [1MY]
    ------transit joint development policy final rule (EC2261) [13MR]
    ------transition to quieter airplanes report (EC5336) [2OC]
    ------transport category airplanes emergency exits final rule 
        (EC631) [7JA]
    ------truck size and weight final rule (EC2180) [10MR] (EC3688) 
        [6JN]
    ------two-way end-of-train telemetry devices final rule (EC3689) 
        [6JN]
    ------uniform tire quality grading standards final rule (EC5042) 
        [15SE]
    ------value engineering final rule (EC1820) [13FE]
    ------vessel identification system final rule (EC5519) [21OC]
    ------vessel inspection user fees final rule (EC3060) [1MY]
    ------VOR Federal Airways airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC566) [7JA]
    ------White Sands Missile Range, NM, restricted areas final rule 
        (EC5938) [13NO]
    ------Williams International airworthiness directives final rule 
        (EC1369) [4FE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjudication regulations final rule 
        (EC1625) [5FE]
    ------adjustment of civil monetary penalties for inflation final 
        rule (EC536) [7JA]
    ------appeals regulations final rule (EC1156) [20JA] (EC5349) 
        [2OC]
    ------benefits for children of Vietnam veterans with spina bifida 
        legislation (EC3941) [24JN]
    ------Board of Veterans' Appeals legislation (EC4804) [4SE]
    ------Board of Veterans' Appeals rules of practice final rule 
        (EC5573) [22OC]
    ------care to veterans treated with nasopharyngeal radium 
        irradiation legislation (EC4805) [4SE]
    ------compensation for certain undiagnosed illnesses final rule 
        (EC3052) [30AP]
    ------construction or acquisition grants for home facilities final 
        rule (EC5873) [9NO]
    ------contract program for veterans with alcohol and drug 
        dependence disorders final rule (EC721, EC724) [7JA]
    ------cost comparisons relative to contracting out of activities 
        final rule (EC2828) [15AP]
    ------credit standards final rule (EC5524) [21OC]
    ------delegation of subpoena authority and description of means of 
        service final rule (EC1624) [5FE]
    ------dependency and income final rule (EC1726) [10FE]
    ------disability pension program legislation (EC3901) [20JN]
    ------diseases associated with exposure to certain chemical 
        herbicide agents final rule (EC720) [7JA]
    ------disinterments from national cemeteries final rule (EC5300) 
        [1OC]
    ------disposition of cases granted relief report (EC2874) [17AP]
    ------education for reservists final rule (EC3700) [10JN]
    ------education revisions final rule (EC5812) [7NO]
    ------evidence of dependents and age final rule (EC723) [7JA]
    ------flood insurance loan guaranty requirements final rule 
        (EC1680) [10FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2194) [11MR]
    ------guidelines for furnishing sensori-neural aids final rule 
        (EC3637) [4JN]
    ------health care for children of Vietnam veterans with spina 
        bifida final rule (EC5207) [26SE]
    ------Health Resources Sharing and Emergency Operations Act 
        implementation report (EC1297) [21JA]
    ------Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program final rule 
        (EC1823) [13FE]
    ------informed consent for patient care final rule (EC5525) [21OC]
    ------Inspector General report (EC446) [7JA] (EC3687) [6JN]
    ------loan guaranty limitation on discount points final rule 
        (EC1626) [5FE]
    ------loan guaranty requirements final rule (EC5403) [7OC]
    ------memorialization of deceased spouses and surviving spouses of 
        veterans whose remains are not available for interment 
        legislation (EC4034) [26JN]
    ------minimum income annuity final rule (EC4146) [9JY]
    ------miscellaneous regulations final rule (EC1155) [20JA]
    ------monetary benefits for children of Vietnam veterans with 
        spina bifida final rule (EC5208) [26SE]
    ------Office of Inspector General full-time equivalent positions 
        legislation (EC4989) [9SE]
    ------reduction of debt through the performance of work-study 
        services final rule (EC2739) [10AP]
    ------report (EC2340) [19MR]
    ------retroactive payments due to liberalizing law or VA issue 
        final rule (EC2848) [16AP]
    ------rulemaking proceedures final rule (EC2323) [18MR]
    ------schedule for rating disabilities final rule (EC3638) [4JN]
    ------servicemen's and veterans' group life insurance final rule 
        (EC4147) [9JY]
    ------spouse and surviving spouse final rule (EC1727) [10FE]
    ------submission of school catalogs to State approving agencies 
        final rule (EC4110) [8JY]
    ------survivors and dependents education programs eligibility 
        extension final rule (EC5299) [1OC]
    ------training by independent study and television final rule 
        (EC4429) [28JY]
    ------upgraded discharges final rule (EC2645) [8AP]
    ------veterans and reservists education final rule (EC5597) [23OC] 
        (EC5669) [28OC]
    ------Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act final rule (EC4109) [8JY]
    ------veterans cost-of-living adjustments and benefits legislation 
        (EC3416) [22MY]
    ------veterans education final rule (EC2116) [6MR] (EC2646) [8AP]
    ------veterans equitable resource allocation plan report (EC2749) 
        [10AP]
    ------veterans housing loan program improvement legislation 
        (EC3734) [10JN]
    ------Veterans' Medical Care Funding Improvement Act legislation 
        (EC3877) [19JN]
    ------vocational rehabilitation final rule (EC2740) [10AP]
    ------vocational training and rehabilitation for children of 
        Vietnam veterans with spina bifida final rule (EC5209) [26SE]
    ------willful misconduct final rule (EC722) [7JA]
    District of Columbia: act (EC375, EC386, EC377, EC378, EC379, 
        EC380, EC381) [7JA] (EC1024, EC1025, EC1026, EC1027, EC1028, 
        EC1029, EC1030, EC1031, EC1032, EC1033, EC1034, EC1035, 
        EC1036, EC1037, EC1038, EC1039, EC1040, EC1041, EC1042, 
        EC1043, EC1044) [20JA] (EC1235, EC1236, EC1237, EC1238, 
        EC1239, EC1240) [21JA] (EC1241, EC1242, EC1243, EC1244, 
        EC1245, EC1246, EC1247, EC1248, EC1249, EC1250, EC1251, 
        EC1252, EC1253, EC1254, EC1255, EC1256, EC1257, EC1258, 
        EC1259, EC1260, EC1261, EC1262, EC1263, EC1264, EC1265, 
        EC1266, EC1267, EC1268, EC1269, EC1270) [21JA] (EC1332, 
        EC1333, EC1334, EC1335, EC1336, EC1337, EC1338, EC1339, 
        EC1340, EC1341, EC1342, EC1343) [4FE] (EC1472, EC1473, EC1474, 
        EC1475, EC1476) [5FE] (EC1477, EC1478, EC1479, EC1480, EC1481, 
        EC1482, EC1483, EC1484, EC1485, EC1486, EC1487, EC1488, 
        EC1489, EC1490, EC1491, EC1492, EC1493, EC1494, EC1495, 
        EC1496, EC1497, EC1498, EC1499, EC1500, EC1501, EC1502, 
        EC1503, EC1504) [5FE] (EC1706, EC1707, EC1708) [10FE] (EC1982, 
        EC1983, EC1984, EC1985, EC1986, EC1987) [27FE] (EC2152, 
        EC2153, EC2154, EC2155) [10MR] (EC2561) [8AP] (EC2707, EC2708) 
        [10AP] (EC2906, EC2907) [21AP] (EC3822, EC3823, EC2324) [17JN] 
        (EC3866, EC3867, EC3868, EC3869, EC3870, EC3871, EC3872, 
        EC3873) [19JN] (EC3978, EC3979) [26JN] (EC4199, EC4200, 
        EC4201, EC4202, EC4203) [14JY] (EC4440, EC4441, EC4442, 
        EC4443, EC4444) [30JY] (EC4967, EC4968, EC4969, EC4970, 
        EC4971, EC4972, EC4973, EC4974, EC4975, EC4976, EC4977, 
        EC4978, EC4979) [9SE] (EC5238, EC5239) [29SE] (EC5375) [6OC] 
        (EC5578, EC5579, EC5580, EC5581, EC5582) [23OC] (EC5628, 
        EC5629, EC5630, EC5631, EC5632, EC5633, EC5634) [28OC] 
        (EC5890, EC5891, EC5892) [12NO]
    ------Advisory Neighborhood Commissions report (EC4166) [10JY]
    ------Anti-Deficiency Act violation (EC4230) [21JY]
    ------audit report (EC2709) [10AP]
    ------benefit changes to police and firefighters retirement 
        programs report (EC4360) [25JY]
    ------Crime Victims Compensation Program report (EC5376) [6OC]
    ------excepted service employee failure to comply with residency 
        requirement report (EC382) [7JA]
    ------financial and administrative audit of the Mayor's office 
        (EC3485) [30MY]
    ------financial report (EC5674) [28OC] (EC5697) [30OC]
    ------General Hospital contract award report (EC4242) [21JY]

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    ------general obligation bond revenue estimate report (EC383) 
        [7JA]
    ------general obligation bonds report (EC4295) [22JY]
    ------Lottery Board statement (EC1271) [21JA]
    ------Office of Banking and Financial Institutions budget report 
        (EC1988) [27FE]
    ------purchase of Presidential inaugural tickets report (EC5189) 
        [26SE]
    ------Retirement Board activities report (EC3096) [5MY] (EC3231) 
        [8MY]
    ------Retirement Board financial disclosure statements (EC3773) 
        [12JN] (EC3980) [26JN]
    ------University of the District of Columbia revenues and 
        expenditures report (EC3000) [28AP]
    ------Washington Convention Center Authority accounts and 
        operations report (EC4082) [8JY]
    ------water and sewer authority report (EC4296) [22JY]
    ------withdrawal of act relative to property assessments and taxes 
        (EC1505) [5FE]
    District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
        Assistance Authority: District of Columbia Government progress 
        in meeting objectives report (EC398) [7JA]
    ------additional appropriations request (EC3039) [29AP]
    ------budget and financial plan report (EC2566) [8AP] (EC3851) 
        [18JN] (EC3892) [20JN] (EC3938) [24JN]
    ------experience with review of legislative acts (EC1512) [5FE]
    ------procurement procedures report (EC1713) [10FE]
    ------public schools' failure report (EC399) [7JA]
    ------recommendations for performance measurement report (EC2711) 
        [10AP]
    ------report (EC397) [7JA] (EC1049) [20JA] (EC5855) [9NO]
    ------structuring of State functions report (EC2970) [24AP]
    ------unfunded pension liability report (EC1714) [10FE]
    DSAA: analysis and description of services performed by full-time 
        Federal employees under the Arms Export Control Act (EC1704) 
        [10FE]
    ------Arms Export Control Act report (EC316) [7JA] (EC2218) [12MR] 
        (EC3619) [4JN]
    ------automated radar management implementation (EC2313) [18MR]
    ------Chemical Weapons Convention legislation (EC2877) [17AP]
    ------comparative scientific program on target detection and 
        tracking of theater ballistic missiles project arrangement 
        (EC3346) [16MY]
    ------cooperative agreement with Italy and Germany to upgrade the 
        HARM missile (EC4525) [1AU]
    ------cooperative project with Australia (EC4789) [4SE]
    ------deliveries to Bosnia and Herzegovina report (EC807) [7JA] 
        (EC1731) [10FE] (EC2929) [21AP] (EC3861) [18JN] (EC4939) [8SE] 
        (EC5532) [21OC]
    ------delivery of defense articles to Rwanda (EC4136) [9JY]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Argentina (EC3621) [4JN]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Australia (EC313) [7JA]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        France (EC3376, EC3377) [20MY] (EC3477) [30MY]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Greece (EC4347, EC4350, EC4351, EC4352, EC4353) [25JY] 
        (EC5427) [9OC] (EC5477) [21OC]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Italy (EC2148) [10MR]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Portugal (EC5837) [9NO]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Singapore (EC5886) [12NO]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Turkey (EC3620) [4JN] (EC4346, EC4348, EC4349) [25JY] (EC5428) 
        [9OC] (EC5476) [21OC]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Venezuela (EC841) [9JA] (EC3374, EC3375) [20MY]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        the Netherlands (EC5617) [28OC]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        the Republic of Korea (EC320) [7JA] (EC351) [7JA] (EC5475) 
        [21OC] (EC5926) [13NO]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the 
        U.S. (EC5835, EC5836) [9NO]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Australia (EC2968) [24AP]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Bahrain (EC4080) [8JY]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Egypt (EC4783, EC4784, EC4786, EC4788) [4SE] (EC5833) [9NO]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Greece (EC5840, EC5841) [9NO]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Israel (EC2555) [8AP] (EC3744) [11JN] (EC4780) [4SE] (EC4826) 
        [5SE] (EC5561) [22OC]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Kuwait (EC4782) [4SE]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Norway (EC314) [7JA]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Portugal (EC5838) [9NO]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Saudi Arabia (EC4190) [14JY] (EC4292, EC4293) [22JY]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Thailand (EC3770) [12JN] (EC4137) [9JY]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (EC2095) [5MR]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Republic of Korea (EC3743) [11JN] (EC4785, EC4787, EC4790) 
        [4SE] (EC5562) [22OC] (EC5834) [9NO]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S. 
        (EC3476) [30MY] (EC4356) [25JY] (EC3781) [4SE]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        United Arab Emirates (EC4354, EC4355) [25JY]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Turkey (EC4357) [25JY] (EC5839) [9NO]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Australia (EC3378, EC3379) [20MY]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Brazil (EC2557) [8AP]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Chile (EC3850) [18JN]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Germany (EC317) [7JA]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Greece (EC5429) [9OC]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Japan (EC3380) [20MY] (EC5364) [6OC]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to NATO 
        (EC322) [7JA]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to New 
        Zealand (EC5727) [4NO]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Spain (EC318) [7JA]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Netherlands (EC319) [7JA]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Republic of China (EC321) [7JA] (EC1856) [25FE]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Republic of Korea (EC5170) [24SE]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Taipai Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S. 
        (EC2698) [10AP]
    ------enhancement or upgrade of sensitivity of technology or 
        capability for Malaysia (EC1014) [20JA]
    ------enhancement or upgrade of sensitivity of technology or 
        capability for the Republic of Korea (EC3865) [19JN]
    ------Fast Jet Missile Approach and Warning System Technology 
        Assessment Program report (EC2791) [15AP]
    ------foreign military sales under the Arms Export Control Act 
        (EC1458) [5FE]
    ------letters of offer to sell major defense equipment report 
        (EC4654) [3SE]
    ------loans and contracts relative to unpaid obligation or 
        liability status report (EC1459) [5FE]
    ------memo of understanding relative to the evolved seasparrow 
        missile (EC3475) [30MY]
    ------memorandum of understanding with Canada relative to joint 
        strike fighter (EC4331) [24JY]
    ------NATO Tactical Communications report (EC4408) [28JY]
    ------notification of a cooperative project concerning the joint 
        strike fighter requirements validation memorandum of agreement 
        (EC842) [9JA]
    ------notification of amendment to NATO Continuous Acquisition and 
        Life-cycle Support Memorandum of Understanding final rule 
        (EC315) [7JA]
    ------over-the-horizon radar project final rule (EC2422) [20MR] 
        (EC2556) [8AP]
    ------project arrangement with Australia (EC5188) [26SE]
    ------project arrangement with the Netherlands (EC3474) [30MY]
    ------technology or capability enhancements or upgrades for Saudi 
        Arabia (EC5842) [9NO]
    ------technology or capability enhancements or upgrades for the 
        Republic of China (EC2665) [9AP]
    ------U.S. involvement in the Cooperative Outboard Logistics 
        Update with the United Kingdom (EC4079) [8JY] (EC4439) [30JY]
    EEOC: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC860) 
        [9JA]
    ------Federal sector complaints and appeals report (EC2110) [5MR]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2102) [5MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC1513) [5FE]
    ------increased fine for notice posting violations final rule 
        (EC3274) [12MY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC452) [7JA]
    ------management report (EC452) [7JA]
    ------minorities, women, and people with disabilities Federal 
        employment report (EC2110) [5MR]
    ------previously exempt State and local government employee 
        complaints procedures final rule (EC2908) [21AP]
    EPA: Acid Rain Program final rule (EC235) [7JA] (EC1324) [4FE] 
        (EC3966) [26JN] (EC5461) [21OC]
    ------addition of facilities in certain industry sectors final 
        rule (EC3028) [29AP]
    ------adjustment of civil monetary penalties for inflation final 
        rule (EC1127) [20JA]
    ------agricultural commodities tolerance exemption final rule 
        (EC2776, EC2777) [15AP]
    ------air quality final rule (EC191) [7JA] (EC4323, EC4324, 
        EC4325) [23JY] (EC4897) [8SE]
    ------ambient air quality surveillance final rule (EC2782) [15AP] 
        (EC5827) [9NO]
    ------approval and promulgation of designated facilities and 
        pollutants final rule (EC5823) [9NO]
    ------approval and promulgation of plans final rule (EC3205, 
        EC3209, EC3210, EC3211, EC3212, EC3213, EC3214, EC3215, 
        EC3216) [8MY] (EC4130) [9JY]
    ------approval of modifications to State programs final rule 
        (EC5871, EC5872) [9NO]
    ------aquatic life water quality criteria final rule (EC5431) 
        [9OC]
    ------area designation for air quality planning purposes final 
        rule (EC2009) [3MR] (EC2470) [21MR] (EC3138) [6MY]
    ------Arizona redesignation of the Yavapai-Apache Reservation 
        final rule (EC192) [7JA]
    ------carbon monoxide standard for small spark-ignition engines 
        final rule (EC220) [7JA]

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    ------civil monetary penalty inflation final rule (EC2432) [20MR] 
        (EC3940) [24JN]
    ------Clean Air Act attainment extension final rule (EC195) [7JA] 
        (EC2781) [15AP]
    ------Clean Air Act exemption for American Samoa, Commonwealth of 
        the Northern Mariana Islands and the Territory of Guam final 
        rule (EC205) [7JA]
    ------Clean Air Act final rule (EC1970) [27FE] (EC3451) [30MY] 
        (EC3765) [12JN] (EC5258) [30SE]
    ------Clean Air Act operating permit programs final rule (EC2360) 
        [20MR] (EC4129) [9JY]
    ------Clean Air Act reclassification final rule (EC188) [7JA] 
        (EC982) [20JA]
    ------Clean Air Act report (EC5611) [28OC]
    ------clean air attainment extension final rule (EC5551) [22OC]
    ------clean water needs survey report (EC5521) [21OC]
    ------control of air pollution final rule (EC190) [7JA]
    ------delegation program final rule (EC2527) [8AP]
    ------deposition of air pollutants to the great waters report 
        (EC4188) [14JY]
    ------deregulation program final rule (EC4128) [9JY]
    ------dried fermentation solids and solubles final rule (EC1317) 
        [4FE]
    ------drinking water infrastructure needs survey report (EC1724) 
        [10FE]
    ------drinking water revolving fund money allotment final rule 
        (EC3208) [8MY]
    ------durability procedure extensions for light-duty vehicles and 
        trucks final rule (EC237) [7JA]
    ------effluent limitations guidelines and standards for the 
        coastal subcategory of the oil and gas extraction point source 
        final rule (EC707) [7JA] (EC1148) [20JA]
    ------Environmental Education Grants Program solicitation notice 
        final rule (EC3768) [4SE]
    ------environmental impact assessment of nongovernmental 
        activities in Antarctica final rule (EC3240) [8MY]
    ------environmental monitoring of organotin report (EC1149) [20JA]
    ------environmental monitoring report (EC3738) [10JN]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC858) 
        [9JA]
    ------fertilizer industry source performance standards final rule 
        (EC3040) [30AP]
    ------final rule (EC4896) [8SE] (EC4987) [9SE] (EC5305) [2OC]
    ------fire extinguishers ban reconsideration final rule (EC243) 
        [7JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2016) [3MR]
    ------fuels and fuel additives final rule (EC236) [7JA] (EC1764) 
        [13FE] (EC2011) [3MR] (EC2306, EC2311) [18MR] (EC3042) [30AP] 
        (EC3555) [3JN] (EC3652) [5JN] (EC4815) [5SE]
    ------gasoline deposit control additives final rule (EC5828) [9NO]
    ------grants and cooperative agreements final rule (EC5323) [2OC]
    ------Guam petition for exemption from anti-dumping and detergent 
        addition requirements for conventional gasoline final rule 
        (EC198) [7JA]
    ------Hardship Grants Program for Rural Communities implementation 
        guidelines final rule (EC2459) [20MR]
    ------hazardous air pollutants final rule (EC233) [7JA] (EC241, 
        EC244) [7JA] (EC839) [9JA] (EC985, EC988) [20JA] (EC993) 
        [20JA] (EC1971) [27FE]
    ------hazardous waste and universal treatment standards correction 
        final rule (EC1692) [10FE]
    ------Hazardous Waste Management Program final rule (EC183, EC187, 
        EC202) [7JA] (EC2008) [3MR] (EC2305) [18MR]
    ------hazardous waste management system final rule (EC3710, 
        EC3711) [10JN]
    ------hospital, medical, and infectious waste incinerators final 
        rule (EC5095) [18SE]
    ------human health water quality criteria final rule (EC232) [7JA]
    ------implementation plan final rule (EC181, EC182, EC184, EC185, 
        EC186, EC193, EC194, EC196, EC197, EC199, EC204, EC206, EC207) 
        [7JA] (EC209, EC210, EC212, EC215, EC216, EC217, EC218, EC219, 
        EC222, EC224, EC227, EC230) [7JA] (EC837, EC838) [9JA] (EC979, 
        EC980, EC981, EC983, EC984, EC986) [20JA] (EC989, EC990) 
        [20JA] (EC1303, EC1304, EC1307, EC1308, EC1309, EC1310, 
        EC1311, EC1313, EC1314, EC1315, EC1316, EC1319, EC1320) [4FE] 
        (EC1322, EC1323, EC1327, EC1328) [4FE] (EC1433) [5FE] (EC1690, 
        EC1691) [10FE] (EC1734, EC1735, EC1737, EC1738) [11FE] 
        (EC1765) [13FE] (EC1845, EC1848, EC1849, EC1850, EC1851) 
        [25FE] (EC1967, EC1968, EC1969) [27FE] (EC2010) [3MR] (EC2118, 
        EC2119, EC2120, EC2121) [6MR] (EC2142, EC2143, EC2144, EC2145, 
        EC2146) [10MR] (EC2304, EC2308, EC2309, EC2310) [18MR] 
        (EC2361, EC2362, EC2363) [20MR] (EC2364) [20MR] (EC2518, 
        EC2519, EC2520, EC2521, EC2522, EC2524) [8AP] (EC2691, EC2692, 
        EC2693) [10AP] (EC2754, EC2755) [14AP] (EC2783, EC2784, 
        EC2785, EC2786, EC2787, EC2788, EC2789, EC2790) [15AP] 
        (EC2888) [21AP] (EC2965, EC2966, EC2967) [24AP] (EC2991) 
        [28AP] (EC3041) [30AP] (EC3137) [6MY] (EC3139, EC3140, EC3142) 
        [6MY] (EC3330, EC3331, EC3332, EC3335) [15MY] (EC3553, EC3554, 
        EC3556, EC3557) [3JN] (EC3649, EC3650, EC3651) [5JN] (EC3708, 
        EC3709) [10JN] (EC3764, EC3767, EC3768, EC3769) [12JN] 
        (EC3813, EC3814, EC3815, EC3816) [17JN] (EC3887, EC3888) 
        [20JN] (EC3907, EC3908, EC3909) [23JN] (EC3937) [24JN] 
        (EC3964, EC3965) [26JN] (EC4052, EC4053) [8JY] (EC4127) [9JY] 
        (EC4131, EC4132, EC4133, EC4135) [9JY] (EC4160, EC4162, 
        EC4163) [10JY] (EC4187) [14JY] (EC4224) [16JY] (EC4231, 
        EC4232, EC4233, EC4234) [21JY] (EC4401) [28JY] (EC4402, 
        EC4403, EC4404) [28JY] (EC4431) [29JY] (EC4519) [31JY] 
        (EC4604, EC4605, EC4606, EC4607, EC4608, EC4609, EC4610, 
        EC4611, EC4612, EC4613, EC4614, EC4615) [3SE] (EC4616, EC4618, 
        EC4619, EC4620, EC4622, EC4623, EC4624, EC4625, EC4626, 
        EC4627, EC4628, EC4629, EC4630, EC4631, EC4632, EC4633, 
        EC4634, EC4635) [3SE] (EC4771, EC4772, EC4774, EC4775, EC4776) 
        [4SE] (EC4892, EC4893, EC4894, EC4895) [8SE] (EC5043, EC5045, 
        EC5046, EC5047, EC5048, EC5049) [15SE] (EC5096, EC5097, 
        EC5099, EC5101) [18SE] (EC5143, EC5144) [22SE] (EC5165, 
        EC5166, EC5167) [24SE] (EC5279, EC5280) [1OC] (EC5313) [2OC] 
        (EC5360) [6OC] (EC5422, EC5423, EC5424) [9OC] (EC5455, EC5457, 
        EC5458, EC5460, EC5462, EC5463, EC5464, EC5465) [21OC] 
        (EC5550, EC5552, EC5553) [22OC] (EC5824, EC5825) [9NO] 
        (EC5922, EC5923, EC5924) [13NO]
    ------Inspector General report (EC859) [9JA] (EC3748) [11JN]
    ------land disposal restrictions final rule (EC1312) [4FE] 
        (EC3088) [5MY] (EC4161) [10JY] (EC4777) [4SE]
    ------loan guarantees for construction of treatment works final 
        rule (EC709) [7JA]
    ------marine vehicle pollution control final rule (EC2526) [8AP]
    ------mechanisms for owners and operators of municipal solid waste 
        landfill facilities final rule (EC223) [7JA]
    ------military munitions final rule (EC1763) [13FE]
    ------motor vehicle pollution control final rule (EC3329) [15MY]
    ------mud dump site de-designation and termination and historic 
        area remediation site designation final rule (EC5329) [2OC]
    ------municipal solid waste landfills final rule (EC4399) [28JY]
    ------municipal solid waste permit program adequacy determination 
        final rule (EC4134) [9JY]
    ------national emission standards and test procedures final rule 
        (EC3089) [5MY]
    ------national emission standards final rule (EC1318) [4FE] 
        (EC1432) [5FE] (EC1847) [25FE] (EC4159) [10JY]
    ------national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants 
        final rule (EC3653, EC3654) [5JN] (EC3766) [12JN] (EC5187) 
        [26SE] (EC5425) [9OC]
    ------national primary drinking water regulations final rule 
        (EC2040) [4MR]
    ------Nitrogen Oxides Emission Reduction Program final rule 
        (EC245) [7JA]
    ------OMB paperwork reduction approval numbers final rule (EC201) 
        [7JA]
    ------Operating Permits Program final rule (EC189, EC203) [7JA] 
        (EC229) [7JA] (EC242) [7JA] (EC978) [20JA] (EC992) [20JA] 
        (EC1846) [25FE] (EC5007) [11SE]
    ------Outer Continental Shelf air regulations final rule (EC4621) 
        [3SE] (EC5006) [11SE]
    ------ozone control strategy final rule (EC213) [7JA]
    ------ozone monitoring season modification final rule (EC1736) 
        [11FE]
    ------ozone nonattainment areas final rule (EC3452, EC3453) [30MY]
    ------Paperwork Reduction Act final rule (EC4159) [10JY] (EC4907) 
        [8SE]
    ------performance standards final rule (EC3648) [5JN]
    ------pesticide tolerance exemption final rule (EC1305, EC1306) 
        [4FE] (EC1396) [5FE] (EC1749) [13FE] (EC2136, EC2137, EC2138, 
        EC2139) [10MR] (EC2347, EC2348, EC2349) [20MR] (EC2497) [8AP] 
        (EC2773, EC2774, EC2775) [15AP] (EC2986, EC2987, EC2988, 
        EC2989) [28AP] (EC3155, EC3156) [7MY] (EC3324, EC3326, EC3327) 
        [15MY] (EC3424, EC3425) [30MY] (EC3697) [10JN] (EC3760) [12JN] 
        (EC3933, EC3934, EC3935) [24JN] (EC4042) [8JY] (EC4327, 
        EC4328, EC4329, EC4330) [24JY] (EC4374, EC4376, EC4379) [28JY] 
        (EC4570, EC4571, EC4572, EC4573, EC4574, EC4575, EC4576) [3SE] 
        (EC4762, EC4763, EC4764) [4SE] (EC4874, EC4875, EC4876, 
        EC4877, EC4878) [8SE] (EC4879) [8SE] (EC4942, EC4943, EC4944, 
        EC4945) [9SE] (EC4995, EC4996, EC4997) [11SE] (EC5088) [18SE] 
        (EC5134, EC5135, EC5136, EC5137, EC5138) [22SE] (EC5442) 
        [21OC] (EC5719, EC5720, EC5721, EC5722, EC5723, EC5724) [4NO]
    ------pesticide tolerance final rule (EC42, EC43, EC44, EC45, 
        EC46) [7JA] (EC1958) [27FE] (EC2028) [4MR] (EC2682) [10AP] 
        (EC2772, EC2778) [15AP] (EC3077, EC3078) [5MY] (EC3183, 
        EC3184, EC3185) [8MY] (EC3207) [8MY] (EC3262, EC3263) [12MY] 
        (EC3325, EC3328) [15MY] (EC3423) [30MY] (EC3680) [6JN] 
        (EC3802, EC3803, EC3804) [17JN] (EC4153) [10JY] (EC4375, 
        EC4377, EC4378) [28JY] (EC4481) [31JY] (EC5304, EC5306) [2OC] 
        (EC5538, EC5539) [22OC]
    ------planning areas designation final rule (EC214, EC225, EC228, 
        EC231) [7JA]
    ------polymers and resins test methods final rule (EC2307) [18MR]
    ------Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act report (EC5698) [30OC]
    ------protection of stratospheric ozone final rule (EC200) [7JA] 
        (EC987) [20JA]
    ------publicly owned treatment works pretreatment programs final 
        rule (EC4428) [28JY]
    ------recovered materials products procurement guidelines final 
        rule (EC5925) [13NO]
    ------Reformulated Gasoline Program final rule (EC221) [7JA] 
        (EC5725) [4NO]
    ------Reformulated Gasoline Program opt out procedures final rule 
        (EC5459) [21OC]
    ------reid vapor pressure standard final rule (EC3141) [6MY]
    ------residue tolerance final rule (EC1732) [11FE] (EC1956, 
        EC1957) [27FE]
    ------revised durability procedures for light-duty vehicles and 
        trucks final rule (EC4773) [4SE]
    ------revocation of obsolete employee responsibilities and conduct 
        rules final rule (EC4795) [4SE]

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    ------revocation of significant new use rule final rule (EC1689) 
        [10FE] (EC5314) [2OC]
    ------risk/benefit information reporting requirements final rule 
        (EC5087) [18SE]
    ------Safe Drinking Water Act report (EC1831) [13FE]
    ------significant new uses of certain chemical substances final 
        rule (EC240) [7JA]
    ------Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental 
        Compliance Assistance Program final rule (EC211, EC226) [7JA]
    ------Solid Waste Landfill Permit Program final rule (EC239) [7JA]
    ------State Hazardous Waste Management Program final rule (EC2528) 
        [8AP] (EC3334) [15MY] (EC3886) [20JN] (EC4617) [3SE] (EC5044) 
        [15SE] (EC5098) [18SE] (EC5826) [9NO]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5285) [1OC]
    ------Superfund Program report (EC2676) [9AP] (EC3206) [8MY] 
        (EC4808) [4SE]
    ------Sustainable Development Challenge Grant Program final rule 
        (EC3406) [22MY]
    ------Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program 
        report (EC1766) [13FE]
    ------Tennessee SIP revisions final rule (EC4400) [28JY]
    ------test procedures for heavy-duty engines and light-duty 
        vehicles final rule (EC5456) [21OC]
    ------test rules and enforceable testing consent agreements final 
        rule (EC3967) [26JN]
    ------testing consent order final rule (EC1321) [4FE] (EC3333) 
        [15MY]
    ------tolerance exemption final rule (EC5818) [9NO]
    ------Toxic Substances Control Act final rule (EC2525) [8AP] 
        (EC4603) [3SE]
    ------Toxic Substances Control Act report (EC234) [7JA]
    ------uncontrolled hazardous waste sites final rule (EC991) [20JA] 
        (EC1434) [5FE] (EC2523) [8AP] (EC5100) [18SE]
    ------Underground Injection Control Program final rule (EC238) 
        [7JA]
    ------Underground Storage Tank Program final rule (EC208) [7JA] 
        (EC1325, EC1326) [4FE] (EC3407) [22MY]
    ------volatile organic compound control measures final rule 
        (EC3405) [22MY]
    ------water quality guidance for the Great Lakes System final rule 
        (EC2322) [18MR]
    ------water quality standards final rule (EC708) [7JA] (EC4741) 
        [3SE] (EC5432, EC5433) [9OC]
    Executive Office of the President: ACDA report (EC849) [9JA] 
        (EC4662) [3SE]
    ------alternative plan for Federal civilian employee pay 
        adjustments report (EC4663) [3SE]
    ------Angola emergency continuation notice (EC2705) [10AP]
    ------broom corn brooms report (EC790) [7JA]
    ------budget amendment relative to a shortfall in the Dept. of 
        Defense Health Program (EC3552) [3JN]
    ------certification relative to drug testing of administrators of 
        the Drug Free Workplace Plan (EC1829) [13FE]
    ------certification relative to national interest of continued 
        production from naval petroleum reserves (EC67) [7JA]
    ------Chinese meteorological satellite notice (EC363) [7JA]
    ------Colombian narcotics traffickers emergency continuation 
        notice (EC335, EC336) [7JA]
    ------commercial exports, military assistance, and foreign 
        military sales and imports report (EC5053) [15SE]
    ------compliance report on Armenia and the Caucasus Region 
        (EC5485) [21OC]
    ------Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act report (EC4228) 
        [17JY]
    ------Cyprus question report (EC4138) [9JY]
    ------deployment of Armed Forces to Bosnia and Herzegovina report 
        (EC851) [9JA]
    ------Depts. of Agriculture, Energy and Transportation 
        supplemental appropriations request (EC3027) [29AP]
    ------Dept. of Commerce appropriations request (EC4587) [3SE]
    ------Dept. of Commerce Export Administration regulations 
        revisions report (EC341) [7JA]
    ------Dept. of Energy and Army Corp of Engineers appropriations 
        request (EC4121) [9JY]
    ------Dept. of the Interior appropriations request (EC1402) [5FE]
    ------Dept. of the Treasury appropriations (EC5090) [18SE]
    ------Dept. of the Treasury Counter-Terrorism Fund appropriations 
        request (EC4588) [3SE]
    ------Dept. of Transportation appropriations (EC5091) [18SE]
    ------Dept. of Veterans Affairs Compensation Program amendments 
        (EC4948) [9SE]
    ------Depts. of Justice, State, the judiciary, and special 
        forfeiture funds appropriations request (EC823) [9JA]
    ------Depts. of Labor and State, and ACDA appropriations 
        amendments request (EC4255) [22JY]
    ------determination relative to graduation of Malaysia from the 
        generalized system of preferences (EC727) [7JA]
    ------determination to exempt Air Force operating location from 
        hazardous or solid waste laws that might require the 
        disclosure of classified information (EC1688) [10FE]
    ------Devils Lake, ND, emergency funding requirement 
        recommendation report (EC5602) [28OC]
    ------disaster assistance emergency appropriations requests 
        (EC2958) [24AP]
    ------efforts to obtain Iraq's compliance with U.N. Security 
        Council resolution (EC338) [7JA] (EC1330) [4FE] (EC2149) 
        [10MR] (EC5317) [2OC]
    ------end-use of defense articles and services report (EC4792) 
        [4SE]
    ------export controls regulations report (EC4659) [3SE]
    ------FEC budget request (EC2501) [8AP]
    ------Federal agencies Privacy Act implementation report (EC367) 
        [7JA]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC2048) 
        [4MR]
    ------foreign economic collection and industrial espionage report 
        (EC4759) [3SE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC1991) [27FE]
    ------impact of delaying AID international family planning 
        programs funding report (EC1405) [5FE]
    ------international agreements report (EC2125) [6MR]
    ------Iran emergency continuation notice (EC337, EC340) [7JA]
    ------Iranian transactions regulations final rule (EC4658) [3SE]
    ------Israel economic situation report (EC1462) [5FE]
    ------legislative branch budget amendments (EC4586) [3SE]
    ------Libya emergency continuation notice (EC1231) [21JA] (EC1329) 
        [4FE]
    ------LIHEAP emergency appropriations request (EC1218) [21JA]
    ------Loan Guarantees for Israel Program report (EC1462) [5FE]
    ------locality pay report (EC853) [9JA] (EC1022) [20JA]
    ------Mongolia's emigration laws and policies report (EC1291) 
        [21JA]
    ------narcotics traffickers in Colombia report (EC5564) [22OC] 
        (EC5625) [28OC]
    ------National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
        Improvement Act amendments (EC4585) [3SE]
    ------national defense authorization report (EC78) [7JA] (EC2093) 
        [5MR]
    ------national security, foreign policy and economy relative to 
        the Export Administration Act lapse (EC342) [7JA]
    ------notification of continuation of national emergency relative 
        to the Middle East peace process (EC1463) [5FE]
    ------notification of intermediate staging base at Utapao AFB, 
        Thailand (EC4196) [14JY]
    ------notification relative to deployment of Armed Forces 
        personnel to Zaire (EC2669) [9AP]
    ------notification relative to deployment of Armed Forces 
        personnel to Albania for possible evacuation of U.S. citizens 
        (EC2277) [17MR]
    ------notification relative to military personnel availability for 
        evacuation of U.S. citizens from the Democratic Republic of 
        Congo (EC3662) [5JN]
    ------notification relative to nuclear, biological, and chemical 
        weapons (EC931) [9JA]
    ------Office of National Drug Control Policy Freedom of 
        Information Act report (EC3830) [17JN]
    ------Office of National Drug Control Policy reauthorization 
        legislation (EC3323) [14MY]
    ------President's Crime Prevention Council Inspector General 
        report (EC5803) [6NO]
    ------progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus problem 
        (EC334) [7JA] (EC1780) [13FE] (EC2999) [28AP] (EC3974) [26JN] 
        (EC5852) [9NO]
    ------Russian Federation emigration laws and policies report 
        (EC1384) [4FE]
    ------Serbia and Montenegro emergency continuation notice (EC343) 
        [7JA]
    ------SINOSAT project notice (EC362) [7JA]
    ------supplemental appropriations and adjustments to pending 
        budget requests (EC3699) [10JN]
    ------telecommunication service payments made to Cuba by U.S. 
        persons report (EC2560) [8AP]
    ------transfer of funds to implement International Cooperative 
        Administrative Support Services (EC2272) [17MR]
    ------U.S. Armed Forces in Bosnia relative to NATO Stabilization 
        Force report (EC3911) [23JN]
    ------U.S. participation in Rwanda and the Great Lakes region of 
        eastern Zaire peacekeeping force report (EC364) [7JA]
    ------U.S. Trade Representative appropriations (EC5091) [18SE]
    ------White House personnel report (EC366) [7JA]
    Eximbank: Freedom of Information Act report (EC2158, EC2159) 
        [10MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC400) [7JA]
    ------legislation (EC2355) [20MR]
    ------report (EC1916) [26FE] (EC2157) [10MR]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5286) [1OC]
    ------tied aid credits report (EC3196) [8MY]
    ------U.S. exports report (EC2509) [8AP]
    ------U.S. exports to Algeria (EC1681) [10FE]
    ------U.S. exports to Argentina (EC3612) [4JN]
    ------U.S. exports to Brazil (EC4322) [23JY]
    ------U.S. exports to Chile (EC5788) [6NO]
    ------U.S. exports to Egypt (EC1419) [5FE]
    ------U.S. exports to India (EC5093) [18SE]
    ------U.S. exports to Indonesia (EC3440) [30MY]
    ------U.S. exports to Israel (EC1965) [27FE]
    ------U.S. exports to Lithuania (EC831) [9JA]
    ------U.S. exports to Mexico (EC113) [7JA] (EC2779) [15AP]
    ------U.S. exports to Morocco (EC4433) [30JY] (EC4886) [8SE]
    ------U.S. exports to Oman (EC4597) [3SE]
    ------U.S. exports to Poland (EC2886) [21AP]
    ------U.S. exports to Qatar (EC110) [7JA]
    ------U.S. exports to Russia (EC957) [20JA]
    ------U.S. exports to the Czech Republic (EC1223) [21JA]
    ------U.S. exports to the People's Republic of China (EC832) [9JA] 
        (EC3195) [8MY] (EC4885) [8SE]
    ------U.S. exports to the Philippines (EC112) [7JA]
    ------U.S. exports to the Republic of Korea (EC1418) [5FE] 
        (EC2237) [13MR]
    ------U.S. exports to Turkey (EC1417) [5FE]
    ------U.S. exports to Uzbekistan (EC111) [7JA]
    FAA: Aircraft Cabin Air Quality Research Program report (EC1289) 
        [21JA]
    ------Civil Aviation Security Program effectiveness report 
        (EC1131) [20JA]
    ------civil aviation security report (EC5898) [12NO]
    ------foreign aviation authorities assistance report (EC1150) 
        [20JA]
    ------increased air traffic over Grand Canyon National Park report 
        (EC555) [7JA]
    ------offshore platforms for weather radar report (EC2227) [12MR]
    ------programs authorization legislation (EC3178) [7MY]

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    ------subsonic noise reduction technology report (EC3356) [16MY]
    ------updated aviation system capital investment plan (EC1803) 
        [13FE]
    Farm Credit Administration: accounting and reporting requirements 
        final rule (EC49) [7JA]
    ------adjustment of civil monetary penalties for inflation final 
        rule (EC537) [7JA]
    ------book-entry procedures for farm credit securities final rule 
        (EC5443) [21OC]
    ------Debt Collection Improvement Act report (EC3516) [30MY]
    ------disclosure to investors and shareholders final rule (EC2498) 
        [8AP]
    ------Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. final rule (EC4577) 
        [3SE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2049) [4MR]
    ------funding, fiscal affairs, loan policies, and operations final 
        rule (EC47, EC48) [7JA] (EC1397) [5FE] (EC2683) [10AP]
    ------Inspector General report (EC3349) [16MY] (EC5856) [9NO]
    ------loan policies and operations final rule (EC5139) [22SE] 
        (EC5179) [26SE]
    ------releasing information final rule (EC4506) [31JY]
    ------report (EC1272) [21JA]
    Farm Credit Bank of Texas: pension plan report (EC4419) [28JY]
    ------Thrift Plus Plan report (EC4666) [3SE]
    Farm Credit System Insurance Corp.: Freedom of Information Act 
        report (EC2567) [8AP]
    ------internal controls and financial systems report (EC1050) 
        [20JA]
    ------report (EC3426) [30MY]
    Farm Service Agency: commodity warehouses final rule (EC3805) 
        [17JN]
    ------Conservation Reserve Program final rule (EC1750) [13FE]
    ------cotton import quotas final rule (EC4811) [5SE]
    ------Dairy Indemnity Payment Program final rule (EC53) [7JA]
    ------Disaster Reserve Assistance Program final rule (EC50) [7JA] 
        (EC4380) [28JY] (EC4579) [3SE]
    ------farm credit final rule (EC2500) [8AP]
    ------handling payments to delinquent Farm Loan Program borrowers 
        final rule (EC4538) [1AU]
    ------marketing quota final rule (EC4578) [3SE]
    ------peanut poundage quota regulations final rule (EC3134) [6MY]
    ------peanuts final rule (EC52) [7JA]
    ------production flexibility contract regulations final rule 
        (EC5540) [22OC]
    ------referral of known or suspected criminal violations final 
        rule (EC3132) [6MY]
    ------tobacco allotments and quotas final rule (EC3133) [6MY]
    ------tobacco final rule (EC51) [7JA]
    ------Tobacco Loan Program final rule (EC1672) [10FE]
    ------Tree Assistance Program final rule (EC5089) [18SE] (EC5221) 
        [29SE]
    FBI: Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act 
        implementation final rule (EC2605) [8AP]
    FCC: access change reform final rule (EC1446) [5FE] (EC3617, 
        EC3618) [4JN]
    ------accounting for litigation judgments and other costs final 
        rule (EC2995) [28AP]
    ------accounting officer final rule (EC2244) [13MR]
    ------accounting safeguards final rule (EC1445) [5FE]
    ------advanced television systems final rule (EC1442) [5FE] 
        (EC3147, EC3148) [6MY]
    ------amateur radio service final rule (EC3090) [5MY]
    ------assessment and collection of regulatory fees final rule 
        (EC4054) [8JY] (EC5677) [29OC]
    ------Automated Reports Management Information System reports 
        (EC994) [20JA]
    ------Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act 
        final rule (EC2312) [18MR] (EC2756) [14AP] (EC2993) [28AP] 
        (EC3454) [30MY] (EC3616) [4JN]
    ------calling number identification service rules and policies 
        final rule (EC2757) [14AP]
    ------carrier classifications final rule (EC4055) [8JY]
    ------citizenship requirements final rule (EC266) [7JA]
    ------closed captioning and video description of video programming 
        final rule (EC5168) [24SE]
    ------codes and abbreviated dialing arrangements final rule 
        (EC1975) [27FE]
    ------competitive bidding final rule (EC265, EC267, EC278) [7JA] 
        (EC2533) [8AP]
    ------directional microwave antennas standards final rule (EC1693) 
        [10FE]
    ------domestic ship and aircraft radio stations final rule (EC277) 
        [7JA]
    ------emergency broadcast system final rule (EC5426) [9OC]
    ------ex parte presentations in proceedings final rule (EC2899) 
        [21AP]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC861) 
        [9JA]
    ------Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service final rule 
        (EC3336) [15MY] (EC5726) [4NO]
    ------filing requirements final rule (EC268) [7JA] (EC4055) [8JY]
    ------final rule (EC994) [20JA] (EC2997) [28AP] (EC4961) [9SE]
    ------fixed satellite service final rule (EC249) [7JA]
    ------FM broadcast stations final rule (EC246, EC248, EC250, 
        EC251, EC252, EC253, EC256, EC257, EC259, EC260, EC261, EC262, 
        EC263) [7JA] (EC1436, EC1437, EC1438, EC1439, EC1440, EC1441) 
        [5FE] (EC1695, EC1697) [10FE] (EC1972) [27FE] (EC2189) [11MR] 
        (EC2238, EC2239, EC2240, EC2241, EC2242, EC2243) [13MR] 
        (EC2889, EC2890, EC2891, EC2892, EC2893, EC2894, EC2895, 
        EC2896, EC2897, EC2898) [21AP] (EC3143, EC3144, EC3145, 
        EC3146) [6MY] (EC3217, EC3218, EC3219, EC3220, EC3221, EC3222, 
        EC3223) [8MY] (EC3455, EC3456, EC3457, EC3458, EC3459, EC3460, 
        EC3461, EC3462, EC3463, EC3465, EC3465, EC3466, EC3467) [30MY] 
        (EC3655, EC3656, EC3657, EC3658) [5JN] (EC4057, EC4058, 
        EC4059, EC4060, EC4061, EC4962, EC4063, EC4064, EC4065, 
        EC4066, EC4067, EC4068, EC4069, EC4070, EC4071) [8JY] (EC4263) 
        [22JY] (EC4264, EC4265, EC4266, EC4267, EC4268, EC4269, 
        EC4270, EC4271, EC4272, EC4273, EC4274, EC4275, EC4276, 
        EC4277, EC4278, EC4279, EC4280, EC4281, EC4282, EC4283, 
        EC4284, EC4285, EC4286, EC4287, EC4288, EC4289) [22JY] 
        (EC4492, EC4493, EC4494, EC4495) [31JY] (EC4496, EC4497, 
        EC4498, EC4499, EC4500, EC4501) [31JY] (EC4636, EC4637, 
        EC4638) [3SE] (EC4642, EC4643, EC4644, EC4645, EC4646) [3SE] 
        (EC4957, EC4959, EC4960) [9SE] (EC5050, EC5051) [15SE] 
        (EC5145) [22SE] (EC5261, EC5262, EC5263) [30SE] (EC5264) 
        [30SE] (EC5467) [21OC] (EC5754) [5NO] (EC5789, EC5790) [6NO] 
        (EC5791, EC5792) [6NO]
    ------forfeiture guidelines final rule (EC4639) [3SE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC3097) [5MY]
    ------GHz frequency band final rule (EC264) [7JA] (EC1435) [5FE] 
        (EC2532) [8AP] (EC2860) [17AP] (EC4640) [3SE] (EC5102) [18SE]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC4908) [8SE]
    ------infrastructure sharing relative to Telecommunications Act 
        final rule (EC2147) [10MR]
    ------inside wiring connections to telephone networks final rule 
        (EC4056) [8JY]
    ------installment payment financing for personal communications 
        services final rule (EC5557) [22OC]
    ------international settlement rates final rule (EC4958) [9SE]
    ------interstate, interexchange marketplace implementation final 
        rule (EC247) [7JA] (EC2996) [28AP] (EC4817) [5SE]
    ------joint board final rule (EC1974) [27FE]
    ------local exchange carriers access charge reform final rule 
        (EC5555) [22OC]
    ------MHz frequency band final rule (EC1703) [10FE] (EC2531) [8AP] 
        (EC4641) [3SE] (EC5260) [30SE] (EC5265) [30SE] (EC5466) [21OC]
    ------mobile radio service providers final rule (EC258) [7JA]
    ------National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., final rule 
        (EC4405) [28JY]
    ------non-accounting safeguards final rule (EC1444) [5FE]
    ------non-voice and non-geostationary mobile satellite service 
        final rule (EC5615) [28OC]
    ------numbering plan carrier identification codes final rule 
        (EC2992) [28AP] (EC5614) [28OC]
    ------operation of biomedical telemetry devices on VHF and UHF 
        television channels final rule (EC5830) [9NO]
    ------paging systems development competitive bidding final rule 
        (EC2215) [12MR]
    ------pay telephone provisions final rule (EC269) [7JA] (EC5554) 
        [22OC]
    ------permit minor changes in broadcast facilities without a 
        construction permit final rule (EC5146) [22SE]
    ------private land mobile radio services final rule (EC1443) [5FE]
    ------radio astronomy coordination zone final rule (EC5829) [9NO]
    ------radio frequency devices final rule (EC2529) [8AP]
    ------regulation of international accounting rates final rule 
        (EC1767) [13FE]
    ------report (EC925) [9JA]
    ------satellite applications final rule (EC1973) [27FE] (EC3264) 
        [12MY]
    ------spectrum auctions final rule (EC5613) [28OC]
    ------table allotments for FM broadcast stations final rule 
        (EC270, EC271, EC272, EC273, EC274, EC275, EC276) [7JA]
    ------Telecommunications Act final rule (EC1694) [10FE] (EC1696) 
        [10FE] (EC4647) [3SE]
    ------telemessaging, electronic publishing, and alarm monitoring 
        services final rule (EC1852) [25FE] (EC2694) [10AP]
    ------telephone companies final rule (EC4189) [14JY]
    ------telephone number portability final rule (EC2530) [8AP] 
        (EC4816) [5SE]
    ------toll free service access codes final rule (EC2994) [28AP] 
        (EC5556) [22OC]
    ------TV broadcast stations final rule (EC254, EC255) [7JA]
    ------unauthorized changes in long distance carriers final rule 
        (EC4262) [22JY] (EC4434) [30JY]
    FDA: authority citations final rule (EC5361) [6OC]
    ------biological products final rule (EC1002) [20JA] (EC5147) 
        [22SE]
    ------biotechnology and biological products license application 
        final rule (EC2420) [20MR]
    ------contact lenses coloring additives final rule (EC2418) [20MR] 
        (EC2535) [8AP]
    ------dental devices final rule (EC1448) [5FE] (EC3819) [17JN]
    ------direct food additives final rule (EC3370, EC3371) [20MY] 
        (EC3740) [11JN] (EC5831) [9NO]
    ------disqualification of a clinical investigator final rule 
        (EC5103) [18SE]
    ------drug regulations consolidation final rule (EC2536) [8AP]
    ------drugs and biological products adverse experience reporting 
        final rule (EC4073) [8JY]
    ------electronic records final rule (EC2539) [8AP]
    ------extralabel drug use in animals final rule (EC286) [7JA]
    ------food additives final rule (EC1976) [27FE] (EC2248, EC2249) 
        [13MR] (EC2366, EC2367, EC2368, EC2369, EC2370, EC2371, 
        EC2372, EC2374, EC2374, EC2375, EC2376, EC2377, EC2378, 
        EC2379, EC2380, EC2381, EC2382, EC2383, EC2384, EC2385, 
        EC2386, EC2387, EC2388, EC2389, EC2390, EC2391, EC2392, 
        EC2393, EC2394) [20MR] (EC2395, EC2396, EC2397, EC2398, 
        EC2399, EC2400, EC2401, EC2402, EC2403, EC2404, EC2405, 
        EC2406, EC2414) [20MR] (EC2540) [8AP] (EC4822) [5SE]

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    ------food and cosmetic labeling final rule (EC4651) [3SE]
    ------food labeling final rule (EC1449, EC1450) [5FE] (EC1699) 
        [10FE] (EC1769) [13FE] (EC2412, EC2413) [20MR] (EC2696) [10AP] 
        (EC3558) [3JN] (EC3818) [17JN] (EC5385, EC5386, EC5387, 
        EC5388) [7OC] (EC5678) [29OC]
    ------food production, processing, and handling final rule 
        (EC2417) [20MR]
    ------food regulations compliance date final rule (EC5389) [7OC]
    ------food regulations revocation final rule (EC2416) [20MR]
    ------food standards final rule (EC2415) [20MR]
    ------food substances final rule (EC2407, EC2408, EC2409, EC2410, 
        EC2411) [20MR]
    ------human drug and biological products safety reporting 
        requirements final rule (EC5468) [21OC]
    ------indirect food additives final rule (EC3053) [1MY] (EC3659) 
        [5JN] (EC3712) [10JN] (EC3820) [17JN] (EC3969) [26JN] (EC4074, 
        EC4075) [8JY] (EC4077) [8JY] (EC4211) [15JY] (EC4435, EC4436, 
        EC4437, EC4438) [30JY] (EC4502) [31JY] (EC4649) [3SE] (EC4819, 
        EC4820) [5SE] (EC5559) [22OC]
    ------investigational devices final rule (EC1700) [10FE] (EC2537) 
        [8AP] (EC5169) [24SE]
    ------investigational new drug application final rule (EC4821) 
        [5SE] (EC4076) [8JY]
    ------labeling for human prescription drugs final rule (EC4823) 
        [5SE]
    ------labeling for human prescription drugs relative to pediatric 
        use final rule (EC1004) [20JA]
    ------latex condom labeling final rule (EC5315) [2OC]
    ------manufacturing practices final rule (EC3029) [29AP] (EC4650) 
        [3SE]
    ------manufacturing practices for blood and blood components final 
        rule (EC1000) [20JA]
    ------medical devices final rule (EC288, EC292, EC293) [7JA] 
        (EC1003) [20JA] (EC2538) [8AP] (EC3372) [20MY] (EC3408) [22MY] 
        (EC3469) [30MY] (EC3968) [26JN] (EC4290) [22JY] (EC5362) [6OC]
    ------menhaden oil final rule (EC3742) [11JN]
    ------National Environmental Policy Act final rule (EC4982) [9SE] 
        (EC5052) [15SE]
    ------neurological devices final rule (EC3713) [10JN]
    ------ophthalmic devices final rule (EC3741) [11JN]
    ------over-the-counter anticaries drug products final rule (EC999) 
        [20JA] (EC2419) [20MR]
    ------over-the-counter bronchodilator drug products final rule 
        (EC2247) [13MR]
    ------over-the-counter drug labeling final rule (EC1001) [20JA] 
        (EC3030) [29AP]
    ------over-the-counter drug products intended for oral ingestion 
        that contain alcohol final rule (EC290) [7JA]
    ------over-the-counter topical antimicrobial drug products for 
        human use final rule (EC289) [7JA]
    ------premarket notification relative to new dietary ingredients 
        final rule (EC5390) [7OC]
    ------prominence of name of distributor of biological products 
        final rule (EC287) [7JA]
    ------protection of human subjects final rule (EC285) [7JA]
    ------requirements for biological establishments final rule 
        (EC5558) [22OC]
    ------revocation of identification standards for dairy and food 
        products (EC291) [7JA]
    ------thermally processed low-acid foods packaged in hermetically 
        sealed containers final rule (EC3910) [23JN]
    FDIC: activities and efforts relative to private sector 
        utilization report (EC118) [7JA] (EC5914) [13NO]
    ------Affordable Housing Disposition Program report (EC117) [7JA] 
        (EC5686) [30OC]
    ------assessments final rule (EC114) [7JA] (EC119) [7JA]
    ------Coastal Barrier Improvement Act properties listing (EC2748) 
        [10AP]
    ------Compliance and Consumer Affairs Division report (EC2963) 
        [24AP]
    ------contractor suspension and exclusion and termination final 
        rule (EC115) [7JA] (EC958) [20JA]
    ------examination cycle for certain small insured institutions 
        final rule (EC1754) [13FE]
    ------forms, instructions, and reports final rule (EC1682) [10FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2130) [6MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC2129) [6MR]
    ------Government securities sales practices final rule (EC2998) 
        [28AP]
    ------Privacy Act final rule (EC402) [7JA]
    ------report (EC3441) [30MY] (EC4083) [8JY]
    ------risk-based capital standards final rule (EC116) [7JA]
    ------rules of practice and procedure final rule (EC541) [7JA]
    ------securities transactions recordkeeping and conformation 
        requirements final rule (EC2140) [10MR]
    FEC: budget request (EC811, EC812) [7JA] (EC1947, EC1948) [26FE]
    ------electronic filing of political committee reports final rule 
        (EC1281) [21JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2568) [8AP]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC3279) [13MY]
    ------National Voter Registration Act report (EC4300) [22JY]
    ------proposed regulations relative to recordkeeping and reporting 
        by political committees (EC3104) [5MY] (EC3246) [8MY]
    ------recommendations for legislative action (EC2166) [10MR] 
        (EC2224) [12MR]
    Federal Crop Insurance Corp.: general crop insurance regulations 
        and common crop insurance regulations final rule (EC4580, 
        EC4581, EC4582) [3SE]
    Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council: Federal 
        Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC386) [7JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC3488) [30MY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC386) [7JA]
    ------report (EC2510) [8AP] (EC3809) [17JN]
    Federal Financing Bank: report (EC2909) [21AP]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5288) [1OC]
    Federal Highway Administration: Intermodal Surface Transportation 
        Efficiency Act status report (EC2338) [19MR]
    Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: report (EC2977) [24AP]
    Federal Housing Finance Board: advances to nonmembers final rule 
        (EC2302) [18MR]
    ------assessments on FHL banks final rule (EC4390) [28JY]
    ------book-entry Federal Loan Bank securities final rule (EC122) 
        [7JA]
    ------budget regulations amendment final rule (EC120) [7JA]
    ------community service requirement technical amendment final rule 
        (EC5094) [18SE]
    ------community support requirements final rule (EC3701) [10JN]
    ------deposits in banks or trust companies technical amendment 
        final rule (EC5915) [13NO]
    ------description of organization and functions final rule 
        (EC1052) [20JA]
    ------employee salary rates report (EC2094) [5MR]
    ------Federal Home Loan Bank employees selection and compensation 
        final rule (EC960) [20JA]
    ------Federal Home Loan Bank report (EC4084) [8JY]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1051) 
        [20JA]
    ------financing corporation operations final rule (EC121) [7JA]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC2712) [10AP]
    ------Inspector General report (EC403) [7JA] (EC3490) [30MY]
    ------management report (EC4887) [8SE]
    ------modification of definition of deposits in banks or trust 
        companies final rule (EC1756) [13FE] (EC3702) [10JN]
    ------non-qualified thrift lenders final rule (EC2117) [6MR]
    ------regulatory waivers final rule (EC959) [20JA]
    ------restrictions on advances to non-qualified thrift lenders 
        final rule (EC5543) [22OC]
    ------revision of operations regulation final rule (EC5184) [26SE]
    Federal Labor Relations Authority: Freedom of Information Act 
        report (EC3098) [5MY]
    ------internal controls and financial systems report (EC1053, 
        EC1054) [20JA]
    Federal Maritime Commission: Freedom of Information Act report 
        (EC2103) [5MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC2160) [10MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC404) [7JA]
    ------report (EC2924) [21AP]
    Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: Federal Managers' 
        Financial Integrity Act report (EC1862) [25FE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC5857) [9NO]
    Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: Federal 
        Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC5797) [6NO]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC1514) [5FE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC5797) [6NO]
    Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance 
        Trust Fund: report (EC2978) [24AP]
    Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board: allocation of earnings 
        final rule (EC408) [7JA]
    ------continuation of plan eligibility final rule (EC2759) [14AP]
    ------correction of administrative errors final rule (EC406406) 
        [7JA] (EC5109) [18SE]
    ------death benefits final rule (EC2569) [8AP] (EC3826) [17JN]
    ------definition of basic pay final rule (EC409) [7JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2161) [10MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC410) [7JA] (EC5858) [9NO]
    ------thrift savings plan final rule (EC3795) [16JN] (EC3912, 
        EC3913) [23JN] (EC5107, EC5108) [18SE]
    ------thrift savings plan loans final rule (EC2758) [14AP]
    ------thrift savings plan participation for certain employees of 
        the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
        Management Assistance Authority (EC407) [7JA]
    Federal Subsistence Board: management regulations for Alaska final 
        rule (EC3503) [30MY]
    Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund: report 
        (EC2981) [24AP]
    Federal Water Rights Task Force: report (EC5275) [30SE]
    Fedral Maritime Commission: Inspector General report (EC3382) 
        [20MY]
    FEMA: Defense Production Act report (EC5688) [30OC]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1923) 
        [26FE]
    ------flood hazard areas identification and mapping procedures 
        final rule (EC1755) [13FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2131) [6MR]
    ------funding report (EC2923) [21AP]
    ------National Flood Insurance Act amendments legislation (EC4260) 
        [22JY]
    ------National Flood Insurance Program final rule (EC2141) [10MR] 
        (EC5687) [30OC]
    ------snow assistance final rule (EC5522) [21OC]
    FERC: Federal Power Act final rule (EC995) [20JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC1924) [26FE]
    ------Government dam use charges report (EC1447) [5FE]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC2425) [20MR]
    ------hydropower construction deadlines extensions status report 
        (EC1768) [13FE]
    ------interstate natural gas pipelines business practices 
        standards final rule (EC2365) [20MR]

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    ------licensing of hydroelectric projects final rule (EC5690) 
        [30OC]
    ------natural gas facilities construction, operation, or 
        modification final rule (EC3817) [17JN]
    ------Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Trust Fund final rule (EC3849) 
        [18JN]
    ------open access non-discrimination transmission services by 
        public and transmitting utilities final rule (EC2246) [13MR]
    ------open access same-time information system and standards of 
        conduct final rule (EC2216) [12MR] (EC2245) [13MR]
    ------report (EC2833) [16AP]
    ------Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act final 
        rule (EC2861) [17AP]
    ------standards for business practices of interstate natural gas 
        pipelines final rule (EC1853) [25FE]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5287) [1OC]
    FHA: report (EC2794) [15AP]
    Financial Crime Enforcement Network: exemptions to transactions in 
        currency report final rule (EC4953) [9SE]
    Financial Partners, Inc.: retirement plan report (EC412) [7JA]
    First South Production Credit Association: pension plan report 
        (EC3852) [18JN]
    Food and Consumer Service: meat alternatives used in child 
        nutrition programs final rule (EC2298) [18MR]
    Forest Service: Small Business Timber Sale Set-Aside Program final 
        rule (EC3402) [22MY]
    ------Tongass National Forest land and resources management report 
        (EC4087) [8JY]
    FRS: availability of consumer identification information report 
        (EC2661) [9AP]
    ------availability of funds and collection of checks final rule 
        (EC2301) [18MR]
    ------bank holding companies and change in bank control final rule 
        (EC83) [7JA] (EC961) [20JA] (EC1836) [25FE] (EC4596) [3SE]
    ------collection of checks and other items and fund transfers 
        through fedwire final rule (EC5036) [15SE]
    ------consumer leasing final rule (EC84) [7JA] (EC2511) [8AP]
    ------credit availability for small businesses report (EC5881) 
        [12NO]
    ------depository institutions credit card operations report 
        (EC4952) [9SE]
    ------depository institutions reserve requirements final rule 
        (EC5821) [9NO]
    ------depository institutions retail fees and services report 
        (EC3762) [12JN]
    ------Electronic Fund Transfer Act application report (EC2885) 
        [21AP]
    ------electronic fund transfers final rule (EC5309) [2OC]
    ------examination cycle for certain small insured institutions 
        final rule (EC1677) [10FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2017) [3MR] (EC2713) 
        [10AP]
    ------funds availability schedules and check fraud report (EC90) 
        [7JA]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC2473) [21MR]
    ------Government securities sales practices final rule (EC2358) 
        [20MR]
    ------home mortgage disclosure final rule (EC1416) [5FE] (EC3434) 
        [30MY]
    ------home-equity credit final rule (EC123) [7JA]
    ------information availability final rule (EC1055) [20JA] (EC5486) 
        [21OC] (EC5929) [13NO]
    ------Inspector General report (EC405) [7JA] (EC3491) [30MY]
    ------loan guarantees for defense productions final rule (EC88) 
        [7JA]
    ------loans to staff of member banks, holding companies, and 
        affiliates final rule (EC86) [7JA]
    ------monetary policy report (EC2230) [12MR] (EC4520) [31JY]
    ------payments system risk final rule (EC124) [7JA]
    ------practice for hearings final rule (EC523) [7JA]
    ------Regulation D final rule (EC3959) [26JN]
    ------reimbursement for providing financial records final rule 
        (EC89) [7JA]
    ------report (EC3645) [5JN]
    ------reserve requirements for depository institutions final rule 
        (EC963) [20JA]
    ------restrictions on purchase and sale of financial assets 
        between a subsidiary and an affiliated bank or thrift final 
        rule (EC85) [7JA] (EC87) [7JA]
    ------securities dealers final rule (EC962) [20JA]
    ------State banking institutions membership final rule (EC2035) 
        [4MR]
    ------State member bank compliance with National Flood Insurance 
        Program report (EC5308) [2OC]
    FTC: antitrust improvements report (EC542) [7JA] (EC2607) [8AP] 
        (EC5499) [21OC]
    ------appliance labeling final rule (EC3343) [16MY]
    ------clothes washers final rule (EC4648) [3SE]
    ------compliance assistance and civil penalty leniency policies 
        for small entities final rule (EC2534) [8AP]
    ------Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Act report (EC998) 
        [20JA]
    ------Debt Collection Improvement Act final rule (EC543) [7JA]
    ------deceptive advertising and labeling of previously used 
        lubricating oil final rule (EC283) [7JA]
    ------energy and water consumption final rule (EC282) [7JA] 
        (EC1698) [10FE] (EC4778) [4SE] (EC4818) [5SE]
    ------Fair Debt Collection Practices Act administration report 
        (EC2356) [20MR]
    ------Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act report 
        (EC279) [7JA] (EC4898) [8SE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC862) 
        [9JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2570) [8AP]
    ------Fur Products Labeling Act final rule (EC996) [20JA]
    ------games of chance in the food retailing and and gasoline 
        industries final rule (EC997) [20JA]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC3749) [11JN]
    ------guidelines for use of environmental marketing claims final 
        rule (EC280) [7JA]
    ------guides for select leather and imitation leather products 
        final rule (EC281) [7JA]
    ------guides for the mirror industry final rule (EC284) [7JA]
    ------Inspector General report (EC411) [7JA] (EC3629) [4JN]
    ------jewelry, precious metals, and pewter industries final rule 
        (EC2695) [10AP]
    ------report (EC4760) [3SE]
    ------smokeless tobacco sales and advertising expenditures report 
        (EC840) [9JA]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5289) [1OC]
    ------textile fiber products identification final rule (EC3468) 
        [30MY]
    ------textile wearing apparel and piece goods terminology 
        exemption final rule (EC4072) [8JY]
    GAO: bid protest report (EC1507) [5FE]
    ------budget rescissions report (EC5359) [6OC]
    ------Capitol Preservation Fund report (EC4478) [30JY]
    ------Comptroller General's report (EC1786) [13FE]
    ------employees detailed to congressional committees report 
        (EC1830) [13FE] (EC4530) [1AU]
    ------Federal Family Education Loan Program audit report (EC4259) 
        [22JY]
    ------investigations, audits, and evaluations report (EC5266) 
        [30SE]
    ------Panama Canal Commission audit report (EC4386) [28JY]
    ------President's special impoundment message review (EC1404) 
        [5FE] (EC2959) [24AP]
    ------reports (EC384, EC385) [7JA] (EC854) [9JA] (EC1506) [5FE] 
        (EC1859) [25FE] (EC2563) [8AP] (EC3032) [29AP] (EC3486) [30MY] 
        (EC3981) [26JN] (EC4298) [22JY] (EC4909) [8SE] (EC5635) [28OC]
    ------reports and testimony (EC5156) [23SE]
    ------U.S.-Japan Fighter Aircraft Program report (EC1408) [5FE] 
        (EC1925) [26FE]
    Good Neighbor Environmental Board: report (EC3357) [16MY]
    GPO: Inspector General report (EC413) [7JA] (EC3498) [30MY]
    GSA: acquisition of leasehold interests in real property final 
        rule (EC1515) [5FE]
    ------acquisition regulations final rule (EC1056, EC1057, EC1058, 
        EC1059, EC1060, EC1061, EC1062, EC1063, EC1064, EC1065, 
        EC1066, EC1067, EC1068, EC1069, EC1070, EC1071, EC1072, 
        EC1073, EC1074, EC1075, EC1076, EC1077, EC1078, EC1079) [20JA] 
        (EC1080, EC1081, EC1082, EC1083, EC1084) [20JA] (EC1926, 
        EC1927, EC1928, EC1929, EC1930) [26FE] (EC1931, EC1932, 
        EC1933, EC1934, EC1935, EC1936, EC1937, EC1938, EC1939) [26FE] 
        (EC2279, EC2280, EC2281, EC2282, EC2283, EC2284, EC2285, 
        EC2286, EC2287, EC2288, EC2289, EC2290, EC2291) [17MR] 
        (EC4213) [15JY] (EC4667) [3SE] (EC4828, EC4829, EC4830, 
        EC4831, EC4832, EC4833, EC4834, EC4835, EC4836, EC4837, 
        EC4838) [5SE] (EC4839, EC4840, EC4841, EC4842, EC4843, EC4844, 
        EC4845, EC4846, EC4847, EC4848) [5SE] (EC5242) [29SE]
    ------adjustment of civil monetary penalties for inflation final 
        rule (EC1128) [20JA]
    ------Architectural Barriers Act report (EC2231) [12MR]
    ------audit report register including all financial 
        recommendations (EC863) [9JA]
    ------building project survey for the Dept. of Transportation 
        (EC3730) [10JN]
    ------construction prospectus for Secret Service classroom 
        building (EC2873) [17AP]
    ------Federal Acquisition Circular final rule (EC2278) [17MR]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2571) [8AP]
    ------Inspector General report (EC864) [9JA] (EC3775) [12JN] 
        (EC3984) [26JN]
    ------lease prospectuses (EC4343) [24JY]
    ------Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corp. legislation (EC2232) 
        [12MR]
    ------report (EC1940) [26FE]
    ------reporting requirements for foreign gifts and decorations 
        final rule (EC360) [7JA]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5290) [1OC] (EC5392) [7OC]
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation: report (EC3087) [5MY]
    Health Care Financing Administration: Medicare changes relative to 
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program final rule (EC5945) 
        [13NO]
    House of Representatives: Office of Compliance report (EC5534) 
        [21OC]
    ------personal financial disclosure statements report (EC4333) 
        [24JY]
    ------receipts and expenditures report (EC2426) [20MR] (EC4509) 
        [31JY] (EC5191) [26SE] (EC5490) [21OC] (EC5931) [13NO]
    ------rules report (EC1102) [20JA]
    Indian Gaming Commission: Freedom of Information Act report 
        (EC2253) [13MR]
    Indian Health Service: Indian Lands Open Dump Cleanup Act report 
        (EC1530) [5FE]
    Inland Waterways Users Board: report (EC5254) [29SE]
    INS: acquisition of citizenship final rule (EC4337) [24JY]
    ------adjustment of status of persons admitted for permanent 
        residence final rule (EC547) [7JA]
    ------affidavits of support on behalf of immigrants final rule 
        (EC5500) [21OC]
    ------Canadian Border Boat Landing Program final rule (EC5064) 
        [15SE]
    ------classification of certain scientists final rule (EC1944) 
        [26FE]
    ------educational requirements for naturalization final rule 
        (EC1560, EC1561) [5FE]
    ------employment-based petitions final rule (EC1562) [5FE]
    ------exemption of educational requirements for naturalization of 
        certain applicants final rule (EC2320) [18MR]

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    ------foreign workers seeking to employ temporary alien workers 
        final rule (EC2921) [21AP]
    ------inspection and expedited removal of aliens final rule 
        (EC2321) [18MR]
    ------interim designation of acceptable documents for employment 
        verification final rule (EC5335) [2OC]
    ------nonimmigrant classes final rule (EC4862) [5SE]
    ------physical presence requirement waiver for certain medical 
        graduates final rule (EC2920) [21AP]
    ------Polish and Hungarian parolees status adjustment final rule 
        (EC3517) [30MY]
    ------Port Passenger Accelerated Service Program final rule 
        (EC545, EC546) [7JA]
    ------preregistered access land final rule (EC2947) [23AP]
    ------processing of certain nurses final rule (EC2319) [18MR]
    ------revocation of naturalization final rule (EC544) [7JA]
    ------temporary removal of certain restrictions on permanent 
        residence eligibility final rule (EC4251) [21JY]
    ------Visa Waiver Pilot Program participants final rule (EC5334) 
        [2OC]
    Institute of American Indian Arts: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC5680) [29OC] (EC5859) [9NO]
    ------Inspector General report (EC5680) [29OC]
    Institute of Museum and Library Services: technical amendments 
        legislation (EC3404) [22MY]
    Institute of Museum Services: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC2477) [21MR]
    Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research: 
        report (EC5346) [2OC]
    Inter-American Foundation: appropriations legislation (EC2667) 
        [9AP]
    ------audited financial statements (EC2939) [23AP]
    ------report (EC414) [7JA]
    International Trade Administration: Cooperative Agreement Program 
        final rule (EC5889) [12NO]
    ------Cooperative Agreement Program for American Businesses in 
        Russia and the New Independent States final rule (EC5237) 
        [29SE]
    ------International Buyer Program final rule (EC4359) [25JY]
    Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin: Federal 
        Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC2315) [18MR]
    IRS: accelerated cost recovery system final rule (EC4112) [8JY]
    ------acceptance agent qualification and issuance of certain 
        taxpayer identifying numbers final rule (EC743) [7JA]
    ------accounting period and corporation election changes final 
        rule (EC2087) [4MR]
    ------accounting period and method changes final rule (EC1908) 
        [25FE] (EC3354) [16MY] (EC3366) [19MY] (EC4745) [3SE] (EC5077, 
        EC5078) [15SE]
    ------action on decision in Brown Group, Inc., v. Commissioner 
        final rule (EC753) [7JA]
    ------action on decision in Velinsky v. Commissioner final rule 
        (EC754) [7JA]
    ------adoption assistance final rule (EC1176) [20JA]
    ------advance pricing agreement final rule (EC750) [7JA]
    ------allocations of deprication recapture among partners in a 
        partnership final rule (EC4749) [3SE]
    ------announcement final rule (EC2183, EC2184) [10MR]
    ------automatic filing deadline extensions final rule (EC1166) 
        [20JA]
    ------available unit rule final rule (EC5211) [26SE]
    ------bankruptcy appeals process final rule (EC5877) [9NO]
    ------business expenses final rule (EC1184) [20JA] (EC5684) [29OC]
    ------cafeteria plans tax treatment final rule (EC5804) [6NO]
    ------capital gains rates final rule (EC5672) [28OC]
    ------cash or deferred arrangements final rule (EC1199) [20JA]
    ------certain elections under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
        Act final rule (EC773) [7JA]
    ------certain reserves final rule (EC1639) [5FE]
    ------certain trust arrangements final rule (EC2653) [8AP]
    ------cessation of donor's dominion and control final rule (EC771) 
        [7JA]
    ------changes in accounting periods and methods final rule 
        (EC1174) [20JA] (EC3931) [23JN] (EC4542, EC4543, EC4544, 
        EC4545, EC4546) [1AU]
    ------charges relative to copies of tax returns or documents final 
        rule (EC1650) [5FE]
    ------classification of taxes collected final rule (EC5302) [1OC]
    ------closing agreements final rule (EC747) [7JA] (EC1643) [5FE]
    ------computation of foreign taxes relative to undistributed 
        earnings final rule (EC1631) [5FE]
    ------controlled foreign corporation income final rule (EC1180) 
        [20JA]
    ------coordinated issue construction/real estate industry 
        percentage of completion method timing of cost recognition 
        final rule (EC2650) [8AP]
    ------correction final rule (EC5528) [21OC]
    ------credit for employer Social Security taxes paid on employees 
        tips final rule (EC1193) [20JA]
    ------debt instruments issue price final rule (EC1169) [20JA]
    ------decision action final rule (EC3535, EC3536, EC3537, EC3538, 
        EC3539, EC3540) [30MY]
    ------deductability, substantiation, and disclosure of certain 
        charitable contributions final rule (EC789) [7JA]
    ------deferred payment sales contracts accounting methods final 
        rule (EC1647) [5FE]
    ------definition of private activity bonds final rule (EC1636) 
        [5FE]
    ------definitions relating to application of exclusion final rule 
        (EC774) [7JA]
    ------deposits of excise taxes final rule (EC751) [7JA]
    ------designated delivery services final rule (EC752) [7JA]
    ------determination of interest rate final rule (EC775) [7JA]
    ------determination of issue price in the case of certain debt 
        instruments issued for property final rule (EC1644) [5FE] 
        (EC2006) [27FE] (EC2089) [4MR] (EC2953) [23AP] (EC3415) [22MY] 
        (EC3928) [23JN] (EC4253) [21JY] (EC4868) [5SE] (EC5154) [22SE] 
        (EC5576) [22OC]
    ------determination of issue price in the case of certain debt 
        instrutments issued for property final rule (EC2649) [8AP]
    ------diesel fuel excise tax relative to special rules for Alaska 
        final rule (EC784) [7JA]
    ------differential earnings rate for mutual life insurance 
        companies final rule (EC2651) [8AP]
    ------disclosure of return information to procure property or 
        services for tax administration purposes final rule (EC786) 
        [7JA]
    ------disclosure of return information to the U.S. Customs Service 
        (EC785) [7JA]
    ------distribution of marketable securities by a partnership final 
        rule (EC1165) [20JA]
    ------early referral procedures for employment tax appeals final 
        rule (EC3367) [19MY]
    ------Edna Louise Dunn Trust v. Commssioner final rule (EC3025) 
        [28AP]
    ------education tax incentives final rule (EC5673) [28OC]
    ------Educational Assistance Programs final rule (EC757) [7JA]
    ------electing small business trusts final rule (EC1171) [20JA]
    ------employee plans for exempt organizations final rule (EC788) 
        [7JA] (EC2088) [4MR] (EC4869) [5SE]
    ------employees who attain age 70 1/2 in 1996 final rule (EC787) 
        [7JA]
    ------employers adopting a 401(k) SIMPLE plan final rule (EC1197) 
        [20JA]
    ------environmental cleanup costs final rule (EC1167) [20JA]
    ------estate and gift tax marital deduction final rule (EC1906, 
        EC1907) [25FE]
    ------estate tax regulations for a qualified domestic trust final 
        rule (EC765) [7JA]
    ------examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or 
        abatement final rule (EC755, EC780, EC782) [7JA] (EC1181) 
        [20JA] (EC2208) [11MR] (EC2325) [18MR] (EC4547) [1AU] (EC5301) 
        [1OC] (EC5434) [9OC] (EC5574) [22OC] (EC5910) [12NO]
    ------excise taxes deposit final rule (EC1728) [10FE]
    ------expatriates guidance final rule (EC2344) [19MR]
    ------extension of test mediation procedure for appeals final rule 
        (EC777) [7JA]
    ------extraordinary dividends final rule (EC4227) [16JY]
    ------farming business property final rule (EC4756) [3SE]
    ------Federal grants final rule (EC1646) [5FE] (EC5213) [26SE]
    ------Federal tax deposits by electronic funds transfer final rule 
        (EC4218) [15JY]
    ------filing and private printing of substitute forms final rule 
        (EC3123, EC3124) [5MY]
    ------filing information returns magnetically/electronically final 
        rule (EC4757) [3SE]
    ------filing time final rule (EC5406) [7OC]
    ------final rule (EC4865) [5SE] (EC4866) [5SE]
    ------foreign trusts and gifts transactions final rule (EC3677) 
        [5JN]
    ------forms and instructions final rule (EC1162, EC1175) [20JA]
    ------generation-skipping transfer tax regulations final rule 
        (EC3534) [30MY]
    ------gross income final rule (EC1168) [20JA] (EC1638) [5FE]
    ------highly compensated employee definition final rule (EC4747) 
        [3SE]
    ------inadvertent invalid and late S elections final rule (EC1170) 
        [20JA]
    ------income tax benefits guidance final rule (EC4113) [8JY]
    ------income tax specified liability losses final rule (EC3791) 
        [12JN]
    ------Indian tribal casinos and reporting final rule (EC740) [7JA]
    ------inflation adjusted items final rule (EC776) [7JA]
    ------information reporting for discharge of indebtedness final 
        rule (EC758) [7JA]
    ------intangibles final rule (EC1637) [5FE]
    ------interest rate determination final rule (EC3277) [12MY] 
        (EC3414) [22MY] (EC5080) [15SE]
    ------interim guidance final rule (EC744) [7JA]
    ------investment credit on transition property final rule (EC3678) 
        [5JN]
    ------IRA withdrawals for higher education expenses final rule 
        (EC5130) [18SE]
    ------IRA's final rule (EC1202) [20JA]
    ------issue price of certain debt instruments issued for property 
        final rule (EC748) [7JA] (EC759) [7JA] (EC1194) [20JA]
    ------last-in, first-out inventories final rule (EC741) [7JA] 
        (EC762) [7JA] (EC1642, EC1649) [5FE] (EC2271) [13MR] (EC2743) 
        [10AP] (EC3122) [5MY] (EC3608) [3JN] (EC4035) [26JN] (EC4744) 
        [3SE] (EC4867) [5SE] (EC5210, EC5212) [26SE] (EC5405) [7OC]
    ------list of designated private delivery services final rule 
        (EC2849) [16AP]
    ------logos and identifying slogans on substitute forms final rule 
        (EC761) [7JA]
    ------long-term care services and insurance final rule (EC3177) 
        [7MY]
    ------low-income housing credit final rule (EC770) [7JA] (EC1163) 
        [20JA] (EC2342) [19MR] (EC2742) [10AP] (EC3759) [11JN] 
        (EC4753) [3SE]
    ------magnetic media filing requirements for information returns 
        final rule (EC737) [7JA]
    ------maquiladora industry coordinated issue final rule (EC2648) 
        [8AP] (EC4344) [24JY]
    ------marginal production rates final rule (EC4149) [9JY]
    ------material limitation on surviving spouses right to income 
        final rule (EC5876) [9NO]

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    ------May Department Stores Co., v. U.S. final rule (EC4743) [3SE]
    ------medical, dental, etc., expenses final rule (EC1905) [25FE]
    ------medical savings accounts final rule (EC764) [7JA] (EC2979) 
        [24AP] (EC4750) [3SE] (EC5079) [15SE]
    ------mileage rates for employees, self-employed individuals, or 
        other taxpayers relative to deductible costs final rule 
        (EC781) [7JA]
    ------mining industry final rule (EC3176) [7MY]
    ------mutual life insurance companies deductions reductions final 
        rule (EC4751) [3SE]
    ------nonbank trustees and custodians for education individual 
        retirement accounts final rule (EC5530) [21OC]
    ------nonconventional source produced fuel credit final rule 
        (EC3125) [5MY]
    ------nondiscrimination rules for plans maintained by Governments 
        and tax-exempt organizations final rule (EC763) [7JA]
    ------nonsubstantive miscellaneous medical changes final rule 
        (EC2741) [10AP]
    ------offers in compromise final rule (EC1164) [20JA]
    ------optional procedures for substantiating certain expenses 
        final rule (EC5303) [1OC]
    ------organizations final rule (EC2951) [23AP]
    ------partnership termination final rule (EC3276) [12MY]
    ------pension plan limitations final rule (EC745) [7JA] (EC5909) 
        [12NO]
    ------per diem allowances final rule (EC2085) [4MR]
    ------personal injuries or sickness damages final rule (EC1189) 
        [20JA]
    ------petroleum and retail industries coordinated issue final rule 
        (EC2654) [8AP]
    ------petroleum industry capitalization of delay rentals final 
        rule (EC5172) [24SE]
    ------petroleum industry coordinated issue final rule (EC2084) 
        [4MR]
    ------pharmaceutical industry Medicaid rebates final rule (EC2900) 
        [21AP]
    ------private delivery services final rule (EC4752) [3SE]
    ------qualified domestic relations order final rule (EC1179) 
        [20JA]
    ------qualified pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans 
        final rule (EC746) [7JA]
    ------qualified State tuition programs final rule (EC742) [7JA] 
        (EC4990) [9SE]
    ------real property valuing final rule (EC2952) [23AP]
    ------reissuance of mortgage credit certificates final rule 
        (EC779) [7JA]
    ------remedial amendment period final rule (EC4748) [3SE]
    ------renewable electricity production credits, inflation 
        adjustment factors, and reference prices final rule (EC3413) 
        [22MY]
    ------requirement of return and time for filing final rule 
        (EC1172) [20JA]
    ------requirements to ensure collection of estate tax final rule 
        (EC766) [7JA]
    ------revenue code temporary regulations final rule (EC5911) 
        [12NO] (EC2182) [10MR]
    ------revenue ruling final rule (EC2182, EC2185) [10MR] (EC4326) 
        [23JY] (EC4345) [24JY] (EC5160) [23SE]
    ------rewards for information relative to violations final rule 
        (EC5527) [21OC]
    ------Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., v. U.S. final rule (EC5785) 
        [5NO]
    ------rulings and determination letters final rule (EC739) [7JA] 
        (EC772, EC783) [7JA] (EC1160) [20JA] (EC1182, EC1183) [20JA] 
        (EC1630, EC1632, EC1633, EC1634, EC1635, EC1640, EC1641) [5FE] 
        (EC1824) [13FE] (EC2745) [10AP] (EC2927) [21AP] (EC3639) [4JN] 
        (EC5575) [22OC] (EC5908) [12NO]
    ------sale of seized property final rule (EC778) [7JA]
    ------sample language for a spouse's waiver final rule (EC1173) 
        [20JA]
    ------securities dealers final rule (EC1200) [20JA]
    ------securities transaction payments final rule (EC5407) [7OC] 
        (EC5941) [13NO]
    ------selection of tax matters partner for limited liability 
        companies final rule (EC1201) [20JA]
    ------simplification of entity classification rules final rule 
        (EC1190, EC1191) [20JA]
    ------small business trusts final rule (EC4754) [3SE]
    ------source of income from sales of inventory and natural 
        resources produced in one jurisdiction and sold in another 
        jurisdiction final rule (EC767) [7JA]
    ------source of income from sales of inventory partly from sources 
        within a U.S. possession final rule (EC5529) [21OC]
    ------special rules for certain transactions final rule (EC1187) 
        [20JA]
    ------statistical subsection revision legislation (EC3037) [29AP]
    ------Subchapter S banks final rule (EC1196) [20JA]
    ------Subchapter S corporation subsidiaries final rule (EC1195) 
        [20JA]
    ------Subchapter S corporation waiver of limitation on change of 
        accounting period final rule (EC1198) [20JA]
    ------Subchapter S definitions final rule (EC1192) [20JA]
    ------substantiation of certain business expenses final rule 
        (EC2652) [8AP]
    ------Sun Microsystems, Inc., v. U.S. final rule (EC5786) [5NO]
    ------target affiliates relative to controlled foreign 
        corporations final rule (EC1645) [5FE]
    ------tax avoidance using self-amortizing investments final rule 
        (EC2086) [4MR]
    ------tax exempt organizations final rule (EC4477) [30JY]
    ------tax forms and instructions final rule (EC1185, EC1186) 
        [20JA] (EC3541) [30MY] (EC3903) [20JN]
    ------tax withholding regulations revision final rule (EC5404) 
        [7OC]
    ------taxation of fringe benefits final rule (EC769) [7JA] 
        (EC2324) [18MR] (EC4755) [3SE]
    ------tax-exempt bond arbitrage requirements compliance final rule 
        (EC3275) [12MY]
    ------Taxpayer Bill of Rights and Personal Responsibility and Work 
        Opportunity Reconciliation Act final rule (EC4320) [22JY]
    ------time for reporting transfers to foreign entities final rule 
        (EC4148) [9JY]
    ------timely filing final rule (EC2007) [27FE]
    ------Trans City Life Insurance Co., v. U.S. final rule (EC5787) 
        [5NO]
    ------transfers of domestic stock or securities by U.S. persons to 
        foreign corporations final rule (EC1178) [20JA]
    ------transfers to foreign entities final rule (EC2343) [19MR]
    ------transition relief final rule (EC749) [7JA] (EC4114) [8JY]
    ------treatment of a trust as domestic or foreign final rule 
        (EC768) [7JA]
    ------treatment of gain from the disposition of interest in 
        certain natural resource recapture property final rule (EC738) 
        [7JA]
    ------treatment of Hong Kong and China final rule (EC4036) [26JN]
    ------treatment of loans with below-market interest rates final 
        rule (EC1188) [20JA]
    ------treaty-based tax return positions final rule (EC5408) [7OC]
    ------U.S. permanent residents receiving compensation or pensions 
        from France final rule (EC3930) [23JN]
    ------utilities industry Dept. of Energy Decontamination and 
        Decommissioning Fund final rule (EC5174) [24SE]
    ------W-4 form electronic filing final rule (EC1177) [20JA]
    ------weighted average interest rate update final rule (EC756, 
        EC760) [7JA] (EC1161) [20JA] (EC1648) [5FE] (EC2181) [10MR] 
        (EC2744) [10AP] (EC3038) [29AP] (EC3676) [5JN] (EC3929) [23JN] 
        (EC4746) [3SE] (EC4806) [4SE] (EC5159) [23SE] (EC5671) [28OC]
    ------work opportunity tax credit final rule (EC736) [7JA] 
        (EC5173) [24SE]
    ITC: appropriations legislation (EC1203) [20JA]
    ------debt collection procedural rules for salary, administration, 
        and tax refund offset final rule (EC4539) [1AU]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2104) [5MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC460) [7JA] (EC3633) [4JN]
    ------internal controls and financial systems report (EC1085) 
        [20JA]
    ------trade report (EC5531) [21OC]
    J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board: report (EC361) 
        [7JA]
    Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC5798) [6NO]
    ------Inspector General report (EC5798) [6NO]
    ------report (EC415) [7JA] (EC1021) [20JA]
    Judicial Conference of the U.S.: bankruptcy administration 
        percentage adjustment recommendations report (EC2869) [17AP]
    ------bankruptcy judgeships report (EC2870) [17AP]
    ------confidentiality of communications between sexual assault 
        victims and their counselors report (EC2871) [17AP]
    ------conversion of temporary district judgeships to permanent 
        status legislation (EC1288) [21JA]
    ------justices and judges compensation restoration legislation 
        (EC1802) [13FE]
    Library of Congress: Capitol preservation fund report (EC3501) 
        [30MY]
    ------report (EC3500) [30MY]
    ------Trust Fund Board report (EC462) [7JA]
    ------U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission report (EC2108) [5MR] 
        (EC3238) [8MY] (EC4911) [8SE]
    Little League Baseball, Inc.: report (EC1719) [10FE]
    LSC: Freedom of Information Act report (EC1863) [25FE]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC1086) [20JA]
    ------report (EC1122) [20JA]
    Marine Mammal Commission: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
        Act report (EC416) [7JA]
    ------Inspector General report (EC416) [7JA]
    Merit Systems Protection Board: adherence to merit principles in 
        the workplace final rule (EC5324) [2OC]
    ------appeals report (EC1273) [21JA]
    ------completed cases report (EC5190) [26SE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC874) 
        [9JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2052) [4MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC1279) [21JA]
    ------Hispanic participation in the Federal workforce report 
        (EC5243) [29SE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC453) [7JA]
    ------report (EC2478) [21MR]
    Migratory Bird Conservation Commission: report (EC1995) [27FE]
    Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
        Environmental Policy Foundation: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC5863) [9NO]
    ------Inspector General report (EC5863) [9NO]
    ------report (EC451) [7JA]
    NASA: Contract Adjustment Board report (EC2223) [12MR]
    ------Federal Facilities Compliance Act mixed waste activities 
        report (EC1226) [21JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2837) [16AP]
    ------Human Space Flight Program funding legislation (EC4365) 
        [25JY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1864) [25FE] (EC3827) [17JN] 
        (EC4365) [25JY] (EC5930) [13NO]
    ------Stanislaus County, CA, Crows Landing Facility report 
        (EC2738) [10AP]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5799) [6NO]
    ------subsonic noise reduction technology report (EC3356) [16MY]

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    ------Superfund Program report (EC2664) [9AP]
    ------upper atmosphere triennial report (EC5805) [6NO]
    National Archives and Records Administration: Bush administration 
        archival depository proposal report (EC3350) [16MY]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1087) 
        [20JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2760) [14AP]
    ------reproduction fee schedule final rule (EC3985) [26JN]
    ------transfer of electronic records final rule (EC5699) [30OC]
    ------USIA materials final rule (EC4197) [14JY]
    National Bankruptcy Review Commission: Inspector General report 
        (EC3776) [12JN]
    ------report and recommendations (EC5572) [22OC]
    National Capital Planning Commission: Freedom of Information Act 
        report (EC5157) [23SE]
    ------report (EC417) [7JA]
    National Commission on Libraries and Information Science: Federal 
        Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC2252) [13MR] 
        (EC5800) [6NO]
    ------Inspector General report (EC5800) [6NO]
    ------report (EC3704) [10JN]
    National Council on Disability: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC5895) [12NO]
    ------Inspector General report (EC5895) [12NO]
    ------report (EC2517) [8AP]
    National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements: audit 
        report (EC3995) [26JN]
    National Credit Union Administration: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC1088) [20JA]
    ------flood insurance compliance report (EC5544) [22OC]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2018) [3MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC418) [7JA]
    ------investment and deposit activities final rule (EC4491) [31JY]
    ------organization and operation of Federal credit unions final 
        rule (EC964) [20JA]
    ------pay structure report (EC1757) [13FE]
    ------report (EC2512) [8AP]
    National Endowment for Democracy: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC1089) [20JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2019) [3MR]
    ------report (EC420) [7JA]
    National Endowment for the Arts: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC865) [9JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2191) [11MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC419) [7JA] (EC3630) [4JN]
    ------report (EC419) [7JA]
    National Endowment for the Humanities: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC1516) [5FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2190) [11MR]
    National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities: Arts and Artifacts 
        Indemnity Program report (EC2887) [21AP]
    National Fund for Medical Education: report (EC4918) [8SE]
    National Gallery of Art: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
        report (EC421) [7JA] (EC5860) [9NO]
    ------Inspector General report (EC5860) [9NO]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: frontal offset 
        crash testing (EC3905) [20JN]
    National Indian Gaming Commission: access fees legislation 
        (EC3241) [8MY]
    National Mediation Board: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
        Act report (EC1274) [21JA]
    National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: financial activities 
        report (EC3833) [17JN]
    National Science Board: Inspector General report (EC423) [7JA] 
        (EC3631) [4JN]
    National Security Council: Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations report (EC798) [7JA]
    National Skill Standards Board: report (EC2212) [12MR]
    National Tropical Botanical Garden: report (EC4171) [10JY]
    Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission: Federal Managers' 
        Financial Integrity Act report (EC5487) [21OC]
    Naval Sea Cadet Corps: report (EC2922) [21AP]
    Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.: Freedom of Information Act report 
        (EC2254) [13MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC2572) [8AP]
    ------Inspector General report (EC425) [7JA]
    NIH: Environmental Health Sciences Hazardous Substances Research 
        and Training Grants final rule (EC1008) [20JA]
    ------grants final rule (EC1005, EC1006, EC1007) [20JA]
    Ninth Farm Credit District Trust Committee: report (EC1788) [13FE]
    NIST: Fastener Quality Act final rule (EC820) [7JA]
    NLRB: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1347) 
        [4FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC3492) [30MY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC422) [7JA]
    NOAA: Alaska exclusive economic zone fisheries final rule (EC477) 
        [7JA] (EC496, EC502) [7JA] (EC1116) [20JA] (EC1551) [5FE] 
        (EC1794, EC1795, EC1796, EC1797) [13FE] (EC1996) [27FE] 
        (EC1998, EC2000, EC2001, EC2002, EC2003) [27FE] (EC2024) [3MR] 
        (EC2056, EC2058) [4MR] (EC2167, EC2168) [10MR] (EC2255, 
        EC2256) [13MR] (EC2580, EC2581, EC2582, EC2583, EC2584, 
        EC2585, EC2586, EC2588, EC2591, EC2597, EC2598, EC2599) [8AP] 
        (EC2718) [10AP] (EC2839) [16AP] (EC3107) [5MY] (EC3273) [12MY] 
        (EC3411, EC3412) [22MY] (EC3506) [30MY] (EC3668, EC3669, 
        EC3671) [5JN] (EC3723, EC3724) [10JN] (EC3756, EC3758) [11JN] 
        (EC3799) [16JN] (EC3875) [19JN] (EC3990) [26JN] (EC4088, 
        EC4089, EC4091) [8JY] (EC4168, EC4169, EC4170) [10JY] (EC4205) 
        [14JY] (EC4226) [16JY] (EC4248, EC4249, EC4250) [21JY] 
        (EC4334, EC4335) [24JY] (EC4361) [25JY] (EC4511) [31JY] 
        (EC4533, EC4534, EC4535) [1AU] (EC4686, EC4687, EC4688, 
        EC4689) [3SE] (EC4858, EC4859) [5SE] (EC4914) [8SE] (EC4916) 
        [8SE] (EC5058) [15SE] (EC5112, EC5113) [18SE] (EC5193) [26SE] 
        (EC5251) [29SE] (EC5331) [2OC] (EC5393) [7OC] (EC5417) [8OC] 
        (EC5492, EC5494) [21OC] (EC5567, EC5569) [22OC] (EC5683) 
        [29OC] (EC5716) [31OC] (EC5737) [4NO] (EC5868) [9NO] (EC5897) 
        [12NO]
    ------anchovy fisheries final rule (EC2946) [23AP] (EC4691) [3SE]
    ------bass fisheries final rule (EC3271) [12MY]
    ------bottomfish fisheries final rule (EC2055) [4MR]
    ------butterfish, mackerel, and squid final rule (EC2057) [4MR] 
        (EC2169) [10MR]
    ------Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic fisheries 
        final rule (EC513) [7JA] (EC2025) [3MR] (EC2913) [21AP] 
        (EC3162) [7MY] (EC4917) [8SE] (EC5061) [15SE] (EC5568) [22OC]
    ------Chesapeake Bay fisheries final rule (EC3051) [30AP]
    ------Climate and Global Change Program final rule (EC2976) [24AP]
    ------Coastal Zone Management Program final rule (EC2259) [13MR] 
        (EC2429) [20MR] (EC2578) [8AP]
    ------cod fisheries final rule (EC479, EC504, EC506) [7JA] 
        (EC2944) [23AP] (EC3035) [29AP]
    ------crab fisheries final rule (EC505, EC512) [7JA]
    ------crustacean fisheries final rule (EC4685) [3SE]
    ------endangered and threatened species final rule (EC475) [7JA] 
        (EC3108) [5MY] (EC3359) [19MY] (EC4247) [21JY] (EC4690) [3SE]
    ------final rule (EC493, EC510) [7JA] (EC5330) [2OC]
    ------fisheries final rule (EC1120) [20JA] (EC1546, EC1547, 
        EC1548, EC1552, EC1553) [5FE] (EC2589, EC2593) [8AP]
    ------fisheries management plan final rule (EC1997) [27FE]
    ------fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and the South 
        Atlantic final rule (EC1114, EC1115, EC1117) [20JA]
    ------Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary final rule (EC1717) 
        [10FE]
    ------flounder and scup fisheries final rule (EC484) [7JA]
    ------flounder fisheries final rule (EC2257) [13MR]
    ------foreign fishing vessels in international waters final rule 
        (EC3507) [30MY] (EC3989) [26JN]
    ------graduate research fellowships final rule (EC508) [7JA]
    ------groundfish fisheries final rule (EC4683, EC4692) [3SE]
    ------Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Disaster Program revisions final 
        rule (EC489) [7JA]
    ------Gulf of Mexico fisheries final rule (EC2719) [10AP]
    ------halibut fisheries final rule (EC2590) [8AP] (EC4215) [15JY] 
        (EC4680) [3SE]
    ------Hawaiian Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary final rule 
        (EC2594) [8AP]
    ------interim groundfish research plan final rule (EC480) [7JA]
    ------interim harvest specifications final rule (EC501, EC509) 
        [7JA]
    ------lobster fisheries final rule (EC2197) [11MR]
    ------Magnuson Act final rule (EC5192) [26SE]
    ------marine fisheries initiative research and development 
        projects final rule (EC1549) [5FE]
    ------Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary final rule (EC511) 
        [7JA]
    ------National Sea Grant College Federal Fellows Program final 
        rule (EC5269) [30SE]
    ------Northeastern U.S. fisheries final rule (EC481) [7JA] (EC499, 
        EC500) [7JA] (EC1118) [20JA] (EC1999) [27FE] (EC2023) [3MR] 
        (EC2258) [13MR] (EC2430) [20MR] (EC2587, EC2592, EC2595, 
        EC2596) [8AP] (EC3509) [30MY] (EC3511) [30MY] (EC3915) [23JN] 
        (EC4092) [8JY] (EC4206) [14JY] (EC4214) [15JY] (EC4225) [16JY] 
        (EC4856) [5SE] (EC5060) [15SE] (EC5267) [30SE] (EC5430) [9OC] 
        (EC5639) [28OC]
    ------Pacific coast fisheries final rule (EC476) [7JA]
    ------Pan-American Climate Studies Program final rule (EC5348) 
        [2OC]
    ------perch final rule (EC485) [7JA] (EC2945) [23AP]
    ------Point Reyes/Farallon Islands National Marine Sanctuary final 
        rule (EC1550) [5FE]
    ------pollock final rule (EC488) [7JA] (EC492, EC497, EC498) [7JA]
    ------reef fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
        Atlantic final rule (EC514) [7JA]
    ------rockfish fisheries final rule (EC490, EC491) [7JA] (EC3036) 
        [29AP]
    ------sablefish fisheries final rule (EC478) [7JA]
    ------salmon fisheries final rule (EC482) [7JA] (EC495) [7JA] 
        (EC2972) [24AP] (EC3034) [29AP] (EC4682) [3SE]
    ------scallop fisheries final rule (EC507) [7JA] (EC2763) [14AP] 
        (EC4681) [3SE]
    ------schedule of fees final rule (EC3249) [8MY]
    ------sea turtle conservation final rule (EC1119) [20JA]
    ------Shelikof District Registration Area final rule (EC503) [7JA]
    ------sole fisheries final rule (EC483, EC486) [7JA]
    ------striped bass research study report notice (EC1282) [21JA]
    ------swordfish fisheries final rule (EC3780) [12JN]
    ------taking of marine mammals incidental to commercial fishing 
        operations final rule (EC4684) [3SE]
    ------tuna fisheries final rule (EC487) [7JA] (EC3781) [12JN] 
        (EC4143) [9JY] (EC4446) [30JY] (EC5114) [18SE] (EC5268) [30SE] 
        (EC5380) [6OC] (EC5493, EC5495) [21OC]
    ------turbot final rule (EC494) [7JA]
    ------U.S. fishing industry research and development projects 
        final rule (EC3150) [6MY]
    ------vessels using trawl gear final rule (EC2762) [14AP] (EC2912, 
        EC2914) [21AP] (EC3109, EC3110) [5MY] (EC3272) [12MY]

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    ------West Coast fisheries final rule (EC3163, EC3164) [7MY] 
        (EC3410) [22MY] (EC3505, EC3508, EC3510 [30MY] (EC3560) [3JN] 
        (EC3670) [5JN] (EC3757) [11JN] (EC3832) [17JN] (EC3916) [23JN] 
        (EC4090) [8JY] (EC4423, EC4424) [28JY] (EC4512) [31JY] 
        (EC4857) [5SE] (EC4915) [8SE] (EC5394) [7OC] (EC5332) [2OC]
    ------whale protection final rule (EC1798) [13FE]
    NRC: abnormal occurrences at licensed nuclear facilities (EC3091) 
        [5MY]
    ------access to and protection of classified information final 
        rule (EC2697) [10AP]
    ------adjustment of civil monetary penalties for inflation final 
        rule (EC548) [7JA]
    ------Agreement State Program final rule (EC4652) [3SE]
    ------appropriations legislation (EC2862) [17AP]
    ------chemical process safety at fuel cycle facilities final rule 
        (EC4825) [5SE]
    ------codes and standards final rule (EC5471) [21OC]
    ------computer software final rule (EC5409, EC5410, EC5411, 
        EC5412, EC5413, EC5414) [8OC]
    ------discontinuance of certain authority and responsibility final 
        rule (EC2471) [21MR]
    ------duplication fees final rule (EC1453) [5FE]
    ------electric utility industry restructuring and economic 
        deregulation final rule (EC4824) [5SE]
    ------enforcement actions final rule (EC294) [7JA] (EC299) [7JA] 
        (EC5231) [29SE]
    ------enforcement actions policy and procedure final rule (EC2472) 
        [21MR] (EC5469) [21OC]
    ------enforcement manual change notice final rule (EC295) [7JA]
    ------enhance nuclear safety, physical security, and agency 
        efficiency legislation (EC4962) [9SE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC3829) 
        [17JN]
    ------fee schedule revision final rule (EC3470) [30MY]
    ------final rule (EC4900) [8SE]
    ------fissile material shipments and exemptions final rule 
        (EC1701) [10FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2479) [21MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC1789) [13FE]
    ------industrial radiographic operations final rule (EC3472) 
        [30MY]
    ------informal small entity guidance final rule (EC3373) [20MY]
    ------Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program final 
        rule (EC5470) [21OC]
    ------license termination final rule (EC4406) [28JY]
    ------material licenses final rule (EC3409) [22MY] (EC4291) [22JY]
    ------nondisclosure of safeguards information report (EC300) [7JA] 
        (EC2041) [4MR] (EC3225) [8MY] (EC4899) [8SE] (EC5832) [9NO]
    ------notice to employees final rule (EC5560) [22OC]
    ------nuclear power plant final rule (EC302) [7JA] (EC1543, 
        EC2544, EC2545, EC2546, EC2547) [8AP]
    ------Operator Licensing Program final rule (EC1739) [11FE]
    ------perimeter intrusion alarm systems final rule (EC5691) [30OC]
    ------radioactive materials' airborne effluents final rule (EC298, 
        EC301) [7JA]
    ------radioactive waste disposal in geologic repositories final 
        rule (EC296) [7JA]
    ------reactor site criteria final rule (EC297) [7JA] (EC2551) 
        [8AP]
    ------recognition of State licenses in areas under exclusive 
        Federal jurisdiction final rule (EC1452) [5FE]
    ------release of individuals administered radioactive materials 
        final rule (EC1451) [5FE] (EC2901) [21AP]
    ------report (EC3471) [30MY]
    ------resolution of degraded and nonconforming conditions final 
        rule (EC5472) [21OC]
    ------Safety Research Program report (EC1977) [27FE]
    ------safety-related structures, systems, and components final 
        rule (EC5104) [18SE]
    ------Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act final 
        rule (EC4503) [31JY]
    ------special nuclear material protection and control final rule 
        (EC2541) [8AP]
    ------standard review plan final rule (EC2548, EC2549, EC2550) 
        [8AP]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5377) [6OC]
    ------transportation of steam generators final rule (EC710) [7JA]
    ------uranium recovery licensees final rule (EC4235) [21JY]
    ------USEC Privatization Act final rule (EC1770) [13FE]
    ------vessel closure mechanisms final rule (EC2542) [8AP]
    NSC: Freedom of Information Act report (EC2105) [5MR]
    NSF: appropriations legislation (EC2677) [9AP]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1348) 
        [4FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2162) [10MR]
    ------polar research and policy study report (EC3532) [30MY]
    ------scientific and engineering research facilities at colleges 
        and universities report (EC718) [7JA]
    ------women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science 
        and engineering report (EC1154) [20JA]
    NTSB: budget request (EC816) [7JA] (EC817) [7JA]
    ------budget request appeal letter to OMB (EC818) [7JA]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC3828) 
        [17JN] (EC4141) [9JY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2050) [4MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC1941) [26FE]
    ------report (EC424) [7JA] (EC5940) [13NO]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5244) [29SE]
    ------supplemental appropriations request (EC1296) [21JA]
    Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board: Inspector General report 
        (EC426) [7JA]
    ------report (EC2937) [23AP]
    Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: Federal 
        Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC2163) [10MR]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5378) [6OC]
    Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking notice (EC5083) [15SE]
    ------worker adjustment and retraining notification decision 
        (EC4794) [4SE]
    Office of Foreign Assets Control: Iranian regulations final rule 
        (EC2904) [21AP]
    ------Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina regulations final 
        rule (EC2905) [21AP]
    Office of Government Ethics: Executive Agency Ethics Training 
        Program regulation amendments final rule (EC2226) [12MR]
    ------executive branch officials disclosure final rule (EC3893) 
        [20JN]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC427) 
        [7JA] (EC5861) [9NO]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2316) [18MR]
    ------honorarium ban final rule (EC5245) [29SE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC427) [7JA] (EC5861) [9NO]
    ------interpretation, exemptions, and waiver guidance final rule 
        (EC1129) [20JA]
    ------post-employment conflict of interest restrictions final rule 
        (EC2608) [8AP]
    ------standards of ethical conduct for employees of the executive 
        branch final rule (EC2336) [19MR]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5707) [30OC]
    Office of Independent Counsel: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC3099) [5MY] (EC5736) [4NO] (EC5801) 
        [6NO]
    ------Inspector General report (EC428, EC429, EC430) [7JA] 
        (EC1275) [21JA] (EC5862) [9NO]
    Office of Science and Technology Policy: Freedom of Information 
        Act report (EC2476) [21MR]
    Office of Special Counsel: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
        Act report (EC439) [7JA] (EC5682) [29OC]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2106) [5MR]
    ------report (EC4507) [31JY]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Caribbean Basin region 
        trade and investment legislation (EC3858) [18JN] (EC3878) 
        [19JN]
    ------implementation of section 301 of the Trade Act report 
        (EC735) [7JA]
    ------Presidential determination relative to termination of Trade 
        Act title IV and extension of most-favored-nation status to 
        Romania (EC726) [7JA]
    ------shipbuilding trade agreement legislation (EC3957) [25JN]
    ------silk products and containers marketing legislation (EC5942) 
        [13NO]
    Office of Thrift Supervision: compensation plan (EC1966) [27FE]
    ------conflicts of interest, corporate opportunity, and hazard 
        insurance final rule (EC129) [7JA]
    ------consumer report (EC2928) [21AP]
    ------corporate governance final rule (EC130) [7JA]
    ------de novo applications for a Federal savings association 
        charter final rule (EC3369) [20MY]
    ------deposits final rule (EC5448) [21OC]
    ------Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act final 
        rule (EC131) [7JA] (EC2513) [8AP]
    ------examination cycle for certain small insured institutions 
        final rule (EC1683) [10FE]
    ------minority savings institutions preservation report (EC3197) 
        [8MY]
    ------risk-based capital requirements final rule (EC5549) [21OC]
    ------subsidiaries and equity investments final rule (EC967) 
        [20JA]
    ------uniform financial institutions rating system regulatory 
        citations final rule (EC1420) [5FE]
    OMB: accounting statements covering Federal property, investments, 
        and responsibilities relative to the Federal Accounting 
        Standards Advisory Board (EC1865) [25FE]
    ------appropriations legislation report (EC5609) [28OC] (EC5676) 
        [29OC]
    ------budget rescissions and deferrals (EC58) [7JA] (EC1674) 
        [10FE] (EC1834) [25FE] (EC2274) [17MR] (EC2960) [24AP] 
        (EC3368) [20MY] (EC3807) [17JN] (EC4210) [15JY] (EC4765) [4SE] 
        (EC5033) [15SE]
    ------changes in outlays and receipts final rule (EC132, EC133, 
        EC134, EC135, EC136, EC137, EC138, EC139, EC140, EC141) [7JA] 
        (EC2303) [18MR] (EC3084) [5MY] (EC3613) [4JN] (EC4392) [28JY] 
        (EC5546, EC5547) [22OC] (EC5608) [28OC]
    ------costs and benefits of Federal regulatory programs report 
        (EC5533) [21OC]
    ------direct spending or receipts legislation (EC3810) [17JN] 
        (EC3960) [26JN] (EC4598, EC4599) [3SE] (EC4766) [4SE]
    ------executive compensation costs on covered Government contracts 
        legislation (EC2346) [19MR]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2051) [4MR]
    ------Government Performance and Results Act report (EC3544) 
        [30MY]
    ------identification of accounts potentially subject to OMB audit 
        (EC822) [7JA]
    ------mid-session budget review (EC5032) [15SE]
    ------national security information final rule (EC3101) [5MY]
    ------new budget authority and outlays (EC1837) [25FE]
    ------NTSB supplemental appropriations request (EC2350) [20MR]
    ------paperwork report (EC5325) [2OC]
    ------release of official information and testimony by OMB 
        personnel final rule (EC3493) [30MY]
    ------sequestration update report (EC1385) [4FE]
    ------statistical information safeguards legislation (EC3863) 
        [18JN]
    ------statistical programs report (EC431) [7JA]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5291) [1OC]

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    ------unfunded mandates reform report (EC3100) [5MY]
    ------voluntary consensus technical standards report (EC5523) 
        [21OC]
    OPIC: Freedom of Information Act report (EC2020) [3MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC440) [7JA]
    ------legislation (EC2668) [9AP]
    ------management report (EC2714) [10AP]
    ------Management Review Control Program report (EC5802) [6NO]
    OPM: abolishment of nonappropriated fund wage area final rule 
        (EC3559) [3JN]
    ------administration and general provisions final rule (EC3003) 
        [28AP]
    ------Administrative Law Judge Examination funding final rule 
        (EC1790) [13FE]
    ------alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and 
        rehabilitation programs and services for Federal employees 
        report (EC1276) [21JA]
    ------Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund report (EC5636) 
        [28OC]
    ------cost-of-living allowances final rule (EC2573) [8AP]
    ------demonstration project pay for applied skills system final 
        rule (EC437) [7JA]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force personnel demonstration project final 
        rule (EC435) [7JA]
    ------Dept. of the Navy personnel demonstration project approval 
        (EC2292) [17MR]
    ------employment final rule (EC3236) [8MY]
    ------excepted service final rule (EC2793) [15AP] (EC5681) [29OC]
    ------executive branch personnel decisions report (EC3257) [8MY]
    ------family and medical leave final rule (EC434) [7JA]
    ------Federal employee health benefits provider integrity 
        legislation (EC3495) [30MY]
    ------Federal Employees Family Friendly Leave Act report (EC3986) 
        [26JN]
    ------Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program final rule 
        (EC5110) [18SE]
    ------Federal Employees Health Benefits Program final rule (EC438) 
        [7JA] (EC4332) [24JY]
    ------Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program report 
        (EC3494) [30MY]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1090) 
        [20JA]
    ------final rule (EC4850) [5SE] (EC4910) [8SE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2164) [10MR]
    ------health promotion and disease prevention activities for 
        Federal employees report (EC1091) [20JA]
    ------holidays and premium pay final rule (EC3497) [30MY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC436) [7JA] (EC3777) [12JN]
    ------Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program final rule 
        (EC3161) [7MY]
    ------life insurance benefits legislation (EC5700) [30OC]
    ------merit system protection legislation (EC3843) [17JN]
    ------official duty station determination for pay purposes final 
        rule (EC3237) [8MY]
    ------Partnership Pilot Project cost-of-living allowances final 
        rule (EC433) [7JA]
    ------personnel administration merit system standards final rule 
        (EC3939) [24JN]
    ------personnel management demonstration project final rule 
        (EC2670) [9AP] (EC3496) [30MY]
    ------physicians comparability allowances authority legislation 
        (EC5056) [15SE]
    ------physicians comparability allowances report (EC4420) [28JY]
    ------Presidential Management Intern Program final rule (EC1518) 
        [5FE] (EC4849) [5SE]
    ------prevailing rate systems final rule (EC1092, EC1093) [20JA] 
        (EC1517) [5FE] (EC5415) [8OC]
    ------processing garnishment orders for child support/alimony 
        final rule (EC1095) [20JA]
    ------reduction in force and mandatory exceptions final rule 
        (EC2193) [11MR]
    ------retirement, health, and life insurance coverage for certain 
        District of Columbia employees final rule (EC5246) [29SE]
    ------retirement, health, and life insurance coverage for 
        employees of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
        and Management Assistance Authority (EC432) [7JA]
    ------retirement coverage errors correction legislation (EC5944) 
        [13NO]
    ------severance pay for Panama Canal Commission employees final 
        rule (EC5111) [18SE]
    ------standards of ethical conduct for employees final rule 
        (EC4668) [3SE]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5292) [1OC]
    ------summer employment final rule (EC3002) [28AP]
    ------training final rule (EC1094) [20JA]
    ------veterans' employment in the Federal Government report 
        (EC1157) [20JA] (EC5526) [21OC]
    ------Voting Rights Program final rule (EC549) [7JA]
    OSHA: exposure to methylene chloride final rule (EC1224) [21JA]
    OTS: enforcement actions and initiatives report (EC4521) [1AU]
    ------National Flood Insurance Program report (EC5882) [12NO]
    Panama Canal Commission: acquisition regulations final rule 
        (EC2507) [8AP]
    ------appropriations legislation (EC2464) [20MR]
    ------dissolution study report (EC954) [20JA]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1519) 
        [5FE]
    ------financial action on audits with disallowed costs report 
        (EC441) [7JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC1715) [10FE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC441) [7JA] (EC3717) [10JN]
    ------legislation (EC2956) [23AP]
    ------technical amendments final rule (EC2299) [18MR]
    ------tolls and measurement of vessels final rule (EC955) [20JA] 
        (EC2300) [18MR]
    Paralyzed Veterans of America: report (EC1720) [10FE]
    Patent and Trademark Office: chemical composition claims final 
        rule (EC1721) [10FE]
    Peace Corps: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report 
        (EC2574) [8AP]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC1942) [26FE]
    ------legislation (EC3055) [1MY]
    ------system of records amendment notice (EC1791) [13FE]
    Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: adjustment of civil monetary 
        penalties for inflation final rule (EC4145) [9JY]
    ------allocation of assets in single-employer plans final rule 
        (EC156, EC157, EC160, EC161) [7JA] (EC1430) [5FE] (EC1759) 
        [13FE] (EC2188) [11MR] (EC2780) [15AP] (EC3705) [10JN] 
        (EC4158) [10JY] (EC4601) [3SE] (EC5039) [15SE] (EC5451) [21OC] 
        (EC5883) [12NO]
    ------benefits payable in terminated single-employer plans final 
        rule (EC162) [7JA]
    ------disclosure of premium-related information final rule 
        (EC4261) [22JY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2317) [18MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC3750) [11JN]
    ------interest assumption final rule (EC3342) [16MY]
    ------payment of premiums final rule (EC159) [7JA] (EC971) [20JA]
    ------penalties for failure to provide required information final 
        rule (EC2332) [19MR]
    ------reorganizing, renumbering, and reinventing regulations final 
        rule (EC4051) [8JY]
    ------report (EC158) [7JA] (EC3126) [5MY]
    ------termination of single-employer plans final rule (EC5884) 
        [12NO]
    Physician Payment Review Commission: report (EC2766) [14AP]
    Postal Rate Commission: corrected discrepancies report (EC5488) 
        [21OC]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1349) 
        [4FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC1097) [20JA]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC1096) [20JA]
    ------Inspector General report (EC442) [7JA]
    Postal Service: Freedom of Information Act report (EC2910) [21AP]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC1280) [21JA]
    Potomac Electric Power Co.: balance sheet report (EC1709) [10FE]
    Prospective Payment Assessment Commission: health care delivery 
        issues report (EC2090) [4MR]
    ------Medicare and the American Health Care System report (EC3640) 
        [4JN]
    ------report (EC2678) [9AP]
    Railroad Retirement Board: actuarial valuation of assets and 
        liabilities report (EC4151) [9JY]
    ------budget legislation (EC2092) [4MR] (EC5276, EC5277, EC5278) 
        [30SE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC866) 
        [9JA]
    ------financial improvement legislation (EC3692) [6JN]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2132) [6MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC2575) [8AP]
    ------Inspector General report (EC867) [9JA] (EC1992) [27FE] 
        (EC3751) [11JN] (EC3778) [12JN] (EC4669) [3SE] (EC5057) [15SE]
    ------insurance legislation (EC3731) [10JN] (EC3844) [17JN] 
        (EC3955) [25JN]
    ------Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act report (EC443) [7JA] 
        (EC5810) [7NO]
    ------report (EC819) [7JA]
    ------unemployment insurance system status report (EC4150) [9JY]
    Reserve Officers Association: financial audit report (EC4514) 
        [31JY]
    RTC: internal controls and financial systems report (EC3752) 
        [11JN]
    SBA: administrative costs of programs legislation (EC4549) [1AU]
    ------Federal contract opportunities for very small business 
        concerns pilot program notification (EC3533) [30MY]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1527) 
        [5FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2165) [10MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1350) [4FE] (EC4421) [28JY]
    ------minority small business and capital ownership development 
        report (EC3250) [8MY] (EC3733) [10JN]
    ------White House Conference on Small Business implementation 
        report (EC719) [7JA]
    SEC: adjustment of civil monetary penalties for inflation final 
        rule (EC552) [7JA]
    ------antimanipulation rules concerning securities offerings final 
        rule (EC1013) [20JA] (EC2217) [12MR]
    ------brokers or dealers reporting requirements relative to the 
        Securities Exchange Act final rule (EC1772) [13FE]
    ------custody of investment company assets outside the U.S. 
        (EC3344) [16MY]
    ------derivative financial and commodity instruments final rule 
        (EC1702) [10FE]
    ------EDGAR privatization report (EC5616) [28OC]
    ------electronic data gathering, analysis, and retrieval system 
        final rule (EC4078) [8JY]
    ------exemption for the acquisition of securities during the 
        existence of an underwriting or selling syndicate final rule 
        (EC4523, EC4524) [1AU]
    ------exemption of investment in certain energy-related and gas-
        related nonutility companies final rule (EC1855) [25FE]
    ------expansion of short-form registration final rule (EC3283) 
        [14MY]

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    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC872) 
        [9JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2021) [3MR]
    ------holding period requirements final rule (EC2042) [4MR]
    ------informal guidance programs final rule (EC2553) [8AP]
    ------Inspector General report (EC447) [7JA] (EC3632) [4JN]
    ------Investment Advisers Act final rule (EC3473) [30MY]
    ------investment companies final rule (EC2552) [8AP]
    ------investment company assets with futures commission merchants 
        and commodity clearing organizations final rule (EC312) [7JA]
    ------investment company securities registration final rule 
        (EC5233, EC5234) [29SE]
    ------lost security holders final rule (EC5363) [6OC]
    ------management report (EC447) [7JA]
    ------National Securities Markets Improvement Act report (EC5693) 
        [30OC]
    ------net capital final rule (EC1773) [13FE]
    ------odd-lot tender offers by issuers final rule (EC1012) [20JA]
    ------offshore press conferences, meetings, and materials final 
        rule (EC5473) [21OC]
    ------penalty reductions final rule (EC2554) [8AP]
    ------preferencing practice report (EC2938) [23AP]
    ------privately offered investment companies final rule (EC3043, 
        EC3044, EC3045, EC3046, EC3047, EC3048) [30AP]
    ------report (EC3345) [16MY] (EC3821) [17JN]
    ------Securities Exchange Act implementation final rule (EC2275) 
        [17MR]
    ------shareholder proposals report (EC5316) [2OC]
    ------State regulation relative to offering documents final rule 
        (EC3092) [5MY]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5295) [1OC]
    ------streamlining disclosure requirements final rule (EC311) 
        [7JA]
    ------unregistered equity sales final rule (EC310) [7JA]
    Selective Service System: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
        Act report (EC448) [7JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC1866) [25FE]
    Smithsonian Institution: DAR 105th Continental Congress annual 
        proceedings (EC1868) [25FE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC449) [7JA] (EC4086) [8JY]
    SSA: accountability report (EC368) [7JA]
    ------advisory council report (EC3679) [5JN]
    ------civil monetary penalties, assessments, and recommended 
        exclusions final rule (EC795) [7JA]
    ------continuing disability reviews report (EC5256) [29SE]
    ------determining disability for a child under age 18 relative to 
        SSI (EC1825) [13FE]
    ------disability and blindness determination and growth impairment 
        listing expiration date final rule (EC1652) [5FE]
    ------earnings test final rule (EC2954) [23AP]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2576) [8AP]
    ------implementation of childhood disability provisions in the 
        Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
        Act report (EC2487) [21MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC3719) [10JN]
    ------overpayment appeals and waiver rights final rule (EC796) 
        [7JA]
    ------permanent residence lawful admission final rule (EC797) 
        [7JA]
    ------promoting vocational rehabilitation and helping disability 
        insurance beneficiaries return to work final rule (EC1904) 
        [25FE]
    ------reduction in SSI medical costs for institutionalized 
        children covered by private health insurance final rule 
        (EC1653) [5FE]
    ------Social Security benefits payment cycling final rule (EC1909) 
        [25FE]
    ------Social Security card enhancements report (EC5257) [29SE]
    ------SSI dedicated accounts and installment payments for past-due 
        benefits (EC1204) [20JA]
    ------strategic plan report (EC4204) [14JY]
    ------ticket system legislation (EC4209) [14JY]
    State Justice Institute: report (EC450) [7JA]
    Supreme Court: administrative costs of protecting Supreme Court 
        officials (EC1943) [26FE]
    ------Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure amendments (EC2797) 
        [15AP]
    ------Federal Rules of Civil Procedure amendments (EC2795) [15AP]
    ------Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure amendments (EC2796) 
        [15AP]
    ------Federal Rules of Evidence amendments (EC2798) [15AP]
    ------judicial branch coverage under Congressional Acountability 
        Act report (EC1207) [20JA]
    Surface Transportation Board: abandonment and discontinuance of 
        rail lines and rail transportation final rule (EC1153) [20JA] 
        (EC4108) [8JY]
    ------acquisition of rail lines final rule (EC5076) [15SE]
    ------final rule (EC4742) [3SE] (EC4988) [9SE]
    ------freight forwarders final rule (EC2004) [27FE]
    ------household goods tariffs final rule (EC1725) [10FE]
    ------interlocking rail officers regulations revision report 
        (EC1622) [5FE]
    ------licensing and related services service fees final rule 
        (EC1151) [20JA] (EC1621) [5FE]
    ------rail rate reasonableness, exemption and revocation 
        proceedings processing final rule (EC712, EC713, EC714) [7JA]
    ------railroad consolidation procedures final rule (EC2643) [8AP] 
        (EC3876) [19JN]
    ------railroad contracts final rule (EC1623) [5FE]
    ------rate guidelines for non-coal proceedings final rule (EC1152) 
        [20JA]
    ------tariffs for the transportation of property final rule 
        (EC3120) [5MY]
    Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board: abolishment 
        legislation (EC3864) [19JN]
    ------book-entry procedure final rule (EC1421) [5FE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1100) 
        [20JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2195) [11MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1526) [5FE]
    ------report (EC4126) [9JY]
    ------Resolution Funding Corp. report (EC3847) [18JN]
    Trade and Development Agency: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC1351) [4FE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC454) [7JA]
    TVA: Freedom of Information Act report (EC3831) [17JN]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC2715) [10AP]
    ------report (EC2644) [8AP]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5416) [8OC]
    U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: information age 
        diplomacy report (EC365) [7JA]
    U.S. Arctic Research Commission: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC5701) [30OC]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5637) [28OC]
    U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: 
        Inspector General report (EC5638) [28OC]
    U.S. Copyright Office: Freedom of Information Act report (EC1740) 
        [11FE]
    U.S. Court of Appeals: District of Columbia circuit opinion 
        (EC1528) [5FE] (EC1869, EC1870) [25FE] (EC5002) [11SE] 
        (EC2662, EC2673, EC2674, EC2675) [9AP] (EC3519) [30MY] 
        (EC3835, EC3840) [17JN]
    U.S. Enrichment Corp.: Atomic Energy Act amendments (EC4938) [8SE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC5865) 
        [9NO]
    ------Inspector General report (EC5865) [9NO]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Alaska National Wildlife Refuges 
        visitor service authorization final rule (EC466) [7JA] 
        (EC1285) [21JA] (EC4852) [5SE]
    ------Clean Vessel Act pumpout symbol, slogan, and program 
        crediting final rule (EC4863) [5SE]
    ------damaged and threatened national historic landmarks report 
        (EC5014) [11SE]
    ------El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro National Trail report 
        (EC3853) [18JN]
    ------endangered and threatened wildlife and plants final rule 
        (EC467, EC474) [7JA] (EC1109, EC1110, EC1111, EC1112, EC1113) 
        [20JA] (EC1286) [21JA] (EC1541, EC1542, EC1543, EC1544) [5FE] 
        (EC1545) [5FE] (EC2196) [11MR] (EC2579) [8AP] (EC3106) [5MY] 
        (EC3504) [30MY] (EC3722) [10JN] (EC3753, EC3754, EC3755) 
        [11JN] (EC3796, EC3797, EC3798) [16JN] (EC4422) [28JY] 
        (EC4679) [3SE] (EC5491) [21OC] (EC5714, EC5715) [31OC]
    ------jaguars final rule (EC4246) [21JY]
    ------migratory birds final rule (EC1792) [13FE] (EC4672, EC4673, 
        EC4677, EC4678) [3SE] (EC4853) [5SE] (EC5158) [23SE] (EC5171) 
        [24SE] (EC5250) [29SE]
    ------wildlife refuge hunting and sport fishing regulations final 
        rule (EC4981) [9SE]
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC457) [7JA]
    ------Inspector General report (EC457) [7JA]
    U.S. Institute of Peace: audit report (EC2850) [16AP]
    ------Inspector General report (EC3499) [30MY] (EC1529) [5FE]
    ------strategic plan report (EC5866) [9NO]
    U.S. Olympic Committee: audit and activities report (EC3834) 
        [17JN]
    U.S. Parole Commission: Government in the Sunshine Act report 
        (EC2318) [18MR]
    U.S. Sentencing Commission: sentencing guidelines report (EC3116, 
        EC3117) [5MY] (EC4517) [31JY] (EC5641) [28OC]
    U.S. Trade and Development Agency: audit report (EC3031) [29AP]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC5712) 
        [31OC]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC2107) [5MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC5712) [31OC]
    USIA: appropriations legislation (EC2335) [19MR]
    ------Exchange Visitor Program final rule (EC3561) [3JN] (EC3726) 
        [10JN] (EC4198) [14JY]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC877) 
        [9JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC1993) [27FE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC458, EC459) [7JA]
    ------international exchange and training activities report 
        (EC5011) [11SE]
    ------report (EC3230) [8MY]
    VFW: convention proceedings (EC2354) [20MR]
    ------financial audit (EC553) [7JA]
    Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: report (EC3280) 
        [13MY]
    Woodrow Wilson Center: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
        report (EC5864) [9NO]
    ------Inspector General report (EC461) [7JA] (EC5864) [9NO]

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H. Con. Res. 84, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1998-2002 [3JN]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related 
        agencies appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 638, 987, 1326, 1785) [6FE] [6MR] 
        [15AP] [4JN]

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    ------making continuing (see H.J. Res. 94, 97, 101, 104, 105, 106) 
        [26SE] [21OC] [7NO] [9NO] [13NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 97), consideration (see H. Res. 
        269) [21OC]
    ------making technical corrections to omnibus consolidated 
        legislation (see H.J. Res. 25) [9JA]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds 
        for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see 
        H.R. 1172) [20MR]
    Budget: establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126) [9JA]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2015) 
        [23JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 174) [24JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 202) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment 
        requirements (see H. Res. 203) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90) [31JY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (see H. Con. 
        Res. 58, 82, 84, 86) [8AP] [15MY] [19MY] [22MY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84), consideration (see H. Res. 152) [19MY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 160) 
        [4JN]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84), disposition of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 156) [22MY]
    ------terminate certain Dept. of Defense programs and reduce 
        funding and scope of Dept. of Energy Stockpile Stewardship 
        Program (see H.R. 1832) [6JN]
    Computers: require the head of each Federal agency ensure that 
        computer systems can differentiate the years 2000 and 1900 
        (see H.R. 1177) [20MR]
    Contracts: limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the 
        compensation of any individual (see H.R. 2280) [28JY]
    ------prohibit executive agencies from increasing competition by 
        helping contractors acquire equipment or facilities to carry 
        out a contract (see H.R. 829) [25FE]
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws 
        (see H.R. 1534) [6MY]
    ------clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings 
        and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), consideration (see H. Res. 
        271) [21OC]
    ------prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
        unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents 
        established in the Federal judicial circuits (see H.R. 1544) 
        [7MY]
    Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1319, 2667) [14AP] [9OC]
    Dept. of Defense: assign personnel to assist the INS and the 
        Customs Service in the performance of their border protection 
        functions (see H.R. 805, 2922) [13FE] [7NO]
    ------making appropriations (see H.R. 2266) [25JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2266), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 198) [28JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2266), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 242) [24SE]
    ------prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring 
        costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925) [5MR]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1778) [4JN]
    Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1812) [5JN]
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1577) [8MY]
    Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see 
        H.R. 304) [9JA]
    Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate certain internal criminal allegations (see H.R. 
        692) [11FE]
    ------clarify authority of the inspector general (see H.R. 2182) 
        [17JY]
    ------establish ethics standards for prosecutors (see H.R. 232) 
        [9JA]
    Dept. of Labor: establish advisory panels relative to occupational 
        safety and health (see H.R. 2871) [7NO]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2107) [8JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 181) [9JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 277) [23OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2169) [16JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 189) [17JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 263) [8OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require that certain contracts be 
        subject to the same procurement laws applicable to other 
        departments and agencies (see H.R. 2887) [7NO]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2264) [25JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2264), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 199) [28JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2158) [11JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 184) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 261) [7OC]
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 2911) 
        [7NO]
    District of Columbia: enter into cooperative agreements with 
        certain Federal agencies relative to crime prevention and law 
        enforcement (see H.R. 1538) [6MY]
    Drug abuse: random drug testing of employees (see H.R. 90) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and 
        regulations on families (see H.R. 2124) [9JY]
    ------review all policies and programs (see H.R. 2137) [10JY]
    ------review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 
        2939) [8NO]
    Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 131) [9JA]
    Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments 
        and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions 
        (see H. Con. Res. 71) [1MY]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments for civilian 
        and military employees (see H. Con. Res. 77) [8MY]
    ------funding for pay adjustments and comparability payments 
        through reductions in agency spending on service contracts 
        (see H.R. 886) [27FE]
    ------leave transfer authority for those adversely affected by 
        disasters or emergencies (see H.R. 1388) [17AP]
    ------prohibit agencies from contracting out work that can be done 
        cheaper by current employees (see H.R. 885) [27FE]
    ------prohibit the replacement of bought-out employees with 
        contract employees (see H.R. 888) [27FE]
    ------reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 614) [5FE]
    Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to 
        purchase products and require commercial competition for 
        Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758) [29OC]
    Federal-State relations: repeal restrictions on communications 
        between Government agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850) [26FE]
    Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of 
        unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 2708) [23OC]
    Forest Service: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other 
        Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 975) 
        [6MR]
    Government: continuance of pay and authority to enter into 
        contracts or obligations when there is a lapse in 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1537) [6MY]
    ------establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and 
        reporting systems (see H.R. 435) [9JA]
    ------Federal assessment of whether Federal regulations could 
        result in the taking of private property (see H.R. 95) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------improve strategic plans and performance reports (see H.R. 
        2883) [7NO]
    ------procure from the private sector the goods and services 
        necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 
        716) [12FE]
    ------reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 2364) 
        [31JY]
    ------require periodic review and reauthorization of all 
        Government programs (see H.R. 1913) [17JN]
    ------use of private delivery services in filing documents with 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 782) [13FE]
    GSA: improve management and operations (see H.R. 2751) [28OC]
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. 
        Res. 201) [29JY]
    Iran: sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (see 
        H. Res. 188) [17JY]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 233) [9JA]
    National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: 
        reestablish (see H.R. 132, 271) [9JA]
    National Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: establish 
        (see H.R. 1318) [14AP]
    National Energy Laboratories Reorganization Commission: establish 
        (see H.R. 1295) [10AP]
    OMB: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal entities 
        providing Government services (see H.R. 887) [27FE]
    Petroleum: settlement of U.S. royalty claims (see H.R. 1106) 
        [18MR]
    Presidential appointments: provide greater accountability (see 
        H.R. 199) [9JA]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual 
        records available through interactive computer services (see 
        H.R. 1330, 1367) [15AP] [17AP]
    Small business: strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and 
        assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see 
        H.R. 373) [9JA]
    Veterans: Government employment preference for active duty service 
        veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 
        1006) [11MR]
    Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 920) [4MR]
  Conference reports
    Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 2015) [29JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2266) [23SE]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2107) [22OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2169) [7OC]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2264) [7NO]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2158) [6OC]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84) 
        [4JN]
  Messages
    Balanced Budget Act Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [3SE]
    Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 1998: President Clinton 
        [6FE]
    Budget Rescissions: President Clinton [11FE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton 
        [21OC]
    Dept. of Energy Report: President Clinton [7JA]
    Dept. of HUD Report: President Clinton [7JA]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Line-
        Item Veto: President Clinton [4NO]
    Dept. of Transportation Report: President Clinton [8AP]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [4NO]
    Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton [23JN] 
        [17SE]
  Motions
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015) 
        [25JN] [10JY]

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    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84) [3JN]
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534) [22OC]
    Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2266) [3SE]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2107) [23SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2169) [3SE]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2264) [9SE] [10SE] [11SE] [23SE]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158) [16JY] [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Balanced Budget Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 
        105-217) [29JY] [1AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 105-
        149) [23JN]
    Consideration of a Joint Resolution Waiving Enrollment 
        Requirements for H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Balanced Budget Act 
        and Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        203) (H. Rept. 105-219) [30JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 84, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 161) (H. Rept. 105-117) [4JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 202) (H. Rept. 105-
        218) [30JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2107, Dept. of the 
        Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 277) (H. Rept. 105-342) [23OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2158, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 105-311) [7OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2169, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 105-314) [8OC]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 84, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 1998-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 152) (H. 
        Rept. 105-102) [19MY]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 97, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 105-333) 
        [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 105-
        335) [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Balanced Budget Act and 
        Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) 
        (H. Rept. 105-152) [24JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        181) (H. Rept. 105-174) [9JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 184) (H. Rept. 105-180) [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        189) (H. Rept. 105-189) [17JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 199) (H. Rept. 105-214) [28JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 198) (H. Rept. 105-213) 
        [28JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2266) (H. Rept. 105-265) [23SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2266) (H. Rept. 
        105-206) [25JY]
    Dept. of Defense Reform: Committee on National Security (House) 
        (H.R. 1778) (H. Rept. 105-133) [17JN]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2107) (H. Rept. 105-337) [22OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2107) (H. Rept. 
        105-163) [8JY]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2169) (H. Rept. 105-313) [7OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2169) (H. Rept. 
        105-188) [16JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2264) (H. Rept. 
        105-390) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2264) (H. Rept. 
        105-205) [25JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2158) 
        (H. Rept. 105-297) [6OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 
        105-175) [11JY]
    Federal Agency Compliance Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1544) (H. Rept. 105-395) [8NO]
    Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1534) (H. Rept. 105-323) [21OC]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 105-216) [29JY]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002: Committee of 
        Conference (H. Con. Res. 84) (H. Rept. 105-116) [4JN]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 84) (H. Rept. 
        105-100) [19MY]

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development 
        and implementation (see H.R. 1842) [10JN]
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1463) [28AP]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2378) [3SE]
    FBI: privacy and security of records provided to the White House 
        containing sensitive background security information (see H.R. 
        537) [4FE]
    Government: failure to faithfully execute laws (see H. Res. 220) 
        [4SE]
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities 
        and extend authorization (see H.R. 2610) [6OC]
    ------increase amount of funds Director may transfer between 
        agency accounts (see H.R. 1641) [15MY]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2295, 2407) [30JY] [4SE]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        2431) [8SE]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 183) [31OC]
    ------prohibit fundraising at the White House (see H.R. 636, 2073) 
        [6FE] [26JN]
    Presidential appointments: appointment of Chief Financial Officer 
        and Deputy Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 1962) [19JN]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2378) 
        [29SE]
  Messages
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Line-Item 
        Veto: President Clinton [21OC]
  Motions
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2378) [24SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2378), conference report [30SE]
  Reports filed
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 
        Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        1463) (H. Rept. 105-85) [1MY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 2378) (H. Rept. 105-284) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2378) (H. Rept. 
        105-240) [3SE] [11SE]
    Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1962) (H. Rept. 105-331) [21OC]

EXPLOSIVES
related term(s) Firearms
  Bills and resolutions
    Government regulations: Federal permit requirements for 
        distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 989) [6MR]
    ------require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 538) [4FE]
    Regulation (see H.R. 85) [7JA] [9JA]
    Weapons: mandatory prison term for use of firearms or destructive 
        devices during a violent or drug-related Federal crime (see 
        H.R. 2340) [31JY]

EXPORT ADMINISTRATIVE ACT
  Messages
    Lapse of Provisions: President Clinton [6MY]

EXPORT EXPANSION AND RECIPROCAL TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT
  Messages
    Provisions: President Clinton [16SE]

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 1026, reauthorization [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: give financial assistance preferences to 
        firms that have shown a committment to reinvestment and job 
        creation in the U.S. (see H.R. 2069) [25JN]
    China, People's Republic of: ensure that assistance for exports is 
        conditional on responsible conduct (see H.R. 2085) [26JN]
    Reauthorization (see H.R. 1370) [17AP]
    Reauthorization (H.R. 1370): consideration (see H. Res. 255) 
        [29SE]
    Reauthorization (S. 1026): technical corrections in enrollment 
        (see H. Con. Res. 198) [13NO]
  Conference reports
    Eximbank Reauthorization (S. 1026) [7NO]
  Motions
    Reauthorization (H.R. 1370) [30SE]
    Reauthorization (S. 1026) [6OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1370, Eximbank Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 105-282) [29SE]
    Eximbank Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (S. 1026) (H. 
        Rept. 105-392) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        1370) (H. Rept. 105-224) [31JY]

EXPORTS
see Foreign Trade

FABENS, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Texas: conveyance of certain Federal lands to the Clint and 
        Fabens, TX, school districts (see H.R. 1116) [18MR]

FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Administration: improve (see H.R. 837) [26FE]
    Credit: reduce cost (see H.R. 1059) [13MR]

FAIR HOUSING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 589) [5FE]
    Financial institutions: strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair 
        lending laws relative to redlining and credit allocation (see 
        H.R. 229) [9JA]
    Local government: local control over certain land use and zoning 
        regulations (see H.R. 2297) [30JY]

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FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Child labor: reform provisions (see H.R. 1870) [12JN]
    Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the 
        operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327) [31JY]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080) [26JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302) [10AP]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963, 2078) 
        [6MR] [26JN]
    ------prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 983) [6MR]
    ------provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023) [24JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury: encourage international financial 
        institutions compliance with certain fair labor laws (see H. 
        Res. 334) [13NO]
    Employment: application of the maximum hour exemption to 
        agricultural water delivery organizations (see H.R. 526) [4FE]
    ------implement alternative program for providing a benefit or 
        employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079) [26JN]
    ------make overtime exemption available to employees engaged in 
        transportation and preparation of fruit and vegetables apply 
        to employees engaged in transportation and preparation of 
        sugar beets (see H.R. 917) [4MR]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees 
        (see H.R. 2888) [7NO]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for employees subject 
        to certain leave policies (see H.R. 504) [4FE]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2215, 2275) [22JY] [25JY]
    ------provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain 
        firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 94) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 99) [18MR]
    ------provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical 
        services personnel (see H.R. 2891) [7NO]
    ------use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage 
        requirements (see H.R. 647) [6FE]
    Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 1815, 2198) [5JN] [17JY]
    Income: reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see 
        H.R. 2710) [23OC]
    Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to 
        perform volunteer services for their employer without 
        requiring overtime pay (see H.R. 484) [21JA]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1, Working Families Flexibility Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 99) (H. Rept. 105-31) 
        [18MR]
    Working Families Flexibility Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 105-21) [12MR]

FAIR TRADE OPPORTUNITIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 35) [7JA] [9JA]

FAIRNESS IN THE WORKPLACE COMMISSION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2997) [9NO]

FALEOMAVAEGA, ENI F.H. (a Delegate from American Samoa)
  Appointments
    Delegation to attend the 50th anniversary of the independence of 
        India and Pakistan [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    American Samoa: eligibility of U.S. nationals for the ROTC (see 
        H.R. 905) [3MR]
    ------multiyear program for economic development and self-
        sufficiency (see H.R. 757) [13FE]
    Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma: take certain lands into 
        Federal trust (see H.R. 2039) [25JN]
    Climate: effects of global warming relative to certain Pacific 
        nations and U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 157) [24SE]
    Federal Home Loan Bank Act: amend the definition of State to 
        include American Samoa (see H.R. 904) [3MR]

FALL RIVER COUNTY, SD
  Bills and resolutions
    Water: construction of rural water system (see H.R. 1212) [21MR]

FAMILIES AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
related term(s) Children and Youth
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide 
        Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 1456) [24AP]
    ------permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program for Medicare-eligible retired members and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 2128) [9JY]
    ------revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see 
        H.R. 2537) [24SE]
    ------use of military health care system and commissary stores by 
        unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 575) [4FE]
    Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims 
        a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (see H.R. 2005) [20JN]
    ------require foreign air carriers to establish disaster 
        assistance plans (see H.R. 2476) [15SE]
    Census: provide for enumeration of family caregivers as part of 
        the decennial census (see H.R. 2081) [26JN]
    Child support: denial of passports to noncustodial parents 
        relative to nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 389) [9JA]
    Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 899) [27FE]
    ------child support enforcement (see H.R. 267, 1690) [9JA] [21MY]
    ------establish program to provide child care through public-
        private partnerships (see H.R. 2719) [23OC]
    ------funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for 
        infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131) [24AP]
    ------improve child care provided through Federal facilities and 
        programs (see H.R. 2839, 2982) [6NO] [9NO]
    ------increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 
        1373) [17AP]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement programs (see H.R. 2487) [17SE]
    ------issues relative to child custody, child abuse, and domestic 
        violence (see H. Con. Res. 182) [30OC]
    ------modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures 
        (see H.R. 3004) [9NO]
    ------prohibit sale of personal information without parental 
        consent (see H.R. 1972) [19JN]
    ------promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 
        867) [27FE]
    ------promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), 
        Senate amendment (see H. Res. 327) [13NO]
    ------promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 134) [29AP]
    ------provide for health, safety, and education (see H.R. 1726) 
        [22MY]
    ------reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of 
        prevention programs (see H.R. 1736) [22MY]
    ------require the same distribution of child support arrearages to 
        former welfare recipients collected by Federal tax intercept 
        as by the States (see H.R. 1569) [8MY]
    ------tribute to child care professionals (see H. Res. 279) [23OC]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 2570) [29SE]
    ------condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced 
        abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in 
        the U.S. (H.R. 2570), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of 
        individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 
        4, 26, 60) [9JA] [6MR]
    ------restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 7, 346) [7JA] [9JA]
    Computers: protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve 
        electronic commerce, and safeguard data security (see H.R. 
        1964) [19JN]
    Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and 
        services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174) [16JY]
    Courts: payment of settlements in suits against the Federal 
        Government relative to child support obligations (see H.R. 
        2628) [7OC]
    Crime: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1419, 1823, 
        3013) [23AP] [5JN] [9NO]
    ------distribute to community-based organizations information on 
        the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290) 
        [9JA]
    ------establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child 
        support obligations (see H.R. 2503, 2925) [18SE] [7NO]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 3, 1699) [7JA] [9JA] [21MY]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 
        3), consideration (see H. Res. 143) [6MY]
    ------national summit of sports, political, community, and media 
        leaders to develop a plan to deter acts of domestic and sexual 
        violence (see H. Con. Res. 29) [27FE]
    ------protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence (see H.R. 1332) [15AP]
    ------use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to 
        assist in child abuse prevention (see H.R. 2381) [3SE]
    Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 285) 
        [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military 
        construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2624, 2631) 
        [7OC]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 2016) 
        [24JN]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 178) [26JN]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 228) [11SE]
    ------notification requirements relative to the establishment of 
        domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 
        1339) [15AP]
    Dept. of HHS: county grants to carry out State programs to provide 
        training to parents on early childhood development and child 
        care (see H.R. 2452) [10SE]
    Dept. of HUD: notify local government about proposed assisted 
        multifamily housing projects (see H.R. 212) [9JA]
    Dept. of Justice: treatment of certain immigration petitions 
        relative to the death of the beneficiary (see H.R. 1961, 2694) 
        [19JN] [22OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands to the District of 
        Columbia for use for single-family homes for low- and 
        moderate-income families (see H.R. 2700) [22OC]
    Domestic violence: grants to States to establish supervised 
        visitation centers for victims (see H.R. 2779) [30OC]

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    Education: improve the reading and literacy skills of children and 
        families (see H.R. 2614) [6OC]
    ------prevent Federal student assistance need analysis from 
        penalizing parents for investing in prepaid tuition programs 
        (see H.R. 2672) [9OC]
    ------provide State and local assistance to improve adult 
        education and family literacy (see H.R. 1562) [8MY]
    ------provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase 
        financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 
        1233) [8AP]
    ------role in character development and teaching of moral values 
        (see H. Con. Res. 127) [28JY]
    Employment: benefit eligibility for associates of employees who 
        are not spouses or dependents of such employees (see H.R. 
        1817) [5JN]
    ------make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive 
        and foster parents (see H.R. 1113, 1573) [18MR] [8MY]
    ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards 
        from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 1142) [20MR]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parent-teacher 
        conferences (see H.R. 2842) [6NO]
    ------allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects 
        (see H.R. 851) [26FE]
    ------expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in 
        educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 109, 191, 
        234) [9JA]
    ------provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees 
        (see H.R. 1373) [17AP]
    Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and 
        regulations on families (see H.R. 2124) [9JY]
    Federal aid programs: improve child care and family support 
        services (see H.R. 1373, 2713) [17AP] [23OC]
    ------improve program of block grants to States for temporary 
        assistance to needy families (see H.R. 2861) [6NO]
    ------increase assistance to pregnant women and for adoption 
        services (see H.R. 2919) [7NO]
    Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 
        2761) [29OC]
    ------reimburse expenses relative to adoption of a child (see H.R. 
        2170) [16JY]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass 
        measurements (see H.R. 2699) [22OC]
    Federal Housing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2975) [8NO]
    Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession 
        prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such 
        prohibitions (see H.R. 26) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------exclude certain Federal entities from domestic violence-
        related possession prohibitions (see H.R. 445, 2255) [9JA] 
        [24JY]
    ------possession by persons convicted of a crime involving 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 1009) [11MR]
    ------require check for domestic abuse restraining orders before 
        the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774) 
        [30OC]
    ------restrict sale to persons placed under a court order of 
        protection (see H.R. 1084) [17MR]
    Food stamps: require States to use electronic benefit transfer 
        systems (see H.R. 273) [9JA]
    Foreign aid: international family planning programs (see H.J. Res. 
        36) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (see H.R. 581) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (H.R. 581), consideration (see H. Res. 46) [11FE]
    Government: promote economic opportunities for families (see H.R. 
        1040) [12MR]
    Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth 
        defects (see H.R. 1114) [18MR]
    ------insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693) 
        [22OC]
    ------require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage 
        for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such 
        coverage (see H.R. 561) [4FE]
    ------revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation 
        program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see 
        H.R. 2418) [5SE]
    Health care professionals: training of students relative to 
        identification and referral of victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 884) [27FE]
    Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax 
        deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Housing: increase public housing opportunities for intact families 
        (see H.R. 265) [9JA]
    ------provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence 
        to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871) [27FE]
    Immigration: immunization requirements for certain internationally 
        adopted children (see H.R. 2464) [11SE]
    ------increase availability of visas for spouses and dependents of 
        certain legal aliens and limit status adjustments for certain 
        nonimmigrants (see H.R. 2917) [7NO]
    ------permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who 
        are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see 
        H.R. 2664) [9OC]
    ------treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who 
        were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540) [24SE]
    ------treatment of aliens relative to delinquent child support 
        payments (see H.R. 2985) [9NO]
    ------waiver of vaccination requirement for orphan children (see 
        H.R. 2473) [15SE]
    ------waiver of vaccination requirements for certain adopted 
        children (see H.R. 2430) [8SE]
    Indian Child Welfare Act: exempt voluntary child custody 
        proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 1957) [18JN]
    Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic 
        violence (see H.R. 1117) [18MR]
    Lawyers and attorneys: payment of fees incurred in divorce actions 
        (see H.R. 270) [9JA]
    LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 1076) [13MR]
    Medicare: eligibility for benefits for certain divorced 
        individuals relative to marriage requirements (see H.R. 1956) 
        [18JN]
    Medicare/Medicaid: expand and clarify requirements regarding 
        advance directives to ensure that an individual's health care 
        decisions are observed (see H.R. 2999) [9NO]
    Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television 
        broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30) 
        [27FE]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1716) [22MY]
    Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster 
        care programs (see H.R. 261) [9JA]
    ------regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody 
        proceedings (see H.R. 1082) [13MR]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: 
        technical amendments (see H.R. 1048) [12MR] [21MR]
    Population: develop, promote, and implement policies to stabilize 
        U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 154) [18SE]
    Poverty: assistance for low-income working families (see H.R. 
        2399) [4SE]
    Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing programs 
        reform (see H.R. 1508) [1MY]
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in 
        the line of duty (see H.R. 2088) [26JN]
    ------provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and 
        dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in 
        the line of duty (see H.R. 2755, 3046) [28OC] [13NO]
    Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by 
        Wisconsin for operation of food stamp and medical assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 2030) [24JN]
    ------clarify the family violence option under the temporary 
        assistance to needy families program (see H.R. 1950) [18JN]
    ------establish asset-based welfare policies (see H.R. 2849) [6NO]
    ------extend disqualification transition period for certain aliens 
        (see H.R. 761) [13FE]
    ------funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 3015) [9NO]
    ------modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for 
        aliens (see H.R. 666) [11FE]
    ------prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child 
        support payments (see H.R. 399) [9JA]
    ------prohibit States from penalizing single parents for not 
        meeting work requirements if the parent cannot find suitable 
        child care (see H.R. 1615) [14MY]
    Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and 
        widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or 
        widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52) [20MR]
    Social Security: exempt States from certain regulatory 
        requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits 
        (see H.R. 156) [9JA]
    ------prevent children from languishing in foster care (see H.R. 
        1459) [24AP]
    ------State requirements for work experience and community service 
        programs relative to child support (see H.R. 2463) [11SE]
    ------treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse 
        or family members after death of beneficiary (see H.R. 2944) 
        [8NO]
    States: assistance for certain adults who are caring for the 
        children of relatives (see H.R. 1646) [15MY]
    ------establish demonstration projects to develop kinship care 
        programs and require notification of adult relative caregivers 
        (see H.R. 1452) [24AP]
    ------permit chronically ill parents to name standby guardians for 
        minors without loss of parental rights (see H.R. 3005) [9NO]
    ------permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to 
        parental consent (see H.R. 2941) [8NO]
    Taxation: allow married couples to be taxed using rates applicable 
        to either single or joint filers (see H.R. 2456, 2462) [11SE]
    ------allow tax credit to individuals due unpaid child support and 
        increase the tax liability of individuals owing such child 
        support (see H.R. 1735) [22MY]
    ------authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State 
        child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 2189) [17JY]
    ------child tax credit (see H.R. 1327) [15AP]
    ------dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 2553) [25SE]
    ------eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of 
        gain on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 242) [9JA]
    ------eliminate the marriage penalty, establish a commission to 
        simplify the tax code, and require the IRS to use alternative 
        dispute resolution (see H.R. 3059) [13NO]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 988, 1706, 1809, 2872) [6MR] 
        [22MY] [5JN] [7NO]
    ------establish estate tax credit for certain employees of 
        international organizations equivalent to the limited marital 
        deduction (see H.R. 763) [13FE]
    ------incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality 
        child care (see H.R. 2213) [22JY]
    ------increase child care credit for low-income working parents 
        (see H.R. 315) [9JA]
    ------increase exclusion amount of gain on the sale of a principal 
        residence and allow each spouse a separate one-time exclusion 
        (see H.R. 1680) [20MY]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 
        324, 683) [9JA] [11FE]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit and increase 
        the amount of estate tax deferral available to small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1674) [20MY]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt 
        small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes (see H.R. 
        1684) [20MY]
    ------limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax 
        (see H.R. 196, 531) [9JA] [4FE]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement 
        accounts for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2164) [15JY]
    ------provide deduction for capital gains, index the basis of 
        certain capital assets, provide family credits, and phase-out 
        estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1584) [13MY]

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    ------provide incentives for investment in renewal communities 
        (see H.R. 1031) [12MR]
    ------rates (see H. Res. 109) [9AP]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 525, 902, 1208) [4FE] [3MR] [20MR]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 736, 802) [12FE] 
        [13FE]
    ------require child support delinquent parents to include their 
        unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents 
        a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 869) [27FE]
    ------restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see 
        H.R. 2593) [1OC]
    ------tax credit for education expenses (see H.R. 1633) [15MY]
    ------treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and 
        special estate tax valuation for certain farm property (see 
        H.R. 245) [9JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to 
        certain farm property (see H.R. 2117) [8JY]
    ------treatment of child care credit (see H.R. 2778) [30OC]
    ------treatment of dependency exemptions for adoptions (see H.R. 
        1741) [22MY]
    ------treatment of dependent care expenses and respite care 
        expenses (see H.R. 1667) [20MY]
    ------treatment of divorced spouses (see H.R. 2467) [11SE]
    ------treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer 
        taxes (see H.R. 3076) [13NO]
    ------treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 249, 1299, 
        1751) [9JA] [10AP] [30MY]
    ------treatment of estate tax for family farms and small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1841, 1845) [10JN]
    ------treatment of expenses for public and nonpublic elementary 
        and secondary education (see H.R. 1816) [5JN]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax 
        (see H.R. 1583) [13MY]
    ------treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for 
        farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (see H.R. 
        2166) [15JY]
    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. 
        910) [4MR]
    ------implementation of ratings system for programming (see H.R. 
        1760) [3JN]
    Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military 
        installations for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2760) 
        [29OC]
    ------extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to 
        surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated 
        (see H.R. 2142) [10JY]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans 
        and survivors (see H.R. 2367) [31JY]
    ------minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain 
        unmarried (see H.R. 38) [9JA]
    ------minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses 
        of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan 
        participation (see H.R. 38) [7JA]
    ------reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity 
        compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004, 
        2220) [20JN] [22JY]
    ------repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving 
        spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 
        165) [9JA]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of 
        mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1237) 
        [8AP]
    Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525) [23SE]
    ------treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses 
        (see H.R. 1105) [18MR]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 2016) [9SE]
  Messages
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [6OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2631, Disapproval of Line-Item Vetoes in Military 
        Construction Appropriations Legislation: President Clinton 
        [13NO]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570) [6NO]
    Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence 
        (H.R. 3) [8MY]
    Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military 
        construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631) [7NO]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016) [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Adoption Promotion Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        867) (H. Rept. 105-77) [28AP]
    Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair 
        Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2005) (H. Rept. 105-201) [24JY]
    Child Support Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 2487) (H. Rept. 105-272) [26SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and 
        Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 228) (H. Rept. 105-248) [11SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3, Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 105-89) [6MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 581, Family Planning Facilitation and 
        Abortion Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 46) (H. Rept. 105-3) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 867, Adoption Promotion Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 134) (H. Rept. 105-82) [29AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 178) (H. 
        Rept. 105-156) [26JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2570, Forced Abortion Condemnation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2016) (H. Rept. 105-247) [9SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2016) (H. Rept. 
        105-150) [24JN]
    Disaster Assistance Plans by Foreign Air Carriers: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2476) (H. 
        Rept. 105-371) [31OC]
    Immunization Requirements for Certain Internationally Adopted 
        Children: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2464) (H. 
        Rept. 105-289) [1OC]
    Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and 
        Survivors: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2367) 
        (H. Rept. 105-320) [9OC]
    Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 105-86) [1MY]
    Medicare Eligibility for Benefits for Certain Divorced Individuals 
        Relative to Marriage Requirements: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1956) (H. Rept. 105-208) [28JY]
    Reading Excellence Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 105-348) [24OC]
    Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 1048) (H. Rept. 105-78) [28AP]

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: allow leave for parent-teacher conferences (see H.R. 
        2842) [6NO]
    Employment: expand coverage and allow leave for parental 
        involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see 
        H.R. 109, 191, 234) [9JA]
    ------provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees 
        (see H.R. 1373) [17AP]
    Women: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects 
        (see H.R. 851) [26FE]

FAMILY PLANNING FACILITATION AND ABORTION FUNDING RESTRICTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 581) [4FE]
    Enact (H.R. 581): consideration (see H. Res. 46) [11FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 581, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 46) (H. Rept. 105-3) [11FE]

FAMINES
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students 
        about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12) [4FE]
    Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. 
        Res. 159) [25SE]

FARM CREDIT BANKS
  Bills and resolutions
    Consolidated Farm Service Agency: disregard debt forgiveness 
        relative to loan and loan servicing limitations (see H.R. 
        1969) [19JN]

FARMERS
see Agriculture

FARR, SAM (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [25JY]
    America Recycles Day: designate (see H. Res. 251) [29SE]
    House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling 
        Program (see H. Res. 119) [16AP]
    Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal 
        activities policy (see H.R. 2547) [25SE]
    Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: implement basin management 
        plan to eliminate groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion 
        (see H.R. 870) [27FE]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 600) [5FE]
    Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 
        54) [7JA] [9JA]

FATTAH, CHAKA (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements 
        (see H.R. 2599) [1OC]
    ------require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal 
        contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468) [11SE]
    FEC: responsibility for investigations relative to campaign 
        fundraising practices (see H. Con. Res. 46) [12MR]
    Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community 
        development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555) [8MY]
    House of Representatives: transition for new Members (see H.R. 
        3053) [13NO]
    House Rules: allow proxy voting in committees in limited 
        circumstances (see H. Res. 186) [15JY]
    Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. 
        Res. 27) [27FE]
    States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see 
        H.R. 828, 1234) [25FE] [8AP]
    21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777) [13FE]

FAVRE, RAY J.
  Bills and resolutions
    Ray J. Favre Post Office Building, Kiln, MS: designate (see H.R. 
        2623) [7OC]

FAWELL, HARRIS W. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care 
        programs (see H.R. 1515) [1MY]
    Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on 
        retirement savings (see H.R. 1377) [17AP]

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    Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain 
        employees (see H.R. 2888) [7NO]
    ------protect employer rights (see H.R. 758) [13FE]
    ERISA: clarify treatment of investment managers (see H.R. 2226) 
        [23JY]
    Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to 
        improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634) [6FE]
    Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the 
        payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625) 
        [15MY]
    NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the 
        absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595) [14MY]
    ------recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449) 
        [10SE]

FAZIO, VIC (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President [4FE]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair [7JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Capps, Walter H.: tribute (see H. Res. 286) [29OC]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 221) [5SE]
    Committee on Small Business (House): minority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 148) [14MY]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 250) [29SE]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 148) [14MY]
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        13, 33, 36, 58, 208, 328) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA] [5FE] [13FE] 
        [31JY] [13NO]
    Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer 
        research (see H.R. 407) [9JA]
    Endangered Species Act: exempt certain maintenance, repair, and 
        improvement of flood control facilities in California (see 
        H.R. 1155) [20MR]
    Food: establish independent agency responsible for safety, 
        labeling, and inspection (see H.R. 2801) [4NO]
    Forests: payments to States relative to timber sales (see H.R. 
        2844) [6NO]
    Sanders, Representative: election to the Committees on Banking and 
        Financial Services and Government Reform and Oversight (see H. 
        Res. 14) [7JA] [9JA]

FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    National Academy of Public Administration: clarify public 
        disclosure requirements (see H.R. 2977) [9NO]
    National Academy of Sciences: clarify public disclosure 
        requirements (see H.R. 2977) [9NO]

FEDERAL AGENCIES
see Executive Departments

FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 1026, Eximbank reauthorization [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: availability of affordable crop insurance for farms 
        located in designated Federal disaster areas (see H.R. 790) 
        [13FE]
    ------crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant viruses and 
        diseases and loan eligibility for producers who suffer such 
        losses (see H.R. 781) [13FE]
    ------Federal assistance to orchard and vineyard farmers adversely 
        affected by damaging weather conditions (see H.R. 1489) [30AP]
    ------increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural 
        research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 
        725) [12FE]
    ------prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance 
        programs (see H.R. 1438) [24AP]
    ------reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, 
        extension, and education programs (see H.R. 2534) [24SE]
    ------repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 
        1864) [11JN]
    Alcoholic beverages: alcohol abuse prevention program funding (see 
        H.R. 1982) [19JN]
    ------eliminate Federal subsidies for advertising abroad (see H.R. 
        1974) [19JN]
    ------increase taxes and provide funding for alcohol abuse 
        prevention programs (see H.R. 2028) [24JN]
    Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain 
        Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436) [9SE]
    Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 609) [5FE]
    ------pneumoconiosis claims (see H.R. 252) [9JA]
    Budget: eliminate certain Federal subsidy programs (see H.R. 1171) 
        [20MR]
    Bunker Hill, IN: use of data from an application for Impact Aid 
        payments for the Maconaquah School Corp. to determine certain 
        Dept. of Defense assistance program payments (see H.R. 2636) 
        [8OC]
    Business and industry: reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015, 
        1340) [11MR] [15AP]
    ------use of community development block grant funds for 
        employment relocation activities (see H.R. 671) [11FE]
    Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 899) [27FE]
    ------funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for 
        infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131) [24AP]
    ------improve child care provided through Federal facilities and 
        programs (see H.R. 2839, 2982) [6NO] [9NO]
    ------increase assistance to pregnant women and for adoption 
        services (see H.R. 2919) [7NO]
    ------increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 
        1373) [17AP]
    ------provide health insurance for uninsured children (see H.R. 
        1363) [17AP]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in 
        programs receiving Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 
        2522) [23SE]
    Colleges and universities: participation in Pell Grant Program 
        relative to Federal Stafford Loan Program default rate (see 
        H.R. 1307) [10AP]
    ------student loan default rate limitations relative to Hispanic-
        serving institutions (see H.R. 281) [9JA]
    Colleges and university: exempt certain institutions of higher 
        education serving minorities from default-based ineligibility 
        for student loan programs (see H.R. 717) [12FE]
    Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: 
        eliminate the requirement that members be allocated to 
        separate programs (see H.R. 469) [21JA]
    Consolidated Farm Service Agency: disregard debt forgiveness 
        relative to loan and loan servicing limitations (see H.R. 
        1969) [19JN]
    Corporate Welfare Reduction Commission: establish (see H.R. 1235) 
        [8AP]
    Corporations: eliminate Federal subsidies (see H.R. 515) [4FE]
    Courts: denial of certain Federal benefits upon conviction of 
        certain drug offenses (see H.R. 313) [9JA]
    Crime: establish Federal, State, and local programs on the 
        reporting and preventing of bias crimes (see H.R. 188) [9JA]
    ------reduce certain funds if eligible States do not enact certain 
        crime legislation (see H.R. 3021) [9NO]
    ------use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to 
        assist in child abuse prevention (see H.R. 2381) [3SE]
    Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, 
        euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003) [11MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture: Dairy Indemnity Program reauthorization (see 
        H.R. 1789) [4JN]
    ------extension of conservation reserve contracts relative to 
        rejection of reenrollment bids (see H.R. 861) [27FE]
    ------regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar 
        beets (see H.R. 1387) [17AP]
    Dept. of Defense: improve the Defense Loan and Technical 
        Assistance Program (see H.R. 974) [6MR]
    ------repayment of student loans by students called to active duty 
        (see H.R. 877) [27FE]
    Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending 
        funds (see H.R. 149) [9JA]
    ------grants to States to provide support services to participants 
        in adult education programs (see H.R. 1336) [15AP]
    Dept. of HHS: make certain information available to the Dept. of 
        the Treasury for the collection of debts owed to the Federal 
        Government (see H.R. 2063) [25JN]
    Dept. of HUD: demonstration program to determine the effectiveness 
        of establishing fair market rentals (see H.R. 2932) [8NO]
    ------facilitate effective and efficient management of homeless 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 2307) [30JY]
    ------notify local government about proposed assisted multifamily 
        housing projects (see H.R. 212) [9JA]
    ------prohibit assistance to organizations that promote prejudice 
        or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see H.R. 207) 
        [9JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the Native American 
        Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 2317) [31JY]
    ------revise process by which State housing construction grants 
        are administered (see H.R. 1291) [10AP]
    Disasters: establish an advisory commission to prepare for and 
        respond to serious drought emergencies (see H.R. 3035) [12NO]
    ------establish Federal insurance programs against the risks of 
        catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes 
        (see H.R. 579) [4FE]
    ------make modifications to the temporary housing assistance 
        program (see H.R. 2257) [24JY]
    ------reauthorize national flood insurance program (see H.R. 2227) 
        [23JY]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050) [12MR]
    Drugs: deny Federal benefits to persons convicted of drug offenses 
        relative to medicinal use of marijuana (see H.R. 1265) [9AP]
    Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage 
        State voluntary response programs relative to remediating 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120) [19MR], (see H.R. 1395) 
        [17AP]
    ------cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 990, 
        1049, 3020) [6MR] [12MR] [9NO]
    Education: allow children who meet certain criteria to attend 
        schools that receive funds targeted for disadvantaged children 
        (see H.R. 719) [12FE]
    ------allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 2535) 
        [24SE]
    ------eligibility standards for short-term educational programs 
        (see H.R. 675) [11FE]
    ------establish loan guarantee program for telecommunications 
        satellites dedicated to instructional programming (see H.R. 
        2320) [31JY]
    ------establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity 
        Program (see H.R. 1970) [19JN]
    ------exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student 
        loan programs (see H.R. 529) [4FE]
    ------extend and make uniform student loan repayment plans (see 
        H.R. 2391) [3SE]
    ------improve student financial aid programs (see H.R. 2536) 
        [24SE]
    ------improve teacher quality (see H.R. 2228, 2698) [23JY] [22OC]
    ------increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744) [13FE]
    ------prevent Federal student assistance need analysis from 
        penalizing parents for investing in prepaid tuition programs 
        (see H.R. 2672) [9OC]
    ------prohibit the use of stale cohort default data in the 
        termination of student assistance eligibility (see H.R. 3061) 
        [13NO]
    ------provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase 
        financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 
        1233) [8AP]
    ------require expulsion of students convicted of violent crimes in 
        schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 329) [9JA]

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    ------substitute educational quality evaluations for cohort 
        default rates in eligibility determinations for student 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 386) [9JA]
    ------treatment of need-based educational aid relative to 
        antitrust laws (see H.R. 1866) [11JN]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (see H.R. 2724, 
        2746) [23OC] [28OC]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 288) [29OC]
    Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 
        1385) [17AP]
    ------consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 150) [15MY]
    ------extend time period for filing of trade adjustment assistance 
        petitions (see H.R. 938) [5MR]
    EPA: establish loan program to States for cleanup of brownfield 
        sites that have private investment potential (see H.R. 1462) 
        [24AP]
    ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from 
        failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare 
        benefit plans (see H.R. 2960) [8NO]
    Eximbank: reauthorization (see H.R. 1370) [17AP]
    ------reauthorization (H.R. 1370), consideration (see H. Res. 255) 
        [29SE]
    ------reauthorization (S. 1026), technical corrections in 
        enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 198) [13NO]
    Families and domestic relations: establish program to provide 
        child care through public-private partnerships (see H.R. 2719) 
        [23OC]
    ------improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 
        1373, 2713) [17AP] [23OC]
    Fish and fishing: authorize assistance to the States for fish 
        restoration and management projects (see H.R. 2973) [8NO]
    Floods: facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through 
        greater flexibility for depository institutions and their 
        regulators (see H.R. 1461) [24AP]
    Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see 
        H.R. 1507) [30AP]
    ------require States to use electronic benefit transfer systems 
        (see H.R. 273) [9JA]
    Georgia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian region 
        (see H.R. 2091) [26JN]
    Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 1480) [29AP]
    Government regulations: ensure accuracy of eligibility information 
        relative to Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 2347) [31JY]
    Guam: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1403) [17AP]
    Health: adolescent health demonstration projects (see H.R. 357) 
        [9JA]
    ------establish an educational program on the prevention and 
        treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 847, 2006) [26FE] 
        [20JN]
    ------establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 881) [27FE]
    ------establish State and community assistance programs for 
        providers of health care services and maintenance of safety 
        net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 735) [12FE]
    ------establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education 
        trust fund (see H.R. 106) [9JA]
    ------funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment 
        programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638) [15MY]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 259) [9JA]
    ------public participation in establishing locations of substance 
        abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 385) [9JA]
    ------revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation 
        program (see H.R. 2202) [17JY]
    ------revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation 
        program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see 
        H.R. 2418) [5SE]
    ------revise and extend programs relative to the health of 
        individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895) 
        [12JN]
    Higher Education Act: allow certain small, nonprofit banks to 
        exceed 50 percent student loan ratio (see H.R. 2311) [30JY]
    ------improve accountability and reform certain programs (see H.R. 
        2140) [10JY]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 6) [7JA] [9JA]
    Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 217) [9JA]
    ------revise and extend assistance programs (see H.R. 1144) [20MR]
    House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from 
        welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare 
        participation rates in home jurisdiction (see H.R. 1046) 
        [12MR]
    ------participate in and support activities to provide decent 
        homes for the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 147) [13MY]
    House Rules: reduce number of programs covered by certain 
        appropriations bills (see H. Res. 24) [9JA]
    Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental 
        amounts that do not discourage assisted families from 
        obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014) [11MR]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 1447) [24AP]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and 
        increase community control over such programs (see H.R. 2) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and 
        increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 133) [29AP]
    ------extend loan guarantee program for Indian housing (see H.R. 
        33) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------increase public housing opportunities for intact families 
        (see H.R. 265) [9JA]
    ------promote regional cooperation through housing plans funded by 
        economic development grants (see H.R. 896) [27FE]
    ------provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians (see 
        H.R. 626) [6FE]
    ------reauthorize certain rural housing assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 2274) [25JY]
    ------rental assistance payments for certain owners of 
        manufactured homes who rent the lots on which their homes are 
        located (see H.R. 468) [21JA]
    ------require review of criminal records for participation in 
        certain federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2964) [8NO]
    ------temporary extension of certain public housing programs (see 
        H.R. 2406) [4SE]
    ------verification of citizenship or immigration status of housing 
        assistance applicants (see H.R. 171) [9JA]
    Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State 
        insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural 
        disasters (see H.R. 219) [9JA]
    ------restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery on Medicaid 
        long-term care services and amend tax treatment of long-term 
        care coverage (see H.R. 1764) [3JN]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (see H.R. 
        2516) [23SE]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 1609) [14MY]
    ------reform (see H. Con. Res. 43) [11MR]
    Law enforcement: evaluate neighborhood and community security 
        programs (see H.R. 266) [9JA]
    Lawyers and attorneys: payment of fees incurred in divorce actions 
        (see H.R. 270) [9JA]
    LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 1076) [13MR]
    Medicaid: disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 148) 
        [9JA]
    ------post-eligibility treatment of certain Dept. of Veterans 
        Affairs pension or compensation payments (see H.R. 1269) 
        [10AP]
    ------waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain 
        HMO's (see H.R. 697, 1610) [12FE] [14MY]
    Medicare: establish a continuous quality improvement program for 
        providers that furnish services to individuals with end stage 
        renal disease (see H.R. 2972) [8NO]
    ------hospice care reform (see H.R. 521) [4FE]
    ------improve quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine and 
        medical informatic networks (see H.R. 1101) [18MR]
    ------secondary payer rules for individuals with end stage renal 
        disease (see H.R. 2577) [29SE]
    Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see 
        H.R. 251) [9JA]
    Motor vehicles: length and weight limitations on Federal-aid 
        highways (see H.R. 551) [4FE]
    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 2663) [9OC]
    Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster 
        care programs (see H.R. 261) [9JA]
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase amount of funds 
        Director may transfer between agency accounts (see H.R. 1641) 
        [15MY]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: 
        technical amendments (see H.R. 1048) [12MR] [21MR]
    Poverty: assistance for low-income working families (see H.R. 
        2399) [4SE]
    Professional Trade Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 481) [21JA]
    Public buildings: community use of public facilities acquired, 
        constructed, or rehabilitated using community development 
        block grants (see H.R. 257) [9JA]
    Public Health Service: establish pediatric research initiative 
        (see H.R. 1883) [12JN]
    Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing programs 
        reform (see H.R. 1508) [1MY]
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in 
        the line of duty (see H.R. 2088) [26JN]
    ------provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and 
        dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in 
        the line of duty (see H.R. 2755, 3046) [28OC] [13NO]
    Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by 
        Wisconsin for operation of food stamp and medical assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 2030) [24JN]
    ------clarify the family violence option under the temporary 
        assistance to needy families program (see H.R. 1950) [18JN]
    ------establish asset-based welfare policies (see H.R. 2849) [6NO]
    ------exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        certain aliens (see H.R. 1445) [24AP]
    ------exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        legal aliens applying for naturalization (see H.R. 1416) 
        [23AP]
    ------expand vocational and higher education opportunities and 
        allow use of college work study to fulfill additional work 
        requirements (see H.R. 3002) [9NO]
    ------extend disqualification transition period for certain aliens 
        (see H.R. 761) [13FE]
    ------extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and 
        food stamps (see H.R. 1418) [23AP]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 2154) 
        [11JY]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain elderly permanent 
        resident aliens (see H.R. 2638) [8OC]
    ------funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 3015) [9NO]
    ------modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for 
        aliens (see H.R. 666) [11FE]
    ------permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining 
        Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see H.R. 
        1709) [22MY]
    ------provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for 
        public benefits for certain aliens (see H.R. 931) [5MR]
    ------provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for 
        public benefits for mentally disabled aliens (see H.R. 1133) 
        [19MR]
    ------restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in 
        arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597) [1OC]
    ------treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015, 1468) 
        [11MR] [29AP]
    Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the 
        Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907) [3MR]
    ------provide a minimum allocation of highway funds to States with 
        large geographic areas but low population densities (see H.R. 
        1701) [21MY]
    Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools 
        (see H.R. 1436) [24AP]

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    Small business: assist certain women and minority business people 
        (see H.R. 1647) [15MY]
    ------install devices to improve safety at convenience stores (see 
        H.R. 1444) [24AP]
    Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 2261) [25JY]
    Small Business Investment Act: amend (see H.R. 1985, 2261) [19JN] 
        [25JY]
    Small Business Technology Transfer Program: extend (see H.R. 2429) 
        [8SE]
    Social Security: benefit reductions (see H. Res. 132) [24AP]
    ------earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 464, 612) 
        [21JA] [5FE]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 1611, 2929) [14MY] [8NO]
    ------establish Transition to Work Program for individuals 
        entitled to disability benefits (see H.R. 534) [4FE]
    ------exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative 
        to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 156) [9JA]
    ------improve information provided in account statements and 
        distribute statements annually to beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        2682) [21OC]
    ------increase earnings limit (see H.R. 326, 349) [9JA]
    ------prevent children from languishing in foster care (see H.R. 
        1459) [24AP]
    ------prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530) 
        [4FE]
    ------provide for the retirement of every U.S. citizen (see H.R. 
        2768) [29OC]
    Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI 
        presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 2422) [5SE]
    SSI: denial of benefits to convicted sex offenders while confined 
        (see H.R. 237) [9JA]
    States: improve program of block grants for temporary assistance 
        to needy families (see H.R. 2861) [6NO]
    ------permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to 
        parental consent (see H.R. 2941) [8NO]
    Taxation: allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures 
        for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see 
        H.R. 997) [6MR]
    ------establish a credit for the purchase of a principal residence 
        located within an empowerment zone or enterprise community by 
        a first-time homebuyer (see H.R. 2826) [5NO]
    ------increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in 
        each State and index amounts for inflation (see H.R. 2990) 
        [9NO]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup 
        and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996) [6MR]
    ------treatment of affiliation or control of nonprofit 
        organizations by for-profit organizations relative to 
        eligibility for low-income housing tax credits (see H.R. 2765) 
        [29OC]
    ------treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned 
        income tax credit (see H.R. 1045, 1498) [12MR] [30AP]
    ------treatment of scholarships received under the National Health 
        Corps Scholarship Program (see H.R. 2951, 2998) [8NO] [9NO]
    ------treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 1698) [21MY]
    ------treatment of student loan programs and public-private 
        education partnerships for public educational institutions 
        serving disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1512) [1MY]
    ------treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 937) [5MR]
    Termination dates (see H.R. 131) [9JA]
    Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance 
        for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 
        1364) [9AP] [17AP]
    Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Arkansas (see H.R. 1012) [11MR]
    Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to 
        metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1725) [22MY]
    ------reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation 
        funding (see H.R. 674) [11FE]
    Unemployment: clarify that State base periods for unemployment 
        compensation are not subject to certain Social Security Act 
        provisions (see H.R. 125) [9JA]
    Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
        Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 
        849) [26FE]
    Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by 
        nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726) [12FE]
    ------improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs 
        (see H.R. 201) [9JA]
    Veterans: exclude certain income from consideration for 
        determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 
        384, 2820) [9JA] [5NO]
    ------expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of 
        benefits (see H.R. 1908, 1955, 1990) [17JN] [18JN] [19JN]
    ------expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of 
        burial benefits (see H.R. 2040) [25JN]
    ------expand workstudy opportunities (see H.R. 1877) [12JN]
    ------extend the duration of the pilot program providing for 
        interest buy down authority (see H.R. 1064) [13MR]
    ------funding levels for federally assisted education programs 
        (see H.R. 759) [13FE]
    ------revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and 
        unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090) [18MR]
    ------strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment 
        opportunities (see H.R. 167) [9JA]
    Virgin Islands: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1403) [17AP]
    Virginia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 606) [5FE]
    Water pollution: establish requirements and provide assistance to 
        prevent nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 550) [4FE]
    West Virginia: develop a flood control strategy for the Greenbrier 
        River Basin (see H.R. 254) [9JA]
  Conference reports
    Eximbank Reauthorization (S. 1026) [7NO]
  Motions
    Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853) [22JY]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746) [4NO]
    Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370) [30SE]
    ------reauthorization (S. 1026) [6OC]
    Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2) 
        [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1003) (H. Rept. 105-46) [8AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Housing Opportunity and Responsibility 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 133) (H. Rept. 105-
        81) [29AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1370, Eximbank Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 105-282) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy 
        Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 150) (H. 
        Rept. 105-98) [15MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2746 and H.R. 2616, Voucher Program To 
        Provide School Choice and Community-Designed Charter Schools 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 105-
        357) [29OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture Dairy Indemnity Program Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1789) (H. Rept. 105-
        294) [2OC]
    Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act: Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2535) (H. Rept. 105-322) 
        [21OC]
    Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1385) (H. Rept. 105-
        93) [8MY]
    Eximbank Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (S. 1026) (H. 
        Rept. 105-392) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        1370) (H. Rept. 105-224) [31JY]
    Expand Range of Criminal Offenses Resulting in Forfeiture of 
        Veterans Benefits: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (S. 
        923) (H. Rept. 105-319) [9OC]
    Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 105-76) 
        [28AP] [29AP]
    Illegal Alien Assistance Prohibitions Under the Uniform Relocation 
        Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: 
        Committee on Transportation on Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        849) (H. Rept. 105-147) [23JN]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Extension: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2516) (H. Rept. 105-270) [25SE]
    Need-Based Educational Aid Antitrust Protection Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1866) (H. Rept. 105-144) [23JN]
    Reform, Extend, and Repeal Certain Agricultural Research, 
        Extension, and Education Programs: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 2534) (H. Rept. 105-376) [4NO]
    Revision of Veterans Benefits Decisions Based on Clear and 
        Unmistakable Error: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) 
        (H.R. 1090) (H. Rept. 105-52) [14AP]
    Small Business Investment Act Amendments and Small Business Act 
        Amendments: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2261) 
        (H. Rept. 105-246) [8SE]
    Small Business Technology Transfer Program Extension: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 2429) (H. Rept. 105-259) [23SE]
    Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 1048) (H. Rept. 105-78) [28AP]

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
related term(s) Department of Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: authorize research, engineering, and development 
        programs (see H.R. 1271) [10AP]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (H.R. 1271), consideration (see H. Res. 125) [23AP]
    ------criteria for granting slots to new entrant air carriers at 
        certain high density airports (see H.R. 2405) [4SE]
    ------prohibit closing of certain flight service stations (see 
        H.R. 1454, 2790) [24AP] [31OC]
    ------prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on 
        certain aircraft (see H.R. 1587) [13MY]
    ------provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing 
        service between high-density and underserved airports (see 
        H.R. 2748) [28OC]
    Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization 
        (see H.R. 2036) [25JN]
    ------make nonmilitary Government aircraft subject to safety 
        regulations (see H.R. 1483) [29AP]
    Health: reevaluate medical equipment and make a decision relative 
        to automatic external defibrillators on aircraft (see H.R. 
        2843) [6NO]
    ------regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in 
        commercial aircraft (see H.R. 2856) [6NO]
    Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft 
        operations at certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 153) 
        [9JA]
    Pilot Records Improvement Act: clarify (see H.R. 2626) [7OC]
    Safety: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145) [9JA]
    ------limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see 
        H.R. 3064) [13NO]
    ------reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain 
        certificate holders (see H.R. 1846) [10JN]
    States: participation in approval process of airport development 
        projects in neighboring States (see H.R. 300) [9JA]
    Taxation: deposit portion of motor fuel excise taxes into Highway 
        Trust Fund and Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 644) 
        [6FE]
    ------reinstate aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and 
        Airway Trust Fund expenditures (see H.R. 668, 1389) [11FE] 
        [17AP]
    ------treatment of Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes (see 
        H.R. 823) [25FE]
    ------treatment of FAA mandated aircraft maintenance and repair 
        expenditures (see H.R. 1844) [10JN]

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  Reports filed
    Airport and Airway Trust Fund Tax Reinstatement Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 668) (H. Rept. 105-5) [13FE]
    Aviation Insurance Program Authorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2036) (H. 
        Rept. 105-244) [4SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1271, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
        Development Programs Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 105-70) [23AP]
    FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs Authorization: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1271) (H. Rept. 105-61) 
        [21AP]
    Pilot Records Improvement Act Clarification: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2626) (H. 
        Rept. 105-372) [31OC]

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: require a report on intelligence 
        activities directed against or affecting the interests of the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2190) [17JY]
    Crime: provide for telephone access to the FBI database that 
        tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see 
        H.R. 2194) [17JY]
    Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial 
        Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2443) [9SE]
    Financial institutions: require enhanced security measures 
        relative to surveillance pictures which can be used as 
        evidence in criminal prosecutions (see H.R. 2507) [18SE]
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities 
        and extend authorization (see H.R. 2610) [6OC]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2295, 2407) [30JY] [4SE]
    White House: privacy and security of records provided to the White 
        House containing sensitive background security information 
        (see H.R. 537) [4FE]

FEDERAL COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        1600) [14MY]

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Alcoholic beverages: FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits 
        on radio and television (see H. Res. 171) [19JN]
    Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section: establish (see H.R. 147) 
        [9JA]
    Radio: clarify authority to authorize foreign investment in U.S. 
        broadcast and common carrier radio licenses (see H.R. 1324) 
        [15AP]
    ------clarify the authority of the FCC to authorize foreign 
        investment in U.S. broadcast and common carrier radio licenses 
        (see H.R. 954) [5MR]
    ------liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while 
        performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see 
        H.R. 1013) [11MR]
    Roads and highways: make grants to States for the construction and 
        maintenance of highways and direct the FCC to conduct spectrum 
        auctions to provide funding for the grants (see H.R. 918) 
        [4MR]
    Safety: establish rules preventing broadcasts that create hazards 
        for motorists (see H.R. 369) [9JA]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 672) 
        [11FE]
    Telecommunications: increase competitiveness of electronic 
        interconnection industry (see H. Res. 110) [10AP]
    ------preserve State and local authority to regulate the 
        placement, construction, and modification of certain 
        facilities (see H.R. 3016) [9NO]
    ------require the licensing of certain unused channels for public 
        safety uses (see H.R. 1626) [15MY]
    ------State and local government regulation of citizens band radio 
        equipment (see H.R. 2383, 2612) [3SE] [6OC]
    ------universal service support for schools and libraries (see 
        H.R. 280) [9JA]
    Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television 
        (see H.R. 2892) [7NO]
    ------establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates 
        and require study on rates and competition (see H.R. 2757) 
        [29OC]
    ------establish toll-free number for comments relative to the 
        broadcasting of violent programming (see H.R. 1017) [11MR]
    ------preserve low-power stations that provide community 
        broadcasting (see H.R. 1539) [6MY]
    ------promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace 
        (see H.R. 2921) [7NO]
    ------revise station ownership rules relative to local marketing 
        agreements (see H.R. 1859) [10JN]
    ------revision of cable television leased commercial access rules 
        (see H.J. Res. 81) [10JN]
  Reports filed
    Satellite Home Viewer Act Technical Amendments: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 672) (H. Rept. 105-25) [17MR]

FEDERAL CONTESTED ELECTIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal 
        charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to 
        comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (see H. 
        Res. 244) [25SE]
    ------filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in 
        California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to 
        contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (see H. Res. 
        253) [29SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 244, Filing of Criminal Charges by U.S. 
        Attorney in California Against Hermandad Mexicana Nacional 
        Relative to Contested Election: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 253) (H. Rept. 105-280) [29SE]

FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: availability of affordable crop insurance for farms 
        located in designated Federal disaster areas (see H.R. 790) 
        [13FE]

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP.
related term(s) Financial Institutions
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: improve sanctions 
        against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and 
        Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836) [10JN]
    Financial institutions: clarify due process protections applicable 
        to directors and officers of insured depository institutions 
        (see H.R. 220) [9JA]
    ------safeguard confidential banking and credit union information 
        (see H.R. 3003) [9NO]
    Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857) 
        [27FE]
  Reports filed
    Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1836) (H. Rept. 
        105-374) [4NO]

FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    FEC: expedite availability of reports on the Internet (see H.R. 
        2074, 2109, 2433) [26JN] [8JY] [8SE]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 767) [13FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by multicandidate political 
        committees controlled by foreign corporations (see H.R. 610) 
        [5FE]
    ------require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling 
        by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 248, 2075, 2528, 
        2529) [9JA] [26JN] [23SE]
    ------require that certain communications contain information 
        relative to sponsorship and authorization (see H.R. 1541) 
        [6MY]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 223) [9JA]

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1179) [20MR]
    Political action committees: establish and administer an escrow 
        account for certain campaign contributions (see H.R. 1494) 
        [30AP]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 1776, 2051; H. Res. 236) [4JN] [25JN] [18SE]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 259, 272) [6OC] [21OC]
    ------require availability of certain information on the Internet, 
        limit soft money, expand required spending reports, and 
        transfer enforcement of campaign finance laws (see H.R. 1780) 
        [4JN]
    ------require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling 
        by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 248, 2075, 2528, 
        2529) [9JA] [26JN] [23SE]
    ------require national committees of political parties to file 
        pre-general election reports (see H.R. 355) [9JA]
    ------require reports on certain election expenditures (see H.R. 
        1705) [22MY]
    ------require that certain communications contain information 
        relative to sponsorship and authorization (see H.R. 1541) 
        [6MY]
    ------responsibility for investigations relative to campaign 
        fundraising practices (see H. Con. Res. 46) [12MR]
    Reports: expedite availability on the Internet (see H.R. 2074, 
        2109, 2433) [26JN] [8JY] [8SE]

FEDERAL ELECTION LAW REFORM COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 419) [9JA]

FEDERAL ELECTION REFORM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1366): consideration (see H. Res. 259, 272) [6OC] 
        [21OC]

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1469, 1755, 
        1796, 1871) [29AP] [3JN] [5JN] [12JN]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 146, 149) [13MY] [14MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 162) [5JN]
    ------making interim emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1707, 1708) 
        [22MY]
    Corps of Engineers: conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 
        227) [9JA]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2158) [11JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 184) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 261) [7OC]
    Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance 
        against natural disasters (see H.R. 230) [9JA]
    ------reduce costs of disaster relief and emergency assistance 
        (see H.R. 2446) [10SE]
    ------reimburse certain State and local jurisdictions for support 
        of Federal rescue and salvage operations relative to crash of 
        Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (see H.R. 772) [13FE]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2249) [24JY]
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. 
        Res. 165) [11JN]
    Illinois: transfer certain parcels of land (see H.R. 2394) [3SE]
    Simi Valley, CA: prohibit Federal assistance for earthquake-
        related repairs of Bottle Village (see H.R. 175) [9JA]

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    Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Arkansas (see H.R. 1012) [11MR]
    U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        1272) [10AP]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2158) [6OC]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations (H.R. 1469) [4JN]
  Messages
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [4NO]
    Veto of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for 
        Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: 
        President Clinton [10JN]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469) [16MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), veto [10JN]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158) [16JY] [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1469, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Overseas 
        Peacekeeping Operations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        162) (H. Rept. 105-120) [5JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2158, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 105-311) [7OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        for Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 105-96) 
        [13MY], (H. Res. 149) (H. Rept. 105-97) [14MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 184) (H. Rept. 105-180) [14JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2158) 
        (H. Rept. 105-297) [6OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 
        105-175) [11JY]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 2249) (H. Rept. 105-238) [1AU]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 105-119) [4JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 
        105-83) [29AP]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 165) (H. Rept. 105-128) [11JN]
    U.S. Fire Administration Appropriations: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1272) (H. Rept. 105-62) [21AP]

FEDERAL EMPLOYEE GROUP LIFE INSURANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Insurance: order of precedence to be applied in the payment of 
        life insurance benefits (see H.R. 1316) [14AP]
  Reports filed
    Payment of Federal Employee Life Insurance Benefits Relative to 
        Order of Precedence: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 1316) (H. Rept. 105-134) [18JN]

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
related term(s) Executive Departments
  Appointments
    Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement [8JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Air traffic controllers: provide that services performed by air 
        traffic supervisors and managers be creditable for retirement 
        purposes (see H.R. 728) [12FE]
    Appointees: eligibility of certain appointees for competitive 
        status for purposes of transfer or reassignment (see H.R. 
        1874) [12JN]
    Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 638, 987, 1326, 1785) [6FE] [6MR] 
        [15AP] [4JN]
    Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to 
        enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766) [3JN]
    ------improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare 
        reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see 
        H.R. 1456) [24AP]
    ------permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal 
        Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under 
        CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356) [16AP]
    ------permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program for Medicare-eligible retired members and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 2128) [9JY]
    ------procedures for determining status of certain missing members 
        (see H.R. 409) [9JA]
    Castle AFB, CA: provide for the operation of a combined post 
        exchange and commissary store (see H.R. 50) [7JA] [9JA]
    Children and youth: improve child care provided through Federal 
        facilities and programs (see H.R. 2839, 2982) [6NO] [9NO]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
        national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909) 
        [17JN]
    Civil Service Retirement System: expand the class of individuals 
        eligible to elect the option to make up a deposit through an 
        actuarially equivalent annuity reduction (see H.R. 2566) 
        [26SE]
    Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 
        1330) [15AP]
    Congress: reform pension plan for Members and employees (see H.R. 
        729) [12FE]
    ------treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes 
        (see H.R. 1765) [3JN]
    ------treatment of travel awards accrued during official travel by 
        Members, officers, or employees (see H.R. 1896; H. Res. 64) 
        [13FE] [12JN]
    Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of regulations 
        relative to labor-management relations (see H. Con. Res. 5; H. 
        Res. 19) [9JA]
    Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors 
        relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 769, 770) 
        [13FE]
    ------prohibit agencies from contracting out work that can be done 
        cheaper by current employees (see H.R. 885) [27FE]
    ------prohibit the replacement of bought-out employees with 
        contract employees (see H.R. 888) [27FE]
    Corrections Calendar Office: establish (see H. Res. 7) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------lump sum allowance (see H. Res. 130) [24AP]
    Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross 
        negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas 
        (see H.R. 1334) [15AP]
    ------provide cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law 
        judges (see H.R. 1240) [8AP]
    ------provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of 
        Federal judges (see H.R. 875) [27FE]
    Crime: penalties for theft by public officials under color of law 
        (see H.R. 1645) [15MY]
    ------provide a mandatory minimum prison sentence for certain 
        wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses (see H.R. 
        2890) [7NO]
    Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for 
        inspection personnel in connection with the arrival of 
        passengers in Florida (see H.R. 3034) [12NO]
    ------modify overtime and premium pay rates of customs officers 
        (see H.R. 2262) [25JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: combine the Consolidated Farm Service Agency 
        and the Natural Resources Conservation Service and ensure 
        equitable treatment of certain farmers, ranchers, and Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 2692) [22OC]
    ------establish equitable service for customers and equal 
        opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185) [17JY]
    Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries 
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 76, 1631) [7JA] [9JA] [15MY]
    ------allow military health care system beneficiaries the option 
        to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and to 
        establish medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2100) [26JN]
    ------ensure that enrollees in TRICARE Prime retain coverage in 
        any TRICARE region (see H.R. 2104) [26JN]
    ------increase whistleblower protections for members of the Armed 
        Forces (see H.R. 1482) [29AP]
    Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear 
        facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 
        1397) [17AP]
    Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate certain internal criminal allegations (see H.R. 
        692) [11FE]
    ------clarify authority of the inspector general (see H.R. 2182) 
        [17JY]
    ------establish ethics standards for prosecutors (see H.R. 232) 
        [9JA]
    Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security 
        agents' retirement annuities (see H.R. 633) [6FE]
    Disabled: enforcement of electronic and information technology 
        accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with 
        disabilities (see H.R. 1255) [9AP]
    Disasters: leave transfer authority for those adversely affected 
        by emergencies (see H.R. 1388) [17AP]
    Drugs: require preemployment testing (see H.R. 89) [7JA] [9JA]
    Employment: prevent discrimination against preference eligibles 
        applying for certain Government positions (see H.R. 240) [9JA]
    ------review of discriminations claims (see H.R. 2441) [9SE]
    Executive departments: random drug testing of employees (see H.R. 
        90) [7JA] [9JA]
    Executive Office of the President: appointment of Chief Financial 
        Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 1962) 
        [19JN]
    Families and domestic relations: provide benefits to domestic 
        partners (see H.R. 2761) [29OC]
    ------reimburse expenses relative to adoption of a child (see H.R. 
        2170) [16JY]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for 
        parental involvement in educational and extracurricular 
        activities (see H.R. 109, 191, 234) [9JA]
    FBI: privacy and security of records provided to the White House 
        containing sensitive background security information (see H.R. 
        537) [4FE]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow participants to 
        elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts 
        (see H.R. 1574) [8MY]
    ------coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038) [12MR]
    ------coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699) [22OC]
    ------coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 496) [21JA]
    ------establish formula for calculation of Federal contributions 
        (see H.R. 1848) [10JN]
    ------improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for 
        the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836) [10JN]
    ------improve sanctions against unfit providers (see H.R. 1971) 
        [19JN]
    Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity 
        with other civil service employees and public sector 
        firefighters (see H.R. 1166) [20MR]
    ------make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal 
        law enforcement officers (see H.R. 172) [9JA]
    Federal Tort Claims Act: application to members and personnel of 
        National Gambling Impact Study Commission (see H.R. 1901) 
        [17JN]

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    Federal-State relations: repeal restrictions on communications 
        between Government agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850) [26FE]
    Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on 
        certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World 
        War II (see H.R. 235) [9JA]
    Government: continuance of pay and authority to enter into 
        contracts or obligations when there is a lapse in 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1537) [6MY]
    ------require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 1036) [12MR]
    Government regulations: limitations relative to use of official 
        time (see H.R. 986) [6MR]
    Health: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 
        176) [9JA]
    ------establish medical savings accounts with certain health plans 
        (see H.R. 2465) [11SE]
    ------increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor 
        (see H.R. 2943) [8NO]
    Health care professionals: extend authority under which 
        comparability allowances may be paid to Government physicians 
        (see H.R. 2541) [24SE]
    History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the 
        period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 64) [17AP]
    House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority 
        employees (see H. Res. 6) [7JA] [9JA]
    House Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the 
        House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. 
        Res. 135) [29AP]
    Income: funding for pay adjustments and comparability payments 
        through reductions in agency spending on service contracts 
        (see H.R. 886) [27FE]
    Insurance: order of precedence to be applied in the payment of 
        life insurance benefits (see H.R. 1316) [14AP]
    Investments: make percentage limitations on contributions to the 
        Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on 
        elective deferrals (see H.R. 2526) [23SE]
    IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures 
        (see H.R. 1227) [8AP]
    ------clarify that quotas and goals shall not be used as a basis 
        for evaluating employees (see H.R. 2736) [24OC]
    ------impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax 
        return information (see H.R. 1226) [8AP]
    ------selection process and length of term of service for the 
        Commissioner of Internal Revenue (see H.R. 1224) [21MR]
    Judicial branch of the Government: random drug testing of officers 
        and employees (see H.R. 92) [7JA] [9JA]
    Kentucky: prohibit taxation of compensation of Tennessee residents 
        for services as Federal employees at Fort Campbell, KY (see 
        H.R. 865, 1368) [27FE] [17AP]
    Law enforcement officers: extend certain civil service retirement 
        options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs 
        Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        1215) [21MR]
    Legislative branch of the Government: require random drug testing 
        of Members, officers, and employees (see H.R. 310) [9JA]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 233) [9JA]
    Lobbyists: strengthen post-employment restrictions on foreign 
        representation (see H.R. 416) [9JA]
    Members of Congress: prohibit participation in Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (see H.R. 47) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require comparable treatment with Federal employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 342) [9JA]
    Mental health: authorize the use of clinical social workers to 
        conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and 
        mental illnesses (see H.R. 1520) [1MY]
    Monuments and memorials: authorize the establishment of a Cold War 
        memorial (see H.R. 2885) [7NO]
    National Guard: military uniform requirements for civilian 
        employees (see H.R. 2331) [31JY]
    National Public Employment Relations Commission: establish (see 
        H.R. 2012) [23JN]
    National Weather Service: making emergency supplemental 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1251) [8AP]
    ------overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services 
        during severe weather events (see H.R. 2987) [9NO]
    OMB: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal entities 
        providing Government services (see H.R. 887) [27FE]
    OPM: submit proposed legislation under which group universal life 
        insurance and group variable universal life insurance would be 
        available (see H.R. 2675) [21OC]
    Oregon: prohibit taxation of compensation of Washington residents 
        for services as Federal employees at a Columbia River 
        hydroelectric facility (see H.R. 874) [27FE]
    Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 946) [5MR]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. 
        Res. 13) [4FE]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and 
        maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. 
        Con. Res. 71) [1MY]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments for civilian 
        and military employees (see H. Con. Res. 77) [8MY]
    ------exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
        from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107) [9JA]
    ------make certain temporary Federal service creditable for 
        retirement purposes (see H.R. 1873) [12JN]
    Pharmaceuticals: encourage the use of generic drugs in health 
        insurance plans (see H.R. 1073) [13MR]
    Political appointees: reduce number (see H.R. 614, 1828) [5FE] 
        [6JN]
    Presidential appointments: provide greater accountability (see 
        H.R. 199) [9JA]
    Public welfare programs: granting of additional points to the 
        passing grades of welfare recipients' competitive service 
        examinations (see H.R. 1066) [13MR]
    Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while 
        performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see 
        H.R. 1013) [11MR]
    Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to 
        spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 
        2273) [25JY]
    ------eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving 
        pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 3077) [13NO]
    Special Government employees: expand definition (see H.R. 1966) 
        [19JN]
    Taxation: treatment of Government pensions relative to Social 
        Security benefits (see H.R. 372) [9JA]
    Travel: treatment of expenses (see H.R. 930) [5MR]
    Veterans: Government employment preference for active duty service 
        veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 
        1006) [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1836) (H. Rept. 
        105-374) [4NO]
    Federal Employees Life Insurance Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2675) (H. Rept. 
        105-373) [4NO]
    Federal Tort Claims Act Application to Members and Personnel of 
        National Gambling Impact Study Commission: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1901) (H. Rept. 105-145) [23JN]
    Payment of Federal Employee Life Insurance Benefits Relative to 
        Order of Precedence: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 1316) (H. Rept. 105-134) [18JN]
    Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1962) (H. Rept. 105-331) [21OC]
    Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1226) (H. Rept. 105-51) [14AP]
    Veterans Employment Opportunities Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 240) (H. Rept. 105-40) 
        [20MR]

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross 
        negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas 
        (see H.R. 1334) [15AP]

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH CARE PROTECTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 1836) (H. Rept. 105-374) [4NO]

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES LIFE INSURANCE IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 2675) (H. Rept. 105-373) [4NO]

FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Power resources: amend certain sections of the Dept. of Energy 
        Organization Act and Federal Energy Administration Act (see 
        H.R. 649) [6FE]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Energy Standardization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 649) (H. Rept. 105-11) [11MR]

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers 
        (see H.R. 338, 655, 1230) [9JA] [10FE] [8AP]
    Hydroelectric power: extension of deadline for construction of 
        hydroelectric project in Colorado (see H.R. 2217) [22JY]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Iowa (see H.R. 2165) [15JY]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in New York (see H.R. 848) [26FE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Washington (see H.R. 651, 652, 1183, 1184, 1217) 
        [6FE] [20MR] [21MR]
    Natural gas: provide relief to businesses relative to interest and 
        penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by FERC (see H.R. 
        2903) [7NO]
    Power resources: privatize certain Federal power generation and 
        transmission assets (see H.R. 718) [12FE]
    Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power 
        industry (see H.R. 1960) [19JN]
  Reports filed
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Iowa: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2165) (H. 
        Rept. 105-273) [26SE]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in New York: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 848) 
        (H. Rept. 105-122) [7JN]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Washington: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        651) (H. Rept. 105-12) [11MR]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 652) (H. Rept. 105-13) 
        [11MR]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1184) (H. Rept. 105-123) 
        [7JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1217) (H. Rept. 105-124) 
        [7JN]

FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: repeal restrictions on colored margarine (see H.R. 
        1958) [18JN]
    Diseases: ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms 
        relative to arachnoiditis prevention (see H.R. 738) [12FE]
    Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug 
        applications (see H.R. 1727) [22MY]
    FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products 
        (see H.R. 1411) [23AP]
    Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of 
        foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 2868) [7NO]
    ------improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 3052) [13NO]

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    Government regulations: development, clearance, and use of certain 
        devices (see H.R. 1710) [22MY]
    ------improve regulation of food ingredients, nutrient content 
        claims, and health claims (see H.R. 2469) [11SE]
    Labeling: requirements relative to health claims on food labels 
        (see H.R. 2208) [22JY]
    Medical devices: amend provisions (see H.R. 1093) [18MR]
    ------classification and performance standards (see H.R. 1527) 
        [1MY]
    Pharmaceuticals: authorize compounding of certain drugs and 
        devices (see H.R. 1060) [13MR]
    ------improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1094) [18MR]
  Reports filed
    FDA Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1411) (H. Rept. 105-310) [7OC]
    Food and Nutrition Information Reform Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 2469) (H. Rept. 105-306) [6OC]
    Medical Device Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 105-307) [6OC]

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
see Government--U.S.

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community 
        development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555) [8MY]
    States: amend the definition to include American Samoa (see H.R. 
        904) [3MR]

FEDERAL HOUSING CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2975) [8NO]

FEDERAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Income: disclosure of payments on individual pay checks (see H.R. 
        3078) [13NO]

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton [4SE]

FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    BLM: transfer to State governments the authority to require bonds 
        or other financial guarantees for the reclamation of hardrock 
        mineral operations (see H.R. 1917) [17JN]

FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Food: include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for 
        violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see 
        H.R. 2344) [31JY]

FEDERAL OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Petroleum: settlement of U.S. royalty claims (see H.R. 1106) 
        [18MR]

FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE
see Federal Reserve System

FEDERAL POWER ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in New York (see H.R. 848) [26FE]
    Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power 
        industry (see H.R. 1960) [19JN]

FEDERAL POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Privatization (see H.R. 296) [9JA]

FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Contracts: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase 
        products and require commercial competition for Federal 
        contracts (see H.R. 2758) [29OC]

FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus 
        personal property for donation (see H.R. 680) [11FE]
    Surplus Government property: transfer of surplus real and personal 
        property to nonprofit organizations for housing and other uses 
        (see H.R. 1004) [11MR]

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Railroads: establish a pilot program to assess the benefits of 
        local and regional hazardous material emergency response teams 
        (see H.R. 2830) [5NO]
    ------reform the Federal Railroad Administration and improve 
        safety laws (see H.R. 1499) [30AP]

FEDERAL REGULATIONS
see Government regulations

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
see Federal Reserve System

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
  Bills and resolutions
    Board of Governors: appointment of Federal reserve bank presidents 
        (see H.R. 2114) [8JY]
    Economy: mandate price stability as the primary goal of monetary 
        policy (see H.R. 1396, 2360) [17AP] [31JY]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: improve sanctions 
        against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and 
        Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836) [10JN]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform (see H.R. 31) [7JA] [9JA]
    Federal Open Market Committee: clarify application of the 
        Government in the Sunshine Act (see H.R. 690) [11FE]
    Financial institutions: expand the opportunity for private 
        enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors in the 
        provision of check-clearing and other services (see H.R. 1442) 
        [24AP]
    ------expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete 
        with the Board of Governors in the transportation of paper 
        checks (see H.R. 2119) [9JY]
    ------offer negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to businesses, 
        allow interest payments on demand deposits, and require FRS to 
        pay interest on certain reserves (see H.R. 2323) [31JY]
    Government regulations: provide that Federal Reserve Banks be 
        covered by certain regulations relative to labor-management 
        relations (see H.R. 3067) [13NO]
    Management: promote accountability and the public interest in 
        operations (see H.R. 1160) [20MR]
    ------stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of 
        operations (see H.R. 703) [12FE]
    Money: require continued availability of $1 Federal Reserve notes 
        for circulation (see H.R. 1098) [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1836) (H. Rept. 
        105-374) [4NO]

FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross 
        negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas 
        (see H.R. 1334) [15AP]
    National Gambling Impact Study Commission: application to members 
        and personnel (see H.R. 1901) [17JN]
  Reports filed
    Federal Tort Claims Act Application to Members and Personnel of 
        National Gambling Impact Study Commission: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1901) (H. Rept. 105-145) [23JN]

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: repeal restrictions on colored margarine (see H.R. 
        1958) [18JN]
    Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 1748) [22MY]

FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 1578) [13MY]
    Courts: amend relative to the effect of administrative orders on 
        civil penalty actions (see H.R. 2415) [5SE]
    Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see 
        H.R. 806) [13FE]
    ------establish requirements and provide assistance to prevent 
        nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 550) [4FE]
    ------improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 1453) 
        [24AP]

FEDERAL WORKFORCE RESTRUCTURING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal employees: prohibit the replacement of bought-out 
        employees with contract employees (see H.R. 888) [27FE]

FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development 
        and implementation (see H.R. 1842) [10JN]
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see H.R. 
        2066, 2205, 2247) [25JN] [22JY] [24JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        2247), consideration (see H. Res. 270) [21OC]
    BLM: transfer to State governments the authority to require bonds 
        or other financial guarantees for the reclamation of hardrock 
        mineral operations (see H.R. 1917) [17JN]
    Children and youth: encourage State and local governments to enact 
        laws to protect the safety of young people (see H. Con. Res. 
        70) [1MY]
    ------require initial intake screenings and the use of youth 
        development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see 
        H.R. 879) [27FE]
    Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054) 
        [13MR]
    Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the 
        enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292) [9JA]
    Constitutional amendments: bar unfunded Federal mandates to State 
        and local governments (see H.J. Res. 15) [9JA]
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 271) [21OC]
    ------provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for 
        injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or 
        State legislation (see H.R. 1027, 1170) [11MR] [20MR]
    Crime: reduce certain funds if eligible States do not enact 
        certain crime legislation (see H.R. 3021) [9NO]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize use of military helicopters in State 
        and local law enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 
        2896) [7NO]
    Dept. of HUD: disclosure of income information to local housing 
        agencies for determination of public housing eligibility (see 
        H.R. 214) [9JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: approval process for oil and gas leasing, 
        exploration, or development activity off the North Carolina 
        coast (see H.R. 2615) [6OC]
    Disabled: enforcement of electronic and information technology 
        accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with 
        disabilities (see H.R. 1255) [9AP]
    Disasters: reauthorize national flood insurance program (see H.R. 
        2227) [23JY]
    Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State 
        eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants 
        (see H.R. 108) [9JA]
    ------national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor 
        vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 982) 
        [6MR]
    ------national standard to prohibit the operation of motor 
        vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981) [6MR]
    Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems 
        (see H.R. 1803) [5JN]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139) [1MY]
    Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and 
        local laws (see H.R. 1485, 2357) [29AP] [31JY]
    EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements 
        relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688) [11FE]
    ------establish loan program to States for cleanup of brownfield 
        sites that have private investment potential (see H.R. 1462) 
        [24AP]

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    Federal aid programs: improve program of block grants to States 
        for temporary assistance to needy families (see H.R. 2861) 
        [6NO]
    ------public participation in establishing locations of substance 
        abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 385) [9JA]
    Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be 
        valid in all States (see H.R. 339) [9JA]
    ------permit gunsmiths to obtain Federal firearms licenses without 
        having to comply with certain State and local laws (see H.R. 
        2342) [31JY]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to allow States to prohibit 
        destruction of privately-owned flags and Congress to prohibit 
        destruction of federally-owned flags (see H.J. Res. 80, 82) 
        [10JN] [12JN]
    Florida: release reversionary interests retained by the U.S. in 
        certain deeds conveyed to Florida (see H.R. 3018) [9NO]
    Government regulations: relief to State and local governments (see 
        H.R. 62) [7JA] [9JA]
    Gun-Free School Zones Act: exemption for conduct that does not 
        violate State or local law (see H.R. 2984) [9NO]
    Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to 
        agriculture (see H.R. 1619) [15MY]
    Housing: promote regional cooperation through housing plans funded 
        by economic development grants (see H.R. 896) [27FE]
    Immigration: permit local educational agencies to waive 
        reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend 
        public secondary schools (see H.R. 601) [5FE]
    ------regulations relative to certain foreign students (see H.R. 
        1723, 1724, 2172) [22MY] [16JY]
    INS: pilot program to notify States of employment opportunities 
        for welfare recipients created by the removal of unauthorized 
        aliens (see H.R. 1258) [9AP]
    ------repeal restrictions on communications between Government 
        agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850) [26FE]
    Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State 
        insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural 
        disasters (see H.R. 219) [9JA]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (see H.R. 
        2516) [23SE]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 1609) [14MY]
    ------reform (see H. Con. Res. 43) [11MR]
    Local government: provide for greater local input in 
        transportation planning (see H.R. 1799) [5JN]
    Medicaid: expand county-operated health insurance organizations 
        authorized to enroll beneficiaries (see H.R. 3014) [9NO]
    ------increase the minimum Federal medical assistance percentage 
        (see H.R. 835) [25FE]
    National Credit Union Administration: provide State credit union 
        representation on Board of Directors (see H.R. 24) [7JA] [9JA]
    National Voter Registration Act: voluntary compliance by States 
        (see H.R. 2115) [8JY]
    New Mexico: Dept. of the Interior agreement with the Arch Hurley 
        Conservancy District on prepayment of water reclamation 
        repayment contracts (see H.R. 488) [21JA]
    ------provide investment flexibility of trust funds and modify the 
        basis on which distributions are made from those funds (see 
        H.R. 1051) [12MR]
    Older Americans Act: amend to provide for Federal-State 
        performance partnerships, consolidate nutrition programs, and 
        extend authorizations of appropriations (see H.R. 1671) [20MY]
    OSHA: consultation with State officials by employers relative to 
        compliance with safety and health requirements (see H.R. 2864) 
        [7NO]
    Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by 
        Wisconsin for operation of food stamp and medical assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 2030) [24JN]
    ------make postsecondary or vocational education training a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 2025) [24JN]
    ------make progress toward completion of high school or college a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 1616) [14MY]
    ------prohibit States from penalizing single parents for not 
        meeting work requirements if the parent cannot find suitable 
        child care (see H.R. 1615) [14MY]
    Railroads: modernize and improve Federal railroad infrastructure 
        financing programs (see H.R. 1939) [17JN]
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (see H.R. 901) [27FE]
    Reclamation projects: cooperation between Federal and non-Federal 
        entities (see H.R. 2398) [4SE]
    Redwood National Park: increase management efficiency through 
        cooperative agreements with California (see H.R. 262) [9JA]
    Roads and highways: funding for States to maintain roads to and 
        across Federal lands (see H.R. 1700) [21MY]
    ------provide a minimum allocation of highway funds to States with 
        large geographic areas but low population densities (see H.R. 
        1701) [21MY]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: State discretion to fund source water 
        assessments with capitalization grants (see H.R. 2032) [24JN]
    Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 1104) [18MR]
    Solid waste: congressional authorization for restrictions on 
        receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1346) 
        [16AP]
    ------State and local government control over transportation of 
        municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2654) [9OC]
    ------State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see 
        H.R. 1358) [17AP]
    SSA: require time limitation for the provision of death 
        certificates by State and local governments to the 
        Commissioner (see H.R. 2371) [31JY]
    States: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs 
        (see H.R. 1683) [20MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to grant power to propose 
        constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 84, 93) [24JN] [31JY]
    ------enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 166) 
        [9JA]
    ------permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to 
        parental consent (see H.R. 2941) [8NO]
    ------use of community development block grants for nonentitlement 
        areas to offset charity tax credits (see H.R. 2969) [8NO]
    Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State 
        and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes 
        (see H.R. 404) [9JA]
    Taxation: provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount 
        of past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 1730) 
        [22MY]
    Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate 
        the placement, construction, and modification of certain 
        facilities (see H.R. 3016) [9NO]
    ------State and local government regulation of citizens band radio 
        equipment (see H.R. 2383, 2612) [3SE] [6OC]
    Tobacco products: restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for 
        face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State 
        law (see H.R. 768) [13FE]
    Transportation: Federal role in developing a national intermodal 
        surface transportation system (see H.R. 1268) [10AP]
    ------provide for greater local input in transportation planning 
        (see H.R. 1551) [7MY]
    ------reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation 
        funding (see H.R. 674) [11FE]
    ------transfer taxing and spending authority over highway programs 
        and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 1470, 3045) 
        [29AP] [13NO]
    Unemployment: clarify that State base periods for unemployment 
        compensation are not subject to certain Social Security Act 
        provisions (see H.R. 125) [9JA]
    Vallejo, CA: authorize certain uses of water from the Solano 
        Project (see H.R. 2350) [31JY]
    Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 128) 
        [9JA]
  Motions
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534) [22OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 105-
        335) [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2247, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 105-334) 
        [21OC]
    Distribution of Funds to States for EPA Cooperative Agreements 
        Relative to Underground Storage Tanks: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 688) (H. Rept. 105-58) [17AP]
    Education Spending Relative to a Greater Percentage of Federal Tax 
        Dollars on Children's Classrooms: Committee on Education and 
        the Workforce (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 105-349) [28OC]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Extension: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2516) (H. Rept. 105-270) [25SE]
    Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1534) (H. Rept. 105-323) [21OC]
    State Standards for Sex Offender Registration Programs 
        Clarification: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1683) 
        (H. Rept. 105-256) [18SE]

FILIPINO VETERANS EQUITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 836) [26FE]

FILMS
see Motion Pictures

FILNER, BOB (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65) [20MR]
    Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or 
        refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 1721) 
        [22MY]
    Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: 
        eliminate the requirement that members be allocated to 
        separate programs (see H.R. 469) [21JA]
    Committee on International Relations (House): election of members 
        (see H. Res. 106) [21MR]
    Housing: rental assistance payments for certain owners of 
        manufactured homes who rent the lots on which their homes are 
        located (see H.R. 468) [21JA]
    Immigration: increase enforcement of employer sanctions and labor 
        standards (see H.R. 470, 2548) [21JA] [25SE]
    Law enforcement officers: extend certain civil service retirement 
        options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs 
        Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        1215) [21MR]
    Miramar, CA: prohibit the relocation of certain Marine Corps 
        helicopter aircraft to Naval Air Station (see H.R. 1808) [5JN]
    National Day of Unity: designate (see H. Res. 170) [19JN]
    Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 168) 
        [9JA]
    States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 
        166) [9JA]
    Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in 
        neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 1529) [5MY]
    ------prohibit tax-related mailings from publicly disclosing an 
        individual's Social Security number (see H.R. 2404) [4SE]
    Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to 
        accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA 
        implementation (see H.R. 969) [6MR]
    Veterans: authorize certain disabled veterans to use Dept. of 
        Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see 
        H.R. 2050) [25JN]
    ------extend the duration of the pilot program providing for 
        interest buy down authority (see H.R. 1064) [13MR]
    ------funding levels for federally assisted education programs 
        (see H.R. 759) [13FE]
    ------reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity 
        compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004) 
        [20JN]
    ------repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving 
        spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 
        165) [9JA]

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    ------strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment 
        opportunities (see H.R. 167) [9JA]

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 1026, Eximbank reauthorization [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: treatment of certain payments under the Agricultural 
        Market Transition Act (see H.R. 502) [4FE]
    Banking: amend certain laws (see H.R. 1722) [22MY]
    Bankruptcy: define single asset real estate (see H.R. 73) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------provide private trustees the right to seek judicial review 
        of U.S. trustee actions related to trustee expenses and 
        trustee removal (see H.R. 2592) [1OC]
    Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises 
        (see H.R. 1129) [19MR]
    ------offer negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to businesses, 
        allow interest payments on demand deposits and, require FRS to 
        pay interest on certain reserves (see H.R. 2323) [31JY]
    China, People's Republic of: oppose assistance by international 
        financial institutions (see H.R. 87, 2196) [7JA] [9JA] [17JY]
    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 2605) [2OC]
    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (H.R. 2605), consideration (see H. Res. 302) 
        [4NO]
    Colleges and universities: participation in Pell Grant Program 
        relative to Federal Stafford Loan Program default rate (see 
        H.R. 1307) [10AP]
    Commission on Retirement Savings: establish (see H.R. 1695) [21MY]
    Consolidated Farm Service Agency: disregard debt forgiveness 
        relative to loan and loan servicing limitations (see H.R. 
        1969) [19JN]
    Consumers: clarify consumer liability for unauthorized 
        transactions involving debit cards (see H.R. 2234, 2319) 
        [23JY] [31JY]
    ------notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic 
        teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see 
        H.R. 264) [9JA]
    ------prevent credit card issuers from advertising and offering 
        one type of credit card and then issuing another type (see 
        H.R. 2662) [9OC]
    ------prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 795) [13FE]
    ------protection from unreasonable credit card fees or interest 
        rates (see H.R. 1975) [19JN]
    ------provide protection (see H.R. 1900) [17JN]
    ------require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-
        purchase agreements (see H.R. 2019, 3060) [24JN] [13NO]
    Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 
        1596) [14MY]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1965) [19JN]
    ------protect private property from forfeiture or Government 
        seizure (see H.R. 428) [9JA]
    ------technical corrections to bankruptcy laws (see H.R. 120, 764) 
        [9JA] [13FE]
    Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments 
        relative to consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2053) [25JN]
    ------require notice before changing the interest rate applicable 
        on any credit card account or before changing the index used 
        to determine such rate (see H.R. 3066) [13NO]
    ------strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws 
        relative to redlining and credit allocation (see H.R. 229) 
        [9JA]
    Credit unions: allow residents of neighborhoods which are 
        underserved by depository institutions to become members of 
        any Federal credit union with a local branch (see H.R. 57) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------audit requirements and oversight (see H.R. 2552) [25SE]
    ------clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal 
        credit unions (see H.R. 1151) [20MR]
    ------clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal 
        credit unions and reduce tax rates for qualified community 
        lenders (see H.R. 1121) [19MR]
    Crime: require enhanced security measures relative to surveillance 
        pictures which can be used as evidence in criminal 
        prosecutions (see H.R. 2507) [18SE]
    Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 285) 
        [9JA]
    Depository institutions: clarify due process protections 
        applicable to directors and officers of insured institutions 
        (see H.R. 220) [9JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: authorize guaranteed farm ownership loans 
        and guaranteed farm operating loans (see H.R. 2145) [10JY]
    Dept. of Defense: repayment of student loans by students called to 
        active duty (see H.R. 877) [27FE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat 
        money laundering and other financial crimes (see H.R. 1756) 
        [3JN]
    ------encourage international financial institutions compliance 
        with certain fair labor laws (see H. Res. 334) [13NO]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: guarantee loans to provide multifamily 
        transitional housing for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3039) 
        [13NO]
    ------make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan 
        Program (see H.R. 2317) [31JY]
    Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 
        2535) [24SE]
    ------exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student 
        loan programs (see H.R. 529) [4FE]
    ------extend and make uniform student loan repayment plans (see 
        H.R. 2391) [3SE]
    ------improve student financial aid programs (see H.R. 2536) 
        [24SE]
    ------increase student options for the consolidation of their 
        student loan obligations (see H.R. 2518) [23SE]
    Electronic commerce: recognize digital and other forms of 
        authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased 
        methods and establish uniform national framework for 
        electronic authentication (see H.R. 2937) [8NO]
    ------require agencies to use digital signatures to enable persons 
        to submit Federal forms electronically (see H.R. 2991) [9NO]
    Eximbank: reauthorization (see H.R. 1370) [17AP]
    ------reauthorization (H.R. 1370), consideration (see H. Res. 255) 
        [29SE]
    ------reauthorization (S. 1026), technical corrections in 
        enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 198) [13NO]
    Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see 
        H.R. 837) [26FE]
    ------reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059) [13MR]
    FEC: establish and administer an escrow account for certain 
        campaign contributions (see H.R. 1494) [30AP]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform (see H.R. 31) [7JA] [9JA]
    Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community 
        development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555) [8MY]
    Federal Housing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2975) [8NO]
    Financial services: increase competition (see H.R. 10, 669, 2940) 
        [7JA] [9JA] [11FE] [8NO]
    ------increase competition and merge commercial bank and savings 
        association charters (see H.R. 268) [9JA]
    Floods: facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through 
        greater flexibility for depository institutions and their 
        regulators (see H.R. 1461) [24AP]
    Foreign policy: U.S. participation in certain international 
        financial institutions (see H.R. 1488) [30AP]
    FRS: appointment of Federal reserve bank presidents by Board of 
        Governors (see H.R. 2114) [8JY]
    ------expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete 
        with the Board of Governors in the provision of check-clearing 
        and other services (see H.R. 1442) [24AP]
    ------expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete 
        with the Board of Governors in the transportation of paper 
        checks (see H.R. 2119) [9JY]
    ------mandate price stability as the primary goal of monetary 
        policy (see H.R. 1396, 2360) [17AP] [31JY]
    ------promote accountability and the public interest in operations 
        (see H.R. 1160) [20MR]
    ------provide that Federal Reserve Banks be covered by certain 
        regulations relative to labor-management relations (see H.R. 
        3067) [13NO]
    ------stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of 
        operations (see H.R. 703) [12FE]
    Government regulations: reduce recordkeeping and reporting 
        requirements (see H.R. 221) [9JA]
    Government relations: provide relief for limited purpose banks 
        from certain outdated restrictions that were intended to be 
        temporary (see H.R. 1655) [16MY]
    Higher Education Act: allow certain small, nonprofit banks to 
        exceed 50 percent student loan ratio (see H.R. 2311) [30JY]
    Housing: extend loan guarantee program for multifamily rental 
        housing in rural areas (see H.R. 28) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------reauthorize certain rural housing assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 2274) [25JY]
    Information services: safeguard confidential banking and credit 
        union information (see H.R. 3003) [9NO]
    International relations: restitution and compensation for certain 
        confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see H. 
        Con. Res. 59) [9AP]
    Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy: tribute to 
        personal financial education programs (see H. Res. 158) [22MY]
    National Credit Union Administration: provide State credit union 
        representation on Board of Directors (see H.R. 24) [7JA] [9JA]
    Political campaigns: prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured 
        loans from depository institutions regulated under Federal law 
        (see H.R. 783) [13FE]
    Puerto Rico: relief for certain loans (see H.R. 490) [21JA]
    Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to 
        home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 
        562), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 329) [13NO]
    ------prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home equity 
        conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 1297, 
        1474) [10AP] [29AP]
    SBA: establish commission to examine small business credit needs 
        (see H. Con. Res. 85) [21MY]
    ------extend certified development company loan guarantee program 
        (see H.R. 1734) [22MY]
    ------make Microloan Program permanent (see H.R. 2235) [24JY]
    Securities: quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see 
        H.R. 1053) [13MR]
    Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857) 
        [27FE]
    ------prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal 
        of direct deposited benefits (see H.R. 2454) [11SE]
    States: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such 
        State of an out-of-State bank (see H.R. 1306) [10AP]
    Student Loan Marketing Association: treatment of tax-exempt 
        municipal bonds relative to waiver of redemption premiums (see 
        H.R. 2511, 2530) [18SE] [23SE]
    Taxation: allow tax credit for equity investments in community 
        development financial institutions (see H.R. 2254) [24JY]
    ------exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund 
        transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722) [12FE]
    ------exempt small issues from restrictions on the deduction of 
        interest by financial institutions (see H.R. 842) [26FE]
    ------increase small issuer exemption from pro rata allocation of 
        interest expenses of financial institutions to tax-exempt 
        interest (see H.R. 1665) [20MY]
    ------permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 1123) 
        [19MR]
    ------restore the prior law exclusion for scholarships and 
        fellowships and the deduction for interest on education loans 
        (see H.R. 319) [9JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains relative to transactions that are 
        equivalent to sales of financial instruments (see H.R. 846, 
        1651) [26FE] [16MY]

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    ------treatment of distributions from qualified retirement plans 
        investing in public benefit bonds (see H.R. 711) [12FE]
    ------treatment of employer-provided and graduate level 
        educational assistance and interest on education loans (see 
        H.R. 1632) [15MY]
    ------treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1465) 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into 
        an individual retirement account (see H.R. 1518) [1MY]
    ------treatment of student loan programs and public-private 
        education partnerships for public educational institutions 
        serving disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1512) [1MY]
    ------treatment of student loans (see H.R. 724) [12FE]
    Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board: abolish (see H.R. 
        2343) [31JY]
    Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights 
        relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607) [5FE]
    ------simplify credit card payments to governments relative to 
        transaction fees paid to credit card companies (see H.R. 883) 
        [27FE]
    U.N.: promote international security by redirecting military 
        spending to human development (see H.R. 1293) [10AP]
    Veterans: prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic 
        withdrawal of direct deposited benefits (see H.R. 2457) [11SE]
  Conference reports
    Eximbank Reauthorization (S. 1026) [7NO]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: oppose concessional loans by 
        international financial institutions (H.R. 2605) [6NO]
    Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370) [30SE]
    ------reauthorization (S. 1026) [6OC]
  Reports filed
    Bankruptcy Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 764) (H. Rept. 105-324) [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1370, Eximbank Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 105-282) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Communist China Subsidy Reduction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Court Procedures for Federal Civil Forfeitures: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 105-358) [30OC]
    Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act: Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2535) (H. Rept. 105-322) 
        [21OC]
    Eximbank Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (S. 1026) (H. 
        Rept. 105-392) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        1370) (H. Rept. 105-224) [31JY]
    Homeowners Insurance Protection Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 607) (H. Rept. 105-55) [16AP]
    Increase Competition in the Financial Services Sector: Committee 
        on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 
        105-164) [8JY] [17SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 105-164) 
        [4NO]
    Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board Abolishment Act: 
        Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        2343) (H. Rept. 105-249) [17SE]

FIRE PREVENTION
  Bills and resolutions
    Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or 
        refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 1721) 
        [22MY]
    Dept. of Defense: reform economic redevelopment process and 
        improve ability to contract for protective services at 
        installations being closed (see H.R. 1243, 1300) [8AP] [10AP]
    Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity 
        with other civil service employees and public sector 
        firefighters (see H.R. 1166) [20MR]
    Forest Service: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other 
        Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 975) 
        [6MR]
    Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake 
        other forest management projects to protect communities from 
        wildfires (see H.R. 2458) [11SE]
    Public safety officers: provide additional compensation to certain 
        fire and law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2767) [29OC]
    U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        1272) [10AP]
    Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 24) [25FE]
  Reports filed
    U.S. Fire Administration Appropriations: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1272) (H. Rept. 105-62) [21AP]

FIREARMS
related term(s) Weapons
  Bills and resolutions
    Ammunition: prohibit sale, import, manufacture, export, purchase, 
        transfer, receipt, possession or transportation of certain 
        handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 787) [13FE]
    ------regulate sale, import, and manufacture of handgun ammunition 
        BRh1349 [16AP]
    Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports 
        of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570) [8MY]
    BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm 
        dealers (see H.R. 2359) [31JY]
    Children and youth: ensure child safety (see H.R. 2673) [9OC]
    ------prohibit possession by minors (see H.R. 1473) [29AP]
    Civil liberties: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use 
        firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate 
        purposes (see H.R. 27; H. Con. Res. 28) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE]
    ------repeal prohibitions relative to semiautomatic firearms and 
        large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1147) 
        [20MR]
    ------restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 2721) [23OC]
    Constitutional amendments: clarify right to keep and bear arms 
        (see H.J. Res. 61) [6MR]
    Courts: mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of 
        guns (see H.R. 424) [9JA]
    ------require check for domestic abuse restraining orders before 
        the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774) 
        [30OC]
    ------restrict sale to persons placed under a court order of 
        protection (see H.R. 1084) [17MR]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 361) [9JA]
    Crime: increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain 
        aliens (see H.R. 3075) [13NO]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and 
        drug abuse (see H.R. 810) [25FE]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 3, 1699) [7JA] [9JA] [21MY]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 
        3), consideration (see H. Res. 143) [6MY]
    ------national summit of sports, political, community, and media 
        leaders to develop a plan to deter acts of domestic and sexual 
        violence (see H. Con. Res. 29) [27FE]
    ------penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law 
        enforcement officer (see H.R. 826) [25FE]
    ------permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted 
        of a felony (see H.R. 1228) [8AP]
    ------prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
        for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 1264) [9AP]
    Foreign trade: clarify standard required for the importation of 
        sporting arms (see H.R. 2734) [24OC]
    Gun-Free School Zones Act: exemption for conduct that does not 
        violate State or local law (see H.R. 2984) [9NO]
    Handguns: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be 
        valid in all States (see H.R. 339) [9JA]
    ------improve safety (see H.R. 1044, 1047, 1074) [12MR] [13MR]
    ------mandatory registration (see H.R. 186) [9JA]
    ------prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see 
        H.R. 476) [21JA]
    Information services: ensure that criminal background checks are 
        conducted before the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 2769) 
        [29OC]
    ------establish a national instant criminal background check 
        system for firearm transfers (see H.R. 102) [9JA]
    Interstate commerce: clarify firearm permit and licensing 
        procedures for armored car crew members (see H.R. 624) [6FE]
    Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local 
        governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829) 
        [5NO]
    Law enforcement officers: ban the manufacture, importation, and 
        sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see 
        H.R. 1250) [8AP]
    ------exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed 
        handguns (see H.R. 218, 339) [9JA]
    Licensing: permit gunsmiths to obtain Federal firearms licenses 
        without having to comply with certain State and local laws 
        (see H.R. 2342) [31JY]
    National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by 
        armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2) 
        [9JA]
    Safety: require States to establish manufacturing criteria for 
        sales and require manufacturers to install magazine safeties 
        (see H.R. 116) [9JA]
    ------requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety 
        devices to prevent access by children (see H.R. 814) [25FE]
    Sale: prohibit to intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 115) [9JA]
    Semiautomatic assault weapons: ban import of firearms that have 
        been cosmetically altered to avoid the ban on semiautomatic 
        assault weapons (see H.R. 2702) [22OC]
    States: encourage criminal background checks before the sale of a 
        handgun (see H.R. 2880) [7NO]
    ------ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before 
        the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2935) 
        [8NO]
    ------provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain 
        concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 2722) [23OC]
    United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see 
        H.R. 1075) [13MR]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of 
        mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1237) 
        [8AP]
    Weapons: applicability of domestic violence-related possession 
        prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such 
        prohibitions (see H.R. 26) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------exclude certain Federal entities from domestic violence-
        related possession prohibitions (see H.R. 445, 2255) [9JA] 
        [24JY]
    ------mandatory prison term for use of firearms or destructive 
        devices during a violent or drug-related Federal crime (see 
        H.R. 2340) [31JY]
    ------possession by persons convicted of a crime involving 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 1009) [11MR]
    ------prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see 
        H.R. 844, 949) [26FE] [5MR]
    ------prohibit possession of nonsporting firearms by nonimmigrants 
        and prevent possession for certain period by permanent 
        resident aliens (see H.R. 1096) [18MR]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of armor piercing ammunition 
        (see H.R. 1999) [19JN]
    ------regulation of handguns in any manner affecting interstate or 
        foreign commerce (see H.R. 1996) [19JN]
    ------require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or 
        sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental 
        entity (see H.R. 1997) [19JN]
    ------require registration and permits for possession and transfer 
        of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1998) [19JN]
    ------restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 959) 
        [5MR]

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    ------standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced 
        handguns (see H.R. 492) [21JA]
  Motions
    Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence 
        (H.R. 3) [8MY]
  Reports filed
    Clarify Firearm Permit and Licensing Procedures for Armored Car 
        Crew Members: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 624) (H. 
        Rept. 105-6) [25FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 3, Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 105-89) [6MY]
    Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 105-86) [1MY]
    Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Relative to Criminal Use of Guns: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 424) (H. Rept. 105-
        344) [24OC]

FIREFIGHTERS
  Bills and resolutions
    Employment: provide an exemption of overtime compensation for 
        certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 94) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity 
        with other civil service employees and public sector 
        firefighters (see H.R. 1166) [20MR]
    ------make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal 
        law enforcement officers (see H.R. 172) [9JA]
    Forest Service: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other 
        Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 975) 
        [6MR]
    Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake 
        other forest management projects to protect communities from 
        wildfires (see H.R. 2458) [11SE]
    Public safety officers: provide additional compensation to certain 
        fire and law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2767) [29OC]
    ------provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and 
        dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see 
        H.R. 2088) [26JN]
    ------provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and 
        dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in 
        the line of duty (see H.R. 2755, 3046) [28OC] [13NO]
    Taxation: expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt 
        financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical 
        service organizations (see H.R. 2523) [23SE]
    ------permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain 
        organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services 
        (see H.R. 2613) [6OC]
    ------remove the dollar limitation on payment of benefits to 
        employees of the police department or fire department (see 
        H.R. 1795) [5JN]
    ------treatment of benefits given to former police and 
        firefighters for heart and hypertension conditions (see H.R. 
        202) [9JA]
    Telecommunications: require the licensing of certain unused 
        channels for public safety uses (see H.R. 1626) [15MY]
    Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 24) [25FE]

FISH AND FISHING
related term(s) Marine Mammals; National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife
  Bills and resolutions
    Atlantic striped bass: prohibit commercial harvesting in coastal 
        waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 393) [9JA]
    Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        H.R. 1658) [16MY]
    Canada: blockade of U.S. vessels exercising right of innocent 
        passage through the territorial sea of Canada (see H. Con. 
        Res. 124) [25JY]
    China, People's Republic of: approve international fishery 
        agreement (see H.R. 2393) [3SE]
    Dept. of Defense: improve the management of fish and wildlife 
        resources on military lands (see H.R. 374) [9JA]
    Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral 
        reef ecosystems (see H.R. 2233; H. Con. Res. 8; H. Res. 87) 
        [9JA] [10MR] [23JY]
    Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of 
        fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481) [29AP]
    Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication 
        or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins 
        (see H.R. 2565) [26SE]
    Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to 
        lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259) [9AP]
    Marion National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (see H.R. 608) 
        [5FE]
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2376) [1AU]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 511, 
        952, 1420) [4FE] [5MR] [23AP]
    ------prohibit expenditure of certain funds for new refuges 
        without specific authorization from Congress (see H.R. 512) 
        [4FE]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 3012) [9NO]
    Rivers: Corps of Engineers project to protect fish and wildlife 
        habitat of the Missouri River and the middle Mississippi River 
        (see H.R. 2949) [8NO]
    Ships and vessels: moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic 
        mackerel or Atlantic herring fisheries (see H.R. 1575, 1855) 
        [8MY] [10JN]
    Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require 
        acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by 
        owner consent (see H.R. 13) [7JA] [9JA]
    States: authorize assistance for fish restoration and management 
        projects (see H.R. 2973) [8NO]
    Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary 
        expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see 
        H.R. 1267) [9AP]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: feasibility study to establish a 
        national recreational fishing license (see H.R. 2653) [9OC]
    ------utilization of proceeds from sales of certain items (see 
        H.R. 2291) [29JY]
    Walker River Basin: assist in litigation settlement and conserve 
        and stabilize water quantity and quality for fish habitat and 
        recreation (see H.R. 2947) [8NO]
    Washington salmon fishery: funding for fishing licenses and 
        vessels (see H.R. 1088) [17MR]
    Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance 
        conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719) [22MY]
  Messages
    Fisheries Agreement With Estonia: President Clinton [4FE]
    Fisheries Agreement With Lithuania: President Clinton [4FE]
    Fisheries Agreement With the People's Republic of China: President 
        Clinton [16JY]
    International Whaling Commission: President Clinton [11FE]
  Reports filed
    Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Reauthorization and 
        Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. 
        Rept. 105-169) [8JY]
    Coral Reef Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2233) (H. Rept. 105-277) [29SE]
    Maintain Health and Stability of Coral Reef Ecosystems: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 8) (H. Rept. 105-69) [23AP]
    Moratorium on Large Vessels in Atlantic Mackerel or Atlantic 
        Herring Fisheries: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1855) 
        (H. Rept. 105-209) [28JY]
    National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 1420) (H. Rept. 105-106) [21MY]
    Prohibit Expenditure of Funds for New National Wildlife System 
        Refuges Without Specific Authorization From Congress: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 512) (H. Rept. 105-276) 
        [29SE]

FLAGS
  Bills and resolutions
    POW/MIA: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various 
        occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161) [20MR]

FLAG--U.S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Constitutional amendments: allow States to prohibit destruction of 
        privately-owned flags and Congress to prohibit destruction of 
        federally-owned flags (see H.J. Res. 80, 82) [10JN] [12JN]
    ------prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10, 54) [9JA] [13FE]
    ------prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 163) [10JN]
    Foreign trade: prohibit importation of foreign-made flags (see 
        H.R. 93) [7JA] [9JA]
    Law enforcement officers: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag 
        is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is 
        killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47) [12MR]
    Patriotism: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 23) 
        [13FE]
    Protect (see H.R. 1556) [8MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 54, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 163) (H. Rept. 105-126) [10JN]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 54) (H. Rept. 
        105-121) [5JN]

FLAKE, FLOYD H. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1026, Eximbank reauthorization [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Colleges and universities: exempt certain institutions of higher 
        education serving minorities from default-based ineligibility 
        for student loan programs (see H.R. 717) [12FE]

FLOOD CONTROL
see Floods

FLOOD PREVENTION AND FAMILY PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 478): consideration (see H. Res. 142) [6MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 478, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 142) (H. Rept. 105-88) [6MY]

FLOODS
related term(s) Disasters
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: Federal assistance to orchard and vineyard farmers 
        adversely affected by damaging weather conditions (see H.R. 
        1489) [30AP]
    Appropriations: making interim emergency supplemental for disaster 
        relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1707, 
        1708) [22MY]
    California: authorize further appropriations for the stabilization 
        and repair of damages to the Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge 
        (see H.R. 936) [5MR]
    Corps of Engineers: conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 
        227) [9JA]
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 2911) 
        [7NO]
    ------provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against 
        natural disasters (see H.R. 230) [9JA]
    ------reauthorize national flood insurance program (see H.R. 2227) 
        [23JY]
    Endangered species: enable Federal agencies to rescue and relocate 
        members of certain species impacted by reconstruction or 
        maintenance of flood control levees (see H.R. 2894) [7NO]
    Endangered Species Act: exempt certain maintenance, repair, and 
        improvement of flood control facilities in California (see 
        H.R. 1155) [20MR]
    ------improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies 
        relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures 
        (see H.R. 478) [21JA]
    ------improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies 
        relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures 
        (H.R. 478), consideration (see H. Res. 142) [6MY]
    Financial institutions: facilitate recovery from Red River 
        flooding through greater flexibility for depository 
        institutions and their regulators (see H.R. 1461) [24AP]
    San Bernadino County, CA: modify San Timoteo Creek flood control 
        project to permit non-Federal contributions for certain costs 
        (see H.R. 1103) [18MR]
    West Virginia: develop a flood control strategy for the Greenbrier 
        River Basin (see H.R. 254) [9JA]

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    Yosemite National Park: authorize further appropriations to clean 
        up and repair damages to facilities caused by heavy rains and 
        flooding (see H.R. 528) [4FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 478, Flood Prevention and Family Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. Rept. 105-
        88) [6MY]
    Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 478) (H. Rept. 105-75) [24AP]

FLORENCE, AL
  Bills and resolutions
    John McKinley Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 1804) [5JN]

FLORIDA
  Bills and resolutions
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: 
        congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91) [31JY]
    Coastal zones: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore 
        oil and gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases 
        (see H.R. 1989) [19JN]
    Continental Shelf: restrictions and requirements on leasing (see 
        H.R. 180) [9JA]
    Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for 
        inspection personnel in connection with the arrival of 
        passengers in Florida (see H.R. 3034) [12NO]
    Endangered species: designate the Florida panther (see H.R. 226) 
        [9JA]
    Everglades National Park: designate Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 136) [9JA]
    Fort King, FL: historical and cultural study relative to the 
        Second Seminole War (see H.R. 833) [25FE]
    Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: designate (see H.R. 136) 
        [9JA]
    Native Americans: clarification of certain rights of the 
        Miccosukee Tribe (see H.R. 190, 1476, 3055) [9JA] [29AP] 
        [13NO]
    Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1135, 
        1995) [19MR] [19JN]
    Public lands: release reversionary interests retained by the U.S. 
        in certain deeds conveyed to Florida (see H.R. 3018) [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact Congressional 
        Consent: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 91) (H. 
        Rept. 105-369) [31OC]
    Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center in the Everglades National Park and 
        the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 136) (H. Rept. 105-328) [21OC]
    Miccosukee Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1476) (H. Rept. 105-278) [29SE]

FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Center for Historically Black Heritage: design, construction, 
        furnishing, and equipping (see H.R. 3038) [13NO]

FLOWERS
  Bills and resolutions
    Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 
        54) [7JA] [9JA]

FOGLIETTA, THOMAS M. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and 
        related programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Flag--U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at 
        half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the 
        line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47) [12MR]

FOLEY, MARK (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: facilitate fingerprint checks authorized by 
        National Child Protection Act (see H.R. 2488) [17SE]
    Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of 
        individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 
        26) [9JA]
    EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627) 
        [7OC]
    Power resources: privatize certain Federal power generation and 
        transmission assets (see H.R. 718) [12FE]

FOOD
related term(s) Agriculture
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
    ------S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products 
        produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage 
        sludge-treated land (see H.R. 289) [9JA]
    ------control wheat and barley diseases caused by Fusarium 
        Graminearum and related fungi (see H.R. 2168) [15JY]
    ------define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural 
        products (see H.R. 2811) [4NO]
    ------Federal assistance to orchard and vineyard farmers adversely 
        affected by damaging weather conditions (see H.R. 1489) [30AP]
    ------labeling of imported meat and meat food products (see H.R. 
        1371) [17AP]
    ------price supports for milk (see H.R. 2068) [25JN]
    ------repeal restrictions on colored margarine (see H.R. 1958) 
        [18JN]
    ------require labeling of country of origin for imported 
        perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232) [8AP]
    ------restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the 
        Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing 
        orders (see H.R. 786) [13FE]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2160) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 193) [22JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 232) [18SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), corrections in enrollment 
        (see H. Con. Res. 167) [6OC]
    Children and youth: increase certain funding under Head Start 
        Program (see H.R. 1373) [17AP]
    Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain 
        transactions involving commodities markets (see H.R. 467) 
        [21JA]
    Consumers: access to information on the health benefits of foods 
        and dietary supplements (see H.R. 2868) [7NO]
    Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951, 2904) 
        [18JN] [7NO]
    Dept. of Agriculture: continuation of the Food Animal Residue 
        Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (see H.R. 
        2876) [7NO]
    ------Dairy Indemnity Program reauthorization (see H.R. 1789) 
        [4JN]
    ------expand School Breakfast Program and provide greater access 
        to snacks in school-based childcare programs (see H.R. 3086) 
        [13NO]
    ------increase milk marketing orders' basic formula price (see 
        H.R. 2388) [3SE]
    ------regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar 
        beets (see H.R. 1387) [17AP]
    ------require estimates of production costs relative to milk 
        marketing orders' basic formula price (see H.R. 2482) [16SE]
    ------study effects of production costs on milk marketing orders' 
        basic formula price (see H.R. 1190) [20MR]
    Employment: make overtime exemption available to employees engaged 
        in transportation and preparation of fruit and vegetables 
        apply to employees engaged in transportation and preparation 
        of sugar beets (see H.R. 917) [4MR]
    FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480) [16SE]
    ------modernize (S. 830), corrections in enrollment [13NO]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical 
        foods (see H.R. 496) [21JA]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of food 
        ingredients, nutrient content claims, and health claims (see 
        H.R. 2469) [11SE]
    ------requirements relative to health claims on food labels (see 
        H.R. 2208) [22JY]
    Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy 
        promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the 
        program (see H.R. 2139) [10JY]
    Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see 
        H.R. 1507) [30AP]
    ------require States to use electronic benefit transfer systems 
        (see H.R. 273) [9JA]
    ------State prevention of receipt by prisoners (see H.R. 1000) 
        [10MR]
    Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat 
        and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723) [12FE]
    ------require the marking of frozen produce with the country of 
        origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see 
        H.R. 2332) [31JY]
    Government regulations: include the imposition of civil monetary 
        penalties for violations of meat and poultry inspection 
        regulations (see H.R. 2344) [31JY]
    Health: establish an educational program on the prevention and 
        treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 556, 847, 2006) [4FE] 
        [26FE] [20JN]
    Interstate commerce: inspection requirements relative to 
        distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 
        801, 1137, 2103) [13FE] [20MR] [26JN]
    National Cheese Exchange: CFTC regulation of cash markets relative 
        to use as a reference price for commodities (see H.R. 645) 
        [6FE]
    ------reduce effect on the milk marketing orders' basic formula 
        price (see H.R. 618, 646) [5FE] [6FE]
    Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 
        3015) [9NO]
    Safety: establish independent agency responsible for safety, 
        labeling, and inspection (see H.R. 2801) [4NO]
    ------improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 3070) [13NO]
    ------improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 3052) [13NO]
    Senior citizens: anniversary of establishment of the first 
        nutrition program for the elderly (see H. Con. Res. 48) [13MR]
    Tariff: Mexican green peanuts (see H.R. 1907) [17JN]
    ------Mexican peanut butter (see H.R. 1875) [12JN]
    Taxation: treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses 
        and farmers (see H.R. 2450) [10SE]
    Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 640) 
        [6FE]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2160) [17SE]
    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act (S. 830) [9NO]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160) [17JY] [24JY] 
        [3SE]
    FDA: modernize (S. 830) [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 
        105-252) [17SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 
        105-178) [14JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2160, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 105-255) [18SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2160, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 105-197) [22JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture Dairy Indemnity Program Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1789) (H. Rept. 105-
        294) [2OC]

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    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference 
        (S. 830) (H. Rept. 105-399) [9NO]
    Food and Nutrition Information Reform Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 2469) (H. Rept. 105-306) [6OC]
    State Prevention of Receipt of Food Stamps by Prisoners: Committee 
        on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 105-43) [8AP]

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
    ------S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2160) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 193) [22JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 232) [18SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), corrections in enrollment 
        (see H. Con. Res. 167) [6OC]
    Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635) [6FE]
    Diseases: ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms 
        relative to arachnoiditis prevention (see H.R. 738) [12FE]
    Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug 
        applications (see H.R. 1727) [22MY]
    EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627) 
        [7OC]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend medical device 
        provisions (see H.R. 1093) [18MR]
    ------classification and performance standards for devices (see 
        H.R. 1527) [1MY]
    ------development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 
        1710) [22MY]
    ------improve regulation of food ingredients, nutrient content 
        claims, and health claims (see H.R. 2469) [11SE]
    ------requirements relative to health claims on food labels (see 
        H.R. 2208) [22JY]
    Government regulations: approval and development of new drugs and 
        biological products (see H.R. 1411) [23AP]
    Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in 
        breast self-examination (see H.R. 964) [6MR]
    ------proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 
        metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221, 2968; H. 
        Con. Res. 113) [9JY] [22JY] [8NO]
    Modernize (S. 830): corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 
        196) [13NO]
    Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1094) 
        [18MR]
    Safety: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480) 
        [16SE]
    Tobacco products: establish Federal authority to regulate tobacco 
        and other products containing nicotine (see H.R. 516) [4FE]
    ------restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face 
        tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 
        768) [13FE]
    Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 920) [4MR]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2160) [17SE]
    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act (S. 830) [9NO]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160) [17JY] [24JY] 
        [3SE]
    Modernize (S. 830) [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 
        105-252) [17SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 
        105-178) [14JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2160, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 105-255) [18SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2160, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 105-197) [22JY]
    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference 
        (S. 830) (H. Rept. 105-399) [9NO]
    FDA Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1411) (H. Rept. 105-310) [7OC]
    Food and Nutrition Information Reform Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 2469) (H. Rept. 105-306) [6OC]
    Medical Device Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 105-307) [6OC]

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION MODERNIZATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 830, provisions [22OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (S. 830): corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 196) 
        [13NO]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (S. 830) [9NO]
  Motions
    Enact (S. 830) [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (S. 830) (H. Rept. 105-399) 
        [9NO]

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION REGULATORY MODERNIZATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1411) (H. Rept. 
        105-310) [7OC]

FOOD AND NUTRITION INFORMATION REFORM ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2469) (H. Rept. 
        105-306) [6OC]

FOOD INDUSTRY
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2811) [4NO]
    ------ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion 
        and research program contribute to the cost of the program 
        (see H.R. 2139) [10JY]
    ------humane living conditions for calves raised for the 
        production of veal (see H.R. 696) [12FE]
    ------require labeling of country of origin for imported 
        perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232) [8AP]
    ------restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the 
        Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing 
        orders (see H.R. 786) [13FE]
    Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain 
        transactions involving commodities markets (see H.R. 467) 
        [21JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: continuation of the Food Animal Residue 
        Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (see H.R. 
        2876) [7NO]
    ------establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. 
        Res. 224) [9SE]
    ------increase milk marketing orders' basic formula price (see 
        H.R. 2388) [3SE]
    ------require estimates of production costs relative to milk 
        marketing orders' basic formula price (see H.R. 2482) [16SE]
    ------study effects of production costs on milk marketing orders' 
        basic formula price (see H.R. 1190) [20MR]
    Employment: make overtime exemption available to employees engaged 
        in transportation and preparation of fruit and vegetables 
        apply to employees engaged in transportation and preparation 
        of sugar beets (see H.R. 917) [4MR]
    FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480) [16SE]
    Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products 
        produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage 
        sludge-treated land (see H.R. 289) [9JA]
    ------establish independent agency responsible for safety, 
        labeling, and inspection (see H.R. 2801) [4NO]
    ------improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 3070) [13NO]
    ------include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for 
        violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see 
        H.R. 2344) [31JY]
    ------inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution 
        of State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 801, 1137, 2103) 
        [13FE] [20MR] [26JN]
    Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat 
        and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723) [12FE]
    ------require the marking of frozen produce with the country of 
        origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see 
        H.R. 2332) [31JY]
    IRS: prohibit the threat of audit to compel agreement with Tip 
        Reporting Alternative Commitment or Tip Rate Determination 
        Agreement (see H.R. 2658) [9OC]
    National Cheese Exchange: CFTC regulation of cash markets relative 
        to use as a reference price for commodities (see H.R. 645) 
        [6FE]
    ------reduce effect on the milk marketing orders' basic formula 
        price (see H.R. 618, 646) [5FE] [6FE]
    Taxation: application of the deferral percentage test in 
        determining the status of restaurant employee arrangements 
        (see H.R. 1065) [13MR]

FOOD SECURITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 640) 
        [6FE]

FOOD STAMP ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Food stamps: State prevention of receipt by prisoners (see H.R. 
        1000) [10MR]
  Reports filed
    State Prevention of Receipt of Food Stamps by Prisoners: Committee 
        on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 105-43) [8AP]

FOOD STAMPS
  Bills and resolutions
    Eligibility: modify certain disqualifications (see H.R. 1507) 
        [30AP]
    Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by 
        Wisconsin for operation of food stamp and medical assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 2030) [24JN]
    ------exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        certain aliens (see H.R. 1445) [24AP]
    ------exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667, 1360) [11FE] 
        [17AP]
    ------exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        legal aliens applying for naturalization (see H.R. 1416) 
        [23AP]
    ------extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and 
        food stamps (see H.R. 1418) [23AP]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 2154) 
        [11JY]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain elderly permanent 
        resident aliens (see H.R. 2638) [8OC]
    ------permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining 
        Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see H.R. 
        1709) [22MY]
    States: prevention of receipt by prisoners (see H.R. 1000) [10MR]
    ------require use of electronic benefit transfer systems (see H.R. 
        273) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    State Prevention of Receipt of Food Stamps by Prisoners: Committee 
        on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 105-43) [8AP]

FOOTWEAR
see Shoe Industry

FORAGE IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2493): consideration (see H. Res. 284) [28OC]

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  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2493, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 105-355) [28OC]
    Provisions: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2493) (H. Rept. 
        105-346) [24OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2493) (H. Rept. 105-
        346) [24OC]

FORBES, MICHAEL P. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and 
        related programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [13MY]
    Brookhaven, NY: establish Dept. of Veterans Affairs ambulatory 
        care facility (see H.R. 56) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------prohibit reactivation of the High Flux Beam Reactor at 
        Brookhaven National Laboratory (see H.R. 2384) [3SE]
    Dept. of Defense: improve the Defense Loan and Technical 
        Assistance Program (see H.R. 974) [6MR]
    Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 
        55) [7JA] [9JA]
    New York: exchange National Park Service land in the Fire Island 
        National Seashore for land in Suffolk County (see H.R. 1256) 
        [9AP]
    Taxation: treatment of biomedical research funds (see H.R. 1257) 
        [9AP]
    ------treatment of tax-free bonds for output properties (see H.R. 
        1781) [4JN]
    Veterans: extend benefits to merchant mariners who served during a 
        period of war (see H.R. 2946) [8NO]
    Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 24) [25FE]

FORCED ABORTION CONDEMNATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2570): consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2570) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2570, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]

FORD, HAROLD E., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Hazardous substances: prohibit the location of solid and hazardous 
        waste facilities near residential, day care, church, and 
        school properties (see H.R. 843) [26FE]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 2051) [25JN]

FORD MOTOR CO.
  Bills and resolutions
    Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television 
        broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30) 
        [27FE]

FOREIGN AID
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
    ------H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [16SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: establish an alternative crop production 
        demonstration program for developing countries with illicit 
        crop production (see H.R. 1642) [15MY]
    Appropriations: integrated justification report for assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 114) [9JA]
    Armenia: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 500) 
        [4FE]
    Arms control: end subsidization of entities contributing to 
        weapons proliferation (see H.R. 3023) [9NO]
    Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River 
        Basin (see H. Con. Res. 16) [6FE]
    Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2284) [29JY]
    Cambodia: condemn violence and restore democracy (see H. Res. 195) 
        [23JY]
    Caribbean nations: withhold foreign aid from certain countries 
        that support Cuban membership in the Caribbean Community or 
        the Central American Common Market (see H.R. 2296) [30JY]
    China, People's Republic of: oppose assistance by international 
        financial institutions (see H.R. 87, 2196) [7JA] [9JA] [17JY]
    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 2605) [2OC]
    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (H.R. 2605), consideration (see H. Res. 302) 
        [4NO]
    Colombia: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.R. 1034) 
        [12MR]
    Cuba: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        1182) [20MR]
    Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related agencies: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1486) [29AP]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (see H.R. 1757) [3JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain 
        agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration (see H. Res. 159) [3JN]
    Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests 
        through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
        forests (see H.R. 2870) [7NO]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2159) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 185) [15JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 323) [12NO]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432) [24AP]
    ------prohibit assistance to countries that assist Cuba (see H.R. 
        2289) [29JY]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 2867, 3010) [7NO] 
        [9NO]
    India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 1802) [5JN]
    Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 
        1132) [19MR]
    ------terminate international military education and training 
        program (see H.R. 720) [12FE]
    International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold U.S. assistance for 
        programs or projects in Cuba (see H.R. 2092) [26JN]
    International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: 
        restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary 
        to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see 
        H.R. 2121) [9JY]
    International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are 
        distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see 
        H.R. 150) [9JA]
    Lebanon: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 58) [3MR]
    ------disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (see H. Res. 95) [12MR]
    ------make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 958) [5MR]
    Panama: prohibit U.S. assistance upon conveyance of any military 
        facility built or operated by the U.S. to any foreign 
        government-owned entity (see H.R. 2950) [8NO]
    Population: international family planning programs (see H.J. Res. 
        36) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (see H.R. 581) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (H.R. 581), consideration (see H. Res. 46) [11FE]
    Programs: authorize appropriations and reform (see H.R. 1759) 
        [3JN]
    Russia: requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 
        331) [9JA]
    Syria: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Terrorism: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated 
        with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting 
        Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163) [1OC]
    Turkey: allocation of economic assistance (see H.R. 1361) [17AP]
    ------restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to 
        situation in Cyprus and obligations under international law 
        (see H.R. 388) [9JA]
    U.N.: make financial support contingent upon adoption of certain 
        reforms (see H.R. 1588; H. Res. 21) [9JA] [13MY]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2159) [12NO]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: oppose concessional loans by 
        international financial institutions (H.R. 2605) [6NO]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757) [29SE] [30SE] 
        [1OC] [7OC] [8OC]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2159) [16SE] [6OC] [7OC]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58) [13MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2159, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 105-402) [12NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 58, Disapprove Foreign Aid 
        Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug Enforcement Efforts: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 105-20) 
        [12MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 581, Family Planning Facilitation and 
        Abortion Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 46) (H. Rept. 105-3) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2159, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 185) (H. Rept. 105-184) [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Communist China Subsidy Reduction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Disapprove Foreign Aid Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug 
        Enforcement Efforts: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 105-10) [10MR]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 
        105-401) [12NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 
        105-176) [14JY]
    Foreign Policy Reform Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1486) (H. Rept. 105-94) [12MY]

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of State: include information relative to human rights of 
        working children in annual human rights report (see H.R. 1405) 
        [21AP]
    Foreign aid: establish an alternative crop production 
        demonstration program for developing countries with illicit 
        crop production (see H.R. 1642) [15MY]
    OPIC: activities (see H.R. 1681) [20MY]

FOREIGN BANKS
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: oppose assistance by international 
        financial institutions (see H.R. 87, 2196) [7JA] [9JA] [17JY]
    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 2605) [2OC]

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    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (H.R. 2605), consideration (see H. Res. 302) 
        [4NO]
    Financial institutions: U.S. participation in certain 
        international financial institutions (see H.R. 1488) [30AP]
    U.N.: promote international security by redirecting military 
        spending to human development (see H.R. 1293) [10AP]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: oppose concessional loans by 
        international financial institutions (H.R. 2605) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Communist China Subsidy Reduction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]

FOREIGN COUNTRIES
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and 
        related programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------S. 1026, Eximbank reauthorization [6OC]
    Delegation to attend the 50th anniversary of the independence of 
        India and Pakistan [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. 
        Res. 156) [23SE]
    Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products (see 
        H.R. 1371) [17AP]
    ------require labeling of country of origin for imported 
        perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232) [8AP]
    Albania: promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of 
        civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153) [18SE]
    Alcoholic beverages: eliminate Federal subsidies for advertising 
        abroad (see H.R. 1974) [19JN]
    Angola: condemn military intervention in the Republic of the Congo 
        (see H. Res. 273) [21OC]
    Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in 
        Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50) [13MR]
    Armed Forces: prohibit a reduction in the overseas locality 
        allowance for a member of the uniformed services on duty 
        outside the continental U.S. (see H.R. 1221) [21MR]
    Arms control: end subsidization of entities contributing to 
        weapons proliferation (see H.R. 3023) [9NO]
    Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611) [5FE]
    Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River 
        Basin (see H. Con. Res. 16) [6FE]
    Association of South East Asian Nations: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        282) [28OC]
    Aviation: require foreign air carriers to establish disaster 
        assistance plans (see H.R. 2476) [15SE]
    ------restrict operation of certain foreign air carriers (see H.R. 
        2282) [29JY]
    Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2284) [29JY]
    Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises 
        (see H.R. 1129) [19MR]
    ------discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage 
        creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775) [13FE]
    Cambodia: condemn violence and restore democracy (see H. Res. 195) 
        [23JY]
    ------terrorist attack at political rally (see H. Res. 121) [17AP]
    Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: provide beneficiary 
        countries benefits equivalent to those provided under NAFTA 
        (see H.R. 2644) [9OC]
    Caribbean nations: promote growth of free enterprise and economic 
        opportunity, increase trade and investment with the U.S., and 
        encourage free trade policies (see H.R. 2096) [26JN]
    ------withhold foreign aid from certain countries that support 
        Cuban membership in the Caribbean Community or the Central 
        American Common Market (see H.R. 2296) [30JY]
    Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. 
        Res. 38) [5MR]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 2570) [29SE]
    ------condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced 
        abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in 
        the U.S. (H.R. 2570), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------increase international broadcasting activities (see H.R. 
        2232, 2531) [23JY] [23SE]
    ------increase international broadcasting activities (H.R. 2232), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------prohibit funding for the participation of certain officials 
        in international conferences, exchanges, programs, and 
        activities (see H.R. 2539) [24SE]
    China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization 
        relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China 
        (see H. Con. Res. 56; H. Res. 190) [21MR] [17JY]
    CIA: establish select committee to investigate involvement in 
        crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 34, 70) 
        [21JA] [13FE]
    Climate: effects of global warming relative to certain Pacific 
        nations and U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 157) [24SE]
    Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380) [3SE]
    Congo, Republic of the: outbreak of violence and threat to 
        scheduled elections and constitutional government (see H. Res. 
        175) [25JN]
    Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross 
        negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas 
        (see H.R. 1334) [15AP]
    ------jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States (see H.R. 
        1225) [8AP]
    Crime: penalties for persons who teach or distribute materials 
        encouraging the use of torture (see H.R. 1417) [23AP]
    ------waiver of diplomatic immunity in cases involving serious 
        criminal offenses (see H. Con. Res. 42) [11MR]
    Cuba: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        1182) [20MR]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal Presidential 
        authority relative to suspension of certain effective dates 
        (see H.R. 2179) [16JY]
    Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81) [15MY]
    Dalai Lama: visit to U.S. (see H. Res. 124) [23AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 
        972) [6MR]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize settlement and payment of claims 
        against the U.S. for death or injury of certain employees 
        relative to incidents in which claims are settled for foreign 
        nationals (see H.R. 3022) [9NO]
    ------reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members 
        deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (see H.R. 
        2796) [4NO]
    ------transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (see 
        H.R. 2035) [25JN]
    Dept. of State: include information relative to human rights of 
        working children in annual human rights report (see H.R. 1405) 
        [21AP]
    Diplomats: notification relative to crimes committed by diplomats 
        (see H.R. 1547) [7MY]
    ------require report to Congress relative to diplomatic immunity 
        (see H.R. 1236, 1622) [8AP] [15MY]
    Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests 
        through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
        forests (see H.R. 2870) [7NO]
    ------negotiation of an international climate change agreement 
        (see H. Con. Res. 106) [25JN]
    Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see H.R. 
        2651) [9OC]
    Eximbank: reauthorization (see H.R. 1370) [17AP]
    ------reauthorization (H.R. 1370), consideration (see H. Res. 255) 
        [29SE]
    ------reauthorization (S. 1026), technical corrections in 
        enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 198) [13NO]
    FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145) [9JA]
    FCC: clarify authority to authorize foreign investment in U.S. 
        broadcast and common carrier radio licenses (see H.R. 1324) 
        [15AP]
    Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on 
        foreign representation (see H.R. 416) [9JA]
    Firearms: standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced 
        handguns (see H.R. 492) [21JA]
    Flag--U.S.: prohibit importation of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 
        93) [7JA] [9JA]
    Foreign aid: authorize appropriations and reform programs (see 
        H.R. 1759) [3JN]
    ------establish an alternative crop production demonstration 
        program for developing countries with illicit crop production 
        (see H.R. 1642) [15MY]
    ------integrated justification report for assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 114) [9JA]
    ------international family planning programs (see H.J. Res. 36) 
        [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (see H.R. 581) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (H.R. 581), consideration (see H. Res. 46) [11FE]
    ------prohibit assistance to countries that assist Cuba (see H.R. 
        2289) [29JY]
    Foreign investments: phase-out private sector development 
        enterprise funds (see H.R. 564) [4FE]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2159) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 185) [15JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 323) [12NO]
    Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of 
        unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 2708) [23OC]
    ------improve trade benefits and restrict free emigration (see 
        H.R. 35) [7JA] [9JA]
    Foreign trade: clarify the term ``normal trade relations'' (see 
        H.R. 2316) [31JY]
    ------eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 
        2509) [18SE]
    ------ensure protection of worker rights and environmental 
        standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079) [13MR]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (see H.R. 2629) [7OC]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 309) [6NO]
    ------European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork 
        exporting facilities (see H.R. 723) [12FE]
    ------extend Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 1660) 
        [19MY]
    ------extend trade authorities procedures relative to reciprocal 
        trade agreements (see H.R. 2621) [7OC]
    ------identify countries that deny market access for U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2596) [1OC]
    ------impose certain sanctions on countries that use child labor 
        (see H.R. 2677, 2678) [21OC]
    ------make certain changes to various trade laws (see H.R. 2622) 
        [7OC]
    ------prohibit imports produced by child labor (see H.R. 1328, 
        2475) [15AP] [15SE]
    ------prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of products 
        derived from rhinoceros or tiger (see H.R. 2807) [4NO]
    ------require reciprocal responses to foreign acts, policies, and 
        practices that deny national treatment to U.S. investment (see 
        H.R. 1654) [16MY]
    ------require U.S. citizens conducting industrial cooperation 
        projects within the People's Republic of China or Tibet follow 
        certain guidelines (see H.R. 1634) [15MY]
    ------substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of 
        ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 2002, 2022) [20JN] 
        [24JN]
    Government: constitutional amendment relative to legal effects of 
        new treaties and agreements on the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 
        83) [17JN]
    Guatemala: implementation of peace accords (see H. Con. Res. 166) 
        [2OC]
    ------tribute to success of recent peace negotiations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 17) [10FE]
    Herzog, Chaim: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 73) [6MY]
    High Level Commission on International Narcotics Control: 
        establish (see H.R. 1317) [14AP]

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    Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand 
        for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114) [10JY]
    Immigration: adjust the status of certain nationals of El 
        Salvador, Guatemala, and Haiti and eliminate certain rules 
        relative to continuous physical presence (see H.R. 3054) 
        [13NO]
    ------allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's visas 
        (see H.R. 225) [9JA]
    ------arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens 
        relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 
        2481, 2920, 2955) [16SE] [7NO] [8NO]
    ------clarify eligibility for relief from removal and deportation 
        for certain aliens (see H.R. 2533) [24SE]
    ------extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data relative 
        to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        2578) [30SE]
    ------immunization requirements for certain internationally 
        adopted children (see H.R. 2464) [11SE]
    ------make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 2491) 
        [17SE]
    ------modify certain employment regulations (see H.R. 2412) [5SE]
    ------modify qualifications for countries to be in the Visa Waiver 
        Pilot Program (see H.R. 1880) [12JN]
    ------provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf 
        Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793) [13FE]
    ------provide special status for certain alien journalists working 
        in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890) [27FE]
    ------reduce period of exclusive authority for courts to 
        administer oath of allegiance to naturalization applicants 
        (see H.R. 1238) [8AP]
    ------regulations relative to certain foreign students (see H.R. 
        1723, 1724, 2172) [22MY] [16JY]
    ------waive naturalization requirement to take oath of 
        renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired 
        applicants (see H.R. 1239) [8AP]
    India: permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. 
        Res. 248) [26SE]
    ------self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation 
        homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 37) [5MR]
    Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 
        1132) [19MR]
    ------terminate international military education and training 
        program (see H.R. 720) [12FE]
    INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574) [4FE]
    International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are 
        distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see 
        H.R. 150) [9JA]
    International law: judicial remedies for U.S. persons injured as a 
        result of foreign violations of arbitral obligations (see H.R. 
        2141) [10JY]
    ------provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for 
        certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348) [16AP]
    International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families 
        separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14) [5FE]
    ------normalization of relations between India and Pakistan (see 
        H. Con. Res. 162) [30SE]
    ------restitution and compensation for certain confiscated 
        properties in former Communist countries (see H. Con. Res. 59) 
        [9AP]
    Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709) [23OC]
    ------sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (see 
        H. Res. 188) [17JY]
    ------sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (H. 
        Res. 188), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    Iraq: eviction of U.S. members of U.N. weapons inspection teams 
        and threats to surveillance planes (see H. Res. 322) [12NO]
    Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. 
        Res. 60) [10AP]
    ------resolve cases of missing in action soldiers (see H. Con. 
        Res. 122) [24JY]
    Italy, Republic of: U.N. Security Council membership (see H. Res. 
        333) [13NO]
    Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 215) [1AU]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic: relations with Republic of 
        Korea (see H. Con. Res. 74) [6MY]
    Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced 
        weapons (see H.R. 2345) [31JY]
    Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and 
        independence (see H. Con. Res. 68) [29AP]
    Little League Baseball Inc.: extend benefits and privileges 
        available to nongovernmental international organizations (see 
        H. Con. Res. 107) [25JN]
    Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a 
        commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see 
        H.R. 1138, 2715) [20MR] [23OC]
    Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language 
        (see H. Con. Res. 36) [5MR]
    Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to 
        lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259) [9AP]
    Marshall Plan: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 63) [16AP]
    Members of Congress: prohibit representation of foreign 
        governments after leaving office (see H.R. 97) [7JA] [9JA]
    Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State 
        emission standards (see H.R. 8) [7JA] [9JA]
    NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide 
        for withdrawal (see H.R. 978) [6MR]
    ------assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review 
        World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 
        78) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------parity among participating countries relative to the 
        personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad 
        (see H. Con. Res. 51) [20MR]
    NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (see H.R. 1758) [3JN]
    ------ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 159) [3JN]
    ------recommend integration of Romania (see H. Con. Res. 53) 
        [20MR]
    Nicaragua: adjust status of certain immigrants (see H.R. 2666) 
        [9OC]
    ------tribute on the occasion of democratic elections (see H. Con. 
        Res. 18) [11FE]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        1685, 2431) [20MY] [8SE]
    Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, 
        South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89) [22MY]
    OPIC: activities (see H.R. 1681) [20MY]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2064) [25JN]
    ------terminate authorities (see H.R. 387, 527) [9JA] [4FE]
    Panama: prohibit U.S. assistance upon conveyance of any military 
        facility built or operated by the U.S. to any foreign 
        government-owned entity (see H.R. 2950) [8NO]
    Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain 
        U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298) [10AP]
    Political campaigns: prohibit contributions by multicandidate 
        political committees controlled by foreign corporations (see 
        H.R. 610) [5FE]
    ------prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 34, 354) [7JA] [9JA]
    Public welfare programs: restore benefits to legal immigrants 
        through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597) 
        [1OC]
    Radio: clarify the authority of the FCC to authorize foreign 
        investment in U.S. broadcast and common carrier radio licenses 
        (see H.R. 954) [5MR]
    Refuse disposal: prohibit international export and import of 
        certain solid waste (see H.R. 360) [9JA]
    Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston 
        Braly (see H. Con. Res. 141) [1AU]
    ------tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group 
        relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. 
        Res. 141) [1AU]
    Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see 
        H. Con. Res. 118, 121) [22JY] [24JY]
    SEC: establish Office of National Security (see H.R. 2772) [29OC]
    Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal 
        (see H. Con. Res. 19) [11FE]
    Sheinbein, Samuel: extradition to the U.S. from Israel (see H. 
        Con. Res. 165) [1OC]
    Ships and vessels: permit the transportation of passengers between 
        U.S. ports by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-
        flag vessels to participate in such transportation (see H.R. 
        2420) [5SE]
    Space policy: participation in international space station program 
        (see H.R. 1831) [6JN]
    Taiwan Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 311) [9JA]
    Tariff: skis and snowboards (see H.R. 540) [4FE]
    ------treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    Taxation: application of tax laws to U.S. businesses operating 
        abroad (see H.R. 1783) [4JN]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 854) 
        [26FE]
    ------treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income 
        (see H.R. 2684) [21OC]
    ------treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 707) [12FE]
    ------treatment of income relative to imported properties from 
        foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373) [17AP]
    Terrorism: abduction and detainment of Donald Hutchings and four 
        Western Europeans in Jammu and Kashmir, India (see H. Con. 
        Res. 15) [5FE]
    Tourist trade: protection of the constitutional right to travel 
        (see H.R. 286) [9JA]
    Treaties and agreements: limits on certain missile defense systems 
        (see H. Res. 98) [13MR]
    Turkey: allocation of economic assistance (see H.R. 1361) [17AP]
    ------end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved 
        people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181) [29OC]
    U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 483; H. Con. 
        Res. 40) [21JA] [6MR]
    ------authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for 
        U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 299) [9JA]
    ------make financial support contingent upon adoption of certain 
        reforms (see H.R. 1588; H. Res. 21) [9JA] [13MY]
    ------promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 2711) [23OC]
    ------promote international security by redirecting military 
        spending to human development (see H.R. 1293) [10AP]
    Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to 
        establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in 
        foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608) 
        [14MY]
    Vietnam: support democracy and religious and economic freedom (see 
        H. Res. 231) [17SE]
    Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of 
        antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459) [11SE]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: 
        implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] [13NO]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and 
        Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] 
        [13NO]
    Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 115) [16AP]
  Conference reports
    Eximbank Reauthorization (S. 1026) [7NO]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2159) [12NO]
  Messages
    Chemical Weapons Convention: President Clinton [28AP]
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, 
        Moldova, and Ukraine: President Clinton [3JN]
    Export Expansion and Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act: President 
        Clinton [16SE]
    Immigration Reform Transition Act: President Clinton [24JY]

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    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Albania, Belarus, Kazakhstan, 
        Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan: 
        President Clinton [3JN]
    NAFTA Study on Operations and Effects: President Clinton [11JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton [24SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton [27FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [5MR] 
        [13MY] [17SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton [31JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 
        Weapons: President Clinton [12NO]
    National Endowment for Democracy Report: President Clinton [8AP]
    Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Abatement Program: President Clinton 
        [5MY]
    Policy Functions and Operational Roles of Federal Agencies To 
        Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction: President Clinton [21JA]
    Response to Threats of Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction: President Clinton [26FE]
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N.: President Clinton [4SE]
    Withdrawal of Duty-Free Treatment of Certain Argentinian Exports: 
        President Clinton [15AP]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570) [6NO]
    Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370) [30SE]
    ------reauthorization (S. 1026) [6OC]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2159) [16SE] [6OC] [7OC]
    Iran: sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (H. 
        Res. 188) [6NO]
    NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758) [11JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2159, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 105-402) [12NO]
    Consideration of H. Res. 188, Sanctions Against Iran Relative to 
        Acquisition of Certain Missiles: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 581, Family Planning Facilitation and 
        Abortion Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 46) (H. Rept. 105-3) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1370, Eximbank Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 105-282) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2159, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 185) (H. Rept. 105-184) [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2232, Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2570, Forced Abortion Condemnation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 309) (H. Rept. 105-
        386) [6NO]
    Eximbank Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (S. 1026) (H. 
        Rept. 105-392) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        1370) (H. Rept. 105-224) [31JY]
    Expanded War Crimes Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        1348) (H. Rept. 105-204) [25JY]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 
        105-401) [12NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 
        105-176) [14JY]
    Immunization Requirements for Certain Internationally Adopted 
        Children: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2464) (H. 
        Rept. 105-289) [1OC]
    Impose Sanctions on Foreign Persons Who Transfer Items 
        Contributing to Iranian Efforts To Acquire, Develop, or 
        Produce Ballistic Missiles: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2709) (H. Rept. 105-375) [4NO]
    Iranian Sanctions Relative to Acquisition of Certain Missiles: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. 
        Rept. 105-304) [6OC]
    Jurisdiction for Lawsuits Against Terrorist States: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 105-48) [10AP]
    Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2622) (H. Rept. 105-367) [31OC]
    Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on International Relations (House) 
        (H.R. 2232) (H. Rept. 105-303) [6OC]
    Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2621) (H. Rept. 105-341) [23OC]
    U.S.-Caribbean Trade Partnership Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2644) (H. Rept. 105-365) [31OC]
    Visa Waiver Pilot Program Extension and Collection of Data 
        Relative to the Number of Nonimmigrants Residing in the U.S.: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2578) (H. Rept. 105-
        387) [7NO]

FOREIGN CURRENCIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain 
        transactions involving commodities markets (see H.R. 467) 
        [21JA]

FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Bogsch, Arpad: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 143) [4SE]
    China, People's Republic of: oppose assistance by international 
        financial institutions (see H.R. 87, 2196) [7JA] [9JA] [17JY]
    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 2605) [2OC]
    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (H.R. 2605), consideration (see H. Res. 302) 
        [4NO]
    Eximbank: ensure that assistance for exports to the People's 
        Republic of China is conditional on responsible conduct (see 
        H.R. 2085) [26JN]
    ------give financial assistance preferences to firms that have 
        shown a commitment to reinvestment and job creation in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2069) [25JN]
    FCC: clarify authority to authorize foreign investment in U.S. 
        broadcast and common carrier radio licenses (see H.R. 1324) 
        [15AP]
    Financial institutions: U.S. participation in certain 
        international financial institutions (see H.R. 1488) [30AP]
    Foreign countries: phase-out private sector development enterprise 
        funds (see H.R. 564) [4FE]
    Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures relative to 
        reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2621) [7OC]
    ------require reciprocal responses to foreign acts, policies, and 
        practices that deny national treatment to U.S. investment (see 
        H.R. 1654) [16MY]
    Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a 
        commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see 
        H.R. 1138, 2715) [20MR] [23OC]
    Radio: clarify the authority of the FCC to authorize foreign 
        investment in U.S. broadcast and common carrier radio licenses 
        (see H.R. 954) [5MR]
    SEC: establish Office of National Security (see H.R. 2772) [29OC]
    Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 599) [5FE]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 854) 
        [26FE]
    ------treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 707) [12FE]
  Messages
    Prohibit New Investment in Burma: President Clinton [20MY]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: oppose concessional loans by 
        international financial institutions (H.R. 2605) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Communist China Subsidy Reduction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]

FOREIGN POLICY
related term(s) Treaties and Agreements
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [13MR] [11SE]
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [13MR]
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
    ------H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [16SE]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [13MR] [15MY]
    North Atlantic Assembly [22MY]
    Official Advisers for International Conference Meetings and 
        Negotiation Sessions on Trade Agreements [10FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. 
        Res. 156) [23SE]
    Albania: civil war (see H. Res. 104) [20MR]
    ------elections (see H. Con. Res. 104, 105) [23JN] [24JN]
    Angola: condemn military intervention in the Republic of the Congo 
        (see H. Res. 273) [21OC]
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1469, 1755, 
        1796, 1871) [29AP] [3JN] [5JN] [12JN]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 146, 149) [13MY] [14MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 162) [5JN]
    ------making interim emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1707, 1708) 
        [22MY]
    Armed Forces: award Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal to 
        participants of Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint 
        Guard in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 665) [10FE]
    ------maintenance of military personnel in Asian and Pacific 
        regions (see H. Res. 103) [20MR]
    Armenia: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 500) 
        [4FE]
    Arms control: end subsidization of entities contributing to 
        weapons proliferation (see H.R. 3023) [9NO]
    ------reduction of nuclear weapons and application of savings to 
        certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 827) [25FE]
    Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611) [5FE]
    Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2284) [29JY]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support 
        democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia, and 
        continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15) 
        [9JA]
    ------prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the 
        deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 
        1172) [20MR]
    Cambodia: condemn violence and restore democracy (see H. Res. 195) 
        [23JY]
    Canada: blockade of U.S. vessels exercising right of innocent 
        passage through the territorial sea of Canada (see H. Con. 
        Res. 124) [25JY]
    Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: provide beneficiary 
        countries benefits equivalent to those provided under NAFTA 
        (see H.R. 2644) [9OC]
    Caribbean nations: promote growth of free enterprise and economic 
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        ment with the U.S., and encourage free trade policies (see 
        H.R. 2096) [26JN]
    ------withhold foreign aid from certain countries that support 
        Cuban membership in the Caribbean Community or the Central 
        American Common Market (see H.R. 2296) [30JY]
    Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation (see H.R. 1590) [14MY]
    China, People's Republic of: adjust tariffs on imports (see H.R. 
        2814) [5NO]
    ------cease practice of harvesting and transplanting organs for 
        profit from executed prisoners (see H. Con. Res. 180) [29OC]
    ------clarify U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the 
        Republic of China (see H. Res. 252) [29SE]
    ------condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced 
        abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 2570) [29SE]
    ------condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced 
        abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in 
        the U.S. (H.R. 2570), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission 
        into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if 
        admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140) 
        [20MR]
    ------ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military 
        company are not extended normal tariff treatment (see H.R. 
        2188, 2580, 2647) [17JY] [30SE] [9OC]
    ------ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military 
        company are not extended normal tariff treatment (H.R. 2647), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------impose certain sanctions (see H.R. 2011) [23JN]
    ------impose snap-back tariffs until China either accedes to the 
        World Trade Organization or accords adequate trade benefits 
        (see H.R. 1712) [22MY]
    ------improve human rights situation (see H. Res. 76) [25FE]
    ------improve monitoring of human rights situation (see H.R. 2358) 
        [31JY]
    ------improve monitoring of human rights situation (H.R. 2358), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------increase international broadcasting activities (see H.R. 
        2232, 2531) [23JY] [23SE]
    ------increase international broadcasting activities (H.R. 2232), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or 
        manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195) [17JY]
    ------increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or 
        manufactured with forced labor (H.R. 2195), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79) [3JN]
    ------most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the 
        Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 
        941) [5MR]
    ------oppose assistance by international financial institutions 
        (see H.R. 87, 2196) [7JA] [9JA] [17JY]
    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 2605) [2OC]
    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (H.R. 2605), consideration (see H. Res. 302) 
        [4NO]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967) 
        [6MR]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (H.R. 967), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------political reform (see H.R. 2095) [26JN]
    ------prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured 
        with forced labor (see H.R. 320) [9JA]
    ------prohibit funding for the participation of certain officials 
        in international conferences, exchanges, programs, and 
        activities (see H.R. 2539) [24SE]
    ------require a report on intelligence activities directed against 
        or affecting the interests of the U.S. (see H.R. 2190) [17JY]
    ------treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116) 
        [15JY]
    China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the 
        development and acquisition of defensive military articles 
        (see H.R. 2386) [3SE]
    ------cooperation with the U.S. relative to the development and 
        acquisition of defensive military articles (H.R. 2386), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------membership in World Trade Organization relative to the 
        admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 
        56; H. Res. 190) [21MR] [17JY]
    ------status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic 
        of China (see H. Con. Res. 100, 178) [18JN] [28OC]
    ------U.S. policy (see H. Res. 225) [9SE]
    Chinese Student Protection Act: extend provisions to certain 
        aliens who entered the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2728) 
        [23OC]
    CIA: establish select committee to investigate involvement in 
        crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 34, 70) 
        [21JA] [13FE]
    Climate: effects of global warming relative to certain Pacific 
        nations and U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 157) [24SE]
    Colombia: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.R. 1034) 
        [12MR]
    ------renew efforts to end guerrilla war (see H. Res. 289) [29OC]
    Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241) 
        [23SE]
    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96) [12MR]
    Crime: waiver of diplomatic immunity in cases involving serious 
        criminal offenses (see H. Con. Res. 42) [11MR]
    Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 285) 
        [9JA]
    ------allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        287) [9JA]
    ------exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951, 2904) 
        [18JN] [7NO]
    ------grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional 
        baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 9) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        1182) [20MR]
    Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 284) [9JA]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: amend relative to 
        exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 1566) [8MY]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 284) [9JA]
    ------repeal Presidential authority relative to suspension of 
        certain effective dates (see H.R. 2179) [16JY]
    ------require report relative to exclusion of certain aliens (see 
        H.R. 2288) [29JY]
    Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81) [15MY]
    Dalai Lama: visit to U.S. (see H. Res. 124) [23AP]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize settlement and payment of claims 
        against the U.S. for death or injury of certain employees 
        relative to incidents in which claims are settled for foreign 
        nationals (see H.R. 3022) [9NO]
    ------transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (see 
        H.R. 2035) [25JN]
    Dept. of State: include information relative to human rights of 
        working children in annual human rights report (see H.R. 1405) 
        [21AP]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1253) [9AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain 
        agencies (see H.R. 1757) [3JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain 
        agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration (see H. Res. 159) [3JN]
    Diplomats: notification relative to crimes committed by diplomats 
        (see H.R. 1547) [7MY]
    ------require report to Congress relative to diplomatic immunity 
        (see H.R. 1236, 1622) [8AP] [15MY]
    Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests 
        through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
        forests (see H.R. 2870) [7NO]
    ------negotiation of an international climate change agreement 
        (see H. Con. Res. 106) [25JN]
    El Salvador: elections (see H. Con. Res. 88) [22MY]
    El-Sayegh, Hani: removal from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia (see H. 
        Con. Res. 193) [9NO]
    European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas 
        merger (see H. Con. Res. 117; H. Res. 191) [17JY] [21JY]
    Financial institutions: U.S. participation in certain 
        international financial institutions (see H.R. 1488) [30AP]
    Foreign aid: authorize appropriations and reform programs (see 
        H.R. 1759) [3JN]
    ------deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated with 
        the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting Corp. 
        (see H. Con. Res. 163) [1OC]
    ------international family planning programs (see H.J. Res. 36) 
        [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (see H.R. 581) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (H.R. 581), consideration (see H. Res. 46) [11FE]
    ------prohibit assistance to countries that assist Cuba (see H.R. 
        2289) [29JY]
    Foreign countries: improve trade benefits and restrict free 
        emigration (see H.R. 35) [7JA] [9JA]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2159) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 185) [15JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 323) [12NO]
    Foreign trade: clarify the term ``normal trade relations'' (see 
        H.R. 2316) [31JY]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (see H.R. 2629) [7OC]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 309) [6NO]
    ------European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork 
        exporting facilities (see H.R. 723) [12FE]
    ------extend trade authorities procedures relative to reciprocal 
        trade agreements (see H.R. 2621) [7OC]
    ------make certain changes to various trade laws (see H.R. 2622) 
        [7OC]
    ------prohibit imports produced by child labor (see H.R. 1328, 
        2475) [15AP] [15SE]
    ------require reciprocal responses to foreign acts, policies, and 
        practices that deny national treatment to U.S. investment (see 
        H.R. 1654) [16MY]
    ------require U.S. citizens conducting industrial cooperation 
        projects within the People's Republic of China or Tibet follow 
        certain guidelines (see H.R. 1634) [15MY]
    ------substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of 
        ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 2002, 2022) [20JN] 
        [24JN]
    Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious 
        groups (see H. Con. Res. 22) [13FE]
    ------expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive 
        medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112) 
        [9JY]
    ------jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide 
        during World War II (see H.R. 1531) [5MY]
    Government: constitutional amendment relative to legal effects of 
        new treaties and agreements on the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 
        83) [17JN]
    High Level Commission on International Narcotics Control: 
        establish (see H.R. 1317) [14AP]
    History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the 
        period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 64) [17AP]
    Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the 
        People's Republic of China (see H.R. 750) [13FE]
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. 
        Res. 165) [11JN]
    Human rights: anniversary of the signing of the Universal 
        Declaration of Human Rights (see H. Con. Res. 185) [7NO]

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    Immigration: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's 
        visas (see H.R. 225) [9JA]
    ------asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related 
        persecution (see H.R. 825) [25FE]
    ------moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, 
        certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 347) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of petitions for employment visas for highly 
        skilled workers (see H.R. 2285) [29JY]
    India: self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation 
        homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 37) [5MR]
    ------suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 1802) [5JN]
    Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 
        1132) [19MR]
    ------support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45) 
        [10FE]
    ------terminate international military education and training 
        program (see H.R. 720) [12FE]
    International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold U.S. assistance for 
        programs or projects in Cuba (see H.R. 2092) [26JN]
    International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: 
        restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary 
        to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see 
        H.R. 2121) [9JY]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 
        408) [9JA]
    ------implement (H.R. 408), consideration (see H. Res. 153) [20MY]
    International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are 
        distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see 
        H.R. 150) [9JA]
    International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva 
        Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348) [16AP]
    ------support international criminal tribunal to prosecute members 
        of the Iraqi regime for certain crimes (see H. Con. Res. 137) 
        [31JY]
    International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families 
        separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14) [5FE]
    ------normalization of relations between India and Pakistan (see 
        H. Con. Res. 162) [30SE]
    ------promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed agression, 
        and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict 
        (see H.R. 2983) [9NO]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 2867, 3010) [7NO] 
        [9NO]
    Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709) [23OC]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    ------sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (see 
        H. Res. 188) [17JY]
    ------sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (H. 
        Res. 188), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    Iraq: eviction of U.S. members of U.N. weapons inspection teams 
        and threats to surveillance planes (see H. Res. 322) [12NO]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    Israel: independence anniversary (see H.J. Res. 102) [7NO]
    ------U.S. policy relative to Jerusalem as the capital (see H.R. 
        2832) [6NO]
    Italy, Republic of: U.N. Security Council membership (see H. Res. 
        333) [13NO]
    Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 215) [1AU]
    Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 130) 
        [29JY]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic: relations with Republic of 
        Korea (see H. Con. Res. 74) [6MY]
    Laos: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2132) [10JY]
    Lebanon: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Liberia: elections (see H. Con. Res. 135) [30JY]
    Libya: exception to foreign sovereign immunity relative to 
        jurisdiction of U.S. courts for claims arising out of 
        terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H.R. 3026) [12NO]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    ------reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. 
        sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals 
        wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am 
        Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246) [26SE]
    Macedonia: condemn deployment of U.S. military personnel (see H. 
        Con. Res. 158) [25SE]
    Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister 
        Mahathir Mohamed (see H. Con. Res. 174) [22OC]
    Marshall Islands: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 92) [5JN]
    Marshall Plan: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 63) [16AP]
    Members of Congress: prohibit representation of foreign 
        governments after leaving office (see H.R. 97) [7JA] [9JA]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 58) [3MR]
    ------disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (see H. Res. 95) [12MR]
    ------make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 958) [5MR]
    Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy 
        relative to sale of land to Jews (see H. Con. Res. 93) [5JN]
    Middle East Peace Facilitation Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 
        2251) [24JY]
    Mongolia: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 36, 2133) [7JA] 
        [9JA] [10JY]
    ------U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 172) [22OC]
    Monuments and memorials: authorize the establishment of a Cold War 
        memorial (see H.R. 2885) [7NO]
    NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (see H.R. 1758) [3JN]
    ------ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 159) [3JN]
    ------recommend integration of Albania (see H. Con. Res. 104) 
        [23JN]
    ------recommend integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see 
        H. Con. Res. 10) [21JA]
    ------recommend integration of Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 101) 
        [19JN]
    ------recommend integration of Romania (see H. Con. Res. 53) 
        [20MR]
    ------reduce U.S. contribution to security investment program (see 
        H.R. 2965) [8NO]
    Nicaragua: adjust status of certain immigrants (see H.R. 2666) 
        [9OC]
    ------tribute on the occasion of democratic elections (see H. Con. 
        Res. 18) [11FE]
    Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington 
        (see H. Res. 260) [6OC]
    ------impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786) [4JN]
    Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta 
        for peace (see H. Res. 45) [10FE]
    Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. 
        persons doing business (see H.R. 178, 2833) [9JA] [6NO]
    ------encourage all parties involved in peace talks to condemn 
        violence and address human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 
        152) [17SE]
    ------U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British security 
        forces (see H.R. 151) [9JA]
    OPIC: activities (see H.R. 1681) [20MY]
    ------terminate authorities (see H.R. 387, 527) [9JA] [4FE]
    Panama: prohibit U.S. assistance upon conveyance of any military 
        facility built or operated by the U.S. to any foreign 
        government-owned entity (see H.R. 2950) [8NO]
    Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the 
        presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 7, 170) [9JA] 
        [9OC]
    Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain 
        U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298) [10AP]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (see H.R. 1860) [10JN]
    Philippines: authorize transfer of ownership of one of the bells 
        taken from the the town of Balangiga to the people of the 
        Philippines (see H. Res. 312) [7NO]
    Refugees: treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation 
        camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        3037) [13NO]
    Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see 
        H. Con. Res. 118, 121) [22JY] [24JY]
    ------protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176) [24OC]
    ------requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 331) 
        [9JA]
    Sheinbein, Samuel: extradition to the U.S. from Israel (see H. 
        Con. Res. 165) [1OC]
    Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat (see H. Con. Res. 94, 
        99) [5JN] [16JN]
    Sub-Saharan Africa: authorize trade and investment policy (see 
        H.R. 1432) [24AP]
    Syria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    ------waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Taiwan Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 311) [9JA]
    Terrorism: abduction and detainment of Donald Hutchings and four 
        Western Europeans in Jammu and Kashmir, India (see H. Con. 
        Res. 15) [5FE]
    Treaties and agreements: limits on certain missile defense systems 
        (see H. Res. 98) [13MR]
    ------prevent the imposition of new energy taxes or fees to comply 
        with the global warming treaty (see H. Res. 268) [9OC]
    Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and 
        Japan: support (see H. Res. 68) [13FE]
    Turkey: allocation of economic assistance (see H.R. 1361) [17AP]
    ------end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved 
        people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181) [29OC]
    ------hosting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
        Europe summit relative to human rights violations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 179) [28OC]
    ------protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox 
        Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6) [9JA]
    U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 483; H. Con. 
        Res. 40) [21JA] [6MR]
    ------authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for 
        U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 299) [9JA]
    ------make financial support contingent upon adoption of certain 
        reforms (see H.R. 1588; H. Res. 21) [9JA] [13MY]
    ------prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until 
        overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see 
        H.R. 934) [5MR]
    ------prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to 
        impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 312) [9JA]
    ------U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 1146) [20MR]
    Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of 
        antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459) [11SE]
    Western Sahara: self-determination referendum (see H. Res. 245) 
        [25SE]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: 
        implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] [13NO]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and 
        Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] 
        [13NO]
    World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see 
        H.R. 1427) [23AP]
    Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 115) [16AP]
  Conference reports
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations (H.R. 1469) [4JN]

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    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2159) [12NO]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Brazil Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton [30OC]
    Export Administrative Act: President Clinton [6MY]
    Fisheries Agreement With Estonia: President Clinton [4FE]
    Fisheries Agreement With Lithuania: President Clinton [4FE]
    General System of Preferences Relative to Cambodia: President 
        Clinton [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Mongolia: President Clinton [21JY]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        President Clinton [30MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton [25SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton [27FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [5MR] 
        [13MY] [17SE] [30SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton [10FE] 
        [31JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton [26JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 
        Weapons: President Clinton [12NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Serbia and Montenegro and the 
        Bosnian Serbs: President Clinton [30MY] [3JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Clinton [4NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt the 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton [21JA]
    National Endowment for Democracy Report: President Clinton [8AP]
    Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Abatement Program: President Clinton 
        [5MY]
    Policy Functions and Operational Roles of Federal Agencies To 
        Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction: President Clinton [21JA]
    Prohibit New Investment in Burma: President Clinton [20MY]
    Response to Threats of Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction: President Clinton [26FE]
    Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Flank Document 
        Agreement: President Clinton [15MY]
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N.: President Clinton [4SE]
    Veto of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for 
        Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: 
        President Clinton [10JN]
    Withdrawal of Duty-Free Treatment of Certain Argentinian Exports: 
        President Clinton [15AP]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469) [16MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), veto [10JN]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570) [6NO]
    ------increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or 
        manufactured with forced labor (H.R. 2195) [5NO]
    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (H.R. 2605) [6NO]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (H.R. 967) [6NO]
    China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the 
        development and acquisition of defensive military articles 
        (H.R. 2386) [6NO]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757) [29SE] [30SE] 
        [1OC] [7OC] [8OC]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2159) [16SE] [6OC] [7OC]
    Iran: sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (H. 
        Res. 188) [6NO]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58) [13MR]
    NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758) [11JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1469, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Overseas 
        Peacekeeping Operations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        162) (H. Rept. 105-120) [5JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2159, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 105-402) [12NO]
    Consideration of H. Res. 188, Sanctions Against Iran Relative to 
        Acquisition of Certain Missiles: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 58, Disapprove Foreign Aid 
        Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug Enforcement Efforts: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 105-20) 
        [12MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 408, International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 153) (H. 
        Rept. 105-103) [20MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 581, Family Planning Facilitation and 
        Abortion Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 46) (H. Rept. 105-3) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 967, Participation of People's Republic of 
        China Officials in International Activities Relative to 
        Release of Religious Prisoners: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        for Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 105-96) 
        [13MY], (H. Res. 149) (H. Rept. 105-97) [14MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2159, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 185) (H. Rept. 105-184) [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2195, Laogai Slave Labor Products Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2232, Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2358, Political Freedom in China Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2386, U.S.-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Defense 
        Cooperation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. 
        Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2570, Forced Abortion Condemnation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Communist China Subsidy Reduction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 309) (H. Rept. 105-
        386) [6NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2647, Ensure That Commercial Activities of 
        Any People's Republic of China Military Company Are Not 
        Extended Normal Tariff Treatment: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Disapprove Foreign Aid Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug 
        Enforcement Efforts: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 105-10) [10MR]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 105-119) [4JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 
        105-83) [29AP]
    Expanded War Crimes Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        1348) (H. Rept. 105-204) [25JY]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 
        105-401) [12NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 
        105-176) [14JY]
    Foreign Policy Reform Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1486) (H. Rept. 105-94) [12MY]
    Impose Sanctions on Foreign Persons Who Transfer Items 
        Contributing to Iranian Efforts To Acquire, Develop, or 
        Produce Ballistic Missiles: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2709) (H. Rept. 105-375) [4NO]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 105-74) 
        [24AP]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 
        105-74) [1MY]
    Iranian Sanctions Relative to Acquisition of Certain Missiles: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. 
        Rept. 105-304) [6OC]
    Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2622) (H. Rept. 105-367) [31OC]
    Monitoring of Items Produced, Grown, or Manufactured With Forced 
        Labor in the People's Republic of China: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2195) (H. Rept. 105-366) [31OC]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 
        105-140) [20JN]
    Participation of People's Republic of China Officials in 
        International Activities Relative to Release of Religious 
        Prisoners: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        967) (H. Rept. 105-309) [6OC]
    Political Freedom in China Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2358) (H. Rept. 105-305) [6OC]
    Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on International Relations (House) 
        (H.R. 2232) (H. Rept. 105-303) [6OC]
    Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2621) (H. Rept. 105-341) [23OC]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 165) (H. Rept. 105-128) [11JN]
    U.S.-Caribbean Trade Partnership Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2644) (H. Rept. 105-365) [31OC]
    U.S.-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Defense Cooperation Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 2386) (H. Rept. 105-308) 
        [6OC]

FOREIGN POLICY REFORM ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        1486) (H. Rept. 105-94) [12MY]

FOREIGN SERVICE
related term(s) Diplomats
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: waiver of diplomatic immunity in cases involving serious 
        criminal offenses (see H. Con. Res. 42) [11MR]
    Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security 
        agents' retirement annuities (see H.R. 633) [6FE]
    History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the 
        period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 64) [17AP]
    Monuments and memorials: authorize the establishment of a Cold War 
        memorial (see H.R. 2885) [7NO]

FOREIGN TRADE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and 
        related programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------S. 1026, Eximbank reauthorization [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: amend definition of ``raw value'' relative to tariff 
        rate quota on imported raw sugar (see H.R. 2771) [29OC]

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    ------define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural 
        products (see H.R. 2811) [4NO]
    ------identify countries that deny market access for U.S. 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2596) [1OC]
    ------labeling of imported meat and meat food products (see H.R. 
        1371) [17AP]
    ------make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under 
        the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609) [6OC]
    ------require labeling of country of origin for imported 
        perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232) [8AP]
    Alcoholic beverages: eliminate Federal subsidies for advertising 
        abroad (see H.R. 1974) [19JN]
    Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear 
        viscera (see H.R. 619) [5FE]
    Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports 
        of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570) [8MY]
    Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights 
        (see H.R. 552) [4FE]
    Bogsch, Arpad: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 143) [4SE]
    Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries 
        and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775) [13FE]
    ------maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. 
        Res. 80) [15MY]
    ------require U.S. citizens conducting industrial cooperation 
        projects within the People's Republic of China or Tibet follow 
        certain guidelines (see H.R. 1634) [15MY]
    Canada: blockade of U.S. vessels exercising right of innocent 
        passage through the territorial sea of Canada (see H. Con. 
        Res. 124) [25JY]
    ------limit imports of wool apparel (see H.R. 2432) [8SE]
    Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: provide beneficiary 
        countries benefits equivalent to those provided under NAFTA 
        (see H.R. 2644) [9OC]
    Caribbean nations: promote growth of free enterprise and economic 
        opportunity, increase trade and investment with the U.S., and 
        encourage free trade policies (see H.R. 2096) [26JN]
    ------withhold foreign aid from certain countries that support 
        Cuban membership in the Caribbean Community or the Central 
        American Common Market (see H.R. 2296) [30JY]
    Child labor: impose certain sanctions on countries that use child 
        labor (see H.R. 2677, 2678) [21OC]
    Children and youth: prohibit imports produced by child labor (see 
        H.R. 1328, 2475) [15AP] [15SE]
    China, People's Republic of: adjust tariffs on imports (see H.R. 
        2814) [5NO]
    ------congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission 
        into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if 
        admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140) 
        [20MR]
    ------ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military 
        company are not extended normal tariff treatment (see H.R. 
        2188, 2580, 2647) [17JY] [30SE] [9OC]
    ------ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military 
        company are not extended normal tariff treatment (H.R. 2647), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------impose certain sanctions (see H.R. 2011) [23JN]
    ------impose snap-back tariffs until China either accedes to the 
        World Trade Organization or accords adequate trade benefits 
        (see H.R. 1712) [22MY]
    ------increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or 
        manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195) [17JY]
    ------increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or 
        manufactured with forced labor (H.R. 2195), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79) [3JN]
    ------most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the 
        Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 
        941) [5MR]
    ------prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured 
        with forced labor (see H.R. 320) [9JA]
    China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization 
        relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China 
        (see H. Con. Res. 56; H. Res. 190) [21MR] [17JY]
    Colombia: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.R. 1034) 
        [12MR]
    Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain 
        transactions involving commodities markets (see H.R. 467) 
        [21JA]
    Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for 
        privacy and security (see H.R. 695) [12FE]
    Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of 
        Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
        produced merchandise (see H.R. 563) [4FE]
    Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 604, 1621, 2589) 
        [5FE] [15MY] [1OC]
    Crime: provide minimum mandatory penalties for false bomb threats 
        conveyed through interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 
        845) [26FE]
    Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951, 2904) 
        [18JN] [7NO]
    ------U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        1182) [20MR]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: amend relative to 
        exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 1566) [8MY]
    ------repeal Presidential authority relative to suspension of 
        certain effective dates (see H.R. 2179) [16JY]
    ------require report relative to exclusion of certain aliens (see 
        H.R. 2288) [29JY]
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1463) [28AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 
        972) [6MR]
    Dept. of State: include information relative to human rights of 
        working children in annual human rights report (see H.R. 1405) 
        [21AP]
    Economy: reduce income tax rates, encourage purchase of domestic 
        products, and extend transportation infrastructure spending 
        (see H.R. 392) [9JA]
    Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see H.R. 
        2651) [9OC]
    Employment: extend time period for filing of trade adjustment 
        assistance petitions (see H.R. 938) [5MR]
    EPA: prohibit the importation for disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain concentrations (see H.R. 1078) 
        [13MR]
    ------requirements relative to disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain facilities (see H.R. 1393) [17AP]
    European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas 
        merger (see H. Con. Res. 117; H. Res. 191) [17JY] [21JY]
    European Union: obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork 
        exporting facilities (see H.R. 723) [12FE]
    Eximbank: ensure that assistance for exports to the People's 
        Republic of China is conditional on responsible conduct (see 
        H.R. 2085) [26JN]
    ------reauthorization (see H.R. 1370) [17AP]
    ------reauthorization (H.R. 1370), consideration (see H. Res. 255) 
        [29SE]
    ------reauthorization (S. 1026), technical corrections in 
        enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 198) [13NO]
    Exports: provide authority to control (see H.R. 1942) [17JN]
    Firearms: ban import of firearms that have been cosmetically 
        altered to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons (see 
        H.R. 2702) [22OC]
    ------ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition 
        that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 1250) [8AP]
    ------clarify standard required for the importation of sporting 
        arms (see H.R. 2734) [24OC]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of armor piercing ammunition 
        (see H.R. 1999) [19JN]
    ------regulation of handguns in any manner affecting interstate or 
        foreign commerce (see H.R. 1996) [19JN]
    ------require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or 
        sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental 
        entity (see H.R. 1997) [19JN]
    Fish and fishing: approve international fishery agreement with 
        People's Republic of China (see H.R. 2393) [3SE]
    Flag--U.S.: prohibit importation of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 
        93) [7JA] [9JA]
    Food: improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 3052) [13NO]
    ------require the marking of frozen produce with the country of 
        origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see 
        H.R. 2332) [31JY]
    Foreign countries: clarify the term ``normal trade relations'' 
        (see H.R. 2316) [31JY]
    ------improve trade benefits and restrict free emigration (see 
        H.R. 35) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------phase-out private sector development enterprise funds (see 
        H.R. 564) [4FE]
    ------substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of 
        ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 2002, 2022) [20JN] 
        [24JN]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2159) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 185) [15JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 323) [12NO]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432) [24AP]
    ------establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic 
        sanctions (see H.R. 2708) [23OC]
    ------make certain changes to various trade laws (see H.R. 2622) 
        [7OC]
    ------require reciprocal responses to foreign acts, policies, and 
        practices that deny national treatment to U.S. investment (see 
        H.R. 1654) [16MY]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 2867, 3010) [7NO] 
        [9NO]
    Generalized System of Preferences: extend (see H.R. 1660) [19MY]
    Government: give preference to firms that adopt and enforce a 
        corporate code of conduct (see H.R. 2071) [25JN]
    Iran: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    Iraq: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    Laos: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2132) [10JY]
    Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced 
        weapons (see H.R. 2345) [31JY]
    Lebanon: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Libya: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    ------reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. 
        sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals 
        wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am 
        Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246) [26SE]
    Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international 
        registration of trademarks (see H.R. 567) [4FE]
    Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to 
        lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259) [9AP]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 58) [3MR]
    ------disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (see H. Res. 95) [12MR]
    Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: enact (see H.R. 
        2622) [7OC]
    Mongolia: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 36, 2133) [7JA] 
        [9JA] [10JY]
    Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State 
        emission standards (see H.R. 8) [7JA] [9JA]
    NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide 
        for withdrawal (see H.R. 978) [6MR]
    ------assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review 
        World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 
        78) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 1697) 
        [21MY]

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    ------parity among participating countries relative to the 
        personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad 
        (see H. Con. Res. 51) [20MR]
    National Kiwifruit Board: provide proportional representation of 
        kiwifruit producers, exporters, and importers (see H.R. 2024) 
        [24JN]
    New Mexico: establish commercial zone on border of Mexico (see 
        H.R. 2808) [4NO]
    Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. 
        persons doing business (see H.R. 178, 2833) [9JA] [6NO]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450) 
        [24AP]
    OPIC: activities (see H.R. 1681) [20MY]
    Patent and Trademark Office: improve the integrity of patent 
        system and ensure the validity of U.S. patents (see H.R. 812) 
        [25FE]
    Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain 
        confidentiality relative to the publication of patent 
        applications (see H.R. 811) [25FE]
    Public welfare programs: restore benefits to legal immigrants 
        through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597) 
        [1OC]
    Ships and vessels: deferral of duty on certain large yachts 
        imported for sale at boat shows (see H.R. 2770) [29OC]
    ------permit the transportation of passengers between U.S. ports 
        by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-flag 
        vessels to participate in such transportation (see H.R. 2420) 
        [5SE]
    Syria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    ------waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Tariff: anticancer drug production (see H.R. 2041, 2042, 2043, 
        2044, 2045, 2046, 2049) [25JN]
    ------anti-HIV and anti-AIDS drug production (see H.R. 2047, 2048) 
        [25JN]
    ------B-Bromo-B-nitrostyrene (see H.R. 2576) [29SE]
    ------beta hydroxyalkylamide (see H.R. 2686) [21OC]
    ------bicycle wheels (see H.R. 2899) [7NO]
    ------C.I. pigment yellow 109 (see H.R. 2324) [31JY]
    ------C.I. pigment yellow 110 (see H.R. 2325) [31JY]
    ------carbamic acid (see H.R. 1606) [14MY]
    ------certain industrial nylon fabrics (see H.R. 2336) [31JY]
    ------certain water resistant wool trousers (see H.R. 2287) [29JY]
    ------chemicals (see H.R. 1677, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 
        1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 
        1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 2268, 2269, 2270, 2271) [20MY] 
        [17JN] [25JY]
    ------costumes (see H.R. 2151) [11JY]
    ------Darocure 1173 (see H.R. 2241) [24JY]
    ------desmedipham (see H.R. 2060) [25JN]
    ------diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone (see H.R. 1548) [7MY]
    ------earthmoving tires manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1945) 
        [17JN]
    ------eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 
        2509) [18SE]
    ------ethofumesate (see H.R. 2059) [25JN]
    ------ferroboron (see H.R. 2334) [31JY]
    ------fine jewelry (see H.R. 2498) [18SE]
    ------footwear (see H.R. 1904) [17JN]
    ------golf clubs and golf club components (see H.R. 2583) [30SE]
    ------grilamid TR90 (see H.R. 3083) [13NO]
    ------halofenozide (see H.R. 2520) [23SE]
    ------in-line skate parts (see H.R. 1882) [12JN]
    ------Irgacor 252LD (see H.R. 2245) [24JY]
    ------Irgacor 1405 (see H.R. 2246) [24JY]
    ------Irgacure 184 (see H.R. 2240) [24JY]
    ------Irgacure 369 (see H.R. 2243) [24JY]
    ------Irgacure 819 (see H.R. 2242) [24JY]
    ------Irgacure 1700 (see H.R. 2244) [24JY]
    ------Irganox 565 (see H.R. 2238) [24JY]
    ------Irganox 1425 (see H.R. 2237) [24JY]
    ------Irganox 1520 (see H.R. 2236) [24JY]
    ------Irganox 1520LR (see H.R. 2239) [24JY]
    ------KN001 (hydrochloride) (see H.R. 1897) [12JN]
    ------Mexican green peanuts (see H.R. 1907) [17JN]
    ------Mexican peanut butter (see H.R. 1875) [12JN]
    ------modified secondary and modified secondary-tertiary amine 
        phenol/formaldehyde copolymers (see H.R. 2521) [23SE]
    ------nuclear fuel assemblies (see H.R. 2339) [31JY]
    ------organo-phosphorus compound ACM (see H.R. 2322) [31JY]
    ------oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers (see H.R. 1973) [19JN]
    ------pantera (see H.R. 1886) [12JN]
    ------para ethyl phenol (see H.R. 1678) [20MY]
    ------parachlorobenzonitrile (see H.R. 2326) [31JY]
    ------phenmedipham (see H.R. 2058) [25JN]
    ------plastic web sheeting (see H.R. 1304) [10AP]
    ------p-nitrobenzoic (see H.R. 1940) [17JN]
    ------polyethylene base materials (see H.R. 1890) [12JN]
    ------polymer of alkanediols, monocyclic dicarboxylic acid 
        dimethyl ester, monocyclic monosulfonated dicarboxylic acid 
        dimethyl ester monosodium salt, and hydroxy 
        alkoxyalkanesulfonic acid sodium salt (see H.R. 1852) [10JN]
    ------p-toluenesulfonamide (see H.R. 1214) [21MR]
    ------pyrithiobac sodium (see H.R. 1793) [4JN]
    ------rimsulfuron (see H.R. 1607) [14MY]
    ------scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 1876) [12JN]
    ------shadow mask steel (see H.R. 1947) [17JN]
    ------skis and snowboards (see H.R. 540) [4FE]
    ------spring steel (see H.R. 1889) [12JN]
    ------tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and vinylidene 
        fluoride (see H.R. 1893) [12JN]
    ------Tinopal CBS-X (see H.R. 1097) [18MR]
    ------treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------triacetonamine (see H.R. 1887) [12JN]
    ------triflusulfuron methyl (see H.R. 1879) [12JN]
    ------2,6-dimethyl-m-dioxan-4-ol acetate (see H.R. 2575, 2857) 
        [29SE] [6NO]
    ------viscose rayon yarn (see H.R. 1742, 1888, 1954, 2148) [22MY] 
        [12JN] [18JN] [10JY]
    Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 599) [5FE]
    ------repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable 
        to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign 
        trade income (see H.R. 1037) [12MR]
    ------treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income 
        (see H.R. 2684) [21OC]
    ------treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143) [9JA]
    Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry 
        (see H.R. 1504) [30AP]
    Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable 
        (see H.R. 1526) [1MY]
    Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, 
        advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 
        2135) [10JY]
    Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to 
        accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA 
        implementation (see H.R. 204, 969) [9JA] [6MR]
    Treaties and agreements: authorize a trade agreement with Northern 
        Ireland and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1181) 
        [20MR]
    ------ensure protection of worker rights and environmental 
        standards (see H.R. 1079) [13MR]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (see H.R. 2629) [7OC]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 309) [6NO]
    ------extend trade authorities procedures relative to reciprocal 
        trade agreements (see H.R. 2621) [7OC]
    United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see 
        H.R. 1075) [13MR]
    Wildlife: prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of products 
        derived from rhinoceros or tiger (see H.R. 2807) [4NO]
  Conference reports
    Eximbank Reauthorization (S. 1026) [7NO]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2159) [12NO]
  Messages
    Export Administrative Act: President Clinton [6MY]
    Export Expansion and Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act: President 
        Clinton [16SE]
    General System of Preferences Relative to Cambodia: President 
        Clinton [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Albania, Belarus, Kazakhstan, 
        Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan: 
        President Clinton [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Mongolia: President Clinton [21JY]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        President Clinton [30MY]
    NAFTA Study on Operations and Effects: President Clinton [11JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton [25SE]
    Prohibit New Investment in Burma: President Clinton [20MY]
    Trade Policy Agenda and Trade Agreements Program Report: President 
        Clinton [6MR]
    U.S. Trade Representative Appointment: President Clinton [7JA]
    Withdrawal of Duty-Free Treatment of Certain Argentinian Exports: 
        President Clinton [15AP]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: increase monitoring of items 
        produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (H.R. 2195) 
        [5NO]
    Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370) [30SE]
    ------reauthorization (S. 1026) [6OC]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2159) [16SE] [6OC] [7OC]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58) [13MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2159, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 105-402) [12NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 58, Disapprove Foreign Aid 
        Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug Enforcement Efforts: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 105-20) 
        [12MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1370, Eximbank Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 105-282) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2159, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 185) (H. Rept. 105-184) [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2195, Laogai Slave Labor Products Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 309) (H. Rept. 105-
        386) [6NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2647, Ensure That Commercial Activities of 
        Any People's Republic of China Military Company Are Not 
        Extended Normal Tariff Treatment: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 
        Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        1463) (H. Rept. 105-85) [1MY]
    Disapprove Foreign Aid Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug 
        Enforcement Efforts: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 105-10) [10MR]
    Eximbank Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (S. 1026) (H. 
        Rept. 105-392) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        1370) (H. Rept. 105-224) [31JY]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 
        105-401) [12NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 
        105-176) [14JY]
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 567) (H. Rept. 105-199) [24JY]

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    Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2622) (H. Rept. 105-367) [31OC]
    Monitoring of Items Produced, Grown, or Manufactured With Forced 
        Labor in the People's Republic of China: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2195) (H. Rept. 105-366) [31OC]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 
        105-140) [20JN]
    Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2621) (H. Rept. 105-341) [23OC]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-108) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [16SE]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [25JY]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 
        105-108) [15SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-
        108) [30MY]
    U.S.-Caribbean Trade Partnership Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2644) (H. Rept. 105-365) [31OC]

FOREMAN, JAMES L.
  Bills and resolutions
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: designate (see H.R. 
        1502) [30AP]
  Reports filed
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1502) (H. 
        Rept. 105-225) [31JY]

FOREST SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Billings County, ND: exchange of certain mineral interests located 
        in national grasslands (see H.R. 2574) [29SE]
    Chugach Alaska Corp.: grant easement (see H.R. 3087) [13NO]
    Dept. of Transportation: make nonmilitary Government aircraft 
        subject to safety regulations (see H.R. 1483) [29AP]
    Discrimination: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and 
        ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 61) [7JA] [9JA]
    Dutch John, UT: dispose of certain Federal properties and assist 
        local government in the interim delivery of basic services 
        (see H.R. 2108) [8JY]
    Firefighting: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other 
        Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 975) 
        [6MR]
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3057) [13NO]
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 799) 
        [13FE]
    Lake County, OR: land exchange (see H.R. 1944) [17JN]
    National Forest System: reduce costs and improve efficiency by 
        contracting out certain tasks related to the planning and 
        implementation of programs and projects (see H.R. 2127) [9JY]
    National forests: address funding shortfall relative to exemption 
        of certain users from fees (see H.R. 1843) [10JN]
    ------authorize and extend certain activities of the National 
        Forest Foundation (see H.R. 101) [9JA]
    ------exempt prescribed burning from regulations under the Clean 
        Air Act (see H.R. 2601) [1OC]
    National parks and recreation areas: repeal the pilot recreation 
        fee program and establish a royalty on hardrock minerals whose 
        proceeds are to be used for public recreational sites (see 
        H.R. 2818) [5NO]
    New Mexico: conveyance of lands from Carson National Forest and 
        Santa Fe National Forest to the village of El Rito and the 
        town of Jemez Springs, NM (see H.R. 434) [9JA]
    ------funding to implement the compromise between the Forest 
        Service and timber contractors operating in the Vallecitos 
        sustained-yield unit (see H.R. 485) [21JA]
    Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 
        971) [6MR]
    Presidential appointments: require the appointment of the Chief of 
        the Forest Service by the President (see H.R. 817) [25FE]
    Public lands: transfer of certain rights and property in exchange 
        for payment to the occupant of such property (see H.R. 2416) 
        [5SE]
    Timber: eliminate below-cost sales (see H.R. 1827) [6JN]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, 1952) 
        [30AP] [18JN]
  Reports filed
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area Boundary Modification: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 799) (H. Rept. 105-377) [4NO]
    Lake County, OR, Public Land Exchange: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1944) (H. Rept. 105-193) [21JY]

FORESTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests 
        through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
        forests (see H.R. 2870) [7NO]
    ------strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place 
        restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861) [11JN]
    Education: transfer of certain public lands or national forest 
        lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 
        2223) [23JY]
    Forest Service: eliminate below-cost timber sales (see H.R. 1827) 
        [6JN]
    ------reduce costs and improve efficiency by contracting out 
        certain tasks related to the planning and implementation of 
        National Forest System programs and projects (see H.R. 2127) 
        [9JY]
    ------remove restrictions on acquisitions from other Federal 
        agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 975) [6MR]
    Lincoln National Historic Trail: designate as a component of the 
        National Trails System (see H.R. 1513) [1MY]
    National forests: address funding shortfall relative to exemption 
        of certain users from fees (see H.R. 1843) [10JN]
    ------authorize and extend certain activities of the National 
        Forest Foundation (see H.R. 101) [9JA]
    ------exempt prescribed burning from regulations under the Clean 
        Air Act (see H.R. 2601) [1OC]
    ------manage public domain lands in a manner to reduce carbon 
        dioxide (see H. Con. Res. 151) [10SE]
    Natural resources: establish a program of recovery and protection 
        and to inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private 
        forests and their resources (see H.R. 2515) [23SE]
    New Mexico: funding to implement the compromise between the Forest 
        Service and timber contractors operating in the Vallecitos 
        sustained-yield unit (see H.R. 485) [21JA]
    Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 
        971) [6MR]
    Public lands: designate certain lands as wilderness areas (see 
        H.R. 1567) [8MY]
    ------eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate 
        the economic recovery and diversification of communities 
        dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2789) 
        [31OC]
    ------eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other forest 
        management projects to protect communities from wildfires (see 
        H.R. 2458) [11SE]
    San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish 
        Peaks Wilderness (see H.R. 1865) [11JN]
    ------extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (see H.R. 
        1196) [20MR]
    States: payments relative to timber sales (see H.R. 2844) [6NO]
    Taxation: exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative 
        to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements 
        sold to Government entities or conservation groups (see H.R. 
        2101) [26JN]
    Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable 
        (see H.R. 1526) [1MY]
    Wayne National Forest: continuance of oil and gas operations (see 
        H.R. 1467) [28AP]
    Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance 
        conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719) [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Management of National Forest Public Domain Lands Relative to 
        Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 105-330) [21OC]

FORT CAMPBELL, KY
  Bills and resolutions
    Kentucky: prohibit taxation of compensation of Tennessee residents 
        for services as Federal employees at Fort Campbell, KY (see 
        H.R. 865, 1368) [27FE] [17AP]

FORT DAVIS, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Fort Davis National Historic Site: authorize expansion (see H.R. 
        3047) [13NO]

FORT HOWARD PARK, MD
  Bills and resolutions
    Baltimore County, MD: transfer certain lands (see H.R. 1466) 
        [28AP]

FORT KING, FL
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: historical and cultural study relative to 
        the Second Seminole War (see H.R. 833) [25FE]

FORT PECK, MT
  Bills and resolutions
    Water: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Reservation 
        Rural Water System (see H.R. 2306) [30JY]

FOSSELLA, VITO (a Representative from New York)
  Certificates of election
    House of Representatives [5NO]

FOWLER, TILLIE K. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    House of Representatives Page Board [13FE]
    John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development 
        Board of Trustees [30MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [22MY]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 2570) [29SE]
    ------ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military 
        company are not extended normal tariff treatment (see H.R. 
        2188, 2580, 2647) [17JY] [30SE] [9OC]
    Ingram, Robert R.: award Medal of Honor for service during the 
        Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 2813) [4NO]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 33) [21JA]
    Political campaigns: reduce contributions by nonparty 
        multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 569) [4FE]

FOX, JON D. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635) [6FE]
    Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-
        of-living adjustments (see H. Res. 93) [12MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable 
        rate mortgage (see H.R. 1007) [11MR]
    Federal agencies and departments: review all policies and programs 
        (see H.R. 2137) [10JY]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend medical device 
        provisions (see H.R. 1093) [18MR]
    Financial institutions: amend certain banking laws (see H.R. 1722) 
        [22MY]
    Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated 
        with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting 
        Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163) [1OC]
    Health: require health plans to provide coverage for screening 
        mammography and pap smears (see H.R. 760) [13FE]

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    House Rules: authority of the Committee on Rules (House) to report 
        rules or orders waiving the germaneness requirement (see H. 
        Res. 209) [31JY]
    Libya: exception to foreign sovereign immunity relative to 
        jurisdiction of U.S. courts for claims arising out of 
        terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H.R. 3026) [12NO]
    Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy 
        relative to sale of land to Jews (see H. Con. Res. 93) [5JN]
    Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1094) 
        [18MR]
    Political campaigns: prohibit fundraising at the White House (see 
        H.R. 636) [6FE]
    ------require that contributions by individuals to candidates for 
        Federal office are accompanied by written certification that 
        the contributions are from personal funds (see H.R. 2865) 
        [7NO]
    Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in 
        Paris (see H. Res. 219) [4SE]
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or 
        totally disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 3046) [13NO]
    Senior citizens: improve financial and emotional security (see 
        H.R. 2333) [31JY]
    Taxation: employer credits for expenses of providing dependent 
        care services to employees (see H.R. 1809, 2872) [5JN] [7NO]
    ------protect taxpayers (see H.R. 2838) [6NO]
    ------treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal 
        residence (see H.R. 1286) [10AP]
    Tobacco products: limit access to minors (see H.R. 2594) [1OC]
    Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation 
        in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 1008) 
        [11MR]
    ------Government employment preference for active duty service 
        veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 
        1006) [11MR]

FRANCE, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Harriman, Pamela: tribute (see H. Res. 49) [11FE]
    Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in 
        Paris (see H. Res. 219) [4SE]
    Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston 
        Braly (see H. Con. Res. 141) [1AU]
    ------tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group 
        relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. 
        Res. 141) [1AU]

FRANK, BARNEY (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: reduce the amounts allocated 
        for payments pursuant to production flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 2111) [8JY]
    Armed Forces: provide that consensual sexual activity between 
        adults shall not be a violation of the Uniform Code of 
        Military Justice (see H.R. 1915) [17JN]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in 
        programs receiving Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 
        2522) [23SE]
    Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over 
        computer information services (see H.R. 2272) [25JY]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: amend relative to 
        exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 1566) [8MY]
    Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1782) 
        [4JN]
    Education: allow children who meet certain criteria to attend 
        schools that receive funds targeted for disadvantaged children 
        (see H.R. 719) [12FE]
    ------eligibility standards for short-term educational programs 
        (see H.R. 675) [11FE]
    Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 
        2761) [29OC]
    Foreign trade: prohibit imports produced by child labor (see H.R. 
        1328) [15AP]
    Hall, Lawrence E., Jr.: relief (see H.R. 2425) [5SE]
    Hall, Nancy T.: relief (see H.R. 2425) [5SE]
    Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental 
        amounts that do not discourage assisted families from 
        obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014) [11MR]
    ------provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence 
        to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871) [27FE]
    Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for 
        certain aliens (see H.R. 2052) [25JN]
    ------modify qualifications for countries to be in the Visa Waiver 
        Pilot Program (see H.R. 1880) [12JN]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language requirements (see H.R. 602) [5FE]
    ------permit local educational agencies to waive reimbursement for 
        aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend public secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 601) [5FE]
    ------reduce period of exclusive authority for courts to 
        administer oath of allegiance to naturalization applicants 
        (see H.R. 1238) [8AP]
    ------regulations relative to certain foreign students (see H.R. 
        1723, 1724, 2172) [22MY] [16JY]
    ------waive naturalization requirement to take oath of 
        renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired 
        applicants (see H.R. 1239) [8AP]
    Indonesia: terminate international military education and training 
        program (see H.R. 720) [12FE]
    Insurance: increase benefit standard for long-term care insurance 
        relative to cost of living adjustments (see H.R. 821) [25FE]
    Medicare: limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676) [11FE]
    Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit 
        terms (see H.J. Res. 38) [4FE]
    Public welfare programs: extend disqualification transition period 
        for certain aliens (see H.R. 761) [13FE]
    Social Security: restrict application of windfall elimination 
        provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 2549) [25SE]
    Taxation: treatment of damage awards for emotional distress (see 
        H.R. 2802) [4NO]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports 
        facilities (see H.R. 721) [12FE]
    Time: change effective date of daylight savings time (see H.R. 
        2845) [6NO]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of 
        mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1237) 
        [8AP]

FRANKS, BOB (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 48) [11FE]
    Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' 
        label (see H. Con. Res. 80) [15MY]
    Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without 
        parental consent (see H.R. 1972) [19JN]
    Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents 
        relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender, 
        religion, sexual orientation, or disability (see H.R. 3043) 
        [13NO]
    Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions 
        (see H.R. 169) [9JA]
    Crime: increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is 
        a child (see H.R. 2122) [9JY]
    ------require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected 
        child abuse (see H.R. 2173) [16JY]
    Elections: establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms 
        for Federal office (see H.R. 170) [9JA]
    Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded 
        Federal mandates to State and local governments (see H.J. Res. 
        15) [9JA]
    Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the 
        electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 2454) [11SE]
    ------prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal 
        of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457) [11SE]
    INS: pilot program to notify States of employment opportunities 
        for welfare recipients created by the removal of unauthorized 
        aliens (see H.R. 1258) [9AP]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reform (see H. 
        Con. Res. 43) [11MR]
    International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families 
        separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14) [5FE]
    Privacy: regulate use of Social Security numbers and other 
        personal information by interactive computer services (see 
        H.R. 1287) [10AP]
    Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste 
        transportation and disposal (see H.R. 942, 943) [5MR]
    Telecommunications: increase competitiveness of electronic 
        interconnection industry (see H. Res. 110) [10AP]
    Telephones: increase the forfeiture penalty for telephone service 
        slamming and require providers of such service to report 
        slamming incidents (see H.R. 2112) [8JY]
    Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs 
        incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 
        2385) [3SE]
    Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to 
        metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1725) [22MY]
    TVA: phase out Federal funding (see H.R. 603) [5FE]

FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    American Legion: eligibility for membership relative to starting 
        date for Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 2835) [6NO]

FREE ENTERPRISE
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: establish certain uniform rights, duties, 
        and enforcement procedures relative to franchise agreements 
        (see H.R. 1083, 2954) [17MR] [8NO]
    Contracts: prohibit executive agencies from increasing competition 
        by helping contractors acquire equipment or facilities to 
        carry out a contract (see H.R. 829) [25FE]
    Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers 
        (see H.R. 338, 655, 1230) [9JA] [10FE] [8AP]
    Foreign countries: phase-out private sector development enterprise 
        funds (see H.R. 564) [4FE]
    FRS: expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with 
        the Board of Governors in the provision of check-clearing and 
        other services (see H.R. 1442) [24AP]
    ------expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete 
        with the Board of Governors in the transportation of paper 
        checks (see H.R. 2119) [9JY]
    International Air Transportation Competition Act: amend (see H.R. 
        737) [12FE]
    Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power 
        industry (see H.R. 1960) [19JN]
    Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in 
        satellite communications (see H.R. 1872) [12JN]
    Television: promote competition in the multichannel video 
        marketplace (see H.R. 2921) [7NO]

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Advisory Committee Act: clarify public disclosure 
        requirements of the National Academy of Sciences and the 
        National Academy of Public Administration (see H.R. 2977) 
        [9NO]
    Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents 
        relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see 
        H.R. 2635) [8OC]
    World War II: require disclosure of information on certain 
        individuals relative to Nazi war crimes (see H.R. 235) [9JA]

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-37) 
        [20MR]

FREEDOM OF RELIGION
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: participation of officials in 
        international activities relative to release of religious 
        prisoners (see H.R. 967) [6MR]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (H.R. 967), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]

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    Civil rights: protect first amendment rights (see H.R. 558) [4FE]
    Constitutional amendments: protection (see H.J. Res. 78) [8MY]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        1685, 2431) [20MY] [8SE]
    Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604) 
        [2OC]
    Russia: protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176) 
        [24OC]
    Taxation: treatment of tax payments from certain religious 
        individuals relative to nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2660) 
        [9OC]
    Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern 
        Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6) [9JA]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: participation of officials in 
        international activities relative to release of religious 
        prisoners (H.R. 967) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 967, Participation of People's Republic of 
        China Officials in International Activities Relative to 
        Release of Religious Prisoners: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Participation of People's Republic of China Officials in 
        International Activities Relative to Release of Religious 
        Prisoners: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        967) (H. Rept. 105-309) [6OC]

FREEDOM OF SPEECH
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: protect first amendment rights (see H.R. 558) [4FE]
    Colleges and universities: protect speech and association rights 
        of students (see H.R. 980) [6MR]
    Computers: restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect 
        children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774) [13FE]

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: protect first amendment rights (see H.R. 558) [4FE]

FREI, EDUARDO (President, Chile)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House 
        Chamber [27FE]

FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY P. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    CERCLA: require Corps of Engineers performance of contract 
        oversight of remedial actions (see H.R. 1157) [20MR]
    ------restrict liability of local educational agencies (see H.R. 
        1158) [20MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding for medical care programs (see 
        H.R. 1156) [20MR]
    Health: expand research relative to environmental and genetic 
        susceptibilities for breast cancer (see H.R. 1413) [23AP]
    Morristown National Historical Park: acquisition of certain 
        property (see H.R. 2776) [30OC]
    Real estate: allow a credit against the estate tax for transfers 
        of certain property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 637) 
        [6FE]
    Tariff: ferroboron (see H.R. 2334) [31JY]
    ------in-line skate parts (see H.R. 1882) [12JN]
    TVA: phase out Federal funding (see H.R. 677) [11FE]

FROST, MARTIN (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards [12MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Financial institutions: allow residents of neighborhoods which are 
        underserved by depository institutions to become members of 
        any Federal credit union with a local branch (see H.R. 57) 
        [7JA] [9JA]

FUELS
see Coal; Electric Power; Natural Gas; Nuclear Energy; Petroleum; Power 
    Resources

FULL EMPLOYMENT AND BALANCED GROWTH ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    FRS: mandate price stability as the primary goal of monetary 
        policy (see H.R. 1396) [17AP]

FULTON COUNTY, GA
  Bills and resolutions
    Atlanta, GA: prohibit non-emergency take-offs and landings at 
        Fulton County Airport when control tower is closed (see H.R. 
        2659) [9OC]

FUNDRAISING
  Bills and resolutions
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 183) [31OC]
    ------prohibit fundraising at the White House (see H.R. 2073) 
        [26JN]
    ------require congressional candidates to raise at least half of 
        their contributions from residents of their district or State 
        (see H.R. 2866) [7NO]
    ------require that contributions by individuals to candidates for 
        Federal office are accompanied by written certification that 
        the contributions are from personal funds (see H.R. 2865) 
        [7NO]

FUNERALS
see Cemeteries and Funerals

FURSE, ELIZABETH (a Representative from Oregon)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: terminate certain Dept. of Defense programs and reduce 
        funding and scope of Dept. of Energy Stockpile Stewardship 
        Program (see H.R. 1832) [6JN]
    Children and youth: provide for health, safety, and education (see 
        H.R. 1726) [22MY]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 307) [5NO]
    Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 
        1828) [6JN]
    Forest Service: eliminate below-cost timber sales (see H.R. 1827) 
        [6JN]
    Health: require health plans to provide certain coverage for 
        children (see H.R. 1159) [20MR]
    Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training 
        services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58) [7JA] [9JA]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 34) [21JA]
    Mining and mineral resources: provide for claim maintenance fees 
        and royalties on hardrock mining claims (see H.R. 1830) [6JN]
    Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, 
        South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89) [22MY]
    Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1829) 
        [6JN]
    Public welfare programs: restore benefits to legal immigrants 
        through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597) 
        [1OC]
    Space policy: participation in international space station program 
        (see H.R. 1831) [6JN]
    Taxation: capital gains rates relative to investments in certain 
        small businesses (see H.R. 2252) [24JY]
    Tobacco products: increase deficit reduction assessments for 
        participants in Federal price support programs (see H.R. 1826) 
        [6JN]

GALESBURG, IL
  Bills and resolutions
    National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct 
        a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172) [19JN]

GALLATIN LAND CONSOLIDATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3057) [13NO]

GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
  Appointments
    Board of Trustees [11FE] [25FE]

GALLEGLY, ELTON (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House 
        Chamber [27FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see 
        H.R. 1521) [1MY]
    Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 604) [5FE]
    Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws 
        (see H.R. 1534) [6MY]
    ------representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners 
        (see H.R. 1492) [30AP]
    Dept. of Justice: identification of criminal and illegal aliens in 
        local prisons (see H.R. 1493) [30AP]
    FAA: reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain 
        certificate holders (see H.R. 1846) [10JN]
    Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match 
        requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        172) [9JA]
    Forest Service: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other 
        Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 975) 
        [6MR]
    Guatemala: tribute to success of recent peace negotiations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 17) [10FE]
    Housing: verification of citizenship or immigration status of 
        housing assistance applicants (see H.R. 171) [9JA]
    Housing and Community Development Act: technical corrections (see 
        H.R. 661) [10FE]
    Immigration: prohibit counting of work experience while an 
        unauthorized alien for purposes of admission as an employment-
        based immigrant or a nonimmigrant (see H.R. 471) [21JA]
    Law enforcement officers: establish voluntary national guidelines 
        for the safety and training of State correctional officers 
        (see H.R. 2303) [30JY]
    National Weather Service: relocation of radar tower near Ojai, CA 
        (see H.R. 174) [9JA]
    Simi Valley, CA: prohibit Federal assistance for earthquake-
        related repairs of Bottle Village (see H.R. 175) [9JA]
    Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal 
        law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 173) [9JA]

GAMBLING
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380) [3SE]
    Federal Tort Claims Act: application to members and personnel of 
        National Gambling Impact Study Commission (see H.R. 1901) 
        [17JN]
    Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal 
        governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming 
        participation laws (see H.R. 452) [21JA]
    ------reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts 
        and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 334) [9JA]
    ------restrict certain gaming and land use on United Auburn Indian 
        Community lands (see H.R. 1805) [5JN]
    Taxation: apply the unrelated business income tax to gaming 
        activities of Indian tribes (see H.R. 325) [9JA]
    ------treatment of organizations that conduct certain games of 
        chance (see H.R. 620) [5FE]
  Reports filed
    Federal Tort Claims Act Application to Members and Personnel of 
        National Gambling Impact Study Commission: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1901) (H. Rept. 105-145) [23JN]
    Restrict Certain Gaming and Land Use on United Auburn Indian 
        Community Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1805) 
        (H. Rept. 105-301) [6OC]

GANDHI, MOHANDAS K. (MAHATMA)
  Bills and resolutions
    India: authorize to establish a memorial in the District of 
        Columbia (see H.R. 1390) [17AP]

GANSKE, GREG (a Representative from Iowa)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Families and domestic relations: payment of settlements in suits 
        against the Federal Government relative to child support 
        obligations (see H.R. 2628) [7OC]

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    FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480) [16SE]
    Health: prohibit restriction of certain medical communications 
        between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 
        586) [5FE]
    House Rules: permit committees to vote to allow live media 
        coverage of the testimony of a subpoenaed witness (see H. Res. 
        275) [22OC]

GARBAGE
see Refuse Disposal

GARDNER, AVA
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        218) [3SE]

GARVEY, MARCUS
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 216) [1AU]

GATT
see Treaties and Agreements

GEJDENSON, SAM (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [15MY]
    U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [9OC]
    Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 
        1130) [19MR]
    Taxation: expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt 
        financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical 
        service organizations (see H.R. 2523) [23SE]

GEKAS, GEORGE W. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 638, 1916) [6FE] [17JN]
    Chong Ho Kwak: relief (see H.R. 2744) [24OC]
    Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 
        1596) [14MY]
    ------prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
        unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents 
        established in the Federal judicial circuits (see H.R. 1544) 
        [7MY]
    ------provide cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law 
        judges (see H.R. 1240) [8AP]
    ------technical amendments to U.S. Code relative to vacation of 
        arbitration awards (see H.R. 2440) [9SE]
    Diseases: establish a commission to recommend a strategy for the 
        global eradication of disease (see H.R. 2889) [7NO]
    FEC: establish and administer an escrow account for certain 
        campaign contributions (see H.R. 1494) [30AP]
    Health: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83) [5MR]
    ------liability protection for suppliers of raw material and 
        component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872) 
        [27FE]
    Taxation: prohibit deduction for payments relative to tobacco 
        industry liability settlement and use of increased revenues to 
        promote public health (see H.R. 3030) [12NO]
    ------State authority to tax compensation paid to certain 
        employees (see H.R. 1953) [18JN]
    ------treatment of certain election officials and workers (see 
        H.R. 2113) [8JY]
  Reports filed
    Bankruptcy Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 764) (H. Rept. 105-324) [21OC]
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 105-389) [7NO]
    Congressional Consent to Amendments Made by Maryland, Virginia, 
        and the District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan 
        Area Transit Regulation Compact: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 105-396) [8NO]
    Federal Agency Compliance Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1544) (H. Rept. 105-395) [8NO]
    Medicare Eligibility for Benefits for Certain Divorced Individuals 
        Relative to Marriage Requirements: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1956) (H. Rept. 105-208) [28JY]

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: GAO study on the effects of implementing a flat income 
        tax and lowering sales taxes (see H.R. 853) [26FE]

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors 
        relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 769, 770) 
        [13FE]
    ------prohibit executive agencies from increasing competition by 
        helping contractors acquire equipment or facilities to carry 
        out a contract (see H.R. 829) [25FE]
    Management: improve operations (see H.R. 2751) [28OC]
    Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 623) [5FE]
    Surplus Government property: consolidate control and utilization 
        (see H.R. 1767) [3JN]
  Messages
    Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton [23JN] 
        [17SE]

GENOCIDE
  Bills and resolutions
    Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55) [21MR]
    Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive 
        medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112) 
        [9JY]
    ------jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide 
        during World War II (see H.R. 1531) [5MY]

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
  Bills and resolutions
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2249) [24JY]
    National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 
        709) [12FE]
  Reports filed
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 2249) (H. Rept. 105-238) [1AU]
    National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization and Amendments: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 709) (H. Rept. 105-17) 
        [11MR]

GEORGE, LLOYD D.
  Bills and resolutions
    Lloyd D. George Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, 
        NV: designate (see H.R. 2225) [23JY]

GEORGIA
  Bills and resolutions
    A. James Dyess Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Augusta, GA: 
        designate (see H.R. 2218) [22JY]
    Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 92) [31JY]
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: 
        congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91) [31JY]
    Appalachian region: include additional counties (see H.R. 2091) 
        [26JN]
    Atlanta, GA: prohibit non-emergency take-offs and landings at 
        Fulton County Airport when control tower is closed (see H.R. 
        2659) [9OC]
    Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: acquisition of the Plains 
        Railroad Depot (see H.R. 1714) [22MY]
    William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Macon, GA: designate (see H.R. 595) [5FE]
  Reports filed
    Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact Congressional 
        Consent: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 92) (H. 
        Rept. 105-370) [31OC]
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact Congressional 
        Consent: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 91) (H. 
        Rept. 105-369) [31OC]
    William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Macon, GA: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 595) (H. Rept. 105-233) [31JY]

GEORGIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed 
        agression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-
        Karabagh conflict (see H.R. 2983) [9NO]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 2867, 3010) [7NO] 
        [9NO]
  Messages
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, 
        Moldova, and Ukraine: President Clinton [3JN]

GEPHARDT, RICHARD A. (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress [7MY]
    Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) [7JA]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigative 
        subcommittee members [13NO]
    Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House 
        Chamber [27FE]
    Committee To Escort the President [4FE]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair [7JA]
    Committee To Notify the President of the Completion of the First 
        Session of the 105th Congress [13NO]
    House Office Building Commission [7JA]
    National Civil Aviation Review Commission [17MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Carson, Representative: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 11) [7JA] [9JA]
    China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the 
        U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and 
        U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval 
        (see H.R. 1140) [20MR]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 276, 287, 315, 318) [23OC] [29OC] [8NO] [9NO]
    House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority 
        employees (see H. Res. 6) [7JA] [9JA]
    Italy, Republic of: U.N. Security Council membership (see H. Res. 
        333) [13NO]
    Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure 
        of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 47) [10FE]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2777) [30OC]
    Tejeda, Representative: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 10) [7JA] [9JA]

GERMAN AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights 
        Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German 
        Americans (see H. Con. Res. 177) [24OC]

GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide 
        during World War II (see H.R. 1531) [5MY]
    Education: encourage participation of academic community and 
        private sector in EXPO 2000 (see H. Con. Res. 139) [31JY]
    Holocaust: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive 
        medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112) 
        [9JY]
    International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families 
        separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14) [5FE]
    Religion: discrimination against members of minority religious 
        groups (see H. Con. Res. 22) [13FE]

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    Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston 
        Braly (see H. Con. Res. 141) [1AU]
    ------tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group 
        relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. 
        Res. 141) [1AU]
    Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal 
        (see H. Con. Res. 19) [11FE]
    World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners 
        at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. 
        Res. 95) [10JN]

GIBBONS, JIM (a Representative from Nevada)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [10FE]
    Conferee: S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    BLM: transfer to State governments the authority to require bonds 
        or other financial guarantees for the reclamation of hardrock 
        mineral operations (see H.R. 1917) [17JN]
    IRS: clarify that quotas and goals shall not be used as a basis 
        for evaluating employees (see H.R. 2736) [24OC]
    Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (see H.R. 2680) [21OC]
    Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 2679) 
        [21OC]
    Mesquite, NV: acquire certain lands (see H.R. 1535) [6MY]
    Nevada: validate conveyance of certain lands relative to right-of-
        way granted to Central Pacific Railway Co. (see H.R. 1918) 
        [17JN]
    Walker River Basin: assist in litigation settlement and conserve 
        and stabilize water quantity and quality for fish habitat and 
        recreation (see H.R. 2947) [8NO]

GIBSON, BRIAN
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a 
        law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        727) [12FE]

GILCHREST, WAYNE T. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: establish (see 
        H.R. 1579) [13MY]
    Ecology and environment: improve protection of wetlands and 
        watersheds (see H.R. 2762) [29OC]
    ------negotiation of an international climate change agreement 
        (see H. Con. Res. 106) [25JN]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 
        408) [9JA]
    Political campaigns: prohibit contributions by nonparty 
        multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 472, 473) [21JA]
    Solid waste: congressional authorization for restrictions on 
        receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1346) 
        [16AP]
    Taxation: application of the deferral percentage test in 
        determining the status of restaurant employee arrangements 
        (see H.R. 1065) [13MR]
    ------clarify employment status of certain school bus contractors 
        and drivers (see H.R. 605) [5FE]
    ------exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to 
        certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see 
        H.R. 1763) [3JN]

GILLMOR, PAUL E. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    CERCLA: limit funding expended for administration, oversight, 
        support, studies, investigations, monitoring, assessments, 
        evaluations, and enforcement activities (see H.R. 2086) [26JN]
    ------require polluters to cleanup hazardous substances (see H.R. 
        2087) [26JN]
    Corporations: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see 
        H.R. 944) [5MR]
    ------require shareholders views relative to charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 945) [5MR]
    Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial 
        of birth (see H.R. 678) [11FE]
    Taxation: treatment of education savings accounts (see H.R. 1597) 
        [14MY]

GILMAN, BENJAMIN A. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House 
        Chamber [27FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
    Delegation to attend the 50th anniversary of the independence of 
        India and Pakistan [3SE]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [15MY]
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing 
        members (see H.R. 409) [9JA]
    Association of South East Asian Nations: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        282) [28OC]
    Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain 
        Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436) [9SE]
    Cambodia: condemn violence and restore democracy (see H. Res. 195) 
        [23JY]
    Children and youth: improve child care provided through Federal 
        facilities and programs (see H.R. 2839, 2982) [6NO] [9NO]
    China, People's Republic of: participation of officials in 
        international activities relative to release of religious 
        prisoners (see H.R. 967) [6MR]
    Committee on International Relations (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 66, 81) [13FE] [5MR]
    Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81) [15MY]
    Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 2035) [25JN]
    Dept. of HHS: establish a schedule of preventive health care 
        services under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 
        177) [9JA]
    Dept. of Justice: treatment of certain immigration petitions 
        relative to the death of the beneficiary (see H.R. 1961, 2694) 
        [19JN] [22OC]
    Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related agencies: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1486) [29AP]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (see H.R. 1757) [3JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve allocation of health care 
        resources (see H.R. 1580) [13MY]
    Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists 
        (see H.R. 176) [9JA]
    Foreign aid: authorize appropriations and reform programs (see 
        H.R. 1759) [3JN]
    Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for 
        the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 2867) 
        [7NO]
    Harriman, Pamela: tribute (see H. Res. 49) [11FE]
    International law: support international criminal tribunal to 
        prosecute members of the Iraqi regime for certain crimes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 137) [31JY]
    Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709, 2930) [23OC] [8NO]
    ------sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (see 
        H. Res. 188) [17JY]
    Israel: condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 
        146) [5SE]
    ------U.S. policy relative to Jerusalem as the capital (see H.R. 
        2832) [6NO]
    Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language 
        (see H. Con. Res. 36) [5MR]
    Marshall Islands: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 92) [5JN]
    NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (see H.R. 1431, 1758) [24AP] [3JN]
    New York: waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions 
        under Medicaid (see H.R. 2437) [9SE]
    Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. 
        persons doing business (see H.R. 178, 2833) [9JA] [6NO]
    OPIC: activities (see H.R. 1681) [20MY]
    Tariff: Darocure 1173 (see H.R. 2241) [24JY]
    ------Irgacor 252LD (see H.R. 2245) [24JY]
    ------Irgacor 1405 (see H.R. 2246) [24JY]
    ------Irgacure 184 (see H.R. 2240) [24JY]
    ------Irgacure 369 (see H.R. 2243) [24JY]
    ------Irgacure 819 (see H.R. 2242) [24JY]
    ------Irgacure 1700 (see H.R. 2244) [24JY]
    ------Irganox 565 (see H.R. 2238) [24JY]
    ------Irganox 1425 (see H.R. 2237) [24JY]
    ------Irganox 1520 (see H.R. 2236) [24JY]
    ------Irganox 1520LR (see H.R. 2239) [24JY]
    Taxation: incentives to increase the demands for and supply of 
        quality child care (see H.R. 2213) [22JY]
    ------remove the dollar limitation on payment of benefits to 
        employees of the police department or fire department (see 
        H.R. 1795) [5JN]
    Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 
        1414) [23AP]
    Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military 
        forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836) [26FE]
  Reports filed
    Disapprove Foreign Aid Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug 
        Enforcement Efforts: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 105-10) [10MR]
    Foreign Policy Reform Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1486) (H. Rept. 105-94) [12MY]
    Impose Sanctions on Foreign Persons Who Transfer Items 
        Contributing to Iranian Efforts To Acquire, Develop, or 
        Produce Ballistic Missiles: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2709) (H. Rept. 105-375) [4NO]
    Iranian Sanctions Relative to Acquisition of Certain Missiles: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. 
        Rept. 105-304) [6OC]
    Participation of People's Republic of China Officials in 
        International Activities Relative to Release of Religious 
        Prisoners: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        967) (H. Rept. 105-309) [6OC]
    Political Freedom in China Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2358) (H. Rept. 105-305) [6OC]
    Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on International Relations (House) 
        (H.R. 2232) (H. Rept. 105-303) [6OC]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-108) 
        [25JY]
    U.S.-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Defense Cooperation Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 2386) (H. Rept. 105-308) 
        [6OC]

GINGRICH, NEWT (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) [7JA]
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees 
        [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of 
        significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 
        2020) [24JN]
    Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 
        2373) [1AU]
  Reports filed
    Resolution of Ethics Charges in the Matter of Representative 
        Gingrich: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        (H. Rept. 105-1) [20JA]

GLOBAL EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Relief (see H.R. 1211) [20MR]
  Reports filed
    Relief of Global Exploration and Development Corp., Kerr-McGee 
        Corp., and Kerr-McGee Chemical

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        Corp.: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. 
        Rept. 105-222) [31JY]

GLOBAL WARMING
see Ecology and Environment

GOALS
see 

GONZALES, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Anniversary (see H. Res. 234) [18SE]

GONZALEZ, HENRY B. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    FRS: expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with 
        the Board of Governors in the provision of check-clearing and 
        other services (see H.R. 1442) [24AP]
    ------promote accountability and the public interest in operations 
        (see H.R. 1160) [20MR]
    Tejeda, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 35) [4FE]

GOOD SAMARITAN TAX ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2450) [10SE]

GOODE, VIRGIL H., JR. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose 
        constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 93) [31JY]
    Taxation: treatment of trusts established for the benefit of 
        individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 2335) [31JY]

GOODLATTE, BOB (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bankruptcy: provide private trustees the right to seek judicial 
        review of U.S. trustee actions related to trustee expenses and 
        trustee removal (see H.R. 2592) [1OC]
    Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380) [3SE]
    ------use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and 
        security (see H.R. 695) [12FE]
    Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see 
        H.R. 2265) [25JY]
    Courts: reduce size of grand juries (see H.R. 1536) [6MY]
    Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474, 1847) [21JA] [10JN]
    FEC: expedite availability of reports on the Internet (see H.R. 
        2074) [26JN]
    Food stamps: State prevention of receipt by prisoners (see H.R. 
        1000) [10MR]
    House Rules: prohibit any personal staff member from holding a 
        paid position in the campaign of the employing Member (see H. 
        Res. 177) [26JN]
    Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: designate 
        (see H. Con. Res. 171) [21OC]
    Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 946) [5MR]
    Political campaigns: prohibit fundraising at the White House (see 
        H.R. 2073) [26JN]
    ------require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling 
        by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 2075) [26JN]
    Virginia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 606) [5FE]
    Voting: require proof of citizenship and Social Security number to 
        register and repeal mandate that States provide mail voter 
        registration (see H.R. 2076) [26JN]

GOODLING, WILLIAM F. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
    ------H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Civil rights: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 
        2948) [8NO]
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 75) [25FE]
    Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals 
        without explicit and specific legislation (see H. Res. 214; 
        H.R. 2846) [1AU] [6NO]
    Education: improve the reading and literacy skills of children and 
        families (see H.R. 2614) [6OC]
    Federal employees: provide a mandatory minimum prison sentence for 
        certain wiretapping or electronic surveillance offenses (see 
        H.R. 2890) [7NO]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        5) [7JA] [9JA]
    NLRB: resolution of unfair labor practice complaints in a timely 
        manner (see H.R. 1598) [14MY]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 179) [9JA]
    Senior citizens: anniversary of establishment of the first 
        nutrition program for the elderly (see H. Con. Res. 48) [13MR]
  Reports filed
    Charter Schools Improvement and Expansion: Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2616) (H. Rept. 105-321) 
        [21OC]
    Education Spending Relative to a Greater Percentage of Federal Tax 
        Dollars on Children's Classrooms: Committee on Education and 
        the Workforce (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 105-349) [28OC]
    Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act: Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2535) (H. Rept. 105-322) 
        [21OC]
    Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1385) (H. Rept. 105-
        93) [8MY]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5) (H. 
        Rept. 105-95) [13MY]
    Inform Workers of Their Rights Relative to the Payment of Dues or 
        Fees to Labor Organizations: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 1625) (H. Rept. 105-397) [8NO]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Appropriations: 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1818) 
        (H. Rept. 105-155) [26JN]
    Reading Excellence Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 105-348) [24OC]
    Reform Methods for Calculating Graduation Rates for Colleges and 
        Universities: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 914) (H. Rept. 105-14) [11MR]
    Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1377) (H. Rept. 105-
        104) [20MY]
    Vocational Education Funding: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-177) [14JY]
    Working Families Flexibility Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 105-21) [12MR]
  Rules
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) [4FE]

GORDON, BART (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored 
        advertising used by professional motor sports associations 
        (see H.R. 410) [9JA]

GOSS, PORTER J. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [11SE]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (H.R. 2003), consideration (see H. Res. 192) [22JY]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 2304) [30JY]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 59) [13FE]
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 21, 136) [13FE] [31JY]
    Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2266), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 198) [28JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2266), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 242) [24SE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 330) [13NO]
    Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders 
        who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see 
        H.R. 1023) [11MR]
    Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 180) [9JA]
    Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions 
        relative to abortion (H.R. 581), consideration (see H. Res. 
        46) [11FE]
    House Rules: consideration of motions to suspend the rules and 
        pass certain legislation (see H. Res. 155) [21MY]
    ------same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 
        165) [11JN]
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1775) 
        [4JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 179) [8JY]
    Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (H.R. 437), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 164) [10JN]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms and 
        to increase the term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. 
        Res. 16) [9JA]
    ------link annual salary adjustments to cost-of-living adjustments 
        for certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2763) [29OC]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (see H. Res. 95) [12MR]
    National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 164) [10JN]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 181) [9JA]
  Conference reports
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (S. 858) [28OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 242) (H. 
        Rept. 105-267) [24SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2267, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        330) (H. Rept. 105-406) [13NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 58, Disapprove Foreign Aid 
        Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug Enforcement Efforts: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 105-20) 
        [12MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 437, National Sea Grant College Program and 
        Marine Resources Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 164) (H. Rept. 105-127) [10JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 581, Family Planning Facilitation and 
        Abortion Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 46) (H. Rept. 105-3) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1775, Intelligence Services Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 179) (H. Rept. 105-172) [8JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2003, Budget Enforcement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 192) (H. Rept. 105-195) [22JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 198) (H. Rept. 105-213) 
        [28JY]
    Consideration of Motions To Suspend the House Rules and Pass 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 155) 
        (H. Rept. 105-107) [21MY]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference (S. 
        858) (H. Rept. 105-350) [28OC]

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    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 1775) (H. 
        Rept. 105-135) [18JN]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 165) (H. Rept. 105-128) [11JN]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act: Committee on 
        Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-108) 
        [16SE]
  Rules
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [18MR]

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
see Federal Employees

GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    FRS: clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to 
        the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 690) [11FE]

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032) 
        [12MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929, 1122) [5MR] 
        [19MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 100) [19MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration 
        of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 262) [7OC]
    Advertising: control of billboards in areas adjacent to Federal 
        highways (see H.R. 1448) [24AP]
    Agriculture: exempt actions undertaken to administer a marketing 
        order issued under the Agricultural Adjustment Act from 
        antitrust laws (see H.R. 2735) [24OC]
    ------labeling of imported meat and meat food products (see H.R. 
        1371) [17AP]
    ------make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under 
        the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609) [6OC]
    ------prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, 
        sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453) [21JA]
    ------restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the 
        Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing 
        orders (see H.R. 786) [13FE]
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        630) [6FE]
    ------establish minimum nationwide nitrogen oxide pollution 
        standards for fossil-fuel fired electric powerplants (see H.R. 
        1910) [17JN]
    ------regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted 
        from aging warehouses (see H.R. 679) [11FE]
    Alcoholic beverages: establish advertising requirements (see H.R. 
        1978) [19JN]
    ------establish voluntary broadcasting code for advertising (see 
        H.R. 1292) [10AP]
    ------FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and 
        television (see H. Res. 171) [19JN]
    ------prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and 
        television (see H.R. 1067) [13MR]
    ------require health warnings in advertising (see H.R. 1979) 
        [19JN]
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development 
        and implementation (see H.R. 1842) [10JN]
    Army: clarify the definition of depot-level maintenance and repair 
        (see H.R. 2193) [17JY]
    Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights 
        (see H.R. 552) [4FE]
    ------prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on 
        certain aircraft (see H.R. 1587) [13MY]
    ------require air carriers to establish procedures for responding 
        to in-flight medical emergencies (see H.R. 1670) [20MY]
    ------require foreign air carriers to establish disaster 
        assistance plans (see H.R. 2476) [15SE]
    BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm 
        dealers (see H.R. 2359) [31JY]
    Business and industry: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 1010) [11MR]
    ------ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative 
        to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591) [14MY]
    ------establish certain uniform rights, duties, and enforcement 
        procedures relative to franchise agreements (see H.R. 2954) 
        [8NO]
    ------maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. 
        Res. 80) [15MY]
    Buy American Act: acquisition requirements for the Chief 
        Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (see H. 
        Res. 285) [28OC]
    CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see 
        H.R. 2733) [24OC]
    ------ensure Federal compliance (see H.R. 1195) [20MR]
    ------limit funding expended for administration, oversight, 
        support, studies, investigations, monitoring, assessments, 
        evaluations, and enforcement activities (see H.R. 2086) [26JN]
    ------moratorium on enforcement actions against certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 1878) [12JN]
    ------require polluters to cleanup hazardous substances (see H.R. 
        2087) [26JN]
    ------treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see H.R. 
        2485) [16SE]
    Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the 
        operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327) [31JY]
    ------modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures 
        (see H.R. 3004) [9NO]
    Clean Air Act: amend to impose certain requirements on areas 
        upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1911, 2328) 
        [17JN] [31JY]
    ------reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2365) [31JY]
    Computers: limit Federal and State regulation of the Internet and 
        interactive computer services (see H.R. 2372) [31JY]
    ------prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380) [3SE]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 1748) [22MY]
    ------transmission of information relative to abortion over 
        computer information services (see H.R. 2272) [25JY]
    Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the 
        enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292) [9JA]
    Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 
        1704) [22MY]
    Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts 
        on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378) [17AP]
    ------prohibit executive agencies from increasing competition by 
        helping contractors acquire equipment or facilities to carry 
        out a contract (see H.R. 829) [25FE]
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Costs and benefits: accounting (see H.R. 2840) [6NO]
    Courts: amend U.S. Code relative to arbitration in district courts 
        (see H.R. 2603) [2OC]
    ------clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings 
        and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), consideration (see H. Res. 
        271) [21OC]
    ------provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for 
        injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or 
        State legislation (see H.R. 1027, 1170) [11MR] [20MR]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 361) [9JA]
    Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments 
        relative to consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2053) [25JN]
    Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715) [12FE]
    Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture: increase milk marketing orders' basic 
        formula price (see H.R. 2388) [3SE]
    ------regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar 
        beets (see H.R. 1387) [17AP]
    ------require estimates of production costs relative to milk 
        marketing orders' basic formula price (see H.R. 2482) [16SE]
    ------study effects of production costs on milk marketing orders' 
        basic formula price (see H.R. 1190) [20MR]
    Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors 
        abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see 
        H.R. 1186) [20MR]
    Dept. of HHS: establish a schedule of preventive health care 
        services under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 
        177) [9JA]
    Dept. of Justice: treatment of certain immigration petitions 
        relative to the death of the beneficiary (see H.R. 2694) 
        [22OC]
    Dept. of Transportation: make nonmilitary Government aircraft 
        subject to safety regulations (see H.R. 1483) [29AP]
    ------prohibit from imposing regulations relative to the unloading 
        of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied compressed gas service 
        (see H.R. 2936) [8NO]
    Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug 
        applications (see H.R. 1727) [22MY]
    ------specify the entities eligible to purchase pharmaceutical 
        products from the Federal Supply Schedule (see H.R. 2197) 
        [17JY]
    Ecology and environment: establish limited privileges and 
        immunities for certain information relative to compliance with 
        environmental laws (see H.R. 1884) [12JN]
    Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching 
        or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203) [20MR]
    ------exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student 
        loan programs (see H.R. 529) [4FE]
    ------require expulsion of students convicted of violent crimes in 
        schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 329) [9JA]
    ------restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115) 
        [18MR]
    Elections: establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms 
        for Federal office (see H.R. 99, 170) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require a majority of campaign contributions come from State 
        residents and ensure that employees are informed on use of 
        labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see 
        H.R. 2573) [29SE]
    ------requirements for candidates receiving Federal campaign 
        financing relative to participation in multicandidate forums 
        (see H.R. 2478) [16SE]
    Electric power: operation requirements for certain electric 
        generating facilities (see H.R. 2909) [7NO]
    ------provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 
        338, 655, 1230) [9JA] [10FE] [8AP]
    Employment: application of the maximum hour exemption to 
        agricultural water delivery organizations (see H.R. 526) [4FE]
    ------exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements 
        individuals who volunteer their time for occupational 
        opportunity (see H.R. 71) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain 
        firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 94) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal 
        procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that 
        violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1624) [15MY]
    ------use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage 
        requirements (see H.R. 647) [6FE]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing 
        supply regulations (see H.R. 859) [27FE]
    EPA: design and implement a performance-based measurement system 
        to encourage the development of new environmental monitoring 
        technologies (see H.R. 3065) [13NO]
    ------limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627) 
        [7OC]
    ------prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or 
        particulate matter before existing standards have been 
        attained (see H.R. 1984) [19JN]
    ERISA: improve enforcement of provisions (see H.R. 2290) [29JY]
    Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or 
        receipt of explosives (see H.R. 989) [6MR]
    ------regulation (see H.R. 85) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 538) [4FE]

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    FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in 
        commercial aircraft (see H.R. 2856) [6NO]
    Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 589) [5FE]
    ------local control over certain land use and zoning regulations 
        (see H.R. 2297) [30JY]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for 
        parental involvement in educational and extracurricular 
        activities (see H.R. 109, 191, 234) [9JA]
    FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480) [16SE]
    ------approval and development of new drugs and biological 
        products (see H.R. 1411) [23AP]
    ------modernize (S. 830), corrections in enrollment [13NO]
    ------proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 
        metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221, 2968; H. 
        Con. Res. 113) [9JY] [22JY] [8NO]
    Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and 
        regulations on families (see H.R. 2124) [9JY]
    ------review all policies and programs (see H.R. 2137) [10JY]
    Federal aid programs: ensure accuracy of eligibility information 
        relative to Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 2347) [31JY]
    Federal employees: increase leave time relative to services as an 
        organ donor (see H.R. 2943) [8NO]
    ------limitations relative to use of official time (see H.R. 986) 
        [6MR]
    ------provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761) [29OC]
    ------require preemployment drug testing (see H.R. 89) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------treatment of travel expenses (see H.R. 930) [5MR]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend medical device 
        provisions (see H.R. 1093) [18MR]
    ------classification and performance standards for devices (see 
        H.R. 1527) [1MY]
    ------development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 
        1710) [22MY]
    ------improve regulation of food ingredients, nutrient content 
        claims, and health claims (see H.R. 2469) [11SE]
    ------requirements relative to health claims on food labels (see 
        H.R. 2208) [22JY]
    Federal Insurance Contributions Act: disclosure of payments on 
        individual pay checks (see H.R. 3078) [13NO]
    Federal paperwork burden: reduce (see H.R. 852) [26FE]
    ------reduce (H.R. 852), consideration (see H. Res. 88) [11MR]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to the effect 
        of administrative orders on civil penalty actions (see H.R. 
        2415) [5SE]
    Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded 
        Federal mandates to State and local governments (see H.J. Res. 
        15) [9JA]
    ------relief to State and local governments (see H.R. 62) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------repeal restrictions on communications between Government 
        agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850) [26FE]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Colorado (see H.R. 2217) [22JY]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Iowa (see H.R. 2165) [15JY]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in New York (see H.R. 848) [26FE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Washington (see H.R. 651, 652, 1183, 1184, 1217) 
        [6FE] [20MR] [21MR]
    Financial institutions: amend certain banking laws (see H.R. 1722) 
        [22MY]
    ------audit requirements and oversight of credit unions (see H.R. 
        2552) [25SE]
    ------provide relief for limited purpose banks from certain 
        outdated restrictions that were intended to be temporary (see 
        H.R. 1655) [16MY]
    ------reduce recordkeeping and reporting requirements (see H.R. 
        221) [9JA]
    ------strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws 
        relative to redlining and credit allocation (see H.R. 229) 
        [9JA]
    Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession 
        prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such 
        prohibitions (see H.R. 26) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition 
        that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 1250) [8AP]
    ------encourage States to require criminal background checks 
        before the sale of a handgun (see H.R. 2880) [7NO]
    ------exclude certain Federal entities from domestic violence-
        related possession prohibitions (see H.R. 445, 2255) [9JA] 
        [24JY]
    ------permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying 
        of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 2722) 
        [23OC]
    ------possession by persons convicted of a crime involving 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 1009) [11MR]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of armor piercing ammunition 
        (see H.R. 1999) [19JN]
    ------protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for 
        security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 27; H. Con. Res. 28) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE]
    ------regulation of handguns in any manner affecting interstate or 
        foreign commerce (see H.R. 1996) [19JN]
    ------require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or 
        sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental 
        entity (see H.R. 1997) [19JN]
    ------require registration and permits for possession and transfer 
        of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1998) [19JN]
    ------restrict sale to persons placed under a court order of 
        protection (see H.R. 1084) [17MR]
    Floods: facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through 
        greater flexibility for depository institutions and their 
        regulators (see H.R. 1461) [24AP]
    Food: establish independent agency responsible for safety, 
        labeling, and inspection (see H.R. 2801) [4NO]
    ------improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 3070) [13NO]
    ------include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for 
        violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see 
        H.R. 2344) [31JY]
    Food stamps: require States to use electronic benefit transfer 
        systems (see H.R. 273) [9JA]
    FRS: provide that Federal Reserve Banks be covered by certain 
        regulations relative to labor-management relations (see H.R. 
        3067) [13NO]
    Government: Federal assessment of whether Federal regulations 
        could result in the taking of private property (see H.R. 95) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 
        102) [21JN]
    ------require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 1036) [12MR]
    ------require periodic review and reauthorization of all 
        Government programs (see H.R. 1913) [17JN]
    Hazardous substances: require annual review of motor carriers 
        safety permits for transportation of hazardous material (see 
        H.R. 2806) [4NO]
    ------transportation regulations relative to agriculture (see H.R. 
        1619) [15MY]
    Health: application of antitrust laws to health care provider 
        networks (see H.R. 415) [9JA]
    ------establish standards relative to managed care plans (see H.R. 
        3009) [9NO]
    ------improve regulation of radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2298) 
        [30JY] [3SE]
    ------managed care system reform proposal (see H.R. 2905) [7NO]
    Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories 
        from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250) [24JY]
    House of Representatives: prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors 
        leading to the floor and in the Rayburn room (see H. Res. 247) 
        [26SE]
    Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 1447) [24AP]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and 
        increase community control over such programs (see H.R. 2) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and 
        increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 133) [29AP]
    ------require review of criminal records for participation in 
        certain federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2964) [8NO]
    Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for 
        certain aliens (see H.R. 2052) [25JN]
    ------clarify eligibility for relief from removal and deportation 
        for certain aliens (see H.R. 2533) [24SE]
    ------establish a telephone reporting system to permit certain 
        individuals traveling by boat to enter the U.S. from Canada 
        without applying for admission at a port of entry (see H.R. 
        1384) [17AP]
    ------immunization requirements for certain internationally 
        adopted children (see H.R. 2464) [11SE]
    ------make technical corrections to certain immigration laws (see 
        H.R. 2413) [5SE]
    ------modify certain employment regulations (see H.R. 2412) [5SE]
    ------requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (see 
        H.R. 694, 2027, 2505, 2551) [12FE] [24JN] [18SE] [25SE]
    ------revise, codify and enact certain immigration laws (see H.R. 
        2716) [23OC]
    ------waiver of vaccination requirement for orphan children (see 
        H.R. 2473) [15SE]
    ------waiver of vaccination requirements for certain adopted 
        children (see H.R. 2430) [8SE]
    Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under 
        health plans (see H.R. 815) [25FE]
    ------establish requirements for the cancellation of automobile 
        insurance policies (see H.R. 1024) [11MR]
    Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        401) [9JA]
    Interstate commerce: clarify firearm permit and licensing 
        procedures for armored car crew members (see H.R. 624) [6FE]
    IRS: restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for 
        purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563) [26SE]
    Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and 
        information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 
        928) [5MR]
    Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings 
        required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906) [3MR]
    Medicare/Medicaid: require health care facilities and services to 
        fund annual financial and compliance audits (see H.R. 2543) 
        [24SE]
    Metric system: waive requirements for State use on highway signs 
        (see H.R. 813) [25FE]
    Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles 
        (see H.R. 880) [27FE]
    ------improve public education on proper use of child safety 
        restraint systems (see H.R. 784) [13FE]
    ------titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, 
        nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839) [10JN]
    ------treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State emission 
        standards (see H.R. 8) [7JA] [9JA]
    National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: 
        reestablish (see H.R. 132, 271) [9JA]
    National Cheese Exchange: CFTC regulation of cash markets relative 
        to use as a reference price for commodities (see H.R. 645) 
        [6FE]
    ------reduce effect on the milk marketing orders' basic formula 
        price (see H.R. 618, 646) [5FE] [6FE]
    National Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: establish 
        (see H.R. 1318) [14AP]
    National Voter Registration Act: voluntary compliance by States 
        (see H.R. 2115) [8JY]
    Native Americans: decrease the requisite blood quantum required 
        for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (see H.R. 
        2419) [5SE]
    ------enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, 
        control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (see 
        H.R. 1833) [7JN]

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    Natural gas: provide relief to businesses relative to interest and 
        penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by FERC (see H.R. 
        2903) [7NO]
    NLRB: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449) 
        [10SE]
    Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft 
        operations at certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 153) 
        [9JA]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 2579) [30SE]
    ------establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2661) [9OC]
    OSHA: clarify liability of employers at multiemployer worksites 
        (see H.R. 2879) [7NO]
    ------consultation with State officials by employers relative to 
        compliance with safety and health requirements (see H.R. 2864) 
        [7NO]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 2869) [7NO]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 2873) 
        [7NO]
    ------prohibit any employee performance measures relative to 
        number of inspections conducted, citations issued, or 
        penalties assessed (see H.R. 2877) [7NO]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 2881) 
        [7NO]
    Petroleum: management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see 
        H.R. 1107) [18MR]
    Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1094) 
        [18MR]
    ------reporting requirements of deaths resulting from the 
        prescribing, dispensing, and the administration of drugs (see 
        H.R. 524) [4FE]
    Political campaigns: prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured 
        loans from depository institutions regulated under Federal law 
        (see H.R. 783) [13FE]
    ------require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling 
        by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 248, 2075, 2528, 
        2529) [9JA] [26JN] [23SE]
    ------require that certain communications contain information 
        relative to sponsorship and authorization (see H.R. 1541) 
        [6MY]
    Postal Service: prevent disclosure of names or addresses of postal 
        patrons (see H.R. 49) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------regulation of solicitation of contributions by veterans' 
        organizations on postal property (see H.R. 37) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require envelopes and warning labels for mail depicting 
        violent or sexually-explicit acts (see H.R. 1347) [16AP]
    Power resources: amend certain sections of the Dept. of Energy 
        Organization Act and Federal Energy Administration Act (see 
        H.R. 649) [6FE]
    Presidential appointments: provide greater accountability (see 
        H.R. 199) [9JA]
    Public buildings: prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (see H.R. 
        2118) [8JY]
    Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power 
        industry (see H.R. 1960) [19JN]
    Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: moratorium on certain class 
        action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283) [10AP]
    Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 992) [6MR]
    Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems 
        from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 398) [9JA]
    ------State control of municipal solid waste transportation and 
        disposal (see H.R. 942, 943) [5MR]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: terminate the applicability of certain 
        provisions in establishing and implementing safe drinking 
        water standards (see H.R. 1308) [10AP]
    SEC: establish Office of National Security (see H.R. 2772) [29OC]
    Securities: create uniform standards relative to federally-
        regulated securities (see H.R. 1653) [16MY]
    ------quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 
        1053) [13MR]
    Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry 
        cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711) [22MY]
    ------provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96) [7JA] [9JA]
    Social Security: exempt States from certain regulatory 
        requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits 
        (see H.R. 156) [9JA]
    Solid waste: State and local government control over 
        transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2654) [9OC]
    States: impose a penalty upon States that do not give full faith 
        and credit to the protective orders of other States (see H.R. 
        935) [5MR]
    ------permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles 
        within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 
        2942) [8NO]
    Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (see H. 
        Con. Res. 119) [23JY]
    Taxation: application of retail tax relative to certain heavy duty 
        trucks and trailers (see H.R. 160) [9JA]
    ------exempt small issues from restrictions on the deduction of 
        interest by financial institutions (see H.R. 842) [26FE]
    ------GAO study on the effects of implementing a flat income tax 
        and lowering sales taxes (see H.R. 853) [26FE]
    ------impose tax on billboards and apply revenue to surface 
        transportation programs (see H.R. 1449) [24AP]
    ------inapplicability of the look-back method on construction 
        contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting 
        method (see H.R. 1593) [14MY]
    ------repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have 
        medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1743) [22MY]
    ------restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with 
        State legislation (see H.R. 532) [4FE]
    ------treatment of effectively connected investment income of 
        insurance companies (see H.R. 1662) [20MY]
    ------treatment of FAA mandated aircraft maintenance and repair 
        expenditures (see H.R. 1844) [10JN]
    ------treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 707) [12FE]
    ------workmen's compensation relative to certain personal 
        liability assignments (see H.R. 1509) [1MY]
    Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate 
        the placement, construction, and modification of certain 
        facilities (see H.R. 3016) [9NO]
    ------require the licensing of certain unused channels for public 
        safety uses (see H.R. 1626) [15MY]
    ------State and local government regulation of citizens band radio 
        equipment (see H.R. 2383, 2612) [3SE] [6OC]
    Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television 
        (see H.R. 2892) [7NO]
    ------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. 
        910) [4MR]
    Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, 
        advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 
        2135) [10JY]
    ------establish Federal authority to regulate tobacco and other 
        products containing nicotine (see H.R. 516) [4FE]
    ------limit access to minors (see H.R. 2594) [1OC]
    ------prescribe labels for packages and advertising and disclose 
        certain information (see H.R. 1244) [8AP]
    ------prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by 
        professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 410) [9JA]
    ------restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face 
        tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 
        768) [13FE]
    ------strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 
        2017, 2034) [24JN] [25JN]
    Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights 
        relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607) [5FE]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: utilization of proceeds from sales 
        of certain items (see H.R. 2291) [29JY]
    Virgin Islands: amend territorial legislation (see H.R. 1152) 
        [20MR]
    Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to 
        perform volunteer services for their employer without 
        requiring overtime pay (see H.R. 484) [21JA]
    Voting: require proof of citizenship and Social Security number to 
        register and repeal mandate that States provide mail voter 
        registration (see H.R. 2076) [26JN]
    Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements 
        (see H.R. 1284) [10AP]
    ------State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 128) 
        [9JA]
    Water pollution: establish requirements and provide assistance to 
        prevent nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 550) [4FE]
    Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 959) 
        [5MR]
  Conference reports
    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act (S. 830) [9NO]
  Messages
    Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton [23JN] 
        [17SE]
    Veto of H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: President 
        Clinton [21OC]
  Motions
    Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122) [20MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate 
        amendments [8OC]
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534) [22OC]
    FDA: modernize (S. 830) [7OC]
    Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2) 
        [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Clarify Firearm Permit and Licensing Procedures for Armored Car 
        Crew Members: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 624) (H. 
        Rept. 105-6) [25FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Housing Opportunity and Responsibility 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 133) (H. Rept. 105-
        81) [29AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 852, Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 88) (H. Rept. 105-15) [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 105-32) 
        [19MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 105-
        335) [21OC]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth 
        Abortion Ban Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 262) (H. 
        Rept. 105-312) [7OC]
    Dept. of Energy Standardization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 649) (H. Rept. 105-11) [11MR]
    Disaster Assistance Plans by Foreign Air Carriers: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2476) (H. 
        Rept. 105-371) [31OC]
    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference 
        (S. 830) (H. Rept. 105-399) [9NO]
    FDA Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1411) (H. Rept. 105-310) [7OC]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Iowa: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2165) (H. 
        Rept. 105-273) [26SE]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in New York: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 848) 
        (H. Rept. 105-122) [7JN]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Washington: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        651) (H. Rept. 105-12) [11MR]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 652) (H. Rept. 105-13) 
        [11MR]

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    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1184) (H. Rept. 105-123) 
        [7JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1217) (H. Rept. 105-124) 
        [7JN]
    Food and Nutrition Information Reform Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 2469) (H. Rept. 105-306) [6OC]
    Homeowners Insurance Protection Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 607) (H. Rept. 105-55) [16AP]
    Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 105-76) 
        [28AP] [29AP]
    Immigration Requirements for Canadian Border Boat Landing Permits: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2027) (H. Rept. 105-
        257) [18SE]
    Immunization Requirements for Certain Internationally Adopted 
        Children: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2464) (H. 
        Rept. 105-289) [1OC]
    Medical Device Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 105-307) [6OC]
    National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1839) (H. Rept. 105-285) [30SE]
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 105-7) [6MR]
    Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 929) (H. Rept. 105-24) [17MR]
    Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1534) (H. Rept. 105-323) [21OC]
    Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board Abolishment Act: 
        Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        2343) (H. Rept. 105-249) [17SE]

GOVERNMENT--U.S.
  Appointments
    Commission To Assess the Organization of the Federal Government To 
        Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction [30MY] 
        [8JY]
    Conferees: H. Con. Res. 84, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1998-2002 [3JN]
    ------H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: reduce the amounts allocated 
        for payments pursuant to production flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 2111) [8JY]
    Appropriations: continuance of pay and authority to enter into 
        contracts or obligations when there is a lapse in 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1537) [6MY]
    ------coordinate Federal financial assistance programs (see H.R. 
        1480) [29AP]
    ------establish automatic system for continuing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 638, 987, 1326, 1785, 1912, 1916) [6FE] [6MR] [15AP] 
        [4JN] [17JN]
    ------making continuing (see H.J. Res. 94, 97, 101, 104, 105, 106) 
        [26SE] [21OC] [7NO] [9NO] [13NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 97), consideration (see H. Res. 
        269) [21OC]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1469, 1755, 1796, 
        1871) [29AP] [3JN] [5JN] [12JN]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 146, 149) [13MY] [14MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 162) [5JN]
    ------making interim emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1707, 1708) 
        [22MY]
    ------making technical corrections to omnibus consolidated 
        legislation (see H.J. Res. 25) [9JA]
    ------reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 2364) 
        [31JY]
    ------reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 
        102) [21JN]
    Arms control: end subsidization of entities contributing to 
        weapons proliferation (see H.R. 3023) [9NO]
    Arts and humanities: encourage participation and increase 
        understanding and appreciation of the cultural heritage of the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2156) [11JY]
    BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost-of-living index 
        (see H. Con. Res. 33) [4MR]
    Budget: authorize expedited consideration of certain proposed 
        rescissions (see H.R. 1321) [15AP]
    ------create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated 
        by economic growth (see H.R. 2496) [18SE]
    ------ensure a balanced budget and create a Social Security Reform 
        Reserve Fund from revenues generated by economic growth (see 
        H.R. 2825) [5NO]
    ------establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 
        457) [21JA]
    ------establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126) [9JA]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2014, 
        2015) [23JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 174) [24JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 206) [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment 
        requirements (see H. Res. 203) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 138) 
        [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90) [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 174) [24JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 202) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment 
        requirements (see H. Res. 203) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90) [31JY]
    ------reform process (see H.R. 1372) [17AP]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (see H.R. 2003) [20JN]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (H.R. 2003), consideration (see H. Res. 192) [22JY]
    ------reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the 
        public debt (see H.R. 2191) [17JY]
    ------require President's budget submission to Congress include a 
        balanced budget plan (see H.R. 113) [9JA]
    ------require surplus revenue be used for deficit reduction and 
        tax relief, and cap non-defense discretionary spending (see 
        H.R. 2860) [6NO]
    ------revise for fiscal year 1998 relative to the appropriate 
        budgetary levels for Social Security and national defense for 
        fiscal years 1999 through 2002 (see H. Con. Res. 189) [7NO]
    ------sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social 
        Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see 
        H.R. 593) [5FE]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (see H. Con. 
        Res. 58, 82, 84, 86, 90) [8AP] [15MY] [19MY] [22MY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84), consideration (see H. Res. 152) [19MY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 160) 
        [4JN]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84), disposition of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 156) [22MY]
    Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance 
        costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591) 
        [14MY]
    ------reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015, 1340) [11MR] [15AP]
    Buy American Act: acquisition requirements for the Chief 
        Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (see H. 
        Res. 285) [28OC]
    Children and youth: improve child care provided through Federal 
        facilities and programs (see H.R. 2839, 2982) [6NO] [9NO]
    ------proclaim as greatest U.S. asset (see H. Res. 154) [20MY]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
        national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909) 
        [17JN]
    Civil Service Retirement System: expand the class of individuals 
        eligible to elect the option to make up a deposit through an 
        actuarially equivalent annuity reduction (see H.R. 2566) 
        [26SE]
    Colleges and universities: protect speech and association rights 
        of students (see H.R. 980) [6MR]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): special 
        investigative authorities (see H. Res. 167) [17JN]
    Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054) 
        [13MR]
    ------require the head of each Federal agency ensure that computer 
        systems can differentiate the years 2000 and 1900 (see H.R. 
        1177) [20MR]
    Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House 
        and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 35) [4MR]
    Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 
        1704) [22MY]
    Constitutional amendments: legal effects of new treaties and 
        agreements on the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 83) [17JN]
    Consumers: prevent credit card issuers from advertising and 
        offering one type of credit card and then issuing another type 
        (see H.R. 2662) [9OC]
    ------protection from unreasonable credit card fees or interest 
        rates (see H.R. 1975) [19JN]
    Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors 
        relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 769, 770) 
        [13FE]
    ------enhance the payments protections for subcontractors and 
        suppliers on Federal construction projects (see H.R. 3032) 
        [12NO]
    ------give preference to firms that adopt and enforce a corporate 
        code of conduct (see H.R. 2071) [25JN]
    ------limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the 
        compensation of any individual (see H.R. 2280) [28JY]
    ------procure from the private sector the goods and services 
        necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 
        716) [12FE]
    ------prohibit executive agencies from increasing competition by 
        helping contractors acquire equipment or facilities to carry 
        out a contract (see H.R. 829) [25FE]
    ------require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local 
        poverty line (see H.R. 182, 370) [9JA]
    Corporate Welfare Reduction Commission: establish (see H.R. 1235) 
        [8AP]
    Corps of Engineers: conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 
        227) [9JA]
    Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention 
        and treatment programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643) 
        [15MY]
    Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws 
        (see H.R. 1534) [6MY]
    ------allow suits against the Federal Government for gross 
        negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas 
        (see H.R. 1334) [15AP]
    ------clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings 
        and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), consideration (see H. Res. 
        271) [21OC]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit judicial terms (see H.J. 
        Res. 74) [29AP]
    ------create a Judicial Conduct Board and a Court of Judicial 
        Discipline to investigate and make determinations relative to 
        judicial complaints (see H.R. 2739) [24OC]
    ------denial of certain Federal benefits upon conviction of 
        certain drug offenses (see H.R. 313) [9JA]

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    ------determination of cases alleging breach of secret Government 
        contracts (see H.R. 691) [11FE]
    ------improve operation and administration of Federal courts (see 
        H.R. 2294) [30JY]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1965) [19JN]
    ------independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 117, 139) [9JA]
    ------limit circumstances in which compliance with subpoenas 
        issued in connection with certain civil actions shall not be 
        required (see H.R. 2747) [28OC]
    ------prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
        unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents 
        established in the Federal judicial circuits (see H.R. 1544) 
        [7MY]
    ------protect private property from forfeiture or Government 
        seizure (see H.R. 428) [9JA]
    ------provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for 
        injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or 
        State legislation (see H.R. 1027, 1170) [11MR] [20MR]
    ------provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, 
        multiform civil actions (see H.R. 1857) [10JN]
    ------provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of 
        Federal judges (see H.R. 875) [27FE]
    ------reduce size of grand juries (see H.R. 1536) [6MY]
    ------repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see 
        H.R. 807) [13FE]
    ------residency requirement quotas for judges in each Federal 
        judicial circuit Court of Appeals (see H.R. 932) [5MR]
    Crime: establish Federal, State, and local programs on the 
        reporting and preventing of bias crimes (see H.R. 188) [9JA]
    ------penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law 
        enforcement officer (see H.R. 826) [25FE]
    ------penalties for theft by public officials under color of law 
        (see H.R. 1645) [15MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: include in a special use permit relative to 
        Humboldt Nursery a provision allowing the permittee to use 
        Government-owned farming and related equipment at the nursery 
        (see H.R. 2126) [9JY]
    Dept. of Defense: establish pilot projects to test various best 
        business practices for defense inventory management (see H.R. 
        1850) [10JN]
    ------provide for the competitive selection of lessees when a 
        military department leases certain nonexcess personal property 
        and to ensure fair market value for the property (see H.R. 
        1676) [20MY]
    Dept. of HHS: dissemination of information about nursing homes 
        (see H.R. 2423) [5SE]
    ------make certain information available to the Dept. of the 
        Treasury for the collection of debts owed to the Federal 
        Government (see H.R. 2063) [25JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require that certain contracts be 
        subject to the same procurement laws applicable to other 
        departments and agencies (see H.R. 2887) [7NO]
    Disasters: establish an advisory commission to prepare for and 
        respond to serious drought emergencies (see H.R. 3035) [12NO]
    ------provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against 
        natural disasters (see H.R. 230) [9JA]
    Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders 
        who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see 
        H.R. 1023) [11MR]
    District of Columbia: enter into cooperative agreements with 
        certain Federal agencies relative to crime prevention and law 
        enforcement (see H.R. 1538) [6MY]
    ------realign functional responsibilities with Federal Government 
        (see H.R. 1963) [19JN]
    ------retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 831) [25FE]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050) [12MR]
    Drugs: deny Federal benefits to persons convicted of drug offenses 
        relative to medicinal use of marijuana (see H.R. 1265) [9AP]
    ------prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the 
        legalization of drugs (see H.R. 309) [9JA]
    ------specify the entities eligible to purchase pharmaceutical 
        products from the Federal Supply Schedule (see H.R. 2197) 
        [17JY]
    Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, 
        strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain 
        assurances to local governments and individuals relative to 
        economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351) [31JY]
    ------establish limited privileges and immunities for certain 
        information relative to compliance with environmental laws 
        (see H.R. 1884) [12JN]
    ------increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to 
        environmental crimes (see H.R. 277) [9JA]
    ------national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1209, 
        1404) [20MR] [17AP]
    Economy: use of new price index to determine cost-of-living 
        adjustments (see H.R. 2099) [26JN]
    Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching 
        or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203) [20MR]
    ------increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744) [13FE]
    ------repeal certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2655) [9OC]
    ------State adoption of challenging academic standards in core 
        curricula (see H. Res. 299) [31OC]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        enact and repeal legislation in a national election (see H.J. 
        Res. 87) [25JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        propose constitutional amendments by initiative process (see 
        H.J. Res. 85) [25JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        recall elected officials (see H.J. Res. 86) [25JN]
    ------eliminate prohibitions against certain State and local 
        employees seeking elective office (see H.R. 308) [9JA]
    ------establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 99, 170) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------give citizens the right to enact and repeal legislation in a 
        national election (see H.R. 2061) [25JN]
    ------national advisory referendum on a flat income tax rate and 
        the requiring of a national vote to raise taxes (see H.R. 
        2057) [25JN]
    ------permit use of ``None of the Above'' in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 2055) [25JN]
    Electronic commerce: require agencies to use digital signatures to 
        enable persons to submit Federal forms electronically (see 
        H.R. 2991) [9NO]
    Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 
        1385) [17AP]
    ------consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 150) [15MY]
    ------implement alternative program for providing a benefit or 
        employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079) [26JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or 
        sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858) [10JN]
    Endangered species: enable Federal agencies to rescue and relocate 
        members of certain species impacted by reconstruction or 
        maintenance of flood control levees (see H.R. 2894) [7NO]
    Endangered Species Act: exempt certain maintenance, repair, and 
        improvement of flood control facilities in California (see 
        H.R. 1155) [20MR]
    ------improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies 
        relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures 
        (see H.R. 478) [21JA]
    ------improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies 
        relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures 
        (H.R. 478), consideration (see H. Res. 142) [6MY]
    English language: encourage status as primary language and 
        recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4) 
        [9JA]
    EPA: repeal sunset of Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 2102) [26JN]
    ERISA: clarify treatment of investment managers (see H.R. 2226) 
        [23JY]
    Executive departments: improve strategic plans and performance 
        reports (see H.R. 2883) [7NO]
    ------random drug testing of employees (see H.R. 90) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require review of agency spending on service contracts (see 
        H.R. 2712) [23OC]
    Executive Office of the President: failure to faithfully execute 
        laws (see H. Res. 220) [4SE]
    Eximbank: give financial assistance preferences to firms that have 
        shown a commitment to reinvestment and job creation in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2069) [25JN]
    Families and domestic relations: establish program to provide 
        child care through public-private partnerships (see H.R. 2719) 
        [23OC]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement programs (see H.R. 2487) [17SE]
    ------payment of settlements in suits against the Federal 
        Government relative to child support obligations (see H.R. 
        2628) [7OC]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for 
        parental involvement in educational and extracurricular 
        activities (see H.R. 109, 191, 234) [9JA]
    Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 913) [4MR]
    Federal Advisory Committee Act: clarify public disclosure 
        requirements of the National Academy of Sciences and the 
        National Academy of Public Administration (see H.R. 2977) 
        [9NO]
    Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and 
        regulations on families (see H.R. 2124) [9JY]
    ------review all policies and programs (see H.R. 2137) [10JY]
    ------review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 
        2939) [8NO]
    Federal aid programs: ensure accuracy of eligibility information 
        relative to Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 2347) [31JY]
    ------termination dates (see H.R. 131) [9JA]
    Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists 
        (see H.R. 176) [9JA]
    ------computation system for Social Security benefits relative to 
        spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 
        2273) [25JY]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and 
        maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. 
        Con. Res. 71) [1MY]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments for civilian 
        and military employees (see H. Con. Res. 77) [8MY]
    ------eligibility of certain appointees for competitive status for 
        purposes of transfer or reassignment (see H.R. 1874) [12JN]
    ------encourage the use of generic drugs in health insurance plans 
        (see H.R. 1073) [13MR]
    ------establish formula for calculation of Federal contributions 
        to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 
        1848) [10JN]
    ------establish medical savings accounts with certain health plans 
        (see H.R. 2465) [11SE]
    ------expand definition of special Government employees (see H.R. 
        1966) [19JN]
    ------extend authority under which comparability allowances may be 
        paid to Government physicians (see H.R. 2541) [24SE]
    ------funding for pay adjustments and comparability payments 
        through reductions in agency spending on service contracts 
        (see H.R. 886) [27FE]
    ------granting of additional points to the passing grades of 
        welfare recipients' competitive service examinations (see H.R. 
        1066) [13MR]
    ------increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor 
        (see H.R. 2943) [8NO]
    ------leave transfer authority for those adversely affected by 
        disasters or emergencies (see H.R. 1388) [17AP]
    ------limitations relative to use of official time (see H.R. 986) 
        [6MR]
    ------make certain temporary Federal service creditable for 
        retirement purposes (see H.R. 1873) [12JN]
    ------make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift 
        Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount

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        limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 2526) [23SE]
    ------prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying 
        for certain Government positions (see H.R. 240) [9JA]
    ------prohibit agencies from contracting out work that can be done 
        cheaper by current employees (see H.R. 885) [27FE]
    ------prohibit the replacement of bought-out employees with 
        contract employees (see H.R. 888) [27FE]
    ------provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761) [29OC]
    ------reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 614, 1828) 
        [5FE] [6JN]
    ------reimburse expenses relative to adoption of a child (see H.R. 
        2170) [16JY]
    ------require preemployment drug testing (see H.R. 89) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------treatment of travel expenses (see H.R. 930) [5MR]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical 
        foods (see H.R. 496) [21JA]
    Federal Insurance Contributions Act: disclosure of payments on 
        individual pay checks (see H.R. 3078) [13NO]
    Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to 
        purchase products and require commercial competition for 
        Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758) [29OC]
    Federal Tort Claims Act: application to members and personnel of 
        National Gambling Impact Study Commission (see H.R. 1901) 
        [17JN]
    Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded 
        Federal mandates to State and local governments (see H.J. Res. 
        15) [9JA]
    ------repeal restrictions on communications between Government 
        agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850) [26FE]
    Financial institutions: audit requirements and oversight of credit 
        unions (see H.R. 2552) [25SE]
    Firearms: exclude certain Federal entities from domestic violence-
        related possession prohibitions (see H.R. 445, 2255) [9JA] 
        [24JY]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to allow States to prohibit 
        destruction of privately-owned flags and Congress to prohibit 
        destruction of federally-owned flags (see H.J. Res. 80, 82) 
        [10JN] [12JN]
    Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track 
        procedures for future trade agreements (see H.R. 2629) [7OC]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 309) [6NO]
    ------provide authority to control exports (see H.R. 1942) [17JN]
    Forest Service: transfer of certain rights and property in 
        exchange for payment to the occupant of such property (see 
        H.R. 2416) [5SE]
    Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on 
        certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World 
        War II (see H.R. 235) [9JA]
    FRS: clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to 
        the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 690) [11FE]
    ------expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete 
        with the Board of Governors in the provision of check-clearing 
        and other services (see H.R. 1442) [24AP]
    ------expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete 
        with the Board of Governors in the transportation of paper 
        checks (see H.R. 2119) [9JY]
    ------mandate price stability as the primary goal of monetary 
        policy (see H.R. 1396, 2360) [17AP] [31JY]
    Government contracts: deadline for receipt of certain bids 
        relative to delivery by overnight message service (see H.R. 
        580) [4FE]
    Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (see H.R. 
        2840) [6NO]
    ------analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of 
        proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010) 
        [11MR]
    ------Federal assessment of whether Federal regulations could 
        result in the taking of private property (see H.R. 95) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal 
        procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that 
        violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1624) [15MY]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 852) [26FE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 852), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 88) [11MR]
    ------relief to State and local governments (see H.R. 62) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    GSA: improve management and operations (see H.R. 2751) [28OC]
    Hawaii: repatriation of certain Native American remains (see H.R. 
        749) [13FE]
    Health: combat fraud relative to payments for health care services 
        (see H.R. 2584) [30SE]
    ------maintenance of certain health information when a health care 
        facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has ceased to do 
        business (see H.R. 2105) [26JN]
    Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 217) [9JA]
    House Rules: reduce number of programs covered by certain 
        appropriations bills (see H. Res. 24) [9JA]
    ------repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see 
        H. Res. 23, 30) [9JA]
    ------same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 
        165, 201) [11JN] [29JY]
    Housing: promote regional cooperation through housing plans funded 
        by economic development grants (see H.R. 896) [27FE]
    ------provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians (see 
        H.R. 626) [6FE]
    ------reform multifamily housing programs (see H.R. 1433, 2447) 
        [24AP] [10SE]
    ------temporary extension of certain public housing programs (see 
        H.R. 2406) [4SE]
    Hydroelectric power: facilitate operation, maintenance, and 
        upgrade of certain Federal facilities and coordinate Federal 
        and non-Federal generating and marketing of electricity (see 
        H.R. 2988) [9NO]
    Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for 
        certain aliens (see H.R. 2052) [25JN]
    ------extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data relative 
        to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        2578) [30SE]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language and other general knowledge requirements (see H.R. 
        1223) [21MR]
    Insurance: order of precedence to be applied in the payment of 
        life insurance benefits (see H.R. 1316) [14AP]
    Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        401) [9JA]
    Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to 
        bring Federal court action relative to transportation of 
        alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063) [13MR]
    Iosco, MI: release of reversionary interest in certain lands held 
        by the Federal Government (see H.R. 394) [9JA]
    Irrigation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska 
        and Wyoming (see H.R. 2795) [4NO]
    IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures 
        (see H.R. 1227) [8AP]
    ------conduct independent audit (see H.R. 2587) [30SE]
    ------impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax 
        return information (see H.R. 1226) [8AP]
    ------improve access and increase equity for taxpayers (see H.R. 
        2598) [1OC]
    ------improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428) [8SE]
    Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered 
        during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by 
        the President (see H.R. 2090) [26JN]
    Judicial branch of the Government: random drug testing of officers 
        and employees (see H.R. 92) [7JA] [9JA]
    Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local 
        governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829) 
        [5NO]
    Legislation: require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 1036) [12MR]
    Line Item Veto Act: eliminate the requirement that a budget 
        deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-
        item veto authority (see H.R. 2424) [9SE]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 233) [9JA]
    Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings 
        required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906) [3MR]
    Management: establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and 
        reporting systems (see H.R. 435) [9JA]
    Medicaid: increase the minimum Federal medical assistance 
        percentage (see H.R. 835) [25FE]
    Medicare: contract reform (see H.R. 364) [9JA]
    Medicare/Medicaid: combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 1770, 
        2632) [3JN] [7OC]
    Members of Congress: eliminate certain benefits (see H.R. 436) 
        [9JA]
    ------require comparable treatment with Federal employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 342) [9JA]
    Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain 
        lands (see H.R. 253) [9JA]
    Money: require continued availability of $1 Federal Reserve notes 
        for circulation (see H.R. 1098) [18MR]
    National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: 
        reestablish (see H.R. 132, 271) [9JA]
    National Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: establish 
        (see H.R. 1318) [14AP]
    National objectives: promote economic opportunities for families 
        (see H.R. 1040) [12MR]
    National security: develop a system to classify and declassify 
        information (see H.R. 1546) [7MY]
    ------threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed 
        militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2) [9JA]
    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 2663) [9OC]
    Native Americans: administrative procedures for extension of 
        Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 1154) 
        [20MR]
    ------divide, use, and distribute certain judgment funds of the 
        Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (see H.R. 1604) [14MY]
    ------study and repatriation of remains for which a cultural 
        affiliation is not readily ascertainable (see H.R. 2893) [7NO]
    Nicaragua: adjust status of certain immigrants (see H.R. 2666) 
        [9OC]
    NIST: improve computer security (see H.R. 1903) [17JN]
    Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus 
        personal property for donation (see H.R. 680) [11FE]
    OMB: reduce nondefense discretionary spending limits for 1998-2002 
        (see H.R. 2906) [7NO]
    ------report number of individuals employed by non-Federal 
        entities providing Government services (see H.R. 887) [27FE]
    Oversight: require periodic review and reauthorization of all 
        Government programs (see H.R. 1913) [17JN]
    Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, 
        improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see 
        H.R. 400) [9JA]
    ------convert to Government corporation, improve application 
        process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 116) [16AP]
    ------extend surcharges on patent fees (see H.R. 673) [11FE]
    ------improve the integrity of patent system and ensure the 
        validity of U.S. patents (see H.R. 812) [25FE]
    Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain 
        confidentiality relative to the publication of patent 
        applications (see H.R. 811) [25FE]
    Patriotic societies and observances: revise, codify, and enact 
        without substantive change certain general and permanent laws 
        (see H.R. 1085) [17MR]

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    Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
        from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107) [9JA]
    Petroleum: lease lands within Naval Oil Shale Reserves to private 
        entities for the development of oil and natural gas (see H.R. 
        1163) [20MR]
    ------management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see H.R. 
        1107) [18MR]
    ------settlement of U.S. royalty claims (see H.R. 1106) [18MR]
    Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or 
        consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231) [8AP]
    Power resources: privatize certain Federal power generation and 
        transmission assets (see H.R. 718) [12FE]
    President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct 
        popular election (see H.J. Res. 28, 43) [9JA] [5FE]
    Presidents of the U.S.: limit the duration of certain benefits 
        extended to former Presidents (see H.R. 48) [7JA] [9JA]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual 
        records available through interactive computer services (see 
        H.R. 1330, 1367) [15AP] [17AP]
    ------regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 1287) 
        [10AP]
    Private delivery services: use in filing documents with Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 782) [13FE]
    Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 623) [5FE]
    ------monitor and analyze energy use and conduct continuous 
        commissioning to optimize building energy systems (see H.R. 
        3040) [13NO]
    ------prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2118) [8JY]
    Public debt: constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits 
        and require popular vote of the people to exceed any limits 
        (see H.J. Res. 30) [9JA]
    ------prohibit issuance of new obligations (see H.R. 798) [13FE]
    Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing programs 
        reform (see H.R. 1508) [1MY]
    Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 284) [28OC]
    Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies 
        (see H.R. 2849) [6NO]
    ------prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child 
        support payments (see H.R. 399) [9JA]
    Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while 
        performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see 
        H.R. 1013) [11MR]
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (see H.R. 901) [27FE]
    ------preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and 
        preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 243, 257) [24SE] [1OC]
    Refuse disposal: continuation of national permit for discharges of 
        dredged or fill materials into headwaters and isolated waters 
        (see H.R. 2155) [11JY]
    ------provide conditional exemption relative to discharges of 
        dredged or fill materials for maintenance of certain flood 
        control projects (see H.R. 2741) [24OC]
    Roads and highways: make grants to States for the construction and 
        maintenance of highways and direct the FCC to conduct spectrum 
        auctions to provide funding for the grants (see H.R. 918) 
        [4MR]
    Seaborg, Glenn T.: declassification of Atomic Energy Commission 
        journal (see H.R. 2809) [4NO]
    SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1262) [9AP]
    Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Social Security Information Safeguards Panel: establish (see H.R. 
        1331) [15AP]
    States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose 
        constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 84, 93) [24JN] [31JY]
    Student Loan Marketing Association: treatment of tax-exempt 
        municipal bonds relative to waiver of redemption premiums (see 
        H.R. 2511, 2530) [18SE] [23SE]
    Surplus Government property: consolidate control and utilization 
        (see H.R. 1767) [3JN]
    ------transfer certain property to State and local governments for 
        law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404) [9JA]
    ------transfer of surplus real and personal property to nonprofit 
        organizations for housing and other uses (see H.R. 1004) 
        [11MR]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate that a certain percent of 
        their income tax liability be used to reduce the national debt 
        and require spending reductions equal to the amounts so 
        designated (see H.R. 1914) [17JN]
    ------allow taxpayers to request receipts for income tax payments 
        which itemizes the allocable portions used for Federal 
        spending (see H.R. 2827) [5NO]
    ------constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see 
        H.J. Res. 70) [10AP]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit retroactive taxation 
        (see H.J. Res. 18) [9JA]
    ------designate overpayments and contributions to the public debt 
        (see H.R. 1353) [16AP]
    ------eliminate the marriage penalty, establish a commission to 
        simplify the tax code, and require the IRS to use alternative 
        dispute resolution (see H.R. 3059) [13NO]
    ------exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to 
        certain land subject to qualified conservation easements sold 
        to Government entities or conservation groups (see H.R. 2101) 
        [26JN]
    ------extend the research credit and modify the alternative 
        incremental credit (see H.R. 2819) [5NO]
    ------income exclusion for private property involuntarily 
        converted for Federal use (see H.R. 1563) [8MY]
    ------limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax 
        (see H.R. 196, 531) [9JA] [4FE]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 327) [9JA]
    ------reduce tax rate for single filers, eliminate marriage 
        penalty and change date for filing of Federal income tax 
        returns (see H.R. 2718) [23OC]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 525, 902, 1208) [4FE] [3MR] [20MR]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 736, 802) [12FE] 
        [13FE]
    ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national 
        retail sales tax (see H.R. 1325, 2001) [15AP] [19JN]
    ------repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax (see H. 
        Res. 111) [10AP]
    ------repeal the withholding of income taxes and require 
        individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis (see 
        H.R. 340) [9JA]
    ------require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury 
        in all tax cases (see H.R. 367, 631) [9JA] [6FE]
    ------require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury 
        in cases involving treatment of income relative to cash method 
        of accounting (see H.R. 163) [9JA]
    ------require governmental deferred compensation plans to maintain 
        set asides for the exclusive benefits of participants (see 
        H.R. 154) [9JA]
    ------strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish 
        U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015) [11MR]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490, 3063) 
        [16SE] [17SE] [13NO]
    ------treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 372) [9JA]
    ------treatment of income tax returns relative to Presidentially 
        declared disaster areas (see H.R. 1434) [24AP]
    ------treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals 
        relative to nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2660) [9OC]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 2645) [9OC]
    Technology: improve and expedite licensing of federally owned 
        inventions (see H.R. 2544) [25SE]
    Telecommunications: Government treatment of universal service 
        support payments (see H. Res. 200) [28JY]
    Terrorism: prevention of violence by paramilitary organizations 
        (see H.R. 2362) [31JY]
    Time: change effective date of daylight savings time (see H.R. 
        222, 2845) [9JA] [6NO]
    Tobacco products: establish Federal authority to regulate tobacco 
        and other products containing nicotine (see H.R. 516) [4FE]
    ------limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see H.R. 2740) 
        [24OC]
    ------prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate 
        Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance 
        investments in biomedical and basic scientific research (see 
        H.R. 3028) [12NO]
    Transportation: codify certain laws without substantive change 
        (see H.R. 1086) [17MR]
    Truth in Lending Act: simplify credit card payments to governments 
        relative to transaction fees paid to credit card companies 
        (see H.R. 883) [27FE]
    Unemployment: clarify that State base periods for unemployment 
        compensation are not subject to certain Social Security Act 
        provisions (see H.R. 125) [9JA]
    ------reform benefit system (see H.R. 940) [5MR]
    Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in 
        forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1908, 1955, 1990) [17JN] 
        [18JN] [19JN]
    ------expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of 
        burial benefits (see H.R. 2040) [25JN]
    Virgin Islands: amend territorial legislation (see H.R. 1152) 
        [20MR]
    Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability 
        during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit 
        organizations (see H.R. 911, 1167) [4MR] [20MR]
    Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, 
        merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, 
        State, and local elections (see H.R. 699) [12FE]
    Walker River Basin: assist in litigation settlement and conserve 
        and stabilize water quantity and quality for fish habitat and 
        recreation (see H.R. 2947) [8NO]
    Water pollution: Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 
        1194) [20MR]
    Women: procurement access for women-owned businesses (see H. Res. 
        313) [8NO]
    World War II: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets 
        seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the 
        Holocaust (see H.R. 2591) [1OC]
  Conference reports
    Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 2015) [29JY]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations (H.R. 1469) [4JN]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (S. 858) [28OC]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84) 
        [4JN]
    Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R. 2014) [30JY]
  Messages
    Balanced Budget Act Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [3SE]
    Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 1998: President Clinton 
        [6FE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [6OC]
    Economic Report: President Clinton [10FE]
    Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton [23JN] 
        [17SE]
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton [25FE]
    Taxpayers Relief Act Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [3SE]
    Veto of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for 
        Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: 
        President Clinton [10JN]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469) [16MY]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), veto [10JN]

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    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014) 
        [26JN] [10JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015) 
        [25JN] [10JY]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (H.R. 2003) [23JY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84) [3JN]
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534) [22OC]
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (H.R. 901) [7OC]
    Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability 
        during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit 
        organizations (S. 543) [21MY]
  Reports filed
    American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 901) (H. Rept. 105-245) [5SE]
    Balanced Budget Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 
        105-217) [29JY] [1AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 105-
        149) [23JN]
    Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 948) (H. Rept. 105-351) [28OC]
    Child Support Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 2487) (H. Rept. 105-272) [26SE]
    Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-37) 
        [20MR]
    Codify Certain Transportation Laws Without Substantive Change: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1086) (H. Rept. 105-
        153) [25JN]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Special 
        Investigative Authorities: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        167) (H. Rept. 105-139) [19JN]
    Computer Security Enhancement Act: Committee on Science (House) 
        (H.R. 1903) (H. Rept. 105-243) [3SE]
    Consideration of a Joint Resolution Waiving Enrollment 
        Requirements for H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Balanced Budget Act 
        and Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        203) (H. Rept. 105-219) [30JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 84, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 161) (H. Rept. 105-117) [4JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1469, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Overseas 
        Peacekeeping Operations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        162) (H. Rept. 105-120) [5JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 105-
        221) [31JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 202) (H. Rept. 105-
        218) [30JY]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 84, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 1998-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 152) (H. 
        Rept. 105-102) [19MY]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 97, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 105-333) 
        [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 400, 21st Century Patent System Improvement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 116) (H. Rept. 105-
        56) [16AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 478, Flood Prevention and Family Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. Rept. 105-
        88) [6MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 852, Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 88) (H. Rept. 105-15) [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 901, American Land Sovereignty Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 105-
        288) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 243) (H. Rept. 105-268) 
        [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy 
        Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 150) (H. 
        Rept. 105-98) [15MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        for Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 105-96) 
        [13MY], (H. Res. 149) (H. Rept. 105-97) [14MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 105-
        335) [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2003, Budget Enforcement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 192) (H. Rept. 105-195) [22JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Balanced Budget Act and 
        Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) 
        (H. Rept. 105-152) [24JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2493, Forage Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 105-355) [28OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 309) (H. Rept. 105-
        386) [6NO]
    Court Procedures for Federal Civil Forfeitures: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 105-358) [30OC]
    Economic Report of the President: Committee on Economics (Joint) 
        (H. Rept. 105-393) [8NO]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 105-119) [4JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 
        105-83) [29AP]
    Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1385) (H. Rept. 105-
        93) [8MY]
    Expand Range of Criminal Offenses Resulting in Forfeiture of 
        Veterans Benefits: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (S. 
        923) (H. Rept. 105-319) [9OC]
    Federal Agency Compliance Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1544) (H. Rept. 105-395) [8NO]
    Federal Tort Claims Act Application to Members and Personnel of 
        National Gambling Impact Study Commission: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1901) (H. Rept. 105-145) [23JN]
    Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 478) (H. Rept. 105-75) [24AP]
    Forage Improvement Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        2493) (H. Rept. 105-346) [24OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2493) (H. Rept. 105-
        346) [24OC]
    Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1604) (H. Rept. 105-352) [28OC]
    Military Voting Rights Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) 
        (H.R. 699) (H. Rept. 105-183) [15JY]
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 105-7) [6MR]
    Payment of Federal Employee Life Insurance Benefits Relative to 
        Order of Precedence: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 1316) (H. Rept. 105-134) [18JN]
    Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1962) (H. Rept. 105-331) [21OC]
    Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1534) (H. Rept. 105-323) [21OC]
    Proclaim Children and Youth as Greatest U.S. Asset: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 105-160) [26JN]
    Prohibit Federal Funding for Human Cloning Research: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 922) (H. Rept. 105-239) [1AU]
    Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2621) (H. Rept. 105-341) [23OC]
    Release of Reversionary Interest in Certain Iosco, MI, Lands Held 
        by the Federal Government: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 394) (H. Rept. 105-35) [20MR]
    Revise, Codify, and Enact Without Substantive Change Certain 
        General and Permanent Laws Relative to Patriotic Societies and 
        Observances: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1085) 
        (H. Rept. 105-326) [21OC]
    Revision of Veterans Benefits Decisions Based on Clear and 
        Unmistakable Error: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) 
        (H.R. 1090) (H. Rept. 105-52) [14AP]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 165) (H. Rept. 105-128) [11JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 105-216) 
        [29JY]
    SEC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1262) (H. 
        Rept. 105-274) [26SE]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002: Committee of 
        Conference (H. Con. Res. 84) (H. Rept. 105-116) [4JN]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 84) (H. Rept. 
        105-100) [19MY]
    Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1226) (H. Rept. 105-51) [14AP]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 
        105-220) [30JY]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 105-
        148) [23JN]
    Taxpayer Relief Act Technical Corrections: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2645) (H. Rept. 105-356) [29OC]
    21st Century Patent System Improvement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 400) (H. Rept. 105-39) [20MR]
    U.S. Code Technical Amendments Relative to Vacation of Arbitration 
        Awards: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2440) (H. 
        Rept. 105-381) [5NO]
    Veterans Employment Opportunities Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 240) (H. Rept. 105-40) 
        [20MR]
    Visa Waiver Pilot Program Extension and Collection of Data 
        Relative to the Number of Nonimmigrants Residing in the U.S.: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2578) (H. Rept. 105-
        387) [7NO]
    Volunteer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        911) (H. Rept. 105-101) [19MY]
  Rules
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): special 
        affidavits and depositions (1996) [20JN]

GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: allow local areas to develop elementary and secondary 
        education programs that meet their needs (see H.R. 2992) [9NO]
    Employment: provide limited overtime exemption for emergency 
        medical services personnel (see H.R. 2891) [7NO]
    Koch, Jessica: relief (see H.R. 2634) [7OC]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms and 
        to increase the term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. 
        Res. 27) [9JA]
    Taxation: treatment of noncorporate capital gains tax rate (see 
        H.R. 2803) [4NO]

GRAND HAVEN, MI
  Bills and resolutions
    ``Coast Guard City, USA'': designate (see H. Con. Res. 115) [15JY]

GRANGER, KAY (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Labor unions: Presidential actions relative to resolving the 
        dispute between American Airlines, Inc., and the Allied Pilots 
        Association (see H. Res. 67) [13FE]
    Taxation: treatment of education (see H.R. 2847) [6NO]
    ------treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1810) [5JN]

GRANTS PASS, OR
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: convey certain land (see H.R. 1198) [20MR]

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  Reports filed
    Grants Pass, OR, Land Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1198) (H. Rept. 105-166) [8JY]

GRAPHIC POSTCARD ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1347) [16AP]

GREAT BRITAIN
see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

GREECE
  Bills and resolutions
    Turkey: anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (see H. Con. Res. 
        148) [9SE]
    World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and 
        sacrifice (see H. Res. 17) [9JA]

GREELEY, CO
  Bills and resolutions
    Water Supply and Storage Co.: exchange of certain lands (see H.R. 
        1309) [10AP]

GREEN, ERNEST
  Bills and resolutions
    ``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 
        2560) [25SE]

GREEN, GENE (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial 
        contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848) [6NO]

GREEN BAY, WI
  Bills and resolutions
    National Cheese Exchange: CFTC regulation of cash markets relative 
        to use as a reference price for commodities (see H.R. 645) 
        [6FE]
    ------reduce effect on the milk marketing orders' basic formula 
        price (see H.R. 618, 646) [5FE] [6FE]

GREENE COUNTY, IL
  Bills and resolutions
    FEMA: transfer certain parcels of land in Illinois (see H.R. 2394) 
        [3SE]

GREENWOOD, JAMES C. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and 
        services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174) [16JY]
    Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug 
        applications (see H.R. 1727) [22MY]
    Ecology and environment: State certification of voluntary cleanup 
        programs for low and medium priority sites (see H.R. 873) 
        [27FE]
    Medicare: coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 
        1329) [15AP]
    ------provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored 
        organizations (see H.R. 475) [21JA]
    Naval Armed Guard Service: appreciation to veterans for service 
        during World War I and World War II (see H.J. Res. 99) [6NO]
    Public Health Service: establish pediatric research initiative 
        (see H.R. 1883) [12JN]
    Solid waste: State and local government control over 
        transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2654) [9OC]

GRICIGNANO D'AVERSA, ITALY
  Bills and resolutions
    Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site: designate (see H.R. 2931) [8NO]

GRIESEMER, JOHN
  Bills and resolutions
    John Griesemer Post Office Building, Springfield, MO: designate 
        (see H.R. 698, 1254) [12FE] [9AP]

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
see Economy

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
see Economy

GROUP HOSPITALIZATION AND MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Charter: amend (see H.R. 3025) [12NO]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 497) [4FE]

GUAM
  Bills and resolutions
    Commonwealth: establish (see H.R. 100) [7JA] [9JA]
    Courts: clarify local judicial structure and the office of 
        Attorney General (see H.R. 2370) [31JY]
    Elections: allow for election of the Delegate by a means other 
        than separate ballot (see H.R. 1460) [24AP]
    Public lands: acquire excess real property and release lands from 
        a condition on disposal (see H.R. 368) [9JA]
    SSI: benefits (see H.R. 1403) [17AP]
    Territories: participation in State Infrastructure Bank Program 
        and use of surface transportation program funds for road 
        construction (see H.R. 1561) [8MY]
    World War II: restitution for atrocities during Japanese 
        occupation (see H.R. 2200) [17JY]
  Reports filed
    Allow Election of Guam Delegate by a Means Other Than a Separate 
        Ballot: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1460) (H. Rept. 
        105-253) [18SE]

GUATEMALA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents 
        relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see 
        H.R. 2635) [8OC]
    Immigration: adjust the status of certain nationals of El 
        Salvador, Guatemala, and Haiti and eliminate certain rules 
        relative to continuous physical presence (see H.R. 3054) 
        [13NO]
    Peace: implementation of accords (see H. Con. Res. 166) [2OC]
    ------tribute to success of recent negotiations (see H. Con. Res. 
        17) [10FE]

GUN-FREE SCHOOL ZONES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal-State relations: exemption for conduct that does not 
        violate State or local law (see H.R. 2984) [9NO]

GUNS
see Firearms; Weapons

GUNSTON HALL PLANTATION (organization)
  Reports filed
    Gunston Hall Plantation Board of Regents Authority To Establish a 
        George Mason Memorial: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 423) 
        (H. Rept. 105-363) [31OC]

GUTIERREZ, LUIS V. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015) 
        [11MR]
    Citizenship: treatment of descendants of the children of certain 
        female U.S. citizens born abroad (see H.R. 1599) [14MY]
    Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above 
        local poverty line (see H.R. 182) [9JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling 
        and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see 
        H.R. 2253) [24JY]
    Firearms: prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns 
        (see H.R. 476) [21JA]
    Immigration: adjust the status of certain nationals of El 
        Salvador, Guatemala, and Haiti and eliminate certain rules 
        relative to continuous physical presence (see H.R. 3054) 
        [13NO]
    ------eliminate the cap on cancellations of removal and 
        suspensions of deportation (see H.R. 1545) [7MY]
    Public welfare programs: treatment of certain legal immigrants 
        (see H.R. 1015) [11MR]
    Taxation: strengthen provisions relative to individuals who 
        relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015) [11MR]

GUTKNECHT, GIL (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Corrections Calendar Office: lump sum allowance (see H. Res. 130) 
        [24AP]
    States: establish notification procedures relative to release of 
        convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125) [25JY]
    Tariff: oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers (see H.R. 1973) [19JN]

HAITI, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees (see H.R. 
        3033, 3049) [12NO] [13NO]
    ------adjust the status of certain nationals of El Salvador, 
        Guatemala, and Haiti and eliminate certain rules relative to 
        continuous physical presence (see H.R. 3054) [13NO]

HALL, RALPH M. (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, 
        euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003) [11MR]

HALL, TONY P. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    African Americans: official apology for those who suffered as 
        slaves (see H. Con. Res. 96) [12JN]
    Aviation: establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the 
        centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the 
        Wright Brothers (see H.R. 2305) [30JY]
    Education: establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial 
        fellowship programs (see H.R. 3031) [12NO]
    Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 
        45) [10FE]
    Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta 
        for peace (see H. Res. 45) [10FE]
    Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies 
        (see H.R. 2849) [6NO]
    Taxation: treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses 
        and farmers (see H.R. 2450) [10SE]
    Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television 
        (see H.R. 2892) [7NO]

HAMILTON, LEE H. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [11SE]
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [11MR]
    Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House 
        Chamber [27FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
    North Atlantic Assembly [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds 
        emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 679) [11FE]
    Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation (see H.R. 1590) [14MY]
    Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of 
        unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 2708) [23OC]
    House of Representatives: use of independent panel and factfinders 
        to assist in investigations of ethics violations (see H. Res. 
        61) [13FE]
    National security: develop a system to classify and declassify 
        information (see H.R. 1546) [7MY]
    Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus 
        personal property for donation (see H.R. 680) [11FE]
    Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and 
        Japan: support (see H. Res. 68) [13FE]

HANDGUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Firearms: encourage States to require criminal background checks 
        before the sale of a handgun (see H.R. 2880) [7NO]

HANDICAPPED
see Disabled

HANSEN, JAMES V. (a Representative from Utah)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 62) [13FE]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national 
        monument without an express act of Congress and the 
        concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (see H.R. 
        1127) [19MR]
    Public lands: designate certain lands as wilderness areas (see 
        H.R. 1567) [8MY]
    Tobacco products: increase excise tax to fund a Public Health and 
        Education Resource Trust Fund (see H.R. 2764) [29OC]

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    ------restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 762) [13FE]
    Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights 
        relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607) [5FE]

HARBORS
  Bills and resolutions
    Ships and vessels: removal of abandoned vessels (see H.R. 2557) 
        [25SE]

HARMAN, JANE (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [10FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving 
        overseas (see H.R. 411) [9JA]
    Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various 
        occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161) [20MR]
    National Days of Dialogue: support in association with the 
        national celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
        (see H. Con. Res. 195) [9NO]
    Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see 
        H. Con. Res. 118, 121) [22JY] [24JY]
    Telecommunications: require the licensing of certain unused 
        channels for public safety uses (see H.R. 1626) [15MY]

HAROLD HUGHES-BILL EMERSON COMMISSION ON ALCOHOLISM
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1549) [7MY]

HARRIMAN, PAMELA
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 49) [11FE]

HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
  Appointments
    Board of Trustees [11FE]

HART COUNTY, GA
  Bills and resolutions
    Georgia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian region 
        (see H.R. 2091) [26JN]

HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Colleges and universities: enhance administrative authority of 
        college president (see H.R. 1337) [15AP]

HASTERT, J. DENNIS (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities 
        and extend authorization (see H.R. 2610) [6OC]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2295) [30JY]

HASTINGS, ALCEE L. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [11SE]
    Delegation to attend the 50th anniversary of the independence of 
        India and Pakistan [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: establish a commission to study employment 
        and economic insecurity (see H.R. 185) [9JA]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: procurement of a bust or statue of 
        Sojourner Truth for placement in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 
        62) [15AP]
    Crime: establish Federal, State, and local programs on the 
        reporting and preventing of bias crimes (see H.R. 188) [9JA]
    David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 
        1479) [29AP]
    Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription 
        drug prices (see H.R. 183) [9JA]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for 
        parental involvement in educational and extracurricular 
        activities (see H.R. 191) [9JA]
    Firearms: mandatory registration of handguns (see H.R. 186) [9JA]
    ------prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see 
        H.R. 844) [26FE]
    Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe 
        (see H.R. 190, 3055) [9JA] [13NO]
    House of Representatives: establish a commission on size of 
        membership and election process (see H.R. 187) [9JA]
    Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 130) 
        [29JY]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic: relations with Republic of 
        Korea (see H. Con. Res. 74) [6MY]
    Medicaid: coverage of screening mammography and screening pap 
        smears (see H.R. 184) [9JA]
    Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 1128) [19MR]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate 
        exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 
        189) [9JA]
    Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat (see H. Con. Res. 94) 
        [5JN]

HASTINGS, DOC (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 193) [22JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 232) [18SE]
    Bureau of Reclamation: settlement with Oroville-Tonasket 
        Irrigation District (see H.R. 412) [9JA]
    ------settlement with Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District (H.R. 
        412), consideration (see H. Res. 94) [12MR]
    Columbia River: preserve and protect Hanford Reach area (see H.R. 
        1811) [5JN]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        196) [23JY]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 194) [23JY]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 280, 283) [24OC] [28OC]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 153) [20MY]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of 
        any national monument in Washington without public 
        participation and an express act of Congress (see H.R. 413) 
        [9JA]
    Native Americans: study and repatriation of remains for which a 
        cultural affiliation is not readily ascertainable (see H.R. 
        2893) [7NO]
    Oregon: prohibit taxation of compensation of Washington residents 
        for services as Federal employees at a Columbia River 
        hydroelectric facility (see H.R. 874) [27FE]
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (H.R. 901), consideration (see H. Res. 243, 257) [24SE] [1OC]
    Taxation: exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic 
        fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722) 
        [12FE]
    Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange with Chelan County, WA 
        (see H.R. 822) [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2160, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 105-255) [18SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 408, International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 153) (H. 
        Rept. 105-103) [20MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 412, Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and 
        Conveyance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 94.) (H. 
        Rept. 105-19) [12MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 901, American Land Sovereignty Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 105-
        288) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 243) (H. Rept. 105-268) 
        [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 105-345) [24OC], (H. 
        Res. 283) (H. Rept. 105-354) [28OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2160, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 105-197) [22JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2203, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 194) (H. 
        Rept. 105-198) [23JY]
    Consideration of Motions To Suspend the House Rules and Pass 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 117) 
        (H. Rept. 105-57) [16AP]

HAWAII
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: regulation of airspace over National Park System lands 
        (see H.R. 1187) [20MR]
    Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see H.R. 
        1312) [10AP]
    Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: congressional consent to certain 
        amendments enacted by Hawaii State Legislature (see H.J. Res. 
        32) [21JA]
    Housing: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians 
        (see H.R. 626) [6FE]
    National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: authorizing 
        appropriations for the expansion of the columbarium (see H.R. 
        2144) [10JY]
    National Park System: establishment of new units (see H.R. 576) 
        [4FE]
    Native Americans: repatriation of certain remains (see H.R. 749) 
        [13FE]
  Reports filed
    Congressional Consent to Certain Amendments Enacted by Hawaii 
        State Legislature to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. Res. 32) (H. Rept. 105-
        16) [11MR]

HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Congress: consent to certain amendments enacted by Hawaii State 
        Legislature (see H.J. Res. 32) [21JA]
  Reports filed
    Congressional Consent to Certain Amendments Enacted by Hawaii 
        State Legislature to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. Res. 32) (H. Rept. 105-
        16) [11MR]

HAYWORTH, J.D. (a Representative from Arizona)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see 
        H.R. 60) [7JA] [9JA]
    Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts 
        on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378) [17AP]
    Education: transfer of certain public lands or national forest 
        lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 
        2223) [23JY]
    Elections: require a majority of campaign contributions come from 
        State residents and ensure that employees are informed on use 
        of labor organization dues and fees for political activities 
        (see H.R. 2573) [29SE]
    Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 1036) [12MR]
    Native Americans: repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation 
        citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living 
        conditions (see H.R. 2934) [8NO]
    Political campaigns: compliance with fundraising laws relative to 
        candidates for Federal office and campaign finance officials 
        and workers (see H. Res. 308) [5NO]
    Swanson, Carl D.: relief (see H.R. 1341) [15AP]
    Taxation: increase small issuer exemption from pro rata allocation 
        of interest expenses of financial institutions to tax-exempt 
        interest (see H.R. 1665) [20MY]

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
related term(s) Radioactive Substances
  Bills and resolutions
    Cargo transportation: require annual review of motor carriers 
        safety permits for transportion of hazardous material (see 
        H.R. 2806) [4NO]
    CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2750, 3000) [28OC] [9NO]
    ------clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see 
        H.R. 2733) [24OC]

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    ------ensure Federal compliance (see H.R. 1195) [20MR]
    ------limit funding expended for administration, oversight, 
        support, studies, investigations, monitoring, assessments, 
        evaluations, and enforcement activities (see H.R. 2086) [26JN]
    ------moratorium on enforcement actions against certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 1878) [12JN]
    ------require polluters to cleanup hazardous substances (see H.R. 
        2087) [26JN]
    ------Superfund Program reauthorization and reform (see H.R. 2727) 
        [23OC]
    ------treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see H.R. 
        2485) [16SE]
    Chemicals: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 
        659) [10FE]
    Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2365) [31JY]
    Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging 
        radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as 
        private facilities (see H.R. 2222) [23JY]
    Dept. of Transportation: prohibit from imposing regulations 
        relative to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied 
        compressed gas service (see H.R. 2936) [8NO]
    Diseases: compensation for individuals who develop stomach cancer 
        due to exposure from radioactive substances (see H.R. 573) 
        [4FE]
    Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage 
        State voluntary response programs relative to remediating 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120) [19MR], (see H.R. 1395) 
        [17AP]
    ------cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 990, 
        1049, 3020) [6MR] [12MR] [9NO]
    ------expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and 
        release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's 
        consumer products (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    ------protect children from exposure to certain environmental 
        pollutants (see H.R. 2451) [10SE]
    ------protect residents and localities from irresponsibly sited 
        waste facilities (see H.R. 1199) [20MR]
    ------provide State grants to stabilize and remove tire piles that 
        are near drinking water sources and sensitive populations (see 
        H.R. 1041) [12MR]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1392) [17AP]
    ------establish loan program to States for cleanup of brownfield 
        sites that have private investment potential (see H.R. 1462) 
        [24AP]
    ------prohibit the importation for disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain concentrations (see H.R. 1078) 
        [13MR]
    ------requirements relative to disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain facilities (see H.R. 1393) [17AP]
    ------take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and 
        release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91) 
        [22MY]
    Federal Railroad Administration: establish a pilot program to 
        assess the benefits of local and regional hazardous material 
        emergency response teams (see H.R. 2830) [5NO]
    Government regulations: transportation regulations relative to 
        agriculture (see H.R. 1619) [15MY]
    Health: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous 
        substances (see H.R. 1506) [30AP]
    Kuwait: provide funding to veterans for research, diagnosis, 
        treatment, and compensation for illnesses caused by exposure 
        to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian 
        Gulf Conflict (see H. Res. 310) [6NO]
    Mercury: reduce use and emissions and increase recycling (see H.R. 
        2910) [7NO]
    National Academy of Sciences: authorize study on migration of 
        underground plutonium at the Nevada Test Site (see H.R. 2479) 
        [16SE]
    Nuclear energy: waste disposal (see H.R. 1270) [10AP]
    ------waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (see H. Res. 280, 
        283) [24OC] [28OC]
    OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to 
        methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67) [20MR]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate 
        exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 
        189) [9JA]
    Railroads: reform the safety practices of the railroad industry 
        (see H.R. 2455) [11SE]
    Safety: prohibit the location of solid and hazardous waste 
        facilities near residential, day care, church, and school 
        properties (see H.R. 843) [26FE]
    Seaborg, Glenn T.: declassification of Atomic Energy Commission 
        journal (see H.R. 2809) [4NO]
    Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry 
        cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711) [22MY]
    Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial 
        sites and use tax-exempt redevelopment bonds for such cleanup 
        (see H.R. 523) [4FE]
    ------allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures for 
        the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 
        997) [6MR]
    ------encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of 
        empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505) 
        [4FE]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup 
        and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996) [6MR]
    ------recycling of hazardous wastes tax credit (see H.R. 316) 
        [9JA]
    Territories: storage of nuclear waste on any territory or 
        possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32) [4MR]
    Utah: prohibit shipment of spent nuclear fuel to Goshute Indian 
        Reservaton (see H.R. 2083) [26JN]
    Veterans: extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient 
        care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or 
        environmental hazards (see H.R. 466) [21JA]
    Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine 
        compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188) [20MR]
    Women: research health risks posed by the presence of certain 
        additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products 
        (see H.R. 2900) [7NO]
  Messages
    Biennial Report on Hazardous Materials Transportation: President 
        Clinton [7JA]
  Motions
    Nuclear energy: waste disposal (H.R. 1270) [30OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 105-345) [24OC], (H. 
        Res. 283) (H. Rept. 105-354) [28OC]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1270) (H. Rept. 105-290) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 105-
        290) [21OC]

HEALTH
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
    National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics [13MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        13, 40) [9JA] [4FE]
    ------prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032) [12MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929, 1122) [5MR] 
        [19MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 100) [19MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration 
        of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 262) [7OC]
    ------provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving 
        overseas (see H.R. 411) [9JA]
    Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory 
        cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453) 
        [21JA]
    Alcoholic beverages: alcohol abuse prevention program funding (see 
        H.R. 1982) [19JN]
    ------establish advertising requirements (see H.R. 1978) [19JN]
    ------establish voluntary broadcasting code for advertising (see 
        H.R. 1292) [10AP]
    ------increase taxes and provide funding for alcohol abuse 
        prevention programs (see H.R. 2028) [24JN]
    ------require Dept. of HHS reports on alcohol advertising 
        practices (see H.R. 1976) [19JN]
    ------require health warnings in advertising (see H.R. 1979) 
        [19JN]
    Antitrust policy: application of antitrust laws to health care 
        provider networks (see H.R. 415) [9JA]
    Appropriations: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83) [5MR]
    Armed Forces: alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE health 
        care program (see H.R. 1246) [8AP]
    ------establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of 
        certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 1766) [3JN]
    ------improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare 
        reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see 
        H.R. 1456) [24AP]
    ------issue medal to persons exposed to nuclear radiation (see 
        H.R. 432) [9JA]
    ------permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal 
        Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under 
        CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356) [16AP]
    ------permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program for Medicare-eligible retired members and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 2128) [9JY]
    ------provide recipients of investigational drugs information on 
        possible side effects (see H.R. 1294) [10AP]
    ------use of military health care system and commissary stores by 
        unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 575) [4FE]
    Aviation: develop and implement plans to reduce certain public 
        risk caused by helicopter operations (see H.R. 2957) [8NO]
    ------prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights 
        (see H.R. 552) [4FE]
    ------require air carriers to charge a reduced fare for air 
        transportation to and from certain clinical health trials (see 
        H.R. 2797) [4NO]
    ------require air carriers to establish procedures for responding 
        to in-flight medical emergencies (see H.R. 1670) [20MY]
    Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain 
        Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436) [9SE]
    Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 
        2094) [26JN]
    Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see 
        H.R. 344) [9JA]
    Birth defects: develop and implement research strategies to 
        prevent (see H.R. 1114) [18MR]
    Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 609) [5FE]
    ------pneumoconiosis claims (see H.R. 252) [9JA]
    Breast cancer: expand research relative to environmental and 
        genetic susceptibilities (see H.R. 1413) [23AP]
    Brookhaven, NY: establish Dept. of Veterans Affairs ambulatory 
        care facility (see H.R. 56) [7JA] [9JA]
    Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care 
        programs (see H.R. 1515) [1MY]
    ------require employee notification before termination of health 
        or retirement benefits (see H.R. 1594) [14MY]
    CERCLA: Superfund Program reauthorization and reform (see H.R. 
        2727) [23OC]
    Children and youth: adolescent health demonstration projects (see 
        H.R. 357) [9JA]
    ------encourage State and local governments to enact laws to 
        protect the safety of young people (see H. Con. Res. 70) [1MY]
    ------funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for 
        infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131) [24AP]
    ------modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures 
        (see H.R. 3004) [9NO]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 259) [9JA]
    ------provide for health, safety, and education (see H.R. 1726) 
        [22MY]

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    ------provide health insurance for uninsured children (see H.R. 
        1363) [17AP]
    ------require health plans to provide certain coverage (see H.R. 
        1159, 1854) [20MR] [10JN]
    Civil liberties: allow patients to receive any medical treatment 
        they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746) [13FE]
    ------provide information and protect patients' rights relative to 
        medical care (see H.R. 1191) [20MR]
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        1600) [14MY]
    Colleges and universities: encourage adoption of a code of 
        principles to change the culture of alcohol consumption on 
        college campuses (see H. Res. 321) [9NO]
    ------provide incentives to develop alcohol abuse prevention and 
        education programs (see H.R. 1980) [19JN]
    Commission on National Drug Policy: establish (see H.R. 1345) 
        [16AP]
    Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over 
        computer information services (see H.R. 2272) [25JY]
    Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and 
        services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174) [16JY]
    Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention 
        and treatment programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643) 
        [15MY]
    ------test incarcerated persons for serious transmissible diseases 
        if their bodily fluids come into contact with corrections 
        personnel (see H.R. 2070) [25JN]
    Courts: continue judicial supervision over certain offenders with 
        substance abuse problems (see H.R. 1644) [15MY]
    ------health care liability claim requirements (see H.R. 1091) 
        [18MR]
    ------liability protection for suppliers of raw material and 
        component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872) 
        [27FE]
    Crime: combat fraud relative to payments for health care services 
        (see H.R. 2584) [30SE]
    ------prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of 
        payment for health care services (see H.R. 362) [9JA]
    ------protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence (see H.R. 1332) [15AP]
    Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951, 2904) 
        [18JN] [7NO]
    Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, 
        euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003) [11MR]
    ------recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. Res. 212) 
        [31JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: continuation of the Food Animal Residue 
        Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (see H.R. 
        2876) [7NO]
    Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries 
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 76, 1631) [7JA] [9JA] [15MY]
    ------allow military health care system beneficiaries the option 
        to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and to 
        establish medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2100) [26JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military construction and 
        increased pay and improved health care for members of the 
        uniformed services (see H.R. 2858) [6NO]
    ------demonstration project to provide Medicare reimbursement to 
        certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 
        1357) [16AP]
    ------ensure that enrollees in TRICARE Prime retain coverage in 
        any TRICARE region (see H.R. 2104) [26JN]
    ------include certain beneficiaries in National Mail Order 
        Pharmacy Program (see H.R. 1773) [3JN]
    Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear 
        facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 
        1397) [17AP]
    Dept. of HHS: application for waiver of certain demonstration 
        projects (see H.R. 1192) [20MR]
    ------dissemination of information about nursing homes (see H.R. 
        2423) [5SE]
    ------establish a schedule of preventive health care services 
        under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 177) 
        [9JA]
    ------establish program relative to exchange of sterile hypodermic 
        needles (see H.R. 2212) [22JY]
    ------prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug 
        prices (see H.R. 183) [9JA]
    ------prohibit payments to hospitals for reducing the number of 
        residents in graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 
        2600) [1OC]
    Dept. of Labor: establish advisory panels relative to occupational 
        safety and health (see H.R. 2871) [7NO]
    Dept. of the Interior: land conveyance to the St. Jude's Ranch for 
        Children in Nevada (see H.R. 2989) [9NO]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain 
        funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 
        1125) [19MR]
    ------authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 
        2571) [29SE]
    ------develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see 
        H.R. 1077) [13MR]
    ------funding for medical care programs (see H.R. 1156) [20MR]
    ------improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580) 
        [13MY]
    ------improve programs providing counseling and treatment for 
        sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253) [24JY]
    Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for 
        certain women (see H. Res. 40, 48) [5FE] [11FE]
    ------ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms relative to 
        arachnoiditis prevention (see H.R. 738) [12FE]
    ------compensation for individuals who develop stomach cancer due 
        to exposure from radioactive substances (see H.R. 573) [4FE]
    ------coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments 
        under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs (see 
        H.R. 301) [9JA]
    ------coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments 
        under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and 
        expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383) 
        [9JA]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 2152) [11JY]
    ------efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062, 1219) 
        [13MR] [21MR]
    ------establish a commission to recommend a strategy for the 
        global eradication of disease (see H.R. 2889) [7NO]
    ------establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 
        1311) [10AP]
    ------establish research and grant programs for the eradication or 
        control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (see 
        H.R. 2565) [26SE]
    ------expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111) 
        [18MR]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research 
        (see H.R. 407, 1585) [9JA] [13MY]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer 
        research (see H.R. 2545) [25SE]
    ------Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic 
        lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009) [23JN]
    ------osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders 
        information clearinghouse funding (see H.R. 2704) [22OC]
    ------ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953) [5MR]
    ------payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who 
        contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 
        1023) [11MR]
    ------prostate cancer research programs (see H.R. 297) [9JA]
    ------prostate cancer screening benefits (see H.R. 2639) [8OC]
    ------research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 
        751) [13FE]
    ------research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260, 
        1398) [9AP] [17AP]
    ------treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 
        3072) [13NO]
    Dover Township, NJ: study cancer rate among children (see H.R. 
        1080) [13MR]
    Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and 
        use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267) [9OC]
    Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug 
        applications (see H.R. 1727) [22MY]
    ------deny Federal benefits to persons convicted of drug offenses 
        relative to medicinal use of marijuana (see H.R. 1265) [9AP]
    ------encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to purchase 
        and use of over-the-counter drug products (see H. Res. 151) 
        [15MY]
    ------establish matching grant program for local communities that 
        first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth 
        substance abuse (see H.R. 956) [5MR]
    ------specify the entities eligible to purchase pharmaceutical 
        products from the Federal Supply Schedule (see H.R. 2197) 
        [17JY]
    ------use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1782) 
        [4JN]
    Eating disorders: establish an educational program on prevention 
        and treatment (see H.R. 556) [4FE]
    Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield 
        sites (see H.R. 3020) [9NO]
    ------expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and 
        release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's 
        consumer products (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    ------protect children from exposure to certain environmental 
        pollutants (see H.R. 2451) [10SE]
    ------provide State grants to stabilize and remove tire piles that 
        are near drinking water sources and sensitive populations (see 
        H.R. 1041) [12MR]
    Education: establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 881) 
        [27FE]
    ------establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education 
        trust fund (see H.R. 106) [9JA]
    Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic 
        information (see H.R. 2215, 2275) [22JY] [25JY]
    ------provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical 
        services personnel (see H.R. 2891) [7NO]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing 
        supply regulations (see H.R. 859) [27FE]
    EPA: implement national program to reduce health threat from 
        exposure to indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 2952) [8NO]
    ------limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627) 
        [7OC]
    ------take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and 
        release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91) 
        [22MY]
    ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from 
        failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare 
        benefit plans (see H.R. 2960) [8NO]
    ------improve enforcement of provisions (see H.R. 2290) [29JY]
    FAA: reevaluate medical equipment and make a decision relative to 
        automatic external defibrillators on aircraft (see H.R. 2843) 
        [6NO]
    ------regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in 
        commercial aircraft (see H.R. 2856) [6NO]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: provide coverage to employers with 
        more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373) [17AP]
    FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480) [16SE]
    ------approval and development of new drugs and biological 
        products (see H.R. 1411) [23AP]
    ------modernize (S. 830), corrections in enrollment [13NO]
    ------proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 
        metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221, 2968; H. 
        Con. Res. 113) [9JY] [22JY] [8NO]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        385) [9JA]

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    ------revise and extend programs relative to the health of 
        individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895) 
        [12JN]
    Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists 
        (see H.R. 176) [9JA]
    ------authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct 
        evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental 
        illnesses (see H.R. 1520) [1MY]
    ------encourage the use of generic drugs in health insurance plans 
        (see H.R. 1073) [13MR]
    ------establish formula for calculation of Federal contributions 
        to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 
        1848) [10JN]
    ------establish medical savings accounts with certain health plans 
        (see H.R. 2465) [11SE]
    ------extend authority under which comparability allowances may be 
        paid to Government physicians (see H.R. 2541) [24SE]
    ------increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor 
        (see H.R. 2943) [8NO]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow participants to 
        elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts 
        (see H.R. 1574) [8MY]
    ------coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038) [12MR]
    ------coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699) [22OC]
    ------coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 496) [21JA]
    ------improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for 
        the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836) [10JN]
    ------improve sanctions against unfit providers (see H.R. 1971) 
        [19JN]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend medical device 
        provisions (see H.R. 1093) [18MR]
    ------classification and performance standards for devices (see 
        H.R. 1527) [1MY]
    ------development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 
        1710) [22MY]
    ------improve regulation of food ingredients, nutrient content 
        claims, and health claims (see H.R. 2469) [11SE]
    ------requirements relative to health claims on food labels (see 
        H.R. 2208) [22JY]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to the effect 
        of administrative orders on civil penalty actions (see H.R. 
        2415) [5SE]
    Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of 
        foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 2868) [7NO]
    ------establish independent agency responsible for safety, 
        labeling, and inspection (see H.R. 2801) [4NO]
    ------improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 3070) [13NO]
    ------improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 3052) [13NO]
    Genetics: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 341, 1815, 2198) [9JA] [5JN] [17JY]
    Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive 
        medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112) 
        [9JY]
    Government: maintenance of certain health information when a 
        health care facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has 
        ceased to do business (see H.R. 2105) [26JN]
    Government regulations: requirements relative to managed care 
        plans (see H.R. 3009) [9NO]
    Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.: amend Federal 
        charter (see H.R. 3025) [12NO]
    ------repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 497) [4FE]
    Harold Hughes-Bill Emerson Commission on Alcoholism: establish 
        (see H.R. 1549) [7MY]
    Hazardous substances: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure 
        (see H.R. 1506) [30AP]
    ------prohibit the location of solid and hazardous waste 
        facilities near residential, day care, church, and school 
        properties (see H.R. 843) [26FE]
    ------reduce use and emissions of mercury and increase recycling 
        (see H.R. 2910) [7NO]
    Health: establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 2606) [2OC]
    ------maintenance of certain health information when a health care 
        facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has ceased to do 
        business (see H.R. 2105) [26JN]
    Health care facilities: waiver of prior hospitalization 
        requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services 
        for certain individuals (see H.R. 1692) [21MY]
    Health Care Financing Administration: graduate medical education 
        reimbursement for combined residencies producing primary care 
        physicians (see H.R. 689) [11FE]
    Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant 
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 
        2759) [29OC]
    ------establish a national abusive and criminal background check 
        system for patient care workers (see H.R. 2953) [8NO]
    ------exempt physician office laboratories from clinical 
        laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250) [24JY]
    ------extend term of appointment of certain members of the 
        Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician 
        Payment Review Commission (see H.R. 1001) [10MR]
    ------increase practitioners in the field of primary health care 
        (see H.R. 739) [12FE]
    ------revoke medical license of practitioners who recommend the 
        use of marijuana (see H.R. 1310) [10AP]
    ------training of students relative to identification and referral 
        of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 884) [27FE]
    High Level Commission on International Narcotics Control: 
        establish (see H.R. 1317) [14AP]
    House of Representatives: prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors 
        leading to the floor and in the Rayburn room (see H. Res. 247) 
        [26SE]
    Immigration: immunization requirements for certain internationally 
        adopted children (see H.R. 2464) [11SE]
    ------waive naturalization requirement to take oath of 
        renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired 
        applicants (see H.R. 1239) [8AP]
    ------waiver of vaccination requirement for orphan children (see 
        H.R. 2473) [15SE]
    ------waiver of vaccination requirements for certain adopted 
        children (see H.R. 2430) [8SE]
    Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406) [9JA]
    Information services: establish code of fair information practices 
        (see H.R. 52) [7JA] [9JA]
    Insurance: apply group health plan portability requirements to 
        students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see 
        H.R. 1281) [10AP]
    ------coverage and treatment of emergency services under health 
        plans (see H.R. 815) [25FE]
    ------coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693) [22OC]
    ------coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive 
        surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for 
        any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616) [5FE]
    ------coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from 
        mastectomies (see H.R. 164) [9JA]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617) [5FE]
    ------establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an 
        aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain 
        health benefit plans (see H.R. 1807) [5JN]
    ------establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 2606) [2OC]
    ------expand access to health insurance coverage without pre-
        existing condition exclusions (see H.R. 2532) [23SE]
    ------increase benefit standard for long-term care insurance 
        relative to cost of living adjustments (see H.R. 821) [25FE]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2216) [22JY]
    ------notify upon examination any medical condition of an 
        individual seeking insurance coverage (see H.R. 2874) [7NO]
    ------permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during 
        participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 1069) 
        [13MR]
    ------prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans 
        relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 2110) [8JY]
    ------prohibit restriction of certain medical communications 
        between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 
        586) [5FE]
    ------prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage 
        or premiums (see H.R. 306, 328) [9JA]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 337, 820, 1222, 1749, 2967) [9JA] [25FE] [21MR] [22MY] 
        [8NO]
    ------provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse 
        treatment services under private group and individual health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2409) [4SE]
    ------require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain 
        mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854) [6NO]
    ------require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage 
        for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such 
        coverage (see H.R. 561) [4FE]
    ------require health plans to pay interest on certain claims (see 
        H.R. 1472) [29AP]
    ------require health plans to provide adequate access to services 
        provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737) [22MY]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 
        135) [9JA]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for screening 
        mammography and pap smears (see H.R. 760) [13FE]
    ------require insurers to disclose an applicant's medical test 
        results to the applicant and to otherwise restrict the 
        disclosure of such results (see H.R. 2590) [1OC]
    ------restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery on Medicaid 
        long-term care services and amend tax treatment of long-term 
        care coverage (see H.R. 1764) [3JN]
    ------standardize relationships between group health plans and 
        health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, 
        and providers (see H.R. 1415) [23AP]
    ------treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1525) [1MY]
    Kuwait: provide funding to veterans for research, diagnosis, 
        treatment, and compensation for illnesses caused by exposure 
        to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian 
        Gulf Conflict (see H. Res. 310) [6NO]
    Law enforcement officers: establish counseling programs for 
        disabled and retired police officers (see H.R. 2434) [8SE]
    Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 
        2020) [24JN]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 421) [9JA]
    ------coverage of screening mammography and screening pap smears 
        (see H.R. 184, 359) [9JA]
    ------coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and 
        clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 258, 1354) [9JA] [16AP]
    ------disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 148) 
        [9JA]
    ------eligibility for payment for administration of pediatric 
        vaccines (see H.R. 912) [4MR]
    ------expand county-operated health insurance organizations 
        authorized to enroll beneficiaries (see H.R. 3014) [9NO]
    ------expand State health care coverage of low-income children and 
        pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance 
        programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491) [30AP]
    ------Federal funding of certain abortions relative to State law 
        (see H.R. 137) [9JA]
    ------increase the minimum Federal medical assistance percentage 
        (see H.R. 835) [25FE]
    ------permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see 
        H.R. 1564) [8MY]
    ------reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of 
        services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 358) [9JA]

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    ------repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of 
        assets (see H.R. 216, 2396) [9JA] [4SE]
    ------temporarily waive enrollment composition rule for the D.C. 
        Health Cooperative (see H.R. 2093) [26JN]
    ------treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry 
        liability settlement (see H.R. 2938) [8NO]
    ------waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health 
        Plan of Amherst, NY (see H.R. 2018) [24JN]
    ------waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain 
        HMO's (see H.R. 697, 1610) [12FE] [14MY]
    Medical devices: allow marketing of Sensor Pad to aid in breast 
        self-examination (see H.R. 964) [6MR]
    Medicare: accreditation requirements relative to public 
        representation and meetings (see H.R. 800) [13FE]
    ------allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement 
        programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see 
        H.R. 1761) [3JN]
    ------allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for 
        services (see H.R. 2497) [18SE]
    ------bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002) [10MR]
    ------change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical 
        plans (see H.R. 2484) [16SE]
    ------colorectal screening (see H.R. 1128) [19MR]
    ------combat fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2301) [30JY]
    ------combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization 
        services (see H.R. 2640) [8OC]
    ------combat fraud by hospitals (see H.R. 2417) [5SE]
    ------continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 2703) [22OC]
    ------contract reform (see H.R. 364) [9JA]
    ------contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain 
        surgical procedures and related services (see H.R. 2726) 
        [23OC]
    ------coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038) [12MR]
    ------coverage of certain prostate cancer detection procedures and 
        drug treatment services (see H.R. 448) [9JA]
    ------coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288) [10AP]
    ------coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training 
        services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 
        288, 1375) [9JA] [17AP]
    ------coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 
        1329) [15AP]
    ------coverage of nursing facilities, in-home services, and 
        outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 405) [9JA]
    ------coverage of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (see 
        H.R. 1762) [3JN]
    ------coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services 
        (see H.R. 2153) [11JY]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418) [9JA]
    ------demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer 
        patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628) 
        [15MY]
    ------eligibility for benefits for certain divorced individuals 
        relative to marriage requirements (see H.R. 1956) [18JN]
    ------eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive 
        drugs (see H.R. 1061) [13MR]
    ------establish a continuous quality improvement program for 
        providers that furnish services to individuals with end stage 
        renal disease (see H.R. 2972) [8NO]
    ------establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance 
        plans (see H.R. 566, 625) [4FE] [6FE]
    ------extend community nursing organization demonstration projects 
        (see H.R. 686) [11FE]
    ------hospice care reform (see H.R. 521) [4FE]
    ------hospital treatment of noncontiguous facilities as outpatient 
        departments (see H.R. 2559) [25SE]
    ------impose fees for overpayment collection and require 
        prepayment screening of claims (see H.R. 1769) [3JN]
    ------improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 554, 1248) 
        [4FE] [8AP]
    ------improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------improve quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine and 
        medical informatic networks (see H.R. 1101) [18MR]
    ------limit additional payments to physicians through private 
        contracts during periods in which the patient is in an exposed 
        condition (see H.R. 2784) [30OC]
    ------limit payments for drugs or biological products (see H.R. 
        2851) [6NO]
    ------limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676) [11FE]
    ------multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018) [11MR]
    ------payment for ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable 
        medical equipment (see H.R. 2671) [9OC]
    ------payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of 
        potential fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2912) [7NO]
    ------payments and charges for outpatient services (see H.R. 582, 
        2558) [4FE] [25SE]
    ------payments for certain drugs relative to hospital outpatient 
        department services (see H.R. 2687) [21OC]
    ------payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts 
        attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (see 
        H.R. 2701) [22OC]
    ------pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1201, 1218) [20MR] 
        [21MR]
    ------prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to 
        for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443) 
        [9JA]
    ------protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in 
        managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored 
        organizations (see H.R. 475) [21JA]
    ------provide for an increase in update for certain hospitals with 
        a high proportion of patients (see H.R. 1673) [20MY]
    ------provide for standard forms for medical necessity and 
        terminal illness certifications (see H.R. 2633) [7OC]
    ------provide payment for community health center services 
        relative to coverage of individuals under managed care plans 
        (see H.R. 2962) [8NO]
    ------provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative 
        to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 585) [5FE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1165) [20MR]
    ------reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse 
        specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 
        893) [27FE]
    ------reimbursement for physician assistants in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 894) [27FE]
    ------reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by 
        certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362) 
        [17AP]
    ------reimbursement for telehealth services (see H.R. 966) [6MR]
    ------reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 
        192, 414) [9JA]
    ------remove certain limitations on participation in 
        Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2668) 
        [9OC]
    ------remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of 
        chiropractic services (see H.R. 916) [4MR]
    ------repeal authority to offer private fee-for-service plans 
        under Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 2725) [23OC]
    ------require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to 
        enrollees (see H.R. 459) [21JA]
    ------require surety bonds and disclosure of certain ownership 
        information for suppliers of durable medical equipment, home 
        health agencies, and other health care providers (see H.R. 
        1457) [24AP]
    ------require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 2754) [28OC]
    ------secondary payer rules for individuals with end stage renal 
        disease (see H.R. 2577) [29SE]
    ------waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military 
        retirees and dependents who live near certain military 
        hospitals (see H.R. 1738) [22MY]
    Medicare/Medicaid: combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 1770, 
        2632) [3JN] [7OC]
    ------coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 1464) [28AP]
    ------establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 251) 
        [9JA]
    ------expand and clarify requirements regarding advance directives 
        to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are 
        observed (see H.R. 2999) [9NO]
    ------prohibit funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy 
        killing (see H.R. 868) [27FE]
    ------referral information requirements of hospitals relative to 
        post-hospital services (see H.R. 734) [12FE]
    ------require health care facilities and services to fund annual 
        financial and compliance audits (see H.R. 2543) [24SE]
    Mental health: establish an educational program on the prevention 
        and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 847, 2006) [26FE] 
        [20JN]
    ------national policy to provide health care coverage of mental 
        illnesses (see H.R. 621) [5FE]
    Minorities: health programs (see H.R. 487) [21JA]
    Motion pictures: discourage use of tobacco products among minors 
        by motion picture industry (see H. Con. Res. 184) [6NO]
    National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in 
        breast cancer research (see H.R. 1352) [16AP]
    National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare 
        Program: establish (see H.R. 75) [7JA] [9JA]
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: designate 
        (see H. Con. Res. 171) [21OC]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate 
        activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130) 
        [9JY]
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 
        1715) [22MY]
    National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235) [18SE]
    National objectives: assure continued health insurance coverage of 
        retired workers (see H.R. 211, 444) [9JA]
    ------establish State and community assistance programs for 
        providers of health care services and maintenance of safety 
        net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 735) [12FE]
    ------managed care system reform proposal (see H.R. 2905) [7NO]
    ------policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16, 1200, 1374) [7JA] [9JA] [20MR] [17AP]
    ------policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women 
        (see H.R. 560, 1229) [4FE] [8AP]
    National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see 
        H.R. 756) [13FE]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 307) [9JA]
    Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct 
        operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1833) [7JN]
    New York: waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions 
        under Medicaid (see H.R. 2437) [9SE]
    NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes-related 
        activities (see H.R. 1315) [14AP]
    ------establish National Center for Integral Medicine (see H.R. 
        1055) [13MR]
    ------expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone 
        diseases (see H.R. 2697) [22OC]
    ------improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 
        3001) [9NO]
    Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation 
        programs (see H.R. 968) [6MR]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 2579) [30SE]
    Older Americans Act: amend to provide for Federal-State 
        performance partnerships, consolidate nutrition programs, and 
        extend authorizations of appropriations (see H.R. 1671) [20MY]

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    Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see 
        H.R. 1505) [30AP]
    ------revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation 
        program (see H.R. 2202) [17JY]
    ------revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation 
        program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see 
        H.R. 2418) [5SE]
    OSHA: allow employers to use alternative means of meeting safety 
        and health rules (see H.R. 2875) [7NO]
    ------clarify liability of employers at multiemployer worksites 
        (see H.R. 2879) [7NO]
    ------consultation with State officials by employers relative to 
        compliance with safety and health requirements (see H.R. 2864) 
        [7NO]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 2869) [7NO]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 2873) 
        [7NO]
    ------prohibit any employee performance measures relative to 
        number of inspections conducted, citations issued, or 
        penalties assessed (see H.R. 2877) [7NO]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 2881) 
        [7NO]
    Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents 
        of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 298) [9JA]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate 
        exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 
        189) [9JA]
    Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1094) 
        [18MR]
    ------reporting requirements of deaths resulting from the 
        prescribing, dispensing, and the administration of drugs (see 
        H.R. 524) [4FE]
    Public buildings: prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (see H.R. 
        2118) [8JY]
    Public health: establish community-based managed care programs in 
        medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 356) [9JA]
    Public Health Service: establish a program for training in 
        lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac 
        arrest (see H.R. 1679) [20MY]
    ------establish pediatric research initiative (see H.R. 1883) 
        [12JN]
    ------extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070) 
        [13MR]
    ------funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment 
        programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638) [15MY]
    Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health 
        (see H.R. 1451) [24AP]
    ------provide inclusive information service relative to certain 
        diseases (see H.R. 482) [21JA]
    Public welfare programs: extend disqualification transition period 
        for certain aliens (see H.R. 761) [13FE]
    ------funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 3015) [9NO]
    ------modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for 
        aliens (see H.R. 666) [11FE]
    ------permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining 
        Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see H.R. 
        1709) [22MY]
    ------restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in 
        arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597) [1OC]
    ------treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015, 1468) 
        [11MR] [29AP]
    Radiopharmaceuticals: improve regulation (see H.R. 2298) [30JY] 
        [3SE]
    Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189) [20MR]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: State discretion to fund source water 
        assessments with capitalization grants (see H.R. 2032) [24JN]
    ------terminate the applicability of certain provisions in 
        establishing and implementing safe drinking water standards 
        (see H.R. 1308) [10AP]
    Science: prohibit cloning of humans (see H.R. 923) [5MR]
    ------prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 922) [5MR]
    Senior citizens: anniversary of establishment of the first 
        nutrition program for the elderly (see H. Con. Res. 48) [13MR]
    ------establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for elderly 
        persons who have no health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2681) 
        [21OC]
    Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry 
        cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711) [22MY]
    Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy 
        relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 1421) [23AP]
    ------benefit reductions (see H. Res. 132) [24AP]
    ------earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 464, 612) 
        [21JA] [5FE]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 1611, 2929) [14MY] [8NO]
    ------level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's 
        death (see H.R. 68, 322) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care 
        (see H.R. 2908) [7NO]
    ------provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative 
        to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 451, 
        598) [20JA] [5FE]
    ------provide free information on employee benefit plans to 
        interested parties of such plans (see H.R. 1603) [14MY]
    ------require annual statement of accrued liability of the old 
        age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 
        2780) [30OC]
    ------require specific legislative recommendations to ensure 
        solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 2781) [30OC]
    ------treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain 
        earnings (see H.R. 577) [4FE]
    States: establish waivers in medical licensing laws relative to 
        health care for indigent individuals (see H. Con. Res. 69) 
        [30AP]
    ------permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to 
        parental consent (see H.R. 2941) [8NO]
    Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (see H. 
        Con. Res. 119) [23JY]
    Tariff: anticancer drug production (see H.R. 2041, 2042, 2043, 
        2044, 2045, 2046, 2049) [25JN]
    ------anti-HIV and anti-AIDS drug production (see H.R. 2047, 2048) 
        [25JN]
    Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial 
        sites and use tax-exempt redevelopment bonds for such cleanup 
        (see H.R. 523) [4FE]
    ------credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169) [20MR]
    ------credits for health insurance premiums of employees without 
        employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539) [4FE]
    ------deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals and the business use of the home, and 
        clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145) 
        [20MR]
    ------deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 321) [9JA]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 18, 69, 144, 876, 1792) [7JA] [9JA] 
        [27FE] [4JN]
    ------impose excise tax on individuals who operate vending 
        machines that dispense tobacco products (see H.R. 2897) [7NO]
    ------permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 1123) 
        [19MR]
    ------prohibit deduction for payments relative to tobacco industry 
        liability settlement and use of increased revenues to promote 
        public health (see H.R. 3030) [12NO]
    ------provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a 
        breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 209) [9JA]
    ------repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have 
        medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1068, 1582, 1743) [13MR] 
        [13MY] [22MY]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 3063) [16SE] 
        [13NO]
    ------treatment of benefits given to former police and 
        firefighters for heart and hypertension conditions (see H.R. 
        202) [9JA]
    ------treatment of biomedical research funds (see H.R. 1257) [9AP]
    ------treatment of dependent care expenses and respite care 
        expenses (see H.R. 1667) [20MY]
    ------treatment of estate tax for family farms and small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1380) [17AP]
    ------treatment of primary health providers in health professional 
        shortage areas (see H.R. 2804) [4NO]
    ------treatment of recreational fitness services and facilities in 
        certain hospitals (see H.R. 210) [9JA]
    ------treatment of scholarships received under the National Health 
        Corps Scholarship Program (see H.R. 2951, 2998) [8NO] [9NO]
    ------treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 1698) [21MY]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 693) [12FE]
    ------treatment of tobacco products (see H.R. 3027) [12NO]
    Tobacco Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 1881) [12JN]
    Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, 
        advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 
        2135) [10JY]
    ------application of fines to decrease usage by minors (see H.R. 
        1772) [3JN]
    ------establish Federal authority to regulate tobacco and other 
        products containing nicotine (see H.R. 516) [4FE]
    ------increase excise tax to fund a Public Health and Education 
        Resource Trust Fund (see H.R. 2764) [29OC]
    ------increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured 
        children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 1364) [9AP] 
        [17AP]
    ------increase the legal smoking age (see H.R. 2519) [23SE]
    ------limit access to minors (see H.R. 2594) [1OC]
    ------limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see H.R. 2740) 
        [24OC]
    ------prescribe labels for packages and advertising and disclose 
        certain information (see H.R. 1244) [8AP]
    ------prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate 
        Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance 
        investments in biomedical and basic scientific research (see 
        H.R. 3028) [12NO]
    ------protect the public from hazards caused by exposure to 
        environmental tobacco smoke (see H.R. 1771) [3JN]
    ------restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 762) [13FE]
    ------restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face 
        tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 
        768) [13FE]
    ------strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 
        2017, 2034) [24JN] [25JN]
    ------treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by 
        tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385, 2387, 
        2390) [3SE]
    Transportation: prohibit smoking in any federally funded 
        transportation facility (see H.R. 1351) [16AP]
    Traumatic brain injuries: studies and programs (see H.R. 1245) 
        [8AP]
    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: ensure the 
        equitable treatment of graduates (see H.R. 2567) [26SE]
    Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military 
        installations for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2760) 
        [29OC]
    ------add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-
        connected diseases (see H.R. 559) [4FE]
    ------eligibility for hospital care and services relative to 
        awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397) [4SE]
    ------extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to 
        surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated 
        (see H.R. 2142) [10JY]
    ------extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care 
        to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or 
        environmental hazards (see H.R. 466) [21JA]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans 
        and survivors (see H.R. 2367) [31JY]

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    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------presumption of service connection for certain diseases and 
        disabilities relative to exposure to carbon tetrachloride (see 
        H.R. 1540) [6MY]
    ------priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or 
        Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250) [9JA]
    ------treatment of cold weather injuries received during military 
        operations (see H.R. 1399, 1426) [17AP] [23AP]
    Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements 
        (see H.R. 1284) [10AP]
    ------biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 2138) 
        [10JY]
    Women: establish a program for postreproductive health care (see 
        H.R. 557) [4FE]
    ------establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 920) [4MR]
    ------increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 
        1788) [4JN]
    ------protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525) [23SE]
    ------require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast 
        implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research 
        (see H.R. 366) [9JA]
    ------research and education programs on menopause and related 
        conditions (see H.R. 832) [25FE]
    ------research health risks posed by the presence of certain 
        additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products 
        (see H.R. 2900) [7NO]
    ------research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571) 
        [8MY]
    ------revise and extend mammography quality standards programs 
        (see H.R. 1289) [10AP]
  Conference reports
    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act (S. 830) [9NO]
  Messages
    Dept. of HHS Report Relative to Radiation Control for Health and 
        Safety Act: President Clinton [8AP]
    Human Cloning Prohibition: President Clinton [10JN]
    Progress in Science and Technology: President Clinton [9AP]
    U.S.-Canada Social Security Agreement: President Clinton [3MR]
    U.S.-United Kingdom Social Security Agreement: President Clinton 
        [25FE]
    Veto of H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: President 
        Clinton [21OC]
  Motions
    Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122) [20MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate 
        amendments [8OC]
    FDA: modernize (S. 830) [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1003) (H. Rept. 105-46) [8AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 105-32) 
        [19MR]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth 
        Abortion Ban Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 262) (H. 
        Rept. 105-312) [7OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases 
        Authorizations: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        2571) (H. Rept. 105-291) [2OC]
    Drug-Free Communities Act: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 956) (H. Rept. 105-105) [20MY]
    Extend Term of Appointment of Certain Members of the Prospective 
        Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Payment Review 
        Commission: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1001) (H. 
        Rept. 105-49) [14AP]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1001) (H. Rept. 
        105-49) [10AP]
    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference 
        (S. 830) (H. Rept. 105-399) [9NO]
    FDA Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1411) (H. Rept. 105-310) [7OC]
    Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1836) (H. Rept. 
        105-374) [4NO]
    Food and Nutrition Information Reform Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 2469) (H. Rept. 105-306) [6OC]
    Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses--Strong Evidence Linking Toxic Causes 
        to Chronic Health Effects: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-388) [7NO]
    Immunization Requirements for Certain Internationally Adopted 
        Children: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2464) (H. 
        Rept. 105-289) [1OC]
    Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and 
        Survivors: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2367) 
        (H. Rept. 105-320) [9OC]
    Medicaid Waiver of Enrollment Composition Rule for the Better 
        Health Plan of Amherst, NY (H.R. 2018): Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 2018) (H. Rept. 105-165) [8JY]
    Medical Device Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 105-307) [6OC]
    Medicare Eligibility for Benefits for Certain Divorced Individuals 
        Relative to Marriage Requirements: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1956) (H. Rept. 105-208) [28JY]
    Nursing Home Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 968) (H. Rept. 105-23) 
        [18MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 968) (H. Rept. 
        105-23) [13MR]
    Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 929) (H. Rept. 105-24) [17MR]
    Prohibit Federal Funding for Human Cloning Research: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 922) (H. Rept. 105-239) [1AU]
    Veterans Medicare Reimbursement Demonstration Act: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1362) (H. Rept. 105-186) 
        [16JY]

HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide 
        Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 1456) [24AP]
    ------permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program for Medicare-eligible retired members and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 2128) [9JY]
    Brookhaven, NY: establish Dept. of Veterans Affairs ambulatory 
        care facility (see H.R. 56) [7JA] [9JA]
    Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and 
        services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174) [16JY]
    Courts: health care liability claim requirements (see H.R. 1091) 
        [18MR]
    Dept. of Defense: demonstration project to provide Medicare 
        reimbursement to certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE 
        program (see H.R. 1357) [16AP]
    Dept. of HHS: dissemination of information about nursing homes 
        (see H.R. 2423) [5SE]
    ------prohibit payments to hospitals for reducing the number of 
        residents in graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 
        2600) [1OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assign health care professionals to 
        facilities in States in which they are licensed and follow 
        State death certificate filing requirements (see H.R. 2338) 
        [31JY]
    ------authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the 
        provision of health services (see H.R. 1125) [19MR]
    ------authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 
        2571) [29SE]
    ------develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see 
        H.R. 1077) [13MR]
    ------funding for medical care programs (see H.R. 1156) [20MR]
    ------improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580) 
        [13MY]
    Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1782) 
        [4JN]
    Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.: amend Federal 
        charter (see H.R. 3025) [12NO]
    ------repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 497) [4FE]
    H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 2775) [30OC]
    H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, 
        Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 714) [12FE]
    Health: application of antitrust laws to health care provider 
        networks (see H.R. 415) [9JA]
    ------biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83) [5MR]
    ------combat fraud relative to payments for health care services 
        (see H.R. 2584) [30SE]
    ------establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 2606) [2OC]
    ------establish community-based managed care programs in medically 
        disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 356) [9JA]
    ------establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 881) [27FE]
    ------establish standards relative to managed care plans (see H.R. 
        3009) [9NO]
    ------establish State and community assistance programs for 
        providers of health care services and maintenance of safety 
        net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 735) [12FE]
    ------establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education 
        trust fund (see H.R. 106) [9JA]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 341) [9JA]
    ------maintenance of certain health information when a health care 
        facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has ceased to do 
        business (see H.R. 2105) [26JN]
    ------prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of 
        payment for health care services (see H.R. 362) [9JA]
    ------prohibit restriction of certain medical communications 
        between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 
        586) [5FE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 337, 820, 1222, 1749, 2967) [9JA] [25FE] [21MR] [22MY] 
        [8NO]
    ------provide information and protect patients' rights relative to 
        medical care (see H.R. 1191) [20MR]
    ------require health plans to pay interest on certain claims (see 
        H.R. 1472) [29AP]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 
        135) [9JA]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for screening 
        mammography and pap smears (see H.R. 760) [13FE]
    ------revise and extend mammography quality standards programs 
        (see H.R. 1289) [10AP]
    ------standardize relationships between group health plans and 
        health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, 
        and providers (see H.R. 1415) [23AP]
    Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and 
        criminal background check system for patient care workers (see 
        H.R. 2953) [8NO]
    Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under 
        health plans (see H.R. 815) [25FE]
    ------coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive 
        surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for 
        any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616) [5FE]
    ------require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain 
        mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854) [6NO]
    Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 
        2020) [24JN]
    ------disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 148) 
        [9JA]
    ------waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain 
        HMO's (see H.R. 697, 1610) [12FE] [14MY]
    Medicare: change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical 
        plans (see H.R. 2484) [16SE]

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    ------combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization 
        services (see H.R. 2640) [8OC]
    ------combat fraud by hospitals (see H.R. 2417) [5SE]
    ------contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain 
        surgical procedures and related services (see H.R. 2726) 
        [23OC]
    ------coverage of certain prostate cancer detection procedures and 
        drug treatment services (see H.R. 448) [9JA]
    ------coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services 
        (see H.R. 2153) [11JY]
    ------hospice care reform (see H.R. 521) [4FE]
    ------hospital treatment of noncontiguous facilities as outpatient 
        departments (see H.R. 2559) [25SE]
    ------limit payments for drugs or biological products (see H.R. 
        2851) [6NO]
    ------payments and charges for outpatient services (see H.R. 2558) 
        [25SE]
    ------payments for certain drugs relative to hospital outpatient 
        department services (see H.R. 2687) [21OC]
    ------payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts 
        attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (see 
        H.R. 2701) [22OC]
    ------prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to 
        for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443) 
        [9JA]
    ------provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored 
        organizations (see H.R. 475) [21JA]
    ------provide for an increase in update for certain hospitals with 
        a high proportion of patients (see H.R. 1673) [20MY]
    ------provide payment for community health center services 
        relative to coverage of individuals under managed care plans 
        (see H.R. 2962) [8NO]
    ------provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative 
        to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 585) [5FE]
    ------reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by 
        certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362) 
        [17AP]
    ------reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 
        192, 414) [9JA]
    ------repeal authority to offer private fee-for-service plans 
        under Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 2725) [23OC]
    ------require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to 
        enrollees (see H.R. 459) [21JA]
    ------require surety bonds and disclosure of certain ownership 
        information for suppliers of durable medical equipment, home 
        health agencies, and other health care providers (see H.R. 
        1457) [24AP]
    ------require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 2754) [28OC]
    ------waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military 
        retirees and dependents who live near certain military 
        hospitals (see H.R. 1738) [22MY]
    Medicare/Medicaid: expand and clarify requirements regarding 
        advance directives to ensure that an individual's health care 
        decisions are observed (see H.R. 2999) [9NO]
    ------referral information requirements of hospitals relative to 
        post-hospital services (see H.R. 734) [12FE]
    ------require health care facilities and services to fund annual 
        financial and compliance audits (see H.R. 2543) [24SE]
    NIH: improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 3001) 
        [9NO]
    Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation 
        programs (see H.R. 968) [6MR]
    ------waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of 
        skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (see 
        H.R. 1692) [21MY]
    Parren J. Mitchell Veterans Medical Center, Baltimore, MD: 
        designate (see H.R. 3051) [13NO]
    Public Health Service: establish pediatric research initiative 
        (see H.R. 1883) [12JN]
    ------extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070) 
        [13MR]
    Public welfare programs: restore benefits to legal immigrants 
        through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597) 
        [1OC]
    ------treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015, 1468) 
        [11MR] [29AP]
    Social Security: payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
        acute care (see H.R. 2908) [7NO]
    Taxation: repeal cap on outstanding tax-exempt bonds for certain 
        nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 197) [9JA]
    ------treatment of recreational fitness services and facilities in 
        certain hospitals (see H.R. 210) [9JA]
    ------treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 1698) [21MY]
    Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to 
        awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397) [4SE]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases 
        Authorizations: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        2571) (H. Rept. 105-291) [2OC]
    Nursing Home Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 968) (H. Rept. 105-23) 
        [18MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 968) (H. Rept. 
        105-23) [13MR]
    Veterans Medicare Reimbursement Demonstration Act: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1362) (H. Rept. 105-186) 
        [16JY]

HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
  Bills and resolutions
    Brookhaven, NY: establish Dept. of Veterans Affairs ambulatory 
        care facility (see H.R. 56) [7JA] [9JA]
    Courts: health care liability claim requirements (see H.R. 1091) 
        [18MR]
    Crime: training of students relative to identification and 
        referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 884) [27FE]
    Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, 
        euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003) [11MR]
    Dentistry: prohibit licensing discrimination by States on the 
        basis of nonresidency (see H.R. 541) [4FE]
    Dept. of HHS: prohibit payments to hospitals for reducing the 
        number of residents in graduate medical education programs 
        (see H.R. 2600) [1OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assign health care professionals to 
        facilities in States in which they are licensed and follow 
        State death certificate filing requirements (see H.R. 2338) 
        [31JY]
    ------develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see 
        H.R. 1077) [13MR]
    ------improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580) 
        [13MY]
    ------improve programs providing counseling and treatment for 
        sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253) [24JY]
    Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062, 
        1219) [13MR] [21MR]
    ------treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 
        3072) [13NO]
    Drugs: deny Federal benefits to persons convicted of drug offenses 
        relative to medicinal use of marijuana (see H.R. 1265) [9AP]
    ------encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to purchase 
        and use of over-the-counter drug products (see H. Res. 151) 
        [15MY]
    ------revoke medical license of practitioners who recommend the 
        use of marijuana (see H.R. 1310) [10AP]
    Employment: provide limited overtime exemption for emergency 
        medical services personnel (see H.R. 2891) [7NO]
    FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products 
        (see H.R. 1411) [23AP]
    Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists 
        (see H.R. 176) [9JA]
    ------authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct 
        evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental 
        illnesses (see H.R. 1520) [1MY]
    ------extend authority under which comparability allowances may be 
        paid to Government physicians (see H.R. 2541) [24SE]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: improve sanctions 
        against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and 
        Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836) [10JN]
    ------improve sanctions against unfit providers (see H.R. 1971) 
        [19JN]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and 
        use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710) [22MY]
    Government regulations: exempt physician office laboratories from 
        clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250) [24JY]
    Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.: amend Federal 
        charter (see H.R. 3025) [12NO]
    ------repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 497) [4FE]
    Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want 
        under certain conditions (see H.R. 746) [13FE]
    ------application of antitrust laws to health care provider 
        networks (see H.R. 415) [9JA]
    ------combat fraud relative to payments for health care services 
        (see H.R. 2584) [30SE]
    ------establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 2606) [2OC]
    ------establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 881) [27FE]
    ------establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education 
        trust fund (see H.R. 106) [9JA]
    ------establish waivers in State medical licensing laws relative 
        to health care for indigent individuals (see H. Con. Res. 69) 
        [30AP]
    ------extend term of appointment of certain members of the 
        Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician 
        Payment Review Commission (see H.R. 1001) [10MR]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 341) [9JA]
    ------permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during 
        participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 1069) 
        [13MR]
    ------prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of 
        payment for health care services (see H.R. 362) [9JA]
    ------prohibit restriction of certain medical communications 
        between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 
        586) [5FE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 337, 820, 1222, 1749, 2967) [9JA] [25FE] [21MR] [22MY] 
        [8NO]
    ------provide information and protect patients' rights relative to 
        medical care (see H.R. 1191) [20MR]
    ------revise and extend mammography quality standards programs 
        (see H.R. 1289) [10AP]
    ------standardize relationships between group health plans and 
        health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, 
        and providers (see H.R. 1415) [23AP]
    Health Care Financing Administration: graduate medical education 
        reimbursement for combined residencies producing primary care 
        physicians (see H.R. 689) [11FE]
    Immigration: admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses 
        willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 2759) 
        [29OC]
    Information services: establish a national abusive and criminal 
        background check system for patient care workers (see H.R. 
        2953) [8NO]
    Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under 
        health plans (see H.R. 815) [25FE]
    ------coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive 
        surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for 
        any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616) [5FE]
    ------require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain 
        mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854) [6NO]
    ------require health plans to provide adequate access to services 
        provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737) [22MY]
    Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 
        2020) [24JN]
    ------coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and 
        clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 258, 1354) [9JA] [16AP]
    Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for 
        services (see H.R. 2497) [18SE]
    ------combat fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2301) [30JY]
    ------combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization 
        services (see H.R. 2640) [8OC]

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    ------combat fraud by hospitals (see H.R. 2417) [5SE]
    ------coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 
        288, 1375) [9JA] [17AP]
    ------coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services 
        (see H.R. 2153) [11JY]
    ------extend community nursing organization demonstration projects 
        (see H.R. 686) [11FE]
    ------hospice care reform (see H.R. 521) [4FE]
    ------limit additional payments to physicians through private 
        contracts during periods in which the patient is in an exposed 
        condition (see H.R. 2784) [30OC]
    ------payments and charges for outpatient services (see H.R. 582, 
        2558) [4FE] [25SE]
    ------protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in 
        managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse 
        specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 
        893) [27FE]
    ------reimbursement for physician assistants in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 894) [27FE]
    ------remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of 
        chiropractic services (see H.R. 916) [4MR]
    ------require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to 
        enrollees (see H.R. 459) [21JA]
    ------require surety bonds and disclosure of certain ownership 
        information for suppliers of durable medical equipment, home 
        health agencies, and other health care providers (see H.R. 
        1457) [24AP]
    ------require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 2754) [28OC]
    Medicare/Medicaid: expand and clarify requirements regarding 
        advance directives to ensure that an individual's health care 
        decisions are observed (see H.R. 2999) [9NO]
    ------referral information requirements of hospitals relative to 
        post-hospital services (see H.R. 734) [12FE]
    ------require health care facilities and services to fund annual 
        financial and compliance audits (see H.R. 2543) [24SE]
    ------use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to 
        discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health 
        care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (see H.R. 
        2466) [11SE]
    Mudd, Samuel A.: set aside military conviction for harboring John 
        Wilkes Booth (see H.R. 1885) [12JN]
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: designate 
        (see H. Con. Res. 171) [21OC]
    Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation 
        programs (see H.R. 968) [6MR]
    Primary health care: increase practitioners in the field (see H.R. 
        739) [12FE]
    Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy 
        relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 1421) [23AP]
    Taxation: expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt 
        financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical 
        service organizations (see H.R. 2523) [23SE]
    ------permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain 
        organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services 
        (see H.R. 2613) [6OC]
    ------treatment of primary health providers in health professional 
        shortage areas (see H.R. 2804) [4NO]
    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: ensure the 
        equitable treatment of graduates (see H.R. 2567) [26SE]
    Veterans Health Administration: provide that special pay paid to 
        certain physicians and dentists be considered basic pay for 
        retirement purposes (see H.R. 1687) [21MY]
    Women: increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 
        1788) [4JN]
  Reports filed
    Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1003) (H. Rept. 105-46) [8AP]
    Extend Term of Appointment of Certain Members of the Prospective 
        Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Payment Review 
        Commission: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1001) (H. 
        Rept. 105-49) [14AP]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1001) (H. Rept. 
        105-49) [10AP]
    FDA Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1411) (H. Rept. 105-310) [7OC]
    Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1836) (H. Rept. 
        105-374) [4NO]
    Medical Device Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 105-307) [6OC]
    Nursing Home Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 968) (H. Rept. 105-23) 
        [18MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 968) (H. Rept. 
        105-23) [13MR]

HEALTH CLINICS
see Health Care Facilities

HEALTH INSURANCE BILL OF RIGHTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 820) [25FE]

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 920) [4MR]

HEALTHY AND SMOKE FREE CHILDREN ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3028) [12NO]

HEFLEY, JOEL (a Representative from Colorado)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Amtrak: eliminate special support for, or burdens on, operations 
        as a passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 1666) [20MY]
    Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be 
        reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 years (see H.J. Res. 77) 
        [7MY]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing certain construction at military 
        installations (see H.R. 909) [4MR]
    Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1812) [5JN]
    Diplomats: notification relative to crimes committed by diplomats 
        (see H.R. 1547) [7MY]
    Ecology and environment: establish limited privileges and 
        immunities for certain information relative to compliance with 
        environmental laws (see H.R. 1884) [12JN]
    Forest Service: transfer of certain rights and property in 
        exchange for payment to the occupant of such property (see 
        H.R. 2416) [5SE]
    Medicare: reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see 
        H.R. 192, 414) [9JA]
    National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (see 
        H.R. 1522) [1MY]
    National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the 
        making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound 
        tracks (see H.R. 2993) [9NO]
    ------review management and reform application process for 
        National Park System (see H.R. 1728) [22MY]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1162) [20MR]
    Petroleum: lease lands within Naval Oil Shale Reserves to private 
        entities for the development of oil and natural gas (see H.R. 
        1163) [20MR]
    Tariff: certain industrial nylon fabrics (see H.R. 2336) [31JY]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their tax 
        overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 1016) 
        [11MR]
    ------repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax (see H. 
        Res. 111) [10AP]
    Urban areas: metropolitan planning (see H.R. 477) [21JA]
    Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 2138) 
        [10JY]

HEFNER, W.G. (BILL) (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
    U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors [25FE]

HELIUM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: disposal of helium (see H.R. 2178) [16JY]

HENRY, AARON
  Bills and resolutions
    Aaron Henry U.S. Post Office, Clarksdale, MS: designate (see H.R. 
        892) [27FE]
  Reports filed
    Aaron Henry U.S. Post Office, Clarksdale, MS: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 892) (H. Rept. 
        105-230) [31JY]

HERGER, WALLY (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe 
        National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity 
        effectiveness (see H.R. 858) [27FE]
    ------prohibit the designation of the Mt. Shasta area as a 
        national historic site, district, or monument (see H.R. 193) 
        [9JA]
    Endangered species: enable Federal agencies to rescue and relocate 
        members of certain species impacted by reconstruction or 
        maintenance of flood control levees (see H.R. 2894) [7NO]
    Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and 
        Government agencies relative to flood control projects, 
        facilities, or structures (see H.R. 478) [21JA]
    Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and 
        ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 61) [7JA] [9JA]
    Government regulations: relief to State and local governments (see 
        H.R. 62) [7JA] [9JA]
    National Kiwifruit Board: provide proportional representation of 
        kiwifruit producers, exporters, and importers (see H.R. 2024) 
        [24JN]
    Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners 
        (see H.R. 530) [4FE]
    Taxation: inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special 
        estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 64) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable 
        to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign 
        trade income (see H.R. 1037) [12MR]
    ------restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see 
        H.R. 2593) [1OC]
    ------treatment of funeral trusts (see H.R. 479) [21JA]
    ------treatment of income tax returns relative to Presidentially 
        declared disaster areas (see H.R. 1434) [24AP]
    ------treatment of motor fuel excise taxes on fuel used by highway 
        vehicle motors to operate certain power takeoff equipment (see 
        H.R. 67) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------treatment of property used to control environmental 
        pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see 
        H.R. 1164) [20MR]
    Tax-exempt organizations: notify members of use of dues for 
        political and lobbying activities (see H.R. 480) [21JA]
    Trinity Lake: designate reservoir (see H.R. 63) [7JA] [9JA]

HERMANDAD MEXICANA NACIONAL (organization)
  Bills and resolutions
    California: filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney for 
        failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested 
        election (see H. Res. 244) [25SE]
    ------filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney for failure 
        to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. 
        Res. 244), consideration (see H. Res. 253) [29SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 244, Filing of Criminal Charges by U.S. 
        Attorney in California Relative to

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        Contested Election: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 253) 
        (H. Rept. 105-280) [29SE]

HEROISM
  Bills and resolutions
    Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor for service during World 
        War II (see H. Con. Res. 20) [12FE]
    Armed Forces: restrict awarding of Purple Heart to members (see 
        H.R. 1407) [23AP]
    Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish (see H.R. 2800) 
        [4NO]
    Cadigan, James L.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2494) [18SE]
    Dept. of Defense: grant recognition for meritorious service to 
        aviators who meet the qualification standards of the Air Force 
        Escape and Evasion Society (see H. Res. 50) [11FE]
    Ingram, Robert R.: award Medal of Honor for service during the 
        Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 2813) [4NO]
    Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see 
        H.R. 2263) [25JY]
    U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service (see 
        H.J. Res. 100; H. Con. Res. 186) [6NO] [7NO]
    Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to former South Vietnamese commandos 
        for their heroism, sacrifice, and service (see H. Res. 316) 
        [8NO]
    Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        157) [9JA]
    World War II: compensate certain African American Medal of Honor 
        recipients (see H.R. 1649) [15MY]
    ------recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the 
        Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. Res. 95) 
        [10JN]
    ------tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice 
        (see H. Res. 17) [9JA]

HERZOG, CHAIM
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Con. Res. 73) [6MY]

HIGHER EDUCATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents 
        relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender, 
        religion, sexual orientation, or disability (see H.R. 3043) 
        [13NO]
    ------protect speech and association rights of students (see H.R. 
        980) [6MR]
    ------reform methods for calculating graduation rates (see H.R. 
        914) [4MR]
    ------reform methods for calculating graduation rates (H.R. 914), 
        concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 145) [13MY]
    Colleges and university: exempt certain institutions of higher 
        education serving minorities from default-based ineligibility 
        for student loan programs (see H.R. 717) [12FE]
    Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715) [12FE]
    Education: eligibility standards for short-term educational 
        programs (see H.R. 675) [11FE]
    ------grants to create partnerships between post-secondary and 
        elementary or secondary schools to instruct teachers (see H.R. 
        3085) [13NO]
    ------improve access to and affordability of higher education (see 
        H.R. 1435, 2546) [24AP] [25SE]
    ------improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers 
        (see H.R. 2852) [6NO]
    ------increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other 
        under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495) [18SE]
    ------prevent Federal student assistance need analysis from 
        penalizing parents for investing in prepaid tuition programs 
        (see H.R. 2672) [9OC]
    ------provide administrative support and information to establish 
        State prepaid tuition programs (see H.R. 855) [26FE]
    Federal aid programs: improve accountability and reform certain 
        programs (see H.R. 2140) [10JY]
    Financial institutions: allow certain small, nonprofit banks to 
        exceed 50 percent student loan ratio (see H.R. 2311) [30JY]
    Proprietary institutions: financial responsibility for refunds 
        during provisional certification and change of ownership (see 
        H.R. 2981) [9NO]
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 6) [7JA] [9JA]
    Student Loan Marketing Association: treatment of tax-exempt 
        municipal bonds relative to waiver of redemption premiums (see 
        H.R. 2530) [23SE]
    21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777) [13FE]
  Reports filed
    Reform Methods for Calculating Graduation Rates for Colleges and 
        Universities: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 914) (H. Rept. 105-14) [11MR]

HIGHWAY RESTORATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1657) [16MY]

HIGHWAYS
see Roads and Highways

HILL, RICK (a Representative from Montana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of 
        Appeals: establish (see H.R. 639) [6FE]
    Flathead Irrigation Project: transfer maintenance and operation to 
        local control (see H.R. 3056) [13NO]
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3057) [13NO]
    Insurance: restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery on 
        Medicaid long-term care services and amend tax treatment of 
        long-term care coverage (see H.R. 1764) [3JN]
    Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi 
        Sioux Indian tribes (see H.R. 976) [6MR]
    Taxation: treatment of capital gains and estate and gift taxes 
        (see H.R. 1379) [17AP]
    Transportation: Federal funding for highways and transportation 
        improvements (see H.R. 2337) [31JY]
    Water: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Reservation 
        Rural Water System (see H.R. 2306) [30JY]

HILLEARY, VAN (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Taxation: treatment of Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes 
        (see H.R. 823) [25FE]

HILLIARD, EARL F. (a Representative from Alabama)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center: convey to 
        Alabama (see H.R. 608) [5FE]
    Marion National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (see H.R. 608) 
        [5FE]
    Taxation: treatment of affiliation or control of nonprofit 
        organizations by for-profit organizations relative to 
        eligibility for low-income housing tax credits (see H.R. 2765) 
        [29OC]

HINCHEY, MAURICE D. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [11MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments 
        relative to consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2053) [25JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assign health care professionals to 
        facilities in States in which they are licensed and follow 
        State death certificate filing requirements (see H.R. 2338) 
        [31JY]
    Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native 
        biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests 
        (see H.R. 1861) [11JN]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of 
        acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038) [12MR]
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a 
        permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76) [1MY]
    Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038) 
        [12MR]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1165) [20MR]
    Public welfare programs: make postsecondary or vocational 
        education training a permissible work activity (see H.R. 2025) 
        [24JN]
    Roads and highways: designate Interstate 86 from New York to 
        Pennsylvania (see H.R. 2054) [25JN]
    Taxation: retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97) 
        [12JN]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500) [30AP]

HINGHAM, MA
  Bills and resolutions
    Cadigan, James L.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2494) [18SE]

HINOJOSA, RUBEN (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and 
        other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495) 
        [18SE]
    Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center, 
        Weslaco, TX: designate (see H.R. 2737) [24OC]

HINSDALE COUNTY, CO
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: land exchange (see H.R. 951) [5MR]
  Reports filed
    Hinsdale County, CO, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 951) (H. Rept. 105-170) [8JY]

HISPANIC AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080) [26JN]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963, 2078) 
        [6MR] [26JN]
    ------prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 983) [6MR]
    Colleges and universities: student loan default rate limitations 
        relative to Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 281) [9JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims 
        of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703) [22MY]
    Education: increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and 
        other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495) 
        [18SE]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079) 
        [26JN]
    Ethnic groups: tribute to Hispanic culture in the U.S. (see H. 
        Res. 240) [23SE]
    Health: minority health programs (see H.R. 487) [21JA]
    Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal 
        charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to 
        comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (see H. 
        Res. 244) [25SE]
    ------filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in 
        California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to 
        contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (see H. Res. 
        253) [29SE]
    Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 
        2514) [23SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 244, Filing of Criminal Charges by U.S. 
        Attorney in California Against Hermandad Mexicana Nacional 
        Relative to Contested Election: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 253) (H. Rept. 105-280) [29SE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and 
        Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        1703) (H. Rept. 105-292) [2OC]

HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND SITES
  Bills and resolutions
    California: prohibit the designation of the Mt. Shasta area as a 
        national historic site, district, or monument (see H.R. 193) 
        [9JA]
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see 
        H.R. 60) [7JA] [9JA]
    Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor 
        Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2958) [8NO]
    Fort Davis National Historic Site: authorize expansion (see H.R. 
        3047) [13NO]
    Fort King, FL: historical and cultural study relative to the 
        Second Seminole War (see H.R. 833) [25FE]
    Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see 
        H.R. 545) [4FE]
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend 
        (see H.R. 1042) [12MR]
    Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: acquisition of the Plains 
        Railroad Depot (see H.R. 1714) [22MY]
    Lewis and Clark expedition: support for an interpretive site near 
        Wood River, IL, as the point of departure (see H. Res. 281) 
        [24OC]

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    Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation 
        program (see H.R. 2970) [8NO]
    Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see 
        H.R. 2201) [17JY]
    Morristown National Historical Park: acquisition of certain 
        property (see H.R. 2776) [30OC]
    National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (see 
        H.R. 1522) [1MY]
    National Historic Trails Interpretive Center: authorize assistance 
        (see H.R. 2186) [17JY]
    National Lighthouse Museum: establish (see H.R. 2895) [7NO]
    Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing 
        newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal 
        residence (see H.R. 1134) [19MR]

HISTORIC HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1134) [19MR]

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. 40) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H. Res. 56) [26FE]
    ------official apology for those who suffered as slaves (see H. 
        Con. Res. 96) [12JN]
    Arlington National Cemetery: reburial of an unknown Civil War 
        veteran of the Union Army (see H.R. 1668) [20MY]
    ------reburial of an unknown Civil War veteran of the Union Army 
        and the Army of the Confederate States (see H.R. 1669) [20MY]
    Arts and humanities: encourage participation and increase 
        understanding and appreciation of the cultural heritage of the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2156) [11JY]
    Aviation: establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the 
        centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the 
        Wright Brothers (see H.R. 2305) [30JY]
    Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see 
        H.J. Res. 98) [28OC]
    Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish (see H.R. 2800) 
        [4NO]
    Berlin, NH: examine historical significance (see H.R. 105) [9JA]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: postpone relocation of Suffragists 
        Portrait Monument to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 72) [1MY]
    ------procurement of a bust or statue of Sojourner Truth for 
        placement in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 62) [15AP]
    ------use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the 
        Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 11) [21JA]
    Civil War--U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American 
        Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453) [11SE]
    Cold war: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. (see H. Con. 
        Res. 64) [17AP]
    Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor 
        Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2958) [8NO]
    Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students 
        about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12) [4FE]
    Florida A&M University: design, construction, furnishing, and 
        equipping of Center for Historically Black Heritage (see H.R. 
        3038) [13NO]
    Fort King, FL: historical and cultural study relative to the 
        Second Seminole War (see H.R. 833) [25FE]
    Garvey, Marcus: tribute (see H. Res. 216) [1AU]
    Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide 
        during World War II (see H.R. 1531) [5MY]
    Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. 
        Res. 159) [25SE]
    Immigration: naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to 
        English language and other general knowledge requirements (see 
        H.R. 1223) [21MR]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language requirements (see H.R. 662) [10FE]
    Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. 
        Res. 60) [10AP]
    Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of Puerto Ricans who 
        served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H.R. 2978) [9NO]
    ------tribute to Puerto Ricans who served in the 65th Infantry 
        Regiment (see H. Con. Res. 192) [9NO]
    Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144) [6MY]
    ------mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560) 
        [8MY]
    ------support for an interpretive site near Wood River, IL, as the 
        point of departure (see H. Res. 281) [24OC]
    Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation 
        program (see H.R. 2970) [8NO]
    ``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 
        2560) [25SE]
    Marshall Plan: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 63) [16AP]
    Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the 
        second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural 
        scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519) [1MY]
    Monuments and memorials: authorize the establishment of a Cold War 
        memorial (see H.R. 2885) [7NO]
    Morristown National Historical Park: acquisition of certain 
        property (see H.R. 2776) [30OC]
    Mudd, Samuel A.: set aside military conviction for harboring John 
        Wilkes Booth (see H.R. 1885) [12JN]
    National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (see 
        H.R. 1522) [1MY]
    National Lighthouse Museum: establish (see H.R. 2895) [7NO]
    National Military Museum Foundation: establish (see H.R. 1568) 
        [8MY]
    National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad 
        Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635) [15MY]
    New Mexico: funding for construction of history museum (see H.R. 
        732) [12FE]
    President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act: 
        extend authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board 
        (see H.R. 1553) [8MY]
    Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 2375) [1AU]
    Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see 
        H.R. 2263) [25JY]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land 
        claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican 
        citizens (see H.R. 260, 2538) [9JA] [24SE]
    U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service (see 
        H.J. Res. 100; H. Con. Res. 186) [6NO] [7NO]
    Virgin Islands: anniversary of the emancipation of Africans held 
        in slavery in the Danish West Indies (see H. Con. Res. 161) 
        [30SE]
    Waldheim, Kurt: receipt of U.N. retirement allowance (see H. Con. 
        Res. 144) [4SE]
    World War II: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets 
        seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the 
        Holocaust (see H.R. 2591) [1OC]
    ------tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice 
        (see H. Res. 17) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Assassination Records Review Board Extension: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 
        105-138) [19JN]
    Gunston Hall Plantation Board of Regents Authority To Establish a 
        George Mason Memorial: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 423) 
        (H. Rept. 105-363) [31OC]
    President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act 
        Assassination Records Review Board Extension: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 
        105-138) [19JN]

HOBSON, DAVID L. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 84, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1998-2002 [3JN]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
  Conference reports
    Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 2015) [29JY]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84) 
        [4JN]

HOEKSTRA, PETER (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [11MR]
    Education: repeal certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2655) [9OC]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        enact and repeal legislation in a national election (see H.J. 
        Res. 87) [25JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        propose constitutional amendments by initiative process (see 
        H.J. Res. 85) [25JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        recall elected officials (see H.J. Res. 86) [25JN]
    ------give citizens the right to enact and repeal legislation in a 
        national election (see H.R. 2061) [25JN]
    ------national advisory referendum on a flat income tax rate and 
        the requiring of a national vote to raise taxes (see H.R. 
        2057) [25JN]
    ------permit use of ``None of the Above'' in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 2055) [25JN]
    Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to 
        purchase products and require commercial competition for 
        Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758) [29OC]
    Grand Haven, MI: designate as ``Coast Guard City, USA'' (see H. 
        Con. Res. 115) [15JY]
    International Brotherhood of Teamsters: limit Federal funding for 
        rerun of leadership election (see H.R. 2656) [9OC]
    Members of Congress: national advisory referendum on term limits 
        (see H.R. 2056) [25JN]
    Small Business Act: exempt subcontracts for dredging activities 
        from local buy requirements under the business development 
        program (see H.R. 1523) [1MY]
    Tariff: desmedipham (see H.R. 2060) [25JN]
    ------ethofumesate (see H.R. 2059) [25JN]
    ------phenmedipham (see H.R. 2058) [25JN]

HOLDEN, TIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility, Pottsville, PA: designate (see 
        H.R. 2564) [26SE]
    Schuylkill County, PA: transfer from the Eastern Judicial District 
        to the Middle Judicial District (see H.R. 2123) [9JY]
    Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the 
        beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68) [7JA] [9JA]
    Tariff: chemicals (see H.R. 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 
        1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 
        1935, 1936, 1937, 1938) [17JN]
    Taxation: full deduction of health insurance costs for self-
        employed individuals (see H.R. 69) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------investment credit for conversion of coal and domestic 
        carbonaceous feedstocks into liquid fuels (see H.R. 2175) 
        [16JY]

HOMELESS
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of HUD: facilitate effective and efficient management of 
        homeless assistance programs (see H.R. 2307) [30JY]
    ------reform the property disposition program providing single-
        family properties for use by the homeless (see H.R. 1798) 
        [5JN]
    ------terminate the property disposition program providing single-
        family properties for use by the homeless (see H.R. 32) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: guarantee loans to provide multifamily 
        transitional housing for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3039) 
        [13NO]

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    ------improve homeless veterans programs (see H.R. 2206) [22JY]
    Federal aid programs: consolidate Federal housing assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 217) [9JA]
    ------revise and extend assistance programs (see H.R. 1144) [20MR]
    Housing: constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home 
        (see H.J. Res. 73) [24AP]
    ------increase public housing opportunities for intact families 
        (see H.R. 265) [9JA]
    Veterans: housing programs (see H.R. 1754) [3JN]
    Voting: protection of rights (see H.R. 74) [7JA] [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 2206) (H. Rept. 105-293) [2OC]

HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE PROTECTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) 
        (H.R. 607) (H. Rept. 105-55) [16AP]

HOMOSEXUALITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional 
        or sexual orientation (see H.R. 365) [9JA]
    Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents 
        relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender, 
        religion, sexual orientation, or disability (see H.R. 3043) 
        [13NO]
    Courts: provide civil claim for victims of bias crimes (see H.R. 
        2959) [8NO]
    Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062, 
        1219) [13MR] [21MR]
    ------treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 
        3072) [13NO]
    Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or 
        sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858) [10JN]
    Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 
        2761) [29OC]

HONDURAS, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents 
        relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see 
        H.R. 2635) [8OC]

HONG KONG
  Bills and resolutions
    China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the 
        People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100, 178) [18JN] 
        [28OC]
    Immigration: provide special status for certain alien journalists 
        working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890) [27FE]
    International relations: support autonomous governance after 
        reversion to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 750) 
        [13FE]

HOOD BAY LAND EXCHANGE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1948) (H. Rept. 
        105-261) [23SE]

HOOLEY, DARLENE (a Representative from Oregon)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 295) [30OC]
    Education: provide for various capital investments in technology 
        education (see H.R. 2994) [9NO]
    Taxation: treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate 
        tax (see H.R. 1583) [13MY]

HOONAH, AK
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Huna Totem Corp. (see 
        H.R. 3088) [13NO]

HOPE, BOB
  Bills and resolutions
    Veterans: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. 
        Res. 75) [30AP]
  Reports filed
    Confer Honorary Armed Forces Veteran Status: Committee on Veterans 
        Affairs (House) (H.J. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 105-109) [3JN]

HORN, STEPHEN (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Cambodia: terrorist attack at political rally (see H. Res. 121) 
        [17AP]
    Executive Office of the President: appointment of Chief Financial 
        Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 1962) 
        [19JN]
    FEC: require reports on certain election expenditures (see H.R. 
        1705) [22MY]
    Federal Advisory Committee Act: clarify public disclosure 
        requirements of the National Academy of Sciences and the 
        National Academy of Public Administration (see H.R. 2977) 
        [9NO]
    Federal employees: expand definition of special Government 
        employees (see H.R. 1966) [19JN]
    ------treatment of travel expenses (see H.R. 930) [5MR]
    Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the 
        citizenship of registration applicants and require use of 
        Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428) 
        [24AP]

HORSE RACING
see Sports

HORTICULTURE
related term(s) Flowers
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant 
        viruses and diseases and loan eligibility for producers who 
        suffer such losses (see H.R. 781) [13FE]
    Monuments and memorials: establish National Peace Garden Monument 
        (see H.R. 1497) [30AP]
    Plant genetic conservation program: funding (see H.R. 570) [4FE]
    Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 
        54) [7JA] [9JA]
  Reports filed
    National Peace Garden Memorial Construction Authority Extension: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 731) (H. Rept. 105-362) 
        [31OC]

HOSPICES
see Health Care Facilities

HOSPITALS
see Health Care Facilities

HOSTAGES
see Terrorism

HOSTETTLER, JOHN N. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat 
        and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723) [12FE]
    Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 640) 
        [6FE]

HOUGHTON, AMO (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [13MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises 
        (see H.R. 1129) [19MR]
    Children and youth: establish child retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        194) [9JA]
    Medicare: improve quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine 
        and medical informatic networks (see H.R. 1101) [18MR]
    Nicaragua: tribute on the occasion of democratic elections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 18) [11FE]
    Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat (see H. Con. Res. 99) 
        [16JN]
    Taxation: application of tax laws to U.S. businesses operating 
        abroad (see H.R. 1783) [4JN]
    ------disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in 
        applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 2714) [23OC]
    ------establish estate tax credit for certain employees of 
        international organizations equivalent to the limited marital 
        deduction (see H.R. 763) [13FE]
    ------exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to 
        certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see 
        H.R. 195) [9JA]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1729) [22MY]
    ------limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax 
        (see H.R. 196, 531) [9JA] [4FE]
    ------permanent extension of the transition rule for certain 
        publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1443) [24AP]
    ------promote the granting of incentive stock options to nonhighly 
        compensated employees (see H.R. 2788) [31OC]
    ------repeal cap on outstanding tax-exempt bonds for certain 
        nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 197) [9JA]

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  Appointments
    Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress [3SE]
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards [12MR]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4FE] [10FE]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigative 
        subcommittee members [13NO]
    Committee on Taxation (Joint) [10FE]
    Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House 
        Chamber [27FE]
    Committee To Escort the President [4FE]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair [7JA]
    Committee To Notify the President of the Completion of the First 
        Session of the 105th Congress [13NO]
    Conferees: H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [3SE]
    Frank Tejeda funeral attendees [4FE]
    House of Representatives General Counsel [13NO]
    House of Representatives Inspector General [7JA]
    House of Representatives Law Revision Counsel [9JA] [13NO]
    House of Representatives Page Board [13FE] [25FE]
    House of Representatives tellers to count electoral votes [9JA]
    House Office Building Commission [7JA]
    John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development 
        Board of Trustees [30MY]
    North Atlantic Assembly [22MY]
    Official Advisers for International Conference Meetings and 
        Negotiation Sessions on Trade Agreements [10FE]
    Walter H. Capps funeral attendees [4NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Andrew Jacobs, Jr., U.S. Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 1057) [13MR]
    Budget: ensure that the budget proposal concurs with the 
        provisions of the bipartisan budget agreement (see H.R. 2037) 
        [25JN]
    ------reform process (see H.R. 1372) [17AP]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (see H.R. 2003) [20JN]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (H.R. 2003), consideration (see H. Res. 192) [22JY]
    Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance 
        costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591) 
        [14MY]
    Buy American Act: acquisition requirements for the Chief 
        Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (see H. 
        Res. 285) [28OC]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for congressional 
        Christmas celebration (see H. Con. Res. 190) [8NO]
    Capps, Walter H.: tribute (see H. Res. 286) [29OC]
    Carson, Representative: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 11) [7JA] [9JA]
    Children and youth: proclaim as greatest U.S. asset (see H. Res. 
        154) [20MY]
    Citizens' Commission on Congressional Ethics: establish (see H. 
        Res. 41) [5FE]
    Clinton, President: notification of completion of business (see H. 
        Res. 320) [9NO]
    ------notify of election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 4) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    Committee on Agriculture (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 72) [13FE]
    Committee on Appropriations (House): establish Subcommittee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (see H. Res. 20) [9JA]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 69) [13FE]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 114) [16AP]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 118, 221) [16AP] 
        [5SE]
    Committee on Commerce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 74) [25FE]

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    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 75) [25FE]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 65, 86) [13FE] [6MR]
    ------election of members (see H. Res. 108) [9AP]
    ------increase number of subcommittees (see H. Res. 326) [12NO]
    ------special investigative authorities (see H. Res. 167) [17JN]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 55) [12FE]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (see H. Res. 276, 287, 290, 291, 292, 
        293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 307, 315, 318) [23OC] [29OC] [30OC] 
        [5NO] [8NO] [9NO]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 137) [30AP]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 59) [13FE]
    Committee on International Relations (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 66, 81) [13FE] [5MR]
    ------election of members (see H. Res. 106) [21MR]
    Committee on National Security (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 57) [13FE]
    Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 16) [9JA]
    Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        85) [6MR]
    Committee on Resources (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 56) [13FE]
    Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 
        73) [13FE]
    Committee on Science (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 77) [26FE]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 82) [5MR]
    Committee on Small Business (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 54) [12FE]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 52) [12FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 148) [14MY]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): abolish and 
        establish an Independent Commission on Congressional Ethics 
        (see H.R. 957) [5MR]
    ------authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 62) [13FE]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 249) [29SE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 250) [29SE]
    Committee on the Budget (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 80) [26FE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 51) [12FE]
    ------undertake an inquiry into whether grounds exist to impeach 
        President Clinton (see H. Res. 304) [5NO]
    Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        85) [6MR]
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): 
        authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 71) [13FE]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 78, 213) [26FE] 
        [1AU]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 60) [13FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 148) [14MY]
    Committee on Ways and Means (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 63) [13FE]
    Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 91, 
        102, 129) [11MR] [20MR] [24AP]
    ------authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 129), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 136) [30AP]
    ------authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 101, 105) [19MR] [20MR]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 12, 25, 32, 196, 
        325, 331) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA] [23JY] [13NO]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 13, 33, 36, 42, 44, 
        58, 84, 120, 208, 328) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA] [5FE] [6FE] [10FE] 
        [13FE] [6MR] [17AP] [31JY] [13NO]
    Computers: donation of used equipment to public schools (see H.R. 
        283) [9JA]
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 21, 87, 108, 136, 169) 
        [13FE] [22MY] [26JN] [31JY] [8OC]
    ------adjournment (H. Con. Res. 108), consideration (see H. Res. 
        176) [25JN]
    ------compile and make available to the public the names of 
        candidates for election who agree to conduct campaigns in 
        accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. Con. Res. 
        160) [26SE]
    ------consideration of certain resolutions in preparation for 
        adjournment (see H. Res. 311) [7NO]
    ------constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on 
        the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced 
        budget (see H.J. Res. 52) [12FE]
    ------joint session for the State of the Union Message (see H. 
        Con. Res. 9) [21JA]
    ------joint session to receive a message from the President (see 
        H. Con. Res. 194) [9NO]
    ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 3) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------punish false statements made during debate on the floor of 
        either House of Congress (see H.R. 425) [9JA]
    ------reform pension plan for Members and employees (see H.R. 729) 
        [12FE]
    ------require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and 
        Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 35) [4MR]
    ------specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment 
        of legislation (see H.R. 292) [9JA]
    ------treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes 
        (see H.R. 1765) [3JN]
    ------treatment of travel awards accrued during official travel by 
        Members, officers, or employees (see H.R. 1896; H. Res. 64) 
        [13FE] [12JN]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain legislation (see 
        H.J. Res. 103) [8NO]
    Congressional Budget Act: establish a point of order that 
        precludes raising revenues to enforce the bipartisan balanced 
        budget agreement (see H.R. 2230) [23JY]
    Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of regulations 
        relative to labor-management relations (see H. Con. Res. 5; H. 
        Res. 19) [9JA]
    Corrections Calendar Office: establish (see H. Res. 7) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------lump sum allowance (see H. Res. 130) [24AP]
    Daily meeting: fixing the hour (see H. Res. 9) [7JA] [9JA]
    Dornan, Robert K.: limit admission to House floor and rooms (see 
        H. Res. 233) [18SE]
    Eagen, James M., III: election as Chief Administrative Officer of 
        the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 207) [31JY]
    Elections: clarify procedure for determining State population for 
        purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 1220) [21MR]
    ------comply with campaign spending limits and enhance importance 
        of individual and intradistrict contributions (see H.R. 1422) 
        [23AP]
    ------limit expenditures for candidates (see H.R. 77, 462) [7JA] 
        [9JA] [21JA]
    ------provide candidates for Federal office free access to 
        interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign 
        information (see H.R. 653) [6FE]
    ------require a majority of campaign contributions come from State 
        residents and ensure that employees are informed on use of 
        labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see 
        H.R. 2573) [29SE]
    Employees: compensation of certain minority employees (see H. Res. 
        6) [7JA] [9JA]
    FEC: establish and administer an escrow account for certain 
        campaign contributions (see H.R. 1494) [30AP]
    ------expedite availability of reports on the Internet (see H.R. 
        2074, 2109, 2433) [26JN] [8JY] [8SE]
    ------responsibility for investigations relative to campaign 
        fundraising practices (see H. Con. Res. 46) [12MR]
    Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419) 
        [9JA]
    Franking privilege: official mail allowance (see H.R. 730, 2439) 
        [12FE] [9SE]
    ------prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail (see H.R. 642) [6FE]
    Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (see H. 
        Res. 31) [21JA]
    Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. 
        Res. 102) [21JN]
    ------require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 1036) [12MR]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 1010) [11MR]
    ------prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors leading to the floor 
        and in the Rayburn room (see H. Res. 247) [26SE]
    Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal 
        charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to 
        comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (see H. 
        Res. 244) [25SE]
    ------filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in 
        California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to 
        contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (see H. Res. 
        253) [29SE]
    House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (see H. 
        Res. 168) [18JN]
    ------implement recommendations (H. Res. 168), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 230) [17SE]
    House Rules: adopt and amend (see H. Res. 5) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------allow each Member to designate one bill for committee vote 
        (see H. Res. 27) [9JA]
    ------allow proxy voting in committees in limited circumstances 
        (see H. Res. 186) [15JY]
    ------amend relative to introduction of a bill about inclusion of 
        Franklin Delano Roosevelt in President's Day observances (see 
        H. Res. 141) [1MY]
    ------amend to afford witnesses greater freedom to provide 
        information to committees by eliminating current 
        administrative requirements (see H. Res. 39) [5FE]
    ------authority of the Committee on Rules (House) to report rules 
        or orders waiving the germaneness requirement (see H. Res. 
        209) [31JY]
    ------consideration of motions to suspend the rules and pass 
        certain legislation (see H. Res. 107, 112, 117, 155, 161) 
        [8AP] [14AP] [16AP] [21MY] [4JN]
    ------discourage frivolous ethics complaints (see H. Res. 79) 
        [26FE]
    ------limit admission of former Members to House floor and rooms 
        in certain instances (see H. Res. 229) [11SE]
    ------permit committees to vote to allow live media coverage of 
        the testimony of a subpoenaed witness (see H. Res. 275) [22OC]
    ------permit disabled employees with the privilege of the House 
        floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. Res. 
        135) [29AP]
    ------photographing of subpoenaed witnesses at committee hearings 
        (see H. Res. 298) [30OC]
    ------postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations 
        until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (see H. 
        Res. 123) [17AP]
    ------prohibit any personal staff member from holding a paid 
        position in the campaign of the employing Member (see H. Res. 
        177) [26JN]
    ------reduction of suballocations relative to floor amendments to 
        appropriations bills (see H. Res. 18) [9JA]
    ------repeal exception to the requirement that public committee 
        proceedings be open to all media (see H. Res. 301) [4NO]
    ------repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see 
        H. Res. 23, 30) [9JA]
    ------require that committee reports on legislation contain 
        analysis of impact on children (see H. Res. 53) [12FE]
    ------same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 
        165, 201, 305, 306, 314) [11JN] [29JY] [5NO] [8NO]

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    ------treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see H. Res. 
        97) [13MR]
    Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see 
        H.R. 1614) [14MY]
    J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: designate (see H.R. 
        1484) [29AP]
    John T. Myers Post Office Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate 
        (see H.R. 1058, 1249) [13MR] [8AP]
    Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center, 
        Weslaco, TX: designate (see H.R. 2737) [24OC]
    LaHood, Representative: election to the Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (see H. Res. 43) [6FE]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2209) [22JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 197) [24JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 238) [23SE]
    ------require random drug testing of Members, officers, and 
        employees (see H.R. 310) [9JA]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 233) [9JA]
    Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of 
        Representatives (see H. Res. 237) [18SE]
    Local government: authorize participation in State and local 
        government transit programs (see H. Res. 37) [5FE]
    Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of 
        success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 343) [9JA]
    ------attendance at the inaugural ceremonies of the President and 
        Vice President (see H. Res. 8) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to liability associated 
        with the making of false statements (see H.J. Res. 29) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 31) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3, 
        8, 22, 33, 34, 42, 46, 49) [9JA] [21JA] [5FE] [10FE] [11FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the 
        term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 5, 6, 16, 
        23, 27) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 47) [11FE]
    ------deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 2219, 2542; H. 
        Con. Res. 1) [9JA] [22JY] [24SE]
    ------deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of 
        felonies (see H.R. 1613) [14MY]
    ------deny salary adjustments relative to budget deficit (see H.R. 
        1906, 2824) [17JN] [5NO]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 46, 330, 
        632, 1100, 2510, 2517) [7JA] [9JA] [6FE] [18MR] [18SE] [23SE]
    ------eliminate certain benefits (see H.R. 436) [9JA]
    ------establish a commission on size of membership and election 
        process (see H.R. 187) [9JA]
    ------increase length of ban on lobbying activities after leaving 
        office (see H.R. 390) [9JA]
    ------link annual salary adjustments to cost-of-living adjustments 
        for certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2763) [29OC]
    ------modify law providing a permanent appropriation for 
        compensation (see H.R. 403) [9JA]
    ------national advisory referendum on term limits (see H.R. 2056) 
        [25JN]
    ------payment of salary relative to adoption of a balanced budget 
        resolution (see H.R. 1746) [22MY]
    ------prohibit Federal funding of official travel after elections 
        for Members who fail to be reelected (see H.R. 2276) [25JY]
    ------prohibit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (see H.R. 47) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------prohibit representation of foreign governments after leaving 
        office (see H.R. 97) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require comparable treatment with Federal employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 342) [9JA]
    ------require that excess amounts from official allowances be 
        applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80, 352, 866) [7JA] 
        [9JA] [27FE]
    ------require written election for any annual pay increase (see 
        H.R. 2783) [30OC]
    ------transition for new Members (see H.R. 3053) [13NO]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national 
        monument without an express act of Congress and the 
        concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (see H.R. 
        1127) [19MR]
    ------prohibit establishment of any national monument without an 
        express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor 
        and State legislature (H.R. 1127), consideration (see H. Res. 
        256) [29SE]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        in Idaho without public participation and an express act of 
        Congress (see H.R. 597) [5FE]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        in Washington without public participation and an express act 
        of Congress (see H.R. 413) [9JA]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 596) [5FE]
    Office Waste Recycling Program: implementation (see H. Res. 119) 
        [16AP]
    Officers: election (see H. Res. 1) [7JA] [9JA]
    Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 946) [5MR]
    Political campaigns: ban soft money in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 110, 458, 1025) [9JA] [21JA] [11MR]
    ------compliance with fundraising laws relative to candidates for 
        Federal office and campaign finance officials and workers (see 
        H. Res. 308) [5NO]
    ------contribution limitations for multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 1081) [13MR]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 140, 179, 
        181, 493, 600, 767, 965, 1039, 1303, 1366, 1776, 1777, 2051, 
        2183, 2199, 2777; H. Res. 210) [9JA] [21JA] [5FE] [13FE] [6MR] 
        [12MR] [10AP] [17AP] [4JN] [25JN] [17JY] [31JY] [30OC]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 259, 272) [6OC] [21OC]
    ------expenditure limitations and public financing for general 
        elections (see H.R. 243) [9JA]
    ------impose monetary penalties for use of fraudulent political 
        advertisements (see H.R. 423) [9JA]
    ------prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from 
        depository institutions regulated under Federal law (see H.R. 
        783) [13FE]
    ------prohibit contributions and expenditures by political action 
        committees in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 11) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------prohibit contributions by multicandidate political 
        committees controlled by foreign corporations (see H.R. 610) 
        [5FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 70, 138, 472, 473) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA]
    ------prohibit use of soft money and require written authorization 
        for use of salary withholdings for political activities (see 
        H.R. 2147) [10JY]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections and permit 
        individuals to elect not to have payroll deductions used for 
        political activities (see H.R. 3019) [9NO]
    ------public financing of House of Representatives elections (see 
        H.R. 506, 794) [4FE] [13FE]
    ------reduce contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 569) [4FE]
    ------reduce contributions to House of Representatives candidate 
        by multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 797) [13FE]
    ------require availability of certain information on the Internet, 
        limit soft money, expand required spending reports, and 
        transfer enforcement of campaign finance laws (see H.R. 1780) 
        [4JN]
    ------require congressional candidates to raise at least half of 
        their contributions from residents of their district or State 
        (see H.R. 2866) [7NO]
    ------require that contributions by individuals to candidates for 
        Federal office are accompanied by written certification that 
        the contributions are from personal funds (see H.R. 2865) 
        [7NO]
    Political ethics: use of independent panel and factfinders to 
        assist in investigations of ethics violations (see H. Res. 61) 
        [13FE]
    Public welfare programs: allow Members to hire employees from 
        welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare 
        participation rates in home jurisdiction (see H.R. 1046) 
        [12MR]
    Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. 
        Res. 138) [30AP]
    Sanders, Representative: election to the Committees on Banking and 
        Financial Services and Government Reform and Oversight (see H. 
        Res. 14) [7JA] [9JA]
    Select Commission To Advise on Reforming Elections: establish (see 
        H.R. 141) [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) [7JA] [9JA]
    Speakers of the House: terminate certain entitlements of former 
        (see H.R. 1768) [3JN]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. 
        Res. 62), consideration (see H. Res. 113) [14AP]
    Tejeda, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 35) [4FE]
    Tejeda, Representative: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 10) [7JA] [9JA]
    Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution 
        upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 
        26) [9JA]
  Conference reports
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 2209) 
        [18SE]
  Discharge petitions signed
    EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or 
        particulate matter before existing standards have been 
        attained (H.R. 1984) [9OC] [24OC] [31OC]
    House Rules: amend relative to introduction of a bill about 
        inclusion of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in President's Day 
        observances (H. Res. 141) [11SE] [29SE] [9OC] [31OC]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 
        1366) [31OC]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), 
        consideration (H. Res. 259 [24OC]
  Motions
    Budget: reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (H.R. 2003) [23JY]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 287) [29OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 290) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 291) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 292) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 293) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 294) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 295) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 296) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 297) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 307) [5NO]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 315) [8NO]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 318) [9NO]

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    Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91) 
        [21MR]
    ------minority party appointments (H. Res. 36) [5FE]
    Dornan, Robert K.: limit admission to House floor and rooms (H. 
        Res. 233) [18SE]
    House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (H. Res. 
        168) [18SE]
    House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5) [7JA]
    ------same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 305) 
        [6NO]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        2209) [28JY] [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Allow Election of Guam Delegate by a Means Other Than a Separate 
        Ballot: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1460) (H. Rept. 
        105-253) [18SE]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Special 
        Investigative Authorities: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        167) (H. Rept. 105-139) [19JN]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Subcommittee 
        Increase: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 326) (H. Rept. 
        105-404) [12NO]
    Committees of the House Expenditures: Committee on House Oversight 
        (House) (H. Res. 129) (H. Rept. 105-79) [28AP]
    ------Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 
        105-30) [17MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 105-84) 
        [30AP]
    Consideration of Certain Resolutions in Preparation for 
        Adjournment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 311) (H. 
        Rept. 105-391) [7NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2209, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 238) (H. Rept. 105-263) [23SE]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 108, Adjournment: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 176) (H. Rept. 105-154) [25JN]
    Consideration of H. Res. 91, Committees of the House Expenditures: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 101) (H. Rept. 105-33) 
        [19MR], (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 105-41) [20MR]
    Consideration of H. Res. 168, House Ethics Reform Task Force 
        Implementation Recommendations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 230) (H. Rept. 105-250) [17SE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 244, Filing of Criminal Charges by U.S. 
        Attorney in California Against Hermandad Mexicana Nacional 
        Relative to Contested Election: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 253) (H. Rept. 105-280) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 2, Constitutional Amendment To Limit 
        Congressioal Terms: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 47) 
        (H. Rept. 105-4) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 62, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing 
        Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 113) (H. Rept. 105-
        54) [14AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1127, National Monument Fairness Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 105-283) 
        [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2003, Budget Enforcement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 192) (H. Rept. 105-195) [22JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2209, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 197) (H. 
        Rept. 105-202) [24JY]
    Consideration of Motions To Suspend the House Rules and Pass 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 107) 
        (H. Rept. 105-45) [8AP]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 112) (H. Rept. 105-53) 
        [14AP]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 117) (H. Rept. 105-57) 
        [16AP]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 155) (H. Rept. 105-107) 
        [21MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 161) (H. Rept. 105-118) 
        [4JN]
    Constitutional Amendment To Limit Congressional Terms: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 2) (H. Rept. 105-2) [6FE]
    Constitutional Amendment To Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the 
        Passage of Legislation Increasing Taxes: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 62) (H. Rept. 105-50) [10AP]
    House Rules Relative to Repeal of Exceptions to the Requirement 
        That Public Committee Proceedings Be Open to the Media: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 301) (H. Rept. 105-382) 
        [5NO]
    J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1484) (H. 
        Rept. 105-226) [31JY]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2209) (H. Rept. 105-254) [18SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2209) (H. Rept. 
        105-196) [22JY]
    National Monument Fairness Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1127) (H. Rept. 105-191) [21JY]
    Oversight Plans for All Committees of the House: Committee on 
        House Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-44) [8AP]
    Proclaim Children and Youth as Greatest U.S. Asset: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 105-160) [26JN]
    Resolution of Ethics Charges in the Matter of Representative 
        Gingrich: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        (H. Rept. 105-1) [20JA]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 165) (H. Rept. 105-128) [11JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 105-216) 
        [29JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 305) (H. Rept. 105-383) 
        [5NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 306) (H. Rept. 105-384) 
        [5NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 314) (H. Rept. 105-394) 
        [8NO]
  Rules
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): special 
        affidavits and depositions (1996) [20JN]

HOUSING
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Bangor, ME: conveyance of unused military family housing (see H.R. 
        658) [10FE]
    Business and industry: use of community development block grant 
        funds for employment relocation activities (see H.R. 671) 
        [11FE]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional 
        or sexual orientation (see H.R. 365) [9JA]
    Constitutional amendments: right to a home (see H.J. Res. 73) 
        [24AP]
    Credit: provide for private servicing of rural housing loans (see 
        H.R. 460) [21JA]
    Crime: require review of criminal records for participation in 
        certain federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2964) [8NO]
    Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military 
        construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2624, 2631) 
        [7OC]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 2016) 
        [24JN]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 178) [26JN]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 228) [11SE]
    Dept. of HUD: demonstration program to determine the effectiveness 
        of establishing fair market rentals (see H.R. 2932) [8NO]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 1447) [24AP]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and 
        increase community control over such programs (see H.R. 2) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and 
        increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 133) [29AP]
    ------disclosure of income information to local housing agencies 
        for determination of public housing eligibility (see H.R. 214) 
        [9JA]
    ------disposition of unoccupied and substandard multifamily 
        housing projects (see H.R. 263) [9JA]
    ------facilitate effective and efficient management of homeless 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 2307) [30JY]
    ------include VA loan recipients under requirement for 
        notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 895) [27FE]
    ------notify local government about proposed assisted multifamily 
        housing projects (see H.R. 212) [9JA]
    ------prohibit assistance to organizations that promote prejudice 
        or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see H.R. 207) 
        [9JA]
    ------provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence 
        to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871) [27FE]
    ------reform the property disposition program providing single-
        family properties for use by the homeless (see H.R. 1798) 
        [5JN]
    ------terminate the property disposition program providing single-
        family properties for use by the homeless (see H.R. 32) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands to the District of 
        Columbia for use for single-family homes for low- and 
        moderate-income families (see H.R. 2700) [22OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: guarantee loans to provide multifamily 
        transitional housing for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3039) 
        [13NO]
    ------improve homeless veterans programs (see H.R. 2206) [22JY]
    ------make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan 
        Program (see H.R. 2317) [31JY]
    ------offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see 
        H.R. 1007) [11MR]
    ------revise process by which State housing construction grants 
        are administered (see H.R. 1291) [10AP]
    Disasters: make modifications to the temporary housing assistance 
        program (see H.R. 2257) [24JY]
    Employment: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental 
        amounts that do not discourage assisted families from 
        obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014) [11MR]
    Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 589) [5FE]
    ------local control over certain land use and zoning regulations 
        (see H.R. 2297) [30JY]
    Federal aid: temporary extension of certain public housing 
        programs (see H.R. 2406) [4SE]
    Federal aid programs: rental assistance payments for certain 
        owners of manufactured homes who rent the lots on which their 
        homes are located (see H.R. 468) [21JA]
    Federal Home Loan Bank Act: amend the definition of State to 
        include American Samoa (see H.R. 904) [3MR]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform (see H.R. 31) [7JA] [9JA]
    Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community 
        development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555) [8MY]
    Federal Housing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2975) [8NO]
    Federal-State relations: promote regional cooperation through 
        housing plans funded by economic development grants (see H.R. 
        896) [27FE]
    Financial institutions: strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair 
        lending laws relative to redlining and credit allocation (see 
        H.R. 229) [9JA]
    Hawaii: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians 
        (see H.R. 626) [6FE]
    Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: congressional consent to certain 
        amendments enacted by Hawaii State Legislature (see H.J. Res. 
        32) [21JA]
    Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 217) [9JA]
    ------housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754) [3JN]

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    ------revise and extend assistance programs (see H.R. 1144) [20MR]
    House of Representatives: participate in and support activities to 
        provide decent homes for the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 
        147) [13MY]
    Housing and Community Development Act: technical corrections (see 
        H.R. 661) [10FE]
    Immigration: verification of citizenship or immigration status of 
        housing assistance applicants (see H.R. 171) [9JA]
    Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State 
        insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural 
        disasters (see H.R. 219) [9JA]
    ------require the provision of information sufficient for 
        homeowners to insure themselves against loss from subsidence 
        resulting from underground coal or clay mines (see H.R. 3062) 
        [13NO]
    La Junta, CO: conveyance of certain military housing facilities 
        (see H.R. 2916) [7NO]
    Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see 
        H.R. 2201) [17JY]
    Multifamily housing programs: reform (see H.R. 1433, 2447) [24AP] 
        [10SE]
    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 2663) [9OC]
    Native Americans: extend loan guarantee program for Indian housing 
        (see H.R. 33) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to 
        live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions 
        (see H.R. 2934) [8NO]
    ------require uniform appraisals of certain leaseholds of 
        restricted Indian lands (see H.R. 1386) [17AP]
    Public housing: construction and revitalization (see H.R. 839, 
        973) [26FE] [6MR]
    ------increase opportunities for intact families (see H.R. 265) 
        [9JA]
    ------multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform (see 
        H.R. 1508) [1MY]
    Puerto Rico: relief for certain loans (see H.R. 490) [21JA]
    Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to 
        home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 
        562), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 329) [13NO]
    ------prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home equity 
        conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 1297, 
        1474) [10AP] [29AP]
    Rural areas: extend loan guarantee program for multifamily rental 
        housing (see H.R. 28) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------reauthorize certain rural housing assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 2274) [25JY]
    States: assure the power of States and localities to limit group 
        homes for recovering drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 2308) 
        [30JY]
    ------authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 1108) 
        [18MR]
    ------use of community development block grants for nonentitlement 
        areas to offset charity tax credits (see H.R. 2969) [8NO]
    Surplus Government property: transfer of surplus real and personal 
        property to nonprofit organizations for housing and other uses 
        (see H.R. 1004) [11MR]
    Taxation: double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax 
        valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 495) [21JA]
    ------eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing 
        (see H.R. 1241) [8AP]
    ------encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 1102) 
        [18MR]
    ------establish a credit for the purchase of a principal residence 
        located within an empowerment zone or enterprise community by 
        a first-time homebuyer (see H.R. 2826) [5NO]
    ------exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and 
        the sale of farmland (see H.R. 442) [9JA]
    ------first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 317) [9JA]
    ------increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in 
        each State and index amounts for inflation (see H.R. 2990) 
        [9NO]
    ------increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979) 
        [6MR]
    ------permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 1123) 
        [19MR]
    ------provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2026) 
        [24JN]
    ------provide incentives for investment in renewal communities 
        (see H.R. 1031) [12MR]
    ------treatment of affiliation or control of nonprofit 
        organizations by for-profit organizations relative to 
        eligibility for low-income housing tax credits (see H.R. 2765) 
        [29OC]
    ------treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal 
        residence (see H.R. 200, 1026, 1204, 1286, 1391, 1682, 2310) 
        [9JA] [11MR] [20MR] [10AP] [17AP] [20MY] [30JY]
    ------treatment of homeownership plan trusts (see H.R. 3024) 
        [12NO]
    ------treatment of mortgage subsidy bond benefits for residences 
        located in disaster areas (see H.R. 2913) [7NO]
    ------treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing 
        corporations (see H.R. 1672) [20MY]
    ------treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 
        1350) [16AP]
    Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable 
        (see H.R. 1526) [1MY]
    Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
        Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 
        849) [26FE]
    Veterans: exclude certain income from consideration for 
        determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 
        384, 2820) [9JA] [5NO]
    ------extend the duration of the pilot program providing for 
        interest buy down authority (see H.R. 1064) [13MR]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 2016) [9SE]
  Messages
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [6OC]
    Dept. of HUD Report: President Clinton [7JA]
    Veto of H.R. 2631, Disapproval of Line-Item Vetoes in Military 
        Construction Appropriations Legislation: President Clinton 
        [13NO]
  Motions
    Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military 
        construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631) [7NO]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016) [3SE]
    Dept. of HUD: deregulate public housing and rental assistance 
        programs and increase community control over such programs 
        (H.R. 2) [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Congressional Consent to Certain Amendments Enacted by Hawaii 
        State Legislature to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. Res. 32) (H. Rept. 105-
        16) [11MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and 
        Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 228) (H. Rept. 105-248) [11SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Housing Opportunity and Responsibility 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 133) (H. Rept. 105-
        81) [29AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 178) (H. 
        Rept. 105-156) [26JN]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2016) (H. Rept. 105-247) [9SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2016) (H. Rept. 
        105-150) [24JN]
    Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 105-76) 
        [28AP] [29AP]
    Illegal Alien Assistance Prohibitions Under the Uniform Relocation 
        Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: 
        Committee on Transportation on Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        849) (H. Rept. 105-147) [23JN]
    Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 2206) (H. Rept. 105-293) [2OC]

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. 671) 
        [11FE]
    Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community 
        development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555) [8MY]
    Housing: promote regional cooperation through housing plans funded 
        by economic development grants (see H.R. 896) [27FE]
    Technical corrections (see H.R. 661) [10FE]

HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2) [7JA] [9JA]
    Enact (H.R. 2): consideration (see H. Res. 133) [29AP]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2) [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 133) (H. Rept. 105-81) [29AP]
    Provisions: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) 
        (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 105-76) [28AP] [29AP]

HOUSING PROGRAMS EXTENSION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (S. 562): Senate amendment (see H. Res. 329) [13NO]

HOYER, STENY H. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards [12MR]
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [24JN]
    Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House 
        Chamber [27FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related 
        agencies appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [24SE]
    U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032) 
        [12MR]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support 
        democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia, and 
        continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15) 
        [9JA]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 49) [13MR]
    Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for 
        failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503, 
        2925) [18SE] [7NO]
    Federal employees: establish formula for calculation of Federal 
        contributions to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program 
        (see H.R. 1848) [10JN]
    Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity 
        with other civil service employees and public sector 
        firefighters (see H.R. 1166) [20MR]
    Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 1480) [29AP]
    Medicare: coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288) [10AP]
    Mudd, Samuel A.: set aside military conviction for harboring John 
        Wilkes Booth (see H.R. 1885) [12JN]
    National Military Museum Foundation: establish (see H.R. 1568) 
        [8MY]

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    Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit 
        terms (see H.J. Res. 88) [24JY]
    Taxation: treatment of estate tax for family farms and small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1380) [17AP]

HULSHOF, KENNY C. (a Representative from Missouri)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Rivers: Corps of Engineers project to protect fish and wildlife 
        habitat of the Missouri River and the middle Mississippi River 
        (see H.R. 2949) [8NO]
    Taxation: treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1751) 
        [30MY]
    ------treatment of stock in agricultural refiners or processors 
        sold to certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 1752) [30MY]

HUMAN RIGHTS
related term(s) Civil Liberties; Civil Rights; Genocide
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. 
        Res. 156) [23SE]
    Albania: civil war (see H. Res. 104) [20MR]
    ------promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of 
        civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153) [18SE]
    Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55) [21MR]
    Central America: expedite the declassification of certain 
        documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and 
        Honduras (see H.R. 2635) [8OC]
    China, People's Republic of: cease practice of harvesting and 
        transplanting organs for profit from executed prisoners (see 
        H. Con. Res. 180) [29OC]
    ------congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission 
        into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if 
        admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140) 
        [20MR]
    ------ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military 
        company are not extended normal tariff treatment (see H.R. 
        2188, 2580, 2647) [17JY] [30SE] [9OC]
    ------ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military 
        company are not extended normal tariff treatment (H.R. 2647), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------impose certain sanctions (see H.R. 2011) [23JN]
    ------improve human rights situation (see H. Res. 76) [25FE]
    ------improve monitoring of human rights situation (see H.R. 2358) 
        [31JY]
    ------improve monitoring of human rights situation (H.R. 2358), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or 
        manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195) [17JY]
    ------increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or 
        manufactured with forced labor (H.R. 2195), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79) [3JN]
    ------most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the 
        Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 
        941) [5MR]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967) 
        [6MR]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (H.R. 967), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------political reform (see H.R. 2095) [26JN]
    ------prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured 
        with forced labor (see H.R. 320) [9JA]
    ------treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116) 
        [15JY]
    Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic 
        of China (see H. Con. Res. 44) [11MR]
    Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language 
        requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371) [9JA]
    Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn 
        persons (see H.R. 641) [6FE]
    Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions 
        (see H.R. 23) [7JA] [9JA]
    Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made 
        without child labor (see H.R. 1301) [10AP]
    Crime: penalties for persons who teach or distribute materials 
        encouraging the use of torture (see H.R. 1417) [23AP]
    Dept. of State: include information relative to human rights of 
        working children in annual human rights report (see H.R. 1405) 
        [21AP]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child 
        labor (see H.R. 1870) [12JN]
    Foreign trade: impose certain sanctions on countries that use 
        child labor (see H.R. 2677, 2678) [21OC]
    ------prohibit imports produced by child labor (see H.R. 1328, 
        2475) [15AP] [15SE]
    Immigration: clarify that forced slave labor by withholding 
        immigration documents or by threatening to involve immigration 
        officials is a criminal violation (see H.R. 2312) [30JY]
    ------create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary 
        agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition 
        attestation (see H.R. 2595) [1OC]
    India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 1802) [5JN]
    Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 
        45) [10FE]
    International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: 
        restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary 
        to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see 
        H.R. 2121) [9JY]
    Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 130) 
        [29JY]
    Middle East: express concern for the plight of Assyrians (see H. 
        Res. 332) [13NO]
    Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786) [4JN]
    Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta 
        for peace (see H. Res. 45) [10FE]
    Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to 
        condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 152) [17SE]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450) 
        [24AP]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        1685, 2431) [20MY] [8SE]
    Pol Pot: prosecution for crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 205) 
        [30JY]
    Russia: protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176) 
        [24OC]
    Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat (see H. Con. Res. 94, 
        99) [5JN] [16JN]
    Thailand: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for 
        forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114) [10JY]
    Turkey: anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (see H. Con. Res. 
        148) [9SE]
    ------end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved 
        people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181) [29OC]
    ------hosting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
        Europe summit relative to human rights violations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 179) [28OC]
    ------protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox 
        Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6) [9JA]
    ------restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to 
        situation in Cyprus and obligations under international law 
        (see H.R. 388) [9JA]
    U.N. Commission on Human Rights: investigation of capital 
        punishment in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 199) [13NO]
    ------resolution relative to People's Republic of China and Tibet 
        (see H. Con. Res. 44) [11MR]
    U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see H.R. 
        3017) [9NO]
    U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. 
        Con. Res. 39) [6MR]
    Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary of signing (see 
        H. Con. Res. 185) [7NO]
    Vietnam: support democracy and religious and economic freedom (see 
        H. Res. 231) [17SE]
    Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 115) [16AP]
  Messages
    General System of Preferences Relative to Cambodia: President 
        Clinton [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Mongolia: President Clinton [21JY]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        President Clinton [30MY]
    National Endowment for Democracy Report: President Clinton [8AP]
    Prohibit New Investment in Burma: President Clinton [20MY]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: increase monitoring of items 
        produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (H.R. 2195) 
        [5NO]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (H.R. 967) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 967, Participation of People's Republic of 
        China Officials in International Activities Relative to 
        Release of Religious Prisoners: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2195, Laogai Slave Labor Products Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2358, Political Freedom in China Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2647, Ensure That Commercial Activities of 
        Any People's Republic of China Military Company Are Not 
        Extended Normal Tariff Treatment: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Monitoring of Items Produced, Grown, or Manufactured With Forced 
        Labor in the People's Republic of China: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2195) (H. Rept. 105-366) [31OC]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 
        105-140) [20JN]
    Participation of People's Republic of China Officials in 
        International Activities Relative to Release of Religious 
        Prisoners: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        967) (H. Rept. 105-309) [6OC]
    Political Freedom in China Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2358) (H. Rept. 105-305) [6OC]

HUMAN RIGHTS INFORMATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2635) [8OC]

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
see Foreign Aid

HUNA TOTEM CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Huna Totem Corp. (see 
        H.R. 3088) [13NO]

HUNGER
related term(s) Famines
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide 
        greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs 
        (see H.R. 3086) [13NO]
    Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 
        3015) [9NO]

HUNTER, DUNCAN (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the 
        development and acquisition of defensive military articles 
        (see H.R. 2386) [3SE]
    Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn 
        persons (see H.R. 641) [6FE]
    Ecology and environment: comprehensive management strategy to save 
        the tundra from depredation by the mid-continent lesser snow 
        goose (see H. Con. Res. 175) [24OC]
    Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a 
        commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see 
        H.R. 1138, 2715) [20MR] [23OC]
    Panama: prohibit U.S. assistance upon conveyance of any military 
        facility built or operated by the U.S.

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        to any foreign government-owned entity (see H.R. 2950) [8NO]
    Patent and Trademark Office: improve the integrity of patent 
        system and ensure the validity of U.S. patents (see H.R. 812) 
        [25FE]
    Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198) 
        [9JA]
    Tolley, Heraclio: relief (see H.R. 378) [9JA]

HUNTING AND TRAPPING
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176) [20MR]
    Firearms: clarify standard required for the importation of 
        sporting arms (see H.R. 2734) [24OC]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see 
        H.R. 476) [21JA]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 511, 
        952, 1420) [4FE] [5MR] [23AP]
    ------prohibit expenditure of certain funds for new refuges 
        without specific authorization from Congress (see H.R. 512) 
        [4FE]
    Wildlife: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat 
        under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (see H.R. 741, 2863) 
        [12FE] [6NO]
    ------protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation 
        of wildlife (see H.R. 1719) [22MY]
  Reports filed
    National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 1420) (H. Rept. 105-106) [21MY]
    Prohibit Expenditure of Funds for New National Wildlife System 
        Refuges Without Specific Authorization From Congress: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 512) (H. Rept. 105-276) 
        [29SE]

HURRICANES
related term(s) Disasters
  Bills and resolutions
    Disasters: establish Federal insurance programs against the risks 
        of catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and 
        hurricanes (see H.R. 579) [4FE]
    ------provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against 
        natural disasters (see H.R. 230) [9JA]
    Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State 
        insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural 
        disasters (see H.R. 219) [9JA]

HURSTON, ZORA NEALE
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 129) [29JY]

HUTCHINSON, ASA (a Representative from Arkansas)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President [4FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    China, People's Republic of: impose certain sanctions (see H.R. 
        2011) [23JN]
    Dept. of Justice: report certain information relative to prisoners 
        (see H.R. 2214) [22JY]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 49) [11FE]
    National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 
        1524) [1MY]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 2183) [17JY]
    Russia: protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176) 
        [24OC]
    Taxation: treatment of the commercial activities of Indian tribal 
        organizations relative to unrelated business income tax (see 
        H.R. 1554) [8MY]

HYDE, HENRY J. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    American Legion: eligibility for membership relative to starting 
        date for Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 2835) [6NO]
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (see H.R. 1753) [30MY]
    Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate 
        (see H.R. 681) [11FE]
    Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift 
        annuities (see H.R. 1902) [17JN]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 51) [12FE]
    Courts: conversion of temporary district court judgeships to 
        permanent status (see H.R. 977) [6MR]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1965) [19JN]
    ------jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States (see H.R. 
        1225) [8AP]
    ------provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of 
        Federal judges (see H.R. 875) [27FE]
    ------reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1835) [10JN]
    ------technical corrections to bankruptcy laws (see H.R. 764) 
        [13FE]
    Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights 
        (see H.J. Res. 71) [15AP]
    ------implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims' 
        rights (see H.R. 1322) [15AP]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 
        1252) [9AP]
    Federal Tort Claims Act: application to members and personnel of 
        National Gambling Impact Study Commission (see H.R. 1901) 
        [17JN]
    Health: application of antitrust laws to health care provider 
        networks (see H.R. 415) [9JA]
    Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H.R. 824) [25FE]
    Immigration: revise, codify and enact certain immigration laws 
        (see H.R. 2716) [23OC]
    Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        401) [9JA]
    Patriotic societies and observances: revise, codify, and enact 
        without substantive change certain general and permanent laws 
        (see H.R. 1085) [17MR]
    Taxation: authorize Federal entities to take control of certain 
        State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 2189) 
        [17JY]
    ------modify pension plan rules for State judicial retirement 
        plans (see H.R. 1784) [4JN]
    Transportation: codify certain laws without substantive change 
        (see H.R. 1086) [17MR]
  Reports filed
    Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact Congressional 
        Consent: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 92) (H. 
        Rept. 105-370) [31OC]
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact Congressional 
        Consent: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 91) (H. 
        Rept. 105-369) [31OC]
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America Funding: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1753) (H. Rept. 105-368) [31OC]
    Charitable Donation Antitrust Immunity Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1902) (H. Rept. 105-146) [23JN]
    Codify Certain Transportation Laws Without Substantive Change: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1086) (H. Rept. 105-
        153) [25JN]
    Court Procedures for Federal Civil Forfeitures: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 105-358) [30OC]
    Federal Tort Claims Act Application to Members and Personnel of 
        National Gambling Impact Study Commission: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1901) (H. Rept. 105-145) [23JN]
    Jurisdiction for Lawsuits Against Terrorist States: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 105-48) [10AP]
    Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Relative to Criminal Use of Guns: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 424) (H. Rept. 105-
        344) [24OC]
    Need-Based Educational Aid Antitrust Protection Act: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1866) (H. Rept. 105-144) [23JN]
    Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 929) (H. Rept. 105-24) [17MR]
    Revise, Codify, and Enact Without Substantive Change Certain 
        General and Permanent Laws Relative to Patriotic Societies and 
        Observances: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1085) 
        (H. Rept. 105-326) [21OC]
    State Authority To Tax Compensation Paid to Certain Employees: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1953) (H. Rept. 105-
        203) [25JY]
    State Standards for Sex Offender Registration Programs 
        Clarification: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1683) 
        (H. Rept. 105-256) [18SE]
    U.S. Code Technical Amendments Relative to Vacation of Arbitration 
        Awards: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2440) (H. 
        Rept. 105-381) [5NO]
    Volunteer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        911) (H. Rept. 105-101) [19MY]
  Rules
    Committee on the Judiciary (House) [4FE]

HYDROELECTRIC POWER
  Bills and resolutions
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Colorado (see H.R. 2217) [22JY]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Iowa (see H.R. 2165) [15JY]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in New York (see H.R. 848) [26FE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Washington (see H.R. 651, 652, 1183, 1184, 1217) 
        [6FE] [20MR] [21MR]
    Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of 
        Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919) [4MR]
    Oregon: prohibit taxation of compensation of Washington residents 
        for services as Federal employees at a Columbia River 
        hydroelectric facility (see H.R. 874) [27FE]
    Power resources: facilitate operation, maintenance, and upgrade of 
        certain Federal facilities and coordinate Federal and non-
        Federal generating and marketing of electricity (see H.R. 
        2988) [9NO]
    Projects: extend time required for construction (see H.R. 2841) 
        [6NO]
  Reports filed
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Iowa: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2165) (H. 
        Rept. 105-273) [26SE]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in New York: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 848) 
        (H. Rept. 105-122) [7JN]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Washington: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        651) (H. Rept. 105-12) [11MR]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 652) (H. Rept. 105-13) 
        [11MR]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1184) (H. Rept. 105-123) 
        [7JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1217) (H. Rept. 105-124) 
        [7JN]

IDAHO
  Bills and resolutions
    Coeur d'Alene River Basin: restoration and management of the 
        watershed (see H.R. 1691) [21MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka 
        Project to the Burley Irrigation District (see H.R. 1282) 
        [10AP]
    Grizzly bears: prohibit reintroduction into Bitterroot Ecosystem 
        (see H.R. 2162) [15JY]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 838) [26FE]
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 799) 
        [13FE]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of 
        any national monument in Idaho without public participation 
        and an express act of Congress (see H.R. 597) [5FE]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425) [23AP]
  Reports filed
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area River Craft Management: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 838) (H. Rept. 105-378) 
        [4NO]
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area Boundary Modification: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 799) (H. Rept. 105-377) [4NO]

ILLEGAL ALIEN EMPLOYMENT DISINCENTIVE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 471) [21JA]

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ILLINOIS
  Bills and resolutions
    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery: designate (see H.R. 740) [12FE]
    FEMA: transfer certain parcels of land in Illinois (see H.R. 2394) 
        [3SE]
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend 
        (see H.R. 1042) [12MR]
    Lincoln National Historic Trail: designate as a component of the 
        National Trails System (see H.R. 1513) [1MY]

IMMIGRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Adoption: immunization requirements for certain internationally 
        adopted children (see H.R. 2464) [11SE]
    Agriculture: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural 
        workers (see H.R. 2377) [1AU]
    ------create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary 
        agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition 
        attestation (see H.R. 2595) [1OC]
    Aliens: moratorium except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain 
        highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 347) [9JA]
    ------treatment of petitions for employment visas for highly 
        skilled workers (see H.R. 2285) [29JY]
    Canada: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens 
        relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 
        2481, 2920, 2955) [16SE] [7NO] [8NO]
    ------establish a telephone reporting system to permit certain 
        individuals traveling by boat to enter the U.S. without 
        applying for admission at a port of entry (see H.R. 1384) 
        [17AP]
    ------requirements for border boat landing permits (see H.R. 694, 
        2027, 2505, 2551) [12FE] [24JN] [18SE] [25SE]
    Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. 
        Res. 38) [5MR]
    Children and youth: treatment of aliens relative to delinquent 
        child support payments (see H.R. 2985) [9NO]
    ------waiver of vaccination requirement for orphan children (see 
        H.R. 2473) [15SE]
    ------waiver of vaccination requirements for certain adopted 
        children (see H.R. 2430) [8SE]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 2570) [29SE]
    ------condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced 
        abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in 
        the U.S. (H.R. 2570), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    Chinese Student Protection Act: extend provisions to certain 
        aliens who entered the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2728) 
        [23OC]
    Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of 
        individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 
        4, 26, 60) [9JA] [6MR]
    ------increase availability of visas for spouses and dependents of 
        certain legal aliens and limit status adjustments for certain 
        nonimmigrants (see H.R. 2917) [7NO]
    ------provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf 
        Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793) [13FE]
    ------reform naturalization process and clarify procedures for 
        investigating criminal background of applicants relative to 
        certain benefits (see H.R. 2837) [6NO]
    ------restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 7, 346) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------treatment of descendants of the children of certain female 
        U.S. citizens born abroad (see H.R. 1599) [14MY]
    ------waiving of residency and English language requirements for 
        Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371) [9JA]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 276, 287, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 
        307, 315, 318) [23OC] [29OC] [30OC] [5NO] [8NO] [9NO]
    Courts: clarify and provide additional relief and procedural 
        rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible 
        for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302, 2442) [30JY] [9SE]
    ------eliminate the cap on cancellations of removal and 
        suspensions of deportation (see H.R. 1545) [7MY]
    ------reduce period of exclusive authority to administer oath of 
        allegiance to naturalization applicants (see H.R. 1238) [8AP]
    Crime: clarify that forced slave labor by withholding immigration 
        documents or by threatening to involve immigration officials 
        is a criminal violation (see H.R. 2312) [30JY]
    ------increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain 
        aliens (see H.R. 3075) [13NO]
    Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional 
        baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 9) [7JA] [9JA]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: amend relative to 
        exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 1566) [8MY]
    ------require report relative to exclusion of certain aliens (see 
        H.R. 2288) [29JY]
    Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for 
        inspection personnel in connection with the arrival of 
        passengers in Florida (see H.R. 3034) [12NO]
    Dept. of Defense: assign personnel to assist the INS and the 
        Customs Service in the performance of their border protection 
        functions (see H.R. 805, 2922) [13FE] [7NO]
    Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Enforcement and Border 
        Affairs (see H.R. 2588) [30SE]
    ------identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local 
        prisons (see H.R. 1493) [30AP]
    ------treatment of certain immigration petitions relative to the 
        death of the beneficiary (see H.R. 1961, 2694) [19JN] [22OC]
    ------waive naturalization requirement to take oath of 
        renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired 
        applicants (see H.R. 1239) [8AP]
    Education: permit certain nonimmigrant aliens to study in publicly 
        funded adult education programs (see H.R. 1543) [7MY]
    ------permit local educational agencies to waive reimbursement for 
        aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend public secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 601) [5FE]
    ------regulations relative to certain foreign students (see H.R. 
        1723, 1724, 2172) [22MY] [16JY]
    Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and 
        criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents 
        (see H.R. 231) [9JA]
    ------increase enforcement of employer sanctions and labor 
        standards (see H.R. 470, 2548) [21JA] [25SE]
    ------modify certain employment regulations (see H.R. 2412) [5SE]
    ------prohibit counting of work experience while an unauthorized 
        alien for purposes of admission as an employment-based 
        immigrant or a nonimmigrant (see H.R. 471) [21JA]
    ------reform the temporary employment program (see H.R. 119) [9JA]
    Families and domestic relations: permit admission of nonimmigrant 
        students and visitors who are spouses and children of 
        permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 2664) [9OC]
    Federal-State relations: repeal restrictions on communications 
        between Government agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850) [26FE]
    Firearms: prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see 
        H.R. 844, 949) [26FE] [5MR]
    ------prohibit possession of nonsporting firearms by nonimmigrants 
        and prevent possession for certain period by permanent 
        resident aliens (see H.R. 1096) [18MR]
    Foreign countries: adjust the status of certain nationals of El 
        Salvador, Guatemala, and Haiti and eliminate certain rules 
        relative to continuous physical presence (see H.R. 3054) 
        [13NO]
    ------improve trade benefits and restrict free emigration (see 
        H.R. 35) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------modify qualifications to be in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program 
        (see H.R. 1880) [12JN]
    Foreign policy: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant 
        visitor's visas (see H.R. 225) [9JA]
    Government: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for 
        certain aliens (see H.R. 2052) [25JN]
    ------extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data relative 
        to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        2578) [30SE]
    Government regulations: clarify eligibility for relief from 
        removal and deportation for certain aliens (see H.R. 2533) 
        [24SE]
    ------make technical corrections to certain immigration laws (see 
        H.R. 2413) [5SE]
    ------revise, codify and enact certain immigration laws (see H.R. 
        2716) [23OC]
    Haiti: adjust status of certain refugees (see H.R. 3033, 3049) 
        [12NO] [13NO]
    Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant 
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 
        2759) [29OC]
    Hong Kong: provide special status for certain alien journalists 
        (see H.R. 890) [27FE]
    Housing: verification of citizenship or immigration status of 
        housing assistance applicants (see H.R. 171) [9JA]
    INS: pilot program to notify States of employment opportunities 
        for welfare recipients created by the removal of unauthorized 
        aliens (see H.R. 1258) [9AP]
    ------standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574) [4FE]
    Japan: treatment of aliens who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see 
        H.R. 2540) [24SE]
    Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify 
        application of certain provisions (see H.R. 2038) [25JN]
    NATO: establish special status for civilian employees (see H.R. 
        429) [9JA]
    Nicaragua: adjust status of certain immigrants (see H.R. 2666) 
        [9OC]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 3041) [13NO]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450) 
        [24AP]
    ------plebiscite on adherence to U.S. laws or independence (see H. 
        Con. Res. 164) [1OC]
    Philippines: treatment of aliens who were fathered by U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 2540) [24SE]
    Public welfare programs: exception to limited SSI and food stamps 
        eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 1445) [24AP]
    ------exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667, 1360) [11FE] 
        [17AP]
    ------exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        legal aliens applying for naturalization (see H.R. 1416) 
        [23AP]
    ------extend disqualification transition period for certain aliens 
        (see H.R. 761) [13FE]
    ------extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and 
        food stamps (see H.R. 1418) [23AP]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 2154) 
        [11JY]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain elderly permanent 
        resident aliens (see H.R. 2638) [8OC]
    ------modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for 
        aliens (see H.R. 666) [11FE]
    ------provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for 
        public benefits for certain aliens (see H.R. 931) [5MR]
    ------provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for 
        public benefits for mentally disabled aliens (see H.R. 1133) 
        [19MR]
    ------restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in 
        arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597) [1OC]
    ------treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015, 1468) 
        [11MR] [29AP]
    Queens, NY: relief of certain aliens (see H.R. 2210) [22JY]
    Refugees: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-
        related persecution (see H.R. 825) [25FE]
    ------treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation camp 
        internees relative to resettlement in the U.S. (see H.R. 3037) 
        [13NO]

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    Religious Worker Visa Program: make permanent (see H.R. 2491) 
        [17SE]
    Senior citizens: naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to 
        English language and other general knowledge requirements (see 
        H.R. 1223) [21MR]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language requirements (see H.R. 602, 662) [5FE] [10FE]
    SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident 
        aliens (see H.R. 663) [10FE]
    Taxation: establish estate tax credit for certain employees of 
        international organizations equivalent to the limited marital 
        deduction (see H.R. 763) [13FE]
    Tourist trade: establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean 
        nationals traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 203, 627) [9JA] 
        [6FE]
    Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
        Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 
        849) [26FE]
    Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the 
        citizenship of registration applicants and require use of 
        Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428) 
        [24AP]
  Messages
    Immigration Reform Transition Act: President Clinton [24JY]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570) [6NO]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 287) [29OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 290) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 291) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 292) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 293) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 294) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 295) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 296) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 297) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 307) [5NO]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 315) [8NO]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 318) [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2570, Forced Abortion Condemnation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Dept. of Justice Identification of Criminal and Illegal Aliens in 
        Local Prisons: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1493) 
        (H. Rept. 105-338) [23OC]
    Illegal Alien Assistance Prohibitions Under the Uniform Relocation 
        Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: 
        Committee on Transportation on Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        849) (H. Rept. 105-147) [23JN]
    Immigration Requirements for Canadian Border Boat Landing Permits: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2027) (H. Rept. 105-
        257) [18SE]
    Immunization Requirements for Certain Internationally Adopted 
        Children: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2464) (H. 
        Rept. 105-289) [1OC]
    Visa Waiver Pilot Program Extension and Collection of Data 
        Relative to the Number of Nonimmigrants Residing in the U.S.: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2578) (H. Rept. 105-
        387) [7NO]

IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Citizenship: treatment of descendants of the children of certain 
        female U.S. citizens born abroad (see H.R. 1599) [14MY]
    Education: permit certain nonimmigrant aliens to study in publicly 
        funded adult education programs (see H.R. 1543) [7MY]
    Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural 
        workers (see H.R. 2377) [1AU]
    ------allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's visas 
        (see H.R. 225) [9JA]
    ------clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights 
        for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such 
        procedural rights (see H.R. 2302, 2442) [30JY] [9SE]
    ------create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary 
        agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition 
        attestation (see H.R. 2595) [1OC]
    ------eliminate the cap on cancellations of removal and 
        suspensions of deportation (see H.R. 1545) [7MY]
    ------establish a telephone reporting system to permit certain 
        individuals traveling by boat to enter the U.S. from Canada 
        without applying for admission at a port of entry (see H.R. 
        1384) [17AP]
    ------extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data relative 
        to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        2578) [30SE]
    ------make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 2491) 
        [17SE]
    ------make technical corrections to certain immigration laws (see 
        H.R. 2413) [5SE]
    ------modify certain employment regulations (see H.R. 2412) [5SE]
    ------permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who 
        are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see 
        H.R. 2664) [9OC]
    ------prohibit counting of work experience while an unauthorized 
        alien for purposes of admission as an employment-based 
        immigrant or a nonimmigrant (see H.R. 471) [21JA]
    ------regulations relative to certain foreign students (see H.R. 
        1724) [22MY]
    ------requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (see 
        H.R. 694, 2027, 2505, 2551) [12FE] [24JN] [18SE] [25SE]
    ------waiver of vaccination requirement for orphan children (see 
        H.R. 2473) [15SE]
    ------waiver of vaccination requirements for certain adopted 
        children (see H.R. 2430) [8SE]
  Reports filed
    Visa Waiver Pilot Program Extension and Collection of Data 
        Relative to the Number of Nonimmigrants Residing in the U.S.: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2578) (H. Rept. 105-
        387) [7NO]

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
related term(s) Department of Justice
  Bills and resolutions
    American Samoa: eligibility of U.S. nationals for the ROTC (see 
        H.R. 905) [3MR]
    Chinese Student Protection Act: extend provisions to certain 
        aliens who entered the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2728) 
        [23OC]
    Citizenship: elimination of certain requirements relative to the 
        issuance of citizenship certificates for children born abroad 
        (see H.R. 1109) [18MR]
    ------standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574) [4FE]
    ------waiving of residency and English language requirements for 
        Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371) [9JA]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 276, 287, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 
        307, 315, 318) [23OC] [29OC] [30OC] [5NO] [8NO] [9NO]
    Dept. of Defense: assign personnel to assist the INS and the 
        Customs Service in the performance of their border protection 
        functions (see H.R. 805, 2922) [13FE] [7NO]
    Dept. of Justice: treatment of certain immigration petitions 
        relative to the death of the beneficiary (see H.R. 1961, 2694) 
        [19JN] [22OC]
    Employment: pilot program to notify States of employment 
        opportunities for welfare recipients created by the removal of 
        unauthorized aliens (see H.R. 1258) [9AP]
    Federal-State relations: repeal restrictions on communications 
        between Government agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850) [26FE]
    Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant 
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 
        2759) [29OC]
    Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees (see H.R. 
        3033, 3049) [12NO] [13NO]
    ------admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers 
        (see H.R. 2377) [1AU]
    ------allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's visas 
        (see H.R. 225) [9JA]
    ------cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain 
        aliens (see H.R. 2052) [25JN]
    ------create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary 
        agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition 
        attestation (see H.R. 2595) [1OC]
    ------establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals 
        traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 203, 627) [9JA] [6FE]
    ------extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data relative 
        to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        2578) [30SE]
    ------immunization requirements for certain internationally 
        adopted children (see H.R. 2464) [11SE]
    ------increase availability of visas for spouses and dependents of 
        certain legal aliens and limit status adjustments for certain 
        nonimmigrants (see H.R. 2917) [7NO]
    ------increase enforcement of employer sanctions and labor 
        standards (see H.R. 470, 2548) [21JA] [25SE]
    ------modify qualifications for countries to be in the Visa Waiver 
        Pilot Program (see H.R. 1880) [12JN]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language and other general knowledge requirements (see H.R. 
        1223) [21MR]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language requirements (see H.R. 602, 662) [5FE] [10FE]
    ------prohibit counting of work experience while an unauthorized 
        alien for purposes of admission as an employment-based 
        immigrant or a nonimmigrant (see H.R. 471) [21JA]
    ------reform naturalization process and clarify procedures for 
        investigating criminal background of applicants relative to 
        certain benefits (see H.R. 2837) [6NO]
    ------reform the temporary employment program (see H.R. 119) [9JA]
    ------regulations relative to certain foreign students (see H.R. 
        1723, 1724, 2172) [22MY] [16JY]
    ------requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (see 
        H.R. 694, 2027, 2505, 2551) [12FE] [24JN] [18SE] [25SE]
    ------treatment of aliens relative to delinquent child support 
        payments (see H.R. 2985) [9NO]
    ------waiver of vaccination requirement for orphan children (see 
        H.R. 2473) [15SE]
    ------waiver of vaccination requirements for certain adopted 
        children (see H.R. 2430) [8SE]
    Law enforcement officers: extend certain civil service retirement 
        options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs 
        Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        1215) [21MR]
    Nicaragua: adjust status of certain immigrants (see H.R. 2666) 
        [9OC]
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities 
        and extend authorization (see H.R. 2610) [6OC]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2295, 2407) [30JY] [4SE]
    Public welfare programs: exception to limited SSI and food stamps 
        eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 1445) [24AP]
    ------exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        legal aliens applying for naturalization (see H.R. 1416) 
        [23AP]

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    ------extend disqualification transition period for certain aliens 
        (see H.R. 761) [13FE]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 2154) 
        [11JY]
    ------modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for 
        aliens (see H.R. 666) [11FE]
    ------provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for 
        public benefits for certain aliens (see H.R. 931) [5MR]
    ------provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for 
        public benefits for mentally disabled aliens (see H.R. 1133) 
        [19MR]
  Messages
    Immigration Reform Transition Act: President Clinton [24JY]
  Motions
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 287) [29OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 290) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 291) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 292) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 293) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 294) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 295) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 296) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 297) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 307) [5NO]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 315) [8NO]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 318) [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Immigration Requirements for Canadian Border Boat Landing Permits: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2027) (H. Rept. 105-
        257) [18SE]
    Immunization Requirements for Certain Internationally Adopted 
        Children: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2464) (H. 
        Rept. 105-289) [1OC]
    Visa Waiver Pilot Program Extension and Collection of Data 
        Relative to the Number of Nonimmigrants Residing in the U.S.: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2578) (H. Rept. 105-
        387) [7NO]

IMMIGRATION REFORM TRANSITION ACT
  Messages
    Provisions: President Clinton [24JY]

IMPORTS
see Foreign Trade

IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Repeal (see H.R. 441) [9JA]

INCOME
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    Social Security Advisory Board [12MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agricultural Market Transition Act: reduce the amounts allocated 
        for payments pursuant to production flexibility contracts (see 
        H.R. 2111) [8JY]
    Armed Forces: prohibit a reduction in the overseas locality 
        allowance for a member of the uniformed services on duty 
        outside the continental U.S. (see H.R. 1221) [21MR]
    ------provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon 
        enlistment (see H.R. 51) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see 
        H.R. 2537) [24SE]
    ------treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to 
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 
        2550) [25SE]
    Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims 
        a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (see H.R. 2005) [20JN]
    Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious 
        obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a 
        reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611) [6OC]
    ------define single asset real estate (see H.R. 73) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------reform system to become a needs-based system (see H.R. 2500) 
        [18SE]
    BLS: conduct time use surveys and calculate monetary value of 
        unremunerated work (see H.R. 422) [9JA]
    ------development and circulation of a monthly cost-of-living 
        index (see H. Con. Res. 33) [4MR]
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 
        2014) [23JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 174) [24JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 206) [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment 
        requirements (see H. Res. 203) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 138) 
        [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90) [31JY]
    Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements 
        (see H.R. 2599) [1OC]
    ------establish a commission to study employment and economic 
        insecurity (see H.R. 185) [9JA]
    ------promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 
        1592) [14MY]
    ------require employee notification before termination of health 
        or retirement benefits (see H.R. 1594) [14MY]
    ------require employers which are terminating businesses to offer 
        employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 1946) [17JN]
    ------require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal 
        contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468) [11SE]
    California: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral 
        Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of 
        Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 700) [12FE]
    Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package 
        equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division (see 
        H.R. 2828, 2862) [5NO] [6NO]
    Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 899) [27FE]
    ------establish child retirement accounts (see H.R. 194) [9JA]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080) [26JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302) [10AP]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963, 2078) 
        [6MR] [26JN]
    ------prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 983) [6MR]
    ------provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023) [24JN]
    Civil Service Retirement System: expand the class of individuals 
        eligible to elect the option to make up a deposit through an 
        actuarially equivalent annuity reduction (see H.R. 2566) 
        [26SE]
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        1600) [14MY]
    Congress: reform pension plan for Members and employees (see H.R. 
        729) [12FE]
    ------treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes 
        (see H.R. 1765) [3JN]
    Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-
        of-living adjustments (see H.R. 1052; H. Res. 92, 93) [12MR] 
        [13MR]
    Contracts: limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the 
        compensation of any individual (see H.R. 2280) [28JY]
    ------require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local 
        poverty line (see H.R. 182, 370) [9JA]
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Corrections Calendar Office: lump sum allowance (see H. Res. 130) 
        [24AP]
    Courts: eliminate attorney fee awards and limit relief in suits 
        against certain public entities (see H.R. 2293) [30JY]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1965) [19JN]
    ------protect private property from forfeiture or Government 
        seizure (see H.R. 428) [9JA]
    ------provide cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law 
        judges (see H.R. 1240) [8AP]
    ------provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of 
        Federal judges (see H.R. 875) [27FE]
    ------reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1835) [10JN]
    ------repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see 
        H.R. 807) [13FE]
    ------technical corrections to bankruptcy laws (see H.R. 120, 764) 
        [9JA] [13FE]
    Customs Service: modify overtime and premium pay rates of customs 
        officers (see H.R. 2262) [25JY]
    Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        construction and increased pay and improved health care for 
        members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2858) [6NO]
    ------reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members 
        deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (see H.R. 
        2796) [4NO]
    Dept. of HUD: disclosure of income information to local housing 
        agencies for determination of public housing eligibility (see 
        H.R. 214) [9JA]
    Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on 
        retirement savings (see H.R. 1377) [17AP]
    Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security 
        agents' retirement annuities (see H.R. 633) [6FE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims 
        of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703) [22MY]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050) [12MR]
    Economy: reduce income tax rates, encourage purchase of domestic 
        products, and extend transportation infrastructure spending 
        (see H.R. 392) [9JA]
    Education: assist construction and rehabilitation of public 
        schools through establishment of loan and bond guarantee 
        program (see H.R. 2878) [7NO]
    ------prohibit the use of stale cohort default data in the 
        termination of student assistance eligibility (see H.R. 3061) 
        [13NO]
    Elections: national advisory referendum on a flat income tax rate 
        and the requiring of a national vote to raise taxes (see H.R. 
        2057) [25JN]
    Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and 
        local laws (see H.R. 1485, 2357) [29AP] [31JY]
    ------enhance and protect retirement savings (see H.R. 83) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------implement alternative program for providing a benefit or 
        employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079) [26JN]
    ------make overtime exemption available to employees engaged in 
        transportation and preparation of fruit and vegetables apply 
        to employees engaged in transportation and preparation of 
        sugar beets (see H.R. 917) [4MR]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees 
        (see H.R. 2888) [7NO]

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    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for employees subject 
        to certain leave policies (see H.R. 504) [4FE]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 99) [18MR]
    ------provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 509, 
        1130) [4FE] [19MR]
    ------provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical 
        services personnel (see H.R. 2891) [7NO]
    ------use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage 
        requirements (see H.R. 647) [6FE]
    ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards 
        from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 1142) [20MR]
    ------clarify treatment of investment managers (see H.R. 2226) 
        [23JY]
    ------joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 
        2012) [23JN]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: reform calculation formula for overtime 
        compensation (see H.R. 2710) [23OC]
    Families and domestic relations: denial of passports to 
        noncustodial parents relative to nonpayment of child support 
        (see H.R. 389) [9JA]
    ------require the same distribution of child support arrearages to 
        former welfare recipients collected by Federal tax intercept 
        as by the States (see H.R. 1569) [8MY]
    Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 913) [4MR]
    Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits 
        relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government 
        pensions (see H.R. 2273) [25JY]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. 
        Res. 13) [4FE]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and 
        maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. 
        Con. Res. 71) [1MY]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments for civilian 
        and military employees (see H. Con. Res. 77) [8MY]
    ------establish formula for calculation of Federal contributions 
        to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 
        1848) [10JN]
    ------extend authority under which comparability allowances may be 
        paid to Government physicians (see H.R. 2541) [24SE]
    ------funding for pay adjustments and comparability payments 
        through reductions in agency spending on service contracts 
        (see H.R. 886) [27FE]
    ------make certain temporary Federal service creditable for 
        retirement purposes (see H.R. 1873) [12JN]
    ------make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift 
        Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on 
        elective deferrals (see H.R. 2526) [23SE]
    Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity 
        with other civil service employees and public sector 
        firefighters (see H.R. 1166) [20MR]
    ------make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal 
        law enforcement officers (see H.R. 172) [9JA]
    Federal Insurance Contributions Act: disclosure of payments on 
        individual pay checks (see H.R. 3078) [13NO]
    Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the 
        electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 2454) [11SE]
    ------prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal 
        of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457) [11SE]
    Government: continuance of pay and authority to enter into 
        contracts or obligations when there is a lapse in 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1537) [6MY]
    ------use of new price index to determine cost-of-living 
        adjustments (see H.R. 2099) [26JN]
    Guam: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1403) [17AP]
    Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax 
        deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from 
        welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare 
        participation rates in home jurisdiction (see H.R. 1046) 
        [12MR]
    ------require written election for any annual pay increase for 
        Members (see H.R. 2783) [30OC]
    House Rules: limit admission of former Members to House floor and 
        rooms in certain instances (see H. Res. 229) [11SE]
    Insurance: increase benefit standard for long-term care insurance 
        relative to cost of living adjustments (see H.R. 821) [25FE]
    ------order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 1316) [14AP]
    ------restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery on Medicaid 
        long-term care services and amend tax treatment of long-term 
        care coverage (see H.R. 1764) [3JN]
    IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures 
        (see H.R. 1227) [8AP]
    ------prohibit the threat of audit to compel agreement with Tip 
        Reporting Alternative Commitment or Tip Rate Determination 
        Agreement (see H.R. 2658) [9OC]
    ------restructure (see H.R. 2292) [30JY]
    ------restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676) [21OC]
    ------restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 303) [4NO]
    Kentucky: prohibit taxation of compensation of Tennessee residents 
        for services as Federal employees at Fort Campbell, KY (see 
        H.R. 865, 1368) [27FE] [17AP]
    Labor unions: Presidential actions relative to resolving the 
        dispute between American Airlines, Inc., and the Allied Pilots 
        Association (see H. Res. 67) [13FE]
    LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 1076) [13MR]
    Medicaid: post-eligibility treatment of certain Dept. of Veterans 
        Affairs pension or compensation payments (see H.R. 1269) 
        [10AP]
    ------repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of 
        assets (see H.R. 216, 2396) [9JA] [4SE]
    Medicare: eligibility for benefits for certain divorced 
        individuals relative to marriage requirements (see H.R. 1956) 
        [18JN]
    ------limit additional payments to physicians through private 
        contracts during periods in which the patient is in an exposed 
        condition (see H.R. 2784) [30OC]
    Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of 
        success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 343) [9JA]
    ------deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 2219, 2542; H. 
        Con. Res. 1) [9JA] [22JY] [24SE]
    ------deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of 
        felonies (see H.R. 1613) [14MY]
    ------deny salary adjustments relative to budget deficit (see H.R. 
        1906, 2824) [17JN] [5NO]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 46, 330, 
        632, 1100, 2510, 2517) [7JA] [9JA] [6FE] [18MR] [18SE] [23SE]
    ------link annual salary adjustments to cost-of-living adjustments 
        for certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2763) [29OC]
    ------payment of salary relative to adoption of a balanced budget 
        resolution (see H.R. 1746) [22MY]
    ------prohibit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (see H.R. 47) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require comparable treatment with Federal employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 342) [9JA]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685, 2211, 2278) [11FE] [22JY] 
        [28JY]
    National Weather Service: overtime pay for forecasters performing 
        essential services during severe weather events (see H.R. 
        2987) [9NO]
    Oregon: prohibit taxation of compensation of Washington residents 
        for services as Federal employees at a Columbia River 
        hydroelectric facility (see H.R. 874) [27FE]
    Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 946) [5MR]
    ------exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
        from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107) [9JA]
    ------prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) 
        pension plans (see H.R. 818) [25FE]
    ------promote accuracy in the determination of amounts of private 
        pension plan benefits and contributions (see H.R. 2562) [26SE]
    ------require annual report of investments to participants in 
        401(k) pension plans (see H.R. 819) [25FE]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: 
        technical amendments (see H.R. 1048) [12MR] [21MR]
    Political campaigns: prohibit use of soft money and require 
        written authorization for use of salary withholdings for 
        political activities (see H.R. 2147) [10JY]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections and permit 
        individuals to elect not to have payroll deductions used for 
        political activities (see H.R. 3019) [9NO]
    Public safety officers: provide additional compensation to certain 
        fire and law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2767) [29OC]
    Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by 
        Wisconsin for operation of food stamp and medical assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 2030) [24JN]
    ------clarify the family violence option under the temporary 
        assistance to needy families program (see H.R. 1950) [18JN]
    ------eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 
        1455) [24AP]
    ------establish asset-based welfare policies (see H.R. 2849) [6NO]
    ------exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        certain aliens (see H.R. 1445) [24AP]
    ------exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667, 1360) [11FE] 
        [17AP]
    ------exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        legal aliens applying for naturalization (see H.R. 1416) 
        [23AP]
    ------extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and 
        food stamps (see H.R. 1418) [23AP]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 2154) 
        [11JY]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain elderly permanent 
        resident aliens (see H.R. 2638) [8OC]
    Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and 
        widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or 
        widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52) [20MR]
    Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under 
        State law (see H.R. 1689) [21MY]
    Senior citizens: improve financial and emotional security (see 
        H.R. 2333) [31JY]
    Small business: provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully 
        portable defined benefit plan (see H.R. 1656) [16MY]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into personal investment plans and extend the old 
        age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 
        2782) [30OC]
    ------allow personal retirement savings plans (see H.R. 3082) 
        [13NO]
    ------benefit reductions (see H. Res. 132) [24AP]
    ------computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in 
        or after 1982 (see H.R. 3008) [9NO]
    ------earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 464, 612) 
        [21JA] [5FE]
    ------eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving 
        pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 3077) [13NO]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 1611, 2929) [14MY] [8NO]
    ------establish Transition to Work Program for individuals 
        entitled to disability benefits (see H.R. 534) [4FE]
    ------extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements relative to 
        trust funds (see H.R. 2586) [30SE]
    ------increase earnings limit (see H.R. 326, 349) [9JA]
    ------prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530) 
        [4FE]
    ------provide for the retirement of every U.S. citizen (see H.R. 
        2768) [29OC]

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    ------provide free information on employee benefit plans to 
        interested parties of such plans (see H.R. 1603) [14MY]
    ------require annual statement of accrued liability of the old 
        age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 
        2780) [30OC]
    ------restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to 
        certain individuals (see H.R. 2549) [25SE]
    ------State requirements for work experience and community service 
        programs relative to child support (see H.R. 2463) [11SE]
    ------treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment 
        (see H. Con. Res. 26) [25FE]
    Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional 
        basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83) [16MY]
    SSA: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of 
        earnings information (see H.R. 591) [5FE]
    ------provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal 
        earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals (see 
        H.R. 2669) [9OC]
    SSI: denial of benefits to convicted sex offenders while confined 
        (see H.R. 237) [9JA]
    ------exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident 
        aliens (see H.R. 663) [10FE]
    Taxation: allow certain deductions for school bus owner-operators 
        (see H.R. 1242) [8AP]
    ------allow income tax credit to individuals active in 
        neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 1529) [5MY]
    ------allow individuals the option of a flat tax rate (see H.R. 
        2685) [21OC]
    ------allow individuals to designate that a certain percent of 
        their income tax liability be used to reduce the national debt 
        and require spending reductions equal to the amounts so 
        designated (see H.R. 1914) [17JN]
    ------allow married couples to be taxed using rates applicable to 
        either single or joint filers (see H.R. 2456, 2462) [11SE]
    ------allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 2499) [18SE]
    ------allow tax credit for equity investments in community 
        development financial institutions (see H.R. 2254) [24JY]
    ------allow tax credit to individuals due unpaid child support and 
        increase the tax liability of individuals owing such child 
        support (see H.R. 1735) [22MY]
    ------allow taxpayers to request receipts for income tax payments 
        which itemizes the allocable portions used for Federal 
        spending (see H.R. 2827) [5NO]
    ------allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative 
        minimum tax liability (see H.R. 2524) [23SE]
    ------application of the deferral percentage test in determining 
        the status of restaurant employee arrangements (see H.R. 1065) 
        [13MR]
    ------authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State 
        child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 2189) [17JY]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 241, 276, 862, 1033, 1124, 
        1193, 1207, 2084) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE] [12MR] [19MR] [20MR] 
        [26JN]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        1490, 1517) [30AP] [1MY]
    ------capital gains rates for older individuals (see H.R. 1629) 
        [15MY]
    ------capital gains rates relative to investments in certain small 
        businesses (see H.R. 2252) [24JY]
    ------child tax credit (see H.R. 1327) [15AP]
    ------clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans' benefits 
        (see H.R. 1149, 1409) [20MR] [23AP]
    ------clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for 
        termination payments received by former life insurance 
        salesmen (see H.R. 1652) [16MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see 
        H.J. Res. 70) [10AP]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit retroactive taxation 
        (see H.J. Res. 18) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on 
        the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62) 
        [11MR]
    ------credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly 
        rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence 
        (see H.R. 1134) [19MR]
    ------deductibility of employment taxes paid by employees and 
        self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2966) [8NO]
    ------deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 1333) [15AP]
    ------deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Con. Res. 3) [9JA]
    ------delay application of the substantiation requirements to 
        reimbursement arrangements of certain loggers (see H.R. 1820) 
        [5JN]
    ------deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
        compensation (see H.R. 687) [11FE]
    ------dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 2553) [25SE]
    ------depreciation on property used within an Indian reservation 
        (see H.R. 1095) [18MR]
    ------designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. 
        Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 291) [9JA]
    ------determination of employment status (see H.R. 771) [13FE]
    ------determination of employment status of individuals as 
        employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 2642) [8OC]
    ------disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in 
        applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 840, 2714) [26FE] 
        [23OC]
    ------double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax 
        valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 495) [21JA]
    ------effective date of capital gains exclusion on the transfer of 
        a primary residence (see H. Con. Res. 76) [7MY]
    ------eliminate double tax on dividends and allocate corporate 
        income tax revenues to qualified registered voters (see H.R. 
        2329) [31JY]
    ------eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of 
        gain on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 242) [9JA]
    ------eliminate the marriage penalty, establish a commission to 
        simplify the tax code, and require the IRS to use alternative 
        dispute resolution (see H.R. 3059) [13NO]
    ------employee option to receive taxable cash compensation in lieu 
        of nontaxable parking benefits (see H.R. 1713) [22MY]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 988, 1706, 1809, 2872) [6MR] 
        [22MY] [5JN] [7NO]
    ------encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax 
        base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168) [20MR]
    ------encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 1102) 
        [18MR]
    ------establish a credit for the purchase of a principal residence 
        located within an empowerment zone or enterprise community by 
        a first-time homebuyer (see H.R. 2826) [5NO]
    ------establish lifetime learning accounts for higher education 
        and job training expenses (see H.R. 1819) [5JN]
    ------exclude certain business taxable income relative to 
        sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1279) [10AP]
    ------exclude certain severance payments from gross income and 
        allow a refundable credit for job training expenses of older 
        long-time employees who are laid off (see H.R. 2492) [17SE]
    ------exclude employer-provided telecommunicating-related expenses 
        for telecommuting purposes from taxable income (see H.R. 1892) 
        [12JN]
    ------exclude from gross income pension benefits received by the 
        survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of 
        duty (see H.R. 921) [4MR]
    ------exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the 
        computation of capital gains relative to the earned income 
        credit (see H.R. 1800) [5JN]
    ------exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and 
        the sale of farmland (see H.R. 442) [9JA]
    ------exempt small issues from restrictions on the deduction of 
        interest by financial institutions (see H.R. 842) [26FE]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1729) [22MY]
    ------first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 317) [9JA]
    ------GAO study on the effects of implementing a flat income tax 
        and lowering sales taxes (see H.R. 853) [26FE]
    ------impose a flat tax only on the earned income of individuals 
        and on business taxable income (see H.R. 2971) [8NO]
    ------inapplicability of the look-back method on construction 
        contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting 
        method (see H.R. 1593) [14MY]
    ------income exclusion for private property involuntarily 
        converted for Federal use (see H.R. 1563) [8MY]
    ------increase amount which may be contributed to defined 
        contribution plans (see H.R. 1986) [19JN]
    ------increase child care credit for low-income working parents 
        (see H.R. 315) [9JA]
    ------increase dollar limitation on certain exclusions to reflect 
        inflation (see H.R. 1557) [8MY]
    ------increase exclusion amount of gain on the sale of a principal 
        residence and allow each spouse a separate one-time exclusion 
        (see H.R. 1680) [20MY]
    ------increase small issuer exemption from pro rata allocation of 
        interest expenses of financial institutions to tax-exempt 
        interest (see H.R. 1665) [20MY]
    ------increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979) 
        [6MR]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 
        324, 348, 683) [9JA] [11FE]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit and increase 
        the amount of estate tax deferral available to small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1674) [20MY]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt 
        small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes (see H.R. 
        1684) [20MY]
    ------inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special 
        estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 64) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments 
        (see H.R. 295) [9JA]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt bonds for the economic development of 
        distressed communities (see H.R. 522) [4FE]
    ------limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax 
        (see H.R. 196, 531) [9JA] [4FE]
    ------modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to 
        governmental plans (see H.R. 1740) [22MY]
    ------modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock 
        (see H.R. 420) [9JA]
    ------permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 1123) 
        [19MR]
    ------personal exemptions deduction relative to alternative 
        minimum tax (see H.R. 701) [12FE]
    ------prevent avoidance of corporate tax on prearranged sales of 
        corporate stock (see H.R. 1365) [17AP]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 272, 327) [9JA]
    ------promote the granting of incentive stock options to nonhighly 
        compensated employees (see H.R. 2788) [31OC]
    ------provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a 
        breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 209) [9JA]
    ------provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers who 
        purchase armor vests (see H.R. 1410) [23AP]
    ------provide deduction for capital gains, index the basis of 
        certain capital assets, provide family credits, and phase-out 
        estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1584) [13MY]
    ------provide income exclusion for work study payments (see H.R. 
        1296) [10AP]
    ------provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of 
        past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 1730) 
        [22MY]
    ------rates (see H. Res. 109) [9AP]
    ------recycling of hazardous wastes tax credit (see H.R. 316) 
        [9JA]

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    ------reduce employer and employee Social Security taxes to the 
        extent there is a Federal budget surplus (see H.R. 2933) [8NO]
    ------reduce rates on gains relative to depreciable real estate 
        (see H.R. 2403) [4SE]
    ------remove mandatory withdrawal requirements for individual 
        retirement accounts (see H.R. 3079) [13NO]
    ------remove the dollar limitation on payment of benefits to 
        employees of the police department or fire department (see 
        H.R. 1795) [5JN]
    ------repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 162) [9JA]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 525, 902, 1208) [4FE] [3MR] [20MR]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 736, 802) [12FE] 
        [13FE]
    ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national 
        retail sales tax (see H.R. 1325, 2001) [15AP] [19JN]
    ------repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax (see H. 
        Res. 111) [10AP]
    ------repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock 
        mines (see H.R. 779) [13FE]
    ------repeal special deduction for living expenses of Members of 
        Congress (see H.R. 1099) [18MR]
    ------repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable 
        to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign 
        trade income (see H.R. 1037) [12MR]
    ------require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury 
        in all tax cases (see H.R. 367, 631) [9JA] [6FE]
    ------require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury 
        in cases involving treatment of income relative to cash method 
        of accounting (see H.R. 163) [9JA]
    ------require child support delinquent parents to include their 
        unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents 
        a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 869) [27FE]
    ------require governmental deferred compensation plans to maintain 
        set asides for the exclusive benefits of participants (see 
        H.R. 154) [9JA]
    ------require IRS to provide postage paid envelopes in income tax 
        booklets (see H.R. 1412) [23AP]
    ------restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see 
        H.R. 2593) [1OC]
    ------restore the prior law exclusion for scholarships and 
        fellowships and the deduction for interest on education loans 
        (see H.R. 319) [9JA]
    ------retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97) [12JN]
    ------State authority to tax compensation paid to certain 
        employees (see H.R. 1953) [18JN]
    ------statute of limitations exclusion for certain military 
        disability benefits (see H.R. 1408) [23AP]
    ------strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish 
        U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015) [11MR]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490, 3063) 
        [16SE] [17SE] [13NO]
    ------treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see H.R. 2231) 
        [23JY]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 854) 
        [26FE]
    ------treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and 
        special estate tax valuation for certain farm property (see 
        H.R. 245) [9JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate and gift taxes (see 
        H.R. 1379) [17AP]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to 
        certain farm property (see H.R. 2117) [8JY]
    ------treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal 
        residence (see H.R. 200, 1026, 1204, 1286, 1391, 1682, 2310) 
        [9JA] [11MR] [20MR] [10AP] [17AP] [20MY] [30JY]
    ------treatment of capital gains relative to transactions that are 
        equivalent to sales of financial instruments (see H.R. 846, 
        1651) [26FE] [16MY]
    ------treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 535) [4FE]
    ------treatment of certain election officials and workers (see 
        H.R. 2113) [8JY]
    ------treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income 
        (see H.R. 2684) [21OC]
    ------treatment of certain retirement benefits (see H.R. 1028) 
        [11MR]
    ------treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned 
        income tax credit (see H.R. 1045, 1498) [12MR] [30AP]
    ------treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 1338) [15AP]
    ------treatment of child care credit (see H.R. 2778) [30OC]
    ------treatment of damage awards for emotional distress (see H.R. 
        2802) [4NO]
    ------treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, 
        and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment 
        discrimination (see H.R. 2792) [31OC]
    ------treatment of dependency exemptions for adoptions (see H.R. 
        1741) [22MY]
    ------treatment of distributions from qualified retirement plans 
        investing in public benefit bonds (see H.R. 711) [12FE]
    ------treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 549) 
        [4FE]
    ------treatment of divorced spouses (see H.R. 2467) [11SE]
    ------treatment of education (see H.R. 2847) [6NO]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 
        2373, 2646) [1AU] [9OC]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), consideration (see H. Res. 274) [22OC]
    ------treatment of effectively connected investment income of 
        insurance companies (see H.R. 1662) [20MY]
    ------treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 
        1891) [12JN]
    ------treatment of employee death benefits (see H.R. 1514) [1MY]
    ------treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer 
        taxes (see H.R. 3076) [13NO]
    ------treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 249, 1299, 
        1751) [9JA] [10AP] [30MY]
    ------treatment of estate tax for family farms and small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1380, 1841, 1845) [17AP] [10JN]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax 
        (see H.R. 1583) [13MY]
    ------treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 707) [12FE]
    ------treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533) 
        [4FE]
    ------treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held 
        by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 507) [4FE]
    ------treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain 
        private foundations (see H.R. 519) [4FE]
    ------treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 372) [9JA]
    ------treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 82) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of homeownership plan trusts (see H.R. 3024) 
        [12NO]
    ------treatment of income relative to imported properties from 
        foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373) [17AP]
    ------treatment of income tax returns relative to Presidentially 
        declared disaster areas (see H.R. 1434) [24AP]
    ------treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 984) 
        [6MR]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 17, 
        228, 446, 891) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 2821) [5NO]
    ------treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1465) 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or 
        property to transfer assets to charitable organizations (see 
        H.R. 3029) [12NO]
    ------treatment of loans under the Rural Electrification Act (see 
        H.R. 1441) [24AP]
    ------treatment of overtime hours of small business employees (see 
        H.R. 508) [4FE]
    ------treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1150) 
        [20MR]
    ------treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized 
        small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707) [23OC]
    ------treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into 
        an individual retirement account (see H.R. 1518) [1MY]
    ------treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm 
        rental income (see H.R. 1261) [9AP]
    ------treatment of severance pay (see H.R. 3011) [9NO]
    ------treatment of social clubs found to be practicing prohibited 
        discrimination (see H.R. 2928) [8NO]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 693, 2723) 
        [12FE] [23OC]
    ------treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 656, 1355, 
        1369, 1394) [10FE] [16AP] [17AP]
    ------treatment of stock in agricultural refiners or processors 
        sold to certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 1752) [30MY]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to Social Security 
        benefits and income determination (see H.R. 323) [9JA]
    ------treatment of the commercial activities of Indian tribal 
        organizations relative to unrelated business income tax (see 
        H.R. 1554) [8MY]
    ------treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 
        1350) [16AP]
    ------treatment of trusts established for the benefit of 
        individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 2335) [31JY]
    ------treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 937) [5MR]
    ------tuition income tax credit (see H.R. 318) [9JA]
    ------use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------workmen's compensation relative to certain personal 
        liability assignments (see H.R. 1509) [1MY]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 2645) [9OC]
    Unemployment: reform benefit system (see H.R. 940) [5MR]
    Veterans: computation of retirement pay credit for military 
        reservists who are retained in active service (see H.R. 542) 
        [4FE]
    ------cost-of-living adjustments in the rate of special pension 
        paid to Congressional Medal of Honor recipients (see H.R. 
        1988, 2286) [19JN] [29JY]
    ------determination of active military service for certain 
        merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 
        1126, 2062) [19MR] [25JN]
    ------exclude certain income from consideration for determining 
        rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 384, 2820) 
        [9JA] [5NO]
    ------extend benefits to merchant mariners who served during a 
        period of war (see H.R. 2946) [8NO]
    ------extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to 
        surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated 
        (see H.R. 2142) [10JY]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans 
        and survivors (see H.R. 2367) [31JY]
    ------minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain 
        unmarried (see H.R. 38) [9JA]
    ------minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses 
        of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan 
        participation (see H.R. 38) [7JA]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity 
        compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004, 
        2220) [20JN] [22JY]
    ------repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving 
        spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 
        165) [9JA]
    Veterans Health Administration: provide that special pay paid to 
        certain physicians and dentists be considered basic pay for 
        retirement purposes (see H.R. 1687) [21MY]

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    Virgin Islands: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1403) [17AP]
    Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to 
        perform volunteer services for their employer without 
        requiring overtime pay (see H.R. 484) [21JA]
    Waldheim, Kurt: receipt of U.N. retirement allowance (see H. Con. 
        Res. 144) [4SE]
    Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766, 1496) 
        [13FE] [30AP]
    ------treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses 
        (see H.R. 1105) [18MR]
    World War II: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets 
        seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the 
        Holocaust (see H.R. 2591) [1OC]
  Conference reports
    Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R. 2014) [30JY]
  Messages
    Taxpayers Relief Act Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [3SE]
  Motions
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014) 
        [26JN] [10JY]
  Reports filed
    Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair 
        Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2005) (H. Rept. 105-201) [24JY]
    Bankruptcy Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 764) (H. Rept. 105-324) [21OC]
    Consideration of a Joint Resolution Waiving Enrollment 
        Requirements for H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Balanced Budget Act 
        and Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        203) (H. Rept. 105-219) [30JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 105-
        221) [31JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1, Working Families Flexibility Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 99) (H. Rept. 105-31) 
        [18MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Balanced Budget Act and 
        Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) 
        (H. Rept. 105-152) [24JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2646, Education Savings Act for Public and 
        Private Schools: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. 
        Rept. 105-336) [22OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 303) (H. Rept. 105-380) 
        [4NO]
    Court Procedures for Federal Civil Forfeitures: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 105-358) [30OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and 
        Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        1703) (H. Rept. 105-292) [2OC]
    Distribution of Certain Revenues From the Mineral Springs Parcel 
        to Certain Members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla 
        Indians: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 700) (H. Rept. 
        105-241) [3SE]
    Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 105-332) [21OC]
    Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and 
        Survivors: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2367) 
        (H. Rept. 105-320) [9OC]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2676) (H. Rept. 105-364) [31OC]
    Medicare Eligibility for Benefits for Certain Divorced Individuals 
        Relative to Marriage Requirements: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1956) (H. Rept. 105-208) [28JY]
    Payment of Federal Employee Life Insurance Benefits Relative to 
        Order of Precedence: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 1316) (H. Rept. 105-134) [18JN]
    Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1377) (H. Rept. 105-
        104) [20MY]
    State Authority To Tax Compensation Paid to Certain Employees: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1953) (H. Rept. 105-
        203) [25JY]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 
        105-220) [30JY]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 105-
        148) [23JN]
    Taxpayer Relief Act Technical Corrections: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2645) (H. Rept. 105-356) [29OC]
    Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 1048) (H. Rept. 105-78) [28AP]
    Working Families Flexibility Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 105-21) [12MR]

INCOME EQUITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 687) [11FE]

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
related term(s) Executive Departments
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
    ------H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related 
        agencies appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2160) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 193) [22JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 232) [18SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), corrections in enrollment 
        (see H. Con. Res. 167) [6OC]
    Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 638, 987, 1326, 1785) [6FE] [6MR] 
        [15AP] [4JN]
    ------making continuing (see H.J. Res. 94, 97, 101, 104, 105, 106) 
        [26SE] [21OC] [7NO] [9NO] [13NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 97), consideration (see H. Res. 
        269) [21OC]
    Budget: establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126) [9JA]
    Computers: require the head of each Federal agency ensure that 
        computer systems can differentiate the years 2000 and 1900 
        (see H.R. 1177) [20MR]
    Consolidated Farm Service Agency: disregard debt forgiveness 
        relative to loan and loan servicing limitations (see H.R. 
        1969) [19JN]
    Contracts: limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the 
        compensation of any individual (see H.R. 2280) [28JY]
    ------prohibit executive agencies from increasing competition by 
        helping contractors acquire equipment or facilities to carry 
        out a contract (see H.R. 829) [25FE]
    Courts: prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
        unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents 
        established in the Federal judicial circuits (see H.R. 1544) 
        [7MY]
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1463) [28AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture: combine the Consolidated Farm Service Agency 
        and the Natural Resources Conservation Service and ensure 
        equitable treatment of certain farmers, ranchers, and Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 2692) [22OC]
    Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related agencies: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1486) [29AP]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1253) [9AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain 
        agencies (see H.R. 1757) [3JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain 
        agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration (see H. Res. 159) [3JN]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2107) [8JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 181) [9JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 277) [23OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2378) [3SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2169) [16JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 189) [17JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 263) [8OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require that certain contracts be 
        subject to the same procurement laws applicable to other 
        departments and agencies (see H.R. 2887) [7NO]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2264) [25JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2264), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 199) [28JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2158) [11JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 184) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 261) [7OC]
    Economic Development Administration: establish Office of Economic 
        Development Information (see H.R. 2688) [21OC]
    Electronic commerce: require agencies to use digital signatures to 
        enable persons to submit Federal forms electronically (see 
        H.R. 2991) [9NO]
    EPA: repeal sunset of Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 2102) [26JN]
    Executive departments: improve strategic plans and performance 
        reports (see H.R. 2883) [7NO]
    ------require review of agency spending on service contracts (see 
        H.R. 2712) [23OC]
    Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and 
        regulations on families (see H.R. 2124) [9JY]
    ------review all policies and programs (see H.R. 2137) [10JY]
    ------review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 
        2939) [8NO]
    Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments 
        and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions 
        (see H. Con. Res. 71) [1MY]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments for civilian 
        and military employees (see H. Con. Res. 77) [8MY]
    ------funding for pay adjustments and comparability payments 
        through reductions in agency spending on service contracts 
        (see H.R. 886) [27FE]
    ------prohibit agencies from contracting out work that can be done 
        cheaper by current employees (see H.R. 885) [27FE]
    ------prohibit the replacement of bought-out employees with 
        contract employees (see H.R. 888) [27FE]
    Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to 
        purchase products and require commercial competition for 
        Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758) [29OC]
    Food: establish independent agency responsible for safety, 
        labeling, and inspection (see H.R. 2801) [4NO]

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    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2159) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 185) [15JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2159), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 323) [12NO]
    Forest Service: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other 
        Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 975) 
        [6MR]
    FRS: clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to 
        the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 690) [11FE]
    Government: continuance of pay and authority to enter into 
        contracts or obligations when there is a lapse in 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1537) [6MY]
    ------establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and 
        reporting systems (see H.R. 435) [9JA]
    ------procure from the private sector the goods and services 
        necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 
        716) [12FE]
    ------reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 2364) 
        [31JY]
    ------require periodic review and reauthorization of all 
        Government programs (see H.R. 1913) [17JN]
    ------use of private delivery services in filing documents with 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 782) [13FE]
    GSA: improve management and operations (see H.R. 2751) [28OC]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 233) [9JA]
    National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: 
        reestablish (see H.R. 132, 271) [9JA]
    National Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: establish 
        (see H.R. 1318) [14AP]
    Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22) [7JA] [9JA]
    Presidential appointments: provide greater accountability (see 
        H.R. 199) [9JA]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual 
        records available through interactive computer services (see 
        H.R. 1330, 1367) [15AP] [17AP]
    SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1262) [9AP]
    Small business: strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and 
        assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see 
        H.R. 373) [9JA]
    Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 920) [4MR]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2160) [17SE]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2107) [22OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2378) 
        [29SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2169) [7OC]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2264) [7NO]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2158) [6OC]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2159) [12NO]
  Messages
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Line-Item 
        Veto: President Clinton [21OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Line-
        Item Veto: President Clinton [4NO]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [4NO]
    Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton [23JN] 
        [17SE]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160) [17JY] [24JY] 
        [3SE]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757) [29SE] [30SE] 
        [1OC] [7OC] [8OC]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2107) [23SE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2378) [24SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2378), conference report [30SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2169) [3SE]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2264) [9SE] [10SE] [11SE] [23SE]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158) [16JY] [3SE]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2159) [16SE] [6OC] [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 
        105-252) [17SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 
        105-178) [14JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2107, Dept. of the 
        Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 277) (H. Rept. 105-342) [23OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2158, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 105-311) [7OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2159, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. 
        Rept. 105-402) [12NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2160, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 105-255) [18SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2169, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 105-314) [8OC]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 97, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 105-333) 
        [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        181) (H. Rept. 105-174) [9JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 184) (H. Rept. 105-180) [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2159, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 185) (H. Rept. 105-184) [15JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2160, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 105-197) [22JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        189) (H. Rept. 105-189) [17JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 199) (H. Rept. 105-214) [28JY]
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 
        Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        1463) (H. Rept. 105-85) [1MY]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2107) (H. Rept. 105-337) [22OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2107) (H. Rept. 
        105-163) [8JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 2378) (H. Rept. 105-284) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2378) (H. Rept. 
        105-240) [3SE] [11SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2169) (H. Rept. 105-313) [7OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2169) (H. Rept. 
        105-188) [16JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2264) (H. Rept. 
        105-390) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2264) (H. Rept. 
        105-205) [25JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2158) 
        (H. Rept. 105-297) [6OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 
        105-175) [11JY]
    Federal Agency Compliance Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1544) (H. Rept. 105-395) [8NO]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 
        105-401) [12NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 
        105-176) [14JY]
    Foreign Policy Reform Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1486) (H. Rept. 105-94) [12MY]
    SEC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1262) (H. 
        Rept. 105-274) [26SE]

INDEPENDENT COMMISSION ON MEDICARE
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 406) [9JA]

INDEPENDENT COUNSEL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 117) [9JA]

INDIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Appointments
    Delegation to attend the 50th anniversary of the independence of 
        India and Pakistan [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River 
        Basin (see H. Con. Res. 16) [6FE]
    Foreign aid: suspend developmental assistance relative to human 
        rights violations (see H.R. 1802) [5JN]
    Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a 
        memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1390) [17AP]
    Independence: anniversary (see H. Res. 22, 157) [9JA] [22MY]
    Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650) 
        [16MY]
    ------condolences on death (see H. Res. 226, 227) [10SE] [11SE]
    ------tribute (see H. Res. 223) [9SE]
    Pakistan: normalization of relations with India (see H. Con. Res. 
        162) [30SE]
    Punjab, Khalistan: self-determination for the independence of the 
        Sikh nation homeland (see H. Con. Res. 37) [5MR]
    Terrorism: abduction and detainment of Donald Hutchings and four 
        Western Europeans in Jammu and Kashmir, India (see H. Con. 
        Res. 15) [5FE]
    U.N.: permanent membership on the Security Council (see H. Res. 
        248) [26SE]

INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Families and domestic relations: exempt voluntary child custody 
        proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 1957) [18JN]
    Native Americans: regulations relative to certain adoption and 
        child custody proceedings (see H.R. 1082) [13MR]

INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal 
        governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming 
        participation laws (see H.R. 452) [21JA]

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INDIANA
  Bills and resolutions
    Andrew Jacobs, Jr., U.S. Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 1057) [13MR]
    Bunker Hill, IN: use of data from an application for Impact Aid 
        payments for the Maconaquah School Corp. to determine certain 
        Dept. of Defense assistance program payments (see H.R. 2636) 
        [8OC]
    Carson, Representative: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 11) [7JA] [9JA]
    Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: ensure individuals retain rights 
        for use and occupancy in conveyed property (see H.R. 1994) 
        [19JN]
    John T. Myers Post Office Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate 
        (see H.R. 1058, 1249) [13MR] [8AP]

INDIANS
see Native Americans

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 5) [7JA] [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Reauthorization: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 105-95) [13MY]

INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    East Timor: support for peace process (see H. Res. 45) [10FE]
    Foreign aid: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see 
        H.R. 1132) [19MR]
    ------terminate international military education and training 
        program (see H.R. 720) [12FE]
    Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta 
        for peace (see H. Res. 45) [10FE]

INDOOR AIR ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2952) [8NO]

INFORMATION SERVICES
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without 
        parental consent (see H.R. 1972) [19JN]
    Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 
        1330) [15AP]
    Computers: limit Federal and State regulation of the Internet and 
        interactive computer services (see H.R. 2372) [31JY]
    ------prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380) [3SE]
    ------prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054) 
        [13MR]
    ------prohibit Internet service providers from providing accounts 
        to sexually violent predators (see H.R. 2791) [31OC]
    ------promote privacy of interactive computer service users 
        through self-regulation by service providers (see H.R. 2368) 
        [31JY]
    ------protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve 
        electronic commerce, and safeguard data security (see H.R. 
        1964) [19JN]
    ------regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive 
        computer services (see H.R. 98) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require Internet access companies to provide screening 
        software to parents to protect children from unsuitable online 
        material (see H.R. 1180) [20MR]
    ------restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect 
        children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774) [13FE]
    ------transmission of information relative to abortion over 
        computer information services (see H.R. 2272) [25JY]
    ------use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and 
        security (see H.R. 695) [12FE]
    Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain 
        automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional 
        network (see H.R. 264) [9JA]
    ------prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 795) [13FE]
    Copyrights: limitations on liability relative to on-line material 
        (see H.R. 2180) [17JY]
    ------prevent the misappropriation of collections of information 
        (see H.R. 2652) [9OC]
    ------strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see H.R. 
        2265) [25JY]
    Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit use of 
        Selective Service System information for recruitment purposes 
        (see H.R. 2029) [24JN]
    Crime: establish Federal, State, and local programs on the 
        reporting and preventing of bias crimes (see H.R. 188) [9JA]
    ------permit review of criminal records of applicants for private 
        security officer employment (see H.R. 2184) [17JY]
    ------provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks 
        the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 
        2194) [17JY]
    ------require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected 
        child abuse (see H.R. 2173) [16JY]
    Dept. of Education: provide links to databases of information 
        concerning scholarships and fellowships (see H.R. 1440) [24AP]
    Dept. of Energy: extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields 
        Research Program and Public Information Dissemination Program 
        (see H.R. 363) [9JA]
    Dept. of HUD: disclosure of income information to local housing 
        agencies for determination of public housing eligibility (see 
        H.R. 214) [9JA]
    Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport 
        information (see H.R. 491) [21JA]
    Disabled: enforcement of electronic and information technology 
        accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with 
        disabilities (see H.R. 1255) [9AP]
    Diseases: osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone 
        disorders information clearinghouse funding (see H.R. 2704) 
        [22OC]
    Economic Development Administration: establish Office of Economic 
        Development Information (see H.R. 2688) [21OC]
    Education: establish loan guarantee program for telecommunications 
        satellites dedicated to instructional programming (see H.R. 
        2320) [31JY]
    Elections: provide candidates for Federal office free access to 
        interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign 
        information (see H.R. 653) [6FE]
    Electronic commerce: recognize digital and other forms of 
        authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased 
        methods and establish uniform national framework for 
        electronic authentication (see H.R. 2937) [8NO]
    ------require agencies to use digital signatures to enable persons 
        to submit Federal forms electronically (see H.R. 2991) [9NO]
    FEC: expedite availability of reports on the Internet (see H.R. 
        2074, 2109, 2433) [26JN] [8JY] [8SE]
    Financial institutions: safeguard confidential banking and credit 
        union information (see H.R. 3003) [9NO]
    Firearms: encourage States to require criminal background checks 
        before the sale of a handgun (see H.R. 2880) [7NO]
    ------ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before 
        the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2769, 
        2935) [29OC] [8NO]
    ------establish a national instant criminal background check 
        system for firearm transfers (see H.R. 102) [9JA]
    Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of 
        foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 2868) [7NO]
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 
        852) [26FE]
    Health: establish code of fair information practices (see H.R. 52) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------maintenance of certain health information when a health care 
        facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has ceased to do 
        business (see H.R. 2105) [26JN]
    Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and 
        criminal background check system for patient care workers (see 
        H.R. 2953) [8NO]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1716) [22MY]
    National security: develop a system to classify and declassify 
        information (see H.R. 1546) [7MY]
    NIST: improve computer security (see H.R. 1903) [17JN]
    Political campaigns: require availability of certain information 
        on the Internet, limit soft money, expand required spending 
        reports, and transfer enforcement of campaign finance laws 
        (see H.R. 1780) [4JN]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual 
        records available through interactive computer services (see 
        H.R. 1330, 1367) [15AP] [17AP]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers (see H.R. 2581) [30SE]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information (see H.R. 1813) [5JN]
    ------regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 1287) 
        [10AP]
    Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service 
        relative to certain diseases (see H.R. 482) [21JA]
    Social Security: improve information provided in account 
        statements and distribute statements annually to beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2682) [21OC]
    ------provide free information on employee benefit plans to 
        interested parties of such plans (see H.R. 1603) [14MY]
    Social Security Information Safeguards Panel: establish (see H.R. 
        1331) [15AP]
    SSA: provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal 
        earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals (see 
        H.R. 2669) [9OC]
    States: establish notification procedures relative to release of 
        convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125) [25JY]
    Taxation: exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic 
        fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722) 
        [12FE]
    ------incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality 
        child care (see H.R. 2213) [22JY]
    ------prohibit tax-related mailings from publicly disclosing an 
        individual's Social Security number (see H.R. 2404) [4SE]
    ------treatment of Internet and online services fees (see H.R. 
        995) [6MR]
  Messages
    Policy on Protection of National Information Infrastructure 
        Against Strategic Attack: President Clinton [28JY]
  Reports filed
    Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-37) 
        [20MR]
    Computer Security Enhancement Act: Committee on Science (House) 
        (H.R. 1903) (H. Rept. 105-243) [3SE]
    Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information 
        Dissemination Program Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 363) (H. Rept. 105-60) [21AP]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 363) (H. Rept. 105-60) 
        [21AP]
    No Electronic Theft (NET) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2265) (H. Rept. 105-339) [23OC]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-108) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [16SE]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [25JY]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 
        105-108) [15SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-
        108) [30MY]

INGLIS, BOB (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 3) [9JA]
    Political campaigns: prohibit contributions by nonparty 
        multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 70) [7JA] [9JA]

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    Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability 
        during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit 
        organizations (see H.R. 1167) [20MR]

INGRAM, ROBERT R.
  Bills and resolutions
    Vietnamese Conflict: award Medal of Honor for service (see H.R. 
        2813) [4NO]

INSURANCE
  Appointments
    National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare [15DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: availability of affordable crop insurance for farms 
        located in designated Federal disaster areas (see H.R. 790) 
        [13FE]
    ------crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant viruses and 
        diseases and loan eligibility for producers who suffer such 
        losses (see H.R. 781) [13FE]
    ------prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance 
        programs (see H.R. 1438) [24AP]
    Armed Forces: alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE health 
        care program (see H.R. 1246) [8AP]
    ------improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare 
        reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see 
        H.R. 1456) [24AP]
    ------permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program for Medicare-eligible retired members and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 2128) [9JY]
    ------use of military health care system and commissary stores by 
        unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 575) [4FE]
    Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see 
        H.R. 344) [9JA]
    Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care 
        programs (see H.R. 1515) [1MY]
    ------require employee notification before termination of health 
        or retirement benefits (see H.R. 1594) [14MY]
    Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured 
        children (see H.R. 1363) [17AP]
    Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or 
        refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 1721) 
        [22MY]
    Civil rights: protect personal privacy rights of customers and 
        claimants (see H.R. 1029) [11MR]
    Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to 
        surety bonding requirements (see H.R. 2554) [25SE]
    Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and 
        services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174) [16JY]
    Courts: health care liability claim requirements (see H.R. 1091) 
        [18MR]
    Crime: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 1117) [18MR]
    ------treatment of theft of motor vehicle air bag modules (see 
        H.R. 2683) [21OC]
    Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries 
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 76, 1631) [7JA] [9JA] [15MY]
    ------allow military health care system beneficiaries the option 
        to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and to 
        establish medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2100) [26JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military construction and 
        increased pay and improved health care for members of the 
        uniformed services (see H.R. 2858) [6NO]
    ------demonstration project to provide Medicare reimbursement to 
        certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 
        1357) [16AP]
    ------ensure that enrollees in TRICARE Prime retain coverage in 
        any TRICARE region (see H.R. 2104) [26JN]
    Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear 
        facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 
        1397) [17AP]
    Dept. of HHS: application for waiver of certain demonstration 
        projects (see H.R. 1192) [20MR]
    ------establish a schedule of preventive health care services 
        under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 177) 
        [9JA]
    Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization 
        (see H.R. 2036) [25JN]
    Disasters: establish Federal insurance programs against the risks 
        of catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and 
        hurricanes (see H.R. 579) [4FE]
    ------Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance 
        programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters 
        (see H.R. 219) [9JA]
    ------provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against 
        natural disasters (see H.R. 230) [9JA]
    ------reauthorize national flood insurance program (see H.R. 2227) 
        [23JY]
    Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062, 
        1219) [13MR] [21MR]
    ------Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic 
        lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009) [23JN]
    ------prostate cancer screening benefits (see H.R. 2639) [8OC]
    Drugs: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse 
        treatment services under private group and individual health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2409) [4SE]
    ------treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1525) [1MY]
    Employment: benefit eligibility for associates of employees who 
        are not spouses or dependents of such employees (see H.R. 
        1817) [5JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2215, 2275) [22JY] [25JY]
    ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from 
        failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare 
        benefit plans (see H.R. 2960) [8NO]
    ------improve enforcement of provisions (see H.R. 2290) [29JY]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: provide coverage to employers with 
        more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373) [17AP]
    Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists 
        (see H.R. 176) [9JA]
    ------authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct 
        evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental 
        illnesses (see H.R. 1520) [1MY]
    ------encourage the use of generic drugs in health insurance plans 
        (see H.R. 1073) [13MR]
    ------establish formula for calculation of Federal contributions 
        to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 
        1848) [10JN]
    ------establish medical savings accounts with certain health plans 
        (see H.R. 2465) [11SE]
    ------order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 1316) [14AP]
    ------provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761) [29OC]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow participants to 
        elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts 
        (see H.R. 1574) [8MY]
    ------coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038) [12MR]
    ------coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699) [22OC]
    ------coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 496) [21JA]
    ------improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for 
        the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836) [10JN]
    ------improve sanctions against unfit providers (see H.R. 1971) 
        [19JN]
    Federal Insurance Contributions Act: disclosure of payments on 
        individual pay checks (see H.R. 3078) [13NO]
    Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial 
        services sector (see H.R. 10, 669, 2940) [7JA] [9JA] [11FE] 
        [8NO]
    Genetics: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2216) [22JY]
    ------prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage 
        or premiums (see H.R. 306, 328) [9JA]
    Health: application of antitrust laws to health care provider 
        networks (see H.R. 415) [9JA]
    ------apply group health plan portability requirements to students 
        covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281) 
        [10AP]
    ------assure continued health insurance coverage of retired 
        workers (see H.R. 211, 444) [9JA]
    ------combat fraud relative to payments for health care services 
        (see H.R. 2584) [30SE]
    ------coverage and treatment of emergency services under health 
        plans (see H.R. 815) [25FE]
    ------coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive 
        surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for 
        any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616) [5FE]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617, 2152) [5FE] 
        [11JY]
    ------establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an 
        aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain 
        health benefit plans (see H.R. 1807) [5JN]
    ------establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 2606) [2OC]
    ------establish community-based managed care programs in medically 
        disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 356) [9JA]
    ------establish standards relative to managed care plans (see H.R. 
        3009) [9NO]
    ------expand access to health insurance coverage without pre-
        existing condition exclusions (see H.R. 2532) [23SE]
    ------increase benefit standard for long-term care insurance 
        relative to cost of living adjustments (see H.R. 821) [25FE]
    ------insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693) 
        [22OC]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 341, 1815) [9JA] [5JN]
    ------maintenance of certain health information when a health care 
        facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has ceased to do 
        business (see H.R. 2105) [26JN]
    ------managed care system reform proposal (see H.R. 2905) [7NO]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16, 1200, 1374) [7JA] [9JA] [20MR] [17AP]
    ------national policy to provide health care coverage of mental 
        illnesses (see H.R. 621) [5FE]
    ------national policy to provide health care to children and 
        pregnant women (see H.R. 560, 1229) [4FE] [8AP]
    ------notify upon examination any medical condition of an 
        individual seeking insurance coverage (see H.R. 2874) [7NO]
    ------permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during 
        participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 1069) 
        [13MR]
    ------prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of 
        payment for health care services (see H.R. 362) [9JA]
    ------prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans 
        relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 2110) [8JY]
    ------prohibit restriction of certain medical communications 
        between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 
        586) [5FE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 337, 820, 1222, 1749, 2967) [9JA] [25FE] [21MR] [22MY] 
        [8NO]
    ------provide information and protect patients' rights relative to 
        medical care (see H.R. 1191) [20MR]
    ------require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain 
        mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854) [6NO]
    ------require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage 
        for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such 
        coverage (see H.R. 561) [4FE]
    ------require health plans to pay interest on certain claims (see 
        H.R. 1472) [29AP]
    ------require health plans to provide adequate access to services 
        provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737) [22MY]
    ------require health plans to provide certain coverage for 
        children (see H.R. 1159, 1854) [20MR] [10JN]

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    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 
        135) [9JA]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for screening 
        mammography and pap smears (see H.R. 760) [13FE]
    ------require insurers to disclose an applicant's medical test 
        results to the applicant and to otherwise restrict the 
        disclosure of such results (see H.R. 2590) [1OC]
    ------restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery on Medicaid 
        long-term care services and amend tax treatment of long-term 
        care coverage (see H.R. 1764) [3JN]
    ------standardize relationships between group health plans and 
        health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, 
        and providers (see H.R. 1415) [23AP]
    Health care facilities: waiver of prior hospitalization 
        requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services 
        for certain individuals (see H.R. 1692) [21MY]
    Housing: require the provision of information sufficient for 
        homeowners to insure themselves against loss from subsidence 
        resulting from underground coal or clay mines (see H.R. 3062) 
        [13NO]
    Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406) [9JA]
    Law enforcement officers: provide death benefits to retired public 
        safety officers (see H.R. 1862) [11JN]
    Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 
        2020) [24JN]
    ------eligibility for payment for administration of pediatric 
        vaccines (see H.R. 912) [4MR]
    ------expand county-operated health insurance organizations 
        authorized to enroll beneficiaries (see H.R. 3014) [9NO]
    ------expand State health care coverage of low-income children and 
        pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance 
        programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491) [30AP]
    ------permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see 
        H.R. 1564) [8MY]
    ------repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of 
        assets (see H.R. 216, 2396) [9JA] [4SE]
    ------temporarily waive enrollment composition rule for the D.C. 
        Health Cooperative (see H.R. 2093) [26JN]
    ------treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry 
        liability settlement (see H.R. 2938) [8NO]
    ------waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health 
        Plan of Amherst, NY (see H.R. 2018) [24JN]
    Medicare: accreditation requirements relative to public 
        representation and meetings (see H.R. 800) [13FE]
    ------allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement 
        programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see 
        H.R. 1761) [3JN]
    ------allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for 
        services (see H.R. 2497) [18SE]
    ------change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical 
        plans (see H.R. 2484) [16SE]
    ------combat fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2301) [30JY]
    ------combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization 
        services (see H.R. 2640) [8OC]
    ------combat fraud by hospitals (see H.R. 2417) [5SE]
    ------continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 2703) [22OC]
    ------contract reform (see H.R. 364) [9JA]
    ------contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain 
        surgical procedures and related services (see H.R. 2726) 
        [23OC]
    ------coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038) [12MR]
    ------coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288) [10AP]
    ------coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training 
        services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 
        288, 1375) [9JA] [17AP]
    ------coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 
        1329) [15AP]
    ------coverage of nursing facilities, in-home services, and 
        outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 405) [9JA]
    ------coverage of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (see 
        H.R. 1762) [3JN]
    ------demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer 
        patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628) 
        [15MY]
    ------eligibility for benefits for certain divorced individuals 
        relative to marriage requirements (see H.R. 1956) [18JN]
    ------establish a continuous quality improvement program for 
        providers that furnish services to individuals with end stage 
        renal disease (see H.R. 2972) [8NO]
    ------establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance 
        plans (see H.R. 566, 625) [4FE] [6FE]
    ------extend community nursing organization demonstration projects 
        (see H.R. 686) [11FE]
    ------hospital treatment of noncontiguous facilities as outpatient 
        departments (see H.R. 2559) [25SE]
    ------impose fees for overpayment collection and require 
        prepayment screening of claims (see H.R. 1769) [3JN]
    ------improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------limit payments for drugs or biological products (see H.R. 
        2851) [6NO]
    ------limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676) [11FE]
    ------multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018) [11MR]
    ------payment for ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable 
        medical equipment (see H.R. 2671) [9OC]
    ------payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of 
        potential fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2912) [7NO]
    ------payments and charges for outpatient services (see H.R. 582, 
        2558) [4FE] [25SE]
    ------payments for certain drugs relative to hospital outpatient 
        department services (see H.R. 2687) [21OC]
    ------payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts 
        attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (see 
        H.R. 2701) [22OC]
    ------pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1201, 1218) [20MR] 
        [21MR]
    ------protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in 
        managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored 
        organizations (see H.R. 475) [21JA]
    ------provide for an increase in update for certain hospitals with 
        a high proportion of patients (see H.R. 1673) [20MY]
    ------provide for standard forms for medical necessity and 
        terminal illness certifications (see H.R. 2633) [7OC]
    ------provide payment for community health center services 
        relative to coverage of individuals under managed care plans 
        (see H.R. 2962) [8NO]
    ------provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative 
        to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 585) [5FE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1165) [20MR]
    ------reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse 
        specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 
        893) [27FE]
    ------reimbursement for physician assistants in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 894) [27FE]
    ------reimbursement for telehealth services (see H.R. 966) [6MR]
    ------reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 
        192, 414) [9JA]
    ------remove certain limitations on participation in 
        Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2668) 
        [9OC]
    ------remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of 
        chiropractic services (see H.R. 916) [4MR]
    ------repeal authority to offer private fee-for-service plans 
        under Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 2725) [23OC]
    ------require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to 
        enrollees (see H.R. 459) [21JA]
    ------require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 2754) [28OC]
    ------secondary payer rules for individuals with end stage renal 
        disease (see H.R. 2577) [29SE]
    Medicare/Medicaid: combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 1770, 
        2632) [3JN] [7OC]
    ------coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 1464) [28AP]
    Motor vehicles: establish requirements for the cancellation of 
        automobile insurance policies (see H.R. 1024) [11MR]
    ------provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to 
        compensation for economic and non-economic losses (see H.R. 
        2021) [24JN]
    National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare 
        Program: establish (see H.R. 75) [7JA] [9JA]
    National Credit Union Administration: provide State credit union 
        representation on Board of Directors (see H.R. 24) [7JA] [9JA]
    New York: waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions 
        under Medicaid (see H.R. 2437) [9SE]
    OPM: submit proposed legislation under which group universal life 
        insurance and group variable universal life insurance would be 
        available (see H.R. 2675) [21OC]
    Pensions: prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) 
        pension plans (see H.R. 818) [25FE]
    Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing programs 
        reform (see H.R. 1508) [1MY]
    Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to 
        home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 
        562), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 329) [13NO]
    ------prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home equity 
        conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 1474) 
        [29AP]
    Senior citizens: establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee 
        for elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage (see 
        H.R. 2681) [21OC]
    Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry 
        cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711) [22MY]
    ------provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully portable 
        defined benefit plan (see H.R. 1656) [16MY]
    Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy 
        relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 1421) [23AP]
    ------benefit reductions (see H. Res. 132) [24AP]
    ------eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving 
        pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 3077) [13NO]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 1611, 2929) [14MY] [8NO]
    ------exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative 
        to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 156) [9JA]
    ------level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's 
        death (see H.R. 68, 322) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care 
        (see H.R. 2908) [7NO]
    ------provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative 
        to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 451, 
        598) [20JA] [5FE]
    ------provide free information on employee benefit plans to 
        interested parties of such plans (see H.R. 1603) [14MY]
    ------require annual statement of accrued liability of the old 
        age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 
        2780) [30OC]
    ------require specific legislative recommendations to ensure 
        solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 2781) [30OC]
    ------treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse 
        or family members after death of beneficiary (see H.R. 2944) 
        [8NO]
    ------treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain 
        earnings (see H.R. 577) [4FE]
    Taxation: clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for 
        termination payments received by former life insurance 
        salesmen (see H.R. 1652) [16MY]

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    ------credits for health insurance premiums of employees without 
        employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539) [4FE]
    ------deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals and the business use of the home, and 
        clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145) 
        [20MR]
    ------deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 321) [9JA]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 18, 69, 144, 876, 1792) [7JA] [9JA] 
        [27FE] [4JN]
    ------repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have 
        medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1068, 1582, 1743) [13MR] 
        [13MY] [22MY]
    ------treatment of effectively connected investment income of 
        insurance companies (see H.R. 1662) [20MY]
    ------treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 
        1891) [12JN]
    ------treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 1698) [21MY]
    ------treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies 
        (see H.R. 2258) [24JY]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-
        exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association 
        College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527) [23SE]
    Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance 
        for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 
        1364) [9AP] [17AP]
    Veterans: extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to 
        surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated 
        (see H.R. 2142) [10JY]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans 
        and survivors (see H.R. 2367) [31JY]
    Women: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from 
        mastectomies (see H.R. 164) [9JA]
  Messages
    U.S.-Canada Social Security Agreement: President Clinton [3MR]
    U.S.-United Kingdom Social Security Agreement: President Clinton 
        [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Aviation Insurance Program Authorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2036) (H. 
        Rept. 105-244) [4SE]
    Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1836) (H. Rept. 
        105-374) [4NO]
    Federal Employees Life Insurance Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2675) (H. Rept. 
        105-373) [4NO]
    Increase Competition in the Financial Services Sector: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 105-164) [17SE] [4NO]
    Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and 
        Survivors: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2367) 
        (H. Rept. 105-320) [9OC]
    Medicaid Waiver of Enrollment Composition Rule for the Better 
        Health Plan of Amherst, NY (H.R. 2018): Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 2018) (H. Rept. 105-165) [8JY]
    Medicare Eligibility for Benefits for Certain Divorced Individuals 
        Relative to Marriage Requirements: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1956) (H. Rept. 105-208) [28JY]
    Payment of Federal Employee Life Insurance Benefits Relative to 
        Order of Precedence: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 1316) (H. Rept. 105-134) [18JN]

INTELLIGENCE SERVICES
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1775) [4JN]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 1775), consideration (see H. Res. 179) 
        [8JY]
    Budget: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate 
        amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 
        753) [13FE]
    China, People's Republic of: require a report on intelligence 
        activities directed against or affecting the interests of the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2190) [17JY]
    CIA: establish select committee to investigate involvement in 
        crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 34, 70) 
        [21JA] [13FE]
    History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the 
        period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 64) [17AP]
    National security: develop a system to classify and declassify 
        information (see H.R. 1546) [7MY]
    Russia: requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 
        331) [9JA]
  Conference reports
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (S. 858) [28OC]
  Motions
    Appropriations: authorizing (S. 858) [17JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1775, Intelligence Services Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 179) (H. Rept. 105-172) [8JY]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference (S. 
        858) (H. Rept. 105-350) [28OC]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 1775) (H. 
        Rept. 105-135) [18JN]

INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of HHS: county grants to carry out State programs to provide 
        training to parents on early childhood development and child 
        care (see H.R. 2452) [10SE]
    District of Columbia: realign functional responsibilities with 
        Federal Government (see H.R. 1963) [19JN]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        385) [9JA]
    Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal 
        governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming 
        participation laws (see H.R. 452) [21JA]
    ------reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts 
        and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 334) [9JA]
    Pensions: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State 
        and local governments to fulfill the terms of pension plans 
        (see H.R. 510) [4FE]
    Reclamation projects: cooperation between Federal and non-Federal 
        entities (see H.R. 2398) [4SE]
    Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 1104) [18MR]
    States: impose a penalty upon States that do not give full faith 
        and credit to the protective orders of other States (see H.R. 
        935) [5MR]
    Taxation: apply the unrelated business income tax to gaming 
        activities of Indian tribes (see H.R. 325) [9JA]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments 
        or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 294) [9JA]

INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Extend (see H.R. 2516) [23SE]
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 1609) [14MY]
    Reform (see H. Con. Res. 43) [11MR]
    Roads and highways: funding for resurfacing, restoring, 
        rehabilitating, and reconstructing interstate highways (see 
        H.R. 1657) [16MY]
    Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface 
        transportation funding (see H.R. 674) [11FE]
  Reports filed
    Extension: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2516) (H. Rept. 105-270) [25SE]

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
  Appointments
    National Commission on Restructuring the IRS [4FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: promote and improve employee stock 
        ownership plans (see H.R. 1592) [14MY]
    Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 
        1330) [15AP]
    Commissioner of Internal Revenue: selection process and length of 
        term of service (see H.R. 1224) [21MR]
    Computers: examination and disclosure of certain source codes, 
        programs and software (see H.R. 2657) [9OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury: conduct independent audit (see H.R. 2587) 
        [30SE]
    Federal employees: clarify that quotas and goals shall not be used 
        as a basis for evaluating employees (see H.R. 2736) [24OC]
    ------impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax 
        return information (see H.R. 1226) [8AP]
    Government: improve access and increase equity for taxpayers (see 
        H.R. 2598) [1OC]
    ------improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428) [8SE]
    Income: prohibit the threat of audit to compel agreement with Tip 
        Reporting Alternative Commitment or Tip Rate Determination 
        Agreement (see H.R. 2658) [9OC]
    Law enforcement officers: extend certain civil service retirement 
        options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs 
        Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        1215) [21MR]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual 
        records available through interactive computer services (see 
        H.R. 1330, 1367) [15AP] [17AP]
    Restructure (see H.R. 2292) [30JY]
    Restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676) [21OC]
    Restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), consideration (see H. Res. 
        303) [4NO]
    SSA: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of 
        earnings information (see H.R. 591) [5FE]
    Taxation: accountability in tax collection practices and 
        procedures (see H.R. 1227) [8AP]
    ------allow individuals the option of a flat tax rate (see H.R. 
        2685) [21OC]
    ------allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        overpayments or to make contributions for units of the 
        National Park System (see H.R. 755) [13FE]
    ------allow individuals to designate that a certain percent of 
        their income tax liability be used to reduce the national debt 
        and require spending reductions equal to the amounts so 
        designated (see H.R. 1914) [17JN]
    ------allow married couples to be taxed using rates applicable to 
        either single or joint filers (see H.R. 2456, 2462) [11SE]
    ------allow tax credit to individuals due unpaid child support and 
        increase the tax liability of individuals owing such child 
        support (see H.R. 1735) [22MY]
    ------authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State 
        child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 2189) [17JY]
    ------eliminate the marriage penalty, establish a commission to 
        simplify the tax code, and require the IRS to use alternative 
        dispute resolution (see H.R. 3059) [13NO]
    ------exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the 
        computation of capital gains relative to the earned income 
        credit (see H.R. 1800) [5JN]
    ------GAO study on the effects of implementing a flat income tax 
        and lowering sales taxes (see H.R. 853) [26FE]
    ------protect taxpayers (see H.R. 2838) [6NO]
    ------provide deduction for capital gains, index the basis of 
        certain capital assets, provide family credits, and phase-out 
        estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1584) [13MY]
    ------provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of 
        past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 1730) 
        [22MY]
    ------reduce tax rate for single filers, eliminate marriage 
        penalty and change date for filing of Federal income tax 
        returns (see H.R. 2718) [23OC]
    ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national 
        retail sales tax (see H.R. 1325, 2001) [15AP] [19JN]
    ------repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax (see H. 
        Res. 111) [10AP]
    ------require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury 
        in all tax cases (see H.R. 367, 631) [9JA] [6FE]
    ------require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury 
        in cases involving treatment of income relative to cash method 
        of accounting (see H.R. 163) [9JA]

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    ------require IRS to provide postage paid envelopes in income tax 
        booklets (see H.R. 1412) [23AP]
    ------requirements relative to tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 
        239) [9JA]
    ------restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see 
        H.R. 2593) [1OC]
    ------restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for 
        purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563) [26SE]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490, 3063) 
        [16SE] [17SE] [13NO]
    ------treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal 
        residence (see H.R. 200, 1026, 1204, 1286, 1391, 1682, 2310) 
        [9JA] [11MR] [20MR] [10AP] [17AP] [20MY] [30JY]
    ------treatment of income tax returns relative to Presidentially 
        declared disaster areas (see H.R. 1434) [24AP]
    ------treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals 
        relative to nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2660) [9OC]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports 
        facilities (see H.R. 721, 2097) [12FE] [26JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 303) (H. Rept. 105-380) 
        [4NO]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2676) (H. Rept. 105-364) [31OC]
    Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1226) (H. Rept. 105-51) [14AP]

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
see Treaties and Agreements

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
  Bills and resolutions
    Cuba: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        1182) [20MR]
    ------withhold U.S. assistance for programs or projects (see H.R. 
        2092) [26JN]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Brazil Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton [30OC]

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections: limit Federal funding for rerun of leadership election 
        (see H.R. 2656) [9OC]

INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: ensure that commercial activities of 
        any Chinese military company are not extended normal tariff 
        treatment (see H.R. 2647) [9OC]
    ------ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military 
        company are not extended normal tariff treatment (H.R. 2647), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
  Messages
    Export Administrative Act: President Clinton [6MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2647, Ensure That Commercial Activities of 
        Any People's Republic of China Military Company Are Not 
        Extended Normal Tariff Treatment: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]

INTERNATIONAL LAW
related term(s) Treaties and Agreements
  Bills and resolutions
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support 
        democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia, and 
        continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15) 
        [9JA]
    Canada: blockade of U.S. vessels exercising right of innocent 
        passage through the territorial sea of Canada (see H. Con. 
        Res. 124) [25JY]
    Courts: judicial remedies for U.S. persons injured as a result of 
        foreign violations of arbitral obligations (see H.R. 2141) 
        [10JY]
    International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: 
        restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary 
        to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see 
        H.R. 2121) [9JY]
    Iraq: eviction of U.S. members of U.N. weapons inspection teams 
        and threats to surveillance planes (see H. Res. 322) [12NO]
    ------support international criminal tribunal to prosecute members 
        of the Iraqi regime for certain crimes (see H. Con. Res. 137) 
        [31JY]
    Libya: exception to foreign sovereign immunity relative to 
        jurisdiction of U.S. courts for claims arising out of 
        terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H.R. 3026) [12NO]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        1685, 2431) [20MY] [8SE]
    Pol Pot: prosecution for crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 205) 
        [30JY]
    Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal 
        (see H. Con. Res. 19) [11FE]
    Treaties and agreements: provide criminal penalties under the 
        Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348) 
        [16AP]
    Turkey: restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to 
        situation in Cyprus and obligations under international law 
        (see H.R. 388) [9JA]
    U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international 
        criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89) [30JY]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: 
        implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] [13NO]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and 
        Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] 
        [13NO]
    World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of 
        Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126) [25JY]
  Messages
    International Whaling Commission: President Clinton [11FE]
  Reports filed
    Expanded War Crimes Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        1348) (H. Rept. 105-204) [25JY]

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
related term(s) Conferences; Foreign Policy
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [13MR]
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Albright, Sec. of State: Middle East visit (see H. Con. Res. 149) 
        [10SE]
    Angola: condemn military intervention in the Republic of the Congo 
        (see H. Res. 273) [21OC]
    Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in 
        Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50) [13MR]
    Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of 
        savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 827) [25FE]
    Association of South East Asian Nations: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        282) [28OC]
    Aviation: restrict operation of certain foreign air carriers (see 
        H.R. 2282) [29JY]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support 
        democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia, and 
        continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15) 
        [9JA]
    Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation (see H.R. 1590) [14MY]
    China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security 
        and democracy in the Republic of China (see H. Res. 252) 
        [29SE]
    ------condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced 
        abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 2570) [29SE]
    ------condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced 
        abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in 
        the U.S. (H.R. 2570), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission 
        into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if 
        admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140) 
        [20MR]
    ------improve human rights situation (see H. Res. 76) [25FE]
    ------improve monitoring of human rights situation (see H.R. 2358) 
        [31JY]
    ------improve monitoring of human rights situation (H.R. 2358), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------increase international broadcasting activities (see H.R. 
        2232, 2531) [23JY] [23SE]
    ------increase international broadcasting activities (H.R. 2232), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the 
        Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 
        941) [5MR]
    ------oppose assistance by international financial institutions 
        (see H.R. 87, 2196) [7JA] [9JA] [17JY]
    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 2605) [2OC]
    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (H.R. 2605), consideration (see H. Res. 302) 
        [4NO]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967) 
        [6MR]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (H.R. 967), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------prohibit funding for the participation of certain officials 
        in international conferences, exchanges, programs, and 
        activities (see H.R. 2539) [24SE]
    ------treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116) 
        [15JY]
    China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the 
        People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100, 178) [18JN] 
        [28OC]
    ------U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 132) [29JY]
    Climate: effects of global warming relative to certain Pacific 
        nations and U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 157) [24SE]
    Colombia: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.R. 1034) 
        [12MR]
    Congress: require report relative to diplomatic immunity (see H.R. 
        1236) [8AP]
    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96) [12MR]
    Crime: restitution and compensation for certain confiscated 
        properties in former Communist countries (see H. Con. Res. 59) 
        [9AP]
    ------waiver of diplomatic immunity in cases involving serious 
        criminal offenses (see H. Con. Res. 42) [11MR]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: amend relative to 
        exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 1566) [8MY]
    ------require report relative to exclusion of certain aliens (see 
        H.R. 2288) [29JY]
    Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81) [15MY]
    Dept. of Defense: reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard 
        members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard 
        (see H.R. 2796) [4NO]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (see H.R. 1757) [3JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain 
        agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration (see H. Res. 159) [3JN]
    Diplomats: notification relative to crimes committed by diplomats 
        (see H.R. 1547) [7MY]
    ------require report to Congress relative to diplomatic immunity 
        (see H.R. 1622) [15MY]
    Diseases: establish a commission to recommend a strategy for the 
        global eradication of disease (see H.R. 2889) [7NO]
    Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests 
        through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
        forests (see H.R. 2870) [7NO]
    ------negotiation of an international climate change agreement 
        (see H. Con. Res. 106) [25JN]

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    Financial institutions: U.S. participation in certain 
        international financial institutions (see H.R. 1488) [30AP]
    Fish and fishing: approve international fishery agreement with 
        People's Republic of China (see H.R. 2393) [3SE]
    Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated 
        with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting 
        Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163) [1OC]
    ------establish an alternative crop production demonstration 
        program for developing countries with illicit crop production 
        (see H.R. 1642) [15MY]
    ------international family planning programs (see H.J. Res. 36) 
        [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (see H.R. 581) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (H.R. 581), consideration (see H. Res. 46) [11FE]
    Foreign countries: normalization of relations between India and 
        Pakistan (see H. Con. Res. 162) [30SE]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432) [24AP]
    ------promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed agression, 
        and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict 
        (see H.R. 2983) [9NO]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 2867, 3010) [7NO] 
        [9NO]
    Foreign trade: prohibit imports produced by child labor (see H.R. 
        1328, 2475) [15AP] [15SE]
    ------require U.S. citizens conducting industrial cooperation 
        projects within the People's Republic of China or Tibet follow 
        certain guidelines (see H.R. 1634) [15MY]
    Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive 
        medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112) 
        [9JY]
    High Level Commission on International Narcotics Control: 
        establish (see H.R. 1317) [14AP]
    Holocaust: encourage efforts to reunite separated families (see H. 
        Con. Res. 14) [5FE]
    Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the 
        People's Republic of China (see H.R. 750) [13FE]
    Human rights: anniversary of the signing of the Universal 
        Declaration of Human Rights (see H. Con. Res. 185) [7NO]
    India: permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. 
        Res. 248) [26SE]
    Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 
        45) [10FE]
    Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements 
        of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence 
        activities (see H.R. 753) [13FE]
    International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: 
        restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary 
        to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see 
        H.R. 2121) [9JY]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 
        408) [9JA]
    ------implement (H.R. 408), consideration (see H. Res. 153) [20MY]
    International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva 
        Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348) [16AP]
    ------support international criminal tribunal to prosecute members 
        of the Iraqi regime for certain crimes (see H. Con. Res. 137) 
        [31JY]
    Iraq: eviction of U.S. members of U.N. weapons inspection teams 
        and threats to surveillance planes (see H. Res. 322) [12NO]
    Israel: resolve cases of missing in action soldiers (see H. Con. 
        Res. 122) [24JY]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic: relations with Republic of 
        Korea (see H. Con. Res. 74) [6MY]
    Lebanon: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Libya: reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. 
        sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals 
        wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am 
        Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246) [26SE]
    Macedonia: condemn deployment of U.S. military personnel (see H. 
        Con. Res. 158) [25SE]
    Marshall Plan: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 63) [16AP]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 58) [3MR]
    ------disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (see H. Res. 95) [12MR]
    ------make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 958) [5MR]
    Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the 
        second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural 
        scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519) [1MY]
    NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (see H.R. 1431, 1758) [24AP] [3JN]
    ------ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 159) [3JN]
    ------recommend integration of Albania (see H. Con. Res. 104) 
        [23JN]
    ------recommend integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see 
        H. Con. Res. 10) [21JA]
    ------recommend integration of Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 101) 
        [19JN]
    ------recommend integration of Romania (see H. Con. Res. 53) 
        [20MR]
    ------reduce U.S. contribution to security investment program (see 
        H.R. 2965) [8NO]
    Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786) [4JN]
    Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta 
        for peace (see H. Res. 45) [10FE]
    Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to 
        condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 152) [17SE]
    ------U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British security 
        forces (see H.R. 151) [9JA]
    Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, 
        South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89) [22MY]
    Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain 
        U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298) [10AP]
    Russia: requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 
        331) [9JA]
    Sheinbein, Samuel: extradition to the U.S. from Israel (see H. 
        Con. Res. 165) [1OC]
    Space policy: participation in international space station program 
        (see H.R. 1831) [6JN]
    Syria: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Taiwan Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 311) [9JA]
    Terrorism: abduction and detainment of Donald Hutchings and four 
        Western Europeans in Jammu and Kashmir, India (see H. Con. 
        Res. 15) [5FE]
    Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, 
        advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 
        2135) [10JY]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas 
        emissions (see H. Res. 211) [31JY]
    ------prevent the imposition of new energy taxes or fees to comply 
        with the global warming treaty (see H. Res. 268) [9OC]
    Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved 
        people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181) [29OC]
    ------hosting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
        Europe summit relative to human rights violations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 179) [28OC]
    U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 483; H. Con. 
        Res. 40) [21JA] [6MR]
    ------authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for 
        U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 299) [9JA]
    ------participation in negotiations to establish international 
        criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89) [30JY]
    ------prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until 
        overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see 
        H.R. 934) [5MR]
    ------prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to 
        impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 312) [9JA]
    ------promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 2711) [23OC]
    ------promote international security by redirecting military 
        spending to human development (see H.R. 1293) [10AP]
    ------U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 1146) [20MR]
    U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see H.R. 
        3017) [9NO]
    Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of 
        antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459) [11SE]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: 
        implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] [13NO]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and 
        Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] 
        [13NO]
  Messages
    Chemical Weapons Convention: President Clinton [28AP]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt the 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton [21JA]
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N.: President Clinton [4SE]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570) [6NO]
    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (H.R. 2605) [6NO]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (H.R. 967) [6NO]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757) [29SE] [30SE] 
        [1OC] [7OC] [8OC]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58) [13MR]
    NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758) [11JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 58, Disapprove Foreign Aid 
        Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug Enforcement Efforts: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 105-20) 
        [12MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 408, International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 153) (H. 
        Rept. 105-103) [20MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 581, Family Planning Facilitation and 
        Abortion Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 46) (H. Rept. 105-3) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 967, Participation of People's Republic of 
        China Officials in International Activities Relative to 
        Release of Religious Prisoners: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2232, Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2358, Political Freedom in China Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2570, Forced Abortion Condemnation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Communist China Subsidy Reduction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Disapprove Foreign Aid Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug 
        Enforcement Efforts: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 105-10) [10MR]

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    Expanded War Crimes Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        1348) (H. Rept. 105-204) [25JY]
    Foreign Policy Reform Act: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.R. 1486) (H. Rept. 105-94) [12MY]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 105-74) 
        [24AP]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 
        105-74) [1MY]
    Participation of People's Republic of China Officials in 
        International Activities Relative to Release of Religious 
        Prisoners: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        967) (H. Rept. 105-309) [6OC]
    Political Freedom in China Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2358) (H. Rept. 105-305) [6OC]
    Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on International Relations (House) 
        (H.R. 2232) (H. Rept. 105-303) [6OC]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE
  Bills and resolutions
    China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization 
        relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China 
        (see H. Con. Res. 56; H. Res. 190) [21MR] [17JY]
    Eximbank: ensure that assistance for exports to the People's 
        Republic of China is conditional on responsible conduct (see 
        H.R. 2085) [26JN]
    Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland 
        and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1181) [20MR]
    ------extend Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 1660) 
        [19MY]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1463) [28AP]
    NAFTA: impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 1697) 
        [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 
        Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        1463) (H. Rept. 105-85) [1MY]

INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton [11FE]

INTERPARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCES
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [13MR] [11SE]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [13MR] [15MY]
    North Atlantic Assembly [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: prohibit funding for the 
        participation of certain officials in international 
        conferences, exchanges, programs, and activities (see H.R. 
        2539) [24SE]

INTERSTATE COMMERCE
related term(s) Cargo Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 92) [31JY]
    Alcoholic beverages: allow any State, territory, or possession to 
        bring Federal court action relative to transportation of 
        alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063) [13MR]
    Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals 
        (see H.R. 1202) [20MR]
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: 
        congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91) [31JY]
    Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054) 
        [13MR]
    Crime: protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence (see H.R. 1332) [15AP]
    ------provide minimum mandatory penalties for false bomb threats 
        conveyed through interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 
        845) [26FE]
    Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any 
        branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (see H.R. 1306) 
        [10AP]
    Firearms: clarify permit and licensing procedures for armored car 
        crew members (see H.R. 624) [6FE]
    ------regulation of handguns in any manner affecting interstate or 
        foreign commerce (see H.R. 1996) [19JN]
    ------require registration and permits for possession and transfer 
        of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1998) [19JN]
    Food: inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution 
        of State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 801, 1137, 2103) 
        [13FE] [20MR] [26JN]
    Solid waste: State and local government control over 
        transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2654) [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact Congressional 
        Consent: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 92) (H. 
        Rept. 105-370) [31OC]
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact Congressional 
        Consent: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 91) (H. 
        Rept. 105-369) [31OC]
    Clarify Firearm Permit and Licensing Procedures for Armored Car 
        Crew Members: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 624) (H. 
        Rept. 105-6) [25FE]

INTERSTATE COMPACTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 92) [31JY]
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see H.R. 
        2066, 2205, 2247) [25JN] [22JY] [24JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        2247), consideration (see H. Res. 270) [21OC]
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: 
        congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91) [31JY]
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 95) [6OC]
    Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal 
        governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming 
        participation laws (see H.R. 452) [21JA]
    ------reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts 
        and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 334) [9JA]
    Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress 
        (see H.R. 438) [9JA]
    Taxation: apply the unrelated business income tax to gaming 
        activities of Indian tribes (see H.R. 325) [9JA]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see 
        H.R. 629) [6FE]
    ------consent (H.R. 629), consideration (see H. Res. 258) [6OC]
    Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: 
        congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, 
        Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 96) 
        [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact Congressional 
        Consent: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 92) (H. 
        Rept. 105-370) [31OC]
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact Congressional 
        Consent: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 91) (H. 
        Rept. 105-369) [31OC]
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 105-389) [7NO]
    Congressional Consent to Amendments Made by Maryland, Virginia, 
        and the District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan 
        Area Transit Regulation Compact: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 105-396) [8NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact Consent Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 258) (H. Rept. 105-299) [6OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2247, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 105-334) 
        [21OC]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-181) [15JY]

INVESTMENTS
related term(s) Securities
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: treatment of certain payments under the Agricultural 
        Market Transition Act (see H.R. 502) [4FE]
    Bankruptcy: provide private trustees the right to seek judicial 
        review of U.S. trustee actions related to trustee expenses and 
        trustee removal (see H.R. 2592) [1OC]
    BLM: transfer to State governments the authority to require bonds 
        or other financial guarantees for the reclamation of hardrock 
        mineral operations (see H.R. 1917) [17JN]
    Business and industry: promote and improve employee stock 
        ownership plans (see H.R. 1592) [14MY]
    ------require employers which are terminating businesses to offer 
        employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 1946) [17JN]
    Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift 
        annuities (see H.R. 1902) [17JN]
    Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain 
        transactions involving commodities markets (see H.R. 467) 
        [21JA]
    Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1965) [19JN]
    ------protect private property from forfeiture or Government 
        seizure (see H.R. 428) [9JA]
    ------reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1835) [10JN]
    Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of 
        Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151) [20MR]
    ------clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal 
        credit unions and reduce tax rates for qualified community 
        lenders (see H.R. 1121) [19MR]
    Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on 
        retirement savings (see H.R. 1377) [17AP]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issue national park capital improvement 
        bonds and set aside park fees into a National Park Capital 
        Improvement Fund to secure and pay interest on such bonds (see 
        H.R. 2853) [6NO]
    Education: assist construction and rehabilitation of public 
        schools through establishment of loan and bond guarantee 
        program (see H.R. 2878) [7NO]
    ------prevent Federal student assistance need analysis from 
        penalizing parents for investing in prepaid tuition programs 
        (see H.R. 2672) [9OC]
    ------provide for various capital investments in technology 
        education (see H.R. 2994) [9NO]
    Employment: enhance and protect retirement savings (see H.R. 83) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 509, 
        1130) [4FE] [19MR]
    EPA: establish loan program to States for cleanup of brownfield 
        sites that have private investment potential (see H.R. 1462) 
        [24AP]
    ERISA: clarify treatment of investment managers (see H.R. 2226) 
        [23JY]
    Eximbank: give financial assistance preferences to firms that have 
        shown a commitment to reinvestment and job creation in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2069) [25JN]
    FCC: clarify authority to authorize foreign investment in U.S. 
        broadcast and common carrier radio licenses (see H.R. 1324) 
        [15AP]
    FEC: establish and administer an escrow account for certain 
        campaign contributions (see H.R. 1494) [30AP]
    Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and 
        enterprise zone programs (see H.R. 201) [9JA]
    Federal employees: establish medical savings accounts with certain 
        health plans (see H.R. 2465) [11SE]
    ------make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift 
        Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on 
        elective deferrals (see H.R. 2526) [23SE]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow participants to 
        elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts 
        (see H.R. 1574) [8MY]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform (see H.R. 31) [7JA] [9JA]
    Financial institutions: amend certain banking laws (see H.R. 1722) 
        [22MY]
    ------increase competition in the financial services sector (see 
        H.R. 10, 669, 2940) [7JA] [9JA] [11FE] [8NO]
    ------increase competition in the financial services sector and 
        merge commercial bank and savings association charters (see 
        H.R. 268) [9JA]

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    ------provide consumer protection (see H.R. 1900) [17JN]
    Foreign countries: phase-out private sector development enterprise 
        funds (see H.R. 564) [4FE]
    Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to 
        sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432) [24AP]
    Foreign trade: require reciprocal responses to foreign acts, 
        policies, and practices that deny national treatment to U.S. 
        investment (see H.R. 1654) [16MY]
    Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax 
        deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy: tribute to 
        personal financial education programs (see H. Res. 158) [22MY]
    Medicare: remove certain limitations on participation in 
        Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2668) 
        [9OC]
    ------require surety bonds and disclosure of certain ownership 
        information for suppliers of durable medical equipment, home 
        health agencies, and other health care providers (see H.R. 
        1457) [24AP]
    National parks and recreation areas: authorize entrance fees to 
        secure bonds for capital improvements (see H.R. 682) [11FE]
    OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064) [25JN]
    Pensions: promote accuracy in the determination of amounts of 
        private pension plan benefits and contributions (see H.R. 
        2562) [26SE]
    ------require annual report of investments to participants in 
        401(k) pension plans (see H.R. 819) [25FE]
    Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing programs 
        reform (see H.R. 1508) [1MY]
    Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to 
        home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 
        562), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 329) [13NO]
    ------prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home equity 
        conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 1297, 
        1474) [10AP] [29AP]
    SBA: establish commission to examine small business credit needs 
        (see H. Con. Res. 85) [21MY]
    SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1262) [9AP]
    ------establish Office of National Security (see H.R. 2772) [29OC]
    Securities: create uniform standards relative to federally-
        regulated securities (see H.R. 1653) [16MY]
    ------limit the conduct of securities class actions under State 
        law (see H.R. 1689) [21MY]
    ------permit current refunding of certain tax-exempt bonds (see 
        H.R. 834) [25FE]
    ------quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 
        1053) [13MR]
    ------revise the definition of limited partnership rollup 
        transaction (see H.R. 2996) [9NO]
    Senior citizens: improve financial and emotional security (see 
        H.R. 2333) [31JY]
    Small business: assist certain women and minority business people 
        (see H.R. 1647) [15MY]
    Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 2261) [25JY]
    Small Business Investment Act: amend (see H.R. 1985, 2261) [19JN] 
        [25JY]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into personal investment plans and extend the old 
        age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 
        2782) [30OC]
    ------allow personal retirement savings plans (see H.R. 3082) 
        [13NO]
    ------ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857) [27FE]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 1611, 2929) [14MY] [8NO]
    SSA: provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal 
        earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals (see 
        H.R. 2669) [9OC]
    Taxation: allow certain corporations and trusts to be shareholders 
        of subchapter S corporations (see H.R. 440) [9JA]
    ------allow individuals the option of a flat tax rate (see H.R. 
        2685) [21OC]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 241, 276, 862, 1033, 1124, 
        1193, 1207, 2084) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE] [12MR] [19MR] [20MR] 
        [26JN]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        1490, 1517) [30AP] [1MY]
    ------capital gains rates for older individuals (see H.R. 1629) 
        [15MY]
    ------capital gains rates relative to investments in certain small 
        businesses (see H.R. 2252) [24JY]
    ------creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction 
        (see H.R. 2695) [22OC]
    ------credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly 
        rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence 
        (see H.R. 1134) [19MR]
    ------deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Con. Res. 3) [9JA]
    ------disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in 
        applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 840, 2714) [26FE] 
        [23OC]
    ------domestic investment tax credit (see H.R. 565) [4FE]
    ------effective date of capital gains exclusion on the transfer of 
        a primary residence (see H. Con. Res. 76) [7MY]
    ------eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of 
        gain on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 242) [9JA]
    ------encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 1102) 
        [18MR]
    ------establish a credit for the purchase of a principal residence 
        located within an empowerment zone or enterprise community by 
        a first-time homebuyer (see H.R. 2826) [5NO]
    ------establish lifetime learning accounts for higher education 
        and job training expenses (see H.R. 1819) [5JN]
    ------exclude certain business taxable income relative to 
        sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1279) [10AP]
    ------increase amount which may be contributed to defined 
        contribution plans (see H.R. 1986) [19JN]
    ------increase exclusion amount of gain on the sale of a principal 
        residence and allow each spouse a separate one-time exclusion 
        (see H.R. 1680) [20MY]
    ------increase small issuer exemption from pro rata allocation of 
        interest expenses of financial institutions to tax-exempt 
        interest (see H.R. 1665) [20MY]
    ------increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979) 
        [6MR]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 
        324, 683) [9JA] [11FE]
    ------index the basis of certain assets for purposes of 
        determining gain (see H.R. 1266) [9AP]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments 
        (see H.R. 295) [9JA]
    ------limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax 
        (see H.R. 196, 531) [9JA] [4FE]
    ------modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock 
        (see H.R. 420) [9JA]
    ------permanent extension of the transition rule for certain 
        publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1443) [24AP]
    ------permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 1123) 
        [19MR]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement 
        accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 615) [5FE]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement 
        accounts for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2164) [15JY]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 272) [9JA]
    ------promote the granting of incentive stock options to nonhighly 
        compensated employees (see H.R. 2788) [31OC]
    ------provide deduction for capital gains, index the basis of 
        certain capital assets, provide family credits, and phase-out 
        estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1584) [13MY]
    ------provide incentives for enterprise zone investments (see H.R. 
        391) [9JA]
    ------provide incentives for investment in renewal communities 
        (see H.R. 1031) [12MR]
    ------qualification and eligibility requirements for S 
        corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2884) [7NO]
    ------reduce rates on gains relative to depreciable real estate 
        (see H.R. 2403) [4SE]
    ------remove mandatory withdrawal requirements for individual 
        retirement accounts (see H.R. 3079) [13NO]
    ------repeal cap on outstanding tax-exempt bonds for certain 
        nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 197) [9JA]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 525, 902, 1208) [4FE] [3MR] [20MR]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 736, 802) [12FE] 
        [13FE]
    ------repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have 
        medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1068, 1582) [13MR] [13MY]
    ------tax credit for investment in the revitalization of 
        communities (see H.R. 465) [21JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and 
        special estate tax valuation for certain farm property (see 
        H.R. 245) [9JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate and gift taxes (see 
        H.R. 1379) [17AP]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to 
        certain farm property (see H.R. 2117) [8JY]
    ------treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal 
        residence (see H.R. 200, 1026, 1204, 1286, 1391, 1682, 2310) 
        [9JA] [11MR] [20MR] [10AP] [17AP] [20MY] [30JY]
    ------treatment of capital gains relative to transactions that are 
        equivalent to sales of financial instruments (see H.R. 846, 
        1651) [26FE] [16MY]
    ------treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 535) [4FE]
    ------treatment of certain education investment accounts (see H.R. 
        1694) [21MY]
    ------treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships 
        as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (see 
        H.R. 1205) [20MR]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 
        2373, 2646) [1AU] [9OC]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), consideration (see H. Res. 274) [22OC]
    ------treatment of education savings accounts (see H.R. 1597) 
        [14MY]
    ------treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer 
        taxes (see H.R. 3076) [13NO]
    ------treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 249, 1299, 
        1751) [9JA] [10AP] [30MY]
    ------treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 707) [12FE]
    ------treatment of funeral trusts (see H.R. 479, 684) [21JA] 
        [11FE]
    ------treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held 
        by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 507) [4FE]
    ------treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain 
        private foundations (see H.R. 519) [4FE]
    ------treatment of homeownership plan trusts (see H.R. 3024) 
        [12NO]
    ------treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 984) 
        [6MR]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 17, 
        228, 446, 891) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 2821) [5NO]
    ------treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or 
        property to transfer assets to charitable organizations (see 
        H.R. 3029) [12NO]
    ------treatment of noncorporate capital gains tax rate (see H.R. 
        2803) [4NO]
    ------treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1150) 
        [20MR]
    ------treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized 
        small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707) [23OC]
    ------treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into 
        an individual retirement account (see H.R. 1518) [1MY]
    ------treatment of stock in agricultural refiners or processors 
        sold to certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 1752) [30MY]

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    ------treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports 
        facilities (see H.R. 721, 2097) [12FE] [26JN]
    ------treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing 
        corporations (see H.R. 1672) [20MY]
    Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to 
        metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1725) [22MY]
    Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by 
        nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726) [12FE]
  Reports filed
    Charitable Donation Antitrust Immunity Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1902) (H. Rept. 105-146) [23JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2646, Education Savings Act for Public and 
        Private Schools: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. 
        Rept. 105-336) [22OC]
    Court Procedures for Federal Civil Forfeitures: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 105-358) [30OC]
    Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 105-332) [21OC]
    Increase Competition in the Financial Services Sector: Committee 
        on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 
        105-164) [8JY] [17SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 105-164) 
        [4NO]
    Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1377) (H. Rept. 105-
        104) [20MY]
    SEC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1262) (H. 
        Rept. 105-274) [26SE]
    Small Business Investment Act Amendments and Small Business Act 
        Amendments: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2261) 
        (H. Rept. 105-246) [8SE]

IOSCO, MI
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: release of reversionary interest in certain lands 
        held by the Federal Government (see H.R. 394) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Release of Reversionary Interest in Certain Iosco, MI, Lands Held 
        by the Federal Government: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 394) (H. Rept. 105-35) [20MR]

IOWA
  Bills and resolutions
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Iowa (see H.R. 2165) [15JY]
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 1688) [21MY]
  Reports filed
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Iowa: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2165) (H. 
        Rept. 105-273) [26SE]

IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile 
        defense systems (see H.R. 2786) [31OC]
    Foreign policy: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer 
        items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709, 2930) [23OC] [8NO]
    Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see 
        H. Con. Res. 118, 121) [22JY] [24JY]
    Weapons: sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles 
        (see H. Res. 188) [17JY]
    ------sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (H. 
        Res. 188), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [17MR] 
        [13MY] [17SE] [30SE]
  Motions
    Weapons: sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (H. 
        Res. 188) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 188, Sanctions Against Iran Relative to 
        Acquisition of Certain Missiles: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Impose Sanctions on Foreign Persons Who Transfer Items 
        Contributing to Iranian Efforts To Acquire, Develop, or 
        Produce Ballistic Missiles: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2709) (H. Rept. 105-375) [4NO]
    Iranian Sanctions Relative to Acquisition of Certain Missiles: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. 
        Rept. 105-304) [6OC]

IRAN-IRAQ ARMS NON-PROLIFERATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Iran: sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (see 
        H. Res. 188) [17JY]
    ------sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (H. 
        Res. 188), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
  Motions
    Iran: sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (H. 
        Res. 188) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 188, Sanctions Against Iran Relative to 
        Acquisition of Certain Missiles: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Iranian Sanctions Relative to Acquisition of Certain Missiles: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. 
        Rept. 105-304) [6OC]

IRAQ, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: relief for survivors of members and one civilian 
        killed during friendly fire incident involving U.S. fighter 
        aircraft and helicopters in Iraq (see H.R. 2986) [9NO]
    Foreign policy: eviction of U.S. members of U.N. weapons 
        inspection teams and threats to surveillance planes (see H. 
        Res. 322) [12NO]
    Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    International law: support international criminal tribunal to 
        prosecute members of the Iraqi regime for certain crimes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 137) [31JY]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (see H.R. 1860) [10JN]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton [10FE] 
        [31JY]

IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students 
        about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12) [4FE]
    Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland 
        and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1181) [20MR]
    Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. 
        Res. 159) [25SE]
    International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are 
        distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see 
        H.R. 150) [9JA]
    Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. 
        persons doing business (see H.R. 178, 2833) [9JA] [6NO]
    ------encourage all parties involved in peace talks to condemn 
        violence and address human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 
        152) [17SE]
    ------sectarian violence relative to marches at Portadown (see H. 
        Res. 182) [9JY]
    ------U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British security 
        forces (see H.R. 151) [9JA]

IRRIGATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Bureau of Reclamation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in 
        Nebraska and Wyoming (see H.R. 2795) [4NO]
    ------participate in a water conservation project with the Tumalo 
        Irrigation District in Oregon (see H.R. 1400) [17AP]
    ------settlement with Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District (see 
        H.R. 412) [9JA]
    ------settlement with Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District (H.R. 
        412), consideration (see H. Res. 94) [12MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka 
        Project to the Burley Irrigation District (see H.R. 1282) 
        [10AP]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 3012) [9NO]
    Western States: improve management of water-related facilities 
        (see H.R. 2402) [4SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 412, Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and 
        Conveyance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 94.) (H. 
        Rept. 105-19) [12MR]
    Management of Water-Related Facilities in Western States: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2402) (H. Rept. 105-353) 
        [28OC]
    Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 412) (H. Rept. 105-8) [10MR]

ISRAEL, STATE OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Albright, Sec. of State: Middle East visit (see H. Con. Res. 149) 
        [10SE]
    Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in 
        Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50) [13MR]
    Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated 
        with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting 
        Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163) [1OC]
    Foreign policy: U.S. policy relative to Jerusalem as the capital 
        (see H.R. 2832) [6NO]
    Herzog, Chaim: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 73) [6MY]
    Independence: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 102) [7NO]
    Jerusalem: anniversary of reunification (see H. Con. Res. 60) 
        [10AP]
    Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy 
        relative to sale of land to Jews (see H. Con. Res. 93) [5JN]
    ------resolve cases of missing in action soldiers (see H. Con. 
        Res. 122) [24JY]
    Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain 
        U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298) [10AP]
    Sheinbein, Samuel: extradition to the U.S. from Israel (see H. 
        Con. Res. 165) [1OC]
    Terrorism: terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 133, 
        145, 146) [30JY] [4SE] [5SE]
    U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 2711) [23OC]
    Veterans: priority health care to individuals who served in Israel 
        or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250) 
        [9JA]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt the 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton [21JA]

ISTOOK, ERNEST J., JR. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and 
        related agencies appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Farnia, Farbod: reflief (see H.R. 2435) [8SE]
    Farnia, Sepandan: relief (see H.R. 2435) [8SE]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 78) [8MY]
    Sirmanshahi, Farah: relief (see H.R. 2435) [8SE]
    Taxation: encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the 
        tax base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168) [20MR]

ITALIAN AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    World War II: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during 
        war and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President 
        (see H.R. 2090) [26JN]

ITALY, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Albania: promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of 
        civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153) [18SE]

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    Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy: 
        designate (see H.R. 2931) [8NO]
    U.N. Security Council: membership (see H. Res. 333) [13NO]

JACKSON LEE, SHEILA (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Correctional institutions: penalties for the rape of juveniles in 
        prison (see H.R. 1837, 1898) [10JN] [16JN]
    Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating 
        children with dyslexia (see H.R. 3058) [13NO]
    Drugs: penalties relative to gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine 
        hydrochloride (see H.R. 1530) [5MY]
    National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by 
        armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2) 
        [9JA]
    NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38) [5FE]
    Taxation: eliminate the marriage penalty, establish a commission 
        to simplify the tax code, and require the IRS to use 
        alternative dispute resolution (see H.R. 3059) [13NO]
    United Way (organization): anniversary of Texas gulf coast chapter 
        (see H. Con. Res. 110) [8JY]

JAMAICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Garvey, Marcus: tribute (see H. Res. 216) [1AU]
    Independence: anniversary (see H. Res. 215) [1AU]

JAPAN
  Bills and resolutions
    Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in 
        World War II (see H.R. 2200) [17JY]
    Immigration: treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan 
        who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540) [24SE]
    Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and 
        Japan: support (see H. Res. 68) [13FE]
    World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of 
        Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126) [25JY]

JEFFERSON, NANCY B.
  Bills and resolutions
    Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate 
        (see H.R. 2798) [4NO]

JEFFERSON, WILLIAM J. (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Appointments
    Office of Fair Employment Practices Review Panel [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits 
        relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government 
        pensions (see H.R. 2273) [25JY]
    Taxation: encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 
        1102) [18MR]
    ------treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized 
        small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707) [23OC]

JEMEZ SPRINGS, NM
  Bills and resolutions
    New Mexico: conveyance of lands from Carson National Forest and 
        Santa Fe National Forest to the village of El Rito and the 
        town of Jemez Springs, NM (see H.R. 434) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Conveyance of Public Lands From Carson National Forest and Santa 
        Fe National Forest to El Rito and Jemez Springs, NM: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 105-359) [30OC]

JENKINS, WILLIAM L. (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Tariff: viscose rayon yarn (see H.R. 1954) [18JN]

JEWS
  Appointments
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council [13FE] [12MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in 
        Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50) [13MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to 
        honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 11) [21JA]
    Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on 
        certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World 
        War II (see H.R. 235) [9JA]
    Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive 
        medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112) 
        [9JY]
    ------jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide 
        during World War II (see H.R. 1531) [5MY]
    International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families 
        separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14) [5FE]
    Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. 
        Res. 60) [10AP]
    ------terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 133, 145, 
        146) [30JY] [4SE] [5SE]
    ------independence anniversary (see H.J. Res. 102) [7NO]
    ------resolve cases of missing in action soldiers (see H. Con. 
        Res. 122) [24JY]
    ------U.S. policy relative to Jerusalem as the capital (see H.R. 
        2832) [6NO]
    Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister 
        Mahathir Mohamed (see H. Con. Res. 174) [22OC]
    Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy 
        relative to sale of land to Jews (see H. Con. Res. 93) [5JN]
    Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television 
        broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30) 
        [27FE]
    Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain 
        U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298) [10AP]
    Waldheim, Kurt: receipt of U.N. retirement allowance (see H. Con. 
        Res. 144) [4SE]
    World War II: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets 
        seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the 
        Holocaust (see H.R. 2591) [1OC]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt the 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton [21JA]

JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
  Appointments
    Board of Trustees [30MY]

JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
  Appointments
    Board of Trustees [13FE] [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorize the design and construction of parking 
        garage additions and certain site improvements (see H.R. 1747) 
        [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Design and Construction of Parking Garage Additions and Certain 
        Site Improvements: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1747) (H. Rept. 105-130) [12JN]

JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dallas, TX: designate the museum to be known as ``The Women's 
        Museum: An Institute for the Future'' as a Millennium Project 
        for the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 187) [7NO]
    Federal employees: granting of additional points to the passing 
        grades of welfare recipients' competitive service examinations 
        (see H.R. 1066) [13MR]
    NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone 
        diseases (see H.R. 2697) [22OC]

JOHNSON, JAY W. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy 
        promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the 
        program (see H.R. 2139) [10JY]
    Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons 
        (see H.R. 2850) [6NO]
    Veterans: exclude certain income from consideration for 
        determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 
        2820) [5NO]

JOHNSON, NANCY L. (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured 
        children (see H.R. 1363) [17AP]
    Families and domestic relations: require the same distribution of 
        child support arrearages to former welfare recipients 
        collected by Federal tax intercept as by the States (see H.R. 
        1569) [8MY]
    Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (see H. 
        Res. 31) [21JA]
    Health: revise and extend mammography quality standards programs 
        (see H.R. 1289) [10AP]
    Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer 
        patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628) 
        [15MY]
    ------establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance 
        plans (see H.R. 625) [6FE]
    Postal Service: require envelopes and warning labels for mail 
        depicting violent or sexually-explicit acts (see H.R. 1347) 
        [16AP]
    Public welfare programs: exception to limited SSI and food stamps 
        eligibility for legal aliens applying for naturalization (see 
        H.R. 1416) [23AP]
    Roads and highways: funding for roads classified as local or rural 
        minor collectors (see H.R. 1131) [19MR]
    Small business: provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully 
        portable defined benefit plan (see H.R. 1656) [16MY]
    Tariff: nuclear fuel assemblies (see H.R. 2339) [31JY]
    ------pantera (see H.R. 1886) [12JN]
    ------triacetonamine (see H.R. 1887) [12JN]
    Taxation: allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work 
        opportunity tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2995) [9NO]
    ------credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169) [20MR]
    ------extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947) 
        [5MR]
    ------extend the research credit and modify the alternative 
        incremental credit (see H.R. 2819) [5NO]
    ------provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of 
        past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 1730) 
        [22MY]
    ------treatment of certain education investment accounts (see H.R. 
        1694) [21MY]
    ------treatment of dependent care expenses and respite care 
        expenses (see H.R. 1667) [20MY]
    ------treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1627) 
        [15MY]
    ------treatment of scholarships received under the National Health 
        Corps Scholarship Program (see H.R. 2951) [8NO]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 693) [12FE]
    Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance 
        for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1364) 
        [17AP]
    Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and 
        controlled by women (see H.R. 1693) [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Resolution of Ethics Charges in the Matter of Representative 
        Gingrich: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        (H. Rept. 105-1) [20JA]

JOHNSON, SAM (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: tribute to individuals who contributed to the 
        development of supersonic flight technology (see H. Con. Res. 
        173) [22OC]
    Computers: examination and disclosure of certain source codes, 
        programs and software (see H.R. 2657) [9OC]
    Crime: improve investigation and prosecution of individuals 
        involved in cloning cellular telephones (see H.R. 2460) [11SE]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax 
        (see H.J. Res. 70) [10AP]
    ------provide deduction for capital gains, index the basis of 
        certain capital assets, provide family credits, and phase-out 
        estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1584) [13MY]

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    ------restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with 
        State legislation (see H.R. 532) [4FE]

JONES, WALTER B., JR. (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Cape Lookout National Seashore: ensure maintenance of a herd of 
        wild horses (see H.R. 765) [13FE]
    Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-
        purchase agreements (see H.R. 2019) [24JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: approval process for oil and gas leasing, 
        exploration, or development activity off the North Carolina 
        coast (see H.R. 2615) [6OC]
    Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication 
        or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins 
        (see H.R. 2565) [26SE]
    International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva 
        Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348) [16AP]
    Presidential appointments: provide greater accountability (see 
        H.R. 199) [9JA]
    Ships and vessels: certificate of documentation for hopper barge 
        (see H.R. 999) [6MR]
    Taxation: capital gains rates for older individuals (see H.R. 
        1629) [15MY]
    U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service (see 
        H.J. Res. 100) [6NO]
    Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation and enhancement 
        through establishment of a wetlands mitigation banking program 
        (see H.R. 1290) [10AP]
    Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of 
        centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see H.R. 2461) 
        [11SE]

JONES ACT
see Merchant Marine Industry

JUDICIARY
see Courts; Supreme Court

JULIA, RAUL
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously (see H.R. 2514) 
        [23SE]

JULIAN STANLEY WISE FOUNDATION
  Bills and resolutions
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: designate 
        (see H. Con. Res. 171) [21OC]

JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3037) [13NO]

JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 3): consideration (see H. Res. 143) [6MY]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 3) [8MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 105-89) [6MY]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 
        105-86) [1MY]

JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1818) [5JN]
  Reports filed
    Appropriations: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) 
        (H.R. 1818) (H. Rept. 105-155) [26JN]

KAKE, AK
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (see 
        H.R. 2756) [28OC]

KAKE TRIBAL CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (see 
        H.R. 2756) [28OC]

KANJORSKI, PAUL E. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bieda, Charmaine: relief (see H.R. 1617) [14MY]
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        1600) [14MY]
    Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 
        1330) [15AP]
    Federal employees: eligibility of certain appointees for 
        competitive status for purposes of transfer or reassignment 
        (see H.R. 1874) [12JN]
    ------make certain temporary Federal service creditable for 
        retirement purposes (see H.R. 1873) [12JN]
    National Guard: allow members to perform honor guard functions at 
        veterans' funerals (see H.R. 1601) [14MY]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 1039) [12MR]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual 
        records available through interactive computer services (see 
        H.R. 1330) [15AP]
    Social Security: provide free information on employee benefit 
        plans to interested parties of such plans (see H.R. 1603) 
        [14MY]
    Veterans: restoration of the grave marker allowance (see H.R. 
        1602) [14MY]

KANSAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Natural gas: provide relief to businesses relative to interest and 
        penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by FERC (see H.R. 
        2903) [7NO]

KANSAS CITY, KS
  Bills and resolutions
    Robert J. Dole U.S. Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 2177) [16JY]

KAPTUR, MARCY (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [5JN]
    Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on 
        foreign representation (see H.R. 416) [9JA]
    NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide 
        for withdrawal (see H.R. 978) [6MR]
    Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure 
        of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 17) [9JA]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H. Res. 210, 236) 
        [31JY] [18SE]
    ------prohibit contributions by multicandidate political 
        committees controlled by foreign corporations (see H.R. 610) 
        [5FE]
    Professional Trade Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 481) [21JA]

KARLMARK, GLORIA RAY
  Bills and resolutions
    ``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 
        2560) [25SE]

KASICH, JOHN R. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 84, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1998-2002 [3JN]
    ------H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Arlington National Cemetery: reburial of an unknown Civil War 
        veteran of the Union Army (see H.R. 1668) [20MY]
    ------reburial of an unknown Civil War veteran of the Union Army 
        and the Army of the Confederate States (see H.R. 1669) [20MY]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds 
        for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see 
        H.R. 1172) [20MR]
    Budget: eliminate certain Federal subsidy programs (see H.R. 1171) 
        [20MR]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2014, 
        2015) [23JN]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (see H. Con. 
        Res. 84, 86) [19MY] [22MY]
    Committee on the Budget (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 80) [26FE]
    Taxation: allow married couples to be taxed using rates applicable 
        to either single or joint filers (see H.R. 2462) [11SE]
    Transportation: transfer taxing and spending authority over 
        highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 
        1470, 3045) [29AP] [13NO]
  Reports filed
    Balanced Budget Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 
        105-217) [29JY] [1AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 105-
        149) [23JN]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002: Committee of 
        Conference (H. Con. Res. 84) (H. Rept. 105-116) [4JN]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 84) (H. Rept. 
        105-100) [19MY]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2014) 
        (H. Rept. 105-148) [23JN]
  Rules
    Committee on the Budget (House) [5MR]

KAZAKHSTAN, REPUBLIC OF
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed 
        agression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-
        Karabagh conflict (see H.R. 2983) [9NO]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 2867, 3010) [7NO] 
        [9NO]
  Messages
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Albania, Belarus, Kazakhstan, 
        Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan: 
        President Clinton [3JN]

KELLY, SUE W. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [23OC]
    Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 
        1704) [22MY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: revise process by which State housing 
        construction grants are administered (see H.R. 1291) [10AP]
    Government: procurement access for women-owned businesses (see H. 
        Res. 313) [8NO]
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in 
        the line of duty (see H.R. 2088) [26JN]
    Redendo, Frank: relief (see H.R. 2816) [5NO]
    Taxation: deduction for charitable use of passenger automobiles 
        (see H.R. 1731) [22MY]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 876) [27FE]
    ------treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal 
        residence (see H.R. 200) [9JA]
    Weapons: mandatory prison term for use of firearms or destructive 
        devices during a violent or drug-related Federal crime (see 
        H.R. 2340) [31JY]

KENNECOTT GREENS CREEK MINING CO.
  Bills and resolutions
    Admiralty Island National Monument: land exchange (see H.R. 1948) 
        [17JN]
  Reports filed
    Hood Bay Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1948) (H. Rept. 105-261) [23SE]

KENNEDY, JOHN F. (35th President of the United States)
  Reports filed
    President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act 
        Assassination Records Review Board Extension: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 
        105-138) [19JN]

KENNEDY, JOSEPH P., II (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Alcoholic beverages: alcohol abuse prevention program funding (see 
        H.R. 1982) [19JN]

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    ------eliminate Federal subsidies for advertising abroad (see H.R. 
        1974) [19JN]
    ------establish advertising requirements (see H.R. 1978) [19JN]
    ------establish voluntary broadcasting code for advertising (see 
        H.R. 1292) [10AP]
    ------FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and 
        television (see H. Res. 171) [19JN]
    ------prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and 
        television (see H.R. 1067) [13MR]
    ------require Dept. of HHS reports on alcohol advertising 
        practices (see H.R. 1976) [19JN]
    ------require health warnings in advertising (see H.R. 1979) 
        [19JN]
    ------require ingredient labeling for malt beverages, wine, and 
        distilled spirits (see H.R. 1977) [19JN]
    Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611) [5FE]
    Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 90) [22MY]
    Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and 
        child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131) [24AP]
    Colleges and universities: encourage adoption of a code of 
        principles to change the culture of alcohol consumption on 
        college campuses (see H. Res. 321) [9NO]
    ------provide incentives to develop alcohol abuse prevention and 
        education programs (see H.R. 1980) [19JN]
    Consumers: protection from unreasonable credit card fees or 
        interest rates (see H.R. 1975) [19JN]
    ------require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-
        purchase agreements (see H.R. 3060) [13NO]
    Crime: penalties for persons who teach or distribute materials 
        encouraging the use of torture (see H.R. 1417) [23AP]
    Dept. of HUD: facilitate effective and efficient management of 
        homeless assistance programs (see H.R. 2307) [30JY]
    Ecology and environment: establish doctoral fellowships to 
        increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in 
        global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 2749) 
        [28OC]
    Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic 
        information (see H.R. 2215) [22JY]
    EPA: implement national program to reduce health threat from 
        exposure to indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 2952) [8NO]
    Firearms: regulate sale, import, and manufacture of handgun 
        ammunition (see H.R. 1349) [16AP]
    Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and 
        criminal background check system for patient care workers (see 
        H.R. 2953) [8NO]
    Insurance: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic 
        information (see H.R. 2216) [22JY]
    National Commission on Fairness in the Workplace: establish (see 
        H.R. 2997) [9NO]
    Northern Ireland: sectarian violence relative to marches at 
        Portadown (see H. Res. 182) [9JY]
    Securities: revise the definition of limited partnership rollup 
        transaction (see H.R. 2996) [9NO]
    Small business: install devices to improve safety at convenience 
        stores (see H.R. 1444) [24AP]
    Taxation: allow tax credit for equity investments in community 
        development financial institutions (see H.R. 2254) [24JY]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement 
        accounts for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2164) [15JY]
    ------provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2026) 
        [24JN]
    ------treatment of advertising and goodwill expenditures for 
        alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1981) [19JN]
    Television: establish toll-free number for comments relative to 
        the broadcasting of violent programming (see H.R. 1017) [11MR]
    U.N.: promote international security by redirecting military 
        spending to human development (see H.R. 1293) [10AP]

KENNEDY, PATRICK J. (a Representative from Rhode Island)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: provide recipients of investigational drugs 
        information on possible side effects (see H.R. 1294) [10AP]
    Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports 
        of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570) [8MY]
    Ecology and environment: provide State grants to stabilize and 
        remove tire piles that are near drinking water sources and 
        sensitive populations (see H.R. 1041) [12MR]
    Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 
        1132) [19MR]
    Medicare: combat fraud by hospitals (see H.R. 2417) [5SE]
    Public welfare programs: provide an exemption to restrictions on 
        eligibility for public benefits for mentally disabled aliens 
        (see H.R. 1133) [19MR]
    Rhode Island: rights and sovereign status of certain Indian tribes 
        (see H.R. 1983) [19JN]
    Senior citizens: establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee 
        for elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage (see 
        H.R. 2681) [21OC]
    Taxation: treatment of student loans (see H.R. 724) [12FE]
    U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international 
        criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89) [30JY]

KENNELLY, BARBARA B. (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House 
        Chamber [27FE]
    Committee To Escort the President [4FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: require air carriers to establish procedures for 
        responding to in-flight medical emergencies (see H.R. 1670) 
        [20MY]
    Crime: provide minimum mandatory penalties for false bomb threats 
        conveyed through interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 
        845) [26FE]
    Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and 
        enterprise zone programs (see H.R. 201) [9JA]
    Medicare: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417) [9JA]
    ------limit payments for drugs or biological products (see H.R. 
        2851) [6NO]
    Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 
        612) [5FE]
    ------establish Transition to Work Program for individuals 
        entitled to disability benefits (see H.R. 534) [4FE]
    ------State requirements for work experience and community service 
        programs relative to child support (see H.R. 2463) [11SE]
    Social Security Information Safeguards Panel: establish (see H.R. 
        1331) [15AP]
    Taxation: allowable credits and deductions in determining 
        alternative minimum tax liability (see H.R. 2524) [23SE]
    ------increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979) 
        [6MR]
    ------treatment of benefits given to former police and 
        firefighters for heart and hypertension conditions (see H.R. 
        202) [9JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains relative to transactions that are 
        equivalent to sales of financial instruments (see H.R. 846) 
        [26FE]
    ------treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533) 
        [4FE]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 2821) [5NO]
    Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766) [13FE]

KENTUCKY
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal employees: prohibit taxation of compensation of Tennessee 
        residents for services at Fort Campbell, KY (see H.R. 865, 
        1368) [27FE] [17AP]

KENYA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. 
        Res. 130) [29JY]

KERR-McGEE CHEMICAL CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Relief (see H.R. 1211) [20MR]
  Reports filed
    Relief of Global Exploration and Development Corp., Kerr-McGee 
        Corp., and Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp.: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 105-222) [31JY]

KERR-McGEE CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Relief (see H.R. 1211) [20MR]
  Reports filed
    Relief of Global Exploration and Development Corp., Kerr-McGee 
        Corp., and Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp.: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 105-222) [31JY]

KILDEE, DALE E. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    House of Representatives Page Board [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Cabazon Indian Reservation: authorize leases (see H.R. 2089) 
        [26JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issue national park capital improvement 
        bonds and set aside park fees into a National Park Capital 
        Improvement Fund to secure and pay interest on such bonds (see 
        H.R. 2853) [6NO]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the 
        marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 2504) [18SE]
    Ecology and environment: provide off-budget treatment for the land 
        and water conservation fund (see H.R. 1732) [22MY]
    Education: improve and strengthen recruitment and training of 
        teachers (see H.R. 2852) [6NO]
    Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public 
        safety officers employed by States or local governments (see 
        H.R. 1173) [20MR]
    National Lighthouse Museum: establish (see H.R. 2895) [7NO]
    Native Americans: clarify Federal relationship with the Burt Lake 
        Band of Michigan (see H.R. 948) [5MR]
    ------divide, use, and distribute certain judgment funds of the 
        Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (see H.R. 1604) [14MY]
    St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (see H.R. 1733) 
        [22MY]

KILN, MS
  Bills and resolutions
    Ray J. Favre Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 2623) [7OC]

KILPATRICK, CAROLYN C. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: authorize use of military helicopters in State 
        and local law enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 
        2896) [7NO]
    Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717) 
        [23OC]
    Taxation: treatment of primary health providers in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 2804) [4NO]

KIM, JAY (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 
        66) [24AP]
    ------authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay 
        (see H. Con. Res. 67) [24AP]
    GSA: improve management and operations (see H.R. 2751) [28OC]
    Immigration: establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean 
        nationals traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 203) [9JA]
    Transportation: Federal participation in magnetic levitation 
        transportation technology projects (see H.R. 2341) [31JY]
    ------funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate 
        increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see 
        H.R. 204) [9JA]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation 
        trust funds (see H.R. 205) [9JA]

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KING, MARTIN LUTHER, JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    National Days of Dialogue: support in association with the 
        national celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
        (see H. Con. Res. 195) [9NO]

KING, PETER T. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2284) [29JY]
    Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see 
        H.J. Res. 98) [28OC]
    Cagney, James: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 206) [9JA]
    Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 16) [9JA]
    Dept. of HUD: prohibit assistance to organizations that promote 
        prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see 
        H.R. 207) [9JA]
    Education: Federal funding relative to treatment of Ebonics as a 
        legitimate language (see H. Res. 28) [9JA]
    English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 
        1005) [11MR]
    Public welfare programs: exception to limited SSI and food stamps 
        eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 1445) [24AP]
    ------extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and 
        food stamps (see H.R. 1418) [23AP]
    Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 
        208) [9JA]
    Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109) [8JY]
    Tariff: viscose rayon yarn (see H.R. 1888) [12JN]
    Taxation: provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a 
        breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 209) [9JA]

KING COVE, AK
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate surface 
        transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King Cove 
        (see H.R. 2259) [24JY]
  Reports filed
    King Cove Health and Safety Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2259) (H. Rept. 105-398) [8NO]

KINGSTON, JACK (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair [7JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    IRS: prohibit the threat of audit to compel agreement with Tip 
        Reporting Alternative Commitment or Tip Rate Determination 
        Agreement (see H.R. 2658) [9OC]

KITTY HAWK, NC
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the 
        centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the 
        Wright Brothers (see H.R. 2305) [30JY]
    Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of 
        centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see H.R. 2461) 
        [11SE]

KLECZKA, GERALD D. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1785) [4JN]
    Armed Forces: treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay 
        relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation 
        (see H.R. 2550) [25SE]
    Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-
        of-living adjustments (see H.R. 1052) [13MR]
    Firearms: exclude certain Federal entities from domestic violence-
        related possession prohibitions (see H.R. 2255) [24JY]
    ------permit gunsmiths to obtain Federal firearms licenses without 
        having to comply with certain State and local laws (see H.R. 
        2342) [31JY]
    Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired 
        workers (see H.R. 211) [9JA]
    Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or 
        importation of school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 1605) 
        [14MY]
    Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information (see H.R. 1813) [5JN]
    Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond 
        financing (see H.R. 1241) [8AP]
    ------treatment of recreational fitness services and facilities in 
        certain hospitals (see H.R. 210) [9JA]

KLINK, RON (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of HUD: notify local government about proposed assisted 
        multifamily housing projects (see H.R. 212) [9JA]
    Education: prohibit the use of stale cohort default data in the 
        termination of student assistance eligibility (see H.R. 3061) 
        [13NO]
    EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or 
        particulate matter before existing standards have been 
        attained (see H.R. 1984) [19JN]
    Higher Education Act: improve accountability and reform certain 
        programs (see H.R. 2140) [10JY]
    Insurance: require the provision of information sufficient for 
        homeowners to insure themselves against loss from subsidence 
        resulting from underground coal or clay mines (see H.R. 3062) 
        [13NO]
    Taxation: treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213) 
        [9JA]
    World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and 
        sacrifice (see H. Res. 17) [9JA]

KLUG, SCOTT L. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: repayment of student loans by students called to 
        active duty (see H.R. 877) [27FE]
    National Energy Laboratories Reorganization Commission: establish 
        (see H.R. 1295) [10AP]
    Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System 
        (see H.R. 1446) [24AP]

KNOLLENBERG, JOE (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bankruptcy: define single asset real estate (see H.R. 73) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Computers: permit lawful possessors of a copy of a computer 
        program to authorize additional copies under certain 
        circumstances (see H.R. 72) [7JA] [9JA]
    Dept. of HUD: disclosure of income information to local housing 
        agencies for determination of public housing eligibility (see 
        H.R. 214) [9JA]
    Employment: exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements 
        individuals who volunteer their time for occupational 
        opportunity (see H.R. 71) [7JA] [9JA]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing 
        supply regulations (see H.R. 859) [27FE]
    Michigan: Federal recognition of Swan Creek Black River 
        Confederated Ojibwa Tribes (see H.R. 2822) [5NO]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 767) [13FE]
    Roads and highways: make grants to States for the construction and 
        maintenance of highways and direct the FCC to conduct spectrum 
        auctions to provide funding for the grants (see H.R. 918) 
        [4MR]
    Taxation: provide income exclusion for work study payments (see 
        H.R. 1296) [10AP]
    ------reduce tax rate for single filers, eliminate marriage 
        penalty and change date for filing of Federal income tax 
        returns (see H.R. 2718) [23OC]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas 
        emissions (see H. Res. 211) [31JY]
    Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in 
        forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1955) [18JN]

KOLBE, JIM (a Representative from Arizona)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations [6OC]
    ------H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [24SE]
    House of Representatives Page Board [13FE]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [13MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1174) [20MR]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2378) [3SE]
    High Level Commission on International Narcotics Control: 
        establish (see H.R. 1317) [14AP]
    National parks and recreation areas: authorize entrance fees to 
        secure bonds for capital improvements (see H.R. 682) [11FE]
    U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: establish 
        (see H.R. 1381, 3042) [17AP] [13NO]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2378) 
        [29SE]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 2378) (H. Rept. 105-284) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2378) (H. Rept. 
        105-240) [3SE] [11SE]

KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Korea, Republic of: relations (see H. Con. Res. 74) [6MY]

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Immigration: establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean 
        nationals traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 203, 627) [9JA] 
        [6FE]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic: relations (see H. Con. Res. 
        74) [6MY]

KOREAN WAR
  Bills and resolutions
    Coins: mint in commemoration of Puerto Ricans who served in the 
        65th Infantry Regiment (see H.R. 2978) [9NO]
    Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to 
        awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397) [4SE]
    ------tribute to Puerto Ricans who served in the 65th Infantry 
        Regiment (see H. Con. Res. 192) [9NO]

KUCINICH, DENNIS J. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Telephones: prevent splitting of local communities into multiple 
        telephone area codes (see H.R. 1216) [21MR]

KUWAIT, STATE OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Immigration: provide permanent residency status to certain Persian 
        Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793) [13FE]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: provide funding to veterans for research, 
        diagnosis, treatment, and compensation for illnesses caused by 
        exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H. 
        Res. 310) [6NO]
    ------relief of evacuees (see H.R. 1860) [10JN]

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KYRGYZSTAN, REPUBLIC OF
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed 
        agression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-
        Karabagh conflict (see H.R. 2983) [9NO]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 2867, 3010) [7NO] 
        [9NO]
  Messages
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Albania, Belarus, Kazakhstan, 
        Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan: 
        President Clinton [3JN]

LA JUNTA, CO
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: conveyance of certain military housing 
        facilities (see H.R. 2916) [7NO]

LABELING
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products (see 
        H.R. 1371) [17AP]
    ------require labeling of country of origin for imported 
        perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232) [8AP]
    Alcoholic beverages: require health warnings in advertising (see 
        H.R. 1979) [19JN]
    ------require ingredient labeling for malt beverages, wine, and 
        distilled spirits (see H.R. 1977) [19JN]
    Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' 
        label (see H. Con. Res. 80) [15MY]
    Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made 
        without child labor (see H.R. 1301) [10AP]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: requirements relative to 
        health claims on food labels (see H.R. 2208) [22JY]
    Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of 
        foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 2868) [7NO]
    Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to 
        lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259) [9AP]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450) 
        [24AP]
    Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, 
        advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 
        2135) [10JY]
    ------prescribe labels for packages and advertising and disclose 
        certain information (see H.R. 1244) [8AP]

LABOR UNIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    American Airlines, Inc.: Presidential actions relative to 
        resolving the dispute with the Allied Pilots Association (see 
        H. Res. 67) [13FE]
    Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65) [20MR]
    Civil liberties: protect the free choice of individual employees 
        relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    Collective bargaining: clarify use of violence to achieve 
        objectives (see H.R. 2163) [15JY]
    Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling 
        disputes (see H.R. 2882) [7NO]
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Dues: ensure employees have adequate access and information 
        relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928) [5MR]
    Elections: require a majority of campaign contributions come from 
        State residents and ensure that employees are informed on use 
        of labor organization dues and fees for political activities 
        (see H.R. 2573) [29SE]
    Employment: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment 
        of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625) [15MY]
    ------protect employer rights (see H.R. 758) [13FE]
    ------use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage 
        requirements (see H.R. 647) [6FE]
    FRS: provide that Federal Reserve Banks be covered by certain 
        regulations relative to labor-management relations (see H.R. 
        3067) [13NO]
    International Brotherhood of Teamsters: limit Federal funding for 
        rerun of leadership election (see H.R. 2656) [9OC]
    Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to 
        improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634) [6FE]
    Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public 
        safety officers employed by States or local governments (see 
        H.R. 1173) [20MR]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 21, 
        704, 1744) [7JA] [9JA] [12FE] [22MY]
    National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial 
        contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848) [6NO]
    NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the 
        absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595) [14MY]
    ------jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 
        572) [4FE]
    ------recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449) 
        [10SE]
    ------resolution of unfair labor practice complaints in a timely 
        manner (see H.R. 1598) [14MY]
    Political campaigns: prohibit use of labor organization dues and 
        fees for political activities (see H.R. 1458) [24AP]
    ------require worker approval for use of labor organization dues 
        and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608) [6OC]
  Messages
    Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton [4SE]
  Reports filed
    Inform Workers of Their Rights Relative to the Payment of Dues or 
        Fees to Labor Organizations: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 1625) (H. Rept. 105-397) [8NO]

LaFALCE, JOHN J. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1026, Eximbank reauthorization [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: criteria for granting slots to new entrant air carriers 
        at certain high density airports (see H.R. 2405) [4SE]
    Business and industry: establish certain uniform rights, duties, 
        and enforcement procedures relative to franchise agreements 
        (see H.R. 2954) [8NO]
    Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see H.R. 2432) [8SE]
    Financial institutions: provide consumer protection (see H.R. 
        1900) [17JN]
    Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian 
        citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems 
        (see H.R. 2481, 2955) [16SE] [8NO]
    ------requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (see 
        H.R. 2505, 2551) [18SE] [25SE]
    Medicare: multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018) 
        [11MR]
    SBA: establish commission to examine small business credit needs 
        (see H. Con. Res. 85) [21MY]
    ------extend certified development company loan guarantee program 
        (see H.R. 1734) [22MY]
    ------reauthorize women's business training program (see H.R. 
        1495) [30AP]
    Small Business Investment Act: amend (see H.R. 1985) [19JN]

LaHOOD, RAY (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Gallaudet University Board of Trustees [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on Science (House): majority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 82) [5MR]
    House of Representatives: prevent certain mass mailings from being 
        sent as franked mail (see H.R. 642) [6FE]
    President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct 
        popular election (see H.J. Res. 28) [9JA]
    Roads and highways: funding for resurfacing, restoring, 
        rehabilitating, and reconstructing interstate highways (see 
        H.R. 1657) [16MY]
    Tariff: carbamic acid (see H.R. 1606) [14MY]
    ------rimsulfuron (see H.R. 1607) [14MY]
    Taxation: extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of 
        any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489) [17SE]
    Tobacco products: restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for 
        face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State 
        law (see H.R. 768) [13FE]

LAKE COUNTY, OR
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: exchange (see H.R. 1944) [17JN]
  Reports filed
    Public Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1944) 
        (H. Rept. 105-193) [21JY]

LAKES
  Bills and resolutions
    Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: enhance conservation and 
        protection (see H.R. 2149) [10JY]
    ------improve access and use (see H.R. 1739) [22MY]
    Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of 
        fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481) [29AP]
    Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: ensure individuals retain rights 
        for use and occupancy in conveyed property (see H.R. 1994) 
        [19JN]
    Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation 
        program (see H.R. 2970) [8NO]
    Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437) [9JA]
    ------reauthorization of programs (H.R. 437), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 164) [10JN]
    National Lighthouse Museum: establish (see H.R. 2895) [7NO]
    Osage County, OK: convey certain lands acquired for Candy Lake 
        project (see H.R. 2299) [30JY]
    St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (see H.R. 1733) 
        [22MY]
    Trinity Lake: designate reservoir (see H.R. 63) [7JA] [9JA]
    Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 128) 
        [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 437, National Sea Grant College Program and 
        Marine Resources Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 164) (H. Rept. 105-127) [10JN]
    Marine Resources Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 105-22) [21AP]
    Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 412) (H. Rept. 105-8) [10MR]
    Trinity Lake Reservoir: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 63) 
        (H. Rept. 105-9) [10MR]

LAMPSON, NICK (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [8OC]
    Pol Pot: prosecution for crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 205) 
        [30JY]

LaNAIR, CARLOTTA WALLS
  Bills and resolutions
    ``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 
        2560) [25SE]

LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    National Park Service: amend provisions (see H.R. 489) [21JA]

LAND USE
  Bills and resolutions
    Admiralty Island National Monument: land exchange (see H.R. 1948) 
        [17JN]
    BLM: transfer to State governments the authority to require bonds 
        or other financial guarantees for the reclamation of hardrock 
        mineral operations (see H.R. 1917) [17JN]
    Bureau of Reclamation: settlement with Oroville-Tonasket 
        Irrigation District (see H.R. 412) [9JA]
    ------settlement with Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District (H.R. 
        412), consideration (see H. Res. 94) [12MR]
    California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe 
        National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity 
        effectiveness (see H.R. 858) [27FE]

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    ------pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National 
        Forests to demonstrate resource management activity 
        effectiveness (H.R. 858), consideration (see H. Res. 180) 
        [8JY]
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 271) [21OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture: extend contracts under the Conservation 
        Reserve Program (see H.R. 246, 247, 427, 1342) [9JA] [16AP]
    ------extension of conservation reserve contracts relative to 
        rejection of reenrollment bids (see H.R. 861) [27FE]
    ------provide for maintenance of concrete dams and weirs located 
        in the Emigrant Wilderness (see H.R. 1663) [20MY]
    Fair Housing Act: local control over certain land use and zoning 
        regulations (see H.R. 2297) [30JY]
    Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and 
        facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of 
        communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 
        2789) [31OC]
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3057) [13NO]
    Hinsdale, CO: land exchange (see H.R. 951) [5MR]
    Iosco, MI: release of reversionary interest in certain lands held 
        by the Federal Government (see H.R. 394) [9JA]
    Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for 
        the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands 
        (see H.R. 778) [13FE]
    ------locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 253) 
        [9JA]
    ------provide for claim maintenance fees and royalties on hardrock 
        mining claims (see H.R. 1830) [6JN]
    ------reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780) 
        [13FE]
    National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, 
        and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient 
        Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376) [17AP]
    Native Americans: restrict certain gaming and land use on United 
        Auburn Indian Community lands (see H.R. 1805) [5JN]
    Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of 
        Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919) [4MR]
    Nevada: disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see H.R. 449) 
        [20JA]
    New Mexico: land conveyance to Carlsbad Irrigation District (see 
        H.R. 1943) [17JN]
    Petroleum: management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see 
        H.R. 1107) [18MR]
    Railroads: require local approval of rights-of-way designations 
        for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2352, 2438) [31JY] [9SE]
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (see H.R. 901) [27FE]
    ------preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and 
        preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 243, 257) [24SE] [1OC]
    ------private property owner rights (see H.R. 992) [6MR]
    Reclamation projects: cooperation between Federal and non-Federal 
        entities (see H.R. 2398) [4SE]
    Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require 
        acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by 
        owner consent (see H.R. 13) [7JA] [9JA]
    Taxation: exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative 
        to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements 
        (see H.R. 195, 1763) [9JA] [3JN]
    ------exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to 
        certain land subject to qualified conservation easements sold 
        to Government entities or conservation groups (see H.R. 2101) 
        [26JN]
    ------treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 461) [21JA]
    ------treatment of property used to control environmental 
        pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see 
        H.R. 1164) [20MR]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, 1952) 
        [30AP] [18JN]
    Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 640) 
        [6FE]
  Motions
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534) [22OC]
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (H.R. 901) [7OC]
  Reports filed
    American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 901) (H. Rept. 105-245) [5SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 412, Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and 
        Conveyance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 94.) (H. 
        Rept. 105-19) [12MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 858, Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery 
        and Economic Stability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 180) (H. Rept. 105-173) [8JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 901, American Land Sovereignty Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 105-
        288) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 243) (H. Rept. 105-268) 
        [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 105-
        335) [21OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture Contracts Under the Conservation Reserve 
        Program: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1342) (H. 
        Rept. 105-80) [29AP]
    Emigrant Wilderness Concrete Dams and Weirs Maintenance: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R.. 1663) (H. Rept. 105-192) [21JY]
    Hinsdale County, CO, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 951) (H. Rept. 105-170) [8JY]
    Hood Bay Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1948) (H. Rept. 105-261) [23SE]
    Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 412) (H. Rept. 105-8) [10MR]
    Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1534) (H. Rept. 105-323) [21OC]
    Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 858) (H. Rept. 105-136) 
        [18JN]
    Release of Reversionary Interest in Certain Iosco, MI, Lands Held 
        by the Federal Government: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 394) (H. Rept. 105-35) [20MR]
    Restrict Certain Gaming and Land Use on United Auburn Indian 
        Community Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1805) 
        (H. Rept. 105-301) [6OC]
    Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 449) (H. Rept. 105-68) [23AP]

LANGUAGES
  Bills and resolutions
    Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language 
        requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371) [9JA]
    Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching 
        or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203) [20MR]
    ------Federal funding relative to treatment of Ebonics as a 
        legitimate language (see H. Res. 28) [9JA]
    English language: constitutional amendment to establish as 
        official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 37) [4FE]
    ------declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622, 
        1005) [9JA] [5FE] [11MR]
    ------encourage status as primary language and recognize 
        importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4) [9JA]
    Immigration: naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to 
        English language and other general knowledge requirements (see 
        H.R. 1223) [21MR]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language requirements (see H.R. 602, 662) [5FE] [10FE]
    Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language 
        (see H. Con. Res. 36) [5MR]
    Voting: eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 
        2356) [31JY]

LANTOS, TOM (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [15MY]
    North Atlantic Assembly [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Albright, Sec. of State: Middle East visit (see H. Con. Res. 149) 
        [10SE]
    Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in 
        Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50) [13MR]
    Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors 
        relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 769, 770) 
        [13FE]
    Dalai Lama: visit to U.S. (see H. Res. 124) [23AP]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child 
        labor (see H.R. 1870) [12JN]
    Human rights: anniversary of the signing of the Universal 
        Declaration of Human Rights (see H. Con. Res. 185) [7NO]
    ------expedite the declassification of certain documents relating 
        to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see H.R. 
        2635) [8OC]
    Iraq: eviction of U.S. members of U.N. weapons inspection teams 
        and threats to surveillance planes (see H. Res. 322) [12NO]
    Israel: independence anniversary (see H.J. Res. 102) [7NO]
    ------resolve cases of missing in action soldiers (see H. Con. 
        Res. 122) [24JY]
    ------terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (see H. Con. Res. 133) 
        [30JY]
    Libya: reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. 
        sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals 
        wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am 
        Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246) [26SE]
    Marshall Plan: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 63) [16AP]
    San Mateo County, CA: funding for construction of tunnel at 
        Devil's Slide (see H.R. 215) [9JA]
    Taxation: determination of employment status (see H.R. 771) [13FE]
    Veterans: determination of active military service for certain 
        merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 
        2062) [25JN]

LAOGAI SLAVE LABOR PRODUCTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2195): consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2195) [5NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2195, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]

LAOS, PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language 
        requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371) [9JA]
    Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2132) [10JY]

LARGENT, STEVE (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2490, 3063) 
        [17SE] [13NO]

LAS VEGAS, NV
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: land conveyance to the St. Jude's Ranch for 
        Children in Nevada (see H.R. 2989) [9NO]
    Lloyd D. George Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse: designate 
        (see H.R. 2225) [23JY]

LATHAM, TOM (a Representative from Iowa)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [3SE]

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    ------H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations [6OC]

LATIN AMERICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Arms sales: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced weapons 
        (see H.R. 2345) [31JY]
    Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests 
        through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
        forests (see H.R. 2870) [7NO]
    Guatemala: implementation of peace accords (see H. Con. Res. 166) 
        [2OC]
    Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents 
        relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see 
        H.R. 2635) [8OC]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 3041) [13NO]

LaTOURETTE, STEVEN C. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 
        643) [6FE]
    Cleveland, OH: land conveyance (see H.R. 2834) [6NO]
    Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of 
        Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151) [20MR]
    Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of 
        fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481) [29AP]
    Immigration: requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits 
        (see H.R. 694, 2027) [12FE] [24JN]
    Insurance: require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for 
        certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854) [6NO]
    Karl Bernal Post Office Building, Painesville, OH: designate (see 
        H.R. 2766) [29OC]
    Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of 
        assets (see H.R. 216) [9JA]
    Taxation: deposit portion of motor fuel excise taxes into Highway 
        Trust Fund and Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 644) 
        [6FE]
    Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to 
        establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in 
        foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608) 
        [14MY]

LATVIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    NATO: recommend integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see 
        H. Con. Res. 10) [21JA]

LAW ENFORCEMENT
  Appointments
    Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement [8JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Advertising: provide an exception to the prohibition on the 
        advertising of certain electronic devices (see H.R. 1840) 
        [10JN]
    Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports 
        of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570) [8MY]
    BATF: regulation of firearms, ammunition, and certain firearm 
        products (see H.R. 788) [13FE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 
        66) [24AP]
    Children and youth: facilitate fingerprint checks authorized by 
        National Child Protection Act (see H.R. 2488) [17SE]
    Civil liberties: protection from personal intrusion (see H.R. 
        2448) [10SE]
    ------provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see 
        H.R. 118) [9JA]
    Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents 
        relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender, 
        religion, sexual orientation, or disability (see H.R. 3043) 
        [13NO]
    Colombia: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.R. 1034) 
        [12MR]
    Computers: prohibit Internet service providers from providing 
        accounts to sexually violent predators (see H.R. 2791) [31OC]
    Correctional institutions: test incarcerated persons for serious 
        transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into 
        contact with corrections personnel (see H.R. 2070) [25JN]
    Courts: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of 
        significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------denial of certain Federal benefits upon conviction of 
        certain drug offenses (see H.R. 313) [9JA]
    ------establish or expand existing community prosecution programs 
        (see H.R. 863) [27FE]
    ------mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of 
        guns (see H.R. 424) [9JA]
    ------modify death penalty sentencing guidelines for drug kingpins 
        (see H.R. 314) [9JA]
    ------provide civil claim for victims of bias crimes (see H.R. 
        2959) [8NO]
    ------reform asset forfeiture laws (see H.R. 1745) [22MY]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 361) [9JA]
    Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights 
        (see H.J. Res. 71) [15AP]
    ------consumer fraud (see H.R. 474, 1847) [21JA] [10JN]
    ------distribute to community-based organizations information on 
        the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290) 
        [9JA]
    ------enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081) 
        [13NO]
    ------establish Federal, State, and local programs on the 
        reporting and preventing of bias crimes (see H.R. 188) [9JA]
    ------establish toll-free telephone number for the reporting of 
        stolen and abandoned motor vehicles (see H.R. 501) [4FE]
    ------evaluate neighborhood and community security programs (see 
        H.R. 266) [9JA]
    ------Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a 
        law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        727) [12FE]
    ------implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims' 
        rights (see H.R. 1322) [15AP]
    ------improve investigation and prosecution of individuals 
        involved in cloning cellular telephones (see H.R. 2460) [11SE]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and 
        drug abuse (see H.R. 810) [25FE]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 3, 1699) [7JA] [9JA] [21MY]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 
        3), consideration (see H. Res. 143) [6MY]
    ------national summit of sports, political, community, and media 
        leaders to develop a plan to deter acts of domestic and sexual 
        violence (see H. Con. Res. 29) [27FE]
    ------penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law 
        enforcement officer (see H.R. 826) [25FE]
    ------protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305) [9JA]
    ------provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks 
        the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 
        2194) [17JY]
    ------reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth 
        development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 278) [9JA]
    ------require better reporting of unidentified persons (see H.R. 
        2850) [6NO]
    ------require opening of campus security crime logs at 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715) [12FE]
    ------require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected 
        child abuse (see H.R. 2173) [16JY]
    ------treatment of juvenile offenses relative to ``three strikes'' 
        life sentence for certain violent or drug-related convictions 
        (see H.R. 2361) [31JY]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize use of military helicopters in State 
        and local law enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 
        2896) [7NO]
    ------reform economic redevelopment process and improve ability to 
        contract for protective services at installations being closed 
        (see H.R. 1243, 1300) [8AP] [10AP]
    Dept. of Justice: clarify authority of the inspector general (see 
        H.R. 2182) [17JY]
    ------identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local 
        prisons (see H.R. 1493) [30AP]
    Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security 
        agents' retirement annuities (see H.R. 633) [6FE]
    District of Columbia: enter into cooperative agreements with 
        certain Federal agencies relative to crime prevention and law 
        enforcement (see H.R. 1538) [6MY]
    Drugs: authorize funds to control methamphetamine (see H.R. 1175) 
        [20MR]
    ------deny Federal benefits to persons convicted of drug offenses 
        relative to medicinal use of marijuana (see H.R. 1265) [9AP]
    ------provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses 
        involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363) [31JY]
    Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or 
        receipt of explosives (see H.R. 989) [6MR]
    ------require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 538) [4FE]
    Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see 
        H.R. 267) [9JA]
    ------establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child 
        support obligations (see H.R. 2503, 2925) [18SE] [7NO]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement programs (see H.R. 2487) [17SE]
    ------payment of settlements in suits against the Federal 
        Government relative to child support obligations (see H.R. 
        2628) [7OC]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 
        1252) [9AP]
    Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match 
        requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        172) [9JA]
    Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition 
        that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 1250) [8AP]
    ------permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying 
        of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 2722) 
        [23OC]
    ------prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
        for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 1264) [9AP]
    ------prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see 
        H.R. 844, 949) [26FE] [5MR]
    ------prohibit possession of nonsporting firearms by nonimmigrants 
        and prevent possession for certain period by permanent 
        resident aliens (see H.R. 1096) [18MR]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of armor piercing ammunition 
        (see H.R. 1999) [19JN]
    ------prohibit sale, import, manufacture, export, purchase, 
        transfer, receipt, possession or transportation of certain 
        handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 787) [13FE]
    ------regulate sale, import, and manufacture of handgun ammunition 
        (see H.R. 1349) [16AP]
    ------regulation of handguns in any manner affecting interstate or 
        foreign commerce (see H.R. 1996) [19JN]
    ------require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or 
        sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental 
        entity (see H.R. 1997) [19JN]
    ------require registration and permits for possession and transfer 
        of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1998) [19JN]
    Flag--U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at 
        half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the 
        line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47) [12MR]
    Health care professionals: training of students relative to 
        identification and referral of victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 884) [27FE]
    High Level Commission on International Narcotics Control: 
        establish (see H.R. 1317) [14AP]
    Immigration: increase enforcement of employer sanctions and labor 
        standards (see H.R. 470, 2548) [21JA] [25SE]

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    Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic 
        violence (see H.R. 1117) [18MR]
    Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public 
        safety officers employed by States or local governments (see 
        H.R. 1173) [20MR]
    ------establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350) [9JA]
    ------establish counseling programs for disabled and retired 
        police officers (see H.R. 2434) [8SE]
    ------establish matching grant program to help local governments 
        purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829) [5NO]
    ------establish voluntary national guidelines for the safety and 
        training of State correctional officers (see H.R. 2303) [30JY]
    ------funding for the hiring of personnel who perform 
        nonadministrative services (see H.R. 804) [13FE]
    ------issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in 
        the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41) [6MR]
    ------provide death benefits to retired public safety officers 
        (see H.R. 1862) [11JN]
    Lebanon: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 58) [3MR]
    ------disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (see H. Res. 95) [12MR]
    ------make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 958) [5MR]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1716) [22MY]
    National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 
        657, 1524) [10FE] [1MY]
    Public safety officers: provide additional compensation to certain 
        fire and law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2767) [29OC]
    ------provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and 
        dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see 
        H.R. 2088) [26JN]
    ------provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and 
        dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in 
        the line of duty (see H.R. 2755, 3046) [28OC] [13NO]
    States: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs 
        (see H.R. 1683) [20MY]
    ------establish notification procedures relative to release of 
        convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125) [25JY]
    Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of 
        Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see 
        H.R. 1043) [12MR]
    ------transfer certain property to State and local governments for 
        law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404) [9JA]
    Syria: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Taxation: authorize Federal entities to take control of certain 
        State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 2189) 
        [17JY]
    ------exclude from gross income pension benefits received by the 
        survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of 
        duty (see H.R. 921) [4MR]
    Telecommunications: require the licensing of certain unused 
        channels for public safety uses (see H.R. 1626) [15MY]
    U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals by the Attorney 
        General (see H.R. 927) [5MR]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of 
        mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1237) 
        [8AP]
    Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 959) 
        [5MR]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: 
        implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] [13NO]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and 
        Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] 
        [13NO]
  Motions
    Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence 
        (H.R. 3) [8MY]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58) [13MR]
  Reports filed
    Child Support Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 2487) (H. Rept. 105-272) [26SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 58, Disapprove Foreign Aid 
        Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug Enforcement Efforts: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 105-20) 
        [12MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3, Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 105-89) [6MY]
    Consumer Fraud Protection: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1847) (H. Rept. 105-158) [26JN]
    Dept. of Justice Identification of Criminal and Illegal Aliens in 
        Local Prisons: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1493) 
        (H. Rept. 105-338) [23OC]
    Disapprove Foreign Aid Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug 
        Enforcement Efforts: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 105-10) [10MR]
    Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 105-86) [1MY]
    Law Enforcement Technology Advertisement Clarification Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1840) (H. Rept. 105-
        162) [26JN]
    Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Relative to Criminal Use of Guns: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 424) (H. Rept. 105-
        344) [24OC]
    State Standards for Sex Offender Registration Programs 
        Clarification: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1683) 
        (H. Rept. 105-256) [18SE]
    U.S. Marshals Service Appointments by the Attorney General: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 927) (H. Rept. 105-
        27) [17MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial 
        Service: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 66) (H. Rept. 105-91) [7MY]

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
  Appointments
    Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement [8JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Bill of rights: establish (see H.R. 350) [9JA]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 
        66) [24AP]
    Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package 
        equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division (see 
        H.R. 2828, 2862) [5NO] [6NO]
    Collective bargaining: rights for public safety officers employed 
        by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173) [20MR]
    Correctional institutions: test incarcerated persons for serious 
        transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into 
        contact with corrections personnel (see H.R. 2070) [25JN]
    Crime: Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a 
        law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        727) [12FE]
    ------funding for States relative to legislation requiring death 
        penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 91) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------permit review of criminal records of applicants for private 
        security officer employment (see H.R. 2184) [17JY]
    Customs Service: modify overtime and premium pay rates of customs 
        officers (see H.R. 2262) [25JY]
    Dept. of Justice: clarify authority of the inspector general (see 
        H.R. 2182) [17JY]
    Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security 
        agents' retirement annuities (see H.R. 633) [6FE]
    District of Columbia: enter into cooperative agreements with 
        certain Federal agencies relative to crime prevention and law 
        enforcement (see H.R. 1538) [6MY]
    Employment: funding for the hiring of personnel who perform 
        nonadministrative services (see H.R. 804) [13FE]
    ------provide death benefits to retired public safety officers 
        (see H.R. 1862) [11JN]
    Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition 
        that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 1250) [8AP]
    ------exclude certain Federal entities from domestic violence-
        related possession prohibitions (see H.R. 2255) [24JY]
    ------exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed 
        handguns (see H.R. 218, 339) [9JA]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of armor piercing ammunition 
        (see H.R. 1999) [19JN]
    ------regulation of handguns in any manner affecting interstate or 
        foreign commerce (see H.R. 1996) [19JN]
    ------require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or 
        sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental 
        entity (see H.R. 1997) [19JN]
    ------require registration and permits for possession and transfer 
        of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1998) [19JN]
    Flag--U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at 
        half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the 
        line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47) [12MR]
    Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local 
        governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829) 
        [5NO]
    ------evaluate neighborhood and community security programs (see 
        H.R. 266) [9JA]
    ------provide an exception to the prohibition on the advertising 
        of certain electronic devices (see H.R. 1840) [10JN]
    ------provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see 
        H.R. 118) [9JA]
    Mental health: establish counseling programs for disabled and 
        retired police officers (see H.R. 2434) [8SE]
    National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 
        657, 1524) [10FE] [1MY]
    Pensions: extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS 
        revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service 
        inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215) 
        [21MR]
    Postal Service: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers 
        killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41) [6MR]
    Public safety officers: provide additional compensation to certain 
        fire and law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2767) [29OC]
    ------provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and 
        dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see 
        H.R. 2088) [26JN]
    ------provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and 
        dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in 
        the line of duty (see H.R. 2755, 3046) [28OC] [13NO]
    Safety: establish voluntary national guidelines for the safety and 
        training of State correctional officers (see H.R. 2303) [30JY]
    States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for 
        private security officer employment (see H.R. 103) [9JA]
    Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal 
        law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 173) [9JA]
    Taxation: exclude from gross income pension benefits received by 
        the survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line 
        of duty (see H.R. 921) [4MR]
    ------provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers who 
        purchase armor vests (see H.R. 1410) [23AP]
    ------remove the dollar limitation on payment of benefits to 
        employees of the police department or fire department (see 
        H.R. 1795) [5JN]
    ------treatment of benefits given to former police and 
        firefighters for heart and hypertension conditions (see H.R. 
        202) [9JA]
    U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals by the Attorney 
        General (see H.R. 927) [5MR]
  Reports filed
    Expedite State Reviews of Criminal Records of Applicants for 
        Private Security Officer Employment: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 103) (H. Rept. 105-161) [26JN]
    Law Enforcement Technology Advertisement Clarification Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1840) (H. Rept. 105-
        162) [26JN]

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    U.S. Marshals Service Appointments by the Attorney General: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 927) (H. Rept. 105-
        27) [17MR]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial 
        Service: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 66) (H. Rept. 105-91) [7MY]

LAWYERS AND ATTORNEYS
  Bills and resolutions
    Court of Veterans Appeals: rename as Court of Appeals for Veterans 
        Claims (see H.R. 1089) [18MR]
    Courts: allow an interlocutory appeal from a court order 
        determining whether an action may be maintained as a class 
        action (see H.R. 660) [10FE]
    ------amend U.S. Code relative to arbitration in district courts 
        (see H.R. 2603) [2OC]
    ------eliminate attorney fee awards and limit relief in suits 
        against certain public entities (see H.R. 2293) [30JY]
    ------establish alternative dispute resolutions systems (see H.R. 
        903) [3MR]
    ------independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 117, 139) [9JA]
    ------limit circumstances in which compliance with subpoenas 
        issued in connection with certain civil actions shall not be 
        required (see H.R. 2747) [28OC]
    ------provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade 
        and professional associations (see H.R. 1542) [7MY]
    ------provide uniform standards for the award of punitive damages 
        for volunteer services (see H.R. 1503) [30AP]
    ------reathorize arbitration programs (see H.R. 1581) [13MY]
    ------reduce size of grand juries (see H.R. 1536) [6MY]
    ------technical amendments to U.S. Code relative to vacation of 
        arbitration awards (see H.R. 2440) [9SE]
    Dept. of Justice: establish ethics standards for prosecutors (see 
        H.R. 232) [9JA]
    Education: establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational 
        Opportunity Program (see H.R. 1970) [19JN]
    Families and domestic relations: payment of fees incurred in 
        divorce actions (see H.R. 270) [9JA]
    House of Representatives: use of independent panel and factfinders 
        to assist in investigations of ethics violations (see H. Res. 
        61) [13FE]
    Insurance: provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to 
        compensation for economic and non-economic losses (see H.R. 
        2021) [24JN]
    LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 1076) [13MR]
    Native Americans: regulations relative to certain adoption and 
        child custody proceedings (see H.R. 1082) [13MR]
    NLRB: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449) 
        [10SE]
    Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: moratorium on certain class 
        action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283) [10AP]
    Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under 
        State law (see H.R. 1689) [21MY]
    Taxation: treatment of damages and back pay received on account 
        of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment 
        discrimination (see H.R. 2792) [31OC]
    Tobacco products: disclosure of plaintiff attorney fees relative 
        to tobacco industry liability settlement (see H. Con. Res. 
        140) [31JY]
    ------limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see H.R. 2740) 
        [24OC]
    Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation 
        in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 1008) 
        [11MR]
    ------extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into 
        enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of 
        Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092) 
        [18MR]
    ------limit attorneys' fees in awards of past-due benefits (see 
        H.R. 2572) [29SE]
  Reports filed
    Arbitration Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1581) (H. Rept. 105-143) [23JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Entrance Into Enhanced-Use Leases for 
        Certain Property and Renaming of Court of Veterans Appeals and 
        National Cemetery System: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 1092) (H. Rept. 105-47) [9AP]
    U.S. Code Technical Amendments Relative to Vacation of Arbitration 
        Awards: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2440) (H. 
        Rept. 105-381) [5NO]

LAZIO, RICK (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Disasters: reauthorize national flood insurance program (see H.R. 
        2227) [23JY]
    FEMA: reimburse certain State and local jurisdictions for support 
        of Federal rescue and salvage operations relative to crash of 
        Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (see H.R. 772) [13FE]
    History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the 
        period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 64) [17AP]
    Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 217) [9JA]
    Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 1447) [24AP]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and 
        increase community control over such programs (see H.R. 2) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------reauthorize certain rural housing assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 2274) [25JY]
    ------reform multifamily housing programs (see H.R. 1433, 2447) 
        [24AP] [10SE]
    ------temporary extension of certain public housing programs (see 
        H.R. 2406) [4SE]
    Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State 
        insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural 
        disasters (see H.R. 219) [9JA]
    Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered 
        during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by 
        the President (see H.R. 2090) [26JN]
    Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service 
        relative to certain diseases (see H.R. 482) [21JA]
    Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to 
        home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 
        562), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 329) [13NO]
    ------prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home equity 
        conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 1297) 
        [10AP]

LEACH, JAMES A. (a Representative from Iowa)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    ------S. 1026, Eximbank reauthorization [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony 
        honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 
        120) [24JY]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 69) [13FE]
    Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal 
        (see H.R. 2248) [24JY]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Iowa (see H.R. 2165) [15JY]
    Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial 
        services sector (see H.R. 10) [7JA] [9JA]
    FRS: appointment of Federal reserve bank presidents by Board of 
        Governors (see H.R. 2114) [8JY]
    Taxation: increase amount which may be contributed to defined 
        contribution plans (see H.R. 1986) [19JN]
    Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board: abolish (see H.R. 
        2343) [31JY]
    U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 483) [21JA]
    World War II: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets 
        seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the 
        Holocaust (see H.R. 2591) [1OC]
  Reports filed
    Eximbank Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (S. 1026) (H. 
        Rept. 105-392) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        1370) (H. Rept. 105-224) [31JY]
    Homeowners Insurance Protection Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 607) (H. Rept. 105-55) [16AP]
    Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 105-76) 
        [28AP] [29AP]
    Increase Competition in the Financial Services Sector: Committee 
        on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 
        105-164) [8JY] [17SE]
    Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board Abolishment Act: 
        Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        2343) (H. Rept. 105-249) [17SE]
  Rules
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) [6FE]

LEBANON, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: waive certification of drug enforcement efforts (see 
        H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Middle East: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, 
        and independence (see H. Con. Res. 68) [29AP]

LEE, RICHARD C.
  Bills and resolutions
    Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse, New Haven, CT: designate (see H.R. 
        2787) [31OC]

LEGAL SERVICES CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal aid programs: eligibility for assistance for victims of 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 1076) [13MR]
    Lawyers and attorneys: payment of fees incurred in divorce actions 
        (see H.R. 270) [9JA]

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT
related term(s) Congress; House of Representatives; Senate
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making (see H.R. 2209) [22JY]
    ------making (H.R. 2209), consideration (see H. Res. 197) [24JY]
    ------making (H.R. 2209), consideration of conference report (see 
        H. Res. 238) [23SE]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 276, 287, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 
        307, 315, 318) [23OC] [29OC] [30OC] [5NO] [8NO] [9NO]
    Congress: punish false statements made during debate on the floor 
        of either House of Congress (see H.R. 425) [9JA]
    Federal employees: require random drug testing of Members, 
        officers, and employees (see H.R. 310) [9JA]
    Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 1036) [12MR]
    House of Representatives: establish a commission on size of 
        membership and election process (see H.R. 187) [9JA]
    ------prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail (see H.R. 642) [6FE]
    House Rules: postpone final action on legislative branch 
        appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been 
        enacted (see H. Res. 123) [17AP]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 233) [9JA]
    Members of Congress: increase length of ban on lobbying activities 
        after leaving office (see H.R. 390) [9JA]
    Veterans: Government employment preference for active duty service 
        veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 
        1006) [11MR]
  Conference reports
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 2209) 
        [18SE]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making (H.R. 2209) [28JY] [3SE]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 287) [29OC]

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    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 290) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 291) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 292) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 293) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 294) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 295) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 296) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 297) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 307) [5NO]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 315) [8NO]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 318) [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2209, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 238) (H. Rept. 105-263) [23SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2209, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 197) (H. 
        Rept. 105-202) [24JY]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2209) (H. Rept. 105-254) [18SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2209) (H. Rept. 
        105-196) [22JY]

LEVIN, SANDER M. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Medicare/Medicaid: expand and clarify requirements regarding 
        advance directives to ensure that an individual's health care 
        decisions are observed (see H.R. 2999) [9NO]
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        2407) [4SE]
    Public welfare programs: treatment of certain legal immigrants 
        (see H.R. 1468) [29AP]
    Taxation: exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance 
        (see H.R. 1382) [17AP]
    ------treatment of employer-provided and graduate level 
        educational assistance (see H.R. 127) [9JA]
    ------treatment of scholarships received under the National Health 
        Corps Scholarship Program (see H.R. 2998) [9NO]

LEWIS, JERRY (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [10FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
    ------S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2158) [11JY]
    Drugs: authorize funds to control methamphetamine (see H.R. 1175) 
        [20MR]
    Evans, Dale: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2752) [28OC]
    House of Representatives: participate in and support activities to 
        provide decent homes for the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 
        147) [13MY]
    Rogers, Roy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2752) [28OC]
    San Bernadino County, CA: modify San Timoteo Creek flood control 
        project to permit non-Federal contributions for certain costs 
        (see H.R. 1103) [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2158) 
        (H. Rept. 105-297) [6OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 
        105-175) [11JY]

LEWIS, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Advertising: control of billboards in areas adjacent to Federal 
        highways (see H.R. 1448) [24AP]
    Atlanta, GA: prohibit non-emergency take-offs and landings at 
        Fulton County Airport when control tower is closed (see H.R. 
        2659) [9OC]
    Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. 
        Res. 212) [31JY]
    Denney, John E.A.: relief (see H.R. 2315) [30JY]
    Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74) [7JA] [9JA]
    Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to 
        establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 57) [27FE]
    Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H.R. 1383) [17AP]
    Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (see H.R. 613) 
        [5FE]
    Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American 
        Museum (see H.R. 773) [13FE]
    Taxation: impose excise tax on individuals who operate vending 
        machines that dispense tobacco products (see H.R. 2897) [7NO]
    ------impose tax on billboards and apply revenue to surface 
        transportation programs (see H.R. 1449) [24AP]
    ------treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking 
        benefits (see H.R. 878) [27FE]
    ------treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals 
        relative to nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2660) [9OC]
    Transportation: prohibit smoking in any federally funded 
        transportation facility (see H.R. 1351) [16AP]

LEWIS, MERIWETHER
  Bills and resolutions
    Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144) [6MY]
    ------mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560) 
        [8MY]
    ------support for an interpretive site near Wood River, IL, as the 
        point of departure (see H. Res. 281) [24OC]

LEWIS, RON (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of 
        agricultural research projects relative to precision 
        agriculture (see H.R. 725) [12FE]
    Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and 
        regulations on families (see H.R. 2124) [9JY]

LEWIS AND CLARK RURAL WATER SYSTEM, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Construction and assistance: authorize (see H.R. 1688) [21MY]

LIBERIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections (see H. Con. Res. 135) [30JY]

LIBRARIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance 
        educational opportunities (see H.R. 3048) [13NO]
    Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of 
        information (see H.R. 2652) [9OC]
    Taxation: designation of overpayments and contributions to the 
        U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 291) [9JA]
    Telecommunications: universal service support for schools and 
        libraries (see H.R. 280) [9JA]

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
  Appointments
    Library of Congress Trust Fund Board [25SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        85) [6MR]
    Real property: acquire certain property for storage of motion 
        picture, recorded sound, television, and radio collections 
        (see H.R. 2979) [9NO]

LIBYA, SOCIALIST PEOPLE'S ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: exception to foreign sovereign immunity relative to 
        jurisdiction of U.S. for claims arising out of terrorist 
        bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H.R. 3026) [12NO]
    Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    Terrorism: reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. 
        sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals 
        wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am 
        Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246) [26SE]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton [26JN]

LINDER, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair [7JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): majority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 114) [16AP]
    Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 129), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 136) [30AP]
    Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 108), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 176) [25JN]
    Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, 
        family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 228) [11SE]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2107), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        277) [23OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 263) [8OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 184) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 261) [7OC]
    Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and 
        Government agencies relative to flood control projects, 
        facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 142) [6MY]
    FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (H.R. 1271), consideration (see H. Res. 125) [23AP]
    Georgia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian region 
        (see H.R. 2091) [26JN]
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. 
        Res. 306, 314) [5NO] [8NO]
    Pieterse, Larry E.: relief (see H.R. 379) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Committees of the House Expenditures: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 105-84) [30AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and 
        Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 228) (H. Rept. 105-248) [11SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2107, Dept. of the 
        Interior and Related Agencies Appro

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        priations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 277) (H. Rept. 
        105-342) [23OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2158, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 105-311) [7OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2169, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 105-314) [8OC]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 108, Congressional Adjournment: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 176) (H. Rept. 105-154) 
        [25JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 478, Flood Prevention and Family Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. Rept. 105-
        88) [6MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1271, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
        Development Programs Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 105-70) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 184) (H. Rept. 105-180) [14JY]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 306) (H. Rept. 105-384) [5NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 314) (H. Rept. 105-394) 
        [8NO]

LINE ITEM VETO ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: eliminate the requirement that a budget deficit must exist 
        in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority 
        (see H.R. 2424) [9SE]
    ------repeal and amend Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
        Control Act to provide for expedited consideration of certain 
        proposed rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 2649) [9OC]
    Repeal (see H.R. 2650) [9OC]
    Taxation: expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to 
        line-item veto (see H.R. 933) [5MR]
  Messages
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [6OC]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton 
        [21OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Line-Item 
        Veto: President Clinton [21OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Line-
        Item Veto: President Clinton [4NO]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [4NO]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [21OC]

LIPINSKI, WILLIAM O. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: require installation of TCAS-II collision avoidance 
        system on large cargo aircraft (see H.R. 2855) [6NO]
    FAA: limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see 
        H.R. 3064) [13NO]
    Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. 
        Res. 159) [25SE]
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend 
        (see H.R. 1042) [12MR]
    Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional 
        basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83) [16MY]
    Taxation: repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may 
        have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1068) [13MR]
    World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of 
        Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126) [25JY]

LISTER, SARA E.
  Bills and resolutions
    Army: request resignation as Assistant Sec. for Manpower and 
        Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (see H. 
        Con. Res. 197) [13NO]

LITERATURE
related term(s) Arts and Humanities
  Bills and resolutions
    Bogsch, Arpad: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 143) [4SE]
    Children and youth: support local reading programs for children 
        (see H.R. 1516) [1MY]
    Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 604, 1621, 2589) 
        [5FE] [15MY] [1OC]
    ------prevent the misappropriation of collections of information 
        (see H.R. 2652) [9OC]
    Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129) [29JY]
  Messages
    National Endowment for the Arts Report: President Clinton [11JY]

LITHUANIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    NATO: recommend integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see 
        H. Con. Res. 10) [21JA]
    ------recommend integration of Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 101) 
        [19JN]
  Messages
    Fisheries Agreement With Lithuania: President Clinton [4FE]

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Sports: extend benefits and privileges available to 
        nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 
        107) [25JN]

LITTLE ROCK, AR
  Bills and resolutions
    ``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 
        2560) [25SE]

LIVINGSTON, BOB (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related 
        agencies appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations [6OC]
    ------H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [24SE]
    Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [21OC]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), corrections in 
        enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 167) [6OC]
    Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 94, 97, 101, 104, 
        105, 106) [26SE] [21OC] [7NO] [9NO] [13NO]
    ------making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1469, 1871) [29AP] 
        [12JN]
    ------making interim emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1708) [22MY]
    ------making technical corrections to omnibus consolidated 
        legislation (see H.J. Res. 25) [9JA]
    Colleges and universities: protect speech and association rights 
        of students (see H.R. 980) [6MR]
    House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (see H. 
        Res. 168) [18JN]
    National Voter Registration Act: voluntary compliance by States 
        (see H.R. 2115) [8JY]
    Taxation: allow certain deductions for school bus owner-operators 
        (see H.R. 1242) [8AP]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 
        683) [11FE]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2264) [7NO]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2158) [6OC]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations (H.R. 1469) [4JN]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2203) [26SE]
  Reports filed
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2264) (H. Rept. 
        105-390) [7NO]
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
        Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 105-119) [4JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 
        105-83) [29AP]
    Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-182) [15JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-185) 
        [16JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-215) 
        [29JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-260) 
        [23SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-286) 
        [30SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-287) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-302) [6OC]
    Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1998: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 105-151) [24JN]
  Rules
    Committee on Appropriations (House) [26FE]

LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 233) [9JA]
  Messages
    U.S. Trade Representative Appointment: President Clinton [7JA]

LOBBYISTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Congress: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives 
        (see H. Res. 237) [18SE]
    Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on 
        foreign representation (see H.R. 416) [9JA]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 233) [9JA]
    Members of Congress: increase length of ban on lobbying activities 
        after leaving office (see H.R. 390) [9JA]
    ------prohibit representation of foreign governments after leaving 
        office (see H.R. 97) [7JA] [9JA]
    Taxation: restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection 
        with State legislation (see H.R. 532) [4FE]
    Tax-exempt organizations: notify members of use of dues for 
        political and lobbying activities (see H.R. 480) [21JA]

LoBIONDO, FRANK A. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        2125) [9JY]
    Medicare: provide prospective payments for inpatient services 
        relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 585) 
        [5FE]

LOCAL GOVERNMENT
related term(s) Federal Aid Programs
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas 
        (see H.R. 130) [9JA]

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    American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development 
        and implementation (see H.R. 1842) [10JN]
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see H.R. 
        2066, 2205, 2247) [25JN] [22JY] [24JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        2247), consideration (see H. Res. 270) [21OC]
    CERCLA: ensure Federal compliance (see H.R. 1195) [20MR]
    ------treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see H.R. 
        2485) [16SE]
    Children and youth: encourage State and local governments to enact 
        laws to protect the safety of young people (see H. Con. Res. 
        70) [1MY]
    ------require initial intake screenings and the use of youth 
        development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see 
        H.R. 879) [27FE]
    Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054) 
        [13MR]
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 271) [21OC]
    Crime: establish Federal, State, and local programs on the 
        reporting and preventing of bias crimes (see H.R. 188) [9JA]
    ------funding for States relative to legislation requiring death 
        penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 91) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and 
        drug abuse (see H.R. 810) [25FE]
    ------reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth 
        development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 278) [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize use of military helicopters in State 
        and local law enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 
        2896) [7NO]
    ------reform economic redevelopment process and improve ability to 
        contract for protective services at installations being closed 
        (see H.R. 1243, 1300) [8AP] [10AP]
    Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending 
        funds (see H.R. 149) [9JA]
    Dept. of HHS: county grants to carry out State programs to provide 
        training to parents on early childhood development and child 
        care (see H.R. 2452) [10SE]
    Dept. of HUD: disclosure of income information to local housing 
        agencies for determination of public housing eligibility (see 
        H.R. 214) [9JA]
    ------notify local government about proposed assisted multifamily 
        housing projects (see H.R. 212) [9JA]
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 2911) 
        [7NO]
    District of Columbia: exempt certain contracts entered into by the 
        government of the District of Columbia from review by the 
        Council of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 513) [4FE]
    ------making appropriations (see H.R. 2607) [6OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 264) [8OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration of Senate 
        amendments (see H. Res. 324) [12NO]
    ------permit the waiver of residency requirements for certain 
        employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the 
        District of Columbia (see H.R. 514) [4FE]
    ------provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary 
        school students (see H.R. 1797) [5JN]
    ------realign functional responsibilities with Federal Government 
        (see H.R. 1963) [19JN]
    ------retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 831) [25FE]
    Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that 
        first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth 
        substance abuse (see H.R. 956) [5MR]
    Dutch John, UT: dispose of certain Federal properties and assist 
        local government in the interim delivery of basic services 
        (see H.R. 2108) [8JY]
    Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage 
        State voluntary response programs relative to remediating 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120, 1395) [19MR] [17AP]
    ------cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 990, 
        1049, 3020) [6MR] [12MR] [9NO]
    ------ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen 
        protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to 
        local governments and individuals relative to economic 
        development efforts (see H.R. 2351) [31JY]
    Education: allow children who meet certain criteria to attend 
        schools that receive funds targeted for disadvantaged children 
        (see H.R. 719) [12FE]
    ------allow local areas to develop elementary and secondary 
        education programs that meet their needs (see H.R. 2992) [9NO]
    ------assist construction and rehabilitation of public schools 
        through establishment of loan and bond guarantee program (see 
        H.R. 2878) [7NO]
    ------distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local 
        educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 150) [10SE]
    ------establish funding for local communities to repair school 
        infrastructure (see H.R. 1639) [15MY]
    ------Federal funding relative to treatment of Ebonics as a 
        legitimate language (see H. Res. 28) [9JA]
    ------release of student records to State and county prosecutors 
        (see H.R. 503) [4FE]
    ------restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115) 
        [18MR]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139) [1MY]
    ------transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands 
        for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 2223) 
        [23JY]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (see H.R. 2724, 
        2746) [23OC] [28OC]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 288) [29OC]
    Elections: eliminate prohibitions against certain State and local 
        employees seeking elective office (see H.R. 308) [9JA]
    Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and 
        local laws (see H.R. 1485, 2357) [29AP] [31JY]
    ------provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical 
        services personnel (see H.R. 2891) [7NO]
    Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and 
        Government agencies relative to flood control projects, 
        facilities, or structures (see H.R. 478) [21JA]
    ------improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies 
        relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures 
        (H.R. 478), consideration (see H. Res. 142) [6MY]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1392) [17AP]
    Fair Housing Act: local control over certain land use and zoning 
        regulations (see H.R. 2297) [30JY]
    Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community 
        development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555) [8MY]
    Federal Railroad Administration: establish a pilot program to 
        assess the benefits of local and regional hazardous material 
        emergency response teams (see H.R. 2830) [5NO]
    Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded 
        Federal mandates to State and local governments (see H.J. Res. 
        15) [9JA]
    ------repeal restrictions on communications between Government 
        agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850) [26FE]
    Firearms: encourage States to require criminal background checks 
        before the sale of a handgun (see H.R. 2880) [7NO]
    ------permit gunsmiths to obtain Federal firearms licenses without 
        having to comply with certain State and local laws (see H.R. 
        2342) [31JY]
    Flathead Irrigation Project: transfer maintenance and operation to 
        local control (see H.R. 3056) [13NO]
    Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 1480) [29AP]
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 
        852) [26FE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 852), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 88) [11MR]
    ------reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal 
        and State regulations (see H.R. 906) [3MR]
    ------relief to State and local governments (see H.R. 62) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Gun-Free School Zones Act: exemption for conduct that does not 
        violate State or local law (see H.R. 2984) [9NO]
    House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and 
        local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37) [5FE]
    Housing: assure the power of States and localities to limit group 
        homes for recovering drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 2308) 
        [30JY]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 1447) [24AP]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and 
        increase community control over such programs (see H.R. 2) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and 
        increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 133) [29AP]
    ------promote regional cooperation through housing plans funded by 
        economic development grants (see H.R. 896) [27FE]
    Immigration: permit local educational agencies to waive 
        reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend 
        public secondary schools (see H.R. 601) [5FE]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (see H.R. 
        2516) [23SE]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 1609) [14MY]
    ------reform (see H. Con. Res. 43) [11MR]
    Iosco, MI: release of reversionary interest in certain lands held 
        by the Federal Government (see H.R. 394) [9JA]
    Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way 
        designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2352, 2438) 
        [31JY] [9SE]
    Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local 
        governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829) 
        [5NO]
    Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public 
        safety officers employed by States or local governments (see 
        H.R. 1173) [20MR]
    ------funding for the hiring of personnel who perform 
        nonadministrative services (see H.R. 804) [13FE]
    Medicaid: expand county-operated health insurance organizations 
        authorized to enroll beneficiaries (see H.R. 3014) [9NO]
    Motor vehicles: improve public education on proper use of child 
        safety restraint systems (see H.R. 784) [13FE]
    National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 
        712, 713) [12FE]
    Native Americans: restrict certain gaming and land use on United 
        Auburn Indian Community lands (see H.R. 1805) [5JN]
    Pensions: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State 
        and local governments to fulfill the terms of pension plans 
        (see H.R. 510) [4FE]
    Railroads: modernize and improve Federal railroad infrastructure 
        financing programs (see H.R. 1939) [17JN]
    Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste 
        transportation and disposal (see H.R. 942, 943) [5MR]
    San Bernadino County, CA: modify San Timoteo Creek flood control 
        project to permit non-Federal contributions for certain costs 
        (see H.R. 1103) [18MR]
    Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools 
        (see H.R. 1436) [24AP]
    ------establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 1104) [18MR]
    Solid waste: congressional authorization for restrictions on 
        receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1346) 
        [16AP]
    ------State and local government control over transportation of 
        municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2654) [9OC]

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    ------State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see 
        H.R. 1358) [17AP]
    SSA: require time limitation for the provision of death 
        certificates by State and local governments to the 
        Commissioner (see H.R. 2371) [31JY]
    States: establish notification procedures relative to release of 
        convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125) [25JY]
    ------participation in approval process of airport development 
        projects in neighboring States (see H.R. 300) [9JA]
    Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of 
        Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see 
        H.R. 1043) [12MR]
    ------transfer certain property to State and local governments for 
        law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404) [9JA]
    Taxation: allow certain deductions for school bus owner-operators 
        (see H.R. 1242) [8AP]
    ------allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures for 
        the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 
        997) [6MR]
    ------encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax 
        base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168) [20MR]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup 
        and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996) [6MR]
    ------modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to 
        governmental plans (see H.R. 1740) [22MY]
    ------prohibit deduction for payments relative to tobacco industry 
        liability settlement and use of increased revenues to promote 
        public health (see H.R. 3030) [12NO]
    ------provide incentives for investment in renewal communities 
        (see H.R. 1031) [12MR]
    ------remove the dollar limitation on payment of benefits to 
        employees of the police department or fire department (see 
        H.R. 1795) [5JN]
    ------treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local 
        governments to lure or retain businesses (see H.R. 3044) 
        [13NO]
    Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate 
        the placement, construction, and modification of certain 
        facilities (see H.R. 3016) [9NO]
    ------State and local government regulation of citizens band radio 
        equipment (see H.R. 2383, 2612) [3SE] [6OC]
    Tobacco products: prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, 
        compensate Federal and State Governments for health costs, and 
        enhance investments in biomedical and basic scientific 
        research (see H.R. 3028) [12NO]
    Transportation: provide for greater local input in transportation 
        planning (see H.R. 1551, 1799) [7MY] [5JN]
    ------reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation 
        funding (see H.R. 674) [11FE]
    Truth in Lending Act: simplify credit card payments to governments 
        relative to transaction fees paid to credit card companies 
        (see H.R. 883) [27FE]
    TVA 2000 Regional Commission: establish (see H.R. 2082) [26JN]
    Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to 
        perform volunteer services for their employer without 
        requiring overtime pay (see H.R. 484) [21JA]
    ------grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on 
        behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations 
        (see H.R. 911, 1167) [4MR] [20MR]
    Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, 
        merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, 
        State, and local elections (see H.R. 699) [12FE]
    Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements 
        (see H.R. 1284) [10AP]
  Motions
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534) [22OC]
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607) [9OC] 
        [12NO]
    Education: voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746) 
        [4NO]
    Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2) 
        [14MY]
    Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability 
        during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit 
        organizations (S. 543) [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Housing Opportunity and Responsibility 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 133) (H. Rept. 105-
        81) [29AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 478, Flood Prevention and Family Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. Rept. 105-
        88) [6MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 852, Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 88) (H. Rept. 105-15) [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 105-
        335) [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2247, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 105-334) 
        [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2607, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 264) (H. Rept. 105-315) 
        [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2746 and H.R. 2616, Voucher Program To 
        Provide School Choice and Community-Designed Charter Schools 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 105-
        357) [29OC]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2607, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        324) (H. Rept. 105-403) [12NO]
    District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 2607) (H. Rept. 105-298) [6OC]
    Drug-Free Communities Act: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 956) (H. Rept. 105-105) [20MY]
    Education Spending Relative to a Greater Percentage of Federal Tax 
        Dollars on Children's Classrooms: Committee on Education and 
        the Workforce (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 105-349) [28OC]
    Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 478) (H. Rept. 105-75) [24AP]
    Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 105-76) 
        [28AP] [29AP]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Extension: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2516) (H. Rept. 105-270) [25SE]
    Military Voting Rights Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) 
        (H.R. 699) (H. Rept. 105-183) [15JY]
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 105-7) [6MR]
    Permit the Waiver of Residency Requirements for Certain Employees 
        of the Office of the Inspector General of the District of 
        Columbia: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 514) (H. Rept. 105-29) [17MR]
    Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1534) (H. Rept. 105-323) [21OC]
    Release of Reversionary Interest in Certain Iosco, MI, Lands Held 
        by the Federal Government: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 394) (H. Rept. 105-35) [20MR]
    Restrict Certain Gaming and Land Use on United Auburn Indian 
        Community Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1805) 
        (H. Rept. 105-301) [6OC]
    Volunteer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        911) (H. Rept. 105-101) [19MY]

LOFGREN, ZOE (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for 
        students by providing productive activities during after-
        school hours (see H.R. 2408) [4SE]
    ------require initial intake screenings and the use of youth 
        development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see 
        H.R. 879) [27FE]
    Computers: restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect 
        children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774) [13FE]
    EPA: design and implement a performance-based measurement system 
        to encourage the development of new environmental monitoring 
        technologies (see H.R. 3065) [13NO]
    Immigration: make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see 
        H.R. 2491) [17SE]
    ------treatment of petitions for employment visas for highly 
        skilled workers (see H.R. 2285) [29JY]
    States: prohibit release of Presidential election results prior to 
        closing of polls in all States within the continental U.S. 
        (see H.R. 2805) [4NO]
    Taxation: allow tax credit to individuals due unpaid child support 
        and increase the tax liability of individuals owing such child 
        support (see H.R. 1735) [22MY]

LONG, GILLIS W.
  Bills and resolutions
    Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center: authorize relocation and 
        transfer current site to Louisiana (see H.R. 1558) [8MY]

LONG BEACH, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign investments: prohibit conveyance of naval station property 
        to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country 
        (see H.R. 1138, 2715) [20MR] [23OC]

LORTON, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: determine best uses for Lorton Correctional 
        Complex property after closure (see H.R. 2810) [4NO]

LOS ANGELES, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 
        2349) [31JY]

LOUISIANA
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: create two divisions in eastern judicial district (see 
        H.R. 1790) [4JN]
    Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center: authorize relocation and 
        transfer current site to Louisiana (see H.R. 1558) [8MY]

LOWEY, NITA M. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and 
        related programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related 
        agencies appropriations [23SE]
    National Council on the Arts [15DE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and 
        women's athletic programs available to prospective students 
        (see H.R. 1987) [19JN]
    Drunken driving: national minimum sentence for a person who 
        operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol 
        (see H.R. 982) [6MR]
    ------national standard to prohibit the operation of motor 
        vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981) [6MR]
    Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic 
        information (see H.R. 2275) [25JY]
    EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see 
        H.R. 536) [4FE]
    Families and domestic relations: establish program to provide 
        child care through public-private partnerships (see H.R. 2719) 
        [23OC]
    ------reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of 
        prevention programs (see H.R. 1736) [22MY]
    Firearms: prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see 
        H.R. 949) [5MR]
    Food: include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for 
        violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see 
        H.R. 2344) [31JY]
    Health: establish an educational program on the prevention and 
        treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 847) [26FE]
    ------establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 881) [27FE]

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    ------permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during 
        participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 1069) 
        [13MR]
    Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 
        1176) [20MR]
    Insurance: require health plans to provide adequate access to 
        services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 
        1737) [22MY]
    ------treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1525) [1MY]
    Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced 
        weapons (see H.R. 2345) [31JY]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans' 
        memorials (see H.R. 2346) [31JY]
    National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in 
        breast cancer research (see H.R. 1352) [16AP]
    NIH: improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 3001) 
        [9NO]
    Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain 
        U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298) [10AP]
    Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see 
        H.R. 1070) [13MR]
    Public welfare programs: expand vocational and higher education 
        opportunities and allow use of college work study to fulfill 
        additional work requirements (see H.R. 3002) [9NO]
    Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 1104) [18MR]
    Taxation: credits for employers for costs incurred to combat 
        violence against women (see H.R. 1071) [13MR]
    ------treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 535) [4FE]
    Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs 
        incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 
        2387) [3SE]
    Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs 
        funding (see H.R. 2374) [1AU]
    Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525) [23SE]
    ------treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses 
        (see H.R. 1105) [18MR]
    World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps 
        constituted active military service for veteran classification 
        (see H.R. 2585) [30SE]

LUCAS, FRANK D. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the 
        National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial 
        Trust (see H.R. 1849) [10JN]

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. 1861) [11JN]
    Forest Service: eliminate below-cost timber sales (see H.R. 1827) 
        [6JN]
    Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and 
        facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of 
        communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 
        2789) [31OC]
    ------establish a program of recovery and protection and to 
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and 
        their resources (see H.R. 2515) [23SE]
    ------payments to States relative to timber sales (see H.R. 2844) 
        [6NO]
    Taxation: delay application of the substantiation requirements to 
        reimbursement arrangements of certain loggers (see H.R. 1820) 
        [5JN]
    Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable 
        (see H.R. 1526) [1MY]

LUTHER, BILL (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 2956) [8NO]
    Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber production limits (see H.R. 
        2898) [7NO]
    Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 
        614) [5FE]
    Motion pictures: discourage use of tobacco products among minors 
        by motion picture industry (see H. Con. Res. 184) [6NO]
    Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of 
        Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see 
        H.R. 1043) [12MR]
    Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 1814) [5JN]

MACEDONIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: condemn deployment of U.S. military personnel (see 
        H. Con. Res. 158) [25SE]
    Education: access to higher education in the Albanian language 
        (see H. Con. Res. 36) [5MR]

MADRID PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international 
        registration of trademarks (see H.R. 567) [4FE]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 567) (H. 
        Rept. 105-199) [24JY]

MACON, GA
  Bills and resolutions
    William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse: 
        designate (see H.R. 595) [5FE]
  Reports filed
    William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Macon, GA: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 595) (H. Rept. 105-233) [31JY]

MAINE
  Bills and resolutions
    Bangor, ME: conveyance of unused military family housing (see H.R. 
        658) [10FE]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see 
        H.R. 629) [6FE]
    ------consent (H.R. 629), consideration (see H. Res. 258) [6OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact Consent Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 258) (H. Rept. 105-299) [6OC]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-181) [15JY]

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
  Bills and resolutions
    Antitrust policy: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 21, 704, 
        1744) [7JA] [9JA] [12FE] [22MY]
    Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335) 
        [15AP]
    ------tribute (see H. Con. Res. 61) [15AP]

MALAYSIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Mohamed, Mahathir: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime 
        Minister (see H. Con. Res. 174) [22OC]

MALONEY, CAROLYN B. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [11MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [1MY]
    Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. 
        Res. 156) [23SE]
    Aviation: develop and implement plans to reduce certain public 
        risk caused by helicopter operations (see H.R. 2957) [8NO]
    Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial 
        census (see H.R. 1178) [20MR]
    Children and youth: modify certain adoption and foster care 
        placement procedures (see H.R. 3004) [9NO]
    Computers: require the head of each Federal agency ensure that 
        computer systems can differentiate the years 2000 and 1900 
        (see H.R. 1177) [20MR]
    Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-
        of-living adjustments (see H. Res. 92) [12MR]
    Contracts: prohibit reimbursement of defense contractors for 
        environmental response costs (see H.R. 236) [9JA]
    Credit: require notice before changing the interest rate 
        applicable on any credit card account or before changing the 
        index used to determine such rate (see H.R. 3066) [13NO]
    Crime: protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence (see H.R. 1332) [15AP]
    Dept. of Defense: establish a commission to investigate the 
        military justice system, including policies relative to sexual 
        misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072) 
        [13MR]
    ------establish pilot projects to test various best business 
        practices for defense inventory management (see H.R. 1850) 
        [10JN]
    ------increase whistleblower protections for members of the Armed 
        Forces (see H.R. 1482) [29AP]
    Dept. of HHS: make certain information available to the Dept. of 
        the Treasury for the collection of debts owed to the Federal 
        Government (see H.R. 2063) [25JN]
    ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards 
        from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 1142) [20MR]
    Families and domestic relations: permit chronically ill parents to 
        name standby guardians for minors without loss of parental 
        rights (see H.R. 3005) [9NO]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for 
        parental involvement in educational and extracurricular 
        activities (see H.R. 234) [9JA]
    FBI: privacy and security of records provided to the White House 
        containing sensitive background security information (see H.R. 
        537) [4FE]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1179) [20MR]
    Federal aid programs: ensure accuracy of eligibility information 
        relative to Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 2347) [31JY]
    Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419) 
        [9JA]
    Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on 
        certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World 
        War II (see H.R. 235) [9JA]
    FRS: expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with 
        the Board of Governors in the transportation of paper checks 
        (see H.R. 2119) [9JY]
    ------provide that Federal Reserve Banks be covered by certain 
        regulations relative to labor-management relations (see H.R. 
        3067) [13NO]
    Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive 
        medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112) 
        [9JY]
    Government: enhance the payments protections for subcontractors 
        and suppliers on Federal construction projects (see H.R. 3032) 
        [12NO]
    Health: insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 
        2693) [22OC]
    House Rules: require that committee reports on legislation contain 
        analysis of impact on children (see H. Res. 53) [12FE]
    Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-
        related persecution (see H.R. 825) [25FE]
    Medicare: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418) [9JA]
    Petroleum: management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see 
        H.R. 1107) [18MR]
    ------settlement of U.S. royalty claims (see H.R. 1106) [18MR]
    Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank 
        communications (see H.R. 498) [4FE]
    Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. 
        Res. 138) [30AP]
    Taxation: employer credits for expenses of providing dependent 
        care services to employees (see H.R. 1706) [22MY]
    Turkey: anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (see H. Con. Res. 
        148) [9SE]
    U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. 
        Con. Res. 39) [6MR]
    Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by 
        nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726) [12FE]
    Waldheim, Kurt: receipt of U.N. retirement allowance (see H. Con. 
        Res. 144) [4SE]
    Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. 
        Res. 66) [20MR]
    ------research health risks posed by the presence of certain 
        additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products 
        (see H.R. 2900) [7NO]

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MALONEY, JAMES H. (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Tariff: bicycle wheels (see H.R. 2899) [7NO]

MANAGED CARE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 337) [9JA]

MANHATTAN, NY
see New York, NY

MANTON, THOMAS J. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    North Atlantic Assembly [22MY]
    U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Buy American Act: acquisition requirements for the Chief 
        Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (see H. 
        Res. 285) [28OC]
    Explosives: require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 538) 
        [4FE]

MANZULLO, DONALD A. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [11SE]
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [27FE]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064) [25JN]

MARINE CORPS
see Department of Defense

MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: disapprove a rule affecting polar bear trophies from 
        Canada (see H.J. Res. 59) [4MR]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 
        408) [9JA]
    ------implement (H.R. 408), consideration (see H. Res. 153) [20MY]
    Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to 
        lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259) [9AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 408, International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 153) (H. 
        Rept. 105-103) [20MY]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 105-74) 
        [24AP]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 
        105-74) [1MY]

MARINE MAMMALS
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to 
        lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259) [9AP]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 
        408) [9JA]
    ------implement (H.R. 408), consideration (see H. Res. 153) [20MY]
    Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve at Mullica 
        River-Great Bay: designate (see H.R. 2630) [7OC]
    Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary 
        expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see 
        H.R. 1267) [9AP]
  Messages
    International Whaling Commission: President Clinton [11FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 408, International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 153) (H. 
        Rept. 105-103) [20MY]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 105-74) 
        [24AP]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 
        105-74) [1MY]

MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH, AND SANCTUARIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 
        55) [7JA] [9JA]

MARINE RESOURCES
  Bills and resolutions
    Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and 
        gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 
        1989) [19JN]
    Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve at Mullica 
        River-Great Bay: designate (see H.R. 2630) [7OC]
    National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437) 
        [9JA]
    ------reauthorization (H.R. 437), consideration (see H. Res. 164) 
        [10JN]
    Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal 
        activities policy (see H.R. 2547) [25SE]
    Programs: reauthorization (see H.R. 437) [9JA]
    ------reauthorization (H.R. 437), consideration (see H. Res. 164) 
        [10JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 437, National Sea Grant College Program and 
        Marine Resources Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 164) (H. Rept. 105-127) [10JN]
    Marine Resources Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 105-22) [21AP]
    National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 105-22) [21AP]

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
related term(s) Department of Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain 
        maritime programs (see H.R. 1343) [16AP]
    Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral 
        reef ecosystems (see H.R. 2233; H. Con. Res. 8; H. Res. 87) 
        [9JA] [10MR] [23JY]
  Reports filed
    Coral Reef Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2233) (H. Rept. 105-277) [29SE]
    Maintain Health and Stability of Coral Reef Ecosystems: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 8) (H. Rept. 105-69) [23AP]

MARKEY, EDWARD J. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [24JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle 
        claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983) [6MR]
    Computers: protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve 
        electronic commerce, and safeguard data security (see H.R. 
        1964) [19JN]
    FCC: clarify authority to authorize foreign investment in U.S. 
        broadcast and common carrier radio licenses (see H.R. 1324) 
        [15AP]
    Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power 
        industry (see H.R. 1960) [19JN]
    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. 
        910) [4MR]

MARKEY, HOWARD T.
  Bills and resolutions
    Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H.R. 824) [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, DC: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        824) (H. Rept. 105-211) [28JY]

MARRIAGE
see Families and Domestic Relations

MARSHALL, GEORGE C.
  Bills and resolutions
    Marshall Plan: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 63) [16AP]

MARSHALL, THURGOOD
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational 
        Opportunity Program (see H.R. 1970) [19JN]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 2187) [17JY]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, White Plains, NY: designate 
        (see H.R. 152) [9JA]

MARSHALL ISLANDS, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 92) [5JN]

MARTINEZ, MARTHA DIXON
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial 
        Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2443) [9SE]

MARTINEZ, MATTHEW G. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Federal employees: review of employment discriminations claims 
        (see H.R. 2441) [9SE]
    Older Americans Act: amend to provide for Federal-State 
        performance partnerships, consolidate nutrition programs, and 
        extend authorizations of appropriations (see H.R. 1671) [20MY]
    Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and 
        restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950) [5MR]

MARYLAND
  Bills and resolutions
    Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 1578) [13MY]
    Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: establish (see 
        H.R. 1579) [13MY]
    District of Columbia: retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 831) 
        [25FE]
    Fort Howard Park, MD: transfer certain lands to Baltimore County, 
        MD (see H.R. 1466) [28AP]
    Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication 
        or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins 
        (see H.R. 2565) [26SE]
    Ronald Reagan-Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 
        2625) [7OC]
    Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: 
        congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, 
        Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 96) 
        [9OC]

MASON, GEORGE
  Reports filed
    Gunston Hall Plantation Board of Regents Authority To Establish a 
        George Mason Memorial: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 423) 
        (H. Rept. 105-363) [31OC]

MASSACHUSETTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Cape Cod National Seashore: provide for a land exchange and extend 
        the authority of the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory 
        Commission (see H.R. 2411) [5SE]
    Northeastern University: anniversary (see H. Res. 266) [9OC]
    Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require 
        acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by 
        owner consent (see H.R. 13) [7JA] [9JA]
    Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments 
        as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        1110) [18MR]

MATHEMATICS
related term(s) Engineering; Science; Education
  Bills and resolutions
    Commission on Probabilistic Methods: establish (see H.R. 1402) 
        [17AP]
    Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals 
        without explicit and specific legislation (see H. Res. 214; 
        H.R. 2846) [1AU] [6NO]

MATSUI, ROBERT T. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    Official Advisers for International Conference Meetings and 
        Negotiation Sessions on Trade Agreements [10FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track 
        procedures for future trade agreements (see H.R. 2629) [7OC]

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    Hultgren, Wayne R.: relief (see H.R. 2927) [7NO]
    Medicare: waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain 
        military retirees and dependents who live near certain 
        military hospitals (see H.R. 1738) [22MY]
    Tariff: anticancer drug production (see H.R. 2041, 2042, 2043, 
        2044, 2045, 2046, 2049) [25JN]
    ------anti-HIV and anti-AIDS drug production (see H.R. 2047, 2048) 
        [25JN]
    Taxation: modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business 
        stock (see H.R. 420) [9JA]

MAVERICK COUNTY, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Kickapoo Tribe: restore Federal Indian services, clarify 
        citizenship, and provide trust lands to members residing in 
        Maverick County, TX (see H.R. 2314) [30JY]

MAYAGUEZ, PR
  Reports filed
    Waiver of EPA Secondary Treatment Requirements for Wastewater 
        Treatment Facilities in Puerto Rico: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2207) (H. 
        Rept. 105-237) [1AU]

McCARTHY, CAROLYN (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: improve teacher quality (see H.R. 2698) [22OC]

McCARTHY, KAREN (a Representative from Missouri)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare 
        Program: establish (see H.R. 75) [7JA] [9JA]

McCLOSKEY, PETER J.
  Bills and resolutions
    Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility, Pottsville, PA: designate (see 
        H.R. 2564) [26SE]

McCOLLUM, BILL (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [10FE]
    Conferee: S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bankruptcy: reform system to become a needs-based system (see H.R. 
        2500) [18SE]
    Capital punishment: clarify method of execution for Federal 
        prisoners (see H.R. 1087) [17MR]
    China, People's Republic of: require a report on intelligence 
        activities directed against or affecting the interests of the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2190) [17JY]
    Citizenship: elimination of certain requirements relative to the 
        issuance of citizenship certificates for children born abroad 
        (see H.R. 1109) [18MR]
    Corps of Engineers: conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 
        227) [9JA]
    Correctional institutions: permit Federal prisoners to engage in 
        community service projects (see H.R. 926) [5MR]
    Courts: allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those 
        accused of the crime (see H.R. 924) [5MR]
    Crime: bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2134) [10JY]
    ------establish criminal penalties relative to financial 
        transactions with terrorists (see H.R. 748) [13FE]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 3) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State 
        engaging in that relocation (see H.R. 747, 2181) [13FE] [17JY]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal Presidential 
        authority relative to suspension of certain effective dates 
        (see H.R. 2179) [16JY]
    Dept. of Defense: reform economic redevelopment process and 
        improve ability to contract for protective services at 
        installations being closed (see H.R. 1243, 1300) [8AP] [10AP]
    Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance 
        against natural disasters (see H.R. 230) [9JA]
    Elections: reform voter registration procedures (see H.R. 224) 
        [9JA]
    Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and 
        criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents 
        (see H.R. 231) [9JA]
    Endangered species: designate the Florida panther (see H.R. 226) 
        [9JA]
    Financial institutions: audit requirements and oversight of credit 
        unions (see H.R. 2552) [25SE]
    ------clarify due process protections applicable to directors and 
        officers of insured depository institutions (see H.R. 220) 
        [9JA]
    ------reduce recordkeeping and reporting requirements (see H.R. 
        221) [9JA]
    ------safeguard confidential banking and credit union information 
        (see H.R. 3003) [9NO]
    ------strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws 
        relative to redlining and credit allocation (see H.R. 229) 
        [9JA]
    Global Exploration and Development Corp.: relief (see H.R. 1211) 
        [20MR]
    Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see 
        H.R. 1108) [18MR]
    Immigration: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's 
        visas (see H.R. 225) [9JA]
    ------immunization requirements for certain internationally 
        adopted children (see H.R. 2464) [11SE]
    International law: judicial remedies for U.S. persons injured as a 
        result of foreign violations of arbitral obligations (see H.R. 
        2141) [10JY]
    Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp.: relief (see H.R. 1211) [20MR]
    Kerr-McGee Corp.: relief (see H.R. 1211) [20MR]
    Law enforcement: provide an exception to the prohibition on the 
        advertising of certain electronic devices (see H.R. 1840) 
        [10JN]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 2) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the 
        term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 5) [9JA]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 223) [9JA]
    States: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs 
        (see H.R. 1683) [20MY]
    Taxation: treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        228) [9JA]
    Time: change effective date of daylight savings time (see H.R. 
        222) [9JA]
    U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals by the Attorney 
        General (see H.R. 927) [5MR]
    Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 1496) [30AP]
  Reports filed
    Allow Victims To Attend and Observe the Trials of Those Accused of 
        the Crime: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 924) (H. 
        Rept. 105-28) [17MR]
    Consumer Fraud Protection: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1847) (H. Rept. 105-158) [26JN]
    Expedite State Reviews of Criminal Records of Applicants for 
        Private Security Officer Employment: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 103) (H. Rept. 105-161) [26JN]
    Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 105-86) [1MY]
    Law Enforcement Technology Advertisement Clarification Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1840) (H. Rept. 105-
        162) [26JN]
    Notification of Interstate Relocation of Witnesses by States 
        Engaging in That Relocation: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2181) (H. Rept. 105-258) [18SE]
    Penalties for the Rape of Minors in Federal Prison: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1898) (H. Rept. 105-159) [26JN]
    Proclaim Children and Youth as Greatest U.S. Asset: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 154) (H. Rept. 105-160) [26JN]
    Prohibition on Financial Transactions With Countries Supporting 
        Terrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 748) 
        (H. Rept. 105-141) [21JN]
    State Requirements To Address the Problem of Violent Crimes 
        Committed by Repeat Offenders: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 105-157) [26JN]
    U.S. Marshals Service Appointments by the Attorney General: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 927) (H. Rept. 105-
        27) [17MR]
    Veterans' Cemetery Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1532) (H. Rept. 105-142) [21JN]

McCRERY, JIM (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [27FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Taxation: treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299) 
        [10AP]
    ------treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 984) 
        [6MR]

McDADE, JOSEPH M. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees 
        [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims 
        a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (see H.R. 2005) [20JN]
    Computers: require Internet access companies to provide screening 
        software to parents to protect children from unsuitable online 
        material (see H.R. 1180) [20MR]
    Courts: create a Judicial Conduct Board and a Court of Judicial 
        Discipline to investigate and make determinations relative to 
        judicial complaints (see H.R. 2739) [24OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture: increase milk marketing orders' basic 
        formula price (see H.R. 2388) [3SE]
    Dept. of Justice: establish ethics standards for prosecutors (see 
        H.R. 232) [9JA]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2203) [21JY]
    Housing: assure the power of States and localities to limit group 
        homes for recovering drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 2308) 
        [30JY]
    Little League Baseball Inc.: extend benefits and privileges 
        available to nongovernmental international organizations (see 
        H. Con. Res. 107) [25JN]
    Telephones: improve cellular telephone service in certain rural 
        areas and achieve equitable treatment of certain cellular 
        license applicants (see H.R. 2901) [7NO]
    Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct: issue commemorative postage stamp 
        honoring anniversary of dedication (see H. Con. Res. 79) 
        [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 105-271) [26SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 
        105-190) [21JY]

McDERMOTT, JIM (a Representative from Washington)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 1815) [5JN]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 1200) [20MR]
    Tariff: polyethylene base materials (see H.R. 1890) [12JN]
    ------skis and snowboards (see H.R. 540) [4FE]
    ------spring steel (see H.R. 1889) [12JN]
    Taxation: apply energy credit to the purchase of small wind 
        turbines (see H.R. 2902) [7NO]
    ------credits for health insurance premiums of employees without 
        employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539) [4FE]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement 
        accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 615) [5FE]

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McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: treatment of Boeing Co. defense contracts 
        relative to restructuring costs from its purchase of McDonnell 
        Douglas Corp. (see H.R. 648) [6FE]
    European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas 
        merger (see H. Con. Res. 117; H. Res. 191) [17JY] [21JY]

McGOVERN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744) [13FE]

McHALE, PAUL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor 
        Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2958) [8NO]
    Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see 
        H.R. 2263) [25JY]
    Taxation: treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products 
        (see H.R. 1323) [15AP]

McHUGH, JOHN M. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in New York (see H.R. 848) [26FE]
    Immigration: establish a telephone reporting system to permit 
        certain individuals traveling by boat to enter the U.S. from 
        Canada without applying for admission at a port of entry (see 
        H.R. 1384) [17AP]
    Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22) [7JA] [9JA]

McINNIS, SCOTT (a Representative from Colorado)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Colorado: convey the Collbran Reclamation Project to certain water 
        conservancy districts (see H.R. 2506) [18SE]
    ------expand Eagles Nest Wilderness within Arapaho and White River 
        National Forests (see H.R. 985) [6MR]
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 271) [21OC]
    Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 187) [16JY]
    Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 150) [15MY]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Colorado (see H.R. 2217) [22JY]
    Hinsdale, CO: land exchange (see H.R. 951) [5MR]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        2209), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 238) 
        [23SE]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national 
        monument without an express act of Congress and the 
        concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (H.R. 1127), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 256) [29SE]
    NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 128) [23AP]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: establish peer review of 
        standards (see H.R. 2661) [9OC]
    Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, 
        improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 
        400), consideration (see H. Res. 116) [16AP]
    Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 284) [28OC]
    Routt National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 1021) [11MR]
    Tobacco products: disclosure of plaintiff attorney fees relative 
        to tobacco industry liability settlement (see H. Con. Res. 
        140) [31JY]
    ------limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see H.R. 2740) 
        [24OC]
    Veterans: cost-of-living adjustments in the rate of special 
        pension paid to Congressional Medal of Honor recipients (see 
        H.R. 1988, 2286) [19JN] [29JY]
    White River National Forest: boundary adjustment relative to 
        National Forest System lands within Summit County, CO (see 
        H.R. 1020) [11MR]
    ------boundary adjustment relative to Raggeds Wilderness (see H.R. 
        1019) [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2209, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 238) (H. Rept. 105-263) [23SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1127, National Monument Fairness Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 105-283) 
        [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1275, NASA Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 105-73) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy 
        Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 150) (H. 
        Rept. 105-98) [15MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 105-
        335) [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1853, Vocational Education Funding: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 105-187) 
        [16JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2493, Forage Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 105-355) [28OC]

McINTOSH, DAVID M. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 233) [9JA]
    Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings 
        required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906) [3MR]

McINTYRE, MIKE (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Brunswick County, NC: environmental restoration project at the 
        eastern channel of the Lockwoods Folly River (see H.R. 1905) 
        [17JN]
    Davis, John: relief of estate (see H.R. 2106) [26JN]
    Holden, William R.: relief of estate (see H.R. 2106) [26JN]
    Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1904) [17JN]

McKEON, HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [28JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Colleges and universities: reform methods for calculating 
        graduation rates (see H.R. 914) [4MR]
    ------reform methods for calculating graduation rates (H.R. 914), 
        concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 145) [13MY]
    Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 
        2535) [24SE]
    ------improve student financial aid programs (see H.R. 2536) 
        [24SE]
    Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 
        1385) [17AP]
    Higher Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6) [7JA] [9JA]
    National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish 
        (see H.R. 1511) [1MY]
    Refuse disposal: provide conditional exemption relative to 
        discharges of dredged or fill materials for maintenance of 
        certain flood control projects (see H.R. 2741) [24OC]

McKINLEY, JOHN
  Bills and resolutions
    John McKinley Federal Building, Florence, AL: designate (see H.R. 
        1804) [5JN]

McKINNEY, CYNTHIA A. (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair [7JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries 
        and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775) [13FE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: postpone relocation of Suffragists 
        Portrait Monument to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 72) [1MY]
    Elections: allow States to use a proportional voting system for 
        multiseat congressional districts (see H.R. 3068) [13NO]
    Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and 
        facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of 
        communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 
        2789) [31OC]
    Taxation: treatment of child care credit (see H.R. 2778) [30OC]

McKINNEY, STEWART B.
see 

McNULTY, MICHAEL R. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Barde, Lorraine: relief (see H.R. 2150) [10JY]
    Health care professionals: prohibit dental licensing 
        discrimination by States on the basis of nonresidency (see 
        H.R. 541) [4FE]
    Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see 
        H.R. 545) [4FE]
    Light, David R.W.: relief (see H.R. 583) [4FE]
    Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 543) [4FE]
    Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit 
        terms (see H.J. Res. 39) [4FE]
    Veterans: computation of retirement pay credit for military 
        reservists who are retained in active service (see H.R. 542) 
        [4FE]
    ------extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to 
        surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated 
        (see H.R. 2142) [10JY]

MEDALS
see Awards, Medals, Prizes

MEDICAL DEVICE REGULATORY MODERNIZATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 
        105-307) [6OC]

MEEHAN, MARTIN T. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [14MY]
    Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland 
        and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1181) [20MR]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 1777) [4JN]
    Social Security: improve information provided in account 
        statements and distribute statements annually to beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2682) [21OC]
    SSI: denial of benefits to convicted sex offenders while confined 
        (see H.R. 237) [9JA]
    Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments 
        as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        1110) [18MR]
    Tariff: certain water resistant wool trousers (see H.R. 2287) 
        [29JY]
    Tobacco products: prescribe labels for packages and advertising 
        and disclose certain information (see H.R. 1244) [8AP]

MEEK, CARRIE P. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776) [13FE]
    Federal employees: encourage the use of generic drugs in health 
        insurance plans (see H.R. 1073) [13MR]

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    Government: continuance of pay and authority to enter into 
        contracts or obligations when there is a lapse in 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1537) [6MY]
    Health: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 
        1111) [18MR]
    Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees (see H.R. 
        3033) [12NO]
    ------clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights 
        for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such 
        procedural rights (see H.R. 2442) [9SE]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language requirements (see H.R. 662) [10FE]
    Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain aliens 
        (see H.R. 2154) [11JY]
    SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident 
        aliens (see H.R. 663) [10FE]

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigative 
        subcommittee members [13NO]
    Delegation to attend the 50th anniversary of the independence of 
        India and Pakistan [3SE]
    Frank Tejeda funeral attendees [4FE]
    House of Representatives tellers to count electoral votes [9JA]
    John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development 
        Board of Trustees [30MY]
    Walter H. Capps funeral attendees [4NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Andrew Jacobs, Jr., U.S. Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 1057) [13MR]
    Capps, Walter H.: tribute (see H. Res. 286) [29OC]
    Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate 
        (see H.R. 681) [11FE]
    Carson, Representative: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 11) [7JA] [9JA]
    Citizens' Commission on Congressional Ethics: establish (see H. 
        Res. 41) [5FE]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): majority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 114) [16AP]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 118, 221) [16AP] 
        [5SE]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): election of 
        members (see H. Res. 108) [9AP]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): majority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 137) [30AP]
    Committee on International Relations (House): election of members 
        (see H. Res. 106) [21MR]
    Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        85) [6MR]
    Committee on Science (House): majority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 82) [5MR]
    Committee on Small Business (House): majority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 52) [12FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 148) [14MY]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): majority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 249) [29SE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 250) [29SE]
    Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        85) [6MR]
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): majority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 78, 213) [26FE] [1AU]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 148) [14MY]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        12, 25, 32, 196, 325, 331) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA] [23JY] [13NO]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 13, 33, 36, 42, 44, 
        58, 84, 120, 208, 328) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA] [5FE] [6FE] [10FE] 
        [13FE] [6MR] [17AP] [31JY] [13NO]
    Congress: eliminate certain benefits (see H.R. 436) [9JA]
    ------national advisory referendum on term limits (see H.R. 2056) 
        [25JN]
    ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 3) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------punish false statements made during debate on the floor of 
        either House of Congress (see H.R. 425) [9JA]
    ------reform pension plan for Members and employees (see H.R. 729) 
        [12FE]
    ------treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes 
        (see H.R. 1765) [3JN]
    ------treatment of travel awards accrued during official travel by 
        Members, officers, or employees (see H.R. 1896; H. Res. 64) 
        [13FE] [12JN]
    Constitutional amendments: allow States to limit congressional 
        terms (see H.J. Res. 31) [9JA]
    ------liability associated with the making of false statements 
        (see H.J. Res. 29) [9JA]
    ------limit congressional terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3, 8, 22, 33, 
        34, 42, 46, 49) [9JA] [21JA] [5FE] [10FE] [11FE]
    ------limit congressional terms and increase the term of 
        Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 5, 6, 16, 23, 27) 
        [9JA]
    ------limit congressional terms (H.J. Res. 2), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 47) [11FE]
    Dornan, Robert K.: limit admission to House floor and rooms (see 
        H. Res. 233) [18SE]
    Education: establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial 
        fellowship programs (see H.R. 3031) [12NO]
    Elections: clarify procedure for determining State population for 
        purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 1220) [21MR]
    ------permit use of ``None of the Above'' in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 2055) [25JN]
    Federal employees: require comparable treatment during Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 342) [9JA]
    ------strengthen post-employment restrictions on foreign 
        representation (see H.R. 416) [9JA]
    Foreign countries: prohibit representation of foreign governments 
        after leaving office (see H.R. 97) [7JA] [9JA]
    Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate 
        (see H.R. 499) [4FE]
    Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 1036) [12MR]
    Guam: allow for election of the Delegate by a means other than 
        separate ballot (see H.R. 1460) [24AP]
    House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from 
        welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare 
        participation rates in home jurisdiction (see H.R. 1046) 
        [12MR]
    ------attendance at the inaugural ceremonies of the President and 
        Vice President (see H. Res. 8) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see 
        H.R. 283) [9JA]
    ------establish a commission on size of membership and election 
        process (see H.R. 187) [9JA]
    ------implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. 
        Res. 119) [16AP]
    ------notify the President of completion of business (see H. Res. 
        320) [9NO]
    ------official mail allowance (see H.R. 730, 2439) [12FE] [9SE]
    ------require that excess amounts from Members' official 
        allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80, 352, 
        866) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE]
    ------require written election for any annual pay increase for 
        Members (see H.R. 2783) [30OC]
    ------terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the 
        House (see H.R. 1768) [3JN]
    ------transition for new Members (see H.R. 3053) [13NO]
    ------use of independent panel and factfinders to assist in 
        investigations of ethics violations (see H. Res. 61) [13FE]
    House Rules: allow each Member to designate one bill for committee 
        vote (see H. Res. 27) [9JA]
    ------limit admission of former Members to House floor and rooms 
        in certain instances (see H. Res. 229) [11SE]
    ------prohibit any personal staff member from holding a paid 
        position in the campaign of the employing Member (see H. Res. 
        177) [26JN]
    ------treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see H. Res. 
        97) [13MR]
    Income: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit 
        reduction (see H.R. 343) [9JA]
    ------deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 2219, 2542; H. 
        Con. Res. 1) [9JA] [22JY] [24SE]
    ------deny salary adjustments relative to budget deficit (see H.R. 
        1906, 2824) [17JN] [5NO]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 46, 330, 
        632, 1100, 2510, 2517) [7JA] [9JA] [6FE] [18MR] [18SE] [23SE]
    ------link annual salary adjustments to cost-of-living adjustments 
        for certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2763) [29OC]
    ------modify law providing a permanent appropriation for 
        compensation (see H.R. 403) [9JA]
    ------payment of salary relative to adoption of a balanced budget 
        resolution (see H.R. 1746) [22MY]
    J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: designate (see H.R. 
        1484) [29AP]
    John T. Myers Post Office Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate 
        (see H.R. 1058, 1249) [13MR] [8AP]
    Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center, 
        Weslaco, TX: designate (see H.R. 2737) [24OC]
    LaHood, Representative: election to the Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (see H. Res. 43) [6FE]
    Legislative branch of the Government: require random drug testing 
        of Members, officers, and employees (see H.R. 310) [9JA]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 233) [9JA]
    Lobbyists: increase length of ban on lobbying activities after 
        leaving office (see H.R. 390) [9JA]
    ------limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives 
        (see H. Res. 237) [18SE]
    Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 946) [5MR]
    ------deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of 
        felonies (see H.R. 1613) [14MY]
    ------limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System 
        (see H.R. 47) [7JA] [9JA]
    Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. 
        Res. 138) [30AP]
    Sanders, Representative: election to the Committees on Banking and 
        Financial Services and Government Reform and Oversight (see H. 
        Res. 14) [7JA] [9JA]
    Taxation: repeal special deduction for living expenses of Members 
        of Congress (see H.R. 1099) [18MR]
    Tejeda, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 35) [4FE]
    Tejeda, Representative: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 10) [7JA] [9JA]
    Travel: prohibit Federal funding of official travel after 
        elections for Members who fail to be reelected (see H.R. 2276) 
        [25JY]
  Motions
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 36) 
        [5FE]
    Dornan, Robert K.: limit admission to House floor and rooms (H. 
        Res. 233) [18SE]
  Reports filed
    Allow Election of Guam Delegate by a Means Other Than a Separate 
        Ballot: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1460) (H. Rept. 
        105-253) [18SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 2, Constitutional Amendment To Limit 
        Congressioal Terms: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 47) 
        (H. Rept. 105-4) [11FE]
    Constitutional Amendment To Limit Congressional Terms: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 2) (H. Rept. 105-2) [6FE]
    J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1484) (H. 
        Rept. 105-226) [31JY]
    Resolution of Ethics Charges in the Matter of Representative 
        Gingrich: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        (H. Rept. 105-1) [20JA]

MEMORIAL DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Observance: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 2679) [21OC]

MENENDEZ, ROBERT (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House 
        Chamber [27FE]

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  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Angola: condemn military intervention in the Republic of the Congo 
        (see H. Res. 273) [21OC]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 290) [30OC]
    Consumers: prevent credit card issuers from advertising and 
        offering one type of credit card and then issuing another type 
        (see H.R. 2662) [9OC]
    Cuba: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        1182) [20MR]
    Dept. of Transportation: make nonmilitary Government aircraft 
        subject to safety regulations (see H.R. 1483) [29AP]
    ------study existing ferry operations in the U.S. and provide 
        financial assistance for the development of ferry operations 
        (see H.R. 1630) [15MY]
    Dornan, Robert K.: limit admission to House floor and rooms (see 
        H. Res. 233) [18SE]
    Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students 
        about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12) [4FE]
    House Rules: limit admission of former Members to House floor and 
        rooms in certain instances (see H. Res. 229) [11SE]
    International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold U.S. assistance for 
        programs or projects in Cuba (see H.R. 2092) [26JN]
    Petroleum: improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to 
        communities affected by oil spills (see H.R. 238) [9JA]
    Taxation: requirements relative to tax-exempt organizations (see 
        H.R. 239) [9JA]

MENTAL HEALTH
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: provide civil claim for victims of bias crimes (see H.R. 
        2959) [8NO]
    Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. 
        Res. 212) [31JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling 
        and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see 
        H.R. 2253) [24JY]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        385) [9JA]
    Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to 
        conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and 
        mental illnesses (see H.R. 1520) [1MY]
    Health: establish an educational program on the prevention and 
        treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 556, 847, 2006) [4FE] 
        [26FE] [20JN]
    ------national policy to provide health care coverage of mental 
        illnesses (see H.R. 621) [5FE]
    ------prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans 
        relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 2110) [8JY]
    Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of 
        renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired 
        applicants (see H.R. 1239) [8AP]
    Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse 
        treatment services under private group and individual health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2409) [4SE]
    Law enforcement officers: establish counseling programs for 
        disabled and retired police officers (see H.R. 2434) [8SE]
    Public welfare programs: provide an exemption to restrictions on 
        eligibility for public benefits for mentally disabled aliens 
        (see H.R. 1133) [19MR]

MERCHANT MARINE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating 
        between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. 
        citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65) [23AP]

MERCHANT MARINE INDUSTRY
related term(s) Cargo Transportation; Ships and Vessels
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain 
        maritime programs (see H.R. 1343) [16AP]
    Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating 
        between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. 
        citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65) [23AP]
    Veterans: determination of active military service for certain 
        merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 
        1126, 2062) [19MR] [25JN]
    ------extend benefits to merchant mariners who served during a 
        period of war (see H.R. 2946) [8NO]
    Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, 
        merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, 
        State, and local elections (see H.R. 699) [12FE]

MESQUITE, NV
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: acquire certain lands (see H.R. 1535) [6MY]

METCALF, JACK (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [31OC]
    European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas 
        merger (see H. Con. Res. 117; H. Res. 191) [17JY] [21JY]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Washington (see H.R. 1183, 1184, 1217) [20MR] 
        [21MR]
    Financial institutions: offer negotiable order of withdrawal 
        accounts to businesses, allow interest payments on demand 
        deposits, and require FRS to pay interest on certain reserves 
        (see H.R. 2323) [31JY]
    Fish and fishing: funding for fishing licenses and vessels for 
        Washington salmon fishery (see H.R. 1088) [17MR]
    Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754) [3JN]
    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 2663) [9OC]
    Native Americans: require uniform appraisals of certain leaseholds 
        of restricted Indian lands (see H.R. 1386) [17AP]

METRIC SYSTEM
  Bills and resolutions
    States: waive requirements for use on highway signs (see H.R. 813) 
        [25FE]

MEXICO, UNITED STATES OF
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [13MR] [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: disapprove certification of drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.J. Res. 58) [3MR]
    ------disapprove certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. 
        Res. 58), consideration (see H. Res. 95) [12MR]
    ------make conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 958) 
        [5MR]
    NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide 
        for withdrawal (see H.R. 978) [6MR]
    ------assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review 
        World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 
        78) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 1697) 
        [21MY]
    ------parity among participating countries relative to the 
        personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad 
        (see H. Con. Res. 51) [20MR]
    New Mexico: establish commercial zone on border of Mexico (see 
        H.R. 2808) [4NO]
    Tariff: Mexican green peanuts (see H.R. 1907) [17JN]
    ------Mexican peanut butter (see H.R. 1875) [12JN]
    Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to 
        accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA 
        implementation (see H.R. 204, 969) [9JA] [6MR]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land 
        claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican 
        citizens (see H.R. 260, 2538) [9JA] [24SE]
  Messages
    NAFTA Study on Operations and Effects: President Clinton [11JY]
  Motions
    Foreign aid: disapprove certification of drug enforcement efforts 
        (H.J. Res. 58) [13MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 58, Disapprove Foreign Aid 
        Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug Enforcement Efforts: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 105-20) 
        [12MR]
    Disapprove Foreign Aid Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug 
        Enforcement Efforts: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 105-10) [10MR]

MEXICO-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP
  Appointments
    Members [13MR] [15MY]

MIAMI, FL
  Bills and resolutions
    David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 1479) [29AP]
  Reports filed
    David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1479) (H. 
        Rept. 105-227) [31JY]

MICA, JOHN L. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 20) [7JA] [9JA]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): election of 
        members (see H. Res. 108) [9AP]
    Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries 
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 1631) [15MY]
    El-Sayegh, Hani: removal from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia (see H. 
        Con. Res. 193) [9NO]
    Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference 
        eligibles applying for certain Government positions (see H.R. 
        240) [9JA]
    OPM: submit proposed legislation under which group universal life 
        insurance and group variable universal life insurance would be 
        available (see H.R. 2675) [21OC]

MICHIGAN
  Bills and resolutions
    Grand Haven, MI: designate as ``Coast Guard City, USA'' (see H. 
        Con. Res. 115) [15JY]
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend 
        (see H.R. 1042) [12MR]
    Native Americans: clarify Federal relationship with the Burt Lake 
        Band of Michigan (see H.R. 948) [5MR]
    ------divide, use, and distribute certain judgment funds of the 
        Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (see H.R. 1604) [14MY]
    Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: authorize improvements to a 
        county road and prohibit construction of a scenic shoreline 
        drive (see H.R. 351) [9JA]
    St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (see H.R. 1733) 
        [22MY]
    Swan Creek Black River Confederated Ojibwa Tribes: Federal 
        recognition (see H.R. 2822) [5NO]
  Reports filed
    Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 948) (H. Rept. 105-351) [28OC]
    Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1604) (H. Rept. 105-352) [28OC]

MIDDLE EAST
  Bills and resolutions
    Albright, Sec. of State: Middle East visit (see H. Con. Res. 149) 
        [10SE]
    Armed Forces: relief for survivors of members and one civilian 
        killed during friendly fire incident involving U.S. fighter 
        aircraft and helicopters in Iraq (see H.R. 2986) [9NO]
    Assyrians: express concern for plight (see H. Res. 332) [13NO]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile 
        defense systems (see H.R. 2786) [31OC]
    El-Sayegh, Hani: removal from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia (see H. 
        Con. Res. 193) [9NO]
    Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated 
        with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting 
        Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163) [1OC]

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    Immigration: provide permanent residency status to certain Persian 
        Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793) [13FE]
    International law: support international criminal tribunal to 
        prosecute members of the Iraqi regime for certain crimes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 137) [31JY]
    Iran: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    Iraq: eviction of U.S. members of U.N. weapons inspection teams 
        and threats to surveillance planes (see H. Res. 322) [12NO]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. 
        Res. 60) [10AP]
    ------terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 133, 145, 
        146) [30JY] [4SE] [5SE]
    ------independence anniversary (see H.J. Res. 102) [7NO]
    ------resolve cases of missing in action soldiers (see H. Con. 
        Res. 122) [24JY]
    ------U.S. policy relative to Jerusalem as the capital (see H.R. 
        2832) [6NO]
    Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and 
        independence (see H. Con. Res. 68) [29AP]
    ------waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Libya: exception to foreign sovereign immunity relative to 
        jurisdiction of U.S. courts for claims arising out of 
        terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H.R. 3026) [12NO]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    ------reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. 
        sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals 
        wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am 
        Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246) [26SE]
    Middle East Peace Facilitation Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 
        2251) [24JY]
    Palestinian Authority: condemn death penalty policy relative to 
        sale of land to Jews (see H. Con. Res. 93) [5JN]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (see H.R. 1860) [10JN]
    Syria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    ------waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 2711) [23OC]
    Veterans: priority health care to individuals who served in Israel 
        or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250) 
        [9JA]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [5MR] 
        [17MR] [13MY] [17SE] [30SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton [10FE] 
        [31JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt the 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton [21JA]

MIDDLE EAST PEACE FACILITATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Authorities: extend (see H.R. 2251) [24JY]

MIGRANT WORKERS
see Agriculture

MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for 
        wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (see H.R. 
        741, 2863) [12FE] [6NO]

MILITARY ASSISTANCE
see Foreign Aid

MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Repeal (see H.R. 2421) [5SE]

MILLENDER-McDONALD, JUANITA (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 2349) [31JY]
    CIA: establish select committee to investigate involvement in 
        crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 70) [13FE]
    Dept. of Justice: direct Attorney General to provide a written 
        opinion on the constitutionality of proposed state ballot 
        initiatives (see H.R. 3006) [9NO]
    Firearms: ensure child safety (see H.R. 2673) [9OC]
    ------improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1044, 1074) [12MR] 
        [13MR]
    Health: revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation 
        program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see 
        H.R. 2418) [5SE]
    Immigration: treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan 
        who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540) [24SE]
    Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 2348) [31JY]
    National Women's Business Council: funding (see H.R. 2389) [3SE]

MILLENNIUM SOCIETY
  Bills and resolutions
    Activities: coordinate to commemorate the second millennium and 
        endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see 
        H.R. 1519) [1MY]

MILLER, DAN (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related 
        agencies appropriations [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide 
        under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609) [6OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of 
        sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387) [17AP]
    Federal employees: limitations relative to use of official time 
        (see H.R. 986) [6MR]
    Motor vehicles: install switches to deactivate air bags (see H.R. 
        1022) [11MR]

MILLER, GEORGE (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Advisory Council on California Indian Policy: extension (see H.R. 
        3069) [13NO]
    Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made 
        without child labor (see H.R. 1301) [10AP]
    Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, 
        strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain 
        assurances to local governments and individuals relative to 
        economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351) [31JY]
    ------maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see 
        H. Res. 87) [10MR]
    Education: improve teacher quality (see H.R. 2228) [23JY]
    Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to 
        lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259) [9AP]
    Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for 
        the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands 
        (see H.R. 778) [13FE]
    ------reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780) 
        [13FE]
    Monuments and memorials: establish National Peace Garden Monument 
        (see H.R. 1497) [30AP]
    National Park Service: use of escrowed oil and gas revenues to 
        improve visitor facilities (see H.R. 2143) [10JY]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952) 
        [5MR]
    Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct 
        operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1833) [7JN]
    Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of 
        Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919) [4MR]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450) 
        [24AP]
    San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil 
        spills (see H.R. 882) [27FE]
    Taxation: repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain 
        hardrock mines (see H.R. 779) [13FE]

MILLER, MICHAEL J.
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial 
        Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2443) [9SE]

MINGE, DAVID (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Congress: treatment of Members and employees for retirement 
        purposes (see H.R. 1765) [3JN]
    Minnesota: enrollment in Reinvest in Minnesota Land Conservation 
        Program relative to expiration of contract (see H.R. 1185) 
        [20MR]
    New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights 
        Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German 
        Americans (see H. Con. Res. 177) [24OC]
    Social Security: extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements 
        relative to trust funds (see H.R. 2586) [30SE]
    Taxation: designate overpayments and contributions to the public 
        debt (see H.R. 1353) [16AP]
    ------treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local 
        governments to lure or retain businesses (see H.R. 3044) 
        [13NO]

MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES
  Bills and resolutions
    Billings County, ND: exchange of certain mineral interests located 
        in national grasslands (see H.R. 2574) [29SE]
    Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 609) [5FE]
    BLM: transfer to State governments the authority to require bonds 
        or other financial guarantees for the reclamation of hardrock 
        mineral operations (see H.R. 1917) [17JN]
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        1600) [14MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: approval process for oil and gas leasing, 
        exploration, or development activity off the North Carolina 
        coast (see H.R. 2615) [6OC]
    ------prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and 
        gas lease sales (see H.R. 2555) [25SE]
    Florida: release reversionary interests retained by the U.S. in 
        certain deeds conveyed to Florida (see H.R. 3018) [9NO]
    Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas 
        leasing agreements for specific allotted lands (see H.R. 2309) 
        [30JY]
    Insurance: require the provision of information sufficient for 
        homeowners to insure themselves against loss from subsidence 
        resulting from underground coal or clay mines (see H.R. 3062) 
        [13NO]
    Land use: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of 
        locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 778) 
        [13FE]
    ------locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 253) 
        [9JA]
    Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: expeditious 
        completion of acquisition of private mineral interests (see 
        H.R. 1659) [16MY]
    National parks and recreation areas: repeal the pilot recreation 
        fee program and establish a royalty on hardrock minerals whose 
        proceeds are to be used for public recreational sites (see 
        H.R. 2818) [5NO]
    Natural resources: provide for claim maintenance fees and 
        royalties on hardrock mining claims (see H.R. 1830) [6JN]
    ------recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural 
        assets (see H.R. 919) [4MR]
    Petroleum: lease lands within Naval Oil Shale Reserves to private 
        entities for the development of oil and natural gas (see H.R. 
        1163) [20MR]
    ------management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see H.R. 
        1107) [18MR]
    Reclamation of land: abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780) 
        [13FE]
    Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (see H. 
        Con. Res. 119) [23JY]
    Taxation: provide equivalent rates on natural gas and gasoline 
        (see H.R. 1623) [15MY]
    ------repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock 
        mines (see H.R. 779) [13FE]

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    ------treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see H.R. 2231) 
        [23JY]

MINK, PATSY T. (a Representative from Hawaii)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant 
        viruses and diseases and loan eligibility for producers who 
        suffer such losses (see H.R. 781) [13FE]
    Armed Forces: alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE health 
        care program (see H.R. 1246) [8AP]
    ------use of military health care system and commissary stores by 
        unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 575) [4FE]
    Contracts: require that work that requires licensing be performed 
        by a person who is so licensed (see H.R. 571) [4FE]
    Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors 
        abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see 
        H.R. 1186) [20MR]
    Disasters: establish Federal insurance programs against the risks 
        of catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and 
        hurricanes (see H.R. 579) [4FE]
    Diseases: compensation for individuals who develop stomach cancer 
        due to exposure from radioactive substances (see H.R. 573) 
        [4FE]
    ------ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953) [5MR]
    Government: use of private delivery services in filing documents 
        with Federal agencies (see H.R. 782) [13FE]
    Government contracts: deadline for receipt of certain bids 
        relative to delivery by overnight message service (see H.R. 
        580) [4FE]
    Hawaii: establishment of new National Park System units (see H.R. 
        576) [4FE]
    ------regulation of airspace over National Park System lands (see 
        H.R. 1187) [20MR]
    Health: studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries 
        (see H.R. 1245) [8AP]
    Horticulture: plant genetic conservation program funding (see H.R. 
        570) [4FE]
    INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574) [4FE]
    Insurance: establish requirements for the cancellation of 
        automobile insurance policies (see H.R. 1024) [11MR]
    National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: authorizing 
        appropriations for the expansion of the columbarium (see H.R. 
        2144) [10JY]
    NLRB: jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 
        572) [4FE]
    Northern Mariana Islands: plebiscite on adherence to U.S. laws or 
        independence (see H. Con. Res. 164) [1OC]
    Political campaigns: ban soft money in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 1025) [11MR]
    ------prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from 
        depository institutions regulated under Federal law (see H.R. 
        783) [13FE]
    Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain 
        elderly permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 2638) [8OC]
    Social Security: treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative 
        to certain earnings (see H.R. 577) [4FE]
    Taxation: treatment of certain personal care services under the 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 578) [4FE]
    ------treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned 
        income tax credit (see H.R. 1045, 1498) [12MR] [30AP]
    ------treatment of funeral trusts (see H.R. 684) [11FE]
    Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX 
        provisions relative to equity in women's educational and 
        athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103) [23JN]

MINNESOTA
  Bills and resolutions
    Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: enhance conservation and 
        protection (see H.R. 2149) [10JY]
    ------improve access and use (see H.R. 1739) [22MY]
    Floods: facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through 
        greater flexibility for depository institutions and their 
        regulators (see H.R. 1461) [24AP]
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 1688) [21MY]
    Public lands: enrollment in Reinvest in Minnesota Land 
        Conservation Program relative to expiration of contract (see 
        H.R. 1185) [20MR]

MINORITIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080) [26JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302) [10AP]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
        national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909) 
        [17JN]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963, 2078) 
        [6MR] [26JN]
    ------prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 983) [6MR]
    ------provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023) [24JN]
    Colleges and university: exempt certain institutions of higher 
        education serving minorities from default-based ineligibility 
        for student loan programs (see H.R. 717) [12FE]
    Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to 
        surety bonding requirements (see H.R. 2554) [25SE]
    Courts: provide civil claim for victims of bias crimes (see H.R. 
        2959) [8NO]
    Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081) 
        [13NO]
    ------establish Federal, State, and local programs on the 
        reporting and preventing of bias crimes (see H.R. 188) [9JA]
    Dept. of HUD: prohibit assistance to organizations that promote 
        prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see 
        H.R. 207) [9JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims 
        of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703) [22MY]
    Education: increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and 
        other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495) 
        [18SE]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079) 
        [26JN]
    FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 147) 
        [9JA]
    Federal employees: review of employment discriminations claims 
        (see H.R. 2441) [9SE]
    Financial institutions: strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair 
        lending laws relative to redlining and credit allocation (see 
        H.R. 229) [9JA]
    Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and 
        ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 61) [7JA] [9JA]
    Government: procurement access for women-owned businesses (see H. 
        Res. 313) [8NO]
    Health: minority health programs (see H.R. 487) [21JA]
    ------revise and extend programs relative to the health of 
        individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895) 
        [12JN]
    Hispanic Americans: tribute to Hispanic culture in the U.S. (see 
        H. Res. 240) [23SE]
    Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic 
        stops (see H.R. 118) [9JA]
    National Commission on Fairness in the Workplace: establish (see 
        H.R. 2997) [9NO]
    National Days of Dialogue: support in association with the 
        national celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
        (see H. Con. Res. 195) [9NO]
    Paperwork Reduction Act: use of term ``multiracial'' or 
        ``multiethnic'' on classification lists (see H.R. 830) [25FE]
    Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. 
        Res. 138) [30AP]
    Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335) 
        [15AP]
    ------tribute (see H. Con. Res. 61) [15AP]
    Small business: assist certain women and minority business people 
        (see H.R. 1647) [15MY]
    ------increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to 
        businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see 
        H.R. 1824) [5JN]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and 
        Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        1703) (H. Rept. 105-292) [2OC]

MIRAMAR, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: prohibit the relocation of certain Marine Corps 
        helicopter aircraft to Naval Air Station (see H.R. 1808) [5JN]

MISSING IN ACTION
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing 
        members (see H.R. 409) [9JA]
    Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 16) [9JA]
    Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various 
        occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161) [20MR]
    Israel: resolve cases of missing in action soldiers (see H. Con. 
        Res. 122) [24JY]

MISSISSIPPI
  Bills and resolutions
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 95) [6OC]
    Ray J. Favre Post Office Building, Kiln, MS: designate (see H.R. 
        2623) [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 105-389) [7NO]

MISSOURI
  Appointments
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees [11FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Mark Twain National Forest: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 1779) 
        [4JN]
    Rivers: Corps of Engineers project to protect fish and wildlife 
        habitat of the Missouri River and the middle Mississippi River 
        (see H.R. 2949) [8NO]
  Reports filed
    Mark Twain National Forest Boundary Adjustment: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1779) (H. Rept. 105-295) [2OC]

MOAKLEY, JOHN JOSEPH (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Northeastern University: anniversary (see H. Res. 266) [9OC]
    Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating 
        between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. 
        citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65) [23AP]
    Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs 
        incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 
        2390) [3SE]

MOHAMED, MAHATHIR (Prime Minister, Malaysia)
  Bills and resolutions
    Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister 
        Mahathir Mohamed (see H. Con. Res. 174) [22OC]

MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Messages
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, 
        Moldova, and Ukraine: President Clinton [3JN]

MOLINARI, SUSAN (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see H.R. 
        2247) [24JY]
    Crime: Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a 
        law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 
        727) [12FE]

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    ------strengthen penalties and prohibitions against sabotage of 
        rail transportation or other mass transit (see H.R. 1501) 
        [30AP]
    Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer 
        research (see H.R. 1585) [13MY]
    Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect 
        prevention (see H.R. 1419) [23AP]
    Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive 
        surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for 
        any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616) [5FE]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see 
        H.R. 1609) [14MY]
    Law enforcement officers: provide death benefits to retired public 
        safety officers (see H.R. 1862) [11JN]
    Railroads: modernize and improve Federal railroad infrastructure 
        financing programs (see H.R. 1939) [17JN]
    ------reform the Federal Railroad Administration and improve 
        safety laws (see H.R. 1499) [30AP]
    Rutman, Irwin: relief of estate (see H.R. 1869) [11JN]

MOLLOHAN, ALAN B. (a Representative from West Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations [6OC]

MONEY
related term(s) Coins
  Bills and resolutions
    Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program 
        commemorating each State (see H.R. 2414) [5SE]
    ------issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1174, 2637) [20MR] [8OC]
    Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain 
        automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional 
        network (see H.R. 264) [9JA]
    ------prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 795) [13FE]
    Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 285) 
        [9JA]
    Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat 
        money laundering and other financial crimes (see H.R. 1756) 
        [3JN]
    ------incorporate certain features in the redesign of the U.S. 
        currency to make it readily accessible to the visually 
        impaired (see H.R. 2067) [25JN]
    Disabled: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually 
        impaired (see H. Res. 122) [17AP]
    Financial institutions: safeguard confidential banking and credit 
        union information (see H.R. 3003) [9NO]
    FRS: clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to 
        the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 690) [11FE]
    ------mandate price stability as the primary goal of monetary 
        policy (see H.R. 1396, 2360) [17AP] [31JY]
    ------require continued availability of $1 notes for circulation 
        (see H.R. 1098) [18MR]
    Taxation: exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic 
        fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722) 
        [12FE]

MONGOLIA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 36, 2133) 
        [7JA] [9JA] [10JY]
    U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 172) [22OC]
  Messages
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Mongolia: President Clinton [21JY]

MONTANA
  Bills and resolutions
    Flathead Irrigation Project: transfer maintenance and operation to 
        local control (see H.R. 3056) [13NO]
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3057) [13NO]
    Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi 
        Sioux Indian tribes (see H.R. 976) [6MR]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425) [23AP]
    Water: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Reservation 
        Rural Water System (see H.R. 2306) [30JY]
  Reports filed
    Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgement Fund Distribution Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 976) (H. Rept. 105-242) 
        [3SE]

MONTENEGRO
  Bills and resolutions
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support 
        democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia, and 
        continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15) 
        [9JA]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Serbia and Montenegro and the 
        Bosnian Serbs: President Clinton [30MY] [3JN]

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Virginia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 606) [5FE]

MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS
  Appointments
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council [13FE] [12MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Admiralty Island National Monument: land exchange (see H.R. 1948) 
        [17JN]
    Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish (see H.R. 2800) 
        [4NO]
    California: prohibit the designation of the Mt. Shasta area as a 
        national historic site, district, or monument (see H.R. 193) 
        [9JA]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of John L. 
        (Jack) Swigert for placement in National Statuary Hall (see H. 
        Con. Res. 25) [25FE]
    ------postpone relocation of Suffragists Portrait Monument to the 
        rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 72) [1MY]
    ------procurement of a bust or statue of Sojourner Truth for 
        placement in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 62) [15AP]
    Cold War: authorize the establishment of a memorial (see H.R. 
        2885) [7NO]
    Devils Tower National Monument: retain name of mountain (see H.R. 
        129) [9JA]
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a 
        permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76) [1MY]
    Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a 
        memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1390) [17AP]
    Grant's Tomb National Monument, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        546) [4FE]
    Iwo Jima Memorial: prohibit the construction of any additional 
        monument, memorial, or structure (see H.R. 2313) [30JY]
    Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: expeditious 
        completion of acquisition of private mineral interests (see 
        H.R. 1659) [16MY]
    National monuments: prohibit establishment without an express act 
        of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State 
        legislature (see H.R. 1127) [19MR]
    ------prohibit establishment without an express act of Congress 
        and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature 
        (H.R. 1127), consideration (see H. Res. 256) [29SE]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment in Idaho without public 
        participation and an express act of Congress (see H.R. 597) 
        [5FE]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment in Washington without 
        public participation and an express act of Congress (see H.R. 
        413) [9JA]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any without an 
        express act of Congress (see H.R. 596) [5FE]
    National Peace Garden Monument: establish (see H.R. 1497) [30AP]
    New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights 
        Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German 
        Americans (see H. Con. Res. 177) [24OC]
    Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the 
        National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial 
        Trust (see H.R. 1849) [10JN]
    Petroglyph National Monument: modify boundaries (see H.R. 1424) 
        [23AP]
    Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to 
        establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 57) [27FE]
    Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to 
        establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in 
        foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608) 
        [14MY]
    ------prohibit desecration of memorials (see H.R. 2346) [31JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1127, National Monument Fairness Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 105-283) 
        [29SE]
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Permanent Addition Design and 
        Construction: Committee on Resources (House) (S.J. Res. 29) 
        (H. Rept. 105-167) [8JY]
    Gunston Hall Plantation Board of Regents Authority To Establish a 
        George Mason Memorial: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 423) 
        (H. Rept. 105-363) [31OC]
    Hood Bay Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1948) (H. Rept. 105-261) [23SE]
    National Monument Fairness Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1127) (H. Rept. 105-191) [21JY]
    National Peace Garden Memorial Construction Authority Extension: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 731) (H. Rept. 105-362) 
        [31OC]
    Oklahoma City National Memorial Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1849) (H. Rept. 105-316) [8OC]

MOORE, ROY S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places 
        (see H. Con. Res. 31) [3MR]

MORALITY AND ETHICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: provide that consensual sexual activity between 
        adults shall not be a violation of the Uniform Code of 
        Military Justice (see H.R. 1915) [17JN]
    Crime: ensure that States do not require registration of 
        individuals convicted of an offense that involves consensual 
        sexual activity between adults (see H.R. 2256) [24JY]
    Dept. of Justice: establish ethics standards for prosecutors (see 
        H.R. 232) [9JA]
    Education: role in character development and teaching of moral 
        values (see H. Con. Res. 127) [28JY]
    Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on 
        foreign representation (see H.R. 416) [9JA]
    Government: give preference to firms that adopt and enforce a 
        corporate code of conduct (see H.R. 2071) [25JN]
    House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (see H. 
        Res. 168) [18JN]
    ------implement recommendations (H. Res. 168), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 230) [17SE]
    Science: prohibit cloning of humans (see H.R. 923) [5MR]
    ------prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 922) [5MR]
    Television: implementation of ratings system for programming (see 
        H.R. 1760) [3JN]
  Messages
    Human Cloning Prohibition: President Clinton [10JN]
  Motions
    House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (H. Res. 
        168) [18SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 168, House Ethics Reform Task Force 
        Implementation Recommendations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 230) (H. Rept. 105-250) [17SE]
    Prohibit Federal Funding for Human Cloning Research: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 922) (H. Rept. 105-239) [1AU]

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MORAN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to 
        enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766) [3JN]
    Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries 
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 76) [7JA] [9JA]
    Dept. of State: include information relative to human rights of 
        working children in annual human rights report (see H.R. 1405) 
        [21AP]
    Ecology and environment: protect children from exposure to certain 
        environmental pollutants (see H.R. 2451) [10SE]
    Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: 
        designate (see H.R. 1851) [10JN]
    Professional Boxing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2176) [16JY]
    Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health 
        (see H.R. 1451) [24AP]
    Taxation: treatment of certain income relative to principal 
        campaign committees (see H.R. 1112) [18MR]
    Truth in Lending Act: simplify credit card payments to governments 
        relative to transaction fees paid to credit card companies 
        (see H.R. 883) [27FE]

MORAN, JERRY (a Representative from Kansas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Agriculture: extension of conservation reserve contracts 
        relative to rejection of reenrollment bids (see H.R. 861) 
        [27FE]
    IRS: improve access and increase equity for taxpayers (see H.R. 
        2598) [1OC]
    Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way 
        designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2352) [31JY]
    Natural gas: provide relief to businesses relative to interest and 
        penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by FERC (see H.R. 
        2903) [7NO]

MORELLA, CONSTANCE A. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    BLS: conduct time use surveys and calculate monetary value of 
        unremunerated work (see H.R. 422) [9JA]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the 
        SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety Check (see H. Con. Res. 
        98) [12JN]
    Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. 
        Res. 38) [5MR]
    Civil Service Retirement System: expand the class of individuals 
        eligible to elect the option to make up a deposit through an 
        actuarially equivalent annuity reduction (see H.R. 2566) 
        [26SE]
    Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, 
        and Technology Development: establish (see H.R. 3007) [9NO]
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for surface 
        transportation research and development (see H.R. 860) [27FE]
    Education: provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1572, 
        2065) [8MY] [25JN]
    FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (see H.R. 1271) [10AP]
    Families and domestic relations: grants to States to establish 
        supervised visitation centers for victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 2779) [30OC]
    ------issues relative to child custody, child abuse, and domestic 
        violence (see H. Con. Res. 182) [30OC]
    Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments 
        (see H. Con. Res. 13) [4FE]
    ------extend authority under which comparability allowances may be 
        paid to Government physicians (see H.R. 2541) [24SE]
    ------make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift 
        Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on 
        elective deferrals (see H.R. 2526) [23SE]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass 
        measurements (see H.R. 2699) [22OC]
    Guatemala: implementation of peace accords (see H. Con. Res. 166) 
        [2OC]
    Health care professionals: training of students relative to 
        identification and referral of victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 884) [27FE]
    House Rules: postpone final action on legislative branch 
        appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been 
        enacted (see H. Res. 123) [17AP]
    Medicaid: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 421) [9JA]
    Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002) [10MR]
    Motor vehicles: improve public education on proper use of child 
        safety restraint systems (see H.R. 784) [13FE]
    NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1274) [10AP]
    Public safety officers: provide additional compensation to certain 
        fire and law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2767) [29OC]
    Sheinbein, Samuel: extradition to the U.S. from Israel (see H. 
        Con. Res. 165) [1OC]
    States: establish demonstration projects to develop kinship care 
        programs and require notification of adult relative caregivers 
        (see H.R. 1452) [24AP]
    Taxation: dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 2553) [25SE]
    Technology: improve and expedite licensing of federally owned 
        inventions (see H.R. 2544) [25SE]
    Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 920) [4MR]
    ------research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571) 
        [8MY]

MORRIS K. UDALL FOUNDATION
  Bills and resolutions
    U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: establish 
        (see H.R. 1381, 3042) [17AP] [13NO]

MORRISTOWN, NJ
  Bills and resolutions
    Morristown National Historical Park: acquisition of certain 
        property (see H.R. 2776) [30OC]

MOTHER TERESA
  Bills and resolutions
    Condolences on death (see H. Res. 226, 227) [10SE] [11SE]
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 1650) [16MY]
    Tribute (see H. Res. 223) [9SE]

MOTION PICTURES
  Bills and resolutions
    Cagney, James: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 206) [9JA]
    Evans, Dale: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2752) [28OC]
    Gardner, Ava: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 218) 
        [3SE]
    Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 
        2514) [23SE]
    Library of Congress: acquire certain real property for storage of 
        motion picture, recorded sound, television, and radio 
        collections (see H.R. 2979) [9NO]
    National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the 
        making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound 
        tracks (see H.R. 2993) [9NO]
    Rogers, Roy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2752) [28OC]
    ``Schindler's List'': tribute NBC and Ford Motor Co., for 
        television broadcast (see H. Con. Res. 30) [27FE]
    Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109) [8JY]
    Taxation: treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment 
        industry (see H.R. 841) [26FE]
    Tobacco products: discourage use among minors by motion picture 
        industry (see H. Con. Res. 184) [6NO]

MOTOR VEHICLES
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: prohibit rental car companies from imposing 
        certain fees based upon the residence of the renter (see H.R. 
        1118) [18MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the 
        SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety Check (see H. Con. Res. 
        98) [12JN]
    Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the 
        operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327) [31JY]
    ------improve public education on proper use of child safety 
        restraint systems (see H.R. 784) [13FE]
    Clean Air Act: amend to impose certain requirements on areas 
        upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1911, 2328) 
        [17JN] [31JY]
    Crime: establish toll-free telephone number for the reporting of 
        stolen and abandoned motor vehicles (see H.R. 501) [4FE]
    ------treatment of theft of motor vehicle air bag modules (see 
        H.R. 2683) [21OC]
    ------use of bar encoding to facilitate identification and 
        recovery of stolen vehicles (see H.R. 1471) [29AP]
    Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State 
        eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants 
        (see H.R. 108) [9JA]
    ------national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor 
        vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 982) 
        [6MR]
    ------national standard to prohibit the operation of motor 
        vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981) [6MR]
    EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or 
        particulate matter before existing standards have been 
        attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984) [11JN] [19JN]
    FCC: establish rules preventing broadcasts that create hazards for 
        motorists (see H.R. 369) [9JA]
    Federal-aid highways: length and weight limitations (see H.R. 551) 
        [4FE]
    Government regulations: average fuel economy standards for 
        automobiles (see H.R. 880) [27FE]
    ------titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, 
        nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839) [10JN]
    Hazardous substances: require annual review of motor carriers 
        safety permits for transportation of hazardous material (see 
        H.R. 2806) [4NO]
    Insurance: establish requirements for the cancellation of 
        automobile insurance policies (see H.R. 1024) [11MR]
    ------provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to 
        compensation for economic and non-economic losses (see H.R. 
        2021) [24JN]
    Interstate commerce: clarify firearm permit and licensing 
        procedures for armored car crew members (see H.R. 624) [6FE]
    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorize the design and 
        construction of parking garage additions and certain site 
        improvements (see H.R. 1747) [22MY]
    Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic 
        stops (see H.R. 118) [9JA]
    Metric system: waive requirements for State use on highway signs 
        (see H.R. 813) [25FE]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: reauthorization 
        (see H.R. 2691) [22OC]
    Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust 
        funds (see H.R. 255, 2382) [9JA] [3SE]
    Power resources: take into account newly developed renewable 
        energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle 
        acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568) [26SE]
    Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in 
        Paris (see H. Res. 219) [4SE]
    Roads and highways: environmental improvements (see H.R. 1533) 
        [6MY]
    Safety: establish an age limit for riding in front seats (see H.R. 
        3071) [13NO]
    ------install switches to deactivate air bags (see H.R. 1022) 
        [11MR]
    School buses: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or 
        importation of school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 1605) 
        [14MY]
    ------safety (see H.R. 1993) [19JN]
    States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles 
        within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 
        2942) [8NO]
    ------treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State emission 
        standards (see H.R. 8) [7JA] [9JA]
    Taxation: allow certain deductions for school bus owner-operators 
        (see H.R. 1242) [8AP]

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    ------application of retail tax relative to certain heavy duty 
        trucks and trailers (see H.R. 160) [9JA]
    ------deduction for charitable use of passenger automobiles (see 
        H.R. 1731, 1941) [22MY] [17JN]
    ------deposit portion of motor fuel excise taxes into Highway 
        Trust Fund and Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 644) 
        [6FE]
    ------employee option to receive taxable cash compensation in lieu 
        of nontaxable parking benefits (see H.R. 1713) [22MY]
    ------extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any 
        extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489) [17SE]
    ------treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking 
        benefits (see H.R. 878) [27FE]
    ------treatment of motor fuel excise taxes on fuel used by highway 
        vehicle motors to operate certain power takeoff equipment (see 
        H.R. 67, 1056) [7JA] [9JA] [13MR]
    Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored 
        advertising used by professional motor sports associations 
        (see H.R. 410) [9JA]
    Transportation: codify certain laws without substantive change 
        (see H.R. 1086) [17MR]
    ------prohibit smoking in any federally funded transportation 
        facility (see H.R. 1351) [16AP]
    ------transfer taxing and spending authority over highway programs 
        and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 1470, 3045) 
        [29AP] [13NO]
    Treaties and agreements: prevent the imposition of new energy 
        taxes or fees to comply with the global warming treaty (see H. 
        Res. 268) [9OC]
    Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: 
        congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, 
        Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 96) 
        [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Clarify Firearm Permit and Licensing Procedures for Armored Car 
        Crew Members: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 624) (H. 
        Rept. 105-6) [25FE]
    Codify Certain Transportation Laws Without Substantive Change: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1086) (H. Rept. 105-
        153) [25JN]
    Design and Construction of Parking Garage Additions and Certain 
        Site Improvements to the Kennedy Center for the Performing 
        Arts: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1747) (H. Rept. 105-130) [12JN]
    National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1839) (H. Rept. 105-285) [30SE]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety 
        Check: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 98) (H. Rept. 105-200) [24JY]

MOUNTAINS
  Bills and resolutions
    Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283) [29JY]
    California: prohibit the designation of the Mt. Shasta area as a 
        national historic site, district, or monument (see H.R. 193) 
        [9JA]
    Devils Tower National Monument: retain name of mountain (see H.R. 
        129) [9JA]
    Mount McKinley: retain name (see H.R. 256) [9JA]
    San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish 
        Peaks Wilderness (see H.R. 1865) [11JN]
    ------extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (see H.R. 
        1196) [20MR]
  Reports filed
    Arches National Park Boundaries Expansion: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2283) (H. Rept. 105-385) [6NO]

MUDD, SAMUEL A.
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Army: set aside military conviction for harboring 
        John Wilkes Booth (see H.R. 1885) [12JN]

MUNICIPALITIES
see Urban Areas

MURTHA, JOHN P. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Diseases: prostate cancer screening benefits (see H.R. 2639) [8OC]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 68) [8AP]

MUSEUMS
  Appointments
    Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Dallas, TX: designate the museum to be known as ``The Women's 
        Museum: An Institute for the Future'' as a Millennium Project 
        for the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 187) [7NO]
    Hawaii: repatriation of certain Native American remains (see H.R. 
        749) [13FE]
    Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see 
        H.R. 2201) [17JY]
    National Lighthouse Museum: establish (see H.R. 2895) [7NO]
    National Military Museum Foundation: establish (see H.R. 1568) 
        [8MY]
    New Mexico: funding for construction of history museum (see H.R. 
        732) [12FE]
    Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American 
        Museum (see H.R. 773) [13FE]

MUSIC AND DANCE
related term(s) Arts and Humanities
  Bills and resolutions
    African-American music: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 27) [27FE]
    Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864) [27FE]
    Copyrights: treatment of distribution of certain phonorecords (see 
        H.R. 1967) [19JN]
    Evans, Dale: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2752) [28OC]
    Jazz: designate as a rare and valuable national treasure (see H. 
        Con. Res. 57) [8AP]
    National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122) [9JA]
    National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122) [9JA]
    National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the 
        making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound 
        tracks (see H.R. 2993) [9NO]
    Rogers, Roy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2752) [28OC]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 672) 
        [11FE]
    Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279) 
        [9JA]
  Messages
    National Endowment for the Arts Report: President Clinton [11JY]
  Reports filed
    Copyright Treatment of the Distribution of Certain Phonorecords: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1967) (H. Rept. 105-
        325) [21OC]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act Technical Amendments: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 672) (H. Rept. 105-25) [17MR]

MYANMAR, UNION OF
see Burma

MYRICK, SUE (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 100) [19MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration 
        of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 262) [7OC]
    Congress: punish false statements made during debate on the floor 
        of either House of Congress (see H.R. 425) [9JA]
    Courts: mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of 
        guns (see H.R. 424) [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, 
        family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 178) [26JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury: treatment of partnership distributions to 
        limited partners (see H.R. 1247) [8AP]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration (see H. Res. 189) 
        [17JY]
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), 
        consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 324) [12NO]
    Education: improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 288) [29OC]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 288) [29OC]
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 
        852), consideration (see H. Res. 88) [11MR]
    House Rules: consideration of motions to suspend the rules and 
        pass certain legislation (see H. Res. 161) [4JN]
    IRS: conduct independent audit (see H.R. 2587) [30SE]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment relative to 
        liability associated with the making of false statements (see 
        H.J. Res. 29) [9JA]
    Political campaigns: impose monetary penalties for use of 
        fraudulent political advertisements (see H.R. 423) [9JA]
    Tariff: polymer of alkanediols, monocyclic dicarboxylic acid 
        dimethyl ester, monocyclic monosulfonated dicarboxylic acid 
        dimethyl ester monosodium salt, and hydroxy 
        alkoxyalkanesulfonic acid sodium salt (see H.R. 1852) [10JN]
    Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), consideration (see H. Res. 274) [22OC]
    Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to 
        perform volunteer services for their employer without 
        requiring overtime pay (see H.R. 484) [21JA]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 852, Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 88) (H. Rept. 105-15) [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 105-32) 
        [19MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 178) (H. 
        Rept. 105-156) [26JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        189) (H. Rept. 105-189) [17JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2646, Education Savings Act for Public and 
        Private Schools: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. 
        Rept. 105-336) [22OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2746 and H.R. 2616, Voucher Program To 
        Provide School Choice and Community-Designed Charter Schools 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 105-
        357) [29OC]
    Consideration of Motions To Suspend the House Rules and Pass 
        Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 161) 
        (H. Rept. 105-118) [4JN]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth 
        Abortion Ban Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 262) (H. 
        Rept. 105-312) [7OC]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2607, District of 
        Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        324) (H. Rept. 105-403) [12NO]

NADLER, JERROLD (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts: provide civil claim for victims of bias crimes (see H.R. 
        2959) [8NO]
    Crime: prohibit certain conduct relative to civil disorders (see 
        H.R. 2353) [31JY]
    Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 2904) [7NO]
    FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in 
        commercial aircraft (see H.R. 2856) [6NO]
    Financial institutions: require enhanced security measures 
        relative to surveillance pictures which can be used as 
        evidence in criminal prosecutions (see H.R. 2507) [18SE]
    Grant's Tomb National Monument, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        546) [4FE]

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    Health: managed care system reform proposal (see H.R. 2905) [7NO]
    Immigration: waiver of vaccination requirement for orphan children 
        (see H.R. 2473) [15SE]
    Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617) [5FE]
    Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 547) [4FE]
    Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548) 
        [4FE]
    Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine 
        compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188) [20MR]

NAFTA
see Treaties and Agreements

NAHANT, MA
  Bills and resolutions
    Coast Guard: convey Coast Guard Recreation Facility property (see 
        H.R. 1992) [19JN]

NARCOTICS
see Drugs

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Advisory Committee Act: clarify public disclosure 
        requirements of the National Academy of Sciences and the 
        National Academy of Public Administration (see H.R. 2977) 
        [9NO]

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Advisory Committee Act: clarify public disclosure 
        requirements of the National Academy of Sciences and the 
        National Academy of Public Administration (see H.R. 2977) 
        [9NO]
    Nevada Test Site: authorize study on migration of underground 
        plutonium (see H.R. 2479) [16SE]

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1275) [10AP]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 1275), consideration (see H. Res. 128) 
        [23AP]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2158) [11JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 184) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 261) [7OC]
    Public buildings: selection of abandoned and underutilized 
        facilities relative to agency needs (see H.R. 897) [27FE]
    Space policy: participation in international space station program 
        (see H.R. 1831) [6JN]
    ------space station program funding (see H.R. 1423) [23AP]
    ------tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder 
        Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111) [9JY]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2158) [6OC]
  Messages
    Aeronautics and Space Achievements: President Clinton [29OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [4NO]
  Motions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158) [16JY] [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1275) (H. Rept. 
        105-65) [21AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2158, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. 
        Rept. 105-311) [7OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1275, NASA Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 105-73) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 184) (H. Rept. 105-180) [14JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2158) 
        (H. Rept. 105-297) [6OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 
        105-175) [11JY]

NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993) [6MR]

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
  Bills and resolutions
    Television: treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to 
        applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510) [1MY]

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. 410) [9JA]

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public 
        ownership of teams (see H.R. 590) [5FE]
    ------extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional 
        basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83) [16MY]

NATIONAL BROADCASTING CO. (NBC)
  Bills and resolutions
    Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television 
        broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30) 
        [27FE]

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
  Bills and resolutions
    Research: increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer 
        research (see H.R. 1352) [16AP]

NATIONAL CEMETERIES
related term(s) Cemeteries and Funerals
  Bills and resolutions
    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery: designate (see H.R. 740) [12FE]
    Arlington National Cemetery: reburial of an unknown Civil War 
        veteran of the Union Army (see H.R. 1668) [20MY]
    ------reburial of an unknown Civil War veteran of the Union Army 
        and the Army of the Confederate States (see H.R. 1669) [20MY]
    Crime: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532) 
        [6MY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the 
        marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 2504) [18SE]
    National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: authorizing 
        appropriations for the expansion of the columbarium (see H.R. 
        2144) [10JY]
    Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in 
        forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1908, 1955, 1990) [17JN] 
        [18JN] [19JN]
    ------expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of 
        burial benefits (see H.R. 2040) [25JN]
    ------restoration of the grave marker allowance (see H.R. 1602) 
        [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Expand Range of Criminal Offenses Resulting in Forfeiture of 
        Veterans Benefits: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (S. 
        923) (H. Rept. 105-319) [9OC]
    Veterans' Cemetery Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1532) (H. Rept. 105-142) [21JN]

NATIONAL CEMETERIES SANCTITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1990) [19JN]

NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING CHILDREN
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1716) [22MY]

NATIONAL CENTER FOR RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 657, 1524) [10FE] [1MY]

NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: facilitate fingerprint checks [17SE]

NATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION REVIEW COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Members [17MR]

NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FAIRNESS IN THE WORKPLACE
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2997) [9NO]

NATIONAL COMMISSION ON RESTRUCTURING THE IRS
  Appointments
    Members [4FE]

NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS
  Appointments
    Members [13MR]

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
  Appointments
    Members [15DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abolish (see H.R. 122) [9JA]

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Board of Directors: provide State credit union representation (see 
        H.R. 24) [7JA] [9JA]
    Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of 
        Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151) [20MR]
    ------clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal 
        credit unions and reduce tax rates for qualified community 
        lenders (see H.R. 1121) [19MR]
    Financial institutions: safeguard confidential banking and credit 
        union information (see H.R. 3003) [9NO]

NATIONAL DAY OF UNITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Designate (see H. Res. 170) [19JN]

NATIONAL DAYS OF DIALOGUE
  Bills and resolutions
    Special days and holidays: support in association with the 
        national celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
        (see H. Con. Res. 195) [9NO]

NATIONAL DEBT
see Public Debt

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
  Messages
    National Endowment for Democracy Report: President Clinton [8AP]

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Abolish (see H.R. 122) [9JA]
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton [11JY]

NATIONAL ENERGY LABORATORIES REORGANIZATION COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1295) [10AP]

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
  Messages
    Environmental Quality Report: President Clinton [19MR]

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
  Bills and resolutions
    Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public 
        ownership of teams (see H.R. 590) [5FE]

NATIONAL FORESTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: address funding shortfall relative to exemption of 
        certain users from fees (see H.R. 1843) [10JN]
    California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe 
        National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity 
        effectiveness (see H.R. 858) [27FE]
    ------pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National 
        Forests to demonstrate resource management activity 
        effectiveness (H.R. 858), consideration (see H. Res. 180) 
        [8JY]
    Cherokee National Forest: conveyance of a parcel of real property 
        to the church occupying such property (see H.R. 2501) [18SE]

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    Clean Air Act: exempt prescribed burning from regulations (see 
        H.R. 2601) [1OC]
    Colorado: expand Eagles Nest Wilderness within Arapaho and White 
        River National Forests (see H.R. 985) [6MR]
    Ecology and environment: manage public domain lands in a manner to 
        reduce carbon dioxide (see H. Con. Res. 151) [10SE]
    Education: transfer of certain public lands or national forest 
        lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 
        2223) [23JY]
    Forest Service: eliminate below-cost timber sales (see H.R. 1827) 
        [6JN]
    ------reduce costs and improve efficiency by contracting out 
        certain tasks related to the planning and implementation of 
        National Forest System programs and projects (see H.R. 2127) 
        [9JY]
    ------remove restrictions on acquisitions from other Federal 
        agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 975) [6MR]
    Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and 
        facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of 
        communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 
        2789) [31OC]
    ------establish a program of recovery and protection and to 
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and 
        their resources (see H.R. 2515) [23SE]
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3057) [13NO]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 838) [26FE]
    Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (see H.R. 2680) [21OC]
    Lincoln National Historic Trail: designate as a component of the 
        National Trails System (see H.R. 1513) [1MY]
    Mark Twain National Forest: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 1779) 
        [4JN]
    National Forest Foundation: authorize and extend certain 
        activities (see H.R. 101) [9JA]
    Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of 
        Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919) [4MR]
    New Mexico: conveyance of lands from Carson National Forest and 
        Santa Fe National Forest to the village of El Rito and the 
        town of Jemez Springs, NM (see H.R. 434) [9JA]
    Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 
        971) [6MR]
    Public lands: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and 
        designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests 
        and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376) [17AP]
    ------domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1829) [6JN]
    Routt National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 1021) [11MR]
    San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish 
        Peaks Wilderness (see H.R. 1865) [11JN]
    ------extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (see H.R. 
        1196) [20MR]
    Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and 
        establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia 
        ecosystem (see H.R. 2077) [26JN]
    Stanislaus National Forest, CA: establish a demonstration project 
        relative to private contractors performing multiple resource 
        management activities (see H.R. 2886) [7NO]
    Tahoe National Forest: land sale to Placer County, CA (see H.R. 
        1439) [24AP]
    Wayne National Forest: continuance of oil and gas operations (see 
        H.R. 1467) [28AP]
    Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 822) [25FE]
    White River National Forest: boundary adjustment relative to 
        National Forest System lands within Summit County, CO (see 
        H.R. 1020) [11MR]
    ------boundary adjustment relative to Raggeds Wilderness (see H.R. 
        1019) [11MR]
    Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance 
        conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719) [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 858, Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery 
        and Economic Stability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 180) (H. Rept. 105-173) [8JY]
    Conveyance of Public Lands From Carson National Forest and Santa 
        Fe National Forest to El Rito and Jemez Springs, NM: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 105-359) [30OC]
    Eagles Nest Wilderness Expansion Within Arapaho and White River 
        National Forests in Colorado: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 985) (H. Rept. 105-111) [3JN]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area River Craft Management: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 838) (H. Rept. 105-378) 
        [4NO]
    Management of National Forest Public Domain Lands Relative to 
        Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 105-330) [21OC]
    Mark Twain National Forest Boundary Adjustment: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1779) (H. Rept. 105-295) [2OC]
    Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 858) (H. Rept. 105-136) 
        [18JN]
    Tahoe National Forest Land Sale to Placer County, CA: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1439) (H. Rept. 105-114) [3JN]
    Wenatchee National Forest Land Exchange With Chelan County, WA: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 822) (H. Rept. 105-168) 
        [8JY]
    White River National Forest Boundary Adjustment Relative to 
        National Forest System Lands Within Summit County, CO: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 105-113) 
        [3JN]
    White River National Forest Boundary Adjustment Relative to 
        Raggeds Wilderness: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1019) 
        (H. Rept. 105-112) [3JN]

NATIONAL GAMBLING IMPACT STUDY COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Members [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Tort Claims Act: application to members and personnel (see 
        H.R. 1901) [17JN]
  Reports filed
    Federal Tort Claims Act Application to Members and Personnel: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1901) (H. Rept. 105-
        145) [23JN]

NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 709) [12FE]
  Reports filed
    Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 709) (H. Rept. 105-17) [11MR]

NATIONAL GUARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard 
        members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard 
        (see H.R. 2796) [4NO]
    Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian 
        employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 2331) [31JY]
    Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 42, 43) [7JA] [9JA]
    Veterans: allow members to perform honor guard functions at 
        veterans' funerals (see H.R. 1601) [14MY]

NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE
  Bills and resolutions
    Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid 
        for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679) 
        [20MY]

NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM DESIGNATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Territories: participation in State Infrastructure Bank Program 
        and use of surface transportation program funds for road 
        construction (see H.R. 1561) [8MY]

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorization (see H.R. 2691) [22OC]

NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation 
        program (see H.R. 2970) [8NO]

NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND
  Bills and resolutions
    Authorization: extend (see H.R. 1522) [1MY]

NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Members [22MY]

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
  Bills and resolutions
    Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public 
        ownership of teams (see H.R. 590) [5FE]

NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 712, 713) [12FE]

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2914) [7NO]

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1715) [22MY]

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1274) [10AP]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 1274), consideration (see H. Res. 127) 
        [23AP]
    Computers: improve security (see H.R. 1903) [17JN]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2249) [24JY]
  Reports filed
    Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1274) (H. Rept. 
        105-64) [21AP]
    Computer Security Enhancement Act: Committee on Science (House) 
        (H.R. 1903) (H. Rept. 105-243) [3SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1274, NIST Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 105-72) [23AP]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 2249) (H. Rept. 105-238) [1AU]

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
  Bills and resolutions
    Diabetes: establish a comprehensive plan (see H.R. 1315) [14AP]
    Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug 
        treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        programs and expansion of research and education programs (see 
        H.R. 383) [9JA]
    ------expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone 
        diseases (see H.R. 2697) [22OC]
    ------prostate cancer research programs (see H.R. 297) [9JA]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: requirements relative to 
        health claims on food labels (see H.R. 2208) [22JY]
    Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication 
        or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins 
        (see H.R. 2565) [26SE]
    National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in 
        breast cancer research (see H.R. 1352) [16AP]
    National Center for Integral Medicine: establish (see H.R. 1055) 
        [13MR]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate 
        activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130) 
        [9JY]
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 
        1715) [22MY]
    Public Health Service: establish pediatric research initiative 
        (see H.R. 1883) [12JN]
    Research: improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 
        3001) [9NO]
    Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 922) [5MR]

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    Taxation: prohibit deduction for payments relative to tobacco 
        industry liability settlement and use of increased revenues to 
        promote public health (see H.R. 3030) [12NO]
    Women: increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 
        1788) [4JN]
    ------research health risks posed by the presence of certain 
        additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products 
        (see H.R. 2900) [7NO]
    ------research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571) 
        [8MY]
  Reports filed
    Prohibit Federal Funding for Human Cloning Research: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 922) (H. Rept. 105-239) [1AU]

NATIONAL KIWIFRUIT BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Members: provide proportional representation of kiwifruit 
        producers, exporters, and importers (see H.R. 2024) [24JN]

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758) [13FE]
    Labor unions: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation 
        disputes (see H.R. 2848) [6NO]
    National Public Employment Relations Commission: establish (see 
        H.R. 2012) [23JN]
    NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the 
        absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595) [14MY]
    ------resolution of unfair labor practice complaints in a timely 
        manner (see H.R. 1598) [14MY]

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Claims: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449) 
        [10SE]
    Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758) [13FE]
    Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to 
        improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634) [6FE]
    Labor rulings: resolution of unfair labor practice complaints in a 
        timely manner (see H.R. 1598) [14MY]
    Labor unions: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining 
        units in the absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 
        1595) [14MY]
    National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial 
        contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848) [6NO]
    Territories: jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see 
        H.R. 572) [4FE]

NATIONAL LAKESHORES
  Bills and resolutions
    Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: ensure individuals retain rights 
        for use and occupancy in conveyed property (see H.R. 1994) 
        [19JN]
    Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: authorize improvements to a 
        county road and prohibit construction of a scenic shoreline 
        drive (see H.R. 351) [9JA]

NATIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Goals: support (see H. Res. 235) [18SE]

NATIONAL MILITARY MUSEUM FOUNDATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1568) [8MY]

NATIONAL MONUMENT FAIRNESS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1127) [19MR]
    Enact (H.R. 1127): consideration (see H. Res. 256) [29SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1127, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 105-283) [29SE]
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1127) (H. Rept. 
        105-191) [21JY]

NATIONAL MONUMENTS
see Monuments and Memorials

NATIONAL NARCOTICS LEADERSHIP ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that 
        first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth 
        substance abuse (see H.R. 956) [5MR]
  Reports filed
    Drug-Free Communities Act: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 956) (H. Rept. 105-105) [20MY]

NATIONAL OBJECTIVES
related term(s) Domestic policy
  Bills and resolutions
    Arts and humanities: encourage participation and increase 
        understanding and appreciation of the cultural heritage of the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2156) [11JY]
    Budget: reform process (see H.R. 1372) [17AP]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (see H.R. 2003) [20JN]
    Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and 
        child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131) [24AP]
    ------provide for health, safety, and education (see H.R. 1726) 
        [22MY]
    Commission on National Drug Policy: establish (see H.R. 1345) 
        [16AP]
    Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and 
        drug abuse (see H.R. 810) [25FE]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 3, 1699) [7JA] [9JA] [21MY]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 
        3), consideration (see H. Res. 143) [6MY]
    ------national summit of sports, political, community, and media 
        leaders to develop a plan to deter acts of domestic and sexual 
        violence (see H. Con. Res. 29) [27FE]
    ------reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth 
        development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 278) [9JA]
    ------require States to address the problem of violent crimes 
        committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75) [7MY]
    ------use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to 
        assist in child abuse prevention (see H.R. 2381) [3SE]
    Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. 
        Res. 212) [31JY]
    Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals 
        without explicit and specific legislation (see H. Res. 214; 
        H.R. 2846) [1AU] [6NO]
    Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat 
        money laundering and other financial crimes (see H.R. 1756) 
        [3JN]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050) [12MR]
    Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and 
        use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267) [9OC]
    Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that 
        first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth 
        substance abuse (see H.R. 956) [5MR]
    Drunken driving: national minimum sentence for a person who 
        operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol 
        (see H.R. 982) [6MR]
    ------national standard to prohibit the operation of motor 
        vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981) [6MR]
    Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, 
        strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain 
        assurances to local governments and individuals relative to 
        economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351) [31JY]
    ------national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1209, 
        1404) [20MR] [17AP]
    Education: allow local areas to develop elementary and secondary 
        education programs that meet their needs (see H.R. 2992) [9NO]
    ------development of school-to-work opportunities systems (see 
        H.R. 1803) [5JN]
    ------improve the reading and literacy skills of children and 
        families (see H.R. 2614) [6OC]
    ------provide low-income children educational opportunities (see 
        H.R. 2561) [25SE]
    ------provide State and local assistance to improve adult 
        education and family literacy (see H.R. 1562) [8MY]
    ------role in character development and teaching of moral values 
        (see H. Con. Res. 127) [28JY]
    ------State adoption of challenging academic standards in core 
        curricula (see H. Res. 299) [31OC]
    Families and domestic relations: develop, promote, and implement 
        policies to stabilize U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 
        154) [18SE]
    Government: promote economic opportunities for families (see H.R. 
        1040) [12MR]
    Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired 
        workers (see H.R. 211, 444) [9JA]
    ------establish State and community assistance programs for 
        providers of health care services and maintenance of safety 
        net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 735) [12FE]
    ------managed care system reform proposal (see H.R. 2905) [7NO]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16, 1200, 1374) [7JA] [9JA] [20MR] [17AP]
    ------national policy to provide health care coverage of mental 
        illnesses (see H.R. 621) [5FE]
    ------national policy to provide health care to children and 
        pregnant women (see H.R. 560, 1229) [4FE] [8AP]
    ------require health plans to provide certain coverage for 
        children (see H.R. 1159, 1854) [20MR] [10JN]
    ------revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation 
        program (see H.R. 2202) [17JY]
    ------revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation 
        program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see 
        H.R. 2418) [5SE]
    ------revise and extend programs relative to the health of 
        individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895) 
        [12JN]
    Human rights: anniversary of the signing of the Universal 
        Declaration of Human Rights (see H. Con. Res. 185) [7NO]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (see H.R. 
        2516) [23SE]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 1609) [14MY]
    ------reform (see H. Con. Res. 43) [11MR]
    Law enforcement officers: establish voluntary national guidelines 
        for the safety and training of State correctional officers 
        (see H.R. 2303) [30JY]
    Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children 
        and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance 
        programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491) [30AP]
    National Day of Unity: designate (see H. Res. 170) [19JN]
    National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 
        709) [12FE]
    National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 
        712, 713) [12FE]
    National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235) [18SE]
    National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 
        300) [31OC]
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase amount of funds 
        Director may transfer between agency accounts (see H.R. 1641) 
        [15MY]
    Presidents of the U.S.: submit a national energy policy plan to 
        Congress (see H. Con. Res. 34) [4MR]
    Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 1104) [18MR]
    Social Security: provide for the retirement of every U.S. citizen 
        (see H.R. 2768) [29OC]
    Taxation: treatment of expenses for public and nonpublic 
        elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 1816) [5JN]
    Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to 
        metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1725) [22MY]
    ------Federal funding for highways and transportation improvements 
        (see H.R. 2337) [31JY]
    ------Federal role in developing a national intermodal surface 
        transportation system (see H.R. 1268) [10AP]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, 
        and transit programs (see H.R. 2400) [4SE]

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    ------reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation 
        funding (see H.R. 674) [11FE]
    21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777) [13FE]
    U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. 
        Con. Res. 39) [6MR]
    U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: establish 
        (see H.R. 1381, 3042) [17AP] [13NO]
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of 
        mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1237) 
        [8AP]
  Messages
    Aeronautics and Space Achievements: President Clinton [29OC]
    Environmental Quality Report: President Clinton [19MR]
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton [25FE]
    National Security Strategy: President Clinton [15MY]
    Policy on Protection of National Information Infrastructure 
        Against Strategic Attack: President Clinton [28JY]
  Motions
    Budget: reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (H.R. 2003) [23JY]
    Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence 
        (H.R. 3) [8MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 3, Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 105-89) [6MY]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Extension: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2516) (H. Rept. 105-270) [25SE]
    Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 105-86) [1MY]
    National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization and Amendments: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 709) (H. Rept. 105-17) 
        [11MR]
    Reading Excellence Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 105-348) [24OC]
    State Requirements To Address the Problem of Violent Crimes 
        Committed by Repeat Offenders: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 105-157) [26JN]

NATIONAL OCEAN COUNCIL
  Bills and resolutions
    Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal 
        activities policy (see H.R. 2547) [25SE]

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
related term(s) Department of Commerce
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1278) [10AP]
    National Weather Service: making emergency supplemental 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1251) [8AP]
  Reports filed
    Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1278) (H. 
        Rept.105-66) [20JN]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1278) (H. Rept. 105-66) 
        [23AP]
    Marine Resources Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 105-22) [21AP]

NATIONAL PARK BONDS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2853) [6NO]

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
related term(s) National Parks and Recreation Areas
  Bills and resolutions
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see 
        H.R. 60) [7JA] [9JA]
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        2125) [9JY]
    Colorado: expand Eagles Nest Wilderness within Arapaho and White 
        River National Forests (see H.R. 985) [6MR]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issue national park capital improvement 
        bonds and set aside park fees into a National Park Capital 
        Improvement Fund to secure and pay interest on such bonds (see 
        H.R. 2853) [6NO]
    Ecology and environment: establish a Community Recreation and 
        Conservation Endowment with certain oil and gas revenues (see 
        H.R. 2945) [8NO]
    ------provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial 
        assistance (see H.R. 1487) [30AP]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund (see H.R. 706, 1732) [12FE] [22MY]
    Hawaii: establishment of new National Park System units (see H.R. 
        576) [4FE]
    ------regulation of airspace over National Park System lands (see 
        H.R. 1187) [20MR]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 838) [26FE]
    Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (see H.R. 2680) [21OC]
    Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: amend relative to the 
        National Park Service (see H.R. 489) [21JA]
    Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation 
        program (see H.R. 2970) [8NO]
    National Cave and Karst Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 
        2098) [26JN]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow units that cannot 
        charge entrance fees to retain other fees and charges (see 
        H.R. 2502) [18SE]
    ------collection of fees for the making of motion pictures, 
        television productions, and sound tracks (see H.R. 2993) [9NO]
    ------enhance park system (see H.R. 433) [9JA]
    ------require the President to submit a separate appropriations 
        request to ensure priority funding (see H.R. 142) [9JA]
    ------review management and reform application process for 
        National Park System (see H.R. 1728) [22MY]
    National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program: 
        establish (see H.R. 1635) [15MY]
    New York: exchange National Park Service land in the Fire Island 
        National Seashore for land in Suffolk County (see H.R. 1256) 
        [9AP]
    Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the 
        National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial 
        Trust (see H.R. 1849) [10JN]
    Power resources: use of escrowed oil and gas revenues to improve 
        visitor facilities (see H.R. 2143) [10JY]
    Public safety officers: provide additional compensation to certain 
        fire and law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2767) [29OC]
    Santa Rose Island, CA: honor agreements relative to acquisition 
        (see H.R. 1696) [21MY]
    Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and 
        establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia 
        ecosystem (see H.R. 2077) [26JN]
    St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (see H.R. 1733) 
        [22MY]
    Tahoe National Forest: land sale to Placer County, CA (see H.R. 
        1439) [24AP]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        overpayments or to make contributions for units of the 
        National Park System (see H.R. 755) [13FE]
    Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 822) [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Cape Lookout National Seashore Maintenance of Wild Horses: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 765) (H. Rept. 105-179) 
        [14JY]
    Eagles Nest Wilderness Expansion Within Arapaho and White River 
        National Forests in Colorado: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 985) (H. Rept. 105-111) [3JN]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area River Craft Management: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 838) (H. Rept. 105-378) 
        [4NO]
    Oklahoma City National Memorial Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1849) (H. Rept. 105-316) [8OC]
    Tahoe National Forest Land Sale to Placer County, CA: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1439) (H. Rept. 105-114) [3JN]
    Wenatchee National Forest Land Exchange With Chelan County, WA: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 822) (H. Rept. 105-168) 
        [8JY]

NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS
related term(s) Parks and Recreation Areas
  Bills and resolutions
    Admiralty Island National Monument: land exchange (see H.R. 1948) 
        [17JN]
    American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588) [5FE]
    Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283) [29JY]
    Arts and humanities: collection of fees for the making of motion 
        pictures, television productions, and sound tracks (see H.R. 
        2993) [9NO]
    Budget: require the President to submit a separate appropriations 
        request to ensure priority funding (see H.R. 142) [9JA]
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        2125) [9JY]
    Colorado: expand Eagles Nest Wilderness within Arapaho and White 
        River National Forests (see H.R. 985) [6MR]
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory 
        Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 1894) [12JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: authorize entrance fees to secure bonds for 
        capital improvements (see H.R. 682) [11FE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issue national park capital improvement 
        bonds and set aside park fees into a National Park Capital 
        Improvement Fund to secure and pay interest on such bonds (see 
        H.R. 2853) [6NO]
    Everglades National Park: designate Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 136) [9JA]
    Fees: allow units that cannot charge entrance fees to retain other 
        fees and charges (see H.R. 2502) [18SE]
    Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe 
        (see H.R. 190, 1476, 3055) [9JA] [29AP] [13NO]
    Fort Davis National Historic Site: authorize expansion (see H.R. 
        3047) [13NO]
    Grand Teton National Park: domestic livestock grazing (see H.R. 
        708) [12FE]
    Hawaii: establishment of new National Park System units (see H.R. 
        576) [4FE]
    ------regulation of airspace over National Park System lands (see 
        H.R. 1187) [20MR]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 838) [26FE]
    Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see 
        H.R. 545) [4FE]
    Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (see H.R. 2680) [21OC]
    Lincoln National Historic Trail: designate as a component of the 
        National Trails System (see H.R. 1513) [1MY]
    Management: enhance park system (see H.R. 433) [9JA]
    Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: designate (see H.R. 136) 
        [9JA]
    Mining and mineral resources: repeal the pilot recreation fee 
        program and establish a royalty on hardrock minerals whose 
        proceeds are to be used for public recreational sites (see 
        H.R. 2818) [5NO]
    Morristown National Historical Park: acquisition of certain 
        property (see H.R. 2776) [30OC]
    National Cave and Karst Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 
        2098) [26JN]
    National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588) [5FE]
    National forests: authorize and extend certain activities of the 
        National Forest Foundation (see H.R. 101) [9JA]
    National Park Service: use of escrowed oil and gas revenues to 
        improve visitor facilities (see H.R. 2143) [10JY]
    National Park System: private ownership and use of lands (see H.R. 
        104) [9JA]
    ------review management and reform application process (see H.R. 
        1728) [22MY]
    New York: exchange National Park Service land in the Fire Island 
        National Seashore for land in Suffolk County (see H.R. 1256) 
        [9AP]
    Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the 
        National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial 
        Trust (see H.R. 1849) [10JN]

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    Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents 
        of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 298) [9JA]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425) [23AP]
    Redwood National Park: increase management efficiency through 
        cooperative agreements with California (see H.R. 262) [9JA]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 302) [9JA]
    ------prohibit commercial air tours (see H.R. 2859) [6NO]
    Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and 
        establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia 
        ecosystem (see H.R. 2077) [26JN]
    Tahoe National Forest: land sale to Placer County, CA (see H.R. 
        1439) [24AP]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        overpayments or to make contributions for units of the 
        National Park System (see H.R. 755) [13FE]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, 1952) 
        [30AP] [18JN]
    Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 822) [25FE]
    Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance 
        conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719) [22MY]
    Yosemite National Park: authorize further appropriations to clean 
        up and repair damages to facilities caused by heavy rains and 
        flooding (see H.R. 528) [4FE]
  Reports filed
    Arches National Park Boundaries Expansion: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2283) (H. Rept. 105-385) [6NO]
    Eagles Nest Wilderness Expansion Within Arapaho and White River 
        National Forests in Colorado: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 985) (H. Rept. 105-111) [3JN]
    Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center in the Everglades National Park and 
        the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 136) (H. Rept. 105-328) [21OC]
    Grand Teton National Park Domestic Livestock Grazing: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 708) (H. Rept. 105-300) [6OC]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area River Craft Management: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 838) (H. Rept. 105-378) 
        [4NO]
    Hood Bay Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1948) (H. Rept. 105-261) [23SE]
    Miccosukee Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1476) (H. Rept. 105-278) [29SE]
    Oklahoma City National Memorial Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1849) (H. Rept. 105-316) [8OC]
    Tahoe National Forest Land Sale to Placer County, CA: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1439) (H. Rept. 105-114) [3JN]
    Wenatchee National Forest Land Exchange With Chelan County, WA: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 822) (H. Rept. 105-168) 
        [8JY]

NATIONAL PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS FOUNDATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 756) [13FE]

NATIONAL PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2012) [23JN]

NATIONAL RAILROAD HALL OF FAME, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    National Railroad Hall of Fame: support efforts to construct (see 
        H. Res. 172) [19JN]

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP.
see Amtrak

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1273) [10AP]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 1273), consideration (see H. Res. 126) 
        [23AP]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2249) [24JY]
  Reports filed
    Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1273) (H. Rept. 
        105-63) [21AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1273, Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 105-71) [23AP]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 2249) (H. Rept. 105-238) [1AU]

NATIONAL SEASHORES
  Bills and resolutions
    Cape Cod National Seashore: provide for a land exchange and extend 
        the authority of the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory 
        Commission (see H.R. 2411) [5SE]
    Cape Lookout National Seashore: ensure maintenance of a herd of 
        wild horses (see H.R. 765) [13FE]
    Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1135, 
        1995) [19MR] [19JN]
  Reports filed
    Cape Lookout National Seashore Maintenance of Wild Horses: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 765) (H. Rept. 105-179) 
        [14JY]

NATIONAL SECURITY
related term(s) Department of Defense; Espionage
  Appointments
    Commission To Assess the Organization of the Federal Government To 
        Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction [30MY]
    Conferees: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY] [28JY]
    ------H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: maintenance of military personnel in Asian and 
        Pacific regions (see H. Res. 103) [20MR]
    Budget: establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see 
        H.R. 457) [21JA]
    ------terminate certain Dept. of Defense programs and reduce 
        funding and scope of Dept. of Energy Stockpile Stewardship 
        Program (see H.R. 1832) [6JN]
    Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation (see H.R. 1590) [14MY]
    Children and youth: provide for health, safety, and education (see 
        H.R. 1726) [22MY]
    China, People's Republic of: require a report on intelligence 
        activities directed against or affecting the interests of the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2190) [17JY]
    Classified information: develop a system to classify and 
        declassify information (see H.R. 1546) [7MY]
    Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for 
        privacy and security (see H.R. 695) [12FE]
    Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors 
        relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 769, 770) 
        [13FE]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile 
        defense systems (see H.R. 2786) [31OC]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military construction and 
        increased pay and improved health care for members of the 
        uniformed services (see H.R. 2858) [6NO]
    ------authorizing military activities appropriations and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (see H.R. 1119) [19MR]
    ------authorizing military activities appropriations and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 169) [18JN]
    ------authorizing military activities appropriations and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 278) [23OC]
    ------disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction 
        appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2624, 2631) [7OC]
    ------making appropriations (see H.R. 2266) [25JY]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 2016) 
        [24JN]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 178) [26JN]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 228) [11SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2266), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 198) [28JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2266), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 242) [24SE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1778) [4JN]
    ------reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members 
        deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (see H.R. 
        2796) [4NO]
    Explosives: require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 538) 
        [4FE]
    Government: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed 
        militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2) [9JA]
    History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the 
        period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 64) [17AP]
    Italy, Republic of: U.N. Security Council membership (see H. Res. 
        333) [13NO]
    Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 2421) [5SE]
    Monuments and memorials: authorize the establishment of a Cold War 
        memorial (see H.R. 2885) [7NO]
    NATO: reduce U.S. contribution to security investment program (see 
        H.R. 2965) [8NO]
    SEC: establish Office of National Security (see H.R. 2772) [29OC]
    Terrorism: improve efforts to combat domestic terrorism (see H.R. 
        275) [9JA]
    Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and 
        Japan: support (see H. Res. 68) [13FE]
    Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 1814) [5JN]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H.R. 1119) [23OC]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 2016) [9SE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2266) [23SE]
  Messages
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [6OC]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton 
        [21OC]
    Export Administrative Act: President Clinton [6MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton [26JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 
        Weapons: President Clinton [12NO]
    National Security Strategy: President Clinton [15MY]
    Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Abatement Program: President Clinton 
        [5MY]
    Policy on Protection of National Information Infrastructure 
        Against Strategic Attack: President Clinton [28JY]
    Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Flank Document 
        Agreement: President Clinton [15MY]
    Veto of H.R. 2631, Disapproval of Line-Item Vetoes in Military 
        Construction Appropriations Legislation: President Clinton 
        [13NO]
  Motions
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations 
        and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119) [25JY] [4SE]
    ------disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction 
        appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631) [7NO]
    ------making appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016) [3SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2266) [3SE]

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  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing 
        Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 278) 
        (H. Rept. 105-343) [23OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and 
        Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 228) (H. Rept. 105-248) [11SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 242) (H. 
        Rept. 105-267) [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 169) (H. Rept. 105-137) 
        [18JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment 
        and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 178) (H. 
        Rept. 105-156) [26JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 198) (H. Rept. 105-213) 
        [28JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2266) (H. Rept. 105-265) [23SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2266) (H. Rept. 
        105-206) [25JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        1119) (H. Rept. 105-340) [23OC]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1119) (H. Rept. 
        105-132) [16JN]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2016) (H. Rept. 105-247) [9SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2016) (H. Rept. 
        105-150) [24JN]
    Dept. of Defense Reform: Committee on National Security (House) 
        (H.R. 1778) (H. Rept. 105-133) [17JN]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-108) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [16SE]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [25JY]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 
        105-108) [15SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-
        108) [30MY]

NATIONAL SKILLS STANDARDS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: allow local areas to develop elementary and secondary 
        education programs that meet their needs (see H.R. 2992) [9NO]

NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588) [5FE]
    Lincoln National Historic Trail: designate as a component of the 
        National Trails System (see H.R. 1513) [1MY]
    National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588) [5FE]

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: require foreign air carriers to establish disaster 
        assistance plans (see H.R. 2476) [15SE]
    FAA: reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain 
        certificate holders (see H.R. 1846) [10JN]
  Reports filed
    Disaster Assistance Plans by Foreign Air Carriers: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2476) (H. 
        Rept. 105-371) [31OC]

NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Repeal (see H.R. 345) [9JA]
    States: voluntary compliance (see H.R. 2115) [8JY]

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental (see H.R. 1251) 
        [8AP]
    Federal employees: overtime pay for forecasters performing 
        essential services during severe weather events (see H.R. 
        2987) [9NO]
    Ojai, CA: relocation of radar tower (see H.R. 174) [9JA]

NATIONAL WEEK OF REFLECTION AND TOLERANCE
  Bills and resolutions
    Support (see H. Res. 300) [31OC]

NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: conduct a volunteer pilot project at one 
        national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
        Service region (see H.R. 1856) [10JN]
    National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the 
        making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound 
        tracks (see H.R. 2993) [9NO]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 511, 
        952, 1420) [4FE] [5MR] [23AP]
    ------prohibit expenditure of certain funds for new refuges 
        without specific authorization from Congress (see H.R. 512) 
        [4FE]
    Revenue sharing: land or water acquisitions relative to payments 
        (see H.R. 439) [9JA]
    Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require 
        acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by 
        owner consent (see H.R. 13) [7JA] [9JA]
  Reports filed
    National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 1420) (H. Rept. 105-106) [21MY]
    National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community 
        Partnership Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1856) 
        (H. Rept. 105-329) [21OC]
    Prohibit Expenditure of Funds for New National Wildlife System 
        Refuges Without Specific Authorization From Congress: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 512) (H. Rept. 105-276) 
        [29SE]

NATIONAL WOMEN'S BUSINESS COUNCIL
  Bills and resolutions
    Funding (see H.R. 2389) [3SE]

NATIVE AMERICANS
  Appointments
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
        Development Board of Trustees [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Advisory Council on California Indian Policy: extension (see H.R. 
        3069) [13NO]
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Huna Totem Corp. (see 
        H.R. 3088) [13NO]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (see 
        H.R. 2756) [28OC]
    ------provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate surface 
        transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King Cove 
        (see H.R. 2259) [24JY]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify land bank protection 
        provisions (see H.R. 2000) [19JN]
    ------recognition of certain Native American communities (see H.R. 
        2812) [4NO]
    ------selection of lands by certain Vietnam veterans and the Elim 
        Native Corp. (see H.R. 2924) [7NO]
    Cabazon Indian Reservation: authorize leases (see H.R. 2089) 
        [26JN]
    California: conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (see H.R. 
        79) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs 
        parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of 
        Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 700) [12FE]
    ------transfer of public lands to certain Indian tribes (see H.R. 
        2742) [24OC]
    Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma: take certain lands into 
        Federal trust (see H.R. 2039) [25JN]
    Dept. of HHS: enhance self-governance relative to direct 
        operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service 
        activities (see H.R. 1833) [7JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal 
        reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute 
        Indian tribes (see H.R. 745) [13FE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the Native American 
        Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 2317) [31JY]
    Families and domestic relations: Federal funding for certain 
        adoption and foster care programs (see H.R. 261) [9JA]
    ------regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody 
        proceedings (see H.R. 1082) [13MR]
    Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe 
        (see H.R. 190, 1476, 3055) [9JA] [29AP] [13NO]
    Forest Service: grant easement to Chugach Alaska Corp. (see H.R. 
        3087) [13NO]
    Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas 
        leasing agreements for specific allotted lands (see H.R. 2309) 
        [30JY]
    Fort King, FL: historical and cultural study relative to the 
        Second Seminole War (see H.R. 833) [25FE]
    Gambling: provide remedies for sovereign tribal governments 
        relative to gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see 
        H.R. 452) [21JA]
    ------reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts 
        and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 334) [9JA]
    Government: administrative procedures for extension of Federal 
        recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 1154) [20MR]
    Government regulations: decrease the requisite blood quantum 
        required for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe 
        (see H.R. 2419) [5SE]
    Haskell Indian Nations University: enhance administrative 
        authority of college president (see H.R. 1337) [15AP]
    Hawaii: repatriation of certain Native American remains (see H.R. 
        749) [13FE]
    Housing: extend loan guarantee program for Indian housing (see 
        H.R. 33) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians (see 
        H.R. 626) [6FE]
    ------repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to 
        live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions 
        (see H.R. 2934) [8NO]
    Indian Child Welfare Act: exempt voluntary child custody 
        proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 1957) [18JN]
    Kickapoo Tribe: restore Federal Indian services, clarify 
        citizenship, and provide trust lands to members residing in 
        Maverick County, TX (see H.R. 2314) [30JY]
    Michigan: clarify Federal relationship with the Burt Lake Band 
        (see H.R. 948) [5MR]
    ------divide, use, and distribute certain judgment funds of the 
        Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (see H.R. 1604) [14MY]
    ------Federal recognition of Swan Creek Black River Confederated 
        Ojibwa Tribes (see H.R. 2822) [5NO]
    Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes: distribution of judgment funds 
        (see H.R. 976) [6MR]
    Munoz, Vince: relief (see H.R. 2426; H. Res. 222) [5SE]
    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: 
        technical corrections (see H.R. 2663) [9OC]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 3012) [9NO]
    Public lands: reduce the fractionated ownership of Indian lands 
        (see H.R. 2743) [24OC]
    ------restrict certain gaming and land use on United Auburn Indian 
        Community lands (see H.R. 1805) [5JN]
    Real estate: require uniform appraisals of certain leaseholds of 
        restricted Indian lands (see H.R. 1386) [17AP]
    Research: study and repatriation of remains for which a cultural 
        affiliation is not readily ascertainable (see H.R. 2893) [7NO]
    Rhode Island: rights and sovereign status of certain Indian tribes 
        (see H.R. 1983) [19JN]
    Roads and highways: improve Indian reservation roads and related 
        transportation services (see H.R. 2665) [9OC]

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    Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: enhance administrative 
        authority of college president (see H.R. 1337) [15AP]
    Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary 
        expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see 
        H.R. 1267) [9AP]
    ------depreciation on property used within an Indian reservation 
        (see H.R. 1095) [18MR]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments 
        (see H.R. 295) [9JA]
    ------provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment 
        (see H.R. 293) [9JA]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments 
        or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 294) [9JA]
    ------treatment of the commercial activities of Indian tribal 
        organizations relative to unrelated business income tax (see 
        H.R. 1554) [8MY]
    Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to 
        Native Americans and Alaskan natives (see H. Res. 29; H.R. 
        486, 555) [9JA] [21JA] [4FE]
    Utah: prohibit shipment of spent nuclear fuel to Goshute Indian 
        Reservaton (see H.R. 2083) [26JN]
    Water: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Reservation 
        Rural Water System (see H.R. 2306) [30JY]
    Ysleta del Sur Pueblo: relief of tribal members (see H.R. 2426; H. 
        Res. 222) [5SE]
  Reports filed
    Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 948) (H. Rept. 105-351) [28OC]
    Conveyance of California Land to Hoopa Valley Tribe: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 79) (H. Rept. 105-110) [3JN]
    Distribution of Certain Revenues From the Mineral Springs Parcel 
        to Certain Members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla 
        Indians: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 700) (H. Rept. 
        105-241) [3SE]
    King Cove Health and Safety Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2259) (H. Rept. 105-398) [8NO]
    Miccosukee Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1476) (H. Rept. 105-278) [29SE]
    Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1604) (H. Rept. 105-352) [28OC]
    Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgement Fund Distribution Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 976) (H. Rept. 105-242) 
        [3SE]
    Restrict Certain Gaming and Land Use on United Auburn Indian 
        Community Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1805) 
        (H. Rept. 105-301) [6OC]

NATURAL GAS
related term(s) Power Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: provide relief to businesses relative to 
        interest and penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by 
        FERC (see H.R. 2903) [7NO]
    California: moratorium on gas and oil development of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 133) [9JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: approval process for oil and gas leasing, 
        exploration, or development activity off the North Carolina 
        coast (see H.R. 2615) [6OC]
    ------moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of 
        the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3073) [13NO]
    ------prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and 
        gas lease sales (see H.R. 2555) [25SE]
    ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions 
        of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3074) [13NO]
    Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and 
        gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 
        1989) [19JN]
    ------restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental 
        Shelf (see H.R. 180) [9JA]
    Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas 
        leasing agreements for specific allotted lands (see H.R. 2309) 
        [30JY]
    National Park Service: use of escrowed oil and gas revenues to 
        improve visitor facilities (see H.R. 2143) [10JY]
    Petroleum: lease lands within Naval Oil Shale Reserves to private 
        entities for the development of oil and natural gas (see H.R. 
        1163) [20MR]
    ------management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see H.R. 
        1107) [18MR]
    Public lands: disposal of helium (see H.R. 2178) [16JY]
    Taxation: provide equivalent rates on natural gas and gasoline 
        (see H.R. 1623) [15MY]
    ------treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive 
        wells (see H.R. 2072) [26JN]
    ------treatment of oil and gas production within the U.S. (see 
        H.R. 1648) [15MY]
    Transportation: increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 
        970) [6MR]
    Wayne National Forest: continuance of oil and gas operations (see 
        H.R. 1467) [28AP]

NATURAL GAS POLICY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Natural gas: provide relief to businesses relative to interest and 
        penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by FERC (see H.R. 
        2903) [7NO]

NATURAL RESOURCES
  Bills and resolutions
    BLM: transfer to State governments the authority to require bonds 
        or other financial guarantees for the reclamation of hardrock 
        mineral operations (see H.R. 1917) [17JN]
    Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma: take certain lands into 
        Federal trust (see H.R. 2039) [25JN]
    Dept. of Defense: improve the management of fish and wildlife 
        resources on military lands (see H.R. 374) [9JA]
    Ecology and environment: comprehensive management strategy to save 
        the tundra from depredation by the mid-continent lesser snow 
        goose (see H. Con. Res. 175) [24OC]
    ------ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen 
        protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to 
        local governments and individuals relative to economic 
        development efforts (see H.R. 2351) [31JY]
    ------increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to 
        environmental crimes (see H.R. 277) [9JA]
    ------national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1209, 
        1404) [20MR] [17AP]
    Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and 
        facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of 
        communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 
        2789) [31OC]
    ------establish a program of recovery and protection and to 
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and 
        their resources (see H.R. 2515) [23SE]
    J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, 
        Watkinsville, GA: designate (see H.R. 785) [13FE]
    Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for 
        the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands 
        (see H.R. 778) [13FE]
    ------locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 253) 
        [9JA]
    ------provide for claim maintenance fees and royalties on hardrock 
        mining claims (see H.R. 1830) [6JN]
    ------reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780) 
        [13FE]
    National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, 
        and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient 
        Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376) [17AP]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 3012) [9NO]
    Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal 
        activities policy (see H.R. 2547) [25SE]
    Public lands: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal 
        natural assets (see H.R. 919) [4MR]
    Taxation: repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain 
        hardrock mines (see H.R. 779) [13FE]
    Texas: use of Canadian River reclamation project distribution 
        system to transport water from sources other than the project 
        (see H.R. 2007) [20JN]
    Western States: improve management of water-related facilities 
        (see H.R. 2402) [4SE]
    Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation and enhancement 
        through establishment of a wetlands mitigation banking program 
        (see H.R. 1290) [10AP]
  Reports filed
    J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, 
        Watkinsville, GA: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 785) 
        (H. Rept. 105-36) [20MR]
    Management of Water-Related Facilities in Western States: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2402) (H. Rept. 105-353) 
        [28OC]
    Use of Canadian River Reclamation Project Water Distribution 
        System: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2007) (H. Rept. 
        105-279) [29SE]

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. 235) [9JA]
    Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television 
        broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30) 
        [27FE]
    Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal 
        (see H. Con. Res. 19) [11FE]
    Waldheim, Kurt: receipt of U.N. retirement allowance (see H. Con. 
        Res. 144) [4SE]

NEAL, RICHARD E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 241) [9JA]
    ------eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of 
        gain on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 242) [9JA]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-
        exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association 
        College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527) [23SE]

NEBRASKA
  Bills and resolutions
    Irrigation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska 
        and Wyoming (see H.R. 2795) [4NO]

NEIGHBORHOODS
see Community Development; Suburban Areas; Urban Areas

NETHERCUTT, GEORGE R., JR. (a Representative from Washington)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes (see H.R. 
        1315) [14AP]
    Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to 
        installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426) [9JA]
    ------deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 1333) [15AP]

NEUMANN, MARK W. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the 
        public debt (see H.R. 2191) [17JY]
    OMB: reduce nondefense discretionary spending limits for 1998-2002 
        (see H.R. 2906) [7NO]
    Refuse disposal: continuation of national permit for discharges of 
        dredged or fill materials into headwaters and isolated waters 
        (see H.R. 2155) [11JY]
    Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining 
        age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 3008) [9NO]
    ------ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857) [27FE]

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    Weapons: require destruction and prohibit acquisition of certain 
        antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2907) [7NO]

NEVADA
  Bills and resolutions
    Clark County, NV: land conveyance (see H.R. 2136) [10JY]
    Dept. of the Interior: land conveyance to the St. Jude's Ranch for 
        Children in Nevada (see H.R. 2989) [9NO]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270) 
        [10AP]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 280, 283) [24OC] [28OC]
    Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (see H.R. 2680) [21OC]
    Mesquite, NV: acquire certain lands (see H.R. 1535) [6MY]
    National Academy of Sciences: authorize study on migration of 
        underground plutonium at the Nevada Test Site (see H.R. 2479) 
        [16SE]
    Public lands: disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see H.R. 
        449) [20JA]
    Real estate: validate conveyance of certain lands relative to 
        right-of-way granted to Central Pacific Railway Co. (see H.R. 
        1918) [17JN]
    Walker River Basin: assist in litigation settlement and conserve 
        and stabilize water quantity and quality for fish habitat and 
        recreation (see H.R. 2947) [8NO]
  Motions
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270) [30OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 105-345) [24OC], (H. 
        Res. 283) (H. Rept. 105-354) [28OC]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1270) (H. Rept. 105-290) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 105-
        290) [21OC]
    Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 449) (H. Rept. 105-68) [23AP]

NEW HAMPSHIRE
  Bills and resolutions
    Berlin, NH: examine historical significance (see H.R. 105) [9JA]
    Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require 
        acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by 
        owner consent (see H.R. 13) [7JA] [9JA]

NEW HAVEN, CT
  Bills and resolutions
    Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 2787) [31OC]

NEW JERSEY
  Bills and resolutions
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        2125) [9JY]
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory 
        Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 1894) [12JN]
    Dover Township, NJ: study cancer rate among children (see H.R. 
        1080) [13MR]
    Health: expand research relative to environmental and genetic 
        susceptibilities for breast cancer (see H.R. 1413) [23AP]
    Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve at Mullica 
        River-Great Bay: designate (see H.R. 2630) [7OC]
    Morristown National Historical Park: acquisition of certain 
        property (see H.R. 2776) [30OC]
    Water pollution: terminate ocean dumping off the coast at the Mud 
        Dump Site and other sites within the New York Bight Apex (see 
        H.R. 244) [9JA]

NEW MEXICO
  Bills and resolutions
    Carlsbad Irrigation District: land conveyance (see H.R. 1943) 
        [17JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: agreement with the Arch Hurley Conservancy 
        District on prepayment of water reclamation repayment 
        contracts (see H.R. 488) [21JA]
    ------deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project 
        and negotiate the water rights of Ute Indian tribes (see H.R. 
        745) [13FE]
    Foreign trade: establish commercial zone on border of Mexico (see 
        H.R. 2808) [4NO]
    Forests: funding to implement the compromise between the Forest 
        Service and timber contractors operating in the Vallecitos 
        sustained-yield unit (see H.R. 485) [21JA]
    Museums: funding for construction of history museum (see H.R. 732) 
        [12FE]
    National Cave and Karst Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 
        2098) [26JN]
    National forests: conveyance of lands from Carson National Forest 
        and Santa Fe National Forest to the village of El Rito and the 
        town of Jemez Springs, NM (see H.R. 434) [9JA]
    Petroglyph National Monument: modify boundaries (see H.R. 1424) 
        [23AP]
    Trust funds: provide investment flexibility of trust funds and 
        modify the basis on which distributions are made from those 
        funds (see H.R. 1051) [12MR]
  Reports filed
    Conveyance of Public Lands From Carson National Forest and Santa 
        Fe National Forest to El Rito and Jemez Springs, NM: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 105-359) [30OC]

NEW ULM, MN
  Bills and resolutions
    German Americans: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann 
        Heights Park as a national symbol of the contributions of 
        German Americans (see H. Con. Res. 177) [24OC]

NEW YORK, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Grant's Tomb National Monument: designate (see H.R. 546) [4FE]
    Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see 
        H.R. 2201) [17JY]
    Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 282) 
        [9JA]
    Queens, NY: relief of certain aliens (see H.R. 2210) [22JY]
    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 29) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 2187) [17JY]
  Reports filed
    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 29) (H. Rept. 
        105-210) [28JY]
    Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 548) (H. Rept. 
        105-234) [31JY]

NEW YORK (State)
  Bills and resolutions
    Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain 
        Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436) [9SE]
    FEMA: reimburse certain State and local jurisdictions for support 
        of Federal rescue and salvage operations relative to crash of 
        Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (see H.R. 772) [13FE]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in New York (see H.R. 848) [26FE]
    Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see 
        H.R. 545) [4FE]
    Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 455) [21JA]
    ------prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 55) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Medicaid: waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions 
        (see H.R. 2437) [9SE]
    National Park Service: exchange land in the Fire Island National 
        Seashore for land in Suffolk County (see H.R. 1256) [9AP]
    New Jersey: terminate ocean dumping off the coast at the Mud Dump 
        Site and other sites within the New York Bight Apex (see H.R. 
        244) [9JA]
    Roads and highways: designate Interstate 86 from New York to 
        Pennsylvania (see H.R. 2054) [25JN]
    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 29) [7JA] [9JA]
  Reports filed
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in New York: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 848) 
        (H. Rept. 105-122) [7JN]
    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 29) (H. Rept. 
        105-210) [28JY]

NEWS MEDIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil liberties: protection from personal intrusion (see H.R. 
        2448) [10SE]
    Courts: photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court 
        proceedings (see H.R. 1280) [10AP]
    Cuba: allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        287) [9JA]
    House Rules: permit committees to vote to allow live media 
        coverage of the testimony of a subpoenaed witness (see H. Res. 
        275) [22OC]
    ------repeal exception to the requirement that public committee 
        proceedings be open to all media (see H. Res. 301) [4NO]
    Immigration: provide special status for certain alien journalists 
        working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890) [27FE]
    Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in 
        Paris (see H. Res. 219) [4SE]
  Reports filed
    House Rules Relative to Repeal of Exceptions to the Requirement 
        That Public Committee Proceedings Be Open to the Media: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 301) (H. Rept. 105-382) 
        [5NO]

NEWSPAPERS
related term(s) News Media
  Bills and resolutions
    Cuba: allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        287) [9JA]

NEY, ROBERT W. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards [12MR]
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    Office of Fair Employment Practices Review Panel [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law 
        enforcement officer (see H.R. 826) [25FE]
    EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or 
        particulate matter before existing standards have been 
        attained (see H.R. 1863) [11JN]
    Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 1248) 
        [8AP]
    Wayne National Forest: continuance of oil and gas operations (see 
        H.R. 1467) [28AP]

NICARAGUA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    CIA: establish select committee to investigate involvement in 
        crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 34, 70) 
        [21JA] [13FE]
    Elections: tribute on the occasion of democratic elections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 18) [11FE]
    Immigration: adjust status of certain individuals (see H.R. 2666) 
        [9OC]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 3041) [13NO]

NICHOLSON, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct: issue commemorative postage stamp 
        honoring anniversary of dedication (see H. Con. Res. 79) 
        [14MY]

NIGERIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Carrington, Walter: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador (see H. 
        Res. 260) [6OC]
    Foreign trade: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786) [4JN]

NO ELECTRONIC THEFT (NET) ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2265) (H. 
        Rept. 105-339) [23OC]

NOBEL PRIZE
  Bills and resolutions
    Belo, Carlos F.X.: recipient for peace (see H. Res. 45) [10FE]

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    Ramos-Horta, Jose: recipient for peace (see H. Res. 45) [10FE]

NOISE POLLUTION
related term(s) Pollution
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at 
        certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 153) [9JA]
    EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see 
        H.R. 536) [4FE]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: prohibit commercial air tours (see 
        H.R. 2859) [6NO]

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
related term(s) Tax-Exempt Organizations
  Bills and resolutions
    Arts and humanities: encourage participation and increase 
        understanding and appreciation of the cultural heritage of the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2156) [11JY]
    Corporations: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see 
        H.R. 944) [5MR]
    ------require shareholders views relative to charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 945) [5MR]
    Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (see H. 
        Res. 31) [21JA]
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 
        852) [26FE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 852), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 88) [11MR]
    Higher Education Act: allow certain small, nonprofit banks to 
        exceed 50 percent student loan ratio (see H.R. 2311) [30JY]
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 1688) [21MY]
    Medicare: prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to 
        for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443) 
        [9JA]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1716) [22MY]
    States: authorize transfer of surplus personal property for 
        donation (see H.R. 680) [11FE]
    Surplus Government property: transfer of surplus real and personal 
        property to nonprofit organizations for housing and other uses 
        (see H.R. 1004) [11MR]
    Taxation: allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work 
        opportunity tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2995) [9NO]
    ------repeal cap on outstanding tax-exempt bonds for certain 
        nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 197) [9JA]
    ------treatment of affiliation or control of nonprofit 
        organizations by for-profit organizations relative to 
        eligibility for low-income housing tax credits (see H.R. 2765) 
        [29OC]
    ------treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain 
        private foundations (see H.R. 519) [4FE]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments 
        or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 294) [9JA]
    ------treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or 
        property to transfer assets to charitable organizations (see 
        H.R. 3029) [12NO]
    Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by 
        nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726) [12FE]
    Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability 
        during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit 
        organizations (see H.R. 911, 1167) [4MR] [20MR]
  Motions
    Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability 
        during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit 
        organizations (S. 543) [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 852, Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 88) (H. Rept. 105-15) [11MR]
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 105-7) [6MR]
    Volunteer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        911) (H. Rept. 105-101) [19MY]

NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorizing (see H.R. 2556) [25SE]

NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY
  Appointments
    Members [22MY]

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)
  Bills and resolutions
    Albania: recommend integration (see H. Con. Res. 104) [23JN]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support 
        democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia, and 
        continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15) 
        [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard 
        members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard 
        (see H.R. 2796) [4NO]
    Eastern European countries: recommend integration of Estonia, 
        Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10) [21JA]
    Immigration: establish special status for NATO civilian employees 
        (see H.R. 429) [9JA]
    International relations: ensure enlargement is consistent with 
        U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and 
        preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (see H.R. 
        1431, 1758) [24AP] [3JN]
    ------ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 159) [3JN]
    Lithuania: recommend integration (see H. Con. Res. 101) [19JN]
    Macedonia: condemn deployment of U.S. military personnel (see H. 
        Con. Res. 158) [25SE]
    Romania: recommend integration (see H. Con. Res. 53) [20MR]
    Security investment program: reduce U.S. contribution (see H.R. 
        2965) [8NO]
  Messages
    Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Flank Document 
        Agreement: President Clinton [15MY]
  Motions
    International relations: ensure enlargement is consistent with 
        U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and 
        preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758) 
        [11JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) [3JN]

NORTH CAROLINA
  Bills and resolutions
    Brunswick County, NC: environmental restoration project at the 
        eastern channel of the Lockwoods Folly River (see H.R. 1905) 
        [17JN]
    Cape Lookout National Seashore: ensure maintenance of a herd of 
        wild horses (see H.R. 765) [13FE]
    Dept. of the Interior: approval process for oil and gas leasing, 
        exploration, or development activity off the North Carolina 
        coast (see H.R. 2615) [6OC]
    Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication 
        or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins 
        (see H.R. 2565) [26SE]
  Reports filed
    Cape Lookout National Seashore Maintenance of Wild Horses: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 765) (H. Rept. 105-179) 
        [14JY]

NORTH DAKOTA
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making interim emergency supplemental for disaster 
        relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1707, 
        1708) [22MY]
    Floods: facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through 
        greater flexibility for depository institutions and their 
        regulators (see H.R. 1461) [24AP]
    Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas 
        leasing agreements for specific allotted lands (see H.R. 2309) 
        [30JY]
    Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi 
        Sioux Indian tribes (see H.R. 976) [6MR]
    Water: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water 
        quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and 
        habitats (see H.R. 3012) [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgement Fund Distribution Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 976) (H. Rept. 105-242) 
        [3SE]

NORTH KOREA
see Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Anniversary (see H. Res. 266) [9OC]

NORTHERN FOREST LANDS COUNCIL
  Bills and resolutions
    Recommendations: implement (see H.R. 971) [6MR]

NORTHERN IRELAND
see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, COMMONWEALTH OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections: plebiscite on adherence to U.S. laws or independence 
        (see H. Con. Res. 164) [1OC]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450) 
        [24AP]

NORTHUP, ANNE M. (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and 
        related agencies appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Mother Teresa: condolences on death (see H. Res. 226) [10SE]
    National Panel on Early Reading Research and Effective Reading 
        Instruction: establish (see H.R. 2192) [17JY]

NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES (a Delegate from the District of Columbia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Alcoholic beverages: increase taxes and provide funding for 
        alcohol abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 2028) [24JN]
    Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of 
        savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 827) [25FE]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages 
        based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302) [10AP]
    Civil War--U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American 
        Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453) [11SE]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 292) [30OC]
    Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to 
        surety bonding requirements (see H.R. 2554) [25SE]
    Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross 
        negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas 
        (see H.R. 1334) [15AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands to the District of 
        Columbia for use for single-family homes for low- and 
        moderate-income families (see H.R. 2700) [22OC]
    District of Columbia: enter into cooperative agreements with 
        certain Federal agencies relative to crime prevention and law 
        enforcement (see H.R. 1538) [6MY]
    ------repeal congressionally imposed tax exemptions provided to 
        certain entities (see H.R. 889) [27FE]
    Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to 
        adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1113) [18MR]
    EPA: restoration of urban watersheds and community environments in 
        the Anacostia River (see H.R. 2823) [5NO]
    Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial 
        Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2443) [9SE]
    Federal employees: funding for pay adjustments and comparability 
        payments through reductions in agency spending on service 
        contracts (see H.R. 886) [27FE]
    ------leave transfer authority for those adversely affected by 
        disasters or emergencies (see H.R. 1388) [17AP]
    ------prohibit agencies from contracting out work that can be done 
        cheaper by current employees (see H.R. 885) [27FE]

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    ------prohibit the replacement of bought-out employees with 
        contract employees (see H.R. 888) [27FE]
    House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from 
        welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare 
        participation rates in home jurisdiction (see H.R. 1046) 
        [12MR]
    Medicaid: temporarily waive enrollment composition rule for the 
        D.C. Health Cooperative (see H.R. 2093) [26JN]
    OMB: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal entities 
        providing Government services (see H.R. 887) [27FE]
    Professional Boxing Safety Act: provide additional safety 
        provisions (see H.R. 2354) [31JY]
    Southeastern University: amend charter relative to board of 
        trustees eligibility (see H.R. 2753) [28OC]
    Taxation: exclude from gross income pension benefits received by 
        the survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line 
        of duty (see H.R. 921) [4MR]
    ------treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 549) 
        [4FE]

NORWOOD, CHARLIE (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair [7JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    A. James Dyess Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Augusta, GA: 
        designate (see H.R. 2218) [22JY]
    Agriculture: restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of 
        the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk 
        marketing orders (see H.R. 786) [13FE]
    ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from 
        failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare 
        benefit plans (see H.R. 2960) [8NO]
    FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community 
        broadcasting (see H.R. 1539) [6MY]
    Health: standardize relationships between group health plans and 
        health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, 
        and providers (see H.R. 1415) [23AP]
    J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, 
        Watkinsville, GA: designate (see H.R. 785) [13FE]
    J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: designate (see H.R. 
        1484) [29AP]

NUCLEAR ENERGY
related term(s) Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Nuclear Weapons; Power 
    Resources; Radioactive Substances
  Bills and resolutions
    Brookhaven, NY: prohibit reactivation of the High Flux Beam 
        Reactor at Brookhaven National Laboratory (see H.R. 2384) 
        [3SE]
    Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging 
        radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as 
        private facilities (see H.R. 2222) [23JY]
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1577) [8MY]
    ------provide health benefits to former defense nuclear facility 
        employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 1397) [17AP]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270) 
        [10AP]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 280, 283) [24OC] [28OC]
    ------require annual review of motor carriers safety permits for 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 2806) [4NO]
    ------storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of 
        the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32) [4MR]
    International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold U.S. assistance for 
        programs or projects in Cuba (see H.R. 2092) [26JN]
    National Academy of Sciences: authorize study on migration of 
        underground plutonium at the Nevada Test Site (see H.R. 2479) 
        [16SE]
    Seaborg, Glenn T.: declassification of Atomic Energy Commission 
        journal (see H.R. 2809) [4NO]
    Tariff: nuclear fuel assemblies (see H.R. 2339) [31JY]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see 
        H.R. 629) [6FE]
    ------consent (H.R. 629), consideration (see H. Res. 258) [6OC]
    Utah: prohibit shipment of spent nuclear fuel to Goshute Indian 
        Reservaton (see H.R. 2083) [26JN]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Brazil Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton [30OC]
  Motions
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270) [30OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact Consent Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 258) (H. Rept. 105-299) [6OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 105-345) [24OC], (H. 
        Res. 283) (H. Rept. 105-354) [28OC]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1270) (H. Rept. 105-290) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 105-
        290) [21OC]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-181) [15JY]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270) 
        [10AP]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 280, 283) [24OC] [28OC]
    ------storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of 
        the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32) [4MR]
  Motions
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270) [30OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 105-345) [24OC], (H. 
        Res. 283) (H. Rept. 105-354) [28OC]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1270) (H. Rept. 105-290) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 105-
        290) [21OC]

NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1270): consideration (see H. Res. 280, 283) [24OC] 
        [28OC]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270) 
        [10AP]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 1270) [30OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1270, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 105-345) [24OC], (H. Res. 283) (H. 
        Rept. 105-354) [28OC]
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 
        105-290) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 105-
        290) [21OC]

NUCLEAR WEAPONS
  Appointments
    Commission To Assess the Organization of the Federal Government To 
        Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction [30MY] 
        [8JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: issue medal to persons exposed to nuclear radiation 
        (see H.R. 432) [9JA]
    Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of 
        savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 827) [25FE]
    Budget: terminate certain Dept. of Defense programs and reduce 
        funding and scope of Dept. of Energy Stockpile Stewardship 
        Program (see H.R. 1832) [6JN]
    Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241) 
        [23SE]
    Cuba: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        1182) [20MR]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile 
        defense systems (see H.R. 2786) [31OC]
    Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear 
        facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 
        1397) [17AP]
    Iraq: eviction of U.S. members of U.N. weapons inspection teams 
        and threats to surveillance planes (see H. Res. 322) [12NO]
    Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced 
        weapons (see H.R. 2345) [31JY]
    National Academy of Sciences: authorize study on migration of 
        underground plutonium at the Nevada Test Site (see H.R. 2479) 
        [16SE]
    Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see 
        H. Con. Res. 118, 121) [22JY] [24JY]
    Seaborg, Glenn T.: declassification of Atomic Energy Commission 
        journal (see H.R. 2809) [4NO]
    Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 1814) [5JN]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Brazil Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton [30OC]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [17MR]
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 
        Weapons: President Clinton [12NO]
    Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Abatement Program: President Clinton 
        [5MY]
    Policy Functions and Operational Roles of Federal Agencies To 
        Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction: President Clinton [21JA]
    Response to Threats of Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction: President Clinton [26FE]

NURSES
see Health Care Professionals

NURSING HOME PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2423) [5SE]

NURSING HOMES
see Health Care Facilities

NUSSLE, JIM (a Representative from Iowa)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of HHS: prohibit payments to hospitals for reducing the 
        number of residents in graduate medical education programs 
        (see H.R. 2600) [1OC]
    Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189) [20MR]
    Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy 
        relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 1421) [23AP]
    ------payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care 
        (see H.R. 2908) [7NO]
    Tariff: p-nitrobenzoic (see H.R. 1940) [17JN]
    Taxation: treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain 
        farm rental income (see H.R. 1261) [9AP]
    ------treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for 
        farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (see H.R. 
        2166) [15JY]

OBERSTAR, JAMES L. (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [11SE]
    Conferee: H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        40) [4FE]
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see H.R. 
        2066, 2205) [25JN] [22JY]
    Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights 
        (see H.R. 552) [4FE]
    Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: improve access and use (see 
        H.R. 1739) [22MY]
    Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to 
        adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573) [8MY]
    Federal employees: provide that services performed by air traffic 
        supervisors and managers be creditable for retirement purposes 
        (see H.R. 728) [12FE]
    Motor vehicles: length and weight limitations on Federal-aid 
        highways (see H.R. 551) [4FE]
    Railroads: reform the safety practices of the railroad industry 
        (see H.R. 2455) [11SE]
    Water pollution: establish requirements and provide assistance to 
        prevent nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 550) [4FE]

OBEY, DAVID R. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]

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    ------H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related 
        agencies appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations [6OC]
    ------H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1755, 1796) 
        [3JN] [5JN]
    ------making interim emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1707) [22MY]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 44) [5FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk 
        prices (see H. Res. 224) [9SE]
    ------require estimates of production costs relative to milk 
        marketing orders' basic formula price (see H.R. 2482) [16SE]
    ------study effects of production costs on milk marketing orders' 
        basic formula price (see H.R. 1190) [20MR]
    House of Representatives: expenditure limitations and public 
        financing for general elections (see H.R. 243) [9JA]
    Medal of Honor: issue commemorative postage stamp in recognition 
        of recipients (see H. Con. Res. 200) [13NO]
    National Cheese Exchange: CFTC regulation of cash markets relative 
        to use as a reference price for commodities (see H.R. 645) 
        [6FE]
    ------reduce effect on the milk marketing orders' basic formula 
        price (see H.R. 646) [6FE]

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Labor: establish advisory panels relative to occupational 
        safety and health (see H.R. 2871) [7NO]
    EPA: implement national program to reduce health threat from 
        exposure to indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 2952) [8NO]
    Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension 
        from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of 
        persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 
        1624) [15MY]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1162, 2579) 
        [20MR] [30SE]
    ------establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2661) [9OC]
    OSHA: allow employers to use alternative means of meeting safety 
        and health rules (see H.R. 2875) [7NO]
    ------clarify liability of employers at multiemployer worksites 
        (see H.R. 2879) [7NO]
    ------consultation with State officials by employers relative to 
        compliance with safety and health requirements (see H.R. 2864) 
        [7NO]
    ------disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to 
        methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67) [20MR]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 2869) [7NO]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 2873) 
        [7NO]
    ------prohibit any employee performance measures relative to 
        number of inspections conducted, citations issued, or 
        penalties assessed (see H.R. 2877) [7NO]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 2881) 
        [7NO]

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 1162, 2579) [20MR] [30SE]
    Dept. of Labor: establish advisory panels relative to occupational 
        safety and health (see H.R. 2871) [7NO]
    OSHA: allow employers to use alternative means of meeting safety 
        and health rules (see H.R. 2875) [7NO]
    ------clarify liability of employers at multiemployer worksites 
        (see H.R. 2879) [7NO]
    ------consultation with State officials by employers relative to 
        compliance with safety and health requirements (see H.R. 2864) 
        [7NO]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 2869) [7NO]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 2873) 
        [7NO]
    ------prohibit any employee performance measures relative to 
        number of inspections conducted, citations issued, or 
        penalties assessed (see H.R. 2877) [7NO]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 2881) 
        [7NO]
    Standards: establish peer review (see H.R. 2661) [9OC]

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: exempt voluntary self assessments and 
        audits from being used to identify safety and health 
        violations by employers (see H.R. 2869) [7NO]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 2873) 
        [7NO]
    Chemicals: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to 
        methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67) [20MR]
    Dept. of Labor: establish advisory panels relative to occupational 
        safety and health (see H.R. 2871) [7NO]
    Enforcement: prohibit any employee performance measures relative 
        to number of inspections conducted, citations issued, or 
        penalties assessed (see H.R. 2877) [7NO]
    EPA: implement national program to reduce health threat from 
        exposure to indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 2952) [8NO]
    Government regulations: allow employers to use alternative means 
        of meeting safety and health rules (see H.R. 2875) [7NO]
    ------clarify liability of employers at multiemployer worksites 
        (see H.R. 2879) [7NO]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1162, 2579) 
        [20MR] [30SE]
    ------establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2661) [9OC]
    Small business: waiver or abatement of penalties if violations are 
        corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 2881) [7NO]
    States: consultation with State officials by employers relative to 
        compliance with safety and health requirements (see H.R. 2864) 
        [7NO]

OCEAN ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2547) [25SE]

OCEANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral 
        reef ecosystems (see H.R. 2233; H. Con. Res. 8; H. Res. 87) 
        [9JA] [10MR] [23JY]
    Fish and fishing: funding for fishing licenses and vessels for 
        Washington salmon fishery (see H.R. 1088) [17MR]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 
        408) [9JA]
    ------implement (H.R. 408), consideration (see H. Res. 153) [20MY]
    Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation 
        program (see H.R. 2970) [8NO]
    Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to 
        lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259) [9AP]
    Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437) [9JA]
    ------reauthorization of programs (H.R. 437), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 164) [10JN]
    National Lighthouse Museum: establish (see H.R. 2895) [7NO]
    National ocean and coastal activities policy: develop and 
        implement (see H.R. 2547) [25SE]
    National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437) 
        [9JA]
    ------reauthorization (H.R. 437), consideration (see H. Res. 164) 
        [10JN]
    New Jersey: terminate ocean dumping off the coast at the Mud Dump 
        Site and other sites within the New York Bight Apex (see H.R. 
        244) [9JA]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1278) [10AP]
    Year of the Ocean: observance (see H. Con. Res. 131) [29JY]
  Messages
    Fisheries Agreement With the People's Republic of China: President 
        Clinton [16JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 408, International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 153) (H. 
        Rept. 105-103) [20MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 437, National Sea Grant College Program and 
        Marine Resources Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 164) (H. Rept. 105-127) [10JN]
    Coral Reef Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2233) (H. Rept. 105-277) [29SE]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 105-74) 
        [24AP]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 
        105-74) [1MY]
    Maintain Health and Stability of Coral Reef Ecosystems: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 8) (H. Rept. 105-69) [23AP]
    Marine Resources Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 105-22) [21AP]
    National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 105-22) [21AP]
    NOAA Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1278) 
        (H. Rept.105-66) [20JN]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1278) (H. Rept. 105-66) 
        [23AP]
    Year of the Ocean: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        131) (H. Rept. 105-262) [23SE]

OFFICE OF FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
  Appointments
    Review Panel [25FE] [26FE]

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: reduce nondefense discretionary spending limits for 1998-
        2002 (see H.R. 2906) [7NO]
    Disabled: enforcement of electronic and information technology 
        accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with 
        disabilities (see H.R. 1255) [9AP]
    Government: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal 
        entities providing services (see H.R. 887) [27FE]

OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
  Bills and resolutions
    Drugs: expand responsibilities and extend authorization (see H.R. 
        2610) [6OC]
    National Drug Control Program: increase amount of funds Director 
        may transfer between agency accounts (see H.R. 1641) [15MY]

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    Reauthorize (see H.R. 2295, 2407) [30JY] [4SE]

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
related term(s) Federal Employees
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal employees: leave transfer authority for those adversely 
        affected by disasters or emergencies (see H.R. 1388) [17AP]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: improve sanctions 
        against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and 
        Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836) [10JN]
    Insurance: submit proposed legislation under which group universal 
        life insurance and group variable universal life insurance 
        would be available (see H.R. 2675) [21OC]
  Reports filed
    Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1836) (H. Rept. 
        105-374) [4NO]
    Federal Employees Life Insurance Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2675) (H. Rept. 
        105-373) [4NO]

OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION MONITORING
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431) [20MY] [8SE]

OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
  Bills and resolutions
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1463) [28AP]
  Messages
    U.S. Trade Representative Appointment: President Clinton [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 
        Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        1463) (H. Rept. 105-85) [1MY]

OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: safeguard confidential banking and credit 
        union information (see H.R. 3003) [9NO]

OHIO
  Bills and resolutions
    Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see 
        H.R. 2129) [9JY]
    Karl Bernal Post Office Building, Painesville, OH: designate (see 
        H.R. 2766) [29OC]
    Wayne National Forest: continuance of oil and gas operations (see 
        H.R. 1467) [28AP]

OJAI, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    National Weather Service: relocation of radar tower near Ojai, CA 
        (see H.R. 174) [9JA]

OKLAHOMA
  Bills and resolutions
    Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma: take certain lands into 
        Federal trust (see H.R. 2039) [25JN]
    Kickapoo Tribe: restore Federal Indian services, clarify 
        citizenship, and provide trust lands to members residing in 
        Maverick County, TX (see H.R. 2314) [30JY]
    Osage County, OK: convey certain lands acquired for Candy Lake 
        project (see H.R. 2299) [30JY]
    Sequoyah County, OK: convey certain lands acquired for Sallisaw 
        Creek project (see H.R. 2300) [30JY]

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
  Bills and resolutions
    Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the 
        National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial 
        Trust (see H.R. 1849) [10JN]
  Reports filed
    Oklahoma City National Memorial Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1849) (H. Rept. 105-316) [8OC]

OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the 
        National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial 
        Trust (see H.R. 1849) [10JN]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1849) (H. Rept. 
        105-316) [8OC]

OLDER AMERICANS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Pensions: improve provisions relative to pension rights 
        demonstration projects (see H.R. 2167) [15JY]
    Senior citizens: amend to provide for Federal-State performance 
        partnerships, consolidate nutrition programs, and extend 
        authorizations of appropriations (see H.R. 1671) [20MY]
    ------anniversary of establishment of the first nutrition program 
        for the elderly (see H. Con. Res. 48) [13MR]

OLVER, JOHN W. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Contracts: prohibit executive agencies from increasing competition 
        by helping contractors acquire equipment or facilities to 
        carry out a contract (see H.R. 829) [25FE]
    EPA: allow cooperative research and development agreements for 
        environmental protection (see H.R. 2961) [8NO]
    Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and 
        clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1354) [16AP]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685) [11FE]

OLYMPIC GAMES
related term(s) Sports
  Bills and resolutions
    South Africa: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town (see 
        H. Con. Res. 89) [22MY]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their tax 
        overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 1016) 
        [11MR]

OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons 
        (see H.R. 2850) [6NO]

OREGON
  Bills and resolutions
    Bureau of Reclamation: participate in a water conservation project 
        with the Tumalo Irrigation District in Oregon (see H.R. 1400) 
        [17AP]
    Federal employees: prohibit taxation of compensation of Washington 
        residents for services as Federal employees at a Columbia 
        River hydroelectric facility (see H.R. 874) [27FE]
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 799) 
        [13FE]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425) [23AP]
  Reports filed
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area Boundary Modification: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 799) (H. Rept. 105-377) [4NO]
    Lake County, OR, Public Land Exchange: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1944) (H. Rept. 105-193) [21JY]

ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE
  Bills and resolutions
    Turkey: hosting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
        Europe summit relative to human rights violations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 179) [28OC]

OROVILLE-TONASKET CLAIM SETTLEMENT AND CONVEYANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 412): consideration (see H. Res. 94) [12MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 412, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 94) (H. Rept. 105-19) [12MR]
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 412) (H. Rept. 
        105-8) [10MR]

ORTIZ, SOLOMON P. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth 
        defects (see H.R. 1114) [18MR]
    Texas: extend repayment period for Nueces River reclamation 
        project (see H.R. 2355) [31JY]

OSAGE COUNTY, OK
  Bills and resolutions
    Corps of Engineers: convey certain lands acquired for Candy Lake 
        project (see H.R. 2299) [30JY]

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
  Bills and resolutions
    California: moratorium on gas and oil development of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 133) [9JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on 
        certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 
        3073) [13NO]
    ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions 
        of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3074) [13NO]
    Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and 
        gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 
        1989) [19JN]

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Authorities: terminate (see H.R. 387, 527) [9JA] [4FE]
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 1681, 2064) [20MY] [25JN]

OWENS, MAJOR R. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    BATF: regulation of firearms, ammunition, and certain firearm 
        products (see H.R. 788) [13FE]
    Education: restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115) 
        [18MR]
    Firearms: constitutional amendment to clarify right to keep and 
        bear arms (see H.J. Res. 61) [6MR]
    ------prohibit sale, import, manufacture, export, purchase, 
        transfer, receipt, possession or transportation of certain 
        handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 787) [13FE]
    Health: provide information and protect patients' rights relative 
        to medical care (see H.R. 1191) [20MR]

OXLEY, MICHAEL G. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 3000) [9NO]
    Radio: clarify the authority of the FCC to authorize foreign 
        investment in U.S. broadcast and common carrier radio licenses 
        (see H.R. 954) [5MR]
    SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1262) [9AP]
    Securities: quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see 
        H.R. 1053) [13MR]

OZONE
see Ecology and Environment

PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 191) [8NO]

PACKAGING
related term(s) Labeling
  Bills and resolutions
    Tobacco products: prescribe labels for packages and advertising 
        and disclose certain information (see H.R. 1244) [8AP]

PACKARD, RON (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, 
        family housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 
        2016) [24JN]

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    Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604) 
        [2OC]
    Taxation: reinstate aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and 
        Airway Trust Fund expenditures (see H.R. 1389) [17AP]
    ------treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal 
        residence (see H.R. 1026) [11MR]
    Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
        Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 
        849) [26FE]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 2016) [9SE]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 2209) 
        [18SE]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2016) (H. Rept. 105-247) [9SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2016) (H. Rept. 
        105-150) [24JN]

PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory 
        cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453) 
        [21JA]

PAINESVILLE, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Karl Bernal Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 2766) [29OC]

PAKISTAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
  Appointments
    Delegation to attend the 50th anniversary of the independence of 
        India and Pakistan [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Independence: anniversary (see H. Res. 157) [22MY]
    India: normalization of relations with Pakistan (see H. Con. Res. 
        162) [30SE]

PALESTINE BROADCASTING CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated 
        with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting 
        Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163) [1OC]

PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Albright, Sec. of State: Middle East visit (see H. Con. Res. 149) 
        [10SE]
    Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated 
        with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting 
        Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163) [1OC]
    Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy 
        relative to sale of land to Jews (see H. Con. Res. 93) [5JN]

PALESTINIANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Albright, Sec. of State: Middle East visit (see H. Con. Res. 149) 
        [10SE]
    Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated 
        with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting 
        Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163) [1OC]
    Israel: terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 133, 145, 
        146) [30JY] [4SE] [5SE]
    Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy 
        relative to sale of land to Jews (see H. Con. Res. 93) [5JN]

PALLONE, FRANK, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 
        2094) [26JN]
    Belarus: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 54) [21MR]
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        120) [17AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast 
        offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 2555) [25SE]
    Electric power: operation requirements for certain electric 
        generating facilities (see H.R. 2909) [7NO]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and 
        compliance programs (see H.R. 1453) [24AP]
    Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic 
        striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone 
        (see H.R. 393) [9JA]
    Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 3070) [13NO]
    Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for 
        the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 3010) 
        [9NO]
    Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a 
        memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1390) [17AP]
    Hazardous substances: reduce use and emissions of mercury and 
        increase recycling (see H.R. 2910) [7NO]
    Health: establish standards relative to managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 3009) [9NO]
    Immigration: permit admission of nonimmigrant students and 
        visitors who are spouses and children of permanent resident 
        aliens (see H.R. 2664) [9OC]
    India: permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. 
        Res. 248) [26SE]
    Medicare: pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1218) [21MR]
    Motor vehicles: establish an age limit for riding in front seats 
        (see H.R. 3071) [13NO]
    New Jersey: terminate ocean dumping off the coast at the Mud Dump 
        Site and other sites within the New York Bight Apex (see H.R. 
        244) [9JA]
    Terrorism: abduction and detainment of Donald Hutchings and four 
        Western Europeans in Jammu and Kashmir, India (see H. Con. 
        Res. 15) [5FE]
    Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance 
        for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263) 
        [9AP]

PALMETTO, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: transfer Palmetto Bend Project (see H.R. 
        2161) [15JY]

PALMISANO, ANTHONY
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial 
        Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2443) [9SE]

PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
  Bills and resolutions
    Libya: exception to foreign sovereign immunity relative to 
        jurisdiction of U.S. courts for claims arising out of 
        terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H.R. 3026) [12NO]
    ------reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. 
        sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals 
        wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am 
        Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246) [26SE]

PANAMA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance upon conveyance of any 
        military facility built or operated by the U.S. to any foreign 
        government-owned entity (see H.R. 2950) [8NO]
    Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the 
        presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 7, 170) [9JA] 
        [9OC]

PANAMA CANAL
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing for operation and maintenance (see 
        H.R. 1148, 1344) [20MR] [16AP]
    Panama: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of 
        U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 7, 170) [9JA] [9OC]

PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Panama Canal: authorizing appropriations for operation and 
        maintenance (see H.R. 1148, 1344) [20MR] [16AP]

PANCRETAN ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
  Bills and resolutions
    World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and 
        sacrifice (see H. Res. 17) [9JA]

PANEL TO REVIEW LONG-RANGE AIR POWER
  Appointments
    Members [15DE]

PAPERWORK ELIMINATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 852): consideration (see H. Res. 88) [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 852, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 88) (H. Rept. 105-15) [11MR]

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Ethnic groups: use of term ``multiracial'' or ``multiethnic'' on 
        classification lists (see H.R. 830) [25FE]
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 
        852) [26FE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 852), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 88) [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 852, Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 88) (H. Rept. 105-15) [11MR]
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 105-7) [6MR]

PAPPAS, MICHAEL (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): majority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 78) [26FE]
    Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and 
        use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267) [9OC]
    Taxation: deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955) 
        [5MR]
    ------treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and 
        special estate tax valuation for certain farm property (see 
        H.R. 245) [9JA]
    Turkey: claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea 
        called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey (see H. Con. Res. 
        188) [7NO]

PARK COUNTY, WY
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 1718) [22MY]

PARKER, MIKE (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations [3SE]

PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: enhance conservation and 
        protection (see H.R. 2149) [10JY]
    ------improve access and use (see H.R. 1739) [22MY]
    Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: establish (see 
        H.R. 1579) [13MY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issue national park capital improvement 
        bonds and set aside park fees into a National Park Capital 
        Improvement Fund to secure and pay interest on such bonds (see 
        H.R. 2853) [6NO]
    Fort Howard Park, MD: transfer certain lands to Baltimore County, 
        MD (see H.R. 1466) [28AP]
    Grand Teton National Park: domestic livestock grazing (see H.R. 
        708) [12FE]
    Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of 
        fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481) [29AP]
    Hawaii: establishment of new National Park System units (see H.R. 
        576) [4FE]
    National parks and recreation areas: repeal the pilot recreation 
        fee program and establish a royalty on hardrock minerals whose 
        proceeds are to be used for public recreational sites (see 
        H.R. 2818) [5NO]
    ------require the President to submit a separate appropriations 
        request to ensure priority funding (see H.R. 142) [9JA]
    Redwood National Park: increase management efficiency through 
        cooperative agreements with California (see H.R. 262) [9JA]

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    Safety: require camps to report on incidents of injuries and 
        illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 298) [9JA]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        overpayments or to make contributions for units of the 
        National Park System (see H.R. 755) [13FE]
  Reports filed
    Grand Teton National Park Domestic Livestock Grazing: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 708) (H. Rept. 105-300) [6OC]

PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION BAN ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1122) [19MR]
    Enact (H.R. 1122): consideration (see H. Res. 100) [19MR]
    ------consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 262) [7OC]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 1122) [20MR]
    ------Senate amendments [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1122, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 105-32) [19MR]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1122, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 105-312) 
        [7OC]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 929) (H. 
        Rept. 105-24) [17MR]

PASCRELL, BILL, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts: treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and 
        crack cocaine (see H.R. 2229) [23JY]
    Education: extend and make uniform student loan repayment plans 
        (see H.R. 2391) [3SE]
    Hazardous substances: require annual review of motor carriers 
        safety permits for transportation of hazardous material (see 
        H.R. 2806) [4NO]
    Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116) 
        [8JY]
    Taxation: treatment of severance pay (see H.R. 3011) [9NO]

PASSPORTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport 
        information (see H.R. 491) [21JA]
    Families and domestic relations: denial of passports to 
        noncustodial parents relative to nonpayment of child support 
        (see H.R. 389) [9JA]
    Jerusalem, Israel: record as place of birth on certain U.S. 
        passports (see H.R. 1298) [10AP]

PASTOR, ED (a Representative from Arizona)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations [3SE]
    Office of Fair Employment Practices Review Panel [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Hispanic Americans: tribute to Hispanic culture in the U.S. (see 
        H. Res. 240) [23SE]
    Native Americans: improve Indian reservation roads and related 
        transportation services (see H.R. 2665) [9OC]

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. 1256) 
        [9AP]

PATENTS
related term(s) Copyrights
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: permit lawful possessors of a copy of a computer 
        program to authorize additional copies under certain 
        circumstances (see H.R. 72) [7JA] [9JA]
    Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 
        789) [13FE]
    ------protection of certain original designs (see H.R. 2696) 
        [22OC]
    Crime: protect owners against sale of illegally reproduced plant 
        parts (see H.R. 1197) [20MR]
    Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, 
        improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see 
        H.R. 400) [9JA]
    ------convert to Government corporation, improve application 
        process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 116) [16AP]
    ------extend surcharges on patent fees (see H.R. 673) [11FE]
    ------improve the integrity of patent system and ensure the 
        validity of U.S. patents (see H.R. 812) [25FE]
    Quotation monitoring unit: renewal (see H.R. 381) [9JA]
    Technology: improve and expedite licensing of federally owned 
        inventions (see H.R. 2544) [25SE]
    Terms: restore term of patent protection and retain 
        confidentiality relative to the publication of patent 
        applications (see H.R. 811) [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 400, 21st Century Patent System Improvement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 116) (H. Rept. 105-
        56) [16AP]
    21st Century Patent System Improvement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 400) (H. Rept. 105-39) [20MR]

PATERSON, NJ
  Bills and resolutions
    Larry Doby Post Office: designate (see H.R. 2116) [8JY]

PATRIOTISM
  Bills and resolutions
    Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see 
        H.J. Res. 98) [28OC]
    Civil War--U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American 
        Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453) [11SE]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to allow States to prohibit 
        destruction of privately-owned flags and Congress to prohibit 
        destruction of federally-owned flags (see H.J. Res. 80, 82) 
        [10JN] [12JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. 
        Res. 10, 54) [9JA] [13FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 
        54), consideration (see H. Res. 163) [10JN]
    ------express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 23) [13FE]
    ------protect (see H.R. 1556) [8MY]
    Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of Puerto Ricans who 
        served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H.R. 2978) [9NO]
    ------tribute to Puerto Ricans who served in the 65th Infantry 
        Regiment (see H. Con. Res. 192) [9NO]
    Patriotic societies and observances: revise, codify, and enact 
        without substantive change certain general and permanent laws 
        (see H.R. 1085) [17MR]
    Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston 
        Braly (see H. Con. Res. 141) [1AU]
    ------tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group 
        relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. 
        Res. 141) [1AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 54, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 163) (H. Rept. 105-126) [10JN]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 54) (H. Rept. 
        105-121) [5JN]
    Revise, Codify, and Enact Without Substantive Change Certain 
        General and Permanent Laws Relative to Patriotic Societies and 
        Observances: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1085) 
        (H. Rept. 105-326) [21OC]

PAUL, RON (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit use of 
        Selective Service System information for recruitment purposes 
        (see H.R. 2029) [24JN]
    Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of 
        Federal credit unions and reduce tax rates for qualified 
        community lenders (see H.R. 1121) [19MR]
    Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720) [23OC]
    Dept. of the Interior: transfer Palmetto Bend Project (see H.R. 
        2161) [15JY]
    Elections: requirements for candidates receiving Federal campaign 
        financing relative to participation in multicandidate forums 
        (see H.R. 2478) [16SE]
    Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for 
        carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see 
        H.R. 2722) [23OC]
    ------repeal prohibitions relative to semiautomatic firearms and 
        large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1147) 
        [20MR]
    ------restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 2721) [23OC]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to allow States to prohibit 
        destruction of privately-owned flags and Congress to prohibit 
        destruction of federally-owned flags (see H.J. Res. 80, 82) 
        [10JN] [12JN]
    Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of 
        foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 2868) [7NO]
    States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for 
        certain parties (see H.R. 2477) [16SE]
    Taxation: treatment of expenses for public and nonpublic 
        elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 1816) [5JN]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2723) [23OC]
    U.N.: U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 1146) [20MR]

PAXON, BILL (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be 
        reconfirmed by the Senate every 12 years (see H.J. Res. 63) 
        [11MR]
    ------provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for 
        injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or 
        State legislation (see H.R. 1027) [11MR]
    Dept. of HHS: application for waiver of certain demonstration 
        projects (see H.R. 1192) [20MR]
    Medicaid: waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better 
        Health Plan of Amherst, NY (see H.R. 2018) [24JN]
    ------waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain 
        HMO's (see H.R. 1610) [14MY]
    Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483) [16SE]
    Treaties and agreements: prevent the imposition of new energy 
        taxes or fees to comply with the global warming treaty (see H. 
        Res. 268) [9OC]

PAYNE, DONALD M. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious 
        groups (see H. Con. Res. 22) [13FE]
    Liberia: elections (see H. Con. Res. 135) [30JY]
    Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786) [4JN]
    Taxation: treatment of employer-provided and graduate level 
        educational assistance and interest on education loans (see 
        H.R. 1632) [15MY]
    United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see 
        H.R. 1075) [13MR]

PEACE
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. 
        Res. 156) [23SE]
    Albright, Sec. of State: Middle East visit (see H. Con. Res. 149) 
        [10SE]
    Armed Forces: maintenance of military personnel in Asian and 
        Pacific regions (see H. Res. 103) [20MR]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support 
        democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia, and 
        continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15) 
        [9JA]
    Cambodia: condemn violence and restore democracy (see H. Res. 195) 
        [23JY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony 
        honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 
        120, 134) [24JY] [30JY]

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    Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal 
        (see H.R. 2248) [24JY]
    Foreign policy: promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed 
        agression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-
        Karabagh conflict (see H.R. 2983) [9NO]
    Guatemala: implementation of peace accords (see H. Con. Res. 166) 
        [2OC]
    ------tribute to success of recent peace negotiations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 17) [10FE]
    History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the 
        period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 64) [17AP]
    Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 
        45) [10FE]
    Israel: terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 133, 145, 
        146) [30JY] [4SE] [5SE]
    Middle East Peace Facilitation Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 
        2251) [24JY]
    Monuments and memorials: authorize the establishment of a Cold War 
        memorial (see H.R. 2885) [7NO]
    ------establish National Peace Garden Monument (see H.R. 1497) 
        [30AP]
    Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta 
        for peace (see H. Res. 45) [10FE]
    Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to 
        condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 152) [17SE]
    ------U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British security 
        forces (see H.R. 151) [9JA]
    Syria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt the 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton [21JA]
  Reports filed
    National Peace Garden Memorial Construction Authority Extension: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 731) (H. Rept. 105-362) 
        [31OC]

PEASE, EDWARD A. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): majority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 213) [1AU]
    John T. Myers Post Office Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate 
        (see H.R. 1249) [8AP]

PELOSI, NANCY (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [10FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and 
        related programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related 
        agencies appropriations [23SE]
    ------S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219) 
        [21MR]
    ------treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 
        3072) [13NO]
    LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 1076) [13MR]

PENNSYLVANIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 1578) [13MY]
    Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: establish (see 
        H.R. 1579) [13MY]
    Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor 
        Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2958) [8NO]
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory 
        Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 1894) [12JN]
    H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 2775) [30OC]
    H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, 
        Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 714) [12FE]
    Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility, Pottsville, PA: designate (see 
        H.R. 2564) [26SE]
    Roads and highways: designate Interstate 86 from New York to 
        Pennsylvania (see H.R. 2054) [25JN]
    Schuylkill County, PA: transfer from the Eastern Judicial District 
        to the Middle Judicial District (see H.R. 2123) [9JY]

PENSIONS
related term(s) Income
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: revise rules on retirement payments to former 
        spouses (see H.R. 2537) [24SE]
    Budget: sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social 
        Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see 
        H.R. 593) [5FE]
    Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care 
        programs (see H.R. 1515) [1MY]
    ------prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) 
        pension plans (see H.R. 818) [25FE]
    ------require employee notification before termination of health 
        or retirement benefits (see H.R. 1594) [14MY]
    Children and youth: establish child retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        194) [9JA]
    Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund: exclude from the 
        Federal budget (see H.R. 107) [9JA]
    Civil Service Retirement System: expand the class of individuals 
        eligible to elect the option to make up a deposit through an 
        actuarially equivalent annuity reduction (see H.R. 2566) 
        [26SE]
    Commission on Retirement Savings: establish (see H.R. 1695) [21MY]
    Congress: reform pension plan for Members and employees (see H.R. 
        729) [12FE]
    Courts: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State 
        and local governments to fulfill the terms of pension plans 
        (see H.R. 510) [4FE]
    Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on 
        retirement savings (see H.R. 1377) [17AP]
    Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security 
        agents' retirement annuities (see H.R. 633) [6FE]
    Employment: enhance and protect retirement savings (see H.R. 83) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 509, 
        1130) [4FE] [19MR]
    ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards 
        from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 1142) [20MR]
    ------clarify treatment of investment managers (see H.R. 2226) 
        [23JY]
    ------improve enforcement of provisions (see H.R. 2290) [29JY]
    ------joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 
        2012) [23JN]
    Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits 
        relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government 
        pensions (see H.R. 2273) [25JY]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. 
        Res. 13) [4FE]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and 
        maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. 
        Con. Res. 71) [1MY]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments for civilian 
        and military employees (see H. Con. Res. 77) [8MY]
    ------make certain temporary Federal service creditable for 
        retirement purposes (see H.R. 1873) [12JN]
    ------provide that services performed by air traffic supervisors 
        and managers be creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 
        728) [12FE]
    Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired 
        workers (see H.R. 211, 444) [9JA]
    ------establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 2606) [2OC]
    Income: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 946) [5MR]
    ------promote accuracy in the determination of amounts of private 
        pension plan benefits and contributions (see H.R. 2562) [26SE]
    Investments: require annual report of investments to participants 
        in 401(k) pension plans (see H.R. 819) [25FE]
    Law enforcement officers: extend certain civil service retirement 
        options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs 
        Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        1215) [21MR]
    Medicaid: post-eligibility treatment of certain Dept. of Veterans 
        Affairs pension or compensation payments (see H.R. 1269) 
        [10AP]
    Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members 
        convicted of felonies (see H.R. 1613) [14MY]
    ------prohibit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (see H.R. 47) [7JA] [9JA]
    Older Americans Act: improve provisions relative to pension rights 
        demonstration projects (see H.R. 2167) [15JY]
    Presidents of the U.S.: limit the duration of certain benefits 
        extended to former Presidents (see H.R. 48) [7JA] [9JA]
    Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and 
        widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or 
        widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52) [20MR]
    Senior citizens: improve financial and emotional security (see 
        H.R. 2333) [31JY]
    Small business: provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully 
        portable defined benefit plan (see H.R. 1656) [16MY]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into personal investment plans and extend the old 
        age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 
        2782) [30OC]
    ------allow personal retirement savings plans (see H.R. 3082) 
        [13NO]
    ------eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving 
        pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 3077) [13NO]
    Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional 
        basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83) [16MY]
    SSA: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of 
        earnings information (see H.R. 591) [5FE]
    ------provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal 
        earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals (see 
        H.R. 2669) [9OC]
    Taxation: exclude certain severance payments from gross income and 
        allow a refundable credit for job training expenses of older 
        long-time employees who are laid off (see H.R. 2492) [17SE]
    ------exclude from gross income pension benefits received by the 
        survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of 
        duty (see H.R. 921) [4MR]
    ------increase amount which may be contributed to defined 
        contribution plans (see H.R. 1986) [19JN]
    ------modify pension plan rules for State judicial retirement 
        plans (see H.R. 1784) [4JN]
    ------modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to 
        governmental plans (see H.R. 1740) [22MY]
    ------permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 1123) 
        [19MR]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement 
        accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 615) [5FE]
    ------require governmental deferred compensation plans to maintain 
        set asides for the exclusive benefits of participants (see 
        H.R. 154) [9JA]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 3063) [16SE] 
        [13NO]
    ------treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see H.R. 2231) 
        [23JY]
    ------treatment of certain retirement benefits (see H.R. 1028) 
        [11MR]
    ------treatment of distributions from qualified retirement plans 
        investing in public benefit bonds (see H.R. 711) [12FE]
    ------treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 
        1891) [12JN]
    ------treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 372) [9JA]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 891) 
        [27FE]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 2821) [5NO]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2723) [23OC]

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    ------waive limit on benefits from multiemployer pension plans 
        (see H.R. 1320) [14AP]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-
        exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association 
        College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527) [23SE]
    Veterans: cost-of-living adjustments in the rate of special 
        pension paid to Congressional Medal of Honor recipients (see 
        H.R. 1988, 2286) [19JN] [29JY]
    ------exclude certain income from consideration for determining 
        rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 384, 2820) 
        [9JA] [5NO]
    ------extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to 
        surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated 
        (see H.R. 2142) [10JY]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans 
        and survivors (see H.R. 2367) [31JY]
    ------minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain 
        unmarried (see H.R. 38) [9JA]
    ------minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses 
        of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan 
        participation (see H.R. 38) [7JA]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving 
        spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 
        165) [9JA]
    Veterans Health Administration: provide that special pay paid to 
        certain physicians and dentists be considered basic pay for 
        retirement purposes (see H.R. 1687) [21MY]
    Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766, 1496) 
        [13FE] [30AP]
    ------treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses 
        (see H.R. 1105) [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and 
        Survivors: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2367) 
        (H. Rept. 105-320) [9OC]
    Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1377) (H. Rept. 105-
        104) [20MY]

PERIODICALS
see Publications

PERKINS COUNTY, SD
  Bills and resolutions
    Water: construction of rural water system (see H.R. 1213) [21MR]

PERSIAN GULF CONFLICT
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    Evacuees: relief (see H.R. 1860) [10JN]
    Hazardous substances: establish a commission to investigate 
        exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 
        189) [9JA]
    Immigration: provide permanent residency status to certain Persian 
        Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793) [13FE]
    Kuwait: provide funding to veterans for research, diagnosis, 
        treatment, and compensation for illnesses caused by exposure 
        to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian 
        Gulf Conflict (see H. Res. 310) [6NO]
    Veterans: extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient 
        care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or 
        environmental hazards (see H.R. 466) [21JA]
    ------Government employment preference for active duty service 
        veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 
        1006) [11MR]
    ------priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or 
        Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses--Strong Evidence Linking Toxic Causes 
        to Chronic Health Effects: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-388) [7NO]

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OPPORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Technical amendments (see H.R. 1048) [12MR] [21MR]
  Reports filed
    Technical Amendments: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        1048) (H. Rept. 105-78) [28AP]

PESTICIDES
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide 
        under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609) [6OC]
    Ecology and environment: protect children from exposure to certain 
        environmental pollutants (see H.R. 2451) [10SE]
    Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems 
        from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 398) [9JA]

PETERSON, COLLIN C. (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [11SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Agriculture: extend contracts under the Conservation 
        Reserve Program (see H.R. 246, 247, 427) [9JA]
    National Cheese Exchange: reduce effect on the milk marketing 
        orders' basic formula price (see H.R. 618) [5FE]
    Surplus Government property: consolidate control and utilization 
        (see H.R. 1767) [3JN]
    Veterans: presumption of service connection for certain diseases 
        and disabilities relative to exposure to carbon tetrachloride 
        (see H.R. 1540) [6MY]

PETERSON, JOHN E. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [28JY]
    Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 987) [6MR]

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
  Transmittals
    Alabama: EPA ozone and particulate matter air quality standards 
        [7MY]
    ------estate and gift tax laws [14MY]
    ------Parents and Students Savings Accounts Plus Act [18SE]
    Alaska: amend Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [31JY]
    ------Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration 
        [22MY] [5JN]
    ------assessment of National Intelligence Estimate relative to 
        deployment of a ballistic missile defense system [31JY]
    ------balanced budget amendment [31JY]
    ------creation of a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Twelfth Circuit 
        [31JY]
    ------Denali National Park and Preserve visitors access [31JY]
    ------environmental and economic integrity of Alaskan timber for 
        the U.S. Capitol as Christmas decor [22MY]
    ------export regulation, restriction, or prohibition of 
        unprocessed logs [22MY]
    ------Medicaid cost-of-living adjustments [31JY]
    ------National Guard Youth Corps Challenge Program funding [22MY]
    ------reconstruction and paving of the Alaska Highway [22MY]
    ------wetlands regulation and conservation [31JY]
    Arizona: BLM criminal law enforcement authority expansion [14MY]
    ------marketing of wheat and other grain products containing 
        karnal bunt [22MY]
    ------unfunded Federal mandates [22MY]
    ------use of Highway Trust Fund [22MY]
    Bristol, RI, Town Council: Pokanoket Tribe of the Wampanoag Nation 
        [27FE]
    Butler Township, PA, Board of Commissioners: personal wireless 
        communication service facilities [28OC]
    California: acquisition of aircraft carrier [7JA] [4SE]
    ------antipersonnel landmines [30OC]
    ------base realignment and closure legislation [11SE]
    ------Black Music Month [1AU]
    ------breast cancer research [7JA] [4SE]
    ------child passenger seat restraints [12NO]
    ------closure of Humboldt County, CA, Arcata-Eureka Airport [22MY]
    ------conflict in Liberia [7JA]
    ------Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women [7NO]
    ------ensure the protection of Social Security and Medicare and 
        the economic security of senior citizens [30OC]
    ------Fair Housing Amendments Act [11SE]
    ------Filipino World War II veterans benefits [4SE]
    ------Friant Dam capacity [4SE]
    ------grant citizenship to certain Hmong refugees of Laos relative 
        to military assistance during Vietnamese Conflict [9NO]
    ------Gulf War Syndrome research [31JY]
    ------Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act [12NO]
    ------investigation of 1996 Federal election campaigns and condemn 
        prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans [9NO]
    ------maintain current truck size and weight standards set forth 
        in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act [11SE] 
        [7NO]
    ------ovarian cancer research programs [12NO]
    ------preserve and protect the Bolinas Lagoon [31JY]
    ------protect employment at McClellan AFB by bringing in private 
        firms to perform repair work [4SE]
    ------retired military personnel compensation [7JA]
    ------school lands [7JA]
    ------Southwest Defense Complex [31JY]
    Carson, CA, City Council: alleged CIA supported covert illegal 
        drug sales [9JA]
    Colorado: American Land Sovereignty Protection Act [3JN]
    ------child support obligations relative to welfare reform [30MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced budget [22MY]
    ------environmental preservation relative to Federal decision-
        making processes [3JN]
    ------Federal PILT Program funding [3JN]
    ------Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act [30MY]
    Connecticut: Nuclear Waste Storage Program and budgetary 
        shortfalls [10AP]
    Cyprus: condition of Greek Cypriots remaining in Turkish occupied 
        areas of Cyrpus [21JA]
    Delaware: constitutional amendment relative to judicial power to 
        increase taxes [3JN]
    Detroit, MI, City Council: Jobs Creation and Infrastructure 
        Restoration Act [30MY]
    District of Columbia: Charter Resolution amendments [20MY]
    ------National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
        Improvement Plan memorandum of understanding [20MY]
    Essex County, NY, Board of Supervisors: eliminate requirement for 
        Canadian citizens to fill out visa forms before entering the 
        U.S. [13NO]
    Federation of Asian People on Guam: immigration and labor 
        legislation [5JN]
    Gaydos, Maria Luisa Costell: articles of impeachment against 
        circuit judge Carol Los Mansmann [7JA]
    Georgia: admission of Poland to NATO [7MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced budget [24AP]
    ------EPA ozone and particulate matter air quality standards 
        [16MY] [17AP]
    ------importation of subsidized Canadian lumber [7MY]
    ------State control of unemployment insurance programs [7MY]
    Guam: amend election requirements for posts of Governor and 
        Lieutenant Governor relative to felony convictions [25JN]
    ------Dept. of Defense policy relative to return of excess lands 
        [10JY]
    ------establish elected position of Attorney General [7NO]
    ------granting of restitution for atrocities committed during the 
        Japanese occupation in World War II [28OC]
    ------Organic Act of Guam amendments [10JY]
    ------self-determination relative to political status [7NO]

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    Hawaii: collection of taxes on out-of-State mail orders [5JN]
    ------confirmation of qualified Hawaiian residents to serve as 
        judges in the U.S. Courts of Appeals Ninth Circuit [30MY]
    ------deforestation of tropical rainforests [7MY]
    ------Highway Trust Fund [5JN]
    ------local purchase requirements for military and Coast Guard 
        facilities [5JN]
    ------Visa Waiver Program extension [13MY]
    Hawaii County, HI, Council: establish visa waiver pilot program 
        for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups [18JN]
    Honolulu, HI, City Council: funding for CVN-77 aircraft carrier 
        and designation of Pearl Harbor as home port [31JY]
    Idaho: Bitterroot Grizzly Bear environmental impact statement 
        [8AP]
    ------BLM criminal law enforcement regulations [8AP]
    ------capital gains tax rates [16AP]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced budget [8AP] 
        [16AP]
    ------introduction of Canadian wolves in Idaho [8AP]
    ------national ambient air quality and ozone standards [8AP]
    ------patient access to quality health care [8AP]
    ------Snake River area in Hells Canyon National Recreation Area 
        [8AP]
    Illinois: exempt work permit fees for Mother Teresa and 
        Missionaries of Charity (organization) [26JN]
    ------Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor 
        boundary extension [13NO]
    ------restructuring of workforce programs [22JY]
    Indiana: national ambient air quality and ozone standards [22JY]
    ------Step 21 Program [30MY]
    Iowa: ethanol production and use [5JN]
    Kentucky: Ethiopia [10JN]
    Los Angeles, CA, Board of Supervisors: use of military training 
        skills relative to private and public sector employment [29SE]
    Louisiana: allow Lafourche Basin Levee District employees to opt-
        out of Social Security and into the Louisiana State Employees' 
        Retirement System [1AU]
    ------approval of Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation Plan 
        [11SE]
    ------Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act 
        funding [11SE]
    ------commercial driver's license standards [11SE]
    ------constitutional amendment to provide citizens a clean and 
        healthful environment and to protect natural resources [1AU]
    ------constitutional amendment to provide for the election of the 
        Federal judiciary [29SE]
    ------distribution of highway funding for rail safety purposes 
        [1AU]
    ------EPA exemption relative to painting of Crescent City 
        Connection [1AU]
    ------extend coastal boundary [11SE]
    ------Health Care Financing Administration regulations [11SE]
    ------return control of the Mississippi River to State and local 
        authorities [11SE]
    ------revise Federal highway funding formulas [1AU]
    ------rural hospital legislation [11SE]
    ------Seaman Protection and Relief Act amendments [1AU]
    ------settlement with the tobacco industry and FDA protection of 
        children from tobacco access and marketing [1AU]
    ------unemployment insurance tax [11SE]
    Louisiana Municipal Association: collection of sales taxes on 
        interstate catalog sales [29SE]
    Maine: Federal support for highway improvements [14MY]
    ------issue commemorative postage stamp for Joshua Lawrence 
        Chamberlain [31JY]
    Maryland: desecration of the U.S. Flag [22MY]
    Maryland Student Legislature: Voting Rights Act [7MY]
    Massachusetts: antipersonnel landmines [30OC]
    ------Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor [10JY]
    ------consolidation and closure of veterans' hospitals [7MY]
    ------Federal benefits for legal immigrants [21AP]
    ------foreign competition relative to production of U.S. currency 
        paper [7MY]
    ------hold hearings and vote on the nomination of William F. Weld 
        to be Ambassador to Mexico [11SE]
    ------international ban on antipersonnel landmines [17JN]
    ------Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Hertiage 
        Corridor [10JY]
    Mayaguez, PR, City Council: death penalty [13FE]
    Mayor's Council of Guam: U.S.S. Independence [8MY]
    Michigan: admission of Poland to NATO [16MY]
    ------barbeque grills [6JN]
    ------enforcement of States rights relative to the 10th amendment 
        to the Constitution [12MR]
    ------estate and gift tax laws [6JN]
    ------financial situation of self-employed reservists activated 
        for Operation Desert Storm [21JA]
    ------Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund [7NO]
    ------national ambient air quality and ozone standards [10AP]
    ------Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program [16MY]
    ------return gas tax increase revenue to the States [16MY]
    ------unfunded Federal mandates [21JA]
    ------use of chlorofluorocarbons in medical inhalers [12JN]
    Minnesota: business incentive programs [5JN]
    ------Earth Day [6JN]
    ------milk marketing order system [5JN]
    Missouri: national ambient air quality and ozone standards [29SE]
    Montana: designation of national monuments and wilderness areas 
        [10JN]
    ------FDA approval of new drugs, biological products, and medical 
        devices [7MY]
    ------military retiree benefits relative to service-connected 
        disability compensation [20MY]
    ------national highway system [1MY]
    ------participation of the Republic of China in the U.N. [24AP]
    Nevada: child custody laws [11SE]
    ------child labor laws [11SE]
    ------establish and operate public shooting ranges and 
        recreational facilities in Clark County, NV [28JY]
    ------FDA approval of new drugs, biological products, and medical 
        devices [28JY]
    ------Hoover Dam highway bypass bridge construction [28JY]
    ------protect the rights of users of roads over public lands 
        [18JN]
    ------Rodeo Freedom Act [9SE]
    ------Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act [26JN] [9SE]
    ------use of Federal land for affordable housing [7MY]
    New Hampshire: amend Clean Air Act [31JY]
    ------electric utility industry [26JN]
    ------Family Forestland Preservation Tax Act [1AU]
    ------health care services for veterans [17JN]
    ------tribute to Paul E. Tsongas [25FE]
    New Jersey: access to orphaned and abandoned foreign children 
        [5JN]
    ------FAA airport security [10AP]
    ------FCC assignment of Channel 21 to commercial broadcasters 
        [21AP]
    ------Poland's admission to NATO [7JA]
    ------unclaimed bank accounts in Switzerland of Holocaust victims 
        [21JA]
    New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs: annual convention 
        resolutions [25JN]
    New Mexico: creation of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims 
        Commission [7MY]
    Northern Mariana Islands: commonwealth status of Guam [7MY]
    ------construction of World War II memorial honoring civilians who 
        lost their lives [9SE]
    ------nonvoting delegate status [7JA]
    ------public hearings relative to any local self-government 
        legislation [28OC]
    Ohio: examine financial problems of certain reservists called to 
        active duty in Persian Gulf Conflict [25JN]
    ------Gulf War Syndrome research [9JY] [14JY]
    Oklahoma: Dept. of Agriculture Export Enhancement Program [7MY]
    ------Native American reservation tax incentives [7MY]
    Oregon: allocation of water rights to Klamath Project [17AP]
    ------Astoria Weather Station [10JN]
    ------change in eligibility requirements for home loans for 
        veterans [16MY]
    ------Hanford Nuclear Reservation cleanup and restoration [24JY] 
        [29SE]
    Pennsylvania: abandoned mine land reclamation [26JN]
    ------admission of Poland to NATO [7JA]
    ------Drake Chemical Superfund site incinerator operation [1MY]
    ------estate and gift tax laws [26JN]
    ------issuance of commemorative stamp honoring Richard Humphreys 
        [9NO]
    ------Nuclear Waste Program [24AP]
    ------participation of Medicare-eligible veterans in demonstration 
        programs [26JN]
    ------rain forest destruction [20JN]
    ------restricting amount of solid waste imported from other States 
        [21AP] [24AP]
    ------Sacramento Air Logistics Center transfer of communications-
        electronics workload to Tobyhanna Army Depot [12MR]
    ------vehicle emissions regulations [20JN]
    Plantation, FL, City Council: Private Property Rights 
        Implementation Act [30OC]
    Provo, UT, City Council: relief of Roger Liverman, Jr. [22SE]
    Puerto Rico: self-determination [26FE] [21OC]
    ------2000 Census methodology [2OC]
    ------U.S. support for the Republic of China [21OC]
    Puerto Rico Bar Association: death penalty [13FE]
    Racine, WI, Taxpayers Association, Inc.: national debt reduction 
        legislation [7NO]
    Rhode Island: benefits for legal immigrants [5JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to protect natural resources [7MY]
    San Mateo, CA, Republican Party: American Land Sovereignty Act 
        [8AP]
    Santa Barbara, CA, Board of Supervisors: SSI and food stamp 
        eligibility for legal aliens [10JN]
    Sonoma, CA, City Council: Intermodal Surface Transportation 
        Efficiency Act [7MY]
    South Dakota: campaign finance reform [12MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced budget [25FE]
    ------Federal Surface Transportation Program reauthorization 
        [18MR]
    Taylor, Cecil R.: military involvement in treason and other 
        criminal acts [7JA]
    Tennessee: Chickamauga Lock replacement [18JN] [20JN]
    ------impeachment of John T. Nixon as district court judge [14JY]
    ------post-ratifying constitutional amendment guaranteeing the 
        right of citizens to vote regardless of race, color, or 
        previous condition of servitude [31JY]
    ------Streamlined Transportation Efficiency Program funding [4SE]
    Texas: creation of NAFTA Trade Impact Fund [31JY]
    ------FEMA community flood maps update [3JN]
    ------Inspector General audit process [31JY]
    ------public health and safety relative to misuse of explosives 
        [3JN]
    ------Red River Boundary Commission [3JN]
    ------Streamlined Transportation Efficiency Program [7MY]
    Texas citizen: 27th amendment to the Constitution relative to 
        congressional compensation [29SE]
    Virginia: All Inclusive Care for the Elderly Program waivers 
        [17AP]
    ------cite constitutional authority for all proposed laws [23AP]

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    ------construction of veterans' medical facility [7MY]
    ------Fair Labor Standards Act [17AP]
    ------FDA approval of new drugs, biological products, and medical 
        devices [10AP]
    ------Federal funding for the Woodrow Wilson Bridge [7MY]
    ------Federal grant-in-aid formula update [7MY]
    ------Federal surface transportation programs [10AP] [7MY]
    ------Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program [7MY]
    ------reimbursement for services provided to illegal aliens [24AP]
    ------repeal of budget section [16AP]
    Washington: breast cancer research [13FE]
    ------Dept. of Energy Wahluke Slope control zone [7MY]
    ------fast flux test facility [13FE]
    West Virginia: national ambient air quality and ozone standards 
        [17AP]
    Wyoming: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget 
        [12MR]

PETRI, THOMAS E. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Elections: clarify procedure for determining State population for 
        purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 1220) [21MR]
    Employment: benefit eligibility for associates of employees who 
        are not spouses or dependents of such employees (see H.R. 
        1817) [5JN]
    ------use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage 
        requirements (see H.R. 647) [6FE]
    McDermott, Thomas, Sr.: relief (see H.R. 654) [6FE]
    Paperwork Reduction Act: use of term ``multiracial'' or 
        ``multiethnic'' on classification lists (see H.R. 830) [25FE]
    Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 2528, 2529) [23SE]
    Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by 
        Wisconsin for operation of food stamp and medical assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 2030) [24JN]
    Social Security: establish and maintain individual investment 
        accounts (see H.R. 1611) [14MY]
    Taxation: treatment of diesel fuel used in trains (see H.R. 2474) 
        [15SE]

PETROLEUM
related term(s) Power Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        630) [6FE]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify land bank protection 
        provisions (see H.R. 2000) [19JN]
    California: moratorium on gas and oil development of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 133) [9JA]
    Dept. of Energy: consolidate Office of Fossil Energy and Office of 
        Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (see H.R. 1806) [5JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: approval process for oil and gas leasing, 
        exploration, or development activity off the North Carolina 
        coast (see H.R. 2615) [6OC]
    ------moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of 
        the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3073) [13NO]
    ------prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and 
        gas lease sales (see H.R. 2555) [25SE]
    ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions 
        of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3074) [13NO]
    Ecology and environment: establish a Community Recreation and 
        Conservation Endowment with certain oil and gas revenues (see 
        H.R. 2945) [8NO]
    EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements 
        relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688) [11FE]
    Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and 
        gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 
        1989) [19JN]
    ------restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental 
        Shelf (see H.R. 180) [9JA]
    Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas 
        leasing agreements for specific allotted lands (see H.R. 2309) 
        [30JY]
    Mining and mineral resources: management of royalties from oil and 
        gas leases (see H.R. 1107) [18MR]
    National Park Service: use of escrowed oil and gas revenues to 
        improve visitor facilities (see H.R. 2143) [10JY]
    Naval Oil Shale Reserves: lease lands within reserves to private 
        entities for the development of oil and natural gas (see H.R. 
        1163) [20MR]
    Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786) [4JN]
    Power resources: settlement of U.S. royalty claims (see H.R. 1106) 
        [18MR]
    ------take into account newly developed renewable energy-based 
        fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition 
        incentives (see H.R. 2568) [26SE]
    San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil 
        spills (see H.R. 882) [27FE]
    Taxation: deposit portion of motor fuel excise taxes into Highway 
        Trust Fund and Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 644) 
        [6FE]
    ------investment credit for conversion of coal and domestic 
        carbonaceous feedstocks into liquid fuels (see H.R. 2175) 
        [16JY]
    ------provide equivalent rates on natural gas and gasoline (see 
        H.R. 1623) [15MY]
    ------transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds 
        (see H.R. 255, 2382) [9JA] [3SE]
    ------treatment of diesel fuel used in trains (see H.R. 2474) 
        [15SE]
    ------treatment of motor fuel excise taxes on fuel used by highway 
        vehicle motors to operate certain power takeoff equipment (see 
        H.R. 67, 1056) [7JA] [9JA] [13MR]
    ------treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive 
        wells (see H.R. 2072) [26JN]
    ------treatment of oil and gas production within the U.S. (see 
        H.R. 1648) [15MY]
    Treaties and agreements: prevent the imposition of new energy 
        taxes or fees to comply with the global warming treaty (see H. 
        Res. 268) [9OC]
    Water pollution: improve prevention of, response to, and 
        compensation to communities affected by oil spills (see H.R. 
        238) [9JA]
    Wayne National Forest: continuance of oil and gas operations (see 
        H.R. 1467) [28AP]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [17MR]
  Reports filed
    Distribution of Funds to States for EPA Cooperative Agreements 
        Relative to Underground Storage Tanks: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 688) (H. Rept. 105-58) [17AP]

PHARMACEUTICALS
related term(s) Drugs
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and 
        services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174) [16JY]
    Dept. of Defense: include certain beneficiaries in National Mail 
        Order Pharmacy Program (see H.R. 1773) [3JN]
    Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription 
        drug prices (see H.R. 183) [9JA]
    Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug 
        treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        programs (see H.R. 301) [9JA]
    ------coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments 
        under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and 
        expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383) 
        [9JA]
    ------Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic 
        lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009) [23JN]
    ------prostate cancer research programs (see H.R. 297) [9JA]
    Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug 
        applications (see H.R. 1727) [22MY]
    ------encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to purchase 
        and use of over-the-counter drug products (see H. Res. 151) 
        [15MY]
    ------specify the entities eligible to purchase pharmaceutical 
        products from the Federal Supply Schedule (see H.R. 2197) 
        [17JY]
    ------use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1782) 
        [4JN]
    FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products 
        (see H.R. 1411) [23AP]
    ------modernize (S. 830), corrections in enrollment [13NO]
    Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of 
        certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060) [13MR]
    Federal employees: encourage the use of generic drugs in health 
        insurance plans (see H.R. 1073) [13MR]
    Government regulations: improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 
        1094) [18MR]
    ------reporting requirements of deaths resulting from the 
        prescribing, dispensing, and the administration of drugs (see 
        H.R. 524) [4FE]
    Health: improve regulation of radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2298) 
        [30JY] [3SE]
    Insurance: treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1525) [1MY]
    Medicaid: eligibility for payment for administration of pediatric 
        vaccines (see H.R. 912) [4MR]
    Medicare: coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 
        1329) [15AP]
    ------eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive 
        drugs (see H.R. 1061) [13MR]
    ------limit payments for drugs or biological products (see H.R. 
        2851) [6NO]
    ------multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018) [11MR]
    ------payments for certain drugs relative to hospital outpatient 
        department services (see H.R. 2687) [21OC]
    ------pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1201, 1218) [20MR] 
        [21MR]
    Senior citizens: establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee 
        for elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage (see 
        H.R. 2681) [21OC]
    States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative 
        to parental consent (see H.R. 2941) [8NO]
    Tariff: anticancer drug production (see H.R. 2041, 2042, 2043, 
        2044, 2045, 2046, 2049) [25JN]
    ------anti-HIV and anti-AIDS drug production (see H.R. 2047, 2048) 
        [25JN]
    Taxation: credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169) [20MR]
  Conference reports
    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act (S. 830) [9NO]
  Motions
    FDA: modernize (S. 830) [7OC]
  Reports filed
    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference 
        (S. 830) (H. Rept. 105-399) [9NO]
    FDA Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1411) (H. Rept. 105-310) [7OC]

PHARR, TX
  Reports filed
    Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 
        105-228) [31JY]

PHILIPPINES, REPUBLIC OF THE
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: authorize transfer of ownership of one of the 
        bells taken from the the town of Balangiga to the people of 
        the Philippines (see H. Res. 312) [7NO]
    Immigration: treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan 
        who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540) [24SE]
    Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military 
        forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836) [26FE]

PHYSICIAN PAYMENT REVIEW COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Health care professionals: extend term of appointment of certain 
        members of the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and 
        the Physician Payment Review Commission (see H.R. 1001) [10MR]
  Reports filed
    Extend Term of Appointment of Certain Members of the Prospective 
        Payment Assessment Commission

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        and the Physician Payment Review Commission: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1001) (H. Rept. 105-49) [14AP]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1001) (H. Rept. 
        105-49) [10AP]

PHYSICIANS
see Health Care Professionals

PICKERING, CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Blaine H. Eaton Post Office Building, Taylorsville, MS: designate 
        (see H.R. 2146) [10JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: authorize guaranteed farm ownership loans 
        and guaranteed farm operating loans (see H.R. 2145) [10JY]

PICKETT, OWEN B. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: prohibit a reduction in the overseas locality 
        allowance for a member of the uniformed services on duty 
        outside the continental U.S. (see H.R. 1221) [21MR]
    BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost-of-living index 
        (see H. Con. Res. 33) [4MR]
    Courts: protect private property from forfeiture or Government 
        seizure (see H.R. 428) [9JA]
    Immigration: establish special status for NATO civilian employees 
        (see H.R. 429) [9JA]
    Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the 
        presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 7) [9JA]
    Presidents of the U.S.: submit a national energy policy plan to 
        Congress (see H. Con. Res. 34) [4MR]
    Public debt: constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits 
        and require popular vote of the people to exceed any limits 
        (see H.J. Res. 30) [9JA]
    Taxation: exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance 
        (see H.R. 430) [9JA]

PILOT RECORDS IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Clarify (see H.R. 2626) [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Clarification: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 2626) (H. Rept. 105-372) [31OC]

PITTS, JOSEPH R. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Congress: reform pension plan for Members and employees (see H.R. 
        729) [12FE]
    Congressional Budget Act: establish a point of order that 
        precludes raising revenues to enforce the bipartisan balanced 
        budget agreement (see H.R. 2230) [23JY]
    Courts: reform habeas corpus procedures relative to retrial of an 
        accused (see H.R. 2392) [3SE]
    Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars 
        on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139) [1MY]
    Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 248) [9JA]
    Taxation: rates (see H. Res. 109) [9AP]
    ------tax credit for education expenses (see H.R. 1633) [15MY]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to 
        certain farm property (see H.R. 2117) [8JY]
    ------treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 249) [9JA]

PLACER COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Tahoe National Forest: land sale to Placer County, CA (see H.R. 
        1439) [24AP]
  Reports filed
    Tahoe National Forest Land Sale to Placer County, CA: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1439) (H. Rept. 105-114) [3JN]

POETRY
see Literature

POL POT
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: prosecution for crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 205) 
        [30JY]

POLICE
see Law Enforcement Officers

POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections: comply with campaign spending limits and enhance 
        importance of individual and intradistrict contributions (see 
        H.R. 1422) [23AP]
    ------establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 99, 170) [7JA] [9JA]
    FEC: establish and administer an escrow account for certain 
        campaign contributions (see H.R. 1494) [30AP]
    Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419) 
        [9JA]
    Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (see H. 
        Res. 31) [21JA]
    House of Representatives: expenditure limitations and public 
        financing for general elections (see H.R. 243) [9JA]
    ------limit election expenditures for candidates (see H.R. 77, 
        462) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA]
    Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see 
        H.R. 1614) [14MY]
    Political campaigns: ban soft money in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 110, 458, 1025) [9JA] [21JA] [11MR]
    ------compliance with fundraising laws relative to candidates for 
        Federal office and campaign finance officials and workers (see 
        H. Res. 308) [5NO]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to 
        elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 9, 14, 17, 41, 47) [9JA] 
        [4FE] [10FE]
    ------contribution limitations for multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 1081) [13MR]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 140, 179, 
        181, 493, 600, 767, 965, 1039, 1303, 1366, 1776, 1777, 2051, 
        2183, 2199, 2777; H. Res. 210, 236) [9JA] [21JA] [5FE] [13FE] 
        [6MR] [12MR] [10AP] [17AP] [4JN] [25JN] [17JY] [31JY] [18SE] 
        [30OC]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 259, 272) [6OC] [21OC]
    ------prohibit contributions and expenditures by political action 
        committees in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 11) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------prohibit contributions by multicandidate political 
        committees controlled by foreign corporations (see H.R. 610) 
        [5FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 70, 138, 472, 473) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA]
    ------prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 34, 354) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------prohibit fundraising at the White House (see H.R. 636, 2073) 
        [6FE] [26JN]
    ------prohibit use of soft money and require written authorization 
        for use of salary withholdings for political activities (see 
        H.R. 2147) [10JY]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections and permit 
        individuals to elect not to have payroll deductions used for 
        political activities (see H.R. 3019) [9NO]
    ------public financing of House of Representatives elections (see 
        H.R. 506, 794) [4FE] [13FE]
    ------reduce contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 569) [4FE]
    ------reduce contributions to House of Representatives candidate 
        by multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 797) [13FE]
    ------require availability of certain information on the Internet, 
        limit soft money, expand required spending reports, and 
        transfer enforcement of campaign finance laws (see H.R. 1780) 
        [4JN]
    Select Commission To Advise on Reforming Elections: establish (see 
        H.R. 141) [9JA]

POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
  Bills and resolutions
    Advertising: impose monetary penalties for use of fraudulent 
        political advertisements (see H.R. 423) [9JA]
    ------require that certain communications contain information 
        relative to sponsorship and authorization (see H.R. 1541) 
        [6MY]
    Congress: compile and make available to the public the names of 
        candidates for election who agree to conduct campaigns in 
        accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. Con. Res. 
        160) [26SE]
    Constitutional amendments: limit expenditure of money to elect 
        public officials (see H.J. Res. 9, 14, 17, 41, 47) [9JA] [4FE] 
        [10FE]
    Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 191) [8NO]
    Elections: comply with campaign spending limits and enhance 
        importance of individual and intradistrict contributions (see 
        H.R. 1422) [23AP]
    ------contribution limitations for multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 1081) [13MR]
    ------establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 99, 170) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 140, 179, 
        181, 493, 600, 767, 965, 1039, 1303, 1366, 1776, 1777, 2051, 
        2183, 2199, 2777; H. Res. 210, 236) [9JA] [21JA] [5FE] [13FE] 
        [6MR] [12MR] [10AP] [17AP] [4JN] [25JN] [17JY] [31JY] [18SE] 
        [30OC]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 259, 272) [6OC] [21OC]
    ------prohibit use of soft money and require written authorization 
        for use of salary withholdings for political activities (see 
        H.R. 2147) [10JY]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections and permit 
        individuals to elect not to have payroll deductions used for 
        political activities (see H.R. 3019) [9NO]
    ------provide candidates for Federal office free access to 
        interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign 
        information (see H.R. 653) [6FE]
    ------require a majority of campaign contributions come from State 
        residents and ensure that employees are informed on use of 
        labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see 
        H.R. 2573) [29SE]
    ------require availability of certain information on the Internet, 
        limit soft money, expand required spending reports, and 
        transfer enforcement of campaign finance laws (see H.R. 1780) 
        [4JN]
    ------require radio and television broadcasters to provide free 
        time for political advertising (see H.R. 84) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------requirements for candidates receiving Federal campaign 
        financing relative to participation in multicandidate forums 
        (see H.R. 2478) [16SE]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1179) [20MR]
    ------establish and administer an escrow account for certain 
        campaign contributions (see H.R. 1494) [30AP]
    ------expedite availability of reports on the Internet (see H.R. 
        2074, 2109, 2433) [26JN] [8JY] [8SE]
    ------require national committees of political parties to file 
        pre-general election reports (see H.R. 355) [9JA]
    ------require reports on certain election expenditures (see H.R. 
        1705) [22MY]
    ------responsibility for investigations relative to campaign 
        fundraising practices (see H. Con. Res. 46) [12MR]
    Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419) 
        [9JA]
    Fundraising: require congressional candidates to raise at least 
        half of their contributions from residents of their district 
        or State (see H.R. 2866) [7NO]
    ------require that contributions by individuals to candidates for 
        Federal office are accompanied by written certification that 
        the contributions are from personal funds (see H.R. 2865) 
        [7NO]
    Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal 
        charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to 
        comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (see H. 
        Res. 244) [25SE]
    ------filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in 
        California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to 
        contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (see H. Res. 
        253) [29SE]

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    House of Representatives: establish a commission on size of 
        membership and election process (see H.R. 187) [9JA]
    ------expenditure limitations and public financing for general 
        elections (see H.R. 243) [9JA]
    ------limit election expenditures for candidates (see H.R. 77, 
        462) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA]
    ------prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail (see H.R. 642) [6FE]
    ------public financing of elections (see H.R. 506, 794) [4FE] 
        [13FE]
    ------reduce contributions by multicandidate political committees 
        (see H.R. 797) [13FE]
    House Rules: prohibit any personal staff member from holding a 
        paid position in the campaign of the employing Member (see H. 
        Res. 177) [26JN]
    Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see 
        H.R. 1614) [14MY]
    Labor unions: prohibit use of dues and fees for political 
        activities (see H.R. 1458) [24AP]
    ------require worker approval for use of dues and fees for 
        political activities (see H.R. 2608) [6OC]
    National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345) [9JA]
    Political action committees: prohibit contributions and 
        expenditures in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 11) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    Political ethics: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 183) [31OC]
    ------ban soft money in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 
        110, 458, 1025) [9JA] [21JA] [11MR]
    ------compliance with fundraising laws relative to candidates for 
        Federal office and campaign finance officials and workers (see 
        H. Res. 308) [5NO]
    ------prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from 
        depository institutions regulated under Federal law (see H.R. 
        783) [13FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by multicandidate political 
        committees controlled by foreign corporations (see H.R. 610) 
        [5FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 70, 138, 472, 473) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA]
    ------prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 34, 354) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------prohibit fundraising at the White House (see H.R. 636, 2073) 
        [6FE] [26JN]
    ------reduce contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 569) [4FE]
    ------require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see 
        H.R. 498) [4FE]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 223) [9JA]
    Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 248, 2075, 2528, 2529) [9JA] [26JN] [23SE]
    Select Commission To Advise on Reforming Elections: establish (see 
        H.R. 141) [9JA]
    States: prohibit release of Presidential election results prior to 
        closing of polls in all States within the continental U.S. 
        (see H.R. 2805) [4NO]
    ------requirements relative to access to election ballots for 
        certain parties (see H.R. 2477) [16SE]
    Taxation: eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment 
        compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 961) [5MR]
    ------treatment of certain election officials and workers (see 
        H.R. 2113) [8JY]
    ------treatment of certain income relative to principal campaign 
        committees (see H.R. 1112) [18MR]
    Tax-exempt organizations: notify members of use of dues for 
        political and lobbying activities (see H.R. 480) [21JA]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 244, Filing of Criminal Charges by U.S. 
        Attorney in California Against Hermandad Mexicana Nacional 
        Relative to Contested Election: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 253) (H. Rept. 105-280) [29SE]

POLITICAL ETHICS
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigative 
        subcommittee members [13NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Citizens' Commission on Congressional Ethics: establish (see H. 
        Res. 41) [5FE]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): abolish and 
        establish an Independent Commission on Congressional Ethics 
        (see H.R. 957) [5MR]
    Congress: compile and make available to the public the names of 
        candidates for election who agree to conduct campaigns in 
        accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. Con. Res. 
        160) [26SE]
    Courts: independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 117, 139) [9JA]
    Dept. of Justice: establish ethics standards for prosecutors (see 
        H.R. 232) [9JA]
    Elections: comply with campaign spending limits and enhance 
        importance of individual and intradistrict contributions (see 
        H.R. 1422) [23AP]
    ------establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 99, 170) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require a majority of campaign contributions come from State 
        residents and ensure that employees are informed on use of 
        labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see 
        H.R. 2573) [29SE]
    FEC: establish and administer an escrow account for certain 
        campaign contributions (see H.R. 1494) [30AP]
    ------responsibility for investigations relative to campaign 
        fundraising practices (see H. Con. Res. 46) [12MR]
    Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419) 
        [9JA]
    Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on 
        foreign representation (see H.R. 416) [9JA]
    Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (see H. 
        Res. 31) [21JA]
    House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (see H. 
        Res. 168) [18JN]
    House of Representatives: expenditure limitations and public 
        financing for general elections (see H.R. 243) [9JA]
    ------limit election expenditures for candidates (see H.R. 77, 
        462) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA]
    ------use of independent panel and factfinders to assist in 
        investigations of ethics violations (see H. Res. 61) [13FE]
    House Rules: discourage frivolous ethics complaints (see H. Res. 
        79) [26FE]
    ------prohibit any personal staff member from holding a paid 
        position in the campaign of the employing Member (see H. Res. 
        177) [26JN]
    Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see 
        H.R. 1614) [14MY]
    International Brotherhood of Teamsters: limit Federal funding for 
        rerun of leadership election (see H.R. 2656) [9OC]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 233) [9JA]
    Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of 
        Representatives (see H. Res. 237) [18SE]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment relative to 
        liability associated with the making of false statements (see 
        H.J. Res. 29) [9JA]
    ------prohibit representation of foreign governments after leaving 
        office (see H.R. 97) [7JA] [9JA]
    National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345) [9JA]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 183) [31OC]
    ------ban soft money in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 
        110, 458, 1025) [9JA] [21JA] [11MR]
    ------compliance with fundraising laws relative to candidates for 
        Federal office and campaign finance officials and workers (see 
        H. Res. 308) [5NO]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to 
        elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 9, 14, 17, 41, 47) [9JA] 
        [4FE] [10FE]
    ------contribution limitations for multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 1081) [13MR]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 140, 179, 
        181, 493, 600, 767, 965, 1039, 1303, 1366, 1776, 1777, 2051, 
        2183, 2199, 2777; H. Res. 210, 236) [9JA] [21JA] [5FE] [13FE] 
        [6MR] [12MR] [10AP] [17AP] [4JN] [25JN] [17JY] [31JY] [18SE] 
        [30OC]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 259, 272) [6OC] [21OC]
    ------prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from 
        depository institutions regulated under Federal law (see H.R. 
        783) [13FE]
    ------prohibit contributions and expenditures by political action 
        committees in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 11) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------prohibit contributions by multicandidate political 
        committees controlled by foreign corporations (see H.R. 610) 
        [5FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 70, 138, 472, 473) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA]
    ------prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. 
        citizens (see H.R. 34, 354) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------prohibit fundraising at the White House (see H.R. 636, 2073) 
        [6FE] [26JN]
    ------prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for 
        political activities (see H.R. 1458) [24AP]
    ------prohibit use of soft money and require written authorization 
        for use of salary withholdings for political activities (see 
        H.R. 2147) [10JY]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections and permit 
        individuals to elect not to have payroll deductions used for 
        political activities (see H.R. 3019) [9NO]
    ------public financing of House of Representatives elections (see 
        H.R. 506, 794) [4FE] [13FE]
    ------reduce contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 569) [4FE]
    ------reduce contributions to House of Representatives candidate 
        by multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 797) [13FE]
    ------require availability of certain information on the Internet, 
        limit soft money, expand required spending reports, and 
        transfer enforcement of campaign finance laws (see H.R. 1780) 
        [4JN]
    ------require congressional candidates to raise at least half of 
        their contributions from residents of their district or State 
        (see H.R. 2866) [7NO]
    ------require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see 
        H.R. 498) [4FE]
    ------require that contributions by individuals to candidates for 
        Federal office are accompanied by written certification that 
        the contributions are from personal funds (see H.R. 2865) 
        [7NO]
    ------require worker approval for use of labor organization dues 
        and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608) [6OC]
    Presidential appointments: provide greater accountability (see 
        H.R. 199) [9JA]
    Select Commission To Advise on Reforming Elections: establish (see 
        H.R. 141) [9JA]
    Tax-exempt organizations: notify members of use of dues for 
        political and lobbying activities (see H.R. 480) [21JA]
  Motions
    House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (H. Res. 
        168) [18SE]
  Reports filed
    Resolution of Ethics Charges in the Matter of Representative 
        Gingrich: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        (H. Rept. 105-1) [20JA]

POLITICAL FREEDOM IN CHINA ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2358): consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2358, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Provisions: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        2358) (H. Rept. 105-305) [6OC]

POLITICAL PARTIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections: require a majority of campaign contributions come from 
        State residents and ensure that employees

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        are informed on use of labor organization dues and fees for 
        political activities (see H.R. 2573) [29SE]
    ------requirements for candidates receiving Federal campaign 
        financing relative to participation in multicandidate forums 
        (see H.R. 2478) [16SE]
    FEC: expedite availability of reports on the Internet (see H.R. 
        2074, 2109, 2433) [26JN] [8JY] [8SE]
    ------require national committees of political parties to file 
        pre-general election reports (see H.R. 355) [9JA]
    ------require reports on certain election expenditures (see H.R. 
        1705) [22MY]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 183) [31OC]
    ------ban soft money in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 
        110, 458, 1025) [9JA] [21JA] [11MR]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1776, 1777) 
        [4JN]
    ------prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for 
        political activities (see H.R. 1458) [24AP]
    ------prohibit use of soft money and require written authorization 
        for use of salary withholdings for political activities (see 
        H.R. 2147) [10JY]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections and permit 
        individuals to elect not to have payroll deductions used for 
        political activities (see H.R. 3019) [9NO]
    ------require worker approval for use of labor organization dues 
        and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608) [6OC]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 223) [9JA]
    States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for 
        certain parties (see H.R. 2477) [16SE]
    Tax-exempt organizations: notify members of use of dues for 
        political and lobbying activities (see H.R. 480) [21JA]

POLLS OF OPINION
see Public Opinion Polls

POLLUTION
related term(s) Ecology and Environment
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        630) [6FE]
    ------establish minimum nationwide nitrogen oxide pollution 
        standards for fossil-fuel fired electric powerplants (see H.R. 
        1910) [17JN]
    ------regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted 
        from aging warehouses (see H.R. 679) [11FE]
    Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 
        2094) [26JN]
    CERCLA: limit funding expended for administration, oversight, 
        support, studies, investigations, monitoring, assessments, 
        evaluations, and enforcement activities (see H.R. 2086) [26JN]
    ------require polluters to cleanup hazardous substances (see H.R. 
        2087) [26JN]
    ------Superfund Program reauthorization and reform (see H.R. 2727) 
        [23OC]
    Clean Air Act: amend to impose certain requirements on areas 
        upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1911, 2328) 
        [17JN] [31JY]
    ------reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2365) [31JY]
    Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging 
        radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as 
        private facilities (see H.R. 2222) [23JY]
    Climate: effects of global warming relative to certain Pacific 
        nations and U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 157) [24SE]
    Ecology and environment: establish a Community Recreation and 
        Conservation Endowment with certain oil and gas revenues (see 
        H.R. 2945) [8NO]
    ------establish limited privileges and immunities for certain 
        information relative to compliance with environmental laws 
        (see H.R. 1884) [12JN]
    ------expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and 
        release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's 
        consumer products (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    ------improve protection of wetlands and watersheds (see H.R. 
        2762) [29OC]
    ------negotiation of an international climate change agreement 
        (see H. Con. Res. 106) [25JN]
    ------protect children from exposure to certain environmental 
        pollutants (see H.R. 2451) [10SE]
    ------provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial 
        assistance (see H.R. 1487) [30AP]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund (see H.R. 706, 1732) [12FE] [22MY]
    ------State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low 
        and medium priority sites (see H.R. 873, 1206) [27FE] [20MR]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1392) [17AP]
    ------implement national program to reduce health threat from 
        exposure to indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 2952) [8NO]
    ------limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627) 
        [7OC]
    ------prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or 
        particulate matter before existing standards have been 
        attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984) [11JN] [19JN]
    ------reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see 
        H.R. 536) [4FE]
    ------take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and 
        release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91) 
        [22MY]
    FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 
        metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221, 2968; H. 
        Con. Res. 113) [9JY] [22JY] [8NO]
    Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical 
        substances (see H.R. 659) [10FE]
    ------reduce use and emissions of mercury and increase recycling 
        (see H.R. 2910) [7NO]
    National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2914) 
        [7NO]
    New Jersey: terminate ocean dumping off the coast at the Mud Dump 
        Site and other sites within the New York Bight Apex (see H.R. 
        244) [9JA]
    Petroleum: improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to 
        communities affected by oil spills (see H.R. 238) [9JA]
    Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 1586, 2980) [13MY] [9NO]
    Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems 
        from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 398) [9JA]
    San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil 
        spills (see H.R. 882) [27FE]
    Taxation: treatment of agricultural water conservation 
        expenditures (see H.R. 461) [21JA]
    ------treatment of property used to control environmental 
        pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see 
        H.R. 1164) [20MR]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas 
        emissions (see H. Res. 211) [31JY]
    ------prevent the imposition of new energy taxes or fees to comply 
        with the global warming treaty (see H. Res. 268) [9OC]
    Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine 
        compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188) [20MR]
    ------establish requirements and provide assistance to prevent 
        nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 550) [4FE]
    ------estuary conservation and management programs funding (see 
        H.R. 2374, 2670) [1AU] [9OC]
    ------Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 1194) [20MR]
  Messages
    Environmental Quality Report: President Clinton [19MR]

POMBO, RICHARD W. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 2911) 
        [7NO]
    San Joaquin County, CA: land conveyance to Tracy, CA (see H.R. 
        2508) [18SE]
    Santa Cruz Island, CA: allow certain individuals use and occupancy 
        of certain property (see H.R. 2689) [21OC]

POMEROY, EARL (a Representative from North Dakota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: availability of affordable crop insurance for farms 
        located in designated Federal disaster areas (see H.R. 790) 
        [13FE]
    Billings County, ND: exchange of certain mineral interests located 
        in national grasslands (see H.R. 2574) [29SE]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 50) [11FE]
    Commission on Retirement Savings: establish (see H.R. 1695) [21MY]
    Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas 
        leasing agreements for specific allotted lands (see H.R. 2309) 
        [30JY]
    House of Representatives: limit election expenditures for 
        candidates (see H.R. 77) [7JA] [9JA]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 3012) [9NO]
    Taxation: full deduction of health insurance costs for self-
        employed individuals (see H.R. 18) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 19) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 17) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------treatment of livestock sold due to weather-related 
        conditions (see H.R. 791) [13FE]

POPULATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776) [13FE]
    ------include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 
        38) [5MR]
    ------provide for enumeration of family caregivers as part of the 
        decennial census (see H.R. 2081) [26JN]
    ------use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial 
        census (see H.R. 1178) [20MR]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 2570) [29SE]
    ------condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced 
        abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in 
        the U.S. (H.R. 2570), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    Elections: clarify procedure for determining State population for 
        purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 1220) [21MR]
    Families and domestic relations: develop, promote, and implement 
        policies to stabilize U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 
        154) [18SE]
    Foreign aid: international family planning programs (see H.J. Res. 
        36) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (see H.R. 581) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (H.R. 581), consideration (see H. Res. 46) [11FE]
    Roads and highways: provide a minimum allocation of highway funds 
        to States with large geographic areas but low population 
        densities (see H.R. 1701) [21MY]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 581, Family Planning Facilitation and 
        Abortion Funding Restriction Act: Committee

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        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 46) (H. Rept. 105-3) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2570, Forced Abortion Condemnation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]

PORNOGRAPHY
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: require Internet access companies to provide screening 
        software to parents to protect children from unsuitable online 
        material (see H.R. 1180) [20MR]
    ------restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect 
        children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774) [13FE]
    Crime: prohibit all private possession of child pornography (see 
        H.R. 2648) [9OC]
    Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television 
        (see H.R. 2892) [7NO]

PORTER, JOHN EDWARD (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [13MR]
    Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related 
        agencies appropriations [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear 
        viscera (see H.R. 619) [5FE]
    China, People's Republic of: improve human rights situation (see 
        H. Res. 76) [25FE]
    ------political reform (see H.R. 2095) [26JN]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2264) [25JY]
    Elections: comply with campaign spending limits and enhance 
        importance of individual and intradistrict contributions (see 
        H.R. 1422) [23AP]
    Immigration: provide special status for certain alien journalists 
        working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890) [27FE]
    Mongolia: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 172) [22OC]
    Reyes, Edwardo and Dianelita: relief (see H.R. 2705) [22OC]
    Social Security: establish and maintain individual investment 
        accounts (see H.R. 2929) [8NO]
    Tariff: B-Bromo-B-nitrostyrene (see H.R. 2576) [29SE]
    ------diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone (see H.R. 1548) [7MY]
    ------2,6-dimethyl-m-dioxan-4-ol acetate (see H.R. 2575, 2857) 
        [29SE] [6NO]
    Taxation: treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal 
        residence (see H.R. 2310) [30JY]
    Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability 
        during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit 
        organizations (see H.R. 911) [4MR]
    Voting: eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 
        2356) [31JY]
  Reports filed
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2264) (H. Rept. 105-205) [25JY]

PORTMAN, ROB (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    National Commission on Restructuring the IRS [4FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that 
        first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth 
        substance abuse (see H.R. 956) [5MR]
    Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests 
        through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical 
        forests (see H.R. 2870) [7NO]
    IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292) [30JY]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 1303) [10AP]
    Taxation: modify the application of pension nondiscrimination 
        rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 1740) [22MY]
    ------treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal 
        residence (see H.R. 1391) [17AP]
    ------treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 
        1891) [12JN]

POSHARD, GLENN (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 53) [12FE]
    House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 730) 
        [12FE]
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: designate (see H.R. 
        1502) [30AP]
    Taxation: treatment of certain water, waste, and essential 
        community facilities loans (see H.R. 731) [12FE]

POSTAGE AND STAMPS
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards [12MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Baraga, Frederic: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 45) [11MR]
    Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence: issue commemorative postage stamp 
        (see H. Con. Res. 147) [5SE]
    Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer 
        research (see H.R. 407, 1585) [9JA] [13MY]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer 
        research (see H.R. 2545) [25SE]
    Gardner, Ava: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 218) 
        [3SE]
    Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129) [29JY]
    Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41) 
        [6MR]
    Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings 
        required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906) [3MR]
    Medal of Honor: issue commemorative postage stamp in recognition 
        of recipients (see H. Con. Res. 200) [13NO]
    Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the 
        second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural 
        scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519) [1MY]
    Postal Service: acceptance of change-of-address orders from 
        commercial mail receiving agencies (see H.R. 447) [9JA]
    ------maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 
        168) [7OC]
    ------reform postal laws (see H.R. 22) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require envelopes and warning labels for mail depicting 
        violent or sexually-explicit acts (see H.R. 1347) [16AP]
    Smith, Samantha: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        204) [30JY]
    Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct: issue commemorative postage stamp 
        honoring anniversary of dedication (see H. Con. Res. 79) 
        [14MY]
    U.S. Masters Swimming, Inc.: issue commemorative postage stamp 
        (see H. Con. Res. 155) [23SE]
    Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 24) [25FE]

POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings 
        required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906) [3MR]
    Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22) [7JA] [9JA]

POSTAL SERVICE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Aaron Henry U.S. Post Office, Clarksdale, MS: designate (see H.R. 
        892) [27FE]
    Andrew Jacobs, Jr., U.S. Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 1057) [13MR]
    Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 2349) [31JY]
    Baraga, Frederic: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 45) [11MR]
    Blaine H. Eaton Post Office Building, Taylorsville, MS: designate 
        (see H.R. 2146) [10JY]
    Business and industry: limit commercial nonpostal services (see 
        H.R. 198) [9JA]
    Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate 
        (see H.R. 681) [11FE]
    Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence: issue commemorative postage stamp 
        (see H. Con. Res. 147) [5SE]
    Change-of-address orders: acceptance from commercial mail 
        receiving agencies (see H.R. 447) [9JA]
    Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see 
        H.R. 2773) [30OC]
    David B. Champagne Post Office Building, South Kingstown, RI: 
        designate (see H.R. 2013) [23JN]
    Dept. of Defense: include certain beneficiaries in National Mail 
        Order Pharmacy Program (see H.R. 1773) [3JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2378) [3SE]
    Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer 
        research (see H.R. 407, 1585) [9JA] [13MY]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer 
        research (see H.R. 2545) [25SE]
    Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see 
        H.R. 2129) [9JY]
    Eugene J. McCarthy Post Office Building, St. Paul, MN: designate 
        (see H.R. 2836) [6NO]
    Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate 
        (see H.R. 499) [4FE]
    Gardner, Ava: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 218) 
        [3SE]
    Government regulations: require envelopes and warning labels for 
        mail depicting violent or sexually-explicit acts (see H.R. 
        1347) [16AP]
    House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 730, 
        2439) [12FE] [9SE]
    ------prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail (see H.R. 642) [6FE]
    Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 129) [29JY]
    John Griesemer Post Office Building, Springfield, MO: designate 
        (see H.R. 698, 1254) [12FE] [9AP]
    John T. Myers Post Office Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate 
        (see H.R. 1058, 1249) [13MR] [8AP]
    Karl Bernal Post Office Building, Painesville, OH: designate (see 
        H.R. 2766) [29OC]
    Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116) 
        [8JY]
    Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 
        officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41) 
        [6MR]
    Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings 
        required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906) [3MR]
    Medal of Honor: issue commemorative postage stamp in recognition 
        of recipients (see H. Con. Res. 200) [13NO]
    Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 2348) [31JY]
    Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate 
        (see H.R. 2798) [4NO]
    Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate 
        (see H.R. 282) [9JA]
    Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility, Pottsville, PA: designate (see 
        H.R. 2564) [26SE]
    Post offices: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or 
        consolidation (see H.R. 1231) [8AP]
    Postal laws: reform (see H.R. 22) [7JA] [9JA]
    Postal patrons: prevent disclosure of names or addresses (see H.R. 
        49) [7JA] [9JA]
    Postal Uniform Allowance Program: maintain (see H. Con. Res. 168) 
        [7OC]
    Privatization (see H.R. 1717) [22MY]
    Ray J. Favre Post Office Building, Kiln, MS: designate (see H.R. 
        2623) [7OC]
    Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: 
        designate (see H.R. 2799) [4NO]
    Smith, Samantha: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        204) [30JY]
    Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct: issue commemorative postage stamp 
        honoring anniversary of dedication (see H. Con. Res. 79) 
        [14MY]

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    U.S. Masters Swimming, Inc.: issue commemorative postage stamp 
        (see H. Con. Res. 155) [23SE]
    Veterans: regulation of solicitation of contributions by veterans' 
        organizations on postal property (see H.R. 37) [7JA] [9JA]
    Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 24) [25FE]
    Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 959) 
        [5MR]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2378) 
        [29SE]
  Messages
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Line-Item 
        Veto: President Clinton [21OC]
  Motions
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2378) [24SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2378), conference report [30SE]
  Reports filed
    Aaron Henry U.S. Post Office, Clarksdale, MS: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 892) (H. Rept. 
        105-230) [31JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 2378) (H. Rept. 105-284) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2378) (H. Rept. 
        105-240) [3SE] [11SE]

POTTSVILLE, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility: designate (see H.R. 2564) 
        [26SE]

POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Food: include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for 
        violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see 
        H.R. 2344) [31JY]

POVERTY
related term(s) Homeless; Hunger
  Bills and resolutions
    Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain 
        Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436) [9SE]
    Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured 
        children (see H.R. 1363) [17AP]
    Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above 
        local poverty line (see H.R. 182, 370) [9JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide 
        greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs 
        (see H.R. 3086) [13NO]
    Dept. of HUD: demonstration program to determine the effectiveness 
        of establishing fair market rentals (see H.R. 2932) [8NO]
    ------facilitate effective and efficient management of homeless 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 2307) [30JY]
    ------reform the property disposition program providing single-
        family properties for use by the homeless (see H.R. 1798) 
        [5JN]
    ------terminate the property disposition program providing single-
        family properties for use by the homeless (see H.R. 32) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands to the District of 
        Columbia for use for single-family homes for low- and 
        moderate-income families (see H.R. 2700) [22OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve homeless veterans programs (see 
        H.R. 2206) [22JY]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050) [12MR]
    Education: allow children who meet certain criteria to attend 
        schools that receive funds targeted for disadvantaged children 
        (see H.R. 719) [12FE]
    ------establish Role Models Academy for at-risk youths (see H.R. 
        269) [9JA]
    ------provide low-income children educational opportunities (see 
        H.R. 2561) [25SE]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (see H.R. 2724, 
        2746) [23OC] [28OC]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 288) [29OC]
    Families and domestic relations: State assistance for certain 
        adults who are caring for the children of relatives (see H.R. 
        1646) [15MY]
    Federal aid programs: assistance for low-income working families 
        (see H.R. 2399) [4SE]
    ------ensure accuracy of eligibility information relative to 
        Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 2347) [31JY]
    ------improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs 
        (see H.R. 201) [9JA]
    ------improve program of block grants to States for temporary 
        assistance to needy families (see H.R. 2861) [6NO]
    Health: establish community-based managed care programs in 
        medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 356) [9JA]
    ------establish waivers in State medical licensing laws relative 
        to health care for indigent individuals (see H. Con. Res. 69) 
        [30AP]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16, 1200, 1374) [7JA] [9JA] [20MR] [17AP]
    ------national policy to provide health care coverage of mental 
        illnesses (see H.R. 621) [5FE]
    ------national policy to provide health care to children and 
        pregnant women (see H.R. 560, 1229) [4FE] [8AP]
    ------require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage 
        for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such 
        coverage (see H.R. 561) [4FE]
    ------revise and extend programs relative to the health of 
        individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895) 
        [12JN]
    Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754) [3JN]
    ------protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------revise and extend assistance programs (see H.R. 1144) [20MR]
    House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from 
        welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare 
        participation rates in home jurisdiction (see H.R. 1046) 
        [12MR]
    ------participate in and support activities to provide decent 
        homes for the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 147) [13MY]
    Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental 
        amounts that do not discourage assisted families from 
        obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014) [11MR]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 1447) [24AP]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and 
        increase community control over such programs (see H.R. 2) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and 
        increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 133) [29AP]
    ------extend loan guarantee program for multifamily rental housing 
        in rural areas (see H.R. 28) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------increase public housing opportunities for intact families 
        (see H.R. 265) [9JA]
    ------public housing construction and revitalization (see H.R. 
        839, 973) [26FE] [6MR]
    Medicaid: disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 148) 
        [9JA]
    ------eligibility for payment for administration of pediatric 
        vaccines (see H.R. 912) [4MR]
    ------expand State health care coverage of low-income children and 
        pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance 
        programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491) [30AP]
    ------post-eligibility treatment of certain Dept. of Veterans 
        Affairs pension or compensation payments (see H.R. 1269) 
        [10AP]
    ------reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of 
        services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 358) [9JA]
    ------repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of 
        assets (see H.R. 216, 2396) [9JA] [4SE]
    Medicare: improve quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine 
        and medical informatic networks (see H.R. 1101) [18MR]
    Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see 
        H.R. 251) [9JA]
    ------referral information requirements of hospitals relative to 
        post-hospital services (see H.R. 734) [12FE]
    Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650) 
        [16MY]
    ------condolences on death (see H. Res. 226, 227) [10SE] [11SE]
    ------tribute (see H. Res. 223) [9SE]
    New York: waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions 
        under Medicaid (see H.R. 2437) [9SE]
    Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus 
        personal property for donation (see H.R. 680) [11FE]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: 
        technical amendments (see H.R. 1048) [12MR] [21MR]
    Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by 
        Wisconsin for operation of food stamp and medical assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 2030) [24JN]
    ------clarify the family violence option under the temporary 
        assistance to needy families program (see H.R. 1950) [18JN]
    ------establish asset-based welfare policies (see H.R. 2849) [6NO]
    ------expand vocational and higher education opportunities and 
        allow use of college work study to fulfill additional work 
        requirements (see H.R. 3002) [9NO]
    ------extend disqualification transition period for certain aliens 
        (see H.R. 761) [13FE]
    ------funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 3015) [9NO]
    ------modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for 
        aliens (see H.R. 666) [11FE]
    ------prohibit States from penalizing single parents for not 
        meeting work requirements if the parent cannot find suitable 
        child care (see H.R. 1615) [14MY]
    Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy 
        relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 1421) [23AP]
    Surplus Government property: transfer of surplus real and personal 
        property to nonprofit organizations for housing and other uses 
        (see H.R. 1004) [11MR]
    Taxation: extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1729) 
        [22MY]
    ------increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in 
        each State and index amounts for inflation (see H.R. 2990) 
        [9NO]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt bonds for the economic development of 
        distressed communities (see H.R. 522) [4FE]
    ------provide incentives for investment in renewal communities 
        (see H.R. 1031) [12MR]
    ------treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned 
        income tax credit (see H.R. 1045, 1498) [12MR] [30AP]
    ------treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and 
        farmers (see H.R. 2450) [10SE]
    ------treatment of student loan programs and public-private 
        education partnerships for public educational institutions 
        serving disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1512) [1MY]
    Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance 
        for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 
        1364) [9AP] [17AP]
    Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by 
        nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726) [12FE]
  Motions
    Education: voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746) 
        [4NO]
    Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2) 
        [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Housing Opportunity and Responsibility 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 133) (H. Rept. 105-
        81) [29AP]

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    Consideration of H.R. 2746 and H.R. 2616, Voucher Program To 
        Provide School Choice and Community-Designed Charter Schools 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 105-
        357) [29OC]
    Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 105-76) 
        [28AP] [29AP]
    Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 2206) (H. Rept. 105-293) [2OC]
    Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 1048) (H. Rept. 105-78) [28AP]

POWER RESOURCES
related term(s) Conservation of Energy; Natural Gas; Petroleum
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations 
        [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        630) [6FE]
    ------establish minimum nationwide nitrogen oxide pollution 
        standards for fossil-fuel fired electric powerplants (see H.R. 
        1910) [17JN]
    California: moratorium on gas and oil development of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 133) [9JA]
    Colorado: convey the Collbran Reclamation Project to certain water 
        conservancy districts (see H.R. 2506) [18SE]
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1577) [8MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for civilian research, 
        development, demonstration, and commercial application 
        activities (see H.R. 1277) [10AP]
    ------consolidate Office of Fossil Energy and Office of Renewable 
        Energy and Energy Efficiency (see H.R. 1806) [5JN]
    ------extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research Program 
        and Public Information Dissemination Program (see H.R. 363) 
        [9JA]
    Dept. of Energy Organization Act: amend certain sections (see H.R. 
        649) [6FE]
    Dept. of the Interior: approval process for oil and gas leasing, 
        exploration, or development activity off the North Carolina 
        coast (see H.R. 2615) [6OC]
    ------moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of 
        the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3073) [13NO]
    ------prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and 
        gas lease sales (see H.R. 2555) [25SE]
    ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions 
        of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3074) [13NO]
    Ecology and environment: establish a Community Recreation and 
        Conservation Endowment with certain oil and gas revenues (see 
        H.R. 2945) [8NO]
    ------establish doctoral fellowships to increase the number of 
        scientists and engineers trained in global energy and 
        environmental challenges (see H.R. 2749) [28OC]
    Electric power: operation requirements for certain electric 
        generating facilities (see H.R. 2909) [7NO]
    ------provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 
        338, 655, 1230) [9JA] [10FE] [8AP]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2203) [21JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 194) [23JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 254) [29SE]
    Energy Conservation and Production Act: extend certain programs 
        (see H.R. 2915) [7NO]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see 
        H.R. 2472, 2915) [15SE] [7NO]
    ------extend certain programs (H.R. 2472), Senate amendments (see 
        H. Res. 317) [9NO]
    EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements 
        relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688) [11FE]
    Facilities: privatize certain Federal power generation and 
        transmission assets (see H.R. 718) [12FE]
    Federal Energy Administration Act: amend certain sections (see 
        H.R. 649) [6FE]
    Federal Power Marketing Administration: privatization (see H.R. 
        296) [9JA]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Colorado (see H.R. 2217) [22JY]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Iowa (see H.R. 2165) [15JY]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in New York (see H.R. 848) [26FE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Washington (see H.R. 651, 652, 1183, 1184, 1217) 
        [6FE] [20MR] [21MR]
    Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 180) [9JA]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270) 
        [10AP]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 280, 283) [24OC] [28OC]
    ------storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of 
        the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32) [4MR]
    Hydroelectric power: extend time required for construction of 
        projects (see H.R. 2841) [6NO]
    ------facilitate operation, maintenance, and upgrade of certain 
        Federal facilities and coordinate Federal and non-Federal 
        generating and marketing of electricity (see H.R. 2988) [9NO]
    National Energy Laboratories Reorganization Commission: establish 
        (see H.R. 1295) [10AP]
    National Park Service: use of escrowed oil and gas revenues to 
        improve visitor facilities (see H.R. 2143) [10JY]
    Natural gas: provide relief to businesses relative to interest and 
        penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by FERC (see H.R. 
        2903) [7NO]
    Petroleum: improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to 
        communities affected by oil spills (see H.R. 238) [9JA]
    ------settlement of U.S. royalty claims (see H.R. 1106) [18MR]
    ------transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds 
        (see H.R. 255, 2382) [9JA] [3SE]
    Power resources: take into account newly developed renewable 
        energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle 
        acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568) [26SE]
    Presidents of the U.S.: submit a national energy policy plan to 
        Congress (see H. Con. Res. 34) [4MR]
    Public buildings: monitor and analyze energy use and conduct 
        continuous commissioning to optimize building energy systems 
        (see H.R. 3040) [13NO]
    Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy 
        conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal 
        and affordable service (see H.R. 1359) [17AP]
    ------provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 
        1960) [19JN]
    Seaborg, Glenn T.: declassification of Atomic Energy Commission 
        journal (see H.R. 2809) [4NO]
    Taxation: apply energy credit to the purchase of small wind 
        turbines (see H.R. 2902) [7NO]
    ------extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any 
        extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489) [17SE]
    ------extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind 
        (see H.R. 1401) [17AP]
    ------investment credit for conversion of coal and domestic 
        carbonaceous feedstocks into liquid fuels (see H.R. 2175) 
        [16JY]
    ------provide equivalent rates on natural gas and gasoline (see 
        H.R. 1623) [15MY]
    ------treatment of diesel fuel used in trains (see H.R. 2474) 
        [15SE]
    ------treatment of ethanol (see H.R. 161, 587) [9JA] [5FE]
    ------treatment of loans under the Rural Electrification Act (see 
        H.R. 1441) [24AP]
    ------treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive 
        wells (see H.R. 2072) [26JN]
    ------treatment of oil and gas production within the U.S. (see 
        H.R. 1648) [15MY]
    ------treatment of tax-free bonds for output properties (see H.R. 
        1781) [4JN]
    Transportation: increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 
        970) [6MR]
    Treaties and agreements: prevent the imposition of new energy 
        taxes or fees to comply with the global warming treaty (see H. 
        Res. 268) [9OC]
    Utah: prohibit shipment of spent nuclear fuel to Goshute Indian 
        Reservaton (see H.R. 2083) [26JN]
    Wayne National Forest: continuance of oil and gas operations (see 
        H.R. 1467) [28AP]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2203) [26SE]
  Messages
    Dept. of Energy Report: President Clinton [7JA]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [21OC]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [17MR]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203) 
        [3SE]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270) [30OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2203, Energy and Water 
        Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 254) (H. Rept. 105-281) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 105-345) [24OC], (H. 
        Res. 283) (H. Rept. 105-354) [28OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2203, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 194) (H. 
        Rept. 105-198) [23JY]
    Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Civilian Research, Development, 
        Demonstration, and Commercial Application Activities: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1277) (H. Rept. 105-67) 
        [10JN]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1277) (H. Rept. 105-67) 
        [23AP]
    Dept. of Energy Standardization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 649) (H. Rept. 105-11) [11MR]
    Distribution of Funds to States for EPA Cooperative Agreements 
        Relative to Underground Storage Tanks: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 688) (H. Rept. 105-58) [17AP]
    Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information 
        Dissemination Program Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 363) (H. Rept. 105-60) [21AP]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 363) (H. Rept. 105-60) 
        [21AP]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 105-271) [26SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 
        105-190) [21JY]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs Extension: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2472) (H. Rept. 105-275) [26SE]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Iowa: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2165) (H. 
        Rept. 105-273) [26SE]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in New York: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 848) 
        (H. Rept. 105-122) [7JN]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Washington: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        651) (H. Rept. 105-12) [11MR]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 652) (H. Rept. 105-13) 
        [11MR]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1184) (H. Rept. 105-123) 
        [7JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1217) (H. Rept. 105-124) 
        [7JN]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1270) (H. Rept. 105-290) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 105-
        290) [21OC]

PRAYERS
  Bills and resolutions
    Constitutional amendments: voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 
        12, 20, 55, 68) [9JA] [13FE] [8AP]

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    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 78) [8MY]

PRESCRIPTION DRUG USER FEE ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    FDA: modernize (S. 830), corrections in enrollment [13NO]
  Motions
    FDA: modernize (S. 830) [7OC]
  Reports filed
    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference 
        (S. 830) (H. Rept. 105-399) [9NO]

PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS COLLECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Assassination Records Review Board: extend authorization (see H.R. 
        1553) [8MY]
  Reports filed
    Assassination Records Review Board Extension: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 
        105-138) [19JN]

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (Bill Clinton)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President [4FE]
    Conferees: H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain 
        Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436) [9SE]
    Budget: balance (see H.R. 397) [9JA]
    ------ensure that the budget proposal concurs with the provisions 
        of the bipartisan budget agreement (see H.R. 2037) [25JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2014, 
        2015) [23JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 174) [24JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 206) [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment 
        requirements (see H. Res. 203) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 138) 
        [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90) [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 174) [24JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 202) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment 
        requirements (see H. Res. 203) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90) [31JY]
    ------submission of budget proposal by the President without 
        budgetary contingencies (see H. Res. 89) [11MR]
    ------submission of budget proposal by the President without 
        budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 90) [11MR]
    Colombia: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.R. 1034) 
        [12MR]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): undertake an inquiry into 
        whether grounds exist to impeach President Clinton (see H. 
        Res. 304) [5NO]
    Congress: joint session for the State of the Union Message (see H. 
        Con. Res. 9) [21JA]
    ------joint session to receive a message from the President (see 
        H. Con. Res. 194) [9NO]
    ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 3) [7JA] [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military 
        construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2624, 2631) 
        [7OC]
    Executive Office of the President: failure to faithfully execute 
        laws (see H. Res. 220) [4SE]
    House of Representatives: notify President of election of the 
        Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 4) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------notify the President of completion of business (see H. Res. 
        320) [9NO]
    Labor unions: Presidential actions relative to resolving the 
        dispute between American Airlines, Inc., and the Allied Pilots 
        Association (see H. Res. 67) [13FE]
    Lebanon: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 58) [3MR]
    ------disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (see H. Res. 95) [12MR]
    National Day of Unity: designate (see H. Res. 170) [19JN]
    Philippines: authorize transfer of ownership of one of the bells 
        taken from the the town of Balangiga to the people of the 
        Philippines (see H. Res. 312) [7NO]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 183) [31OC]
    Syria: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: disapproval of line-item veto of provisions 
        relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities 
        sold to farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2444) [9SE]
    ------restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for 
        agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives 
        (see H.R. 2513) [23SE]
    ------technical corrections (see H.R. 2645) [9OC]
  Conference reports
    Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 2015) [29JY]
    Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R. 2014) [30JY]
  Messages
    Aeronautics and Space Achievements [29OC]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Brazil Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy [30OC]
    Balanced Budget Act Line-Item Veto [3SE]
    Biennial Report on Hazardous Materials Transportation [7JA]
    Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 1998 [6FE]
    Budget Rescissions [11FE]
    Chemical Weapons Convention [28AP]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting Report [26JN]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure Line-Item Veto [6OC]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations Line-Item Veto [21OC]
    Dept. of Energy Budgetary Resources Rescission [19MR]
    Dept. of Energy Report [7JA]
    Dept. of HHS Report Relative to Radiation Control for Health and 
        Safety Act [8AP]
    Dept. of HUD Report [7JA]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Line-Item 
        Veto [21OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Line-
        Item Veto [4NO]
    Dept. of Transportation Report [8AP]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto [4NO]
    District of Columbia Budget Request [11JY]
    Economic Report [10FE]
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, 
        Moldova, and Ukraine [3JN]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations Line-Item Veto [21OC]
    Environmental Quality Report [19MR]
    Export Administrative Act [6MY]
    Export Expansion and Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act [16SE]
    Federal Advisory Committees Report [23JN] [17SE]
    Federal Labor Relations Authority Report [4SE]
    Fisheries Agreement With Estonia [4FE]
    Fisheries Agreement With Lithuania [4FE]
    Fisheries Agreement With the People's Republic of China [16JY]
    General System of Preferences Relative to Cambodia [3JN]
    Human Cloning Prohibition [10JN]
    Immigration Reform Transition Act [24JY]
    International Whaling Commission [11FE]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Albania, Belarus, Kazakhstan, 
        Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Mongolia [21JY]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China 
        [30MY]
    NAFTA Study on Operations and Effects [11JY]
    National Drug Control Strategy [25FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola [24SE] [25SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba [27FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran [5MR] [17MR] [13MY] [17SE] 
        [30SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq [10FE] [31JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Libya [26JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 
        Weapons [12NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Serbia and Montenegro and the 
        Bosnian Serbs [30MY] [3JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan [4NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt the 
        Middle East Peace Process [21JA]
    National Endowment for Democracy Report [8AP]
    National Endowment for the Arts Report [11JY]
    National Security Strategy [15MY]
    Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Abatement Program [5MY]
    Policy Functions and Operational Roles of Federal Agencies To 
        Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction [21JA]
    Policy on Protection of National Information Infrastructure 
        Against Strategic Attack [28JY]
    Progress in Science and Technology [9AP]
    Prohibit New Investment in Burma [20MY]
    Response to Threats of Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction [26FE]
    Taxpayer Relief Act Line-Item Veto [3SE]
    Telecommunications Services Relative to Cuba [10SE]
    Trade Policy Agenda and Trade Agreements Program Report [6MR]
    Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Flank Document 
        Agreement [15MY]
    U.S. Arctic Research Plan [29JY]
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N. [4SE]
    U.S. Trade Representative Appointment [7JA]
    U.S.-Canada Social Security Agreement [3MR]
    U.S.-United Kingdom Social Security Agreement [25FE]
    Veto of H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act [21OC]
    Veto of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for 
        Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations [10JN]
    Veto of H.R. 2631, Disapproval of Line-Item Vetoes in Military 
        Construction Appropriations Legislation [13NO]
    Withdrawal of Duty-Free Treatment of Certain Argentinian Exports 
        [15AP]
  Motions
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014) 
        [26JN] [10JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015) 
        [25JN] [10JY]
    ------submission of budget proposal by the President without 
        budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89) [12MR]
    Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military 
        construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631) [7NO]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58) [13MR]
  Reports filed
    Balanced Budget Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 
        105-217) [29JY] [1AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 105-
        149) [23JN]

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    Consideration of a Joint Resolution Waiving Enrollment 
        Requirements for H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Balanced Budget Act 
        and Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        203) (H. Rept. 105-219) [30JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 105-
        221) [31JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 202) (H. Rept. 105-
        218) [30JY]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 58, Disapprove Foreign Aid 
        Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug Enforcement Efforts: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 105-20) 
        [12MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Balanced Budget Act and 
        Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) 
        (H. Rept. 105-152) [24JN]
    Disapprove Foreign Aid Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug 
        Enforcement Efforts: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 105-10) [10MR]
    Economic Report of the President: Committee on Economics (Joint) 
        (H. Rept. 105-393) [8NO]
    Restore and Modify Provisions in Taxpayer Relief Act Relative to 
        Treatment of Agricultural Production Facilities Sold to Farmer 
        Cooperatives: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2513) 
        (H. Rept. 105-318) [9OC]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 
        105-220) [30JY]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 105-
        148) [23JN]
    Taxpayer Relief Act Technical Corrections: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2645) (H. Rept. 105-356) [29OC]

PRESIDENTIAL AND EXECUTIVE OFFICE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 1962) (H. Rept. 105-331) [21OC]

PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Executive Office of the President: appointment of Chief Financial 
        Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 1962) 
        [19JN]
    Federal employees: provide greater accountability (see H.R. 199) 
        [9JA]
    Forest Service: require the appointment of the Chief of the Forest 
        Service by the President (see H.R. 817) [25FE]
    IRS: selection process and length of term of service for the 
        Commissioner of Internal Revenue (see H.R. 1224) [21MR]
  Messages
    U.S. Trade Representative Appointment: President Clinton [7JA]
  Reports filed
    Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1962) (H. Rept. 105-331) [21OC]

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections: establish on an ongoing basis and require nominees for 
        President and Vice President to participate in debates to 
        receive Federal funding for party conventions (see H.R. 223) 
        [9JA]

PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
  Appointments
    House of Representatives tellers to count electoral votes [9JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 72) [16AP]
    ------establish automatic system for continuing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 638, 987, 1326, 1785) [6FE] [6MR] [15AP] [4JN]
    Budget: authorize expedited consideration of certain proposed 
        rescissions (see H.R. 1321) [15AP]
    ------require President's budget submission to Congress include a 
        balanced budget plan (see H.R. 113) [9JA]
    China, People's Republic of: impose snap-back tariffs until China 
        either accedes to the World Trade Organization or accords 
        adequate trade benefits (see H.R. 1712) [22MY]
    Constitutional amendments: direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 
        28, 43) [9JA] [5FE]
    ------repeal amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 19, 38, 39, 
        51, 88) [9JA] [4FE] [12FE] [24JY]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal Presidential 
        authority relative to suspension of certain effective dates 
        (see H.R. 2179) [16JY]
    Elections: establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms 
        for Federal office (see H.R. 99, 170) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------permit use of ``None of the Above'' in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 2055) [25JN]
    Executive Office of the President: failure to faithfully execute 
        laws (see H. Res. 220) [4SE]
    FEC: responsibility for investigations relative to campaign 
        fundraising practices (see H. Con. Res. 46) [12MR]
    Foreign aid: integrated justification report for assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 114) [9JA]
    Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland 
        and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1181) [20MR]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (see H.R. 2629) [7OC]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 309) [6NO]
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a 
        permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76) [1MY]
    Government: continuance of pay and authority to enter into 
        contracts or obligations when there is a lapse in 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1537) [6MY]
    ------require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 1036) [12MR]
    House Rules: amend relative to introduction of a bill about 
        inclusion of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in President's Day 
        observances (see H. Res. 141) [1MY]
    Impoundment Control Act: repeal (see H.R. 441) [9JA]
    Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered 
        during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by 
        the President (see H.R. 2090) [26JN]
    Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: acquisition of the Plains 
        Railroad Depot (see H.R. 1714) [22MY]
    Line Item Veto Act: eliminate the requirement that a budget 
        deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-
        item veto authority (see H.R. 2424) [9SE]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 2650) [9OC]
    ------repeal and amend Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
        Control Act to provide for expedited consideration of certain 
        proposed rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 2649) [9OC]
    Members of Congress: attendance at the inaugural ceremonies of the 
        President and Vice President (see H. Res. 8) [7JA] [9JA]
    National parks and recreation areas: require the President to 
        submit a separate appropriations request to ensure priority 
        funding (see H.R. 142) [9JA]
    Pensions: limit the duration of certain benefits extended to 
        former Presidents (see H.R. 48) [7JA] [9JA]
    Political campaigns: ban soft money in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 110, 458, 1025) [9JA] [21JA] [11MR]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1776, 2183) 
        [4JN] [17JY]
    ------prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from 
        depository institutions regulated under Federal law (see H.R. 
        783) [13FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by multicandidate political 
        committees controlled by foreign corporations (see H.R. 610) 
        [5FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 70, 138, 472, 473) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA]
    ------prohibit fund-raising at the White House (see H.R. 636) 
        [6FE]
    ------prohibit fundraising at the White House (see H.R. 2073) 
        [26JN]
    ------prohibit use of soft money and require written authorization 
        for use of salary withholdings for political activities (see 
        H.R. 2147) [10JY]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections and permit 
        individuals to elect not to have payroll deductions used for 
        political activities (see H.R. 3019) [9NO]
    ------reduce contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 569) [4FE]
    Power resources: submit a national energy policy plan to Congress 
        (see H. Con. Res. 34) [4MR]
    President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act: 
        extend authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board 
        (see H.R. 1553) [8MY]
    Presidential appointments: provide greater accountability (see 
        H.R. 199) [9JA]
    ------require the appointment of the Chief of the Forest Service 
        by the President (see H.R. 817) [25FE]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 223) [9JA]
    Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see 
        H.R. 2263) [25JY]
    States: prohibit release of Presidential election results prior to 
        closing of polls in all States within the continental U.S. 
        (see H.R. 2805) [4NO]
    Taxation: expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to 
        line-item veto (see H.R. 933) [5MR]
    ------treatment of income tax returns relative to Presidentially 
        declared disaster areas (see H.R. 1434) [24AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 309) (H. Rept. 105-
        386) [6NO]
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Permanent Addition Design and 
        Construction: Committee on Resources (House) (S.J. Res. 29) 
        (H. Rept. 105-167) [8JY]
    President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act 
        Assassination Records Review Board Extension: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 
        105-138) [19JN]
    Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2621) (H. Rept. 105-341) [23OC]

PRICE, DAVID E. (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Political campaigns: require that certain communications contain 
        information relative to sponsorship and authorization (see 
        H.R. 1541) [6MY]
    Taxation: exclude employer-provided telecommunicating-related 
        expenses for telecommuting purposes from taxable income (see 
        H.R. 1892) [12JN]
    ------treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553) [4FE]

PRICES
see Economy

PRINCESS DIANA (Wales)
  Bills and resolutions
    Paris, France: condolences on death in car accident (see H. Res. 
        219) [4SE]

PRINTING
  Bills and resolutions
    Congress: waive enrollment requirements for certain legislation 
        (see H.J. Res. 103) [8NO]
    House Rules: treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see 
        H. Res. 97) [13MR]

PRISONERS OF WAR
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing 
        members (see H.R. 409) [9JA]
    Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see 
        H. Res. 16) [9JA]

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    Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various 
        occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161) [20MR]
    World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners 
        at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. 
        Res. 95) [10JN]

PRISONS
see Correctional Institutions

PRIVACY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: prevent disclosure of names or addresses of postal 
        patrons (see H.R. 49) [7JA] [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the 
        Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-37) 
        [20MR]

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
see Free Enterprise

PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS IMPLEMENTATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1534): consideration (see H. Res. 271) [21OC]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 1534) [22OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1534, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 105-335) [21OC]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1534) (H. 
        Rept. 105-323) [21OC]

PRIZES
see Awards, Medals, Prizes

PRODUCT SAFETY
  Bills and resolutions
    Firearms: standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced 
        handguns (see H.R. 492) [21JA]
    Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in 
        breast self-examination (see H.R. 964) [6MR]
    ------liability protection for suppliers of raw material and 
        component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872) 
        [27FE]

PROFESSIONAL BOXING CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2176) [16JY]

PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Safety: provide additional provisions (see H.R. 2354) [31JY]

PROFESSIONAL TRADE SERVICE CORPS
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 481) [21JA]

PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT ASSESSMENT COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Health care professionals: extend term of appointment of certain 
        members of the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and 
        the Physician Payment Review Commission (see H.R. 1001) [10MR]
  Reports filed
    Extend Term of Appointment of Certain Members of the Prospective 
        Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Payment Review 
        Commission: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1001) (H. 
        Rept. 105-49) [14AP]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1001) (H. Rept. 
        105-49) [10AP]

PRYCE, DEBORAH (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        2247), consideration (see H. Res. 270) [21OC]
    Correctional institutions: prevent Federal prisoners from engaging 
        in activities to increase their strength or fighting abilities 
        (see H.R. 792) [13FE]
    Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 99) [18MR]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 254) [29SE]
    Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect 
        prevention (see H.R. 3013) [9NO]
    ------promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 134) [29AP]
    House of Representatives: consideration of certain resolutions in 
        preparation for adjournment (see H. Res. 311) [7NO]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        2209), consideration (see H. Res. 197) [24JY]
    Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing programs 
        reform (see H.R. 1508) [1MY]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. 
        Res. 62), consideration (see H. Res. 113) [14AP]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 988) [6MR]
    ------treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see H.R. 2231) 
        [23JY]
    ------treatment of dependency exemptions for adoptions (see H.R. 
        1741) [22MY]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 
        629), consideration (see H. Res. 258) [6OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Certain Resolutions in Preparation for 
        Adjournment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 311) (H. 
        Rept. 105-391) [7NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2203, Energy and Water 
        Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 254) (H. Rept. 105-281) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 62, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing 
        Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 113) (H. Rept. 105-
        54) [14AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1, Working Families Flexibility Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 99) (H. Rept. 105-31) 
        [18MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact Consent Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 258) (H. Rept. 105-299) [6OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 867, Adoption Promotion Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 134) (H. Rept. 105-82) [29AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2209, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 197) (H. 
        Rept. 105-202) [24JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2247, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 105-334) 
        [21OC]

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. 121) [9JA]
    FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community 
        broadcasting (see H.R. 1539) [6MY]
  Messages
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting Report: President Clinton [26JN]

PUBLIC BUILDINGS
  Bills and resolutions
    A. James Dyess Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Augusta, GA: 
        designate (see H.R. 2218) [22JY]
    Aaron Henry U.S. Post Office, Clarksdale, MS: designate (see H.R. 
        892) [27FE]
    Andrew Jacobs, Jr., U.S. Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 1057) [13MR]
    Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: 
        designate (see H.R. 2349) [31JY]
    Blaine H. Eaton Post Office Building, Taylorsville, MS: designate 
        (see H.R. 2146) [10JY]
    Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 
        643) [6FE]
    Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate 
        (see H.R. 681) [11FE]
    Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places 
        (see H. Con. Res. 31) [3MR]
    Community service: use of public facilities that are acquired, 
        constructed, or rehabilitated using community development 
        block grants (see H.R. 257) [9JA]
    Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House 
        and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 35) [4MR]
    Conservation of energy: monitor and analyze energy use and conduct 
        continuous commissioning to optimize building energy systems 
        (see H.R. 3040) [13NO]
    Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see 
        H.R. 2773) [30OC]
    David B. Champagne Post Office Building, South Kingstown, RI: 
        designate (see H.R. 2013) [23JN]
    David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 
        1479) [29AP]
    Dept. of Defense: conversion of certain military installations 
        into correctional facilities for youthful offenders (see H.R. 
        592) [5FE]
    Dept. of the Interior: transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka 
        Project to the Burley Irrigation District (see H.R. 1282) 
        [10AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and 
        leases (see H.R. 2571) [29SE]
    Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see 
        H.R. 2129) [9JY]
    Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see 
        H.R. 1822) [5JN]
    Eugene J. McCarthy Post Office Building, St. Paul, MN: designate 
        (see H.R. 2836) [6NO]
    Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial 
        Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2443) [9SE]
    Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate 
        (see H.R. 499) [4FE]
    GSA: improve management and operations (see H.R. 2751) [28OC]
    H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 2775) [30OC]
    H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, 
        Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 714) [12FE]
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC: designate (see H.R. 2379) [3SE]
    Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H.R. 824) [25FE]
    J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, 
        Watkinsville, GA: designate (see H.R. 785) [13FE]
    J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: designate (see H.R. 
        1484) [29AP]
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: designate (see H.R. 
        1502) [30AP]
    Jere Cooper Federal Building, Dyersburg, TN: designate (see H.R. 
        2730) [24OC]
    John Griesemer Post Office Building, Springfield, MO: designate 
        (see H.R. 698, 1254) [12FE] [9AP]
    John McKinley Federal Building, Florence, AL: designate (see H.R. 
        1804) [5JN]
    John T. Myers Post Office Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate 
        (see H.R. 1058, 1249) [13MR] [8AP]
    Karl Bernal Post Office Building, Painesville, OH: designate (see 
        H.R. 2766) [29OC]
    Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 994) [6MR]
    Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116) 
        [8JY]
    Lloyd D. George Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, 
        NV: designate (see H.R. 2225) [23JY]
    Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: 
        designate (see H.R. 1851) [10JN]
    Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see 
        H.R. 2348) [31JY]
    Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate 
        (see H.R. 2798) [4NO]
    NASA: selection of abandoned and underutilized facilities relative 
        to agency needs (see H.R. 897) [27FE]
    Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate 
        (see H.R. 282) [9JA]
    Parren J. Mitchell Veterans Medical Center, Baltimore, MD: 
        designate (see H.R. 3051) [13NO]

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    Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility, Pottsville, PA: designate (see 
        H.R. 2564) [26SE]
    Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or 
        consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231) [8AP]
    Ray J. Favre Post Office Building, Kiln, MS: designate (see H.R. 
        2623) [7OC]
    Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: 
        designate (see H.R. 2799) [4NO]
    Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse, New Haven, CT: designate (see H.R. 
        2787) [31OC]
    Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: 
        designate (see H.R. 1383) [17AP]
    Robert J. Dole U.S. Courthouse, Kansas City, KS: designate (see 
        H.R. 2177) [16JY]
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 81) [7JA] [9JA]
    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 29) [7JA] [9JA]
    Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (see H.R. 613) 
        [5FE]
    Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools 
        (see H.R. 1436) [24AP]
    ------establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 1104) [18MR]
    Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548) 
        [4FE]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 2187) [17JY]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, White Plains, NY: designate 
        (see H.R. 152) [9JA]
    Tobacco products: prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (see H.R. 
        2118) [8JY]
    Transactions: calculation (see H.R. 623) [5FE]
    W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD: designate (see 
        H.R. 962) [5MR]
    William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Macon, GA: designate (see H.R. 595) [5FE]
  Reports filed
    Aaron Henry U.S. Post Office, Clarksdale, MS: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 892) (H. Rept. 
        105-230) [31JY]
    Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 643) (H. Rept. 
        105-231) [31JY]
    David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1479) (H. 
        Rept. 105-227) [31JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases 
        Authorizations: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        2571) (H. Rept. 105-291) [2OC]
    Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, DC: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        824) (H. Rept. 105-211) [28JY]
    J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, 
        Watkinsville, GA: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 785) 
        (H. Rept. 105-36) [20MR]
    J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1484) (H. 
        Rept. 105-226) [31JY]
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1502) (H. 
        Rept. 105-225) [31JY]
    Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 
        105-228) [31JY]
    Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1851) (H. Rept. 105-212) [28JY]
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        81) (H. Rept. 105-235) [31JY]
    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 29) (H. Rept. 
        105-210) [28JY]
    Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 613) (H. Rept. 105-232) 
        [31JY]
    Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 548) (H. Rept. 
        105-234) [31JY]
    W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 962) (H. Rept. 
        105-229) [31JY]
    William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Macon, GA: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 595) (H. Rept. 105-233) [31JY]

PUBLIC DEBT
related term(s) Budget--U.S.
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: eliminate National Sheep Industry Improvement Center 
        and apply savings to deficit reduction (see H.R. 1475) [29AP]
    Budget: balance (see H.R. 397, 898) [9JA] [27FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 
        1, 7, 11, 24, 44, 45, 48, 50, 53, 69) [9JA] [5FE] [11FE] 
        [12FE] [10AP]
    ------constitutional amendment to require two-thirds vote of both 
        Houses of Congress if outlays exceed revenues (see H.J. Res. 
        35) [21JA]
    ------create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated 
        by economic growth (see H.R. 2496) [18SE]
    ------ensure a balanced budget and create a Social Security Reform 
        Reserve Fund from revenues generated by economic growth (see 
        H.R. 2825) [5NO]
    ------ensure that the budget proposal concurs with the provisions 
        of the bipartisan budget agreement (see H.R. 2037) [25JN]
    ------establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126) [9JA]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2014, 
        2015) [23JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 174) [24JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 206) [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment 
        requirements (see H. Res. 203) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 138) 
        [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90) [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 174) [24JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 202) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment 
        requirements (see H. Res. 203) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90) [31JY]
    ------reform process (see H.R. 1372) [17AP]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (see H.R. 2003) [20JN]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (H.R. 2003), consideration (see H. Res. 192) [22JY]
    ------reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the 
        public debt (see H.R. 2191) [17JY]
    ------require President's budget submission to Congress include a 
        balanced budget plan (see H.R. 113) [9JA]
    ------require surplus revenue be used for deficit reduction and 
        tax relief, and cap non-defense discretionary spending (see 
        H.R. 2860) [6NO]
    ------sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social 
        Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see 
        H.R. 593) [5FE]
    ------submission of budget proposal by the President without 
        budgetary contingencies (see H. Res. 89) [11MR]
    ------submission of budget proposal by the President without 
        budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 90) [11MR]
    Business and industry: reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1340) 
        [15AP]
    Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured 
        children (see H.R. 1363) [17AP]
    Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and 
        a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52) [12FE]
    Constitutional amendments: restrict annual deficits and require 
        popular vote of the people to exceed any limits (see H.J. Res. 
        30) [9JA]
    Government: prohibit issuance of new obligations (see H.R. 798) 
        [13FE]
    ------reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 2364) 
        [31JY]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction 
        (see H.R. 80, 352, 866) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE]
    House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt 
        (see H. Res. 23, 30) [9JA]
    ------same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 
        201) [29JY]
    Housing: reform multifamily housing programs (see H.R. 1433, 2447) 
        [24AP] [10SE]
    Line Item Veto Act: eliminate the requirement that a budget 
        deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-
        item veto authority (see H.R. 2424) [9SE]
    Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust 
        funds (see H.R. 255, 2382) [9JA] [3SE]
    Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857) 
        [27FE]
    ------treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment 
        (see H. Con. Res. 26) [25FE]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate that a certain percent of 
        their income tax liability be used to reduce the national debt 
        and require spending reductions equal to the amounts so 
        designated (see H.R. 1914) [17JN]
    ------designate overpayments and contributions to the public debt 
        (see H.R. 1353) [16AP]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 2645) [9OC]
    Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance 
        for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 
        1364) [9AP] [17AP]
  Conference reports
    Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 2015) [29JY]
    Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R. 2014) [30JY]
  Messages
    Balanced Budget Act Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [3SE]
    Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton [23JN] 
        [17SE]
    Taxpayers Relief Act Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [3SE]
  Motions
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014) 
        [26JN] [10JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015) 
        [25JN] [10JY]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (H.R. 2003) [23JY]
    ------submission of budget proposal by the President without 
        budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89) [12MR]
  Reports filed
    Balanced Budget Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 
        105-217) [29JY] [1AU]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2015) (H. Rept. 105-
        149) [23JN]
    Consideration of a Joint Resolution Waiving Enrollment 
        Requirements for H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Balanced Budget Act 
        and Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        203) (H. Rept. 105-219) [30JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 105-
        221) [31JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 202) (H. Rept. 105-
        218) [30JY]

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    Consideration of H. Res. 89, Submission of Budget Proposal by the 
        President Without Budgetary Contingencies: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 90) (H. Rept. 105-18) [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2003, Budget Enforcement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 192) (H. Rept. 105-195) [22JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Balanced Budget Act and 
        Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) 
        (H. Rept. 105-152) [24JN]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 105-216) [29JY]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 
        105-220) [30JY]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 105-
        148) [23JN]
    Taxpayer Relief Act Technical Corrections: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2645) (H. Rept. 105-356) [29OC]

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
related term(s) Centers for Disease Control; Health
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: establish pediatric research initiative (see 
        H.R. 1883) [12JN]
    Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, 
        euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003) [11MR]
    Diseases: ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms 
        relative to arachnoiditis prevention (see H.R. 738) [12FE]
    ------coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments 
        under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and 
        expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383) 
        [9JA]
    ------extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070) 
        [13MR]
    ------osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders 
        information clearinghouse funding (see H.R. 2704) [22OC]
    ------ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953) [5MR]
    ------prostate cancer research programs (see H.R. 297) [9JA]
    ------research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 
        751) [13FE]
    ------research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260, 
        1398) [9AP] [17AP]
    ------treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 
        3072) [13NO]
    Health: establish a program for postreproductive health care (see 
        H.R. 557) [4FE]
    ------establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for 
        individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679) [20MY]
    ------establish an educational program on the prevention and 
        treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 556, 847, 2006) [4FE] 
        [26FE] [20JN]
    ------funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment 
        programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638) [15MY]
    ------minority health programs (see H.R. 487) [21JA]
    ------national policy to provide health care to children and 
        pregnant women (see H.R. 1229) [8AP]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 259) [9JA]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 337, 820, 1222, 1749, 2967) [9JA] [25FE] [21MR] [22MY] 
        [8NO]
    ------research and education programs on menopause and related 
        conditions (see H.R. 832) [25FE]
    ------revise and extend mammography quality standards programs 
        (see H.R. 1289) [10AP]
    ------studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries 
        (see H.R. 1245) [8AP]
    Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories 
        from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250) [24JY]
    ------increase practitioners in the field of primary health care 
        (see H.R. 739) [12FE]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate 
        activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130) 
        [9JY]
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 
        1715) [22MY]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 307) [9JA]
    NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone 
        diseases (see H.R. 2697) [22OC]
    Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see 
        H.R. 1070) [13MR]
    Women: research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571) 
        [8MY]
  Reports filed
    Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1003) (H. Rept. 105-46) [8AP]

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: improve research of children's health (see 
        H.R. 1451) [24AP]
    Diseases: provide inclusive information service (see H.R. 482) 
        [21JA]
    EPA: implement national program to reduce health threat from 
        exposure to indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 2952) [8NO]
    FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products 
        (see H.R. 1411) [23AP]
    Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to 
        students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see 
        H.R. 1281) [10AP]
    ------establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for 
        individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679) [20MY]
    ------establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 2606) [2OC]
    ------expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111) 
        [18MR]
    ------funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment 
        programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638) [15MY]
    ------require health plans to pay interest on certain claims (see 
        H.R. 1472) [29AP]
    ------revise and extend mammography quality standards programs 
        (see H.R. 1289) [10AP]
    Insurance: expand access to health insurance coverage without pre-
        existing condition exclusions (see H.R. 2532) [23SE]
    NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes-related 
        activities (see H.R. 1315) [14AP]
    ------improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 
        3001) [9NO]
    Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see 
        H.R. 1070) [13MR]
    Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189) [20MR]
  Reports filed
    FDA Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1411) (H. Rept. 105-310) [7OC]

PUBLIC LANDS
  Bills and resolutions
    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery: designate (see H.R. 740) [12FE]
    Admiralty Island National Monument: land exchange (see H.R. 1948) 
        [17JN]
    Agriculture: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 547, 1829, 
        2493) [4FE] [6JN] [18SE]
    ------uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 284) [28OC]
    Air Force: conduct a study to identify property suitable for 
        exchange to acquire land authorized for addition to Shaw AFB, 
        SC (see H.R. 1675) [20MY]
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Huna Totem Corp. (see 
        H.R. 3088) [13NO]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (see 
        H.R. 2756) [28OC]
    ------designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900) [27FE]
    ------provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate surface 
        transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King Cove 
        (see H.R. 2259) [24JY]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify land bank protection 
        provisions (see H.R. 2000) [19JN]
    ------recognition of certain Native American communities (see H.R. 
        2812) [4NO]
    ------selection of lands by certain Vietnam veterans and the Elim 
        Native Corp. (see H.R. 2924) [7NO]
    Billings County, ND: exchange of certain mineral interests located 
        in national grasslands (see H.R. 2574) [29SE]
    Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: enhance conservation and 
        protection (see H.R. 2149) [10JY]
    ------improve access and use (see H.R. 1739) [22MY]
    Bureau of Reclamation: settlement with Oroville-Tonasket 
        Irrigation District (see H.R. 412) [9JA]
    ------settlement with Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District (H.R. 
        412), consideration (see H. Res. 94) [12MR]
    Cabazon Indian Reservation: authorize leases (see H.R. 2089) 
        [26JN]
    California: conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (see H.R. 
        79) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National 
        Forests to demonstrate resource management activity 
        effectiveness (see H.R. 858) [27FE]
    ------pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National 
        Forests to demonstrate resource management activity 
        effectiveness (H.R. 858), consideration (see H. Res. 180) 
        [8JY]
    ------prohibit the designation of the Mt. Shasta area as a 
        national historic site, district, or monument (see H.R. 193) 
        [9JA]
    Cherokee National Forest: conveyance of a parcel of real property 
        to the church occupying such property (see H.R. 2501) [18SE]
    Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma: take certain lands into 
        Federal trust (see H.R. 2039) [25JN]
    Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places 
        (see H. Con. Res. 31) [3MR]
    Clark County, NV: land conveyance (see H.R. 2136) [10JY]
    Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center: convey to 
        Alabama (see H.R. 608) [5FE]
    Cleveland, OH: land conveyance (see H.R. 2834) [6NO]
    Colorado: convey the Collbran Reclamation Project to certain water 
        conservancy districts (see H.R. 2506) [18SE]
    ------expand Eagles Nest Wilderness within Arapaho and White River 
        National Forests (see H.R. 985) [6MR]
    Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1965) [19JN]
    ------protect private property from forfeiture or Government 
        seizure (see H.R. 428) [9JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide for maintenance of concrete dams and 
        weirs located in the Emigrant Wilderness (see H.R. 1663) 
        [20MY]
    Dept. of Defense: improve the management of fish and wildlife 
        resources on military lands (see H.R. 374) [9JA]
    ------provide for the competitive selection of lessees when a 
        military department leases certain nonexcess personal property 
        and to ensure fair market value for the property (see H.R. 
        1676) [20MY]
    ------reform economic redevelopment process and improve ability to 
        contract for protective services at installations being closed 
        (see H.R. 1243, 1300) [8AP] [10AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: designate certain national parks, wild and 
        scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425) [23AP]
    ------land conveyance to the St. Jude's Ranch for Children in 
        Nevada (see H.R. 2989) [9NO]
    ------transfer Palmetto Bend Project (see H.R. 2161) [15JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issue national park capital improvement 
        bonds and set aside park fees into a National Park Capital 
        Improvement Fund to secure and pay interest on such bonds (see 
        H.R. 2853) [6NO]
    Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag 
        Boosters (see H.R. 111) [9JA]
    Dutch John, UT: dispose of certain Federal properties and assist 
        local government in the interim delivery of basic services 
        (see H.R. 2108) [8JY]
    Ecology and environment: establish a Community Recreation and 
        Conservation Endowment with certain oil and gas revenues (see 
        H.R. 2945) [8NO]

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    ------provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial 
        assistance (see H.R. 1487) [30AP]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund (see H.R. 706, 1732) [12FE] [22MY]
    ------strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place 
        restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861) [11JN]
    Education: distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local 
        educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 150) [10SE]
    ------Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see H.R. 1312) 
        [10AP]
    ------transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands 
        for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 2223) 
        [23JY]
    Everglades National Park: designate Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 136) [9JA]
    FEMA: transfer certain parcels of land in Illinois (see H.R. 2394) 
        [3SE]
    Fire prevention: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake 
        other forest management projects to protect communities from 
        wildfires (see H.R. 2458) [11SE]
    Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe 
        (see H.R. 190, 1476, 3055) [9JA] [29AP] [13NO]
    ------release reversionary interests retained by the U.S. in 
        certain deeds conveyed to Florida (see H.R. 3018) [9NO]
    Forest Service: eliminate below-cost timber sales (see H.R. 1827) 
        [6JN]
    ------grant easement to Chugach Alaska Corp. (see H.R. 3087) 
        [13NO]
    ------transfer of certain rights and property in exchange for 
        payment to the occupant of such property (see H.R. 2416) [5SE]
    Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and 
        facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of 
        communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 
        2789) [31OC]
    ------establish a program of recovery and protection and to 
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and 
        their resources (see H.R. 2515) [23SE]
    ------payments to States relative to timber sales (see H.R. 2844) 
        [6NO]
    Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas 
        leasing agreements for specific allotted lands (see H.R. 2309) 
        [30JY]
    Fort Davis National Historic Site: authorize expansion (see H.R. 
        3047) [13NO]
    Fort Howard Park, MD: transfer certain lands to Baltimore County, 
        MD (see H.R. 1466) [28AP]
    Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 3057) [13NO]
    Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center: authorize relocation and 
        transfer current site to Louisiana (see H.R. 1558) [8MY]
    Grand Teton National Park: domestic livestock grazing (see H.R. 
        708) [12FE]
    Grants Pass, OR: convey certain land (see H.R. 1198) [20MR]
    Greeley, CO: exchange of certain lands with Water Supply and 
        Storage Co. (see H.R. 1309) [10AP]
    Guam: acquire excess real property and release lands from a 
        condition on disposal (see H.R. 368) [9JA]
    Helium: disposal (see H.R. 2178) [16JY]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 838) [26FE]
    Hinsdale, CO: land exchange (see H.R. 951) [5MR]
    Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: ensure individuals retain rights 
        for use and occupancy in conveyed property (see H.R. 1994) 
        [19JN]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (see H.R. 
        2516) [23SE]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 1609) [14MY]
    ------reform (see H. Con. Res. 43) [11MR]
    Iosco, MI: release of reversionary interest in certain lands held 
        by the Federal Government (see H.R. 394) [9JA]
    Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: acquisition of the Plains 
        Railroad Depot (see H.R. 1714) [22MY]
    Kickapoo Tribe: restore Federal Indian services, clarify 
        citizenship, and provide trust lands to members residing in 
        Maverick County, TX (see H.R. 2314) [30JY]
    La Junta, CO: conveyance of certain military housing facilities 
        (see H.R. 2916) [7NO]
    Lake County, OR: land exchange (see H.R. 1944) [17JN]
    Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (see H.R. 2680) [21OC]
    Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: amend relative to the 
        National Park Service (see H.R. 489) [21JA]
    Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way 
        designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2352, 2438) 
        [31JY] [9SE]
    Lincoln National Historic Trail: designate as a component of the 
        National Trails System (see H.R. 1513) [1MY]
    Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a 
        commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see 
        H.R. 1138, 2715) [20MR] [23OC]
    Marion National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (see H.R. 608) 
        [5FE]
    Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: designate (see H.R. 136) 
        [9JA]
    Mark Twain National Forest: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 1779) 
        [4JN]
    Mesquite, NV: acquire certain lands (see H.R. 1535) [6MY]
    Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for 
        the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands 
        (see H.R. 778) [13FE]
    ------provide for claim maintenance fees and royalties on hardrock 
        mining claims (see H.R. 1830) [6JN]
    Minnesota: enrollment in Reinvest in Minnesota Land Conservation 
        Program relative to expiration of contract (see H.R. 1185) 
        [20MR]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national 
        monument without an express act of Congress and the 
        concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (see H.R. 
        1127) [19MR]
    ------prohibit establishment of any national monument without an 
        express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor 
        and State legislature (H.R. 1127), consideration (see H. Res. 
        256) [29SE]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        in Idaho without public participation and an express act of 
        Congress (see H.R. 597) [5FE]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        in Washington without public participation and an express act 
        of Congress (see H.R. 413) [9JA]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 596) [5FE]
    Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: expeditious 
        completion of acquisition of private mineral interests (see 
        H.R. 1659) [16MY]
    Nahant, MA: convey Coast Guard Recreation Facility property (see 
        H.R. 1992) [19JN]
    National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, 
        and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient 
        Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376) [17AP]
    ------manage public domain lands in a manner to reduce carbon 
        dioxide (see H. Con. Res. 151) [10SE]
    National Park Service: honor agreements relative to acquisition of 
        Santa Rosa Island, CA (see H.R. 1696) [21MY]
    ------use of escrowed oil and gas revenues to improve visitor 
        facilities (see H.R. 2143) [10JY]
    National Park System: private ownership and use of lands (see H.R. 
        104) [9JA]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow units that cannot 
        charge entrance fees to retain other fees and charges (see 
        H.R. 2502) [18SE]
    ------authorize entrance fees to secure bonds for capital 
        improvements (see H.R. 682) [11FE]
    ------enhance park system (see H.R. 433) [9JA]
    ------review management and reform application process for 
        National Park System (see H.R. 1728) [22MY]
    National wildlife refuges: land or water acquisitions relative to 
        revenue sharing payments (see H.R. 439) [9JA]
    Native Americans: improve Indian reservation roads and related 
        transportation services (see H.R. 2665) [9OC]
    ------reduce the fractionated ownership of Indian lands (see H.R. 
        2743) [24OC]
    ------repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to 
        live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions 
        (see H.R. 2934) [8NO]
    ------restrict certain gaming and land use on United Auburn Indian 
        Community lands (see H.R. 1805) [5JN]
    ------transfer of public lands to certain California Indian tribes 
        (see H.R. 2742) [24OC]
    Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of 
        Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919) [4MR]
    Nevada: disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see H.R. 449) 
        [20JA]
    ------validate conveyance of certain lands relative to right-of-
        way granted to Central Pacific Railway Co. (see H.R. 1918) 
        [17JN]
    New Mexico: conveyance of lands from Carson National Forest and 
        Santa Fe National Forest to the village of El Rito and the 
        town of Jemez Springs, NM (see H.R. 434) [9JA]
    ------funding to implement the compromise between the Forest 
        Service and timber contractors operating in the Vallecitos 
        sustained-yield unit (see H.R. 485) [21JA]
    ------land conveyance to Carlsbad Irrigation District (see H.R. 
        1943) [17JN]
    ------provide investment flexibility of trust funds and modify the 
        basis on which distributions are made from those funds (see 
        H.R. 1051) [12MR]
    New York: exchange National Park Service land in the Fire Island 
        National Seashore for land in Suffolk County (see H.R. 1256) 
        [9AP]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 3012) [9NO]
    Osage County, OK: convey certain lands acquired for Candy Lake 
        project (see H.R. 2299) [30JY]
    Park County, WY: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 1718) 
        [22MY]
    Petroleum: lease lands within Naval Oil Shale Reserves to private 
        entities for the development of oil and natural gas (see H.R. 
        1163) [20MR]
    ------management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see H.R. 
        1107) [18MR]
    Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: authorize improvements to a 
        county road and prohibit construction of a scenic shoreline 
        drive (see H.R. 351) [9JA]
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (see H.R. 901) [27FE]
    ------preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and 
        preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 243, 257) [24SE] [1OC]
    Redwood National Park: increase management efficiency through 
        cooperative agreements with California (see H.R. 262) [9JA]
    Roads and highways: funding for States to maintain roads to and 
        across Federal lands (see H.R. 1700) [21MY]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 302) [9JA]
    Routt National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 1021) [11MR]
    San Joaquin County, CA: land conveyance to Tracy, CA (see H.R. 
        2508) [18SE]
    Santa Cruz Island, CA: allow certain individuals use and occupancy 
        of certain property (see H.R. 2689) [21OC]
    Sault Sainte Marie, MI: Coast Guard conveyance of certain property 
        to the local American Legion post (see H.R. 2641) [8OC]
    Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and 
        establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia 
        ecosystem (see H.R. 2077) [26JN]
    Sequoyah County, OK: convey certain lands acquired for Sallisaw 
        Creek project (see H.R. 2300) [30JY]

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    Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require 
        acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by 
        owner consent (see H.R. 13) [7JA] [9JA]
    Stanislaus County, CA: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 112) 
        [9JA]
    Stanislaus National Forest: establish a demonstration project 
        relative to private contractors performing multiple resource 
        management activities (see H.R. 2886) [7NO]
    Tahoe National Forest: land sale to Placer County, CA (see H.R. 
        1439) [24AP]
    Taxation: depreciation on property used within an Indian 
        reservation (see H.R. 1095) [18MR]
    ------income exclusion for private property involuntarily 
        converted for Federal use (see H.R. 1563) [8MY]
    Texas: conveyance of certain Federal lands to the Clint and 
        Fabens, TX, school districts (see H.R. 1116) [18MR]
    Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface 
        transportation funding (see H.R. 674) [11FE]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land 
        claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican 
        citizens (see H.R. 260, 2538) [9JA] [24SE]
    University of Puerto Rico: transfer title to Federal real property 
        and improvements used to operate a center for research on 
        primates (see H.R. 1305) [10AP]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, 1952) 
        [30AP] [18JN]
    ------prohibit shipment of spent nuclear fuel to Goshute Indian 
        Reservaton (see H.R. 2083) [26JN]
    Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 822) [25FE]
    Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 640) 
        [6FE]
    ------promote restoration, conservation and enhancement through 
        establishment of a wetlands mitigation banking program (see 
        H.R. 1290) [10AP]
    White River National Forest: boundary adjustment relative to 
        National Forest System lands within Summit County, CO (see 
        H.R. 1020) [11MR]
    ------boundary adjustment relative to Raggeds Wilderness (see H.R. 
        1019) [11MR]
    Wilderness areas: designate certain lands (see H.R. 1567) [8MY]
    Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance 
        conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719) [22MY]
  Motions
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (H.R. 901) [7OC]
  Reports filed
    American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 901) (H. Rept. 105-245) [5SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 412, Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and 
        Conveyance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 94.) (H. 
        Rept. 105-19) [12MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 858, Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery 
        and Economic Stability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 180) (H. Rept. 105-173) [8JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 901, American Land Sovereignty Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 105-
        288) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 243) (H. Rept. 105-268) 
        [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1127, National Monument Fairness Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 105-283) 
        [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2493, Forage Improvement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 105-355) [28OC]
    Conveyance of California Land to Hoopa Valley Tribe: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 79) (H. Rept. 105-110) [3JN]
    Conveyance of Certain Dos Palos, CA, Lands to the Dos Palos Ag 
        Boosters: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 111) (H. 
        Rept. 105-34) [20MR]
    Conveyance of Public Lands From Carson National Forest and Santa 
        Fe National Forest to El Rito and Jemez Springs, NM: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 105-359) [30OC]
    Court Procedures for Federal Civil Forfeitures: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 105-358) [30OC]
    Eagles Nest Wilderness Expansion Within Arapaho and White River 
        National Forests in Colorado: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 985) (H. Rept. 105-111) [3JN]
    Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center in the Everglades National Park and 
        the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 136) (H. Rept. 105-328) [21OC]
    Emigrant Wilderness Concrete Dams and Weirs Maintenance: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R.. 1663) (H. Rept. 105-192) [21JY]
    Forage Improvement Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        2493) (H. Rept. 105-346) [24OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2493) (H. Rept. 105-
        346) [24OC]
    Grand Teton National Park Domestic Livestock Grazing: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 708) (H. Rept. 105-300) [6OC]
    Grants Pass, OR, Land Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1198) (H. Rept. 105-166) [8JY]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area River Craft Management: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 838) (H. Rept. 105-378) 
        [4NO]
    Hinsdale County, CO, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 951) (H. Rept. 105-170) [8JY]
    Hood Bay Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1948) (H. Rept. 105-261) [23SE]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Extension: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2516) (H. Rept. 105-270) [25SE]
    King Cove Health and Safety Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2259) (H. Rept. 105-398) [8NO]
    Lake County, OR, Public Land Exchange: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1944) (H. Rept. 105-193) [21JY]
    Management of National Forest Public Domain Lands Relative to 
        Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 105-330) [21OC]
    Mark Twain National Forest Boundary Adjustment: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1779) (H. Rept. 105-295) [2OC]
    Miccosukee Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1476) (H. Rept. 105-278) [29SE]
    National Monument Fairness Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1127) (H. Rept. 105-191) [21JY]
    Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 412) (H. Rept. 105-8) [10MR]
    Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 858) (H. Rept. 105-136) 
        [18JN]
    Release of Reversionary Interest in Certain Iosco, MI, Lands Held 
        by the Federal Government: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 394) (H. Rept. 105-35) [20MR]
    Restrict Certain Gaming and Land Use on United Auburn Indian 
        Community Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1805) 
        (H. Rept. 105-301) [6OC]
    Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 449) (H. Rept. 105-68) [23AP]
    Tahoe National Forest Land Sale to Placer County, CA: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1439) (H. Rept. 105-114) [3JN]
    Wenatchee National Forest Land Exchange With Chelan County, WA: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 822) (H. Rept. 105-168) 
        [8JY]
    White River National Forest Boundary Adjustment Relative to 
        National Forest System Lands Within Summit County, CO: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 105-113) 
        [3JN]
    White River National Forest Boundary Adjustment Relative to 
        Raggeds Wilderness: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1019) 
        (H. Rept. 105-112) [3JN]

PUBLIC OPINION POLLS
  Bills and resolutions
    Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 248, 2075, 2528, 2529) [9JA] [26JN] [23SE]

PUBLIC SAFETY
see Safety

PUBLIC UTILITIES
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations 
        [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: establish minimum nationwide nitrogen oxide 
        pollution standards for fossil-fuel fired electric powerplants 
        (see H.R. 1910) [17JN]
    Electric power: provide for competition in industry (see H.R. 
        1960) [19JN]
    ------provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 
        338, 655, 1230) [9JA] [10FE] [8AP]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2203) [21JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 194) [23JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 254) [29SE]
    Federal Power Marketing Administration: privatization (see H.R. 
        296) [9JA]
    Flathead Irrigation Project: transfer maintenance and operation to 
        local control (see H.R. 3056) [13NO]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270) 
        [10AP]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 280, 283) [24OC] [28OC]
    Hydroelectric power: facilitate operation, maintenance, and 
        upgrade of certain Federal facilities and coordinate Federal 
        and non-Federal generating and marketing of electricity (see 
        H.R. 2988) [9NO]
    Power resources: establish programs for electric energy 
        conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal 
        and affordable service (see H.R. 1359) [17AP]
    ------privatize certain Federal power generation and transmission 
        assets (see H.R. 718) [12FE]
    Taxation: treatment of tax-free bonds for output properties (see 
        H.R. 1781) [4JN]
    TVA: phase out Federal funding (see H.R. 603, 677) [5FE] [11FE]
    TVA 2000 Regional Commission: establish (see H.R. 2082) [26JN]
    Vallejo, CA: authorize certain uses of water from the Solano 
        Project (see H.R. 2350) [31JY]
    Water: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Reservation 
        Rural Water System (see H.R. 2306) [30JY]
    ------biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 2138) 
        [10JY]
    Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 822) [25FE]
    Western States: improve management of water-related facilities 
        (see H.R. 2402) [4SE]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2203) [26SE]
  Messages
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [21OC]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203) 
        [3SE]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270) [30OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2203, Energy and Water 
        Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 254) (H. Rept. 105-281) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept.

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        105-345) [24OC], (H. Res. 283) (H. Rept. 105-354) [28OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2203, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 194) (H. 
        Rept. 105-198) [23JY]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 105-271) [26SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 
        105-190) [21JY]
    Management of Water-Related Facilities in Western States: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2402) (H. Rept. 105-353) 
        [28OC]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1270) (H. Rept. 105-290) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 105-
        290) [21OC]
    Wenatchee National Forest Land Exchange With Chelan County, WA: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 822) (H. Rept. 105-168) 
        [8JY]

PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power 
        industry (see H.R. 1960) [19JN]

PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power 
        industry (see H.R. 1960) [19JN]

PUBLIC WELFARE PROGRAMS
related term(s) Federal Aid Programs; Food Stamps; Social Security
  Bills and resolutions
    Aliens: exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667, 1360) [11FE] 
        [17AP]
    ------modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits (see 
        H.R. 666) [11FE]
    ------provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for 
        public benefits for certain aliens (see H.R. 931) [5MR]
    ------provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for 
        public benefits for mentally disabled aliens (see H.R. 1133) 
        [19MR]
    Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain 
        Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436) [9SE]
    Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 899) [27FE]
    ------eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 
        1455) [24AP]
    ------increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 
        1373) [17AP]
    ------prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child 
        support payments (see H.R. 399) [9JA]
    Dept. of HHS: application for waiver of certain demonstration 
        projects (see H.R. 1192) [20MR]
    Dept. of HUD: disposition of unoccupied and substandard 
        multifamily housing projects (see H.R. 263) [9JA]
    ------facilitate effective and efficient management of homeless 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 2307) [30JY]
    ------notify local government about proposed assisted multifamily 
        housing projects (see H.R. 212) [9JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve homeless veterans programs (see 
        H.R. 2206) [22JY]
    Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job 
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, 
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and 
        redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050) [12MR]
    Education: expand vocational and higher education opportunities 
        and allow use of college work study to fulfill additional work 
        requirements (see H.R. 3002) [9NO]
    Employment: make postsecondary or vocational education training a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 2025) [24JN]
    ------make progress toward completion of high school or college a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 1616) [14MY]
    Families and domestic relations: establish program to provide 
        child care through public-private partnerships (see H.R. 2719) 
        [23OC]
    ------improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 
        1373, 2713) [17AP] [23OC]
    ------increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support 
        enforcement programs (see H.R. 2487) [17SE]
    ------reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of 
        prevention programs (see H.R. 1736) [22MY]
    ------require the same distribution of child support arrearages to 
        former welfare recipients collected by Federal tax intercept 
        as by the States (see H.R. 1569) [8MY]
    Federal aid programs: ensure accuracy of eligibility information 
        relative to Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 2347) [31JY]
    ------improve program of block grants to States for temporary 
        assistance to needy families (see H.R. 2861) [6NO]
    Federal employees: granting of additional points to the passing 
        grades of welfare recipients' competitive service examinations 
        (see H.R. 1066) [13MR]
    Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see 
        H.R. 1507) [30AP]
    ------require States to use electronic benefit transfer systems 
        (see H.R. 273) [9JA]
    ------State prevention of receipt by prisoners (see H.R. 1000) 
        [10MR]
    Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 1480) [29AP]
    Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.: amend Federal 
        charter (see H.R. 3025) [12NO]
    ------repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 497) [4FE]
    Health: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment 
        programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638) [15MY]
    Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 217) [9JA]
    ------housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754) [3JN]
    ------revise and extend assistance programs (see H.R. 1144) [20MR]
    House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from 
        welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare 
        participation rates in home jurisdiction (see H.R. 1046) 
        [12MR]
    Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental 
        amounts that do not discourage assisted families from 
        obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014) [11MR]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 1447) [24AP]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and 
        increase community control over such programs (see H.R. 2) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and 
        increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 133) [29AP]
    ------increase public housing opportunities for intact families 
        (see H.R. 265) [9JA]
    ------public housing construction and revitalization (see H.R. 
        839, 973) [26FE] [6MR]
    ------temporary extension of certain public housing programs (see 
        H.R. 2406) [4SE]
    Immigration: exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility 
        for certain aliens (see H.R. 1445) [24AP]
    ------exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        legal aliens applying for naturalization (see H.R. 1416) 
        [23AP]
    ------extend disqualification transition period for certain aliens 
        (see H.R. 761) [13FE]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 2154) 
        [11JY]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain elderly permanent 
        resident aliens (see H.R. 2638) [8OC]
    ------restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in 
        arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597) [1OC]
    ------treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015, 1468) 
        [11MR] [29AP]
    Income: establish asset-based welfare policies (see H.R. 2849) 
        [6NO]
    Indian Child Welfare Act: exempt voluntary child custody 
        proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 1957) [18JN]
    INS: pilot program to notify States of employment opportunities 
        for welfare recipients created by the removal of unauthorized 
        aliens (see H.R. 1258) [9AP]
    Insurance: restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery on 
        Medicaid long-term care services and amend tax treatment of 
        long-term care coverage (see H.R. 1764) [3JN]
    Legal aliens: extend transition period for receiving SSI and food 
        stamps (see H.R. 1418) [23AP]
    Medicaid: coverage of screening mammography and screening pap 
        smears (see H.R. 184) [9JA]
    ------coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and 
        clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1354) [16AP]
    ------expand county-operated health insurance organizations 
        authorized to enroll beneficiaries (see H.R. 3014) [9NO]
    ------Federal funding of certain abortions relative to State law 
        (see H.R. 137) [9JA]
    ------increase the minimum Federal medical assistance percentage 
        (see H.R. 835) [25FE]
    ------waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health 
        Plan of Amherst, NY (see H.R. 2018) [24JN]
    ------waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain 
        HMO's (see H.R. 697, 1610) [12FE] [14MY]
    Medicare: improve quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine 
        and medical informatic networks (see H.R. 1101) [18MR]
    ------prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to 
        for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443) 
        [9JA]
    Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see 
        H.R. 251) [9JA]
    Native Americans: regulations relative to certain adoption and 
        child custody proceedings (see H.R. 1082) [13MR]
    Nutrition programs: funding (see H.R. 3015) [9NO]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: 
        technical amendments (see H.R. 1048) [12MR] [21MR]
    Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing programs 
        reform (see H.R. 1508) [1MY]
    Social Security: exempt States from certain regulatory 
        requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits 
        (see H.R. 156) [9JA]
    ------prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530) 
        [4FE]
    ------provide for the retirement of every U.S. citizen (see H.R. 
        2768) [29OC]
    ------State requirements for work experience and community service 
        programs relative to child support (see H.R. 2463) [11SE]
    SSI: denial of benefits to convicted sex offenders while confined 
        (see H.R. 237) [9JA]
    ------exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident 
        aliens (see H.R. 663) [10FE]
    States: clarify the family violence option under the temporary 
        assistance to needy families program (see H.R. 1950) [18JN]
    ------permit use of nongovernmental personnel in determining 
        Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see H.R. 
        1709) [22MY]
    ------prohibit from penalizing single parents for not meeting work 
        requirements if the parent cannot find suitable child care 
        (see H.R. 1615) [14MY]
    Taxation: allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work 
        opportunity tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2995) [9NO]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1729) [22MY]
    ------treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned 
        income tax credit (see H.R. 1045, 1498) [12MR] [30AP]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 693) [12FE]
    Unemployment: clarify that State base periods for unemployment 
        compensation are not subject to certain Social Security Act 
        provisions (see H.R. 125) [9JA]
    ------reform benefit system (see H.R. 940) [5MR]
    Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
        Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 
        849) [26FE]

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    Wisconsin: approval of waivers submitted for operation of food 
        stamp and medical assistance programs (see H.R. 2030) [24JN]
  Motions
    Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2) 
        [14MY]
  Reports filed
    Child Support Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 2487) (H. Rept. 105-272) [26SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Housing Opportunity and Responsibility 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 133) (H. Rept. 105-
        81) [29AP]
    Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 105-76) 
        [28AP] [29AP]
    Illegal Alien Assistance Prohibitions Under the Uniform Relocation 
        Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: 
        Committee on Transportation on Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        849) (H. Rept. 105-147) [23JN]
    Medicaid Waiver of Enrollment Composition Rule for the Better 
        Health Plan of Amherst, NY (H.R. 2018): Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 2018) (H. Rept. 105-165) [8JY]
    State Prevention of Receipt of Food Stamps by Prisoners: Committee 
        on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 105-43) [8AP]
    Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 2206) (H. Rept. 105-293) [2OC]
    Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 1048) (H. Rept. 105-78) [28AP]

PUBLIC WORKS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations 
        [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Bridges: Bridge Discretionary Program reform (see H.R. 1664) 
        [20MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide for maintenance of concrete dams and 
        weirs located in the Emigrant Wilderness (see H.R. 1663) 
        [20MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: transfer Palmetto Bend Project (see H.R. 
        2161) [15JY]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2203) [21JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 194) [23JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 254) [29SE]
    Flathead Irrigation Project: transfer maintenance and operation to 
        local control (see H.R. 3056) [13NO]
    Infrastructure: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and 
        restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950) [5MR]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (see H.R. 
        2516) [23SE]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 1609) [14MY]
    ------reform (see H. Con. Res. 43) [11MR]
    National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 
        712, 713) [12FE]
    Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy 
        conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal 
        and affordable service (see H.R. 1359) [17AP]
    Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform 
        programs (see H.R. 1430) [24AP]
    San Mateo County, CA: funding for construction of tunnel at 
        Devil's Slide (see H.R. 215) [9JA]
    Texas: use of Canadian River reclamation project distribution 
        system to transport water from sources other than the project 
        (see H.R. 2007) [20JN]
    Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to 
        accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA 
        implementation (see H.R. 204, 969) [9JA] [6MR]
    ------reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation 
        funding (see H.R. 674) [11FE]
    TVA: phase out Federal funding (see H.R. 603, 677) [5FE] [11FE]
    TVA 2000 Regional Commission: establish (see H.R. 2082) [26JN]
    Urban areas: metropolitan planning (see H.R. 477) [21JA]
    Washtenaw County, MI: EPA review of decision relative to Ypsilanti 
        Wastewater Treatment Plant construction grant (see H.R. 733) 
        [12FE]
    Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements 
        (see H.R. 1284) [10AP]
    ------authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Reservation 
        Rural Water System (see H.R. 2306) [30JY]
    Western States: improve management of water-related facilities 
        (see H.R. 2402) [4SE]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2203) [26SE]
  Messages
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [21OC]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203) 
        [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2203, Energy and Water 
        Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 254) (H. Rept. 105-281) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2203, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 194) (H. 
        Rept. 105-198) [23JY]
    Emigrant Wilderness Concrete Dams and Weirs Maintenance: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R.. 1663) (H. Rept. 105-192) [21JY]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 105-271) [26SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 
        105-190) [21JY]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Extension: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2516) (H. Rept. 105-270) [25SE]
    Management of Water-Related Facilities in Western States: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2402) (H. Rept. 105-353) 
        [28OC]
    Use of Canadian River Reclamation Project Water Distribution 
        System: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2007) (H. Rept. 
        105-279) [29SE]

PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Programs: reauthorize and reform (see H.R. 1430) [24AP]

PUBLICATIONS
related term(s) Literature; News Media
  Bills and resolutions
    Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of 
        information (see H.R. 2652) [9OC]

PUERTO RICO, COMMONWEALTH OF
  Bills and resolutions
    EPA: waiver of secondary treatment requirements for wastewater 
        treatment facilities (see H.R. 2207) [22JY]
    Financial institutions: relief for certain loans (see H.R. 490) 
        [21JA]
    Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of Puerto Ricans who 
        served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H.R. 2978) [9NO]
    ------tribute to Puerto Ricans who served in the 65th Infantry 
        Regiment (see H. Con. Res. 192) [9NO]
    Self-determination (see H.R. 856) [27FE]
    University of Puerto Rico: transfer title to Federal real property 
        and improvements used to operate a center for research on 
        primates (see H.R. 1305) [10AP]
  Reports filed
    U.S.-Puerto Rico Political Status Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 856) (H. Rept. 105-131) [12JN]
    Waiver of EPA Secondary Treatment Requirements for Wastewater 
        Treatment Facilities in Puerto Rico: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2207) (H. 
        Rept. 105-237) [1AU]

PYRAMID OF REMEMBRANCE FOUNDATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to 
        establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in 
        foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608) 
        [14MY]

QUINCY LIBRARY GROUP
  Bills and resolutions
    California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe 
        National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity 
        effectiveness (see H.R. 858) [27FE]
    ------pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National 
        Forests to demonstrate resource management activity 
        effectiveness (H.R. 858), consideration (see H. Res. 180) 
        [8JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 858, Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery 
        and Economic Stability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 180) (H. Rept. 105-173) [8JY]
    Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 858) (H. Rept. 105-136) 
        [18JN]

QUINCY LIBRARY GROUP FOREST RECOVERY AND ECONOMIC STABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 858): consideration (see H. Res. 180) [8JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 858, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 105-173) [8JY]
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 858) (H. Rept. 
        105-136) [18JN]

QUINN, JACK (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [24JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health 
        care resources (see H.R. 1077) [13MR]
    Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield 
        sites (see H.R. 990) [6MR]
    Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or 
        receipt of explosives (see H.R. 989) [6MR]
    Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see 
        H.R. 251) [9JA]
    Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and 
        widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or 
        widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52) [20MR]
    Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable 
        (see H.R. 1526) [1MY]
    Veterans: expand workstudy opportunities (see H.R. 1877) [12JN]
    ------priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or 
        Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250) [9JA]

RABBIS
see Churches and Synagogues; Religion

RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
see Discrimination

RACIAL RELATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080) [26JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302) [10AP]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
        national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909) 
        [17JN]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963, 2078) 
        [6MR] [26JN]
    ------prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 983) [6MR]
    Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents 
        relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender, 
        religion, sexual orientation, or disability (see H.R. 3043) 
        [13NO]
    Congress: role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138) [30AP]
    Courts: provide civil claim for victims of bias crimes (see H.R. 
        2959) [8NO]
    Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081) 
        [13NO]
    ------establish Federal, State, and local programs on the 
        reporting and preventing of bias crimes (see H.R. 188) [9JA]

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    Dept. of HUD: prohibit assistance to organizations that promote 
        prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see 
        H.R. 207) [9JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims 
        of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703) [22MY]
    Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 191) [8NO]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079) 
        [26JN]
    FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 147) 
        [9JA]
    Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and 
        ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 61) [7JA] [9JA]
    National Day of Unity: designate (see H. Res. 170) [19JN]
    National Days of Dialogue: support in association with the 
        national celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
        (see H. Con. Res. 195) [9NO]
    National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 
        300) [31OC]
    Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, 
        South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89) [22MY]
    Paperwork Reduction Act: use of term ``multiracial'' or 
        ``multiethnic'' on classification lists (see H.R. 830) [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and 
        Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        1703) (H. Rept. 105-292) [2OC]

RADANOVICH, GEORGE P. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armenia: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 500) 
        [4FE]
    ------anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55) [21MR]
    Colleges and universities: allow employees in classified positions 
        in community colleges to serve in certified or other academic 
        capacities (see H.R. 431) [9JA]
    Medicaid: expand county-operated health insurance organizations 
        authorized to enroll beneficiaries (see H.R. 3014) [9NO]
    National Park Service: honor agreements relative to acquisition of 
        Santa Rosa Island, CA (see H.R. 1696) [21MY]
    Taxation: treatment of liquor and beer retailers (see H.R. 1620) 
        [15MY]

RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Diseases: compensation for individuals who develop stomach cancer 
        due to exposure from radioactive substances (see H.R. 573) 
        [4FE]

RADIO
related term(s) News Media; Public Broadcasting; Telecommunications
  Bills and resolutions
    Alcoholic beverages: establish voluntary broadcasting code for 
        advertising (see H.R. 1292) [10AP]
    ------FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and 
        television (see H. Res. 171) [19JN]
    ------prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and 
        television (see H.R. 1067) [13MR]
    China, People's Republic of: increase international broadcasting 
        activities (see H.R. 2232, 2531) [23JY] [23SE]
    ------increase international broadcasting activities (H.R. 2232), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: repeal statutory authority (see 
        H.R. 121) [9JA]
    Courts: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while 
        performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see 
        H.R. 1013) [11MR]
    ------photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court 
        proceedings (see H.R. 1280) [10AP]
    Cuba: allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        287) [9JA]
    FCC: clarify authority to authorize foreign investment in U.S. 
        broadcast and common carrier radio licenses (see H.R. 1324) 
        [15AP]
    ------establish rules preventing broadcasts that create hazards 
        for motorists (see H.R. 369) [9JA]
    Foreign investments: clarify the authority of the FCC to authorize 
        foreign investment in U.S. broadcast and common carrier radio 
        licenses (see H.R. 954) [5MR]
    House Rules: repeal exception to the requirement that public 
        committee proceedings be open to all media (see H. Res. 301) 
        [4NO]
    Library of Congress: acquire certain real property for storage of 
        motion picture, recorded sound, television, and radio 
        collections (see H.R. 2979) [9NO]
    Political campaigns: impose monetary penalties for use of 
        fraudulent political advertisements (see H.R. 423) [9JA]
    ------require radio and television broadcasters to provide free 
        time for political advertising (see H.R. 84) [7JA] [9JA]
    Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate 
        the placement, construction, and modification of certain 
        facilities (see H.R. 3016) [9NO]
    ------require the licensing of certain unused channels for public 
        safety uses (see H.R. 1626) [15MY]
    ------State and local government regulation of citizens band radio 
        equipment (see H.R. 2383, 2612) [3SE] [6OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2232, Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    House Rules Relative to Repeal of Exceptions to the Requirement 
        That Public Committee Proceedings Be Open to the Media: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 301) (H. Rept. 105-382) 
        [5NO]
    Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on International Relations (House) 
        (H.R. 2232) (H. Rept. 105-303) [6OC]

RADIO FREE ASIA ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2232): consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2232, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Provisions: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        2232) (H. Rept. 105-303) [6OC]

RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
  Bills and resolutions
    Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging 
        radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as 
        private facilities (see H.R. 2222) [23JY]
    Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear 
        facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 
        1397) [17AP]
    Diseases: compensation for individuals who develop stomach cancer 
        due to exposure from radioactive substances (see H.R. 573) 
        [4FE]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270) 
        [10AP]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 280, 283) [24OC] [28OC]
    ------require annual review of motor carriers safety permits for 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 2806) [4NO]
    ------storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of 
        the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32) [4MR]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see 
        H.R. 629) [6FE]
    ------consent (H.R. 629), consideration (see H. Res. 258) [6OC]
    Veterans: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-
        connected diseases (see H.R. 559) [4FE]
    ------extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care 
        to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or 
        environmental hazards (see H.R. 466) [21JA]
  Messages
    Biennial Report on Hazardous Materials Transportation: President 
        Clinton [7JA]
    Dept. of HHS Report Relative to Radiation Control for Health and 
        Safety Act: President Clinton [8AP]
  Motions
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270) [30OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact Consent Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 258) (H. Rept. 105-299) [6OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 105-345) [24OC], (H. 
        Res. 283) (H. Rept. 105-354) [28OC]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1270) (H. Rept. 105-290) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 105-
        290) [21OC]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-181) [15JY]

RAHALL, NICK J., II (a Representative from West Virginia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Black Lung Benefits Act: pneumoconiosis claims (see H.R. 252) 
        [9JA]
    Immigration: provide permanent residency status to certain Persian 
        Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793) [13FE]
    Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and 
        independence (see H. Con. Res. 68) [29AP]
    Medicare: payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention 
        of potential fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2912) [7NO]
    Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain 
        lands (see H.R. 253) [9JA]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (see H.R. 1860) [10JN]
    Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust 
        funds (see H.R. 255) [9JA]
    Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight 
        crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991) [6MR]
    Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (see H. 
        Con. Res. 119) [23JY]
    West Virginia: develop a flood control strategy for the Greenbrier 
        River Basin (see H.R. 254) [9JA]

RAILROAD INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1939) [17JN]

RAILROADS
related term(s) Cargo Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see H.R. 
        2066, 2205, 2247) [25JN] [22JY] [24JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        2247), consideration (see H. Res. 270) [21OC]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 319) [9NO]
    ------eliminate special support for, or burdens on, operations as 
        a passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 1666) [20MY]
    ------timely closure and realignment of routes with low economic 
        performance (see H.R. 1210) [20MR]
    Crime: strengthen penalties and prohibitions against sabotage of 
        rail transportation or other mass transit (see H.R. 1501) 
        [30AP]
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for surface 
        transportation research and development (see H.R. 860) [27FE]
    Federal Railroad Administration: establish a pilot program to 
        assess the benefits of local and regional hazardous material 
        emergency response teams (see H.R. 2830) [5NO]
    ------reform administration and improve safety laws (see H.R. 
        1499) [30AP]
    Federal railroad infrastructure financing programs: modernize and 
        improve (see H.R. 1939) [17JN]
    Floods: authorize further appropriations for the stabilization and 
        repair of damages to the Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge in 
        California (see H.R. 936) [5MR]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (see H.R. 
        2516) [23SE]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 1609) [14MY]

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    Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: acquisition of the Plains 
        Railroad Depot (see H.R. 1714) [22MY]
    Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way 
        designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2352, 2438) 
        [31JY] [9SE]
    National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct 
        a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172) [19JN]
    Nevada: validate conveyance of certain lands relative to right-of-
        way granted to Central Pacific Railway Co. (see H.R. 1918) 
        [17JN]
    Pensions: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and 
        widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or 
        widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52) [20MR]
    Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and 
        restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950) [5MR]
    Roads and highways: improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 
        650) [6FE]
    Safety: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 456) [21JA]
    ------reform the safety practices of the railroad industry (see 
        H.R. 2455) [11SE]
    Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: validate certain conveyances 
        made in Tulare, CA (see H.R. 960) [5MR]
    Taxation: allow credit for public transportation expenses (see 
        H.R. 2157) [11JY]
    ------establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see 
        H.R. 1437) [24AP]
    ------treatment of diesel fuel used in trains (see H.R. 2474) 
        [15SE]
    Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to 
        metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1725) [22MY]
    ------Federal participation in magnetic levitation transportation 
        technology projects (see H.R. 2341) [31JY]
    ------Federal role in developing a national intermodal surface 
        transportation system (see H.R. 1268) [10AP]
    ------funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate 
        increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see 
        H.R. 204, 969) [9JA] [6MR]
    ------prohibit smoking in any federally funded transportation 
        facility (see H.R. 1351) [16AP]
  Reports filed
    Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2247) (H. Rept. 105-251) 
        [17SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2247, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 105-334) 
        [21OC]
    Consideration of S. 738, Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 105-400) 
        [9NO]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Extension: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2516) (H. Rept. 105-270) [25SE]
    Validation of Certain Conveyances Made by Southern Pacific 
        Transportation Co. in Tulare, CA: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 960) (H. Rept. 105-171) [8JY]

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. 991) [6MR]

RALPH DAVID ABERNATHY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Monuments and memorials: extend authority to establish memorial 
        (see H.J. Res. 57) [27FE]

RAMOS-HORTA, JOSE
  Bills and resolutions
    Nobel Prize: recogniton for peace (see H. Res. 45) [10FE]

RAMSTAD, JIM (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Harold Hughes-Bill Emerson Commission on Alcoholism: establish 
        (see H.R. 1549) [7MY]
    Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse 
        treatment services under private group and individual health 
        coverage (see H.R. 2409) [4SE]
    Medicare: extend community nursing organization demonstration 
        projects (see H.R. 686) [11FE]
    ------improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 554) [4FE]
    Tariff: plastic web sheeting (see H.R. 1304) [10AP]
    ------tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and vinylidene 
        fluoride (see H.R. 1893) [12JN]
    Taxation: deduction for charitable use of passenger automobiles 
        (see H.R. 1941) [17JN]
    ------treatment of mortgage subsidy bond benefits for residences 
        located in disaster areas (see H.R. 2913) [7NO]
    ------treatment of organizations that conduct certain games of 
        chance (see H.R. 620) [5FE]

RANCHERS
see Agriculture

RANGEL, CHARLES B. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Committee on Taxation (Joint) [10FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    Official Advisers for International Conference Meetings and 
        Negotiation Sessions on Trade Agreements [10FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Caribbean nations: promote growth of free enterprise and economic 
        opportunity, increase trade and investment with the U.S., and 
        encourage free trade policies (see H.R. 2096) [26JN]
    Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack 
        cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2031) [24JN]
    Federal-State relations: repeal restrictions on communications 
        between Government agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850) [26FE]
    Garvey, Marcus: tribute (see H. Res. 216) [1AU]
    Housing: constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home 
        (see H.J. Res. 73) [24AP]
    IRS: improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428) [8SE]
    Jamaica: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 215) [1AU]
    Medicare: payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts 
        attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (see 
        H.R. 2701) [22OC]
    ------provide payment for community health center services 
        relative to coverage of individuals under managed care plans 
        (see H.R. 2962) [8NO]
    National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 
        300) [31OC]
    Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 2375) [1AU]
    Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 140) [1MY]
    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 29) [7JA] [9JA]
    Shabazz, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 183) [10JY]
    Taxation: encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of 
        empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505) 
        [4FE]
    ------treatment of student loan programs and public-private 
        education partnerships for public educational institutions 
        serving disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1512) [1MY]

READING EXCELLENCE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        2614) (H. Rept. 105-348) [24OC]

REAL ESTATE
  Bills and resolutions
    Bankruptcy: define single asset real estate (see H.R. 73) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    CERCLA: ensure Federal compliance (see H.R. 1195) [20MR]
    ------treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see H.R. 
        2485) [16SE]
    Cherokee National Forest: conveyance of a parcel of real property 
        to the church occupying such property (see H.R. 2501) [18SE]
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 271) [21OC]
    ------improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 
        1965) [19JN]
    ------protect private property from forfeiture or Government 
        seizure (see H.R. 428) [9JA]
    ------technical corrections to bankruptcy laws (see H.R. 120, 764) 
        [9JA] [13FE]
    Dept. of Defense: conversion of certain military installations 
        into correctional facilities for youthful offenders (see H.R. 
        592) [5FE]
    ------provide for the competitive selection of lessees when a 
        military department leases certain nonexcess personal property 
        and to ensure fair market value for the property (see H.R. 
        1676) [20MY]
    Dept. of HUD: disposition of unoccupied and substandard 
        multifamily housing projects (see H.R. 263) [9JA]
    ------include VA loan recipients under requirement for 
        notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 895) [27FE]
    ------reform the property disposition program providing single-
        family properties for use by the homeless (see H.R. 1798) 
        [5JN]
    ------terminate the property disposition program providing single-
        family properties for use by the homeless (see H.R. 32) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: guarantee loans to provide multifamily 
        transitional housing for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3039) 
        [13NO]
    ------offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see 
        H.R. 1007) [11MR]
    Dutch John, UT: dispose of certain Federal properties and assist 
        local government in the interim delivery of basic services 
        (see H.R. 2108) [8JY]
    Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see H.R. 
        1312) [10AP]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1392) [17AP]
    Federal Housing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2975) [8NO]
    Forest Service: transfer of certain rights and property in 
        exchange for payment to the occupant of such property (see 
        H.R. 2416) [5SE]
    Government: Federal assessment of whether Federal regulations 
        could result in the taking of private property (see H.R. 95) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    GSA: improve management and operations (see H.R. 2751) [28OC]
    House of Representatives: participate in and support activities to 
        provide decent homes for the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 
        147) [13MY]
    Housing: constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home 
        (see H.J. Res. 73) [24AP]
    Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State 
        insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural 
        disasters (see H.R. 219) [9JA]
    ------require the provision of information sufficient for 
        homeowners to insure themselves against loss from subsidence 
        resulting from underground coal or clay mines (see H.R. 3062) 
        [13NO]
    Library of Congress: acquire certain real property for storage of 
        motion picture, recorded sound, television, and radio 
        collections (see H.R. 2979) [9NO]
    Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy 
        relative to sale of land to Jews (see H. Con. Res. 93) [5JN]
    Morristown National Historical Park: acquisition of certain 
        property (see H.R. 2776) [30OC]
    Mortgages: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home 
        equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), 
        Senate amendment (see H. Res. 329) [13NO]
    ------prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home equity 
        conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 1297, 
        1474) [10AP] [29AP]
    Native Americans: require uniform appraisals of certain leaseholds 
        of restricted Indian lands (see H.R. 1386) [17AP]
    Nevada: validate conveyance of certain lands relative to right-of-
        way granted to Central Pacific Railway Co. (see H.R. 1918) 
        [17JN]
    New Mexico: land conveyance to Carlsbad Irrigation District (see 
        H.R. 1943) [17JN]

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    Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 623) [5FE]
    Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: moratorium on certain class 
        action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283) [10AP]
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (see H.R. 901) [27FE]
    ------preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and 
        preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 243, 257) [24SE] [1OC]
    ------private property owner rights (see H.R. 992) [6MR]
    Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require 
        acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by 
        owner consent (see H.R. 13) [7JA] [9JA]
    Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: validate certain conveyances 
        made in Tulare, CA (see H.R. 960) [5MR]
    Taxation: allow a credit against the estate tax for transfers of 
        certain property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 637) 
        [6FE]
    ------application of the alternative minimum tax to installment 
        sales of farm property (see H.R. 396, 426) [9JA]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 1193, 1207) [20MR]
    ------credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly 
        rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence 
        (see H.R. 1134) [19MR]
    ------deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Con. Res. 3) [9JA]
    ------double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax 
        valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 495) [21JA]
    ------effective date of capital gains exclusion on the transfer of 
        a primary residence (see H. Con. Res. 76) [7MY]
    ------eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing 
        (see H.R. 1241) [8AP]
    ------eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of 
        gain on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 242) [9JA]
    ------establish a credit for the purchase of a principal residence 
        located within an empowerment zone or enterprise community by 
        a first-time homebuyer (see H.R. 2826) [5NO]
    ------exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and 
        the sale of farmland (see H.R. 442) [9JA]
    ------exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to 
        certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see 
        H.R. 195, 1763) [9JA] [3JN]
    ------exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to 
        certain land subject to qualified conservation easements sold 
        to Government entities or conservation groups (see H.R. 2101) 
        [26JN]
    ------first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 317) [9JA]
    ------income exclusion for private property involuntarily 
        converted for Federal use (see H.R. 1563) [8MY]
    ------increase exclusion amount of gain on the sale of a principal 
        residence and allow each spouse a separate one-time exclusion 
        (see H.R. 1680) [20MY]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 
        324, 683) [9JA] [11FE]
    ------inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special 
        estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 64) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax 
        (see H.R. 196, 531) [9JA] [4FE]
    ------permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 1123) 
        [19MR]
    ------provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2026) 
        [24JN]
    ------reduce rates on gains relative to depreciable real estate 
        (see H.R. 2403) [4SE]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 525, 902, 1208) [4FE] [3MR] [20MR]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 736, 802) [12FE] 
        [13FE]
    ------treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and 
        special estate tax valuation for certain farm property (see 
        H.R. 245) [9JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate and gift taxes (see 
        H.R. 1379) [17AP]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to 
        certain farm property (see H.R. 2117) [8JY]
    ------treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal 
        residence (see H.R. 200, 1026, 1204, 1286, 1391, 1682, 2310) 
        [9JA] [11MR] [20MR] [10AP] [17AP] [20MY] [30JY]
    ------treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 535) [4FE]
    ------treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local 
        governments to lure or retain businesses (see H.R. 3044) 
        [13NO]
    ------treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer 
        taxes (see H.R. 3076) [13NO]
    ------treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 249, 1299, 
        1751) [9JA] [10AP] [30MY]
    ------treatment of estate tax for family farms and small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1380) [17AP]
    ------treatment of homeownership plan trusts (see H.R. 3024) 
        [12NO]
    ------treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or 
        property to transfer assets to charitable organizations (see 
        H.R. 3029) [12NO]
    ------treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1150) 
        [20MR]
    ------treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for 
        farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (see H.R. 
        2166) [15JY]
    ------treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing 
        corporations (see H.R. 1672) [20MY]
    ------treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 
        1350) [16AP]
    Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights 
        relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607) [5FE]
    Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
        Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 
        849) [26FE]
    University of Puerto Rico: transfer title to Federal real property 
        and improvements used to operate a center for research on 
        primates (see H.R. 1305) [10AP]
    Veterans: extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into 
        enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of 
        Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092) 
        [18MR]
    ------extend the duration of the pilot program providing for 
        interest buy down authority (see H.R. 1064) [13MR]
  Motions
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534) [22OC]
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (H.R. 901) [7OC]
  Reports filed
    American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 901) (H. Rept. 105-245) [5SE]
    Bankruptcy Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 764) (H. Rept. 105-324) [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 901, American Land Sovereignty Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 105-
        288) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 243) (H. Rept. 105-268) 
        [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 105-
        335) [21OC]
    Court Procedures for Federal Civil Forfeitures: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 105-358) [30OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Entrance Into Enhanced-Use Leases for 
        Certain Property and Renaming of Court of Veterans Appeals and 
        National Cemetery System: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 1092) (H. Rept. 105-47) [9AP]
    Homeowners Insurance Protection Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 607) (H. Rept. 105-55) [16AP]
    Illegal Alien Assistance Prohibitions Under the Uniform Relocation 
        Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: 
        Committee on Transportation on Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        849) (H. Rept. 105-147) [23JN]
    Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1534) (H. Rept. 105-323) [21OC]
    Validation of Certain Conveyances Made by Southern Pacific 
        Transportation Co. in Tulare, CA: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 960) (H. Rept. 105-171) [8JY]

REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 
        1283) [10AP]

REAL PROPERTY
see Real Estate

RECIPROCAL TRADE AGREEMENT AUTHORITIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2621): consideration (see H. Res. 309) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2621) (H. 
        Rept. 105-341) [23OC]

RECLAMATION OF LAND
see Land Use

RECREATION AREAS
see Parks and Recreation Areas

RECYCLED MATERIALS
related term(s) Refuse Disposal
  Bills and resolutions
    America Recycles Day: designate (see H. Res. 251) [29SE]
    CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see 
        H.R. 2733) [24OC]

RECYCLING
related term(s) Ecology and Environment
  Bills and resolutions
    America Recycles Day: designate (see H. Res. 251) [29SE]
    CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see 
        H.R. 2733) [24OC]
    House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling 
        Program (see H. Res. 119) [16AP]
    Pollution: require refund values for beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 1586, 2980) [13MY] [9NO]
    Taxation: recycling of hazardous wastes tax credit (see H.R. 316) 
        [9JA]

REDMOND, BILL (a Representative from New Mexico)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land 
        claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican 
        citizens (see H.R. 2538) [24SE]

REFUGEES
related term(s) Immigration
  Bills and resolutions
    Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language 
        requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371) [9JA]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: amend relative to 
        exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 1566) [8MY]
    ------require report relative to exclusion of certain aliens (see 
        H.R. 2288) [29JY]
    Dept. of State: treatment of adult children of Vietnamese 
        reeducation camp internees relative to resettlement in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 3037) [13NO]
    Education: permit certain nonimmigrant aliens to study in publicly 
        funded adult education programs (see H.R. 1543) [7MY]
    Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant 
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 
        2759) [29OC]
    Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees (see H.R. 
        3033, 3049) [12NO] [13NO]
    ------adjust the status of certain nationals of El Salvador, 
        Guatemala, and Haiti and eliminate certain

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        rules relative to continuous physical presence (see H.R. 3054) 
        [13NO]
    ------asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related 
        persecution (see H.R. 825) [25FE]
    ------clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights 
        for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such 
        procedural rights (see H.R. 2302, 2442) [30JY] [9SE]
    ------clarify eligibility for relief from removal and deportation 
        for certain aliens (see H.R. 2533) [24SE]
    ------eliminate the cap on cancellations of removal and 
        suspensions of deportation (see H.R. 1545) [7MY]
    ------increase availability of visas for spouses and dependents of 
        certain legal aliens and limit status adjustments for certain 
        nonimmigrants (see H.R. 2917) [7NO]
    ------moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, 
        certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 347) 
        [9JA]
    ------permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who 
        are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see 
        H.R. 2664) [9OC]
    ------provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf 
        Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793) [13FE]
    ------revise, codify and enact certain immigration laws (see H.R. 
        2716) [23OC]
    ------treatment of petitions for employment visas for highly 
        skilled workers (see H.R. 2285) [29JY]
    Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify 
        application of certain provisions (see H.R. 2038) [25JN]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: technical 
        corrections (see H.R. 3041) [13NO]
    Public welfare programs: exception to limited SSI and food stamps 
        eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 1445) [24AP]
    ------exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        legal aliens applying for naturalization (see H.R. 1416) 
        [23AP]
    ------extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and 
        food stamps (see H.R. 1418) [23AP]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 2154) 
        [11JY]
    ------restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in 
        arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597) [1OC]
    ------treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015, 1468) 
        [11MR] [29AP]
    Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
        Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 
        849) [26FE]
  Reports filed
    Illegal Alien Assistance Prohibitions Under the Uniform Relocation 
        Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: 
        Committee on Transportation on Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        849) (H. Rept. 105-147) [23JN]

REFUSE DISPOSAL
related term(s) Recycled materials; Sewage Disposal
  Bills and resolutions
    Ecology and environment: provide State grants to stabilize and 
        remove tire piles that are near drinking water sources and 
        sensitive populations (see H.R. 1041) [12MR]
    EPA: provide conditional exemption relative to discharges of 
        dredged or fill materials for maintenance of certain flood 
        control projects (see H.R. 2741) [24OC]
    ------take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and 
        release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91) 
        [22MY]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270) 
        [10AP]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 280, 283) [24OC] [28OC]
    ------reduce use and emissions of mercury and increase recycling 
        (see H.R. 2910) [7NO]
    ------require annual review of motor carriers safety permits for 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 2806) [4NO]
    Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 1586, 2980) [13MY] [9NO]
    Solid waste: congressional authorization for restrictions on 
        receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1346) 
        [16AP]
    ------prohibit international export and import (see H.R. 360) 
        [9JA]
    ------State and local government control over transportation of 
        municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2654) [9OC]
    ------State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see 
        H.R. 1358) [17AP]
    States: control of municipal solid waste transportation and 
        disposal (see H.R. 942, 943) [5MR]
    Taxation: treatment of certain water, waste, and essential 
        community facilities loans (see H.R. 731) [12FE]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see 
        H.R. 629) [6FE]
    ------consent (H.R. 629), consideration (see H. Res. 258) [6OC]
    Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 2138) 
        [10JY]
    ------continuation of national permit for discharges of dredged or 
        fill materials into headwaters and isolated waters (see H.R. 
        2155) [11JY]
    ------exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems from 
        subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 398) [9JA]
  Motions
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270) [30OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact Consent Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 258) (H. Rept. 105-299) [6OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 105-345) [24OC], (H. 
        Res. 283) (H. Rept. 105-354) [28OC]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1270) (H. Rept. 105-290) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 105-
        290) [21OC]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-181) [15JY]

REGULA, RALPH (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations [6OC]
    North Atlantic Assembly [22MY]
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Arts and humanities: encourage participation and increase 
        understanding and appreciation of the cultural heritage of the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2156) [11JY]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2107) [8JY]
    District of Columbia: retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 831) 
        [25FE]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1392) [17AP]
    Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions 
        (see H.R. 2509) [18SE]
    Mount McKinley: retain name (see H.R. 256) [9JA]
    NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review 
        World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 
        78) [7JA] [9JA]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2107) [22OC]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2107) (H. Rept. 105-337) [22OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2107) (H. Rept. 
        105-163) [8JY]

REHABILITATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Disabled: enforcement of electronic and information technology 
        accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with 
        disabilities (see H.R. 1255) [9AP]

RELIGION
related term(s) Churches and Synagogues
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. 
        Res. 156) [23SE]
    Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious 
        obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a 
        reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611) [6OC]
    Baraga, Frederic: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 45) [11MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony 
        honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 
        120, 134) [24JY] [30JY]
    Charities: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 
        2604) [2OC]
    China, People's Republic of: participation of officials in 
        international activities relative to release of religious 
        prisoners (see H.R. 967) [6MR]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (H.R. 967), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or 
        refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 1721) 
        [22MY]
    Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places 
        (see H. Con. Res. 31) [3MR]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080) [26JN]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963, 2078) 
        [6MR] [26JN]
    ------prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 983) [6MR]
    ------religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 2948) 
        [8NO]
    Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents 
        relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender, 
        religion, sexual orientation, or disability (see H.R. 3043) 
        [13NO]
    Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House 
        and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 35) [4MR]
    Courts: provide civil claim for victims of bias crimes (see H.R. 
        2959) [8NO]
    Dalai Lama: visit to U.S. (see H. Res. 124) [23AP]
    Dept. of HUD: prohibit assistance to organizations that promote 
        prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see 
        H.R. 207) [9JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims 
        of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703) [22MY]
    Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal 
        (see H.R. 2248) [24JY]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 78) [8MY]
    Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious 
        groups (see H. Con. Res. 22) [13FE]
    Immigration: make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see 
        H.R. 2491) [17SE]
    ------modify certain employment regulations (see H.R. 2412) [5SE]
    India: self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation 
        homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 37) [5MR]
    Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister 
        Mahathir Mohamed (see H. Con. Res. 174) [22OC]
    Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650) 
        [16MY]
    ------condolences on death (see H. Res. 226, 227) [10SE] [11SE]
    ------tribute (see H. Res. 223) [9SE]
    National Days of Dialogue: support in association with the 
        national celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
        (see H. Con. Res. 195) [9NO]

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    Northern Ireland: sectarian violence relative to marches at 
        Portadown (see H. Res. 182) [9JY]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        1685, 2431) [20MY] [8SE]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 12, 20, 55, 68) [9JA] [13FE] [8AP]
    Privacy: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 
        208) [9JA]
    Russia: protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176) 
        [24OC]
    Social Security: permit revocation by members of the clergy of 
        their exemption from Social Security coverage (see H.R. 939) 
        [5MR]
    Taxation: treatment of religious schools relative to Federal 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 124) [9JA]
    ------treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals 
        relative to nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2660) [9OC]
    Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern 
        Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6) [9JA]
    ------restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to 
        situation in Cyprus and obligations under international law 
        (see H.R. 388) [9JA]
    Vietnam: support democracy and religious and economic freedom (see 
        H. Res. 231) [17SE]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: participation of officials in 
        international activities relative to release of religious 
        prisoners (H.R. 967) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 967, Participation of People's Republic of 
        China Officials in International Activities Relative to 
        Release of Religious Prisoners: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and 
        Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        1703) (H. Rept. 105-292) [2OC]
    Participation of People's Republic of China Officials in 
        International Activities Relative to Release of Religious 
        Prisoners: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        967) (H. Rept. 105-309) [6OC]

REMY, FRANCE
  Bills and resolutions
    Braly, Houston: tribute to citizens relative to burial (see H. 
        Con. Res. 141) [1AU]
    364th Fighter Group: tribute to fundraising efforts relative to 
        restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 141) 
        [1AU]

REPUBLICAN PARTY
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigative 
        subcommittee members [13NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: ensure that the budget proposal concurs with the 
        provisions of the bipartisan budget agreement (see H.R. 2037) 
        [25JN]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): majority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 114) [16AP]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 118) [16AP]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): election of 
        members (see H. Res. 108) [9AP]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): majority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 137) [30AP]
    Committee on Science (House): majority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 82) [5MR]
    Committee on Small Business (House): majority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 52) [12FE]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): majority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 249) [29SE]
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): majority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 78, 213) [26FE] [1AU]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        12, 25, 32, 196, 325, 331) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA] [23JY] [13NO]
    Elections: requirements for candidates receiving Federal campaign 
        financing relative to participation in multicandidate forums 
        (see H.R. 2478) [16SE]
    FEC: expedite availability of reports on the Internet (see H.R. 
        2074, 2109, 2433) [26JN] [8JY] [8SE]
    ------require national committees of political parties to file 
        pre-general election reports (see H.R. 355) [9JA]
    ------require reports on certain election expenditures (see H.R. 
        1705) [22MY]
    Political campaigns: ban soft money in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 110, 458, 1025) [9JA] [21JA] [11MR]
    ------prohibit use of soft money and require written authorization 
        for use of salary withholdings for political activities (see 
        H.R. 2147) [10JY]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections and permit 
        individuals to elect not to have payroll deductions used for 
        political activities (see H.R. 3019) [9NO]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 223) [9JA]
    States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for 
        certain parties (see H.R. 2477) [16SE]

RESEARCH
related term(s) Science; Technology
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: control wheat and barley diseases caused by Fusarium 
        Graminearum and related fungi (see H.R. 2168) [15JY]
    ------increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural 
        research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 
        725) [12FE]
    ------reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, 
        extension, and education programs (see H.R. 2534) [24SE]
    Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635) [6FE]
    Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities 
        are obtained legally (see H.R. 594) [5FE]
    Aviation: tribute to individuals who contributed to the 
        development of supersonic flight technology (see H. Con. Res. 
        173) [22OC]
    Brookhaven, NY: prohibit reactivation of the High Flux Beam 
        Reactor at Brookhaven National Laboratory (see H.R. 2384) 
        [3SE]
    California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: 
        continuation of operations (see H.R. 1576) [8MY]
    Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center: convey to 
        Alabama (see H.R. 608) [5FE]
    Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of 
        information (see H.R. 2652) [9OC]
    Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating 
        children with dyslexia (see H.R. 3058) [13NO]
    Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for civilian research, 
        development, demonstration, and commercial application 
        activities (see H.R. 1277) [10AP]
    ------extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research Program 
        and Public Information Dissemination Program (see H.R. 363) 
        [9JA]
    Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see 
        H.R. 304) [9JA]
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for surface 
        transportation research and development (see H.R. 860) [27FE]
    Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for 
        certain women (see H. Res. 40, 48) [5FE] [11FE]
    ------ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms relative to 
        arachnoiditis prevention (see H.R. 738) [12FE]
    ------coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments 
        under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and 
        expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383) 
        [9JA]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research 
        (see H.R. 407, 1585) [9JA] [13MY]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer 
        research (see H.R. 2545) [25SE]
    ------Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic 
        lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009) [23JN]
    ------osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders 
        information clearinghouse funding (see H.R. 2704) [22OC]
    ------ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953) [5MR]
    ------prostate cancer research programs (see H.R. 297) [9JA]
    ------prostate cancer screening benefits (see H.R. 2639) [8OC]
    ------research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 
        751) [13FE]
    ------research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260, 
        1398) [9AP] [17AP]
    Drugs: prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the 
        legalization of drugs (see H.R. 309) [9JA]
    Ecology and environment: establish doctoral fellowships to 
        increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in 
        global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 2749) 
        [28OC]
    Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial 
        of birth (see H.R. 678) [11FE]
    EPA: allow cooperative research and development agreements for 
        environmental protection (see H.R. 2961) [8NO]
    ------authorizing appropriations for research, development, and 
        demonstration activities (see H.R. 1276) [10AP]
    ------design and implement a performance-based measurement system 
        to encourage the development of new environmental monitoring 
        technologies (see H.R. 3065) [13NO]
    FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (see H.R. 1271) [10AP]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (H.R. 1271), consideration (see H. Res. 125) [23AP]
    Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy 
        promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the 
        program (see H.R. 2139) [10JY]
    Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center: authorize relocation and 
        transfer current site to Louisiana (see H.R. 1558) [8MY]
    Health: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83) [5MR]
    ------develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth 
        defects (see H.R. 1114) [18MR]
    ------establish code of fair information practices (see H.R. 52) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------establish research and grant programs for the eradication or 
        control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (see 
        H.R. 2565) [26SE]
    ------expand research relative to environmental and genetic 
        susceptibilities for breast cancer (see H.R. 1413) [23AP]
    ------liability protection for suppliers of raw material and 
        component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872) 
        [27FE]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 341) [9JA]
    ------national policy to provide health care to children and 
        pregnant women (see H.R. 1229) [8AP]
    ------permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during 
        participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 1069) 
        [13MR]
    ------research and education programs on menopause and related 
        conditions (see H.R. 832) [25FE]
    ------studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries 
        (see H.R. 1245) [8AP]
    Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories 
        from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250) [24JY]
    Horticulture: plant genetic conservation program funding (see H.R. 
        570) [4FE]
    Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center, 
        Weslaco, TX: designate (see H.R. 2737) [24OC]
    Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer 
        patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628) 
        [15MY]
    NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder 
        Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111) [9JY]

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    National Academy of Sciences: authorize study on migration of 
        underground plutonium at the Nevada Test Site (see H.R. 2479) 
        [16SE]
    National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in 
        breast cancer research (see H.R. 1352) [16AP]
    National Cave and Karst Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 
        2098) [26JN]
    National Energy Laboratories Reorganization Commission: establish 
        (see H.R. 1295) [10AP]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate 
        activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130) 
        [9JY]
    National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2914) 
        [7NO]
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 
        1715) [22MY]
    National Panel on Early Reading Research and Effective Reading 
        Instruction: establish (see H.R. 2192) [17JY]
    Native Americans: study and repatriation of remains for which a 
        cultural affiliation is not readily ascertainable (see H.R. 
        2893) [7NO]
    NIH: establish National Center for Integral Medicine (see H.R. 
        1055) [13MR]
    ------expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone 
        diseases (see H.R. 2697) [22OC]
    ------improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 
        3001) [9NO]
    Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal 
        activities policy (see H.R. 2547) [25SE]
    Patent and Trademark Office: improve the integrity of patent 
        system and ensure the validity of U.S. patents (see H.R. 812) 
        [25FE]
    Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain 
        confidentiality relative to the publication of patent 
        applications (see H.R. 811) [25FE]
    Power resources: take into account newly developed renewable 
        energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle 
        acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568) [26SE]
    Public Health Service: establish pediatric research initiative 
        (see H.R. 1883) [12JN]
    ------extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070) 
        [13MR]
    Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health 
        (see H.R. 1451) [24AP]
    Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program (see H.R. 
        1801) [5JN]
    ------prohibit cloning of humans (see H.R. 923) [5MR]
    ------prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 922) [5MR]
    Seaborg, Glenn T.: declassification of Atomic Energy Commission 
        journal (see H.R. 2809) [4NO]
    Small Business Technology Transfer Program: extend (see H.R. 2429) 
        [8SE]
    Space policy: participation in international space station program 
        (see H.R. 1831) [6JN]
    ------space station program funding (see H.R. 1423) [23AP]
    Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 1876) 
        [12JN]
    Taxation: credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169) [20MR]
    ------extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947) 
        [5MR]
    ------extend the research credit and modify the alternative 
        incremental credit (see H.R. 2819) [5NO]
    ------provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a 
        breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 209) [9JA]
    ------treatment of biomedical research funds (see H.R. 1257) [9AP]
    Technology: improve and expedite licensing of federally owned 
        inventions (see H.R. 2544) [25SE]
    Tobacco products: prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, 
        compensate Federal and State Governments for health costs, and 
        enhance investments in biomedical and basic scientific 
        research (see H.R. 3028) [12NO]
    Transportation: Federal participation in magnetic levitation 
        transportation technology projects (see H.R. 2341) [31JY]
    University of Puerto Rico: transfer title to Federal real property 
        and improvements used to operate a center for research on 
        primates (see H.R. 1305) [10AP]
    Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 920) [4MR]
    ------increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 
        1788) [4JN]
    ------research health risks posed by the presence of certain 
        additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products 
        (see H.R. 2900) [7NO]
    ------research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571) 
        [8MY]
  Messages
    Human Cloning Prohibition: President Clinton [10JN]
    Progress in Science and Technology: President Clinton [9AP]
    U.S. Arctic Research Plan: President Clinton [29JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1271, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
        Development Programs Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 105-70) [23AP]
    Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Civilian Research, Development, 
        Demonstration, and Commercial Application Activities: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1277) (H. Rept. 105-67) 
        [10JN]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1277) (H. Rept. 105-67) 
        [23AP]
    Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information 
        Dissemination Program Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 363) (H. Rept. 105-60) [21AP]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 363) (H. Rept. 105-60) 
        [21AP]
    EPA Appropriations for Research, Development, and Demonstration 
        Activities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1276) (H. 
        Rept. 105-99) [26JN]
    EPA Research, Development, and Demonstration Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1276) (H. 
        Rept. 105-99) [16MY]
    FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs Authorization: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1271) (H. Rept. 105-61) 
        [21AP]
    Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses--Strong Evidence Linking Toxic Causes 
        to Chronic Health Effects: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-388) [7NO]
    Prohibit Federal Funding for Human Cloning Research: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 922) (H. Rept. 105-239) [1AU]
    Reform, Extend, and Repeal Certain Agricultural Research, 
        Extension, and Education Programs: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 2534) (H. Rept. 105-376) [4NO]
    Small Business Technology Transfer Program Extension: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 2429) (H. Rept. 105-259) [23SE]

RESPONSIBLE BORROWER PROTECTION BANKRUPTCY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2500) [18SE]

RESTORE AMERICAN DREAM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 3024) [12NO]

REYES, SILVESTRE (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Enforcement and Border 
        Affairs (see H.R. 2588) [30SE]
    Munoz, Vince: relief (see H.R. 2426; H. Res. 222) [5SE]
    Native Americans: decrease the requisite blood quantum required 
        for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (see H.R. 
        2419) [5SE]
    Texas: conveyance of certain Federal lands to the Clint and 
        Fabens, TX, school districts (see H.R. 1116) [18MR]
    Ysleta del Sur Pueblo: relief of tribal members (see H.R. 2426; H. 
        Res. 222) [5SE]

RHODE ISLAND
  Bills and resolutions
    Native Americans: rights and sovereign status of certain Indian 
        tribes (see H.R. 1983) [19JN]

RHODE ISLAND INDIAN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Rhode Island: rights and sovereign status of certain Indian tribes 
        (see H.R. 1983) [19JN]

RICHARDSON, BILL (a Representative from New Mexico)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: issue medal to persons exposed to nuclear radiation 
        (see H.R. 432) [9JA]
    Health: minority health programs (see H.R. 487) [21JA]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 259) [9JA]
    Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: amend relative to the 
        National Park Service (see H.R. 489) [21JA]
    Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and 
        clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 258) [9JA]
    National parks and recreation areas: enhance park system (see H.R. 
        433) [9JA]
    Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster 
        care programs (see H.R. 261) [9JA]
    New Mexico: conveyance of lands from Carson National Forest and 
        Santa Fe National Forest to the village of El Rito and the 
        town of Jemez Springs, NM (see H.R. 434) [9JA]
    ------Dept. of the Interior agreement with the Arch Hurley 
        Conservancy District on prepayment of water reclamation 
        repayment contracts (see H.R. 488) [21JA]
    ------funding for construction of history museum (see H.R. 732) 
        [12FE]
    ------funding to implement the compromise between the Forest 
        Service and timber contractors operating in the Vallecitos 
        sustained-yield unit (see H.R. 485) [21JA]
    Public buildings: community use of public facilities acquired, 
        constructed, or rehabilitated using community development 
        block grants (see H.R. 257) [9JA]
    Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to 
        Native Americans and Alaskan natives (see H. Res. 29; H.R. 
        486, 555) [9JA] [21JA] [4FE]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land 
        claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican 
        citizens (see H.R. 260) [9JA]

RIGGS, FRANK (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    California: conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (see H.R. 
        79) [7JA] [9JA]
    Courts: constitutional amendment to limit judicial terms (see H.J. 
        Res. 74) [29AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture: include in a special use permit relative to 
        Humboldt Nursery a provision allowing the permittee to use 
        Government-owned farming and related equipment at the nursery 
        (see H.R. 2126) [9JY]
    Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on 
        certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 
        3073) [13NO]
    ------prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions 
        of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3074) [13NO]
    Education: improve and expand charter schools (see H.R. 2616) 
        [6OC]
    ------vocational education funding (see H.R. 1853) [10JN]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (see H.R. 2724, 
        2746) [23OC] [28OC]
    Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and 
        local laws (see H.R. 1485, 2357) [29AP] [31JY]
    FAA: prohibit closing of certain flight service stations (see H.R. 
        1454, 2790) [24AP] [31OC]
    Forest Service: reduce costs and improve efficiency by contracting 
        out certain tasks related to the planning and implementation 
        of National Forest System programs and projects (see H.R. 
        2127) [9JY]

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    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1818) [5JN]
    Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members 
        convicted of felonies (see H.R. 1613) [14MY]
    Redwood National Park: increase management efficiency through 
        cooperative agreements with California (see H.R. 262) [9JA]
    Taxation: reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 1612) [14MY]

RILEY, BOB (a Representative from Alabama)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 2517) [23SE]

RIVERA, OSCAR GARCIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate 
        (see H.R. 282) [9JA]

RIVERS
  Bills and resolutions
    Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 92) [31JY]
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development 
        and implementation (see H.R. 1842) [10JN]
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: 
        congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91) [31JY]
    Brunswick County, NC: environmental restoration project at the 
        eastern channel of the Lockwoods Folly River (see H.R. 1905) 
        [17JN]
    Coeur d'Alene River Basin: restoration and management of the 
        watershed (see H.R. 1691) [21MY]
    Columbia River: designate Hanford Reach area as component of the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1477) [29AP]
    ------preserve and protect Hanford Reach area (see H.R. 1811) 
        [5JN]
    Corps of Engineers: conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 
        227) [9JA]
    ------project to protect fish and wildlife habitat of the Missouri 
        River and the middle Mississippi River (see H.R. 2949) [8NO]
    Endangered species: enable Federal agencies to rescue and relocate 
        members of certain species impacted by reconstruction or 
        maintenance of flood control levees (see H.R. 2894) [7NO]
    Endangered Species Act: exempt certain maintenance, repair, and 
        improvement of flood control facilities in California (see 
        H.R. 1155) [20MR]
    ------improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies 
        relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures 
        (see H.R. 478) [21JA]
    ------improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies 
        relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures 
        (H.R. 478), consideration (see H. Res. 142) [6MY]
    EPA: restoration of urban watersheds and community environments in 
        the Anacostia River (see H.R. 2823) [5NO]
    Floods: facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through 
        greater flexibility for depository institutions and their 
        regulators (see H.R. 1461) [24AP]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 838) [26FE]
    Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see 
        H.R. 545) [4FE]
    Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve at Mullica 
        River-Great Bay: designate (see H.R. 2630) [7OC]
    Lawrence Blackwell Memorial Bridge: designate (see H.R. 2010) 
        [23JN]
    Oregon: prohibit taxation of compensation of Washington residents 
        for services as Federal employees at a Columbia River 
        hydroelectric facility (see H.R. 874) [27FE]
    Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: implement basin management 
        plan to eliminate groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion 
        (see H.R. 870) [27FE]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 302) [9JA]
    Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments 
        as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        1110) [18MR]
    Texas: extend repayment period for Nueces River reclamation 
        project (see H.R. 2355) [31JY]
    ------use of Canadian River reclamation project distribution 
        system to transport water from sources other than the project 
        (see H.R. 2007) [20JN]
    Walker River Basin: assist in litigation settlement and conserve 
        and stabilize water quantity and quality for fish habitat and 
        recreation (see H.R. 2947) [8NO]
    Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 128) 
        [9JA]
    Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs 
        funding (see H.R. 2374, 2670) [1AU] [9OC]
    West Virginia: develop a flood control strategy for the Greenbrier 
        River Basin (see H.R. 254) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact Congressional 
        Consent: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 92) (H. 
        Rept. 105-370) [31OC]
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact Congressional 
        Consent: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 91) (H. 
        Rept. 105-369) [31OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 478, Flood Prevention and Family Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. Rept. 105-
        88) [6MY]
    Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 478) (H. Rept. 105-75) [24AP]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area River Craft Management: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 838) (H. Rept. 105-378) 
        [4NO]
    Use of Canadian River Reclamation Project Water Distribution 
        System: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2007) (H. Rept. 
        105-279) [29SE]

RIVERS, LYNN N. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of the Treasury: incorporate certain features in the 
        redesign of the U.S. currency to make it readily accessible to 
        the visually impaired (see H.R. 2067) [25JN]
    EPA: prohibit the importation for disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain concentrations (see H.R. 1078) 
        [13MR]
    ------requirements relative to disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain facilities (see H.R. 1393) [17AP]
    FEC: expedite availability of reports on the Internet (see H.R. 
        2433) [8SE]
    House Rules: treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see 
        H. Res. 97) [13MR]
    Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 
        2542) [24SE]
    NAFTA: impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 1697) 
        [21MY]
    Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 1586) [13MY]
    Washtenaw County, MI: EPA review of decision relative to Ypsilanti 
        Wastewater Treatment Plant construction grant (see H.R. 733) 
        [12FE]

ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
  Bills and resolutions
    Advertising: control of billboards in areas adjacent to Federal 
        highways (see H.R. 1448) [24AP]
    Appropriations: funding for roads classified as local or rural 
        minor collectors (see H.R. 1131) [19MR]
    Bridges: Bridge Discretionary Program reform (see H.R. 1664) 
        [20MY]
    Crime: establish penalties for the use of interstate facilities to 
        target children for sexually explicit messages or contacts 
        (see H.R. 2815) [5NO]
    ------establish toll-free telephone number for the reporting of 
        stolen and abandoned motor vehicles (see H.R. 501) [4FE]
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for surface 
        transportation research and development (see H.R. 860) [27FE]
    ------make direct loans and provide lines of credit to finance 
        surface transportation projects (see H.R. 2330) [31JY]
    Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State 
        eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants 
        (see H.R. 108) [9JA]
    Ecology and environment: environmental improvements (see H.R. 
        1533) [6MY]
    FCC: establish rules preventing broadcasts that create hazards for 
        motorists (see H.R. 369) [9JA]
    Federal aid programs: modify minimum allocation formula (see H.R. 
        907) [3MR]
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 799) 
        [13FE]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (see H.R. 
        2516) [23SE]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 1609) [14MY]
    ------reform (see H. Con. Res. 43) [11MR]
    Interstate 86: designate from New York to Pennsylvania (see H.R. 
        2054) [25JN]
    Interstate highways: funding for resurfacing, restoring, 
        rehabilitating, and reconstructing interstate highways (see 
        H.R. 1657) [16MY]
    Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way 
        designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2352, 2438) 
        [31JY] [9SE]
    Lawrence Blackwell Memorial Bridge: designate (see H.R. 2010) 
        [23JN]
    Metric system: waive requirements for State use on highway signs 
        (see H.R. 813) [25FE]
    Motor vehicles: length and weight limitations on Federal-aid 
        highways (see H.R. 551) [4FE]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: reauthorization 
        (see H.R. 2691) [22OC]
    National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 
        712, 713) [12FE]
    Native Americans: improve Indian reservation roads and related 
        transportation services (see H.R. 2665) [9OC]
    Nevada: validate conveyance of certain lands relative to right-of-
        way granted to Central Pacific Railway Co. (see H.R. 1918) 
        [17JN]
    Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust 
        funds (see H.R. 255, 2382) [9JA] [3SE]
    Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: authorize improvements to a 
        county road and prohibit construction of a scenic shoreline 
        drive (see H.R. 351) [9JA]
    Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and 
        restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950) [5MR]
    Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 650) [6FE]
    San Mateo County, CA: funding for construction of tunnel at 
        Devil's Slide (see H.R. 215) [9JA]
    States: funding to maintain roads to and across Federal lands (see 
        H.R. 1700) [21MY]
    ------increase number of participants in the infrastructure bank 
        pilot program (see H.R. 710) [12FE]
    ------make grants to States for the construction and maintenance 
        of highways and direct the FCC to conduct spectrum auctions to 
        provide funding for the grants (see H.R. 918) [4MR]
    ------provide a minimum allocation of highway funds to States with 
        large geographic areas but low population densities (see H.R. 
        1701) [21MY]
    Taxation: deposit portion of motor fuel excise taxes into Highway 
        Trust Fund and Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 644) 
        [6FE]
    ------impose tax on billboards and apply revenue to surface 
        transportation programs (see H.R. 1449) [24AP]
    ------treatment of motor fuel excise taxes on fuel used by highway 
        vehicle motors to operate certain power takeoff equipment (see 
        H.R. 67, 1056) [7JA] [9JA] [13MR]
    Territories: participation in State Infrastructure Bank Program 
        and use of surface transportation program funds for road 
        construction (see H.R. 1561) [8MY]
    Transportation: codify certain laws without substantive change 
        (see H.R. 1086) [17MR]
    ------establish national growth programs relative to metropolitan 
        regional projects (see H.R. 1725) [22MY]
    ------Federal funding for highways and transportation improvements 
        (see H.R. 2337) [31JY]
    ------Federal role in developing a national intermodal surface 
        transportation system (see H.R. 1268) [10AP]

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    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, 
        and transit programs (see H.R. 2400) [4SE]
    ------funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate 
        increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see 
        H.R. 204, 969) [9JA] [6MR]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation 
        trust funds (see H.R. 4, 205) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation 
        funding (see H.R. 674) [11FE]
    ------transfer taxing and spending authority over highway programs 
        and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 1470, 3045) 
        [29AP] [13NO]
    Urban areas: metropolitan planning (see H.R. 477) [21JA]
    Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: 
        congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, 
        Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 96) 
        [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Codify Certain Transportation Laws Without Substantive Change: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1086) (H. Rept. 105-
        153) [25JN]
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area Boundary Modification: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 799) (H. Rept. 105-377) [4NO]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Extension: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2516) (H. Rept. 105-270) [25SE]

ROANOKE, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: designate 
        (see H. Con. Res. 171) [21OC]

ROANOKE COUNTY, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Virginia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 606) [5FE]

ROBERTS, TERRENCE
  Bills and resolutions
    ``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 
        2560) [25SE]

ROBINSON, JACKIE
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 1335) [15AP]
    Tribute (see H. Con. Res. 61) [15AP]

ROBINSON, (SUGAR) RAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 140) [1MY]

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Virginia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 606) [5FE]

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 302) [9JA]

RODIBAUGH, ROBERT K.
  Bills and resolutions
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 81) [7JA] [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        81) (H. Rept. 105-235) [31JY]

RODRIGUEZ, CIRO D. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        construction and increased pay and improved health care for 
        members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2858) [6NO]

ROEMER, TIM (a Representative from Indiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction 
        (see H.R. 80) [7JA] [9JA]
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: 
        designate (see H.R. 81) [7JA] [9JA]
    Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 1423) [23AP]

ROGAN, JAMES E. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain 
        aliens (see H.R. 3075) [13NO]
    National forests: exempt prescribed burning from regulations under 
        the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 2601) [1OC]

ROGERS, HAROLD (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations [6OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2267) [25JY]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2267) [13NO]
  Reports filed
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2267) 
        (H. Rept. 105-405) [13NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2267) (H. Rept. 
        105-207) [25JY]

ROGERS, ROY
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 2752) [28OC]

ROHRABACHER, DANA (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security 
        and democracy in the Republic of China (see H. Res. 252) 
        [29SE]
    China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization 
        relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China 
        (see H. Con. Res. 56) [21MR]
    ------U.S. policy (see H. Res. 225) [9SE]
    International relations: normalization of relations between India 
        and Pakistan (see H. Con. Res. 162) [30SE]
    NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1275) [10AP]
    Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain 
        confidentiality relative to the publication of patent 
        applications (see H.R. 811) [25FE]
    Vietnam: support democracy and religious and economic freedom (see 
        H. Res. 231) [17SE]

ROLLCALL VOTES
see Votes in House

ROMANIA
  Bills and resolutions
    NATO: recommend integration (see H. Con. Res. 53) [20MR]

ROMERO-BARCELO, CARLOS A. (a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Puerto Rico: relief for certain loans (see H.R. 490) [21JA]
    ------waiver of EPA secondary treatment requirements for 
        wastewater treatment facilities (see H.R. 2207) [22JY]
    University of Puerto Rico: transfer title to Federal real property 
        and improvements used to operate a center for research on 
        primates (see H.R. 1305) [10AP]

ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. (32d President of the United States)
  Reports filed
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Permanent Addition Design and 
        Construction: Committee on Resources (House) (S.J. Res. 29) 
        (H. Rept. 105-167) [8JY]

ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Caribbean nations: withhold foreign aid from certain countries 
        that support Cuban membership in the Caribbean Community or 
        the Central American Common Market (see H.R. 2296) [30JY]
    China, People's Republic of: improve monitoring of human rights 
        situation (see H.R. 2358) [31JY]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: require report 
        relative to exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 2288) [29JY]
    Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries that assist Cuba 
        (see H.R. 2289) [29JY]
    Foreign trade: provide authority to control exports (see H.R. 
        1942) [17JN]
    Nicaragua: adjust status of certain immigrants (see H.R. 2666) 
        [9OC]
    Public welfare programs: modify laws relative to public assistance 
        and benefits for aliens (see H.R. 666) [11FE]
    Taxation: treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1394) 
        [17AP]
    Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved 
        people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181) [29OC]

ROTHMAN, STEVEN R. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm 
        dealers (see H.R. 2359) [31JY]
    Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage 
        State voluntary response programs relative to remediating 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1395) [17AP]
    Education: establish a youth mentoring program (see H.R. 2963) 
        [8NO]
    Malofienko, Alexandre: relief (see H.R. 2976) [8NO]
    Malofienko, Vladimir (see H.R. 2976) [8NO]
    Matsko, Olga; relief (see H.R. 2976) [8NO]
    Tariff: viscose rayon yarn (see H.R. 1742) [22MY]
    Taxation: establish lifetime learning accounts for higher 
        education and job training expenses (see H.R. 1819) [5JN]

ROUKEMA, MARGE (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    North Atlantic Assembly [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Colleges and universities: participation in Pell Grant Program 
        relative to Federal Stafford Loan Program default rate (see 
        H.R. 1307) [10AP]
    Computers: prohibit Internet service providers from providing 
        accounts to sexually violent predators (see H.R. 2791) [31OC]
    Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain 
        automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional 
        network (see H.R. 264) [9JA]
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory 
        Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 1894) [12JN]
    Dept. of HUD: disposition of unoccupied and substandard 
        multifamily housing projects (see H.R. 263) [9JA]
    Education: establish Role Models Academy for at-risk youths (see 
        H.R. 269) [9JA]
    Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see 
        H.R. 267) [9JA]
    Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any 
        branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (see H.R. 1306) 
        [10AP]
    ------increase competition in the financial services sector and 
        merge commercial bank and savings association charters (see 
        H.R. 268) [9JA]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (see H.R. 1222) [21MR]
    Housing: increase public housing opportunities for intact families 
        (see H.R. 265) [9JA]
    Law enforcement: evaluate neighborhood and community security 
        programs (see H.R. 266) [9JA]
    Lawyers and attorneys: payment of fees incurred in divorce actions 
        (see H.R. 270) [9JA]

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    Taxation: deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first 
        or second home (see H. Con. Res. 3) [9JA]

ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 291) [30OC]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence and its effects (see H.R. 851) [26FE]
    Lozano, Ana: relief (see H.R. 2618) [6OC]
    Lozano, Fauricio: relief (see H.R. 2618) [6OC]
    Lozano, Sergio: relief (see H.R. 2618) [6OC]
    Public welfare programs: clarify the family violence option under 
        the temporary assistance to needy families program (see H.R. 
        1950) [18JN]

ROYCE, EDWARD R. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    China, People's Republic of: increase international broadcasting 
        activities (see H.R. 2232) [23JY]
    Congo, Republic of the: outbreak of violence and threat to 
        scheduled elections and constitutional government (see H. Res. 
        175) [25JN]
    Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1319, 2667) [14AP] [9OC]
    House Rules: reduction of suballocations relative to floor 
        amendments to appropriations bills (see H. Res. 18) [9JA]
    National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: 
        reestablish (see H.R. 271) [9JA]
    National Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: establish 
        (see H.R. 1318) [14AP]
    Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 1193) [20MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit retroactive taxation 
        (see H.J. Res. 18) [9JA]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 272) [9JA]
    Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 115) [16AP]

RUDOLPH, WILMA G.
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 2717) [23OC]

RURAL AREAS
related term(s) Agriculture; Suburban areas; Urban Areas
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2160) [14JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 193) [22JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 232) [18SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2160), corrections in enrollment 
        (see H. Con. Res. 167) [6OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture: authorize guaranteed farm ownership loans 
        and guaranteed farm operating loans (see H.R. 2145) [10JY]
    ------establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. 
        Res. 224) [9SE]
    ------regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar 
        beets (see H.R. 1387) [17AP]
    Economic Development Administration: establish Office of Economic 
        Development Information (see H.R. 2688) [21OC]
    Education: establish computer learning centers in low-income areas 
        (see H.R. 1640) [15MY]
    Fall River County, SD: construction of rural water system (see 
        H.R. 1212) [21MR]
    Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and 
        enterprise zone programs (see H.R. 201) [9JA]
    Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to 
        agriculture (see H.R. 1619) [15MY]
    Health: improve services (see H.R. 1189) [20MR]
    Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant 
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 
        2759) [29OC]
    Housing: extend loan guarantee program for multifamily rental 
        housing in rural areas (see H.R. 28) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide for private servicing of rural housing loans (see 
        H.R. 460) [21JA]
    ------reauthorize certain rural housing assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 2274) [25JY]
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 1688) [21MY]
    Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 554, 
        1248) [4FE] [8AP]
    National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 
        657, 1524) [10FE] [1MY]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 3012) [9NO]
    Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation 
        programs (see H.R. 968) [6MR]
    Perkins County, SD: construction of rural water system (see H.R. 
        1213) [21MR]
    Roads and highways: funding for roads classified as local or rural 
        minor collectors (see H.R. 1131) [19MR]
    ------provide a minimum allocation of highway funds to States with 
        large geographic areas but low population densities (see H.R. 
        1701) [21MY]
    Taxation: provide incentives for investment in renewal communities 
        (see H.R. 1031) [12MR]
    ------treatment of loans under the Rural Electrification Act (see 
        H.R. 1441) [24AP]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: disapproval of line-item veto of provisions 
        relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities 
        sold to farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2444) [9SE]
    ------restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for 
        agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives 
        (see H.R. 2513) [23SE]
    Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to 
        Native Americans and Alaskan natives (see H. Res. 29; H.R. 
        486, 555) [9JA] [21JA] [4FE]
    ------Government treatment of universal service support payments 
        (see H. Res. 200) [28JY]
    Telephones: improve cellular telephone service in certain rural 
        areas and achieve equitable treatment of certain cellular 
        license applicants (see H.R. 2901) [7NO]
    Transportation: permit States to impose fees for providing air 
        service to small communities (see H.R. 670) [11FE]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2160) [17SE]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160) [17JY] [24JY] 
        [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 
        105-252) [17SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 
        105-178) [14JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2160, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 105-255) [18SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2160, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 105-197) [22JY]
    Nursing Home Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 968) (H. Rept. 105-23) 
        [18MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 968) (H. Rept. 
        105-23) [13MR]
    Restore and Modify Provisions in Taxpayer Relief Act Relative to 
        Treatment of Agricultural Production Facilities Sold to Farmer 
        Cooperatives: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2513) 
        (H. Rept. 105-318) [9OC]

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: treatment of loans (see H.R. 1441) [24AP]

RURAL HOUSING LOAN SERVICING PRIVATIZATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 460) [21JA]

RUSH, BOBBY L. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    North Atlantic Assembly [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on 
        certain aircraft (see H.R. 1587) [13MY]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority 
        party appointments (see H. Res. 118) [16AP]
    Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant 
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 
        2759) [29OC]
    NATO: recommend integration of Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 101) 
        [19JN]
    Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled 
        children (see H.R. 1455) [24AP]

RUSSIA
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: requirements relative to economic assistance (see 
        H.R. 331) [9JA]
    International relations: restitution and compensation for certain 
        confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see H. 
        Con. Res. 59) [9AP]
    Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709) [23OC]
    ------proliferation of nuclear missile technology (see H. Con. 
        Res. 118, 121) [22JY] [24JY]
    NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (see H.R. 1431, 1758) [24AP] [3JN]
    ------ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 159) [3JN]
    Religion: protection of rights (see H. Con. Res. 176) [24OC]
  Messages
    Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Flank Document 
        Agreement: President Clinton [15MY]
  Motions
    Iran: sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (H. 
        Res. 188) [6NO]
    NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758) [11JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) [3JN]

RYUN, JIM (a Representative from Kansas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way 
        designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438) [9SE]

SABO, MARTIN OLAV (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Health: require health plans to provide certain coverage for 
        children (see H.R. 1854) [10JN]
    Medicare: eligibility for benefits for certain divorced 
        individuals relative to marriage requirements (see H.R. 1956) 
        [18JN]
    Political campaigns: public financing of House of Representatives 
        elections (see H.R. 794) [13FE]
    Taxation: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
        compensation (see H.R. 687) [11FE]

SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Diseases: establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see 
        H.R. 1311) [10AP]

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    Government regulations: terminate the applicability of certain 
        provisions in establishing and implementing safe drinking 
        water standards (see H.R. 1308) [10AP]
    States: discretion to fund source water assessments with 
        capitalization grants (see H.R. 2032) [24JN]

SAFETY
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
    National Civil Aviation Review Commission [17MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2811) [4NO]
    Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide 
        certain air safety information (see H.R. 915) [4MR]
    ------require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754) 
        [13FE]
    ------require use of child safety restraint systems and restrict 
        air fares charged to children under 3 years of age (see H.R. 
        1141) [20MR]
    Alaska: provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate surface 
        transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King Cove 
        (see H.R. 2259) [24JY]
    Armed Forces: strengthen limitation on participation in foreign 
        air shows or trade exhibitions involving military equipment 
        (see H.R. 3084) [13NO]
    Atlanta, GA: prohibit non-emergency take-offs and landings at 
        Fulton County Airport when control tower is closed (see H.R. 
        2659) [9OC]
    Aviation: criteria for granting slots to new entrant air carriers 
        at certain high density airports (see H.R. 2405) [4SE]
    ------develop and implement plans to reduce certain public risk 
        caused by helicopter operations (see H.R. 2957) [8NO]
    ------installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft 
        (see H.R. 664) [10FE]
    ------prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on 
        certain aircraft (see H.R. 1587) [13MY]
    ------provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing 
        service between high-density and underserved airports (see 
        H.R. 2748) [28OC]
    ------require air carriers to establish procedures for responding 
        to in-flight medical emergencies (see H.R. 1670) [20MY]
    ------require installation of TCAS-II collision avoidance system 
        on large cargo aircraft (see H.R. 2855) [6NO]
    BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm 
        dealers (see H.R. 2359) [31JY]
    Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 609) [5FE]
    Brookhaven, NY: prohibit reactivation of the High Flux Beam 
        Reactor at Brookhaven National Laboratory (see H.R. 2384) 
        [3SE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the 
        SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety Check (see H. Con. Res. 
        98) [12JN]
    CERCLA: Superfund Program reauthorization and reform (see H.R. 
        2727) [23OC]
    Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the 
        operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327) [31JY]
    ------encourage State and local governments to enact laws to 
        protect the safety of young people (see H. Con. Res. 70) [1MY]
    ------facilitate fingerprint checks authorized by National Child 
        Protection Act (see H.R. 2488) [17SE]
    ------improve academic and social outcomes for students by 
        providing productive activities during after-school hours (see 
        H.R. 2408) [4SE]
    ------modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures 
        (see H.R. 3004) [9NO]
    ------provide for health, safety, and education (see H.R. 1726) 
        [22MY]
    Colleges and universities: encourage adoption of a code of 
        principles to change the culture of alcohol consumption on 
        college campuses (see H. Res. 321) [9NO]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 361) [9JA]
    Crime: ensure that States do not require registration of 
        individuals convicted of an offense that involves consensual 
        sexual activity between adults (see H.R. 2256) [24JY]
    ------notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State 
        engaging in that relocation (see H.R. 2181) [17JY]
    ------protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence (see H.R. 1332) [15AP]
    ------strengthen penalties and prohibitions against sabotage of 
        rail transportation or other mass transit (see H.R. 1501) 
        [30AP]
    ------treatment of theft of motor vehicle air bag modules (see 
        H.R. 2683) [21OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture: continuation of the Food Animal Residue 
        Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (see H.R. 
        2876) [7NO]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize use of military helicopters in State 
        and local law enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 
        2896) [7NO]
    ------classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602) 
        [1OC]
    ------reform economic redevelopment process and improve ability to 
        contract for protective services at installations being closed 
        (see H.R. 1243, 1300) [8AP] [10AP]
    Dept. of Labor: establish advisory panels relative to occupational 
        safety and health (see H.R. 2871) [7NO]
    Dept. of Transportation: assist States in adopting nationwide 
        emergency telephone number for cellular telephone users (see 
        H.R. 1011) [11MR]
    ------make nonmilitary Government aircraft subject to safety 
        regulations (see H.R. 1483) [29AP]
    Disasters: reauthorize national flood insurance program (see H.R. 
        2227) [23JY]
    Diseases: establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see 
        H.R. 1311) [10AP]
    Dover Township, NJ: study cancer rate among children (see H.R. 
        1080) [13MR]
    Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug 
        applications (see H.R. 1727) [22MY]
    ------specify the entities eligible to purchase pharmaceutical 
        products from the Federal Supply Schedule (see H.R. 2197) 
        [17JY]
    Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State 
        eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants 
        (see H.R. 108) [9JA]
    ------national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor 
        vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 982) 
        [6MR]
    ------national standard to prohibit the operation of motor 
        vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981) [6MR]
    Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield 
        sites (see H.R. 3020) [9NO]
    ------expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and 
        release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's 
        consumer products (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    ------protect children from exposure to certain environmental 
        pollutants (see H.R. 2451) [10SE]
    ------provide State grants to stabilize and remove tire piles that 
        are near drinking water sources and sensitive populations (see 
        H.R. 1041) [12MR]
    Education: require expulsion of students convicted of violent 
        crimes in schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 329) 
        [9JA]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing 
        supply regulations (see H.R. 859) [27FE]
    EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements 
        relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688) [11FE]
    ------implement national program to reduce health threat from 
        exposure to indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 2952) [8NO]
    ------limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627) 
        [7OC]
    ------prohibit the importation for disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain concentrations (see H.R. 1078) 
        [13MR]
    ------requirements relative to disposal of polychlorinated 
        biphenyls (PCB's) at certain facilities (see H.R. 1393) [17AP]
    Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or 
        receipt of explosives (see H.R. 989) [6MR]
    FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145) [9JA]
    ------limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see 
        H.R. 3064) [13NO]
    ------prohibit closing of certain flight service stations (see 
        H.R. 1454, 2790) [24AP] [31OC]
    ------reevaluate medical equipment and make a decision relative to 
        automatic external defibrillators on aircraft (see H.R. 2843) 
        [6NO]
    ------reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain 
        certificate holders (see H.R. 1846) [10JN]
    ------regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in 
        commercial aircraft (see H.R. 2856) [6NO]
    FCC: establish rules preventing broadcasts that create hazards for 
        motorists (see H.R. 369) [9JA]
    FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480) [16SE]
    ------modernize (S. 830), corrections in enrollment [13NO]
    ------proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 
        metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221, 2968; H. 
        Con. Res. 113) [9JY] [22JY] [8NO]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend medical device 
        provisions (see H.R. 1093) [18MR]
    ------classification and performance standards for devices (see 
        H.R. 1527) [1MY]
    ------requirements relative to health claims on food labels (see 
        H.R. 2208) [22JY]
    Federal Railroad Administration: establish a pilot program to 
        assess the benefits of local and regional hazardous material 
        emergency response teams (see H.R. 2830) [5NO]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to the effect 
        of administrative orders on civil penalty actions (see H.R. 
        2415) [5SE]
    FEMA: reimburse certain State and local jurisdictions for support 
        of Federal rescue and salvage operations relative to crash of 
        Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (see H.R. 772) [13FE]
    Financial institutions: require enhanced security measures 
        relative to surveillance pictures which can be used as 
        evidence in criminal prosecutions (see H.R. 2507) [18SE]
    Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be 
        valid in all States (see H.R. 339) [9JA]
    ------encourage States to require criminal background checks 
        before the sale of a handgun (see H.R. 2880) [7NO]
    ------ensure child safety (see H.R. 2673) [9OC]
    ------ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before 
        the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2769, 
        2935) [29OC] [8NO]
    ------establish a national instant criminal background check 
        system for firearm transfers (see H.R. 102) [9JA]
    ------improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1044, 1047, 1074) 
        [12MR] [13MR]
    ------prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require check for domestic abuse restraining orders before 
        the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774) 
        [30OC]
    ------require States to establish manufacturing criteria for sales 
        and require manufacturers to install magazine safeties (see 
        H.R. 116) [9JA]
    ------requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety 
        devices to prevent access by children (see H.R. 814) [25FE]
    ------standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced 
        handguns (see H.R. 492) [21JA]
    Food: establish independent agency responsible for safety, 
        labeling, and inspection (see H.R. 2801) [4NO]
    ------improve public health and food safety through enhanced 
        enforcement (see H.R. 3070) [13NO]
    ------improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 3052) [13NO]
    Foreign trade: require the marking of frozen produce with the 
        country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail 
        sale (see H.R. 2332) [31JY]
    Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension 
        from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of 
        persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 
        1624) [15MY]

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    Gun-Free School Zones Act: exemption for conduct that does not 
        violate State or local law (see H.R. 2984) [9NO]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270) 
        [10AP]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 280, 283) [24OC] [28OC]
    ------prohibit the location of solid and hazardous waste 
        facilities near residential, day care, church, and school 
        properties (see H.R. 843) [26FE]
    ------protect residents and localities from irresponsibly sited 
        waste facilities (see H.R. 1199) [20MR]
    ------require annual review of motor carriers safety permits for 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 2806) [4NO]
    ------storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of 
        the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32) [4MR]
    ------transportation regulations relative to agriculture (see H.R. 
        1619) [15MY]
    Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid 
        for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679) 
        [20MY]
    ------require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast 
        implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research 
        (see H.R. 366) [9JA]
    Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and 
        criminal background check system for patient care workers (see 
        H.R. 2953) [8NO]
    Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic 
        violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871) 
        [27FE]
    Law enforcement: evaluate neighborhood and community security 
        programs (see H.R. 266) [9JA]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 
        350) [9JA]
    ------establish voluntary national guidelines for the safety and 
        training of State correctional officers (see H.R. 2303) [30JY]
    ------funding for the hiring of personnel who perform 
        nonadministrative services (see H.R. 804) [13FE]
    Medicare: reform (see H.R. 1165) [20MR]
    Motor vehicles: establish an age limit for riding in front seats 
        (see H.R. 3071) [13NO]
    ------improve public education on proper use of child safety 
        restraint systems (see H.R. 784) [13FE]
    ------install switches to deactivate air bags (see H.R. 1022) 
        [11MR]
    ------prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of 
        school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 1605) [14MY]
    ------school bus safety (see H.R. 1993) [19JN]
    ------titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, 
        nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839) [10JN]
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: designate 
        (see H. Con. Res. 171) [21OC]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: reauthorization 
        (see H.R. 2691) [22OC]
    Native Americans: improve Indian reservation roads and related 
        transportation services (see H.R. 2665) [9OC]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1162, 2579) 
        [20MR] [30SE]
    ------establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2661) [9OC]
    OSHA: allow employers to use alternative means of meeting safety 
        and health rules (see H.R. 2875) [7NO]
    ------clarify liability of employers at multiemployer worksites 
        (see H.R. 2879) [7NO]
    ------consultation with State officials by employers relative to 
        compliance with safety and health requirements (see H.R. 2864) 
        [7NO]
    ------disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to 
        methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67) [20MR]
    ------exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used 
        to identify safety and health violations by employers (see 
        H.R. 2869) [7NO]
    ------identify and notify the specific industries to which 
        regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 2873) 
        [7NO]
    ------prohibit any employee performance measures relative to 
        number of inspections conducted, citations issued, or 
        penalties assessed (see H.R. 2877) [7NO]
    ------waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 2881) 
        [7NO]
    Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents 
        of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 298) [9JA]
    Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1094) 
        [18MR]
    Pilot Records Improvement Act: clarify (see H.R. 2626) [7OC]
    Professional Boxing Safety Act: provide additional safety 
        provisions (see H.R. 2354) [31JY]
    Public buildings: prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (see H.R. 
        2118) [8JY]
    Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake 
        other forest management projects to protect communities from 
        wildfires (see H.R. 2458) [11SE]
    Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 456) [21JA]
    ------improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 650) [6FE]
    ------reform the Federal Railroad Administration and improve 
        safety laws (see H.R. 1499) [30AP]
    ------reform the safety practices of the railroad industry (see 
        H.R. 2455) [11SE]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: State discretion to fund source water 
        assessments with capitalization grants (see H.R. 2032) [24JN]
    ------terminate the applicability of certain provisions in 
        establishing and implementing safe drinking water standards 
        (see H.R. 1308) [10AP]
    San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil 
        spills (see H.R. 882) [27FE]
    San Mateo County, CA: funding for construction of tunnel at 
        Devil's Slide (see H.R. 215) [9JA]
    Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school 
        facilities (see H.R. 1104) [18MR]
    Ships and vessels: removal of abandoned vessels (see H.R. 2557) 
        [25SE]
    Small business: install devices to improve safety at convenience 
        stores (see H.R. 1444) [24AP]
    ------liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning 
        solvents (see H.R. 1711) [22MY]
    States: impose a penalty upon States that do not give full faith 
        and credit to the protective orders of other States (see H.R. 
        935) [5MR]
    ------permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles 
        within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 
        2942) [8NO]
    Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (see H. 
        Con. Res. 119) [23JY]
    Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State 
        and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes 
        (see H.R. 404) [9JA]
    Tariff: oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers (see H.R. 1973) [19JN]
    Taxation: treatment of FAA mandated aircraft maintenance and 
        repair expenditures (see H.R. 1844) [10JN]
    Telecommunications: require the licensing of certain unused 
        channels for public safety uses (see H.R. 1626) [15MY]
    Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
        programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400) [4SE]
    ------improve safety (see H.R. 1720) [22MY]
    ------prohibit smoking in any federally funded transportation 
        facility (see H.R. 1351) [16AP]
    Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements 
        (see H.R. 1284) [10AP]
    ------biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 2138) 
        [10JY]
    West Virginia: develop a flood control strategy for the Greenbrier 
        River Basin (see H.R. 254) [9JA]
    Women: research health risks posed by the presence of certain 
        additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products 
        (see H.R. 2900) [7NO]
  Conference reports
    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act (S. 830) [9NO]
  Messages
    Biennial Report on Hazardous Materials Transportation: President 
        Clinton [7JA]
    Dept. of HHS Report Relative to Radiation Control for Health and 
        Safety Act: President Clinton [8AP]
  Motions
    FDA: modernize (S. 830) [7OC]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270) [30OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 105-345) [24OC], (H. 
        Res. 283) (H. Rept. 105-354) [28OC]
    Distribution of Funds to States for EPA Cooperative Agreements 
        Relative to Underground Storage Tanks: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 688) (H. Rept. 105-58) [17AP]
    FDA Modernization and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference 
        (S. 830) (H. Rept. 105-399) [9NO]
    King Cove Health and Safety Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2259) (H. Rept. 105-398) [8NO]
    National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1839) (H. Rept. 105-285) [30SE]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1270) (H. Rept. 105-290) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 105-
        290) [21OC]
    Pilot Records Improvement Act Clarification: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2626) (H. 
        Rept. 105-372) [31OC]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety 
        Check: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 98) (H. Rept. 105-200) [24JY]
    Witness Protection and Interstate Relocation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2181) (H. Rept. 105-258) [18SE]

SALMON, MATT (a Representative from Arizona)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [13MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Federal employees: establish medical savings accounts with certain 
        health plans (see H.R. 2465) [11SE]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow participants to 
        elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts 
        (see H.R. 1574) [8MY]
    Medicare: remove certain limitations on participation in 
        Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2668) 
        [9OC]
    Members of Congress: deny salary adjustments relative to budget 
        deficit (see H.R. 2824) [5NO]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 183) [31OC]
    Taxation: repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may 
        have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1743) [22MY]

SAN BERNADINO COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    San Timoteo Creek: modify flood control project to permit non-
        Federal contributions for certain costs (see H.R. 1103) [18MR]

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Olivenhain Water Storage Project: provide loan guarantee (see H.R. 
        134) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Olivenhain Water Storage Project Loan Guarantees: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 134) (H. Rept. 105-327) [21OC]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil 
        spills (see H.R. 882) [27FE]

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Tracy, CA: land conveyance (see H.R. 2508) [18SE]

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Roads and highways: funding for construction of tunnel at Devil's 
        Slide (see H.R. 215) [9JA]

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SANCHEZ, LORETTA (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Housing: require review of criminal records for participation in 
        certain federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2964) [8NO]
    Taxation: creation of a new class of bonds for new school 
        construction (see H.R. 2695) [22OC]
    Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to former South Vietnamese commandos 
        for their heroism, sacrifice, and service (see H. Res. 316) 
        [8NO]

SANDERS, BERNARD (a Representative from Vermont)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: price supports for milk (see H.R. 2068) [25JN]
    Budget: revise for fiscal year 1998 relative to the appropriate 
        budgetary levels for Social Security and national defense for 
        fiscal years 1999 through 2002 (see H. Con. Res. 189) [7NO]
    Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic 
        of China (see H. Con. Res. 44) [11MR]
    Consumer Price Index: reduction (see H. Res. 132) [24AP]
    Consumers: prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 795) [13FE]
    Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation 
        for defense contractors (see H.R. 2279) [28JY]
    ------limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the 
        compensation of any individual (see H.R. 2280) [28JY]
    Crime: national summit of sports, political, community, and media 
        leaders to develop a plan to deter acts of domestic and sexual 
        violence (see H. Con. Res. 29) [27FE]
    Dept. of Defense: treatment of Boeing Co. defense contracts 
        relative to restructuring costs from its purchase of McDonnell 
        Douglas Corp. (see H.R. 648) [6FE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: encourage international financial 
        institutions compliance with certain fair labor laws (see H. 
        Res. 334) [13NO]
    EPA: take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and 
        release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91) 
        [22MY]
    ERISA: joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see 
        H.R. 2012) [23JN]
    Eximbank: give financial assistance preferences to firms that have 
        shown a commitment to reinvestment and job creation in the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2069) [25JN]
    Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and 
        environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 
        1079) [13MR]
    ------prohibit imports produced by child labor (see H.R. 2475) 
        [15SE]
    Government: give preference to firms that adopt and enforce a 
        corporate code of conduct (see H.R. 2071) [25JN]
    Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic 
        violence (see H.R. 1117) [18MR]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2278) [28JY]
    National Public Employment Relations Commission: establish (see 
        H.R. 2012) [23JN]
    Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 
        3015) [9NO]
    Social Security: benefit reductions (see H. Res. 132) [24AP]
    Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate 
        the placement, construction, and modification of certain 
        facilities (see H.R. 3016) [9NO]
    U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to People's 
        Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 44) [11MR]
    U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see H.R. 
        3017) [9NO]

SANDLIN, MAX (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Army: clarify the definition of depot-level maintenance and repair 
        (see H.R. 2193) [17JY]
    Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 
        2219) [22JY]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2510) 
        [18SE]
    NATO: reduce U.S. contribution to security investment program (see 
        H.R. 2965) [8NO]
    Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals 
        receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 3077) 
        [13NO]
    Taxation: deductibility of employment taxes paid by employees and 
        self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2966) [8NO]
    ------treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer 
        taxes (see H.R. 3076) [13NO]

SANFORD, MARSHALL ``MARK'' (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [11SE]
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [27FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: ensure a balanced budget and create a Social Security 
        Reform Reserve Fund from revenues generated by economic growth 
        (see H.R. 2825) [5NO]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 796) [13FE]
    Federal Insurance Contributions Act: disclosure of payments on 
        individual pay checks (see H.R. 3078) [13NO]
    Government: establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and 
        reporting systems (see H.R. 435) [9JA]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to allow States to 
        limit terms (see H.J. Res. 31) [9JA]
    ------eliminate certain benefits (see H.R. 436) [9JA]
    Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the 
        Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907) [3MR]
    Ships and vessels: permit the transportation of passengers between 
        U.S. ports by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-
        flag vessels to participate in such transportation (see H.R. 
        2420) [5SE]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into personal investment plans and extend the old 
        age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 
        2782) [30OC]
    ------provide for the retirement of every U.S. citizen (see H.R. 
        2768) [29OC]
    ------require annual statement of accrued liability of the old 
        age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 
        2780) [30OC]
    ------require specific legislative recommendations to ensure 
        solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 2781) [30OC]
    SSA: provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal 
        earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals (see 
        H.R. 2669) [9OC]
    Taxation: treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional 
        sports facilities (see H.R. 2097) [26JN]

SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: allow certain individuals use and occupancy of 
        certain property (see H.R. 2689) [21OC]

SAR, SALOTH
see Pol Pot

SATELLITE HOME VIEWER ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Technical amendments (see H.R. 672) [11FE]
  Reports filed
    Technical Amendments: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        672) (H. Rept. 105-25) [17MR]

SAUDI ARABIA, KINGDOM OF
  Bills and resolutions
    El-Sayegh, Hani: removal from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia (see H. 
        Con. Res. 193) [9NO]

SAULT SAINTE MARIE, MI
  Bills and resolutions
    Coast Guard: conveyance of certain property to the local American 
        Legion post (see H.R. 2641) [8OC]

SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
see Financial Institutions

SAVINGS ARE VITAL TO EVERYONE'S RETIREMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        1377) (H. Rept. 105-104) [20MY]

SAVINGS BONDS
see Securities

SAWYER, THOMAS C. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Families and domestic relations: develop, promote, and implement 
        policies to stabilize U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 
        154) [18SE]

SAXTON, JIM (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [20JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see H.R. 1787) [4JN]
    Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        H.R. 1658) [16MY]
    Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport 
        information (see H.R. 491) [21JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: conduct a volunteer pilot project at one 
        national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
        Service region (see H.R. 1856) [10JN]
    Dover Township, NJ: study cancer rate among children (see H.R. 
        1080) [13MR]
    Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral 
        reef ecosystems (see H.R. 2233; H. Con. Res. 8) [9JA] [23JY]
    Fish and fishing: approve international fishery agreement with 
        People's Republic of China (see H.R. 2393) [3SE]
    ------moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic 
        herring fisheries (see H.R. 1575, 1855) [8MY] [10JN]
    Foreign trade: prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of 
        products derived from rhinoceros or tiger (see H.R. 2807) 
        [4NO]
    FRS: mandate price stability as the primary goal of monetary 
        policy (see H.R. 1396, 2360) [17AP] [31JY]
    Israel: condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 
        145) [4SE]
    Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve at Mullica 
        River-Great Bay: designate (see H.R. 2630) [7OC]
    Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437) [9JA]
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2376) [1AU]
    National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2914) 
        [7NO]
    National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437) 
        [9JA]
    North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 
        2556) [25SE]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: terminate the applicability of certain 
        provisions in establishing and implementing safe drinking 
        water standards (see H.R. 1308) [10AP]
    Taxation: remove mandatory withdrawal requirements for individual 
        retirement accounts (see H.R. 3079) [13NO]
    ------treatment of certain retirement benefits (see H.R. 1028) 
        [11MR]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 891) 
        [27FE]
    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: ensure the 
        equitable treatment of graduates (see H.R. 2567) [26SE]
    Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs 
        funding (see H.R. 2670) [9OC]
    Year of the Ocean: observance (see H. Con. Res. 131) [29JY]
  Reports filed
    Economic Report of the President: Committee on Economics (Joint) 
        (H. Rept. 105-393) [8NO]

SCARBOROUGH, JOE (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [16JN] [3SE]
    Dept. of Defense: reject the need for an additional round or 
        rounds of military base closures (see H. Con. Res. 78) [13MY]
    FCC: revision of cable television leased commercial access rules 
        (see H.J. Res. 81) [10JN]

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    Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and 
        gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 
        1989) [19JN]
    ------release reversionary interests retained by the U.S. in 
        certain deeds conveyed to Florida (see H.R. 3018) [9NO]
    Iraq: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    Libya: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]
    Strother, Harold D., Jr.: relief (see H.R. 2260) [24JY]
    Syria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]

SCHAEFER, DAN (a Representative from Colorado)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 1) [9JA]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of John L. 
        (Jack) Swigert for placement in National Statuary Hall (see H. 
        Con. Res. 25) [25FE]
    CERCLA: ensure Federal compliance (see H.R. 1195) [20MR]
    Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers 
        (see H.R. 655) [10FE]
    Energy Conservation and Production Act: extend certain programs 
        (see H.R. 2915) [7NO]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see 
        H.R. 2472, 2915) [15SE] [7NO]
    ------extend certain programs (H.R. 2472), Senate amendments (see 
        H. Res. 317) [9NO]
    EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements 
        relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688) [11FE]
    Power resources: amend certain sections of the Dept. of Energy 
        Organization Act and Federal Energy Administration Act (see 
        H.R. 649) [6FE]
    Taxation: repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (see H.R. 1325, 2001) [15AP] [19JN]
    Water pollution: Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 
        1194) [20MR]

SCHAFFER, BOB (a Representative from Colorado)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Greeley, CO: exchange of certain lands with Water Supply and 
        Storage Co. (see H.R. 1309) [10AP]
    Higher Education Act: allow certain small, nonprofit banks to 
        exceed 50 percent student loan ratio (see H.R. 2311) [30JY]
    La Junta, CO: conveyance of certain military housing facilities 
        (see H.R. 2916) [7NO]
    Political campaigns: require worker approval for use of labor 
        organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 
        2608) [6OC]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: prohibit commercial air tours (see 
        H.R. 2859) [6NO]

SCHIFF, STEVEN (a Representative from New Mexico)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: treatment of juvenile offenses relative to ``three 
        strikes'' life sentence for certain violent or drug-related 
        convictions (see H.R. 2361) [31JY]
    NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1273) [10AP]
    Petroglyph National Monument: modify boundaries (see H.R. 1424) 
        [23AP]
    Political campaigns: reduce contributions to House of 
        Representatives candidate by multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 797) [13FE]
    U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        1272) [10AP]

SCHOOLS
related term(s) Education
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making technical corrections to omnibus 
        consolidated legislation (see H.J. Res. 25) [9JA]
    Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611) [5FE]
    Bunker Hill, IN: use of data from an application for Impact Aid 
        payments for the Maconaquah School Corp. to determine certain 
        Dept. of Defense assistance program payments (see H.R. 2636) 
        [8OC]
    Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for 
        students by providing productive activities during after-
        school hours (see H.R. 2408) [4SE]
    Colleges and universities: student loan default rate limitations 
        relative to Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 281) [9JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide 
        greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs 
        (see H.R. 3086) [13NO]
    Dept. of Defense: notification requirements relative to the 
        establishment of domestic dependent elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 1339) [15AP]
    Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals 
        without explicit and specific legislation (see H. Res. 214; 
        H.R. 2846) [1AU] [6NO]
    ------provide links to databases of information concerning 
        scholarships and fellowships (see H.R. 1440) [24AP]
    District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for 
        elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797) [5JN]
    Education: allow children who meet certain criteria to attend 
        schools that receive funds targeted for disadvantaged children 
        (see H.R. 719) [12FE]
    ------allow local areas to develop elementary and secondary 
        education programs that meet their needs (see H.R. 2992) [9NO]
    ------assist construction and rehabilitation of public schools 
        through establishment of loan and bond guarantee program (see 
        H.R. 2878) [7NO]
    ------development of curriculum designed to educate students about 
        the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12) [4FE]
    ------development of school-to-work opportunities systems (see 
        H.R. 1803) [5JN]
    ------distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local 
        educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 150) [10SE]
    ------encourage participation of academic community and private 
        sector in EXPO 2000 (see H. Con. Res. 139) [31JY]
    ------ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or 
        use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203) [20MR]
    ------establish funding for local communities to repair school 
        infrastructure (see H.R. 1639) [15MY]
    ------establish loan guarantee program for telecommunications 
        satellites dedicated to instructional programming (see H.R. 
        2320) [31JY]
    ------establish Role Models Academy for at-risk youths (see H.R. 
        269) [9JA]
    ------establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 
        1822) [5JN]
    ------Federal funding relative to treatment of Ebonics as a 
        legitimate language (see H. Res. 28) [9JA]
    ------grants to create partnerships between post-secondary and 
        elementary or secondary schools to instruct teachers (see H.R. 
        3085) [13NO]
    ------Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see H.R. 1312) 
        [10AP]
    ------improve and expand charter schools (see H.R. 2616) [6OC]
    ------improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 288) [29OC]
    ------improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers 
        (see H.R. 2852) [6NO]
    ------improve teacher quality (see H.R. 2228, 2698) [23JY] [22OC]
    ------improve the reading and literacy skills of children and 
        families (see H.R. 2614) [6OC]
    ------provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1572, 
        2065, 2131) [8MY] [25JN] [9JY]
    ------recognize businesses that participate with schools to 
        enhance the teaching and use of technology (see H.R. 2427) 
        [8SE] [9SE]
    ------repeal certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2655) [9OC]
    ------restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115) 
        [18MR]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139) [1MY]
    ------State adoption of challenging academic standards in core 
        curricula (see H. Res. 299) [31OC]
    ------transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands 
        for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 2223) 
        [23JY]
    ------vocational education funding (see H.R. 1853) [10JN]
    ------vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 187) [16JY]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (see H.R. 2724, 
        2746) [23OC] [28OC]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 288) [29OC]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parent-teacher 
        conferences (see H.R. 2842) [6NO]
    ------expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in 
        educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 109, 191, 
        234) [9JA]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 78) [8MY]
    Gun-Free School Zones Act: exemption for conduct that does not 
        violate State or local law (see H.R. 2984) [9NO]
    Hazardous substances: prohibit the location of solid and hazardous 
        waste facilities near residential, day care, church, and 
        school properties (see H.R. 843) [26FE]
    Health: establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 881) 
        [27FE]
    ------establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education 
        trust fund (see H.R. 106) [9JA]
    House of Representatives: donation of used computer equipment to 
        public schools (see H.R. 283) [9JA]
    Immigration: permit local educational agencies to waive 
        reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend 
        public secondary schools (see H.R. 601) [5FE]
    ------regulations relative to certain foreign students (see H.R. 
        2172) [16JY]
    ``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 
        2560) [25SE]
    Local government: assist local communities in renewal of public 
        schools (see H.R. 1436) [24AP]
    Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or 
        importation of school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 1605) 
        [14MY]
    ------school bus safety (see H.R. 1993) [19JN]
    National objectives: establish a partnership to rebuild and 
        modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104) [18MR]
    NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38) [5FE]
    Public welfare programs: make progress toward completion of high 
        school or college a permissible work activity (see H.R. 1616) 
        [14MY]
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 2582) [30SE]
    States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see 
        H.R. 828, 1234) [25FE] [8AP]
    Taxation: allow certain deductions for school bus owner-operators 
        (see H.R. 1242) [8AP]
    ------clarify employment status of certain school bus contractors 
        and drivers (see H.R. 605) [5FE]
    ------creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction 
        (see H.R. 2695) [22OC]
    ------tax credit for education expenses (see H.R. 1633) [15MY]
    ------treatment of contributions of computer technology and 
        equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153, 
        1478) [20MR] [29AP]
    ------treatment of education (see H.R. 2847) [6NO]
    ------treatment of expenses for public and nonpublic elementary 
        and secondary education (see H.R. 1816) [5JN]
    ------treatment of religious schools relative to Federal 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 124) [9JA]
    ------treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 1698) [21MY]
    ------treatment of student loan programs and public-private 
        education partnerships for public educational institutions 
        serving disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1512) [1MY]
    Telecommunications: universal service support for schools and 
        libraries (see H.R. 280) [9JA]

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    Texas: conveyance of certain Federal lands to the Clint and 
        Fabens, TX, school districts (see H.R. 1116) [18MR]
    Veterans: funding levels for federally assisted education programs 
        (see H.R. 759) [13FE]
  Motions
    Education: improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616) [7NO]
    ------vocational education funding (H.R. 1853) [22JY]
    ------voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746) [4NO]
  Reports filed
    Charter Schools Improvement and Expansion: Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2616) (H. Rept. 105-321) 
        [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1853, Vocational Education Funding: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 105-187) 
        [16JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2746 and H.R. 2616, Voucher Program To 
        Provide School Choice and Community-Designed Charter Schools 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 105-
        357) [29OC]
    Education Spending Relative to a Greater Percentage of Federal Tax 
        Dollars on Children's Classrooms: Committee on Education and 
        the Workforce (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 105-349) [28OC]
    Reading Excellence Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        (House) (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 105-348) [24OC]
    Vocational Education Funding: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-177) [14JY]

SCHUMER, CHARLES E. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: require surplus revenue be used for deficit reduction and 
        tax relief, and cap non-defense discretionary spending (see 
        H.R. 2860) [6NO]
    Business and industry: prohibit rental car companies from imposing 
        certain fees based upon the residence of the renter (see H.R. 
        1118) [18MR]
    Courts: reform asset forfeiture laws (see H.R. 1745) [22MY]
    Credit cards: require additional disclosures of account 
        information (see H.R. 274) [9JA]
    Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081) 
        [13NO]
    ------ensure that States do not require registration of 
        individuals convicted of an offense that involves consensual 
        sexual activity between adults (see H.R. 2256) [24JY]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and 
        drug abuse (see H.R. 810) [25FE]
    ------reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth 
        development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 278) [9JA]
    ------treatment of theft of motor vehicle air bag modules (see 
        H.R. 2683) [21OC]
    Ecology and environment: increase penalties and strengthen 
        enforcement relative to environmental crimes (see H.R. 277) 
        [9JA]
    Employment: enhance and protect retirement savings (see H.R. 83) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    Federal aid programs: improve program of block grants to States 
        for temporary assistance to needy families (see H.R. 2861) 
        [6NO]
    Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for 
        unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see H.R. 
        2234) [23JY]
    Firearms: ban import of firearms that have been cosmetically 
        altered to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons (see 
        H.R. 2702) [22OC]
    ------ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition 
        that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 1250) [8AP]
    ------ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before 
        the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2769) 
        [29OC]
    ------improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047) [12MR]
    ------prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
        for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 1264) [9AP]
    ------standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced 
        handguns (see H.R. 492) [21JA]
    Food stamps: require States to use electronic benefit transfer 
        systems (see H.R. 273) [9JA]
    Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's 
        (see H.R. 2967) [8NO]
    Immigration: clarify that forced slave labor by withholding 
        immigration documents or by threatening to involve immigration 
        officials is a criminal violation (see H.R. 2312) [30JY]
    Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. 
        Res. 60) [10AP]
    Lebanon: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        1744) [22MY]
    Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television 
        broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30) 
        [27FE]
    Older Americans Act: improve provisions relative to pension rights 
        demonstration projects (see H.R. 2167) [15JY]
    Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335) 
        [15AP]
    Syria: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Taxation: allow taxpayers to request receipts for income tax 
        payments which itemizes the allocable portions used for 
        Federal spending (see H.R. 2827) [5NO]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 276) [9JA]
    ------establish a credit for the purchase of a principal residence 
        located within an empowerment zone or enterprise community by 
        a first-time homebuyer (see H.R. 2826) [5NO]
    ------treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 82) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing 
        corporations (see H.R. 1672) [20MY]
    Terrorism: improve efforts to combat domestic terrorism (see H.R. 
        275) [9JA]
    ------prevention of violence by paramilitary organizations (see 
        H.R. 2362) [31JY]

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: transfer from the Eastern Judicial District to the Middle 
        Judicial District (see H.R. 2123) [9JY]

SCIENCE
related term(s) Engineering; Mathematics; Research; Technology
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: tribute to individuals who contributed to the 
        development of supersonic flight technology (see H. Con. Res. 
        173) [22OC]
    Brookhaven, NY: prohibit reactivation of the High Flux Beam 
        Reactor at Brookhaven National Laboratory (see H.R. 2384) 
        [3SE]
    Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, 
        and Technology Development: establish (see H.R. 3007) [9NO]
    Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals 
        without explicit and specific legislation (see H. Res. 214; 
        H.R. 2846) [1AU] [6NO]
    Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see 
        H.R. 304) [9JA]
    Dept. of Labor: establish advisory panels relative to occupational 
        safety and health (see H.R. 2871) [7NO]
    Diseases: ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms 
        relative to arachnoiditis prevention (see H.R. 738) [12FE]
    Ecology and environment: establish doctoral fellowships to 
        increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in 
        global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 2749) 
        [28OC]
    Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial 
        of birth (see H.R. 678) [11FE]
    Education: provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1572, 
        2065, 2131) [8MY] [25JN] [9JY]
    Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic 
        information (see H.R. 2215, 2275) [22JY] [25JY]
    Federal Advisory Committee Act: clarify public disclosure 
        requirements of the National Academy of Sciences and the 
        National Academy of Public Administration (see H.R. 2977) 
        [9NO]
    Health: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83) [5MR]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 341, 1815, 2198) [9JA] [5JN] [17JY]
    ------revise and extend mammography quality standards programs 
        (see H.R. 1289) [10AP]
    Horticulture: plant genetic conservation program funding (see H.R. 
        570) [4FE]
    Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center, 
        Weslaco, TX: designate (see H.R. 2737) [24OC]
    NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder 
        Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111) [9JY]
    National Energy Laboratories Reorganization Commission: establish 
        (see H.R. 1295) [10AP]
    National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2914) 
        [7NO]
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 
        1715) [22MY]
    NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38) [5FE]
    NIH: establish National Center for Integral Medicine (see H.R. 
        1055) [13MR]
    NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1273) [10AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1273), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 126) [23AP]
    Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal 
        activities policy (see H.R. 2547) [25SE]
    Research: prohibit cloning of humans (see H.R. 923) [5MR]
    ------prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 922) [5MR]
    Space policy: participation in international space station program 
        (see H.R. 1831) [6JN]
    ------space station program funding (see H.R. 1423) [23AP]
    Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 1876) 
        [12JN]
    Taxation: extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 
        947) [5MR]
    Technology: improve and expedite licensing of federally owned 
        inventions (see H.R. 2544) [25SE]
    Tobacco products: prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, 
        compensate Federal and State Governments for health costs, and 
        enhance investments in biomedical and basic scientific 
        research (see H.R. 3028) [12NO]
    U.S. Man and Biosphere Program: authorize (see H.R. 1801) [5JN]
  Messages
    Human Cloning Prohibition: President Clinton [10JN]
    Progress in Science and Technology: President Clinton [9AP]
    U.S. Arctic Research Plan: President Clinton [29JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1273, NSF Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 105-71) [23AP]
    NSF Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1273) (H. 
        Rept. 105-63) [21AP]
    Prohibit Federal Funding for Human Cloning Research: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 922) (H. Rept. 105-239) [1AU]

SCOTLAND
see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

SEABORG, GLENN T.
  Bills and resolutions
    Atomic Energy Commission: declassification of journal (see H.R. 
        2809) [4NO]

SECRET SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package 
        equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division (see 
        H.R. 2828, 2862) [5NO] [6NO]
    Presidents of the U.S.: limit the duration of certain benefits 
        extended to former Presidents (see H.R. 48) [7JA] [9JA]
    Public safety officers: provide additional compensation to certain 
        fire and law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2767) [29OC]

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SECRETARY OF STATE (Madeleine Korbel Albright)
  Bills and resolutions
    Middle East: visit (see H. Con. Res. 149) [10SE]

SECURITIES
related term(s) Investments
  Bills and resolutions
    BLM: transfer to State governments the authority to require bonds 
        or other financial guarantees for the reclamation of hardrock 
        mineral operations (see H.R. 1917) [17JN]
    Business and industry: promote and improve employee stock 
        ownership plans (see H.R. 1592) [14MY]
    Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift 
        annuities (see H.R. 1902) [17JN]
    Corporations: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see 
        H.R. 944) [5MR]
    ------require shareholders views relative to charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 945) [5MR]
    Courts: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State 
        law (see H.R. 1689) [21MY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: issue national park capital improvement 
        bonds and set aside park fees into a National Park Capital 
        Improvement Fund to secure and pay interest on such bonds (see 
        H.R. 2853) [6NO]
    Education: assist construction and rehabilitation of public 
        schools through establishment of loan and bond guarantee 
        program (see H.R. 2878) [7NO]
    ERISA: clarify treatment of investment managers (see H.R. 2226) 
        [23JY]
    Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial 
        services sector (see H.R. 10, 669, 2940) [7JA] [9JA] [11FE] 
        [8NO]
    ------increase competition in the financial services sector and 
        merge commercial bank and savings association charters (see 
        H.R. 268) [9JA]
    Government regulations: create uniform standards relative to 
        federally-regulated securities (see H.R. 1653) [16MY]
    Investments: permit current refunding of certain tax-exempt bonds 
        (see H.R. 834) [25FE]
    ------quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 
        1053) [13MR]
    ------revise the definition of limited partnership rollup 
        transaction (see H.R. 2996) [9NO]
    Pensions: require annual report of investments to participants in 
        401(k) pension plans (see H.R. 819) [25FE]
    SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1262) [9AP]
    ------establish Office of National Security (see H.R. 2772) [29OC]
    Student Loan Marketing Association: treatment of tax-exempt 
        municipal bonds relative to waiver of redemption premiums (see 
        H.R. 2511) [18SE]
    Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 241, 276, 862, 1033, 
        1124, 1193, 1207, 2084) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE] [12MR] [19MR] 
        [20MR] [26JN]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        1490, 1517) [30AP] [1MY]
    ------capital gains rates for older individuals (see H.R. 1629) 
        [15MY]
    ------capital gains rates relative to investments in certain small 
        businesses (see H.R. 2252) [24JY]
    ------creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction 
        (see H.R. 2695) [22OC]
    ------disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in 
        applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 840, 2714) [26FE] 
        [23OC]
    ------effective date of capital gains exclusion on the transfer of 
        a primary residence (see H. Con. Res. 76) [7MY]
    ------increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979) 
        [6MR]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 
        324, 683) [9JA] [11FE]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments 
        (see H.R. 295) [9JA]
    ------modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock 
        (see H.R. 420) [9JA]
    ------permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain 
        organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services 
        (see H.R. 2613) [6OC]
    ------prevent avoidance of corporate tax on prearranged sales of 
        corporate stock (see H.R. 1365) [17AP]
    ------promote the granting of incentive stock options to nonhighly 
        compensated employees (see H.R. 2788) [31OC]
    ------provide deduction for capital gains, index the basis of 
        certain capital assets, provide family credits, and phase-out 
        estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1584) [13MY]
    ------remove mandatory withdrawal requirements for individual 
        retirement accounts (see H.R. 3079) [13NO]
    ------repeal cap on outstanding tax-exempt bonds for certain 
        nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 197) [9JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and 
        special estate tax valuation for certain farm property (see 
        H.R. 245) [9JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate and gift taxes (see 
        H.R. 1379) [17AP]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to 
        certain farm property (see H.R. 2117) [8JY]
    ------treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 535) [4FE]
    ------treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships 
        as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (see 
        H.R. 1205) [20MR]
    ------treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer 
        taxes (see H.R. 3076) [13NO]
    ------treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 249, 1299, 
        1751) [9JA] [10AP] [30MY]
    ------treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held 
        by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 507) [4FE]
    ------treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or 
        property to transfer assets to charitable organizations (see 
        H.R. 3029) [12NO]
    ------treatment of mortgage subsidy bond benefits for residences 
        located in disaster areas (see H.R. 2913) [7NO]
    ------treatment of noncorporate capital gains tax rate (see H.R. 
        2803) [4NO]
    ------treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized 
        small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707) [23OC]
    ------treatment of stock in agricultural refiners or processors 
        sold to certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 1752) [30MY]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports 
        facilities (see H.R. 721, 2097) [12FE] [26JN]
  Reports filed
    Charitable Donation Antitrust Immunity Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1902) (H. Rept. 105-146) [23JN]
    Increase Competition in the Financial Services Sector: Committee 
        on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 
        105-164) [8JY] [17SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 105-164) 
        [4NO]
    SEC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1262) (H. 
        Rept. 105-274) [26SE]

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1262) [9AP]
    Business and industry: require employers which are terminating 
        businesses to offer employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 
        1946) [17JN]
    ERISA: clarify treatment of investment managers (see H.R. 2226) 
        [23JY]
    Office of National Security: establish (see H.R. 2772) [29OC]
    Securities: create uniform standards relative to federally-
        regulated securities (see H.R. 1653) [16MY]
    ------limit the conduct of securities class actions under State 
        law (see H.R. 1689) [21MY]
    ------quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 
        1053) [13MR]
  Reports filed
    SEC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1262) (H. 
        Rept. 105-274) [26SE]

SECURITY AND FREEDOM THROUGH ENCRYPTION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 
        105-108) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [16SE]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [25JY]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 
        105-108) [15SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-
        108) [30MY]

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
see Classified Information

SELECT COMMISSION TO ADVISE ON REFORMING ELECTIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 141) [9JA]

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM
  Bills and resolutions
    Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit use of 
        Selective Service System information for recruitment purposes 
        (see H.R. 2029) [24JN]
    Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 2421) [5SE]

SENATE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: ensure that the budget proposal concurs with the 
        provisions of the bipartisan budget agreement (see H.R. 2037) 
        [25JN]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84), disposition of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 156) [22MY]
    Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance 
        costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591) 
        [14MY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for congressional 
        Christmas celebration (see H. Con. Res. 190) [8NO]
    ------use of the rotunda for Senate Thanksgiving Celebration (see 
        H. Con. Res. 142) [3SE]
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 21, 87, 108, 136, 169) 
        [13FE] [22MY] [26JN] [31JY] [8OC]
    ------adjournment (H. Con. Res. 108), consideration (see H. Res. 
        176) [25JN]
    ------compile and make available to the public the names of 
        candidates for election who agree to conduct campaigns in 
        accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. Con. Res. 
        160) [26SE]
    ------constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on 
        the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced 
        budget (see H.J. Res. 52) [12FE]
    ------joint session for the State of the Union Message (see H. 
        Con. Res. 9) [21JA]
    ------joint session to receive a message from the President (see 
        H. Con. Res. 194) [9NO]
    ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 3) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------punish false statements made during debate on the floor of 
        either House of Congress (see H.R. 425) [9JA]
    ------reform pension plan for Members and employees (see H.R. 729) 
        [12FE]
    ------require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and 
        Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 35) [4MR]
    ------specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment 
        of legislation (see H.R. 292) [9JA]
    ------treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes 
        (see H.R. 1765) [3JN]
    ------treatment of travel awards accrued during official travel by 
        Members, officers, or employees (see H.R. 1896; H. Res. 64) 
        [13FE] [12JN]
    ------waive enrollment requirements for certain legislation (see 
        H.J. Res. 103) [8NO]
    Congressional Budget Act: establish a point of order that 
        precludes raising revenues to enforce the bipartisan balanced 
        budget agreement (see H.R. 2230) [23JY]
    Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of regulations 
        relative to labor-management relations (see H. Con. Res. 5; H. 
        Res. 19) [9JA]
    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96) [12MR]

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    Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be 
        reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 years (see H.J. Res. 77) 
        [7MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be 
        reconfirmed by the Senate every 12 years (see H.J. Res. 63) 
        [11MR]
    Elections: provide candidates for Federal office free access to 
        interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign 
        information (see H.R. 653) [6FE]
    ------require a majority of campaign contributions come from State 
        residents and ensure that employees are informed on use of 
        labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see 
        H.R. 2573) [29SE]
    FEC: establish and administer an escrow account for certain 
        campaign contributions (see H.R. 1494) [30AP]
    ------expedite availability of reports on the Internet (see H.R. 
        2074, 2109, 2433) [26JN] [8JY] [8SE]
    ------responsibility for investigations relative to campaign 
        fundraising practices (see H. Con. Res. 46) [12MR]
    Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419) 
        [9JA]
    Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. 
        Res. 102) [21JN]
    ------require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
        constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for 
        Federal laws (see H.R. 1036) [12MR]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 1010) [11MR]
    House of Representatives: notify that a quorum is present and of 
        the election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 2) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see 
        H.R. 1614) [14MY]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2209) [22JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 197) [24JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 238) [23SE]
    ------require random drug testing of Members, officers, and 
        employees (see H.R. 310) [9JA]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 233) [9JA]
    Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of 
        success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 343) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to liability associated 
        with the making of false statements (see H.J. Res. 29) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 31) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3, 
        8, 22, 33, 34, 42, 46, 49) [9JA] [21JA] [5FE] [10FE] [11FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the 
        term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 5, 6, 16) 
        [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 47) [11FE]
    ------deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 2219, 2542; H. 
        Con. Res. 1) [9JA] [22JY] [24SE]
    ------deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of 
        felonies (see H.R. 1613) [14MY]
    ------deny salary adjustments relative to budget deficit (see H.R. 
        1906, 2824) [17JN] [5NO]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 46, 330, 
        632, 1100, 2510, 2517) [7JA] [9JA] [6FE] [18MR] [18SE] [23SE]
    ------eliminate certain benefits (see H.R. 436) [9JA]
    ------increase length of ban on lobbying activities after leaving 
        office (see H.R. 390) [9JA]
    ------link annual salary adjustments to cost-of-living adjustments 
        for certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2763) [29OC]
    ------modify law providing a permanent appropriation for 
        compensation (see H.R. 403) [9JA]
    ------national advisory referendum on term limits (see H.R. 2056) 
        [25JN]
    ------payment of salary relative to adoption of a balanced budget 
        resolution (see H.R. 1746) [22MY]
    ------prohibit Federal funding of official travel after elections 
        for Members who fail to be reelected (see H.R. 2276) [25JY]
    ------prohibit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement 
        System (see H.R. 47) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------prohibit representation of foreign governments after leaving 
        office (see H.R. 97) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require comparable treatment with Federal employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 342) [9JA]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national 
        monument without an express act of Congress and the 
        concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (see H.R. 
        1127) [19MR]
    ------prohibit establishment of any national monument without an 
        express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor 
        and State legislature (H.R. 1127), consideration (see H. Res. 
        256) [29SE]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        in Idaho without public participation and an express act of 
        Congress (see H.R. 597) [5FE]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        in Washington without public participation and an express act 
        of Congress (see H.R. 413) [9JA]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 596) [5FE]
    Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 946) [5MR]
    Political campaigns: ban soft money in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 110, 458, 1025) [9JA] [21JA] [11MR]
    ------compliance with fundraising laws relative to candidates for 
        Federal office and campaign finance officials and workers (see 
        H. Res. 308) [5NO]
    ------contribution limitations for multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 1081) [13MR]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 140, 179, 
        493, 600, 767, 965, 1303, 1366, 1776, 1777, 2051, 2183, 2199, 
        2777; H. Res. 210, 236) [9JA] [21JA] [5FE] [13FE] [6MR] [10AP] 
        [17AP] [4JN] [25JN] [17JY] [31JY] [18SE] [30OC]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 259, 272) [6OC] [21OC]
    ------impose monetary penalties for use of fraudulent political 
        advertisements (see H.R. 423) [9JA]
    ------prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from 
        depository institutions regulated under Federal law (see H.R. 
        783) [13FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by multicandidate political 
        committees controlled by foreign corporations (see H.R. 610) 
        [5FE]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 70, 138, 472, 473) [7JA] [9JA] [21JA]
    ------prohibit use of soft money and require written authorization 
        for use of salary withholdings for political activities (see 
        H.R. 2147) [10JY]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections and permit 
        individuals to elect not to have payroll deductions used for 
        political activities (see H.R. 3019) [9NO]
    ------reduce contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 569) [4FE]
    ------require availability of certain information on the Internet, 
        limit soft money, expand required spending reports, and 
        transfer enforcement of campaign finance laws (see H.R. 1780) 
        [4JN]
    ------require congressional candidates to raise at least half of 
        their contributions from residents of their district or State 
        (see H.R. 2866) [7NO]
    ------require that contributions by individuals to candidates for 
        Federal office are accompanied by written certification that 
        the contributions are from personal funds (see H.R. 2865) 
        [7NO]
    Presidential appointments: require the appointment of the Chief of 
        the Forest Service by the President (see H.R. 817) [25FE]
    Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. 
        Res. 138) [30AP]
    Select Commission To Advise on Reforming Elections: establish (see 
        H.R. 141) [9JA]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. 
        Res. 62), consideration (see H. Res. 113) [14AP]
  Conference reports
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 2209) 
        [18SE]
  Motions
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        2209) [28JY] [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2209, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 238) (H. Rept. 105-263) [23SE]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 108, Congressional Adjournment: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 176) (H. Rept. 105-154) 
        [25JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 2, Constitutional Amendment To Limit 
        Congressioal Terms: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 47) 
        (H. Rept. 105-4) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 62, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing 
        Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 113) (H. Rept. 105-
        54) [14AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1127, National Monument Fairness Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 105-283) 
        [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2209, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 197) (H. 
        Rept. 105-202) [24JY]
    Constitutional Amendment To Limit Congressional Terms: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 2) (H. Rept. 105-2) [6FE]
    Constitutional Amendment To Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the 
        Passage of Legislation Increasing Taxes: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 62) (H. Rept. 105-50) [10AP]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2209) (H. Rept. 105-254) [18SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2209) (H. Rept. 
        105-196) [22JY]
    National Monument Fairness Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1127) (H. Rept. 105-191) [21JY]

SENIOR CITIZEN HOME EQUITY PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (S. 562): Senate amendment (see H. Res. 329) [13NO]

SENIOR CITIZENS
  Appointments
    National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare [15DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide 
        Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 1456) [24AP]
    ------permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program for Medicare-eligible retired members and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 2128) [9JY]
    Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see 
        H.R. 344) [9JA]
    Budget: sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social 
        Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see 
        H.R. 593) [5FE]
    Business and industry: require employee notification before 
        termination of health or retirement benefits (see H.R. 1594) 
        [14MY]
    Civil rights: establish criminal liability for discrimination 
        based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080) [26JN]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963, 2078) 
        [6MR] [26JN]
    ------prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 983) [6MR]
    Civil Service Retirement System: expand the class of individuals 
        eligible to elect the option to make up a deposit through an 
        actuarially equivalent annuity reduction (see H.R. 2566) 
        [26SE]

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    Commission on Retirement Savings: establish (see H.R. 1695) [21MY]
    Courts: sentencing for crimes against child or elderly victims 
        (see H.R. 454) [21JA]
    Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, 
        euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003) [11MR]
    Dept. of Defense: demonstration project to provide Medicare 
        reimbursement to certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE 
        program (see H.R. 1357) [16AP]
    Dept. of HHS: application for waiver of certain demonstration 
        projects (see H.R. 1192) [20MR]
    ------dissemination of information about nursing homes (see H.R. 
        2423) [5SE]
    Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on 
        retirement savings (see H.R. 1377) [17AP]
    Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug 
        treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        programs (see H.R. 301) [9JA]
    ------coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments 
        under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and 
        expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383) 
        [9JA]
    Employment: enhance and protect retirement savings (see H.R. 83) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 509, 
        1130) [4FE] [19MR]
    Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments 
        (see H. Con. Res. 13) [4FE]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and 
        maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. 
        Con. Res. 71) [1MY]
    ------delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments for civilian 
        and military employees (see H. Con. Res. 77) [8MY]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass 
        measurements (see H.R. 2699) [22OC]
    Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the 
        electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 2454) [11SE]
    Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired 
        workers (see H.R. 211, 444) [9JA]
    ------insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693) 
        [22OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16, 1200, 1374) [7JA] [9JA] [20MR] [17AP]
    ------national policy to provide health care coverage of mental 
        illnesses (see H.R. 621) [5FE]
    Health care facilities: waiver of prior hospitalization 
        requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services 
        for certain individuals (see H.R. 1692) [21MY]
    Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and 
        criminal background check system for patient care workers (see 
        H.R. 2953) [8NO]
    Housing: require review of criminal records for participation in 
        certain federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2964) [8NO]
    Immigration: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's 
        visas (see H.R. 225) [9JA]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language and other general knowledge requirements (see H.R. 
        1223) [21MR]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language requirements (see H.R. 602, 662) [5FE] [10FE]
    Income: improve financial and emotional security (see H.R. 2333) 
        [31JY]
    Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406) [9JA]
    Insurance: increase benefit standard for long-term care insurance 
        relative to cost of living adjustments (see H.R. 821) [25FE]
    ------restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery on Medicaid 
        long-term care services and amend tax treatment of long-term 
        care coverage (see H.R. 1764) [3JN]
    Medicare: accreditation requirements relative to public 
        representation and meetings (see H.R. 800) [13FE]
    ------allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement 
        programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see 
        H.R. 1761) [3JN]
    ------allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for 
        services (see H.R. 2497) [18SE]
    ------bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002) [10MR]
    ------change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical 
        plans (see H.R. 2484) [16SE]
    ------combat fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2301) [30JY]
    ------combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization 
        services (see H.R. 2640) [8OC]
    ------combat fraud by hospitals (see H.R. 2417) [5SE]
    ------continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 2703) [22OC]
    ------contract reform (see H.R. 364) [9JA]
    ------contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain 
        surgical procedures and related services (see H.R. 2726) 
        [23OC]
    ------coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038) [12MR]
    ------coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288) [10AP]
    ------coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 
        288, 1375) [9JA] [17AP]
    ------coverage of nursing facilities, in-home services, and 
        outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 405) [9JA]
    ------coverage of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (see 
        H.R. 1762) [3JN]
    ------demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer 
        patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628) 
        [15MY]
    ------eligibility for benefits for certain divorced individuals 
        relative to marriage requirements (see H.R. 1956) [18JN]
    ------eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive 
        drugs (see H.R. 1061) [13MR]
    ------establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance 
        plans (see H.R. 566, 625) [4FE] [6FE]
    ------extend community nursing organization demonstration projects 
        (see H.R. 686) [11FE]
    ------hospice care reform (see H.R. 521) [4FE]
    ------hospital treatment of noncontiguous facilities as outpatient 
        departments (see H.R. 2559) [25SE]
    ------impose fees for overpayment collection and require 
        prepayment screening of claims (see H.R. 1769) [3JN]
    ------improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676) [11FE]
    ------payment for ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable 
        medical equipment (see H.R. 2671) [9OC]
    ------payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of 
        potential fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2912) [7NO]
    ------payments and charges for outpatient services (see H.R. 2558) 
        [25SE]
    ------payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts 
        attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (see 
        H.R. 2701) [22OC]
    ------pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1201, 1218) [20MR] 
        [21MR]
    ------protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in 
        managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored 
        organizations (see H.R. 475) [21JA]
    ------provide for an increase in update for certain hospitals with 
        a high proportion of patients (see H.R. 1673) [20MY]
    ------provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative 
        to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 585) [5FE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1165) [20MR]
    ------reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse 
        specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 
        893) [27FE]
    ------reimbursement for physician assistants in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 894) [27FE]
    ------reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by 
        certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362) 
        [17AP]
    ------reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 
        192, 414) [9JA]
    ------remove certain limitations on participation in 
        Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2668) 
        [9OC]
    ------remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of 
        chiropractic services (see H.R. 916) [4MR]
    ------repeal authority to offer private fee-for-service plans 
        under Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 2725) [23OC]
    ------require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to 
        enrollees (see H.R. 459) [21JA]
    ------require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 2754) [28OC]
    ------waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military 
        retirees and dependents who live near certain military 
        hospitals (see H.R. 1738) [22MY]
    Medicare/Medicaid: combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 1770, 
        2632) [3JN] [7OC]
    ------coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 1464) [28AP]
    ------establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 251) 
        [9JA]
    ------expand and clarify requirements regarding advance directives 
        to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are 
        observed (see H.R. 2999) [9NO]
    ------prohibit funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy 
        killing (see H.R. 868) [27FE]
    ------referral information requirements of hospitals relative to 
        post-hospital services (see H.R. 734) [12FE]
    National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare 
        Program: establish (see H.R. 75) [7JA] [9JA]
    Nutrition programs: anniversary of establishment of the first 
        nutrition program for the elderly (see H. Con. Res. 48) [13MR]
    Older Americans Act: amend to provide for Federal-State 
        performance partnerships, consolidate nutrition programs, and 
        extend authorizations of appropriations (see H.R. 1671) [20MY]
    ------improve provisions relative to pension rights demonstration 
        projects (see H.R. 2167) [15JY]
    Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 946) [5MR]
    ------promote accuracy in the determination of amounts of private 
        pension plan benefits and contributions (see H.R. 2562) [26SE]
    ------waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 
        1320) [14AP]
    Pharmaceuticals: establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee 
        for elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage (see 
        H.R. 2681) [21OC]
    Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain 
        elderly permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 2638) [8OC]
    Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to 
        home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 
        562), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 329) [13NO]
    ------prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home equity 
        conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 1474) 
        [29AP]
    Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy 
        relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 1421) [23AP]
    ------benefit reductions (see H. Res. 132) [24AP]
    ------computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in 
        or after 1982 (see H.R. 45, 146, 3008) [7JA] [9JA] [9NO]
    ------ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336, 857) [9JA] 
        [27FE]
    ------establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see 
        H.R. 1611, 2929) [14MY] [8NO]
    ------exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative 
        to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 156) [9JA]
    ------extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements relative to 
        trust funds (see H.R. 2586) [30SE]
    ------increase earnings limit (see H.R. 326, 349) [9JA]
    ------level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's 
        death (see H.R. 68, 322) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative 
        to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 451, 
        598) [20JA] [5FE]

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    ------provide for the retirement of every U.S. citizen (see H.R. 
        2768) [29OC]
    ------require annual statement of accrued liability of the old 
        age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 
        2780) [30OC]
    ------require specific legislative recommendations to ensure 
        solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 2781) [30OC]
    ------restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to 
        certain individuals (see H.R. 2549) [25SE]
    ------treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse 
        or family members after death of beneficiary (see H.R. 2944) 
        [8NO]
    ------treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment 
        (see H. Con. Res. 26) [25FE]
    Taxation: capital gains rates for older individuals (see H.R. 
        1629) [15MY]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 3063) [16SE] 
        [13NO]
    ------treatment of certain retirement benefits (see H.R. 1028) 
        [11MR]
    ------treatment of dependent care expenses and respite care 
        expenses (see H.R. 1667) [20MY]
    ------treatment of distributions from qualified retirement plans 
        investing in public benefit bonds (see H.R. 711) [12FE]
    ------treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held 
        by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 507) [4FE]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 17, 
        228, 446, 891) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 2821) [5NO]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 693) [12FE]
    Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766, 1496) 
        [13FE] [30AP]
  Reports filed
    Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1003) (H. Rept. 105-46) [8AP]
    Medicare Eligibility for Benefits for Certain Divorced Individuals 
        Relative to Marriage Requirements: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1956) (H. Rept. 105-208) [28JY]
    Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act: Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1377) (H. Rept. 105-
        104) [20MY]
    Veterans Medicare Reimbursement Demonstration Act: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1362) (H. Rept. 105-186) 
        [16JY]

SENSENBRENNER, F. JAMES, JR. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on Science (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 77) [26FE]
    Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 
        789) [13FE]
    Courts: provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, 
        multiform civil actions (see H.R. 1857) [10JN]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2249) [24JY]
    Impoundment Control Act: repeal (see H.R. 441) [9JA]
    National wildlife refuges: land or water acquisitions relative to 
        revenue sharing payments (see H.R. 439) [9JA]
    NIST: improve computer security (see H.R. 1903) [17JN]
    Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress 
        (see H.R. 438) [9JA]
    Small Business Technology Transfer Program: extend (see H.R. 2429) 
        [8SE]
    Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space 
        industry (see H.R. 1702) [22MY]
    Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 1876) 
        [12JN]
    Taxation: allow certain corporations and trusts to be shareholders 
        of subchapter S corporations (see H.R. 440) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Computer Security Enhancement Act: Committee on Science (House) 
        (H.R. 1903) (H. Rept. 105-243) [3SE]
    Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Civilian Research, Development, 
        Demonstration, and Commercial Application Activities: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1277) (H. Rept. 105-67) 
        [23AP]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 2249) (H. Rept. 105-238) [1AU]
    Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information 
        Dissemination Program Extension: Committee on Science (House) 
        (H.R. 363) (H. Rept. 105-60) [21AP]
    Encourage the Development of a Commercial Space Industry: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1702) (H. Rept. 105-347) 
        [24OC]
    EPA Research, Development, and Demonstration Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1276) (H. 
        Rept. 105-99) [16MY]
    FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs Authorization: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1271) (H. Rept. 105-61) 
        [21AP]
    Marine Resources Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 105-22) [21AP]
    NASA Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1275) (H. 
        Rept. 105-65) [21AP]
    National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 437) (H. Rept. 105-22) [21AP]
    NIST Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1274) (H. 
        Rept. 105-64) [21AP]
    NOAA Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1278) (H. 
        Rept. 105-66) [23AP]
    NSF Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1273) (H. 
        Rept. 105-63) [21AP]
    Prohibit Federal Funding for Human Cloning Research: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 922) (H. Rept. 105-239) [1AU]
    Small Business Technology Transfer Program Extension: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 2429) (H. Rept. 105-259) [23SE]
    U.S. Fire Administration Appropriations: Committee on Science 
        (House) (H.R. 1272) (H. Rept. 105-62) [21AP]
  Rules
    Committee on Science (House) [12MR]

SEQUOYAH COUNTY, OK
  Bills and resolutions
    Corps of Engineers: convey certain lands acquired for Sallisaw 
        Creek project (see H.R. 2300) [30JY]

SERBIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: award Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal to 
        participants of Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint 
        Guard in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 665) [10FE]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support 
        democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia, and 
        continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15) 
        [9JA]
    International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: 
        restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary 
        to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see 
        H.R. 2121) [9JY]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Serbia and Montenegro and the 
        Bosnian Serbs: President Clinton [30MY] [3JN]

SERRANO, JOSE E. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Colleges and universities: student loan default rate limitations 
        relative to Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 281) [9JA]
    Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on 
        the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290) 
        [9JA]
    Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 285) 
        [9JA]
    ------allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        287) [9JA]
    ------grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional 
        baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 9) [7JA] [9JA]
    Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 284) [9JA]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal (see H.R. 284) 
        [9JA]
    English language: encourage status as primary language and 
        recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4) 
        [9JA]
    Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products 
        produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage 
        sludge-treated land (see H.R. 289) [9JA]
    House of Representatives: donation of used computer equipment to 
        public schools (see H.R. 283) [9JA]
    Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 
        288) [9JA]
    Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate 
        (see H.R. 282) [9JA]
    Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit 
        terms (see H.J. Res. 19) [9JA]
    Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279) 
        [9JA]
    Taxation: designation of overpayments and contributions to the 
        U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 291) [9JA]
    Telecommunications: universal service support for schools and 
        libraries (see H.R. 280) [9JA]
    Tourist trade: protection of the constitutional right to travel 
        (see H.R. 286) [9JA]

SESSIONS, PETE (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses 
        involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363) [31JY]
    Members of Congress: payment of salary relative to adoption of a 
        balanced budget resolution (see H.R. 1746) [22MY]

SEWAGE DISPOSAL
related term(s) Refuse Disposal
  Bills and resolutions
    Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products 
        produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage 
        sludge-treated land (see H.R. 289) [9JA]
    Washtenaw County, MI: EPA review of decision relative to Ypsilanti 
        Wastewater Treatment Plant construction grant (see H.R. 733) 
        [12FE]
    Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 2138) 
        [10JY]

SEWERING, HANS J.
  Bills and resolutions
    World War II: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. 
        Con. Res. 19) [11FE]

SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION
see Discrimination

SEXUAL HARASSMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: require separate basic training for male and female 
        recruits (see H.R. 1559) [8MY]
    Dept. of Defense: establish a commission to investigate the 
        military justice system, including policies relative to sexual 
        misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072) 
        [13MR]

SHABAZZ, BETTY
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 183) [10JY]

SHADEGG, JOHN B. (a Representative from Arizona)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the 
        enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292) [9JA]
    Federal Power Marketing Administration: privatization (see H.R. 
        296) [9JA]
    Taxation: issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal 
        governments (see H.R. 295) [9JA]
    ------provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment 
        (see H.R. 293) [9JA]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments 
        or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 294) [9JA]

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SHAW, E. CLAY, JR. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for 
        inspection personnel in connection with the arrival of 
        passengers in Florida (see H.R. 3034) [12NO]
    Families and domestic relations: increase effectiveness and 
        efficiency of child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 
        2487) [17SE]
    ------promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), 
        Senate amendment (see H. Res. 327) [13NO]
    Foreign trade: deferral of duty on certain large yachts imported 
        for sale at boat shows (see H.R. 2770) [29OC]
    Medicare: provide for an increase in update for certain hospitals 
        with a high proportion of patients (see H.R. 1673) [20MY]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 58) [3MR]
    National Weather Service: making emergency supplemental 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1251) [8AP]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: 
        technical amendments (see H.R. 1048) [12MR] [21MR]
    Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing 
        newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal 
        residence (see H.R. 1134) [19MR]
    ------treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income 
        (see H.R. 2684) [21OC]
    ------treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1150) 
        [20MR]
    ------treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 
        1350) [16AP]
    ------workmen's compensation relative to certain personal 
        liability assignments (see H.R. 1509) [1MY]

SHAW AFB, SC
  Bills and resolutions
    Air Force: conduct a study to identify property suitable for 
        exchange to acquire land authorized for addition to Shaw AFB, 
        SC (see H.R. 1675) [20MY]

SHAYS, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: amend definition of ``raw value'' relative to tariff 
        rate quota on imported raw sugar (see H.R. 2771) [29OC]
    ------repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 
        1864) [11JN]
    Aviation: installation of emergency locator transmitters on 
        aircraft (see H.R. 664) [10FE]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): abolish and 
        establish an Independent Commission on Congressional Ethics 
        (see H.R. 957) [5MR]
    Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of regulations 
        relative to labor-management relations (see H. Con. Res. 5; H. 
        Res. 19) [9JA]
    Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug 
        treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        programs (see H.R. 301) [9JA]
    ------prostate cancer research programs (see H.R. 297) [9JA]
    Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield 
        sites (see H.R. 1049) [12MR]
    Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or 
        sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858) [10JN]
    ERISA: improve enforcement of provisions (see H.R. 2290) [29JY]
    Government: reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 
        2364) [31JY]
    Immigration: increase availability of visas for spouses and 
        dependents of certain legal aliens and limit status 
        adjustments for certain nonimmigrants (see H.R. 2917) [7NO]
    ------naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English 
        language and other general knowledge requirements (see H.R. 
        1223) [21MR]
    Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents 
        of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 298) [9JA]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 493, 1776) [21JA] [4JN]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425) [23AP]
    States: participation in approval process of airport development 
        projects in neighboring States (see H.R. 300) [9JA]
    U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for 
        U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 299) [9JA]

SHEINBEIN, SAMUEL
  Bills and resolutions
    Israel: extradition to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 165) [1OC]

SHERMAN, BRAD (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: provide for telephone access to the FBI database that 
        tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see 
        H.R. 2194) [17JY]
    Foreign policy: promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed 
        agression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-
        Karabagh conflict (see H.R. 2983) [9NO]
    House of Representatives: require written election for any annual 
        pay increase for Members (see H.R. 2783) [30OC]
    Salehi, Mai Hoa (Jasmin): relief (see H.R. 1794) [4JN]
    Taxation: effective date of capital gains exclusion on the 
        transfer of a primary residence (see H. Con. Res. 76) [7MY]

SHIMKUS, JOHN (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable 
        energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle 
        acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568) [26SE]
    FEMA: transfer certain parcels of land in Illinois (see H.R. 2394) 
        [3SE]
    Social Security: treatment under balanced budget constitutional 
        amendment (see H. Con. Res. 26) [25FE]

SHIPPING INDUSTRY
related term(s) Cargo Transportation; Ships and Vessels
  Bills and resolutions
    Coastal zones: reform coastwise, intercoastal, and noncontiguous 
        trade shipping laws (see H.R. 1991) [19JN]
    Government: use of private delivery services in filing documents 
        with Federal agencies (see H.R. 782) [13FE]
    Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a 
        commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see 
        H.R. 1138, 2715) [20MR] [23OC]
    Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198) 
        [9JA]
    Taxation: treatment of certain foreign base company shipping 
        income (see H.R. 2684) [21OC]

SHIPS AND VESSELS
related term(s) Merchant Marine Industry
  Bills and resolutions
     [28JY]
    Bankruptcy: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's 
        operation of watercraft or aircraft while intoxicated (see 
        H.R. 30) [7JA] [9JA]
    Canada: blockade of U.S. vessels exercising right of innocent 
        passage through the territorial sea of Canada (see H. Con. 
        Res. 124) [25JY]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1838, 2204) 
        [10JN] [21JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 265) [9OC]
    Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 2035) [25JN]
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain 
        maritime programs (see H.R. 1343) [16AP]
    ------study existing ferry operations in the U.S. and provide 
        financial assistance for the development of ferry operations 
        (see H.R. 1630) [15MY]
    Fish and fishing: funding for fishing licenses and vessels for 
        Washington salmon fishery (see H.R. 1088) [17MR]
    ------moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic 
        herring fisheries (see H.R. 1575, 1855) [8MY] [10JN]
    Foreign trade: deferral of duty on certain large yachts imported 
        for sale at boat shows (see H.R. 2770) [29OC]
    Hopper barge: certificate of documentation (see H.R. 999) [6MR]
    Immigration: establish a telephone reporting system to permit 
        certain individuals traveling by boat to enter the U.S. from 
        Canada without applying for admission at a port of entry (see 
        H.R. 1384) [17AP]
    ------requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (see 
        H.R. 694, 2027, 2505, 2551) [12FE] [24JN] [18SE] [25SE]
    Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a 
        commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see 
        H.R. 1138, 2715) [20MR] [23OC]
    Merchant marine industry: support requirements that vessels 
        operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by 
        U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65) [23AP]
    San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil 
        spills (see H.R. 882) [27FE]
    Shipping industry: reform coastwise, intercoastal, and 
        noncontiguous trade shipping laws (see H.R. 1991) [19JN]
    Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy: 
        designate (see H.R. 2931) [8NO]
    Tourist trade: permit the transportation of passengers between 
        U.S. ports by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-
        flag vessels to participate in such transportation (see H.R. 
        2420) [5SE]
    U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service (see 
        H.J. Res. 100; H. Con. Res. 186) [6NO] [7NO]
    Veterans: extend benefits to merchant mariners who served during a 
        period of war (see H.R. 2946) [8NO]
    Waterways: removal of abandoned vessels (see H.R. 2557) [25SE]
  Reports filed
    Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2204) (H. Rept. 105-236) [31JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2204, Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 265) (H. Rept. 105-317) [9OC]
    Immigration Requirements for Canadian Border Boat Landing Permits: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2027) (H. Rept. 105-
        257) [18SE]
    Moratorium on Large Vessels in Atlantic Mackerel or Atlantic 
        Herring Fisheries: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1855) 
        (H. Rept. 105-209) [28JY]

SHOE INDUSTRY
  Bills and resolutions
    Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1904) [17JN]

SHUSTER, BUD (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [10FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    ------S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and amend (see 
        H.R. 1429) [24AP]
    Aviation: restrict operation of certain foreign air carriers (see 
        H.R. 2282) [29JY]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1838, 2204) 
        [10JN] [21JY]
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): 
        authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 71) [13FE]
    Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization 
        (see H.R. 2036) [25JN]
    Disasters: reduce costs of disaster relief and emergency 
        assistance (see H.R. 2446) [10SE]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (see H.R. 
        2516) [23SE]

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    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorize the design and 
        construction of parking garage additions and certain site 
        improvements (see H.R. 1747) [22MY]
    Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform 
        programs (see H.R. 1430) [24AP]
    Transportation: Federal role in developing a national intermodal 
        surface transportation system (see H.R. 1268) [10AP]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, 
        and transit programs (see H.R. 2400) [4SE]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation 
        trust funds (see H.R. 4) [7JA] [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Aaron Henry U.S. Post Office, Clarksdale, MS: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 892) (H. Rept. 
        105-230) [31JY]
    Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair 
        Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2005) (H. Rept. 105-201) [24JY]
    Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2247) (H. Rept. 105-251) 
        [17SE]
    Aviation Insurance Program Authorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2036) (H. 
        Rept. 105-244) [4SE]
    Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 643) (H. Rept. 
        105-231) [31JY]
    Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2204) (H. Rept. 105-236) [31JY]
    David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1479) (H. 
        Rept. 105-227) [31JY]
    Design and Construction of Parking Garage Additions and Certain 
        Site Improvements to the Kennedy Center for the Performing 
        Arts: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1747) (H. Rept. 105-130) [12JN]
    Disaster Assistance Plans by Foreign Air Carriers: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2476) (H. 
        Rept. 105-371) [31OC]
    Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, DC: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        824) (H. Rept. 105-211) [28JY]
    Illegal Alien Assistance Prohibitions Under the Uniform Relocation 
        Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: 
        Committee on Transportation on Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        849) (H. Rept. 105-147) [23JN]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Extension: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2516) (H. Rept. 105-270) [25SE]
    J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1484) (H. 
        Rept. 105-226) [31JY]
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1502) (H. 
        Rept. 105-225) [31JY]
    Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 
        105-228) [31JY]
    Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1851) (H. Rept. 105-212) [28JY]
    Pilot Records Improvement Act Clarification: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2626) (H. 
        Rept. 105-372) [31OC]
    Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 29) (H. Rept. 
        105-210) [28JY]
    Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 613) (H. Rept. 105-232) 
        [31JY]
    Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 548) (H. Rept. 
        105-234) [31JY]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 49) (H. Rept. 105-90) [7MY]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial 
        Service: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 66) (H. Rept. 105-91) [7MY]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety 
        Check: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 98) (H. Rept. 105-200) [24JY]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 67) 
        (H. Rept. 105-92) [7MY]
    Waiver of EPA Secondary Treatment Requirements for Wastewater 
        Treatment Facilities in Puerto Rico: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2207) (H. 
        Rept. 105-237) [1AU]
  Rules
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) [5FE] 
        [12MR]

SIERRA LEONE, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    U.S. policy: condemn military coup d'etat (see H. Con. Res. 94, 
        99) [5JN] [16JN]

SILK ROAD STRATEGY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2867) [7NO]

SIMI VALLEY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Disasters: prohibit Federal assistance for earthquake-related 
        repairs of Bottle Village (see H.R. 175) [9JA]

SINATRA, FRANCIS A.
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 279) [9JA]

SISISKY, NORMAN (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]

SKAGGS, DAVID E. (a Representative from Colorado)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [10FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations [6OC]
    ------S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: authorize expedited consideration of certain proposed 
        rescissions (see H.R. 1321) [15AP]
    Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear 
        facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 
        1397) [17AP]
    Flag--U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 23) 
        [13FE]
    Line Item Veto Act: repeal (see H.R. 2650) [9OC]
    ------repeal and amend Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
        Control Act to provide for expedited consideration of certain 
        proposed rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 2649) [9OC]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 302) [9JA]
    San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish 
        Peaks Wilderness (see H.R. 1865) [11JN]
    ------extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (see H.R. 
        1196) [20MR]
    Student Loan Marketing Association: treatment of tax-exempt 
        municipal bonds relative to waiver of redemption premiums (see 
        H.R. 2511, 2530) [18SE] [23SE]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: utilization of proceeds from sales 
        of certain items (see H.R. 2291) [29JY]

SKEEN, JOE (a Representative from New Mexico)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
    U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2160) [14JY]
    Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military 
        construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2631) [7OC]
    Disasters: establish an advisory commission to prepare for and 
        respond to serious drought emergencies (see H.R. 3035) [12NO]
    National Cave and Karst Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 
        2098) [26JN]
    New Mexico: establish commercial zone on border of Mexico (see 
        H.R. 2808) [4NO]
    ------land conveyance to Carlsbad Irrigation District (see H.R. 
        1943) [17JN]
    ------provide investment flexibility of trust funds and modify the 
        basis on which distributions are made from those funds (see 
        H.R. 1051) [12MR]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2160) [17SE]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 
        105-252) [17SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 
        105-178) [14JY]

SKELTON, IKE (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [6MR]
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees [11FE]
    U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in 
        forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1990) [19JN]

SLAUGHTER, LOUISE McINTOSH (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [24JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Civil rights: protect first amendment rights (see H.R. 558) [4FE]
    Crime: protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305) [9JA]
    Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see 
        H.R. 304) [9JA]
    Explosives: regulation (see H.R. 85) [7JA] [9JA]
    Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide 
        during World War II (see H.R. 1531) [5MY]
    Health: establish a program for postreproductive health care (see 
        H.R. 557) [4FE]
    ------establish an educational program on the prevention and 
        treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 556, 2006) [4FE] 
        [20JN]
    Health Care Financing Administration: graduate medical education 
        reimbursement for combined residencies producing primary care 
        physicians (see H.R. 689) [11FE]
    Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand 
        for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114) [10JY]
    Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining 
        coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306) [9JA]
    Political campaigns: require radio and television broadcasters to 
        provide free time for political advertising (see H.R. 84) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    Women: increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 
        1788) [4JN]

SLYE, LEN
see Rogers, Roy

SMALL
see 

SMALL BUSINESS
related term(s) Business and Industry
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 1026, Eximbank reauthorization [6OC]

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  Bills and resolutions
    Bankruptcy: reform system to become a needs-based system (see H.R. 
        2500) [18SE]
    Benefits: provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully 
        portable defined benefit plan (see H.R. 1656) [16MY]
    Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises 
        (see H.R. 1129) [19MR]
    ------end credit card possession requirements (see H.R. 2599) 
        [1OC]
    ------ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative 
        to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591) [14MY]
    ------establish a commission to study employment and economic 
        insecurity (see H.R. 185) [9JA]
    ------establish certain uniform rights, duties, and enforcement 
        procedures relative to franchise agreements (see H.R. 1083, 
        2954) [17MR] [8NO]
    Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to 
        surety bonding requirements (see H.R. 2554) [25SE]
    Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors 
        relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 769, 770) 
        [13FE]
    ------increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to 
        businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see 
        H.R. 1824) [5JN]
    Courts: notification to employers of convicted persons relative to 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 333) [9JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: authorize guaranteed farm ownership loans 
        and guaranteed farm operating loans (see H.R. 2145) [10JY]
    Dept. of Defense: improve the Defense Loan and Technical 
        Assistance Program (see H.R. 974) [6MR]
    Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain 
        employees (see H.R. 2888) [7NO]
    ------minimum wage and overtime exemptions for employees subject 
        to certain leave policies (see H.R. 504) [4FE]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 99) [18MR]
    ------use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage 
        requirements (see H.R. 647) [6FE]
    ERISA: improve enforcement of provisions (see H.R. 2290) [29JY]
    Eximbank: reauthorization (see H.R. 1370) [17AP]
    ------reauthorization (H.R. 1370), consideration (see H. Res. 255) 
        [29SE]
    ------reauthorization (S. 1026), technical corrections in 
        enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 198) [13NO]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: reform calculation formula for overtime 
        compensation (see H.R. 2710) [23OC]
    Families and domestic relations: establish program to provide 
        child care through public-private partnerships (see H.R. 2719) 
        [23OC]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: provide coverage to employers with 
        more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373) [17AP]
    FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products 
        (see H.R. 1411) [23AP]
    Federal aid programs: assist certain women and minority business 
        people (see H.R. 1647) [15MY]
    Federal contracts: strengthen opportunities and assess impact of 
        contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 373) [9JA]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and 
        use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710) [22MY]
    Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to 
        purchase products and require commercial competition for 
        Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758) [29OC]
    Financial institutions: offer negotiable order of withdrawal 
        accounts to businesses, allow interest payments on demand 
        deposits, and require FRS to pay interest on certain reserves 
        (see H.R. 2323) [31JY]
    Government: procurement access for women-owned businesses (see H. 
        Res. 313) [8NO]
    Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional 
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see 
        H.R. 1010) [11MR]
    ------liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning 
        solvents (see H.R. 1711) [22MY]
    ------provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 852) [26FE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 852), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 88) [11MR]
    Health: establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 2606) [2OC]
    ------require health plans to pay interest on certain claims (see 
        H.R. 1472) [29AP]
    IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292) [30JY]
    ------restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676) [21OC]
    ------restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 303) [4NO]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685, 2211, 2278) [11FE] [22JY] 
        [28JY]
    National Women's Business Council: funding (see H.R. 2389) [3SE]
    NLRB: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor 
        organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449) 
        [10SE]
    OSHA: waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if 
        violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 2881) 
        [7NO]
    Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198) 
        [9JA]
    Safety: install devices to improve safety at convenience stores 
        (see H.R. 1444) [24AP]
    SBA: establish commission to examine small business credit needs 
        (see H. Con. Res. 85) [21MY]
    ------extend certified development company loan guarantee program 
        (see H.R. 1734) [22MY]
    ------make Microloan Program permanent (see H.R. 2235) [24JY]
    ------reauthorize women's business training program (see H.R. 
        1495) [30AP]
    Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 2261) [25JY]
    ------exempt subcontracts for dredging activities from local buy 
        requirements under the business development program (see H.R. 
        1523) [1MY]
    Small Business Investment Act: amend (see H.R. 1985, 2261) [19JN] 
        [25JY]
    Small Business Technology Transfer Program: extend (see H.R. 2429) 
        [8SE]
    Taxation: allow certain corporations and trusts to be shareholders 
        of subchapter S corporations (see H.R. 440) [9JA]
    ------allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 42, 43) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 1033, 1124, 1193, 1207) [12MR] 
        [19MR] [20MR]
    ------capital gains rates relative to investments in certain small 
        businesses (see H.R. 2252) [24JY]
    ------clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for 
        termination payments received by former life insurance 
        salesmen (see H.R. 1652) [16MY]
    ------credits for health insurance premiums of employees without 
        employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539) [4FE]
    ------deductibility of employment taxes paid by employees and 
        self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2966) [8NO]
    ------deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals and the business use of the home, and 
        clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145) 
        [20MR]
    ------deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 1333) [15AP]
    ------deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955, 1791) 
        [5MR] [4JN]
    ------determination of employment status of individuals as 
        employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 2642) [8OC]
    ------exclude certain business taxable income relative to 
        sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1279) [10AP]
    ------exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund 
        transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722) [12FE]
    ------exempt small unincorporated farm businesses from the 
        alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 3036) [12NO]
    ------extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947) 
        [5MR]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1729) [22MY]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 18, 69, 144, 876, 1792) [7JA] [9JA] 
        [27FE] [4JN]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit and increase 
        the amount of estate tax deferral available to small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1674) [20MY]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt 
        small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes (see H.R. 
        1684) [20MY]
    ------provide incentives for enterprise zone investments (see H.R. 
        391) [9JA]
    ------provide incentives for investment in renewal communities 
        (see H.R. 1031) [12MR]
    ------qualification and eligibility requirements for S 
        corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2884) [7NO]
    ------repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have 
        medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1068, 1582, 1743) [13MR] 
        [13MY] [22MY]
    ------treatment of certain depreciable asset expenses by small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1565) [8MY]
    ------treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer 
        taxes (see H.R. 3076) [13NO]
    ------treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 249, 1299, 
        1751) [9JA] [10AP] [30MY]
    ------treatment of estate tax for family farms and small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1841, 1845) [10JN]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax 
        (see H.R. 1583) [13MY]
    ------treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held 
        by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 507) [4FE]
    ------treatment of overtime hours of small business employees (see 
        H.R. 508) [4FE]
    ------treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring 
        assembly equipment (see H.R. 2817) [5NO]
    ------treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized 
        small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707) [23OC]
    ------treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm 
        rental income (see H.R. 1261) [9AP]
    ------treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies 
        (see H.R. 2258) [24JY]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: disapproval of line-item veto of provisions 
        relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities 
        sold to farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2444) [9SE]
    ------restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for 
        agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives 
        (see H.R. 2513) [23SE]
    Veterans: increase opportunities (see H.R. 168) [9JA]
    ------strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment 
        opportunities (see H.R. 167) [9JA]
    Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and 
        controlled by women (see H.R. 1693) [21MY]
  Conference reports
    Eximbank Reauthorization (S. 1026) [7NO]
  Motions
    Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370) [30SE]
    ------reauthorization (S. 1026) [6OC]
    SBA: reauthorize programs (S. 1139) [29SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1, Working Families Flexibility Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 99) (H. Rept. 105-31) 
        [18MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 852, Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 88) (H. Rept. 105-15) [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1370, Eximbank Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 105-282) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 303) (H. Rept. 105-380) 
        [4NO]
    Eximbank Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (S. 1026) (H. 
        Rept. 105-392) [7NO]
    FDA Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1411) (H. Rept. 105-310) [7OC]

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    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2676) (H. Rept. 105-364) [31OC]
    Medical Device Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 105-307) [6OC]
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 105-7) [6MR]
    Restore and Modify Provisions in Taxpayer Relief Act Relative to 
        Treatment of Agricultural Production Facilities Sold to Farmer 
        Cooperatives: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2513) 
        (H. Rept. 105-318) [9OC]
    Small Business Investment Act Amendments and Small Business Act 
        Amendments: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2261) 
        (H. Rept. 105-246) [8SE]
    Small Business Technology Transfer Program Extension: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 2429) (H. Rept. 105-259) [23SE]
    Working Families Flexibility Act: Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce (House) (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 105-21) [12MR]

SMALL BUSINESS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 2261) [25JY]
    Contracts: exempt subcontracts for dredging activities from local 
        buy requirements under the business development program (see 
        H.R. 1523) [1MY]
    Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and 
        controlled by women (see H.R. 1693) [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Amendments: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2261) (H. 
        Rept. 105-246) [8SE]

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Credit: establish commission to examine small business credit 
        needs (see H. Con. Res. 85) [21MY]
    Microloan Program: make permanent (see H.R. 2235) [24JY]
    Small business: extend certified development company loan 
        guarantee program (see H.R. 1734) [22MY]
    Small Business Act: exempt subcontracts for dredging activities 
        from local buy requirements under the business development 
        program (see H.R. 1523) [1MY]
    Small Business Technology Transfer Program: extend (see H.R. 2429) 
        [8SE]
    Women: reauthorize women's business training program (see H.R. 
        1495) [30AP]
  Motions
    Programs: reauthorize (S. 1139) [29SE]
  Reports filed
    Small Business Technology Transfer Program Extension: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 2429) (H. Rept. 105-259) [23SE]

SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 1985, 2261) [19JN] [25JY]
  Reports filed
    Amendments: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2261) (H. 
        Rept. 105-246) [8SE]

SMALL RECLAMATION PROJECTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reclamation projects: cooperation between Federal and non-Federal 
        entities (see H.R. 2398) [4SE]

SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [13MR]
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    China, People's Republic of: increase international broadcasting 
        activities (see H.R. 2531) [23SE]
    ------increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or 
        manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195) [17JY]
    Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 1748) [22MY]
    Dept. of Defense: prohibit payment under defense contracts of 
        restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925) 
        [5MR]
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1253) [9AP]
    Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 
        1398) [17AP]
    FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 
        metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2968) [8NO]
    Federal aid programs: increase assistance to pregnant women and 
        for adoption services (see H.R. 2919) [7NO]
    Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions 
        relative to abortion (see H.R. 581) [4FE]
    Foreign trade: impose certain sanctions on countries that use 
        child labor (see H.R. 2677, 2678) [21OC]
    ------require U.S. citizens conducting industrial cooperation 
        projects within the People's Republic of China or Tibet follow 
        certain guidelines (see H.R. 1634) [15MY]
    International relations: restitution and compensation for certain 
        confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see H. 
        Con. Res. 59) [9AP]
    Medicare: payment for ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable 
        medical equipment (see H.R. 2671) [9OC]
    Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to 
        condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 152) [17SE]
    Refugees: treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation 
        camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        3037) [13NO]
    Taxation: business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see 
        H.R. 2918) [7NO]
    ------exclude certain severance payments from gross income and 
        allow a refundable credit for job training expenses of older 
        long-time employees who are laid off (see H.R. 2492) [17SE]
    Turkey: hosting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
        Europe summit relative to human rights violations (see H. Con. 
        Res. 179) [28OC]
    Veterans: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-
        connected diseases (see H.R. 559) [4FE]
    ------reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity 
        compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2220) 
        [22JY]
    ------treatment of cold weather injuries received during military 
        operations (see H.R. 1399, 1426) [17AP] [23AP]

SMITH, LAMAR S. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) [9JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance 
        costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591) 
        [14MY]
    Dept. of Education: grants to States to provide support services 
        to participants in adult education programs (see H.R. 1336) 
        [15AP]
    Education: treatment of need-based educational aid relative to 
        antitrust laws (see H.R. 1866) [11JN]
    Immigration: clarify eligibility for relief from removal and 
        deportation for certain aliens (see H.R. 2533) [24SE]
    ------extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data relative 
        to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        2578) [30SE]
    ------make technical corrections to certain immigration laws (see 
        H.R. 2413) [5SE]
    ------modify certain employment regulations (see H.R. 2412) [5SE]
    ------reform naturalization process and clarify procedures for 
        investigating criminal background of applicants relative to 
        certain benefits (see H.R. 2837) [6NO]
    Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 992) [6MR]
    Television: treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to 
        applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510) [1MY]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Justice Identification of Criminal and Illegal Aliens in 
        Local Prisons: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1493) 
        (H. Rept. 105-338) [23OC]
    Expanded War Crimes Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        1348) (H. Rept. 105-204) [25JY]
    Immigration Requirements for Canadian Border Boat Landing Permits: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2027) (H. Rept. 105-
        257) [18SE]
    Immunization Requirements for Certain Internationally Adopted 
        Children: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2464) (H. 
        Rept. 105-289) [1OC]
    Relief of Global Exploration and Development Corp., Kerr-McGee 
        Corp., and Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp.: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 105-222) [31JY]
    Visa Waiver Pilot Program Extension and Collection of Data 
        Relative to the Number of Nonimmigrants Residing in the U.S.: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2578) (H. Rept. 105-
        387) [7NO]

SMITH, LINDA (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    China, People's Republic of: cease practice of harvesting and 
        transplanting organs for profit from executed prisoners (see 
        H. Con. Res. 180) [29OC]
    House of Representatives: terminate certain entitlements of former 
        Speakers of the House (see H.R. 1768) [3JN]
    Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: expeditious 
        completion of acquisition of private mineral interests (see 
        H.R. 1659) [16MY]
    Political campaigns: prohibit use of soft money and require 
        written authorization for use of salary withholdings for 
        political activities (see H.R. 2147) [10JY]
    ------prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections and permit 
        individuals to elect not to have payroll deductions used for 
        political activities (see H.R. 3019) [9NO]

SMITH, NICK (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: ensure that the budget proposal concurs with the 
        provisions of the bipartisan budget agreement (see H.R. 2037) 
        [25JN]
    Government: use of new price index to determine cost-of-living 
        adjustments (see H.R. 2099) [26JN]
    House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt 
        (see H. Res. 30) [9JA]
    Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure 
        of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 41) [4FE]
    ------contribution limitations for multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 1081) [13MR]
    Public debt: prohibit issuance of new obligations (see H.R. 798) 
        [13FE]
    Shipping industry: reform coastwise, intercoastal, and 
        noncontiguous trade shipping laws (see H.R. 1991) [19JN]
    Social Security: allow personal retirement savings plans (see H.R. 
        3082) [13NO]
    Taxation: exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence 
        and the sale of farmland (see H.R. 442) [9JA]
    ------exempt small unincorporated farm businesses from the 
        alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 3036) [12NO]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit and increase 
        the amount of estate tax deferral available to small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1674) [20MY]
    ------use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86) [7JA] 
        [9JA]

SMITH, OCTAVIA
see Evans, Dale

SMITH, ROBERT F. (BOB) (a Representative from Oregon)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Bureau of Reclamation: participate in a water conservation project 
        with the Tumalo Irrigation District in Oregon (see H.R. 1400) 
        [17AP]

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    Committee on Agriculture (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 72) [13FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: combine the Consolidated Farm Service Agency 
        and the Natural Resources Conservation Service and ensure 
        equitable treatment of certain farmers, ranchers, and Federal 
        employees (see H.R. 2692) [22OC]
    Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to 
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and 
        their resources (see H.R. 2515) [23SE]
    Grants Pass, OR: convey certain land (see H.R. 1198) [20MR]
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 799) 
        [13FE]
    Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural 
        workers (see H.R. 2377) [1AU]
    Lake County, OR: land exchange (see H.R. 1944) [17JN]
    Patents: protect owners against sale of illegally reproduced plant 
        parts (see H.R. 1197) [20MR]
    Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (see H.R. 
        2493) [18SE]
  Reports filed
    Census of Agriculture Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        2366) (H. Rept. 105-296) [2OC]
    Conveyance of Certain Dos Palos, CA, Lands to the Dos Palos Ag 
        Boosters: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 111) (H. 
        Rept. 105-34) [20MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture Contracts Under the Conservation Reserve 
        Program: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1342) (H. 
        Rept. 105-80) [29AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture Dairy Indemnity Program Reauthorization: 
        Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1789) (H. Rept. 105-
        294) [2OC]
    Forage Improvement Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        2493) (H. Rept. 105-346) [24OC]
    J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, 
        Watkinsville, GA: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 785) 
        (H. Rept. 105-36) [20MR]
    Mark Twain National Forest Boundary Adjustment: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1779) (H. Rept. 105-295) [2OC]
    Reform, Extend, and Repeal Certain Agricultural Research, 
        Extension, and Education Programs: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 2534) (H. Rept. 105-376) [4NO]
    Release of Reversionary Interest in Certain Iosco, MI, Lands Held 
        by the Federal Government: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 394) (H. Rept. 105-35) [20MR]
    State Prevention of Receipt of Food Stamps by Prisoners: Committee 
        on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 105-43) [8AP]
  Rules
    Committee on Agriculture (House) [6FE]

SMITH, SAMANTHA
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 
        204) [30JY]

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
  Appointments
    Board of Regents [13FE] [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    National African-American Museum: establish (see H.R. 773) [13FE]

SNOWBARGER, VINCE (a Representative from Kansas)
  Appointments
    Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations [7MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Haskell Indian Nations University: enhance administrative 
        authority of college president (see H.R. 1337) [15AP]
    Robert J. Dole U.S. Courthouse, Kansas City, KS: designate (see 
        H.R. 2177) [16JY]
    Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: enhance administrative 
        authority of college president (see H.R. 1337) [15AP]
    Stockwell, Robert L.: relief (see H.R. 1686) [20MY]
    Taxation: allow individuals the option of a flat tax rate (see 
        H.R. 2685) [21OC]
    U.N.: make financial support contingent upon adoption of certain 
        reforms (see H.R. 1588) [13MY]

SNYDER, VIC (a Representative from Arkansas)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President [4FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]

SOCIAL CUSTOMS
  Bills and resolutions
    Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the 
        second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural 
        scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519) [1MY]
    Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. 
        Res. 27) [27FE]

SOCIAL SECURITY
related term(s) Public Welfare Programs
  Appointments
    National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare [15DE]
    Social Security Advisory Board [12MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Account statements: improve information provided and distribute 
        annually to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2682) [21OC]
    Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to 
        enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766) [3JN]
    ------improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare 
        reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees 
        Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see 
        H.R. 1456) [24AP]
    ------permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal 
        Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under 
        CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356) [16AP]
    ------permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program for Medicare-eligible retired members and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 2128) [9JY]
    Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain 
        Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436) [9SE]
    Benefits: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 
        in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45, 146, 3008) [7JA] [9JA] [9NO]
    ------earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 464, 612) 
        [21JA] [5FE]
    ------increase earnings limit (see H.R. 326, 349) [9JA]
    ------level of payment in the month of the beneficiary's death 
        (see H.R. 68, 322) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide free information on employee benefit plans to 
        interested parties of such plans (see H.R. 1603) [14MY]
    ------reduction (see H. Res. 132) [24AP]
    ------treatment of final payment to surviving spouse or family 
        members after death of beneficiary (see H.R. 2944) [8NO]
    Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see 
        H.R. 344) [9JA]
    Budget: ensure a balanced budget and create a Social Security 
        Reform Reserve Fund from revenues generated by economic growth 
        (see H.R. 2825) [5NO]
    ------revise for fiscal year 1998 relative to the appropriate 
        budgetary levels for Social Security and national defense for 
        fiscal years 1999 through 2002 (see H. Con. Res. 189) [7NO]
    ------sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social 
        Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see 
        H.R. 593) [5FE]
    Children and youth: modify certain adoption and foster care 
        placement procedures (see H.R. 3004) [9NO]
    ------prevent children from languishing in foster care (see H.R. 
        1459) [24AP]
    ------provide health insurance for uninsured children (see H.R. 
        1363) [17AP]
    Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 
        1330) [15AP]
    Constitutional amendments: treatment under balanced budget (see H. 
        Con. Res. 26) [25FE]
    Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-
        of-living adjustments (see H.R. 1052; H. Res. 92, 93) [12MR] 
        [13MR]
    Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, 
        euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003) [11MR]
    Dept. of Defense: demonstration project to provide Medicare 
        reimbursement to certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE 
        program (see H.R. 1357) [16AP]
    ------include certain beneficiaries in National Mail Order 
        Pharmacy Program (see H.R. 1773) [3JN]
    ------provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative 
        to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 451) 
        [20JA]
    Dept. of HHS: application for waiver of certain demonstration 
        projects (see H.R. 1192) [20MR]
    ------county grants to carry out State programs to provide 
        training to parents on early childhood development and child 
        care (see H.R. 2452) [10SE]
    Disabled: establish Transition to Work Program for individuals 
        entitled to disability benefits (see H.R. 534) [4FE]
    Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug 
        treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        programs (see H.R. 301) [9JA]
    ------coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments 
        under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and 
        expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383) 
        [9JA]
    ------efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062, 1219) 
        [13MR] [21MR]
    ------Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic 
        lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009) [23JN]
    ------treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 
        3072) [13NO]
    Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and 
        criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents 
        (see H.R. 231) [9JA]
    ------treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain 
        earnings (see H.R. 577) [4FE]
    Families and domestic relations: permit chronically ill parents to 
        name standby guardians for minors without loss of parental 
        rights (see H.R. 3005) [9NO]
    ------reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of 
        prevention programs (see H.R. 1736) [22MY]
    Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits 
        relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government 
        pensions (see H.R. 2273) [25JY]
    Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the 
        electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 2454) [11SE]
    Government: use of new price index to determine cost-of-living 
        adjustments (see H.R. 2099) [26JN]
    Guam: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1403) [17AP]
    Health: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to 
        certain physician services (see H.R. 1421) [23AP]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 2152) [11JY]
    ------establish State and community assistance programs for 
        providers of health care services and maintenance of safety 
        net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 735) [12FE]
    ------establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education 
        trust fund (see H.R. 106) [9JA]
    ------managed care system reform proposal (see H.R. 2905) [7NO]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16, 1200, 1374) [7JA] [9JA] [20MR] [17AP]
    ------national policy to provide health care coverage of mental 
        illnesses (see H.R. 621) [5FE]
    ------national policy to provide health care to children and 
        pregnant women (see H.R. 560, 1229) [4FE] [8AP]
    ------payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care 
        (see H.R. 2908) [7NO]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 337, 820, 1222) [9JA] [25FE] [21MR]
    Health Care Financing Administration: graduate medical education 
        reimbursement for combined residencies producing primary care 
        physicians (see H.R. 689) [11FE]

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    Income: allow personal retirement savings plans (see H.R. 3082) 
        [13NO]
    ------eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving 
        pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 3077) [13NO]
    ------restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to 
        certain individuals (see H.R. 2549) [25SE]
    Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406) [9JA]
    Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under 
        health plans (see H.R. 815) [25FE]
    ------increase benefit standard for long-term care insurance 
        relative to cost of living adjustments (see H.R. 821) [25FE]
    ------restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery on Medicaid 
        long-term care services and amend tax treatment of long-term 
        care coverage (see H.R. 1764) [3JN]
    Investments: establish and maintain individual investment accounts 
        (see H.R. 1611, 2929) [14MY] [8NO]
    Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 
        2020) [24JN]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 421) [9JA]
    ------coverage of screening mammography and screening pap smears 
        (see H.R. 184, 359) [9JA]
    ------coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and 
        clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 258, 1354) [9JA] [16AP]
    ------disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 148) 
        [9JA]
    ------eligibility for payment for administration of pediatric 
        vaccines (see H.R. 912) [4MR]
    ------expand county-operated health insurance organizations 
        authorized to enroll beneficiaries (see H.R. 3014) [9NO]
    ------expand State health care coverage of low-income children and 
        pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance 
        programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491) [30AP]
    ------Federal funding of certain abortions relative to State law 
        (see H.R. 137) [9JA]
    ------increase the minimum Federal medical assistance percentage 
        (see H.R. 835) [25FE]
    ------permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see 
        H.R. 1564) [8MY]
    ------post-eligibility treatment of certain Dept. of Veterans 
        Affairs pension or compensation payments (see H.R. 1269) 
        [10AP]
    ------reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of 
        services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 358) [9JA]
    ------repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of 
        assets (see H.R. 216, 2396) [9JA] [4SE]
    ------temporarily waive enrollment composition rule for the D.C. 
        Health Cooperative (see H.R. 2093) [26JN]
    ------treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry 
        liability settlement (see H.R. 2938) [8NO]
    ------waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health 
        Plan of Amherst, NY (see H.R. 2018) [24JN]
    ------waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain 
        HMO's (see H.R. 697, 1610) [12FE] [14MY]
    Medicare: accreditation requirements relative to public 
        representation and meetings (see H.R. 800) [13FE]
    ------allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement 
        programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see 
        H.R. 1761) [3JN]
    ------allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for 
        services (see H.R. 2497) [18SE]
    ------bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002) [10MR]
    ------change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical 
        plans (see H.R. 2484) [16SE]
    ------colorectal screening (see H.R. 1128) [19MR]
    ------combat fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2301) [30JY]
    ------combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization 
        services (see H.R. 2640) [8OC]
    ------combat fraud by hospitals (see H.R. 2417) [5SE]
    ------continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 2703) [22OC]
    ------contract reform (see H.R. 364) [9JA]
    ------contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain 
        surgical procedures and related services (see H.R. 2726) 
        [23OC]
    ------coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038) [12MR]
    ------coverage of certain prostate cancer detection procedures and 
        drug treatment services (see H.R. 448) [9JA]
    ------coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288) [10AP]
    ------coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training 
        services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 
        288, 1375) [9JA] [17AP]
    ------coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 
        1329) [15AP]
    ------coverage of nursing facilities, in-home services, and 
        outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 405) [9JA]
    ------coverage of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (see 
        H.R. 1762) [3JN]
    ------coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services 
        (see H.R. 2153) [11JY]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418) [9JA]
    ------demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer 
        patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628) 
        [15MY]
    ------eligibility for benefits for certain divorced individuals 
        relative to marriage requirements (see H.R. 1956) [18JN]
    ------eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive 
        drugs (see H.R. 1061) [13MR]
    ------establish a continuous quality improvement program for 
        providers that furnish services to individuals with end stage 
        renal disease (see H.R. 2972) [8NO]
    ------establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance 
        plans (see H.R. 566, 625) [4FE] [6FE]
    ------extend community nursing organization demonstration projects 
        (see H.R. 686) [11FE]
    ------hospice care reform (see H.R. 521) [4FE]
    ------hospital treatment of noncontiguous facilities as outpatient 
        departments (see H.R. 2559) [25SE]
    ------impose fees for overpayment collection and require 
        prepayment screening of claims (see H.R. 1769) [3JN]
    ------improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 554, 1248) 
        [4FE] [8AP]
    ------improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------improve quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine and 
        medical informatic networks (see H.R. 1101) [18MR]
    ------limit additional payments to physicians through private 
        contracts during periods in which the patient is in an exposed 
        condition (see H.R. 2784) [30OC]
    ------limit payments for drugs or biological products (see H.R. 
        2851) [6NO]
    ------limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676) [11FE]
    ------multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018) [11MR]
    ------payment for ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable 
        medical equipment (see H.R. 2671) [9OC]
    ------payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of 
        potential fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2912) [7NO]
    ------payments and charges for outpatient services (see H.R. 582, 
        2558) [4FE] [25SE]
    ------payments for certain drugs relative to hospital outpatient 
        department services (see H.R. 2687) [21OC]
    ------payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts 
        attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (see 
        H.R. 2701) [22OC]
    ------pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1201, 1218) [20MR] 
        [21MR]
    ------prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to 
        for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443) 
        [9JA]
    ------protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in 
        managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored 
        organizations (see H.R. 475) [21JA]
    ------provide for an increase in update for certain hospitals with 
        a high proportion of patients (see H.R. 1673) [20MY]
    ------provide for standard forms for medical necessity and 
        terminal illness certifications (see H.R. 2633) [7OC]
    ------provide payment for community health center services 
        relative to coverage of individuals under managed care plans 
        (see H.R. 2962) [8NO]
    ------provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative 
        to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 585) [5FE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1165) [20MR]
    ------reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse 
        specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 
        893) [27FE]
    ------reimbursement for physician assistants in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 894) [27FE]
    ------reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by 
        certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362) 
        [17AP]
    ------reimbursement for telehealth services (see H.R. 966) [6MR]
    ------reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 
        192, 414) [9JA]
    ------remove certain limitations on participation in 
        Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2668) 
        [9OC]
    ------remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of 
        chiropractic services (see H.R. 916) [4MR]
    ------repeal authority to offer private fee-for-service plans 
        under Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 2725) [23OC]
    ------require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to 
        enrollees (see H.R. 459) [21JA]
    ------require surety bonds and disclosure of certain ownership 
        information for suppliers of durable medical equipment, home 
        health agencies, and other health care providers (see H.R. 
        1457) [24AP]
    ------require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 2754) [28OC]
    ------secondary payer rules for individuals with end stage renal 
        disease (see H.R. 2577) [29SE]
    ------waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military 
        retirees and dependents who live near certain military 
        hospitals (see H.R. 1738) [22MY]
    Medicare/Medicaid: combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 1770, 
        2632) [3JN] [7OC]
    ------coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 1464) [28AP]
    ------establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 251) 
        [9JA]
    ------expand and clarify requirements regarding advance directives 
        to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are 
        observed (see H.R. 2999) [9NO]
    ------prohibit funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy 
        killing (see H.R. 868) [27FE]
    ------referral information requirements of hospitals relative to 
        post-hospital services (see H.R. 734) [12FE]
    ------require health care facilities and services to fund annual 
        financial and compliance audits (see H.R. 2543) [24SE]
    ------use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to 
        discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health 
        care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (see H.R. 
        2466) [11SE]
    Members of Congress: link annual salary adjustments to cost-of-
        living adjustments for certain Social Security benefits (see 
        H.R. 2763) [29OC]
    National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare 
        Program: establish (see H.R. 75) [7JA] [9JA]
    National objectives: provide for the retirement of every U.S. 
        citizen (see H.R. 2768) [29OC]
    New York: waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions 
        under Medicaid (see H.R. 2437) [9SE]

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    Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation 
        programs (see H.R. 968) [6MR]
    Old age, survivors, and disability insurance program: require 
        annual statement of accrued liability (see H.R. 2780) [30OC]
    Personal investment plans: diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments and extend the old age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance program (see H.R. 2782) [30OC]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: 
        technical amendments (see H.R. 1048) [12MR] [21MR]
    Prisoners: prevent distribution of benefits (see H.R. 530) [4FE]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual 
        records available through interactive computer services (see 
        H.R. 1330, 1367) [15AP] [17AP]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers (see H.R. 2581) [30SE]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information (see H.R. 1813) [5JN]
    ------regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 1287) 
        [10AP]
    Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by 
        Wisconsin for operation of food stamp and medical assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 2030) [24JN]
    ------eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 
        1455) [24AP]
    ------exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        certain aliens (see H.R. 1445) [24AP]
    ------exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667, 1360) [11FE] 
        [17AP]
    ------exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for 
        legal aliens applying for naturalization (see H.R. 1416) 
        [23AP]
    ------extend disqualification transition period for certain aliens 
        (see H.R. 761) [13FE]
    ------extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and 
        food stamps (see H.R. 1418) [23AP]
    ------food stamp eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 2154) 
        [11JY]
    ------make postsecondary or vocational education training a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 2025) [24JN]
    ------make progress toward completion of high school or college a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 1616) [14MY]
    ------modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for 
        aliens (see H.R. 666) [11FE]
    ------permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining 
        Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see H.R. 
        1709) [22MY]
    ------prohibit States from penalizing single parents for not 
        meeting work requirements if the parent cannot find suitable 
        child care (see H.R. 1615) [14MY]
    ------provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for 
        public benefits for mentally disabled aliens (see H.R. 1133) 
        [19MR]
    ------restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in 
        arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597) [1OC]
    ------treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015, 1468) 
        [11MR] [29AP]
    Religion: permit revocation by members of the clergy of their 
        exemption from Social Security coverage (see H.R. 939) [5MR]
    Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189) [20MR]
    Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI 
        presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 2422) [5SE]
    Social Security Information Safeguards Panel: establish (see H.R. 
        1331) [15AP]
    SSA: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of 
        earnings information (see H.R. 591) [5FE]
    ------provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal 
        earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals (see 
        H.R. 2669) [9OC]
    ------require time limitation for the provision of death 
        certificates by State and local governments to the 
        Commissioner (see H.R. 2371) [31JY]
    SSI: denial of benefits to convicted sex offenders while confined 
        (see H.R. 237) [9JA]
    ------exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident 
        aliens (see H.R. 663) [10FE]
    States: exempt from certain regulatory requirements relative to 
        electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 156) [9JA]
    ------modification of certain agreements relative to certain 
        students (see H.R. 1035) [12MR]
    ------requirements for work experience and community service 
        programs relative to child support (see H.R. 2463) [11SE]
    Taxation: authorize Federal entities to take control of certain 
        State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 2189) 
        [17JY]
    ------deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 1333) [15AP]
    ------index the basis of certain assets for purposes of 
        determining gain (see H.R. 1266) [9AP]
    ------prohibit tax-related mailings from publicly disclosing an 
        individual's Social Security number (see H.R. 2404) [4SE]
    ------reduce employer and employee Social Security taxes to the 
        extent there is a Federal budget surplus (see H.R. 2933) [8NO]
    ------terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 3063) [16SE] 
        [13NO]
    ------treatment of certain election officials and workers (see 
        H.R. 2113) [8JY]
    ------treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 372) [9JA]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 693, 2723) 
        [12FE] [23OC]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to Social Security 
        benefits and income determination (see H.R. 323) [9JA]
    Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance 
        for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 
        1364) [9AP] [17AP]
    Trust funds: ensure integrity (see H.R. 336, 857) [9JA] [27FE]
    ------extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements (see H.R. 
        2586) [30SE]
    ------require specific legislative recommendations to ensure 
        solvency (see H.R. 2781) [30OC]
    Veterans: provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap 
        relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 
        598) [5FE]
    ------repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving 
        spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 
        165) [9JA]
    Virgin Islands: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1403) [17AP]
    Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the 
        citizenship of registration applicants and require use of 
        Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428) 
        [24AP]
  Messages
    U.S.-Canada Social Security Agreement: President Clinton [3MR]
    U.S.-United Kingdom Social Security Agreement: President Clinton 
        [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1003) (H. Rept. 105-46) [8AP]
    Medicaid Waiver of Enrollment Composition Rule for the Better 
        Health Plan of Amherst, NY (H.R. 2018): Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 2018) (H. Rept. 105-165) [8JY]
    Medicare Eligibility for Benefits for Certain Divorced Individuals 
        Relative to Marriage Requirements: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1956) (H. Rept. 105-208) [28JY]
    Nursing Home Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 968) (H. Rept. 105-23) 
        [18MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 968) (H. Rept. 
        105-23) [13MR]
    Veterans Medicare Reimbursement Demonstration Act: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1362) (H. Rept. 105-186) 
        [16JY]
    Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 1048) (H. Rept. 105-78) [28AP]

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 
        1330) [15AP]
    Death certificates: require time limitation for the provision of 
        death certificates by State and local governments to the 
        Commissioner (see H.R. 2371) [31JY]
    Income: provide information on Social Security trust funds, 
        personal earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible 
        individuals (see H.R. 2669) [9OC]
    IRS: develop plan to eliminate mismatching of earnings information 
        (see H.R. 591) [5FE]
    Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see 
        H.R. 251) [9JA]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual 
        records available through interactive computer services (see 
        H.R. 1330, 1367) [15AP] [17AP]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers (see H.R. 2581) [30SE]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information (see H.R. 1813) [5JN]
    ------regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 1287) 
        [10AP]
    Social Security: require specific legislative recommendations to 
        ensure solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 2781) [30OC]
    Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI 
        presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 2422) [5SE]
    Social Security Information Safeguards Panel: establish (see H.R. 
        1331) [15AP]
    Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the 
        citizenship of registration applicants and require use of 
        Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428) 
        [24AP]

SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD
  Appointments
    Members [12MR]

SOCIAL SECURITY INFORMATION SAFEGUARDS PANEL
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1331) [15AP]

SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 1586, 2980) [13MY] [9NO]
    Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems 
        from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 398) [9JA]
    ------prohibit international export and import of certain solid 
        waste (see H.R. 360) [9JA]
    ------State control of municipal solid waste transportation and 
        disposal (see H.R. 942, 943) [5MR]
    Solid waste: congressional authorization for restrictions on 
        receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1346) 
        [16AP]
    ------State and local government control over transportation of 
        municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2654) [9OC]
    ------State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see 
        H.R. 1358) [17AP]

SOLOMON, GERALD B.H. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    North Atlantic Assembly [22MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1122) [19MR]
    Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief 
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 146, 149) [13MY] [14MY]
    Armed Forces: award Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal to 
        participants of Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint 
        Guard in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 665) [10FE]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require two-thirds vote of 
        both Houses of Congress if outlays exceed revenues (see H.J. 
        Res. 35) [21JA]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 174) [24JN]

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    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 174) [24JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 202) [30JY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84), consideration (see H. Res. 152) [19MY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 160) 
        [4JN]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        84), disposition of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 156) [22MY]
    ------submission of budget proposal by the President without 
        budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 90) [11MR]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military 
        company are not extended normal tariff treatment (H.R. 2647), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------improve monitoring of human rights situation (H.R. 2358), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------increase international broadcasting activities (H.R. 2232), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or 
        manufactured with forced labor (H.R. 2195), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79) [3JN]
    ------oppose assistance by international financial institutions 
        (see H.R. 87, 2196) [7JA] [9JA] [17JY]
    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 2605) [2OC]
    ------oppose concessional loans by international financial 
        institutions (H.R. 2605), consideration (see H. Res. 302) 
        [4NO]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (H.R. 967), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured 
        with forced labor (see H.R. 320) [9JA]
    China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the 
        development and acquisition of defensive military articles 
        (H.R. 2386), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 132) [29JY]
    Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2365) [31JY]
    Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see 
        H.R. 335) [9JA]
    Committee on Appropriations (House): establish Subcommittee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (see H. Res. 20) [9JA]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): special 
        investigative authorities (see H. Res. 167) [17JN]
    Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 
        73) [13FE]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        325) [13NO]
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 108) [26JN]
    ------joint session to receive a message from the President (see 
        H. Con. Res. 194) [9NO]
    Correctional institutions: test incarcerated persons for serious 
        transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into 
        contact with corrections personnel (see H.R. 2070) [25JN]
    Courts: denial of certain Federal benefits upon conviction of 
        certain drug offenses (see H.R. 313) [9JA]
    ------modify death penalty sentencing guidelines for drug kingpins 
        (see H.R. 314) [9JA]
    ------notification to employers of convicted persons relative to 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 333) [9JA]
    ------treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and 
        crack cocaine (see H.R. 332) [9JA]
    Crime: funding for States relative to legislation requiring death 
        penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 91) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 
        3), consideration (see H. Res. 143) [6MY]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations 
        and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 169) [18JN]
    ------authorizing military activities appropriations and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 278) [23OC]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations 
        (H.R. 2107), consideration (see H. Res. 181) [9JY]
    Drugs: deny Federal benefits to persons convicted of drug offenses 
        relative to medicinal use of marijuana (see H.R. 1265) [9AP]
    ------prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the 
        legalization of drugs (see H.R. 309) [9JA]
    Education: require expulsion of students convicted of violent 
        crimes in schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 329) 
        [9JA]
    ------suspend Federal benefits to individuals convicted of drug 
        offenses (see H.R. 88) [7JA] [9JA]
    Elections: eliminate prohibitions against certain State and local 
        employees seeking elective office (see H.R. 308) [9JA]
    Executive departments: random drug testing of employees (see H.R. 
        90) [7JA] [9JA]
    Federal employees: require preemployment drug testing (see H.R. 
        89) [7JA] [9JA]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see 
        H.J. Res. 54) [13FE]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 
        54), consideration (see H. Res. 163) [10JN]
    ------prohibit importation of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 93) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    Government: Federal assessment of whether Federal regulations 
        could result in the taking of private property (see H.R. 95) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    Health care professionals: revoke medical license of practitioners 
        who recommend the use of marijuana (see H.R. 1310) [10AP]
    Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal 
        charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to 
        comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 
        244), consideration (see H. Res. 253) [29SE]
    House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (H. Res. 
        168), consideration (see H. Res. 230) [17SE]
    House of Representatives: fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. 
        Res. 9) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------notify the President of completion of business (see H. Res. 
        320) [9NO]
    House Rules: repeal exception to the requirement that public 
        committee proceedings be open to all media (see H. Res. 301) 
        [4NO]
    ------same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 
        201, 305) [29JY] [5NO]
    Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian 
        citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems 
        (see H.R. 2920) [7NO]
    Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining 
        coverage or premiums (see H.R. 328) [9JA]
    Iran: sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (H. 
        Res. 188), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    Iwo Jima Memorial: prohibit the construction of any additional 
        monument, memorial, or structure (see H.R. 2313) [30JY]
    Judicial branch of the Government: random drug testing of officers 
        and employees (see H.R. 92) [7JA] [9JA]
    LaHood, Representative: election to the Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (see H. Res. 43) [6FE]
    Legislative branch of the Government: require random drug testing 
        of Members, officers, and employees (see H.R. 310) [9JA]
    Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army 
        for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about 
        Marine Corps (see H. Con. Res. 197) [13NO]
    Members of Congress: attendance at the inaugural ceremonies of the 
        President and Vice President (see H. Res. 8) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 22) 
        [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 47) [11FE]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 330) [9JA]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 307) [9JA]
    Native Americans: reform negotiation process of Tribal-State 
        gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 334) 
        [9JA]
    NATO: recommend integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see 
        H. Con. Res. 10) [21JA]
    ------recommend integration of Romania (see H. Con. Res. 53) 
        [20MR]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 20) [9JA]
    Russia: requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 
        331) [9JA]
    SEC: establish Office of National Security (see H.R. 2772) [29OC]
    Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336) 
        [9JA]
    ------increase earnings limit (see H.R. 326) [9JA]
    ------level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's 
        death (see H.R. 322) [9JA]
    Taiwan Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 311) [9JA]
    Taxation: apply the unrelated business income tax to gaming 
        activities of Indian tribes (see H.R. 325) [9JA]
    ------deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 321) [9JA]
    ------first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 317) [9JA]
    ------increase child care credit for low-income working parents 
        (see H.R. 315) [9JA]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 
        324) [9JA]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 327) [9JA]
    ------recycling of hazardous wastes tax credit (see H.R. 316) 
        [9JA]
    ------restore the prior law exclusion for scholarships and 
        fellowships and the deduction for interest on education loans 
        (see H.R. 319) [9JA]
    ------treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, 
        and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment 
        discrimination (see H.R. 2792) [31OC]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to Social Security 
        benefits and income determination (see H.R. 323) [9JA]
    ------tuition income tax credit (see H.R. 318) [9JA]
    U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to 
        impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 312) [9JA]
    Voting: constitutional amendment allowing the proposal and 
        enactment of laws by popular vote of the people (see H.J. Res. 
        21) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Special 
        Investigative Authorities: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        167) (H. Rept. 105-139) [19JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 84, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 161) (H. Rept. 105-117) [4JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing 
        Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 278) 
        (H. Rept. 105-343) [23OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 202) (H. Rept. 105-
        218) [30JY]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 84, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 1998-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 152) (H. 
        Rept. 105-102) [19MY]
    Consideration of H. Res. 89, Submission of Budget Proposal by the 
        President Without Budgetary Contin

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        gencies: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 90) (H. Rept. 
        105-18) [11MR]
    Consideration of H. Res. 168, House Ethics Reform Task Force 
        Implementation Recommendations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 230) (H. Rept. 105-250) [17SE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 188, Sanctions Against Iran Relative to 
        Acquisition of Certain Missiles: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 2, Constitutional Amendment To Limit 
        Congressioal Terms: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 47) 
        (H. Rept. 105-4) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 54, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 163) (H. Rept. 105-126) [10JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 3, Juvenile Crime Control Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 105-89) [6MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 967, Participation of People's Republic of 
        China Officials in International Activities Relative to 
        Release of Religious Prisoners: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for 
        Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 169) (H. Rept. 105-137) 
        [18JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
        for Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 105-96) 
        [13MY], (H. Res. 149) (H. Rept. 105-97) [14MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Balanced Budget Act and 
        Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) 
        (H. Rept. 105-152) [24JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        181) (H. Rept. 105-174) [9JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2195, Laogai Slave Labor Products Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2232, Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2358, Political Freedom in China Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2386, U.S.-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Defense 
        Cooperation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. 
        Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2570, Forced Abortion Condemnation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2605, Communist China Subsidy Reduction Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2647, Ensure That Commercial Activities of 
        Any People's Republic of China Military Company Are Not 
        Extended Normal Tariff Treatment: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    House Rules Relative to Repeal of Exceptions to the Requirement 
        That Public Committee Proceedings Be Open to the Media: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 301) (H. Rept. 105-382) 
        [5NO]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 105-216) [29JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 305) (H. Rept. 105-383) 
        [5NO]
  Rules
    Committee on Rules (House) [9JA]

SOUDER, MARK E. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts: provide uniform standards for the award of punitive 
        damages for volunteer services (see H.R. 1503) [30AP]
    Hazardous substances: protect residents and localities from 
        irresponsibly sited waste facilities (see H.R. 1199) [20MR]
    Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation 
        program (see H.R. 2970) [8NO]
    Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts 
        (see H.R. 958) [5MR]
    States: use of community development block grants for 
        nonentitlement areas to offset charity tax credits (see H.R. 
        2969) [8NO]
    Taxation: impose a flat tax only on the earned income of 
        individuals and on business taxable income (see H.R. 2971) 
        [8NO]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt 
        small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes (see H.R. 
        1684) [20MY]
    ------treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 1338) [15AP]

SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING
  Bills and resolutions
    Copyrights: treatment of distribution of certain phonorecords (see 
        H.R. 1967) [19JN]
    Library of Congress: acquire certain real property for storage of 
        motion picture, recorded sound, television, and radio 
        collections (see H.R. 2979) [9NO]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 672) 
        [11FE]
  Reports filed
    Copyright Treatment of the Distribution of Certain Phonorecords: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1967) (H. Rept. 105-
        325) [21OC]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act Technical Amendments: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 672) (H. Rept. 105-25) [17MR]

SOUTH AFRICA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, 
        South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89) [22MY]

SOUTH AMERICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611) [5FE]
    Colombia: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.R. 1034) 
        [12MR]
    ------renew efforts to end guerrilla war (see H. Res. 289) [29OC]

SOUTH BEND, IN
  Bills and resolutions
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse: designate (see 
        H.R. 81) [7JA] [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        81) (H. Rept. 105-235) [31JY]

SOUTH CAROLINA
  Bills and resolutions
    Air Force: conduct a study to identify property suitable for 
        exchange to acquire land authorized for addition to Shaw AFB, 
        SC (see H.R. 1675) [20MY]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 796) [13FE]

SOUTH DAKOTA
  Bills and resolutions
    Fall River County, SD: construction of rural water system (see 
        H.R. 1212) [21MR]
    Floods: facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through 
        greater flexibility for depository institutions and their 
        regulators (see H.R. 1461) [24AP]
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 1688) [21MY]
    Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi 
        Sioux Indian tribes (see H.R. 976) [6MR]
    Perkins County, SD: construction of rural water system (see H.R. 
        1213) [21MR]
  Reports filed
    Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgement Fund Distribution Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 976) (H. Rept. 105-242) 
        [3SE]

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI
  Bills and resolutions
    David B. Champagne Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 2013) 
        [23JN]

SOUTH KOREA
see Korea, Republic of

SOUTHEAST ASIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Association of South East Asian Nations: anniversary (see H. Res. 
        282) [28OC]
    Cambodia: condemn violence and restore democracy (see H. Res. 195) 
        [23JY]
    Laos: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2132) [10JY]
    Pol Pot: prosecution for crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 205) 
        [30JY]
    U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service (see 
        H.J. Res. 100; H. Con. Res. 186) [6NO] [7NO]

SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Colleges and universities: amend charter relative to board of 
        trustees eligibility (see H.R. 2753) [28OC]

SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 449) (H. Rept. 
        105-68) [23AP]

SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION CO.
  Bills and resolutions
    Real estate: validate certain conveyances made in Tulare, CA (see 
        H.R. 960) [5MR]
  Reports filed
    Validation of Certain Conveyances Made by Southern Pacific 
        Transportation Co. in Tulare, CA: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 960) (H. Rept. 105-171) [8JY]

SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
  Bills and resolutions
    Colleges and universities: enhance administrative authority of 
        college president (see H.R. 1337) [15AP]

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. 1702) [22MY]
    NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1275) [10AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 128) [23AP]
    ------participation in international space station program (see 
        H.R. 1831) [6JN]
    ------selection of abandoned and underutilized facilities relative 
        to agency needs (see H.R. 897) [27FE]
    ------tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder 
        Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111) [9JY]
    Space station program: funding (see H.R. 1423) [23AP]
  Messages
    Aeronautics and Space Achievements: President Clinton [29OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1275, NASA Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 105-73) [23AP]
    Encourage the Development of a Commercial Space Industry: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1702) (H. Rept. 105-347) 
        [24OC]
    NASA Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1275) (H. 
        Rept. 105-65) [21AP]

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (Newt Gingrich)
  Appointments
    Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations [7MY]
    Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress [3SE]
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [13MR] [11SE]
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards [12MR]
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [13MR] [24JN]
    Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement [8JY]
    Commission To Assess the Organization of the Federal Government To 
        Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction [30MY] 
        [8JY]

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    Committee on Economics (Joint) [20JA] [27FE] [11MR] [22MY]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4FE] [10FE] [6MR]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) [9JA]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigative 
        subcommittee members [13NO]
    Committee on Taxation (Joint) [10FE]
    Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House 
        Chamber [27FE]
    Committee To Escort the President [4FE]
    Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair [7JA]
    Committee To Notify the President of the Completion of the First 
        Session of the 105th Congress [13NO]
    Conferees: H. Con. Res. 84, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1998-2002 [3JN]
    ------H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY] [28JY]
    ------H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
    ------H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related 
        agencies appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations [6OC]
    ------H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [24SE]
    ------S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
    ------S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
    ------S. 1026, Eximbank reauthorization [6OC]
    Congressional Award Board [7MY]
    Delegation to attend the 50th anniversary of the independence of 
        India and Pakistan [3SE]
    Gallaudet University Board of Trustees [11FE] [25FE]
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees [11FE]
    House of Representatives Chief Administrative Officer [9JA] [31JY]
    House of Representatives General Counsel [13NO]
    House of Representatives Inspector General [7JA]
    House of Representatives Law Revision Counsel [9JA] [13NO]
    House of Representatives Page Board [13FE] [25FE]
    House of Representatives tellers to count electoral votes [9JA]
    House Office Building Commission [7JA]
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
        Development Board of Trustees [13FE]
    John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development 
        Board of Trustees [30MY]
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees 
        [13FE] [25FE]
    Library of Congress Trust Fund Board [25SE]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [13MR] [15MY]
    National Civil Aviation Review Commission [17MR]
    National Commission on Restructuring the IRS [4FE]
    National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education [11JY] [15JY]
    National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics [13MR]
    National Council on the Arts [15DE]
    National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission [7JA] [9JA] [25FE]
    National Historical Publications and Records Commission [22MY]
    North Atlantic Assembly [22MY]
    Office of Fair Employment Practices Review Panel [25FE] [26FE]
    Official Advisers for International Conference Meetings and 
        Negotiation Sessions on Trade Agreements [10FE]
    Panel To Review Long-Range Air Power [15DE]
    Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents [13FE] [25FE]
    Social Security Advisory Board [12MR]
    U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors [13FE] [25FE]
    U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors [13FE] [25FE]
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council [13FE] [12MR]
    U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors [13FE] [25FE]
    U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors [13FE] [25FE]
    U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors [13FE] [25FE]
    Walter H. Capps funeral attendees [4NO]
  Discharge petitions signed
    EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or 
        particulate matter before existing standards have been 
        attained (H.R. 1984) [9OC] [24OC] [31OC]
    House Rules: amend relative to introduction of a bill about 
        inclusion of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in President's Day 
        observances (H. Res. 141) [11SE] [29SE] [9OC] [31OC]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 
        1366) [31OC]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), 
        consideration (H. Res. 259 [24OC]
  Messages
    Aeronautics and Space Achievements: President Clinton [29OC]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Brazil Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton [30OC]
    Balanced Budget Act Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [3SE]
    Biennial Report on Hazardous Materials Transportation: President 
        Clinton [7JA]
    Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 1998: President Clinton 
        [6FE]
    Budget Rescissions: President Clinton [11FE]
    Chemical Weapons Convention: President Clinton [28AP]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting Report: President Clinton [26JN]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family 
        Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [6OC]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton 
        [21OC]
    Dept. of Energy Budgetary Resources Rescission: President Clinton 
        [19MR]
    Dept. of Energy Report: President Clinton [7JA]
    Dept. of HHS Report Relative to Radiation Control for Health and 
        Safety Act: President Clinton [8AP]
    Dept. of HUD Report: President Clinton [7JA]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Line-Item 
        Veto: President Clinton [21OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Line-
        Item Veto: President Clinton [4NO]
    Dept. of Transportation Report: President Clinton [8AP]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [4NO]
    District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton [11JY]
    Economic Report: President Clinton [10FE]
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, 
        Moldova, and Ukraine: President Clinton [3JN]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [21OC]
    Environmental Quality Report: President Clinton [19MR]
    Export Administrative Act: President Clinton [6MY]
    Export Expansion and Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act: President 
        Clinton [16SE]
    Federal Advisory Committees Report: President Clinton [23JN] 
        [17SE]
    Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton [4SE]
    Fisheries Agreement With Estonia: President Clinton [4FE]
    Fisheries Agreement With Lithuania: President Clinton [4FE]
    Fisheries Agreement With the People's Republic of China: President 
        Clinton [16JY]
    General System of Preferences Relative to Cambodia: President 
        Clinton [3JN]
    Human Cloning Prohibition: President Clinton [10JN]
    Immigration Reform Transition Act: President Clinton [24JY]
    International Whaling Commission: President Clinton [11FE]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Albania, Belarus, Kazakhstan, 
        Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan: 
        President Clinton [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Mongolia: President Clinton [21JY]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        President Clinton [30MY]
    NAFTA Study on Operations and Effects: President Clinton [11JY]
    National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton [25FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton [24SE] 
        [25SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton [27FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [5MR] 
        [17MR] [13MY] [17SE] [30SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton [10FE] 
        [31JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton [26JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 
        Weapons: President Clinton [12NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Serbia and Montenegro and the 
        Bosnian Serbs: President Clinton [30MY] [3JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Clinton [4NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt the 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton [21JA]
    National Endowment for Democracy Report: President Clinton [8AP]
    National Endowment for the Arts Report: President Clinton [11JY]
    National Security Strategy: President Clinton [15MY]
    Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Abatement Program: President Clinton 
        [5MY]
    Policy Functions and Operational Roles of Federal Agencies To 
        Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction: President Clinton [21JA]
    Policy on Protection of National Information Infrastructure 
        Against Strategic Attack: President Clinton [28JY]
    Progress in Science and Technology: President Clinton [9AP]
    Prohibit New Investment in Burma: President Clinton [20MY]
    Response to Threats of Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction: President Clinton [26FE]
    Taxpayer Relief Act Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [3SE]
    Telecommunications Services Relative to Cuba: President Clinton 
        [10SE]
    Trade Policy Agenda and Trade Agreements Program Report: President 
        Clinton [6MR]

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    Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Flank Document 
        Agreement: President Clinton [15MY]
    U.S. Arctic Research Plan: President Clinton [29JY]
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N.: President Clinton [4SE]
    U.S. Trade Representative Appointment: President Clinton [7JA]
    U.S.-Canada Social Security Agreement: President Clinton [3MR]
    U.S.-United Kingdom Social Security Agreement: President Clinton 
        [25FE]
    Veto of H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: President 
        Clinton [21OC]
    Veto of H.R. 1469, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for 
        Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: 
        President Clinton [10JN]
    Veto of H.R. 2631, Disapproval of Line-Item Vetoes in Military 
        Construction Appropriations Legislation: President Clinton 
        [13NO]
    Withdrawal of Duty-Free Treatment of Certain Argentinian Exports: 
        President Clinton [15AP]
  Reports filed
    Resolution of Ethics Charges in the Matter of Representative 
        Gingrich: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        (H. Rept. 105-1) [20JA]

SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  Appointments
    Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) [7JA]

SPECIAL DAYS AND HOLIDAYS
  Bills and resolutions
    America Recycles Day: designate (see H. Res. 251) [29SE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for congressional 
        Christmas celebration (see H. Con. Res. 190) [8NO]
    ------use of the rotunda for Senate Thanksgiving Celebration (see 
        H. Con. Res. 142) [3SE]
    House Rules: amend relative to introduction of a bill about 
        inclusion of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in President's Day 
        observances (see H. Res. 141) [1MY]
    Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 2679) 
        [21OC]
    National Day of Unity: designate (see H. Res. 170) [19JN]
    National Days of Dialogue: support in association with the 
        national celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
        (see H. Con. Res. 195) [9NO]
    National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235) [18SE]
    National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 
        300) [31OC]
    Patriotic societies and observances: revise, codify, and enact 
        without substantive change certain general and permanent laws 
        (see H.R. 1085) [17MR]
    Year of the Ocean: observance (see H. Con. Res. 131) [29JY]
  Reports filed
    Revise, Codify, and Enact Without Substantive Change Certain 
        General and Permanent Laws Relative to Patriotic Societies and 
        Observances: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1085) 
        (H. Rept. 105-326) [21OC]
    Year of the Ocean: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        131) (H. Rept. 105-262) [23SE]

SPENCE, FLOYD (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on National Security (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 57) [13FE]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations 
        and prescribing personnel strengths (see H.R. 1119) [19MR]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1778) [4JN]
    Tariff: earthmoving tires manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1945) 
        [17JN]
    ------viscose rayon yarn (see H.R. 2148) [10JY]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H.R. 1119) [23OC]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and 
        Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        1119) (H. Rept. 105-340) [23OC]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1119) (H. Rept. 
        105-132) [16JN]
    Dept. of Defense Reform: Committee on National Security (House) 
        (H.R. 1778) (H. Rept. 105-133) [17JN]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act: Committee on National 
        Security (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-108) [15SE]
  Rules
    Committee on National Security (House) [13FE]

SPIES
see Espionage

SPORTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: eliminate professional league rules 
        prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590) [5FE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 49) [13MR]
    ------authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay 
        (see H. Con. Res. 67) [24AP]
    Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and 
        women's athletic programs available to prospective students 
        (see H.R. 1987) [19JN]
    ------prohibit solicitation for representation and establish 
        requirements for contracts between agents and athletes (see 
        H.R. 2171) [16JY]
    Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional 
        baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 9) [7JA] [9JA]
    Lake County, OR: land exchange (see H.R. 1944) [17JN]
    Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116) 
        [8JY]
    Little League Baseball Inc.: extend benefits and privileges 
        available to nongovernmental international organizations (see 
        H. Con. Res. 107) [25JN]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 21, 
        704, 1744) [7JA] [9JA] [12FE] [22MY]
    National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see 
        H.R. 756) [13FE]
    Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, 
        South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89) [22MY]
    Pensions: extend benefits to certain surviving professional 
        basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83) [16MY]
    Professional Boxing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2176) [16JY]
    Professional Boxing Safety Act: provide additional safety 
        provisions (see H.R. 2354) [31JY]
    Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335) 
        [15AP]
    ------tribute (see H. Con. Res. 61) [15AP]
    Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 140) [1MY]
    Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717) 
        [23OC]
    Tariff: golf clubs and golf club components (see H.R. 2583) [30SE]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their tax 
        overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 1016) 
        [11MR]
    ------modify application of passive loss limitations to equine 
        activities (see H.R. 705) [12FE]
    ------treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321) [31JY]
    ------treatment of recreational fitness services and facilities in 
        certain hospitals (see H.R. 210) [9JA]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports 
        facilities (see H.R. 721, 2097) [12FE] [26JN]
    Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored 
        advertising used by professional motor sports associations 
        (see H.R. 410) [9JA]
    U.S. Masters Swimming, Inc.: issue commemorative postage stamp 
        (see H. Con. Res. 155) [23SE]
    Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military 
        installations for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2760) 
        [29OC]
    Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX 
        provisions relative to equity in women's educational and 
        athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103) [23JN]
    ------tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional 
        basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173) [20JN]
  Reports filed
    Lake County, OR, Public Land Exchange: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1944) (H. Rept. 105-193) [21JY]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 49) (H. Rept. 105-90) [7MY]
    Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 67) 
        (H. Rept. 105-92) [7MY]

SPRATT, JOHN M., JR. (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 84, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1998-2002 [3JN]
    ------H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Air Force: conduct a study to identify property suitable for 
        exchange to acquire land authorized for addition to Shaw AFB, 
        SC (see H.R. 1675) [20MY]
    Dept. of Defense: provide for the competitive selection of lessees 
        when a military department leases certain nonexcess personal 
        property and to ensure fair market value for the property (see 
        H.R. 1676) [20MY]
    Tariff: beta hydroxyalkylamide (see H.R. 2686) [21OC]
    ------chemicals (see H.R. 1677) [20MY]
    ------grilamid TR90 (see H.R. 3083) [13NO]
    ------para ethyl phenol (see H.R. 1678) [20MY]
    Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry 
        (see H.R. 1504) [30AP]

SPRINGERVILLE, AZ
  Bills and resolutions
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see 
        H.R. 60) [7JA] [9JA]

SPRINGFIELD, MO
  Bills and resolutions
    John Griesemer Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 698, 
        1254) [12FE] [9AP]

STABENOW, DEBBIE (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: control wheat and barley diseases caused by Fusarium 
        Graminearum and related fungi (see H.R. 2168) [15JY]

STAMPS
see Postage and Stamps

STANISLAUS COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 112) [9JA]
    Stanislaus National Forest: establish a demonstration project 
        relative to private contractors performing multiple resource 
        management activities (see H.R. 2886) [7NO]

STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [11MR]
    Committee on Taxation (Joint) [10FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: strengthen limitation on participation in foreign 
        air shows or trade exhibitions involving military equipment 
        (see H.R. 3084) [13NO]
    California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: 
        continuation of operations (see H.R. 1576) [8MY]

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    Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material (see 
        H.R. 2602) [1OC]
    Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired 
        workers (see H.R. 444) [9JA]
    ------establish State and community assistance programs for 
        providers of health care services and maintenance of safety 
        net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 735) [12FE]
    ------national policy to provide health care coverage of mental 
        illnesses (see H.R. 621) [5FE]
    ------national policy to provide health care to children and 
        pregnant women (see H.R. 560) [4FE]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 337, 1749) [9JA] [22MY]
    ------require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage 
        for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such 
        coverage (see H.R. 561) [4FE]
    Insurance: expand access to health insurance coverage without pre-
        existing condition exclusions (see H.R. 2532) [23SE]
    Medicare: accreditation requirements relative to public 
        representation and meetings (see H.R. 800) [13FE]
    ------change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical 
        plans (see H.R. 2484) [16SE]
    ------combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization 
        services (see H.R. 2640) [8OC]
    ------continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice 
        plans (see H.R. 2703) [22OC]
    ------contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain 
        surgical procedures and related services (see H.R. 2726) 
        [23OC]
    ------establish a continuous quality improvement program for 
        providers that furnish services to individuals with end stage 
        renal disease (see H.R. 2972) [8NO]
    ------hospital treatment of noncontiguous facilities as outpatient 
        departments (see H.R. 2559) [25SE]
    ------impose fees for overpayment collection and require 
        prepayment screening of claims (see H.R. 1769) [3JN]
    ------limit additional payments to physicians through private 
        contracts during periods in which the patient is in an exposed 
        condition (see H.R. 2784) [30OC]
    ------payments and charges for outpatient services (see H.R. 582, 
        2558) [4FE] [25SE]
    ------payments for certain drugs relative to hospital outpatient 
        department services (see H.R. 2687) [21OC]
    ------pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1201) [20MR]
    ------prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to 
        for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443) 
        [9JA]
    ------provide for standard forms for medical necessity and 
        terminal illness certifications (see H.R. 2633) [7OC]
    ------repeal authority to offer private fee-for-service plans 
        under Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 2725) [23OC]
    ------require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care 
        facilities (see H.R. 2754) [28OC]
    Medicare/Medicaid: combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 1770, 
        2632) [3JN] [7OC]
    ------referral information requirements of hospitals relative to 
        post-hospital services (see H.R. 734) [12FE]
    ------require health care facilities and services to fund annual 
        financial and compliance audits (see H.R. 2543) [24SE]
    ------use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to 
        discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health 
        care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (see H.R. 
        2466) [11SE]
    Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 2421) [5SE]
    Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see 
        H.R. 1505) [30AP]
    Ships and vessels: removal of abandoned vessels (see H.R. 2557) 
        [25SE]
    Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI 
        presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 2422) [5SE]
    Taxation: treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 1698) [21MY]

STATEN ISLAND, NY
see New York, NY

STATES
related term(s) Federal Aid Programs; National Guard
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: application of California State regulations 
        relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 
        630) [6FE]
    ------reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 
        130) [9JA]
    Airports: participation in approval process of airport development 
        projects in neighboring States (see H.R. 300) [9JA]
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development 
        and implementation (see H.R. 1842) [10JN]
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see H.R. 
        2066, 2205, 2247) [25JN] [22JY] [24JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        2247), consideration (see H. Res. 270) [21OC]
    Arts and humanities: encourage participation and increase 
        understanding and appreciation of the cultural heritage of the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 2156) [11JY]
    BLM: transfer to State governments the authority to require bonds 
        or other financial guarantees for the reclamation of hardrock 
        mineral operations (see H.R. 1917) [17JN]
    California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: 
        continuation of operations (see H.R. 1576) [8MY]
    CERCLA: ensure Federal compliance (see H.R. 1195) [20MR]
    ------treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see H.R. 
        2485) [16SE]
    Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift 
        annuities (see H.R. 1902) [17JN]
    Children and youth: encourage State and local governments to enact 
        laws to protect the safety of young people (see H. Con. Res. 
        70) [1MY]
    ------modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures 
        (see H.R. 3004) [9NO]
    ------provide health insurance for uninsured children (see H.R. 
        1363) [17AP]
    ------require initial intake screenings and the use of youth 
        development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see 
        H.R. 879) [27FE]
    Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging 
        radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as 
        private facilities (see H.R. 2222) [23JY]
    Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program 
        commemorating each State (see H.R. 2414) [5SE]
    Community development: use of block grants for nonentitlement 
        areas to offset charity tax credits (see H.R. 2969) [8NO]
    Computers: limit Federal and State regulation of the Internet and 
        interactive computer services (see H.R. 2372) [31JY]
    ------prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054) 
        [13MR]
    Constitutional amendments: grant power to propose constitutional 
        amendments (see H.J. Res. 84, 93) [24JN] [31JY]
    Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws 
        (see H.R. 1534) [6MY]
    ------clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings 
        and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), consideration (see H. Res. 
        271) [21OC]
    ------provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for 
        injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or 
        State legislation (see H.R. 1027, 1170) [11MR] [20MR]
    ------residency requirement quotas for judges in each Federal 
        judicial circuit Court of Appeals (see H.R. 932) [5MR]
    Crime: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs 
        (see H.R. 1683) [20MY]
    ------ensure that States do not require registration of 
        individuals convicted of an offense that involves consensual 
        sexual activity between adults (see H.R. 2256) [24JY]
    ------establish Federal, State, and local programs on the 
        reporting and preventing of bias crimes (see H.R. 188) [9JA]
    ------establish notification procedures relative to release of 
        convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125) [25JY]
    ------funding for States relative to legislation requiring death 
        penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 91) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and 
        drug abuse (see H.R. 810) [25FE]
    ------notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State 
        engaging in that relocation (see H.R. 747, 2181) [13FE] [17JY]
    ------reduce certain funds if eligible States do not enact certain 
        crime legislation (see H.R. 3021) [9NO]
    ------reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth 
        development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 278) [9JA]
    ------require States to address the problem of violent crimes 
        committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75) [7MY]
    Dept. of Defense: authorize use of military helicopters in State 
        and local law enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 
        2896) [7NO]
    ------conversion of certain military installations into 
        correctional facilities for youthful offenders (see H.R. 592) 
        [5FE]
    ------ensure that Federal construction contractors abide by State 
        tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see H.R. 1186) 
        [20MR]
    Dept. of Education: grants to States to provide support services 
        to participants in adult education programs (see H.R. 1336) 
        [15AP]
    Dept. of HHS: county grants to carry out State programs to provide 
        training to parents on early childhood development and child 
        care (see H.R. 2452) [10SE]
    Dept. of Justice: direct Attorney General to provide a written 
        opinion on the constitutionality of proposed state ballot 
        initiatives (see H.R. 3006) [9NO]
    Dept. of the Interior: approval process for oil and gas leasing, 
        exploration, or development activity off the North Carolina 
        coast (see H.R. 2615) [6OC]
    Dept. of Transportation: assist States in adopting nationwide 
        emergency telephone number for cellular telephone users (see 
        H.R. 1011) [11MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assign health care professionals to 
        facilities in States in which they are licensed and follow 
        State death certificate filing requirements (see H.R. 2338) 
        [31JY]
    ------revise process by which State housing construction grants 
        are administered (see H.R. 1291) [10AP]
    Disabled: enforcement of electronic and information technology 
        accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with 
        disabilities (see H.R. 1255) [9AP]
    Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and 
        Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 2911) 
        [7NO]
    Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062, 
        1219) [13MR] [21MR]
    District of Columbia: retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 831) 
        [25FE]
    Drugs: deny Federal benefits to persons convicted of drug offenses 
        relative to medicinal use of marijuana (see H.R. 1265) [9AP]
    Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State 
        eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants 
        (see H.R. 108) [9JA]
    Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage 
        State voluntary response programs relative to remediating 
        brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120) [19MR], (see H.R. 1395) 
        [17AP]
    ------cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 990, 
        1049, 3020) [6MR] [12MR] [9NO]
    ------provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial 
        assistance (see H.R. 1487) [30AP]
    ------provide State grants to stabilize and remove tire piles that 
        are near drinking water sources and sensitive populations (see 
        H.R. 1041) [12MR]
    ------State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low 
        and medium priority sites (see H.R. 873, 1206) [27FE] [20MR]

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    Education: establish funding for local communities to repair 
        school infrastructure (see H.R. 1639) [15MY]
    ------establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 
        1822) [5JN]
    ------Federal funding relative to treatment of Ebonics as a 
        legitimate language (see H. Res. 28) [9JA]
    ------improve teacher quality (see H.R. 2228, 2698) [23JY] [22OC]
    ------provide administrative support and information to establish 
        State prepaid tuition programs (see H.R. 855) [26FE]
    ------release of student records to State and county prosecutors 
        (see H.R. 503) [4FE]
    ------require equal funding throughout the State (see H.R. 828, 
        1234) [25FE] [8AP]
    ------restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115) 
        [18MR]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139) [1MY]
    ------State adoption of challenging academic standards in core 
        curricula (see H. Res. 299) [31OC]
    Elections: allow States to use a proportional voting system for 
        multiseat congressional districts (see H.R. 3068) [13NO]
    ------clarify procedure for determining State population for 
        purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 1220) [21MR]
    ------eliminate prohibitions against certain State and local 
        employees seeking elective office (see H.R. 308) [9JA]
    ------prohibit release of Presidential election results prior to 
        closing of polls in all States within the continental U.S. 
        (see H.R. 2805) [4NO]
    ------requirements relative to access to election ballots for 
        certain parties (see H.R. 2477) [16SE]
    Electronic commerce: recognize digital and other forms of 
        authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased 
        methods and establish uniform national framework for 
        electronic authentication (see H.R. 2937) [8NO]
    ------require agencies to use digital signatures to enable persons 
        to submit Federal forms electronically (see H.R. 2991) [9NO]
    Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and 
        local laws (see H.R. 1485, 2357) [29AP] [31JY]
    ------provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical 
        services personnel (see H.R. 2891) [7NO]
    Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and 
        Government agencies relative to flood control projects, 
        facilities, or structures (see H.R. 478) [21JA]
    ------improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies 
        relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures 
        (H.R. 478), consideration (see H. Res. 142) [6MY]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1392) [17AP]
    ------distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements 
        relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688) [11FE]
    ------establish loan program to States for cleanup of brownfield 
        sites that have private investment potential (see H.R. 1462) 
        [24AP]
    ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from 
        failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare 
        benefit plans (see H.R. 2960) [8NO]
    ------clarify treatment of investment managers (see H.R. 2226) 
        [23JY]
    Families and domestic relations: develop, promote, and implement 
        policies to stabilize U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 
        154) [18SE]
    ------establish demonstration projects to develop kinship care 
        programs and require notification of adult relative caregivers 
        (see H.R. 1452) [24AP]
    ------grants to States to establish supervised visitation centers 
        for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 2779) [30OC]
    ------permit chronically ill parents to name standby guardians for 
        minors without loss of parental rights (see H.R. 3005) [9NO]
    ------require the same distribution of child support arrearages to 
        former welfare recipients collected by Federal tax intercept 
        as by the States (see H.R. 1569) [8MY]
    ------State assistance for certain adults who are caring for the 
        children of relatives (see H.R. 1646) [15MY]
    Federal aid programs: improve program of block grants to States 
        for temporary assistance to needy families (see H.R. 2861) 
        [6NO]
    Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian 
        employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 2331) [31JY]
    Federal Home Loan Bank Act: amend the definition of State to 
        include American Samoa (see H.R. 904) [3MR]
    Federal Railroad Administration: establish a pilot program to 
        assess the benefits of local and regional hazardous material 
        emergency response teams (see H.R. 2830) [5NO]
    Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded 
        Federal mandates to State and local governments (see H.J. Res. 
        15) [9JA]
    ------repeal restrictions on communications between Government 
        agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850) [26FE]
    FEMA: reimburse certain State and local jurisdictions for support 
        of Federal rescue and salvage operations relative to crash of 
        Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (see H.R. 772) [13FE]
    Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any 
        branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (see H.R. 1306) 
        [10AP]
    Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be 
        valid in all States (see H.R. 339) [9JA]
    ------encourage States to require criminal background checks 
        before the sale of a handgun (see H.R. 2880) [7NO]
    ------ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before 
        the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2935) 
        [8NO]
    ------permit gunsmiths to obtain Federal firearms licenses without 
        having to comply with certain State and local laws (see H.R. 
        2342) [31JY]
    ------permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying 
        of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 2722) 
        [23OC]
    ------prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
        for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 1264) [9AP]
    ------require States to establish manufacturing criteria for sales 
        and require manufacturers to install magazine safeties (see 
        H.R. 116) [9JA]
    Fish and fishing: authorize assistance to the States for fish 
        restoration and management projects (see H.R. 2973) [8NO]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to allow States to prohibit 
        destruction of privately-owned flags and Congress to prohibit 
        destruction of federally-owned flags (see H.J. Res. 80, 82) 
        [10JN] [12JN]
    Florida: release reversionary interests retained by the U.S. in 
        certain deeds conveyed to Florida (see H.R. 3018) [9NO]
    Food: inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution 
        of State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 801, 1137, 2103) 
        [13FE] [20MR] [26JN]
    Food stamps: State prevention of receipt by prisoners (see H.R. 
        1000) [10MR]
    Forests: payments to States relative to timber sales (see H.R. 
        2844) [6NO]
    Georgia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian region 
        (see H.R. 2091) [26JN]
    Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 1480) [29AP]
    Government regulations: impose a penalty upon States that do not 
        give full faith and credit to the protective orders of other 
        States (see H.R. 935) [5MR]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 852) [26FE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 852), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 88) [11MR]
    ------relief to State and local governments (see H.R. 62) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Gun-Free School Zones Act: exemption for conduct that does not 
        violate State or local law (see H.R. 2984) [9NO]
    Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: congressional consent to certain 
        amendments enacted by Hawaii State Legislature (see H.J. Res. 
        32) [21JA]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270) 
        [10AP]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 280, 283) [24OC] [28OC]
    ------transportation regulations relative to agriculture (see H.R. 
        1619) [15MY]
    Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication 
        or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins 
        (see H.R. 2565) [26SE]
    ------establish State and community assistance programs for 
        providers of health care services and maintenance of safety 
        net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 735) [12FE]
    ------establish waivers in State medical licensing laws relative 
        to health care for indigent individuals (see H. Con. Res. 69) 
        [30AP]
    Health care professionals: prohibit dental licensing 
        discrimination by States on the basis of nonresidency (see 
        H.R. 541) [4FE]
    House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from 
        welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare 
        participation rates in home jurisdiction (see H.R. 1046) 
        [12MR]
    ------authorize participation in State and local government 
        transit programs (see H. Res. 37) [5FE]
    Housing: assure the power of States and localities to limit group 
        homes for recovering drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 2308) 
        [30JY]
    ------promote regional cooperation through housing plans funded by 
        economic development grants (see H.R. 896) [27FE]
    ------State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 
        1108) [18MR]
    Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. 
        citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see 
        H.R. 347) [9JA]
    ------permit local educational agencies to waive reimbursement for 
        aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend public secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 601) [5FE]
    INS: pilot program to notify States of employment opportunities 
        for welfare recipients created by the removal of unauthorized 
        aliens (see H.R. 1258) [9AP]
    Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State 
        insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural 
        disasters (see H.R. 219) [9JA]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (see H.R. 
        2516) [23SE]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 1609) [14MY]
    ------reform (see H. Con. Res. 43) [11MR]
    Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to 
        bring Federal court action relative to transportation of 
        alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063) [13MR]
    Kentucky: prohibit taxation of compensation of Tennessee residents 
        for services as Federal employees at Fort Campbell, KY (see 
        H.R. 865, 1368) [27FE] [17AP]
    Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local 
        governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829) 
        [5NO]
    Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public 
        safety officers employed by States or local governments (see 
        H.R. 1173) [20MR]
    ------establish voluntary national guidelines for the safety and 
        training of State correctional officers (see H.R. 2303) [30JY]
    ------exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed 
        handguns (see H.R. 218, 339) [9JA]
    ------expedite review of criminal records of applicants for 
        private security officer employment (see H.R. 103) [9JA]
    ------funding for the hiring of personnel who perform 
        nonadministrative services (see H.R. 804) [13FE]
    Lawyers and attorneys: payment of fees incurred in divorce actions 
        (see H.R. 270) [9JA]
    Local government: provide for greater local input in 
        transportation planning (see H.R. 1799) [5JN]

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    ------reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal 
        and State regulations (see H.R. 906) [3MR]
    Medicaid: disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 148) 
        [9JA]
    ------expand county-operated health insurance organizations 
        authorized to enroll beneficiaries (see H.R. 3014) [9NO]
    ------expand State health care coverage of low-income children and 
        pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance 
        programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491) [30AP]
    ------Federal funding of certain abortions relative to State law 
        (see H.R. 137) [9JA]
    ------treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry 
        liability settlement (see H.R. 2938) [8NO]
    Medicare/Medicaid: expand and clarify requirements regarding 
        advance directives to ensure that an individual's health care 
        decisions are observed (see H.R. 2999) [9NO]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to allow States to 
        limit terms (see H.J. Res. 31) [9JA]
    Metric system: waive requirements for State use on highway signs 
        (see H.R. 813) [25FE]
    Minnesota: enrollment in Reinvest in Minnesota Land Conservation 
        Program relative to expiration of contract (see H.R. 1185) 
        [20MR]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national 
        monument without an express act of Congress and the 
        concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (see H.R. 
        1127) [19MR]
    ------prohibit establishment of any national monument without an 
        express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor 
        and State legislature (H.R. 1127), consideration (see H. Res. 
        256) [29SE]
    Motor vehicles: establish an age limit for riding in front seats 
        (see H.R. 3071) [13NO]
    ------improve public education on proper use of child safety 
        restraint systems (see H.R. 784) [13FE]
    ------permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles 
        within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 
        2942) [8NO]
    ------titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, 
        nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839) [10JN]
    ------treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State emission 
        standards (see H.R. 8) [7JA] [9JA]
    National Credit Union Administration: provide State credit union 
        representation on Board of Directors (see H.R. 24) [7JA] [9JA]
    National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 
        712, 713) [12FE]
    National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345) [9JA]
    ------voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 2115) [8JY]
    Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal 
        governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming 
        participation laws (see H.R. 452) [21JA]
    ------reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts 
        and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 334) [9JA]
    New Mexico: provide investment flexibility of trust funds and 
        modify the basis on which distributions are made from those 
        funds (see H.R. 1051) [12MR]
    New York: waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions 
        under Medicaid (see H.R. 2437) [9SE]
    Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus 
        personal property for donation (see H.R. 680) [11FE]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 3012) [9NO]
    Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress 
        (see H.R. 438) [9JA]
    Oregon: prohibit taxation of compensation of Washington residents 
        for services as Federal employees at a Columbia River 
        hydroelectric facility (see H.R. 874) [27FE]
    OSHA: consultation with State officials by employers relative to 
        compliance with safety and health requirements (see H.R. 2864) 
        [7NO]
    Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents 
        of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 298) [9JA]
    Pensions: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State 
        and local governments to fulfill the terms of pension plans 
        (see H.R. 510) [4FE]
    Pharmaceuticals: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors 
        relative to parental consent (see H.R. 2941) [8NO]
    ------reporting requirements of deaths resulting from the 
        prescribing, dispensing, and the administration of drugs (see 
        H.R. 524) [4FE]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 767) [13FE]
    ------prohibit contributions and expenditures by political action 
        committees in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 11) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    ------require congressional candidates to raise at least half of 
        their contributions from residents of their district or State 
        (see H.R. 2866) [7NO]
    Public welfare programs: clarify the family violence option under 
        the temporary assistance to needy families program (see H.R. 
        1950) [18JN]
    ------expand vocational and higher education opportunities and 
        allow use of college work study to fulfill additional work 
        requirements (see H.R. 3002) [9NO]
    ------make postsecondary or vocational education training a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 2025) [24JN]
    ------make progress toward completion of high school or college a 
        permissible work activity (see H.R. 1616) [14MY]
    ------permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining 
        Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see H.R. 
        1709) [22MY]
    ------prohibit States from penalizing single parents for not 
        meeting work requirements if the parent cannot find suitable 
        child care (see H.R. 1615) [14MY]
    ------restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in 
        arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597) [1OC]
    ------treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015, 1468) 
        [11MR] [29AP]
    Railroads: modernize and improve Federal railroad infrastructure 
        financing programs (see H.R. 1939) [17JN]
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (see H.R. 901) [27FE]
    ------preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and 
        preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 243, 257) [24SE] [1OC]
    Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and 
        provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 1586, 2980) [13MY] [9NO]
    Redwood National Park: increase management efficiency through 
        cooperative agreements with California (see H.R. 262) [9JA]
    Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste 
        transportation and disposal (see H.R. 942, 943) [5MR]
    Roads and highways: funding for States to maintain roads to and 
        across Federal lands (see H.R. 1700) [21MY]
    ------increase number of State participants in the infrastructure 
        bank pilot program (see H.R. 710) [12FE]
    ------make grants to States for the construction and maintenance 
        of highways and direct the FCC to conduct spectrum auctions to 
        provide funding for the grants (see H.R. 918) [4MR]
    ------provide a minimum allocation of highway funds to States with 
        large geographic areas but low population densities (see H.R. 
        1701) [21MY]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: State discretion to fund source water 
        assessments with capitalization grants (see H.R. 2032) [24JN]
    Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under 
        State law (see H.R. 1689) [21MY]
    Social Security: modification of certain State agreements relative 
        to certain students (see H.R. 1035) [12MR]
    ------State requirements for work experience and community service 
        programs relative to child support (see H.R. 2463) [11SE]
    Social Security Information Safeguards Panel: establish (see H.R. 
        1331) [15AP]
    Solid waste: congressional authorization for restrictions on 
        receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1346) 
        [16AP]
    ------State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see 
        H.R. 1358) [17AP]
    SSA: require time limitation for the provision of death 
        certificates by State and local governments to the 
        Commissioner (see H.R. 2371) [31JY]
    Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (see H. 
        Con. Res. 119) [23JY]
    Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of 
        Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see 
        H.R. 1043) [12MR]
    ------transfer certain property to State and local governments for 
        law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404) [9JA]
    Taxation: allow certain deductions for school bus owner-operators 
        (see H.R. 1242) [8AP]
    ------allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures for 
        the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 
        997) [6MR]
    ------apply the unrelated business income tax to gaming activities 
        of Indian tribes (see H.R. 325) [9JA]
    ------authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State 
        child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 2189) [17JY]
    ------eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing 
        (see H.R. 1241) [8AP]
    ------eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation 
        on election worker services (see H.R. 961) [5MR]
    ------encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax 
        base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168) [20MR]
    ------establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see 
        H.R. 1437) [24AP]
    ------increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in 
        each State and index amounts for inflation (see H.R. 2990) 
        [9NO]
    ------increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979) 
        [6MR]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup 
        and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996) [6MR]
    ------modify pension plan rules for State judicial retirement 
        plans (see H.R. 1784) [4JN]
    ------modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to 
        governmental plans (see H.R. 1740) [22MY]
    ------prohibit deduction for payments relative to tobacco industry 
        liability settlement and use of increased revenues to promote 
        public health (see H.R. 3030) [12NO]
    ------provide incentives for investment in renewal communities 
        (see H.R. 1031) [12MR]
    ------provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of 
        past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 1730) 
        [22MY]
    ------remove the dollar limitation on payment of benefits to 
        employees of the police department or fire department (see 
        H.R. 1795) [5JN]
    ------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national 
        retail sales tax (see H.R. 1325, 2001) [15AP] [19JN]
    ------repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax (see H. 
        Res. 111) [10AP]
    ------restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with 
        State legislation (see H.R. 532) [4FE]
    ------State authority to tax compensation paid to certain 
        employees (see H.R. 1953) [18JN]
    ------treatment of benefits given to former police and 
        firefighters for heart and hypertension conditions (see H.R. 
        202) [9JA]
    ------treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local 
        governments to lure or retain businesses (see H.R. 3044) 
        [13NO]
    ------treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 656, 1355, 
        1369, 1394) [10FE] [16AP] [17AP]

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    Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate 
        the placement, construction, and modification of certain 
        facilities (see H.R. 3016) [9NO]
    ------State and local government regulation of citizens band radio 
        equipment (see H.R. 2383, 2612) [3SE] [6OC]
    Territories: participation in State Infrastructure Bank Program 
        and use of surface transportation program funds for road 
        construction (see H.R. 1561) [8MY]
    Terrorism: prevention of violence by paramilitary organizations 
        (see H.R. 2362) [31JY]
    Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance 
        for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 
        1364) [9AP] [17AP]
    ------prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate 
        Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance 
        investments in biomedical and basic scientific research (see 
        H.R. 3028) [12NO]
    ------restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face 
        tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 
        768) [13FE]
    ------strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 
        2017, 2034) [24JN] [25JN]
    ------treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by 
        tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385, 2387, 
        2390) [3SE]
    Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Arkansas (see H.R. 1012) [11MR]
    Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to 
        accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA 
        implementation (see H.R. 204, 969) [9JA] [6MR]
    ------permit States to impose fees for providing air service to 
        small communities (see H.R. 670) [11FE]
    ------provide for greater local input in transportation planning 
        (see H.R. 1551) [7MY]
    ------reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation 
        funding (see H.R. 674) [11FE]
    ------transfer taxing and spending authority over highway programs 
        and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 1470, 3045) 
        [29AP] [13NO]
    Truth in Lending Act: simplify credit card payments to governments 
        relative to transaction fees paid to credit card companies 
        (see H.R. 883) [27FE]
    TVA 2000 Regional Commission: establish (see H.R. 2082) [26JN]
    Unemployment: clarify that State base periods for unemployment 
        compensation are not subject to certain Social Security Act 
        provisions (see H.R. 125) [9JA]
    Veterans: enforcement of reemployment rights (see H.R. 166) [9JA]
    Virginia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 606) [5FE]
    Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to 
        perform volunteer services for their employer without 
        requiring overtime pay (see H.R. 484) [21JA]
    ------grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on 
        behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations 
        (see H.R. 911, 1167) [4MR] [20MR]
    Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, 
        merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, 
        State, and local elections (see H.R. 699) [12FE]
    ------require proof of citizenship and Social Security number to 
        register and repeal mandate that States provide mail voter 
        registration (see H.R. 2076) [26JN]
    ------require proof of citizenship to register to vote and permit 
        States to require photographic identification to vote in a 
        Federal election (see H.R. 1139) [20MR]
    Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 128) 
        [9JA]
    Western States: improve management of water-related facilities 
        (see H.R. 2402) [4SE]
    Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution 
        upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 
        26) [9JA]
  Motions
    Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property 
        takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534) [22OC]
    Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853) [22JY]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270) [30OC]
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (H.R. 901) [7OC]
    Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability 
        during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit 
        organizations (S. 543) [21MY]
  Reports filed
    American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 901) (H. Rept. 105-245) [5SE]
    Charitable Donation Antitrust Immunity Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1902) (H. Rept. 105-146) [23JN]
    Congressional Consent to Certain Amendments Enacted by Hawaii 
        State Legislature to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. Res. 32) (H. Rept. 105-
        16) [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 478, Flood Prevention and Family Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. Rept. 105-
        88) [6MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 852, Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 88) (H. Rept. 105-15) [11MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 901, American Land Sovereignty Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 105-
        288) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 243) (H. Rept. 105-268) 
        [24SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1127, National Monument Fairness Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 105-283) 
        [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 105-345) [24OC], (H. 
        Res. 283) (H. Rept. 105-354) [28OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 105-
        335) [21OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2247, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 105-334) 
        [21OC]
    Distribution of Funds to States for EPA Cooperative Agreements 
        Relative to Underground Storage Tanks: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 688) (H. Rept. 105-58) [17AP]
    Education Spending Relative to a Greater Percentage of Federal Tax 
        Dollars on Children's Classrooms: Committee on Education and 
        the Workforce (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 105-349) [28OC]
    Expedite State Reviews of Criminal Records of Applicants for 
        Private Security Officer Employment: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 103) (H. Rept. 105-161) [26JN]
    Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 478) (H. Rept. 105-75) [24AP]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Extension: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2516) (H. Rept. 105-270) [25SE]
    Management of Water-Related Facilities in Western States: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2402) (H. Rept. 105-353) 
        [28OC]
    Military Voting Rights Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) 
        (H.R. 699) (H. Rept. 105-183) [15JY]
    National Monument Fairness Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1127) (H. Rept. 105-191) [21JY]
    National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act: Committee 
        on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1839) (H. Rept. 105-285) [30SE]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1270) (H. Rept. 105-290) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 105-
        290) [21OC]
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 105-7) [6MR]
    Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1534) (H. Rept. 105-323) [21OC]
    State Authority To Tax Compensation Paid to Certain Employees: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1953) (H. Rept. 105-
        203) [25JY]
    State Prevention of Receipt of Food Stamps by Prisoners: Committee 
        on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 105-43) [8AP]
    State Requirements To Address the Problem of Violent Crimes 
        Committed by Repeat Offenders: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H. Con. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 105-157) [26JN]
    State Standards for Sex Offender Registration Programs 
        Clarification: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1683) 
        (H. Rept. 105-256) [18SE]
    Volunteer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        911) (H. Rept. 105-101) [19MY]
    Witness Protection and Interstate Relocation Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2181) (H. Rept. 105-258) [18SE]

STEARNS, CLIFF (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [11SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health 
        Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retired members and 
        their dependents (see H.R. 2128) [9JY]
    Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see 
        H.R. 344) [9JA]
    Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House 
        and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 35) [4MR]
    Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries 
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program and to establish medical savings accounts (see H.R. 
        2100) [26JN]
    ------grant recognition for meritorious service to aviators who 
        meet the qualification standards of the Air Force Escape and 
        Evasion Society (see H. Res. 50) [11FE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve homeless veterans programs (see 
        H.R. 2206) [22JY]
    Drugs: specify the entities eligible to purchase pharmaceutical 
        products from the Federal Supply Schedule (see H.R. 2197) 
        [17JY]
    Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers 
        (see H.R. 338) [9JA]
    FCC: revise television station ownership rules relative to local 
        marketing agreements (see H.R. 1859) [10JN]
    FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 
        metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221; H. Con. 
        Res. 113) [9JY] [22JY]
    Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be 
        valid in all States (see H.R. 339) [9JA]
    Fort King, FL: historical and cultural study relative to the 
        Second Seminole War (see H.R. 833) [25FE]
    Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid 
        for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679) 
        [20MY]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 341, 2198) [9JA] [17JY]
    ------research and education programs on menopause and related 
        conditions (see H.R. 832) [25FE]
    House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt 
        (see H. Res. 23) [9JA]
    India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22) [9JA]
    Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting 
        carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339) [9JA]
    Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of 
        success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 343) [9JA]
    ------require comparable treatment with Federal employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 342) [9JA]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 55) [13FE]
    Taxation: index the basis of certain assets for purposes of 
        determining gain (see H.R. 1266) [9AP]
    ------repeal the withholding of income taxes and require 
        individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis (see 
        H.R. 340) [9JA]
    U.N.: make financial support contingent upon adoption of certain 
        reforms (see H. Res. 21) [9JA]

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STENHOLM, CHARLES W. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 
        2366) [31JY]
    ------Dairy Indemnity Program reauthorization (see H.R. 1789) 
        [4JN]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: disapproval of line-item veto of provisions 
        relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities 
        sold to farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2444) [9SE]

STEREO TAPES
see Sound Recording and Reproducing

STEUBENVILLE, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Douglas Applegate Post Office: designate (see H.R. 2129) [9JY]

STEWART, JIMMY
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109) [8JY]

STEWART B. MCKINNEY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT
see Homeless Assistance Act

STOCK EXCHANGE
see Securities

STOCKS AND BONDS
see Securities

STOKES, CARL B.
  Bills and resolutions
    Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 
        643) [6FE]
  Reports filed
    Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 643) (H. Rept. 
        105-231) [31JY]

STOKES, LOUIS (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related 
        agencies appropriations [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield 
        sites (see H.R. 3020) [9NO]
    Health: revise and extend programs relative to the health of 
        individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895) 
        [12JN]
    National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad 
        Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635) [15MY]

STRATFORD, CT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: treatment of expenses for contractors who 
        relocate due to cessation of military activities at the 
        Stratford Army Engine Plant (see H.R. 463) [21JA]

STRICKLAND, TED (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Disasters: make modifications to the temporary housing assistance 
        program (see H.R. 2257) [24JY]
    Postal Service: maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. 
        Con. Res. 168) [7OC]

STRIKES
see Labor Unions

STUDENT LOAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Securities: treatment of tax-exempt municipal bonds relative to 
        waiver of redemption premiums (see H.R. 2511, 2530) [18SE] 
        [23SE]

STUDENTS
see Education

STUMP, BOB (a Representative from Arizona)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    ------S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: restrict awarding of Purple Heart to members (see 
        H.R. 1407) [23AP]
    ------revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see 
        H.R. 2537) [24SE]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 24) [9JA]
    Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on 
        birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 346) [9JA]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 60) [13FE]
    Courts: allow DAV to sue or be sued in Federal court (see H.R. 
        1406) [23AP]
    ------health care liability claim requirements (see H.R. 1091) 
        [18MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and 
        leases (see H.R. 2571) [29SE]
    ------guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional housing 
        for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3039) [13NO]
    Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching 
        or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203) [20MR]
    English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 
        622) [5FE]
    Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. 
        Res. 75) [30AP]
    Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. 
        citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see 
        H.R. 347) [9JA]
    Medicare: reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans 
        by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 
        1362) [17AP]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms and 
        to increase the term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. 
        Res. 23) [9JA]
    National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345) [9JA]
    Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H.R. 349) [9JA]
    Taxation: clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans' 
        benefits (see H.R. 1409) [23AP]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 
        348) [9JA]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 736) [12FE]
    ------statute of limitations exclusion for certain military 
        disability benefits (see H.R. 1408) [23AP]
    Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in 
        forfeiture of burial benefits (see H.R. 2040) [25JN]
    ------extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into 
        enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of 
        Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092) 
        [18MR]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans 
        and survivors (see H.R. 2367) [31JY]
    Veterans Health Administration: provide that special pay paid to 
        certain physicians and dentists be considered basic pay for 
        retirement purposes (see H.R. 1687) [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Confer Honorary Armed Forces Veteran Status to Bob Hope: Committee 
        on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.J. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 105-109) 
        [3JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and 
        Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        1703) (H. Rept. 105-292) [2OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Entrance Into Enhanced-Use Leases for 
        Certain Property and Renaming of Court of Veterans Appeals and 
        National Cemetery System: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 1092) (H. Rept. 105-47) [9AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases 
        Authorizations: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        2571) (H. Rept. 105-291) [2OC]
    Expand Range of Criminal Offenses Resulting in Forfeiture of 
        Veterans Benefits: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (S. 
        923) (H. Rept. 105-319) [9OC]
    Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and 
        Survivors: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2367) 
        (H. Rept. 105-320) [9OC]
    Military Voting Rights Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) 
        (H.R. 699) (H. Rept. 105-183) [15JY]
    Revision of Veterans Benefits Decisions Based on Clear and 
        Unmistakable Error: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) 
        (H.R. 1090) (H. Rept. 105-52) [14AP]
    Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 2206) (H. Rept. 105-293) [2OC]
    Veterans Medicare Reimbursement Demonstration Act: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1362) (H. Rept. 105-186) 
        [16JY]
  Rules
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) [6FE]

STUPAK, BART (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Baraga, Frederic: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 45) [11MR]
    CERCLA: treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see 
        H.R. 2485) [16SE]
    Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see 
        H.R. 1699) [21MY]
    ------reduce certain funds if eligible States do not enact certain 
        crime legislation (see H.R. 3021) [9NO]
    Diseases: establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see 
        H.R. 1311) [10AP]
    Drugs: treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine 
        hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (see 
        H.R. 1821) [5JN]
    Firearms: exclude certain Federal entities from domestic violence-
        related possession prohibitions (see H.R. 445) [9JA]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction 
        (see H.R. 352) [9JA]
    House Rules: reduce number of programs covered by certain 
        appropriations bills (see H. Res. 24) [9JA]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 
        350) [9JA]
    ------issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in 
        the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41) [6MR]
    Members of Congress: prohibit Federal funding of official travel 
        after elections for Members who fail to be reelected (see H.R. 
        2276) [25JY]
    Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: authorize improvements to a 
        county road and prohibit construction of a scenic shoreline 
        drive (see H.R. 351) [9JA]
    Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the 
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or 
        totally disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 2755) [28OC]
    Sault Sainte Marie, MI: Coast Guard conveyance of certain property 
        to the local American Legion post (see H.R. 2641) [8OC]
    Seaborg, Glenn T.: declassification of Atomic Energy Commission 
        journal (see H.R. 2809) [4NO]
    Shatusky, Robert and Verda: relief (see H.R. 380) [9JA]
    Taxation: delay application of the substantiation requirements to 
        reimbursement arrangements of certain loggers (see H.R. 1820) 
        [5JN]
    ------provide for greater local input in transportation planning 
        (see H.R. 1551) [7MY]
    ------treatment of divorced spouses (see H.R. 2467) [11SE]
    Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 959) 
        [5MR]

SUBURBAN AREAS
related term(s) Rural Areas; Urban Areas
  Bills and resolutions
    Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to 
        metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1725) [22MY]

SUBWAYS
see Common Carriers

SUDAN, REPUBLIC OF THE
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Clinton [4NO]

SUFFOLK COUNTY, 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. 1256) 
        [9AP]

SUITLAND, MD
  Bills and resolutions
    W. Edwards Deming Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 962) [5MR]

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  Reports filed
    W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 962) (H. Rept. 
        105-229) [31JY]

SUMMIT COUNTY, CO
  Bills and resolutions
    White River National Forest: boundary adjustment relative to 
        National Forest System lands within Summit County, CO (see 
        H.R. 1020) [11MR]
  Reports filed
    White River National Forest Boundary Adjustment Relative to 
        National Forest System Lands Within Summit County, CO: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 105-113) 
        [3JN]

SUNUNU, JOHN E. (a Representative from New Hampshire)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: submission of budget proposal by the President without 
        budgetary contingencies (see H. Res. 89) [11MR]
    Taxation: exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative 
        to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements 
        sold to Government entities or conservation groups (see H.R. 
        2101) [26JN]

SUPERFUND
see Hazardous Substances

SUPREME COURT
related term(s) Courts
  Bills and resolutions
    Brennan, William J., Jr.: transfer the catafalque from the Capitol 
        to the Supreme Court for memorial services (see H. Con. Res. 
        123) [25JY]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 
        1252) [9AP]

SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Implementation (see H. Con. Res. 119) [23JY]

SURPLUS GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material (see 
        H.R. 2602) [1OC]
    ------establish pilot projects to test various best business 
        practices for defense inventory management (see H.R. 1850) 
        [10JN]
    ------provide authority for the transfer of equipment to law 
        enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1043) [12MR]
    GSA: consolidate control and utilization (see H.R. 1767) [3JN]
    Law enforcement: transfer certain property to State and local 
        governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 
        404) [9JA]
    Law enforcement officers: authorize donation of surplus Federal 
        law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 173) [9JA]
    Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus 
        personal property for donation (see H.R. 680) [11FE]
    ------transfer of surplus real and personal property for housing 
        and other uses (see H.R. 1004) [11MR]

SWIGERT, JOHN L. (JACK)
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of John L. 
        (Jack) Swigert for placement in National Statuary Hall (see H. 
        Con. Res. 25) [25FE]

SYNAGOGUES
see Churches and Synagogues

SYNTHETIC FUELS
  Bills and resolutions
    Power resources: take into account newly developed renewable 
        energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle 
        acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568) [26SE]
    Taxation: treatment of ethanol (see H.R. 161, 587) [9JA] [5FE]

SYRIA, ARAB REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: waive certification of drug enforcement efforts (see 
        H.R. 3080) [13NO]
    Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550) [7MY]

TAIWAN
see China, Republic of

TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 311) [9JA]
    China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the 
        development and acquisition of defensive military articles 
        (see H.R. 2386) [3SE]
  Reports filed
    U.S.-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Defense Cooperation Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 2386) (H. Rept. 105-308) 
        [6OC]

TAJIKISTAN, REPUBLIC OF
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed 
        agression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-
        Karabagh conflict (see H.R. 2983) [9NO]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 2867, 3010) [7NO] 
        [9NO]
  Messages
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Albania, Belarus, Kazakhstan, 
        Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan: 
        President Clinton [3JN]

TALENT, JAMES M. (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Committee on Small Business (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 54) [12FE]
    EPA: repeal sunset of Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 2102) [26JN]
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 
        852) [26FE]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 2579) [30SE]
    Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 2261) [25JY]
    Small Business Investment Act: amend (see H.R. 2261) [25JY]
    Taxation: deductibility of health insurance costs for self-
        employed individuals and the business use of the home, and 
        clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145) 
        [20MR]
  Reports filed
    Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) 
        (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 105-7) [6MR]
    Small Business Investment Act Amendments and Small Business Act 
        Amendments: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2261) 
        (H. Rept. 105-246) [8SE]
  Rules
    Committee on Small Business (House) [13FE]

TANNER, JOHN S. (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Appointments
    U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Fish and fishing: authorize assistance to the States for fish 
        restoration and management projects (see H.R. 2973) [8NO]
    Jere Cooper Federal Building, Dyersburg, TN: designate (see H.R. 
        2730) [24OC]
    Tariff: Mexican green peanuts (see H.R. 1907) [17JN]
    Taxation: treatment of educational grants by private foundations 
        (see H.R. 353) [9JA]

TAPE RECORDINGS
see Sound Recording and Reproducing

TARIFF
related term(s) Foreign Trade
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: amend definition of ``raw value'' relative to tariff 
        rate quota on imported raw sugar (see H.R. 2771) [29OC]
    ------require labeling of country of origin for imported 
        perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232) [8AP]
    Anticancer drug production (see H.R. 2041, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 
        2046, 2049) [25JN]
    Anti-HIV and anti-AIDS drug production (see H.R. 2047, 2048) 
        [25JN]
    B-Bromo-B-nitrostyrene (see H.R. 2576) [29SE]
    Beta hydroxyalkylamide (see H.R. 2686) [21OC]
    Bicycle wheels (see H.R. 2899) [7NO]
    Bogsch, Arpad: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 143) [4SE]
    C.I. pigment yellow 109 (see H.R. 2324) [31JY]
    C.I. pigment yellow 110 (see H.R. 2325) [31JY]
    Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see H.R. 2432) [8SE]
    Carbamic acid (see H.R. 1606) [14MY]
    Chemicals (see H.R. 1677, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 
        1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 
        1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 2268, 2269, 2270, 2271) [20MY] [17JN] 
        [25JY]
    ------modified secondary and modified secondary-tertiary amine 
        phenol/formaldehyde copolymers (see H.R. 2521) [23SE]
    China, People's Republic of: adjust tariffs on imports (see H.R. 
        2814) [5NO]
    ------ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military 
        company are not extended normal tariff treatment (see H.R. 
        2188, 2580, 2647) [17JY] [30SE] [9OC]
    ------ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military 
        company are not extended normal tariff treatment (H.R. 2647), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------impose snap-back tariffs until China either accedes to the 
        World Trade Organization or accords adequate trade benefits 
        (see H.R. 1712) [22MY]
    Costumes (see H.R. 2151) [11JY]
    Darocure 1173 (see H.R. 2241) [24JY]
    Desmedipham (see H.R. 2060) [25JN]
    Diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone (see H.R. 1548) [7MY]
    Earthmoving tires manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1945) [17JN]
    Ethofumesate (see H.R. 2059) [25JN]
    Ferroboron (see H.R. 2334) [31JY]
    Fine jewelry (see H.R. 2498) [18SE]
    Footwear (see H.R. 1904) [17JN]
    Foreign trade: deferral of duty on certain large yachts imported 
        for sale at boat shows (see H.R. 2770) [29OC]
    ------eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 
        2509) [18SE]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (see H.R. 2629) [7OC]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 309) [6NO]
    ------extend Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 1660) 
        [19MY]
    ------skis and snowboards (see H.R. 540) [4FE]
    Golf clubs and golf club components (see H.R. 2583) [30SE]
    Grilamid TR90 (see H.R. 3083) [13NO]
    Halofenozide (see H.R. 2520) [23SE]
    Industrial nylon fabrics (see H.R. 2336) [31JY]
    In-line skate parts (see H.R. 1882) [12JN]
    Irgacor 252LD (see H.R. 2245) [24JY]
    Irgacor 1405 (see H.R. 2246) [24JY]
    Irgacure 184 (see H.R. 2240) [24JY]
    Irgacure 369 (see H.R. 2243) [24JY]
    Irgacure 819 (see H.R. 2242) [24JY]
    Irgacure 1700 (see H.R. 2244) [24JY]
    Irganox 565 (see H.R. 2238) [24JY]
    Irganox 1425 (see H.R. 2237) [24JY]
    Irganox 1520 (see H.R. 2236) [24JY]
    Irganox 1520LR (see H.R. 2239) [24JY]
    KN001 (hydrochloride) (see H.R. 1897) [12JN]
    Live plants and fresh cut flowers: treatment (see H.R. 54) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Mexican green peanuts (see H.R. 1907) [17JN]
    Mexican peanut butter (see H.R. 1875) [12JN]
    Nuclear fuel assemblies (see H.R. 2339) [31JY]
    Organo-phosphorus compound ACM (see H.R. 2322) [31JY]
    Oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers (see H.R. 1973) [19JN]
    Pantera (see H.R. 1886) [12JN]
    Para ethyl phenol (see H.R. 1678) [20MY]
    Parachlorobenzonitrile (see H.R. 2326) [31JY]
    Phenmedipham (see H.R. 2058) [25JN]
    Plastic web sheeting (see H.R. 1304) [10AP]
    P-nitrobenzoic (see H.R. 1940) [17JN]
    Polyethylene base materials (see H.R. 1890) [12JN]
    Polymer of alkanediols, monocyclic dicarboxylic acid dimethyl 
        ester, monocyclic monosulfonated

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        dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester monosodium salt, and hydroxy 
        alkoxyalkanesulfonic acid sodium salt (see H.R. 1852) [10JN]
    P-toluenesulfonamide (see H.R. 1214) [21MR]
    Pyrithiobac sodium (see H.R. 1793) [4JN]
    Rimsulfuron (see H.R. 1607) [14MY]
    Scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 1876) [12JN]
    Shadow mask steel (see H.R. 1947) [17JN]
    Spring steel (see H.R. 1889) [12JN]
    Tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and vinylidene fluoride 
        (see H.R. 1893) [12JN]
    Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable 
        (see H.R. 1526) [1MY]
    Tinopal CBS-X (see H.R. 1097) [18MR]
    Triacetonamine (see H.R. 1887) [12JN]
    Triflusulfuron methyl (see H.R. 1879) [12JN]
    ------2,6-dimethyl-m-dioxan-4-ol acetate (see H.R. 2575, 2857) 
        [29SE] [6NO]
    Viscose rayon yarn (see H.R. 1742, 1888, 1954, 2148) [22MY] [12JN] 
        [18JN] [10JY]
    Water resistant wool trousers (see H.R. 2287) [29JY]
  Messages
    General System of Preferences Relative to Cambodia: President 
        Clinton [3JN]
    Withdrawal of Duty-Free Treatment of Certain Argentinian Exports: 
        President Clinton [15AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 309) (H. Rept. 105-
        386) [6NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2647, Ensure That Commercial Activities of 
        Any People's Republic of China Military Company Are Not 
        Extended Normal Tariff Treatment: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2621) (H. Rept. 105-341) [23OC]

TAUSCHER, ELLEN O. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241) 
        [23SE]
    Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see 
        H.R. 1822) [5JN]
    Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston 
        Braly (see H. Con. Res. 141) [1AU]
    ------tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group 
        relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. 
        Res. 141) [1AU]

TAUZIN, W.J. (BILLY) (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see 
        H.R. 2733) [24OC]
    Computers: promote privacy of interactive computer service users 
        through self-regulation by providers (see H.R. 2368) [31JY]
    Louisiana: create two divisions in eastern judicial district (see 
        H.R. 1790) [4JN]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: reauthorization 
        (see H.R. 2691) [22OC]
    Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (see H.R. 2369) [31JY]
    Television: promote competition in the multichannel video 
        marketplace (see H.R. 2921) [7NO]
    Voting: require proof of citizenship to register to vote and 
        permit States to require photographic identification to vote 
        in a Federal election (see H.R. 1139) [20MR]

TAX FREEDOM DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: reduce tax rate for single filers, eliminate marriage 
        penalty and change date for filing of Federal income tax 
        returns (see H.R. 2718) [23OC]

TAXATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    National Commission on Restructuring the IRS [4FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Accounting: inapplicability of the look-back method on 
        construction contracts requiring the percentage of completion 
        accounting method (see H.R. 1593) [14MY]
    Adoption: treatment of dependency exemptions (see H.R. 1741) 
        [22MY]
    Agricultue: treatment of stock in agricultural refiners or 
        processors sold to certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 
        1752) [30MY]
    Agriculture: exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from 
        the computation of capital gains relative to the earned income 
        credit (see H.R. 1800) [5JN]
    ------exempt small unincorporated farm businesses from the 
        alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 3036) [12NO]
    ------treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 461) [21JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to 
        certain farm property (see H.R. 2117) [8JY]
    ------treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 494) 
        [21JA]
    ------treatment of estate tax for family farms and small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1380) [17AP]
    ------treatment of livestock sold due to weather-related 
        conditions (see H.R. 791, 803) [13FE]
    ------treatment of property used to control environmental 
        pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see 
        H.R. 1164) [20MR]
    ------treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into 
        an individual retirement account (see H.R. 1518) [1MY]
    ------treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm 
        rental income (see H.R. 1261) [9AP]
    ------treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for 
        farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (see H.R. 
        2166) [15JY]
    ------use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Alaska: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary expenses 
        of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see H.R. 1267) 
        [9AP]
    Alcoholic beverages: increase taxes and provide funding for 
        alcohol abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 2028) [24JN]
    ------reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 1612) [14MY]
    ------treatment of advertising and goodwill expenditures (see H.R. 
        1981) [19JN]
    ------treatment of beer (see H.R. 158) [9JA]
    ------treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450) [20JA]
    ------treatment of draft cider (see H.R. 159) [9JA]
    ------treatment of liquor and beer retailers (see H.R. 1620) 
        [15MY]
    Alternative minimum tax: application to installment sales of farm 
        property (see H.R. 396, 426) [9JA]
    ------personal exemptions deduction (see H.R. 701) [12FE]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 162) [9JA]
    ------retain (see H. Con. Res. 97) [12JN]
    Animals: modify application of passive loss limitations to equine 
        activities (see H.R. 705) [12FE]
    Armed Forces: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of 
        the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 42, 43) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Arts and humanities: treatment of unemployment tax relative to 
        entertainment industry (see H.R. 841) [26FE]
    Aviation: reinstate excise taxes relative to Airport and Airway 
        Trust Fund expenditures (see H.R. 668, 1389) [11FE] [17AP]
    ------treatment of Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes (see 
        H.R. 823) [25FE]
    ------treatment of domestic air travel (see H.R. 2318) [31JY]
    ------treatment of FAA mandated aircraft maintenance and repair 
        expenditures (see H.R. 1844) [10JN]
    BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost-of-living index 
        (see H. Con. Res. 33) [4MR]
    Bonds: disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in 
        applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 840, 2714) [26FE] 
        [23OC]
    Budget: create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues 
        generated by economic growth (see H.R. 2496) [18SE]
    ------ensure a balanced budget and create a Social Security Reform 
        Reserve Fund from revenues generated by economic growth (see 
        H.R. 2825) [5NO]
    ------ensure that the budget proposal concurs with the provisions 
        of the bipartisan budget agreement (see H.R. 2037) [25JN]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 272) [9JA]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2014) 
        [23JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 174) [24JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 206) [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment 
        requirements (see H. Res. 203) [30JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 138) 
        [31JY]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), 
        waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90) [31JY]
    ------reform process (see H.R. 1372) [17AP]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (see H.R. 2003) [20JN]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (H.R. 2003), consideration (see H. Res. 192) [22JY]
    ------require surplus revenue be used for deficit reduction and 
        tax relief, and cap non-defense discretionary spending (see 
        H.R. 2860) [6NO]
    Business and industry: allow certain corporations and trusts to be 
        shareholders of subchapter S corporations (see H.R. 440) [9JA]
    ------application of tax laws to U.S. businesses operating abroad 
        (see H.R. 1783) [4JN]
    ------business meal, entertainment, and certain travel expense 
        deductions (see H.R. 628) [6FE]
    ------business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see H.R. 
        2918) [7NO]
    ------credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence 
        against women (see H.R. 1071) [13MR]
    ------discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage 
        creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775) [13FE]
    ------exclude certain taxable income relative to sponsorship 
        payments (see H.R. 1279) [10AP]
    ------permanent extension of the transition rule for certain 
        publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1443) [24AP]
    ------promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 
        1592) [14MY]
    ------qualification and eligibility requirements for S 
        corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2884) [7NO]
    ------reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1340) [15AP]
    ------treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see 
        H.R. 1285) [10AP]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 854) 
        [26FE]
    ------treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local 
        governments to lure or retain businesses (see H.R. 3044) 
        [13NO]
    ------treatment of effectively connected investment income of 
        insurance companies (see H.R. 1662) [20MY]
    ------treatment of employee death benefits (see H.R. 1514) [1MY]
    ------treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held 
        by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 507) [4FE]
    Cemeteries and funerals: treatment of funeral trusts (see H.R. 
        479, 684) [21JA] [11FE]
    Charities: treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations 
        or property to transfer assets to charitable organizations 
        (see H.R. 3029) [12NO]
    Children and youth: incentives to increase the demands for and 
        supply of quality child care (see H.R. 2213) [22JY]

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    ------treatment of child care credit (see H.R. 2778) [30OC]
    Citizenship: strengthen provisions relative to individuals who 
        relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015) [11MR]
    Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 
        1330) [15AP]
    Community development: allow tax credit for equity investments in 
        community development financial institutions (see H.R. 2254) 
        [24JY]
    Commuters: employee option to receive taxable cash compensation in 
        lieu of nontaxable parking benefits (see H.R. 1713) [22MY]
    Computers: examination and disclosure of certain source codes, 
        programs and software (see H.R. 2657) [9OC]
    ------treatment of contributions of computer technology and 
        equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153, 
        1478) [20MR] [29AP]
    ------treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral 
        equipment (see H.R. 1968) [19JN]
    ------treatment of software exports (see H.R. 143) [9JA]
    Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and 
        a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52) [12FE]
    Congressional Budget Act: establish a point of order that 
        precludes raising revenues to enforce the bipartisan balanced 
        budget agreement (see H.R. 2230) [23JY]
    Constitutional amendments: abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. 
        Res. 70) [10AP]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 18) [9JA]
    ------require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation 
        increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62) [11MR]
    ------require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation 
        increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), consideration (see H. Res. 
        113) [14AP]
    Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-
        of-living adjustments (see H.R. 1052; H. Res. 92, 93) [12MR] 
        [13MR]
    Contracts: determination of employment status of individuals as 
        employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 2642) [8OC]
    ------establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for 
        defense contractors (see H.R. 2279) [28JY]
    ------requirements on the percentage of completion accounting 
        method for the manufacture of property (see H.R. 25) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Contribution plans: increase amount which may be contributed to 
        defined contribution plans (see H.R. 1986) [19JN]
    Corporations: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
        compensation (see H.R. 687) [11FE]
    ------improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see H.R. 
        944) [5MR]
    ------prevent avoidance of corporate tax on prearranged sales of 
        corporate stock (see H.R. 1365) [17AP]
    ------require shareholders views relative to charitable 
        contributions (see H.R. 945) [5MR]
    Courts: treatment of damage awards for emotional distress (see 
        H.R. 2802) [4NO]
    Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of 
        Federal credit unions and reduce tax rates for qualified 
        community lenders (see H.R. 1121) [19MR]
    Deferred compensation plans: require governmental plans to 
        maintain set asides for the exclusive benefits of participants 
        (see H.R. 154) [9JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: treatment of certain water, waste, and 
        essential community facilities loans (see H.R. 731) [12FE]
    Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries 
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program and to establish medical savings accounts (see H.R. 
        2100) [26JN]
    ------ensure that Federal construction contractors abide by State 
        tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see H.R. 1186) 
        [20MR]
    Dept. of the Treasury: require burden of proof in all tax cases 
        (see H.R. 367, 631) [9JA] [6FE]
    ------require burden of proof in cases involving treatment of 
        income relative to cash method of accounting (see H.R. 163) 
        [9JA]
    Disabled: treatment of trusts established for the benefit of 
        individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 2335) [31JY]
    Disasters: treatment of income tax returns relative to 
        Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 1434) [24AP]
    Discrimination: treatment of damages and back pay received on 
        account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 2792) [31OC]
    ------treatment of social clubs found to be practicing prohibited 
        discrimination (see H.R. 2928) [8NO]
    District of Columbia: repeal congressionally imposed tax 
        exemptions provided to certain entities (see H.R. 889) [27FE]
    ------treatment of residents (see H.R. 549) [4FE]
    Drugs: credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare 
        diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169) [20MR]
    Ecology and environment: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated 
        industrial sites and use tax-exempt redevelopment bonds for 
        such cleanup (see H.R. 523) [4FE]
    ------allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures for 
        the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 
        997) [6MR]
    ------encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of 
        empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505) 
        [4FE]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup 
        and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996) [6MR]
    Economy: increase dollar limitation on certain exclusions to 
        reflect inflation (see H.R. 1557) [8MY]
    ------reduce income tax rates, encourage purchase of domestic 
        products, and extend transportation infrastructure spending 
        (see H.R. 392) [9JA]
    Education: designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. 
        textbook and technology trust fund (see H.R. 155) [9JA]
    ------exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 430, 1382) [9JA] [17AP]
    ------provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase 
        financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 
        1233) [8AP]
    ------restore the prior law exclusion for scholarships and 
        fellowships and the deduction for interest on education loans 
        (see H.R. 319) [9JA]
    ------spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139) [1MY]
    ------tax credit for education expenses (see H.R. 1633) [15MY]
    ------treatment (see H.R. 2847) [6NO]
    ------treatment of certain investment accounts (see H.R. 1694) 
        [21MY]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 
        2373, 2646) [1AU] [9OC]
    ------treatment of education individual retirement accounts 
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 
        2646), consideration (see H. Res. 274) [22OC]
    ------treatment of educational grants by private foundations (see 
        H.R. 353) [9JA]
    ------treatment of employer-provided and graduate level 
        educational assistance (see H.R. 127) [9JA]
    ------treatment of employer-provided and graduate level 
        educational assistance and interest on education loans (see 
        H.R. 1632) [15MY]
    ------treatment of expenses for public and nonpublic elementary 
        and secondary education (see H.R. 1816) [5JN]
    ------treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 19, 82, 
        382, 553, 1627, 1774, 1810) [7JA] [9JA] [4FE] [15MY] [3JN] 
        [5JN]
    ------treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1465) 
        [28AP]
    ------treatment of savings accounts (see H.R. 1597) [14MY]
    ------treatment of scholarships received under the National Health 
        Corps Scholarship Program (see H.R. 2951, 2998) [8NO] [9NO]
    ------treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 656, 1355, 
        1369, 1394) [10FE] [16AP] [17AP]
    ------treatment of student loan programs and public-private 
        education partnerships for public educational institutions 
        serving disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1512) [1MY]
    ------treatment of student loans (see H.R. 724) [12FE]
    ------tuition income tax credit (see H.R. 318) [9JA]
    Elections: national advisory referendum on a flat income tax rate 
        and the requiring of a national vote to raise taxes (see H.R. 
        2057) [25JN]
    ------treatment of certain election officials and workers (see 
        H.R. 2113) [8JY]
    Electric power: extension of the credit for producing electricity 
        from wind (see H.R. 1401) [17AP]
    Employment: clarify status of certain school bus contractors and 
        drivers (see H.R. 605) [5FE]
    ------credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see H.R. 402) 
        [9JA]
    ------deductibility of employment taxes paid by employees and 
        self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2966) [8NO]
    ------determination of status (see H.R. 771) [13FE]
    ------determination of tip credits relative to State and local 
        laws (see H.R. 1485, 2357) [29AP] [31JY]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 988, 1706, 1809, 2872) [6MR] 
        [22MY] [5JN] [7NO]
    ------exclude employer-provided telecommunicating-related expenses 
        for telecommuting purposes from taxable income (see H.R. 1892) 
        [12JN]
    ------extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1729) [22MY]
    ------provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 509, 
        1130) [4FE] [19MR]
    ------repeal the withholding of income taxes and require 
        individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis (see 
        H.R. 340) [9JA]
    ------treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213) 
        [9JA]
    ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards 
        from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 1142) [20MR]
    Estate tax: double the maximum benefit under the special valuation 
        rules for certain property (see H.R. 495) [21JA]
    ------exclusion of gross taxes of a decedent relative to certain 
        land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 
        195, 1763) [9JA] [3JN]
    ------exclusion of gross taxes of a decedent relative to forest 
        land subject to qualified conservation easements sold to 
        Government entities or conservation groups (see H.R. 2101) 
        [26JN]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses (see H.R. 1583) [13MY]
    Families and domestic relations: allow tax credit to individuals 
        due unpaid child support and increase the tax liability of 
        individuals owing such child support (see H.R. 1735) [22MY]
    ------authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State 
        child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 2189) [17JY]
    ------child tax credit (see H.R. 1327) [15AP]
    ------dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 2553) [25SE]
    ------increase child care credit for low-income working parents 
        (see H.R. 315) [9JA]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement 
        accounts for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2164) [15JY]
    ------require the same distribution of child support arrearages to 
        former welfare recipients collected by Federal tax intercept 
        as by the States (see H.R. 1569) [8MY]
    ------treatment of dependent care expenses and respite care 
        expenses (see H.R. 1667) [20MY]
    ------treatment of divorced spouses (see H.R. 2467) [11SE]
    ------treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer 
        taxes (see H.R. 3076) [13NO]

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    Federal employees: treatment of travel expenses (see H.R. 930) 
        [5MR]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow participants to 
        elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts 
        (see H.R. 1574) [8MY]
    Financial institutions: exempt small issues from restrictions on 
        the deduction of interest (see H.R. 842) [26FE]
    ------increase small issuer exemption from pro rata allocation of 
        interest expenses to tax-exempt interest (see H.R. 1665) 
        [20MY]
    Firefighters: expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt 
        financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical 
        service organizations (see H.R. 2523) [23SE]
    Food: treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and 
        farmers (see H.R. 2450) [10SE]
    Foreign corporations: benefits (see H.R. 599) [5FE]
    ------treatment of income relative to imported properties (see 
        H.R. 1373) [17AP]
    Foreign investments: treatment of investments through U.S. 
        regulated investment companies (see H.R. 707) [12FE]
    Foreign trade: repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts 
        attributable to military property which may be treated as 
        exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 1037) [12MR]
    Freedom of religion: treatment of tax payments from certain 
        religious individuals relative to nonmilitary purposes (see 
        H.R. 2660) [9OC]
    Frequent flyer mileage awards: treatment (see H.R. 533) [4FE]
    Gambling: treatment of organizations that conduct certain games of 
        chance (see H.R. 620) [5FE]
    GAO: study on the effects of implementing a flat income tax and 
        lowering sales taxes (see H.R. 853) [26FE]
    Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (see H. 
        Res. 31) [21JA]
    Government: allow taxpayers to request receipts for income tax 
        payments which itemizes the allocable portions used for 
        Federal spending (see H.R. 2827) [5NO]
    ------reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 
        102) [21JN]
    ------use of new price index to determine cost-of-living 
        adjustments (see H.R. 2099) [26JN]
    Hazardous substances: recycling of hazardous wastes tax credit 
        (see H.R. 316) [9JA]
    Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired 
        workers (see H.R. 211, 444) [9JA]
    ------establish State and community assistance programs for 
        providers of health care services and maintenance of safety 
        net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 735) [12FE]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 18, 69, 144, 876, 1792) [7JA] [9JA] 
        [27FE] [4JN]
    ------protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see 
        H.R. 337, 820, 1222, 1749, 2967) [9JA] [25FE] [21MR] [22MY] 
        [8NO]
    ------provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a 
        breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 209) [9JA]
    ------repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have 
        medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1068, 1582, 1743) [13MR] 
        [13MY] [22MY]
    ------require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage 
        for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such 
        coverage (see H.R. 561) [4FE]
    ------treatment of benefits given to former police and 
        firefighters for heart and hypertension conditions (see H.R. 
        202) [9JA]
    ------treatment of biomedical research funds (see H.R. 1257) [9AP]
    ------treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see 
        H.R. 1698) [21MY]
    Health care facilities: treatment of recreational fitness services 
        and facilities in certain hospitals (see H.R. 210) [9JA]
    Health care professionals: treatment of primary health providers 
        in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 2804) [4NO]
    Health care providers: permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by 
        certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical 
        services (see H.R. 2613) [6OC]
    Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax 
        deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. 
        Res. 201) [29JY]
    Housing: encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 
        1102) [18MR]
    ------first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 317) [9JA]
    ------increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in 
        each State and index amounts for inflation (see H.R. 2990) 
        [9NO]
    ------provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2026) 
        [24JN]
    ------treatment of homeownership plan trusts (see H.R. 3024) 
        [12NO]
    ------treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing 
        corporations (see H.R. 1672) [20MY]
    Income: allow individuals the option of a flat tax rate (see H.R. 
        2685) [21OC]
    ------allow married couples to be taxed using rates applicable to 
        either single or joint filers (see H.R. 2456, 2462) [11SE]
    ------allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 2499) [18SE]
    ------allow tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime 
        watch organizations (see H.R. 1529) [5MY]
    ------allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative 
        minimum tax liability (see H.R. 2524) [23SE]
    ------application of the deferral percentage test in determining 
        the status of restaurant employee arrangements (see H.R. 1065) 
        [13MR]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 241, 276, 862, 1033, 1124, 
        1193, 1207, 2084) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE] [12MR] [19MR] [20MR] 
        [26JN]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        1490, 1517) [30AP] [1MY]
    ------capital gains rates for older individuals (see H.R. 1629) 
        [15MY]
    ------capital gains rates relative to investments in certain small 
        businesses (see H.R. 2252) [24JY]
    ------effective date of capital gains exclusion on the transfer of 
        a primary residence (see H. Con. Res. 76) [7MY]
    ------eliminate double tax on dividends and allocate corporate 
        income tax revenues to qualified registered voters (see H.R. 
        2329) [31JY]
    ------eliminate the marriage penalty, establish a commission to 
        simplify the tax code, and require the IRS to use alternative 
        dispute resolution (see H.R. 3059) [13NO]
    ------exclude certain severance payments from gross income and 
        allow a refundable credit for job training expenses of older 
        long-time employees who are laid off (see H.R. 2492) [17SE]
    ------impose a flat tax only on the earned income of individuals 
        and on business taxable income (see H.R. 2971) [8NO]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 
        324, 348, 683) [9JA] [11FE]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit and increase 
        the amount of estate tax deferral available to small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1674) [20MY]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt 
        small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes (see H.R. 
        1684) [20MY]
    ------limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax 
        (see H.R. 196, 531) [9JA] [4FE]
    ------modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock 
        (see H.R. 420) [9JA]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 327) [9JA]
    ------promote the granting of incentive stock options to nonhighly 
        compensated employees (see H.R. 2788) [31OC]
    ------provide deduction for capital gains, index the basis of 
        certain capital assets, provide family credits, and phase-out 
        estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1584) [13MY]
    ------provide exclusion for work study payments (see H.R. 1296) 
        [10AP]
    ------reduce tax rate for single filers, eliminate marriage 
        penalty and change date for filing of Federal income tax 
        returns (see H.R. 2718) [23OC]
    ------remove the dollar limitation on payment of benefits to 
        employees of the police department or fire department (see 
        H.R. 1795) [5JN]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 525, 902, 1208) [4FE] [3MR] [20MR]
    ------repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 736, 802) [12FE] 
        [13FE]
    ------require child support delinquent parents to include their 
        unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents 
        a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 869) [27FE]
    ------restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see 
        H.R. 2593) [1OC]
    ------statute of limitations exclusion for certain military 
        disability benefits (see H.R. 1408) [23AP]
    ------treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and 
        special estate tax valuation for certain farm property (see 
        H.R. 245) [9JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and estate and gift taxes (see 
        H.R. 1379) [17AP]
    ------treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal 
        residence (see H.R. 200, 1026, 1204, 1286, 1391, 1682, 2310) 
        [9JA] [11MR] [20MR] [10AP] [17AP] [20MY] [30JY]
    ------treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 535) [4FE]
    ------treatment of certain retirement benefits (see H.R. 1028) 
        [11MR]
    ------treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned 
        income tax credit (see H.R. 1045, 1498) [12MR] [30AP]
    ------treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 1338) [15AP]
    ------treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 249, 1299, 
        1751) [9JA] [10AP] [30MY]
    ------treatment of estate tax for family farms and small 
        businesses (see H.R. 1841, 1845) [10JN]
    ------treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain 
        private foundations (see H.R. 519) [4FE]
    ------treatment of noncorporate capital gains tax rate (see H.R. 
        2803) [4NO]
    ------treatment of severance pay (see H.R. 3011) [9NO]
    ------treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2723) [23OC]
    ------treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 937) [5MR]
    ------workmen's compensation relative to certain personal 
        liability assignments (see H.R. 1509) [1MY]
    Individual investment accounts: treatment (see H.R. 984) [6MR]
    Individual retirement accounts: permit loans for housing, 
        education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 1123) [19MR]
    ------treatment (see H.R. 17, 228, 446, 891) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE]
    ------treatment relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 
        2821) [5NO]
    Information services: treatment of Internet and online services 
        fees (see H.R. 995) [6MR]
    Insurance: clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for 
        termination payments received by former life insurance 
        salesmen (see H.R. 1652) [16MY]
    ------coverage and treatment of emergency services under health 
        plans (see H.R. 815) [25FE]
    ------credits for health insurance premiums of employees without 
        employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539) [4FE]
    ------deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 321) [9JA]
    ------expand access to health insurance coverage without pre-
        existing condition exclusions (see H.R. 2532) [23SE]
    ------require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain 
        mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854) [6NO]

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    ------restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery on Medicaid 
        long-term care services and amend tax treatment of long-term 
        care coverage (see H.R. 1764) [3JN]
    ------treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies 
        (see H.R. 2258) [24JY]
    Internal Revenue Code: terminate (see H.R. 2483, 2490, 3063) 
        [16SE] [17SE] [13NO]
    International organizations: establish estate tax credit for 
        certain employees equivalent to the limited marital deduction 
        (see H.R. 763) [13FE]
    Investments: domestic tax credit (see H.R. 565) [4FE]
    ------index the basis of certain assets for purposes of 
        determining gain (see H.R. 1266) [9AP]
    ------permit current refunding of certain tax-exempt bonds (see 
        H.R. 834) [25FE]
    ------remove mandatory withdrawal requirements for individual 
        retirement accounts (see H.R. 3079) [13NO]
    ------tax credit for investment in the revitalization of 
        communities (see H.R. 465) [21JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains relative to transactions that are 
        equivalent to sales of financial instruments (see H.R. 846, 
        1651) [26FE] [16MY]
    ------treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships 
        as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (see 
        H.R. 1205) [20MR]
    IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures 
        (see H.R. 1227) [8AP]
    ------conduct independent audit (see H.R. 2587) [30SE]
    ------impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax 
        return information (see H.R. 1226) [8AP]
    ------improve access and increase equity for taxpayers (see H.R. 
        2598) [1OC]
    ------improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428) [8SE]
    ------prohibit the threat of audit to compel agreement with Tip 
        Reporting Alternative Commitment or Tip Rate Determination 
        Agreement (see H.R. 2658) [9OC]
    ------provide postage paid envelopes in income tax booklets (see 
        H.R. 1412) [23AP]
    ------restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for 
        purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563) [26SE]
    ------restructure (see H.R. 2292) [30JY]
    ------restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676) [21OC]
    ------restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 303) [4NO]
    ------selection process and length of term of service for the 
        Commissioner of Internal Revenue (see H.R. 1224) [21MR]
    Kentucky: prohibit taxation of compensation of Tennessee residents 
        for services as Federal employees at Fort Campbell, KY (see 
        H.R. 865, 1368) [27FE] [17AP]
    Law enforcement officers: provide a nonrefundable tax credit for 
        police officers who purchase armor vests (see H.R. 1410) 
        [23AP]
    Lifetime learning accounts: establish for higher education and job 
        training expenses (see H.R. 1819) [5JN]
    Line-item veto: expand the definition of limited tax benefits (see 
        H.R. 933) [5MR]
    Lobbyists: restore deduction for expenses in connection with State 
        legislation (see H.R. 532) [4FE]
    Lumber industry: delay application of the substantiation 
        requirements to reimbursement arrangements of certain loggers 
        (see H.R. 1820) [5JN]
    Members of Congress: repeal special deduction for living expenses 
        (see H.R. 1099) [18MR]
    Mining and mineral resources: repeal percentage depletion 
        allowance for certain hardrock mines (see H.R. 779) [13FE]
    ------treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see H.R. 2231) 
        [23JY]
    Motor vehicles: allow certain deductions for school bus owner-
        operators (see H.R. 1242) [8AP]
    ------application of retail tax relative to certain heavy duty 
        trucks and trailers (see H.R. 160) [9JA]
    ------deduction for charitable use of passenger automobiles (see 
        H.R. 1731, 1941) [22MY] [17JN]
    ------treatment of motor fuel excise taxes on fuel used by highway 
        vehicle motors to operate certain power takeoff equipment (see 
        H.R. 67, 1056) [7JA] [9JA] [13MR]
    National forests: address funding shortfall relative to exemption 
        of certain users from fees (see H.R. 1843) [10JN]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow individuals to 
        designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make 
        contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 
        755) [13FE]
    Native Americans: apply the unrelated business income tax to 
        gaming activities of Indian tribes (see H.R. 325) [9JA]
    ------depreciation on property used within an Indian reservation 
        (see H.R. 1095) [18MR]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments 
        (see H.R. 295) [9JA]
    ------provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment 
        (see H.R. 293) [9JA]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments 
        or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 294) [9JA]
    ------treatment of the commercial activities of Indian tribal 
        organizations relative to unrelated business income tax (see 
        H.R. 1554) [8MY]
    New York: waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions 
        under Medicaid (see H.R. 2437) [9SE]
    Nonprofit organizations: allow to participate in the work 
        opportunity tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2995) [9NO]
    ------repeal cap on outstanding tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 197) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of affiliation or control by for-profit 
        organizations relative to eligibility for low-income housing 
        tax credits (see H.R. 2765) [29OC]
    Olympic games: allow individuals to designate a portion of their 
        tax overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 1016) 
        [11MR]
    Oregon: prohibit taxation of compensation of Washington residents 
        for services as Federal employees at a Columbia River 
        hydroelectric facility (see H.R. 874) [27FE]
    Pensions: exclude from gross income pension benefits received by 
        the survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line 
        of duty (see H.R. 921) [4MR]
    ------modify pension plan rules for State judicial retirement 
        plans (see H.R. 1784) [4JN]
    ------modify the application of nondiscrimination rules to 
        governmental plans (see H.R. 1740) [22MY]
    ------treatment of distributions from qualified retirement plans 
        investing in public benefit bonds (see H.R. 711) [12FE]
    ------treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 372) [9JA]
    ------waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 
        1320) [14AP]
    Personal care services: treatment of certain under the 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 578) [4FE]
    Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust 
        funds (see H.R. 255, 2382) [9JA] [3SE]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 1039) [12MR]
    ------treatment of certain income relative to principal campaign 
        committees (see H.R. 1112) [18MR]
    Power resources: apply energy credit to the purchase of small wind 
        turbines (see H.R. 2902) [7NO]
    ------extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any 
        extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489) [17SE]
    ------investment credit for conversion of coal and domestic 
        carbonaceous feedstocks into liquid fuels (see H.R. 2175) 
        [16JY]
    ------provide equivalent rates on natural gas and gasoline (see 
        H.R. 1623) [15MY]
    ------treatment of ethanol (see H.R. 161, 587) [9JA] [5FE]
    ------treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive 
        wells (see H.R. 2072) [26JN]
    ------treatment of oil and gas production within the U.S. (see 
        H.R. 1648) [15MY]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 223) [9JA]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual 
        records available through interactive computer services (see 
        H.R. 1330, 1367) [15AP] [17AP]
    ------prohibit tax-related mailings from publicly disclosing an 
        individual's Social Security number (see H.R. 2404) [4SE]
    Public debt: allow individuals to designate that a certain percent 
        of their income tax liability be used to reduce the national 
        debt and require spending reductions equal to the amounts so 
        designated (see H.R. 1914) [17JN]
    ------designate overpayments and contributions (see H.R. 1353) 
        [16AP]
    Public utilities: treatment of tax-free bonds for output 
        properties (see H.R. 1781) [4JN]
    Railroads: establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund 
        (see H.R. 1437) [24AP]
    ------treatment of diesel fuel used in trains (see H.R. 2474) 
        [15SE]
    Rates (see H. Res. 109) [9AP]
    Real estate: allow a credit against the estate tax for transfers 
        of certain property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 637) 
        [6FE]
    ------deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Con. Res. 3) [9JA]
    ------eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of 
        gain on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 242) [9JA]
    ------establish a credit for the purchase of a principal residence 
        located within an empowerment zone or enterprise community by 
        a first-time homebuyer (see H.R. 2826) [5NO]
    ------exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and 
        the sale of farmland (see H.R. 442) [9JA]
    ------income exclusion for private property involuntarily 
        converted for Federal use (see H.R. 1563) [8MY]
    ------increase exclusion amount of gain on the sale of a principal 
        residence and allow each spouse a separate one-time exclusion 
        (see H.R. 1680) [20MY]
    ------inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special 
        estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 64) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------reduce rates on gains relative to depreciable real estate 
        (see H.R. 2403) [4SE]
    ------tax credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing 
        newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal 
        residence (see H.R. 1134) [19MR]
    ------treatment of investment trusts (see H.R. 1150) [20MR]
    ------treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 
        1350) [16AP]
    Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604) 
        [2OC]
    Renewal communities: provide incentives for investment (see H.R. 
        1031) [12MR]
    Research: extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 
        947) [5MR]
    ------extend the research credit and modify the alternative 
        incremental credit (see H.R. 2819) [5NO]
    Revenues: repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a 
        national retail sales tax (see H.R. 1325, 2001) [15AP] [19JN]
    ------repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax (see H. 
        Res. 111) [10AP]
    Roads and highways: impose tax on billboards and apply revenue to 
        surface transportation programs (see H.R. 1449) [24AP]
    Rural Electrification Act: treatment of loans (see H.R. 1441) 
        [24AP]
    Schools: treatment of religious schools relative to Federal 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 124) [9JA]
    Securities: creation of a new class of bonds for new school 
        construction (see H.R. 2695) [22OC]
    ------treatment of mortgage subsidy bond benefits for residences 
        located in disaster areas (see H.R. 2913) [7NO]
    Senior citizens: improve financial and emotional security (see 
        H.R. 2333) [31JY]

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    Shipping industry: treatment of certain foreign base company 
        shipping income (see H.R. 2684) [21OC]
    Small business: deductibility of health insurance costs for self-
        employed individuals and the business use of the home, and 
        clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145) 
        [20MR]
    ------deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955, 1791) 
        [5MR] [4JN]
    ------exempt from use of electronic fund transfer system for 
        depository taxes (see H.R. 722) [12FE]
    ------provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully portable 
        defined benefit plan (see H.R. 1656) [16MY]
    ------treatment of certain depreciable asset expenses (see H.R. 
        1565) [8MY]
    ------treatment of overtime hours of small business employees (see 
        H.R. 508) [4FE]
    ------treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized 
        small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707) [23OC]
    Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax 
        payments into personal investment plans and extend the old 
        age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 
        2782) [30OC]
    ------allow personal retirement savings plans (see H.R. 3082) 
        [13NO]
    ------deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability 
        insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 1333) [15AP]
    ------reduce employer and employee taxes to the extent there is a 
        Federal budget surplus (see H.R. 2933) [8NO]
    ------treatment of benefits (see H.R. 693) [12FE]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to benefits and 
        income determination (see H.R. 323) [9JA]
    ------treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment 
        (see H. Con. Res. 26) [25FE]
    Sports: treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321) [31JY]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports 
        facilities (see H.R. 721, 2097) [12FE] [26JN]
    Staffing firms: treatment of employee benefits (see H.R. 1891) 
        [12JN]
    States: authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees 
        (see H.R. 1953) [18JN]
    ------eliminate requirement to pay unemployment compensation on 
        election worker services (see H.R. 961) [5MR]
    ------encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax 
        base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168) [20MR]
    ------increase cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979) [6MR]
    ------provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of 
        past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 1730) 
        [22MY]
    ------use of community development block grants for nonentitlement 
        areas to offset charity tax credits (see H.R. 2969) [8NO]
    Student Loan Marketing Association: treatment of tax-exempt 
        municipal bonds relative to waiver of redemption premiums (see 
        H.R. 2511) [18SE]
    Tax-exempt bonds: issuance for the economic development of 
        distressed communities (see H.R. 522) [4FE]
    Tax-exempt organizations: requirements (see H.R. 239) [9JA]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: disapproval of line-item veto of provisions 
        relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities 
        sold to farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2444) [9SE]
    ------repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of 
        the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement 
        Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527) [23SE]
    ------restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for 
        agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives 
        (see H.R. 2513) [23SE]
    ------technical corrections (see H.R. 2645) [9OC]
    Taxpayers: protect (see H.R. 2838) [6NO]
    Technology: treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring 
        assembly equipment (see H.R. 2817) [5NO]
    Tobacco products: impose excise tax on individuals who operate 
        vending machines that dispense tobacco products (see H.R. 
        2897) [7NO]
    ------increase excise tax to fund a Public Health and Education 
        Resource Trust Fund (see H.R. 2764) [29OC]
    ------increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured 
        children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 1364) [9AP] 
        [17AP]
    ------prohibit deduction for payments relative to tobacco industry 
        liability settlement and use of increased revenues to promote 
        public health (see H.R. 3030) [12NO]
    ------treatment (see H.R. 3027) [12NO]
    ------treatment of advertising expenses (see H.R. 1323) [15AP]
    ------treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by 
        tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385, 2387, 
        2390) [3SE]
    Transportation: allow credit for public transportation expenses 
        (see H.R. 2157) [11JY]
    ------deposit portion of motor fuel excise taxes into Highway 
        Trust Fund and Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 644) 
        [6FE]
    ------transfer taxing and spending authority over highway programs 
        and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 1470, 3045) 
        [29AP] [13NO]
    ------treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking 
        benefits (see H.R. 878) [27FE]
    Treaties and agreements: prevent the imposition of new energy 
        taxes or fees to comply with the global warming treaty (see H. 
        Res. 268) [9OC]
    U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to 
        impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 312) [9JA]
    U.S. Library Trust Fund: designation of overpayments and 
        contributions (see H.R. 291) [9JA]
    Unemployment: permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain 
        retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 615) 
        [5FE]
    Urban areas: provide incentives for enterprise zone investments 
        (see H.R. 391) [9JA]
    Veterans: clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans' 
        benefits (see H.R. 1149, 1409) [20MR] [23AP]
    ------eligibility for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 
        1241) [8AP]
    Weapons: simplify the assessment and collection of excise tax on 
        arrows (see H.R. 395) [9JA]
    Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766, 1496) 
        [13FE] [30AP]
  Conference reports
    Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R. 2014) [30JY]
  Messages
    Taxpayers Relief Act Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [3SE]
  Motions
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014) 
        [26JN] [10JY]
    ------reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget 
        agreement (H.R. 2003) [23JY]
  Reports filed
    Airport and Airway Trust Fund Tax Reinstatement Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 668) (H. Rept. 105-5) [13FE]
    Consideration of a Joint Resolution Waiving Enrollment 
        Requirements for H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Balanced Budget Act 
        and Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        203) (H. Rept. 105-219) [30JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 105-
        221) [31JY]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 62, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing 
        Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 113) (H. Rept. 105-
        54) [14AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2003, Budget Enforcement Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 192) (H. Rept. 105-195) [22JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Balanced Budget Act and 
        Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) 
        (H. Rept. 105-152) [24JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2646, Education Savings Act for Public and 
        Private Schools: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. 
        Rept. 105-336) [22OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 303) (H. Rept. 105-380) 
        [4NO]
    Constitutional Amendment To Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the 
        Passage of Legislation Increasing Taxes: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 62) (H. Rept. 105-50) [10AP]
    Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 105-332) [21OC]
    Education Spending Relative to a Greater Percentage of Federal Tax 
        Dollars on Children's Classrooms: Committee on Education and 
        the Workforce (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 105-349) [28OC]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2676) (H. Rept. 105-364) [31OC]
    Restore and Modify Provisions in Taxpayer Relief Act Relative to 
        Treatment of Agricultural Production Facilities Sold to Farmer 
        Cooperatives: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2513) 
        (H. Rept. 105-318) [9OC]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 105-216) [29JY]
    State Authority To Tax Compensation Paid to Certain Employees: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1953) (H. Rept. 105-
        203) [25JY]
    Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1226) (H. Rept. 105-51) [14AP]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 
        105-220) [30JY]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 105-
        148) [23JN]
    Taxpayer Relief Act Technical Corrections: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2645) (H. Rept. 105-356) [29OC]

TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS
related term(s) Fundraising; Nonprofit Organizations
  Bills and resolutions
    District of Columbia: repeal congressionally imposed tax 
        exemptions provided to certain entities (see H.R. 889) [27FE]
    Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (see H. 
        Res. 31) [21JA]
    Lobbying: notify members of use of dues for political and lobbying 
        activities (see H.R. 480) [21JA]
    Taxation: allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work 
        opportunity tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2995) [9NO]
    ------requirements relative to tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 
        239) [9JA]
    ------treatment of educational grants by private foundations (see 
        H.R. 353) [9JA]
    ------treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or 
        property to transfer assets to charitable organizations (see 
        H.R. 3029) [12NO]
    ------treatment of social clubs found to be practicing prohibited 
        discrimination (see H.R. 2928) [8NO]
    Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-
        exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association 
        College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527) [23SE]

TAXIS
see Common Carriers; Motor Vehicles

TAXPAYER BROWSING PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1226) [8AP]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1226) (H. 
        Rept. 105-51) [14AP]

TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2014, provisions [10JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: disapproval of line-item veto of provisions relative 
        to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to 
        farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2444) [9SE]

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    ------restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for 
        agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives 
        (see H.R. 2513) [23SE]
    Enact (see H.R. 2014) [23JN]
    Enact (H.R. 2014): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        206) [31JY]
    ------consideration of joint resolution waiving enrollment 
        requirements (see H. Res. 203) [30JY]
    ------technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 138) 
        [31JY]
    ------waive enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 90) [31JY]
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. 
        Res. 201) [29JY]
    Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement 
        Equities Fund: repeal provisions that terminate tax-exempt 
        status (see H.R. 2527) [23SE]
    Technical corrections (see H.R. 2645) [9OC]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 2014) [30JY]
  Messages
    Taxpayers Relief Act Line-Item Veto: President Clinton [3SE]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2014) [10JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of a Joint Resolution Waiving Enrollment 
        Requirements for H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 203) (H. Rept. 105-219) 
        [30JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2014, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 105-221) 
        [31JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2015 and H.R. 2014, Provisions: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) (H. Rept. 105-152) [24JN]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 105-220) 
        [30JY]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 105-
        148) [23JN]
    Restore and Modify Provisions in Taxpayer Relief Act Relative to 
        Treatment of Agricultural Production Facilities Sold to Farmer 
        Cooperatives: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2513) 
        (H. Rept. 105-318) [9OC]
    Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 105-216) [29JY]
    Technical Corrections: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2645) (H. Rept. 105-356) [29OC]

TAYLOR, CHARLES H. (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations [6OC]
    U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts: eliminate attorney fee awards and limit relief in suits 
        against certain public entities (see H.R. 2293) [30JY]
    Dept. of the Interior: determine best uses for Lorton Correctional 
        Complex property after closure (see H.R. 2810) [4NO]
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (see H.R. 2607) [6OC]
    Investments: permit current refunding of certain tax-exempt bonds 
        (see H.R. 834) [25FE]
  Reports filed
    District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 2607) (H. Rept. 105-298) [6OC]

TAYLOR, GENE (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    China, People's Republic of: adjust tariffs on imports (see H.R. 
        2814) [5NO]
    Ray J. Favre Post Office Building, Kiln, MS: designate (see H.R. 
        2623) [7OC]

TAYLORSVILLE, MS
  Bills and resolutions
    Blaine H. Eaton Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 2146) 
        [10JY]

TEACHERS
see Education

TECHNOLOGY
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of 
        agricultural research projects relative to precision 
        agriculture (see H.R. 725) [12FE]
    Aviation: require installation of TCAS-II collision avoidance 
        system on large cargo aircraft (see H.R. 2855) [6NO]
    ------tribute to individuals who contributed to the development of 
        supersonic flight technology (see H. Con. Res. 173) [22OC]
    Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 
        1330) [15AP]
    Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, 
        and Technology Development: establish (see H.R. 3007) [9NO]
    Computers: limit Federal and State regulation of the Internet and 
        interactive computer services (see H.R. 2372) [31JY]
    ------prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380) [3SE]
    ------prohibit Internet service providers from providing accounts 
        to sexually violent predators (see H.R. 2791) [31OC]
    ------promote privacy of interactive computer service users 
        through self-regulation by service providers (see H.R. 2368) 
        [31JY]
    ------protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve 
        electronic commerce, and safeguard data security (see H.R. 
        1964) [19JN]
    ------require the head of each Federal agency ensure that computer 
        systems can differentiate the years 2000 and 1900 (see H.R. 
        1177) [20MR]
    ------transmission of information relative to abortion over 
        computer information services (see H.R. 2272) [25JY]
    ------use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and 
        security (see H.R. 695) [12FE]
    Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain 
        automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional 
        network (see H.R. 264) [9JA]
    ------prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 795) [13FE]
    Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance 
        educational opportunities (see H.R. 3048) [13NO]
    Copyrights: limitations on liability relative to on-line material 
        (see H.R. 2180) [17JY]
    ------strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see H.R. 
        2265) [25JY]
    Crime: improve investigation and prosecution of individuals 
        involved in cloning cellular telephones (see H.R. 2460) [11SE]
    ------require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected 
        child abuse (see H.R. 2173) [16JY]
    Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals 
        without explicit and specific legislation (see H. Res. 214; 
        H.R. 2846) [1AU] [6NO]
    Dept. of Transportation: assist States in adopting nationwide 
        emergency telephone number for cellular telephone users (see 
        H.R. 1011) [11MR]
    ------authorizing appropriations for surface transportation 
        research and development (see H.R. 860) [27FE]
    Disabled: enforcement of electronic and information technology 
        accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with 
        disabilities (see H.R. 1255) [9AP]
    Diseases: ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms 
        relative to arachnoiditis prevention (see H.R. 738) [12FE]
    Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial 
        of birth (see H.R. 678) [11FE]
    Education: establish computer learning centers in low-income areas 
        (see H.R. 1640) [15MY]
    ------provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1572, 
        2065, 2131) [8MY] [25JN] [9JY]
    ------provide for various capital investments in technology 
        education (see H.R. 2994) [9NO]
    ------recognize businesses that participate with schools to 
        enhance the teaching and use of technology (see H.R. 2427) 
        [8SE] [9SE]
    Electronic commerce: recognize digital and other forms of 
        authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased 
        methods and establish uniform national framework for 
        electronic authentication (see H.R. 2937) [8NO]
    ------require agencies to use digital signatures to enable persons 
        to submit Federal forms electronically (see H.R. 2991) [9NO]
    Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic 
        information (see H.R. 2215, 2275) [22JY] [25JY]
    EPA: design and implement a performance-based measurement system 
        to encourage the development of new environmental monitoring 
        technologies (see H.R. 3065) [13NO]
    FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (see H.R. 1271) [10AP]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (H.R. 1271), consideration (see H. Res. 125) [23AP]
    FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products 
        (see H.R. 1411) [23AP]
    Federal agencies and departments: improve and expedite licensing 
        of federally owned inventions (see H.R. 2544) [25SE]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and 
        use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710) [22MY]
    Health: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83) [5MR]
    ------liability protection for suppliers of raw material and 
        component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872) 
        [27FE]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 341, 1815, 2198) [9JA] [5JN] [17JY]
    Insurance: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic 
        information (see H.R. 2216) [22JY]
    ------prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage 
        or premiums (see H.R. 306, 328) [9JA]
    Law enforcement: provide an exception to the prohibition on the 
        advertising of certain electronic devices (see H.R. 1840) 
        [10JN]
    Medicare: reimbursement for telehealth services (see H.R. 966) 
        [6MR]
    ------remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of 
        chiropractic services (see H.R. 916) [4MR]
    Motor vehicles: use of bar encoding to facilitate identification 
        and recovery of stolen vehicles (see H.R. 1471) [29AP]
    NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder 
        Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111) [9JY]
    National Energy Laboratories Reorganization Commission: establish 
        (see H.R. 1295) [10AP]
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 
        1715) [22MY]
    NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38) [5FE]
    NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1274) [10AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1274), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 127) [23AP]
    Patent and Trademark Office: improve the integrity of patent 
        system and ensure the validity of U.S. patents (see H.R. 812) 
        [25FE]
    Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain 
        confidentiality relative to the publication of patent 
        applications (see H.R. 811) [25FE]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual 
        records available through interactive computer services (see 
        H.R. 1330, 1367) [15AP] [17AP]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers (see H.R. 2581) [30SE]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information (see H.R. 1813) [5JN]
    ------regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 1287) 
        [10AP]
    ------strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
        eavesdropping (see H.R. 2369) [31JY]

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    Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 672) 
        [11FE]
    Science: prohibit cloning of humans (see H.R. 923) [5MR]
    ------prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see 
        H.R. 922) [5MR]
    Small Business Technology Transfer Program: extend (see H.R. 2429) 
        [8SE]
    Social Security Information Safeguards Panel: establish (see H.R. 
        1331) [15AP]
    Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 1876) 
        [12JN]
    Taxation: designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. 
        textbook and technology trust fund (see H.R. 155) [9JA]
    ------exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund 
        transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722) [12FE]
    ------extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947) 
        [5MR]
    ------treatment of contributions of computer technology and 
        equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153, 
        1478) [20MR] [29AP]
    ------treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral 
        equipment (see H.R. 1968) [19JN]
    ------treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring 
        assembly equipment (see H.R. 2817) [5NO]
    Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in 
        satellite communications (see H.R. 1872) [12JN]
    ------universal service support for schools and libraries (see 
        H.R. 280) [9JA]
    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. 
        910) [4MR]
    ------promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace 
        (see H.R. 2921) [7NO]
    Transportation: Federal participation in magnetic levitation 
        transportation technology projects (see H.R. 2341) [31JY]
  Messages
    Human Cloning Prohibition: President Clinton [10JN]
    Progress in Science and Technology: President Clinton [9AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1271, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
        Development Programs Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 105-70) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1274, NIST Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 105-72) [23AP]
    FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs Authorization: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1271) (H. Rept. 105-61) 
        [21AP]
    FDA Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1411) (H. Rept. 105-310) [7OC]
    Law Enforcement Technology Advertisement Clarification Act: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1840) (H. Rept. 105-
        162) [26JN]
    Medical Device Regulatory Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 105-307) [6OC]
    NIST Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1274) (H. 
        Rept. 105-64) [21AP]
    No Electronic Theft (NET) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2265) (H. Rept. 105-339) [23OC]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act Technical Amendments: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 672) (H. Rept. 105-25) [17MR]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-108) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [16SE]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [25JY]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 
        105-108) [15SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-
        108) [30MY]
    Small Business Technology Transfer Program Extension: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 2429) (H. Rept. 105-259) [23SE]

TEJEDA, FRANK (a former Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Frank Tejeda funeral attendees [4FE]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate 
        (see H.R. 499) [4FE]
    Tejeda, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 35) [4FE]

TEJEDA, FRANK (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Oath of Office: authorize the Speaker's designee to administer the 
        oath of office (see H. Res. 10) [7JA] [9JA]

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: increase competitiveness of electronic 
        interconnection industry (see H. Res. 110) [10AP]
    Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 
        1330) [15AP]
    Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380) [3SE]
    ------prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the 
        Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054) 
        [13MR]
    ------prohibit Internet service providers from providing accounts 
        to sexually violent predators (see H.R. 2791) [31OC]
    ------regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 1748) [22MY]
    ------regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive 
        computer services (see H.R. 98) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require Internet access companies to provide screening 
        software to parents to protect children from unsuitable online 
        material (see H.R. 1180) [20MR]
    ------restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect 
        children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774) [13FE]
    ------transmission of information relative to abortion over 
        computer information services (see H.R. 2272) [25JY]
    ------use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and 
        security (see H.R. 695) [12FE]
    Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain 
        automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional 
        network (see H.R. 264) [9JA]
    ------prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of 
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or 
        regional network (see H.R. 795) [13FE]
    Crime: improve investigation and prosecution of individuals 
        involved in cloning cellular telephones (see H.R. 2460) [11SE]
    Education: establish loan guarantee program for telecommunications 
        satellites dedicated to instructional programming (see H.R. 
        2320) [31JY]
    ------universal service support for schools and libraries (see 
        H.R. 280) [9JA]
    FCC: clarify authority to authorize foreign investment in U.S. 
        broadcast and common carrier radio licenses (see H.R. 1324) 
        [15AP]
    ------establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates 
        and require study on rates and competition (see H.R. 2757) 
        [29OC]
    ------establish rules preventing broadcasts that create hazards 
        for motorists (see H.R. 369) [9JA]
    ------revise television station ownership rules relative to local 
        marketing agreements (see H.R. 1859) [10JN]
    ------revision of cable television leased commercial access rules 
        (see H.J. Res. 81) [10JN]
    Free enterprise: promote competition and privatization in 
        satellite communications (see H.R. 1872) [12JN]
    Government: treatment of universal service support payments (see 
        H. Res. 200) [28JY]
    Government regulations: preserve State and local authority to 
        regulate the placement, construction, and modification of 
        certain facilities (see H.R. 3016) [9NO]
    ------State and local government regulation of citizens band radio 
        equipment (see H.R. 2383, 2612) [3SE] [6OC]
    House Rules: repeal exception to the requirement that public 
        committee proceedings be open to all media (see H. Res. 301) 
        [4NO]
    Medicare: improve quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine 
        and medical informatic networks (see H.R. 1101) [18MR]
    ------reimbursement for telehealth services (see H.R. 966) [6MR]
    Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System 
        (see H.R. 1446) [24AP]
    NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38) [5FE]
    Political campaigns: impose monetary penalties for use of 
        fraudulent political advertisements (see H.R. 423) [9JA]
    ------require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling 
        by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 248, 2075, 2528, 
        2529) [9JA] [26JN] [23SE]
    ------require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see 
        H.R. 498) [4FE]
    ------require radio and television broadcasters to provide free 
        time for political advertising (see H.R. 84) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------require that certain communications contain information 
        relative to sponsorship and authorization (see H.R. 1541) 
        [6MY]
    Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual 
        records available through interactive computer services (see 
        H.R. 1330, 1367) [15AP] [17AP]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers (see H.R. 2581) [30SE]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information (see H.R. 1813) [5JN]
    ------regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 1287) 
        [10AP]
    Radio: clarify the authority of the FCC to authorize foreign 
        investment in U.S. broadcast and common carrier radio licenses 
        (see H.R. 954) [5MR]
    ------liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while 
        performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see 
        H.R. 1013) [11MR]
    Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 
        208) [9JA]
    Roads and highways: make grants to States for the construction and 
        maintenance of highways and direct the FCC to conduct spectrum 
        auctions to provide funding for the grants (see H.R. 918) 
        [4MR]
    Rural areas: availability of universal service relative to Native 
        Americans and Alaskan natives (see H. Res. 29; H.R. 486, 555) 
        [9JA] [21JA] [4FE]
    Safety: require the licensing of certain unused channels for 
        public safety uses (see H.R. 1626) [15MY]
    Social Security Information Safeguards Panel: establish (see H.R. 
        1331) [15AP]
    Taxation: exclude employer-provided telecommunicating-related 
        expenses for telecommuting purposes from taxable income (see 
        H.R. 1892) [12JN]
    ------exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund 
        transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722) [12FE]
    Telephones: improve cellular telephone service in certain rural 
        areas and achieve equitable treatment of certain cellular 
        license applicants (see H.R. 2901) [7NO]
    ------increase the forfeiture penalty for telephone service 
        slamming and require providers of such service to report 
        slamming incidents (see H.R. 2112) [8JY]
    ------prevent splitting of local communities into multiple 
        telephone area codes (see H.R. 1216) [21MR]
    ------strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the 
        slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 
        2120, 3050) [9JY] [13NO]
    Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television 
        (see H.R. 2892) [7NO]
    ------establish toll-free number for comments relative to the 
        broadcasting of violent programming (see H.R. 1017) [11MR]
    ------promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace 
        (see H.R. 2921) [7NO]

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    ------treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to applicability 
        of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510) [1MY]
  Messages
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting Report: President Clinton [26JN]
    Telecommunications Services Relative to Cuba: President Clinton 
        [10SE]
  Reports filed
    House Rules Relative to Repeal of Exceptions to the Requirement 
        That Public Committee Proceedings Be Open to the Media: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 301) (H. Rept. 105-382) 
        [5NO]
    Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-108) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [16SE]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 695) (H. 
        Rept. 105-108) [25JY]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 
        105-108) [15SE]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-
        108) [30MY]

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to 
        Native Americans and Alaskan natives (see H. Res. 29; H.R. 
        486, 555) [9JA] [21JA] [4FE]

TELEPHONES
  Bills and resolutions
    Area codes: prevent splitting of local communities into multiple 
        telephone area codes (see H.R. 1216) [21MR]
    Business and industry: increase the forfeiture penalty for 
        telephone service slamming and require providers of such 
        service to report slamming incidents (see H.R. 2112) [8JY]
    ------strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the 
        slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 
        2120, 3050) [9JY] [13NO]
    Cellular telephones: improve cellular telephone service in certain 
        rural areas and achieve equitable treatment of certain 
        cellular license applicants (see H.R. 2901) [7NO]
    Crime: establish toll-free telephone number for the reporting of 
        stolen and abandoned motor vehicles (see H.R. 501) [4FE]
    ------improve investigation and prosecution of individuals 
        involved in cloning cellular telephones (see H.R. 2460) [11SE]
    ------provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks 
        the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 
        2194) [17JY]
    Dept. of Transportation: assist States in adopting nationwide 
        emergency telephone number for cellular telephone users (see 
        H.R. 1011) [11MR]
    Immigration: establish a telephone reporting system to permit 
        certain individuals traveling by boat to enter the U.S. from 
        Canada without applying for admission at a port of entry (see 
        H.R. 1384) [17AP]
    Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 248, 2075, 2528, 2529) [9JA] [26JN] [23SE]
    ------require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see 
        H.R. 498) [4FE]
    Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers (see H.R. 2581) 
        [30SE]
    ------protection of Social Security numbers and other personal 
        information (see H.R. 1813) [5JN]
    Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to 
        Native Americans and Alaskan natives (see H. Res. 29; H.R. 
        486, 555) [9JA] [21JA] [4FE]
    ------Government treatment of universal service support payments 
        (see H. Res. 200) [28JY]
    ------preserve State and local authority to regulate the 
        placement, construction, and modification of certain 
        facilities (see H.R. 3016) [9NO]
    ------State and local government regulation of citizens band radio 
        equipment (see H.R. 2383, 2612) [3SE] [6OC]
    ------universal service support for schools and libraries (see 
        H.R. 280) [9JA]

TELEVISION
related term(s) News Media; Public Broadcasting; Telecommunications
  Bills and resolutions
    Alcoholic beverages: establish voluntary broadcasting code for 
        advertising (see H.R. 1292) [10AP]
    ------FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and 
        television (see H. Res. 171) [19JN]
    ------prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and 
        television (see H.R. 1067) [13MR]
    Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to 
        applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510) [1MY]
    Business and industry: promote competition in the multichannel 
        video marketplace (see H.R. 2921) [7NO]
    Cable television: dissemination of indecent material (see H.R. 
        2892) [7NO]
    Children and youth: implementation of ratings system for 
        programming (see H.R. 1760) [3JN]
    China, People's Republic of: increase international broadcasting 
        activities (see H.R. 2232, 2531) [23JY] [23SE]
    ------increase international broadcasting activities (H.R. 2232), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: repeal statutory authority (see 
        H.R. 121) [9JA]
    Courts: photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court 
        proceedings (see H.R. 1280) [10AP]
    Cuba: allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        287) [9JA]
    Education: establish loan guarantee program for telecommunications 
        satellites dedicated to instructional programming (see H.R. 
        2320) [31JY]
    FCC: establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates 
        and require study on rates and competition (see H.R. 2757) 
        [29OC]
    ------establish rules preventing broadcasts that create hazards 
        for motorists (see H.R. 369) [9JA]
    ------preserve low-power television stations that provide 
        community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539) [6MY]
    ------revise television station ownership rules relative to local 
        marketing agreements (see H.R. 1859) [10JN]
    ------revision of cable television leased commercial access rules 
        (see H.J. Res. 81) [10JN]
    House Rules: repeal exception to the requirement that public 
        committee proceedings be open to all media (see H. Res. 301) 
        [4NO]
    Library of Congress: acquire certain real property for storage of 
        motion picture, recorded sound, television, and radio 
        collections (see H.R. 2979) [9NO]
    Medicare: reimbursement for telehealth services (see H.R. 966) 
        [6MR]
    Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television 
        broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30) 
        [27FE]
    National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the 
        making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound 
        tracks (see H.R. 2993) [9NO]
    Political campaigns: impose monetary penalties for use of 
        fraudulent political advertisements (see H.R. 423) [9JA]
    ------require radio and television broadcasters to provide free 
        time for political advertising (see H.R. 84) [7JA] [9JA]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 672) 
        [11FE]
    Taxation: exclude employer-provided telecommunicating-related 
        expenses for telecommuting purposes from taxable income (see 
        H.R. 1892) [12JN]
    ------treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment 
        industry (see H.R. 841) [26FE]
    Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to 
        Native Americans and Alaskan natives (see H. Res. 29; H.R. 
        486, 555) [9JA] [21JA] [4FE]
    ------Government treatment of universal service support payments 
        (see H. Res. 200) [28JY]
    ------increase competitiveness of electronic interconnection 
        industry (see H. Res. 110) [10AP]
    ------preserve State and local authority to regulate the 
        placement, construction, and modification of certain 
        facilities (see H.R. 3016) [9NO]
    ------State and local government regulation of citizens band radio 
        equipment (see H.R. 2383, 2612) [3SE] [6OC]
    ------universal service support for schools and libraries (see 
        H.R. 280) [9JA]
    Violence: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 166) 
        [12JN]
    ------establish toll-free number for comments relative to the 
        broadcasting of violent programming (see H.R. 1017) [11MR]
    ------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. 
        910) [4MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2232, Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    House Rules Relative to Repeal of Exceptions to the Requirement 
        That Public Committee Proceedings Be Open to the Media: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 301) (H. Rept. 105-382) 
        [5NO]
    Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on International Relations (House) 
        (H.R. 2232) (H. Rept. 105-303) [6OC]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act Technical Amendments: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 672) (H. Rept. 105-25) [17MR]

TENNESSEE
  Bills and resolutions
    Cherokee National Forest: conveyance of a parcel of real property 
        to the church occupying such property (see H.R. 2501) [18SE]
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 95) [6OC]
    Jere Cooper Federal Building, Dyersburg, TN: designate (see H.R. 
        2730) [24OC]
    Kentucky: prohibit taxation of compensation of Tennessee residents 
        for services as Federal employees at Fort Campbell, KY (see 
        H.R. 865, 1368) [27FE] [17AP]
  Reports filed
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 105-389) [7NO]

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: phase out Federal funding (see H.R. 603, 677) 
        [5FE] [11FE]
    TVA 2000 Regional Commission: establish (see H.R. 2082) [26JN]

TERRITORIES (U.S.)
  Bills and resolutions
    American Samoa: eligibility of U.S. nationals for the ROTC (see 
        H.R. 905) [3MR]
    ------multiyear program for economic development and self-
        sufficiency (see H.R. 757) [13FE]
    Federal Home Loan Bank Act: amend the definition of State to 
        include American Samoa (see H.R. 904) [3MR]
    Guam: acquire excess real property and release lands from a 
        condition on disposal (see H.R. 368) [9JA]
    ------allow for election of the Delegate by a means other than 
        separate ballot (see H.R. 1460) [24AP]
    ------clarify local judicial structure and the office of Attorney 
        General (see H.R. 2370) [31JY]
    ------establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in 
        World War II (see H.R. 2200) [17JY]
    ------SSI benefits (see H.R. 1403) [17AP]
    Hazardous substances: storage of nuclear waste on any territory or 
        possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32) [4MR]
    Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to 
        bring Federal court action relative to transportation of 
        alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063) [13MR]
    NLRB: jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 
        572) [4FE]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450) 
        [24AP]
    ------plebiscite on adherence to U.S. laws or independence (see H. 
        Con. Res. 164) [1OC]
    Puerto Rico: relief for certain loans (see H.R. 490) [21JA]

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    ------self-determination (see H.R. 856) [27FE]
    Transportation: participation in State Infrastructure Bank Program 
        and use of surface transportation program funds for road 
        construction (see H.R. 1561) [8MY]
    Virgin Islands: amend territorial legislation (see H.R. 1152) 
        [20MR]
    ------anniversary of the emancipation of Africans held in slavery 
        in the Danish West Indies (see H. Con. Res. 161) [30SE]
    ------SSI benefits (see H.R. 1403) [17AP]
  Reports filed
    Allow Election of Guam Delegate by a Means Other Than a Separate 
        Ballot: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1460) (H. Rept. 
        105-253) [18SE]
    American Samoa Development Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 757) (H. Rept. 105-38) [20MR]
    U.S.-Puerto Rico Political Status Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 856) (H. Rept. 105-131) [12JN]

TERRORISM
related term(s) Crime
  Bills and resolutions
    Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in 
        Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50) [13MR]
    Cambodia: terrorist attack at political rally (see H. Res. 121) 
        [17AP]
    Courts: jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States (see 
        H.R. 1225) [8AP]
    Crime: establish criminal penalties relative to financial 
        transactions with terrorists (see H.R. 748) [13FE]
    ------strengthen penalties and prohibitions against sabotage of 
        rail transportation or other mass transit (see H.R. 1501) 
        [30AP]
    Domestic policy: improve efforts to combat domestic terrorism (see 
        H.R. 275) [9JA]
    Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or 
        receipt of explosives (see H.R. 989) [6MR]
    ------require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 538) [4FE]
    Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated 
        with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting 
        Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163) [1OC]
    Hostages: abduction and detainment of Donald Hutchings and four 
        Western Europeans in Jammu and Kashmir, India (see H. Con. 
        Res. 15) [5FE]
    Israel: terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 133, 145, 
        146) [30JY] [4SE] [5SE]
    Libya: exception to foreign sovereign immunity relative to 
        jurisdiction of U.S. courts for claims arising out of 
        terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H.R. 3026) [12NO]
    ------reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. 
        sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals 
        wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am 
        Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246) [26SE]
    National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by 
        armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2) 
        [9JA]
    Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to 
        condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. 
        Con. Res. 152) [17SE]
    ------sectarian violence relative to marches at Portadown (see H. 
        Res. 182) [9JY]
    Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the 
        National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial 
        Trust (see H.R. 1849) [10JN]
    Paramilitary organizations: prevention of violence (see H.R. 2362) 
        [31JY]
    Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see 
        H. Con. Res. 118, 121) [22JY] [24JY]
    Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern 
        Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6) [9JA]
    Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in 
        forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1908, 1955, 1990) [17JN] 
        [18JN] [19JN]
    ------expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of 
        burial benefits (see H.R. 2040) [25JN]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [17MR]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt the 
        Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton [21JA]
    Policy Functions and Operational Roles of Federal Agencies To 
        Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction: President Clinton [21JA]
    Response to Threats of Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction: President Clinton [26FE]
  Reports filed
    Expand Range of Criminal Offenses Resulting in Forfeiture of 
        Veterans Benefits: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (S. 
        923) (H. Rept. 105-319) [9OC]
    Jurisdiction for Lawsuits Against Terrorist States: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 105-48) [10AP]
    Oklahoma City National Memorial Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1849) (H. Rept. 105-316) [8OC]
    Prohibition on Financial Transactions With Countries Supporting 
        Terrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 748) 
        (H. Rept. 105-141) [21JN]

TEXAS
  Appointments
    Frank Tejeda funeral attendees [4FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: transfer Palmetto Bend Project (see H.R. 
        2161) [15JY]
    Fort Davis National Historic Site: authorize expansion (see H.R. 
        3047) [13NO]
    Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate 
        (see H.R. 499) [4FE]
    Public lands: conveyance of certain Federal lands to the Clint and 
        Fabens, TX, school districts (see H.R. 1116) [18MR]
    Tejeda, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 35) [4FE]
    Tejeda, Representative: authorize the Speaker's designee to 
        administer the oath of office (see H. Res. 10) [7JA] [9JA]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see 
        H.R. 629) [6FE]
    ------consent (H.R. 629), consideration (see H. Res. 258) [6OC]
    United Way (organization): anniversary of Texas gulf coast chapter 
        (see H. Con. Res. 110) [8JY]
    Water: extend repayment period for Nueces River reclamation 
        project (see H.R. 2355) [31JY]
    ------use of Canadian River reclamation project distribution 
        system to transport water from sources other than the project 
        (see H.R. 2007) [20JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact Consent Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 258) (H. Rept. 105-299) [6OC]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-181) [15JY]
    Use of Canadian River Reclamation Project Water Distribution 
        System: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2007) (H. Rept. 
        105-279) [29SE]

TEXAS LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL COMPACT CONSENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 629): consideration (see H. Res. 258) [6OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 629, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 105-299) [6OC]

TEXTILE INDUSTRY AND FABRICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: ensure competitiveness (see H.R. 1504) 
        [30AP]
    ------maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. 
        Res. 80) [15MY]
    Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see H.R. 2432) [8SE]
    Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration 
        requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450) 
        [24AP]
    Tariff: certain industrial nylon fabrics (see H.R. 2336) [31JY]
    ------certain water resistant wool trousers (see H.R. 2287) [29JY]
    ------viscose rayon yarn (see H.R. 2148) [10JY]

THAILAND, KINGDOM OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand 
        for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114) [10JY]

THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES
see Developing Countries

THOMAS, JEFFERSON
  Bills and resolutions
    ``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 
        2560) [25SE]

THOMAS, WILLIAM M. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards [12MR]
    Committee on Taxation (Joint) [10FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act [10JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    Official Advisers for International Conference Meetings and 
        Negotiation Sessions on Trade Agreements [10FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Brennan, William J., Jr.: transfer the catafalque from the Capitol 
        to the Supreme Court for memorial services (see H. Con. Res. 
        123) [25JY]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 55) [12FE]
    Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        85) [6MR]
    Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 
        85) [6MR]
    Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 91, 
        102, 129) [11MR] [20MR] [24AP]
    Employment: prevent service performed by a person committed to a 
        penal institution from being treated as employment for 
        unemployment compensation purposes (see H.R. 562) [4FE]
    FEC: require national committees of political parties to file pre-
        general election reports (see H.R. 355) [9JA]
    Health care professionals: extend term of appointment of certain 
        members of the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and 
        the Physician Payment Review Commission (see H.R. 1001) [10MR]
    Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal 
        charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to 
        comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (see H. 
        Res. 244) [25SE]
    Library of Congress: acquire certain real property for storage of 
        motion picture, recorded sound, television, and radio 
        collections (see H.R. 2979) [9NO]
    Medicare: improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 
        1464) [28AP]
    Political campaigns: prohibit contributions from individuals that 
        are not U.S. citizens (see H.R. 354) [9JA]
    Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: validate certain conveyances 
        made in Tulare, CA (see H.R. 960) [5MR]
    Taxation: double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax 
        valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 495) [21JA]
    ------extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind 
        (see H.R. 1401) [17AP]
    ------treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal 
        residence (see H.R. 1204) [20MR]
    ------treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 494) 
        [21JA]
    ------treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships 
        as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (see 
        H.R. 1205) [20MR]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies 
        (see H.R. 2258) [24JY]
  Reports filed
    Committees of the House Expenditures: Committee on House Oversight 
        (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept.

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        105-30) [17MR], (H. Res. 129) (H. Rept. 105-79) [28AP]
  Rules
    Committee on House Oversight (House) [4FE]
    Committee on the Library (Joint) [4NO]

THOMPSON, BENNIE G. (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aaron Henry U.S. Post Office, Clarksdale, MS: designate (see H.R. 
        892) [27FE]
    ``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 
        2560) [25SE]

THORNBERRY, WILLIAM M. ``MAC'' (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [27FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide 
        Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 1456) [24AP]
    Congress: treatment of travel awards accrued during official 
        travel by Members, officers, or employees (see H.R. 1896) 
        [12JN]
    Food: inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution 
        of State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 801, 2103) 
        [13FE] [26JN]
    Public lands: disposal of helium (see H.R. 2178) [16JY]
    Taxation: repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 802) [13FE]
    ------treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive 
        wells (see H.R. 2072) [26JN]
    Texas: use of Canadian River reclamation project distribution 
        system to transport water from sources other than the project 
        (see H.R. 2007) [20JN]

THRIFT DEPOSITOR PROTECTION OVERSIGHT BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Abolish (see H.R. 2343) [31JY]
  Reports filed
    Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board Abolishment Act: 
        Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 
        2343) (H. Rept. 105-249) [17SE]

THRIFT DEPOSITOR PROTECTION OVERSIGHT BOARD ABOLISHMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) 
        (H.R. 2343) (H. Rept. 105-249) [17SE]

THRIFT INSTITUTIONS
see Financial Institutions

THUNE, JOHN R. (a Representative from South Dakota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Fall River County, SD: construction of rural water system (see 
        H.R. 1212) [21MR]
    Food: inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution 
        of State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 1137) [20MR]
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 1688) [21MY]
    Perkins County, SD: construction of rural water system (see H.R. 
        1213) [21MR]
    Roads and highways: funding for States to maintain roads to and 
        across Federal lands (see H.R. 1700) [21MY]
    ------provide a minimum allocation of highway funds to States with 
        large geographic areas but low population densities (see H.R. 
        1701) [21MY]
    Taxation: treatment of livestock sold due to weather-related 
        conditions (see H.R. 803) [13FE]

THURMAN, KAREN L. (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2811) [4NO]
    Dept. of Defense: ensure that enrollees in TRICARE Prime retain 
        coverage in any TRICARE region (see H.R. 2104) [26JN]
    ------include certain beneficiaries in National Mail Order 
        Pharmacy Program (see H.R. 1773) [3JN]
    Medicaid: increase the minimum Federal medical assistance 
        percentage (see H.R. 835) [25FE]
    Medicare: require surety bonds and disclosure of certain ownership 
        information for suppliers of durable medical equipment, home 
        health agencies, and other health care providers (see H.R. 
        1457) [24AP]
    ------secondary payer rules for individuals with end stage renal 
        disease (see H.R. 2577) [29SE]
    Taxation: treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355) 
        [16AP]

TIAHRT, TODD (a Representative from Kansas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1577) [8MY]
    Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see H.R. 
        1312) [10AP]
    Indian Child Welfare Act: exempt voluntary child custody 
        proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 1957) [18JN]
    International Air Transportation Competition Act: amend (see H.R. 
        737) [12FE]
    National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993) [6MR]
    Political campaigns: prohibit use of labor organization dues and 
        fees for political activities (see H.R. 1458) [24AP]
    Social Security: prevent children from languishing in foster care 
        (see H.R. 1459) [24AP]

TIBET
see China, People's Republic of

TIERNEY, JOHN F. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Nahant, MA: convey Coast Guard Recreation Facility property (see 
        H.R. 1992) [19JN]
    Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 2199) [17JY]

TIMBER
see Forests; Lumber Industry; Wood

TIME
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: require the head of each Federal agency ensure that 
        computer systems can differentiate the years 2000 and 1900 
        (see H.R. 1177) [20MR]
    Daylight savings time: change effective date (see H.R. 222, 2845) 
        [9JA] [6NO]

TOBACCO ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1881) [12JN]

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. 410) 
        [9JA]
    ------restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 762) [13FE]
    Agriculture: increase deficit reduction assessments for 
        participants in Federal price support programs (see H.R. 1826) 
        [6JN]
    ------prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance 
        programs (see H.R. 1438) [24AP]
    Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights 
        (see H.R. 552) [4FE]
    Children and youth: application of fines to decrease usage by 
        minors (see H.R. 1772) [3JN]
    ------limit access to minors (see H.R. 2594) [1OC]
    FDA: restrict from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco 
        sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 768) 
        [13FE]
    Foreign trade: application of domestic laws on labeling, 
        advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 
        2135) [10JY]
    Government regulations: establish Federal authority to regulate 
        tobacco and other products containing nicotine (see H.R. 516) 
        [4FE]
    Health: increase the legal smoking age (see H.R. 2519) [23SE]
    ------prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate 
        Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance 
        investments in biomedical and basic scientific research (see 
        H.R. 3028) [12NO]
    ------protect the public from hazards caused by exposure to 
        environmental tobacco smoke (see H.R. 1771) [3JN]
    House of Representatives: prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors 
        leading to the floor and in the Rayburn room (see H. Res. 247) 
        [26SE]
    Labeling: prescribe labels for packages and advertising and 
        disclose certain information (see H.R. 1244) [8AP]
    Lawyers and attorneys: disclosure of plaintiff attorney fees 
        relative to tobacco industry liability settlement (see H. Con. 
        Res. 140) [31JY]
    ------limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see H.R. 2740) 
        [24OC]
    Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco 
        industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2938) [8NO]
    Motion pictures: discourage use of tobacco products among minors 
        by motion picture industry (see H. Con. Res. 184) [6NO]
    Public buildings: prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (see H.R. 
        2118) [8JY]
    States: strengthen efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 
        2017, 2034) [24JN] [25JN]
    Taxation: impose excise tax on individuals who operate vending 
        machines that dispense tobacco products (see H.R. 2897) [7NO]
    ------increase excise tax to fund a Public Health and Education 
        Resource Trust Fund (see H.R. 2764) [29OC]
    ------increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured 
        children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 1364) [9AP] 
        [17AP]
    ------prohibit deduction for payments relative to tobacco industry 
        liability settlement and use of increased revenues to promote 
        public health (see H.R. 3030) [12NO]
    ------treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see 
        H.R. 1323) [15AP]
    ------treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by 
        tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385, 2387, 
        2390) [3SE]
    ------treatment of tobacco products (see H.R. 3027) [12NO]
    Tobacco Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 1881) [12JN]
    Transportation: prohibit smoking in any federally funded 
        transportation facility (see H.R. 1351) [16AP]

TORNADOES
related term(s) Disasters
  Bills and resolutions
    Arkansas: disaster assistance (see H.R. 1012) [11MR]
    Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance 
        against natural disasters (see H.R. 230) [9JA]

TORRES, ESTEBAN EDWARD (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and 
        related programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
    Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951) [18JN]
    Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 
        2514) [23SE]
    Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal 
        governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming 
        participation laws (see H.R. 452) [21JA]

TOURIST TRADE
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 20) [7JA] [9JA]
    Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport 
        information (see H.R. 491) [21JA]
    Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral 
        reef ecosystems (see H.R. 2233; H. Con. Res. 8; H. Res. 87) 
        [9JA] [10MR] [23JY]
    Immigration: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's 
        visas (see H.R. 225) [9JA]

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    ------establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals 
        traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 203, 627) [9JA] [6FE]
    ------extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data relative 
        to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        2578) [30SE]
    ------modify qualifications for countries to be in the Visa Waiver 
        Pilot Program (see H.R. 1880) [12JN]
    International Air Transportation Competition Act: amend (see H.R. 
        737) [12FE]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: prohibit commercial air tours (see 
        H.R. 2859) [6NO]
    Ships and vessels: permit the transportation of passengers between 
        U.S. ports by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-
        flag vessels to participate in such transportation (see H.R. 
        2420) [5SE]
    Taxation: treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 
        1350) [16AP]
    Travel: protection of the constitutional right to travel (see H.R. 
        286) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Coral Reef Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2233) (H. Rept. 105-277) [29SE]
    Maintain Health and Stability of Coral Reef Ecosystems: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 8) (H. Rept. 105-69) [23AP]
    Visa Waiver Pilot Program Extension and Collection of Data 
        Relative to the Number of Nonimmigrants Residing in the U.S.: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2578) (H. Rept. 105-
        387) [7NO]

TOWNS, EDOLPHUS (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional 
        or sexual orientation (see H.R. 365) [9JA]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 361) [9JA]
    Dept. of Energy: extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields 
        Research Program and Public Information Dissemination Program 
        (see H.R. 363) [9JA]
    Dept. of HHS: dissemination of information about nursing homes 
        (see H.R. 2423) [5SE]
    Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for 
        certain women (see H. Res. 40) [5FE]
    Health: adolescent health demonstration projects (see H.R. 357) 
        [9JA]
    ------establish community-based managed care programs in medically 
        disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 356) [9JA]
    ------maintenance of certain health information when a health care 
        facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has ceased to do 
        business (see H.R. 2105) [26JN]
    ------prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of 
        payment for health care services (see H.R. 362) [9JA]
    Insurance: protect personal privacy rights of customers and 
        claimants (see H.R. 1029) [11MR]
    Medicaid: coverage of screening mammography and screening pap 
        smears (see H.R. 359) [9JA]
    ------reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of 
        services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 358) [9JA]
    Medicare: contract reform (see H.R. 364) [9JA]
    ------reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse 
        specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 
        893) [27FE]
    ------reimbursement for physician assistants in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 894) [27FE]
    Patents: renewal for quotation monitoring unit (see H.R. 381) 
        [9JA]
    Refuse disposal: prohibit international export and import of 
        certain solid waste (see H.R. 360) [9JA]
    Taxation: treatment of social clubs found to be practicing 
        prohibited discrimination (see H.R. 2928) [8NO]

TOXIC WASTE
see Hazardous Substances

TRACY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    San Joaquin County, CA: land conveyance to Tracy, CA (see H.R. 
        2508) [18SE]

TRADE DEFICIT
see Foreign Trade

TRADEMARKS
  Bills and resolutions
    Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international 
        registration of trademarks (see H.R. 567) [4FE]
    National forests: authorize and extend certain activities of the 
        National Forest Foundation (see H.R. 101) [9JA]
    Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, 
        improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see 
        H.R. 400) [9JA]
    ------convert to Government corporation, improve application 
        process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 116) [16AP]
    ------extend surcharges on patent fees (see H.R. 673) [11FE]
    ------improve the integrity of patent system and ensure the 
        validity of U.S. patents (see H.R. 812) [25FE]
    Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain 
        confidentiality relative to the publication of patent 
        applications (see H.R. 811) [25FE]
    Trademark Law Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 1661) [20MY]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and 
        Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] 
        [13NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 400, 21st Century Patent System Improvement 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 116) (H. Rept. 105-
        56) [16AP]
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 567) (H. Rept. 105-199) [24JY]
    Trademark Law Treaty Implementation: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1661) (H. Rept. 105-194) [21JY]
    21st Century Patent System Improvement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 400) (H. Rept. 105-39) [20MR]

TRAFICANT, JAMES A., JR. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Albania: elections (see H. Con. Res. 104, 105) [23JN] [24JN]
    Business and industry: require employers which are terminating 
        businesses to offer employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 
        1946) [17JN]
    Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package 
        equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division (see 
        H.R. 2828, 2862) [5NO] [6NO]
    Commission on Probabilistic Methods: establish (see H.R. 1402) 
        [17AP]
    Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of 
        Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
        produced merchandise (see H.R. 563) [4FE]
    Courts: determination of cases alleging breach of secret 
        Government contracts (see H.R. 691) [11FE]
    Dept. of Defense: assign personnel to assist the INS and the 
        Customs Service in the performance of their border protection 
        functions (see H.R. 805, 2922) [13FE] [7NO]
    Dept. of HUD: include VA loan recipients under requirement for 
        notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 895) [27FE]
    Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate certain internal criminal allegations (see H.R. 
        692) [11FE]
    Diseases: ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms 
        relative to arachnoiditis prevention (see H.R. 738) [12FE]
    Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see 
        H.R. 2129) [9JY]
    Economic Development Administration: establish Office of Economic 
        Development Information (see H.R. 2688) [21OC]
    Foreign countries: phase-out private sector development enterprise 
        funds (see H.R. 564) [4FE]
    FRS: clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to 
        the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 690) [11FE]
    Health: require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast 
        implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research 
        (see H.R. 366) [9JA]
    Health care professionals: increase practitioners in the field of 
        primary health care (see H.R. 739) [12FE]
    Housing: promote regional cooperation through housing plans funded 
        by economic development grants (see H.R. 896) [27FE]
    Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 994) [6MR]
    Law enforcement officers: establish counseling programs for 
        disabled and retired police officers (see H.R. 2434) [8SE]
    ------funding for the hiring of personnel who perform 
        nonadministrative services (see H.R. 804) [13FE]
    Motor vehicles: school bus safety (see H.R. 1993) [19JN]
    NASA: selection of abandoned and underutilized facilities relative 
        to agency needs (see H.R. 897) [27FE]
    NATO: recommend integration of Albania (see H. Con. Res. 104) 
        [23JN]
    Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 623) [5FE]
    ------prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2118) [8JY]
    Taxation: domestic investment tax credit (see H.R. 565) [4FE]
    ------GAO study on the effects of implementing a flat income tax 
        and lowering sales taxes (see H.R. 853) [26FE]
    ------require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury 
        in all tax cases (see H.R. 367) [9JA]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 854) 
        [26FE]
    Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy: 
        designate (see H.R. 2931) [8NO]
    Youngstown, OH: authorize certain military construction projects 
        for the 910th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 2974) [8NO]

TRAILS
  Bills and resolutions
    American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588) [5FE]
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional 
        consent (see H.J. Res. 95) [6OC]
    Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        2125) [9JY]
    Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way 
        designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2352, 2438) 
        [31JY] [9SE]
    Lincoln National Historic Trail: designate as a component of the 
        National Trails System (see H.R. 1513) [1MY]
    National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588) [5FE]
    National Historic Trails Interpretive Center: authorize assistance 
        (see H.R. 2186) [17JY]
  Reports filed
    Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 105-389) [7NO]

TRANS WORLD AIRLINES
  Bills and resolutions
    FEMA: reimburse certain State and local jurisdictions for support 
        of Federal rescue and salvage operations relative to crash of 
        Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (see H.R. 772) [13FE]

TRANSPORTATION
related term(s) Department of Transportation; Motor Vehicles; Roads and 
    Highways
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see 
        H.R. 1521) [1MY]
    Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide 
        certain air safety information (see H.R. 915) [4MR]
    Alaska: provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate surface 
        transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King Cove 
        (see H.R. 2259) [24JY]
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see H.R. 
        2066, 2205, 2247) [25JN] [22JY] [24JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        2247), consideration (see H. Res. 270) [21OC]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 319) [9NO]
    ------eliminate special support for, or burdens on, operations as 
        a passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 1666) [20MY]

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    ------timely closure and realignment of routes with low economic 
        performance (see H.R. 1210) [20MR]
    Appropriations: provide off-budget treatment for certain 
        transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4, 205) [7JA] [9JA]
    Atlanta, GA: prohibit non-emergency take-offs and landings at 
        Fulton County Airport when control tower is closed (see H.R. 
        2659) [9OC]
    Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims 
        a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss 
        (see H.R. 2005) [20JN]
    ------criteria for granting slots to new entrant air carriers at 
        certain high density airports (see H.R. 2405) [4SE]
    ------establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the 
        centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the 
        Wright Brothers (see H.R. 2305) [30JY]
    ------prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on 
        certain aircraft (see H.R. 1587) [13MY]
    ------provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing 
        service between high-density and underserved airports (see 
        H.R. 2748) [28OC]
    ------require air carriers to charge a reduced fare for air 
        transportation to and from certain clinical health trials (see 
        H.R. 2797) [4NO]
    ------require air carriers to establish procedures for responding 
        to in-flight medical emergencies (see H.R. 1670) [20MY]
    ------require foreign air carriers to establish disaster 
        assistance plans (see H.R. 2476) [15SE]
    ------require installation of TCAS-II collision avoidance system 
        on large cargo aircraft (see H.R. 2855) [6NO]
    ------restrict operation of certain foreign air carriers (see H.R. 
        2282) [29JY]
    ------tribute to individuals who contributed to the development of 
        supersonic flight technology (see H. Con. Res. 173) [22OC]
    Bridges: Bridge Discretionary Program reform (see H.R. 1664) 
        [20MY]
    Canada: blockade of U.S. vessels exercising right of innocent 
        passage through the territorial sea of Canada (see H. Con. 
        Res. 124) [25JY]
    Clean Air Act: amend to impose certain requirements on areas 
        upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1911, 2328) 
        [17JN] [31JY]
    Commission on Probabilistic Methods: establish (see H.R. 1402) 
        [17AP]
    Crime: establish penalties for the use of interstate facilities to 
        target children for sexually explicit messages or contacts 
        (see H.R. 2815) [5NO]
    ------strengthen penalties and prohibitions against sabotage of 
        rail transportation or other mass transit (see H.R. 1501) 
        [30AP]
    ------treatment of theft of motor vehicle air bag modules (see 
        H.R. 2683) [21OC]
    Dept. of Transportation: assist States in adopting nationwide 
        emergency telephone number for cellular telephone users (see 
        H.R. 1011) [11MR]
    ------authorizing appropriations for surface transportation 
        research and development (see H.R. 860) [27FE]
    ------Aviation Insurance Program authorization (see H.R. 2036) 
        [25JN]
    ------make direct loans and provide lines of credit to finance 
        surface transportation projects (see H.R. 2330) [31JY]
    ------prohibit from imposing regulations relative to the unloading 
        of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied compressed gas service 
        (see H.R. 2936) [8NO]
    ------study existing ferry operations in the U.S. and provide 
        financial assistance for the development of ferry operations 
        (see H.R. 1630) [15MY]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2169) [16JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 189) [17JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 263) [8OC]
    Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State 
        eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants 
        (see H.R. 108) [9JA]
    Economy: reduce income tax rates, encourage purchase of domestic 
        products, and extend transportation infrastructure spending 
        (see H.R. 392) [9JA]
    Employment: make overtime exemption available to employees engaged 
        in transportation and preparation of fruit and vegetables 
        apply to employees engaged in transportation and preparation 
        of sugar beets (see H.R. 917) [4MR]
    FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (see H.R. 1271) [10AP]
    ------authorize research, engineering, and development programs 
        (H.R. 1271), consideration (see H. Res. 125) [23AP]
    ------foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145) [9JA]
    ------prohibit closing of certain flight service stations (see 
        H.R. 2790) [31OC]
    ------reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain 
        certificate holders (see H.R. 1846) [10JN]
    ------regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in 
        commercial aircraft (see H.R. 2856) [6NO]
    FCC: establish rules preventing broadcasts that create hazards for 
        motorists (see H.R. 369) [9JA]
    Federal employees: treatment of travel expenses (see H.R. 930) 
        [5MR]
    Federal Railroad Administration: establish a pilot program to 
        assess the benefits of local and regional hazardous material 
        emergency response teams (see H.R. 2830) [5NO]
    Foreign trade: funding for projects in Mexican border States to 
        accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA 
        implementation (see H.R. 204, 969) [9JA] [6MR]
    Government: codify certain laws without substantive change (see 
        H.R. 1086) [17MR]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270) 
        [10AP]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 280, 283) [24OC] [28OC]
    ------require annual review of motor carriers safety permits for 
        transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 2806) [4NO]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (see H.R. 
        2516) [23SE]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 1609) [14MY]
    ------reform (see H. Con. Res. 43) [11MR]
    International Air Transportation Competition Act: amend (see H.R. 
        737) [12FE]
    Labor unions: Presidential actions relative to resolving the 
        dispute between American Airlines, Inc., and the Allied Pilots 
        Association (see H. Res. 67) [13FE]
    Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way 
        designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2352, 2438) 
        [31JY] [9SE]
    Local government: provide for greater local input in 
        transportation planning (see H.R. 1551, 1799) [7MY] [5JN]
    Metric system: waive requirements for State use on highway signs 
        (see H.R. 813) [25FE]
    Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles 
        (see H.R. 880) [27FE]
    ------establish an age limit for riding in front seats (see H.R. 
        3071) [13NO]
    ------length and weight limitations on Federal-aid highways (see 
        H.R. 551) [4FE]
    ------prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of 
        school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 1605) [14MY]
    ------school bus safety (see H.R. 1993) [19JN]
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: reauthorization 
        (see H.R. 2691) [22OC]
    National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 
        712, 713) [12FE]
    National objectives: establish national growth programs relative 
        to metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1725) [22MY]
    ------Federal funding for highways and transportation improvements 
        (see H.R. 2337) [31JY]
    ------Federal role in developing a national intermodal surface 
        transportation system (see H.R. 1268) [10AP]
    ------funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, 
        and transit programs (see H.R. 2400) [4SE]
    National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct 
        a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172) [19JN]
    Native Americans: improve Indian reservation roads and related 
        transportation services (see H.R. 2665) [9OC]
    Natural gas: increase use as a fuel (see H.R. 970) [6MR]
    Nevada: validate conveyance of certain lands relative to right-of-
        way granted to Central Pacific Railway Co. (see H.R. 1918) 
        [17JN]
    Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust 
        funds (see H.R. 255, 2382) [9JA] [3SE]
    Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and 
        restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950) [5MR]
    Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 456) [21JA]
    ------improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 650) [6FE]
    ------modernize and improve Federal railroad infrastructure 
        financing programs (see H.R. 1939) [17JN]
    ------reform the Federal Railroad Administration and improve 
        safety laws (see H.R. 1499) [30AP]
    ------reform the safety practices of the railroad industry (see 
        H.R. 2455) [11SE]
    Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste 
        transportation and disposal (see H.R. 942, 943) [5MR]
    Roads and highways: designate Interstate 86 from New York to 
        Pennsylvania (see H.R. 2054) [25JN]
    ------environmental improvements (see H.R. 1533) [6MY]
    ------funding for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and 
        reconstructing interstate highways (see H.R. 1657) [16MY]
    ------funding for roads classified as local or rural minor 
        collectors (see H.R. 1131) [19MR]
    ------funding for States to maintain roads to and across Federal 
        lands (see H.R. 1700) [21MY]
    ------increase number of State participants in the infrastructure 
        bank pilot program (see H.R. 710) [12FE]
    ------modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid 
        highway program (see H.R. 907) [3MR]
    ------provide a minimum allocation of highway funds to States with 
        large geographic areas but low population densities (see H.R. 
        1701) [21MY]
    ------reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation 
        funding (see H.R. 674) [11FE]
    Ronald Reagan-Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 
        2625) [7OC]
    Safety: improve (see H.R. 1720) [22MY]
    San Mateo County, CA: funding for construction of tunnel at 
        Devil's Slide (see H.R. 215) [9JA]
    Shipping industry: reform coastwise, intercoastal, and 
        noncontiguous trade shipping laws (see H.R. 1991) [19JN]
    Ships and vessels: permit the transportation of passengers between 
        U.S. ports by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-
        flag vessels to participate in such transportation (see H.R. 
        2420) [5SE]
    Solid waste: State and local government control over 
        transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2654) [9OC]
    Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: validate certain conveyances 
        made in Tulare, CA (see H.R. 960) [5MR]
    States: participation in approval process of airport development 
        projects in neighboring States (see H.R. 300) [9JA]
    ------permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles 
        within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 
        2942) [8NO]
    ------permit to impose fees for providing air service to small 
        communities (see H.R. 670) [11FE]
    ------transfer taxing and spending authority over highway programs 
        and mass transit programs (see H.R. 1470, 3045) [29AP] [13NO]
    Taxation: allow credit for public transportation expenses (see 
        H.R. 2157) [11JY]
    ------application of retail tax relative to certain heavy duty 
        trucks and trailers (see H.R. 160) [9JA]
    ------business meal, entertainment, and certain travel expense 
        deductions (see H.R. 628) [6FE]
    ------deposit portion of motor fuel excise taxes into Highway 
        Trust Fund and Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 644) 
        [6FE]

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    ------employee option to receive taxable cash compensation in lieu 
        of nontaxable parking benefits (see H.R. 1713) [22MY]
    ------establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see 
        H.R. 1437) [24AP]
    ------reinstate aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and 
        Airway Trust Fund expenditures (see H.R. 668, 1389) [11FE] 
        [17AP]
    ------treatment of Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes (see 
        H.R. 823) [25FE]
    ------treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking 
        benefits (see H.R. 878) [27FE]
    ------treatment of FAA mandated aircraft maintenance and repair 
        expenditures (see H.R. 1844) [10JN]
    ------treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533) 
        [4FE]
    Technology: Federal participation in magnetic levitation 
        transportation technology projects (see H.R. 2341) [31JY]
    Territories: participation in State Infrastructure Bank Program 
        and use of surface transportation program funds for road 
        construction (see H.R. 1561) [8MY]
    Tobacco products: prohibit smoking in any federally funded 
        transportation facility (see H.R. 1351) [16AP]
    Urban areas: metropolitan planning (see H.R. 477) [21JA]
    Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: 
        congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, 
        Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 96) 
        [9OC]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2169) [7OC]
  Messages
    Biennial Report on Hazardous Materials Transportation: President 
        Clinton [7JA]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Line-
        Item Veto: President Clinton [4NO]
    Dept. of Transportation Report: President Clinton [8AP]
  Motions
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2169) [3SE]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270) [30OC]
  Reports filed
    Airport and Airway Trust Fund Tax Reinstatement Act: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 668) (H. Rept. 105-5) [13FE]
    Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair 
        Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2005) (H. Rept. 105-201) [24JY]
    Aviation Insurance Program Authorization: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2036) (H. 
        Rept. 105-244) [4SE]
    Codify Certain Transportation Laws Without Substantive Change: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1086) (H. Rept. 105-
        153) [25JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2169, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 105-314) [8OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 105-345) [24OC], (H. 
        Res. 283) (H. Rept. 105-354) [28OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1271, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
        Development Programs Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 105-70) [23AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        189) (H. Rept. 105-189) [17JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2247, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 105-334) 
        [21OC]
    Consideration of S. 738, Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 105-400) 
        [9NO]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2169) (H. Rept. 105-313) [7OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2169) (H. Rept. 
        105-188) [16JY]
    Disaster Assistance Plans by Foreign Air Carriers: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2476) (H. 
        Rept. 105-371) [31OC]
    FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs Authorization: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1271) (H. Rept. 105-61) 
        [21AP]
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Extension: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2516) (H. Rept. 105-270) [25SE]
    King Cove Health and Safety Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2259) (H. Rept. 105-398) [8NO]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1270) (H. Rept. 105-290) [1OC]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 105-
        290) [21OC]
    Validation of Certain Conveyances Made by Southern Pacific 
        Transportation Co. in Tulare, CA: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 960) (H. Rept. 105-171) [8JY]

TRANSPORTATION EMPOWERMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1470) [29AP]

TRASH
see Refuse Disposal

TRAVEL
see Tourist Trade

TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS
  Appointments
    Official Advisers for International Conference Meetings and 
        Negotiation Sessions on Trade Agreements [10FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide 
        under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609) [6OC]
    Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of 
        savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 827) [25FE]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support 
        democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia, and 
        continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15) 
        [9JA]
    Canada: blockade of U.S. vessels exercising right of innocent 
        passage through the territorial sea of Canada (see H. Con. 
        Res. 124) [25JY]
    ------limit imports of wool apparel (see H.R. 2432) [8SE]
    Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: provide beneficiary 
        countries benefits equivalent to those provided under NAFTA 
        (see H.R. 2644) [9OC]
    Caribbean nations: promote growth of free enterprise and economic 
        opportunity, increase trade and investment with the U.S., and 
        encourage free trade policies (see H.R. 2096) [26JN]
    Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation (see H.R. 1590) [14MY]
    China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization 
        relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China 
        (see H. Con. Res. 56; H. Res. 190) [21MR] [17JY]
    Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241) 
        [23SE]
    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96) [12MR]
    Cuba: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        1182) [20MR]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile 
        defense systems (see H.R. 2786) [31OC]
    Ecology and environment: negotiation of an international climate 
        change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106) [25JN]
    FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 
        metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221, 2968; H. 
        Con. Res. 113) [9JY] [22JY] [8NO]
    Fish and fishing: approve international fishery agreement with 
        People's Republic of China (see H.R. 2393) [3SE]
    Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland 
        and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1181) [20MR]
    ------ensure protection of worker rights and environmental 
        standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079) [13MR]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (see H.R. 2629) [7OC]
    ------establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures 
        for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 309) [6NO]
    ------European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork 
        exporting facilities (see H.R. 723) [12FE]
    ------extend trade authorities procedures relative to reciprocal 
        trade agreements (see H.R. 2621) [7OC]
    Government: constitutional amendment relative to legal effects of 
        new treaties and agreements on the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 
        83) [17JN]
    Greenhouse effect: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to 
        any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see 
        H. Res. 211) [31JY]
    Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for 
        wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (see H.R. 
        741, 2863) [12FE] [6NO]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 
        408) [9JA]
    ------implement (H.R. 408), consideration (see H. Res. 153) [20MY]
    International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva 
        Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348) [16AP]
    Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international 
        registration of trademarks (see H.R. 567) [4FE]
    Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to 
        lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug 
        enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259) [9AP]
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (see H.J. Res. 58) [3MR]
    ------disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (see H. Res. 95) [12MR]
    Missiles: limits on certain defense systems (see H. Res. 98) 
        [13MR]
    NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide 
        for withdrawal (see H.R. 978) [6MR]
    ------assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review 
        World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 
        78) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 1697) 
        [21MY]
    ------parity among participating countries relative to the 
        personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad 
        (see H. Con. Res. 51) [20MR]
    NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (see H.R. 1431, 1758) [24AP] [3JN]
    ------ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 159) [3JN]
    ------recommend integration of Albania (see H. Con. Res. 104) 
        [23JN]
    ------recommend integration of Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 101) 
        [19JN]
    ------recommend integration of Romania (see H. Con. Res. 53) 
        [20MR]
    ------reduce U.S. contribution to security investment program (see 
        H.R. 2965) [8NO]
    New Mexico: establish commercial zone on border of Mexico (see 
        H.R. 2808) [4NO]
    Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the 
        presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 7, 170) [9JA] 
        [9OC]
    Taxation: prevent the imposition of new energy taxes or fees to 
        comply with the global warming treaty (see H. Res. 268) [9OC]
    Trademark Law Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 1661) [20MY]

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    Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to 
        accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA 
        implementation (see H.R. 204, 969) [9JA] [6MR]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land 
        claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican 
        citizens (see H.R. 260, 2538) [9JA] [24SE]
    Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and 
        Japan: support (see H. Res. 68) [13FE]
    U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international 
        criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89) [30JY]
    Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of 
        antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459) [11SE]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: 
        implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] [13NO]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and 
        Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] 
        [13NO]
  Messages
    Chemical Weapons Convention: President Clinton [28AP]
    Export Expansion and Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act: President 
        Clinton [16SE]
    Fisheries Agreement With Estonia: President Clinton [4FE]
    Fisheries Agreement With Lithuania: President Clinton [4FE]
    Fisheries Agreement With the People's Republic of China: President 
        Clinton [16JY]
    International Whaling Commission: President Clinton [11FE]
    NAFTA Study on Operations and Effects: President Clinton [11JY]
    Policy Functions and Operational Roles of Federal Agencies To 
        Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction: President Clinton [21JA]
    Response to Threats of Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction: President Clinton [26FE]
    Trade Policy Agenda and Trade Agreements Program Report: President 
        Clinton [6MR]
    Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Flank Document 
        Agreement: President Clinton [15MY]
    U.S.-Canada Social Security Agreement: President Clinton [3MR]
    U.S.-United Kingdom Social Security Agreement: President Clinton 
        [25FE]
  Motions
    Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58) [13MR]
    NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, 
        strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives 
        of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758) [11JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 58, Disapprove Foreign Aid 
        Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug Enforcement Efforts: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 105-20) 
        [12MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 408, International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 153) (H. 
        Rept. 105-103) [20MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) [3JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 309) (H. Rept. 105-
        386) [6NO]
    Disapprove Foreign Aid Certification of Mexico Relative to Drug 
        Enforcement Efforts: Committee on International Relations 
        (House) (H.J. Res. 58) (H. Rept. 105-10) [10MR]
    Expanded War Crimes Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        1348) (H. Rept. 105-204) [25JY]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 105-74) 
        [24AP]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 
        105-74) [1MY]
    Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 567) (H. Rept. 105-199) [24JY]
    Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2621) (H. Rept. 105-341) [23OC]
    Trademark Law Treaty Implementation: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1661) (H. Rept. 105-194) [21JY]
    U.S.-Caribbean Trade Partnership Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2644) (H. Rept. 105-365) [31OC]

TRICKEY, JEAN BROWN
  Bills and resolutions
    ``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 
        2560) [25SE]

TRUCKING INDUSTRY
related term(s) Cargo Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Hazardous substances: require annual review of motor carriers 
        safety permits for transportation of hazardous material (see 
        H.R. 2806) [4NO]
    Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to 
        bring Federal court action relative to transportation of 
        alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063) [13MR]
    New Mexico: establish commercial zone on border of Mexico (see 
        H.R. 2808) [4NO]
    Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to 
        accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA 
        implementation (see H.R. 204, 969) [9JA] [6MR]

TRUTH, SOJOURNER
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: procurement of a bust or statue of 
        Sojourner Truth for placement in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 
        62) [15AP]

TRUTH IN LENDING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Consumers: prevent credit card issuers from advertising and 
        offering one type of credit card and then issuing another type 
        (see H.R. 2662) [9OC]
    ------protection from unreasonable credit card fees or interest 
        rates (see H.R. 1975) [19JN]
    ------simplify credit card payments to governments relative to 
        transaction fees paid to credit card companies (see H.R. 883) 
        [27FE]
    Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments 
        relative to consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2053) [25JN]
    Credit cards: require additional disclosures of account 
        information (see H.R. 274) [9JA]
    Financial institutions: require notice of cancellation rights 
        relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607) [5FE]
    Puerto Rico: relief for certain loans (see H.R. 490) [21JA]
  Reports filed
    Homeowners Insurance Protection Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 607) (H. Rept. 105-55) [16AP]

TULARE, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: validate certain conveyances 
        made in Tulare, CA (see H.R. 960) [5MR]
  Reports filed
    Validation of Certain Conveyances Made by Southern Pacific 
        Transportation Co. in Tulare, CA: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 960) (H. Rept. 105-171) [8JY]

TURKEY, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55) [21MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony 
        honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 
        120, 134) [24JY] [30JY]
    Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81) [15MY]
    Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal 
        (see H.R. 2248) [24JY]
    Foreign aid: restrict foreign and military assistance conditional 
        to situation in Cyprus and obligations under international law 
        (see H.R. 388) [9JA]
    Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance (see H.R. 1361) 
        [17AP]
    ------end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved 
        people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181) [29OC]
    Greece: claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea 
        called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey (see H. Con. Res. 
        188) [7NO]
    Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: hosting of 
        summit relative to human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 
        179) [28OC]
    Religion: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern 
        Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6) [9JA]
    Smyrna: anniversary of burning (see H. Con. Res. 148) [9SE]
    Veterans: priority health care to individuals who served in Israel 
        or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250) 
        [9JA]

TURKMENISTAN, REPUBLIC OF
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed 
        agression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-
        Karabagh conflict (see H.R. 2983) [9NO]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 2867, 3010) [7NO] 
        [9NO]
  Messages
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Albania, Belarus, Kazakhstan, 
        Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan: 
        President Clinton [3JN]

TVA
see 

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY
  Appointments
    Board of Visitors [13FE] [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 2582) [30SE]

U.S. ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY
see Arms Control; Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY
  Appointments
    Board of Visitors [13FE] [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 2582) [30SE]

U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1272) [10AP]
  Reports filed
    Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1272) (H. Rept. 
        105-62) [21AP]

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: disapprove a rule affecting polar bear trophies from 
        Canada (see H.J. Res. 59) [4MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: conduct a volunteer pilot project at one 
        national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
        Service region (see H.R. 1856) [10JN]
    ------utilization of proceeds from sales of certain items (see 
        H.R. 2291) [29JY]
    Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral 
        reef ecosystems (see H.R. 2233; H. Con. Res. 8; H. Res. 87) 
        [9JA] [10MR] [23JY]
    Fish and fishing: feasibility study to establish a national 
        recreational fishing license (see H.R. 2653) [9OC]
    Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of 
        fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481) [29AP]
    Lake County, OR: land exchange (see H.R. 1944) [17JN]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 511, 
        952, 1420) [4FE] [5MR] [23AP]
    ------prohibit expenditure of certain funds for new refuges 
        without specific authorization from Congress (see H.R. 512) 
        [4FE]

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    Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require 
        acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by 
        owner consent (see H.R. 13) [7JA] [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Coral Reef Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2233) (H. Rept. 105-277) [29SE]
    Lake County, OR, Public Land Exchange: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1944) (H. Rept. 105-193) [21JY]
    Maintain Health and Stability of Coral Reef Ecosystems: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 8) (H. Rept. 105-69) [23AP]
    National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 1420) (H. Rept. 105-106) [21MY]
    National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community 
        Partnership Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1856) 
        (H. Rept. 105-329) [21OC]
    Prohibit Expenditure of Funds for New National Wildlife System 
        Refuges Without Specific Authorization From Congress: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 512) (H. Rept. 105-276) 
        [29SE]

U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL
  Appointments
    Members [13FE] [12MR]

U.S. INFORMATION AGENCY
related term(s) Department of State
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies 
        appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies [28JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (see H.R. 1757) [3JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain 
        agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration (see H. Res. 159) [3JN]
  Motions
    Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations 
        and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757) [29SE] [30SE] 
        [1OC] [7OC] [8OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations and Consolidation of Certain Agencies, and H.R. 
        1758, European Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 159) (H. Rept. 105-115) [3JN]

U.S. MASTERS SWIMMING, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. 
        Res. 155) [23SE]

U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY
  Appointments
    Board of Visitors [13FE] [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 2582) [30SE]

U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY
  Appointments
    Board of Visitors [13FE] [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 2582) [30SE]

U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY
  Appointments
    Board of Visitors [13FE] [25FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Service academies: increase service obligation for military 
        service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. 
        Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 2582) [30SE]

U.S.-CARIBBEAN TRADE PARTNERSHIP ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2644) (H. 
        Rept. 105-365) [31OC]

U.S.-PUERTO RICO POLITICAL STATUS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856) [27FE]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 856) (H. Rept. 
        105-131) [12JN]

U.S.-TAIWAN ANTI-BALLISTIC DEFENSE COOPERATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2386): consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 2386) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2386, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Provisions: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        2386) (H. Rept. 105-308) [6OC]

UKRAINE
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Messages
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, 
        Moldova, and Ukraine: President Clinton [3JN]
    Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Flank Document 
        Agreement: President Clinton [15MY]

UKRAINIAN AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 
        1414) [23AP]

UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN VETERANS, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal charter: grant (see H.R. 1414) [23AP]

UNDERWOOD, ROBERT A. (a Delegate from Guam)
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [15MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Aviation: require foreign air carriers to establish disaster 
        assistance plans (see H.R. 2476) [15SE]
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        44) [10FE]
    Dept. of Defense: notification requirements relative to the 
        establishment of domestic dependent elementary and secondary 
        schools (see H.R. 1339) [15AP]
    Guam: acquire excess real property and release lands from a 
        condition on disposal (see H.R. 368) [9JA]
    ------allow for election of the Delegate by a means other than 
        separate ballot (see H.R. 1460) [24AP]
    ------clarify local judicial structure and the office of Attorney 
        General (see H.R. 2370) [31JY]
    ------establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in 
        World War II (see H.R. 2200) [17JY]
    ------SSI benefits (see H.R. 1403) [17AP]
    Philippines: authorize transfer of ownership of one of the bells 
        taken from the the town of Balangiga to the people of the 
        Philippines (see H. Res. 312) [7NO]
    Virgin Islands: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1403) [17AP]

UNEMPLOYMENT
related term(s) Employment
  Bills and resolutions
    Benefits: reform system (see H.R. 940) [5MR]
    Employment: extend time period for filing of trade adjustment 
        assistance petitions (see H.R. 938) [5MR]
    ------prevent service performed by a person committed to a penal 
        institution from being treated as employment for unemployment 
        compensation purposes (see H.R. 562) [4FE]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence and its effects (see H.R. 851) [26FE]
    Social Security: clarify that State base periods for unemployment 
        compensation are not subject to certain provisions (see H.R. 
        125) [9JA]
    States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 
        166) [9JA]
    Taxation: eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment 
        compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 961) [5MR]
    ------exclude certain severance payments from gross income and 
        allow a refundable credit for job training expenses of older 
        long-time employees who are laid off (see H.R. 2492) [17SE]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement 
        accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 615) [5FE]
    ------treatment of certain personal care services under the 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 578) [4FE]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments 
        or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 294) [9JA]
    ------treatment of religious schools relative to Federal 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 124) [9JA]
    ------treatment of severance pay (see H.R. 3011) [9NO]
    ------treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 937) [5MR]

UNITED KINGDOM
  Bills and resolutions
    Ammunition: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see H.R. 
        1075) [13MR]
    Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland 
        and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1181) [20MR]
    International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are 
        distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see 
        H.R. 150) [9JA]
    Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. 
        persons doing business (see H.R. 178, 2833) [9JA] [6NO]
    ------encourage all parties involved in peace talks to condemn 
        violence and address human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 
        152) [17SE]
    ------sectarian violence relative to marches at Portadown (see H. 
        Res. 182) [9JY]
    ------U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British security 
        forces (see H.R. 151) [9JA]
    Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in 
        Paris (see H. Res. 219) [4SE]
  Messages
    U.S.-United Kingdom Social Security Agreement: President Clinton 
        [25FE]

UNITED NATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. 
        Res. 156) [23SE]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support 
        democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia, and 
        continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15) 
        [9JA]
    Cambodia: condemn violence and restore democracy (see H. Res. 195) 
        [23JY]
    China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the 
        U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and 
        U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval 
        (see H.R. 1140) [20MR]
    ------improve human rights situation (see H. Res. 76) [25FE]
    ------improve monitoring of human rights situation (see H.R. 2358) 
        [31JY]
    ------improve monitoring of human rights situation (H.R. 2358), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    ------most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the 
        Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 
        941) [5MR]
    China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 132) [29JY]
    Foreign countries: promote international security by redirecting 
        military spending to human development (see H.R. 1293) [10AP]
    Foreign policy: make financial support contingent upon adoption of 
        certain reforms (see H.R. 1588; H. Res. 21) [9JA] [13MY]
    Human rights: anniversary of the signing of the Universal 
        Declaration of Human Rights (see H. Con. Res. 185) [7NO]
    India: permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. 
        Res. 248) [26SE]
    International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: 
        restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary 
        to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see 
        H.R. 2121) [9JY]
    International law: participation in negotiations to establish 
        international criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89) [30JY]

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    Iraq: eviction of U.S. members of U.N. weapons inspection teams 
        and threats to surveillance planes (see H. Res. 322) [12NO]
    Israel: promote full equality (see H.R. 2711) [23OC]
    Italy, Republic of: U.N. Security Council membership (see H. Res. 
        333) [13NO]
    Macedonia: condemn deployment of U.S. military personnel (see H. 
        Con. Res. 158) [25SE]
    Russia: protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176) 
        [24OC]
    Taxation: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals 
        to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 312) [9JA]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas 
        emissions (see H. Res. 211) [31JY]
    U.N. Commission on Human Rights: investigation of capital 
        punishment in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 199) [13NO]
    ------resolution relative to People's Republic of China and Tibet 
        (see H. Con. Res. 44) [11MR]
    U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see H.R. 
        3017) [9NO]
    U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. 
        Con. Res. 39) [6MR]
    U.S. contributions: authorize payment for arrearages (see H.R. 
        483; H. Con. Res. 40) [21JA] [6MR]
    ------authorize payment for arrearages and U.N. peacekeeping 
        activities (see H.R. 299) [9JA]
    ------prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until 
        overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see 
        H.R. 934) [5MR]
    U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 1146) [20MR]
    Waldheim, Kurt: receipt of U.N. retirement allowance (see H. Con. 
        Res. 144) [4SE]
    Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of 
        antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459) [11SE]
    World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see 
        H.R. 1427) [23AP]
    Year of the Ocean: observance (see H. Con. Res. 131) [29JY]
  Messages
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N.: President Clinton [4SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2358, Political Freedom in China Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Political Freedom in China Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2358) (H. Rept. 105-305) [6OC]
    Year of the Ocean: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        131) (H. Rept. 105-262) [23SE]

UNITED WAY (organization)
  Bills and resolutions
    Texas: anniversary of gulf coast chapter (see H. Con. Res. 110) 
        [8JY]

UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO
  Bills and resolutions
    Real property: transfer title to Federal real property and 
        improvements used to operate a center for research on primates 
        (see H.R. 1305) [10AP]

UPTON, FRED (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 
        1260) [9AP]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: classification and 
        performance standards for devices (see H.R. 1527) [1MY]
    ------requirements relative to health claims on food labels (see 
        H.R. 2208) [22JY]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270) 
        [10AP]
    Line Item Veto Act: eliminate the requirement that a budget 
        deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-
        item veto authority (see H.R. 2424) [9SE]
    Members of Congress: prohibit representation of foreign 
        governments after leaving office (see H.R. 97) [7JA] [9JA]
    Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles 
        (see H.R. 880) [27FE]
    Taxation: eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment 
        compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 961) [5MR]

URBAN AREAS
related term(s) Rural Areas; Suburban areas
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: criteria for granting slots to new entrant air carriers 
        at certain high density airports (see H.R. 2405) [4SE]
    ------provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing 
        service between high-density and underserved airports (see 
        H.R. 2748) [28OC]
    California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: 
        continuation of operations (see H.R. 1576) [8MY]
    Dept. of HUD: disposition of unoccupied and substandard 
        multifamily housing projects (see H.R. 263) [9JA]
    District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for 
        elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797) [5JN]
    Economic Development Administration: establish Office of Economic 
        Development Information (see H.R. 2688) [21OC]
    EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites 
        and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers 
        (see H.R. 1392) [17AP]
    FCC: revise television station ownership rules relative to local 
        marketing agreements (see H.R. 1859) [10JN]
    Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and 
        enterprise zone programs (see H.R. 201) [9JA]
    Financial institutions: allow residents of neighborhoods which are 
        underserved by depository institutions to become members of 
        any Federal credit union with a local branch (see H.R. 57) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    Fort Howard Park, MD: transfer certain lands to Baltimore County, 
        MD (see H.R. 1466) [28AP]
    Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant 
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 
        2759) [29OC]
    Law enforcement: evaluate neighborhood and community security 
        programs (see H.R. 266) [9JA]
    Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft 
        operations at certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 153) 
        [9JA]
    Nonprofit organizations: development of municipally owned vacant 
        lots (see H.R. 726) [12FE]
    Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake 
        other forest management projects to protect communities from 
        wildfires (see H.R. 2458) [11SE]
    Taxation: encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of 
        empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505) 
        [4FE]
    ------establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see 
        H.R. 1437) [24AP]
    ------provide incentives for enterprise zone investments (see H.R. 
        391) [9JA]
    ------provide incentives for investment in renewal communities 
        (see H.R. 1031) [12MR]
    ------tax credit for investment in the revitalization of 
        communities (see H.R. 465) [21JA]
    ------treatment of tax-free bonds for output properties (see H.R. 
        1781) [4JN]
    Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to 
        metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1725) [22MY]
    ------metropolitan planning (see H.R. 477) [21JA]

UTAH
  Bills and resolutions
    Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283) [29JY]
    Dutch John, UT: dispose of certain Federal properties and assist 
        local government in the interim delivery of basic services 
        (see H.R. 2108) [8JY]
    Goshute Indian Reservation: prohibit shipment of spent nuclear 
        fuel (see H.R. 2083) [26JN]
    Public lands: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 
        1500, 1952) [30AP] [18JN]
  Reports filed
    Arches National Park Boundaries Expansion: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2283) (H. Rept. 105-385) [6NO]

UZBEKISTAN, REPUBLIC OF
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed 
        agression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-
        Karabagh conflict (see H.R. 2983) [9NO]
    ------support economic and political independence for the South 
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 2867, 3010) [7NO] 
        [9NO]
  Messages
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Albania, Belarus, Kazakhstan, 
        Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan: 
        President Clinton [3JN]

VALLEJO, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Water: authorize certain uses of water from the Solano Project 
        (see H.R. 2350) [31JY]

VANS
see Common Carriers

VELAZQUEZ, NYDIA M. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Chinese Student Protection Act: extend provisions to certain 
        aliens who entered the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2728) 
        [23OC]
    Collado-Munoz, Jesus M.: relief (see H.R. 2831) [5NO]
    Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat 
        money laundering and other financial crimes (see H.R. 1756) 
        [3JN]
    Health: establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see 
        H.R. 2606) [2OC]
    ------prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous 
        substances (see H.R. 1506) [30AP]
    Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of Puerto Ricans who 
        served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H.R. 2978) [9NO]
    ------tribute to Puerto Ricans who served in the 65th Infantry 
        Regiment (see H. Con. Res. 192) [9NO]
    Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see 
        H.R. 2201) [17JY]
    Queens, NY: relief of certain aliens (see H.R. 2210) [22JY]

VENTO, BRUCE F. (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900) 
        [27FE]
    Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: enhance conservation and 
        protection (see H.R. 2149) [10JY]
    Children and youth: encourage State and local governments to enact 
        laws to protect the safety of young people (see H. Con. Res. 
        70) [1MY]
    Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language 
        requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371) [9JA]
    Computers: regulate use of personal information obtained by 
        interactive computer services (see H.R. 98) [7JA] [9JA]
    Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above 
        local poverty line (see H.R. 370) [9JA]
    Eugene J. McCarthy Post Office Building, St. Paul, MN: designate 
        (see H.R. 2836) [6NO]
    FCC: establish rules preventing broadcasts that create hazards for 
        motorists (see H.R. 369) [9JA]
    Federal Housing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2975) [8NO]
    Floods: facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through 
        greater flexibility for depository institutions and their 
        regulators (see H.R. 1461) [24AP]
    Homeless: revise and extend assistance programs (see H.R. 1144) 
        [20MR]
    Mertz, Mary M.: relief (see H.R. 1143) [20MR]
    SSA: require time limitation for the provision of death 
        certificates by State and local governments to the 
        Commissioner (see H.R. 2371) [31JY]
    Taxation: treatment of Government pensions relative to Social 
        Security benefits (see H.R. 372) [9JA]

VERMONT
  Bills and resolutions
    Sanders, Representative: election to the Committees on Banking and 
        Financial Services and Government Reform and Oversight (see H. 
        Res. 14) [7JA] [9JA]
    Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require 
        acquisition of lands be only by donation,

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        exchange, or by owner consent (see H.R. 13) [7JA] [9JA]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see 
        H.R. 629) [6FE]
    ------consent (H.R. 629), consideration (see H. Res. 258) [6OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact Consent Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 258) (H. Rept. 105-299) [6OC]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-181) [15JY]

VETERANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: selection of lands by certain 
        Vietnam veterans and the Elim Native Corp. (see H.R. 2924) 
        [7NO]
    American Legion: eligibility for membership relative to starting 
        date for Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 2835) [6NO]
    Arlington National Cemetery: reburial of an unknown Civil War 
        veteran of the Union Army (see H.R. 1668) [20MY]
    ------reburial of an unknown Civil War veteran of the Union Army 
        and the Army of the Confederate States (see H.R. 1669) [20MY]
    Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide 
        Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal 
        Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 1456) [24AP]
    ------issue medal to persons exposed to nuclear radiation (see 
        H.R. 432) [9JA]
    ------permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program for Medicare-eligible retired members and their 
        dependents (see H.R. 2128) [9JY]
    ------revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see 
        H.R. 2537) [24SE]
    ------treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to 
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 
        2550) [25SE]
    Benefits: extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to 
        surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated 
        (see H.R. 2142) [10JY]
    ------extend to merchant mariners who served during a period of 
        war (see H.R. 2946) [8NO]
    ------reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity 
        compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004, 
        2220) [20JN] [22JY]
    ------revisions of decisions based on clear and unmistakable error 
        (see H.R. 1090) [18MR]
    Brookhaven, NY: establish Dept. of Veterans Affairs ambulatory 
        care facility (see H.R. 56) [7JA] [9JA]
    Cadigan, James L.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2494) [18SE]
    Castle AFB, CA: provide for the operation of a combined post 
        exchange and commissary store (see H.R. 50) [7JA] [9JA]
    Cemeteries and funerals: restoration of the grave marker allowance 
        (see H.R. 1602) [14MY]
    Civil War--U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American 
        Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453) [11SE]
    Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: 
        eliminate the requirement that members be allocated to 
        separate programs (see H.R. 469) [21JA]
    Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see 
        H.R. 335) [9JA]
    Committee on Appropriations (House): establish Subcommittee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (see H. Res. 20) [9JA]
    Congressional Medal of Honor: cost-of-living adjustments in the 
        rate of special pension paid to recipients (see H.R. 1988, 
        2286) [19JN] [29JY]
    Court of Veterans Appeals: rename as Court of Appeals for Veterans 
        Claims (see H.R. 1089) [18MR]
    Courts: allow DAV to sue or be sued in Federal court (see H.R. 
        1406) [23AP]
    Crime: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture 
        of benefits (see H.R. 1908, 1955, 1990) [17JN] [18JN] [19JN]
    ------expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of 
        burial benefits (see H.R. 2040) [25JN]
    Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries 
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 1631) [15MY]
    ------authorize certain disabled veterans to use commissary stores 
        and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 2050) [25JN]
    ------demonstration project to provide Medicare reimbursement to 
        certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 
        1357) [16AP]
    Dept. of HUD: include VA loan recipients under requirement for 
        notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 895) [27FE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain 
        funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 
        1125) [19MR]
    ------authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 
        2571) [29SE]
    ------develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see 
        H.R. 1077) [13MR]
    ------extend authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for 
        certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and 
        National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092) [18MR]
    ------funding for medical care programs (see H.R. 1156) [20MR]
    ------furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of 
        certain individuals (see H.R. 2504) [18SE]
    ------guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional housing 
        for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3039) [13NO]
    ------improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580) 
        [13MY]
    ------improve homeless veterans programs (see H.R. 2206) [22JY]
    ------improve procedures for resolving claims of employment 
        discrimination (see H.R. 1703) [22MY]
    ------improve programs providing counseling and treatment for 
        sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253) [24JY]
    ------make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan 
        Program (see H.R. 2317) [31JY]
    ------offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see 
        H.R. 1007) [11MR]
    ------require that certain contracts be subject to the same 
        procurement laws applicable to other departments and agencies 
        (see H.R. 2887) [7NO]
    ------revise process by which State housing construction grants 
        are administered (see H.R. 1291) [10AP]
    Disabled: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military 
        installations for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2760) 
        [29OC]
    ------extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans 
        with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents 
        (see H.R. 2224) [23JY]
    Diseases: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-
        connected diseases (see H.R. 559) [4FE]
    ------coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments 
        under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs (see 
        H.R. 301) [9JA]
    ------coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments 
        under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and 
        expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383) 
        [9JA]
    Education: funding levels for federally assisted programs (see 
        H.R. 759) [13FE]
    Employment: expand workstudy opportunities (see H.R. 1877) [12JN]
    ------strengthen veterans' preference (see H.R. 167) [9JA]
    Federal employees: employment preference for active duty service 
        veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 
        1006) [11MR]
    Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the 
        electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits 
        (see H.R. 2457) [11SE]
    H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 2775) [30OC]
    H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, 
        Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 714) [12FE]
    Health: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to 
        awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397) [4SE]
    ------extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care 
        to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or 
        environmental hazards (see H.R. 466) [21JA]
    ------presumption of service connection for certain diseases and 
        disabilities relative to exposure to carbon tetrachloride (see 
        H.R. 1540) [6MY]
    ------treatment of cold weather injuries received during military 
        operations (see H.R. 1399, 1426) [17AP] [23AP]
    History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the 
        period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 64) [17AP]
    Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754) [3JN]
    Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. 
        Res. 75) [30AP]
    Housing: exclude certain income from consideration for determining 
        rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 384, 2820) 
        [9JA] [5NO]
    ------extend the duration of the pilot program providing for 
        interest buy down authority (see H.R. 1064) [13MR]
    Income: increase service-connected disability benefits for 
        veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2367) [31JY]
    ------minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain 
        unmarried (see H.R. 38) [9JA]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of Puerto Ricans who 
        served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H.R. 2978) [9NO]
    ------tribute to Puerto Ricans who served in the 65th Infantry 
        Regiment (see H. Con. Res. 192) [9NO]
    Kuwait: provide funding to veterans for research, diagnosis, 
        treatment, and compensation for illnesses caused by exposure 
        to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian 
        Gulf Conflict (see H. Res. 310) [6NO]
    Lawyers and attorneys: authorize financial assistance for legal 
        representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see 
        H.R. 1008) [11MR]
    ------limit attorneys' fees in awards of past-due benefits (see 
        H.R. 2572) [29SE]
    Medicaid: post-eligibility treatment of certain Dept. of Veterans 
        Affairs pension or compensation payments (see H.R. 1269) 
        [10AP]
    Medicare: reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans 
        by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 
        1362) [17AP]
    ------reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 
        192, 414) [9JA]
    ------waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military 
        retirees and dependents who live near certain military 
        hospitals (see H.R. 1738) [22MY]
    Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 2679) 
        [21OC]
    Monuments and memorials: authorize the establishment of a Cold War 
        memorial (see H.R. 2885) [7NO]
    ------prohibit desecration of veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2346) 
        [31JY]
    National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism 
        (see H.R. 1532) [6MY]
    National Guard: allow members to perform honor guard functions at 
        veterans' funerals (see H.R. 1601) [14MY]
    National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: authorizing 
        appropriations for the expansion of the columbarium (see H.R. 
        2144) [10JY]
    Naval Armed Guard Service: appreciation to veterans for service 
        during World War I and World War II (see H.J. Res. 99) [6NO]
    Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 543) [4FE]
    Parren J. Mitchell Veterans Medical Center, Baltimore, MD: 
        designate (see H.R. 3051) [13NO]
    Pension: minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving 
        spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan 
        participation (see H.R. 38) [7JA]
    Pensions: repeal computation system that reduces annuity for 
        surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset 
        (see H.R. 165) [9JA]

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    Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate 
        exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 
        189) [9JA]
    ------priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or 
        Turkey (see H.R. 250) [9JA]
    Philippines: benefit eligibility for certain service in the 
        military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836) [26FE]
    Postal Service: regulation of solicitation of contributions by 
        veterans' organizations on postal property (see H.R. 37) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation: establish a memorial dedicated 
        to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than 
        declared wars (see H.R. 1608) [14MY]
    Reservists: computation of retirement pay credit for military 
        reservists who are retained in active service (see H.R. 542) 
        [4FE]
    Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see 
        H.R. 2263) [25JY]
    Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 168) 
        [9JA]
    Social Security: provide enrollment period for Medicare and 
        Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents 
        (see H.R. 451, 598) [20JA] [5FE]
    States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 
        166) [9JA]
    Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 42, 43) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans' benefits 
        (see H.R. 1149, 1409) [20MR] [23AP]
    ------eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing 
        (see H.R. 1241) [8AP]
    ------statute of limitations exclusion for certain military 
        disability benefits (see H.R. 1408) [23AP]
    U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service (see 
        H.J. Res. 100; H. Con. Res. 186) [6NO] [7NO]
    Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 
        1414) [23AP]
    Veterans Health Administration: provide that special pay paid to 
        certain physicians and dentists be considered basic pay for 
        retirement purposes (see H.R. 1687) [21MY]
    Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        157) [9JA]
    World War II: determination of active military service for certain 
        merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 
        1126, 2062) [19MR] [25JN]
    ------provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps 
        constituted active military service for veteran classification 
        (see H.R. 2585) [30SE]
    ------recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the 
        Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. Res. 95) 
        [10JN]
  Reports filed
    Confer Honorary Armed Forces Veteran Status to Bob Hope: Committee 
        on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.J. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 105-109) 
        [3JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and 
        Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        1703) (H. Rept. 105-292) [2OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Entrance Into Enhanced-Use Leases for 
        Certain Property and Renaming of Court of Veterans Appeals and 
        National Cemetery System: Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 1092) (H. Rept. 105-47) [9AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases 
        Authorizations: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        2571) (H. Rept. 105-291) [2OC]
    Expand Range of Criminal Offenses Resulting in Forfeiture of 
        Veterans Benefits: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (S. 
        923) (H. Rept. 105-319) [9OC]
    Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses--Strong Evidence Linking Toxic Causes 
        to Chronic Health Effects: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-388) [7NO]
    Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and 
        Survivors: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2367) 
        (H. Rept. 105-320) [9OC]
    Revision of Veterans Benefits Decisions Based on Clear and 
        Unmistakable Error: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) 
        (H.R. 1090) (H. Rept. 105-52) [14AP]
    Veterans' Cemetery Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1532) (H. Rept. 105-142) [21JN]
    Veterans Employment Opportunities Act: Committee on Government 
        Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 240) (H. Rept. 105-40) 
        [20MR]
    Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' 
        Affairs (House) (H.R. 2206) (H. Rept. 105-293) [2OC]
    Veterans Medicare Reimbursement Demonstration Act: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1362) (H. Rept. 105-186) 
        [16JY]

VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION
see Department of Veterans Affairs

VETERANS HEALTH PROGRAMS IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2206) (H. 
        Rept. 105-293) [2OC]

VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (Albert Gore, Jr.)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House 
        Chamber [27FE]
    Committee To Escort the President [4FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 183) [31OC]

VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
  Bills and resolutions
    Members of Congress: attendance at the inaugural ceremonies of the 
        President and Vice President (see H. Res. 8) [7JA] [9JA]
    President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct 
        popular election (see H.J. Res. 28, 43) [9JA] [5FE]
    Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and 
        require nominees for President and Vice President to 
        participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party 
        conventions (see H.R. 223) [9JA]

VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Democracy: support democracy and religious and economic freedom 
        (see H. Res. 231) [17SE]
    Refugees: treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation 
        camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S. (see H.R. 
        3037) [13NO]
    Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to former South Vietnamese commandos 
        for their heroism, sacrifice, and service (see H. Res. 316) 
        [8NO]

VIETNAMESE CONFLICT
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: selection of lands by certain 
        Vietnam veterans and the Elim Native Corp. (see H.R. 2924) 
        [7NO]
    American Legion: eligibility for membership relative to starting 
        date for Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 2835) [6NO]
    Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language 
        requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371) [9JA]
    Heroism: tribute to former South Vietnamese commandos for their 
        heroism, sacrifice, and service (see H. Res. 316) [8NO]
    Ingram, Robert R.: award Medal of Honor for service during the 
        Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 2813) [4NO]

VINCENT, STRONG
  Bills and resolutions
    Medal of Honor: posthumous award (see H.R. 157) [9JA]

VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: applicability of mandatory minimum penalties in certain 
        cases (see H.R. 1237) [8AP]

VIRGIN ISLANDS
  Bills and resolutions
    Government: amend territorial legislation (see H.R. 1152) [20MR]
    History: anniversary of the emancipation of Africans held in 
        slavery in the Danish West Indies (see H. Con. Res. 161) 
        [30SE]
    SSI: benefits (see H.R. 1403) [17AP]
    Territories: participation in State Infrastructure Bank Program 
        and use of surface transportation program funds for road 
        construction (see H.R. 1561) [8MY]

VIRGINIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian region: include additional counties (see H.R. 606) 
        [5FE]
    Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 1578) [13MY]
    Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: establish (see 
        H.R. 1579) [13MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: determine best uses for Lorton Correctional 
        Complex property after closure (see H.R. 2810) [4NO]
    Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication 
        or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins 
        (see H.R. 2565) [26SE]
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: designate 
        (see H. Con. Res. 171) [21OC]
    Ronald Reagan-Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 
        2625) [7OC]
    Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: 
        congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, 
        Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 96) 
        [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Gunston Hall Plantation Board of Regents Authority To Establish a 
        George Mason Memorial: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 423) 
        (H. Rept. 105-363) [31OC]

VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUADS, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: designate 
        (see H. Con. Res. 171) [21OC]

VISCLOSKY, PETER J. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: balance (see H.R. 898) [27FE]
    Business and industry: reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1340) 
        [15AP]
    Ecology and environment: State certification of voluntary cleanup 
        programs for low and medium priority sites (see H.R. 1206) 
        [20MR]
    EPA: establish loan program to States for cleanup of brownfield 
        sites that have private investment potential (see H.R. 1462) 
        [24AP]
    Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: ensure individuals retain rights 
        for use and occupancy in conveyed property (see H.R. 1994) 
        [19JN]
    Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local 
        governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829) 
        [5NO]
    Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see 
        H.R. 1320) [14AP]
    Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 650) [6FE]
    Taxation: determination of employment status of individuals as 
        employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 2642) [8OC]
    Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see 
        H.R. 806) [13FE]

VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS
see Firefighters

VOLUNTEER PROTECTION ACT
  Motions
    Enact (S. 543) [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 911) (H. 
        Rept. 105-101) [19MY]

VOLUNTEER WORKERS
related term(s) Community Service
  Bills and resolutions
    Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit use of 
        Selective Service System information for recruitment purposes 
        (see H.R. 2029) [24JN]

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    Courts: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work 
        on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations 
        (see H.R. 911, 1167) [4MR] [20MR]
    ------provide uniform standards for the award of punitive damages 
        for volunteer services (see H.R. 1503) [30AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: conduct a volunteer pilot project at one 
        national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
        Service region (see H.R. 1856) [10JN]
    Employment: exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements 
        individuals who volunteer their time for occupational 
        opportunity (see H.R. 71) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain 
        firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 94) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Government regulations: allow State and local government workers 
        to perform volunteer services for their employer without 
        requiring overtime pay (see H.R. 484) [21JA]
    Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. 
        Res. 75) [30AP]
    National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: designate 
        (see H. Con. Res. 171) [21OC]
    National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993) [6MR]
    Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while 
        performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see 
        H.R. 1013) [11MR]
    Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in 
        neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 1529) [5MY]
    Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. 
        Con. Res. 24) [25FE]
  Motions
    Courts: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work 
        on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations 
        (S. 543) [21MY]
  Reports filed
    Confer Honorary Armed Forces Veteran Status to Bob Hope: Committee 
        on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.J. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 105-109) 
        [3JN]
    National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community 
        Partnership Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1856) 
        (H. Rept. 105-329) [21OC]
    Volunteer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        911) (H. Rept. 105-101) [19MY]

VOTES IN HOUSE
  Recorded
    Academic community and private sector participation in EXPO 2000 
        (H. Con. Res. 139): encourage [9NO]
    Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 108): consideration (H. Res. 176) [26JN]
    Admission of Robert K. Dornan to House floor and rooms (H. Res. 
        233): limit [18SE]
    Adoption Promotion Act (H.R. 867): consideration (H. Res. 327) 
        [13NO]
    ------enact [30AP]
    Agricultural research, extension, and education programs (H.R. 
        2534): reform, extend, and repeal certain programs [8NO]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs 
        appropriations (H.R. 2160): Chabot amendment (Market Access 
        Program funding) [24JY]
    ------conference report [6OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 193) [23JY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 193), previous question [23JY]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 232) [6OC]
    ------Cox amendment (limit aid to Democratic People's Republic of 
        Korea to food assistance distributed by U.N. or other 
        certified organizations) [24JY]
    ------DeLauro motion that the Committee of the Whole rise [17JY]
    ------Hastings of Washington motion to table Eshoo motion to 
        reconsider previous question on Schumer motion to recommit 
        [24JY]
    ------Hastings of Washington motion to table Obey motion to 
        reconsider [24JY]
    ------Hastings of Washington motion to table Obey motion to 
        reconsider Schumer motion to recommit [24JY]
    ------Kaptur motion that the Committee of the Whole rise [17JY]
    ------Kaptur motion to instruct conferees (FDA Youth Anti-Smoking 
        Initiative Enforcement and Outreach Program funding) [3SE]
    ------Kingston motion to table Frank motion to reconsider Skeen 
        motion that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the 
        Whole [17JY]
    ------Lowey amendment (prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal 
        crop insurance programs) [24JY]
    ------making [24JY]
    ------Meehan amendment (FDA Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative 
        Enforcement and Outreach Program funding) [24JY]
    ------Miller of Florida amendment (regulate loans to certain 
        processors of sugarcane and sugar beets) [24JY]
    ------Neumann amendment (reduce loan rate for peanut quotas) 
        [24JY]
    ------Obey amendment (WIC funding and Federal crop insurance 
        program reform) [24JY]
    ------Obey motion that the Committee of the Whole rise [24JY]
    ------Schumer motion to recommit [24JY]
    ------Schumer motion to recommit, previous question [24JY]
    ------Skeen motion that the House resolve itself into the 
        Committee of the Whole [17JY]
    ------Slaughter motion that the Committee of the Whole rise [17JY] 
        [24JY]
    Airport and Airway Trust Fund Tax Reinstatement Act (H.R. 668): 
        enact [26FE] [3MR]
    American Land Sovereignty Protection Act (H.R. 901): enact [8OC]
    ------Farr amendment (California Coastal Ranges Biosphere Reserve 
        designation status) [8OC]
    ------Miller of California amendment (U.N. designation of 
        biosphere reserves and world heritage sites) [8OC]
    ------Vento amendment (expand control over land use designations 
        relative to commercial activities under international 
        agreements) [8OC]
    ------Vento amendment (U.S. participation in Convention on 
        Wetlands of International Importance) [7OC]
    Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act (S. 738): consideration (H. 
        Res. 319) [12NO]
    Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act (H.R. 2247): Bonior motion 
        that the Committee of the Whole rise [24OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 270) [22OC]
    ------Quinn amendment (labor protection and contracting 
        regulations) [24OC]
    Andrew Jacobs, Jr., U.S. Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN 
        (H.R. 1057): designate [17JN]
    Assistance to illegal aliens under the Uniform Relocation 
        Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act (H.R. 
        849): prohibit [8JY]
    Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act: enact [10AP]
    Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act (H.R. 1658): reauthorize 
        and amend [8JY]
    Award Medal of Honor to Robert R. Ingram for service during the 
        Vietnamese Conflict (H.R. 2813): waive time limitation [8NO]
    Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 2015): Brown of Ohio motion to recommit 
        (provide health insurance for uninsured children) [25JN]
    ------conference report [30JY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 174) [25JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 174), previous question [25JN]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 202) [30JY]
    ------enact [25JN]
    ------Spratt motion to instruct conferees (Medicare age 
        eligibility requirements and treatment of former welfare 
        recipients relative to income and workplace protections) 
        [10JY]
    Border Improvement and Immigration Act (H.R. 2920): modify [9NO]
    Budget 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84): Brown of California amendment 
        (substitute) [20MY]
    ------conference report [5JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 152) [20MY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 152), previous question [20MY]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 160) [5JN]
    ------Doolittle amendment (substitute) [20MY]
    ------Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment (substitute) [20MY]
    ------setting forth [20MY]
    ------Shuster amendment (substitute) [20MY]
    ------Waters amendment (substitute) [20MY]
    Budget Enforcement Act (H.R. 2003): enact [23JY]
    ------Thurman motion to recommit [23JY]
    Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Act (H.R. 948): 
        enact [4NO]
    Canadian border landing permits requirements (H.R. 2027): revise 
        [23SE]
    Canadian River reclamation project distribution system to 
        transport water from sources other than the project (H.R. 
        2007): use [1OC]
    Carl B. Stokes U.C. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH (H.R. 643): 
        designate [23SE]
    Charter schools (H.R. 2616): consideration (H. Res. 288) [31OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 288), previous question [31OC]
    ------improve and expand [7NO]
    ------Menendez motion that the Committee of the Whole rise [7NO]
    ------Riggs motion to table Doggett motion to reconsider [7NO]
    ------Tierney amendment (State priority order) [7NO]
    ------Velazquez motion that the Committee of the Whole rise [7NO]
    Coast Guard appropriations (H.R. 2204): consideration (H. Res. 
        265) [21OC]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) number of 
        subcommittees (H. Res. 326): increase [13NO]
    ------previous question [13NO]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) special 
        investigative authorities (H. Res. 167): provide [20JN]
    ------provide, previous question [20JN]
    Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 276): terminate [23OC]
    Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 287): Solomon motion to table [29OC]
    Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 290): Solomon motion to table [30OC]
    Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 291): Solomon motion to table [30OC]
    Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 292): Solomon motion to table [30OC]
    Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 293): Solomon motion to table [30OC]
    Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 294): Solomon motion to table [30OC]
    Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 295): Solomon motion to table [30OC]
    Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 296): Solomon motion to table [30OC]
    Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 297): Solomon motion to table [30OC]

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    Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 307): Thomas motion to table [5NO]
    Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 315): Solomon motion to table [8NO]
    Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 318): Boehner motion to table [9NO]
    Committees of the House expenditures (H. Res. 91): authorizing 
        [21MR]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 101) [20MR]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 105) [21MR]
    ------Gejdenson motion to recommit [21MR]
    Committees of the House expenditures (H. Res. 129): authorizing 
        [1MY]
    Communist China Subsidy Reduction Act (H.R. 2605): consideration 
        (H. Res. 302) [5NO]
    ------Cox motion to table Taylor of Mississippi appeal of ruling 
        of the Chair relative to Taylor of Mississippi motion to 
        recommit (tariffs on Chinese imports) [6NO]
    ------enact [6NO]
    Concern over outbreak of violence and threats to scheduled 
        elections and constitutional government in Republic of the 
        Congo (H. Res. 175): express [22JY]
    Congress (H. Con. Res. 87): adjournment [22MY]
    Congress (H. Con. Res. 136): adjournment [31JY]
    Congress (S. Con. Res. 3): adjournment [7JA]
    Congress (S. Con. Res. 68): adjournment [13NO]
    Consideration of motions to suspend the House Rules and pass 
        certain legislation (H. Res. 107): allow [9AP]
    Consideration of motions to suspend the House Rules and pass 
        certain legislation (H. Res. 112): allow [16AP]
    Constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms (H.J. Res. 
        2): Barton amendment (substitute) [12FE]
    ------Blunt amendment (substitute) [12FE]
    ------Christensen amendment (substitute) [12FE]
    ------Crapo amendment (substitute) [12FE]
    ------Ensign amendment (substitute) [12FE]
    ------Fowler amendment (substitute) [12FE]
    ------Hutchinson amendment (substitute) [12FE]
    ------McInnis amendment (substitute) [12FE]
    ------ratification [12FE]
    ------Scott amendment (substitute) [12FE]
    ------Thune amendment (substitute) [12FE]
    Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. Flag 
        (H.J. Res. 54): propose for ratification [12JN]
    Constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the 
        passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62): 
        propose for ratification [15AP]
    Consumer Price Index relative to correction of cost-of-living 
        adjustments (H. Res. 93): calculation [7MY]
    Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 94): making [29SE]
    Coral Reef Conservation Act (H.R. 2233): enact [1OC]
    Court arbitration programs (S. 996): reauthorize [23SE]
    Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offenders 
        Registration Improvements Act (H.R. 1683): enact [23SE]
    David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL (H.R. 1479): designate 
        [29OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture Conservation Reserve Program contracts (H.R. 
        1342): extend [29AP]
    Dept. of Agriculture maintenance of Emigrant Wilderness concrete 
        dams and weirs (H.R. 1663): provide [22JY]
    Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and 
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119): authorize [25JN]
    ------Bachus amendment (prohibit performance of military honors at 
        funerals of persons convicted of capital crimes) [23JN]
    ------Buyer amendment (priority health care to individuals who 
        served during the Persian Gulf Conflict) [23JN]
    ------Buyer amendment (prohibit use of funds for the deployment of 
        Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina after a certain date) 
        [24JN]
    ------conference report [28OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 169) [19JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 169), Solomon amendment [19JN]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 278) [28OC]
    ------Dellums amendment (B-2 stealth bomber funding) [23JN]
    ------Dellums motion to instruct conferees (proportional cost-
        sharing arrangement relative to NATO expansion) [25JY]
    ------Everett amendment (Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
        Commission recommendations on privatization of depot 
        maintenance) [23JN]
    ------Harman amendment (performance of abortions at military 
        medical facilities) [19JN]
    ------Hefley amendment (Naval Petroleum Oil Shale Reserve 
        exploration, development, and production) [20JN]
    ------Hilleary amendment (prohibit use of funds for the deployment 
        of Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina after a certain 
        date) [24JN]
    ------Luther amendment (Trident D-5 submarine launched ballistic 
        missile funding) [20JN]
    ------Rohrabacher amendment (allocation of foreign aid to Russia 
        relative to sale of arms to People's Republic of China) [23JN] 
        [25JN]
    ------Sanders amendment (reduce funding) [19JN]
    ------Spence amendment (Dept. of Defense reform) [19JN]
    ------Spence motion to close conference committee meetings [25JY]
    ------Talent amendment (procedures for determining status of 
        certain missing members of the Armed Forces) [23JN]
    ------Traficant amendment (personnel to assist the INS and Customs 
        Service with border patrol and control activities) [20JN]
    ------Traficant motion to instruct conferees (use of Armed Forces 
        to assist INS and Customs Service with border patrol and 
        control) [5SE]
    ------Weldon of Pennsylvania (Presidential certification on 
        detargeting of Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles) 
        [20JN]
    Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016): 
        conference report [16SE]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 228), previous 
        question [16SE]
    ------making [8JY]
    Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 2266): conference report 
        [25SE]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 242) [25SE]
    ------making [29JY]
    ------Obey amendment (B-2 stealth bomber funding) [29JY]
    ------Shays amendment (funding levels) [29JY]
    ------Young of Florida motion to close conference committee 
        meetings [3SE]
    Dept. of Defense prescribing military activities and prescribing 
        personnel strengths (H.R. 1119): Spence amendment (export 
        control policy for supercomputers) [19JN]
    Dept. of HHS refugee and entrant assistance (S. 1161): funding 
        [1OC]
    Dept. of Justice's identification of criminal and illegal aliens 
        in local prisons (H.R. 1493): establish program [4NO]
    Dept. of State and related agencies appropriations and 
        consolidation of certain agencies (H.R. 1757): Bachus 
        amendment (list overseas sales of surplus Government property 
        and use amounts received for deficit reduction) [4JN] [11JN]
    ------Callahan motion to instruct conferees (international family 
        planning programs restrictions relative to abortion) [8OC]
    ------Campbell amendment to Smith of New Jersey amendment 
        (international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion) [5JN]
    ------Coburn amendment (U.N. Man and Biosphere Program funding) 
        [11JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 159) [4JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 159), previous question [4JN]
    ------Diaz-Balart amendment to Skaggs amendment (TV Marti funding) 
        [4JN]
    ------Doggett motion to instruct conferees (adjudication and 
        payment of certain claims by veterans against Iraq) [1OC]
    ------Engel amendment (impose economic sanctions against Syria) 
        [10JN]
    ------Fox amendment (allocation of foreign aid to Ukraine) [11JN]
    ------Fox amendment (encourage and expedite integration of Romania 
        into NATO) [11JN]
    ------Gilman amendment (en bloc) [11JN]
    ------Gilman amendment (passport and visa fees) [11JN]
    ------Goss amendment (Dept. of State Office of Inspector General 
        investigative functions) [4JN] [11JN]
    ------Hamilton amendment (agency consolidation substitute) [4JN]
    ------Hefley amendment (maintain records in the Dept. of State on 
        criminal incidents committed by foreign diplomats in the U.S.) 
        [11JN]
    ------Lazio amendment (U.N. compliance with child and spousal 
        support obligations) [11JN]
    ------Miller of California amendment (importation, sale, and 
        distribution of Cuban cigars after certain democratic reforms 
        are implemented) [10JN] [11JN]
    ------Nethercutt amendment (abduction and detainment of Donald 
        Hutchings in India) [10JN] [11JN]
    ------Ney amendment (prohibit U.S. assistance to countries 
        providing landing rights to Libyan aircraft) [10JN] [11JN]
    ------Paul amendment (withdraw U.S. membership from the U.N.) 
        [4JN]
    ------Paxon amendment (condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty 
        policy relative to sale of land to Jews) [11JN]
    ------Rohrabacher amendment (allocation of foreign aid to Russia 
        relative to sale of arms to People's Republic of China) [11JN]
    ------Rohrabacher amendment (foreign aid requirements for 
        countries relative to military assistance and arms transfers) 
        [11JN]
    ------Sanford amendment (limit Dept. of State appropriations) 
        [11JN]
    ------Scarborough amendment (sanctions relative to religious 
        freedom and terrorism in Sudan) [10JN] [11JN]
    ------Serrano amendment (require report on official complaints) 
        [11JN]
    ------Skaggs amendment (TV Marti funding) [11JN]
    ------Smith of New Jersey amendment (international family planning 
        programs restrictions relative to abortion) [5JN] [11JN]
    ------Smith of New Jersey amendment (Radio Free Asia funding) 
        [11JN]
    ------Smith of New Jersey amendment (U.S. policy on border 
        closures and economic or commercial blockades) [11JN]
    ------Stearns amendment (U.N. management and budget reform) [4JN] 
        [10JN]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 
        2107): Chabot amendment (National Endowment for the Humanities 
        funding) [15JY]
    ------Coburn amendment (U.S. Man and Biosphere Program funding) 
        [15JY]
    ------conference report [24OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 181) [10JY]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 277) [24OC]
    ------Crapo amendment (allocation of spending reductions toward 
        deficit reduction) [15JY]
    ------Dicks amendment (Forest Service road construction funding) 
        [10JY]
    ------Ehlers amendment (replace National Endowment for the Arts 
        funding with block grants to States) [11JY]
    ------Istook amendment (prohibit BIA recognition of new Indian 
        trust lands until binding agreements are

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        reached by tribes on State and local sales taxes) [15JY]
    ------Klug amendment (Clean Coal Technology Program funding) 
        [11JY]
    ------making [15JY]
    ------Maloney of New York amendment (Susan B. Anthony House 
        restoration funding) [10JY]
    ------Porter amendment (Forest Service road construction funding) 
        [10JY]
    ------Royce amendment (fossil energy research and development 
        programs funding) [11JY]
    ------Sanders amendment (Payment In Lieu of Taxes Program funding) 
        [10JY]
    ------Weldon of Florida amendment (prohibit designation of 
        Canaveral National Seashore as a clothing-optional area) 
        [15JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 
        2378): conference report [30SE]
    ------Hoyer motion to instruct conferees (National Center for 
        Missing and Exploited Children) [24SE]
    ------Hoyer motion to instruct conferees (National Center for 
        Missing and Exploited Children), previous question [24SE]
    ------making [17SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 
        2169): conference report [9OC]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 263) [9OC]
    ------making [23JY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
        agencies appropriations (H.R. 2267): Bartlett amendment (U.N. 
        arrearages payment and international peacekeeping activities 
        arrearages payment) [26SE]
    ------Beccerra motion that the Committee of the Whole rise [25SE]
    ------Coburn amendment (juvenile justice block grants programs 
        funding through rescissions in NIST Advanced Technology 
        Program) [25SE]
    ------conference report [13NO]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 330) [13NO]
    ------Gephardt motion that the Committee of the Whole rise [25SE]
    ------Gilman amendment (Dept. of State salaries and expenses 
        funding relative to designations of terrorist organizations) 
        [26SE]
    ------Hefley amendment (Economic Development Administration 
        funding) [25SE]
    ------Hoekstra amendment (limit Federal funding for rerun of 
        International Brotherhood of Teamsters leadership election) 
        [26SE]
    ------Hostettler amendment (Advanced Technology Program funding) 
        [25SE]
    ------Hyde amendment (allow prevailing defendant in Federal 
        prosecution an opportunity to recover attorneys fees) [25SE]
    ------making [30SE]
    ------Mollohan amendment (LSC funding) [25SE]
    ------Mollohan amendment (use of sampling to improve the accuracy 
        of the decennial census) [30SE]
    ------Norton amendment (removal of restrictions on funding for 
        abortions in correctional institutions) [25SE]
    ------Obey motion to recommit conference report [13NO]
    ------Rohrabacher motion to instruct conferees (suspension of 
        alien deportation under rules in place at the time of 
        residency application) [29OC]
    ------Sanders amendment (U.S. Trade Representative study of trade 
        negotiations affect on laws) [25SE]
    ------Scott amendment (crime prevention programs funding through 
        rescissions in truth-in-sentencing prison grant programs) 
        [25SE]
    ------Tierney motion that the Committee of the Whole rise [25SE]
    ------Waters amendment (Drug Courts Program funding through 
        rescissions in truth-in-sentencing prison grant programs) 
        [25SE]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 2264): Blunt amendment (vocational and 
        adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding) 
        [8SE]
    ------Burton amendment (We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
        Constitution Program funding) [9SE]
    ------Castle amendment (family participation in the decision of 
        minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded 
        clinics) [9SE]
    ------Coburn amendment (State AIDS drug assistance programs 
        funding) [9SE]
    ------conference report [7NO]
    ------Crane amendment (Corp. of Public Broadcasting funding) 
        [11SE]
    ------Goodling amendment (national education testing standards) 
        [16SE]
    ------Hastert amendment (Dept. of HHS Drug Needle Exchange Program 
        funding) [11SE]
    ------Hayworth amendment (Impact Aid Program funding for school 
        construction through rescissions in NLRB funding) [10SE]
    ------Hefley amendment (Corp. of Public Broadcasting funding) 
        [11SE]
    ------Hoekstra amendment (limit Federal funding for rerun of 
        International Brotherhood of Teamsters leadership election) 
        [16SE]
    ------Hostettler amendment (adjust NLRB employer business activity 
        threshold relative to jurisdiction of labor disputes) [11SE]
    ------Hyde amendment (Federal funding of abortions) [11SE]
    ------Istook amendment (family participation in the decision of 
        minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded 
        clinics) [9SE]
    ------making [16JY] [17SE]
    ------McIntosh amendment (Individuals With Disabilities Education 
        Act funding through rescissions in Dept. of Labor wage and 
        hour enforcement division) [5SE]
    ------McIntosh motion that the Committee of the Whole rise [9SE]
    ------Miller of California motion that the Committee of the Whole 
        rise [10SE] [11SE]
    ------Norwood amendment (special education funding through 
        rescissions in OSHA funding) [8SE]
    ------Schaffer amendment (high-risk youth programs funding through 
        rescissions in Goals 2000 Program funding) [10SE]
    ------Souder amendment (OSHA Compliance Assistance Program 
        funding) [9SE]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies appropriations (H.R. 2158): conference report [8OC]
    ------Kennedy of Massachusetts motion to recommit [16JY]
    ------making [16SE]
    ------Obey amendment (veterans' health care programs funding) 
        [16JY]
    ------Sensenbrenner amendment (Human Space Flight Program funding) 
        [16JY]
    ------Stokes amendment (FEMA tornado simulation center funding) 
        [16JY]
    Display of the Ten Commandments in public places (H. Con. Res. 
        31): permit [5MR]
    District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 2607): consideration (H. 
        Res. 264) [9OC]
    ------Hansen motion to table the motion to reconsider [9OC]
    ------Moran amendment (substitute) [9OC]
    ------Moran of Virginia motion to recommit [9OC]
    ------Sabo amendment (waive Davis-Bacon Act requirements relative 
        to school construction and repairs) [9OC]
    District of Columbia Council Contract Review Reform Act (H.R. 
        513): enact [6MR]
    Drug-Free Communities Act (H.R. 956): enact [22MY]
    Eagles Nest Wilderness within Arapaho and White River National 
        Forests (H.R. 985): expand [17JN]
    Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act appropriations (S. 910): 
        authorizing [16SE]
    Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools (H.R. 2646): 
        consideration (H. Res. 247) [23OC]
    ------enact [23OC]
    ------Rangel amendment (construction and rehabilitation of public 
        schools by increasing the volume cap on certain bonds) [23OC]
    El Salvador (H. Con. Res. 88): elections [22JY]
    Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information 
        Dissemination Program (H.R. 363): extension [29AP]
    Emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469): conference 
        report [5JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 146) [14MY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 149) [15MY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 149), previous question [15MY]
    ------Diaz-Balart amendment (extend transition period for legal 
        aliens receiving SSI benefits) [15MY]
    ------Gekas amendment (establish automatic system for continuing 
        appropriations) [15MY]
    ------making [15MY]
    ------McDade motion to refer veto message and bill to the 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) [10JN]
    ------Neumann amendment (FEMA funding) [15MY]
    ------Neumann amendment (eliminate FEMA forward funding, restore 
        rental assisted housing funding, and make nondefense 
        rescissions) [15MY]
    ------Obey amendment (WIC funding) [15MY]
    Emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and 
        overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1871): making [12JN]
    Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act (H.R. 1385): 
        enact [16MY]
    ------Owens amendment (summer youth employment program funding 
        relative to disadvantaged youth programs) [16MY]
    End of slavery in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 56): celebrate [17JN]
    Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 2203): 
        conference report [30SE]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 254) [30SE]
    ------Fazio amendment to Petri amendment (Animas-La Plata Federal 
        reclamation project construction funding) [25JY]
    ------Klug amendment (Appalachian Regional Commission funding) 
        [25JY]
    ------making [25JY]
    ------Markey amendment (pyroprocessing technology research 
        funding) [25JY]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act (H.R. 2472): extend certain 
        programs [29SE]
    Ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military company 
        are not extended normal tariff treatment (H.R. 2647): 
        authorize [7NO]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 302) [5NO]
    Establishment of Oklahoma City National Memorial as a unit of the 
        National Park System and creation of the Oklahoma City 
        Memorial Trust (S. 871): authorize [23SE]
    Ethics charges in the matter of Representative Gingrich (H. Res. 
        31): resolution [21JA]
    European Commission handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas 
        merger (H. Res. 191): interference [22JY]
    European Security Act: consideration (H. Res. 159) [4JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 159), previous question [4JN]
    Eximbank (H.R. 1370): consideration (H. Res. 255) [30SE]
    ------DeLauro motion that the Committee of the Whole rise [30SE]
    ------Evans amendment (preferential assistance relative to conduct 
        by firms exporting to the People's Republic of China) [30SE]
    ------LaFalce amendment (rename to U.S. Export Bank) [30SE]
    ------McDermott motion that the Committee of the Whole rise [30SE]
    ------reauthorize [6OC]
    Expanded War Crimes Act (H.R. 1348): enact [29JY]
    FAA research, engineering, and development programs (H.R. 1271): 
        authorize [29AP]
    Family Planning Facilitation and Abortion Funding Restriction Act 
        (H. R. 581): enact [13FE]
    50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act (H.R. 2414): enact [23SE]
    Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act (H.R. 478): Boehlert 
        amendment (substitute) [7MY]

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    ------consideration (H. Res. 142) [7MY]
    Forage Improvement Act (H.R. 2493): consideration (H. Res. 284) 
        [30OC]
    ------enact [30OC]
    ------Klug amendment (basic fee formula for livestock grazing) 
        [30OC]
    ------Vento amendment (grazing fee formula for sheep and goats) 
        [30OC]
    ------Vento amendment (grazing fees for certain small producers) 
        [30OC]
    Forced Abortion Condemnation Act (H.R. 2570): consideration (H. 
        Res. 302) [5NO]
    ------enact [6NO]
    ------Fowler motion to table Lofgren motion to reconsider [6NO]
    Foreign aid certification of Mexico relative to drug enforcement 
        efforts (H.J. Res. 58): Committee on International Relations 
        (House) amendment (substitute) [13MR]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 95) [13MR]
    ------disapprove [13MR]
    ------Hastert amendment (substitute) [13MR]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs 
        appropriations (H.R. 2159): Burton amendment (allocation of 
        foreign aid to India) [4SE]
    ------Campbell amendment (African Development Fund funding) [4SE]
    ------conference report [12NO]
    ------Fox amendment (elephant and rhinoceros hunting prohibition) 
        [4SE]
    ------Gilman amendment (international family planning programs 
        restrictions relative to abortion) [4SE]
    ------Largent motion to instruct conferees (international family 
        planning programs funding relative to abortion) [7OC]
    ------making [4SE]
    ------Paul amendment (Eximbank, OPIC, and Trade and Development 
        Agency funding) [30JY]
    ------Paul amendment (international family planning programs 
        restrictions relative to abortion) [4SE]
    ------Royce amendment (OPIC funding) [30JY]
    ------Smith of New Jersey amendment (international family planning 
        programs restrictions relative to abortion) [4SE]
    ------Stearns amendment (NATO Partnership for Peace Program and 
        expansion costs) [4SE]
    ------Torres amendment (U.S. Army School of the Americas funding) 
        [4SE]
    Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX (H.R. 499): 
        designate [5FE]
    German discrimination against members of minority religious groups 
        (H. Con. Res. 22): prohibit [9NO]
    Government spending and regulatory programs (H. Con. Res. 102): 
        reduce [25JN]
    Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc., Federal charter 
        (H.R. 497): repeal [26FE]
    Guatemalan peace negotiations (H. Con. Res. 17): tribute [5MR]
    Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization) filing of criminal 
        charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to 
        comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 
        244): authorize [30SE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 253) [30SE]
    Hinsdale County, CO, land exchange (S. 587): require [4NO]
    Homeowners Insurance Protection Act (H.R. 607): enact [16AP]
    Hong Kong Reversion Act (H.R. 750): enact [11MR]
    Hood Bay Land Exchange Act (H.R. 1948): enact [23SE]
    House Ethics Reform Task Force recommendations (H. Res. 168): 
        Bunning amendment (majority vote of Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) to broaden scope of investigation and 
        issue subpoenas) [18SE]
    ------Cardin motion to recommit [18SE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 230), previous question [18SE]
    ------implement [18SE]
    ------Livingston amendment (application to complaints to the 
        Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) filed 
        during this or subsequent Congresses) [18SE]
    ------Murtha amendment (require that outside complaints to the 
        Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) against 
        Members be sponsored by Members) [18SE]
    ------Tauzin amendment (time limit for dismissal of deadlocked 
        complaints to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
        (House)) [18SE]
    House of Representatives: striking of Representative John Lewis' 
        words from Congressional Record [17AP] [21AP]
    ------(H. Res. 311): consideration of certain resolutions in 
        preparation for adjournment [9NO]
    House Rules (H. Res. 5): adopt and amend [7JA]
    ------McDermott motion to commit (special select committees) [7JA]
    ------previous question (adopt and amend) [7JA]
    House Rules relative to exception to the requirement that public 
        committee proceedings be open to all media (H. Res. 301): 
        repeal [12NO]
    House Rules relative to same-day consideration of certain 
        resolutions (H. Res. 201): previous question (waive) [30JY]
    ------waive [30JY]
    House Rules relative to same-day consideration of certain 
        resolutions (H. Res. 305): previous question (waive) [6NO]
    ------Solomon motion to table Frank motion to reconsider [6NO]
    ------Solomon motion to table Wise motion to reconsider previous 
        question [6NO]
    ------waive [6NO]
    House Rules relative to same-day consideration of certain 
        resolutions (H. Res. 314): waive [12NO]
    Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act (H.R. 2): consideration 
        of Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) 
        substitute amendment relative to Watt point of order (unfunded 
        intergovernmental mandates) [1MY]
    ------Davis of Illinois amendment (allow public housing 
        authorities flexibility in implementing certain requirements) 
        [13MY]
    ------enact [14MY]
    ------Frank amendment (allow public housing agencies to comply 
        with family self-sufficiency agreement requirements) [6MY]
    ------Frank amendment (cap on rent for public and subsidized 
        housing relative to income) [7MY]
    ------Jackson amendment (exemption from community work 
        requirements for certain primary caregivers in public housing) 
        [1MY]
    ------Jackson amendment (prohibit eviction of families in public 
        housing relative to community work requirements) [1MY]
    ------Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment (limit family income for 
        choice based housing assistance) [13MY]
    ------Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment (prohibit local 
        governments and municipalities from administering Federal 
        housing assistance) [13MY]
    ------Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment (require certain owners 
        to comply with community work requirements applicable to 
        public housing residents) [13MY]
    ------Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment (substitute) [14MY]
    ------Vento amendment (provide for a study on the evaluation and 
        performance of public housing agencies) [13MY]
    ------Watt amendment (require public housing agencies to 
        compensate those who provide work at rate that is not less 
        than minimum wage) [6MY]
    ------Weldon of Florida amendment (exemption from community work 
        requirements for certain primary caregivers in public housing) 
        [1MY]
    Housing Programs Extension Act (S. 652): enact [16SE]
    Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, DC (H.R. 
        824): designate [23SE]
    Immunization requirements for certain internationally adopted 
        children (H.R. 2464): exempt [21OC]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (H.R. 5): reauthorize 
        [13MY]
    Intelligence services appropriations (H.R. 1775): consideration 
        (H. Res. 179) [9JY]
    ------Conyers amendment (require separate unclassified statements 
        of the aggregate amount of budget outlays) [9JY]
    ------Frank amendment (reduce funding) [9JY]
    ------Sanders amendment (reduce funding) [9JY]
    Intelligence services appropriations (S. 858): conference report 
        [7NO]
    International criminal tribunal to prosecute members of the Iraqi 
        regime for certain crimes (H. Con. Res. 137): support [13NO]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program Act (H.R. 408): 
        consideration (H. Res. 153), previous question [21MY]
    ------enact [21MY]
    International family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36): funding 
        [13FE]
    Iranian sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (H. 
        Res. 188): consideration (H. Res. 302) [5NO]
    ------impose [6NO]
    ------Latham motion to table Velazquez motion to reconsider [6NO]
    IRS Restructuring and Reform Act (H.R. 2676): enact [5NO]
    J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA (H.R. 1484): 
        designate [29OC]
    Jackie Robinson (H. Con. Res. 61): tribute [16AP]
    John T. Myers Post Office Building, Terre Haute, IN, (H.R. 1058): 
        designate [17JN]
    Journal: question of approval [5FE] [26FE] [27FE] [6MR] [12MR] 
        [21MR] [17AP] [1MY] [8MY] [15MY] [20MY] [22MY] [18JN] [20JN] 
        [24JN] [10JY] [15JY] [4SE] [10SE] [18SE] [24SE] [25SE] [30SE] 
        [9OC] [23OC] [24OC] [5NO] [8NO]
    Juvenile Crime Control Act (H.R. 3): consideration (H. Res. 143) 
        [7MY]
    ------Conyers amendment (prosecution of certain juveniles charged 
        with violent offenses) [8MY]
    ------Conyers motion to recommit [8MY]
    ------Dunn amendment (parental notification relative to enrollment 
        of juvenile sex offenders in public schools) [8MY]
    ------enact [8MY]
    ------Lofgren amendment (funding for crime prevention programs for 
        at-risk juveniles) [8MY]
    ------Scott amendment (funding for building, expanding, and 
        operating juvenile correction and detention facilities) [8MY]
    ------Stupak amendment (substitute) [8MY]
    ------Waters amendment (prosecution of certain juveniles charged 
        with drug offenses) [8MY]
    Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act (H.R. 1818): 
        enact [15JY]
    Laogai Slave Labor Products Act (H.R. 2195): consideration (H. 
        Res. 302) [5NO]
    ------Crane motion to table Taylor of Mississippi appeal of ruling 
        of the chair relative to Taylor of Mississippi motion to 
        recommit (tariffs on Chinese imports) [5NO]
    ------enact [5NO]
    Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 2209): 
        conference report [24SE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 197) [25JY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 197), previous question [25JY]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 238) [24SE]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 238), previous 
        question [24SE]
    ------Fazio amendment (Committee on Taxation (Joint) staffing 
        levels) [28JY]
    ------Gejdenson motion to recommit (House of Representatives 
        Reserve Fund) [28JY]
    ------Klug amendment (GPO staffing levels) [28JY]
    ------making [28JY]
    ------Serrano motion to instruct conferees (Committee on Taxation 
        (Joint) staffing levels) [3SE]
    Line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations 
        legislation (H.R. 2631): disapprove [8NO]
    Living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River Basin (H. 
        Con. Res. 16): improve [11MR]
    Miccosukee Settlement Act (H.R. 1476): enact [1OC]
    Microcredit for Self-Reliance Act (H.R. 1129): enact [9NO]

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    Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China 
        (H.J. Res. 79): disapprove [24JN]
    NASA appropriations (H.R. 1275): Jackson-Lee amendment (minority 
        university research and education programs funding) [24AP]
    ------Roemer amendment (space station program funding) [24AP]
    National Monument Fairness Act (H.R. 1127): enact [7OC]
    ------Hansen amendment (substitute) [7OC]
    ------Vento amendment (allow Presidential declaration to take 
        effect if Congress fails to act within one year) [7OC]
    National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 
        1839): enact [4NO]
    National Sea Grant College Program (H.R. 437): reauthorize [18JN]
    National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act (H.R. 1420): enact 
        [23SE]
    Nicaraguan democratic elections (H. Con. Res. 18): tribute [5MR]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act (H.R. 1270): consideration (H. Res. 283) 
        [29OC]
    ------enact [30OC]
    ------Ensign amendment (require emergency response personnel 
        relative to transportation of nuclear fuel and waste) [30OC]
    ------Ensign amendment (require risk assessment study and cost 
        benefit analysis) [30OC]
    ------Ensign point of order (unfunded Federal mandates) [29OC]
    ------Gibbons amendment (assess fees on certain reactors relative 
        to operating costs) [30OC]
    ------Gibbons amendment (require emergency response personnel 
        relative to transportation of nuclear fuel and waste) [30OC]
    ------Kildee amendment (clarify definition of ``affected Indian 
        tribe'') [29OC]
    ------Markey amendment (EPA radiation protection standards) [30OC]
    ------Markey motion to recommit (liability of contractors 
        transporting nuclear waste material) [30OC]
    ------Traficant amendment (Buy American Act compliance) [30OC]
    ------Traficant amendment (require that only U.S. produced nuclear 
        waste can be stored in certain repositories) [29OC]
    Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act (H.R. 412): 
        Miller of California amendment (require Oroville-Tonasket 
        Irrigation District to pay fair market value for property and 
        facilities as determined by a panel) [18MR]
    Paperwork Elimination Act (H.R. 852): consideration (H. Res. 88), 
        previous question [13MR]
    ------enact [13MR]
    Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 1122): Canady motion to 
        concur with Senate amendments [8OC]
    ------Canady motion to table Hoyer appeal of ruling of the Chair 
        relative to Hoyer motion to recommit (substitute) [20MR]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 100) [20MR]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 100), previous question [20MR]
    ------consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 262), previous 
        question [8OC]
    ------enact [20MR]
    ------Frank motion to recommit (exceptions for life or physical 
        health of mother) [20MR]
    Participation of People's Republic of China officials in 
        international activities relative to release of religious 
        prisoners (H.R. 967): consideration (H. Res. 302) [5NO]
    ------Kolbe motion to table Wise motion to reconsider [6NO]
    ------prohibit [6NO]
    Permanent addition to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (S.J. 
        Res. 29): design and construct [8JY]
    Permanent authority for the administration of au pair programs (S. 
        1211): provide [29SE]
    Permit and licensing procedures for armored car crew members (H.R. 
        624): clarify [26FE]
    Political Freedom in China Act (H.R. 2358): consideration (H. Res. 
        302) [5NO]
    ------enact [5NO]
    ------Gilman amendment (extend congressional review period for 
        licensing of nuclear exports to China) [5NO]
    Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act 
        (H.R. 1962): enact [21OC]
    Private Property Rights Implementation Act (H.R. 1534): Boehlert 
        amendment (substitute) [22OC]
    ------enact [22OC]
    Prohibition on Financial Transactions With Countries Supporting 
        Terrorism Act (H.R. 748): enact [8JY]
    Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act 
        (H.R. 858): enact [9JY]
    Radio Free Asia Act (H.R. 2232): consideration (H. Res. 302) [5NO]
    ------enact [9NO]
    Receipt of food stamps by prisoners (H.R. 1000): prevent [8AP]
    Reunification of Jerusalem, Israel (H. Con. Res. 60): anniversary 
        [10JN]
    Rural Multifamily Rental Housing Loan Guarantee Extension Act 
        (H.R. 28): enact [8AP]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act (H.R. 672): technical amendments [18MR]
    SEC appropriations (H.R. 1262): authorizing [1OC]
    Shackleford Banks Wild Horses Protection Act (H.R. 765): enact 
        [22JY]
    Sierra Leone military coup d'etat (H. Con. Res. 99): condemn 
        [22JY]
    Small Business Investment Act and Small Business Act (H.R. 2261): 
        amend [29SE]
    Speaker of the House: Boehner motion to table Fazio appeal of 
        Ruling of the Chair relative to nomination of Representative 
        Gingrich [7JA]
    ------election of Representative Gingrich [7JA]
    Spending of greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on 
        children's classrooms (H. Res. 139): encourage [29OC]
    Stamp Out Breast Cancer Act (H.R. 1585): enact [22JY]
    States addressing the problem of violent crimes committed by 
        repeat offenders (H. Con. Res. 75): require [29JY]
    Submission of budget proposals by the President without budgetary 
        contingencies (H. Res. 89): consideration (H. Res. 90) [12MR]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 90), previous question [12MR]
    ------request [12MR]
    ------Spratt motion to recommit (submission of budget plan by the 
        House of Representatives) [12MR]
    Taxation (H. Res. 109): rates [15AP]
    Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act (H.R. 1226): enact [15AP]
    Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R. 2014): conference report [31JY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 174) [25JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 174), previous question [25JN]
    ------enact [26JN]
    ------Peterson of Minnesota motion to recommit [26JN]
    ------Rangel amendment (substitute) [26JN]
    ------Rangel motion to instruct conferees (tax rates) [10JY]
    Terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (H. Con. Res. 133): condemn 
        [30JY]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act 
        (H.R. 629): enact [7OC]
    Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board Abolishment Act (H.R. 
        2343): enact [23SE]
    Trademark Law Treaty Implementation Act (H.R. 1661): enact [22JY]
    Transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 2035): 
        authorizing [15JY]
    Transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation to 
        nonprofit organizations (H.R. 680): authorize [29AP]
    Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and 
        Japan (H. Res. 68): support [11MR]
    Turkish occupation of Cyprus (H. Con. Res. 81): resolution [22JY]
    21st Century Patent System Improvement Act (H.R. 400): Campbell 
        amendment (limit publication of all patent applications until 
        two substantive actions have been filed) [23AP]
    ------Campbell amendment (limit the defense to patent infringement 
        based on prior domestic use to the actual quantity, volume, 
        and scope of the prior use) [23AP]
    ------Hunter amendment (patent examiner employment and training 
        requirements) [23AP]
    ------Kaptur amendment (exempt independent inventors, small 
        businesses and universities from publication of patent 
        application information until patent is granted) [23AP]
    ------Rohrabacher amendment (substitute) [17AP]
    U.S.-Caribbean Trade Partnership Act (H.R. 2644): enact [4NO]
    U.S.-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Defense Cooperation Act (H.R. 2386): 
        Bereuter motion to table Pallone motion to reconsider [6NO]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 302) [5NO]
    ------enact [6NO]
    Use of Capitol rotunda for ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch 
        Bartholomew (H. Con. Res. 134): authorizing [16SE]
    Use of the Capitol rotunda for a ceremony honoring Mother Teresa 
        (S. Con. Res. 26): authorize [20MY]
    Victim Rights Clarification Act (H.R. 924): enact [18MR]
    Vocational education funding (H.R. 1853): authorize [22JY]
    ------Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment (use of on-site workforce 
        coordinators to work with business community to determine 
        curriculums) [22JY]
    ------Mink amendment (gender equity programs funding) [22JY]
    ------Mink motion to recommit (gender equity programs funding) 
        [22JY]
    Volunteer Protection Act (H.R. 911): enact [21MY]
    Voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746): 
        consideration (H. Res. 288) [31OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 288), previous question [31OC]
    ------establish [4NO]
    ------Etheridge motion to recommit [4NO]
    Warner Canyon Ski Hill Land Exchange Act (H.R. 1944): enact [22JY]
    Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 1): Boyd amendment (sunset 
        provisions) [19MR]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 99) [19MR]
    ------enact [19MR]
    ------Goodling amendment (eligibility requirements and limits on 
        accrual of compensatory time) [19MR]
    ------Miller of California amendment (substitute) [19MR]
    ------Owens amendment (exempt certain employees) [19MR]
    Year of the Ocean (H. Con. Res. 131): observe [1OC]

VOTING
  Appointments
    House of Representatives tellers to count electoral votes [9JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: guarantee the right of all active duty military 
        personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in 
        Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 699) [12FE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: postpone relocation of Suffragists 
        Portrait Monument to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 72) [1MY]
    ------procurement of a bust or statue of Sojourner Truth for 
        placement in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 62) [15AP]
    Citizenship: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the 
        citizenship of registration applicants and require use of 
        Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428) 
        [24AP]
    Civil liberties: secure voting rights for formerly incarcerated 
        felons (see H.R. 568) [4FE]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 276, 287, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 
        307, 315, 318) [23OC] [29OC] [30OC] [5NO] [8NO] [9NO]
    Constitutional amendments: allowing the proposal and enactment of 
        laws by popular vote of the people (see H.J. Res. 21) [9JA]

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    Dept. of Justice: direct Attorney General to provide a written 
        opinion on the constitutionality of proposed state ballot 
        initiatives (see H.R. 3006) [9NO]
    Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific 
        Islander Americans and support political and civic 
        participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 191) [8NO]
    Elections: allow States to use a proportional voting system for 
        multiseat congressional districts (see H.R. 3068) [13NO]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to enact 
        and repeal legislation in a national election (see H.J. Res. 
        87) [25JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        propose constitutional amendments by initiative process (see 
        H.J. Res. 85) [25JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        recall elected officials (see H.J. Res. 86) [25JN]
    ------give citizens the right to enact and repeal legislation in a 
        national election (see H.R. 2061) [25JN]
    ------national advisory referendum on a flat income tax rate and 
        the requiring of a national vote to raise taxes (see H.R. 
        2057) [25JN]
    ------permit use of ``None of the Above'' in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 2055) [25JN]
    ------reform voter registration procedures (see H.R. 224) [9JA]
    ------require proof of citizenship and Social Security number to 
        register and repeal mandate that States provide mail voter 
        registration (see H.R. 2076) [26JN]
    ------require proof of citizenship to register to vote and permit 
        States to require photographic identification to vote in a 
        Federal election (see H.R. 1139) [20MR]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1179) [20MR]
    Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74) [7JA] [9JA]
    Languages: eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements (see 
        H.R. 2356) [31JY]
    Members of Congress: national advisory referendum on term limits 
        (see H.R. 2056) [25JN]
    National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345) [9JA]
    ------voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 2115) [8JY]
    Public debt: constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits 
        and require popular vote of the people to exceed any limits 
        (see H.J. Res. 30) [9JA]
    States: prohibit release of Presidential election results prior to 
        closing of polls in all States within the continental U.S. 
        (see H.R. 2805) [4NO]
  Motions
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. 
        Res. 287) [29OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 290) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 291) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 292) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 293) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 294) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 295) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 296) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 297) [30OC]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 307) [5NO]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 315) [8NO]
    ------investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th 
        Congressional District (H. Res. 318) [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Military Voting Rights Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) 
        (H.R. 699) (H. Rept. 105-183) [15JY]

WAGES
see Income

WAIR, THELMA MOTHERSHED
  Bills and resolutions
    ``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 
        2560) [25SE]

WALDHEIM, KURT
  Bills and resolutions
    U.N.: receipt of retirement allowance (see H. Con. Res. 144) [4SE]

WALSH, JAMES T. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, 
        diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see 
        H.R. 2923) [7NO]
    Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see 
        H.R. 1507) [30AP]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2209) [22JY]
    Tariff: shadow mask steel (see H.R. 1947) [17JN]
    World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see 
        H.R. 1427) [23AP]
  Reports filed
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2209) (H. Rept. 105-254) [18SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2209) (H. Rept. 
        105-196) [22JY]

WAMP, ZACH (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [3SE]

WAR
related term(s) Korean War; Persian Gulf Conflict; Vietnamese Conflict; 
    World War I; World War II
  Bills and resolutions
    Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor for service during World 
        War II (see H. Con. Res. 20) [12FE]
    Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing 
        members (see H.R. 409) [9JA]
    Civil War--U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American 
        Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453) [11SE]
    Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide 
        during World War II (see H.R. 1531) [5MY]
    Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in 
        World War II (see H.R. 2200) [17JY]
    Ingram, Robert R.: award Medal of Honor for service during the 
        Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 2813) [4NO]
    International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva 
        Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348) [16AP]
    Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered 
        during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by 
        the President (see H.R. 2090) [26JN]
    Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of Puerto Ricans who 
        served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H.R. 2978) [9NO]
    ------tribute to Puerto Ricans who served in the 65th Infantry 
        Regiment (see H. Con. Res. 192) [9NO]
    Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 2679) 
        [21OC]
    Monuments and memorials: establish National Peace Garden Monument 
        (see H.R. 1497) [30AP]
    Naval Armed Guard Service: appreciation to veterans for service 
        during World War I and World War II (see H.J. Res. 99) [6NO]
    Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (see H.R. 1860) [10JN]
    Taxation: treatment of tax payments from certain religious 
        individuals relative to nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2660) 
        [9OC]
    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land 
        claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican 
        citizens (see H.R. 260, 2538) [9JA] [24SE]
    Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to 
        awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397) [4SE]
    ------extend benefits to merchant mariners who served during a 
        period of war (see H.R. 2946) [8NO]
    ------presumption of service connection for certain diseases and 
        disabilities relative to exposure to carbon tetrachloride (see 
        H.R. 1540) [6MY]
    Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to former South Vietnamese commandos 
        for their heroism, sacrifice, and service (see H. Res. 316) 
        [8NO]
    Weapons: require destruction and prohibit acquisition of certain 
        antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2907) [7NO]
    ------restrict the use of funds for new deployments of 
        antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459) [11SE]
    World War II: compensate certain African American Medal of Honor 
        recipients (see H.R. 1649) [15MY]
    ------recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the 
        Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. Res. 95) 
        [10JN]
    ------require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war 
        crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126) [25JY]
    ------tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice 
        (see H. Res. 17) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Expanded War Crimes Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        1348) (H. Rept. 105-204) [25JY]
    National Peace Garden Memorial Construction Authority Extension: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 731) (H. Rept. 105-362) 
        [31OC]

WARD, HIRAM H.
  Bills and resolutions
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, 
        NC: designate (see H.R. 2379) [3SE]

WASHINGTON, DC
see District of Columbia

WASHINGTON (State)
  Bills and resolutions
    Bureau of Reclamation: settlement with Oroville-Tonasket 
        Irrigation District (see H.R. 412) [9JA]
    ------settlement with Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District (H.R. 
        412), consideration (see H. Res. 94) [12MR]
    Columbia River: designate Hanford Reach area as component of the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1477) [29AP]
    ------preserve and protect Hanford Reach area (see H.R. 1811) 
        [5JN]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Washington (see H.R. 651, 652, 1183, 1184, 1217) 
        [6FE] [20MR] [21MR]
    Fish and fishing: funding for fishing licenses and vessels for 
        Washington salmon fishery (see H.R. 1088) [17MR]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of 
        any national monument in Washington without public 
        participation and an express act of Congress (see H.R. 413) 
        [9JA]
    Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: expeditious 
        completion of acquisition of private mineral interests (see 
        H.R. 1659) [16MY]
    Oregon: prohibit taxation of compensation of Washington residents 
        for services as Federal employees at a Columbia River 
        hydroelectric facility (see H.R. 874) [27FE]

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    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425) [23AP]
    Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 822) [25FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 412, Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and 
        Conveyance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 94.) (H. 
        Rept. 105-19) [12MR]
    FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric 
        Project in Washington: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        651) (H. Rept. 105-12) [11MR]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 652) (H. Rept. 105-13) 
        [11MR]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1184) (H. Rept. 105-123) 
        [7JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1217) (H. Rept. 105-124) 
        [7JN]
    Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 412) (H. Rept. 105-8) [10MR]
    Wenatchee National Forest Land Exchange With Chelan County, WA: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 822) (H. Rept. 105-168) 
        [8JY]

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI
  Bills and resolutions
    EPA: review of decision relative to Ypsilanti Wastewater Treatment 
        Plant construction grant (see H.R. 733) [12FE]

WATER
related term(s) Ecology and Environment
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations 
        [3SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283) [29JY]
    Brookhaven, NY: prohibit reactivation of the High Flux Beam 
        Reactor at Brookhaven National Laboratory (see H.R. 2384) 
        [3SE]
    Bureau of Reclamation: participate in a water conservation project 
        with the Tumalo Irrigation District in Oregon (see H.R. 1400) 
        [17AP]
    Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging 
        radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as 
        private facilities (see H.R. 2222) [23JY]
    Colorado: convey the Collbran Reclamation Project to certain water 
        conservancy districts (see H.R. 2506) [18SE]
    Dept. of Defense: improve the management of fish and wildlife 
        resources on military lands (see H.R. 374) [9JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal 
        reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute 
        Indian tribes (see H.R. 745) [13FE]
    Disasters: establish an advisory commission to prepare for and 
        respond to serious drought emergencies (see H.R. 3035) [12NO]
    ------improve ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal 
        agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 2911) [7NO]
    Diseases: establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see 
        H.R. 1311) [10AP]
    Ecology and environment: establish a Community Recreation and 
        Conservation Endowment with certain oil and gas revenues (see 
        H.R. 2945) [8NO]
    ------improve protection of wetlands and watersheds (see H.R. 
        2762) [29OC]
    ------provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial 
        assistance (see H.R. 1487) [30AP]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund (see H.R. 706, 1732) [12FE] [22MY]
    ------provide State grants to stabilize and remove tire piles that 
        are near drinking water sources and sensitive populations (see 
        H.R. 1041) [12MR]
    Employment: application of the maximum hour exemption to 
        agricultural water delivery organizations (see H.R. 526) [4FE]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        2203) [21JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 194) [23JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 254) [29SE]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing 
        supply regulations (see H.R. 859) [27FE]
    EPA: restoration of urban watersheds and community environments in 
        the Anacostia River (see H.R. 2823) [5NO]
    Fall River County, SD: construction of rural water system (see 
        H.R. 1212) [21MR]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to the effect 
        of administrative orders on civil penalty actions (see H.R. 
        2415) [5SE]
    ------improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 1453) 
        [24AP]
    Fish and fishing: authorize assistance to the States for fish 
        restoration and management projects (see H.R. 2973) [8NO]
    Flathead Irrigation Project: transfer maintenance and operation to 
        local control (see H.R. 3056) [13NO]
    Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of 
        fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481) [29AP]
    Greeley, CO: exchange of certain lands with Water Supply and 
        Storage Co. (see H.R. 1309) [10AP]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 838) [26FE]
    Hydroelectric power: facilitate operation, maintenance, and 
        upgrade of certain Federal facilities and coordinate Federal 
        and non-Federal generating and marketing of electricity (see 
        H.R. 2988) [9NO]
    Irrigation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska 
        and Wyoming (see H.R. 2795) [4NO]
    Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve at Mullica 
        River-Great Bay: designate (see H.R. 2630) [7OC]
    Local government: allow public water systems to avoid filtration 
        requirements (see H.R. 1284) [10AP]
    Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 455) [21JA]
    ------prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 55) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Montana: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Reservation 
        Rural Water System (see H.R. 2306) [30JY]
    National Cave and Karst Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 
        2098) [26JN]
    Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of 
        Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919) [4MR]
    New Mexico: Dept. of the Interior agreement with the Arch Hurley 
        Conservancy District on prepayment of water reclamation 
        repayment contracts (see H.R. 488) [21JA]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 3012) [9NO]
    Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: implement basin management 
        plan to eliminate groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion 
        (see H.R. 870) [27FE]
    Perkins County, SD: construction of rural water system (see H.R. 
        1213) [21MR]
    Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy 
        conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal 
        and affordable service (see H.R. 1359) [17AP]
    Puerto Rico: waiver of EPA secondary treatment requirements for 
        wastewater treatment facilities (see H.R. 2207) [22JY]
    Refuse disposal: continuation of national permit for discharges of 
        dredged or fill materials into headwaters and isolated waters 
        (see H.R. 2155) [11JY]
    ------exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems from 
        subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 398) [9JA]
    ------provide conditional exemption relative to discharges of 
        dredged or fill materials for maintenance of certain flood 
        control projects (see H.R. 2741) [24OC]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: State discretion to fund source water 
        assessments with capitalization grants (see H.R. 2032) [24JN]
    ------terminate the applicability of certain provisions in 
        establishing and implementing safe drinking water standards 
        (see H.R. 1308) [10AP]
    Safety: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 2138) 
        [10JY]
    San Diego County, CA: provide loan guarantee to Olivenhain Water 
        Storage Project (see H.R. 134) [9JA]
    Ships and vessels: removal of abandoned vessels (see H.R. 2557) 
        [25SE]
    Small Business Act: exempt subcontracts for dredging activities 
        from local buy requirements under the business development 
        program (see H.R. 1523) [1MY]
    States: sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 128) [9JA]
    Taxation: treatment of agricultural water conservation 
        expenditures (see H.R. 461) [21JA]
    ------treatment of certain water, waste, and essential community 
        facilities loans (see H.R. 731) [12FE]
    ------treatment of property used to control environmental 
        pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see 
        H.R. 1164) [20MR]
    ------treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for 
        farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (see H.R. 
        2166) [15JY]
    Texas: extend repayment period for Nueces River reclamation 
        project (see H.R. 2355) [31JY]
    ------use of Canadian River reclamation project distribution 
        system to transport water from sources other than the project 
        (see H.R. 2007) [20JN]
    Trinity Lake: designate reservoir (see H.R. 63) [7JA] [9JA]
    TVA: phase out Federal funding (see H.R. 603, 677) [5FE] [11FE]
    TVA 2000 Regional Commission: establish (see H.R. 2082) [26JN]
    Vallejo, CA: authorize certain uses of water from the Solano 
        Project (see H.R. 2350) [31JY]
    Washtenaw County, MI: EPA review of decision relative to Ypsilanti 
        Wastewater Treatment Plant construction grant (see H.R. 733) 
        [12FE]
    Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see 
        H.R. 806) [13FE]
    ------establish requirements and provide assistance to prevent 
        nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 550) [4FE]
    ------estuary conservation and management programs funding (see 
        H.R. 2374, 2670) [1AU] [9OC]
    ------Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 1194) [20MR]
    Western States: improve management of water-related facilities 
        (see H.R. 2402) [4SE]
    Year of the Ocean: observance (see H. Con. Res. 131) [29JY]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2203) [26SE]
  Messages
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations Line-Item Veto: 
        President Clinton [21OC]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203) 
        [3SE]
  Reports filed
    Arches National Park Boundaries Expansion: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2283) (H. Rept. 105-385) [6NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2203, Energy and Water 
        Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 254) (H. Rept. 105-281) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2203, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 194) (H. 
        Rept. 105-198) [23JY]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 105-271) [26SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 
        105-190) [21JY]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area River Craft Management: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 838) (H. Rept. 105-378) 
        [4NO]

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    Management of Water-Related Facilities in Western States: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2402) (H. Rept. 105-353) 
        [28OC]
    Olivenhain Water Storage Project Loan Guarantees: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 134) (H. Rept. 105-327) [21OC]
    Trinity Lake Reservoir: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 63) 
        (H. Rept. 105-9) [10MR]
    Use of Canadian River Reclamation Project Water Distribution 
        System: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2007) (H. Rept. 
        105-279) [29SE]
    Waiver of EPA Secondary Treatment Requirements for Wastewater 
        Treatment Facilities in Puerto Rico: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2207) (H. 
        Rept. 105-237) [1AU]
    Year of the Ocean: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        131) (H. Rept. 105-262) [23SE]

WATER POLLUTION
related term(s) Ecology and Environment; Pollution
  Bills and resolutions
    Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 
        2094) [26JN]
    Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 1578) [13MY]
    Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2365) [31JY]
    Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging 
        radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as 
        private facilities (see H.R. 2222) [23JY]
    Ecology and environment: establish a Community Recreation and 
        Conservation Endowment with certain oil and gas revenues (see 
        H.R. 2945) [8NO]
    ------establish requirements and provide assistance to prevent 
        nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 550) [4FE]
    ------expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and 
        release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's 
        consumer products (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    ------improve protection of wetlands and watersheds (see H.R. 
        2762) [29OC]
    ------provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial 
        assistance (see H.R. 1487) [30AP]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for the land and water 
        conservation fund (see H.R. 706, 1732) [12FE] [22MY]
    ------provide State grants to stabilize and remove tire piles that 
        are near drinking water sources and sensitive populations (see 
        H.R. 1041) [12MR]
    ------State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low 
        and medium priority sites (see H.R. 873, 1206) [27FE] [20MR]
    EPA: take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and 
        release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91) 
        [22MY]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to the effect 
        of administrative orders on civil penalty actions (see H.R. 
        2415) [5SE]
    ------improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 1453) 
        [24AP]
    Government: Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 1194) 
        [20MR]
    Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of 
        fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481) [29AP]
    Hazardous substances: reduce use and emissions of mercury and 
        increase recycling (see H.R. 2910) [7NO]
    Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication 
        or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins 
        (see H.R. 2565) [26SE]
    Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 455) [21JA]
    ------prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 55) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    National clean water trust fund: establish (see H.R. 806) [13FE]
    National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2914) 
        [7NO]
    New Jersey: terminate ocean dumping off the coast at the Mud Dump 
        Site and other sites within the New York Bight Apex (see H.R. 
        244) [9JA]
    Petroleum: improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to 
        communities affected by oil spills (see H.R. 238) [9JA]
    Refuse disposal: continuation of national permit for discharges of 
        dredged or fill materials into headwaters and isolated waters 
        (see H.R. 2155) [11JY]
    ------provide conditional exemption relative to discharges of 
        dredged or fill materials for maintenance of certain flood 
        control projects (see H.R. 2741) [24OC]
    Rivers: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see 
        H.R. 2374, 2670) [1AU] [9OC]
    San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil 
        spills (see H.R. 882) [27FE]
    Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 2138) 
        [10JY]
    Waterways: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into 
        navigable waters (see H.R. 1188) [20MR]

WATER SUPPLY AND STORAGE CO.
  Bills and resolutions
    Greeley, CO: exchange of certain lands with Water Supply and 
        Storage Co. (see H.R. 1309) [10AP]

WATERS, MAXINE (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    CIA: establish select committee to investigate involvement in 
        crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 34) [21JA]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter 
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District 
        (see H. Res. 296) [30OC]
    Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention 
        and treatment programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643) 
        [15MY]
    Courts: continue judicial supervision over certain offenders with 
        substance abuse problems (see H.R. 1644) [15MY]
    Crime: penalties for theft by public officials under color of law 
        (see H.R. 1645) [15MY]
    Education: establish computer learning centers in low-income areas 
        (see H.R. 1640) [15MY]
    ------establish funding for local communities to repair school 
        infrastructure (see H.R. 1639) [15MY]
    Families and domestic relations: State assistance for certain 
        adults who are caring for the children of relatives (see H.R. 
        1646) [15MY]
    Foreign aid: establish an alternative crop production 
        demonstration program for developing countries with illicit 
        crop production (see H.R. 1642) [15MY]
    Health: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment 
        programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638) [15MY]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate 
        activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130) 
        [9JY]
    Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington 
        (see H. Res. 260) [6OC]
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase amount of funds 
        Director may transfer between agency accounts (see H.R. 1641) 
        [15MY]
    Small business: assist certain women and minority business people 
        (see H.R. 1647) [15MY]

WATERWAYS
related term(s) Water
  Bills and resolutions
    American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development 
        and implementation (see H.R. 1842) [10JN]
    Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 
        2094) [26JN]
    Canada: blockade of U.S. vessels exercising right of innocent 
        passage through the territorial sea of Canada (see H. Con. 
        Res. 124) [25JY]
    Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 1578) [13MY]
    Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: establish (see 
        H.R. 1579) [13MY]
    Coeur d'Alene River Basin: restoration and management of the 
        watershed (see H.R. 1691) [21MY]
    Columbia River: preserve and protect Hanford Reach area (see H.R. 
        1811) [5JN]
    Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor 
        Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2958) [8NO]
    Endangered species: enable Federal agencies to rescue and relocate 
        members of certain species impacted by reconstruction or 
        maintenance of flood control levees (see H.R. 2894) [7NO]
    Endangered Species Act: exempt certain maintenance, repair, and 
        improvement of flood control facilities in California (see 
        H.R. 1155) [20MR]
    ------improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies 
        relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures 
        (see H.R. 478) [21JA]
    ------improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies 
        relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures 
        (H.R. 478), consideration (see H. Res. 142) [6MY]
    EPA: restoration of urban watersheds and community environments in 
        the Anacostia River (see H.R. 2823) [5NO]
    Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of 
        fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481) [29AP]
    Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication 
        or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins 
        (see H.R. 2565) [26SE]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 838) [26FE]
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend 
        (see H.R. 1042) [12MR]
    Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve at Mullica 
        River-Great Bay: designate (see H.R. 2630) [7OC]
    Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 455) [21JA]
    ------prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 55) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    National wildlife refuges: land or water acquisitions relative to 
        revenue sharing payments (see H.R. 439) [9JA]
    New Jersey: terminate ocean dumping off the coast at the Mud Dump 
        Site and other sites within the New York Bight Apex (see H.R. 
        244) [9JA]
    Panama Canal: authorizing appropriations for operation and 
        maintenance (see H.R. 1148, 1344) [20MR] [16AP]
    Petroleum: improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to 
        communities affected by oil spills (see H.R. 238) [9JA]
    Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and 
        restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950) [5MR]
    Refuse disposal: continuation of national permit for discharges of 
        dredged or fill materials into headwaters and isolated waters 
        (see H.R. 2155) [11JY]
    ------provide conditional exemption relative to discharges of 
        dredged or fill materials for maintenance of certain flood 
        control projects (see H.R. 2741) [24OC]
    Rivers: Corps of Engineers project to protect fish and wildlife 
        habitat of the Missouri River and the middle Mississippi River 
        (see H.R. 2949) [8NO]
    San Diego County, CA: provide loan guarantee to Olivenhain Water 
        Storage Project (see H.R. 134) [9JA]
    San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil 
        spills (see H.R. 882) [27FE]
    Ships and vessels: removal of abandoned vessels (see H.R. 2557) 
        [25SE]
    Small Business Act: exempt subcontracts for dredging activities 
        from local buy requirements under the business development 
        program (see H.R. 1523) [1MY]
    Texas: use of Canadian River reclamation project distribution 
        system to transport water from sources other than the project 
        (see H.R. 2007) [20JN]
    Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain 
        transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4, 205) [7JA] [9JA]
    Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct: issue commemorative postage stamp 
        honoring anniversary of dedication (see H. Con. Res. 79) 
        [14MY]
    Walker River Basin: assist in litigation settlement and conserve 
        and stabilize water quantity and quality for fish habitat and 
        recreation (see H.R. 2947) [8NO]
    Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 128) 
        [9JA]
    Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine 
        compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188) [20MR]
    ------estuary conservation and management programs funding (see 
        H.R. 2374, 2670) [1AU] [9OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 478, Flood Prevention and Family Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. Rept. 105-
        88) [6MY]

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    Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 478) (H. Rept. 105-75) [24AP]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area River Craft Management: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 838) (H. Rept. 105-378) 
        [4NO]
    Olivenhain Water Storage Project Loan Guarantees: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 134) (H. Rept. 105-327) [21OC]
    Use of Canadian River Reclamation Project Water Distribution 
        System: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2007) (H. Rept. 
        105-279) [29SE]

WATKINS, WES (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Kickapoo Tribe: restore Federal Indian services, clarify 
        citizenship, and provide trust lands to members residing in 
        Maverick County, TX (see H.R. 2314) [30JY]
    Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 1207) [20MR]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 1208) [20MR]
    ------treatment of oil and gas production within the U.S. (see 
        H.R. 1648) [15MY]

WATKINSVILLE, GA
  Bills and resolutions
    J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center: 
        designate (see H.R. 785) [13FE]
  Reports filed
    J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, 
        Watkinsville, GA: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 785) 
        (H. Rept. 105-36) [20MR]

WATT, MELVIN L. (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of Defense: authorize settlement and payment of claims 
        against the U.S. for death or injury of certain employees 
        relative to incidents in which claims are settled for foreign 
        nationals (see H.R. 3022) [9NO]

WATTS, J.C., JR. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H. 
        Res. 56) [26FE]
    Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the 
        Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits 
        under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356) [16AP]
    Dept. of Defense: demonstration project to provide Medicare 
        reimbursement to certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE 
        program (see H.R. 1357) [16AP]
    Robinson, Jackie: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 61) [15AP]
    Taxation: provide incentives for investment in renewal communities 
        (see H.R. 1031) [12MR]

WAXMAN, HENRY A. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    ------H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act [10JY]
    ------S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic 
        chemical use and release in their communities and disclose 
        toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    ------national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1209, 
        1404) [20MR] [17AP]
    Health: protect the public from hazards caused by exposure to 
        environmental tobacco smoke (see H.R. 1771) [3JN]
    Safe Drinking Water Act: State discretion to fund source water 
        assessments with capitalization grants (see H.R. 2032) [24JN]
    Tobacco Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 1881) [12JN]
    Tobacco products: application of fines to decrease usage by minors 
        (see H.R. 1772) [3JN]

WEAPONS
related term(s) Biological Weapons; Chemical Weapons; Nuclear Weapons
  Appointments
    Commission To Assess the Organization of the Federal Government To 
        Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction [30MY] 
        [8JY]
    Panel To Review Long-Range Air Power [15DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Antipersonnel landmines: require destruction and prohibit 
        acquisition of certain landmines (see H.R. 2907) [7NO]
    ------restrict the use of funds for new deployments (see H.R. 
        2459) [11SE]
    Armed Forces: issue medal to persons exposed to nuclear radiation 
        (see H.R. 432) [9JA]
    ------strengthen limitation on participation in foreign air shows 
        or trade exhibitions involving military equipment (see H.R. 
        3084) [13NO]
    Arms control: end subsidization of entities contributing to 
        weapons proliferation (see H.R. 3023) [9NO]
    ------reduction of nuclear weapons and application of savings to 
        certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 827) [25FE]
    Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports 
        of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570) [8MY]
    BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm 
        dealers (see H.R. 2359) [31JY]
    ------regulation of firearms, ammunition, and certain firearm 
        products (see H.R. 788) [13FE]
    Body armor: restrict mail order sales (see H.R. 959) [5MR]
    Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation (see H.R. 1590) [14MY]
    China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the 
        development and acquisition of defensive military articles 
        (see H.R. 2386) [3SE]
    ------cooperation with the U.S. relative to the development and 
        acquisition of defensive military articles (H.R. 2386), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241) 
        [23SE]
    Courts: mandatory prison term for use of firearms or destructive 
        devices during a violent or drug-related Federal crime (see 
        H.R. 2340) [31JY]
    Crime: provide minimum mandatory penalties for false bomb threats 
        conveyed through interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 
        845) [26FE]
    Cuba: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see H.R. 
        1182) [20MR]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile 
        defense systems (see H.R. 2786) [31OC]
    ------B-2 stealth bomber production limits (see H.R. 2898) [7NO]
    ------classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602) 
        [1OC]
    ------prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring 
        costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925) [5MR]
    ------transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (see 
        H.R. 2035) [25JN]
    Explosives: regulation (see H.R. 85) [7JA] [9JA]
    Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession 
        prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such 
        prohibitions (see H.R. 26) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------ban import of firearms that have been cosmetically altered 
        to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 
        2702) [22OC]
    ------clarify standard required for the importation of sporting 
        arms (see H.R. 2734) [24OC]
    ------constitutional amendment to clarify right to keep and bear 
        arms (see H.J. Res. 61) [6MR]
    ------encourage States to require criminal background checks 
        before the sale of a handgun (see H.R. 2880) [7NO]
    ------ensure child safety (see H.R. 2673) [9OC]
    ------ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before 
        the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2769, 
        2935) [29OC] [8NO]
    ------establish a national instant criminal background check 
        system for firearm transfers (see H.R. 102) [9JA]
    ------exclude certain Federal entities from domestic violence-
        related possession prohibitions (see H.R. 445, 2255) [9JA] 
        [24JY]
    ------improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1044, 1047, 1074) 
        [12MR] [13MR]
    ------mandatory registration of handguns (see H.R. 186) [9JA]
    ------permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted 
        of a felony (see H.R. 1228) [8AP]
    ------permit gunsmiths to obtain Federal firearms licenses without 
        having to comply with certain State and local laws (see H.R. 
        2342) [31JY]
    ------permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying 
        of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 2722) 
        [23OC]
    ------possession by persons convicted of a crime involving 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 1009) [11MR]
    ------prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12) 
        [7JA] [9JA]
    ------prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
        for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 1264) [9AP]
    ------prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see 
        H.R. 844, 949) [26FE] [5MR]
    ------prohibit possession of nonsporting firearms by nonimmigrants 
        and prevent possession for certain period by permanent 
        resident aliens (see H.R. 1096) [18MR]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of armor piercing ammunition 
        (see H.R. 1999) [19JN]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see 
        H.R. 476) [21JA]
    ------prohibit sale, import, manufacture, export, purchase, 
        transfer, receipt, possession or transportation of certain 
        handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 787) [13FE]
    ------prohibit sale to intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 115) 
        [9JA]
    ------protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for 
        security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 27; H. Con. Res. 28) [7JA] [9JA] [27FE]
    ------regulate sale, import, and manufacture of handgun ammunition 
        (see H.R. 1349) [16AP]
    ------regulation of handguns in any manner affecting interstate or 
        foreign commerce (see H.R. 1996) [19JN]
    ------repeal prohibitions relative to semiautomatic firearms and 
        large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1147) 
        [20MR]
    ------require check for domestic abuse restraining orders before 
        the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774) 
        [30OC]
    ------require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or 
        sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental 
        entity (see H.R. 1997) [19JN]
    ------require registration and permits for possession and transfer 
        of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1998) [19JN]
    ------require States to establish manufacturing criteria for sales 
        and require manufacturers to install magazine safeties (see 
        H.R. 116) [9JA]
    ------requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety 
        devices to prevent access by children (see H.R. 814) [25FE]
    ------restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 2721) [23OC]
    ------restrict sale to persons placed under a court order of 
        protection (see H.R. 1084) [17MR]
    ------standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced 
        handguns (see H.R. 492) [21JA]
    Gun-Free School Zones Act: exemption for conduct that does not 
        violate State or local law (see H.R. 2984) [9NO]
    Interstate commerce: clarify firearm permit and licensing 
        procedures for armored car crew members (see H.R. 624) [6FE]
    Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items 
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce 
        ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709) [23OC]
    ------sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (see 
        H. Res. 188) [17JY]
    ------sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (H. 
        Res. 188), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]

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    Iraq: eviction of U.S. members of U.N. weapons inspection teams 
        and threats to surveillance planes (see H. Res. 322) [12NO]
    Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced 
        weapons (see H.R. 2345) [31JY]
    Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local 
        governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829) 
        [5NO]
    Missiles: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 1814) [5JN]
    National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by 
        armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2) 
        [9JA]
    Public welfare programs: restore benefits to legal immigrants 
        through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597) 
        [1OC]
    Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see 
        H. Con. Res. 118, 121) [22JY] [24JY]
    Taxation: simplify the assessment and collection of excise tax on 
        arrows (see H.R. 395) [9JA]
    Treaties and agreements: limits on certain missile defense systems 
        (see H. Res. 98) [13MR]
    United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see 
        H.R. 1075) [13MR]
  Messages
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Brazil Concerning 
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton [30OC]
    Chemical Weapons Convention: President Clinton [28AP]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [17MR]
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 
        Weapons: President Clinton [12NO]
    Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Abatement Program: President Clinton 
        [5MY]
    Policy Functions and Operational Roles of Federal Agencies To 
        Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction: President Clinton [21JA]
    Response to Threats of Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction: President Clinton [26FE]
    Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Flank Document 
        Agreement: President Clinton [15MY]
  Motions
    China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the 
        development and acquisition of defensive military articles 
        (H.R. 2386) [6NO]
    Iran: sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (H. 
        Res. 188) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Clarify Firearm Permit and Licensing Procedures for Armored Car 
        Crew Members: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 624) (H. 
        Rept. 105-6) [25FE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 188, Sanctions Against Iran Relative to 
        Acquisition of Certain Missiles: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2386, U.S.-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Defense 
        Cooperation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. 
        Rept. 105-379) [4NO]
    Impose Sanctions on Foreign Persons Who Transfer Items 
        Contributing to Iranian Efforts To Acquire, Develop, or 
        Produce Ballistic Missiles: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 2709) (H. Rept. 105-375) [4NO]
    Iranian Sanctions Relative to Acquisition of Certain Missiles: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. 
        Rept. 105-304) [6OC]
    U.S.-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Defense Cooperation Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 2386) (H. Rept. 105-308) 
        [6OC]

WEATHER
  Bills and resolutions
    Climate: effects of global warming relative to certain Pacific 
        nations and U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 157) [24SE]
    Ecology and environment: negotiation of an international climate 
        change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106) [25JN]
    Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center, 
        Weslaco, TX: designate (see H.R. 2737) [24OC]
    National Weather Service: making emergency supplemental 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1251) [8AP]
    ------overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services 
        during severe weather events (see H.R. 2987) [9NO]
    ------relocation of radar tower near Ojai, CA (see H.R. 174) [9JA]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1278) [10AP]
    Taxation: treatment of livestock sold due to weather-related 
        conditions (see H.R. 791, 803) [13FE]
    Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a 
        signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas 
        emissions (see H. Res. 211) [31JY]
    ------prevent the imposition of new energy taxes or fees to comply 
        with the global warming treaty (see H. Res. 268) [9OC]
    Veterans: treatment of cold weather injuries received during 
        military operations (see H.R. 1399, 1426) [17AP] [23AP]
  Reports filed
    NOAA Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1278) 
        (H. Rept.105-66) [20JN]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1278) (H. Rept. 105-66) 
        [23AP]

WEAVER, ROBERT C.
  Bills and resolutions
    Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see 
        H.R. 2375) [1AU]

WELDON, CURT (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Arms control: end subsidization of entities contributing to 
        weapons proliferation (see H.R. 3023) [9NO]
    Citizens' Commission on Congressional Ethics: establish (see H. 
        Res. 41) [5FE]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile 
        defense systems (see H.R. 2786) [31OC]
    Treaties and agreements: limits on certain missile defense systems 
        (see H. Res. 98) [13MR]

WELDON, DAVE (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Education: provide low-income children educational opportunities 
        (see H.R. 2561) [25SE]
    Taxation: increase exclusion amount of gain on the sale of a 
        principal residence and allow each spouse a separate one-time 
        exclusion (see H.R. 1680) [20MY]
    ------treatment of Internet and online services fees (see H.R. 
        995) [6MR]
    World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners 
        at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. 
        Res. 95) [10JN]

WELFARE
see Public Welfare Programs; Social Security

WELFARE REFORM TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1048) (H. 
        Rept. 105-78) [28AP]

WELLER, JERRY (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [20JN]
    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery: designate (see H.R. 740) [12FE]
    Crime: establish penalties for the use of interstate facilities to 
        target children for sexually explicit messages or contacts 
        (see H.R. 2815) [5NO]
    Lincoln National Historic Trail: designate as a component of the 
        National Trails System (see H.R. 1513) [1MY]
    Taxation: allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures 
        for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see 
        H.R. 997) [6MR]
    ------allow married couples to be taxed using rates applicable to 
        either single or joint filers (see H.R. 2456) [11SE]
    ------clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for 
        termination payments received by former life insurance 
        salesmen (see H.R. 1652) [16MY]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup 
        and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996) [6MR]
    ------treatment of capital gains relative to transactions that are 
        equivalent to sales of financial instruments (see H.R. 1651) 
        [16MY]

WESLACO, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center: 
        designate (see H.R. 2737) [24OC]

WEST VIRGINIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Greenbrier River Basin: develop a flood control strategy (see H.R. 
        254) [9JA]

WETLANDS
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: permit use of certain lands (see H.R. 640) [6FE]
    Corps of Engineers: conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 
        227) [9JA]
    Ecology and environment: improve protection of wetlands and 
        watersheds (see H.R. 2762) [29OC]
    North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 
        2556) [25SE]
    Public lands: promote restoration, conservation and enhancement 
        through establishment of a wetlands mitigation banking program 
        (see H.R. 1290) [10AP]

WEXLER, ROBERT (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Crime: constitutional amendment to prevent early release of 
        violent criminals (see H.J. Res. 64) [19MR]
    Dept. of Justice: clarify authority of the inspector general (see 
        H.R. 2182) [17JY]
    Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister 
        Mahathir Mohamed (see H. Con. Res. 174) [22OC]
    NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder 
        Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111) [9JY]
    Taxation: treatment of homeownership plan trusts (see H.R. 3024) 
        [12NO]

WEYGAND, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Rhode Island)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    David B. Champagne Post Office Building, South Kingstown, RI: 
        designate (see H.R. 2013) [23JN]
    Education: provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 2131) 
        [9JY]
    Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect 
        prevention (see H.R. 1823) [5JN]
    House Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the 
        House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. 
        Res. 135) [29AP]
    Taxation: deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 1791) 
        [4JN]
    ------full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 1792) [4JN]
    ------treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1774) [3JN]

WHISTLEBLOWING
related term(s) Federal Employees
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: increase whistleblower protections for members 
        of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1482) [29AP]

WHITE, RICK (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Computers: limit Federal and State regulation of the Internet and 
        interactive computer services (see H.R. 2372) [31JY]
    Elections: establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms 
        for Federal office (see H.R. 99) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------provide candidates for Federal office free access to 
        interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign 
        information (see H.R. 653) [6FE]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Washington (see H.R. 651, 652) [6FE]
    Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see 
        H.R. 1614) [14MY]
    Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to 
        salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839) 
        [10JN]

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    Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under 
        State law (see H.R. 1689) [21MY]

WHITE HOUSE
related term(s) Executive Office of the President
  Bills and resolutions
    FBI: privacy and security of records provided to the White House 
        containing sensitive background security information (see H.R. 
        537) [4FE]
    Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election 
        campaign (see H. Con. Res. 183) [31OC]
    ------prohibit fund-raising at the White House (see H.R. 636) 
        [6FE]
    ------prohibit fundraising at the White House (see H.R. 2073) 
        [26JN]

WHITE PLAINS, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Thurgood Marshall U.S Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 152) [9JA]

WHITFIELD, ED (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act [22OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Agriculture: repeal restrictions on colored margarine (see H.R. 
        1958) [18JN]
    Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military 
        construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2624) [7OC]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of food 
        ingredients, nutrient content claims, and health claims (see 
        H.R. 2469) [11SE]
    Interstate commerce: clarify firearm permit and licensing 
        procedures for armored car crew members (see H.R. 624) [6FE]
    Seitz, Sabina E.: relief (see H.R. 1959) [18JN]
    Zetter, Daniel R.: relief (see H.R. 1959) [18JN]
    Zetter, David R.: relief (see H.R. 1959) [18JN]

WICKER, ROGER F. (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
        [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related 
        agencies appropriations [23SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries 
        (see H.R. 807) [13FE]
    OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to 
        methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67) [20MR]

WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM
  Bills and resolutions
    Columbia River: designate Hanford Reach area as component of the 
        Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1477) [29AP]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425) [23AP]
    Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments 
        as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 
        1110) [18MR]

WILDERNESS AREAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900) 
        [27FE]
    Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: enhance conservation and 
        protection (see H.R. 2149) [10JY]
    ------improve access and use (see H.R. 1739) [22MY]
    Cape Cod National Seashore: provide for a land exchange and extend 
        the authority of the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory 
        Commission (see H.R. 2411) [5SE]
    Cape Lookout National Seashore: ensure maintenance of a herd of 
        wild horses (see H.R. 765) [13FE]
    Colorado: expand Eagles Nest Wilderness within Arapaho and White 
        River National Forests (see H.R. 985) [6MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture: provide for maintenance of concrete dams and 
        weirs located in the Emigrant Wilderness (see H.R. 1663) 
        [20MY]
    Dept. of Defense: improve the management of fish and wildlife 
        resources on military lands (see H.R. 374) [9JA]
    Greeley, CO: exchange of certain lands with Water Supply and 
        Storage Co. (see H.R. 1309) [10AP]
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 799) 
        [13FE]
    Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: designate (see H.R. 136) 
        [9JA]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of 
        any national monument in Idaho without public participation 
        and an express act of Congress (see H.R. 597) [5FE]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        in Washington without public participation and an express act 
        of Congress (see H.R. 413) [9JA]
    ------prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument 
        without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 596) [5FE]
    National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, 
        and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient 
        Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376) [17AP]
    Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1135, 
        1995) [19MR] [19JN]
    Public lands: designate certain lands as wilderness areas (see 
        H.R. 1567) [8MY]
    ------designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, 
        and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, 
        and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425) [23AP]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 302) [9JA]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, 1952) 
        [30AP] [18JN]
    White River National Forest: boundary adjustment relative to 
        Raggeds Wilderness (see H.R. 1019) [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Cape Lookout National Seashore Maintenance of Wild Horses: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 765) (H. Rept. 105-179) 
        [14JY]
    Eagles Nest Wilderness Expansion Within Arapaho and White River 
        National Forests in Colorado: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 985) (H. Rept. 105-111) [3JN]
    Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center in the Everglades National Park and 
        the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 136) (H. Rept. 105-328) [21OC]
    Emigrant Wilderness Concrete Dams and Weirs Maintenance: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R.. 1663) (H. Rept. 105-192) [21JY]
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area Boundary Modification: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 799) (H. Rept. 105-377) [4NO]
    White River National Forest Boundary Adjustment Relative to 
        Raggeds Wilderness: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1019) 
        (H. Rept. 105-112) [3JN]

WILDLIFE
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: disapprove a rule affecting polar bear trophies from 
        Canada (see H.J. Res. 59) [4MR]
    ------prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera 
        (see H.R. 619) [5FE]
    Cape Cod National Seashore: provide for a land exchange and extend 
        the authority of the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory 
        Commission (see H.R. 2411) [5SE]
    Cape Lookout National Seashore: ensure maintenance of a herd of 
        wild horses (see H.R. 765) [13FE]
    Dept. of Defense: improve the management of fish and wildlife 
        resources on military lands (see H.R. 374) [9JA]
    Ecology and environment: comprehensive management strategy to save 
        the tundra from depredation by the mid-continent lesser snow 
        goose (see H. Con. Res. 175) [24OC]
    ------strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place 
        restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861) [11JN]
    Endangered species: designate the Florida panther (see H.R. 226) 
        [9JA]
    ------enable Federal agencies to rescue and relocate members of 
        certain species impacted by reconstruction or maintenance of 
        flood control levees (see H.R. 2894) [7NO]
    Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and 
        Government agencies relative to flood control projects, 
        facilities, or structures (see H.R. 478) [21JA]
    ------improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies 
        relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures 
        (H.R. 478), consideration (see H. Res. 142) [6MY]
    Foreign trade: prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of 
        products derived from rhinoceros or tiger (see H.R. 2807) 
        [4NO]
    Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to 
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and 
        their resources (see H.R. 2515) [23SE]
    Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of 
        fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481) [29AP]
    Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for 
        wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (see H.R. 
        741, 2863) [12FE] [6NO]
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: 
        reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2376) [1AU]
    National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, 
        and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient 
        Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376) [17AP]
    National wildlife refuges: land or water acquisitions relative to 
        revenue sharing payments (see H.R. 439) [9JA]
    North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet 
        water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural 
        resources and habitats (see H.R. 3012) [9NO]
    Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1135, 
        1995) [19MR] [19JN]
    Rivers: Corps of Engineers project to protect fish and wildlife 
        habitat of the Missouri River and the middle Mississippi River 
        (see H.R. 2949) [8NO]
    Sportsmen: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance 
        conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719) [22MY]
  Reports filed
    Cape Lookout National Seashore Maintenance of Wild Horses: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 765) (H. Rept. 105-179) 
        [14JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 478, Flood Prevention and Family Protection 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. Rept. 105-
        88) [6MY]
    Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 478) (H. Rept. 105-75) [24AP]

WILDLIFE REFUGES
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: conduct a volunteer pilot project at one 
        national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
        Service region (see H.R. 1856) [10JN]
    Lake County, OR: land exchange (see H.R. 1944) [17JN]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 511, 
        952, 1420) [4FE] [5MR] [23AP]
    ------prohibit expenditure of certain funds for new refuges 
        without specific authorization from Congress (see H.R. 512) 
        [4FE]
    National wildlife refuges: land or water acquisitions relative to 
        revenue sharing payments (see H.R. 439) [9JA]
    Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require 
        acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by 
        owner consent (see H.R. 13) [7JA] [9JA]
    Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation and enhancement 
        through establishment of a wetlands mitigation banking program 
        (see H.R. 1290) [10AP]
  Reports filed
    Lake County, OR, Public Land Exchange: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1944) (H. Rept. 105-193) [21JY]

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    National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 1420) (H. Rept. 105-106) [21MY]
    National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community 
        Partnership Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1856) 
        (H. Rept. 105-329) [21OC]
    Prohibit Expenditure of Funds for New National Wildlife System 
        Refuges Without Specific Authorization From Congress: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 512) (H. Rept. 105-276) 
        [29SE]

WINSTON-SALEM, NC
  Bills and resolutions
    Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse: designate (see 
        H.R. 2379) [3SE]

WISCONSIN
  Bills and resolutions
    Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by 
        Wisconsin for operation of food stamp and medical assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 2030) [24JN]

WISE, ROBERT E., JR. (a Representative from West Virginia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 45) [5FE]
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        84) [6MR]
    Education: prevent Federal student assistance need analysis from 
        penalizing parents for investing in prepaid tuition programs 
        (see H.R. 2672) [9OC]
    Federal Railroad Administration: establish a pilot program to 
        assess the benefits of local and regional hazardous material 
        emergency response teams (see H.R. 2830) [5NO]
    Tariff: KN001 (hydrochloride) (see H.R. 1897) [12JN]
    ------pyrithiobac sodium (see H.R. 1793) [4JN]

WOLF, FRANK R. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [13MR]
    Conferee: H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and 
        related programs appropriations [16SE]
    ------H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [24SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Amtrak: timely closure and realignment of routes with low economic 
        performance (see H.R. 1210) [20MR]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2169) [16JY]
    IRS: selection process and length of term of service for the 
        Commissioner of Internal Revenue (see H.R. 1224) [21MR]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 
        1685, 2431) [20MY] [8SE]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2169) [7OC]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2169) (H. Rept. 105-313) [7OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2169) (H. Rept. 
        105-188) [16JY]

WOMEN
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        13, 40) [9JA] [4FE]
    ------prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032) [12MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929, 1122) [5MR] 
        [19MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 100) [19MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration 
        of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 262) [7OC]
    ------provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving 
        overseas (see H.R. 411) [9JA]
    Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. 
        Res. 156) [23SE]
    Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864) [27FE]
    Armed Forces: require separate basic training for male and female 
        recruits (see H.R. 1559) [8MY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: postpone relocation of Suffragists 
        Portrait Monument to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 72) [1MY]
    ------procurement of a bust or statue of Sojourner Truth for 
        placement in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 62) [15AP]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 2570) [29SE]
    ------condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced 
        abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in 
        the U.S. (H.R. 2570), consideration (see H. Res. 302) [4NO]
    Citizenship: treatment of descendants of the children of certain 
        female U.S. citizens born abroad (see H.R. 1599) [14MY]
    Civil liberties: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525) 
        [23SE]
    Civil rights: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX 
        provisions relative to equity in women's educational and 
        athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103) [23JN]
    ------establish criminal liability for discrimination based on 
        disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080) [26JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302) [10AP]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
        national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909) 
        [17JN]
    ------prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963, 2078) 
        [6MR] [26JN]
    ------prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 983) [6MR]
    ------provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment 
        of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023) [24JN]
    Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and 
        women's athletic programs available to prospective students 
        (see H.R. 1987) [19JN]
    Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, 
        and Technology Development: establish (see H.R. 3007) [9NO]
    Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over 
        computer information services (see H.R. 2272) [25JY]
    Constitutional amendments: ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66) 
        [20MR]
    ------ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution 
        upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 
        26) [9JA]
    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96) [12MR]
    Crime: protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated 
        violence (see H.R. 1332) [15AP]
    ------protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305) [9JA]
    ------provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks 
        the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 
        2194) [17JY]
    Dallas, TX: designate the museum to be known as ``The Women's 
        Museum: An Institute for the Future'' as a Millennium Project 
        for the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 187) [7NO]
    Dept. of Defense: establish a commission to investigate the 
        military justice system, including policies relative to sexual 
        misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072) 
        [13MR]
    Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see 
        H.R. 304) [9JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims 
        of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703) [22MY]
    ------improve programs providing counseling and treatment for 
        sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253) [24JY]
    Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for 
        certain women (see H. Res. 40, 48) [5FE] [11FE]
    ------establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 
        1311) [10AP]
    ------issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research 
        (see H.R. 407, 1585) [9JA] [13MY]
    ------ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953) [5MR]
    ------research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571) 
        [8MY]
    Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit 
        or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079) 
        [26JN]
    Families and domestic relations: develop, promote, and implement 
        policies to stabilize U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 
        154) [18SE]
    ------grants to States to establish supervised visitation centers 
        for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 2779) [30OC]
    Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic 
        violence and its effects (see H.R. 851) [26FE]
    Federal aid programs: increase assistance to pregnant women and 
        for adoption services (see H.R. 2919) [7NO]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass 
        measurements (see H.R. 2699) [22OC]
    Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession 
        prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such 
        prohibitions (see H.R. 26) [7JA] [9JA]
    ------exclude certain Federal entities from domestic violence-
        related possession prohibitions (see H.R. 445, 2255) [9JA] 
        [24JY]
    ------possession by persons convicted of a crime involving 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 1009) [11MR]
    ------restrict sale to persons placed under a court order of 
        protection (see H.R. 1084) [17MR]
    Foreign aid: international family planning programs (see H.J. Res. 
        36) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (see H.R. 581) [4FE]
    ------international family planning programs restrictions relative 
        to abortion (H.R. 581), consideration (see H. Res. 46) [11FE]
    Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and 
        ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 61) [7JA] [9JA]
    Government: procurement access for women-owned businesses (see H. 
        Res. 313) [8NO]
    Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in 
        breast self-examination (see H.R. 964) [6MR]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 2152) [11JY]
    ------establish a program for postreproductive health care (see 
        H.R. 557) [4FE]
    ------establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 920) [4MR]
    ------expand research relative to environmental and genetic 
        susceptibilities for breast cancer (see H.R. 1413) [23AP]
    ------increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 
        1788) [4JN]
    ------insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693) 
        [22OC]
    ------national policy to provide health care to children and 
        pregnant women (see H.R. 560, 1229) [4FE] [8AP]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 
        135) [9JA]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for screening 
        mammography and pap smears (see H.R. 760) [13FE]
    ------require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast 
        implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research 
        (see H.R. 366) [9JA]
    ------research and education programs on menopause and related 
        conditions (see H.R. 832) [25FE]
    ------research risks posed by the presence of certain additives 
        and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 
        2900) [7NO]

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    ------revise and extend mammography quality standards programs 
        (see H.R. 1289) [10AP]
    Health care professionals: training of students relative to 
        identification and referral of victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 884) [27FE]
    Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic 
        violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871) 
        [27FE]
    Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand 
        for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114) [10JY]
    Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-
        related persecution (see H.R. 825) [25FE]
    Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive 
        surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for 
        any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616) [5FE]
    ------coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from 
        mastectomies (see H.R. 164) [9JA]
    ------coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617) [5FE]
    ------prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 1117) [18MR]
    ------require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain 
        mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854) [6NO]
    ------require health plans to provide adequate access to services 
        provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737) [22MY]
    LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence 
        (see H.R. 1076) [13MR]
    Medicaid: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 421) [9JA]
    ------coverage of screening mammography and screening pap smears 
        (see H.R. 184, 359) [9JA]
    ------expand State health care coverage of low-income children and 
        pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance 
        programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491) [30AP]
    ------Federal funding of certain abortions relative to State law 
        (see H.R. 137) [9JA]
    Medicare: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418) 
        [9JA]
    National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in 
        breast cancer research (see H.R. 1352) [16AP]
    National Commission on Fairness in the Workplace: establish (see 
        H.R. 2997) [9NO]
    National Days of Dialogue: support in association with the 
        national celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
        (see H. Con. Res. 195) [9NO]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate 
        activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130) 
        [9JY]
    National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235) [18SE]
    National Women's Business Council: funding (see H.R. 2389) [3SE]
    Pensions: comprehensive protection (see H.R. 766, 1496) [13FE] 
        [30AP]
    ------treatment of spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 1105) 
        [18MR]
    Public welfare programs: clarify the family violence option under 
        the temporary assistance to needy families program (see H.R. 
        1950) [18JN]
    ------permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining 
        Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see H.R. 
        1709) [22MY]
    Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717) 
        [23OC]
    SBA: reauthorize women's business training program (see H.R. 1495) 
        [30AP]
    Small business: assist certain women and minority business people 
        (see H.R. 1647) [15MY]
    ------assist the development of concerns owned and controlled by 
        women (see H.R. 1693) [21MY]
    ------increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to 
        businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see 
        H.R. 1824) [5JN]
    Sports: tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's 
        professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173) [20JN]
    States: impose a penalty upon States that do not give full faith 
        and credit to the protective orders of other States (see H.R. 
        935) [5MR]
    Taxation: credits for employers for costs incurred to combat 
        violence against women (see H.R. 1071) [13MR]
    ------employer credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see 
        H.R. 402) [9JA]
    ------provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a 
        breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 209) [9JA]
    U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. 
        Con. Res. 39) [6MR]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: President 
        Clinton [21OC]
  Motions
    Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122) [20MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate 
        amendments [8OC]
    China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in 
        enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from 
        entering or remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570) [6NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 581, Family Planning Facilitation and 
        Abortion Funding Restriction Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 46) (H. Rept. 105-3) [11FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 105-32) 
        [19MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2570, Forced Abortion Condemnation Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 105-379) 
        [4NO]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth 
        Abortion Ban Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 262) (H. 
        Rept. 105-312) [7OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and 
        Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 
        1703) (H. Rept. 105-292) [2OC]
    Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 929) (H. Rept. 105-24) [17MR]

WOMEN'S HEALTH AND CANCER RIGHTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 616) [5FE]

WOMEN'S HEALTH OFFICE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 920) [4MR]

WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Women: tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's 
        professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173) [20JN]

WOOD
  Bills and resolutions
    Forest Service: eliminate below-cost timber sales (see H.R. 1827) 
        [6JN]
    Forests: payments to States relative to timber sales (see H.R. 
        2844) [6NO]

WOOD RIVER, IL
  Bills and resolutions
    Lewis and Clark expedition: support for an interpretive site near 
        Wood River, IL, as the point of departure (see H. Res. 281) 
        [24OC]

WOODRIFFE, EDWIN R.
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial 
        Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2443) [9SE]

WOOLSEY, LYNN C. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families 
        (see H.R. 899) [27FE]
    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96) [12MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide 
        greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs 
        (see H.R. 3086) [13NO]
    Dept. of HHS: county grants to carry out State programs to provide 
        training to parents on early childhood development and child 
        care (see H.R. 2452) [10SE]
    Diseases: osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone 
        disorders information clearinghouse funding (see H.R. 2704) 
        [22OC]
    Education: distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local 
        educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 150) [10SE]
    ------grants to create partnerships between post-secondary and 
        elementary or secondary schools to instruct teachers (see H.R. 
        3085) [13NO]
    ------provide administrative support and information to establish 
        State prepaid tuition programs (see H.R. 855) [26FE]
    ------recognize businesses that participate with schools to 
        enhance the teaching and use of technology (see H.R. 2427) 
        [8SE] [9SE]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical 
        foods (see H.R. 496) [21JA]
    Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of 
        Representatives (see H. Res. 237) [18SE]
    Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1135, 
        1995) [19MR] [19JN]
    Public welfare programs: make progress toward completion of high 
        school or college a permissible work activity (see H.R. 1616) 
        [14MY]
    ------prohibit States from penalizing single parents for not 
        meeting work requirements if the parent cannot find suitable 
        child care (see H.R. 1615) [14MY]
    Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal 
        (see H. Con. Res. 19) [11FE]

WORKING AMERICANS WAGE RESTORATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1333) [15AP]

WORKING FAMILIES FLEXIBILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1): consideration (see H. Res. 99) [18MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 99) (H. Rept. 105-31) [18MR]
    Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 
        1) (H. Rept. 105-21) [12MR]

WORLD BANK
  Bills and resolutions
    U.N.: promote international security by redirecting military 
        spending to human development (see H.R. 1293) [10AP]

WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Bogsch, Arpad: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 143) [4SE]
    Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance 
        educational opportunities (see H.R. 3048) [13NO]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: 
        implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] [13NO]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and 
        Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 2281, 3048) [29JY] 
        [13NO]

WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the 
        U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and 
        U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval 
        (see H.R. 1140) [20MR]
    ------impose snap-back tariffs until China either accedes to the 
        World Trade Organization or accords adequate trade benefits 
        (see H.R. 1712) [22MY]
    ------most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the 
        Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 
        941) [5MR]
    China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization 
        relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China 
        (see H. Con. Res. 56; H. Res. 190) [21MR] [17JY]
    NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide 
        for withdrawal (see H.R. 978) [6MR]
    ------assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review 
        World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 
        78) [7JA] [9JA]

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WORLD WAR I
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    Naval Armed Guard Service: appreciation to veterans for service 
        during World War I and World War II (see H.J. Res. 99) [6NO]
    U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service (see 
        H.J. Res. 100; H. Con. Res. 186) [6NO] [7NO]
    Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to 
        awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397) [4SE]

WORLD WAR II
related term(s) War
  Appointments
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council [13FE] [12MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: compensate certain Medal of Honor recipients 
        (see H.R. 1649) [15MY]
    Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor for service during World 
        War II (see H. Con. Res. 20) [12FE]
    Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish (see H.R. 2800) 
        [4NO]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to 
        honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 11) [21JA]
    Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on 
        certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World 
        War II (see H.R. 235) [9JA]
    Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive 
        medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112) 
        [9JY]
    ------jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide 
        during World War II (see H.R. 1531) [5MY]
    Government: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets 
        seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the 
        Holocaust (see H.R. 2591) [1OC]
    Greece: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and 
        sacrifice (see H. Res. 17) [9JA]
    Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in 
        World War II (see H.R. 2200) [17JY]
    International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families 
        separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14) [5FE]
    Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered 
        during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by 
        the President (see H.R. 2090) [26JN]
    Japan: require apology and reparation of victims of war crimes 
        (see H. Con. Res. 126) [25JY]
    Marshall Plan: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 63) [16AP]
    Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television 
        broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30) 
        [27FE]
    Naval Armed Guard Service: appreciation to veterans for service 
        during World War I and World War II (see H.J. Res. 99) [6NO]
    POW: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the 
        Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. Res. 95) 
        [10JN]
    Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston 
        Braly (see H. Con. Res. 141) [1AU]
    ------tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group 
        relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. 
        Res. 141) [1AU]
    Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal 
        (see H. Con. Res. 19) [11FE]
    U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service (see 
        H.J. Res. 100; H. Con. Res. 186) [6NO] [7NO]
    Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military 
        forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836) [26FE]
    ------determination of active military service for certain 
        merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 
        1126, 2062) [19MR] [25JN]
    ------eligibility for hospital care and services relative to 
        awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397) [4SE]
    ------extend benefits to merchant mariners who served during a 
        period of war (see H.R. 2946) [8NO]
    ------provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps 
        constituted active military service for veteran classification 
        (see H.R. 2585) [30SE]
    Waldheim, Kurt: receipt of U.N. retirement allowance (see H. Con. 
        Res. 144) [4SE]

WRIGHT, ORVILLE AND WILBUR
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the 
        centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the 
        Wright Brothers (see H.R. 2305) [30JY]
    Coins: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of 
        first manned flight (see H.R. 2461) [11SE]

WYNN, ALBERT RUSSELL (a Representative from Maryland)
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Davis, John W.: relief (see H.R. 584) [4FE]
    Small business: increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded 
        to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see 
        H.R. 1824) [5JN]
    ------strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess 
        impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 373) 
        [9JA]
    W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD: designate (see 
        H.R. 962) [5MR]

WYOMING
  Bills and resolutions
    Devils Tower National Monument: retain name of mountain (see H.R. 
        129) [9JA]
    Grand Teton National Park: domestic livestock grazing (see H.R. 
        708) [12FE]
    Irrigation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska 
        and Wyoming (see H.R. 2795) [4NO]
    Park County, WY: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 1718) 
        [22MY]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425) [23AP]
  Reports filed
    Grand Teton National Park Domestic Livestock Grazing: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 708) (H. Rept. 105-300) [6OC]

YATES, SIDNEY R. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [16SE]
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees 
        [25FE]
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council [12MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to 
        honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 11) [21JA]
    Firearms: prohibit possession or transfer of armor piercing 
        ammunition (see H.R. 1999) [19JN]
    ------regulation of handguns in any manner affecting interstate or 
        foreign commerce (see H.R. 1996) [19JN]
    ------require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or 
        sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental 
        entity (see H.R. 1997) [19JN]
    ------require registration and permits for possession and transfer 
        of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1998) [19JN]
    Flis, Sylvester: relief (see H.R. 2745) [24OC]
    House Rules: amend relative to introduction of a bill about 
        inclusion of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in President's Day 
        observances (see H. Res. 141) [1MY]
    Kadiri, Nuratu O.A.: relief (see H.R. 1949) [17JN]
    Taxation: allow tax credit for public transportation expenses (see 
        H.R. 2157) [11JY]

YEAR OF THE OCEAN
  Bills and resolutions
    Observance (see H. Con. Res. 131) [29JY]
  Reports filed
    Observance: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 131) (H. 
        Rept. 105-262) [23SE]

YOUNG, C.W. BILL (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [10FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [3SE]
    ------H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related 
        agencies appropriations [23SE]
    ------H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations [3SE]
    ------S. 858, intelligence services appropriations [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [7MY]
    Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (see H.R. 2266) [25JY]
    Health: revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation 
        program (see H.R. 2202) [17JY]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2266) (H. Rept. 105-265) [23SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2266) (H. Rept. 
        105-206) [25JY]

YOUNG, DON (a Representative from Alaska)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military 
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths [25JY]
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
        Development Board of Trustees [13FE]
    U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors [13FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
     [6OC]
    Admiralty Island National Monument: land exchange (see H.R. 1948) 
        [17JN]
    African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 39) [7JA] 
        [9JA]
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Huna Totem Corp. (see 
        H.R. 3088) [13NO]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (see 
        H.R. 2756) [28OC]
    ------provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate surface 
        transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King Cove 
        (see H.R. 2259) [24JY]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify land bank protection 
        provisions (see H.R. 2000) [19JN]
    ------recognition of certain Native American communities (see H.R. 
        2812) [4NO]
    ------selection of lands by certain Vietnam veterans and the Elim 
        Native Corp. (see H.R. 2924) [7NO]
    Animals: disapprove a rule affecting polar bear trophies from 
        Canada (see H.J. Res. 59) [4MR]
    Canada: blockade of U.S. vessels exercising right of innocent 
        passage through the territorial sea of Canada (see H. Con. 
        Res. 124) [25JY]
    Committee on Resources (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 56) [13FE]
    Dept. of Defense: improve the management of fish and wildlife 
        resources on military lands (see H.R. 374) [9JA]
    Forest Service: grant easement to Chugach Alaska Corp. (see H.R. 
        3087) [13NO]
    Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for 
        wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (see H.R. 
        741, 2863) [12FE] [6NO]
    National forests: manage public domain lands in a manner to reduce 
        carbon dioxide (see H. Con. Res. 151) [10SE]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 511, 
        1420) [4FE] [23AP]
    ------prohibit expenditure of certain funds for new refuges 
        without specific authorization from Congress (see H.R. 512) 
        [4FE]
    Native Americans: reduce the fractionated ownership of Indian 
        lands (see H.R. 2743) [24OC]
    ------regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody 
        proceedings (see H.R. 1082) [13MR]
    ------transfer of public lands to certain California Indian tribes 
        (see H.R. 2742) [24OC]
    Postal Service: acceptance of change-of-address orders from 
        commercial mail receiving agencies (see H.R. 447) [9JA]
    Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856) [27FE]
    Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public 
        lands and preserve certain State and private property rights 
        (see H.R. 901) [27FE]
    Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary 
        expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see 
        H.R. 1267) [9AP]

[[Page 2823]]

  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2266) [23SE]
  Reports filed
    African Elephant Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 105-59) [21AP]
    Allow Election of Guam Delegate by a Means Other Than a Separate 
        Ballot: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1460) (H. Rept. 
        105-253) [18SE]
    American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 901) (H. Rept. 105-245) [5SE]
    American Samoa Development Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 757) (H. Rept. 105-38) [20MR]
    Arches National Park Boundaries Expansion: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2283) (H. Rept. 105-385) [6NO]
    Asian Elephant Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 105-266) [23SE]
    Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Reauthorization and 
        Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1658) (H. 
        Rept. 105-169) [8JY]
    Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 948) (H. Rept. 105-351) [28OC]
    Cape Lookout National Seashore Maintenance of Wild Horses: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 765) (H. Rept. 105-179) 
        [14JY]
    Citizen's Fair Hearing Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        752) (H. Rept. 105-42) [21MR]
    Congressional Consent to Certain Amendments Enacted by Hawaii 
        State Legislature to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. Res. 32) (H. Rept. 105-
        16) [11MR]
    Conveyance of California Land to Hoopa Valley Tribe: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 79) (H. Rept. 105-110) [3JN]
    Conveyance of Public Lands From Carson National Forest and Santa 
        Fe National Forest to El Rito and Jemez Springs, NM: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 105-359) [30OC]
    Coral Reef Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        2233) (H. Rept. 105-277) [29SE]
    Distribution of Certain Revenues From the Mineral Springs Parcel 
        to Certain Members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla 
        Indians: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 700) (H. Rept. 
        105-241) [3SE]
    Eagles Nest Wilderness Expansion Within Arapaho and White River 
        National Forests in Colorado: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 985) (H. Rept. 105-111) [3JN]
    Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center in the Everglades National Park and 
        the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 136) (H. Rept. 105-328) [21OC]
    Emigrant Wilderness Concrete Dams and Weirs Maintenance: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R.. 1663) (H. Rept. 105-192) [21JY]
    Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 478) (H. Rept. 105-75) [24AP]
    Forage Improvement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2493) 
        (H. Rept. 105-346) [24OC]
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Permanent Addition Design and 
        Construction: Committee on Resources (House) (S.J. Res. 29) 
        (H. Rept. 105-167) [8JY]
    Grand Teton National Park Domestic Livestock Grazing: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 708) (H. Rept. 105-300) [6OC]
    Grants Pass, OR, Land Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1198) (H. Rept. 105-166) [8JY]
    Gunston Hall Plantation Board of Regents Authority To Establish a 
        George Mason Memorial: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 423) 
        (H. Rept. 105-363) [31OC]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area River Craft Management: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 838) (H. Rept. 105-378) 
        [4NO]
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area Boundary Modification: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 799) (H. Rept. 105-377) [4NO]
    Hinsdale County, CO, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 951) (H. Rept. 105-170) [8JY]
    Hood Bay Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1948) (H. Rept. 105-261) [23SE]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 105-74) 
        [24AP]
    King Cove Health and Safety Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2259) (H. Rept. 105-398) [8NO]
    Lake County, OR, Public Land Exchange: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1944) (H. Rept. 105-193) [21JY]
    Maintain Health and Stability of Coral Reef Ecosystems: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 8) (H. Rept. 105-69) [23AP]
    Management of National Forest Public Domain Lands Relative to 
        Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 105-330) [21OC]
    Management of Water-Related Facilities in Western States: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2402) (H. Rept. 105-353) 
        [28OC]
    Miccosukee Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1476) (H. Rept. 105-278) [29SE]
    Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1604) (H. Rept. 105-352) [28OC]
    Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgement Fund Distribution Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 976) (H. Rept. 105-242) 
        [3SE]
    Moratorium on Large Vessels in Atlantic Mackerel or Atlantic 
        Herring Fisheries: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1855) 
        (H. Rept. 105-209) [28JY]
    National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization and Amendments: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 709) (H. Rept. 105-17) 
        [11MR]
    National Monument Fairness Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1127) (H. Rept. 105-191) [21JY]
    National Peace Garden Memorial Construction Authority Extension: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 731) (H. Rept. 105-362) 
        [31OC]
    National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 1420) (H. Rept. 105-106) [21MY]
    National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community 
        Partnership Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1856) 
        (H. Rept. 105-329) [21OC]
    NOAA Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1278) 
        (H. Rept. 105-66) [20JN]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1270) (H. Rept. 105-290) [21OC]
    Oklahoma City National Memorial Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1849) (H. Rept. 105-316) [8OC]
    Olivenhain Water Storage Project Loan Guarantees: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 134) (H. Rept. 105-327) [21OC]
    Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 412) (H. Rept. 105-8) [10MR]
    Prohibit Expenditure of Funds for New National Wildlife System 
        Refuges Without Specific Authorization From Congress: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 512) (H. Rept. 105-276) 
        [29SE]
    Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 858) (H. Rept. 105-136) 
        [18JN]
    Restrict Certain Gaming and Land Use on United Auburn Indian 
        Community Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1805) 
        (H. Rept. 105-301) [6OC]
    Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 449) (H. Rept. 105-68) [23AP]
    Tahoe National Forest Land Sale to Placer County, CA: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1439) (H. Rept. 105-114) [3JN]
    Trinity Lake Reservoir: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 63) 
        (H. Rept. 105-9) [10MR]
    Use of Canadian River Reclamation Project Water Distribution 
        System: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2007) (H. Rept. 
        105-279) [29SE]
    U.S.-Puerto Rico Political Status Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 856) (H. Rept. 105-131) [12JN]
    Validation of Certain Conveyances Made by Southern Pacific 
        Transportation Co. in Tulare, CA: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 960) (H. Rept. 105-171) [8JY]
    Wenatchee National Forest Land Exchange With Chelan County, WA: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 822) (H. Rept. 105-168) 
        [8JY]
    White River National Forest Boundary Adjustment Relative to 
        National Forest System Lands Within Summit County, CO: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 105-113) 
        [3JN]
    White River National Forest Boundary Adjustment Relative to 
        Raggeds Wilderness: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1019) 
        (H. Rept. 105-112) [3JN]
    Year of the Ocean: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 
        131) (H. Rept. 105-262) [23SE]
  Rules
    Committee on Resources (House) [5FE]

YOUNGSTOWN, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: authorize certain military construction projects 
        for the 910th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 2974) [8NO]

YOUTH
see Children and Youth

YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
see Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Macedonia; Montenegro; Serbia

ZAIRE
  Bills and resolutions
    Democracy: efforts (see H. Res. 115) [16AP]

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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)
                              ------------------------------------------

                      TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1997 (1)

para.1.1  CALL OF THE ROLL BY STATES
para.1.2  [ROLL NO. 1]--CALL OF THE ROLL BY STATES
para.1.3  CREDENTIALS OF DELEGATES-ELECT AND RESIDENT COMMISSIONER-ELECT
para.1.4  ELECTION OF THE SPEAKER
para.1.5  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.1.6  [ROLL NO. 2]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE APPEAL OF 
THE RULING OF THE CHAIR
para.1.7  [ROLL NO. 3]--ELECTION OF THE SPEAKER
para.1.8  CLERK DECLARED SPEAKER ELECTED
para.1.9  OATH OF OFFICE--SPEAKER
para.1.10  OATH OF OFFICE--MEMBERS-ELECT, DELEGATES-ELECT, RESIDENT 
COMMISSIONER
para.1.11  SELECTION OF MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
para.1.12  SELECTION OF MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
para.1.13  ORGANIZATIONAL RESOLUTION--H. RES. 1
para.1.14  NOTIFICATION OF THE SENATE OF ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE--H. 
RES. 2
para.1.15  COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE 
ASSEMBLY OF THE CONGRESS--H. RES. 3
para.1.16  NOTIFICATION TO THE PRESIDENT OF ELECTION OF CERTAIN 
OFFICERS--H. RES. 4
para.1.17  RULES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 5
para.1.18  [ROLL NO. 4]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.1.19  [ROLL NO. 5]--ON THE MOTION TO COMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.1.20  [ROLL NO. 6]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 5
para.1.21  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.1.22  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.1.23  MINORITY EMPLOYEES--H. RES. 6
para.1.24  CORRECTIONS CALENDAR OFFICE--H. RES. 7
para.1.25  PROVIDING FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--S. CON. RES. 
3
para.1.26  [ROLL NO. 7]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 3
para.1.27  ELECTORAL COLLEGE--S. CON. RES. 1
para.1.28  JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE INAUGURATION--S. CON. RES. 2
para.1.29  INAUGURAL CEREMONIES--H. RES. 8
para.1.30  DAILY HOUR OF MEETING--H. RES. 9
para.1.31  OATH OF OFFICE TO MEMBER-ELECT--H. RES. 10
para.1.32  OATH OF OFFICE TO MEMBER-ELECT--H. RES. 11
para.1.33  ELECTION TO CONCEDE--H. RES. 12
para.1.34  ELECTION TO CONCEDE--H. RES. 13
para.1.35  ELECTION TO COMMITTEES--H. RES. 14
para.1.36  HOUR OF MEETING
para.1.37  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.1.38  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.1.39  HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING COMMISSION--APPOINTMENTS
para.1.40  INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--JOHN W. 
LAINHART IV
para.1.41  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--HAZMAT TRANSPORTATION BIENNIAL 
REPORT
para.1.42  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--HUD ANNUAL REPORT, 1995
para.1.43  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--DOE ANNUAL REPORT, 1994-95
para.1.44  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.1.45  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
para.1.46  COMMUNICATIONS
para.1.47  ADJOURNMENT
para.1.48  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.1.49  MEMORIALS
para.1.50  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.1.51  PETITIONS

[[Page 2826]]

                      THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1997 (2)

para.2.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.2.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.2.3  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para.2.4  COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT--MAJORITY
para.2.5  CORRECTIONS TO PUBLIC LAW 104-208--H.J. RES. 25
para.2.6  COMMITTEE ELECTIONS--MAJORITY--H. RES. 25
para.2.7  CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER--JEFF TRANDAHL
para.2.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--DESIGNATION OF DEPUTY CLERK
para.2.9  DESIGNATION OF ELECTORAL VOTE TELLERS
para.2.10  RECESS--12:09 P.M.
para.2.11  AFTER RECESS--12:59 P.M.
para.2.12  ELECTORAL VOTES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
para.2.13  RECESS--1:28 P.M.
para.2.14  AFTER RECESS--1:45 P.M.
para.2.15  NOTICE--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES
para.2.16  NOTICE--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES
para.2.17  ADJOURNMENT
para.2.18  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.2.19  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.2.20  PETITIONS

                      MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1997, (3)

para.3.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.3.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.3.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.3.4  JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE--APPOINTMENTS
para.3.5  RECESS--10:05 A.M.
para.3.6  AFTER RECESS--10:15 A.M.
para.3.7  INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
para.3.8  ADJOURNMENT
para.3.9  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.3.10  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.3.11  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1997 (4)

para.4.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.4.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.4.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.4.4  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.4.5  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 31
para.4.6  [ROLL NO. 8]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 31
para.4.7  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para.4.8  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 32
para.4.9  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 33
para.4.10  ORDER OF BUSINESS--``MORNING HOUR DEBATE''
para.4.11  JOINT SESSION OF THE TWO HOUSES--STATE OF THE UNION--H. CON. 
RES. 9
para.4.12  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO MID-EAST TERRORISM
para.4.13  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS
para.4.14  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.4.15  ADJOURNMENT
para.4.16  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.4.17  MEMORIALS
para.4.18  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.4.19  PETITIONS

                      TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1997 (5)

para.5.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.5.2  RECESS--12:49 P.M.

[[Page 2827]]

para.5.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.5.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.5.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.5.6  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.5.7  ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.5.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.5.9  COMMISSION ON IRS RESTRUCTURING--APPOINTMENT
para.5.10  COMMISSION ON IRS RESTRUCTURING--APPOINTMENT
para.5.11  SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE--APPOINTMENTS
para.5.12  MEMBER-ELECT SWORN--MR. FRANK TEJEDA OF TEXAS
para.5.13  MEMBER-ELECT SWORN--MRS. JULIA CARSON OF INDIANA
para.5.14  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.5.15  THE LATE HONORABLE FRANK TEJEDA--H. RES. 35
para.5.16  FUNERAL COMMITTEE OF THE LATE HONORABLE FRANK TEJEDA--
APPOINTMENTS
para.5.17  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.5.18  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--FISHERIES AGREEMENT WITH ESTONIA
para.5.19  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--FISHERIES AGREEMENT WITH 
LITHUANIA
para.5.20  RECESS--4:22 P.M.
para.5.21  AFTER RECESS--8:54 P.M.
para.5.22  JOINT SESSION TO RECEIVE A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--
APPOINTMENTS
para.5.23  REFERENCE OF THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
para.5.24  ADJOURNMENT
para.5.25  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.5.26  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.5.27  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.5.28  DELETIONS

                     WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1997 (6)

para.6.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.6.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.6.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.6.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.6.5  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para.6.6  FRANK M. TEJEDA POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 499
para.6.7  [ROLL NO. 9]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 499
para.6.8  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.6.9  [ROLL NO. 10]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.6.10  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.6.11  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.6.12  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 36
para.6.13  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.6.14  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.6.15  ADJOURNMENT
para.6.16  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.6.17  MEMORIALS
    para.6.18  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1997 (7)

para.7.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.7.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.7.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.7.4  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.7.5  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SUSPENSION OF AVAILABILITY OF STATUTORY 
``FAST TRACK'' PROCEDURES
para.7.6  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.7.7  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 42
para.7.8  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 43
para.7.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--BUDGET OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, FY 
1998
para.7.10  ADJOURNMENT OVER

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para.7.11  HOUR OF MEETING
para.7.12  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.7.13  ADJOURNMENT
para.7.14  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.7.15  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.7.16  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.7.17  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 19 97 (8)

para.8.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.8.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.8.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.8.4  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.8.5  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para.8.6  JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION--APPOINTMENTS
para.8.7  INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND TRADE AGREEMENTS ADVISERS--
APPOINTMENTS
para.8.8  PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE--APPOINTMENTS
para.8.9  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 44
para.8.10  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--DESIGNATION OF ASSISTANT CLERK
para.8.11  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--ECONOMIC REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
para.8.12  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAQ
para.8.13  ADJOURNMENT
para.8.14  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.8.15  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.8.16  MEMORIALS
    para.8.17  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1997 (9)

para.9.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.9.2  RECESS--12:49 P.M.
para.9.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.9.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.9.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.9.6  GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES--APPOINTMENTS
para.9.7  HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION TRUSTEES--APPOINTMENTS
para.9.8  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.9.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL
para.9.10  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--CANADIAN WHALING
para.9.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 581--H. RES. 46
para.9.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 2--H. RES. 47
para.9.13  HOUR OF MEETING
para.9.14  ADJOURNMENT
para.9.15  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.9.16  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.9.17  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1997 (10)

para.10.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.10.2  ORDER OF BUSINESS--ETHICS PROCESS REFORM
para.10.3  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 2--H. RES. 47
para.10.4  TERM LIMITS AMENDMENT--H.J. RES. 2
para.10.5  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. 
HUTCHINSON
para.10.6  [ROLL NO. 11]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.10.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. 
MCINNIS
para.10.8  [ROLL NO. 12]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.10.9  RECORDED VOTE--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE 
BY MR. CRAPO
para.10.10  [ROLL NO. 13]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.10.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. BLUNT

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para.10.12  [ROLL NO. 14]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.10.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. CHRISTENSEN
para.10.14  [ROLL NO. 15]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.10.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. ENSIGN
para.10.16  [ROLL NO. 16]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.10.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. THUNE
para.10.18  [ROLL NO. 17]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.10.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MRS. FOWLER
para.10.20  [ROLL NO. 18]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.10.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. SCOTT
para.10.22  [ROLL NO. 19]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.10.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. BARTON
para.10.24  [ROLL NO. 20]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.10.25  [ROLL NO. 21]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 2
para.10.26  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 52
para.10.27  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.10.28  ADJOURNMENT
para.10.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.10.30  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.10.31  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1997 (11)

para.11.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.11.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.11.3  U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PAGE BOARD--APPOINTMENTS
para.11.4  JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS--APPOINTMENTS
para.11.5  SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION BOARD OF REGENTS--APPOINTMENTS
para.11.6  U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL--APPOINTMENTS
para.11.7  UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--
APPOINTMENTS
para.11.8  UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--
APPOINTMENTS
para.11.9  UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--
APPOINTMENTS
para.11.10  UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--
APPOINTMENTS
para.11.11  UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--APPOINTMENTS
para.11.12  INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND 
ARTS DEVELOPMENT--APPOINTMENTS
para.11.13  RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--HONORABLE 
BILL RICHARDSON
para.11.14  FOREIGN AID FAMILY PLANNING ASSISTANCE--H.J. RES. 36
para.11.15  [ROLL NO. 22]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 36
para.11.16  ADJOURNMENT--H. CON. RES. 21
para.11.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 518--H. RES. 46
para.11.18  POPULATION PLANNING--H.R. 581
para.11.19  [ROLL NO. 23]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 581
para.11.20  HONORING LIFE AND SERVICE OF PAMELA HARRIMAN--H. RES. 49
para.11.21  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 58
para.11.22  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.11.23  ORDER OF BUSINESS--RECESS
para.11.24  HOUR OF MEETING
para.11.25  ORDER OF BUSINESS--EXTENSION OF REMARKS
para.11.26  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.11.27  ORDER OF BUSINESS--GEORGE WASHINGTON CEREMONIES
para.11.28  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.11.29  RECESS--4:43 P.M.
para.11.30  AFTER RECESS--5 P.M.
para.11.31  RECESS--5:19 P.M.
para.11.32  AFTER RECESS--6:06 P.M.
para.11.33  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.11.34  ADJOURNMENT
para.11.35  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.11.36  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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para.11.37  MEMORIALS
para.11.38  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.11.39  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.11.40  PETITIONS

                     TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1997 (12)

para.12.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.12.2  RECESS--1:09 P.M.
para.12.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.12.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.12.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.12.6  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para.12.7  OFFICE OF FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES REVIEW PANEL--
APPOINTMENTS
para.12.8  NATIONAL GAMBLING IMPACT AND POLICY COMMISSION--APPOINTMENT
para.12.9  UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--
APPOINTMENTS
para.12.10  UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--
APPOINTMENT
para.12.11  UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--
APPOINTMENT
para.12.12  UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--
APPOINTMENTS
para.12.13  UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--APPOINTMENTS
para.12.14  SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION BOARD OF REGENTS--APPOINTMENT
para.12.15  GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES--APPOINTMENT
para.12.16  KENNEDY CENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES--APPOINTMENT
para.12.17  HOUSE PAGE BOARD--APPOINTMENTS
para.12.18  AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXCISE TAX--H.R. 668
para.12.19  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.12.20  GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY OBSERVANCE
para.12.21  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.12.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S.-U.K. SOCIAL SECURITY 
AGREEMENT
para.12.23  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--1997 NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL 
STRATEGY
para.12.24  ADJOURNMENT
para.12.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.12.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.12.27  MEMORIALS
    para.12.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1997 (13)

para.13.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.13.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.13.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.13.4  ARMORED CAR RECIPROCITY AMENDMENTS--H.R. 624
para.13.5  GROUP HOSPITALIZATION AND MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.--H.R. 497
para.13.6  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.13.7  [ROLL NO. 24]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.13.8  H.R. 624--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.13.9  [ROLL NO. 25]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 624
para.13.10  H.R. 497--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.13.11  [ROLL NO. 26]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 497
para.13.12  H.R. 668--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.13.13  [ROLL NO. 27]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 668
para.13.14  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 78
para.13.15  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.13.16  OFFICE OF FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES REVIEW PANEL--
APPOINTMENTS
para.13.17  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--TERRORIST USING WEAPONS OF MASS 
DESTRUCTION
para.13.18  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.13.19  ADJOURNMENT
para.13.20  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.13.21  MEMORIALS
para.13.22  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.13.23  DELETIONS

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                    THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1997 (14)

para.14.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.14.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.14.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.14.4  RECESS--9:03 A.M.
para.14.5  AFTER RECESS--11:45 A.M.
para.14.6  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.14.7  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.14.8  [ROLL NO. 28]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.14.9  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para.14.10  JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE--APPOINTMENTS
para.14.11  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO CUBA
para.14.12  PROCEEDINGS DURING RECESS
para.14.13  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.14.14  HOUR OF MEETING
para.14.15  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.14.16  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.14.17  ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.14.18  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.14.19  ADJOURNMENT
para.14.20  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.14.21  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.14.22  PETITIONS
    para.14.23  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1997 (15)

para.15.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.15.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.15.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.15.4  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.15.5  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.15.6  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.15.7  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MS. PATRICIA ANN SCHAAP, OFFICE OF THE 
SERGEANT AT ARMS
para.15.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--SECOND SUPPLEMENTARY U.S.-CANADA 
SOCIAL SECURITY AGREEMENT
para.15.9  ADJOURNMENT
para.15.10  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.15.11  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1997 (16)

para.16.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.16.2  RECESS--12:58 P.M.
para.16.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.16.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.16.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.16.6  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.16.7  REGARDING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS--H. CON. RES. 31
para.16.8  ADJOURNMENT
para.16.9  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.16.10  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1997 (17)

para.17.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.17.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.17.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.17.4  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.17.5  PEACE PROCESS IN GUATEMALA--H. CON. RES. 17
para.17.6  NICARAGUAN DEMOCRACY--H. CON. RES. 18
para.17.7  WARREN CHRISTOPHER--S. CON. RES. 4
para.17.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAN

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para.17.9  RECESS--12:17 P.M.
para.17.10  AFTER RECESS--1:02 P.M.
para.17.11  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.17.12  H. CON. RES. 17--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.17.13  [ROLL NO. 29]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 17
para.17.14  H. CON. RES. 18--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.17.15  [ROLL NO. 30]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 19
para.17.16  H. CON. RES. 31--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.17.17  [ROLL NO. 31]--ON AGREEING TO H.. CON. RES. 31
para.17.18  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 82
para.17.19  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.17.20  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.17.21  ADJOURNMENT
para.17.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.17.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1997 (18)

para.18.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.18.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.18.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.18.4  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.18.5  [ROLL NO. 32]--ON THE MOTION
para.18.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.18.7  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.18.8  HOUR OF MEETING
para.18.9  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.18.10  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.18.11  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 84
para.18.12  D.C. COUNCIL CONTRACT REVIEW--H.R. 513
para.18.13  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.18.14  [ROLL NO. 33]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.18.15  H.R. 513--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.18.16  [ROLL NO. 34]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 513
para.18.17  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 85
para.18.18  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.18.19  [ROLL NO. 35]--ON THE MOTION
para.18.20  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.18.21  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.18.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--TRADE AGREEMENTS PROGRAMS
para.18.23  PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE--APPOINTMENTS
para.18.24  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.18.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.18.26  ADJOURNMENT
para.18.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.18.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.18.29  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.18.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.18.31  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1997 (19)

para.19.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.19.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.19.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.19.4  ADJOURNMENT
para.19.5  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.19.6  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.19.7  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

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                      TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1997 (20)

para.20.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.20.2  RECESS--1:10 P.M.
para.20.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.20.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.20.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.20.6  JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE--APPOINTMENTS
para.20.7  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.20.8  UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE--S.J. RES. 5
para.20.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 852--H. RES. 88
para.20.10  ENERGY STANDARDIZATION--H.R. 649
para.20.11  WASHINGTON STATE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT--H.R. 651
para.20.12  WASHINGTON STATE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT--H.R. 652
para.20.13  TRINITY LAKE--H.R. 63
para.20.14  HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION--H.J. RES. 32
para.20.15  GEOLOGIC MAPPING REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 709
para.20.16  ASIANS LIVING STANDARDS IN THE GANGES AND BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER 
BASIN--H. CON. RES. 16
para.20.17  HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION--H.J. RES. 32
para.20.18  UNITED STATES AND JAPAN TREATY OF MUTUAL COOPERATION AND 
SECURITY--H. RES. 68
para.20.19  HONG KONG REVERSION--H.R. 750
para.20.20  GRADUATION DATA DISCLOSURES--H.R. 914
para.20.21  RECESS--4:25 P.M.
para.20.22  AFTER RECESS--5 P.M.
para.20.23  H.J. RES. 42--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.20.24  H. CON. RES. 16--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.20.25  [ROLL NO. 36]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 16
para.20.26  H. RES. 68--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.20.27  [ROLL NO. 37]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 68
para.20.28  H.R. 750--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.20.29  [ROLL NO. 38]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 750
para.20.30  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 89--H. RES. 90
para.20.31  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.20.32  ADJOURNMENT
para.20.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.20.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.20.35  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.20.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1997 (21)

para.21.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.21.2  [ROLL NO. 39]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.21.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.21.4  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.21.5  [ROLL NO. 40]--ON THE MOTION
para.21.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 89--H. RES. 90
para.21.7  [ROLL NO. 41]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.21.8  [ROLL NO. 42]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 90
para.21.9  BALANCED BUDGET, FY 2002--H. RES. 89
para.21.10  [ROLL NO. 43]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.21.11  [ROLL NO. 44]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 89
para.21.12  UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL--APPOINTMENT
para.21.13  HOUSE COMMISSION ON CONGRESSIONAL MAILING STANDARDS--
APPOINTMENTS
para.21.14  SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD--APPOINTMENTS
para.21.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 412--H. RES. 94
para.21.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 58--H. RES. 95
para.21.17  SENATE ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.21.18  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.21.19  ADJOURNMENT
para.21.20  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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para.21.21  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.21.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.21.23  MEMORIALS
para.21.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.21.25  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1997 (22)

para.22.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.22.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.22.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.22.4  ORDER OF BUSINESS--AMENDMENT MODIFICATION--H.J. RES. 58
para.22.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 58--H. RES. 95
para.22.6  [ROLL NO. 45]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 95
para.22.7  DISAPPROVAL OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE CERTIFICATION FOR MEXICO--
H.J. RES. 58
para.22.8  [ROLL NO. 46]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para.22.9  [ROLL NO. 47]--ON AGREEING TO THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, AS AMENDED
para.22.10  [ROLL NO. 48]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 58
para.22.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 852--H. RES. 88
para.22.12  [ROLL NO. 49]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.22.13  PAPERWORK REDUCTION--H.R. 852
para.22.14  [ROLL NO. 50]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 852
para.22.15  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.22.16  HOUR OF MEETING
para.22.17  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.22.18  MEXICO-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP--APPOINTMENT
para.22.19  CANADA-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP--APPOINTMENT
para.22.20  COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE--
APPOINTMENTS
para.22.21  COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS--APPOINTMENT
para.22.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.22.23  ADJOURNMENT
para.22.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.22.25  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.22.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.22.27  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1997 (23)

para.23.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.23.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.23.3  NATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION REVIEW COMMISSION--APPOINTMENTS
para.23.4  NATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION REVIEW COMMISSION--APPOINTMENTS
para.23.5  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.23.6  NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO IRAN
para.23.7  ADJOURNMENT
para.23.8  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.23.9  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.23.10  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1997 (24)

para.24.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.24.2  RECESS--1:20 P.M.
para.24.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.24.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.24.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.24.6  VICTIM ALLOCUTION CLARIFICATION--H.R. 924
para.24.7  U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE IMPROVEMENT--H.R. 927
para.24.8  COPYRIGHT LAWS AMENDMENTS--H.R. 672
para.24.9  DC INSPECTOR GENERAL IMPROVEMENT ACT--H.R. 514
para.24.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 412--H. RES. 94

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para.24.11  OROVILLE-TONASKET CLAIM SETTLEMENT--H.R. 412
para.24.12  RECESS--3:45 P.M.
para.24.13  AFTER RECESS--5 P.M.
para.24.14  OROVILLE-TONASKET CLAIM SETTLEMENT--H.R. 412
para.24.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MILLER OF CALIFORNIA
para.24.16  [ROLL NO. 51]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.24.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1--H. RES. 99
para.24.18  H.R. 924--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.24.19  [ROLL NO. 52]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 924
para.24.20  H.R. 672--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.24.21  [ROLL NO. 53]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 672
para.24.22  INVESTMENT ADVISERS COORDINATION EXTENSION--S. 410
para.24.23  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.24.24  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--DESIGNATION OF ASSISTANT 
CLERKS
para.24.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.24.26  ADJOURNMENT
para.24.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.24.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.24.29  MEMORIALS
para.24.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.24.31  DELETIONS

                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1997 (25)

para.25.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.25.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.25.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.25.4  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para.25.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1--H. RES. 99
para.25.6  [ROLL NO. 54]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 99
para.25.7  FAIR LABOR STANDARDS--H.R. 1
para.25.8  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.25.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. GOODLING
para.25.10  [ROLL NO. 55]--ON THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.25.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BOYD
para.25.12  [ROLL NO. 56]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.25.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OWENS
para.25.14  [ROLL NO. 57]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.25.15  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.25.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. MILLER OF CALIFORNIA
para.25.17  [ROLL NO. 58]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.25.18  [ROLL NO. 59]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1
para.25.19  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL
para.25.20  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--ENVIROMENTAL QUALITY
para.25.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1122--H. RES. 100
para.25.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 91--H. RES. 101
para.25.23  SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.25.24  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
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  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.25.29  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1997 (26)

para.26.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.26.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.26.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.26.4  MOTION TO ADJOURN

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para.26.5  [ROLL NO. 60]--ON THE MOTION
para.26.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1122--H. RES. 100
para.26.7  [ROLL NO. 61]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.26.8  [ROLL NO. 62]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 100
para.26.9  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.26.10  PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION--H.R. 1122
para.26.11  POINT OF ORDER
para.26.12  [ROLL NO. 63]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE APPEAL 
OF THE RULING OF THE CHAIR
para.26.13  [ROLL NO. 64]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.26.14  [ROLL NO. 65]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1122
para.26.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 91--H. RES. 101
para.26.16  CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.26.17  [ROLL NO. 66]--QUORUM CALL
para.26.18  [ROLL NO. 67]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 101
para.26.19  RECESS--6:28 P.M.
para.26.20  AFTER RECESS--11:45 P.M.
para.26.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 91--H. RES. 105
para.26.22  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.26.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.26.24  ADJOURNMENT
para.26.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.26.26  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.26.27  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.26.28  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.26.29  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1997 (27)

para.27.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.27.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.27.3  [ROLL NO. 68]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.27.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para.27.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.27.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 91--H. RES. 105
para.27.7  [ROLL NO. 69]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 105
para.27.8  COMMITTEE FUNDING--H. RES. 91
para.27.9  [ROLL NO. 70]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.27.10  [ROLL NO. 71]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 91
para.27.11  PROVIDING FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--H. CON. 
RES. 14
para.27.12  HOLOCAUST VICTIMS REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY--H. CON. RES. 11
para.27.13  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.27.14  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 106
para.27.15  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.27.16  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.27.17  EXTENSION OF REMARKS
para.27.18  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORES TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.27.19  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.27.20  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.27.21  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.27.22  ADJOURNMENT
para.27.23  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.27.24  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.27.25  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.27.26  DELETIONS

                       TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1997 (28)

para.28.1  RECESS--12:59 P.M.
para.28.2  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.28.3  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para.28.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para.28.5  CORRECTIONS CALENDAR
para.28.6  NURSE AIDE PROGRAMS--H.R. 968
para.28.7  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.28.8  RURAL MULTIFAMILY RENTAL HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE--H.R. 28
para.28.9  FOOD STAMP BENEFITS--H.R. 1000
para.28.10  U.S. PROPERTY RELEASE IN IOSCO COUNTY, MICHIGAN--H.R. 394
para.28.11  J. PHIL CAMPBELL SENIOR NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION 
CENTER--H.R. 785
para.28.12  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--TRANSPORTATION
para.28.13  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RADIATION CONTROL FOR HEALTH AND 
SAFETY
para.28.14  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
para.28.15  RECESS--3:24 P.M.
para.28.16  AFTER RECESS--5:15 P.M.
para.28.17  H.R. 28--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.28.18  [ROLL NO. 72]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 28
para.28.19  H.R. 1000--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.28.20  [ROLL NO. 73]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1000
para.28.21  MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES--H. RES. 107
para.28.22  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.28.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.28.24  ADJOURNMENT
para.28.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.28.26  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.28.27  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.28.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.28.29  MEMORIALS
para.28.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.28.31  PETITIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1997 (29)

para.29.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.29.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.29.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.29.4  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.29.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.29.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN MOTIONS TO SUSPEND 
THE RULES--H. RES. 107
para.29.7  WORDS TAKEN DOWN
para.29.8  [ROLL NO. 74]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.29.9  VETERANS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES--H.R. 240
para.29.10  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 108
para.29.11  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
para.29.12  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.29.13  ADJOURNMENT
para.29.14  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.29.15  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.29.16  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1997 (30)

para.30.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.30.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.30.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.30.4  ASSISTED SUICIDE FUNDING RESTRICTION--H.R. 1003
para.30.5  [ROLL NO. 75]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1003
para.30.6  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.30.7  HOUR OF MEETING
para.30.8  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.30.9  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.30.10  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

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para.30.11  ADJOURNMENT
para.30.12  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.30.13  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.30.14  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.30.15  MEMORIALS
para.30.16  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.30.17  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.30.18  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1997 (31)

para.31.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.31.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.31.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.31.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.31.5  ORDER OF BUSINESS--ETHICS PROCESS REFORM
para.31.6  RECESS--4:04 P.M.
para.31.7  AFTER RECESS--6:28 P.M.
para.31.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE 
RULES--H. RES. 112
para.31.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 62--H. RES. 113
para.31.10  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.31.11  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.31.12  ADJOURNMENT
para.31.13  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.31.14  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.31.15  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1997 (32)

para.32.1  RECESS--10:51 A.M.
para.32.2  AFTER RECESS--12 NOON
para.32.3  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.32.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para.32.5  UNATHORIZED TAX RETURN INSPECTION PREVENTION--H.R. 1226
para.32.6  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.32.7  TAX RELIEF FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES--H. RES. 109
para.32.8  APPOINTMENT EXTENSIONS--H.R. 1001
para.32.9  LAWSUITS AGAINST TERRORIST STATES--H.R. 1225
para.32.10  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--ARGENTINA DUTY-FREE TREATMENT 
WITHDRAWAL
para.32.11  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 62
para.32.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 62--H. RES. 113
para.32.13  TAX LIMITATIONS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT--H.J. RES. 62
para.32.14  H.R. 1226--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.32.15  [ROLL NO. 76]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1226
para.32.16  H. RES. 109--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.32.17  [ROLL NO. 77]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 109
para.32.18  TAX LIMITATIONS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT--H.J. RES. 62
para.32.19  [ROLL NO. 78]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 62
para.32.20  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para.32.21  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.32.22  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.32.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.32.24  ADJOURNMENT
para.32.25  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.32.26  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.32.27  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.32.28  DELETIONS

                     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1997 (33)

para.33.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.33.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para.33.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.33.4  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 114
para.33.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.33.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE 
RULES--H. RES. 112
para.33.7  [ROLL NO. 79]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.33.8  HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE PROTECTION--H.R. 607
para.33.9  VETERANS BENEFITS DECISIONS--H.R. 1090
para.33.10  VA ENHANCED-USE LEASES--H.R. 1092
para.33.11  TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION REFORM--H.R. 930
para.33.12  LAW ENFORCEMENT CANINES--H.R. 173
para.33.13  HONORING JACKIE ROBINSON--H. CON. RES. 61
para.33.14  DOS PALOS LAND TRANSFER--H.R. 111
para.33.15  H.R. 607--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.33.16  [ROLL NO. 80]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 607
para.33.17  H. CON. RES. 61--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.33.18  [ROLL NO. 81]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 61
para.33.19  ORDER OF BUSINESS--BANKING COMMITTEE VACANCY--MINORITY
para.33.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 400--H. RES. 116
para.33.21  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE 
RULES--H. RES. 117
para.33.22  ORDER OF BUSINESS--ETHICS PROCESS REFORM
para.33.23  ORDER OF BUSINESS--PROCEEDINGS VACATED--COMMITTEE 
APPOINTMENT
para.33.24  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 118
para.33.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.33.26  ADJOURNMENT
para.33.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.33.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.33.29  MEMORIALS
    para.33.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1997 (34)

para.34.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.34.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.34.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.34.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.34.5  WORDS TAKEN DOWN
para.34.6  [ROLL NO. 82]--ON THE MOTION TO STRIKE THE WORDS FROM THE 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
para.34.7  [ROLL NO. 83]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE MOTION 
FOR THE GENTLEMAN TO PROCEED IN ORDER
para.34.8  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.34.9  [ROLL NO. 84]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.34.10  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
para.34.11  MEMBER-ELECT SWORN--MR. CIRO D. RODRIQUEZ
para.34.12  POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
para.34.13  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 400--H. RES. 116
para.34.14  PATENT SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS--H.R. 400
para.34.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. ROHRABACHER
para.34.16  [ROLL NO. 85]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.34.17  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.34.18  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.34.19  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.34.20  DEMOCRACY IN ZAIRE--H. RES. 115
para.34.21  COMMITTEE ELECTIONS--MINORITY--H. RES. 120
para.34.22  ORDER OF BUSINESS--ETHICS PROCESS REFORM
para.34.23  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.34.24  HOUR OF MEETING
para.34.25  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.34.26  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.34.27  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.34.28  ADJOURNMENT

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para.34.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.34.30  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.34.31  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.34.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.34.33  MEMORIALS
para.34.34  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.34.35  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1997 (35)

para.35.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.35.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.35.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.35.4  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORTS--H.R. 1276, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1278
para.35.5  ADJOURNMENT
para.35.6  OATH OF OFFICE/MEMBERS/RESIDENT COMMISSIONERS AND DELEGATES
para.35.7  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.35.8  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.35.9  MEMORIALS
    para.35.10  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1997 (36)

para.36.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.36.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.36.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.36.4  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES--
H. RES. 117
para.36.5  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.36.6  PATENT SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS--H.R. 400
para.36.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CAMPBELL
para.36.8  [ROLL NO. 86]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.36.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CAMPBELL
para.36.10  [ROLL NO. 87]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.36.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. KAPTUR
para.36.12  [ROLL NO. 88]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.36.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HUNTER
para.36.14  [ROLL NO. 89]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.36.15  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 400
para.36.16  CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS--H. CON. RES. 8
para.36.17  AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION--H.R. 39
para.36.18  SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT--H.R. 449
para.36.19  LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND--H.R. 688
para.36.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1271--H. RES. 125
para.36.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1273--H. RES. 126
para.36.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1274--H. RES. 127
para.36.23  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1275--H. RES. 128
para.36.24  FIRE ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1272
para.36.25  ORDER OF BUSINESS--ETHICS PROCESS REFORM
para.36.26  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.36.27  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.36.28  ADJOURNMENT
para.36.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.36.30  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.36.31  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.36.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.36.33  MEMORIALS
para.36.34  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.36.35  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1997 (37)

para.37.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.37.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para.37.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.37.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1274--H. RES. 127
para.37.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1273--H. RES. 126
para.37.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1275--H. RES. 128
para.37.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1271--H. RES. 125
para.37.8  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1274
para.37.9  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1273
para.37.10  NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1275
para.37.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROEMER
para.37.12  [ROLL NO. 90]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.37.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. JACKSON-LEE
para.37.14  [ROLL NO. 91]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.37.15  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--H.R. 892
para.37.16  CORRECTIONS CALENDAR OFFICE--H. RES. 130
para.37.17  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.37.18  HOUR OF MEETING
para.37.19  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.37.20  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.37.21  ADJOURNMENT
para.37.22  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.37.23  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.37.24  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.37.25  MEMORIALS
para.37.26  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.37.27  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1997 (38)

para.38.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.38.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.38.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.38.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.38.5  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.38.6  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.38.7  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.38.8  CHEMICAL WEAPONS
para.38.9  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.38.10  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.38.11  ADJOURNMENT
para.38.12  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.38.13  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.38.14  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.38.15  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1997 (39)

para.39.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.39.2  RECESS--1:05 P.M.
para.39.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.39.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.39.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.39.6  WELFARE REFORM--H.R. 1048
para.39.7  CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM CONTRACTS--H.R. 1342
para.39.8  CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL--H.R. 279
para.39.9  SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY TO NONPROFIT PROVIDERS SERVING 
IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS--H.R. 680
para.39.10  EMF RESEARCH PROGRAM--H.R. 363
para.39.11  FAA RESEARCH, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZATION--
H.R. 1271
para.39.12  RECESS--4:08 P.M.
para.39.13  AFTER RECESS--5 P.M.

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para.39.14  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1469
para.39.15  H.R. 1342--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.39.16  [ROLL NO. 92]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1342
para.39.17  H.R. 680--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.39.18  [ROLL NO. 93]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1271
para.39.19  H.R. 363--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.39.20  [ROLL NO. 94]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 363
para.39.21  H.R. 1271--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.39.22  [ROLL NO. 95]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1271
para.39.23  PERMISSION TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT--H.R. 2
para.39.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2--H. RES. 133
para.39.25  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 867--H. RES. 134
para.39.26  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.39.27  ADJOURNMENT
para.39.28  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.39.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.39.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.39.31  DELETIONS

                     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1997 (40)

para.40.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.40.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.40.3  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 867--H. RES. 134
para.40.4  ADOPTION PROMOTION--H.R. 867
para.40.5  [ROLL NO. 96]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 867
para.40.6  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 867
para.40.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2--H. RES. 133
para.40.8  COMMUNITY HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY--H.R. 2
para.40.9  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2
para.40.10  COMMUNITY HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY--H.R. 2
para.40.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 129--H. RES. 136
para.40.12  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 137
para.40.13  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.40.14  ADJOURNMENT
para.40.15  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.40.16  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.40.17  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1997 (41)

para.41.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.41.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.41.3  [ROLL NO. 97]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.41.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para.41.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.41.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 129--H. RES. 136
para.41.7  COMMITTEE FUNDING--H. RES. 129
para.41.8  [ROLL NO. 98]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 129
para.41.9  COMMUNITY HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY--H.R. 2
para.41.10  RECORDED VOTE--CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.41.11  [ROLL NO. 99]--ON THE QUESTION TO CONSIDER THE COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.41.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. JACKSON
para.41.13  [ROLL NO. 100]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.41.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT OF MR. WELDON OF FLORIDA TO THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. JACKSON
para.41.15  [ROLL NO. 101]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para.41.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. JACKSON
para.41.17  [ROLL NO. 102]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.41.18  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.41.19  HOUR OF MEETING

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para.41.20  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.41.21  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.41.22  ADJOURNMENT
para.41.23  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.41.24  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.41.25  MEMORIALS
para.41.26  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.41.27  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                        MONDAY, MAY 5, 1997 (42)

para.42.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.42.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.42.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.42.4  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.42.5  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.42.6  WEAPONS PROLIFERATION READINESS
para.42.7  SENATE BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.42.8  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.42.9  ADJOURNMENT
para.42.10  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.42.11  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.42.12  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                        TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1997 (43)

para.43.1  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.43.2  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.43.3  RECESS--1:32 P.M.
para.43.4  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.43.5  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.43.6  COMMUNICATIONS
para.43.7  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT LAPSE
para.43.8  CUSTOMS SERVICE AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1463
para.43.9  CONSUMER PRICE INDEX--H. RES. 93
para.43.10  COMMUNITY HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY--H.R. 2
para.43.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WATT
para.43.12  [ROLL NO. 103]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.43.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FRANK
para.43.14  [ROLL NO. 104]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.43.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 478--H. RES. 142
para.43.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3--H. RES. 143
para.43.17  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.43.18  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.43.19  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.43.20  ADJOURNMENT
para.43.21  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.43.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.43.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1997 (44)

para.44.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.44.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.44.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.44.4  JACK SWIGERT MEMORIAL STATUE--H. CON. RES. 25
para.44.5  H. RES. 93--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.44.6  [ROLL NO. 105]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 93
para.44.7  COMMUNITY HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY--H.R. 2
para.44.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FRANK
para.44.9  [ROLL NO. 106]--ON THE AMENDMENT

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para.44.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 478--H. RES. 142
para.44.11  [ROLL NO. 107]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 142
para.44.12  ENDANGERED SPECIES--H.R. 478
para.44.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, AS 
AMENDED, BY MR. BOEHLERT
para.44.14  [ROLL NO. 108]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE, AS AMENDED
para.44.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3--H. RES. 143
para.44.16  [ROLL NO. 109]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 143
para.44.17  JUVENILE CRIME--H.R. 3
para.44.18  ORDER OF BUSINESS--ETHICS PROCESS REFORM
para.44.19  ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RECORDS OF CONGRESS--APPOINTMENT
para.44.20  ADVISORY COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENT RELATIONS--APPOINTMENTS
para.44.21  CONGRESSIONAL AWARD BOARD--APPOINTMENT
para.44.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.44.23  ADJOURNMENT
para.44.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.44.25  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.44.26  MEMORIALS
para.44.27  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.44.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.44.29  DELETIONS

                       THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1997 (45)

para.45.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.45.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.45.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.45.4  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.45.5  [ROLL NO. 110]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.45.6  JUVENILE CRIME--H.R. 3
para.45.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. 
STUPAK
para.45.8  [ROLL NO. 111]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.45.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. WATERS
para.45.10  [ROLL NO. 112]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.45.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CONYERS
para.45.12  [ROLL NO. 113]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.45.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCOTT
para.45.14  [ROLL NO. 114]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.45.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. LOFGREN
para.45.16  [ROLL NO. 115]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.45.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. DUNN
para.45.18  [ROLL NO. 116--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.45.19  [ROLL NO. 117]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.45.20  [ROLL NO. 118]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 3
para.45.21  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 3
para.45.22  COMMUNITY HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY--H.R. 2
para.45.23  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1486
para.45.24  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.45.25  HOUR OF MEETING
para.45.26  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.45.27  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.45.28  ADJOURNMENT
para.45.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.45.30  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.45.31  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.45.32  PETITIONS

                        MONDAY, MAY 12, 1997 (46)

para.46.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.46.2  COMMUNICATIONS

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para.46.3  ADJOURNMENT
para.46.4  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.46.5  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1997 (47)

para.47.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.47.2  RECESS--1:07 P.M.
para.47.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.47.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.47.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.47.6  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.47.7  INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION--H.R. 5
para.47.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.47.9  EDUCATION ACT TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS--H. RES. 145
para.47.10  SOAP BOX DERBY--H. CON. RES. 49
para.47.11  PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL SERVICE--H. CON. RES. 66
para.47.12  SPECIAL OLYMPICS TORCH RELAY--H. CON. RES. 67
para.47.13  DEATH OF CHAIM HERZOG--H. CON. RES. 73
para.47.14  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAN
para.47.15  COMMUNITY HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY--H.R. 2
para.47.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT OF MR. KENNEDY OF MASSACHUSETTS
para.47.17  [ROLL NO. 119]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.47.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT OF MR. KENNEDY OF MASSACHUSETTS
para.47.19  [ROLL NO. 120]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.47.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. VENTO
para.47.21  [ROLL NO. 121]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.47.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT OF MR. KENNEDY OF MASSACHUSETTS
para.47.23  [ROLL NO. 122]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.47.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DAVIS OF ILLINOIS
para.47.25  [ROLL NO. 123]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.47.26  H.R. 5--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.47.27  [ROLL NO. 124]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 5
para.47.28  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1469--H. RES. 146
para.47.29  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.47.30  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.47.31  ADJOURNMENT
para.47.32  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.47.33  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.47.34  MEMORIALS
para.47.35  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.47.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.47.37  DELETIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1997 (48)

para.48.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.48.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.48.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.48.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1469--H. RES. 146
para.48.5  [ROLL NO. 125]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 146
para.48.6  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 148
para.48.7  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.48.8  COMMUNITY HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY--H.R. 2
para.48.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.48.10  [ROLL NO. 126]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.48.11  [ROLL NO. 127]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2
para.48.12  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2
para.48.13  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1469--H. RES. 149
para.48.14  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

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para.48.15  ADJOURNMENT
para.48.16  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.48.17  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.48.18  MEMORIALS
para.48.19  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.48.20  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.48.21  PETITIONS

                       THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1997 (49)

para.49.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.49.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.49.3  [ROLL NO. 128]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.49.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para.49.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.49.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1469--H. RES. 149
para.49.7  [ROLL NO. 129]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.49.8  [ROLL NO. 130]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 149
para.49.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.49.10  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.49.11  CONVENTIONAL ARMED FORCES IN EUROPE
para.49.12  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY FOR A 
NEW CENTURY
para.49.13  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1997--H.R. 1469
para.49.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OBEY
para.49.15  [ROLL NO. 131]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.49.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NEUMANN
para.49.17  [ROLL NO. 132]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.49.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DIAZ-BALART
para.49.19  [ROLL NO. 133]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.49.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GEKAS
para.49.21  [ROLL NO. 134]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.49.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NEUMANN
para.49.23  [ROLL NO. 135]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.49.24  [ROLL NO. 136]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1469
para.49.25  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1469
para.49.26  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1385--H. RES. 150
para.49.27  MEXICO-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP--APPOINTMENTS
para.49.28  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.49.29  ADJOURNMENT
para.49.30  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.49.31  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.49.32  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.49.33  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.49.34  DELETIONS

                    FRIDAY, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1997 (50)

para.50.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.50.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.50.3  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1385--H. RES. 150
para.50.4  EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND LITERACY ENHANCEMENT--H.R. 1385
para.50.5  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OWENS OF NEW YORK
para.50.6  [ROLL NO. 137]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.50.7  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.50.8  [ROLL NO. 138]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1385
para.50.9  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1385
para.50.10  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1997--DISAGREED TO 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 1469
para.50.11  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1469
para.50.12  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 1469

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para.50.13  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.50.14  HOUR OF MEETING
para.50.15  HOUR OF MEETING
para.50.16  ORDER OF BUSINESS--RECESS
para.50.17  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.50.18  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H. CON. RES. 84
para.50.19  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.50.20  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.50.21  ADJOURNMENT
para.50.22  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.50.23  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.50.24  MEMORIALS
    para.50.25  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                        MONDAY, MAY 19, 1997 (51)

para.51.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.51.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.51.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.51.4  RECESS--2:42 P.M.
para.51.5  AFTER RECESS--8:08 P.M.
para.51.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 84--H. RES. 
152
para.51.7  ADJOURNMENT
para.51.8  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.51.9  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.51.10  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.51.11  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1997 (52)

para.52.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.52.2  RECESS--11:03 A.M.
para.52.3  AFTER RECESS--12 NOON
para.52.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.52.5  [ROLL NO. 139]
para.52.6  COMMUNICATIONS
para.52.7  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
para.52.8  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SWEARING IN OF MEMBER-ELECT--MR. BILL 
REDMAN
para.52.9  PRIVATE CALENDAR BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.52.10  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.52.11  CAPITOL ROTUNDA CEREMONY HONORING MOTHER TERESA--S. CON. 
RES. 26
para.52.12  GOLD MEDAL FOR MOTHER TERESA--H.R. 1650
para.52.13  CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR DECENT HOUSING--H. RES. 147
para.52.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 408--H. RES. 153
para.52.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 84--H. RES. 
152
para.52.16  [ROLL NO. 140]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.52.17  [ROLL NO. 141]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 152
para.52.18  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.52.19  S. CON. RES. 26--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.52.20  [ROLL NO. 142]--ON AGREEING TO S. CON. RES. 26
para.52.21  H.R. 1650--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.52.22  CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR DECENT HOUSING--H. RES. 147
para.52.23  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
    para.52.24  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET RESOLUTION--H. CON. RES. 84

      WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF TUESDAY, MAY 20), 1997

para.52.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MS. WATERS
para.52.26  [ROLL NO. 143]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.52.27  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. DOOLITTLE
para.52.28  [ROLL NO. 144]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE

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para.52.29  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. BROWN OF CALIFORNIA
para.52.30  [ROLL NO. 145]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.52.31  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. KENNEDY OF MASSACHUSETTS
para.52.32  [ROLL NO. 146]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.52.33  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. SHUSTER
para.52.34  [ROLL NO. 147]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.52.35  [ROLL NO. 148]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 84
para.52.36  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO BURMA
para.52.37  ADJOURNMENT
para.52.38  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.52.39  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.52.40  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.52.41  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.52.42  MEMORIALS
para.52.43  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.52.44  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.52.45  PETITIONS
    para.52.46  DELETIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1997 (53)

para.53.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.53.2  RECESS FOR RECEPTION OF FORMER MEMBERS--9:03 A.M.
para.53.3  AFTER RECESS--10:32 A.M.
para.53.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.53.5  PROCEEDINGS DURING RECESS
para.53.6  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.53.7  RETIREMENT INCOME SAVINGS--H.R. 1377
para.53.8  RIEGLE-NEAL CLARIFICATION ACT--H.R. 1306
para.53.9  VOLUNTEER CIVIL LIABILITY PROTECTION--H.R. 911
para.53.10  TERRORIST GRENADE ATTACK IN CAMBODIA--H. RES. 121
para.53.11  MARSHALL PLAN 50TH ANNIVERSARY--H. CON. RES. 63
para.53.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 408--H. RES. 153
para.53.13  [ROLL NO. 149]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.53.14  H.R. 911--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.53.15  [ROLL NO. 150]--ON PASSAGE OF 911
para.53.16  DOLPHIN CONSERVATION--H.R. 408
para.53.17  [ROLL NO. 151]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 408
para.53.18  WAIVING CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI AGAINST CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS--
H. RES. 155
para.53.19  SUBPOENA--MS. JOAN CARLSON, EASTERN FIELD DIRECTOR, STAFF OF 
MR. POMEROY
para.53.20  SENATE BILL AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED
para.53.21  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.53.22  ADJOURNMENT
para.53.23  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.53.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.53.25  DELETIONS

                       THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1997 (54)

para.54.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.54.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.54.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.54.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.54.5  U.S. GROUP OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY--APPOINTMENTS
para.54.6  SUBSTANCE ABUSE REDUCTION AMONG YOUTH--H.R. 956
para.54.7  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.54.8  [ROLL NO. 152]--ON THE MOTION
para.54.9  WAIVING CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI FOR CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS--H. 
RES. 155
para.54.10  H.R. 956--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.54.11  [ROLL NO. 153]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 956

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para.54.12  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.54.13  [ROLL NO. 154]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.54.14  RECESS--1:08 P.M.
para.54.15  AFTER RECESS--6:38 P.M.
para.54.16  ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--H. CON. RES. 87
para.54.17  [ROLL NO. 155]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 87
para.54.18  RECESS--7:45 P.M.

       FRIDAY, MAY 23 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF THURSDAY, MAY 22), 1997

para.54.19  AFTER RECESS--12:02 A.M.
para.54.20  ORDER OF BUSINESS--EXTENSION OF REMARKS
para.54.21  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.54.22  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.54.23  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.54.24  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.54.25  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.54.26  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para.54.27  JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE--APPOINTMENT
para.54.28  SUBPOENA--MR. DARYL L. REVOLDT, DISTRICT STAFF DIRECTOR, 
STAFF OF MR. REGULA
para.54.29  PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
para.54.30  NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION--
APPOINTMENT
para.54.31  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.54.32  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.54.33  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.54.34  ADJOURNMENT
para.54.35  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.54.36  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.54.37  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.54.38  MEMORIALS
para.54.39  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.54.40  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1997 (55)

para.55.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.55.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.55.3  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. GEORGE M. LANKLER, STAFF OF MR. YOUNG 
OF FLORIDA
para.55.4  ADJOURNMENT
para.55.5  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.55.6  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                        Friday, May 30, 1997 (56)

para.56.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.56.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.56.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.56.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.56.5  COMMISSION TO ASSESS THE ORGANIZATION OF THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT TO COMBAT THE PROFILERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION--
APPOINTMENTS
para.56.6  BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC 
SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT--APPOINTMENTS
para.56.7  ORDER OF BUSINESS--EXTENSION OF REMARKS
para.56.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.56.9  NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF 
YUGOSLAVIA
para.56.10  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.56.11  MFN EXTENSION TO PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
para.56.12  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.56.13  ADJOURNMENT
para.56.14  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.56.15  MEMORIALS

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para.56.16  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.56.17  PETITIONS

                       TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1997 (57)

para.57.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.57.2  RECESS--12:48 P.M.
para.57.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.57.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.57.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.57.6  PRIVATE CALENDAR BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.57.7  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.57.8  DUTY FREE TREATMENT OF PRODUCTS FROM CAMBODIA
para.57.9  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.57.10  NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO YUGOSLAVIA
para.57.11  LESLIE TOWNES (BOB) HOPE--H.J. RES. 75
para.57.12  COMMISSION ON STRUCTURAL ALTERNATIVES FOR THE FEDERAL COURTS 
OF APPEALS--H.R. 908
para.57.13  NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT--H.R. 1402
para.57.14  RAGGENDS WILDERNESS, WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST, COLORADO--
H.R. 1019
para.57.15  WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST--H.R. 1020
para.57.16  TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST LAND TRANSFER--H.R. 1439
para.57.17  HOOPA VALLEY RESERVATION SOUTH BOUNDARY--H.R. 79
para.57.18  RECESS--3:39 P.M.
para.57.19  AFTER RECESS--5 P.M.
para.57.20  H.R. 1420--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.57.21  [ROLL NO. 156]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1420
para.57.22  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.57.23  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET RESOLUTION--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT 
OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H. CON. RES. 84
para.57.24  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H. CON. RES. 84
para.57.25  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H. CON. RES. 84
para.57.26  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.57.27  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR ALBANIA, 
BELARUS, KAZAKSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, TAJIKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN, AND UZBEKISTAN
para.57.28  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--REPORT ON ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, 
GEORGIA, MOLDOVA, AND UKRAINE EMIGRATION LAWS AND POLICIES
para.57.29  HOUR OF MEETING
para.57.30  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1757 AND H.R. 1758--
H. RES. 159
para.57.31  SUBPOENA--MR. LOBIONDO
para.57.32  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.57.33  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.57.34  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.57.35  ADJOURNMENT
para.57.36  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.57.37  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.57.38  MEMORIALS
para.57.39  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.57.40  DELETIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1997 (58)

para.58.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.58.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.58.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.58.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1757 AND H.R. 1758--
H. RES. 159
para.58.5  [ROLL NO. 157]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.58.6  [ROLL NO. 158]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 159
para.58.7  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1469
para.58.8  STATE AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1757
para.58.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DIAZ-BALART TO THE AMENDMENT 
BY MR. SKAGGS

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para.58.10  [ROLL NO. 159]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.58.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HAMILTON
para.58.12  [ROLL NO. 160]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.58.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BACHUS
para.58.14  [ROLL NO. 161]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.58.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GOSS
para.58.16  [ROLL NO. 162]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.58.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PAUL
para.58.18  [ROLL NO. 163]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.58.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STEARNS
para.58.20  [ROLL NO. 164]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.58.21  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H. CON. RES. 84
para.58.22  STATE AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1757
para.58.23  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H. CON. RES. 84--H. RES. 160
para.58.24  WAIVING REQUIREMENTS OF CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI--H. RES. 161
para.58.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.58.26  ADJOURNMENT
para.58.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.58.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.58.29  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.58.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1997 (59)

para.59.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.59.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.59.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.59.4  STATE AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1757
para.59.5  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 1469--H. RES. 162
para.59.6  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H. CON. RES. 84--H. RES. 160
para.59.7  RECESS--12:50 P.M.
para.59.8  AFTER RECESS--1:30 P.M.
para.59.9  H. RES. 160--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.59.10  [ROLL NO. 165]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 160
para.59.11  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET RESOLUTION--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H. 
CON. RES. 84
para.59.12  [ROLL NO. 166]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.59.13  STATE AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1757
para.59.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CAMPBELL TO THE AMENDMENT BY 
MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY
para.59.15  [ROLL NO. 167]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para.59.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY
para.59.17  [ROLL NO. 168]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.59.18  ORDER OF BUSINESS--FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1757
para.59.19  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.59.20  RECESS--4:07 P.M.
para.59.21  AFTER RECESS--5:14 P.M.
para.59.22  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 1469
para.59.23  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS--CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 1469
para.59.24  [ROLL NO. 169]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.59.25  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO THE PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS
para.59.26  HOUR OF MEETING
para.59.27  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.59.28  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.59.29  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.59.30  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.59.31  ADJOURNMENT
para.59.32  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.59.33  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.59.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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para.59.35  MEMORIALS
para.59.36  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.59.37  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.59.38  PETITIONS
    para.59.39  DELETIONS

                        FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1997 (60)

para.60.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.60.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.60.3  ADJOURNMENT
para.60.4  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.60.5  MEMORIALS
    para.60.6  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1997 (61)

para.61.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.61.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.61.3  SUBPOENA--MR. JAMES M. COLE, OFFICE OF BRYAN CAVE, L.L.P.
para.61.4  ADJOURNMENT
para.61.5  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.61.6  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.61.7  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.61.8  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1997 (62)

para.62.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.62.2  RECESS--10:58 A.M.
para.62.3  AFTER RECESS--12 NOON
para.62.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.62.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.62.6  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.62.7  AUSABLE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT IN NEW YORK--H.R. 848
para.62.8  BEAR CREEK HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON--
H.R. 1184
para.62.9  HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON--H.R. 1217
para.62.10  30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REUNIFICATION OF THE CITY OF 
JERUSALEM--H. CON. RES. 60
para.62.11  STATE AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1757
para.62.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STEARNS
para.62.13  [ROLL NO. 170]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.62.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. SCARBOROUGH
para.62.15  [ROLL NO. 171]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para.62.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ENGEL
para.62.17  [ROLL NO. 172]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.62.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NETHERCUTT
para.62.19  [ROLL NO. 173--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.62.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NEY
para.62.21  [ROLL NO. 174]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.62.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, BY MR. MILLER OF 
CALIFORNIA
para.62.23  [ROLL NO. 175]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED
para.62.24  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1757
para.62.25  H. CON. RES. 60--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.62.26  [ROLL NO. 176]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 60
para.62.27  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 54--H. RES. 163
para.62.28  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 437--H. RES. 164
para.62.29  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.62.30  VETO OF H.R. 1469
para.62.31  [ROLL NO. 177]--ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON THE MOTION TO 
REFER THE VETO MESSAGE AND ACCOMPANYING BILL
para.62.32  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

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para.62.33  CLONING PROHIBITION
para.62.34  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.62.35  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.62.36  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.62.37  ADJOURNMENT
para.62.38  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.62.39  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.62.40  MEMORIALS
para.62.41  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.62.42  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.62.43  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.62.44  PETITIONS
    para.62.45  DELETIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1997 (63)

para.63.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.63.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.63.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.63.4  STATE AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1757
para.63.5  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROHRABACHER
para.63.6  [ROLL NO. 178]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.63.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANFORD
para.63.8  [ROLL NO. 179]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.63.9  [ROLL NO. 180]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY 
MR. GILMAN
para.63.10  [ROLL NO. 181]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY 
MR. GILMAN
para.63.11  [ROLL NO. 182]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. SMITH 
OF NEW JERSEY
para.63.12  [ROLL NO. 183]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, 
BY MR. SKAGGS
para.63.13  [ROLL NO. 184]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. HEFLEY
para.63.14  [ROLL NO. 185]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. BACHUS
para.63.15  [ROLL NO. 186]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS, EN BLOC, BY 
MR. GILMAN
para.63.16  [ROLL NO. 187]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. GOSS
para.63.17  [ROLL NO. 188]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN
para.63.18  [ROLL NO. 189]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS, EN BLOC, BY 
MR. GILMAN
para.63.19  [ROLL NO. 190]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. SMITH 
OF NEW JERSEY
para.63.20  [ROLL NO. 191]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. 
SERRANO
para.63.21  [ROLL NO. 192]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. FOX
para.63.22  [ROLL NO. 193]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. LAZIO
para.63.23  [ROLL NO. 194]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. SMITH 
OF NEW JERSEY
para.63.24  [ROLL NO. 195]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. 
SCARBOROUGH
para.63.25  [ROLL NO. 196]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. 
NETHERCUTT
para.63.26  [ROLL NO. 197]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, 
BY MR. MILLER OF CALIFORNIA
para.63.27  [ROLL NO. 198]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. FOX
para.63.28  [ROLL NO. 199]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. NEY
para.63.29  [ROLL NO. 200]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. 
ROHRABACHER
para.63.30  [ROLL NO. 201]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. PAXON
para.63.31  WAIVING CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI FOR CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS--H. 
RES. 165
para.63.32  NATO ENLARGEMENT--H.R. 1758
para.63.33  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1757
para.63.34  SUBPOENA--MR. LAURA GRIFFIN, STAFF OF MR. MILLER OF FLORIDA
para.63.35  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.63.36  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.63.37  ADJOURNMENT
para.63.38  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.63.39  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.63.40  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.63.41  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.63.42  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.63.43  DELETIONS

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                      THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1997 (64)

para.64.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.64.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.64.3  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 54--H. RES. 153
para.64.4  UNITED STATES FLAG--H.J. RES. 54
para.64.5  [ROLL NO. 202]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 54
para.64.6  SUBPOENA--MS. WILDA E. CHISOLM, STAFF OF MR. MCDERMOTT
para.64.7  SUBPOENA--MR. CHARLES E. WILLIAMS, STAFF OF MR. MCDERMOTT
para.64.8  RECESS--2:21 P.M.
para.64.9  AFTER RECESS--4:02 P.M.
para.64.10  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1871
para.64.11  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1997--H.R. 1871
para.64.12  [ROLL NO. 203]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1871
para.64.13  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.64.14  HOUR OF MEETING
para.64.15  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.64.16  ORDER OF BUSINESS--ETHICS PROCESS REFORM
para.64.17  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.64.18  ADJOURNMENT
para.64.19  OATH OF OFFICE/RESIDENT COMMISSIONERS AND DELEGATES
para.64.20  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.64.21  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.64.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.64.23  MEMORIALS
    para.64.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1997 (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  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.65.6  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.65.7  PRIVATE CALENDAR OBJECTORS--APPOINTMENTS
para.65.8  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.65.9  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.65.10  ADJOURNMENT
para.65.11  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.65.12  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.65.13  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.65.14  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1997 (66)

para.66.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.66.2  RECESS--12:50 P.M.
para.66.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.66.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.66.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.66.6  PRIVATE CALENDAR BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.66.7  ANDREW JACOBS, JR. POST OFFICE--H.R. 1057
para.66.8  JOHN T. MYERS POST OFFICE--H.R. 1058
para.66.9  KENNEDY CENTER IMPROVEMENTS--H.R. 1747
para.66.10  EAGLES NEST WILDERNESS--H.R. 985
para.66.11  HONG KONG TRADE OFFICES--S. 342
para.66.12  END OF SLAVERY CELEBRATION
para.66.13  RECESS--4:29 P.M.
para.66.14  AFTER RECESS--5 P.M.
para.66.15  H.R. 1057--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.66.16  [ROLL NO. 204]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1057

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para.66.17  H.R. 1058--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.66.18  [ROLL NO. 205]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1058
para.66.19  H.R. 985--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.66.20  [ROLL NO. 206]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 985
para.66.21  H.J. RES. 56--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.66.22  [ROLL NO. 207]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 56
para.66.23  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.66.24  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para.66.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.66.26  ADJOURNMENT
para.66.27  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.66.28  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.66.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.66.30  MEMORIALS
para.66.31  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.66.32  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1997 (67)

para.67.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.67.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.67.3  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 437--H. RES. 164
para.67.4  SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM--H.R. 437
para.67.5  [ROLL NO. 208]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 437
para.67.6  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.67.7  [ROLL NO. 209]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
    para.67.8  RECESS--5:43 P.M.

          THURSDAY, JUNE 19 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JUNE 18), 1997

para.67.9  AFTER RECESS--12:45 A.M.
para.67.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1119--H. RES. 169
para.67.11  ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.67.12  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.67.13  JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.67.14  ADJOURNMENT
para.67.15  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.67.16  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.67.17  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.67.18  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.67.19  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.67.20  MEMORIALS
para.67.21  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.67.22  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.67.23  PETITIONS

                      THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1997 (68)

para.68.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.68.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.68.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.68.4  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.68.5  [ROLL NO. 210]--ON THE MOTION
para.68.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.68.7  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.68.8  [ROLL NO. 211]--ON THE MOTION
para.68.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1119--H. RES. 169
para.68.10  [ROLL NO. 212]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.68.11  [ROLL NO. 213]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 169
para.68.12  DOD AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1119
para.68.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANDERS

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para.68.14  [ROLL NO. 214]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.68.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SPENCE
para.68.16  [ROLL NO. 215]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.68.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SPENCE
para.68.18  [ROLL NO. 216]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.68.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. HARMON
para.68.20  [ROLL NO. 217]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.68.21  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.68.22  SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITIES--H. RES. 167
para.68.23  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. WISE
para.68.24  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.68.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.68.26  ADJOURNMENT
para.68.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.68.28  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.68.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.68.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1997 (69)

para.69.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.69.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.69.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.69.4  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.69.5  [ROLL NO. 218]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.69.6  PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY--H. RES. 167
para.69.7  [ROLL NO. 219]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.69.8  [ROLL NO. 220]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 167
para.69.9  CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS--H.R. 1119
para.69.10  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS--H.R. 1119
para.69.11  DOD AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1119
para.69.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. LUTHER
para.69.13  [ROLL NO. 221]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.69.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HEFLEY
para.69.15  [ROLL NO. 222]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.69.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WELDON
para.69.17  [ROLL NO. 223]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.69.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TRAFICANT
para.69.19  [ROLL NO. 224]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.69.20  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.69.21  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.69.22  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.69.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.69.24  ADJOURNMENT
para.69.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.69.26  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.69.27  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.69.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.69.29  MEMORIALS
para.69.30  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.69.31  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1997 (70)

para.70.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.70.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.70.3  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.70.4  ADJOURNMENT
para.70.5  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.70.6  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.70.7  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

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                       MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1997 (71)

para.71.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.71.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.71.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.71.4  RECESS--10:50 A.M.
para.71.5  AFTER RECESS--12 NOON
para.71.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.71.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.71.8  TORT CLAIMS CLARIFICATION--H.R. 1901
para.71.9  CHARITABLE DONATIONS--H.R. 1902
para.71.10  NATIONAL CEMETERIES VANDALISM--H.R. 1532
para.71.11  NEED-BASED EDUCATION AID--H.R. 1866
para.71.12  ARBITRATION PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1581
para.71.13  COST OF GOVERNMENT--J. CON. RES. 102
para.71.14  KENNEDY ASSASSINATION REVIEW BOARD EXTENSION--H.R. 1553
para.71.15  CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS--H.R. 1119
para.71.16  DOD AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1119
para.71.17  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS--H.R. 1119
para.71.18  DOD AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1119
para.71.19  RECESS--2:36 P.M.
para.71.20  AFTER RECESS--5:36 P.M.
para.71.21  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 79
para.71.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.71.23  DOD AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1119
para.71.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BACHUS
para.71.25  [ROLL NO. 225]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.71.26  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TALENT
para.71.27  [ROLL NO. 226]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.71.28  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BUYER
para.71.29  [ROLL NO. 227]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.71.30  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. DELLUMS
para.71.31  [ROLL NO. 228]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para.71.32  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. EVERETT
para.71.33  [ROLL NO. 229]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para.71.34  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROHRABACHER
para.71.35  [ROLL NO. 230]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.71.36  H.R. 1532--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.71.37  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES
para.71.38  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.71.39  ADJOURNMENT
para.71.40  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.71.41  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.71.42  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1997 (72)

para.72.1  RECESS--9:37 A.M.
para.72.2  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para.72.3  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.72.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para.72.5  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2061
para.72.6  RIEGLE-NEAL CLARIFICATION ACT--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO 
H.R. 1306
para.72.7  ORDER OF BUSINESS--USE OF ROTUNDA AUTHORIZATION
para.72.8  CORRECTIONS CALENDAR
para.72.9  LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS--H.R. 1316
para.72.10  MFN--CHINA--H.J. RES. 79
para.72.11  [ROLL NO. 231]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 79
para.72.12  ORDER OF BUSINESS--VOTE ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.72.13  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.72.14  [ROLL NO. 232]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para.72.15  DOD AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1119
para.72.16  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. HILLEARY FOR THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. BUYER
para.72.17  [ROLL NO. 233]--ON THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para.72.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BUYER
para.72.19  [ROLL NO. 234]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.72.20  SUBPOENA--MR. CHARLES M. WILLIAMS, STAFF OF MR. MCDERMOTT
para.72.21  SUBPOENA--MS. WILDA E. CHISOLM, STAFF OF MR. MCDERMOTT
para.72.22  COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE--
APPOINTMENTS
para.72.23  ORDER OF BUSINESS--ETHICS PROCESS REFORM
    para.72.24  RECESS--10:37 P.M.

          WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JUNE 24), 1997

para.72.25  AFTER RECESS--1:05 A.M.
para.72.26  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2015 AND H.R. 2014--
H. RES. 174
para.72.27  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.72.28  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.72.29  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.72.30  ADJOURNMENT
para.72.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.72.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.72.33  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.72.34  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.72.35  DELETIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1997 (73)

para.73.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.73.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.73.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.73.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.73.5  DOD AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1119
para.73.6  [ROLL NO. 235]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. 
ROHRABACHER
para.73.7  [ROLL NO. 236]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1119
para.73.8  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1119
para.73.9  H. CON RES. 102--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.73.10  [ROLL NO. 237]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 102
para.73.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2015 AND H.R. 2014--
H. RES. 174
para.73.12  [ROLL NO. 238]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.73.13  [ROLL NO. 239]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 174
para.73.14  BUDGET RECONCILIATION--H.R. 2015
para.73.15  POINT OF ORDER
para.73.16  [ROLL NO. 240]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.73.17  [ROLL NO. 241]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2015
para.73.18  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF ADJOURNMENT CONCURRENT 
RESOLUTION--H. RES. 176
para.73.19  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.73.20  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.73.21  ADJOURNMENT
para.73.22  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.73.23  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.73.24  MEMORIALS
para.73.25  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.73.26  PETITIONS
    para.73.27  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1997 (74)

para.74.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.74.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.74.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.74.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF ADJOURNMENT CONCURRENT 
RESOLUTION--H. RES. 176

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para.74.5  [ROLL NO. 242]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 176
para.74.6  ORDER OF BUSINESS--VOTES IN THE HOUSE
para.74.7  PROVIDING FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--H. CON. RES. 
108
para.74.8  BUDGET RECONCILIATION TAX CUT--H.R. 2014
para.74.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. 
RANGEL
para.74.10  [ROLL NO. 243]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.74.11  [ROLL NO. 244]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.74.12  [ROLL NO. 245]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2014
para.74.13  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.74.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2016--H. RES. 178
para.74.15  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2107
para.74.16  ALBANIA ELECTIONS--H. CON. RES. 105
para.74.17  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 10
para.74.18  ORDER OF BUSINESS--EXTENSION OF REMARKS
para.74.19  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.74.20  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.74.21  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.74.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO LIBYA
para.74.23  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--ANNUAL REPORT FOR PUBLIC 
BROADCASTING CORPORATION
para.74.24  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.74.25  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.74.26  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.74.27  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.74.28  ADJOURNMENT
para.74.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.74.30  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.74.31  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.74.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.74.33  MEMORIALS
para.74.34  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.74.35  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1997 (75)

para.75.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.75.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.75.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.75.4  RECESS--1:00 P.M.
para.75.5  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.75.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.75.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.75.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.75.9  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MS. BETTY S. BARNES, STAFF OF MR. 
LIVINGSTON
para.75.10  CORRECTIONS CALENDAR
para.75.11  RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS--H.R. 849
para.75.12  FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL--S.J. RES. 29
para.75.13  WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARIES--H.R. 822
para.75.14  HINSDALE, COLORADO LAND EXCHANGE--H.R. 951
para.75.15  TULARE, CALIFORNIA CONVEYANCES--H.R. 960
para.75.16  GRANTS PASS, OREGON LAND CONVEYANCE--H.R. 1198
para.75.17  ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS CONSERVATION--H.R. 1658
para.75.18  TRANSPORTATION LAWS--H.R. 1086
para.75.19  FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS PROHIBITION WITH TERRORISTS--H.R. 748
para.75.20  LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY ADVERTISEMENT--H.R. 1840
para.75.21  TELEMARKETING FRAUD PREVENTION--H.R. 1847
para.75.22  NATION'S CHILDREN HIGHEST PRIORITY--H. RES. 154
para.75.23  BETTER HEALTH PLAN OF AMHERST, NEW YORK--H.R. 2018
para.75.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2016--H. RES. 178
para.75.25  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1775--H. RES. 179

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para.75.26  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 858--H. RES. 180
para.75.27  RECESS--4:48 P.M.
para.75.28  AFTER RECESS--5:15 P.M.
para.75.29  H.R. 849--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.75.30  [ROLL NO. 246]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 849
para.75.31  S.J. RES. 29--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.75.32  [ROLL NO. 247]--ON PASSAGE OF S.J. RES. 29
para.75.33  H.R. 1658--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.75.34  [ROLL NO. 248]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1658
para.75.35  H.R. 748--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.75.36  [ROLL NO. 249]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 748
para.75.37  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION--H.R. 2016
para.75.38  [ROLL NO. 250]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2016
para.75.39  COMMISSION TO ASSESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION TO 
COMBAT WEAPONS PROLIFERATION
para.75.40  COMMISSION ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
para.75.41  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.75.42  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.75.43  ADJOURNMENT
para.75.44  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.75.45  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.75.46  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.75.47  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.75.48  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1997 (76)

para.76.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.76.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.76.3  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 858--H. RES. 180
para.76.4  PLUMAS, LASSEN AND TAHOE NATIONAL FORESTS RESOURCE 
MANAGEMENT--H.R. 858
para.76.5  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS--H.R. 858
para.76.6  PLUMAS, LASSEN AND TAHOE NATIONAL FORESTS RESOURCE 
MANAGEMENT--H.R. 858
para.76.7  [ROLL NO. 251]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 858
para.76.8  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 858
para.76.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1775--H. RES. 179
para.76.10  [ROLL NO. 252]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 179
para.76.11  INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1775
para.76.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. SANDERS
para.76.13  [ROLL NO. 253]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para.76.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CONYERS
para.76.15  [ROLL NO. 254]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.76.16  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS--H.R. 1775
para.76.17  INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1775
para.76.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FRANK
para.76.19  [ROLL NO. 255]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.76.20  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1775
para.76.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2107--H. RES. 181
para.76.22  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.76.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.76.24  ADJOURNMENT
para.76.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.76.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.76.27  MEMORIALS
para.76.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.76.29  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1997 (77)

para.77.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.77.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para.77.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.77.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.77.5  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.77.6  [ROLL NO. 256]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.77.7  BUDGET RECONCILIATION--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE 
SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2015
para.77.8  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2015
para.77.9  [ROLL NO. 257]--ON THE MOTION
para.77.10  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2015
para.77.11  BUDGET RECONCILIATION TAX CUT--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF 
THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2014
para.77.12  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2014
para.77.13  [ROLL NO. 258]--ON THE MOTION
para.77.14  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2014
para.77.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2107--H. RES. 181
para.77.16  [ROLL NO. 259]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 181
para.77.17  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2107
para.77.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANDERS
para.77.19  [ROLL NO. 260]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.77.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MALONEY
para.77.21  [ROLL NO. 261]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.77.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DICKS TO THE AMENDMENT BY 
MR. PORTER
para.77.23  [ROLL NO. 262]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para.77.24
                              recorded vote-----------------------------
    para.77.25  [ROLL NO. 263]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED

          THURSDAY, JULY 11 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 10), 1997

para.77.26  HOUR OF MEETING
para.77.27  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.77.28  ADJOURNMENT
para.77.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.77.30  MEMORIALS
para.77.31  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.77.32  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1997 (78)

para.78.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.78.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.78.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.78.4  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2107
para.78.5  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KLUG
para.78.6  [ROLL NO. 264]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.78.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROYCE
para.78.8  [ROLL NO. 265]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.78.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. EHLERS
para.78.10  [ROLL NO. 266]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.78.11  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2158
para.78.12  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2160
para.78.13  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2159
para.78.14  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.78.15  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.78.16  NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION--
APPOINTMENTS
para.78.17  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.78.18  HOUR OF MEETING
para.78.19  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.78.20  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF THE ARTS
para.78.21  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BUDGET 
REQUEST--FISCAL YEAR 1998

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para.78.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE 
AGREEMENT
para.78.23  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.78.24  SENATE ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.78.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.78.26  ADJOURNMENT
para.78.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.78.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.78.29  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       MONDAY, JULY 14, 1997 (79)

para.79.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.79.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.79.3  RECESS--3:25 P.M.
para.79.4  AFTER RECESS--8:00 P.M.
para.79.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2158--H. RES. 184
para.79.6  SUBPOENA--MS. PATRICIA ANN SCHAPP, STAFF OF THE OFFICE OF THE 
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
para.79.7  ADJOURNMENT
para.79.8  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.79.9  MEMORIALS
    para.79.10  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1997 (80)

para.80.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.80.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.80.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.80.4  RECESS--11:11 A.M.
para.80.5  AFTER RECESS--12 NOON
para.80.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.80.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.80.8  PRIVATE CALENDAR
para.80.9  BILLS PASSED--H.R. 378, H.R. 584, S. 768
para.80.10  JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION--H.R. 1818
para.80.11  NAVAL VESSELS TRANSFER TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES--H.R. 2035
para.80.12  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2017
para.80.13  H.R. 1818--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.80.14  [ROLL NO. 267]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1818
para.80.15  H.R. 2035--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.80.16  [ROLL NO. 268]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2035
para.80.17  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.80.18  [ROLL NO. 269]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.80.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2158--H. RES. 184
para.80.20  VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2158
para.80.21  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2107
para.80.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CHABOT
para.80.23  [ROLL NO. 270]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.80.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CRAPO
para.80.25  [ROLL NO. 271]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.80.26  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ISTOOK
para.80.27  [ROLL NO. 272]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.80.28  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN
para.80.29  [ROLL NO. 273]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.80.30  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WELDON OF FLORIDA
para.80.31  [ROLL NO. 274]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.80.32  [ROLL NO. 275]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2107
para.80.33  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2107
para.80.34  HOUR OF MEETING
para.80.35  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2159--H. RES. 185
para.80.36  VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2158

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para.80.37  NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION--
APPOINTMENTS
para.80.38  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. HANSEN
para.80.39  ORDER OF BUSINESS--ETHICS PROCESS REFORM
para.80.40  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para.80.41  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.80.42  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.80.43  ADJOURNMENT
para.80.44  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.80.45  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.80.46  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.80.47  DELETIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1997 (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 PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.81.5  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT-US-PRC AGREEMENT EXTENSION
para.81.6  VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2158
para.81.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OBEY
para.81.8  [ROLL NO. 276]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.81.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STOKES
para.81.10  [ROLL NO. 277]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.81.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SENSENBRENNER
para.81.12  [ROLL NO. 278]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.81.13  [ROLL NO. 279]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.81.14  [ROLL NO. 280]--ON THE PASSAGE OF H.R. 2158
para.81.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1853--H. RES. 187
para.81.16  TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2169
para.81.17  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2160
para.81.18  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.81.19  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.81.20  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS APPROVED
para.81.21  SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVED
para.81.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.81.23  ADJOURNMENT
para.81.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.81.25  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.81.26  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.81.27  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1997 (82)

para.82.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.82.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.82.3  INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION--S. 858
para.82.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1853--H. RES. 187
para.82.5  CARL D. PERKINS VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION--
H.R. 1853
para.82.6  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2160
para.82.7  [ROLL NO. 281]--ON THE MOTION TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE 
OF THE WHOLE HOUSE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION
para.82.8  [ROLL NO. 282]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE MOTION 
TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.82.9  MOTION TO RISE
para.82.10  [ROLL NO. 283]--ON THE MOTION
para.82.11  MOTION TO RISE
para.82.12  [ROLL NO. 284]--ON THE MOTION
para.82.13  MOTION TO RISE
para.82.14  [ROLL NO. 285]--ON THE MOTION
para.82.15  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

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para.82.16  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.82.17  HOUR OF MEETING
para.82.18  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.82.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2169--H. RES. 189
para.82.20  ADJOURNMENT
para.82.21  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.82.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.82.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       MONDAY, JULY 21, 1997 (83)

para.83.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.83.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.83.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.83.4  ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2203
para.83.5  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.83.6  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--MFN-MONGOLIA
para.83.7  ADJOURNMENT
para.83.8  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.83.9  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.83.10  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.83.11  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1997 (84)

para.84.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.84.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.84.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.84.4  RECESS--1:17 P.M.
para.84.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.84.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.84.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.84.8  SHACKLEFORD BANKS WILD HORSES--H.R. 765
para.84.9  WARNER CANYON SKI HILL LAND EXCHANGE--H.R. 1944
para.84.10  EMIGRANT WILDERNESS DAMS AND WEIRS--H.R. 1663
para.84.11  TRADEMARK LAW TREATY IMPLEMENTATION--H.R. 1661
para.84.12  CYPRUS SITUATION--H. CON. RES. 81
para.84.13  EL SALVADOR ELECTIONS--H. CON. RES. 88
para.84.14  CONGO ELECTIONS AND GOVERNMENT--H. RES. 175
para.84.15  SIERRA LEONE MILITARY COUP D'ETAT--H. CON. RES. 99
para.84.16  BOEING AND MCDONNELL DOUGLAS COMPANIES MERGER--H. RES. 191
para.84.17  STAMP OUT BREAST CANCER--H.R. 1585
para.84.18  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1853
para.84.19  CARL D. PERKINS VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY 
EDUCATION--H.R. 1853
para.84.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MINK
para.84.21  [ROLL NO. 286]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.84.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KENNEDY OF MASSACHUSETTS
para.84.23  [ROLL NO. 287]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.84.24  [ROLL NO. 288]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.84.25  [ROLL NO. 289]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1853
para.84.26  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1853
para.84.27  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2003--H. RES. 192
para.84.28  H.R. 765--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.84.29  [ROLL NO. 290]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 765
para.84.30  H.R. 1944--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.84.31  [ROLL NO. 291]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1944
para.84.32  LEGISLATIVE BRANCH--H.R. 2209
para.84.33  H.R. 1663--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.84.34  [ROLL NO. 292]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1663
para.84.35  H.R. 1661--UNFINISHED BUSINESS

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para.84.36  [ROLL NO. 293]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1661
para.84.37  H. CON. RES. 81--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.84.38  [ROLL NO. 294]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 81
para.84.39  H. CON. RES. 88--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.84.40  [ROLL NO. 295]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 88
para.84.41  H. RES. 175--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.84.42  [ROLL NO. 296]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 175
para.84.43  H. CON. RES. 99--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.84.44  [ROLL NO. 297]--ON AGEEING TO H. CON. RES. 99
para.84.45  H. RES. 191--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.84.46  [ROLL NO. 298]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 191
para.84.47  H.R. 1585--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.84.48  [ROLL NO. 299]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1585
    para.84.49  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2160

           TUESDAY, JULY 23 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 22), 1997

para.84.50  RECESS--12:01 A.M.
para.84.51  AFTER RECESS--12:21 A.M.
para.84.52  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2160--H. RES. 193
para.84.53  ADJOURNMENT
para.84.54  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.84.55  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.84.56  MEMORIALS
para.84.57  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.84.58  DELETIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1997 (85)

para.85.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.85.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.85.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.85.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.85.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2003--H. RES. 192
para.85.6  BUDGET ENFORCEMENT--H.R. 2003
para.85.7  [ROLL NO. 300]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.85.8  [ROLL NO. 301]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2003
para.85.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2169--H. RES. 189
para.85.10  TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2169
para.85.11  [ROLL NO. 302]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2169
para.85.12  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.85.13  [ROLL NO. 303]--ON THE MOTION
para.85.14  PROVIDING FOR THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2160--H. 
RES. 193
para.85.15  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.85.16  [ROLL NO. 304]--ON THE MOTION
para.85.17  [ROLL NO. 305]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.85.18  [ROLL NO. 306]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 193
para.85.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2203--H. RES. 194
para.85.20  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 196
para.85.21  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.85.22  ADJOURNMENT
para.85.23  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.85.24  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.85.25  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.85.26  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1997 (86)

para.86.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.86.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.86.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

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para.86.4  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.86.5  [ROLL NO. 307]--ON THE MOTION
para.86.6  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2160
para.86.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OBEY
para.86.8  [ROLL NO. 308]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.86.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MEEHAN
para.86.10  [ROLL NO. 309]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.86.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. LOWEY
para.86.12  [ROLL NO. 310]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.86.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COX
para.86.14  [ROLL NO. 311]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.86.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MILLER OF FLORIDA
para.86.16  [ROLL NO. 312]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.86.17  MOTION TO RISE
para.86.18  [ROLL NO. 313]--ON THE MOTION
para.86.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NEUMANN
para.86.20  [ROLL NO. 314]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.86.21  RECORDED VOTE--PREFERENTIAL MOTION BY MR. OBEY THAT THE 
COMMITTEE DO RISE AND REPORT BACK WITH THE ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
para.86.22  [ROLL NO. 315]--ON THE MOTION
para.86.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CHABOT
para.86.24  [ROLL NO. 316]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.86.25  [ROLL NO. 317]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON THE 
MOTION TO RECOMMIT
para.86.26  [ROLL NO. 318]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE MOTION 
TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.86.27  [ROLL NO. 319]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT
para.86.28  [ROLL NO. 320]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE MOTION 
TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.86.29  [ROLL NO. 321]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2160
para.86.30  [ROLL NO. 322]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE MOTION 
TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.86.31  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.86.32  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.86.33  [ROLL NO. 323]--ON THE MOTION
para.86.34  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2203--H. RES. 194
para.86.35  ENERGY AND WATER--H.R. 2203
para.86.36  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2159
    para.86.37  ENERGY AND WATER--H.R. 2203

           FRIDAY, JULY 25 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 24), 1997

para.86.38  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--IMMIGRATION REFORM
para.86.39  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.86.40  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.86.41  ADJOURNMENT
para.86.42  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.86.43  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.86.44  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.86.45  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.86.46  DELETIONS

                       FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1997 (87)

para.87.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.87.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.87.3  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2209--H. RES. 197
para.87.4  [ROLL NO. 324]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.87.5  [ROLL NO. 325]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 197
para.87.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.87.7  ENERGY AND WATER--H.R. 2203
para.87.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KLUG
para.87.9  [ROLL NO. 326]--ON THE AMENDMENT

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para.87.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MARKEY
para.87.11  [ROLL NO. 327]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.87.12  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. FAZIO FOR THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. PETRI
para.87.13  [ROLL NO. 328]--ON THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR THE 
AMENDMENT
para.87.14  [ROLL NO. 329]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2203
para.87.15  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2266
para.87.16  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2264
para.87.17  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2267
para.87.18  DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENTS OF THE 
SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 1119
para.87.19  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1119
para.87.20  [ROLL NO. 330]--ON THE MOTION
para.87.21  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 1119
para.87.22  PROVIDING FOR A CLOSED CONFERENCE--H.R. 1119
para.87.23  [ROLL NO. 331]--ON THE MOTION
para.87.24  CATAFALQUE TRANSFERRED TO SUPREME COURT--H. CON. RES. 123
para.87.25  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.87.26  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.87.27  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.87.28  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.87.29  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.87.30  ADJOURNMENT
para.87.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.87.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.87.33  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.87.34  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.87.35  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, JULY 28, 1997 (88)

para.88.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.88.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.88.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.88.4  RECESS--12:42 P.M.
para.88.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.88.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.88.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.88.8  LARGE FISHING VESSELS MORATORIUM--H.R. 1855
para.88.9  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.88.10  NEW MEXICO STATEHOOD AND ENABLING AMENDMENTS--S. 430
para.88.11  PACIFIC SALMON FISHERY--H. CON. RES. 124
para.88.12  PACIFIC SALMON FISHERY AGGRESSION--H. CON. RES. 98
para.88.13  CAMBODIAN CRISIS--H. RES. 195
para.88.14  DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS--H.R. 2005
para.88.15  SITUATION IN REPUBLIC OF KOREA--H. CON. RES. 74
para.88.16  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.88.17  REPUBLIC OF CONGO--H. RES. 175
para.88.18  BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIPS--H.R. 1596
para.88.19  TAX COMPENSATION--H.R. 1953
para.88.20  PRIVATE SECURITY OFFICER QUALITY ASSURANCE--H.R. 103
para.88.21  VIOLENT CRIMES REPEAT OFFENDERS--H. CON. RES. 75
para.88.22  CITIZENSHIP FOR CHILDREN BORN OUTSIDE U.S.--H.R. 1109
para.88.23  WAR CRIMES--H.R. 1348
para.88.24  STATE DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZATION--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT 
OF THE SENATE AND ASKED FOR A CONFERENCE--H.R. 1757
para.88.25  LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2209
para.88.26  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FAZIO
para.88.27  [ROLL NO. 332]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.88.28  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KLUG

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para.88.29  [ROLL NO. 333]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.88.30  [ROLL NO. 334]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.88.31  [ROLL NO. 335]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2209
para.88.32  CORRECTION IN APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 1119
para.88.33  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--DEFENSE INFORMATION 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
para.88.34  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2266--H. RES. 198
para.88.35  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2264--H. RES. 199
para.88.36  SENATE BILLS AND SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.88.37  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.88.38  ADJOURNMENT
para.88.39  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.88.40  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.88.41  MEMORIALS
    para.88.42  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1997 (89)

para.89.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.89.2  RECESS--9:38 A.M.
para.89.3  AFTER RECESS--10:00 A.M.
para.89.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.89.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.89.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.89.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2206--H. RES. 198
para.89.8  DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2266
para.89.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OBEY
para.89.10  [ROLL NO. 336]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.89.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SHAYS
para.89.12  [ROLL NO. 337]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.89.13  [ROLL NO. 338]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2266
para.89.14  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2266
para.89.15  ORDER OF BUSINESS--VOTES ON SUSPENSIONS
para.89.16  H. CON. RES. 75--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.89.17  [ROLL NO. 339]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 75
para.89.18  H.R. 1348--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.89.19  [ROLL NO. 340]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1348
para.89.20  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.89.21  WAIVING REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI WITH RESPECT 
TO CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS--H. RES. 201
para.89.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S. ARCTIC RESEARCH PLAN
    para.89.23  RECESS--10:30 P.M.

          WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 29), 1997

para.89.24  AFTER RECESS--3:14 A.M.
para.89.25  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2015
para.89.26  ADJOURNMENT
para.89.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.89.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.89.29  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1997 (90)

para.90.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.90.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.90.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.90.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.90.5  WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI--H. RES. 201
para.90.6  [ROLL NO. 341]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.90.7  [ROLL NO. 342]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 201
para.90.8  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2015--H. RES. 202
para.90.9  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2015--H. RES. 202

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para.90.10  [ROLL NO. 343]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.90.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF A JOINT RESOLUTION 
WAIVING ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS--H. RES. 203
para.90.12  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.90.13  BUDGET RECONCILIATION--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2015
para.90.14  CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.90.15  [ROLL NO. 344]--QUORUM CALL
para.90.16  [ROLL NO. 345]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.90.17  TERRORIST BOMBING IN JERUSALEM--H. CON. RES. 133
para.90.18  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2159
para.90.19  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2014
para.90.20  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2159
para.90.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROYCE
para.90.22  [ROLL NO. 346]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.90.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PAUL
para.90.24  [ROLL NO. 347]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.90.25  H. CON. RES. 133--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.90.26  [ROLL NO. 348]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 133
para.90.27  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2159
para.90.28  ORDER OF BUSINESS--ETHICS PROCESS REFORM
para.90.29  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.90.30  ADJOURNMENT
para.90.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.90.32  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.90.33  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.90.34  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.90.35  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.90.36  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1997 (91)

para.91.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.91.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.91.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.91.4  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2014--H. RES. 206
para.91.5  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.91.6  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2014--H. RES. 206
para.91.7  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.91.8  BUDGET RECONCILIATION TAX CUT--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2014
para.91.9  CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.91.10  [ROLL NO. 349]--QUORUM CALL
para.91.11  [ROLL NO. 350]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.91.12  ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--H. CON. RES. 136
para.91.13  [ROLL NO. 351]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 136
para.91.14  WAIVING CERTAIN ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS--H.J. RES. 90
para.91.15  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2264
para.91.16  CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 207
para.91.17  MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 
408
para.91.18  HONORING THE LIFE OF BETTY SHABAZZ--H. RES. 183
para.91.19  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.91.20  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.91.21  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 208
para.91.22  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS--H.R. 2159
para.91.23  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2378
para.91.24  INDIA AND PAKISTAN INDEPENDENCE--50TH ANNIVERSARY--H. RES. 
157
para.91.25  CORRECT ENROLLMENT OF H.R. 2014--H. CON. RES. 138
para.91.26  CORN SYRUP ANTIDUMPING DUTIES--S. CON. RES. 43
para.91.27  CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF HOUSE--OATH OF OFFICE--JAMES 
M. EAGEN, III
para.91.28  RESIGNATION OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

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para.91.29  LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE HOUSE--M. POPE BARROW, JR.
para.91.30  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAQ CONTINUATION
para.91.31  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAQ
para.91.32  SPEAKER, MAJORITY LEADER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT 
RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT COMMISSIONS
para.91.33  EXTENSION OF REMARKS
para.91.34  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.91.35  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.91.36  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.91.37  ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.91.38  JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.91.39  ADJOURNMENT
para.91.40  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.91.41  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.91.42  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.91.43  MEMORIALS
para.91.44  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.91.45  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.91.46  PETITIONS
    para.91.47  DELETIONS

                       FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1997 (92)

para.92.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.92.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.92.3  RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--SUSAN 
MOLINARI
para.92.4  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para.92.5  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 213
para.92.6  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.92.7  ADJOURNMENT
para.92.8  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.92.9  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.92.10  MEMORIALS
    para.92.11  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1997 (93)

para.93.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.93.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.93.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.93.4  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.93.5  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.93.6  50TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE FOR INDIA AND PAKISTAN--
APPOINTMENTS
para.93.7  DESIGNATION OF DEPUTY CLERK OF THE HOUSE
para.93.8  RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--FLOYD H. 
FLAKE
para.93.9  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.93.10  CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO LINE ITEM VETO ACT--H.R. 2015
para.93.11  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.93.12  CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO LINE ITEM VETO ACT--H.R. 2014
para.93.13  PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
para.93.14  PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
para.93.15  SUBPOENA--MR. HANSEN, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF 
OFFICIAL CONDUCT
para.93.16  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. DINGELL
para.93.17  SUBPOENA--MR. SHUSTER, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION 
AND INFRASTRUCTURE
para.93.18  SUBPOENA--JAY EAGEN, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES
para.93.19  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MS. RIVERS
para.93.20  ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE RECORDS OF CONGRESS--APPOINTMENT
para.93.21  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1119
para.93.22  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2016
para.93.23  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2016

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para.93.24  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2016
para.93.25  VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE 
SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2158
para.93.26  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2158
para.93.27  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2158
para.93.28  TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF 
THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2169
para.93.29  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2169
para.93.30  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2169
para.93.31  ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT 
OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2203
para.93.32  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2203
para.93.33  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2203
para.93.34  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2159
para.93.35  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS--H.R. 2159
para.93.36  ORDER OF BUSINESS--VACATING REQUEST FOR RECORDED VOTE ON 
AMENDMENT--H.R. 2159
para.93.37  LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2209
para.93.38  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2209
para.93.39  [ROLL NO. 352]--ON THE MOTION
para.93.40  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2209
para.93.41  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENTS OF 
THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2160
para.93.42  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2160
para.93.43  [ROLL NO. 353]--ON THE MOTION
para.93.44  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2160
para.93.45  DOD APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENTS OF THE 
SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2266
para.93.46  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2266
para.93.47  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2266
para.93.48  PROVIDING FOR A CLOSED CONFERENCE--H.R. 2266
para.93.49  [ROLL NO. 354]--ON THE MOTION
para.93.50  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.93.51  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.93.52  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.93.53  ADJOURNMENT
para.93.54  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.93.55  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.93.56  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.93.57  DELETIONS

                    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1997 (94)

para.94.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.94.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.94.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.94.4  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.94.5  [ROLL NO. 355]--ON THE MOTION
para.94.6  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2159
para.94.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BURTON
para.94.8  [ROLL NO. 356]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.94.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CAMPBELL
para.94.10  [ROLL NO. 357]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.94.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PAUL
para.94.12  [ROLL NO. 358]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.94.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FOX
para.94.14  [ROLL NO. 359]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.94.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TORRES
para.94.16  [ROLL NO. 360]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.94.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STEARNS

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para.94.18  [ROLL NO. 361]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.94.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GILMAN TO THE AMENDMENT BY 
MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY
para.94.20  [ROLL NO. 362]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para.94.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY
para.94.22  [ROLL NO. 363]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.94.23  [ROLL NO. 364]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2159
para.94.24  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2159
para.94.25  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.94.26  LABOR, HHS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2264
para.94.27  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.94.28  [ROLL NO. 365]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.94.29  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1119
para.94.30  ORDER OF BUSINESS--POSTPONEMENT OF VOTE ON MOTION TO 
INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1119
para.94.31  DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES--H. RES. 219
para.94.32  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS 
AUTHORITY
para.94.33  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S. GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES AT 
THE U.N.
para.94.34  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.94.35  ADJOURNMENT
para.94.36  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.94.37  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.94.38  MEMORIALS
para.94.39  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.94.40  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.94.41  DELETIONS

                     FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1997 (95)

para.95.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.95.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.95.3  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.95.4  [ROLL NO. 366]--ON THE MOTION
para.95.5  LABOR, HHS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2264
para.95.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MCINTOSH
para.95.7  [ROLL NO. 367]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.95.8  MOTION TO INSTRUCT--H.R. 1119
para.95.9  [ROLL NO. 368]--ON THE MOTION
para.95.10  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.95.11  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 221
para.95.12  MIDEAST TERRORISM--H. CON. RES. 146
para.95.13  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.95.14  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.95.15  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.95.16  ADJOURNMENT
para.95.17  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.95.18  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.95.19  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.95.20  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.95.21  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.95.22  DELETIONS

                     MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1997 (96)

para.96.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.96.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.96.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.96.4  RECESS--12:42 P.M.
para.96.5  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.96.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.96.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.96.8  MISSISSIPPI SIOUX INDIANS JUDGMENT FUND--H.R. 976

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para.96.9  AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS--H.R. 700
para.96.10  NEED-BASED EDUCATIONAL AID--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 
1866
para.96.11  RECESS--3:10 P.M.
para.96.12  AFTER RECESS--6:05 P.M.
para.96.13  LABOR, HHS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2264
para.96.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BLUNT
para.96.15  [ROLL NO. 369]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.96.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NORWOOD
para.96.17  [ROLL NO. 370]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.96.18  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.96.19  ADJOURNMENT
para.96.20  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.96.21  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.96.22  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.96.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.96.24  DELETIONS

                     TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1997 (97)

para.97.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.97.2  RECESS--9:50 A.M.
para.97.3  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para.97.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.97.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.97.6  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.97.7  [ROLL NO. 371]--ON THE MOTION
para.97.8  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.97.9  [ROLL NO. 372]--ON THE MOTION
para.97.10  LABOR, HHS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2264
para.97.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SOUDER
para.97.12  [ROLL NO. 373]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.97.13  MOTION TO RISE
para.97.14  [ROLL NO. 374]--ON THE MOTION
para.97.15  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para.97.16  [ROLL NO. 375]--QUORUM CALL
para.97.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BURTON
para.97.18  [ROLL NO. 376]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.97.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN
para.97.20  [ROLL NO. 377]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.97.21  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. CASTLE FOR THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. ISTOOK
para.97.22  [ROLL NO. 378]--ON THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR THE 
AMENDMENT
para.97.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, BY MR. ISTOOK
para.97.24  [ROLL NO. 379]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED
para.97.25  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2016
para.97.26  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.97.27  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.97.28  ADJOURNMENT
para.97.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.97.30  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.97.31  MEMORIALS
para.97.32  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.97.33  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 (98)

para.98.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.98.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.98.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.98.4  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.98.5  [ROLL NO. 380]--ON THE MOTION

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para.98.6  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.98.7  [ROLL NO. 381]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.98.8  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.98.9  [ROLL NO. 382]--ON THE MOTION
para.98.10  LABOR, HHS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2264
para.98.11  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para.98.12  [ROLL NO. 383]--QUORUM CALL
para.98.13  MOTION TO RISE
para.98.14  [ROLL NO. 384]--ON THE MOTION
para.98.15  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.98.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HAYWORTH
para.98.17  [ROLL NO. 385]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.98.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BOB SCHAFFER OF COLORADO
para.98.19  [ROLL NO. 386]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.98.20  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--TELECOMMUNICATIONS PAYMENTS TO 
CUBA FROM U.S. PERSONS
para.98.21  ADJOURNMENT
para.98.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.98.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1997 (99)

para.99.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.99.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.99.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.99.4  CANADA-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP--APPOINTMENTS
para.99.5  LABOR, HHS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2264
para.99.6  MOTION TO RISE
para.99.7  [ROLL NO. 387]--ON THE MOTION
para.99.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HYDE
para.99.9  [ROLL NO. 388]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.99.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HEFLEY
para.99.11  [ROLL NO. 389]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.99.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CRANE
para.99.13  [ROLL NO. 390]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.99.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HASTERT
para.99.15  [ROLL NO. 391]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.99.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HOSTETTLER
para.99.17  [ROLL NO. 392]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.99.18  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.99.19  HOUR OF MEETING
para.99.20  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.99.21  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2016--H. RES. 228
para.99.22  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 227
para.99.23  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.99.24  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.99.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.99.26  ADJOURNMENT
para.99.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.99.28  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.99.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.99.30  MEMORIALS
para.99.31  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.99.32  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.99.33  DELETIONS

                    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1997 (100)

para.100.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.100.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.100.3  COMMUNICATIONS

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para.100.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.100.5  ADJOURNMENT
para.100.6  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.100.7  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.100.8  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1997 (101)

para.101.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.101.2  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.101.3  RECESS--10:53 A.M.
para.101.4  AFTER RECESS--12 NOON
para.101.5  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.101.6  PRIVATE CALENDAR BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.101.7  JOHN GRIESEMER POST OFFICE--H.R. 1254
para.101.8  AIRMEN HELD AT BUCHENWALD--H. CON. RES. 95
para.101.9  JIMMY STEWART RECOGNITION--H. CON. RES. 109
para.101.10  COMPUTER SECURITY--H.R. 1903
para.101.11  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.101.12  EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION--S. 910
para.101.13  USE OF THE ROTUNDA TO GREET PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW--H. CON. 
RES. 134
para.101.14  NATIONAL HOUSING ACT AMENDMENT--S. 562
para.101.15  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2016--H. RES. 228
para.101.16  [ROLL NO. 393]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.101.17  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS--CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 201
para.101.18  [ROLL NO. 394]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.101.19  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.101.20  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2159
para.101.21  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2159
para.101.22  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2159
para.101.23  RECESS--4:13 P.M.
para.101.24  AFTER RECESS--5:11 P.M.
para.101.25  H.R. 1254--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.101.26  H. CON. RES. 95--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.101.27  H. CON. RES. 109--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.101.28  H.R. 1903--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.101.29  S. 910--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.101.30  [ROLL NO. 395]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 910
para.101.31  H. CON. RES. 134--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.101.32  [ROLL NO. 396]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 134
para.101.33  S. 562--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.101.34  [ROLL NO. 397]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 562
para.101.35  LABOR, HHS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2264
para.101.36  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GOODLING
para.101.37  [ROLL NO. 398]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.101.38  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HOEKSTRA
para.101.39  [ROLL NO. 399]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.101.40  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--EXPORT EXPANSION AND RECIPROCAL 
TRADE AGREEMENTS
para.101.41  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.101.42  ADJOURNMENT
para.101.43  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.101.44  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.101.45  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.101.46  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1997 (102)

para.102.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.102.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para.102.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.102.4  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.102.5  [ROLL NO. 400]--ON THE MOTION
para.102.6  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.102.7  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.102.8  [ROLL NO. 401]--ON THE MOTION
para.102.9  LABOR, HHS APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2264
para.102.10  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.102.11  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.102.12  [ROLL NO. 402]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2264
para.102.13  NOTICE--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES
para.102.14  ADDITIONAL CO-SPONSORS--H.R. 1609
para.102.15  GOLD MEDAL FOR PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW--H.R. 2248
para.102.16  PERMISSION TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT--H.R. 10
para.102.17  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES
para.102.18  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAN
para.102.19  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2378
para.102.20  TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2378
para.102.21  [ROLL NO. 403]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2378
para.102.22  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2160
para.102.23  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.102.24  [ROLL NO. 404]--ON THE MOTION
para.102.25  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 168--H. RES. 230
para.102.26  SENATE BILL AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.102.27  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.102.28  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.102.297  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.102.30  ADJOURNMENT
para.102.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.102.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.102.33  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.102.34  DELETIONS

                   THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1997 (103)

para.103.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.103.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.103.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.103.4  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.103.5  [ROLL NO. 405]--ON THE MOTION
para.103.6  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.103.7  [ROLL NO. 406]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.103.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 168--H. RES. 230
para.103.9  [ROLL NO. 407]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.103.10  HOUSE ETHICS REFORM--H. RES. 168
para.103.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. LIVINGSTON
para.103.12  [ROLL NO. 408]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.103.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MURTHA
para.103.14  [ROLL NO. 409]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.103.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TAUZIN
para.103.16  [ROLL NO. 410]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.103.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BUNNING
para.103.18  [ROLL NO. 411]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.103.19  [ROLL NO. 412]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTION
para.103.20  [ROLL NO. 413]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 168
para.103.21  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2160--H. RES. 232
para.103.22  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2209
para.103.23  NOTICE--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES
para.103.24  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 233

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para.103.25  [ROLL NO. 414]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE RESOLUTION ON THE 
TABLE
para.103.26  [ROLL NO. 415]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 233
para.103.27  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.103.28  HOUR OF MEETING
para.103.29  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.103.30  SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY TO NONPROFIT PROVIDERS--
AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 680
para.103.31  FBI WASHINGTON FIELD OFFICE MEMORIAL BUILDING--H.R. 2443
para.103.32  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.103.33  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
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  MEMORIALS
    para.103.39  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

                    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1997 (104)

para.104.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.104.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.104.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.104.4  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.104.5  ADJOURNMENT
para.104.6   ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.104.7  PETITIONS

                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1997 (105)

para.105.1  RECESS--1:08 P.M.
para.105.2  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.105.3  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.105.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para.105.5  CORRECTIONS CALENDAR
para.105.6  THRIFT DEPOSITOR PROTECTION OVERSIGHT BOARD ABOLISHMENT--
H.R. 2343
para.105.7  50 STATES COMMEMORATIVE COIN--H.R. 2414
para.105.8  ARBITRATION IN U.S. DISTRICT COURTS AUTHORIZATION--S. 996
para.105.9  CANADIAN BORDER BOAT LANDING PERMITS--H.R. 2027
para.105.10  SEX OFFENDERS REGISTRATION PROGRAMS--H.R. 1683
para.105.11  CARL B. STOKES UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE--H.R. 643
para.105.12  HOWARD T. MARKEY NATIONAL COURTS BUILDING--H.R. 824
para.105.13  ROBERT J. DOLE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE--S. 1000
para.105.14  KIKA DE LA GARZA UNITED STATES BORDER STATION--H.R. 994
para.105.15  RONALD H. BROWN FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 29
para.105.16  OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL--S. 871
para.105.17  NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO 
H.R. 1420
para.105.18  HOOD BAY LAND EXCHANGE--H.R. 1948
para.105.19  DELEGATE FROM GUAM ELECTION--H.R. 1460
para.105.20  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENTS OF THE 
SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2107
para.105.21  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2107
para.105.22  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2107
para.105.23  LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2264
para.105.24  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2264
para.105.25  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2264
para.105.26  H.R. 2343--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.105.27  [ROLL NO. 416]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2343
para.105.28  H.R. 2414--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.105.29  [ROLL NO. 417]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2414
para.105.30  S. 996--UNFINISHED BUSINESS

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para.105.31  [ROLL NO. 418]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 996
para.105.32  RECESS--7:07 P.M.
para.105.33  AFTER RECESS--9:00 P.M.
para.105.34  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2209--H. RES. 238
para.105.35  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2267--H. RES. 239
para.105.36  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2266
para.105.37  H.R. 2027--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.105.38  [ROLL NO. 419]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2027
para.105.39  H.R. 1683--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.105.40  [ROLL NO. 420]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1683
para.105.41  H.R. 643--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.105.42  [ROLL NO. 421]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 643
para.105.43  H.R. 824--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.105.44  [ROLL NO. 422]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 827
para.105.45  S. 1000--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.105.46  H.R. 29--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.105.47  S. 871--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.105.48  [ROLL NO. 423]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 871
para.105.49  H.R. 1420--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.105.50  [ROLL NO. 424]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1420
para.105.51  H.R. 1948--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.105.52  [ROLL NO. 425]--ON PASSAGE OF 1948
para.105.53  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.105.54  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.105.55  ADJOURNMENT
para.105.56  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.105.57  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.105.58  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.105.59  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1997 (106)

para.106.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.106.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.106.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.106.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.106.5  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.106.6  [ROLL NO. 426]--ON THE MOTION
para.106.7  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.106.8  [ROLL NO. 427]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.106.9  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.106.10  [ROLL NO. 428]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE 
MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE ORDERING OF THE YEAS AND NAYS ON THE MOTION TO 
ADJOURN
para.106.11  [ROLL NO. 429]--ON THE MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.106.12  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.106.13  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2209--H. RES. 238
para.106.14  [ROLL NO. 430]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.106.15  [ROLL NO. 431]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 238
para.106.16  LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS--CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 2209
para.106.17  [ROLL NO. 432]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.106.18  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.106.19  [ROLL NO. 433]--ON THE MOTION
para.106.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2267--H. RES. 239
para.106.21  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO ANGOLA
para.106.22  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.106.23  [ROLL NO. 434]--ON THE MOTION
para.106.24  TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREED TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2378
para.106.25  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2378

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para.106.26  [ROLL NO. 435]--ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.106.27  [ROLL NO. 436]--ON THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT
para.106.28  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2378
para.106.29  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.106.30  [ROLL NO. 437]--ON THE MOTION
para.106.31  COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 
2267
para.106.32  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2266--H. RES. 242
para.106.33  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 901--H. RES. 243
para.106.34  COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 
2267
para.106.35  FREE AND DEMOCRATIC AUSTRIA--H. RES. 217
para.106.36  NOTICE--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES
para.106.37  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.106.38  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.106.39  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.106.40  ADJOURNMENT
para.106.41  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.106.42  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.106.43  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                   THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1997 (107)

para.107.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.107.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.107.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.107.4  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.107.5  [ROLL NO. 438]--ON THE MOTION
para.107.6  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.107.7  [ROLL NO. 439]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.107.8  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.107.9  [ROLL NO. 440]--ON THE MOTION
para.107.10  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2266--H. RES. 242
para.107.11  [ROLL NO. 441]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 242
para.107.12  DOD APPROPRIATIONS--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2266
para.107.13  [ROLL NO. 442]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.107.14  COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 
2267
para.107.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HYDE
para.107.16  [ROLL NO. 443]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.107.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCOTT
para.107.18  [ROLL NO. 444]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.107.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. WATERS
para.107.20  [ROLL NO. 445]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.107.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN
para.107.22  [ROLL NO. 446]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.107.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. NORTON
para.107.24  [ROLL NO. 447]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.107.25  MOTION TO RISE
para.107.26  [ROLL NO. 448]--ON THE MOTION
para.107.27  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MOLLOHAN
para.107.28  [ROLL NO. 449]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.107.29  MOTION TO RISE
para.107.30  [ROLL NO. 450]--ON THE MOTION
para.107.31  RECORDED VOTE--APPEAL ON THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR TO STAND 
AS THE JUDGEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE
para.107.32  [ROLL NO. 451]--ON THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR TO STAND AS 
THE JUDGMENT OF THE COMMITTEE
para.107.33  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.107.34  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANDERS
para.107.35  [ROLL NO. 452]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.107.36  MOTION TO RISE
para.107.37  [ROLL NO. 453]--ON THE MOTION
para.107.38  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

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para.107.39  MOTION TO RISE
para.107.40  [ROLL NO. 454]--ON THE MOTION
para.107.41  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HEFLEY
para.107.42  [ROLL NO. 455]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.107.43  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HOSTETTLER
para.107.44  [ROLL NO. 456]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.107.45  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2267
para.107.46  COMMERCE, STATE, JUSTICE, THE JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS--
H.R. 2267
para.107.47  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2203
para.107.48  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO ANGOLA
para.107.49  LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TRUST FUND BOARD--APPOINTMENT
para.107.50  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para.107.51  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.107.52  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.107.53  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.107.54  ADJOURNMENT
para.107.55  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.107.56  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.107.57  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.107.58  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.107.59  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1997 (108)

para.108.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.108.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.108.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.108.4  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 94
para.108.5  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2203
para.108.6  COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 
2267
para.108.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GILMAN
para.108.8  [ROLL NO. 457]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.108.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, EN BLOC, BY MR. BARTLETT
para.108.10  [ROLL NO. 458]--ON THE AMENDMENTS, EN BLOC
para.108.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HOEKSTRA
para.108.12  [ROLL NO. 459]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.108.13  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.108.14  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.108.15  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.108.16  SENATE BILL AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.108.17  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.108.18  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.108.19  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.108.20  ADJOURNMENT
para.108.21  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.108.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.108.23  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.108.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1997 (109)

para.109.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.109.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.109.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.109.4  RECESS--10:43 A.M.
para.109.5  AFTER RECESS--12 NOON
para.109.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.109.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.109.8  SUBPOENA REPONSE--REID P.F. STUNTZ, MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR 
AND CHIEF COUNSEL OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE

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para.109.9  RELIGIOUS WORKERS ACT--S. 1198
para.109.10  REFUGEE ASSISTANCE--S. 1161
para.109.11  AU PAIR PROGRAMS--S. 1211
para.109.12  SCHOOL DISTRICTS LAND CONVEYANCE--H.R. 1116
para.109.13  SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE OCEAN--H. CON. RES. 131
para.109.14  CORAL REEF CONSERVATION--H.R. 2233
para.109.15  CANADIAN RIVER PROJECT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM--H.R. 2007
para.109.16  MICCOSUKEE INDIAN LAND CLAIMS--H.R. 1476
para.109.17  SMALL BUSINESS REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 2261
para.109.18  CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT--H.R. 2487
para.109.19  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AUTHORITY--H.R. 1262
para.109.20  ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT EXTENSIONS--H.R. 2472
para.109.21  IOWA FERC PROJECT EXTENSION--H.R. 2165
para.109.22  PUERTO RICO DEEP OCEAN OUTFALL--H.R. 2207
para.109.23  MARTIN BOSTETTER COURTHOUSE--S. 819
para.109.24  HOWARD METZENBAUM UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE--S. 833
para.109.25  TED WEISS UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE--H.R. 548
para.109.26  AVIATION INSURANCE REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 2036
para.109.27  WILLIAM BOOTLE FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 595
para.109.28  RECESS--2:32 P.M.
para.109.29  AFTER RECESS--5 P.M.
para.109.30  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2378
para.109.31  ORDER OF BUSINESS-- CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE 
REPORT--H.R. 2378
para.109.32  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.109.33  [ROLL NO. 460]--ON THE MOTION
para.109.34  CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1998--H.J. RES. 94
para.109.35  [ROLL NO. 461]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 94
para.109.36  S. 1211--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.109.37  [ROLL NO. 462]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 1211
para.109.38  H.R. 2261--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.109.39  [ROLL NO. 463]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2261
para.109.40  H.R. 2472--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.109.41  [ROLL NO. 464]--ON PASSAGE OF 2472
para.109.42  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 249
para.109.43  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 250
para.109.44  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1757
para.109.45  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. DINGELL
para.109.46  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. DINGELL
para.109.47  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. BLILEY
para.109.48  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 244--H. RES. 253
para.109.49  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2203--H. RES. 254
para.109.50  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1370--H. RES. 255
para.109.51  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1127--H. RES. 256
para.109.52  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.109.53  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.109.54  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
109.55  ADJOURNMENT
para.109.56  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.109.57  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.109.58  MEMORIALS
para.109.59  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.109.60  PETITIONS

                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 (110)

para.110.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.110.2  RECESS--9:24 A.M.
para.110.3  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para.110.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para.110.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.110.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.110.7  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.110.8  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.110.9  [ROLL NO. 465]--ON THE MOTION
para.110.10  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.110.11  [ROLL NO. 466]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.110.12  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2203--H. RES. 254
para.110.13  [ROLL NO. 467]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 254
para.110.14  ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS--CONFERENCE 
REPORT ON H.R. 2203
para.110.15  [ROLL NO. 468]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.110.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1370--H. RES. 255
para.110.17  [ROLL NO. 469]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.110.18  EXPORT-IMPORT BANK REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1370
para.110.19  MOTION TO RISE
para.110.20  [ROLL NO. 470]--ON THE MOTION
para.110.21  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.110.22  MOTION TO RISE
para.110.23  [ROLL NO. 471]--ON THE MOTION
para.110.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. EVANS
para.110.25  [ROLL NO. 472]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.110.26  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. LAFALCE
para.110.27  [ROLL NO. 473]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.110.28  TREASURY-POSTAL SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS--CONFERENCE REPORT 
ON H.R. 2378
para.110.29  [ROLL NO. 474]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.110.30  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAN
para.110.31  COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 
2267
para.110.32  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.110.33  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MOLLOHAN
para.110.34  [ROLL NO. 475]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.110.35  [ROLL NO. 476]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2267
para.110.36  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 244--H. RES. 253
para.110.37  [ROLL NO. 477]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 253
    para.110.38  SUBPOENA ENFORCEMENT IN THE CASE OF DORNAN V. SANCHEZ--
      H. RES. 244

      WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF SEPTEMBER 30), 1997

para.110.39  [ROLL NO. 478]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 244
para.110.40  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1757
para.110.41  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.110.42  ENROLLED BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.110.43  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.110.44  BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.110.45  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.110.46  [ROLL NO. 479]--ON THE MOTION
para.110.47  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.110.48  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.110.49  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.110.50  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.110.51  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.110.52  DELETIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1997 (111)

para.111.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.111.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.111.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.111.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.111.5  SUBPOENA RESPONSE--MR. SCHUMER
para.111.6  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1757

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para.111.7  [ROLL NO. 480]--ON THE MOTION
para.111.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 901--H. RES. 257
para.111.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1127--H. RES. 256
para.111.10  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.111.11  [ROLL NO. 481]--ON THE MOTION
para.111.12  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.111.13  INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION--H.R. 2516
para.111.14  S. 1198--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.111.15  S. 1161--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.111.16  [ROLL NO. 482]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 1161
para.111.17  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.111.18  [ROLL NO. 483]--ON THE MOTION
para.111.19  H. CON. RES. 131--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.111.20  [ROLL NO. 484]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 131
para.111.21  H.R. 2233--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.111.22  [ROLL NO. 485]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2233
para.111.23  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.111.24  [ROLL NO. 486]--ON THE MOTION
para.111.25  H.R. 2007--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.111.26  [ROLL NO. 487]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2007
para.111.27  H.R. 1476--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.111.28  [ROLL NO. 488]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1476
para.111.29  H.R. 1262--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.111.30  [ROLL NO. 489]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1262
para.111.31  ORDER OF BUSINESS--POSTPONEMENT OF VOTES ON SUSPENSIONS
para.111.32  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.111.33  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.111.34  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.111.35  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.111.36  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.111.37  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.111.38  DELETIONS

                     THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1997 (112)

para.112.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.112.2  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.112.3  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.112.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para.112.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.112.6  ORDER OF BUSINESS--EXTENSION OF REMARKS
para.112.7  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.112.8  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.112.9  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.112.10  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.112.11  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.112.12  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.112.13  ADJOURNMENT
para.112.14  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.112.15  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.112.16PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.112.17  MEMORIALS
    para.112.18  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1997 (113)

para.113.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.113.2  RECESS--12:44 P.M.
para.113.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.113.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para.113.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.113.6  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2158
para.113.7  D.C. APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2607
para.113.8  PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
para.113.9  VETERANS' HEALTH PROGRAMS IMPROVEMENTS--H.R. 2206
para.113.10  MAJOR VA MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS--H.R. 2571
para.113.11  VA DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION PREVENTION--H.R. 
1703
para.113.12  EXPORT-IMPORT BANK REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1370
para.113.13  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.113.14  RECESS--4:07 P.M.
para.113.15  AFTER RECESS--5 P.M.
para.113.16  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2160--H. RES. 232
para.113.17  [ROLL NO. 490]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 232, H. CON. RES. 
167
para.113.18  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 629--H. RES. 258
para.113.19  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2160
para.113.20  [ROLL NO. 491]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.113.21  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2159
para.113.22  COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND THE JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS--
DISAGREED TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREED TO A CONFERENCE--
H.R. 2267
para.113.23  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2267
para.113.24  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2267
para.113.25  EXPORT-IMPORT BANK REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1370
para.113.26  [ROLL NO. 492]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1370 AND S. 1026
para.113.27  H.R. 2206--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.113.28  ORDER OF BUSINESS--POSTPONEMENT OF VOTES ON SUSPENSIONS
para.113.29  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--CANCELLATIONS PURSUANT TO LINE 
ITEM VETO ACT--H.R. 2016
para.113.30  THE ANTIQUITIES ACT--H.R. 1127
para.113.31  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.113.32  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.113.33  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.113.34  ADJOURNMENT
para.113.35  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.113.36  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.113.37  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.113.38  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.113.39  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1997 (114)

para.114.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.114.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.114.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.114.4  RECESS--9:50 A.M.
para.114.5  AFTER RECESS--10:00 A.M.
para.114.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.114.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.114.8  PRIVATE CALENDAR
para.114.9  BILLS PASSED--H.R. 998, H.R. 1313, H.R. 1211
para.114.10  DRUG AND BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS MODERNIZATION--H.R. 1411 AND 
S. 830
para.114.11  THE ANTIQUITIES ACT--H.R. 1127
para.114.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. VENTO
para.114.13  [ROLL NO. 493]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.114.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. HANSEN
para.114.15  [ROLL NO. 494]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.114.16  [ROLL NO. 495]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1127
para.114.17  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2159
para.114.18  [ROLL NO. 496]--ON THE MOTION
para.114.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 629--H. RES. 258
para.114.20  TEXAS-VERMONT-MAINE LOW-LEVEL WASTE COMPACT--H.R. 629

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para.114.21  [ROLL NO. 497]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 629
para.114.22  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2158--H. RES. 261
para.114.23  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENTS TO 
H.R. 1122--H. RES. 262
para.114.24  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 901
para.114.25  ORDER OF BUSINESS--POSTPONEMENT OF VOTES ON SUSPENSIONS
para.114.26  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1757
para.114.27  AMERICAN LAND SOVEREIGNTY PROTECTION--H.R. 901
para.114.28  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. VENTO
para.114.29  [ROLL NO. 498]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.114.30  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2169
para.114.31  AMERICAN LAND SOVEREIGNTY PROTECTION--H.R. 901
para.114.32  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.114.33  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para.114.34  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.114.35  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.114.36  ADJOURNMENT
para.114.37  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.114.38  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.114.39  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.114.40  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1997 (115)

para.115.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.115.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.115.3  PROVIDING FOR A MOTION TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENTS OF THE 
SENATE TO H.R. 1122--H. RES. 262
para.115.4  [ROLL NO. 499]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.115.5  PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTIONS--AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 
1122
para.115.6  [ROLL NO. 500]--ON THE MOTION
para.115.7  AMERICAN LAND SOVEREIGNTY PROTECTION--H.R. 901
para.115.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FARR
para.115.9  [ROLL NO. 501]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.115.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. VENTO
para.115.11  [ROLL NO. 502]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.115.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MILLER OF CALIFORNIA
para.115.13  [ROLL NO. 503]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.115.14  [ROLL NO. 504]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 901
para.115.15  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 261--H. RES. 261
para.115.16  VA AND HUD APPROPRIATIONS--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2158
para.115.17  [ROLL NO. 504]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.115.18  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1757
para.115.19  [ROLL NO. 505]--ON THE MOTION
para.115.20  ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--H. CON. RES. 169
para.115.21  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.115.22  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2169--H. RES. 263
para.115.23  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2607--H. RES. 264
para.115.24  HOUR OF MEETING
para.115.25  ENROLLED BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.115.26  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.115.27  ADJOURNMENT
para.115.28  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.115.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.115.30  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.115.31  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.115.32  DELETIONS

                     THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1997 (116)

para.116.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.116.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para.116.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.116.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2607--H. RES. 264
para.116.5  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2169--H. RES. 263
para.116.6  [ROLL NO. 507]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 263
para.116.7  H. RES. 264--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.116.8  [ROLL NO. 508]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 264
para.116.9  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.116.10  [ROLL NO. 509]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.116.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2204--H. RES. 265
para.116.12  TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
2169
para.116.13  [ROLL NO. 510]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.116.14  D.C. APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2607
para.116.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SABO
para.116.16  [ROLL NO. 511]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.116.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. MORAN
para.116.18  [ROLL NO. 512]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.116.19  [ROLL NO. 513]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2607
para.116.20  [ROLL NO. 514]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE 
MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.116.21  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.116.22  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.116.23  RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
para.116.24  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.116.25  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.116.26  EXTENSION OF REMARKS
para.116.27  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
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  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.116.33  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.116.34  DELETIONS

                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1997 (117)

para.117.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.117.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.117.3  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.117.4  RECESS--11:22 A.M.
para.117.5  AFTER RECESS--12:00 NOON
para.117.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.117.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.117.8  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.117.9  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.117.10  CANCELLATIONS PURSUANT TO LINE ITEM VETO ACT
para.117.11  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.117.12  CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO LINE ITEM VETO ACT
para.117.13  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.117.14  CANCELLATIONS PURSUANT TO LINE ITEM VETO ACT
para.117.15  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.117.16  EMERGENCY STUDENT LOAN CONSOLIDATION
para.117.17  CARLOS J. MOORHEAD POST OFFICE--H.R. 681
para.117.18  OSCAR GARCIA RIVERA POST OFFICE--H.R. 282
para.117.19  DAVID B. CHAMPAGNE POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 2013
para.117.20  DOUGLAS APPLEGATE POST OFFICE--H.R. 2129
para.117.21  PETER J. MCCLOSKEY POSTAL FACILITY--H.R. 2564
para.117.22  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--H.R. 1249
para.117.23  REDUCTION OF GREEN HOUSE GASES--H. CON. RES. 151
para.117.24  GRAZING AT GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK--H.R. 708

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para.117.25  ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION--H.R. 1787
para.117.26  CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS--AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE TO H. CON. 
RES. 8
para.117.27  DEVILS BACKBONE WILDERNESS--H.R. 1779
para.117.28  DAIRY INDEMNITY REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1789
para.117.29  CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE--H.R. 2366
para.117.30  IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENT EXEMPTION--H.R. 2464
para.117.31  PRESIDENTIAL AND EXECUTIVE OFFICE FINANCIAL 
ACCOUNTABILITY--H.R. 1962
para.117.32  NATIONAL NARCOTICS LEADERSHIP--H.R. 2610
para.117.33  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2204--H. RES. 265
para.117.34  [ROLL NO. 515]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.117.35  H.R. 2464--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.117.36  [ROLL NO. 516]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2464
para.117.37  H.R. 1962--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.117.38  [ROLL NO. 517]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1962
para.117.39  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--VETO OF H.R. 1122
para.117.40  COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 2204
para.117.41  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 97--H. RES. 
269
para.117.42  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2247--H. RES. 270
para.117.43  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1534--H. RES. 271
para.117.44  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para.117.45  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.117.46  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.117.47  ADJOURNMENT
para.117.48  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.117.49  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.117.50  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.117.51  MEMORIALS
para.117.52  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.117.53  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.117.54  DELETIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1997 (118)

para.118.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.118.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.118.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.118.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 97--H. RES. 269
para.118.5  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1998--H.J. RES. 97
para.118.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1534--H. RES. 271
para.118.7  PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS IMPLEMENTATION--H.R. 1534
para.118.8  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1534
para.118.9  PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS IMPLEMENTATION--H.R. 1534
para.118.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. BOEHLERT
para.118.11  [ROLL NO. 518]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.118.12  [ROLL NO. 519]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1534
para.118.13  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1534
para.118.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2646--H. RES. 274
para.118.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2247--H. RES. 270
para.118.16  [ROLL NO. 520]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 270
para.118.17  AMTRAK AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 2247
para.118.18  DRUG AND BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS MODERNIZATION--S. 830
para.118.19  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2107
para.118.20  JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.118.21  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.118.22  ADJOURNMENT
para.118.23  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.118.24  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.118.25  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.118.26  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

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                    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1997 (119)

para.119.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.119.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.119.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.119.4  USE OF ROTUNDA FOR BOB HOPE CEREMONY--S. CON. RES. 56
para.119.5  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.119.6  [ROLL NO. 521]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.119.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2646--H. RES. 274
para.119.8  [ROLL NO. 522]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 274
para.119.9  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.119.10  ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS--H.R. 616
para.119.11  EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS--H.R. 2646
para.119.12  [ROLL NO. 523]--ON THE AMENDMENT PRINTED IN PART 2 OF HOUSE 
REPORT 105-336
para.119.13  [ROLL NO. 524]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2646
para.119.14  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1119
para.119.15  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 276
para.119.16  [ROLL NO. 525]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 276
para.119.17  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2107--H. RES. 277
para.119.18  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 1119--H. RES. 278
para.119.19  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.119.20  ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.119.21  JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.119.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.119.23  ADJOURNMENT
para.119.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.119.25  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.119.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.119.27  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.119.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.119.29  DELETIONS

                     FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1997 (120)

para.120.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.120.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.120.3  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.120.4  [ROLL NO. 526]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.120.5  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2107--H. RES. 277
para.120.6  [ROLL NO. 527]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 277
para.120.7  AMTRAK AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 2247
para.120.8  MOTION TO RISE
para.120.9  [ROLL NO. 528]--ON THE MOTION
para.120.10  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. QUINN FOR THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. LATOURETTE
para.120.11  [ROLL NO. 529]--ON THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR THE 
AMENDMENT
para.120.12  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.120.13  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.120.14  [ROLL NO. 530]--ON THE MOTION
para.120.15  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2107
para.120.16  [ROLL NO.531]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.120.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1270--H. RES. 280
para.120.18  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.120.19  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.120.20  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.120.21  ADJOURNMENT
para.120.22  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.120.23  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.120.24  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.120.25  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.120.26  DELETIONS

                  para.TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1997 (121)

para.121.1  RECESS--11:14 A.M.
para.121.2  AFTER RECESS--12 NOON

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para.121.3  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.121.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para.121.5  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.121.6  SUBPOENA--JENNIFER L. SMITH, DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL, 
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
para.121.7  DOLLARS TO CLASSROOMS--H. RES. 139
para.121.8  ERISA INVESTMENT MANAGERS--S. 1227
para.121.9  J. ROY ROWLAND FEDERAL COURTHOUSE--H.R. 1484
para.121.10  DAVID W. DYER FEDERAL COURTHOUSE--H.R. 1479
para.121.11  RECESS--1:25 P.M.
para.121.12  AFTER RECESS--5:02 P.M.
para.121.13  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.121.14  [ROLL NO. 532]--ON THE MOTION
para.121.15  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 1119--H. RES. 278
para.121.16  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.121.17  NOTICE--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2267
para.121.18  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.121.19  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.121.20  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.121.21  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.121.22  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.121.23  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.121.24  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.121.25  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.121.26  [ROLL NO. 533]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 278
para.121.27  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--S. 858
para.121.28  DOD AUTHORIZATION--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2266
para.121.29  [ROLL NO. 534]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.121.30  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1270--H. RES. 283
para.121.31  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2493--H. RES. 284
para.121.32  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.121.33  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.121.34  ADJOURNMENT
para.121.35  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.121.36  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.121.37  MEMORIALS
para.121.38  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.121.39  PETITIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1997 (122)

para.122.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.122.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.122.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.122.4  THE LATE HONORABLE WALTER H. CAPPS--H. RES. 286
para.122.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1270--H. RES. 283
para.122.6  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.122.7  [ROLL NO. 535]--ON THE MOTION
para.122.8  [ROLL NO. 536]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 283
para.122.9  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 287
para.122.10  [ROLL NO. 537]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE RESOLUTION ON THE 
TABLE
para.122.11  H. RES. 139--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.122.12  [ROLL NO. 538]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 139
para.122.13  H.R. 1484--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.122.14  [ROLL NO. 539]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1484
para.122.15  H.R. 1479--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.122.16  [ROLL NO. 540]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1479
para.122.17  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.122.18  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2267
para.122.19  [ROLL NO. 541]--ON THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT

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para.122.20  NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY--H.R. 1270
para.122.21  POINT OF ORDER
para.122.22  [ROLL NO. 542]--ON CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1270
para.122.23  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT--H.R. 1270
para.122.24  NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY--H.R. 1270
para.122.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KILDEE
para.122.26  [ROLL NO. 543]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.122.27  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. TRAFICANT
para.122.28  [ROLL NO. 544]--ON THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para.122.29  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 
ACTIVITIES
para.122.30  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2493--H. RES. 284
para.122.31  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2746 AND H.R. 
2616--H. RES. 288
para.122.32  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.122.33  ADJOURNMENT
para.122.34  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.122.35  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.122.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1997 (123)

para.123.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.123.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.123.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.123.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.123.5  H. RES. 284--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.123.6  [ROLL NO. 545]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 284
para.123.7  LIVESTOCK GRAZING ON FEDERAL LANDS--H.R. 2493
para.123.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KLUG TO THE AMENDMENT BY MR. 
VENTO
para.123.9  [ROLL NO. 546]--ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para.123.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. VENTO
para.123.11  [ROLL NO. 547]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.123.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. VENTO
para.123.13  [ROLL NO. 548]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.123.14  [ROLL NO. 549]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2493
para.123.15  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2493
para.123.16  NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY--H.R. 1270
para.123.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ENSIGN
para.123.18  [ROLL NO. 550]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.123.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GIBBONS
para.123.20  [ROLL NO. 551]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.123.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ENSIGN
para.123.22  [ROLL NO. 552]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.123.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MARKEY
para.123.24  [ROLL NO. 553]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.123.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GIBBONS
para.123.26  [ROLL NO. 554]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.123.27  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TRAFICANT
para.123.28  [ROLL NO. 555]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.123.29  [ROLL NO. 556]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.123.30  [ROLL NO. 557]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1270
para.123.31  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1270
para.123.32  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 290
para.123.33  [ROLL NO. 558]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE RESOLUTION ON THE 
TABLE
para.123.34  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.123.35  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 291
para.123.36  [ROLL NO. 559]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE RESOLUTION ON THE 
TABLE
para.123.37  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 292
para.123.38  [ROLL NO. 560]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE RESOLUTION ON THE 
TABLE
para.123.39  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 293

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para.123.40  [ROLL NO. 561]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE RESOLUTION ON THE 
TABLE
para.123.41  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 294
para.123.42  [ROLL NO. 562]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE RESOLUTION ON THE 
TABLE
para.123.43  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 295
para.123.44  [ROLL NO. 563]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE RESOLUTION ON THE 
TABLE
para.123.45  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 296
para.123.46  [ROLL NO. 564]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE RESOLUTION ON THE 
TABLE
para.123.47  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 297
para.123.48  [ROLL NO. 565]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE RESOLUTION ON THE 
TABLE
para.123.49  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--S. 459
para.123.50  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT 
ON S. 858
para.123.51  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.123.52  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--US-BRAZIL NUCLEAR ENERGY 
AGREEMENT
para.123.53  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.123.54  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.123.55  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.123.56  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.123.57  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.123.58  ADJOURNMENT
para.123.59  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.123.60  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.123.61  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.123.62  MEMORIALS
para.123.63  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.123.64  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.123.65  PETITIONS
    para.123.66  DELETIONS

                     FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1997 (124)

para.124.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.124.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.124.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.124.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.124.5  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.6  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.7  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.8  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.9  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.10  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.11  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.12  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.13  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.14  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.15  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.16  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.17  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.18  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.19  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.20  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.21  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.22  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.23  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2746 AND H.R. 
2616--H. RES. 288
para.124.25  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.26  [ROLL NO. 566]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.124.27  [ROLL NO. 567]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 288
para.124.28  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.124.29  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH

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para.124.30  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.31  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.124.32  COMPENSATION FOR DISABLED VETERANS--H.R. 2367
para.124.33  VETERANS CONVICTED OF FEDERAL CAPITAL CRIMES--S. 923
para.124.34  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para.124.35  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS APPROVED
para.124.36  SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS APPROVED
para.124.37  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.124.38  ADJOURNMENT
para.124.39  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.124.40  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.124.41  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.124.42  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.124.43  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1997 (125)

para.125.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.125.2  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.125.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.125.4  ``MORNING-HOUR DEBATE''
para.125.5  RECESS--10:44 A.M.
para.125.6  AFTER RECESS--12 NOON
para.125.7  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.125.8  COMMUNICATIONS
para.125.9  PRIVATE CALENDAR
para.125.10  BILLS PASSED--H.R. 2731, H.R. 2732
para.125.11  APPOINTMENT OF FUNERAL COMMITTEE OF THE LATE WALTER H. 
CAPPS
para.125.12  COSPONSOR--H.R. 2676
para.125.13  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.125.14  CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO LINE ITEM VETO ACT--H.R. 2169
para.125.15  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.125.16  CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO LINE ITEM VETO ACT--H.R. 2158
para.125.17  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO SUDAN
para.125.18  US-CARIBBEAN TRADE PARTNERSHIP--H.R. 2644
para.125.19  TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TITLE 17 OF USC--AMENDMENTS OF THE 
SENATE TO H.R. 672
para.125.20  ELECTRONIC COPYRIGHT PROTECTION--H.R. 2265
para.125.21  ILLEGAL ALIENS IDENTIFICATION--H.R. 1493
para.125.22  APALACHICOLA-CHATTAHOOCHEE-FLINT RIVER BASIN COMPACT--H.J. 
RES. 91
para.125.23  ALABAMA-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA RIVER BASIN COMPACT--H.J. RES. 92
para.125.24  COMMERCIAL SPACE--H.R. 1702
para.125.25  NATIONAL SALVAGE MOTOR VEHICLE CONSUMER--H.R. 1839
para.125.26  FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH CARE PROTECTION--H.R. 1836
para.125.27  FEDERAL EMPLOYEES LIFE INSURANCE IMPROVEMENT--H.R. 2675
para.125.28  SURPLUS PROPERTY TRANSFERS--H.R. 404
para.125.29  LAND TRANSFER IN NEW MEXICO--H.R. 434
para.125.30  SLATE CREEK ADDITION IN THE ARAPAHO NATIONAL FOREST--S. 588
para.125.31  BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT IN THE WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST, 
COLORADO--S. 589
para.125.32  LAND TRANSFER TO WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST--S. 591
para.125.33  HINSDALE COUNTY, COLORADO LAND EXCHANGE--S. 587
para.125.34  MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS WILDERNESS AND ERNEST F. COE 
VISITOR CENTER DESIGNATION--S. 931
para.125.35  VOLUNTEERS FOR WILDLIFE--H.R. 1856
para.125.36  OTTAWA AND CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF MICHIGAN JUDGMENT--H.R. 1604
para.125.37  BURT LAKE BAND OF OTTAWA AND CHIPPEWA INDIANS--H.R. 948
para.125.38  HELP SCHOLARSHIPS--H.R. 2746
para.125.39  [ROLL NO. 568]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.125.40  [ROLL NO. 569]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2746
para.125.41  H.R. 2644--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.125.42  [ROLL NO. 570]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2644

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para.125.43  H.R. 1493--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.125.44  [ROLL NO. 571]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1493
para.125.45  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.125.46  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.125.47  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.125.48  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.125.49  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.125.50  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.125.51  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.125.52  COSPONSOR--H.R. 2676
para.125.53  CHARTER SCHOOLS AMENDMENTS--H.R. 2616
para.125.54  H.R. 2265--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.125.55  H.J. RES. 91--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.125.56  H.J. RES. 92--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.125.57  H.R. 1702--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.125.58  H.R. 1836--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.125.59  H.R. 2675--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.125.60  H.R. 404--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.125.61  H.R. 434--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.125.62  S. 588--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.125.63  S. 589--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.125.64  S. 591--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.125.65  S. 587--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.125.66  [ROLL NO. 572]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 587
para.125.67  H.R. 1856--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.125.68  H.R. 1604--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.125.69  H.R. 1839--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.125.70  [ROLL NO. 573]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1839
para.125.71  H.R. 948--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.125.72  [ROLL NO. 574]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 948
para.125.73  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF NINE MEASURES RELATING 
TO THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA--H. RES. 302
para.125.74  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2676--H. RES. 303
para.125.75  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.125.76  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.125.77  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.125.78  ADJOURNMENT
para.125.79  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.125.80  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.125.81  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.125.82  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.125.83  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1997 (126)

para.126.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.126.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.126.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.126.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.126.5  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.126.6  [ROLL NO. 575]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.126.7  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
para.126.8  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SWEARING IN OF MEMBER-ELECT--MR. VITO 
FOSSELLA
para.126.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2676--H. RES. 303
para.126.10  IRS RESTRUCTURING--H.R. 2676
para.126.11  CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.126.12  [ROLL NO. 576]--QUORUM CALL
para.126.13  [ROLL NO. 577]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2676
para.126.14  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2676
para.126.15  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE

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para.126.16  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.126.17  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.126.18  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.126.19  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.126.20  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.126.21  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.126.22  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.126.23  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.126.24  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.126.25  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.126.26  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.126.27  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.126.28  NOTICE--QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.126.29  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF NINE MEASURES RELATING 
TO THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA--H. RES. 302
para.126.30  [ROLL NO. 578]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 302
para.126.31  ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS--H.R. 2009
para.126.32  HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN CHINA--H.R. 2358
para.126.33  [ROLL NO. 579]--ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. GILMAN
para.126.34  [ROLL NO. 580]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2358
para.126.35  MONITORING OF PRODUCTS MADE WITH FORCED LABOR--H.R. 2195
para.126.36  POINT OF ORDER
para.126.37  [ROLL NO. 581]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE 
APPEAL OF THE RULING OF THE CHAIR
para.126.38  [ROLL NO. 582]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2195
para.126.39  HOUSE RULES AMENDMENT--H. RES. 301
para.126.40  WAIVING CLAUSE 4(B), RULE XI FOR CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN 
RESOLUTIONS--H. RES. 305
para.126.41  WAIVING CLAUSE 4(B), RULE XI FOR CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN 
RESOLUTIONS--H. RES. 306
para.126.42  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE+--H. RES. 307
para.126.43  [ROLL NO. 583]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE RESOLUTION ON THE 
TABLE
para.126.44  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para.126.45  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.126.46  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.126.47  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.126.48  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.126.49  [ROLL NO. 584]--ON THE MOTION
para.126.50  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.126.51  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.126.52  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.126.53  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1997 (127)

para.127.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.127.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.127.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.127.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.127.5  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.127.6  [ROLL NO. 585]--ON THE MOTION
para.127.7  WAIVING CLAUSE 4(B), RULE XI FOR CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN 
RESOLUTIONS--H. RES. 305
para.127.8  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.127.9  [ROLL NO. 586]--ON THE MOTION
para.127.10  [ROLL NO. 587]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.127.11  [ROLL NO. 588]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE 
MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.127.12  [ROLL NO. 589]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 305
para.127.13  [ROLL NO. 590]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE 
MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.127.14  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.127.15  [ROLL NO. 591]--ON THE MOTION
para.127.16  ACQUISITION BY IRAN OF CRUISE MISSILES--H. RES. 188
para.127.17  [ROLL NO. 592]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 188
para.127.18  [ROLL NO. 593]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE 
MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE

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para.127.19  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.127.20  [ROLL NO. 594]--ON THE MOTION
para.127.21  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--ON ANY MEASURE MADE IN ORDER 
UNDER H. RES. 302
para.127.22  PROHIBITION ON ADMISSION TO U.S. OF CERTAIN CHINESE 
OFFICIALS--H.R. 967
para.127.23  [ROLL NO. 595]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 967
para.127.24  [ROLL NO. 596]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE 
MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.127.25  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.127.26  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.127.27  [ROLL NO. 597]--ON THE MOTION
para.127.28  CONDEMNATION OF FORCED ABORTIONS--H.R. 2570
para.127.29  [ROLL NO. 598]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2570
para.127.30  [ROLL NO. 599]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE 
MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.127.31  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.127.32  [ROLL NO. 600]--ON THE MOTION
para.127.33  US-TAIWAN ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION--H.R. 
2386
para.127.34  [ROLL NO. 601]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2386
para.127.35  [ROLL NO. 602]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE 
MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.127.36  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2621--H. RES. 309
para.127.37  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.127.38  [ROLL NO. 603]--ON THE MOTION
para.127.39  COMMUNIST CHINA SUBSIDY REDUCTION--H.R. 2605
para.127.40  POINT OF ORDER
para.127.41  [ROLL NO. 604]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE 
APPEAL OF THE RULING OF THE CHAIR
para.127.42  [ROLL NO. 605]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2605
para.127.43  SENATE BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED
para.127.44  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.127.45  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.127.46  ADJOURNMENT
para.127.47  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.127.48  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.127.49  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.127.50  DELETIONS

                     FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1997 (128)

para.128.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.128.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.128.3  ORDER OF BUSINESS--EXTENSION OF REMARKS TO SINE DIE 
ADJOURNMENT
para.128.4  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.128.5  [ROLL NO. 606]--ON THE MOTION
para.128.6  INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION--CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 958
para.128.7  [ROLL NO. 607]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.128.8  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.128.9  CHARTER SCHOOLS--H.R. 2616
para.128.10  MOTION TO RISE
para.128.11  [ROLL NO. 608]--ON THE MOTION
para.128.12  MOTION TO RISE
para.128.13  [ROLL NO. 609]--ON THE MOTION
para.128.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TIERNEY
para.128.15  [ROLL NO. 610]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.128.16  [ROLL NO. 611]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2616
para.128.17  [ROLL NO. 612]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE 
MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.128.18  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2616
para.128.19  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.128.20  [ROLL NO. 613]--ON THE MOTION
para.128.21  COMMERCIAL STATUS TO CHINESE LIBERATION ARMY--H.R. 2647
para.128.22  [ROLL NO. 614]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2647
para.128.23  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2264
para.128.24  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 101

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para.128.25  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 
2264
para.128.26  LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS--CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 2264
para.128.27  [ROLL NO. 615]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.128.28  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS IN 
PREPARATION FOR SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT--H. RES. 311
para.128.29  NOTICE TO DISCHARGE--PURSUANT TO LINE ITEM VETO ACT--H.R. 
2631
para.128.30  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1026
para.128.31  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.128.32  HOUR OF MEETING
para.128.33  HOUR OF MEETING
para.128.34  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.128.35  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1998--H.J. RES. 101
para.128.36  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.128.37  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.128.38  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.128.39  ENROLLED BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.128.40  BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.128.41  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.128.42  ADJOURNMENT
para.128.43  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.128.44  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.128.45  MEMORIALS
para.128.46  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.128.47  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.128.48  PETITIONS

                    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1997 (129)

para.129.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.129.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.129.3  [ROLL NO. 616]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.129.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.129.5  AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION AND EDUCATION--H.R. 2534
para.129.6  TACTILE CURRENCY FOR THE BLIND--H. RES. 122
para.129.7  VETERANS' CEMETERY PROTECTION--S. 813
para.129.8  AMERICAN LEGION ACT CORRECTIONS--S. 1377
para.129.9  PRESIDENTIAL CANCELLATION DISAPPROVAL--H.R. 2631
para.129.10  [ROLL NO. 617]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2631
para.129.11  H.R. 2534--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.129.12  [ROLL NO. 618]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2534
para.129.13  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.129.14  READING EXCELLENCE--H.R. 2614
para.129.15  TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT AMENDMENTS--H.R. 2444
para.129.16  MEDAL OF HONOR AWARD TIME LIMIT WAIVER--H.R. 2813
para.129.17  [ROLL NO. 619]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2813
para.129.18  WAIVING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI--H. 
RES. 314
para.129.19  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 315
para.129.20  [ROLL NO. 620]--ON MOTION TO LAY THE RESOLUTION ON THE 
TABLE
para.129.21  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para.129.22  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.129.23  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.129.24  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.129.25  [ROLL NO. 621]--ON THE MOTION
para.129.26  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.129.27  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.129.28  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.129.29  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.129.30  DELETIONS

                     SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1997 (130)

para.130.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.130.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para.130.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.130.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.130.5  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.130.6  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 318
para.130.7  [ROLL NO. 622]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE RESOLUTION ON THE 
TABLE
para.130.8  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.130.9  INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTS TO CHINA--H.R. 2232
para.130.10  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.130.11  PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
para.130.12  HOMELESS VETERANS ACT--S. 714
para.130.13  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.130.14  SMALL BUSINESS REAUTHORIZATION--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO 
THE AMENDMENT OF THE HOUSE--S. 1139
para.130.15  MICROCREDIT FOR SELF-RELIANCE--H.R. 1129
para.130.16  RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN GERMANY--H. CON. RES. 22
para.130.17  EXPO 2000--H. CON. RES. 139
para.130.18  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.130.19  H.R. 2232--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.130.20  [ROLL NO. 623]--ON PASSAGE OF 2232
para.130.21  H.R. 1129--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.130.22  [ROLL NO. 624]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1129
para.130.23  H. CON. RES. 22--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.130.24  [ROLL NO. 625]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 22
para.130.25  H. CON. RES. 139--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.130.26  [ROLL NO. 626]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 139
para.130.27  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--S. 830
para.130.28  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS--H.J. RES. 104
para.130.29  FDA MODERNIZATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY--S. 830
para.130.30  ELECTIONS IN SAHARA--H. RES. 245
para.130.31  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.130.32  AFGHANISTAN WOMEN--H. CON. RES. 156
para.130.33  ERISA AMENDMENTS--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE--H.R. 1377
para.130.34  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.130.35  U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION--S. 1231
para.130.36  LAND CONVEYANCE TO STANISLAUS COUNTY, CA--H.R. 112
para.130.37  AUBURN INDIAN RESTORATION--H.R. 1805
para.130.38  WATER-RELATED TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS--H.R. 2404
para.130.39  JIMMY CARTER NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE--S. 669
para.130.40  ARCHES NATIONAL PARK EXPANSION--H.R. 2283
para.130.41  JAMES L. FOREMAN U.S. COURTHOUSE--H.R. 1502
para.130.42  UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE TO ALIENS--S. 1258
para.130.43  CLEVELAND AIRPORT TRANSFER--S. 1347
para.130.44  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.130.45  PILOT RECORDS IMPROVEMENT--H.R. 2626
para.130.46  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.130.47  FAMILIES AFFECTED BY FOREIGN AIR CARRIER ACCIDENTS--H.R. 
2476
para.130.48  EXPORT-IMPORT BANK REAUTHORIZATION--S. 1026
para.130.49  EPCA PROGRAMS EXTENSIONS--H. RES. 317
para.130.50  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.130.51  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF S. 738--H. RES. 319
    para.130.52  IMMIGRANT ENTRY-EXIT CONTROL SYSTEM--H.R. 2920

        MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF NOVEMBER 9), 1997

para.130.53  [ROLL NO. 627]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2920
para.130.54  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.130.55  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS IN 
PREPARATION FOR THE ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE--H. RES. 311
para.130.56  [ROLL NO. 628]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 311

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para.130.57  APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT--H. RES. 
320
para.130.58  JOINT SESSION TO RECEIVE THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE--H. CON. 
RES. 194
para.130.59  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.130.60  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.130.61  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.130.62  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1998--H.J. RES. 103
para.130.63  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1998--H.J. RES. 105
para.130.64  NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF 
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION--H.R. 2977
para.130.65  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT--H. RES. 314
para.130.66  SENATE BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED
para.130.67  ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.130.68  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.130.69  BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.130.70  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.130.71  ADJOURNMENT
para.130.72  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.130.73  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.130.74  MEMORIALS
    para.130.75  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                   WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1997 (131)

para.131.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.131.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.131.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.131.4  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.131.5  ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.131.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.131.7  WAIVING PROVISIONS OF CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI--H. RES. 314
para.131.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.131.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF S. 738--H. RES. 319
para.131.10  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--EXTENSION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY 
REGARDING MASS DESTRUCTION WEAPONS
para.131.11  RECESS--1:14 P.M.
para.131.12  AFTER RECESS--5:05 P.M.
para.131.13  RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--
HONORABLE THOMAS M. FOGLIETTA
para.131.14  H. RES. 319--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.131.15  [ROLL NO. 629]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 319
para.131.16  H. RES. 314--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.131.17  [ROLL NO. 630]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 314
para.131.18  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.131.19  RECESS--6:11 P.M.
para.131.20  AFTER RECESS--6:53 P.M.
para.131.21  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2159
para.131.22  RULES OF THE HOUSE AMENDMENT--H. RES. 301
para.131.23  HIGHWAY SAFETY AND TRANSIT PROGRAMS EXTENSION--S. 1519
para.131.24  LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LAND ACQUISITION--H.R. 2979
para.131.25  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2979
para.131.26  PRINTING RESOLUTIONS--S. CON. RES. 61, S. CON. RES. 62 AND 
S. CON. RES. 63
para.131.27  MISSING CHILDREN--S. 1378
para.131.28  NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT AMENDMENTS--S. 1507
para.131.29  FORT BERTHOLD INDIAN RESERVATION MINERAL LEASE--S. 1079
para.131.30  SANCTIONS ON ASSISTANCE TO IRAN BALLISTIC MISSILE 
ACQUISITION--H.R. 2709
para.131.31  BANKRUPTCY AMENDMENTS--H.R. 764
para.131.32  ARBITRATION AWARDS--H.R. 2440
para.131.33  CHICKASAW TRAIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMPACT--H.J. RES. 95
para.131.34  WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT REGULATION COMPACT--
H.J. RES. 96
para.131.35  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST H.R. 2159--H. RES. 323
para.131.36  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2159--H. RES. 323

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para.131.37  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS--FY 1998--H.R. 2159
para.131.38  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE 
TO H.R. 2607--H. RES. 324
para.131.39  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE AMENDMENTS OF THE 
SENATE TO H.R. 2607--H. RES. 324
    para.131.40  DC APPRPRIATIONS--FY 1998--AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE TO 
      H.R. 2607

      THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF NOVEMBER 12), 1997

para.131.41  CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2159--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.131.42  [ROLL NO. 631]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.131.43  H. RES. 301--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.131.44  [ROLL NO. 632]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 301
para.131.45  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 325
para.131.46  PROVIDING FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM CLAUSE 6(D) OF RULE X--H. 
RES. 326
para.131.47  SENATE BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.131.48  ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SIGNED
para.131.49  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.131.50  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.131.51  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.131.52  ADJOURNMENT
para.131.53  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.131.54  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.131.55  MEMORIALS
para.131.56  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.131.57  DELETIONS

                    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1997 (132)

para.132.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.132.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.132.3  ADOPTION PROMOTION--H. RES. 327
para.132.4  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.132.5  PROVIDING FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM CLAUSE 6(D) OF RULE X--H. 
RES. 326
para.132.6  [ROLL NO. 633]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.132.7  [ROLL NO. 634]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 326
para.132.8  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.132.9  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.132.10  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 328
para.132.11  H. RES. 327--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.132.12  [ROLL NO. 635]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 327
para.132.13  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
para.132.14  BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS FACILITIES--H.R. 1753
para.132.15  COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROGRAM--S. 1228
para.132.16  BASS CONSERVATION AMENDMENTS--AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO 
H.R.1658
para.132.17  OTTAWA AND CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF MICHIGAN CLAIMS--AGREE TO 
AMENDMENTS OF THE SENATE NUMBERED 1 THROUGH 60, 62 AND 63, DISAGREE TO 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE NUMBERED 61 TO H.R. 1604
para.132.18  NATIONAL PEACE GARDEN MEMORIAL--S. 731
para.132.19  TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS--S. 1354
para.132.20  MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES--S. 1505
para.132.21  NEW MEXICO HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER PERFORMING ARTS--S. 
1417
para.132.22  GROUP HOSPITALIZATION AND MEDICAL SERVICES--H.R. 3025
para.132.23  IRAQI HUMAN RIGHTS CRIMES--H. CON. RES. 137
para.132.24  H.R. 1753 AND S. 476--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.132.25  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.132.26  ASIAN 30TH ANNIVERSARY--H. RES. 282
para.132.27  SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY IN SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM--H. 
RES. 231
para.132.28  US-MONGOLIA COOPERATION--H. CON. RES. 172
para.132.29  SITUATION IN KENYA--H. CON. RES. 130
para.132.30  CONDEMNING ANGOLAN MILITARY INTERVENTION IN THE CONGO--H. 
RES. 273
para.132.31  HOME EQUITY CONVERSION MORTGAGE--H. RES. 329
para.132.32  ENROLLMENT CORRECTION--H. CON. RES. 196

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para.132.33  CUSTOMS USER FEES--H.R. 3034
para.132.34  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2267
para.132.35  JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM--H.R. 3037
para.132.36  REIMBURSEMENT TO TROOPS IN BOSNIA--H.R. 2796
para.132.37  SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOTICE
para.132.38  AMTRAK REFORM--S. 738
para.132.39  RECESS--4:51 P.M.
para.132.40  AFTER RECESS--5:25 P.M.
para.132.41  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2267--H. RES. 330
para.132.42  ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE 
AFFAIRS--H. CON. RES. 197
para.132.43  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY H.R. 2267--H. RES. 330
para.132.44  [ROLL NO. 636]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 330
para.132.45  HOUSE LAW REVISION COUNSEL--APPOINTMENT--JOHN R. MILLER
para.132.46  HOUSE GENERAL COUNSEL--APPOINTMENT--GERALDINE R. GENNET
para.132.47  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.132.48  H. CON. RES. 137--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.132.49  [ROLL NO. 637]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 137
para.132.50  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.132.51  PROVIDING FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES SINE DIE--
H. CON. RES. 68
para.132.52  [ROLL NO. 638]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 68
para.132.53  CONVENING OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTH 
CONGRESS--S.J. RES. 39
para.132.54  PROCEEDINGS VACATED--H. RES. 328
para.132.55  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 328
para.132.56  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MAJORITY
para.132.57  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 331
para.132.58  APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT
para.132.59  COMMERCE, JUSTICE AND STATE APPORPRIATIONS--CONFERENCE 
REPORT ON H.R. 2267
para.132.60  [ROLL NO. 639]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT
para.132.61  [ROLL NO. 640]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.132.62  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.132.63  CONTINUING APPORPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998--H.J. RES. 
106
para.132.64  UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR INVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT 
RESOLUTION--H.R. 3042
para.132.65  ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS--H. CON. RES. 47
para.132.66  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--VETO OF H.R. 2631
para.132.67  SUSPENSIONS ADOPTED--SEPTEMBER 29--S. 1161, H.R. 2233, H.R. 
2007, H.R. 1476, H.R. 1262, H.R. 2165, H.R. 2207, S. 819, S. 833, H.R. 
548 AND H.R. 595
para.132.68  SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE OCEAN-- H. CON. RES. 131
para.132.69  AVIATION INSURANCE REAUTHORIZATION--S. 1193
para.132.70  INVESTIGATIVE SUBCOMMITTEES--MAJORITY--APPOINTMENTS
para.132.71  COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS--MINORITY--APPOINTMENTS
para.132.72  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.132.73  PASSED AND AGREED TO--S. 1565, S. 1559 AND S. CON. RES. 70
para.132.74  LOWER BRULE SIOUX TRIBE--S. 156
para.132.75  SENSE OF HOUSE REGARDING IRAQ--H. RES. 322
    para.132.76  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 217
    para.132.77  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
    para.132.78  ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
    para.132.79  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
    para.132.80  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
    para.132.81  ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE